[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.07"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "USA"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

{[%evp 0,33,16,8,20,22,25,8,19,0,-2,-2,7,-41,18,12,22,20,9,14,32,36,26,16,19,
26,9,-5,0,0,3,0,78,82,80,52] I was paired against one of my idols Wesley.} 1.
e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 ({The game resembles Anti-Berlin structures more
than any other Ruy Lopez lines... Hence I wanted to take a look at Wesley's
two recent games:} 3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 (6. O-O Qe7 7. Nbd2
Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. a3 a6 {Here if we compare my game, then a6 is a
useful extra tempo! But it is only seen in lines with 0-0-0.} 11. b4 Ba7 12.
Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 f6 14. Nf5 Qf8 15. Ng3 Bf7 16. Qd2 g6 17. Nh2 h5 18. f4 exf4
19. Qxf4 O-O-O 20. e5 f5 21. Nf3 Qe7 22. Rae1 Rde8 23. h4 Bd5 24. Ng5 c5 25.
Re3 b5 26. Ne2 Bb7 27. Nc3 cxb4 28. axb4 Nf6 29. Rfe1 Ng4 30. R3e2 c5 31. e6
cxb4 32. Nf7 Qc7 33. Qxc7+ Kxc7 34. Nxh8 Rxh8 35. Nd1 Re8 36. e7 Bd5 37. Ne3
Nxe3 38. Rxe3 a5 39. Kf2 a4 40. Kg3 a3 41. Kf4 b3 42. cxb3 b4 43. d4 Kd6 44.
Re5 a2 45. Ra1 Bxb3 46. Rb5 Rxe7 47. Rxb4 Re4+ 48. Kg5 Rg4+ 49. Kf6 Rg3 50. Rb5
Bc4 51. Rc5 Bd5 52. Ra5 Bb3 53. Rc1 Rxg2 54. Rcc5 Rg1 55. Ra6+ Kd7 56. Ra7+ Kd6
57. Ra6+ Kd7 58. Rca5 Bc4 59. Ra7+ Kd6 60. Ra8 f4 61. Rd8+ Kc7 62. Rda8 f3 63.
Rxa2 Bxa2 64. Rxa2 Kd6 {0-1 (64) So,W (2770)-Carlsen,M (2863) chess24.com INT
2020}) 6... Nd7 (6... O-O 7. Nc4 Nd7 8. O-O Re8) 7. Nc4 f6 8. O-O O-O 9. c3 Re8
10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bf8 12. Re1 Nb6 13. b3 Be6 14. Qd3 Qd7 15. Bb2 Rad8 16.
Rad1 Qf7 17. Na5 Bc8 18. Nc4 Be6 19. Na5 Bc8 20. Nc4 c5 21. Nxb6 axb6 22. Qe3
cxd4 23. Nxd4 Qg6 24. f3 Qh5 25. Qe2 Bd6 26. g4 Qh3 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Be5
29. Bc3 c6 30. Ne2 Bc7 31. h4 Kf7 32. h5 b5 33. Ng3 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 Be6 35. Nf5
Ra8 36. Rd2 Bf4 37. Rc2 g6 38. Ng3 c5 39. Ne2 Bd6 40. hxg6+ hxg6 41. Be1 b4 42.
Bg3 Ke7 43. Bxd6+ Kxd6 44. Nf4 Bf7 45. Nd3 b6 46. f4 Ke7 47. g5 Be6 48. Kf3 Rh8
49. gxf6+ Kxf6 50. Nf2 Rd8 51. Ng4+ Bxg4+ 52. Kxg4 Rd1 53. e5+ Ke6 54. Rg2 b5
55. Kg5 Rf1 56. Rc2 Rg1+ 57. Kh6 Rg4 58. Rxc5 Rxf4 59. Rxb5 Rg4 60. Ra5 Rg2 61.
Kg7 Rg3 62. Kh7 Rg2 63. Kh6 Rg3 64. Ra4 Rg2 65. Ra5 Rg3 66. Kg7 Rg2 67. Kh7 Rg3
68. Ra4 Rg2 69. Rxb4 Rxa2 70. Re4 Ra5 71. Kxg6 Rxe5 72. Rxe5+ Kxe5 73. Kh7 Kd4
74. b4 Kc4 75. Kh8 Kxb4 {1/2-1/2 (75) So,W (2770)-Karjakin,S (2752) chess.com
INT 2020}) 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 $5 {I thought it was time to test this
against the best!} (5... Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 f6 {
is another popular version of the Ruy Lopez delayed exchange with the only
difference that the bishop is on e7 instead of c5.}) 6. Bxc6 {I was surprised
to see this weapon of Dominguez played again!} dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 ({Last time I
tried} 7... Nd7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 Re8 10. Kh1 (10. a4 a5 11. Bd2 b6 12. Bc3 f6
13. Nh4 Nf8 14. Nf5 Ne6 15. b3 Bf8 16. Bd2 Nf4 17. Ng3 Be6 18. Ne2 Bxc4 19.
bxc4 Ne6 20. f4 Bb4 21. f5 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Nc5 23. Qe3 Qd6 24. g4 h6 25. h4 Kf7
26. Kf2 Rh8 27. Rg1 Na6 28. Rg2 Nb4 29. Rc1 Na2 30. Rcg1 Nb4 31. Qd2 b5 32.
cxb5 cxb5 33. axb5 Qc5+ 34. d4 exd4 35. Qxd4 Qxb5 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Rad8 38.
Qa7 Rd2 39. Qxc7+ Rd7 40. Qc3 Qb6+ 41. Qe3 Qxe3+ 42. Kxe3 Nxc2+ 43. Kf2 Re7 44.
gxf6 gxf6 45. Nf4 Rxe4 46. Rg7+ Ke8 47. Ne6 Rh2+ 48. Kg3 Rd2 49. Kf3 Re3+ 50.
Kg4 Rf2 51. Rh1 Rg2+ 52. Kf4 Rxg7 53. Nxg7+ Ke7 54. Rh7 Re1 55. Nh5+ Kd6 56.
Nxf6 Rf1+ 57. Kg5 Ne3 58. Ne4+ Kd5 {0-1 (58) Dominguez Perez,L (2758)
-Sunilduth Lyna,N (2618) chess.com INT 2020}) 10... Bf8 {Preparing c5.} 11. Bd2
c5 12. b3 b6 13. Bc3 Bd6 14. a4 Bb7 15. Nfd2 Nf8 16. Qg4 Ng6 17. Ne3 Bf8 18.
Nf5 Bc8 19. g3 f6 20. f4 Kh8 21. Nf3 exf4 22. gxf4 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Bd6 24. Rg1
Qc8 25. Qh5 Nxf4 26. Qh6 Ne6 27. Bxf6 Bf8 28. Rxg7 Bxg7 29. Ng5 Kg8 30. Qxh7+
Kf8 31. Rf1 Re7 32. Nxe6+ Rxe6 33. Bxg7+ Ke7 34. Be5+ Ke8 35. Qf7+ Kd8 36. Bf6+
Rxf6 37. Qxf6+ Kd7 38. Qf7+ Kd8 39. Rg1 {1-0 (39) Dominguez Perez,L (2720)
-Adhiban,B (2671) Monzon 2016}) 8. Nbd2 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. a3 O-O-O
12. b4 Bd4 13. Rb1 Nb6 $5 {Aimed against a4 ideas.} 14. Ne3 Bxe3 15. Bxe3 (15.
fxe3 g5 {looked very good for me.}) 15... g5 $5 {I thought speed was of the
essence...} (15... Rhg8 $1 {would have been a nice idea under the concept of
"Attacking without sacrificing" (something I plan to cover in my book).}) 16.
Bxg5 f6 17. Bh4 $1 {I had missed this very natural retreat after which the
bishop goes to g3 and solidifies White's defences. After this it was difficult
to drum up any plan thanks to the loss of the important g-pawn which I
desperately needed to break through White's position.} Rhg8 18. Qe2 {White can
just prepare for the attack on the queenside.} Na4 19. Rb3 Rdf8 20. Qe3 Kb8 21.
Kh2 Ka8 22. c4 Nb6 23. Bg3 f5 24. Nxe5 fxe4 25. dxe4 Qe6 26. c5 Nc8 27. Rd3 Ne7
28. Re1 Ka7 29. a4 Be8 30. Rd8 h5 31. h4 Qf6 32. b5 cxb5 33. axb5 Bxb5 34. c6+
b6 35. Nd7 Rxg3 36. Qxg3 1-0

[Event "IND-chT 40th"]
[Site "Ahmedabad"]
[Date "2020.02.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Raja, Harshit"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.02.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Airports Authority of India"]
[BlackTeam "Petroleum Sports"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

{[%evp 0,84,19,38,25,7,30,13,13,3,-2,0,-1,8,35,21,45,6,51,0,38,-4,108,105,102,
49,73,63,111,92,97,66,122,74,-17,0,-1,-1,-1,-54,19,3,0,-73,-63,-132,-107,-171,
-171,-166,-171,-176,-161,-197,-144,-144,-243,-229,-190,-211,-205,-205,-195,
-198,-199,-237,-210,-209,-213,-232,-279,-285,-274,-297,-276,-489,-489,-500,
-502,-502,-506,-543,-571,-29997,-29998,-29999,-30000] I had just won the
previous game in nice style and I was looking forward to continuing the
tempo!! But little did I know that this game would exceed my wildest
expectations...} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 {This was supposed to be the
refutation of the whole line, but not anymore!!} Rb8 12. d5 Ne7 $5 13. Bc2 (13.
Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bc2 (14. Qd3 Qd7 15. Kh2 Bg6 $1 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qe2 f5 {
(Kosteniuk-Venkatesh 2018) Black is preferable thanks to achieving the f5
break.}) 14... Ng6 (14... Rg8 $5 {was a better line with an even better
version than the game due to the extra tempi.}) 15. g3 $1 {Mammadzada-Tania,
Khanty-Mansiysk 2017, It was hard for Black to drum up any trouble and White
was better.}) 13... h6 $5 {I knew this wasn't accurate, but it felt really
tempting.} 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Kh2 Rg8 {Signal to attack!} 16. Qd3 ({White had
to play the move which was anyway useful.} 16. g3 $1) ({After the game one of
Harshit's main lament was to least include} 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qd3 {now things
are more trickier than in the game... possibly I would have gone for it anyway!
}) 16... Rxg2+ $3 {My favourite comment was Ganguly's tweet,"Felt like the
games of 19th century which are in Kasparov book!" After they stopped me from
wearing a watch, I forgot which century I was in!} (16... Qd7 17. g3 {It is
hard to find some way to continue the attack.}) 17. Kxg2 {Harshit was in so
much shock that he actually took a while to take the rook :)!} Ng6 {[%cal
Gg6f4] First knight!} 18. Kh2 (18. Rg1 Nf4+ 19. Kf1 Qd7 20. Nh4 Nxd3 {[%cal
Rd7h3] Now this works as h3 is hanging.}) 18... Nf4 19. Rg1 {Possibly the best
defence.} (19. Qd2 Bxf3 20. Rg1 Qd7 21. Rg3 Be2 {[%csl Rf2]} 22. Qe1 Ke7 {
followed by Rg8.}) 19... Ke7 $1 {Not going for some endgame, I just wanted to
go for the king!} (19... Qd7 20. Nh4 $1 Nxd3 {This was what I mainly
considered.} (20... Bxf2 $3 {Stupid comp!} 21. Rg8+ Ke7 22. Rxb8 Bxh4 {was
possibly also working.}) 21. Rg8+ Ke7 22. Rxb8 {was one of the pitfalls I saw.}
) (19... Nxd3 20. Rg8+ Ke7 21. Rxd8 Kxd8 22. Bxd3 Bxf3 23. Nd2 Bh5 24. Kg2 $1 {
This endgame is clearly not easy to win.}) 20. Qd2 (20. Qd1 Qd7 21. Rg3 Bxf2 {
also loses.}) 20... Bxf3 21. Bd3 {My opponent did find the best defence, where
the fight continues...As Levon would say 'Nobody said this was going to be
easy!"} (21. Rg3 Be2 {[%csl Rf2]} 22. Qe1 Qd7 {tranposes to one of the earlier
shown lines.}) 21... Qd7 (21... f5 22. exf5 {doesn't look convincing.}) 22. Rg3
Bg2 $1 {The threat is not to take on h3, but rather to stop Rf3 and prepare
Rg8.} (22... Rg8 23. Rxf3 Rg2+ 24. Kh1 {didn't seem to achieve anything.}) 23.
axb5 ({I felt White had to try} 23. Qxf4 $5 exf4 24. Rxg2 f3 25. Rg3 Bxf2 26.
Rxf3 Bh4 {though this should be easily winning.}) (23. Rxg2 Qxh3+ 24. Kg1 Qxg2#
) 23... Rg8 $1 {The last piece joins the attack with full force!} 24. Qxf4 (24.
Rxg8 Qxh3+ 25. Kg1 Qh1#) 24... exf4 25. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qc8 $3 (26... f3+
27. Kg3 Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Qxh3 29. Nd2 {wasn't working:} Qg2+ 30. Ke1) (26... Bxf2
$1 {was another move which I felt was also winning.} 27. Kxf2 Qxh3 {and White
is severely discoordinated to put up any fight against the queen and the
mighty f-pawn. In the end I felt the game continuation was the most
destructive.}) 27. Nd2 (27. bxa6 Qg8+ 28. Kf3 Bxf2 29. Kxf2 Qg3+ 30. Ke2 Qe3+ {
[%cal Re3d3] wins.}) 27... Qg8+ 28. Kf3 Bxf2 29. Kxf2 Qg3+ 30. Ke2 Qe3+ 31. Kd1
Qxd3 32. bxa6 f3 {I had seen till here when I went for Qc8, but things were
slightly more tricky than what I had assumed...} 33. Kc1 (33. a7 f2 34. a8=Q
f1=Q# {would be a cool finish!}) 33... f2 34. Ra4 f1=Q+ 35. Nxf1 Qxf1+ 36. Kc2
Qf2+ {Preparing to come back to a7.} 37. Kd3 (37. Kb3 Qa7 {At first this
endgame looked bit tricky since I have to breakthrough with f5-Kf6, but then
realized that I can just bring the king to b8 and then free the queen.}) 37...
Qxb2 $1 38. Kc4 (38. a7 Qb5+ 39. Rc4 Qa6 {wins.}) 38... Qb1 $1 39. a7 Qxe4+ 40.
Kb5 Qxd5+ 41. Ka6 {My opponent was very gracious!} Qc6+ 42. Ka5 Qb6# {Two
checkmates in one event!} 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas3"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg,T} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 (
6... Nxe4 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Qe2 $1 Qe7 9. Re1 Nf6 10. d4 Qxe2 11. Rxe2+ Be7 12.
Bb3 Nd5 13. c4 $16) 7. d4 Nxe4 (7... Ba7 $6 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qg4 Nxf2 10. Rxf2
Bxf2+ 11. Kxf2 O-O 12. Bh6 g6 13. Bxf8 Qxf8 14. Qf4 b5 (14... Qc5+ 15. Qe3) 15.
Bb3 Bb7 16. Nc3 Re8 17. Kg3 $5 Qg7 18. Rg1 Re7 19. Qg5 Qf8 20. h4 c5 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. Bxd5 h6 {Sion Castro,M-Juidiaz/Sevilla op (1)/1993/1-0 (23)}) 8. Re1 (
8. Qe2 Be7 (8... Qe7 9. Qxe4 Nc6 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. c3 $14) 9. Qxe4 Ng6 10. c4
O-O 11. Nc3 c6 12. Bc2 d6 13. Qd3 f5 14. f4 $1 $14 Bf6 15. Kh1 Bd7 16. a4 $1 {
 a5} a5 17. Be3 Re8 18. Bg1 Nf8 19. Rab1 $1 g6 20. b4 axb4 21. Rxb4 Bc8 22. d5
$1 Qe7 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Rb6 Bd7 25. Rd1 {Fedorowicz,J-Gulko,B/USA (ch)/1989/0.
5 (69)}) 8... Be7 9. Rxe4 (9. dxe5 Nc5 10. Nc3 Nxa4 11. Nxa4 O-O 12. Bf4 f6 13.
Qd5+ Kh8 14. Rad1 fxe5 15. Qxe5 Bh4 $1 $10 16. Bg3 d6 17. Bxh4 Qxh4 18. Qd4
Qxd4 19. Rxd4 {Geller,E-Izeta,F/Palma GMA-op (1)/1989/0.5 (19)}) 9... Ng6 (9...
Ng6 $13) 10. c4 (10. h4 $6 b5 11. Bb3 d5 $1 12. Re1 Nxh4 13. Bg5 Ng6 14. Nc3
Be6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qf3 O-O $17 {Sahu-Flear, London 1987}) 10... O-O 11. Nc3
d6 (11... f5 {Wedberg,T} 12. Re2 f4 13. f3 d6 14. Bc2 $14 {Kashdan-Milner
Barry/London/1932}) 12. Nd5 Bh4 13. g3 c6 14. Nf4 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 Bf6 (15... Bg5
16. Qh5) 16. Re1 Bg5 (16... Be6 {Wedberg,T} 17. d5 (17. Bb3 b5 $13) 17... cxd5
18. cxd5 Bf5 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Bb3 a5 $13) 17. Qd2 Bxf4 (17... h6 18. h4 Bxf4 (
18... Bf6 19. Bc2 {/\ Bh6, Qd3->}) 19. Qxf4) 18. Qxf4 Be6 19. Bb3 Qd7 (19... b5
20. d5 cxd5 (20... bxc4 $4 21. dxe6 cxb3 22. e7) 21. cxd5 Bh3 $5 (21... Bc8 {
Wedberg,T} 22. Re3 Bb7 23. Rae1 $14) 22. Rac1 (22. g4 Qh4 23. f3 (23. Re4 f5)
23... f5 24. Qg3 Qxg3+ 25. hxg3 fxg4 26. f4 {>< Bh3} g5 $1) 22... Qd7 $1 23.
Rc6 Rfe8 24. Rec1 Re5 $5 $13) (19... d5 {Wedberg,T} 20. c5 b6 21. Rac1 $14) 20.
Re3 $1 Rae8 21. Rae1 f6 (21... Bh3 22. Bc2 Rxe3 (22... h6 23. Qh4 {><e7}) 23.
Rxe3 (23. Qxe3) 23... Re8 24. Qh4 $1 $16) 22. h4 h6 (22... Bf7 23. Rxe8 Rxe8
24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qxd6 $16) (22... d5 23. c5 Bf7 24. Bc2 $5 {><d6} Rxe3 25.
Rxe3 Re8 26. Bf5 Qd8 27. Qd6 {>< Pb7}) 23. Kh2 Kh8 24. Bc2 Bf7 (24... Bxc4 $4 {
Wedberg,T} 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Qf5 $1 $18) 25. Bf5 Qd8 26. Be6 $1 Bxe6 27. Rxe6
Rxe6 28. Rxe6 d5 29. b3 (29. Rd6 Qe7 $1 30. cxd5 g5) 29... Re8 30. cxd5 cxd5
31. Qe3 Rxe6 32. Qxe6 Kh7 (32... Qa5 {Wedberg,T} 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Qxb7 Qxa2 35.
Kg2 Qa5 36. h5 $16) 33. Kg2 a5 34. a4 b6 35. h5 {(.)} Kh8 36. Kf3 Kh7 37. Kg4
Kh8 38. Kf5 Kh7 39. g4 Qa8 (39... Kh8 40. Kg6 f5 (40... Qg8 41. Qxg8+ Kxg8 42.
f4 $18) 41. gxf5 Qg5+ 42. Kf7 Qxh5+ 43. Kf8 $18) 40. Qd7 Qa6 (40... Kg8 {
Wedberg,T} 41. Kg6 $18) 41. Qxd5 Qe2 42. Qe4 Qxf2+ 43. Ke6+ Kg8 44. Qa8+ (44.
Qa8+ Kh7 45. Kf7) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Kramnik had an explosive start with 4/4 and Topalov and me were on a "mere" 3/
4.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {Topalov and
Shirov have been playing this line for some two years now and have been
responsible for it's growth in popularity. They have had many interesting
encounters in this line as well. As with topical lines, the theory develops
rapidly. I beat Shirov in Groningen, but in the 3rd round in Wijk aan Zee,
Piket had shown an improvement over Shirov's play in Groningen, so the ball
was back in White's court. I was attracted to a plan that Topalov used against
Shirov used in Madrid 1997, so I decide to give it a shot.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6
9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. h3 {Topalov had a big advantage against Shirov and
subsequently Hracek obliterated Shirov in the Bundesliga. Nevertheless, Shirov
demonstrated an improvement on these games as well (against me in the last
round of Wijk aan Zee), so matters are not clear here theoretically speaking.
Topalov deviated even earlier.} O-O 12. Re1 Re8 $5 {Topalov prefers to leave
the bishop on c8 and pressurize e4.} (12... Bb7 13. Na3 {Topalov's point - in
comparision with a normal Archangelsk, White has a concrete target on b5.} exd4
14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 cxd4 $1 {The last word
on this variation - Anand-Shirov Wijk aan Zee (13) 1998. However, it's time to
leave theory and go back to the game!} (18... g5 $2 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 b3
21. Bxb3 $1 (21. Bd3 c4 {Topalov-Shirov Madrid 1997}) 21... cxd4 22. Ra3 $1 $16
{Hracek-Shirov})) 13. Na3 b4 $1 {The next few moves all look forced.} 14. Nc4 (
14. dxe5 bxa3 $1 (14... dxe5 15. Nc4 $14) 15. exf6 axb2 16. Bxb2 (16. Bxf7+
Kxf7 17. Qd5+ Be6 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. f7+ (19. Nxe6 Qxf6) 19... Kh8 $3 20. Nxe6
bxa1=Q 21. Nxd8 Rexd8 $19) 16... Qxf6 $11) 14... bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16. Nxb6 (
16. cxd4 $2 Nxd4 $1 $17) 16... Rxb6 17. cxd4 Nxe4 (17... Rxe4 $2 18. Bxf7+ $1
$16) 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rxe4 Rxe4 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 {Black has simplified
the position and even got bishops of opposite colours. Nevertheless, he still
has to be careful. His pieces are misplaced - the rook on b6 and even the
knight on c6 are vulnerable in some lines. Black's king is slightly exposed,
not only because he only has two pawns in front of him, but because of vague
threats of Ra8 etc.} Bf5 22. Ng5 $1 Ne7 (22... h6 $2 23. Qf3 Ne7 24. Ra8 Rb8 (
24... Bc8 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Qxe7 $1) 25. Qb3+ $1 $18) 23. g4 $1 Bg6 (23... Bd7
24. Qf3 $1 $18 (24. Qd3 g6 $16)) 24. Ne6 Qc8 $4 {We thought that 22...Ne7 was
a big mistake, but in fact it is only 24...Qc8 that proves fatal. I found 22...
Qb8 at home trying to stop Ra7, but I am unable to find anything really
convincing against it.} (24... Qb8 $1 {Maybe White is still better, but it
doesn't look too serious.} 25. d5 (25. Qf3 d5) 25... Bf7 $1 {The difference is
that Black has Rb1 is many lines.} (25... c5 26. Bg5 $16) 26. Qd4 (26. Nxg7 $2
Kxg7 27. Qd4+ Kf8 28. Bh6+ (28. Qh8+ Ng8 29. Bh6+ Ke8 30. Re1+ Kd7 $17) 28...
Ke8 29. Re1 Rb1 $1 $17) (26. Bg5 Ng6 27. Nd8 (27. Be3 Rb5) (27. Qd4 Ne5) 27...
Ne5) 26... Bxe6 27. dxe6 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Qxb1 29. Qf4 h6 (29... Qg6 30. Qa4 $14)
30. Qf7+ Kh7 31. Qxe7 Qxc1+ 32. Kg2 {This might just be a draw.}) 25. d5 $1 {
I don't see any defence anymore.} Bf7 (25... c5 26. Ra7 $1 {Topalov} Rb7 27.
Rxb7 Qxb7 28. Qf3 $1 Qc8 (28... Bf7 29. Qxf7+ $1 $18) 29. Qc3 $18) 26. Nxg7 $1
Kxg7 {Both alternatives would have prolonged the game, but Black's king is
much too weak now to really save the game.} (26... Bxd5 27. Nh5 $16) (26...
Nxd5 27. Nf5 $16) 27. Qd4+ Kf8 (27... Kg8 28. Bh6 $18) (27... Kg6 {The most
tricky line.} 28. Qe4+ Kf6 (28... Nf5 29. Ra3 $1 $18) 29. Bh6 $1 {My intention
during the game.} (29. g5+ Kg7 30. Qxe7 Qf5 31. Ra8 $1 Kg6 {I thought during
the game, but later Fritz found a way} 32. Qf8 $1 Qxh3 33. Ra3 {Still, this
isn't the easiest line around.}) 29... Nf5 (29... Bxd5 30. Qxh7 Nf5 31. Re1
Nxh6 32. Qxh6+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ $18) (29... Bg6 30. Qd4+ Kf7 31. Qg7+ Ke8 32. Bg5
Qd8 33. Ra8 $18) 30. gxf5 Qxf5 (30... Qg8+ 31. Kh2 Bxd5 32. Qh4+ Kxf5 33. Qh5+
Kf6 34. Rg1 $18) 31. Qh4+ Kg6 (31... Ke5 32. Rd1 $1 Bxd5 33. Qe7+ $18) 32. Kh2
$18) 28. Bh6+ Ke8 29. Re1 {Kramnik lost to Shirov and now I joined him in the
lead with 4/5.} (29. Re1 Kd7 30. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 31. Qe4+ Be6 $8 (31... Kf6 32.
g5#) (31... Kd7 32. Qf5+ $18) 32. Qxh7+ Bf7 (32... Ke8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Bg5+
Kf7 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Bh6 Qd7 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. dxe6 $18) 33. Qe4+
Be6 34. Bg5+ Kf8 35. dxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.02.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Khalifman} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4
Rb8 (7... Bb7 {Khalifman}) 8. c3 (8. axb5 {Khalifman} axb5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4
Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. f4 (12. c3)) 8... d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. h3 (10. axb5 {Khalifman
}) (10. Na3 {Khalifman}) 10... Bb7 11. Re1 O-O 12. axb5 axb5 13. Na3 exd4 14.
cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 cxd4 $1 $146 {Khalifman: In
der Bundesliga ist Shirov nach dem bisher gespielten 18...g5 gegen Hracek
schlimm unter die Räder gekommen.} (18... g5 $2 {Khalifman} 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20.
Bxg5 b3 21. Bxb3 $1 (21. Bd3 c4 22. e5 dxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxd4 24. Re3 Ng4 $2 {
1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Shirov,A/Madrid plof 20' 1997/EXP 58/[Shirov] (33)} (24...
Rfd8 $1 $19)) 21... cxd4 22. Ra3 $1 Nc6 23. Ba2 Ne5 24. Rg3 Kh7 25. f4 Ned7 26.
e5 d3+ 27. Kh1 dxe5 28. fxe5 $18 {Hracek,Z-Shirov,A/BL97/98 (1-0)/35}) 19. Nbd2
Re8 20. Ra4 Bc6 21. Ra1 (21. Rxb4 $2 {Khalifman} d3) 21... Rc8 22. Bd3 Nb7 23.
e5 dxe5 24. Nxe5 g5 25. Bg3 Bd5 26. Bf5 Ra8 27. Rxa8 Qxa8 28. Nd3 (28. Ndc4 Bc5
29. h4 Qd8 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Bb1 (31. Qd2 Nh5 32. Bb1 Bxc4 $1 (32... Nxg3 33.
Qd3 Ne4 34. Rxe4))) 28... Nc5 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Nxb4 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1996.12.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I played this game on my birthday. There had been only one decisive game in
the first two rounds (Topalov-Kasparov), but I knew from experience (Wijk aan
Zee 1996) that things can heat up very quickly! Even so, this was the only
decisive game of the 3rd round.} 1. e4 {Ftacnik Kramnik Dolmatov Shamkovich} e5
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {Ivanchuk had played this move
twice this year (against Kamsky and Short). Basically Black retains the option
of transposing into the Archangelsk or even 5...b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 but avoids
certain unpleasant lines arising from those move orders. [More common is Bc5
without 3...a6 4.Ba4]} 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 $5 {8.Qe2 is usually
played here. (ECO C78/2)} Be7 (8... Qh4 $2 {Ftacnik} 9. g3) 9. Rxe4 (9. dxe5 {
Kramnik} Nc5 10. Nc3 Nxa4 11. Nxa4 b5 (11... O-O {Ftacnik} 12. Bf4 f6 13. Qd5+
Kh8 14. Rad1 fxe5 15. Qxe5 Bh4 $1 $10 16. Bg3 d6 17. Bxh4 Qxh4 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19.
Rxd4 {Geller,E-Izeta,F/Palma GMA-op (1)/1989/0.5 (19)}) 12. Nc3 Bb7 $10) 9...
Ng6 10. c4 (10. h4 $6 {Ftacnik} b5 11. Bb3 d5 $1 12. Re1 Nxh4 13. Bg5 Ng6 14.
Nc3 Be6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qf3 O-O $17 {Sahu-Flear,G/London/1987/}) 10... O-O
11. Nc3 d6 (11... c6 {/\ b5} 12. d5 $14) (11... f5 $5 {Kramnik} 12. Re2 f4 13.
f3 d6 {and White is better (ECO)] It is interesting that, in ECO, there is no
reference to 13... d6} (13... d6 {Ftacnik} 14. Bc2 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Qd3
Qd7 17. Nd5 Raf8 18. Nxe7+ Nxe7 19. Bd2 Nc6 20. Bc3 d5 21. c5 g5 {Kashdan,
I-Milner Barry,P/London (01)/1932/1-0 (65)})) 12. Nd5 (12. Qh5 {Ftacnik} c6 13.
Bc2 f5 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Ne2 Nh4 16. Nf4 Bxd4 17. g3 Ng6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6
Qf6 20. Qxf6 Bxf6 21. Bf4 Bxb2 22. Rad1 Bc3 23. Re3 Bb4 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6
f4 {1/2-1/2 Ulibin,M-Fernandez Garcia,J/Ibercaja op (07)/1994/ (39)}) (12. Re1
$5 {Ftacnik}) 12... Bh4 {I hadn't realized that this was possible. 13.g3 is
simply met by 13...c6. I didn't want to concede an insipid draw on my birthday
and after a long think conjured up... Intending to keep the pare of Bishops.
After 12...Bf5 13.Nxe7+ (or 13.Re1 c6 14.Nxe7+)13... Nxe7 14.Re1 c6 White has
just slight advantage} 13. Qh5 $1 {Quite a dangerous move. With hindsight it
even seems sound, but at the time I didn't know if I would ever get my
exchange back! 13.g3 c6 14.Nf4 Nxf4 15.Bxf4 Bf6 16.Re1 Bg5 17.Qd2 Bxf4 18.Qxf4
Be6 19.Bb3 Qd7 20.Re3 Smirin-Izeta, Las Palmas 1993} (13. g3 {Kramnik Dolmatov}
c6 14. Nf4 (14. Nc3 $2 Bf6 $15) 14... Nxf4 (14... Bg5 $10) 15. Bxf4 Bf6 16. Re1
Bg5 (16... b5 $5) 17. Qd2 Bxf4 (17... h6 18. h4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4) 18. Qxf4 Be6 19.
Bb3 Qd7 20. Re3 $14 {Smirin,I-Izeta,F/Las Palmas/1993/} (20. Re3 $1 {Ftacnik}
Rae8 21. Rae1 f6 22. h4 $14 {1-0 Smirin,I-Izeta,F/Las Palmas3 (02)/1993/ (44)})
) 13... c6 {Ivanchuk seemed surprised - I don't think he believed the exchange
sacrifice. [#] [Ivanchuk overlooked or underestimated the next combination;
better was 13...Be6 +=]} (13... Be6 $5 14. Nf4 $2 (14. Bd2 {Fritz} c6 15. Ba5
Qg5 16. Qxg5 Bxg5 17. Nc7) 14... Bxc4 15. Nxg6 Bxf2+ $1) 14. Rxh4 $1 {Having
said 'A'... Otherwise Black is just better. Anand said that he realized that
without this sacrifice he would have no advantage.} (14. Nc3 {Ftacnik} b5 15.
Bc2 f5 16. Re2 bxc4 $15) 14... Qxh4 (14... Nxh4 $2 15. Bg5 f6 (15... Qa5 16.
Ne7+ Kh8 17. Bc2 h6 (17... Ng6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Nxg6+) (17... Nf5 18. Nxf5
Bxf5 19. Bf6 $1 $18) 18. Qxh6+ $1 gxh6 19. Bf6#) 16. Bxh4 $1 cxd5 ({Or} 16...
g6 17. Qf3 cxd5 18. Qxd5+ Kg7 19. Bg3 {and White is much better}) 17. Qxd5+ (
17. Bc2 $1 {Kramnik} g6 (17... h6 $2 {is insufficient in view of} 18. Qg6 Rf7
19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. cxd5 $1 {with a strong attack}) 18. Qxd5+ Kg7 19. Bg3 {
and Black has no counterplay, while d6-pawn is a goner.}) 17... Kh8 18. Bg3 $16
) 15. Qxh4 Nxh4 16. Nb6 Rb8 (16... Bf5 {Black can still bail out this way, but
the ^^s give White a slight edge.}) ({Better was} 16... Bf5 $5 {Kramnik} 17.
Nxa8 Rxa8 18. Bf4 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Bg3 Ng6 21. Bb3 Rd8 22. Rc1 {White has
a significant advantage, but Black still can hold}) (16... Ra7 {Ftacnik} 17.
Bf4 Nf5 18. d5 a5 $15) 17. Bf4 Nf5 (17... Rd8 $2 18. Bg5) 18. d5 $1 (18. Re1 $2
Nxd4 19. Bxd6 Be6 20. Bxb8 Rxb8 $15) (18. g4 $2 {Ftacnik} Nxd4 19. Bxd6 Bxg4
$17) 18... Re8 (18... cxd5 19. cxd5 Rd8 20. Re1 Kf8 21. h3 Ne7 22. g4 $1 {
And Black still has to find a way to untangle.}) (18... Rd8 $5 {Kramnik
Dolmatov} 19. Re1 f6 20. g4 (20. c5 g5 21. Bxd6 Nxd6 22. cxd6 Bf5) 20... Nd4)
19. Kf1 $1 (19. h3 h5 $1 (19... Re5 20. Rd1 $16) (19... Re2 20. g4 Rxb2 21. Bb3
Nd4 22. Bxd6 Nxb3 23. axb3 Rxb3 24. c5 $1 $16) 20. Kf1 Re4 $1) (19. f3 $2 {
This stops Re4 and threatens g2-g4, but there is another problem!} Re2 $1 20.
g4 Nd4 21. Kf1 Rxb2 22. Bxd6 Nxf3 23. Bxb8 Bxg4 {And there is no defence to
mate!}) (19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Bxc6 Re2 $1 $15 (20... Re2 {Ftacnik} 21. c5 Rxb2 22.
Be4 Be6 $17)) (19. c5 {Ftacnik} Re4 20. Bxd6 Nxd6 21. cxd6 Bf5 $15) 19... h6 $2
{Now Black gets in serious trouble.} (19... f6 $5) (19... h5 $5 20. Re1 {
Much more risky} (20. dxc6 {Of course, White can always bail out this way.}
bxc6 21. Bxc6 Rxb6 $1 (21... Re7 22. Nd5 $44) (21... Rd8 22. c5 $1) 22. Bxe8
Rxb2 {Black should be fine here.}) (20. Rd1 Re4 $1 {Now this is very
unpleasant.}) (20. f3 {Ftacnik} Rd8 $15) 20... Rxe1+ 21. Kxe1 f6) (19... Re4 $2
20. Re1 $1 $16 (20. Re1 {Ftacnik} Rxe1+ 21. Kxe1 h5 22. Bc2 g6 23. Kd2 $13) (
20. g3 Nh4 21. Bxd6 Bh3+ 22. Kg1 Nf3+ 23. Kh1 Rbe8 $19) (20. Bd2 Nd4 21. Bc3
Bf5 22. f3 Rf4 23. Re1 Kf8 $17)) 20. h3 $1 {Now Black is in big trouble.} (20.
g4 {Ftacnik} Re4) 20... Re4 (20... Rd8 21. g4 Nh4 22. c5 $16) (20... g5 {
Kramnik Dolmatov} 21. Bh2 Rd8 22. Re1 cxd5 23. cxd5 $44) 21. Bh2 cxd5 (21... h5
{Ftacnik} 22. Bc2 cxd5 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. g4 $18) 22. g4 $1 {With the strong
threat of Bc2 [#]} Rxc4 {Material losses are unavoidable, yet Black could have
tried 22...dxc4 23.Bc2 (23.gxf5 Bxf5) 23...Rd4 or 22...h5. These lines are
less clear} (22... dxc4 {Kramnik Dolmatov} 23. Bc2 $1 $16 (23. gxf5 $2 Bxf5 24.
Bc2 Bxh3+ $17) 23... Re3 24. gxf5 Rxh3 25. Kg2 $18) (22... h5 {Ftacnik} 23. Bc2
hxg4 24. Bxe4 g3 (24... dxe4 25. hxg4 $18) 25. fxg3 dxe4 26. g4 Ne3+ 27. Ke2
Nc2 28. Rc1 Nb4 29. Bxd6 $18) 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Re1 $1 {This intermezzo does
the trick. White succeeds in exchanging rooks. Gaining the tempo, as 24...Nd4
fails to 25.Bxd6 Ra8 26.Re8+ Kh7 27.Bd7 wins ; if 24...b5 25.Re8+ Kh7 26. Bc2
wins} (24. Rd1 Be6 $1 (24... b5 25. Bc2 Nh4 26. Bxd6 {/\ Bg3+/-}) 25. gxf5 Bxf5
) 24... Be6 (24... Nd4 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Bxd6 Ra8 27. Be5 (27. Bd7 {Ftacnik}
Bxd7 28. Rxa8 $16) 27... b5 (27... Nc6 28. Bc2+ f5 29. f4 $1 $18) 28. Bd1 Nc6
29. Bc2+ f5 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Bxf5+ g6 32. Bxc8 Nxe5 33. Bxa6 b4 34. Ke2 $18) (
24... f6 {Ftacnik} 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Bxd6 Bxh3+ 27. Kg1 $16) 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26.
Bxd6 Bxh3+ 27. Kg1 Rd8 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Bxe8 {[#] Black has three pawns for
the piece, but the pare of White's Bishops decides the matter} Be6 (29... b5 {
Ftacnik} 30. Kh2 Be6 31. a4 bxa4 32. Bxa4 $16) 30. a4 $1 g5 (30... h5 {Kramnik
Dolmatov} 31. Kg2 h4 32. a5 h3+ 33. Kg3 Kh7 34. Ba4 Kg6 35. Bc2+ $18) 31. a5
Kg7 32. Ba4 (32. Kh2 {Ftacnik} h5 33. Be7 Kg6 $14) 32... Kg6 33. Bd1 $1 {
[E 34.Bf3]} (33. Bc2+ Bf5 34. Bd1 Be4 (34... Be4 {Kramnik} 35. Be2 Bd5)) 33...
Bd5 (33... h5 {Ftacnik} 34. Bf3 Bc8 35. Bd5 $16) 34. Bc2+ $1 Kf6 (34... Kh5 {
Ftacnik} 35. Bf5 $16) 35. Bc7 {Stopping h5} Ke6 (35... g4 {Ftacnik} 36. Kh2 Kg5
37. Kg3 f5 38. Bd8+ Kg6 39. Kf4 $18) 36. Bh7 {Stopping f7-f5.} Bf3 (36... f5 $2
{Ftacnik} 37. Bg8+ $18) 37. Kh2 Kd5 38. Bc2 (38. Kg3 Be4 {Why bother with this
ending?}) 38... Be4 39. Bd1 {Of course, White should not trade the Bishop} (39.
Bxe4+ {Ftacnik} Kxe4 40. Kg3 h5 41. Bd8 Kf5 $13) 39... Kd4 40. Be2 Bd3 (40...
c3 $2 {Ftacnik} 41. Bb6+ Kd5 42. bxc3 $18) 41. Bb6+ $1 Kd5 (41... Ke4 {Kramnik
Dolmatov} 42. Bh5 f5 43. Kg3 (43. Bc5 {Ftacnik xh6}) 43... g4 44. f3+) 42. Bd1
f5 43. Kg3 {Now White's plan is to transfer Bishop from b6 to f8} Ke5 44. Bc5
Kf6 45. Bh5 (45. Bf8 {Ftacnik} Kg6) 45... f4+ (45... Kg7 46. Bd4+ Kh7 47. Bf7 {
/\ Bd5}) 46. Kh2 {Black cannot stop both Bf8 and Bf3. Certainly one of my best
games and a nice way to celebrate my birthday.} (46. Kh2 {Ftacnik} Kf5 47. f3
Kf6 48. Bf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. f"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1998.01.03"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.01.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Karpov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. a4 Bg4 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 (13. Bg5 {
Karpov} b3 14. Bd1 Rb8) 13... Rb8 14. Qe2 (14. Re1 h6 $6 15. Rb1 $1 $14 {
1-0 Leko,P-Garcia,G/Yopal 1997/CBM 60 (51) [Rodriguez]}) 14... Re8 (14... Ba7 {
Karpov}) 15. Nf3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 17. Bxb3 Rxb3 18. d4 (18. Qc2 Qb8 19. Nd2
Rb7) 18... exd4 19. cxd4 Rxf3 $1 {Ftacnik: Karpov comes up with an inspired
defence, exchange sacrifice is quite dangerous and white will have to play
carefully.} (19... Rxe4 20. Be3 $1 $16) 20. Qxf3 $6 (20. gxf3 $2 Bxd4 21. Ra3 (
21. Bb2 Nh5 $1 $17) (21. Ra2 {Karpov} Qc8 22. Kg2 (22. Be3 $2 Qxh3 23. Bxd4 Re6
$19) 22... d5 23. Qd2 c5 $132) 21... d5 $44) (20. dxc5 $5 Rc3 21. Qxa6 $14)
20... Bxd4 21. Ra2 Nxe4 $44 (21... Rxe4 22. Bg5 $16) 22. Qd3 c5 (22... Qf6 $1 {
Winants} 23. Qxa6 Ng3 24. Qb5 (24. Rd1 Ne4 $1 $11) 24... Kf8) 23. Qxa6 d5 24.
a5 $1 {o^ a} (24. Qd3 Qf6 {/\ c4}) 24... c4 $1 (24... Re6 $6 {Karpov} 25. Qb7
Nc3 (25... Ng3 26. a6 $18) 26. Rc2 Re7 27. Qb6 Qe8 28. a6 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 $1 Ng3+
(29... Re6 30. Qa5 $16) 30. fxg3 Re1 31. Qb5 Qxb5 32. Rxe1 $16 c4 $140 33. Rd2)
25. Be3 (25. Qb7 $2 Re7 26. Qc6 Re6 $1) 25... Be5 (25... Re6 $2 26. Qxe6 fxe6
27. Bxd4 e5 28. Bb6 $1 {/\ a6-a7}) (25... Bf6 {Karpov} 26. Bb6 Qd7 27. Qa7 Qxa7
28. Bxa7 Nc3 29. Rc2 d4 {Lautier}) 26. Bb6 $1 (26. Qb7 d4) (26. Rc2 {Karpov} d4
27. Rxc4 dxe3 28. Rxe4 Bh2+ 29. Kxh2 Rxe4 30. fxe3 $14 {Ubilava}) 26... Qd7 (
26... Qd6 {Karpov} 27. Qb7 Nc3 $5 (27... Rb8 28. Qa7 (28. a6 h6 29. Rb1 Nc3 $17
)) 28. Rb2 d4 $1 (28... h6 $6 29. a6 Na4 30. Rb5 Nc3 31. Rc5 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Qf6
33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Qxc8+ Kh7 35. Be3 Ng3+ 36. fxg3 Qxf1+ 37. Kh2 Qd3 38. Bf2 Qc2
39. Bg1 $16) 29. Qf3 d3 30. Be3 Qd5 $1 (30... Ne2+ 31. Rxe2 dxe2 32. Qxe2 Qc6
33. Rc1 (33. Rb1 h6 $11) 33... Qa4 (33... c3 $5) 34. Rxc4 Qxa5) 31. Qxd5 Nxd5
32. Rb7 c3 33. a6 Nxe3 34. fxe3 c2 35. Rd7 Bb2 36. Rc7 (36. Rxd3 c1=Q 37. Rxc1
Bxc1 38. a7 f6 $17) 36... Ra8 37. Kf2 h6 38. Kf3 Rxa6 39. Ke4 Rd6 $19) 27. Qa7
Qc6 $6 (27... Qxa7 28. Bxa7 Nc3 $13) 28. Bd4 Bc7 (28... Ra8 $142 29. Qb6 Qxb6
30. Bxb6 Nc3 31. Rc2 d4 {Lautier}) 29. Rb2 c3 (29... Ra8 $2 {Karpov} 30. Qb7
Qxb7 31. Rxb7 Bxa5 32. Ra1) 30. Rb7 Rc8 31. Bb6 $2 {Ftacnik: The bishop will
become displaced and black will enjoy strong counterplay with his passed c
pawn.} (31. Rc1 $142 $1 {Karpov} Nd6 (31... Qd6 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Qxc7 Rxc7 34.
a6 {/\ 35.f3, 36.R:c3}) (31... c2 $2 32. Rb2) 32. Rb3 $1 (32. a6 Nxb7 33. axb7
Re8) (32. Rxc3 Qxb7 33. Qxb7 Nxb7 34. a6 Na5 $1 35. a7 Nc4 $19) 32... Nb5 33.
Qc5 (33. Rcxc3 $2 Qxc3 $1 34. Rxc3 Nxa7 35. Bxa7 Bh2+ 36. Kxh2 Rxc3 $19) 33...
Qxc5 (33... Nxd4 34. Qxc6 Nxc6 35. Rbxc3 Bxa5 36. Rxc6 Rxc6 37. Rxc6 g6 38. Rc5
$18) 34. Bxc5 Bf4 35. Be3 Nd4 36. Bxd4 Bxc1 37. Rxc3 $18 {Ubilava}) (31. a6
$142 $1 {Karpov} h6 (31... Qd6 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Qxc7 Rxc7 34. a7 Rc8 35. Rb1
c2 36. Rc1 $18) (31... c2 32. Rc1 $16) 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33. Qb8+ Rc8 34. a7 c2 35.
Rc1 Kh7 36. Qb3 $16 {Lautier}) 31... Be5 32. Rxf7 (32. Rc1 {Karpov} d4 $1 (
32... c2 {Karpov} 33. Re7 $1 Bb2 (33... Bf6 $2 34. Rc7 Rxc7 35. Qxc7 $18) 34.
Bd4 $1 Bxd4 35. Qxd4 $16) 33. Rd7 Qh6 34. Rc2 Qd2 $1 $19) 32... c2 33. Rc1 Nc3
(33... Ng5 $11 {Karpov} 34. Re7 Nxh3+ 35. gxh3 Qg6+ $11) 34. Rf3 (34. Rf5 {
Karpov} Qe6 $1 (34... Bc7 35. Bxc7 Ne2+ 36. Kh1 Rxc7 (36... Qxc7 $4 37. Rxc2 $1
$18) 37. Rxc2 Qxc2 38. Qa8+ Rc8 39. Qxd5+ Kh8 40. g3 h6 41. Kg2) 35. Rxe5 Qxe5
36. Qd7 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 Re8 $1 (37... Rf8 $2 38. Rxc2 Ng3+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Kh2
Nf1+ 41. Kh1 Ne3+ 42. Kh2 Nxc2 43. Qxd5+ Rf7 44. a6 Nb4 $11 45. a7 Nxd5 46.
a8=Q+ Rf8 47. Qxd5+) 38. Bc7 Qe4 39. Rxc2 (39. f3 Qe3 $19) 39... Ng3+ 40. Kg1
Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Nf1+ 42. Kh1 Ne3+ 43. Kh2 Nxc2 44. Qxd5+ Qe6 $19) 34... h6 $4 {
Ftacnik: Karpov misses the boat in a completely winning position. One must
admit, that the move 35...Qe8! from the winning line is easier for the
computer programs than for the living grandmaster.} (34... Ne2+ $1 35. Kf1 (35.
Kh1 {Karpov} Qe6 $1 36. Be3 d4 37. Bd2 Nxc1 38. Bxc1 Bb8 $19) 35... Qe8 $1 $19
{Fritz} (35... Qe6 $2 36. Kxe2 Bb8+ 37. Re3) 36. Kxe2 $140 (36. Be3 Nxc1 37.
Bxc1 Bb2 $19) 36... Bb8+ 37. Re3 Qb5+ $19) 35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. Re3 $1 $18 d4 37.
Rxe5 d3 38. Bd4 $1 Rg8 39. Re6 d2 40. Rxc6 $1 dxc1=Q+ 41. Kh2 $18 Qd2 42. Rc8
1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Yusupov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7
7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O (10... Nxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} 11. d5 $18)
11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Qb8 (12... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 13. a3 Ne7 14. Ba2 Kh8 15. b4 a5
16. Qc2 $6 axb4 17. axb4 f5 18. dxe5 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Rae1
$6 Ra6 $1 22. exf5 $2 Nxf5 23. Rxe5 Nh4 $19 {Short,N-Kamsky,G/Linares (m/6)/
1994/0-1 (45)}) (12... exd4 {Ftacnik} 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qb1 c5 15. a3 Nc6 16. d5
$1 Ne7 17. Bc2 $5 Nd7 18. Bf4 c4 $1 19. Nf1 f5 20. exf5 Nxd5 21. Bg3 N5f6 22.
Qd1 Bxf3 $1 23. Qxf3 d5 $13 {Kruszynski,W-Kishnev,S/Deutschland/1993/0-1 (53)})
(12... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 13. Bc2 Rae8 14. d5 Ne7 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. Bd3 Ng6 17. a4
Nf4 18. Bf1 bxa4 19. Qxa4 b5 20. Qb4 Rb8 21. c4 bxc4 22. Qxc4 Ne8 23. Qa4 Qxa4
24. Rxa4 {Kuczynski,R-Polaczek,R/Saint John op-2/1988/0-1 (46)}) (12... Re8 {
Ftacnik} 13. d5 (13. Qb1 Nb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. a4 bxa4 17. Bxa4
Nbd7 18. Qa2 Qc7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Qb3 b5 22. Ncd2 Rac8 23. Qb4 Nh5
24. Nf1 {Yermolinsky,A-Malaniuk,V/URS-FL Sverdlovsk/1987/0-1 (49)}) 13... Ne7
14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc2 $1 Ng6 16. Bd3 Rc8 $5 (16... Nf4 17. Bf1 Qd7 18. Kh2 Nh7
19. g3 Ng6 20. a4 bxa4 21. Qxa4 b5 22. Qc2 Rf8 23. c4 Ne7 24. cxb5 {
Lhagvasuren,C-Hashim,A/Manila olm/1992/0.5 (50)}) 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. b4 Qe7 $2 (
18... f5 $1 19. exf5 Nf4 $10) 19. g3 Rc7 20. Nf1 Nf6 21. Ne3 Bc8 22. Kh2 Bd7
23. Re2 Rec8 24. Rec2 {Ljubojevic,L-Gulko,B/Reggio Top 15/1991/1-0 (67)}) 13.
d5 Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc2 (15. a4 bxa4 16. Bxa4 Qd8) 15... Nd7 16. Nh4 $3 {
It is imperative to stop f5. Had Black played 12...Re8 (the main line) instead
of 12...Qb8 then f5 wouldn't be an immediate threat. The point of Gata's
novelty (12...Qb8) is to leave the R on f8 since it is better placed to
execute f5. The Q on b8 doesn't X-ray h4 from b8 and this is the other
difference between the Re8 and Qb8.} Qd8 (16... f5 {Ftacnik} 17. Nxf5 Nxf5 18.
exf5 Bxd5 19. Ne4 $16) 17. Nf1 $1 {White can hardly play moves like g2-g3.} g5
$2 (17... Nxd5 18. Nf5 {This variation helps us to find the best move (17...
b4!).} Ne7 (18... N5f6 {Ftacnik} 19. Nxd6 $14) 19. Nxd6 Bc6 $14) (17... b4 $1
18. cxb4 Nxd5 19. Ng6 $1 (19. Nf5 Nxb4 20. Nxd6 Nxc2 21. Qxc2 $14 {Yusupov})
19... fxg6 20. Bb3 $14) 18. Nf3 $1 {I spent 20 minutes on this move - till I
found I could reach the position after move 23 almost by force!} (18. Nf5 Nxf5
19. exf5 Nf6 {Tempting, but the position becomes too closed for my comfort and
Gata was building a house in Manhattan with all the free points he had been
getting from me around this time. So I was more careful now!} 20. Be4 (20. Ne3
$14) 20... Rc8 21. f3 Rc5 22. Ne3 Kg7) 18... f5 (18... Kg7 19. Ne3 $16) 19.
exf5 Nxf5 20. N3h2 $1 Qf6 $8 (20... Ne7 $2 21. Ne3 $16) 21. Ng4 Qg7 22. Nge3 $1
(22. Nfe3 Ne7) 22... Nxe3 (22... Ne7 23. Ng3) 23. Nxe3 Rf4 $1 {Black is
holding his position together by the barest of threads, but with his last move
he is beginning to defend his weaknesses. When he plays Raf8 the doubled Rs
will cover the f-file. If there were only one of them then 24.Bf5 would win on
the spot but now it is met by Raf8. So....} (23... Rf6 24. Qh5 Qf7 25. Qe2 $16)
24. a4 $3 (24. Bf5 Rf8 25. Be6+ Kh8) (24. Nf5 Qf6) (24. g3 Rf6 25. Bf5 Raf8)
24... Raf8 (24... bxa4 25. Rxa4 (25. g3 {Ftacnik} Rf7 26. Rxa4 Raf8 27. Re2 {
/\ h4}) 25... Raf8 (25... Rxa4 26. Bxa4 b5 27. Bc2 Nf6 28. b3 {/\c4+/-}) 26.
Rxf4 Rxf4 (26... gxf4 27. Nf5 Qf6 28. Qh5 $18) (26... exf4 27. Nf5 Qf6 28. Re6)
27. Bf5 $1 {[%cal Gg2g3] And Black has no defence against g2-g3}) (24... b4 25.
g3 Rff8 26. cxb4 $18) 25. axb5 a5 (25... Rxf2 {Ftacnik} 26. bxa6 Ba8 27. Rf1
Qf7 28. Qe1 $16) 26. Rf1 Bc8 27. g3 R4f7 (27... Nf6 28. Kh2 $1 {Simpler} (28.
gxf4 gxf4+ 29. Kh2 fxe3 30. fxe3 $1 (30. Rg1 Ng4+ $1) 30... Qg5 31. Ra4 $3 (31.
Rg1 Ng4+ 32. Rxg4 Bxg4 33. Qxg4 Qxg4 34. hxg4 Rf2+ 35. Kg3 Rxc2))) 28. b4 (28.
Be4 $5 Nc5 29. Bg2 e4 30. Nc4 $1 $16) 28... e4 (28... axb4 {Ftacnik} 29. cxb4
Nb8 30. Qh5 $18) 29. Bxe4 Ne5 (29... Qxc3 {Ftacnik} 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Nf5 $1
Qf6 (31... Rxf5 $2 32. Bxf5 Rxf5 33. Rc1 $18) 32. Qh5 Rh7 33. f4 $18) 30. Bg2
axb4 31. cxb4 Nf3+ 32. Bxf3 Rxf3 33. Ra8 Bxh3 (33... Qb7 34. Qa1 $1 {/\ Ra7})
34. Qxf3 Rxa8 35. Rc1 Rf8 (35... Qb2 {Ftacnik} 36. Rc2 $16) 36. Qe2 Bd7 37. Rc7
Rf7 38. Rb7 Qa1+ 39. Nf1 (39. Kh2 {Ftacnik} Qf6) 39... Kg7 (39... Qa8 {Ftacnik}
40. Rxb6 Qxd5 41. Qd2 Qxd2 42. Nxd2 $18) 40. Rxb6 Qd4 41. Rb8 (41. Rxd6 Bxb5
42. Qc2 Bd3 43. Qd2 $16) 41... Qxb4 (41... Qxd5 {Ftacnik} 42. Qb2+ Qe5 (42...
Rf6 43. Rf8 $1 Qe5 44. Qxe5 dxe5 45. Rxf6 Kxf6 46. b6 Bc6 47. Ne3 Ke7 48. Nc4
$18) 43. Qxe5+ dxe5 44. Ne3 $18) 42. Ne3 h5 43. b6 (43. Qxh5 $2 {Ftacnik} Qe1+
44. Kh2 Rxf2+ 45. Ng2 Rxg2+ $1 46. Kxg2 Qd2+ 47. Kf1 Qc1+ 48. Ke2 Qc4+ $132)
43... h4 (43... Bb5 44. Nf5+ $1 $18) 44. g4 {Dieser Bauernzug ist der Start
einer großen Karriere.} Bb5 45. Qd1 (45. Nf5+ Kh7 46. Qd1) 45... Qb2 46. Nf5+
Rxf5 (46... Kh7 {Ftacnik} 47. Qd4 Qxd4 48. Nxd4 Ba6 49. Ne6 Rb7 50. Nxg5+ $18)
47. gxf5 Be2 48. Qa4 {Unnecessarily complicating matters} (48. Qe1 $1 h3 49.
Re8 $18) 48... Bf3 (48... Qb1+ {Ftacnik} 49. Kh2 Qxf5 50. Qd4+ Kf7 51. b7 $18)
49. Qd7+ (49. f6+ Qxf6) 49... Kh6 50. Qe6+ Kh5 51. Qe8+ $1 (51. Qe1 Qd4) 51...
Kg4 52. Qe1 Bxd5 53. Re8 Bf3 (53... Qxb6 54. Qd1+ Bf3 55. Re4+) (53... Kxf5 {
Ftacnik} 54. Rf8+ Kg6 55. Qe8+ Kg7 56. Kh2 $18) 54. f6 {You can only run away
from an avalanche, not stop it. A lion can only eat one deer a day.} Kh5 (54...
Qxf6 {Ftacnik} 55. Qe6+ Qxe6 56. Rxe6 $18) 55. f7 Qd4 56. Re4 Qf6 (56... Bxe4 {
Ftacnik} 57. f8=Q $18) 57. b7 Bxe4 58. Qxe4 {Gata had seen enough.} (58. Qd1+ {
Much more elegant - White loses all his original peices but...} Bf3 59. b8=Q
Bxd1 60. f8=Q {His daughters take over!}) (58. Qxe4 {Ftacnik} Qa1+ 59. Kh2 Qf6
60. Kh3 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.21"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Though both of us have played 1.d4 quite often, this match only
featured the king pawn.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {
Repeating the line Mickey went for in the semis against me. I guessed that he
wanted to try 7...d5. I wasn't averse to that, since I had an idea.} 6. c3 b5
7. Bc2 d5 {Shirov himself has played 8.d4 here often.} 8. a4 $1 {A useful
intermezzo - White delays d4 for a move to see what Black does.} dxe4 {Black
has alternatives like 8...Rb8 or 8...b4, but to analyse 9.d4 under the changed
circumstances at the board isn't trivial.  He played pretty quickly.} (8... Rb8
) (8... b4) 9. axb5 Bg4 {But the effect was spoiled when he sank into thought
for a long time here!} (9... exf3 10. Qxf3 e4 11. Bxe4 Ne5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. d4
$1 $16 (13. Bxa8 Nd3 $5 $44)) (9... O-O 10. bxc6 exf3 11. Qxf3 Bg4 12. Qg3 Bd6
13. Re1 (13. d3 Be2) 13... e4 14. Qh4 (14. Qe3 Re8 15. h3 Be6) 14... Re8 {
/\ Re5} 15. Ra5 $1 $14) 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 11. bxc6 O-O (11... Ng5 12. d4 Bxf3 13.
Bxg5 Bxd1 14. Bxd8 $16) 12. d4 {Here it was my turn to sink into thought.
There were a lot of tempting possibilities, but they fell short.} (12. Ra4 Qd3
$1) (12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nxe5 Nxf2 $1 (14... Qh4 15. d4) 15. Rxf2 Bxf2+
16. Kxf2 Qh4+ $1 (16... Qf6+ 17. Nf3 Bd3 18. Na3 Qxc6 (18... Rfe8 19. Nc2 Re2+
20. Qxe2 Bxe2 21. Kxe2 $44) 19. Nc2 f5 $1 $44) 17. Kg2 Be4+ 18. Nf3 f5 $17) (
12. d3 {The critical line, but Black's choice isn't difficult!} Nxf2 $8 13.
Rxf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 e4 $1 15. Ra4 $8 f5 {I looked at this for a long time, but
found enough counterplay for Black.} 16. Qb3+ (16. Rd4 Qe8 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18. Ne1
e3+ 19. Bxe3 (19. Kg1 f4 $44) 19... f4 20. Bd2 (20. Rxf4 Rxf4+ 21. Bxf4 Qe2+
22. Kg3 Be6) 20... Qe2+ 21. Kg1 f3 $19) 16... Kh8 17. dxe4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qh4+
19. Kg2 Qe1 20. Qc2 Rad8 21. Bf4 Rd1) 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Bb6 (13... Bb4 14.
Qd3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 $14) 14. Nc3 Re8 (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qd5 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4
Bg6 18. Ne5 $14) 15. Be3 Qd6 (15... Qf6 $1 $11 {Pablo told me about this after
this game and it is difficult to see what White has.} 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxc6
18. d5 Qg6 $11) 16. d5 (16. Nxe4 Rxe4 17. d5 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qc5 (18... Rxe3 19.
Qd4 Bxf3 (19... Rxf3 20. gxf3 Bh3 21. Rf2) 20. Qxe3 Bxd5 21. Rfd1 Qxc6 22. Qd4
Be4 23. Rxa6 $1 $18) 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 Rxe3 $11) 16... Bxe3 17. fxe3 Rad8 $1
(17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Rxe3 (18... Qc5 $2 19. Qd4) 19. Qd4 Bxf3 20. Qxe3 Bxd5 21.
Rfd1 Qxc6 22. Qd4 Bc4 23. Qd8+ Qe8 24. Qxc7 $16) 18. Rxa6 (18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19.
Rxa6 Rxe3 20. Qd4 Rxf3 21. gxf3 Bh3 22. Re1 Qg6+ 23. Kf2 Qg2+ 24. Ke3 Re8+ {
I stopped around here and decided to look at the direct capture on a6!} 25. Kd3
Qxf3+ 26. Kd2 (26. Kc4 Bf1+ 27. Kc5 Rb8 28. Ra5 Qb3 $19) 26... Qg2+ 27. Kc3
Qf3+ 28. Qd3 Qf6+ 29. Qd4 Qf3+ $11) 18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qxd5 (19... Rxe3 20.
Qd4 {I saw that I would have to travel to c5 with my king, so it's safe to say
that I would have double checked everything before starting, but it looks
correct!!} Rxf3 21. gxf3 Bh3 22. Re1 (22. Rfa1 $2 Qg6+ 23. Kf2 Qg2+ 24. Ke3
Re8+ $19) 22... Qg6+ 23. Kf2 Qg2+ 24. Ke3 Re8+ 25. Kd3 Qxf3+ 26. Kc4 Bf1+ 27.
Kc5 $16) 20. Qxd5 Rxd5 21. Nd4 g6 $1 {Luft for the king and the f5 square for
the bishop simultaneously.} 22. Rf4 (22. Ra7 Rxe3 $1 {As in the game.} (22...
Re7 23. e4 (23. Rf4 Be6 $1 (23... Bf5 24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. Rd4 $16) 24. Nxe6 fxe6
25. Rd4 Kf7 {Black should be able to save this.}) 23... Rc5 24. h3 Be6 25. Rb1
Rxc3 26. Rbb7 Rc4 (26... Bc4 27. Rxc7 Rxe4 28. Rd7 $1) 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Rxc7
Rcxc6 (28... Rexc6 29. Rxf7 Rxe4 30. Rg7+ Kf8 31. Rxh7 $16) 29. Rxf7 h5 30.
Rg7+ Kh8 31. Rgd7 Rc8) 23. Rxc7 Rxc3 24. Rf4 (24. Rfxf7 Rxd4 {Doesn't lead
anywhere} 25. h3 Bf5 $11) 24... h5 $1 (24... f5 25. h3 $16) (24... Bf5 25. g4)
25. h3 Bf5 $11) 22... Bf5 23. Ra7 (23. Kf2 Rc5) 23... Rxe3 $1 (23... Re7 24.
Nxf5 gxf5 25. Rd4 $1) 24. c4 Rc5 25. Rxc7 Re4 {Black should now save the game.}
26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Re7 (27. Ra7 Rxc4 28. c7 Kg7 29. Nb5 Bf5 30. Nd6 Rc1+ 31. Kf2
Bd7 {/\ Rc6}) 27... Bf5 28. c7 Kf8 $2 (28... Kg7 $1 $11) 29. Nxf5 gxf5 30. Rd7
Kg7 31. Rd4 {White protects the c4 pawn and preserves some winning chances.}
Rxc7 32. Kf2 Kf6 33. Ke3 Ke6 $2 {A crucial loss of time.} (33... Ra7 $1 {
Black should activate his rook as soon as possible.} 34. g3 (34. Rd2 Ke5 35.
Kd3 Ra3+ 36. Kc2 f4 $132) (34. Rh4 Ke5 35. Rxh7 (35. g3 f6 $132) 35... f4+ 36.
Kf3 Ra3+ 37. Kg4 Ra2 $132) 34... Ke5 35. Rd5+ (35. Rh4 Ra3+ 36. Kd2 f4 $1)
35... Ke6 36. Rd2 Ke5 $1) 34. g3 (34. Kd3 {Was more precise}) 34... f6 $2 (
34... Ra7 $1 35. Rh4 (35. Rd2 Ke5) 35... Ke5 36. Rxh7 Ra3+ {Black is still
fighting.}) 35. Kd3 $1 {Now White's king crosses over.} Ra7 36. Kc3 $14 {
Now Black can't cut White's king off on the 2nd rank.} Ke5 37. Rh4 Rb7 38. Rf4
Rb1 39. Rf2 Rc1+ $2 (39... h5 $1 {I think Black should have tried to break
White's kingside structure.} 40. c5 Rc1+ 41. Kb4 {Still, White has gained a
lot of time, so he should be better.}) 40. Kb4 Ke6 (40... Kd6 41. Rxf5 Rb1+ 42.
Kc3 {Doesn't work.}) 41. Kb5 $2 {I felt that White shouldn't obstruct his pawn,
but this allows Black a neat trick. Either of the alternatives would have been
better.} (41. Kc5 $16) (41. c5 $1 $16) 41... Kd6 $1 {The best chance under the
circumstances.} 42. Rxf5 (42. Kb4 Rb1+ 43. Kc3 Rc1+) 42... Rb1+ 43. Ka4 {
Now White's king is out of it.} Rb2 44. Rxf6+ $6 (44. Rh5 $1 Kc6 (44... Rb7 45.
Rb5 $16) 45. Rxh7 Kc5 46. Rh4 $14 {Nonetheless, with the king on the a-file,
it won't be easy.}) 44... Kc5 45. Rh6 Kxc4 46. Rh4+ Kd5 47. Rxh7 $14 Ke5 48.
Ka3 Rb8 49. Rh5+ Kf6 (49... Ke4 $2 50. Rg5 $1 {White can now advance his
kingside pawns without his king.}) 50. Rh4 Kg5 51. Rb4 Rh8 52. h4+ Kh5 53. Rb5+
Kh6 54. g4 Re8 (54... Kg6 55. h5+ $1 Kh6 56. Rb6+ Kg7 57. Kb3) 55. Rb4 {
I hadn't yet decided what was the right plan, and this seemed like a safe move.
} (55. Rb6+ Kg7 56. h5) 55... Kg6 56. Rb6+ Kf7 57. Rb7+ Ke6 (57... Kf6 58. g5+
Kf5 59. Rh7 Kg6 60. Rh6+ Kg7 61. Kb4) 58. Rh7 $1 {Now White's pawn will reach
the 6th rank.} Rb8 59. g5 Kf5 60. Rh6 Ke5 $2 (60... Rb1 61. g6 Kf6 62. h5 Kg7
63. Rh7+ $18 Kg8 64. Rf7 (64. h6 $4 Rg1 65. Rg7+ Kh8 $11) 64... Rh1 65. Rf5 {
White just strolls over his king.}) 61. h5 $1 $18 {Now White doesn't even need
his king.} Kf5 62. g6 Kf6 63. Rh7 {/\ 64. g7 Kf7 65. h6+-} Rg8 64. Kb3 {
Obviously, I was very pleased to break through in the match and take the lead.}
1-0

[Event "Linares 14th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.02.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{At this point, I had drawn 5 games and lost 2. I had also failed to win an
excellent position against Ivanchuk in round 7. Judit on the other hand had
had a good tournament so far and was on -2 even after losing to Kramnik. Still,
I was feeling good (at least there were only 4 rounds left!) and I could try
to have some fun playing chess - there wasn't much else that could go wrong
anymore!} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {Topalov has
already drawn twice with this system against me and I figured it was time to
try it with Black! Black is trying to get into an Archangelsk without giving
White the chance to play d3 and a4. If White plays d3 then Black plays simply
d6. If not, then Black plays b5 and transposes} 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9.
d3 {Here she deviates from her game against Shirov two rounds earlier.} (9. d4
Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 {And here Shirov improved
on his game against Topalov (Wijk aan Zee 1996) by taking on f3.}) 9... O-O 10.
axb5 axb5 11. Re1 Bb6 12. Nbd2 {I was surprised that she did this - in the
Guico Piano (or Italian game, I am not sure exactly what it is called!) this
move order was ruled out by the discovery that Ng4 followed by Kh8 and Nh6
gave Black an edge. After some thought I concluded that White was better
placed against it. The open a-file and Pb5 make it difficult for Black to
concentrate on the kingside. Still, Black is doing fine now.} Ng4 $1 13. Re2
Kh8 14. h3 Nh6 15. Nf1 f5 16. Bg5 (16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. d4 Qf6 $1 {This looks
fine for Black.} (17... fxe4 18. Rxe4 Bf5 (18... d5 19. Nxe5 $1 dxe4 20. Nxc6 {
Since g8 is off limits to Black's pieces, White can allow the Q to f2.} Qf6 21.
Nxb8 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1) 19. Re3 {/\ Ng3} e4 20. Bd5 $1 exf3 21. Bxc6 fxg2 22. Bxg2)
) 16... Qe8 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Ng3 Ne7 (18... f4 19. Nf5 Bxf5 (19... Rxf5 20.
exf5 Bxf5 21. d4 $1 $16) 20. exf5 Rxf5 {During the game I thought that White
should be OK here, but maybe this was worth a try. For eg..} 21. Qc2 $1 {/\ d4}
(21. Bd5 Ne7 22. Be4 Rf8 23. d4 d5 $1) (21. d4 e4 {/\ d5}) 21... Qh5 $15) 19.
d4 f4 20. Nf5 Nxf5 21. exf5 e4 22. Nd2 (22. Bd5 $1 Bxf5 23. Nd2 (23. Bxe4 $2
Bxe4 24. Nd2 d5 25. f3 Qg6 26. fxe4 f3 27. Rf2 dxe4 $19) 23... e3 $1 (23... f3
24. Nxf3 $1 c6 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Nd2 d5 27. f3) 24. fxe3 fxe3 $11) 22... Bxf5
23. Nxe4 $6 (23. Bd5 $1) 23... Qg6 24. f3 Bxh3 25. Qd2 Rbe8 26. Rae1 {Even
after this error White is still fine here, as it is quite difficult to break
through White's kingside. Judit however started to commit small errors.} Re7
27. Kf1 {This is not really necessary - 27.Bc2 looks OK.} Rg7 28. Rf2 Bd7 29.
Bc2 Qh5 30. Ke2 $2 (30. b4 $1 {Sealing up the Bb6. White can proceed with
Ke2-d1-c2-b2.} d5 (30... c6 31. Ke2 $1 Bd8 32. Kd1 $1 {Judit had overlooked
that Bh4 could be met by Rh1}) 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qxg2 34. Kd1
Qg5 35. Qd4 $15) 30... b4 $1 $17 {Grabbing his chance. Only now is Black
really better.} 31. Kd1 bxc3 32. bxc3 Be8 {Once Black moves his Q, plays h5
and Bg6, his Rs will be free to double on the e-file.} 33. Rff1 Qa5 34. Rh1 h5
35. Nf6 $2 {This leads to a forced loss, though White had a tough defence
ahead of her.} Qa1+ 36. Qc1 Qxc3 $1 37. Nxe8 (37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. Nxe8 Rxg2 $19)
37... Rxg2 {My first win of 1997 - I was still on -1, but at least I wasn't in
last place anymore!} 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.20"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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"]

{Wedberg: Shirovs novelty in his pet line doesn't help him much. Anand gets a
good game right from the beginning. He plays the final assault with the
precision we now have come to expect from him.} 1. e4 {Wedberg Ftacnik} e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6
10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Be3 (13. Bc2 {Wedberg} d5 14. Bg5 (
14. exd5 Qxd5 15. dxe5 $14 (15. dxe5 Qxb5 16. Ba4 $1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $1 Nxe5 18.
Bxb5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rxb5 $14)) (14. h3 $5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 exd4 16.
Bg5 $13) 14... exd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxd4 $10 {Topalov,V-Shirov,A/Wijk
1996/CBM 51/[Shirov]/1/2-1/2 (53)} (16... Bxd4 $10 {Ftacnik} 17. exd5 Qxd5 18.
Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Be4 Nf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 {Topalov,V-Shirov,A/Wijk
1996/1/2-1/2 (53)})) (13. Re1 {Wedberg Ftacnik} Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. Be3 Qf6
16. Kh1 exd4 17. cxd4 Ba5 18. Rg1 Rxb5 19. Ba4 Rxb2 20. Bxc6 Bb6 21. Rg4 Rb4
22. e5 dxe5 23. dxe5 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Investbanka 1997/ (45)})
13... exd4 (13... d5 {Wedberg} 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bg5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3
Qxg5 18. Bxd5 Ne7 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Bc4 $16 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Arduman,C/EUCup G6
1997/CBM 62 (41)} (20. Bc4 {Ftacnik} Ng6 21. Rad1 Qc5 22. Na3 Ne5 23. Qe4 Nxc4
24. Nxc4 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Arduman,C/EUCup G6 1997/ (41)})) (13... d5 {Wedberg
Ubilava}) 14. cxd4 Qe8 (14... Nxe4 $1 {Nijboer-Piket Wijk aan Zee 1998}) (14...
Nxe4 $2 {Wedberg} 15. Bd5 Qe8 16. Qc2 (16. h3 {Ftacnik} Bf5 17. Re1 Nb4 18. Bc4
c6 19. Na3 d5 20. Bf1 Bc7 21. Qc1 Rb6 22. Bf4 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Piket,J/Hoogovens
1998/ (35)}) 16... Nb4 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxc6 Qe6 18. gxf3 Qg6+ 19. Bg5 Qxg5+ 20.
Kh1 Nf6 $11) 17. Qxe4 Nxd5 (17... Qxb5 18. Qxg4 Nxd5 19. Bh6 $18) 18. Qxd5 c6
19. Qxd6 Bxf3 20. gxf3 cxb5 21. Ra6 $16) 15. h3 $1 (15. Nc3 Nxe4 16. h3 Bf5)
15... Bd7 (15... Bh5 16. Ba4 Qxe4 (16... Nxe4 {Wedberg} 17. Nc3 $16) 17. Nc3
Bxf3 18. Nxe4 Bxd1 19. Nxf6+ (19. Bxc6) 19... gxf6 20. Bxc6 $16 {ץb6}) (15...
Bxf3 $2 16. Qxf3 Nxe4 17. Bd5) 16. Nc3 Nxe4 17. Re1 {>< Qe8 Wedberg: Whites
space advantage gives him a clear plus.} Nxc3 18. bxc3 $14 {>< Bb6} Qc8 (18...
Qd8 {Wedberg Ubilava} 19. Bc2 $36) 19. c4 $1 {Ftacnik: Somewhat surpising move,
since white pawns were limiting black pieces Bb6 and Nc6. Black was
threatening Na5 and c5, so white prepares for further blockade.} (19. Ng5 {
Wedberg Ftacnik} h6 20. Ne4 Bf5 21. Ng3 Bg6 $14) (19. g4 {Wedberg Ftacnik} Na5
20. Bc2 f5 $1 $13) 19... Bf5 (19... Na5 {Wedberg Ftacnik} 20. Ba2 c5 21. d5 $14
) 20. Re2 {/\ 21.c5} (20. c5 Ba5) 20... Na5 21. Ba2 c5 22. d5 $1 {>< Na5} Bd8
23. Bd2 {Wedberg: The N on a5 is poorly placed. Especially if White starts
operations on the K-side. Blacks hope is some play against c4. Ftacnik: Black
will now suffer because of the misplaced Na5.} (23. Bg5 {Wedberg Ftacnik} Bxg5
24. Nxg5 Rb4 $11) 23... Qa6 {The Q is not well placed here. There is no real
play against c4.} (23... Bd3 {Wedberg} 24. Re3 Bxc4 $2 25. Bxa5 $18) (23... Nb7
$142 {Wedberg}) 24. Qa4 Ra8 (24... Bd3 25. Re3 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Qxc4 27. Bxa5 Rb1+
28. Be1 $18) (24... Bf6 {Wedberg} 25. Rae1 Ra8 26. Re8 $18 Nb7 {Ftacnik} (26...
h5 {Ubilava} 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Re8+ (28. Bxa5 Kh7) 28... Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kh7 30.
Bg5 Bg6 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Nh4 $18 (32. Bb1 $18)) 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Re8+ Rxe8
29. Qxa6 $18) 25. Bc3 $16 {/^ a1-h8} Nb7 26. Qd1 $1 (26. Qxa6 {Ftacnik} Rxa6
27. Rb2 Bc8 $14) 26... Ba5 $6 (26... Qb6 $142 $16) 27. Bb2 Bb4 28. Nh4 $1 {
This starts the K-side session. Black is well entrenched on the other side, so
prospects are very good for a successful attack.} Bg6 (28... Bd7 29. Re7 $1 $18
(29. Re7 {Wedberg} Ba4 (29... Rfe8 {Ubilava} 30. Rxd7 Re1+ 31. Qxe1 Bxe1 32.
Rxe1 Qxa2 33. Rxb7 Qxc4 34. Nf5 $18) 30. Qg4 $18)) (28... Bc8 29. Qd3 $1 $40)
29. f4 {Ftacnik: With queenside safely fixed white can finally focus his
attention to the kingside attack.} Qa4 (29... f6 30. Nxg6 hxg6 31. Qd3 $18 Kh7
{Wedberg} 32. Bb1 Qxa1 33. Qxg6+ Kg8 34. Bxa1 Rxa1 35. Re7 Rxb1+ 36. Kh2 $18) (
29... h6 {Ftacnik} 30. f5 Bh7 31. Re7 $16) (29... f5 {Ftacnik} 30. Nxg6 hxg6
31. Re6 $18) 30. Qxa4 (30. Bb3 $5 Qd7 31. Rxa8 (31. f5 {Wedberg} Bxf5 32. Ba4
Qc8 33. Re7 $16) (31. Ba4 Qd8 {Anand}) 31... Rxa8 32. f5 $1 Bxf5 33. Ba4 $1
Rxa4 34. Nxf5 $18) 30... Rxa4 31. f5 Rfa8 (31... Bh5 32. g4 $18) 32. Re7 $1 (
32. fxg6 $2 hxg6 33. Nf3 f6 {>< Ba2}) (32. Bb1 {Wedberg} Rxa1 33. Bxa1 Bh5 34.
g4 f6 35. Bb2 $14) 32... Bh5 (32... Na5 33. fxg6 $18 (33. fxg6 {Wedberg} hxg6
34. Nf3 $18)) 33. g4 $1 (33. Rxb7 $2 f6 $13) 33... f6 34. gxh5 Rxa2 35. Rxa2
Rxa2 {[#]} 36. h6 $1 $18 {Ftacnik: This brilliant moves crowns white's
strategical triumph. White manages to bring hopeless Bb2 to life or win the
endgame hands down.} Rxb2 (36... gxh6 37. Bxf6 Nd8 (37... Na5 {Wedberg} 38.
Rg7+ Kf8 39. Rxh7 Nxc4 40. Ng6+ Ke8 41. Re7+ Kd8 42. Re2+ $18) 38. Ng6 $1 $18)
37. Rxg7+ Kh8 (37... Kf8 {Wedberg Ftacnik} 38. Rxb7 (38. Rxh7 {Ubilava /\ Ng6+
+-}) 38... Kg8 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rh8 $18) 38. Rxb7 Bc3 39. Rd7 Kg8 40. Rd8+ Kf7
41. Rh8 $1 (41. Ng6 $2 Bd4+ 42. Kh1 (42. Kf1 Rf2+ {/\ Rxf5} (42... Rf2+ 43. Ke1
Rxf5)) 42... Rb1+ (42... hxg6 {Ftacnik} 43. h7 $18) 43. Kg2 (43. Kh2 {Wedberg}
Rb2+ (43... Be5+ 44. Kg2 Rb2+ 45. Kf1 $18) 44. Kg3 Rb3+ (44... hxg6 45. h7 Be5+
46. Kh4 (46. Kg4 Rg2+ 47. Kf3 Rg3+ 48. Ke2 Rxh3 $11) (46. Kf3 Rb3+) 46... g5+
47. Kh5 Rh2 48. Rd7+ (48. h8=Q Rxh3+ 49. Kg4 Rg3+ 50. Kh5 Rh3+ $11) 48... Ke8
49. h8=Q+ Kxd7 $11 {Can White force a mate? If not it's a draw.}) 45. Kg4 hxg6
46. h7 gxf5+ 47. Kxf5 Rf3+ 48. Kg4 Rf1 $11) 43... Rb2+ 44. Kf3 Rf2+ 45. Kg4
Rg2+ 46. Kf4 Rf2+ 47. Ke4 hxg6 48. h7 gxf5+ 49. Kd3 Rf3+ 50. Kd2 Rxh3 $11)
41... Bd4+ 42. Kf1 (42. Kf1 {Wedberg} Rf2+ 43. Ke1 Rf4 (43... Rh2 {Ftacnik} 44.
Rxh7+ Ke8 45. Rh8+ Ke7 (45... Kf7 46. Ng6) 46. h7 $18) 44. Rxh7+ Ke8 45. Ng6
Rxf5 46. Re7+ Kd8 47. h7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Kasparov and I had played 40 classical games against each other before this
game. Nonetheless, this game was a first. I had achieved a personal milestone
in December winning the World Championship and this was my first tournament
after that.  Of course, in a certain sense, so had Kasparov. "After death" as
he put it in the closing ceremony.  He usually turns up late for the game
hoping to avoid photographers, but I noticed this doesn't work anymore. The
photographers simply came to our table 5 minutes later!  Anyway, my
ruminations about the game ended and we started to bash out our opening moves.
} 1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {I have played
this quite often, though not recently. Still after facing it so often in the
World Championship (and preparing for it) I felt that I could play it myself. 
I suppose it didn't come as a surprise to him - in Linares 1998 (after I came
off the matches with Karpov and Adams) I used the Caro-Kann against him!} 6. c3
b5 7. Bb3 {I was curious what line he would choose. Both Vlady and Alexei
tried 5...b5 and 6...Bc5, but no one had played the direct Bc5 against him.} d6
8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 {Mickey Adams went for Bh5 in our semi-final in Delhi.}
10. Qxf3 O-O 11. a5 $5 {After a long think.  Wedberg: 'Not the standard
approach. White prevents Na5, but gets a slightly weak a5-P in return.'} (11.
d3 Rb8 (11... Na5 {Wedberg} 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Qe2 (14. Re1 Qd7 $11 (
14... h6 $6 15. Rb1 $1 $14 {1-0 Leko,P-Garcia,G/Yopal 1997/CBM 60 (51) 
[Rodriguez]})) 14... Re8 15. Nf3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 17. Bxb3 Rxb3 18. d4 $5 (18.
Qc2 Qb8 $1 $13 {0-1 Hansen,S-Hector,J/Skaenninge 1998/CBM 65/[Wedberg] (31)})
18... exd4 19. cxd4 Rxf3 20. Qxf3 $6 (20. dxc5 Rc3 21. Qxa6 $14) 20... Bxd4 21.
Ra2 Nxe4 $44 {1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/FIDE-Wch k.o. f 1998/CBM 63/[Anand] (41)})
12. Nd2 {Here Black's next move is specifically to avoid a4-a5} Na5 13. Bc2 b4
{Anand-Karpov Lausanne 1998}) 11... Rb8 $1 {I came to this move by elimination.
Black normally goes for Na5 and b4, but now 11...b4 is met by 12.Bc4 and
Black's a6 weakness will haunt him. So Black has to switch plans. He wants to
play Nd7, Ne7 and f5. However, neither knight move is entirely satisfactory,
so Black first gets his rook out of the way} (11... Nd7 $2 12. Bd5) (11... Ne7
12. Rd1 {/\ d4} (12. d3 {Wedberg} Nd7 13. Nd2 Kh8 14. Qe2 Ba7 15. Nf3 Nc5 16.
Ba2 Ne6 17. g3 Qd7 18. Kg2 Rae8 19. Bd2 f5 $132 {1-0 Sulypa,A-Malaniuk,V/
Donetsk 1998/CBM 68 (36)})) 12. d3 Nd7 13. Be3 {This came as a surprise to me.
I felt that if White swapped bishops, then Black should be OK. Still, White is
a tempo short to prevent f5, so perhaps Black has equalized.} (13. Nd2 Kh8 14.
Rd1 Ne7 15. Nf1 (15. g4 Ba7 {/\ Nc5-e6}) 15... f5) 13... Kh8 14. Nd2 Ne7 15.
Bc2 (15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Bb4 {Now it turns out that the a5 pawn can be weak
as well!} 17. Bc2 c5 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Nb3 Nc6 20. Rfd1 Qe7 $1 {It will be
difficult to actually capture the a5 pawn without allowing White any
compensation, but Black is in no danger here.}) 15... Bxe3 $1 (15... f5 16. d4
f4 17. dxc5 fxe3 18. Qxe3 Nxc5 19. b4 $14) 16. fxe3 $6 {'!?' Wedberg. Wedberg:
'Aggressive as always Kasparov opens an avenue of attack on the black K. The
centre Ps becomes less flexible, but an extra centre P can come in handy if
Black later tries a break with d5 or f5.'} (16. Qxe3 c5 $11) 16... c5 17. Bb3
c4 $2 {I got a bit excited here. Simply Nf6 gives Black a good game  Wedberg:
'Black disturbs the cooperation of the White pieces and disrupts the
P-formation.'} (17... Nf6 $1 18. Bd5 $11 {This allows White to maintain the
balance.} (18. g4 $5 $36 {Wedberg: a5 is weak but White can throw everything
at the Black K.})) 18. dxc4 Nc5 (18... b4 {My original intention. White has
only one move to avoid being strangled after Nc5} 19. c5 (19. cxb4 Rxb4 $132)
19... Nxc5 20. Bxf7 $1 {It simply slipped my mind that White could play this.
However, there is no way to exploit the pin.} bxc3 21. bxc3 Nc6 (21... Ng8 {
Wedberg} 22. Qe2 Nf6 23. Bd5 Rb5 $13) 22. Qh5 $1 {Followed by Bd5}) 19. cxb5
Nxb3 (19... Rxb5 $2 20. Bxf7 Rxb2 21. Nc4 $16) 20. Nxb3 Rxb5 21. Qd1 $1 $14 Qc7
22. Ra4 $1 Nc6 $2 {Now Black starts to get into real trouble} (22... Rfb8 23.
Nd2 Rxb2 24. Nc4 R2b3 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Nxd6 f6 27. Rc4 $16) (22... Kg8 $1 23.
Nd2 (23. c4 Rb7 24. c5 dxc5 25. Rc4 Rb5 26. Qc2) 23... Rxa5 (23... Rxb2 24. Nc4
Rb5 25. Qxd6 Rc5 26. Qxa6 $1) 24. Nc4 (24. Rxa5 Qxa5 25. Nc4 Qc5) 24... Rc5 $1
{This seems to give Black enough counterplay to offset his queenside
weaknesses.} (24... Rxa4 25. Qxa4 $14) 25. Qd3 (25. Nxd6 Rd8 26. Rxa6 Rc6)
25... d5 $1 $132 26. exd5 Nxd5 {A sample line:} 27. Rxa6 Nxc3 $1 28. Nd6 Nd5
29. Nxf7 Rc1 30. Qxd5 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qxf7+ (31... Qc1+ 32. Ke2 Qxb2+ 33. Kf3
Rxf7+ 34. Kg3 Qf2+ 35. Kh2 h6 36. Qxe5 $14) 32. Qxf7+ Rxf7+ 33. Ke2 Rb7 $1 {
Black looks quite close to a draw}) (22... f6 {Wedberg: better according to
Kasparov.}) 23. Nd2 $1 Nxa5 (23... Rxa5 24. Nc4 Rxa4 25. Qxa4 $16 {The knight
on c6 is misplaced.}) 24. b4 Nb7 $8 {With a horrible knight. That evening, we
dined in the hotel restaurant. Kasparov had taken a look at the game and told
me: "This game does neither of us proud! We both missed wins".  Let's look at
his win.} 25. Qc2 $2 {'?!' Wedberg.} (25. Rxa6 $1 Qxc3 26. Rxf7 Rg8 {We both
thought this was OK for Black - he takes on b4.} 27. Qf1 $1 {Fritzy suggests
this quickly} Nd8 (27... Rxb4 28. Ra8 $1) (27... Qxe3+ 28. Kh2 Rb6 29. Ra8 $1
$18) 28. Rxg7 $3 Kxg7 29. Rxd6 $1 Qxe3+ 30. Kh1 Qf4 31. Qxb5 {Black has one
last resource.} Nf7 32. Rd3 $1 {The right move} (32. Rd7 Rc8 33. Nf3 {Fritzy
wanted to take on f7, but with the loose pawns, Black should be OK.} (33. Rxf7+
Qxf7 34. Qxe5+ Qf6 35. Qg3+) (33. Nb3 Rc3 $1 34. Qd5 Rxh3+ 35. gxh3 Qf1+ $11)
33... Rc1+ 34. Ng1 Qxe4 $16 {It's not over yet.}) 32... Ra8 (32... Rc8 33. Rf3
(33. Nb3 {Is also good}) 33... Qxd2 34. Rxf7+ Kxf7 35. Qb7+ Kf6 36. Qxc8 Qe1+
37. Kh2 Qxe4 38. Qf8+ $16) 33. Nb3 $1 (33. Rf3 Qxd2 34. Rxf7+ Kxf7 35. Qb7+ Kg6
$1 (35... Kf6 36. Qxa8 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qc1+ 39. Kf2 Qd2+ 40. Kf3 Qd1+
41. Kg3 Qe1+ 42. Kg4 Qe2+ 43. Kh4 $1 $18) 36. Qxa8 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1
Qc1+ 39. Kf2 Qd2+ 40. Kf3 Qd3+ 41. Kg4 Qe2+ {With the king on g6, White can't
escape into the kingside}) 33... Qxe4 34. Rg3+ $16 {White has an extra pawn
and attacking chances to boot.}) 25... h6 26. Qd3 Rb6 27. Rfa1 Rc6 28. R1a3 (
28. Qd5 {Leads to the same thing.} Rxc3 (28... a5 29. bxa5 Rc5 30. Qa2) 29.
Rxa6) (28. Rxa6 $1 Rxc3 29. Qd5 $36 {This position is unpleasant for Black,
but if he hangs on stubbornly it isn't easy for White to break through.}) 28...
a5 $1 {Black looks fine now.} 29. Kh2 $2 (29. Qd5 Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Qxc3 31. Qxb7
Qxd2 $11) 29... d5 $1 {Of course, the X-ray on h2 means that White can't
capture.} 30. Qb5 $2 {Having blundered, he made this move very quickly and
forgot that Black can use the same trick again!} (30. Qxd5 $1 Rd8 31. Qa2 Rxc3
32. Nf3 $1 {White should be able to survive here.}) 30... d4 $1 {Wedberg: 'The
backward d-P is growing up.'} 31. bxa5 dxc3 (31... Nd6 32. Qxe5 $1 ({Now} 32.
Qd5 dxc3 33. Nb3 Nc4 {wins}) 32... dxc3 33. Nb3 c2 34. Nc1 $1 {Of course,
White doesn't have to play a6 now.} Re8 35. Qg3 Qe7 36. a6 Nxe4 37. Qf3 Rcc8
38. a7 $132) 32. Nb3 Nc5 $2 (32... c2 $1 {The second moment that Kasparov
mentioned at dinner.} 33. a6 $1 {Annoyed at having missed a "simple" win, I
tried to find a way for White to save the game.} (33. Nc1 {At the post-mortem,
we both assumed that White could defend with this move.} Nc5 34. Rb4 (34. Rc4
Rb8 $19) 34... Na6 $1 {/\ Rb8, Rd8-/+. We agreed that White is lost here.})
33... Nd6 $1 (33... Nc5 34. Rc4 Nxb3 (34... Rb8 $2 35. Qxc5 Rxc5 36. Nxc5 $16)
35. Qxc6 Qxc6 36. Rxc6 c1=Q 37. Rxc1 Nxc1 38. a7 Ra8 39. Kg3 $1 {Going after
the trapped knight} g6 40. Kf2 f5 41. exf5 gxf5 42. e4 fxe4 43. Ke3 $11) 34.
Qd5 {The only way.} (34. Qxe5 c1=Q 35. Nxc1 Rxc1 36. a7 (36. Rd3 Rc6 37. a7 (
37. Rad4 Re8 38. Qf4 Nxe4 39. Qxc7 Rxc7 40. Rd8 Rxd8 41. Rxd8+ Kh7 42. Ra8 Kg6
43. a7 Nc3 $19) 37... Ra8 38. Rad4 (38. Qf4 Nb5 $19) 38... Ne8 39. Qxc7 Rxc7
$19) 36... Ra8 37. Qf4 (37. Rd3 Ne8 $1 (37... Nb5 38. Qxc7 Rxc7 39. Ra5 $1 Nxa7
40. Rda3 $15) 38. Qxc7 Rxc7 39. Rda3) 37... Nb5 38. Rb3 Rxa7) 34... Rc5 $1 (
34... c1=Q {Transposes} 35. Nxc1 Rc5 $1 36. Qd2) 35. Qd2 c1=Q 36. Nxc1 Rxc1 37.
a7 $1 {I was surprised to find that play is forced from here on.} Ra8 38. Qd5 (
38. Ra6 Nc8 39. Rd3) 38... Qc6 (38... Rc6 $4 39. Ra6 $1 $18) (38... Nb7 $6 39.
Rb4 Rc6 40. Rxb7 (40. Qb3 Nd8 41. Rb8 Rxa7 42. Rxa7 Qxa7 43. Rxd8+ Kh7 44. Qd5
Rg6 45. Qa8 Qxa8 46. Rxa8 $11) 40... Qxb7 41. Rb3 Qxa7 42. Qxc6 $11) 39. Ra6 $1
(39. Rb4 Kh7 40. Rb8 Qxd5 41. exd5 Rc8 42. Ra6 (42. Rxa8 Rxa8 43. Ra6 Nc8 44.
Rc6 Ne7) 42... Rxa7 $1) 39... Qxd5 40. exd5 Ne4 (40... Nc8 41. d6 $1 Rd1 42.
Rc3 Kh7 (42... Nxd6 43. Rb3 Rc1 44. Rb8+ Rc8 45. Rxd6 Raxb8 46. axb8=Q Rxb8 $15
) 43. Rxc8 Rxc8 44. a8=Q Rxa8 45. Rxa8 Rxd6 $15 {With the pawn on e5 instead
of e6 (as in Karpov-Hort Waddinxveen 1979), I think White's chances to hold
are quite good.}) 41. Rb6 Rcc8 42. Rb7 {Again, White has chances to hold.
Still, in both endgames arising after Black's 40th move, White would have to
suffer a lot.  So 32...c2 was the right move.}) (32... Nd6 33. Qxe5 $1 c2 34.
Nc1) 33. Rc4 $1 {I hadn't overlooked this move, but having rejected 32...c2, I
thought that I might find something here.  Wedberg: 'A nice defence by
Kasparov.'} Rb8 34. Qxc6 Qxc6 35. Nxc5 {However, there doesn't seem to be
anything here.} Qb5 {Forcing the draw} (35... Rb2 36. Raxc3 $1 (36. Rcxc3 $4
Qg6) 36... Re2 $1 37. Rc2 Rxe3 38. a6 Ra3 39. R4c3 $1 {Black is forced to
trade rooks.}) 36. Rcxc3 Qe2 37. Nd7 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.06.02"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Savanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2396"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Banja Luka"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

{I did not put my name on the list to adjust colors for some players in the
team the previous round.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {
How do we call this Moeller or what?} 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 (7. d4 bxa4 8. dxc5 Qe7
9. Bg5 Qxc5 10. Qxa4 O-O 11. Bxf6 gxf6 $13) (7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5
10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Nxf2 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5 Bb6 15. Bg5+ f6
16. exf6+ gxf6 17. Bh4 Ng4+ 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. Nd2 Be6 20. Rh5 Nf2+ 21. Bxf2 Bxf2
22. Ne4 Rb6 (22... Be3 23. Re1 Rbd8 24. h3 Rd3 25. g4 h6 26. Kg2 Rhd8 $13 {
looks like a difficult variation to asses.}) 23. Nxf2 Rxc6 24. Re1 Kf7 25. a3
Kg6 26. Rh4 Rd8 $11) 7... d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. d3 (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Na5 11. Bc2
b4 12. d3 (12. Qd1 Qb8 13. d4 (13. b3 Qb6) 13... b3 14. dxc5 bxc2 15. Qxc2 Nb3
16. Ra3 Nxc5 17. Nd2 Qb7 18. Re1 a5 $15) 12... Rb8 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Qe2 Re8 $13
{was seen in some Ponomariov-Ehlvest game.}) 9... O-O 10. Bg5 Rb8 $6 {I had a
better option!} (10... Na5 $1 11. Bc2 b4 12. Nbd2 (12. d4 b3 13. dxc5 bxc2 14.
Qxc2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 dxc5 16. Nd2 c4 17. f4 h6 18. Bh4 (18. fxe5 $6 hxg5 19. exf6
Qxf6 $15) 18... exf4 19. e5 g5 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Kh1 gxh4 $13) 12... Rb8 $36) (
{I thought I would not be able to get rid of whites pawn on c6 in the
following variation.} 10... h6 11. axb5 hxg5 12. bxc6 $16) 11. axb5 axb5 12. h3
Be6 13. Bxe6 (13. Bc2 b4 14. d4 b3 15. dxc5 bxc2 16. Qxc2 dxc5 17. Nbd2 h6 18.
Be3 Nd7 $14) 13... fxe6 14. d4 Bb6 ({I did not like the looks of} 14... exd4 $6
15. cxd4 Bb6 16. Nc3 (16. d5 Ne7 17. Nd4 Nxe4 18. Nc6 Nxf2 19. Qe2 (19. Rxf2
Nxc6 20. Bxd8 Nxd8 $17) 19... Nxc6 20. Bxd8 Nd4 $17) 16... b4 17. Na4 $16) 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qe2 Qe8 {Now we have something like
Fischer-Smyslov, La Habana 1965 type of position over the board.} 18. Be3 Qg6
$6 {Too slow!} (18... Nh5 19. Bxb6 (19. g3 $2 Nf4 20. gxf4 exf4 21. Bc1 f3 22.
Qd2 Qh5 23. Kh2 (23. Qg5 Qxh3) 23... h6 $1 (23... Bc5 $2 24. Ra6 Bd6+ 25. Rxd6
Qe5+ 26. Kg1 cxd6 27. Qd4 Qh5 28. Kh2 $16) 24. Rg1 Rbd8 25. Qe1 c5 26. Rg3 Bc7
27. Qg1 Rf6 28. Nd2 Rg6 29. Ra7 Bxg3+ 30. fxg3 f2 31. Qxf2 Qd1 32. Qg1 Rxd2+
33. Bxd2 Qxd2+ 34. Qg2 Qe1 $17) 19... Rxb6 20. Nd2 Nf4 21. Qg4 Rd6 22. Nf3 Nd3
23. Ra7 Qc6 $132) 19. Nd2 Nh5 (19... Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nh5 21. Kh2 Rbd8 22. g3 Nf6
$14) 20. Bxb6 Rxb6 21. Qg4 Qxg4 (21... Nf4 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Nf3 Nd3 24. Rfd1
$1 $16) 22. hxg4 Nf4 23. Ra7 c5 $2 {The final mistake.} (23... Rc8 24. Rfa1 Nd3
$14) 24. Rd7 $4 {Incredible lapsus manus.} (24. Rc7 $1 {Absolute seven should
provide the win easiliy.} Ra8 (24... Nd3 25. Ra1 Rbb8 (25... Rxf2 26. Rd7 $18)
26. Raa7 Rxf2 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Rxh7+ Kg8 29. Rag7+ Kf8 30. Rd7 Kg8 31. Rxd3
Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Kxh7 33. Rd6 $18) 25. Rxc5 Nd3 26. Rc7 Nxb2 27. Nf3 Rbb8 (27...
Nc4 28. Rd1 Rd6 29. Rb1 (29. Rxd6 Nxd6 30. Ng5 $18) 29... Ra5 30. Ng5 g6 31.
Nxh7 $18) 28. Rb1 Nc4 29. Rc5 $18) 24... Rf7 {Time to settle for a draw before
things start going ugly.} (24... Ra8 $6 25. g3 Ng6 26. Nf3 $16) 25. Rd8+ (25.
Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Nf3 Nd3 $40) 25... Rf8 26. Rd7 {White should also repeat the
moves.} Rf7 27. Rd8+ Rf8 28. Rd7 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 Bg4 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5
15. Kh1 Qf6 16. Rg1 exd4 17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Bd5 dxc3 19. Bxc6 cxb2 20. Rb1 Bxf2
21. Rg2 Rb6 22. Bd7 Bc5 23. Qc2 $1 (23. Na7 {Smeets} h6 (23... f6 24. Bd2) 24.
Bxh6 d5 25. Nc6 (25. Rg5 Qe7 26. Bc6 Ra8 27. Bxa8 Rxh6 28. Qxd5 Qf6 29. Qxc5 (
29. Qf5 $2 Qc3 30. Qxc5 Ng3+ 31. Kg1 Qd3 $19) 29... Qxf3+ 30. Rg2 Ng3+ 31. Kg1
Ne2+ $11) (25. Bg5 f6 $40) 25... Qd6 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. exd5 Ra8 28. Bf5 (28.
Bxg7 Nxg7 29. Rgxb2 Rxb2 30. Rxb2 Ra1+ 31. Kg2 Rg1+ 32. Kh3 Nh5 33. Rg2+ Rxg2
34. Kxg2 Nf4+ $11) 28... Ra1 29. Bd2 Rb3 30. Re2 g6 31. Bc2 Rxb1+ 32. Bxb1 Nf6
33. Na5 (33. Kg2 Nxd5) 33... Rxf3 34. Kg2 Ra3 35. d6 cxd6 36. Nc4 Rb3 (36...
Ra1 37. Bc3 Rxb1 38. Bxf6) 37. Bg5 Bd4 38. Nxd6 $14) 23... h6 24. Bxh6 Qf6 25.
Bxg7 Nxg7 26. Nxc7 Qxf3 27. Nd5 Rb3 28. Ba4 Rb7 (28... Rd3 $2 29. Qxb2 Bd4 30.
Qc1 $18 {and Black's kingside is weak.}) 29. Bc6 Rb3 30. Qd2 Be3 31. Nxe3 Qxe3
32. Qxd6 (32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. Rbg1 Kh8 34. Rxb2 Ne6 $11) 32... Rc3 $6 (32... Qd3
$1 33. Qxd3 Rxd3 $14) 33. Rbg1 Qxg1+ 34. Rxg1 Rc1 35. Qg3 Rxg1+ 36. Qxg1 Rc8
37. Qb6 Rxc6 38. Qxb2 Rg6 {Black establishes an almost impregnable fortress.}
39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Qb7 $6 ({Obviously Black was worried about} 40. Qf8 $1 Rf6 (
40... f6 $2 41. h3 Nh5 42. Kh2 Rg5 43. Qf7+ Kh6 44. h4 Rg4 45. Qf8+ Kh7 46. e5
$18) 41. Qe7 Rf4 42. Qe5 (42. Kg2 Kg6 43. h4 Ne6 44. e5 Kh5 $11) 42... Rg4 43.
h3 Rg6 44. Qc7 Kg8 45. Qd8+ Kh7 46. Qf8 Rf6 47. Qe7 Rf4 48. Qe5 Ne6 49. Kg2 Kg6
50. Kg3 Rf1 51. h4 Kh7 52. h5 Kg8 53. h6 Kh7 54. Kg2 Rf4 55. Qh5 Nf8 56. Kg3
Ng6 $11 {does not seem to improve matters either.}) 40... f5 $5 (40... Kg8 41.
Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qd7 Kg8 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qf8) 41. e5 (41. exf5 Rf6 $11) 41... Re6
42. Qd5 Rg6 {White's king is confined to the corner even if not it is not 100%
sure that White can prevail in this ending.} 43. Qf3 Re6 44. Qf4 Rg6 45. h3 Kg8
46. Kh2 Kh7 47. Qc4 Re6 48. Qd5 Rg6 49. Qd4 Kg8 50. Qc4+ Kh7 51. Qc7 Kg8 52. h4
Kh7 53. Kh3 Kh6 54. Qd7 Kh7 55. Qf7 Re6 56. Qc7 Rg6 57. Qb8 Nh5 58. Qa7+ Ng7
59. Qe3 Rh6 60. Kg3 Rg6+ 61. Kh3 (61. Kf3 Rg4 $1 $11) 61... Rh6 62. Qd3 Re6 63.
Qd5 Rg6 64. Qb5 Kh6 65. Qb3 Kh7 66. Qd5 Ne6 67. Kh2 Ng7 68. Qb5 Kh6 69. Qb3 Kh7
70. Qd5 Rg4 71. h5 Nxh5 72. Qf7+ Ng7 73. e6 Re4 74. e7 Kh6 75. Kg2 Rg4+ 76. Kf2
Re4 77. Kf3 Kh7 78. Qf6 Kg8 79. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.06.05"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Leventic, Ivan"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 {Archangelsk is one of the
most interesting variations in Spanish.} 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 {One of the main
lines. Once upon a time it was an automatic reply to Archangelsk but these
days it is not as popular as it was used to be.} (7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. a4 {
Enjoys a popularity these days.}) (7. c3 {is the most feared line.} Nxe4 (7...
Be7 8. d4 d6 9. Nbd2 O-O $14) 8. d4 Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 (10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5
d5 12. Nd2 g6 (12... Qd7 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bxe4 O-O-O 16. Bc2 Re8
17. a4 Nc4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bf4 $16) 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. fxg3 Be7 15. Nf3 O-O 16.
Bh6 Re8 17. Ne5 Bf8 (17... f5 18. Bxf5 Bg5 19. Qg4 Rxe5 20. Bxg5 gxf5 21. Rxf5
Re4 22. Bxd8+ Rxg4 23. Bxa5 $16) 18. Nxf7 Qe7 19. Bg5 Qe2 20. Nh6+ (20. Qb1 $2
Bg7 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qxg6 d4 $11) 20... Bxh6 21. Bxh6 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 (22. Bxd1
Nc4) 22... Nc4 23. Bb3 Rad8 $13 (23... Nxb2 24. Bxd5+ Bxd5 25. Rxd5 c4 26. Rd7
(26. Rd6 Rad8 27. Rdf6 a5 28. Rf7 Rd1 $132) 26... Nd3 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. h4 Re1
29. Rxe1 Nxe1 30. Re7 Nd3 31. Bg7+ Kg8 32. Bd4 Rd8 33. Rg7+ Kf8 34. Rxh7 b4 35.
Rh8+ (35. Rb7 $2 Rxd4 36. cxd4 c3 37. Rc7 Nc1) 35... Ke7 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 37. cxb4
Nxb4 38. Kf2 Nxa2 39. Ke3 Nb4 $13)) 10... Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4
(13. Qxd4 Be7 14. Qxg7 Kd7 $1) 13... c5 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 O-O 16. fxe4 dxe4
17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Qf3 Ne5 19. Qf5 Rae8 20. Nd2 b4 21. Bb2 g6 22. Qf4 Nc6 $13)
7... Bc5 8. c3 O-O $5 {I wanted to imitate Slovenian GM Planinec's play by
skipping d7-d6 for sometime. The main point is that after 9.Be3 black can play
in a different way than in usual lines.} (8... d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4
$13) 9. a4 (9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 (10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. d5 Bxe3 13. Rxe3
Re8 14. Nbd2 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 c6 $13) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. a4 d6 13. axb5 axb5
14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. d5 Na7 $13) 9... h6 $5 {This is a risky move. I did not want
to give him a second possibility to transpose to main lines.} (9... d6 10. d4
Bb6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 {transposes to the line stated above.}) 10. d4 Bb6
11. Nbd2 $6 {This is something I have never seen, white sacrifices a central
pawn.} (11. d5 Na5 12. Ba2 d6 13. b4 $6 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nbd2 Ng4 16. Re2
f5 17. h3 Nf6 $17) (11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Na3 d6 14. Nxb5 Na5 15. Bc2
Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 $13) 11... exd4 ({Of course I could have declined the pawn
with} 11... d6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 $11) 12. cxd4 Nxd4 $2 {
Reacting very badly.} (12... Bxd4 $1 13. e5 (13. Nxd4 $6 Nxd4 14. e5 Nxb3 15.
Nxb3 Nd5 16. Nc5 Bc6 $17) 13... Ng4 14. Ne4 (14. Nxd4 Qh4) 14... Bb6 15. Bf4
Re8 16. Bd5 Rb8 $17) 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. e5 Nh7 15. Nf3 Bxf3 (15... Bb6 16. Qd3
$44 {gives some compensation for white but I simply did not like the position.}
Kh8 (16... Re8 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qxh7 Re6 (18... Bxf3 19. Bxh6 Bxf2+ 20. Kf1
$40) 19. Be3 $40) (16... d6 17. Bc2 f5 18. Bf4 $44) 17. Bf4 $44) 16. Qxd4 {
He goes for the other bishop.} (16. Qxf3 c5 (16... d6 17. axb5 dxe5 18. bxa6
Qd6 19. Bc4 $16) 17. Bd5 Rb8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qg4 Kh8 20. Ra6 Qe7 $13) 16...
Bc6 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. Bc2 Qe7 $1 {I believe my opponent underestimated this
defensive move.} 19. Qh5 $2 $138 {My opponent who really got stuck around here
came up with some unexpected continuation and litteraly his game collapsed in
this stage.} (19. Qf5 $142 g6 20. Qh3 Qc5 (20... h5 $2 21. Bh6 Rfe8 22. Qc3 b4
23. Qd4 $16) 21. Bd3 h5 22. Bh6 Rfe8 $14 {White is better but nothing terrible.
}) 19... Qe6 20. Bf5 Qd5 21. Be4 Qc4 ({Unfortunately black can not win at once
with} 21... Nf6 $4 22. Bxd5 Nxh5 23. Bxc6 dxc6 24. g4 $18) 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 (22...
dxc6 $6 {is interesting having the idea to get rid of the weakness on d7.} 23.
Be3 $44) 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Qf5 Qd5 26. Qc2 Rc8 27. f4 {White has
still some compensation. If he succeeds to get his pawns on e5 and f5 it will
be difficult to convert the extra pawn.} d6 $5 {Black gives the pawn back with
this but I was hopring for a better NvsB type of scenario.} (27... f6 28. b3 $1
$44) (27... Nf8 28. f5 $44) 28. exd6 Qxd6 29. Qf5 Rd8 30. Qxb5 {He thinks he
will be safe with this move. Maybe it is true but still the position is far
from to be a draw.} (30. Qxf7 Nf6 31. h3 Qd4+ 32. Be3 Qxb2 33. Qxc7 Re8 $15)
30... Nf6 31. h3 Qd4+ 32. Be3 Qe4 33. Bd2 $6 {Very dangerous play. When black
exchanges queens the weakness of f4 will be more obvious.} Qd3 34. Qxd3 Rxd3
35. Re2 $6 (35. Ba5 $142 Nd5 $140 36. Rc1 $15) 35... Nd5 36. Kf2 f6 37. g3 (37.
Re8+ Kh7 38. Ke2 Rg3 39. Kf2 Rb3 $17) 37... Kg8 38. Be1 Rb3 39. Rc2 h5 40. h4
Kf7 41. Ba5 Ke6 42. Bxc7 Nb4 $1 {Now I was sure that I was heading for the
full point.} (42... Kf5 $2 43. Ba5 Kg4 44. Bc3 g6 45. Rc1 Nxc3 46. bxc3 Rb2+
47. Ke3 Rg2 (47... Kxg3 48. Rg1+ Kxh4 49. Rxg6) 48. c4 Rxg3+ 49. Ke4 f5+ 50.
Ke5 Re3+ 51. Kd6 Kxf4 52. c5 Kg3 53. c6 Kxh4 54. c7 Re8 55. c8=Q Rxc8 56. Rxc8
Kg4 (56... Kg3 57. Rg8 f4 58. Rxg6+ $11) 57. Ke5 h4 58. Rc1 h3 59. Kf6 f4 60.
Rg1+ Kh4 61. Ke5 g5 (61... f3 $2 62. Kf4 $1 $18) 62. Rh1 f3 63. Ke4 g4 64. Ke3
Kg3 65. Rg1+ Kh4 66. Rh1 $11) 43. Re2+ Kf5 44. Bd6 Nd3+ 45. Kg2 Nxb2 {I wanted
to be more practical.} (45... Kg4 46. f5 $1 (46. Ba3 $2 Nc1 47. Re7 Rxg3+ 48.
Kh2 Kxh4 49. Bb4 Nd3 50. Bd2 g5 51. fxg5 fxg5 52. b4 Rf3 53. Re2 Rf5 54. Bc3
Nf4 $19) 46... Kxf5 47. Ba3 $1 $15) 46. Kh3 Nd3 47. Ra2 Ke4 48. f5 (48. Kg2 Ke3
{and black's grip is unpleasant but probably white can hold.}) 48... Kxf5 (
48... Kf3 49. Bf8 $1 (49. Ra3 $2 Nf2+ 50. Kh2 Ng4+ 51. Kh3 Rxa3 52. Bxa3 Nh6
$19) 49... Nf2+ 50. Kh2 Ng4+ 51. Kh3 Rb1 52. Ra3+ Ke4 53. Ra4+ Kxf5 54. Ra5+
Kg6 55. Bc5 $17 {almost like in the game.}) 49. Ra5+ Ke6 50. Bc7 Kd7 51. Ra7
Ke6 52. Ra5 Rc3 53. Bb8 Rc8 54. Rb5 Nf2+ 55. Kg2 Ng4 56. Bf4 Rc2+ 57. Kg1 $1 {
He has to stay in the back rank.} (57. Kf3 $2 f5 58. Rb6+ Kf7 59. Rb7+ Kg6 60.
Rb6+ Kh7 61. Be3 Rc3 62. Re6 Kg8 63. Ke2 Kf7 $19) 57... g6 58. Ra5 Nf2 59. Kf1
Nd3 60. Bb8 Rc8 61. Rb5 Rc2 62. Ra5 Ne5 {Since the beginning of the endgame I
knew that the rook ending will be the only type of position with which I can
try to force matters.} 63. Bxe5 fxe5 64. Ra6+ Kf5 65. Rb6 e4 (65... Kg4 66.
Rxg6+ Kf3 67. Rf6+ Kxg3 68. Rf5 e4 69. Rxh5 Kf3 70. Rf5+ Ke3 71. h5 Rc1+ 72.
Kg2 $11) 66. Rb4 $1 {Excellent play! This looks like the only way.} Rc6 (66...
Ke5 67. Rb6 Kd4 68. Rxg6 Ke3 69. Rg5 Rf2+ 70. Ke1 Rh2 71. Kf1 $11) (66... Rd2
67. Ra4 e3 68. Rf4+ Ke5 69. Rf3 Ke4 70. Rf6 Ra2 (70... Kd3 71. Rd6+ Kc2 72. Ra6
Rf2+ 73. Ke1 Kd3 74. Rd6+ Ke4 75. Rxg6 $11) 71. Ke1 Rb2 72. Kf1 (72. Rxg6 $5
Kf3 73. Rf6+ Kxg3 74. Re6 Rb3 75. Ke2 Kxh4 76. Rg6 (76. Kf3 Kh3) 76... Kh3 77.
Rg8 h4 78. Kf3 Kh2 79. Rg2+ Kh1 80. Re2 $3 (80. Rg8 $2 {results in the famous
ending!} h3 81. Rg7 h2 82. Rg8 Rb1 83. Kxe3 Rg1 84. Ra8 Kg2 85. Rg8+ Kf1 86.
Rf8+ Ke1 87. Ra8 (87. Rb8 Kd1) 87... Rg3+ 88. Kf4 Rf3+ 89. Kg4 Rf1 $19) 80...
Ra3 (80... h3 81. Kg3 Rb1 82. Kxh3 $11) 81. Re1+ (81. Kg4 $2 Kg1 $19) 81... Kh2
82. Re2+ Kh3 83. Re1 e2+ 84. Kf2 Ra2 (84... Kg4 85. Rxe2 $11) 85. Rg1 $11 Rb2
86. Rg8 e1=Q+ 87. Kxe1 Rg2 88. Rh8 Kg3 89. Kf1 h3 90. Rg8+ Kh2 91. Rf8 $11)
72... Rd2 73. Ke1 Rc2 74. Kf1 Ra2 75. Ke1 Rd2 76. Kf1 Kd3 77. Rd6+ Kc2 78. Re6
Rf2+ 79. Ke1 Kd3 (79... Rf3 {after this almot everything makes a draw.} 80.
Rxg6 $11 (80. Ke2 Rxg3 81. Rxe3 Rg4 82. Re6 Kc3 83. Ke3 $11) (80. g4 hxg4 81.
Ke2 $11)) 80. Rd6+ Ke4 81. Rxg6 $11) 67. Kf2 Re6 68. Rb5+ Re5 (68... Kg4 $4 69.
Kg2 $18 {would really be stupid!}) 69. Rb6 e3+ {now the game peters out to be
a draw.} (69... Ra5 70. Rc6 Ra2+ 71. Ke3 Ra3+ 72. Kf2 Rf3+ 73. Kg2 Rd3 74. Kf2
Rd2+ 75. Ke3 $11) 70. Ke2 g5 71. hxg5 Kg4 72. g6 Rg5 (72... Kxg3 73. g7 Rg5 74.
Rb5 Rxg7 75. Rxh5 $11) 73. Kxe3 Kxg3 74. Rb1 Kg2 75. Rb2+ Kg3 76. Rb1 Kg2 77.
Rb2+ Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 {Bu oyunda uzun sureden beri ilk kez 1.e4 e5 e basvurdum.} 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {Latviya asilli Ispanyol GM Shirov ve
Ukraynali GM Onischuk un popularize ettigi bir varyant.} 6. c3 (6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7.
d4 b5 8. dxe5 (8. Bb3 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. f4 Nc6 $1 11. Qc3 Bb7 12. e5 Ne4 13.
Qe3 (13. Qe1 Nd4 $11) 13... Na5 $11) 8... Nxe4 9. Qd5 (9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Bd5 Bxf2+
11. Rxf2 Nxf2 12. Kxf2 Qh4+ 13. Kf1 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 O-O $44) 9... Qh4 10. g3 Nxg3
11. hxg3 Qxg3+ 12. Kh1 (12. Qg2 Qxg2+ 13. Kxg2 bxa4) 12... Qh3+ 13. Kg1 Rb8 14.
Bb3 (14. Qxc5 Bb7 15. f3 Qg3+ 16. Kh1 Bxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 18. Kh2 Rb6 $19)
14... Bb7 15. Qxf7+ Kd8 16. Bg5+ (16. Bd5 Qg4+ 17. Kh2 Rf8) 16... Kc8) 6... b5
7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 Bg4 $1 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 O-O 11. axb5 (11. Nbd2 d5 $1) 11...
axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. b4 Bb6 14. Bg5 {[#]} (14. Na3 Na7 15. Bg5 Nd7) 14... Nd8
$1 {Siyahlarin ati kacmayacagi John un aklina gelmedi.f4 karesinin zayifligi
duble erlerin kini karsiliyor.} 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. g4 (16. Nbd2 Ne6) 16... Bg6
17. Nh4 Ne6 18. Kh2 (18. Qf3 Ng5 19. Qg2 Qa2 $19) 18... Nf4 19. Ng2 Nxg2 20.
Kxg2 f5 21. Nd2 fxe4 22. dxe4 Qc6 $2 (22... f5 $1 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. Bd5 c6 25.
exf5 Bxf5 $1 (25... cxd5 $2 26. fxg6 d4+ 27. f3 dxc3 28. Ne4 $18) 26. Be4 Be6
27. Qc2 d5 $1 28. Bxh7 e4 $17) (22... Rd8) 23. Qf3 Bd4 24. Nb1 Bb6 (24... d5 {
benim varyanta girerken ana fikrimdi.} 25. exd5 Qc4 26. Na3 $1 {gozumden kacan
hamleydi.Fakat son anda varyanti gordum.} (26. Bxg6 $2 fxg6 27. Qe4 Rf4 28. Qc2
Qxd5+ $17) 26... Qxc3 27. Qxc3 Bxc3 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Nxb5 Bxb4 30. Nxc7 Rc8 (
30... Rd8 31. Rd1 Bc5 32. Kf3 Bd4 33. Ke4 Bxf2 34. d6) 31. Rb1 $14) 25. h4 {
Bu hamleyle John beraberlik onerdi.Bu teklifi benim reddetmem de ilginc cunku
siyahlar artik kotu vaziyetteler.} f6 26. Nd2 Kg7 27. h5 Be8 28. Rg1 $2 (28.
Ra1 $16 {siyahlari cok muskul duruma sokardi.}) (28. g5 $2 Qd7) 28... Kh8 29.
Bb3 Qd7 30. Nf1 Qg7 31. Ng3 Bd7 32. Nf5 Qg5 33. Ra1 Qd2 (33... Bxf5 34. exf5
Kg7 $11) 34. Ra2 Qc1 35. Ne7 Qg5 36. Kg3 Qc1 37. Kg2 (37. Ra8 $2 Qg1+ 38. Kh3
Bxg4+ $19) 37... Qg5 38. Kg3 Qc1 39. Kg2 Qg5 40. Kg3 {Burada 5 saniyeleri
kalmis olmasina karsin siyahlar berabere ilan ettiler. Bu ilam oncesi 40...Vc1
de notasyon kagidina yazmayi ihmal etmediler.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 $1 ({The immediate
exchange is not preferred because of} 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Ra3 $5 (14.
Ra4 $5)) 13. Re1 (13. d5 Ne7 14. Bc2 Qe8 (14... Qd7 15. Na3 $5 (15. c4 Ng6 16.
h3 Bxh3 17. gxh3 Qxh3 18. Ng5 Qg3+ 19. Kh1 Qh4+ 20. Kg2 h6 21. Nh3 Nxe4 22. Qe2
f5 23. Ra3 Rf6 $44 {Karjakin-Radjabov, Cap d'Adge (rapid) 2006.}) 15... Nexd5
16. h3 (16. exd5 e4) 16... Bh5 17. exd5 e4 18. Bg5 Bxf3 (18... exf3 $2 19. Bxf6
gxf6 20. Be4 fxg2 21. Qxh5 gxf1=Q+ 22. Rxf1 Rfe8 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Bf5 $18) 19.
Qd2 e3 20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Be4 22. Rxf6 Bxc2 23. Rf4 Bg6 $44 {
Nakamura-Shirov from the same tournament.}) 15. Na3 $1 (15. c4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5
17. Bd3 e4 18. Be2 exf3 19. Bxf3 Ng6 20. Bxg4 fxg4 21. Ra3 (21. Qxg4 $4 Rxf2)
21... Nh4 $44) 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bd3 e4 18. Be2 exf3 19. Bxf3 Qh5 20.
Nc4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Nxd5 23. Rd1 Nf6 24. b4 $14 {and White presses.
}) 13... Bxf3 (13... exd4 14. Nbxd4 $1 (14. cxd4) 14... Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16.
gxf3 Bxd4 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxd4 Nd7 (18... Nh5 19. Qd5) 19. Ra3 $1 $14) 14.
gxf3 Nh5 15. Kh1 Qf6 16. Rg1 exd4 17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Bd5 dxc3 19. Bxc6 cxb2 20.
Rb1 Bxf2 21. Rg2 Rb6 22. Bd7 (22. Qd5 Bc5 23. Rbxb2 Rxc6 $3 24. Qxc6 Ng3+ 25.
hxg3 Qxg5 $11 {Ivanchuk-Shirov, Wijk aan Zee 2010.}) (22. Rxf2 Qxg5 23. Rc2
Rxc6 $1 {I believe this should equalise.} (23... Nf4 $6 24. Qf1 $1 $14 {
Leko-Caruana, Wijk aan Zee 2010.}) 24. Rxc6 Qxb5 25. Rxc7 Nf4 26. Qxd6 (26. Rc2
d5 27. Rcxb2 Qd3 28. exd5 Qxd5 $11) 26... Qb3 (26... Qe2 27. Qxf4 Qd3 $11) 27.
Qxf4 Qd3 $11) 22... Bc5 23. Na7 Ra8 $4 (23... h6 $1 24. Bxh6 d5 $1 25. Rg5 (25.
Nc6 Qd6 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. exd5 Ra8 28. Bf5 Ra1 29. Bd2 Rb3 30. Re2 g6 31. Be4
Rxb1+ 32. Bxb1 Nf6 $44) (25. Bg5 $6 Ra8 $3 26. Nc6 Qc3 27. exd5 (27. Rc2 Qb3
28. Rxc5 (28. Rbxb2 $2 Ra1 29. Qxa1 Qxf3+ 30. Rg2 Rxb2) 28... Qxd1+ 29. Rxd1
Ra2 $3 30. Rcc1 bxc1=Q 31. Bxc1 Rb1) 27... Ra1 28. Bf5 g6 29. Bc2 Rba6 30. Rg4
Rxb1 31. Bxb1 Ra1 32. Kg2 Be3 33. Bxe3 Qxe3 $17) 25... Qe7 26. Bc6 Ra8 $3 27.
Bxa8 (27. Rxh5 Rxa7) 27... Rxh6 28. Qxd5 Qf6 (28... Bxa7 29. Rxh5) 29. Qxc5
Qxf3+ 30. Rg2 Ng3+ 31. Kg1 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Ng3+ $11) 24. Nc6 Rxc6 25. Bxc6 (25.
Bxc6 Ra1 {Black is threatening Qd4 but...} 26. Rgxb2 Qxb2 27. Rxa1 {It looks
like Shirov overlooked this motif.}) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bc2 Qd7 (
14... Qe8 15. Na3 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bd3 e4 18. Be2 exf3 19. Bxf3 Qh5 20. Nc4
{Motylev offered a draw here to Serbian GM Todorovic whose initials are also
GM (Goran M?)} Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Nxd5 23. Rd1 Nf6 24. b4 $14 {
and White may really press here due to bad bishop on b6.} (24. Ra6 Nd7)) 15.
Na3 Nexd5 16. h3 Bh5 17. exd5 e4 18. Bg5 (18. g4 Nxg4 19. Ng5 Nf6 20. Qd2 Rfe8
21. Qf4 (21. Nc4 h6 22. Ba4 Qf5 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. Nxb6 cxb6 25. Qf4 Qxf4 26.
Bxf4 hxg5 27. Bxg5 Nxd5 $44) 21... Be2 22. Re1 Bd3 23. Bxd3 exd3 24. Bd2 h6 25.
Ne4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Qxh3 27. Qg4 Qxg4+ 28. Rxg4 Re2 $44) 18... Bxf3 19. Qd2 e3
20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Be4 22. Rxf6 Bxc2 23. Rf4 Bg6 24. Nc4 {Now the other
bishop becomes bad!} Ra8 25. Na5 Rfe8 26. Ra3 Be4 27. c4 g5 $1 {Excellent!
Black has to play very aggressively on the kingside to exploit the inertia of
the Na5.} 28. Rf1 g4 29. h4 $6 (29. hxg4 Qxg4 30. Nc6 Rxa3 31. bxa3 Bg6 32. Rf4
Qg3 33. Rf3 Qg4 34. Nd4 Qe4 $44) 29... Qe7 30. Qf2 Bg6 31. b4 h5 32. Rc3 Qe5
33. Rb3 Qe4 34. Rc3 Qe5 35. Rfc1 Be4 36. Qf4 g3 37. Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Ra3 Kg7 39.
Rf1 Ree8 40. Rfa1 Re5 $2 {A critical moment for the game.} (40... Bg6 $1 $11
41. e4 $140 $2 Rxe4 42. Rxg3 Rxc4 $17) 41. Nb3 Rxa3 42. Rxa3 Bxd5 $1 43. Nd2 (
43. cxd5 $2 Rxe3 44. Kf1 Kg6 $17 {with the eternal pin on the knight things
may become ugly for White.}) 43... Be6 44. e4 Bg4 45. Rxg3 f5 46. Re3 Re8 47.
Kf2 Ra8 48. exf5 Ra2 49. Rd3 Bxf5 50. Rd5 Be6 51. Rg5+ Kh6 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53. Kd4
Ra1 54. g3 Rd1 55. Kc3 Rg1 56. b5 Rc1+ 57. Kd3 Bf7 58. Nb3 $3 {The only way to
make any progress in the position.} Rd1+ (58... Bxc4+ 59. Kd2 Rf1 60. Nd4 {
and the bishop cannot return to a square which can protect Black against the
lethal check on f5.}) 59. Ke2 Rb1 60. Nd4 Bxc4+ 61. Kd2 d5 62. Nf5+ Kh7 63.
Rxh5+ Kg6 64. Rg5+ Kf6 65. Ne3 Rb2+ 66. Kd1 Be2+ 67. Kc1 Rxb5 68. Kd2 $1 (68.
Nxd5+ $2 Kf7 69. Rf5+ Ke6 70. Rf2 Rxd5 71. Rxe2+ Kf5 72. Re8 Kg4 73. Rg8+ Kh5
$11) 68... Rb2+ 69. Kc3 Rb5 70. Nxd5+ Kf7 71. Re5 Bg4 72. Re7+ {Excellent play
by White and Black is losing since the king has no square it can occupy around
the g3, h4 tandem.} Kf8 73. Re4 Bf5 (73... Rxd5 74. Rxg4 {should win.}) 74.
Nxc7 Rc5+ 75. Rc4 Re5 76. Rf4 Ke7 77. Kd4 Ra5 78. Nd5+ Ke6 79. Nc3 $18 Ra8 80.
g4 Bh7 81. Ke3 Rc8 82. Ne2 Ke5 83. Ra4 Rb8 84. Nd4 Rb1 85. Ra5+ Kf6 86. Kf4
Rf1+ 87. Nf3 Bc2 88. Kg3 Rb1 89. Ra6+ Kg7 90. Nd4 Bd3 91. Rd6 Kf7 92. Kf4 Ra1
93. h5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Neubauer, Martin"]
[Black "Guadalpi, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2317"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Be3 h6 10. Nbd2 Ng4 11. Bxc5 dxc5 12. Bd5 Qd6 13. h3 Nf6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6
15. Nxe5 Qd6 16. f4 Bb7 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Qe3 Nh5 20. Nb3 c4 21.
Nc5 Ba8 22. dxc4 (22. d4 {is strongly met by} f6 23. Ng6 f5 {, with
counterplay.}) ({Yet, after} 22. g4 f6 23. Ng6 Ng3 24. Rfe1 {White has a large
advantage.}) 22... Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 24. Kh2 Red8 25. Nxa6 Rf1 26. Qe2 $4 ({
A big mistake. After} 26. Nd3 bxc4 27. Nf2 {White retains good chances.}) {
[%tqu "En","How to punish White for his last careless move?","Exploit an
unfortunate position of the White queen.","Sacrifice your rook!","f1h1","This
is a nice touch!",3]} 26... Rh1+ $1 {[%csl Re2,Rh2,Gh5][%cal Gh5g3] Winning
the queen and the game.} 27. Kxh1 Ng3+ 28. Kh2 Nxe2 29. cxb5 Bxe4 30. Nxc7 Nxf4
31. Nc4 Nd5 32. Na6 Bd3 33. b3 Rc8 34. b6 Bxc4 35. b7 Bxa6 36. bxc8=Q+ Bxc8 37.
c4 Nb4 38. a3 Nc2 39. a4 Kf8 40. Kg3 Ke7 41. Kf4 Kd6 42. h4 Kc5 43. g4 Nd4 44.
g5 Ne6+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Muhammad, Stephen A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5 d5 12. a4 Qd7 13. f3 Nd6 14. Re1+ Kd8 15.
Ne3 Ndc4 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bf5 (17. Na3 $5 {was another good option for White.
war eine weitere gute Möglichkeit für Weiß.}) 17... Nxe3 18. Bxd7 Nxd1 19. Bxb5
Bd6 (19... c4 20. Rxd1 Bc5+ 21. Kf1 Kc7 {deserved here serious attention.
verdiente hier ernste Aufmerksamkeit.}) 20. Rxd1 Kc7 21. Nd2 Bc6 22. Bd3 Rhe8
23. c4 dxc4 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxc4 f6 27. Be3 Rb8 $4 ({A
terrible blunder. After Ein schrecklicher Bock. Nach} 27... Re8 {or 27...g5
Black would retain equal chances. oder 27...g5 würde Schwarz gleiche Chancen
behalten.}) {[%tqu "En","How would you punish Black's last careless move?",
"Use the disharmony in the placement of Black's pieces.","Use your rook for
the decisive blow.","d1d6","Winning a piece and the game.",3,"De","Wie würden
Sie die letzte schwarze Unvorsichtigkeit bestrafen?","Nutzen Sie die
Disharmonie der schwarzen Figuren aus.","Versetzen Sie mit Ihrem Turm den
entscheidenden Schlag.","d1d6","Gewinnt eine Figur und die Partie.",3]} 28.
Rxd6 $1 {[%csl Rb8,Rc7,Gd6,Ge3][%cal Ge3f4]} (28. Rxd6 {This thematic
sacrifice wins on the spot. Black resigned in view of the line: Dieses
thematische Opfer gewinnt auf der Stelle. Schwarz gab auf, denn nach} Kxd6 29.
Bf4+ Kd7 30. Bxb8 {, and White is a piece up. hat Weiß eine Figur mehr.}) 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 35th"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2016.06.25"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Zilka, Stepan"]
[Black "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 $5
{Diagramm [#] stellt einen interessanten neuen Versuch dar, der zuletzt von
Caruana auf höchstem Niveau eingesetzt wurde. Schwarz muss den Fehdehandschuh
aufnehmen, da das natürliche 8...Tb8 ein Zugeständnis wäre.} (8. d4 {ist die
Hauptvariante, die ähnlich forciert ist wie die Partiefortsetzung. Lampert
konnte dort vor wenigen Monaten problemlos ausgleichen} dxe4 9. Nbd2 (9. Nxe5)
(9. dxe5 $5) 9... exf3 10. Qxf3 Be7 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qf3 exd4 13. Ne4 O-O 14.
Rd1 c5 $1 15. cxd4 c4 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Be4 Rb8 18. Bf4 Rb6 $11 {1-0 (41)
Beliavsky,A (2630)-Lampert,J (2472) Reykjavik ISL 2016}) 8... dxe4 $1 (8... Rb8
9. axb5 axb5 10. d4 $146 {ist aufgrund der offenen a-Linie besser für Weiß als
die Hauptvariante} (10. exd5 $6 Qxd5 11. d4 exd4 12. Re1+ Be6 13. Bb3 Qd6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (38) Kantans,T (2498)-Beliavsky,A (2603) Teplice CZE 2016})) 9. axb5
exf3 (9... Bg4 {wurde von Onischuk gespielt, Caruana konnte in den
komplizierten Stellungen jedoch die Oberhand behalten} 10. bxc6 exf3 11. gxf3
Be6 12. Ra5 Qd6 13. f4 $1 {bereitet die Befreiung der Läufer vor} e4 14. d4
exd3 15. Qxd3 O-O 16. Qxd6 Bxd6 $13 {1-0 (28) Caruana,F (2795)-Onischuk,A 
(2664) Saint Louis USA 2016}) 10. Qxf3 e4 11. Bxe4 Ne5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. d4 $1 (
13. Bxa8 {gewinnt ersteinmal Material, nach} Nd3 $1 {hinkt Weiß jedoch
deutlich in der Entwicklung heinterher und ist einem gefährlichen Angriff
ausgesetzt, in dem alle schwarzen Figuren eingesetzt werden.} 14. h3 Re8 15.
Qd1 $2 (15. Qf3 $8 axb5 $44) 15... Bxh3 $1 $40 16. Bf3 Qd6 17. b4 Bxf2+ 18.
Rxf2 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Qh2 20. Qf1 Ne4+ 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. d3 Bxg2 23. Qxg2 Re2+ 24.
Kxe2 Qxg2+ 25. Ke3 axb5 26. Nd2 h5 27. Nf3 g5 28. Bd2 g4 29. Ng5 f6 30. Ne4 f5
31. Nf6+ Kf7 32. Nxh5 Qh3+ 33. Kd4 Qxh5 34. Bf4 Qh8+ 35. Be5 Qd8+ 36. Ke3 Qd5
37. Bxc7 Qf3+ 38. Kd4 g3 39. c4 bxc4 40. dxc4 f4 41. b5 g2 42. b6 Qe3+ 43. Kd5
g1=R {0-1 (43) Feuerstack,A (2461)-Kollars,D (2410) Bargteheide CZE 2015})
13... Bg4 14. Qc2 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf3+ $1 {Diagramm [#] nachdem Zilka bis zu
diesem Zeitpunkt alle Züge heruntergeblitzt hatte, musste er nun bereits Zeit
investieren - unverständlich, da ...Sf3+ einerseits die erste Wahl der Engine
ist, andererseits der einzig bisher gespielte Zug, der zudem von einem
Vereinskollegen Lamperts angewandt wurde. Schlechte Vorbereitung des Tschechen,
welche in solch scharfen Stellungen schnell zum Verhängnis wird.} 16. gxf3 (16.
Kh1 $2 f5 17. Qe6+ Kh8 18. dxc5 Re8 $40) 16... Bh3 17. Re1 $146 (17. dxc5 {
damit wurde Lamperts Hamburger Vereinskollege Jonathan Carlstedt konfrontiert.
Das Opfer der Qualität stellt Schwarz jedoch vor keinerlei Probleme, vielmehr
muss Weiß aufgrund des schwachen Königs bereits um seine Stellung bangen.} Bxf1
18. Kxf1 Qd1+ 19. Qe1 Qxf3 20. Be3 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nd2 Qh1+ 23. Ke2 Qxh2
$13 24. Nf3 Qh3 25. Qd1 Qe6 26. Qd3 c6 27. Ng5 Qc4 28. Qxc4 bxc4 29. Nf3 f6 30.
Nd4 Ra6 31. Nc2 Ra8 32. Nd4 Ra6 33. Nf5 h5 34. Nd6 Ra4 35. Nc8 Kf7 36. Nb6 Ra1
37. Nxc4 h4 38. Bf4 g5 39. Bb8 g4 40. b4 Ke6 41. b5 cxb5 42. Nb6 g3 43. fxg3 h3
44. c6 h2 45. c7 h1=Q 46. c8=Q+ Kf7 47. Qd7+ Kg6 48. Qg4+ Kf7 49. Qd7+ {
1/2-1/2 (49) Popov,I (2661)-Carlstedt,J (2442) Skopje MKD 2015}) 17... Bd6 18.
Rxa6 Rb8 {Weiß hat satte drei Mehrbauern, hinkt in der Entwicklung jedoch
deutlich hinterher und der Monarch auf g1 macht ebenfalls keinen zufriedenen
Eindruck.} 19. c4 $2 {Diagramm [#] klebt am Material und vernachlässigt
weiterhin die Entwicklung der Leichtfiguren} (19. Bf4 $142 Rxb5 20. Bg3 Rxb2
$44 {Auch hier gefällt die schwarze Stellung deutlich besser - der weiße
Mehrbauer wird durch die sicherere Königsstellung und das Läuferpaar mehr
als kompensiert}) 19... Qf6 20. Rxd6 $8 (20. c5 Rbe8 $3 {dieses
Ablenkungsmanöver ist die teuflische Idee Lamperts} 21. Qxe8 (21. cxd6 Qg6+ 22.
Qxg6 Rxe1#) 21... Qg6+ 22. Kh1 Qg2#) 20... cxd6 21. Bf4 {Materiell ist Weiß
immer noch im Soll, doch der schwarze Angriff ist noch lange nicht vorbei} (21.
Qf4 Rbe8 $1 22. Rd1 Qg6+ 23. Qg3 Qc2 $19) 21... Bd7 $1 {erobert die e-Linie}
22. Be3 (22. Nc3 Rbe8 23. Qb1 Qxf4 $19) 22... Bf5 23. Qf4 Qg6+ 24. Qg3 Bxb1 25.
Qxg6 Bxg6 {Lampert hat nun einen ganzen Turm mehr, die weißen Bauern am
Damenflügel sorgen noch für etwas Kopfzerbrechen, doch das schwarze Material
wird sich durchsetzen.} 26. Bf4 Rb6 27. d5 Bd3 28. b3 Bc2 29. Re3 f6 30. Rc3
Bf5 31. Kg2 Rc8 32. Rc1 Bd7 33. Ra1 Bxb5 $1 34. cxb5 g5 35. Bc1 Rxb5 36. Bb2
Kf7 37. Ra7+ Kg6 38. Ba3 Rxd5 $19 {Diagramm [#] Lampert hat gut abgewickelt
und der Rest ist unkompliziert} 39. Rd7 Rc3 40. Rxd6 Rxd6 41. Bxd6 Rxb3 42. h3
Kf5 43. Bc7 Rb7 44. Ba5 Ke6 45. Bc3 f5 46. Bd2 f4 47. Bc3 Rb3 48. Bg7 Kf5 49.
Bd4 h5 50. Bg7 g4 51. hxg4+ hxg4 52. fxg4+ Kxg4 53. Bd4 f3+ 54. Kh2 Rb7 55. Be5
Rh7+ 56. Kg1 Kh3 57. Kh1 Rd7 58. Bh2 Rd1+ 59. Bg1 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial op-A 16th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2018.07.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Sengupta, Deep"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Bartel,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The game was played during the 4th round of the Najdorf Memorial. Both
players had scored 3/3 so far and were ready for a merciless battle.} 1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {As my opponent has a
wide repertoire, it was almost impossible to guess which line may appear at
the board. Starting from this moment I was on my own. Of course, I knew some
positions and ideas, but I didn't go over them before the round.} 7. d3 d6 8.
c3 O-O 9. Bg5 {A very common idea these days. When Black has already played
d7-d6 (there is no Bc5-e7 idea) this move usually leads to very sharp
positions.} h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 {The same position, but with Black's pawns
on a7-b7 instead of a6-b5 and the white bishop at c4, can be reached from the
Italian. The difference is significant, as now the d5-square can play a key
role, as there are hanging pieces on the h1-a8 diagonal.} Bb6 {Typical,
prophylactic move.} 12. Nbd2 ({Pretty natural. It was also possible to play
something like} 12. a4 b4 13. Nbd2 {, but I wasn't sure if that's useful for
White or not.}) 12... Bg4 ({There is nothing wrong with the move in the game,
but it seems it's not so easy to play the game with the bishop a bit out of
the play. There were multiple, more natural, options for Black, for example} 
12... Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Re1 Be6) ({or even} 12... Bd7 13. Re1 Ne7 14. d4 Ng6 {
since the e5-pawn isn't hanging:} 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxf2+
18. Kxf2 Ng4+ 19. Kg1 Nxe5 {and Black should be fine.}) 13. h3 Bh5 14. Re1 {
Nothing new under the sun so far. White is playing normal moves. I have a
feeling, however, that this is the kind of position which looks good for Black
on your computer, but when it comes to playing it, it's much tougher.} Bg6 $6 {
A questionable choice and the beginning of the wrong plan.} ({There were
numerous options here, but} 14... Ne7 {looks like the wisest choice - the
knight is no longer hanging and even the idea of Ne7-g6-f4 is not that stupid.}
) 15. Nf1 Nh5 $6 {The continuation of Black's plan.} (15... Qd7 16. Ne3 Rad8 {
was, I think, better and far simpler, with dynamic equality.}) 16. d4 $5 {
Following the old rule - attack in the centre when your opponent is playing on
the flank.} ({There was an option of immediate pressure with} 16. Bd5 Qd7 17.
h4 {, but it even didn't cross my mind at this moment.}) 16... Qe8 ({The
problem is that after} 16... exd4 17. Bd5 $1 Qd7 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxa8 Ne6 20.
Bd5 {Black is worse}) 17. Bd5 $2 ({It looks like the most natural move, but
it's a mistake! There is not so much to gain by placing the bishop on d5,
while it would be great to place the knight on e3. So that it's clear that the
best was} 17. Bh2 $1 Nf6 (17... Rd8 $2 18. Ne3 $16) (17... exd4 18. cxd4 {
White is dominating the centre.}) 18. Ne3 $5 exd4 19. cxd4 Bxe4 20. Nf5 Bxf5
21. Rxe8 Raxe8 22. h4 $1 $14) 17... Rd8 ({It was possible to sacrifice an
exchange with} 17... exd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. cxd4 {, but
compensation, let's say after} Qa7 21. Qd2 Bxd4 22. Rad1 Bb6 23. h4 {is
questionable.}) 18. h4 $5 {This move is very tempting and sharp. There were
other moves like, eg. 18.a4, but I think the move from the game is the most
logical.} exd4 ({The alternative was} 18... g4 19. N3h2 exd4 20. Nxg4 dxc3 21.
bxc3 {, but it looks very dangerous for Black}) 19. hxg5 ({I didn't really
consider} 19. cxd4 {as I felt that after} g4 20. N3h2 Nxd4 21. Nxg4 c6 {
Black should be fine}) 19... dxc3 $1 {This move came as a surprise ( which is
strange, as it's pretty natural). I was sure that my position should be close
to winning, but ther reality is totally different - the position is just very
unclear.} (19... Nxg3 {was worse:} 20. Nxg3 dxc3 21. Nf5 {looks quite
promising for White.}) 20. Bh4 $2 {Objectively, a mistake. In the game between
humans it's, however, kind of an interesting move.} ({It was an option to go
for} 20. bxc3 {, but after} Nxg3 21. Nxg3 Ne5 22. gxh6 (22. Nxe5 Qxe5) 22...
Qe7 $1 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Qg4 Kh7 {the black king is very safe, while the
counter-chances on the g-file are getting more and more dangerous. Objectively,
the position is balanced, but I think it's easier to make a mistake playing
White.}) 20... cxb2 ({Also possible was} 20... hxg5 $5 {, but here it's just a
complicated position after, let's say} 21. Bxg5 cxb2 22. Rb1 Ne5 $5 ({Another
possibility is} 22... Ne7 23. Rxb2 Nxd5 $1 24. exd5 Qd7 25. Bxd8 Qxd8 $13) 23.
Rxb2 Nxf3+ (23... Kg7 $5 24. Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Nxe5 dxe5 $44) 24. Qxf3 Qe5 25. Bxd8
Qxb2 26. Bh4 {with a complicated, unstandard position.}) 21. Rb1 Nb4 $2 {
Soon after my risky decision, Black blunders.} (21... Ne5 $1 {During the game
I was afraid of} 22. gxh6 (22. Rxb2 $2 c6 23. Bb3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qe5 $19) 22...
c6 ({Even stronger is the slightly unhuman,} 22... Kh7 $1 {as taking the rook
is not really an option, and after} 23. Ng5+ Kh8 24. Rxb2 Nf4 {the black
pieces are far more active and Black is almost winning!}) 23. Bb3 c5) 22. gxh6
Nf4 $5 ({It was hard to find a better move, so the text move is interesting.
Also after} 22... Nxd5 23. exd5 Qd7 24. Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Rxb2 {Black was in
trouble.}) 23. Qd2 $2 {When I realised that the g7-square isn't covered, I
immediately decided that manoeuvre Qd1-d2-c3 must be played. It was better,
however, to calm down and look for other options.} ({I didn't even consider
the winning move. After} 23. Ne3 $1 {the last piece is entering into the main
theatre of the battle and Black is on the verge of losing.} Qd7 (23... Bxe3 24.
Rxe3 c5 (24... Nbxd5 25. exd5 Qd7 26. Qd4 f6 27. Rxb2 $18) 25. Qd2 $5 $18) 24.
Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Qb3 $16) 23... Nbd3 24. Qc3 Ne5 {Black has managed to put pieces
on very active squares and - at the same time - defend against mate. It's not
too surprising that all three results are very possible now.} 25. N1h2 $2 ({
I only checked} 25. Bxd8 $2 {which is bad, as after} Qxd8 26. Rxb2 Qf6 $1 27.
Nxe5 dxe5 {Black is just better, with serious pressure and easy play.}) ({
Again, I didn't even spot the strongest move, which was} 25. Bf6 $1 {which
would lead to some insane complications after} c6 26. Bb3 Nfd3 27. Re2 Nxf3+
28. gxf3 Nf4 29. Rexb2 Nh5 $13) 25... b4 $2 {Black, again, is returning the
favour. Now White is on top until the end of the game.} ({Both players saw the
best} 25... Nxd5 $1 26. exd5 f6 $1 27. Rxb2 Qf7 28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. Ng4 {but,
luckily for me, Sengupta didn't evaluate this properly. Here, after} Rd6 {
Black's position is consolidated and almost winning - material is equal, but
White's structure is very poor and that's decisive.}) 26. Qxb2 Nfd3 $2 ({
It was still possible to create some problems for White with} 26... Nxd5 $1 27.
Bxd8 (27. exd5 $2 f6 $1 $13) 27... Nc3 28. Bf6 Qe6 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Rbc1 $16 {
where White is much better, but the pair of bishops gives some hopes.}) 27. Qd2
Nxe1 $2 {White didn't want to take an exchange, because at many moments it
looked like a mistake. Luckily, my opponent was more greedy and because of it
he lost this game. Black, because of lost coordination, now has a hopeless
position, but with this move it's just very easy, as Black's king is
undefended.} (27... Kh7 $1 28. Nxe5 Nxe5 29. Kh1 $1 f6 30. f4 $18) 28. Rxe1 c6
29. Qf4 {Other moves were winning as well, but it's just best and easiest.} Bd4
{What else?} (29... Nd7 30. Bf6 {with...mate in 9!}) 30. Nxd4 Kh7 31. Nxc6 Nxc6
32. Ng4 (32. Nf3 $18) 32... f5 33. Nf6+ Rxf6 34. Bxf6 {Now White is apawn up
and the attack is still in progress. The rest is easy.} Rc8 35. Qxd6 fxe4 36.
Rc1 e3 37. Bxc6 e2 38. Bxe8 Rxc1+ 39. Kh2 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Rb8 $5 {N!/\13 d5 Be3.} (12... Qb8
13. d5 Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc2 $36 {63/297}) 13. Bc2 Re8 14. a3 {/\Nf1-g3} (
14. Nf1 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4) 14... Na7 {/\><e4.} 15. a4 Nc6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bd3
b4 18. d5 (18. Bb5 bxc3 19. bxc3 exd4 20. Nxd4 (20. cxd4 Nxe4 21. d5 Nc3 22.
Qc1 (22. Qc2 Nxd5 23. Bxb6 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 cxb6 25. Bxc6 Nb4 $17) (22. Qb3 Bxe3
23. fxe3 Nxb5 $17 24. dxc6 Bxc6) 22... Nxb5 23. dxc6 Bc8 24. Nc4 Bxe3 25. Nxe3
Be6 26. Rb1 Qf6 $17) 20... Bxd4 21. cxd4 Nxe4 22. d5 Nc3 23. Qc1 (23. Qc2 Nxd5
24. Bxc6 Nb4 $17) (23. Qb3 Nxb5 24. Qxb5 Ba8 $17 (24... Ne7 25. Ba7 $18)) 23...
Nxb5 24. dxc6 Bc8 25. Ra5 Qf6 26. Ba7 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Nxa7 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29. Rxa7
Qd4 30. Qe4+ (30. Rxc7 Qxd2 31. Qxf7 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. f4 Qd4) 30... Qxe4
31. Nxe4 Bf5 32. Ng3 Be6 33. Rxc7 Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Rc1 35. Ne4 (35. Ne2 Rc4 $17)
35... d5) 18... bxc3 19. bxc3 (19. Nc4 cxb2 20. Rb1 Nb4 21. Nxb6 Nxd3 22. Qxd3
cxb6 23. Rxb2 Bc8 24. Reb1 b5) 19... Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Ne7 21. c4 c6 22. Bf1 Qc7
23. Ne1 Ra8 24. Rb1 $6 (24. Rea3 Rxa3 25. Rxa3 Rb8 $10) 24... Ra7 25. Reb3 Rea8
26. Nd3 Bc8 27. Nb4 Bd7 28. R3b2 Ra4 29. Bd3 Qa7 30. Nc2 Bc8 31. Nb4 Qc5 32.
Bc2 Ra3 33. Qe1 Nh5 34. Nb3 Qb6 (34... Qxc4 $2 35. Bd3 $18) 35. dxc6 Nxc6 36.
Nd5 Qd8 37. Bd1 Nf4 38. Rd2 Ne6 39. Bg4 Rb8 40. Rdb2 Qg5 $6 41. Qd1 Ra7 42. Nd2
Rxb2 43. Rxb2 Qd8 44. Rb6 Bd7 45. Nf3 $6 (45. Nf1 $32) 45... Be8 46. Rb2 Nc5
47. Nc3 Ra3 48. Nb5 Rd3 49. Qb1 (49. Rd2 Nb4 (49... Rxd2 50. Qxd2 (50. Nxd2 Nd4
51. Nxd4 exd4 $17) 50... Nxe4 51. Qd5 Nf6 52. Qxd6 Nxg4 53. hxg4 Qxd6 54. Nxd6
Bd7 55. g5 h5 $15) 50. Rxd3 Nbxd3 51. Ne1 Nxe1 52. Qxe1 Qb6 53. Qb1 Kf8 $17)
49... Na5 50. Ne1 Rb3 51. Rxb3 Naxb3 52. Nf3 Kf8 $1 $17 53. Qd1 Ke7 54. Nh4 $6
(54. Ne1 Bc6 55. Bf3) 54... g6 55. Nc3 Kf8 $6 (55... Bc6 56. Be2 Qa5 57. Nd5+
Bxd5 58. cxd5 Qc3 $19 {><e4}) 56. g3 Nd4 57. Nf3 $1 Ncb3 (57... h5 58. Nxd4
exd4 59. Qxd4 hxg4 60. Qh8+ Ke7 61. Nd5+ Ke6 62. hxg4 Nxe4 63. f3 Nc5 64. g5
Qb8 65. Qh3+ Ke5 66. Qh8+ $10) 58. Nxd4 Nxd4 59. h4 h5 60. Be2 Qa5 $6 (60...
Qa8 61. Bd3 Bc6 $36) 61. Nb5 Qb6 62. Nxd4 exd4 63. Qa1 $1 $10 Bd7 64. Bd3 Ke7
65. Kg2 Be6 66. f3 Qb4 67. Qxd4 Qd2+ 68. Kg1 Qd1+ 69. Kf2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Graz op"]
[Site "Graz"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Murey, Jacob"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. Be3
$5 (8. Bg5 Be7 $1 $11) 8... d6 9. Nc3 Bxe3 (9... O-O 10. Bg5 $14) 10. fxe3 Na5
(10... O-O 11. a3 Ne7 12. Qe1 $14) 11. Bd5 O-O (11... c6 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. b4
Rf8 14. Ng5+ $16) 12. Bxb7 (12. b4 Nc6 13. a4 $5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Ne7 $13) 12...
Nxb7 13. Qe1 Nc5 14. Nh4 c6 (14... g6 $5) 15. Nf5 g6 16. Qg3 Ra7 (16... b4 $1
$15) 17. b4 $1 Nh5 18. Qf3 Ne6 19. a4 Rc7 (19... gxf5 20. exf5 Neg7 21. f6 $16)
20. axb5 axb5 21. g3 f6 22. Qg4 $6 (22. Ra6 $1) 22... Qd7 23. Nh4 Nhg7 24. Ra3
$6 Ra7 25. Rb3 (25. Rxa7 Qxa7 26. Qe2 Qa3 $17) 25... d5 26. exd5 cxd5 27. Qf3
d4 (27... Nc7 $17) 28. Nd5 f5 29. e4 Qd8 (29... Qd6 $1) 30. Qe2 Raf7 31. Rbb1
Ng5 32. Nf3 Nxf3+ 33. Qxf3 Ne6 34. h4 {[#]} f4 (34... Qd6) 35. Qg4 Nc7 36. gxf4
(36. Nxc7 Qxc7 $17) 36... Nxd5 37. exd5 exf4 38. Rbe1 Qxd5 39. Re4 $17 Qd6 (
39... f3 40. Rxd4 Qe5 $17) 40. Qe6 Qxe6 (40... Qxb4 41. Rfxf4 Qb1+ 42. Re1
Qxe1+ 43. Qxe1 Rxf4 44. Qe6+ Kg7 45. Qe5+ R8f6 $17) 41. Rxe6 f3 42. Kf2 Rf4 43.
Kg3 f2 44. Re4 Rxe4 45. dxe4 Kg7 46. e5 Rf5 (46... h6 47. Rxf2 Rxf2 48. Kxf2
Kf7 49. Kf3 Ke6 50. Ke4 g5 51. hxg5 (51. h5 g4 52. Kxd4 g3 53. Ke3 Kxe5 54. Kf3
Kd4 55. Kxg3 Kc3 56. Kf4 Kxb4 57. Kf5 Kc3 58. Kg6 Kxc2 59. Kxh6 $11) 51... hxg5
52. Kxd4 g4 53. Ke4 g3 54. Kf3 Kxe5 55. Kxg3 Kd4 56. Kf4 Kc3 57. Ke4 Kxc2 58.
Kd4 Kb3 59. Kc5 Ka4 $19) 47. Rxf2 Rxe5 (47... Rxf2 48. Kxf2 Kf7 49. Kf3 Ke6 50.
Ke4 h6 51. Kxd4 g5 52. hxg5 hxg5 53. c4 $11) 48. Rf4 Re3+ (48... Rd5 $5 49. Re4
Kf6 50. Kf4 d3 51. cxd3 Rxd3 $19) 49. Kf2 Rc3 50. Rxd4 Rxc2+ 51. Kg3 Rc3+ 52.
Kf4 h5 53. Rd7+ Kh6 (53... Kf6 $1 54. Rd6+ Kf7 55. Kg5 Rg3+ 56. Kh6 Rg4 57. Rb6
Rxb4 58. Rxg6 Rxh4 59. Rb6 b4 60. Kg5 Rc4 61. Kxh5 Ke7 62. Kg5 Kd7 63. Kf5 Kc7
$19) 54. Rd4 Rh3 55. Ke5 Rg3 56. Rd5 Rg4 57. Rxb5 Rxh4 58. Rb8 $1 $11 Kg5 59.
Kd5 Rh1 60. b5 Rb1 61. b6 h4 62. b7 h3 63. Kc6 Kg4 64. Rh8 g5 65. b8=Q Rxb8 66.
Rxb8 h2 67. Rh8 Kg3 68. Kd5 g4 69. Ke4 Kg2 70. Kf4 g3 71. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5 d5 {N!? Mikhalchishin} 12. f3 Ng5 13. Bxg5
Qxg5 14. Re1+ Kd7 15. Nd2 g6 16. f4 (16. Ne3 Bd6 $17) 16... Qxf4 (16... Qf6 $5
17. Ne3 Qxf4 18. Ne4 Rd8 (18... Qe5 $5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Nf6+ Qxf6 21. Qxd5+
Bd6 22. Rf1 Qe5 23. Rxf7+ Ke8 24. Qxe5+ Bxe5 25. Raf1 Nc4 26. Be4 Rc8 27. Bb7
Rc7 $19) 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kc7 21. Qg5 Qxg5 22. Nxg5 Rd2 23. Nxf7 Rg8 24.
Rac1 Nc4 $36) 17. Rf1 Qc7 18. Ne3 f5 19. Bxf5+ $1 (19. Nf3 Rd8 20. Nxd5 Qd6 $17
) 19... gxf5 20. Rxf5 Kc8 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Ra7 23. Nf3 $6 (23. a4 $142
$44 Be7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qg4+ Kb8 26. Qe2 Rd8 (26... Rb7 27. Rxa5 Qxa5 28.
Qe5+ Ka7 29. Qxh8 Qa1+ 30. Nf1 Qxb2 31. Rd2 $13) 27. Qxb5+ Rb7 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8
29. Qa4 Rxb2 $2 30. Nc4 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qg7+ 32. Kh1 Qb7+ $11) 23... Nc4 24. Qe1
Qe7 25. Qg3 Rd7 26. Re1 Rxd5 $19 27. Rxe7 Bxe7 28. Qg7 Re8 29. Qf7 Rd1+ 30. Kf2
Nd6 31. Qxh7 Bd8 32. g3 Bc7 33. Qh5 Rd3 34. Kg2 (34. Qxc5 Rf8 $19) 34... c4 $2
(34... Ree3 35. Ne5 Rd5 36. Qh8+ Kb7 37. Ng4 Rd2+ 38. Kh3 Ree2 $19) 35. Nd4 b4
36. Qd5 Re2+ (36... bxc3 37. bxc3 Rxc3 38. Qa8+ Kd7 39. Qc6+ Kd8 40. Qa8+ Ke7
41. Qc6 Bb8 42. Qb6 $132) 37. Kh3 Rxd4 38. Qxd4 Rxb2 39. cxb4 Rxa2 40. Qd5 Kb8
41. Qc6 Rb2 42. Qc5 Rc2 43. Qc6 Rd2 44. Qxa6 (44. g4 Ne4 45. g5 Nxg5+ 46. Kh4
Nf7 47. Qe8+ (47. Qxc4 Rxh2+ 48. Kg4 Ne5+ $19) 47... Nd8 $19) 44... c3 45. Qc6
c2 46. Qc3 Re2 47. Qc6 Nc8 48. Qb5+ Bb6 49. Qc6 Be3 50. Qb5+ Nb6 $19 {0:1(} 51.
Qe5+ Ka7 52. Qa1+ Kb7 53. Qg7+ Ka6 54. Qa1+ Kb5 55. Qa5+ Kc4 56. Qa6+ Kxb4 57.
Qxe2 c1=Q $19 {)} 0-1

[Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Anand +4-1=13"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1995.09.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Benjamin,J"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1995.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 {Anand varies
from his favorite Open Variation (5...Nxe4) which suffered a serious setback
in game 10. Vishy has played the Archangel (5...b5), but more often as White
than Black.} 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3 d6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 Na5 (10... h6 {
Ftacnik} 11. a5 O-O 12. c3 Rb8 13. Bd2 bxc3 14. bxc3 Ba7 15. Be3 Bc8 16. Nxf6+
Qxf6 17. Bd5 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Na7 19. Rb1 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 c6 21. Ba2 Nb5 22. Qb2 {
Timman,J-Bareev,E/Wijk (3.2)/1995/0.5 (38)}) (10... O-O {Ftacnik} 11. Bg5 $16)
11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Ba2 h6 {The text is possibly a new move, and definitely a
prudent one.} (12... Bc8 {Ftacnik} 13. Bg5 (13. d4 $1 exd4 14. e5 $36) 13...
Qg6 14. Be3 Bg4 15. Bxc5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxc5 17. Qe3 Qd6 18. f4 O-O 19. fxe5
Qxe5 20. Rab1 Rae8 21. Rf3 c4 22. dxc4 c5 {Adams,M-Lin Weiguo/Adelaide-WchJ (6)
/1988/0-1 (66)}) 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Be3 Rad8 16. Rb1 (16. Bxc5 $6 {
Ftacnik} dxc5 {xd3}) 16... Bc8 17. Qe2 {White has emerged from the opening
with a clear advantage.} Be6 $6 {Natural enough, but soon Vishy finds himself
in serious trouble. The text was universally criticized by the GM commenting
corp, but they were unable to come up with a good improvement.} 18. h3 {
Here 17.Bxe6 Qxe6 18.d4 exd4 19.cxd4 Bb6 20.Nd2 d5 21.e5 Nc4 22.f4 is a
promising alternative to the text.} (18. Bxe6 $5 {Ftacnik} Qxe6 19. d4 exd4 20.
cxd4 Bb6 21. Nd2 d5 22. e5 Nc4 23. f4 f5 24. Rfc1 $14) 18... Bxa2 19. Qxa2 Bxe3
20. fxe3 Qe6 21. Qxe6 (21. Qd5 Qxd5 22. exd5 e4 $1 23. dxe4 Nc4 24. Rb7 Rd7 $13
{and Black captures on e3, rescueing his Knight with ...f7-f5, if 24.Re1 Re8.
The star move 22...e4! was spotted by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili. Interestingly
enough, this move proves to be Vishy's salvation later in the game.}) 21...
fxe6 22. Rb4 Rb8 {Compare this position with the one that emerges after
Black's 26th move and it will become clear that the immediate doubling of
Rooks by 22...Rf7 and 23...Rdf8 deserved serious consideration.} (22... Rf7 $5
23. Rfb1 Rdf8) 23. Rfb1 Nc6 $2 {This could have been the fatal mistake that
caused Anand to castle queenside. Black should have played 23...Rxb4.} (23...
Rxb4 24. cxb4 (24. Rxb4 Kf7 $13 {This position differs from some that could
have occurred later in the game in one important detail: Black has time to
bring his King to the center before White's Rook reaches b7. Sometimes a
Knight on the rim isn't dim!}) 24... Nc6 25. b5 axb5 26. Rxb5 (26. axb5 Na7 27.
b6 cxb6 28. Rxb6 Nc8 29. Rb7 Rf7 30. Rb8 Rc7 31. d4 exd4 32. exd4 Kf7 $10)
26... Ra8 27. Rb7 Rxa4 28. Rxc7 Nb4 29. d4 Nd3) 24. Rb7 Rbc8 {Necessary as 24..
.Rfc8 would be met by the dynamic 25.d4 exd4 26.Nxd4 when White's ugly pawn
structure is more than compensated for by his activity.} (24... Rfc8 $6 {
Ftacnik} 25. d4 exd4 26. Nxd4 $1 Rxb7 27. Rxb7 Nxd4 28. exd4 $16) 25. Kf2 {
Here the aggressive 25.d4 would be effectively countered by 25...d5 26.exd5
exd5 27.Nxe5 (or 27.dxe5 Rfe8) 27...Nxe5 28.dxe5 Rfe8.} (25. d4 $2 {Ftacnik} d5
$1 26. exd5 exd5 27. Nxe5 (27. dxe5 Rfe8) 27... Nxe5 28. dxe5 Rfe8) 25... Rf7
26. Ke2 Rcf8 27. d4 g5 28. Kd3 Rg7 29. d5 exd5 30. exd5 g4 31. dxc6 {Vishy was
hypnotized yesterday and missed 31...Rxc2.Now it's Garry's turn to overlook
something big - namely the intermezzo 31...e4+. He actually wrote 31... gxf3
on his scoresheet after capturing on c6, Anand's reply caused him to dirty his
score. Had he played 31.hxg4 he would have had excellent chances to win and go
two up.} (31. hxg4 $142 e4+ 32. Kxe4 Ne7 (32... Rxg4+ 33. Kd3 Ne7 34. c4 Rxg2
35. Nd4 Ng6 36. Rxc7 Ne5+ 37. Kc3 Rg3 38. Ne6 Rxe3+ 39. Kd2 (39. Kd4 $2 Ra3 40.
Nxf8 Nf3+ 41. Ke4 Nd2+)) 33. g5 $1 (33. Rxc7 Rxg4+ 34. Kd3 Nxd5)) 31... e4+ (
31... gxf3 {Ftacnik} 32. gxf3 Rxf3 33. Ra7 d5 (33... Rxh3 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Rbb7
Kg6 36. Rxc7 Rxc7 37. Rxc7 $16) 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Rbb7 e4+ (35... Kg6 36. Rxc7
Rxc7 37. Rxc7 Rf6 38. c4) 36. Kd4) 32. Kxe4 gxf3 33. gxf3 Re7+ {Now Black's
counterplay is enough to draw.} 34. Kd4 Rxf3 35. e4 Rxh3 36. Rxc7 Rxc7 37. Rb8+
Kf7 38. Rb7 Re7 39. c7 Rxc7 40. Rxc7+ Ke6 41. Ra7 h5 42. Rxa6 Rh1 43. Ra8 {
The position is clearly drawn: (1) Black will advance his passed pawn to h2
tying the White King down; (2) Next he will trade his h-pawn for the enemy
a-pawn; (3) he will transfer his King to c6.The resulting position with two
pawns versus one on the same side of the board is totally without chances so
the two players quickly make peace.} h4 {The longest game of the match but the
two players have yet to play four hours (today lasted 3:15)! Surely this must
be a record of sorts for a WorldChampionsh ip.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2"]
[Site "Montcada"]
[Date "2009.09.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2009.09.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Ra8 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Bc2 $146 (14.
Re1 h6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Qe2 Qe7 19. Bc2 Raa8 20.
Nf1 Rad8 21. Ne3 g6 22. Qf3 Rd6 23. Rad1 Rfd8 24. Kf1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26.
Qxd1 Kg7 27. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Hossain,E (2485)-Islam,K (2371)/Dhaka 2007/CBM 120
ext}) 14... exd4 15. cxd4 Re8 16. Bb1 Ne7 17. e5 Nfd5 18. Bxh7+ (18. Ng5 g6 19.
Qf3 Rf8 20. Ba2 h6 21. Nge4) 18... Kxh7 19. Ng5+ Kg8 (19... Kg6 20. Qc2+ f5 (
20... Nf5 21. Ndf3 f6 $2 (21... Rh8) 22. Qxf5+ Kxf5 23. Nh4#) 21. exf6+ Nf5 22.
g4 Qxf6 23. Nde4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 $13) 20. Qh5 Ng6 21. e6 (21. Qh7+ $2 Kf8 22.
Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Bh6 Re6 (23... Rg8 24. e6+ Kf8 25. Qxg6 Qf6 26. e7+ Qxe7 27. Bg5
Qf7 $19)) 21... Rxe6 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Qxg6 $16 Qf6 25. Qg3 Kg8
26. Nf3 Rf8 27. Rac1 Qf5 28. Rfe1 Rf7 29. Nh4 Qh5 30. Nf3 (30. Qg4 $5) 30... e5
31. dxe5 $6 (31. Qg5 $5 Qxg5 32. Nxg5 Re7 33. dxe5 Nxe3 34. exd6 cxd6 35. fxe3
Bc5 (35... Rxe3 36. Kf1 Bc5 37. b4 $18) 36. Kf2 Bb4 37. Red1 Rd7 38. Ne4 $18)
31... Nxe3 32. e6 Rf6 (32... Re7 33. fxe3 Rxe6 34. Ng5 (34. Rxc7 Rg6 35. Qxg6 (
35. Qf4 $2 Bxf3 36. Rxa7 Rxg2+ 37. Kf1 Qxh3 $19) 35... Qxg6 36. Rxb7 Bc5 37.
Re7 Qf6 38. Re8+ Kf7 39. Ra8 Qxb2 $11) 34... Re7 (34... Rg6 35. h4 $18) 35. Rc3
Bc5 36. Qf4 $13) 33. e7 Qe8 34. fxe3 $2 (34. Rxc7 $1 Nxg2 (34... Bxf3 35. gxf3
Rg6 36. Rxa7 Rxg3+ 37. fxg3 Nc4 38. Ra8 Qxa8 39. e8=Q+ Qxe8 40. Rxe8+ Kf7 41.
Ra8 $19) 35. Kxg2 Rxf3 36. Rxb7 Rxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Bd4 38. Rb8 Kf7 (38... Qxb8 39.
e8=Q+ Qxe8 40. Rxe8+ Kf7 41. Ra8 $19) 39. Rxe8 Kxe8 40. Re2 Bc5 41. Kf4 Bb4 42.
Kf5 $18) 34... Bxf3 35. Rxc7 (35. gxf3 Rg6 $19) 35... Bb8 36. Rc2 Be4 37. Rf2
Rxf2 38. Qxf2 Qxe7 $19 39. Qf4 Ba7 40. Kh1 Bc5 41. Qg4 d5 42. Qh5 Qf7 43. Qxf7+
Kxf7 44. Kg1 Ke6 45. Kf2 d4 46. exd4 Bxd4+ 47. Kg3 Kd5 48. Re2 Bd3 49. Rd2 Ke4
50. b3 b4 51. Kh4 g5+ 52. Kh5 Ke3 53. Ra2 Bb1 54. Ra4 Bc3 0-1

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. f4 Nc6 13. Qc3 Ne7 14. Ra7 (14.
Nd2 O-O 15. e5 Nfd5 {Polgar-Nakamura, 2012}) 14... c5 15. e5 Nfd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5
17. Qf3 Qb6 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 {Surprisingly this is the novelty of the game, but
it doesn't change anything. It actually is almost the same as Anand-Shirov
from 1997.} (18... c4+ 19. Kh1 Kxf7 20. Qxd5+ Be6 21. Qd1 Bf5 {is the old game
between Anand and Shirov that was drawn.}) 19. Qxd5+ Be6 20. Qd1 Bf5 21. Qd5+
Be6 22. Qd1 Bf5 23. Qd5+ Be6 24. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.11.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. f4 Nc6 13. Qc3 Ne7 14. Qd3 (14.
Ra7 {was seen in the very, very recent Andreikin-Nakamura game.}) 14... O-O 15.
Nc3 b4 16. e5 (16. Ne2 d5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Qd1 Nexd5 {seems acceptable for
Black in Svidler-Shirov, 2009}) 16... Bf5 17. Qe2 Nd7 18. Na4 dxe5 19. Be3 (19.
fxe5 Be6 {is not much for White, so MVL tries to use the little time he has to
mount an initiative without recovering his pawn on e5.}) 19... Ra8 20. Rad1 Qe8
21. Nc5 (21. fxe5 $1 {now was the time to take.} Be6 (21... Nxe5 22. Bc5 N5c6
23. Rfe1 {is also very unpleasant. It is hard to believe Black won't lose
material here.}) (21... Kh8 $1 {Like in the game, would still be the best move.
}) 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. Bxc5 {is very ugly for Black.}) 21... Ra5 22. Nb7 Ra8 23.
fxe5 Kh8 24. Nd6 $6 {Cashing in too quickly costs White a large part of his
advantage.} (24. Qb5 $1 $16 {keeps a huge amount of pressure on the queenside
and it is not trivial how Black will untangle.}) 24... cxd6 25. exd6 Bg6 26.
dxe7 Qxe7 27. Qf2 Rac8 28. Rd5 Rfe8 {The pair of bishops is nice, but Black is
fully mobilized and there is strong pressure against c2.} 29. Bd4 $6 (29. Bf4
$1 $14) 29... f6 30. Ba4 Red8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In this game the women's world champion didn't get too much out of the
opening, though it was probably a bit easier to play with White. However, in
the middle game, White deployed active measures and forced Black to commit a
mistake.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6
8. O-O h6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. h3 Rb8 12. d4 Bb6 13. Bc2 Bd7 14. Re1 Qc8
15. a3 Na5 16. b4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Nc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Nd2 Bb5 21.
Qf3 Qe6 22. Rab1 d5 23. e5 Nh7 24. Nf1 Ng5 25. Qc3 f5 26. h4 Ne4 27. Qh3 Bd7
28. Rbc1 Qf7 29. Qe3 Nf6 ({necessary was} 29... a5 30. bxa5 Ra8 {with hopes
for counterplay.}) 30. Qf3 Ng4 31. Qf4 h5 32. Ng3 {after which White was able
to realize her advantage and earn the victory.} Rf8 33. f3 Nh6 34. Qg5 Be8 35.
e6 Qg6 36. Re5 c6 37. Ne2 Kh7 38. Nf4 Qxg5 39. hxg5 Ng8 40. e7 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 {Diagram1 There have been almost 140 games played with this position in
practice and strictly speaking the theory of the variation didn't even start
yet. Shirov is a specialist here, having played this position 9 times before.
The main move is 9.Nxe5 followed by 10.d4. However, the Romanian Grandmaster
is known for his original approach to find new ideas rather than study long
theory.} 9. Bd5 {A new move.} O-O 10. Bxc6 dxc6 11. d3 ({Taking the pawn
favours Black:} 11. Nxe5 Nxe4 {since with the bishop pair Black is aiming to
open the position. For instance now} 12. Nxc6 {loses due to} Bxf2+ 13. Rxf2
Nxf2 14. Qf3 ({or} 14. Qe2 Nh3+ $1 15. gxh3 Qg5+ 16. Qg2 Qxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Bb7) (
14. Kxf2 Qh4+ 15. Kg1 Re8 16. g3 Qe4 17. Nxb8 Bh3) 14... Qe8 15. Kxf2 Bb7)
11... Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be3 ({After} 13. g4 {Black has a strong knight
sacrifice:} Nxg4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Be3 (15. Kg2 f5 {is worse}) 15... Bd6 16.
Nbd2 f5 {with a strong attack for Black}) 13... Bxe3 $1 14. fxe3 Bxf3 $1 {
Simple and strong. 15.g4 was a positional threat and Shirov exchanges right
away the potentially dangerous knight.} 15. Qxf3 Qd6 {Diagram2} 16. Nd2 {
White's plan is to build up pressure on the kingside and therefore Black
should look for counterplay either in the center, or on the opposite wing.} Ra8
17. Qe2 Nd7 18. Nf3 c5 19. b3 g6 20. Ng5 {White creates the threat to take on
a8 and then on f7.} Nf6 {Shirov carefully refrains from making any further
pawn moves in front of his king (20...f6 was the alternative). Black also
wouldn't be happy to take on a1 yet, which would hand White over the control
of the a-file.} 21. Qf2 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 h6 23. Rf1 (23. Nf3 {would have kept
more pressure in the position.}) 23... Kg7 {Diagram3} 24. Qxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rxf6
Kxf6 26. Nh7+ Ke7 27. Nxf8 Kxf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. Ke2 h5 30. Kf3 Kf6 31. g3 {
Diagram4} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2013.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2013.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. h3 Re8 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Bc2 Rb8 14. Rc1 Nh7 15.
Bd3 Qf6 16. Nb3 Nf8 17. Kh2 {Der König deckt h3 und verhindert
Läufereinschläge.} g5 {Mutig gespielt, denn das Feld f5 könnte sich leicht als
Schwäche erweisen.} 18. d5 Ne7 19. c4 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 c5 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. Kg1
Nfg6 {Bis hier hat Weiß sicher nichts falsch gemacht und steht vielleicht
geringfügig vorteilhaft, aber beginnend mit dem nächsten Zug findet der
Weltmeister keinen guten Plan.} 23. Nfd2 ({Z.B.} 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Na5 {
kann besser gefallen.}) 23... Nf4 24. Bf1 Bd7 25. c5 ({Und hier stärker} 25. g3
{, denn} Nxh3+ $2 26. Bxh3 Bxh3 {scheitert an} 27. g4 $1) 25... Red8 26. Qe1
Nc6 27. Nf3 $6 ({Stattdessen ist} 27. cxd6 {ausgeglichen.}) 27... d5 $1 {
Schwarz hat den weißen c-Bauern ideal blockiert und besitzt im Zentrum ein
Übergewicht.} 28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Rxe5 $6 {Das Qualitätsopfer war sicher so
geplant, aber Weiß erhält keine ausreichende Kompensation.} ({Nach dem besseren
} 29. Rd3 Be6 {sind aber die schwarzen Steine ebenfalls vorzuziehen.}) 29...
Nxe5 30. Qxe5 Be8 31. Na5 Qxe5 32. Nxe5 Ne7 $1 {Verteidigt gegen die Gabel auf
c6 und macht die d-Linie für den Rd8 frei. Noch wichtiger: der Springer strebt
nach c6, womit der Bauer c5 erneut blockiert wird.} 33. a3 Rbc8 34. Nd3 Nc6 35.
Nb7 Rd4 36. Nd6 Rd8 37. Re1 Bd7 38. g4 Be6 39. Re3 Kf8 40. b4 Ne7 41. Bg2 $2 {
Es war klar, dass Schwarz mit ...Nc8 den Nd6 abtauschen will, aber nun kann er
nachfolgend zusätzlich ein Turmpaar tauschen.} ({Mehr Widerstand leistet} 41.
Nb7 R8d7 42. Nd6 {und Weiß ist noch lange nicht verloren.}) 41... Nc8 $1 42.
Nxc8 Bxc8 43. Ne5 Re8 $1 44. Rd3 Rxd3 45. Nxd3 Re2 0-1

[Event "Mercosur Cup"]
[Site "Villa Martelli"]
[Date "2009.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Obregon, Carlos Andres"]
[Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2009.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Ba7 8. d3
d6 9. h3 Be6 (9... h6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Bd2 bxa4 12. Rxa4 O-O 13. Nd5 Nd4 14.
Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Ne3 Nd7 16. Nf5 Kh7 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Rxd4 Nc5 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20.
Rxd5 c6 21. Rh5 Ne6 22. Qg4 Qf6 23. Bc3 Qg6 24. f4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 g6 26. Rh3 Ng7
27. Kf2 f6 28. Rfh1 h5 29. gxh5 {1-0 Handke,F (2471)-Reitzler,S (2072)/Fuerth
2002/CBM 090 ext}) 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 d5 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Re1 Re8 14. a5 Qd7 15.
Nf1 Rad8 16. Be3 dxe4 17. dxe4 Qxd1 18. Rexd1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Nxa5
21. Ra1 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Rxa6 b4 24. Rc6 b3 25. Bd1 Rd8 26. Rxc4 Rxd1+ 27.
Kh2 Rb1 28. Nxe5 Rxb2 29. Rb4 Rxf2 30. Rxb3 Nxe4 31. Rb8+ Kh7 32. Rc8 f6 33.
Nd7 h5 34. h4 Nxc3 35. Rxc7 Nd5 36. Ra7 Ne3 37. Kg3 Rf1 38. Ra4 Kg6 39. Nc5 Rh1
40. Kf2 Nf5 41. g3 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 Re2 43. Ra3 Ne3 44. Ne4 Nc4 45. Nc3 Re3 46. Kf2
{Diagrama #} Rd3 (46... Rxg3 $1 47. Kxg3 Nxa3) (46... Kf5 $1 47. Rb3 (47. Ra5+
Kg4 48. Ra7 Rxc3) 47... Kg4) 47. Rb3 Ne5 (47... Kh6 48. Kg2 Ne3+ 49. Kh3 Nd1)
48. Ra3 Ng4+ 49. Kg2 Ne3+ 50. Kh3 Nf1 $6 (50... Nc4 51. Rb3 Kh6 $1 52. Kh2 Ne3
53. Ra3 Nf1+ 54. Kg1 Nxg3) 51. Nb1 {Diagrama #} Rd1 $6 (51... Rxa3 52. Nxa3 Ne3
53. Nb5 Kf5 54. Nc3 (54. Nd4+ Ke4 55. Ne6 g6 56. Nf8 Kf3 57. Nxg6 Nf5 58. Nf4
Nxg3 59. Ng6 Ne2 60. Ne7 Nf4+ 61. Kh2 Kg4 62. Ng8 Nd5 63. Kg2 Kxh4 $19) 54...
g6 55. Ne2 Ke4 56. Nf4 Kf3 57. Nxg6 Nf5 58. Nf8 Nxg3 $19) 52. Rb3 Rc1 53. Kg2
Kf7 54. Rb7+ Ke6 55. Kf2 Nh2 56. Nd2 Ng4+ 57. Ke2 g6 58. Rb6+ Kd5 59. Rb5+ Kc6
(59... Rc5 60. Rxc5+ Kxc5 61. Kf3 Kd4 $17) 60. Rb3 Rg1 61. Kf3 Kd5 62. Rd3+ Ke6
63. Rb3 Re1 (63... Kf5 64. Rb5+ Ne5+ 65. Kf2 Rc1 $17) 64. Ra3 Kd5 65. Rd3+ Kc5
$6 (65... Ke5 66. Nc4+ Kf5 67. Nd6+ Ke6) 66. Rd8 Re5 67. Kf4 Re6 68. Rg8 $138 {
y las negras perdieron por tiempo.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4
O-O 9. Bg5 ({The complications that arise after Die Komplikation, die nach} 9.
Nc3 Na5 {have been working well for Black, as far as I know. The text is a
more positional approach, aiming for a slight advantage. entstehen, haben für
Schwarz gut funktoniert, soweit ich weiß. Der Text ist eine positionellere
Herangehensweise, die auf einen kleinen Vorteil abzielt.}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 d6
11. c3 Qe7 {Ivan went for this after a bit of thought. I assumed the plan was
to go Nd8-e6 at some point, while staying flexible and keeping the option of
going g5 at the appropriate juncture. Dies wählte Ivan nach ein wenig
Nachdenken. Ich vermute, der Plan war, Nd8-e6 an irgendeiner Stelle zu spielen
und dabei flexibel zu bleiben und sich die Möglichkeit zu g5 im passenden
Moment vorzubehalten.} 12. Na3 {This is just awful, especially in combination
with my next move. Das ist einfach schrecklich, vor allem in Kombination mit
meinem nächsten Zug.} (12. Nbd2 {would have been the sane choice. wäre die
gesunde Wahl gewesen.}) (12. Kh1 {was played in one of the three games that
reached this position. It probably makes more sense than what I did. wurde in
einer der drei Partien gespielt, die diese Stellung erreichten. Es ist
vermutlich sinnvoller als das, was ich tat.}) 12... Na5 {Of course.  Natürlich.
} 13. Bc2 ({I had assumed that Ich hatte angenommen, dass} 13. axb5 Nxb3 14.
Qxb3 {would work out for me, but Black actually has several good options here,
including the simple für mich funktionieren würde, tatsächlich aber hat
Schwarz hier sogar mehrere gute Möglichkeiten, darunter das einfache} Rfb8 15.
Qc2 (15. bxa6 Bxe4 16. Qd1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 g5 18. b4 Bb6 {and ...Rxa6 und ...Rxa6
}) 15... Bxa3 16. Rxa3 axb5 {and Black is absolutely fine. und Schwarz steht
absolut ordentlich.}) (13. Ba2 {was another option, but after the simple war
eine andere Option, aber nach dem einfachen} Bxa3 14. bxa3 c5 {it appeared to
me that Black would have too easy a game, with c4 coming up, so I decided to
keep the tension at the cost of two tempi. schien mir, dass Schwarz, mit
bevorstehendem c4, zu leichtes Spiel haben würde, daher beschloss ich, auf
Kosten zweier Tempi die Spannung aufrechtzuerhalten.}) 13... b4 14. Nb1 g5 15.
Bg3 Nh5 {Obviously, Black is doing well now. However, the white position still
has some long-term potential, especially based on the potentially offside
knight on a5 (spoiler alert: it did not make another move in the game).
Offenkundig steht Schwarz jetzt gut. Allerdings hat die weiße Stellung dennoch
langfristiges Potential, vor allem basierend auf dem potentiell abseits
stehenden Springer auf a5 (Spielverderberalarm: Er machte in der Partie keinen
Zug mehr).} 16. Nbd2 Ba7 17. Re1 bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Qf6 20. Qe2 Rfb8
21. Rab1 Bc8 22. Nf1 {It seems that White is not really worse here, but it was
only after the next move that I really started to hope for something more. Es
scheint, dass Weiß hier nicht wirklich schlechter steht, aber erst nach dem
nächsten Zug begann ich tatsächlich, auf etwas mehr zu hoffen.} Rxb1 {In
slight time pressure Ivan decided to simplify. However, the double rook
exchange loses crucial time, allowing me to get in Ne3 and d4. In slight time
pressure Ivan decided to simplify. However, the double rook exchange loses
crucial time, allowing me to get in Ne3 and d4.} (22... Be6 {or most other
sensible moves would have been absolutely fine. oder die meisten anderen
vernünftigen Züge wären absolut in Ordnung gewesen.}) 23. Rxb1 Rb8 24. Rxb8
Bxb8 25. Ne3 Ba7 (25... Nc6 26. Nh2 {with Ng4 to come would also have been
unpleasant. mit Ng4 im Fahrwasser wäre ebenfalls unangenehm gewesen.}) 26. d4 {
This is the point. I have time to develop an initiative before he can bring
the knight and bishop back into play. Das ist der Punkt. Ich habe Zeit, eine
Initiative zu entwickeln, bevor er Springer und Läufer wieder ins Spiel
bringen kann.} g4 {This just allows the second knight to jump in. Dies erlaubt
nur dem zweiten Springer, ins Spiel einzugreifen.} (26... exd4 27. cxd4 Bxd4
28. Nd5 {is no good either, but taugt ebenfalls nichts, aber}) (26... c6 {
would still have been reasonably solid. wäre noch immer halbwegs solide
gewesen.}) 27. Nd5 Qd8 28. Nh4 c6 (28... exd4 29. Nf5 {spells disaster for
Black. bedeutet Unheil für Schwarz.}) 29. Ne3 h5 (29... exd4 30. Nhf5 {is
similar to the previous note. ist ähnlich der vorigen Anmerkung.}) 30. Nhf5 Qf6
31. Qd3 Bb6 32. Bb1 Kf8 33. Ba2 Bc7 {I've achieved everything I wanted , but
it's still not easy to break through, as attempts to play on the kingside with
f3 or f4 did not appear convincing at all. I decided that I probably needed to
attack a6 somehow, possibly after including d5 ...c5. Ich habe alles erreicht,
was ich wollte, aber es ist immer noch nicht leicht durchzubrigen, denn
Versuche, mit f3 oder f4 am Königsflügel zu spielen, schienen keineswegs
überzeugend. Ich entschied, dass ich wahrscheinlich irgendwie a6 angreifen
müssen, womöglich nach dem Einschub von d5 ...c5.} 34. Qb1 Ke8 35. Qb4 {
Now the bishop is going to d3, and the queen to e2 or f1. Jetzt geht der
Läufer nach d3, und die Dame nach e2 oder f1.} d5 {A tempting move, especially
in time-trouble, but now the centralised white pieces will rule. Ein
verlockendere Zug, vor allem in Zeitnot, aber jetzt werden die zentralisierten
weißen Figuren herrschen.} ({However, passive defence was also unpromising,
for instance Passive Verteidigung war allerdings auch nicht verlockend, zum
Beispiel} 35... Kf8 36. Bb1 Ke8 37. Bd3 Kf8 38. Qb1 Kg8 39. d5 c5 40. Qf1 Bd7
41. Bxa6 Bxa4 42. Bb5 Bb3 43. f3 gxf3 44. gxf3 {and the black kingside is
helpless, with all the minor pieces stranded on the queenside. und mit allen
Leichtfiguren am Damenflügel gestrandet, ist der schwarze Königsflügel ist
hilflos.}) 36. Bb1 exd4 37. cxd4 dxe4 38. Bxe4 Be6 {This loses, but it is hard
to suggest anything better.  Das verliert, aber es fällt schwer, etwas
Besseres vorzuschlagen.} 39. Qc5 Kd7 40. d5 cxd5 41. Nxd5 Bxd5 42. Qxd5+ Kc8
43. Ne3 {Material is still equal, but the difference in activity and king
safety is simply too huge. Das Material ist noch ausgeglichen, aber der
Unterschied in punkto Aktivität und Königssicherheit ist einfach zu riesig.}
Qa1+ 44. Kh2 Qxa4 (44... h4 {was the one move I needed to calculate, but it is
not too hard to see that after war der einzige Zug, den ich berechnen musste,
aber es fällt nicht allzu schwer zu sehen, dass nach} 45. Qa8+ Kd7 46. Bf5+ Ke7
47. Nd5+ Kd6 48. Nxc7 hxg3+ 49. fxg3 Kxc7 50. Qc8+ Kb6 51. Qd8+ Ka7 52. Qxa5
Qh8+ 53. Kg1 Qd4+ 54. Kf1 {White easily escapes the checks and wins. Weiß
mühelos den Schachs entkommt und gewinnt.}) 45. Qa8+ Kd7 46. Nd5 {This one is
just lazy. I played it fairly quickly, assuming that ...Bd8, which he did in
fact play, was the only move. Der ist einfach faul. Ich spielte ihn recht
schnell in der Annahme, dass ...Bd8, was er in der Tat auch spielte, der
einzige Zug war.} (46. Bf5+ Ke7 47. Qa7 Qc6 48. Qd4 {Centralisation! And the
threat of Nd5 is lethal. Zentralisation! Und die Drohung Nd5 ist tödlich.})
46... Bd8 (46... Qc6 {would have allowed Black to fight on for a while, as
there is no clear-cut win. hätte Schwarz erlaubt, eine Weile weiterzukämpfen,
denn einen klaren Gewinn gibt es nicht..} 47. Qh8 Qe6 48. Qxh5 Kd6) (46... Qd4
47. Qf8 Qe5 48. Qxf7+ Kc6 49. Nf6+ Kb5 50. Bd3+ Kc6 51. Nxh5 {would also have
prolonged the resistance. hätte den Widerstand ebenfalls verlängert.}) 47. Bf5+
Ke8 48. Qc8 {This one he evidently missed. There is no defence to Bd7+
followed by Nf6+, so he resigned. Das hatte er offenbar übersehen. Es gibt
keine Verteidigung gegen Bd7+ nebst Nf6+, daher gab er auf.} 1-0

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Karjakin +2-2=10"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2016.11.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The game after Carlsen's loss wasn't guaranteed to be exciting, but viewers
were in for a surprise. I had expected a fairly tame draw, but instead we were
treated to an extremely complex fighting game with an opening not usually seen
at the top level.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3
Bc5 {The Archangel variation was certainly not expected by most people, and
probably not by the Karjakin camp either. Playing it requires a tremendous
amount of knowledge, so it's likely that Carlsen prepared it before the match
as a backup to his main defenses. I have some experience playing this as Black
against Karjakin, as it was my mainstay opening for a time, and we played
several interesting games. As an attempt to win, it can work if the opponent
is poorly prepared or surprised, but Karjakin proved up to the task.} 7. a4 Rb8
8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 {Karjakin decided to go for the main
and most principled line, immediately grabbing the b-pawn. It is what he
recently played against Svidler and the most forcing variation, so he probably
felt playing this way avoided the most amount of risk.} O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13.
Bc2 exd4 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Kh1 {I always felt that
this line was one of the most unpleasant for Black to face. White avoids any
risk and hopes to prove the advantage of the bishop pair after the center
opens up, usually when White sacrifices a pawn with e5 or f4. Meanwhile, Black
has to constantly be on the lookout for tactics.} Qf6 18. Be3 c5 $5 {Years ago,
as Rustam Kasimdzhanov was frying some plantains, he explained to me that this
move was the best chance for Black to equalize. After we analyzed it, he tried
it against Nakamura in the 2014 Tromso olympiad. Carlsen and his team also
must have felt this was the best way for Black to approach the position.} 19.
e5 Qe6 20. exd6 c4 $1 {This unusual move is the point behind 18...c5. Black
keeps the center closed, and plans on capturing d6 next and creating mating
threats after with ...Bc7.} 21. b3 cxb3 (21... c3 {was how Rustam approached
the position, and although it may be playable, he lost the game. Carlsen's
choice is perhaps a better way to equalize.} 22. d5 Qxd6 23. Ra6 Nf4 24. Ra4
Ng6 25. Qd3 Bc7 26. f4 {Nakamura-Kasimdzhanov, Tromso ol 2014, and Black was
outplayed.}) 22. Bxb3 Qxd6 23. Ra6 {After 23 moves, we have reached a critical
position, and one which was certainly analyzed by both players and their teams.
Magnus sank into thought here, which perhaps means that he forgot what he had
prepared, or that he was deciding between two roughly equivalent options.} Rfd8
({Another option was to play} 23... Qd7 {immediately, and considering the Bxf7
tactics which happened later in the game, keeping the rook on f8 for now was
worthy of consideration.} 24. Rg1 g6 {I have a feeling that this would have
offered Black better chances for equality.}) 24. Rg1 Qd7 25. Rg4 {I thought
that placing the rook on h4 was very strange, but there was no other
convenient way of defending the d4-pawn. The next dozen or so moves are very
difficult to explain. The position is highly concrete and it's likely both
players were creating and reacting to immediate threats; the end result being
very computeresque play.} ({The tempting sacrifice} 25. Rg5 g6 26. Rxh5 gxh5 {
seems to lead nowhere.}) ({The computer suggestion of} 25. Bc4 Bxd4 26. Bg5 {
would lead to a very drawish ending:} Rdc8 27. Ra4 Rc7 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Rxd4
Rf8 30. Rd8 Rc8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 {, and White's winning chances are minimal})
25... Nf6 26. Rh4 Qb5 27. Ra1 g6 {This move is generally useful, providing
luft for Black's king.} 28. Rb1 Qd7 29. Qd3 Nd5 30. Rg1 {Now White's plans are
clear. Rooks on the open files and a bishop on b3 pave the way for an eventual
rook sacrifice on g6, h7 or a bishop sacrifice on f7. The immediate threat is
Bg5.} Bc7 31. Bg5 Re8 32. Qc4 Rb5 $1 {An excellent move, but I'm not sure it
was one which was accurately calculated by either player.} (32... Nb6 $4 33.
Qxf7+ Qxf7 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxh7+ {shows the tactics available at White's
disposal.}) 33. Qc2 (33. Ba4 {is of course critical. White seems to win a rook,
but Black has a sneaky response:} Qf5 $1 34. Qf1 $1 {Interposing with the
queen on g2 is the only way to save White. Now Black has only one move to stay
in the game:} Rb1 $3 (34... Qxf3+ 35. Qg2 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 {wins for White.}) 35.
Qxb1 Qxf3+ 36. Rg2 Nc3 37. Qf1 Nxa4 {, and Black has very decent compensation
for the exchange in the form of White's uncoordinated forces and a mighty
queen on f3. However, White could still try to regroup and play this for a win,
even though a draw is the most likely result.}) 33... Ra8 $6 {After this,
Black again experiences difficulties.} (33... Rb4 {is the machine
recommendation, the point being to keep the rook on the e-file for} 34. Bd2 Re2
$1) 34. Bc4 Rba5 35. Bd2 Ra4 36. Qd3 Ra1 37. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 38. Kg2 Ne7 $2 {
Almost the decisive mistake, but practically this move was difficult to punish.
} ({After something like} 38... Bd8 39. Re4 Nf6 {, Black is still clearly
worse, but he has decent chances to hold on due to counterplay against White's
king.}) 39. Bxf7+ {Very tempting, but not correct. After this sacrifice
everyone in the spectators' lounge got very excited and started predicting a
win for Karjakin. However, the whole line becomes very forcing and leads to a
drawish position.} (39. Qb3 $1 {was more critical:} Nf5 (39... Qf5 40. Re4 Bd6
41. Qb7 {just wins material - the knight is trapped.}) 40. Bxf7+ Kg7 (40...
Qxf7 41. Qxf7+ Kxf7 42. Rxh7+ Ke6 43. Rxc7 {, and this ending is most likely
lost or at least very difficult to hold.}) 41. Rh3 {It feels like Black should
have counterplay here, but there is no path to create threats to White's king.
It turns out Black's king is the terminally weak one.} Qe7 42. Bg8 h5 43. d5 {
, and Bc3 is coming. Of course, this would not guarantee a win, as the
position remains very complicated, especially in time trouble, but objectively
Karjakin would have good winning chances like this.}) 39... Kxf7 40. Qc4+ Kg7
41. d5 ({My first thought during the game was} 41. Rxh7+ Kxh7 42. Qf7+ Kh8 43.
Bh6 {, with mate I thought, but then I saw} Qxd4 {and the tables are turned.
Black wins.}) (41. Bh6+ Kf6 $1 {is surprisingly also bad for White, as the
attack leads nowhere.}) 41... Nf5 {Now everything is forced.} (41... Be5 $2 42.
Bc3 Qd6 43. Qf4 $1 {is a very study-like win, with a double pin on Black's
king and queen.}) 42. Bc3+ Kf8 43. Bxa1 Nxh4+ 44. Qxh4 Qxd5 {And here it
became clear that Carlsen would not lose the game. White is not winning h7 and
his pawn advantage is not enough to cause Black significant problems. Karjakin
tried hard to create progress here, but to no avail.} 45. Qf6+ Qf7 46. Qd4 Ke8
47. Qe4+ Qe7 48. Qd5 Bd8 49. Kf1 Qf7 50. Qe4+ Qe7 51. Be5 Qe6 52. Kg2 Be7 53.
Qa8+ Kf7 54. Qh8 h5 55. Qg7+ Ke8 56. Bf4 Qf7 57. Qh8+ Qf8 58. Qd4 Qf5 59. Qc4
Kd7 60. Bd2 Qe6 61. Qa4+ Qc6 62. Qa7+ Qc7 63. Qa2 Qd6 64. Be3 Qe6 65. Qa7+ Ke8
66. Bc5 Bd8 67. h3 Qd5 68. Be3 Be7 69. Qb8+ Kf7 70. Qh8 Qe6 71. Bf4 Qf6 72. Qb8
Qe6 73. Qb7 Kg8 74. Qb5 Bf6 {Finally Karjakin gave up trying to win. Magnus
survived a difficult position! If he had lost, the match would have been
practically decided, but now it is still a wide open contest. Tomorrow Carlsen
has a critical game with White to try and win; he hasn't managed to convert
his advantages so far in the match, so we'll see if he can pull through in the
crucial last games.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Croatia GCT"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "2019.07.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I had a strong feeling before this game that we were in for a big fight. I
didn't feel like checking Maxime's prep in the Petroff or Sveshnikov (which he
had recently faced against Magnus), so I went for something offbeat.} 1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {This accelerated Arkhangelsk isn't
entirely unusual, but it has fallen out of fashion the last few years. However,
Maxime had faced it recently against Vishy, so I was sure he wouldn't be
unprepared. The point of this move order is both to avoid Nxe5 variations and,
in case of the game, to give Black extra options with ...Bb7 or ...Bg4.} 6. c3
b5 7. Bb3 (7. Bc2 d5 {is another main line, with a huge body of theory.}) 7...
d6 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 ({In my opinion,} 9. d4 Bb6 {is a more dangerous system for
Black. The move Maxime played is more positional and less theoretical.}) 9...
h6 {Not a move I want to play, but necessary to avoid Bg5.} ({It's important
to avoid} 9... O-O 10. Bg5 $1 h6 11. Bh4 {because the pin is extremely
difficult to break.} g5 12. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 13. Bxg5 {is already close to winning
for White.}) 10. axb5 ({When Maxime faced the same variation against Anand a
few weeks prior, he chose to play} 10. Re1 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 {and here
} Qxa8 {would've been completely fine for Black.}) (10. Nh4 {is a very
dangerous option. The threat of Nf5 can't be ignored, but luckily Black has a
way to defend using tactics:} Bc8 $1 {and} 11. axb5 {can be met by} Bg4 $1 12.
Qe1 axb5) 10... axb5 11. Rxa8 {Here I was already on my own, and the choice
between capturing with queen or bishop was very difficult.} Qxa8 (11... Bxa8 {
is probably also playable.} 12. Nh4 $5 {worried me, but it seems that after}
Nxe4 {Black survives by a miracle:} 13. Qh5 (13. Nf5 Nxf2 {is a huge mess.})
13... Ng5 $1 14. Bxg5 (14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxf7+ Kd7 $1) 14... Qxg5
15. Qxf7+ Kd8 {, and the king runs.}) 12. Nh4 {This is the move I had expected,
but if Maxime wanted to go for Na3 ideas, perhaps it was best to play it
immediately.} (12. Na3 b4 13. Nc4 bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O {is close to equal anyway.}
) 12... Bc8 $1 {Necessary, to prevent Nf5.} (12... Ne7 {is more natural, and
was my first instinct, but after} 13. Kh1 $1 {I saw no comfortable way to deal
with f4.} d5 {only makes} 14. f4 $1 {even stronger.}) 13. Na3 $6 {This is
inconsistent. It's rarely a good idea to start a plan on one side of the board
and then an entirely different plan on the other side.} (13. Kh1 {was what I
had expected. Now} Qa1 $1 ({I had instead intended} 13... g5 $5 14. Qf3 Ke7 15.
Nf5+ Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Qc8 $1 17. Qf3 Qg4 {with an equal ending. White has the two
bishops but Black has a space advantage as compensation.}) 14. Nd2 O-O {
is very strong, because the knight on d2 blocked off White from playing f4 and
capturing with the bishop. This wasn't clear to me over the board though.}) (
13. Qf3 Ne7 {again prevents Nf5, when White's next move is unclear.}) 13... Bg4
{This is useful to misplace White's queen. It might look visually better
placed on c2, but it really belongs on d1 so it can swing to f3 at the right
moment.} 14. Qc2 Qb8 (14... Qb7 $5 {was maybe a better choice. I wanted to
keep the option of ...Qd8 to protect my kingside, but in most variations that
doesn't seem necessary.}) 15. Kh1 {Now White threatens f4, which would be
positionally advantageous for him, so I felt compelled to prevent it.} g5 {
Of course this is a weakening of my position, but the transition that follows
also wrecks White's pawns, and leads to a very double edged position.} 16. Nf5
(16. h3 Bd7 17. Nf3 {is the machine's choice, but I barely considered it. It
seemed to me that} g4 18. hxg4 Nxg4 {would give Black a serious initiative.})
16... Bxf5 17. exf5 O-O {I was happy with this move, but perhaps it wasn't
best.} (17... Kf8 $5 {will put the king on the same square, but the rook might
end up being better placed on h8 than f8. This is just a minor detail though.})
18. Qd1 {Now it becomes clear that the queen was misplaced on c2. Now White is
preparing Nc2, to get the misplaced knight back in the game.} (18. h4 {looks
like it starts an attack, but after} Kg7 $1 {, the rook will come to h8 and if
the h-file opens, the hunter will become the hunted.}) 18... Na5 $5 {This was
another tough decision, because I had to try to evaluate the unbalanced
position which arose in the game.} ({The lazy part of me wanted to just play
the useful} 18... Kg7 {, but I didn't want to allow the knight to get back in
the game with} 19. Nc2 {As it turns out, Black is much better after} b4 $1 20.
Ne3 bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxe3 $1 22. Bxe3 Ne7 {, but this wasn't as clear to me as it
should have been. I guess I should trust lazy me more often!}) 19. Bxf7+ {
The natural choice, but objectively it isn't clear whether this or Ba2 was
better.} ({My idea was} 19. Ba2 b4 $1 20. Nc4 (20. cxb4 Qxb4 {The ruining of
White's structure would've made me very happy.}) 20... b3 21. Bb1 Nxc4 22. dxc4
e4 23. f4 g4 {but surprisingly after} (23... exf3 24. Qxf3 Qd8 {, with a solid
positional advantage, is best.}) 24. Bd2 {White gets Be1-h4 in time and might
hold equality.}) 19... Rxf7 20. b4 Bxb4 21. cxb4 Nc6 22. Nc2 {The dust has
settled. On the one hand, Black's kingside structure has been somewhat damaged;
on the other hand, Black has a positional advantage on the queenside and
center. For the moment, f5 is a bit vulnerable, so I went about exploiting
that.} Qc8 $1 23. g4 {White is forced to weaken his king's position as well.} (
23. Qf3 Ne7 {is extremely awkward for White to deal with.}) 23... Qa8 {And now
I take control over the long diagonal.} 24. f3 (24. Qf3 $2 {allows} Nxg4 $1 25.
Qxg4 Nxb4+ 26. f3 Nxc2 {with a two pawn advantage.}) 24... Qa2 {This invasion
was the point of the entire maneuver. The queen on a2 is extremely annoying
for White to deal with. It also often aids in a direct attack, if and when the
h-file opens.} 25. d4 $6 {This is a mistake, but also an understandable move.
Maxime wanted to get the d3 square to liberate his queen a bit.} (25. h4 Nd5 {
looked very promising to me during the game, but after the prophylactic} 26.
Kg1 $1 {getting out of the way of checks when the h-file opens, the position
is just unclear. For example,} Nf4 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Qd2) 25... Re7 $6 {
And I responded with a mistake in return. This move felt right, but after I
played it I started regretting the move.} (25... e4 26. f4 {looked like a mess
to me, but after the accurate} Rg7 $1 {holding the g5 stronghold, Black has an
advantage. White's king is weaker than Black's.}) 26. dxe5 dxe5 {This wasn't
the plan.} (26... Rxe5 {was my first intention. It seemed like I would quickly
create strong threats with ...Nd5 or ...Rd5, but then it dawned on me that
after} 27. h4 $1 {, my threats are entirely illusory and White is creating
quick counterplay on the kingside.}) (26... Nxe5 27. Nd4 {, with the knight
invading on e6, didn't appeal to me at all.}) 27. Qd3 $2 {A really bad move
for more than one reason, but surprisingly it wasn't immediately clear to me
how bad it was.} (27. h4 $1 {worried me, because I didn't see clear play for
me while White is breaking down my kingisde structure. The game would be
finely balanced after say} Rd7 28. Qe2 Nd5 29. hxg5 Ndxb4 30. gxh6 Qxc2 31. Qe3
{, and the game will likely end in a perpetual.}) 27... e4 {A fine move, but
there was another good option as well.} ({Very strong was the cool} 27... Rd7
28. Qc3 Rd6 $1 {I don't think either of us understood how poorly placed the
queen is on c3. White is in serious trouble.}) 28. Qc3 (28. fxe4 $2 Ne5 {
picks up g4 and then e4, with a decisive advantage.}) 28... Ne5 {This is the
point. White's structure is collapsing, so Maxime needed create some chaos.}
29. f4 (29. fxe4 $2 Nexg4 {is just resigns.}) 29... Nd5 30. Qh3 $2 {This move
surprised me, but again it provoked a serious mistake in return.} (30. Qc5 {
was what I expected.} gxf4 31. f6 $1 {seemed very tricky to me, but after} (31.
Bxf4 $2 Nd3 {wins a piece.}) 31... Rf7 32. Qxb5 {, Black has a decisive
advantage with} Nd7 $1) (30. Qd4 $1 {was the best chance. The point is} Nf3 31.
Qc5 $1 {, and now Black doesn't have the ...Nd3 option after gxf4 Bxf4.
Provoking the knight to f3 is a very unusual idea and neither of us considered
it. However, Black is still borderline winning after} Qc4 $1 32. Qxc4 bxc4 33.
fxg5 hxg5) 30... Nf3 $2 {When I saw this move, it felt like it was crying out
to be played. My intuition let me down. The next few moves are all mistakes,
which is either a sign that the position is far too complex or that we were
not playing our best that day.} (30... e3 $1 {is winning, but it requires
accurate calculation:} 31. fxe5 (31. Nxe3 Nxf4 32. Qxh6 Qa8+ $1 {is a cute
geometric pattern:} 33. Kg1 Ne2+ 34. Kf2 Nxc1 35. Qxg5+ Rg7 {, and the checks 
(and the game) are over.}) 31... e2 32. Re1 Qxc2 {, and if e5 falls the
e2-pawn will be a decisive factor, so White is forced into} 33. e6 {, but after
} Qd1 34. Qg3 Nxb4 35. Qg1 Nd3 $1 36. Rxd1 exd1=Q 37. Qxd1 Nf2+ 38. Kg2 Nxd1 {
, Black ends up a rook ahead.}) 31. Ne1 (31. fxg5 Qxc2 32. gxh6 {is something
I barely considered, because it seemed like White had no checks or serious
counterplay. But the game is surprisingly complex anyway, because of White's
powerful pawns.} Ne5 $1 {is necessary, to prepare ...e3 and ...Qe4. Now a long
forced sequence begins:} 33. f6 Rf7 34. g5 e3 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ Qxf5 37.
Rxf5 Nc4 38. Rxd5 e2 39. Bd2 c6 40. Rd3 Nxd2 41. Re3 Nf3 42. Rxe2 Kg6 $1 {
, and in this bizarre ending White will have to work hard for a draw, but he
is likely to make it with correct play.} (42... Nxg5 43. h4 {traps the knight!}
)) 31... Nxe1 $2 (31... Qe2 $1 {was winning. The point is} 32. f6 Nxf6 33. fxg5
Nxg4 $1 {, and White is unlikely to survive.}) 32. Rxe1 $2 {The final mistake.}
(32. f6 $3 {was a surprising shot we both missed. I didn't even consider the
move.} Nxf6 33. fxg5 $1 {is the tactical justification.} hxg5 34. Rxe1 e3 35.
Bxe3 Qd5+ 36. Qg2 {is still marginally better for Black, but White's drawing
chances are very high.}) 32... e3 $1 {This is the winning move. I believe that
what Maxime missed was that Qxh6 won't lead to perpetual check, so he's left
without counterplay and with a dead lost position.} 33. fxg5 (33. Qxh6 Qf2 $1 {
, and surprisingly the checks will soon end:} 34. Qg6+ (34. Qxg5+ Rg7 35. Qd8+
Kh7 $19) 34... Kf8 35. Qh6+ Rg7 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qh5+ Ke7 38. f6+ Kd6 $1 $19)
33... hxg5 34. Qg2 (34. Bxe3 Rxe3 35. Rxe3 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Nf4+ {picks up the
queen.}) 34... Qc4 {Black has complete control. There's no more hope for White.
} 35. Qf3 Re4 36. h3 Rf4 37. Qg3 Rf1+ {By the amount of mistakes, not a great
game by any means, but nevertheless a very interesting one both in the
strategic content and the tactical mess at the end.} 0-1

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lau, Ralf"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 (7. c3 d6
8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 Bg4 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Be3 exd4 14.
cxd4 Qe8 15. Ba4 Nxe4 $132 {Almasi,Z-Onischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee/1995/0,5/39/})
7... Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c3 (10. f4 c5 11. Qc3 Nxe4 12. Qe1 Bb7 13.
Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. fxe5+ Kg8 16. bxc3 dxe5 17. Qxe5 Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Bxd5
$10 {Akopian,V-Malaniuk,V/Moscow/1994/0,5/25/}) (10. c4 c5 11. Qd1 O-O (11...
bxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Qa4+ $36) 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bg5 c4 14. Bc2 b4 15. Nd2
Ba6 16. Re1 Ng6 17. Nf1 h6 18. Bd2 Rb8 $13 {Kruppa,Y-Onischuk,A/Nikolaev/1995/
1|0/54/}) 10... Bb7 11. f3 c5 (11... h6 12. Rd1 O-O 13. a4 Qe7 14. axb5 axb5
15. Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Na3 Bc6 17. c4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Ba4 $10 {Stefansson,H-Malaniuk,
V/Moscow/1994/0,5/31/}) 12. Qe3 (12. Qd1 O-O 13. a4 Bc6 14. Na3 Re8 15. c4 bxc4
16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. b3 Bxc4 20. bxc4 Qc7 $10 {De
Firmian,N-Tkachiev,V/New York/1995/0,5/29/}) 12... O-O 13. Rd1 Re8 14. h3 (14.
a4 $5) 14... Qc7 15. Qf2 c4 16. Bc2 d5 17. f4 (17. exd5 Nxd5 $36) 17... Nd3 $1
18. Bxd3 cxd3 19. e5 (19. exd5 Re2 20. Qg3 Bxd5 21. Rd2 Rae8 $17) 19... d4 $1 (
19... Ne4 20. Qd4 f6 $132) 20. Rxd3 (20. exf6 Re2 21. Qxd4 (21. Qg3 Rxg2+ 22.
Qxg2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Re8 $17) 21... Qc6 $19) 20... Ne4 21. Qf1 (21. Qxd4 Rad8 22.
Qe3 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Rd8 24. Qf1 Ng3 25. Qe1 Qc6 26. Qxg3 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Rxc1 $19)
21... Rad8 22. Rxd4 (22. cxd4 $5) 22... f6 23. Na3 (23. exf6 Ng3 24. Qf2 Ne2+
$19) 23... fxe5 24. fxe5 Rf8 (24... Qxe5 25. Bf4 Qc5 26. Qd3 $13) 25. Qe1 Qc6
26. Kh2 Rf2 27. Be3 Rxd4 (27... Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Ng5+ 29. Kg3 Qg2+ 30. Kf4 (30.
Kh4 Nf3+ 31. Kh5 Qg6#) 30... Ne6+ 31. Kf5 Qg6#) 28. Bxf2 Ng5 29. Kg3 $4 (29.
Qg1 Rd2 $17) 29... Qxg2# 0-1

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.11.01"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. b4 Bb6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Na3 Nd8 14. Nxb5 Nxe4
15. d4 O-O 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qe2 f5 18. Kh2 c6 19. Na3 Bc7 20. g4 Bf7 21. Bxe4
fxe4 22. Ng5 Bg6 23. Qc4+ Kh8 24. Nxe4 Ne6 25. f3 Nf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27. Nb1 Bb6
28. Nbd2 Rf8 29. Kg2 Be3 30. Qe2 Bf4 31. Nb3 Bxe4 32. fxe4 Qa3 33. Qc2 Qa6 34.
Nc5 Qc4 35. Qd3 Qg8 36. Qd7 Rd8 37. Qe6 Rd2+ 38. Rf2 Qd8 $1 39. Nb3 $2 $138 (
39. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 40. Kf1 $11) 39... Rd3 $1 40. Rf3 Rxf3 41. Kxf3 Qd3+ $19 42. Kf2
Qe3+ 43. Kf1 Qf3+ 44. Ke1 Qxc3+ 45. Kf2 Qe3+ 46. Kf1 Qf3+ 47. Ke1 Qg3+ 48. Ke2
Qe3+ 49. Kf1 Qxh3+ 50. Kf2 Qg3+ 51. Kf1 Qd3+ 52. Kf2 Qe3+ 53. Kf1 Qf3+ 54. Ke1
Qxe4+ 55. Kf1 Qf3+ 56. Ke1 Qe3+ 57. Kf1 Qd3+ 58. Kf2 Be3+ 59. Ke1 h6 60. Qc8+
Kh7 61. Qf5+ Qxf5 62. gxf5 Kg8 63. Na5 Kf7 64. Ke2 Bb6 65. Kd3 Kf6 66. Ke4 c5
67. Nc6 c4 68. b5 c3 69. Nb4 Ba5 70. Nd5+ Kg5 71. Kd3 e4+ 72. Kc2 Kxf5 73. b6
Bxb6 74. Nxb6 h5 75. Nd5 h4 76. Kxc3 h3 77. Ne3+ Kf4 78. Nf1 g5 0-1

[Event "Pasadena"]
[Site "Pasadena"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Steiner, Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1932.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Nxe4 7. d4 Ba7 8. Qe2
{Alekhin} (8. Re1) 8... f5 9. dxe5 O-O 10. Bb3+ Kh8 11. Nbd2 Qe8 12. Nxe4 fxe4
13. Qxe4 d5 14. Bxd5 Bf5 15. Qh4 Nxe5 16. Bxb7 $8 {Alekhin} (16. Nxe5 $2 Qxe5
17. Bxb7 Bd3 $1 18. Bxa8 Bxf2+ $1 19. Kh1 Qe8 $1 (19... Bxf1 20. Qe4 $1)) 16...
Rb8 17. Nxe5 Rxb7 18. Re1 Rb5 19. Nf3 Qc8 20. c4 Rb7 21. b3 Bg4 22. Ba3 $1 c5
23. Ne5 Bf5 24. g4 $1 g5 25. Bb2 Kg8 26. Qh5 Be6 27. Nd7 $1 1-0

[Event "Manila m"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1998.02.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Antonio, Rogelio Jr"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.02.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a4 (11. Be3 exd4 12. cxd4 Na5 13. d5 Nxb3 14.
axb3 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nbd2 Re8 17. Qb1 Ba5 {Lautier,J-Shirov,A/
Amber-rapid6th 1997/EXP 57/0-1 (72)}) 11... Na5 $6 (11... h6 12. Na3 (12. d5
Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Na3 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bc2 Ng6 18. Bd3
Qd7 19. b4 Ra8 20. c4 Rxa3 21. Bxa3 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. Bb2
Qc6 25. Qb3 d5 26. Bf1 Qf6 27. Bc1 Nh4 28. Be2 Bxf3 29. Bxf3 e4 30. Bb2 Nxf3+
31. gxf3 Qg5+ {0-1 Adams,M-Onischuk,A/Wijk op 1995/CBM 46}) 12... Ne7 13. Bc2
Ng6 14. Be3 Nxe4 15. dxe5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Ng5 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. g3 dxe5 19. axb5
Rfd8 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 axb5 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Rxe5 Rd2 24. Rxb5 {1/2-1/2
Smirin,I-Malaniuk,V/Formia op 1995/EXT 95op}) (11... Re8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8
Bxa8 14. d5 Na5 15. Ba2 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Na3 Bd7
20. Qd3 Rb8 {0-1 Paavilainen,J-Lane,G/BEL-chT9697 1997/EXT 97 (34)}) 12. Bc2 c5
(12... exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Nbd2 b4 15. b3 $14) 13. d5 c4 14. Na3 Qd7 {
[%csl Yb7]} 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Rfb8 17. Nd2 Bc8 18. b4 cxb3 19. Nxb3 Nxb3
20. Bxb3 Qc7 21. Nc2 a5 22. axb5 Rxb5 23. Ba4 Rc5 24. Na3 Ba6 25. Bc6 Rb8 26.
Rb1 Rb6 27. Qc2 g6 (27... Rxb1+ 28. Nxb1 {[%csl Yc5]}) 28. Ree1 Rbxc6 29. dxc6
Qxc6 30. Qb2 Kg7 (30... Nxe4 $5 31. Qb6 Qxb6 32. Rxb6 Bd3 33. c4 d5 $13) 31.
Qb8 Nd7 (31... Rxc3 32. Rb6 Qc5 33. Qxd6 Qxd6 34. Rxd6 Bb7 35. Nb1 Rc2 36. f3
$14) 32. Qd8 Bd3 33. Rbd1 Rxc3 34. Nb1 (34. Qxa5 Qc5 35. Qxc5 Nxc5 36. Nb1 Rb3
37. Nd2 Rb2 $11) 34... Bxb1 35. Rxb1 a4 36. Rbd1 a3 $2 (36... Rc5 $142) 37. Qe7
a2 38. Kh2 Qc5 $4 (38... Rb3 39. Rxd6 Qxd6 40. Qxd6 Rb1 41. Qd1 Rxd1 42. Rxd1
Nc5 43. Ra1 Nxe4 44. Rxa2 Kf6 $14) 39. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 $6 7. c3 (7. Nxe5
Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c3 $14) 7... d6 (7... Nxe4 $2 8. Qe2 d5 9. d3
Nf6 10. d4 Be7 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Rd1 Be6 13. c4 $18) (7... O-O 8. d4 Bb6 9. dxe5
Nxe4 10. Bd5 $16) 8. d4 Bb6 (8... exd4 9. cxd4 Ba7 10. Bd5 Bb7 11. Nc3 $16 {
Kashdan,I-Lundin,E/Stockholm/1930/}) 9. a4 $5 (9. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 (9... dxe5 10.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bxf7 $16) 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 Ke7 13. Bb3 Bb7
14. Bg5 Rad8 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bxf6+ gxf6 17. Rfd1 Rd7 18. Kf1 Rhd8 19. Ke2 $14) (
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg4 $15 {Bologan,V-Tkachiev,V/Tilburg/1994/0,5/30/
}) 9... Bb7 (9... Rb8 $6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 Bg4 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Be3 exd4
14. cxd4 Qe8 15. Ba4 $13 {Almasi,Z-Onichuk,Al/Wijk aan Zee/1995/}) 10. Bg5 O-O
11. Bd5 (11. Na3 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. axb5 (13. Nc2 Na5) 13... axb5 14. Nxb5
Rxa1 15. Qxa1 exd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 $10) 11... h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Na3 exd4 14.
cxd4 Rfb8 $5 (14... Rab8 $6 15. axb5 Nxd4 16. Bxb7 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3
Rxb7 19. bxa6 Rbb8 20. Nc4 $16) 15. Nc2 (15. axb5 Nxd4 16. Bxb7 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3
Qxf3 18. gxf3 Rxb7 19. Nc4 Bc5 20. bxa6 Rba7 $10) 15... Qd8 (15... Na5 16. Bxb7
Nxb7 (16... Rxb7 $4 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 $18) 17. Nb4 $16) 16. axb5 $6 (16. Qd3
$5 bxa4 (16... Na7 $4 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. a5) 17. Rxa4 $14) 16... axb5 17. Qd3
Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Na7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Nb4 $6 (20. d5 $5 c5 21. dxc6 Nxc6 22. Rd1
$40) 20... c5 $10 21. Nd5 c4 22. Qc3 Nc8 23. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Liechtenstein op 13th"]
[Site "Liechtenstein"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dutreeuw, Marc"]
[Black "Donev, Ivo Hristov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. a4 g5 13. axb5 axb5 (13... gxh4 14.
bxc6 Bxc6 15. Ba4 $1 (15. Nxh4 Bxe4 $16 (15... Nxe4 16. Ba4 $18)) 15... Bxa4
16. Qxa4+ Nd7 17. dxe5 (17. Qc6 O-O 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Qxd7 exd4 20. g3 Qf6 $10)
17... dxe5 18. Rd1 $16) 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Bg3 h5 16. h3 (16. h4 g4 17. Ng5 Nd8
18. f3 (18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nd7 20. Na3 f6 $15) 18... Ne6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20.
Kh2 gxf3 21. gxf3 Rg8 22. Na3 exd4 23. cxd4 Qg7 24. Rg1 Bxd4 $17) 16... h4 17.
Bh2 g4 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Bd5 h3 (19... Qf6 $5 20. Qd3 Kf8 (20... h3 21. Bg3 Qh6
22. Qxb5 hxg2 23. Bxc6+ Kf8 24. Nh4 $18) (20... Ke7 $5) 21. Na3 (21. Nbd2 exd4
22. cxd4 Nxd4 $1 23. Bxa8 Nxf3+ $19) (21. Na3 exd4 22. Bxc6 dxc3 23. Bxa8 Nxf2
24. Bxd6+ $1 (24. Qe2 $2 Nxe4+ 25. Kh1 (25. Kf1 Nd2+ $19) 25... Ng3+ 26. Bxg3
hxg3+) 24... Qxd6 25. Qxd6+ cxd6 26. bxc3 $14) 21... exd4 22. Bxc6 dxc3 23.
Bxa8 Bxf2+ 24. Kf1 Bxe1 25. Kxe1 h3 26. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 27. bxc3 Nxh2 28. Nxh2 hxg2
29. Nf3 b4 $1 $10) 20. Bg3 $1 Qf6 21. gxh3 Rxh3 22. Kg2 Rh7 23. Na3 Qh6 24. Rh1
(24. Nh4 Qg5 (24... Nf6 $5) 25. Nf5 Rh2+ 26. Kg1 Rxf2) 24... Qxh1+ 25. Qxh1
Rxh1 26. Kxh1 exd4 27. Nxd4 (27. cxd4 Nxd4 (27... Nf6 28. Bxc6+ Bxc6 29. d5 Bd7
30. Nd2 Bd4 $15) 28. Bxa8 Nxf3 29. Nxb5 Kd7 $15) 27... b4 (27... Kd7 $5 28.
Bxc6+ Bxc6 29. f3 Ne5 (29... Ne3) 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. Ndxb5 f5 $1 $10) (27...
Nxd4 28. Bxa8 b4 29. cxb4 $14) 28. Nxc6 (28. Bxc6+ Bxc6 29. Nxc6 bxa3 30. bxa3
Nxf2+ 31. Bxf2 Bxf2 32. Kg2 Bc5 33. a4 Kd7 $10) 28... bxa3 29. bxa3 Nxf2+ (
29... Bxf2 30. Kg2 Bxg3 31. Kxg3 Ne3 $10 (31... Ne5 32. Nxe5 Bxd5 33. exd5 dxe5
34. c4 f5 35. c5 $18)) 30. Bxf2 Bxf2 31. Nb8 (31. Nb4 Bxd5 32. exd5 Be1 33. c4
(33. Na2 $142 $15) 33... Bxb4 34. axb4 Ke7 35. b5 (35. c5 dxc5 36. bxc5 Kf6 37.
Kg2 Ke5 38. d6 cxd6 39. cxd6 Kxd6 40. Kf3 Ke5 $19) 35... Kf6 36. c5 dxc5 37. d6
Ke6 38. dxc7 Kd7 39. b6 c4 $19) (31. Nd4 Bxd5 32. exd5 Bxd4 33. cxd4 Kd7 34.
Kg2 Kc8 35. Kf3 Kb7 36. Kf4 Ka6 37. Kf5 Kb5 38. Kf6 Kc4 $1 39. Kxf7 Kxd5 40.
Ke7 Kxd4 41. Kd7 Kc5 42. Kxc7 d5 $19) 31... Ba7 32. Bxa8 (32. Na6 c6 33. Nc7+
Kd7 34. Nxa8 cxd5 35. exd5 Kc8 36. Kg2 Kb7 37. Kf3 Kxa8 38. Ke4 Bc5 $19) 32...
Bxb8 33. Kg2 Kd7 34. Kf3 c6 35. Kg4 Bc7 36. Kf5 Ba5 37. c4 Bc3 38. Kf4 Kc7 39.
Ke3 Kb6 40. Kd3 Be1 41. Kd4 Bf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 {Konikowski} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7.
d3 Bc5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 {Eine wichtige Frage in solche Stellungen: Für wen
ist der Tausch der schwarzfarbigen Läufer günstig? Es ist klar, daß Schwarz
den Läufertausch nicht ablehnen kann, weil nach 9...Be7 der Nachziehende t ein
Thempo verloren hätte.} (9. Bg5 {Konikowski} h6 10. Bxf6 (10. Bh4 $5) 10...
Qxf6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. c3 d6 13. d4 $14) (9. a4 {Konikowski} Nd4 (9... b4 10. Nd5
Na5 (10... h6 $14) 11. Nxe5 (11. Bg5 Bxd5 (11... Nxb3 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. cxb3 {
/\Nh4+/-}) 12. Bxd5 c6 13. Ba2 $14 {Mokry}) 11... Nxb3 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 (12...
gxf6 $4 13. Qg4+ Kh8 14. Bh6 Rg8 15. Nxf7#) 13. Ng4 Qg6 14. cxb3 f5 $13) 10.
Nxe5 Nxb3 11. cxb3 d5 (11... b4 $142 12. Ne2 d5 {Mokry}) 12. Bg5 Be7 13. axb5
axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Nxb5 Nxe4 $2 (15... dxe4 $142 16. dxe4 Bxe4 $14 {Mokry})
16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nf3 Nf6 18. Qc1 $16 {Mokry,K-Braga,F/Reggio Emilia/1991/})
9... d6 $1 {Keine Angst vor dem Doppelbauern!} (9... Bxe3 $6 10. fxe3 $14 {
Bewerten wir die Stellung: Der Doppelbauer e3 kontroliert wichtige
Zentralfelder d4 und e4.Die halboffene f-Linie ist geofnet.Der weiße Springer
bekommt wunderbare Forpost f5 und die weiße Dame hat gute aussichten am
Königsflügel durch Qe1-Qg3(oder Qh4)}) 10. Bxc5 dxc5 {Jetz spielt der schwarze
Doppellbauer c5 spielt eine wichtige Rolle: er kontroliert den Vorposten d4,
der dem Nc6 sich anbietet. Im günstigsten Moment droht c5-c4, und nach dem
Tausch d3-c4 folgt b4! nebst Gewinn des e4-Bauern.} 11. a4 $1 {Weiß versucht
die schwarze Bauernstruktur am Damenflügel zu schwächen.} b4 (11... Nd4 12.
Nxe5 (12. axb5 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Re8 $44) 12... Nxb3 13. cxb3 Re8 $14) 12. Nb1 {
[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4] Der Springer geht in Richtung des geschwächten
Feldes c4!} (12. Nd5 $5) (12. Nd5 {Konikowski} Na5 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Ba2 Rad8
15. Qe2 Nc6 $13) 12... Nd7 (12... Qe7 $5) 13. Nbd2 Na5 {Deckt das
Schlüsselfeld c4.} 14. Ba2 Qe7 15. Qe1 Kh8 16. Qe3 Bc6 (16... Nb6) 17. Nc4 {
[%csl Rc4]} Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Nb6 19. Bb3 a5 {[%csl Gb3,Gb5,Gd5,Rc4] Die
weißfarbige Felder b3,d5 und vorläufig d5,b5 sind schwach, weil sie nicht von
den schwarzen Bauern geschützt werden.} (19... c4 $5 20. dxc4 Nd7 $44 {/\Nc5})
20. Nd2 Rae8 21. Nc4 (21. f4 $5 {Konikowski}) 21... Nxc4 {[%csl Rc4] Es ist
bemerkenswert, daß in dieser Partie alle 4 Springer auf dem Schlüsselfeld c4
getauscht werden.} 22. Bxc4 Qd6 23. b3 (23. f4 exf4 24. Qxf4 Qd4+ 25. Qf2 f6
$10) 23... f5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Bb5 (25. f3 $14) 25... e4 26. Qh3 Rfe5 27. dxe4
Bxb5 28. axb5 Rxe4 29. Rxa5 Qb6 30. Raa1 Qxb5 31. Qg3 Qe2 32. Rac1 R4e5 {
Eine lehrreiche Partie zum Thema Kampf um die schwache weißfarbigen Felder am
Damenflügel.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karditsa"]
[Site "Karditsa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Nikolaidis, Ioannis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. c3 O-O 10. axb5 axb5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15.
Nbd2 Bg6 16. Bh2 Nh5 17. g4 Ng7 18. Bd5 Ne7 19. Ba2 Ne6 20. h4 Qd7 21. Kh1 Kg7
22. Qe2 f6 23. d4 Bb6 24. Bb3 Ra8 25. Rad1 exd4 26. cxd4 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28.
Nf3 Bxb2 29. hxg5 Qxg4 30. gxh6+ Kh7 31. Bc2 Ra3 32. Rd3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 d5 34.
Nd2 dxe4 35. Qxb5 Be5 36. f4 exf3 37. Bxg6+ Nxg6 38. Nxf3 Bxh2 39. Nxh2 Qe4+
40. Nf3 Rf7 41. Qb3 Rd7 42. Re1 Qf5 43. Nh2 Ne5 44. Qg3 c5 45. Qg2 Qg6 46. Qh3
Rd3 47. Qc8 Rd2 48. Qb7+ Kxh6 49. Rg1 Qf7 50. Qxf7 Nxf7 51. Ng4+ Kg7 52. Rf1
Rd6 53. Rf5 c4 54. Rc5 Rd4 55. Ne3 Nd6 56. Kg2 Kg6 57. Rc6 Kg5 58. Kf3 f5 59.
Rc5 Kf6 60. Nd5+ Ke6 61. Nf4+ Kd7 62. Nd5 Rh4 63. Rc7+ Kd8 64. Rc5 Ne4 65. Ra5
Kd7 66. Ne3 Ng5+ 67. Kg2 Ke6 68. Rxf5 Re4 69. Rxg5 Rxe3 70. Rc5 $10 Rc3 71. Kf2
Kd6 72. Rh5 (72. Rh5 Rd3 73. Ke2 Rd5 74. Rxd5+ Kxd5 75. Kd2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {
The Arkhangelsk line was once connected mainly with} (6... Bb7) 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 {Black has strong pressure
against White's centre and the exposed minor pieces on the b-file give him
various tactical chances. Another theoretical possibility is} (12... exd4 13.
cxd4 Bg4 14. Ba4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 d5 16. e5 Nh5 17. Kh1 f6 18. f4 g6 19. Rg1 Ng7
20. Be3 Ne7 21. Nc3 Ba5 22. Bc2 c6 23. Ra2 Kh8 24. Ne2 $16 {1-0 Leko,P-Topalov,
V/Monte Carlo MNC 2005/The Week in Chess 542 (61)}) 13. Bc2 {The possibilities
are many and quite bewildering. The play evolves around Black's quest for
compensation for the pawn. White is often forced to give the pawn back, but
then he can usually get a slight advantage. White has the following
alternatives:} (13. Re1 {1-0 Svidler,P-Shirov,A/Linares 1998/CBM 64/[Svidler] 
(37)}) (13. Be3 {1-0 Anand,V-Shirov,A/Groningen 1997/CBM 63/[Anand] (42)}) (13.
d5 $5 {1-0 McShane,L-Mueller,M/Germany 2003/CBM 094/[Wedberg] (55)}) 13... d5 {
Black chooses the most principled attempt to equalize the game. After opening
up the game, the activity of black's pieces can compensate white's extra pawn.
Other options are:} (13... exd4 14. Nbxd4 $5 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5
17. Kh1 Qf6 18. Be3 Nf4 19. Ra4 $1 {[%csl Gd4]} Ra8 20. Rb4 Ne6 $6 21. Rg1 Rfb8
22. f4 $1 $16 {1-0 Adams,M-Leko,P/Miskolc 2005/CBM 108_01/[Finkel,A] (33)}) (
13... h6 14. d5 $146 Ne7 $14 {1-0 Leko,P-Morozevich,A/Cannes 2002/CBM 088/
[Kostakiev,D] (46)}) 14. h3 $5 $146 {White allows blac to win the sacrificed
pawn back, but white will have an advantage of pair of bishops. In the
previous games white tried:} (14. exd5 Qxd5 15. dxe5 Qxb5 16. Ba4 $1 (16. exf6
Rbd8 17. Ba4 Qh5 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Qb5 (19. Be3 $4 Ne5 20. Bxe8 Bxf3 $19) 19...
Ne5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Qb4 Bc5 22. Qf4 Bd6 23. h3 Bxh3 24. Qg3 Bg4 25. Bf4 Rg5
$132) 16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $1 (17. Bxb5 Bxd1 18. Bxc6 Ng4 19. Rxd1 Nxf2 $10) (
17. gxf3 Qxe5 18. Bxc6 Qe6 19. Qa4 Rbd8 $44) 17... Nxe5 18. Bxb5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3
Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 (20. Kxf2 Rxb5 $14) 20... Rxb5 21. Bf4 $14 {Sulskis,S-Ganguly,S/
Bled 2002}) (14. Bg5 exd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxd4 $10 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,
V-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee 1996/CBM 051/[Shirov] (53)}) 14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 exd4
16. exd5 ({Probably,} 16. Bg5 $5 {, doesn't promise white anything special:}
dxc3 17. bxc3 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Ne5 19. Qf5 Qd7 20. Bxf6 (20. Qxe5 Nxe4 $11 {
[%cal Yd7b5]}) 20... Qxf5 21. Bxf5 gxf6 22. Nd4 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Rd6 $11) 16...
Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Be4 (18. Rd1 Rfd8 19. Be4 Nde7 20. Bf4 $14) 18... Nde7
19. Bf4 {attacking black's c7 pawn.} dxc3 (19... f5 20. Bf3 d3 21. Rfd1 Bxf2+
22. Kxf2 Rxb5 23. Rxd3 Rxb2+ 24. Kg3 $16) 20. bxc3 Rfc8 {threatening with the
capture on f2.} (20... Bxf2+ {leads to unpleasant endgame for black:} 21. Rxf2
Rxb5 22. Bxc7 $16) 21. c4 {protecting the b5 knight.} (21. Rfd1 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2
Rxb5 23. Rd7 g5 $1 24. Rxc7 (24. Bxc7 Rb7 $17) 24... gxf4 25. Rxc8+ Nxc8 26.
Bxc6 Rc5 $11) 21... Ng6 {The pawn sacrifice is the only way to activate his
pieces.} 22. Bg3 {White has the following options, that promise white good
prospects:} (22. Bxc7 Bxc7 23. Bxc6 Be5 24. Ra6 Ne7 $14) (22. Bh2 $5 Nce7 23.
Bxg6 hxg6 24. Rfd1 $36 {The difference between this position and the position
in the game is that now black cannot attack white's dark-squared bishop by Nf5.
}) 22... Nce7 {Now black has an active plan of defence- pushing forward the
"f" pawn, that will limit the possibilities of the bishops.} 23. Bxg6 (23. Rfd1
{is met by} f5 {[%cal Yf5f4]}) 23... hxg6 24. Rfd1 {threatening to invade into
the 7-th rank.} Nf5 25. Bf4 Re8 $1 {Black activates the rook, sacrificing the
pawn.} 26. Bxc7 (26. Nxc7 {doesn't promise anything:} Re2 (26... Bxc7 27. Bxc7
Rbc8 28. Rd7 Re7 29. Rxe7 Nxe7 30. Ra7 Nc6 31. Rb7 $16) 27. Rab1 Bxf2+ 28. Kf1
Rxb1 29. Kxe2 (29. Rxb1 Rc2 $11) 29... Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Ne3+ $11) (26. g4 Nh4 27.
Bxc7 Bxc7 28. Nxc7 Rec8 29. Ra7 Nf3+ 30. Kf1 Ne5 {[%cal Ye5c4,Ye5c6]} 31. Nd5
Rxc4 32. f4 Nc6 33. Rc7 Rd4 $11) 26... Bxc7 27. Nxc7 Rec8 28. Ra7 (28. Na6 Ra8
29. Ra4 Rc6 30. Rda1 Nd4 {and black will probably get the draw.}) 28... Rb4 29.
c5 Rc4 30. Rd5 (30. Na6 Nd4 $1 {[%cal Yd4e6,Gc4a4]}) 30... Ne7 31. Rd7 ({
Probably, the best chance was} 31. Rg5 Nc6 (31... f6 32. Nd5 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Nc6
34. Nxf6+ gxf6 35. Rxg6+ Kh8 36. Ra4 Rc7 37. Rh4+ Rh7 38. Rxh7+ Kxh7 39. Rxf6
Rxc5 $14) 32. Ra8 Rxa8 33. Nxa8 Nd4 34. Nc7 $14) 31... Nc6 32. Rb7 (32. Nd5
Rxc5 (32... Nxa7 33. Ne7+ Kf8 34. Nxc8 Nxc8 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Rxc8 Kd7 37. Rg8
Rxc5 38. Rxg7 $14) 33. Rab7 (33. Ne7+ Nxe7 34. Rxe7 Rf5 $11) 33... Ne5 {
-the game.}) 32... Rxc5 {Black has succeeded to win back the pawn, that
promise him a draw.} 33. Nd5 Ne5 34. Ne7+ Kf8 35. Nxc8 Nxd7 36. Nd6 Ke7 37.
Nxf7 g5 $1 {preventing white's f2-f4 or h2-h4.} 38. h4 (38. Kf1 Rd5 39. Nh8 Kf6
40. Ke2 g6 $15 {[%cal Gf6g7]}) 38... gxh4 39. f4 Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest Honved"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Stern, Rene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3
Nxe4 (7... Be7 {Schussler} 8. d4 d6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. Nbd2 Bd8 $1 12.
Re1 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Nf1 Nc6 $14 {Tal,M-Malanjuk,V (CBM 27 game 833).}) 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 (9. Nxe5 $5 {Schussler} Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Qf6 11. f3 Nc5 12. Ng4 $5 $14
{Wolff,P-Tal,M, USA 1991.}) 9... exd4 10. Bxe4 (10. Nxd4 {Schussler} c5 11. Nf5
Qf6 12. Qf3 Ng5 $1 $15 {Renet,O-Sjirov,A (m4) 1991.}) (10. Re1 {Schussler} d5
11. Nxd4 c5 12. Nf5 Qd7 13. Ne3 O-O-O 14. f3 d4 15. cxd4 cxd4 {Zapata-Milos,
Recife 1991.} 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. fxe4 dxe3 18. Qc2+ Qc6 $15 {(Milos)}) 10...
Bxe4 11. Re1 d5 12. b4 Nc4 13. Nxd4 c5 $1 {Ein für die Theorie dieser Variante
sehr wichtiger Zug, der zum ersten Mal in der Partie Ilincic - R.Mainka,
Oberwart 1990 gespielt wurde.} 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 O-O 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Kh1 (
17. Rxe4 Qd5 $44) 17... Re8 (17... b4 18. Nd2 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Qxd4 20. Rb1 $1 Ne3
(20... Rad8 {Schussler} 21. Rxb4 e3 22. Rxc4 Qd3 23. Rc2 $18) (20... Nxd2 21.
Qxd2 Qxd2 22. Bxd2 $16) 21. Qe2 Nc2 22. Qxe4 Qc3 23. Rb3 Qc5 24. Rg1 Rfe8 25.
Qc4 $16 {Zadrima in Informator 51.}) 18. a3 (18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 b4 20. Nd2
bxc3 21. N2b3 c2 22. Qd2 Bb6 $14 {Nunn - Beljavskij, Amsterdam 1990.}) 18... e3
19. Ra2 Re4 20. Qf3 Qe7 21. Nf5 Qe8 22. Rae2 Rd8 $1 {Die weisse Mehrfigur wird
durch den schwarzen Entwicklungsvorsprung und den Riesenfreibauern e3
kompensiert.} 23. h3 (23. Nxe3 {Schussler} Rd3) 23... Rd3 24. Ng3 Re5 25. Nh5
f6 26. Nf4 Rd6 27. Rf1 g5 28. Nh5 f5 29. Rfe1 Rh6 30. Ng3 f4 31. Nf1 $17 Nd6
32. Bxe3 fxe3 33. Nxe3 Rhe6 34. Ng4 Rxe2 35. Rxe2 Kg7 36. Re5 Qg6 37. Rxc5
Qxb1+ 38. Kh2 Qc1 39. Rc7+ Kg6 40. Rc6 Qf4+ 41. Qxf4 gxf4 42. Rxa6 Kf5 43. a4
bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Santa Clara"]
[Site "Santa Clara"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3
Nxe4 8. d4 Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4 c5 $3
14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 O-O 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 $1 {Eine sehr populäre
Variante. Schwarz hat durch seinen Entwicklungsvorsprung genügend Kompensation
für die Figur.} 18. Rh4 Rad8 19. Nd2 (19. Qd3 {Schussler} f5 20. Bg5 Rd6 21.
Nd2 Ne5 22. Qf1 Ng6 23. Rh3 f4 24. N2f3 b4 25. Kh1 bxc3 26. Nc2 {
Ulibin-Hauchard, World junior, 1990.} Rf5 $1 27. Bh4 Qe4 28. Rc1 Rd2 $1 $17)
19... Ne3 20. Qf3 Nf5 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rh5 Re8 $6 (22... g6 $44) 23. Ba3 $1
Bxa3 24. Rxf5 Rxf5 25. Nxf5 Bb2 26. Rd1 g6 $6 (26... Bxc3 $16) 27. Ne4 Rf8 28.
Nf6+ Kh8 29. Nd6 Bxc3 30. Nd7 Ra8 31. Nxf7+ Kg8 32. Ng5 $18 a5 33. Nb6 Ra7 34.
Ne4 Bb2 35. Rd2 Ba1 36. Rd5 Re7 37. Nd2 Bc3 38. Kf1 Re6 39. Nd7 a4 40. Nf3 a3
41. Rxb5 Rd6 42. Rc5 Bb2 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Rc7 Rd1+ 45. Ke2 Ra1 46. Nc5+ Kf6 47.
Nb3 Rb1 48. Nfd2 Rg1 49. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 h6 $5 (7...
Nxe4 8. d4 $13) 8. d4 d6 9. Qe2 $1 (9. Nbd2) (9. Re1) 9... g6 (9... Be7 10. Rd1
$16) 10. a4 (10. Rd1 $5 Qe7 11. a4 $16) 10... Bg7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. axb5 (12.
Rd1 Qb8 13. Na3 (13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Na3 b4) 13... O-O $1 14. axb5
axb5 15. Qxb5 Na5) (12. Re1 $5 O-O (12... Qb8 13. Na3 $1) 13. axb5 axb5 14.
Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Qxb5 Na5 16. Bc2) 12... axb5 13. Rxa8 (13. Qxb5 Rxa1 14. Qxb7 Na5
$1 (14... O-O 15. Qxc6 Rxb1 16. Nxe5 $16) 15. Qb5+ Nd7 $1 $13) 13... Qxa8 14.
Na3 O-O (14... b4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Nc2 $1 (16. Bd2 Nxe4 $1) 16... Nxe4 17. Bxh6
$1 (17. Qxe4 Nd4) 17... Bxh6 18. Qxe4 Ne7 (18... Nd4 $2 19. Qxg6+) 19. Qh4 Nf5
20. Qg4 Bxf3 21. Qxg6+ Bg7 22. Qxf5 Bxg2 23. Re1 $16) 15. Nxb5 Na5 16. Bc2 Bxe4
17. Nxc7 Qc6 $1 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Na6 Qc4 $1 (19... Rd8 20. Nb4 Qc4 21. Qc2 {
/\ Be3}) 20. Qxc4 Nxc4 21. Re1 f5 22. Nh4 (22. g4 $2 Nxf2) (22. Nb4 Rd8) 22...
Ra8 23. Nb4 Kf7 24. g4 Ned6 25. b3 Bf6 $1 (25... Na5 26. Rd1) (25... e4 26. Rd1
$1 Bxc3 27. Nc6 $1 Rc8 28. Na7 Rc7 29. bxc4 Rxa7 30. Rxd6 Ra1 31. Rd1 Bb2 32.
gxf5 (32. Bxb2 $2 Rxd1+ 33. Kg2 e3 $1 {Tal,M}) 32... g5 33. c5 $1 $18) 26. gxf5
gxf5 27. Nxf5 Nxf5 28. bxc4 Rc8 29. Nd3 Rd8 $1 30. Rd1 (30. Nxe5+ $2 Bxe5 31.
Rxe5 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Nh4+ 33. Kg3 Ng6) (30. Nb2 $1 Nh4 31. Rd1 $1) 30... Rc8 $1
31. Re1 Rd8 32. Rd1 Rc8 33. Nb2 e4 34. Re1 Bxc3 $2 (34... e3 $5 35. fxe3 Bxc3
36. Rf1 $16) (34... Re8 35. Na4 $16) 35. Rxe4 Rb8 36. Rf4 $1 Kf6 37. Nd3 Rb3
38. Kf1 (38. Rf3 $1 $18) 38... Bd4 39. Ke2 Rc3 40. Bd2 $4 (40. c5 $18) 40...
Rxc4 41. f3 $6 Rc2 42. Kd1 Rxd2+ $10 43. Kxd2 Be3+ 44. Ke2 Bxf4 45. Nxf4 Nd4+
46. Ke3 Nf5+ 47. Kd3 Nd6 48. Ng2 Kf5 49. Ke3 Kg5 50. h3 Kf5 51. Kf2 Nb5 52. Kg3
Nd4 53. Ne3+ Kg5 54. f4+ Kg6 55. Kg4 h5+ 56. Kg3 Ne2+ 57. Kf3 Ng1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vilnius zt"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lauk, Ular"]
[Black "Sepp, Olav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Nxe5 (9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4 c5 14.
bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 $13) 9... Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Nd6 (10... Qf6 11. f3 Nc5 (11... Nd6
$2 12. Re1 Be7 13. a4 Rd8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ra7 O-O 16. Na3 $16 {Burovic,
I-Cepon,D,Ljubljana op 1992}) 12. Ng4 (12. Qd1 $6 Ne6 13. a4 Bd6 $15 {Anand,
V-Mikhalchishin,A,Moscow(GMA) 1989}) 12... Nxb3 13. Nxf6+ Ke7 14. axb3 Kxf6 15.
c4 d5 $10 {Sherzer,A,- Nickoloff,B,Chicago op1 1992}) 11. c4 Qf6 $1 (11... bxc4
12. Nxc4 Rb8 $6 13. Re1+ Be7 14. Nxd6+ cxd6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 $16 {Zaitsev,
I-Vreeken,C,Moscow(GMA) 1989}) 12. Nc3 Qe6 13. Nd5 O-O-O 14. Nf4 Qe8 15. c5 Nf5
16. Be3 (16. Nxf7 Nxd4 $17) 16... f6 17. Nf7 g5 18. Nxd8 (18. Ne2 Qe4 $17)
18... Kxd8 $1 19. Nd3 Nh4 (19... Qe4 20. Ne1 $14) 20. Bxg5 (20. Ne1 Bxg2 $3 21.
Nxg2 Nf3+ 22. Kh1 Qh5 23. h4 Qg4 $19) 20... fxg5 21. Rfe1 Be7 $17 22. Ne5 Rf8
23. c6 dxc6 24. Rac1 Rf6 25. Qc3 Qf8 26. Re2 Ng6 27. Nxg6 Rxg6 28. Rce1 Rg7 29.
Re6 Bc8 30. R6e4 (30. Rxc6 Bd6 $17) 30... Bd7 31. Qb3 Bd6 32. a4 Re7 33. Rxe7
Bxe7 34. axb5 axb5 35. Qa2 Bc8 36. Qa8 Qf6 37. d5 Bc5 38. Re2 Qd6 39. Qxc6 Qxc6
40. dxc6 Bd6 41. f3 b4 42. g3 Ba6 43. Rc2 $6 (43. Re6 $17) 43... Bd3 44. Rd2
Bg6 45. Kf2 Ke7 46. Re2+ Kf6 47. Ke1 Bf7 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.10"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 "China"]
[BlackTeam "Kyrgysztan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KGZ"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3
d6 (7... Nxe4 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 $44 {Keres,P-Candolin/
Helsinki/1935/}) (7... O-O $6 8. d4 $16) (7... Qe7 8. d4 Bb6 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Bg5
h6 11. Bh4 d6 12. a4 $14 {Archangelsker Variante}) (7... Bb6 8. Re1 $5 $14) (
7... Bb7 $2 8. d4 $16) 8. Re1 $5 (8. d4 Bb6 9. Bg5) 8... Bg4 $5 $146 (8... Bb7
9. d4 $14 {Archangelsker Variante}) 9. d3 $1 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 h6 12. h3
Bh5 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Nh4 $16 {[#]} Nxe4 $2 (14... Bh7 {Wedberg,T} 15. Qf3 $14)
15. Rxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxh4 17. Qf3 Bb6 (17... Nd8 {Wedberg,T} 18. Nxc5 $16)
18. Bd5 $1 $18 Rf8 (18... Na7 $2 {Wedberg,T} 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Nf6+ $18) 19.
Bxc6 Rad8 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 f5 22. Nf2 Kh8 23. a4 d5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rf1
e4 26. Qe2 Rd6 27. Bxb5 c6 28. Ba6 Rg6 29. dxe4 dxe4 30. Bc4 h5 (30... Qg3 {
Wedberg,T} 31. Nxe4 $18) 31. Kh1 Kh7 32. Nd1 Qg5 33. Rf4 Rd8 34. Bb3 Rgd6 35.
h4 Qg6 36. Rf2 Kh6 37. Kh2 Qf6 38. Rf4 Rd2 39. Qe1 g5 40. hxg5+ Qxg5 41. Qf1
Kg6 42. Nf2 Qe7 43. Qc4 Rxb2 44. Kh3 Kg5 45. Nh1 h4 46. Nf2 Qe5 47. Nxe4+ fxe4
48. Rg4+ Kh6 49. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Santiago m"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "1997.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1997.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. h3 (9. Be3 Bg4 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxb6 Bxf3 12. gxf3 cxb6 13. f4 Nc4 14.
e5 dxe5 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. fxe5 Ne4 17. Qg4 Qd5 18. Re1 Nc5 {0-1 Wahls,M-Adams,
M/BL9495 1995 (52)}) (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 O-O 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4
Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Nf3 Bb6 16. Qc2 Nh5 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,J-Adams,M/Dos
Hermanas 1995 (41)}) 9... Bb7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13.
dxe5 (13. d5 Nb8 14. Nh2 Nbd7 15. Ng4 Kh7 16. Qf3 g5 17. Bg3 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 Nf6
19. Qf3 Rg8 {Apicella,M-Godena,M/Linares zt 1995/0-1 (47)}) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5
dxe5 15. Nd2 Qd6 16. Qe2 g5 17. Bg3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Qd3 19. Kf1 Qxe2+ 20. Rxe2
Nh5 {1/2-1/2 Zapata,A-Godena,M/Erevan olm 1996}) (11. a4 h6 12. d5 (12. Na3 Ne7
13. Bc2 Ng6 14. Be3 Nxe4 15. dxe5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Ng5 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Malaniuk,
V/Formia op 1995 (23)}) 12... Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Na3 c6 16.
dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bc2 Ng6 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. b4 Ra8 20. c4 {0-1 Adams,M-Onischuk,A/
Wijk op 1995 (31)}) 11... Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 (12... Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. dxe5
Bxe3 15. Rxe3 d5 16. Nbd2 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Re8 18. b4 Nc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Qd4 {
Sion Castro,M-Izeta Txabarri,F/Elgoibar 1995/1-0 (70)}) 13. Bc1 d5 14. b3 $2 (
14. Nxe5 $142 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe4 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Qg5 18. Qe1 $11) 14...
dxe4 15. Nxe5 (15. bxc4 exf3 16. c5 Ba5 17. Rxe5 Re8 $36) (15. Nh2 exd4 16.
bxc4 bxc4 $36) 15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Bf4 Qh4 18. g3 Qxh3 19. Bxe4 Bxe4
20. Rxe4 Nc5 21. Re2 Rad8 $17 {Weiß steht schlecht, aber die Aufgabe kommet
verfrüht.} (21... Rad8 22. Qf1 Qxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Rd1+ 24. Kg2 Nd3 $17 25. Bd2 Rd8
26. f4 Nb4 $1) 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2012.11.06"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Fier,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2012.11.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Equigoma"]
[BlackTeam "Solvay"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {I think this is
a more ambitious way to play the Ruy Lopez. The positions normally are more
active with the bishop on c5 but afterwards the bishop can be missing on the
other side, for the defence of the diagonal h4-d8.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4
Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 {Probably the most forcing move, and for sure the
one with most theory.} O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 (13... Bxf3 {is the other
main line and there were some strong players defending both sides after} 14.
gxf3 Nh5 15. f4 Nxf4 (15... Qh4 {is an option less explored and quite
interesting in my opinion!}) 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Qg4 Qf6 {Carlsen,M (2733)
-Shirov,A (2755) Morelia/Linares 25th 2008 (9) 1-0 with a complex middlegame.
White has a more exposed king, but Black hasa problem with the bishop, a fact
that makes White usually try something such as pushing b4 to restrain the
pieces and Black c5 to break the centre.}) 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16.
gxf3 Nh5 {Looking forward to f4 and opening the diagonal for the queen.} 17.
Kh1 Qf6 18. Be3 Ra8 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Rg1 Nf4 21. Bb3 Ne6 {So far both players
were playing more or less in blitz mode. There have been some recent games
with this position and I was curious as to whether Black would have some idea
in the 21...g6 line.} (21... g6 {two strong games were played this year in
this position. Both games ended with a white victory, probably that's why my
opponent went for the other path} 22. e5 $1 {this is the real idea of 21.Bb3!
after the d-file is open, the idea of Bxf7 and Qd5 check suddently appears!}
dxe5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 {was the second game of the year but not necessarily a
better idea} (23... Qf5 {was the first game of the year, but the queen doesn't
really defend f7} 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 (24... Kg7 $6 {Kryvoruchko,Y (2666)-Caruana,F
(2767) EU-ch 13th Plovdiv 2012 (11) 1-0 was} 25. Bb3 {is a improvment over the
25.Bd5 played in the game, with a dangerous position, but better for White})
25. Bxf4 Bxf2 26. Rf1 $14 {with a pawn up in an endgame without risks}) 24.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Bxf4 $14 {Kurnosov,I (2663)-Kazhgaleyev,M (2589) Wch Rapid
Astana 2012 (3) 1-0 and the pawn up may not mean too much, but White has for
sure a safer king.}) 22. Bd5 $5 $146 {Finally a novelty! In fact it looks like
the text move is basically the same as the direct 22.Bxe6, but in some
positions the rook can be more active on a8.} (22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rg3 Kh8 24.
Kg2 {Karjakin,S (2732)-Adams,M (2729) Baku FIDE GP 2008 (3) 1-0}) 22... Rb8 23.
Bxe6 Qxe6 (23... fxe6 {would have the same idea of Karjakin's game, to play ...
e5 and exchange the bishops. White's idea is to push somehow the pawns on the
kingside and make some pressure against the king... Maybe it's not enough, but
ok it's, something to try} 24. Rg3 (24. f4 $6 d5) 24... e5 25. dxe5 dxe5 26.
Bxb6 (26. Qb3+) 26... cxb6 {and now it's possible to see the point of 22.Bd5} (
26... Rxb6 27. Qd5+ $1 {and Black has to make a unpleasant choice, since 27...
Kh8 is not possible anymore.} Kf8 (27... Re6 {probably the best, but a hard
move to make}) 28. Qa8+ Kf7 29. Qc8 $16) 27. Kg2 $14) 24. Qd3 g6 25. Bd2 {
[%cal Gd2c3,Gd4d5] My idea was basically to force ...d5 and then play to e5
and f4-f5. In some positions, even if I lose this pawn, Rg5 can come and Black
has some problems to defend the weak structure.} Ra8 {Making the novelty
effective.} (25... d5 {was possible. I wanted to go for} 26. b4 {closing the
bishop, if Black plays ...c6 this pawn can be a target} Ra8 27. e5 Qh3 {
avoiding f4} 28. Re1 Ra2 29. Kg1 Qf5 $5 30. Qe3 $14 {Black has some pressure
but White can improve the position slowly.}) 26. Bc3 d5 27. e5 c5 {Now we
transfer to a rook and queen endgame in which I was kind of satisfied with the
position since the b-pawn can make Black's life hard.} 28. Rd1 (28. dxc5 {
was my other candidate but probably less precise since} Bxc5 29. Bd4 Bxd4 30.
Qxd4 Qf5 31. Qxd5 Ra5 $1 {should be enough for Black:} 32. Qd8+ Kg7 33. Qf6+
Qxf6 34. exf6+ Kxf6 35. b4 Rb5 36. Rb1 Ke5 $11) 28... cxd4 (28... c4 29. Qe3 {
now everything is under control and White can focus totally on the kingside.})
29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Rb8 (30... Re8 31. Re1) 31. Kg2 Rb5 $6 (31... Qb6 32.
Qxd5 Qxb2 {was probably better.}) 32. Ra1 $16 {Activating the rook creates a
lot of attacking possibilities and Black starts to be under pressure.} Kg7 33.
Ra8 h6 (33... Qb6 {was nicely refuted by} 34. Qh4 {defending f2 and attacking}
Rxb2 35. e6 $1 fxe6 (35... Qxe6 $4 36. Qd4+ Qf6 37. Rg8+ $18) 36. Re8 $1 $18 {
and Black is hopeless against the mate threats.}) 34. Qc3 {Time for the queen
invade Black's camp!} Rb7 (34... d4 {was a natural move, trying to take on e5,
but a pawn sacrifice was planned then} 35. Qa3 $1 Rxe5 (35... Qxe5 36. Qf8+ Kf6
37. Ra6+ Kg5 38. Qxf7 $18) 36. Qf8+ Kf6 37. h4 $1 {and the black king is too
vulnerable. Qxh6 and Qd8 followed Qxd4 are enough to win.} (37. Qxh6 $4 Rg5+
$19) 37... h5 38. Qd8+ Qe7 39. Qxd4 $18) 35. h4 {Avoiding any check on g5.} h5
36. b4 Kh7 37. Rd8 Rd7 (37... Re7 38. b5 Qxe5 39. Qxe5 Rxe5 40. b6 Re7 41. Rxd5
Rb7 42. Rb5 $18) 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Qc5 Kg7 (39... d4 40. Qd6) 40. Qd6 $2 {
And just on move 40 I failed to see the winning move! I was just focused on b5
b6 ideas and Qd6 where Black has sufficient counterplay with the d-pawn and
white squares. Apparently I didn't see 'mate'.} (40. b5 d4 41. Qc6 $1 {and
there is no way to avoid the queen exchange... Mate!} (41. b6 $2 d3 42. Qd6 Qb7
{is not so clear}) 41... Qd8 42. Qf6+ Qxf6 43. exf6+ Kxf6 44. b6 d3 45. Kf1 {
and it's just over}) 40... Qb7 (40... Qxd6 41. exd6 Kf6 42. f4 Ke6 43. Kf3 Kxd6
44. Ke3 $18) 41. Kg3 {Still White is winning but some more moves are necessary.
White's king must go to help and the b-pawn (which Black sacrificed on move 12
and is still missing) is enough to kill any counterplay.} Kh7 42. Kf4 Qc8 43.
Qxd5 Qc1+ 44. Ke4 Qe1+ 45. Kd3 Qd1+ 46. Kc4 Qe2+ 47. Kc5 Qxf2+ 48. Kc6 Qc2+ (
48... Qxh4 49. Qxf7+ Kh6 50. b5 $18) 49. Kd6 Kg7 50. b5 Qf2 51. Kc6 Qxh4 52. b6
Qb4 53. b7 h4 54. Qd6 Qc4+ 55. Kb6 Qb3+ 56. Kc7 Qc3+ 57. Kd7 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Finegold,B"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 {Hikaru had a good position yesterday against Topalov with this line.} 9.
Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 {Hikaru beat Anand last year with 10....Re8, but, perhaps
smelling a rat, deviates with another common move.} h6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Re1 exd4
13. cxd4 Na5 $5 {Very unusual! Nakamura confused another game he saw in this
line without the moves h6 and Re1. Black almost always plays 13...Nb4 here
with Benoni-like ideas of c5.} 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Qb1 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Nd2 {
Diagram #} Rb8 $1 18. Nxc4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qd3 Qe8 {Both sides have
played well until this point. Now MVL breaks one of my most important rules
and throws away any possible advantage! Never play f3!} 21. f3 $5 (21. Nxb6
Rxb6 22. b3 {is probably about equal as well.}) 21... Re6 22. Bf2 Nd5 23. Rxe6
Qxe6 {Diagram #} 24. Re1 $6 {This inacurrate move leads to a draw. If white
wants to push for an edge, he needs to defend his knight with b3.} Nf4 $1 25.
Qc2 Qd5 (25... Qg6 26. Qxg6 fxg6 $11) 26. Re4 Ne6 27. Qc3 c5 28. Nxb6 Rxb6 29.
dxc5 dxc5 30. b3 Rd6 {Not the most exciting game of the round, but Hikaru easy
held equality in a rare line.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Canadian op"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2005.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {Arkhangelsk
variation is one of the sharpest lines of Rue Lopez. Ganguly already used it
in his game against Shirov in round 5, so Shabalov was ready to meet it.} 7. a4
Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 O-O (11... Bd7 12. Na3 O-O 13. Bg5
h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 exd4 17. Rae1 Kg7 18. f4 Be6 $13 {
Shabalov,A-Friedel,J/Minneapolis 2005}) 12. Bg5 (12. Qxb5 Qe8 13. Qd3 exd4 14.
cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Rxb3 17. Nc3 Be6 $11 {Kupreichik,V-Shirov,A/
Germany 1997}) 12... h6 13. Bxf6 (13. Bh4 exd4 (13... g5 14. Bg3 g4 15. Nfd2
exd4 16. Qxb5 Qe8 $13) 14. cxd4 Bg4 $2 15. Nbd2 g5 16. Bg3 Bh5 17. d5 Ne7 18.
Nd4 $16 {Rodriguez Cespedes,A-Suarez Pousa,D/Mondariz Balneario 2002}) 13...
Qxf6 14. Qxb5 Na5 15. Bd5 $1 Bg4 $6 ({It was better to play} 15... c6 $1 16.
Bxc6 Nxc6 17. Qxc6 exd4 18. Nbd2 dxc3 19. Qxc3 Qxc3 20. bxc3 Be6 $14 {and
black should hold an arising endgame without too many problems.}) 16. dxe5 dxe5
17. Nxe5 $1 $16 Be6 (17... Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Rxb5 20. b4 $1 (20.
Nxg4 $6 Rxb2+ 21. Ke3 Nb3 22. Bxb3 Rxb3 23. Ke2 Rfb8 $14) 20... Nb3 21. Ra3 $18
) 18. Nd7 Bxd7 $6 {It was necessary to play} (18... Qxf2+ $8 {even though
white keeps much better chances in the endgame:} 19. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rxb5
21. Nxf8 Rxb2+ 22. Ke3 (22. Kf3 $6 Bxd5 23. exd5 Kxf8 24. Rxa5 Rxb1 25. Ra7 Ke7
26. Rxc7+ Kd6 27. Rxf7 Rf1+) 22... Kxf8 23. Rxa5 Rxb1 24. Ra7 Rb2 25. Kf3 c5
26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rc7 $16) 19. Qxd7 Rfd8 20. Qg4 (20. Qa4 $5) 20... c6 21. Ba2
Ra8 22. Na3 Rd2 23. e5 $1 $18 {Killing black's counter-play.} Rxf2 (23... Qxe5
24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Nc4 Nxc4 26. Qxc4+ Qd5 27. Qxd5+ cxd5 28. Rxa8 $18) 24. exf6
Rf4+ 25. Kh1 Rxg4 26. h3 Rg6 27. fxg7 Rxg7 28. Rf6 (28. b4 Nb7 29. Nc4 Bc7 30.
Ne3 Kf8 31. Nf5 $18) 28... Re8 29. b4 Bd8 30. Rd6 Bc7 31. Rd7 Re2 32. g4 Rh2+
33. Kg1 Rxh3 34. Rxc7 Rxg4+ 35. Kf2 Rf4+ 36. Ke2 Rxc3 37. bxa5 (37. bxa5 Rxa3
38. Bxf7+ Rxf7 39. Rc8+ $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2016.03.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Lampert, Jonas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.03.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4
dxe4 9. Nbd2 exf3 10. Qxf3 Be7 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qf3 exd4 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Rd1
c5 ({Both sides follow a topical variation which has been tried a few times
recently. At the Gibraltar Open Maxime Vachier-Lagrave here played} 14... Re8 {
and won against Gawain Jones.} 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Qc8 17. Qd3 Nxe4 18. Qxd7
Qxd7 19. Rxd7 Nf6 20. Rd1 c4 21. Bf4 Bc5 22. Kf1 a5 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Kf8
25. Bd1 Re8 26. Bf3 b4 27. Rc1 bxc3 28. Rxc3 Bb4 29. Rc1 Ne4 30. Rc2 a4 31. Be3
f5 32. g3 Rc8 33. Be2 Nd6 34. a3 Ba5 35. Bf4 Ke7 36. Bd1 c3 37. bxc3 Ne4 38. c4
Nc3 39. Be2 Nxe2 40. Kxe2 Bb6 41. Rb2 Bc5 42. Rb7+ Ke6 43. Bc1 Be7 44. Rb6+ {
Vachier Lagrave,M (2785)-Jones,G (2625) Gibraltar 2016 1-0}) 15. cxd4 c4 16.
Nxf6+ $146 ({A new move. In a previous Swedish GM Nils Grandelius tried} 16.
Bg5 {and defeated Lawrence Trent.} Nd5 17. Nc5 Bxg5 18. Qxd5 Bg4 19. Qe4 f5 20.
Qe6+ Kh8 21. f3 Re8 22. Qc6 Rc8 23. Qb7 Rc7 24. Qxa6 Re2 25. fxg4 Rxc2 26. Re1
g6 27. Kh1 Qd5 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Rg1 Rxc5 30. dxc5 Rxg2 31. Qd6 Qxd6 32. cxd6
Rd2 33. gxf5 Bf4 34. Rg4 g5 35. h4 h6 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Rb8 Rd5 38. Rb6 Kf6 39.
d7+ Ke7 40. Rb7 Rxf5 41. Rg1 Rd5 42. Re1+ Be5 43. Re4 Kd8 44. Kg2 Rc5 45. Kf3
Rd5 {Grandelius,N (2628)-Trent,L (2452) Germany 2016 1-0 (62)}) 16... Bxf6 17.
Be4 Rb8 18. Bf4 Rb6 19. Rac1 Re8 20. h3 Bg5 21. b3 Qf6 22. Be3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 $5
{[#] An interesting pawn sacrifice to activate White's pieces and to get the
d-pawn moving.} Bxe3 24. fxe3 cxb3 25. axb3 Bxh3 26. Kf2 g6 27. Rc7 Rc8 28.
Rdc1 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 b4 $6 {Black gradually loses control. Better was} (29... Rd6
{to keep the d-pawn in check.}) 30. Bc6 $1 {Paving the way for the d-pawn.} Rb8
31. d5 Kf8 32. e4 h5 33. Kg3 Bf1 34. d6 {Now, White's d-pawn is very strong.
Moreover, White threatens 35.Bd5.} Rd8 35. e5 Bb5 36. Bxb5 axb5 37. Kf4 {
White's king hurries to support its d-pawn which is more dangerous and more
important than Black's h-pawn.} Re8 38. Ke4 h4 39. Kd5 g5 40. d7 Rd8 {After
the time-control was reached Black resigned. After 41.Kd6 Black's h-pawn is
simply not fast enough to stop White from playing 42.Rc8, winning.} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Masters op 86th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2011.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Prasanna Raghuram, Rao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Friedel,F"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. c3 Bb6 $6 ({This gives White a free hand to attack the
b5-pawn. More usual is} 10... O-O 11. d4 Bb6 {when Black has more pressure
against the white centre, as well as potential tactical tricks, such as
meeting Nxb5 with Bxd4, etc.}) 11. h3 h6 12. Na3 Bd7 13. Nxb5 Na5 14. Ba4 O-O
15. b4 Nc6 16. Na3 {In this particular version, Black has no visible
compensaion for his missing b-pawn.} Nh5 $2 17. Nc4 Qf6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Nfxe5
{Simply helping himself to another pawn. Prasanna fights on, but the game is
already over.} dxe5 20. Qxh5 Rfe8 21. Be3 Rbd8 22. Qe2 Bb5 23. Rfd1 Bxe3 24.
Nxe3 Qg6 25. Nd5 Bd7 26. Nxc7 Bxh3 27. Qf3 Bg4 28. Qg3 Bxd1 29. Qxg6 fxg6 30.
Nxe8 Bc2 31. Nc7 Rxd3 32. Nd5 Bb3 33. b5 Bxd5 34. exd5 Rxc3 35. b6 Rb3 36. d6
Kf7 37. Ra7+ Ke6 38. d7 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4
O-O (8... d6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 Na5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Ba2 Bc8 13. Bg5 Qg6 14.
Be3 Bg4 15. Bxc5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxc5 17. Qe3 Qd6 18. f4 O-O 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20.
Rab1 Rae8 21. Rf3 c4 22. dxc4 c5 23. Qf2 g6 24. Rf1 Re7 25. Rf6 $13 {Adams,
M-Lin Weiguo/Adelaide-WchJ (6)/1988/0-1 (66)}) 9. Bg5 (9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 Na5
11. Bg5 Nxb3 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. cxb3 Bxd5 14. exd5 Kh8 15. d4 Bd6 16. Re1 Rg8
17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Qf6 19. Qd4 Rg7 20. Nf3 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Rg5 22. Rad1 Rxd5
23. Nc2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Kf1 $10 {Brodskij,M-Sivokho,S/St.Petersburg op/
1993/0.5 (70)}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 g5 (10... b4 11. Nbd2 d6 12. Nc4 Qd7 13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. Ne3 Kh7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nb8 18. Nh4 Rg8 19. Qh5 Nd7
20. Qxf7+ Rg7 21. Qe6 c6 22. Ne3 Nf8 23. Qf5+ Kh8 24. Qh5 d5 25. Nef5 $18 {
Sznapik,A-Cao,S/Manila olm/1992/1-0 (41)}) 11. Bg3 (11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Be7
$17) 11... d6 12. Nc3 (12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nc3 b4 15. Nd5 Na5 16.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Ba2 b3 18. Bxb3 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Qe6 20. h4 f5 $13) 12... b4 13.
Nd5 Na5 $1 14. Nxf6+ (14. Ba2 b3) 14... Qxf6 15. Ba2 (15. Bd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qg6
17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 f5 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Bb6 21. h3 Qf7 $17) 15... b3 $1
16. Bxb3 (16. cxb3 Nc6 {xBa2}) 16... Nxb3 17. cxb3 Qe6 $1 (17... h5 18. Rc1 Bb6
19. h4 g4 20. Nd2 $13 {/\ Nc4}) 18. Rc1 f5 19. exf5 (19. Bxe5 $2 fxe4 20. dxe4
Rxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxe5 $19) 19... Qd5 $3 (19... Rxf5 20. Nd2) 20. d4 (20. b4 Bxb4
21. Rxc7 Rxf5 22. d4 e4 23. Ne1 e3 24. Qh5 Rf6 25. fxe3 Bxe1 26. Rxb7 Rxf1+ 27.
Kxf1 Qxb7 $17) 20... Bxd4 (20... exd4 21. b4 Bxb4 22. Qxd4 Bc5 23. Qxd5+ Bxd5
24. b4 Bxb4 25. Rxc7 $13) 21. Rxc7 Rf7 (21... Rxf5 22. Rxb7 $5 Qxb7 23. Nxd4
exd4 24. Qxd4 $44) 22. Qc2 (22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Nxg5+ (23. Ne1 $4 Bxf2+) 23...
hxg5 24. Qh5+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qg7+ Ke8 27. Qh8+ Kd7 28. Qg7+ Kc8 $19)
22... Rxc7 23. Qxc7 Rf8 (23... Rc8 24. Qe7) 24. Qc2 (24. Qd7 Bxb2 25. Qe6+ Qxe6
26. fxe6 Re8 $17) 24... Bc5 25. Re1 (25. Rd1 Qe4 26. Qc4+ Qxc4 27. bxc4 Bxf3 (
27... Rxf5 28. Ne1 h5 29. Nd3 Ba7 30. h4 $15) 28. gxf3 Rb8 29. Rb1 Rb3 $17)
25... Bb4 (25... e4 26. Rd1 Qxf5 27. Nd4) 26. Rd1 (26. Re2 Rc8 27. Qb1 Qxb3 $17
) 26... Qe4 27. Qxe4 (27. Qc4+ Kg7 (27... Qxc4 28. bxc4 Rxf5 29. Ne1 $15))
27... Bxe4 28. Ne1 (28. Nd2 Bxf5 $17) 28... Bxf5 29. f3 $6 (29. Nd3 Bxd3 30.
Rxd3 Rc8 31. h4 Rc2 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Kh2 Rxb2 34. Kh3 Kf7 35. Kg4 Kg6 36. Rf3
Rd2 37. Rf8 Rd4+ 38. Kh3 a5 $17) 29... Rc8 30. h4 (30. Nd3 Bxd3 31. Rxd3 Rc1+
32. Kf2 Bc5+ 33. Ke2 Rg1 $17) 30... Be6 31. Nd3 (31. Rd3 Rc1 32. Kf1 Bf5 33.
Rd5 Bc2 $17) 31... Bxb3 32. Ra1 (32. Rc1 Rxc1+ 33. Nxc1 Bc5+ 34. Kf1 Bxa4 $19)
32... Bd2 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Ra3 Bc2 35. Be1 (35. Kf2 Bxd3 36. Rxd3 Rc2 37. Kg1
Bb4 38. b3 Kf7 $17) 35... Be3+ 36. Bf2 Bd2 37. Be1 Bxe1 38. Nxe1 Bf5 $17 39.
Rb3 (39. b4 Rc1 40. Kf2 Rb1 41. Nd3 Kf7 $17) 39... Kf7 40. Rb6 Ke6 41. a5 (41.
Rxa6 Rb8 42. g4 Bg6 43. Kf2 Rxb2+ 44. Ke3 Ra2 $17) 41... Rc1 42. Kf2 Rb1 43. g4
Bg6 44. Ng2 (44. Ke2 Be8 45. Kd2 Bb5 $17) 44... Bd3 45. Ne3 Bb5 46. Nf5 Rxb2+
47. Ke1 (47. Ke3 $4 Re2#) 47... Kd5 (47... Re2+ 48. Kd1 Rf2 49. Rxd6+ Kf7 50.
Rd5 Rxf3 51. Rxe5 $15) 48. Rxd6+ (48. Nxd6 Kd4 49. Nxb5+ axb5 50. a6 (50. Kd1
$1 $10) 50... Ke3 51. Kd1 Kxf3 52. a7 Ra2 53. Rxb5 Rxa7 54. Rxe5 Kxg4 55. Ke2
Rf7 56. Rd5 Kh4 $19) 48... Kc5 49. Rg6 (49. Re6 Re2+ 50. Kd1 Bd3 51. Re7 Kb4
52. Nd4 Ra2 53. Nc6+ Kc3 54. Ke1 e4 55. fxe4 Re2+ 56. Kf1 Rxe4+ 57. Kf2 Rxg4
$17) 49... Re2+ 50. Kd1 Rf2 51. Rxg5 Rxf3 52. Rg8 (52. Nh4 Rd3+ 53. Kc2 Kd4 $17
) (52. Rg7 $1 e4 53. Re7 $10) 52... e4 53. Kd2 (53. Rc8+ Kb4 54. Kd2 Rd3+ 55.
Ke1 e3 $19) 53... Rd3+ 54. Ke1 e3 55. Rc8+ Kb4 56. Rc2 (56. g5 e2 57. Rc1 Rf3
58. Rb1+ Kxa5 $19) 56... Rb3 57. Rc1 Rb2 58. Nd4 (58. Nxe3 Re2+ $19) 58... Rg2
59. Nc6+ (59. Nxb5 Rg1+ 60. Ke2 Rxc1 $19) 59... Kb3 60. Nd4+ Kb4 (60... Kb2 61.
Nxb5 Kxc1 62. Nc7) 61. Nc6+ Ka4 62. Ra1+ Kb3 63. Nd4+ (63. Rb1+ Kc4 64. Ne5+
Kc5 65. Nf3 Rf2 $19) 63... Kc4 64. Nxb5 Rg1+ 65. Ke2 Rxa1 66. Nc7 Rxa5 67. Kxe3
Ra1 (67... Ra1 68. g5 a5 69. Kf2 Rd1 70. Ne6 a4 71. g6 Rd7 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. h3 Bxf3 {Black has to be careful not to
underestimate problems in the line, that is slowly gaining popularity. His
queen is a bit misplaced and the king is still sitting in the centre.} (11...
Bh5 12. d3 O-O 13. Bg5 Nd7 (13... Qd8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nh4 Qe7 16. Na3 Nd8 17.
Nxb5 c6 18. Na3 Ne6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 $16 20. Nc4 Be8 21. Ng2 Ba7 22. b4 {1/2
Sutovsky,E (2629)-Lahno,K (2456)/Gibraltar 2007/ (50)}) 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bd5 h6
16. b4 hxg5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxg5 Qd8 19. Bxc6 Qxg5 20. Bxb5 f5 21. Bc4+ Kh7
22. exf5 Rxf5 23. h4 Qxh4 24. gxf5 Qg5+ 25. Kh2 Qh4+ {1/2 Sutovsky,E (2607)
-Onischuk,A (2668)/Montreal 2006/}) 12. Qxf3 O-O 13. d3 Qa1 $6 {Sakaev has got
caught up with the aggressive foray with the queen. Unfortunately in the event
of failure the lady will be critically misplaced.} (13... Na5 14. Bc2 b4 15.
Bg5 Qd8 16. d4 (16. Nd2 $5 h6 17. Bh4 Qe7 18. Ra1 Bb6) 16... b3 $1 (16... exd4
17. cxb4 Bxb4 18. Qd3 $44) 17. dxc5 (17. Bd3 exd4 18. cxd4 Bxd4 19. Qf5 Be5 20.
Bc1 Nd7 21. Nd2 Nc5 22. Bb1 Qf6 $17 {1/2 Jakovenko,D (2691)-Landa,K (2596)/
Dresden 2007/LF07_04 (45)}) 17... bxc2 18. Na3 Nb3 $1 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. Nxc2
Nd2 21. Bxd2 Qxd2 22. Ne3 Qxb2 $11) 14. Qe2 $1 Na5 (14... Qxb1 $2 15. Bg5 $18)
15. Bc2 b4 (15... Bb6 16. b4 Nc6 17. Bb3 $1 h6 (17... Qxb1 $2 18. Bb2 $18) 18.
Bb2 Qa6 $14) 16. d4 $1 exd4 $2 {Not suspecting the level of danger Black
merrily accepts the gifts.} (16... Bb6 17. Bd3 h6 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. cxb4 Nc6
20. Na3 $16) 17. cxb4 Bxb4 18. e5 $1 {[%mdl 128] The key idea of the Smirnov's
attack: the diagonals are open for the white bishops and Black can only regret
the concentration of his forces on the queenside.} dxe5 (18... Nd5 19. Qe4 $18)
(18... Nd7 19. Qb5 Nxe5 20. Qxb4 d3 21. Qa4 $18) (18... Ne8 19. e6 $1 fxe6 20.
Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qe7 Kg8 (21... Rg8 22. Qh4) 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qxf8 Qxb1 24. Qxe8
$16) (18... Re8 19. Qb5 $18) 19. Bg5 Rb8 (19... Rd8 20. Bxf6 (20. f4 e4 21.
Bxe4 Qa2 $15) 20... gxf6 21. Nc3 Qxb2 22. Bxh7+ $16) (19... h5 20. Bxf6 gxf6
21. Nc3 Qxb2 22. Nd5 Kg7 23. Rb1 Qa2 24. Qe4 $18) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nc3 $1 Qxb2
$5 {The defender deserves credit for fighting as the queen move is more
challenging than the meek swap on f1.} (21... Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1 dxc3 23. bxc3 $18)
22. Nd5 $1 (22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qxb2 dxc3 24. Qc2+ Kg7 25. Qe4 $16) 22... Kf8 (
22... Bd6 23. Qe4 Kf8 (23... f5 24. Qxf5 d3 25. Bxd3 e4 26. Nf6+ Kf8 (26... Kg7
27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Re1 $18) 27. Nd7+ Ke8 28. Nxb8 $18) 24. Qxh7 Ke8 25. Rb1 $18)
23. Nxf6 {It is more than symbolic that all the black pieces are on the a- and
b-files, while his king sits naked on the other side of the board.} d3 (23...
Rd8 24. Nxh7+ Kg8 (24... Ke7 25. Qxe5+ Kd7 26. Nf6+ $18) 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Qf5
$18) 24. Qxd3 e4 (24... Ke7 25. Nd5+ Kf8 26. Qxh7 e4 27. Rb1 $18) 25. Nxh7+ $1
Kg8 26. Qxe4 {White has more material and all the pluses of his position;
Black stands no chance of surviving.} Qg7 (26... Qc3 27. Rd1 Nc6 28. Ng5 $18)
27. Rb1 $1 c5 28. Qf4 Rd8 (28... Rb6 29. Rd1 $18) (28... Nc6 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30.
Qd6+ $18) 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Rxb4 $1 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates sf1"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 $13) 10... O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Nd7
(12... Re8 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc2 Ng6 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. b4
Qe7 $6 (18... f5 $1 19. exf5 Nf4 20. Ne4 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Be4 Qf7 $10)
19. g3 $14 {Ljubojevic,Lj-Gulko,B/Reggio Emilia/1991/}) (12... exd4 13. cxd4
Nb4 14. Qb1 c5 15. a3 Nc6 16. d5 Ne7 17. Bc2 $14 {Kruszynski,W-Kishnev,S/BRD/
1993/}) 13. a3 (13. Nf1 Ne7 14. Ng3 c5 15. Re2 Qc7 16. Rd2 $14 {Ljubojevic,
Lj-Beliavsky,A/Reggio Emilia/1991/}) (13. Bd5 Rb8 14. a4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16.
Bxb7 Rxb7 17. a5 Ba7 18. d5 Nd3 $132) 13... Ne7 14. Ba2 Kh8 (14... c5 15. b4
cxd4 16. cxd4 $14) 15. b4 a5 $1 16. Qc2 axb4 17. axb4 f5 $5 18. dxe5 (18. exf5
Nxf5 $36) 18... Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Nxe5 (19... dxe5 20. Rd1 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Nf5 22.
Ree1 Qe7 23. Bb1 $14) 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Rae1 (21. f3 Ra6 22. Rae1 $14) 21...
Ra6 $1 22. exf5 $2 (22. f3 $1 Qa8 23. Bb3) (22. Bb1 Rd6 23. Nf3 f4 (23... Bxe4
$6 24. Rxe4 fxe4 25. Qxe4 $40) 24. Rd3 Ng6 $13) 22... Nxf5 23. Rxe5 $2 (23. Rd3
Qh4 $40) 23... Nh4 $1 24. Ne4 (24. Bb1 Rg6 25. g3 $2 Qxd2 26. Qxd2 Nf3+ $19) (
24. f3 Rg6 25. R5e2 Bxf3 $1 26. Qxg6 Nxg6 27. Nxf3 Nf4 $36) 24... Rg6 25. Ng3
$8 Bxg2 26. R1e3 Rd6 (26... Qa8 $5 27. Rh5 Bh1 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. Rxh4 Qa1+ 30.
Kh2 Qh1+ $1 31. Nxh1 Rg2#) 27. Bb1 g6 28. Rh5 Bf3 29. Rxh6+ Kg7 30. Rxh4 Qxh4
31. Kh2 Bg4 32. Ne4 Bf5 33. Kg2 {xf2} (33. Qb2 $2 Bxe4 $19 {xf2}) 33... Re6 34.
Qe2 Rfe8 35. f3 $8 Qxh3+ 36. Kg1 Rh8 37. Qg2 $8 Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Rd8 39. Kf2 Rd1
40. Bd3 c6 41. Ke2 Ra1 42. Kd2 Ra2+ 43. Kc1 Rh2 44. Re1 Re8 45. Bc2 Reh8 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.05"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. a5 Rb8 (11... Ne7 12. d3 Nd7 13. Nd2 Kh8 14.
Qe2 Ba7 15. Nf3 Nc5 16. Ba2 Ne6 17. g3 Qd7 18. Kg2 Rae8 19. Bd2 f5 20. exf5
Nxf5 21. Rae1 {1-0 Sulypa,A-Malaniuk,V/Donetsk/1998/ (36)}) 12. d3 (12. Ba2 Kh8
13. b4 Ba7 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Bb2 Ne7 16. d4 c5 17. Na3 exd4 18. cxd4 cxd4 19. Nc2
Ne5 20. Qg3 N7c6 21. Rad1 Qf6 22. Kh1 d3 {0-1 Ivanov,A-Kaufman,L/Parsippany/
2001 (41)}) 12... Nd7 13. Nd2 (13. Be3 Kh8 14. Nd2 Ne7 15. Bc2 Bxe3 16. fxe3 c5
17. Bb3 c4 18. dxc4 Nc5 19. cxb5 Nxb3 20. Nxb3 Rxb5 21. Qd1 Qc7 22. Ra4 Nc6 23.
Nd2 Nxa5 24. b4 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee/2001/ (37)}) 13... Kh8
14. Kh1 Ne7 15. Qe2 (15. Bxf7 $6 Nc6 16. Bd5 Rxf3 17. Nxf3 Qe7 (17... Na7 18.
Ng5 Qe7 19. Nf7+ Kg8 20. Nxe5+ Kf8 21. Nxd7+ Qxd7 22. d4 c6 23. Bb3 $11) 18.
Bxc6 Rf8 19. Bg5 $13) 15... h6 (15... f5 16. Nf3 Qe8 17. Ng5 $14) 16. f4 Ng6 (
16... exf4 17. d4 Ba7 18. Rxf4 f5 19. Bc2 Re8 20. Qd3 $14) 17. f5 $1 (17. fxe5
dxe5 18. Rxf7 Nf4 19. Qf1 Rxf7 20. Bxf7 Qf6 21. Ba2 Qd6 $132) 17... Nf4 (17...
Ne7 18. Nf3 $14) 18. Qf3 Nf6 (18... Qh4 19. Bc2 Nf6 20. Nb3 N6h5 21. Kh2 $16)
19. Bc2 g5 (19... d5 $5 20. Nb3 Bd6 21. Re1 dxe4 22. dxe4 Nd7 23. Be3 $14) 20.
fxg6 fxg6 21. Nb3 Nd7 $6 {This move is too sheepish, black had to believe in
the tactical potential of his pieces and play 21...Ba7!} (21... Ba7 $1 22. g3 (
22. Bxf4 Nh5 23. Bxe5+ dxe5 24. Qxf8+ Qxf8 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $44) 22... Nxh3 23.
Bxh6 Rf7 24. Kg2 Qd7 25. d4 Kh7 26. Bd2 Rbf8 27. Qe2 Ng4 $13) 22. Bxf4 $1 Rxf4
(22... exf4 23. d4 Ba7 24. Qg4 g5 25. Rae1 $14) 23. Qe2 Ba7 (23... Rxf1+ 24.
Rxf1 Ba7 25. Rf7 Qe8 26. Qf1 Kg8 27. Nd2 $1 $16) 24. Rxf4 exf4 25. Qg4 g5 26.
d4 Nf6 $6 (26... Qe7 27. Re1 (27. Qh5 Qh7 28. Rc1 Nf6 29. Qf3 Qe7 30. Re1 c5
$132) 27... Nf6 28. Qf5 Nh5 29. Qg6 Ng3+ 30. Kh2 Qg7 31. Qe6 $14) 27. Qe6 Qf8 (
27... Ng8 28. e5 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Nxe7 30. exd6 cxd6 31. Re1 $16) 28. e5 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Ponomariov greatly benefits from the miserable location of the Ba7,
on the other hand black king is vulnerable.} Nh5 (28... dxe5 29. Qxa6 $1 Ra8
30. dxe5 Nh5 31. Qg6 $18) 29. exd6 Qxd6 (29... cxd6 30. Qg6 Ng3+ 31. Kh2 Qg7
32. Qxd6 Re8 33. Qxa6 Re2 34. Bd3 Rxb2 35. Re1 $18) 30. Qxd6 cxd6 31. Re1 Rf8 (
31... Ng3+ 32. Kg1 h5 33. Re6 Rd8 34. Nd2 g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Rh6+ Kg8 37.
Rg6+ $16) 32. Re7 Bb8 33. Nd2 Ng7 (33... Ng3+ 34. Kg1 Rc8 35. Nf1 $1 Nxf1 36.
Kxf1 Kg8 (36... b4 37. Bf5 Rf8 38. Bd3 $18) 37. Rb7 $18) (33... Nf6 34. Nf3 Re8
35. Rb7 Nd5 36. Bg6 Rc8 37. Be4 Nf6 38. Bd3 $16) 34. Nf3 Re8 35. Rb7 {All
white pieces are stronger then their counterparts, pawn a6 is doomed.} d5 (
35... Nh5 36. Bd3 Ng3+ 37. Kg1 $18) 36. Rb6 h5 (36... Ne6 37. Bg6 $18) 37. Bg6
$1 Rc8 38. Nxg5 f3 (38... b4 39. Bf7 Nf5 40. Be6 Ng3+ 41. Kg1 bxc3 42. bxc3 $18
) 39. gxf3 Bf4 40. h4 Bc1 41. Rxa6 Bxb2 42. Bf7 Ne8 (42... Nf5 43. Rf6 Nxh4 44.
Be6 Rxc3 45. Rf7 $18) 43. Rg6 Nc7 44. Rc6 $1 Ra8 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 3rd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2010.10.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. h3 O-O 12. Re1 h6 13. Na3 exd4 {The development
of the knight to the a3-square is rather unpleasant for Black, since the
defence of the b5-pawn requires some compromises.} (13... Re8 14. Nxb5 (14. d5
Ne7 15. Bc2 Ng6 16. b4 Bd7 17. Bd3 Nh5 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 c6 20. Qc2 Nf6 21.
dxc6 Bxc6 22. Nb1 Qb6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Wieczorek,O (2316)-Debashish,D (2411)/
Chotowa 2010 (39)}) (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 c6 16. Bf4 Bd7 17. Nac2 Qc7 18. Ra6
Ng6 19. Qf3 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Ra8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 $11 {0-1
Garcia Correa,J (2194)-Fenollar Jorda,M (2251)/Dos Hermanas 2004 (75)}) 14...
exd4 15. cxd4 Ba5 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 18. Bd5 Nxc3 19. Bxc6 Nxd1 20.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Bxe8 Bb7 22. Bd7 {1-0 Houard,Y (2123)-Goldsztejn,G (2374)/Saint
Affrique 2008 (34)}) (13... Ba7 14. Nxb5 Rxb5 15. Ba4 Ra5 16. b4 Nxb4 17. cxb4
Ra6 18. b5 Rb6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Ba3 Re8 21. Bc5 Rb7 22. b6 Bxb6 23. Bxb6 Rxb6
24. Bxe8 Qxe8 25. Ra5 $16 {1-0 Wieczorek,O (2125)-Golinski,D (1828)/Wroclaw
2007 (64)}) 14. cxd4 Na5 (14... Ba5 15. Re3 d5 16. Ne5 (16. e5 $1 Ne4 17. Qe2
$16) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxd5 Be6 19. Rd3 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qh4 21. Qf3
Bb6 22. Be3 c6 23. Rd7 Ng5 24. Bxg5 Qxg5 25. Re1 Rbe8 26. Qxc6 Qf5 $11 {
0-1 Dimitrijevic,A (2369)-Fontaine,R (2529)/Novi Sad 2003 (32)}) (14... d5 15.
exd5 (15. e5 Ne4 16. Be3 Na5 17. Bc2 b4 18. Nb1 f5 19. Bd2 Qe7 20. Ra4 Nc6 21.
Bb3 Be6 22. Be3 g5 23. Qc1 Qd7 24. Nbd2 f4 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. d5 fxe3 27. dxe6 {
1/2-1/2 Luque,W (2077)-Salas Arros,C (2412)/Callao 2007 (32)} exf2+ 28. Kh2 Qe7
29. Rxe4 Nd4 $19) 15... Nxd5 16. Nxb5 Bf5 (16... Ba5 17. Na7 $16) 17. Ra4 $16)
15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb5 $5 $146 {The knights of both players are currently the main
heroes of the opening. The location of the knight on b5 seems to be rather
shaky.} (16. Nb1 c5 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Bf4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 {1/2-1/2 Istratescu,A 
(2602)-Sofronie,I (2436)/Niort 2004}) 16... Ba6 (16... c6 $2 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18.
e5 $16) 17. Na7 (17. Bd3 Ra8 18. Bf4 Qd7 (18... d5 19. e5 Nh5 20. Bc1 $14) 19.
Qe2 Rfe8 $11) 17... Bb7 (17... Bxa7 18. Rxa5 Qc8 19. e5 $16) 18. d5 Ra8 19. Nb5
{The biggest crisis is over, since the knight has got the retreat route via
the d4-square.} Nc4 (19... Re8 20. Nbd4 Nc4 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. b3 Ne5 $11) 20.
Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Nbd4 {[%mdl 128] Carlsen will now concentrate on the clear and
very dangerous plan of transferring the pieces to the kingside for the direct
attack.} (21. Qe2 Qa2 22. Bd3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Bc4 Qa5 25. b3 $14) 21...
Qa7 22. b3 Ne5 23. Bb2 Nxf3+ (23... Qa2 24. Qc1 Nxf3+ 25. Nxf3 (25. gxf3 $5)
25... Nd7 26. Nd4 $14) 24. gxf3 Qa2 25. Qc1 Bxd4 {Shirov has clearly realised,
that the position has become very dangerous for him. The half open g-file will
be an ideal ramp for maximizing White's pressure.} (25... Nd7 26. Kh1 Ne5 27.
Rg1 $16) 26. Bxd4 Nd7 27. Kh1 $1 f6 28. Rg1 Rf7 (28... Ne5 29. Qxh6 Rf7 30. Bd1
Ba6 31. Qe3 $16) 29. Qd2 $1 {White is now threatening to trap the queen and
after its retreat the liquidation of the h6-pawn.} (29. Bd1 Qa5 30. Qxh6 c5 31.
dxc6 Bxc6 32. Qf4 $16) 29... Qa8 (29... Ne5 30. Ra1 Nxf3 31. Qd1 $18) 30. Qxh6
Ne5 31. Bd1 Qe8 32. Qe3 {The immediate advance of the pawn centre was a bit
more radical, but Carlsen is taking into account his form and plays more
cautiously.} (32. f4 Nd7 33. Qg6 c5 34. Bb2 Re7 35. Qf5 $16) 32... c5 33. Bb2 (
33. dxc6 Qe6 $1 34. Kh2 Nxc6 35. Bb6 $1 d5 36. exd5 Qxd5 37. f4 Ne7 38. Bg4 $16
) 33... Re7 $2 {Shirov has been clearly aware of the fact, that his position
is in basically lost. Much better was to try for the counterplay with the
advance of the c-pawn.} (33... c4 $5 34. Bd4 cxb3 35. Qxb3 Qb5 36. Kh2 $16) 34.
f4 $1 Nd7 35. Qg3 Qf7 36. Bf3 (36. Bg4 Nf8 37. f3 $16) 36... Ba6 37. Bg4 Nf8
38. Bf5 c4 39. bxc4 Bxc4 40. Qh4 {An objectively stronger solution was not to
part with the d5-pawn, but the direct attack does not spoil the game.} (40. Kh2
$5 Rc7 41. Qh4 Be2 42. Bxf6 Qh5 43. Qxh5 Bxh5 44. e5 $18) 40... Bxd5 41. f3 $1
(41. exd5 Qxd5+ 42. Kh2 Qxf5 $15) 41... Be6 42. Bxf6 Bxf5 (42... Rd7 43. Rxg7+
Qxg7 44. Bxg7 $18) 43. exf5 $1 {Several forceful and logical moves have
decided the game even though White had to accept a somewhat curious pawn
structure.} (43. Bxe7 $6 Ng6 44. Qh5 Nxe7 45. Qxf7+ Kxf7 46. exf5 $16) (43.
Rxg7+ Qxg7 44. Bxg7 Rxg7 45. exf5 b3 46. Qd8 $18) 43... Rc7 44. Rxg7+ Qxg7 45.
Bxg7 Rxg7 46. f6 {The most exact solution lay in the immediate attack on the
black pawns with the white queen.} (46. Qe1 $1 Rf7 (46... Rb7 47. Qe4 $18) 47.
Qxb4 Rxf5 48. Qxd6 $18) (46. Qf6 Rf7 47. Qxd6 Rxf5 48. Kh2 $18) 46... Rd7 47.
Qe1 d5 (47... b3 48. Qc3 $18) 48. Qxb4 d4 49. Qc4+ Kh7 50. Qd3+ Kg8 51. f5 {
After blockading the advance of the d-pawn Carlsen will enlist his own king
for the active service.} Kf7 52. Kg2 Kxf6 53. Kg3 Kg7 54. h4 Nh7 55. Kf2 (55.
h5 Nf6 56. Qd2 Ng8 57. Qe2 d3 58. Qe6 $18) 55... Nf6 56. Qd2 $1 Nh7 {The
knight is forced to remain extremely passive, otherwise White wins in a direct
attack.} (56... d3 57. Qg5+ Kf7 58. Qg6+ Ke7 59. Qg7+ Ke8 60. Qxf6 d2 61. Qe6+
Kd8 62. Qxd7+ Kxd7 63. Ke2 $18) 57. Ke1 d3 58. Qg2+ Kh8 59. Kd2 Nf8 60. Qg5 Kh7
(60... Nh7 61. Qe3 Nf8 62. h5 $18) 61. h5 Kh8 62. f6 Kh7 63. f4 Kh8 64. h6 Kh7
65. f5 {A charming and original zugzwang position. Black has no moves, thus he
admitted his defeat.} (65. f5 Kh8 66. Qg7+ Rxg7 67. fxg7+ Kg8 68. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8
69. Kxd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {The Arkhangelsk
Variation has become so widespread that we tend to forget its nature: it is
tainted with danger. Black simply has to know his theory, otherwise he can
easily hit problems at an early stage.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3
O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nbxd4 {The battle on the board
will be fought in one of the main lines. Tempting as it is, the recapture with
a pawn on d4 is an idea which has not caught on in praxis. Black has enough
resources to equalise without too much strain.} (14. cxd4 d5 (14... Re8 15. Ra4
Qd7 16. Qd3 Rxe4 (16... Ba5 $5) 17. Bg5 Bf5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nc3 Rf4 20. Qd2
Bxc2 21. Qxf4 Bxa4 22. Nd5 $14 {Kunte,A-Ganguly,S/Calcutta 2001}) 15. e5 (15.
Bg5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxd4 (16... dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bc2 h6 20.
Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ {1/2-1/2 Harikrishna,P (2551)
-Ganguly,S (2531)/Goa 2002}) 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z (2650)
-Piket,J (2605)/Groningen 1998}) 15... Ne4 16. Be3 f6 17. h3 Bh5 18. e6 Re8 19.
Nc3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Rxe6 21. Bf5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A (2590)-Georgiev,K 
(2675)/Germany 1998 (63)}) 14... Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Kh1 Qf6
18. Be3 Ra8 {The second important moment with alternative options for Black.
The fight for the open a-file is important as Black will build his
compensation on a collection of small pluses.} (18... Nf4 19. Ra4 $1 (19. Qd2
$2 Ne6 $15) (19. Rg1 g6 20. Ra4 Ne6 21. f4 Ra8 22. e5 dxe5 23. dxe5 Qd8 24.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. f5 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Nf8 $11 {1/2 (39) Berbatov,K 
(2481)-Lenic,L (2603) Rijeka 2010}) 19... Ra8 20. Rb4 Ne6 $6 (20... Ra1 $5 21.
Qxa1 Nd3 22. Bd1 (22. Bxd3 Qxf3+ $11) 22... Nxb4 23. Qa4 c5 24. Rg1 $14) 21.
Rg1 Rfb8 22. f4 $1 $16 c5 (22... Nxf4 $2 23. e5 Qh6 24. Rxb6 Rxb6 25. Qf3 $18)
23. e5 Qd8 (23... Qh4 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Rxb8+ Rxb8 26. Rg4 Qh3 27. f5 Bxe3 28.
fxe6 Bc5 29. b4 $1 $18) 24. dxc5 Bxc5 (24... dxc5 $1 25. Rc4 $16) 25. Rxb8 Rxb8
26. f5 $18 {1-0 (33) Adams,M (2737)-Leko,P (2763) Miskolc 2005}) (18... c5 $5
19. e5 $1 Qe6 (19... dxe5 20. dxc5 Rfd8 21. Qe2 Bc7 22. Be4 $16) 20. exd6 c4
21. Rg1 $14) 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Rg1 {White players have already tried different
ideas in order to shake the enemy from the chosen path. Defenders have been
able to meet all the challenges with flying colours.} (20. f4 Nxf4 21. e5 dxe5
22. Qf3 Qd8 23. dxe5 Ng6 24. Bxb6 cxb6 25. Qe4 $11 {1/2 (34) Szabo,K (2492)
-Pavasovic,D (2597) Hungary 2008/}) 20... Nf4 21. Bb3 g6 (21... Ne6 22. Bxe6
fxe6 23. Rg3 Kh8 24. Kg2 e5 25. dxe5 dxe5 26. Bxb6 cxb6 27. Qd7 $14 {1-0 (66)
Karjakin,S (2732)-Adams,M (2729) Baku 2008}) 22. e5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] In games
with very strong players it makes sense to shake them with unexpected and
dangerous ideas. Kryvoruchko is using the fruits of his excellent preparation:
suddenly Black is suffering along the a2-g8 diagonal.} (22. Rg4 Ne6 23. Bxe6
Qxe6 24. Rg1 Ra2 25. Qd2 Qh3 26. Qe2 Rxb2 27. Qxb2 Qxf3+ $11 {1/2 (29)
Alekseev,E (2715)-Caruana,F (2652) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009}) 22... dxe5 (22... Qf5
$2 23. Bc2 $18) 23. dxe5 Qf5 (23... Qxe5 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Bxf4 Qb5 26. Rg5
Qc4 27. Rg4 Bxf2 28. Kg2 $14) 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 $6 {Even majestic trees will
bend under very strong wind, Caruana finds it difficult to sniff out the best
defence.} (24... Kxf7 25. Bxf4 Bxf2 26. Qd5+ Kg7 27. Rd1 Rf8 28. Qd7+ Kg8 29.
Qxf5 Rxf5 30. e6 Kf8 31. Bxc7 Bc5 $14) (24... Qxf7 $5 25. Bxf4 Bxf2 26. Rf1 Bb6
27. Qd3 c6 28. Be3 $14) 25. Bd5 $6 {White is spoiling the impact of his
surprise by willingly parting with his strong light squared bishop. It is true
that it could have died in many variations, but in this position it was
precious and should have been saved.} (25. Bb3 $1 Nh3 26. Rg2 Rf8 (26... Bxe3
27. fxe3 Qxe5 28. Qd7+ Kh8 29. Bd1 Ra1 30. Rc2 $16) 27. e6 Bxe3 28. fxe3 Qxf3
29. Qxf3 Rxf3 30. Re2 Rf5 31. Kg2 Ng5 32. Rc2 $16) 25... Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Ra5 27.
Qc6 Rxe5 {Black is not ready to make a concession and fight against White's
improved pawn structure.} (27... Bxe3 28. Qf6+ (28. fxe3 Rxe5 29. Qxc7+ Kh6 30.
Rf1 Rxe3 31. Qc1 Qg5 $11) 28... Qxf6 29. exf6+ Kxf6 30. fxe3 Rf5 31. Rf1 Rb5
32. Rf2 Rb3 33. Re2 $14) 28. Bxb6 cxb6 29. Qc3 Qf6 30. Rd1 {The position on
the board is undeniably better for White, but his advantage verges on the
small. Doubled f-pawns are not easy to convert into something real.} Kh6 (30...
Re7 31. Rd4 h6 32. f4 $14) 31. Rd4 Re7 (31... Rc5 32. Qd2+ Qg5 33. f4 Qf5 34.
Qe3 $14) 32. Kg2 Rf7 33. Qe3+ Kg7 34. Rb4 Rb7 35. h4 (35. b3 Qd6 36. Re4 $14)
35... h5 36. b3 Rf7 37. Re4 (37. Rxb6 Qxh4 38. b4 Qf4 39. b5 Rf5 40. Qxf4 Rxf4
41. Rb8 $14) 37... b5 38. Rd4 Re7 {Black his holding the situation, but can
never really improve his position.} 39. Qd3 Rf7 40. Rd6 Qf5 41. Qd4+ (41. Qxf5
Rxf5 $11) 41... Kh6 $2 {The defence is a tiring and an ungratefull task, so it
is understandable that Black can make a mistake. Why it happened right after
the time control in a slightly strange manner remains a small mystery. It was
much more natural to step aside to h7.} (41... Kh7 42. Qe4 Qxe4 43. fxe4 Rf4
44. f3 Rxh4 45. Rd5 $14) 42. Qh8+ Rh7 43. Qc3 Rf7 (43... Qf4 44. Rd4 Rc7 45.
Qd3 Qf5 46. Qxf5 gxf5 47. Rd5 $16) 44. Rb6 Rg7 $6 {The second mistake
aggravates the misery and Black will find himself in a hopeless position.} (
44... Rf8 45. Qc6 $1 Rc8 46. Qb7 $16) 45. Qc6 Qf4 46. Qe4 $1 Qc7 (46... Qxe4
47. fxe4 $18) 47. Rxb5 {Black has nothing to claim in terms of compensation
for the two pawn deficit.} Re7 48. Qd4 Kh7 49. Rd5 Qb7 50. b4 Rf7 51. b5 Qc7
52. Rd8 Rg7 53. Qf6 Qc5 54. Qc6 (54. b6 g5 55. b7 $18) (54. Qc6 Qf5 55. Qe8 Kh6
56. Qh8+ Rh7 57. Qd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 exd4 13. cxd4 Nxe4 {Due to the
very dubious location of his bishop on a7, Black is trying to compensate with
the risky grab of the central pawn.} 14. Qc2 Qe8 15. Nc3 Nf6 16. Rfe1 Qd7 17.
Ne4 {With the first independent move Timofeev is focusing on the only defender
of the kingside.} (17. d5 Nb4 18. Qd2 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Bb7 20. Nh4 c5 21. dxc6
Nxc6 22. Rg3 Ne8 23. Re1 Kh8 24. Qg5 h6 25. Qf4 Ne5 26. Ng6+ Nxg6 27. Rxg6 $14
{1/2 Smirnov,P (2621)-Kazhgaleyev,M (2579)/Moscow 2007/ (33)}) 17... Nxe4 (
17... Ne8 18. d5 Nb4 19. Qd2 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 c5 21. dxc6 Nxc6 22. Rc1 $16) 18.
Qxe4 Ne7 $6 {Halkis is playing with fire, the transfer of the knight to the
kingside does not solve all the problems.} (18... Re8 $1 19. Qh4 (19. Bxf7+
Qxf7 20. Qxc6 Bb7 21. Qc3 Rbc8 22. Nd2 Qd5 $17) 19... d5 20. Bc2 f5 21. g4 Re4
$1 $13) 19. Ng5 Ng6 (19... g6 20. Qh4 h5 21. Ne4 Nf5 22. Qg5 Kh8 23. g4 $18)
20. Bd5 c5 21. Bf4 (21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. b4 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Bb7 24. Rd1 $11) 21...
cxd4 $2 {The defender is obviously pushing his luck, since the white pieces
were very unpleasant in any case.} (21... Bb7 22. Bxb7 Rbe8 (22... Rxb7 23.
Bxd6) (22... Rfe8 23. Qc6 Qxc6 24. Bxc6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nxf4 26. Re7 h6 27. Nf3
Rc8 28. Bb7 Kf8 29. Rd7 Re8 30. Bxa6 $16) 23. Qc2 h6 (23... Qxb7 24. Bxd6 Rxe1+
25. Rxe1 Rc8 26. Re7 Qd5 27. Rxa7 Qxg5 28. dxc5 $16) 24. Bd5 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Ne7
$14) 22. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 (22... Bb7 23. Ne5+ $18) 23. Qe8+ Nf8 (23... Qxe8 24.
Rxe8+ Nf8 25. Bxd6 Be6 26. Rxe6 $16) 24. Bxd6 $1 Qxe8 (24... Qxd6 25. Qxf7+ Kh8
26. Qg8#) 25. Rxe8 Be6 (25... Bb7 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Re7+ Kf6 28. Bxb8 Kxe7 29.
Bxa7 $18) 26. Rxe6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Very pleasing culmination of White's tactical
combination. The attacker is succeeding in liquidating all his opponent's
active pieces.} Nxe6 (26... Kh8 27. Bxb8 Bxb8 28. Re8 $18) 27. Bxb8 (27. Bxe6
Re8 28. Rc1 g6 29. Bd5 Kg7 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. Rc7+ Ke6 32. Rxa7 Kxd6 $13) 27...
Bxb8 28. Bxe6 Kf8 (28... Be5 29. Re1 Bf6 30. Rc1 Kf8 31. Bxf7 Kxf7 32. Rc6 d3
33. Rxa6 Ke7 34. Kf1 $18) 29. Bxf7 Kxf7 30. Rc1 {Halkias doesn't even have a
pawn for the lost exchange. In the long run, his resistance is simply hopeless.
} Ke6 (30... d3 31. Kf1 d2 32. Rd1 Bf4 33. g3 Bh6 34. f4 g5 35. Rxd2 $18) 31.
Rc6+ Kd5 32. Rxa6 d3 (32... Kc5) 33. Kf1 Be5 34. Rb6 Kc5 (34... d2 35. Ke2 Bc7
36. Rxb5+ Kc6 37. a6 $18) 35. Rb7 Kc6 36. a6 {The pawn on the a-file can not
be stopped, the battle is over..} Bd4 37. b3 Bc3 (37... h6 38. Rf7 g5 39. a7
$18) 38. Rb8 (38. Re7 Bd4 39. a7 $18) 38... Bd4 39. Rd8 Bb6 40. Rxd3 b4 41. f4
g6 1-0

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. h3 Bh5 13. d5 Na7 14. Na3 (14.
Bg5 Nd7 15. Na3 O-O 16. Qe2 Rb8 17. Rd1 Qb7 18. b4 c5 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Qd3 Bc7
21. g4 Bg6 22. Nh4 {1-0 Hracek,Z-Slobodjan,R/Lippstadt/2000/ (27)}) 14... c6
15. Bg5 {[%mdl 4] The whole variation is rather dubious for black indicated
also by the Hracek's quick win over Slobodjan.} Bd8 (15... cxd5 16. Bxf6 dxe4
17. Bxg7 Rg8 18. Qxd6 Rxg7 19. Qxe5+ Kf8 20. Nh4 $18) 16. dxc6 Qxc6 17. Bxf6
Bxf3 (17... Bxf6 18. Nxe5 $5 Qxc3 $1 (18... Bxd1 19. Nxc6 Bxc2 20. Nxa7 Bxe4
21. Re1 d5 22. f3 b4 23. N3b5 $18) 19. Nxf7 Bxd1 20. bxc3 Kxf7 21. Rxd1 Bxc3
22. Rxd6 $16) 18. Qxf3 Bxf6 19. Bb3 O-O (19... Qd7 20. Nc2 $16) 20. Nc2 Nc8 (
20... Qc5 21. Rd1 Bg5 (21... Nc6 22. Rd5) 22. Nb4 $16) 21. Nb4 Qb7 $6 {In a
critical position it is advisable to strive for exact moves, but this
unfortunate retreat of the queen only speeds up Milos road to oblivion.} (21...
Qc5 22. Nd5 (22. Bd5 Nb6 23. Ra1 $16) 22... Bd8 23. Ra1 Nb6 24. Nxb6 Qxb6 (
24... Bxb6 $2 25. Qxf7+ $1 Rxf7 26. Ra8+ $18) 25. Ra8 $16) 22. Ra1 Bd8 (22...
Nb6 23. Qd3 Qd7 24. Ra5 $18) 23. Bd5 Qc7 (23... Qb6 24. Ra6 $16) 24. Nc6 Kh8 (
24... Nb6 25. Ra7 $18) 25. Ra8 f5 (25... f6 26. Qd3 Nb6 27. Ra7 Qc8 28. Qxb5
$18) 26. Nxd8 Rxd8 (26... Qxd8 27. Be6 fxe4 28. Qxf8+ Qxf8 29. Rxc8 $18) 27.
Qxf5 Nb6 $2 (27... h6 28. Qf7 Ne7 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Be6 $18) 28. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {Svidler has
returned to the scene of top chess after somehting of a break, when he played
distinctly less. The distance seems to have done him good; Peter is playing
with aplomb, certainty and fantasy. The Arkhangel Variation of the Spanish
Opening used to be deemed risky, but nowadays the superstitions are gone.} 7.
a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nbd2 h6 13. h3 Re8 14.
Qc2 {Kamsky was proclaimed an exceptional chess talent in his youth, and the
gift seems to serve him well even after a break of several years away from the
board. The queen on the c2-square is supporting the centre and also indirectly
monitoring the c-file.} (14. Qe2 Bd7 15. Bc2 Nh7 16. Bd3 exd4 17. cxd4 Nb4 18.
Bb1 Nf8 19. Rc1 Ra8 20. Ra3 c6 21. Rb3 Na6 22. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Van den Doel,E 
(2440)-Lane,G (2420)/Wrexham 1997 (40)}) (14. Re1 Bb7 (14... exd4 15. cxd4 Na5
16. Bc2 Bb7 17. d5 c6 18. b4 Nc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Ba4 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Qb6 22.
Nd2 Red8 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Nxc4 Qc7 25. dxc6 Rxb4 26. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Navara,D 
(2708)-Tkachiev,V (2636)/Wijk aan Zee 2011 (35)}) 15. d5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Ne7 17.
Nf1 Ng6 18. Ra7 Qc8 19. Ng3 Ra8 20. Qa1 Rxa7 21. Qxa7 Qa8 22. Qxa8 Rxa8 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Fusco,L (2341)-Ragger,M (2528)/Yerevan 2007 (60)}) 14... exd4 15. cxd4
(15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 c5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bd5 c4 $11) 15... Na5 (15... Bb7
$5 16. d5 Nb4 17. Qc3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 c5 19. dxc6 Nxc6 $11) 16. Ba2 Bb7 {Svidler
can claim to have positional feeling on a par with that of his opponent. It
helps him to realise, that he has to succeed with the pressure against White's
centre.} (16... Be6 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. d5 Re8 19. Rfe1 $16) 17. e5 Nd5 (17...
dxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Qe4 $16) 18. Bb1 g6 19. Bxh6 (19. Ba2 Kg7
$11) 19... Nc6 $1 {The pawn sacrifice on the h6-square was surely anything but
a dream solution for the defender. Black has achieved significant pressure
against the central pawns and White could hardly claim to have achieved the
optimal coordination of his pieces.} 20. exd6 (20. Ne4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22.
Bg5 Qd7 23. exd6 cxd6 24. Qd2 Bb6 $13) 20... Qxd6 21. Ne4 (21. Nb3 Nf4 22. Bxf4
Qxf4 23. Qc1 $11) 21... Qb4 22. Ba2 Nxd4 23. Nf6+ $5 {Kamsky has sensed very
well, that the black pieces are quite exposed and the position is holding only
with the help of tactics.} (23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Nc3 Qc5 $15) 23... Kh8 (23...
Nxf6 $4 24. Qxg6+ $18) 24. Nxd4 $2 {[%mdl 64] Chessplayers must fight against
many enemies in the course of a game. One of the most dangerous in the home
ranks is the unsatiable desire to win some of the opponent's material. White
was probably frustrated by the meagre gains after the correct move 24.Nxd5!
and has decided to accept the risk and win an exchange.} (24. Nxd5 $1 Nxf3+ (
24... Bxd5 25. Nxd4 Bxa2 26. Nc6 Qc4 27. Qxc4 Bxc4 28. Nxb8 Bxf1 29. Nd7 Bd3
30. Nxb6 cxb6 31. Be3 $14) 25. gxf3 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Qh4 27. Qc3+ Bd4 (27... f6
28. Kg2 Re5 29. f4 Rxd5 30. Bg5 Rxg5+ 31. fxg5 Qxg5+ 32. Qg3 $16) 28. Qxc7 Qxh6
29. Bxf7 Qg5+ 30. Kh1 Qf5 31. Qg3 Qxf7 32. Qh4+ Kg8 33. Qxd4 Qxf3+ 34. Kg1 $14)
24... Nxf6 25. Nc6 (25. Nf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qh4 27. Be3 Qxh3 28. Bxf7 Re7 29.
Qxg6 Rxf7 30. Qxf7 Rg8+ $19) 25... Qh4 $1 26. Nxb8 (26. Bc1 Ra8 27. b4 Re4 28.
Bb2 Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Rc4 $19) (26. Be3 Rxe3 27. fxe3 Re8 28. Rxf6 (28. Qc3 Rxe3
29. Qxf6+ Qxf6 30. Rxf6 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rxa1 32. Bd5 Bc5 $19) 28... Qxf6 29. Bd5
Rxe3 30. Kh1 Kg7 $19) 26... Re2 $3 {This original, fresh and very logical
combination is definitely ruining White's dreams. The rook can not be taken
due to the loss of the control over c6-square, but the second rank will become
the scene of a major catastrophe.} 27. Qc3 (27. Qxe2 Qg3 $19) 27... Rxf2 28.
Nc6 (28. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxg2#) (28. Nd7 Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 Rg3+ 30. Kh2 Qxh3#)
28... Rxf1+ {It is difficult to criticise Svidler for not choosing the
technically strongest exchange on the c6-square, after which preventing mate
becomes next to impossible.} (28... Bxc6 $5 29. Qxc6 Rxf1+ 30. Kh2 Ng4#) (28...
Rxf1+ 29. Kh2 Rxa1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Tomorhuyag, Nyamaa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "England"]
[BlackTeam "Mongolia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MGL"]

1. e4 {Fritz3} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 {
Adams adopted this quit system after he had watched in Linares the game
Short-Kamsky/PCA Wch-Qual2 Linares /1994/0-1/ CBM 43} (7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3 d6 9.
d4 Bb6 {Short-Kamsky}) 7... Bc5 8. a4 O-O 9. Nc3 $5 (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 (10.
Bxf6 Qxf6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nc3 $10) 10... d6 11. Nc3 (11. axb5
axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nc3 Na5 $5 $13 {Ubilava/}) 11... g5 $1 12.
Bg3 b4 13. Nd5 Na5 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Ba2 (15. Nd2 $142 {/\ Kh1,f3,Bf2 Dorfman/
}) 15... b3 $1 16. Bxb3 Nxb3 17. cxb3 Qe6 $15 {>< Bg3 Anand,V-Kamsky,G (07)/
Fide cm Sanghi Nagar/1994/0:1/67/}) (9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Nc3 $10)
9... b4 (9... Nd4 $5 10. Nxe5 Nxb3 11. cxb3 {Mokry,K-Braga,F/Reggio Emilia/
1991/1:0/61/} b4 12. Ne2 d5 13. d4 $14 {Mokry/}) 10. Ne2 $5 (10. Nd5 Na5 (10...
h6 $14) 11. Bg5 $1 (11. Nxe5 $2 Nxb3 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $8 13. Ng4 Qg6 14. cxb3 f5
$13) 11... Bxd5 (11... Nxb3 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. cxb3 $16 {/\ Nh4/}) (11... Be7
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxb4 $16) 12. Bxd5 c6 13. Ba2 $14 {Mokry/}) 10... d5 11. exd5
Nxd5 (11... Na5 $142 $1) 12. a5 $1 $14 (12. Bg5 Qd7 13. a5 Rae8 14. Qd2 Nd4 $10
) 12... Kh8 $6 (12... Qd7 $1 13. Bg5 (13. c3 $5 $14) 13... h6 14. Bh4 Rae8 15.
Re1 $14) 13. c3 Be7 14. Bc4 Qd7 15. Re1 Rfd8 $2 (15... Rad8 16. Bd2 Bc5 17. Qb3
Qd6 18. Ng3 f5 19. Bg5 $14) 16. Bd2 Rab8 17. Ng3 f6 18. h4 $1 {->>>/} Bf8 19.
h5 Nce7 $6 (19... Na7 $5 20. Ne4 (20. d4 $5 $36) 20... bxc3 21. bxc3 Nb5 22.
Qe2 Be7 23. Rab1 $14) 20. d4 $1 $14 Nf5 $6 (20... exd4 21. Nxd4 $14 {>< e6/})
21. Nxf5 Qxf5 22. Nh4 Qd7 23. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 $5 (23... Kg8 $6 24. Nxf8 Qc6 25.
Ne6 Qxe6 26. dxe5 fxe5 27. Bg5 $14) 24. hxg6 Bd6 (24... Qf5 $142 $1 {Fritz3}
25. Bd3 Nxc3 $1 26. bxc3 e4 $13) 25. Qh5+ $18 Kg8 26. dxe5 $1 (26. Qh7+ Kf8 27.
Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qxg7+ Ke8) 26... Bxe5 (26... fxe5 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29.
Bg5+ Ke6 30. Qh3#) 27. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 28. Bg5 $1 Qe6 29. Be7 $3 (29. Qh7+ Kf8 30.
Qh8+ Qg8) 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 $5 7. c3 (7. Nxe5
Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 $1 9. Qxd4 d6 $14) (7. a4 Bb7 8. d3 $14) 7... d6 8. d4 (8. a4
$5) (8. Re1) 8... Bb6 $1 (8... exd4 $6 9. cxd4 $16) 9. dxe5 (9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1
O-O 11. a4 h6 12. d5 Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Na3 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6
17. Bc2 Ng6 18. Bd3 Qd7 $15 {Adams,M-Onischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee/1995/0:1/31/}) (9.
Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg4 (11... O-O $5) 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nbd2 Nfd7 14.
Bd5 Rb8 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Qf3 h5 $1 $15 {
Bologan,V-Tkachiev,V/Tilburg/1994/0,5/30/}) (9. Be3 Bg4 10. dxe5 dxe5 $1 11.
Bxb6 cxb6 12. Nbd2 O-O $10 {Popovic,P-Onicshuk,A/Moscow(ol)/1994/0,5/32/}) 9...
Nxe5 (9... dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11. Nxe5 Bb7 12. Bg5 Nxe4 13. Bxd8 Rxd8 14. Nxf7
Rf8 15. Nxd8 Kxd8 $44 {Karaklajic,N-Rellstab,L/Bled/1956/0,5/20/}) 10. Nxe5
dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Nd2 $146 (12. Bxf7 Rf8 13. Bd5 (13. Bb3 Nxe4 14. Be3
Bxe3 $15) 13... Nxd5 14. exd5 Bb7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Rxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Bxd5 18.
Nd2 Ke7 $10 {DeFirmian,N-Tkachiev,V/Biel/1995/0,5/23/}) (12. Bg5 Ke7 13. Bd5
Rb8 14. Na3 {Diaz,Z-Abdullah,M/Moscow(ol)/1994/1:0/24/} Be6 15. Rfd1 Rhd8 $10 {
Adams/}) 12... Ke7 13. Nf3 Nd7 (13... Be6 14. Nxe5 Bxb3 15. axb3 Nxe4 16. Bf4
g5 $5 17. Rae1 f5 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Ke6 (19... Kf6 20. Nc6 $14) 20. Nf3 $14
) 14. Bd5 Rb8 15. b3 (15. Rd1 $5 Rd8 (15... f6 16. Nh4 g6 17. Bh6 $14) (15...
Bb7 $6 16. Bxf7 $14) 16. a4 (16. Bxf7 $2 Kxf7 17. Nxe5+ Ke6 18. Nc6 Rf8 19.
Nxb8 Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 Nxb8 $17) 16... Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. axb5 axb5 19. b3 Nc5
$1 $10) 15... f6 16. Ba3+ Bc5 17. Bb4 Bd6 (17... Bxb4 18. cxb4 Nb6 19. Bc6 (19.
Rac1 $6 Nxd5 20. exd5 Rb7 $15 {/\ Rd8/}) 19... Bg4 $14) 18. Ne1 (18. Rfd1 Nb6
19. Bc6 Be6 20. Rac1 Rbd8 $10) 18... Nb6 (18... c5 $6 19. Ba5 Nb6 20. Bxb6 Rxb6
21. Nc2 $14 {>< d5/}) 19. Nc2 Nxd5 (19... c5 $5 20. Ba5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bf5 22.
Ne3 Bd3 23. Rfe1 c4 $15) 20. exd5 Bd7 (20... Bd7 21. Rfe1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Na3 ({A game between Svidler 
(White) and Khalifman, which took place in the Russian superfinal less than a
month ago continued:} 12. Bf4 Qe8 $1 13. Nd4 Ngxe5 14. Nxb5 d6 15. Ba4 Bg4 16.
Qc2 f5 $1 17. Nd2 Qg6 {and White failed to equalize. Black has a very strong
attack here.}) 12... Ncxe5 {A strong novelty from Anand's lab. The point will
be seen on the next move.} ({In a previous game in the very same event,
Sokolov tried to copy Khalif's idea with:} 12... Qe8 13. Nd4 Ngxe5 14. Naxb5 d6
15. Ba4 {and here a slight difference in the knight's position (d4 vs d2)
became evident - Black cannot play f5. After} Bd7 16. b3 Ne7 17. Kh1 d5 18. f4
$1 Ng4 19. e5 f6 20. h3 Nxe5 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Nf3 {Topalov
cashed in on the advantage with ease. 1-0 Topalov,V (2801)-Sokolov,I (2689)/
Wijk aan Zee NED 2006 (37)}) 13. h3 d6 $1 {This is already becoming a
tradition - it crucial games, when he has to beat Topalov, Anand just
sacrifices pieces. The previous time, in San Luis, it ended in a perpetual,
and here the World Champion doesn't even accept the 'gift'.} 14. Qe2 $1 {
A very good practical decision. White of course, doesn't want to repeat Adams'
'achievement' from the game in San Luis, and check the quality of Anand's home
prep. Now the game ends up in a draw fairly easily.} ({After} 14. hxg4 Bxg4 {
the arisen position is dangerous for White only. Here are a few lines to
emphasize the dangers: My good old buddy - fritzie - and me, managed to
reproduce Anand's analysis, and it looks like that (ours, not his):} 15. Nc2 (
15. Bf4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qh4 17. Bxe5 dxe5 {Threatening Rd8-d6-g6.} 18. Qd7 Qg3+
19. Kh1 Qxf3+ 20. Kh2 Qf4+ 21. Kh1 Qxe4+ 22. Kh2 Qf4+ {etc.}) 15... Bxf3 16.
gxf3 Qf6 ({But not} 16... Qh4 $2 17. Kg2) 17. Ne1 (17. Kg2 Qg6+ {And Black has
at least a draw.}) 17... Qg6+ {Here the silicone comes up with a brilliant:}
18. Kh2 $1 Qh5+ 19. Kg2 $1 Qg6+ 20. Kh3 Qh5+ 21. Kg3 Qg6+ 22. Kh4 $3 {A brief
glance will be enough for a human to never even consider to go into such a
position, especially not against an opponent that prepared the whole line at
home, and whose name is Anand. Black, by the way, has no direct win here (we
didn't find any in any case), but Black can simply improve his position, and a
king on h4 is more than sufficient compensation for a piece. The game could
have gone like this:} Rbe8 23. Bf4 Kh8 $1 24. Bc2 Re6 {and White is going to
pay for his excessive apetite.}) 14... Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qg3 {Using the
strong sacrifice Black managed to solve all his positional problems, making it
virtually impossible to refrain from using the cliche: "Tactics on a service
of strategy"} Be6 {Now massive piece exchanges follow, resulting in a quick
draw.} 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nxb5 Rxf2 19. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 20. Qxf2 Rxb5 21. Qe2 Rb8 22.
Bf4 Qf6 23. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9697"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "206"]
[EventDate "1996.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. h3
Na5 9. Nc3 h6 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Re8 12. Bd2 Bb6 13. Qe2 c6 14. c4 Nb7 15. Bc2
Nc5 16. Be3 Ne6 17. b4 a5 18. a3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 bxc4 20. dxc4 Ng5 21. Nxg5 hxg5
22. Ba4 Bd7 23. Qd2 axb4 24. axb4 Qc7 25. Bc2 Be6 26. Bd3 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Rb8 28.
Bf1 g6 29. Rd1 Ne8 30. Qc3 Qb6 31. Rb1 g4 32. hxg4 Bxg4 33. b5 Be6 34. Qa3 Kg7
35. Be2 Qd8 36. Qc3 Qh4 37. Qe1 Qg5 38. Nf1 cxb5 39. cxb5 Nf6 40. Bf3 Bc4 41.
Nd2 Be6 42. Nf1 Nd7 43. Qb4 Nc5 44. b6 Bg4 45. Bxg4 Qxg4 46. Nd2 Qe2 47. Nf1
Qd3 48. Rb2 Qxe4 49. Qb5 Qa4 50. Qe2 Qc6 51. Qg4 Rxb6 52. Rf2 Ne4 53. Rf3 d5
54. Rh3 Kg8 55. Qh4 Qf6 56. Qh7+ Kf8 57. Rf3 Qg7 58. Qh3 f5 59. Qh4 Qf6 60.
Qh6+ Kg8 61. Rh3 Rb7 62. Rh2 Rd7 63. Rh3 Qg7 64. Qh4 Qh7 65. Qe1 Qe7 66. Qa5
Kg7 67. Qa8 Rd8 68. Qc6 Qd7 69. Qb6 Rc8 70. Qa5 Nf6 71. Qe1 Rh8 72. Rxh8 Kxh8
73. Qg3 Qe8 74. Nd2 Kg7 75. Nf3 Ng4 76. Qh4 Qc8 77. Qe7+ Kg8 78. Nh2 Nxe3 79.
Qxe5 Qc5 80. Qe8+ Kg7 81. Nf3 Ng4+ 82. Kh1 Qc1+ 83. Ne1 Qh6+ 84. Kg1 Qe3+ 85.
Qxe3 Nxe3 {[#] einfache Technik bei zwei Mehrbauern d+g} 86. Kf2 Ng4+ 87. Ke2
Kf6 88. Kd3 f4 89. Ke2 Kf5 90. g3 fxg3 91. Kf3 Ne5+ 92. Kxg3 d4 93. Kf2 Ke4 94.
Nc2 g5 95. Ke1 Nf3+ 96. Kf2 Ne5 97. Ke1 g4 98. Kf2 d3 99. Na3 Kf4 100. Nb1 g3+
101. Kg2 Nc4 102. Nc3 d2 103. Kh3 Kf3 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch playoff"]
[Site "Hove"]
[Date "1997.08.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3
O-O 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 d6 12. a5 Rb8 13. Be3 (13. c3 bxc3 (13...
Ne7 14. Bc4 Bc8 15. Be3 Ng6 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Ba7 18. Qd3 Ra8 19. Bd5 Rb8
20. Rfc1 Ne7 21. Bc4 d5 22. exd5 Qd6 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qxe7 Qxe7 25. d6+ Qf7 26.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Ne5 {1-0 Kaminski,M-Czerwonski,A/POL-ch 1996/CBM 53}) 14. bxc3
Ne7 15. Bc4 d5 (15... Ng6 16. Qe2 Ba7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Ra8 19. Qa2 h6 20.
Rf2 Qd7 21. Nd2 Rad8 22. Rb1 Bc6 23. Bxa6 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. c4 Be6 26. Rb3
Qc6 27. Bb7 Qc5 28. Nf1 Rd6 29. a6 Qa7 30. Qa5 e4 31. d4 Bxc4 32. Qxc7 Rxd4 33.
exd4 Bxb3 34. Qc5 Qb8 35. Rb2 Be6 36. a7 Qf4 37. Rf2 Qg4 38. Qxf8+ Nxf8 39.
a8=Q {1-0 Palac,M-Godena,M/Candas op 1996/EXP 51}) 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxe5 Nxc3
18. Nxf7 Qh4 19. Qe1 Nd5 20. Qe4 Qh5 21. d4 Nb6 22. Nd6+ Nxc4 23. Nxb7 Bd6 24.
h3 Qf5 25. Qc6 Qd3 26. Nxd6 cxd6 27. Qxa6 Qxd4 {Short,N-Onischuk,A/Wijk 1995/
CBM 45/[Konikowski]/1/2-1/2 (77)}) 13... Bxe3 14. fxe3 Ne7 15. Bb3 Ng6 16. Qe1
Bc8 17. h4 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. h5 Nh8 20. Qe2 Nf7 21. d4 Ng5 22. dxe5 Nxf3+
23. Rxf3 Rxf3 24. Qxf3 dxe5 25. Rd1 Qe7 26. h6 g6 27. Qe2 Qg5 28. Rd7 Qxh6 29.
Rxc7 Qh4 30. Qf3 Rf8 31. Qh3 Qxh3 32. gxh3 Rd8 33. Rc6 Rd2 34. b3 Kf7 35. Kf1
Kf6 36. Ke1 Rh2 37. Kd1 Rxh3 38. Rxa6 h5 39. Rb6 Rh1+ 40. Ke2 Ra1 41. Rxb4 Rxa5
42. Ra4 Rxa4 43. bxa4 {Two isolated passed pawns separated by a file tie up an
opposing king just as well as two connected passed pawns do. There is no
possibility of zugzwang, and the king cannot come to the support of its own
passed pawns ===> draw. Zwei durch eine Linie getrennte vereinzelte Freibauern
binden den gegnerischen König ebenso wie zwei verbundene Freibauern. Es liegt
kein Zugzwangfall vor, und es gibt keine Königsunterstützung der eigenen
Freibauern. ===> Remis} Ke7 44. a5 Kd6 45. c4 Kc6 46. Kf3 g5 47. Kg3 Kc5 (47...
Kb7 $6 48. c5 $1 Ka6 49. c6 Ka7 50. Kh3 Ka6 $11) 48. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen (Women)"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1999.12.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1999.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. d3 O-O 10. Nc3 h6 11. Be3 d6 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. h3 Qd6 14. Ne2 c4 15.
dxc4 bxc4 16. Ba4 Ne7 17. Nc3 Rxb2 18. Qc1 Rb6 19. Qe3 Ng6 20. Bb5 Nf4 21. Bxc4
Rc6 22. Ra4 N6h5 23. Nh4 Qf6 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Qxf5 26. Nd5 Qg5 27. Nxf4
Nxf4 28. Qg3 Rg6 29. Qxg5 Rxg5 30. g3 Ng6 31. Rd1 e4 32. Kh2 Rc5 33. Bb3 Ne5
34. Rxe4 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Ng5 36. Re7 Rc3 37. h4 Nh7 38. Rdd7 c5 39. Bxf7+ Kh8 40.
Bg6 Nf6 41. Rc7 Nd5 42. Rf7 Rg8 43. Rcd7 Nb4 44. Rd2 Nc6 45. Rd5 Nd4 46. Rfd7
Rf8 47. Rd8 Ne6 48. Rxf8+ Nxf8 49. Rd8 {[#] Schwarz spielt ohne Springer und
König und wird systematisch umzingelt.} Kg8 50. h5 Ra3 51. Rc8 Ra5 52. g4 Ra6
53. f4 Ra4 (53... Ra3 54. Rxc5 Nxg6 55. hxg6 Kf8 56. Rc7 $18) 54. Kf3 Ra3+ 55.
Ke4 Ra4+ 56. Ke5 Ra1 57. Be4 Re1 (57... Kf7 58. Rc7+ Kg8 59. Bd5+ Kh7 60. Bf7
Ra6 61. f5 Rb6 62. Kd5 $18) 58. Kf5 Kf7 59. Rc7+ Kg8 (59... Ke8 60. Rxg7 Nd7
61. Bc6 $18) 60. Bd5+ Kh7 61. Bf7 c4 (61... c4 62. Rc8 g6+ 63. hxg6+ Kg7 64.
Rxf8 Kxf8 65. Kf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 34th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1999.05.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 h6 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. c3 d6 11. d4 Bb6 12. h3 Bb7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Be3 exd4 15.
cxd4 Na5 16. d5 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 c6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nbd2 Re8 20. Qb4 Bc5 21.
Bxc5 dxc5 22. Qxc5 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Qf5 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Nxf6 26. Rxe8+ Nxe8
{[#] Bei gleicher Bauernzahl steht Weiß etwas aktiver.} 27. Nd4 Nd6 28. Ra6 Rd8
29. b4 Ne4 30. Nxb5 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Nxf2 32. Nd6 Rb1 33. b5 Nd3 34. h4 h5 35. Ra3
Ne5 36. Kg3 Rb4 37. Ra6 f6 38. b6 Kh7 39. b7 {Ist die Sache wirklich klar ?} (
39. b7 Nd7 40. Ra8 Rb6 41. Rd8 Rxd6 42. b8=Q (42. Rxd7 Rxd7 43. b8=Q Re7 {
[%cal Ye7e5]}) 42... Nxb8 43. Rxd6 Kg6 {[%cal Yg6f7,Yf7e7,Yb8d7]}) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 "China"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4
d6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Bc8 12. Bg5 Na5 13. Bd5 c6 14. Ba2 h6 15. Bh4
Bg4 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 b3 18. Bxb3 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Rb8 20. Nd2 Bd4 21. Rc1 c5
22. Ne4 d5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nd2 Qd6 25. Rc2 Kh7 26. Qh5 Qd7 27. Rfc1 Rg8 28.
Nf3 Rxb3 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Rxc5 Rg5 31. Qe2 Qxf5 32. Rc7 Rg7 33. Rc8 Rxd3 34.
Qe8 Qg4 35. Qh8+ Kg6 36. g3 Kh5 37. Rd8 Rg5 38. Qf8 Qf3 39. Qxf7+ Kg4 40. Qe6+
Rf5 41. Qe1 Re5 42. Qf1 Rd2 43. Rg8+ Rg5 44. Re8 Re5 45. Rg8+ Kf5 46. Qh3+ Ke4
47. Rg4+ Kd3 48. Rf4 Rd1+ 49. Rxd1+ Qxd1+ 50. Kg2 h5 {[#] Nach einer Jagd über
das halbe Brett ist eine brisante Situation entstanden. Kann sich der schwarze
König in vorderster Front behaupten, wird der d-Bauer zu einer ernsten Gefahr.}
51. Qc8 Ke2 $1 {[%cal Rd1f1]} 52. Qxa6+ d3 53. h4 Re4 $5 (53... Qf1+ 54. Kh2
Ke1 $1 $19 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Rd3d2,Re5e2]}) 54. Rxf6 (54. Rf5 Qf1+ 55. Kh2 Ke1
$1 {wäre erneut die beste Fortsetzung.} 56. Qxf6 d2 57. Qc3 d4 58. Qa5 Qd3 $19
{[%cal Re1e2]}) 54... Qxa4 55. Qxa4 (55. Qb6 d2 56. b3 Qd4 57. Qa6+ Qd3 58. Qa2
d4 59. Rf7 Ke1 60. Qa5 Qc3 61. Qf5 Re2 $19) 55... Rxa4 56. Rf5 d2 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1998.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1998.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. h3 b5 8. Bb3
Na5 9. Nc3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 O-O 13. Qe1 c5 14. Rd1 Qe7
15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Rd2 b4 17. Nd1 g6 18. Rdf2 Nh5 19. Qg4 Ng7 20. Qg5 f6 21. Qh6
Ne6 22. Nh2 Ng7 23. Qh4 Rf7 24. Ng4 f5 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. Nh6 Rf8 27. g4 Bc8 28.
gxf5 gxf5 29. exf5 Nh5 30. e4 d5 31. Kh2 dxe4 32. dxe4 Bb7 33. Re1 Rd7 34. Ne3
Nf6 35. Neg4 Nxe4 36. Rfe2 Ng5 37. Nxe5 Rd6 38. Rg1 Nf3+ 39. Nxf3 Rxh6 40. Ne5
Bc6 41. Rg5 Rhf6 42. Nxc6 Rxc6 43. Re6 Rfc8 44. Rxc6 Rxc6 {[#] Wieder fällt
die schlechte schwarze Königsstellung ins Auge. Der weiße König ist dagegen
gut zu Fuß und der f-Bauer eine große Gefahr.} 45. Kg3 c4 46. bxc4 Rxc4 47. f6
Rxc2 48. Kf4 Rxb2 49. Ke5 Rf2 (49... b3 50. f7 Re2+ 51. Kd6 Rd2+ 52. Kc7 Rc2+
53. Kb7 $18) 50. Ke6 {[%cal Rf6f7]} h6 51. Rg3 Re2+ 52. Kd6 Rd2+ 53. Ke7 Re2+
54. Kf8 {[#]} Rc2 {Schwarz sollte sofort die Bauern am Damenflügel ziehen. Die
Idee ist es , einen Bauern auf die zweite Reihe zu bekommen, auch wenn der
andere dabei verlorengeht. Was befürchtete Onischuk, und was habe ich
übersehen? Bitte Analyse!} (54... a5 $142 55. Rg8+ Kh7 56. Rg7+ Kh8 57. Rb7 (
57. Re7 Rf2 58. f7 b3 59. Re8 (59. Ke8 b2) 59... b2) 57... a4 $1) 55. Rg8+ Kh7
56. Rg7+ Kh8 57. Rb7 b3 (57... a5 $142 58. Rb5 Kh7) 58. Rxb3 Kh7 59. f7 Re2 60.
Rb8 {[%cal Rb8e8]} 1-0

[Event "Nordic-ch VISA"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1997.10.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Wedberg: A fine game by Hjartarson. An opening novelty followed by active
play and a nice final combination gives him the victory.} 1. e4 {Wedberg
Tisdall} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 {
Tisdall: The move that was most clearly fashionable, having just featured in
the game J. Polgar-Shirov just a day or so before.} Rb8 {Tisdall: Stefansson
follows Shirov's lead, though} (7... Bb7 {Tisdall seems to be marginally more
popular.}) 8. axb5 axb5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. f4 Nc6 13. Qc3
Ne7 14. e5 {A surprise - one presumed that white would follow Judit's success
against Shirov a while longer - but black's position was not so bad there
really, and Johann decides to deviate first.} (14. Ra7 c5 (14... Bb7 $5 {
Tisdall} 15. f5 O-O 16. Bg5 Nxe4 17. Qe3 Nxg5 18. Qxg5 d5 19. f6 Ng6 20. h4 c5
21. h5 c4 22. Kh1 cxb3 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. cxb3 Re8 25. Nd2 d4 26. Qh4 gxf6 27.
Qh6 Re5 28. Kg1 d3 {0-1 Ye Jiangchuan-Tkachiev,V/Geneva Open 1997}) 15. e5 Nfd5
16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qg3 O-O 18. Nc3 Ne7 $2 (18... Nxc3 $11) (18... Nxc3 $142 {
Tisdall}) 19. exd6 Nf5 $2 (19... Nc6 20. Rc7 Qxd6 21. f5 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Nd4 23.
Rxc5 $14) 20. Qf2 $16 Qb6 21. Rc7 Nd4 22. f5 b4 23. f6 g6 24. Nd5 Qxd6 25. Ne7+
Kh8 26. Bh6 {1-0 Polgar,J-Shirov,A/Fontys 1997}) (14. Qd3 {Tisdall} O-O 15. Nc3
c5 16. Nxb5 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Rxb5 18. Ra7 c4 19. Bxc4 d5 20. Qxe7 dxc4 21. Qxd8
Rxd8 22. Ra8 Rf8 23. Ra4 Be6 24. f5 Bd5 25. Re1 h5 26. h3 Rc8 27. Kh2 h4 28. f6
gxf6 29. b3 f5 30. bxc4 {Tisdall: 1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Topalov,V/Novgorod 1997
was of considerable theoretical importance.}) 14... Ne4 15. Qe1 $146 {Tisdall:
This looks better than Wedberg: In many ways a more natural square for the Q
than e3, as in the previously played game.} (15. Qe3 Nc5 (15... Nc5 16. exd6
Qxd6 17. Re1 Nxb3 18. cxb3 Be6 19. Nc3 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,
M-Shirov,A/Torneo Magistral 6th 1997 (35)} (19... O-O {Tisdall} 20. Ne4 Qd5 {
Tisdall: was satisfactory for black in Illescas Cordoba-Shirov, Madrid 1997 (1/
2-1/2, 35). Hjartarson's move allows him to operate quite actively without the
queen coming into annoying contact with the Ne7.} (20... Qd5 {Wedberg} 21. Bd2
Nf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Shirov,A/Torneo Magistral 6th 1997/CBM 59/
[Fritz5] (35)})))) 15... Nc5 16. Ba2 (16. f5 Nxb3 17. cxb3 dxe5 18. Qxe5 f6 $11
) (16. Nd2 Nxb3 17. Nxb3 O-O $11) 16... O-O (16... b4 17. Bc4 (17. f5 $1 {
Tisdall launches a frightening initiative.}) 17... d5 (17... O-O 18. Be3 $14)
18. Be3 $14) 17. b4 $1 Na4 (17... dxe5 $5 18. Qxe5 (18. Nc3 $5 {Tisdall is a
sharp and intriguing way to try and steer play back towards the game.} Qd4+ $6
(18... Na6 $1 {Tisdall: avoiding the complications may be best, though white's
bishop pair and the misplaced knight on a6 give him definite compensation.})
19. Be3 Qxb4 20. Rb1 $1 (20. Nd5 $2 Nxd5 21. Qxb4 Nxb4 22. Bxc5 Nxa2 (22...
Nxc2 23. Rad1 (23. Rac1 Nd4) 23... Nd4 (23... Re8 24. fxe5 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6
26. Rf2) 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. fxe5 Ne6 26. Rc1 $11) 23. Bxf8 Nc3 24. Bb4 Ne2+ 25.
Kh1 Nxf4 26. Bd2 Nd5 27. Ra7 $15) 20... Qa3 21. Nxb5 Qxa2 22. Bxc5 {Tisdall:
and white has tremendous pressure:} Ba6 $5 (22... Qe6 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. fxe5
Rxb5 25. Rxb5 Ba6 26. Bxe7 Bxb5 27. Rb1 $18) 23. Bxe7 Rfe8 24. Qxe5 Bxb5 25.
Rxb5 Qa7+ 26. Rc5 c6 27. Re1 Rb7 28. Ra1 $1 Qb6 29. Qd6 $18) (18. Bb2 Na4 19.
Bxe5 Ng6 {and}) 18... Na4 19. c3 $14) 18. Nc3 dxe5 19. Nxa4 bxa4 20. fxe5 Nc6
$2 (20... Qd4+ $2 21. Be3 Qxe5 22. Bc5 $18) (20... c5 $1 $11 21. bxc5 $1 (21.
Qf2 cxb4 (21... Ba6 $2 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Re1 Bc4 24. e6 Bxe6 25. Rxe6 Rxf7 26.
Qxf7 Qd4+ 27. Kf1 Qxa1 28. Rxe7 Qxc1+ 29. Re1 $18) 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Bg5 Be6
24. Qc5 Rxf7 $11) (21. e6 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Rxa4 Bxe6 25.
Qxe6 cxb4 $11) 21... Qd4+ (21... Nc6 22. e6 fxe6 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. Bxc8 Rxf1+
25. Kxf1 Rxc8 26. Rxa4 $16) 22. Be3 Qxe5 23. Qf2 $14) (20... Rb6 {Wedberg} 21.
Be3 Rg6 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Bc5 Bb7 24. Rf2 $16) 21. c3 $16 {Tisdall: Now white's
bishop pair are rather intimidating.} Qe7 (21... Be6 $5 {Tisdall Tisdall:
hoping to give up a pawn for some white squares is best met by} 22. Bb1 $1 {
Tisdall: threatening Qe4 and the a-pawn.}) 22. Bd5 $2 (22. Qg3 $1 Kh8 (22...
Bb7 23. Bh6 Qxe5 24. Bf4 $16) 23. Be3 $16) 22... Bd7 $1 (22... Nxe5 23. Bf4 $1
Ng6 $8 24. Qxe7 Nxe7 25. Bxc7 Nxd5 26. Bxb8 Ba6 27. Rf5 $18 (27. Rf5 {Wedberg}
Nxc3 28. Be5 $16)) (22... Bb7 23. e6 $16) 23. Rxa4 Nxe5 24. Ra5 Kh8 (24... Bb5
$2 25. c4 c6 26. Be4 $1 f5 27. Bxc6 $1 Nxc6 (27... Bxc6 28. Rxe5 Qxb4 29. Qxb4
Rxb4 30. Ba3 $18) 28. Qxe7 Nxe7 29. Rxb5 $16) (24... Rb5 $5 25. Qe4 $1 Rxa5 26.
bxa5 c6 27. Bb3 Qc5+ 28. Qd4 Qxa5 29. Bf4 Ng6 30. Bd6 $16) 25. Qg3 {Tisdall:
Hjartarson exploits the initiative granted by his bishops simply and
energetically.} Rfe8 26. Bf4 f6 27. h3 {Wedberg: White has a pretty clear
advantage, even though Blacks N on e5 gives his position some stability.} Bb5 (
27... Rb5 $5 {Tisdall Tisdall: looks better, to get a pair of rooks off.}) 28.
Rfa1 Qd7 (28... g5 $5 {Wedberg Wedberg: Something's got to be done about the
mounting pressure.} 29. Bxe5 (29. Be3 Nf3+ 30. Qxf3 Qxe3+ 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. c4
Be8 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Rxa8 Kg7 $14) 29... Qxe5 30. Qxe5 Rxe5 31. c4 Be8 32. Ra7
$14) 29. Bb3 Qc6 {Tisdall: A natural attempt to get a rook to the d-line and
to hinder the possibility of c4, unfortunately for black, c4 is now incredibly
strong if it can just be arranged.} 30. Kh1 {Tisdall: By preventing checks or
pins from the queen, white gains the possibilities of both Rc5 and Rc1 to
support the c4 advance, and now black's position caves in.} Rbd8 $2 (30... Nd3
{Wedberg} 31. Bxc7 Rbc8 32. c4 Qxc7 (32... Bxc4 33. Ba4 Qxc7 34. Qxc7 Rxc7 35.
Bxe8 Nxb4 36. R1a4 Nd3 37. Bb5 $18) 33. Qxc7 Rxc7 34. Rxb5 $16) 31. Bxe5 $1 {
Wedberg: This surprising trade starts favourable tactics against Bb5. The key
move in all variations is c3-c4.} Rd3 (31... Rxe5 32. c4 Bxc4 (32... Rg5 33.
Qf2 $1 Bxc4 (33... Qe6 34. Re1 Qg8 35. h4 Rh5 36. Bd1 $18) 34. Rxg5 Bxb3 35.
Rc5 $16) 33. Rxe5 fxe5 34. Rc1 Rd4 35. Qxe5 (35. Qc3 Rg4 36. hxg4 (36. Rc2 $18
{Tisdall}) 36... Qh6+ 37. Kg1 Qb6+ $11) 35... Rd2 36. Qg3 Rd4 37. Qf2 $18) 32.
Qh4 (32. Qxd3 $1 Bxd3 33. Ba4 $18) 32... Rd2 (32... fxe5 33. Bc2 Qxc3 (33... e4
{Tisdall} 34. Bxd3 Bxd3 (34... exd3 35. Qh5) 35. Qh5 $1 {Tisdall: threatening
Qxe8+ and also seizing the fifth rank wins.}) 34. Bxd3 Qxd3 35. Ra8 h6 36.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 37. Ra8 Qb5 38. Qe4 $18) 33. Rg1 {Tisdall: Now c4 cannot be stopped.
} (33. Qg4 $18) 33... fxe5 (33... Bf1 34. Qg3 $18) (33... Rxe5 {Wedberg} 34. c4
Bxc4 35. Rxe5 fxe5 36. Qxc4 $18) 34. c4 Rd4 35. cxb5 Qd6 (35... Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2
Rxh4 37. Rga1 $18) 36. Qh5 g6 37. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.02.03"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Hracek/Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {("Möller")} (5... b5 6.
Bb3 Bc5 (6... Bb7 {("Archangelsk")}) 7. c3 {ist Zugumstellung zu unserer
Partie.}) 6. c3 b5 {Eine Mischung aus "Möller-" und "Archangelsk-Variante",
mit der sich seit den 90er Jahren besonders der aus der Ukraine stammende
Großmeister Alexander Onischuk hervorgetan hat.} 7. Bc2 ({Ein ganz anderes
Thema ist} 7. Bb3 {, z.B.} d6 8. a4 (8. d4 Bb6 9. Bg5 Bg4 $2 10. Bd5 $1 Bd7 11.
a4 $1 h6 $2 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 $16 {1:0/60, Hracek,Z 
(2630)-Onischuk,A (2580), Bundesliga 1997}) 8... Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5
11. Na3 O-O {(nebst dem für diese Variante ebenso typischen wie umstrittenen
Opfer des Bauern b5)} 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. d5 (13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. Kh1
Qf6 16. Ra4 Ne7 17. Rg1 Ng6 18. Bg5 Qe6 19. Bd3 Nhf4 20. Bf1 c6 $1 21. Na3 d5
22. exd5 cxd5 23. Nc2 Ra8 24. Ne3 Rxa4 25. Qxa4 exd4 26. cxd4 Bc7 27. Qa7 Bb8
28. Qa6 Qxa6 29. Bxa6 $13 {0:1/98, Kosintseva,N (2472)-Lahno,K (2449)/
Krasnoturyinsk 2006}) 13... Ne7 14. Bc2 Qd7 15. c4 Ng6 16. h3 Bxh3 17. gxh3
Qxh3 18. Ng5 Qg3+ 19. Kh1 Qh4+ 20. Kg2 h6 21. Nh3 Nxe4 22. Qe2 f5 23. Ra3 $16 {
1:0/45, Karjakin,S (2672)-Radjabov,T (2729)/Cap d'Agde 2006}) 7... d5 {Auch
mit dieser Variante habe ich auf beiden Seiten des Brettes schon einige
Erfahrungen gesammelt. (ZH)} 8. d4 ({Beliebter als} 8. exd5 Qxd5 {, z.B.} 9. d3
Bg4 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe2 Rad8 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Qd6 14. b4 Bb6 15. a4 Qf6
16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Rd6 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Rxd6 Rxd6 21. axb5 axb5
22. Kf1 Kf8 23. Ke2 Nd8 24. Bd3 Bxf2 25. Bxb5 Bg3 26. Ra8 Ke7 27. Bg5+ f6 28.
Be3 Ne6 29. Re8+ Kf7 30. Rc8 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Nxd8 32. Ba7 Ne6 33. Bc4 Ke7 34. Bxe6
Kxe6 35. b5 g6 36. c4 Kd7 37. Bc5 f5 38. Kd3 Kc8 39. Be7 Kb7 {remis, Nisipeanu,
L (2696)-Hracek,Z (2605)/Sibenik 2006}) 8... dxe4 9. Nxe5 {Es scheint wohl
nichts Besseres als dieses Abspiel zu geben, zumindest habe ich nichts
gefunden. (ZH)} (9. dxe5 $5 exf3 (9... Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxf2+ 11. Kf1 $1 exf3 (
11... Ng4 12. Bxe4 $14) 12. exf6 $16 {Topalov-Shirov, 2001}) 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11.
exf6 gxf6 (11... fxg2 $1) 12. Re1+ Be7 13. g3 Bb7 14. Nd2 Ne6 15. Bd1 O-O-O 16.
Bxf3 $14 {Hracek-Onischuk, Torino (ol) 2006}) 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1
Ng4 12. Bxe4 Nxf2 (12... Rb8 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Ke6 15. Bh4 Nxe5 16. Bd5+
Kf5 17. Nd2 $13 {ist riskant für Schwarz, wie die Partie Shirov-Ivanchuk,
Monte Carlo 1998, gezeigt hat, 1:0/57.}) 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5 Bb6 15. Bxa8 Nd3+
16. Kf1 Nxc1 17. Na3 Be6 18. Rxc1 Rxa8 19. Rd3 ({Nach} 19. Rdd1 {ist} Bg4 (
19... Bxa2 20. c4 b4 21. Rd3 Rd8 22. Rxd8 bxa3 23. Rd2 Be3 24. bxa3 Bxd2 25.
Rc2 Bf4 26. Rxa2 $14) (19... Be3 20. Ra1 Bf4 21. g3 Bxe5 22. Nc2 c5 23. Ne1 Bd6
24. Nd3 Rd8 25. Nf4 Bg4 26. Rd2 $14) 20. Rd3 Bf5 {Zugumstellung zur Partie.})
19... Bf5 20. Rdd1 ({Auf} 20. Rg3 $6 {folgt} Rd8 $1 ({jedoch nicht} 20... Ke6
$6 21. Nc2 Rd8 (21... c5 22. Rd1) 22. Nd4+ Bxd4 23. cxd4 Rxd4 24. a3 (24. Rxc7)
)) 20... Be3 21. Ra1 Bf4 22. g3 Bxe5 23. Rd2 {In dieser Stellung hat Onischuk
zwei Mal ...Rd8 gezogen, aber ich meine, daß auch mein folgender Zug völlig
okay ist. (ZH)} h5 (23... Rd8 24. Ke2 (24. Ke1 h5 25. Nc2 Bxc2 26. Rxc2 h4 27.
Re2 Kf6 28. gxh4 Rh8 29. h3 Rxh4 30. Re3 b4 31. Ke2 bxc3 32. bxc3 Rc4 33. Rf1+
Ke6 34. Rc1 f6 35. Kd3 Kd5 36. Kc2 g5 37. Rd1+ Kc5 38. Rd8 a5 39. Re8 Kb5 40.
R8xe5+ {remis, Zhang Zhong (2636)-Onischuk,A (2627)/Beijing 2000}) 24... Bg4+
25. Ke3 Bd6 26. Nc2 f5 27. Nd4 Rf8 28. Rf1 g5 29. Rdf2 f4+ 30. gxf4 Bxf4+ 31.
Rxf4 gxf4+ 32. Rxf4 Rg8 33. Nc6+ Ke6 34. Nb4 a5 35. Nc6 b4 36. cxb4 axb4 37.
Nxb4 c5 38. Nd3 Kd5 39. Re4 (39. b4 $142) 39... Kd6 40. Rc4 Re8+ 41. Re4 Rg8
42. Rc4 Re8+ 43. Kf4 Be2 {remis/78, Shirov,A (2751)-Onischuk,A (2637)/Germany
2000}) 24. Nc2 Bxc2 25. Rxc2 f6 {Tatsächlich ist erst dieser Zug eine
Neuerung! Zwar ist das Endspiel nach Computeranalyse günstiger für Weiß, aber
den Vorteil zu realisieren ist beinahe unmöglich. (ZH)} (25... Rh8 26. Re1 Ke6
27. c4 b4 $11 {Hracek-Delchev, CRO-chT 2006, remis/33}) 26. a4 Rb8 27. axb5
axb5 28. Ra6 {Nach diesem Zug bot Thomas remis an. Natürlich ist die Position
etwa ausgeglichen, aber ein paar Züge wollte ich noch machen. (ZH)} b4 29. cxb4
Rxb4 30. Rac6 Kd7 31. R6c4 Rb3 32. Rd2+ Ke6 33. Rcc2 Kf5 34. Kg2 g5 35. Rf2+
Kg6 36. Rf3 Rxb2 37. Rxb2 Bxb2 38. Rb3 Bd4 39. Rb8 g4 40. Kf1 c5 41. Rg8+ Kf5
42. Rh8 Kg6 43. Rg8+ Kf7 44. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Illescas Cordoba,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1997.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Cifuentes} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2
$5 (7. d4 {Cifuentes} bxa4 8. dxc5 Nxe4 (8... Qe7 9. Qxa4 Qxc5 10. Na3 O-O 11.
Bg5 Rb8 12. Rad1 Rxb2 13. Nc4 Rb5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rd5 Qa7 16. Ne3 Qb6 17. Nh4
Ne7 18. Qd1 Rxd5 19. exd5 f5 20. Nhxf5 Nxf5 21. Nxf5 Qf6 22. Ne3 d6 23. Qa4 Qg7
24. Qc4 f5 25. f4 exf4 26. Rxf4 Qe5 27. Qd4 Bd7 28. h3 {Fernandez Garcia,
J-Izeta,F/Salamanca (04) ;CBM 18 1990/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qd5 Bb7
$5 (10... Nxc5) 11. Qxe5+ (11. Qxb7 Nxc5 12. Qd5 d6 13. Bf4 c6 $1) 11... Qe7
12. Qxc7 Nxc5 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Bxc5 Rxc7 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Re1+ Kf6 17. Rd1 Re8
18. Na3 Re2 19. Rd6+ Ke7 20. Rb6 Be4 21. Rxa6 Rb7 22. Rxa4 Rbxb2 23. Nc4 Bb1
24. g4 Rxa2 25. R4xa2 Bxa2 26. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Short,N-Ivanchuk,V/Novgorod 67/
(428) 1996}) 7... d6 (7... Qe7 {Cifuentes} 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5
11. Rxa8+ Bxa8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. Na3 Bb7 15. Re1 Ba6 16. Bd3 b4 17.
Nc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 bxc3 19. bxc3 d6 20. Qa4 Nd8 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Bg3 Nd7 23.
Bb5 Nb7 24. Bxd7 Nc5 25. Qb4 Qxd7 26. Nxe5 Qd2 27. Nf3 $16 {Franzen,J-Kukacka,
M/Ceske Budejovice op 1994}) (7... O-O $2 {Cifuentes} 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6
10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 12. Ng5+ Kg6 13. Qd3+ Kh5 14. Qh7+ {1-0
Huber-Lagler,S/Donaueschingen A2 (01) ;GER 04 1985}) 8. a4 (8. d4 {Cifuentes}
Bb6 9. dxe5 $5 (9. h3 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 (11... g5 12. Nxg5 $5) 12. a4
Bd7 13. d5 Na5 $5 14. Nbd2 Kh8 15. b4 Nb7 16. c4 g5 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. Kh2 Nf4 19.
cxb5 axb5 20. a5 Ba7 21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Qe2 Rg8 23. Bd3 Rg6 24. Bxb5 Rag8 25.
Rg1 Bc8 26. g4 $6 fxg3+ 27. Rxg3 Qf6 $1 $15 {Shirov,A-Onischuk,A/Koop Tjuchem
Groningen 1996}) (9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 exd4 13. Bb3+ Kh8
14. Bd5 Bd7 15. Nxd4 Nge5 $11) 9... Nxe5 $5 (9... dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. a4
Bb7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Na3 $16 {Lhagvasuren,C-Salleh,H/ASIA-chT
1995}) 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bg5 Ke7 13. Nd2 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3
Nd7 16. Rfe1 Bb7 17. Nf1 h5 18. h4 g4 19. Ne3 f6 20. Nf5+ Kf8 21. Rad1 $14 {
Sorokina,A-Leclair,M/ Duisburg 1992}) (8. h3 {Cifuentes} O-O 9. a4 Bb7 10. d4
Bb6 11. axb5 (11. Bg5 $6 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Nc3 Nxc2 14. Qxc2 b4 15. Nd5
Bxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. Qc6 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rae1 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Qxc7
Qxd5 22. Rd1 Qb3 23. Rxd6 Qxa4 24. Qc4 Rac8 25. Qd5 Rb8 26. Ra6 Qc2 27. b3 Rfd8
28. Qxa5 Qxb3 29. Qc7 Rdc8 30. Qd6 Qc2 31. Rb6 Rxb6 32. Qxb6 b3 {0-1 Hardt,
B-Lenhardt,S/Koblenz op (01) ;EXT 90op2 1990}) 11... axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13.
dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qe2 Bc6 16. Na3 Qa8 17. Re1 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Shirov,
A/Groningen(11) 1996}) 8... Bg4 (8... Rb8 $14) 9. h3 Bh5 (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3
O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. d3 $16) 10. b4 Bb6 11. d3 (11. axb5 $5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8
13. Na3 Qa6 14. Qe2 $5 $14 (14. Nxb5 $2 Qxb5 15. Ba4 Qc4 16. d3 Qxc3 17. Qd2
Qxd2 18. Bxc6+ Ke7 $17)) 11... O-O 12. axb5 (12. g4 Nxg4 13. hxg4 Bxg4 $44) (
12. Nbd2 {Cifuentes} d5 $1 $11) 12... axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Na3 (14. Bg5 {
Cifuentes} Nd8 $5 {/\Ne6 xf4} 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nh4 Ne6 18. Kh2 (18.
Ng2 d5 $1) 18... Nf4 19. Ng2 Nxg2 20. Kxg2 f5 $1 21. Nd2 fxe4 22. dxe4 f5 $1 (
22... Qc6 $6 {Van der Wiel,J-Atalik,S/Wijk aan Zee (B) 1997}) 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24.
Bd5 c6 25. exf5 Bxf5 $1 26. Be4 Be6 $1 27. Qc2 Qb7 $15) 14... Qa6 15. Bb3 Nd8
16. g4 $1 Bg6 17. Nh4 Ne6 18. Nc2 $1 $146 {N} (18. Nf5) (18. Nf5 {Cifuentes} c5
19. Nxd6 $5 (19. Nc2 $2 c4 $1 (19... Bd8 $2 20. c4 cxb4 21. Nxb4 Qb6 22. Be3
Nc5 23. Qb1 Bxf5 24. gxf5 Qb7 25. Ba2 g6 26. Bh6 Re8 27. cxb5 Qxb5 28. Kh2 Qd7
29. Rg1 Kh8 30. Bc4 $16 {Polgar,J-Topalov,V/Dos Hermanas(8) 1997}) 20. dxc4
bxc4 21. Qe2 Nxe4 $1 $15) 19... cxb4 20. cxb4 Bxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Qxd6 22. Nxb5 Qxb4
23. Bxe6 $1 Qxb5 (23... fxe6 24. Ba3 Qxb5 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. g5 $18) 24. Bc4 Qc5
25. Qb3 $14) 18... c5 (18... c6 $5 {/\d6-d5}) 19. c4 $1 $14 Nf4 $6 (19... bxc4
20. Bxc4 Qa4 21. b5 $14) (19... bxc4 $5 {Cifuentes}) 20. bxc5 $6 (20. Bxf4 $1 {
Cifuentes} exf4 21. Ng2 $16) 20... Bxc5 21. Qf3 $4 (21. cxb5 Qxb5 22. Bc4 Qa4
$11) 21... Bxe4 $1 22. dxe4 bxc4 $19 23. Bxf4 cxb3 24. g5 (24. Qxb3 exf4 $19 (
24... exf4 {Cifuentes} 25. Re1 Re8 $17)) 24... bxc2 $6 (24... Nd7 $142 25. Qxb3
exf4 26. Nf5 Qe2 $19) 25. gxf6 exf4 26. Rc1 (26. Qg4 Qxf1+) (26. Qxf4 {
Cifuentes} Qxf1+ $1 27. Kxf1 Ba3 $19) 26... g6 (26... Rb8 27. Kh2 $132) 27. Nf5
$1 Rb8 28. Kh2 (28. Rxc2 Qa1+ 29. Kh2 Qxf6 $19) (28. Ne7+ $1 Kf8 29. Rxc2 Qa1+
(29... Rb1+ 30. Kh2 Qf1 31. Qg2 $13 (31. Qg2 Qd3 32. Qg4 $8)) 30. Kh2 Qxf6 31.
Nd5 Qa1 (31... Qe5 {Cifuentes} 32. Qxf4 $15) 32. Qxf4 Rb1 33. Qf3 Re1 $17)
28... Qc4 $19 (28... Kh8 $5 29. Nh6 $140 Qc4 30. Qxf4 Rb1 31. Qg4 Bd4 $19) 29.
Nh6+ (29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Qxf4 Ba3 31. Qh6+ Ke8 32. Nxg6 hxg6 33. Qh8+ Kd7 34.
Qxb8 Bxc1 35. Qb7+ Qc7 36. Qb5+ Qc6 $19) 29... Kf8 30. e5 dxe5 31. Qc6 f3 $1
32. Qxf3 Bd6 33. Kg2 Rc8 $138 34. Kg1 e4 35. Qe3 Qc5 36. Qd2 Qc7 37. Qd5 Qd7
38. Kg2 Qe6 39. Qb7 Rc7 40. Qb2 Be5 41. Qb8+ Rc8 42. Qb4+ Bd6 43. Qb7 Rb8 (
43... Bf4 44. Nxf7 Bxc1 45. Nd6 Bh6 $19) 44. Qc6 Qxf6 $19 45. Ng4 Qf3+ 46. Kg1
Qd1+ 47. Kg2 Rb1 48. Qc8+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 10th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2009.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Inarkiev,E"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2009.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game is from the first round of the Poikovsky tournament. Shirov came
here after his impressive win in Sofia, and at that moment no one could
imagine that he would have such a difficult start. For me, this was the first
game after more than 1 month break, and I wanted to feel my way into the
tournament, and just to play normal chess.  Diese Partie stammt aus der ersten
Runde Poikovsky-Turniers. Shirov kam hierher nach seinem beeindruckenden Sieg
in Sofia, und zu jenem Zeitpunkt konnt noch niemand ahnen, dass er so eine
schweren Start haben würde. Für mich war dies die erste Partie nach über
einmonatiger Pause, und ich wollte mich vorsichtig ins Turnier tasten und
einfach normales Schach spielen.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5.
O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {The Neo-Arhangelsk variation of the Ruy Lopez is
time-tested weapon in Shirov's repertoire.  Die Neo-Archangelsk-Variante im
Spanier ist die von der Zeit geprüfte Waffe in Shirovs Repertoire.} 7. c3 d6 8.
a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 Bg4 {A possible move order, leading to the main line.
Eine mögliche Zugfolge, die zum Hauptabspiel führt.} ({The more usual way is
Üblicher ist} 10... O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4) 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 O-O
13. Bc2 {The main move. Der Hauptzug.} Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. f4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4
exf4 17. Qg4 Qf6 {Alexei has already played this position 3 times. At first
view, the position looks just better for White, he controls the centre, and
his bishop seems easier to activate than Black's. Of course things are not so
simple, the white king is quite open, and Black has serious possibilities to
attack his opponen's centre.  Diese Stellung hat Alexei bereits dreimal
gespielt. Auf den ersten Blick wirkt die Stellung einfach besser für Weiß; er
kontrolliert das Zentrum und sein Läufer scheint leichter zu aktivieren als
der von Schwarz. Ganz so einfach liegen die Dinge natürlich nicht: Der weiße
König steht recht offen, und Schwarz hat gute Möglichkeiten das gegnerische
Zentrum zu attackieren.} 18. b4 g6 $5 $146 {In the previous game, Black
transferred the knight to g6. In der Vorgängerpartie überführte Schwarz den
Springer nach g6.} (18... Ne7 19. Na3 Ng6 {Leko Peter (HUN) 2755 - Shirov
Alexei (ESP) 2739, Moscow (Russia) 2007.11.10}) 19. Kh1 {The threat 19...h5
should not be ignored, since after 20.Qf3? the move 20...Qg5+ wins the b5
knight. Die Drohung 19...h5 ist nicht ohne weiteres ignorieren, denn falls
dann 20.Qf3?, so 20...Qg5+ mit Gewinn des Springers b5.} Nd8 {When the pawn is
on g6, this route for the knight is very natural, also Black prepares the
attack on White's centre. Mit dem Bauern auf g6 ist diese Route für den
Springer sehr natürlich; zudem bereitet Schwarz den Angriff auf das weiße
Zentrum vor.} 20. Bb3 {After this move, Black already has good play, so White
must search for an opening advantage somewhere earlier. Nach diesem Zug hat
Schwarz bereits gutes Spiel, daher muss Weiß irgendwo vorher nach
Eröffnungsvorteil suchen.} c6 $1 {Black starts to light the fire on the board.
Schwarz beginnt, das Brett in Flammen zu setzen.} ({Alternativ gibt es auch
das interessante, aber weniger aggressive Alternatively, there is also the
interesting, but less aggressive} 20... c5 $5 21. bxc5 ({Normally, White would
like to play Normalerweise würde Weiß hier gern} 21. e5 {here, but because of
19.Kh1, Black has spielen, aber wegen 19.Kh1 hat Schwarz} dxe5 22. dxc5 Qc6+ $1
$15) 21... dxc5 {and here after , und hier schützt Weiß mit} 22. Rfd1 $1 {
White protects the centre, and doesn't have any problems. das Zentrum und hat
keinerlei Probleme..}) 21. Na3 c5 {Of course, this is the point of the
previous move. Black plays ...c5 in a situation when White's knight is out of
play. Dies ist natürlich die Pointe des vorigen Zuges. Schwarz spielt ...c5 in
einer Situation, wo der weiße Springer außer Spiel ist.} 22. Nc4 $1 {The only
way to keep the pressure in the position. At the cost of a pawn, White wants
to keep Black's bishop closed in and activate his own pieces. Der einzige Weg,
den Druck in der Stellung aufrechtzuerhalten. Auf Kosten eines Bauern will
Weiß den schwarzen Läufer weiter eingesperrt lassen und seine eigenen Figuren
aktivieren.} ({Probably, with accurate play White can equalize after Mit
genauem Spiel ausgleichen kann Weiß wahrscheinlich nach} 22. bxc5 $6 dxc5 23.
e5 Qe7 24. Nb5 cxd4 25. cxd4 {but Black is in a comfortable situation here,
and can play without any risk. For example: , aber hier ist Schwarz in einer
angenehmen Lage und kann ohne jedes Risiko spielen. Zum Beispiel:} Bc5 $5 ({
Less clear is Weniger klar ist} 25... Ne6 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rfd1 $13) ({
An interesting alternative is Eine interessante Alternative ist} 25... Nc6 $5
26. Qxf4 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Rxb3 $15 {There's not too much material
left, but obviously Black has the initiative. Es ist nicht mehr allzu viel
Material übrig, aber offensichtlich hat Schwarz die Initiative.}) 26. Ba4 Rxb5
$1 27. Bxb5 Bxd4 28. Rad1 Qxe5 $15 {Objectively the position is not bad, but
White has to defend. Objektiv gesehen ist die Stellung nicht schlecht, aber
Weiß muss verteidigen.}) 22... cxb4 $1 {Continuing to fan the flame. Fächert
die Flammen weiter an.} ({Another possibility is Eine andere Möglichkeit} 22...
cxd4 {which leads to the endgame, more or less forced. was mehr oder weniger
forciert zu einem Endspiel führt.} 23. Ra6 $1 Bc7 ({After Nach} 23... d5 $6 24.
exd5 dxc3 25. Qf3 $14 {I would prefer White. würde ich Weiß bevorzugen.}) 24.
e5 Qe6 $1 25. Qxe6 Nxe6 26. exd6 Bd8 {and White can win the exchange, but
hardly the game: und Weiß kann die Qualität gewinnen, aber kaum die Partie:}
27. Ne5 dxc3 28. Nd7 Rxb4 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Nxf8 Kxf8 $11) 23. Ra6 $1 {This is
the point. Black has almost destroyed the opponent's centre, but White starts
a counterattack just in time. Das ist Pointe. Schwarz hat das gegnerische
Zentrum fast zerschlagen, aber Weiß beginnt gerade rechtzeitig einen
Gegenangriff.} Bc7 $6 {This could be a bad mistake, but in a critical line, we
both overlooked a crushing resource for White. Dies könnte ein schlimmer
Fehler sein, aber wir übersahen in einem kritischen Abspiel beide eine
durchschlagende Ressource für Weiß.} ({The right move is Der richtige Zug ist} 
23... d5 $1 24. Ne5 ({The alternative is more complicated: Die Alternative ist
komplizierter:} 24. exd5 $5 bxc3 25. Rd1 Re8 26. Qf3 $13) 24... bxc3 $1 ({
Of course not Natürlich nicht} 24... dxe4 $2 25. Nd7 Qd6 26. c4 $1 $16) 25.
Bxd5 $44 {White's pieces are very active. Die weißen Figuren stehen sehr aktiv.
} Ne6 $1 26. Nc6 $1 Bxd4 $5 ({or oder} 26... Nxd4 27. e5 $1 Qg7 28. Nxb8 Rxb8
$13) 27. Nxb8 Rxb8 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Qf7 $13 {The weakness of the White's
king and the pawn on c3 are enough compensation for the exchange. Die Schwäche
des weißen Königs und der Bauer auf c3 bedeuten genug Kompensation für die
Qualität.}) 24. Nxd6 $6 ({Everybody would like to play Jeder würde hier gern} 
24. e5 $1 {here, but it is very important to know what to do after spielen,
dabei muss man aber wissen, was nach} Qe6 25. Qxe6 Nxe6 26. exd6 bxc3 {zu tun
ist.} ({If Falls} 26... Bd8 {then , so} 27. Ne5 $1 bxc3 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Nd7
$16) {Now White has a beautiful move: Nun hat Weiß einen wunderschönen Zug:}
27. d5 $1 {and Black can't avoid material losses. und Schwarz kann
Materialverluste nicht vermeiden.} Bxd6 ({Or Oder} 27... Rxb3 28. dxe6 Bxd6 29.
Nxd6 $1 fxe6 30. Rc6 $16) 28. dxe6 Bc5 29. Rc6 $16) 24... bxc3 $6 {Black must
be accurate. Schwarz muss genau spielen.} ({Safer is Sicherer ist} 24... Bxd6
25. e5 Qf5 ({or oder} 25... Qg7 $5 26. Rxd6 bxc3 27. Bd5 $44 Ne6 $11) 26. Qxf5
gxf5 27. Rg1+ Kh8 28. Rxd6 bxc3 29. Bc2 Ne6 30. Bxf5 $11 {A draw is a very
likely result here. Ein Remis ist hier ein sehr wahrscheinliches Resultat.})
25. e5 Qg7 26. Nf5 $1 {White shouldn't lose a tempo of the initiative. This is
a nice sacrifice, not often in a practical game we can see that a queen is
trapped because of too close "care" of her own pawns. Weiß sollte kein Tempo
der Initiative verlieren. Dies ist ein schönes Opfer; in einer praktischen
Partie bekommen wir nicht oft zu sehen, dass eine Dame gefangen wird wegen zu
enger "Obhut" der eigenen Bauern.} gxf5 ({Of course not Natürlich nicht} 26...
Qh8 $4 27. Rxg6+ $18) 27. Qd1 $1 {This is the point of the sacrifice. Now
Black can't save the queen. Das ist die Pointe des Opfers. Nun kann Schwarz
die Dame nicht retten.} ({Black would have an easier task after Die schwarze
Aufgabe erleichtert hätte} 27. Qxf5 Kh8 28. Rg1 Qxg1+ 29. Kxg1 Rg8+ 30. Kf1
Rxb3 {and White has a draw in different ways, but not more. und Weiß hat auf
verschiedene Wege remis, aber nicht mehr.} 31. Ra7 $5 Ne6 32. Qf6+ Rg7 33. Rxc7
Nxc7 34. Qd8+ Rg8 35. Qf6+ $11) 27... Kh8 ({More accurate is Genauer ist} 27...
Bxe5 $1 28. dxe5 ({if falls} 28. Rg1 {then , so} Qxg1+ 29. Kxg1 Bg7 $13 30. Kg2
Rb4) 28... Qxe5 29. Rg1+ Kh8 {and we have reached the position from the game.
und wir haben die Stellung aus der Partie erreicht.}) 28. Rg1 Bxe5 $1 {This is
necessary. Unumgänglich.} 29. dxe5 {Choosing the attack instead of the queen.
Wählt den Angriff statt der Dame.} ({The alternative is Die Alternative ist} 
29. Rxg7 $5 Bxg7 30. d5 $1 {(x Nd8). With correct play from both sides, the
position is just unclear. Bei beiderseits korrektem Spiel ist die Stellung
einfach unklar.} f3 $1 31. Ra3 $1 Nb7 $5 32. Qxf3 Nd6 33. Bc2 Rg8 $13 {Of
course, White can always sacrifice the rook on c3 to make a draw, but without
this, the pawn on c3 is very annoying. Natürlich kann Weiß immer den Turm auf
c3 opfern, um Remis zu machen, ohne diese Möglichkeit aber ist dieser Bauer
sehr lästig.}) 29... Qxe5 30. Rh6 $1 {Threatening Rxh7+ and Qh5. Droht Rxh7+
und Qh5.} f3 $2 {This mistake is hard to explain; with about 30 minutes on the
clock, Black quickly made the decisive mistake. All you need to see is just
White's next move. Dieser Fehler ist schwer zu erklären; mit noch etwa 30
Minuten auf der Uhr machte Schwarz schnell den entscheidenden Fehler. Man muss
lediglich den nächsten weißen Zug sehen.} ({The way for the draw was not very
difficult, but the only one: Der Weg zum Remis war nicht allzu schwer, aber
auch der einzige:} 30... Qe4+ $1 31. f3 Qe3 $1 32. Qf1 ({Unfortunately not
possible is Leider nicht möglich ist} 32. Qd5 $2 {with the threat Rxh7+ and
Qxf5+. Black has only one move - mit der Drohung Rxh7+ und Qxf5+. Schwarz hat
nur einen Zug, nämlich} Rg8 $1 {but it wins since after , aber der gewinnt,
denn nach} 33. Rxh7+ Kxh7 34. Qxf5+ {he now has hat er jetzt} Rg6 $1 $19) 32...
Rb6 $1 33. Qh3 Rxh6 34. Qxh6 Qxf3+ 35. Rg2 Qf1+ 36. Rg1 Qf3+ $11) 31. Qf1 $18 {
Now it's over - it's impossible to stop Rxh7+ in any normal way. Nun ist es
vorbei - Rxh7+ ist mit normalen Mitteln nicht aufzuhalten.} Qg7 ({If Falls} 
31... Qf4 {then , so} 32. Qh3) 32. Rxg7 Kxg7 33. Rxh7+ $1 {The final detail.
Das letzte Detail.} (33. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 34. Qh3+ Kg7 35. Qg3+ {winning the rook.
mit Turmgewinn.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Jobava,B"]
[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"]

{This game was played in the last round of the 10th European individual chess
championship, and after winning it I managed to participate in the tie-break
matches for the medals, in which I took 3rd place. The bronze medal in a
European Championship is something I can call the best achievement in my
career.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {I was more expecting the Berlin
Defence.} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O {
I think, that my opponent's choice of an opening was wrong, because I had good
experience in this line and I didn't spend time for thinking.} (9... Bg4 10.
Qd3 $6 {Jobava-Adams, 2007} (10. Nbd2 $1)) 10. Nbd2 Bg4 $6 {Better was to
switch to one of the main lines:} (10... h6) (10... Bb7) 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bg5 $1
{I had already played this position 3 times, so I knew all about it in detail,
and it was very easy for me to make decisions.} Rb8 (12... exd4 13. Bd5 dxc3
14. Bxc6 cxd2 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qxd2 Qxe4 18. Rfe1 Qf5 19. Nh4
Qg5 20. Qxg5+ fxg5 21. Nf5 {is a very unpleasant endgame for Black with only
two possible results.}) (12... Na5 13. g4 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bg6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16.
Nxe5 Qd6 17. Bf4 (17. Nxg6 $2 Qg3+) 17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Bxe4 20.
Nd7 $14) 13. g4 $1 Bg6 14. d5 $1 {The idea behind the last two moves is to
keep Black under positional pressure.} Na5 (14... Ne7 $6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nh4
{and with the big pawn on g6 Black has a hard future.}) (14... Na7 {No
comments about this.}) 15. Bc2 {It's important to keep the Spanish bishop in
play.} c6 {The black position is hard to play, so he decides to create some
counterplay, but this makes things even harder for him.} 16. b4 Nc4 17. Nxc4
bxc4 18. dxc6 Rc8 19. Qe2 (19. Nh4 {was also interesting, but I wanted develop
my forces first and then begin active play.}) 19... Rxc6 20. Rad1 Qe7 21. Nh4
h6 22. Nf5 Bxf5 (22... Qe6 $2 23. Ba4 $18) 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 (23... Bxg4 24. Bxe7
Bxe2 25. Bxf8 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Kxf8 27. Ba4 Rc8 28. Rxd6 {This endgame is lost
for Black.}) 24. exf5 d5 $1 {A normal human reaction: Kiril Georgiev
sacrifices 2 pawns to give the black pieces some oxygen, otherwise after Be4
White has total domination of the board.} 25. Rxd5 e4 26. Qxe4 $1 (26. Qd2 {
is not clear, in view of} Re8 27. Re1 Qh4 28. Kg2 h5 29. Qf4 (29. g5 e3) 29...
hxg4 30. hxg4 Rh6 31. Qg3 Bxf2 $1 32. Qxh4 Rxh4 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Bxe4 Be1 {
and this isn't what I was hoping for.}) 26... Qxc3 27. Kg2 Qxb4 $6 {Black
takes back the material, but wastes time defending his king's flank from pawn
strikes.} (27... Qf6) 28. h4 Qc3 {It is hard to suggest anything better.} 29.
g5 Rc5 30. Rfd1 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 hxg5 32. hxg5 Qb4 {I don't want to give this
move a question mark, because my opponent was in strong time trouble together
with having a bad position} (32... Qb2 $16) 33. f6 (33. g6 {was winning too,
but I calculated a nice combination and it was hard for me to change my mind.})
33... g6 34. Qh4 Rd8 (34... Qe1 35. Rd1 Qe2 36. Rh1 Qh5 37. Qxh5 gxh5 38. Rxh5
$18) 35. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 36. Qh6 Qf8 (36... Kf7 37. Re5 {mate in 3.}) 37. Qxg6+
Kh8 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qg6+ ({It still wasn't too late to do something terrible
after} 39. g6 Qxf6 40. Qh7+ Kf8 41. Rf5 $1 (41. g7+ $4 Qxg7+ {Check!! White is
lost!})) 39... Kh8 40. f7 1-0

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. exd5
{Ich schätze, dass dieser Zug als Überraschung für eine Partie gut war, aber
keinen neuen Trend setzen wird.} (8. d4 {ist üblich und wird wohl die
Hauptvariante bleiben.}) 8... Qxd5 9. a4 $146 b4 10. d4 exd4 11. Bb3 Qd8 {
Am sichersten.} (11... Qd6 12. Re1+ Kf8 $13) 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Nxd4 (13. cxd4
$11) 13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. cxd4 {Das Endspiel hat sich mehr oder
weniger forciert ergeben; Schwarz hat zwar noch Entwicklungsprobleme, doch er
sollte diese lösen können und damit ausgleichen.} Bb7 16. Bg5 h6 $2 (16... Rd8
{ist naheliegend. Kramnik war ja offensichtlich vertraut mit diesem Endspiel;
was hatte er hier geplant?} 17. Nd2 Rxd4 18. Rac1 Kd8 19. Be3 Rd7 20. Bxf7 Bd5
21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Ne4 (22. Nc4 $5) 22... Kc8 {Beide Springer stehen hier
hervorragend; ob Weiß ein kleines Plus hat?}) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd2 Rg8 19. g3
Rd8 20. Rac1 $16 Rd7 {Weiß steht klar besser und verfügt über mehrere
verheißungsvolle Fortsetzungen. Neben dem Partiezug und den beiden Zügen, die
ich hier analysiere kommen auch 21.h4 und 21.f4 gut in Frage. Denn in der
Partie konnte Leko seinen schlechten Turm g8 über g5 aktivieren.} 21. Nc4 $2 {
Dieser Zug vergibt praktisch den gesamten Vorteil, weil nun der Rg8 ins Spiel
gelangt.} (21. a5 Kd8 22. Ba4 Rxd4 23. Nb3 $1 (23. Rxe7 Kxe7 24. Nb3 Rd7 25.
Re1+ Kd8 26. Bxd7 Kxd7 27. Nc5+ Kc6 $1 (27... Kc8 $6) 28. Rc1 Ba8 29. Nxa6+ Kb5
30. Nxc7+ Ka4 $13) 23... Re4 24. Red1+ Kc8 25. Rd7 Bd8 26. Nc5 $16) (21. Bc4
Rxd4 22. Nb3 Re4 23. Na5 (23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. Bxa6 Kd7 25. Rd1+ Kc6 26. Bc4 $16)
23... Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 $16) (21. h4 $5) (21. f4 $5) 21... Rg5 $1 22. Ne3 (22. f4
Rgd5 23. Bc2 Rxd4 24. Bf5 {Weiß gewinnt eine Qualität, steht aber wohl nicht
besser.}) 22... Kf8 23. h4 Ra5 24. d5 $6 ({Fritz würde} 24. Bd1 {spielen, aber
nach} Bd5 $1 25. Nxd5 (25. Bg4 Be6 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rc6 Rd6 28. Rxc7 Rxd4)
25... Raxd5 26. Be2 a5 27. Bb5 R7d6 28. Rxc7 Bd8 $14 {/= sollte Schwarz keine
große Mühe haben, um das Remis zu sichern.}) 24... Rc5 $11 25. Rcd1 c6 26. Nf5
cxd5 27. Rd4 Rdc7 28. Red1 Rc1 29. Bxd5 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Bc8 31. Be4 Bxf5 32.
Bxf5 b3 33. Rd3 Rc4 34. Bd7 Rb4 35. Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8.
d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 (9... Nc6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Ne5 13. Qe2 Ng6 14.
Bg3 Re8 $13) 10. Qd1 (10. f4 $5 Nc6 11. Qd3 O-O $5 $13 (11... Qe7 12. Nc3 O-O
13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Rae1 $16)) 10... O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nc3 c6 14.
Ne2 (14. Qd2 $5) 14... a5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Ba6 17. Re1 Bb5 18. Rd4 a4 (
18... Rfd8 $5) 19. Ba2 (19. Rxd6 Qg5 20. f4 Nf3+ 21. Kf2 Bxe2 22. Rxe2 (22.
fxg5 Bxd1 23. gxf3 axb3 24. Rexd1 bxc2 25. Rc1 hxg5 26. Rxc6 f5 27. e5 Rfb8 28.
R1xc2 Ra2 29. Rc8+ Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ (31. Rb8 Ra5 32. Rb7+ Ke6 33.
Rxg7 Kxe5 34. Rxg5 Rb5 35. Kg3 Rxb2 36. h4 Rb1 $10) 31... Ke6 32. Rxg7 Rxb2+
33. Kg1 Kxe5 34. Rxg5 Kf4 35. Rh5 Ra2 $10) 22... Qxf4 23. gxf3 axb3 $36) 19...
a3 $6 (19... Ng4 $5 20. f3 Ne3 21. Qd2 Nxc2 22. Rxd6 (22. Qxc2 Bxe2 23. Rd2 Bb5
$17) 22... Qxb2 23. Nc3 Qa3 24. Rc1 Nb4 $17) 20. b4 Ng4 21. f3 Ne3 22. Qd2 Nxc2
23. Qxc2 Bxe2 24. Qd2 Bb5 25. Rxd6 Qb2 26. e5 Qxd2 27. Rxd2 Rfd8 28. Red1 Rxd2
29. Rxd2 Ra4 30. Rd4 (30. Rd7 $2 Rxb4 31. Bxf7+ Kf8 32. Ra7 Ra4 33. Rxa4 Bxa4
34. Ba2 Bc2 (34... c5 35. Kf2 Bc2 36. Ke3 c4 37. Bxc4 Bb1 38. Kd4 a2 39. Bxa2
Bxa2 $17) 35. Kf2 Ke7 {/\Bf5-e6} 36. g4 Bg6 {/\Bf7} 37. e6 Bh7 38. f4 Be4 39.
f5 Bd5 $19) 30... Kf8 31. Rd7 Rxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3
O-O 9. Nc3 (9. axb5 $5) 9... b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 (10... h6 11. Bd2 Rb8 $13) 11.
Bxd5 d6 12. a5 (12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 Rb8 14. Bg5 (14. Rb1 $5) 14... Qd7 15. Rb1
h6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nd8 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. d4 Qc6 $132) 12... Rb8 13. c3
bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne7 15. Bc4 (15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Ba7 18. Qd3 Rb5
$13) 15... d5 $2 (15... c6 $142 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Bb4 $132) 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Nxe5 Nxc3 18. Nxf7 $1 Qh4 (18... Qf6 $2 19. Qh5 Bd5 (19... Ne2+ $2 20. Kh1
Qxa1 21. Ng5+ $18) 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Rxf7 22. Be3 $16) (18... Nxd1 $2 19.
Nxd8+ Kh8 20. Nxb7 Bxf2+ 21. Kh1 Bd4 22. Rxd1 Bxa1 23. Ba3 Rf5 24. g4 Rf2 25.
Rxa1 Rxb7 26. Bxa6 $18) 19. Qe1 (19. Qc2 $5) 19... Nd5 20. Qe4 (20. Rb1 $5 Rfe8
21. Ne5 c6 22. Bb2 Bd6 23. f4 $16) 20... Qh5 21. d4 Nb6 (21... Bxd4 $2 22. Nh6+
gxh6 23. Qxd4 c6 24. Bb2 $40) 22. Nd6+ Nxc4 23. Nxb7 Bd6 24. h3 Qf5 (24... Rfe8
25. Qc6 Qb5 26. Qxb5 axb5 27. a6 $16) 25. Qc6 Qd3 26. Nxd6 cxd6 27. Qxa6 Qxd4
28. Ra4 Rfc8 29. Be3 Qd5 30. Qa7 Ra8 31. Qd7 Rd8 32. Qg4 Nxe3 33. fxe3 Rxa5 34.
Rxa5 Qxa5 35. Qe6+ Kh8 36. Qxd6 $1 Qa8 (36... Rxd6 $4 37. Rf8#) 37. Qf4 Re8 38.
e4 h6 39. e5 Qd5 40. Re1 Kg8 41. Kh2 Qe6 42. Qe4 Re7 43. h4 Re8 44. Re3 Re7 45.
Kg3 Re8 46. Qg4 Qb6 47. Re4 Re6 48. Kh2 Qc6 49. Qf5 Qe8 50. Kh3 Qf7 51. Qg4 (
51. Qxf7+ Kxf7 52. Kg4 g6 53. Kf4 Ra6 54. g4 Ra1 55. g5 Rf1+ 56. Kg3 hxg5 57.
hxg5 Ke6 $10) 51... h5 52. Qg5 Rg6 53. Qf4 (53. Qxh5 Rg3+ 54. Kxg3 Qxh5 55. e6
Kf8 56. e7+ Ke8 57. Kf2 $10) 53... Qxf4 54. Rxf4 Re6 55. Re4 Kf7 56. g4 hxg4+
57. Kxg4 Rg6+ 58. Kf5 Rg1 59. Ra4 (59. e6+ Ke7 60. Re3 (60. h5 Rf1+ 61. Kg6
Rg1+ 62. Kh7 Rg5 $10) 60... Rh1 61. Rg3 Rxh4 62. Rxg7+ Ke8 63. Kf6 Rf4+ 64. Ke5
Rf1 $10) 59... g6+ 60. Kf4 Rf1+ 61. Ke4 Re1+ 62. Kd5 Rd1+ 63. Rd4 Ra1 64. Rc4
Rd1+ 65. Rd4 Ra1 66. Rf4+ Ke7 67. Rg4 Rd1+ 68. Ke4 Re1+ 69. Kf4 Kf7 70. Rg3
Rf1+ 71. Rf3 Rg1 72. Rf2 Ke6 73. Re2 Rf1+ 74. Kg5 Rg1+ 75. Kh6 Rg4 76. h5 gxh5
77. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Black "Moberg, Karl Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3
d6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Ne2 (10. Nd5 $5) 10... Ne7 11. Ng3 h6 12. c3 bxc3 (12... O-O
13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Ba7 15. Re1 $14) 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Nh4 Bc8 (14... d5 $142
$5) 15. d4 Bb6 16. h3 exd4 17. a5 Ba7 18. cxd4 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Ba3 Nxg3 21.
fxg3 c5 (21... Be6 22. Bc2 {/\Qd1-d3->}) 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Qc7 24. Kh2 Be6
25. Qd3 Qxc5 (25... Qxe5 26. Rae1 Qg5 27. Bc2 g6 28. Nf3 Qf5 (28... Qf6 29. Nd4
Bf5 30. Qd2 $18) 29. Qd2 $18) 26. Bc2 g6 27. Rf6 Ra7 (27... Rfc8 28. Nxg6 $1
Nf5 (28... Nxg6 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Rf1+ Ke7 32. Qg7+ Kd8 33. Rf8+
Qxf8 34. Qxf8+ Kc7 (34... Kd7 35. Ba4+ Rc6 36. Qxa8 $18) 35. Qd6+ Kb7 36. Qb6#)
29. g4 Qxc2 30. Qxc2 Rxc2 31. gxf5 $18) 28. Nxg6 Nxg6 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+
Rg7 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ Kh8 (33... Rff7 34. Bg6 $18) 34. Qh6+
Kg8 35. Bb3 Rxg3 (35... Rb8 36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. Bxd5 Qe3 38. Bf3 $18) 36. Kxg3
Qc3+ 37. Kh4 Qd4+ (37... Qxb3 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Rb1 Qc4+ 40. g4 Qc7 41. Qh6+ Kg8
42. Qg5+ Kh8 43. Rb6 Rf7 44. Rh6+ Rh7 45. e6 $18) 38. g4 Qf2+ 39. Kh5 Rf5+ (
39... Qf3 40. Qg6+ Kh8 41. h4 Qxb3 42. Rb1 $18) 40. gxf5 Qf3+ 1-0

[Event "Belgium"]
[Site "Belgium"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dutreeuw, Marc"]
[Black "Kishnev, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 (9. a4 O-O (9... h6 10. a5 O-O 11. d4 Ba7 12. d5 Ne7 13. c4 Ng4 14.
Be3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 f5 $17 {Polanski-Polaczek/corr.1988/91/}) 10. d4 Bb6 11. axb5
axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Na3 exd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bg5 Re8 16. Bd5 b4 17. Bxf6
Qxf6 18. Qa4 Kf8 19. Bxa8 bxa3 20. Bd5 axb2 21. Qb4 c6 22. Ba2 Bc7 23. Qxb2 $14
{Fedorowicz-Gulko/Groningen/1990/}) 9... Bb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 (11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. Bd5 O-O (12... O-O-O $5) 13. Na3 (13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Nbd2 Rd7
16. Nf1 Rfd8 17. Rad1 $13) 13... g5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qe2 Nd8 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17.
Nc2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Nxd8 21. Ne3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 $14 {
Korolev}) 11... g5 (11... Qe7 12. a4 g5 13. Bg3 h5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8
16. h4 g4 17. Ng5 (17. Nh2 exd4 18. Nf1 O-O 19. Bf4 Nxe4 20. Ng3 Nxf2 21. Kxf2
Qf6 22. Nxh5 Qxh4+ 23. Ng3 Ne5 24. cxd4 Qf6 $44 {Ernst Th.-Shirov/Gausdal/1991/
}) 17... Nd8 18. dxe5 (18. f4 Nd7 19. f5 Nf8 20. f6 Qxf6 21. Nxf7 (21. Rf1 $5)
21... Nxf7 22. Rf1 Qh6 23. Bxf7+ Ke7 24. Kh2 Nd7 25. Na3 $36 {Vasiukov-Kuzmin
G./Leningrad/1991/}) 18... dxe5 19. Ba2 Nd7 20. Qb3 Bc6 21. Rd1 f6 22. Ne6 Nxe6
23. Qxe6 Qxe6 24. Bxe6 Nc5 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Ne4 27. Kf1 Kd7 28. Na3 Ra8
$17 {Fernandez Garcia-Chiburdanidze/Salamanca/1990/}) (11... Qd7 12. a4 O-O-O
13. axb5 axb5 14. Bxf6 (14. Na3 g5 15. Bg3 h5 16. h4 (16. dxe5 h4 17. exf6 hxg3
18. hxg3 g4 19. Nd4 Rh5 20. Naxb5 Rdh8 21. Kf1 Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Rh1+ 23. Ke2 Rxe1+
24. Qxe1 Nxd4+ 25. cxd4 Qb5+ 26. Ke3 Qxb3+ $19 {Tosic-Huzman/Vrnjacka Banja/
1991/}) 16... gxh4 (16... Rdg8 $13) 17. Bxh4 Rh6 18. Nxb5 Rg8 19. Ng5 Rhg6 20.
Bxf7 Rxg5 21. Bxg8 Rxg8 22. Bxf6 Qh3 23. g3 Rf8 24. Bh4 exd4 25. cxd4 Ne5 26.
f4 Rxf4 27. gxf4 Nf3+ 28. Kf2 Nxe1 29. Qxe1 Qxh4+ 30. Ke3 Qh3+ 31. Kd2 Qb3 $17
{Van der Sterren-Fernandez Garcia/Luzern/1982/}) 14... gxf6 15. Bd5 Rdg8 (15...
Rhg8 16. Kh1 f5 $13) 16. g3 Qh3 17. Kh1 h5 18. Ng1 Qd7 19. dxe5 h4 20. g4 Rxg4
21. e6 Rxg1+ 22. Rxg1 fxe6 23. Bb3 Ne5 $44 {Somlai-Letay/Hungary/1992/}) 12.
Bg3 O-O (12... Qe7 13. a4 h5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. h4 g4 17. Ng5 Nd8
18. Na3 Nd7 19. d5 (19. Nc2 f6 20. Ne3 fxg5 21. Nf5 Qh7 22. Qd3 Rf8 23. hxg5
Bxe4 24. Nxd6+ cxd6 25. Rxe4 Qf5 26. g6 $13 {Ernst-Shirov/Gausdal/1990/}) 19...
f6 20. Ne6 Nxe6 21. dxe6 Nc5 22. Nxb5 Nxe4 23. Kh2 f5 $1 24. Bd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5
O-O 26. Rxe4 fxe4 27. Qxe4 Kg7 28. Qe2 Qxe6 29. c4 Qf5 $19 {Iacob-Telbis/corr.
1991/92/}) 13. a4 (13. h4 g4 14. Nh2 h5 15. Qc1 Kh7 16. Qg5 Rg8 17. Qf5+ Kh8
18. dxe5 (18. Bxf7 Bc8 19. Be6 Bxe6 20. Qxe6 Bxd4 $1 21. Nd2 (21. cxd4 $4 Nxd4
22. Qf7 Rg7 $19) 21... Bb6 $13) 18... Nxe5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Qd6 $17 {
Prandstetter-Mikhalchishin/Dortmund/1990/}) (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15.
Qf3 Re8 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. h3 Nd7 18. Nf1 Qf6 $15 {Vehi Bach-Mikhalchishin/
Groningen/1990/}) (13. Qd3 Nh5 14. Nbd2 Qf6 15. Bd5 Rae8 16. a4 Nxg3 17. hxg3
exd4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Nxd4 Bd7 21. Nf1 Re5 22. Ne3 Qg6 23. Nef5
g4 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. Nh4 Qg5 26. Qd3 Rfe8 $10 {Karnovich-Korolev A./corr.1991/92/
}) 13... exd4 (13... Na5 14. Bc2 Nh5 15. axb5 axb5 16. dxe5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nc4
18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. exd6 Nxb2 20. Qe2 Qxd6 21. Qxb5 Rb8 22. e5 $16 {
Loginov-Korolev A./corr.1992/}) 14. cxd4 Re8 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 $2 (16. dxe5
$142) 16... Qxd4 $1 17. Bxf7+ (17. Qxd4 Bxd4 18. Bxf7+ Kf8 19. Bxe8 Nxe5 $17)
17... Kf8 18. Bxe8 (18. Nxc6 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Bxc6 $17) 18... Nxe5 19. Bh5 Nd3
20. Re3 Nxb2 21. Qe2 (21. Qxd4 Bxd4 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Nxa4 $19) 21... Nc4
22. Raa3 Nxa3 23. Nxa3 Nxh5 24. Be5 Qd5 25. Rf3+ Kg8 26. Ba1 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 34th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1997.08.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kaminski, Marcin"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1997.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 (6... Bb7 $5) 7.
c3 (7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. d4 $14) 7... d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 Rf8 (12... Bb7 13. Bg5 Ke7 14. Bd5 (14. Bb3 Rad8 15. Nd2 h6
16. Bxf6+ gxf6 17. Rfd1 Rd6 18. Kf1 Rhd8 $132) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Kd6 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Rd1 Rad8 18. Na3 $16) 13. Bd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bb7 15. a4 Bxd5 16. axb5
axb5 (16... Bc4 17. Rd1+ Ke7 18. Be3 (18. Bg5+ Ke6 19. Bh4 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8
21. Na3 Bb3 22. Rd2 Bc5 $17) 18... Bxe3 19. fxe3 Rad8 20. Na3 Bxb5 21. Nxb5
axb5 22. b4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. e4 c5 26. Kf2 c4 27. Kf3 Ke7
28. Kg4 Kf6 29. Kh5 h6 30. g4 Kf7 31. g5 hxg5 32. Kxg5 g6 33. h4 Kg7 34. h5
gxh5 35. Kxh5 Kf6 36. Kh6 Kf7 37. Kg5 {1-0 Dembo,Y-Sergeeva,M/WchJW U14 Cala
Galdana 1996/JUN 97}) 17. Rxa8+ Bxa8 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Ke7
21. Nd2 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oberliga NRW 9293 II"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Kruszynski, Wlodzimierz"]
[Black "Kishnev, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Krefeld"]
[BlackTeam "Gelsenkirchen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 (10. Qd3 h6 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. d5 (12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 e4
14. Rxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Ne7 16. Ne3 Qe8 17. Ne5 Rd8 $13 {Guerra-Nishimura/Aosta/
1990/}) 12... Ne7 13. Nf1 c6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Ng3 Qc7 16. Be3 Rad8 $13 {
Shalanci-Mikhalchishin/Budapest/1990/}) (10. a4 bxa4 (10... O-O 11. axb5 axb5
12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bg5 Ng6 15. Nh4 Nxh4 16. Bxh4 h6 17. Na3 g5 18.
Bg3 Qd7 19. h3 $2 (19. Qd3 $142) 19... c6 20. Qf3 Kg7 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. Bc2 h5
23. h4 Ng4 24. Qe2 Qe7 25. hxg5 Qxg5 26. Rf1 f5 $1 $17 {Bednarski-Lewi/Lublin/
1969/}) 11. Bxa4 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qe7 14. Na3 g5 15. Bg3 Nxe4 $5 16. Nc4
f5 17. Nxb6 cxb6 18. Qb3+ Kh7 19. Qxb6 Rac8 $13 {Kotkov}) 10... O-O (10... Nxe4
$2 11. d5 $18) 11. Nbd2 (11. d5 Ne7 12. Bxb6 cxb6 13. Nbd2 Nd7 14. Bc2 h6 15.
Nh4 Nxd5 16. Nf5 Ne7 17. Nxd6 Bc6 $13 {Velimirovic-Malaniuk/Vrnjacka Bania/
1991/}) 11... h6 12. h3 (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Nh4 Ne7
16. Rad1 Rad8 $10 {Spassky-Smejkal/Sochi/1973/}) 12... exd4 (12... Re8 13. d5
Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc2 Nd7 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 b5 18. Ra3 Qb6 19. Nf1 a5
$13 {Ehlvest-Kuzmin G./Tallinn/1985/}) 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qb1 c5 15. a3 (15. d5
c4 16. Bc2 Nd7 17. a3 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 f5 $1 {Renet-Shirov/Correze 1991/}) 15...
Nc6 16. d5 $5 (16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 (17. dxc5 Bc7 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qg6+ Kh8
20. Qxh6+ Nh7 21. Ne4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Rad1 $13 {Khalifman-Malaniuk/Minsk/
1985/}) 17... Nd5 18. Ne4 c4 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Bc2 Nce7 21. Nd6 Bc8 22. Be4 Be6
23. Qd1 Rad8 24. Qd2 Nc7 25. Nd4 $16 {Scuderi-Karlsson B./corr.1987/89/}) 16...
Ne7 17. Bc2 Nd7 18. Bf4 c4 $5 19. Nf1 (19. Bxd6 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qb6+ 21. Kf1
Qxd6 22. e5 Qb6 23. d6 Nd5 $13) 19... f5 20. exf5 Nxd5 21. Bg3 N5f6 22. Qd1
Bxf3 23. Qxf3 d5 24. Re6 Ra7 25. Rae1 $2 (25. Bd6 Rf7 26. Ne3 d4 27. Nd5 d3 28.
Bd1 $13 {Kishnev}) 25... Nc5 26. R6e5 Bc7 27. Re7 Bb8 28. Rxa7 Bxa7 29. Bh4 d4
30. Nd2 d3 31. Bd1 Qd4 32. Re7 Qxh4 33. Rxa7 Qd4 34. Qg3 Ncd7 35. Qe3 Qxb2 $19
36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. Nf3 Qa1 38. Nh4 Re8 39. Qf7 Qxd1+ 40. Kh2 Qe2 41. Ng6+ Kh7 42.
Rxd7 Nxd7 43. Qxd7 Rg8 44. Qf7 Qe8 45. Qd5 Qd8 46. Qe4 Re8 47. Ne5 Rxe5 48.
Qxe5 d2 49. Qe4 Qd3 50. Qe6 Qd8 51. Qe4 d1=Q 52. f6+ g6 53. Qb7+ Q1d7 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3
d6 9. Nc3 (9. axb5 $5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. Nc3 b4 (11... Qa5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13.
Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qh5 $36) 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 O-O $13) 9... b4 10.
Nd5 h6 (10... O-O $6 11. Bg5 $16) 11. a5 O-O 12. c3 Rb8 (12... bxc3 13. bxc3
Rb8 14. d4 Ba7 $13) 13. Bd2 (13. d4 $5 exd4 14. cxd4 Ba7 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Be3
Rfe8 17. Bd5 Ne7 18. e5 Qg6 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Rc1 $14) 13... bxc3 14. bxc3 Ba7
15. Be3 (15. Qe2 $5) 15... Bc8 (15... Bxe3 16. fxe3 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Ne7 18. Bxb7
Rxb7 19. Rb1 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 Qa8 21. Qa2 Qc6 $132) 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Bd5 Bxe3
18. fxe3 Na7 (18... Ne7 $5) 19. Rb1 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 c6 21. Ba2 Nb5 22. Qb2 c5 23.
Bc4 Bd7 (23... Nc7 24. Qb6 Qe7 25. Rb1 Re8 26. Qc6 {/\Rb6}) 24. Qb3 Qd8 (24...
Qe7 $5) 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 $5 (25... Rxf7 26. Ng5 hxg5 27. Qxf7+ Kh7 28. Qh5+ Kg8
29. Qf7+ Kh7 $10) 26. c4 Nc3 27. Qxc3 Rxf7 28. Nd2 Rxf1+ 29. Nxf1 Qb8 30. Nd2 (
30. Kf2 $5) 30... Ba4 31. Kf2 Qd8 32. Nf3 Bd1 33. Qd2 Bxf3 34. gxf3 Qh4+ 35.
Kg2 Qg5+ 36. Kf1 Qh4 37. f4 (37. Qf2 $5) 37... Qh3+ 38. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup10"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1997.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Belozerov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1997.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Nd6 $5 11. a4 (11. c4 bxc4 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Re1+ (
13. Qxb7 $14 {Zaitsev,I}) 13... Be7 14. Qxc4 O-O 15. Bf4 d6 16. Nc3 Qd7 17.
Rac1 Rae8 18. h3 Bd8 19. Qa4 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Qf5 21. Bg3 h5 $132 {Lau,R-Mainka,
R/Polanica Zdroj/1991/}) (11. Re1 $5 Be7 12. Bf4 (12. Nd2 O-O 13. a4 $14) 12...
O-O 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Nd2 $14) 11... Be7 12. Na3 (12. Nd2 $5) 12...
O-O 13. Bf4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 (14... Nxb5 15. Nxb5 d6 16. Nd3 Be4 17. Nb4 Rxb5
18. Qc4 d5 19. Qxc7 Bxb4 20. cxb4 Rxb4 21. f3 Bf5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Rfd1 Rxb2 {
1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F-Piket,J/NLD-ch 1996/CBM 54}) 15. Nc2 Nf5 16. f3 d6 17. Ng4 c6
18. Nge3 Nxe3 19. Nxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Correze m"]
[Site "Correze"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Renet, Olivier"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 $5 {The new interesting way to develop white's
initiative.} (10. b4 {is the (old) alternative.}) 10... c5 (10... Bd6 $6 11.
Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qh6 {with a stong attack.}) 11. Nf5 Qf6 (
11... d5 12. f3 Nf6 13. Re1+ Kd7 14. Bg5 {with a dangerous attack.}) 12. Qf3
Nd6 $5 (12... d5 13. Nd2 Nxd2 (13... O-O-O 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4
Qc6 {is unclear.}) 14. Bxd2 O-O-O {is the critical line.}) 13. Qe3+ Kd8 14.
Qxc5 Ne4 15. Qd4 Qxf5 16. Nd2 Qf6 17. Nxe4 Qxd4 18. cxd4 $14 f6 19. Nc5 Bd5 20.
Bf5 g6 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Be7 23. b3 Nb7 24. Bf4 g5 25. Bd2 Nd6 26. Nc3 Ke8
27. Nd5 Bd8 28. g4 $1 {Having in mind to open the the f-line in order to chase
the black king.} Kf7 29. f4 $2 {Too hasty and hads over the initiative to
black.} (29. Rae1 $1 {/\ f4 and white can reap fruits of his subtile
strategical play.}) 29... Ne4 30. Rad1 h6 31. Be1 Rc8 32. Ne3 Bc7 $17 33. Nd5
Bd6 34. Bb4 Ke6 35. Bxd6 Kxd5 36. Bb4 Rc2 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Rf5+ Kc6 39. d5+
Kb7 40. Re1 Re8 41. Rf3 Rxa2 42. Rfe3 a5 43. Bc5 $6 (43. Bxa5 {was more
stubborn.}) 43... Rc2 44. Bd4 Nd2 $1 45. Rxe8 Nf3+ 46. Kf1 Nxh2+ 47. Kg1 Nf3+
48. Kf1 Nxd4 49. Rf8 Nxb3 50. Ree8 Rc5 51. Rb8+ Kc7 52. Rbc8+ Kd6 53. Rxf6+
Kxd5 54. Rd8 b4 55. Rxd7+ Kc4 56. Re6 Nd4 57. Re4 Rd5 58. Rc7+ Kd3 59. Re1 Nf3
60. Ra1 b3 61. Kg2 Nd2 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 {Romero Holmes Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6.
Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 $5 (7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6) 7... Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. f4
(10. c4 {Wedberg} c5 11. Qd1 O-O 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bg5 c4 14. Bc2 b4 15. Nd2
Ba6 16. Re1 $13 {Kruppa,Y-Onischuk,A/Nikolaev/1995}) 10... c5 11. Qc3 Neg4 (
11... Nc6 $5 12. e5 Nd4 13. Re1 $14) (11... Nxe4 {Wedberg} 12. Qe1 Bb7 13. Nc3
Nxc3 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. fxe5+ Kg8 16. bxc3 $10 {Akopian,V-Malanjuk,V/Moscow/
1994}) 12. e5 (12. h3 Nxe4 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. hxg4 c4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qb6+
$44) 12... Ne4 13. Qf3 (13. Qd3 Bb7 14. Bd5 Qh4 15. h3 Ngf2 16. Qb3 c4 17. Bxc4
bxc4 18. Qxb7 Nxh3+ $10) (13. Qe1 {Romero Holmes} Bb7) 13... d5 14. c4 $5 (14.
c3 $10) 14... bxc4 (14... Nxh2 $5 15. Kxh2 Qh4+ 16. Kg1 Bg4 {Adams, Sion.} 17.
Qd3 Ng3 $44) 15. Ba4+ Kf8 (15... Bd7 16. Qxg4 Bxa4 17. Qxg7 $36 (17. Qxg7 {
Wedberg} Rf8 18. f5 $16)) 16. Bc6 Rb8 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 d4 (18... Be6 19.
f5 (19. Ba3 $36 {Wedberg}) 19... Nxe5 20. Qg3 Nxc6 21. fxe6 $40) 19. Ba3 (19.
h3 $1 {Romero Holmes} Nh6 20. g4 $16 (20. Ba3 $16)) 19... Kg8 20. Bxc5 d3 21.
Rab1 $6 (21. h3 h5 $13) (21. e6 $5 Nf6 22. f5 fxe6 23. fxe6 Bxe6 24. Rae1 $36
Bg4 $2 25. Qxg4 Nxg4 26. Re8+ $18) (21. Bd4 $5) 21... Rxb1 22. Rxb1 h5 23. Qe4
$6 (23. h3 $1 {Romero Holmes}) 23... Rh6 24. Bd6 $4 (24. h3 {Wedberg} Qc7 25.
Bd6 Qa7+ 26. Qd4 Qxd4+ 27. cxd4 c3 28. Rb8 c2 29. Rxc8+ Kh7 30. Be4+ $18) (24.
Bd5 {Romero Holmes}) 24... Qh4 $19 25. h3 {Wedberg This was earlier the
keymove - but now its too late.} (25. Bc5 {Wedberg} Qxh2+ 26. Kf1 Qh1+ 27. Bg1
$13) 25... Qf2+ 26. Kh1 Qxa2 27. Rb8 Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "Zug Young Masters"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2001.10.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {The modern
fashionable line of Spanish.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11.
Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 {Up to now everything is very theoretical - this position
was played dozens of times by leading grandmasters.} 13. d5 {This move is more
or less a new attempt to prove the white's advantage. Moves 13.Re1 or 13.Be3
were considered to be more safe for white.} Ne7 (13... Nxe4 {had been tried by
black without success: after} 14. dxc6 Nxf2 15. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Rxb5 17.
Bd5 {white obtained a clear edge.}) 14. Qd3 {In fact, this is a new move.
White with this move prevents black to recapture the pawn. But now black
exploiting akward location of several white pieces (Nb5, Qd3, Bb3) will gain
several important tempi to develop his initiative.} (14. Bc2 {had been played
with satisfactory results.} Bxf2+ 15. Rxf2 Rxb5 16. b4 $14) 14... Nd7 15. Bd1
f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Qc4 Nf6 {One threat is Be4, as well as Nfxd5.} 18. Bg5 h6
19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Nd2 Qe8 $1 21. Be2 ({If} 21. Nxc7 $2 {then} Bxc7 22. Qxc7 Bd3
23. Re1 Rxb2 {and black is OK. To prolong the variation a bit?} 24. Ne4 Bxe4
25. Rxe4 Rfxf2 26. Bf3 $2 (26. Rg4) 26... Rxg2+ 27. Bxg2 Qg6 $19) 21... Qf7 22.
Bf3 Ng6 23. Kh1 Bd7 $1 24. Na3 (24. Nxc7 $2 Rc8 25. Ra8 Bxc7 $19) 24... Rf8 25.
Be4 {The pressure along the f-file is unbearable - the pawn f2 was doomed
anyway.} Rxf2 26. Qd3 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Nf4 28. Qf3 Qe7 29. Nac4 Ba7 30. Qd1 ({
After} 30. g3 {black had the only reply} Ne6 $1 {with a big advantage.} (30...
Nh3 $2 31. Bh7+)) 30... Be8 (30... Qe8 $5 31. Qa1 Qb8) 31. Qa1 c6 32. dxc6 (32.
Nxd6 $5 {Or} cxd5 33. Nc8 Qg5 34. Qxa7 dxe4 35. Ne7+ Kh7 36. g3 {and the fight
is still in a full glare.}) 32... d5 33. Qa5 $2 {A trap but an ill-fated one.
After taking on f4 and then on d5 the position is not easy to evaluate.} Bxc6 {
Very simple - a winning move.To grab a piece would be wrong because of c6-c7.}
34. Rxf4 exf4 35. Bxd5+ Kh8 36. Nf3 Bxd5 37. Qxd5 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.02.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 (12... exd4 {1-0 Anand,
V-Piket,J/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78/[Wedberg] (28) Wedberg}) 13. Bc2 {'Wedberg:
''N' Shirov. '' 'Wedberg: 'The possibilities are many and quite bewildering.
One is desperately looking for principles in a maze of tactics. The play
evolves around Black's quest for compensation for the P. White is often forced
to give the P back, but then he can usually get a slightadvantage in some
other form - like e.g. the pair of B:s in an open position.''} (13. Re1 {
Wedberg} Bxf3 14. gxf3 {1-0 Svidler,P-Shirov,A/Linares 1998/CBM 64/ [Svidler] 
(37) This must be considered a concession - even though Svidler manged to
prove the g-file to be a great asset in his win against Shirov.} (14. Qxf3 exd4
15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 $13)) (13. Be3 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Piket,J/Hoogovens
1998/ (35) Wedberg}) (13. Ra4 $5 {Wedberg} Re8 (13... exd4) 14. d5 Ne7 15. Bc2
Ng6 16. h3 Bd7 17. c4 $14 {1-0 Iordachescu,V-Sofronie,I/Bucharest 2000/CBM 77 
(36)}) (13. Be3 {(Wedberg) Almasi-Onischuk, Wijk an Zee 1995}) (13. h3 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 exd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Ba4 Ne5 17. Qf5 $14) 13... h6 {'N' 'Wedberg: ''!?'
Shirov. ''} (13... exd4 {1-0 Kunte,A-Ganguly,S/Calcutta 2001/CBM 82/[Wedberg] 
(29) (Wedberg) '!?' Shirov.}) (13... d5 {Wedberg}) 14. d5 $146 (14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Nbd4 d5 {1-0 Topalov,V-Morozevich,A/Cannes FRA 2002 (33)} (15... Bxd4 16.
cxd4 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Bh3 18. Re1 $14)) (14. Re1) 14... Ne7 $14 15. h3 Bh5 16.
Kh1 Nxe4 $5 (16... Ra8) 17. Bxe4 f5 18. Bc2 Qe8 $2 (18... e4 $142 $1 19. g4 (
19. Nbd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 exf3) 19... fxg4 20. Nh2 Rxf2 $1 (20... g3 21. Qxh5 Bxf2
(21... gxh2 22. Bxe4 $18) 22. c4 $18) 21. Rxf2 Bxf2 22. hxg4 Bg6 23. Qe2) 19.
Ba4 $18 e4 20. Nxc7 Qf7 21. Ne6 exf3 22. gxf3 Qf6 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Bb5 Qh4 25.
Kg2 g5 (25... Ng6 $142 26. Ra4 Qf6) 26. Ra4 f4 27. Bd7 Ng6 28. Re4 Ne5 29. Rxe5
dxe5 30. Qd3 Kg7 31. Qe4 Bc7 32. Bf5 Rf6 33. c4 Bf7 34. c5 h5 35. d6 g4 36.
fxg4 Bg6 37. Rg1 Bd8 38. Qxe5 f3+ 39. Kxf3 Qxh3+ 40. Ke2 hxg4 41. Rxg4 Qh5 42.
Bg5 Bxf5 43. Bxf6+ Kf7 44. f3 $1 {[} Bxg4 $140 45. Qxh5+ Bxh5 46. Bxd8 $18 {]}
1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 6th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden Baden"]
[Date "2019.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[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"]

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-16,-20,5,-1,25,19,11,31,25,34,66,48,52,67,48,-17,-26,-26,-16,-31,-29,-50,-20,
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-222,-222,-204,-222,-206,-193,-194,-204,-188,-249,-251,-203,-246,-517,-517,
-517,-517,-517,-517,-517,-517,-517,-517,-29992,-29978,-29979,-797]} 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Bc2
(9. Qd5 {is the main move in this position. A recent example from the World
Champion's practice:} Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 11. Qd1 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qxd6 cxd6
14. Rd1 (14. Re1 Re8 15. Be3 Bf5 16. Na3 Bxc2 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nxc2 Nc6 $11 {
1/2 (84) Vachier Lagrave,M (2780)-Fressinet,L (2640) Brest 2019}) 14... Bg4 $5
15. Rxd6 Bf5 $1 16. Na3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rd1 Nf5 19. Nc4 Rfe8 20. Be3 Bxe3
21. Nxe3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Rxe3 24. Rd7 Rb8 $11 {1/2 (41) Karjakin,S
(2782)-Carlsen,M (2843) Stavanger 2018}) 9... d5 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. Bg5 f6 12.
Bf4 g5 $5 $146 {A curious concept. Magnus Carlsen complicates (disbalances)
the position. There have been two old games which continued:} (12... Bg4 13.
Qd3 Bf5 14. Qd5+ Kh8 15. Bxf5 Ne7 16. Qb3 Nexf5 17. Nbd2 Qd7 18. Rad1 Qc6 $11 {
1-0 (62) Gurnhill,C-Blake,J Edinburgh 1926}) (12... Kh8 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. Qd5
Ne5 15. Nbd2 Bd7 $6 (15... Qc7) 16. Qxd6 $6 (16. Nxe5 fxe5 (16... dxe5 17. Qxb7
Bb5 18. Rfd1 Be2 $2 19. Qe4) 17. Qxb7 $16 Bb5 $140 $2 18. c4) 16... Bb5 17.
Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Rfe1 Ng4 19. Nd4 Rxd4 $1 20. cxd4 Bxd4 $44 {0-1 (35) Horn,
C-Gabinara,A San Marino 1950}) 13. Bxd6 (13. Bg3 f5 $5 14. Qd5+ Nf7 $1 15. Qxd8
Rxd8 16. Bxc7 $140 $2 Rd7 17. Bg3 f4) 13... Qxd6 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. Nbd2 (15.
Bb3+ $5 Kg7 16. Na3 {preventing ...d6-d5} Bg4 $1 17. Bd5 Rae8 $13) 15... g4 (
15... d5 $142 $13) 16. Nh4 d5 17. Nf5 (17. Rfe1 $142 d4 (17... Bd7 18. Bb3) 18.
Rad1 {creating a kind of domination in the centre but that was not easy to
evaluate!}) 17... d4 18. Nc4 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 h5 $11 {The position is roughly
equal but complicated enough for the World Champion to outplay his opponent.}
20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. a4 Ne7 22. Be6+ Kg7 23. Rfe1 f5 24. Na5 Rab8 25. Kf1 Kf6 26.
Bb3 Ng6 27. Re6+ Kg5 28. g3 dxc3 29. bxc3 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 {[%mdl 4096]} Rd8 31.
f4+ $5 gxf3 32. Bxf3 h4 33. Nc4 (33. Bxb7 Rd2 34. gxh4+ Nxh4 35. Rxa6 $13 {
looked too risky to White but after the text move the initiative firmly
belongs to Black.}) 33... hxg3 34. hxg3 Bb8 35. Kg2 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Ne3 $2
(37. Na3 $1 f4 38. Be4 Nf8 39. Rb6 fxg3 40. Rxb5+ Kf4 41. Rd5 Re8 42. Bf3 Ng6
43. Rd4+ Kf5 44. Nc4 $11) 37... Rd2+ (37... f4 $1 38. Be4 Nf8 39. gxf4+ Bxf4
40. Rb6 Bxe3 41. Rxb5+ Kf4 $17) 38. Kh3 Rd3 39. Be2 Rxc3 40. Bxb5 f4 41. Be8
Nf8 42. Rb6 Be5 (42... fxe3 43. Rxb8 e2 44. Rb1 Re3 45. Re1 Rxe8 46. Kg2 $11 {
[%cal Yg2f2,Ye1e2]}) 43. Nf1 fxg3 44. Rc6 Ra3 45. Rb6 Ra2 46. Rb4 Ne6 47. Rg4+
Kf6 48. Bc6 $2 (48. Rxg3 $1 Bxg3 (48... Ng5+ 49. Kg4) 49. Kxg3 {is a
theoretical draw while "R+B vs B+N" is theoretically won in case of
opposite-coloured bishops. True, that position is very difficult. I failed to
score a victory against GM Kivanc Haznedaroglu in a similar situation but
Magnus Carlsen manages it much better.}) 48... g2 $1 49. Bxg2 Nf4+ 50. Rxf4+
Bxf4 51. Bf3 Bb8 52. Ng3 Kg5 53. Ne2 Bc7 54. Kg2 Kh4 55. Kf2 Bb6+ 56. Ke1 Be3
57. Kd1 Kg5 58. Be4 Kf6 59. Bf3 Ke5 60. Bg2 Kd6 61. Be4 Kc5 62. Bf5 Rd2+ 63.
Ke1 Rd8 64. Be4 Kc4 65. Kf1 $6 ({This endgame is almost impossible to explain.
For some reason,} 65. Ng3 {was better. If} Re8 {then} 66. Bg6) 65... Rf8+ 66.
Ke1 $2 ({And here the stalemate trick} 66. Kg2 $3 Rf2+ 67. Kh1 $3 {was White's
last chance to continue resistance.} Rxe2 $4 68. Bd3+ $1 Kxd3 $11) 66... Bf2+
$1 {Black forces White's king to the a1 corner and mates it there.} 67. Kd2 (
67. Kf1 Bc5+ 68. Ke1 Bb4+ 69. Kd1 Rd8+ 70. Kc1 Bd2+ 71. Kc2 Be3 {leads to the
same outcome.}) 67... Rd8+ 68. Kc2 Be3 69. Bf3 Rd2+ 70. Kb1 Kb3 71. Nc1+ Ka3
72. Ne2 Rb2+ 73. Ka1 Rb8 {[%cal Re3g5,Rg5f6]} 0-1

[Event "New Delhi Amity Challenge"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2006.12.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Lagno,K"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.12.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. axb5 axb5 10. d4 Bb6 11. Qd3 $5 {This came as a surprise for me; I had
to work at the board. White's idea to take the b5-pawn with the queen instead
of the typical Na3xb5 looks peculiar, but in many cases White suffers because
of the knight's position on b5, while retreating the queen is much easier.
Moreover, the knight on d2 is of use in the centre and on the king's flank.
Dies kam als Überraschung für mich; ich musste am Brett arbeiten. Die Idee von
Weiß, den b-Bauern mit der Dame statt des typischen Na3xb5 zu nehmen, sieht
eigenartig aus, doch in vielen Fällen leidet Weiß aufgrund der
Springerstellung auf b5, während ein Rückzug der Dame viel leichter ist.
Außerdem ist der Springer auf d2 von Nutzen im Zentrum und auf der Königsseite.
} Bd7 {I am not sure how I should rate this move. The move 11...Bd7
practically forces White to play Na3 (otherwise why did he play Qd3) and the
b5 pawn is doomed. But, as has been shown in practice, White does not always
manage to neutralize his opponent's counterplay without losses. Ich bin nicht
sicher, wie ich diesen Zug bewerten soll. Der Zug 11...Bd7 zwingt Weiß
praktisch zu Na3 (wieso hat er sonst Qd3 gespielt) und der b5-Bauer ist
verloren. Doch wie die Praxis gezeigt hat, gelingt es Weiß nicht immer, das
Gegenspiel seines Antipoden ohne Verluste zu neutralisieren.} ({Much more
logical seems Logischer wirkt} 11... O-O {which I did in the next black game,
but after , was ich in der nächsten Partie spielte, doch nach} 12. Bg5 h6 13.
Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxb5 Na7 15. Qa4 {I could not solve all the opening problems.
konnte ich nicht alle Eröffnungsprobleme lösen.}) 12. Na3 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14.
Bh4 Qe7 $146 {A novelty. In the game Shabalov-Friedel Black played the too
risky 14...g5 - and although after 15.Nxg5! the game ended peacefully I think
that White's game can be improved upon. This most likely was done by my
opponent at home, considering the fact that he did not spend more than a
minute till here. The queen's move is more reliable. I am both attacking on e4
and freeing the d8 square for the knight, on the immediate 14...Bg4 I did not
like 15.Bd5. Eine Neuerung. In der Partie Shabalov-Friedel spielte Schwarz das
zu riskante 14...g5 - und obwohl nach 15.Nxg5! die Begegnung friedlich endete,
denke ich, dass sich das Spiel von Weiß verbessern lässt. Dies hatte mein
Genger höchstwahrscheinlich zu Hause getan, angesichts der Tatsachte, dass er
bis hier nicht mehr als eine Minute verbrauchte. Der Damenzug ist
verlässlicher. Ich greife e4 an und räume gleichzeitig das Feld d8 für den
Springer; an dem sofortigen 14...Bg4 missfiel mir 15.Bd5.} (14... g5 15. Nxg5
$1 hxg5 16. Bxg5 exd4 17. Rae1 Kg7 18. f4 Be6 19. Kh1 Rh8 20. h3 Qd7 21. e5 Nh5
22. f5 Bxf5 23. Bf6+ Kf8 24. Rxf5 Qxf5 25. Qxf5 Ng3+ 26. Kh2 Nxf5 {1/2-1/2
Shabalov,A (2593)-Friedel,J (2425)/Minneapolis 2005/CBM 107 (59)}) 15. Rfe1 Bg4
16. Qxb5 ({Interesting was Interessant war} 16. Bd5 $5 Nd8 17. Nc2 Ne6 18. Nb4
Nf4 19. Qd1 Bd7 20. Bc6 {and White is better. und Weiß steht besser.}) 16...
Bxf3 17. Qxc6 {During the game I thought that White needs to take 17.gxf.
Während der Partie dachte ich, dass Weiß 17.gxf nehmen muss.} (17. gxf3 g5 ({
on which I considered ideas like wonach ich an Ideen überlegte wie} 17... Qd7
$6 18. Ba4 ({or oder} 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ba4 Qh3 20. Qxc6 $2 Kh8 $19) 18... Qh3
{Of course, from White's side these lines are not compulsory; he obtains an
edge after Natürlich sind diese Abspiele aus weißer Sicht nicht erzwungen; er
erhält ein Plus nach} 19. Bxf6 (19. Bg3 $6 Ne7 20. dxe5 $2 Bxf2+ $1 21. Kxf2 (
21. Bxf2 Rxb5 22. exf6 Rg5+) 21... Rxb5 22. exf6 Rxb2+ $19) 19... gxf6 20. Qf1)
18. Bg3 Nd8 $44 19. Nc2 $14) 17... g5 $1 18. Bg3 Bg4 19. Qc4 $2 {A serious
mistake! White did not have to permit the b6 bishop's activation at any rate.
I guess that he had to retreat the bishop from b3 to c2 (the d4-pawn is not
hanging because of e5), and just after that to return with the queen: Ein
ernster Fehler! Weiß brauchte die Aktivierung des Läufers b6 keinesfalls
zuzulassen. Ich schätze, er hätte den Läufer von b3 nach c2 zurückziehen (der
d4-Bauer hängt nicht wegen e5) und erst danach mit der Dame zurückkehren
sollen:} (19. Bc2 h5 20. h3 Bd7 21. Qc4 h4 22. Bh2 g4 23. Qd3 $14 {; however
Black has good counter-chances here. allerdings hat Schwarz hier gute
Gegenchancen.}) 19... Be6 $1 20. d5 Bd7 {White's task is already quite
difficult, while Black has a clear plan on the kingside. Die weiße Aufgabe ist
bereits schwierig, während Schwarz einen klaren Plan am Königsflügel hat.} 21.
Ba4 {Logical move - White wants to exchange his useless bishop. Logischer Zug
- Weiß will seinen nutzlosen Läufer tauschen.} (21. Bd1 {could not stop
Black's play: konnte das schwarze Spiel nicht aufhalten:} h5 22. h3 h4 23. Bh2
g4 {etc. usw.}) 21... Bxa4 {Possible was the immediate 21...h5 but I did not
want to take away my queen or knight from their planned routes. Moreover, this
capture drives away White's queen from the kingside.  Möglich war das
sofortige 21...h5, aber ich wollte Dame bzw. Springer nicht von ihrer
geplanter Route abziehen. Außerdem entfernt dieses Schlagen die weiße Dame vom
Königsflügel.} 22. Qxa4 h5 23. h3 (23. h4 Ng4 {was even worse. war sogar noch
schlechter.}) 23... h4 24. Bh2 g4 25. Kh1 $6 (25. Kf1 {looked very dangerous -
if Black should play f7-f5 and the king is going to be under attack. But White
had to take the risk and keep the f2-pawn. For example: sah sehr gefährlich
aus - falls Schwarz zu f7-f5 kommt, wird der König in einen Angriff geraten.
Aber Weiß musste das Risiko eingehen und den Bauern f2 behalten. Zum Beispiel:}
g3 $5 (25... gxh3 26. gxh3 Nh7 27. Nc4 Ng5 28. Nxb6 Rxb6 29. Qd1) 26. fxg3 Nh7
$5 ({In the case of Im Fall von} 26... hxg3 {White can defend by means of kann
sich Weiß verteidigen mit} 27. Bg1 $1 (27. Bxg3 $2 Nh5 28. Bh2 f5 $19) 27...
Nh5 (27... Nd7 $5 28. Bxb6 Nxb6 29. Qd1 f5 $13) 28. Bxb6 Rxb6 29. Qc2 f5 30.
exf5 Qg5 31. Kg1 Rxf5 32. Rf1 Nf4 33. Nc4 Rb8 34. Kh1 $13) ({and und} 26... Nd7
$5 {was quite interesting too. war ebenfalls recht interessant.}) 27. Nc4 (27.
g4 $6 Qf6+ 28. Ke2 Qf2+ 29. Kd1 Qxg2 $19) 27... hxg3 (27... Qf6+ 28. Ke2 Qf2+
29. Kd3 Qxg2 30. Nxb6 Rxb6 31. Re2 Qxh3 32. Bg1 $13) 28. Bxg3 Qf6+ 29. Ke2 Qg6
30. Bf2 Bxf2 31. Kxf2 Ng5 $36 {Black holds the initiative, but White can
defend. Schwarz behauptet die Initiative, doch Weiß kann sich verteidigen.})
25... Bxf2 26. Re2 g3 27. Qd1 {He returns the queen and prevents Nf6-h5
because of Re2xf2. Er zieht die Dame zurück und verhindert Nf6-h5 wegen Re2xf2.
} Bb6 $6 {This is a loss of an important tempo. Much better was 27...Ra8,
after which it is hard for White to find any useful move. Accomplishing the
manoeuvre Nc4-e3 with a queen on a1 is not nice. On 27...Ra8 I was embarrassed
by the move 28.Rxf2. But of course, this loses after 28...gxf 29.Qf3 Rfb8.
Dies verliert ein wichtiges Tempo. Viel besser war 27...Ra8, wonach es Weiß
sehr schwer fällt, nützliche Züge zu finden. Das Manöver Nc4-e3 mit einer Dame
auf a1 zu erreichen ist nicht schön. Auf 27...Ra8 missfiel mir der Zug 28.Rxf2.
Doch dies verliert natürlich nach 28...gxf 29.Qf3 Rfb8.} (27... Ra8 28. Rxf2 $2
gxf2 29. Qf3 Rfb8 $19) 28. Bg1 $8 Bxg1 29. Kxg1 Nh5 30. Nc4 Ra8 ({But now
probably I needed to hurry with Jetzt musste ich mich aber vermutlich beeilen
mit} 30... f5 $5 {and Black is better. und Schwarz steht besser.}) 31. Re1 Qg5
32. Qf3 $2 {A decisive mistake in time-trouble. He did not have to permit the
f7-f5 break in any case. White was obviously afraid of ghosts like 32.Ne3 Rxa1
33.Qxa1 Qf4 or Nf6, but after the correct 32.Ne3 Rxa1 33.Qxa1 it would be hard
for me to break through into the enemy's camp. Ein entscheidender Fehler in
Zeitnot. Er durfte keinesfalls den Hebel f7-f5 zulassen. Weiß hatte
offensichtlich Angst vor Gespenstern wie 32.Ne3 Rxa1 33.Qxa1 Qf4 or Nf6, doch
nach dem korrekten 32.Ne3 Rxa1 33.Qxa1 wäre es schwer für mich, ins
Feindeslager durchzudringen.} ({However, after Allerdings steht nach} 32. Ne3
$1 Rxa1 33. Qxa1 Nf6 34. Nc4 Kg7 $1 {Black's advantage is out of any doubt.
der Vorteil von Schwarz außer Frage.} ({while the hasty das überhastete} 34...
Qf4 $2 {gives White the chance to level the game by dagegen gibt Weiß die
Chance, die Partie auszugleichen, und zwar mit} 35. Rf1 $1 Qxe4 36. Rxf6 Qxc4
37. Qc1 $1 Ra8 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 40. Qf5+ {with perpetual. mit
Dauerschach.})) 32... Rxa1 $1 33. Rxa1 f5 $1 {Black develops the initiative
without hindrance. Any endgame is advantageous for me thanks to the better
pawn structure and active pieces.  Schwarz entwickelt ungehindert die
Initiative. Jedes Endspiel ist vorteilhaft für mich dank der besseren
Bauernstruktur und den aktiven Figuren.} 34. exf5 (34. Ne3 fxe4 35. Qxe4 Nf4
36. Rf1 Qh5 $1 37. Re1 Qh7 $1 38. Qxh7+ Kxh7 $17) 34... Qxf5 $1 ({Much easier
than Viel einfacher als} 34... Rxf5 $6 35. Qg4 $1) 35. Qxf5 Rxf5 $19 36. Ne3 ({
White's trouble is also the fact that he can not escape with his king from the
corner: Zu den weißen Problemen kommt auch die Tatsache, dass er nicht mit dem
König aus der Ecke entfliehen kann:} 36. Rf1 Nf4 $1 37. Ne3 Ne2+ 38. Kh1 Rf2 $1
$19) 36... Rf2 $19 {Where the action is! It is all over now.  Hier spielt die
Musik! Jetzt ist alles vorbei.} 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Ra7 Re2 39. Rxc7+ Kg6 40. Nf1
Nf4 41. Rc8 Rxg2+ 42. Kh1 Rf2 43. Nxg3 hxg3 44. Rg8+ Kf5 45. Rxg3 Rxb2 {
White resigned. This was the only decisive encounter in the classical games.
Weiß gab auf. Dies war die einzige entschiedene Begegnung in den klassischen
Partien.} 0-1

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[Annotator "Lagno,K"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O {Recently a popular line - Black gives
up the pawn for active play. Ein beliebtes Abspiel in letzter Zeit - Schwarz
gibt den Bauern für aktives Spiel.} 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 Bxf3 (13... d5 {
is known to be a common option with acceptable play in a slightly worse
position. However, a plan to fight for equality, even with good chances, did
not look too attractive. ist bekanntermaßen eine geläufige Option, mit
akzeptablem Spiel in leicht schlechterer Stellung. Doch ein Plan, um Ausgleich
zu kämpfen, selbst mit guten Chancen, wirkte nicht allzu attraktiv.}) 14. gxf3
{Nadezhda takes up the challenge! Nadezhda nimmt die Herausforderung an!} ({
In case of Im Fall von} 14. Qxf3 exd4 {Black has no problems, for example, hat
Schwarz keine Probleme, zum Beispiel} 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 dxc3 17. bxc3 Ne5 18.
Qe2 Ng6 19. Bg3 Re8 {with excellent play, J.Polgar - Shirov, Linares 1997. mit
ausgezeichnetem Spiel, J.Polgar - Shirov, Linares 1997.}) 14... Nh5 15. Kh1 Qf6
16. Ra4 Ne7 $1 $146 ({In the game Leko - Karjakin, Dortmund 2004 Sergei played
In der Partie Leko - Karjakin, Dortmund 2004 , spielte Sergei} 16... Nf4 {
and after , und nach} 17. Rg1 Ne7 18. Be3 Neg6 19. Rg3 {found nothing better
than to move the knight back: fand er nichts Besseres, als den Springer wieder
zurückzuziehen:} Nh5 20. Rg4 h6 21. Na3 {and White has achieved the better
chances. The text move is more precise - Black is regrouping the pieces
without losing contact with White's pawn on f3. und Weiß hat die besseren
Chancen erlangt. Der Textzug ist genauer - Schwarz gruppiert die Figuren um,
ohne den Kontakt zum weißen Bauern auf f3 zu verlieren.}) 17. Rg1 Ng6 18. Bg5
Qe6 19. Bd3 $6 {A dubious plan. White transfers her bishop closer to the king,
but it locks up the rook on g1. White might have thought about improving the
knight by moving it to b5-a3-c4 and maybe even to e3-f5, if possible.  Ein
dubioser Plan. Die Anziehende führt ihren Läufer näher an den König heran,
doch dies schließt den Turm auf g1 ein. Weiß hätte überlegen können, den
Springer zu verbessern, und zwar über die Route b5-a3-c4 und vielleicht sogar
e3-f5, wenn möglich.} Nhf4 20. Bf1 c6 $1 21. Na3 d5 {Restricting the knight on
a3 and at the same time increasing potentiality of the bishop on b6. The
tenstion in center adds headache for White, whose pieces are scattered over
the board and cannot coordinate their actions well. Schränkt den Springer auf
a3 ein und erhöht gleichzeitig das Potential des Läufers auf b6. Die Spannung
im Zentrum bereitet Weiß zusätzliche Kopfschmerzen, da die eigenen Figuren
über das Brett verstreut sind und ihre Aktionen nicht gut koordinieren können.}
22. exd5 {Practically forced as Black already threatened ...dxe4 followed by ..
.exd4 and ...Qxe4. Praktisch erzwungen, denn Schwarz drohte bereits ...dxe4
nebst exd4 und ...Dxe4.} cxd5 23. Nc2 (23. dxe5 $5 {was worthy of
consideration, but it seemed unsafe for White: war zu überlegen, schien aber
unsicher für Weiß.} Bxf2 $1 (23... Nh3 $5 {was also interesting: war auch
interessant:} 24. Bxh3 Qxh3 25. Nc2 Bc7 {getting one pawn back with good play
mit Rückgewinn eines Bauern bei gutem Spiel}) (23... Qxe5 $6 {was worse
because of war schlechter wegen} 24. Qd2 Ne6 25. f4 {with initiative mit
Initiative}) 24. Rg4 ({after nach} 24. Bxf4 Bxg1 25. Kxg1 Nxf4 26. Rxf4 Rxb2
27. Qd4 Re8 {Black has excellent play hat Schwarz ausgezeichnetes Spiel.})
24... h5 $1 25. Rgxf4 Qxe5 $1 26. h4 f6 $36 {getting the bishop back and
continuating to disturb White's king. mit Rückgewinn des Läufers bei
fortgesetzter Beunruhigung des weißen Königs.}) 23... Ra8 {Exchanging White's
active rook, after which a difference between the remaining rooks becomes
clear. Tauscht den aktiven weißen Turm, wonach der Unterschied zwischen den
verbleibenden Türmen deutlich wird.} 24. Ne3 Rxa4 ({In case of Im Fall von} 
24... exd4 $5 {I did not like the exchange sacrifice missfiel mir das
Qualitätsopfer} 25. Rxd4 $5 {and after , und nach} Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Nh3 27. Bxh3
Qxh3 28. Qxd5 {it would be difficult to get a full point here, but perhaps it
was more promising than the game continuation. wäre es schwierig, hier den
vollen Punkt einzufahren, aber vielleicht war dies aussichtsreicher als die
Partiefortsetzung.}) 25. Qxa4 exd4 26. cxd4 Bc7 27. Qa7 {White already decided
to give up an exchange but at first she pushes my bishop to b8. Weiß hat
bereits beschlossen, eine Qualität zu geben, aber vorher wird mein Läufer nach
b8 gedrängt.} Bb8 (27... Bd6 $5 {deserved attention. kam in Betracht.}) 28. Qa6
{Otherwise ...Nh3 anyway. Sonst kommt sowieso...Nh3.} Qxa6 29. Bxa6 Nh3 {
With the idea of not only taking the rook, but trapping the bishop by ...h7-h6
as well. Droht nicht nur, den Turm zu schlagen, sondern auch Läuferfang mit ...
h7-h6.} 30. Nxd5 Nxg1 31. Kxg1 Ba7 (31... Re8 $5 {seemed more precise and in
case of schien genauer, und im Fall von} 32. Kf1 Ba7 33. Be3 Nh4 {White was
losing one of her pawns. verliert die Weiße einen ihrer Bauern.}) 32. Be3 (32.
Ne7+ $2 Nxe7 33. Bxe7 Rb8 34. Bc5 {failed to} Bxc5 35. dxc5 Rxb2 36. c6 Rc2 $19
) 32... Rd8 ({Here in case of Hier hätte Weiß im Fall von} 32... Nh4 {White
would have noch} 33. Ne7+ Kh8 34. Nc6) 33. Bc4 Kf8 34. Kf1 Ne7 35. Nxe7 Kxe7
36. d5 {In this endgame I considered White's chances for draw higher than
Black's chances to win. However, the fact that she had only 2 minutes against
my 17 gave me more enthusiasm.  In diesem Endspiel erachtete ich die weißen
Chancen auf Remis höher als die schwarzen Chancen auf Sieg. Doch die Tatsache,
dass sie nur 2 Minuten hatte gegen meine 17, ließ meinen Enthusiasmus wachsen.}
Bb8 {I was trying to get more winning chances by keeping the bishops on the
board, but it actually does not promise much. Ich versuchte, durch Behalten
der Läufer auf dem Brett mehr Gewinnchancen herauszuholen, doch eigentlich
verspricht dies nicht viel.} 37. h3 Bd6 38. Ke2 Ra8 39. f4 {Parrying the
threat Ra8-a1-h1. Pariert die Drohung Ta8-a1-h1.} Ra1 40. Kf3 Rh1 41. Kg2 Rb1
42. b3 f6 ({It deserved attention to arrange the kingside pawns with Beachtung
verdiente eine Aufstellung der Königsflügelbauern mit} 42... g6 $5 43. Kf3 h5)
43. Kf3 Bb4 44. Ba7 Ra1 45. Bd4 Rh1 46. Kg2 Rd1 47. Ba7 Bd6 48. Be3 Ra1 49. Kf3
Bb4 50. Bd4 Ra2 51. Bd3 Ra3 52. Bc4 Kd6 53. Ke4 Ra2 54. Be3 Ra1 55. Kf3 Rg1 56.
Ba7 Rh1 57. Kg2 Rd1 {After some meaningless moves I realised that Black cannot
achieve anything without swapping the dark-squared bishops. Nach einigen
bedeutungslosen Zügen begriff ich, dass Schwarz nichts erreichen kann, ohne
die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer zu tauschen.} 58. Bb8+ Kd7 59. Ba7 Bd2 60. Kf3 Rh1
61. Kg2 Ra1 62. Bd4 Rd1 63. Be3 {Forced. Erzwungen.} Bxe3 64. fxe3 f5 65. Kf3
Kd6 66. Kg3 {White can only wait, but is it possible for Black to find a
winning plan? Most probably not, but perhaps White can find a losing one?!
Weiß kann nur abwarten, aber ist es für Schwarz möglich, einen Gewinnplan zu
finden? Höchstwahrscheinlich nicht, aber vielleicht findet Weiß ja einen
Verlustplan?!} Kc5 67. Kf3 Rd2 (67... g6 $5 68. Kg3 h5 {still came to mind,
but after kam mir noch immer in den Sinn, doch nach} 69. h4 (69. Kf3 $6 h4)
69... Rg1+ (69... Rh1 70. Be2) 70. Kf2 Rg4 {Black's rook could be trapped on
h4: könnte der schwarze Turm auf h4 gefangen werden:} 71. Be2 Rxh4 72. Bf3 Rh2+
73. Bg2 Rxg2+ 74. Kxg2 Kxd5 75. Kf3 Kc5 76. e4 fxe4+ 77. Kxe4 Kb4 78. f5 $11 {
with a draw. mit Remis.}) 68. Kg3 Ra2 69. Kf3 Ra8 70. Ke2 ({White prefers to
keep waiting, refraining from Weiß wartet lieber ab und verzichtet auf} 70. e4
fxe4+ 71. Kxe4) 70... Ra1 71. Kf3 Rg1 72. Kf2 Rg6 73. Bd3 Rf6 74. Bc4 Rh6 75.
Kg3 Kb4 {Finally Black was able to find some fruitful idea - the king is
trying to target the pawn e3, while the rook stops White's d-pawn. Endlich ist
Schwarz eine produktive Idee gekommen - der König versucht, den Bauern e3 aufs
Korn zu nehmen, während der Turm den weißen d-Bauern stoppt.} 76. Bd3 ({
However, it seems that White could still do nothing: Doch es scheint, dass
Weiß noch immer abwarten konnte:} 76. Kg2 Kc3 77. Kg3 Kd2 (77... Kc2 78. Kg2 $1
) 78. Kf2 {and White's passed pawn prevents Black from taking on h3. und der
weiße Freibauer hindert Schwarz daran, auf h3 zu nehmen.}) 76... Rf6 77. e4 $5
({There was nothing wrong with Nichts auszusetzen gab es} 77. Bc4 {but White
had no time to realise that she can just keep waiting. However, the pawn push
is still sufficient for draw. doch Weiß hatte keine Zeit zu realisieren, dass
sie einfach abwarten konnte. Doch auch der Bauernvorstoß reicht noch immer zum
Remis.}) 77... fxe4 78. Bxe4 h6 (78... g6 $6 79. Kg4 {could lead to further
exchanges. könnte zu weiteren Abtäuschen führen.}) 79. Bh7 Kxb3 ({Black could
have tried Schwarz hätte} 79... Kc5 {but the position after versuchen können,
doch die Stellung nach} 80. Bg8 Rb6 81. Kg4 Rxb3 82. Be6 {was also drawish.
war ebenfalls remislich.}) 80. Bg8 Kc3 81. Kg4 Kd4 82. Be6 g6 {Otherwise Black
couldn't move the rook from f-file since White could advance her king but it
gives her a chance to swap a couple of pawns. Sonst dürfte Schwarz den Turm
nicht von der f-Linie abziehen, da Weiß dann den König vorrücken könnte, doch
dies gibt ihr eine Chance, ein paar Bauern zu tauschen} 83. Kf3 $2 ({Missing
the strong Verpasst das starke} 83. f5 $1 gxf5+ (83... Ke5 84. fxg6 Rxg6+ 85.
Kh5 Kf6 86. d6 $5 Rg3 87. d7 Rd3 88. Bg4 $11) 84. Kf4 {and a draw is
inevitable: und das Remis ist unausweichlich.} Rf8 85. d6 $11) 83... Rf8 84. h4
(84. d6 {looked tempting but it couldn't save White: sah verlockend aus,
konnte Weiß aber nicht retten:} Kc5 85. d7 Kd6 86. Bf7 g5 $1 87. d8=Q+ Rxd8 88.
fxg5 hxg5 89. Kg4 Ke7 $19 {followed by Kf6 and White couldn't exchange the
last pawn. nebst Kf6, und Weiß kann den letzten Bauern nicht tauschen.}) 84...
Rf6 85. f5 $2 {Most probably she have already realised her omission, and a
strong desire to finally stop suffering prompted this fatal decision. Höchst
wahrscheinlich hatte sie ihr Versehen bereits realisiert, und der starke
Wunsch, endlich das Leiden zu beenden, veranlasste sie zu dieser fatalen
Entscheidung.} ({A waiting strategy was already suspicious: Eine
Wartestrategie war bereits verdächtig:} 85. Kg3 Ke3 $1 86. h5 Ke4 $1 87. hxg6 (
87. Bg8 {fails to scheitert an} gxh5 88. Kh4 Kxf4 89. Kxh5 Ke5 90. Bh7 Rd6 $3
$19) 87... Rxg6+ 88. Kh4 Kxf4 89. Kh5 Rf6 90. Bg8 Ke5 91. Bh7 {and here only
und hier gewinnt nur} Rd6 $3 {wins:} 92. Bg8 (92. Bg6 Rxd5 93. Kxh6 Kf6 $19)
92... Rd8 93. Be6 Kf6 $19) ({White could still get half a point by Der halbe
Punkt war noch immer zu retten mit} 85. Bg8 $3 {and , und auf} g5 {could have
been met by könnte folgen} 86. hxg5 hxg5 87. f5 $3 Ke5 ({or} 87... Rxf5+ 88.
Kg4 Rf1 89. d6 Ke5 90. d7 Rg1+ 91. Kh5 Rd1 92. Bb3 $11) 88. Be6 Rh6 89. Kg4 Kf6
90. d6 Rh4+ 91. Kg3 Rd4 92. d7 $11 {, building a fortress although she still
had to show some accuracy, for example, mit einer Festung, wenngleich Weiß
immer noch einige Genauigkeit zeigen muss; zum Beispiel könnte} Rd2 93. Kg4 $4
Rd3 $1 {could lead to disaster. zur Katastrophe führen.}) 85... Ke5 ({Surely
not Bestimmt nicht} 85... gxf5 $4 86. Kf4 $11) 86. d6 Kxd6 87. Kf4 {Otherwise
Black could simplify into the pawn endgame by capturing on e6 and taking the
opposition. Andernfalls könnte Schwarz einfach durch das Schlagen auf e6 ins
Bauernendspiel abwickeln und die Opposition einnehmen.} Ke7 $6 {This subtle
attempt creates unnecessary problems for Black. Dieser subtile Versuch schafft
unnötige Probleme für Schwarz.} ({Here Hier führte} 87... Rxe6 $4 {led to draw
after zum Remis nach} 88. fxe6 Kxe6 89. Ke4 $11) (87... Rf8 88. Ke4 Ra8 {
was simple and strong. war einfach und stark.}) 88. Ke5 g5 $1 ({The position
after Die Stellung nach} 88... gxf5 $2 89. Bxf5 Ra6 90. h5 Ra5+ 91. Kf4 Kf6 92.
Bg6 $11 {is drawish, as was shown, for example, in the game Pinter - Kasparov,
FRA-chT 1993. ist remislich, wie, zum Beispiel, gezeigt in der Partie Pinter -
Kasparov, FRA-chT 1993.}) 89. h5 $2 {After this advance Black's task is easy.
Nach diesem Vorrücken ist die Aufgabe von Schwarz leicht.} ({White did not
want to give the h6-square to the black rook, but in fact it could give her
drawish chances as after Die Anziehende wollte das Feld h6 nicht dem schwarzen
Turm geben, tatsächlich aber könnte ihr dies Remischancen verschaffen, denn
nach,} 89. hxg5 hxg5 90. Ke4 {Black would have had to find a rather difficult
winning way: hätte Schwarz einen ziemlich schwierigen Gewinnweg finden müssen:}
Rf8 $1 ({but not nicht aber} 90... Rh6 91. Ke5 Rh1 $2 {because of wegen} 92.
f6+ Kf8 93. Kf5 Rg1 94. Kg6 g4 95. Kg5 g3 96. Kg4 g2 97. Bd5 $1 $11) 91. Ke5 {
and here only und hier führt allein} Re8 $3 (91... Rb8 $2 92. f6+ Kf8 93. Kf5
Rb5+ 94. Kg4 $11) 92. Bd5 (92. f6+ Kf8 93. Kf5 Rxe6 $19) 92... Rb8 $1 93. f6+
Kf8 $19 {was winning. zum Gewinn.}) 89... Rf8 90. Bd5 g4 ({The simple Das
einfach} 90... Rb8 $19 {was good enough. war gut genug.}) 91. Kf4 Rd8 $1 {
The rook comes just in time to support the passed pawn. Der Turm kommt gerade
rechtzeitig, um den Freibauern zu unterstützen.} 92. Be4 Rd4 93. Ke5 Ra4 94.
f6+ Kf7 95. Bg2 g3 96. Kf5 Ra2 97. Bd5+ Kf8 98. Bxa2 g2 {White resigned. Weiß
gab auf.} 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Mozetic, Dejan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5 Qf6 12. Nd2 $1 $146 {Almasi; 12.Qf3 Inf51/
324} d5 $8 (12... Nxd2 13. Re1+ $1 Ne4 14. Bxe4 O-O-O 15. Bxb7+ Nxb7 16. Ne3 d5
17. a4 $16) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng3 Be7 15. Nxe4 Qc6 16. Qh5 $1 g6 (16... O-O $4
17. Nf6+) 17. Qe5 f6 18. Qg3 O-O 19. f3 $1 (19. b3 f5 $1 20. Ng5 f4 21. Qg4 Bc8
$13) 19... Rfe8 20. Nf2 $6 (20. Bf4 $1 Nc4 (20... Rad8 21. Bc7) 21. Bb3 $1 Kg7
22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rae1 Rad8 24. Re2 $16) 20... Bd6 $1 $8 (20... Bf8 21. h4 $16)
(20... Kg7 21. h4 $16) 21. Bf4 (21. Qh4 f5 22. Nh3 Qc7 23. Bf4 Re2 $10) 21...
Rad8 22. Rfe1 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 f5 24. Rad1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Qc1 (26. Rd1 $5)
26... Kg7 27. Nd3 c4 28. Nf4 Qb6+ 29. Kf1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qd6 31. Qe3 Nc6 32. h4
Qe5 33. Kf2 Kf6 34. Ne2 Qxe3+ 35. Kxe3 Ke5 36. f4+ Kd6 37. g3 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 (
8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 (9. Bg5 {Khairullin,I (2543)-Inarkiev,E (2628)/Moscow 2006/CBM
116/[Marin] (0-1, 64)}) {The main alternative is} 9... Rb8 (9... Bg4 {Anand,V 
(2786)-Naiditsch,A (2654)/Dortmund 2007/CBM 119/[Marin] (1-0, 57)}) 10. axb5 (
10. Na3 {Dominguez Perez,L (2678)-Shirov,A (2699)/Foros UKR 2007/CBM 119/
[Marin] (0-1, 46)}) 10... axb5 11. Qd3 $5 {Adams,M (2734)-Shirov,A (2699)/
Elista 2007/CBM 119/[Marin] (1/2-1/2, 26)}) 8... Rb8 9. axb5 (9. d4 {1-0 Leko,
P (2755)-Shirov,A (2739)/Moscow RUS 2007/CBM 122/[Marin] (31)}) 9... axb5 10.
d3 O-O 11. h3 $5 {White prepares Bc1-g5.} (11. Bg5 {is considered to be
premature because of} h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 $1 {By transferring the bishop
to the kingside, Black defends the weaknesses induced by the move ...g5.} 14.
h3 {White forces the bishop occupy the h5-square, in order to prevent ...Nh5.
This is a debatable decision, because it might be that the plan ...Bh5-g6 is
best anyway.} ({In any case, after} 14. Nbd2 {, the plan based on} Nh5 {
looks playable, too.} 15. Re1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Kg7 17. Nf1 {Spraggett,K (2601)
-Ubilava,E (2525)/Benasque 2008/CBM 125 Extra (1/2, 32)} Qd7 18. Ne3 Bxe3 19.
Rxe3 f5 $132) 14... Bh5 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Nbd2 g4 $5 ({This leads to interesting
play, but} 16... Bg6 17. Nf1 Nh5 $11 {looks strategically more consistent.})
17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. Bd5 Ne7 20. Bb3 Nc6 21. Bd5 Ne7 22. Bb3 Nc6 {
1/2 Alekseev,E (2716)-Karjakin,S (2694)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2007/CBM 122}) 11...
Ne7 $146 {This looks like a logical novelty. Black anticipates the threat Bg5
reinforcing his kingside.} ({Previously, Black has mainly played} 11... h6 {
Although the results are entirely satisfactory for Black, White's play tends
to be more pleasant.} 12. Re1 Bb6 (12... Re8 13. Nbd2 Bb6 14. Nf1 Ne7 15. Nh4
Be6 16. Ng3 Qd7 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Ngf5 Nxf5 19. Nxf5 Kh7 20. Qf3 Ng8 21. Be3
Ne7 22. Bxb6 Rxb6 23. Ra7 $36 {Colovic,A (2414)-Korneev,O (2619)/Dos Hermanas
2000/CBM 075 ext (1/2, 58)}) 13. Na3 Na5 14. Ba2 c6 15. b4 Nb7 16. c4 Bd7 17.
Bb2 $14 {Hamdouchi,H (2513)-Korneev,O (2619)/Dos Hermanas 2000/CBM 075 ext (1/
2, 36)}) (11... Bb6 $6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be6 ({After} 13... g5 14. Bg3 $14 {
Black does not dispose over the plan Bg4-h5.}) 14. Nbd2 $14 {It is not easy to
get rid of the pin.} Ne7 $2 {But this leads to disaster, of course.} 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Nh4 $16 {Svetushkin,D (2568)-Deleau,D (2107)/Gap 2008/CBM 123 Extra 
(1-0, 35)}) 12. Na3 {White continues developing in slow mode, in the spirit of
the Giuoco Pianissimo variation, with which the present line has a lot in
common.} ({In the Giuoco Pianissimo variation, White frequently answers ...
Nc6-e7 with} 12. Bg5 Ng6 13. Nh4 Nxh4 14. Bxh4 h6 15. Nd2 {, which makes sense
here, too. Black cannot get rid of the pin without weakening his kingside.}) (
12. d4 {is not too logical. Being underdeveloped yet, White cannot afford
losing a tempo and setting tension in the centre at the same time.} Bb6 13. Re1
(13. dxe5 Nxe4) 13... Ng6 14. Nbd2 c5 $132) 12... Ng6 13. Nc2 h6 {This looks
like a useful move, preparing ...Be6, by preventing the knight's incursion to
g5.} ({The immediate} 13... Be6 {looks playable though, since White has
nothing concrete after} 14. Ne3 Ra8 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qb3 Qe8 18.
Ng5 Nf4) 14. Re1 Bb6 15. Ne3 c6 16. Nh2 Kh8 $6 {So far, Black's play has been
very logical, but now he starts gowing astray in a rather painful way.
Morozevich probably wanted to set Kamsky a refined trap, but his last king
move is very harmful from this point of view. Apparently, he will realise this
only in the last moment, when it was practically too late to get a decent
position.} (16... Be6 {is more natural and better.} 17. Nhg4 h5 $5 ({I do not
entirely trust} 17... Nxg4 18. hxg4 {[%cal Ge3f5] , but this would have been
an improved version over the game continuation.}) 18. Nh2 (18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.
Bxe6 fxe6 {[%cal Gf6f2]} 20. Rf1 Nf4 $36) 18... d5 $132) 17. Nhg4 Nxg4 18. hxg4
Qh4 $6 (18... Be6 19. Nf5 $14) 19. d4 exd4 $6 {This is a completely
unnecessary strategic concession.} 20. cxd4 Qf6 $2 21. Nf5 $1 Kg8 ({I suspect
that Morozevich had prepared} 21... Bxf5 $2 22. exf5 $1 (22. gxf5 $2 {would
justify Black's play after} Bxd4 $1 $15) 22... Bxd4 {, missing the strong
intermediate move} 23. g5 $3 {, which would not work out well with the king on
g8... Black loses material.} hxg5 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. fxg6 Qxf2+ 26. Kh2 $18) 22.
Be3 $16 {White is better developed and has considerable space advantage.} Bxf5
23. gxf5 Ne7 24. Bc2 Rfd8 25. b4 c5 26. bxc5 dxc5 27. Qg4 Rxd4 28. Bxd4 Qxd4
29. Qg3 Nc6 30. e5 c4 31. Rad1 Qb2 32. f6 g5 33. Re2 Qb4 34. Qh3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. Nc3
d6 9. a3 {This is sometimes played in the Anti-Marshall, but also in the
Zaitsev.} h6 10. Be3 {Ivan once again faces this way of developing the bishop.}
({The usual continuation is} 10. Ne2) 10... O-O 11. Ba2 Rb8 $146 (11... Ba7 12.
Qd2 Ne7 13. Ne2 Nh7 14. Ng3 Kh8 15. Bxa7 Rxa7 16. Nh4 d5 17. Rad1 Ra8 18. Qc3
d4 19. Qd2 Bc8 20. f4 $36 {Short,N (2673)-Hector,J (2513)/Malmo 2002/CBM 090 
(1/2, 29)}) 12. Ne2 Bc8 $5 {Quite some flexibility of thinking: from the
classical Arkhangelsk Black will transpose to a delayed Neo-Arkhangelsk! The
bishop will be wellcome on g4 after White's d3-d4. In other cases, it could
land on e6, to neutralize he a2-bishop.} 13. Ng3 Bb6 14. c3 Re8 15. d4 Bg4 16.
Qd3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 {This truly has Neo-Arkhangelsk contours.} Ne7 18. Kh1 Qd7
19. f4 Qh3 20. f3 exf4 $6 {This helps White to improve his structure.} (20...
exd4 $5 21. cxd4 c5 $132) 21. Bxf4 Ng6 22. Be3 c5 23. Rf2 $14 Nh5 24. Rg1 c4
25. Qd2 Bd8 26. Nxh5 Qxh5 27. Bb1 Bh4 28. Rff1 $16 d5 $6 29. e5 Rb6 30. f4 $18
f5 31. Qg2 Rd8 32. Bc2 $1 {[%cal Gc2d1]} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4
h6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 {In the long lines of the Ruy Lopez, the knight usually
gets on this square after consuming two more tempi (Nd2-f1-e3-d5) and meeting
all kind of problems on the way.} d6 11. a5 O-O 12. Be3 {Not the main
continuation, but an interesting one. The central piece tension becomes
chalenging for both players now.} ({There is some theory after} 12. c3 Rb8 {
, see for instance two annotated games from older CBM issues.} 13. Bd2 (13. Be3
{Kindermann,S (2565)-Timman,J (2590)/Biel 1995/CBM 049/[Wedberg] (1-0, 24)})
13... bxc3 14. bxc3 Ba7 15. Be3 {Timman,J (2635)-Bareev,E (2675)/Wijk aan Zee
1995/CBM 045/[Konikowski] (1/2, 38)}) 12... Nd7 $6 $146 {This stepping back
looks like a concession, weakening the control over the d5-square. From the
tested moves, I only found one to be acceptable.} (12... Nd4 $6 13. Bxd4 exd4
14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nd2 Ba7 16. f4 c5 17. Qh5 Kh7 18. Bd5 $16 {Hossain,E (2436)
-Sharma,D (2369)/Dhaka 2004/CBM 100 ext (1/2, 69)}) (12... Rb8 $6 13. Bxc5 dxc5
14. c3 (14. Ne3 $5) 14... Re8 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Na7 16. c4 c6) 15. Ne3 $14 {
Motylev,A (2634)-Sebag,M (2413)/Bastia 2003/EXT 2004 (1-0, 58)}) (12... Bxe3
13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. fxe3 $14 Ne7 $6 (14... Qd8 15. Qe1 $36) 15. Qe1 c5 16. Nd4 (
16. Nd2 Qg5 17. Rf3 $36) 16... Qg6 17. Nf5 Nxf5 18. Rxf5 Bc8 19. Rf3 Be6 $11 {
Khakpoor,A (2252)-Moradi,B (2220)/Teheran 2003/EXT 2004 (1/2, 31)}) (12... Nxd5
$5 13. Bxd5 (13. exd5 {is more tsting, but I wonder whether White can claim a
palpable advantage after} Ne7 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Nxe5 Bxd5 16. Bc4 $5) 13...
Bxe3 14. fxe3 Nxa5 $1 15. Rxa5 c6 $11 {Egger,J (2415)-Godena,M (2510)/Elista
1998/CBM 066 ext (0-1, 45)}) 13. Qd2 $16 {[%cal Gd2h6,Gd2b4] A strong
developing move, taking both wings under control.} Kh7 (13... Rb8 14. Bxh6 gxh6
15. Qxh6 $18 {[%cal Gf3g5]}) (13... Nxa5 14. Rxa5 c6 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Rfa1
cxd5 17. Bxd5 $16) (13... Bxe3 14. fxe3 $16 {[%csl Gb4]}) 14. c3 $6 {But this
looks too neutral.} (14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. c3 $16) 14... Bxe3 15. fxe3 Nc5 $6 {
Preparing another release of the tension, with almost ireparable result this
time.} (15... bxc3 16. bxc3 Na7 {[%cal Gc7c6,Ga7b5]}) 16. Bc2 b3 $6 17. Bb1 Rb8
18. d4 Nd7 19. Bd3 $16 {Black's jumping around with the knight has not
prevented White from builidng up a strong centre. Besides, the b3-pawn is weak.
} Kh8 20. Ra3 Nxa5 21. Rxa5 c6 22. c4 cxd5 23. cxd5 (23. exd5 $5) 23... Qb6 24.
Ra4 Rbe8 25. Rb4 Qa7 26. Rxb3 Bxd5 27. exd5 e4 28. Nh4 exd3 29. Nf5 $16 Rb8 $2
(29... Qa8 $16 30. Nxd6 $2 Qxd5 $1) 30. Qxd3 $18 {Disaster is looming over d6.}
Rxb3 (30... Rb6 31. Rxb6 Qxb6 32. Qa3 $18) 31. Qxb3 Nf6 32. Nxh6 $1 Rb8 33. Qa3
Qc7 34. Nf5 ({Why not} 34. Qxd6 $5 {, was he in time trouble?}) 34... Ne4 35.
Qd3 Re8 36. Ng3 $6 (36. Qe2 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge2g4]}) 36... Nxg3 37. hxg3 a5 38.
e4 Rb8 39. Qd2 Rb4 40. Kh2 f6 41. Qe2 Kg8 42. Qg4 Kf8 $2 (42... Rxd4 43. Rxf6
Rxe4 $16) 43. Rf5 (43. Rf5 Rxd4 44. Rh5 {[%cal Gh5h8,Gg4h5]} Kf7 45. Rh7) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5
{This is one of the critical positions of the neo-Arkhangelsk system. Both
players had had previous experience with it.} 15. f4 $5 $146 {It is curious
that this generally logical move has never been tried before. White gives up a
pawn in order to eliminate the weakness of the f4-square and release the
tension against the d4-pawn, with the aim of leaving the enemy minor pieces
passive.} ({You can find a survey on the previously played moves in the notes
to Dominguez Perez,L (2678)-Shirov,A (2699)/Foros 2007/CBM 119/[Marin,M] (0-1,
46), which continued with} 15. Be3) 15... Nxf4 ({Black could try to maintain
the tension with} 15... Qh4 {but after} 16. Qf3 (16. fxe5 dxe5 17. d5 Ne7 {
offers Black good control on dark squares and possibilities of kingside
counterplay with either ...f5 or ...Ng6-f4.}) {Black should probably play}
16... Nxf4 {anyway.} (16... exd4 $6 {is bad because of} 17. e5 $16 {[%csl Gc6]}
) 17. Bxf4 exf4 {[%csl Rb5,Rg1][%cal Gh4g5] /\...Qg5+, פb5. Black's position
looks slightly more active than in the game, but I doubt if this sensation is
real.} 18. Kh1 Nd8 19. Rg1 (19. d5 $6 {[%csl Ge5]} f6 {[%csl Ge5,Gg5][%cal
Gd8f7]} 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Rxb2 $132) 19... Ne6 20. Rg4 Qh5 21. Rag1 Kh8 (
21... Qxb5 $2 22. Rxg7+ $1 Nxg7 23. Qg2 $18 {or 22...Kh8 23.Rxh7!+}) 22. Bd3 {
For both sides, it is hard to suggest a way for further improving of the
position, but, as long as the black bishop is safely restricted by the central
pawns, White remains in control.}) 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Qg4 Qf6 {This is the
position White has been aiming for. He has a strong pawn centre, which
strongly restricts the opposing minor pieces. On the other hand, his knight is
vulnerable and passively placed. If he could make a spell and transfer it to
f3, his position would be close to winning. However, it is not so simple to
improve the knight's placement. In the event of a hurried retreat, Black would
get the possibility of activating his play with either ...Bxd4 or ...Nxd4.
This means that White should not retreat with his knight before Black moves
his (also passively placed) knight away from c6.} 18. b4 Ne7 $6 {In view of
the previous comment, this move looks premature.} ({Black should have embarked
on a waiting game with} 18... g6 {, for example} 19. Kh1 Rfe8 (19... Nd8 $6 20.
Na3 $1 Ne6 21. Nc4 $14) {White, of course, has many useful moves at his
disposal, but he should choose among them with care. For instance,} 20. Rfe1 $6
{would leave the e4-pinned and the f2-pawn vulnerable, making the tactical
operation} Nxb4 $1 21. cxb4 c6 22. Na7 Bxd4 {entirely viable, for instance} 23.
Ra5 d5 $132) 19. Na3 Ng6 20. Nc4 Bxd4 {Shirov played this move almost without
thinking. He was probably aware of White's main threat: 21.e5 dxe5 22.Bxg6!
followed by 23.Nxe5, which would leave the black bishop in a desperate
situation.} ({The same plan would work out well after} 20... Qe6 21. Qxe6 fxe6
{, when the positional threat of undermining the enemy centre with ...e5 fails
to} 22. e5 $1 dxe5 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Nxe5 $16) 21. cxd4 Qxd4 22. Na5 {[%csl
Rb8,Rd4][%cal Ga5c6]} Qd2 $6 {Probably missing White's 24th move.} ({The less
comittal} 22... Rb6 {looks like a better way to maintain the tension.}) 23. Bb3
Ne5 {Apparently, Black has managed to improve his position. His central knight
looks wonderful, while the b4-pawn is weak... Abstractly speaking, there is a
flaw in Black's plan: the knight needed 3 whole moves to reach e5 from c6,
instead of just one. The additional time has been used by White to improve his
own position.} 24. Nc4 $1 $16 {The point. After the exchange of the e5-knight,
Black will not have sufficient compensation for the missing bishop.} Nxg4 ({
It is hard to say whether} 24... Qxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Nxg4 26. Rxf4 Rxb4 {offered
better chances for survival. In any case, after the game continuation Black
lost almost by force.}) 25. Nxd2 Rxb4 26. Rfc1 Ne5 27. Rxc7 g5 28. Bd5 g4 29.
Nc4 h5 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31. Re7 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {Adams fights
against Shirov with one of the latter's own weapons.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 O-O {
Quite provocative.} (8... d6 9. d4 Bb6 {is more solid.}) 9. d4 Bb6 10. dxe5 Ng4
11. Bf4 Qe7 {A natural, but rare move.} ({Black usually places his queen on a
more passive square:} 11... Qe8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Na3 ({One of the reasons for
doing that could be that now} 13. Qd5 {can be answered with} Ne7 14. Qd2 Ng6
$11 {, since the e7-square is available for the knight. Instead of the queen
incursion to the centre, White can attack and win the b5-pawn with either of
his knights, but Black usually retains adequate compensation because of the
pressure exerted by his bishops against the enemy kingside.}) (13. Nd4 Ngxe5
14. Nxb5 d6 15. Ba4 (15. N1a3 Kh8 {Kotronias,V (2622)-Erenburg,S (2573)/
Kusadasi 2006/CBM 111 ext (1-0, 45)} 16. Qd2 $5) 15... Bg4 16. Qc2 f5 17. Nd2
Qg6 $132 {Svidler,P (2740)-Khalifman,A (2653)/Moscow 2005/CBM 111 (1/2-1/2, 41)
}) 13... Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxb5 (15. Nc2 d6 16. Be3 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18.
Bxb6 Rxb6 19. Ne3 Qg6 20. f3 Rbb8 21. Kh1 b4 $11 {Smirin,I (2659)-Fressinet,L 
(2640)/Bastia 2006 (1/2-1/2, 35)}) 15... d6 (15... Kh8 16. Bd5 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5
18. Bg3 Rf8 19. Nd4 c6 20. Re1 Bc7 21. Ra7 Bb7 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Nf3 $16 {
Dominguez,L (2647)-Bruzon Bautista,L (2652)/Santa Clara 2006/CBM 111 ext (1-0,
33)}) 16. Nd4 Ng6 17. Bg3 Qxe4 18. Re1 Qb7 19. Bc2 (19. Bc4 Bd7 (19... Bxd4 $5
20. cxd4 $5 $13 Qxb2 $2 21. Qd3 {[%cal Ye1b1]} d5 $8 22. Bxd5 $16 {[%csl Yd5,
Yg3] ^^}) 20. Nf3 $1 Bc6 21. Ng5 $36 Bxg2 22. Qh5 h6 23. Nxf7 $16 {Hamdouchi,H
(2575)-Guidarelli,L (2462)/Montpellier 2006/CBM 111 ext (1-0, 69)}) 19... Bd7 (
19... Ra8 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. h4 Qd5 22. h5 Ne5 23. h6 $14 {Volokitin,A (2645)
-Fedorchuk,S (2601)/Katernberg 2007 (1-0, 38)}) (19... Bxd4 $2 20. Qxd4 Qxb2 $2
21. Reb1 $16) 20. Be4 d5 21. Bf5 Bxd4 22. Bxd7 Bf6 23. Ra2 Rbd8 24. Bf5 d4 25.
cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Bauer,C (2599)-Tkachiev,V (2645)/Besancon 2006/CBM 113 ext}) 12.
axb5 axb5 13. Qd5 {Now, this move is entirely possible. After 13.Nd4 or 13.Na3,
the black queen would simply be better placed than in the previous lines.} Bb7
14. Qxb5 Ba8 15. Qc4 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Nd2 Rbe8 $146 (18...
Kh8 19. Nf3 (19. Rad1 f5 20. Nf3 {[%csl Yd7]} Qe7 $44) (19. Qd3 $5 {[%cal
Yb3d5]} f5 20. exf5 $14 Rxf5 $6 21. Nc4 $1 $16 {[%csl Gb6]}) 19... Qf4 20. Rae1
Rbe8 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I (2673)-Kamsky,G (2690)/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/CBM 111})
19. Rad1 $1 {[%csl Yd7,Ye4] A strong move. Instead of passively defending his
central pawn, White is ready to give it up in order to activate the rook along
the d-file.} Qf4 (19... Bxe4 $2 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Rxd7 $16) 20. Qd3 Bxe4 21.
Nxe4 Rxe4 {Black has re-established the material equality and the position is
almost symmetrical. Moreover, the presence of opposite coloured bishops could
make one think about an easy draw. However, Shirov felt very accurately that
White is better coordinated and can maintain the initiative, which, precisely
because of the opposite bishops, could easily degenerate (for Black) into a
direct attack against his king.} 22. g3 $1 {Questioning the stability of
Black's pieces and removing any potential back rank problems.} (22. Qxd7 Re2
$11 {[%csl Yf2]}) 22... Qg4 23. Rfe1 $3 {The key to White's whole concept. In
symmetrical positions, it is very important to be ahead in the process of
carying out the elementary stages of the general plan. Here, we can see that
White was a tempo up already by having opened a refuge to his king (g3) and
now he increases his lead by taking over the control of the important e-file
by means of a simple developing move.} (23. Qxd7 Qxd7 24. Rxd7 Re2 $11) 23...
Rxe1+ (23... Rf4 24. Rd2 Rf3 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 h5 27. Kg2 Rf5 28. Re7 d6
29. f4 $14 {and Black has not equalized yet. White is more active (he attacks
the f7-pawn, while there is no similar weakness in his camp already) and the
situation of the f5-rook is precarious.}) 24. Rxe1 g6 {Trying to reduce the
delay in development by removing the back rank danger.} (24... d6 25. Re7 Qg5
26. Qe2 $16 {[%cal Ye7f7]} d5 27. Rd7 c6 28. Rd6 Rb8 29. Kg2 {[%cal Yd6c6]})
25. Re7 Qg5 (25... d6 26. Qd5 Qf5 27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. Kg2 f4 29. g4 $16 {leads
to a typical situation, where it is not easy to prove a win for White, but
Black is doomed to perpetual passivity.}) 26. Qxd7 Qf6 27. Re2 $16 {White's
lead in development has finally been converted into a material advantage.} Kg7
28. Kg2 Rd8 29. Qe7 Rd3 30. Qe4 Rd7 31. Bc2 h5 32. h4 Bc5 33. Qc4 Re7 34. Be4
Bb6 35. b4 Re6 36. Qd3 Qe7 37. Bf3 Rxe2 38. Bxe2 Qf6 39. Bf3 Kf8 40. Qd2 Kg7
41. Be4 Kf8 42. f4 Qe6 43. Qc2 f5 44. Bf3 Qe3 45. c4 Bd4 46. c5 Kg7 47. Qa2 Kh6
48. Qa8 Qd2+ 49. Kh3 Qxb4 50. Qf8+ Bg7 51. Qe7 Qc3 52. Bd5 Bf6 53. Qf8+ Bg7 54.
Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 {It might appear that pinning the knight is pointless if White has not
occupied the centre with d4 yet. However, White's previous move has created
some queenside weaknesses (the b3- and b4-squares in particular). If he wants
to "punish" the bishop move with h3, then the queen will be diverted away from
these squares, allowing Black to obtain counterplay.} 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Na5
11. Bc2 b4 12. Qd1 {To me, this move does not seem too logical. White returns
with his queen to her initial square after a loss of two tempi, without
contributing to the development of the queenside in any way.} (12. d3 {looks
more natural, preparing the development of the knight to d2, which would also
consolidate the control over the light squares that were slightly weakened by
the bold advance of the a-pawn.} Rb8 13. Nd2 O-O {From a static point of view,
White has a good position, but he is far behind in development. From this
confrontation of positional factors, very sharp play can arise.} 14. Kh1 $5 {
This move was invented by Ponomariov and has caused Black repeated upsets.} ({
Ponomariov's first experience with this line went} 14. Qe2 Re8 {and only now}
15. Kh1 {. However, the opposition of the white queen with the black king's
rook allows} bxc3 16. bxc3 d5 {in a favourable form, because White cannot
react with d4.} 17. Rb1 Rxb1 18. Bxb1 d4 19. Bb2 Qd7 $132 {Black has a good
development of pieces and a firm control over the dark squares in the centre
and on the queenside, Ponomariov,R (2684)-Ehlvest,J (2627)/Kramatorsk 2001/CBM
086 (1/2-1/2, 48)}) (14. Re1 Qd7 15. Qd1 d5 $6 16. d4 $1 $36 {led to
initiative for White in Berescu,A (2491)-Malaniuk,V (2511)/Predeal 2006/CBM
113 ext (1/2-1/2, 21), but the preliminary 15...Re8 was better.}) 14... Re8 (
14... d5 $6 {is premature because of} 15. d4 $1 {. The capture on d4 is
answered by e5, while after} bxc3 16. bxc3 Bd6 17. exd5 exd4 18. cxd4 $14 {
White was a pawn up in Ponomariov,R (2723)-Onischuk,A (2650)/Poikovsky 2006/
CBM 112 (1-0, 66)}) 15. Qd1 d5 {Now that the e5-square is covered, the
counterblow d3-d4 is less effective because of ...exd4. White decides to hit
from the other side.} 16. f4 $5 dxe4 17. fxe5 exd3 18. exf6 dxc2 19. Qxc2 Qd5
20. c4 Qc6 {Black has a considerable advantage in development and has the
better chances, but faces some kingside inconvenience. This latter detail
makes the position quite tricky.} 21. Qf5 (21. fxg7 Re2 22. Rf3 Qg6 $15) 21...
g6 $1 (21... Re6 $2 22. fxg7 f6 23. Nf3 $40 {Sasikiran,K (2700)-Ponomariov,R 
(2723)/Zafra 2007/CBM 117 ext (1-0, 29)}) 22. Qg5 Re2 $17 {and the pressure
against the g2-square does not allow White to build up a serious attack.})
12... Qb8 $1 13. d4 {This is the idea behind the queen retreat, but the
exchanges that follow do not offer White an advantage.} b3 14. dxc5 bxc2 15.
Qxc2 Nb3 16. Ra3 Nxc5 {Black has the more compact structure and has a good
development. White could claim an advantage only if he manages to consolidate
the e4-pawn and advance the queenside pawns. If Black is in time to prevent
this plan with ...a5, the b3-square will be a permanent cause of worry for
White.} 17. Re1 $146 (17. Nd2 Qb7 18. Re1 a5 19. f3 O-O 20. Nc4 Qa6 (20... Rfe8
21. Be3 Qc6 22. b4 $5 axb4 23. cxb4 Nxa4 24. Rc1 $44 {Mastrovasilis,D (2562)
-Kapnisis,S (2421)/Salonica 2006 (1/2-1/2, 55)}) 21. Ne3 Rfb8 22. Bd2 Qd3 23.
Rb1 Qxc2 24. Nxc2 Rb3 $15 {Berescu,A (2439)-Stevic,H (2514)/Djakovo 2005/CBM
106 ext (1/2-1/2, 45)}) (17. b4 Ne6 ({I do not see special reasons to refrain
from} 17... Ncxe4) 18. Be3 O-O 19. Nd2 c6 20. Nb3 d5 21. Nc5 Re8 22. f3 {
with some advantage for White, Becerra Rivero,J (2549)-Friedel,J (2453)/ICC
INT 2005/CBM 108 ext (1-0, 44)}) 17... O-O (17... a5 18. Bg5 $5) (17... Qb7 $1
18. Nd2 a5 {transposes into the above}) 18. Nd2 ({Why not} 18. b4 $1 {, if
allowed?}) 18... a5 $11 {Everything returns to the normal path now. Black is
absolutely OK.} 19. Nb3 {Quite unnatural. What is the knight doing here?} Ne6
20. Be3 c6 21. f3 Re8 22. Bf2 Qc7 23. Nd2 d5 24. Rb3 Nf4 25. exd5 N6xd5 $15 {
Black has met his opponent's contorted manoeuvres with simple central strategy
and has the better position. The next move is quite exotic.} 26. Kh2 {[%cal
Yc7h2]} Re6 (26... Nd3 $1 27. Qxd3 e4+ 28. Bg3 Qxg3+ 29. Kxg3 exd3 {Shirov
rejected this line because of} 30. Re4 {, overlooking that after} f5 $1 31. Rd4
g5 32. Rxd3 $2 {he has} Nf4 {/\...Re2, winning.}) 27. Bg3 Rg6 28. Nf1 h5 29. c4
Nb4 (29... h4 $1 30. cxd5 hxg3+ 31. Nxg3 Nxd5 $13) 30. Qf5 h4 31. Bxf4 exf4 32.
Nd2 Rd8 33. Ne4 $14 {White has avoided any danger on the kingside and his
position is easier to play already.} Re6 34. Qg5 f6 35. Qg4 Qf7 36. Qxh4 Nc2
37. Re2 Nd4 38. Rd2 Rxe4 39. fxe4 Qxc4 40. Rdd3 Re8 41. Qh5 Rf8 42. Rbc3 Qxa4
43. Qc5 Ne2 44. Rd7 Re8 45. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 {An
over-ambitious move. White does not give up the standard plan based on c2-c3,
d2-d4 and Nb1-d2-f1(-e3-d5) at all. He actually aims to carry it out with a
gain of two tempi!. Indeed, Nc3-d5 is a much shorter route and then c3 and d4
might follow anyway. On the other hand, Nf1-e3 and especially Ne3-d5 are by
far not the only possibilities in the classical Ruy Lopez. The knight usually
goes to g3. Or if it gets to e3, it chooses the moment of moving to d5 with
greater care.} O-O 8. d3 h6 {A good prophylactic move.} (8... Bb7 {defines
Black's intentions on the queenside a bit too soon, allowing} 9. a4 (9. Bg5 h6
10. Bh4 {is not dangerous because of} Be7) 9... b4 (9... Na5 10. axb5 (10. Nxe5
Nxb3 11. cxb3 b4 {1/2 Polgar,J (2645)-Adams,M (2665)/Linares 1997/CBM 057/
[Psakhis,L] (25)}) 10... Nxb3 11. cxb3 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxe5 d5 14. Bg5
Be7 15. Nxb5 dxe4 16. dxe4 Bxe4 17. Re1 (17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Re1 {1/2 Kasparov,G 
(2825)-Shirov,A (2710)/Linares 1998/CBM 064/[Wedberg] (22)}) 17... Qxd1 18.
Rxd1 Rb8 {1/2 Anand,V (2770)-Shirov,A (2710)/Linares 1998/CBM 064/[Wedberg] 
(44)}) 10. Nd5 (10. Ne2 d5 {1-0 Adams,M (2640)-Tomorhuyag,N (2305)/Moscow 1994/
CBM 044 ext/[Gagarin] (29)}) 10... Nxd5 11. Bxd5 d6 12. a5 Rb8 13. c3 (13. Be3
Bxe3 14. fxe3 Ne7 15. Bb3 Ng6 16. Qe1 {1/2 Adams,M (2680)-Emms,J (2530)/Hove
1997/CBM 061/[Hecht] (48)}) 13... bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne7 15. Bc4 {1/2 Short,N (2640)
-Onischuk,A (2585)/Wijk aan Zee 1995/CBM 045/[Konikowski] (77)}) ({Or if} 8...
d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 {it would be not easy to rid himself of the pin, since} g5
11. Nxg5 {is devastating with the knight on c3.}) 9. Nd5 d6 10. c3 Rb8 {
Black remains flexible.} ({The hurried bishop development} 10... Bb7 {once
again causes some micro-problems after} 11. a4 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Rb8 13. axb5 axb5
14. Qb3 b4 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 bxc3 17. bxc3 Qe7 18. Qc2 Nd8 19. Rfb1 c6 20.
Bc4 $14 {with an enduring white initiative, Asrian,K (2602)-Fontaine,R (2537)/
Moscow 2005/CBM 106 (1-0, 34)}) 11. d4 (11. Ne3 {as played in Lahno,K (2500)
-Carlsen,M (2625)/Wijk aan Zee 2006/CBM 111/[Mikhalevski,V] (0-1, 31) does not
make so much sense if we think of White's philosophy of saving two tempi.})
11... Ba7 12. Be3 {Black has played flexibly so far, but now he has to release
the tension in the centre somehow, since the a7-bishop is sort of hanging.}
Nxd5 $146 ({Keeping the tension does not work, for instance:} 12... Re8 $2 13.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bd5 exd4 (14... Bd7 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. dxe5 $18) 15. Bxc6 dxe3
16. Bxe8 $18) (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 (13. cxd4 $5) 13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15.
Qxd4 c5 16. Nxf6+ Kh8 17. Qe3 Qxf6 18. Rad1 Bb7 19. f3 Rfe8 20. Qf2 a5 21. Bd5
$14 {[%csl Gd5,Gd6] Asrian,K (2611)-Yegiazarian,A (2534)/Yerevan 2005/CBM 107 
(1-0, 52)}) (12... Nxe4 13. Re1 Nf6 (13... exd4 14. Bxd4 $36 {leaves Black
hanging}) 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bxa7 Nxa7 17. Nxe5 Nc6 18. Qh5 Nxe5
19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Rxe5 Bb7 {Akopian,V (2698)-Harikrishna,P (2650)/Sochi 2007/
CBM 118 (1/2, 25)} 21. Rae1 $5 $14 {Giri chose a third (and new) way of
releasing the tension.}) 13. Bxd5 Ne7 14. dxe5 {Dominguez confessed that he
did not really believe that Black could play this way, so he did not hesitate
too much (seven minutes only) before grabbing the pawn} ({Otherwise, he might
have chosen the solid.} 14. Bb3) 14... Bxe3 15. fxe3 Nxd5 16. exd5 {But on
this move he spent almost half an hour, having finaly understood that Giri's
preparation was entirely sound.} ({Actually,} 16. Qxd5 Bb7 {does not look like
a tempting alternative for White.}) 16... dxe5 17. Nxe5 {After another ten
minutes.} (17. e4 Qd6 {followed by either ...f5 or ...c6 leaves Black with
comfortable play.}) 17... Bb7 18. Qd4 (18. e4 Qe7 19. Qd4 Rfe8 20. Nd3 (20.
Nxf7 Qxe4) 20... Qxe4 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Nc5 Re2 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25.
Kxf2 Rb6 $11) 18... Re8 $1 {The clearest way to equality. Black should not
hurry to retrieve the pawn,.} (18... Qxd5 $2 {is simply bad} 19. Qxd5 Bxd5 20.
Nd7 $18) (18... Bxd5 {allows White to maintain some pressure with} 19. Rad1 Be6
20. Nc6 Qxd4 21. cxd4 Rbe8 22. b3) 19. Rad1 Qg5 {The most accurate move.} (
19... Qe7 {allows White to retain some initiative:} 20. Nd3 Qxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rxe3
22. Nc5 Bc8 23. d6 $36) 20. Nc6 ({With the queen on g5,} 20. Nd3 $2 {is bad
already on account of} Bxd5) 20... Bxc6 21. dxc6 {So far, Giri had played very
quickly, but now he faced problems remembering his analysis. He was sure that
at some point there was a rook lift on the sixth rank, so after a bit more
than ten minutes he played:} Rb6 $2 ({As pointed out by Dominguez} 21... Rxe3 {
would have equalised. Giri feared} 22. Rfe1 {but Black seems to be OK:} Rxe1+ (
22... Rbe8 $2 23. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Rxe3 25. Rd8+ Kh7 26. Rd7) 23. Rxe1 Qg6
24. Qd7 {and maybe it is only at this point that Giri had analysed the rook
lift} Rb6 $11) 22. Rf3 $1 $16 {It suddenly appears that the threat ...Rxc6 is
relative.} Rxc6 {After the blunder, Giri took more than an hour looking for a
way to get some saving chances.} ({He mentioned briefly} 22... h5 {, but there
are many ways to deal with it. One of them would be:} 23. Qd7 Qe7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7
25. Rd8+ Kh7 26. Rd7 Rxd7 27. cxd7 Rd6 28. Rxf7 Kg6 29. d8=Q Rxd8 30. Rxc7 Rd1+
31. Kf2 Rd2+ 32. Kf3 Rxb2 33. Rc6+ Kf7 34. Rxa6 $18) 23. Qd7 Rce6 24. Qxf7+ Kh7
25. Rg3 R8e7 26. Qxe6 Rxe6 27. Rxg5 hxg5 28. Kf2 {White is a pawn up, has the
better structure and controls the open d-file. The rest is a matter of pure
technique.} Kg6 29. Rd5 Rf6+ 30. Ke2 c6 31. Rc5 Kh5 32. e4 Kg4 33. Ke3 Re6 34.
h3+ Kh4 35. g3+ Kxh3 36. Rxg5 g6 37. e5 Kg2 38. Ke4 Kf2 39. Rg4 Kg2 40. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 $5 {This early development of the queen is
not considered to be the main continuation, but has caused Black certain
problems lately. Adams' desire to check whether Shirov had done his homework
properly is quite understandable.} (11. Na3 {is a more common way to attack
the b5-pawn, see Dominguez-Shirov, Foros 2007, from this same issue of CBM.})
11... O-O 12. Bg5 ({Shirov had faced the obviously premature} 12. Qxb5 {
no less than 10 years ago.} Qe8 $1 {This slightly unusual move defends the
knight, threatens ...Nxd4 and if Qxe8 then ...Nxf3+ and increases the pressure
against the e4-pawn at the same time.} 13. Qd3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4 $5 ({In the
game} 14... Nxd4 $11 {was played. Black retrieved the pawn and had no problems
at all, but White overpressed and eventually lost, Kupreichik,V (2500)-Shirov,
A (2700)/Germany 1997/GER-chT (0-1, 48)}) 15. Re1 Bf5 16. Nc3 Nxd4 $1 17. Nxe4
(17. Nxd4 Nxf2 18. Qd2 Qxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Bxd4 20. Be3 Nd3 21. Qd2 Bxe3+ 22. Qxe3
Rxb3 $15 {Shirov}) 17... Nxb3 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. Qxf5 Qc8 20. Qxf6 Qg4 $1 (20...
Nxa1 $2 21. Re4 $18 {Shirov}) 21. Ra4 $5 Qxa4 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf6+ Kg8 $11 {
Shirov}) 12... exd4 {It seems that Black should give up the tension in the
centre before chasing the bishop away.} ({In case of} 12... h6 13. Bxf6 $1 (13.
Bh4 {is rather inoffensive:} g5 14. Bg3 Qe7 15. Nbd2 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Nh5 $132 {
Sokolov,A (2585)-Swinkels,R (2428)/Cappelle la Grande 2007/CBM 117 ext (1-0,
52). with a stable position for Black.}) 13... Qxf6 {White can capture the
pawn with} 14. Qxb5 {already. In practice, Black has failed to prove entirely
adequate compensation for the pawn.} Ne7 (14... Na7 {wins a tempo but places
the knight in a rather passive position.} 15. Qa4 g5 {Aimed to question
White's supremacy in the centre, rather than initiating a real attack. However,
the weaknesses along the f-file will most probably tell in the future.} 16.
Nbd2 g4 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Ne1 Nc6 19. Bd5 Ne7 20. Nc4 c6 21. Nxb6 Rxb6 22. Bc4
Rxb2 23. Nd3 Rd2 24. Ra2 Rxa2 25. Qxa2 Ng6 26. f3 $14 {Negi,P (2538)-Lahno,K 
(2459)/New Delhi 2006/CBM 115 ext (1/2-1/2, 56)}) (14... Na5 15. Bd5 Bg4 16.
dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 $1 $14 {Shabalov,A (2593)-Ganguly,S (2596)/Edmonton 2005/
CBM 107 ext (1-0, 37)}) 15. Nbd2 Ng6 {This leads to a harmonious development
for Black, but does not provide anything in exchange for the sacrificed pawn.}
16. Kh1 Nf4 17. g3 Ng6 18. Qd3 exd4 19. cxd4 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Kg2 Bg4 22.
Ra2 $14 {Dvoirys,S (2534)-Mkrtchian,L (2458)/Chelyabinsk 2007/CBM 117 ext (1-0,
65). and White has a stable position with reasonable chances to keep and
convert his minimal material advantage.}) 13. cxd4 h6 14. Bh4 ({Now,} 14. Bxf6
$6 Qxf6 15. Qxb5 {is simply bad because of} Nxd4 $15) 14... g5 $5 $146 {
A very direct approach.} ({Previously} 14... Bg4 {has been played, but it has
not prevented White from consolidating his centre:} 15. Nbd2 g5 (15... Bh5 16.
Qc3 Qe8 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfc1 Ne7 19. e5 $16 {Felgaer,R (2556)-Swinkels,R 
(2428)/Catalan Bay 2007 (1-0, 60)}) 16. Bg3 Bh5 17. d5 Ne7 18. Nd4 $14 {
Rodriguez Cespedes,A (2484)-Suarez Pousa,D (2396)/Mondariz Balneario 2002/CBM
090 ext (1/2-1/2, 55)}) 15. e5 {This move leads to a forced draw. It is not
clear whether Adams missed some defensive resource of his opponent or he
simply considered the alternatives to be too dangerous against a well prepared
opponent.} (15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 {looks dubious because after} Nxd4 {Black
has excellent central control, preventing White from increasing his pressure
against the f6-knight.}) ({The critical line is probably} 15. Bg3 {when Black
might have to proceed with} g4 {in order to justify his previous play.} (15...
d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nc3 $14 {with a normal development for White, while the
black king is exposed.}) 16. Bh4 $5 ({The tempting} 16. e5 $6 gxf3 17. Qg6+ Kh8
18. Qxh6+ Nh7 19. Bh4 {ismet by the unexpected} Nxd4 $1 {(/\...Nf5) for
instance} 20. Bxd8 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 fxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Rg8+ $40 {and the king has to
step forward into the fire, because} 23. Kh1 $2 {leads to mate after} Bb7+ 24.
f3 Bxf3+ $1)) 15... gxh4 16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. Qxh6+ (17. Qxf6+ Qxf6 18. exf6 Nxd4
$17) 17... Nh7 18. Bc2 f5 19. exf6 Rf7 20. Ng5 Qxf6 21. Nxf7+ (21. Qxf6+ Rxf6
22. Bxh7 Nxd4 $15) 21... Qxf7 22. Bxh7 Qxh7 {Of all White's attacking pieces
there is only one left on board, but it is sufficient to force a draw by
perpetual.} 23. Qf8+ Qg8 24. Qh6+ Qh7 25. Qf8+ Qg8 26. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 {
The most ambitious continuation.} (14. Qxf3 {maintains the kingside structure
intact, but gives up the advantage in the centre too easily.} exd4 15. Bg5 (15.
cxd4 {is completely inoffensive.} Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Rb1 c5 18. Rd1 d5 {
Joachim,S (2438)-Bacrot,E (2645)/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 098 (1/2-1/2, 25). and
Black's centralisation compensates for the white pair of bishops.}) 15... h6
16. Bh4 ({It appears that the exchange} 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 {does not
offer White an advantage. In order to exploit the weakness of the black
kingside it would be necessary to transfer the knight to f5 or h5, but this is
not easy to achieve. At the same time, Black has certain superiority on the
other wing.}) 16... dxc3 17. bxc3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Ng6 19. Bg3 Re8 $11 {Polgar,J 
(2645)-Shirov,A (2690)/Linares 1997/CBM 057 (1/2-1/2, 25)}) 14... Nh5 {
Abstratctly speaking, Black's compensation is obvious. He will soon be able to
install a knight on f4, which is not only a threatening move against the white
king, but also an important strategic achievement. On the other hand, White
has a strong pawn centre, keeping the b6-bishop somewhat out of play. The
position is enormously complicated and can lead to interesting fight.} 15. Be3
$146 {This natural developing move has one hidden drawback: White defines the
bishop's intentions too soon. In certain cases (after Kh1 and Rg1) the bishop
can induce some lack of harmony in Black's camp by means of ...Bg5.} ({
Previously, the immediate} 15. Kh1 {[%cal Yf1g1] has been played.} Qf6 16. Ra4
{It is not easy to understand the whole depth of this move. White is under
pressure on the kingside, but the first thing he does is activate the rook on
the other wing, without any obvious possibility of transfering it to, say, g4.
I have spotted two main ideas behind this mysterious rook lift, which will be
explained slightly later. (see the comments to the 19th move of this line).}
Nf4 {It is important to obstruct the c1-h6 diagonal, now or on the next move.}
(16... Ne7 17. Rg1 Ng6 18. Bg5 Qe6 19. Bd3 $6 {After having achieved the
partial aim of driving the enemy queen away from the dark squares, it would
have been better to retreat with the bishop to e3. In this case, ...Qh3
followed by ...Nh4 could have been met by Bd3-e2, when Black releases the
pressure against the f4-square.} Nhf4 $1 {The bishop is trapped now on g5. The
least Black will achieve is force the exchange on f4, with entirely adequate
compensation for the pawn in view of the chronic weakness of the kingside dark
squares.} 20. Bf1 c6 21. Na3 d5 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Nc2 Ra8 24. Ne3 Rxa4 25. Qxa4
exd4 26. cxd4 Bc7 27. Qa7 Bb8 28. Qa6 Qxa6 29. Bxa6 Nh3 {If the rook moves now,
then ...h6 traps the bishop for good.} 30. Nxd5 Nxg1 31. Kxg1 Ba7 $15 {
Kosintseva,N (2472)-Lahno,K (2449)/Krasnoturyinsk 2006/CBM 113 ext (0-1, 98)})
17. Rg1 Ne7 18. Be3 Neg6 19. Rg3 Nh5 ({Time has come to reveal the mystery of
Ra4. If Black plays} 19... c6 20. Na3 d5 {as in our main game, we can see two
main differences. First of all, the d4-square enjoys additional protection.
Secondly, and maybe more important, the knight retreat has not obstruct the
rook in any way and White can play} 21. Ra6 {, underlining the lack of
stability of the b6-bishop.}) 20. Rg4 h6 {and now, in Leko,P (2741)-Karjakin,S
(2591)/Dortmund 2004/CBM 102 (1/2-1/2, 30), White could have consolidated his
position by means of} 21. Bd3 Nhf4 22. Bf1 {according to Karjakin, although
his evaluation "+/-" might be exagerrated: White has no easy way to make
further progress yet.}) (15. dxe5 {was recommended by Karjakin and
successfully tried in practice. The capture with the pawn allows the
undesirable exchange of queens, while ...Nxe5 is strongly met by f4. Therefore.
..} Qh4 16. exd6 Ne5 $5 {This move seems to offer Black good counterplay.} (
16... Ng3 $6 {is elegant but premature:} 17. dxc7 Nxf1 18. Qxf1 $14 {offered
White more than sufficient compensation for the exchange in Ganguly,S (2559)
-Gareev,T (2525)/Calcutta 2004/CBM 103 ext (1-0, 61).}) 17. dxc7 (17. Nd4 Qh3 {
[%csl Gf3][%cal Rb6d4]} 18. Ra3 Rbd8 $1 $44 {[%cal Yd8d6,Yd6g6]} (18... c5 $2
19. f4 $3 {[%cal Ya3h3]})) (17. Kg2 cxd6 $44 {[%cal Yb8e8,Ye8e6,Ye6g6,Rh5f4,
Gf8e8]} 18. Nxd6 Nf4+ 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Yb6c7]}) 17... Bxc7 18.
Nxc7 Rfd8 (18... Qh3 19. Ra5 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. Bd1 $14) 19. Ra5 (19. Qe2
Qh3 20. Bd1 Rxd1 $17) 19... Rxd1 20. Bxd1 Nd3 $36) 15... Qf6 16. Kh1 Ne7 17.
Rg1 Ng6 18. Rg4 {Having spent a tempo on Be3 prematurely, White cannot
transpose to the previous lines.} (18. Ra4 Nh4 $5) (18. Bg5 Qe6 {[%csl Gg5]
[%cal Rh5f4]} 19. Be3 {leads only to move repetition after} Qf6 $11) 18... Nhf4
19. Bb3 ({However,} 19. Ra4 {still seems to make some sense.}) 19... c6 20. Na3
d5 {Now, this occupation of the centre is playable for Black.} 21. exd5 (21.
Nc2 dxe4 22. fxe4 Rfd8 $44) 21... cxd5 22. Nb5 {Placing the knight on a
vulnerable square, which allows Black develop his attack with gain of tempo.} (
22. Nc2 {looks safer.}) 22... Qc6 23. Ba4 f5 24. Rg3 e4 25. fxe4 {This might
be premature, but Black has made considerable progress on the kingside already.
} dxe4 $5 {It is hard to give a final evaluation to this ambitious move.} ({
The more restrained} 25... fxe4 $44 {, opening the f-file and keeping White's
centre under control, looks more solid.}) 26. d5 $6 {This move allows the
exchange of the dark-squared bishops, which is bad for two main reasons. First
of all, the e3-bishop was a key defender of the dark squares and secondly, the
b6-bishop was strongly restricted by the white centre.} (26. Na7 Qf6 27. Nc6 {
might have questioned the viability of Black's 25th move.}) 26... Qf6 27. Bxb6
Qxb6 {The position is very dangerous for White now. All Black has to do is
avoid the exchange of the queens and his overwhelming kingside advantage
should come to tell.} 28. Qd4 Qb7 29. c4 Ne2 30. Qa7 Nxg3+ 31. hxg3 Qc8 32. Qc7
Qa6 33. d6 e3 34. fxe3 Qa8+ 35. Kh2 Ne5 ({The shortest way to a win was} 35...
f4 $1 {but it is not easy to spot that after} 36. exf4 (36. gxf4 Qf3 $19) {
Black has} 36... Rfe8 $3 {. The natural tendency is to place the other rook on
e8, but then White could prevent the infiltration on the second rank by a
knight retreat. Now,} 37. Nc3 {or 37.Nd4 lead to mate after} Rxb2+) 36. Qc5
Ng4+ 37. Kg1 Kh8 38. Qd5 Qa5 39. Qd4 Rbe8 40. b4 Qd8 41. Ra3 Re4 42. Qc5 Re5
43. Qd4 f4 44. exf4 Re1+ 45. Kg2 Qe8 46. Bd1 Qh5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 {Over the past
decade, the neo-Arkhangelsk (...Bc5 without ...Bb7) has been submitted to
thorough theoretical and practical examination. Lately, the variation seems to
be passing through a crisis and the genuine Arkhangelsk (consigned to oblivion
some time ago, without any obvious reason) may be on the way to becoming
fashionable again.} 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a4 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4
g5 13. Bg3 Re8 {An important tabyia. Black has weakened his kingside, but
hopes to keep the g3-bishop out of play. In the event of an early opening of
the centre, his bishops may become very threatening.} 14. axb5 ({A slow course
of events should not bother Black too much after} 14. Qd3 Qd7 15. Nbd2 Kg7 16.
Rad1 Re7 $6 {Unnecessarily taking the e7-square away from the knight.} (16...
Rad8 {is more natural and probably better.} 17. Nf1 $140 Na5 18. Bc2 Nc4 $36)
17. Nf1 (17. d5 $1 $14 {[%csl Re7]}) 17... Na5 18. Bc2 Nc4 19. dxe5 dxe5 20.
Qe2 Qe8 21. Bd3 Nd6 $11 {Tatai,S (2410)-Costa,J (2425)/Manila 1992/TD (1/2, 62)
}) ({Releasing the tension in the centre with} 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 {
is also harmless for Black.} 16. Nd2 Qd6 (16... c5 17. Qe2 c4 18. Bc2 {Zapata,
A (2520)-Vittorino,C (2332)/Neiva 2005/CBM 106 ext (1-0, 30)} Qe7 $13) 17. axb5
axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Qe2 {Erdogdu,M (2303)-Godena,M (2527)/Istanbul 2003/CBM
096 (1/2, 43)} Bc6 $11) ({The necessity of opening the a-file before playing
h4 can be inferred from the following game} 14. h4 Na5 $1 15. hxg5 $5 (15. Bc2
exd4 16. hxg5 Nxe4 $13) 15... Nxb3 16. gxf6 Nxa1 {This rook would not be
hanging after previous exchanges on b5 and a8.} 17. Bh4 exd4 18. Qd2 Kh7 (18...
Rxe4 19. Qxh6 Rxe1+ 20. Nxe1 Qf8 21. Qg5+ Kh7 22. Qf5+ $11 {Bykhovsky,Av.}) 19.
Ng5+ Kg8 20. Nf3 Kh7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Ne6 Rxe6 23. Qxh6 Qf8 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25.
Qh5+ Kg8 {1/2 Mestel,A (2450)-Beliavsky,A (2545)/Mexico 1978/EXT 2003}) 14...
axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. h4 (16. d5 {leaves the bishop looking odd on g3 and
allows Black to develop a strong kingside initiative.} Ne7 17. c4 (17. Na3 c6
18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Qd3 Qb8 20. Nc2 Bc5 21. Nb4 Bxb4 22. cxb4 Kg7 {Sanden,S 
(2340)-Moberg,K (2300)/Lindesberg 1993/EXT 2000 (1/2, 41)}) 17... bxc4 18. Bxc4
Ng6 19. h3 Bb7 20. Bb5 Rf8 21. Nfd2 h5 22. Nc4 Bd4 23. Nbd2 Qb8 24. Qb3 h4 25.
Bh2 g4 $36 {with a strong initiative at no cost in Generalov,N (2245)-Rausis,I
(2490)/W-Cup7 fin corr 1994/Corr 2002 (0-1, 39)}) 16... g4 17. Nh2 Qd7 18. h5
$5 $146 {A logical novelty. WHite intends to undermine the g4-pawn with Bh4,
without releasing the tension in the centre. The only drawback of this plan is
that the queen's knight is still undeveloped.} (18. d5 {makes more sense than
one move earlier, because the black kingside has been weakened, but the
position remains uncertain.} Ne7 19. h5 (19. Qe2 $6 {loses time and places the
queen on a vulnerable square.} c6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd2 Ng6 22. Ra1 Nf4 23.
Bxf4 exf4 $17 {Jabot,D-Sakellarakis,D/UECC email 1999/Corr 2002 (1/2, 31)})
19... Kg7 20. Bh4 Neg8 ({Black also managed to hold after} 20... Nxh5 21. Nxg4
Ng6 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. Qxh5 Bc5 24. Nd2 Bb7 25. Nf1 Nxh4 26. Qxh4 Bc8 27. Bd1 Qd8
28. Qxd8 Rxd8 29. b4 Bb6 30. Be2 Bd7 31. Ra1 Kg6 32. Ne3 {1/2 Krakops,M (2295)
-Fainveits,L (2245)/Riga 1993/CBM 035 ext}) 21. Nd2 c6 22. Ndf1 cxd5 23. exd5
Qf5 24. Ne3 Qxh5 25. Nhxg4 Nxg4 26. Qxg4+ Qxg4 27. Nxg4 f5 28. Ne3 Kg6 $13 {
Prokopp,H-Montag,A/Germany 1996/Corr 2004 (0-1, 52). The central structure is
not unpromising for Black.}) 18... exd4 $1 {The logical reaction. Black's
bishop will revive soon.} 19. Bh4 Kg7 20. Nd2 dxc3 21. Bxf6+ Kxf6 22. Nxg4+ Kg7
23. bxc3 Ne5 24. Ne3 Kh7 $1 $36 {[%cal Ge8g8] Probably best. It appears that
the opening of the g-file favours Black, while White is not sufficiently well
developed to take advantage of the f5-square.} (24... Nd3 {is probably
premature and leads to unclear consequences.} 25. Rf1 (25. Re2 Rg8) 25... Bxe3
({The spectacular} 25... Nxf2 {turns out well for White after} 26. Kxf2 f5 27.
Ke2 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 29. Qd5 Rxe3+ 30. Kd1 Kf6 31. g4 Re5 32. Qg8 $40) 26.
fxe3 Ne5 $13 {and Black seems to be doing OK. Still, it would be a pitty to
have to part with the dark-squared bishop...}) 25. Nf3 {White decides to give
up a pawn in order to avoid the numerous possible tactical tricks.} (25. Bc2
Rg8 $36 26. Nf5 $2 Rxg2+ $1 27. Kxg2 Qxf5 $17) (25. Nf5 Rg8 {[%cal Gg8g2]} 26.
g3 Rg5 27. Qe2 Qc6 28. Bd5 Qxc3 29. Bxa8 Rxg3+ 30. Kf1 Rg8 $19 {[%cal Gc3h3,
Gg8a8] In both these lines, we can notice how unstable the knight can be on f5.
}) 25... Nxf3+ $6 {This intermediate exchange just helps White activate his
queen, which will weigh rather heavily in the balance of the position.} ({
Black should not have refrained from the immediate} 25... Bxe4 $1 {for instance
} 26. Nd4 Rg8 27. Bd5 (27. Bc2 f5) 27... Rxg2+ $1 28. Nxg2 Bxd5 29. Re3 $8 b4
$5 {[%csl Rd4]} 30. cxb4 Qg4 31. Qxg4 Nxg4 32. Rg3 f5 $44 {[%csl Rd4,Rf2,Rg3]
[%cal Gb6f2]}) 26. Qxf3 Bxe4 27. Qf4 $36 {Black's position is dangerous now.}
Bxe3 28. Rxe3 Bb1 29. Rf3 $40 f5 30. Qc1 Be4 31. Rg3 f4 32. Qxf4 Qf5 33. Qe3
Qxh5 34. Qd2 Qf5 35. f3 Bb1 36. Qd4 Qe5 37. Qh4 Bf5 38. f4 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Bg6 40.
Qf6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a4 (10. Bg5 {is by far the most popular move.}) 10... O-O 11.
h3 h6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. d5 Ne7 15. Be3 $146 {An over-cautious
move. After the exchange of bishops, Black has no strategic problems at all.} (
{Suggestive of the shadow into which the "Old Arkhangelsk" has fallen, the
previous relevant game is 15 years old:} 15. Na3 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Bc2 Ng6
18. Bd3 Qd7 19. b4 Ra8 20. c4 Rxa3 21. Bxa3 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Nxe4 $44 {Adams,M 
(2655)-Onischuk,A (2590)/Wijk aan Zee 1995/CBM 046 (0-1, 31)}) 15... Bxe3 16.
Rxe3 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nbd2 Ng6 19. Bc2 Qa8 20. Qb1 Re8 21. Nf1 d5 22. exd5
Nxd5 23. Re1 Ndf4 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Nd3 27. Re2 Ra8 28. Rd2
e4 29. Nd4 Ngf4 30. Ng3 Ra1+ 31. Kh2 Re1 32. Nc2 Rb1 33. Na3 Re1 34. Nc2 Rb1
35. Na3 Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 38th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2010.07.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2010.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nxe5 {Not a very ambitious continuation.} Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6
12. f4 Nc6 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Nc3 Nb4 15. Qd2 ({Leko had had this position with
white some years ago:} 15. Qg3 c5 16. e5 Nh5 17. Qf3 c4 18. Qxh5 cxb3 19. cxb3
dxe5 20. Qxe5 Bb7 21. Rd1 Qc8 22. Qe2 Re8 23. Be3 Qe6 24. Ba7 Qc6 25. Qf3 Qe6
26. Qe2 Qc6 {1/2 Leko,P (2635)-Shirov,A (2685)/Tilburg 1997/CBM 061}) 15... Be6
16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qe2 Qe8 18. Be3 Qh5 19. Rf3 Nc6 20. Ra6 b4 21. Nd1 Ne7 22.
Nf2 Qb5 23. Qxb5 Rxb5 24. Bd4 Nh5 25. Nh3 Ng6 26. Ra7 {Being in control of the
only open file, White retains some initiative.} Rc8 27. Rf1 e5 28. fxe5 Nxe5
29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Nf2 Rc5 31. Nd3 Rxc2 32. Nxb4 Rxb2 33. Nd5 Rcb8 34. Rxc7 h6
35. Re7 Re2 36. Rxe5 {Finally, the symbolic advantage has been converted into
an extra pawn, but Black is active enough to force the exchange of a pair of
rooks, with an inevitable draw.} Nf6 37. Nxf6+ gxf6 38. Ref5 Rbb2 39. R5f2 Kg7
40. g3 Rxf2 41. Rxf2 Rb4 42. Re2 Kg6 43. Kf2 Rb3 44. Rc2 h5 45. h4 Ra3 46. Re2
Rb3 47. Re3 Rb2+ 48. Kf3 Rb1 49. Kf4 Rf1+ 50. Rf3 Re1 51. Rf2 Rg1 52. Kf3 Re1
53. Re2 Rf1+ 54. Rf2 Re1 55. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Andorra op 16th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4
O-O 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nd5 h6 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Nd2 Nxd5
15. Bxd5 Ne7 16. Bb3 Ng6 17. Nc4 Qe7 18. Qh5 Bc6 19. g3 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21.
Ra1 d6 22. Ra6 Ne7 23. Ne3 Bb7 24. Ra1 Bc8 25. Ra8 Qb5 26. Rxc8 Nxc8 (26...
Rxc8 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Qxe7 $18) 27. Nf5 {Qg6+-} d5 (27... Kh8 28. Bxf7) 28.
Qg4 g6 29. Nxh6+ Kg7 (29... Kh7 30. Qh4 Kg7 31. Ng4 Qb6 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Bxd5
$16) 30. Nf5+ Kh7 (30... Kg8 31. Bxd5) 31. Qh4+ Kg8 32. Nh6+ Kg7 33. Ng4 Qb6
34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Bxd5 Ne7 36. Bc4 (36. Nxe5 Nxd5 37. Nd7 Qd6 38. Nxf8 Nf6 39.
Nxg6 Nh7) 36... Qd6 37. Qg5 Nc6 38. Kg2 (38. Nh6+ Kh7 (38... Kg7 39. Nf5+) 39.
Nxf7) 38... Kg7 39. f4 exf4 40. e5 (40. e5 Qd7 41. Qh6+ Kg8 42. Nf6#) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Ra8 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Re1 exd4 (14...
Re8 {Anand,V (2790)-Shirov,A (2723)/Wijk aan Zee 2010/[Mikhalevski, V] (1-0,
55)}) 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Nd3 18. Re3 Nf4 19. Rc1 $146 {[%csl Gc7]
[%cal Gh4f6,Gg7f6]} (19. e5 {proved to be premature:} dxe5 20. dxe5 Bxe3 21.
fxe3 Ng6 22. exf6 Nxh4 23. Nxh4 Qxf6 24. Nhf3 c5 {Bologan,V (2692)-Caruana,F 
(2652)/Reggio Emilia 2009/CBM 134 (0-1, 41)}) 19... c5 {The most ambitious
continuation.} ({The alternative was} 19... Rc8 {, defending the pawn.} 20.
Rcc3 $5 {it is hard to evaluate whether the gradual piece activation offers
White attacking chances.}) 20. e5 dxe5 21. dxc5 (21. dxe5 Ng6 22. exf6 Nxh4
$132) 21... Rc8 22. Nxe5 Rxc5 {The tactical operation in the centre has left
White with a poor coordination. One wonders whether Navarra's innovation was a
pure over-the-board inspiration.} 23. Nf1 Rxc1 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Qxd8+ Rf8 26.
Qd2 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 g5 (27... N6d5 $17) 28. Bg3 N6h5 29. Bxf4 Nxf4 30. Ng6 $36
Ra1 31. Nxf8 Bxg2 32. Qe8 Rxf1+ 33. Kh2 Rh1+ 34. Kg3 Rxh3+ 35. Kg4 Rh4+ 36. Kf5
Bh3+ 37. Ke5 Kg7 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. Qd8 Kg7 40. Qf6+ Kg8 41. Ng6 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5
15. f4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Qg4 Qf6 {Shirov bravely repeats the variation
that had led him to defeat against Leko, with the occasion of the recently
played Tal Memorial. Obviously, he had prepared an improvement, but Carlsen 
(who, according to himself, did not expect such a consequent attitude from his
opponent) came up with an over-the-board novelty first.} 18. Ra6 $5 {With so
many unstable black pieces along the 6th rank, this move is quite logical. In
concrete terms, the threat Nxc7 looks (or could become later) annoying.
Black's position in this whole line looks pretty difficult to play. His pieces
are strongly restricted by the enemy centre and there is no obvious pawn break
to be carried out. This explains why, like in the previous game, Shirov did
not manage to come out of the opening with a reasonable position, despite
being familiarized with its subtleties already.} (18. b4 {Leko,P (2755)-Shirov,
A (2739)/Moscow 2007/CBM 122/[Marin] (1-0, 31)}) 18... Ne7 $6 {The same move
he had played against Leko and I believe that the same evaluation applies here:
Black defines his knight's intentions too quickly, releasing the pressure
against the central e5- and d4-squares. Black could look for ways to slightly
improve his position.} ({For the sake of complete similarity, let us take the
same move that I recommended in my notes to the previous game.} 18... g6 $5 {
[%csl Gc2,Gg4][%cal Gh7h5] Restricting the enemy bishop and intending to do
the same with the queen, by means of a further ...h5.} 19. Nxc7 {This is the
critical line, which probably determined Shirov to retreat with his knight..} (
19. b4 h5 20. Qg2 $8 {[%csl Rb5,Rg1][%cal Gf6g5]} Nd8 {[%cal Gd8e6]} 21. d5 $6
c6 $15) (19. Kh1 Nd8 20. d5 Nb7 21. b4 Ra8 $132 {Here, the weakness of the
c3-pawn and Black's excellent control over the dark squares compensate for the
temporary passivity of his knight.}) (19. Na3 h5 20. Qf3 Nd8) 19... Bxc7 20.
Rxc6 Rxb2 21. Bd1 {[%csl Gc7] Theoretically, White has the better bishop, but
it is not easy to activate it. Besides, his rook is somewhat isolated on c6,
while the pressure exerted by the b2-rook could become unpleasant. Besides,
his king is a bit exposed. All these aspects leave the position uncertain.} (
21. Rxc7 Rxc2 $11 {The safer position of Black's king compensates for White's
more flexible structure. Besides, Black has no bad pieces here.}) 21... Bb8 (
21... Bb6 $2 22. e5 $16) 22. Bf3 (22. Kh1 Re8) (22. Be2 $2 {[%cal Ge2c4,Gc4d5]}
Rxe2 $1 23. Qxe2 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 f3 $3 25. Qxf3 Qb5 $19 {[%csl Rc6,Rf1] White's
far from obvious problems of coordination are revealed in this elegant line.})
(22. e5 Qe7 23. exd6 Bxd6 $13 {[%cal Gf8a8] White's pawns are not easy to
advance, but his king could get into danger.} 24. c4 Rd2 {[%csl Gd4]} 25. d5
Ra8 $15) 22... Re8 23. Ra1 h5 24. Qg2 Qh4 $132 {[%cal Ge8e7,Ge7b7]}) 19. Na3 {
[%csl Rb6][%cal Ga3c4]} c6 (19... Ra8 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Nc4 $14) 20. Nc4 Bc7
21. Ra7 {Now, Black's pieces are hanging along the 7th rank already...} Rbc8
22. e5 $1 $16 {Forcing the enemy queen to occupy a passive position and
opening lines for the activation of his own pieces.} dxe5 23. dxe5 Qh6 (23...
Bxe5 $2 {is impossible because... Black had not found the time to play...g6:}
24. Qh5 $18 {[%csl Ge5,Gh7]}) 24. Rd1 Nd5 25. Be4 Rfd8 26. Rd3 {[%cal Gd3h3]}
g6 {More or less forced already, but look at Black's queen!} 27. Bxd5 ({
He could also have tried to increase his pressure slowly with} 27. Ra6 $5 $16)
27... cxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Qxc8+ Kg7 30. Qg4 $6 {Not really a bad move,
since White maintains excellent practical chances.} ({However, as the
following analysis provided by Frederic Friedel proves, White could have
captured the bishop and avoided perpetual check: "} 30. Rxc7 Qg5+ 31. Kf1 Rd1+
32. Ke2 Qg1 33. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 34. Nd6+ Kg7 35. Qd7+ Kh6 36. Nf7+ Kg7 37. Qxd1
f3+ 38. Kd2 Qxf2+ 39. Kc1 Qe3+ 40. Qd2 Qa7 {threatening ...f2, ...f1Q and
after Qxf1 Qa1+ with Qxf1+-} (40... Qg1+ 41. Kc2 f2 (41... Kxf7 42. Qd7+ Kg8
43. e6 Qxh2+ 44. Kb1 {and with his king finding safety White can use his
e-pawn to win.}) 42. Ng5 Qxg5 43. Qxg5 f1=Q 44. Qf6+ {wins for White}) (40...
f2 41. Qxe3 f1=Q+ 42. Kc2 Kxf7 {doesn't look at all appealing}) 41. Qg5 (41.
Qh6+ Kg8) 41... Qxf7 42. Kd2 Qa2 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46. Qb4
f2 47. Ke2 Qf7 48. Kf1 Qf3 {White has good chances to win."}) 30... Bxe5 31. h4
Bb8 32. Rb7 Rd8 33. Kg2 Kg8 34. Qg5 Qf8 35. Qf6 Re8 36. b4 Re6 37. Qd4 Qc8 38.
Rd7 Qc6+ 39. Qd5 Qxd5+ 40. Rxd5 Rc6 41. Nd2 f3+ 42. Nxf3 Kg7 43. Rd8 Bc7 44.
Rd7 Rxc3 45. Ng5 Kg8 46. Ne4 Rc4 47. Nf6+ Kf8 48. Nxh7+ Ke8 49. Nf6+ Kf8 50.
Nd5 Be5 51. b5 Rxh4 52. b6 Rd4 53. Kf3 Kg7 54. Ke3 Ra4 55. b7 Ra3+ 56. Ke4 Bh2
57. Nc7 Rb3 58. Ne6+ Kf6 59. Nd8 g5 60. Rxf7+ Kg6 61. Rd7 g4 62. Ne6 g3 63.
fxg3 Bxg3 64. Kd5 Rb1 65. Kc6 Rc1+ 66. Nc5 Bb8 67. Rd5 Ba7 68. Kd7 Bb8 69. Ne6
Kf6 70. Rc5 Rb1 71. Nd8 Bh2 72. Rc6+ Ke5 73. Rc1 Rb3 74. Rc2 Bf4 75. Kc6 Kf5
76. Rc5+ Kf6 77. Kd7 Rb1 78. Kc8 Bh2 79. Rc6+ Ke5 $4 {A terrible blunder in a
probably defensible position. The king had crossed this diagonal before, but
the b8-square was not controlled by the enemy king at that moment.} (79... Kf5
80. Ne6 $5 {[%cal Ge6c7]} Rg1 $1 {(Only this rook transfer keeps the game
going.)} 81. Nc7 Rg8+ 82. Kd7 Rg7+ 83. Kd8 Rg8+ 84. Ne8 Rh8) 80. b8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.12.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2006.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 {White
plays in the spirit of the Arhangelsk variation, with the difference that Re1
and ...Bb7 have not been played. In principle, I believe that his small
details tends to favour Black. The rook is useful on e1, because it protects
the e4-pawn, while the presence of the bishop on the c8-h3 diagonal creates
the permanent threat of ...Bg4. If White prevents it with h3, then Black could
switch to the Arhangelsk with ...Bb7, when h3 would hardly be more useful than
Re1.} (7. a4 {is a more frequent choice.}) 7... d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6
{White intends to take advantage of the absence of the bishop from b7 by
radical means. However, giving up the dark-squared bishop is a double-edged
decision, especially that the d4-square is submitted to strong pressure.} ({
In case of the more natural} 10. Bh4 {Black can safely play} g5 {, because he
has not castled yet and the sacrifice on g5 would hardly offer White attacking
chances.} 11. Bg3 O-O {With the dark-squared bishop placed on any virtually
other square than g3, the weakness of the black kingside would incline the
balance to White's favour. The way it is, White cannot play the generally
desirable h4 because of ...Nh5 followed by g4, while the bishop also blocks
one of the main routes of the queen's knight to the f5- and h5-squares.} 12.
Nbd2 (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Nxe4 {[%csl Gf2]} 16.
Bd4 Bxd4 17. cxd4 Bb7 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Rad8 20. Rc1 Rd7 21. f3 Rfd8 $11 {
Hracek,Z (2605)-Adams,M (2680)/Germany 1997/GER-chT (1/2-1/2, 32)}) (12. Re1 {
gives Black a choice between} Bb7 {, transposing to a genuine Arhangelsk and
12...Bg4.}) 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Nf3 Bb6 16. Qc2 Nh5 (
16... Bb7 $5) 17. Bd5 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Rb8 19. e5 Kg7 20. Rad1 dxe5 21. Bxf7 Qf6
$15 {The weakness of the f2-square restricts White's active possibilities,
putting her compensation under some doubt, Polgar,J (2630)-Adams,M (2655)/Dos
Hermanas 1995/CBM 047 (1/2-1/2, 41)}) 10... Qxf6 11. Bd5 {This is the idea
behind White's previous move. However, the pin of the knight is just temporary.
} Bd7 {This is the most convenient answer.} (11... Bb7 {eliminates one pin,
just to allow another one. Black's position is acceptable anyway and the
practical results have been quite OK for him, but White has some chances to
maintain the pressure.} 12. a4 O-O 13. dxe5 (13. Na3 exd4 14. cxd4 Rfb8 $5 {
[%csl Gb7]} (14... b4 15. Nc4 Ba7 16. Qd3 Rab8 17. Rad1 b3 18. e5 $36 {
Georgiev,K (2610)-Fernandez Garcia,J (2210)/Komotini 1992/EXT 2000 (1/2-1/2,
50)}) 15. Nc2 (15. axb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nxd4 18. Nfxd4 Bxd5 19.
exd5 Bxd4 $15) 15... bxa4 $5 (15... Qd8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qd3 $14 {Korneev,O 
(2590)-Fernandez Garcia,J (2465)/Linares 1996/CBM 051 ext (1/2-1/2, 40)}) 16.
Rxa4 a5) 13... dxe5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Na3 Rad8 16. Qe2 (16. Nxb5 Ne7 $17) 16...
Bc8 (16... b4 $5) 17. Bxc6 (17. Nxb5 $6 {is risky because of} Ne7 $15 18. Bc4
Ng6 19. g3 Bg4 20. Kg2 Rd2 $1 $19) ({However, it remains an open question how
should Black continue after} 17. Qxb5 $5) 17... Qxc6 18. Nxb5 Bg4 19. Na3 f5
$44 {Smeets,J (2531)-Mamedyarov,S (2674)/Instanbul 2005/CBM 109 ext (1/2-1/2,
28)}) 12. dxe5 $6 $146 {This early release of the tension in the centre would
be justified only if White would get an advantage of development, but this is
hardly the case. However, Black does not seem to have problems after more
consistent continuations either.} (12. Na3 Rd8 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Qd3 (14. Qd2
Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Ne7 16. Ne3 c6 17. Bb3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Ng6 19. Bc2 Nf4 20. Rad1 g6
21. Kh1 Qg5 22. g3 Ne6 $13 {Filipenko,A (2380)-Arbakov,V (2415)/Cheliabinsk
1989/EXT 2000 (1/2-1/2, 56)}) 14... Ne7 15. Bb7 (15. Ne3) 15... a5 (15... Ng6
16. Bxa6 Nf4 17. Qe3 Bh3 18. Nce1 Qg6 19. Nh4 Qg4 20. Kh1 Qxh4 21. gxh3 $15 {
Adams}) 16. Ne3 exd4 17. cxd4 a4 $11 {Mortensen,E (2455)-Adams,M (2680)/Koge
1997/EXT 2000 (0-1, 41)}) (12. a4 Rb8 13. Bxc6 $6 {This and the last move are
obvious concessions.} Bxc6 14. a5 $6 Ba7 15. Qd3 O-O {Black has very little to
complain about. In the long run, the pair of bishops should offer him an
advantage.} 16. Nbd2 g5 $6 {However, this unprepared action will only leave
Black with weaknesses.} ({He should have continued the mobilisation of his
forces with} 16... Rbd8 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 {and for White it would have not been
easy to maintain the tension in the centre.} 18. Nf1 Bb7 19. b4 exd4 20. cxd4
c5 $36 {[%csl Ya7,Yb7]}) 17. h3 h5 $6 18. Qe3 g4 19. dxe5 Bxe3 20. exf6 Bf4 21.
hxg4 hxg4 22. Nd4 Bb7 23. Rad1 Bg5 24. Nf5 $14 {White finally got some clear
idea of play. The f5-knight is strong, while the g4-pawn is vulnerable.
Oleksienko,M (2509)-Calistri,T (2382)/Guingamp 2006/CBM 111 ext (1-0, 38)})
12... dxe5 13. a4 Rd8 $15 {Black has cleared the d6-a8 diagonal, leaving the
enemy bishop exposed on d5.} 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Qe2 g5 $5 {
With the rook on h8 still and the centre open, this action is much sounder
than in the game Oleksienko-Calistri.} ({Actually, the simple} 16... O-O $15 {
[%csl Yb6,Yc6] would also leave Black with very comfortable play.}) 17. b4 (17.
h3 h5 $17 {[%cal Yh8h1,Gg5g4]}) 17... g4 18. Nfd2 h5 {[%cal Yh5h4,Yg4g3]} 19.
c4 {White has to react somehow in order to question the stability of the enemy
bishops. Otherwise, he would be simply crushed on the kingside.} bxc4 20. Nxc4
Bxe4 $1 ({In fact there is nothing wrong with} 20... Bd4 $15) 21. Ra3 (21. Qxe4
$2 Qxf2+ $1 $19) (21. Nxb6 Bd3 $17) 21... Bxb1 22. Nxb6 cxb6 23. Rxb1 O-O {
The relative weakness of the black kingside does not offer White adequate
compensation for the pawn, mainly because the weakness of the back rank leaves
the white king in a delicate situation, too.} 24. Re3 Rfe8 25. f3 Rd4 26. fxg4
hxg4 {It is hard to say which king is more exposed now.} 27. b5 Qe6 28. h3 f5
29. Re1 Kg7 30. hxg4 Rxg4 31. Rxe5 Qxe5 32. Qxe5+ Rxe5 33. Rxe5 Kf6 34. Re8 (
34. Rd5 Ke6 35. Rd8 Rb4 {is very much the same.}) 34... Rb4 35. Kf2 Kg5 36. Re6
Rxb5 {White has managed to simplify the position, but has to struggle still.}
37. g3 Rb2+ 38. Kf3 Rb3+ 39. Kf2 b5 40. Rb6 Rb1 41. Kf3 b4 42. Kf2 {By this
moment, White probably made up his defensive plan. Theking protects the g-pawn,
while the rook not only controls the passed pawn, but prevents the enemy king
from marching on to the queenside as well. Everything is logical, but there is
one flaw in this plan as we shall see.} Kg4 43. Rg6+ Kh5 44. Rf6 Kg5 45. Rb6
Rb3 46. Kg2 $2 {The decisive mistake. This is the worse possible moment to
move the king away from the centre.} ({There was nothing wrong with activating
the rook with} 46. Rb8 {and only after} Kf6 {restrict the king with} 47. Rb5 {
. I do not see how Black can make progress after} Ke6 48. Kg2 Rb1 49. Kf3 b3
50. Kg2 $11) ({Or if White really wants to maintain the control of the 6th
rank,} 46. Ke2 {is entirely possible as well and if} Kg4 {then} 47. Rg6+ Kh3
48. Rg5 {with an immediate draw.}) {Since the further advance of the b-pawn
does not offer Black winning chances, it might seem that White could count on
a draw. However, Innarkiev finds a remarkable winning idea.} 46... f4 $3 {
With the tablebases at one's disposal, this move is easy to spot, but in an
over-the-board game it surely requires good endgame knowledge to understand
that Black is winning only by exchanging these pawns. The idea is to simply
get rid of the own weakness and clear the king's way to the queenside.} 47.
gxf4+ Kxf4 48. Kf2 {It is too late to activate the rook already.} (48. Re6 Rb2+
49. Kf1 b3 50. Ke1 Rh2 51. Rb6 b2 52. Kd1 Ke3 53. Rb8 Kd3 54. Rd8+ (54. Ke1
b1=Q+) 54... Kc3 55. Rc8+ Kb3 56. Rb8+ Ka2 57. Ra8+ Kb1 $19) (48. Rh6 Rb2+ ({
Avoiding} 48... Ke3 $4 49. Rh3+ $11) 49. Kf1 Ke3 50. Rh3+ Kd2 51. Rh2+ Kc1 $19)
48... Rb2+ 49. Ke1 Ke3 50. Kd1 Kd3 51. Kc1 Kc3 52. Rh6 Kb3 53. Rh3+ Ka2 54. Rh4
Rb1+ 55. Kd2 b3 56. Ra4+ Kb2 57. Ra8 Ra1 58. Rb8 Ra7 59. Kd3 Rd7+ 60. Ke3 Kc2
61. Rc8+ Kb1 62. Rb8 b2 63. Rb6 Ra7 64. Kd2 Ka1 0-1

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {It is
refreshing to remember that in the Ruy Lopez there are other playable lines
than the Marshall Attack. Es ist erfrischend, sich daran zu erinnern, dass es
im Spanier auch noch andere spielbare Varianten als den Marshall-Angriff gibt.
Es agradable ver que en la apertura Ruy Lopez quedan variantes jugables, otras
que el hiperanalizado Ataque Marshall.} 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3
O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Be3 ({Previously, Leko had tried Zuvor
hatte Leko Leko había jugado anteriormente} 13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. Kh1 {
Leko,P (2741)-Karjakin,S (2591)/Dortmund 2004/CBM 102 (1/2-1/2, 30) , but
against Anand he might have considered that the weakening of the kingside was
not really recommendable. versucht, Leko,P (2741)-Karjakin,S (2591)/Dortmund
2004/CBM 102 (1/2-1/2, 30), aber gegen Anand mag er überlegt haben, dass die
Schwächung des Königsflügels nicht wirklich zu empfehlen war. , pero parece
que contra Anand considero la debilitación delflanco de rey demasiado
arriesgado.} ({A more recent example in this line is Ein aktuelles Beispiel in
dieser Variante ist} 15. Be3 {Dominguez Perez,L (2678)-Shirov,A (2699)/Foros
2007/CBM 119/[Marin,M] (0-1, 46). The comments to this game also contain a
survey of the position with doubled pawns on the f-file as well as some notes
to Leko's game. Dominguez Perez,L (2678)-Shirov,A (2699)/Foros 2007/CBM 119/
[Marin,M] (0-1, 46). Die Kommentare zu dieser Partie enthalten auch eine
Übersicht zu dieser Stellung, dazu ein paar Anmerkungen zu der Leko-Partie.}))
13... exd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4 $1 {Despite the apparent danger involved, this is the
correct move. Trotz der offensichtlich damit verbundenen Gefahr ist dies der
korrekte Zug.} (14... Qe8 {is slightly inferior, see Anand,V (2765)-Shirov,A 
(2700)/Groningen 1997/CBM 063/[Anand] (1-0, 42) ist einen Tick schwächer,
siehe Anand,V (2765)-Shirov,A (2700)/Groningen 1997/CBM 063/[Anand] (1-0, 42)})
15. Qc2 (15. Bd5 Qe8 16. Qc2 Bxf3 {was examined in Berelovich,A (2541)
-Grischuk,A (2712)/Germany 2003/CBM 095/[Wedberg] (1/2-1/2, 47). The most
important thing to remember is that after wurde untersucht in Berelovich,A 
(2541)-Grischuk,A (2712)/Germany 2003/CBM 095/[Wedberg] (1/2-1/2, 47). Das
Wichtigste, was man sich merken muss, ist, dass nach} 17. Bxc6 Qe6 18. gxf3 {
Black has Schwarz} Qg6+ $1 19. Bg5 (19. Kh1 $2 Ng3+ $1 $19) 19... Qxg5+ 20. Kh1
Nf6 $11 {hat.}) 15... Qe8 {Miraculously, Black managed to defend his pieces.
White retains some initiative, but Black's better structure allows him count
on equality. Auf wundersame Weise ist es Schwarz gelungen, seine Figuren zu
verteidigen. Weiß behauptet etwas Initiative, doch dank seiner besseren
Struktur kann Schwarz auf Ausgleich zählen. Como por milagro, las figuras
negras quedan defendidas. Las blancas mantienen ligera iniciativa, pero la
estructura más sólida de las negras les permite contar con igualdad.} 16. Ba4 {
[%csl Gc6][%cal Yb5c7]} ({The immediate Das unmittelbare} 16. Rfe1 $5 {,
completing the development, deserves attention. The force of all White's
threats (Ba4, Bd5, Nxc7 /\ Bd5) is increased, while the usefulness of the rook
move is beyond any doubt. Here is a possibly critical line: , womit die
Entwicklung abgeschlossen wird, kommt in Betracht. Die Kraft sämtlicher weißer
Drohungen (Ba4, Bd5, Nxc7 /\ Bd5) wird verstärkt, während die Nützlichkeit des
Turmzuges völlig außer Zweifel steht. Hier ist ein möglicherweise kritisches
Abspiel:} Ba5 17. Nc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nf6 20. Ba4 Qd7 21. Bg5 d5
22. Qd2 $1 (22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qd2 Qd6 $1) 22... Nh5 $5 (22... Qd6 23. Bf4 Qd7
24. Be5 $14) 23. Qd3 Rb6 (23... Qd6 24. Qf5 $36) 24. Bc2 g6 25. Bh6 {Despite
his structural defects, White exerts strong pressure with his bishops. The
position remains strategically unbalanced, but for the time being White has
some initiative. Trotz seiner strukturellen Defekte übt Weiß mit seinen Läufer
starken Druck aus. Die Stellung bleibt strategisch unausgewogen, im Moment
aber hat der Anziehende etwas Initiative:}) 16... Bd7 {Now, White does not
have to care about the exchange on f3 anymore, but Black has achieved
satisfactory stability, too. Nun muss sich Weiß nicht mehr um den Tausch auf
f3 sorgen, doch auch Schwarz hat zufriedenstellende Stabilität erlangt.} (16...
Bxf3 $2 17. gxf3 Nf6 {leaves the c6-knight pinned. White can win a pawn in
several ways, but maybe he should just preserve the pin with lässt den
c6-Springer gefesselt. Weiß kann auf mehrere Arten einen Bauern gewinnen, aber
vielleicht sollte er einfach die Fesselung aufrechterhalten mit} 18. Nc3 $5 {
for instance , zum Beispiel} Nb4 19. Qb3 Nc6 20. Qa2 $1 $16 {[%cal Yf1c1]} Nb4
$2 21. Qc4 $1 $18) 17. Rfe1 (17. Nc3 f5 $6 {This looks like an unnecessary
weakening move. Dies sieht aus wie eine unnötige Schwächung.} (17... Nxc3 18.
bxc3 $14 {[%csl Yb6,Gd4] would leave the b6-bishop out of play for a long time,
exposing the kingside to possible attacks. However, it would not have been
easy for White to make progress. würde den Läufer b6 lange Zeit vom Spiel
ausschließen, während der Königsflügel möglichen Angriffe ausgesetzt wäre.
Allerdings hätte Weiß nicht ohne Weiteres Fortschritte machen können.}) (17...
Nf6 18. Rfe1 Qd8 {would be simplest, maintaining the character of the position
unchanged. wäre am einfachsten, womit der Charakter der Stellung unverändert
bleibt.}) 18. Nd5 (18. Rfe1 $1) 18... Na5 $6 (18... Ne7 $5) 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20.
b4 Nb7 {[%csl Yb7]} (20... Nc6 $2 21. Qxc6 $1 $18) 21. Rfc1 $16 {Becerra
Rivero,J (2546)-Friedel,J (2480)/ICC INT 2006 (1-0, 37)}) 17... Nb4 18. Qc4 Ba5
$11 {Again, Black's pieces are defended, while the b5-knight is hanging.
Wieder sind die Figuren von Schwarz verteidigt, während der b5-Springer hängt.}
19. Nc3 Bxa4 20. Rxa4 d5 21. Qf1 Nc6 {Black has a stable position and has
solved the problem of his potentially passive bishop (...Bxc3 can be played
soon). Schwarz besitzt eine stabile Stellung und hat das Problem seines
potentiell passiven Läufers gelöst (...Bxc3 kann bald erfolgen).} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nxe5 $5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. f4 {During the Italian team
championship 2011, I saw Kamsky's former second Emil Sutovsky using this
resolute line to beat Caruana. Strangely enough, the games from Il Campionato
Italiano a Squadri are not in the database, so you will have to take my word
for it.} Nc6 13. Qc3 Ne7 14. e5 Ne4 15. Qe1 Nc5 16. Ba2 O-O 17. Be3 $5 {
"Almost" a novelty.} ({White usually plays} 17. b4) 17... Bf5 18. b4 Ne6 19.
Qf2 d5 {The position has become typical for the Open Spanish. White has the
better of it, because of his chances for an enduring blockade on the dark
squares.} 20. c3 f6 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Nd2 Qd6 23. Rfe1 Kh8 24. Bb3 h6 25. g3
Bg4 26. Bc5 Nxc5 27. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 28. bxc5 Ng6 29. Bxd5 Rd8 30. Bf3 Bxf3 31. Nxf3
Rd5 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Ree8 Rxc5 34. Nd4 Nxf4 35. gxf4 Rxf4 36. Ne6 Rg4+ 37. Kf2
Rf5+ 38. Ke3 h5 39. Ra6 g6 40. Re7+ Kh6 41. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 11. f4 Nc6 12. Qc3 Ne7 13. Qd3 (13. axb5 axb5 14.
e5 {Garbisu de Goni,U (2462)-Burguete Archel,E (2187)/Pamplona 2007/CBM 121
Extra (1-0, 33)}) 13... O-O 14. Nc3 b4 15. e5 Bf5 16. Qxa6 Nd7 17. exd6 bxc3
18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. bxc3 Nc5 20. Qc4 Rfd8 21. Ba2 Bxc2 22. f5 Bd3 23. f6 gxf6 24.
Qg4+ Kh8 25. Bh6 Rg8 26. Qd4 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Rg6 28. Be3 Nxa4 29. Bf2 Nb6 30. Bb1
Rg7 31. Re1 Qd6 32. Bf5 Nd5 33. g4 Rgg8 34. c4 Nf4 35. Qxd6 cxd6 36. Bg3 Nh3+
37. Kg2 Ng5 38. Bxd6 Rb2+ 39. Kg3 Ra8 40. Re3 Kg7 41. h4 Ne6 42. g5 Raa2 43.
gxf6+ Kxf6 44. Bxh7 Re2 45. Rf3+ Kg7 46. Bd3 Re1 47. Be7 Rd2 48. Bf6+ Kg8 49.
Kg4 Nc5 50. Bf5 Ne4 51. Bxe4 Rxe4+ 52. Kh5 Rxc4 53. Rg3+ Kf8 54. Bg7+ Ke7 55.
Re3+ Kd7 56. Bf6 Rf2 57. Be5 Rf5+ 58. Kh6 Rxh4+ 59. Kg7 Rg4+ 60. Kf8 Rf1 61.
Rd3+ Ke6 62. Bc7 Rc4 63. Rd6+ Kf5 64. Rd7 Kg4 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 Bd7 {A rare move.} ({The main line goes} 
11... O-O 12. Bg5) 12. Na3 O-O 13. Nxb5 $5 {This had been played only once
before, in a game between lower rated players.} (13. Bg5 {is almost
unanimously played here.}) 13... exd4 14. cxd4 Ne5 15. dxe5 Bxb5 16. Bc4 Bxc4
17. Qxc4 dxe5 18. Nxe5 {White has won a pawn, but Black is better developed.
Dominguez will manage to maintain his minimal material advantage until deep in
the endgame, but the reduced material left on board will not offer him
realistic winning chances.} Qd6 19. Nd3 Rfd8 20. Ra3 Qd4 21. Qxd4 Rxd4 22. e5
Nd5 23. g3 h6 24. Re1 Nb4 25. Nxb4 Rxb4 26. Rc3 Rb7 27. Rc6 Bd4 28. e6 fxe6 29.
Rexe6 Kf7 30. Re2 Bxb2 31. Bf4 R4b6 32. Rxc7+ Rxc7 33. Bxc7 Rb7 34. Bf4 Bf6 35.
Kg2 h5 36. Rc2 g6 37. Be3 Rd7 38. Rc4 Be5 39. h3 Bg7 40. f4 Bf6 41. Kf3 Bg7 42.
Rb4 Bf6 43. Ke4 Re7+ 44. Kd3 Rd7+ 45. Ke4 Re7+ 46. Kf3 Rd7 47. Rb5 Rc7 48. Rd5
Ke6 49. Ra5 Kf7 50. Ra6 Re7 51. g4 hxg4+ 52. hxg4 Re6 53. Ra5 Re7 54. Rb5 Bg7
55. Bc5 Rd7 56. Ke4 Rd1 57. Rb7+ Kg8 58. Be3 Rd8 59. Bc5 Rd1 60. g5 Re1+ 61.
Kd5 Rd1+ 62. Kc6 Rc1 63. Kd5 Rd1+ 64. Ke4 Re1+ 65. Kd3 Rd1+ 66. Ke2 Rd5 67. Ba7
Ra5 68. Kf3 Ra3+ 69. Kg4 Ra4 70. Bb8 Ra3 71. Be5 Bxe5 72. fxe5 Re3 73. Kf4 Re1
74. Ra7 Kf8 75. Ra3 Kf7 76. Re3 Ra1 77. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nbxd4
Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Kh1 Qf6 18. Ra4 Ra8 19. Be3 Rxa4 20. Bxa4
Nf4 $146 {Anand feels like blocking the weak pawns at once.} (20... Ra8 21. b3
g6 {allowed White trade queens and somewhat improve his structure with the
thematic sacrifice} 22. f4 {although this did not cause Black too much damage:}
Nxf4 23. Qf3 Nh5 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. f3 Kg7 26. Bf2 Nh5 {1/2 Wang Hao (2624)
-Adams,M (2724)/Liverpool 2007/CBM 120}) 21. Rg1 g6 22. Bb3 Rb8 23. Rg4 Ne6 24.
Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Rg1 c5 26. d5 Qf6 {White has an extra pawn and a seemingly solid
centre. However, the chronic weakness of the white kingside and Black's
optimal coordination (see his next move!) offers him excellent compensation.}
27. b3 c4 $1 {Only this new sacrifice puts all the pieces to work.} 28. Bxb6
Rxb6 29. bxc4 Rb2 30. c5 Rxf2 31. Rf1 Rb2 32. Qe1 dxc5 33. e5 Qf4 34. Rf2 Rxf2
35. Qxf2 c4 36. d6 Qxe5 37. d7 Qc7 38. Qd4 Qd8 39. Kg2 c3 40. Qxc3 Qxd7 {
It is not entirely sure whether Black can win this position, but many players
may have felt like giving it a try. The white king is somewhat exposed, which
suggests a global attacking plan, Q+K with the aim of trading queens somehow.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5
15. Kh1 Qf6 16. Rg1 exd4 $146 {This has never been played before, but has been
analyzed by at least two commentators.} (16... Nf4 17. Be3 {Svidler,P (2690)
-Shirov,A (2710)/Linares 1998/CBM 064/[Svidler] (1-0, 37)}) 17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Bd5
{'+/-' according to Svidler, but Wedberg highlighted a hidden resource.} dxc3
$1 {Wedberg} 19. Bxc6 cxb2 20. Rb1 Bxf2 21. Rg2 Rb6 {Only this move is really
new.} ({Wedberg analyzes only} 21... Rxb5 {, but it seems that the intermediate
} 22. f4 $1 {would cause Black some troubles.}) 22. Rxf2 Qxg5 {This may be the
cause for Black's future problems.} ({It may have been better to eliminate
White's strong queenside grip on light squares:} 22... Rxc6 {Black has three
pawns for a piece. His better coordination may compensate for the
vulnerability of the b2-pawn..}) 23. Rc2 $14 {/+/- Suddenly, all White's
pieces work together well.} Nf4 24. Qf1 d5 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27.
Rcxb2 Qc5 28. Rc1 Qe5 29. Rbb1 Rfb8 30. Na3 Rb2 31. Rxb2 Rxb2 32. Rc2 Rb8 33.
Nc4 Qf4 34. Nd2 h5 35. Qe2 Ra8 36. Rc4 Qd6 37. Nf1 f5 38. Ng3 Ra1+ 39. Kg2 f4
40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Qxh5+ Kg8 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43. Qe4+ Kg8 44. Qxf4 Ra2+ 45. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 35th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 (9. Bg5 {Khairullin,I (2543)-Inarkiev,E (2628)/Moscow 2006/CBM 116/
[Marin] (0-1, 64)}) 9... Bg4 {Black parries the threat of axb5 by developing a
piece and putting additional pressure on the enemy centre.} ({The main
alternative is} 9... Rb8 10. Na3 {Dominguez Perez,L (2678)-Shirov,A (2699)/
Foros UKR 2007/CBM 119/[Marin] (0-1, 46)} (10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 $5 {Adams,M 
(2734)-Shirov,A (2699)/Elista 2007/CBM 119/[Marin] (1/2-1/2, 26)})) 10. h3 {
Anand chooses a plan based on the quick release of the tension in the centre.}
(10. Bg5 {is an important alternative.}) 10... Bh5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8
13. d5 Na5 ({The other possible retreat is} 13... Ne7 14. Bc2 Bg6 15. Qe2 c6
16. dxc6 Qxc6 17. Re1 O-O 18. Na3 Rb8 19. Bd3 h6 20. Nd2 b4 21. cxb4 d5 22. Bb5
Qb7 23. exd5 Nexd5 24. Ndc4 Ne4 {and, although his position looked a bit shaky
all the way, Black managed to hold his own in Leko,P (2670)-Adams,M (2670)/
Dortmund 1998/CBM 066 (1/2-1/2, 33)}) 14. Bc2 c6 15. dxc6 Qxc6 {The structure
is typical for the Yates variation (9.d4 Bg4 10.d5) of the classical Spanish.
There are significant differences in the piece placement, though. The black
king's bishop is on b6 instead of e7 and its colleague is cut off from its
natural e6- or b7- squares. It is too early to say what influence these
differences will have on the evaluation of the position.} 16. Re1 $146 {
Although the threat against the e4-pawn was not real yet (Bxe4 followed by
Qxd6), White makes a generally useful move, waiting for Black to define his
intentions.} (16. Bg5 Bd8 {A good way to recycle one of the bishops.} 17. Na3 (
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxe5 Bxd1 19. Nxc6 Bxc2 20. Nxa5 Kd7 $44 {[%csl Ga5,Rc6,Ge4]
[%cal Yc2e4,Yh8a8]}) 17... O-O 18. Bxf6 Bxf3 (18... Bxf6 $5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 (
19... Bxd1 20. Nxc6 Bxc2 21. Nxa5 Bxe4 22. Re1 $14) 20. Qxh5 Qc5 {[%csl Gh5]
[%cal Ye5h2]} 21. Qe2 b4 $44 {/+/= Black has strong pressure against the enemy
queenside, but cannot aim for more than a draw.}) 19. Qxf3 Bxf6 20. Qe2 (20.
Bd3 $1 Rb8 21. Nc2 $14 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Yc2b4]}) 20... Rb8 21. Bd3 b4 22. cxb4
Rxb4 23. Qd2 Qb6 $13 {Majdan,J (2256)-Stefanova,A (2499)/Kusadasi 2006/CBM 111
ext (1-0, 47). Black is very stable on dthe ark squares, but his back rank is
slightly vulnerable.}) 16... h6 {This move might be not necessary yet.} (16...
O-O 17. Bg5 Bd8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Bxf6 $14) 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20.
Qxh5 Nc4 $44 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Ye5b2]}) 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Na3 {We can notice the
absence of the light-squared bishop from the queenside.} Nc4 {The only way to
defend the b5-pawn, but it will cause structural modifications.} 19. Nxc4 bxc4
{At the same time, the pin on the f3-knight is unpleasant, forcing White to
weaken his king's position. (Notice that the other bishop prevents White from
unpinning himself with Qe3!)} 20. g4 Bg6 21. Nh4 d5 $6 {This move only opens
lines and diagonals for the enemy pieces.} (21... Nh7 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Yh7g5,
Yg5e6]} 22. Nf5 Bd8 $132 {[%cal Yf8e8,Yd8g5] , preparing the occupation of the
dark squares weakened by the advance of the g-pawn, looks entirely viable for
Black.}) 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Be4 Qc5 $6 {This loses a pawn without too much
compensation.} (23... Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc5 25. Re2 Re8 26. Nf5 {leaves White with
a pleasant control of the light squares, but his queenside structure is less
favourable. Black might be slightly worse (maybe not even that), but very much
in the game.}) 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Bd3 27. Nf5 $14 {/+/-.
White has an extra-pawn and an active position. Black's counterchances, based
on his pair of bishops, are not too realistic.} Ra8 28. Kg2 Ra5 29. Re8+ Kh7
30. Nd6 f6 31. Be3 Ra6 32. Nb5 Bxe3 33. Rxe3 Rb6 34. Nd4 Rxb2 35. Re7 h5 36.
Ne6 hxg4 37. Rxg7+ Kh6 38. hxg4 Re2 39. Re7 Be4+ 40. Kg3 Rc2 41. Nf8 Bd3 42. f4
Rc1 43. Rf7 Rg1+ 44. Kh3 Rh1+ 45. Kg2 Be4+ 46. Kf2 Rh3 47. Ne6 Rf3+ 48. Ke2 Kg6
49. Rg7+ Kh6 50. f5 Rxc3 51. Rg6+ Kh7 52. Rxf6 Bf3+ 53. Kf2 Bxg4 54. Ng5+ Kg8
55. Rg6+ Kf8 56. Nh7+ Kf7 57. Rxg4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 Bg4 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5
15. Kh1 Qf6 16. Rg1 exd4 17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Bd5 dxc3 19. Bxc6 cxb2 20. Rb1 Bxf2
21. Rg2 Rb6 22. Qd5 ({Deviating from} 22. Rxf2 {as played in Leko-Caruana.})
22... Bc5 23. Rbxb2 Rxc6 24. Qxc6 Ng3+ 25. hxg3 Qxg5 26. Rb1 Qh5+ 27. Rh2 Qxf3+
28. Rg2 Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nbxd4
Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Ra4 ({Deviating from his previous game
against Anand, which went} 17. Kh1) 17... Qf6 $146 (17... Qh4 {Kryvoruchko,Y 
(2612)-Avrukh,B (2668)/Novi Sad 2009/CBM 133 (1/2, 44)}) 18. e5 {White
initiates a prolonged tactical phase, leading to global exchanges, but no
amelioration of his main problem: the kingside weakness.} dxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5
20. f4 Qc5 21. b4 Qc6 22. b5 Qc3 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qxh5+ Kg8 25. Ra3 Qc2 26.
Rh3 Qg6+ 27. Qxg6 fxg6 28. Rg3 Kh7 29. Rd1 Rf5 30. Bb2 Rxf4 31. Rh3+ Kg8 32.
Rd7 Bxf2+ 33. Kh1 Bh4 34. Be5 Rf1+ 35. Kg2 Rf2+ 36. Kg1 Rf5 37. Bxc7 Bf2+ 38.
Kg2 Rbxb5 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40. Rd7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 {A highly committal move. White wins space on the
queenside and the tempi spent on advancing the a-pawn will be retrieved thanks
to the relatively unsafe situation of the bishop. At the same time, Black is
deprived of the freeing move ...Na5 forever. On the other hand, Black no
longer has worries on the queenside and he can even hope that at some point
the a5-pawn will become weak.} Ba7 ({Accepting the sacrifice with the king
uncastled is dangerous.} 10... Nxa5 11. Rxa5 $1 Bxa5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bg5 f6
14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bh4 c5 16. h3 h5 17. Nbd2 $1 {Simply developing. Black's
position is a complete mess despite his big material advantage.} (17. hxg4 {
unnecessarily exposes the white king, allowing Black to develop his h8-rook at
the same time.} hxg4 18. e5 gxf3 19. Bxf6 fxg2 20. Re1 Qd7 21. exd6+ Kf8 {
Ponkratov,P (2489)-Papin,V (2475)/St Petersburg 2008/CBM 123 Extra (1/2, 27)
and Yatsenko,A (2483)-Ponkratov,P (2530)/Satka 2008/CBM 125 Extra (1/2, 30)})
17... Rb7 18. Bd5 Rg7 19. e5 $1 $40 {A thematic break, clearing the e4-square
for the knight.} Nxe5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Ne4 Rh6 22. Qf3 Rgg6 23. Rd1 Kf8 {
In Dolmatov,S (2608)-Sivokho,S (2469)/St Petersburg 2000/EXT 2001 (1-0, 60),
the simplest win would have been} 24. Bf7 $1 $18) 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Ra8 {
In view of the threat dxe5, when the a7-bishop would be hanging (...Bxe3 exf6!
is good for White), Black has to lose another tempo.} ({Giving up the centre
looks like a concession:} 12... exd4 {Timofeev,A (2663)-Halkias,S (2583)/
Dresden 2007/CBM 118/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 41}) 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Re1 {An important
splitting point. White has made flexible developing moves so far and Black
needs to define his intentions.} Re8 (14... Nd7 $6 {is too passive:} 15. Bd5
Rb8 16. b4 $14 {Aagaard,J (2467)-Godena,M (2547)/Bratto 2007/CBM 120 ext (1-0,
31)}) ({Previously, Black prepared ...Re8 with} 14... h6 {, which seems quite
playable.} 15. Bc2 Re8 16. d5 ({It is hard to find a constructive move that
maintains the tension. For instance,} 16. Qb1 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gd2f1]
overprotecting e4 in order to prepare Nf1-g3, allows} exd4 17. cxd4 Nb4 $15 {
and the bishop does not have at his disposal the b1-square for retreat.}) 16...
Ne7 17. Bxa7 Rxa7 18. b4 Ng6 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Nf4 21. Ba4 Rf8 22. b5 axb5
23. Bxb5 Bc8 24. a6 Bd7 25. Na3 Nh7 26. Bf1 f5 $132 {Luther,T (2526)
-Kazhgaleyev,M (2594)/Cappelle la Grande 2008/CBM 122 Extra (0-1, 52)}) ({
For once, giving up the centre with} 14... exd4 {worked out relatively well,
but personally I would refrain from such a radical method.} 15. cxd4 Nb4 16.
Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Nd3 18. Re3 Nf4 19. e5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Ng6 22. exf6
Nxh4 23. Nxh4 Qxf6 $13 {Bologan,V (2692)-Caruana,F (2652)/Reggio Emilia 2009 
(0-1, 41)}) 15. Ng5 {A logical reaction, aiming to punish Black for having
omitted ...h6.} (15. Nf1 $6 {is not possible because of} exd4 16. cxd4 Rxe4 $15
) ({However, the solid} 15. Bc2 {deserves attention. It may seem that Black is
a tempo up if compared with Luther,T (2526)-Kazhgaleyev,M (2594)/Cappelle la
Grande 2008/CBM 122 Extra (0-1, 52), but how is he going to use it? Please
take into account also that in the said game ...h6 enabled ...Nh7 followed by .
..f5, which hardly makes its omission such an important gain..}) 15... Re7 $146
(15... Rf8 {looks a bit passive, but is not necessarily bad.} 16. Nf1 Ne7 $2 {
But this is a blunder.} ({Black could return to familiar paths with} 16... h6
17. Nf3 Re8) 17. dxe5 Bxe3 (17... dxe5 18. Qxd8 $18 {leaves Black's rooks
overloaded.}) 18. Bxf7+ $1 $18 {Kosteniuk,A (2517)-Kosintseva,N (2518)/Konya
2009/ (1-0, 30)}) 16. d5 {A similar combination of Ng5 and d5 was employed by
Kamsky in his match against Topalov. The opening was different (Zaitsev Ruy
Lopez), but the structure quite similar.} Nb8 17. Bxa7 Rxa7 18. Nf1 {It may
seem that chaos is reigning in Black's camp. However, after the following pawn
break it becomes clear that White has made some important startegic
concessions, while Black only needs a few tempi to get coordinated.} c6 $1 {
Questioning White's advantage in the centre and preparing to connect rooks in
a rather unusual way, along the seventh rank!} 19. Ne3 ({We can notice the
first negative effects of a4-a5:} 19. dxc6 Nxc6 $15 {leaves the pawn at
Black's mercy.}) 19... cxd5 20. exd5 h6 21. Nf3 Rc7 $1 {Being better developed,
White still has some hopes of getting the initiative by means of a pawn break.
The only one that could be figured out is c3-c4, against which is directed
Shirov's last move.} 22. Nd2 (22. c4 $6 Rc5 $1 $15 {[%csl Ga5,Gc4,Gd5] would
leave several white pawns hanging.}) 22... Nbd7 23. c4 Nc5 (23... Rc5 {is
slightly effective now:} 24. Ba2 {[%cal Gb2b4]} bxc4 25. Ndxc4 $13) 24. Bc2 (
24. cxb5 axb5 $17 {[%csl Ga5,Gd5]}) 24... b4 $1 $17 {It appears that White's
attacking operation has ended in a fiasco. Instead of opening the queenside,
he has been left with a potentially bad bishop, while Black has a fantastic
blockade on the dark squares. This means that the result of the opening (let
us say, after 21 moves) has been anything but satisfactory for White.} 25. Ndf1
({During the press conference, Anand said that he also considered} 25. Nb3 {
, slightly questioning Black's stability on the dark squares, but realised
that after} Bc8 {re-developing the bishop and connecting rooks, White would
have achieved nothing:} 26. Nxc5 $6 Rxc5 $17 {[%cal Gc5a5]} 27. Qd2 Rb7 {
[%cal Gc5a5]}) 25... Bc8 26. Ng3 g6 27. b3 {White has more or less completed
his useful moves, but in the long run risks being crushed by Black's kingside
majority, while on the queenside there is nothing going for him.} Nh7 $6 {
Anand confessed that when he saw this move he briefly considered resigning.
Indeed, Black's plan is rather intimidating: he will simply set his kingside
majority in motion. And yet, the text move is premature. The fact is that
Black's queenside situation is not 100% safe. The b4-pawn cannot be defended
by its colleague (we can see one of the positive sides of a4-a5) and will need
the support of a more important piece, the queen's rook probably. Also, if
White manages to exchange the c5-knight without allowing the other black
knight to replace it, the c5-square will have to be secured by the second rook.
Obviously, this will reduce Black's attacking potential and somewhat spoil his
coordination. Playing ...Nfd7 does not look too appealing, because it would
practically cut Black's position in two parts without comunication, leaving
the king exposed. However, other useful moves are available, before declaring
war on the kingside.} ({One natural continuation is} 27... Rab7 $5 {
preventively defending b4.} 28. Qd2 h5 29. Kh1 h4 30. Ngf1 Nh5 $17 {White can
do little else but sit and wait for the attack to come.}) 28. Ne4 $1 {Suddenly,
White gets back into game.} f5 $6 {Black seems to be hypnotised by the a5-pawn.
By accepting that his rook is decoyed to c5, he will somewhat spoil his
coordination. After the text move, all three results become possible, for the
first time since the opening.} (28... Nxe4 {would have been safer.} 29. Bxe4
Nf6 30. Nc2 (30. Bd3 $6 {allows the knight transfer to c5:} Nd7 $1 31. Qd2 Nc5
32. Rab1 {In order to maintain the threat against the b4-pawn, White has to
leave the c2-square available for the knight.} Qg5 $1 $17 {Followed by ...Rab7
and a slow kingside attack.}) 30... Rab7 31. Qd2 Nxe4 32. Rxe4 Bf5 33. Re2 Bxc2
34. Qxc2 Qg5 $15 {/= It is hard to say whether Black retains an advantage, but
at least he cannot possibly be worse.}) 29. Nxc5 Rxc5 30. Qd2 Rb7 31. Bd3 $1 {
A strong move, clearing the c2-square for the knight and indirectly defending
the a5-pawn.} f4 {Black has to place his whole bet on the card of attack.} ({
In his initial calculations, Shirov might have overlooked the fact that after} 
31... Rxa5 $6 32. Rxa5 Qxa5 {White opens the position with} 33. c5 $1 $16 {
underlining Black's poor coordination.}) ({Anand stated that the last safety
net for Black consisted of} 31... Bd7 32. Nc2 Qg5 {Indeed, it seems that after
having secured the b4-pawn, Black will play at his own leisure, but in fact
White can get counterplay immediately:} 33. f4 $1 Qxf4 34. Qxf4 exf4 35. Nd4
Kf7 36. Rf1 $14 {With the knight far from the c5-square, Black's blockade
fails to impress, while White's pieces are very active.}) 32. Nc2 Qg5 33. Ra4 {
White cannot use half measures either.} (33. Kh2 $6 Qh4 34. Bf1 Ng5 $40) 33...
Bxh3 34. Bf1 ({Anand recommended} 34. f3 {, but after} Nf6 35. Rxb4 Rxb4 36.
Nxb4 Rxa5 $132 {[%cal Ga5a3] the temporary insufficient defence of the g2-pawn
offers Black counterplay.}) 34... Nf6 $6 {The knight returns into play without
a clear plan.} (34... Qg4 $1 {, planning ...Ng5, would have been more
constructive.} 35. f3 (35. Rxb4 Ng5 36. Kh2 Qh5 37. Kg1 Qg4 $11 {leads to a
draw by repetition.}) 35... Qg3 36. Rxb4 Rxb4 37. Nxb4 Ng5 38. Qf2 Rxa5 39.
Qxg3 fxg3 $13 40. gxh3 $2 Nxf3+ $19) 35. f3 $6 ({Anand mentioned the following
drawing line:} 35. Rxb4 Rxb4 36. Qxb4 (36. Nxb4 e4 37. Nxa6 Rc8 38. c5 e3 $13)
36... Bxg2 37. Bxg2 f3 38. Ne3 Ng4 39. Qb8+ $11) 35... e4 $1 {Suddenly, Black
has strong threats again. The knight's placement is entirely justified now.}
36. fxe4 Re7 37. Nd4 Nxe4 38. Qd3 Bf5 39. Ne6 $2 {This could have been the
decisive mistake, but it eventually was the winning move.} (39. Rxb4 Rc8 $13)
39... Rxe6 $4 {Time trouble panic.} ({Anand said that he did not see how to
save the game after} 39... Ng3 $1 {Indeed, here are some illustrative
variations:} 40. Qd2 Bxe6 41. dxe6 (41. Rxe6 Rxe6 42. dxe6 Qh5 43. Bd3 f3)
41... Qf6 42. Rxb4 Rh5 43. c5 Rh1+ 44. Kf2 Qh4 $19) 40. dxe6 $18 {Black is an
exchange down for nothing. Besides, his king is exposed.} Re5 41. Rxb4 Qd8 42.
Qd4 f3 43. gxf3 Ng5 44. Rxe5 Nxf3+ 45. Kf2 Nxe5 46. Rb6 Bxe6 47. Be2 Qf6+ 48.
Ke3 Qg5+ 49. Qf4 Qg1+ 50. Kd2 Qa1 51. Rxd6 Qxa5+ 52. Kd1 g5 53. Qd4 Kf7 54. Rd5
Bxd5 55. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "London m"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1998.04.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 Rb8 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Re1 b4 13. Bc4 $6 (13. a5 $142 {
and then 14.Bc4.}) 13... Na5 $1 14. Bxa6 c6 {threatening Qb6} 15. d4 (15. Bc4
d5 16. exd5 (16. Ba2 b3 17. Bb1 (17. Nxb3 Nxb3 18. Bxb3 Qb6) 17... d4 {
constricts the white queenside.}) 16... cxd5 17. Bb5 (17. Bb3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qb6
) (17. Ba2 b3) 17... e4 18. dxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Rxe4 Nb3
22. Rb1 Rd1+ 23. Re1 Bxf3 {wins for Black.}) 15... bxc3 16. dxc5 cxd2 17. Bxd2
Nb3 $1 {This gain of time while swinging the knight into the game results in
material gain for Black.} 18. Ra3 Nxc5 19. Bd3 Rxb2 20. Qc1 Qb8 $1 {Allowing
Rb1 in the future. Defending the rook from b8 instead of b6 prevents a5.} 21.
Bc2 {Losing a pawn but it is hard to suggest anything else. 21.Kh2 was
possible but after 21...Bxf3 White is virtually lost anyway.} Nfxe4 $1 22. Rxe4
Bg6 23. Nxe5 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 dxe5 25. Qxc5 Rxd2 {Black swiftly converts the
exchange to victory.} 26. a5 Qd6 27. Rc3 Qxc5 28. Rxc5 Rc8 29. Rxe5 Kf8 30. Kf1
Ra2 31. Rh5 h6 32. Rc5 Re8 33. f3 Rd8 34. Kg1 Rc8 35. h4 Ke7 36. h5 Kd6 37. Rf5
f6 38. Bd3 c5 0-1

[Event "Hastings 0203 78th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2002.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2002.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 (10. axb5 {is also played.}) 10... O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12.
Nxb5 Bg4 13. Re1 (13. Ra4) (13. Be3) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 exd4 (14... Nh5 15.
Kh1 $1 {Svidler} Qf6 16. Rg1 exd4 17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Bd5 dxc3 19. Bxc6 Bxf2 20.
Rg2 cxb2 21. Rb1 Rxb5 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23. Be7 Re8 24. Rxf2 Rxe7 25. Rfxb2 Qd7
$132) 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxd4 Nd7 19. Ra3 $146 Nc5
20. Qc4 (20. b4 Ne6 21. Qc4 Qf6 {looks okay for Black.}) 20... Qe8 $1 21. f4 (
21. b4 Qe6 $1 22. Qxe6 (22. Qc3 Qg6+ $1 23. Kh1 Ne6 $132) 22... Nxe6 23. Bd2
Nd4 $17) 21... Qe6 22. Qxe6 Nxe6 23. f5 Nd4 (23... Nc5 24. Ree3 $1 {[%cal
Yf2f3,Yb2b3,Yc1d2]}) 24. Rd3 (24. Rc3 Re8 {might be annoying}) 24... c5 25. Kf1
(25. Kg2) (25. f3 g6 26. fxg6 Rxf3 $1) 25... Re8 26. Bd2 (26. Bf4 d5 $1 27.
exd5 Rxe1+ 28. Kxe1 Rxf5 29. Be3 (29. Bd6 Rxd5 30. Bxc5 Nc2+ $1 31. Kd2 Rxc5
$19) 29... Rxd5 30. Bxd4 cxd4 $11) 26... Nc2 27. Rc1 Nd4 28. Re1 Nc2 29. Rc1
Nd4 30. f3 (30. b4 Rxe4 31. bxc5 Nxf5 $1 (31... dxc5 32. Rxc5 Rxf5 33. Rc8+ $1
(33. Rc4 Rd5 34. Bc3 Nc6 $1) 33... Kf7 (33... Rf8 34. Rc4 Rd8 (34... Re2 35.
Be3) 35. Bc3 $18) 34. Rc4 Rd5 (34... Re2 35. Be3) 35. Bc3 Nf5 36. Rxd5 Rxc4 37.
Rxf5+ Kg6 38. Rf3 $18) 32. cxd6 (32. c6 Rc7 33. Ba5 Rc8 $132 {[%csl Gf5][%cal
Yg8e6]}) 32... Rd7 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Rc7 Ke6 $11 {[%csl Rd6]}) 30... g6 31. fxg6
Rxf3+ (31... hxg6 32. Kg2 Ref8 33. Rf1 $16) 32. Rxf3 Nxf3 33. gxh7+ Kxh7 34.
Bf4 Rxe4 35. Bxd6 Rd4 (35... Rc4 $2 36. Rc3 $1) (35... Nd2+ 36. Kg2 Nc4 (36...
Re2+ 37. Kg3 Ne4+ $140 38. Kf3 $18) 37. Bg3 Nxb2 38. Rxc5 $14) 36. Bxc5 Rd2 37.
Rc3 Nxh2+ 38. Kg1 Rxb2 39. Rg3 {[%csl Rh2]} Re2 (39... Rb5 40. Bf2 Rg5 $1 $11)
40. Bf2 Re6 $1 $11 41. Kxh2 Rh6+ 42. Kg2 Rg6 43. Rxg6 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 11th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2003.05.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 (6... Bc5 $5) 7.
d3 Bc5 8. Be3 $5 {Ivanchuk's move.} d6 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. c3 O-O 11. Qe2 Qd6 12.
Nbd2 $14 {Hard to believe, but I think White's edge is real here.} Ne7 13. Rfe1
Ng6 14. g3 h6 (14... Nh5 15. Qe3 Nhf4 16. gxf4 Nxf4 $16) 15. Bc2 Nd7 16. a4
Rae8 17. Rad1 Nb6 (17... Re7 18. Nf1 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Re7][%cal Yf1e3,Ye3f5]}) (
17... Bc6 18. axb5 axb5 19. d4 $5) 18. axb5 axb5 19. d4 $36 cxd4 (19... exd4
20. Qxb5 $1 (20. cxd4 c4 $132)) 20. cxd4 exd4 (20... Qb4 $5 21. Nb3 $14) 21.
Qxb5 c5 (21... Ne5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Re5,Rg8][%cal Yf2f4,
Ye4e5,Yd3h7]}) 22. b4 $1 {[%csl Rc5,Rd4][%cal Yb4c5]} Rc8 (22... cxb4 23. Rb1
$1 {[%csl Rb4,Rb6,Rb7,Rd4]} Rc8 24. Qxb4 $16 (24. Bd3 Rc3)) 23. e5 Qc7 (23...
Qe6 24. bxc5 Nf4 25. Be4 $1 {Hector}) 24. Bf5 $1 (24. bxc5 Nd7) 24... Nd5 $5 {
[%cal Yd5c3]} (24... Rcd8 25. Qxc5 $16) (24... c4 $6 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Nxd4 Nd5
{[%cal Yg6e5,Yd5c3]} 27. Rc1 Nxe5 $140 28. Rxe5 $18) 25. Qxc5 (25. Bxc8 Qxc8
$44 {[%csl Gb7,Rg1][%cal Yd5f4,Yg6f4,Yc8h3]} 26. Rc1 $16) 25... Qxc5 26. bxc5
Rxc5 27. Nb3 Rc3 28. Nbxd4 $16 {[%csl Ge5]} Nde7 29. Be4 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Rd8 31.
Rde1 Rd3 32. Kg2 Nf8 33. h4 g6 $6 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6,Rh6]} (33... Ne6 $5 34. Nxe6
fxe6 35. h5 Nf5 $16) (33... h5 {[%csl Gg5][%cal Yf3g5]}) 34. h5 $1 g5 {[%csl
Gf5,Gg4,Rh6]} 35. Nc2 $1 {[%csl Ge3,Gg4,Rh6][%cal Yc2e3,Yh2g4,Yf3h2]} Ne6 36.
Ne3 Rb8 37. Nh2 Rb2 38. Nhg4 Kg7 39. Ra1 {[%csl Re7,Rg7][%cal Ya1a7,Ya7a8]} Rd7
40. Ra8 Rbd2 41. Re8 $1 {[%csl Re7,Rg7][%cal Ye8e7,Ye3f5]} (41. Nf6 Rd8 42. Ra7
Nc6) 41... Ra7 (41... Ng8 $5) (41... Nc5 $6 42. Nf6 $1 Nxe4 43. Nf5+ $1 Nxf5
44. Rg8#) 42. Rxe7 Rxe7 43. Nf5+ Kf8 44. Nxe7 Kxe7 45. Nxh6 $18 Ng7 46. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-B 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d3 {
I decided to choose a fairly quiet option that day.} h6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Ne7
$5 {[%cal Ye7g6] A cute little idea, although it isn't clear to me that Black
gains much compared with the immediate 10...Bb6} 11. Nf1 (11. d4 $6 Bb6 12.
dxe5 Ng4 {[%csl Re5,Rf2][%cal Yg4f2,Yg4e5] is very comfortable for Black})
11... Ng6 12. Ng3 Re8 13. h3 {One of the nice characteristics of the Ruy Lopez
is that many of the 'equal' positions like this one, are nevertheless full of
life. The position appears quiet and symmetrical, but it is unlikely to stay
that way.} Bb7 {It would be odd to describe this as a mistake, but during the
game I was quite pleased to see this move. In similar positions from the
Giuoco Piano, White often achieves a small advantage by advancing d3-d4 before
his opponent. However, with the pawn on b5 and bishop on b7, it isn't very
attractive to play that way due to the pressure against e4. Therefore, I
thought it made more sense to initiate play on the kingside light squares, and
try to leave the Bb7 out of the game.} 14. Nh2 d5 15. Qf3 {I picked the
ambitious option.} ({The alternative which I considered was} 15. Ng4 dxe4 16.
dxe4 Nxg4 (16... Qxd1 $6 17. Nxf6+ $1) 17. Qxg4 Qf6 18. Nf5 {[%csl Gb3,Gf5,Gg4]
[%cal Yb3g8] which is a little more pleasant for White, but I thought Black
would probably equalise with} Bc8 {followed by Be6.}) 15... Nh4 16. Qe2 Ng6 $5
{[%csl Re2][%cal Yg6f4] This was a surprise for me, but probably the best move.
I don't think that Tkachiev was aiming for a repetition, but the knight was
simply not well placed on h4.} (16... Qd7 {looks natural, but White's position
can spring to life. For example,} 17. Ng4 $1 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Rad8 19. Nf5 Nxf5
20. gxf5 {[%csl Ge4,Gf5,Rg8][%cal Ye2g4,Yc1h6] looks attractive, with lots of
attacking potential on the kingside.}) (16... Nh7 {is less 'naive', but} 17.
Qh5 $1 {[%csl Rh4,Gh5][%cal Yg7g6,Yh5h6,Yh7f6] is a nuisance - Black will soon
have to retreat Nh4-g6.}) 17. Ng4 {In that typical Ruy Lopez way, Black is
under a little pressure here without any clear errors.} Nf4 18. Qf3 dxe4 19.
dxe4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Qf6 {There was no way to use the d3-square.} (20... Nd3 21.
Rd1 $1 {wins a piece, or}) (20... Qd3 21. Be3 $1 {leaves the queen stranded.})
21. Nf5 {This is the position I was aiming for after 16...Ng6. It isn't easy
to defend the knight on f4.} Rad8 {It seems there was nothing better than
giving up a pawn.} (21... g5 {is very ugly, and} 22. g3 $1 {is a strong
response, as the knight gets trapped on f2 in the event of} Nh3+) ({However,} 
21... g6 {occupied my thoughts during the game. Now} 22. Nxh6+ Kg7 23. Nxf7 Rh8
{seemed to give Black scary attacking chances. Actually White should capture
on f4 here, but during the game I saw that} 24. g5 Nh3+ 25. Kf1 $1 Qxf3 26.
gxf3 {would be sufficient to refute the sacrifice.}) 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Qxf4 Bd6
({I took much longer than normal to make the obvious capture on f4, because I
thought Tkachiev had prepared a very clever idea in} 23... Qe5 $5 {Now the
exchange of queens leaves e4 and d2 vulnerable. Instead} 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25.
Nd6+ Kg8 26. Qf7+ Kh7 $1 (26... Kh8 $2 27. Nxb7 Rf8 28. Nxd8 $1 {[%csl Re5,Rh8]
[%cal Yd8f7,Yf7h8,Yf7e5] is a nice twist}) 27. Nxb7 Rf8 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Yf8f2,
Yc5f2] and Black wins. But finally I realised that White need not give the
queen check on f7 - exchanging queens first leads to an easy win.}) ({i.e.} 
23... Qe5 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (24... Kh7 $1 {is actually the strongest move, but
then I saw White keeps the advantage with} 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Bd5 $1 $16) 25.
Nd6+ Kg8 26. Qxe5 $1 Rxe5 27. Nxb7 $18) 24. Nxh6+ $5 (24. Qf3 {was perhaps
even better, but after so much calculation in the last few moves, I was
happier to force a position with a stable advantage.}) 24... Qxh6 25. Bxf7+ Kh7
26. Qxh6+ Kxh6 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. f3 {An unusual position! The rook and three
pawns are a little more valuable than the bishops. But during the game I was
too optimistic - I thought White should win with careful play, whereas now I
am not at all sure.} Kg5 29. Kf2 Bc5+ 30. Kg3 Kf6 ({Maybe it was just wishful
thinking, but it looked like Vlad wanted to pick up the bishop, until he
spotted that} 30... Bd6+ $2 31. e5 $1 Bxe5+ 32. Rxe5+ Rxe5 33. f4+ {wins.}) 31.
Rad1 Bd6+ 32. Kf2 Bc5+ 33. Kg3 Bd6+ 34. Kf2 Bc5+ 35. Ke2 Bd6 36. Rh1 Bc8 37. a3
$6 {[%csl Gc8,Gd6][%cal Yc8e6,Ye6b3,Yd6g3] I think this was a mistake, as both
black bishops get some squares to play with. I was worried about counterplay
with a5-a4, but nevertheless I think 37.b3! was better, to make the Bc8
passive.} Be6 38. Kf2 Bb3 39. Rde1 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Ye1e4,Yf3f4] It wasn't
nice to leave the d-file, but I wanted to protect e4 to play f3-f4 in case
Black keeps checking with the bishop.} Bc5+ 40. Kg3 Bc2 {Prophylactically
attacking e4, but} (40... Rd8 $1 {looks stronger to me now. After} 41. Rh5 Be7
$1 {is not an obvious retreat, but Black is sure to get good counterplay on
the d-file.}) 41. Rh5 Bd6+ 42. Kf2 g6 43. Rh7 Bc5+ 44. Kg3 Bd6+ 45. Kf2 Bc5+
46. Kg3 Bd6+ 47. Kh3 {Not a great square for the king, but how else to make
progress? Given time, White will play g3 and Kg2 to coordinate the rooks and
get the pawns moving.} g5 48. Rh6+ Kg7 49. Rh5 Kg6 50. g3 (50. Re2 Bb3 51. Rd2
{was my original idea, but my heart sank when I spotted} Rf8 $1 {[%csl Gf8,Rh3,
Rh5][%cal Yf8f3,Rg2g3] An elegant prophylactic idea. Due to the pressure on f3,
White can't play g2-g3, so there is simply nothing to do.} 52. Rd3 Bc4 {
achieves nothing, and} 53. Rd4 $4 Rxf3+ 54. gxf3 Bf1# {[%csl Gd6,Gf1][%cal
Yf1h3,Yd6h2] is a beautiful way to commit suicide!}) 50... Rd8 {Bringing
things to a head.} (50... Bb3 {was perhaps more stubborn, but after} 51. Kg2 {
[%cal Ye1h1,Yh5h8] preparing Reh1, White is making progress.}) 51. f4 $1 {
A little breakthrough, requiring accurate calculation.} gxf4 52. e5 Bc5 (52...
f3 $5 53. exd6 Bd3 {is a possibility we were both checking carefully, as it
isn't easy to stop that pawn! White wins with the careful manoeuvre} 54. Re6+
Kg7 55. Rg5+ $1 Kf7 56. Re3 $1 {[%cal Ye3f3]}) 53. gxf4 Rd3+ 54. Kg2 Rd2+ 55.
Kf3 Rf2+ (55... Rd3+ 56. Ke2 Re3+ 57. Kd2 {and the checks come to an end.}) (
55... Bd1+ {is what I expected, but after} 56. Rxd1 Rxd1 57. Rg5+ $5 Kh7 {
(moving to f7 allows 58.e6+! picking up the bishop)} 58. Ke4 {the win should
be straightforward with three mobile pawns and the better king.}) 56. Kg3 (56.
Kg3 Rd2 {was doubtless his intention but} 57. Rg5+ $1 {is followed by mate on
the h-file or Black loses the bishop on c5.}) 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2018.04.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2018.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 (6. Nc3 $5 {was seen
in a game between two ex-world champions in 2017:} b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nd5 $5 (8.
d3 {Anand later tried this move against Carlsen:} d6 9. Nd5 h6 10. c3 Rb8 11.
Re1 Ba7 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Re8 14. a4 b4 15. a5 bxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 $11 {
½-½ (66) Anand,V (2783)-Carlsen,M (2822) Saint Louis 2017, with a roughly
equal position.}) 8... Nxe4 9. d3 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Re1 h6 13.
Bh4 Bb7 14. c3 Rfe8 15. d4 e4 16. Nd2 Na5 $13 {0-1 (60) Anand,V (2786)-Kramnik,
V (2808) Stavanger 2017, with a complex and unbalanced position.}) 6... O-O 7.
d4 Ba7 {This idea was tried for the first time back in 1902! But more
seriously in a game between Tal and Keres, in 1959.} 8. Re1 {This is a
standard move, but apparently Black starts to achieve a comfortable position
if White plays too passively.} (8. dxe5 {was played by the Swedish GM
Grandelius against Wojtaszek's compatriot GM Gajewski, in 2018.} Nxe4 9. Qd5
Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 11. Qd1 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qxd6 cxd6 {The black pieces are
quite active, but White has a better pawn structure, guaranteeing him a very
slight advantage, that did not materialise in this game.} 14. Bf4 Bf5 (14... d5
$1) 15. Na3 Bxc2 16. Nxc2 Nf5 17. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 (46) Grandelius,N (2646)
-Gajewski,G (2588) Batumi 2018}) (8. Bg5 $146 {a logical move, but a novelty
at the time. I think this is the critical way to play as White.} h6 9. Bh4 exd4
$1 (9... b5 $2 10. dxe5 $1 g5 11. exf6 Qxf6 (11... gxh4 {doesn't help} 12. e5
$3 bxa4 13. Qd2 {[%csl Rh6]} Kh7 {Now White wins with a nice combination:} 14.
Qd3+ Kh8 15. Ng5 $1 hxg5 16. Qf3 $1 Nxe5 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Qh6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 $18
) 12. e5 $5 Qg7 13. Bc2 $1 gxh4 14. Nxh4 Nxe5 15. Nf5 Qf6 16. Qh5 Re8 17. Nxh6+
Kf8 18. Nd2 d5 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. Kh1 (20. Bf5 $1 $18) 20... Kg7 21. f4 Qxh6 22.
Qxh6+ Kxh6 23. fxe5 Kg7 $16 {½-½ (42) Tal,M-Keres,P Tallinn (Estonia) 1959,
Keres went on to defend this endgame.}) 10. cxd4 d6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nbd2 (12.
Re1 $5) 12... Re8 {Black is doing fine dynamically with the bishop pair and
the loose white central pawns.} 13. Qa4 (13. Re1 $5) 13... Bd7 14. e5 g5 $1 15.
Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 dxe5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxd8 Raxd8 $13 {0-1 (39) Smirnov,A 
(2478)-Nabaty,T (2622) Pardubice 2016, with complex play.}) 8... b5 (8... d6 {
was played in another very old game in 1963, this time by the Soviet master
Lev Aronin as Black.} 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. d5 $6 (11. Bxc6 {similar to
the Smirnov - Nabaty game, this exchange is typical in these positions. I
don't like 11.d5 as in the game.}) 11... Nb8 12. Nbd2 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6
15. Nf1 c6 $132 {1-0 (54) Nikitin,A-Aronin,L Moscow (Russia) 1963}) 9. Bb3 d6
10. h3 Bb7 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7]} 11. a4 Ne7 $1 12. Bc2 Ng6 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7,Rf6,Rg6]
This is the main idea of the variation - achieve this very active piece setup.
If Black is able to place the bishops and knights like this without any danger,
he should have a good position.} 13. Na3 c6 {Wojtaszek chooses to keep the
tension. 13...exd4 was possible, but not so clear.} (13... exd4 14. cxd4 b4 15.
Nc4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 (16. Rxe4 d5 {with sharp play.}) 16... Nxe4 17. Rxe4 d5 $11)
14. Bd3 Re8 15. Nc2 h6 16. dxe5 $6 (16. Be3 {had to be played. With 16.dxe5,
Black's position improves and he already starts to look for a serious
advantage.}) 16... dxe5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Nf4 19. Bc2 Qc7 $1 {[%cal Ga8d8,
Gc6c5,Gc5c4] Topalov simply doesn't have much in return for all the strategic
achievements Black has made.} 20. Nf5 Rad8 21. Qc1 Bc8 $1 {Trying to eliminate
White's strongest piece. 22.Ng3 is possible, but it's hard to make such
passive moves.} (21... c5 $5 {was also a good move.}) 22. Nh2 $2 (22. Ng3 {
would have been a better choice.}) 22... Bxf5 23. exf5 e4 $1 $17 {[%csl Rf2,
Rf5,Rg2,Rh3] When Black achieves such a pawn structure, the advance of the
central e-pawn is very strong. White's f5-pawn basically becomes useless.} 24.
axb5 axb5 25. Nf1 (25. Ng4 {wouldn't change much:} Nxg4 26. hxg4 {Here Black
can choose the best purpose for the e-pawn: support d3 or break White's pawn
structure.} Nd3 (26... e3 $5 27. fxe3 Nd5 28. Re2 Nf6 $40) 27. Bxd3 exd3 $17)
25... c5 $1 26. b3 Nd3 27. Bxd3 exd3 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. c4 Re2 $1 30. cxb5 Qe5
{Wojtaszek is very precise concluding the game. The threat of ...Qd4 (amongst
others) decides the game.} 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Qc4 Qxf5 33. f3 Rc2 34. Qxf7 Qg5
35. g4 Qh4 0-1

[Event "Sao Paulo zt 2.4"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Matsuura, Everaldo"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Melao,H"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 $1 {talvez seja a melhor
forma de combater a Rui López.} 6. Nxe5 {numa recente partida postal, depois
de analisar exaustivamente a posição, concluí que 6.Nxe5 era o fino, mas
depois de uns 15 lances ficou claro que as Brancas não conseguem mais do que o
equilíbrio.} ({o melhor talvez seja} 6. c3 $1) 6... Nxe5 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 ({
outra interessante opção й o lance de Anand:} 8. Qe2 $5) 8... Be7 9. Rxe4 Ng6
10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 c6 $1 {esse й o lance temático que garante bom jogo às
Pretas. A idéia й simples: quebrar o centro branco com 'b5' e/ou 'd5',
eventualmente jogando também 'b4'. A diferença de estar com uma Dama em 'e4',
em vez da Torre, й evidente: a Dama contribui no contre sobre 'd5', de modo
que as Brancas poderiam seguir com 12.Bc2 e 13.b3, conservando um pouco mais
de espaço.} (11... d6 12. Nd5 Bh4 13. Qh5 c6 14. Rxh4 Qxh4 15. Qxh4 Nxh4 16.
Nb6 Rb8 17. Bf4 Nf5 18. d5 Re8 19. Kf1 h6 20. h3 Re4 21. Bh2 cxd5 22. g4 Rxc4
23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Re1 Be6 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Bxd6 {Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/Las
Palmas 1996/CBM 57/[Anand]/1-0 (46)}) (11... b5 12. cxb5 Bb7 13. d5 f5 14. Re1
Bd6 15. Qh5 axb5 16. Bxb5 c6 17. dxc6 dxc6 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Bg5 Qb6 20. Rad1
Ne5 21. Bb3 Rae8 22. Re3 f4 23. Rh3 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 h6 25. Bxh6 Nf7 26. Bxg7+
Kxg7 27. Qg4+ Kf6 28. Rxd6+ Nxd6 29. Rh6+ Ke7 30. Qe6+ Kd8 31. Qxd6+ Kc8 32.
Be6+ Rxe6 33. Qxf8+ Kc7 34. Rh7+ Kb6 35. Qb4+ Ka6 36. Qxb7+ Ka5 37. b4# {
1-0 Hummel,E-Van Veen,O/Hengelo 2000/EXT 2001 (37)}) 12. d5 $1 $146 {й a única
maneira de conservar a iniciativa.} (12. Re1 b5 $1 13. Bb3 bxc4 14. Bxc4 d5 15.
Bd3 Bf6 16. Be3 c5 17. Ne2 c4 18. Bc2 Be6 19. Ng3 Be7 20. Qh5 Bb4 21. Bg5 Qd7
22. Nf5 f6 23. Rxe6 fxg5 24. Ne7+ Bxe7 25. Rxg6 Qe8 26. Rxg7+ {1-0 Collutiis,
D-Samaritani,F/Bratto 1998/EXT 2000 (26)}) (12. Bc2 d5 $11) 12... b5 13. Bb3
Bf6 14. d6 $1 {as Brancas cortam o jogo das Pretas ao meio. O Peão 'd6' será
débil no futuro, mas antes de pensar em tomar esse Peão, as Pretas precisam
completar o desenvolvimento e se defender, que não й tarefa fácil, pois com o
tabuleiro cortado ao meio, as peças pretas da ala da Dama não conseguem
participar na defesa, enquanto as Brancas terão mais facilidade para atacar.}
bxc4 15. Bxc4 Bb7 16. Qh5 a5 $1 {as Pretas encontram uma forma muito engenhosa
de levar as peças da ala da Dama para o jogo: a5, a4, Ra5 etc. Contudo essa й
uma manobra um tanto artificial, e as Brancas não deveriam se desviar de seu
objetivo para anular essa manobra. Й importante avaliar qual dos planos й mais
forte, antes de decidir se й melhor levar a cabo nosso plano e permitir que o
adversário leve a cabo o dele, ou se й preferível renunciar (ou desviar) ao
nosso para impedir (ou adiar) ou dele.} 17. Na4 (17. Be3 $5 a4 18. Rc1 (18. Rb1
$5) 18... Ra5 19. Qd1 a3 20. bxa3 Rxa3 21. Na4 $16) 17... Re8 $1 18. Rxe8+ (18.
Nc5 Rxe4 19. Nxe4 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Bg5 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 h6 {e depois de
todas essas trocas, a posição das Pretas seria bastante saudável.}) 18... Qxe8
19. Be3 Qe4 20. Nb6 Rd8 21. Re1 Bxb2 22. Qxa5 Bf6 23. Bg5 Qg4 $1 24. Bxf6 Nf4
$1 25. g3 (25. Bxf7+ $1 Kf8 (25... Kxf7 26. Re7+ $1 Kf8 27. Bxg7+ Kg8 28. g3
$16) 26. g3 gxf6 27. Re7 Nh3+ 28. Kf1 $16) 25... gxf6 $1 26. Nd5 $2 (26. Qc3 $5
) 26... Nh3+ $19 27. Kg2 cxd5 $1 28. Qxd8+ Kg7 {e a posição branca está
irremediavelmente perdida...} 29. Qb6 Nf4+ 30. Kg1 Qf3 31. gxf4 ({o menor dos
males seria} 31. Bf1 d4 $1 32. Qxb7 Qxb7 33. gxf4 $19) 31... dxc4 32. Kf1 Qh3+
(32... Qh3+ 33. Ke2 Qd3#) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.11"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Palac, Mladen"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 {The most
unpleasant and sharp variation for Black.} Nxe4 8. d4 exd4 ({I must honestly
say that as a top specialist of the Arkhangelsk, I don't see any problems in
the old line} 8... Na5 9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Nd6 11. a4 ({The direct attack
with} 11. c4 {is more principled:} bxc4 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Qxb7 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O
15. Rc1 (15. Nc3) 15... Bd6 16. Rxc4 Bxf4 17. Qf3 Qg5 $146 (17... Bd6) 18. Nc3
Rae8 19. g3 Bc1 20. Ne4 Rxe4 21. Raxc1 Rxd4 22. Rxc7 $11 {Borisek,J (2495)
-Beliavsky,A (2626)/Slovenija 2006}) 11... Be7 12. Re1 (12. Na3 O-O 13. Bf4 Rb8
14. axb5 axb5 15. Nc2 Nf5 $11) 12... O-O 13. Nd2 (13. Bf4 Bg5 14. Bg3 Bh4 15.
Bxh4 Qxh4 16. Nd2 Bxg2 $1 17. Kxg2 Qg5+ 18. Kf1 Qxd2 19. Nxd7 Rfe8 20. Ne5 $13)
13... Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Nf1 (15. Ndf3 Kh8 {/\ f6}) 15... Re8 $5 $146 16.
Bf4 Bf8 (16... Bf6 $5 {/\ Re6}) 17. Ra7 (17. Ne3 Ra8 $1 {/\ Re6}) 17... Nc4 $5
18. Nd3 (18. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. Qxb5 Qe4 21. Qxc4+ Ke8 22. Rxb7 (
22. f3 $2 Qxf4 23. Qb3 Qf7 24. c4 Qf4 25. Rxb7 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Ra8 27. Rb8+ Rxb8
28. Qxb8+ Kf7 29. Qa8 $8 Qxc4 30. Qa1 d5 $17) 22... Rxb7 23. Qa2 c5 24. Be3 $14
) 18... Bd5 {Hansen,S (2551)-Beliavsky,A (2667)/Deutschland 2004; with unclear
play.}) 9. Re1 d5 10. Ng5 ({The capture of the pawn} 10. Nxd4 {is much less
principled:} Nxd4 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qe5+ Qe7 13. Qh5 (13. Qxe7+ Bxe7 14. f3 Nf6
15. Be3 Kd7) 13... c4 14. Bc2 g6 15. Qd1 Qe5 16. f3 Bc5+ 17. Be3 Bxe3+ 18. Rxe3
O-O-O 19. fxe4 dxe4 20. Qe2 f5 21. Nd2 Rhe8 22. Kh1 Kb8 23. Qf2 Qd6 24. Nf1 f4
25. Rh3 e3 26. Qe2 Rd7 27. a4 Qe6 28. Kg1 Qb6 29. axb5 Rd2 30. Nxd2 exd2+ 31.
Qf2 Re1+ {0-1 Ali Marandi,C (2149)-Karpatchev,A (2476)/Istanbul TUR 2010}) ({
Nothing promises} 10. Nbd2) 10... Qf6 $1 {Last month's move; before then what
was played was a sharp variation, invented by Russian IGM Riazantsev. Many
points were earned here by my pupils Mateusz Bartel and Luka Lenic.} (10... Qd7
11. f3 (11. Rxe4+ dxe4 12. Bxf7+ Ke7 13. Be6 Qd6 14. Qh5 Nd8 15. cxd4 g6 16.
Qh4 Ke8 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Bb3 h6 19. Qg3 hxg5 20. Bxg5 Qg7 21. Bf4 Bd6 22. Bxd6
cxd6 23. Qxd6 Rc8 24. Nc3 Rc6 25. Qg3 Qc7 26. f4 Rf6 $19 {Fercec,N (2486)
-Lenic,L (2584)/Trieste ITA 2008}) (11. Nxf7 Qxf7 12. Rxe4+ Be7 13. Rf4 Bf6 14.
cxd4 O-O-O 15. Nc3 Rhe8 16. Be3 Na5 17. a4 b4 18. Ne4 Nc4 19. Nxf6 gxf6 20. Qf3
Rd6 21. Bc2 {Fier,A (2581)-Bartel,M (2602)/Beijing CHN 2008; with a slight
white advantage.}) 11... h6 12. Nxf7 (12. fxe4 {looks very dubious:} hxg5 13.
exd5+ Ne7 14. Bxg5 O-O-O 15. Qxd4 f6 16. Bf4 Nxd5 17. Bg3 Qc6 18. Qg4+ Kb8 19.
Re6 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Qd7 21. Qe2 Rh3 22. Re4 Rxg3 23. hxg3 Nf4 {0-1 Diermair,A 
(2365)-Lenic,L (2569)/Austria AUT 2009}) ({Or the simple knight retreat to a
passive position} 12. Nh3 O-O-O 13. fxe4 dxe4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nf2 e3 16. Bxe3
Qc6 17. Qg4+ f5 18. Qh3 Bc5 19. Nc3 Kb8 20. Rac1 Rhe8 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Kf1
Bxf2 23. Kxf2 Rd2+ {Shadrina,T (2384)-Pogonina,N (2472)/Moscow RUS 2010 (97);
with a serious black initiative.}) 12... Qxf7 13. fxe4 O-O-O 14. cxd4 (14. Bxd5
Rxd5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Qg4+ Kb8 17. cxd4 (17. Re8+ Ka7 18. cxd4 Bc5 19. Rxh8
Nxd4 20. Nc3 Qe5 21. Kf1 Nc2 {Klimov,S (2506)-Sivuk,V (2423)/St Petersburg RUS
2010); Black has dangerous initiative.}) 17... Nxd4 $2 ({Correct was the
developing} 17... Bd6 $1) 18. Re8+ Ka7 19. Nc3 Qc4 20. Be3 {Ali Marandi,C 
(2180)-Huber,M (1985)/Porto Carras GRE 2010; the pin is decisive.}) 14... Na5
15. Nc3 (15. e5 c5 16. Bc2 cxd4 17. Qg4+ Kb8 18. e6 Qc7 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6
Rxd6 21. Bf5 Nc6 $6 (21... Re8 {promised Black very good play.}) 22. a4 b4 $6 (
{The correct move was} 22... h5 23. Qg6 d3 24. axb5 Nd4) 23. Nd2 h5 24. Qh3 Ne7
25. Bd3 g5 (25... Rh6 {attacking the e6-pawn}) 26. Nb3 g4 27. Qh4 $16 {
Nikolova,A (2333)-Ozturk,K (2262)/Konya TUR 2011}) 15... Bb4 16. e5 Rhf8 17.
Be3 Nc4 18. Qe2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qf4 20. a3 Qxe3+ (20... Be7 21. Qxf4 Rxf4 22. Ne2
Rf7 (22... Rff8) 23. Rf1 Rdf8 24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. Rf1 Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 c5 27. Nf4 {
Movsesian,S (2723)-Georgiev,V (2573; White has just a small edge.}) 21. Rxe3
Be7 22. Rf1 c6 ({It was much more useful to open the position} 22... c5 $1) 23.
Ref3 Rxf3 24. Rxf3 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Bxf8 26. Ne2 Kd7 27. Bc2 Be7 28. Nf4 c5 29.
Bf5+ Ke8 30. Bg6+ Kd7 31. Bf5+ Ke8 32. Ne6 cxd4 33. Nxg7+ Kf7 34. Ne6 Bc8 35.
Nd8+ {1/2 Videnova,I (2297)-Zawadzka,J (2326)/Porto Carras GRE 2011}) 11. f3 ({
The logical capture on d5 is very dangerous:} 11. Bxd5 Qxf2+ 12. Kh1 O-O-O 13.
Nxe4 Qf5 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Ng3 ({The correct way here is to try to exchange
queens} 15. Qf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 Re8 17. Rf1 dxc3 18. Nbxc3 b4 19. Ne2 Rxe4 20.
fxe4 Bxe4+ 21. Kg1 Bc5+ 22. Rf2 f6 {Black has 3 pawns for the piece}) 15... Qf2
16. Rg1 dxc3 17. Qg4+ Kb8 18. Nxc3 Bc5 19. Bf4 Qxb2 20. Nge2 Bxg1 21. Rxg1 Rhe8
22. h3 Re6 23. Rb1 Qc2 24. Rc1 Qg6 25. Qxg6 Rxg6 26. Bg3 Rd2 27. Kh2 Kb7 28.
Rf1 Rf6 29. Rb1 Re6 30. Nf4 g5 {0-1 Kislik,E (2357)-Lorand,N (2369)/Budapest
HUN 2010}) 11... h6 ({There is another better-looking option} 11... Bc5 12. Kh1
h6 13. Nxf7 Qxf7 14. Rxe4+ Kd7 15. cxd4 Bd6 16. f4 Na5 17. Qg4+ Kc6 18. Re2
Nxb3 19. axb3 Rae8 20. Nc3 Rxe2 21. Nxe2 Re8 22. Bd2 Qe6 $1 $17 {Burg,T (2455)
-Geenen,M (2300)/Amay BEL 2011}) 12. Nh3 ({The most serious try here is the
typical} 12. Nxf7 Qxf7 13. fxe4 O-O-O 14. Bxd5 Rxd5 15. exd5 Qxd5 {and Black
has the usual compensation for the exchange here.}) ({Not so promising is
another knight move:} 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Rxe4+ Ne5 {A disaster is} 14. cxd4 (14.
Bxf7+ Qxf7 (14... Kxf7 15. Rf4) 15. Rxe5+ Be7 16. cxd4 O-O-O 17. Nc3 Bf6 {
with very good play.}) 14... Bxe4 15. dxe5 Qb6+) 12... O-O-O ({Once more it
was probably better to develop the bishop first} 12... Bc5 13. Kh1 O-O-O 14.
fxe4 dxe4 15. Rf1 Qd6 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxf7 Rhf8) 13. fxe4 dxe4 ({The Polish
champion for some unknown reasons refuses to develop his bishop! He explained
it after the game, as a memory problem!} 13... Bc5) 14. Rf1 ({After} 14. Qg4+
Kb8 15. Qxe4 Bc5 16. Kh1 Rhe8 17. Qxe8 Rxe8 18. Rxe8+ Ka7 19. Bf4 g5 {White is
in deep trouble.}) 14... Qe5 15. Bxf7 ({Of course, a better try was another
capture} 15. Rxf7 Bc5 16. Kh1 g5 $1 {Preventing the development of White's
pieces to f4} 17. a4 dxc3 18. Qg4+ Kb8 19. Nxc3 Nd4 {with a clear black
advantage.}) 15... Bc5 ({It was very good to move the central pawns forward:} 
15... e3 16. Nf4 d3 17. Ng6 Qc5 18. b4 Qb6) 16. Kh1 e3 ({There was another
option which was not bad:} 16... Rhf8 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Bg6 Qe6 19. Bh5 Ne5 20.
cxd4 Bxd4 21. Bxe5 Rxf1+ 22. Qxf1 Qxe5 23. Bg4+ Kb8 24. Nc3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 e3
26. Rc1 Rd2 27. Be2 Rxa2) 17. Nf4 d3 {A dream come true! But here a few other
ways also exist, such as} (17... Rhf8 18. Ng6 Qe4 19. Nxf8 (19. Be6+ Qxe6 20.
Nxf8 Rxf8) 19... e2) 18. Qe1 ({Black awaited White's knight attack} 18. Ng6 Qg5
(18... e2 19. Nxe5) 19. Nxh8 Ne5 20. Be6+ Kb8 21. Bh3 Qh4 22. Be6 e2 23. Qe1
Nf3 24. gxf3 Qxe1 25. Rxe1 Bxf3#) 18... e2 ({Who likes good prophylactic moves?
} 18... Ne7) 19. Rf3 Ne7 20. Nd2 g5 ({More simple would be} 20... Be3 21. Nc4
bxc4 22. Bxe3 (22. Rxe3 Qxf4) 22... Bxf3) 21. Ne6 ({All tries to return
material back are useless here} 21. Nxd3 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Bf2 23. Nf3 Bxf3 24. Bf4
Qe4 25. gxf3 Qxd3 26. Qxf2 gxf4 27. Re1 Nd5 28. Qxe2 Qxe2 29. Rxe2 Ne3) 21...
g4 ({Once more Black can do what he wants here - it's just a problem of
choosing which weapon.} 21... Bd6 22. Rh3 Qf5 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 24. Kg1 Bc5+ (24...
Qxh3 25. gxh3 Bc5+ 26. Qf2 e1=Q+)) 22. Nxd8 gxf3 23. Nxf3 Bxf3 0-1

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yildiz Kadioglu, Betul Cemre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {This is Malaniuk's move
order!} 6. c3 ({When Hou was still inexperienced she played this line simply
and successfully:} 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 h6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3
d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qe2 Be6 14. Nbd2 Re8 15. Rae1 Nb6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Ne4
Qd5 18. Nh4 Ne7 19. Qg4 Nd7 20. Rf3 Rf8 21. Ref1 g6 22. R3f2 Qc6 23. Kh1 Qb6
24. Ng3 Nf6 25. Qf3 Nh7 26. d4 Rf6 27. Qe4 Rxf2 28. Rxf2 Qe6 29. dxe5 Ng5 30.
Qf4 Rd8 31. Nf3 Nxf3 32. Rxf3 g5 33. Qe4 Ng6 34. Rf6 Qd5 35. Rxg6+ fxg6 36.
Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Nf5 {1-0 Hou,Y (2488)
-Kosintseva,T (2479)/Ergun 2006/}) ({Black has to be ready for the old
classical line, which has not appeared in practice for a few years:} 6. Nxe5
Nxe5 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Qxe4 Ng6 10. f4 O-O 11. f5 d5 12. Qd3 Nh4 13. g3
c5 14. gxh4 b5) 6... b5 7. Bc2 ({her memories of another move were not rosy
here:} 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 Rb8 (11... Ne7 12. Nbd2
exd4 13. cxd4 c6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qc2 Bg6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qb1
O-O 19. Bc2 Qa7 {1-0 Hou,Y (2578)-Tania,S (2425)/Beijing 2008/CBM 126 Extra})
12. axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 exd4 14. Bd5 Ne5 15. cxd4 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Bxf3 17. Bc6+
Kf8 18. gxf3 h6 19. Be3 Nh5 20. f4 g6 21. Qf3 b4 22. Kh1 Kg7 23. Rg1 Kh7 24. f5
Qf6 25. Bd5 Rhf8 26. Qg4 Ng7 27. fxg6+ fxg6 28. f4 Rbe8 29. Qg2 Ne6 30. e5 dxe5
31. dxe5 Qf7 32. Be4 Rg8 33. Bxb6 Nxf4 34. Qg4 Rxe5 35. Bc2 cxb6 36. Rad1 Qb7+
37. Kh2 Re2+ 38. Kg3 Nh5+ 39. Qxh5 Rxc2 40. Qb5 Qc7+ 41. Kg4 Rc4+ 42. Kf3 Qf4+
43. Ke2 Qe4+ 44. Kf2 Rf8+ 45. Kg3 Qf3+ 46. Kh2 Rc2+ {0-1 Hou,Y (2578)
-Stefanova,A (2548)/Beijing 2008/CBM 126 Extra}) 7... d5 8. exd5 ({The main
move here has been tried by Hou Yifan too:} 8. d4 dxe4 9. dxc5 (9. Nxe5 Nxe5
10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Nxf2 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5 Bb6 15. Bxa8 Nd3+
16. Kf1 Nxc1 17. Na3 Be6 18. Rxc1 Rxa8 19. Rd3 Bf5 {The position with the
forced exchange sacrifice guarantees Black a very comfortable endgame.} 20.
Rdd1 Be3 $5 $146 (20... Bg4) 21. Ra1 Bf4 22. g3 Bxe5 23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Ke1 h5 25.
Nc2 Bxc2 26. Rxc2 h4 $44 {Zhang,Z (2636)-Onischuk,A (2627)/Beijing 79/(314)
2000}) (9. dxe5 exf3 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Re1+ Be7 13. g3 Bb7 14.
Nd2 Ne6 15. Bd1 O-O-O 16. Bxf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Rd5 18. Be3 Rhd8 19. Kf1 Kb7 20.
Rac1 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Rc2 Ne6 23. Rce2 a5 24. Rc2 {1/2 Hracek,Z (2593)
-Onischuk,A (2650)/Turin ITA 2006/The Week in Chess 604}) 9... Qxd1 10. Bxd1
exf3 11. Bxf3 e4 12. Be2 Bg4 {We have to say, that the endgames here are very
comfortable for Black.} 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. a4 O-O 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8
17. Na3 b4 18. Nb5 Ra5 19. c4 Nge5 20. b3 Nd3 21. Be3 f5 22. g3 Ra2 23. Rb1
Nce5 24. Nxc7 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nd2 26. Bxd2 Rxd2 27. Nd5 Rxf2+ 28. Kg1 Rd2 29. c6
Ne5 30. c7 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nxh2+ 32. Ke1 Nf3+ {1/2 Hou,Y (2298)-Shen,Y (2411)/
Wuxi 2006}) 8... Qxd5 9. d4 ({The following flank activity now looks a bit
unusual} 9. a4 b4 10. d4 exd4 11. Bb3 Qh5 $1 $146 (11... Qd8) 12. cxd4 Be7 (
12... Bd6 $5) 13. Ne5 Qxd1 (13... Nxe5 14. Qxh5 Nxh5 15. dxe5 f6 16. Bd5 (16.
Bd1 g6 17. Re1) 16... Rb8 17. Bf3 g6 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Bf4 $13) 14. Rxd1 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Ng4 $13 {Dominguez,L (2661)-Onischuk,A (2652)/Poikovsky 2005} (15...
Ng4 16. Bd5 Rb8 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bg3 h5 19. h3 h4 $13)) 9... exd4 10. Bg5 $6 {
Wrong novelty, but there are no prizes for normal moves here:} (10. Re1+ Be7
11. cxd4 ({Better was} 11. Bb3 {was better:} Qd8 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14.
Qxd8 Bxd8 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Nd2 Nd5 {Zelcic,R (2545)-Saric,I (2575)/Zadar 2009;
with equal play.}) 11... Bg4 12. Nc3 Qh5 13. d5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 Nd4
16. Bd1 b4 17. Be3 Nf5 18. Ba4+ Kf8 19. Bc6 Rd8 {Fernandez,D (2299)-Malaniuk,V
(2582)/Parramatta 2010; with better play.}) 10... Bg4 $6 ({A clear advantage
promised here} 10... Be6 {promised a clear advantage here:} 11. a4 b4 12. Qe2
dxc3 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. bxc3 Rd8 15. Be4 Qd6 16. Qxa6 Nd4) 11. Bxf6 $6 (11. Re1+
{promised some advantage:} Kf8 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Be4 Qd6 14. Qc1 f5 15. cxd4
fxe4 16. dxc5 Qg6 17. Nh4 Qf6) 11... Bxf3 12. Re1+ Kf8 $2 ({It was correct for
the king to stay in the centre, despite the fact that it will be necessary to
start a long jorney:} 12... Kd7 $1 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 gxf6 15. Bf5+ Kd6 16.
Nd2 dxc3 17. Ne4+ Ke5 18. Ng3+ Kf4 19. Re4+ Kg5 20. Rg4+ Kh6 21. Be4 Ne7 22.
Bxa8 cxb2 $11) 13. Bb3 Qe4 $3 (13... Qd6 {was very bad:} 14. Qxf3 gxf6 (14...
Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Bd5 $18) 15. Qh5 $18) 14. Bxg7+ $2 ({The World Champion
was so shocked with Betul's last move, that she did not worry about having a
slightly better endgame:} 14. Rxe4 Bxd1 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd1 Ne6 17. Nd2)
14... Kxg7 15. gxf3 $2 ({Now the better choice was a slightly worse endgame:} 
15. Rxe4 Bxd1 16. Bxd1 Rhe8 17. Nd2 f5 18. Rxe8 Rxe8) 15... Qf5 16. Nd2 dxc3
17. bxc3 Rad8 ({It was better to create a safe haven on h8 for the king} 17...
Rhd8) 18. Kh1 Qf4 {There were two other ways to win here:} (18... Bxf2 19. Re2
Bb6) (18... Bd6 19. Qe2 Bxh2 20. Kxh2 Qf4+ 21. Kg2 Rxd2) 19. Re4 {White's
chance is just to try to bluff here.} Qxd2 20. Qg1+ Kf8 21. Qg4 Qd6 $4 {
It happened! The winning line isn't easy:} (21... Bxf2 $1 22. Bxf7 Qxc3 $1 (
22... Ne5 23. Rxe5 Qxc3 24. Rae1 $1 Bxe1 25. Qf5 $11) 23. Rg1 $1 Qf6 $1 24. Rf4
Ne5 $1 $19) 22. Qh5 $6 ({Now the correct winning attack was} 22. Qf5 Rd7 23.
Re6) 22... Rd7 23. Rae1 $2 (23. Rd1 {was still promising:} Qxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Rxd1+
25. Kg2 Rg8+ 26. Kh3 Rd6 27. Qxc5) 23... Bxf2 24. Rd1 $2 ({White had to fight
for a draw with} 24. Re8+ Kg7 25. Rxh8 Qg6 26. Qxg6+ hxg6 27. Ree8 a5 28. Rhg8+
) 24... Qg6 25. Qxg6 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 hxg6 27. Bb3 Bc5 28. Kg2 Bd6 29. h3 Rh5 30.
a4 Re5 31. Rh4 Re2+ 32. Kf1 Re3 33. axb5 axb5 34. Bd5 Ne7 0-1

[Event "Wch U20 56th"]
[Site "Tarvisio"]
[Date "2017.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2017.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a4 O-O ({Specialists of the Arkhangelsk variation prefer here
to avoid this pin with} 10... h6) 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 ({Here it is possible
to start pressure in the centre} 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 (13... g5 14. Bg3 Re8
15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. d5 Ne7 18. Na3 Ng6 19. Bc2 Qd7 20. Bd3 Qg4 $5 (
20... c6 {would be the normal move, but Tkachiev is looking for more
complexity.}) 21. Nxb5 h5 {Van der Wiel,J (2544)-Tkachiev,V (2648) Cannes 1999,
play is very complicated.}) 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. d5 (16. Nc3 g5 17.
Bg3 Na5 18. d5 b4 19. Ba4 Re7 20. Na2 Nxe4 21. Nxb4 f5 22. Bc2 Qe8 23. Nd4 f4
24. Nf5 Re5 25. Nxh6+ Kg7 26. Ng4 Nxf2 {0-1 (26) Enklaar,B (2445)-Planinec,A 
(2525) Amsterdam 1973}) (16. Qd3 Na5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bc2 Nc6 19. Qxb5 Bxd4 {
1/2-1/2 Byrne,R-Bisguier,A/Oberlin 1975/MCD (19)}) 16... Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18.
Qe2 g5 19. Bg3 c6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd2 Qd4 {with a great position, Tukmakov,
V-Kupreichik,V Soviet Union 1974}) ({A less dynamic way is possible too:} 12...
Na5 13. Bc2 Qe7 14. Nbd2 c5 15. d5 c4 16. Qe2 Rfb8 17. Nf1 Bc8 18. Ne3 g6 19.
h3 Kg7 20. Nh2 Qe8 21. Ra2 Bd7 22. Nhg4 Bd8 {Van der Wiel,J (2544)-Tkachiev,V 
(2648) Cannes 1999, with equality.}) 13. Nxg5 {The most principled decision,
There is the much more timid but solid retreat} (13. Bg3 Re8 (13... Nh5 14. Bc2
Na5 15. b4 Nc4 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qxh5 exd4 18. Qxh6 Re8 19. cxd4 Re6 20. Qh5
Bxd4 21. Ra2 {Janetschek,K (2325)-Beliavsky,A (2590) Vienna 1980, Black has
small compensation for the pawn.}) 14. h4 Na5 15. hxg5 Nxb3 16. gxf6 $5 Nxa1
17. Bh4 $1 $44 exd4 18. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2h6]} Kh7 (18... Rxe4 19. Qxh6 Rxe1+ 20.
Nxe1 Qf8 21. Qg5+ Kh7 22. Qf5+ Kh8 $11) 19. Ng5+ $1 Kg8 20. Nf3 Kh7 21. Ng5+
Kg8 22. Ne6 Rxe6 23. Qxh6 Qf8 24. Qg5+ {Draw.}) 13... hxg5 14. Bxg5 exd4 15.
cxd4 ({Another way of attack is} 15. Bd5 d3 (15... dxc3 16. Nxc3 b4 17. Bxc6 $6
({A much stronger move was} 17. Qf3 Kg7 18. Ne2) 17... Bxc6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19.
exd5 Kg7 20. a5 Bc5 21. Qf3 Rh8 22. Rac1 Rh5 23. h4 Rxg5 24. hxg5 Nh7 25. Rc4
Nxg5 26. Rg4 {Perez Ponsa,F (2577)-Gulamali,K (2379) Caleta ENG 2016, with an
unclear position.}) (15... Rb8 $2 16. Bxc6 (16. axb5 $145 $1 axb5 17. cxd4 Nxd4
$140 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Ra3 $18) 16... Bxc6 17. cxd4 Re8 18. d5 Re5 19. Bh4 Bd7
20. Qf3 Bf5 21. Nc3 Qe7 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. exf5 Rxf5 {Sevian,S (2393)-Kavutskiy,
K (2272) Saint Louis 2013, with good counterplay.}) 16. Qf3 Kg7 17. Nd2 Rb8 (
17... Ne5 $145 $1 $13) 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 dxe5 20. Bxb7 {Perez Ponsa,F (2540)
-Krysa,L (2474) Asuncion 2015, Black is in trouble.}) (15. Qf3 Kg7 16. e5 $2
Nxe5 $3 17. Qxb7 dxc3 18. axb5 $6 Ra7 $1 (18... Bxf2+) 19. Qd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd8 c2
$3 $19 {Diaz,J-Rodrigue Cienfuegos 36/404 1983 [Rodriguez,Am]}) 15... Nxd4 16.
Bd5 Ne6 17. Bh4 c6 (17... Bxd5 $145 18. exd5 Ng7 19. Qf3 Re8 20. Nc3 Rxe1+ 21.
Rxe1 Bd4 $11) 18. Ra3 ({The most unpleasant for Black would be} 18. Qf3 $1 Nd4
(18... Bd4 $2 19. e5 Nxd5 20. Qg4+ Ng7 21. Bxd8 dxe5 22. Bg5 f5 23. Qe2 {
Perez Ponsa,F (2540)-Krysa,L (2474) Asuncion 2015, Black does not have
sufficient compensation for the queen,}) 19. Qg3+ Kh7 20. Ra3 Rg8 21. Qh3 Bc8
22. Bxf6+ Bxh3 23. Rxh3+ Kg6 24. Bxd8 Raxd8 25. Ba2 Rge8 $14) 18... cxd5 19.
Rg3+ Ng7 20. e5 $2 ({It was necessary to fix the draw here:} 20. Qf3 Bd4 21. e5
Ne4 22. Rxg7+ (22. Bxd8 $2 Nxg3 23. Bf6 N3f5 24. Bxg7 Nxg7 25. exd6 Rfe8 $17)
22... Kxg7 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Bf6+ Qxf6 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Qg5+ Kh7 27. Qh5+ $11)
20... Bxf2+ $1 21. Kxf2 Qb6+ 22. Kf1 dxe5 23. Qf3 Ne4 ({A simpler way was} 
23... Nh7 24. Qg4 Qh6) 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Qf6 Qxf6+ 26. Bxf6 Rfc8 27. Rxg7+ Kf8
28. Rh7 Ke8 29. Ke2 (29. Nc3 b4 30. Ne2 Rc5 $19) 29... Rc6 30. Bxe5 Rd8 (30...
Rc2+ 31. Nd2 bxa4 $19) 31. Nc3 b4 32. Nxe4 Rc2+ 33. Ke3 Bxe4 34. Kxe4 Re2+ 35.
Kf4 Rxg2 36. Rh8+ Kd7 37. Rh6 {The realisation of his advantage is quite
simple, but it takes some time. The Indian star is very precise with the said
realisation.} Rg6 38. Rh3 Rdg8 39. Rd3+ Ke6 40. h3 f6 41. Bc7 Rc8 42. Bb6 Rc6
43. a5 Rc4+ 44. Kf3 Rg8 45. Rd2 Rh4 46. Rh2 Kf5 47. Bc7 Rc4 48. Bb6 b3 49. Rh1
Rf4+ 50. Ke3 Rg3+ 51. Kd2 Rff3 52. h4 Rh3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ali Marandi, Cemil Can"]
[Black "Zaslavsky, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin/Ali Marandi"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 exd4 10. cxd4 b5 {I did not expect this move, but it seems like a
quite good one.} ({Other moves:are more popular:} 10... g5 11. Nxg5 (11. Bg3
Nxe4 12. d5 Ne7 13. d6 cxd6 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 15. Qxd6 Nf5 16. Qd3 d6 17. Bc2 g4
18. Nfd2 Qg5 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Nbc3 Nd4 21. Nd5 Kh8 22. Ne7 Qg7 23. Nxd6 Nxc2 24.
Qxc2 Be6 25. Rfe1 Qf6 26. Nef5 Rad8 {Plaskan,J (2197)-Nabaty,T (2508)/Kemer
2009; and the White pieces are terribly pinned.}) 11... hxg5 12. Bxg5 Bxd4 13.
Nc3 $14 {White gets a better position after some more moves.}) (10... d6 11.
Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Qa4 g5 14. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 15. Bxg5 Re6 $146 (15... Rb8
16. Rae1 $16 {Sutovsky-Onischuk, Poikovsky 2010, CT-3496.} Re6 17. e5 dxe5 18.
dxe5 Rxb2 19. Bxf6 Qd4 20. Qa3 Rxf6 21. exf6 Rxd2 22. Re8+ Kh7 23. Rh8+ Kg6 24.
Qg3+ Kxf6 25. Rxc8 Rd3 26. Qg8 {1-0 Sutovsky,E (2661)-Onischuk,A (2699)/
Poikovsky 2010}) 16. f4 $5 (16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Qh4 Re6 19. Rae1 Qd4
20. Rxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxf6 Qxh4 22. Bxh4 Bxa2) 16... Qf8 $2 ({More chances promised
} 16... Kg7) 17. f5 {Sutovsky,E (2703)-Nabaty,T (2563)/Caleta ENG 2012; Black
has big problems.}) 11. Bb3 ({It was very tempting to try} 11. e5 bxa4 12. exf6
g5 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Nxd4 (14... Bxd4 15. Qg4 Ne5 16. Qxd4 $18) 15. Qh5 (
15. Qg4 d5 $19) 15... d5 16. Bh4 Nf5 17. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d3]} Qd6 18. g4 (18. Rd3
$2 Qf4 $17) 18... Qf4 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Bg3 Qg4 21. Qxg4+ Bxg4 22. Rxd5 Be6 23.
Rg5+ Kh7 24. Nc3 $14) 11... g5 12. Nxg5 $5 ({The retreat is very unambitious:} 
12. Bg3 d6 (12... g4 $2 13. Bh4 $1 $18) 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 (14. Qc2 Ne7 15.
Bxe5 Bf5 $13) 14... Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Nh5 16. Nc3 Na5 17. Bc2 Be6 18. Nd5 Nxg3 19.
hxg3 Rad8 20. Nf6+ (20. Nxc7 Rc8 21. Nxe6 Bxf2+ $1 22. Kh2 fxe6 $11) 20... Kg7
21. g4 {[%cal Gf3h2,Gh2f1,Gf1g3,Gc2f5]} Nc6 22. Be4 Nd4 23. Bd5 $11 (23. Nh2 $2
Ne2+ 24. Kf1 Bc4 $17)) 12... hxg5 13. Bxg5 Bxd4 $8 {Otherwise Black is worse.}
(13... d6 14. e5 $1 dxe5 15. Qc2 $1 $18 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Rc2c6,Rc2g6]}) 14. Nc3
Qe8 (14... Re8 15. Nd5 Re6 16. a4 $1 $14 {White gets a big advantage after
some lines.}) (14... Kg7 15. Re1 {[%cal Gc3d5]} Re8 16. Nd5 Re6 $8 17. Rc1 Bxb2
18. e5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxf6 Rxf6 21. Qd5 Rc6 22. Bxd8 Rxc1+ 23. Bd1 d6
24. Bxc7 Be6 25. Qxd6 $13) 15. Nd5 Nh7 (15... Nxe4 16. Bh6 $16) (15... Nxd5 16.
exd5 {[%csl Rc6,Rd4]}) 16. Bh6 (16. Nxc7 Qe5 17. Bh6 Qxc7 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Bxf8
Nxf8 (19... d6 20. Qh5 (20. Qh4) 20... Be6 21. Bh6 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Be5 23. Be3
$13) (19... Bb7 20. Bh6 Rg8 21. Qf5 Ne7 22. Qf3 Qc6 23. Rad1 Bxb2 24. Bxf7 Qxh6
25. Bxg8 Nxg8 26. Rxd7 Bc6 27. Ra7 Ng5 28. Qe3 Bxe4 29. Rd1 Be5 $13) 20. Bxf7
Ne7 $8 21. e5 $1 (21. Qh4+ Kg7 22. Qxe7 Bf6 $19) 21... Bxe5 (21... Qxe5 22.
Rae1 $18) 22. Qh4+ Kg7 23. Qxe7 Bxh2+ (23... Bf6 24. Qe4 $13) 24. Kh1 Bd6 25.
Qg5+ Kxf7 26. Qd5+ Kg7 27. Rad1 (27. Qxa8 Bb7 28. Qe8 Qc5 $17) 27... Bb7 28.
Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Bc6 30. Re1 $13) 16... Qe5 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Bxf8 Nxf8 19.
Kh1 ({It is better to complete the mobilisation of the pieces:} 19. Rad1 d6 20.
Qf3 Qg7 21. Ne3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Bd7 23. f4 $14) 19... d6 20. Qe2 (20. Qh4+ {
was no worse:} Kg7 (20... Nh7) 21. f4 Qxe4 22. Nxc7 Ra7 23. Rae1 Qh7 24. Ne8+
Kh8 25. Qxh7+ Kxh7 26. Nxd6 Be6 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Re2 $14) 20... Qg7 21. Rac1 (
21. Rad1 Bg4 22. f3 Bd7 23. Nxc7 Ra7 24. Nd5 Ne6 25. f4 Nc5 26. f5 Be5 27. Rf3
Kg8 28. Bc2 a5 29. Rh3 $14) 21... Bd7 22. Nxc7 Ra7 (22... Rc8 23. Nxa6 {
[%csl Gb5][%cal Re2b5]}) 23. Nd5 Ne6 (23... Bxb2 24. Rcd1 Bd4 25. Rd3 {[%cal
Gd3g3]} Ra8 26. f4 {[%cal Gf4f5,Gd3h3]} Nh7 27. Rg3 Qh6 28. a4 $1 $14) 24. Rcd1
Nc5 25. Bc2 Bxb2 26. Qh5+ Kg8 (26... Qh7 27. Qg5 Ne6 28. Qd2 Qh5 29. f4 Bg7 30.
Rde1 $13) 27. Qh4 Kf8 28. f4 Qh8 29. Qg3 Qg7 30. Qe1 Bg4 31. Rd2 Be6 32. Rf3 {
[%cal Gf3g3]} Bxd5 $2 ({Correct was} 32... Qh6 33. Bb1 {[%cal Gd2b2]} (33. Rg3
Bxd5 34. exd5 (34. Rxd5 Qxf4 $17) 34... Re7 $15) 33... Ba1 $13) 33. Rxd5 Nd4 $2
$138 34. Qh4 $1 Nde6 35. e5 $1 Ke8 36. Rg3 Qf8 37. exd6 (37. Bh7 $1 Qe7 38.
Rg8+ Nf8 39. Qf2 $18 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ge5d6]}) 37... Kd7 38. f5 Kc6 39. Be4 $2
$138 ({A very simple solution was} 39. fxe6 Kxd5 40. d7 Nxe6 41. d8=Q+ Nxd8 42.
Qe4+ Kc5 43. Qe3+ Bd4 44. Rg5+ f5 45. Qa3+ b4 46. Rxf5+ Qxf5 47. Qa5+ $18)
39... Nxe4 40. Qxe4 Nc5 41. Qf3 (41. Rxc5+ Kxc5 42. Qc2+ Kb6 43. Qxb2 (43. Qf2+
Kb7 44. Qxb2 Qxd6 45. Qe2 $16) 43... Qxd6 44. Qf2+ Qc5 45. Rf3 $13 (45. Qxc5+
Kxc5 46. h4 Kd4 $13)) 41... Bf6 42. Rg4 $2 ({It was necessary to try to open
the position of the black king:} 42. a4 $1 Nxa4 (42... Kb6 43. a5+ $18 (43. Qf2
)) (42... Rd7 43. Rd1+ Kb6 44. a5+ Ka7 45. Qc6 $18) (42... Ra8 43. Re5+ Kxd6 (
43... Kb6 44. a5+ $18) 44. Qd5+ Kc7 45. Rc3 Bxe5 46. Rxc5+ Kb6 47. Qc6+ Ka7 48.
axb5 Rd8 49. Qxa6+ Kb8 50. Qb6+ Ka8 51. Qa5+ Kb7 52. Rxe5 Rd1+ 53. Re1 Qa3 54.
Qa6+ $1 $18) (42... bxa4 43. Rg4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd5e5,Gg4b4]}) 43. Rxb5+ $1 Kxb5
44. Qd5+ Nc5 45. Rb3+ $18) 42... Rd7 43. Rb4 $2 ({Even now} 43. a4 {was good:}
Qc8 (43... Rxd6 44. Re5+ Kb6 45. a5+ Kxa5 46. Rxc5 Qd8 47. Rc1 Rd3 48. Qe2 $16)
44. axb5+ axb5 45. Rb4 Rxd6 46. Rd1+ Kc7 47. Rxd6 (47. Rxb5 Rxd1+ 48. Qxd1 Qxf5
$11) 47... Kxd6 48. Rxb5 $16) 43... Rxd6 44. Rxd6+ Kxd6 45. Rb1 Kc7 46. Rd1 Qe7
47. Qd5 Kb6 48. Qd6+ Ka5 49. Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. dxe5 {This move is starting to come into
fashion.} ({A fresh game of a young FIDE candidate saw} 11. Re1 d6 12. Be3 (12.
Bg5 $5) 12... Bg4 13. Na3 ({White could also try, which however doesn't seen
to promise an advantage.} 13. d5 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Ne7 15. h3 $13) 13... exd4 (
13... b4 $1 14. Nb5 (14. Nc4 bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16. cxd4 Bxd4 $1 17. Bxd4 Bxf3
$1 $17) 14... Na5 $1 $15) 14. cxd4 Re8 15. Nxb5 Nxe4 16. Nc3 $11 {1/2-1/2
Carlsen,M-Nielsen,P/Aalborg DEN 2006 (38)}) ({The main line} 11. Na3 d6 12.
Nxb5 Bg4 {Dominguez,L-Rodriguez,A/ CBM109[Erenburg]. leads to an interesting
position with compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 11... Ng4 12. Na3 $146 {
This novelty is an attempt to revive the line with 11.dxe5, but as it was
proven by Anand(see below) Black develops very dangerous initiative after 12...
Ncxe5!} ({In two recent games} 12. Bf4 {proved to be not sufficient for
advantage.} Qe8 (12... Qe7 $5 13. Qd5 Bb7 14. Qxb5 Ba8 15. Qc4 Ncxe5 16. Bxe5
Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Nd2 Kh8 19. Nf3 Qf4 20. Rae1 Rbe8 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,
I-Kamsky,G/Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005/The Week in Chess 578}) 13. Nd4 Ngxe5 14.
Nxb5 d6 15. Ba4 Bg4 16. Qc2 f5 17. Nd2 Qg6 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Khalifman,A/
Moscow RUS 2005/ (41) and Black obtained a dangerous initiative.}) 12... Qe8 $6
{When we know Anand's idea any alternative looks dubious, however this time
this is the objective evaluation of the move.} ({Only few days later Vishy put
White's idea under a big question with} 12... Ncxe5 $1 13. h3 d6 $1 {The
brilliant piece sacrifice was probably missed by Topalov in his home
preparation and so he decided to decline it with} 14. Qe2 {and after series of
exchanges an equal position arose.} Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qg3 Be6 17. Bxe6
fxe6 18. Nxb5 Rxf2 19. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 20. Qxf2 Rxb5 21. Qe2 Rb8 22. Bf4 Qf6 23. Rf1
$11 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee NED 2006.}) 13. Nd4 $1 Ngxe5 ({
Probably Black had to play more agressively} 13... Ncxe5 14. Naxb5 d6 {leaving
the knight on g4.}) 14. Naxb5 d6 15. Ba4 $1 {The reason to capture with the
queen knight on e5.} Bd7 16. b3 $1 {White has stabilized position on the
queenside and if Black shows no counterplay in the nearest future White's
extra pawn will play its role.} Ne7 {Sokolov is trying to avoid exchanges and
thus to exploit "stuck" White's pieces on the queenside.} ({In case of} 16...
Qe7 {[%cal Ge7h4] White prevents Black's counterplay by means of} 17. Qd2 $1
Qh4 18. Qf4) 17. Kh1 d5 {Black opens the centre to exploit his better placed
pieces, but...} (17... f5 {is not better in view of} 18. exf5 Nxf5 19. Nxf5
Rxf5 20. Nd4 Rf8 21. f4 Ng4 22. Qf3 $16) 18. f4 Ng4 ({In case of} 18... N5c6
19. f5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf5f6] is very unpleasant.}) 19. e5 $1 {White keeps the
position close.} f6 20. h3 $1 Nxe5 $6 {A desperate attempt to obtain
counterplay, which is however objectively unsound. Topalov proves it without
big efforts.} ({After} 20... fxe5 21. hxg4 exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxa4 23. Rxa4 Qf7 24.
f5 $16 {Black has no compensation for a pawn. Still it was objectively better
than the game.}) 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Nf3 e4 24. Ne5 $18 Bxh3 {
The very last try to complicate matters.} 25. gxh3 Qf5 {[%csl Rh3]} 26. Ng4 h5
27. Nh2 {White keeps his extra pieces.} Qxh3 28. Bg5 $1 {Topalov defends his
king with the most natural moves.} Nf5 {[%cal Gf5g3]} 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 30. Bf4 $1
{[%csl Rg3] Covering the g3-square.} Bf2 $5 {[%cal Gf5g3,Gf2g3] Despite his
inventive play Sokolov can't save the game.} ({Doesn't help} 30... h4 31. Qxe4
Ng3+ 32. Bxg3 hxg3 33. Qg2 Qh4 34. Nd4 $1 Rf8 35. Rg1 $1 $18) 31. Ra2 $1 {
[%csl Re2,Rh2] Veselin is precise to the end.} Bg3 ({or} 31... Ng3+ 32. Bxg3
Bxg3 {[%cal Gg3h2]} 33. Qf7 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf1]}) 32. Bxg3 Nxg3+ 33. Kg1 {
Now the e2-squared is covered. So} Rf8 {[%cal Gg3f1] It seems that Black
achieved something, but White is just in time to parry Black's threats.} 34.
Nd4 $1 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ga4d7] Eventually White brings his sleeping extra
pieces from the queenside and decides the game in his favour.} c5 ({or} 34...
Nf1 35. Bd7 $1 $18 {and white king finds a safe place on h1.}) ({Black could
win a queen with} 34... Rf1+ 35. Nxf1 Qh1+ 36. Kf2 e3+ 37. Nxe3 Ne4+ {, but
after} 38. Qxe4 Qxe4 39. Bc6 $18 {White obtains too many pieces for it.}) 35.
Bd7 $1 Qh4 ({Black could win a queen once again with} 35... Rf1+ $1 36. Nxf1
Qh1+ 37. Kf2 e3+ $1 38. Nxe3 Ne4+ $1 39. Qxe4 $1 Qxe4 40. Nf3 $18 {But at the
end White is completely winning.}) 36. Ne6 $1 Rf1+ $1 {The very last practical
chance.} 37. Kg2 $1 {Avoiding unnecessary complications. Black's attack has
come to its logical end and so Sokolov resigned. Bravo Topalov!} (37. Nxf1 $2 {
would allow some counterplay, although after} Qh1+ 38. Kf2 Qf3+ 39. Ke1 Qxf1+
40. Kd2 Qe2+ 41. Kc1 Qxa2 42. Qxc5 Qa1+ 43. Kd2 Qb2+ 44. Ke3 Qe2+ 45. Kf4 Qf3+
46. Ke5 {White escapes the checks and eventually win anyway.}) 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. Nc3
(8. a4 d6 9. Nc3 {leads to the same position.}) 8... d6 9. a4 Na5 {Already
this move is very uncommon, although it may transpose to 9...b4 10.Ne2.} (9...
b4 {is the main line.} 10. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2g3]} (10. Nd5 {is a more popular
continuation. Here is a relatively recent example.} Na5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Ba2
Bc8 (12... h6 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Be3 Rad8 16. Rb1 Bc8 17. Qe2 Be6 $6
18. h3 $14 {Kasparov,G-Anand,V, PCA World Championship/CBM 49[Benjamin,J].})
13. h3 Rb8 14. c3 b3 15. Bb1 O-O 16. d4 Bb6 17. d5 Qg6 18. Nh4 Qf6 19. Nf5 c6 {
1/2-1/2 Khairullin,I-Riazantsev,A/Kazan RUS 2005/The Week in Chess 566}) 10...
O-O ({Now} 10... Na5 11. Ba2 {transposes to the text.}) 11. a5 $5 {Preventing
Na5.} (11. Ng3 Na5 12. Ba2 Bc8 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 Bb6 15. Bg5 $1 h6 16. Bh4
$1 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 g5 19. Nf5 (19. Nh5 $1 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 gxh4 21. Qg6+
Kh8 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Kh1 $1 $40) 19... gxh4 20. Nxh6+ $13 {1-0 De Firmian,
N-Lugo,B/San Diego USA 2004/The Week in Chess 525 (44)}) 11... Ne7 (11... d5 $5
) 12. Be3 Ng6 13. Bxc5 dxc5 14. Ng3 Bc8 15. Qe1 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nd2 $14 {
[%cal Gd2c4] 1-0 Anand,V-Hector,J/Middelfart DEN 2003/The Week in Chess 439 
(65)}) 10. Ba2 b4 (10... c6 $6 {is dubious. In the following game White
brilliantly exploited a misplaced knight on a5.} 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Ne2 bxa4 $2
13. Qe1 $1 Bb6 14. b4 $1 axb3 15. Bb1 $1 Nc4 16. dxc4 b2 17. Ra2 Nxe4 18. Rxb2
$16 {1-0 Savon,V-Bronstein,D/Odessa 1974/EXT 99 (40)}) 11. Ne2 Bc8 {[%cal
Gc8e6] Although a typical idea by itself it had never been tested yet in the
current position. From c8 Black brings the bishop to e6, covering on the way
the f5-square.} ({Earlier Black played} 11... Rb8 {with the idea to meet 12.c3
with b3.} 12. Ng3 (12. c3 b3 $5) 12... O-O (12... Bc8 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 O-O
15. Bg5 h6 16. Bf4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 b3 18. Bxb3 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Rxb3 20. Rac1 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Cespedes,A-Diaz,J/Mexico 1991/TD}) 13. Bg5 {[%cal Gg3h5]} h6
14. Bh4 $5 (14. Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Bc8 16. Qe1 c6 17. Nd2 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19.
Qe2 Qb6 20. Rf3 Qc5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Perez Perez,A-Ilczuk,J/ICCF Email 2003/ICCF
Telechess CBM 102 (26)}) 14... g6 $6 15. Qd2 Kh7 $1 (15... Kg7 16. d4 exd4 17.
Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc6 19. Qe3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Rayner,F-Ledger,D/Telford ENG 2003/
The Week in Chess 429 (35)}) 16. d4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gf6e4]}
18. Rfe1 Nc6 19. f3 g5 20. Nf5 $1 Bc8 21. Bf2 Bxf5 22. exf5 $14 {[%csl Rd4]
1-0 Dijon,J-Johansson,S/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 98 (40)}) (11... b3
$6 12. Bxb3 (12. Qe1 $5 {[%csl Ra5]}) 12... Nxb3 13. cxb3 h6 14. Ng3 (14. Be3
$5) 14... O-O 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 $16 {1-0 Hagarova,Z-Skripchenko,A/Halle
1995/EXT 97 (47)}) 12. c3 {[%cal Gd3d4]} bxc3 13. bxc3 Bb6 {Otherwise 14. d4
with a tempo.} 14. Ng3 Be6 $6 {Black shouldn't have left his king in the
centre.} (14... O-O {, which was necessary would transpose to De Firmian,
N-Lugo,B/San Diego 2004. See above.}) 15. d4 $1 $16 {White is much better
prepared for opening of the position.} Bxa2 $6 {ANother unfortunate decision.
I believe Black had to leave the bishop on e6 at least to cover the f5-square.}
(15... O-O) 16. Rxa2 O-O 17. Bg5 $1 {[%cal Gg3h5] This pin turns out to be
very annoying. White has two extra pieces in attack.} exd4 $2 {This careless
move leads to a disaster. Beliavsky has definitely underestimated the threats.}
(17... h6 {was necessary, but after} 18. Bh4 $1 {Black's position is already
dangerous anyway. F.e.} exd4 (18... Nc6 {is not better.} 19. Nh5 $1 {[%csl Rf6]
} (19. Nf5 $5) 19... g5 20. Nxg5 $1 Nxh5 21. Qxh5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 f6 23. Bh6 $16
{and again White has a huge advantage thanks to a vulnerable position of
Black's king.}) 19. Nh5 (19. cxd4 $5 {[%cal Gg3h5]} Re8 (19... g5 20. Nxg5 hxg5
21. Bxg5 $18 {[%cal Gg3h5]}) (19... c5 20. Nh5 g5 21. Nxg5 Nxh5 22. Qxh5 hxg5
23. Bxg5 f6 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Ra3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Ga3h3]}) 20. Qc1 {
[%cal Gg3h5]} (20. Nh5 $5 Rxe4 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nd2 {[%cal Gd1f3]} Rxd4 23.
Qf3 f5 24. Ng3 $40 {[%cal Gg3f5]}) 20... Nb3 21. Qe3 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23.
Qxd4 g5 24. f3 $1 gxh4 25. Nf5 $18 {and despite material equality White has a
decisive advantage.}) 19... g5 20. Nxg5 Nxh5 21. Qxh5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 f6 (22...
Qd7 $4 23. Bf6 {[%cal Gh5h8]}) 23. Bh6 Qe8 24. Qg4+ Kf7 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. cxd4
$16 {[%csl Rf8] and White has a clear advantage since Black king has no refuge.
}) 18. Nh5 $1 $18 {This strong, but rather obvious move decides the game.
Black's position is already defenseless.} dxc3 19. Nh4 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Gh4f5] Magnus knows to attack. The knight comes to f5 with devastating
consequences for Black.} Kh8 20. Nf5 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7] Black resigned as he
can't protect neither the g7-pawn nor the knight on f6. I don't remember that
such an experienced GM as Beliavsky loses so quickly. Bravo, Magnus!} (20. Nf5
Nc6 21. Nfxg7 Bd4 22. Nf5 Rg8 23. Bh4 $1 Be5 (23... Rg4 24. Bxf6+ Bxf6 25. Qxg4
$18) 24. f4 $18 {and Black loses all his pieces.}) 1-0

[Event "Las Tunas"]
[Site "Las Tunas"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Leyva Proenza, Ricardo"]
[Black "Moreno, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Moreno,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 h6 {
Esta es la jugada que sirve de tema a este trabajo. Se trata de unmovimiento
interesante y practicamente desconocido, que conduce a un juego seguro para el
segundo jugador.} (7... Bc5 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 d6 12. Bg5
c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Rc8 17. Nf1 Nb7 18. h4 g4 19.
N3h2 h5 20. Qd2 Nc5 21. Qg5+ Kh7 22. Rad1 Ncxe4 23. Bxe4+ Nxe4 24. Qxh5+ Kg8
25. Qxg4+ Kh7 26. Qf5+ Kh6 27. Ng4+ Kg7 28. Bxe5+ {1-0 Aseev,K.-Volzhin,A./
Novgorod 1995}) 8. d4 (8. h3 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. d4 d6 11. a4 exd4 12. axb5 axb5
13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxb5 O-O 15. Nfxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxe4 17. c3 c5 18. Nf3 d5
19. Bf4 f5 20. Be5 Re8 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nd2 d4 23. cxd4 cxd4 24. Nf3 d3 25.
Bc4 d2 26. Nxd2 Qg5 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. f3 Rd8 29. Qb3 Qd2 30. Qc3+ Qxc3 31. bxc3
Rc8 32. Ba6 Ra8 33. fxe4 Rxa6 34. exf5 gxf5 35. Kf2 Ra2+ 36. Kf3 Rc2 37. Re3
Kf6 38. Kf4 Rxg2 39. Rd3 Rf2+ 40. Ke3 Rc2 41. Kd4 Kg5 42. c4 f4 43. c5 Kf5 {
2.21-2.03 1/2-1/2 Hernandez,Tania-Moreno,A/XXXI Capablanca C (4) 1996}) 8... d6
9. c3 g6 10. a4 Bg7 11. axb5 (11. Na3 O-O 12. Rb1 exd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. e5 dxe5
15. Nxe5 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Bd5 17. Qc2 c6 18. Nxc6 Qb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne7+ Kh7
21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qc5 Bxd4 23. Qxb6 Bxb6 24. Nxb5 Rfb8 25. Nd6 Ba5 26. Re5 Nc3
27. Ra1 Rd8 28. bxc3 Rxd6 29. Re1 Bxc3 30. Rxa8 Bxe1 31. Kf1 Rd1 32. Be3 Bc3+
33. Ke2 Rd7 34. Rc8 Be5 35. h3 f5 36. Kf3 Rf7 37. Re8 Bg7 38. Re6 Rd7 39. Ke2
Bc3 40. Rc6 Bg7 {Jurkovic,A-Colin,V/18th op B, Cannes FRA (01) 1997/1/2-1/2 
(80)}) 11... axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Na3 b4 14. Nc4 (14. cxb4 O-O 15. d5 Nxb4
16. Qd2 Na6 17. Nb5 Rb8 18. Bc4 Nc5 19. Qc2 Ncxe4 $1 20. Rxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Qa1
22. Qc2 Ba6 23. Na3 e4 $1 24. Bxa6 Bxb2 $19 {Hdez Ronald-Ale Moreno,La Habana
1996}) 14... O-O 15. d5 (15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nfxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe4 18. f3 Bd5
19. c4 Bb7 20. Be3 Re8 21. Nd3 Nh5 22. Bc5 Rd8 23. Qe2 Qa5 $13 {Becerra
Rivero-Ale Moreno,La Habana 1996}) 15... Na5 16. cxb4 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Rb8 $1 18.
Nfd2 {[#]} (18. Qa3 $2 Nxe4 $1 19. Rxe4 Bxd5 20. Rg4 (20. Qxa8 Rxa8 21. Ncd2
Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Ra1 $19) 20... Be6 $17) 18... Nxe4 $3 19. Rxe4 (19. Nxe4 $2 Bxd5
20. Qd3 Rxb4 $1 (20... Bxe4 21. Rxe4 d5 22. Re1 dxc4 23. Qxc4 $10) 21. Ncd2 f5
22. Nc3 Rd4 23. Qf1 Bxg2 $1 $17) 19... Bxd5 20. Rg4 (20. Re1 Bxg2 21. f3 Bh3
$44) 20... Be6 21. Rg3 d5 22. Na5 c5 23. Qc2 cxb4 $44 (23... c4 $2 24. Ra3) (
23... Bf8 $6 24. Rxg6+ fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qxe6 Rxb4 (26... Bg7 $2 27. Nc6
Rb6 28. b5 Rxb5 29. Ne7 $16) 27. Nf3 $1 (27. Nc6 $2 Rb6 28. Qxe5+ Bg7 29. Qxd5
Qxc6 $17) 27... Qxa5 28. Qxe5+ Bg7 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Ng5+ $1 hxg5 31. Qh5+ Kg8
32. Qe8+ Bf8 $10) 24. Ndb3 (24. Nc6 $2 Rb7 25. Nb3 Rc7 26. Nba5 Qxa5 $19) 24...
Rc8 25. Qd1 Qb8 (25... d4 $5 26. Bd2 e4 27. Bxb4 d3) 26. h4 h5 27. Bd2 d4 28.
Qe1 Rc2 29. Bxb4 Rxb2 30. Ba3 Ra2 31. Qc1 Qb5 $1 $17 32. Be7 Rxa5 $6 (32... d3
$1 33. Qc5 Qxc5 34. Bxc5 e4 35. Bb4 Bxb3 36. Nxb3 Rb2 37. Re3 f5 $19) 33. Nxa5
Qxa5 34. Ra3 Qd5 35. Qc7 Kh7 (35... Qd7) 36. Qb8 Qe4 $4 (36... d3 37. Ra8 f5
38. Bf6 Bxf6 39. Ra7+ Bg7 40. Qc7 Bf7 41. Qxf7 Qxf7 42. Rxf7 e4 43. Kf1 Kg8 44.
Rd7 Bh6 $10) 37. Ra8 f5 38. Bf6 $1 Bxf6 (38... Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Qxf2 40. Qh8+ $1
$18) 39. Ra7+ Bg7 40. Qf8 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Movsesian,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Be3 $5 Bg4 ({In his latest game, which was played after this one,
Onischuk opted for a different move order:} 9... O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 $5 {however,
White managed to get a very pleasant position after} 11. h3 Bd7 12. Re1 Re8 13.
Bc2 Rb8 14. a3 Qe7 15. b4 $14 {Navara-Onischuk, WCup (2.2) 2011}) 10. Nbd2 O-O
11. h3 Bh5 12. dxe5 $5 {While preparing, I decided to try this idea. The
resulting position is very similar to a Giuoco Piano, which I am always ready
to play :)} ({Another option here is} 12. Bg5 {but I was not in the mood to
play the position after} exd4 $1 13. Bd5 dxc3 14. Bxc6 cxd2 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16.
Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qxd2 Qxe4 18. Rfe1 Qf5 19. Nh4 Qg5 20. Qxg5+ fxg5 21. Nf5 Bg6 {
Karjakin-Shirov, Wijk 2011}) 12... dxe5 13. Qe2 Qe7 (13... Re8 $6 14. Rfd1 Bxe3
15. Qxe3 $14 {Baramidze-Lenic, Mitropa Cup 2008}) 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Nf1 Nxb3 16.
axb3 Qe6 17. b4 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Rfd8 $2 {Strangely enough, this move is a
serious mistake, which allows White to re-group his pieces.} ({After} 18...
Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Rfd8 20. Ne3 $14 {Black would not be far from equality.}) 19.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Ne1 $1 {A very important move, the white knight is heading to
c5, while the h5-bishop finds itself in a long-term offside position...} Qc6 (
20... Qb3 21. Rxa6 Qxb2 22. Qd3 $1) 21. f3 Rd6 22. Nd3 Nd7 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24.
Qxc5 {The endgame is very unpleasant for Black, as White can simply slowly
improve his position.} f6 25. Ne3 Bf7 26. Nf5 Qxc5+ 27. bxc5 Re6 28. Ne3 Kf8
29. b4 Rc6 30. g4 h5 31. Kf2 h4 32. Nd5 g5 33. Ke3 Ke8 34. Rd1 {Not allowing
the black king to get to the queenside.} Kf8 35. Kd3 Be6 36. c4 $1 {Now
Black's position will collapse.} bxc4+ 37. Kxc4 Kf7 38. Ra1 Bd7 39. b5 axb5+
40. Kb4 Be8 41. Ra7 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]
[Black "Glavina, Pablo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "197"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3
Bb7 9. d4 Bb6 10. Re1 h6 11. Be3 exd4 12. cxd4 Na5 13. d5 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 O-O 15.
Qd2 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Qd4 Re8 18. Nbd2 Bb7 19. Rae1 Nc6 20. Qd3 Ne5 21. Qb1
Qa5 22. Bc2 Nxf3+ 23. Nxf3 d5 24. e5 Ne4 25. Rd1 Rad8 26. Bb3 Qb6 27. Qd3 Qg6
28. Qd4 Qh5 29. Rde1 Rc8 30. Qd1 Rc5 31. Rd3 Ng5 32. Nd4 Qxd1 33. Rdxd1 g6 34.
Nc2 Kg7 35. Nb4 a5 36. Nd3 Rc7 37. Nf4 d4 38. Rxd4 a4 39. Bd1 Rc1 40. Nd3 Ra1
41. a3 Rb1 42. f3 Ne6 43. Rb4 Nc7 44. Bxa4 Rxe1+ 45. Nxe1 Rxe5 46. Nd3 Rd5 47.
Bc2 Ne6 48. Kf2 Nd4 49. Bb1 Bc6 50. Nf4 Rd6 51. Ke3 Ne6 52. Be4 Nxf4 53. Kxf4
Bd7 54. Ke3 f5 55. Bd3 Re6+ 56. Kd4 Rd6+ 57. Kc3 Rc6+ 58. Kd2 Rd6 59. Ke3 Re6+
60. Kf2 Re5 61. Rd4 Be8 62. Rd6 g5 63. f4 Rc5 64. Ke3 Rc1 65. Rb6 Rg1 66. Rb7+
Kf6 67. Rb6+ Kg7 68. Bxb5 Bxb5 69. Rxb5 Rxg2 70. a4 g4 71. hxg4 fxg4 72. f5 Rg1
73. Kf4 g3 74. Rb6 g2 75. Kf3 Ra1 76. Kxg2 Rxa4 77. Kg3 Rc4 78. b3 Rd4 79. Kf3
h5 80. Rg6+ Kf7 81. Rb6 h4 82. Ke3 Rg4 83. Kd3 Kg7 84. Rb7+ Kf6 85. Kc3 Rg7 86.
Rb8 Rh7 87. Rf8+ Ke5 88. f6 Ke6 89. b4 h3 90. Re8+ Kxf6 91. Re1 h2 92. Rh1 Rh4
93. Kd3 (93. b5 Ke5 94. Kd3 Kf4 95. Kd4 $11) 93... Kf5 94. Ke3 Kg4 95. Kf2 $2 {
Wie in Turmendspielen üblich funktioniert Passivität nicht.} ({Das aktive} 95.
Kd4 $1 {hätte den Tag gerettet:} Kg3+ 96. Kc5 Kg2 97. Rxh2+ Rxh2 98. b5 Kf3 99.
b6 Rb2 100. Kc6 Ke4 101. b7 Ke5 102. Kc7 $11) 95... Kh3 $1 96. Rb1 Rf4+ 97. Ke3
Rg4 (97... Rxb4 {gewinnt natürlich auch, aber warum soll man in ein Endspiel
Dame gegen Turm abwickeln?}) 98. Kf2 Rg2+ 99. Kf3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bg5 exd4 13. Bd5 dxc3 14. Bxc6 cxd2
15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qxd2 Qxe4 18. Rfe1 Qf5 19. Nh4 Qg5 20. Qxg5+
fxg5 21. Nf5 Bg6 22. Ne7+ Kg7 23. Nd5 Rb8 24. Rad1 Kf8 25. g4 c5 26. h4 gxh4
27. f4 f5 28. g5 Bf7 29. Nf6 c4+ 30. Kg2 Rd8 31. Nxh7+ Kg7 32. Nf6 b4 33. Re7
c3 34. bxc3 bxc3 35. Nd7 Ba5 36. g6 Kxg6 37. Kh3 Rxd7 38. Rxd7 Bb4 {A duel for
domination or a race In the contest between rook and bishop, the question is
frequently whether the rook can dominate the bishop:   Dominanzduell oder
Wettrennen Im Wettstreit Turm gegen Läufer geht es oft um die Frage, ob es dem
Turm gelingt, den Läufer zu dominieren:} 39. Kxh4 $2 {This over-hasty. Das ist
zu überhastet.} ({Karjakin should create his own passed pawn with Karjakin
sollte mit} 39. R7xd6+ Bxd6 40. Rxd6+ Kh5 41. Rxa6 {Then Black can choose
between a lost race and a duel for dominance: selbst einen a-Freibauern bilden.
Dann kann Schwarz zwischen einem verlorenen Wettrennen und einen Dominanzduell
wählen:} Bc4 42. Rc6 Bxa2 (42... Bf1+ 43. Kh2 Kg4 44. a4 Kxf4 45. Rxc3 $18 {
and the bishop has no hope in the race. und der Läufer ist im Wettrennen
chancenlos.}) 43. Rxc3 {and the rook is dominating the black forces more or
less on its own. It is astonishing how helpless the bishop is, e.g.: und der
Turm dominiert die schwarzen Kräfte quasi im Alleingang. Es ist erstaunlich
wie hilflos der Läufer ist, z.B.} Be6 44. Rc7 Bd5 45. Rg7 $18) 39... Bxa2 40.
R1xd6+ Bxd6 41. Rxd6+ Kf7 42. Rc6 {Karjakin wins the c-pawn, but Shirov will
save the a-pawn. In the race which follows the bishop is often as strong as
the rook because it can support its own passed pawn and keep an eye on the
white one. Karjakin erobert den c-Bauern, aber der a-Bauer wird Shirov retten.
Bei den folgenden Wettrennen ist der Läufer dem Turm oft gewachsen, weil er
den eigenen Freibauern unterstützen und den weißen im Auge behalten kann.} ({
After Nach} 42. Rxa6 {Black's c-pawn secures him enough counterplay. sichert
der schwarze c-Freibauer ihm genügend Gegenspiel:} c2 43. Rc6 Bb3 44. Kg3 (44.
Kg5 Ba4 $11) 44... Ba4 ({After Nach} 44... Ke7 $2 45. Kf2 Ba4 46. Rc4 Ke6 47.
Ke3 Kd5 {Black will be in zugzwang: gerät Schwarz in Zugzwang:} 48. Rc3 $1 {
Domination! Dominanz!} Bb3 49. Kd2 Ba4 50. Re3 Kd4 51. Re5 $18) 45. Rc5 Kg6 46.
Kf3 Kh6 47. Ke3 Kg6 48. Kd2 Kh5 49. Rxf5+ Kg4 50. Rf8 Bd7 51. Kxc2 Bf5+ 52. Kd2
Kxf4 $11) 42... a5 43. Rxc3 ({A sample variation in Shirov style after Eine
Beispielvariante im Shirovschen Stil nach} 43. Kg5 {goes: lautet:} a4 44. Kxf5
(44. Rxc3 Bb1 $11) 44... Bb1+ 45. Ke5 c2 46. Rc7+ Kg6 47. f5+ Kg5 48. f6 a3 49.
f7 a2 50. f8=Q a1=Q+ $11) 43... a4 44. Rc6 Ke7 45. Kg3 (45. Kg5 Bb1 46. Rc1 Bd3
47. Ra1 Bc2 48. Ra2 Bb3 49. Re2+ Kd6 50. Kxf5 a3 $11) 45... Kd7 46. Ra6 Bb3 47.
Kf2 Kc7 48. Ke1 {Karjakin sets a last trap, but Shirov avoids it. Karjakin
stellt eine letzte Falle, die Shirov aber umgeht.} ({After Nach} 48. Ke3 Kb7
49. Ra5 Kb6 50. Rxf5 {the race is also a draw any way: geht das Rennen
allerdings auch unentschieden aus:} a3 51. Rf8 a2 52. Ra8 Kb5 $11) 48... Kb7
49. Rh6 Kc7 ({Of course not Natürlich nicht} 49... a3 $4 50. Rh3 $18) 50. Kd2
a3 51. Kc3 a2 52. Kb2 Kd7 53. Ra6 Bc4 54. Ra5 Be6 55. Ra7+ Kc6 56. Ra6+ Kd7 57.
Kc3 Kc7 58. Kd4 Kb7 59. Ra3 Kb6 60. Ke5 Bc4 61. Kxf5 Kc5 62. Kg6 Kb4 63. Rxa2
Bxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-B 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Muzychuk,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 {Already a small surprise. In
this position Jan usually plays 5.0-0.} b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {A surprise in return.
Before this game I'd never tried the systems with the bishop on c5.} 7. O-O d6
8. a4 b4 {A less popular move than 8...Bg4 or 8...Rb8.} 9. a5 h6 ({If to start
with} 9... O-O {then} 10. Bg5 {may be unpleasant.}) 10. Nbd2 ({Other plans for
White are the following:} 10. c3 {with the idea to occupy the centre is
probably not so effective:} bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. d4 exd4 (12... Ba7 $5) 13.
cxd4 Ba7 $13 {White has got the central pawns but they are quite weak, under
attack; plus Black has the advantage in development.}) (10. Be3 $5 {is
interesting} Bxe3 (10... O-O 11. Bxc5 dxc5 12. Nbd2 $14) 11. fxe3 O-O 12. Nbd2
Be6 13. d4 (13. Nh4 Ne7 (13... Nxe4 {is quite dangerous} 14. Ng6 Re8 (14...
Nxd2 15. Nxf8 Bxb3 16. Qxd2 Bd5 17. e4 $14) (14... Bxb3 15. Nxf8) 15. Nxe4 Bxb3
(15... fxg6 16. Qg4) 16. cxb3 (16. Qh5 Be6 17. Nf6+ $1 (17. Nh4 Rf8 18. Rf3 (
18. Rf6 $2 d5 $19) (18. Nf6+ Kh8) 18... Ne7 (18... Kh7 19. Rg3 d5 20. Ng5+ Kg8
21. Qxh6 gxh6 22. Nxe6+ Kh7 23. Nxd8 Raxd8 24. Nf5 $16) 19. Rf6 (19. Raf1 f5) (
19. Nf6+ $5 Kh8 20. Raf1) 19... Ng6 20. Raf1 Qe7 $13) 17... gxf6 18. Qxh6 fxg6
19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. Qh6+ (20. Rf3 Qd7 21. Qxf6+ Qg7 {'='} 22. Qh4+ Qh7 23. Qf6+
Qg7 $11) 20... Kg8 21. Rf3 (21. Rxf6 Re7 $8 22. Rg6+ Kf7 23. Qh5 Ke8 $8 24.
Rxe6+ Kd7 25. Rh6 Na7 $1 $13) 21... Qd7 22. Rxf6 Re7 23. Rg6+ Rg7 24. Rxg7+
Qxg7 25. Qxe6+ $13) 16... fxg6 17. Qg4 $36) 14. Rxf6 gxf6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16.
Qg4+ Kf7 17. Qh5+ $11) 13... Bxb3 14. cxb3 {with an interesting, playable
position for both sides.}) 10... O-O 11. h3 Rb8 (11... Be6 $5 {to prevent Bc4.}
) 12. Bc4 Be6 $1 {This was my idea. If now White takes the pawns on a6 - then
he will lose his pawn on a5.} 13. Nb3 $6 (13. Bxa6 Ra8 14. Bc4 (14. Bb5 $6 Nxa5
15. c3 c6 16. Ba4 Qb6 $15) 14... Rxa5 15. Rxa5 Nxa5 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. c3 bxc3
18. bxc3 Qd7 $11) 13... Qc8 $6 (13... Bxc4 $1 {during the game I considered
this move, but the estimation was wrong} 14. dxc4 Ba7 {now I thought that if
Black manages to play Nd7-Nc5 and later on prepares ...f5 he would get a nice
position. But I did not know what to do after} 15. Qd3 {For 15...Nd7 - 16.c5
is prepared. Also I thought White threatens Be3 and later on c5. But for the
moment it's Black to move and it is possible to get a nice position in many
ways. For example:} Qc8 {and if} 16. Be3 {Black plays} Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qe6 {
with a preferable postion after} 18. Qd3 Nh5 $15) (13... Nxe4 $5 14. Bxe6 Bxf2+
{is another interesting option} 15. Rxf2 (15. Kh2 Bg3+ 16. Kg1 $11) 15... Nxf2
16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Kxf2 e4 18. dxe4 Ne5 {with quite an unclear position.}) 14.
Bxe6 (14. Nxc5 {is obviously wrong because of} Bxc4 15. dxc4 dxc5 $15) 14...
Qxe6 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. b3 Ne8 ({Trying to win the pawn on a5 is quite
dangerous as White gets a serious initiative:} 16... Rb5 17. Bb2 Nd7 18. Nd2 (
18. Nh4 $5) 18... Rxa5 19. Rxa5 Nxa5 20. Qa1 Nb7 21. f4 $44) 17. Nh4 Nd6 18. f4
$6 (18. Be3) 18... f5 19. Nxf5 (19. Qh5 $5 {maybe objectively not so good, but
it is very interesting in practical play:} Nd4 $1 {I feel this could be the
best choice if White played 19.Qh5 in the game.} ({The computer says 19...fxe4
is stronger and gives quite a big advantage for Black, but for the moment I am
not so sure about this:} 19... fxe4 20. f5 Qe8 21. Ng6 (21. Qg4 Rf6 (21... h5
22. Qg5 Rf6 23. Be3 $13) 22. dxe4 Nd4 $17) 21... Rf6 (21... exd3 22. cxd3 Rf6
23. g4 Qd7 24. Ra2 $13) 22. dxe4 (22. Bxh6 Nxf5 $1) 22... Nxe4 23. Bxh6 Ng3 24.
Qg4 Nxf1 25. Bg5 Rxg6 26. fxg6 Qxg6 27. Rxf1 Nd4 $15) 20. fxe5 (20. exf5 $2
N6xf5) (20. Ng6 Rf6 (20... fxe4 $5 21. Nxf8 Rxf8) 21. fxe5 Rxg6 22. exd6 cxd6
23. exf5 Ne2+ $17) (20. Bb2 Nxc2 (20... fxe4 $5)) 20... fxe4 $1 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8
22. exd6 cxd6 {with very good compensation for the sacrificed piece.}) 19...
Nxf5 20. exf5 Qxf5 $6 ({I did not like} 20... Rxf5 $1 {because of} 21. g4 {
and then f5. From a positional point of view this is not so good for Black,
but tactical ideas make the evaluation different:} Rf7 22. f5 Qd6 23. Kg2 (23.
Be3 e4) 23... Nd4 (23... e4 $5 24. dxe4 Qe5 25. Ra2 Qxe4+ 26. Qf3 Re8 27. Qxe4
Rxe4 28. c3 Rd7 $36) 24. Bb2 (24. Be3 Re7 {[%cal Ye5e4]}) 24... Re8 {with a
possible break of e4 looks quite dangerous for White.}) 21. Be3 exf4 22. Rxf4
Qd5 23. Rc4 $6 {With this move White shows that he is playing for a win.
Eventually it appeared to be a dangerous decision.} (23. Qg4 Rxf4 24. Qxf4 Re8
$11) 23... Nd4 $5 {An interesting pawn sacrifice which completely changes the
character of the game.} (23... Rb5 $6 24. Qg4 $14 Ne5 25. Qg3 $16) (23... Rbe8
$5 {is also strong, but it's difficult to find everything over the board:} 24.
Bxc5 (24. Rxc5 Qd6 25. Qd2 Nd4 26. Rc4 Nf3+ 27. gxf3 Rxe3 28. Qxe3 Qg3+ $11)
24... Rf5 {[%cal Yc6e5]} (24... Rf6 $5) 25. Bf2 Rxf2 $1 26. Kxf2 Qe5 27. Re4 (
27. Kg1 Nd4 $11 {[%cal Yd4e2,Ye2g3]}) 27... Qc5+ 28. Kg3 Qd6+ 29. Kf2 Qc5+ $11)
24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Rxc7 Qd6 $6 {The wrong way of strengthening the attack.} (
25... Qe5 {was more correct and Black has enough compensation in all lines:}
26. Rc6 (26. Ra7 Qe3+ $1 (26... Rf2 $2 27. Qg4 Rxc2 28. Rxa6 $16) 27. Kh1 Rb5
$44) (26. Rd7 Rf2 $1 27. Qg4 Rxc2 28. Rf1 Ra2 $11) 26... Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Rb5 $44)
26. Rc4 (26. Ra7 $5 Rb5 $44 (26... Rf6 $5)) 26... Rbe8 27. Qd2 $2 {Maybe this
does not lose yet, but after Qd2 the queen and rooks are a bit "out of play".}
(27. Qg4 Rf4 28. Qh5 Re3 (28... Re5 $2 29. Rc6 $1) 29. Qc5 Qf6 30. Qb6 Re6 31.
Rc8+ Kh7 32. Qd8 Qf7 33. Qh8+ Kg6 34. Qg8 Qxg8 35. Rxg8 Re2 36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37.
Kxf1 Rxc2 38. Rb8 Rc3 39. Rxb4 Rxd3 $11) 27... Re3 28. Rf1 $2 {The last
mistake.} (28. Qxb4 $2 {is obviously wrong in view of} Qg3 $19) ({But} 28. Re1
$1 {saves the situation. It was the only move. The idea is that Black has to
play ...Qe5 or ...Qg3 but then Rf1 is ok. The queen on those squares does not
allow the creation of final blows.} Qg3 (28... Qe5 29. Rf1 {and now after
Rxf1+ Kxf1 there is no ...Re8}) 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 {and again there is no .
..Re8 because of Rxd4.}) 28... Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Re8 $1 {Now there is a serious
threat of ...Qh2 and White has no defence.} (29... Qh2 $2 {was a big mistake}
30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. Rf8 {and now it is a draw.}) 30. Qxb4 $2 (30. Rxb4 {was the
best practical choice:} Qh2 31. Rxd4 Rf8+ 32. Qf2 Rxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Qc7 34. Rc4
Qxa5 {I think this position is winning for Black but still White can try to
build a fortress.}) 30... Qf4+ $1 {Now it is a win by force.} (30... Qh2 $2 31.
Rxd4 Rf8+ 32. Qxf8+ Kxf8 33. b4 {and again White gets the drawing chances.})
31. Kg1 Re2 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Rf8 Qg3 34. Qb7 Re1+ 35. Rf1 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Negi,P"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 $5 {I am not sure if this
can be called the Moller (5...b5 and 6...Bc5), but it is a close cousin of
those lines. Black's idea is to delay ...b5 so White isn't able to instantly
reply with a4. This gives Black a few additional options - for instance the
idea of entirely avoiding ...Rb8 after a4, but at the least it also prevents,
or reduces the impact of a few additional lines for White like the Nxe5 lines.
All that sounds good, but Black has to deal with additional options here for
White as well, which is the reason why 5...Bc5 hasn't really been in fashion
of late. It is also probably the reason why Topalov chose it here, and he
successfully managed to bring Svidler out of book very quickly.} 6. c3 (6. d4
$5 {is another interesting, but very rare option for White to explore.}) 6...
b5 7. Bc2 {But this is the extra option Black has to deal with compared to 5...
b5, and 6...Bc5. At first sight, the bishop is naturally better placed on c2,
and if Black just continues in the way of Moller, then White will have a
better version. So instead, he ought to go for the forcing} d5 8. d4 dxe4 9.
dxe5 $5 {A less popular move, but since Svidler has played it before, it
certainly couldn't be a surprise to Topalov.} (9. Nxe5 {leads to a long,
insane variation that Svidler understandably wanted to avoid} Nxe5 10. dxe5
Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Nxf2 (12... Rb8 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Ke6 15. Bh4
Nxe5 16. Bd5+ Kf5 17. Bxf7 $5 $146 {doesn't let Black equalise fully yet.} (17.
Nd2 Bb7 18. Nb3 {This lets White maintain pressure as well.} (18. Ne4 Bb6 19.
Ng3+ Kg6 20. Bb3 f6 21. Ne2 Rhe8 $11 {(57) Shirov,A (2710)-Ivanchuk,V (2740)
Monte Carlo 1998}) 18... Bb6 19. Bg3 f6 20. Nd4+ Bxd4 21. cxd4 (21. Rxd4 c5 22.
Rd2 c4 23. Rad1 Rhe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (55) Hermansson,E (2545)-Hector,J (2638)
Sweden 2007}) 21... Bxd5 22. dxe5 Rbd8 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Bxc7 {is a much more
drawish opposite coloured bishop endgame than 17.Bxf7.}) 17... Bxf2+ (17...
Nxf7 18. Rd5+ Kg6 (18... Kg4 19. Bg3 Bb6 20. h3#) 19. Rxc5 $16) 18. Bxf2 Nxf7
19. Bg3 $14 {Due to the opposite coloured bishops, and more activity, Black
certainly has chances for a draw...but it's not yet easy. Black's exposed king,
and likely pawn less, certainly give White enough reason to be happy with the
outcome of the opening.}) 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5 Bb6 $1 {We've most of the
theory established here already, with an old Svidler game after Bg5. And in
general, Black seems to be doing fine after the following exchange sacrifice:}
15. Bxa8 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 Nxc1 17. Na3 Be6 18. Rxc1 Rxa8 {The insanity is
simplified to a much more normal position, but as is often the case, the
excellent bishops actually offer Black good compensation for the rook.}) (9.
dxc5 {certainly hasn't been completely explored either.} Qxd1 10. Bxd1 exf3 11.
Bxf3 e4 $1 (11... Bb7 12. b4 e4 13. Be2 O-O 14. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (28) Dvirnyy,D
(2515)-Saravanan,V (2401) Forni di Sopra 2012}) 12. Be2 (12. Re1 O-O $5 (12...
Bf5 13. Nd2 O-O-O 14. Be2 Nd7 15. a4 Nxc5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bxb5 $14 {1/2-1/2 
(22) Chandler,M (2537)-Lane,G (2445) Brisbane 2005}) 13. Bxe4 Re8 14. Nd2 Bf5
15. f3 Rad8 {should be quite ok for Black.} 16. Kf1 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. fxe4
Ne5 $44 {1/2-1/2 (45) Rajlich,V (2337)-Gustafsson,J (2535) Budapest 2001})
12... Bg4 $1 {exchanging a pair of bishops will make Black's life a lot easier.
} 13. Bxg4 (13. f3 exf3 14. gxf3 Bf5 15. b4 O-O-O 16. a4 Rhe8 $1 $15 {1/2-1/2 
(24) Shen,Y (2459)-Kosintseva,T (2479) Ergun 2006}) 13... Nxg4 14. a4 b4 15.
cxb4 Nxb4 16. Bd2 Nc2 17. Ra2 Rb8 18. Nc3 O-O 19. Nxe4 Rfe8 20. Ng3 Ne5 $44 {
1/2-1/2 (41) Salai,L (2440)-Onischuk,A (2605) Yerevan 1996.}) 9... Qxd1 10.
Rxd1 exf3 $1 {Even though there is still one game with this move, it was
almost certainly a surprise for White. Black voluntarily spoils his structure,
and does not take a pawn with a check....} (10... Bxf2+ {has been the main
theoretical move, but now Black seems to be sufferring, even though he's close
to equality:} 11. Kf1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Bb7 13. h3 Ne3+ 14. Bxe3 Bxe3 15. a4 O-O (
15... Ke7 16. Na3 Rhb8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Nxe5 20. Bxb7 Rxb7
21. Nxc7 Nxf3 22. Nd5+ Ke6 23. Nxe3 $16 {1-0 (46) Areshchenko,A (2657)-Gupta,A
(2570) Mumbai 2009}) 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Na3 b4 19. Nc2 Bf4 20.
Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxb4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bxe5 23. Nc6 Bd6 24. b4 f5 25. b5 Rf6 26. Rd5
Re6 27. c4 $14 {1-0 (44) Hossain,E (2516)-Gupta,A (2584) Kolkata 2009}) 11.
exf6 gxf6 12. Be4 (12. Bf4 $5 {could be an interesting way which needs further
checking. After} Ne5 13. Be4 Rb8 14. g3 {The pawn sacrifice seems to be just
temporary, and if White is able to regain the f3-pawn without spoiling his
position, then White might have chances. Still, the assesment is probably
close to equal right now.}) (12. a4 Ne5 $5 {dealing with it aggressively} 13.
axb5 Bb7 14. bxa6 Rxa6 15. Rxa6 Bxa6 $132) 12... Bd7 $1 (12... Bb7 {looks more
natural, but now Black won't be able to go 0-0-0.}) 13. a4 O-O-O 14. axb5 Ne5
$1 {Really impressive play! No wonder, Svidler spent a huge deal of time on
these moves. It is already White who needs to be careful here...} 15. Bf4 Bxb5
{Black's pawn structure is abysmal, but his activity more than makes up for it.
} 16. Na3 Rxd1+ $6 {Slight inaccuracies begin creeping into Topalov's game....
it's always hard to start to focus right after your preparation ends. Black is
still ok after this, but giving away the d-file makes White's play a lot
easier.} (16... Bd3 $1 {would have been the simplest.} 17. Bxe5 (17. gxf3 Rhg8+
18. Bg3 f5 $1 {would win material}) 17... Bxe4 18. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Re8 20.
g3 Bd5 $15 {Black's pieces are much better, and the mating bind due to the
f3-pawn is very annoying for White as well.}) 17. Rxd1 Be2 18. Rd5 Rg8 $2 {
A surprising mistake. Black should have tried to take fxg2 when he could. The
pawn on f3 looks impressive, but he isn't active enough to hold on to it for
too long...and in general a tripled pawn is never too nice to keep. But it was
already not that easy to make a decision:} (18... Bxa3 {would be definitely
better than the game, but it's not entirely equal} 19. bxa3 fxg2 20. Bxe5 fxe5
21. Rxe5 {with slight pressure.}) (18... Bd6 19. g3 {the pawns are still a
problem, although Black has more counterplay here.}) (18... Ba7 $1 {now g3 is
probably not very nice due to the pressure on f2} 19. Bxe5 fxe5 {and Black
should have enough counterplay to equalise probably.}) 19. g3 Bxa3 20. bxa3 Ng6
21. Be3 {The tripled pawns make Black's life hard, and Svidler conducts the
next few moves quite well and practically, just increasing the pressure.} Re8
22. Bf5+ Kb7 23. Rd4 Re5 24. g4 a5 25. h3 h5 26. Be4+ Ka6 (26... Kc8 {is a
more stubborn defence, but it's hard to figure it out during a game...Black
can't really expect his king to come under a mating attack, can he?}) 27. gxh5
$1 Rxh5 28. Rd8 {Finally, it's time for precision! The king is a target now.}
Ne5 (28... Rxh3 29. Rb8 $1 {is an amazing move that Topalov might have
overlooked. Bb7 is a very strong threat as well...} (29. a4 Rh8 {is a draw.})
29... Rh8 30. Rb2 {and the beautiful mate with Bb7 follows.}) 29. a4 c6 30. Rb8
{The king is still not out of the woods.} Nc4 31. Bd4 c5 32. Bxf6 Nb6 33. Bd8 (
33. h4 $16 {was simpler.}) 33... Nd5 34. Ra8+ Kb7 35. Rxa5 Re5 36. Rxc5 Rxe4
37. Rxd5 Rxa4 38. Rf5 Kc8 39. Bg5 Rc4 40. Bd2 {It could be argued that Svidler
spoilt his advantage a bit in the last moves, but he did reasonably well to
reach the time control, and the endgame is still quite unpleasant for White.}
Rc7 {Too passive. The h-pawn is just on a roll now} (40... Rh4 41. Kh2 Bf1 42.
Rxf3 Rh5 {is an interesting suggestion by the computer. Amazingly, there
aren't many ways to improve...but it's hard to say if Black can save the
position after} 43. Rxf7 Rxh3+ 44. Kg1 Be2 $16) 41. h4 Kd8 42. Bg5+ $1 {
A very nice trick. Black would have been in time to control the h-pawn...but
White brings mating nets into the game as well!} Ke8 43. Rd5 f5 (43... Rd7 44.
Rxd7 Kxd7 {should just be lost as the two pawns are too far away. As usual,
the computer doesn't understand these opposite coloured bishop endgames very
well...}) 44. h5 Rc4 45. Rd4 $1 {The opposite coloured bishop endgame is of
course lost...} Rxc3 46. h6 Rc8 47. h7 Kf7 48. Bd8 $1 {The final touch.} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund 46th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2018.07.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Nepomniachtchi,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {I did not expect this. Vladimir usually chooses
the Berlin Defence.  Das kam für mich unerwartet. In der Regel wählt
Vladimir die Berliner Verteidigung.} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 ({The further
course of the game leads us to the idea that with the more usual move order
Der weitere Partieverlauf bringt uns auf die Idee, dass bei der
gewöhnlicheren Zugfolge} 5... b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 (7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 9.
Qxd4 d6 $11) {the idea die Idee} 7... b4 {fails to an} 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4
10. Qxd4 {- in this case the white bishop needs not fear the advance c5-c4.
scheitert - in diesem Fall braucht der weiße Läufer den Vorstoß c5-c4 nicht
zu fürchten.}) 6. c3 b5 ({This year Wojtaszek against Topalov and Carlsen
against Karjakin played In diesem Jahr spielten Wojtaszek gegen Topalov und
Carlsen gegen Karjakin} 6... O-O 7. d4 Ba7 {, although this variation is not
considered to be the safest , obwohl diese Variante nicht als die sicherste
gilt.}) 7. Bb3 (7. Bc2 d5 {leads to very sharp and irrational lines, which, as
I know, have been analysed out to a dtraw. führt zu sehr scharfen und
irrationalen Abspielen, die, wie ich weiß, bis zum Remis ausanalysiert sind.})
7... d6 8. a4 b4 $5 {This move was a revelation for me. Now White's thrust in
the cehtre will follow under less favourable conditions for Black, because in
some variations the b4-pawn will be left hanging. Dieser Zug war für mich
eine Offenbarung. Jetzt wird der weiße Schlag in der Mitte unter für den
Nachziehenden ungünstigeren Bedingungen erfolgen, weil in einigen Varianten
der Bauer b4 hängen wird.} ({Other continuations are seen much more often:
Viel öfter kommen andere Fortsetzungen vor:} 8... Rb8) (8... Bg4) (8... Bb7)
9. d4 Ba7 10. Bg5 ({The exchange of queens looks tempting,but in the
resiulting endgame Black would get counterplay thanks to his active pieces and
the opening of the b-file: Der Damentausch sieht verlockend aus, aber im
danach entstehenden Endspiel bekäme Schwarz dank seinen aktiven Figuren und
dem Öffnen der b-Linie Gegenspiel:} 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8
13. Nd2 (13. Bxf7 Rf8 14. Bd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 a5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Rxf1+ 18.
Kxf1 bxc3 $11) 13... Ke7 14. cxb4 Be6 (14... Rb8 15. Bc2 Rxb4 16. b3 $16) 15.
Bxe6 Kxe6 16. b3 Bd4 17. Ra2 c5 18. bxc5 Bxc5 {and after the activation of his
rooks Black should achieve equality. und nach dem Aktivieren seiner Türme
sollte Schwarz Ausgleich erreichen.}) ({The immediate Das unverzügliche} 10.
Bd5 {does not look particularly convincing: sieht nicht besonders überzeugend
aus:} Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxd5 (13... O-O 14. cxb4 Qd6 15.
Nc4 Qxd5 $44) 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Nc6 bxc3 16. Rd1 Be6 17. Nxc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bc5
(18... O-O 19. Ba3 Rfe8 20. a5 $14) 19. Bf4 O-O $11) 10... Rb8 11. Bd5 (11.
dxe5 {still does not promise any advantage: verspricht immer noch keinen
Vorteil:} Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Bxf7 bxc3 15. Nxc3 (15. bxc3
Rf8 {with obvious compensation for the pawn mit offensichtlicher Kompensation
für den Bauern}) 15... Rxb2 16. Nd5 Bd4 $5 17. Rad1 (17. Nxf6 h6 $1 18. Bh4 g5
19. Bg3 Rf8 20. Rab1 (20. Rad1 Ke7) 20... Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Rxf7 22. Rd1 Bd7 {
and here it is White who has to be thinking about getting equality und hier
ist bereits Weiß derjenige, der sich um Ausgleich Gedanken machen muss}) 17...
h6 18. Bc1 Rb8 $13) ({At the board the following continuation appeared
interesting to me: Interessant schien mir am Brett die Fortsetzung} 11. a5 $5
O-O 12. Ba4 Ne7 (12... Nxa5 13. cxb4 Nc4 (13... Rxb4 14. Bd2 $16) 14. Qc2 Rxb4
15. Bb3 Nb6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 $16) 13. Nbd2 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nbd2 Ng6 {
- in spite of the compromised pawn structure Black has good play - trotz der
kompromittierten Bauernstruktur hat Schwarz vollwertiges Spiel}) 13... Ng6 14.
h3 {It is probably easier to play with White here, but the main battleground
still lies ahead. Es ist wohl leichter, hier mit Weiß zu spielen, aber der
Hauptkampf steht noch bevor.}) 11... Ne7 12. dxe5 ({I took aim at the e5-pawn
without noticing a good "positional" alternative: Ich habe den Bauern e5 ins
Visier genommen, ohne dabei eine gute "positionelle" Alternative zu bemerken:} 
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bc4 Ng6 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. a5 {with comfortable play, but here
too, e.g. after mit bequemem Spiel. Aber auch hier steht dem Schwarzen z. B.
nach} {. hat Schwarz z. B. nach} f5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qc2 Kh8 $5 {Black has a
series of interesting alternatives open to him. eine Reihe interessanter Ideen
zur Verfügung.}) 12... Nfxd5 13. exd5 O-O (13... dxe5 $2 14. Nxe5 $18) 14.
exd6 Qxd6 15. c4 Nf5 {Up till this point Kramnik had been playing like
lightning and at this moment already had a few extra minutes - for that reason
alone I had no great illusions about my position. White's pawn centre is very
unstable, and in addition almost all the opposing pieces are involved in the
action.  Bis jetzt spielte Kramnik blitzschnell und sammelte zu diesem Moment
bereits ein paar Bonusminuten ein - allein aus diesem Grund hatte ich
bezüglich meiner Stellung keine großen Illusionen. Das Bauernzentrum von
Weiß ist sehr instabil, außerdem nehmen bereits fast alle gegnerischen
Figuren am Spiel teil.} 16. Nbd2 {Simple and sensible - White completes his
development. Einfach und vernünftig - Weiß beendet seine Entwicklung.} ({
The computer recommends Der Computer empfiehlt} 16. Qc1 $5 f6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18.
Nbd2 g5 19. Bg3 {and now both und jetzt benötigt sowohl} h5 ({and also als
auch} 19... g4 20. Nh4 Nxg3 21. hxg3 f5) 20. Ne4 Qg7 21. d6 h4 22. dxc7 Rb6 23.
c5 Re6 {require careful analysis. eine sorgfältige Analyse.}) 16... f6 ({
Of course not Natürlich nicht} 16... h6 $2 17. Ne4 Qg6 18. Ne5 $18) 17. Bh4 {
The critical position. Black has a choice:  a) recover the pawn at once and in
doing so retain the advantage of the bishop pair,  b) break open the centre,
before the white pieces can improve their coordination or  c) complete his
development with natural moves. Die kritische Stellung. Schwarz hat die Wahl: 
a) sofort den Bauern zurückgewinnen und dabei den Vorteil des Läuferpaares
behalten,  b) das Zentrum sprengen, noch bevor die weißen Figuren ihre
Koordination verbessern oder  c) mit natürlichen Zügen die Entwicklung
beenden.} Qf4 $6 {Kramnik chooses the first option. Let us take a look at the
other two possibilities one after the other: Kramnik wählt die erste Option.
Schauen wir uns die zwei anderen Möglichkeiten der Reihe nach an:} ({I. I.} 
17... g5 {During the game this move seemed to me rather committal. After it
Black has no more chances to attack the g2-pawn. Additionally: he was able to
recover the material sacrificed without weakening his position. Nevertheless
the idea of g5-g4 adds to his supply of further options. Während der Partie
schien mir dieser Zug ziemlich verpflichtend zu sein. Danach hat Schwarz keine
Möglichkeiten mehr, den Bauern g2 anzugreifen. Außerdem: er konnte doch das
geopferte Material zurückgewinnen, ohne seine Stellung zu schwächen.
Nichtsdestotrotz bereichert die Idee g5-g4 seinen Vorrat von weiteren Optionen.
} 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Qxg3 (19... g4 20. Ne4 (20. Nh2 {is too passive ist zu
passiv}) 20... Qe7 21. Nd4 $1 (21. Nfd2 $2 f5 $19) 21... Qxe4 ({In the event
of malerische Positionen können im Falle von} 21... Bd7 $5 {picturesque
positions can arise. entstehen} 22. Re1 Qg7 (22... f5 23. Nd2 Qf6 24. N2b3 f4
25. Qd2 $14) 23. Nb5 $5 axb5 24. axb5 Rb7 (24... Ra8 25. d6 c6 26. c5 f5 27.
Qb3+ Kh8 28. b6 fxe4 29. Qxb4 Bf5 30. Qc4 $36) (24... Bb6 25. c5 f5 26. cxb6
fxe4 27. bxc7 Rxb5 28. Rxe4 Rc5 29. d6 Qxb2 $13) 25. d6 c6 26. c5 f5 27. Qb3+
Kh8 28. b6 Bxb6 29. cxb6 fxe4 30. Qxb4 Qe5 $13) 22. Nc6 Bb7 $8 (22... Ra8 {
(22...Rb7 can hardly change matters) (22...Rb7 kann kaum etwas ändern)} 23.
Re1 {and on account of the fork on e7 the black queen is facing the road to
rhe scaffold: und wegen der Gabel auf e7 steht der schwarzen Dame der Weg zum
Schafott bevor:} Qxc4 24. Rc1 Qa2 25. Re2 {winning mit Gewinn}) 23. Nxa7 (23.
Re1 {leads to an amusing draw. führt zu einem witzigen Remisschluss:} Bxf2+
24. Kxf2 Qf5+ 25. Qf3 Qc2+ (25... gxf3 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Nxf5 {with a won
endgame. mit gewonnenem Endspiel}) 26. Qe2 Qf5+ $11) 23... Qxc4 24. Nc6 Bxc6
25. dxc6 Rfd8 26. Qe1 {and thanks to the position of the black king having
become too exposed White can still set his opponent some problems. und dank
der zu offen gewordenen Lage des schwarzen Königs kann der Anziehende dem
Gegner noch Probleme bereiten.}) 20. c5 Qf4 21. Nb3 (21. Rc1 g4 $36) 21... Bb7
22. Na5 (22. c6 Bc8 $36) 22... Ba8 {There is not a nice future in store for
all, but at least one of the black bishops will make the break to freedom. For
example: Eine schöne Zukunft ist nicht für alle vorherbestimmt, aber
mindestens einer der schwarzen Läufer wird in die Freiheit ausbrechen. Zum
Beispiel:} 23. Nd4 (23. c6 g4 $19) 23... Bxd5 24. Ndc6 Rbd8 25. Nxd8 ({the
position with the two knights on the edge which occurs after die Position mit
den beiden Springern am Rand, die nach} 25. Nxa7 {looks too risky for White -
entsteht, sieht für den Anziehenden zu riskant aus -} Bxg2 26. Qb3+ Bd5 27.
Qg3 Qe4 28. Kh2 Rde8 29. Rae1 Qxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1 {White's position appears
quite terrible, but the computer holds the draw: Die weiße Stellung scheint
ganz schrecklich zu sein, aber der Computer hält Remis:} 31. Qxc7 Rh1+ ({
or oder} 31... Rfe8 32. N7c6 h5 33. Nd4 (33. Qd6 Rh1+ 34. Kg3 h4+ 35. Kg4 Be6+
36. Kf3 (36. Kh5 Kg7 37. Qc7+ Bf7+ 38. Kg4 Rg1+ $19) 36... Rg1 $3 37. Ke4 Bf7+
38. Kf5 Re6 39. Ne7+ Kg7 40. Qxe6 Bxe6+ 41. Kxe6 h3 42. c6 h2 43. c7 Re1+ 44.
Kd6 h1=Q $19) 33... h4 (33... Rh1+ 34. Kg3 Rg1+ 35. Kh3) 34. Kh3 f5 35. Nxf5
Rh1+ 36. Kg4 Rg1+) 32. Kg3 Rg1+ 33. Kh2 $8 (33. Kh3 $2 g4+ 34. Kh4 h5 $3 35.
Kxh5 g3 $19) 33... Rg2+ 34. Kh3 Re8 35. N7c6 g4+ 36. Kh4 Re1 37. Ne7+ Kh8 38.
Qd8+ Kg7 39. Nf5+ Kg6 40. Ne7+ $11) (25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nxd5 Qe4 27. Nxf6 Qf5 28.
Qe1 Rxf6 29. Rc1 g4 $36) 25... Rxd8 $13 26. Rc1 Qe4 27. f3 Qe3+ 28. Kh2 (28.
Kh1 g4 $19) 28... g4 (28... Bxc5 29. Rxc5 Qxc5 30. Nb7 $14) 29. fxg4 Qh6+ 30.
Kg1 Qe3+ $11) ({II. II.} 17... c6 {The most precise move. With accurate play
the struggle soon ends in a dead draw: Der genaueste Zug. Bei präzisem Spiel
kommt der Kampf schnell zu einem toten Remis:} 18. Rc1 (18. dxc6 Qxc6 {looks
too dominant: the position which has occurred here can serve as a striking
example of the motif "the strength of the bishop pair" sieht zu anmaßend aus:
die in diesem Fall entstehende Position kann als ein anschauliches Beispiel
zum Thema "die Stärke des Läuferpaares" dienen}) 18... cxd5 19. Nb3 $1 dxc4 (
19... d4 20. c5 ({after bei} 20. Qd3 {the play is more complicated ist das
Spiel komplizierter}) 20... Qd5 21. Nbxd4 Nxh4 22. Nxh4 Bxc5 23. Ndf5 Rd8 24.
Qg4 Bxf5 25. Nxf5 g6 26. Rfe1 Qxf5 27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. Rxc5 Rd2 29. b3 Rb2 $11)
20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. Bg3 Rd8 22. Na5 Ra8 23. Nc6 Rd7 24. Nxa7 Raxa7 25. Bxd6 Rxd6
26. Rxc4 Bd7 27. Rxb4 a5 28. Rb8+ Kf7 29. b3 Rd3 {intending ...Be6. All
variations are logical enough and up to a certain point forced. mit der Idee ..
.Be6. Alle Varianten sind logisch genug und bis zu einem gewissen Grad
forciert.}) ({Moves III-IV. Die Züge III-IV.} 17... Bd7) ({and und} 17... Re8
{are in my opiniion too slow, but on the other hand they do not spoil things.
White's plan is as previously - get the rook to c1 and if possible the knights
to b3 and d4, let the bishop be exchanged on g3. Complicated, double-edged
play with chances for both sides can be expected. sind m. E. zu langsam,
andererseits verderben sie auch nichts. Der weiße Plan ist dabei wie vorhin -
den Turm nach c1 und die Springer möglichst nach b3 und d4 bringen, den
Läufer auf dem Feld g3 tauschen lassen. Man darf kompliziertes
zweischneidiges Spiel mit beiderseitigen Chancen erwarten.}) 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19.
hxg3 Qxg3 20. c5 $1 {The key idea which holds White's plan together. With its
help the dangerous bishop is pacified. Die Schlüsselidee, die das weiße
Konzept zusammenhält. Mit ihrer Hilfe wird der gefährliche Läufer ruhig
gestellt.} Qg6 ({After Nach} 20... Qf4 21. Rc1 {it would be much better for
Black if his g-pawn were already on g5. wäre es für Schwarz viel besser,
wenn sein g-Bauer bereits auf g5 stünde.}) 21. Rc1 $14 {At first we both
considered this position as more or less level. Vladimir was counting on his
bishops, for my part I was hoping to maintain my hanging pawns. But the more I
immersed myself in this position, the rosier White's prospects appeared to me
and the greater my hopes became. And even when analysing it was not easy to
find a satisfactory reaction for Black. Zuerst haben wir beide diese Stellung
für etwa ausgeglichen gehalten. Vladimir rechnete auf seine Läufer, ich
meinerseits wog mich in der Hoffnung, meine hängenden Bauern zu bewahren.
Aber je länger ich mich in diese Position vertiefte, desto rosiger schienen
mir die Perspektiven des Weißen und desto größer wurden meine Hoffnungen.
Und sogar beim Analysieren war es nicht leicht, für Schwarz eine
befriedigende Reaktion zu finden.} Qf7 {A strong move but Black is now going
on the defensive. His queen is no longer as active as previously. Ein starker
Zug, aber jetzt geht Schwarz zur Verteidigung über. Seine Dame ist nun nicht
mehr so aktiv, wie vorher.} ({The move Ganz schlecht wäre} 21... Rd8 $2 {
would be pretty bad: :} 22. d6 cxd6 23. c6 {. .}) ({Nor does the chancy thrust
Auch der Hasardvorstoß} 21... b3 {promise Black an easy life: verspricht dem
Schwarzen kein leichtes Leben:} 22. Nxb3 Bh3 (22... Rb4 23. Nbd4 Bh3 24. Nh4
Qg5 25. Ndf3 $18 {Dexterity, as it were. Fingerfertigkeit, sozusagen.}) 23. Nh4
Qg5 (23... Qe4 24. Qd4 Rfe8 25. Rfe1 Qxd4 (25... Qxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2
Rxb3 28. gxh3 $18) 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Nxd4 Bd7 28. Nhf3 Rb8 29. b3 $16) 24. Rc3
$1 $16) ({In the event of Im Falle von} 21... Bh3 22. Nh4 Qg4 23. Rc4 Qxd1 24.
Rxd1 Bc8 (24... Bd7 25. c6 Bc8 26. Ne4 $16) 25. Nb3 {it tuns out that even the
exchange of queens does not make things any easier for Black. stellt sich
heraus, dass auch der Damentausch es dem Schwarzen nicht leichter macht:} (25.
Nf1 Rd8 26. Ne3 $14) 25... c6 26. d6 Be6 27. Rdc1 {and only a miracle can now
help Black to hold on.. und nur ein Wunder kann dem Nachziehenden helfen, sich
zu halten.}) 22. Ne4 (22. Nb3 {was a move I liked less because in the
variation with gefiel mir weniger, weil in der Variante} Bb7 23. c6 Bc8 {
the idea of d5-d6 is obviously less strong. die Idee d5-d6 offenbar an Kraft
verliert.}) 22... Re8 $6 ({The b3-square has remained vacant for the queen,
which turns out to be useful in the following important variation. Das Feld b3
ist für die Dame vakant geblieben, was sich in der folgenden wichtigen
Variante als nützlich erweist:} 22... Bg4 23. Qb3 (23. Qd3 Rbd8 24. Rfd1 Qg6
$132) 23... Rfe8 (23... Rbd8 24. Nd4 $16) 24. Rfe1 {Now by means of Jetzt kann
Schwarz mittels} h6 $1 {Black can organise his resistance properly seinen
Widerstand in Ordnung bringen} ({after nach} 24... Rbd8 25. Nd4 {the
manoeuvrable knights create too many threats and the white pawns remain
unscathed. erschaffen die wendigen Springer zu viele Drohungen und die weißen
Bauern bleiben unversehrt}) 25. Nd4 f5 26. Nd2 (26. Nc6 fxe4 27. Nxa7 Bd7 $13)
26... Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Bxc5 28. Ne6 (28. Nc6 Re8 29. Ne5 Bd6 $5 30. Nxf7 Rxe1+
31. Nf1 Kxf7 $13) 28... Bd6 29. Nc4 f4 30. Nxd6 cxd6 31. a5 (31. Qc4 a5) 31...
Qf6 32. Qc2 {White retains something of an initiative, but with prudent play
Black should be able to hold this position. Weiß behält etwas Initiative,
aber mit umsichtigem Spiel sollte Schwarz diese Stellung halten können.}) 23.
Re1 Bf5 ({Here Hier ist} 23... Bg4 {is no longer as good. nicht mehr so gut:}
24. Qd3 $1 Rbd8 25. Nfd2 ({A weaker move is schwächer ist} 25. Qxa6 Bxf3 26.
gxf3 Qg6+ 27. Kf1 Qh5 28. Kg2 Qg6+ 29. Ng3 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Bxc5 $132) 25... Bc8
26. d6 cxd6 (26... Bb8 27. Qd4 $16) 27. cxd6 {with tangible pressure.
Astonishingly the move 22...Re8 turned out to be a serious inaccuracy. mit
spürbarem Druck. Erstaunlich, aber der Zug 22...Re8 erwies sich als
ernsthafte Ungenauigkeit.}) 24. Ng3 Rxe1+ (24... Bg4 25. Qd3 $16) 25. Qxe1 Bg4
({After Nach} 25... Qxd5 $2 26. Nxf5 Qxf5 27. Qe7 {Black is helpless. ist
Schwarz hilflos.}) ({After other retreats of the bishop too White's advantage
is obvious, e.g. Auch nach den anderen Abzügen des Läufers ist der weiße
Vorteil offensichtlich, z. B.} 25... Bg6 26. d6 cxd6 27. cxd6 Bb6 28. Nh4 Qd5
29. Rd1 Qe5 30. Qxe5 fxe5 31. Nxg6 hxg6 32. b3 $16) 26. Qe4 $16 {Now we can
come to an intermediate evaluation. White has managed to hold his centre and
position his pieces cleverly. After the exchange of rooks Black's back rank
has become a genuine weakness and the breakthrough d5-d6 an extremely
insistent threat. Nun können wir ein Zwischenbilanz ziehen. Dem Weißen ist
gelungen, sein Zentrum zu bewahren und seine Figuren geschickt anzuordnen.
Nach dem Turmabtausch sind die letzte Reihe von Schwarz zur echten Schwäche
und der Durchbruch d5-d6 zu einer äußerst aufdringlichen Drohung geworden.}
h5 27. Nf5 (27. Nh4 {with the same ideas would have been even stronger. mit
den gleichen Ideen wäre sogar noch stärker gewesen.}) 27... Re8 (27... Bxf5
28. Qxf5 Rd8 29. d6 cxd6 30. cxd6 g6 31. Qd3 Bb8 32. Rc6 a5 33. Nd2 $18) 28.
Qd3 Bb8 $2 {As for the question mark attached to this move, I am not quite
certain, but with this defence against d5-d6 Black is too hard hearted in his
treatment of his once frightening bishop . Bezüglich des Fragezeichens bei
diesem Zug bin ich mir nicht ganz sicher, aber bei dieser Verteidigung gegen
d5-d6 benimmt sich Schwarz seinem einst furchterregenden Läufer gegenüber zu
hartherzig.} (28... Qd7 29. N3h4 Re5 30. Ne3 {and White prevents his
opponent's attempts to become active. und Weiß unterbindet die gegnerischen
Versuche, aktiv zu werden.}) 29. N3h4 Be2 {In the absence of better options,
Black drives the opposing queen away from its optimal square. In Ermangelung
besserer Möglichkeiten vertreibt Schwarz die gegnerische Dame von ihrem
optimalen Platz.} 30. Qd2 Bg4 (30... a5 31. d6 cxd6 32. cxd6 $18) 31. Ne3 $2 ({
Of course I did not miss the obvious continuation Selbstverständlich blieb
die offensichtliche Fortsetzung} 31. Qxb4 {but I had been carried away by
manoeuvring and I did not want to change the character of the position. nicht
unbemerkt, aber ich hatte mich vom Manövrieren fortreißen lassen und wollte
den Charakter der Stellung nicht ändern.} {But in reality White had no reason
to avoid the variation In Wirklichkeit aber hatte Weiß die Variante} Qxd5 32.
Qxb8 Qe6 33. Qxc7 Bxf5 34. Nxf5 Qxf5 {: keinesfalls vermeiden müssen:} {
after the further moves nach den weiteren Zügen} 35. c6 Re2 36. Qb6 {he wins
easily. gewinnt er leicht.}) 31... Bd7 $2 (31... f5 $1 {could have made
White's task palpably easier. After the precise reply hätte die weiße
Aufgabe spürbar erschweren können. Nach der präzisen Antwort} 32. g3 {
with the further continuation mit der weiteren Fortsetzung} Ba7 (32... f4 33.
Nxg4 hxg4 34. Qxf4 $16) (32... a5 33. Rc4) 33. Rc4 {White still has agreat
advantage, but a "mechanical" win is no longer there. hat der Anziehende immer
noch großen Vorteil, aber ein "mechanischer" Gewinn ist nicht mehr in Sicht.})
32. Qxb4 a5 (32... f5 33. c6 $18) 33. Qxa5 c6 34. d6 Qb3 35. Qc3 Qxa4 36. Nhf5
Qe4 37. Ne7+ Kh8 38. Qb3 Rf8 39. Qc2 {For the sake of safety White exchanges
queens. Sicherheitshalber tauscht Weiß die Damen.} Qxc2 40. Nxc2 Kh7 41. Nd4 {
Black resigned. It was a very complicated game. The main events happened in
the relatively short section between moves15 and 23, and the nuances of the
struggle between the nimble knights and the mighty bishops only show up under
later analysis. Schwarz gab auf. Das war eine sehr komplizierte Partie. Die
Hauptereignisse fielen auf den relativ kurzen Abschnitt vom 15. bis zum 23.
Zug, und die Nuancen der Kampfes des flinken Springerpaares gegen die
mächtigen Läufer kommen erst beim Analysieren ans Licht.} 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2827"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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"]

{While many players had planned their "exit-strategy" from the World Cup with
the Isle of Man's organisers in advance, Magnus after the unexpected loss in
round 3 to Bu, wanted to quickly wash a way the defeat, and an open tournament
with most of the worlds elite present seemed like an excellent opportunity.
The early rounds had the expected scares with risktaking and unusual openings
in the end Magnus was rewarded with a half point lead before this game in the
penultimate round:} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3
Bc5 {Magnus played the Moeller in the crucial game 9 of the match in New York,
and had to pull of a spectacular save after getting into troubles out of the
opening, and thus had parked the line until this game:} 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9.
d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Ra8 13. Re1 h6 14. Nbd2 {Caruana had this
exact position the day before also with the white pieces against Gawain Jones,
who preferred 14...exd4.} Re8 {Curiously Magnus prefers the move Caruana
himself played against Karjakin in 2013! That game continued with the pawn
sacrifice 15.Nf1, but the American had prepared an even more cunning idea:} (
14... exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 {From a positional point of view Black is doing well,
but Fabiano launched a well prepared attack with} 16. e5 $1 Nfd5 17. Ne4 Nxe3
18. Rxe3 Bb7 19. e6 Nd5 20. exf7+ Kh8 21. Re1 Rxf7 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Nfg5 $1 {
winning excellently. The depth of White's play is shown after} Re7 $1 (23...
Rf5 $2 {was the game}) 24. Qg4 Qe8 25. Kh2 $1 Rd8 26. Qf5 $1 g6 27. Qg4 $1 {
when the computer shows White has a very promising attack.}) 15. g4 $5 {
The idea of attacking a pawn on h6 with g4 is not exactly new but, ideally
White would prefer a rook and not his king on g1! Here however White's control
of the centre means that it is difficult for Black to launch an attack against
White's now somewhat weakened king, and more pressingly it's not easy to see
how White develops next. There is no point in hiding that the move took the
World Champion by surprise, as he now thought for more than half an hour
coming up with a common sense reply:} Qe7 $6 {The computer indicates two ways
for Black:} (15... exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 {in the style of Jones is logical, now
however with the rook on e8,} 17. Bxf7+ (17. g5 $5 {also deserves attention
with wild tactics emerging after} c5 $1 18. e5 $5 Nfd5 19. Ne4 {with a
complete mess, where Caruana certainly would be prepared.}) 17... Kxf7 18. Qb3+
{is possible, allthough} Nbd5 19. exd5 Bb7 20. Qd3 Qd7 $1 {as indicated by the
computers seems to hold.}) (15... Qd7 $5 {is very interesting, combining
defending the knight on c6 (and thus threatening 16...exd4 17.cxd4 Nxe4 18.
Nxe4 Rxe4 as 19.Bd5 does not threaten on c6.) with ...Nxg4 motives cropping up.
} {White can play it slow with} 16. Qc2 {but then} ({White can try and force
events with} 16. g5 $5 {but Black can still play} exd4 17. cxd4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4
Rxe4 19. Bd5 {and while now} Re8 {loses to both 20.gxh6 or 20.g6,} (19... Qxh3
$1 {forces a draw, as} 20. Bxe4 Qg4+ {both 21.Kf1 and 21.Kh1 leave White's
king exposed after 21...Qxe4 and} 21. Kh2 Qh5+ {is a perpetual.})) 16... Nd8 {
is a good way to regroup.}) 16. Nf1 $1 {A very strong move, leaving Black in a
strategically very difficult position.} Nd8 ({Tactically the problem is that} 
16... exd4 17. cxd4 Nxe4 {loses a piece to} 18. d5 $1 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Ne5 20.
Nxe5 Qxe5 21. f3 {which means that Black has to play it slow.}) 17. Ng3 c5 18.
Qd2 c4 19. Bc2 Nh7 20. b4 {An interesting moment. The computers at first
indicate that 20.b3! is the move, and 20.b4 somewhat lets Black off the hook,
but obviously both players seemed to think that sealing off the queenside is
to White's advantage, and after a while the machine somewhat agrees with that
after 20...Qf6!? 21.Kg2 Ne6 22.h4! still means White has a considerable
advantage as Black's intended 22...Nhg5 is prevented.} cxb3 (20... Qf6 $5 21.
Kg2 Ne6 22. h4 $1) 21. Bxb3 Be6 {Till here Caruana has turned in a powerful
performance, but things are about to take a dramatic shift.} 22. Bc2 $2 ({After
} 22. Nf5 $1 Qc7 {maybe at first it looks like White has made no progress, but}
23. Bd5 $1 {leaves White close to strategically winning:} Bxd5 (23... Rc8 24.
Rac1 {also leaves Black stuck for moves, and biting the bullet and taking on
f5, e.g. already in move 22 means White has a basically unstoppable attack
down the g-file.}) 24. exd5 f6 {loses tactically to} 25. Bxh6 {as White's
attack is unstoppable after} gxh6 26. Qxh6 Kh8 27. g5 fxg5 28. Nxd6 $18) 22...
Rc8 23. Bd3 Nb7 24. Rec1 {Not managing to follow through on his aggressive
intentions, Caruana has shifted to a defensive setup keeping a5 and c3
protected, and planning d5 and c4 should Black place his queen on the obvious
square c7, but Black does have another way of pressurising the a-pawn:} Qd8 $1
{Short of time, White now collapses.} 25. Qb2 (25. d5 $1 {still was the best
move, as after} Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Bd7 27. c4 $1 Nxa5 28. cxb5 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 axb5
30. Qa7 $1 {it seems like Black's best is} Nb3 {when White gets the pawn back
with} 31. Rb1 Nc5 32. Bxb5 {and should be able to save the draw. In time
pressure, however, Caruana goes astray.}) 25... Nxa5 26. Nd2 d5 $1 {Not only
is Black a pawn up, but also the white centre is collapsing.} 27. Re1 Bb8 28.
exd5 Bxd5 29. Bf5 Rc6 30. Qa3 Nb7 31. Rad1 exd4 32. Bxd4 Ng5 33. c4 Rxe1+ 34.
Rxe1 Be6 35. Qe3 Bf4 $1 {The bishop, who White went to great length excluding
from the game has returned efficiently and fittingly delivers the final blow.
And as 36.Qxf4 loses to 36...Nxh3+ and 36.Qe2 Bxd2 37.Qxd2 to 37...Nf3+
Caruana resigned. Another American however kept the pase, meaning Magnus had a
half point lead over Nakamura and a full point over the remaining field.
Playing Hikaru as White the World Champion found inspiration from the French
Championship, copying a recent game and effectively forcing a draw to clinch
tournament victory.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Onischuk,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Breda"]
[BlackTeam "Donetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 O-O (10... g5) 11. a4 $5 $146 (11. h3) 11... Rb8 12. axb5
axb5 13. d5 (13. Qd3 g5 (13... exd4 $6 14. cxd4 g5 15. e5 $1 (15. Bg3 g4) 15...
gxh4 16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. Qxh6+ Nh7 18. Bc2 f5 19. exf6 Rf7 20. Ng5 Qxf6 21. Nxf7+
Qxf7 22. Bxh7 Qxh7 23. Qf8+ Qg8 24. Qf6+ Qg7 25. Qxh4+ Kg8 26. Ra3 Nxd4 27. Re1
$16) 14. Bg3 g4 15. d5 $5 (15. Nh4 $6 exd4 16. e5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qg6+
Kh8 19. Bxf7 Nh7 $17)) (13. Bd5 Bd7 14. Bxc6 (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16.
Qf3 g5 17. Bg3 Bg4 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. exd5 Re8 $11) (14. Re1 exd4 15. cxd4 g5)
14... Bxc6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe4 $11) 13... Ne7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nh4 f5
16. Qh5 fxe4 17. Qxh6 Nf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Kh1 (19. Na3 Bh7 $5 20. Nxb5 f5 $44
) 19... Bh7 20. g4 $1 f5 (20... Kh8 $5) 21. gxf5 (21. g5 Qe8 22. g6 $8 Bxg6 23.
Rg1 Rf6 24. Bd1 Kf7 25. Bh5 Qg8 26. Rxg6 Rxg6 27. Qg5 Qh7 28. Qxf5+ Kg7 $11)
21... Kh8 (21... Qf6 $2 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Rg6 $18) 22. Bc2 Qf6 23. Qxf6+ Rxf6
24. Bxe4 Bxf5 25. Bxf5 (25. Nd2 Bh3) 25... Rxf5 26. Nd2 Rxf2 $11 27. Rxf2 Bxf2
28. Ne4 Be3 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. b3 Kg6 31. Kf3 Bb6 32. Ra6 Rf8+ 33. Ke2 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 (7. Bc2 d5
$5 {another Onischuk invention, but I am not sure that it's an equaliser
though.}) 7... d6 8. a4 Bg4 $5 {This move order is Onischuk's speciality.} (
8... Rb8 {this would take us back to the main line of the Modern Ruy Lopez and
the reader can see more about that in my article on that which will be
published in CBM 156.}) 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. h3 Bxf3 {They already
played one game and Onischuk went:} (11... Bh5 {and after:} 12. d3 O-O 13. Bg5
Nd7 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bd5 $5 (15. Nh4 Kh8 16. Bd5 h6 17. Bc1 Nf6 18. b4 Bb6 19.
Bb3 Ne7 $13 {1/2-1/2 (36) Dominguez Perez,L (2708)-Onischuk,A (2670) Biel SUI
2008}) 15... h6 (15... Qa6 16. b4 Ba7 17. Nbd2 h6 18. Qa1 Qb7 19. Nb3 Bb6 20.
Bh4 $14) 16. Bh4 $5 (16. b4 hxg5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxg5 Qd8 19. Bxc6 Qxg5 20.
Bxb5 f5 (20... Ne6 $1 $15) 21. Bc4+ Kh7 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. h4 Qxh4 24. gxf5 Qg5+
25. Kh2 Qh4+ {1/2-1/2 (25) Sutovsky,E (2607)-Onischuk,A (2668) Montreal CAN
2006}) 16... Qb7 {(for 16...Qa6 see above comment)} 17. Qe2 $5 Ba7 18. Na3 Nb6
19. d4 $5 Nxd5 (19... exd4 20. Qxb5 $18) 20. exd5 Na5 21. dxe5 (21. Qxb5 Qxb5
22. Nxb5 Bb6 23. Re1 f6 24. dxe5 fxe5 25. Nd2 Be8 26. Na3 Bf7 27. b4 Nb7 28.
Nac4 Bxd5 29. Nxb6 cxb6 30. c4 Bc6 $11) 21... b4 22. Nb5 Bc5 23. exd6 cxd6 24.
c4 $14) (11... Bd7 12. d4 Bb6 13. Bg5 (13. Qd3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Qd2 Na2
16. Bxa2 Qxa2 17. Nc3 Qc4 18. e5 Nd5 19. Ne4 O-O 20. exd6 cxd6 21. Nxd6 Qc7 22.
Ne4 Re8 $44 23. Nc5 {1/2-1/2 (23) Efimenko,Z (2660)-Onischuk,A (2664) Dagomys
RUS 2008}) 13... Nxe4 14. Bd5 Nf6 15. dxe5 $5 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. dxe5 (16. Nfd2
$5 Qd8 17. Qf3 (17. Qh5 $5 O-O 18. Be4 f5 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 exd4 21. Nf3
Ne7 22. Qxb5 dxc3 23. Nxc3 c6 24. Qh5 f6 $14) 17... Ne7 18. Qxf6 O-O 19. Bb3
exd4 20. Re1 Nc6 21. Ne4 Ne5 22. cxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxf7+ Nxf7 24. Qxd4 Ne5 $13)
16... dxe5 17. Bxf7+ Ke7 18. Nh4 Qa4 19. Qh5 Qf4 20. Bd5 Be8 21. Qg4 Qxg4 22.
hxg4 Bd7 23. Nd2 Rd8 $13 {1/2-1/2 (39) Shirov,A (2739)-Onischuk,A (2674)
Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2007}) 15... Nxd5 16. Qxd5 O-O 17. exd6 cxd6 18. Qxd6 Qb7
19. Re1 h6 20. Be3 $16) 12. Qxf3 Nb8 $5 {An interesting new attempt.} (12...
O-O 13. d3 Qa1 14. Qe2 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. d4 exd4 17. cxb4 Bxb4 18. e5 dxe5 19.
Bg5 Rb8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nc3 $18 {1-0 (30) Smirnov,P (2631)-Sakaev,K (2633)
Sochi RUS 2007}) 13. d3 O-O 14. Nd2 Nbd7 15. Qd1 Bb6 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Bc2 Ne6
18. Ng5 Nxg5 (18... h6 19. Nf3 $36 {[%cal Gf3h4,Gh4f5]} (19. Nxe6 fxe6 $13))
19. Bxg5 Qd8 20. Qf3 h6 21. Bd2 Qe7 22. Ra1 $14 Qe6 23. b4 Rd8 24. Ra3 Nd7 25.
Bb3 Qf6 26. Qg3 Nf8 27. Be3 Ne6 $6 (27... Bxe3 $1 28. fxe3 $5 (28. Qxe3 $14)
28... Ne6 29. Ra7 Qe7 30. Kh2 $14 {White does have constant pressure despite
the fact that Black has managed to exchange a lot of pieces.}) 28. Bxb6 cxb6
29. Qe3 $16 {[%csl Gb6]} Nf4 30. Ra7 Qg5 31. Qf3 Rc8 32. Bxf7+ Kh7 33. c4 $18
Qf6 34. Qg4 Rf8 35. Qf5+ Qxf5 36. exf5 Nxd3 37. Bg6+ Kg8 38. f6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 41st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2013.07.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 Ba7 7. O-O O-O {
This pretty sharp line is often employed by grandmaster Alexander Onischuk.
Objectively, it's risky for Black as it allows the unpleasant pin along the
h4-d8 diagonal while Black's dark squared bishop is far away from the kingside.
} 8. Bg5 (8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 11. Qd1 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qxd6
cxd6 14. Rd1 Bf5 {1/2-1/2 (80) Karjakin,S (2739)-Onischuk,A (2699) Poikovsky
2010. The d6-weakness is compensated for by the activity of Black's pieces.})
8... h6 9. Bh4 exd4 10. Qc1 $5 {Before coming across Andreikin's preparation,
Naiditsch deviates first from his own game against Onischuk.} (10. e5 g5 11.
Bg3 Ne4 12. cxd4 d5 (12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 d6 {might be an improvement that
Andreikin intended to come up with.}) 13. Nc3 Bg4 14. Qd3 Bf5 15. Qe3 Ne7 $13 {
1-0 (22) Naiditsch,A (2689)-Onischuk,A (2672) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009}) (10. cxd4
{is also pretty dangerous for Black. My countryman grandmaster Emil Sutovsky
had a couple of crushing wins here. I wonder what Andreikin had in mind
against this line.} g5 (10... d6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nbd2 (12. Qc1 {would
transpose to our game Naiditsch-Andreikin.}) 12... Re8 (12... g5 13. Nxg5 hxg5
14. Bxg5 Re8 15. Qa4 $1 Rb8 16. Rae1 Re6 17. e5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Rxb2 19. Bxf6 $18
{1-0 (26) Sutovsky,E (2661)-Onischuk,A (2699) Poikovsky 2010}) 13. Qa4 g5 14.
Nxg5 hxg5 15. Bxg5 Re6 16. f4 Qf8 17. f5 $18 {1-0 (24) Sutovsky,E (2703)
-Nabaty,T (2563) Caleta 2012}) 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Bxd4 13. Nc3 b5 14. Nd5
$1 Re8 (14... bxa4 15. Qf3 $18 {[%csl Rf6]}) 15. Qf3 Re6 16. Bb3 Be5 17. Nxf6+
Rxf6 18. Qh5 Qf8 19. f4 Bxb2 20. Rad1 Na5 21. Bd5 Rc6 22. Rf3 {1-0 (22)
Abramov,S (2349)-Van Damme,L (2218) ICCF email 2012}) 10... d6 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. cxd4 g5 {Black must go for this, the only defence against e4-e5.} 13. Nxg5
Nxe4 $6 {Not the best follow up. Taking the knight must be the critical test
for this line.} ({The following correspondence game is of high quality, as
usual:} 13... hxg5 14. Qxg5+ Kh7 15. Rd1 (15. Qxf6 $6 Qxf6 16. Bxf6 Kg6 17. Bh4
Bxd4 18. Nc3 Rb8 $15) 15... Rb8 16. Rd3 Rxb2 17. Nd2 Rg8 18. Qxf6 Qxf6 19. Bxf6
Rg6 {After the exchange of queens Black's king is no longer in danger.
Meanwhile Black's active pieces compensate the lack of a pawn.} 20. Bh4 Rc2 $44
{1/2-1/2 (31) Dubbeldam,A (2338)-Oudheusden,W (2222) ICCF email 2011}) 14. Nf3
Qd7 15. Nc3 ({I don't see what's wrong with the immediate capture:} 15. Qxh6 {
but, the move in the text is not worse.}) 15... f5 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Kh7 17.
Re1 {is not a piece of cake for Black. His king is just weak and bishops are
far from being active.}) 16. Qxh6 Qg7 $146 {Black can't play with such an
exposed king, he must trade queens. On the other hand, White's extra pawn will
have more value in the endgame.} (16... Rb8 17. Rab1 Qg7 18. Qe3 (18. Qxg7+
Kxg7 {is an improved version of the position that occurred in the game - here
White's rook is passive, at least for a while.}) 18... Be6 $14 {0-1 (26) Murer,
E-Gyimesi,J LSS email 2007}) 17. Qxg7+ ({It's also possible to keep queens by} 
17. Qe3 {but, White's choice is more practical.}) 17... Kxg7 18. Rac1 Bb7 (
18... Rb8 19. b3 Rb4 $2 {falls to} 20. Nd5 $1 cxd5 21. Rxc7+ Rf7 22. Rxc8 $18)
19. Ne2 Bb6 $6 {Weird. White's knight is clearly heading to f4, why not
prevent it?!} (19... f4 $1 20. Rfe1 Rae8 $14) 20. Nf4 Rfe8 21. Rfd1 $16 a5 22.
d5 c5 $2 {This looks too ugly to be true. Probably Andreikin thought that
every move is bad, but the move in the text is not the lesser evil. Now White
gets access to the e6-square.} (22... cxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Kg6 {could
keep Black still in the game.}) 23. Ng5 Ba6 $6 (23... Nxg5 24. Bxg5 Kf7 {
would put up more resistance. At least White's knight won't be able to sit
comfortably on e6 as it will be driven away by Black's bishop from c8.}) 24.
Nfe6+ Kg6 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Rc3 $18 {This rook transfer is very annoying for
Black's monarch.} Rg8 27. Rg3+ Kh5 (27... Kh7 28. Rh3 Kg6 29. Re3 Bd3 30. Nf4+
$18) 28. Bg5 $1 Kg6 {Sadly, Black has to run into the discovered check.} 29.
Bd8+ Kf7 30. Rxg8 Kxg8 31. Bxc7 Bxc7 32. Nxc7 Ra7 33. Ne8 {The knight is doing
major damage in Black's camp.} Bd3 34. Nxd6 Rd7 35. Nf5 {Fork here, fork there,
the knight is such a tricky piece!} Rb7 36. Rd2 a4 37. a3 c4 38. h4 Kf8 39. Kh2
Rb3 {The last attempt to confuse the opponent.} 40. Nd4 c3 41. Nxb3 $1 {
No panic! This is the most convincing way.} axb3 42. bxc3 Bc2 43. Rd4 b2 44.
Rb4 b1=Q 45. Rxb1 Bxb1 46. Kg3 {Five pawns for the bishop is more than enough.}
Ke7 47. Kf4 Kd6 48. c4 Bd3 49. h5 1-0

[Event "Ortisei Server24 op 4th"]
[Site "Ortisei"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Praggnanandhaa,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. a5 Ba7 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qe1 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 c5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qe3 Rb7 (18... Kh8 $6 19. Bd5 $14 {
1-0 (49) Saric,I (2641)-Rade,M (2428) Sibenik 2015}) 19. Bd5 c4 20. Qg3 Rbb8
21. Rae1 Kh8 22. Kh1 Qd8 23. f4 f6 {Till this point I knew} 24. Ra1 Bf7 25. Nf3
Qc7 26. Nh4 b4 $6 (26... Bxd5 27. exd5 Rfe8 (27... Rbe8 28. Rae1 g6 29. f5 g5
30. Nf3 $14) 28. Rae1 Qb7 29. Nf5 Qd7 $1 $11) 27. f5 bxc3 28. bxc3 Bxd5 (28...
Rb5 29. Ng6+ Bxg6 30. fxg6 h6 $11 (30... Rxa5 31. Rae1 $16) 31. Rf5 Qxa5 $5 32.
Re1 Qa2 33. Qxd6 $16) 29. exd5 $2 (29. Ng6+ $1 Kg8 (29... hxg6 30. Qh4+ $1 (30.
fxg6 $4 Be3 $19) 30... Kg8 31. fxg6 $18) 30. Nxf8 Bxe4 31. Rfe1 $1 Qe7 (31...
Bxf5 32. Ne6 $18) 32. Nd7 $1 $18 {I missed this move during the game.
Fortunately for me my opponent did not find this move.}) 29... Rfe8 30. Rae1
Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Qxa5 32. Qf3 $2 (32. Kh2 $3 {[%cal Ge1e7] I was worried what
will I do for this move} Qc5 (32... Qxd5 $4 33. Re7 $18) 33. Ng6+ Kg8 34. Ne7+
Kh8 35. Nc6 Rg8 36. Nxa7 Qxa7 37. Qxd6 $16) 32... h6 $1 {My opponent
underestimated this move.} 33. Ng6+ Kh7 34. Ne7 $6 (34. Kh2 Qa2 35. Qg4 Qf2 36.
Re7 Qg1+ 37. Kg3 Qf2+ 38. Kh2 $11) 34... Qc5 35. Qg4 Qf2 $17 36. Rd1 Bc5 (36...
Ra8 $1 $17) 37. Nc6 Ra8 $6 (37... Rf8 38. Qxc4 Ra8 $17) 38. Rb1 $6 (38. Na5 $15
) 38... Qc2 $4 (38... Qe3 $17 {[%csl Rh1]}) 39. Re1 $11 Qxc3 40. Qg6+ Kh8 41.
Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 14th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1997.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3
O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Nxe5 (10. axb5 Nxb3 11. cxb3 Qe7 $5 (11... axb5 $6 12. Rxa8
Bxa8 13. Nxe5 d5 14. Bg5 $1 dxe4 15. dxe4 (15. Bxf6 $6 gxf6 $1 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17.
Qh5 Qe7 18. Nd7 Qxd7 19. Qxc5 Rg8 20. dxe4 Rxg2+ $11) 15... b4 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. Nd7 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qe7 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Nxf8 Qxf8 21. Qf5 $16) (11... Re8 $6
12. Nxe5 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Rxe5 14. Bf4 Re6 15. bxa6 Raxa6 16. Rxa6 Bxa6 17. Re1 d6
18. Be3 $14 {Ulibin-Zvjaginsev (Kasan 1995)}) 12. bxa6 Rxa6 13. Rxa6 Bxa6 14.
Bg5 c6 $13) 10... Nxb3 11. cxb3 b4 $1 $146 (11... d5 $6 12. Bg5 $1 dxe4 13.
dxe4 b4 14. Nd5 Nxe4 $6 (14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Re8 16. Re1 $16) 15. Bxd8 Raxd8
16. Qc2 Bxd5 17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bd4 20. Qb7 Bxe5 21. Qxa6 $18
{Kramnik-Shirov (Frankfurt/15' 1996)}) 12. Ne2 d5 13. d4 (13. Qc2 Ba7 14. Nc6
Bxc6 15. Qxc6 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qe8 $1 17. Qxc7 Nxe4 $36) 13... Bd6 (13... Be7 14.
exd5 Nxd5 15. Re1 f6 16. Nc4 $13) (13... Ba7 $5 14. Bg5 dxe4 (14... Re8 15. Rc1
c5 16. Ng4 $16) 15. Ng4 Bc8 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 $13) 14. exd5 (14. Nxf7 Rxf7 (14...
Bxh2+ $6 15. Kxh2 Rxf7 16. e5 Ne4 $5 (16... Ng4+ $2 17. Kg3 $16) 17. f3 Qh4+
18. Kg1 Ng3 19. Nxg3 Qxg3 20. Qd2 a5 21. Qg5 $16) 15. e5 Ng4 $1 16. exd6 Qxd6 (
16... Qh4 $6 17. h3 Nxf2 18. Qe1 Raf8 19. Nf4 $1 g5 20. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 21. Rxf2
gxf4 22. dxc7 a5 23. Bd2 Rxc7 24. Bxf4 $16) 17. Ng3 (17. g3 Re8 $5 (17... Raf8
18. Nf4 Rxf4 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. h3 $1 (20. gxf4 Qxf4 21. Kg2 Qxh2+ 22. Kf3 Qh5
$11) 20... Qg6 (20... Ne3 21. fxe3 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qxg3 23. Qg4 $18) 21. hxg4
Rxg4 22. Re1 $16) 18. Nf4 Nf6 19. Qc2 Rfe7 20. f3 a5 $44) 17... h5 $1 18. Bg5 (
18. f4 g6 19. Qc2 Re8 $44) 18... Raf8 19. Qe1 $5 h4 $1 (19... Nxf2 $6 20. Rxf2
Rxf2 21. Be7 Qg6 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Qxb4 h4 24. Rf1 $1 $16) (19... Rxf2 20. Rxf2
Rxf2 21. Qe8+ Qf8 22. Re1 $16) 20. Bxh4 Qh6 (20... Qf4 21. Be7 Re8 22. Qxb4
Nxf2 23. Rae1 a5 24. Qc5) (20... a5 21. f3 Ba6 (21... Nxh2 22. Kxh2 Qf4 23. Be7
Re8 24. Bg5 $1 Rxe1 25. Bxf4 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Rxf4 27. Ne2 Rf6 28. Kg3 $16) 22.
Qd2 Bxf1 23. Nxf1 Nh6 24. Bg3 $16) 21. h3 Nxf2 22. Be7 Nd3 $1 23. Rxf7 Rxf7 24.
Qe2 Nf4 25. Qe5 Ng6 26. Bg5 $1 Nxe5 27. Bxh6 Nd3 28. Bd2 a5 $15) 14... Nxd5 15.
Ng3 Re8 16. Nc4 (16. Re1 Qf6 (16... c5 17. Nf5 Qf6 $5 (17... cxd4 $2 18. Nh6+
$1 Kf8 19. Nhxf7 Qc7 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Qxd4) 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20.
Bd2 Rad8 21. Rc1 $14) 17. Nh5 Qf5 18. Ng3 Qf6 19. Nh5 $11) 16... Qh4 17. Qd3 $5
(17. Qf3 $2 Nc3 18. Qxb7 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Bxg3 $19) (17. Na5 Bc8 18. Qf3 Be6 $44)
17... Bf4 18. Bd2 Bxd2 (18... Re6 19. Rfe1 Rae8 (19... Rh6 $6 20. h3 Bxd2 21.
Qxd2 Nf4 22. Nf5 Qg5 (22... Nxh3+ 23. Kh2) 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. f3 Nxh3+ (24...
Bxf3 25. Kh2) 25. Kf1 Nf4 26. Re3 $16) 20. Rxe6 Rxe6 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 $14
) 19. Qxd2 Nf4 20. f3 $1 (20. Ne3 $6 Re6 21. Rfe1 (21. Qxb4 Rh6 22. Ng4 Rb6 $19
) 21... Rh6 22. h3 Nxg2 $1 23. Nxg2 (23. Nef5 $2 Qxh3 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Qxb4
Bf3 $19) 23... Qxh3 24. d5 a5 $1 $19 {/\ 25...Qh2+ 26.Kf1 Ba6+ -+} 25. Rac1
$145 Qh2+ $140 26. Kf1 Ba6+ 27. Rc4) 20... Re6 (20... Rad8 $5 21. Qxb4 Re2 $1
22. Ne3 (22. Nxe2 Nxe2+ 23. Kh1 Ng3+ 24. Kg1 Ne2+ $11) 22... Ba8 23. Nxe2 Nxe2+
24. Kh1 Ng3+ 25. Kg1 Ne2+ $11) 21. Rfe1 (21. Ne5 Rd8 (21... c5 $6 22. Ng4 Qg5
23. Rad1 h5 (23... f5 24. h4 Qxh4 25. Qxf4 fxg4 26. fxg4 Qe7 27. d5 $16) 24. h4
$1 Qxh4 25. Qxf4 hxg4 26. fxg4 $16) 22. Ng4 (22. Qxb4 Rxe5 $1 23. Qxb7 Re2 24.
Nxe2 Nxe2+ 25. Kh1 Ng3+ $11) 22... Qg5 23. Rad1 h5 24. h4 Qxh4 25. Qxf4 hxg4
26. fxg4 Rh6 27. Nh5 Bd5 28. Qxc7 Rdd6 (28... Rg6 29. Nf6+ $1) 29. Rd3 $1 Qxg4
30. Nf4 $13) (21. Qxb4 $2 Rh6 $1 22. Qxb7 Re8 $1 23. Ne5 Qxh2+ 24. Kf2 Qxg2+
25. Ke3 Qxg3 26. Rg1 Ng2+ $19) 21... Rh6 22. Kf1 $1 Rf6 (22... Qf6 23. Ne5 $1
Rxh2 $2 24. Ng4 Qg5 25. Re5 $1 Rxg2 26. Qe3 Qd8 27. Qxf4) 23. Kg1 Rh6 24. Kf1
Rf6 25. Kg1 Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Lejarre, Ludovic"]
[Black "Loiseau, Quentin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:29:31"]
[BlackClock "0:30:59"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (5...
Be7) 6. d3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} d6 {[%emt 0:04:44]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:04:01]} Ba7 {
[%emt 0:02:42]} (7... O-O 8. h3 (8. Nbd2) 8... Ba7 9. Re1 b5 10. Bc2 Ne7 11.
Nbd2 Ng6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Bb7 14. d4 c5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Be3
Ra8 18. a4 h6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra5 Bc6 21. Rea1 {1/2-1/2 (21) Vallejo Pons,F 
(2684)-Ivanchuk,V (2726) Berlin 2015}) (7... b5 8. Bb3 h6) 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:07:
57]} O-O {[%emt 0:05:33]} 9. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:09:54]} Qe7 $146 {[%emt 0:13:06]} (
9... Ne7 10. Bxa7 Rxa7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Nf1 Raa8 15. Ne3
Rae8 16. Nf5 Qd8 17. Ng3 Qe7 18. Qc2 c5 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Bc4 b5 21. Bf1 c4 22.
a4 Qc5 23. h3 bxa4 24. Nd2 Bb5 25. Nb1 Nf4 26. Na3 g6 27. Rad1 Rd8 28. Rd2 h5
29. Re3 h4 30. Ne2 Nd3 31. Nc1 Nxf2 32. Rxd8 Nxh3+ 33. gxh3 Qxe3+ 34. Qf2 Qxf2+
35. Kxf2 Rxd8 {0-1 (35) Royset,P (2215)-Svetushkin,D (2576) Rethymnon 2011})
10. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:07:16]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 11. Bxa7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rxa7
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 12. d4 $14 {[%emt 0:03:37] Les Blancs ont le centre et des
pièces mieux placées} Nd7 $6 {[%emt 0:09:31]} 13. Re1 {[%emt 0:04:05]} a5 {
[%emt 0:04:06]} 14. Nc4 {[%emt 0:04:48]} (14. a4 {[%csl Ra5]} Nb6) 14... Nb6 {
[%emt 0:01:08]} 15. Ne3 $16 {[%emt 0:01:18][%csl Ge3][%cal Ge3f5]} f6 {[%emt 0:
08:49] Tient le centre mais la position Noire est assez passive} (15... exd4 $6
16. Nf5 (16. cxd4 Qxe4) 16... Bxf5 17. exf5 Qd7 18. f6 $1) 16. b3 {[%emt 0:11:
01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:04:55]} (17. Qc2) 17... a4 $132 {
[%emt 0:08:43]} 18. b4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:02][%csl Ra7][%cal Gd4d5,Ga2a3]} a3 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:08][%csl Ra2]} 19. Qd3 {[%emt 0:10:53][%csl Gc4]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:02:
52]} 20. Re2 {[%emt 0:05:42]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:04:39]} (20... Nc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4)
21. Rd2 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 22. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Raa8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 24. h3 {[%emt 0:
02:50]} (24. Nh4 $5 {[%cal Gh4f5]}) 24... g6 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 25. Nh2 $1 {
[%emt 0:01:31][%cal Gf2f4]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:12:50]} 26. f4 {[%emt 0:07:49] Il
fallait peut-être préparer davantage cette poussée car les Noirs vont
obtenir du contre-jeu} (26. Ng4) 26... exd4 $1 {[%emt 0:07:12]} 27. Qxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} c5 $1 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 28. bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:
00:37]} 29. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} (29. Qxc5 Rb2 $36 {[%csl Ra1,Ra2,Gb2]} (29...
Qxe4 $2 30. Rd4)) 29... Qxe4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 30. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ra6 {
[%emt 0:02:53]} 31. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 32. Qxa3 {
[%emt 0:00:59]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 33. Rd4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:
32]} 34. Nf2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} (34. Qa4 $5 {[%cal Ga4c6]} Bb5 35. Qb3+ {[%csl
Rb8][%cal Ga2a4]}) 34... Re6 {[%emt 0:01:45]} (34... Bf7) 35. Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:
40]} Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 36. Qxc7 $6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (36. Rd7 $142 {[%cal
Gc5c7,Gd7g7]} Rbe8 37. Qxc7 $40) 36... Rbe8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 37. Rad1 {[%emt 0:
02:02]} R6e7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 38. Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 39.
R4d2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 40. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rd7 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Plancoet op-A 10th"]
[Site "Plancoet"]
[Date "2013.08.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lintchevski, Daniil"]
[Black "Mladenov, Plamen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2013.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 (6... Be7) 7. d3
(7. c3) (7. a4) 7... O-O 8. a4 (8. c3) 8... Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 (10. Bg5)
10... d6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd5 Qd8 {(=)} 14. c3 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16.
Qxf3 b4 17. Bc4 Ne7 18. Ra6 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rb2 21. Ra2 Rxa2 $11
22. Bxa2 Bb6 23. Bd5 g6 24. Ra1 Kg7 25. Ra8 Qe7 26. Rxf8 Qxf8 27. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Colegio Marcote EIKM"]
[BlackTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 11. f4 Nc6 12. Qc3 Ne7 13. f5 O-O 14. Qe1 Bb7 15.
Qh4 Nxe4 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bd5 18. f6 Ng6 19. Qh5 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Re8 21.
fxg7 Re5 22. Qf3 Qd7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bd2 Qe6 25. Rf2 Kxg7 26. Raf1 f5 27. c4
Kg8 28. cxb5 Rbxb5 29. b4 Re4 30. Qc3 Rc4 31. Qa1 f4 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. Rf3 Rf5
34. Bc3+ Ne5 35. Rh3 Rg5 36. Qd8 h6 37. Bxe5+ $2 (37. Kh1 Rg6 38. Qa8 $17)
37... Rxe5 $19 38. Ra3 Re1 39. Raf3 Rcc1 40. g3 $2 (40. h3 d5 41. b5) 40...
Rxf1+ $19 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Holzke, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. a4 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. axb5 axb5 14. Qe2 Nxe4
15. Qxb5 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Nc6 17. Nc4 Na7 18. Qf5 Nc8 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Rc1 Ne7
21. Qd3 Bd5 22. Nxb6 cxb6 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bf4 Kh8 25. Bg3 Bxb3 26. Qxb3 Nf5 27.
f3 Nxg3 28. hxg3 f5 29. Qe6 h6 30. Rc6 f4 $6 (30... Qg5 31. Qxd6 Ra8 $14) 31.
gxf4 Qh4 32. Qe4 d5 33. Qe5 Rxf4 $2 (33... Ra8 $16) 34. Qe8+ $18 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dworakowska, Joanna"]
[Black "Zawadzka, Jolanta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. d3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Rb1
Ba7 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. Bxb3 h6 17. Bd2 a5 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. Bc4 Nc5 21.
Be3 Bb6 22. Bb5 Ne6 23. Bd2 Bc5 24. Qg4 Qe7 25. g3 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxf2 27. Rxf2
c6 28. c4 cxb5 29. axb5 a4 30. Bb4 Nc5 31. Qf3 Nb3 32. Ra2 Ra8 33. Rf1 Qe6 34.
Qf5 Qe7 35. Kg2 f6 36. h4 Qb7 37. Kh2 Nd4 38. Qg4 Nb3 39. Qg6 {Leko,P (2755)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2690) Moscow 2007 0-1 (89)}) 10. d3 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Re1
O-O 13. Nbd2 Ra8 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nf1 Na5 $146 (15... Qa7 16. Qe2 b4 17. g4
Bg6 18. Ne3 Rb8 19. Bc2 Qa1 20. Qd2 Qa2 21. Bd1 Nd8 22. g5 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Nd7
24. cxb4 Nc6 25. Qc3 Qa8 26. Nh4 Nxb4 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Bb3 Nc5 29. Bc4 Nbxd3
30. Rf1 Qxe4 {0-1 (30) Kovacevic,A (2525)-Anand,V (2765) Belgrade 1997}) 16.
Bc2 b4 17. Ng3 $14 Bg6 {[%csl Rg6]} 18. d4 $1 (18. Nh4 $5 {[%cal Gh4g6,Gh4f5]})
18... exd4 19. cxd4 b3 20. dxc5 (20. Bb1 Bb4) 20... bxc2 21. Qxc2 Nxe4 $6 22.
Nxe4 d5 23. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 24. Qc3 $36 {[%csl Ra5,Ra8,Rg8]} Kg7 25. b3 Nc6 26.
Bb2 Qd8 27. b4 $40 d4 28. Qd2 Re8 29. Rxe8 Qxe8 30. Nxd4 Nxd4 31. Qxd4 $18 Qe6
32. b5 Be4 33. Qd8 Bf5 34. Kh2 Qd7 35. Qxf6+ Kf8 36. c6 Qc8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38.
Ba3+ 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chojnacki, Krzysztof"]
[Black "Kolosowski, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[BlackTeam "Prokonex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 (6... Be7) 7. d3
(7. Re1) 7... Bc5 8. Nc3 (8. a4 O-O) 8... d6 9. a4 (9. a3 h6 10. Ne2 {[%csl
Gf5]} O-O 11. Ng3 $14 {[%cal Gg3f5]}) 9... b4 10. Nd5 Na5 11. Bg5 (11. Nxf6+
Qxf6 12. Ba2 Bc8 $5 {[%cal Gc8g4]}) 11... Nxb3 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. cxb3 f5 14.
Qc1 $146 (14. Qd2 fxe4 15. dxe4 O-O 16. Qh6 {Fontaine,R (2526)-Gullaksen,E 
(2370) Rilton Cup 33rd 2003 (5) 1-0}) 14... c6 15. Ne3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 fxe4 17.
dxe4 c5 18. Qc4 $1 $32 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf3e5]} Qe7 19. Nh4 $1 $40 {[%cal
Gh4f5]} Qe6 20. Nf5 O-O-O 21. Rad1 $16 {[%csl Rd6]} Rhe8 22. Qc2 (22. Nxd6+ $2
Rxd6 23. Qxc5+ Rc6 24. Qxb4 Kb8 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gc6b6]} (24... Rb6 25. Qc5+
Kb8)) 22... Rg8 23. Rd2 {[%cal Gd2g2,Gf1d1]} Rd7 24. Rfd1 $18 d5 25. exd5 Qf6
26. e4 Rg4 27. Qxc5+ Kb8 28. Qxb4 Qg5 29. Rc2 a5 30. Qf8+ Ka7 31. Qc5+ Kb8 32.
Nd6 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakubowski, Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grover, Sahaj"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 (
8. c3) (8. h3) 8... Bg4 9. c3 O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Bg5 {
Un coup naturel pour tenter de profiter de la position du Bc5 mais le clouage
ne semble pas trop dangereux} (13. Nd2 $142 Rb8 14. Rb1 (14. Re1) 14... Ba7 15.
Nb3 Nxb3 16. Bxb3 h6 17. Bd2 a5 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. Bc4 Nc5 21. Be3 Bb6
22. Bb5 Ne6 23. Bd2 Bc5 24. Qg4 Qe7 25. g3 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxf2 27. Rxf2 c6 28.
c4 cxb5 29. axb5 a4 30. Bb4 Nc5 31. Qf3 Nb3 32. Ra2 Ra8 33. Rf1 Qe6 34. Qf5 Qe7
35. Kg2 f6 36. h4 Qb7 37. Kh2 Nd4 38. Qg4 Nb3 39. Qg6 Nc5 40. Ra3 Nb3 41. Rf2
Qd7 42. Qf5 Qe7 {Leko,P (2755)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2690) Moscow 2007 0-1 (89)})
13... h6 14. Bh4 (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 $11) 14... Rb8 15. Nd2 bxc3 16.
bxc3 Rb2 $132 17. Rfc1 Qe7 18. Nf1 Qe6 19. Ne3 $146 (19. Ng3 g5 20. Nf5 gxh4
21. d4 Bb6 22. d5 Qd7 23. Nxh6+ Kg7 24. Nf5+ Kh8 25. Nxh4 Nh7 26. Rab1 Rxb1 27.
Rxb1 Qd8 28. Nf5 Nb7 29. h4 Nc5 30. g4 Qd7 31. Ra1 f6 32. Kg2 Ba5 33. Qe3 Rg8
34. f3 Rb8 35. Kh3 Rb2 36. Bd1 Bb6 37. a5 Ba7 38. Qh6 Nd3 39. g5 Nf4+ {0-1 (39)
Monraba Capella,M (2240)-Oms Pallisse,J (2435) Spain 1998}) 19... Bxe3 20. fxe3
Rfb8 21. Ra3 {Le signe que la position Blanche n'est pas très saine} Nd7 22.
Bd1 Rd2 $36 23. c4 Nc5 (23... Rbb2) 24. Qf1 Nab3 25. Rc3 {La position Blanche
devient très difficile} (25. Rxb3 $5 {Peut-être un moindre mal} Rxb3 (25...
Nxb3 $2 26. Rb1 {[%csl Rb3,Rb8]}) 26. Bxb3 Nxb3 27. Rb1 Nc5) 25... Rb2 26. Kh2
$2 Nd2 $1 27. Qe1 Nb1 $19 28. Bg4 Qe8 29. a5 Nxa3 30. Rxa3 Rb1 31. Qg3 Rc1 32.
Bf5 Rbb1 33. Qg4 Rh1+ 34. Kg3 Rb2 35. d4 Ne6 36. dxe5 g5 37. exd6 cxd6 38. e5
Ng7 39. Kf3 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Black "Lenic, Luka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Be7 9. Re1 d5 10. dxe5 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 (11... O-O {was interesting, in order to
meet war interessant, um} 12. Nbd2 {with mit} f5 {zu begegnen.}) 12. Nbd2 Nxd2
13. Qxd2 O-O {This allows White to develop his forces with tempo. Erlaubt Weiß,
seine Kräfte mit Tempo zu entwickeln.} ({Consistent was Konsequent war} 13...
d4) 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. e6 $1 f5 $146 (16... fxe6 17. Rxe6 Bf6 18. Rae1
Rxe6 19. Rxe6 {is also very unpleasant. ist ebenfalls sehr unangenehm.}) 17.
Ne5 Nc4 18. Nf7 Qb6 19. Qg3 Bd6 $146 ({A well-known self goal is Ein bekanntes
Eigentor ist} 19... Nd6 $4 20. Qe5 $1 {1-0 Venkat,S-Navin,K/Kochin 2004/CBM
103 ext (20)}) 20. Qh4 Be7 21. Qg3 Bd6 22. Qh3 Qc7 23. b3 Ne5 24. Nxd6 Qxd6 {
[%tqu "En","Black has encircled the pawn e6 and now threatens to take it. What
can White do?","The bishop on h6 spells trouble for the black king.","If the
g-file were opened, White could give a deadly queen check on g3 since the
black knight e5 could not move in between (the queen on d6 is hanging!).",
"c2f5","Protecting the pawn on e6 and ripping open Black's kingside.",15,"De",
"Schwarz hat den Bauern e6 eingekreist und droht nun, ihn abzuholen. Was kann
Weiß tun?","Der Läufer auf h6 verheißt Ärger für den schwarzen König.","Wenn
die g-Linie geöffnet würde, könnte Weiß ein tödliches Damenschach auf g3 geben,
da der Springer e5 nicht dazwischenziehen kann (die Dame d6 hängt!).","c2f5",
"Deckt den Bauern e6 und reißt die schwarze Königsstellung weiter auf.",15]}
25. Bxf5 $1 {Winning a pawn, while the attack continues. Gewinnt einen Bauern
bei anhaltendem Angriff.} Nc6 (25... gxf5 26. Qg3+ Kh8 (26... Ng6 27. Qxd6) 27.
Qg7#) 26. Bg4 d4 27. Rad1 Rad8 28. Bg5 Ne7 29. cxd4 cxd4 30. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Yopal"]
[Site "Yopal"]
[Date "1997.06.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Garcia, Gildardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "COL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {An interesting move order
that among other things avoids the direct assault on the queen side after:} (
5... b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 $5) 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 {and this is little price Black
has to pay for it, after all this move is probably nothing but it is worth
trying! Two rounds later Gildardo allowed it again but Leko retreated his
bishop to the natural b3 square.} d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 (10. axb5 axb5
11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. d3 O-O 13. b4 Bb6 {has been played in some recent games} 14.
Na3 (14. Bg5 {Van der Wiel-Atalik, Hoogovens 1997 annotated in CBM 57}) 14...
Qa6 15. Bb3 Nd8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nh4 Ne6 {and now Judit Polgar played 18.Nf5
against Topalov in Dos Hermanas and 18.Nc2 against Illescas in Madrid scoring
only 0.5 in both games.}) 10... O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 (11... d5 $5 {would transpose
into a game Smirin-Izeta, Pula 1997 played a few days before this that went:}
12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rd1 b4 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nf1 bxc3 16. bxc3 d4 $1 $132) 12. Re1 Rb8
13. Nf1 d5 14. axb5 axb5 (14... dxe4 $2 15. bxc6 exf3 16. Ng3 $18) 15. Ng3 Bg6
(15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 b4 17. Nf5 bxc3 18. bxc3 Kh8 19. Ba4 $16) (15... dxe4 $2
16. Nxh5 $16) 16. Nh4 $1 (16. exd5 Nxd5 $14 {/\} 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 $2
Bxf2+ $1 $17) 16... Re8 $4 {An incredible positional blunder. My opponent had
thought for almost an hour, apparently did not find what he wanted to and then
made a natural move quickly.... it happens so many times to most of us!} (16...
dxe4 $142 17. dxe4 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 $14) 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Ne4 Bf8
20. Qg4 {A dream position, Black can hardly avoid the very many inmediate
threats.} Rb6 21. Bb3 $1 Kh7 (21... Nb8 22. Be3 Rbe6 23. Ra8 $16) (21... Nce7
22. Be3 Rc6 23. Ra5 $16) (21... Kh8 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxg6 $18) 22. Bxd5 $1
Qxd5 23. Bxh6 $3 {[%cal Re4f6,Rg4h4]} Be7 24. Be3 Rbb8 25. Ra6 Bd8 (25... Ra8
26. c4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc6]}) 26. Bg5 Rb6 27. Ra8 $5 (27. Rxb6) 27... Kg8 28. Be3
{[%csl Rg6]} Nd4 $138 29. Bxd4 Rbe6 (29... Qxa8 30. Bxb6 cxb6 31. Qxg6 $18) (
29... exd4 30. Nf6+) 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Be3 Ra6 32. Ng5 Qxd3 33. Qh4 Qc4 34.
Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qh8+ Ke7 {and Black resigned} 1-0

[Event "Yopal"]
[Site "Yopal"]
[Date "1997.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Garcia, Gildardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "COL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. a4 Bg4 (8... Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 Bg4 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Bc2
(13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Qe8 15. Ba4 Nxe4 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qe4 $132 {
Almasi,Z-Onischuk, Wijk aan Zee 1985}) 13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 exd4 15. Bg5 h6 16.
Bh4 dxc3 17. bxc3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Ng6 19. Bg3 Re8 $11 {Polgar,J-Shirov, Linares
1997}) (8... Rb8 {Wedberg}) 9. h3 Bxf3 $5 $146 (9... Bh5 10. d3 Rb8 (10... O-O
11. Bg5 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 $14 {Korneev-Gómez Esteban, Elgoibar 1996})
11. axb5 axb5 12. Re1 (12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 $14 {Leko-Shirov, Tilburg 1996} (
13. fxe3 {Wedberg} Bxf3 $6 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. Nd2 $14 {0-1 Leko,P-Shirov,A/
Tilburg Fontys 1996/CBM 56/[Shirov] (89)})) 12... h6 13. Nbd2 $14 {
Almasi-Degraeve, Pula 1997}) 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. d3 {Black has kept his rook on
a8 so it was not atractive to trade pawns on b5. Now that possibility is gone
forever and Black tries to explode the bad side of moving a2-a4.} Na5 12. Bc2
b4 $1 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Re1 h6 $6 {This seems too slow to me and even so the
position from the white side did not look so promising since 15.Nf1 allows
bxc3 and Nb3. Black faces no inmediate problems and he may be intending
Nh7-g5-e6 to consolidate his position even further. At this point, however,
after a long thought Peter found a very deep idea.} (14... c6 $5) (14... Qd7 $5
) 15. Rb1 $1 {The conception is deep but understanding it is simple. If Black
does not play b4-b3 then White plays Nb3 to gain access to the diagonal a2-f7
for his bishop and he will be better.} (15. Nf1 {Wedberg} bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 $11
) 15... b3 (15... Qd7 16. Nb3 Qxa4 $4 17. Ra1) (15... bxc3 16. bxc3 Rxb1 17.
Nxb1 c6) 16. Bd1 Qd7 17. Ra1 {White wasted two tempos but in return the queen
side is now fixed and he can maneouver freely on the other side.} Nh7 $6 {
Following the old projected plan which is now wrong as we will soon see.} 18.
Qg3 Kh8 19. Bg4 $1 {The bishop's route is certainly remarkable, first a long
jump to b5, then 5 slow moves, one at step at the time and finally it is now
exerting pressure along a most unexpected diagonal in the Ruy Lopez.} Qd8 20.
Nf3 Nc6 21. Nh4 Ne7 22. Rd1 {Everything goes smothly, Black relieves his guard
from square d4, White goes for it at once!} Nf6 23. d4 Ba7 24. Qd3 a5 25. Be3
exd4 26. cxd4 Nxg4 27. hxg4 Qd7 28. Nf5 Nxf5 29. gxf5 {Two minor pieces were
traded, it usually relieves the pressure on the side with less space, in our
game Black of course, but as we can see the pawn structure is clearly in
White's favour.} Rb4 30. Rac1 Bb6 $6 31. Rc3 f6 (31... Qxa4 {Wedberg} 32. f6
Qb5 (32... gxf6 33. e5 $1 Rg8 34. Qf5 Rg6 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Bxh6+ Rxh6 37. Rg3+
Rg6 38. Rh3 $18) 33. fxg7+ Kxg7 34. Qd2 $13) 32. Rxb3 Rxa4 33. d5 $1 Bxe3 34.
Qxe3 Re8 35. f3 Rc4 36. Rc1 $1 $16 {White has a clear positional advantage
which he is able to convert by correct play.} Qa4 37. Rxc4 Qxc4 38. Qc3 Qxc3
39. Rxc3 Rc8 40. b3 Kg8 41. Kf2 Kf8 42. Kg3 $1 {[%cal Yg3g4,Yg4h5,Yh5g6]} g6
43. fxg6 {[%csl Rf5]} Kg7 44. Kf4 Kxg6 45. g4 $22 Rb8 46. Rxc7 Rxb3 47. Ra7 Rb8
48. Rxa5 Rb6 49. Ra7 Rb8 50. Rd7 Rb6 51. Rd8 Ra6 52. Rg8+ (52. Rg8+ Kf7 53. Rc8
{[%cal Yc8c6,Yf4f5]}) 1-0

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1998.06.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lin, Weiguo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1998.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Wedberg: Lin Weiguo comes up with a nice attempt to save Black against the
hungarian super weapon 12.Nd2. If it holds or not is still a moot question.} 1.
e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4
8. d4 Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 (10... Ng5 11. a4 c5 12. Qe2+ Ne6 13. Nxe6
dxe6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qxb5+ Bc6 16. Qe2 Be7 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Nd2
Kh8 $13 {Almasi,Z-Onischuk,A/Mamaia 1991}) 11. Nf5 (11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5
13. Nf5 Qd7 (13... g6 14. Ne3 Be7 15. f3 d4 16. cxd4 Bxb1 17. d5 O-O 18. Rxb1
Bf6 19. b3 Qb6 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Bb2 $14 {Wantiez,F-Van de Oudeweetering,A/
Antwerp BEL 1998}) 14. Ng3 Be7 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. Nf3 Nc6 17. h4 h6 18. Ne5 Nxe5
19. Rxe5 O-O-O 20. h5 Bf6 21. Re1 Be4 22. a4 $44 {Polgar,S-Potapov/Skoda open
1994}) 11... Qf6 12. Nd2 (12. Ne3 Qe6 13. f3 {1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Kuzmin,A/Berlin
1991}) (12. Qf3 Ng5 $1 (12... Nd6 $5 13. Qe3+ Kd8 14. Qxc5 Ne4 15. Qd4 Qxf5 16.
Nd2 Qf6 17. Nxe4 Qxd4 18. cxd4 $14 {Renet,O-Shirov,A/Correze 1991/CBM 23}) 13.
Qe2+ Ne6 14. Bf4 {14.a4!?} Nc4 15. Na3 O-O-O 16. Bg3 Nxa3 17. bxa3 g6 $1 $17 {
Renet,O-Shirov,A/Correze 1991/CBM 23}) (12. Qg4 h5 13. Qf3 d5 14. Nd2 g6 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 O-O-O 17. Bxb7+ Nxb7 18. Nd4 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Bg7 20. a4 b4 21.
cxb4 cxb4 22. Bd2 a5 23. Rac1+ Kb8 24. Bf4+ Ka7 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Rhe8 27.
Rfe1 Re6 28. f4 Ka6 29. Kf1 Rd5 $1 $10 {Kotronias,V-Mozetic,D/Karditsa 1994/
CBM 43}) 12... Qxf5 $5 $146 {An unexpected novelty since 12...d5 was always
considered to be the only move. This was considered to be unplayable when 12.
Nd2 first saw the day of light.} (12... d5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng3 Be7 15. Nxe4
Qc6 16. Qh5 $1 g6 (16... Qg6 17. Qe2 Qe6 18. Re1 h6 $4 19. Nxc5 $1 Qxe2 20.
Rxe2 $18 {Yurtaev,L-Mozaliov,S/Smolensk 1997/EXP 58}) (16... Nc4 17. b3 g6 18.
Qh3 Nd6 19. Re1 O-O 20. Bf4 Nf5 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Ng7 23. Be7 Rfc8 24. Rad1
Qb6 25. Re3 Re8 26. Qh6 Nh5 27. Re5 Ng7 28. Rd6 $18 {Almasi,Z-Beliavsky,A/
Dortmund GER 1998}) 17. Qe5 f6 18. Qg3 O-O 19. f3 $1 Rfe8 (19... Rad8 20. Bf4
Rd7 21. Rfe1 Qb6 22. Re2 Bd5 23. b3 Bf7 24. Rae1 b4 25. Nf2 Bd8 26. Bf5 Rd5 27.
Be6 $16 {Zontakh,A-Petronic,J/, Belgrade YUG (6) 1996}) 20. Nf2 $6 (20. Bf4 $1
Nc4 21. Bb3 $1 Kg7 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rae1 Rad8 24. Re2 $16) 20... Bd6 $1 $8 21.
Bf4 Rad8 22. Rfe1 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 f5 $11 {Leko,P-Mozetic,D/Tilburg 1993/CBM 39})
({For} 12... d5 {Wedberg see Almasi,Z - Beliavski,A/Dortmund 1998/CBM66.}) 13.
Nxe4 Qd5 $1 {The key move, otherwise Black would hardly survive. White is a
pawn down and now he has his choice to find something strong in return.} (13...
Bxe4 {Wedberg} 14. Bxe4 Qxe4 15. Re1 $16) 14. Bg5 {14.Re1 and 14.Qe2 were to
be considered too but I can imagine that over the board it was certainly
difficult to arrive to a definite conclusion.} (14. Qe2) (14. Re1 {Wedberg}
O-O-O $13 (14... Qxd1 15. Nd6+ Kd8 16. Nxf7+ Kc7 17. Rxd1 $18)) 14... Qxd1 15.
Raxd1 d5 (15... f6 $2 {Wedberg} 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rfe1+ Kf7 18. Rxd7+ Kg8 19.
Bf5 $18) 16. Rfe1 (16. Nf6+ {Wedberg} gxf6 17. Bxf6 Rg8 18. Bxh7 Rg6 19. Rfe1+
Kd7 20. Bxg6 fxg6 $13) 16... Kd7 (16... dxe4 $2 {Wedberg} 17. Bxe4 $18) 17. Be3
Nc4 $1 (17... Rc8 $2 18. Ng5 $16 {[%cal Rc2f5]}) (17... Kc6 {Wedberg} 18. Ng5
$18) 18. Nxc5+ (18. Ng5 $5 {Wedberg} Be7 (18... Nxb2 19. Rb1 Nc4 20. Nxf7 Nxe3
21. Rxe3 $16) 19. Bf5+ Kc6 20. Nxf7 Rhf8 21. Be6 $14) 18... Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Nxb2
{After checking tactical lines with Fritz I come to the conclusion that we
have followed a logical path after Black's novelty. This resulting position is
critical to evaluate if White has adequate compensation for this pawn.} 20. Rd2
(20. Rb1 Rae8 $1 {and Black is able to protect his knight and the square e7 at
the same time.}) 20... Rhe8 (20... Rae8 $5) 21. Rde2 g6 22. Re7+ Rxe7 23. Rxe7+
Kc6 24. Bd4 $1 (24. Rxf7 Kxc5 25. Rxb7 Re8 {[%cal Ye8e1,Ye1c1,Rc1c3]}) 24...
Rf8 (24... Nc4 25. Rxf7 Re8 26. h4 Re2 $132) 25. f4 (25. Bg7 Rd8 26. Rxf7 Rd7
$11) 25... Nc4 26. Bg7 Rg8 (26... Rd8) 27. Bf6 Rf8 28. Kf2 $6 Bc8 (28... Nd6 $5
) 29. Bg7 Rg8 30. Rxf7 Nd6 31. Re7 Bf5 32. Bb3 Nc8 33. Rf7 Be6 (33... Nd6 34.
Ra7 Nc8 $2 35. Rxa6+ Kb7 36. Bxd5+ $18 (36. Rxg6 $18)) 34. Rf6 Rxg7 35. Rxe6+
Nd6 $14 36. g4 Kc5 37. Bc2 Rf7 38. Kg3 a5 39. h4 b4 40. cxb4+ axb4 41. Re5 Kd4
42. h5 Rc7 43. Bb3 Ne4+ 44. Kg2 Rd7 45. hxg6 hxg6 46. Re6 Ke3 47. Rxg6 Kxf4 48.
Rb6 Kxg4 49. Rxb4 Kf4 50. Rd4 Rg7+ 51. Kh2 Rh7+ 52. Kg2 Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 {This system has gained a lot of popularity in the last years.} 9. d3 {
A quiet move which doesn't pretend on a serious advantage.} ({The critical
line should be:} 9. c3 d6 ({or} 9... O-O $5 10. d4 Bb6) 10. d4 Bb6 11. Na3)
9... d6 10. Be3 {A typical idea - the exchange on e3 is usually in White's
favour.} O-O 11. Nbd2 Bb6 $146 {The move looks a bit passive, but it allows
him to regroup the pieces without worrying too much about the possible
exchange on c5.} ({The alternatives are:} 11... Bxe3 12. fxe3 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6
14. Nb3 {1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,F-Grischuk,A/Mainz 2003/CBM 095 ext}) ({and} 
11... h6 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. c3 Qf6 14. g3 Ne7 15. Nh4 b4 16. Bc4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bb7
$11 {1/2-1/2 Milos,G-Shirov,A/Groningen 1997/CBM 063 (37)}) 12. c3 Ne7 {
A typical manoevre - the knight is going to g6, there it will free a way for
the Pc7.} 13. Nh4 $6 {I don't like this move - the knight hasn't many
perspectives here.} ({In my opinion White would have some chances of getting
an advantage after:} 13. d4 $142 Ng6 14. Qe2 {since Black's queen-side is
somewhat compromised.}) 13... Bg4 14. Qe1 Nh5 $1 {Preventing White from
pushing f2-f4 and preparing an advancement of Pf7.} (14... b4 $6 15. f4 bxc3
16. bxc3 exf4 17. Rxf4 $14) 15. h3 Bd7 16. Ndf3 {This looks a bit strange, as
the Nh4 is obviously misplaced now.} ({Another possibility was:} 16. d4 exd4
17. cxd4 c5 18. Nhf3 Ng6 $132 {with complicated play.}) 16... Kh8 17. g4 {
White is trying to force the matters even at cost of a weakening move.} ({
Black's position should be not worse also after:} 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 c5 19.
Bc2 Nc6 $132) 17... Ng6 $5 (17... Nf6 18. Ng5 Qe8 $132) 18. Bg5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
The move is connected with a tactical blunder.} ({Wrong would be also:} 18.
Nxg6+ $2 fxg6 19. Ng5 Nf4 20. Nf7+ Rxf7 21. Bxf7 Qh4 $19 {with a decisive
attack}) ({But after the correct} 18. Ng2 $1 Nhf4 (18... Nf6 19. Ng5 ({
possible is also} 19. Qd2 {with an equal play}) 19... Kg8 20. f4 $132) 19. Nxf4
Nxf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qd2 Qf6 22. d4 $132 {[%csl Rb6] white shouldn't be
worse due to the ugly position of the Bb6.}) 18... Nxh4 19. Bxh4 Qe8 $1 {
This piece sacrifice was probably underestimated by Maxim. Now Black's attack
is very strong.} 20. gxh5 ({Hardly better would be:} 20. d4 Nf4 21. Kh2 h5 $17)
20... f5 21. exf5 $2 {The decisive mistake which allows Black to develop his
attack.} ({Necessary was:} 21. Kh2 fxe4 (21... Qxh5 22. Bd1 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Rf4
24. Ra8 Qe8 25. Rxb8 Qxb8 26. Qd5 Qe8 27. Ng5 Bc6 (27... c6 28. Qa2 Rxh4 29.
Nf7+ Kg8 30. Nh6+ Kh8 $11 (30... Kf8 $2 31. Qg8+ Ke7 32. Qxg7+ Kd8 33. Qf6+ Qe7
34. Nf7+ $16)) 28. Qb3 h6 29. Bg3 hxg5 30. Bxf4 gxf4 31. Bg4 $132) 22. Ng5 exd3
$1 (22... Qxh5 23. Qxe4 Bf5 24. Bd1 Qg6 25. Qg2 Bxd3 26. Rg1 $132) 23. h6 gxh6
24. Ne4 Qg6 $40 {and White is still in the game, although Black's initiative
is very dangerous.}) 21... Qxh5 22. Bd1 ({Hopeless was:} 22. Qd1 Bxf5 23. Kh2
e4 24. dxe4 Bxe4 25. Ng5 Qxh4 26. Nxe4 Qxe4 $19 {and White is a pawn down,
while the Kh2 is extremely weak.}) 22... Bc6 $1 23. Nxe5 ({Nothing changed:} 
23. d4 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Qxf3 25. Qe3 Qxf5 $19) 23... Qxh4 24. Nxc6 Qg3+ 25. Kh1
Qxh3+ 26. Kg1 Rxf5 {Now Black has too many threats. The game is over.} 27. Qe7
Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Bxf2 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 77th"]
[Site "Osterburg"]
[Date "2006.02.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 {The
'Arkhangelsk' variation - the favourite weapon of Beliavsky and Mikhalchishin.}
7. c3 {The most principal continuation - White is going to occupy the centre
as soon as possible.} (7. Re1) ({and} 7. d3 {are also possible.}) 7... Nxe4 8.
d4 ({It is well known, that after} 8. Re1 Nc5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5+ Ne6 11. d4
Bd6 {Black doesn't face any problems.}) 8... Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 {This
aggressive move is also very tempting, as it forces Black to sacrifice a piece.
} ({Other continuations here are:} 10. Bxe4) (10. Re1) ({and} 10. Nxd4) 10...
d5 $4 {I cannot understand the point of this move - Alexander has probably
forgotten the theory recommendation!} ({As Alexander Beliavsky and
Mikhalchishin proved along time ago, Black has sufficient compensation after:} 
10... Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4 c5 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 O-O $1 16.
fxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 {The latest game hasn't changed the valuation of this
line:} 18. Rh4 Rad8 19. Nd2 Ne3 20. Qf3 Nf5 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rh5 g6 23. Rxf5
Rxf5 24. N2b3 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A-Malaniuk,V/Nova Gorica 2003/EXT
2004 (36)}) 11. bxa5 dxc3 12. Qe1 $1 {Now black cannot protect the Pc3, so his
position should be completely lost: 2 pawns are not enough for a whole piece
in the middlegame!} Qf6 {This move only adds problems, since White gets also a
development advantage.} (12... Bb4 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nxc3 $18) 13.
Bg5 Qe6 {This allows an ellegant combination, but I can hardly recommend
something better.} ({Hopeless would be also:} 13... Qc6 14. Be3 Bb4 15. Nd4 Qg6
16. f3 $18) 14. Nxc3 $1 Bb4 ({After} 14... Bd6 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17.
Rxd5 Qxd5 18. Bxe4 Qxa2 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 $18 {Black could provide more resistance,
but White's technical task is not that difficult as well.}) 15. Nxd5 $1 Qxd5
16. Qxb4 Nxg5 17. Rfe1+ Ne6 18. Be4 Qd6 19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Bxb7 {The rest is
just agony, as now Black has only one pawn for a piece!} Ra7 21. Bc6+ Ke7 22.
Nd4 Kf6 23. Rad1 {A terrible opening disaster!} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. exd5
({More popular is:} 8. d4 dxe4 {where white should choose between: 9.dxe5, 9.
Nxe5, 9.dxc5 and 9.Nbd2.}) 8... Qxd5 9. d4 {In my opinion this move doesn't
cause Black any problems.} (9. a4 {which was Kramnik's choice against Leko
looks more promising.}) 9... exd4 10. Bb3 Qd6 {The best square for the queen -
here it controls the important central squares and it's not easy to disturb it.
} 11. Re1+ ({Nothing promises also:} 11. cxd4 Bxd4 (11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4
13. Qf3 Rb8 14. Re1+ Be6 15. Bf4 Qb6 $15) 12. a4 b4 13. Re1+ Be6 14. Ng5 O-O $4
(14... Ne5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 $17) 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Rxe6 $18 {1-0 Boros,D-Csorba,J/
Hungary 1995/EXT 99 (27)}) 11... Kf8 ({Ofcourse not} 11... Be6 $2 12. Ng5 $36)
12. Bg5 $146 {White is trying to take control of the important 'e4' square,
but it takes too much time.} ({White hasn't got a sufficient compensation for
a pawn after:} 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Qc2 Bd6 15. h3 (15. Be3 Qe5 16.
f4 Qf5 17. Qc6 Rb8 $15 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) 15... Bb7 16. Nd2 Qc5 17. Qd3 Rd8 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Garcia Carbo,M-Rada Equiza,M/Cala Mendia 2001/CBM 085 ext (34)}) 12...
Bf5 $1 {This natural developing move is quite the best.} ({Less convincing
would be:} 12... Bg4 13. Nbd2 dxc3 14. bxc3 Rd8 15. Qb1 Qd3 ({A natural} 15...
h6 $2 {fails to:} 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Ne4 Qf4 18. Nxc5 Bxf3 {[%tqu "En","Please,
find the ellegant refutation of black's slow play","","","b1g6","",10]} 19. Qg6
$3 Rd6 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Bg4 22. Nxa6 $16) 16. Qb2 $44) 13. cxd4 {Leads to
serious simplifications.} ({Deserved attention also:} 13. Qc1 $5 {but after} d3
14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Nbd2 Re8 {I can hardly believe that Black may face any
problems with such a strong Pd3.}) 13... Nxd4 {Now the threat of Qd1-f3 is not
too scary, so Black may keep his dark-squared bishop on the board.} ({There is
no reason for:} 13... Bxd4 $6 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 {[%csl Gb3,
Gg5] and only Black may be worse here.}) 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Qf3 ({After} 15.
Bxf6 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 gxf6 17. Nc3 (17. Rd5 Re8 18. Nd2 Re5 $15) 17... Bd6 $15 {
black's position would be better due to his pair of bishops.}) 15... Be4 16.
Qf4 Bd5 $6 {The vulnerablity of Bd5 gives White an important tempo.} ({Black
could cause White some problems after:} 16... Bb7 $142 17. Qf5 (17. Nd2 Qxf4
18. Bxf4 Rd8 19. Rad1 Bd6 $17) 17... Bd6 18. Nc3 Qg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. h3 Ne5
$15 {since White has no sufficient compensation for the pawn here.}) 17. Nc3
Bxb3 18. axb3 {Now the 'a' file is open, so White puts an unpleasant pressure
on the Pa6.} h6 {This move is not that bad, but now Black is the side who has
to play accurately.} ({I would prefer:} 18... Qxf4 19. Bxf4 c6 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
Rxe4 $11 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 19. Nxb5 ({Nothing changed:} 19. Qxd4 Bxd4 20. Bxf6
Bxf6 21. Nxb5 Bxb2 22. Nxc7 (22. Ra2 c5 23. Nd6) 22... Bxa1 23. Nxa8 Bc3 24.
Rc1 Ke7 25. Nc7 Rd8 26. Nxa6 Rd2 27. Nc5 Bd4 28. Re1+ Kf8 29. Ne4 Rb2 $11)
19... Qxf2+ ({Black correctly avoids:} 19... hxg5 $6 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 $14
{where White gains an advantage, since black's pieces are still not
coordinated.}) 20. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 hxg5 22. Nxc7 Rb8 $11 {Now a draw
becomes unavoidable - there are not many pawns on the board.} 23. Kg1 Rxb3 24.
Rxa6 Kg8 25. Ra5 ({After} 25. Re2 Kh7 26. Ra3 Rhb8 $11 {White would be unable
to advance his passed Pb2.}) 25... Rxb2 26. Rxg5 Rh5 27. Rxh5 Nxh5 28. Nd5 Nf6
29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. h3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {This time Harikrishna chooses the Ruy Lopez over
Giuoco Piano. The latter he used successfully to beat Sergey Karjakin at the
Olympiad.} a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 $5 {The Arkhangelsk Variation of
the Ruy Lopez which is much more active than the Closed Ruy Lopez, but also
riskier.} 7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O (9... Nxe4 10. Bd5 $18) 10. h3 (10.
Nbd2 {is more common.}) 10... exd4 {Adhiban has already played this before
against Kuzubov in 2011, but he thought for 11 minutes which means that he
wasn't expecting this line.} 11. cxd4 Nxe4 {Seeing that nothing is wrong with
grabbing the pawn, Adhiban goes ahead.} 12. Bd5 {Harikrishna also thought for
10 minutes, recollecting his lines.} Qe8 $1 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qxe4 Qxe4 15. Bxe4
d5 {And the bishop is trapped in a very novel manner.} 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 {Overall
it would seem that the central e4-pawn is much more important than the h7-pawn.
And this is true. Black has a very comfortable position. But it's a complex
middlegame, so both sides have to play accurately.} 17. Nc3 c6 {23 minutes for
the move 17...c6. Adhiban would have surely been looking at ...Nc2 options.
Finally he didn't like them and continued with this little pawn move.} (17...
Nc2 18. Rac1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bb7 20. Ne5 {Somehow I feel that the bishops are a
tad too passive.}) 18. Rad1 a5 19. a3 Nc2 20. Rd2 Nxe3 21. fxe3 {The computers
like Black's position because of the bishop pair. Objectively the position is
equal. But with all these imbalances, the situation is rich and the better
player has chances to outplay his opponent.} f6 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. Kf2 {Hari just
makes normal, natural moves, not worrying about what he is trying to achieve
in the position. If his pieces are on good squares something will turn up.
That being said Adhiban has nothing to worry about. His position is at least
equal, maybe even slightly better.} Rae8 24. Ne2 Re7 (24... g5 $5 $15) 25. Nf4
Rfe8 (25... g5 26. Nd3 Kg7 27. Nc5 Bf5 $15) 26. Re2 g5 27. Nd3 Kg7 28. Nc5 Bf5
29. Ree1 Kg6 (29... Rh8 $1 {makes sense in order to prevent g4.} 30. g4 Bc8 {
The h3-pawn is weak.} 31. Rh1 Bxc5 $1 32. dxc5 (32. Rxc5 Bxg4 $15) 32... Kg6
33. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {Black doesn't have any real problems.}) 30. Nd2 (30. g4 Bc8
31. h4 $5 Bxg4 32. hxg5 Bxf3 33. gxf6 Rh7 34. Kxf3 $11) 30... Kg7 31. Nf3 Kg6 {
Adhiban must have felt that Hari would be fine with a draw. After all it's not
so easy to make progress. But Harikrishna fights on.} 32. g4 Bc8 33. Nd3 Bd7 (
33... Rc7 $5 {makes sense in order to take on g4 when h4 is played.}) 34. h4 $1
{Very alert.} gxh4 35. Nxh4+ Kg5 {The king has to move forward. But as we
already know, knights are tricky creatures. Hence, Black must remain careful.}
(35... Kh7 36. Nf5 Bxf5 37. gxf5 Rc7 38. Rh1+ Kg7 39. Rcg1+ $19) 36. Nf3+ Kxg4
{Good or bad, this pawn had to taken.} (36... Kg6 37. g5 $1 fxg5 38. Nde5+ Kf5
39. Rg1 $16) 37. Rh1 $1 {The black king is beginning to feel uncomfortable.
Two knights and two rooks are trying to trap it.} Kf5 {Adhiban's king makes a
dash.} 38. Rh5+ Ke6 (38... Kg6 39. Nf4+ Kf7 40. Rg1 $16) 39. Rh6 Kf5 $2 (39...
Kf7 40. Nf4 (40. Rg1 Bf5 $19) 40... Rg8 41. Nh5 Rg6 42. Rh7+ Kf8 43. Rh8+ Kf7
$11) 40. Nh4+ Kg5 (40... Ke4 41. Rc3 $1 {The threat now is to take on f6.} (41.
Ke2 $5 Bxd4 $1 42. Nf2+ Ke5 43. Nf3+ Kd6 44. Nxd4 Rxe3+ 45. Kd2 $16) 41... Rf7
42. Rh5 {Nf3-d2 looks deadly.} Bg4 43. Kf1 $1 Kxe3 44. Nf2+ Kd2 45. Nxg4 $18) (
40... Ke6 41. Nf4+ Kd6 42. Rxf6+ Kc7 43. Nxd5+ $18) 41. Rg6+ Kxh4 42. Rh1+ Bh3
43. Rg3 {Not often do you see the Lawnmower's mate at such a high level! A
very interesting game where Harikrishna showed that practically he is a
stronger player.} 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2014.11.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:32:52"]
[BlackClock "0:11:24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 (5... Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 {leads to the normal lines of the Ruy Lopez.}) 6. Bb3 Bb7 (6... Bc5 7. c3 d6
8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 O-O 10. Re1 h6 {In this line Black doesn't commit his B to b7.
Whereas in the game he does it on sixth move itself.}) 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3 d6 9.
d4 Bb6 10. Be3 (10. Bg5 {was the most popular move but now Black has found
ways to equalise and this line has fallen out of fashion.} h6 11. Bh4 g5 12.
Bg3 O-O 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 $11) 10... O-O (10... Nxe4 {is of course
impossible because of} 11. d5 $18) 11. Nbd2 exd4 {is the most direct way to
play in the position.} (11... h6 {stopping Bg5 and preparing Re8 and also
threatening Ng4.} 12. h3 Re8 13. d5 (13. Bc2 $6 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 $1 $11) (13.
Qb1 {is an exotic way to keep the central tension intact but Black shouldn't
have problems after such a move.}) 13... Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. a4 {White has
good results in this line but objectively Black shouldn't be too far away from
equality.}) (11... Ng4 {looks like a logical move but has never been played
because of} 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. h3 $16) 12. cxd4 Nb4 {This position was reached in
the game Karjakin-Caruana, Bilbao 2012 which ended in a win for Black. Prior
to the game it was assumed that Black has no problems in this position but now
MVL plays an idea that had been tried only by Smeets although unsuccessfully
against Boruchovsky.} 13. Ng5 $5 (13. Qe2 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne7 16. h3 Re8
17. Bc2 Ng6 18. b3 Ba5 19. Rab1 Bc3 20. Rec1 b4 21. a4 a5 22. Bd3 h6 23. Qd1 $6
Ba6 $1 $17 {0-1 (36) Karjakin,S (2778)-Caruana,F (2773) Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2012})
(13. Qb1 {stopping Nd3 is logical.} c5 14. a3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne7 16. h3 Ng6 17. Bc2
{with a complex position.}) 13... Qe7 (13... Nd3 $2 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. Bxf7+
Kxf7 16. Qb3+ $18) (13... c5 14. e5 $1 {This leads to a lot of complications.}
Nfd5 15. dxc5 dxc5 (15... Nxe3 16. Qh5 h6 17. Nxf7 $18) 16. Qh5 h6 17. e6 $5
hxg5 18. Ne4 {Black is walking a narrow path between a draw and defeat. Not a
particularly pleasant feeling.} g6 19. Qh6 Qe7 20. exf7+ (20. Nxg5 $6 f6 21.
Qxg6+ Qg7 $15) 20... Qxf7 21. Nxc5 Nc2 $5 {These are now mind boggling
complications but they are tending towards equality.} 22. Nxb7 Bxe3 23. fxe3
Nxe1 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ $11 {Though a draw, I think Black
was the one who had to be accurate and there should be an improvement for
White somewhere which gives him the advantage.}) 14. Ndf3 h6 (14... Nxe4 15. d5
$1 $18 {wins on the spot for White.}) 15. a3 $5 (15. Nxf7 {was played in the
aforementioned Smeets-Boruchovsky game.} Rxf7 16. Bxf7+ Qxf7 17. a3 Nc6 18. d5
Ne7 (18... Bxe3 19. dxc6 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Bxc6 21. Qc2 Bb7 {[%cal Ga8e8] might
be an improvement for Black.}) 19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Rc1 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Gd1,Gd5,
Ge1,Ge4,Gf3] In spite of having two pieces for the rook, it is clear that
Black is worse here because White has much better co-ordination and the pawn
on d5 greatly hinders the b7-bishop.}) 15... hxg5 (15... Nc6 16. e5 $1 dxe5 17.
dxe5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 {transposes to the game.}) 16. Bxg5 (16. axb4 Qxe4 $15 {
is just better for Black.}) 16... Nc6 17. e5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 (18... Qc5 19.
exf6 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 $18) 19. Nxe5 {[%csl Gb3,Ge5,Gg5] White's pieces are very
active and Black has to be very careful.} Qc5 $5 (19... Rae8 {was also
possible and could well be better than the game continuation.} 20. Qd2 (20.
Nxf7 Qxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Bd5 $1 $19) 20... Qd8 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Rad1
Bd4 23. Rd2 c5 {Black has a comfortable position.}) 20. Bh4 Ne4 $4 {A bad move
by Socko which gives White an instant win. It is surprising that MVL missed
the combination starting with 21.Qh5.} 21. Nxf7 $2 {This gives a chance for
Black to be back in the game with accurate defence.} (21. Qh5 $3 {There is
absolutely no good way to defend f7.} Nxf2 (21... Bd5 22. Ng6 $1 $18) (21...
Nd6 22. Rac1 Nc4 23. Bc2 f5 (23... g6 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Bf6+ Rxf6
27. Qxf6+ Kh7 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Nf7#) 24. Ng6 Rfe8 25. Re7 Rxe7 26. Nxe7+ Kf8
27. Bxf5 $18) 22. Bxf7+ Rxf7 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Bxf2 $18) 21... Rxf7 22. Qf3 (
22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qf3+ Kg8 24. Rxe4 Rf8 25. Qd3 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Qd4 {is similar
to the game.}) 22... Bd5 $6 (22... Raf8 $1 {was the best.} 23. Rxe4 Bd5 $1 (
23... Bxe4 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Qxe4 Qd4 $14) 24. Qd3 (24. Bxd5 Qxd5 $15 {
Suddenly it's Black who will start to wrest the initiative.}) 24... Bxb3 25.
Qxb3 Qf5 26. Qc2 (26. Re2 Qg4 $19) 26... Bxf2+ 27. Bxf2 Qxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Rxf2 $11
) 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxe4 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 $14 {White is a pawn up and to convert
this position requires precision. Something which you can be confident about
with MVL.} Raf8 26. Re2 Rd7 27. Kf1 Rf4 28. Bg5 Rc4 29. g3 a5 30. Rc1 Rxc1+ 31.
Bxc1 a4 {Black fixes the pawns on the dark squares, trying to make his bishop
superior. MVL exchanges the bishops immediately on the next move. For many it
could be quite a controversial decision because rook endings are often known
for their drawish tendency. But one thing in White's favour is that he has a 3
vs 1 majority on the kingside and that will be help him to create connected
passers in the long run. MVL exploits this factor in an extremely precise
manner and wins the game. The way he conducts the game from this point onwards
is worth of close inspection.} 32. Be3 Bxe3 33. Rxe3 Rd1+ 34. Re1 (34. Kg2 Rd2
35. b3 {was also possible but it would help Black to create a passed pawn
quickly. Something that MVL avoids with his play.}) 34... Rd3 35. Rc1 Rb3 36.
Rxc7 (36. Rc2 c5 37. Ke2 b4 38. axb4 cxb4 {gives Black a lot of counterplay.})
36... Rxb2 37. Kg2 Kh7 (37... Rb3 38. Rb7 Rxa3 39. Rxb5 Rc3 40. Ra5 a3 41. h4 {
is similar to the game.}) (37... g5 {trying to clamp the white pawns is
impossible because of} 38. Rc5 g4 39. Rg5+ Kf7 40. Rxg4 Rb3 41. Rg5 $18) 38. h4
Kg6 39. Rc5 Kf6 40. h5 Rb3 41. g4 Rxa3 42. Rxb5 Rb3 (42... Ra1 {this was
another option to keep the rook in front of the pawn and not on the side as in
the game. But this loses trivially after} 43. g5+ Kf7 (43... Ke6 44. Rb7 a3 45.
Rxg7 a2 46. Ra7 $18) 44. Rb7+ Kf8 45. Ra7 a3 46. f4 a2 47. g6 Rb1 (47... Ke8
48. h6 gxh6 49. g7 $18) 48. Rxa2 Rb5 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. h6 gxh6 51. g7 $18) 43.
Ra5 a3 44. f3 Rb2+ 45. Kg3 a2 {Black has a pawn already on the second rank but
there is no way forward now. The team of three white pawns, king and rook
combine perfectly to win the game.} 46. f4 Kf7 47. Ra6 Rc2 48. Kh4 Rc4 49. Kg5
Rc2 50. Ra7+ Kg8 51. h6 Rc7 52. Rxa2 gxh6+ 53. Kxh6 {Fine opening preparation
by MVL and also excellent endgame play. If there was something that Maxime
might regret after this game is the chance that he missed to end the game
immediately with the move 21.Qh5!} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 68th"]
[Site "Chita"]
[Date "2015.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/Mokal,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {Svidler is one
of the experts in the Arkhangelsk Variation of the Ruy Lopez.} 7. c3 d6 8. a4 {
This is the second most popular move in the position.} ({The most frequently
played move is} 8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 (9. a4 Rb8 {transposes to the game.}) 9... O-O
10. Re1 {and so on.}) 8... Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4
{Black gives up the b5-pawn to set up this irritating pin as well as pressure
on the d4-pawn.} 13. d5 (13. Bc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. f4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 exf4
17. Qg4 {is the main line with pretty good results for White.}) 13... Ne7 14.
Bc2 Qd7 15. c4 Ng6 16. h3 Bxh3 $5 {One could say this is a brave move but on
the other hand if you look at it closely, it is practically forced. The most
interesting thing to note here is that this same sacrifice had been played
nine years ago against Karjakin by Radjabov when the Ukrainian GM was just 16
years old with a rating of 2672!} (16... Bh5 17. Qd3 $16 {followed by Bd2
gives Black absolutely no compensation for the pawn.}) (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $16
{is also clearly better for White.}) 17. gxh3 Qxh3 {All these moves were made
quickly by Svidler which means he was still in his preparation.} 18. Ng5 $1 {
The only defensive move available to White. Considering all the
trainspositions we have now reached a position that has been played nine times
according to the Mega database.} (18. Ra3 $2 {looks logical but after} Ng4 {
The knight cannot move from f3 due to the mate threat on h2 and the other
knight is coming soon to h4.} 19. Bg5 Qg3+ 20. Kh1 Bxf2 {A deadly check is
coming up on h3.} 21. Qe2 (21. Rxf2 Nxf2#) 21... Qh3+ 22. Nh2 Qxh2#) (18. Nh2
Nh4 $1 $19 {leads to a quick mate.}) 18... Qg3+ 19. Kh1 Qh4+ (19... Bxf2 $2 20.
Ra3 Qh4+ 21. Rh3 $18) 20. Kg2 Nf4+ (20... Ng4 {looks interesting though White
can defend everything in just one move.} 21. Nf3 $1 $18 {is simply winning!} (
21. Nh3 {I had a subtle idea of sacrificing the queen after} Bxf2 $2 {But
White throws in the intermediate} (21... Nf4+ $5 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Qf3 g5 $13)
22. Ra3 $1 {When the game is over.} (22. Rxf2 Qxh3+ 23. Kxh3 Nxf2+ 24. Kg3 Nxd1
25. Bxd1 $14 {is also slightly better for White.}) 22... Bc5 23. Rg3 $18)) (
20... Nh5 21. Nh3 $16) ({The game Karjakin-Radjabov 2006 went} 20... h6 21. Nh3
Nxe4 22. Qe2 f5 23. Ra3 Rf6 24. Rh1 Rbf8 25. b4 $16 {When White is better but
the position remains complicated and both players went wrong several times in
the game. 1-0 (45) Karjakin,S (2672)-Radjabov,T (2729) Cap d'Agde 2006}) 21.
Bxf4 exf4 22. Nf3 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Rfe8 $1 {A very strong move by Svidler bringing
a new piece into the game.} 24. Ra3 {This was played after 18 minutes of
thought. The rook stands well on a3 and will help in the defence.} (24. Nh2 Qh4
25. Qf3 (25. f3 Nh5 $19) 25... Re5 $1 26. Rg1 Bxf2 27. Rg2 Bg3 28. Nd4 g6 {
[%cal Ge5h5] stopping Nf5 and preparing Rh5.} 29. Ne2 Rg5 $17) 24... Nxe4 25.
Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Rc3 Ba5 $6 {Moving the bishop away from the b6-square was a
mistake as we shall see in the game. It is well placed on the a7-g1 diagonal
and on the new one (a5-e1) it does nothing much.} ({The right way to continue
would be} 26... Qh5+ 27. Nh2 (27. Kg2 Qg4+ 28. Kh1 Qh5+ $11) 27... Qxd1 28.
Rxd1 Re2 $1 {Black has two pawns for a piece and now wins the third one.} 29.
b4 Bxf2 $11 {+/=.Black should have excellent chances to hold this position.})
27. Rc1 Rbe8 28. Nh2 Qh4 (28... Qxd1 29. Rfxd1 Re2 30. b4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc7]})
29. Nd4 {This move would not have been possible had the bishop been on b6.} h5
30. Qd3 Qf6 31. Nc6 Bb6 $6 ({A tricky attempt would have been} 31... f3 $5 32.
Nxf3 (32. Nxa5 Rh4 $19 {with the threat of Rxh2 and Qh4 gives Black a winning
position.}) (32. Qxf3 Rf4 33. Qd3 Bb6 34. Qc3 Qh4 $13 {When things are not at
all clear.}) 32... Bb6 {Black is still in the game.}) 32. b4 $1 f3 33. Qxf3 Rf4
34. Qc3 {The threat of c4-c5 forces Black to exchange the queens.} Qxc3 (34...
Qh4 35. c5 $18) 35. Rxc3 Bxf2 36. Rf3 Rxf3 37. Nxf3 {Black has only two pawns
for a piece and is facing a strong pawn majority on the queenside. It should
not be too difficult for Karjakin to convert this.} Re2 38. Ng5 f6 $2 (38...
Rc2 $142 39. Ne6 $5 (39. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 40. Kg2 Rxc4 41. Rxf2+ Kg6 42. Rf8 $16)
39... fxe6 40. dxe6 Bh4 (40... Kf8 41. Ra1 $18) 41. e7 Bxe7 42. Nxe7+ Kh7 43.
Rf4 {Black will have his task cut out to make a draw here but maybe he still
has some chances.} g5 44. Re4 $14) 39. Ne6 {Now it's all over.} h4 40. Nxc7 Bg3
41. Ne6 Rc2 42. b5 {The pawns cannot be stopped, hence Peter resigned. A very
interesting practical sacrifice by Svidler which was defended excellently by
Karjakin.} 1-0

[Event "London Classic 3rd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2011.12.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Saunders,J"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 {This line for Black is unappealing for
the materialists amongst us as in involves giving up the b-pawn.} O-O 12. Bg5
h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxb5 Na7 {And it involves putting the knight on what
looks like a revolting square. It reminds me of Muhammed Ali and his
'rope-a-dope' tactics. We know the guy is good at what he does but the tactic
doesn't look too smart for all that.} 15. Qa4 Qg6 16. Re1 Bh3 17. g3 Qf6 18.
Nbd2 {Black has succeeded in weakening some squares around the kingside and he
has the two bishops. But give me Luke's extra pawn any day.} Rbd8 19. Qc4 g5
20. Qd3 Bg4 21. Nc4 Nc6 {[diag]} 22. Nxb6 ({If you downloaded the game within
12 hours of the game being played, you might find your copy of the game score
says} 22. Re3 {here. It's wrong, so please amend to what you see here. Some
gremlin crept into our broadcasting system yesterday and garbled the score. It
was only when I looked at the score critically today, with my favourite engine,
switched on that the error made itself apparent. I checked with the arbiters
and they told me the score was as given in the text.}) 22... cxb6 23. Re3 {
Magnus is doing his best to probe various weaknesses in Luke's position but
he's not really getting anywhere. A pawn is still a pawn and Luke is better.}
Kg7 24. Kg2 h5 25. h3 Bd7 26. Ba4 Ra8 27. Bxc6 Bxc6 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Qc4 Rc8
30. Qa6 Rb8 31. d5 Bd7 32. h4 {Luke can't stop the black pawn coming to g4 but
he doesn't want to have to exchange the h-pawn when it arrives and risk
opening the h-file.} g4 33. Nd2 Qd8 34. Qa3 Qc7 35. Re1 b5 36. Ra1 b4 {Magnus
is getting desperate and trying to bluff his opponent.} 37. cxb4 Bb5 38. Qe3 f6
39. Qc3 (39. Ra7 Rb7 40. Rxb7 Qxb7 41. Qc3 {is possible but there are vague
chances of Black coming round the back of the white position with his queen
and perhaps establishing the bishop on f3.}) 39... Qb7 40. b3 Kg6 41. Rc1 Qb6
42. Kg1 Be2 43. Qc6 Qd8 ({Not falling for the devilish trap:} 43... Qxb4 $4 44.
Qd7 $1 {when} Qxd2 {loses to} 45. Qf5+ Kh6 46. Qxf6+ Kh7 {and now the white
rook enters the game with check:} 47. Rc7+ {and it's all over.}) 44. Nc4 Rxb4
45. Nxd6 Rb6 46. Qc2 Qxd6 47. Qxe2 Rxb3 48. Rd1 {The black queen cannot move
or the d-pawn would advance.} Rb4 49. Qc2 Rb8 50. Qc3 Ra8 51. Qc6 Rd8 (51...
Qxc6 52. dxc6 Rc8 53. Rc1 Kf7 54. f3 {and White can soon engineer a passed
pawn on the other flank.}) 52. Rb1 Qd7 53. Kg2 Qd6 54. Rb3 Qd7 55. Rb1 {
White gains time with repetitions.} Qd6 56. Rb3 Qd7 57. Qa6 ({Luke hesitates
but in truth it is very, very hard to come up with anything concrete here and
actually very easy for White to mess it up, e.g.} 57. Rb6 $6 Qxc6 58. dxc6 (58.
Rxc6 Ra8 {and the rook can menace the e-pawn and police the advance of the
d-pawn from d4}) 58... Rd1 {and Black can mount an ideal defence, cutting off
the king and preparing to play Rc1 and keep tabs on the c-pawn.}) 57... Qc8 58.
Qd3 Qc5 59. Rc3 Qb4 60. Rc4 {[diag] Time control reached but this is probably
an error.} Qe1 $1 {With seconds left on his clock, Magnus follows his
instincts. He cuts off his opponent's king and prepares to invade with his
rook via the a- or b-files.} 61. Qc3 Qxc3 62. Rxc3 Ra8 {Again, Magnus is
contemplating active defence behind the d-pawn, and also threatening the
e-pawn from the flank.} 63. Rd3 Kf7 64. f3 ({What to do? If} 64. Kf1 {Magnus
replies} Ra2 {to keep the king cut off}) ({if} 64. Rd2 {, Magnus can play} Ra3
{to stop f2-f3 and also keep the king at bay. Meanwhile the black king is near
enough to stop the advance of the d-pawn.}) 64... Ra2+ 65. Kf1 Ra1+ 66. Kf2
Ra2+ 67. Kf1 (67. Ke3 Rg2 {also leads nowhere.}) 67... Ra1+ 68. Ke2 Ra2+ 69.
Rd2 gxf3+ 70. Ke1 Ra4 71. d6 Rxe4+ 72. Kf2 {[diag]} Ke8 ({Is Luke in danger of
losing? No. Magnus doesn't fall for} 72... Re2+ $4 73. Rxe2 fxe2 {which looks
like a Black win until White bangs down} 74. g4 $3 {and White wins after all
with two passed pawns. The black king cannot intercept them both.}) 73. Kxf3
Ra4 74. d7+ Kd8 75. Rd6 {"Oh no!" IM Lawrence Trent in the commentary room
couldn't disguise his partisan sympathies and kept chanting this like the
chorus of a Greek tragedy. In truth it's a dead draw and the players could
stop now.} f5 76. Re6 Ra3+ 77. Kf2 e4 78. Rd6 Rf3+ 79. Kg2 f4 80. gxf4 Rxf4 81.
Kg3 Rf3+ 82. Kg2 Rf4 83. Kg3 Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Szolnok Mezogep-Cup 4th"]
[Site "Szolnok"]
[Date "1987.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schoeneberg, Manfred"]
[Black "Jacobs, Byron A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Schoeneberg,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1987.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 10/1987 Seite 18} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6.
Bb3 Bb7 {Die Archangelsker Variante. Ich wußte, daß sie mein Gegner spielte
und konnte mich vorbereiten.} 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4
Qd7 {Der Modezug. Aus der Partie Rogers-Flear, 1986, kannte ich die vermutlich
beste Entgegnung.} 12. a4 O-O-O 13. axb5 axb5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bd5 f5 16. Qd3
$1 {Mein Gegner versank jetzt in längeres Nachdenken, um den Drohungen exf5
und Dxb5 zu begegnen.} exd4 {[#]} ({Auf} 16... fxe4 {folgt} 17. Bxe4 Kb8 18.
Na3 {mit Vorteil für Weiß, z.B.} exd4 19. Bf5 {mit Gewinn.}) 17. Qxb5 $1 Nb8
({Rogers-Flear:} 17... fxe4 18. Nxd4 Nb8 ({Auf} 18... Nxd4 {wäre} 19. Ra8+ $3
{mit Gewinn gefolgt.}) 19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. Rxe4 {mit klarem Vorteil.}) ({
Weitere Möglichkeiten sind} 17... Kb8 18. exf5) ({oder} 17... dxc3 18. Nxc3 {
immer mit Übergewicht für Weiß.}) 18. Qxd7+ Nxd7 19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. cxd4
fxe4 21. Rxe4 {Bei einem Bauern mehr ist der Sieg nur noch eine technische
Frage.} Rhe8 22. Nc3 Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Re8 24. Re1 $1 Ra8 (24... Kc6 25. d5+ $1 {
mit Gewinn}) 25. Nc3 Nf8 26. g3 Ng6 27. h4 h5 28. Kf1 Ra5 29. Ke2 Rf5 30. Rd1
Kc6 31. d5+ $1 {Jetzt ist der richtige Zeitpunkt!} Kd7 32. Nd4 Re5+ 33. Kd3
Bxd4 {Es drohte einfach f4 nebst Ne4, und die weißen Springer beherrschen das
Brett.} 34. Kxd4 c5+ 35. dxc6+ Kxc6 36. b4 Ne7 37. b5+ Kb6 38. Kc4 Nf5 39. Rd5
Rxd5 40. Nxd5+ 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Re1 {Soweit keine Überrschung für
die Weltmeisterin. Caruana spielt die Variante aber mit verschiedenen
Fortsetzungen.} Bd7 (12... Bb7 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. c4
b4 17. Nf1 Nbd7 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Qxb4 Nfxe4 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Ne3 a5 22. Qa3 Rad8
23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 (24) Svidler,P (2739)-Caruana,F (2711)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2011}) 13. Qb1 (13. Bc2 Qb8 14. a3 a5 15. Bd3 Qa7 16. Bxb5 exd4
17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rc1 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 a4 22. Nf3 Rab8
23. Rc2 Nc5 24. Nd4 Qb7 25. Nf5 g6 26. Nxh6+ Kg7 27. Ng4 Nb3 28. Rc4 Re6 29.
Rxa4 c5 30. Rc4 Nd4 31. b4 Rxe4 32. bxc5 dxc5 33. Rxc5 Rf4 34. Rd3 Rd8 35. Qa1
Kh7 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Ng4 Kh7 38. Qf1 Ne2+ 39. Qxe2 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Qxd3 41. Qe7
Qd6 42. Qh4+ Kg7 43. Rc6 Qxc6 44. Qxd8 Qc5 45. Qd2 Qd4 46. Qc1 Rf5 47. Kg1 Rc5
48. Qh6+ Kg8 49. Qe3 Qxe3 50. Nxe3 Rc3 51. h4 Rxa3 52. g3 Kg7 53. Kg2 Kf6 54.
Nd5+ Ke5 55. Nf4 Kf5 56. Nh3 Ra2 57. Kf3 f6 58. Nf4 Ra3+ 59. Kg2 g5 60. hxg5
fxg5 61. Nd5 Ke5 62. Ne3 Ke4 63. Ng4 Ra2 64. Nf6+ Kf5 {1/2-1/2 (64) Navara,D 
(2712)-Caruana,F (2736) Wijk aan Zee 2012}) 13... Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. d5 c4 16.
b4 cxb3 17. axb3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Nb7 19. b4 Nh5 {Die Stellung befindet sich im
Gleichgewicht. Dem weißen Spiel am Damenflügel begegnet Schwarz zunächst
mit Gegenspiel am Königsflügel.} 20. Bd3 Nf4 21. Bf1 Rf8 22. c4 bxc4 23. Bxc4
a5 24. bxa5 Nxa5 {Besonders Caruana wurde allmählich die Zeit knapp...} 25.
Qb4 Nxc4 {Der menschliche "Normalzug"} ({Der Rechner votiert für} 25... Nc6
26. Rxa8 Nxb4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 {usw.}) ({oder noch besser:} 25... Nxg2 $5 {
mit der Idee} 26. Kxg2 (26. Rea3 Bxh3 27. Rxa5 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Nf4 {mit
unklarere Situation.}) 26... Nxc4 27. Rxa8 (27. Nxc4 Rxa1 28. Qxd6 Bxh3+ 29.
Kxh3 Qc8+ 30. Kg3 Rh1 $19) 27... Nxe3+ {Schach!} 28. fxe3 Qxa8 $19) 26. Rxa8
Qxa8 27. Nxc4 {Nun hat Schwarz Probleme mit dem schwachen d6.} Qa1+ 28. Re1 ({
Aber nicht} 28. Kh2 $2 Qf1 29. Ne1 Qxf2 $19) 28... Qa2 29. Nfd2 Rc8 ({Nach} 
29... Nd3 $2 30. Qb1 Qxb1 31. Rxb1 {ist der Bauer d6 und das Endspiel nicht
mehr zu retten.}) 30. Re3 (30. Rb1 $5 Rxc4 $1 31. Nxc4 Nd3 32. Qb6 Qxc4 33.
Qd8+ Kh7 34. Qxd7 $11) 30... Qc2 31. Kh2 Nd3 ({Richtig ist} 31... Qd1 32. Qb3
Qa1 33. Qb7 (33. Nxd6 $2 Rc1 34. Kg3 Rg1 $19) 33... Rxc4 34. Qxd7 (34. Nxc4 $2
Qf1 35. Rg3 Ne2 $19) 34... Rc1 35. Rb3 Rh1+ (35... Rg1 $2 36. Rb8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+
Ng6 38. Qxf7 $18) 36. Kg3 Rxh3+ $1 37. gxh3 Qg1+ 38. Kf3 Qd1+ 39. Kg3 (39. Ke3
Qe2#) 39... Qg1+ $11 {Dauerschach.}) 32. Qb7 $18 {Bei beiderseitig zunehmend
knapper Bedenkzeit ist die Partie messerscharf geworden. Die Engines sehen
Weiß jetzt entscheiden im Vorteil.} Nc5 33. Qb6 Nd3 34. Nxd6 ({Verwickelt,
aber gut ist} 34. Qxd6 Bb5 (34... Bxh3 $5 35. Rxh3 Nxf2 36. Rg3 Qc1 37. Rxg7+
$1 Kxg7 38. Qxe5+ Kg8 39. Qg3+ Kf8 40. Qxf2 Rxc4 41. Nxc4 Qxc4 42. Qf4 $18) 35.
Rg3 Bxc4 36. Qf6 g6 37. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Qxc8+ Kg7 40. Nxc4 Qxf2
41. Qg4 $18) 34... Rf8 35. N6c4 Nxf2 36. Qb1 (36. Qb3 $5 Qxb3 37. Rxb3 $18)
36... Qxb1 37. Nxb1 Bb5 38. Nba3 Ba6 39. Nxe5 Re8 40. d6 $1 Bb7 (40... Rxe5 41.
d7 $18) 41. Nxf7 $2 {Der erste Zug nach der Zeitkontrolle. Diese Idee führt
nicht zum Gewinn.} ({Der Rechner sieht hier:} 41. Nd7 $5 Nxe4 (41... Rxe4 42.
Nc5 Rxe3 43. d7) 42. Nc5 Nxd6 43. Rxe8+ Nxe8 44. Nxb7 $16 {Ist es gewonnen?}) (
{"Normal" war} 41. Nac4 Nxe4 42. d7 Rd8 43. Na5 Bd5 44. Rd3 Nf6 45. Rxd5 Nxd5
46. Nac6 Rxd7 47. Nxd7 $16 {Und am Ende bleibt Weiß hier vielleicht auch auch
mit König und Springer gegen König über.}) 41... Kxf7 42. Rf3+ Ke6 43. Nb5
Rb8 44. Rxf2 Bxe4 45. Re2 Rxb5 46. Rxe4+ Kxd6 47. Kg3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4 c5 14. bxc5 Bxc5
15. f3 O-O 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Qf3 Ne5 (18... b4 19. Kf1 Rad8 20.
Nb3 Ba7 21. N1d2 Nxd2+ 22. Bxd2 bxc3 23. Bxc3 $10) 19. Qf5 Rae8 20. Nd2 b4 21.
Rh4 g6 22. Ne4 $1 Bxd4+ {22. - gxf5 23.Nf6 + -} 23. cxd4 Qxd4+ 24. Qf2 Qd1+ 25.
Qf1 Qd4+ 26. Qf2 Qd1+ 27. Qf1 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 $2 $17 {28.Qf2 =} Ng4 29. Bf4 $1 h5
30. Rxg4 hxg4 31. Ng3 Re6 $1 32. Rd1 Qb2 33. Rd2 Qc3 34. h4 $2 gxh3 35. gxh3 g5
$1 36. Kh2 gxf4 37. Qxf4 Rfe8 38. Rg2 Rg6 39. Rf2 f6 40. Nh5 Rf8 41. Qf5 Qe5+
0-1

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hall, Jesper"]
[Black "Collinson, Adam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 (7...
h6 8. d4 d6 9. Nbd2 g6 10. Bc2 Bg7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Re8 13. d5 Nb8 14. c4
Nbd7 15. Qe2 $14 {Vitolinsh-Kozlov/URS/1975/}) (7... Be7 8. d4 d6 9. Nbd2 O-O
10. Bc2 Re8 11. Nb3 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. d5 $1 $14 {Bronstein-Cseshkovsky/URS/
1974/ -> Inf.18/293}) 8. d4 Na5 (8... exd4 9. Re1 Na5 (9... d5 10. Ng5 Be7 11.
Rxe4 dxe4 12. Nxf7 $16 {Mecking,H-Harandi,H/Manila izt/1976/1-0/33/}) 10. Ng5
$5 (10. Nbd2 $5 d5 11. Bxd5 $1 $14) 10... d5 11. Qh5 g6 12. Nxe4 $1 $18 gxh5
13. Nf6#) (8... Be7 9. Qe2 d5 10. dxe5 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2
Nc4 14. Bf4 O-O 15. b3 Nb6 16. e6 $1 $16 {Kindermann,S-Nikolic,Pr/München/1990/
1-0/33/}) 9. Nxe5 (9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4 c5
$1 (13... Bd6 $5 14. f3 Qh4 15. h3 Qg3 $13) 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 O-O 16. fxe4
dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 $13) 9... Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Qf6 11. f3 Nc5 (11... Nd6 12. a4 Be7
13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Qa2 $14) 12. Ng4 $1 (12. Qd1 Ne6 13. a4 (13.
f4) 13... Bd6 14. Qe2 c5 15. axb5 cxd4 16. Nc4 Bc5 17. cxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Kh1 O-O
$15 {Anand,V-Mikhalchishin,A/Moscow-GMA op/1989/0-1/42/}) 12... Nxb3 13. Nxf6+
Ke7 $2 (13... gxf6 $1 $14 {Gdanski,J-Volzhin,A/Oakham/1992/1-0/64/  -> CBM 30})
14. Bg5 $1 Nxa1 15. Re1+ $18 Kd6 16. Bf4+ Kc6 17. d5+ Kc5 {-+ [P.Wolff in
Informator 52/335], but ...} (17... Kb6 18. Nxd7+ Ka5 {Or 18. - Ka7 19.Be3+ + -
} 19. Bxc7+ Ka4 20. Nb6+ $18) 18. b4+ Kc4 19. Na3+ $1 Kxc3 20. Ne4+ Kxb4 (20...
Kd3 21. Rd1+ Ke2 22. Nc3#) 21. Rb1+ Kxa3 (21... Ka4 22. Nc3+ Ka5 23. Bxc7#) (
21... Ka5 22. Bxc7+ Ka4 23. Nc3+ Kxa3 24. Bf4 $18) 22. Nc3 {/\Bc1# All of
these moves are published in Inf.53/330 [analysis:Christiansen,L] as an
improvement of the analysis of P.Wolff in 52/335. Collinson read the Inf53
five minutes before the game, but overlooked the decisive note.} 1-0

[Event "Oslo Cup"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Watson, William N"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bd6 {
Malaniuk`s strange-looking idea. After a later 0-0 and Re8, the B may return
to f8.} 8. c3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Re1 Bf8 12. d4 d5 $6 13. Nxe5
dxe4 14. b4 Nc6 15. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 16. Nxe4 Rxe4 {16. - Nxe4 17.Bb3+} 17. Bxe4
Nxe4 18. Qb3+ Kg6 19. Rxe4 h6 20. Qg8 $1 Bc8 21. h4 Bf5 22. h5+ Kf6 23. Rf4 Ne7
24. Qb3 Nd5 25. Rf3 Ke6 26. Bxh6 $1 $18 Bg4 27. Rg3 Bxh5 28. Re1+ Kd6 29. Re5
Bf7 30. Rg6+ $1 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 a6 7. Ba4 Nxe4 8.
Qe2 Be7 {If 8. - Qe7 9.Qxe4 Nc6 both 10.Qxe7+ and 10.Qg4 is slightly better
for White.} 9. Qxe4 Ng6 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 c6 $5 {A new move, which is more
solid than the usual 11. - f5. If 12.d5 now Black might try 12. - f5 followed
by 13. - Bf6. With 11. - c6 Black prevents 12.Nd5.} 12. Bc2 d6 13. Qd3 f5 14.
f4 Bf6 15. Kh1 Bd7 16. a4 $1 $14 {White has more space.} a5 17. Be3 Re8 18. Bg1
Nf8 19. Rab1 g6 20. b4 axb4 21. Rxb4 Bc8 22. d5 Qe7 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Rb6 Bd7
25. Rd1 Rad8 26. Na2 Qe2 27. Nb4 Qxd3 28. Bxd3 Rb8 29. a5 (29. c5 dxc5 30. Rxb8
Rxb8 31. Na6 $16 {(Fedorowicz)}) 29... Ne6 30. g3 Bc3 31. Rb1 Rxb6 32. Bxb6 Ra8
33. Kg2 Nc5 34. Be2 Ne4 35. Rb3 Kf7 36. Bf3 Bd2 37. Nc2 Be6 38. Be2 d5 39. cxd5
Bxd5 40. Ra3 Bc1 41. Rd3 Nd2+ $6 {41. - Bd2! looks good.} 42. Kf2 Be4 43. Rd7+
Ke6 44. Rc7 Bd5 45. Rxh7 {45.a6!?} c5 46. Bb5 Ne4+ 47. Kg1 Bd2 48. Ra7 Rxa7 49.
Bxa7 Bxa5 50. Be8 Kf6 51. Bb8 Bc3 52. Ne3 Be6 53. Kg2 Nd2 54. Bc6 Nc4 55. Nxc4
Bxc4 56. Ba7 Bd4 57. Kf3 Ke6 58. Be8 Bd5+ 59. Ke2 Kf6 60. h4 Bf7 61. Bc6 Ke7
62. Bf3 Kd6 63. Bb8+ Kd7 64. g4 Bc4+ 65. Kd2 fxg4 66. Bxg4+ Be6 67. Be2 c4 68.
Be5 c3+ 69. Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4 c5 14. bxc5 Bxc5
15. f3 O-O 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Rh4 Rad8 19. Nd2 {New.} Ne3 20. Qf3
Nf5 $1 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rh5 g6 {22. - Tfd8} 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. N2f3 (24. N2b3
Bb6 25. Bh6 Re8 26. Rd1 f6 $15 {(Mikhalchishin)}) 24... Re8 25. Kf1 Rd5 26. Bd2
Bf8 27. Re1 $10 Rxe1+ 28. Kxe1 b4 29. Nb3 bxc3 30. Bxc3 Bg7 31. Bd2 $5 h6 32.
Ke2 g5 33. h3 {33.g4} f5 34. g3 Kf7 35. Ke3 Bf6 36. g4 Kg6 37. Nbd4 fxg4 38.
hxg4 Bxd4+ 39. Nxd4 h5 40. Ke4 Rc5 41. gxh5+ Kxh5 42. Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kerteminde"]
[Site "Kerteminde"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Qe2 $5 {10.b4, 10.Nxd4!?} d5 11. Nxd4 c5 12. Nb3 Nxb3 13.
axb3 Be7 14. Re1 O-O 15. f3 f5 16. fxe4 fxe4 17. c4 Bd6 18. Qg4 Qf6 19. Be3 d4
20. Nd2 Qe5 21. g3 dxe3 22. Nxe4 Rae8 23. Rad1 Qxb2 24. Qe2 Be5 25. Rb1 Qa3 26.
cxb5 Bd4 27. Rf1 axb5 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Qxb5 Qa8 30. Qd3 Ba6 0-1

[Event "Correze m"]
[Site "Correze"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Renet, Olivier"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 (9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Qf6 11. f3 Nc5 12. Ng4 Nxb3 13. Nxf6+ gxf6
14. Re1+ Be7 15. axb3 d6 $10 {Wolff,P-Tal,M, San Fransisco 1991 CBM 23, game
785}) 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 $5 {The main-lines is 10.b4 Sc4 11.Bxe4 Bxe4 12.Re1
d5 13.Nxd4 c5!?.} c5 11. Nf5 Qf6 12. Qf3 Ng5 $1 (12... Nd6 13. Qe3+ Kd8 14.
Qxc5 Ne4 15. Qd4 Qxf5 16. Nd2 Qf6 17. Nxe4 Qxd4 18. cxd4 {This gave White a
small edge in the second game of the same Renet-Shirov- match (disk 23, game
68).}) 13. Qe2+ Ne6 14. Bf4 {14.a4!?} Nc4 15. Na3 O-O-O 16. Bg3 Nxa3 17. bxa3
g6 $1 $17 18. Qe5 $2 Qxe5 19. Bxe5 gxf5 20. Bxh8 Be7 21. Be5 d6 22. Bg3 f4 $19
23. a4 Bf6 24. Rab1 fxg3 25. fxg3 Bxc3 26. Rxf7 Nd4 27. Bxh7 Bd5 28. Rf2 b4 29.
Bg6 Nc6 30. Kh1 Ne5 31. Bf5+ Kc7 0-1

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Black "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Qf6 11. f3 Nc5 12. Ng4 Nxb3 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 $1 (13...
Ke7 {Hall,J-Colinson,A/Oakham/1992/1-0/22/  -> CBM 30}) 14. Re1+ Be7 15. axb3
d6 16. c4 $1 (16. Bf4 Kd7 17. Nd2 a5 $1 18. Nf1 Bd5 19. c4 Bc6 20. Ne3 $14 {
Wolff,P-Tal,M/San Francisco 1991/1-0/55/ -> CBM 23}) 16... Kd7 17. Nc3 Rhg8 (
17... f5 18. Ra5 $1 Bf6 19. Rd1 c6 20. Bf4 Rhe8 21. c5 $1 $14 {Gdanski,
J-Czerwonski/POL-ch/1992/1-0/}) 18. Kf2 f5 19. Ra5 $1 Bh4+ 20. g3 Bf6 21. Rd1
Bc6 (21... c6 22. Bf4 Rae8 23. c5 $1) 22. b4 $1 $14 {/\ 23.c3; 23.d5} d5 $6 23.
c5 $1 $16 Bb7 24. Bf4 Rae8 25. Rd2 c6 26. Ra1 Bd8 27. Nd1 Bc7 $6 28. Bxc7 Kxc7
29. Ne3 Bc8 $2 (29... f4 30. Nf5 $16) 30. Ng2 $18 Re7 31. Re1 Rxe1 32. Kxe1
Re8+ 33. Re2 Rxe2+ 34. Kxe2 Kd7 35. Ke3 Ke7 36. Kf4 Kf6 37. Ne1 h6 38. Nd3 Bd7
39. Ne5 Be8 40. g4 Kg7 41. Nd3 (41. Kxf5 $5 f6 42. h4 (42. Nd3 Bg6+) 42... fxe5
43. Kxe5) 41... fxg4 42. fxg4 f6 43. h4 Kg6 44. Ne1 Bd7 45. Nf3 Be8 46. g5
hxg5+ 47. hxg5 fxg5+ 48. Nxg5 Kf6 49. Nf3 Bh5 50. Ne5 Be8 51. Kg4 $18 Ke6 52.
Kg5 Ke7 53. Kf5 Kd8 54. Ke6 Kc7 55. Ke7 Bh5 56. Nf7 Bg6 57. Ng5 Bh5 58. Ne6+
Kc8 59. Kd6 Be8 60. Nc7 Bd7 61. Nxa6 Be8 62. Nc7 Bd7 63. Ne6 Be8 64. Nf4 {
The N goes to e5 and them, after b3, Black has no moves.} 1-0

[Event "Linares 10th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Nxe5 {The main-line is 9.Bc2 - see Alnasi,Z-Stern,R, Budapest Honved
1991 CBM 27 game 137.} Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Qf6 11. f3 Nc5 12. Ng4 Nxb3 13. Nxf6+ Ke7
14. axb3 (14. Bg5 $1 Nxa1 (14... gxf6 15. Re1+ Kd6 16. Bf4+ $14) 15. Re1+ Kd6
16. Bf4+ Kc6 17. d5+ Kc5 (17... Kb6 18. Nxd7+ $18) 18. b4+ Kc4 19. Na3+ Kxc3
20. Ne4+ Kxb4 21. Rb1+ Kxa3 22. Nc3 $18 {Black resigned in Hall-Colinson,
Oakham 1992.}) 14... Kxf6 15. c4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Bb4 17. Bd2 a5 18. Bxb4 axb4 19.
Nd2 d6 20. Kf2 Rhe8 21. d5 c5 $10 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Nb3 Bd7 24. Nd4 Rec8 25.
Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Ke3 Ra2 27. Rf2 Ra5 28. Rd2 Rc5 29. b3 Re5+ {29. - d5} 30. Kf2
Ra5 31. Nc2 Ra2 32. Ke1 Rb2 33. Nxb4 Rxb3 34. Rxd6+ Be6 35. Rb6 Rb1+ 36. Kf2
Rc1 37. Nd5+ Ke5 38. Ne3 Rc3 39. h4 $14 h5 40. Rb5+ Kd4 41. Nf5+ Kxc4 42. Nd6+
Kd4 43. Rxh5 Rc2+ 44. Kg3 g6 45. Rh7 f5 46. Re7 Bb3 47. Rg7 Rc6 48. Nb7 Ke5 49.
Na5 Rb6 50. Rb7 f4+ 51. Kg4 Rxb7 52. Nxb7 Bc4 53. Kg5 Bf1 54. Nc5 Bxg2 55. Nd3+
Kd4 56. Ne1 Bf1 57. Kxf4 Bb5 58. Kg5 Be8 59. Ng2 Bc6 60. Kf4 Kd5 61. Ne3+ Ke6
62. Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. a4 {More common is 9.d4 followed by 10.Lg5.} O-O 10. d4 Bb6 11. axb5 axb5
12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Na3 exd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bg5 Re8 16. Bd5 b4 17. Bxf6 Qxf6
18. Qa4 Kf8 19. Bxa8 bxa3 20. Bd5 axb2 21. Qb4 c6 22. Ba2 Bc7 23. Qxb2 d5 24.
Ne5 Qd6 25. exd5 f6 26. f4 cxd5 27. Rf1 Kg8 28. Qb5 Rd8 29. Nf3 Nc6 30. Re1 Ne7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Oslo Cup"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Elseth, Roar"]
[Black "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 (10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qb1
c5 $13 {Renet,O-Shirov,A Disk 23, game 72}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 g5 (11... O-O 12.
a4 exd4 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. cxd4 Re8 16. Nc3 g5 17. Bxg5 $16 {
17.Qd2!?}) 12. Bg3 O-O 13. dxe5 dxe5 $5 {13. - Nxe5} 14. Qe2 {14.Nbd2! + =} Nh5
15. Bd5 Qf6 16. Nbd2 Rad8 17. a4 Kh8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rad1 Rg8 20. Bxc6 Nxg3
21. hxg3 Bxc6 22. Nh2 g4 23. Nhf1 h5 24. Ne3 h4 25. gxh4 Qxh4 26. Nf5 Qg5 27.
Nf1 Rde8 28. N1g3 Rg6 29. Qd2 Qf6 30. b4 Qe6 31. Qd3 Kg8 32. Kf1 Ra8 33. Rd2
Bb7 34. Ke2 c5 35. Red1 Bc6 36. Ke1 cxb4 37. cxb4 Rd8 38. Qc2 Rxd2 39. Rxd2 Kh7
40. Rd6 Qe8 41. Qc1 Re6 42. Qg5 Qf8 43. Qh5+ {43. - Kg8 44.Nh6+ Kg7 45.Ngf5+
Kf6 46.Nhxg4 mate.} 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 (7. Re1 Bc5
8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 h6 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6
15. a4 $5 {25.Bc2.} bxa4 16. Bxa4 Rf8 17. Bc2 Nd7 18. Nc4 {Dolmatov,S-Mainka,
Polanica Zdroj 1991 (CBM 26/game 589). White has a very slight edge.}) (7. c3
Be7 $5 {The main-line continues with 7. - Nxe4 - see Lau,R-Mainka, Polanica
Zdroj 1991 (CBM 26/game 566) and Ulibin,M-Arencibia,W, Santa Clara, 1991 (CBM
26/ game 809.} 8. d4 d6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Nd7 11. a4 $14 {Magem Badels,J-Diaz,
JC, Santa Clara 1991 (CBM 26/game 793).}) 7... Bd6 8. a3 (8. c3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Na5
10. Bc2 Re8 11. Re1 (11. d4 $6 exd4 12. cxd4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Rxe4
15. Ng5 Re7 16. Qd3 g6 17. Ne4 Re8 {(Watson,W).}) 11... c5 $1 {11. - Bf8 12.
d4! was slightly better for White in Watson,W-Hellers,F, Norway 1991.} 12. Nf1
Bf8 13. Ng3 d5 $10 {Garcia Martinez,S-Diaz,JC, Santa Clara 1991 (CBM 26/game
761).}) 8... O-O (8... Na5 $1 9. Ba2 c5 $13 {(Beljavskij).}) 9. c4 Na5 10. cxb5
axb5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nc3 b4 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Ne3 bxa3 $1
(16... Re8 $6 17. Nd2 Nc6 18. Qh5 Rf8 19. Nf5 Qf6 20. Nc4 $16 {Romanishin,
O-Beljavskij,A, Reggio Emilia 1991.}) 17. bxa3 Kh7 $6 18. Nd2 Ra7 19. Ndc4 Nxc4
20. Bxc4 Qg5 21. Qb3 $16 Bc6 22. Bxf7 c4 23. Qxc4 Ra4 24. Qb3 Bc5 25. Nd1 Ra6
26. Qc4 Bd4 27. Qxa6 Bxa1 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. Qd6 Rf6 30. Qxd5 Bd4 31. Qxd7 Qd2
32. Qh3 Qe2 33. a4 h5 34. a5 g5 35. a6 Kh6 36. Qd7 Rxa6 37. Ne3 Bxe3 38. fxe3
Qxe3+ 39. Kh1 Qf2 40. Rg1 h4 41. Qc8 Rf6 42. Qh8+ Kg6 43. Qe8+ Kh6 44. Qxe5 g4
45. d4 Rf4 46. h3 Kg6 47. d5 Qe3 48. Ra1 Rf6 49. hxg4 h3 50. Rg1 hxg2+ 51. Rxg2
Rf3 52. Qe6+ Kg7 53. Qe7+ Kg6 54. Qe6+ Kg7 55. Qe7+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ebeling, Mika"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 h6 {
7. - Nxe4} (7... Be7 8. d4 {8.Re1.} d6 9. Nbd2 O-O $13 {Bronstein-Ceskovskij,
Soviet 1974.} 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Nb3) 8. d4 d6 9. Qe2 (9. Nbd2 g6 10. Bc2 Bg7 11.
b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Re8 13. d5 Nb8 14. c4 Nbd7 15. Qe2 c6 {+/=/=, Vitolins-Koslov,
Soviet 1975.}) (9. Re1 g6 10. a4 (10. Nbd2 Bg7 11. a3 O-O 12. Bc2 Nd7 $10 {
Kinnmark,O-Zinn, Halle 1967}) 10... Bg7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Na3 $1
$14 {Ivanov,A-Kozlov, Soveit 1975.}) 9... g6 10. a4 Bg7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. axb5
axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Na3 $1 $14 b4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Nc2 Nxe4 $1 $10 17. Bxh6
Bxh6 18. Qxe4 Ne7 19. Qxe5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qxf3 21. Qxe7 Qg4+ 22. Kh1 Qf3+ 23.
Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4 c5 $5 {Rantanen/
Michalchishin} 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 O-O 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Kh1 (17. Rxe4 Qd5 18.
Qf3 {18.Rh4 Rad8 19.Qd3 f5 = +, Ulibin-Hauchard, World Junior, Chile 1990.} Ne5
$1 19. Qf5 Rae8 20. Nd2 g6 $10) 17... Re8 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 b4 20. Nd2 bxc3
21. N2b3 c2 22. Qd2 Bb6 $10 23. Rc3 e3 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 a5 26. a4 Qd7 27.
Rc1 Qxa4 28. Rxc2 Qb4 29. Rd2 $2 $17 {29.Qd2 =} a4 30. Nc1 a3 31. h3 Qb1 32.
Qg1 Rd8 33. Ncb3 a2 34. Rd1 Qb2 35. Qe1 g6 36. Qe7 Qc3 $2 (36... Rxd4 37. Qe8+
Kg7 38. Qe5+ Kh6 $19) 37. Rf1 Qc4 38. Qf6 {38.Qe2!?} Rxd4 $19 39. Nxd4 Bxd4 40.
Qf4 Qxf1+ 0-1

[Event "Stara Zagora zt-B"]
[Site "Stara Zagora"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Georgiev, Krum"]
[Black "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 a6 7. Ba4 Nxe4 8.
Qe2 Be7 9. dxe5 (9. Qxe4 Ng6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. f4 $5 f5 12. Qf3 c6 13. d5 Kh8 14.
Be3 c5 15. Bb3 $10 {Palkovi-Ionescu (Game 704/disk 17) 15. d6!?.}) 9... Nc5 10.
Bb3 Nxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. Rd1 d5 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Bf4 Re8 15. Qf3 Qf6 16. Bxd6
Qxf3 17. gxf3 cxd6 18. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 d6 11. Qd3 ({The main alternative is} 11. a4) 11... h6
12. Bh4 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 $5 14. d5 c4 15. Qe2 g5 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Kg7 18.
Qf3 Rh8 19. Nd2 Bc8 20. Nf1 Nb7 21. a4 Rb8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ng3 Kg6 24. Nf5
Kxg5 25. Qg3+ Ng4 26. h4+ Kf6 27. Qxg4 Qg8 28. Qf3 Bxf5 29. Qxf5+ Ke7 30. Qh3
Qg6 31. g3 Nc5 32. Kf1 Qf6 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Be7 $6 (8... Na5) 9. Qe2 d5 10. dxe5 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Nc4
14. Bf4 O-O 15. b3 Nb6 16. e6 $1 $16 Bc8 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Ne5 Rxf4 19. Nc6
Qd6 20. Nxe7+ Kf8 21. Rae1 Bg4 22. f3 Bh5 23. Nf5 Qc7 24. g3 Re8 25. Qd2 Rxe1
26. Rxe1 Rxf3 27. Qg5 Bg6 28. Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Re7+ Qxe7 30. Qxe7+ Rf7 31. Qe5+
Rf6 32. Bxg6 Kxg6 33. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Nxe4 8.
Qe2 Be7 (8... Qe7 9. Qxe4 Nc6 10. Qxe7+ $14 {Or 10.Qg4 + =}) 9. Qxe4 Ng6 10. c4
O-O 11. Nc3 c6 $5 {Gulko} 12. Qd3 {A new move, directed against f7-f5.} (12. d5
f5 13. Qe2 Bf6 $13) (12. Bc2 d6 13. Qd3 f5 14. f4 Bf6 15. Kh1 Bd7 16. a4 a5 17.
Be3 $14 {Fedorowicz,J-Gulko,B, USA 1989. 12. - f5!? 13.Qd3 f4 (Fedorowicz)})
12... b5 $5 13. Bb3 {13.Bc2 bxc4 14.Qxc4 a5!} bxc4 14. Bxc4 {14.Qxc4 a5} d5 15.
Bb3 a5 16. Re1 Bd6 17. Be3 Nh4 18. Qd1 Nxg2 $5 19. Kxg2 Qh4 20. f4 Bg4 21. Qd2
Rae8 22. Qf2 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Re6 24. Bd1 Bxd1 25. Raxd1 Be7 26. Bd2 Bh4 27. Qf1
Qg4+ 28. Qg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1 f5 32. b3 Re8 33. Kf2
Kf7 34. Bd2 $16 Ke7 35. Na4 Ra8 36. Nc5 Ra7 37. a4 h6 38. h4 Kf6 39. b4 axb4
40. Bxb4 g5 41. hxg5+ hxg5 42. fxg5+ Kxg5 43. a5 Kg4 44. a6 f4 45. Ba5 f3 46.
Bb6 Re7 47. a7 Re2+ 48. Kf1 Ra2 49. Nb3 Ra6 50. Kf2 Ra2+ 51. Kf1 Ra6 52. Na5 $2
Kf4 53. Kf2 Ke4 54. Nb3 Ra2+ 55. Kf1 Ke3 56. Ba5 Rf2+ 57. Ke1 Re2+ 58. Kd1 f2
59. Nd2 Rxd2+ 60. Bxd2+ Kd3 0-1

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4 c5 14. bxc5 Bxc5
15. f3 O-O 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Rh4 (18. Qf3 Ne5 $1 19. Qf5 Rae8 20.
Nd2 b4 21. Rh4 $5 g6 22. Ne4 Bxd4+ 23. cxd4 Qxd4+ 24. Qf2 Qd1+ 25. Qf1 Qd4+ $10
{Hellers,F-Shirov,A/ Stockholm/1990.}) 18... Rad8 19. Qd3 {19.a3 intending to
play Ta2 at some point is interesting.} f5 20. Bg5 Rde8 {New!} (20... Rd6 21.
Nd2 Ne5 22. Qf1 Ng6 23. Rh3 f4 24. N2f3 b4 $13 {Ulibin-Hauchard, World Junior,
Chile 1990.}) 21. Nd2 Ne5 22. Qf1 f4 $1 $13 23. Kh1 Ng6 24. Rh5 Bxd4 25. cxd4
h6 26. Qd3 Qf5 27. Qb3+ Rf7 28. Nf3 Re3 29. Bxf4 Qxf4 30. Qd5 Ne7 31. Qb7 Nf5
32. Qxa6 Qe4 33. Rf1 Qd3 34. Qc8+ Rf8 35. Qc1 g6 36. Rh3 g5 37. Rd1 Qe4 38. Nd2
Qd5 39. Rf3 g4 40. Rf4 h5 41. Qc5 Qxc5 42. dxc5 Rd3 43. c6 Ne7 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8
45. c7 Rd7 46. Rf1+ Kg7 47. Nb3 Rxc7 48. Nd4 Rb7 49. a3 b4 50. axb4 Rxb4 51.
Ne6+ Kg6 52. Nf4+ Kh6 53. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Niksic"]
[Site "Niksic"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Black "Todorovic, Goran M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d4 Nxd4 8.
Nxd4 exd4 9. e5 Ne4 10. Qf3 Qe7 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Bd5 c6 13. b4 $5 (13. Ne4 Nxe4
14. Bxe4 O-O-O 15. a4 b4 $13 {Garcia,G - Rodriguez,A, Havana 1983.}) 13... cxd5
14. bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nb3 Qxc2 16. Bd2 $6 {16.Nxd4!?} Be7 17. Rac1 Qe4 18. Qh3 Bc6
19. f4 d3 $17 20. Rf3 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 {The main alternative is 11. - Qe7.} 12. Bg3
O-O 13. dxe5 (13. h4 g4 14. Nh2 h5 15. Qd2 Kh7 $13) (13. Qd3 Nh5 14. Nbd2 Qf6
15. Bd5 Rae8 $13 {Dolmatov-Beljavskij, Moskau (GMA-open) 1990.}) 13... Nxe5 14.
Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qf3 Re8 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. h3 Nd7 18. Nf1 Qf6 19. Nh2 Qxf3 20. Nxf3
Kg7 21. Rad1 Re7 22. Kf1 a5 $10 23. Bc2 b4 24. Nh2 h5 25. h4 g4 26. Kg1 bxc3
27. bxc3 Nc5 28. Nf1 Ree8 29. Kh2 a4 30. f3 gxf3 31. gxf3 Ba5 32. Bf2 Ne6 33.
Ng3 Bxc3 34. Rg1 Kf8 35. Nf5 Red8 36. Be3 Rxd1 37. Bh6+ Ke8 38. Rg8+ Kd7 39.
Rxa8 Rf1 40. Bxa4+ c6 41. Rb8 Kc7 42. Re8 Rxf3 43. Re7+ Kb6 44. Bd1 Rf2+ 45.
Kg3 Rxa2 46. Bxh5 Be1+ 47. Kh3 Ba6 48. Be3+ c5 49. Bxf7 Bf1+ {50.Kg4 Be2+ 51.
Kh3 Bf1+ =} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 {Wedberg Ernst} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
$5 (6... Bb7) 7. Nxe5 $1 (7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Bg5 (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5
11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 Bb7 $1 $13) 9... h6 10. Bh4 g5 $5 11. Bg3 Bg4 {= Wdberg
} 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nbd2 $6 (13. Bxe5 $32 Bxf3 14. Bxf6 Bxd1 15. Bxd8 Bxb3 16.
Bxc7 $16) 13... Nfd7 14. Bd5 Rb8 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 $15 {Bologan,
V-Tkachiov,V/Tilburg/1994/}) 7... Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 (8... Nxe4 $2 9. dxc5 Nxc5
10. Qd5 $18) (8... Qe7 $6 9. dxc5 Bb7 10. Nc3 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qe7 12. a4 $16) (
8... Bd6 {Ernst} 9. f4 $1 $14) 9. Qxd4 d6 10. f4 $5 (10. Nc3 c5 $1 11. Qd1 c4
$19) (10. Qd1 {Ernst} O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nc3 c6 14. Ne2 a5 $132 {
Adams,M-Tkachiev,V/Moscow olm/1994/CBM 45}) (10. Qe3 $5 O-O (10... c5 $5) 11.
Nd2 Be6 12. f4 $14 {Roman,D-Stephan,E/Val Maubuee/1990/}) (10. c3 {+/= Hort in
ECO} O-O (10... Bb7 {Ernst} 11. f3 h6 12. Rd1 O-O 13. a4 $14 {Stefansson,
H-Malanuik,V/Moscow olm/1994}) 11. a4 Bb7 12. f3 c5 13. Qe3 c4 (13... Re8 $5)
14. Bc2 d5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. exd5 $14 {Hulak,K-Fernandes,A/Budva/
1981/}) 10... c5 (10... Ng6 11. e5 $1 dxe5 (11... c5 12. Qf2 $36) 12. Qxd8+
Kxd8 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Bg5 $44) 11. Qc3 (11. Qd1 c4 12. fxe5 dxe5 $132 (12...
dxe5 {Wedberg,T} 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Bg5 Ke7 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Bxc4 bxc4 $13)) (
11. Qe3 Neg4 (11... c4 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Qg3 $16) 12. Qf3 Bb7 (12... c4 13. e5
$13) 13. Bd5 Nxd5 $1 $132) 11... Nxe4 12. Qe1 Bb7 $8 13. Nc3 $1 (13. fxe5 c4
14. exd6 O-O $10 {=/+ Wedberg}) 13... Nxc3 (13... c4 14. Nxe4 $18) 14. Bxf7+ (
14. bxc3 c4 15. fxe5 O-O 16. Ba3 Re8 (16... dxe5 17. Bxf8 Qd5 18. Qf2 Rxf8 $44)
17. Bxd6 cxb3 18. axb3 f6 $14) (14. fxe5 $5 {Wedberg,T} O-O (14... Nd5 $2 15.
exd6+ Kf8 16. Qe6 $18) (14... Ne4 15. Bxf7+ $16) 15. e6 Ne4 16. exf7+ Kh8 17.
c3 $14) 14... Kxf7 15. fxe5+ Kg8 16. bxc3 (16. Qxc3 $5 dxe5 17. Qxe5 (17. Qxc5
{Wedberg,T} Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Bxd5 $10) 17... Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Bxd5 19. Be3 h6 (19...
c4 20. Rad1 $16) 20. Rf5 (20. Rad1 $5 Bc4 $10) 20... Bc4 21. Rxc5 Kh7 $10 22.
a4 Rac8 23. a5 Rxc5 24. Bxc5 Rd8 25. Be3) 16... dxe5 17. Qxe5 Qd5 18. Qxd5+
Bxd5 19. Be3 h6 (19... c4 {Wedberg,T} 20. Rad1 $36) 20. Rf5 Bc4 21. Rxc5 Kh7
22. a4 Rac8 23. a5 Rxc5 24. Bxc5 Rd8 25. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1996.10.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "1996.10.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Wedberg: In this game Shirov slowly builds a winning endgame from something
that looked perfectly even from the start.} 1. e4 {Hecht Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 $5 {In Ruy Lopez with Black I have been the
constant follower of Vladimir Malaniuk. As well as the Ukrainian grandmaster,
I've been employing the 'normal Arkhangelsk' then 'Arkhangelsk with 6...Bc5'
and now having seen his and Onischuk's games at the Olympiad with 5...Bc5 I
decided to give it a try.} 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 {Finally it transposes to 6...Bc5
but the line 7.a4 is avoided.} d6 8. a4 (8. d4 {Wedberg}) 8... Bg4 {I was
surprised to learn afterwards that this logical move is the new one.} (8... Bb7
{has been played before but I didn't like it because after} 9. d4 (9. d3 h6 10.
Na3 O-O 11. Bd2 Na7 12. Re1 Bb6 13. Nc2 Nc8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Ne3
Ne7 $11 {1-0 Campora,D-Fernandez Garcia,J/ESP-chT 1993 (31)}) 9... Bb6 {
White can try to find something more useful than} 10. Re1 {.} (10. Bg5 {Wedberg
} h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Bd5 O-O 13. Na3 Rfb8 14. Nc2 $14 {Wahls,M-Stern,R/
GER-ch Binz 1995/1-0 (61)})) (8... Rb8 {Wedberg} 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11.
Na3 Ba6 (11... Bg4 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Qe8 15. Ba4 Nxe4 16. Nc3
Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qe4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Onischuk,A/Wijk op 1995 (38)}) 12. Re1
O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 b4 15. Nc2 Bc8 16. Ba4 Ne7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nxb4 $16 {
1-0 Almasi,Z-Zvjaginsev,V/Wijk op 1995 (28)}) 9. d3 Rb8 10. axb5 axb5 11. h3
Bh5 12. Be3 $5 {I didn't expect this.} Bxe3 13. fxe3 Bxf3 $6 {In retrorespect
I think that simple} (13... Nd7 $10 {was better. I choose the text because the
arising structure resembled my game against Short (Yerevan, ol 1996) where I
somewhat overestimated my chances with White although finally won. Comparing
the present game to that one I should note that Black is better in development
but White's bishop is much more active on b3 than in that game on g2.
Therefore I doubt whether exchanging my bishop for his knight was the right
decision.}) 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. Nd2 $14 b4 16. Rf2 $6 {Logical but slow.} (16. g4
$1 $14 {was better}) 16... Ra8 $1 17. Rb1 {Both} (17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. g4 $6 bxc3
19. bxc3 Qa1+ $1 20. Kg2 Nd8 {and}) (17. Raf1 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ra3 {yield Black
enough counterplay.}) 17... Na5 $1 18. Ba4 (18. cxb4 $6 Nxb3 19. Nxb3 Qb8 $15)
18... Rb8 $1 (18... c5 $6 19. c4 $1 $14 {פa5}) 19. Ra1 (19. c4 b3 $1 $132)
19... bxc3 20. bxc3 {PAWN STRUCTURE} Rb2 $1 {Black's activity on the queenside
is not to be underestimated and now White himself starts simplifying the
position. A few moves later Leko offered me a draw but I rejected it hoping
that the better pawn structure would always give me a slight chance in a deep
endgame.} 21. Nf1 Rxf2 22. Qxf2 Nb7 $1 $15 23. Bc6 Nc5 24. Qc2 Qb8 25. Rb1 Qa7
26. d4 (26. Nd2 $11 {Wedberg}) 26... Ne6 27. Nd2 Rb8 28. Bd5 Rxb1+ 29. Qxb1 Nd8
{Wedberg: Blacks idea is to play against Whites B. After exchanging one pair
of N:s there are all kinds of attacking chances for Black.} 30. Kf2 g6 31. Nf3
$2 {Mistake which went unnoticed as both opponents were a little short of time.
} (31. Bc4 $15 {would be normal.}) 31... c6 32. Bc4 Kg7 $2 {After the game
Leko suggested that} (32... Qa5 $1 {would yield me a big advantage. His
assessment can be confirmed by the line} 33. dxe5 dxe5 34. Qd3 Kg7 $17) 33. Bd3
$15 {Again White is just a little worse.} (33. dxe5 {Wedberg} dxe5 34. Nxe5 $2
Qe7 $17) 33... Ne6 34. Qb2 Qc7 35. Bc2 h6 $1 36. Ke2 $2 {Another error. The
king has nothing to do in the centre and now Black queen has a chance to
penetrate.} (36. Qb4 $15 Ng5 $140 37. Nd2 {would be correct.}) 36... Ng5 $1 37.
Nxg5 (37. Nd2 d5 $1 $17 {would be especially dangerous for White in the
time-trouble.}) 37... hxg5 $17 38. Bd3 g4 {I saw the opportunity} (38... d5 $5
{but on the last minute on the clock (good gracious it was the digital one) I
preferred a safer continuation. The line} 39. exd5 exd4 40. cxd4 Qg3 $1 {
just proves how bad White's position is.}) 39. hxg4 Qd7 {Wedberg: The game is
now quite unpleasant for White.} 40. Kf1 Qxg4 {This ending should be winning
as well. However I didn't understand the position properly spending too much
time considering possible queen exchanges which often just lead to the draw.
Meanwhile with queens on the board Black should sooner or later make decisive
threats. I think I followed the right plan but just like in the game against
Swidler I nearly collapsed when having just to finish the job.} 41. Qe2 Qh4 42.
Qf2 Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Qa1 44. Qe1 Qa2+ 45. Qd2 Qe6 46. Qc2 c5 $1 {Black wants to
force White to play c3-c4.} 47. dxc5 dxc5 48. Ke1 Qc6 $1 49. c4 Qb6 {Black is
not in hurry.} 50. Qc3 Nd7 51. Ke2 Qe6 52. Bc2 Qg4+ 53. Kf1 Qg3 54. Qe1 Qh2 55.
Qf2 Nf6 $1 56. Ke2 Qh1 57. Qf1 Qh4 $1 {Here is a sample of Black's
difficulties to win after changing queens:} (57... Qxf1+ $2 58. Kxf1 Kf8 59.
Ke2 Ke7 60. Kd3 Kd6 61. Bd1 Kc6 62. Bf3 Kb6 63. Kc3 Ka5 64. Kb3 g5 65. g4 $10)
58. Qf2 Qh2 59. Qf3 (59. Bd3 Ne8 $17) 59... Ne8 $1 {Should have been the
decisive maneuvre.} 60. Bd3 Nd6 61. Qf1 Qh4 $1 62. Qf2 (62. Qf3 f5 63. Qf2 (63.
g3 Qh2+ 64. Ke1 fxe4 65. Bxe4 Nxc4) 63... Qxf2+ 64. Kxf2 fxe4 {is probably
winning for Black.}) 62... Qe7 $4 {I wanted to put my queen to e6 and there is
no explanation why I didn't notice} (62... Qg4+ 63. Qf3 Qe6 {and White should
simply resign.}) 63. Qf1 Qb7 $2 {It was not too late to play} (63... Qh4) 64.
Qa1 $132 Kf6 65. Qa5 Nxe4 66. Bxe4 Qxe4 {[#]_|_ Hecht Einfaches
Freibauernrennen; ab Zug 80 technisch einfaches Q-Endspiel mit Q vs Q+PP} 67.
Qxc5 Qxg2+ {Suddenly the technically winning position turned into a very
complicated queen's ending which I believe should be drawn. Of course, having
some only 20 minutes to the sudden death I already felt no optimism. I am
still so disgusted with my play on this stage, that I hope the reader will
forgive me that I am not analysing this ending (it seems a deep analysis and
sometimes a CD ROM is needed) and will just give some brief remarks.} 68. Kd3
Qf1+ 69. Kd2 (69. Ke4 $5 {Hecht} Qf5+ 70. Kd5 e4+ (70... Qd3+ 71. Kc6 g5 72.
Qd6+ Qxd6+ 73. Kxd6 g4 74. c5 g3 75. c6 g2 76. c7 g1=Q 77. c8=Q Qd1+ $19) 71.
Kd6 Qxc5+ $2 72. Kxc5 Ke7 73. Kb6 f5 74. c5 f4 75. exf4 e3 76. c6 e2 77. c7
e1=Q 78. c8=Q Qb4+ 79. Ka7 Qxf4 $11) 69... Qf2+ 70. Kd3 $1 (70. Kd1 {probably
loses to} Qf5) 70... Qf5+ 71. Kc3 g5 72. Qb6+ $4 {I couldn't see the way to
win after} (72. Qf8 $1 {and I still don't see it.}) 72... Kg7 {Again Black is
completely winning and this time with no mistakes til the end.} 73. c5 g4 74.
c6 g3 75. c7 g2 76. e4 Qf1 $1 77. Kd2 (77. c8=Q Qc1+) 77... g1=Q 78. Qxg1+ Qxg1
79. c8=Q Qd4+ 80. Ke2 Qxe4+ 81. Kf2 Qf4+ 82. Ke2 e4 83. Qc3+ Kg6 84. Qc6+ Kg5
85. Qc5+ Kg4 86. Qc8+ Kg3 87. Qc5 Kg2 88. Qd5 Qf3+ 89. Ke1 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 $1 (7...
d5) 8. d4 (8. h3 O-O 9. a4 Bb7 10. d4 Bb6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. dxe5
Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qe2 Bc6 16. Na3 Qa8 17. Re1 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Shirov,A/
Groningen(11) 1996} Rb8 $5 18. Bd3 Qa4 $13) 8... Bb6 9. h3 $5 $146 O-O 10. Bg5
h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 (11... g5 12. Nxg5 $5) 12. a4 Bd7 13. d5 Na5 $5 14. Nbd2 Kh8 15.
b4 Nb7 16. c4 g5 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. Kh2 Nf4 (18... Rg8 $5) 19. cxb5 axb5 20. a5
Ba7 21. Bxf4 gxf4 (21... exf4 22. Qe2 $14) 22. Qe2 Rg8 23. Bd3 (23. a6 Nd8 24.
Bd3 Rb8 $13) 23... Rg6 24. Bxb5 (24. a6 Rag8 $3 (24... Nd8 $2 25. Bxb5 $16) 25.
axb7 $2 Rxg2+ 26. Kh1 Bxh3 27. Rxa7 R2g5 $1 $19) 24... Rag8 25. Rg1 Bc8 $44 26.
g4 $6 (26. Bd3 $13) 26... fxg3+ 27. Rxg3 Qf6 $1 $15 28. Rag1 Qf4 29. Qe1 Nd8
30. Bf1 c6 (30... R8g7 $15) 31. Bc4 R8g7 32. Qf1 h5 33. Kh1 Rxg3 34. Rxg3 Rxg3
35. fxg3 Qxg3 36. Qg2 $1 Qf4 (36... Qxh3+ 37. Qxh3 Bxh3 38. Ng5 $13) 37. Qg5
Qxg5 38. Nxg5 Be3 39. Ndf3 $11 Kg7 40. dxc6 Nxc6 41. Nxf7 Nxb4 42. Nxd6 Bxh3
43. Nxe5 Kf6 44. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 Bg4 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Bc2 $146 (13. Be3 {
Almasi-Onischuk, Wijk an Zee 1995}) 13... d5 $5 14. Bg5 (14. exd5 Qxd5 15. dxe5
Qxb5 16. Ba4 $1 (16. exf6 Rbd8 17. Ba4 Qh5 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Qb5 (19. Be3 $4 Ne5
20. Bxe8 Bxf3 $19) 19... Ne5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Qb4 Bc5 22. Qf4 Bd6 23. h3 Bxh3
24. Qg3 Bg4 25. Bf4 Rg5 $132) 16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $1 (17. Bxb5 Bxd1 18. Bxc6
Ng4 19. Rxd1 Nxf2 $10) (17. gxf3 Qxe5 18. Bxc6 Qe6 19. Qa4 Rbd8 $44) 17... Nxe5
18. Bxb5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rxb5 $14) (14. h3 $5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 exd4
16. Bg5 $13) 14... exd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 (16. gxf3 dxe4 $10) 16... Bxd4
$10 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Be4 Nf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Ra7
Rfe8 $6 (22... Rxb2 23. Rxc7 Rd2 $10) 23. Bd3 Re7 24. Rb1 Nb3 $6 (24... Rb4 $10
) 25. h3 Nd2 26. Rc1 Rb3 27. Rc3 Rxc3 $6 (27... Rxb2 28. Rcxc7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7
Rb4 $1 $10) 28. bxc3 Nb3 29. Ra4 $1 $14 Nc5 30. Rg4+ Kh8 31. Bc4 h6 32. Bd5 Nd7
33. Kh2 Ne5 34. Rg3 Rd7 35. Bb3 Rd2 (35... Rd3 $4 36. f4 $18) (35... Re7 $14)
36. f4 Nd3 37. Bxf7 Nxf4 38. Rg4 Ne2 39. Rc4 Rc2 $2 $138 (39... Rd3 $10) 40.
Bh5 $1 Nxc3 $8 41. Bg6 $6 (41. Rxc7 Rc1 $14 42. Bf7 $140 f5 $1 (42... Ne2 $4
43. Rxc1 Nxc1 44. Bc4 $18) 43. Bb3 (43. h4 Kg7 $1 $10) 43... f4 $1 44. h4 Ne2
45. Rxc1 Nxc1 46. Bc4 Kg7 47. Kg1 (47. Kh3 h5 $10) 47... Kg6 48. Kf2 Kh5 49.
Kf3 Kxh4 50. Kxf4 Kh5 51. Bf7+ Kh4 $10) (41. Rc6 $5 Rc1 42. Rxf6 Kg7 43. Rf7+
Kg8 44. Rxc7 Ne2 $14) 41... Rc1 42. Bd3 Na2 $1 43. Rxc1 Nxc1 44. Bc4 f5 45. Kg3
Kg7 46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Kf4 c6 48. h4 Kg6 49. Ke5 Kh5 50. g3 Kg4 51. h5 Kxg3 (51...
c5 $4 52. Kf6 Kxg3 53. Kg6 $1 $18) (51... Kg5 52. Ke6 f4 $1 (52... c5 $4 53.
Ke5 $18) 53. gxf4+ Kxf4 54. Kf6 Ke3 55. Kg6 Ne2 $10) 52. Kxf5 Kf2 53. Kg6 Ne2 (
53... Ne2 54. Bxe2 Kxe2 55. Kxh6 c5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 {If Black doesn't fancy the
solid classical 5...Be7, he can strive for a more active development of his
Bf8. This plan is very popular nowadays and has its adherents at the highest
level.} ({Also playable is the immediate} 5... Bc5 {but this gives White's B a
choice after} 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 $142 $5 (7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 {can after} Rb8 {
lead to the game position.}) 7... d6 ({Central action leads to an unpleasant
position almost by force:} 7... d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11.
Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Nxf2 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5 Bb6 15. Bg5+ $1 f6 16. exf6+ gxf6
17. Bh4 Ng4+ 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. Nd2 Be6 20. Rh5 Kf7 21. h3 Ne5 22. Rh6 $1 Ng6 23.
Rf1 f5 24. Bg5 $36 {Svidler,P-Grischuk,A/Biel/2001/}) 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10.
axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. h3 Bh5 13. d5 Na7 14. Bg5 Nd7 15. Na3 O-O 16. Qe2
Rb8 17. Rd1 Qb7 18. b4 c5 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Qd3 Bc7 21. g4 Bg6 22. Nh4 $16 {
(),Hracek,Z-Slobodjan,R/Lippstadt/2000/}) 6. Bb3 Bc5 {The Arkhangelsk line was
once connected mainly with} (6... Bb7 {but the B can often be effectively used
on the /^ c8-h3.}) 7. a4 {The popularity of 6...Bc5 stems also from the fact,
that White doesn't get any advantage after the seemingly tempting} (7. Nxe5
Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 {e.g.,} 10. f4 Nc6 (10... c5 $5 11. Qd1 Ng6 12. Bd5
Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Rb8 14. Qh5 Bb7 15. Nc3 b4 16. f5 bxc3 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Qh3 Qe7
19. e5 Rf8 20. Rxf8+ $11 {1/2,Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Riga Tal mem/1995/}) 11. Qc3
Bb7 12. e5 Ne4 13. Qe3 Na5 14. Nd2 Nxb3 15. cxb3 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 O-O 17. Bc3 Qh4
18. Rae1 Rfe8 19. Qf2 Qxf2+ 20. Rxf2 dxe5 $11 {1/2,Anand,V-Topalov,V/Linares/
1997/}) 7... Rb8 {In the spirit of the note to move 6, but the traditional} (
7... Bb7 {is playable as well:} 8. d3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. axb5 Nxb3 11. cxb3
axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxe5 d5 14. Bg5 dxe4 $5 (14... Be7 $44) 15. dxe4 Qxd1
16. Rxd1 b4 17. Bxf6 bxc3 18. bxc3 gxf6 19. Nd7 Bd6 20. Nxf8 Kxf8 21. f3 h5 22.
h4 Ke7 23. Kf2 Bb7 24. c4 Be5 25. Rd2 Bc8 26. Rd5 Be6 27. Ra5 c5 $1 $11 {
Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/WCh London/2000/}) 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11.
Na3 {Nowadays the main continuation, which causes Black most problems.} ({
An earlier attempt was} 11. h3 O-O 12. Re1 Bb7 ({Food for thought is also} 
12... Re8 $5 13. Na3 b4 14. Nc4 bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16. Nxb6 Rxb6 17. cxd4 Nxe4
18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rxe4 Rxe4 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 Bf5 22. Ng5 Ne7 23. g4 Bg6
24. Ne6 {Anand,V-Topalov,V/Wijk aan Zee/1998/} Qb8 $1 $132 {/\} 25. d5 Bf7 26.
Nxg7 $2 Kxg7 27. Qd4+ Kf8 28. Bh6+ Ke8 29. Re1 Rb1 $19) 13. Na3 exd4 14. cxd4
Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 {when later games showed} cxd4 $1
{is playable:} (18... b3 $6 19. Bxb3 g5 $2 20. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 21. Bxg5 cxd4 22.
Ra3 $1 $40 Nc6 23. Ba2 Ne5 24. Rg3 Kh7 25. f4 Ned7 26. e5 $18 {Hracek,Z-Shirov,
A/Bundesliga 9798/1997/}) 19. Qd3 Re8 20. Nbd2 Nc6 21. Nc4 Bc7 $5 22. Nxd4 Nxd4
23. Qxd4 d5 $132) 11... O-O {Black is practically forced to sacrifice a P.} (
11... b4 $6 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Ba4 $16) (11... Ba6 12. Re1 h6 (12... O-O $6 13.
Bg5 $40) 13. Nc2 Bb7 14. Ne3 $36) 12. Nxb5 Bg4 $5 ({The alternative is the
immediate} 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 {Black has strong pressure against White's 
[+] and the exposed minor pieces on the b-file give him various tactical
chances, for example:} {The most problems are however caused by Anand's recent
idea} 14. Ra3 $5 (14. Re1 Nxd4 (14... d5 $5 $44) 15. Nbxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7
17. Qxd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qd7 $44) 14... Re8 (14... d5 $5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Qd3 $14 (
16. Be3 $2 Nxe5 $1 $15)) 15. Re1 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Be3 Ba5 (17... Nxe5 18. dxe5
Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Rxb5 20. Ba4 $16) 18. Na7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 $1 (19. Qxf3 Nxd4 20.
Bxd4 Bxe1 21. Nc6 Qd7 22. Nxb8 Rxb8 23. Ra7 Bb4 24. Ba4 Qe7 25. Qe3 h6 26. Bc6
Bc5 $14 {Galkin,A-Prokopchuk,E/Moscow Aeroflot/2002/}) 19... Bxe1 20. fxe4 Nxa7
21. Rxa7 dxe4 22. Ba4 Bxf2+ $5 23. Bxf2 Qg5+ 24. Bg3 Red8 25. Rxc7 Qe3+ 26. Kh1
Rxd4 27. Qb3 $1 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Rdd8 29. Qxf3 exf3 30. b3 $16 {Anand,V-Tkachiev,V/
FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/} (30. Rc2 $5 $16)) 13. Bc2 ({But the blockade deserves
closer attention:} 13. d5 $5 Ne7 (13... Nxe4 14. dxc6 Nxf2 15. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 16.
Kxf2 Rxb5 17. Bd5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 $1 Qh4+ 19. Kg2 $16 {Acs,P-Blehm,P/Budapest zt/
2000/}) 14. Bc2 (14. Qd3 Nd7 15. Bd1 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Qc4 Nf6 18. Bg5 h6
19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Nd2 Qe8 21. Be2 Qf7 22. Bf3 Ng6 23. Kh1 Bd7 24. Na3 Rf8 $44 {
|^,Fressinet,L-De Vreugt,D/Zug/2001/}) 14... Bxf2+ (14... Ng6 15. h3 Bh5 16.
Qd3 $1 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nbd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxb2 20. Nc6 Qd7 21. f3 $16 {
[%csl Rh5] ץh5,Acs,P-Estrada Nieto,J/HUN-chT/2000/}) 15. Rxf2 Rxb5 16. b4 $14
{|^<<}) ({After} 13. Be3 {tactics work for Black:} exd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4 $1 15.
Bd5 Qe8 $132 {/\} 16. Qc2 $6 Bxf3 $1 (16... Nb4 $2 17. Qxe4 Qxb5 18. Qxg4 {
a Sh6} Nxd5 19. Bh6 $16) 17. Bxc6 (17. gxf3 Nb4 18. Nxc7 Nxc2 19. Nxe8 Nd2 $1
$17) 17... Qe6 18. gxf3 Qg6+ $17 19. Kh1 $2 Ng3+) 13... h6 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8]
To waste a tempo on prophylaxis in such a sharp position seems suspect.} (13...
Bxf3 14. Qxf3 (14. gxf3 $5 {is the principled alternative.}) 14... exd4 15. Bg5
h6 16. Bh4 dxc3 17. bxc3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Ng6 19. Bg3 Re8 20. Rad1 Qd7 21. Nd4 Qg4
22. f3 Qg5 23. f4 Qh5 24. Rf3 Nh4 25. Bxh4 $11 {1/2,Polgar,J-Shirov,A/Linares/
1997/}) (13... d5 14. exd5 (14. Bg5 exd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxe4 (16...
Bxd4 $5 17. exd5 Qxd5 $11) 17. Bxe4 Nxd4 $11) (14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 exd4 16.
Bg5 Bc5 (16... dxc3 17. bxc3 $14) 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Nxc7 Rxb2 20.
Ba4 dxc3 $5 21. Nxd5 (21. Bxc6 Rc8 22. Nxd5 Rxc6 $11) (21. Na6 $5) 21... Ne5
22. Nxc3 Nd3 $44) 14... Qxd5 15. dxe5 Qxb5 16. Ba4 $1 (16. exf6 Rbd8 $13) 16...
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $1 Nxe5 18. Bxb5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rxb5 21. Ra7 $14 {
White gets a somewhat better _|_ practically by force, even later in the game
we will see such positions don't suit Morozevich too well.}) 14. dxe5 $6 {
This isn't an ideal solution, as it activates Black's forces.} ({On the
following day Morozevich dared to repeat the line, but the first to improve
was his opponent:} 14. d5 $142 $5 Ne7 15. h3 Bh5 16. Kh1 Nxe4 $6 (16... Bxf2
17. Nxd6 $16) 17. Bxe4 f5 18. Bc2 Qe8 19. Ba4 e4 20. Nxc7 Qf7 21. Ne6 exf3 22.
gxf3 Qf6 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Bb5 Qh4 25. Kg2 g5 26. Ra4 f4 27. Bd7 Ng6 28. Re4
Ne5 29. Rxe5 dxe5 30. Qd3 Kg7 31. Qe4 Bc7 32. Bf5 $18 {Leko,P-Morozevich,A/NAO
Cannes/2002/}) (14. Be3 d5 $132 {[+]} (14... Bxd4 $2 15. cxd4 Rxb5 16. Ba4 $18)
) (14. Re1 $5 {also seems better than the text move.}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nbd4 d5 {
White is close to consolidation, so Black must act.} ({Perhaps it was here
Morozevich wanted to improve with} 15... c5 $1 16. Nb3 $5 (16. h3 cxd4 17. hxg4
dxc3 18. g5 cxb2 19. Bxb2 Nfg4 $1 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. gxh6 Bxf2+ $11) (16. Nf5
Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Bxf5 18. exf5 d5 $44 {|^[+]}) (16. Nb5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qd7 $1 18.
f4 $8 (18. Nxd6 $2 Qh3 19. Bf4 Nxf3+ 20. Kh1 Ng4 $19) 18... Qxb5 19. fxe5 dxe5
20. Qf3 Ra8 $5 $11) 16... Nh7 $1 $44 {/\Ng5,Qf6 and the nagging pin gives
Black compensation.}) ({Simplistic is} 15... Bxd4 $2 16. cxd4 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3
Bh3 18. Re1 $16 {and White has both a positional and material advantage.}) 16.
exd5 (16. h3 $142 $5 dxe4 (16... Bh5 17. g4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 (18. Nxf3 $143 Bg6
$13) 18... dxe4 (18... Bg6 $2 19. Nc6 $16) 19. Qg2 $1 Bxd4 20. gxh5 $18 {
/\Bh6->}) (16... Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 $16 {leads nowhere.}) 17. hxg4 exf3 18. g5 $1
hxg5 (18... fxg2 19. Re1 $1 Nfd7 (19... Nfg4 $6 20. Kxg2 {[%cal Rf2f3] /\f3})
20. gxh6 Qh4 21. Kxg2 $5 Ng4 22. h7+ Kh8 23. Qf3 $16) 19. Nxf3 Qxd1 20. Rxd1
Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 $14 {|^_|_ gives White a slightly better version of the game
position-his Pb2 is not under direct pressure and he can preserve his strong
^^.}) 16... Qxd5 $8 (16... Bxd4 $6 17. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bxf3 19. c4 $16) 17.
h3 (17. Bf4 Bxd4 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 $11 (18... Qxe5 $5 19. cxd4 Qh5 $44)) 17... Bh5
{[%cal Rc7c5,Rb6d4] /\c5,Bd4} 18. g4 $1 {[%mdl 64] White has to get rid of the
pin, so he initiates a tactical sequence, which transposes the game into an
_|_.} (18. Bf4 $6 Bxd4 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxe5 Rxb2 $15) 18...
Nfxg4 {After 16.h3!? Black didn't have this option.} 19. Nxe5 (19. hxg4 $2 Bxg4
20. Nxe5 Bxd1 21. Ndc6 (21. Nec6 Rbe8 22. Rxd1 Qh5 $40) 21... Qxe5 (21... Qc5
$5 22. Bxd1 Rbe8 $15) 22. Nxe5 Bxc2 23. Nd7 Ra8 24. Be3 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Rd8 26.
Nxb6 cxb6 27. Bxb6 Rb8 $15 {_|_}) 19... Nxe5 (19... Ne3 $5 20. Bxe3 Bxd1 21.
Nec6 Bc5 (21... Qh5 $5) 22. Rfxd1 (22. Bxd1 Rxb2 23. Bf3 Qc4 $15) 22... Rxb2
23. Rd2 $13) 20. Qxh5 Bxd4 21. Qf5 Nf3+ (21... g6 $6 22. Qe4 $16 {[%csl Rh6]
><h6}) 22. Kh1 Qxf5 23. Bxf5 $36 {[%csl Gc1,Gf5] /+/=} Bf6 {[%csl Rc1] Pins
the B to c1.} (23... Bb6 $143 24. Be4 Nh4 25. Bf4 $36) 24. Ra7 (24. Be4 Ne5 {
would probably only transpose.} (24... Ng5 25. Bg2 $14)) 24... c5 (24... Rfd8
25. Bg4 $5 (25. Rxc7 Nh2 $1 26. Re1 Nf3 $11 {is an attractive repetition.})
25... Nd2 26. Rd1 Ne4 27. Kg2 $14) 25. Be4 Ne5 26. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Ye4d5] /\Bd5}
(26. Bd5 Nd3 $11) 26... Nc4 27. Bb7 Bg5 (27... Rfd8 28. Rxd8+ (28. Bd5 $6 Kh8
$1 $132) 28... Rxd8 29. Ra8 $14 (29. Kg2 $5 $14)) 28. Bxg5 (28. f4 {maintains
the ^^, but compromises the Bc1} Bf6 $13 {[%csl Rc1]}) 28... hxg5 29. b3 Ne5 $2
{[%mdl 8192] This costs Black a pawn and prepares the final tactical oversight.
} (29... Nb6 $8 30. Bf3 (30. Kg2 Nc8 $11) 30... Rfd8 $14 {/= is passive, but
gives Black reasonable drawing chances.}) 30. Rd5 Rfe8 31. Rxc5 Re7 {Black
continues down the lethal path.} (31... Nd3 $142 32. Rc7 (32. Rxg5 Nxf2+ 33.
Kg2 Nd1 34. c4 $16) 32... Nxf2+ 33. Kh2 Nd3 34. Bg2 $5 $16) 32. Rb5 $18 {
White can get out of the pin with Ra8, or by advancing his Pc3, but he has
even a direct threat.} Nd3 $2 33. Be4 $1 (33. Be4 Rxe4 (33... Nxf2+ 34. Kg2
Ree8 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Kxf2 $18) 34. Rxb8+ Kh7 35. Rxf7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[Annotator "Sutovsky,E"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 {Mateusz can play virtually any opening against 1.e4 , and it was
very difficult to guess his choice for the particular game. I did check some
lines in Ruy Lopez, but not the one that appeared on the board...} 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {This one came as a surprise. I took a couple
of minutes, trying to understand, what could Black's intentions be, but
without much hesitation decided to play in the most ambitious way.} 6. c3 O-O {
Another surprise. He opts for a rare line, which was played several times by
Alexander Onischuk - a line which doesn't have a good reputation, partly due
to my own win against an American grandmaster...} 7. d4 Ba7 {And here I was
again at the crossroads. The critical move 8..Bg5 brought me two convincing
victories against GMs Onischuk and Nabaty, but this idea is connected with a
piece sacrifice, and it was logical to expect Bartel's novelty there. At the
same time, White does have a decent alternative on move eight, which leads to
a tangible, even if not a big advantage. Of course, I haven't repeated this
line for a long time, but I remembered, that computers tend to under-estimate
White's attacking potential, and convinced myself, that my analysis were
correct, whereas Mateusz might have been relying on the engine's evaluation
without delving too much into the position...Hence I opted for the most
ambitious approach.} 8. Bg5 (8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 11. Qd1 $14)
8... h6 9. Bh4 exd4 10. cxd4 {Here I had a last chance to deviate from the
following piece sacrifice. Actually, I did remember about this suggestion of
the computer, but it never impressed me. Later on, while preparing these
annotations, I discovered that Naiditsch had already played it against
Andreikin. Anyway, with A and B being said, it was logical to continue with C,
and 10. cd4 was played :)} d6 ({The immediate} 10... g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5
{is just bad for him. After} Bxd4 13. Nc3 b5 14. Nd5 bxa4 15. Qf3 Nxd5 16. Bxd8
Nxd8 17. exd5 {Black is doomed}) ({Black has tried} 10... b5 11. e5 $1 ({
which actually leads to very complex play after} 11. Bb3 g5 (11... d6 12. Bd5
$1) 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Bxd4 14. Nc3 Qe8 $1 15. Nd5 Nh7 $1 {, but White has
a stronger option on move 11.}) 11... bxa4 12. Nc3 {with a very dangerous (or
maybe simply bad) position for Black. For example} d5 ({probably the most
stubborn is} 12... g5 {although after} 13. Nxg5 Nh7 $1 14. Nf3 $1 f6 15. Nd5
Bb7 {White has a lot of options, which are evaluated between 0.2 to 0.8
depending on the engine you use and time you allocate...}) 13. exf6 g5 {
and here there is a very beautiful geometrical motif} 14. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 15. Qc1
$1 Qxf6 16. Nxd5 Qh6 17. Qxc6 Qxc6 18. Ne7+ Kg7 19. Nxc6 {with a huge
advantage in the endgame}) 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nbd2 {We are still following my
games from 2010 and 2012. Onischuk played 12...g5, Nabaty opted for the more
modest 12...Re8, but after 13. Qa4! found nothing better than 13...g5,
transposing to the game with Onischuk.} g5 {Still played quickly, but after}
13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 {the Polish grandmaster started thinking. Later on,
Mateusz explained that he just missed my games - probably checking just the
most recent games during the preparation... Anyway, after some thought Black
made the strongest move.} Bxd4 (14... Re8 {was played by Onischuk. Now} 15. e5
(15. Qa4 $1) 15... dxe5 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxd8 Rxd8 18. Qh5 $1 {might be better
for White, but it is not very clear. However after the strongest 15.Qa4! which
I found after spending half an hour over the board back in 2010, Black is in
very serious trouble. The games with Onischuk and Nabaty confirm it, as do the
chess engines, once you allow them some time to investigate the position.}) 15.
Nf3 {Clearly the best option. After} (15. Nb3 {Black just removes the bishop,
not allowing White to play f2-f4} Bb6 {and White has nothing better than} 16.
e5 Bg4 17. Qd3 dxe5 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Bxf6 Rd5 {with a very good ending for
Black}) 15... Bxb2 {once again the strongest. It has to be said, that Mateusz
displayed excellent defence for a long time, but finding the only move on
every move is a very diffcult task...} (15... Bb6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18.
Bxf6 {leads to a miserable ending for Black}) (15... c5 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qf3
Kg7 18. e5 {A nice geometrical motif. Suddenly it is the rook on a8 which is
hanging, and this fact (and not an attack on the kingside!) decides the fate
of the game. Remarkable, isn't it?}) 16. Rb1 Qd7 $1 {Once again the best
defence! After} (16... Be5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Bxf6 Re8 {Black is
not just worse, he is losing -} 20. f4 $1 {securing the mighty bishop on f6,
and then bringing the rooks in. Black has no hope.}) (16... Bc3 17. Rb3 Qd7 18.
Rxc3 Nxe4 19. Re3 {looks grim for Black as well}) 17. Rxb2 {An important
decision. I was looking for something decisive, and declined the clear path to
a tangible edge:} (17. e5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Bxf6 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 {as I
wasn't convinced White has a serious advantage here. Actually, he does! On the
contrary, 17.Rb2 leads to complex play, where White is better, but both sides
have to be extremely precise. Choosing the more ambitious move paid off in the
end, but if we talk about theoretical value of this game - 17.e5 leads to a
clear advantage in the endgame, effectively shutting down the whole line for
Black.}) 17... Nxe4 18. Bh6 Re8 {Another critical moment. I decided to regroup
my pieces, preparing for an attack. However, if we talk about objective
evaluation, the stronger option was 19.Qd4! - let's look at all the
alternatives:} 19. Nd4 $5 (19. Ng5 Qf5 (19... Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Qg4 21. Qc1 {
is unpleasant for Black as the queen is stuck on g4}) 20. Rb3 (20. Re1 Qg6 (
20... Bd7 {also possible and leads to the same position}) 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22.
Rxe4 Qxe4 23. Rb3 Bf5 {and Black's centralisation helps him to survive.}) 20...
Qg6 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Qc1 Rg4 23. Qxc6 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 {and black shall hold
it without much of a problem}) (19. Nd2 {I wanted to play this one, but
noticed in time the refutation:} Nc3 $1 20. Qf3 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Qg4 {and Black is
better!}) (19. Qd4 $1 {The strongest!} f5 (19... f6 20. Re2 d5 {was also
unclear to me, but engines indicate} 21. Nd2 c5 22. Qa1 $1 {although I am not
sure how bad Black's position is after the cold-blooded} Kf7) 20. Qc4+ Kh7 {
and here I didn't see anything, but computer insists that White is much better
after} 21. Qc1 $1) 19... c5 20. f3 $1 (20. Qc1 $5 cxd4 21. f3 $1 {is a
computer's suggestion. I haven't even considered it - but actually , after 20..
.Kh7 Black should be OK.}) 20... Nf6 21. Ne2 Qf5 22. g4 {that's the whole
point of the "perestroika" launched by Nf3-d4 move. The knight will go to f4
and then g4-g5-g6... But of course, Black is not doomed, and I was calculating
the lines after 22...Qe5, when Mateusz quickly played} Qg6 $2 (22... Qe5 $1 {
was much better. I intended to continue} 23. Qc1 {followed by Ng3 (Nf4) i Re2.
Engines are not impressed, parrying it all with a series of precise moves:} Bd7
24. Ng3 (24. Nf4 Bb5 25. Rd1 Qe3+ 26. Qxe3 Rxe3) 24... Nd5 $1 {very strong
move, providing a vital square for the queen. Now it is very messy - White
always has some threats, but Black keep finding the defence. Well, it is a
computer. For a human being it is far from evident...} 25. Re2 (25. Rd1 Bc6 (
25... Nc3 26. Bf4 $1) 26. Nf5 (26. Re2 Qf6 27. Ne4 Qg6) 26... Re6 $1) 25... Qf6
$1 26. Re4 $1 {retaining the pressure} (26. Bg5 Qg6 $1 (26... Qd4+ 27. Ref2 Nb4
28. Rd1 $1 Nd3 29. Rxd3 Qxd3 30. Nh5 {with a very dangerous attack, whatever
your engine thinks about it.}) 27. h4 f6 {and White won't get to the black
king.}) 26... Qg6 27. Qd2 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Nf6 29. Ng3 {with very good
compensation. But after the strongest 26...Re6! the computer actually claims
Black is better. It might be true, although I am not sure how to evaluate the
position, where Black has an extra doubled pawn, but has to find a precise
defence move after move... Anyway, 22...Qe5 was clearly the strongest, and
even 22...Qh7 was stronger than the move in the game.}) 23. Bc1 $1 {continuing
the plan. The bishop is relocated to the a1-h8 diagonal. Of course, I had to
make sure, that N:g4 never works (actually Black played 22...Qg6 having the N:
g4 idea in mind, not noticing a powerful responce)} Bd7 (23... Nxg4 24. Kh1 $1
{Very strong riposte. Now the g-file is opened, and Black is in trouble.} Qh7
$1 {the only chance, now} {after} 25. Nc3 $1 (25. fxg4 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 Qxg4+ (
26... Bxg4 27. Qb3 $1) 27. Ng3 Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Bg4 {is not too bad for Black,
but...}) 25... Nf6 26. Bg5 Nh5 27. Rg1 {White breaks through}) 24. Nf4 Qh7 25.
Rg2 $1 {carefully preparing the final assault} (25. g5 Nh5) (25. a4 {is not a
sort of move you should spend a tempo on. in such a position!}) 25... Bb5 {
The final mistake! Amazingly, Black is still kicking after} (25... Qh4 $1 {
in order to meet} 26. g5 (26. Bb2 $5) {with} 26... Nh5 {now a funny line} 27.
Rg4 $1 Bxg4 28. Ng2 Qh3 $1 (28... Bxf3 29. Qxf3 Qd4+ 30. Be3 Rxe3 31. Nxe3 Rf8
32. Kh1 Ng7 33. Ng4 {is bad for Black}) 29. fxg4 Ng7 30. Nf4 Qc3 31. Nd5 Qd4+
32. Qxd4 cxd4 33. Nxc7 Ne6 {leads to an equal endgame. Of course, White has
loads of attacking options after 25...Qh4! , but Black seems to be holding his
own , at least not losing at once. Whereas in the game he goes down quickly.})
26. g5 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 $1 {It is very important to control the d5-square with
the queen!} (27. Qxf1 $2 Nd7 (27... Rab8 28. gxf6+ Kh8 29. Rg7) 28. g6 fxg6 29.
Qc4+ Qf7 30. Rxg6+ Kf8 {and Black is OK!}) 27... Nd7 28. g6 fxg6 29. Qd5+ Kg7 (
29... Qf7 30. Rxg6+ Kf8 31. Ne6+ Rxe6 32. Rxe6 {Do you remember this hanging
rook on a8? Once again it decides the fate of the game. If not for the hanging
rook, Black would be in time to protect everything after 32...Ne5, but this
seemingly minor detail seals the game.}) 30. Qf5 $1 {most precise, although it
was already possible to take on g6} Ne5 (30... Re5 31. Bb2 $1 {leads to a cute
position with two pins and no defence for Black}) 31. Bb2 Kh6 32. Qg5+ (32.
Nxg6 Qxg6 33. Rxg6+ Nxg6 34. Bf6 {was the cleanest way, but the move in the
text spoils nothing}) 32... Kg7 33. Nxg6 Qh6 (33... Re6 {would have prolonged
the game for 3-4 moves more, but White has several options to remain with a
clear extra piece here...}) 34. Qf5 {And now it is all over. Black resigned. 
This victory inspired me for another good game, ad the next day I managed to
beat GM Adhiban with the black pieces, basically securing victory in one of
the strongest Opens of the year.} 1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4
Rb8 (7... Bb7 {Kasparov-Shirov; Anand-Shirov /Linares/1998/}) 8. c3 d6 9. d4
Bb6 10. Na3 Bg4 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Re1 (13. Be3) 13... Bxf3 14.
gxf3 Nh5 {Wedberg: Black has given a P and hopes for play against Whites
weakened K-side.} 15. Kh1 $1 $16 {An innovation, which gives White clear
advantage.} (15. Be3 Qf6 16. Kh1 exd4 17. cxd4 Ba5 $1 18. Rg1 Rxb5 19. Ba4 Rxb2
20. Bxc6 Bb6 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Investbanka 1997/CBM 62 (45)}) 15...
Qf6 (15... Qh4 16. Be3 exd4 17. cxd4 Ba5 18. Nc3 $16) (15... exd4 16. Nxd4 (16.
cxd4 Qf6 17. Be3 Ba5) 16... Bxd4 (16... Nxd4 17. cxd4 Qf6 18. Be3 $16) 17. cxd4
Nxd4 (17... Qf6 18. Ra4 $16) 18. Qxd4 Rxb3 19. Qd5 $1 $18) 16. Rg1 $1 Nf4 (
16... h6 17. Be3 $16) (16... exd4 17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Bd5 $16 (18. Bd5 {Wedberg}
dxc3 $1 {The point.} 19. Bxc6 Bxf2 20. Rg2 cxb2 21. Rb1 Rxb5 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23.
Be7 Re8 24. Rxf2 Rxe7 25. Rfxb2 Qd7 $13)) 17. Be3 {White has secured his
position and can fully enjoy the advantage of an extra P.} (17. Rg4 h5 18. Rg3
exd4 19. Bxf4 (19. cxd4 Bxd4 $1 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxf4 Nxb3) 19... Qxf4 20.
cxd4 Qf6 $13) 17... Ne6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rg3 Kh8 (19... exd4 20. Nxd4 $5 (20.
cxd4 e5 21. Bg5 $1 Qf7 22. Bh6) 20... Ne5 (20... Bxd4 21. cxd4 Rxb2 22. Rc1 Ne7
23. Bg5 $1 Qf7 24. Rxc7 $18) 21. f4 Nc4 22. Qe2 Nxe3 (22... Nxb2 23. Ra2 $18)
23. fxe3) 20. Qd3 (20. Rc1 $142) 20... exd4 21. cxd4 e5 22. d5 (22. Rc1 $2 Nxd4
23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Nxc7 $4 Rbc8 $19) 22... Ne7 23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. Nxc7 Rxb2 (
24... Ng6 25. Ne6 Nf4 26. Qe3 $18) 25. Ne6 Rg8 26. Kg1 $1 Ng6 27. Qa3 Rb6 (
27... Rc2 $5 28. Qxd6 Nf4 29. Qd7 Ne2+ (29... Rgc8 30. Rf1 Ne2+ 31. Kg2 Nxg3
32. hxg3 {/\33.f4+-}) 30. Kg2 Nxg3 31. hxg3 Rc3 $1 32. f4 $1 exf4 33. Nxf4
Rxg3+ 34. fxg3 Qb2+ $1 (34... Qxa1 35. Ng6+ hxg6 36. Qh3#) 35. Kf3 Qc3+ 36. Ke2
Qb2+ 37. Kd3 Qb3+ 38. Kd4 Qb2+ (38... Qb4+ 39. Ke5 Qb6 $5 40. Qe7 $1 Qb2+ 41.
Ke6 Qxa1 42. Ng6+ hxg6 43. Qh4#) 39. Kc5 Qc3+ 40. Kd6 Qb4+ (40... Qf6+ 41. Qe6
Rd8+ 42. Kc7 $18) 41. Ke6 Qxe4+ 42. Kf7 g5 43. Qe6 Rg7+ 44. Kf6 Qd4+ 45. Qe5
$18) 28. Kh1 $1 {/\29.Rag1} Nf4 $6 {Now White gets another P.} (28... Nf8 $5
29. Qa7 $1 Rb3 30. Ng5 h6 31. Nf7+ Kh7 32. Rag1 $2 {/\33.N:d6} (32. Rh3 $1 {
/\33.N:h6} Rxf3 (32... Ng6 33. Rxh6+ gxh6 34. Ng5+ Kh8 35. Qh7#) 33. Ng5+ Qxg5
34. Rxf3 $18) 32... Rxf3 $1 $17) 29. Nxg7 $1 Ne2 (29... Rxg7 $4 {Wedberg} 30.
Qa8+ $18) 30. Nf5 $1 $18 {Wedberg: Brilliant, the N is as strong as a R on f5.
It threatens the black K and the weak d6-P, while at the same time protecting
the white K.} Rgb8 31. Qd3 Rb2 32. Rf1 $1 (32. Rg7 $1 {Wedberg}) 32... Ra8 (
32... Nxg3+ 33. hxg3 R2b3 34. Qd1 $1 (34. Qe2 Rb1) 34... Rb1 35. Qxb1 Rxb1 36.
Rxb1 $18) 33. Qc4 Nxg3+ 34. hxg3 Qd8 (34... Rba2 {Wedberg} 35. Qc7 Rf8 36. Kg2
Ra6 37. Rb1 $18) 35. Qc1 Rb3 36. Kg2 Qf8 37. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {This
Arkhalgelsk system is one of Nakamura's favourite weapons.} 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8
9. h3 {A rare move, but this transposes to the main line.} (9. d4 Bb6 10. h3
O-O {is the same as the text move.}) 9... O-O 10. d4 Bb6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. axb5
axb5 13. Na3 exd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 {Black has to create counterplay on
the queenside, otherwise the b5 P is lost.} 16. Nb1 Re8 (16... c5 {is more
popular,} 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 cxd4 19. Qd3 b3 20. Bxb3 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 g5 22. Nxg5
hxg5 23. Bxg5 d3 $1 $13 {with a really complicated position, Navara-Shirov,
Carlsbad 2007.}) 17. Nbd2 b3 18. Bb1 ({In the event of} 18. Nxb3 $6 Nxb3 19.
Bxb3 Rxe4 {and Black looks nicely placed.}) (18. Bd3 $5 {was the alternative,}
Qd7 19. Ra3 Re7 20. d5 Rbe8 $132 {with a double-edged fight.}) 18... Qd7 19. e5
$6 $146 {A risky move since White's pieces are not well developed and Black's
Bs can be really strong.} (19. Qe2 $6 {was played in Kulaots-Caruana,
Gibraltar 2011, but Black should have been played} Nxe4 $1 20. Bxe4 f5 $36 {
with a nice initiative.}) ({Probably} 19. Ra3 {was a logical and solid reply,}
Re7 $13 {with an unclear middlegame.}) 19... dxe5 20. dxe5 Nh5 $1 $36 {Now
both Black Bs are extremely active.} 21. Ng5 $2 {This looks an aggressive move,
but is a tactical blunder.} ({The B sacrifice with} 21. Bxh7+ $2 {doesn't work
here, because of} Kxh7 22. Ng5+ Kh6 $1 23. e6 Bxf2+ $1 24. Kxf2 Qd4+ 25. Re3
Nc4 $19 {and Black is winning.}) ({In the event of} 21. Ne4 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Nc4
$15 {and the e5 P is lost.}) 21... g6 $2 {Returns the favour. Nakamura missed
a strong tactical blow.} (21... Bxf2+ $1 {was the strongest reply} 22. Kxf2
Qd4+ 23. Re3 (23. Kf1 $2 Ng3# {mate.}) 23... Rxe5 24. Be4 (24. Bxh7+ Kf8 25.
Be4 Rxg5 $19) 24... Rxg5 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 26. Qxb3 Qd8 (26... Nf4 {was also
strong.}) 27. Nf3 Rd5 28. Re8+ Qxe8 29. Qxd5 Nf6 30. Qc4 Nc5 $1 $17 {and Black
is a P up with great winning chances.}) 22. e6 $1 {Topalov grabs the practical
chance to weaken Black's kingside.} fxe6 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qh4 Rf8 $6 (24... Bd5
{was more precise to stabilise the position,} 25. Ndf3 Nc6 26. Ra4 Rf8 {
and White has some compensation for the P, but not more.}) 25. Ndf3 $1 Bd5 26.
Ne5 Qg7 27. Bd2 $6 {An inaccuracy, now Black can again grab the initiative.} (
27. Ngf3 {was more accurate} Nh5 28. Be4 $36 {and White's pieces are very
powerful.}) 27... Nc6 (27... Nh5 $1 {was better} 28. Ngf3 Bxf3 29. gxf3 (29.
Nxf3 $2 Qxb2 $17) 29... Nc6 $1 {This is the point!} 30. Nxc6 Qxb2 31. Nxb8 Qxd2
32. Bxg6 $1 {The only chance.} hxg6 33. Rad1 Bxf2+ $1 34. Qxf2 Qg5+ 35. Qg2
Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Rxb8 {and White has to fight for draw.}) 28. Nxc6 Bxc6 $6 {
The reflex response.} ({Still Black had a strong intermediate move in} 28...
Nh5 $1 29. Bc3 (29. Nxb8 $2 {is losing, as} Bxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Qxb2
$19) 29... Bxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Rxf2 31. Ne4 $1 {Another important move.} Rxg2+ (
31... Bxe4 32. Bxe4 Qf8 33. Nxb8 Qc5 34. Kh2 Qd6+ 35. Kg1 Qc5 $11) 32. Kxg2
Nf4+ 33. Kg3 Nh5+ 34. Kg2 Nf4+ $11) 29. Bc3 $1 {An unpelasant move pinning the
N on f6. Now Black has to face some dangerous threats.} e5 $2 (29... Rbe8 {
was tougher} 30. Rxe6 Qd7 31. Rxc6 $1 Qxc6 32. Bd3 Re7 33. Qc4+ Qxc4 34. Bxc4+
Kg7 35. Ne6+ Rxe6 36. Bxe6 {+/=/+/- and White's chances are better.}) 30. Rxe5
$1 $18 {Topalov is playing very well, his position is already winning.} Nd5 31.
Qc4 $1 {Another strong reaction.} Bxf2+ (31... Rxf2 32. Kh1 $1 $18 {and the
f1-square is protected, Black can't avoid White's threats.}) 32. Kh1 Rb4 (32...
Bg3 33. Rxd5 $18) 33. Bxb4 ({Probably} 33. Qxc6 $1 $18 {was more accurate, but
the text move is also winning.}) 33... Qxe5 34. Be4 $1 Rf6 (34... Rd8 35. Qxc6
Nxb4 36. Qc4+ Nd5 37. Ra8 $1 $18 {this pretty move wins the game.}) 35. Rd1 Kg7
(35... Qxg5 36. Bxd5+ Bxd5 37. Rxd5 $18) 36. Bxd5 Bxd5 37. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Ra8 13. Re1 h6 (13... Bb7 {is the
other move.}) 14. Nbd2 exd4 ({In the next round Caruana also played this
against Carlsen,} 14... Re8 15. g4 $5 Qe7 16. Nf1 Nd8 17. Ng3 c5 18. Qd2 c4 19.
Bc2 Nh7 20. b4 cxb3 21. Bxb3 Be6 22. Bc2 Rc8 23. Bd3 Nb7 $132 {Caruana-Carlsen,
Douglas 2017, with a double-edged fight which Black later managed to win.}) 15.
cxd4 Nb4 16. e5 ({1 month ago Grandelius played} 16. d5 {against Jones,} Bxe3
17. Rxe3 c5 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. e5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Rxe5 Ra7 22. Qe2 Rd7
23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Rd4 25. Qc6 Qd6 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 $11 {Grandelius-Jones,
Linares 2017, with an equal position.}) 16... Nfd5 17. Ne4 Nxe3 (17... Bf5 $5 {
was the alternative choice.}) 18. Rxe3 Bb7 19. e6 Nd5 20. exf7+ Kh8 (20... Rxf7
$5 {was another option,} 21. Nfg5 $1 hxg5 22. Qh5 Bxd4 23. Rd3 $1 (23. Nxg5 {
leads to a draw,} g6 24. Qxg6+ Rg7 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 $11) 23... c5 24.
Nxg5 g6 25. Qxg6+ Rg7 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Qf5+ Bf6 29. Nh7+ Rxh7 30.
Qxh7 Bg8 $13 {with a complicated position.}) 21. Re1 Rxf7 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Nfg5
$1 {A very nice tactical move! White opens the diagonal for his queen toward
the kingside.} Rf5 $2 {An error in reply!} (23... hxg5 $2 {loses immediately,
because of} 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Nxg5 g6 26. Nxf7 gxh5 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxc7 $18 {
and White wins.}) (23... Re7 $1 {was still the best,} 24. Qg4 $1 (24. Qh5 Qe8)
24... Qf8 (24... Qd7 $2 {is bad, as} 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Nxd6 $1 $18 {This is
the point! White is winning.}) ({or} 24... Qe8 25. Kh2 $3 $40 {What a
wonderful prophylactic move! Now White is threatening Nxd6 and ...Rxe1 is not
with check!}) 25. Ne6 Qe8 26. Ng3 $36 {with a strong initiative.}) 24. Ne6 $1
$18 Qd7 25. Qg4 $1 {Another strong reply!} Qf7 (25... Qxe6 26. Ng3 $18 {
is also bad for Black.}) 26. Rxc7 $1 {White completely crushes Black's
position!} Rxc7 (26... Nxc7 27. Nxd6 $18 {is also losing for Black.}) 27. Nxd6
Rxf2 28. Nxc7 (28. Nxf7+ {was also winning,} Rcxf7 29. Qg3 $18) 28... Qf6 29.
Nxd5 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 31. Re4 Ba7 32. Nb6 {Great victory by Caruana!} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "263"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {This
Arkhangelsk variation is one of Caruana's favourite weapons.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 {This is the main tabiya
position of this system. Black has sacrificed a P, but the f3N is in a
dangerous pin and Black has always some counterplay in the centre.} 13. Bc2 {
The B leaves the b-file, and protects the e4 P.} (13. Re1 {is also very
popular.}) 13... exd4 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Kh1 (17.
Be3 {is also possible.}) 17... Qf6 18. Be3 Nf4 19. Ra4 Ne6 20. Rg1 Ra8 21. Rb4
Ba7 $146 {This was the first novelty in the game.} (21... Rfb8 {was tried by
Leko in 2005} 22. f4 c5 (22... Nxf4 $2 {is not working, because of} 23. e5 $1
Qh6 24. Be4 $18 {followed by Qf3.}) 23. e5 Qd8 {(Adams-Leko, Miskolc rapid (m/
3) 2005) and here:} 24. f5 $1 {was the strongest move} dxe5 (24... cxb4 25.
fxe6 Qh4 26. exf7+ Kf8 27. e6 $18) 25. dxc5 $1 Qxd1 26. Rxd1 Nxc5 27. Rd6 $18 {
and White is winning.}) 22. Rc4 (22. f4 {is transposing to the game.}) 22...
Bb6 23. Rb4 Ba7 24. f4 $1 {A typical reaction in this type of Arkhangelsk.} c5
({The f4 P is taboo, because of} 24... Nxf4 $2 25. e5 $1 $18 {and the f4 N
will be lose.}) 25. e5 Qe7 26. exd6 Qxd6 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. Qxd6 ({Probably} 28.
Rc4 $1 {was more accurate} Qxd1 29. Rxd1 Bxe3 ({or} 29... Rfc8 30. Bxc5 Rxc5
31. Rxc5 Nxc5 32. b4 {is very unpleasant for Black.}) 30. fxe3 {and White's
endgame is very hopeful.}) 28... Bxd6 29. Re4 $14 {White has a comfortable
endgame. His has a passed P up and two Bs. On the other hand, Black's position
is solid, and White has double Ps on the kingside.} Rfc8 30. Bb1 g6 31. f5 Ng7
32. fxg6 hxg6 {It looks a big progress with White to exchange his double P,
but Black can hold easily the b P.} 33. Bd2 Rc5 34. Rh4 Rb8 35. b4 Rcb5 {
Suddenly Black wins the P, now White has to find some counterplay on the
kingside very quickly.} 36. Ba2 $1 {The right move. Harikrishna found the
weaknesses in Black's position, so still he is holding his advantage.} Bxb4 37.
Bf4 ({The computer suggests} 37. Be3 $142 {because he doesn't want to allow
Rb6 and Black is in trouble, how can he protect the g6 P.} Be7 38. Rf4 Rf5 39.
Rxf5 Nxf5 40. Rxg6+ Kf8 41. Ba7 $14 {with some pressure.}) 37... R8b6 38. Bc4
Rh5 39. Rhg4 Bc3 40. Be3 Rc6 $6 {A mistake, probably in time trouble.} (40...
Be5 $1 {was the correct reply,} 41. f4 Rb2 $1 {and draw immediately.}) 41. Rc1
$1 Rxc4 {The only chance.} 42. Rxc4 Be5 43. Rc8+ Kh7 44. Rf8 Rf5 45. Rc4 Ne6
46. Rh4+ Kg7 47. Re8 Bd6 48. Kg2 Bc5 49. Bxc5 Rg5+ 50. Kf1 Rxc5 51. Rg4 Rf5 {
Probably objectively this endgame should be a draw, but still it will be a
long torture for Black.} 52. Ra8 Nf4 53. Ra3 Kh6 54. h4 Kh5 55. f3 Kh6 {
Black tries to create some small weaknesses, but he can only hold himself.} 56.
Kf2 Kg7 57. Ra7 Nh5 58. Re4 Nf4 59. Rea4 Nh5 60. R7a5 Rf6 {Of course, Black
doesn't want to exchange the Rs, because after that the white K can go quickly
without any problem.} 61. Rg4 Kh6 62. Rb4 Kg7 63. Ra7 Rf5 64. Ke3 Nf6 65. Rba4
Rb5 66. Ra3 Rb2 67. R7a4 Rb5 68. Ra5 Rb4 69. R5a4 Rb5 70. Rc4 Rf5 71. Kf2 Rb5
72. Ra7 Nh5 73. Rcc7 Rf5 74. Rcb7 Nf4 75. Re7 Nd5 76. Re8 Nf6 77. Rb8 Nh5 78.
Rc8 Rf4 79. Rcc7 Rf5 80. Rd7 Nf4 81. Rd4 Nh5 82. Ke3 Re5+ 83. Re4 Rb5 84. Ree7
Rf5 85. Rad7 Kf8 86. Rb7 Kg7 87. Ra7 Kf8 88. Re4 Kg7 89. f4 Nf6 90. Rc4 Rh5 91.
Kf3 Ng8 92. f5 {Finally White sacrifices a P for the exchange of Rs, but that
is already an easy draw.} Rxf5+ 93. Rf4 Nh6 94. Rxf5 Nxf5 95. Kg4 Nd4 96. Kf4
Nf5 97. h5 Nh6 98. Kg5 gxh5 99. Kxh5 Nf5 100. Kg5 Nd4 101. Rd7 Ne6+ 102. Kf5
Nf8 103. Rd1 Ng6 104. Rg1 Kf8 105. Kf6 Ne7 106. Rd1 Ng8+ 107. Ke5 Ne7 108. Rd7
Ng8 109. Ra7 Kg7 110. Kd6 Nf6 111. Ra1 Kf8 112. Rg1 Ng8 113. Ke5 Ne7 114. Ra1
Kg7 115. Kd6 Ng8 116. Ra2 Kf8 117. Re2 Kg7 118. Ke5 Ne7 119. Rg2+ Kf8 120. Kf6
Ng8+ 121. Kg5 Kg7 122. Kh5+ Kh7 123. Rg1 Ne7 124. Rf1 Kg7 125. Re1 Ng8 126.
Rg1+ Kh7 127. Rg5 Ne7 128. Kg4 Ng6 129. Kf5 Kg7 130. Rg1 Kf8 131. Rxg6 fxg6+
132. Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 {
Anand played this move for the first time in 2000 against Shirov.} ({2 days
later, So played} 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxc5 Nd3 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Nd2 Bb7
13. Qe2 Qd5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qe3 Rad8 16. f3 Qxc5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxe4 Bxe4
19. fxe4 Rd2 20. Rf2 Rfd8 $11 {So Wesley-Onischuk, Saint Louis 2016, with an
equal endgame.}) 8... dxe4 9. axb5 Bg4 10. bxc6 (10. Bxe4 {was chosen by Anand,
} Nxe4 11. bxc6 O-O (11... Nxf2 $5) 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb6 14. Nc3 Re8 15.
Be3 Qd6 16. d5 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Rad8 18. Rxa6 Nxc3 19. bxc3 {(Anand-Shirov, New
Delhi/Teheran 2000)} Rxe3 $1 20. Qd4 Rxf3 $1 21. gxf3 Bh3 $132 {with a
double-edged fight.}) 10... exf3 11. gxf3 Be6 {Black sacrificed a P, because
he wanted to weaken White's kingside. However the fight is direct, so Black
has no time to attack White's K.} 12. Ra5 $1 Qd6 13. f4 $5 e4 (13... Bh3 $5 14.
Qf3 $1 Bxf1 15. fxe5 Qxe5 16. Kxf1 Qe7 17. d4 Bd6 18. Na3 O-O 19. Nc4 Rfe8 20.
Kg2 $36 {and White has a powerful position.}) 14. d4 exd3 15. Qxd3 O-O 16. Qxd6
Bxd6 17. Rd1 Bg4 $6 $146 {A tempting novelty, but this is an inaccuracy.} (
17... Rfe8 {was played in a correspondence game,} 18. Be3 Bg4 19. Rxd6 (19. Rd4
$5) 19... cxd6 20. Nd2 $44 {Voiculescu-Gavrilakis, ICCF 2009, with
compensation.}) 18. Rd4 $1 {The correct reply. d4 is a nice square for the R
and now White is ready for the development with Be3, Nd2.} Bf3 19. Ba4 Rfe8 20.
Be3 Ne4 ({In the event of} 20... Re4 21. Nd2 Rxd4 22. Bxd4 Be2 23. Be3 $16 {
and White is a healthy P up.}) ({Or} 20... Ng4 21. Nd2 Be2 22. Ne4 $16 {
is also promising for White.}) 21. Bd1 $1 {The right move. Thanks to ...Ne4,
the c6-P is already not hanging, so White can exchange the light-squared Bs.}
Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Rab8 23. Nd2 Rxb2 $2 {Loses, but Black's position was already
difficult.} (23... Nxd2 24. Rxd2 Re4 25. Rxa6 $16 {is also better for White.})
24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Re5 $3 $18 {This is the point of Caruana's 23th move!
Black's back rank is weak, so White can win with this nice tactical move!} Rxe3
(25... Rxe5 26. fxe5 Be7 27. Rd7 $18 {is also hopeless for Black.}) 26. fxe3
Rb8 27. Ra5 Kf8 28. c4 {A nice and flawless victory by Caruana!} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 (6. c3 {is the most
common continuation.}) 6... b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 h6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11.
a4 $146 {The new move in the game. This is a typical move in the Archangelsk
System, because White would like to create a target on b5.} (11. Nf1 {is the
most straightforward continuation.}) 11... b4 (11... Rb8) ({and} 11... Bb7 {
are also natural replies.}) 12. d4 bxc3 13. bxc3 exd4 14. cxd4 Bb4 15. Re3 $5 {
An original idea to come with the rook to the 3rd rank.} (15. Ba3 {was also an
interesting option.}) 15... Ng6 16. h3 a5 17. Qc2 (17. e5 $5 {was more
ambitious,} dxe5 18. Nxe5 ({but not} 18. dxe5 Nd5 {.}) 18... Qxd4 19. Bb2 $1 {
What a smart move!} Qxd2 (19... Qxb2 20. Ndc4 {and the queen is trapped.}) 20.
Nxg6 $44 {with good compensation for the pawn.}) 17... Nf4 18. Nf1 Be6 (18...
d5 $5 {is also possible,} 19. e5 N6h5 $13 {and Black's knights are strong on
the kingside.}) 19. d5 Bd7 20. Bb2 Bc5 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Rb8 23. Nc6 {
White changes the structure.} ({The solid} 23. Rc3 {kept the tension and
continued the pressure on c7.}) 23... Bxc6 24. dxc6 (24. Qxc6 $2 {is bad,
because of} Rxb3 $1 25. Rxb3 Ne2+ 26. Kh2 Nd4 27. Qc3 Nxb3 28. Qxb3 Nxe4 $17 {
and Black is a clear pawn up.}) 24... Qe7 (24... Re8 $5) 25. Rae1 Qe5 26. Nd2
Rfe8 27. Nf3 Qc5 $1 {The right move!} 28. Qxc5 $6 {After this exchange Black's
pawn structure seems weak. On the other hand, just the black c-pawn will be
strong, and the white pawns c6 and a4 are weaker.} ({White should have played} 
28. Qd2 $1 {to keep the queens, for example:} Rb4 29. e5 dxe5 30. Qa2 $132 {
with a complicated position.}) 28... dxc5 29. e5 N6d5 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Rd3 Nf4
32. Rc3 $6 {Too passive.} (32. Rd7 {would be better,} Ne6 33. Nd2 {and still
White has some chances to survive.}) 32... Red8 $1 {Now both black rooks gain
the opened files.} 33. g3 (33. Rxc5 $2 Nd3 $19) 33... Ne6 ({The greedy} 33...
Nxh3+ $2 {is a mistake, as} 34. Kg2 Ng5 35. Nxg5 hxg5 36. Rxc5 $14 {and now
Black has to fight for the draw.}) 34. Rc2 Rb4 35. Ra1 Rd3 36. Ne1 Rd5 37. Rca2
(37. f4 Rb3 38. Kf2 g5 $19 {and White will lose some of his pawns.}) 37... c4
38. Nc2 Rb3 39. Ne3 Rc5 40. Rd1 c3 41. Kg2 Rxc6 42. Rc2 Rb2 43. Rxb2 cxb2 44.
Rb1 Rb6 45. Nd1 (45. Nc4 $2 {could have been met by} Rb4 46. Nxb2 c5 $19 {
followed by ...c4-c3.}) 45... Rb4 46. Rxb2 Rxa4 47. f4 Rb4 48. Ra2 ({In the
event of} 48. Rc2 a4 49. f5 Nd4 50. Rxc7 Nxf5 $19 {should be winning too.})
48... a4 49. Nc3 Nc5 50. Nd5 Rb3 $1 $19 {The most accurate move, Black is
already winning.} 51. Rc2 (51. Nxc7 a3 52. Nd5 Ne4 $19 {is also hopeless for
White.}) 51... Ne4 52. Rc4 Rb2+ 53. Kg1 a3 $1 54. Rxe4 a2 55. Ra4 c5 $1 {
Black doesn't have to hurry with ...Rb1, so first he saves his c-pawn.} 56.
Ra8+ Kh7 57. f5 Rb1+ 58. Kf2 a1=Q 59. Rxa1 Rxa1 60. e6 fxe6 61. fxe6 Kg8 62. h4
Rd1 63. Nb6 Kf8 64. Nd7+ Rxd7 65. exd7 Ke7 {Nice victory by Giri!} 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Be3 {This line is very popular nowadays. White wants to avoid the sharp
8.a4 lines and tries to play positionally.} O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 ({The other main
lines are} 10... Bb7) ({and} 10... h6) 11. Re1 ({One month ago} 11. h3 {
was tried} Na5 12. Bc2 Bb7 (12... c5 13. dxc5 (13. d5 c4) (13. Re1 {transposes
to 11.Re1.}) 13... dxc5 14. Qe2 {is similar to the text move.}) 13. Qb1 (13.
Re1 exd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Be3 h6 $13) 13... exd4 (13... h6 14. Re1) 14. cxd4 Nc4
15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. Nd2 (16. e5 dxe5 (16... Bxf3 $2 17. exf6) 17. dxe5 Bxf3 18.
exf6 Bxg2 $1 19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. Kg1 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rxe3 (21... Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Qd5+
23. e4 Qh5 {with perpetual checks.}) 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. fxg7+ Kxg7 24. Rf2 Rg3+
25. Kh2 Qd6 $13 {with a very unclear fight.}) 16... Rb8 17. Nxc4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4
Nxe4 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Rfc1 Nf6 21. Bd2 Ba7 $13 {and Black looks OK,
Ponomariov-Giri, Zug 2013.}) 11... Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. dxc5 $146 {A logical
novelty.} (13. h3 cxd4 {Probably Anand didn't want to allow this move.} (13...
Nc6 14. d5 (14. dxc5 dxc5 (14... Bxc5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4) 15. a4 Rb8 16. axb5
axb5 {and Black hasn't got any problems.}) 14... Ne7 (14... Na5 15. b3 $14) 15.
a4 Bd7 {with a typical Ruy Lopez middlegame.}) 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Nxd4 (15. Bxd4
Bb7 $11) 15... Bb7 16. Nf5 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 g6 {and Black looks nicely placed.})
13... dxc5 14. Qe2 Ng4 {Nakamura would like to take advantage of White's
missing h3 immediately.} 15. Nf1 Be6 16. Ng5 (16. h3 {was an interesting
alternative} Nxe3 ({or} 16... Bc4 17. Qd2 Nxe3 (17... Qxd2 18. Bxd2) 18. Qxd8 (
18. Nxe3 Qxd2 19. Nxd2 Be6 20. Nf3 f6 21. Nd5 Nc4 $11) 18... Raxd8 19. Nxe3 Bc7
(19... Be6 $2 20. Nxe5) 20. b4 cxb4 21. cxb4 Nc6 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Ba4 Re6 24.
Rac1 $14 {and White is slightly better.}) 17. Nxe3 Nc4 18. Red1 Qc7 19. Nd5
Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nxb2 21. Bb3 c4 22. Qxb2 cxb3 23. axb3 f6 {with a nearly equal
position.}) 16... Nxe3 17. Nxe6 fxe6 (17... Rxe6 $6 {is dubious because of} 18.
Nxe3 $14 {followed by Nd5.}) 18. Nxe3 c4 19. Qh5 Qc7 20. Ng4 Rf8 {A very
unusual position in Ruy Lopez. Black has doubles e-pawns, but thanks to the
weak f2 P he gets enough counterplay.} 21. Re2 (21. Rad1 Nc6 $11) 21... Rad8 $1
22. Rd1 (22. Qxe5 $2 {doesn't work because of} Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxf2 $1 24. Rxf2
Rd2 $15 {and White is in a big trouble.}) 22... Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Rd8 (23... Qd6
24. Bc2 Nc6 $11) 24. Bc2 (24. Rd2 $5 Nc6 $11) 24... b4 $2 {A very ambitious
move, but he missed White's strong answer.} ({The simple} 24... Nc6 {was the
correct} 25. Rd2 Qe7 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. h3 Kf8 $1 28. Qxh7 Qd2 $44 {and Black
has good counterchances.}) 25. cxb4 $2 {Spoiling the sudden chance.} (25. Rd2
$1 {was the strongest move:} Nc6 26. Ba4 $1 bxc3 27. bxc3 g6 28. Qh6 Rxd2 29.
Qxd2 $16 {and Black faces a very unpleasant endgame.}) 25... Nc6 (25... c3 {
was also possible, but after} 26. bxc3 (26. bxa5 $2 cxb2) 26... Qxc3 27. h3 (
27. h4 $5) 27... Nc6 28. Bb3 Nd4 29. Re3 Qxb4 30. Nxe5 Rf8 31. Qg4 {it is very
difficult to play with Black.}) 26. Ba4 $6 ({Still} 26. Rd2 {gives the best
chance} Nd4 27. Ne3 a5 $44) 26... Nxb4 27. Qxe5 Qe7 $1 {A very strong
cold-blooded move by Nakamura!} 28. Qh5 Nxa2 (28... Nd3) ({or} 28... Rf8 {
were also promising for Black.}) 29. g3 $2 {A decisive mistake probably in
time trouble.} (29. Ne5 {was the last chance, which sometimes threatens with
Nc6 fork.} g6 (29... Nc1 30. Rc2) 30. Qg4 Qd6 31. Nf3 Nc1 32. Rd2 Nd3 33. Bc2 {
and White can hold his position.}) 29... Nc1 $1 $19 {A very strong N move,
followed by Nd3. White's position is already hopeless.} 30. Rc2 Nd3 31. e5 Rf8
32. Rxc4 (32. Bc6 Rf5 33. Qe8+ Qxe8 34. Bxe8 h5 $19) 32... Bxf2+ 33. Kg2 (33.
Nxf2 Qa7 $1 $19) 33... Bc5 34. Bc6 Rf5 35. Qh4 Ne1+ 36. Kh3 Qf7 37. Rxc5 Rh5
38. Bg2 Rxh4+ 39. gxh4 Qf5 {A great win by Nakamura!} 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 14th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4
dxe4 9. Nbd2 $5 {What a smart reply!} (9. dxe5 {has also been played by
Svidler,} Qxd1 10. Rxd1 exf3 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Be4 Bd7 13. a4 O-O-O 14. axb5
Ne5 15. Bf4 Bxb5 $132 {Svidler-Topalov, Khanty-Mansiysk 2014, with a
double-edged fight.}) ({Nevertheless} 9. Nxe5 {is the most common continuation.
}) 9... exf3 10. Qxf3 Be7 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qf3 exd4 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Rd1 Re8 $1
$146 {An improvement by Jones!} (14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Ra7 16. Bf4 (16. cxd4 $5)
16... dxc3 17. Qxc3 c5 18. Rd3 Qb6 19. Re1 Bf6 20. Qc2 $44 {Nijboer-Holzke,
Wijk aan Zee 2009, with strong pressure for the P.}) (14... c5 15. Bg5 (15.
cxd4 c4 $13) 15... Rc8 (15... Re8 $5) 16. b4 $1 Nd5 17. Nxc5 Bxg5 18. Qxd5 Bc6
19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Bf6 21. Rd3 Rfe8 $44 {Bobras-Carlstedt, Trier 2016, and
White looks more comfortable, but Black should hold with his B pair.}) 15. Rxd4
c5 16. Rd1 Qc8 17. Qd3 Nxe4 ({Probably} 17... g6 $5 {was more accurate} 18. Nd6
Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Re6 20. Qf4 Bc6 {and it is not easy to finish the development
for White.}) 18. Qxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxd7 Nf6 20. Rd1 c4 21. Bf4 Bc5 22. Kf1 $14 {
The position is very comfortable for White, because he has two Bs and the Ps
are on both sides of the board. It will be a long torture for Black.} a5 ({
The natural} 22... h6 {was the alternative} 23. a4 $14 {and White is slightly
better.}) 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Kf8 25. Bd1 $1 {A good B manoeuvre, he would
like to transfer his B to f3, from where it is more powerful.} Re8 26. Bf3 b4 (
26... Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 Ke7 28. Bc7 a4 29. Bc6 {is also unpleasant for Black!})
27. Rc1 $1 {A very deep move. White avoids the exchange of Rs; moreover the
c4-P becomes weak.} bxc3 28. Rxc3 Bb4 29. Rc1 ({Of course} 29. Rxc4 $4 {
does not work because of} Re1# {mate!}) 29... Ne4 $1 {Black also tries to
activate his pieces.} 30. Rc2 $1 {The correct reply!} ({The greedy} 30. Rxc4 {
could have been met by} Nd2+ 31. Bxd2 Bxd2 {and with opposite coloured Bs,
there is more of a chance for Black to survive.}) 30... a4 31. Be3 f5 32. g3
Rc8 33. Be2 Nd6 34. a3 Ba5 35. Bf4 Ke7 36. Bd1 $1 {Now the a4-P is the main
weakness.} c3 37. bxc3 {The natural human reaction.} ({However} 37. Re2+ $1 {
was more accurate} Ne4 38. Bxa4 Kf6 39. Be3 Nd2+ 40. Kg2 $16 {and White is
better.}) 37... Ne4 38. c4 Nc3 39. Be2 Nxe2 40. Kxe2 {Suddenly the position is
changed a bit. Black could exchange his N for the light-squared B, but White
is a P up.} Bb6 41. Rb2 Bc5 42. Rb7+ Ke6 43. Bc1 Be7 44. Rb6+ Kf7 $6 {This is
an inaccuracy.} ({The K should come to} 44... Kd7 {, because it should control
the c-P, for example:} 45. Kd3 Bc5 46. Rb7+ Rc7 {and still this endgame is not
easy.}) 45. Kd3 Rd8+ 46. Kc3 Rd1 47. Be3 $1 {A very nice move! White
sacrifices the a3-P, because he activates his B; moreover he will win the a4-P
too.} Bxa3 48. Ra6 Be7 49. c5 (49. Rxa4 {was also good, but I also prefer the
text move.}) 49... g5 $6 (49... Bf6+ 50. Kc4 Ra1 {was tougher, Black doesn't
give up the P so easily. However} 51. Kb4 Rb1+ 52. Kxa4 $18 {should also be
winning for White.}) 50. Rxa4 $18 {White is a healthy passed P up and Black
can't stop it.} Rd8 51. Kc4 h5 52. Ra7 Rg8 53. Kd5 Rd8+ 54. Ke5 f4 55. gxf4
gxf4 56. Bxf4 Rc8 57. Be3 Ke8 58. Kd5 Kf7 59. c6 Rd8+ 60. Ke5 {Very nice
technique by Vachier Lagrave!} 1-0

[Event "Match/Republic EST-LAT"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1959.04.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "Tal,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1959.04.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 {1) Tal Sahs (Riga) 1959. Reprinted in 2) Kirillov,V: Mikhail Tal
1949-1961. Riga. 1996. p.S.172-174.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 O-O (7... b5 8. Bb3 Qe7 {Alekhine}) 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 b5 (
9... d6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nxe5 Re8 14. Nxc6 Rxe4
15. Nxa7) (9... g5 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Kg7 12. f4 exd4 13. e5 dxc3+ 14. Kh1
cxb2 15. Bxf6+ Kh6 16. Qg4 $18) 10. dxe5 g5 (10... bxa4 11. exf6) (10... Nxe5
11. Nxe5 bxa4 12. Ng4) 11. exf6 Qxf6 $1 (11... bxa4 12. e5 $1 gxh4 13. Qd2 Kh7
14. Qd3+ Kg8 (14... Kh8 15. Ng5 hxg5 16. Qf3 $18) 15. Ng5 hxg5 16. Qf5 $1 $18)
12. e5 (12. Bg3 bxa4 13. Bxc7 Re8 14. Qxa4 Bb7 {[%csl Ya7,Yb7,Gg1]}) 12... Qg7
(12... Nxe5 $2 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bg3) 13. Bc2 gxh4 14. Nxh4 Nxe5 (14... d6 15.
Qf3 Nxe5 16. Qxa8 Bh3 17. Qe4 $18 (17. Qxa7 Nf3+)) 15. Nf5 Qf6 16. Qh5 Re8 $1 (
16... d6 17. Nxh6+ Kg7 18. Ng4 $1 $18) 17. Nxh6+ Kf8 18. Nd2 d5 19. Rae1 $1 Bd7
$1 (19... Kg7 20. Nxf7 Qxf7 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Rxe5 $1) 20. Kh1 Kg7 21. f4 Qxh6
22. Qxh6+ Kxh6 23. fxe5 Kg7 24. Bf5 Rad8 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Nf3 c5 $1 (26...
Rde7 27. Nd4 $1) 27. Ng5 Rde7 28. Rf5 d4 $1 29. cxd4 cxd4 30. Ref1 Rxe5 31.
Rxf7+ Kg8 32. Rxa7 Rxg5 33. h3 (33. Rd7 Re2 34. Rc1 Rc5 $1) 33... Rd5 34. Rff7
{[%cal Ra7d7]} Red8 35. Rf2 (35. Rg7+ Kf8 (35... Kh8 $1) 36. Raf7+ Ke8 37. Rf2)
35... d3 36. Rd2 Rc8 {[%cal Rc8c2]} 37. Kh2 Rd4 {[%cal Rc8c2]} 38. Rxa6 Rc2 39.
Rd1 d2 40. Rf6 Rxb2 41. a3 Rb3 42. Rf2 Rbd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oakham GM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "2001.03.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Estrada Nieto, Julian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Bb7 9. d4 Bb6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 exd4 15.
Bd5 $1 {Strong theoretical novelty.} Kg7 16. cxd4 Qd7 17. Ra3 $1 {White is
transfering the rook to the attack through the 3rd rank.} Nh7 (17... Nxd5 18.
Rg3 $1 $18 {and white wins immediatly.}) 18. Rg3 Kh8 (18... Nxg5 19. Rxg5+ Kf6
{black isn't losing immediatly here, but whites attack is pretty strong.}) 19.
Qh5 Bxd4 $4 {Missing the only defence.} (19... f5 $1 {and white doesn't have
clear way to decide the game.}) 20. e5 $3 {The final breakthrough. The idea is
to set free e4-square for the bishop.} Bxe5 ({The same defensive idea didn't
helped here:} 20... f5 21. Bf6+ Rxf6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Qg6 $1 $18 {/\Qg8}) 21.
Bf6+ $3 {Blocking the f-pawn.} Bxf6 22. Be4 {Black doesn't have a way to
prevent the checkmate on h7.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[BlackTeam "Warszawa Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{[%mdl 1] That was the best game of the event.There was a great tactical fight
where Anand was on top.This game is from kind of games that any analyse can
not be final.I just tried to understand what was happened in this game,and my
analyse,of course, can be improved. In addition this game is very interesting
because of various balances of pieces which happened in the game and
variations,and always difficult to evaluate them.I used some analysing engines
to check my analyses,(I ask excuse from readers,but they calculate quicker
then me!)but they were confused not once in evaluations. Wedberg: 'This is a
facinating struggle with a very intense middle game based only on tactics.
Anand manages to walk through the mine field Oll is laying on the board
without beeing blown away.'} 1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6
5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12.
Nxb5 {Wedberg: 'White is a P up, so Black is forced to demonstrate some kind
of counterplay or compensation.'} exd4 {'N' Wedberg.} (12... Bg4 {Wedberg was
the main line here, but} 13. Re1 $1 (13. Bc2 d5 $13 {Topalov,V-Shirov,A/Wijk
1996/CBM 51/[Shirov]/1/2-1/2 (53)}) (13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4 15. Bd5 Qe8 16.
h3 (16. Qc2 Bxf3 $1 17. Bxc6 Qe6 18. gxf3 Qg6+ $11) 16... Bf5 17. Re1 Nb4 18.
Bc4 c6 19. Na3 d5 $11 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63 (36)})
13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. Kh1 $16 {gave White a clear advantage in Svidler,
P-Shirov,A/Linares 1998/CBM 64/[Svidler] (37)}) 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Re1 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] Interesting novelty in modern variation of Spanish,which can turn the
evoluation of the variation.After 14.Bc2 was proved that white has no
advantage.} (14. Bc2 d5 15. Bg5 (15. e5 Ne4 16. Be3 f6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,
A-Georgiev,K/Porz GER 1998 (63)}) 15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxd4 17. exd5 Qxd5 18.
Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Piket,J/Groningen NED 1998 (18)}) 14... d5 {Wedberg:
'Oll wants to clearify the situation in the centre.'} (14... Nxd4 {Black had
chance to take back the pawn,but continue for initiative,like after14.Bc2.} 15.
Nbxd4 Bxd4 16. h3 (16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Qxd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nh5 {[%csl Rf3,Rf4]
[%cal Gd8h4] and Black has a counterplay.}) 16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 {pherhaps
Anand knew about this position,when he played 14.Re1(this move,of course,the
result of home preparation)and hoped to get some advantage here with the pair
of bishops,and active pieces.}) 15. exd5 (15. e5 Ne4 $44) 15... Nxd5 {[%cal
Rc6d4,Rb6d4]} 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 {'!' Wedberg. White should play this way,
because black threatened to take on-d4(without capturing on-f3).} (17. Nc3 {
Wedberg} Bxf3 18. gxf3 (18. Qxf3 Nxd4 19. Qxd5 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 $2 Bxf2+ $19)
18... Ncb4 $132) 17... Bg6 18. Nc3 Ndb4 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gb4d3] /\ Nd3} 19. Bg5
Qd7 {White has pawn up,but the compensation of black is clear-kingside of
white is vulnerable,black pieces are very active.} (19... Qd6 20. Ne4 (20. Ne4
{Wedberg} Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qg6 22. Rf4 $16)) 20. d5 Qd6 $2 {[%cal Rd6g3] /\ Qg3
Logical,but wrong,because of next perfect reply of Anand.[#]} (20... Na5 $1 21.
Ba4 (21. Ne5 Qd6 22. Ba4 (22. Rxa5 Bxa5 23. Be7 Qxe7 24. Nxg6 Qxe1+ 25. Qxe1
hxg6 {[%csl Ra5,Rb4] and that is not clear how white can use uncomfortable
places of black soft pieces.} 26. Ne4 (26. Bc4 Nc2) 26... Nc6 $1) 22... Nd3 $1)
21... Qd6 $36 {black has clear compensation for the pawn:} 22. Ne5 Nd3 $1) 21.
Kf1 $3 {[%mdl 256] That is the only and best move for white.Anand wards off
threats of black like Fritz!} (21. dxc6 $2 Qg3+ 22. Kh1 Qxh3+ 23. Nh2 Nd3 $40 {
'|^' Wedberg.}) (21. Kg2 Nd3 22. dxc6 Bxf2 $1 (22... Nxe1+ 23. Nxe1 (23. Qxe1
Bxf2) 23... Qxc6+ 24. Bd5 $16)) 21... Na5 22. Be7 Qf4 {'!?' Wedberg.} 23. Rxa5
$1 {[%mdl 64] Again Anand choose the best.} (23. Bxf8 Nxb3 24. Bxb4 Nxa1 {
'<=>' Wedberg.}) (23. Ra4 $5 Nxb3 24. Bxb4 Rfe8 {still nothing clear.}) 23...
Bxa5 24. Re3 $3 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gc3e2] '!' Wedberg. Much better than to take
on f8 immediatly.} Bb6 (24... Rfe8 25. d6 $1 (25. Ne2 Qh6 26. Kg2 Nd3) (25. d6
{Wedberg} Qh6 26. Kg2 Nd3 27. d7 $18)) 25. Ne2 Qh6 26. Kg2 {Wedberg: 'Anand is
weawing a net around the Black Q.'} Bxe3 27. g5 Qxh3+ $1 {[%mdl 1536] Queen
sacrifice which leads to very complicative position,were black has 2 rooks for
queen and knight,but the initiative of black is very dangerous.} (27... Bxg5
28. Bxg5 Bc2 29. Bxc2 Qa6 {again very hard to give evoluation to this position
with very unusual material(3 light pieces against 2 rooks),but white has good
chances to attack the black king.All programs evaluated this position like
black is better,but in my opinion the advantage on white's side.}) (27... Qh5 {
Wedberg} 28. Ng3 $18) 28. Kxh3 Nd3 29. Qa1 $1 {The best place for the queen-in
the corner!} Nxf2+ 30. Kg2 Rfe8 (30... Rxb3 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Ned4 $1 $18) 31.
Qa3 {Wedberg: 'White protects his pieces and keeps the advantage.'} Nd3 32. Nc3
$2 (32. Ba4 $1 Rxb2 $1 (32... Bc5 33. Bxc5 Rxe2+ 34. Kg3 $16 Rbxb2 $140 35. Bc2
$1 {[%cal Ya3a8]}) 33. Qxb2 (33. Bxe8 $2 Rxe2+ 34. Kg3 Bf4+ 35. Kg4 Rg2+ $19)
33... Nxb2 34. Bxe8 $16) 32... Bc1 33. Nd1 Be4 34. Ba4 Ne5 $2 $138 {[%mdl 8192]
Black had 3 moves-candidates.To choose the best black had to calculate "few"
variations.Oll was in time-trouble,and hadn't time to calculate the right move.
And another time 34...Ne5 looks logical,but logic doesn't work in crazy
positions like this one.} (34... Ra8 $142 $1 {I think that Anand understimated
this move,while played 32.Nc3.} 35. Bxe8 (35. Kg3 Bf4+ 36. Kg4 h5+ 37. gxh6 f5+
) 35... Rxa3 36. bxa3 Ne5 $3 {and black has better ending.} (36... Ne1+ 37. Kf2
Nxf3 38. Nc3 Bxg5 (38... Nd2 39. Ne2 Bxa3 40. Bxa3 Bxd5 $11) 39. Nxe4 Bxe7 40.
Kxf3 Bxa3 $11)) (34... Ne1+ 35. Kf2 Nxf3 (35... Nd3+ 36. Kf1) 36. Bxe8 Rxe8 37.
Qa4 $1 {[%csl Re4,Re8]}) (34... Ra8 $5 {Wedberg}) 35. Bxe8 Rxe8 36. Kg3 Bxf3
37. Qc3 $1 Bxd1 {I think that here was the hole in Oll's calculations:} (37...
Rxe7 38. d6 $1 {That's the point!In case of} (38. Qxc1 Bxd5 39. Qc5 Rd7 {
black is ok.}) 38... Re8 39. dxc7 $18) 38. Qxe5 {Look at the way the queen
made in this game!} Ba4 39. b4 {[%csl Ra4,Rc1,Rc7][%cal Re5a1] /\Qxc7,/\Qa1}
1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Donev} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5
Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. f4 Nc6 {N} (10... c5) 11. Qd3 Bb7 12. Re1 Na5 (
12... O-O 13. c3 $14) 13. e5 dxe5 14. Rxe5+ Kf8 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Bd2 Nc6 17.
Re1 h5 18. Be3 Nd4 19. Nc3 Nxb3 20. axb3 h4 21. Rad1 (21. Bc5+ Kg8 22. Re7 $2
Rd2 $19) 21... Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rh5 $10 23. Rd8+ Ke7 24. Rb8 Bc6 25. Rc8 Kd7 26.
Rf8 Ne8 27. b4 (27. Rxf7+ $4 Ke6 28. Rf8 Ke7 29. Rg8 Kf7 $19) 27... f6 28. Bc5
Bd5 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Rf7+ Kd8 31. Bf8 Rd2 32. c3 Rxb2 33. Bxg7 Nxg7 34. Rxg7
Rc2 35. Rg8+ {Donev: Eine seltener Fall- Dauerschach im reine Turmendspiel.}
Ke7 36. Rg7+ {Der schwarze König muß den c7-Bauern decken.} Kd8 (36... Kd6 {
Donev} 37. Rf7 Rxc3 38. Rxf6+ $10 {Donev: Weiß hat genug Gegenspiel.}) 37. Rg8+
(37. Rf7 {Donev: Dieser Zug wäre besser, wenn der König auf d6 stünde, weil
dann der weiße Turm auf f6 mit Schach geschlagen werden könnte.} Rxc3 38. Rxf6
Rc4 $15) 37... Ke7 38. Rg7+ Kd8 {Dauerschach.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Giese Konikowski} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3
Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3 d6 9. Nc3 (9. axb5 {Konikowski} axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 (10...
Qxa8 $5) 11. Nc3 Na5 (11... Qb8 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd5 $14) 12. Nxb5
Nxb3 13. cxb3 Qd7 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Bg5 Ne8 16. Qa1 Bc6 $13 {
Lechtynsky-Beliavsky,A/Vilnius/1978/}) 9... b4 10. Nd5 (10. Ne2 O-O (10... d5
11. Ng3 dxe4 12. Ng5 O-O 13. Nh5 Nd4 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qh5 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6
17. Nxe4 Nxb3 18. cxb3 Bd4 $15 {Luzikov,V-Webb,L/Vladivostok op/1995}) (10...
Qd7 11. Ng3 g6 12. c3 h6 13. d4 Bb6 14. d5 $14 {Sorokin,M-Slipak,S/Buenos
Aires Clarin op/1995}) 11. Ng3 Rb8 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Na5 14. Ba2 c5 15. Nd2
Bc8 16. Nh5 Ng4 17. Qf3 Qg5 $132 {Lerner,K-Morozevich,A/Podolsk/1993}) 10... h6
(10... Na5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Ba2 h6 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Be3 Rad8 16.
Rb1 $10 {Kasparov,G-Anand,V/New York Wch/1995}) (10... Nxd5 $5 {Konikowski} 11.
Bxd5 O-O 12. Be3 Qe7 $5 (12... Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qe7 14. Qe1 a5 15. Qg3 Nd8 16. Nh4
c6 17. Nf5 Qf6 18. Bb3 Bc8 19. Rf3 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Qe7 21. Raf1 $16 {
Faibisovich-Kaminsky/Leningrad/1978/}) 13. Bxc5 dxc5 14. a5 (14. c3 Rab8 $13)
14... Nd8 15. Bc4 Nc6 $13) 11. a5 (11. Bd2 {Konikowski} a5 $13) 11... O-O 12.
c3 Rb8 13. Be3 {N} (13. Bd2 bxc3 14. bxc3 Ba7 15. Be3 Bc8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.
Bd5 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Na7 19. Rb1 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 c6 21. Ba2 Nb5 $10 {Timman,
J-Bareev,E/Wijk/1995}) 13... Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxe3 (14... Qe7 $5 {Konikowski}) 15.
fxe3 Ne7 (15... bxc3 $5 {Konikowski} 16. bxc3 Nxa5 17. Bxb7 (17. Rxa5 c6 18.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. Ra1 Qc7 $13) 17... Nxb7 18. Rxa6 Nc5 $13) 16. Bc4 c5 $6 (16...
bxc3 17. bxc3 Ng6 (17... c5 {Konikowski} 18. Qc2 Qc7 (18... Nc6 $5) 19. Rfb1 d5
20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Qd2 (21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. e4 Be6 23. Rb6 Rxb6 24. axb6 Qxb6 25.
Nxe5 f5 $132) 21... Rfd8 22. e4 Nf4 23. Qe3 $14) (17... c6 18. d4 $1) 18. Rb1
$14) 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Qb3 $1 Nc6 $2 (18... Qd7 $142) 19. Bxf7+ $1 $18 {
a sacrifice, which leads to a strong attack opfert eine Figur für sehr starken
Angriff} Rxf7 20. Ng5 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf1f7,Gb3f7]} Qxg5 21. Qxf7+ {[%csl Yb7]
Blacks major problem is the bishop.} Kh8 {[%csl Yb7]} (21... Kh7 $5 {Konikowski
}) (21... Kh7 $142 {Giese} 22. Rf3 Qe7 23. Qf5+ Kg8 24. Raf1 Re8 $1 (24... Bc8
25. Qf8+ Qxf8 26. Rxf8+ Kh7 27. R1f7 Bd7 28. Rxb8 Nxb8 29. Rf8 Nc6 30. Ra8 Nxa5
31. Rxa6 Nc6 32. d4 $1 (32. Kf2 Be8 $13) 32... exd4 33. exd4 Nxd4 {Fritz3} 34.
Rxd6 Ne2+ 35. Kf2 $16) 25. Qg6 Nd8 $10 {[%csl Rf7]} 26. Rf6 {[%csl Rd6]} (26.
Rh3 $5 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Yh3h6]} Rf8 27. Rxh6 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qf7+ 29. Ke2 Qxg6
30. Rxg6 Nf7 $14) (26. Rg3 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Yg6h6]} Kh8 27. Rf6 Rf8 28. Rxd6
Qc7 $13) 26... Bc6 27. Rxd6 Bb5 {= Fritz3; +/= Kindermann}) 22. Rf3 {[%csl Yb7]
} Qd8 {[%csl Yb7]} (22... Qe7 $142 {Giese Fritz3} 23. Qg6 {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Yf3f7]} Rg8 24. Rf7 Qe8 25. Raf1 Nd8 26. R7f6 Qxg6 27. Rxg6 Nc6 28. Rxd6 $14 {
[%csl Ra5]}) 23. Raf1 {[%csl Yb7]} Bc8 (23... Nxa5 24. Rg3 Qg8 25. Qc7 Nb3 26.
Rf7 g5 27. Rh3 $18) (23... Qg8 {Giese} 24. Qc7 $40 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Yf3f7]})
24. Qg6 {[%csl Yc8]} (24. Qg6 Bb7 25. Rf7 Qg8 26. R1f6 $1 {[%csl Rh6][%cal
Yg6h6]} Ba8 27. Qxh6+ gxh6 28. Rxh6+ Qh7 29. Rfxh7+ Kg8 30. Rh8+ Kg7 31. R6h7+
Kg6 32. Rxb8 Nxb8 33. Rh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Karditsa"]
[Site "Karditsa"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Mozetic, Dejan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1994.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 (9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Nd6 11. Re1 Be7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. a4 Bf6 14.
Nf1 Bc6 $10 {Timoshenko-Onischuk/Alushta2/1994/1/2-1/2/31}) 9... exd4 10. Nxd4
c5 11. Nf5 Qf6 (11... d5 $2 12. f3 Nf6 13. Re1+) 12. Qg4 {N} (12. Nd2 d5 13.
Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng3 Be7 15. Nxe4 Qc6 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qe5 f6 18. Qg3 O-O 19. f3
Rfe8 {Leko,P-Mozetic,D/Tilburg/1993/1/2-1/2/37} 20. Bf4 Nc4 21. Bb3 Kg7 22.
Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rae1 Rad8 24. Re2 $16 {Leko}) (12. Qf3 Ng5 13. Qe2+ Ne6 14. Bf4
Nc4 15. Na3 O-O-O 16. Bg3 Nxa3 17. bxa3 g6 18. Qe5 Qxe5 19. Bxe5 gxf5 20. Bxh8
Be7 21. Be5 d6 22. Bg3 f4 $19 {Renet-Shirov/Correze/1991/0-1/32}) 12... h5 (
12... d5 13. Nd2 (13. f3 h5 14. Qh3 Nd6 15. Re1+ Kd8 $15) 13... h5 14. Qf3) 13.
Qf3 d5 (13... Ng5 $5) 14. Nd2 g6 (14... Nxd2 $6 15. Bxd2 O-O-O 16. Qh3 $1 Rd7 (
16... Kb8 17. Bf4+ Ka8 18. Bc7 $16) (16... Qe6 17. Nd6+ $3 Kb8 (17... Bxd6 $2
18. Bf5 $18) 18. Qxe6 fxe6 19. Nf7 $16) 17. Rfe1 Qd8 18. Bf4 $40) 15. Nxe4 dxe4
16. Bxe4 O-O-O 17. Bxb7+ Nxb7 18. Nd4 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Bg7 20. a4 b4 21. cxb4 cxb4
22. Bd2 (22. Bf4 $6 Bxb2 23. Rab1 (23. Rac1+ $2 Bxc1 24. Rxc1+ Kd7 25. Rc7+ Ke8
26. Rxb7 Rd1+ $19) 23... Bc3 24. Be5 Rhe8 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. Rfc1 Rd3 27. Ne1
Rd7 28. Rxc3+ Rc7 $10) 22... a5 (22... Bxb2 23. Rab1 Bc3 24. Rfc1 {/\Rxb4} Kb8
25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. Rxc3 $16 {פb7,עb8,><f7}) 23. Rac1+ Kb8 24. Bf4+ Ka7 25. Ne5
(25. Be5 $1 $14) 25... Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Rhe8 27. Rfe1 Re6 28. f4 Ka6 29. Kf1 Rd5
$1 $10 (29... f6 $2 30. Bc7 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rf8 32. Re6+ Ka7 33. Bb6+ Kb8 34.
Bd4 $18) 30. Rc8 Nc5 {><a4} 31. Ra8+ Kb6 32. Rb8+ Ka6 33. Ra8+ Kb6 34. Rb8+ Ka6
35. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford GM-A"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1998.12.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Turner, Matthew"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. d3 (9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 O-O (10... Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Re1 h6 13. Nbd2
$14 {Almasi-Degraeve, Pula 1997}) 11. Bg5 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Be3
Nd7 15. Qe1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Gomez Esteban,J/Elgoibar 1996/EXP 57 (47)})
9... O-O 10. Nbd2 (10. h3 {has been the topical move here} Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Na5
12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Nf3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 17. Bxb3 Rxb3 18.
d4 $13 {1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/Lausanne 1998/CBM 63/[Anand] (42)} (18. Qc2 Qb8
$11 {0-1 Hansen,S-Hector,J/Skaenninge 1998/CBM 65/[Wedberg] (31)})) 10... Qd7
11. Re1 Rad8 12. Nf1 d5 $5 {A logical thrust given Whites slow manouvering.}
13. exd5 Nxd5 14. axb5 axb5 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nde7 {The backward d-P is
White's main headache.} 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Kh8 $1 19. Rd1 f5 20. Ree1 Rf6
21. Nh2 (21. Ne3 Rd6 22. Bc2 $11) 21... Ng6 22. g3 Na5 23. Bc2 c5 24. Qh5 b4 $1
25. Nf3 b3 26. Bb1 Nc6 27. d4 $2 (27. Nd2 $5) 27... cxd4 28. cxd4 e4 $1 {
Killing the B on b1.} (28... Nxd4 $15) 29. Ne5 (29. Ng5 Nf8 (29... h6 30. Bxe4
fxe4 31. Nxe4 $16) 30. d5 Ne5 31. f4 Rh6 32. Qe2 Nf7 $17) 29... Qd5 30. Nxc6
Rxc6 31. Qg5 Nf8 32. g4 Rg6 33. Qe3 h5 $40 34. f3 (34. Bxe4 {will lose too.})
34... exf3 35. Bd3 hxg4 36. hxg4 Rxg4+ 37. Kf2 Rg2+ 38. Kf1 Rd6 39. Qe8 Rf6 40.
Bb5 $1 Qxb5+ 41. Qxb5 Rh6 0-1

[Event "Drury Lane"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aagaard, Jacob"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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"]

{Emms tries a new idea in a very popular variation. But Aagaard manages to
resist the attack and survive with a clear advantage.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10.
f4 c5 11. Qc3 Neg4 12. e5 Ne4 (12... c4 13. exf6 O-O 14. Qd4 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 Nxf6
16. Nd2 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Bb7 $10 {1/2-1/2 Tseitlin,M-Godena,M/Ischia 1996/CBM 54/
[Wedberg] (42)}) 13. Qf3 d5 14. c4 Nxh2 $146 (14... bxc4 15. Ba4+ Kf8 16. Bc6
Rb8 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 $16 {0-1 Sion Castro,M-Adams,M/Leon 1995/CBM 48/
[Kortschnoj] (27)}) 15. Kxh2 Qh4+ 16. Kg1 Bg4 17. Qe3 (17. Qd3 Ng3 18. Re1 dxc4
19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qh1+ 21. Kf2 Qh4 22. Kg1 $11) 17... Ng3 18. Re1 d4 (
18... dxc4 19. Bc2 $16) 19. Qd3 O-O (19... Be2 20. Rxe2 Qh1+ 21. Kf2 Nxe2 22.
Bd2 $16) 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Qf3 Bg4 22. Qd3 Bf5 23. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Qh1+ 25.
Kf2 Nxe4+ 26. Qxe4 $14 Rad8 27. Qe1 Qh4+ 28. Kf1 Qh1+ 29. Kf2 Qh4+ 30. g3 Qh2+
31. Kf3 d3 32. Bd2 Rfe8 33. Qf2 Qh6 34. Kg2 Qb6 35. Rc1 b4 36. Ba4 Re6 37. Be3
$1 $16 f6 38. Bxc5 Qa5 39. Bb3 Kh8 40. Be3 fxe5 41. c5 Rf6 42. f5 Rdf8 43. g4
Qc7 44. Bd5 g6 45. Bg5 gxf5 46. Bxf6+ Rxf6 47. gxf5 Qd8 48. Be4 Rh6 49. Qg3 Qd4
50. Qxd3 Qxb2+ 51. Rc2 1-0

[Event "Vejle"]
[Site "Vejle"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Sahl, Bjarke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 Bb6 (6... Ba7 {
--> Ernst,T-Kristensen,B/Gausdal/1994/1/4-1/4/58}) 7. O-O O-O 8. dxe5 (8. Re1)
(8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 {This is C65 with the extra move a6 for
Black, but that excludes the important resource Ba6.} 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 (
12. Nbd2 $14) 12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 g5 14. Bg3 Nxe4 15. Nxc6 Bg4 16. Re1 f5 $132)
8... Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 11. Qd1 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qxd6 cxd6 14.
Nbd2 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Nxf5 16. Nc4 $14 {><d6} Ba7 17. Ne3 (17. g4 b5 $10) 17...
Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Na4 19. Bxa7 Rxa7 20. Rab1 b5 21. Rfd1 Rd8 22. Nd4 Rc7 23. Kf1 d5
24. Nc2 Rd6 25. Ne3 Rcd7 26. Rd4 g6 27. g4 f6 28. h4 Kf7 29. g5 f5 30. f3 Nb6
31. Re1 Nc4 32. b3 Nxe3+ 33. Rxe3 Re6 34. Kf2 Rxe3 35. Kxe3 Ke6 36. Rd2 Ke5 37.
f4+ Kd6 38. c4 bxc4 39. bxc4 Kc5 40. cxd5 Rxd5 41. Rc2+ Kb6 42. h5 Rd7 (42...
gxh5 $6 43. Rh2 $14) (42... Rd8 $10) 43. Rc8 gxh5 44. Rf8 Re7+ 45. Kf3 Kc5 46.
Rxf5+ Kd4 47. Ra5 Re3+ 48. Kf2 Rc3 49. f5 (49. Rxa6 Ke4 50. Ra4+ Kf5 $10) 49...
Ke4 50. f6 Kf4 51. f7 Rc2+ 52. Kg1 Rc8 53. Rxa6 Kxg5 54. Ra3 Kg6 55. Rf3 Kg7
56. a4 Kf8 57. a5 Rc5 58. a6 Ra5 59. Rf6 Ra2 60. Kf1 h4 61. Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta2"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Nd6 11. Re1 (11. c4 {Lauk-Sepp/Vilnius/1993/0-1/47})
11... Be7 12. a4 O-O 13. Nd2 Bf6 (13... Rb8 {Kotronias-Mozetic/Belgrade/1993/
1-0/37}) 14. Nf1 Bc6 $5 15. Bf4 (15. Nxc6 dxc6 16. Bf4 Qd7 $10) 15... Bxe5 $10
16. dxe5 bxa4 17. Qc2 Nc4 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Qe7 20. Rh3 h6 21. Qd2 (21.
Bxh6 $2 gxh6 22. Rxh6 f5 $17) 21... Qe6 22. Rg3 Kh7 23. Be3 f5 24. exf6 Rxf6
25. Bd4 Rg6 26. Re1 Rxg3 27. hxg3 (27. Rxe6 Rxg2+ 28. Kf1 dxe6 $15) 27... Qf7
28. Qd3+ Kg8 29. c4 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. f3 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford GM-A"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1998.12.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 ({The move-order} 5... b5
6. Bb3 Bc5 {gives White the additional possibility} 7. a4) 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 {
White avoids the standard positions that follows from 7.Bb3. Putting the B on
c2 is a way to try to punish Black for playing Bc5 before b5.} d6 8. d4 Bb6 9.
h3 O-O 10. Be3 {Very solid indeed. Going to g5 is always more risky.} Bb7 11.
Nbd2 Re8 12. Re1 (12. d5 Ne7 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. c4 bxc4 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 Ng6
17. a4 Qb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Morovic Fernandez,I-Christiansen,L/New York 1997/CBM
57 ext (50)}) (12. a3) 12... Rb8 {The idea behind this deep looking move is
probably to avoid double b-P:s.} (12... h6 13. a3 Ba7 14. b4 Nd7 15. Nb3 Bb6
16. Bd3 f5 17. exf5 e4 18. d5 exf3 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxb6 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Nxb6
22. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Rytshagov,M-Ziegler,A/Gothenburg 1998/CBM 63 (31)}) (12...
exd4 $5 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. d5 Nxc2 15. Qxc2 c6 16. dxc6 Rc8 $132) 13. a3 (13. d5
Bxe3 14. dxc6 $2 Bxd2 $17) 13... h6 14. Qe2 (14. b4 Na7 15. d5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 c6
$11) 14... d5 $6 {The bad thing about this move is that Black never utilises
his chances to pressure the White centre with his artillery on b6 and b7. The
trench warfare is turned into a bloody battle too early.} (14... exd4 15. cxd4
Na5 16. b4 $140 Nc4 $132) 15. Nxe5 $1 dxe4 (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. Bxb6
cxb6 18. Rad1 $16 {White has easy play here with a timely f4 and e5.}) 16. Ng4
{The Black B-pair has lost it's punch. The question is only how much better
White is.} Nh7 (16... Nd5 17. Bxe4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 $16) (16... Na7 {defending e4}
17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qg4 Qe6 19. Qg3 $16 {moves like Bb3 and Bf4-e5 are coming
up.}) 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 {Black is trying to justify his previous play by going for
material gains, but he has to throw his K-side into the bargain and that seals
his fate in the longer run.} 18. Nxe4 f5 19. d5 $1 (19. Nxh6+ gxh6 20. Nd2 {
looks good too.} ({or just} 20. Ng3) 20... Ng5 21. Nf3 Nf7 22. Bf4 $36) 19...
Qxd5 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22. Qh5 Ne5 23. Rad1 Qf7 24. Ng3 {The ending
is no fun for Black with his scattered pieces and broken P-shield.} Qxh5 25.
Nxh5 Be4 26. Re3 Kf7 (26... Nc4 27. Rg3+ Kh8 28. Rd7 Nxb2 29. Rg6 $40) 27. f3
Nc4 28. Re2 Bc6 29. b3 $1 {Go away!} Nxa3 30. Rd6 $18 Rc8 31. Rxh6 Nf8 32. Rf6+
Kg8 33. Re7 Nh7 34. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Koch, Jean Rene"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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 {Konikowski,J} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7.
c3 Nxe4 8. d4 Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Nxd4 c5
14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 O-O 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Qf3 (18. Rh4 Rad8 19.
Nd2 Ne3 20. Qf3 Nf5 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rh5 Re8 $6 (22... g6 $44) 23. Ba3 $1 {
1-0 Ulibin,M-Arencibia,W/Santa Clara 1991/CBM 26/[Ernst] (48)}) 18... Ne5 (
18... b4 19. Kf1 (19. Nd2 bxc3 20. N2b3 (20. Nxc4 f5 21. Rf4 Qxc4 22. Be3 g5
23. Qg3 Kh8 24. Qxg5 Rae8 25. Bf2 c2 26. Rc1 Qd3 27. Nxc2 Qxc2 28. Rd4 {
1/2-1/2 Emms,J-Rausis,I/Le Touquet op 1992/EXT 92op}) 20... Ba7 21. Kf1 Rad8
22. Qf5 Qb7 23. Rh4 g6 24. Qf3 Qxf3+ 25. gxf3 $14 {Koch,J-Seret,J/FRA-ch
Strasbourg 1992/0-1/EXT 92ch2 (38)}) 19... Rad8 20. Nb3 Ba7 21. N1d2 Nxd2+ 22.
Bxd2 bxc3 23. Bxc3 Qb5+ 24. Qe2 Qf5+ 25. Qf3 Qb5+ $11) 19. Qf5 Rae8 20. Nd2 b4
(20... g6 21. Qh3 (21. Qf4 {Konikowski,J} f5 22. Re3 Bd6 (22... Ng4 23. Rxe8
Rxe8 24. N2f3 Qc4 25. Bd2 $16) 23. Qh4 $16) 21... f5 22. Rh4 g5 23. Qg3 Ng6 24.
Qxg5 Be7 {0-1 Luther,T-Manor,I/Borsodtavho 1991/EXP 23}) 21. Bb2 (21. Rh4 g6
22. Ne4 $1 Bxd4+ 23. cxd4 Qxd4+ 24. Qf2 Qd1+ 25. Qf1 Qd4+ 26. Qf2 Qd1+ $11 {
0-1 Hellers,F-Shirov,A/Stockholm 1990/CBM 22/[Schussler] (41)}) 21... g6 22.
Qf4 (22. Qf2 f5 23. Rxe5 {1/2-1/2 Luther,T-Topalov,V/Copenhagen PC 1991/EXT
91op}) 22... bxc3 (22... Nc6 $5 {Konikowski,J} 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Qf3 Re5 (24...
Qxf3 25. N2xf3 bxc3 26. Bxc3 $16) 25. Kh1 bxc3 26. Nxc6 cxb2 27. Rb1 Qxf3 28.
gxf3 Re6 29. Nd8 Re8 30. Ne4 Bd4 31. Nb7 Bg7 32. Nbd6 Re6 33. Nc4 Rc6 34. Ned2
Bc3 35. Kg1 Bxd2 36. Nxd2 Rc2 37. Nb3 Kg7 $13) 23. Bxc3 Nc6 24. Kh1 Nxd4 (24...
Rxe4 $2 {Konikowski,J} 25. Nxe4 f5 26. Nxc5 Qxc5 27. Rc1 $18) 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26.
Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Bxd4 Re2 $15 28. Nf3 f6 29. a3 (29. a4 $5 {Konikowski,J}) 29...
g5 30. Bc3 Rc2 31. Bb4 Rfc8 32. h3 (32. Re1 $5 {Konikowski,J} g4 33. Nd4 Rc1
34. Kg1 Rxe1+ 35. Bxe1 Kf7 36. Kf2 $14) 32... Rc1+ 33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ $17 {Single
R againts N+B with play on both flanks is difficult for the minors.} 34. Kh2
Kf7 35. Nd4 h5 36. Kg3 h4+ 37. Kf3 Kg6 38. Ne2 Rc2 39. Nd4 Rc4 40. Ke4 Rc1 41.
Kf3 f5 42. Ne2 (42. Kf2 $5 $11 {Konikowski,J}) 42... Rf1+ 43. Ke3 f4+ 44. Ke4
Rf2 45. Ng1 Rxg2 46. Bc5 Rg3 47. a4 Rc3 48. Bd4 Ra3 49. Nf3 Rxa4 50. Ne5+ Kh5
51. Ng4 Ra5 (51... a5 $5 {Konikowski,J}) 52. Ne5 Rb5 53. Kf5 (53. Ng4 {
Konikowski,J} a5 $19) 53... a5 54. Kf6 (54. Ke4 {Konikowski,J} a4 $19) 54... a4
55. Ng4 a3 56. Kg7 Rb7+ (56... Rf5 $5 {Konikowski,J} 57. Ba1 (57. Nf6+ Rxf6 58.
Kxf6 f3 $19) 57... f3 58. Nf2 a2 $19) 57. Kf6 a2 58. Be5 f3 59. Bd4 Ra7 (59...
f2 $5 {Konikowski,J} 60. Nxf2 Rb4 61. Ba1 Rf4+ 62. Ke6 Rxf2 $19) 60. Ba1 Ra4 (
60... Ra4 {Konikowski,J} 61. Nf2 g4 $1 62. hxg4+ Rxg4 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 exd4 (12... Qd7 13. Bc2 Rae8 14. d5
Ne7 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. Bd3 Ng6 17. a4 Nf4 18. Bf1 bxa4 19. Qxa4 b5 20. Qb4 $14 {
Kuczynski,R-Polaczek,R/Saint John/1988}) (12... Nd7 13. Nf1 (13. a3 Ne7 14. Ba2
Kh8 15. b4 a5 $10 {Short,N-Kamsky,G/Linares m/1994}) 13... Ne7 14. Ng3 c5 15.
Re2 Qc7 16. Rd2 Nf6 17. Bc2 Rad8 18. Rc1 $13 {Ljubojevic,L-Beljavskij,A/Reggio
Top 15/1991}) (12... Re8 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc2 (15. a4 bxa4 16. Bxa4
Rf8 17. Bc2 Nd7 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Ne3 b5 20. Nh4 $40 {Dolmatov-Mainka/Polanica
Zdroj/1991} g6) 15... Ng6 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. b4 Qe7 $14 {Ljubojevic,
L-Gulko,B/Reggio Top 15/1991} (18... f5 $1 $10)) 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. d5 $5 {N} (
14. Qb1 c5 15. d5 (15. a3 Nc6 16. d5 Ne7 17. Bc2 Nd7 18. Bf4 c4 19. Nf1 f5 $132
{Kuszynski,W-Kishnev,S/FRG/1993}) 15... c4 16. Bc2 Nd7 17. a3 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 f5
$132 {Renet,O-Shirov,A/Correze m/1991}) 14... Nd3 (14... c6 $5) 15. Re2 c5 (
15... Nxb2 16. Qc2 Na4 17. Bxa4 bxa4 18. Qxa4 $14) (15... c6 $5) 16. Bc2 Nb4 (
16... c4 $6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Bxd3 cxd3 19. Re3 Rfe8 20. Qf1 $16) 17. Bb1 Re8
$2 (17... a5 18. a3 Na6 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Nb4 $14) 18. a3 Nbxd5 19. exd5
Nxd5 20. Qc2 g6 21. Ba2 c4 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Ne4 $16 Re6 24. Qd2 Ne7 25. Rae1
Nf5 26. Bb1 d5 27. Nc3 d4 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Bxf5 $18 dxc3 30. Qxh6 exf5 31. Ng5
Qc7 32. Re6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Potapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 h6 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Nd7 13. Nf1 Ne7 14. Ng3 c5 15. Nh4
$5 $146 {Very logical, taking advantage of the weakness f5.} (15. Re2 Qc7 16.
Rd2 Nf6 17. Bc2 Rad8 18. Rc1 Ng6 19. a4 Rfe8 20. d5 c4 $11 {Ljubojevic,
L-Beliavsky,A/Reggio Top15 1991/CBM 22/1/2-1/2 (82)}) 15... Nf6 16. Qf3 c4 17.
Bc2 Ng6 18. Nhf5 d5 19. Rad1 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 exd4 23.
Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qe8 25. Qb1 Qb8 26. h4 h5 $2 27. Qd1 $1 $16 Re8 28. Rxe8+
Qxe8 29. Qxh5 Rd8 (29... Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Qxf2 31. Qg5 $18 {/\h5}) 30. Rxd8 (30.
Qd1 Rxd4 31. cxd4 $16 {Hellers}) 30... Qxd8 31. Qg4 Qf6 32. Qe4 Ne5 33. f3 g6
34. Nd4 Nd3 35. b3 Nc5 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. bxc4 bxc4 38. Qe1 Nd3 39. Qe4 Nc5 40.
Qe1 Nd3 41. Qe4 Nc5 42. Qe2 Qxh4 43. Qe5+ Kh7 44. g3 Nd3 45. Qc7 Qg5 46. Qxf7+
Kh6 47. Qf8+ Kh7 48. Qf7+ Kh6 49. Qf8+ Kh7 50. Kh2 Qd2+ 51. Kh3 Qe1 52. Qf7+
Kh6 53. Qf8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1999.01.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 (10. a4 Bd7 11. Bg5 Qe7 12. d5 Na5 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Bh4 c6
$13 {1-0 McShane,L-Hector,J/Copenhagen 1998/CBM 65 ext (41)}) 10... Bb7 11.
Nbd2 Re8 12. d5 (12. Re1 {see Nunn-Hector/Oxford/1998}) 12... Na5 $6 {Tempting
White to take a P - unfortunately he can both take it and keep it.} (12... Ne7
13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. c4 bxc4 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 Ng6 17. a4 Qb6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Morovic Fernandez,I-Christiansen,L/New York 1997/CBM 57 ext (50)}) 13. b4 $1
Nc4 14. Nxc4 bxc4 15. Nd2 Bxe3 16. fxe3 c6 {Black relies on this counter
against the centre.} 17. Nxc4 cxd5 18. exd5 (18. Na5 Qb6 $132) 18... Qc7 (18...
Bxd5 19. Rxf6 Bxc4 20. Rxd6 $16) (18... Nxd5 19. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21.
Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Rf5 Nf6 23. Qxb7 $18) 19. Na5 {Threatening to keep his loot with
c4.} Bxd5 $2 {This does not work tactically.} (19... Nxd5 $142 20. Nxb7 Nxe3
21. Bxh7+ (21. Qxd6 Qxb7 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 $13) 21... Kxh7 22. Qd3+ (22. Qxd6 Qxc3
$132) 22... e4 23. Qxe3 Qxb7 24. Rad1 $14) 20. Rxf6 $1 {[%mdl 64]} gxf6 21.
Qxd5 Qxc3 22. Bxh7+ $1 {[%mdl 64] The refutation of Black's play.} Kg7 (22...
Kxh7 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Rd1 $40) 23. Rf1 Qxe3+ 24.
Kh2 e4 25. Nc4 Qe2 26. Rf4 e3 27. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {Not the
Arkhangelsk variation} (6... Bb7 {The Arkhangelsk variation}) 7. c3 (7. Nxe5
Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 (8... Qe7 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. f3 O-O 13.
a4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Qd4 $14 {Mencinger-Jeraz/Finkenstein/1993}) 9. Qxd4 d6
10. c3 {+/= Hort/ECO}) 7... d6 $1 {N} (7... O-O $6 8. d4 Bb6 9. dxe5 Nxe4 10.
Bd5 {Parma-Velimirovic/Jugoslavia/1963}) 8. d4 Bb6 (8... exd4 9. cxd4 Ba7 10.
Bd5 Bb7 11. Nc3 $16 {Kashdan-Lundin/Stockholm/1930}) 9. Bg5 (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10.
Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 Rf8 13. Bd5 (13. Bb3 Nxe4 14. Be3 Bxe3 15.
fxe3 Rxf1+ 16. Kxf1 Bb7 $15) 13... Nxd5 14. exd5 Bb7 $13) 9... h6 10. Bh4 g5
11. Bg3 Bg4 $10 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nbd2 (13. Bxe5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 dxe5 $10) 13...
Nfd7 14. Bd5 Rb8 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Qf3 h5
$1 20. Kg2 hxg4 21. hxg4 Ke7 22. Qg3 Qd6 23. Nf3 c6 24. Bb3 Bc7 25. Rad1 Qf6
26. Rfe1 Rh6 27. Nd4 Rbh8 28. Nf5+ Bxf5 29. exf5 Rh4 30. Rh1 Rxh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{Zoltan Almasi plays this game in classical style. A logical opening novelty
takes advantage of the peculiarities in the P-structure.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 {The main point of
this move is nicely demonstrated in this game. As long as Black has the
possibility Bg4, White wants to wait with d4. So in a way a4 is a waiting move,
but its an active one.} (8. d4 {This plays into Blacks hands} Bb6 9. Bg5 h6 10.
Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg4 $10 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Tkachiev,V/Tilburg 1994/CBM 44/
[Wedberg] (30)} (11... O-O 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Nf3
Bb6 16. Qc2 Nh5 17. Bd5 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Rb8 19. e5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,J-Adams,M/
Dos Hermanas 1995/CBM 47 (41)})) 8... Bg4 (8... Bb7 9. d4 (9. d3) 9... Bb6 10.
Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Bd5 O-O 13. Na3 $14 {Wahls,M-Stern,R/GER-ch Binz 1995/
EXP 50/1-0 (61)}) (8... Rb8 {might be the best move here} 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5
axb5 11. dxe5 (11. Na3 Bg4 (11... Ba6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 b4 15. Nc2
Bc8 16. Ba4 Ne7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nxb4 $16 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Zvjaginsev,V/Wijk op
1995/CBM 46 (28)} (18. Nxb4 Qxd1 19. Bxd1 Bb7 20. Nxe5 g5 21. Bg3 Nxe4 22. Nd7
Ra8 23. Bf3 f5 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. Re2 h5 27. Rd1 h4 28. Bxc7 Bxc7
29. Rd7 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Zvjaginsev,V/Wijk op 1995/CBM 46})) 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Be3
(13. Bc2 Bxf3 (13... d5 14. Bg5 exd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxd4 17. exd5 Qxd5
18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Be4 Nf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Ra7 $14 {Topalov,
V-Shirov,A/Wijk 1996/CBM 51_08/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 14. Qxf3 exd4 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4
dxc3 17. bxc3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Ng6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,J-Shirov,A/Ciudad de Linares
XIV 1997/CBM 57 (24)}) 13... exd4 14. cxd4 Qe8 15. Ba4 Nxe4 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17.
bxc3 Qe4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Onischuk,A/Wijk op 1995/CBM 46 (38)}) 11... Nxe5
12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Bg5 Ke7 $11 {Mela,J-Godena,M/Geneve op 1996/
EXP 51/0-1 (59)}) 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 {d4 is still the plan, but first White is
going to get of rid of the pin on Nf3 by means of Re1, Nbd2-f1-g3.} Rb8 11.
axb5 axb5 12. Re1 $146 {A very logical novelty. White should of course carry
out his plan of playing the N to g3.} (12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Bxf3 $6 (13... Nd7
$10 {Shirov}) 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. Nd2 $14 {0-1 Leko,P-Shirov,A/Tilburg Fontys
1996/CBM 56/[Shirov] (89)}) 12... h6 13. Nbd2 g5 $6 {This flank action is
dubious. White always has the forceful center counter d4 at his disposal.} (
13... O-O 14. Nf1 b4 15. Bc4 Re8 16. Ng3 Bg6 $14) 14. g4 $1 Qc8 (14... Bxg4 15.
hxg4 Nxg4 16. d4 $18) (14... Bg6 15. Nf1 {/\Ng3-f5}) 15. Nh2 (15. gxh5 $2 Qxh3
16. d4 g4 17. Nh2 exd4 $40) 15... Bg6 16. Ndf1 Nd8 17. d4 $16 Bb6 18. Ng3 Ne6
19. Nf3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. Nf5 Nxe4 $6 (21... Bxf5 22. exf5 e4 23. Nd2 d5
24. Qf3 $16) 22. Rxe4 Bxf5 23. gxf5 Qxf5 24. Qd3 $1 $18 Kf8 (24... Qxh3 25.
Nxe5 $1 $18) 25. Kh2 Rg8 26. Qe2 b4 27. Bc2 bxc3 28. bxc3 exd4 29. cxd4 1-0

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Ra3 d5
$5 {More direct than the alternative:} (14... Re8 15. Re1 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Be3
Ba5 (17... Na5 18. Ba2 c6 19. Nc3 $16 {1-0 Naiditsch,A-De Vreugt,D/Istanbul
2003/CBM 96 (26)}) 18. Na7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 (19. Qxf3 $5 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxe1 21.
Nc6 Qd7 22. Nxb8 Rxb8 23. Ra7 Bb4 24. Ba4 Qe7 25. Qe3 h6 (25... Ng5 $5 {
[%cal Yg5e6]}) 26. Bc6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A-Prokopchuk,E/Moscow 2002/CBM 88/
[Wedberg] (56)}) 19... Bxe1 20. fxe4 Nxa7 21. Rxa7 dxe4 22. Ba4 Bxf2+ 23. Bxf2
Qg5+ $14 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Tkachiev,V/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (48)}) 15. exd5 Nxd5
$14 {Black is a P down, but White's position is not well organized. For the
moment Black at least has some compensation for the material.} 16. h3 Bh5 17.
Re1 (17. g4 {creates yet another weakness.} Bg6 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bf4 Bf7 20. Bg3
Re8 21. Nc3 Na5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kotronias,V-Magai,V/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (73)})
17... Ba5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Nc3 Qd6 20. d5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Ne5 22. g4 Nxf3+ 23.
Qxf3 Bg6 24. c4 {White has consolidated a plus, but the opposite coloured B:s
and White's weakened K still doesn't make it a clear that he should be able to
win.} Qc5 25. Rae3 (25. Qf4) 25... Qxc4 26. Rc3 Qa2 27. Rxc7 Rb3 28. Re3 (28.
Be3 Rd3 $11) 28... Rxe3 29. Bxe3 Qa8 $2 {Passive.} (29... Qa3 $5 30. Qf4 Qd3 {
[%cal Yg6e4,Yd3d1] to play against the White K.}) 30. Kg2 (30. Bc5 $1 Rd8 31.
Ra7 Qc8 32. Be7 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Rb8 34. d6 $18) 30... Rd8 31. Kg3 f6 32. Bd4 Rd6
33. Qc3 (33. Qc3 Qxd5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Neubauer, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5 d5 12. Nd2 g6 13. Ng3 Nxg3 (13... Be7 14.
Ndxe4 dxe4 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bxe4 Qc7 17. Qf3 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Qc6 19. Bh6 f5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S-Hector,J/Wijk aan Zee 2003/CBM 93 (50)}) (13... f5 14. Nxf5
Nxd2 15. Bxd2 gxf5 16. Bxf5 Qh4 17. g3 Rg8 18. Qe2+ Be7 19. Qe6 Rg7 20. Bh6 Qf6
21. Bxg7 Qxg7 22. b4 $18 {1-0 Van den Doel,E-Kishnev,S/Belgium 2003/EXT 2004 
(34)}) 14. fxg3 Bg7 $146 (14... Be7 15. Nf3 d4 16. Bh6 Nc4 17. cxd4 cxd4 18.
Bb3 Qb6 19. Re1 $13 {1/2-1/2 Acs,P-Beliavsky,A/Hungary 1998/EXT 2000 (42)}) 15.
Re1+ Kf8 16. Nf3 Nc4 17. Qe2 Kg8 18. a4 h6 19. Qe7 Qxe7 $6 {With a R on the
seventh in this position White cannot be anything but better.} (19... Bf8 $142
20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra7 Rd7) 20. Rxe7 Bc8 21. axb5 Bf8 22. Re8 $1
Nd6 23. Rd8 Nxb5 24. Ba4 $1 {Black's position is split into two camps - now
the only active piece is drivan back.} Na7 25. Bd7 Kg7 26. Rxa6 Bxa6 27. Rxa8
Bb5 $4 (27... c4 $8 $16) 28. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.06"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Serbia & Montenegro"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4 (
8. Re1 $5 Bg4 (8... Bb7 9. d4) 9. d3 {/\Nbd2-f1-g3, h3 ->Ye Jiangchuan-Yurtaev,
L/Moscow olm/1994/ ;CBM 45}) 8... Bb6 9. Be3 (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg4
$10) 9... Bg4 10. dxe5 (10. d5 $5) 10... dxe5 11. Bxb6 cxb6 12. Nbd2 O-O $10
13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Qc7 15. Qe2 Na5 16. Bc2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Nc4 18. Bd3 Rd7 19.
a4 Rad8 20. axb5 axb5 21. b3 Nb2 $1 22. Qxb2 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Ra8+ Rd8
25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qe2 Qe8 27. Qe3 Qe6 28. Qd3 g6 29. b4 Qc4 30. Qxc4 bxc4 31.
Nxe5 Nxe4 32. Nxc4 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8.
d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c4 $5 (10. a4 $2 c5 11. Qe3 O-O 12. axb5 c4 13. Ba2 axb5
$17 {Dutreeuw,M-Motwani,P/Moscow ol/1994}) (10. Qd1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6
Qxf6 13. Nc3 c6 14. Ne2 a5 $132 {Adams,M-Tkachiev,V/Wijk/1995}) (10. f4 c5 11.
Qc3 (11. Qd1 {Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Riga Tal (09)/1995}) 11... Nxe4 12. Qe1 Bb7
13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. fxe5+ Kg8 16. bxc3 $10 {Akopjan,V-Malanjuk,V/
Moscow ol/1994}) (10. c3 Bb7 11. f3 O-O $10 {Stefansson,H-Malanjuk,V/Moscow ol/
1994}) 10... c5 11. Qd1 O-O (11... bxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qxc4 $14
) 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bg5 c4 14. Bc2 b4 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Re1 Ng6 17. Nf1 h6 18.
Bd2 Rb8 19. Ng3 Ne5 20. h3 $14 {/\->, ><d6} Re8 21. Nf5 Bc8 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Be3
Qa5 24. f3 (24. f4 $6 Nd3 $1 $132) 24... Qa6 25. Bf2 Rbc8 26. Kh1 Nh5 27. Be3
d5 $4 (27... Nf6) 28. f4 $18 dxe4 29. fxe5 Rxe5 30. Ne2 Bc6 31. Qd6 Qa5 32. Bb6
Qd5 33. Rad1 Qxd6 34. Rxd6 f5 35. Bd4 Ra5 36. g4 fxg4 37. hxg4 Nf6 38. Bxf6
gxf6 39. Nd4 Ba8 40. Nf5 Rc7 41. Rxf6 Rd7 42. Rg6+ Kf7 43. Rd6 Rda7 44. Rb6
Rxa2 45. Nd6+ Kg7 46. Nxc4 Ra1 47. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 48. Kh2 Re1 49. Kg3 Re2 50. Bb3
e3 51. Nd6 Kf6 52. Nf5+ Kg5 53. Nh4 Be4 54. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Re8 13. Qb1 Nb8 14. Bc2 (14. a4
Nbd7 15. Qa2 Qe7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Qxa5 Nc5 20. Bc2
Rac8 21. Qb4 Qc7 $15 {1-0 Timman,J-Hector,J/Malmo 2002/CBM 90_01 (52)}) 14...
Nbd7 {Hector has a long record in this line. I know from my own experience
that it´s not easy to find anything for White here. Black simply threatens to
liquidate the centre with d6-d5. In the positions that follows Black is
certainly not worse.} 15. b4 $146 {A new try, but It doesn´t seem to change
the situation much since Black plays the standard break anyway.} (15. b3 d5 16.
dxe5 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 (18... dxe4 $1 $11) 19. Nf3 Re8 20. e5
Ne4 21. Qe1 $14 {1-0 Rowson,J-Hector,J/York 2000/CBM 81 (38)}) (15. a4 d5 16.
dxe5 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe4 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wedberg,T-Hector,J/Malmo
2002/CBM 90/[Wedberg] (29)}) 15... d5 16. dxe5 dxe4 $5 {[%mdl 8] A new idea.
White is tempted to take a P.} (16... Bxe3 {is the standard method tried
alread by Hector.} 17. Rxe3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe4 $1 $11) 17. Nxe4 (17. exf6 exf3
18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. fxg7+ Kxg7 20. Nxf3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Qh4 23. Re2
Nf6 24. Bf5 Kh8 25. e4 Nh5 $40) 17... Nxe5 $36 {White has a misplaced Q and
slightly inferior pieces.} 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rd1 (19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6
21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Qe1 Qg5 $17) (19. Bf4 Rxe4 $1 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Qd5 $1
$19) 19... Qe7 20. Bc5 Bxc5 21. Nxc5 Bc6 22. Qc1 $2 (22. Bd3 $142 {[%cal Yd3f1]
}) 22... Rg5 $1 $40 {[%mdl 128] White is severely punished for his lax play.
The attack is already close to winning.} 23. g3 Qe2 $1 $19 {[%cal Yg5g3,Re2g2]}
24. Rd3 (24. Qf4 Qxc2 $19) 24... Rxc5 $1 25. bxc5 Ne4 (25... Ne4 26. Qf4 Qxc2
$19) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Mozetic, Dejan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Nd6 (10... Qf6 11. f3 Nc5 12. Ng4 $1 (12. Qc2 Ne6 13.
Nd2 d6 14. Ne4 Qd8 15. Nd3 Be7 {=/Barczay-Panczyk/Naleczow 1983}) 12... Nxb3
13. Nxf6+ gxf6 {+/=/Gdanski-Volzhin/Oakham/1992/1-0/64} (13... Ke7 $2 14. Bg5
$1 {+/-/Hall-Colinsson/Oakham/1992/1-0/22  -> CBM 30})) 11. Re1 (11. c4 Qf6 12.
Nc3 Qe6 13. Nd5 O-O-O 14. Nf4 Qe8 15. c5 Nf5 16. Be3 f6 {<=>/Lauk-Sepp/Vilnius/
1993}) 11... Be7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Nf1 b4 (15... Kh8 $5
{/\f6}) 16. c4 Nf5 17. Qd3 Nh4 18. d5 $14 d6 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Bf6 21. Ra7
Ng6 22. Qe4 Ne5 23. Qd5 Qe8 24. Re4 Qxc6 $4 25. Rxe5 $18 Qb6 26. Be3 c5 27.
Ree7 Bxe7 28. Rxe7 Rbe8 29. Rd7 Rd8 30. Rb7 Qa6 31. Bg5 Rb8 32. Rd7 Qa8 33. Qf5
Rb7 34. Rxd6 Qa2 35. Qd5 Ra7 36. Be3 Qb1 37. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.06.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This anti-Arkhangelsk line works well for White right now. The move 12.Nd2 is
the key to White's success. Here it is masterfully played by it's inventor.} 1.
e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4 Na5
9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5 Qf6 12. Nd2 d5 (12... Qxf5 13. Nxe4 Qd5 {
1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Lin Weiguo/Beijing 1998 (52)/CBM66}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng3
Be7 15. Nxe4 $14 Qc6 16. Qh5 Nc4 $146 (16... Qg6 17. Qe2 Qe6 18. Re1 h6 19.
Nxc5 $16 {1-0 Yurtaev,L-Mozaliov,S/Smolensk 1997/EXP 58 (27)}) (16... g6 17.
Qe5 f6 18. Qg3 O-O 19. f3 $1 (19. b3 f5 $1 20. Ng5 f4 21. Qg4 Bc8 $13) 19...
Rfe8 20. Nf2 $6 (20. Bf4 $1 $14) 20... Bd6 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Mozetic,D/
Tilburg 1993/CBM 39/[Leko] (37)}) 17. b3 g6 18. Qh3 Nd6 19. Re1 O-O 20. Bf4 $1
(20. Nxc5 $6 Qxc5 21. Rxe7 Rae8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 $132) 20... Nf5 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22.
Bxg5 {Now Black is doomed because of his weaknesses on the black squares.} Ng7
23. Be7 Rfc8 24. Rad1 $16 {White has everything - it's probably already +-.}
Qb6 25. Re3 Re8 26. Qh6 Nh5 27. Re5 Ng7 28. Rd6 (28. Bxc5 $18) 28... Rxe7 (
28... Qc7 29. Bf6 Nh5 30. Qxh7+ Kxh7 31. Rxh5+ Kg8 32. Rh8#) 29. Rxb6 Rxe5 30.
h3 Bd5 31. Qf4 Re2 32. Rb8+ Rxb8 33. Qxb8+ Ne8 34. Bd3 Re1+ 35. Kh2 c4 36. bxc4
bxc4 37. Qd8 Bxg2 38. Bxc4 Bc6 39. Qc8 Rh1+ 40. Kg3 Rg1+ 41. Kf4 Ba4 42. Bb3
g5+ 43. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Berend, Fred"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8.
d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c3 O-O (10... Bb7 11. f3 O-O 12. Rd1 Qe7 $10 {
Stefansson,H-Gausel,E/Reykjavik zt/1995}) (10... c5 11. Qd1 O-O 12. f3 Bb7 13.
a4 Bc6 14. Na3 Re8 $10 {De Firmian,N-Tkachiev,V/New York/1995}) 11. Bg5 (11. a4
) 11... Bb7 12. Nd2 c5 13. Qe3 Qb6 $1 14. h3 (14. Bxf6 Ng4 15. Qg3 Nxf6 16.
Rae1 Rae8 {><e4}) 14... Ned7 15. Rfe1 Rae8 16. Qf4 h6 17. Bxf6 (17. Bh4 $2 g5
$17) 17... Nxf6 18. Re3 d5 19. e5 (19. exd5 c4 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Bc2 Nxd5 $17)
19... d4 20. cxd4 cxd4 21. Rd3 Nh5 22. Qxd4 Qg6 $1 $40 23. Nf3 (23. g3 Nf4 $40)
23... Nf4 24. Qxf4 Qxd3 $17 25. Nd4 Qg6 26. g3 Kh8 27. h4 Rd8 28. Rc1 Qe4 29.
Qxe4 Bxe4 30. Ne2 Bd5 31. Nf4 Bxb3 32. axb3 Rfe8 (32... Rc8 $17) 33. Rc7 Kg8
34. e6 fxe6 35. Nh5 Kf8 $1 36. Rc6 (36. Rxg7 Rd5 $19) (36. Nxg7 Re7 $19) 36...
Rd3 $19 37. Nf4 Rxb3 38. Nxe6+ Kf7 39. Nc5 Rxb2 40. Rxa6 Re1+ 41. Kg2 Ree2 42.
Nd3 Rbd2 43. Kf3 Re6 44. Ra3 Re7 45. Rb3 Rb7 46. Ke3 Rc2 47. f4 Ke6 48. Rb4 Kf5
49. Kf3 Rc4 50. g4+ Kf6 51. Rb1 b4 52. Ne5 Rc3+ 53. Ke4 b3 54. g5+ hxg5 55.
hxg5+ Ke7 56. Kd4 Rc8 57. Kd3 b2 58. Kd2 Ke6 59. Nd3 Rd8 60. Ke2 Rxd3 61. Kxd3
(61. Kxd3 Kf5 62. Ke3 Rb3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4
dxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Nxf2 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5
Bb6 15. Bg5+ {Svidlers novelty in 2001 that gave him a crushing win over
Grischuk.} (15. Bxa8 Nd3+ $1 16. Kf1 Nxc1 17. Na3 Be6 18. Rxc1 Rxa8 19. Rd3 Bf5
$44 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Onischuk,A/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (78)}) 15... f6 16.
exf6+ gxf6 17. Bh4 Ng4+ 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. Nd2 Be6 20. Rh5 Nf2+ $1 {[%mdl 8] An
important improvement relieving the pressure against the black K.} (20... Kf7
21. h3 Ne5 22. Rh6 $1 Ng6 23. Rf1 f5 24. Bg5 Kg7 25. Nf3 Bc4 26. Rd1 $16 {
1-0 Svidler,P-Grischuk,A/Biel 2001/CBM 85/[Wedberg] (33)}) (20... Rbd8 21. Ne4
$40) 21. Bxf2 Bxf2 22. Rf1 (22. Ne4 Rb6 23. Nxf2 Rxc6 $11) 22... Be3 23. Nb3 (
23. Ne4 $5) 23... Rbd8 {Black is almost better here.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 11th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2003.05.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2003.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {McShane} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3
Bc5 8. Be3 $5 {Quite an unusual move, but is has been tried by Jacov Murey,
which is a recommendation of sorts. McShane: 'Capturing on e3 allows play down
the f-file. Instead White gets a small yet stable edge and it is not easy to
find creative ideas for Black. Infact, I used Ivanchuk's idea to win my game
against Jonny Hector a couple of rounds later.'} d6 (8... Bxe3 {is simply
wrong. White gets an automatic attack on the black K along the f-file.} 9. fxe3
{[%cal Yb3f7,Yf1f7,Yd1e1,Ye1g3,Gf3h4,Gh4f5]}) 9. Bxc5 {[%mdl 28] The logical
follow up. Blacks P-formation is slightly weakened. It´s not the end of the
world for Black, but it´s something for White to probe long into the endgame.}
({Murey allowed the exchange of Bb3 with:} 9. Nc3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Na5 $1 {
and Black was OK in 1/2-1/2 Murey,J-Beliavsky,A/Graz 1996/CBM 58/[Beliavsky] 
(71)}) 9... dxc5 10. c3 O-O 11. Qe2 Qd6 12. Nbd2 Rad8 (12... Ne7 {was tried a
few round later in 1-0 McShane,L-Hector,J/Malmo 2003/CBM95_01 (46)}) 13. Bc2
Bc8 14. Rfe1 Ne7 15. a4 $1 {Opening the a-file is an important part of White´s
strategy.} Ng6 16. g3 Nh5 {Jonny Hector likes piece attacks on the K, but this
sortie is a bit optimistic.} (16... Bg4 $142) 17. Qe3 $1 Bg4 18. Qg5 Qe6 $2 {
A blunder that gives White a chance to alter the material in his favour.} (
18... Nf6 $8) 19. h3 $3 {Tactics in service of strategy.} Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Nf6 (
20... Qxh3 21. Qf5 $1 {is awkward for Black.} Qxf5 22. exf5 Ne7 23. Rxe5 $14)
21. Kh2 Nd7 22. Qe3 $14 {With B against N White really is slightly better.} Ne7
23. Nd2 Kh8 24. Qe2 Rb8 25. h4 Nc8 26. Nf3 Nd6 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra6 h6 29. Kg1
Ra8 30. Rea1 Rxa6 31. Rxa6 Rb8 32. Qd1 Qe8 33. Ra7 Rb7 34. Rxb7 Nxb7 35. Qa1
Nd6 36. Qa6 Nb6 37. Kg2 g6 38. Qa3 Nd7 39. Bb3 $1 {[%cal Yb3d5,Yd5c6] Inch by
inch, little by little Ivanchuk improves his position. Now the B threatens to
enter the fight via d5 and c6.} c4 {'?!' McShane. McShane: 'Black's weakened
pawns will not be easy to defend, but after other moves Ivanchuk could also
try to increase the pressure with Bb3-d5.'} 40. dxc4 Nxc4 41. Bxc4 bxc4 42. Qa5
{'!' McShane. McShane: 'Stopping Black reaching a safe setup with the knight
on b6.'} c5 43. Nd2 Qe6 44. Qa4 {'!' McShane. The first P is going down the
drain. Black is losing now.} (44. Qb5 {McShane} Qd6 $1 45. Nxc4 Qd3 $132) 44...
f5 (44... Nb6 {McShane} 45. Qb5 {also costs Black a pawn.}) 45. Nxc4 f4 (45...
fxe4 46. Qa8+ Kg7 47. Qxe4 $18) 46. Qa8+ Kg7 47. Qd5 Qe7 48. g4 {McShane:
'Black has no counterplay after this careful move.'} Kf8 49. Kh3 Kg7 50. f3 Kf6
51. Kg2 Kg7 52. Kf1 Kf8 53. Ke2 Ke8 54. Nd6+ Kd8 {McShane: 'Now Black loses by
force, but otherwise White wins easily by creating a queenside passed pawn.'}
55. Qa8+ Kc7 56. Nb5+ Kb6 57. c4 Nf6 58. Qb8+ Ka5 (58... Qb7 {McShane} 59. Qd8+
{is also decisive}) ({as is} 58... Kc6 {McShane} 59. Na7+) 59. Nd4 $1 {Mate in
a few moves. Impressive performance by Ivanchuk. McShane: 'A pretty finish.'}
1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 b5 8.
dxe5 $5 {Entering into new territory.} (8. Bb3 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c3 (10. f4
Nc6 (10... c5 11. Qc3 Nxe4 12. Qe1 Bb7 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. fxe5+
Kg8 16. bxc3 dxe5 17. Qxe5 Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Bxd5 $10 {Akopian,V-Malaniuk,V/Moscow/
1994/0,5/25/}) 11. Qc3 Bb7 12. e5 Ne4 13. Qe1 Nd4 14. Nc3 Nxb3 15. axb3 Nxc3
16. bxc3 O-O $13 {0-1 Garbisu,U-Onischuk,A/WchJM-U20 Halle 1995 (39)}) (10. c4
c5 11. Qd1 O-O 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bg5 c4 14. Bc2 b4 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Re1 Ng6 17.
Nf1 h6 18. Bd2 Rb8 $13 {Kruppa,Y-Onischuk,A/Nikolaev/1995/1|0/54/}) 10... Bb7
11. f3 c5 12. Qd1 (12. Qe3 O-O 13. Rd1 Re8 14. h3 Qc7 15. Qf2 c4 16. Bc2 d5 17.
f4 Nd3 $1 $36 {0-1 Lau,R-Onischuk,A/Vienna op 1996 (29)}) 12... O-O 13. a4 c4
14. Bc2 Qb6+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Dimitrov,V-Onischuk,A/Erevan olm 1996 (27)}) 8...
Nxe4 9. Bb3 (9. Qd5 $2 Qh4 $1 (9... Bb7 $1 10. Qxb7 c6 {/\ Ra7-+}) 10. g3 Nxg3
11. hxg3 Qxg3+ 12. Kh1 Bxf2 13. Rxf2 Qxf2 14. Qxa8 O-O $19) 9... Bb7 10. Nc3 (
10. Qg4 Qe7 11. Qxg7 O-O-O $44) 10... Qh4 $5 (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qg4
Qe7 13. Bf4 (13. Re1 $2 d5 $15 {ץb3}) 13... Kh8 $13) 11. Bxf7+ $5 {A nice
counter. Black can take it, but then he will have to defend for a while.} (11.
Bd5 $2 Bxf2+ $19) (11. Qf3) 11... Ke7 (11... Kxf7 12. Qxd7+ Kg8 13. Qe6+ Kf8
14. Be3 (14. Qf5+ Ke7 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Bg5+ Ke8 $17) 14... Re8 15. Qd7 Bb4 16.
Nd5 (16. Qxc7 $6 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qe7 $15) 16... Bxd5 17. Qxd5 $44) 12. Be3 $1
Bxe3 13. fxe3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qe4 (14... Raf8 15. Rf4 $142 (15. Qh5 Qxh5 16. Bxh5
Be4 $15 (16... Ke6)) 15... Qg5 16. Bd5 $14) 15. Rf2 (15. Qf3 {Van der Wiel}
Qxf3 $1 16. gxf3 Raf8 17. Bh5 g6 18. Bg4 h5 $17) 15... Raf8 16. Qh5 Qxe3 17.
Rd1 Bc6 (17... g5 $142) 18. e6 $1 {Now its clear that Black is in a dangerous
situation. His K is threatened and the B on f7 blocks Blacks R:s from
participating in the game.} d6 (18... dxe6 $4 19. Qh4+ g5 20. Qb4+ Qc5 21.
Qxc5#) 19. Qh4+ g5 20. Qh6 Qe5 21. Rd3 Be4 (21... Z0 22. Re3 Qxe3 23. Qf6#) (
21... Rhg8 $5 {/\} 22. Re3 Qg7) (21... Kd8) 22. Re3 d5 23. g4 {/\ 24.Rf5!+-}
Rhg8 24. Rf5 $4 {Missing an easy win and giving Black the better chances.} (24.
Bxg8 $142 Rxg8 (24... Rxf2 {Van der Wiel} 25. Kxf2 Qf4+ 26. Ke2 Qxg4+ 27. Kd2
Qg2+ 28. Re2 $18) 25. Rf7+ Ke8 26. Qxh7 $18) 24... Qg7 25. Qh3 $6 (25. Qxg7
Rxg7 26. Rf2 c5 $15) 25... Bxf5 26. gxf5 Rh8 27. Qg3 Rc8 28. Re5 Rhd8 $17 29.
f6+ (29. Bh5 $142) 29... Qxf6 30. Rxg5 Qh6 31. Bh5 Rf8 32. Rg7+ Kf6 $1 $19 {
Cool defence.} 33. Rf7+ Rxf7 34. Qf2+ Kxe6 35. Qxf7+ Kd6 36. Bg4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3
O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. axb5 Nxb3 11. cxb3 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxe5 d5 14. Bg5
Be7 15. Nxb5 dxe4 16. dxe4 Bxe4 17. Re1 $146 ({For} 17. Qxd8 {see the
anotations to the game Kasparov-Shirov/Linares/1998.}) (17. Nc3 {
Kasparov-Shirov/Linares/1998.}) 17... Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Rb8 19. Nc3 (19. Nxc7 Rxb3
20. Nc4 Bd3 $44 {Black is very active.}) 19... Bc2 20. Rc1 Bxb3 21. Nc6 Re8 22.
Nb5 Bc5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Ncd4 Ba4 25. Kf1 Re5 26. Rc4 Bxb5 27. Nxb5 Bxf2 $1
28. Nxc7 Bb6 29. b4 Rf5+ {With the strong B and counterplay on the K-side
Black should be OK here.} 30. Ke1 Bf2+ 31. Ke2 Bg1 32. h3 Rf2+ 33. Kd3 Rxg2 34.
Rg4+ {Since Black always has the option to sac the B for the b-P, White cannot
allow all the P:s to be taken on the other side.} Rxg4 35. hxg4 $11 Kg7 36. Nd5
Kh6 (36... Kg6 37. Nf4+ Kg5 $4 38. Nh3+ $18) 37. Nxf6 (37. Nf4 Bb6 38. Nh3 Kg6
39. Ke4 Bd8 $11) 37... Kg5 38. Nxh7+ Kxg4 39. Nf6+ Kf5 40. Ne4 Kg4 41. Nd6 f5
42. Nxf5 Kxf5 43. b5 Ke5 44. b6 Bxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-DEN"]
[Site "Skaenninge"]
[Date "1998.04.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Sune Berg Hansen tries to improve on Anands play against Karpov in Lousanne,
but it comes to nothing against Jonny Hectors precise handling of the black
side. The final attack has obvious aesthetic values, actually played in a
Karpovian style with silent Q-moves on the back rank.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 (9... Bh5
10. d3 O-O (10... Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Re1 h6 13. Nbd2 $14 {Almasi-Degraeve,
Pula 1997}) 11. Bg5 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Qe1 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Gomez Esteban,J/Elgoibar 1996/EXP 57 (47)}) 10. Qxf3 O-O 11.
d3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Qe2 (14. Re1 Qd7 $11 (14... h6 $6 15. Rb1 $1
$14 {1-0 Leko,P-Garcia,G/Yopal 1997/CBM 60 (51) [Rodriguez]})) 14... Re8 15.
Nf3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 17. Bxb3 Rxb3 18. Qc2 $146 (18. d4 $5 exd4 19. cxd4 Rxf3
20. Qxf3 $6 (20. dxc5 Rc3 21. Qxa6 $14) 20... Bxd4 21. Ra2 Nxe4 $44 {1-0 Anand,
V-Karpov,A/FIDE-Wch k.o. f 1998/CBM 63/[Anand] (41)}) 18... Qb8 $1 {Black
keeps his forward post on b3. The possibility Rb2 makes it difficult for White
to develop his B.} 19. d4 (19. Nd2 Rb7 20. Rb1 $11) 19... exd4 20. cxd4 Ba7 21.
e5 {White rushes forward, but the pieces are not well positioned. It's Black
who can profit from the opening of lines and diagonals.} dxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23.
Qf5 Nf8 {With the K:s best friend installed on f8 Whites chances for an attack
are slim.} 24. Ng5 Re7 25. Rd1 $2 (25. Ba3 c5 26. f4 {was the only way to play
the position, but Black is better anyway} Qe8 27. Kh1 Qd7 $17 {The c-P is
strong here.}) 25... h6 26. Ne4 Ng6 27. Bf4 Rb4 28. Ra3 Qa8 $1 {Cute. Black
starts a ferocious attack with his pieces placed as far as possible from the
White K. Note that every Black man is attacking something in the white
position. The white opponents are neither attacking nor defending very much.}
29. Re1 Nh4 30. Nf6+ (30. Qh5 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qxe4 32. Qxh4 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Bxf2 $19
) 30... Kf8 31. Nh7+ Ke8 (31... Ke8 32. Qg4 Rxf4 33. Qxg7 Bxf2+ 34. Kh2 Qxg2+
$1 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. Re1
$2 {[%mdl 8192] Quite a remarkable mistake.} ({Normal would be} 8. d3) 8... Ng4
$1 {This is very strong since White lacks control over d4.} 9. Re2 (9. d4 $2
Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qh4 $1 $19) 9... Nd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. h3 h5 $5 (11... Nxf2 12.
Rxf2 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Qh4+ 14. Kg1 Qxe4 15. Qf1 $13 {[%cal Yb1c3]}) 12. c3 (12.
hxg4 $2 hxg4 13. g3 Qf6 $19) (12. Nc3 Qh4 13. Qe1 Qg3 14. hxg4 hxg4 15. Re3
Qh2+ 16. Kf1 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qh1+ 18. Ke2 Qxg2 $15) 12... Nxf2 13. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 14.
Kxf2 Qh4+ 15. Kg1 Qxe4 16. Qf1 O-O 17. d3 Qg6 {Black has an easy game with all
his centre P:s. He just needs to get them rolling.} 18. Nd2 Rae8 19. Qe2 d5 20.
axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 Qb6+ 22. Qf2 c5 23. Rxb7 $6 {Slightly desperate. The retreat
was still playable.} (23. Ra1 $142) 23... Qxb7 24. Qxc5 Rc8 $1 25. Qf2 (25.
Qxd5 $2 Qa7+ 26. Kh2 Qa1 $19) 25... b4 26. c4 e4 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Black plays
against White´s badly developed pieces.} 27. dxe4 dxc4 28. Bxc4 b3 $1 {[%cal
Yc8c1] Setting up a nasty pin on the c-file. White would be fine if only he
could untangle.} 29. Qf1 Qc7 30. e5 Rfe8 31. e6 (31. Bxb3 Rxe5 32. Bc4 Qe7 $19)
31... Rxe6 32. Bxe6 fxe6 33. Nxb3 Qb6+ 34. Kh2 Qxb3 $19 35. Qe1 Rc2 36. Bf4 Qd5
37. Qg3 Rxb2 38. Be5 Rxg2+ 39. Qxg2 Qxe5+ 40. Kg1 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. Kg1 h4
0-1

[Event "Malmo Masters 1st"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2003.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2003.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Bb7 9. d4 Bb6 10. h3 h6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Qb1 Nb8 $1 {This is Jonny
Hectors favourite move and he has proven it to be a very sound choice. No plan
for White that I have seen or tried has produced much.} 14. a4 (14. Bc2 Nbd7
15. a4 d5 16. dxe5 (16. Nxe5 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20.
Nf1 b4 21. Nd2 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nd5 23. Qa1 Nxe3 24. fxe3 c5 25. Qa6 Qc7 26. Bb3
$13 {1/2-1/2 Wedberg-Hector/Swedish Ch 2003}) 16... Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5
dxe4 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wedberg,T-Hector,J/Malmoe 2002/CBM 90/[Wedberg] (29)})
14... Nbd7 15. Qa2 Rf8 (15... Qe7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. a5 bxa5 19.
Qxa5 Nc5 20. Bc2 Rac8 21. Qb4 Qc7 $15 {1-0 Timman,J-Hector,J/Malmoe 2002/CBM
90 (52)}) 16. Bc2 Re8 17. Bb3 Rf8 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Rad1 bxa4 21.
Bxa4 Qc7 $11 {I don´t see anything special for White here.} 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23.
Nc4 Rad8 24. Nd6 Bc6 $1 {The N is not really doing that much on d6.} 25. b4 $2
{A terrible move weakening c3.} (25. Qxa6 $4 Nc5 $19) (25. Nc4 $11) (25. Nh4
Nc5 26. Nhf5 Ba4 $1 $15) 25... Nf6 {[%csl Rc3,Rd6,Re4][%cal Yf6e4,Ye4c3] All
Black´s pieces are active. White is almost lost elready.} 26. Nc4 Rxd1 27. Rxd1
Nxe4 28. Ncxe5 Nxc3 29. Qc4 Nxd1 30. Nxc6 Qd6 $2 (30... b5 31. Qe4 Nc3 $19 {
Simple win.}) 31. Ncd4 $1 {[%csl Rd1] With Nd1 trapped White is in with a
slight chance again.} Rd8 32. Qb3 Nxf2 33. Kxf2 $15 a5 34. b5 Qc5 35. Qa4 Rd5
36. Kg1 g6 37. Kh2 Qb4 38. Qxb4 axb4 39. Kg3 b3 40. Nxb3 Rxb5 41. Nfd4 Rd5 42.
Kf4 f5 43. g4 fxg4 44. hxg4 Kf7 45. Ke4 Rg5 46. Kf4 Ke7 47. Nf3 Rd5 48. Ke4 Kd6
49. Nbd4 Rc5 50. Nh4 Rc4 $1 51. Kd3 (51. Nxg6 $2 Kc5 $19) 51... Kc5 52. Ne6+
Kd5 53. Nxg6 Rxg4 {This must be lost for White. The N:s are much too clumsy to
handle passed P:s on both flanks.} 54. Nef4+ Kd6 55. Ke4 Rg5 56. Nh4 Re5+ 57.
Kd4 b5 58. Nf3 Rf5 59. Ke4 Rc5 60. Nd3 Rc4+ 61. Kf5 b4 62. Kg6 b3 63. Kxh6 Rc3
64. Nfe1 Kd5 65. Kg5 Ke4 66. Nb2 Re3 $1 67. Nc4 Rxe1 68. Nd2+ Kd3 69. Nxb3 Kc3
0-1

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Kasparov plays a new and very natural move against Shirovs gambit. The game
threatens to become very complicated at one point, but Kasparov opts out and
settles for a draw soon after.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 Na5 {A modern gambit. Black gives a P
and plays for activity.} 10. axb5 Nxb3 11. cxb3 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxe5 d5
14. Bg5 $146 (14. Ng4 dxe4 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. dxe4 Rd8 17. Qc2 Qg6 18. Be3 Bxe3
19. fxe3 b4 20. Nd5 $1 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Monaco rapid 1995/EXP 46 
(36)}) 14... Be7 15. Nxb5 dxe4 16. dxe4 Bxe4 17. Nc3 (17. Qxd8 {with the idea
to try to take c7 as fast as possible, suffer some counterplay by Black and
finally win with an extra P on the Q-side. Thats the idea, but Black seems to
be able to create enough counter chances with his pair of B:s.} Rxd8 (17...
Bxd8 $2 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Nd7 Re8 20. Re1 $18) 19. Nd7 Bd3 (19...
Bc6 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Nd4 $16) 20. Nxc7 {One enemy less.} Bxf1 21. Nxf8 Bd3 (
21... Kxf8 22. Kxf1 $16) 22. Nd7 Bxb2 23. b4 $16) 18. Nxc7 {A somewhat risky
position for the N:s, but it's not so easy to utilise immediately.} h6 $1 (
18... Bd6 $2 19. Ng4 $1 Bxc7 20. Bxf6 $18 {The counter fork on f6 wins the
game.}) (18... Rc8 19. Rc1 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. f4 $14) 19. f3 (19. Bxf6 Bxf6
20. Nc4 Bc2 $44) (19. Bh4 $2 Rc8 20. Rc1 $8 Bd8 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23.
f3 Bb7 24. fxg4 Rd2 $17) (19. Bf4 Nh5 20. g3 Bd6 21. Re1 Nxf4 22. gxf4 Bc2 23.
Nc6 Rd7 24. Nb5 Bxf4 $132) 19... hxg5 20. fxe4 Bd6 21. Nc6 Rc8 22. Nb5 Bc5+ (
22... Rxc6 23. Nxd6 Rxd6 24. e5 Rb6 25. exf6 Rxb3 26. fxg7 Rxb2 27. Rf5 f6 28.
Rxf6 Kxg7 $11) 23. Ncd4 Rb8 24. Kh1 Nxe4 $132) (17. Re1 {Anand-Shirov/Linares 
(8)/1998}) 17... Bb7 {Whites material advantage is miniscule. Blacks pair of B:
s should be adequate compensation.} 18. Re1 h6 19. Bf4 Bb4 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21.
Qxg4 Re8 22. Rxe8+ (22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Be3 Bd6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skolernes Skakklub"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1997.06.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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"]

{Adams plays the obvious improvement 10. - bxc4 and hits a very weak spot in
Hellers preperations.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6.
Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c4 (10. c3 Bb7 (10... O-O 11. a4
Bb7 12. f3 c5 13. Qe3 c4 14. Bc2 d5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. exd5 $14 {
Hulak,K-Fernandes,A/Budva/1981/}) 11. f3 h6 (11... c5 12. Qe3 (12. Qd1 O-O 13.
a4 Bc6 14. Na3 Re8 15. c4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. b3
Bxc4 20. bxc4 Qc7 $10 {De Firmian,N-Tkachiev,V/New York/1995/0,5/29/}) 12...
O-O 13. Rd1 Re8 14. h3 (14. a4 $5) 14... Qc7 15. Qf2 c4 16. Bc2 d5 $36 {
0-1 Lau,R-Onischuk,A/Vienna op 1996/EXP 53/[Chekhov] (29)}) 12. Rd1 O-O 13. a4
Qe7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Na3 Bc6 17. c4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Ba4 $10 {
Stefansson,H-Malaniuk,V/Moscow/1994/0,5/31/}) (10. Qe3 O-O 11. Nd2 Be6 12. f4
$14 {Roman,D-Stephan,E/Val Maubuee/1990/}) (10. f4 $5 {See Aagaaard-Emms/
London/1997}) (10. a4 $2 c5 11. Qe3 O-O 12. axb5 c4 13. Ba2 axb5 $17 {Dutreeuw,
M-Motwani,P/Moscow ol/1994}) 10... bxc4 $146 (10... c5 11. Qd1 O-O (11... bxc4
12. Ba4+ Kf8 13. Nc3 $44) 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bg5 c4 14. Bc2 b4 15. Nd2 Ba6 $13 {
Kruppa,Y-Onischuk,A/Nikolaev zt 1995/CBM 47/[Wedberg]/1-0 (54)}) 11. Bxc4 $2 (
11. Ba4+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. f4 c5 14. Qc3 Nd3 15. Qxc4 Qb5 $13) 11... c5
12. Qd1 (12. Qc3 Nxe4 $17) 12... Nxc4 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qxc4 {Given as +/= in
my annotations to Kruppa-Onischuk, Moscow 1994, in CBM 47 - Fritz must have
been sleeping. Hellers claimed to have seen the line somewhere before, but he
only smiled when I told him the horrible truth.} Bb5 $19 15. Qc2 Bxf1 16. Kxf1
O-O 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nc3 Qf4 20. Kg1 f5 21. Rd1 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Rae8
23. Nc3 Kh8 24. f3 Re6 25. h3 Qh4 26. Ne4 c4 $2 (26... Rxf3 $1 27. gxf3 Rg6+
28. Kh2 Qf4+ 29. Kh1 Qxf3+ 30. Kh2 d5 $1 $19) 27. Qxc4 Rg6 28. Kh1 Qf4 (28...
Rxf3 $2 29. Qc8+ $18) 29. Qe2 a5 30. Qd3 $6 (30. Qd2 $142 $15) 30... Rf5 31.
Nxd6 $2 (31. Qd2 $142) 31... Qg3 $1 $19 32. Rg1 Rh5 33. Nf7+ Kh7 34. Qd7 Rf6
35. Rf1 Rhf5 (35... Qg6 36. Nd8 Rd6 37. Qe7 Qd3 $19) 36. Nd8 Rg6 37. Qd2 Rd5
0-1

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.01.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5 Qf6 (11... d5 {is the main alternative to
the text} 12. f3 (12. a4 g6 13. f3 Nf6 14. Qe2+ Kd7 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bg5 h6
17. Bh4 gxf5 18. Bxf5+ Kc6 19. Na3 {is highly unclear - see 1/2-1/2 Ivanovic,
B-Mikhalchishin,A/Herceg Novi 1999/EXT 2001 (41)}) 12... Ng5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14.
Re1+ Kd7 15. Nd2 g6 16. f4 Qxf4 17. Rf1 Qc7 18. Ne3 f5 19. Bxf5+ (19. Nb3 Nxb3
20. Nxd5 Qd6 21. Bxb3 Rd8 22. Nf4 c4 23. Bc2 Kc8 24. Qxd6 Bxd6 $17 {0-1
Yurtaev,L-Kuzmin,A/Dubai 1999/CBM 70 ext (62)}) 19... gxf5 20. Rxf5 Kc8 21.
Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 $13 {0-1 (57) Almasi - Beliavsky, Vrnjacka Banja 1998.}) 12.
Nd2 $1 d5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng3 Be7 15. Nxe4 Qc6 16. Qh5 g6 (16... Nc4 17. b3
g6 18. Qh3 Nd6 19. Re1 O-O 20. Bf4 Nf5 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 $16 {1-0 Almasi,
Z-Beliavsky,A/Dortmund 1998/CBM 66/[Wedberg] (43). (42)}) (16... Qg6 17. Qe2
Qe6 18. Bf4 (18. Re1 h6 19. Nxc5 $16 {1-0 Yurtaev,L-Mozaliov,S/Smolensk 1997/
EXP 58 (27)}) 18... O-O 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Rad1 Bf8 21. Qh5 $40 {1-0 Smirnov,
P-Belozerov,A/Novokuznetsk 1999/EXT 2001 (37)}) 17. Qh3 $146 (17. Qe5 f6 18.
Qg3 O-O 19. f3 $1 $14 {has been played a couple of times.}) 17... O-O 18. b3 {
[%csl Ra5][%mdl 4] This move highlights one of Black's main problems - the
inactive N on a5. The other headache is the weak K.} Rfe8 19. Re1 Bf8 20. Bf4
h5 21. Qg3 Re6 $6 (21... h4 $5 {with the idea} 22. Qxh4 (22. Qh3) 22... f5 $40)
22. Re3 f5 23. Ng5 Rxe3 24. fxe3 h4 25. Qh3 {[%cal Ye3e4,Yh3h4,Yh4h7] Black
has made some aggressive moves, but he hasn't changed the status of his two
weaknesses: the K and the N. White threatens to play simply e3-e4 with an
overwhelming position.} Bd6 (25... Be7 26. e4 Bxg5 27. Bxg5 fxe4 28. Re1 Re8
29. Qxh4 e3 30. Re2 $18) 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxh4 Qe7 28. e4 $1 fxe4 29. Rf1 Bd5
30. Bxe4 $1 Rd8 (30... Bxe4 31. Rf7 $18) 31. Bxd5+ (31. Bxd5+ Rxd5 32. Rf8+ $1)
1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1997.11.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Anands novelty gives Black good play on the Q-side. In this game it more than
compensates Whites activity on the other side.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 (9... Bxf3 10.
Qxf3 O-O 11. d3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Re1 h6 15. Rb1 b3 16. Bd1 Qd7
17. Ra1 $14 {Leko,P-Garcia,G/Yopal 1997/CBM 60/[Rodriguez,Am]/1-0 (52)}) 10. d3
Rb8 (10... O-O 11. Bg5 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Qe1 b4 16.
Ba4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Ne7 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 Bb4 20. g4 Bg6 21. Qe2 c5 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Gomez Esteban,J/Elgoibar 1996/EXP 57 (47)}) 11. axb5 (11.
Nbd2 Nd7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Bc2 b4 15. Be3 b3 16. Bb1 Bxe3 17. Nxe3
Bxf3 18. Qxf3 c5 19. Qg3 g6 20. f4 f6 21. Rf1 Rf7 22. d4 c4 $17 {Zeit 1-0
Berndt,S-Erler,R/BL2-N9697 1997/BL2-N (36)}) 11... axb5 12. Re1 (12. Be3 Bxe3
13. fxe3 Bxf3 $6 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. Nd2 $14 {0-1 Leko,P-Shirov,A/Tilburg Fontys
1996/CBM 56/[Shirov] (89)}) 12... O-O (12... h6 13. Nbd2 g5 $6 14. g4 $1 $16 {
1-0 Almasi,Z-Degraeve,J/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57/[Wedberg] (28)}) 13. Nbd2 Ra8 $146
(13... b4 14. Ba4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne7 16. Nf1 Nd7 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Bb3 h6 19. Rb1
Kh8 20. Nh4 Bh7 21. Qf3 Nd5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Shirov,A/Porzellan Cup rap
1997/EXT 97 (35)}) 14. Rxa8 (14. Rb1 $5) 14... Qxa8 15. Nf1 Qa7 16. Qe2 (16.
Be3 $11) 16... b4 17. g4 Bg6 18. Ne3 Rb8 19. Bc2 Qa1 $1 $36 {Whites rather
passive play is being refuted. Now both bxc3 and b3 is threatened.} 20. Qd2 Qa2
21. Bd1 Nd8 22. g5 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Nd7 24. cxb4 Nc6 25. Qc3 Qa8 26. Nh4 Nxb4 27.
Nxg6 hxg6 28. Bb3 Nc5 29. Bc4 Nbxd3 $1 30. Rf1 (30. Bxd3 Rb3 $19) 30... Qxe4 (
30... Qxe4 31. Rxf7 Kh7 (31... d5 32. Bxd3 Qxd3 33. Qxc5 Kxf7 34. Qxc7+ Ke6 35.
Qxb8 Qd1+ 36. Kf2 Qxc1 $11) 32. Bxd3 (32. Rxc7 Nxc1 33. Qxc1 Qh4 $19) 32...
Qxd3 (32... Nxd3 $2 33. Rxg7+ $1) 33. Qxd3 Nxd3 34. Rxc7 Rb3 $17) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. f4 Nc6 13. Qc3 Ne7 14. Ra7 c5 15.
e5 Nfd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qf3 $146 (17. Qg3 O-O 18. Nc3 Ne7 $2 (18... Nxc3 $11)
19. exd6 Nf5 20. Qf2 Qb6 21. Rc7 $16 {1-0 Polgar,J-Shirov,A/Fontys 1997/CBM 61/
[Winants] (25)}) 17... Qb6 18. Rxf7 (18. Ra1 Nb4 $11) 18... c4+ (18... Kxf7 19.
Qxd5+ Be6 20. Qd1 dxe5 $2 (20... Bf5 21. Qd5+ $11) 21. f5 Bc4 22. Qd7+ Kg8 23.
f6 gxf6 24. Bh6 Bf7 25. Rf3 $18) 19. Kh1 Kxf7 20. Qxd5+ Be6 21. Qd1 Bf5 (21...
dxe5 22. f5 $40) 22. Qd5+ Be6 23. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal MI 9394"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Black "Sahl, Bjarke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 Ba7 (6... Bb6 {
--> Mortensen,E-Kristensen,B/Vejle/1994/1/2-1/2/61}) 7. O-O O-O $6 (7... b5 8.
Bc2 d6 9. a4 O-O 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 Ba6 {= Hellers,F-Kristensen,B/Skei/1993/
0-1/32}) 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 d6 (9... g5 $6 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 $16 {->}) 10.
Bxc6 $14 bxc6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 g5 13. Bg3 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Nxe4 15. Nxc6
Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bc5 17. Nd2 Re8 18. Re1 Bf5 19. Nb3 Bd6 20. Nbd4 Bd7 21. Kf1 a5
22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Re1 Kf8 24. b3 Ra6 25. Ne5 a4 26. b4 c5 27. b5 Rb6 28. Nc4
cxd4 29. Nxb6 dxc3 30. Rc1 Bxb5+ 31. Kg1 Be5 32. Nd5 Bc4 33. Nxc3 a3 34. Nb5 $1
Bxa2 (34... Bxb5 35. Rc5 $18) 35. Nxa3 Be6 36. Nc4 Bd4 37. Kf1 Kg7 38. Ke2 Kg6
39. Ne3 Be5 40. Kd3 Bb8 41. Rc6 Ba7 42. Ke4 Kh5 43. f3 Kg6 44. Nf5 h5 45. Nd4
Bxd4 46. Kxd4 $18 Kf5 47. Rc5+ Kf6 48. f4 $2 (48. Ke4 Kg6 49. Rc6 Kf6 50. Rb6
Ke7 51. f4 $18) 48... gxf4 49. gxf4 Bg4 $10 50. Ke4 Kg6 51. Ke5 f6+ 52. Kd6 (
52. Ke4 h4 53. Rc3 Bf5+ 54. Kf3 Be6 55. Rc5 Bd7 56. Rc1 Kf5 57. Rh1 Bc6+ 58.
Kf2 Kg4 $10) 52... h4 53. Ke7 h3 54. gxh3 Bxh3 55. Rc6 $2 Kf5 $1 56. Rxf6+ Ke4
{/\Bf5,Kxf4} 57. Rh6 Bg4 58. Kf6 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1997.11.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1997.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
O-O $5 {This is not just a transposition, it's a rather cunning way to avoid
Whites most solid setup with the B on e3 against the Arkhangelsk. On 8. - d6
White can enter that setup without problems. Statistics must be viewed with
caution , but in Mega 98' the setup with Be3 gives White a healthy score of
57% while the lines with Bg5 yields White a meagre 46%. This is reason enough
to try to lure the white B to g5.} 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 {White is stubborn and
plays the Be3 setup anyway.} (10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 d6 12. Bg5 c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6
14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Rc8 $6 (16... Nh5 $142) 17. Nf1 Nb7 18. h4 $16 {
1-0 Aseev,K-Volzhin,A/Novgorod op 1995/EXP 49 (27)}) (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 d6 {
and Black has reached the type of position he likes in the Arkhangelsk}) 10...
exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 $1 {This is the simple point. Threats against e4 and Bb3
forces White to do something.} (11... Nxe4 $2 12. d5 $16) 12. Bg5 $146 {
A new move, but Black can handle it.} (12. d5 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 c6 {
White is in need of a good move/idea in this position.} 15. dxc6 (15. Nc3 cxd5
(15... Re8 16. dxc6 dxc6 17. e5 Nd5 18. Rd1 $14 {Zontakh,A-Rause,O/Berliner
Sommer 1995/EXP 47/1-0 (45)}) 16. e5 d4 17. Nxd4 Ng4 18. Re2 Qh4 19. h3 Nxe5
20. Rxe5 Qxd4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Wu Xibin-Rausis,I/Lee Cup 1996/EXP 54 (33)}) 15...
dxc6 16. Nc3 (16. Qb4 c5 17. Qxc5 Nxe4 18. Qb4 Rc8 $15) 16... c5 17. h3 Qe7 18.
e5 c4 19. Qc2 (19. Qd1 Rad8 20. Nd4 Ne4 $1 21. Nxe4 Qxe5 $17) 19... Nd7 20. Qf5
Qe6 21. Qf4 $6 (21. Nd4 $142 Qxf5 22. Nxf5 b4 23. Nd5 $1 $11) 21... Bxf3 {
1/2-1/2 Wedberg,T-Rausis,I/Osterskar 1995} 22. Qxf3 Nc5 $15 (22... Nxe5 $2 23.
Qg3 $16)) 12... Nxb3 13. axb3 h6 14. Bh4 (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nc3 d6 16. Qd3 c5
$36) 14... g5 15. Nxg5 $1 (15. Bg3 Nxe4 $17) 15... Nxe4 $1 (15... hxg5 16. Bxg5
d6 17. Re3 $40) 16. Nxe4 Qxh4 {This looks good for Black: pair of B:s, g and
e-files, active Q, weak d4-P.} 17. Nbc3 Kh8 18. Nc5 (18. Re3 Rg8 19. Kh1 Rae8
20. Rh3 $2 Bxe4 $1 $19) 18... Bc6 (18... Bxc5 19. dxc5 Rg8 20. g3 Qh3 21. Nd5
$13) 19. g3 Rg8 20. Re5 $1 {Very active counterplay and that is indeed Whites
only hope.} Rg4 (20... d6 21. Rh5 Qf6 22. Qd2 $132) 21. N5e4 Rag8 (21... b4 22.
Nd5 $132) 22. f3 R4g6 $138 (22... Rxg3+ $5 {Annand} 23. hxg3 Rxg3+ (23... d6 $3
24. Rf5 Rxg3+ $1 25. Nxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kf1 Qh3+ 27. Kf2 Qxf5 $19) 24. Nxg3 Bxd4+
25. Kg2 Bxe5 26. Qe1 Qf4 27. Qf2 $16) 23. Kg2 (23. Kh1 $5) 23... d6 24. Rf5 Bd7
25. Rxf7 Be6 26. Kh1 Rxg3 27. Nxg3 Bxf7 $17 28. Nce4 d5 29. Nf5 Qf4 30. Neg3
Be6 31. Ne7 (31. Qd3 $142) 31... Rg7 $2 (31... Rxg3 $1 32. hxg3 Qxg3 33. Qd2
Qh4+ 34. Qh2 Qxe7 35. Qxh6+ Qh7 $19) (31... Rxg3 $19) 32. Nc6 (32. Nh5 $1)
32... Bh3 (32... Bh3 33. Rxa6 (33. Qe2 Qd6 $15) 33... Qe3 $1 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.06"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Nd6 11. a4 (11. c4 {was popular for a while, but
after} f6 $5 {Black seems to be perfectly OK.} (11... bxc4 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13.
Qxb7 $14) 12. c5 fxe5 13. cxd6 cxd6 (13... Bxd6 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Re1 Qe7 16.
Bf4 d6 $13 {1/2-1/2 L'Ami,E-Van der Wiel,J/Leeuwarden 2003/CBM 96 (22)}) 14.
Re1 Qf6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nc3 Rc8 17. f4 Bc5+ 18. Be3 Qc6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Jens,
J-Hector,J/Fuerth 2002/CBM 90 ext (65)}) 11... Be7 12. Re1 (12. Na3 O-O 13. Bf4
Rb8 14. axb5 Nxb5 (14... axb5 15. Nc2 Nf5 16. f3 d6 17. Ng4 c6 18. Nge3 Nxe3
19. Nxe3 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A-Belozerov,A/Tomsk 1997/EXT 2000/[Konikowski] (19)})
15. Nxb5 d6 16. Nd3 Be4 17. Nb4 Rxb5 18. Qc4 d5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F-Piket,J/
NLD-ch 1996/CBM 54 (23)}) (12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. f3 Bd5 15. Qc2 f6
16. Nd3 O-O 17. Re1 Re8 18. Nc5 Bf8 19. Qf2 Qc8 20. Bf4 Nc4 21. Nd3 Rxe1+ 22.
Qxe1 d6 23. Nd2 Qf5 24. Ne4 Nxb2 25. Nxb2 Qxf4 26. Nd3 Qf5 27. Qe3 Bc4 28. g4
Qe6 29. Nf4 Qe7 30. d5 Qe5 31. Qd2 f5 32. gxf5 Qxf5 33. Kg2 Be7 34. h3 g5 35.
Nh5 Qf7 {0-1 Serra Olives,T-Kuzmin,A/Andorra 2000/CBM 76 ext (35)}) (12. Bf4
O-O 13. f3 Rb8 14. Na3 g5 15. Bd2 c5 16. axb5 cxd4 17. cxd4 axb5 18. Qd3 Bd5
19. Rfe1 Kh8 20. b3 f6 21. Ng4 Bf7 22. Bb4 Bg6 23. Qd2 Nf5 24. Ba5 Qe8 25. Nc2
Qf7 26. d5 h5 27. Nge3 Bc5 28. Kh1 Nxe3 29. Nxe3 b4 30. Nc4 d6 31. h4 gxh4 32.
Re6 Bf5 33. Nxd6 Bxd6 34. Rxd6 Qg6 35. Bxb4 Rxb4 36. Qxb4 Rg8 37. Qd2 h3 38.
Rg1 h4 39. Qf2 h2 40. Qxh4+ Kg7 41. Ra1 {1-0 Sanden,S-Lind,J/Lindesberg 1993/
EXT 2000 (41)}) (12. Nd2 $5) 12... O-O 13. Nd2 {Slightly better for White
according to some sources, but its not much for sure.} Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Nf1 Re8 16. Bf4 Bf8 {[%mdl 4] Black makes natural moves and has a sound
position. White needs to add some posion somewhere. Hansen is well aware of
that but end up drinking his own mixture.} 17. Ra7 Nc4 18. Nd3 Bd5 $1 19. Qd1 (
19. Rxc7 $2 Ne3 $19) (19. Bxc7 Qg5 20. Bg3 Ne3 $17) 19... Rxe1 20. Qxe1 Ra8 $1
21. Qa1 Rxa7 22. Qxa7 Qe8 $1 {A strong move giving Black a nasty attack. White
is free to take the c-P but its not very tempting any more.} 23. f3 (23. Qxc7
Qe4 $19) 23... Qe2 24. Nc5 $2 (24. Nb4 $142) 24... Nxb2 25. h3 Nd1 26. Bg3 Bc4
0-1

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8.
d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. f4 c5 11. Qc3 Neg4 12. e5 c4 $146 (12... Ne4 13. Qf3 d5
14. c4 $5 bxc4 (14... Nxh2 $5) 15. Ba4+ Kf8 16. Bc6 Rb8 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3
$16 {0-1 Sion Castro,M-Adams,M/Leon (01) ;CBM 48 1995 (27)}) 13. exf6 O-O (
13... Qb6+ 14. Be3 $1 (14. Kh1 $2 Nf2+) 14... Nxe3 15. Re1 O-O 16. Qxe3 Qxe3+
17. Rxe3 gxf6 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nd2 d5 20. Nf3 $14) 14. Qd4 (14. fxg7 $5 Re8 (
14... Qb6+ 15. Be3 Nxe3 16. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 17. Rf2 (17. Qh8+ $2 Ke7 18. Re1 Be6
$1 $19) 17... Nd1 18. Qd2 Nxf2 19. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 cxb3 21. axb3 Bf5 22. c3
$16) 15. h3 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Nf2+ 17. Kh2 $14) 14... Qxf6 15. Qxf6 Nxf6 16. Nd2
cxb3 17. Nxb3 Bb7 $10 18. Bd2 Rac8 19. c3 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Ne4 21. Be3 b4 22. cxb4
Rc2 23. Bd4 Nf6 24. Bxf6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 gxf6 26. g3 Rxb2 27. Nd4 h5 28. a3 Rg2+
29. Kf1 Rxh2 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Rd8 Ra2 32. Rxd6 Rxa3 33. Rd7 Be4 34. Rxf7+ Kg6
35. Rf8 Rd3 36. Rd8 Rd2 37. Ke1 Rb2 38. Rb8 Bd5 39. Rb6 Bc4 40. Rb7 Rg2 41. Rc7
Bd3 42. Rc3 Bb5 43. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 688]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7.
d3 Bd6 {A somewhat strange looking move. It's a compromise of sorts between
playing Bc5 and Be7. By protecting e5 Black threatens to exchange Bb3 by Na5.}
8. c3 (8. Nc3 O-O (8... Na5 $5) (8... h6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 Na5 11. Ba2 O-O 12.
Ng3 Re8 13. h3 Bf8 14. Nh2 d5 15. Qf3 c5 $132 {0-1 Los,S-Malaniuk,V/Groningen
1990/CBM 22 (33)}) 9. Nd5 h6 10. Ne3 Re8 11. Nh4 Na5 12. Nhf5 Bf8 13. f4 Nxb3
14. axb3 exf4 15. Ng4 d5 $132 {1-0 Seeman,T-Volzhin,A/Jyvaskyla 1994/EXT 94op 
(26)}) 8... O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Re1 Bc5 $6 {If this was Blacks intention, he
could have played it instead of Bd6. The logical continuation was to retreat
to f8.} (10... Bf8 {/\d5}) 11. Nf1 d6 (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. d4 Bb6 14.
dxe5 Na5 15. Bc2 g6 16. Ng3 f5 17. Bg5 $16 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Grechihin,V/Smolensk
1991/EXT 91op (34)}) (11... h6 12. Ng3 Nh7 13. d4 Bb6 14. Be3 d6 15. d5 Ne7 16.
Bxb6 cxb6 17. Nd2 Bc8 18. a4 bxa4 19. Bxa4 Rf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lederman,L-Ater,I/
Beersheba 1991/EXT 91 (44)}) 12. Ng3 Bb6 {Black has chosen a setup that is
very strong when White has his d-P on d4. Then Black has pressure against both
d4 and e4. Here Blacks pieces are doing only one thing - waiting (in vain) for
White to play d4.} 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 $1 {White has no reason to fear an
eventual g5 since the attack after sacrificing on g5 plays itself. Black has
no defenders on the K-side.} g6 (14... g5 $2 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Nb8 17. Qf3
Nbd7 18. Nh5 $18) 15. h3 Kg7 16. Nh2 $40 Qd7 17. Qf3 Ng8 18. Ng4 Nd8 19. Bf6+
Kf8 (19... Kh7 20. Bxd8 Rexd8 21. Bxf7 $18) 20. d4 {Now, with Black pressed
against the back rank, this is strong.} (20. Bxd8 $5 Raxd8 21. Nf6 Nxf6 22.
Qxf6 $40) 20... exd4 21. cxd4 Ne6 22. d5 Nd4 23. Qf4 g5 (23... h5 24. Nh6 $1
Nxf6 25. Qxf6 $40) 24. Qd2 Nxf6 $5 {Black finds a surprising way to give White
some problems. But objectively Black is still as lost as ever.} (24... Nxb3 25.
axb3 $18 {/\Qc3}) 25. Nxf6 Qxh3 $5 26. Nf5 {White keeps his cool - and his
advantage.} (26. gxh3 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nxd2 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Bc2 $14) (26. Qd3 Qh4
(26... Qc8 27. Nxe8 Qxe8 28. Nf5 Nxf5 29. exf5 Qd7 30. f6 $18) 27. Nd7+ Kg8 28.
Nxb6 Nxb3 29. Nxa8 Nxa1 30. Nxc7 Rc8 31. Nf5 $18) 26... Nf3+ (26... Nxb3 27.
axb3 Qxb3 28. Nd7+ Kg8 29. Nxh6+ Kh7 30. Nxf7 $18) 27. gxf3 Bc8 28. Nh7+ Kg8
29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Nd4 Re5 31. Re3 Qh4 32. Rae1 g4 33. f4 Qxf6 34. fxe5 $18 dxe5
35. Nf5 Bxf5 36. exf5 Re8 37. Bc2 h5 38. Rg3 Qh4 39. Kg2 Qf6 40. Be4 Kg7 41.
Rc1 Rd8 42. Rc6 Rd6 43. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Skei"]
[Site "Skei"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Sahl, Bjarke"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 $5 $146 (5... b5 6. Bb3 Nf6
7. d4 exd4 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Re1+ Be6 11. Ng5 O-O 12. Qd3 g6 13. Rxe6
fxe6 14. Qh3 {+/- Nenarokov}) (5... Nge7 6. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 7. Kxf2 Nxe5 8. d4 N5g6
9. Rf1 O-O 10. Kg1 d5 11. Nd2 c6 12. Bc2 {+/- Tringov-Damjanovic, Büsum 1968})
6. d4 Ba7 7. O-O b5 8. Bc2 (8. Bb3 $5 {Hellers}) 8... d6 9. a4 O-O 10. axb5
axb5 11. Na3 Ba6 12. Bd3 exd4 13. Nxb5 Bxb5 14. Bxb5 Bb6 $1 $10 15. Bg5 Rxa1
16. Qxa1 Na7 17. Bd3 dxc3 18. bxc3 Nc6 19. Nd4 Nxd4 $6 (19... Ne5 20. Bc2 h6
21. Bh4 Ng6 22. Bg3 Re8 23. Re1 Nh5 $10) 20. cxd4 h6 21. Be3 Ng4 22. Bd2 Qf6
23. Bc3 d5 $2 24. e5 $2 (24. h3 dxe4 25. Be2 $18) 24... Qf4 25. g3 Qf3 26. Qd1
$4 (26. Bc2 $14) 26... Nxe5 $1 $19 27. Bb4 (27. dxe5 Bxf2+ $19) 27... Qxd3 28.
Bxf8 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Nd2 30. Re1 Kxf8 31. Qa4 Qf3+ 32. Kh3 Kg8 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5 d5 (11... Qf6 12. Nd2 $1 d5 {is known to
favour White.}) 12. Nd2 {[%mdl 8] In this game this just results in a
transposition to a well-known line. But the move itself is a novelty.} (12. a4
g6 13. f3 Nf6 14. Qe2+ Kd7 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 gxf5 18. Bxf5+ Kc6
19. Na3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ivanovic,B-Mikhalchishin,A/Herceg Novi 1999/EXT 2001 (41)}
) (12. f3 Ng5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Re1+ Kd7 15. Nd2 g6 16. f4 Qxf4 17. Rf1 Qc7 18.
Ne3 f5 19. Bxf5+ (19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. Nxd5 Qd6 21. Bxb3 Rd8 22. Nf4 c4 23. Bc2 Kc8
24. Qxd6 Bxd6 $17 {0-1 Yurtaev,L-Kuzmin,A/Dubai 1999/CBM 70 ext (62)}) 19...
gxf5 20. Rxf5 Kc8 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 $13 {0-1 (57) Almasi - Beliavsky,
Vrnjacka Banja 1998.}) (12. a4 g6 13. f3 Nf6 14. Qe2+ Kd7 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bg5
h6 17. Bh4 gxf5 18. Bxf5+ Kc6 19. Na3 {is highly unclear - see 1/2-1/2
Ivanovic,B-Mikhalchishin,A/Herceg Novi 1999/EXT 2001 (41)}) 12... Qf6 $6 {
Black misses the opportunity to lead the game into new territory.} (12... g6 $1
{looks best, preparing Bg7 and a quick 0-0.} 13. Bxe4 (13. Ne3 Bg7 14. Nxe4
dxe4 15. Qg4 O-O $17) (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 f5 $17) (13. f3 Nxd2
14. Re1+ Kd7 15. Bxd2 gxf5 16. Bxf5+ Kc7) 13... dxe4 14. Ng3 f5 (14... Bg7 15.
Ndxe4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 $14) 15. Nxf5 $5 gxf5 16. Qh5+ Kd7 (16... Ke7 17. Nxe4 $40
{[%cal Yc1g5]}) 17. Qxf5+ Kc7 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bd6 $15) (12... Qd7 13.
Ne3 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 $44 {[%cal Ye3f5,Yf1e1]}) (12... Nxd2 $6 13. Bxd2 $40 {
[%csl Re8,Gf5][%cal Yf1e1]}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng3 Be7 15. Nxe4 Qc6 16. Qh5 {
Practise has shown that this is difficult for Black. The misplaced N on a5 is
a clear drawback.} Qg6 {Probably the best move here.} (16... g6 17. Qh3 (17.
Qe5 f6 18. Qg3 O-O 19. f3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Mozetic,D/Tilburg 1993/CBM 39/
[Leko] (37)}) 17... O-O 18. b3 $14 {1-0 Svidler,P-Christiansen,L/Bermuda 2003/
CBM 94/[Wedberg] (31)}) (16... Nc4 17. b3 g6 18. Qh3 Nd6 19. Re1 O-O 20. Bf4 $1
Nf5 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Beliavsky,A/Dortmund 1998/CBM 66/
[Wedberg] (43)}) (16... Qg6 17. Qe2 Qe6 18. Re1 h6 19. Nxc5 $16 {1-0 Yurtaev,
L-Mozaliov,S/Smolensk 1997/EXP 58 (27)}) (16... g6 17. Qe5 f6 18. Qg3 O-O 19.
f3 $1 (19. b3 f5 $1 20. Ng5 f4 21. Qg4 Bc8 $13) 19... Rfe8 20. Nf2 $6 (20. Bf4
$1 $14) 20... Bd6 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Mozetic,D/Tilburg 1993/CBM 39/[Leko] 
(37)}) 17. Qe2 Qc6 $146 (17... Qe6 18. Bf4 (18. Re1 h6 19. Nxc5 {1-0 Yurtaev,
L-Mozaliov,S/Smolensk 1997/EXP 58 (27)}) 18... O-O 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Rad1 Bf8
21. Qh5 $40 {1-0 Smirnov,P-Belozerov,A/Novokuznetsk 1999/EXT 2001 (37) 1-0})
18. Qh5 Qg6 19. Qxg6 $5 $146 {This is the third novelty in the same game! 12.
Nd2, 17. - Qc6 and now 19.Qxg6. Something of a record.} hxg6 20. Be3 Rc8 21. b3
{Even after the exchange of Q:s the N on a5 offers White hope for an advantage.
} f5 (21... Rh4 $5) 22. Ng5 O-O 23. h4 Bf6 24. Rac1 Rfe8 25. c4 Bxg5 26. hxg5
bxc4 27. bxc4 Be4 (27... Nxc4 $4 28. Bb3 $18) 28. Ba4 Bc6 29. Bxc6 Nxc6 $14 {
The B is clearly slightly stronger than the N in this situation.} 30. Rfd1 f4
31. Bxc5 $16 (31. Bxf4 $2 Nd4 $15 {[%cal Gd4e2]}) 31... Ne5 32. Bd6 Rxc4 33.
Rxc4 Nxc4 34. Bxf4 Re2 35. Rd4 Rc2 36. a4 Kf7 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38. Ra7 a5 39. Rc7
$18 {Perfect position for White.} Kf8 40. Be5 Ke8 41. Bxg7 Kd8 42. Be5 Rc1+ 43.
Kh2 Rc2 44. f4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.11"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. d3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Qe2
Re8 15. Nf3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 17. Bxb3 Rxb3 18. Qc2 (18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 Rxf3
20. Qxf3 $6 (20. dxc5 Rc3 21. Qxa6 $14) 20... Bxd4 21. Ra2 Nxe4 $44 {1-0 Anand,
V-Karpov,A/FIDE-Wch k.o. f 1998/CBM 63/[Anand] (41)}) 18... Qb8 $11 {0-1
Hansen,S-Hector,J/Skaenninge 1998/CBM 65/[Wedberg] (31)}) 10. d3 Rb8 (10... O-O
11. Bg5 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Qe1 b4 16. Ba4 bxc3 17.
bxc3 Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Gomez Esteban,J/Elgoibar 1996/EXP 57 (47)}) 11.
axb5 axb5 12. g4 (12. Re1 O-O (12... h6 13. Nbd2 g5 $6 14. g4 $1 $16 {1-0
Almasi,Z-Degraeve,J/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57/[Wedberg] (28)}) 13. Nbd2 Ra8 (13... b4
14. Ba4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Shirov,A/Porzellan Cup rap
1997/EXT 97 (35)}) 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nf1 Qa7 16. Qe2 b4 17. g4 Bg6 18. Ne3 Rb8
19. Bc2 Qa1 $15 {0-1 Kovacevic,A-Anand,V/Belgrade 1997/CBM 62/[Wedberg] (30)})
(12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 $11 {0-1 Leko,P-Shirov,A/Tilburg Fontys 1996/CBM 56/
[Shirov] (89)}) (12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nbd2 Nd7 15. Qe1 $13 {1/2-1/2
Korneev,O-Gomez Esteban,J/Elgoibar 1996/EXP 57 (47)}) 12... Bg6 (12... Nxg4 13.
Bd5 Na7 (13... Ne7 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Bxf7+ $1 $18) 14. d4 Bb6 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16.
dxe5 $18) 13. Re1 Ra8 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nbd2 O-O 16. Nf1 Nd8 $6 (16... Qa7 17.
Qe2 (17. Be3) 17... b4 18. Ne3 Rb8 19. Bc2 Qa1 $15 {0-1 Kovacevic,A-Anand,V/
Belgrade 1997/CBM 62/[Wedberg] (30)}) 17. Ng3 Ne6 18. Nh4 $14 Bb6 19. Ngf5 Re8
20. Qf3 Nd7 21. Bd5 Qa6 (21... c6 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Nxd6 $16) 22. Ng2 f6 23. g5
c6 24. Bb3 Ndc5 25. Bxe6+ Rxe6 26. h4 b4 27. c4 Bxf5 28. exf5 e4 $2 (28... Re7
29. Qxc6 $16) 29. fxe6 $1 $18 exf3 30. e7 Qc8 31. e8=Q+ Qxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kf7 33.
Rb8 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup10"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1997.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Shinkevich, Vitaly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Konikowski,J} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7.
d3 h6 (7... O-O 8. a4 Rb8 (8... Bb7 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 h6 11. a5 d6 12. c3 bxc3
13. bxc3 Rb8 14. Nd2 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Ne7 $11 {Saltaev,M-Datu,I/World Cities 1997/
EXP 58/0-1 (35)} (15... Ne7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Qa4 Qe8 18. Qa2 Qc6 19. Nc4 Kh7
20. Be3 f5 21. d4 f4 22. d5 Qb5 23. Rfb1 {Saltaev,M-Datu,I/World Cities 1997/
EXP 58/0-1 (35)})) 9. Nbd2 d6 10. c3 Bb6 11. h3 Nh5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Re1 Nf4
14. Nf1 Qf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Shirov,A/Madrid 1996/CBM 53 (19)} (14... Qf6 {
Konikowski,J} 15. Be3 Ne7 16. N1h2 c5 17. Ng4 Qg6 18. Nh4 Qg5 19. Nf3 Qg6 {
1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Shirov,A/Madrid 1996/CBM 53})) 8. a4 (8. c3 d6 9. h3 O-O 10.
Re1 Re8 11. Nbd2 Ba7 12. Nf1 Ne7 13. Ng3 c5 14. Nh4 $14 {1-0 Hingary,M-Bukhari,
M/Luzern olm 1982/BIG 80 (30)} (14. Nh4 {Konikowski,J} g5 15. Qf3 Nc6 16. Nh5
c4 17. Nxf6+ Kg7 18. Nh5+ Kg8 19. dxc4 Na5 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Nxe8+ Qxe8 22. Nf5+
Bxf5 23. Qxf5 bxc4 24. Bd1 Nc6 25. Ba4 Rc8 26. Be3 Bb8 27. h4 f6 28. hxg5 hxg5
29. g3 Qf8 30. Bxc6 Rxc6 31. Qd7+ {1-0 Hingary,M-Bukhari,M/Luzern olm 1982/BIG
80})) (8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 Ba7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 a5 12. c3 d6 13. Qd2 Be6 14. h3
$14 {Heyme,S-Roth,C/BLW-9192 1992/BIG 90/1-0 (40)} (14. h3 {Konikowski,J} Bxd5
15. exd5 Ne7 16. cxb4 axb4 17. Qxb4 Nexd5 18. Qd2 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Qb8 20. Bd1 Qb6
21. Re1 Rfb8 22. Re2 Nh5 {Heyme,S-Roth,C/BLW-9192 1992/BIG 90/1-0 (40)})) (8.
Be3 {Konikowski,J} Ba7 9. Bxa7 Rxa7 10. Re1 d6 11. c3 Bg4 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nf1
Na5 14. Bc2 Nc6 15. h3 Bh5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 c5
20. e5 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 dxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Ne4 Qc6 26.
Nd6 Rcc7 27. b4 a5 28. Qe2 Ra6 29. Nxb5 Rb7 30. Nd6 Rxb4 31. Qh5 Rf4 {1/2-1/2
Dzagnidze,N-Gregorova,Z/EU-chJW U10 Verdun 1995/EXT 95ch2}) 8... Rb8 9. axb5
axb5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. d4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 d6 {This is a well known position with
the Black P on h7. the extra move can be useful in many lines.} 13. c3 (13. f4
{Konikowski,J} c5 14. Qd2 Nc6 15. c3 (15. e5 dxe5 16. Qxd8+ Nxd8 (16... Kxd8
17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 Nfd7 19. Bxf7 $14) 17. fxe5 Ne4 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Bxd2 Be6
$11) 15... O-O $11) 13... O-O 14. Bc2 c5 15. Qe3 Bb7 16. Nd2 (16. f4 $5 {
Konikowski,J}) 16... Re8 17. f3 Qc7 18. Nb3 Bc6 $11 {White has done nothing
here so Black is alright.} 19. Qf2 b4 20. cxb4 Rxb4 21. Bd2 Rbb8 22. Bc3 Ra8
23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Rd1 Bb7 25. Na5 Ba8 26. Bxe5 (26. b4 {Konikowski,J} cxb4 27.
Bxb4 d5 $1) 26... dxe5 27. Nc4 Bb7 28. Ba4 (28. Qe3 $5 {Konikowski,J}) 28...
Ra8 29. Bb3 Ba6 30. Ne3 Rb8 31. Qc2 Rb4 32. Bc4 Bxc4 33. Nxc4 Nd7 34. Qc3 $14 {
With careful play White has secured a slight advantage.} Kh7 35. h4 Qa7 36.
Nxe5 $4 {Cashing in...} (36. b3 $142 {Konikowski,J} f6 37. h5 $14) 36... Rd4 $1
$19 {...on a completely lost position} 37. Rxd4 cxd4 38. Qc8 d3+ 39. Kh2 Nxe5
40. Qf5+ Ng6 41. h5 (41. h5 {Konikowski,J} d2 42. hxg6+ fxg6 43. Qd5 Qf2 44.
Kh3 Qe2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.31"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Berelowitsch, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Emsdetten Turm"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 exd4 (12... Bg4 13. d5 Ne7 14.
Bc2 {seems to give White an edge.}) 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Be3 {Not the critical
move. Anand is the leading expert on the White side of this line. He has moved
from 14.Re1 to 14.Ra4 and then further on to 14.Ra3!?. This proves two things:
firstly that there is no simple solution for White, secondly that anyone who
enters this line must be prepared to his teeth - there are lots of unchecked
possibilities to explore. Yet again: the text move has been analyzed to at
least equality for Black.} (14. Bg5 {is a good starting point in the analysis.
Black gets to show one of the ways he can get compensation for his P by
rupturing the white K-side.} Bxf3 15. gxf3 (15. Qxf3 Bxd4 16. Qe2 Qe8 $1 $11)
15... Nxd4 $1 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxd4 Qd7 19. Ra3 Nh5 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Topalov,V/Monaco 2002/CBM 87 ext (34)}) (14. Bc2 {White tries
to back down and protect his centre in the process.} d5 15. e5 (15. Bg5 Bxf3
16. Qxf3 Bxd4 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Piket,J/Groningen 1998/
CBM 69 (18)}) 15... Ne4 16. Be3 f6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Georgiev,K/
Germany 1998/GER-chT (63)}) (14. Re1 {this move allows Black to take back the
P if he wants to or to play for compensation.} d5 {Playing for counter play in
the centre.} (14... Nxd4 {taking back the P} 15. Nbxd4 Bxd4 16. h3 (16. Bxf7+
Rxf7 17. Qxd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nh5 $44) 16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 {White is slightly
better with the pair of B:s in an open position.}) (14... Re8 15. Bg5 h6 16.
Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Re3 $14) 15. exd5 (15. e5 Ne4 $44) 15... Nxd5 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 (
17. Bc4 Qd7 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Bg3 Nf6 22. Ra3 Nxd4 23.
Nbxd4 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Bxd4 25. Kh2 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Piket,J/Monte Carlo
1999/CBM 69 ext (31)}) 17... Bg6 18. Nc3 Ndb4 {with a complex situation.
White´s extra P is at least partly compensated by the weakened white K-side
and Black´s activity. 1-0 Anand,V-Oll,L/Belgrade 1999/CBM 69/[Tyomkin,D] (39)})
(14. Ra4 {the most popular move for White} Re8 (14... Qe8 15. Qd3 Na5 16. Bc2
Bd7 17. Nc3 Bxa4 18. Bxa4 Qe6 19. b4 $14 {1-0 Acs,P-Blehm,P/Yerevan 2000/CBM
78 ext (28)}) 15. Re1 (15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd5 Bxf3 $5 17. Qxf3 (17. gxf3 hxg5 18.
Bxc6 Re6 19. Nc3 Nh5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Zaragatski,I-Sebag,M/Deizisau 2003 (32)})
17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 hxg5 20. Bc6 Re5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ye
Jiangchuan-Peng Xiaomin/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85 (26)}) 15... Qd7 (15... Ba5 16.
Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 18. Re3 d5 19. h3 Bh5 20. Ra6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Skrzypnik,
M-Jakubowski,M/Zakopane 2001/EXT 2002 (28)}) 16. Bc2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nc3 Nxe5
$5 {with big complications in 1-0 Bologan,V-Tkachiev,V/Enghien les Bains 1999/
CBM 70/[Wedberg] (39)}) ({For} 14. Ra3 {see 1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Tkachiev,V/Moscow
2001/CBM 86 (48) and Galkin - Prokopchuk, Moscow Aeroflot 2002.}) 14... Nxe4 $1
{This is the 'refutation' of 14.Be3.} 15. Bd5 Qe8 16. Qc2 {Double attack -
looks nasty.} (16. h3 Bf5 17. Re1 Nb4 18. Bc4 c6 19. Na3 d5 $11 {1-0 Nijboer,
F-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63 (36)}) 16... Bxf3 $1 17. Qxc6 ({Black´s
main trick is revealed after} 17. Bxc6 Qe6 $1 18. gxf3 Qg6+ {and White must
play} 19. Bg5 {to survive with a slight minus.}) 17... Be2 $1 {Attacks and
counter attacks flow back and forth, but Black gets the last word.} 18. Qxe8
Rbxe8 ({perhaps even more exact is} 18... Rfxe8 19. Bc6 Bxf1 20. Bxe8 Bxg2 21.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Kxg2 {[%cal Yb8b2]} Ke6 $15 {0-1 Goletiani,R-Lomineishvili,M/
Tbilisi 1998/EXT 2002 (35)}) 19. Bc6 Bxf1 20. Bxe8 Bxg2 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Kxg2
Ke6 23. Rc1 Rf7 24. Nc3 Nf6 25. Re1 Ba5 26. Bg5+ Kd7 27. h3 Nd5 28. Rc1 Rf5 29.
Be3 Ke6 30. Kg3 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Nxe3 32. Re1 Kd5 33. Rxe3 $11 Rf7 34. f4 Kc4 35.
Kg4 g6 36. h4 h6 37. Rh3 Rf6 38. Re3 c6 39. Rh3 Kb3 40. Re3 Kc4 41. Rh3 Kb3 42.
Re3 d5 43. Rh3 Kb2 44. Re3 Kc2 45. Rh3 Kd2 46. Rg3 Ke2 47. Rh3 Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 (12... exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4
14. Ra4 {Bologans move} (14. Re1 {can be met by} Nxd4 (14... d5 15. exd5 Nxd5
16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nc3 {was the start of the facinating game 1-0 Anand,
V-Oll,L/Belgrade 1999/CBM 69/[Tyomkin,D] (39)}) 15. Nbxd4 Bxd4 16. h3 Bxf3 17.
Qxf3 {which looks OK for Black.}) 14... Re8 15. Re1 h6 (15... Ba5 $5 {Bologan,V
} 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rxe4 $13) 16. Bc2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nc3 Rxe5 $2 19.
Nxe4 $1 $16 {1-0 Anand,V-Piket,J/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78/[Wedberg] (28)}) 13. Bc2
{The possibilities are many and quite bewildering. One is desperately looking
for principles in a maze of tactics. The play evolves around Black's quest for
compensation for the P. White is often forced to give the P back, but then he
can usually get a slight advantage in some other form - like e.g. the pair of
B:s in an open position.} (13. Re1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 {This must be considered a
concession - even though Svidler manged to prove the g-file to be a great
asset in his win against Shirov.} (14. Qxf3 exd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4
$13) 14... Nh5 15. Kh1 (15. Be3 Qf6 16. Kh1 exd4 17. cxd4 Ba5 $1 18. Rg1 Rxb5
19. Ba4 Rxb2 20. Bxc6 Bb6 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Investbanka 1997/CBM 62
(45)}) 15... Qf6 (15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 c5 $5 (17... Qf6 18. Be3
$16) 18. Rg1 cxd4 19. Bg5 Qe8 20. Bd5 Kh8 21. Qd3 Qe5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,
A-Sivokho,S/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 70 ext (31)}) 16. Rg1 $1 Nf4 17. Be3 {
1-0 Svidler,P-Shirov,A/Linares 1998/CBM 64/[Svidler] (37)}) (13. Be3 exd4 (
13... d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bg5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxg5 18. Bxd5 Ne7 19.
dxe5 Qxe5 20. Bc4 $16 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Arduman,C/EUCup G6 1997/CBM 62 (41)}) 14.
cxd4 Nxe4 (14... Qe8 15. h3 $1 Bd7 16. Nc3 Nxe4 17. Re1 Nxc3 18. bxc3 $14 {
1-0 Anand,V-Shirov,A/Groningen 1997/CBM 63/[Anand] (42)}) 15. Bd5 Qe8 16. h3
Bf5 17. Re1 Nb4 18. Bc4 c6 19. Na3 d5 20. Bf1 Bc7 $13 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Piket,J/
Hoogovens 1998/ (35)}) (13. Ra4 $5 Re8 (13... exd4) 14. d5 Ne7 15. Bc2 Ng6 16.
h3 Bd7 17. c4 $14 {1-0 Iordachescu,V-Sofronie,I/Bucharest 2000/CBM 77 (36)})
13... exd4 (13... d5 14. exd5 Qxd5 15. dxe5 Qxb5 16. Ba4 $1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxe5
18. Bxb5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rxb5 $14) 14. cxd4 Re8 (14... d5 {
might be best here} 15. Bg5 (15. e5 Ne4 16. Be3 f6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,
A-Georgiev,K/Germany 1998/GER-chT (63)}) 15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxd4 17. exd5 Qxd5
18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Be4 Nf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,
V-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee 1996/CBM 51/[Shirov] (53)}) 15. Ra4 {[%mdl 8] Now
finally I think we have a new position. White has played the novelty Bc2
instead of Re1 that we saw in the comment to Black's 12th move. We are in the
Bologan line with Ra4.} Qd7 (15... Nxe4 $1 16. d5 Nxf2 17. Rxf2 Bxf2+ (17...
Bxf3 18. gxf3 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Ne5 $13 (19... Rxb5 $2 20. Qd3 $1 $18)) 18. Kxf2
Ne5 19. Nbd4 Qf6 $13) 16. Qd3 $1 Rxe4 17. Bg5 $1 {White has given the P back,
but instead he gets a strong attack.} Bf5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nc3 Rf4 20. Qd2
Bxc2 21. Qxf4 Bxa4 22. Nd5 $1 {White concentrates his forces on the K-side.
The black K is quite helpless against Q and two N:s.} Qd8 (22... Qc8 23. Nxf6+
Kh8 24. Ng5 $40) 23. Nxf6+ Kg7 24. Nh5+ $2 (24. Qg5+ $1 Kh8 25. Qf5 Kg7 26.
Qxh7+ Kxf6 27. Qh6+ Ke7 28. Re1+ Ne5 29. Nxe5 dxe5 30. Rxe5+ Kd7 31. Rd5+ $16)
24... Kh8 25. Ng5 Bb3 $2 (25... Qe7 $142 26. Nxf7+ Kg8 27. Nh6+ Kh8 $11) 26.
Qf5 Bc2 27. Nxf7+ Kg8 28. Qxc2 Kxf7 29. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Mueller, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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 "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Erfurt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 {A very tricky position. Even
though the results favour White so far I wouldn't be confident in saying that
this is worse for Black. A P is P though, so Black must prove his case.} Bg4 (
12... exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Ra4 (14. Ra3 $5 {Anand}) 14... Qe8 (14... Re8 15.
Re1 Qd7 16. Bc2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nc3 {see Bologan - Tkachiev, 1999, for more
on this critical line.}) 15. Qd3 Na5 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Nc3 Bxa4 18. Bxa4 Qe6 19.
b4 $14 {1-0 Acs,P-Blehm,P/Yerevan 2000/CBM 78 ext (28)}) 13. d5 $5 {[%mdl 4]
White just wants to relieve the pressure against the centre and enjoy his
extra P.} ({Neither} 13. Re1 {nor}) (13. Be3 {nor}) (13. Bc2 {have been
totally convincing for White.}) 13... Ne7 (13... Nxe4 {is perhaps a bit
optimistic} 14. dxc6 Bxf2+ 15. Rxf2 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Rxb5 17. Bd5 $14) 14. Bc2 Qe8
(14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bc2 e4 17. h3 Bh5 18. g4 exf3 19. gxh5 Qe8 20. Nd4
Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxh5 22. Kh2 f4 23. Rg1 g6 {1-0 Goloshchapov,A-Hasan,K/Dhaka
2002/CBM 87 ext (23).}) (14... Bxf2+ 15. Rxf2 Rxb5 {Equal material, but strong
White play on the Q-side.}) 15. c4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bd3 {The positional
way compared to the previous note.} e4 18. Be2 exf3 19. Bxf3 Qh5 20. Ra3 Ng6
21. Bxg4 fxg4 22. Be3 $16 {Black has some compensation for the P, but not
enough.} Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Ne5 24. b3 Rf6 25. Nd4 Rbf8 26. Rg3 Rh6 27. h3 gxh3 28.
Qxh5 Rxh5 29. gxh3 Rf7 30. f4 Nd7 31. f5 h6 32. Rf4 Kh7 33. Kf2 Rg5 34. Ne6
Rxg3 35. Kxg3 Ne5 36. Rf1 Kg8 37. Kf4 g5+ 38. Ke4 Nd7 39. Ra1 $18 Nf6+ 40. Kd4
Nh5 41. Ra8+ Kh7 42. Rc8 Nf4 43. Nxf4 gxf4 44. Ke4 f3 45. Kxf3 Rxf5+ 46. Ke4
Rf7 47. b4 Kg6 48. c5 Re7+ 49. Kd4 dxc5+ 50. Kxc5 Kf5 51. Kc6 Re4 52. Rf8+ Kg5
53. Kxc7 Rc4+ 54. Kd7 Rxb4 55. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 {
Black wants to punish White for putting the B on c2 rather than on b3.} 8. d4
dxe4 9. Nxe5 (9. Nbd2 {was surprising but not very effective after} exf3 10.
Qxf3 Be7 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qf3 exd4 13. cxd4 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Anand,
V/Wijk aan Zee 2001/CBM 81/[Wedberg] (34)}) (9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Bxd1 exf3 11.
Bxf3 Bb7 12. b4 e4 13. Be2 O-O 14. a4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Rowson,J-Benjamin,J/
Edmondton 2000/EXT 2001 (54)}) 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4
Nxf2 (12... Rb8 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Ke6 15. Bh4 Nxe5 16. Bd5+ Kf5 17. Nd2 $13
{1-0 Shirov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 63 ext (57)}) 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14.
Rd5 Bb6 15. Bg5+ $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15. Bxa8 {has been exclusively played
here, but after} Nd3+ $1 (15... Be6 $2 16. Rd4 $16 {1-0 Lutz,C-Onischuk,A/
Germany 1996/GER-chT (44)}) 16. Kf1 Nxc1 17. Na3 Be6 18. Rxc1 Rxa8 19. Rd3 Bf5
20. Rdd1 Be3 (20... Bg4 21. Rd3 Bf5 22. Rdd1 Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Mariano,N-Onischuk,A/
Jakarta 1997/CBM 58 ext (22)}) 21. Ra1 Bf4 22. g3 Bxe5 {Black is clearly not
worse. 1/2-1/2 Zhang Zhong-Onischuk,A/Beijing 2000/CBM 78 (40) and 1/2-1/2
Shirov,A-Onischuk,A/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (78)}) 15... f6 (15... Ke6 16. Rd4
$18) 16. exf6+ gxf6 17. Bh4 {White covers f2 and prepars to play against the
weak black K. Black has no really good discovered check. This alreday looks
very pleasant for White - even without having seen Svidlers computer analysis.}
Ng4+ 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. Nd2 Be6 20. Rh5 $1 {[%mdl 128] Black has long term
problems with his K. Fritz gives an equal game here, but that is surely wrong.}
Kf7 (20... Rbd8 21. Ne4 $40) 21. h3 Ne5 22. Rh6 $1 Ng6 23. Rf1 f5 24. Bg5 Kg7
25. Nf3 Bc4 26. Rd1 $16 {[%cal Yc6e8,Yg5d8,Gd1d7] Domination in the centre and
attack. Svidlers delivers a very nice strangulation excercise in this game.}
Rbf8 (26... Be6 27. Bd7 (27. h4 $5) 27... Rbd8 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxh7+ $18) 27.
h4 Bxa2 28. h5 Ne7 29. Rd7 Re8 30. Ne5 (30. Nh4 $1 Rhf8 31. Rxe7+ $18) 30...
Bc5 31. Nd3 Bb6 32. Bf3 Bc4 33. Ne5 (33. Ne5 Bc5 (33... Bb3 34. c4 bxc4 35.
Bf6+ Kxh6 36. Nf7#) 34. Nxc4 bxc4 35. Re6 Kf7 36. Bd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Ra4 {
This is the current fashion. White sets up an x-ray attack on the Bg4, while
at the same time adding defence to the centre P:s.} Re8 (14... Nxe4 15. d5 $16)
15. Re1 (15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd5 $1 {Bologan,V} (16. Bh4 Rxe4 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bd5
Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Rf4 20. Bxf7+ Qxf7 21. Qxc6 Rf8 $132 {1-0 Budylina,S-Matras,A/
Yerevan 1999/CBM 72 ext (67)}) 16... Ne7 (16... Bxf3 $5) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nc3
$14) 15... h6 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15... Qd7 16. Bc2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nc3 Nxe5 $1
$132 {1-0 Bologan,V-Tkachiev,V/Enghien-les-Bains 1999/CBM 70/[Wedberg] (39)}) (
15... Ba5 $5 {Bologan,V} 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rxe4 18. Be3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Re8
20. Ra6 $13) 16. Bc2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nc3 Rxe5 $2 {[%mdl 512] "Loading" the
position, but it´s not correct.} (18... Bxf3 $142 19. gxf3 Ng5 20. Be3 Ne6 $14)
19. Nxe4 $1 Rxe4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. d5 $1 {[%cal Ya4g4] Activating Ra4 and
completely killing Black´s play.} Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qh4 23. Raxe4 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 f5
25. Rc4 $1 {Finessing the black Q.} Na5 26. Rf1 $18 Nxc4 27. Rxf2 Bxf2 28. Qe2
1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM qf"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1999.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 O-O 8. Nc3
h6 9. a4 (9. Be3 Ba7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 a5 12. c3 d6 13. Qd2 Be6 $11 {1-0 Heyme,
S-Roth,C/BLW9192 1992/EXT 97-B (40)}) 9... b4 10. Nd5 d6 11. c3 bxc3 (11... Bg4
12. h3 Bh5 $2 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bd5 $18 {1-0 Larrea,M-Nkwashu,L/Medellin 1996/
Juniors (35)}) 12. bxc3 Ba7 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bd5 Bd7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3
$14 {White has some pressure on both flanks due to the excellently places B on
d5.} Qe7 17. Qe1 $6 {This is too one-sided. Black can defend his K-side.} ({
Instead} 17. Qb3 $1 {[%cal Yb3f7,Yf1f7,Rb3c4,Rc4a6,Rc4c7] continues the play
on both sides of the board. Black has a difficult defence ahead,} {e.g.} Ra7 (
17... Rab8 18. Qc4 Rb6 19. Rfb1 $16) 18. Nd2 Qe8 19. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 20. Rf1 Nd8
21. Qb8 $16) 17... Rab8 {Already some counter action on the b-file.} 18. Ra2
Nd8 19. Nh4 Kh7 20. Nf5 (20. Qg3 c6 21. Bc4 Be6 $132) 20... Bxf5 21. exf5 f6
22. Bc4 c6 $1 {With some tactics against the B Black gains space in the centre.
} 23. d4 (23. Bxa6 $2 Qa7 24. Bc4 d5 $19) (23. e4 $2 d5 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Bxd5
Qc5+ $19) 23... a5 24. Qd2 d5 25. Be2 Nf7 $15 {Black is better now. The B,
that used to rule the board, is just a shadow of it´s past.} 26. c4 exd4 27.
exd4 Rb4 28. cxd5 cxd5 29. Bh5 Ng5 $17 30. Qf4 Qa7 31. Qd6 Qxd4+ 32. Kh1 Rfb8
$19 33. Rc2 Rb1 34. Rfc1 Qe5 35. Qxe5 fxe5 36. h4 Rxc1+ 37. Rxc1 Ne4 38. Bg6+
Kh8 39. Kg1 d4 40. Rc7 Rd8 41. Re7 Nf6 42. Rxe5 d3 43. Re1 d2 44. Rd1 Ne4 45.
Bh5 Nc3 0-1

[Event "Lippstadt 10th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2000.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2000.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 $5 {A more direct approach than just developing with h3 and Be3.} (9.
h3 O-O 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Re1 (12. d5 Ne7 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. c4 bxc4
15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 Ng6 17. a4 Qb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Morovic Fernandez,
I-Christiansen,L/New York 1997/CBM 57 ext (50)}) 12... Rb8 13. a3 h6 $13 {
1-0 Nunn,J-Hector,J/Oxford 1998/CBM 69/[Wedberg] (34)}) 9... Bg4 10. axb5 axb5
11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. h3 Bh5 13. d5 {This takes away Black´s pressure against the
centre and isolates the b5 P.} Na7 14. Bg5 (14. Qe2 O-O 15. Na3 c6 16. dxc6
Qxc6 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. Bb3 h6 19. Bd5 $14 {0-1 Kerek,K-Neverov,A/Eger 1999/EXT
2000 (36)}) 14... Nd7 15. Na3 $146 {[%mdl 8] It´s quite logical to attack the
b5 P in this position.} (15. g4 Bg6 16. Nh4 h6 17. Bc1 Qd8 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19.
exf5 Nf6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Fedorowicz,J-Gulko,B/Chandler 1997/CBM 61 (26)}) 15...
O-O 16. Qe2 Rb8 17. Rd1 Qb7 18. b4 {[%mdl 4] Fixing the P on b5 before adding
more pressure. Hracek´s play in this game is extremely effective. A model for
White players to study and remember.} c5 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Qd3 Bc7 (20... Rc8
21. Nb1 $16) (20... Bxf3 $14 {Might be best.}) 21. g4 $1 Bg6 22. Nh4 Nf8 23.
Nf5 Nc8 24. Bb3 $16 {Where did Black go wrong? Or is this line simply good for
White?} Ne6 25. Be3 Qe8 26. Kh2 f6 $2 27. Nxb5 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 34th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1999.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. d3 Rb8 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1 b4 13. Bc4 (13. a5 {/\Bc4
McShane,L}) 13... Na5 14. Bxa6 c6 15. Bc4 (15. d4 bxc3 16. dxc5 cxd2 17. Bxd2
Nb3 $17 {0-1 Rowson,J-Adams,M/London 1998/CBM 65/[McShane] (38)}) 15... d5 16.
Ba2 Qb6 (16... b3 17. Bb1 d4 $13) 17. Qe2 b3 18. Bb1 Rfe8 19. Nf1 d4 {White is
paying a high price for his extra P. The Q-side is immobilized for a long time,
maybe the rest of the game.} (19... Bxf3 $5 {played to reduce material. In the
end White will be left with Ra1 and Bb1.} 20. Qxf3 d4 $13) 20. cxd4 exd4 21. g4
Bg6 22. Bf4 Ra8 23. Ne5 Bb4 24. Rc1 c5 25. Nd2 Bxd2 (25... Qe6 $5) 26. Qxd2
Rec8 27. f3 Ne8 28. Nc4 Nxc4 {Now White can disentangle his Q-side. Black´s
play is refuted.} (28... Qa6 29. Nxa5 Qxa5 30. Qxa5 Rxa5 31. Ra3 $16) 29. dxc4
f6 30. Bd3 Ra5 31. Ra3 Rca8 32. Rca1 Nd6 33. Qh2 R8a6 $2 34. Bd2 $18 Bf7 35.
Qe2 h6 36. Bxa5 Rxa5 37. f4 Qa6 38. Rc1 Rxa4 39. Rxa4 Qxa4 40. e5 fxe5 41. fxe5
1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 34th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1999.05.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 (9... Bh5 {is the alternative, but White has had some success
with the plan g4 recently.} 10. d3 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. g4 (12. Re1 O-O (12...
h6 13. Nbd2 g5 $6 14. g4 $1 $16 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Degraeve,J/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57/
[Wedberg] (28)}) 13. g4 $5 Nxg4 (13... Bg6) 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Be3 Kh8 16. Nbd2
f5 17. exf5 Qe8 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Re3 Rxf5 20. Qf1 Rh5 21. Nh2 Bd7 22. Bd1 $16
{1-0 Borge,N-Hector,J/Copenhagen 1997/EXT 99 (41)}) 12... Bg6 13. Re1 Ra8 14.
Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nbd2 O-O 16. Nf1 Nd8 17. Ng3 Ne6 18. Nh4 $40 {1-0 Movsesian,
S-Godena,M/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext/[Wedberg] (33)}) 10. Qxf3 Na5 (10... O-O {
is a solid choice.} 11. d3 (11. a5 {Locking the Q-side gives Black a clear
plan with the break f7-f5.} Ne7 12. d3 Nd7 13. Nd2 Kh8 14. Qe2 Ba7 15. Nf3 Nc5
16. Ba2 Ne6 17. g3 Qd7 18. Kg2 Rae8 19. Bd2 f5 $132 {1-0 Sulipa,A-Malaniuk,V/
Donetsk 1998/CBM 68 (36)}) 11... Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Qe2 (14. Re1 h6
15. Rb1 b3 16. Bd1 Qd7 17. Ra1 $14 {Leko,P-Garcia,G/Yopal 1997/CBM 60/
[Rodriguez,Am]/1-0 (52)}) 14... Re8 15. Nf3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 17. Bxb3 Rxb3 18.
Qc2 (18. d4 $5 {1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/FIDE-Wch k.o. f 1998/CBM 63/[Anand] (41)})
18... Qb8 $11 {0-1 Hansen,S-Hector,J/Skaenninge 1998/CBM 65/[Wedberg] (31)})
11. Bc2 b4 12. Qd1 $146 (12. Rd1 O-O 13. cxb4 Bxb4 14. d4 exd4 15. Rxd4 Bc5 16.
Rd1 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sanz Alonso,F-Gomez Esteban,J/Salamanca 1998/EXT 99 (23)})
12... O-O (12... b3 13. Bxb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Nxe4 15. Qd5 $14) 13. d4 b3 (13...
exd4 14. cxd4 Bb6 15. d5 c6 (15... Nb7 16. Bg5 $14) 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Bg5 $14 {
White´s pair of B:s gives him a minute plus here.}) 14. dxc5 bxc2 15. Qxc2 dxc5
16. b4 $5 {A radical way to develop the Q-side.} ({The more prudent} 16. Be3 c4
17. Nd2 {is an OK alternative. White should be slightly better.}) 16... Nb7 17.
bxc5 Qd7 18. c4 Nxc5 19. Ba3 Qc6 20. Nc3 $14 {B against N and the good square
d5 gives White a slight plus.} Rfe8 21. Rfe1 Ne6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Nd4 24.
Qc3 Qg6 25. Ra2 f6 26. Kh2 Rab8 27. Bb4 Qf5 (27... a5 28. Bxa5 Rb3 {going for
the big game.} 29. Qc1 (29. Qd2 Rxh3+ $1 30. Kxh3 (30. gxh3 Nf3+ $19) 30...
Qh5+ 31. Kg3 Nf5#) 29... Rxh3+ $2 30. gxh3 Nf3+ 31. Kh1 Qf5 32. Kg2 Nh4+ 33.
Kh2 Nf3+ 34. Kg3 $18) 28. Rb2 Qd7 29. a5 Nf5 30. Bc5 e4 $2 (30... Qa4 $14) (
30... Nd6 $14) 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Rxe4 $16 h5 $6 {An odd move, but Black has
lost his objectivity after dropping the e4-P.} 33. Qf3 $18 Nd6 34. Re6 Nxc4 35.
Re7 Qd8 36. Qg3 g5 37. Qd3 Ne5 38. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Cannes m2"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1999.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.11.13"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 exd4 13. cxd4 g5 (13... Re8 14.
axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Qd3 Na5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bc2 Nc6 19. Qxb5 Bxd4 {
1/2-1/2 Byrne,R-Bisguier,A/Oberlin 1975/MCD (19)}) 14. Bg3 Re8 15. axb5 axb5
16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. d5 Ne7 18. Na3 (18. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Tkachiev,V/EUcup/
1999}) 18... Ng6 19. Bc2 Qd7 20. Bd3 Qg4 $5 {The Q is annoying on g4 since h3
is always met with Qxg3.} (20... c6 {would be the normal move, but Tkachiev is
looking for more complexity.}) 21. Nxb5 h5 22. e5 $6 {This is not good enough.
Suddenly all black pieces come to life - especially the B on a8.} (22. Nxc7 $6
Bxc7 23. h3 Qd7 24. Nxg5 h4 $15) (22. Kh1 {to expel the Q with h3.} h4 (22...
Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. h3 Qf5 25. Nc3 Bxd5 26. Qb1 Re1+ 27. Nxe1 Qxh3+ 28. Bh2
$18) 23. h3 Qh5 (23... Qd7 24. Bh2 $14) 24. Bh2 g4 25. Nd2 $13) 22... Nxe5 23.
Nxe5 dxe5 $6 {A mistake allowing White to recuperate.} (23... Qxd1 $1 24. Rxd1
dxe5 $17) 24. Qxg4 Nxg4 25. h3 h4 26. Bxh4 gxh4 27. hxg4 Bxd5 28. Nc3 Bc6 29.
Be4 {White has an easy game now. The blockading square e4 gives him control.}
Bxe4 30. Nxe4 Rd8 31. Kh2 Rd3 32. Re2 Kf8 (32... Rb3 $142) 33. f3 Rd1 34. g5
Rf1 35. Rc2 (35. Nf6 $1 $16) 35... Ke7 36. Nf6 Rd1 37. Kh3 Ke6 38. Kxh4 Kf5 39.
g4+ $4 {White commits a fatal error. I think we can assume that timepressure
is the main cause for this horrible move.} (39. Ne4 Kf4 40. Ng3 $14) 39... Kf4
(39... Kf4 40. Rh2 Bf2+ 41. Kh3 Kxf3 $19) 0-1

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Skara"]
[Date "2002.07.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qe7 {Ernst tries a natural idea. He just
wants to bring the R:s to the centre files and then break with d5.} (11... h6
12. h3 (12. d5 Ne7 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. Nf1 Bc8 15. Bc2 Ne8 16. Ne3 Ra7 17. Qd3 g6
18. Nd2 f5 $40 {0-1 Yemelin,V-Kaidanov,G/Moscow 2002. (35)}) (12. a4 Ng4 13.
Nf1 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 exd4 15. cxd4 Ne7 16. Qd3 c6 $11 {0-1 Aseev,K-Kuzmin,A/
Moscow 1982/MCD (83)}) (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Qe2 Qe7
16. Qf3 Kh8 17. Nf1 Nxe4 $13 {1-0 Korneev,O-Thiel,T/Krumbach 1991/TD (40)})
12... exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qb1 c5 {is the standard line.}) 12. h3 (12. d5 {
is also interesting now that Black has blocked the natural retreat to e7.} Nb8
(12... Na5 $5) 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Bc8 $6 (14... Nbd7 $142) 15. a4 $16 {1-0
Apicella,M-Picarda,L/Torcy 1991/TD (38)}) 12... Rad8 13. Bc2 h6 14. a3 Rfe8 15.
Qe2 d5 {Black carries out his idea. Come what may.} 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxb6 cxb6
18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qf4 20. e5 $1 {Blacks central actions haven´t produced
an altogether satisfactory result. His P-formation has been weakened and the
general exchanges he was hoping for has been stopped.} Ne4 21. Rad1 f6 22. exf6
Qxf6 23. Qd3 Rf8 24. Qd4 $1 {Black needs his Q more than White does. In the
long run exchanges will favour White who has a better endgame with almost all
piece constellations.} Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Rc8 26. Bxe4 $5 {A suprising exchange,
but White wants an open file to exchange the R:s. The N is going to the super
square e3.} (26. Bb3 $16) 26... dxe4 27. Ne5 Rf6 28. Ng4 Rg6 29. Red1 h5 30.
Ne3 Rf8 31. Rd6 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Rf6 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. Kh2 $1 {A classical
example of good N against weak B.} Kf7 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. Kf4 Bc6 37. Nf5 Bd7 38.
Ne3 Bc6 39. h4 a5 40. Nf5 Bd7 41. Nd4 f5 42. Ke5 {Black has run out of moves.}
1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Nxe5 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Nd6 (10... Qf6 11. f3 Nc5 12. Ng4 (12. Qd1 $6 Ne6 13.
a4 Bd6 $15 {Anand,V-Mikhalchishin,A,Moscow(GMA) 1989}) 12... Nxb3 13. Nxf6+ Ke7
14. Bg5 $1 (14. axb3 Kxf6 15. c4 d5 $10 {Sherzer,A,- Nickoloff,B,Chicago op1
1992}) 14... Nxa1 (14... gxf6 15. Re1+ Kd6 16. Bf4+ Kc6 17. axb3 Bd6 (17... d5
18. b4 Kd7 19. Nd2 $16 {1-0 Boudre,J-Fruteau,S/Massy 1993/EXT 97 (33)}) 18.
Bxd6 Kxd6 19. b4 Rhe8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Kf2 $14 {1-0 Furlan,M-Petek,P/Grize
1996/EXT 97 (53)}) 15. Re1+ Be4 (15... Kd6 16. Bf4+ Kc6 17. d5+ Kc5 18. b4+ Kc4
19. Na3+ Kxc3 20. Ne4+ Kxb4 21. Rb1+ Ka5 (21... Kxa3 22. Nc3 Bc5+ 23. Kf1 {
1-0 Furlan,M-Pinter,A/Ljubljana 1993/EXT 97 (23)}) 22. Bxc7+ Ka4 23. Nc3+ Kxa3
24. Bf4 {1-0 Jukic,B-Misanovic,V/Osijek 1993/CBM 38 ext (24)}) 16. Nxe4+ f6 17.
Nxf6+ Kf7 18. Nxd7 $16 {1-0 Berelovich,A-Potapov,A/Orel 1996/EXT 99 (46)}) 11.
c4 Qf6 12. Nc3 Qe6 13. Re1 $146 {[%mdl 8] The black position looks difficult
after this new move.} (13. Nd5 O-O-O 14. Nf4 Qe8 15. c5 Nf5 16. Be3 f6 17. Nf7
g5 18. Nxd8 Kxd8 19. Nd3 Nh4 $40 {0-1 Lauk,U-Sepp,O/Vilnius 1993/CBM 35/[Ernst]
(47)}) 13... O-O-O (13... bxc4 14. Qa4 O-O-O (14... Be7 15. d5 $40) 15. d5 Qf6
(15... Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxa6+ Qb7 18. Qa4 $16) 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 $16
) (13... Nxc4 $4 14. Nd3 $18) 14. cxb5 $1 (14. d5 Qf6 15. c5 Re8 $132) 14...
Qxb3 15. axb3 axb5 16. Bf4 f6 (16... b4 17. Na2 f6 18. Nd3 Nf5 19. Rec1 d6 20.
Be3 $14) 17. Nd3 b4 {Best defence in a difficult position.} (17... c6 18. Rec1
$40) 18. Nxb4 Nf5 19. Nbd5 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Nxd6 21. Rac1 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 c6 23. Nb4
Rhe8 24. d5 $16 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 cxd5 26. Nxd5 Kb7 27. g4 Kc6 28. Ne7+ Kb5 29.
Kg2 Re8 30. Re3 Kc5 31. Kf3 g6 32. h4 Nf7 33. b4+ Kc4 34. b3+ Kb5 35. Nd5 Ne5+
36. Kg3 Rf8 37. g5 $18 fxg5 38. Rxe5 gxh4+ 39. Kxh4 Rxf2 40. Nf4+ Kc6 41. Rc5+
Kd6 42. Kg3 Ra2 43. Kf3 Ra3 44. Rc3 g5 45. Nd3 h5 46. b5 Ra5 47. Rc5 Ra3 48.
Rxg5 Rxb3 49. Ke4 h4 50. Kd4 h3 51. Rh5 Rb1 52. Kc4 Rh1 53. Rh6+ Ke7 54. b6 h2
55. b7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Atlas,V} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4
Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 {Black is playing a
modern gambit. The question is how to get compensation for the P.} Bg4 13. Re1
Bxf3 (13... exd4 14. cxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18.
Qxd4 Nh5 19. Qd5 Qh4 20. Ra7 Nf4 $2 (20... Nf6 $1 $13) 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Rxc7
$16 {1-0 Berescu,A-Danilov,V/Tusnad 2000/EXT 2001 (72)}) 14. gxf3 (14. Qxf3
exd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Ba4 Bc5 17. h3 Qe7 18. Rb1 d5 $132 {1-0 Kunte,A-Ganguly,
S/Kelamabakkam 2000/CBM 79 (46)}) 14... Nh5 15. Kh1 exd4 (15... Qf6 16. Rg1 Nf4
17. Be3 $16 {1-0 Svidler,P-Shirov,A/Linares 1998/CBM 64/[Svidler] (37)}) 16.
Nxd4 (16. cxd4 Qf6 17. Be3 Ba5 18. Bd5 Bxe1 19. Bxc6 d5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Anand,
V-Piket,J/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 63 ext (35)}) 16... Nxd4 (16... Bxd4 17. cxd4
Qf6 (17... Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rxb3 19. Qd5 $1 $18) 18. Ra4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxb3 20.
Be3 $2 (20. Rd5 $1) 20... Rfb8 $15 {0-1 Grigoriev,V-Petrukhin,D/Nizhnij
Novgorod 1999/EXT 2000 (24)}) 17. cxd4 c5 (17... Qf6 18. Be3 $16) 18. Rg1 cxd4
19. Bg5 Qe8 20. Qd3 Bd8 21. Bd2 $146 {White keeps his pair of B:s and the idea
of an attack on the K side.} (21. Ra7 Qe5 22. Bxd8 Rbxd8 23. Qd2 Qf6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Konguvel,P-Swathi,G/Nagpur 2002/CBM 86 ext (47). (46)}) 21... Qe5 22.
Rg4 {[%csl Yf4] Preventing the N from entering the game.} Qb5 23. Bc4 Qxb2 24.
Rag1 {White is ready to take the action to the black K.} Kh8 25. f4 $6 (25. Bd5
$1 $36) 25... g6 (25... f5 $5 26. exf5 Qb7+ 27. R4g2 d5 $132) 26. f5 Bf6 (26...
gxf5 $142) 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. f4 Bg7 29. R4g2 Qb7 30. Bd5 Qb5 31. Qh3 Rxf4 32.
Qxh5 $1 Rxe4 (32... gxh5 33. Bxf4 $18 Qd7 34. Bh6 $1 {, and the bishop is
invulnerable:} Bxh6 35. Rg8+ Rxg8 36. Rxg8#) 33. Bh6 {'!' Atlas,V.} ({The
decisive strike! The bishop thrust is the only winning move in this position.
Imprudent} 33. Rxg6 {(Atlas,V) is refuted by} Re5 $1) 33... Re6 (33... Re5 {
(Atlas,V) leads to mate in four:} 34. Bxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rxg6+ hxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kf8
37. Qf7#) 34. Bxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rg3 Qe2 ({Again,} 35... Re5 {(Atlas,V) falls
short of} 36. Rxg6+) 36. Qh4 Re5 37. Rh3 {'!' Atlas,V.} Rxd5 38. Qxh7+ Kf8 39.
Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 10th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2002.06.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Re8 13. Qb1 Nb8 {Hectors favourite
move. The idea is similar to the Breyer Defence in the Closed Ruy Lopez. The N
regroups to d7 and then Black is free to move his c- and d-P. It's a flexible
line promising Black equality.} (13... Rc8 14. a4 exd4 15. cxd4 Na5 16. Bc2 c5
17. axb5 axb5 18. d5 c4 19. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Konguvel,P-Gokhale,C/Ubeda 1999/CBM
68 ext (31)}) (13... Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. d5 c4 (15... Bc8 16. b4 Nb7 17. a4 $14
{1-0 Keller,M-Baer,S/Passau 2000/CBM 76 ext (37)}) 16. b4 cxb3 17. axb3 Bc8 18.
b4 Nb7 19. c4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rowson,J-Emms,J/England 1997/CBM 64 ext (34)}) (
13... Qd7 14. a4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. d5 Ba5 17. Bd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Geldyev,
G-Ibragimov,A/Beirut 2000/CBM 75 ext (31)}) (13... exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5 Ne4
16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. e6 $1 $36 {1-0 Becerra Rivero,J-Coret Frasquet,J/Mislata
1996/EXT 2000 (53)}) 14. Bc2 (14. a4 Nbd7 ({Hector wisely avoids the trap:} 
14... exd4 15. cxd4 Nxe4 $2 16. Bxh6 $1 Nxd2 (16... Ba5 17. Nxe4 Bxe1 18. Neg5
$18) 17. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 18. Qf5+ Kg8 19. Ng5 $18) 15. Qa2 Qe7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17.
Bxb6 cxb6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Qxa5 Nc5 20. Bc2 Rac8 21. Qb4 Qc7 $15 {1-0 Timman,
J-Hector,J/Malmo 2002/CBM 90_01 (52)}) (14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. a4 bxa4
17. Bxa4 Nbd7 18. Qa2 Qc7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Qb3 b5 22. Ncd2 $15 {
0-1 Yermolinsky,A-Malaniuk,V/Sverdlovsk 1987/TD (49)}) 14... Nbd7 15. a4 $146 {
This is a new move and a slight improvement on Rowsons 15.b3, but the real
revelation in this game is Hector´s 18:th move.} (15. b3 d5 16. dxe5 Bxe3 17.
Rxe3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 $2 (18... dxe4 $1 $11 {[%mdl 8] Hectors preparation})
19. Nf3 Re8 20. e5 Ne4 21. Qe1 Ng5 22. Rd1 Nxf3+ 23. Rxf3 $14 {1-0 Rowson,
J-Hector,J/York 2000/CBM 81 (38)}) 15... d5 16. dxe5 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Nxe5 18.
Nxe5 dxe4 $1 $11 {[%mdl 8] This important tactical device gives Black an equal
game.} (18... Rxe5 19. Nf3 Re8 20. e5 $14) 19. axb5 (19. Nxe4 Rxe5 $11) 19...
Qxd2 (19... axb5 $11) 20. bxa6 (20. Nc4 $5 Qd5 21. Na5 Bc8 22. bxa6 Rxa6 23. b4
$13) 20... Rxa6 21. Rxa6 Bxa6 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Bb7 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4
Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Qxb2 27. Qe8+ Kh7 28. Qe4+ Kg8 29. Qe5 Qb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 (8... Rb8 {leads to more tactical play.} 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3
O-O 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 {here White can choose to follow Anand with} 14.
Re1 {1-0 Anand,V-Oll,L/Belgrade 1999/CBM 69/[Tyomkin,D] (39)} ({or Bologan with
} 14. Ra4 {1-0 Bologan,V-Tkachiev,V/Enghien-les-Bains 1999/CBM 70/[Wedberg] 
(39)})) 9. h3 Bh5 (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. d3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14.
Qe2 Re8 15. Nf3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 17. Bxb3 Rxb3 18. d4 (18. Qc2 Qb8 $11) 18...
exd4 19. cxd4 Rxf3 $13 {1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/Lausanne 1998/CBM 63/[Anand] (42)}
) 10. d3 O-O (10... Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Re1 h6 13. Nbd2 $14 {1-0 Almasi,
Z-Degraeve,J/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext/[Wedberg] (29)}) 11. Nbd2 (11. Re1 Rb8 12.
axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 b4 14. Ba4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne7 {looks lika a safe road to
equality. 1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Shirov,A/Dresden 1997/EXT 98 (36)}) 11... Na5 12.
Ba2 b4 13. Re1 Rb8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nf1 b3 {Black sort of gives up his play on
the Q-side and goes for general restriction.} 16. Bb1 Re8 17. Bg5 d5 18. d4 $1
{White breaks out in the right moment.} (18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. exd5 Qxd5 $17) 18...
exd4 19. e5 dxc3 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. bxc3 b2 {Black gets a strong passed P for
his piece, but White can always just sacrifice back the piece, so the position
must be better for White.} 22. Rb1 Nc4 23. Re2 $1 Qd7 24. exf6 Rxe2 25. Qxe2
Qxa4 26. fxg7 Qa1 27. N3d2 Na3 28. Re1 Kxg7 (28... b1=Q 29. Nxb1 Nxb1 (29...
Rxb1 $2 30. Qe8+ Kxg7 31. Bf6+ Kxf6 32. Qe5#) 30. Bf6 $40) (28... Nc2 29. Rd1
$16) 29. Bf6+ $1 $40 Kg8 30. c4 $1 {[%cal Yf6a1,Ye1a1]} d4 (30... dxc4 31. Rxa1
bxa1=Q 32. Bxa1 $18) 31. Qe4 Qc1 (31... b1=Q 32. Nxb1 Nxb1 33. g5 $18 {[%cal
Ye4h4,Yh4h8]}) 32. g5 Bf8 33. Qh4 Bg7 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. Qh6+ (35. Qh6+ Kg8 36.
Ne4 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.07"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. d5 $5 $146 {This is
slightly risky, since Black can drag the White K out on the board.} (13. Qb1 c5
14. a3 Nc6 15. d5 (15. dxc5 $5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. e5 $36) 15... Ne5 16.
Nxe5 dxe5 17. Bd1 c4 18. Qc2 Rc8 $13 {1-0 Enders,P-Mainka,R/Binz 1994/EXT 97 
(35)}) 13... Nd3 $5 14. Re2 Bxe3 (14... Nxb2 15. Qc2 Na4 16. Bxa4 bxa4 17. Qxa4
$14) (14... c5 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd4 $14) 15. Rxe3 Nxf2 $5 {From a material
standpoint White gets the better of it, but Black hopes to create active play
against White's exposed K.} 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Ke2 Nxe3 18. Kxe3 c6 19. Kf2 cxd5
20. exd5 Qb6+ (20... Qf6 $5) 21. Kg3 Rae8 22. Qg1 $1 $14 Qxg1 (22... Re3 $2 23.
Re1 Rfe8 24. Nf1 $1 $18) 23. Rxg1 a5 24. a3 Re3 25. Kf2 Rfe8 26. Re1 $6 (26.
Rc1 $1 $14 {with the idea Rc3 would have been the right course.}) 26... Rxe1
27. Nxe1 Kf8 28. Nc2 Rc8 $1 {The c-file gives Black sufficient counterplay.}
29. Nd4 a4 30. Ba2 Rc1 {[%csl Ra2]} 31. Ne4 Ba6 32. Nc3 (32. Nc6 Rc2+ 33. Kg3
Rxb2 34. Nb4 Ke7 35. Nc3 {and White still has some chances for an advantage.})
32... b4 $1 33. axb4 $2 {Much too optimistic. White should have settled for a
draw.} (33. Nxa4 bxa3 34. bxa3 Bc4 $1 35. Bb3 $1 Bxb3 36. Nxb3 Rc2+ 37. Kf1 Ra2
38. Nd4 Rxa3 39. Nb6 Ra6 40. Nc8 Ra5 $11) 33... a3 $1 $17 34. b5 Bb7 35. Ke3
axb2 36. Kd3 g6 37. Nc6 Ke8 38. Na5 Bc8 39. b6 Ba6+ 40. Kd2 Kd7 41. g3 Ra1 42.
Kc2 b1=Q+ $1 $19 43. Bxb1 Rxa5 44. Kb3 f5 45. Kb4 Rc5 46. Bc2 Kc8 47. Ba4 Rc4+
0-1

[Event "USA-ch Gr-B"]
[Site "Salt Lake City"]
[Date "1999.08.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 {
A rather brutal try to punish White for putting the B on c2. Still it might
well be playable.} 8. d4 dxe4 9. dxc5 $146 {[%mdl 8] De Firmian goes for the
pair of B:s.} (9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Rb8 (12... Nxf2
$2 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5 $1 Bb6 15. Bxa8 Be6 16. Rd4 $1 $18 {1-0 Lutz,
C-Onischuk,A/Germany 1996/GER-chT (44)}) (12... Bxf2+ 13. Kf1 Be6 (13... Rb8
14. Bc6+ Ke7 15. Bg5+ f6 16. exf6+ gxf6 17. Bf4) 14. Ke2 $16) 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14.
Bg5+ Ke6 15. Bh4 Nxe5 16. Bd5+ Kf5 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. Ne4 Bb6 19. Ng3+ Kg6 20. Bb3
f6 $13 {1-0 Shirov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 63 ext (57)}) 9... Qxd1
10. Bxd1 exf3 11. Bxf3 Bb7 12. a4 (12. b4 $5 a5 {else White plays a4.} 13. Na3
e4 14. Be2 axb4 15. Nxb5 O-O (15... O-O-O 16. cxb4 Nxb4 17. Rb1 $40) 16. Nxc7
Rac8 17. Nb5 $14) 12... b4 $5 {Benjamin keeps the position as closed as
possible and invites White to grab a P.} (12... O-O-O 13. axb5 axb5 14. Na3 $16
) 13. Re1 O-O-O 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. cxb4 Nd5 16. Bd2 f6 17. b3 Ne7 $1 {The
d-file gives Black enough compensation for the P.} 18. Ra2 Rd3 19. b5 Bd5 (
19... axb5 $2 20. axb5 Bd5 21. Nc3 $16) 20. bxa6 Rxb3 21. Ra3 Rxa3 22. Nxa3 Kd7
$11 23. Nc2 Nc6 24. f4 Ra8 25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Bc3 (26. Nb4 Nxb4 27. Rxe5 Bxg2
$11) 26... Rxa6 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Bc6 29. Nd4 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 (7... d5
{is the main alternative, but a recent game has put White on top again.} 8. d4
dxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Nxf2 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5
Bb6 15. Bg5+ $5 $146 (15. Bxa8 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 Nxc1 17. Na3 Be6 18. Rxc1 Rxa8 $44
{1/2-1/2 Zhang Zhong-Onischuk,A/Beijing 2000/CBM 78 (40)}) 15... f6 16. exf6+
gxf6 17. Bh4 Ng4+ 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. Nd2 Be6 20. Rh5 $36 {Svidler,P-Grischuk,A/
Biel 2001/1-0 (33)}) 8. d4 {Very natural, but not clearly the best. White has
done quite well with the slower approach of moving the d-P one step at the
time.} (8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 b4 (11... d5 $5 12. axb5 axb5
13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Bb6 16. Ng3 Bg6 $11 {0-1 Garcia,G-Benjamin,
J/Toronto 1998/CBM 65 ext (62)}) 12. a5 Rb8 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nc4 bxc3 15. bxc3
Qc8 16. Ba4 Na7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 c6 19. Qd2 Qc7 20. c4 $14 {1-0 Anand,
V-Adams,M/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 81/[Wedberg] (36)}) 8... Bb6 9. h3 (9. a4 {
is also quite logical} Bg4 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. h3 Bh5 13. d5 Na7
14. Bg5 Nd7 15. Na3 O-O 16. Qe2 Rb8 17. Rd1 Qb7 18. b4 $14 {1-0 Hracek,
Z-Slobodjan,R/Lippstadt 2000/CBM 78/[Wedberg] (27)}) 9... Bb7 10. a3 {
Preventing any simplification based on exd4 and Nb4, but it should probably
just lead back to the main line after Re1. White's plan is to reinforce the
centre and mobilize the pieces behind it keeping as many options alive as
possible - that is basically the standard plan in most closed Ruy Lopez
variations.} (10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nbd2 h6 13. a3 {White has had some
nice experiences from this starting-point, but the position certainly looks
playable for Black.} Na7 (13... Ba7 14. b4 Nd7 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Bd3 f5 17. exf5
e4 18. d5 exf3 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxb6 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Nxb6 22. Nd4 {1-0
Rytshagov,M-Ziegler,A/Gothenburg 1998/CBM 63 (31)}) 14. a4 exd4 15. cxd4 c5 16.
d5 $1 Nc8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. b3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A-Emms,J/
Batumi 1999/CBM 74/[Wedberg] (74)}) 10... O-O 11. Be3 {Neutralizing Bb6.} (11.
Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Qe7 13. Qd3 Nb8 14. Nbd2 c5 15. b3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nbd7 17. b4
Rfc8 $132 {0-1 Polgar,S-Segal,A/Israel 1999/EXT 2000 (35)}) 11... Nd7 $5 {
Protects against d5, but also releases the pressure on White's centre.} (11...
Re8 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Re1 {is the comment to White's 10th.}) 12. Nbd2 Ne7 {
[%cal Yc7c5,Yd6d5,Yf7f5] Retreating the N:s gives Black a very flexible
position with of a number of possible P-thrusts. On the other hand are the N:s
slightly passive if the position opens up.} 13. b4 (13. Re1 c5 $1 $132) 13...
d5 $6 {[%cal Yc2h7] Slightly risky, since White now can use all his minor
pieces against Black's K.} (13... c5 $5 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. d5 c4 (15... f5 $6
16. exf5 Bxd5 17. c4 bxc4 18. Ne4 Rxf5 19. Bg5 $36) (15... Ba5 $5) 16. Qe2 Bxe3
17. Qxe3 $13) 14. Re1 (14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxe3 16. fxe3 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4
18. Nxe4 Ng6 $44) 14... dxe4 (14... f5 $6 15. exf5 e4 16. Ng5 Rxf5 17. Bb3 $16)
(14... exd4 15. Nxd4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 $14) 15. Nxe4 Nd5 (15... Nf5 16. Nc5 Nxe3
17. Rxe3 Bxc5 18. dxc5 $14) 16. Bg5 $1 f6 17. Bh4 $16 {Black's main problem is
the lack of defenders on the K-side and the weak white squares around the K.}
Re8 $2 (17... exd4 18. Nxd4 Re8 19. Qh5 Nf8 20. Nf5 Ng6 21. Rad1 $36) (17... g5
$2 18. Nfxg5 fxg5 19. Nxg5 $40) 18. dxe5 Kh8 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20.
Nxf6+ $1 $18) 19. exf6 N7xf6 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. Ne5 Qd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Rad1
c6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nd7 $18 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bd8 27. Be4 Rc8 (27... Bxe4 28.
Rxe4 Kg7 29. Re8 Kf7 30. Rh8 Kg7 31. Rf8 $1 $18) 28. Nc5 (28. Bxd5 $1 cxd5 29.
Re8+ Kg7 30. Nc5 $18) 28... Bf7 29. Rd1 Be8 30. Bf5 Ra8 31. Re1 Bb6 32. Re7
Bxc5 33. bxc5 h5 34. Bd7 $6 (34. Rc7 $142 Rd8 35. Be4 $18) 34... Bxd7 35. Rxd7
Re8 $132 36. Rd6 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Kg7 (37... Ra1 $142 38. Rxf6 Rxa3 39. Rxc6 Rxc3
40. Rxa6 Rxc5 {and I think White should win fairly comfortably after} 41. Kg3
$18) 38. Rxc6 $18 Rc1 39. Rxa6 Rxc3 40. c6 Kg6 41. g3 h4 42. g4 f5 43. c7+ $1 (
43. c7+ Kg5 44. Ra8 Rxc7 45. Rg8+ Kh6 46. Rh8+ Kg6 47. Rxh4 Rc3 48. Rh5 $18)
1-0

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Skara"]
[Date "2002.07.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. b4 Nc4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 d5 13. Qxd4 (13. Nxd4 {
is the critical line. White wins a piece, but Black has a lot of compensation
since White finds it almost impossible to develop his Q side. Here is a
compilation of some lines, but Black seems OK.} c5 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. f3 O-O 16.
fxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd5 18. Rf4 (18. Qf3 Ne5 19. Qf5 Rae8 20. Nd2 b4 21. Bb2 (
21. Rh4 g6 22. Ne4 $1 Bxd4+ 23. cxd4 Qxd4+ 24. Qf2 Qd1+ 25. Qf1 Qd4+ 26. Qf2
Qd1+ $11 {0-1 Hellers,F-Shirov,A/Stockholm 1990/CBM 22/[Schussler] (41)}) 21...
g6 22. Qf4 (22. Qf2 f5 23. Rxe5 {1/2-1/2 Luther,T-Topalov,V/Copenhagen PC 1991/
EXT 91op}) 22... bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nc6 24. Kh1 Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 (26.
Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Bxd4 Re2 $15) 26... f5 27. Nf3 Re4 28. Qd2 Rfe8 29. Rd1 $13)
18... Rad8 19. Nd2 Ne3 (19... g5 $2 20. Ne4 f5 21. Nxg5 b4 22. Nxh7 $18 {
1-0 Horvath,A-Vujosevic,V/Paks 1998/EXT 99 (48). (47)}) 20. Qf3 Nc2 21. Rb1
Nxd4 22. cxd4 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Qxa2 $132) 13... Be7 14. Qxg7 Kd7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
A radical but satisfactory solution. The K steers for safety on the Q-side
while keeping maximal flexibility as to how the attack is going to be
conducted on the other side of the board. White´s main problem is the
undevelopped Q side and weak c3-P.} (14... Bf6 15. Qh6 Rg8 16. a4 Kd7 17. Qf4
Qe7 18. Nbd2 Nxd2 19. Bxd2 Qe6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ulibin,M-Malaniuk,V/Budapest 1989/
TD (36). (36)}) 15. Qxf7 (15. Nbd2 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Rg8 $17) 15... Qe8 $1 {
Black has all his bits and pieces out, so exchanging White´s only active piece
must be a good thing.} 16. Qxe8+ (16. Qf4 Qg6 $40 {[%cal Ya8f8,Yh8g8,Ye7d6]})
16... Raxe8 17. Nbd2 $6 (17. Nfd2 $142 Bf6 (17... Bd3 $15) 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19.
Rxe4 dxe4 $15) 17... Bxf3 $1 18. Nxc4 (18. Nxf3 Bf6 19. Rd1 Bxc3 20. Rb1 c6 $17
) 18... Bxb4 $3 {[%mdl 64] A real eye opener. It's now clear that White is in
major difficulties.} 19. Bb2 (19. Ne5+ Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Bxc3 $19) (19. Bd2 $142
Rhg8 20. Rxe8 Kxe8 21. Re1+ Be7 (21... Kd8 $2 22. Ne5 Rxg2+ 23. Kf1 Bc5 24. Be3
$18) 22. Ne3 Be4 $17) (19. Rxe8 {this is the key line} Rxe8 20. gxf3 Re1+ 21.
Kg2 Bxc3 22. Nb2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxb2 24. Rc2 Bf6 $17 {[%cal Yc7c5,Yb5b4,Ya6a5,
Ya5a4,Yb4b3,Yd5d4,Yc5c4] It´s raining P:s.}) 19... Rhg8 20. Rxe8 Kxe8 21. Re1+
Kd8 22. g3 (22. Ne5 Rxg2+ 23. Kf1 Bc5 $19) 22... Bxc3 $1 23. Bxc3 bxc4 $19 24.
Bf6+ Kd7 25. Re3 Be4 26. Ra3 Rf8 27. Rxa6 Rxf6 $1 28. Rxf6 c3 29. Rf7+ Kc8 30.
Rf6 d4 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. a4 Bg4 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. h3 Bh5 12. axb5 {A new move but no
improvement.} (12. Ba2 b4 13. Re1 Rb8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nf1 b3 16. Bb1 Re8 17. Bg5
d5 18. d4 $36 {1-0 Socko,B-Onischuk,A/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73 no vc (35)}) 12...
axb5 13. Ba2 b4 14. d4 $6 {This simply does not work. Black gets the advantage.
} (14. g4 $142) 14... bxc3 $1 {The refutation.} (14... exd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 $2
16. g4 $18) 15. dxc5 (15. bxc3 $2 exd4 16. cxd4 Bxd4 $17) 15... cxd2 16. Bxd2
Nc6 {[%cal Rf6e4,Yh5d1,Yc6d4] White cannot guard all his weaknesses.} (16...
Nxe4 17. Bxa5 Rxa5 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. Rxa5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nxc5 $13) 17. cxd6 (
17. Re1 dxc5 $17) (17. Bg5 $5 Nb4 18. Bc4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 dxc5 $15)
17... Qxd6 18. Be3 Nb4 $1 {Winning a P.} 19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Bb3 Nxe4 $17 21.
Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. g4 Bg6 24. Nh4 f6 25. Nxg6+ hxg6 26. h4 (26. f3 Nc5
27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. Rd7 Ra1+ 29. Kg2 Rb1 $17) 26... Rc8 27. Ra1 d5 28. Ra4 Rb8
29. Ba7 Rb5 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Rxe4 Rxb2 {Hecht: '[#] Bauern auf einem Flügel
mit dem Springer als der besseren Leichtfigur und weißen Bauernschwächen.'} 32.
Rc4 Kf7 33. Rc8 Rb4 34. f3 Ra4 35. Rd8 Ke6 36. Bf2 Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Nf4+ 38. Kh2
Rf1 {'-+' Hecht.} 39. Rd2 Kf7 40. Ra2 (40. Kg3 {Hecht} Rh1 41. Be3 Rh3+ 42. Kf2
Rxh4 43. Bxf4 exf4 44. Rd7+ Kg8 45. Kg2 Rh8 $19) 40... Nd3 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 $5 8. d4
dxe4 9. Nbd2 $146 {[%mdl 8] A surprising move - it certainly smells like
preparation.} (9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Nxf2 (12... Rb8
13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Ke6 15. Bh4 Nxe5 16. Bd5+ Kf5 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. Ne4 Bb6 19.
Ng3+ Kg6 20. Bb3 f6 $13 {1-0 Shirov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 63 ext 
(57)}) 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5 Bb6 15. Bxa8 Nd3+ (15... Be6 16. Rd4 $1 $18 {
1-0 Lutz,C-Onischuk,A/Germany 1996/GER-chT (44)}) 16. Kf1 Nxc1 17. Na3 Be6 18.
Rxc1 Rxa8 19. Rd3 Bf5 20. Rdd1 Bg4 21. Rd3 Bf5 22. Rdd1 Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Mariano,
N-Onischuk,A/Jakarta 1997/CBM 58 ext (22)}) (9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Bxd1 exf3 11.
Bxf3 Bb7 12. b4 (12. a4 b4 $5 $132 {1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N-Benjamin,J/Salt Lake
City 1999/CBM 73/[Wedberg] (29)}) 12... e4 (12... a5 13. Na3 $36) 13. Be2 O-O
14. a4 bxa4 15. Rd1 Ne5 16. Bf4 Rfe8 17. c4 Re7 18. Nc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rowson,
J-Benjamin,J/Edmondton 2000/EXT 2001 (54)}) 9... exf3 (9... exd4 10. Nxe4 $36)
10. Qxf3 Be7 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qf3 exd4 13. cxd4 O-O {Black has defused
White's opening initaitive.} 14. Ne4 Be6 15. Nxf6+ $6 (15. Rd1 $5) 15... Bxf6
16. Be4 Bxd4 $1 {[%mdl 512] A beautiful exchange sacrifice. Black can never be
worse after this. His pressure against White's queen-side and the strong B on
d4 assures that.} (16... Rb8 17. d5 $36) 17. Rd1 (17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Qxa8 Rxa8
19. Bf4 c5 $44) 17... c5 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. Be3 $5 (19. Qxa8 Rxa8 20. Be3 Bxb2
21. Rab1 Bf6 $17) 19... Qxf3 20. gxf3 Bxb2 21. Bxc5 Rc8 {It's important for
Black to keep his R. With R and the pair of Bs he can play against the white K.
} 22. Rab1 h6 23. Bb4 (23. Rxb2 Rxc5 $15 {Black has an easier game. White has
to guard all his weaknesses, including the K.}) 23... Be5 24. a3 Rc6 25. Rbc1
Bc4 26. Rd8+ Kh7 27. Re1 Bc7 28. Rd7 (28. Rc8 $4 Bxh2+ $19) 28... Be6 29. Rd3
Bf5 30. Rd5 Bh3 31. Kh1 Rf6 32. Rd3 Be6 (32... Bb6 $6 33. Rd6 $1 Rxd6 34. Bxd6
Bxf2 35. Re8 {Should be OK for White. The R is the dominating piece.}) 33. Bc3
Rf5 34. Rxe6 $1 (34. Rxe6 fxe6 35. Rd7 Be5 36. Bxe5 Rxe5 37. Ra7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Bb7 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 {Compared to the old main line of the Archangel White
has played a4 instead of Re1. Consequently White directs his attention mainly
to the Q-side.} h6 11. Bxf6 (11. Bh4 $2 g5 $17) 11... Qxf6 12. Bd5 O-O 13. Na3
exd4 $146 (13... Rfb8 14. Nc2 exd4 (14... bxa4 15. Rxa4 a5 16. Re1 Re8 17. Ne3
Rab8 18. Ng4 Qg6 19. Nh4 Qg5 20. Nf5 $14 {1-0 Wahls,M-Stern,R/Binz 1995/CBM 50
ext (61)}) 15. cxd4 Re8 16. Qd3 bxa4 17. Rxa4 $14 {1-0 Acs,P-Fedorchuk,S/
Oropesa del Mar 1998/CBM 67 ext (39)}) 14. cxd4 Ra7 15. Nc2 (15. axb5 axb5 16.
Nxb5 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nxd4 18. Nbxd4 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bxd4 $11) 15... bxa4 16. Rxa4
a5 $14 {Black has defended his Q-side, but White has a freer game.} 17. Re1 Rd8
18. b4 $6 {Ambitious but dubious. A slower approach was perfectly plausible.}
axb4 19. Rxa7 Bxa7 20. Ne3 $6 $15 (20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxb4 Bb7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23.
exd5 Bb6 24. Qa4 $11) 20... Bb6 21. Qc1 Nxd4 $1 {The rebuttal.} (21... Na5 22.
Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Nd5 Qe6 24. Nxb6 cxb6 25. Qc7 Rd7 26. Qxb6 $14) 22. Bxb7 Nxf3+
23. gxf3 Qxf3 $40 {Black has three P:s and a lot of play for the N.} 24. Bd5
Re8 25. Qd1 Qf4 26. Qe2 Rb8 (26... Re5 $40) 27. Ng2 Qf6 28. Rb1 c6 29. Bxc6 b3
30. Bd5 b2 31. Kf1 (31. Ne1 $142 Bd4 32. Nd3) 31... Bd4 32. Ne3 Qf4 33. Qd3 Rc8
$1 34. Ke2 Rc1 35. Ba2 Be5 (35... Bxe3 $1 $19) 36. Nf5 $2 Qg4+ $19 37. Qf3 Rc2+
0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. b4 Bb6 10. h3 Bd7 $146 {Retreating the other way takes away the danger
of ending up with the B on g6 after a later g4 from White. On the other hand
it also releases the pressure against Nf3, giving White more possibilities for
central play with d4.} (10... Bh5 {--> Illescas Cordoba,M-Adams,M/Dos Hermanas
1999}) 11. d3 {Solid but a bit placid, White could have tried for sharper
things.} (11. Na3 $5 {If White can lure the N away from c6 then d4 becomes a
possibility.} O-O 12. Bb2 (12. Rb1 $5 {threatening to take on b5} bxa4 (12...
Ne7 13. d4 $36) 13. Re1 Ne7 (13... a5 14. b5 Ne7 15. d4 $36) 14. Bxa4 Bxa4 15.
Qxa4 $14) 12... Qe7 13. Re1 $14) 11... h6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Na3
Qa6 15. Bb2 (15. Nxb5 Qxb5 16. Ba4 Qa6 17. b5 Qb7 $11) 15... O-O 16. Qd2 Ne7
17. d4 Ng6 (17... Bc6 $5 18. dxe5 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. exd6 cxd6 21. Re1 d5
$11) 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. c4 $1 $36 bxc4 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Be6 $1 (21... Qxa3
$4 22. Ra1 $18) (21... Bxh3 $2 22. Bxf6 gxf6 (22... Qxa3 23. Bc3 $18) 23. Nb1
$40 (23. Qxh6 $40)) 22. Qc3 $1 (22. Bxf6 Qxa3 23. Ra1 Qg3 $8 {The saving
square.} 24. Bd4 Qd6 $11) 22... Ra8 $1 {[%mdl 256] Nice active defense.} (22...
Ne8 23. Rd1 $16) 23. Nb1 (23. Bxf6 gxf6 (23... Qxa3 24. Bxg7 Qxc3 25. Bxc3 Ra2
26. Rc1 $14) 24. Ra1 (24. Nb1 Qa1 $13) 24... Qa7 $132) 23... Ne8 24. Rd1 Qb5
25. Qb2 c5 (25... c5 26. bxc5 Qxb2 27. Bxb2 Bxc5 28. Nc3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 3rd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1999.03.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4
Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14.
Ra4 $146 {A new move in a very young line.} (14. Re1 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. h3
Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nc3 Ndb4 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. d5 Qd6 $2 (20... Na5 $5) 21. Kf1 $3
$14 {1-0 Anand,V-Oll,L/Belgrade 1999/CBM 69/[Tyomkin,D] (39)}) (14. Bc2 d5 15.
Bg5 (15. e5 Ne4 16. Be3 f6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Georgiev,K/Porz GER 1998 
(63)}) 15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxd4 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Piket,
J/Groningen NED 1998 (18)}) 14... Re8 (14... Nxe4 15. d5 (15. Bd5 Qe8 16. Qc2
Ne7 17. Bxe4 Qxb5 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 $16) 15... Nxf2 16. Rxf2 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Ne5 19. Nd4 $16) 15. Re1 Qd7 (15... Rxe4 16. Rxe4 Nxe4 17. Bd5
Qe8 18. Qc2 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Ne7 20. Nxc7 Bxc7 21. Bxe4 $16) 16. Bc2 d5 17. e5 Ne4
18. Nc3 {One more calm move and White would be a clear P up. Black has to act
quickly.} Nxe5 $5 19. dxe5 $5 {A daring response. White sacrifices a lot of
material to get an attack in the end.} (19. Nxe4 dxe4 (19... Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bf5
21. Nc5 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Bxc5 23. Bxf5 Qxa4 24. dxc5 $16) 20. Nxe5 (20. dxe5 exf3
21. gxf3 Qxd1 22. Bxd1 Bf5 $11) 20... Rxe5 21. Qd2 Rd5 $11) 19... Bxf3 (19...
Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 Bxe1 21. Qxe1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nxc3 23. Qxc3) 20. Qxf3 (20. gxf3
Nxf2 21. Qxd5 Nd3+ 22. Re3 Qxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxe3+ 24. Bxe3 Nxe5 $11) 20... Bxf2+
21. Kh1 Nxc3 $2 {Black voluntarily opens the roads to his K.} (21... Bxe1 $1
22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Bd2 $1 {I haven't found any win for White here.} 24.
Qxh7+ (24. Rd4 $2 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Bxc1 $17) 24... Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qh4+ (26.
Qxg7 Rb6 27. Qg3 Qb5 28. Qh4+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qh4+ $11) 26... Kf8 (26...
g5 27. Qf2 Bxc1 28. Qc5+ Kd8 29. Rd4 $18) 27. Qh8+ $11) 22. Rg4 $3 {This
brilliant R-switch gives White a strong attack.} Bxe1 (22... Ne4 23. Rgxe4 dxe4
24. Qxf2 $16) 23. Bh6 $1 Qxg4 {The only defence.} (23... Ne4 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25.
Bxe4 $18) (23... f5 24. exf6 g6 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Rxg6+ Kh7 27. Qh5 $18) 24.
Qxg4 g6 25. Qf3 $1 $18 Bh4 26. Qxc3 {This is clearly very good for White, but
there is a strange feature about this material balance. White might feel that
he is a piece up, but in effect both parties have three pieces each.} d4 27.
Qxd4 Bf6 28. Bf4 Re6 29. h3 Bg7 30. Bb3 $1 Reb6 31. Bc4 Rxb2 32. Qd7 Rf8 33.
Qxc7 h6 34. Qc6 g5 35. Be3 Rb1+ 36. Bg1 Rd8 {[%cal Yd8d1,Yd1g1] Black is
flexing his R-muscles.} 37. Be2 (37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qc7+ Ke8 39. Qxg7 Rdd1 40.
e6 $18) 37... Re1 38. Qb5 Rd2 39. e6 $4 {This must be timepressure.} (39. Bh5
Rxe5 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. Bxf7 $18) 39... fxe6 $4 (39... Rdxe2 $1 40. Qe8+ Kh7 41.
Qxf7 Rxe6 $17) 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen CU 75th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2002.02.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.02.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. Nc3
d6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Rb8 (11... Bc8 12. Bg5 Na5 13. Bd5 c6 14. Ba2
h6 15. Bh4 Bg4 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 b3 18. Bxb3 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Rb8 $13 {
0-1 Peng Xiaomin-Hector,J/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Hecht] (56)}) 12. a5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] The P can be a weakness on a5, but it also stops the typical manouvre
with Na5 and b3.} (12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Na5 14. Ba2 c5 15. Nd2 Bc8 16. Nh5 Ng4
$5 $36 {0-1 Lerner,K-Morozevich,A/Podolsk 1993/CBM 38 (73)}) 12... Bc8 13. c3
Bg4 14. Bc4 Qc8 15. h3 Be6 (15... bxc3 $5 16. bxc3 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. d4
exd4 19. cxd4 Bb4 $132) 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. d4 Ba7 (17... bxc3 18. dxc5 cxb2 19.
Bxb2 Rxb2 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Qxd6 $14) 18. Qd3 bxc3 19. bxc3 exd4 20. cxd4 Rb5
$6 (20... Nb4 $5 {[%cal Yd6d5,Yc7c5]}) 21. Bd2 $14 {White controls the centre
with his P:s.} Nd7 22. Ne2 (22. Rfc1 $16) 22... Nf6 23. Rfc1 Nb4 24. Bxb4 Rxb4
25. e5 (25. Rc6 $16) 25... dxe5 26. Nxe5 c5 27. Qc2 Rb5 28. Nd3 Nd7 29. Nc3 Rb8
30. Ne4 Qc6 $2 (30... cxd4 $142 31. Qa2 Qe8 32. Rc6 $36) 31. Ndxc5 Nxc5 32.
dxc5 $18 Rb4 33. Re1 h6 34. Rad1 Bb8 35. Nd6 Rbf4 36. Re2 Qc7 37. Qc3 R4f5 38.
Rc1 Rg5 39. g3 Qc6 40. Qc4 Kh8 41. Qxe6 Qf3 42. Qe4 Qa3 43. Qe3 Qxa5 44. Qe7
Bxd6 45. cxd6 Rg8 46. d7 Qf5 47. Qe8 Qd3 48. Re3 Qd2 49. Qxg8+ Kxg8 50. Rc8+
Kh7 51. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. b4 Bb6 10. h3 Bh5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Na3 Na7 $146 (13...
Nd8 14. d3 (14. Nxb5 Nxe4 15. d4 O-O 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qe2 f5 $132 {0-1
Svidler,P-Benjamin,J/Lucerne 1997/CBM 62/[ChessBase] (78)}) 14... c6 15. Bb3
O-O 16. Nc2 Ne6 17. Ne3 (17. g4 $5) 17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qa1 $132 {1/2-1/2
Jansa,V-Gross,D/Zlin 1998/CBM 66 (67)}) 14. d3 O-O 15. g4 Bg6 (15... Nxg4 $5 {
This sacrifice must always be taken seriously. Even if there is no immediate
regaining of material, Black will have two P:s and an exposed white K for his
piece.} 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Bb3 (17. Be3 f5 18. Bb3+ Kh8 19. Bd5 (19. Bxb6 fxe4
$40) 19... Qc8 $1 $40) 17... Kh8 18. Nc2 f5 19. Ne3 (19. Bd5 Qc8 $40) 19...
Bxe3 20. fxe3 fxe4 21. dxe4 Qc8 $1 $44 {looks interesting for Black.}) 16. Bg5
Nd7 17. Bb3 Kh8 18. Nh4 $14 {Now White is the aggressor on the K-side. He has
longterm chances of building an attack.} h6 19. Bd2 (19. Nxg6+ fxg6 $13) 19...
Bh7 20. Nc2 (20. Qf3 Qd8 21. Nf5 Qf6 22. Qg3 $14) 20... Qd8 21. Nf5 Nc8 22.
Nce3 Ne7 23. Nxe7 Qxe7 {Every exchange makes Black´s game a little easier.} 24.
Nd5 Qd8 25. Kg2 c6 26. Nxb6 Nxb6 27. Be3 (27. f4 $5) 27... d5 28. f3 f6 29. Qd2
(29. Qc2 $14) 29... dxe4 30. fxe4 (30. dxe4 Qxd2+ 31. Bxd2 Bg8 $132 {><c4})
30... Na4 $1 $132 31. Bd1 $13 {Actually quite an unclear position. White has
the pair of B:s, but the black P-formation is slightly sounder.} (31. Ra1 Qd7
32. Bxa4 bxa4 33. Rxa4 Rd8 $36) (31. Bd1 Qd7 32. Be2 Rd8 33. Qc2 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cutro 05th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "1999.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zontakh, Andrey"]
[Black "Pegorari, Pietro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 d5 (10... c5 11. Nf5 d5 $5 {was an important
improvement on} (11... Qf6 12. Nd2 $1 {with good chances for White in a number
of games, e.g. 1-0 Almasi,Z - Beliavsky,A/Dortmund 1998/CBM 66/[Wedberg] (43)})
12. f3 Ng5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Re1+ Kd7 15. Nd2 g6 $17 {0-1 Almasi,Z-Beliavsky,A/
Vrnjacka Banja 1998/CBM 67/[Beliavsky] (57)}) 11. f3 Nd6 12. Re1+ Kd7 (12...
Be7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Ne6 $40) 13. Bf4 Kc8 $6 (13... c5 $142 14. Nf5 Nxf5 15.
Bxf5+ Kc6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,A-Nickoloff,B/Philadelphia 1993/EXT 99 (20)}) 14.
a4 $44 {Black has a P, but that´s about it. White has a lot of play.} Nc6 15.
axb5 Nxd4 16. cxd4 {Now White adds the c-file and the square c5 to his trumps.}
(16. Qxd4 {to prevent the exchange of R:s on the a-file.} Nxb5 (16... axb5 17.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 18. Qa7 $40) 17. Qf2 $44) 16... axb5 17. Rxa8+ Bxa8 18. Nd2 Be7 19.
Nb3 Bg5 20. Be5 Nc4 21. Qa1 $40 Kb8 22. Qa6 Qc8 23. Qxb5+ Qb7 24. Qa4 Qc6 25.
Qb4+ Qb6 26. Qxb6+ {Simple and good. The ending is not difficult fot White.}
Nxb6 27. Bxg7 $18 Rg8 28. Be5 h5 29. Nc5 Bb7 30. b3 Bc8 31. Bh7 Rd8 32. f4 Bh6
33. Rc1 Rf8 34. Nd3 Na8 35. Rc6 f6 36. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.30"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nbd2 h6 (12... Rb8 13. a3 h6 14. Qe2
d5 $6 15. Nxe5 $1 dxe4 16. Ng4 $16 {1-0 Nunn,J-Hector,J/Oxford 1998/CBM 69/
[Wedberg] (34)}) 13. a3 Na7 {This looks slightly strange, but there is a
simple logic behind the move. Black wants to avoid the doubling of b-P:s after
a white d5.} (13... Ba7 14. b4 Nd7 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Bd3 f5 17. exf5 e4 18. d5
exf3 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxb6 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Nxb6 22. Nd4 {1-0 Rytshagov,
M-Ziegler,A/Gothenburg 1998/CBM 63 (31)}) 14. a4 {/\a5} exd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. d5
$1 {Pinpointing the oddly placed N on a7.} Nc8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19.
b3 $16 {White's on top due to better piece coordination. The b5-P is a problem,
since b4 would give White the tremedous square c4.} Ba5 20. Qa1 Bb7 21. Bd3 c4
$5 {After this P-sacrifice White is clearly better. On the other hand it
wasn't easy to suggest a better plan.} 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Nxe4 24. Bxh6 $1
{White wins a P.} Bc3 25. Qb1 Nxd2 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Bxd2 Bxd2 28. Nxd2 {
White is a P up, but Black's chances for a draw must be rated rather high.
It's not very easy to convert the h3-P to a winning weapon and the d5-P is a
weakness.} Qe7 29. Nf1 Qc7 30. Ne3 Nb6 31. Qe4 Qd8 32. Bd3 g6 33. h4 Nd7 34.
Be2 Nf6 35. Qd4 Qe7 36. Bf3 Qe5 37. Qd1 Qc3 38. Qb1 Qc7 39. Qb2 Qe7 40. g3 Kh7
41. Kg2 Bc8 42. Qb6 Bb7 43. Kh2 Kg7 44. Qb2 Kh7 45. Qb6 Kg7 46. Qb4 Ba6 47. Qd4
Kg8 48. Qf4 Bd3 49. Qd4 Ba6 50. Kg2 Bb5 51. Bd1 Ba6 52. f4 Qe4+ 53. Qxe4 Nxe4
54. Bf3 Nd2 55. Kf2 f5 56. Bg2 Kf7 57. Ke1 Nc4 58. Nc2 Nb6 59. Kd2 Nd7 60. Bf3
Nf6 61. Ke3 Bb5 62. Kd4 Ba6 63. Ne3 Bb5 64. g4 fxg4 65. Nxg4 Nxg4 66. Bxg4 Kf6
67. Kc3 Bf1 68. Be6 Bg2 69. Kc4 Bf3 70. Kb5 Bxd5 $1 $11 71. Bxd5 Kf5 72. Bf7
Kxf4 73. Bxg6 Kg4 74. h5 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {McShane} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2
d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 b4 {'?!' McShane.} (11... d5 $5 {
McShane gaining space in the centre, has been tried with success:} 12. axb5
axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Bb6 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Nh4 b4 18. Nxg6
hxg6 19. Qf3 Nce7 20. Bb3 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qa5 {0-1 Garcia,G-Benjamin,J/Toronto
1998/CBM 65 ext (62)}) 12. a5 {'!' McShane. McShane: 'Fixing a weakness on a6,
reducing the mobility of Black's queenside pieces.'} Rb8 13. g4 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] New and more direct than the alternatives:} (13. Re1 Qc8 14. Nf1 b3
$13 {1-0 Adams,M-Benjamin,J/Luzern 1997/CBM 62 (40)}) (13. Qe2 bxc3 14. bxc3 d5
15. d4 $13 {1-0 Svidler,P-Adams,M/Neum 2000/EXT 2001 (34)}) 13... Bg6 14. Nc4
bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc8 {Avoiding pins by Bg5 or Ba4 - and eying g4.} 16. Ba4 Na7 (
16... Ne7 {is possible.}) 17. Be3 Bxe3 (17... Nxg4 $2 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. hxg4
Qxg4+ 20. Kh1 Qh3+ (20... Bh5 21. Ncxe5 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 f6 23. Bd7 $18) 21. Nh2
Rfd8 22. f3 $18) 18. Nxe3 c6 (18... Nb5 {is playable, but where is it going?})
19. Qd2 {McShane: 'Black's opening has not been a success. He has less space
on the flanks and restricted pieces. However, it's far from over and it is
interesting to watch how easily Anand converts his advantage.'} Qc7 (19... h5
$5) 20. c4 $1 {Making the N on a7 look a bit stupid. McShane: 'Now the knight
cannot use b5.'} c5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Black understandably wants to play his
a7-N to d4, but giving away d5 is too high a price.} (20... Nd7 $5) 21. Nh4 $6
{Giving Black a chance to get back in the game.} (21. g5 $1 Nh5 22. Nd5 $16)
21... Kh8 $2 {The K walks away from a N-check on e7, but was it really a
threat?} (21... Nc6 $5 {Looks like a blunder, but I don't think it is.} 22. g5
Nh5 23. Nd5 (23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. Nd5 Qd7 25. Qe3 Rb3 $13) 23... Qxa5 $1 {This
trick seems to work.} 24. Qxa5 (24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qxa5 Nxa5 26. Bd7 Rfd8 27. Bg4
Nb3 28. Rxa6 Nd4 $13) 24... Nxa5 25. Bd7 (25. Bc2 Nc6 26. Rxa6 Nd4 $132) 25...
Rfd8 26. Rxa5 Rxd7 27. Rxa6 f6 $14) 22. g5 Nh5 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Rfb1 {[%csl Ra7]
Now Black is in a difficult position. The N on a7 is stranded in the corner
and White has an entry square on b6. Adams decides to try some tactics.} Nf4 (
24... f6 {McShane: may be another way to try to stir up counterplay.}) 25. Nxf4
Qxg5+ 26. Nhg2 exf4 27. Rb6 $1 $16 {McShane: 'The pawn can go anytime. Anand
sorts out his priorities on the queenside.'} Rbd8 28. Qxf4 Qe7 29. Rab1 Nc8 30.
Rb7 Qe6 (30... Qe5 {McShane: never does Black any good. With the dominant
rooks on the queenside the endgame makes White's life easier.}) 31. Qg5 h6 (
31... Qxh3 32. Nf4 Qh6 33. Qxh6 gxh6 34. f3 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rc8][%cal Yg1f2,
Yb1h1]}) 32. Qg3 Qf6 33. Nf4 Ne7 34. Kg2 {McShane: 'A calm tidying-up move to
avoid checks on a1 when White plays Rb1-b6'} Ng8 35. Nd5 Qe6 36. Bd1 {McShane:
'Black is virtually immobilised, as 36...Nf6 allows 37.Re7! Qc8 38.Nxf6 and
Rb1-b6 with a crushing position; f7-f5 breaks allow Nf4, and Bg4 is coming.'} (
36. Bd1 Nf6 37. Re7 Qc8 38. Nxf6 gxf6 39. Qf4 Kg7 40. Rb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. d5 Ne7 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. Nf1 Bc8 $146
{Logical novelty preparing to advance on the K-side with f5 - but only after
due preparation.} (14... Nd7 15. Ne3 f5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Nxf5 Rxf5 {has been
played before, but f5 in this version weakens the black K-side. Kaidanovs plan
seems more to the point.}) 15. Bc2 Ne8 16. Ne3 Ra7 17. Qd3 g6 $1 {[%mdl 4] If
Black seriously wants to attack on the K-side f5 has to be prepared by g6.} 18.
Nd2 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 $1 {This is the difference. Black keeps an intact P-front.
} (19... Nxf5 20. Ne4 $14) 20. g3 {This looks weakening, but White is
preparing to meet different attacking schemes.} (20. a4 $5) 20... Ng6 21. Ng2
Rg7 22. Kh1 Nf6 {Kaidanov has managed to bring all his pieces to good squares
in preparation for the coming attack.} 23. f4 exf4 $5 {Opening the position is
the right way to increase the pressure against the white K.} ({But} 23... e4 {
was playable as well} 24. Qd4 Bb7 25. Ne3 Ne7 26. Bb3 Qc7 $13 {[%csl Rd5][%cal
Yc7c5]}) 24. Nxf4 Nxf4 25. gxf4 Ng4 $6 {Not best. On g4 the N blocks the
attack on the g-file.} (25... Nh5 $5 $40 {[%cal Yd8h4,Yh5g3,Yh5f4]}) 26. Re2
Qh4 27. Qd4 Kh7 28. Rg1 Rfg8 29. Rf1 (29. Rgg2 Nf6 30. Nf3 Qh3 31. Ne1 Nh5 32.
Kg1 $13) 29... Re8 30. Rg2 Rge7 31. Rfg1 $2 (31. Nf3 $1 Qh3 32. Ng1 Qh5 33. Rf3
$132) 31... Re2 $1 $17 {[%cal Rh4h2]} 32. Nf1 Rxg2 33. Rxg2 Re1 34. Kg1 Qh3 35.
Qd2 $2 (35. Bd3 Qe3+ 36. Qxe3 Nxe3 $17) 35... Ne3 $1 0-1

[Event "NED-ch55"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "2000.05.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4
Na5 9. Nxe5 (9. Bc2 exd4 {is the alternative, but neither} 10. Nxd4 ({nor} 10.
b4 {seems to give Black any headaches at the present.})) 9... Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Qf6
{This is one of the worst lines Black can choose from a statistical point of
view. White has a score of 84% from 22 games in my database. But Van der Wiel
enters it with a new move up his sleeve.} (10... Nd6 {The solid approach.} 11.
c4 Qf6 (11... bxc4 $5 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Qxb7 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Nc3 Bd6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Kozakov,M-Mikhalchishin,A/Ptuj 2000/CBM 74 ext (59)}) 12. Nc3 Qe6 13.
Re1 $36 {1-0 Bauer,C-Kasimdzhanov,R/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72/[Wedberg] (55)}) 11.
f3 Nc5 (11... Nd6 12. a4 Qe6 13. Qd1 O-O-O 14. axb5 axb5 15. Na3 Qd5 16. b3 Nf5
17. Qd3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Rytshagov,M-Shirov,A/Tallinn 1996/CBM 50 ext (49)}) 12.
Ng4 $1 Nxb3 13. Nxf6+ Ke7 (13... gxf6 14. Re1+ Be7 15. axb3 d6 16. c4 Kd7 17.
Nc3 f5 (17... Rhg8 18. Kf2 f5 19. Ra5 $1 {1-0 Gdanski,J-Volzhin,A/Oakham 1992/
CBM 30/[Schussler] (64)}) 18. Ra5 $1 Bf6 19. Rd1 c6 20. Bf4 Rhe8 21. c5 $1 $14
{Gdanski,J-Czerwonski/POL-ch/1992/1-0/}) 14. Bg5 (14. axb3 Kxf6 15. c4 bxc4 16.
bxc4 Bb4 17. Bd2 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Beliavsky,A/Linares 1992/CBM 28/
[Schussler] (62)}) 14... Nxd4 $146 {[%mdl 8] This is new, but I don´t think it
quite saves the line. Taking the R is a well known mistake first pointed out
by Larry Christiansen in the Informant.} (14... Nxa1 15. Re1+ Kd6 16. Bf4+ Kc6
17. d5+ Kc5 18. b4+ Kc4 19. Na3+ Kxc3 20. Ne4+ Kxb4 21. Rb1+ Kxa3 22. Nc3 {
1-0 Hall-Colinson, Oakham 1992.}) 15. cxd4 gxf6 16. Re1+ Kd6 17. Bxf6 Rg8 18.
Nc3 $6 {White does not have to give the f3-P.} (18. Be5+ Kd5 (18... Kc6 $143
19. Rc1+) (18... Ke6 19. Bxc7+ Kf5 20. Nd2 Bb4 21. Re5+ Kg6 22. Nb3 $16) 19.
Nc3+ Kc6 20. Ne4 $16) 18... Bxf3 $1 19. Be5+ Kc6 20. Bg3 b4 $2 (20... Bg4 $1
21. Rac1 Bh6 22. Rc2 Kb7 $15) 21. Rac1 $1 {Now White is on top after all.} Kb7
(21... bxc3 22. Rxc3+ Kd5 23. Rxf3 $40 {[%csl Rd5]}) 22. gxf3 bxc3 23. Rxc3 $14
{[%csl Rb7] Blacks weak K gives White the better chances.} Rc8 24. Rb3+ Ka7 25.
Kf1 Rg6 26. Bf2 Bd6 27. Re4 Rb8 28. d5+ Ka8 29. Rxb8+ Kxb8 30. Re8+ Kb7 31. Rh8
Rh6 32. Bg3 Bxg3 33. hxg3 Rh2 34. b4 d6 35. g4 f6 36. a3 Ra2 37. Rxh7 Rxa3 38.
Kf2 Rb3 39. Rf7 Rxb4 40. Rxf6 $18 {[%csl Gf3,Gg4]} a5 41. Re6 a4 42. Re3 Rd4
43. g5 Rxd5 44. f4 Ra5 45. g6 a3 46. g7 a2 47. Re1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Prokopchuk, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Ra3 $5 {
[%mdl 8] Anands invention played first against Tkachiev in Moscow 2001. (When
I first saw it I thought it was a misprint and that Ra4 must have been played!)
Just like in the popular line starting with 14.Ra4 White activates his R in a
slightly unusual fashion. The idea here is to protect the vulnerable squares
on the third rank, especially b3 and c3.} (14. Ra4 Re8 15. Re1 (15. Bg5 h6 16.
Bd5 (16. Bh4 Rxe4 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bd5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Rf4 20. Bxf7+ Qxf7 21.
Qxc6 Rf8 $132 {1-0 Budylina,S-Matras,A/Yerevan 1999/CBM 72 ext (67)}) 16...
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Bc6 (19. Rxd4 hxg5 20. Bc6 Re5 21. b4 Qe7
22. b5 g6 23. Ra4 Kg7 24. Qc3 Rc5 25. Qa1 Qe5 26. Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Ye
Jiangchuan-Peng Xiaomin/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85 (26)}) 19... hxg5 20. Bxe8 g4 21.
Qe2 c5 22. Bc6 Qb6 23. Ra8 Rxa8 24. Bxa8 Qxb2 $11 {0-1 Almasi,Z-Piket,J/Monte
Carlo 2001/CBM 81 ext (35)}) 15... Ba5 $5 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rxe4 18. Be3
Bxf3 19. gxf3 Re8 20. Ra6 $13) 14... Re8 15. Re1 d5 (15... Ba5 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17.
bxc3 Rxe4 {doen´t work here because of} 18. Rxe4 Nxe4 19. Bd5 $1 {with the R
on a4 this would have been met by Nxc3.} Qe8 20. Qe1 Nf6 (20... Bf5 21. Ra6 Nd8
22. Nh4 Nf6 23. Qxe8+ Nxe8 24. Nxf5 Rb1 25. g3 Rxc1+ 26. Kg2 $18 {[%cal Ya6a8]}
) 21. Qxe8+ Nxe8 22. Bxc6 Rb1 23. Kf1 $18) 16. e5 Ne4 17. Be3 Ba5 18. Na7 $1
Bxf3 19. Qxf3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (19. gxf3 Bxe1 20. fxe4 (20. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 21.
Bxf2 Qg5+ 22. Kf1 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Qh4+ {and Black has active play against the
white K.}) 20... Nxa7 21. Rxa7 dxe4 22. Ba4 Bxf2+ 23. Bxf2 Qg5+ $14 {with
complex play in 1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Tkachiev,V/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (48)}) 19... Nxd4
{Perhaps best.} (19... Nxa7 {Simplyfing is not so clear since the N on e4 is
actually stranded and can eventually be harrassed with f3.} 20. Rxa5 Rxb3 21.
Rxa7 Qb8 22. Ra2 Rxb2 23. Rxb2 Qxb2 24. Qg4 $14 {White has a nice position
without weaknesses.}) 20. Bxd4 Bxe1 21. Nc6 Qd7 (21... Rxb3 $5 22. Qxb3 Qd7 23.
Qb7 $14) 22. Nxb8 Rxb8 23. Ra7 $14 {The pair of B:s and active R gives White
something to hope for.} Bb4 24. Ba4 Qe7 25. Qe3 h6 (25... Ng5 $5 {[%cal Yg5e6]}
) 26. Bc6 Bc5 27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. Bxd5 Rxb2 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. h3 $16 Rb4 31. Qc3
Rb6 32. Qc2+ g6 33. Bxf7 $1 $18 Qxe5 34. Bg8+ $2 (34. Re8 $1 Qg5 (34... Qf5 35.
Bxg6+ Qxg6 36. Re7+ Kg8 37. Qxc5 $18) 35. Ba2 $18 {[%cal Yc2c4,Yc4g8]} (35. f4
$18)) 34... Kg7 35. Ba2 Rf6 $1 $132 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Ye5e1] Black has enough
counterplay to draw now.} 36. Rg8+ Kh7 37. Rc8 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qe5+ 39. g3 h5 40.
f4 Qd6 41. h4 Qe7 42. Qb2 Nd3 43. Qc2 Nc5 44. Qc4 Re6 (44... Rf8 $142) 45. Qd4
Rf6 46. Rxc7 Qxc7 47. Qxf6 Ne4 $2 48. Qb2 $2 (48. Bg8+ $1 $18) 48... Qa7 49.
Bd5 Qf2+ $11 50. Qxf2 Nxf2 51. Kg2 Ng4 52. Be6 Nh6 53. Kf3 Kg7 54. Ke4 Kf6 55.
Bh3 Ng8 56. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1997.10.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1997.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 (5... Bc5 6. Nxe5
Nxe5 7. d4 b5 $5) 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 (7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. f4
Nc6 $1 {[%cal Yc6a5,Ya5b3] /\ Na5xb3 /^a8-h1} 11. Qc3 Bb7 12. e5 Ne4 13. Qe3
Na5 {[%cal Ya5b3,Gb7h1]} 14. Nd2 Nxb3 15. cxb3 (15. axb3 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 {
1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Shirov,A/Groningen 28.12.1996}) 15... Nxd2 16. Bxd2 O-O 17.
Bc3 Qh4 18. Rae1 Rfe8 19. Qf2 Qxf2+ 20. Rxf2 dxe5 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Topalov,V/
Linares 08.02.1997}) 7... Rb8 (7... Bb7 8. d3 O-O (8... d6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5
Na5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Ba2 h6 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Be3 $14 {Kasparov,
G-Anand,V/PCA-Wch (New York) 1995}) 9. Nc3 Na5 10. axb5 (10. Nxe5 Nxb3 11. cxb3
b4 (11... d5 12. Bg5 dxe4 13. dxe4 b4 14. Nd5 Nxe4 15. Bxd8 Raxd8 16. Qc2 Bxd5
17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bd4 20. Qb7 Bxe5 21. Qxa6 Bxb2 22. Qc4 Bc3
23. Qxc7 $18 {Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Rapid, Frankfurt GER (6) 1996}) 12. Ne2 d5 13.
d4 Bd6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ng3 Re8 16. Nc4 Qh4 17. Qd3 Bf4 18. Bd2 Bxd2 19. Qxd2
Nf4 20. f3 Re6 21. Rfe1 Rh6 22. Kf1 Rf6 23. Kg1 Rh6 24. Kf1 Rf6 25. Kg1 Rh6 {
1/2-1/2 Polgar,J-Adams,M/Linares 06.02.1997 1997}) 10... Nxb3 11. cxb3 axb5 12.
Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxe5 d5 14. Bg5 (14. Ng4 dxe4 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. dxe4 Rd8 17. Qh5
(17. Qc2 Qg6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 b4 20. Nd5 Qd6 21. Nxc7 Bc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23.
Rd1 Qb6 24. Qd2 $16 {Ivanchuk-Anand, Melody Amber rapid 1995}) 17... Qe7 18.
Qf3 Qe6 19. Qh5 Qe7 20. Qf3 Qe6 21. Qh5 {1/2-1/2 Emms,J-Malaniuk,V/Hastings
Masters 1995}) 14... dxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 b4 17. Nd5 Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2
Nxe4+ 19. Kg1 Nxg5 20. Nd7 Rd8 21. Nxc7 Kh8 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. Rd4 Ra1+ 24. Kf2
Rb1 25. Rxb4 Rxb2+ 26. Ke3 h5 27. h4 Ne6 28. g3 Rg2 29. Kf3 Rb2 30. Ke3 Rg2 31.
Kf3 Rb2 32. Ke3 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Shirov,A/6th Amber Blind 30.04.1997}) 8.
axb5 axb5 9. Nxe5 (9. c3 {Ftacnik} Bb6 10. d4 d6 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5
13. Qe2 O-O 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Bxb6 Rxb6 16. Nd2 c5 17. Rfd1 c4 18. Bc2 Qc5 19. h3
Be6 {Todorcevic,M-Giorgadze,G/Zaragoza op-A 1995/0-1 (46)}) 9... Nxe5 10. d4
Bxd4 11. Qxd4 {[%csl Gb3,Gc1][%cal Ga1a7]} d6 {[%cal Yc7c4]} 12. f4 (12. c3 {
Ftacnik} O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 c5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qe3 Re8 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. f4
Ng6 19. Rae1 c4 20. Bc2 Bc6 21. b3 cxb3 22. Bxb3 Rb7 23. g3 Rbe7 {0-1 Playa,
M-Kazhgaleyev,M/WchJT U26 1997 (35)}) 12... Nc6 (12... Neg4 $6 {Ftacnik} 13. e5
c5 14. Qd1 dxe5 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. fxe5 $36) 13. Qc3 (13. Qd3 O-O 14. Nc3 Nb4
15. Qg3 c5 16. e5 Nh5 17. Qf3 c4 18. Qxh5 cxb3 19. cxb3 dxe5 20. Qxe5 (20. fxe5
Qd4+ 21. Kh1 Nd3) 20... Bb7 $44 {[%csl Gb7,Rc1][%cal Yf8e8]} 21. Rd1 Qc8 {
[%cal Yc8g4,Yc8c6]} 22. Qe2 (22. Qd6 Qg4 23. Rd2 Rbe8 24. Qxb4 Re1+ 25. Kf2
Rfe8 $19) 22... Re8 23. Be3 Qe6 (23... Qc6 24. Rd2) 24. Ba7 Qc6 25. Qf3 Qe6 26.
Qe2 (26. Qg3) 26... Qc6 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Shirov,A/Fontys Toernooi 1997}) 13...
Ne7 {[%csl Re4]} (13... Bb7 14. e5 Ne4 15. Qe3 Ne7 16. f5 dxe5 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18.
bxc3 O-O 19. f6 gxf6 20. Ba3 $44 {Lutz,C-Kazhgaleyev,M/32nd ol Erevan 1996} (
20. Ba3 {Ftacnik} Nd5 21. Qh6 Nxc3 22. Bc5 Qd7 23. Rxf6 Ne2+ 24. Kf2 Qg4 25.
Rf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qf4 {Lutz,C-Kazhgaleyev,M/Erevan olm 1996/1/2-1/2 (78)})) 14.
Ra7 (14. e5 Ne4 15. Qe3 Nc5 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Re1 Nxb3 18. cxb3 Be6 19. Nc3 O-O
20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Bd2 (21. Ng5 {Ftacnik} Rbd8 $14) 21... Nf5 22. Qf2 b4 23. Nc5
Rfd8 24. Na6 Qxd2 25. Qxd2 Rxd2 26. Nxb8 h5 27. Rf1 Rxb2 28. Na6 Ne3 29. Rf2
Rxb3 30. Nxc7 Bc4 31. Rf3 Be2 32. Rg3 Rc3 33. Kf2 Rxc7 34. Rxe3 Bg4 35. Rb1 Rc4
36. Reb3 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Shirov,A/Madrid 25.05.1997}) (14. Qd3 O-O
15. Nc3 c5 16. Nxb5 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Rxb5 18. Ra7 c4 19. Bxc4 d5 20. Qxe7 dxc4 21.
Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Ra8 Rf8 23. Ra4 Be6 24. f5 Bd5 25. Re1 h5 26. h3 Rc8 27. Kh2 h4
28. f6 gxf6 29. b3 f5 30. bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Topalov,V/Novgorod 19.06.
1997}) 14... c5 $146 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Yc5c4]} (14... Bb7 15. f5 (15. e5 $5 Ne4
16. Qb4) 15... O-O 16. Bg5 Nxe4 17. Qe3 Nxg5 18. Qxg5 d5 19. f6 Ng6 20. h4 c5
21. h5 c4 22. Kh1 cxb3 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. cxb3 Re8 25. Nd2 d4 26. Qh4 gxf6 27.
Qh6 Re5 28. Kg1 d3 {0-1 Ye Jiangchuan-Tkachiev,V/Geneva Open 20.01.1997}) 15.
e5 Nfd5 (15... Ne4 $5 {Ftacnik} 16. Qd3 (16. Qf3 d5 17. Nc3 (17. Rd1 $2 c4 18.
Ba2 Bg4 $1 $19) 17... c4 18. Ba2 Bg4 19. Rxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qxg4 Qa7+ 21. Kh1 Nf2+
(21... Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qxa2 23. Qxg7 Rf8 24. f5 $18) 22. Rxf2 Qxf2 23. Qd1 $14)
16... Bf5 17. exd6 (17. e6 $2 c4 18. exf7+ Kf8 19. Qe3 cxb3 $19) 17... Nxd6 (
17... c4 18. dxe7 $18) 18. Qe2 c4 19. Ba2 $14) 16. Bxd5 (16. Qg3 {Ftacnik} O-O)
16... Nxd5 17. Qg3 O-O 18. Nc3 (18. f5 $6 {Ftacnik} dxe5 19. Qxe5 Rb7 $15) (18.
Rd1 {Ftacnik} dxe5 19. fxe5 Qb6 20. Ra3 c4+ $15) 18... Ne7 $2 {[%csl Rc1,Rf4,
Gf5][%cal Ye7f5] Shirov have made a great mistake in judgment, the a7 rook and
the weakness of c5 pawn are greatly improving white´s attacking potential.
Shirov hat sich grob verschezt, der a7 Turm und Schwache von c5 Bauer erhibt
weisser Angriffspotencial.} (18... Qb6 19. Nxd5 $1 Qxa7 20. f5 $40 (20. f5 {
Ftacnik} Qa4 21. f6 Qg4 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. fxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qf2 Qe6 (24... Qd4 25.
Be3 Qxe5 26. Nc6 $18) (24... f6 25. exf6+ Kh8 26. Bh6 $18) 25. Bg5 $16)) (18...
Nxc3 $1 $11 {[%csl Gc1,Gc8]}) (18... Nxc3 {Ftacnik} 19. Qxc3 Qb6) 19. exd6 Nf5
(19... Qxd6 $2 {[%csl Re7]} 20. Rd1 Qf6 21. Ne4 (21. f5 $3 {Ftacnik} Rb7 22.
Bg5 Nxf5 (22... Qb6 23. Bxe7 Rxa7 24. Nd5 $18) 23. Bxf6 Nxg3 24. Rxb7 Bxb7 25.
Be7 $16) (21. Ne4 Qe6 22. f5 (22. Nxc5 Qb6 23. Rxe7 Qxc5+ 24. Qe3 Qxc2 25. Re1
$14) 22... Qxe4 23. Qxb8 Nc6)) (19... Nc6 20. f5 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc1h6,Yf5f6]}
(20. Rc7) (20. Rc7 {Ftacnik} Qxd6 21. f5 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Nd4 23. Rxc5 $14) 20...
Nxa7 21. f6 g6 22. Qg5 Kh8 (22... Bf5 23. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 24. Qh6 Qxf6 25. Rxf6)
23. Rf4 Re8 (23... Qxd6 24. Qh6 Rg8 25. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 26. Rh4#) (23... Rg8 24.
Rh4 $18) 24. Qh6 Re1+ 25. Kf2 Qg8 26. Kxe1 $16) 20. Qf2 Qb6 $2 (20... c4 21. d7
{[%csl Gd7]}) (20... Qxd6 21. Ne4 {[%csl Rc5]} (21. Ne4 {Ftacnik} Qd5 22. Nxc5
Re8 23. Ra3 $16)) (20... Nd4 $8) 21. Rc7 {[%csl Rc5]} Nd4 (21... Qxd6 {Ftacnik}
22. Rxc5 b4 23. Rd1 Qg6 24. Nd5 $18) (21... Nxd6 {Ftacnik} 22. Nd5 Qa5 23. Qxc5
$18) 22. f5 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc1h7,Yf5f6]} b4 (22... Bxf5 23. Bf4 {[%csl
Gd6,Re7,Rf6][%cal Yc3d5] /\ 24.Nd5} Be6 (23... Bxc2 24. Nd5 Qa5 25. Be5 $18)
24. Ne4 {[%csl Rc5]} (24. Be5 {Ftacnik} Nc6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. Rf3
c4+ 28. Kh1 $18) 24... Rbc8 25. Be5 {[%csl Rg7]} Rxc7 (25... f6 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6
27. Rxg7+) 26. Nf6+ Kh8 (26... gxf6 27. Qg3+) 27. Qh4 h6 (27... Bf5 28. Rxf5 h6
29. Rh5 $18) 28. Nd5 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Rh4h6]}) (22... Nxf5 {Ftacnik} 23.
Rxc8 Rbxc8 24. d7 Rcd8 25. Qxf5 $18) 23. f6 $1 g6 (23... bxc3 24. fxg7 Kxg7 25.
Rxf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qf8#) (23... Bf5 24. Nd5 Qxd6 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26.
fxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nxf5+ Nxf5 28. Qxf5 Qxc7 29. Bh6+ $1 Kxh6 30. Qf6+ Kh5 31. Rf5+
Kg4 32. Qg5#) (23... Qxd6 24. fxg7 Qxc7 (24... Kxg7 25. Rxf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxf7+
Kh8 27. Qe8+ (27. Bg5 Rb7 28. Bf6+ $18)) 25. Nd5 (25. gxf8=Q+ {Ftacnik} Kxf8
26. Bf4 Qb7 27. Bxb8 bxc3 28. Bd6+ $18) 25... Qd6 (25... Qa7 26. Bh6 $1) 26.
gxf8=Q+ Qxf8 27. Bh6 $1 $18 (27. Qg3+ Bg4 28. Qxg4+ $18)) 24. Nd5 Qxd6 25. Ne7+
Kh8 26. Bh6 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Yh6g7]} (26. Bh6 Ne6 (26... Rg8 27. Bg7+ Rxg7 28.
fxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qxf7+ Kh6 30. Nxc8) (26... Nf5 27. Qxf5) 27. Rc6 Qd4 28. Qxd4
cxd4 29. Rxe6 Rg8 30. Rd6 $18) 1-0

