[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Aronian,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The last day... Usually, this round has a tendency to disappoint, as the
majority of players tend to play it safe. But since in very strong tournaments,
the players are in most cases ambitious, the last round is frequently a feast
for the eyes.  Der letzte Tag... Häufig neigt diese Runde dazu zu enttäuschen,
da die Mehrzahl der Spieler auf Nummer sicher geht. Aber da in sehr starken
Turnieren die Teilnehmer meistens ehrgeizig sind, ist die Schlussrunde oft
eine Augenweide.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 {I had a feeling that Peter would go for
the Nimzo-Indian, but for some strange reason, I spent most of the morning
looking at the Slav.  Ich hatte im Gefühl, dass Peter Nimzoindisch wählen
würde, aber aus irgendeinem seltsamen Grund hatte ich einen Großteil des
Vormittags mit der Betrachtung von Slawisch zugebracht.} 3. Nc3 {The idea of
offering a long struggle in the Nimzo was suggested by my close friend Gabriel
Sargissian, who was in Nalchik to teach me both chess and tennis. Die Idee,
einen langen Kampf im Nimzo anbieten, kam von meinem engen Freund Gabriel
Sargissian, der in Nalchik weilte, um mir Schach und Tennis beizubringen.} Bb4
4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 {I like the fact
that one can play this setup, without knowing a lot of forcing variations. Mir
gefällt die Tatsache, dass man diesen Aufbau spielen kann, ohne einen Haufen
forcierter Varianten zu kennen.} b6 ({Once, with Black against Ashot Nadanian,
I played here Einmal, mit Schwarz gegen Ashot Nadanian, spielte ich hier} 9...
a6 {and after the inspired reply , und nach der inspirierten Antwort} 10. a3
Ba5 11. b4 cxb4 12. Na2 {I obtained an unpleasant position. Admittedly, I won
the game... because Ashot is a very creative player, and sacrificed too many
pieces.  erhielt ich eine unangenehme Stellung. Zugegeben, ich gewann die
Partie... weil Ashot ein sehr kreativer Spieler ist und zu viele Figuren
opferte.}) 10. Rd1 ({The complications after Die Komplikationen nach} 10. d5
Bxc3 11. dxe6 Ne5 12. exf7+ Kh8 13. bxc3 Bg4 {require detailed analysis.
bedürfen eingehender Analyse.}) 10... cxd4 ({After Nach} 10... Bb7 {the line
sieht das Abspiel} 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 {looks quite good, with a small
advantage to White, thanks to the misplaced bishop on b4. ganz gut aus, mit
geringem Vorteil für Weiß dank des deplatzierten Läufers auf b4.}) 11. exd4
Bxc3 {11...Bb7 again allows 12.d5. 11...Bb7 erlaubt wieder 12.d5.} 12. bxc3 Bb7
{12...Qc7 restricts White's options, and is therefore stronger. 12...Qc7
beschränkt die weißen Möglichkeiten und ist daher stärker.} 13. Bb3 {
Understanding that the bishop needs to move, to free the c4 square for the
pawn, I was keen to do it at once. To my disappointment, it cannot go to the
superior square d3, because of 13...Nd5 14.Bd2 Qc7 with the threat of ...Nf4,
exchanging one of White's bishops. Begreifend, dass der Läufer ziehen muss, um
das Feld c4 für den Bauern zu räumen, brannte ich darauf, dies sofort zu tun.
Zu meiner Enttäuschung kann er nicht auf das bessere Feld d3 wegen 13...Nd5 14.
Bd2 Qc7 mit der Drohung ...Nf4, wonach einer der weißen Läufer getauscht wird.}
(13. Bd3 Nd5 14. Bd2 Qc7 {[%cal Gd5f4]}) 13... Qc7 14. c4 {It seems to me that
in this variation, if White manages to get control of c4 satisfactorily, he
stands better. Mir scheint, wenn Weiß in dieser Variante c4 zufriedenstellend
in den Griff bekommt, steht er besser.} Rfe8 {A sensible move. White's plan is
to move the Nf3 and set up a barrier on the long diagonal with pawn to f3,
leaving the Bb7 with less to do. Now after the knight moves, White must reckon
with the advance e5 and then ...e5-e4.  Ein vernünftiger Zug. Der weiße Plan
lautet, den Nf3 zu ziehen und mit einem Bauern auf f3 eine Barriere auf der
langen Diagonalen zu errichten, wonach der Bb7 weniger zu tun hat. Nun muss
Weiß nach Springerzügen mit dem Vorstoß e5 nebst ...e5-e4 rechnen.} 15. Bb2 {
I still liked the idea of the early move of the knight from f3, but then I
decided not to be too clever. Die Idee des Springerabzuges von f3 gefiel mir
noch immer, aber dann beschloss ich, nicht oberschlau zu sein.} Qf4 {A
standard idea in such structures. Black does not yet want to take on f3, but
threatening it is always useful.  Eine Standardidee in solchen Strukturen.
Schwarz will zwar noch nicht auf f3 nehmen, aber es zu drohen ist immer
nützlich.} 16. Qe3 {This is plainly dumb. The black queen obviously intends to
go to f5, so why drive it there? Dies ist einfach blöd. Die schwarze Dame will
offensichtlich nach f5, also wieso sie dorthin treiben?} ({After the logical
Nach dem logischen} 16. Rd3 {with the idea of Re1 and then Nd2, White's
advantage could stabilise. mit der Idee Re1 und dann Nd2 könnte sich der
Vorteil von Weiß stabilisieren.}) 16... Qf5 17. Ne1 ({Only now did I notice
that Erst jetzt bemerkte ich, dass} 17. Ne5 {leads to drawish tendencies after
zu remislichen Tendenzen führt nach} Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qe4 {Annoyed at my
carelessness, I played a rather provocative move. 17.Rac1 was the standard
continuation. Verärgert über meine Nachlässigkeit spielte ich einen ziemlich
provokanten Zug. 17.Rac1 war die Standardfortsetzung.}) 17... b5 {A committal
decision. Now an argument begins between the two sides. Will Black manage to
get a piece to the blockade square d5, or will White succeed in preventing it?
Eine verpflichtende Entscheidung. Nun beginnt zwischen den beiden Seiten eine
Auseinandersetzung: Wird Schwarz es schaffen, eine Figur auf das Blockadefeld
d5 zu bringen, oder wird Weiß es gelingen, dies zu verhindern?} 18. c5 {
It was precisely in view of this move that I decided to play the knight to e1.
With the knight on d2, White would obstruct his control of d5, and Black could
reply 18...e5. Genau im Hinblick auf diesen Zug hatte ich beschlossen, den
Springer nach e1 zu ziehen. Mit dem Springer auf d2 würde Weiß steine
Kontrolle von d5 verstellen, und Schwarz könnte 18...e5 erwidern.} Nd5 19. Qg3
{Again a provocative move. The simpler 19.Qd2 was probably stronger, but I did
not believe that the black knights would be well-placed on the kingside.
Wieder ein provokanter Zug. Das einfacherer 19.Qd2 war womöglich stärker, aber
ich glaubte nicht, dass die schwarzen Springer am Königsflügel gut stehen
würden.} Nf4 20. Rd2 Nf6 {After the game, Peter said that 20...e5 was
interesting, but looks illogical. His well-developed sense of danger did not
deceive him. After 21.f3 Black has problems.  Nach der Partie sagte Peter,
dass 20...e5 interessant war, aber unlogisch aussieht. Sein gut entwickeltes
Gespür für Gefahren hatte ihn nicht getäuscht. Nach 21.f3 hat Schwarz Probleme.
} 21. f3 N6h5 22. Qf2 {After 22.Qh4, one of the knights could return to g6,
which I did not want to allow. Nach 22.Qh4 könnte einer der Springer nach g6
zurück, was ich nicht zulassen wollte.} Bd5 {The start of an ill-conceived
plan. Possibly Black should not have occupied the d5-square just yet, but
should simply have advanced his pawn to a5. The pawns on a5 and b5 would
effectively restrict the white bishops, and with appropriate support, could
become strong. Der Beginn eines verfehlten Plans. Möglicherweise hätte Schwarz
das Feld d5 noch nicht besetzen, sondern einfach seinen Bauern nach a5
vorrücken sollten. Die Bauern auf a5 und b5 würden die weißen Läufer wirksam
hemmen und könnten, bei angemessener Unterstützung, stark werden.} 23. Bc2 {
There is no immediate need to avoid the exchange, but I wanted to play quickly
and drive my opponent into time trouble. In such strategic positions, where
one must think deeply over various plans, time is even more important than
usual. Es besteht keine unmittelbare Notwendigkeit, den Tausch zu vermeiden,
aber ich wollte schnell spielen und meinen Gegner in Zeitnot bringen. In
solchen strategischen Stellungen, wo man tief über verschiedene Pläne
nachdenken muss, ist Zeit sogar noch wichtiger als sonst.} Qg5 24. Kh1 Bc4 {
A mistake. Black's pieces are already well-placed, and it was time to think of
pawn advances. Both ...a5 and ...b4 look good. While White is regrouping his
forces, Black can advance on the queenside. Ein Fehler. Die Figuren von
Schwarz stehen bereits gut, und es war Zeit, an Bauernvorstöße zu denken.
Sowohl ...a5 als auch ...b4 sehen gut aus. Während Weiß seine Kräfte
umgruppiert, kann Schwarz am Damenflügel vorrücken.} 25. g3 {Now the white
knight turns from a bit-part player into a box office star. Nun verwandelt
sich der weiße Springer von einem Kleindarsteller zu einem Superstar.} Ng6 ({
After Nach} 25... Nd5 26. Nd3 {White's position is preferable, since if Black
tries to strengthen c4 by means of ist die weiße Stellung vorzuziehen, denn
wenn Schwarz versucht, c4 mit} Ne3 27. Bb3 Bd5 {White has zu befestigen, hat
Weiß} 28. Ne5 f6 29. Re1 {with advantage. mit Vorteil.}) 26. Ng2 Bd5 ({More
subtle was Subtiler war} 26... Nf6 {with the idea of meeting mit der Idee,} 27.
Ne3 {with mit} ({After Nach} 27. h4 Qd5 28. Ne3 Qc6 {White is better, but the
battle would still lie ahead. steht Weiß besser, aber der Kampf stünde noch
bevor.}) 27... Nd5 {zu begegnen.}) 27. Ne3 Nf6 {On 27... Bc6 as well as the
solid 28.Be4 there is also the interesting break 28.d5 with the idea after 28..
.ed to reply 29.Nf5 practically depriving Black's piece setup of its sense.
Auf 27...Bc6 gibt es neben dem soliden 28.Be4 auch den interessanten
Druchbruch 28.d5 mit der idee, nach 28...ed 29.Nf5 folgen zu lassen, wonach
der Figurenaufbau von Schwarz praktisch seinen Sinnn verliert.} ({On Auf} 27...
Bc6 {as well as the solid 28.Be4 there is also the interesting break gibt es
zusätzlich zu dem soliden 28.Be4 auch den interessanten Durchbruch} 28. d5 {
with the idea after mit der Idee nach} exd5 {to reply mit der Erwiderung} 29.
Nf5 {practically depriving Black's piece set-up of its sense. was praktisch
der schwarzen Figurenaufstellung ihren Sinn entzieht.}) 28. h4 {Despite
thinking for some time, to find the most technical continuation, I still
didn't find it. Obwohl ich einige Zeit nachdachte, um die technischste
Fortsetzung zu finden, gelang mir dies nicht.} ({It consisted of the quiet
move Sie bestand in dem ruhigen Zug} 28. Kg1 Z0 {Since then the dislocation of
the black pieces by Da dann die Vertreibung der schwarzen Figuren mit} 29. h4
Qh5 (29... Nxh4 {loses a piece after verliert eine Figur nach} 30. f4) 30. Bd1
{cannot be prevented, it would be much harder to escape from the trap on h5.
nicht zu verhindert ist, wäre es sehr viel schwerer, aus der Falle auf h5 zu
entkommen.}) 28... Qh5 29. Nxd5 {On both 29.Rf1 and 29.Kg2 Black has the
exchanging move 29...Ng4. If the thoroughbred on e3 has to go, it is better to
exchange it for the bishop. Auf sowohl 29.Rf1 als auch 29.Kg2 hat Schwarz den
Tauschzug 29...Ng4. Wenn der Vollblüter auf e3 schon gehen muss, dann sollte
man ihn besser für den Läufer tauschen.} Nxd5 {This move delighted me more
than I can say. Dieser Zug erfreute mich mehr, als ich sagen kann.} ({When
considering my previous move, I had expected the reply Beim Nachdenken über
meinen vorigen Zug hatte ich die Entgegnung} 29... Qxd5 {Peter did not like
erwartet. Peter missfiel} 30. Bb3 ({I was more inclined towards Ich neigte
eher zu} 30. Qe2 {with the idea of playing Be4. mit der Idee Be4.}) 30... Qc6
31. h5 {, but as he himself pointed out, after , aber wie er selber hervorhob,
steht Schwarz nach} Ne7 {Black does not stand so badly. nicht so übel.}) 30.
Re1 {Now Black is forced into a passive defence. Nun ist Schwarz zu einer
passiven Verteidigung gezwungen.} Red8 {It is hard to give Black good advice
in such a position. Even though White has no forced win, the threats to trap
the queen gives Black plenty to worry about. Es fällt schwer, Schwarz in einer
solchen Stellung einen guten Rat zu geben. Obwohl Weiß keinen forcierten
Gewinn hat, geben die Damenfangdrohungen Schwarz reichlich Grund zur Sorge.}
31. Rde2 {White shifts his pieces closer to the kingside. Weiß verlagert seine
Figuren näher zum Königsflügel.} Rab8 32. Bc1 {Creating the threat of Bg5 and
g4. Schafft die Drohung Bg5 und g4.} h6 33. Kg2 {A useful strengthening move.
Who knows, White may even consider Kh3 and g4 or Rh1. Ein nützliche
Verstärkung. Wer weiß, vielleicht könnte Weiß ja sogar Kh3 nebst g4 oder Rh1
überlegen.} Nc3 {The computer recommends waiting with 32...Rbc8, and I can
only envy its cold-bloodedness. The text move just hastens the end. Der
Computer empfiehlt Abwarten mit 32...Rbc8, und ich kann seine Kaltblütigkeit
nur beneiden. Der Textzug beschleunigt nur das Ende.} 34. Re5 Nxe5 35. Rxe5 {
The move 35.dxe is also interesting, when the possible follow-up 35...f5 36.
exf may well lead to a winning attack against the black king. Der Zug 35.dxe5
ist ebenfalls interessant, wonach die mögliche Folge 35...f5 36.exf6 durchaus
zu einem siegreichen Angriff auf den schwarzen König führen könnte.} f5 36. Bb3
{The simple 36.Rxe6 is also good, but I was feeling nervous, and wanted to
force the enemy knight back to a passive position. Das einfache 36.Rxe6 ist
ebenfalls gut, aber ich war nervös und wollte den feindlichen Springer in eine
passive Stellung zurückzwingen.} Nd5 37. Rxe6 Kh8 {More stubborn was 37...a5
after which I was going to play 38.a3, retaining all the advantages of my
position. Hartnäckiger war 37...a5, worauf ich 38.a3 beabsichtigte, was alle
Vorzüge meiner Stellung behauptet.} 38. Qe1 {Now all White's pieces come into
the attack. Nun nehmen alle weißen Figuren am Angriff teil.} Nf6 39. Qe5 {
Also possible is 39.c6. Ebenfalls möglich ist 39.c6.} Re8 ({After Nach} 39...
Nd7 {the most accurate way is ist am genauesten} 40. Qe2 {with the idea of mit
der Idee} Nf8 41. Rxh6+ gxh6 42. Qe5+ Kh7 43. Qe7+ Kh8 44. d5 {and mate. und
Matt.}) 40. c6 Rbc8 41. Qxb5 {After some thought, I decided to take the pawn
anyway. Nach einigem Nachdenken beschloss ich, den Bauern doch zu nehmen.} Qg6
42. h5 {The simplest. Now White has an exra tempo to organize his position. Am
einfachsten. Nun bekommt Weiß ein Extratempo, um seine Stellung zu
organisieren.} Qxh5 43. Bf4 a6 {The move c7 was already threatened, and Peter
tries his last chance.  Es drohte bereits c7, und Peter setzt auf seine letzte
Chance.} 44. Qxa6 Nh7 45. c7 Ng5 46. Rxe8+ Qxe8 47. d5 {Black has no checks,
and the pawns quietly march through to queen. Schwarz hat keine Schachs, und
die Bauern marschieren ruhig zur Dame durch.} Ra8 48. Qc4 Kh7 49. d6 Qe1 50.
Qf1 {50.d7 won immediately. 50.d7 gewann sofort.} Qe8 51. Qd3 Qd7 52. Qc4 {
Now I was enjoying myself. Jetzt hatte ich richtig Spaß.} Qe8 53. Bxg5 hxg5 54.
Qg8+ {and the pawns promote. und die Bauern verwandeln sich.} 1-0

[Event "Veliko Gradiste Silver Lake op-A"]
[Site "Veliko Gradiste"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2015.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 (8... Nbd7 {is more popular but Aca Kovacevic most likely does not like}
9. a3 Ba5) 9. exd4 Nbd7 10. Bb3 $5 {After double pawn exchange we have a QGA
rather than a Nimzo thus the move made sens.} (10. a3 $6 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 {
provides Black some tempi ahead of his regular agenda in known lines.}) 10...
b6 (10... Nb6 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Qf3 $14) 11. Bg5 (11. d5 Nc5) 11... Ba6 $5 $146 (
11... Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 $14 {
is what I have planned.}) 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Ne5 $6 {After this everything is
forced and it really means that the move gives Black an easy equality. I have
to admit that since the text is the most natural move and direct move, I have
missed something terribly simple down in the line.} (13. Rc1 $142 Be7 $13)
13... Nxe5 (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Rxc3 $2 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qg4+
Kh8 18. d5 $16) 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18.
Rxd5 Rxc3 19. Rd7 Ra8 $1 {Believe or not I have missed this.} (19... Bc4 20.
Rxa7 $16) 20. e6 (20. f4 $6 h6 21. Be7 Rc2 $40) 20... fxe6 21. Rxe6 (21. f4 $6
Bb5) 21... Rd3 $1 $11 (21... Bb5 22. Rb7 (22. Rde7) 22... Bc6 23. Rbe7 $40) 22.
Rxd3 (22. Ree7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Bc4) 22... Bxd3 23. Rd6 Bb5 (23... Bc4 24. a3 b5
$11) 24. h4 Rc8 25. Be3 Rc7 (25... Rc4 26. Rd4) 26. Kh2 (26. g4 Rc4 27. Rd4 $11
) 26... Rd7 27. Rxd7 {Nothing to write home about!} (27. Rxd7 Bxd7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Golden Sands Europe op 1st"]
[Site "Golden Sands"]
[Date "2012.06.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Swapnil, S Dhopade"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.06.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 {I should always stick to this move.} Bb4 4. e3 O-O (
4... c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. O-O e5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Rb1 b6 11.
h3 Bd7 12. f4 $5 {is very enterprising.}) 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 (7...
Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. h3 e5 (11... b6 12. Bb2
e5 (12... Bb7 13. Qe2 e5 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. Rac1 $14) 13. Qe2 e4 (13... Bb7 14.
Rfd1) 14. Nd2 Na5 15. Ba2 c4 16. a4 Be6 17. Ba3 Rfc8 18. Rfb1 Qc6 19. Qd1 $14)
12. Bb2 Bf5 13. Qe2 Rad8 (13... Rfe8 14. Rad1 $5 (14. Rfd1 e4 15. Nd2 Bg6 16.
Rdc1 $14)) (13... e4 14. Nd2 Rac8 15. Ba2 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 (16. Rad1 $5) 16... Qe7
17. Rac1 $14) (13... a6 14. a4 Rfe8 15. Ba2 $14) 14. Rad1 (14. Rfd1 e4 15. Nd2
Bg6 16. Rdc1 $13) 14... e4 15. Nd2 Rfe8 16. f3 exf3 17. Rxf3 $13)) (7... dxc4
8. Bxc4 b6 (8... Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bb7 13. Bb3
Qc7 14. c4 Rfe8 15. Bb2 $14) 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3
Nbd7 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. c4 {transposes.}) 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 {Swapnil goes
for Karpov's line.} 10. Bg5 (10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bd2 Nbd7
14. Bd3 Rfe8 15. Re1 Rac8 16. a4 $13 {is not as effective as the other lines
with Bd2.}) 10... Bb7 11. Re1 (11. Rc1 $5 Nc6 $1) 11... Nbd7 (11... Nc6 12. Qd3
$1 {and Re1 fits better in this set up.}) 12. Rc1 Rc8 (12... Re8 13. Qb3) 13.
Qb3 {I have gone for the sharper line but things are not so simple there
either.} (13. Bd3 Re8 14. Qe2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. c4 h6 17. Bd2 Bxf3 18. Qxf3
e5 {The famous plan by Karpov.} 19. d5 Nc5 20. Bc2 e4 21. Qf5 $13) 13... Bxc3
$6 {The seemingly losing line is the best} (13... Be7 {with} 14. Bh4 (14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nb5 Qg5 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Ba6 20. Nd6
Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Nxc4 Rc8 23. Rd1 Rc7 24. f4 $11) (14. Bxf6 Nxf6 (14...
Bxf6 15. Nb5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 a6 17. Na7 $5 (17. Nd6 Rc7 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Bxe6
Nf8 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21. Bxf7+ Qxf7 22. d5 Bxb2 23. Qd3 b5 24. Qd2 Bf6 25. d6 $13)
17... Rc7 18. Nc6 Qc8 19. Bd3 $36) 15. Bxe6 Rc7 $1 (15... fxe6 $2 16. Qxe6+ Kh8
17. Qxe7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qxd4 19. Nb5 Qxb2 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 $18) 16. Ng5
Qxd4 (16... Bd6 17. Nb5 Re7 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bc4 Qf4 20. Qg3 Qd2 21. Red1 Qxb2
22. Qd3 $14) 17. Nxf7 Bc5 18. Nd6+ Kh8 19. Nxb7 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Rxb7 21. Qc4 $11)
14... a6 15. a4 Nh5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 {I am surprised why this setup is
never tried.} Nf6 $140 $2 18. Bxe6 $18) (13... Qe7 14. Bd5) 14. Rxc3 h6 15. Bh4
Bd5 (15... Qe8 16. Qa3 (16. Nd2 Nd5 17. Rcc1 N7f6 $132) 16... a6 (16... Bd5 17.
Nd2) 17. Nd2 b5 18. Bf1 Nd5 19. Ne4 $5 $40) 16. Nd2 (16. Bxd5 Rxc3 17. bxc3 (
17. Qxc3 Nxd5 18. Bxd8 Nxc3 19. Bxb6 Nxa2 20. Bxa7 Ra8 21. Bc5 Nxc5 22. dxc5
Ra5 $11) 17... exd5 18. c4 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Qc8 $11 {does not seem to pose any
problems for the second player.}) 16... Bxc4 $146 (16... Rc6 17. Qa4 $40 (17.
Qa3 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qa8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ne5 Rxc3 21. bxc3 $13)) (16... a6 17.
a4 Rc6 18. Bxd5 Rxc3 19. bxc3 exd5 20. c4 Re8 21. Re3 $13) 17. Nxc4 Qc7 {
A risky plan by my talented opponent.} 18. Bg3 Qb7 19. Nd6 (19. Bd6 $2 Rfe8 20.
Ba3 Ne4 21. Rcc1 b5 $17 {misplaces the bishop for no reason at all.}) 19...
Rxc3 20. bxc3 Qc6 (20... Qd5 21. Qa4 $1 {I thought that this should give me an
advantage because of Black's knights.} a6 22. Qxa6 Ra8 23. Qd3 Rxa2 24. c4 Qa5
25. Rd1 Nh5 $11) 21. c4 Rd8 22. Rd1 Nf8 (22... Qa8 $5 {This was suggested by
Swapnil after the game.} 23. d5 Nc5 24. Qf3 $14) 23. d5 Qd7 $1 {There is no
need to exchange the pawns.} (23... exd5 $6 24. cxd5 Qd7 25. h3 {transposes
into the game.} (25. Qf3 Qg4 26. Qxg4 Nxg4 27. f3 Nf6 28. Nf5 $13)) 24. h3 (24.
Qf3 $2 Qc7 $1 (24... exd5 25. cxd5 Qg4 {is what I had thought of as an
equaliser but...} 26. Qxg4 Nxg4 27. f3 Nf6 28. Nf5 $16) 25. Ne4 Qxc4 26. Nxf6+
gxf6 $17 {is unexpectedly better for Black.}) 24... exd5 $6 {No need to go for
this exchange period!} (24... Ng6 25. Nb5 $5 $13 (25. Qf3 e5 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27.
Qxe4 f5 28. Qc2 e4 29. d6 {was my intention.})) 25. cxd5 Ng6 26. Qf3 b5 $5 ({
I was expecting to play a R vs 2 minor pieces endgame:} 26... Ne7 27. a3 Nexd5
28. Rxd5 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Qe6 30. Qb7 $5 $16) 27. a3 (27. Rb1 Qe7 (27... a6 28. a4
Qe7 29. Nf5 Qe4 30. Qxe4 Nxe4 31. axb5 axb5 32. d6) 28. Nf5 Qb7 (28... Qe4 $2
29. Qxe4 Nxe4 30. Rxb5 Nc3 31. Rb8 Rxb8 32. Bxb8 $18) 29. Nxh6+ Kh7 30. Nf5
Rxd5 31. Ne3 Rd7 32. Qf5 $16) 27... a6 28. Rd3 $2 (28. Nf5 Kh7 29. d6 Re8 30.
Ne3 $16) 28... Ne7 $2 $138 {Here my opponent's time management started to have
an impact on his game.} (28... Qe7 $1 29. Qe3 Nh5 $17) 29. Be5 $1 $16 Qa7 $2 {
A very bad move this time.} (29... Nexd5 30. Rxd5 Nxd5 31. Qxd5 Qe6 32. Qc5) (
29... a5 30. Rd4 Nexd5 (30... b4 $2 31. Rg4 $3 $18) 31. Rxd5 Nxd5 32. Qxd5 b4
33. Qxa5 bxa3 34. Qxa3 Qe6 35. Qc5 f6 36. Bg3 $16 {Once Lasker defended this
against Capa without the queens. However with the queens on the board, White
may have more chances.}) 30. Qg3 $6 {I had many pleasant choices but I did not
come up with the strongest one.} (30. Nf5 $142 $1 Nxf5 (30... Rxd5 31. Nxh6+
$18) 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Qxf5 $18) (30. Bxf6 Rxd6 31. Be5 Rd7 32. d6 Ng6 33. Bg3
$16) 30... Nh5 (30... Ng6 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Nf5 $18) 31. Qg4 g6 $2 (31... Ng6
32. Qxh5 Nxe5 33. Qxe5 Qc7 34. Rg3 g6 35. Nxf7 Qxf7 36. d6 $18 {should win
easily because of the passer's strength and Black's kingside weaknesses.}) 32.
Nxf7 $1 (32. Rf3 $2 Rf8 33. Nxf7 Rxf7 34. Qe6 Nf5 35. Qxg6+ Nfg7 36. Re3 $44)
32... Kxf7 33. Qe6+ {I had an even better line.} (33. Rf3+ $142 $1 Nf5 (33...
Ke8 34. d6) 34. Rxf5+ gxf5 35. Qxh5+ Ke7 36. Qxh6 $18) 33... Ke8 34. d6 $18 Rd7
(34... Qd7 35. dxe7 Qxd3 36. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 37. g4 {wins the knight.} Qxh3 38.
Bd6 $18) (34... Qb7 35. dxe7 $18) {I again missed the best move:} 35. dxe7 (35.
Rf3 $142 $1 $18 {wins on the spot!}) 35... Rxd3 36. Qxg6+ Kxe7 37. Qh7+ ({
should even be winning because of the offside Nh5:} 37. Qxd3 Qd7 38. Qg6 $18) (
37. Qh7+ Ke6 38. Qxa7 Kxe5 39. Qc5+ Rd5 40. Qe3+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Burgas Black Sea"]
[Site "Burgas"]
[Date "2012.09.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2012.09.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Ragozin?} 5. e3 {No, Nimzo!} O-O 6.
Bd3 dxc4 $5 (6... c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 {I wanted to avoid this
line.} Bxc5 10. h3 (10. b3 Bg4 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. h3 Be6 $132 {Even with the
tempo down the position is not simple for White.}) 10... Be6 11. b3 Qe7 12. Bb2
Rad8 $13) 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bd3 (9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 $13 {
transposes to the main line of this Nimzo branch.}) 9... Qe7 10. Ne4 cxd4 11.
exd4 h6 $1 {Played by the great Eliskases!} 12. a3 Ba5 (12... Bd6 $5 {was
played by him against Don Miguel.} 13. Re1 Rd8 14. b4 {Alas there is no
pressure on d4.}) 13. b4 Bb6 14. Bb2 Rd8 15. Ng3 $2 ({The anti-positional
looking} 15. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 16. dxc5 e5 17. Qe2 $1 Rxd3 18. Qxd3 e4 19. Bxf6 gxf6
20. Qe3 exf3 21. Qxf3 Be6 $13 {was the best.}) 15... Qd6 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. b5 Ne7
18. a4 Qb8 19. Ne5 Ned5 20. Qd2 Bc7 21. Ra3 Bd6 22. Rb3 Be8 23. Nf4 Qc7 24. Bb1
Nb6 $3 {I am really proud of this weird looking move which cost me half an
hour.} (24... Bxe5 25. dxe5 Qc4 26. Nxd5 (26. Qc2 $2 Qxc2 27. Bxc2 Nxf4 28.
exf6 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Nd4 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 $17) 26... Nxd5 27. Qd3 Qxd3 28. Bxd3 Rac8
$11) 25. Qe2 $2 {There is no real attack after the pawn sacrifice.} (25. Rc1
Qe7 26. Qa5 Nfd5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Qd2 Rac8 $36) 25... Nxa4 26. Ba1 Nb6 27. Rg3
Nbd5 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 $17 (28... exd5 $5 {was also possible but the text is
better.}) 29. Qd2 Kh8 30. Rc1 Qe7 31. Rh3 f5 32. Ba2 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Kg8 $5 {
Too cautious!} (33... Bxb5 $142 34. Rxh6+ gxh6 35. Qxh6+ Qh7 36. Qxe6 Bc6 37.
Rd1 Qh5 38. Rd3 Re8 39. Qd6 Rad8 40. e6+ Kh7 41. Qe5 Nf6 42. Bd4 Rxd4 43. Qxd4
Qg5 $19) 34. Rb1 Rac8 35. Rd3 (35. Bd4 Bxb5 36. Rxb5 Nf4 $19) 35... Rc5 36. Qa5
$2 {He should try to keep the b-pawn.} (36. b6 axb6 37. Bd4 Rcc8 $17) 36... b6
37. Qa3 Nf4 (37... Bxb5 38. Rxb5 Rc3 $3 {is really beautiful.} 39. Rxc3 (39.
Rbxd5 Rxa3 40. Rxd8+ Kh7 $19) 39... Nxc3 $19) (37... Qb7 $5) 38. Rd6 $1 {
The only chance.} Rxd6 (38... Qg5 $2 39. g3) (38... Bxb5 $142 39. Rbd1 Rxd6 40.
exd6 Qg5 41. Qf3 Rc1 $3 $19 {checkmates!}) (38... Rxb5 $2 39. Rxb5 Bxb5 40. g3
$132) 39. exd6 Qxd6 (39... Qg5 40. g3 Rc2 41. Qxa7 Bh5 $19) 40. Qxa7 Bd7 41.
Qa8+ Kh7 42. Qf3 Bxb5 $2 $138 {The first move he missed.} (42... Qd2 $1 $19 {
was the simplest.} 43. Rf1 Rc1) 43. h3 e5 $4 {However this was ridiculous.} ({
Of course I saw} 43... Bc6 {but with 1 minute on my clock I tried to calculate
and then gave up simple winning lines.} 44. Qd1 (44. Rd1 Bxf3 45. Rxd6 Rc1+ 46.
Kh2 Rxa1 $19) (44. Qe3 Be4 $19) 44... Qe7 (44... Qxd1+ 45. Rxd1 Bxg2 $19)) (
43... Qd2) (43... Ne2+ 44. Kh1 Qd2 (44... Nc1 $2 45. Rxb5 Rxb5 46. Qc3 Qd1+ 47.
Kh2 e5 48. Be6 Qg1+ 49. Kxg1 Ne2+ 50. Kf1 Nxc3 51. Bxc3 g6 52. Ke2 $44) (44...
Rc1+ 45. Rxc1 Nxc1 46. Qc3 $18) 45. Bxe6 Bd3 (45... Rc1+ $2 46. Kh2 Qd6+ 47. g3
Qxe6 48. Rxc1 Nxc1 49. Qc3 $15) 46. Rf1 Be4 47. Qa3 Qg5 $19) 44. Rd1 Qg6 $4 {
Another terrible move!} (44... Ne2+ 45. Kh2 Nd4 $17) (44... Qc6 45. Qxc6 Bxc6
46. Bb1 Be4 (46... Bxg2 47. Bxf5+ g6 48. Bb1 Bxh3 49. Re1 Bg4 50. Kh2 $132) 47.
Bxe4 fxe4 48. Kh2 $17) (44... Be2 45. Rxd6 Bxf3 46. Bxe5 Rxe5 47. gxf3 b5 $17 (
47... Nxh3+ 48. Kh2 Nf4 49. Rxb6 h5 $17)) (44... Qc7 45. Qa8 Bc4 46. Bxc4 Rxc4
47. Kh2 e4 $19) 45. Rd8 Qf6 $4 {Still I could have aimed for a superior
position. I really succeeded in losing this game!} (45... Qg5 46. Bg8+ Kh8 47.
Rf8 $1 (47. Ra8 Bc6 $19) (47. Rb8 e4 $19) (47. Qa8 Nxh3+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 49. g3
Qxf2+ 50. Qg2 Qxg2+ 51. Kxg2 Rc2+ 52. Kh1 Rc1+ 53. Kh2 Rxa1 $19) 47... Ng6 (
47... e4 48. Bc4+ Kh7 49. Bg8+ Kg6 50. Bf7+ Kh7) 48. Rb8 Ne7 $1 $17) (45... Ne6
46. Rd6 Ng5 (46... e4 47. Qa3 Bc4 48. Qxc5 bxc5 49. Bxc4 Qg5 50. Bxe6 Qc1+ 51.
Kh2 Qf4+) 47. Bg8+ Kh8 48. Rxg6 Nxf3+ 49. gxf3 Kxg8 50. Rxb6 f4 $17) 46. Bg8+
$18 Kh8 (46... Kg6 47. Qg3+ Kh5 48. Qxf4 exf4 49. Bxf6 $18) 47. Qa8 Rc1+ 48.
Kh2 g5 (48... Rxa1 49. Bf7+ $18 {checkmates!}) 49. Bc4+ Kg7 50. Rd7+ Kg6 51.
Qe8+ {This really hurts!} 1-0

[Event "SRB Central-ch op-A 7th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2014.07.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Chandra, Akshat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2014.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 (7...
Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Ba5 $6 (9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 $14) 10. b4 $1 cxb4 11. Nb5
a6 12. Qb3 $1 bxa3 13. Nd6 $44 {is quite clear.}) ({But I am always curious
about the differences between} 7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 {and the game
continuation named Karpov's line.} 9. a3 cxd4 (9... Ba5 10. Qe2 a6 11. Bd3 b5
12. b4 cxd4 13. exd4 Bc7 14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4 $14) (9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11.
Bd3 Bb7 12. Re1 Ne4 (12... Be4 13. Bf1 Qc7 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Bb2 e5 16. e4 $14)
13. Bb2 f5 14. c4 Qf6 15. Bf1 $14) 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Qb3 Nb6 13.
Be2 e5 14. Ra5 Be6 15. Qc2 Nbd7 16. c4 b6 17. Ra6 Rfc8 18. Nd2 $14) 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 {Karpov's line which brought him several success in 70's.} (
9... a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Re1 $14) 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7
(11... Nc6 12. Qd3 $14) 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 {Walter Browne's move about which
I am not that happy anymore.} Be7 (13... Qe7 $2 14. Bd5 $1 {with that in
Browne-Ljubojevic, Tilburg 1978, White gained some the upper hand and the line
some popularity.}) (13... Bxc3 14. Rxc3 h6 15. Bh4 Bd5 16. Nd2 $14 {Atalik,
S-Swaphil,Golden Sands 2012. I have heavily analysed this game for ChessBase
and in my notes for that I have even mentioned an unimportant novelty which
gave directions for this game.}) 14. Bh4 $5 $146 {My suggested novelty in the
notes of my above mentioned game. The peculiar thing is that my opponent
played very fast and correct after the obscure move. The important point is
that I myself did not know that I was going to play a Rubinstein Nimzo-Indian
one day before the encounter. I should add the Indian kid's father sitting on
the foye of the hotel with his back and his computer screen always turned
towards the tournament venue's entrance which people used to head to the
restrooms. The last but not the least the guy even visited the hall having
plam manager type ipods, ipads etc...} ({As one could guess I equally dislike
both alternatives after} 14. Bxf6 $6 Nxf6 (14... Bxf6 15. Nb5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 a6
(16... Bg5 17. Rc2) 17. Nd6 Rc7 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Bxe6 Nf8 20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Bxf7
Rxf7 $13) 15. Bxe6 Rc7 16. Ng5 Qxd4 17. Nxf7 Bc5 18. Nd6+ Kh8 19. Nxb7 Qxf2+
20. Kh1 Rxb7 $11) 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nd5 (15... Nb8 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+
Rf7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nb5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Nd7 21. Nd6 Qe7 22. Rc8+ Nf8 23. Qd5 $1
$16 {results in a terrible grip.} (23. Qxf7+ $2 Qxf7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Rc7+ Ke6
26. Rxa7 Bxd4 $11)) 16. Bg3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 h5 $1 {First line of Houdini!} 18.
Ba6 (18. Rcd1 h4 19. Bf4 Bg5 20. Bd6 Bd2 $5) 18... h4 19. Bf4 $5 {Tournament
sake this is a terrible decision. I had to go for the solid line I have
calculated correctly over the board.} (19. Bxc8 hxg3 20. Bxd7 gxf2+ 21. Kxf2
Bh4+ 22. Ke2 $1 (22. Kf1 $2 Bxe1 23. Bxe6 Bd2 24. Rc2 Qg5 25. Bd5 Qe3 26. c4
Qe1+ 27. Kg2 Re8 $19) 22... Bxe1 23. Bxe6 Bh4 (23... Re8 24. Rxe1 Rxe6+ 25. Kd1
Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 Qh4+ 27. Kf1 Qxh2 28. Qd5 $11) 24. Bd5 Qg5 25. Rd1 Re8+ (25...
g6 26. Kd3 $13) 26. Be4 g6 27. Kd3 Kg7 28. Kc2 Rc8 29. a4 $13) 19... Bg5 20.
Be3 Rc7 21. f4 (21. Kh1 Qf6 22. Be2 Bf4 23. Rg1 $13) 21... Bh6 22. Qd1 (22. d5
e5) 22... Nf6 23. c4 Qd6 $6 ({I was more concerned about} 23... Qa8 $1 {
because of the important diagonal.} 24. c5 Rd8 25. Qe2 bxc5 26. dxc5 Nd5 27.
Qf3 Nxf4 28. Qxa8 Rxa8 29. Red1 $44) 24. Qf3 $1 {I have felt relieved due to
the possibility of Bb7 in the air.} Qa3 25. Bb7 (25. Bb5 $2 Rfc8) 25... Rd8 $5
(25... Qxa2 26. c5 (26. Bc6 Rfc8 27. d5 $44) 26... Nd5 27. Bxd5 Qxd5 (27...
exd5 28. Ra1 Qb3 29. Reb1 Qd3 30. cxb6 $11) 28. Qxd5 exd5 29. cxb6 Rxc1 30.
Rxc1 axb6 31. Rb1 Rb8 32. Rb5 Kf8 33. Bd2 $1 Ke7 34. Rxd5 b5 35. Bb4+ $11) (
25... Qd3 26. Bc6 Qf5 27. h3 $13 Nh5 $140 (27... Rfc8 28. Bb7 $13) 28. Be4) 26.
Bc6 Qxa2 27. d5 exd5 28. cxd5 Qa3 29. Rcd1 Qd6 30. Bc1 $1 $44 {Typical picture
for such games and 'users', I was already getting into time trouble when the
kid from the Silicon Valley was very relaxed and even watching games from the
neighbouring boards as a result of boredom. An incredible turn of events came
up right in this moment he became quite shaky.} Nd7 $2 {Misplacing the knight .
} (30... a5 $1 31. Kh1 Rb8 32. Re5 b5 33. Bb2 $13) 31. Qg4 Nb8 $2 (31... Nf6
32. Qh3 Nh5 (32... Bxf4 $2 33. Ba3) (32... Rxc6 $2 33. dxc6 Qxd1 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+
35. Kg2 Rxc1 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. c7 g6 38. Qd8 Nh5 39. c8=Q Nxf4+ 40. Kf3 Rxc8 41.
Qxc8 {is particularly interesting endgame but White is not in danger to lose
it.}) 33. Qxh4 Nxf4 34. Qg4 $44) 32. Bb5 $36 a6 33. Bf1 $2 {A bad move giving
him possibility to reorganize his defences.} (33. Bd3 $142 b5 34. Qxh4 Rf8 35.
Bb2 Qxf4 36. Qh3 $18 {White's initiative makes him better with his Harrwitz
bishops .Re4 is the immediate threat.}) 33... b5 34. Qxh4 b4 35. Rd3 {
Continously refusing the legacy of Daniel Harrwitz!} (35. Bb2 $142 $1 Bxf4 $140
$2 36. Bd3 Bh6 37. Be5) 35... Rdc8 (35... Rc3 $5 36. Rg3 (36. Rxc3 bxc3 37. Re3
c2 (37... Bxf4 $2 38. Rh3 Bh6 39. Bxh6 gxh6 40. Rxc3 $18) 38. Rc3 Qxd5 39. Rxc2
$11) 36... Qxd5 37. Be3 Rd6 $13) 36. Bd2 Rc2 $2 {An empty move!} (36... a5 37.
Rh3 Rc2 38. Be3 b3 39. f5 b2 40. Bxh6 Qxh6 41. Qg4 Qxh3 42. Qxh3 Rc1 43. f6
b1=Q 44. Qxc8+ Rxc8 45. Rxb1 $11) 37. Bh3 Rf8 38. Qe7 $1 Bxf4 $4 {So far
during the whole game I had some compensation, not more than that. However at
this particular moment he gave me a gift with which I could have even won the
tournament.} (38... Qxe7 39. Rxe7 a5 (39... b3 40. Rb7 b2 41. Kg2 {followed by
Bc3 I would have got rid of public enemy number one, namely the pawn on b2.})
40. Ra7 b3 41. Be3 b2 42. Rd1 g6 43. Rxa5 f5 44. Rb1 Rfc8 45. Bf1 Bg7 46. Ra7
$1 Bf6 47. Rb7 $11) 39. Qxd6 $4 $138 {Terrible blindness!} (39. Bxf4 $2 Qxf4
40. Rf1 Rc7) (39. Bxb4 $1 Qg6+ (39... Qxe7 40. Bxe7 Re8 41. d6 $18) 40. Rg3 $1
$18 {would have finished him off for good.} (40. Kh1 $4 Rxf2 41. Qxf8+ Kh7 42.
Rd2 Bxd2 43. Bxd2 Qd3 $40)) 39... Bxd6 $17 40. Re4 $2 (40. Bg5 $142) 40... a5
41. Bf4 Bxf4 (41... f5 $2 42. Bxf5 $1) 42. Rxf4 Na6 (42... g6 43. d6 Nc6 $19)
43. d6 Nc5 44. Rd1 b3 45. Bf5 Rc3 46. d7 Rd8 $19 47. Re1 Ne6 $5 {White is
totally lost in any case.} (47... Kf8 48. Rh4 Ne6 $19) 48. Bxe6 (48. Rd4 Kf8
49. Bxe6 fxe6 50. Rxe6 b2 $19) 48... fxe6 49. Rxe6 b2 (49... Rxd7 50. Rb6 Rd2
$19 {wins as well but the text is more exact.}) 50. Re8+ Kh7 51. Rxd8 b1=Q+ 52.
Kg2 Qg6+ 53. Kf1 Qb1+ 54. Kg2 Qg6+ $138 {After having won time on the clock,
Black wins easily.} 55. Kf1 Rc1+ 56. Ke2 Qc2+ 57. Kf3 Qd3+ 58. Kg2 Qd5+ 59. Kh3
Rc3+ 60. Kg4 Qg2+ 61. Kf5 Qg6+ 62. Ke5 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4
8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 h6 13. Bh4 a6 14. a4
Re8 15. Qd3 Ra7 16. Ba2 Qa8 17. Bb1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rc8 19. Bg3 Nf8 20. Red1 Rd7
21. Qe2 Rcd8 22. Be5 Ne8 23. Be4 Qa7 24. Bc6 Re7 25. Qc4 Bd6 26. Ne4 Bb8 27.
Bxe8 Rdxe8 28. Qb4 Ng6 29. Nd6 Bxd6 30. Bxd6 Rb7 31. d5 exd5 32. Rxd5 Rd7 33.
Rcd1 Qb7 34. Qd4 Red8 35. Qe4 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. b3 Qc6 38. R5d2 Qa6 39. Bb4
Rxd2 40. Rxd2 Rxd2 41. Bxd2 {Hecht: '[#] Endspiel mit Leichtfiguren = Taktik
Damenendspiel = einfache Technik'} Qa2 42. Qd3 {'?' Hecht.} ({An imprudent
move.} 42. Qe3 $1 {was to be preferred.}) (42. Qb4 $1 {[%csl Gb3,Gd2][%cal
Gb4h4] (Hecht) nebst Le3 war der richtige Wind zur hartnäckigen Verteidigung.})
42... Ne5 $1 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qd5 $2 ({A decisive mistake. More stubborn was} 
44. Bc3 Qb1+ 45. Kg2 Qg6+ 46. Kf1 Nxf3 $19 {[%csl Rh2]}) {[%tqu "En","White
has been rather careless. How can Black highlight this?","Watch out for
geometrical motifs!","Use your queen for a decisive strike!","a2d2","Of
course! This simple and nice move spells a quick end for White.",3]} 44... Qxd2
$1 {[%csl Rd5,Rf3,Rg1][%cal Ge5f3] This efficient blow punishes White's
careless play and yields Black a decisive advantage.} 45. Qxe5 ({Or} 45. Qxd2
Nxf3+ 46. Kg2 Nxd2 {, winning.}) 45... Qd1+ 46. Kg2 Qxb3 {Hecht: 'Das reine
Damenendspiel ist deshalb so leicht gewonnen, weil der schwarze König leicht
geschützt und der eigene Freibauer forciert werden kann.'} 47. h4 (47. Qf5+ {
falls short of} g6) 47... Qd3 {Black's b-pawn is unstoppable. White resigned.}
(47... Qd3 48. h5 {Hecht} b4 49. f4 b3 50. Qa1 Qd5+ $19 (50... Qc2 51. Qa4 $1 {
versteckte Verteidigung} Qb1 52. Kh2 b2 53. Qb3 {und Schwarz muß noch arbeiten}
)) 0-1

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Liascovich, Lucas Agustin"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Be7 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Be2 Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. Be3 Nfd5 16. Rad1 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Rb8 18. Qc2 Bb4 19. a3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nd5
21. Qd2 a5 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Rc2 e5 24. Bf3 Rfd8 25. Rec1 Ne7 26. Bxc6 exd4 27.
exd4 Nf5 28. Qf2 Nxd4 29. Rd2 Rd6 (29... Nf3+ {falls short of} 30. Bxf3 Rxd2
31. Qxb6 ({Of course, not} 31. Rc8+ $4 Rxc8 32. Qxb6 Rc1+) 31... Rxb6 32. Rc8+)
30. Re1 $2 ({After this big mistake White finds himself in a critical position.
Correct was} 30. Ba4) ({or} 30. Be4 f5 31. Bd3) 30... h6 $1 31. Ba4 $2 ({
The final mistake. Essential was} 31. Kh1) {[%tqu "En","Black's pieces
dominate the board. How should he continue?","Exploit a shaky position of
White's d2-rook.","Sacrifice your knight!","d4f3","This is very simple and
very neat.",4]} 31... Nf3+ $1 {[%csl Gb6,Rd2,Gd6,Rf2,Gf3,Rg1][%cal Gd6d2,Gb6g1]
} (31... Nf3+ {, and White resigned, as after} 32. gxf3 Rxd2 33. Qxb6 Rxb6 {
his position is absolutely hopeless.}) 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 13th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2005.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Hermansson, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Nxd7
Nxd7 15. Rac1 Rfe8 16. Bb3 Qc6 17. Qg4 h6 18. Be3 Nf6 19. Qh3 Qe4 20. Bd1 Qg6
21. c4 Rac8 22. Be2 Bc6 23. Rfe1 Red8 24. Red1 Rb8 25. Bf4 Rb7 26. f3 b5 27.
Be5 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Ba4 29. Re1 Rb4 30. a3 Rb7 31. Qh4 Rc8 $4 ({This careless
move is elegantly refuted by White. After} 31... Bc2 {Black retained good
counterchances.}) {[%tqu "En","How to take advantage of Black's last imprudent
rook move?","Exploit a shaky position of Black's c8-rook.","Use your
light-squared bishop for the decisive blow.","c4d3","This is a winning move!",
3]} 32. Bd3 $1 {[%csl Gc1,Rc8,Gd3,Rg6][%cal Gc1c8] This elegant move yields
White a decisive material advantage.} Qxd3 (32... Rxc1 33. Bxg6 Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1
fxg6 35. Bxf6 {is, of course, hopeless for Black.}) 33. Rxc8+ Ne8 34. Qg4 g5
35. Qe4 Qd2 36. Qe3 Qa2 37. d5 $1 {Preventing 37...Rb2 and getting ready for
launching attack on the kingside.} Qxd5 38. h4 $1 {[%csl Ge3,Rg5,Gh4]} Bd7 39.
Rc5 Qb3 40. Rc3 Qb6 41. Bd4 Qa5 42. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Braun, Arik"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Bd3 Be7 13. Bb1 Nb4 14. Ne5 Rc8 15.
Re1 g6 16. h4 Qd6 17. Qb3 Nbd5 18. Nb5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qb8 20. h5 Nxh5 21. Bxe7
Nxe7 22. Qa3 Qd8 23. Bd3 Nf5 24. Rc7 Qd5 25. Bf1 Nxd4 $2 ({A serious mistake,
yielding White a very dangerous initiative. Essential was} 25... Nf6) 26. Nd7
$1 Ne2+ 27. Kh2 Re8 28. Nd6 $2 (28. Qf3 $1 {was a winning continuation:} Qxf3 (
28... Qxb5 29. Rxb7) 29. gxf3 Bxf3 30. Ne5 {, winning a piece.}) 28... Bc6 $2 (
{Essential was} 28... Qg5 $1 29. g3 (29. Rxb7 {is strongly met by} Nhg3 $3)
29... Nexg3 30. fxg3 Qd2+ 31. Kh3 Qf2 32. Rxb7 Qxf1+ 33. Kh2 Qf2+ 34. Kh3 Qf1+
{, with a draw by perpetual.}) 29. Nxe8 Bxd7 30. Bxe2 Bxe8 31. Qe7 Qe5+ 32. Kg1
Nf6 33. Bf3 Kg7 34. g3 h5 35. Kg2 a5 36. Rc3 g5 37. Qc7 Qb5 38. b3 g4 39. Bb7
Kg6 40. Qf4 Bd7 41. a4 Qf5 42. Qd4 Qb1 $2 (42... Nd5 {was to be preferred.})
43. Re3 $1 b5 $2 ({Somewhat more stubborn was} 43... Be8) 44. Re5 $1 {After
this move White's attack becomes irresistible.} Qxb3 45. Qd2 Kh7 46. Qg5 (46.
Qf4 {was another winning continuation.}) 46... Ng8 47. Qxh5+ Nh6 (47... Kg7 {
loses to} 48. Rg5+ Kf8 49. Qh8) 48. Be4+ f5 {[%tqu "En","How to destroy
Black's shaky defensive construction?","Try to open the e-file for your rook.",
"Sacrifice your bishop!","e4f5","This nice sacrifice crowns White's impressive
attack.",4]} 49. Bxf5+ $1 {[%csl Ge5,Re6,Gf5,Gh5,Rh6,Rh7][%cal Ge5e7] A nice
winning move!} ({Black resigned in view of} 49. Bxf5+ exf5 (49... Kg7 50. Qg6+)
50. Re7+ {, with inevitable mate.}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg FINEK"]
[BlackTeam "Azov Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Bh4 Be7
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 {I don't particularly like this idea -
the Knight was fine on d5 (what could be a better place?!), Black need not
fear the outpost at d6 too much.} (17... Qxe7) 18. Qe2 Ng6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20.
Qe3 Re7 21. Red1 Rd7 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Rd1 Bd5 24. Rd4 Rc4 25. Qd3 Rxd4 26.
Qxd4 $16 Qc6 27. f3 g5 28. Kf2 Qc4 29. Qxc4 Bxc4 30. b3 Bd3 31. Ke3 Bf1 32. Kf2
Bd3 33. Ke3 Bf1 34. g3 f5 35. exf6 gxf6 36. Ne4 Kg7 37. Nd6 a6 38. Kf2 Bd3 39.
Ke3 Bb1 40. a3 e5 41. b4 Kf8 42. Ne4 Kf7 43. Nc3 Bf5 44. Na4 g4 45. fxg4 Bxg4
46. Nxb6 Ke6 47. Na4 Kd5 48. Nc5 Bc8 49. h4 a5 50. h5 axb4 51. axb4 Bf5 52. h6
Bc2 53. Nd3 1-0

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Slavonski Brod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Re1 Be7 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Rac1 g6
15. Ba6 $5 {Black is well prepared for the standard White attack on the Kside,
but White may also try to play on the opposite flank. He wants to weaken the
c6-square and establish control over the c-file. In this game he succeeded.}
Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Kg7 (16... Qc8 $5 17. Qd3 Qb7) 17. Red1 Qb8 18. g3 Bd6 19. Bxf6+
Nxf6 20. Nb5 $16 {The White pieces feel very comfortable on the weakened light
coloured squares: a6 & b5.} Nd5 21. a3 Rd8 22. Rc6 Ne7 23. Rc4 h6 24. Rdc1 g5
$6 25. Nd2 Nd5 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Nec3 $1 {The strong Nd5 must be exchanged!} Nxc3
28. R1xc3 e5 29. d5 e4 30. Rxe4 Bf6 31. Rd3 Bxb2 32. d6 Re8 33. Rde3 Rxe4 34.
Rxe4 Qc8 35. Qxc8 Rxc8 36. Nxa7 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Rd1 38. Nb5 $18 Kf6 39. Rc4 Rc1
40. Rb4 Be5 41. f4 gxf4 42. gxf4 Rc2+ 43. Kf3 Bb2 44. h4 Rd2 45. Ke4 Ke6 46.
f5+ Kf6 47. Nc7 Re2+ 48. Kd3 Bxa3 49. Kxe2 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Bb1 b5
15. Qd3 a6 16. a3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 h6 19. Bh4 Qc8 20. Qe3 Qc6 21.
Rc1 Qd5 22. Bg3 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Ne1 Bb7 25. f3 Nb6 26. Bf2 Nc4 27. Qc1
Qg5 28. Qxg5 hxg5 {[#]This game illustrates that when the side playing against
the isolani manages to get into an endgame, he can expect to capitalize on his
structural edge, although in this game White survived by accurate play.} 29.
Nd3 g4 30. Ba2 gxf3 31. Bxc4 bxc4 32. Nc5 Bc6 33. gxf3 Bxf3 34. Nxa6 Kf8 35.
Nc7 Ne4 36. Be1 Ke7 37. Nb5 Kd7 38. Nc3 Nd6 39. Kf2 Bc6 40. Ke2 Nf5 41. Bf2 g5
42. Kd2 g4 43. Kc2 Bf3 44. b3 cxb3+ 45. Kxb3 Ne7 46. Kc4 f5 47. Kd3 Ng6 48. Bg3
f4 49. Be1 e5 50. a4 Ke6 51. a5 Bb7 52. Ne4 Ba8 53. Bc3 exd4 54. Bxd4 Ne5+ 55.
Bxe5 Kxe5 56. Nf2 Kf5 57. Ke2 Bb7 58. Kf1 Ba6+ 59. Kg1 Be2 60. Kg2 Ke5 61. a6
Bxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 b6 (4... Nc6 5. d4 d5 {-D40/}) 5. d4 cxd4 (
5... g6 $5 6. Be2 Bg7) 6. exd4 Bb4 (6... Bb7 7. a3 (7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O d5 9.
cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ne5 $14) 7... d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Ne5 $14) 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O O-O
9. Bg5 Bxc3 (9... Be7 10. Re1 d5 $14) 10. bxc3 d6 11. Nd2 $14 Nbd7 12. a4 Qc7 (
12... a5 $6 {>< b6/}) 13. Re1 (13. a5 $5) 13... Qc6 14. f3 Rac8 15. Qb3 h6 16.
Bh4 d5 (16... Rfe8 $5) 17. Rac1 Rfe8 (17... dxc4 18. Bxc4 a6 19. Bd3 $14) 18.
cxd5 $1 Qxd5 (18... exd5 $6 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bb5 Qc7 21. Bxf6 $16) (18...
Nxd5 19. Bb5 Qc7 20. Bg3 Qd8 21. Ne4 $16) 19. Qxd5 exd5 (19... Bxd5 20. Ba6 Ra8
21. Ne4 $16) (19... Nxd5 20. Ne4 $16) 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Bb5 a6 $6 (21... Rc8
$142 $14) 22. Bf1 Nh5 (22... Rc8 $5) 23. c4 $1 dxc4 24. Rxc4 $1 $16 Nf8 (24...
Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Nc4 $18) 25. Rc7 Rb8 26. Bc4 Ne6 27. Rd7 b5 28. axb5
axb5 29. Bb3 Nhf4 30. Kf2 Bc6 31. Rd6 Be8 32. Bg3 {/\ Re6!/} g5 $8 33. Ne4 (33.
d5 Nc5) 33... Ra8 34. h4 $1 Ra3 (34... gxh4 35. Bxh4) 35. Bxe6 Nxe6 36. hxg5
hxg5 37. Be5 $18 Ra2+ 38. Kg1 Kf8 39. Nf6 Ra8 40. Rb6 Ke7 (40... Nd8 41. Bd6+
Kg7 42. Nxe8+ $18) (40... Nf4 41. Nh7+ Kg8 42. Nxg5 $18) 41. Rb7+ Kf8 42. d5
1-0

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 Nbd7 (9... b6 $5) 10. Bg5 (10. Bb3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. Bf4 Bb7
13. c4 Re8 14. Re1 Nh5 15. Bd6 Ndf6 16. Be5 {Panno,O-Sadler,M/Buenos Aires/
1995/0,5/28/}) 10... Qa5 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Qd3 b6 13. Bh4 Nh5 14.
Ng5 Ndf6 15. Bg3 Qc6 16. Bb5 Qd5 17. Be5 Bb7 18. f3 $16 {Gulko,B-Tatai,S/Roma/
1988/}) 11. Qd3 $5 (11. Rc1 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 b5 13. Ra3 Qb6 14. Rb3 a6 15. a4 Qc7
16. Bd3 bxa4 17. Rc3 Qa5 $13 {Ljubojevic,L-Kortschnoj,V/Leon/1994/0,5/81/}) (
11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bd2 Qf5 16. Bd3 Qd5 17.
f3 Nf6 18. Be3 e5 $10 {Vaisser,A-Kortschnoj,V/New York 25'/1994/0:1/30/}) 11...
h6 12. Bf4 Nb6 $6 (12... b6 $142 $14) 13. Bb3 Bxc3 (13... Nbd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 (
14... Nxd5 15. Bc2 f5 16. Be5 $16) 15. a3 Be7 16. Rfe1 $16) 14. bxc3 Nbd5 15.
Bd2 Qc7 16. Ne5 Nd7 (16... b6 $142 17. c4 Ne7 18. Bf4 Qd8 19. Rad1 Bb7 $14) 17.
f4 $16 Rd8 (17... b6 18. Bc2 N5f6 19. Qg3 Bb7 20. f5 $40) 18. Rae1 (18. Bc2 Nf8
) 18... Nf8 19. Qf3 f6 (19... b6 $4 20. c4 $16) 20. Nd3 f5 (20... Kh8 21. Kh1
Qd6 22. c4 Ne7 23. Bb4 Qc7 24. d5 $40) 21. g4 $1 g6 (21... fxg4 22. Qxg4 b6 23.
Ne5 Bb7 24. f5 $40) 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Rf2 Nf6 24. Rg2+ Kh7 25. Qg3 b6 {[#]} 26.
Bxe6 $1 Bxe6 27. Rxe6 Ng4 (27... Nxe6 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qxf6+ Ng7 30. Ne5 $18)
28. Re5 $1 Qf7 (28... Nxe5 29. Qg8#) 29. h3 Nf6 (29... Nxe5 30. Nxe5 $18) 30.
Rxf5 $18 N8d7 31. Ne5 Nxe5 (31... Qf8 32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Nf7+ $18) 32. fxe5 Rg8
33. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 (10. Re1 Bb7 11. Bg5) (10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bg5) 10... Bb7
11. Re1 (11. Qe2 $5 Nbd7 12. Ne5 (12. Rac1 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Qb8 14. Bh4 Ne4 15.
Re3 Qf4 $10 {Knaak,R-Inkiov,V/DDR-BUL/1982/0:1 (49) Inf 34/684/}) 12... Bxc3
13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Bd3 $14 {Knaak,R-Vaisser,A/Szirak/
1985/0:1 (57) Inf 40/719/}) 11... Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Be7 (13... Bxc3 14.
bxc3 Qc7 15. Bh4 Qf4 $1 16. Bg3 Qg4 17. Be2 Qf5 $10 {Dvorietzky,M-Vasiukov,E/
Frunze/1983/}) (13... Re8 14. Qe2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Bh4 Nh5 17. Qe3 Ndf6
18. Bg3 Nxg3 $10 {Portisch,L-Andersson,U/Buenos Aires(ol)/1978/}) 14. Qe2 Nd5
15. Nxd5 (15. Qe4 g6 16. Qh4 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 N7f6 18. Qh6 $13 {Gligoric,
S-Polugaevsky,L/Plovdiv/1983/0,5 (18)/}) 15... Bxg5 16. Rxc8 Bxc8 17. Nb4 Bb7
18. Be4 Be7 $1 $10 (18... Bxe4 19. Qxe4 $14 {>< c6/}) 19. Bxb7 Bxb4 20. Rc1 Bd6
21. g3 (21. Rc8 Qe7) 21... g6 22. Qa6 Bb8 23. Rc8 Qe7 24. Bc6 Nf6 $1 25. a3
Rxc8 26. Qxc8+ Qf8 27. Qb7 Qd8 28. b4 Qc7 29. Qa8 (29. Qxc7 Bxc7 $10) 29... a5
30. Ne5 axb4 31. axb4 Qa7 32. Qxa7 Bxa7 33. Nc4 {/\ b5+/= ץa7/} b5 34. Nd6
Bxd4 35. Nxb5 Bb6 36. h3 Kf8 37. Nd6 Bd4 38. Nc8 Nd5 39. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.16"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7
15. c4 Rfe8 16. Qe2 h6 (16... Qc6 17. h3 Rcd8 18. Rcd1 Nf8 19. Qe5 N6d7 20. Qg3
$16 {Gligoric-Portisch, Lugano 1968}) 17. Bd2 (17. Bh4 Qf4 18. Qe3 Qg4 19. h3
Qh5 $13) 17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 e5 19. Qg3 $2 (19. d5 Nc5 20. Bc2 e4 $13) 19...
exd4 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Bf4 Qc6 22. Bf5 {/\23.Bxd7 Qxd7 24.Bxh6} Rd8 23. h3 $19
(23. Bc7 $2 {Portisch's Plan} Nxc7 $19) 23... Nc5 24. Rd1 Qf6 25. Bb1 Qe6 26.
Kh2 Kf8 27. Be5 Qxc4 28. Qf4 Ne6 29. Qe4 Qd5 30. Qe2 Nd6 31. a4 Nc4 32. Bg3 Nc5
33. Ba2 d3 34. Qe1 Qd4 35. f3 Ne3 36. Rd2 Re8 37. Qc1 Nxa4 38. Kh1 Nc5 39. Bf2
Qe5 40. Bb1 Kg8 {/\41..Nb3 42.Qa3 Nf1} 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas op"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Peralta, Fernando"]
[Black "Estremera Panos, Sergio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 {La variante Rubinstein de la Defensa
Nimzoindia, permite a las blancas estudiar el desarrollo del N por e2 o f3
según la situación.} O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4
b6 {Esta posición fué defendida por Karpov en innumerables ocasiones y
constituye una de las formas más sólidas de jugar contra esta variante.} 10.
Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Rac1 {Las
blancas cuentan con la pareja de alfiles y alguna ventaja de espacio. En
compensación, las negras disponen de una estructura de peones más sólida.} Qc6
{Provocando el siguiente debilitamiento que evitará que la Q blanca se sitúe
en g4.} 16. f3 Rac8 17. Bd3 (17. Bb3 b5 $1 {con buen bloqueo.}) 17... Qd6 18.
Qc2 $5 {Una sutileza. Provocando el avance h7-h6 las negras no podrán girar su
N a d7 vía f8. Además el enroque queda un tanto expuesto.} h6 19. Bh4 Bd5 $5 {
Las negras intentan Bd5-c4 con mejor posición.} 20. Bg3 Qe7 (20... Qa3 21. c4
b5 (21... Bxc4 $2 22. Bxc4 b5 23. Qb3) 22. Qb3 $1 Qxb3 23. axb3 bxc4 24. bxc4 {
seguido de 25.Ra1 con mejor final.}) 21. Qe2 Qa3 22. c4 b5 $2 {Una tragedia,
típica de las partidas matinales.} ({Con} 22... Bb7 {la posición está llena de
posibilidades.}) 23. Qe3 $1 {Esta jugada cumple dos propósitos: defiende la
Rc1 (necesario para capturar el Bd5) y amenaza la descubierta Bd3-h7. Las
negras incapaces de solucionar ambos problemas pierden material. Comentarios
del G. M. Fernando Peralta.-} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 (5. g3 $5) 5... O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7.
O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 (9. Qb3 $5 a6 10. a4 Qe7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Bd2 h6 $5
13. Ne2 $5 Bxd2 14. Rxd2 $14 {Vaisser,A-Beliavsky,A/Novosibirsk/1993/1:0 (39)
Inf 58/600/}) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 Bxc3 $6 (10... a6 11. a4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Nbd5 13.
Nxd5 exd5 14. Bg5 (14. Ne5 $5 $14) 14... Qd6 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Bf4 Qe7 $10 {
Ivanchuk,V-Speelman,J/Reykjavik/1991/0,5 (27) Inf 52/583/}) (10... b6 $5) 11.
bxc3 b6 12. Ne5 (12. Bd3 $5 Bb7 13. c4 {/\Bb2,Rad1|^/}) 12... Bb7 (12... Nxe5
13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Qe4 Bb7 15. Bd3 g6 16. Bh6 $36) 13. Bg5 $5 (13. Bd3 $5 Qc7 14.
c4) 13... Qc7 14. Nxd7 (14. Bf4 Rac8 $5) 14... Nxd7 15. Rac1 e5 $1 16. Bb3 h6
17. Bh4 (17. Be3 Nf6 $1) 17... Rac8 $1 18. Qd2 (18. Bc2 $5 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 {
/\Bg3/}) 18... Rfe8 (18... Rfe8 19. Bg3 Qc6 20. f3 exd4 21. cxd4 Qg6 $13)
1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-ch schev"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "2004.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2004.08.18"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 (11. Rc1) 11... Be7 (11... Nc6 $6 12. Bxf6
gxf6 (12... Qxf6 13. Nd7 Qh4 14. Nxf8 Rxf8 15. a3 Bd6 16. g3 $14) 13. Nxc6 Bxc6
14. d5 Bxc3 15. dxc6 Bxb2 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Rad1 Qe8 (17... Qc7 18. Bxe6 $1) 18.
Rd7 $16) (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Re1 $14) (
11... Nbd7) 12. Re1 $1 (12. Qe2 $5 Nd5 (12... Qxd4 $2 13. Nxf7 $1 Bd5 14. Nxd5
exd5 15. Bxf6 Qxc4 16. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 17. Qxe7 $18) (12... Nbd7 13. Rad1) 13.
Bxd5 exd5 (13... Bxd5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rac1 f6 17. Qb5 Rd8 18.
Nd3 Qd7 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Rc7 $16) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rfe1 Nd7 16. Qb5 Nxe5 17.
Rxe5 $14) 12... Nc6 $6 (12... Nbd7 $142 $5 13. Qe2 (13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxe6 Nf8
15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qb3+ Kg6) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Rd4 Rac8 20. Qd2 Qc5 21. Rd1 Rc7 22. h3
Rcd7 23. f4 $14) 13. Ba6 $1 Qc8 $8 (13... Bxa6 $2 14. Nxc6 Qd6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7
16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bh6 $2) 14. Qf3 $1 (14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Qf3 Rac8
16. Rac1 (16. Nb5 a6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Nc3 $14) 16... Na5 (16...
Nd5 17. Nxc6 Bxg5 18. Nxd5 exd5 (18... Bxc1 19. Nde7+ Kh8 20. Nxc8 Bd2 21. Nd6
Qd7 22. Re2) 19. Qxd5 Rce8 20. Rcd1 $16) 17. Qxb7 Nxb7 18. Nb5 a6 19. Na7 Ra8
20. Nac6 Bd8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nd7 Re8 23. Nxd8 Rexd8 24. Rc7 Nd6 25. Nxf6+ Kg7
26. Nh5+ Kg6 27. Nf4+ Kf5 28. Re5+ Kxf4 29. g3+ Kg4 30. h3+ Kxh3 31. Rxf7 $3
Nf5 32. Re4 Nxg3 33. Rxh7+ {1-0 Al Modiahki,M-Sundar Rajan,K/Asian Teams 1998})
14... Na5 (14... Bxa6 15. Nxc6 Bd8 16. Nxd8 Qxd8 17. d5 $1 (17. Ne4 Bb7 18.
Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qxf6 $14) 17... exd5 (17... h6) (17... Bb7 18. Bxf6) 18. Bxf6 (
18. Rad1) 18... Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Nxd5 Rad8 $8 21. Nxf6+ Kg7 22. Ne4 Rfe8
23. h4 Bb7 24. Nc3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 $16) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 (15... Nxb7 $2 16. Nc6 $18
) 16. Qxb7 Nxb7 17. Nc6 Bd6 (17... Bd8 18. Rac1 Na5 19. Nxd8 Raxd8 20. Ne4 Rxd4
21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Bxf6 $16 {Petran,P -Petrosian,A/ Hungria 1991}) 18. Bxf6 $1
gxf6 19. d5 Rfe8 (19... exd5 20. Nxd5 Kg7 21. Rad1 Rfe8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Kf1
Rc8 24. Nxa7 Rc2 25. Ne3 Rc5 26. b4 Rh5 27. g4 Rxh2 28. Kg1 Bf4 29. Nf5+ Kg6
30. Rd7 h5 31. Nc6 hxg4 32. Nce7+ Kg5 33. Rxb7 Rh3 34. Rxb6 Ra3 35. Nd6 g3 36.
Ne4+ Kg4 37. Rxf6 Rxa2 38. Nd5 Bb8 39. Ne3+ Kh5 40. fxg3 {1-0 Lesiege,
A-Thorhallsson,T/Elista 1998}) (19... Nd8 20. Rac1 Nxc6 21. dxc6 Rfc8 22. Ne4
Be7 23. Red1 Rc7 24. Rd7 Rac8 25. Nc3 Rxd7 26. cxd7 Rd8 27. Rd1 $14) 20. Rad1
exd5 21. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Kg7 23. g4 $1 $16 Rc8 24. Nd4 Rd8 25. Nf5+ Kg6 26.
Kg2 h5 27. h3 hxg4 (27... Be5 28. Nde7+ Kh7 29. Nc6) 28. hxg4 Bf8 (28... Bc5
29. Rd1) 29. Nf4+ Kg5 (29... Kh7 30. Rh1+ Kg8 31. Nh5 Kh7 32. Nxf6+ Kg6 33. Nh7
Nc5 34. Nxf8+ Rxf8 35. f4 f6 36. Rh6+ Kf7 37. Rh7+ $18) 30. Kf3 Rd2 31. Rh1 {
/\Rh5 mate} Rxf2+ $8 32. Kg3 $1 $18 Rxf4 33. Rh5+ Kg6 34. Kxf4 Nc5 35. Rh8 a5
36. b3 (36. Rxf8 $2 Ne6+) 36... Ne6+ 37. Ke4 Bc5 38. Rg8+ Kh7 39. Rb8 Kg6 40.
Ne3 Ng5+ 41. Kd3 Nf3 42. Nd5 Ne5+ 43. Ke2 Nxg4 44. Nxb6 f5 45. Nc4 Nf6 46. Nxa5
Ne4 47. b4 Ba7 48. Rg8+ Kf6 49. Nc4 f4 50. Ra8 Bg1 51. Kf3 Nc3 52. Ra6+ Ke7 53.
Ne5 Be3 54. Nd3 Kd7 55. a4 Kc7 56. b5 Kb7 57. Nxf4 Bb6 58. Nd3 f5 59. Ne5 Bd8
60. Nc4 Ne4 61. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "ARM-ROW m"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.06.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.06.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Rest of the World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 (11. Ne5 $5 Be7 12. Re1 Nc6 $6 (12...
Nbd7 $5 13. Qe2 (13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxe6 Nf8 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qb3+ Kg6) 13...
Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19.
Rd4 Rac8 20. Qd2 Qc5 21. Rd1 Rc7 22. h3 Rcd7 23. f4 $14) 13. Ba6 $1 Qc8 $8 14.
Qf3 $1 Na5 (14... Bxa6 15. Nxc6 Bd8 16. Nxd8 Qxd8 17. d5 $1 (17. Ne4 Bb7 18.
Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qxf6 $14) 17... exd5 (17... h6) (17... Bb7 18. Bxf6) 18. Bxf6 (
18. Rad1) 18... Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Nxd5 Rad8 $8 21. Nxf6+ Kg7 22. Ne4 Rfe8
23. h4 Bb7 24. Nc3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 $16) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qxb7 Nxb7 17. Nc6 Bd6
18. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 19. d5 Rfe8 20. Rad1 exd5 21. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Kg7 23. g4
$1 $16 Rc8 24. Nd4 Rd8 25. Nf5+ Kg6 26. Kg2 h5 27. h3 hxg4 (27... Be5 28. Nde7+
Kh7 29. Nc6) 28. hxg4 Bf8 (28... Bc5 29. Rd1) 29. Nf4+ Kg5 (29... Kh7 30. Rh1+
Kg8 31. Nh5 Kh7 32. Nxf6+ Kg6 33. Nh7 Nc5 34. Nxf8+ Rxf8 35. f4 f6 36. Rh6+ Kf7
37. Rh7+ $18) 30. Kf3 $18 Rd2 31. Rh1 Rxf2+ 32. Kg3 $1 Rxf4 33. Rh5+ Kg6 34.
Kxf4 Nc5 35. Rh8 a5 36. b3 Ne6+ 37. Ke4 Bc5 38. Rg8+ Kh7 39. Rb8 Kg6 40. Ne3
Ng5+ 41. Kd3 Nf3 42. Nd5 Ne5+ 43. Ke2 Nxg4 44. Nxb6 f5 45. Nc4 Nf6 46. Nxa5 Ne4
47. b4 Ba7 48. Rg8+ Kf6 49. Nc4 f4 50. Ra8 Bg1 51. Kf3 Nc3 52. Ra6+ Ke7 53. Ne5
Be3 54. Nd3 Kd7 55. a4 Kc7 56. b5 Kb7 57. Nxf4 Bb6 58. Nd3 f5 59. Ne5 Ne4 60.
Nc4 Bd4 61. Nd6+ {1-0 Cifuentes Parada,R-López Martínez,J/España (ch) 2004 (61)
}) 11... Nc6 $1 (11... Nbd7 12. a3 Bxc3 (12... Be7) 13. Rxc3 Rc8 14. Qe2 h6 15.
Bh4 $14) (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Bh4 Rac8 16.
Bg3 Qc6 17. c4 Rcd8 18. Bf1 Qc8 19. Bh4 $14) 12. Bd3 (12. d5 $2 Na5 13. Ne4 Be7
$1 $17) (12. a3 Be7 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. Ba2 $1 Rc7 $5 15. Bb1 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17.
Rfe1 Rd7 18. Rcd1 $13) 12... Be7 (12... h6 13. Bh4 Be7 14. Bb1 Nh5 15. Qd3 g6
16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rfd1 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Qe3 Kg7 20. Rc7 Rac8 21. Rdc1 Nf6
22. Qd3 Qh5 23. Ne5 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Be4 $11 {I.Ibragimov 2485 - S.Makarichev
2535 SSSR (ch), 1991}) 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bb1 Nd5 15. Qd3 g6 16. h4 (16. Bh6 Re8
17. Ne4 (17. a3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Bf6 $11) 17... Nf6 $11) 16... Bxg5 (16... Ncb4
17. Qd2 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nd5 21. c4 Nf6 22. d5 exd5
23. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) 17. hxg5 $6 (17. Nxg5 $5 Ndb4 $1 (17... Nf4 $2 18. Qf3 $1
Qxd4 19. Re4) (17... Nf6 18. Rcd1) 18. Qf3 $1 (18. Qg3 Nxd4 (18... Qxd4 19.
Rcd1 Qg7 20. Rd7 Nd8 21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Rxb7 $16) 19. h5 (19. a3 Nd5 20. h5) (
19. Rcd1 Rxc3 $1) 19... Rc5 $1 20. f4 Nf5 $17) 18... Rc7 (18... Qxd4 19. Qg3
Nd5 20. h5 Nce7 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rcd1 Qg7 23. Nb5 $44) 19. a3 Nxd4 20. Qe3
Nbc6 21. h5 $40) 17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Na5 19. Qe3 Nc4 20. Qf4 Bxf3 $1 21. gxf3
f6 $11 22. Qg4 (22. Rxe6 fxg5 23. Qg3 Rf4 24. Be4 Nd6 $11) 22... fxg5 23. Qxe6+
Kg7 24. Kg2 Qf6 25. Qxf6+ Kxf6 26. Bd3 Rf7 27. Re2 Rd7 28. Kg3 Nd6 29. f4 Rdc7
30. fxg5+ Kxg5 31. c4 Nxc4 32. Rec2 b5 33. a4 a6 34. axb5 axb5 35. d5 Rc5 (
35... Kf6 36. d6) 36. d6 Kf6 37. Bxc4 bxc4 38. d7 Rg5+ 39. Kh4 Rh5+ 40. Kg4 Rd8
41. Rxc4 Rxd7 42. Rc6+ Kg7 43. Rc7 Rxc7 44. Rxc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Olafsson"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Olafsson, Fridrik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O
dxc4 8. Bxc4 b6 9. Qe2 (9. a3 Bxc3 (9... cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12.
bxc3 Bb7 $10) 10. bxc3 Bb7 11. Bd3) 9... Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc8 $5 (10... Nbd7 $2 11.
d5 $16) (10... cxd4 11. exd4 Nbd7) 11. Bd3 (11. Nb5 cxd4 12. Nbxd4 Nc6 13. a3
Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Be7 $10) (11. a3 $5 Bxc3 (11... cxd4 12. axb4 dxc3 13. bxc3 Nbd7
14. Bb2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 $13) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qc6 $132) 11... Nbd7 12. Bd2
cxd4 13. exd4 (13. Nxd4 Ne5 (13... Bc5 14. Rac1 Bxd4 15. exd4 Qc6 16. f3 $14) (
13... e5 14. Nf5 Qc6 15. Ne4 $1 $14) 14. Ne4 $1 Be7 (14... Nxd3 15. Nxf6+ gxf6
16. Qxd3 $14) 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $10) 13... Bxc3 (13... Qc6 14. Rac1
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Rfe8 16. Bb5 Qd6 17. Bg5 a6 18. Ba4 b5 19. Bb3 Bd5 20. Ne5 Rec8
21. Nxd7 Nxd7 $15 {Cuellar Gacharna,M-Olafsson,F/Stockholm izt (21) 1962}) 14.
bxc3 Qc6 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Rac1 (16. Bb5 Qd6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 (18. Bxe8 $2
Neg4 $17) (18. dxe5 Qd5 19. f3 Nd7 $10) 18... Qxe5 19. dxe5 Red8 20. Bg5 Rd5
21. c4 Rc5 $10) 16... a6 {/\e5} (16... e5 $2 17. Bb5 Qd5 18. c4 (18. Bc4 Qc6
19. Bb5 $10) 18... Qd6 19. Nxe5 (19. dxe5 $2 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxd2 $15) 19... Qxd4
20. Bc3 Qh4 21. Rcd1 $36 Nxe5 $2 22. Bxe8 Neg4 23. h3 $18) 17. Bf4 (17. c4 e5
18. d5 Qd6 19. Bf5 b5 20. Rb1 Nb6 21. Bb4 Qb8 $132) 17... Nh5 18. Be3 $6 (18.
Be5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Nf6 20. c4 $10) 18... e5 {Baburin: This is another possible
method of dealing with the pawn pair c3-d4, Black tries to knock them down,
since e. g. a single c-pawn won't be dangerous at all.} 19. Bf5 Nhf6 20. Bc2 $6
exd4 21. cxd4 Qd6 22. Bb3 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 $15 {Baburin: The isolated d4-pawn
is a passed one now, but it is well blockaded, and Black has a clear advantage
due to this fact, plus his pawn majority on the Queen side.} 24. Qc4 b5 25. Qb3
(25. Qc6 Qxc6 26. Rxc6 N7b6 $15) 25... Rac8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Bd2 N7b6 28. a3
$2 (28. Ng5 Qg6 (28... Qd7 29. Ne4 Nc4 $15) 29. Qh3 Rf8 $15) 28... Qc6 29. Bb4
f6 30. Bc5 Na4 31. Rc1 Qe6 32. Re1 Qf7 $17 33. Bd6 Rc3 34. Qa2 Rc6 35. Bb4 Re6
36. Rc1 $2 (36. Qc2 Rxe1+ 37. Nxe1 Qe6 38. Nd3 h6 39. h3 Qe4 $17) 36... Nac3
$19 37. Bxc3 Nxc3 38. Rxc3 Re1+ 39. Nxe1 Qxa2 40. Kf1 a5 41. Nc2 b4 42. axb4
axb4 43. Rc8+ Kf7 44. Rc7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7.
Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Qd3 (12. Bd3
Qxc3 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Ne5 Qd5 $13 (14... Nxe5 {Hansen,Cu} 15. Rc5 Qa3 16. dxe5
Qxc5 17. Bxf6 $40 {Dolmatov,S-Speelman,J/Hastings/1989/})) (12. Qe2 b6 13. Rfc1
Bb7 14. Bd3 Rac8 15. c4 h6 16. Bh4 (16. Bd2 $5 $14) 16... Nh5 17. Qe3 Qf4 18.
Bg3 Qxe3 19. fxe3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 $14 {Cabrilo-Mirkovic/Beograd/1991}) (12. Bb3 {
Hansen,Cu} b6 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Rc1 Ne4 15. Bh4 Qf4 16. Qd3 Ndf6 $10 {
Velimirovic,D-Ciric,D/Bela Crkva/1984/}) 12... b6 13. Bb3 (13. Bh4 Nh5 (13...
Bb7 $5) 14. Ng5 Ndf6 15. Bg3 Qc6 16. Bb5 Qd5 17. Be5 Bb7 18. f3 h6 19. c4 Qd8
20. Nh3 $16 {Gulko-Tatai/Roma/1988}) 13... a5 $6 (13... Bb7 14. Rfe1 (14. Bh4
$14 {Hansen,Cu}) 14... Rac8 15. Rac1 h6 (15... Rfd8 {Hansen,Cu} 16. Qe3 Qc6 17.
c4 $14 {Georgadze,G-Fossan,E/Gausdal Peer Gynt/1992/}) 16. Bh4 (16. Bd2 Rfd8
$10) 16... Nh5 17. Bc2 (17. c4 Qf4 18. Bc2 Ndf6 19. Bg3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Qc7 $10)
17... Ndf6 $132) 14. Rac1 $1 (14. a4 $5 Ba6 (14... Bb7 $142 $13) 15. c4 Rac8
16. Rac1 $14) 14... a4 15. Bc4 Bb7 16. Bb5 (16. Nd2 Ra5 {/\} 17. Bh4 Rh5 18.
Bg3 Qc6 19. Qf3 (19. f3 $4 b5 $19) 19... Qxc4 $1 20. Nxc4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 $10)
16... Bc6 (16... Ng4 17. Bh4 $1 Bxf3 18. Bg3 Qb7 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Ngf6
21. c4 $16 {^^,><a4}) 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. c4 h6 19. Bf4 $14 Rfd8 20. Rfe1 Rac8
21. h3 Qb7 {/\Rc6,Rdc8} 22. Qa3 $1 {><a4} Qa6 (22... b5 $2 23. Qb4 $16) 23. Qb4
Rc6 24. Nd2 Nf8 (24... Rdc8 {Hansen,Cu} 25. Rb1 $14) 25. Be3 Ng6 26. Rb1 $1 {
/\Qa3,Rb4} Qa8 {/\<=>/^a8-h1} (26... Nh4 $2 27. d5 $1 exd5 28. cxd5 Nxd5 29.
Qxh4 $18) 27. g3 (27. Rec1 $2 Nh4 $1 28. d5 exd5 29. cxd5 Nxd5 30. Qxh4 Rxc1+
31. Rxc1 Nxe3 32. fxe3 Rxd2 $17) 27... Rd7 28. Qa3 Ne7 29. Rb4 $16 Nf5 $5 (
29... Ra7 30. Reb1 (30. d5 {Hansen,Cu} exd5 31. Bxb6 Ra6 $13) 30... Ra6 31. Nf3
Ng6 (31... Nf5 32. Ne5 Rd6 33. c5 bxc5 $2 34. Rb8+ $18) 32. Qd3 $1 $16 {
/\Ne5,/\d5}) 30. Rxa4 Qb7 31. Nf3 $6 (31. Ra8+ $1 Kh7 (31... Rc8 32. Rxc8+ Qxc8
33. Qb2 $16) 32. Qf8 {/\Nf3-e5} Rcd6 (32... Nxd4 33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Nf3 $18) (
32... Nxe3 33. Qh8+ Kg6 34. Nf3 $1 Nxc4 35. Nh4+ Kh5 36. Qxg7 $18) (32... Rdc7
33. Qh8+ Kg6 34. Nf3 Rc8 35. Ne5+ Kh5 36. g4+ Kh4 37. Kh2 Nxg4+ 38. hxg4 Rxh8
39. f4 Nxe3 40. Rxe3 $18) 33. d5 $1 Nxe3 (33... exd5 34. Nf3 Re6 35. Qh8+ Kg6
36. g4 Nxe3 37. Nh4+ Kg5 38. Qxg7+ $18) 34. Nf3 Nxc4 35. Qh8+ Kg6 36. Nh4+ Kh5
37. Qxg7 $18) 31... Rc8 32. Ne5 Rdc7 (32... Rdd8 $2 {Hansen,Cu} 33. Ra7 $16)
33. Rb4 (33. Qd3 $5 {Hansen,Cu} Nd7 34. Bf4 $16) 33... Nd7 $132 34. Nxd7 (34.
c5 $6 {Hansen,Cu} Rxc5 35. Nxd7 (35. dxc5 Nxe5 $40) 35... Rc3 36. Qa4 Nxe3 37.
fxe3 Qf3 $17) 34... Rxd7 35. d5 (35. c5 $6 Qf3 $1 (35... Qe4 {Hansen,Cu} 36.
cxb6 Nxd4 $132) 36. cxb6 Nxg3 $1) 35... Nxe3 36. Qxe3 exd5 37. Rxb6 Qa8 38.
cxd5 Rxd5 39. Qb3 (39. Rb2 Ra5 40. Ree2 Ra3 41. Qf4 Ra4 42. Qd2 Rd4 $1 $132)
39... Re5 $1 40. Rd1 Re2 41. a4 (41. Rb7 {Hansen,Cu} Qxa2 $10) 41... Qe4 {
/\Rxf2} 42. Rb8 Rxb8 43. Qxb8+ Kh7 $10 44. Qb3 (44. Qb1 Qxb1 45. Rxb1 Ra2 46.
Rb4 g5 $10) (44. Qb5 Qf3 45. Rf1 g6 46. a5 Ra2 47. a6 Qf6 $10) 44... Qf5 45.
Rf1 Rd2 (45... Qxh3 $4 {Hansen,Cu} 46. Qd3+) 46. h4 h5 47. Qb6 Ra2 48. Qd4 Qg4
49. Qd5 (49. Qd3+ {Hansen,Cu} f5 $10 (49... g6 $2 50. Qd5)) 49... Rxa4 50. Qxf7
Qg6 51. Qe7 Re4 52. Qd8 Re2 53. Rc1 Qf5 54. Qd4 Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Thorhallsson, Throstur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bxc3 (13... Re8
$5) 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Bh4 (15. c4 Qd6 16. Qd2 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rfd8 18. Rcd1 e5 19.
d5 Re8 20. Kh1 Nh5 21. Rg1 Nf8 22. Rc1 Ng6 $13 {Cramling,P-Landenbergue,C/Biel
(06) ;CBM 43 1994}) 15... Qd6 $1 {N} (15... Qf4 16. Bg3 Qg4 (16... Bxf3 17.
Bxf4 Bxd1 18. Rexd1 Nb8 19. c4 Nc6 20. Be2 Rfd8 21. Be3 e5 22. dxe5 Rxd1+ 23.
Rxd1 Nxe5 24. c5 $14 {ECO}) 17. Be2 Qf5 18. Nd2 (18. c4 Rfd8 19. d5 Nc5 20. Nh4
Qg5 21. Bf3 g6 $13 {Gligoric,S-Unzicker,W/Donner mem-B (05) ;CBM 43 1994})
18... Rfd8 19. Nc4 Ne8 20. Ne3 $14) (15... Rfe8 16. Bg3 Qc6 17. c4 Nf8 18. c5
Ng6 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Bd6 $14 {Gofstein,L-Podgaets,M/USSR 28/656 1979}) 16. Bg3
Qd5 17. c4 Qa5 (17... Qh5 18. Nd2 (18. Ne5 Qxd1 19. Rexd1 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rfd8
$10) 18... Qxd1 (18... Qa5 19. Nb3 $14) 19. Rexd1 $14) 18. Ne5 Rfd8 19. d5 $2 (
19. Bh4 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxa2 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rh5 f5 $17) (19. Qe2 Nxe5 20. Bxe5
Nd7 21. Bg3 $10) 19... exd5 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 (20... Rxd7 $2 21. Bf5 Rxc4 22. Rxc4
dxc4 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Re8+ Nf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qd8#) 21. Bh4 $1 (21. Re7 {
/\Bh7} d4 $17) 21... Re8 (21... f6 $2 22. Qh5 Nf8 23. Re7 $18) 22. Bf5 Bc6 $1
$8 (22... Rxe1+ $2 23. Qxe1 Qxe1+ (23... Qa4 24. Qe7 Rxc4 25. Re1 Nf8 26. Bg3
$16 {/\Bd6}) 24. Rxe1 Bc6 25. cxd5 (25. Re7 $2 Rd8 26. cxd5 Nf6 $10) 25... Ba4
26. h3 g6 27. Bxd7 Bxd7 28. Re7 $16) 23. Be7 (23. cxd5 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Qxd5 25.
Be4 Qe6 $17) (23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. cxd5 Ba4 25. Qd3 Bc2 $3 $19 {[%cal Ra5e1,
Re8e1]}) 23... d4 $2 (23... Ba4 $1 24. Qd3 (24. Qh5 Nf6 $17) (24. Qg4 Rxc4 $17)
24... g6 25. Bxd7 Bxd7 $17) 24. Qd3 g6 $2 (24... h6 $142 $15) 25. Bxd7 Rxe7 $1
(25... Bxd7 26. Qxd4 Be6 27. Bf6 $40 {/\Bh8}) 26. Rxe7 Qg5 {[%cal Rg5g2,Rg5c1,
Rg5e7]} 27. Qf1 $8 Bxg2 $1 28. Re5 $1 (28. Qxg2 Qxc1+ 29. Qf1 Qg5+ 30. Kh1 Qxe7
31. Bxc8 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 (32. f3 Qc2 {/\d3-d2}) 32... d3 33. Qc1 f5 $10) 28...
Qxe5 29. Qxg2 Rd8 30. Bc6 (30. Ba4 d3 $44) 30... d3 31. Bd5 d2 32. Rd1 Rxd5 $1
$10 33. cxd5 Qe2 34. Qf1 Qg4+ 35. Kh1 Qf3+ 36. Kg1 Qg4+ 37. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Site "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1996.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Bxc3 $1 (12... Rc8 13. Ne5
Bxc3 (13... Be7 14. Ba6 $1 Bxa6 15. Qxa6 $14) (13... h6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Rfd1 $16) (13... Qc7 14. Bb5 Qd6 15. Rfd1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qd5 17. f4 $14
{ECO}) 14. Rxc3 $14) 13. Rxc3 (13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Be4 $10) 13... Qb8
14. Bb5 $5 {N} (14. Bh4 Ne4 (14... Qf4 $5 15. Bg3 Qe4 $10) 15. Re3 Qf4 16. Re1
Rac8 17. Ba6 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Nd2 19. Nxd2 Qxh4 20. Nf3 Qd8 $10 {Knaak,R-Inkiov,V/
DDR - Bulgaria 1982}) 14... Qd6 {/\Ne4} 15. Rfc1 Nd5 $1 (15... Ne4 $2 16. Rc7
Nxg5 17. Nxg5 Qd5 (17... Rac8 18. Qc2 Nf6 (18... g6 19. Bxd7 $18) 19. Rxc8 Bxc8
20. Qxc8 h6 21. Qc7 $16) 18. Nf3 Rfd8 19. Bc4 Qe4 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 21. Ng5 Bd5 (
21... Bg6 $2 22. Nxe6 $18) 22. Bb5 f6 23. Bxd7 fxg5 24. a3 $16) 16. R3c2 Rac8
17. Ne5 Rxc2 18. Rxc2 N7f6 {/\Rc8} 19. Bc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 (20. Nxc6 h6 21. Bxf6
(21. Bh4 Rc8 22. Nxa7 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Qb4 $10) 21... Nxf6 22. Qa6 (22. Nxa7 Qxd4
$10) 22... e5 $1 23. Nxe5 (23. Qxa7 exd4 24. Qxb6 $2 d3 25. Rd2 Rc8 $19) 23...
Qxd4 24. Nd3 $10) 20... Qb4 21. Bxf6 (21. a3 $5 Qa4 (21... Qxd4 $4 22. Rc4 $18)
22. h3 h6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Rc7 Nd5 25. Rb7 Qxd4 26. Rxa7 Nf4 (26... Qf4 27. g3
Qf5 28. Kg2 f6 29. Nc6 $14) 27. Qe3 Qd1+ 28. Kh2 Nd5 29. Qg3 Qd4 $132) 21...
gxf6 $1 $10 22. a3 $2 (22. Rc4 Qd6 23. Nc6 a5 $10) 22... Qxd4 23. Nf3 Qg4 $17
24. h3 Nf4 $1 25. hxg4 Nxe2+ 26. Kh2 Nf4 27. Nd4 (27. Rc7 a5 28. Rb7 Nd5 $17 {
/\Rc8}) 27... Rd8 28. Nb5 Rd2 29. b4 (29. Kg3 Ne2+ 30. Kh2 Rxb2 31. Nxa7 Kg7
32. Nc8 b5 33. Nd6 Nd4 $17) 29... Rxf2 30. Kg3 Rf1 $19 31. Nxa7 e5 $2 (31...
Nd5 32. Nb5 Rb1 $19) 32. Nc8 $2 (32. Rxb6 $142 $15) 32... Ra1 33. Kf3 Rxa3+ 34.
Ke4 Kg7 35. Nd6 $1 Nxg2 36. Nf5+ Kg6 37. Rc8 $132 h5 38. Rg8+ Kh7 39. Rg7+ Kh8
40. gxh5 Nh4 $2 (40... Nf4 41. Rxf7 (41. h6 Ne6 42. Rxf7 $4 Ng5+ $19) 41...
Nxh5 42. Rb7 Rb3 43. Rxb6 Kh7 $17) 41. Rxf7 $10 Nxf5 42. Kxf5 Rf3+ 43. Kg6 Rg3+
44. Kh6 Kg8 45. Rxf6 e4 46. Rxb6 Kf7 47. Rg6 Rb3 48. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Nxd7
Nxd7 15. Rac1 Qc6 {Eine bekannte theoretische Stellung.} 16. f4 $1 $146 {
Eine neue und interessante Idee. Weiß plant den Vorstoß f4-f5. Bisher nahm man
an, dass Weiß sein Spiel im Zentrum bzw. auf dem Damenflügel suchen sollte.} (
16. f3 Rac8 17. Bd3 Qd6 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 19. Bh4 (19. Qd2 Nf8 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Be3
b5 22. Qe2 Bc6 23. Rb1 Rb8 $11 {Radjabov,T-Gelfand,B/Leon 2001}) (19. Qe3 Nf8
20. Bb5 Bc6 21. Ba6 Ra8 22. c4 Ng6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Johannessen,L-Nielsen,P/Malmo
2002}) 19... Qa3 20. Qc2 (20. c4 $5) 20... Nf8 21. Qb3 Qa5 22. Bb5 Bc6 23. a4
a6 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. d5 exd5 26. Rxd5 Rc5 $11 {Babula,V-Nielsen,P/Germany 2002}
) 16... Rac8 {Nach reichlichem Nachdenken beschloss ich, dass die offene
Diagonale a8-h1 und die Schwäche des Punktes e4 für den Plan mit f7-f5 und
Nd7-f6 sprechen. Weniger gefiel mir 16...Rfc8 nebst Nd7-f8.} (16... Rfc8 17.
Bb5 Qd5 (17... Qd6 18. f5 exf5 19. Rxf5 Nf8 20. Bc4 Ne6 21. Rcf1 $40) 18. Rfd1
(18. Rf2 $5 Nf8 19. Bd3 $14 {/\f5}) 18... Nf8 19. c4 Qf5 20. c5 Qd5 21. Be7 Ng6
22. Bd6 $14) 17. Bd3 Qd5 {/\Rc3} 18. Rf2 f5 {Alternativ könnte Schwarz mit 19..
.Rc7 seinen Druck auf den Bauern c3 verstärken.} (18... Rc7 19. Qe3 Rfc8 (19...
b5 $6 20. f5 $1 exf5 21. Qg3 Rfc8 22. Bxf5 (22. Rxf5 Qxa2 23. Rxb5 Ba6 24. Bb1
Qa3 25. Rd5 $16) 22... b4 23. Bd2 bxc3 24. Bf4 $16) 20. c4 Qd6 21. Bh4 $14) (
18... Qd6 19. f5 e5 20. f6 $40) 19. Qe3 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. c4 Qd6 $6 ({
Genauer war} 21... Qd7 22. c5 Rg6) 22. c5 Qd7 23. Rfc2 (23. Rb2 $1 Rg6 24. Qe5
Qd5 25. Qxd5 Bxd5 26. g3 $14) 23... Rg6 {Weiß steht besser, aber sein König
ist anfällig. Solange Schwarz zu dem Abtausch bxc5 dxc5 nicht gezwungen wird,
hält sich sein Nachteil in Grenzen.} 24. Qe5 $6 {Erlaubt mir einen forcierten
Ausgleich. Vorzuziehen war wie bereits im letzten Zug 24.Rb2.} (24. Bf1 Be4 25.
Rb2 h6 26. Rc3 Rd8 $132 (26... bxc5 $6 27. dxc5 $14 {/\Rd2})) (24. Rb2 $1 $14)
24... bxc5 25. Bf1 $1 Be4 $1 $11 (25... Rd8 26. dxc5 $14) 26. Rxc5 Rxc5 27.
Qxc5 (27. Rxc5 h6 $11) (27. dxc5 $2 Qd2 28. Qb8+ $11) 27... Rf6 $1 {Der
schwarze Turm eilt zum Damenflügel, und er kommt rechtzeitig.} 28. Bb5 (28.
Qc8+ Qxc8 29. Rxc8+ Rf8 30. Bc4 Bd5 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Rc5 Rb8 33. Rxd5 Rb1+ 34.
Kf2 Rb2+ 35. Kf3 Rxa2 36. Rxf5 Rd2 $11 {führt zu einem remislichen
Turmendspiel.}) (28. Qe5 Bd5 29. Rc7 Qa4 $11) 28... Qb7 29. Bc6 (29. Qc8+ Qxc8
30. Rxc8+ Rf8 31. Rc7 Rb8 $11) (29. a4 Bd5 (29... Rf8 $2 30. Qe5 $1 {/\Rc7})
30. Qd6 Rf7 $11) 29... Bxc6 ({Einfacher war} 29... Qb2 $1 30. Bxe4 fxe4 31.
Qc8+ Kf7 $11 (31... Rf8 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Rd1 Qe2 $11)) 30. Qxc6 Qe7 31. d5 e5
(31... exd5 32. Qxd5+ Kh8 33. Rc8+ (33. Qe5 Qd8 34. Rb1 Rf8 $11) 33... Rf8 34.
Qe5 Qb4 $11) 32. Qc4 Rd6 $1 33. Qc8+ (33. fxe5 Qxe5 34. Qc8+ Kf7 $11) 33... Rd8
34. Qxf5 exf4 35. Qe6+ Qxe6 36. dxe6 Re8 37. Rc6 g5 38. Kf2 Kg7 39. Rc7+ Kg6
40. e7 a5 41. Kf3 Kf5 42. Rc5+ Kf6 43. Kg4 h5+ 44. Kxh5 Rxe7 45. Rxg5 Re2 46.
Rg4 f3 47. Rf4+ Ke5 48. Rxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Krakops, Maris"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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 "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Ne5 b5 11. Be2 $5 {Eine originelle Idee von Z.Lanka.
Weiß erschwert die Entwicklung des Gegners durch das Druckspiel auf der
Diagonale a8-h1.} Bb7 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bf3 Ra7 $1 {Die beste Verteidigung.} (
13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nbd7 $2 (14... Ra7) 15. Nc6 Qe8 16. d5 b4 17. dxe6 fxe6 18.
Ne4 $16) 14. Bxb7 $146 {Ein neuer Versuch.} (14. a3 {sichert zwar die Position
des Nc3, gibt aber Schwarz die Zeit für Konsolidierung:} Nd5 $1 15. Bxe7 Nxe7
16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Qf3 Rc7 18. Rad1 Nbc6 19. Rfe1 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rd7 $11 {
Lanka,Z-Schlosser,P/Deutscland 1998}) 14... Rxb7 15. Qf3 Rc7 16. Rfd1 b4 $1 {
So übernimmt Schwarz die Kontrolle über das Schlüsselfeld d5.} 17. Na4 (17.
Bxf6 $2 gxf6 $17) 17... Qd5 $15 18. Qf4 Nh5 ({In Frage kam} 18... Qa5 $5 {
(Ch. Gabriel)} 19. Nc5 (19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nc5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Nc6 $15) 19... Nd5
20. Qg4 (20. Qg3 $2 Bxc5 21. dxc5 f6 $17) 20... Bxc5 (20... Bxg5 $2 21. Qxg5 f6
22. Qg4) 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Rac1 Qa7 $1 (22... Qb6 $6 23. Bh6 f5 24. Qg3 $44)
23. Bh6 f5 24. Qg3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Kh8 26. Bd2 $44 {Für den verlorenen Bauern
bekam Weiß etwas Kompensation.} Qd4 $2 27. Nf7+ Kg8 28. Nh6+ $11) 19. Qg4 Nf6
20. Qf4 Nh5 21. Qh4 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Nf6 23. Nc5 a5 (23... Ne4 24. Nxe4 Qxe4 25.
Qd2 Rc2 (25... a5 26. Rac1 $11) 26. Qxb4 Qe2 27. Qe1 $11) 24. Qf4 Rfc8 25. a3
$1 {Eine richtige Entscheidung, Weiß öffnet die b-Linie und erhält dadurch
Gegenspiel auf dem Damenflügel, was zum Ausgleich genügen sollte.} bxa3 26.
bxa3 (26. Rxa3 $4 Rxc5 $19) 26... Nc6 27. Nxc6 Rxc6 (27... Qxc6 28. Rac1 $132)
28. Qd2 $1 {><a5} e5 {Schwarz hat nichts besseres als die Öffnung des Zentrums.
} (28... Ra8 29. Rab1 $11) 29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Nd7 $2 {Weiß übersieht einen
kleinen Trick und landet in einem schlechteren Turmendspiel. Wesentlich
leichter hätte 30.Nd3 remisiert.} (30. Nd3 $1 Qf5 (30... Qc3 31. Qxc3 Rxc3 32.
Rac1 $11) 31. Rac1 Ne4 32. Qe3 $11) 30... Nxd7 31. Qxd7 Qxa1 $1 32. Qxc8+ (32.
Rxa1 Rc1+ 33. Qd1 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 g6 $15 {/\Rc3}) 32... Rxc8 33. Rxa1 a4 $2 $138
{Bei knapper Zeit habe ich vollkommen übersehen, daß Weiß seinen Turm
aktivieren kann.} (33... g6 $1 34. Kf1 Rc3 35. a4 Rc4 $15) 34. Kf1 g6 35. Re1
Rc3 36. Re3 $11 Rb3 (36... Rxe3 37. fxe3 Kg7 38. Ke2 Kf6 39. Kd3 Ke5 40. Kc4
Ke4 41. Kb4 Kxe3 42. Kxa4 f5 43. Kb4 f4 44. a4 g5 $11) 37. Ke2 Rb2+ 38. Kf3 $2
$138 (38. Ke1 $1 {(R.Hübner) führte zum sofortigen Remis.} Ra2 (38... Rb3 39.
Ke2) 39. h4 $11) 38... h5 39. h4 $6 (39. g3 Kg7 40. Kg2 Rb3 41. Kf3 $11) 39...
Kg7 40. g3 Kf6 41. Kg2 $2 {Der erste Zug nach der Zeitkontrolle erweist sich
als der entscheidende Fehler. Weiß mußte die Notbremse ziehen:} (41. Rd3 Ke5 (
41... Rb3 42. Ke3) 42. Ke3 f6 43. Rc3 $11) 41... Rb3 42. Re8 ({Das
Bauernendspiel ist bereits verloren, so muß Weiß unter sehr ungünstigen
Umständen den a-Bauern abgeben.} 42. Kf3 Kf5 43. Ke2 Rxe3+ 44. Kxe3 Kg4 45. Ke4
f6 46. Ke3 f5 47. Ke2 f4 48. gxf4 Kxf4 $19) 42... Rxa3 43. Ra8 Ke5 44. Ra7 Kd5
$1 $19 {Der f-Bauer sollte am besten auf f7 abgegeben werden, damit Weiß für
die Eroberung des Pg6 ein weiteres Tempo verschenken muß.} (44... f6 $2 45. Ra6
) 45. f3 (45. Rxf7 Rc3 46. Rg7 Rc6 $1 47. Ra7 Rc4 48. Ra6 Kc5 49. Rxg6 a3 50.
Ra6 Kb4 51. f3 Kb3 52. Kh3 Ra4 53. Rb6+ Kc2 54. Rc6+ Kd2 55. Rd6+ Ke2 56. Re6+
Kf2 $19) 45... f5 $1 (45... Ra2+ $2 46. Kh3 Ra1 47. Rxf7 a3 48. Ra7 $11) 46.
Ra6 Ra2+ 47. Kh3 a3 48. g4 (48. Rxg6 Rf2 49. f4 a2 50. Ra6 Kc4 $19) 48... f4 $1
{Der weiße König wird eingesperrt.} (48... hxg4+ $2 49. fxg4 f4 50. h5 gxh5 51.
gxh5 Ra1 52. h6 $11) (48... Ra1 $2 49. gxh5 gxh5 50. Kg3 {/\Kf4}) 49. gxh5 (49.
Rxg6 Ra1 50. Ra6 a2 51. Kg2 hxg4 52. fxg4 f3+ 53. Kf2 Rh1 54. Ra5+ Kc6 55. Ra6+
Kb7 56. Rxa2 Rh2+ 57. Kxf3 Rxa2 58. h5 Kc6 59. Kf4 Kd6 $19) 49... gxh5 50. Ra5+
Kc4 51. Rxh5 (51. Rc5+ Kd3 52. Rxh5 Ke3 53. Rb5 Kxf3 54. Rb3+ Ke4 55. Rb4+ Kf5
56. Rb5+ Ke6 57. Rb6+ Kd7 58. Rb7+ Kc6 59. Ra7 Ra1 60. Kg2 a2 61. h5 f3+ $19)
51... Ra1 52. Ra5 a2 53. Kg4 (53. Kg2 Kb3 54. Rb5+ Ka4 $19) 53... Rg1+ 54. Kxf4
a1=Q 55. Rxa1 Rxa1 56. h5 Kd5 57. Kf5 Rh1 58. Kg6 Ke6 59. f4 Rg1+ 60. Kh7 0-1

[Event "Piatigorsky Cup-01"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1963.07.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. a3 cxd4 11. exd4 Be7 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Re1 Qc7
14. Bd2 Rfe8 15. Ne5 $10) 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Bc2 a6 14. Qd3 Re8 15. Bg5 g6 16.
Rad1 Nd5 17. Bc1 Rc8 18. Bb3 N7f6 19. Ne5 b5 (19... Nxc3 $5 20. bxc3 b5 $10 {
/\Bd5}) 20. Ne2 Nd7 $6 (20... Qb6 $5 21. Ng3 Bf8 22. h4 Bg7 23. h5) 21. Qg3
N7f6 22. Qh3 Qb6 23. Bg5 a5 {/\24...a4 25.Ba2 b4} 24. Qh4 Qd8 25. Nc1 a4 26.
Ba2 Nh5 (26... b4 27. axb4 Nxb4 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Bxe6+ Kg7 30. d5 $40) 27.
Bxe7 Qxe7 28. Qxe7 $10 Rxe7 29. g3 Nhf6 (29... b4 30. Bxd5 Bxd5 31. axb4 Rb7
32. Ned3 (32. Ncd3 $2 f6 33. Ng4 Bf3) 32... Ng7 $44) 30. Ncd3 Nb6 31. Rc1 Rec7
32. Rc5 Rxc5 33. dxc5 Nbd7 34. Rc1 Nxe5 35. Nxe5 Bd5 36. Bxd5 Nxd5 37. Kf1 f6
38. Nd3 Kf7 39. Nb4 Ke7 40. Nxd5+ exd5 41. Ke2 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Piatigorsky Cup-01"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1963.07.24"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qa4 Qc8 12. Nb5 (12. Bd2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxc3 14.
Bxc3 Nc5 $10) 12... cxd4 13. Nbxd4 (13. exd4 $5 Nd5 14. a3 Be7 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16.
Nxg5 $14) 13... Qb7 (13... Be7 $6 14. Nc6 Bd6 15. b4 $40) 14. a3 Be7 15. b4
Rfc8 16. Bb2 Nc7 17. Rac1 (17. Qc6 Qb8 18. Rac1 Ncd5 19. Qa4 $14) 17... b5 18.
Qb3 Ncd5 19. Qd3 a6 20. Ne5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 $10 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Nec6 Bf8
24. Qc2 (24. e4 Nb6 $10 (24... Ne7 25. Na5 $14) (24... Nf4 25. Qc2 $16)) 24...
Nb6 25. Na5 Qxc2 26. Nxc2 Nfd7 27. Kf1 e5 28. e4 f6 29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Kd3 Ke6 $10
31. Bc1 Bd6 32. Be3 Na4 33. Bc1 Bc7 34. Nb3 Bb6 35. f3 g6 36. Be3 f5 37. Bxb6
Ndxb6 38. exf5+ gxf5 39. f4 Nd5 40. fxe5 Kxe5 41. Ke2 Nf4+ 42. Kf3 Ne6 43. Na5
Nb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-chT 1516 (4NCL)"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "2016.05.02"]
[Round "11.115"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Eggleston, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.11.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Guildford"]
[BlackTeam "Cheddleton"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 {With this move order, White makes ...Nc6
ideas dubious as they will be answered with Rad1. However, it allows Black to
take on c3 and reach a solid setup.} (11. Rc1 {with the idea Qe2, and to
always answer ...Bxc3 with Rxc3, is also possible. However Black can go} Nc6 $1
{and after} 12. a3 Be7 13. Qd3 h6 14. Be3 (14. Bh4 Nh5 $132) 14... Bd6 {
½-½ (87) Onischuk,A (2664)-Nakamura,H (2787) Saint Louis USA 2016, Black was
completely fine.}) 11... Bxc3 (11... Nbd7 {would now allow} 12. Rac1 {which is
nothing dramatic for Black but at least what White wants to reach.} (12. Ne5 $5
{is another option.} Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 $5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qg4+
Kh8 17. Qh4 Qd8 18. d5 Rg8 19. Rad1 Rg5 20. g3 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 $11 {0-1 (63)
Lenic,L (2639)-Khismatullin,D (2651) Berlin GER 2015})) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Nd2
Rc8 $146 {Not a bad move, but it doesn't make much sense as ...Qc7 is the most
important "developing" move to play.} (13... Qc7 14. Rac1 Nd5 $1 {was the
right way to play, shown by Hou Yifan:} 15. f3 e5 (15... Rac8 $5) 16. Rfe1 Rae8
17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. c4 Bb7 (18... Be6 $5) 19. d5 f5 {½-½ (47) Tomashevsky,E 
(2728)-Hou Yifan (2673) Wijk aan Zee NED 2016; and White is only symbolically
better.}) 14. Rac1 Re8 $6 (14... Qc7 {was again required.}) 15. Bb5 Bc6 16. Ba6
Ra8 17. f4 $6 {I overestimated that move, missing some tactical ideas to come.}
({The simple} 17. f3 e5 18. Ne4 {was probably the cleanest way to a quick
advantage.}) 17... Qc7 18. Bd3 Rab8 19. Nf3 (19. Nc4 {would allow moves like}
Bb5 ({or even} 19... Ne4 $5)) 19... h6 $1 20. Ne5 {An interesting move. I did
not believe it could bring me an advantage, but I just did not see any other
option!} ({I had missed that} 20. Bh4 {was not too impressive due to} Qxf4 21.
Bg3 (21. Bxf6 $2 Bxf3 $17) 21... Bxf3 22. gxf3 (22. Qf2 Qg5 23. Bxb8 Qxg2+ 24.
Qxg2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rxb8 $13) 22... Qg5 {and after} 23. Kh1 {White has
compensation but nothing to be happy with.}) 20... hxg5 21. Nxc6 (21. fxg5 $2
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd5 {and I do not see any mating idea!}) 21... Qxc6 22. fxg5 Nd5
(22... e5 $6 23. gxf6 exd4 24. Qb2 $40 (24. Qh5 {was my idea but after} Nxf6
25. Rxf6 gxf6 26. Qh6 {I had missed} Re4 $1 {that seems to hold.})) (22... Qd6
23. gxf6 Nxf6 {with the idea ...e5 is also playable for Black, as it doesn't
seem easy to take advantage of the h-file in time.}) 23. Bh7+ (23. Qh5 $2 f5
$19) 23... Kf8 (23... Kxh7 $2 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Rf3 Nf8 27. Rh3+
Nh7 28. Qg6 $18) 24. Qh5 (24. c4 Ne7 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qh5+ {fails to} Kf8 $19
(26... g6 $4 27. Bxg6+ $18)) 24... f5 25. Bxf5 (25. Bg6 Qc4 (25... Ke7 26. Bxe8
Rxe8 27. Qg6 f4 28. Qxg7+ Kd8 $13) 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qxg7+ Kd6 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 $13
) 25... exf5 (25... Ke7 $5 {was also possible.}) 26. Rxf5+ N5f6 (26... Kg8 27.
Qf7+ Kh8 28. Rf3 (28. Rxd5 Re7 29. Qxe7 Qxd5 $13) 28... Re3 {is just a draw.})
27. gxf6 Nxf6 (27... gxf6 $5 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rcf1 Re7 $11) 28.
Rcf1 Rbc8 $2 (28... Qe6 {and}) (28... Rb7 {were definitely safer moves.}) 29.
Rg5 $2 {Missing back the piece, but the position is a dead draw.} (29. Qh8+ {
had to be tried:} Kf7 30. Qh7 Re6 (30... Kf8 $4 31. Rg5 $18) 31. d5 {and now
Black has to find many only moves not to lose:} Qc5+ 32. Kh1 Rd6 33. g4 $1 {
(the idea I missed)} Qc4 34. g5 Qe4+ 35. R1f3 Qe1+ (35... Rxc3 36. Rxf6+ Rxf6
37. Qxe4 Rfxf3 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. d6 $18) 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Kh3 Rxc3 38. g6+ Ke7
39. Qxg7+ Kd8 40. Qf8+ Kd7 41. Qf7+ Kd8 42. Rxf6 Rxf3+ 43. Rxf3 Rxg6 {and
Black should be able to save a draw.}) 29... Kg8 30. Qg6 Re7 31. Rxf6 (31. Qxf6
Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Rxc3 $11) 31... Qxc3 32. h3 (32. Rf1 Qxd4+ 33. Kh1 Rf8 $11) 32...
Qxd4+ 33. Kh2 Rc1 34. Rgf5 Qg1+ 35. Kg3 Rc3+ 36. Kh4 $6 ({It was time for} 36.
Rf3 $11) 36... Re4+ 37. Rf4 ({I had missed} 37. g4 Qg3+ {mating!}) 37... Qe1+
38. g3 Rxf4+ 39. Rxf4 Qe7+ 40. Kh5 $2 {A nonsense move!} (40. Kg4 $11) 40...
Qe2+ (40... Qd7 {wins for Black! E.g.} 41. Kh4 Rc6 42. Qf5 Qd8+ 43. Qg5 Qd1 44.
Rg4 Qd7 45. Qe3 Re6 $19) 41. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch14 playoff"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1959.02.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[Annotator "Flesch,J"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1959.02.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Qd3 $1 Qc7 $2 (13...
Nd7 $142) 14. Ng5 $1 Nf6 15. Bb3 h6 16. Nh3 $1 Nc6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Re1 Rac8 19.
Qg3 Ne7 (19... Nh5 20. Qg4 Nxf4 21. Nxf4 $16) 20. Bc2 Nh5 21. Qd3 Ng6 22. Bd2
Qc6 23. f3 Rfd8 24. Bb3 {/\ 25.Bxe6} Ne7 25. Re5 Nf6 26. Nf4 Ned5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5
28. Rc1 $1 b5 29. Qe4 Qb6 30. Qh4 $1 f5 31. Rce1 Rd6 32. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 33. Qxh6
Rxc3 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Rxf5 Qxd4+ 36. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Franco"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg5 Qa5 (10... b6) 11. Rc1 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 b5 13. Ra3
Qb6 14. Rb3 a6 15. a4 Qc7 16. Bd3 bxa4 17. Rc3 Qa5 18. Ra3 Bb7 19. Rxa4 Qd5 20.
Re1 a5 21. Ra3 Bc6 22. Rc3 Rfc8 23. Qc2 (23. Qe2 $5) 23... Bb7 24. Bc4 Qd6 25.
Ne5 Qxd4 26. Rd3 Be4 $5 (26... Qxe5 $5 27. Rxe5 Nxe5 28. Rd4 Ba6 $13 (28... Bd5
)) 27. Rxd4 Bxc2 28. Nxd7 Nxd7 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rxd7 Bb3 31. Bd2 Rd8 $1 (31...
a4 $2 32. Bc3 a3 33. Rxg7+ Kf8 34. Rxh7 $16) 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Bxa5 Rb8 34.
Bc3 Rb7 35. f3 Kf7 36. Kf2 Ra7 37. Re4 Rb7 38. Rf4+ Kg8 39. Ke3 Rb8 40. h4 Bd5
41. h5 h6 42. Ra4 Rb7 43. Kf4 Kf7 44. Ke3 Bb3 45. Rf4+ Ke8 46. Bb4 Rf7 47. Rg4
Bd5 48. Bc3 Rf5 49. Rxg7 Rxh5 50. Rh7 Kf8 51. Kf2 (51. Bg7+ Kg8 52. Rxh6 Rg5
$14) 51... Kg8 52. Rg7+ Kf8 53. Rc7 Rh1 54. Kg3 h5 55. Bf6 Kg8 56. Rg7+ Kf8 57.
Rc7 Kg8 58. Kf4 h4 59. Kg5 Ba2 60. Be5 h3 61. g4 (61. gxh3 Rxh3 $14) 61... Rf1
62. Kh4 Rxf3 63. Rc3 Rf2 64. Rc8+ Kf7 65. Rc7+ Kf8 66. Kxh3 Re2 67. Bc3 e5 68.
Rc5 e4 69. Re5 Kf7 70. Kg3 Be6 71. Kf4 Rg2 72. g5 Rg4+ 73. Ke3 Bb3 74. Rc5 Kg6
75. Bf6 Ba2 76. b4 Bb1 77. Rc3 Rg3+ 78. Kf4 Rxc3 79. Bxc3 e3 80. b5 Bd3 81. b6
Ba6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Winants, Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 (7. cxd5
exd5 8. Bd3 Qa5) 7... cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O (9... Qa5 $5 10. O-O Bxc3
11. bxc3 Ne4 12. d5 $5) 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bd3 b6 $6 (12... Qxc3 13.
Rc1 (13. Re1 $5) 13... Qa5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rc5 Qa3 16. dxe5 Qxc5 17. Bxf6 Re8
$6 (17... gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Qh4 f5 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21. Re1 $13) 18. Bxh7+ $1
Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qg5 Qf8 21. Rd1 $1 {Dolmatov,S-Speelman,J/Hastings/1989/}
) 13. Rc1 (13. c4) 13... Bb7 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Bh4 Qc6 16. Bf1 Rac8 17. c4 h6
18. Qb3 Ba8 19. Rcd1 Nh5 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Ne5 Nhf6 22. Nxd7 $6 (22. f4 $5 $14)
22... Nxd7 23. Bg3 Qb7 24. Bd6 (24. f3 {/\ a4+/=}) 24... Nf6 25. f3 Red8 26.
Be5 $6 Nd7 27. Bg3 Nf8 28. a4 Qd7 29. Qa3 Bc6 30. a5 Ng6 (30... b5 31. d5 $1
exd5 32. Re7 b4 33. Qxb4 Qf5 34. Re5 $16) 31. axb6 axb6 32. Qb4 h5 $5 33. h3
Qb7 34. Qb2 Rd7 35. Rb1 Ne7 36. Bf2 Rb8 37. Qc3 (37. Re5 $1) 37... Qc7 38. Re5
Nf5 39. Qb2 g6 40. Rbe1 Qd8 41. Rd1 $6 (41. d5 $1 exd5 42. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 43. Qe5
$16) 41... h4 42. d5 $1 b5 (42... exd5 43. Rxf5 gxf5 44. Qe5 dxc4 45. Rxd7 Bxd7
46. Bxc4 Qe8 47. Qf6 {/\ 48.Bd4 Qe1+ 49.Bf1+-}) 43. Rxf5 $1 exf5 44. Qe5 Rc8 (
44... Bb7 45. Bxh4 Qb6+ 46. Bf2 Qd8 47. Bd4 f6 48. Qg3 Kf7 49. Re1 $1 $40) 45.
Rd4 $1 Bb7 (45... f6 46. dxc6 fxe5 47. Rxd7 Qg5 48. cxb5 $16) 46. Rxh4 (46.
Bxh4 Qb6 $1 (46... Qe8 $2 47. Qh8+ $3 Kxh8 48. Bf6+ Kg8 49. Rh4 Qe3+ 50. Kh1
$18)) 46... f6 47. Qe6+ Kg7 48. Be3 g5 49. Bxg5 $1 fxg5 (49... Rd6 50. Bh6+ Kg6
51. Qxf5+ $1 Kxf5 52. Bd3+ Ke5 53. Re4+ Kf5 54. Re8#) 50. Rh6 $1 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates m3"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Qe2
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Bh4 (16. c4 h6 (16... Qc6 17. h3 Rcd8 18. Rcd1 Nf8 19.
Qe5 N6d7 20. Qg3 Ra8 21. h4 Kh8 22. Bc1 f6 23. h5 h6 24. d5 $40 {Gligoric,
S-Portisch,L/Lugano olm/1968/1-0 (32)}) (16... Qd6 17. Rcd1 h6 18. Bc1 Qc7 {
Chiburdanidze,M-Douven,R/Amsterdam OHRA-B (06)/1986/0.5 (19)}) 17. Bd2 Bxf3 $5
18. Qxf3 e5 19. Qg3 $2 exd4 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Bf4 Qc6 22. Bf5 Rd8 23. h3 $19 {
Portisch,L-Karpov,An/Bugojno/1978/0-1 (40)}) 16... Qd6 (16... Nh5 17. Qe3 (17.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg6 19. g4 Qf4 $1 $17 {Knaak,R-Sturua,Z/Trnava/1980/})
17... Qf4 (17... Ndf6 18. Bg3 Nxg3 {0,5/Portisch,L-Andersson,U/Buenos Aires/
1978/}) 18. Bb5 Bc6 19. Ba6 Bxf3 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Qxf3 Qxh4 22. Qb7 Qd8 23.
Qxa7 Nf4 24. Qa6 $17 {Stein,B-Brunner,L/Dortmund op-A (11)/1993/0-1 (39)}) 17.
Ba6 (17. Bg3 Qa3) (17. Ne5 $5) 17... Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Qb8 19. c4 Qa8 20. a4 $2 Ne4
$6 (20... Nc5 $5 21. dxc5 $8 (21. Qb5 Nd3 22. Bxf6 gxf6 $17) 21... Rxc5 22. Re5
(22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nd4 Ra5 24. Qxa5 bxa5 25. c5 $132) 22... Nd5 23. cxd5 (23.
Rce1 Nb4 $19) 23... Rxc1+ 24. Re1 (24. Ne1 Qxd5 (24... exd5 25. Be7) 25. Qe2
Qb3 $17) 24... Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 exd5 26. f4 $17) 21. Qb5 Rc7 22. Qb1 Nd6 (22...
Ndf6 23. Ne5 Rec8 24. f3 Nd6 25. Qd3 $36) 23. Bg3 Rc6 24. Bxd6 (24. Ng5 Nf8) (
24. d5 $6 exd5 25. cxd5 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 (26. Qxc1 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Qxd5 28. Qe7 Nb7
$17) 26... Ne4 $13) 24... Rxd6 25. a5 Rc8 (25... bxa5 $6 26. c5 Rb8 27. Qd3 Rc6
28. Ra1 $14) 26. Qb5 Qc6 27. Qb4 Qc7 28. axb6 axb6 29. h3 Rc6 30. Qb5 h6 (30...
Nf6 31. Ne5 Rd6 32. c5 $14) 31. Rc2 Qd6 32. Ra1 R6c7 33. Ra6 Qf4 34. Ra1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4
8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. a3 Be7 13. Qd3 Nd5 $6 (
13... Rc8 14. Ba2 $1 Rc7 $5 15. Bb1 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Rfe1 Rd7 18. Rcd1 $13) (
13... h6 {Anand} 14. Bh4 Rc8) 14. Bxd5 exd5 (14... Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Be4
f5 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Ne2 $14) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rfe1 Rc8 17. h4 (
17. Re3 Qd6 18. Rce1 $14) 17... h6 18. h5 Rc7 19. Nb5 $6 (19. Re3 Qc8 20. Rce1
Qf5 21. Qd2 $14) 19... Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Ba6 21. a4 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Nf5 23. g3 Ne7
24. Ne5 Qd6 25. Qa6 Nf5 26. Qd3 Ne7 27. Qf3 a5 28. Kg2 (28. b3 $1 $16 {Anand})
28... f6 $6 (28... g5 $1 $13) 29. Nd3 (29. Ng6 {Anand} Nxg6 30. hxg6 f5 $1)
29... Rc8 30. Re1 (30. Rxc8+ {Anand} Nxc8 31. Nf4 Ne7 $14) 30... Rc4 31. Nf4 (
31. Qg4 $5 f5 $5 32. Qh4 Nc6 33. Re8+ Kf7 34. Rc8 Nxd4 (34... Qe6 35. Rxc6 $1
$18) 35. Rd8 Qe6 (35... Qe7 36. Rd7 $1 Qxd7 37. Ne5+) 36. Rd7+ Kg8 37. Qd8+ Kh7
38. Re7 $1 Rc8 $8 39. Rxe6 Rxd8 40. Rxb6 $16) 31... Rxd4 32. Ng6 Nxg6 33. hxg6
Kf8 $1 (33... Re4 $6 {Anand} 34. Rxe4 dxe4 35. Qxe4 Kf8 36. Qa8+ Ke7 37. Qb7+
$16) 34. Qf5 $1 Rc4 35. g4 Qf4 $138 {Ftacnik,L} (35... Qf4 36. Qxd5 Qxg4+ (
36... Qc7 {Anand} 37. Qg8+ $3 $18) 37. Kf1 Qh3+ 38. Ke2 Qg4+ (38... Rc2+ 39.
Kd1 $18) 39. Kd3 $18) (35... Qb4 36. Re3 Rxg4+ 37. Kf3 $40) (35... d4 36. Re6
Qd8 37. Qb5 $16) (35... Rc6 {Anand} 36. g5 d4 $5 $13) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-01"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1977.09.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1977.09.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. a3 (12. d5 $2 Na5 13. Ne4 Be7 $1
$17) 12... Be7 13. Re1 (13. Qd3 Nd5 (13... h6 14. Bf4 (14. Bh4 $6 Nh5 $1) (14.
Be3 $1) 14... Bd6 15. Be5 $5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd3 17. Bxd3 Nd7 $10) (13... Rc8 $5
14. Ba2 Nd5 15. Bb1 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. h4 $5) 14. Bxd5 exd5 (14... Bxg5 15.
Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Be4 Rfd8 (16... g6 17. Qb5 $1 $16) (16... f5 17. Bf3 Rad8 18. Qe3
$1 $8) 17. Bxh7+ (17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Na5 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Rc7 Nd6 $10) (17.
Qe3 $1 $14) 17... Kf8 $13) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rfe1 Rc8 17. h4 h6 18. h5 Rc7 19.
Nb5 $6 (19. Ne5 { []b5}) 19... Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Ba6 $6 {Ivanchuk-Karpov/Linares/
1991/1-0/35} (20... Nc6 $1)) 13... Nd5 14. Bd2 (14. Bxd5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16.
Be4 Rfd8 17. d5 $13) 14... Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bf6 16. d5 (16. d5 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 exd5
18. Bxd5 Rc8 $10) 16... exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Piskov, Yury"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. c4 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Rad8 14. Re1 $146
(14. d5) 14... Rfe8 15. Rc1 e5 $6 (15... Qb8 $13) 16. d5 e4 17. Nd2 Ne5 18. Qc2
$1 (18. f4 $6 exf3 19. gxf3 b5 $1 20. e4 Nh5 $132) (18. Bb1 b5 19. cxb5 Bxd5
$132) 18... Neg4 (18... Nd3 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nxe4 Nxe1 21. Nxf6+ Kf8 22. Nxe8
$19) (18... Nfg4 19. h3 $16) 19. Nf1 b5 (19... Bc8 20. Ng3 $16) 20. cxb5 Bxd5
21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Red1 Red8 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 h5 26. h3 Ne5
27. Ng3 h4 28. Nxe4 $6 (28. Nf5 $16) 28... Nxe4 29. Qd5 Nf3+ $8 30. gxf3 Nxf2
31. Be5 (31. Kxf2 Qh2+ 32. Ke1 Qxb2 $132) 31... Nxh3+ 32. Kg2 Qc8 33. Qc6 $2 (
33. Bc3 $1 Qb8 34. Qe5 Qxe5 35. Bxe5 Ng5 36. a4 f6 37. a5 Ne6 38. Bd6 $18)
33... Qf5 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qe4 Qxe4 36. fxe4 Ng5 37. a4 h3+ 38. Kh1 f6 $1 39.
a5 Ne6 40. Bd6 (40. Bc3 $10) (40. Bd6 c4 41. Kh2 c3 42. Ba3 c2 43. Kxh3 Nc7 44.
b6 axb6 45. axb6 Nb5 46. Bc1 Nd6 47. Kg4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial-B"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7
15. Bh4 Qf4 16. Bg3 Qg4 17. Be2 (17. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 18. dxe5 (18. Rxe5 Qxd1+ 19.
Rxd1 Rxc3 $17) 18... Qxd1 19. Rexd1 Nd5 20. c4 Nb4 21. Bb1 Rc7 $15) 17... Qf5
18. c4 Rfd8 19. d5 Nc5 20. Nh4 (20. Nd4 Qg6 21. Bf3 Nd3) 20... Qg5 21. Bf3 g6
$1 (21... exd5 $2 22. Re5 Qh6 23. Nf5 Qg6 24. Ne7+ $18) 22. Qd4 $6 (22. Re5 Qh6
23. Rb1 $13) 22... exd5 23. Bf4 Qxh4 24. g3 dxc4 $1 25. Qb2 (25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 26.
gxh4 Bxf3 $19) 25... Qh3 26. Bxb7 Ng4 27. f3 (27. Bxc8 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 Nd3 29.
Qd2 (29. Qc2 Nxe1 30. Rxe1 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Re8+ 32. Be3 Nxe3 $1 $19) 29... Qh1+
30. Ke2 Qe4+ 31. Kf1 Nh2+ 32. Kg1 Nf3+ 33. Kh1 Nxd2+ 34. Rxe4 Nxf2+ 35. Kg2
Nfxe4 $19) 27... Nxb7 28. fxg4 Qxg4 29. Be5 Qd7 30. Bf6 (30. Bh8 f5 $19) 30...
Re8 31. Qf2 Nc5 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Qf4 Ne4 34. Be5 Qd5 (34... Qd5 35. Bb2 c3
$19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 Bxc3 {Black
players are not enjoying an easy life in this variation, since the white's
initiative is very dangerous. The examples are proving, that not even the
retreat to e7 is promissing equality.} (13... Be7 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 (14... Bxf6 15.
Nb5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bg5 17. Rc2 a6 18. Nd6 Rc7 19. Nxf7 Qe7 20. Nxg5 Rxf3 21.
Rxe6 Rxc4 22. Rxe7 Rxc2 23. gxf3 {1-0 Aleksandrov,A (2630)-Perunovic,M (2559)/
Vrnjacka Banja 2005/ (56)}) 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Qxe7 Bxf3 18. gxf3
Qxd4 19. Nb5 Qxb2 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 Rb8 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Qe6 Rf8 24. Nd8+
Kh8 25. Qe7 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2770)-Kasparov,G (2849)/London 2000/}) 14. Rxc3 Rc7
$6 {Svidler is preparing the transfer of the queen to a8, but this will prove
to have been an exceptionally unfortunate solution. It seems that only the
very exact attacking of the bishop g5 can offer chances for the successful
defense.} (14... h6 $1 15. Bh4 Qe8 16. Ne5 (16. Nd2 Nd5 17. Rcc1 f5 (17... N7f6
18. Bf1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qb8 20. Bg3 Nf4 21. f3 Rd8 22. Qe3 N6d5 23. Qe1 Nf6 24.
Bf2 Rc8 25. a3 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 e5 27. Qe1 exd4 28. Bxd4 {1/2 Zvjaginsev,V (2631)
-Ramesh,R (2467)/Linares 2001 (77)}) 18. f3 a6 19. a4 Qg6 20. Bg3 Qf6 21. Qd3
f4 22. Bf2 Qe7 23. Qe2 Nc7 24. Ne4 {1/2 Timofeev,A (2663)-Grigoriants,S (2592)/
Moscow 2007 (69)}) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Bb5 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Qa8 20. f3 Nc5
21. Qb4 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Nxa6 23. Qb5 Qc8 {1/2 Pelletier,Y (2604)-Bologan,V (2673)/
Pamplona 2003 (47)}) (14... Qe8 $6 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 17. Rh3 Rxc4 18.
Nxc4 Kg7 19. Qg3+ Kh7 20. Qd3+ Kg7 21. Nd6 Qb8 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Rg3+ Ng4 24.
Rxg4+ Kf6 25. Qh7 {1-0 Onischuk,A (2641)-Vescovi,G (2611)/Poikovsky 2002}) 15.
Ne5 Kh8 $2 {[%mdl 128] The retreat of the king smacks of alibism and will only
make the defenders plight worse. The only chance for resistance was connected
with the queen move to e7 squre.} (15... Qa8 16. Bxe6 Rxc3 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18.
bxc3 Bxg2 19. Bxf6 gxf6 (19... Nxf6 20. c4 Bf3 21. c5 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23.
Qxd5 Nxd5 24. c6 $18) 20. Nxd7 Bh3 21. Qd5 Qxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd7 23. Re7 {1-0
Alsina Leal,D-Vilar Lopez,M (2130)/Lisbon 2001 (35)}) (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qd4
17. exf6 Qg4 18. g3 Qxg5 19. Bxe6 $1 Qa5 (19... Rxc3 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 21. Qxc3 $16
) 20. Rd1 $16) (15... Qe7 $1 16. Bh4 $5 Rfc8 17. Nxf7 Rxc4 18. Nh6+ gxh6 19.
Rxc4 $14) 16. Rh3 $1 (16. Qa3 Qa8 17. Qe7 Nxe5 18. Qxc7 Nxc4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20.
Rxc4 Rg8 (20... Bxg2 21. Qe7 $18) 21. g3 Bh1 22. f3 Qxf3 23. Rc2 $16) 16... Qa8
(16... Kg8 17. Qg3 Qe7 18. Bd3 $18) 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 (17... Nxd7 18. Bd3 g6 19. f3
Bd5 20. Qb4 Kg8 21. Bf4 $16) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rxh7+ $1 {The charming decision
that is very painful for black. Svidler stopped the clock as he is not able to
avoid mate.} (19. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 20. Qh3+ Kg7 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. Re3 Bxg2 23. Qh4+
Kg6 24. Rg3+ Kf5 25. Qg4#) (19. Qd3 f5 20. Qe3 Rg8 21. Qe5+ Rg7 22. Rg3 $16)
1-0

[Event "Budapest Honved"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petran, Pal"]
[Black "Petrosian, Arshak B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 Be7 (11... Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6
14. d5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Bxd5 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qd4 Rac8 18. Qxf6+ Kg8 $10 {Yusupov,
A-Ivanchuk,V/Brussels cq3/1991/}) (11... h6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Ba6 Qc8
15. Qf3 Na5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Qxb7 Nxb7 18. Nc6 Bd6 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nxd6 Nxd6
21. d5 $1 $14 {Portisch,F-Stoica/Athens/1985/}) 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Ba6 $1 Qc8 (
13... Bxa6 $2 14. Nxc6 Qd7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nd5 $1 $16) 14. Qf3 Na5 (14...
Nxe5 15. Qxb7 Qxb7 16. Bxb7 Nd3 17. Bxa8 Nxe1 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Be4 f5 20. Rxe1
fxe4 21. Rxe4 $18) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qxb7 Nxb7 17. Nc6 Bd8 (17... Bd6 18. Nb5
a6 19. Nxd6 Nxd6 20. d5 $1) 18. Rac1 Na5 (18... h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bg3 $16) 19.
Nxd8 Raxd8 20. Ne4 $1 Rxd4 (20... Nxe4 21. Bxd8 $18) 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Bxf6
Rf4 23. Bg5 (23. Bc3 Nb7 $16) 23... Rc4 (23... Rb4 24. b3 $16) 24. Rxc4 Nxc4
25. b3 Na5 $8 26. Rc1 f6 27. Be3 (27. Bh4 Rf7) 27... Rd8 28. Kf1 Rd7 29. Ke2
Kf7 30. b4 Nb7 31. a4 Nd6 $6 (31... f5 $5) 32. g4 $1 e5 (32... f5 33. f3) 33.
a5 bxa5 (33... b5 34. Rc6 $16) 34. bxa5 f5 35. f3 $1 Ke6 (35... e4 36. g5) 36.
a6 fxg4 37. fxg4 Nb5 38. Kf3 (38. Rc6+ Rd6 39. Rxd6+ Kxd6 40. Kf3 Nc7 41. Bxa7
Nxa6 $14) 38... Rd6 (38... Nd4+ 39. Ke4 $16) 39. Rc5 Nd4+ 40. Kg3 Nc6 (40...
Rxa6 41. Bxd4 exd4 42. Rh5 Ra3+ 43. Kf4 Ra4 44. h3 $16) 41. Rb5 Rd7 (41... Ne7
42. Rb7 Rxa6 43. Bc5 $16) 42. Rb7 Ke7 (42... Rxb7 43. axb7 Kd7 44. Bxa7 Kc7 45.
b8=Q+ Nxb8 46. Bxb8+ Kxb8 47. Kf3 Kc7 48. Ke4 Kd6 49. g5 Ke6 50. h3 Kd6 51. h4
Ke6 52. h5 Kd6 53. g6 hxg6 54. h6 $18) 43. h4 Kd6 44. h5 Ke6 45. g5 Rf7 46. h6
$1 Nd8 (46... Re7 47. g6 $1 hxg6 48. Rxe7+ Nxe7 49. h7 $18) 47. Rxa7 {Ftacnik,L
} 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG 42-22"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1957.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Tolush, Alexander V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1957.07.03"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Bd3 a6 11. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 (11... Qc7 $5) 12. dxe5 Nd7 13.
Re1 Nc5 14. Re3 g6 (14... Bd7 15. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Rh3 $40) (
14... Nxd3 15. Rxd3 $16 {d-file}) 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Be7 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qf3
$1 (18. Rc1 b5) 18... Bd7 19. Rg4 Bc6 20. Qg3 {h4-h5} Bf8 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. h4
Qb6 23. h5 (23. b3 Rad8 24. h5 Rd4 $1) 23... Qxb2 24. Rd1 Rad8 25. Rf4 Rd7 (
25... Rd4 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Rb1 Qc3 28. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 29. Bxg6+ $18) 26. hxg6
hxg6 27. Qg5 Rd4 (27... Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qxd3 30. Rh4 $1 $40 Qf5 31.
Rh8+ Kg7 32. Qh6#) 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Bxg6+ Kg8 30. Bh5+ Kh7 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32.
Qf6+ $1 (32. Qf6+ Kh7 33. Bg6+ Kh6 34. Bf7+ Kh7 35. Qg6+ Kh8 36. Qh6#) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 (7...
Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4) (7... b6 $5 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Ne5) (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2) 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 {Karpov} 10. Bg5
Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 (12. Qe2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Rac1 $6 Bxf3 $13) 12...
Rc8 13. Qb3 $5 $146 (13. Bd3 Re8 14. Qe2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. c4 $14 {
Gligoric-Portisch,Lugano (ol) 1968}) 13... Qe7 $2 {[#]} (13... Bxf3 14. Qxb4
Ba8) (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 $14) (13... Be7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 $14) (13... Qc7 $2 14. Nb5 $1) 14. Bd5 $3 $16 (14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qc5
$1 16. Na4 Qa5) (14. d5 $5 Qc5 15. Na4 Qa5 16. dxe6 Bxf3 $13) (14. Bxe6 fxe6
15. Rxe6 Qf7) 14... Ba6 (14... Bxd5 15. Nxd5 $18) (14... Rb8 15. Bxb7 Bxc3 (
15... Rxb7 16. Nd5 $18) 16. Qxc3 Rxb7 17. d5 $1 $16) (14... Bxc3 15. Bxb7 Bxe1
(15... Rb8 16. Rxc3 Rxb7 17. d5 $16) (15... Rc7 16. Ba6 Bxe1 17. Rxc7 $18) 16.
Bxc8 $16) (14... Rxc3 15. bxc3 Bxd5 16. Qxb4 $18) 15. Qa4 $1 Bxc3 (15... Nb8
16. Bxf6 (16. Bb3 $2 b5) 16... gxf6 17. Be4 Qd6 18. Bb1 {/\ Qa4-c2-d2+/-}) 16.
bxc3 Nb8 (16... Bd3 $5 17. Bb3 {/\ Ne5} (17. Qxa7 $4 Qd6 18. Bb3 Ra8)) 17. Bb3
b5 $2 (17... Qd7 $142 18. Qa3 $16) 18. Qa5 Qb7 $2 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. d5 $1 exd5
(20... e5 21. Nh4 (21. Qb4)) 21. Qb4 $18 Qd7 (21... Rfe8 22. Qf4 Kf8 23. Nh4 $1
{/\ Nf5 +-}) 22. Qh4 Kg7 23. Nd4 $1 (23. Nd4 h6 (23... Nc6 24. Bc2 $18) 24. Bc2
$18) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 (10. Re1) (10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Ne5 $5 (12. Bd2
$5 Rc8 13. Ba6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Rc7 16. Rac1 Qc8 17. Qa4 Rc4 $1 18.
Qxa7 Qc6 19. Qa3 Rc8 20. h3 h6 21. Rb1 Ra4 $15 {Taimanov-Karpov, Moskva 1973})
12... Rc8 13. Bg5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Bb5 $1 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Rd7 Nxc3
18. Qe3 $1 Qc5 $1 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. Be7 Rxb5 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rxb7 Rxe5 23.
Rxa7 g5 $1 $10 {Minev-Iskov, Bern 1977}) 10... Bb7 11. Re1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7
13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Rc1 Qc7 15. Bh4 $1 $146 (15. c4 Rfe8 16. Qe2 h6 17. Bd2 (17.
Bh4 Nh5 $5) 17... Bxf3 $1 18. Qxf3 e5 $1 19. Qg3 $2 {Portisch-Karpov, Bogojno
1978} (19. d5 Nc5 20. Bf1)) 15... Qc6 (15... Nh5 $6 16. Ng5 (16. Bxh7+ $5)) (
15... Rfe8 $5 16. Bg3) 16. c4 Nh5 $6 (16... Rfe8) (16... h6 $5) 17. d5 Qc5 (
17... exd5 $2 18. Nd4 $1 $18) 18. Ng5 Nhf6 (18... Ndf6 $2 19. Nxh7 $1) (18...
g6 19. Nxh7 (19. dxe6)) 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 Qc6 21. Bf1 Rfe8 22. Nd4 Rxe1
23. Qxe1 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. f3 $18 Nd2 26. Be2 Ne5 27. Rc2 $1 Nb1 (27...
Nexc4 $2 28. Nb3 Nxb3 29. Bxc4+ $1) (27... Ndxc4 $2 28. f4 $1) 28. Nb5 $1 Ba6
29. a4 Bxb5 30. axb5 Na3 31. Ra2 Naxc4 (31... Nexc4 $5 32. Be7 Re8 $1 (32...
Nb1 33. Rc2 Nbd2 34. Bb4) 33. Bxa3 (33. Bxc4+ $5) 33... Nxa3 34. Bd3 $5 Nb1 $1
35. Rxa7 $1 $18) 32. Bg3 Rc5 (32... Nf7 33. Rxa7) 33. Rc2 {/\f4} g5 34. Bf2 Na3
(34... Rc7 35. Bd4 {/\Be5}) 35. Rxc5 bxc5 36. Bxc5 $138 1-0

[Event "Piatigorsky-Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santa Monica"]
[Date "1966.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1966.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 (7...
dxc4 $142) 8. a3 dxc4 $6 (8... Ba5 $8) (8... cxd4 9. Nxd5 $1 $18) 9. Bxc4 $6 (
9. axb4 $1 cxd4 (9... cxd3 10. bxc5 $16) (9... cxb4 10. Bxc4 bxc3 11. bxc3 $16)
10. Bxh7+ $1 Nxh7 11. Qxd4 $16 Nb6 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. e4 {/\ 14.Be3 Najdorf})
9... Ba5 (9... cxd4 10. Nb5 $10 (10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 $15)) 10. Bd3 Qe7
11. Ne4 (11. Bd2 $142) 11... Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bc2 cxd4 14. exd4 (14. Qxd4
Bd7 $10) 14... h6 15. Qd3 Rd8 16. Ne5 Bb6 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Bd2 Bc6 19. Ng4 (19.
Bb4 {Najdorf}) 19... Ne4 (19... Bxd4 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Bb4+ Ke8
23. Rad1 $40) 20. Be3 f5 21. Ne5 Bd5 (21... Rac8 22. Nxc6 Rxc6 23. Rac1 Rcd6
$17) 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Bb3 Rxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Frankfurt"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zsinka, Laszlo"]
[Black "Kohlweyer, Bernd"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Ne5 Bxc3 (13... Be7)
14. Rxc3 Bd5 $6 (14... Qe8 $1 $14) 15. Bxd5 Rxc3 $2 (15... exd5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 (
16... Rxc3 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bh6 $18) 17. Bxf6 Rxc3 18. bxc3 $14) 16. Nxf7 $1
{Ftacnik,L} (16. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 (16... Kxf7 17. Bxe6+ Kg6 18. Bxf6 $18) 17. Qxe6
Qf8 18. Qxf7+ Qxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. bxc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Solin 13th"]
[Site "Solin"]
[Date "2005.12.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Jovanic, Ognjen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "Gavrikov,V"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bd7 ({An old idea of Bronstein.Black is going to develop his bishop on c6 but
more natural is the continuation} 8... cxd4 9. exd4 b6) 9. Qe2 Bc6 10. Rd1 Qe7
({In the event of} 10... Nbd7 {White can claim an advantage by} 11. d5 $1 (11.
Bd2 Rc8 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. Be1 Qf6 15. dxc5 Ndxc5 16. Nd4 {1/2-1/2
Spassky,B-Taimanov,M/Tallinn 1975/MCD (30)} Ba4 17. b3 Bd7 $13) 11... exd5 12.
Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qc7 (13... Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Qc7 15. e4 Nb6 16. Rh5 c4 17. Be3
$16 {1-0 Portisch,L-Lengyel,L/Budapest 1962/EXT 2000/(28)}) 14. Bxc6 (14. e4 $5
) 14... Qxc6 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 $5 {0-1 Beliavsky,A-Kortschnoj,V/Paks 2004/CBM
102(39)} Bb6 (16... cxb4 17. Nd4 $44) 17. Bb2 $14) ({also insufficient for
equality is} 10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. a3 $1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 e5 (13... Qa5 14.
Bb2) 14. dxc5 $5 Qa5 15. e4 Qxc5 16. Bd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Na5 18. d6 $1 {1-0
Janosevic,D-Dely,P/Skopje 1967/MCD (31)}) 11. a3 ({Less dangerous for Black is
} 11. Ne5 Rd8 12. a3 Ba5 13. dxc5 Rxd1+ 14. Nxd1 Qxc5 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. b4 Bc7
17. Bb2 Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Taimanov,M-Reshevsky,S/Buenos Aires 1960/MCD (24)}) 11...
Ba5 ({Dubious is} 11... Bxc3 $6 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. a4 Rfc8 14. Bb3 Qe8 15. c4
cxd4 16. exd4 $16 {1-0 Gligoric,S-Taimanov,M/Montilla 1977/MCD (50)}) 12. Bd2
Bb6 (12... Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nc6 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Bf1 Qe5 16. g3 Rfd8 17. Rac1 $14
{1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Matanovic,A/Palma de Mallorca 1968/MCD (55)}) 13. dxc5 Qxc5
14. Nd4 $1 $146 ({Lugovoi has a goog understanding of Nimzo-Indian positions
and demonstrates a better idea than} 14. b4 {1-0 Iotov,V-Cheparinov,N/Plovdiv
2004/CBM 098 ext (38)} {when Black could react with} Qh5) 14... Qg5 15. Nxc6
Nxc6 16. Bd3 $14 {Now Black has to reckon with the manoeuvre Nc3-e4.} Qh4 17.
Be1 Ng4 (17... Rfd8 $142) 18. h3 Nge5 19. Bc2 a6 20. Rac1 g5 $2 {This try to
create counterplay only weakens Black´s position and changes the situation
from slightly worse to hopeless.} 21. Ne4 Qh6 ({Perhaps only now Black noticed
that after} 21... f5 $2 {wins} 22. f4 $1 Qxf4 $140 $2 23. Bf2) 22. Qh5 $1 {
Forcing the exchange of queens after which the ending represents best winning
chances for White.} Qxh5 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Nxh5 {[%cal Ge1c3,Gc3h8,Gh5f6]} Rad8
25. Bc3 f6 26. Rxd8 {Allows Black to prolong the resistance.} ({Simpler was} 
26. Bb3 $1) 26... Bxd8 27. Rd1 (27. Bb3 $5) 27... Be7 28. Bb3 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ (
29. Rf1) 29... Nxd8 30. f4 gxf4 31. exf4 $5 {[%cal Gc3h8]} ({White could win a
pawn by} 31. Nxf4 {but the text is probably stronger and drives away black
knight from e5-square.}) 31... Nd7 32. g4 Kg8 33. f5 {[%cal Gb3g8]} Kf7 ({Or} 
33... Nc5 34. Ba2) 34. Nf4 Nf8 35. Kg2 Bd6 36. Kf3 Ke7 37. fxe6 Bxf4 38. Kxf4
Nfxe6+ $6 (38... Ng6+ $142 39. Kg3 (39. Kf5 Nh4+ 40. Ke4 Nxe6) 39... Nxe6) 39.
Kf5 Ng7+ 40. Ke4 Nc6 41. g5 f5+ ({If} 41... Ne8 {then} 42. gxf6+ Nxf6+ 43. Kf5
Ne8 44. Kg5 {followed by Kh6.}) 42. Kd5 Ne6 43. Bf6+ Kd7 44. Bc2 Nc7+ ({
Also loses} 44... Ne7+ 45. Bxe7 Kxe7 46. h4 Nf4+ 47. Ke5 Ng6+ 48. Kxf5 Nxh4+
49. Kg4 Ng6 50. Kh5) ({or} 44... Nf4+ 45. Kc5 Ke6 46. Bb3+ Kd7 47. Bg8) 45. Kc5
f4 46. Bf5+ Ke8 47. Bxh7 f3 48. Bd3 Ne6+ 49. Kd5 Kf7 (49... Nf4+ 50. Ke4 $18)
50. Ke4 Nc5+ 51. Ke3 Ne7 52. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.02.12"]
[Round "10.5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Volke, Karsten"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Gavrikov,V"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 {White choose this line usually when he is
willing to make a draw.} ({The main alternatives are:} 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Re1 (
12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Ne5 Be7 14. Rfd1 Nd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 Lugovoi,
A-Loginov,V/St Petersburg 2004/CBM 101 (16)}) 12... Rc8 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. Rxc3
h6 15. Bh4 Bd5 (15... Qe8) 16. Bxd5 Rxc3 17. Qxc3 (17. bxc3 exd5 18. Ne5 Re8
$11) 17... Nxd5 18. Bxd8 Nxc3 19. Bxb6 Nxa2 20. Bxa7 Ra8 21. Bc5 Nxc5 22. dxc5
Rc8 23. Re5 Nb4 {1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P-Macieja,B/Budapest 1996/CBM 051 ext (23)}) (
11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rfe8 15. Bh4 Rac8 16. Bg3 Qd8
17. Nd2 Nf8 18. Nc4 Qd5 19. Ne3 Qd8 20. Nc4 Qd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Hracek,
Z/Germany 2003/CBM 097 ext (46)}) (11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Ne5 (13. Bd3
Qc7 14. Rfc1 Rfe8 15. Bh4 Nh5 $1 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Rac8 18. Bb5 Red8 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Karpov,A/Germany 1994/GER-chT (78)}) 13... Qc7 14. Nxd7
Nxd7 15. Rac1 Qc6 (15... Rfe8) 16. f4 $5 (16. f3 Rac8 17. Bd3 Qd6) 16... Rac8
17. Bd3 Qd5 {(/\Rc3)} 18. Rf2 f5 19. Qe3 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. c4 {1/2-1/2
Kharlov,A-Dautov,R/Tripoli 2004/CBM 102/ (48)} Qd7 22. Rd2 Rg6 23. Bf1 $13)
11... Bxc3 (11... Be7 $6 {is less good for Black because of} 12. Re1 Nc6 (12...
Nbd7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rad1 $14) 13. Ba6 $1 Qc8 (13... Bxa6 $4 14. Nxc6 Qd7 15.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nd5 $1 $18) 14. Qf3 (14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Qf3 Rac8 16. Nb5 $14 {
1-0 Garza Marco,S-Gonzalez de la Nava,A/Vila Real 2001/EXT 2002 (26)}) 14...
Na5 (14... Nxe5 $2 15. Qxb7 Qxb7 16. Bxb7 Nd3 17. Bxa8 Nxe1 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19.
Be4) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qxb7 Nxb7 17. Nc6 Bd8 (17... Bd6 18. Bxf6 (18. Nb5 a6
19. Nxd6 Nxd6 20. d5 $1 Nxd5 $140 $2 21. Ne7+) 18... gxf6 19. d5 exd5 $6 20.
Nxd5 Kg7 21. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Lesiege,A-Thorhallsson,T/Elista 1998/CBM 066 ext 
(40)}) 18. Rac1 Na5 19. Nxd8 Raxd8 20. Ne4 Rxd4 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Bxf6 Rf4 23.
Bg5 $14 {1-0 Petran,P-Petrosian,A/Budapest 1991/CBM 027 (47)}) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 ({
Black mostly played} 12... Qc7 {here, when White can force the perpetual check
by} 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qg4+ Kh8 15. Qh4 fxe5 16. Qf6+ Kg8 17. Qg5+) 13. Nxd7
Qxd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Re1 ({If White attacks the f6-pawn by} 15. Qg4+ Kh8 16.
Qh4 {Black continues} Qd8 17. Rfd1 f5 18. Qf4 Qf6 19. Bf1 Rg8 20. Rd3 Rac8 21.
a4 Ba6 {'1/2-1/2 Volke,K-Antonio,R/Biel op 1993/TD 93\07'}) ({Probably more
reasonable is the continuation} 15. d5 Bxd5 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qh4 (17. Qd4 Qd8
18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rfe1 Rc8 $132 {0-1 Simonet Pons,M-Schandorff,L/Bled 2002/EXT
2003 (42)}) {which leads to a draw after} 17... Bxc4 18. Qxf6+ {'1/2-1/2
Babula,V-Polgar,J/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (18)'}) 15... Kh8 ({Of course not} 15...
Bxg2 $4 16. Kxg2 Qc6+ 17. Kh3 Qxc4 18. Rg1+ Kh8 19. Qf3 f5 20. Qg3 $18) 16. Bf1
Rad8 ({More promising looks} 16... Rg8 17. Re3 Rad8 18. Qe2 Qc6 19. f3 Qc7 20.
Qf2 Qf4 21. Rb1 Rd5 22. g3 Ra5 {1/2-1/2 Lin Weiguo-Alterman,B/Beijing 1997/CBM
061/ (48)}) 17. Qg4 Rg8 18. Qh4 Rg6 19. Re3 Qd5 20. f3 Rdg8 21. a4 Qb3 22. Qf2
Ba6 23. c4 $6 {Now White´s central pawns become vulnerable.} ({Undoubtedly
stronger was the exchange of queens} 23. Qa2 $1 Qxa2 24. Rxa2 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Rg5
26. g3 {because the attempt to win the a4-pawn is risky for Black:} Ra5 27. Ke2
b5 $6 28. Kd3 bxa4 29. Re1 $16) 23... Qb4 24. Qc2 Qd6 25. Rd1 Bb7 26. Qf2 Rh6
27. g3 Rh5 28. Rc3 Ra5 29. Ra1 Qb4 30. Rca3 Bc6 31. Qe3 Qd6 $1 (31... Rxa4 $2
32. Rxa4 Bxa4 33. Qa3 $16) (31... Bxa4 $6 32. Bd3 f5 33. d5 $36) 32. R3a2 Rf5 (
32... Rd8 $5) 33. Rf2 ({Or} 33. Bg2 Rd8 34. Rd2 Qb4 35. Rc2 Bxa4 36. Rca2 Be8
$15) 33... Rd8 (33... Rxf3 $5 34. Rxf3 Bxf3 35. c5 Qd8 $15) 34. a5 Qxd4 35.
Qxd4 Rxd4 36. axb6 axb6 $15 37. f4 Ra5 38. Rb1 Be4 39. Rc1 (39. Rxb6 $4 {
allows the decisive pin} Ra1 40. c5 Rdd1) 39... Kg7 40. Rb2 Rd6 41. Kf2 Ra3 42.
Be2 e5 43. c5 bxc5 44. fxe5 fxe5 45. Rxc5 f6 (45... Rh6 46. h4 Rf6+ 47. Ke1 Re6
48. g4) 46. Rcb5 Ra1 47. Ke3 Bg6 48. Rb7+ Kh6 49. R7b6 Ra3+ 50. Kf2 Rxb6 51.
Rxb6 Kg7 52. Rb7+ Kh6 53. Rb6 Kg7 54. Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Nxd7
Nxd7 15. Rac1 Qc6 (15... e5) (15... Rfe8) (15... Rac8 16. Bd3 Rfe8 17. Qg4 Nf8
18. Rfe1 Ng6 19. Bb5 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. h4 f5 22. Qg3 Qc7 23. Qf3 Qc6 24.
Qh3 Qd7 25. h5 Nh8 26. Bf4 Nf7 27. Re3 b5 $13 {0-1 Knaak,R-Enders,P/Dresden
1985/MCL 04}) 16. f3 (16. f4 $5) 16... Qd6 (16... Rac8 17. Bd3 (17. Bb5 Qd6 18.
Rfd1 a6 19. Bxa6 Bxa6 20. Qxa6 Qd5 {1/2-1/2 Ivkov,B-Barczay,L/Polanica Zdroj 
(03) ;MCL 06 1969 (30)}) 17... Qd6 18. Qc2 (18. Rfe1 h6 19. Bh4 Kh8 20. Bg3 Qe7
21. c4 Qf6 22. Qe3 {Scharch,R-Kosiol/1990/}) 18... h6 19. Bh4 Rfe8 20. Bg3 Qe7
21. Rfe1 Nf6 22. Qd2 Nh5 23. Bf2 Qf6 24. Be3 Red8 25. Bb1 b5 26. Rf1 e5 {
0-1 Knaak,R-Vaisser,A/Szirak 1985/MCD-r8}) (16... a6 $5 17. Bd3 b5) 17. Rfd1 (
17. Rfe1 Rfc8 18. Bd3 Nf8 19. Bd2 Ng6 20. Qe3 Rd8 21. Kh1 Rac8 22. Bb1 Bd5 23.
Qg5 Re8 24. Qg4 f5 25. Qg5 Bc4 26. Qe3 b5 27. Qf2 Ne7 {0-1 Kobalija,M-Kumaran,
D/Moscow-A 1996/EXT 97}) 17... Rfe8 (17... a6 18. a4 Rfc8 $5) 18. Bb3 (18. Bd3
e5) 18... Rac8 19. Bh4 (19. c4 e5 20. d5 (20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxe5 Nxe5 22. f4 h6
(22... Ng4 23. c5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. h3 Ne3 26. Rd7 c4 27. Rxb7 cxb3 28.
axb3 $14) (22... Nc6 23. c5 (23. Ba4 Re2) 23... Na5 $11) 23. fxe5 (23. Bxh6 Ng4
24. Bg5 Re2) 23... hxg5 24. Rd7 Bc6 25. Rxa7 Rxe5 26. c5 Be8 $11) (20. c5 Qg6
21. Ba4 exd4) 20... Nc5 $13) 19... Qa3 $5 (19... e5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxf7+ $18
) 20. c4 a5 (20... e5 21. Re1 (21. d5 Bxd5) 21... a5 $5 22. c5 $5 (22. Rcd1 Ba6
$1 (22... a4 23. Bc2 g6 24. Bd3) 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Rd5 f6) (22. Bg3 e4 (22...
a4 23. Bc2 exd4 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rxe8+ Nf8 26. Rd1 $14 (26. Rce1 d3 27. Rd8
dxc2 28. Bd6 Qe3+ 29. Rxe3 c1=Q+ 30. Kf2 Qd2+ $11)) 23. fxe4 Rxe4 24. Qf2 Nf6
$132) 22... a4 (22... bxc5 23. Qb5 Bc6 24. Qc4) 23. Bc4 bxc5 24. Bb5 Bc6 (24...
exd4 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rxe8+ Nf8 27. Rce1) 25. Bxc6 (25. d5 Bxb5 26. Qxb5 Qb4)
25... Rxc6 26. Qb5 $13) 21. Qd2 e5 (21... a4 22. Bc2) (21... Ba6 22. Rc3 (22.
d5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Nc5 $15) (22. Qd3 Nf8 $15) 22... Qb4 (22... a4 23. Bc2 Qb4 24.
Qd3 Nf8 25. Rb1 Qa5 26. Be1 $14) 23. Rc2 (23. Qc1 a4 24. a3 Qxb3 $1 25. Rxb3
axb3 $17) 23... Qxd2 (23... Qa3 24. Qc1) 24. Rdxd2 b5 25. cxb5 Bxb5 $11) 22. d5
(22. Bc2 g6 $132 (22... e4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Rxe4 $13)) 22... e4 (22...
Ba6 23. Rc3) 23. Rc3 $5 (23. fxe4 Rxe4 24. Bf2 a4 $17) 23... Qb4 $2 (23... exf3
24. Rxf3 Ne5 25. Rg3 Ng6 (25... a4 26. Bf6 Ng6 27. Bb2 Qc5+ 28. Bd4 Qa3 29. Bc2
$18) 26. d6 a4 27. d7 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 axb3 29. dxc8=Q Qxc8 $11) (23... a4 $5 24.
Bc2 Qxa2 25. fxe4 $5 (25. Bxe4 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 g6 27. Rb2 f5 28. Bc2 Bxd5 29.
Bxa4 Bc6 $11) 25... Rxc4 (25... Ne5 26. d6 Bc6 $14) 26. e5 g6 (26... Kh8 27. e6
fxe6 28. dxe6 Nc5 29. e7 (29. Rxc4 Qxc4 30. Bf6 Nxe6) (29. Bf6 Rg4 30. Qh6 (30.
Rh3 Be4 (30... Qxe6 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 32. Rxg7+ Rxg7 33. Bxg7 Qg4 $11)) 30... Rxg2+
31. Kf1 Ne4 $19) 29... Rxh4 30. Qf2 Rg4 31. Qf8+ Qg8 32. Rd8 $40) 27. e6 fxe6
28. Qg5 (28. dxe6 Nc5) 28... Qxc2 $1 (28... Rxc3 29. Bxg6) 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30.
dxe6 $5 Nc5 (30... Nf8 31. e7) 31. Rd8 Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 (32. Qxg2 Rxd8) 32... Rxg5
33. Rxe8+ Kg7 34. Bxg5 Bc6 35. Re7+ Kf8 $11) (23... b5 $2 24. fxe4 (24. cxb5
Rxc3 (24... a4 25. Bc4 Qb4 26. a3 Qa5 27. d6 $18) 25. Qxc3 a4 26. Qc7 Ne5 $132
(26... axb3 27. Qxd7 $16) (26... Bc8 27. Qa7)) 24... b4 25. Rg3 a4 26. Qh6 g6
27. Bg5 axb3 28. Rh3 $18) (23... Nc5 $5 24. Bf2 (24. d6 Bc6 25. Be7 (25. Bf2
Rcd8 $5 $13 (25... a4 26. Bc2 Qxa2 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. d7 Bxd7 29. Qxd7 Qb2 30.
Qd2 $18)) 25... a4 26. Bc2 Qxa2 27. fxe4 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxd2 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 30.
Rxd2 Nd7 $13) 24... a4 25. Bc2 Qxa2 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. fxe4 Rxc4 28. e5 g6 29.
e6 fxe6 30. Qg5 Rf8 (30... Qxc2 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. Qe3 $13) 31. Rxc4 Qxc4 32.
Bxg6 hxg6 $11) (23... Ne5 24. d6 $16 (24. fxe4 a4 25. Bc2 Qxa2 {-23...a4})) 24.
Re3 $1 Qxd2 (24... Qd6 25. fxe4) (24... Nc5 25. Qxb4 axb4 26. Be1) 25. Rxd2 Nc5
(25... exf3 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Ba4) 26. fxe4 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Nxe4 28. Re2 Nc5 (
28... f5 29. d6 $1 $18) 29. Bc2 $1 $18 (29. Bf2 a4 30. Bc2 Ba6 31. Bf5 Rd8 $16)
29... Ba6 30. Bf5 Rf8 (30... Bxc4 31. Rc2) 31. d6 Bxc4 (31... Bc8 32. Bxc8 Rxc8
33. Re7 Kf8 34. Rc7 $18) 32. Rd2 f6 (32... Be6 33. d7) 33. d7 Rd8 34. Bg3 Be6
35. Bc7 Bxf5 36. Bxd8 Nxd7 37. Rd6 Kf7 38. Bxb6 Ke7 39. Bc7 Be6 40. a3 $6 (40.
Rd2 a4 41. Kf2 $18) 40... a4 41. Rd2 (41. Ra6 $5 Bb3 42. Kf2) 41... h5 $6 (
41... Bb3 42. Kf2 Ke8 $16) 42. Kf2 $6 (42. Rd4 Bb3 43. Rh4 g6 44. Re4+ Kf7 45.
Bd6) 42... Bb3 43. Rd4 Ke8 $2 (43... g5 44. g3 Ke6 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Ra6 Kf7 47.
Bd8) (43... Ke6 $1 $16) 44. Rh4 g6 45. Re4+ Kf7 46. Bd6 Nb6 47. Re7+ Kg8 48.
Bc5 $18 Nd5 49. Ra7 Nf4 50. Bd4 Nd5 51. Kf3 Kf8 52. Ke4 Ke8 53. Ra5 Ne7 54.
Bxf6 Nc6 55. Rc5 Kd7 56. Be5 Ne7 57. Bf6 Nf5 58. Kf4 Nd6 59. Bc3 Nf7 60. Ra5
g5+ 61. Kf5 Nd6+ 62. Kg6 h4 63. Bb4 Ne4 64. Kf5 Bc2 65. Rd5+ Kc6 66. Ke5 Bb3
67. Rd4 Nf2 68. Rd2 Nd1 69. Kf5 Ne3+ 70. Kxg5 1-0

[Event "Benasque"]
[Site "Benasque"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Giese"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Qb8 13. Rfd1 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Rc8
15. Bd3 Nd5 16. Qd2 h6 17. Bxh6 $1 {[%csl Gd2,Gd3]} gxh6 18. Qxh6 {[%cal Gd3h7]
} Qf4 $6 (18... N5f6 $6 19. Ng5 {[%csl Gf7,Gh7]} Qf4 20. h3 $1 {[%csl Gg4]
[%cal Yg2g3]} (20. g3 $4 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Ng4+ $19) 20... Nf8 (20... Be4 21. Bxe4
Nxe4 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Nxe4 $18) 21. g3 Qc7 22. Qxf6 $18 Qc6 23. Bh7+) (18...
Nf8 $142 $1 19. Qg5+ (19. Ng5 Qf4 20. Bh7+ Nxh7 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Nxe6+ fxe6
23. Qxb7 $13) 19... Kh8 20. c4 Nb4 21. Ne5 Qc7 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Bb1 $40 {~/=})
19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Ng5 Nf8 21. Bg6+ Kg8 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Qh5+ Ke7
25. Qg5+ $18 {[%cal Yd1d3,Yh2h4,Yd3g3]} Kf7 26. Rd3 Ne7 27. c4 Be4 28. Rg3 Nfg6
29. h4 Bf5 30. h5 Nf8 31. d5 Rc5 32. Qg7+ Ke8 33. d6 Nc6 34. Qf6 1-0

[Event "World-ch Anand-Topalov +3-2=7"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2010.05.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2010.04.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The 9th game was one of the tensest of the championship so far, where we
could see that both players get very tired and nervous. Anand desided to stop
the Catalan debate and used his other weapon - the Nimzo with 4.e3. The
champion was also better prepared and quickly got some edge in a complicated
position with two rooks for queen. Later Topalov had some ways to equalize,
but the position was too complicated. Anand also did not play perfectly.
Nevertheless after the second time control he got winning position (for the
second time in the game), but he erred on move 53 and the game was drawn.
Another disappointment for the World Champion.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 {
Anand refuses the Catalan, which brought him two wins, and opts for another
complicated opening - the Nimzo.} Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O {
A very famous position, which was played in other World Championships as well.
Here some very big theory starts, with thousands of games played.} cxd4 {
One of the main moves.} (7... Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 {and}) (
7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 {are other big main lines.}) 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 {
Developing the bishop first, which is much more flexible in this case.} 10. Bg5
Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 {So far everything was simple, both players were
developing, but now Anand has a choice - which he already made at home.} 13.
Bd3 {Not forcing anything yet.} (13. Qb3 {is what Kramnik managed to beat
Kasparov with, in London back then in 2000. However, later Black found a way
to deal with it.} Be7 (13... Bxc3 $1 {is safer}) 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 (14... Bxf6 $5)
15. Bxe6 $1 {Is how Kramnik-Kasparov from the other World Championship Match
went.}) 13... Re8 14. Qe2 Bxc3 {Black has already made all useful moves, so
now it is time for this exchange. White get's the bishop pair, but Black is
solid and has an easy development.} 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Bh4 {Trying to attack the
queen that has just appeared on c7.} (16. c4 {is too early-} h6 $1 {and if} 17.
Bh4 {then} Nh5 $1) 16... Nh5 $1 {Typical way to meet all Bh4's.} 17. Ng5 (17.
Bxh7+ {doesn't work:} Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg6 $1 19. g4 $1 Qf4 $1 20. gxh5+ Kh6 {
and Black will take over.}) 17... g6 18. Nh3 $5 $146 {A new move. It seems a
little bit ugly, but White protects the f4-square, which is more important.} ({
Another possible and more logical way of solving the problem is} 18. Qd2 {
but then Black is still able to go to f4, though this time with his queen.} Qf4
$5) (18. Nxh7 $4 Nf4 $1) 18... e5 {This breakthrough seems very good, but in
fact now this pawn is kind of pinned and the pin is actually pretty anoying
for Black.} (18... Qd6 $5 {first, made sense, avoiding f3.} 19. f3 $2 Rxc3 $1)
19. f3 $1 {protecting e4 and bringing the bishop to f2.} Qd6 (19... exd4 20.
Qxe8+ Rxe8 21. Rxe8+ Kg7 22. Bf2 $1) (19... Bd5 $5 20. Qd2 (20. g4 Nhf6 21. Bg3
h5 22. Nf2) 20... Bc4 21. Bb1 Qd6) 20. Bf2 exd4 $6 {Topalov just ignores the
pin and sacrifices his rooks for White's queen. I think it was not needed.} (
20... Nhf6 $1 {Seems much safer and better to me. Now exd4 and also e4 are
threats. I think Black more or less equalizes:} 21. Qb2 exd4 $5 {seems fine
for Black. White knight looks odd on h3, and in case of cxd4 the black knight
will enjoy the d5-square.} (21... e4 $5)) 21. Qxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rxe8+ Nf8 23. cxd4
{White also had an option of taking with the bishop, which was strong, but
Anand decides to go for a safe option.} (23. Bxd4 $1 {Black may try to
transfer one of two knights to e6, but in both cases White will meet it with
Re3 and the bishop will be free to go to e5.} Ng7 (23... Bc6 24. Re3 Ne6 25.
Be5 {And white is better.}) 24. Re3 Nge6 25. Be5 Qc5 26. Rce1 Nd7 27. Bg3 Nf6
28. c4 $1 {and all the threats are neutralized and White's advantage is big
and clear.}) 23... Nf6 24. Ree1 Ne6 25. Bc4 $1 {Very clever. White wants to
play Bg3 without giving up the d4-pawn.} Bd5 26. Bg3 Qb4 $1 {Topalov rightly
decides to enter some complications} (26... Qd7 {was bad due to} 27. Be5 $1)
27. Be5 $1 Nd7 $1 {The point of ...Qb4. Now the position gets complicated, and
it seems that objectively Black is holding, though I may be wrong.} 28. a3 $6 {
Those moves are always nice to make - it seems not to change the position much,
but it offers the opponent a choice and confuses him a bit.} (28. Bxd5 $1 {
however, was objectively stronger.} Nxe5 29. Bxe6 Nd3 $1 30. Rc8+ Kg7 31. Rd1
fxe6 {Now White has a choice: to grab the pawn, or not to and have a better
piece cooperation. White has winning chances in both cases, but I would prefer
to take the pawn.} 32. Rc7+ (32. Rc2 $5 Kf6 $1 {protecting g5. Now White has
nothing better than exchanging the knights} 33. Nf2 Nxf2 34. Kxf2 {and White
has winning chances, but because Black will have a passed pawn on the
queenside I think he should draw this.}) 32... Kf6 33. Rxa7 Qb2 $1 {Protecting
f2 and keeping and eye on a2.} (33... Qxd4+ $6 34. Kh1 Qb2 $2 35. Rd7 $1) 34.
Rf1 $1 Qxd4+ 35. Nf2 h5 36. Ra3 $1 Nxf2 37. Rxf2 h4 {and here White will
slowly unpin and then be having very fine winning chances.}) 28... Qa4 (28...
Qb2 $1 {was equalizing easier, for example} 29. Bxd5 (29. Rb1 Qc3 $1 30. Bxd5
Nxe5 31. Bxe6 Qxd4+ 32. Nf2 Nd3 33. Rf1 Nxf2 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxf2 h5 $1 36.
Rc1 a5 37. g3 h4 {with equality.}) 29... Nxe5 30. Bxe6 Nd3 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Rd1
fxe6 33. Rc7+ Kf6 34. Rxa7 Qxd4+ 35. Kh1 h5 {and the difference between the
knights is the reason, why Black holds this position easily.}) 29. Bxd5 Nxe5
30. Bxe6 Qxd4+ $2 {Topalov probably couldn't calculate all the complications
of ...Nd3! till the end and opted for the "safe" option. In fact now Black's
position becomes critical - he is maybe already lost.} ({However the
complications after} 30... Nd3 $1 {are in his favour. Black seems to be equal
in all lines. For example} 31. Rc4 $5 (31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Ng5+ $2 Kg7 33. Rc7+
Kh6 $1 {and it is not the black king, but White, who will be in trouble.})
31... Qxa3 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Ng5+ Kf6 34. Ne4+ Ke7 35. Rf1 Nf4 36. Rc7+ Kd8
37. Rxh7 Qb2 38. Nf2 Ne2+ 39. Kh1 a5 {with counterplay that is enough for
equality.}) 31. Kh1 fxe6 32. Ng5 $1 {Finally the knight is back!} Qd6 33. Ne4
$2 {Anand decides again not to calculate everything, but to play simple
positional chess.} (33. Rc8+ $1 {was winning immediately!} Kg7 34. Rec1 Kh6 (
34... Qd2 35. R8c7+ Kg8 36. Ne4 {and White wins}) 35. h4 Qd4 (35... Kh5 36. Rh8
h6 37. Re1 $18) 36. g3 $1 Nd7 37. Kg2 $1 {and it is clear that Black is lost.})
33... Qxa3 34. Rc3 Qb2 {Probably not the best square, but without a computer
it is hard to see which square is best and why.} 35. h4 ({The immediate} 35.
Rc8+ $1 {was also possible} Kg7 36. Rc7+ {and Black is losing a pawn - h7 or
a7... or both..}) 35... b5 $2 {I am curious, why Topalov touched this pawn and
not the a-pawn, which fits much more with queen b2.} (35... a5 $5 {was more
logical than pushing the b-pawn, but perhaps it is not quick enough.} 36. Rc8+
Kg7 37. Rc7+ Kg8 38. Rd1 Nd3 $1 39. Rd7 Nc5 40. Ra7 Nd3 41. Kh2 Qe2 42. Rd2 Qe3
43. Nf6+ Kf8 44. Nxh7+ Ke8 45. Nf6+ Kd8 46. Ne4 {and Black's position seems
horrible - but may in fact be holdable..}) ({The clever} 35... Qb4 $5 {is
interesting too}) (35... Nf7 {is safe, but I think Black shouldn't be passive,
and his chance is in pushing the pawn - the a-pawn, not the b one...}) 36. Rc8+
Kg7 37. Rc7+ Kf8 38. Ng5 Ke8 39. Rxh7 {A safe move.} (39. Nxe6 $1 {was winning,
for example} Nxf3 $5 40. Rd1 $1 Nd2 41. Rxa7 $1 Qe5 42. Rxh7 $3 Qxe6 43. Ra1 $1
Qc6 44. Ra8+ $1 {and after playing five moves in a row with an exclamation
mark White wins!}) 39... Qc3 40. Rh8+ $2 {Anand lets the black king escape, on
the famous 40th move. Probably Anand thought, that Black has to repeat the
moves, missing 41...Nd3! after 41.Rd1.} (40. Re2 {was winning for White. Black
has no perpetuals whatsoever, and White will eventually get to Black's king.
For example} b4 41. Nxe6 b3 42. Kh2 $1 a5 43. Rc7 Qa1 44. Rb7 Qc3 45. Rb5 Nc4
46. Rb8+ $1 Ke7 47. Rxb3 $1 Qxb3 48. Nd4+ Qe3 49. Rxe3+ Nxe3 50. Nc6+ {winning.
That was, of course, just one of the possible lines.}) (40. Re4 {would win as
well}) 40... Kd7 41. Rh7+ (41. Rd1+ Nd3 $1 {could be, what Anand missed.})
41... Kc6 42. Re4 {Even though the black king is out of the dangerous zone,
his position is still tricky and difficult to play.} b4 $6 ({The immediate} 
42... Kb6 $1 {is much stronger, e6 is untouchable due to ...Nxf3! while Kb6 is
neccesary in any case.} 43. Re7 Nc6 44. R7xe6 b4 45. Nf7 Ka5 $1 {and it will
eventually finish in a draw.}) 43. Nxe6 Kb6 44. Nf4 Qa1+ (44... Qc1+ $1 {
was drawing in a study like way:} 45. Kh2 Nc6 46. Rh6 b3 47. Rxg6 Qd2 $3 (47...
b2 $2 48. Nd3 b1=Q 49. Nxc1 Qxc1 50. Ree6 $18) 48. Rc4 b2 49. Rgxc6+ Kb7 50.
Rc7+ Kb8 51. Rc8+ Kb7 52. R4c7+ Ka6 $1 {with a draw. Strangely enough White
can't get anything more.}) 45. Kh2 a5 46. h5 gxh5 {Now it's over for Black
again.} (46... g5 $5 {was perhaps stronger, but it is not clear if it was
enough to save the game. However, over the board it is not clear if it is
better than gxh5, so we should forgive Topalov.}) 47. Rxh5 Nc6 48. Nd5+ Kb7 49.
Rh7+ Ka6 50. Re6 Kb5 51. Rh5 Nd4 52. Nb6+ $1 {Nice check, forcing the black
king to stay inside the mate zone. Now White is totally winning, for about the
third time in this game...} Ka6 53. Rd6 Kb7 54. Nc4 $6 {Making things a bit
more complicated, though White is still winning.} (54. Nd5 $1 {centralizing
the knight was much simpler, and Black can resign.}) 54... Nxf3+ 55. gxf3 Qa2+
56. Nd2 Kc7 57. Rhd5 $6 {Again an inaccuracy:} (57. Rhh6 $1 {was stronger.
White will play Kg3 and Ne4 and mate Black.}) 57... b3 58. Rd7+ Kc8 59. Rd8+
Kc7 60. R8d7+ Kc8 61. Rg7 $1 {Here all Anand's fan were relieved again - he
seemed to have found a win. But...} a4 62. Rc5+ $6 {Okay, just repeating the
moves, nothing wrong yet...} (62. Rdd7 a3 63. Kg3 Qa1 64. Rc7+ Kb8 65. Rb7+ Kc8
66. Nxb3 Qg1+ 67. Kf4 Qh2+ 68. Ke3 Qe5+ 69. Kf2 Qh2+ 70. Kf1 Qh3+ 71. Ke2 Qh2+
72. Kd3) 62... Kb8 63. Rd5 Kc8 64. Kg3 $2 {This and the quick next move give
away the win for the last time in this game. But to be honest, it wasn't so
easy anymore, especially for someone, who played for some five to six hours
already. And, well, White had easier wins earlier in this game...} (64. Rdd7 {
was an easy move, but the win wasn't easy to calculate:} a3 65. Kg3 Qa1 66. Ra7
Qg1+ (66... Qe5+ 67. f4 Qe1+ 68. Kf3 Qh1+ 69. Kf2 Qh2+ 70. Ke3 $18) 67. Kh3
Qh1+ 68. Kg4 Qg1+ 69. Kf5 Qc5+ 70. Ke4 Qb4+ 71. Kd3 Qd6+ 72. Kc3 Qe5+ 73. Kxb3
Qb2+ 74. Kc4 Qc2+ 75. Kb5 Qb2+ 76. Kc5 Qe5+ 77. Kb4 Qd6+ 78. Kc3 Qe5+ 79. Kc2
Qc5+ 80. Kd1 {And the king managed to hide. Black had other possibilities of
checks, but White always manages to hide somewhere.}) 64... Qa1 65. Rg4 $2 (65.
Rdd7 {was probably still winning, but Anand played Rg4 almost instantly.} Qe1+
66. Kg4 $1 {and I will just trust my Fritz, who says that White is winning...})
65... b2 {Now it is already over, Black will draw easily.} 66. Rc4+ Kb7 67. Kf2
b1=Q 68. Nxb1 Qxb1 69. Rdd4 {Black doesn't need his pawn to make a draw.} Qa2+
70. Kg3 a3 71. Rc3 Qa1 72. Rb4+ Ka6 73. Ra4+ Kb5 74. Rcxa3 Qg1+ {With rooks on
a3 and a4, it is obvious that there is a perpetual check.} 75. Kf4 Qc1+ 76. Kf5
Qc5+ 77. Ke4 Qc2+ 78. Ke3 Qc1+ 79. Kf2 Qd2+ 80. Kg3 Qe1+ 81. Kf4 Qc1+ 82. Kg3
Qg1+ 83. Kf4 {A very comlicated game, full of fight, but also mistakes.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Gligoric,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

{Inf.26/654} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7.
bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 b6 (9... Qc7) 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Qc7
13. c4 Rad8 $14 14. Re1 $1 Be4 15. Bxe4 (15. Bf1 $5) 15... Nxe4 16. Rc1 (16.
Qc2 $1) 16... Rfe8 $1 17. Qc2 Qb7 18. Rcd1 Nf8 19. Ne5 f6 20. Ng4 (20. Nd3)
20... h5 21. f3 hxg4 22. fxe4 Qf7 23. e5 $2 (23. Rf1) 23... fxe5 24. Rf1 Qh5
25. dxe5 Ng6 $17 26. Rd6 Rf8 $1 27. Rxd8 (27. Rxf8+ $2 Rxf8 28. Rxe6 $6 Nh4 {
/\ g3-+}) 27... Rxd8 28. Qe4 Nh4 29. Bc3 Nf5 30. Be1 Qg5 $6 (30... Rd1 $1 31.
Bg3 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Nxg3+ 33. hxg3 Qf5+ 34. Qxf5 exf5 $19) 31. Bf2 Rd2 32. Qc6
$1 Qe7 33. Qe4 Qg5 34. Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Taastrup"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Bd3 d5 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 Be7 (11... Nbd7 $5 {Jusupov-Ivanchuk
Match(06) 1991}) 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Ba6 $1 Qc8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Qf3 Rac8 (15...
Na5 16. Qxb7 Nxb7 17. Nc6 Bd8 18. Rac1 $16 {Petran-Petrosjan,A Budapest 1991})
16. Rac1 $16 {/\17.Nb5/17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Ne4 Bxe5 19.dxe5 ><d6} Nd5 (16... Na5
17. Qxb7 Nxb7 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nc7 a5 20. Nd7 $18) 17. Nxd5 Bxg5 18. Nxc6 exd5 (
18... Bxc1 19. Nde7+ Kh8 20. Nxc8 $18) 19. Qxd5 Bxc1 20. Ne7+ Qxe7 21. Rxe7
Bxb2 22. g3 a5 23. Rd7 Rb8 24. Qb3 Bc1 25. Rd6 b5 26. Qc3 Bg5 27. Qxa5 Bf6 28.
d5 b4 29. Qa4 h6 30. Rd7 Rfe8 31. d6 Re6 32. Qa7 Rb5 33. Qa8+ Kh7 34. Qf3 $2 (
34. Rxf7 $1 Rxd6 35. Qe4+ Kg8 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qxb5) 34... Rb6 35. Qd3+ Kg8 36.
Ra7 Rb8 37. d7 Rd8 38. Rc7 Kf8 39. Qb5 Ke7 40. Qxb4+ Rd6 41. Qe4+ Re6 42. Qb4+
Rd6 43. a4 Bd4 (43... R8xd7 44. Rxd7+ Kxd7 45. Qb7+ Ke6 46. a5 $18) 44. Rc4 {
Hansen,C} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.02.02"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Yudasin,L Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 {This move seems to be
coming into business again after a long period where 4. Qc2 was played almost
exclusively.} O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 b6 {
A line played a lot by A. Karpov in the past.} 10. Bg5 Bb7 (10... Bxc3 $5 {
Yudasin,L} 11. bxc3 Nbd7) 11. Rc1 (11. Qe2 {Psakhis} Nbd7 12. Rac1 Bxc3 $1 13.
Rxc3 (13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Be4 $10) 13... Qb8 14. Bb5 $5 {N} (14. Bh4
Ne4 15. Re3 Qf4 16. Re1 Rac8 17. Ba6 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Nd2 19. Nxd2 Qxh4 20. Nf3
Qd8 $10 {Knaak,R-Inkiov,V/DDR - Bulgaria 1982}) 14... Qd6 {/\Ne4} 15. Rfc1 Nd5
$1 16. R3c2 Rac8 17. Ne5 Rxc2 18. Rxc2 N7f6 {1/2-1/2 Babula,V-Neverov,V/Lazne
Bohdanec 1996 (48) is not promising too much for White.}) 11... Bxc3 {Slightly
unusual I think. Could black not wait with this exchange?} (11... Nbd7) (11...
Nc6) (11... Be7 {Psakhis} 12. Qe2 Nc6 (12... Nbd7 $5) 13. Rfd1 Nb4 14. Ne5 Nbd5
15. Ba6 Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Qc8 17. Qa4 Qb7 18. Nc6 {dangerous fo Black. 1-0
Ibragimov,I-Gamundi,A/Linares op 1997 (35)}) (11... Nbd7 {Yudasin,L} 12. Qd3)
12. Rxc3 $6 (12. bxc3 $142) (12. bxc3 {Yudasin,L} Nbd7 {with Rc8 and Qc7})
12... Nc6 {[%cal Yc6b4,Yb4d5]} 13. a3 {[%cal Yh4d8] /^h4-d8 As compensation
for his isolated d-pawn white can hope to weaken blacks kingside by exploiting
the - for black - somewhat nasty pin in the diagonal h4-d8.} Rc8 (13... a6 {
Psakhis} 14. Re1 Rc8) 14. Ba2 (14. Qd3 $5 {Psakhis}) 14... Ne7 $1 (14... h6 {
Psakhis} 15. Bh4 (15. d5 exd5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxd5 Rcd8) 15... g5 $2 16. Nxg5
$1 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Nxd4 18. Rg3 Kh7 19. Bb1+ Nf5 20. Qa4 $18) 15. Rxc8 (15. Bxf6
{Psakhis} gxf6 $11) 15... Qxc8 ({Psakhis: Pin is very unpleasant after} 15...
Nxc8 {Psakhis} 16. Ne5 Nd6 17. Bb1 Nde4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. f3 Bb7 20. Ng4 $14 {
[%cal Rg5d8] 1-0 Inkiov,V-Roos,D/BUL-FRA 1985 (48)}) 16. Bxf6 (16. Ne5 {Psakhis
} Ned5 $11) 16... gxf6 {White had to take on f6, as his setup with 12. Rxc3
would else not make any sense. However his N and B is at the moment not placed
in a way to give black any problems on the kingside.} 17. Re1 {What white
would rearly like to do would be to manouvre his N to a better square. The
best square would be e3 where it would control d5 and have access to g4.
However you can´t and get what you want.} Rd8 {Psakhis: It's looks for me that
White has to fight for equality now.} 18. Nh4 {Yudasin: better wasBb1-Be4 with
about equal position} Ng6 $1 19. Qg4 {Yudasin: threatening Nxg6 followed by
Bxe6} f5 (19... Qc2 $2 {Yudasin,L} 20. Bxe6 $1 $40) 20. Nxg6 hxg6 (20... fxg4 {
Psakhis} 21. Ne7+ Kf8 (21... Kg7 {Yudasin,L} 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bb3 $15) 22.
Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bb1 h5 $15 {Psakhis: also very nice for Black.}) 21. Qf4 Qd7 {
The exchange of the Ns have strenghtened blacks kingside and made it more
difficult for white to protect his isolated d-pawn. But A better alternative
for white was not in sight - as his N - as earlier mentioned - was not placed
well.} (21... Qc6 $5 $15 {Yudasin,L}) 22. Rd1 Bd5 (22... Qa4 {Psakhis} 23. Qd2
$15) 23. Bxd5 $6 (23. Bb1 Bb3 24. Rd3 Bc4 25. Rd1 $15) (23. Bb1 $5 $15 {Psakhis
}) (23. Bb1 $15 {Yudasin,L}) 23... Qxd5 24. h4 {The idea of exchanging the Bs.
The d-P is sacrificed for some active play.} (24. Qc7 {Psakhis} Rd7 25. Qc8+
Kg7 {[%cal Re6e5]}) 24... e5 25. Qg5 exd4 {Psakhis: So, Nigel wonan important
pawn and his victory must be now just a question of time, but the Wijk aan Zee
tournament was very unlucky for him.} 26. h5 Qd6 (26... Rd6 {Yudasin,L} 27. Re1
) 27. Re1 (27. Rd3 {Psakhis} Re8 28. Qd2 Re4) 27... Rc8 (27... d3 $2 28. hxg6
fxg6 29. Re6 Qxe6 30. Qxd8+ Kg7 (30... Kf7 {Yudasin,L} 31. Qxd3 Qe1+ 32. Qf1
$11) 31. Qxd3 $11) 28. hxg6 fxg6 (28... Qxg6 {Yudasin,L} 29. Qh4 d3 30. Qd4)
29. g3 (29. Re7 d3 {[%cal Yd3d2,Yd2d1] White does not have time to exploit
blacks weakend Ks position. The d-P is to fast}) ({Better} 29. Qe7 {Psakhis}
Qxe7 30. Rxe7 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Rc2 32. b4 Rxf2 33. Rxa7 {Psakhis: with drawish
chances}) 29... d3 $19 (29... Rc2 {Yudasin,L} 30. Re8+ (30. Qh6 $1 d3 (30...
Qc6 31. Qg5 $1 {[%cal Gg5d8]}) 31. Re8+ Kf7 32. Re3 $1) 30... Kf7 31. Rd8 (31.
Qd8 Qxd8 32. Rxd8 Rxb2 33. Rxd4 Ke6 $17) 31... Qc6 $19) 30. Rd1 Kf7 (30... Kg7
$2 {Yudasin,L} 31. Rxd3 $1 Qxd3 32. Qe7+ $11) (30... Rd8 $2 {Yudasin,L} 31.
Rxd3 $1 Qxd3 32. Qxg6+ $11) 31. Qh6 (31. Qe3 Rd8) 31... Re8 32. Qd2 (32. Qh7+ {
Yudasin,L} Kf6 33. Qh4+ Kg7 34. Qc4 $17) 32... Qd4 33. Qh6 (33. Qxd3 $2 Re1+ (
33... Re1+ {Psakhis} 34. Rxe1 Qxd3 $19)) 33... Re2 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qh6+ Ke7
36. Qh7+ Kd8 37. Qg8+ (37. Qh4+ {Psakhis} Qxh4 38. Rxd3+ Ke7 39. gxh4 Rxb2 40.
Re3+ Kf6 {bad for White.}) 37... Kc7 38. Rc1+ Rc2 39. Rf1 Rxf2 $4 {Psakhis: I
suspect, Nigel could make this move just in terrible time tronble.  (+) ? A
most unbeliveable mistake Yudasin: just giving an 1/2 point,after d2 black
should win without big difficulties} (39... d2 {[%cal Rd2d1,Rc2c1] would win
very easy /\ 40. - d1(Q)//\40. - Rc1} 40. Qf7+ (40. Rd1 {Psakhis} Rc1 41. Qf7+
Qd7 $19) 40... Qd7 (40... Kb8 {Yudasin,L} 41. Qe8+ Rc8 42. Qe2 Rc1 43. Qe8+ Kc7
44. Qe7+ Qd7 45. Qe5+ Qd6 46. Qg7+ Kc6)) 40. Rxf2 d2 41. Qf7+ Kb8 42. Qe8+ Kb7
43. Qe7+ Kb8 (43... Ka6 $2 44. Qe2+ $18) 44. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lin, Weiguo"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1997.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Bg5 h6 (10... Qa5 11. Rc1 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 b5 13. Ra3 Qb6
14. Rb3 a6 15. a4 Qc7 16. Bd3 bxa4 17. Rc3 Qa5 18. Ra3 Bb7 19. Rxa4 Qd5 20. Re1
a5 21. Ra3 Bc6 22. Rc3 Rfc8 23. Qc2 Bb7 24. Bc4 Qd6 25. Ne5 {Ljubojevic,
L-Kortschnoj,V/Leon 1994/CBM 42/[Franco]/1/2-1/2 (81)}) 11. Bh4 Qa5 12. Rc1
Bxc3 (12... b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Ne5 Rac8 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Nxe5 17. b4 Nf3+
18. Qxf3 Bxf3 19. bxa5 Bb7 20. axb6 axb6 21. Rfc1 Ne4 22. R3c2 g5 23. Bg3 Nxg3
24. hxg3 Rfd8 25. Bb5 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rxd4 27. Rc7 {Zayac,E-Oll,L/US-op 1997/EXP
58/0-1 (45)}) 13. bxc3 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. f4 Rxc3
18. f5 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Qb6 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Rxf8+ Nxf8 22. Qc5 Qc6 23. Qxc6 Bxc6
{[#] Two bishops without influence in a position which is half-blocked ,
thanks to the pawn on d4. An ideal support point for Black's bishop on d5.
Part 1: formation of a passed pawn on the queen's wing and tying down of
White's bishop. Part 2: activation of the Black king and delineation of the
pawn on g3 as a decisive weakness. Maneuvering, technique. [#] Zwei Läufer
ohne Wirkung bei halbblockierter Stellung dank des Bd4. Idealer Stützpunkt d5
für den schwarzen Läufer. Teil1: Freibauernbildung am Damenflügel und Bindung
eines weißen Läufers. Teil2: Aktivierung des schwarzen Königs und Markieren
des Bg3 als entscheidende Schwäche. Lavieren, Technik} 24. a3 Kf7 25. Be1 Ng6
26. g3 Ne7 27. Kf2 Bd5 28. Bd1 Nc6 29. Ke3 a5 30. Bc2 Kf6 31. Bd1 b4 32. axb4
axb4 33. Be2 b3 34. Bc3 Ne7 35. h4 Nf5+ 36. Kf2 Nd6 37. Bd3 Be4 38. Be2 Bd5 39.
Bd3 Be4 40. Be2 Bc2 41. Bb2 h5 42. Kf3 Kf5 43. Bf1 Be4+ 44. Ke3 Kg4 45. Kf2 Bd5
46. Be2+ Kh3 47. Bf1+ Kh2 48. Bd3 Ne8 49. Bc1 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9899"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1999.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "197"]
[EventDate "1998.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qe7 14. Bb3
Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. h3 Nf8 17. Ne5 N6d7 18. Nf3 Nf6 19. Ne5 N6d7 20. Nd3 Nf6
21. Be3 Ng6 22. Nf4 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Nd5 24. Bd2 Qf6 25. Qg4 Qg6 26. c4 Qxg4 27.
hxg4 Nf6 28. g5 Ne4 29. Be3 Nd6 30. d5 exd5 31. cxd5 Nf5 32. Bf4 Rxc1 33. Rxc1
Nd4 34. Rc7 Ba8 35. Bc4 b5 36. Bf1 Bxd5 37. Rxa7 Bc4 38. Be3 Nf5 39. Bb6 Rc8
40. g3 Bxf1 41. Kxf1 h6 42. Ra5 Nd6 43. gxh6 Nc4 44. Ra6 Nxb6 45. Rxb6 Ra8 46.
Rxb5 Rxa2 47. hxg7 Kxg7 48. Kg2 Kg6 49. g4 Ra3 50. f3 f6 51. Kg3 Rc3 52. Rb8
Ra3 53. Rg8+ Kf7 54. Rh8 Kg7 55. Rh3 Kg6 56. Rh5 Rb3 57. Rd5 Ra3 58. Rd2 Rb3
59. Re2 Ra3 60. Kf4 Rb3 61. Re3 Rb4+ 62. Kg3 Rb1 63. f4 Rg1+ 64. Kh4 Rh1+ 65.
Rh3 Rg1 66. f5+ Kg7 67. Ra3 Rh1+ 68. Kg3 Rg1+ 69. Kf3 Rf1+ 70. Kg2 Rb1 71. Ra7+
Kf8 72. Kh3 Rh1+ 73. Kg2 Rb1 74. Kf3 Rb4 75. Rc7 Ra4 76. Rb7 Rc4 77. Kg3 Rc1
78. g5 fxg5 79. Kg4 Rc6 80. Ra7 Rb6 81. Rd7 Ra6 82. Rb7 Rc6 83. Kh5 g4 84. Kxg4
Ra6 85. Kg5 Rc6 86. Kg4 Rc4+ 87. Kg5 Rc6 88. Kf4 Ra6 89. Rd7 Ra4+ 90. Ke5 Ra5+
91. Ke6 Ra6+ 92. Rd6 Rxd6+ 93. Kxd6 {[#] 1. Übung zum Thema Bauernendspiel} Kf7
94. Ke5 Ke7 95. f6+ Kf7 96. Kf5 Kf8 97. Kg6 Kg8 {Wenn dieses Elementarendspiel
schon geübt wird, dann gehört auch das Stellen der einzigen "Falle" dazu...!}
98. f7+ (98. Kh6 $1 Kh8 $4 (98... Kf7 $11) 99. Kh5 $1 (99. f7 {patt}) 99... Kh7
100. Kg5 Kh8 101. Kh6 Kg8 102. Kg6 Kh8 103. Kf7 Kh7 104. Ke7 $18) 98... Kf8 99.
Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bd7 9. a3 (9. Qe2 Bc6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. a3 $14) 9... Ba5 10. Qe2 Bc6 11. Rd1 Nbd7
(11... Qe7 $14) 12. d5 (12. Bd2 $5 Bb6 $14) 12... exd5 13. Nxd5 Nb6 14. Nf4 {N}
(14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. Ne5 Ba4 16. Rd3 Qc7 17. b3 Bxb3 18. Rxb3 Qxe5 19. Bb2 $44 {
Szabo-Holmov,Leningrad 1967}) 14... Qc7 (14... Qe7 15. Bb5 $10) 15. Ba2 Rae8
$15 16. Bd2 Bxd2 (16... Qxf4 $5 17. Bxa5 Qh6 $36) 17. Rxd2 Ne4 18. Rc2 Qe7 $1
19. Rac1 Ba4 20. b3 Bc6 21. Nd2 $1 Nd7 22. Bb1 Qg5 23. Nf1 Re7 24. Qd1 Rfe8 25.
f3 $13 Nef6 26. Nh3 Qh6 27. Rd2 Ne5 28. Nf2 (28. e4 $2 Nxf3+ $17) 28... Bb5 29.
f4 $8 (29. Ng3 $2 Qxe3 30. Nf5 Nxf3+ 31. gxf3 Qg5+ $19) 29... Ng6 30. Bd3 Bxd3
31. Rxd3 b6 32. Rd8 Nh4 33. Ng4 Qg6 34. Nxf6+ Qxf6 35. Qd7 Kf8 36. Rxe8+ Rxe8
37. Rd1 g6 38. Qxa7 Qc6 39. Rd2 Ra8 40. Qd7 Qxd7 41. Rxd7 Rxa3 42. Nd2 $10 Ke8
43. Rd5 Nf5 44. g4 Ne7 45. Rd3 f5 $1 46. g5 $6 (46. Nc4 Ra1+ 47. Kf2 fxg4 48.
e4 $10) 46... b5 47. Rd6 Ra2 48. e4 $2 (48. Kf1 $142 $15) 48... Rc2 49. e5 Nc8
(49... c4 $5 50. bxc4 bxc4 $17) 50. Rd3 c4 51. bxc4 bxc4 52. Rd4 c3 (52... Nb6
$142) 53. Nb3 $1 $17 Nb6 54. Rb4 Nd5 55. Rb8+ Ke7 56. Rb7+ Kd8 57. e6 Kc8 $1
58. Rb5 $2 (58. e7 $142 Re2 59. Rb5 $17) 58... Nxf4 59. Nd4 Rd2 60. Rc5+ Kd8
$19 61. Nf3 Rb2 62. Nd4 Rb1+ {Yusupov} 0-1

[Event "Candidates qf3"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O
cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 (11. Re1 {Ftacnik}) 11... Nbd7
(11... Nc6 $5 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd7 Qh4 14. Nxf8 Nxd4 $44 (14... Rxf8 15. Ne2
Rd8 $44 {Farago,I-Rigo Hungary ch 1976})) (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. Qg4+ Kh8 15. Qh4 $10 {Portish,F-Rigo Hungary ch 1977} (15. Qh4 {
Ftacnik} fxe5 16. Qf6+ {0,5/Portisch,F-Rigo/Hungary ch/1977/})) (11... h6 $5
12. Bh4 Be7) (11... Be7 {Ftacnik} 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
Rfe1 $14 {Wessman,R-Friedman,A/New York op/1990/}) 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6
14. d5 $1 (14. Re1 Rad8 15. Re3 Kh8 $10) 14... Bxc3 (14... exd5 {Ftacnik} 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Rad8 17. Qb3 Qxd5 18. Qxb4 $14) 15. bxc3 Bxd5 16. Qg4+ (16.
Qd4 Rac8 $10) 16... Kh8 17. Qd4 (17. Rfd1 Rg8 18. Rxd5 (18. Qh3 Rxg2+ 19. Qxg2
Rg8 20. Bxd5 exd5 $15) 18... Qc7 19. Qh4 exd5 20. Qxf6+ Rg7 21. Bxd5 $44) 17...
Rac8 $2 (17... Qd8 $142 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rfe1 Rc8 $146) (17... Kg7 {Ftacnik}
18. Rad1 Rac8 $2 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Bxd5 $18) 18. Qxf6+ $6 (18. Ba6 $142 $1 Rc5 (
18... e5 $2 19. Bxc8 $18) (18... Rg8 $2 19. Qxf6+ Rg7 20. Bxc8 $18) 19. Qxf6+
Kg8 20. Rad1 $1 Qc6 (20... Qd8 $2 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. c4 Ra5 23. cxd5 Rxa6 24.
dxe6 Rxd1 (24... Re8 $142 25. exf7+ $18) 25. e7 $18) 21. Qg5+ $1 (21. Bd3 Bxg2
22. Qh4 f5 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qe7 $10) (21. Rd4 Be4 22. Bd3 Bg6 $10) 21... Kh8
22. Qh6 Kg8 (22... Rg8 23. Qf6+ Rg7 24. c4 $18) 23. Rd4 (23. Bd3 Be4 (23... f5
24. Rfe1 $40) 24. Rfe1 Bg6 $10) 23... Be4 24. Bd3 $1 (24. Re1 Bg6 25. Bd3 Rh5
26. Qd2 $14) 24... Bg6 25. Bxg6 fxg6 (25... hxg6 $4 26. Rh4 $18) 26. Rfd1 $36)
18... Kg8 19. Bd3 (19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Rad1 Qf5 21. Qe7 $10) (19. Ba6 Qd8 $10)
19... Qd8 (19... Bxg2 $2 {Ftacnik} 20. Rfd1 Bd5 21. c4 $18) 20. Qh6 f5 21. c4
Bxg2 22. Qxe6+ (22. Rfd1 Rf6) (22. Kxg2 Qxd3 23. Qxe6+ Kg7 24. Rfd1 Qe4+ 25.
Qxe4 fxe4 26. Rd4 $14) 22... Kg7 (22... Rf7 $2 {Ftacnik} 23. Kxg2 Qxd3 24.
Qxc8+ $18) 23. Qe5+ (23. Kxg2 Qxd3 24. Rfd1 Qe4+ 25. Qxe4 fxe4 26. Rd4 $14)
23... Rf6 $1 (23... Kg6 24. Kxg2 Qxd3 25. f3 $1 $40) (23... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 24.
Bxf5 $1 (24. Kxg2 Qxd3 25. Rg1 Kf7 $1 (25... Qe4+ $2 26. Kh3+ $1 Kf7 27. Rg7#)
26. Kh1 Qe4+ $10) (24. Rfd1 Qg5 25. h4 Qg4 26. Qg3 Bf3 $10) 24... Rxf5 25. Qxf5
Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Rc5 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Kh1 $16) 24. Rfd1 (24. Kxg2 Qxd3 25. f3 (25.
Rg1 {Ftacnik} Kf7 $1) 25... Qd6 $10) 24... Rc5 $1 (24... Bc6 {Ftacnik} 25. Bxf5
Qc7 $16) 25. Qc3 Bc6 26. Be4 (26. Bxf5 {Ftacnik} Qc7 27. Bg4 Qf4 28. Qg3 Rg5
$19) 26... Qc7 $1 (26... Qe8 27. Bd5 $14) 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. Rac1 b5 (28... Kf7
29. f3 {/\Kh1|^} (29. Rd3 {Ftacnik} b5 (29... Rg6+ 30. Rg3 b5 31. Qh8 $1 $132)
30. Rcd1 Rxc4 31. Qe5 (31. Rd7+ Kg6 32. Qh3 Rg4+ 33. Kf1 Qc4+ 34. R1d3 h5 $40)
31... Re4 (31... Rg4+ 32. Rg3 $132) 32. Qb8 $132)) 29. cxb5 Rxc3 30. bxc6 Rfxc6
31. Rxc3 Rxc3 32. Rd7+ Kg6 33. Rxa7 h5 34. Ra4 (34. a4 h4 $10) (34. h4 {Ftacnik
} Rc4 $10) 34... h4 35. Rxh4 Ra3 $10 36. Kg2 Rxa2 37. Kg3 (37. Rb4 $142 $10)
37... Ra1 38. f3 Kg5 39. Rb4 f4+ $1 40. Kh3 Ra2 41. Rb5+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Zaehringen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. bxc3 a5 (12... Bb7 {
-Yusupov-Nikolic/Munich/1994/CBM}) 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Be2 Nbd7 15. Rfd1 Rdc8 (
15... axb4 $6 16. cxb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Rxa8+ Bxa8 19. Nd2 $16 {
Stein-Kholmov/USSR/ch/1963/ECO}) 16. Kf1 $1 $146 (16. Nd4 Bd5 $1 $10 {/\Bc4} (
16... Ne5 17. Nb5 $5 {Taimanov-Eliskases/Cordoba/1960/+/-/ECO})) 16... Bd5 17.
Nd2 Ne5 (17... axb4 18. cxb4 Rxa1 19. Bxa1 $14) 18. f3 Ne8 $5 {/\Nd6 ><c4} (
18... Nc4 $2 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. bxa5 bxa5 22. Rxa5 $16) 19. e4 Bc4
20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 $1 (21. Bc1 Ned6 $10) 21... Rxc4 22. Rd7 $14 {פe8} Rc7
(22... Nc7 $2 23. bxa5 bxa5 24. Rxa5) (22... Rb8 $5 23. bxa5 $140 (23. Ke2 $5
axb4 24. Rd4 $14 (24. cxb4 Rxb4 25. Be5 Rc8 26. Raa7 f6 $13) (24. Kd3 b5 $13))
23... bxa5 24. Rxa5 Rxb2 25. Ra8 Kf8 26. Rdd8 g6 $10) 23. Rad1 $1 f6 24. Rxc7
Nxc7 25. Rd6 (25. Rd7 Rc8 $132) 25... Rb8 26. Ke2 e5 27. g3 $5 {/\f4} Kf8 28.
Rd7 (28. Rc6 $5) 28... Ne6 29. Ke3 axb4 $6 (29... Ke8 $142 $14) 30. cxb4 Rc8 (
30... Ke8 $142) 31. Kd3 Rc6 (31... Ng5 $5) (31... Ke8 32. Rd6 $16 (32. Rb7))
32. h4 $16 h5 33. Bc3 Ke8 $138 (33... g5 $5 $16) 34. Rb7 Kd8 35. Rb8+ {><h5}
Ke7 36. b5 Rd6+ 37. Kc4 Nc5 38. Bb4 Rd4+ 39. Kc3 Rd3+ 40. Kc2 Rd4 41. Rb7+ $1
$18 Ke8 (41... Kf8 42. Bxc5+ bxc5 43. Rc7 Rc4+ 44. Kd3 Rd4+ 45. Kc3 $18) 42.
Bxc5 bxc5 43. Rxg7 Rb4 44. Rb7 Kf8 45. Kc3 Kg8 46. b6 Kf8 47. g4 hxg4 48. fxg4
Kg8 49. h5 Kh8 50. h6 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1994.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Qxd8 (11. bxc3 $6 Qc7 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Bd3 Nbd7
14. c4 Ng4 15. e4 f5 $15 {Yuferov-Zaisev/I/USSR/1969/}) 11... Rxd8 12. bxc3 Bb7
(12... Ne4 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Nc6 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Nd4 a5 17. f3 Nd6 18.
Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bf1 axb4 20. cxb4 $14 {Gligoric-Filip/Bulgaria ol/1962/}) (12...
Nc6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Be2 {-12...Bb7} (14. Rfd1 Rxd1+ (14... a6 15. Be2 Ne4 (
15... b5 $5 16. Nd4) 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 b5 19. Rc1 Rc8 20.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. f3 Nd6 22. g4 $16 {Gheorgiu-Olafsson/Athens/1969/}) 15. Rxd1 Kf8
16. Bf1 (16. Be2 Ke8 17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Nc4 $14 {Georgiu-Matanovic/Tel Aviv/1966/
(Taimanov)}) 16... Ke8 17. Ra1 a6 18. Nd2 Kd7 19. f3 Kc7 20. e4 Nd7 21. Kf2 a5
22. Rc1 $14 {Geller-Matanovic/Sukhumi/1966/})) 13. Be2 (13. Bb2 a6 $5 14. Be2
b5 15. c4 (15. Rfd1 Nc6 {-13...Nc6} (15... Nbd7 16. c4)) 15... Nc6 $1 $10 {
Yusupov-Karpov/Tilburg/1993}) 13... a6 $5 (13... Nc6 14. Bb2 (14. Ba3 a6 15.
Rfc1 Ne4 16. Rc2 b5 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Kf1 Ne7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 21.
Rxc4 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Nxc8 23. Ne5 $14 {Portisch-Johansson/Havanna ol/1966/})
14... a6 (14... Ne4 15. Rfd1 (15. Nd4 a5 16. f3 Nf6 (16... Nd6 $5) 17. b5 Nxd4
18. exd4 Nd5 19. Kf2 Nf4 20. c4 $16 {Lukacs-Webb/Moscow/European tch/1977})
15... Rxd1+ (15... a5 16. b5 Ne7 17. c4 f6 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. f3 Nc5 20. Ba3 Rdc8
21. Kf2 f5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Nb3 Rc7 24. c5 bxc5 25. Nxa5 $16 {Ivkov-Ostojic/
YUG ch/1972/}) 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Nd4 Nc6 19. Nc2 f6 20. f3 Nd6
21. c4 $14 {Reshevsky-Evans/Amsterdam izt/1964/}) (14... a5 $6 15. b5 Nb8 16.
Rfd1 Nbd7 17. c4 Nc5 18. Ne5 (18. Nd4 Ne8 19. Ba3 Rac8 20. Bf3 Ne4 21. Nc6 $16
{Korchnoi-Wexler/Leipzig/ol/1960}) 18... Nfe4 19. f3 Nd2 20. Nc6 Rd7 21. Nd4
$16 {Portish-Donner/Beverwijk/1964/ECO}) (14... Kf8 15. b5 Na5 16. Ba3+ Kg8 17.
Bb4 Ne4 18. c4 Nb3 19. Ra3 Nbc5 20. Rfa1 a5 21. bxa6 Nxa6 $10 {Kletsel-Abramov/
corr/1975}) 15. Rfd1 (15. Nd4 $5 Nxd4 16. cxd4 b5 17. Rfc1 $14 {
Cvetkovic-Karaclaic/Yugoslavia/1966}) 15... b5 16. Nd2 Ne5 17. Nb3 Rxd1+ 18.
Rxd1 Bd5 19. Na5 Kf8 20. f3 $14 {Kortschnoj-Szabo/Buenos Aires/1960/ECO}) (
13... Nbd7 14. Rd1 a5 15. Bb2 axb4 (15... Rdc8 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Nb5 $5 $16 {
Taimanov-Eliskases/Cordoba/1960/}) 16. cxb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Rxa8+ Bxa8
19. Nd2 $16 {Stein-Kholmov/USSR ch/1963/}) 14. c4 (14. Bb2 b5 15. Rfd1 {
-13...Nc6}) 14... Nc6 15. Ba3 (15. b5 $6 axb5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. cxb5 Nb4 $15)
15... Ne4 16. Rfc1 f6 $1 $146 (16... Nd6 $6 17. b5 axb5 18. cxb5 Na5 19. Bb4
$14 {Tolush-Bilek/Leningrad-Budapest Tm/1959/ECO}) 17. h3 Rac8 18. Rc2 (18. b5
axb5 19. cxb5 Na5 $132) 18... Kf7 19. Rb1 {/\b5} (19. Raa2 $10 {/\Nd2}) 19...
Ne7 $10 20. Nd4 Rc7 $2 (20... e5 $1 21. Nb3 Bc6 $10) 21. Bg4 $1 $14 Bc8 $2 (
21... f5 22. Be2 $14 {><e5}) 22. b5 $1 $16 {/\Be7} f5 (22... axb5 23. Nxb5 Rcd7
24. Nd4 f5 25. Bf3 $18 {><b6} (25. Bxe7 $18)) (22... e5 23. Bxe7 $18) (22...
Nf5 23. bxa6 Nxd4 24. exd4 Bxa6 25. Rxb6 $18) 23. Bf3 Rdd7 24. bxa6 $1 Bxa6 25.
Rxb6 Bxc4 (25... Rxc4 26. Rxa6 Rdxd4 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Bxe4 fxe4 29. Ra7 $18)
26. Bxe7 $1 (26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Bxe7 Rxe7 28. Rc6 Rxc6 29. Nxc6 Bd3 $16) 26...
Rxe7 (26... Kxe7 27. Nc6+ $18) 27. Rc6 $1 Rxc6 28. Nxc6 Bb3 (28... Bd3 29. Ne5+
$18) 29. Rb2 Rc7 (29... Rb7 30. Nd8+) 30. Bxe4 Ba4 (30... fxe4 31. Ne5+ Kf6 32.
Ng4+ Kf5 33. Rxb3 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 h5 35. Rb5+ $18) 31. Bf3 Rxc6 (31... Bxc6 32.
Rc2 $18) 32. Rb7+ Kf6 33. Bxc6 Bxc6 34. Ra7 $18 h6 35. h4 g5 36. hxg5+ hxg5 37.
f4 Bd5 38. Ra6 Bc4 39. Rb6 Bd5 40. Kf2 Bc4 41. Ke1 Kg6 42. g3 Bd5 (42... Kh5
43. Rb7 Kg4 44. Kf2 $18) 43. Rb8 Kf6 44. Kd2 (44. Kd2 gxf4 45. gxf4 Ba2 (45...
e5 46. Rb5 Ke6 47. Rb6+ $18) 46. Kc3 Bd5 47. Kd4 Ba2 48. Rb2 Bd5 49. Kc5 Be4
50. Kd6 Bd5 51. Rh2 Bb3 52. Rh6+ Kf7 53. Ke5 Bd5 54. Rh7+ Ke8 55. Kf6 $18 {
/\Re7-e6}) 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen KS"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kumaran, Dharshan"]
[Black "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. d4 cxd5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 (9... Nbd7 10. Bg5 Qa5 11. Rc1 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 b5 13. Ra3 Qb6
14. Rb3 a6 15. a3 Qc7 $13 {Ljubojevic,L-Korchnoi,V/Leon/1994/}) 10. Bg5 Bb7 11.
Re1 Nbd7 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Rc1 Qd6 15. Bh4 Rfc8 16. Bg3
Qa3 $13 {Gelfand,B-Karpov,A/Linares/1994/0:1/52/}) 12. Rc1 Bxc3 (12... Rc8 $5 {
Nielsen,P-Hellsten,J/Gistrup/1996/}) 13. Rxc3 Qb8 $6 {/\Ne4/} 14. Ne5 $1 Nxe5
$6 (14... Qd6 $32 $14) 15. Rxe5 Ne4 $2 (15... Nd5 $6 16. Rg3 $40 f6 $2 17. Bh6
fxe5 18. Bxg7 $18) (15... Nd7 $32 16. Re1 Qd6 $16) 16. Qg4 $1 f5 $8 (16... Nxg5
$2 17. Rxg5 g6 18. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Rxg6+ Kh8 $8 20. Rg7 $1 Be4 (20... Rf6 21.
Rcc7 $18) 21. Rcc7 Rg8 22. Rxg8+ Qxg8 23. Qxe4 $18) (16... Nxc3 17. Bf6 g6 18.
Qg5 $18) 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Bxf5 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qc7 20. Qg3 h6 21. Bd2 (21. Bxh6
$2 Rxf5 22. Rxf5 Qxg3 23. hxg3 $15) 21... Qd6 22. h3 Bd5 23. Bf4 Qc6 24. Re7
Rf7 25. Rxf7 Bxf7 26. Be5 Rg8 27. Bc2 Bc4 28. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Gistrup"]
[Site "Gistrup"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Hecht} c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3
dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 (12... Bxc3 13.
Rxc3 Qb8 14. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 $6 15. Rxe5 Ne4 $2 16. Qg4 $16 {Kumaran,D-Hellsten,J/
Copenhagen KS/1996/1:0/28/}) 13. Qb3 (13. Bd3 Re8 14. Qe2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16.
Bh4 Qd6 $5 $10 {Gulko,B-Short,N/New-York(m/4)/1994/0,5/34/}) 13... Be7 (13...
Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Qe8 $6 (14... h6 $5 15. Bh4 Qe8 $14) 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bxh6 $1 gxh6
17. Rh3 $16 {Brodsky,M-Kruppa,Y/Alushta/1994/0:1/26/}) 14. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 $6 (
14... Nxf6 $6 15. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 (15... Rc7 16. Ng5 fxe6 17. Nxe6 $16) 16. Qxe6+
Kh8 (16... Rf7 17. Ng5) 17. Qxe7 $16) 15. d5 $1 Kh8 (15... Nc5 16. Qd1 $16) 16.
dxe6 Nc5 17. Qd1 Qxd1 18. Rcxd1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 fxe6 20. Bxe6 $14 Rcd8 (20...
Nxe6 21. Rxe6 $16) 21. Bf5 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Nd5 a5 25. Kf1
Nb7 26. Ke2 Nd6 27. Bd7 Kg7 28. Kd3 Kf7 29. Kd4 Nb7 30. Bf5 h6 31. b3 Nd6 32.
Bd7 Nb7 33. h3 $1 {(.)/} Be7 (33... Nd6 34. Ne3 Ke7 35. Bg4 {/\KdR+/-/}) 34.
Nxe7 (34. Nxb6 $2 Bc5+ 35. Kd5 Bxb6 36. Kc6 Nc5 37. Kxb6 Nxd7+ 38. Kxa5 $13)
34... Kxe7 35. Bc6 Nc5 36. Bd5 $1 (36. Kd5 $6 Na6 $1 $14) 36... Na6 (36... Kd6
37. Bg8) 37. Bc4 Nb4 (37... Nc7 38. Ke4 $16) 38. a4 Nc6+ 39. Kd5 Nb4+ 40. Ke4
Nc2 41. f4 Ne1 42. Kf5 Ng2 43. Bd5 Nh4+ 44. Kg4 Ng6 45. Be4 Kf7 (45... Nf8 46.
Kh5 $16) (45... Nh8 46. Kh5 Nf7 47. Bd5 $18) 46. Bxg6+ Kxg6 {[#] Hecht:
Tempozug, Opposition, Zugzwang} 47. f5+ Kf7 48. Kh5 $1 Kg7 49. h4 $1 Kh7 50.
Kg4 Kg7 51. Kf4 Kf7 52. Ke4 Ke8 53. Kd5 Kd7 54. h5 {(.)/} (54. h5 Kc7 55. Ke6
$18) (54. h5 Ke7 55. Kc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. bxc3 Ne4 $1 {N} (12... Bb7 13.
Bb2 (13. Be2 a6 14. c4 Nc6 15. Ba3 Ne4 16. Rfc1 f6 17. h3 Rac8 18. Rc2 Kf7 19.
Rb1 Ne7 $10 {Yusupov,A-Nikolic,Pr Munchen 1994 1:0 44}) 13... a6 14. Be2 b5 15.
c4 (15. Rfd1 $5) 15... Nc6 $1 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rb1
Ra4 20. Bxb5 {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Karpov,An Tilburg 60/(518)}) (12... a5 13. Bb2
Bb7 14. Be2 Nbd7 15. Rfd1 Rdc8 16. Kf1 $1 Bd5 17. Nd2 Ne5 18. f3 Ne8 19. e4 Bc4
20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Rd7 $14 {Yusupov,A-Rozentalis,E Deutschland
1995 1:0 50}) 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Nc6 15. Kf1 Nd6 16. Be2 b5 $1 $10 17. Nd4
Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Kf8 19. f3 (19. Rad1 Ke7 $10) 19... a6 20. Rad1 Ke7 21. e4 e5 22.
R4d2 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates qf Kasparov-Beliavsky+4-1=4"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1983.03.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kasparov,G"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1983.02.27"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bd3 $1 Qxc3 14. Bb2
Qc7 15. d5 $1 Bxd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qe3 $1 Kg7 18. Rac1 Nc6 $1 19. Be4 $2 ({
Alle Vorteile der weißen Position konnten hier mittels} 19. Nd4 $1 {
abgesichert werden. Danach wäre es für Schwarz nicht einfach gewesen, eine
hinreichende Verteidigung gegen alle weißen Drohungen zu finden.}) 19... Qd6 $1
20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rc4 Qd7 $2 (21... Ne7 $142 $1 {z.B.:} 22. Rh4 Nf5 23. Rg4+
Kh8 24. Qd3 Ne7) 22. Rh4 Qf5 23. Rxd5 $6 (23. Qh6+ $142 Kh8 24. Rf4 Qg6 25. Qh4
f5 26. Qh3 $1 (26. Rxd5 $2 Rad8)) 23... Ne5 $2 (23... Qb1+ 24. Ne1 Kh8 (24...
Rg8 $5 25. Rdh5 (25. Rd3 Kf8 $1 (25... Kh8 $2 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qe4+ {[%csl
Rb1][%cal Ye4b1,Ge4h7]}) 26. Rxh7 Ne5 27. Qh6+ Ke7 28. Re3 Rac8 $13) 25... Kf8
$1 26. Rxh7 Re8 27. Qh6+ Ke7 $13) 25. Rdh5 Rfe8 26. Rxh7+ Qxh7 27. Rxh7+ Kxh7
28. Qh3+ Kg7 $13) 24. h3 $1 Rfe8 $1 25. Nd4 Qg6 26. Qf4 (26. Qd2 $2 Rad8 $1 27.
Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nf5+ Qxf5 29. Qxd8 Qg5 $15 30. Re4 $4 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Qb5+ 32. Re2
Qb1+ 33. Re1 Qxe1#) 26... Rad8 (26... Rac8 $2 27. Nf5+ Kh8 28. Nd6 Red8 (28...
Rg8 {Nimzo 7.32} 29. g3 Rc5 $14) 29. Rh6 {mit Zertrümmerung der schwarzen
Stellung.}) 27. Nf5+ Kh8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qe4 $1 Rc8 $1 (29... b5 $143 30. Kh2
$1 (30. f4 $2 Nf3+ $1) (30. g4 $2 Qg8 $1 31. Rh6 Ng6 32. Qc6 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd8 {
und Schwarz kann sich behaupten}) 30... a5 31. g4 $1 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Yh4h6,
Yf2f4]}) 30. Kh2 Rc4 31. Qa8+ Qg8 32. Qxa7 Rxh4 33. Nxh4 Qg5 34. Qa8+ $1 Kg7
35. Qe4 h5 $4 ({Das naheliegende} 35... Ng6 {führte nach} 36. Nf5+ Kg8 37. Qa8+
Nf8 {zu einer Position, in der Weiß dank seiner besseren Bauernstruktur und
angesichts des machtvollen Springers ein gewaltiges positionelles Übergewicht
erhält, aber das reduzierte Material erlaubt es Schwarz zumindest noch, auf
eine Rettung zu hoffen.}) 36. Nf5+ Kg6 37. Ne7+ Kh6 38. f4 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[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"]

1. Nf3 {Meistens spielt Karpov heute d4.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 c5 4. e3 {(!?)
Auf Van Wely Benoni hatte Karpov keine Lust. Er möchte lieber eine klassische
Stellung spielen, in der er sich mehr ausrechnet.} d5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4
7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13.
Bd3 Qc7 14. c4 Ng4 {Diese Stellung kennt Karpov gut und hat sie mit den
schwarzen Steinen schon mehrfach auf dem Brett gehabt.} 15. Be4 (15. g3 Rfe8
16. Bf4 e5 17. Ng5 Ngf6 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Rae1 Qc6 20. f3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 h6 22.
Nh3 Ba6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rc1 Rc8 {Polgar,J-Karpov,A/Monaco blind 1995/EXP 46/
1/2-1/2 (54)}) 15... Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Ngf6 17. Qe2 (17. Qd3 h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19.
a4 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Rfd8 21. h3 e5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. dxe5 Rxd3 24. exf6 Rd4 25. a5
gxf6 26. axb6 axb6 27. Rab1 Rdxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. Rxb6 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,
T-Karpov,A/Milano 1975/MCL 02}) 17... Rac8 18. Rac1 Rfe8 (18... Qb7 19. Qb2 Qa6
20. Qb3 Rc6 21. Rc2 Rfc8 22. Rfc1 h6 23. Bf4 Qa5 24. Bd2 Qf5 25. d5 Nc5 26. Qe3
Rd6 27. Nd4 Qd3 28. Nc6 Rd7 29. Ne5 Qxe3 30. Bxe3 Rb7 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Karpov,A/URS-chT 1975/MCD-ch (69)}) 19. Rfe1 h6 (19... Qc6 20. Qe3 Qa4 21.
Qb3 Qa6 {1-0 Irzhanov,R-Barus,C/Asia-chT 1995/EXP 50 (63)}) 20. Bd2 Qc6 21. Qd3
a6 22. h3 b5 {Ganz logisch gespielt, einfaches Schach.} 23. cxb5 Qxb5 24. Qxb5
axb5 25. Rb1 Rc2 26. Rxb5 Ra8 27. Ra1 Raxa2 28. Rxa2 Rxa2 29. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Dautov} c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3
dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 (11. Ne5 Nc6) 11... Bxc3 12.
bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Rc1 (14. c4 Rfe8 {/\15...Bf3 16.Qf3 e5} 15. Bh4 (15.
Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Nd7 {/\Nf8}) 15... Nh5 {/\Qf4}) 14... Qd6 $146 (14... Rfe8
15. Bh4 Qc6 $146 (15... Rac8 16. Bg3 Qc6 17. c4 Rcd8 18. Bf1 Qc8 19. Bh4 $14 {
Speelman,J-Kumaran,D/Dublin(zt)/1993/1:0 (64)}) (15... Qd6 {Dautov} 16. Bg3 Qa3
17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Bb5 Rec8 19. c4 Ne4 20. Bf4 Ndf6 21. Ba4 $14 {
Vyzmanavin-Djuric/Tilburg (1)/1993}) 16. Bf1 Rac8 17. c4 h6 18. Qb3 $14 {
Christiansen,L-Winants,L/Antwerpen/1993/1:0 (50)}) 15. Bh4 (15. Ne5 Nxe5 16.
dxe5 Qd5 17. f3 Nd7) 15... Rfc8 16. Bg3 Qa3 $6 (16... Qf8 $5 $14) 17. c4 (17.
Qb3 {Dautov} Qe7 18. c4 (18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rd8 $10) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nh5
20. Be4 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Rab8 $10 {/\Nf6}) 17... Nf8 (17... Qxa2 $2 18. Ra1 (18.
Bd6 $5 Qa5 19. Ne5 $36 {ףa5}) 18... Qb2 19. Bd6 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Kh8 (20... Rc6 {
Dautov} 21. Be7 $1 (21. Re2 Qxa1 22. Qxa1 Rxd6 $14) 21... Re8 (21... a5 $2 22.
Re2 Qc3 23. Ra3 $18) (21... Kh8 22. Bf1 {/\Re2}) 22. Re2 Qxa1 23. Qxa1 Rxe7 24.
Qxa7 $16) 21. Bf1 $1 {/\22.Re2 Qc3 23.Rc2+-/}) 18. Ne5 $1 (18. Qb3 Qxb3 19.
axb3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rd8 21. Rcd1 Ng6 $14) 18... Ng6 (18... Qxa2 {Dautov} 19. Ra1
Qb2 20. Bh4 $5 N8d7 (20... Rd8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Ng6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24.
Bxg6 $1 Rxd4 25. Qh5 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Rxa7 $1
$18) 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Be7 $36 {/\Re2}) 19. Re3 (19. Qb3 Qxb3 (19... Qe7 20.
Rcd1 Rd8 21. Bb1 $14) 20. axb3 Rd8 21. Rcd1 Nh5 (21... Rxd4 $2 22. Bxg6 $18)
22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Be5 $14) 19... Qf8 (19... Qxa2 $2 {Dautov} 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21.
Ra1 Qb2 22. Rb3 $18) 20. f4 $5 (20. f3 Rd8 21. Bf1 $14) (20. Nxg6 $5 {Dautov}
hxg6 21. Be5 Qe7 (21... Nd7 22. Bf4 {/\Rh3,Qg4}) 22. Rh3 Nd7 23. Bf4 Qf6 24.
Be3 e5 25. Qg4 exd4 26. Bxd4 Qc6 27. f3 $16) (20. h4 $5 {Dautov} Nxe5 21. Bxe5
Nd7 22. Bf4 Qd8 23. Bg5 $16 {->}) 20... Qd8 (20... Ne7 {Dautov} 21. Bh4 Ng6 22.
Bxf6 gxf6 23. Ng4 Nxf4 24. Nxf6+ Kh8 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 $16) (20... Rd8 $2 {
Dautov} 21. f5 exf5 22. Bxf5 $16) 21. Bb1 Ne7 (21... Qf8 22. f5 $16) (21... b5
$5 $132 {Dautov}) 22. Bh4 Ng6 23. Bg5 $1 $16 b5 $5 24. Bxg6 $2 (24. Bxf6 $2
Qxf6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. cxb5 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 Qxd4 $17) (24. c5 $1 Nxe5 (24... Qd5
25. Qd2 {/\26.Bf6 gf 27.Be4+-;/\26.f5+/-/}) (24... Qf8 25. f5 $16) (24... h6
25. Bxf6 (25. Bxg6 $5 fxg6 26. Bh4) 25... Qxf6 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Qg4 $16 (27.
c6 $16)) 25. fxe5 Qd5 26. Rg3 Ne8 (26... Ne4 $2 27. Bxe4 Qxe4 28. Bf6 g6 29.
Qd2 $18) 27. Qd2 $16) (24. f5 {Dautov} Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Ng4 $132)
24... hxg6 $17 25. Rh3 Rc7 26. d5 (26. c5 Qd5 27. Rg3 (27. Rc2 $2 Rxc5 $1 $19)
27... Ne4 $17) (26. cxb5 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 Qxd4+ $17) 26... exd5 27. c5 (27. cxb5
Rxc1 28. Qxc1 Qb6+ $17) 27... Bc8 $1 28. Rb3 Qe8 29. Qd4 Bf5 30. Re3 Qf8 31.
Bxf6 (31. c6 Qd6 $17) 31... gxf6 32. Nf3 Be4 33. Nd2 (33. Qxf6 Rxc5) 33... f5
34. Rec3 a5 35. c6 (35. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 36. c6) 35... Qb4 36. Nb3 $2 (36. Qxb4
axb4 37. Rc5 Rxa2 38. Nxe4 dxe4 39. Rxb5 Ra6 40. Rxb4 Raxc6 41. Rxc6 Rxc6 $17)
36... Qd6 $1 37. Qf2 b4 38. Rc5 a4 39. Nd4 Bd3 40. Qd2 Bc4 41. Qxb4 (41. Rb5
Rxc6 42. Rxb4 (42. Nxc6 Bxb5 43. Nxb4 d4 $19) 42... Rb6 $19) 41... Qxf4 42. Qc3
Re8 43. Rd1 Re3 44. Qc1 Qe4 45. Qa1 Rc8 46. Ra5 (46. c7 Qe7) 46... Ra3 47. Qb1
Qe3+ 48. Kh1 Rxa2 49. Nf3 (49. Qb7 Re8 50. h3 Qf2 $19) 49... Bb3 50. Qc1 f4 51.
Re1 Rc2 52. Qa1 Qb6 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lin, Weiguo"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1997.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 {Black actively courts
the doubling of his pawns. he realises that he can profitably use the open
g-file.} (12... Qc7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qg4+ Kh8 15. Qh4 fxe5 16. Qf6+ Kg8 17.
Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Karpov,A/Malta olm 1980/MCD-ol}) 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Re1 (15. Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qh4 Qd8 17. Rfd1 f5 18. Qf4 Qf6 19. Bf1 Rg8 20.
Rd3 Rac8 21. a4 Ba6 {1/2-1/2 Volke,K-Antonio,R/Biel op 1993/TD 93\07}) 15...
Kh8 16. Bf1 Rg8 17. Re3 Rad8 18. Qe2 Qc6 19. f3 Qc7 20. Qf2 Qf4 21. Rb1 Rd5 22.
g3 Ra5 23. Rb2 Ra3 24. Rd2 Bd5 25. Rc2 a6 26. Bg2 Qf5 27. Bf1 b5 28. Bd3 Qf4
29. Kg2 Qg5 30. Be4 Rd8 31. Bxd5 Rxd5 32. Re4 Ra4 33. Qe2 {It looks as though
Black should be getting somewhere, but White stays just active enough to hold
the balance. Black has to keep the queen protecting his king, so his queenside
play never comes through with sufficient force.} f5 34. Rh4 Rc4 35. a3 a5 36.
Kh3 Qg6 37. a4 Rxa4 38. Rb2 Rc4 39. Rxb5 Rxb5 40. Qxc4 Rb2 41. Qc5 h6 42. Qxa5
Kh7 43. Qc7 Rc2 44. c4 Rc3 45. Kg2 Rc2+ 46. Kh3 Rc3 47. Kg2 Rc2+ 48. Kh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Gamundi Salamanca, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Psakhis} Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 d5 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4 7. Bd3
dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 {Psakhis: Old and not very
popular nowdays line. According to theory, Black could get reasonable game
without big troubles.} Be7 {Also happen in modern practice} (11... Nbd7 {
Psakhis} 12. Qe2 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Qb8 $5 14. Bh4 Qf4 15. Bg3 Qg4 16. Bb5 Rfd8 17.
Rc7 Bd5 18. a3 Nf8 19. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Eingorn,V-Tischbierek,R/Bad
Woerishofen op 1997 (33)}) ({or} 11... Nc6 $5 {Psakhis} 12. a3 Be7 13. Qd3 Nd5
14. Bxd5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Be4 Rfd8 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 18. Be4 Rxd4 19. Qe3
Qxe3 20. fxe3 Rd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ibragimov,I-Supatashvili,K/Ekaterinburg op 1997
(22)}) 12. Qe2 Nc6 {Knaak: Typischer für diese Variante ist 12...Nbd7, aber
der Textzug ist hier womöglich noch besser.} 13. Rfd1 (13. Rcd1 Nb4 14. Ne5
Nbd5 15. Rd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Re3 Nd6 19. Bd3 g6 20. f4 Qd8
21. Rg3 (21. Rh3) 21... Nf5 22. Rh3 Ng7 $13 {Speelman,J-Karpov,A/Paris Immopar
rapid 1991/EXP 26/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 13... Nb4 14. Ne5 Nbd5 (14... Nfd5 15. Bxe7
Qxe7 16. a3 (16. Qg4) 16... Nf4 17. Qg4 Nbd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20.
Rc3 Rfc8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Bjerke,R-Gausel,E/Gausdal Masters 1995/EXP 45 (45)} (
20... Rfc8 {Psakhis} 21. Rdc1 Qb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bjerke,R-Gausel,E/Gausdal 1995 
(45)})) 15. Ba6 Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Qc8 17. Qa4 Qb7 18. Nc6 Bd6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. d5
Qd7 $2 {It is fanny, but just this move is the new one, but not the best one.}
(20... Rfc8 21. Ne4 $1 (21. Nb5 Bf8 $15) (21. Rc2 Qd7 $1) (21. dxe6 $2 Rxc6 22.
exf7+ Kf8) 21... Nxe4 22. Qxe4 exd5 23. Qxd5 Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Fossan,E-Ostenstad,B/
NOR-ch 1996/EXT 96ch2} (23... Bc5 {Psakhis} 24. Nb4 {in the game Fossan,
E-Ostenstad,B/NOR-ch Alta 1996})) 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Nb5 $14 Bb8 {Passive move,
but if Black will try to catch fish in dirty water} (22... Bc5 23. Nc7 Qe2 24.
Nxa8 Ng4 (24... Ne4 $5 {Psakhis this effort will meet refutation after} 25. Rf1
Bxf2+ (25... Rxa8 26. Qc2 $1) 26. Kh1 Rxa8 (26... b5 27. Qd1) 27. Ne7+ Kf8 (
27... Kh8 28. Nc8 $1) 28. Nc8 $1 Bc5 29. Qd7 $1 $18) 25. Qc2 $18) 23. Re1 Qd7 (
23... Qg4 {Psakhis} 24. Qxg4 Nxg4 25. Nxb8 Raxb8 26. h3 Nf6 27. Nxa7) 24. Ne7+
(24. Re7 {Psakhis} Qd2 25. Qc2 Qxc2 26. Rxc2 a6 27. Nc7 Bxc7 28. Rxc7 $36)
24... Kh8 25. Rcd1 Qb7 26. Qh4 a6 27. Nd4 b5 (27... Re8 {Psakhis} 28. Ndf5 $1
Qc7 29. g3 $18) 28. Ndf5 Qb6 29. Rd3 Ba7 30. Rd6 (30. Rf3 $5) 30... Qa5 (30...
Qc5 {Psakhis} 31. Rc6 $1) 31. Red1 (31. b4 Qxa2 32. Rxf6 Qxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Bxf2+
34. Kxf2 gxf6 $13) (31. Rf1 $1 $16) 31... Rfd8 $2 (31... Qa4 $1 32. b4 Qc2 $1
33. Rf1 (33. Qg3 Ne8 34. R6d2 Qe4) 33... Ne4 $13) 32. Qg5 (32. Nh6 Rf8 33. Rxf6
$18) 32... Ne8 (32... Bxf2+ 33. Kf1 Ne8 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. Ng6+ $18 (35. Ng6+ {
Psakhis} hxg6 36. Qxd8 $18)) 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Ng6+ hxg6 35. Qxd8 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.02.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Prokopchuk, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
b6 $6 {Mit diesem Zug nimmt Schwarz ein Endspiel in Kauf, welches wegen des
Läuferpaars nur Weiß favorisiert. Stattdessen hat der Nachziehende eine
ordentliche Auswahl an bewährten Zügen: 8...cxd4, 8...Nc6, 8...Nbd7. Auch 8...
Bd7 und 8...Qe7 sind nicht schlecht.} 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. bxc3 {Diese direkt ins Endspiel führende Variante hat aus schwarzer Sicht
einen überraschend guten Ruf.} Ne4 (12... Bb7 13. Bb2 a6 14. Be2 b5 15. c4 Nc6
$1 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rb1 Ra4 20. Bxb5 {1/2-1/2
Yusupov,A-Karpov,An Tilburg}) (12... a5 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Be2 Nbd7 15. Rfd1 Rdc8
(15... axb4 $6 16. cxb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Rxa8+ Bxa8 19. Nd2 $16 {
Stein-Kholmov/USSR/ch/1963/ECO}) 16. Kf1 $1 (16. Nd4 Bd5 $1 $10 {/\Bc4}) 16...
Bd5 17. Nd2 Ne5 (17... axb4 18. cxb4 Rxa1 19. Bxa1 $14) 18. f3 Ne8 {/\Nd6 ><c4}
(18... Nc4 $2 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. bxa5 bxa5 22. Rxa5 $16) 19. e4
Bc4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 (21. Bc1 Ned6 $10) 21... Rxc4 22. Rd7 $14 {Yusupov,
A-Rozentalis,E Deutschland 1995 1:0 50}) (12... Nc6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Rxd1+
15. Rxd1 Kf8 16. Bf1 Ke8 17. Ra1 a6 18. Nd2 Kd7 19. f3 Kc7 20. e4 Nd7 21. Kf2
$14 {1-0 Geller,E-Matanovic,A/URS-JUG Sukhumi 1966/MCD-ma (41)}) 13. Bb2 Nc6
14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. Be2 $1 (15. Bd3 {ist weniger logisch.}) (15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16.
Nd4 a5 17. f3 Nd6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bf1 axb4 20. cxb4 b5 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. e4 Nc4
23. Bxc4 Be8 $4 (23... bxc4) 24. Bf1 {1-0 Gligoric,S-Filip,M/Varna olm 1962/
MCD-ol}) (15. Kf1 Nd6 16. Be2 b5 $1 $10 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Kf8 19. f3 (19.
Rad1 Ke7 $10) 19... a6 20. Rad1 Ke7 21. e4 e5 22. R4d2 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,
R-Landa,K/RUS-ch 1996/CBM 56}) 15... a6 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Nd4 $1 Nxd4 18. cxd4
b5 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {Jetzt wird noch deutlicher, daß hier ein Spiel
auf ein Tor stattfindet. Das Läuferpaar ist eindeutug ein Vorteil; Schwarz
kann seine Majorität am Damenflügel nicht einsetzen; die weiße Majorität auf
der anderen Seite ist möglicherweise langfristig verwertbar.} 21. f3 Nd6 22. g4
Bb7 23. Kf2 f6 24. Bd3 g5 25. Bc3 h6 26. e4 Nc4 27. Kg3 Kf7 28. h4 e5 $5 ({
Wenn Schwarz nichts tut, könnte es evtl. so weitergehen:} 28... Z0 29. h5 Z0
30. Kf2 Z0 31. Ke2 Z0 32. Be1 Z0 33. Bg3 Z0 34. f4 Z0 35. f5 Z0 36. fxe6+ Kxe6
37. Bc2 Z0 38. d5+ Ke7 39. Kd3 Ne5+ 40. Kd4 Nxg4 41. Kc5 $18) 29. Bxc4+ bxc4
30. dxe5 fxe5 31. Bxe5 {Ein Bauer mehr reicht bei ungleichen Läufern oft nicht
zum Sieg; hier hat Weiß aber auf dem Königsflügel 2 mehr - der schwarze
c-Bauer ist nicht so viel wert.} Bc6 32. h5 Ba4 33. Bc3 Bc2 {Weiß könnte jetzt
jederzeit e5 und f4 spielen. Er will aber den e-Bauern auf e4 lassen, um mit
dem König nach e5 und f5 gehen zu können.} 34. Kf2 Bd1 35. Ke3 Kg8 36. Bd4 Kf7
37. Kf2 Bc2 (37... Kg8 38. Kg3 Bc2 {Ich sehe nicht, wie Weiß das erwähnte Ziel
erreichen kann; darum:} 39. e5 Kf7 40. f4 gxf4+ 41. Kxf4 Ke6 42. Bc3 Bb1 (42...
Bd1 43. Bd2 Kf7 44. Kg3 Kg7 45. e6 Kf6 46. Bxh6 c3 47. Be3 Kxe6 48. Kh4) 43.
Bd2 Bc2 (43... Kf7 44. e6+ Kxe6 45. Kg3 Kf7 46. Bxh6 c3 47. Be3 $18) 44. Kg3
Kxe5 45. Bxh6 {+/-/+-}) 38. Ke2 Ba4 39. Kd2 Bb5 40. Be3 Ba4 41. Bd4 Bb3 42. Bc3
Ba4 43. f4 $1 {Weiß hat es geschafft, f3-f4 durchzudrücken ohne vorher e4-e5
zu spielen.} gxf4 44. Ke2 Bc2 45. Kf3 Bd1+ 46. Kxf4 Be2 47. Kf5 Bd3 48. Ke5 Be2
49. Kf4 Bd1 50. Kf5 Bc2 51. Bd2 Kg7 52. g5 $1 hxg5 53. Bxg5 c3 54. Be3 (54.
Bf6+ $2 Kh6 55. Bxc3 Kxh5 $14) 54... Bd1 55. h6+ Kf7 56. Ke5 Bh5 (56... Bf3 57.
Kd4 c2 58. e5 Bg4 59. Kd5 Bf5 60. Kd6 Bg6 {game}) 57. Kd6 Bg6 58. e5 c2 59. e6+
Ke8 60. Bg5 Bd3 61. Ke5 Kf8 62. Kf6 {Weiß wird Kg7 und h7 schaffen; dann muß
Schwarz seinen Läufer hergeben. Es folgt c1Q und Schwarz erobert den e-Bauern.
Kommt er dann noch zu a6-a5 bevor der Läufer dieses Feld kontrolliert, landet
Weiß im Endspiel mit Randbauern und falschem Läufer.} Ke8 (62... Kg8 63. Ke7
$18) (62... Be4 $5 63. Bc1 $1 (63. e7+ $2 Ke8 64. Kg7 (64. Bc1 Bd3 65. Ba3 Be4
66. Kg7 Kxe7 67. b5+ Kd7 $11) 64... c1=R 65. Bxc1 Kxe7 66. Be3 (66. Bf4 Kd7 $1
$11) 66... a5 $1 67. bxa5 Kd7 68. a6 Kc7 69. Ba7 Kc6 70. Be3 Kc7 71. h7 Bxh7
72. Kxh7 Kb8 $11) 63... Bd3 64. Ba3 Ke8 (64... Kg8 65. Ke7 Kh7 66. Bc1 $18) (
64... Be4 65. b5+ Ke8 66. bxa6 $18) 65. Kg7 $1 Ke7 (65... Be4 66. h7 Bxh7 67.
Kxh7 c1=Q 68. Bxc1 Ke7 69. Bg5+ $1 Kxe6 70. Bd8 $18) (65... c1=Q 66. Bxc1 {game
}) 66. b5+ Kxe6 67. bxa6 $18) 63. Kg7 c1=Q 64. Bxc1 Ke7 65. Bg5+ $1 (65. Bg5+
Kxe6 66. Bd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "World-ch Anand-Gelfand +1-1=10"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2012.05.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 {Nimzoindisch hat Gelfand auch früher schon gespielt.
Prinzipiell hat diese Eröffnung einen Nachteil - Schwarz wählt aus, was aufs
Brett kommt.} Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd7 $1 {
Das Rufzeichen ist nur für die Überraschung! - das ist am wichtigsten. Rein
objektiv ist er eher schwächer als die Alternativen, daran ändert auch diese
Partie nichts.} 9. a3 {Ist es überhaupt sinnvoll, diesen Zug einzuschieben? Im
Falle man später auf c5 schlägt, ist es besser der schwarze Läufer ist schon
nach a5 getrieben. Entwickelt sich das Spiel aber so, dass der Springer von c3
verschwindet, dann stünde der Läufer ziemlich einsam auf b4.} (9. Qe2 Bc6 10.
Rd1 Bxc3 $5 (10... Nbd7 $6 11. d5 $1) (10... Qe7 11. a3 Ba5 12. Bd2 $14) 11.
bxc3 Nbd7 12. Bb3 Qa5 13. c4 cxd4 14. exd4 Qh5 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Bf4 Qg4 17. Bg3
Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxd4 19. Rad1 (19. Red1 $5) 19... Qb6 20. Ba4 Red8 21. Bh4 Nc5
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qxf6 Nxa4 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Qh6+ Ke8 26. Qxh7 Qc5 27. Rxe6+
fxe6 28. Qg6+ {1/2-1/2 (28) Jussupow,A (2585)-Feller,S (2522) Moscow 2008})
9... Ba5 (9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 Bc6 11. Ne5 Bd5 12. Be2 cxd4 13. cxd4 $14) 10. Qe2
Bc6 11. Rd1 Bxc3 $5 {Neuerung, aber die Idee ist gar nicht neu. So wurde schon
gespielt ohne den Einschub von a3 (s.o. Jussupow-Feller), und auch mit der
schwarzen Dame auf e7.} (11... Nbd7 12. d5 $1 {sollte Weiß ein kleines Plus
geben.}) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 ({Jussupow hatte} 13. Bb3 {gespielt (mit dem
Bauern auf a2), später spielte es eine Rolle, dass die weiße Dame ungedeckt
war.}) 13... Qa5 $1 {Die Dame agiert als Störenfried, vor den eigenen Linien
steht sie besser als zum Beispiel auf e7.} 14. c4 (14. e4 {ist sicher spielbar,
führt aber zu einer ziemlich unklaren Stellung. Am Brett war es für Gelfand
vermutlich bereits schwer einzuschätzen, mit welcher Antwort zu rechnen sei,
und Anand war hier natürlich noch in seiner Vorbereitung.} Qxc3 (14... c4 15.
Bc2 Qxc3 16. Rb1 $44) 15. Bd2 Qb3 $44) (14. Bd2 {kam schon eher in Frage.})
14... cxd4 15. exd4 Qh5 16. Bf4 $1 Rac8 (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 (17. gxf3 {
ist auch spielbar, gefällt mir aber weniger, vielleicht wird die geschwächte
weiße Struktur doch mal eine Rolle spielen.}) 17... Qxf3 18. gxf3 $14) 17. Ne5
{Der Tausch eines Springerpaares schränkt die weißen Spielmöglichkeiten ein.
Das Bauernduo c4/d4 wird anfälliger. Aber Gelfand, der bereits an 9.a3 über
eine halbe Stunde nachgedacht hatte und nun wenig Zeit besaß, wollte hier wohl
intuitiv die Stellung vereinfachen.} (17. Nd2 $142 Qxe2 18. Bxe2 {allerdings
könnte Schwarz mit} Ne4 {den Tausch eines Springerpaares erzwingen, wenngleich
unter ungünstigeren Umständen als in der Partie.}) (17. Rab1 $5) (17. a4 {
hat Gelfand selbst in der Pressekonferenz vorgeschlagen.}) 17... Qxe2 18. Bxe2
Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rfd8 20. a4 $6 {Dafür ist noch keine Zeit, denn die weißen
Figuren stehen nicht optimal.} (20. f3 $5 {kontrolliert e4, aber man macht
solch einen Zug nicht gern.} Nd7 21. Bg3 Nb6 {würde a3-a4 unterbinden, aber
diese Stellung lässt sich besser spielen als die Partie.}) 20... Ne4 $1 {
Jetzt gleicht Schwarz völlig aus.} 21. Rd3 f6 $1 22. Bf4 Be8 23. Rb3 Rxd4 24.
Be3 Rd7 (24... Rd7 25. Bxa7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Kasparov +2-0=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.10.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Seit 1985 war der Weltmeistertitel in der Hand von Gary Kasparov. Nach der
Tradition der Schachwelt in über 100 Jahren wird Weltmeister, wer den
amtierenden Titelträger in einem Weltmeisterschaftsmatch besiegt. Genau dies
gelang - etwas überraschend - Vladimir Kramnik. Der 25-jährige Russe geht
damit als 14. Weltmeister in die Schachgeschichte ein. Bei seinem 8,5:6,5-Sieg
ließ er Kasparov nicht zur Entfaltung kommen. Dessen scheinbar schwaches Spiel
war wohl in Wirklichkeit der Stärke des neuen Weltmeisters geschuldet.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {Zu Nimzoindisch kam Kasparov erst, als er sowohl mit
Grünfeldindisch als auch mit dem Angenommenen Damengambit Schwierigkeiten
hatte.} 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 {
Dieses System nennen Insider auch Karpov-Variante. In der Tat hat der
Exweltmeister dieses System in den 70-er Jahren populär gemacht. Für Karpov
war es die Hauptwaffe gegen Nimzoindisch mit 4.e3.} 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7
12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 {Diesen aggressiven Aufbau habe ich früher selbst gespielt;
Schwarz spielt nun am sichersten 13...Bxc3.} Be7 {Das wurde zunächst getadelt,
doch wahrscheinlich zu Unrecht.} (13... Bxc3 14. Rxc3 h6 15. Bh4 {Ob Weiß hier
Vorteil hat, ist sehr fragwürdig.} Bd5 (15... Qe8 $5) 16. Ne5) (13... Ba5 $6 {
Das gab ich in ECO Band E 2. Auflage als zum Ausgleich führend an; wohl ein
Irrtum.} 14. Ne5 Qc7 (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qd4 16. Bxe6 Ng4 17. Be3 Nxe3 18.
Bxc8 Ng4 19. Bxb7 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Qh4 21. h3 $16 {1-0 Knaak,R-Espig,L/
Fuerstenwalde 1981/MCD (57)}) 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18.
Qxf7 Rf8 19. Qe7 Ng4 (19... Qb8 20. Bh4 Bxc3 21. bxc3 $14 {1-0 Knaak,R-Spassov,
L/Sochi 1980/MCD (64)}) 20. f4 Qc6 21. d5 $1 {(Fritz)} (21. Re2 Bxc3 22. Rxc3
Qd5 23. Rd2 Rf7 $11 {(ECO)}) 21... Qc5+ 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Be7 $1 Rc8 24. Bxc5
bxc5 25. Re7 $16) 14. Bxf6 {Vielleicht ist ja dieser viel gelobte Zug gar
nicht so gut.} (14. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nb5 Rc5 $2 (
17... Qg5 $5 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Ba6 20. Nd6 (20. a4 $5 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Rxc1
22. Rxc1 Nxe5 23. Rc7 $13) 20... Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Nxc4 Rc8 $11) 18. f4
Rfc8 $2 19. Nxa7 Rd8 20. Nb5 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Rd2 22. Bf1 $18 {1-0 Shulman,
Y-Smagin,S/St Petersburg 1994/EXT 98 (36)}) 14... Nxf6 ({Hier würde} 14...
Bxf6 {die in der Partie folgenden Verwicklungen vermeiden.} 15. Nb5 Bxf3 $1 (
15... Ra8 $2 16. Nd6 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxd4 18. Nxf7 Qf6 19. Bxe6 Qxf3 20. Ng5+ {
mit großem weißen Vorteil.}) 16. Qxf3 a6 17. Nd6 (17. Na7 Rc7 (17... Bg5) 18.
Nc6 Qc8 19. Bd3 Nb8 20. d5 exd5 21. Bf5 Qb7 22. Nb4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rd8 24. Rd1
Bxb2 25. Nxd5 {und Fritz sieht trotz Minusbauern einen kleinen Vorteil für
Weiß.}) 17... Rc7 18. Nxf7 (18. Bxa6 $2 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nb8) 18... Rxf7 19. Bxe6
Nf8 20. Rxc7 (20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Bxf7 Rxf7 22. Rcd1 Rd7 23. Re4 $13) 20... Qxc7 {
und Vorteil für Weiß ist nicht in Sicht.}) 15. Bxe6 $1 {Ein typisches Motiv,
und sogar schon gespielt worden.} fxe6 $2 {Schwarz muss nicht schlagen.} (15...
Rc7 $142 16. Ng5 (16. Bc4 $5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bd6 $13) 16... Bd6 {droht 17...Bf4}
(16... Qxd4 $1 $13) 17. Nb5 $1 (17. Rcd1 h6 18. Nxf7 Rcxf7 $13) 17... Re7 18.
Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bc4 Qf4 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Rd7 22. Red1 $16 {/+/= Diese
Stellung gilt es gegen die Partiestellung nach z.B. 21.Nd6 abzuwägen, um zu
bewerten, ob 15...Rc7 wirklich besser gewesen wäre.}) 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Qxe7
Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qxd4 {Es ist noch nicht so schlimm für Schwarz, Weiß versucht
nun sofort die Schwäche der gegnerischen Grundreihe auszunutzen.} 19. Nb5 $1
Qxb2 $2 ({Auch} 19... Qf4 $6 {ist schwach:} 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 Qxf3 $2 (
21... Ra8 22. Nf7+ (22. Ne8 Nxe8 23. Qxe8+ Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Rxf8 25. Re7 $14)
22... Kg8 23. Nd8 (23. Qe6 Rf8 24. Nd8+ Kh8 25. Qe7 Nd5 26. Ne6 Nxe7 27. Nxf4
$14) 23... Qg5+ 24. Kf1 Qg6 $14) 22. Nxc8 Qg4+ 23. Kf1 Qh3+ 24. Ke2 Qxc8 25.
Kd2 $18 {1-0 Hazai,L-Danielsen,H/Valby 1994/EXT 98 (32)}) (19... Qd2 $5 20.
Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 Rb8 $14) 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 Rb8 ({Nach} 21... Ra8 {Aber}
22. Ne8 $1 (22. Nf7+ Kg8 {kann von weißer Gewinnstellung noch keine Rede sein.}
23. Qe6 (23. Nd8 h6 24. Ne6 Nh5 (24... Ne8 $6 25. Re4 $1) (24... Nh7 $5 25. Qb7
Re8 26. Qd7 Rb8 27. Qxa7 Re8 28. Qd7 Rb8 29. f4 Qf6) 25. Qb7 Re8 26. Qd7 Rb8
27. Qxa7 Re8 28. Qd7 Rb8) 23... h6 $1 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 {Nun kann Weiß mit
Springerzügen einen kleinen Vorteil behaupten, aber es geht nicht} 25. Qh3 $2 {
weil nach} (25. Ng4 $16) 25... gxh6 26. Re7+ Kg6 27. Qg3+ Kf5 {kein Turm auf
b8 hängt; Weiß hat nur Dauerschach.}) 22... Ng8 23. Qd7 h6 24. Kg2 $18) 22.
Nf7+ Kg8 23. Qe6 Rf8 {Das verliert sofort.} ({Nach} 23... h5 {kann Weiß jedoch
ebenfalls gewinnen:} 24. Ng5+ Kh8 25. Qf5 $1 {und das Eindringen des weißen
Turmes über e7 oder auch e6 bringt die Entscheidung.} Qxa2 (25... Kg8 26. Re7)
(25... h4 26. h3 Qxa2 27. Re7 Qa3 28. Rf7 Kg8) 26. Qg6 Qa3 27. Re6 Kg8 28. h4
$18) 24. Nd8+ Kh8 25. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.07.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bd7 9. a3 cxd4 (9... Bxc3 $5 10. bxc3 Qa5) 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bd3
$1 (12. Qb3 $6 Rc8 13. Be2 Qxc3 $15) 12... e5 (12... Qxc3 {13.Ba3 or 13.Rb1
with good compensation for the pawn.}) 13. Qc2 $14 Re8 14. Nd2 $1 Nc6 15. Ba3 (
15. b5 Nd8 16. c4 Ne6 $11) 15... Rad8 (15... b5 $5) 16. c4 (16. b5 Ne7 17. Bxe7
$6 Rxe7 18. Rxa7 Qb6 19. Rfa1 Bxb5 $11) 16... Be6 17. Ne4 (17. b5 $5 Qd7 18.
bxc6 Qxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3 20. Nf3 $14) 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 h6 19. b5 Na5 20. Bb4
$1 (20. c5 Nb3 21. Rad1 Qa5 22. Bb2 Qxb5 $15) 20... Nxc4 21. Rxa7 Bd5 22. h3 (
22. Ba5 $6 Bxe4 23. Bxc7 Bxc2 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxb7 Be4 26. Rc7 Nb6 $15) 22...
Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rd7 24. Rc1 Qb8 25. Raa1 {25.Ra2!? Nb6 26.Rac2,25.Bc5!?} (25. Ra2
$5 Nb6 26. Rac2) (25. Bc5 $5) 25... Nb6 26. Rc5 $16 {Black solved most of his
problems, but white still has an edge due to the awkward location of the black
pieces. Especially lonesome is the knight b6.} Rc7 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Ra7 Rb8
29. Ba5 h5 30. h4 $2 (30. Kh2 g6 31. g4 $1 hxg4 32. hxg4 Kf8 33. Kg2 Kg8 34. g5
Kf8 35. Qf3 Qd8 36. Rxb7 Qxg5+ 37. Kf1 Rxb7 38. Qxb7 Na4 39. Qe4 Nc5 40. Bb4
$18) 30... g6 31. Kh2 f5 $1 {The only chance to survive.} 32. Bxb6 Qxb6 33.
Qd5+ Kh7 34. Ra4 Qf6 35. g3 Qe7 36. b6 Rd8 37. Qc4 Qd7 38. Ra5 Rc8 39. Rd5 Qe6
40. Qb5 Rc6 41. Rxe5 Qa2 {Black still has to defend carefully, but soon the
white king also becomes vulnerable.} 42. Kg2 Rc2 43. Qf1 Qb2 44. Re7+ Kh6 45.
Rxb7 Rc1 46. Qd3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karditsa"]
[Site "Karditsa"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. exd4 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Ne5 $5 (10. Re1 $14) 10... Ne8 $6 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5
Nd5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Qe2 $14) 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Re1 Nd6 13. Bb3 Nxe5 14. dxe5
Nf5 15. Qg4 $1 Bd7 16. Bc2 Rad8 17. Rad1 Qc5 $2 (17... Bc8 18. Ne4 $14) 18.
Bxf5 $1 exf5 19. Qh4 $16 Qc8 20. Nd5 Kh8 21. Ne7 Qc7 22. Rd4 $1 h6 (22... Be6
23. Qxh7+ $18) 23. Red1 Qxe5 (23... Kh7 24. Nxf5 Qxe5 25. Ne3 $16) 24. h3 Rfe8
25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 $18 Qe1+ 27. Kh2 Qe5+ 28. g3 Qe2 29. Kg2 f4 30. gxf4 Qe6
31. Rc7 Qe4+ (31... Qd6 32. Rxb7 $18) 32. Kh2 Kh7 33. Nc8 $1 Qd5 34. Qg4 Re1
35. Qg2 Qf5 36. Rc4 Qe6 (36... b5 37. Nd6 Qe6 38. Re4 $18) 37. b3 Qf5 38. Nd6
Qb1 39. Re4 Rd1 40. Ne8 Qa1 41. Re5 g6 42. Qxb7 Kg8 43. Nd6 Rxd6 44. Qb8+ Kg7
45. Qxd6 Qxa2 46. Qd4 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2004.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bd7 {One rather old line - a deviation from thee more applicable 8...Nbd7 or 8.
..cd 9.ed b6.} 9. Qe2 ({I had recently two games with} 9. a3 cxd4 10. Ne2 (10.
axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bd3 e5 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Nd2 $14 {Lesiege-Kortschnoj/
Montreal 2004}) 10... Bd6 $11 {Aleksandrov-Kortschnoj/EU-chT 2003}) 9... Bc6
10. Rd1 Nbd7 ({The theory recommends} 10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 {, but I don't
trust this line.}) 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qc7 14. Bxc6 (14. e4 {
! is considered to be the strongest. But I believe after} Rae8 {black can hold
the position.}) 14... Qxc6 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 Bc7 $2 ({After} 16... cxb4 17. Nd4
{black has serious problems to protect his tactical targets, since normal
moves like} Qf6 {do not work due to} 18. Qb5 {winning a piece.}) ({Still, the
text is grave error. After} 16... Bb6 {white would have had only a marginal
edge.}) 17. Bb2 Rad8 18. Rac1 $16 b6 19. Qc4 Rfe8 20. Rd5 $1 ({After} 20. Rd2 {
black could play} Nf8 $1 {because of the vulnerability of the first rank of
white's position.}) 20... Qe6 ({Here} 20... Nf8 {would be met by} 21. Rg5 Ne6
22. Qc3 $1 {winning.}) 21. Ng5 (21. Qc3 $1 {(to avoid a pin Qe6-Rd5-Qc4)} f6
22. Rcd1 {suggested by Hungarian players, was strong.}) ({also with a big
advantage for white.} 21. Kf1 $5) 21... Qg6 22. h4 h6 23. Nf3 Qe6 24. Rcd1 ({
Here} 24. Kf1 {is not convincing: black may regroup his pieces with} Bd6 {
with chances to survive.}) 24... Nf6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Rxd8 (26. bxc5 Rxd5 27.
Qxd5 (27. Rxd5 Qa1+ 28. Qf1 Qxa3 29. c6 Qc3 30. Nd4 Be5 {and black is not in
danger anymore.}) 27... Rd8 28. Qb3 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 bxc5 $14) 26... Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. bxc5 Qd1+ ({After} 28... bxc5 29. g3 {white stands certainly
better. Black tries to complicate the matters.}) 29. Qf1 Qb3 30. Qc1 $2 (30. c6
{was not good because of several reasons. The simplest way for black was:} Qc3
31. Nd4 Be5 32. Nf5 Kh7 {- black wins a pawn back.}) ({But after} 30. cxb6 axb6
31. Qa1 {white would keep his extra-pawn, still with some winning chances.})
30... bxc5 31. Nd2 Qd3 32. g3 Ba5 33. Nc4 Bc3 $11 34. Qf1 Qc2 35. Qg2 Qd1+ 36.
Qf1 Qc2 37. Qg2 Qd1+ {The position is equal - white can't make progress.} 38.
Kh2 $4 {In severe time trouble white commits a blunder.} Qd3 $19 39. Qa8+ Kh7
0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Re1 (12. a3 {is more common here.})
12... Rc8 (12... Be7 13. h4 $6 (13. a3 $1 {leads to the 12.a3 line}) 13... h6
14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Bb1 Nbd5 17. Be5 Qd7 18. Qd3 {1-0 Korobov,A (2571)
-Ramaswamy,A (2263)/Dubai 2004/CBM 101 (38)} Nb4 $132) 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Bb1 (14.
a3 h6 (14... Re8 15. Bc2 Nd5 16. Ra1 Bf8 17. Bc1 {1/2 Ribli,Z (2584)-Hansen,S 
(2561)/Germany 2006/EXT 2007}) 15. Bh4 Nh5 $11 16. Re4 $6 Bxh4 (16... Na5 $5)
17. Rxh4 Nf6 18. Bb1 Ne7 19. Ne5 Nf5 $15 {0-1 Kose,S (2117)-Nielsen,P (2665)/
Konya TUR 2012/The Week in Chess 924 (36)}) 14... Re8 (14... Nb4 15. Ne5 Nbd5
16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qh3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qd6 $13 {1-0 Akesson,R (2465)
-Lyrberg,P (2420)/Stockholm 1993/EXT 2000 (42)}) (14... Nd5 $5 15. Qd3 g6 (
15... f5 $5 16. Bd2 Nc7 17. a3 Ba6 18. Qe3 Bf6 19. Rcd1 Nxd4 20. Bc1 Nxf3+ 21.
Qxf3 $44 {0-1 Swic,W (2365)-Flis,J/Tarnow 1979/EXT 2003 (40)}) 16. Bh6 Re8 17.
Qd2 (17. Ne4 Nf6 $1) 17... Na5 (17... Nxc3 $1 18. bxc3 Ba3 19. Rcd1 Ne7 $15)
18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qf4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nc6 22. Rd1 Qd7 23. Be3 Rd8
24. Bc2 Nb4 25. Bb3 Nd5 {1/2 Gligoric,S (2575)-Sosonko,G (2470)/Wijk aan Zee
1975/MCL}) {The text move is too passive and gives White some chances.} 15. h4
g6 (15... h6 $5 16. Bf4 Nb4) 16. a3 {White finally makes this useful move 
(both prophylactical and preparing Bb1-a2 in future). Complicated manoeuvring
starts. The position is roughly equal but anything is still possible, of
course.} Rc7 17. Rc2 Nd5 18. Ne4 Nb8 (18... f6 $5 19. Bc1 Qd7 {[%cal Yc6d8,
Yd8f7]}) 19. Rd2 (19. Ba2 $5 {Later on White realizes that he doesn't need
this pair of rooks.}) 19... Kg7 20. h5 Bxg5 21. Nexg5 Nd7 {Black had a good
opportunity to simplify the game:} (21... Nf4 22. hxg6 hxg6 {[%cal Yb7f3]} 23.
Be4 f6 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 $11) 22. Rc2 Rxc2 23. Bxc2 Qe7 24. Qd2 Nf8 25. Bb3 Rc8 26.
Ne4 Nd7 27. Nfg5 gxh5 $2 {A sudden self-destroying move.} ({There was nothing
wrong with} 27... N7f6 {e.g.} 28. h6+ Kg8 29. Nxf6+ Qxf6 30. Bxd5 Bxd5 31. Rc1
Rxc1+ 32. Qxc1 Qd8 {[%cal Yf7f6]} 33. Qe3 Qe7 34. Qf4 f6 35. Ne4 (35. Qb8+ Qf8
36. Qxf8+ Kxf8 37. Nxh7+ Kf7 38. f4 Be4 {[%cal Rg6g5]}) 35... Bxe4 36. Qxe4 Kf7
$11) 28. Ng3 Kh8 $2 (28... Kg8 $1 {was the only defense now but after} 29. Nxh5
{Black's position is quite unpleasant} (29. Nf5 $143 Qf8 30. Bxd5 Bxd5 31. Qf4
$5 exf5 32. Qxf5 Nf6 33. Qxf6 Qg7 34. Qf5 Rd8 $14)) 29. Nf5 Qf6 30. Nd6 $18 Rg8
31. Ndxf7+ Kg7 32. Rxe6 Qf4 33. Qxf4 Nxf4 34. Re7 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bg5 Bxc3 (11... Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qb8 $5 {- see
Gelfand - Kramnik in this issue.}) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Qc7 14. Bd3 (14. Nd2
Rfe8 15. f4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bb3 f5 18. Bh4 Rac8 19. c4 h6 20. Qe3 Kh7 21.
a4 Qc6 22. Rf2 a6 23. Ra1 Nf8 24. Rb2 Ng6 $132 {0-1 (41) Cordova,E (2539)
-Steingrimsson,H (2550) Khanty-Mansiysk 2010}) 14... Ng4 {One of many ways to
equalise in this harmless system. Practice has also seen:} (14... Rac8 15. c4
h6 $1 ({but not} 15... Bxf3 $2 16. Qxf3 {1/2 (49) Gelfand,B (2727)-Anand,V 
(2791) Moscow 2012 CBM 149 [Postny,E]} e5 17. Bf5 $16) 16. Bh4 Nh5 $11) (14...
Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. c4 h6 17. Bd2 Qd6 $5 18. Bc3 Ng4 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3
Qh2+ 21. Kf1 Ngf6 22. Qg3 Qxg3 23. fxg3 Red8 24. Red1 Re8 25. Re1 Red8 26. Red1
Re8 27. Re1 {1/2 (27) Wojtaszek,R (2721)-Meier,G (2650) Mulhouse 2011}) (14...
h6 $5 15. Bh4 (15. Bd2 Ng4) 15... Nh5 16. Qe3 Qf4 17. Be7 Rfe8 18. Ba3 Bxf3 19.
Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Ndf6 21. Rfd1 {1/2 (21) Van der Stricht,G (2430)-Kveinys,A 
(2537) Charleroi 2007}) 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Ngf6 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. c4 {
After quite a dull opening, a typical middlegame has arisen, with hanging
pawns and B+N vs 2N. It often arises from completely different openings like
the Sicilian with 2.c3. The position is equal although both sides can try to
outmanoeuvre their opponent. Once I managed to succeed against GM Sune Berg
Hansen but, of course, it is less likely at the super-GM level.} h6 19. Bh4 Qb7
20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. a4 Qa6 22. Qa2 Rc6 23. Qb3 Rec8 24. Bxf6 (24. Nd2 Ne8 {
- White will have to exchange this knight on d6 anyway.}) 24... Nxf6 {The rest
consists of Black's fruitless attempts to get some winning chances.} 25. Ne5
Rd6 26. Red1 Rcd8 27. Qb4 Qc8 (27... Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Qe7 Qxa4 30. Qxf7+
$11) 28. Nf3 Ne4 {[%cal Ye4g5]} 29. h4 Nf6 30. a5 Ng4 31. axb6 axb6 32. Re1 Rc6
33. Qb5 Qc7 34. Re4 Rd5 35. Qb3 h5 36. Ree1 Rf5 37. Qd3 g6 38. Rc2 Qd6 39. Rd1
Rc8 40. Qe2 Rd8 41. Rcd2 Qc6 42. Rc2 Qc7 43. Rcd2 Rc8 44. Rc2 Ra5 45. Rdc1 Qd6
46. Qe4 Rf5 47. g3 Nf6 48. Qe3 Ng4 49. Qe4 Nf6 50. Qe3 Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qb8 {This old move has been
recently reintroduced into GM practice.} (12... Rc8 {and}) (12... Bxc3 {
are main continuations.}) 13. Rfd1 {Or else:} (13. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxc3
15. Bxf6 (15. bxc3 Ne4 16. Bf4 Rc8 (16... Qc7 17. Bd3 f5 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Be3
Rac8 20. Qb2 Qc4 21. Qa3 Qa6 22. Qb2 Bd5 $36 {0-1 (42) Gonzalez Zamora,J (2552)
-Onischuk,A (2687) Monterrey 2010}) 17. f3 Qc7 18. Bd3 Nxc3 19. Qc2 Qc5+ 20.
Kh1 Qd4 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 $17 {0-1 (40) Novkovic,M (2406)-Luther,T (2544) Austria
2001}) 15... gxf6 16. Rxc3 Qxe5 17. Re3 Qf4 18. Bd3 Rfd8 19. Rg3+ Kf8 20. Bxh7
Rac8 $5 $36 (20... Ke7 $13 {1-0 (66) Gamboa,N (2380)-Zelcic,R (2585) Elista
1998})) (13. Rfe1 {Not the best square for the rook.} Bxc3 (13... Rc8 14. Bd3
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qd6 (15... Nd5 16. Qd2 Qd6 17. c4 N5f6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qc6
20. f3 Nd7 21. Be7 Re8 22. Bd6 $14 {1/2 (29) Portisch,F-Dely,P Kecskement 1975}
) 16. Ne5 h6 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 $11 {1-0 (54) Andreikin,D (2700)-Ovetchkin,R (2501)
Tyumen 2012}) 14. bxc3 Ne4 (14... h6 15. Bh4 Qf4 16. Bg3 Qg4 17. Bd3 Nh5 18.
Qe3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Rfd8 20. Red1 Rac8 $11 {1/2 (39) Donner,J-Barcza,G Amsterdam
1964}) 15. Be7 Re8 16. Ba3 Qf4 17. Bb5 Rad8 18. Qe3 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 a6 20. Bd3
Nef6 21. c4 {1/2 (74) Hammer,J (2647)-Sethuraman,S (2545) Moscow 2011} Bxf3 $1
22. gxf3 (22. Rxf3 $2 e5) 22... Nb8 $11) (13. Bd3 $5 h6 14. Bh4 Nh5) 13... Rc8
(13... h6 14. Bh4 (14. Bd2 Bd6 15. Ba6 Rd8 16. Re1 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Qc8 18. Qe2
Qb7 $15 {0-1 (33) Hertneck,G (2539)-Bologan,V (2700) Saint Vincent 2005}) 14...
Nh5 {1-0 (37) Giorgadze,G-Izeta Txabarri,F (2380) Euskadi 1991} (14... Qf4 15.
Bg3 Qf5 16. Bd3 Qh5 17. Nb5 Nd5 {1/2 (20) Hansen,L (2574)-Akopian,V (2698)
Novi Sad 2009} 18. a3 Be7 19. Nc7 $16) 15. d5 $5 $36) (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4
$5 {R.Giese} (14... Rc8 15. Bd3 h6 $1 (15... Nd5 16. Qd2 h6 $2 17. Bxh6 $1 gxh6
18. Qxh6 $18 {->1-0 (34) Lalic,B (2590)-Izeta Txabarri,F (2495) Benasque 1995
CBM 050 [Giese]}) 16. Bd2 (16. Bh4 Nh5) 16... Qd6 $11) (14... Be4 15. Ba6 Qc7
16. c4 h6 17. Bh4 Bb7 18. Bb5 Qf4 19. Bg3 Qe4 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 {1/2 (28) Taimanov,
M (2580)-Barcza,G (2460) Brno 1975} 21. Nd2 $14) 15. Be7 Re8 16. Ba3 Rc8 17.
Bb2 Nd6 18. Bd3 b5 $11) 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. g3 a6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ne4 Rxc1 18.
Rxc1 Ne8 $4 {[%mdl 16384] Black has levelled the game but now makes a nervous,
extremely bad move.} (18... Nxe4 19. Bxe4 h6 $11) (18... Qd8 $5 $11) (18... Be7
$11) 19. Ned2 $4 {Amnesty! A lot of commentators including GMs M.Golubev and S.
Shipov, indicated that White could have got a big advantage after both} (19.
Neg5 h6 (19... g6 20. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 21. Ng5+ Kf6 (21... Kg7 22. Qxe6 $18) 22.
Qxe6+ Kxg5 23. Qh3 $1 {[%cal Rh3h4]} Kf6 (23... h5 24. Qe6) 24. Qxh7 $18) 20.
Bg6 $1 Bxf3 (20... hxg5 21. Nxg5 fxg6 (21... Kf8 22. Bxf7) 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23.
Qh3+ Kg8 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qg8 $1 Kd8 27. Qe6 $18) (20... fxg6 21.
Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. Nh4 Nf6 24. Nxd6 $16) 21. Bxf7+ Kf8 22. Qxf3 hxg5
23. Bxe6+ Nf6 24. Rc8+ Qxc8 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Qb7 Rc1+ 27. Kg2 Bc7 28. Qxa6 $16
) ({and, even simpler,} 19. Nfg5 $1 h6 (19... Bxe4 $2 20. Bxe4) (19... g6 20.
Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Ng5+ {- see above}) 20. Qh5 $1 hxg5 21. Nxg5 Nf6 22. Qxf7+ Kh8
23. Nxe6 Qg8 24. Qxb7 Rb8 25. Qxg7+ Qxg7 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Rc6 Rd8 28. Bxa6 {
with five pawns for a piece.}) 19... Qd8 {Now the position is equal again.} 20.
Be4 Rc8 21. Qf1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Qc8 23. Qc3 Nf6 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Ne5 Nd5 26. Qc6
Qxc6 27. Nxc6 Kf8 28. Nc4 Bc7 29. Ne3 Nxe3 30. fxe3 Bd6 31. Ne5 Bxe5 32. dxe5
Ke7 33. Kf2 Kd7 34. e4 Kc6 35. Ke3 Kc5 36. Kd3 {Black can't break through on
the queenside.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 (1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 dxe4 7. Nxe4
Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O {You will see later on why these moves are
shown here :-).}) 1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bd3 {An attempt to avoid the main theoretical road:} (
9. a3) 9... h6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (9... cxd4 10. exd4 {leads to a well-known
position often arising from the.... French Defence (!!!). The relevant order
of moves is shown in annotations to move 1 (see above).}) (9... Qe7 {is
another option although it allows White to leave the b4 bishop "high and dry":}
10. Ne4 $1 cxd4 $142 (10... Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Rd8 (11... f5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bd2
Ba6 14. Re1 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 cxd4 16. exd4 Bc4 17. Ne5 $14 {1-0 (49) Filip,
M-Pomar Salamanca,A Olot 1975}) 12. a3 (12. Qc2 cxd4 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. exd4
Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rxd4 16. Be3 Rd8 (16... Rh4 {1/2 (20) Hernandez Onna,R (2435)
-Pomar Salamanca,A (2435) Alicante 1977} 17. Bd3 $14 {[%csl Rh4]}) 17. Rad1 Bd7
18. Be4 Bb5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 {1-0 (40) Sanguineti,R-Kolarov,A Varna 1962}
b6 $11) 12... Ba5 13. Qc2 (13. Qa4 Bb6 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. Bc3 Rac8
17. Bc2 Qh5 $11 {1/2 (47) Visier Segovia,F (2350)-Pomar Salamanca,A Costa
Brava 1976}) 13... f5 (13... cxd4 {1/2 (90) Rubinetti,J (2440)-Acosta,T Villa
Gesell 1971} 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. exd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. Be3 {is now more
favourable for White than after the immediate 11.Qc2 since Black's a5-bishop
is misplaced}) 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rd1 (15. e4 $5 $36) 15... Bb6 16. Bd2 Ba6 17.
dxc5 Qxc5 $11 {1/2 (24) Donner,J (2480)-Pomar Salamanca,A (2435) Wijk aan Zee
1974}) 11. exd4 (11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. exd4 h6 13. Be4 Rd8 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Qe2 Bd6
16. Rfd1 Rab8 17. a3 Be8 18. Rac1 Ne7 19. Ne5 Nf5 $11) 11... h6 $1 12. a3 (12.
Qe2 Rd8 13. Be3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Be4 Bd6 18.
g3 {1-0 (42) Olafsson,F-O'Kelly de Galway,A Dundee 1967} Be5 $11) 12... Ba5 $1
(12... Bd6 13. Re1 Rd8 14. b4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Qf6 16. Bb2 Ne7 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Qh5
Bf8 19. Rac1 $14 {1-0 (41) Najdorf,M-Eliskases,E Buenos Aires 1964}) 13. b4 Bb6
14. Bb2 Rd8 15. Nc5 (15. Ng3 Qd6 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. b5 Ne7 18. a4 Qb8 19. Ne5 Ned5
20. Qd2 Bc7 $13 {1-0 (51) Nisipeanu,L (2648)-Atalik,S (2603) Burgas 2012 CBM
151 [Atalik,S]}) 15... Bxc5 16. bxc5 b6 17. Qc2 Bb7 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Rab1 Nb8
{1/2 (19) Gligoric,S-Olafsson,F Lugano 1970}) {The idea of the text move,
which works perfectly in the present game, is to avoid all these tactical
motifs with Qd1-c2, as well as Bc1-g5 in case of ...c5xd4 e3xd4.} 10. a3 (10.
Ne4 {is now completely harmless, e.g.} Nxe4 11. Bxe4 cxd4 12. exd4 Bd6 $11)
10... Ba5 11. dxc5 {After this capture Black destroys White's pawn structure
and gets a good position.} Bxc3 $1 12. bxc3 Qd5 {[%cal Yd5c5,Yf8d8]} (12... Qe7
13. a4 e5 {was possible, too.}) 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Rd1 Qxc5 15. a4 e5 16. Ba3 Qa5
17. Bb5 (17. Nd2 Bg4 $1 18. f3 Be6 {can be dangerous for White. Therefore
Evgeny Tomashevsky looks for simplifications.}) 17... Be6 18. h3 Qc7 19. Rxd8+
Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 a6 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Nxe5 Qxc3 24. Qd8+ Kh7 25.
Qd3+ Qxd3 26. Nxd3 {If not Sofia rules, the game could have ended here.} b6 27.
Bd6 Bb3 28. Bc7 (28. Nb2 {was quite possible but White sees that the ending
with opposite-coloured bishops after the knight swap is a dead draw.}) 28...
Nd5 29. Bd8 Bxa4 30. e4 Nc3 31. Bxb6 Nxe4 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33. Bxc5 Bb5 34. Bb4 Kg6
35. Bc3 f6 36. f3 Kf5 37. Kf2 Ke6 38. h4 h5 39. Bb4 Kd5 40. Bf8 g6 41. Be7 f5
42. Bd8 Kc4 43. f4 Kb4 44. Ke3 a5 45. Kd2 a4 46. Kc2 Kc4 47. Kb2 Kd4 48. g3 Ke3
49. Ka3 Kf3 50. Bg5 Kxg3 {Black has won a second pawn - to no avail.} 51. Kb4
Kg4 52. Ka3 Kg3 53. Kb4 Kg4 54. Ka3 Kg3 55. Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Givataim int"]
[Site "Givataim"]
[Date "1998.12.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Kundin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Kundin,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg5 Bxc3 (10... Qa5) (10... b6 11. d5 $5 $13) 11. bxc3
b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. c4 Qc7 14. Re1 (14. a4 $2 Ng4) 14... Rac8 {[%tqu "En","Find
a strong plan for white...","","","a2a4","White advances its pawn to a5,and
making black to choose between two unpleasent choices: either  take this pawn 
(like in the game) and thus allow white to attack the a file and secure the c4
pawn,or wait till white takes on b6 and attacks the weakness or advance the
pawn to a6,making this in future a possible queen.",30]} 15. a4 $1 $14 {
[%mdl 16] White advances its pawn to a5,and making black to choose between two
unpleasent choices: either  take this pawn (like in the game) and thus allow
white to attack on the a file and secure the c4 pawn,or wait till white takes
on b6 and attacks the weakness or advances the pawn to a6,making this in
future a possible queen.} Rfe8 (15... h6 16. Bh4 Qf4 17. Bg3 Bxf3 18. Bxf4 Bxd1
19. Raxd1 $14) 16. a5 bxa5 $6 {I don't know what is the best move for black,
but I know this isn't.Now white has a very easy game.} (16... h6 17. Bh4 Qf4 (
17... Qc6 18. Qd2 $14) 18. Bg3 Bxf3 19. Bxf4 Bxd1 20. Raxd1 bxa5 21. Ra1 Nb6
22. c5 Nbd5 23. Bd6 {This is the position I was trying to estimate during the
game,but I only found a big advantage for white in the endgame.}) 17. Bh4 Ba6
18. Qd2 $16 Qb7 19. Rec1 Nb6 {[%csl Ga6,Gb6,Gb7] Though this piece
configuration looks very funny,I couldn't find anything else to do.} 20. Bxf6
gxf6 21. Qh6 $18 {The punishment comes very quickly.Black's position is
already lost.All there is left for me is to look for a few practical chances.
And in order to be accurate,I must say that my opponent gave me them rather
than I found them.} f5 22. Ne5 Nd7 23. Be4 $2 {Though after this funny move
white is better,why sacrifice a piece when you can win the game easily without
it?} (23. Rc3 $1 {[%cal Yc3g3]} Nxe5 (23... Nf8 24. Rxa5 $18) 24. dxe5 Qb2 25.
Rac1 $18) 23... fxe4 24. Ra3 Nf8 25. Rg3+ Ng6 {[%tqu "En","","","","h2h4","My
opponent playes very accurately even in time trouble.I spended about 20
minutes here but couldn't find any defence against h5 after which my position
collapses.",20]} 26. h4 $1 $138 {My opponent playes very accurately even in
time trouble.I spended about 20 minutes here but couldn't find any defence
against h5 after which my position collapses.} Qe7 $138 (26... Bxc4 $5 27. h5
$1 (27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Nxc4 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Rc8 $14) (27. Nxc4 Qd5 $13) 27... Bd5
28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. hxg6 $18) 27. h5 Qf8 28. Qf4 Red8 29. hxg6 fxg6 (29... hxg6
30. Nxg6 $18) 30. Qxe4 Qf5 31. Qe3 $1 (31. Qxf5 exf5 32. Nxg6 hxg6 33. Rxg6+
Kf7 34. Rxa6 Rxd4 {With good chances for wrawing the game.}) 31... Bb7 32. Qh6
{The second and the last round of white's attack now begins,this one black
couldn't servive.} Be4 33. f3 $1 Rxd4 34. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 $2 (34... Qxg6 $1 {
The last chance.} 35. Rxg6+ (35. Qf4 $1 {Fritz5}) 35... Bxg6 36. c5 $18) 35.
fxe4 Qxe4 36. Rxg6+ Kf7 37. Qh7+ {Great performance by white,except for the
mysterious piece sacrifice,which turned out to be good.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Rfe8
15. Re1 Rad8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Rxe5 Rc8 19. Rc1 Red8 20. Ree1 Rd5
21. a4 Ne8 22. Rb1 Bc6 23. Rb4 Nd6 24. Ra1 Bd7 25. f3 h6 26. Be1 e5 27. Ba6 Re8
28. Bg3 exd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. cxd4 Nf5 31. Bf2 Ne3 32. a5 Nc2 33. Rc1 Nb4 34.
Rc7 Nxa6 35. Rxd7 Rc8 36. g4 bxa5 37. Rxa7 Nb4 38. Rxa5 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Rd1 40.
Rb5 Nd3 41. Bg3 Nc1 42. d5 Ne2 43. Kf2 Nxg3 44. Kxg3 {Here, too, White's
advantage of space is dangerous for Black.} Kf8 45. h4 g6 46. Kf4 f6 $2 {
But this is a terrible move. Black shouldn't weaken his position so badly.} 47.
h5 Kf7 48. Rb7+ Kg8 49. Ke4 gxh5 50. gxh5 {White is easily winning now.} Kf8
51. Rh7 Re1+ 52. Kf5 Kg8 53. Rd7 Rf1 54. f4 Kf8 55. d6 Ke8 56. Rh7 Rd1 57. Ke6
1-0

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {le répertoire habituel des Noirs} 4. e3 O-O (
4... c5) 5. Bd3 (5. Nge2) 5... d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 (6... c5 {La grande ligne}) 7.
Bxc4 c5 {92} 8. O-O b6 {88 C'est encore une grande ligne mais les Noirs ont
hésité un peu} 9. Qe2 (9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. bxc3 $14)
9... cxd4 10. exd4 Bb7 11. Rd1 (11. Bg5) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 {83} (12...
Qc7 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc7c4]}) 13. Bb3 (13. Bd3 Nd5 (13... Qc7 14. c4) 14. Bd2
Qc7 15. Qe4 N5f6 16. Qe3 Ng4 $132 {[%cal Gb7f3] ;Ivkov,B-Bertholdt,D Dresden
1959 (6) 1/2-1/2}) 13... Qc7 {62 Curieusement, les Noirs ont réfléchi
longtemps sur une position encore théorique} (13... Rc8 14. c4) 14. c4 Rfe8 {
63} 15. Bb2 Nh5 $146 {[%csl Rf4]} (15... Qf4 16. Qe3 Qf5 17. Ne1 b5 18. c5 Nd5
19. Qg3 Nf4 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. f3 N6h5 22. Qf2 Bd5 23. Bc2 Qg5 24. Kh1 Bc4 25. g3
Ng6 26. Ng2 Bd5 27. Ne3 Nf6 28. h4 Qh5 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Re1 Red8 31. Rde2 Rab8
32. Bc1 h6 33. Kg2 Nc3 34. Re5 Nxe5 35. Rxe5 f5 36. Bb3 Nd5 37. Rxe6 Kh8 38.
Qe1 Nf6 39. Qe5 Re8 40. c6 Rbc8 41. Qxb5 Qg6 42. h5 Qxh5 43. Bf4 a6 44. Qxa6
Nh7 45. c7 {Aronian,L (2754)-Leko,P (2751) Nalchik 2009 1-0}) 16. Ng5 (16. Rac1
) 16... Nf4 {[%csl Gb7,Rg2]} 17. Qc2 Nf8 18. f3 Rac8 $11 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 19.
Qf2 Ba6 20. Rac1 Qe7 21. Ne4 f5 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gb3g8] 14 Le bielorusse est
rarement en zeitnot et le fait qu'il commence à avoir un sérieux retard à
la pendule est le signe qu'il n'est pas trés-à-l'aise dans cette position.} (
21... N8g6 {Plus souple}) 22. Ng3 Qg5 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gf4h3,Gh7h5,Gh5h4]} 23.
Kh1 b5 $6 {[%cal Gb3g8] Gagne le contrôle de la case "d5" mais le Bb3 se
ranime} 24. cxb5 Bxb5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. d5 exd5 27. Bxd5+ Kh8 $6 {Joué
quasiment à tempo alors que l'alternative Nd5 était plus solide} (27... Nxd5
28. Qxa7 $2 Rc2 $1 {La différence entre les deux variantes}) 28. Qxa7 $40 {
[%csl Ga2,Gb2,Gd5,Rg7][%cal Gb2g7,Ga7g7] La position Noire est très compromise
} Nd3 (28... h5 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 29. Bb3 h4 30. Qb7 $18 {[%cal Gb7b5,Gb7c8]}) 29.
f4 $1 Qg6 (29... Nxf4 30. Nxf5 Qxf5 31. Qxg7#) 30. Rxd3 $1 Bxd3 31. Nh5 $1 Rc1+
32. Bxc1 Qxh5 33. Ba3 Bb5 34. Bf3 Qe8 35. Bxf8 Qxf8 36. Qa8 Qxa8 37. Bxa8 Kg8
38. Kg1 Kf7 39. Kf2 Ke6 40. Ke3 Kd6 41. Kd4 h6 42. h4 Bd7 43. Bd5 Bb5 44. g3
Be8 45. Bb3 {[%cal Ga2a4]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.23"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Kolesnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk Siberian Athens-Neftekhim"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Qe2 b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Bd3
Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Ne5 h6 17. Bd2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qc6 19. f3 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Nd7
21. f4 Qe7 22. f5 exf5 23. Bxf5 Rc5 24. e6 Re5 25. exf7+ Qxf7 26. Qf2 Be4 27.
Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Bh7+ Kf8 29. Rf1 Qxf2 30. Rxf2+ Nf6 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. h3 Ke7 33.
Kh2 Rc4 34. Rf4 Ne4 $19 35. Be3 g5 36. Rf3 (36. Rg4 $2 Kf6 37. h4 Kf5 $19)
36... Rxc3 37. Bd4 Rxf3 38. gxf3 Nd6 {Despite there being pawns on both wings,
Black wins because he can keep control of everything.  trotz Bauern an beiden
Flügeln gewinnt Schwarz, weil er alles unter Kontrolle hat.} 39. Bc3 Nf5 40.
Bd2 Ke6 41. f4 gxf4 42. Bxf4 Kd5 43. Kg2 Ke4 44. Bb8 a6 45. Ba7 b5 46. Bc5 a5
47. Bb6 a4 48. Bc5 Nd4 49. Bf8 h5 50. Kg3 Nf5+ 51. Kf2 Kd5 ({Or did the game
end Oder war das Ende der Partie} 51... Kd3 52. Kf3 Nd4+ 53. Kg3 Nc2 54. Kh4 b4
55. Bh6 Nd4 56. Bf8 b3 57. axb3 axb3 58. Ba3 Kc2 {[%cal Gd4b5] 0-1 ?}) 52. Kf3
Nd4+ 53. Kg3 Nc2 54. Kh4 b4 55. Bh6 Nd4 (55... a3 {wins as well: gewinnt
ebenfalls:} 56. Bf8 Kd4 57. Kxh5 Kc3 58. h4 b3 59. Bg7+ Nd4 60. axb3 a2 $19)
56. Bf8 {[%tqu "En","Black to play and win.","","","b4b3","This is too hasty
for Black.",-2,"d5c4","",6,"De","Schwarz zieht und gewinnt","","","b4b3",
"Schwarz geht zu überhastet vor.",-2,"d5c4","",6]} b3 $2 {This is too hasty
for Black. Schwarz geht zu überhastet vor.} (56... Kc4 57. Kxh5 (57. Bxb4 Kxb4
58. Kxh5 Ka3 59. Kg6 Kxa2 60. h4 a3 61. h5 Ne6 62. h6 Kb3 63. Kf6 a2 $19) 57...
b3 58. axb3+ axb3 59. Ba3 Kc3 60. h4 Nb5 61. Bc1 Kc2 62. Bf4 b2 $19) 57. axb3
axb3 58. Ba3 Nc2 {did White resign or did his time run out? The position is
drawn in any case: hat Weiß aufgegeben oder ist seine Zeit gefallen? Die
Stellung ist jedenfalls remis:} (58... Nc2 59. Bb2 Ke4 60. Kxh5 Kf5 61. h4 Ne1
62. Kh6 Kg4 63. h5 Nf3 64. Kg6 Nh4+ 65. Kf6 Kxh5 66. Ke5 $11) (58... Kc4 59.
Bb2 Kd3 60. Kxh5 Nb5 61. h4 Kc2 62. Ba1 Kb1 63. Bf6 Kc2 64. Ba1 $11) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 a6 (8... Qc7 9. Qd3 O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nbd7 12. Bg5 b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7
14. Bb3 Rac8 15. Rac1 Qd6 $11 {Kraut,R-Schlosser,P/BL9596 1996/BL 90/0-1 (60)})
9. O-O (9. a4 O-O (9... Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Qd3 O-O 13. Bg5 Be7
14. Rfe1 h6 15. Bd2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vaisser,A-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow Tal 1992/EXT
92op (41)}) 10. O-O b6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Rfc1 Bb7 15.
Bd3 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Yanvarjov,I-Lempert,I/Moscow7 op 1991/TD 91\03 (21)})
9... O-O (9... b5 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Qe2 Bxc3 $6 13. bxc3 Nbd7 14. Ne5
Nb6 $6 15. Ng4 Nbd5 16. Qf3 $40 {1-0 Wunderlich,H-Frick,C/BL2-S 1990/BL2 (25)})
10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. a4 Qd5 14. Re1 Nbd7 15. Qe2 Rfc8 16.
Bd2 Bc6 17. Qf1 bxa4 18. Ne5 Nxe5 (18... Bb5 19. c4 Nxe5 (19... Qxd4 $2 20. Nf3
$16) 20. cxd5 (20. dxe5 Rxc4 21. exf6 Rc2 22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Be3 $13) 20... Bxd3
21. Re2 (21. dxe5 Bxf1 22. exf6 Bb5 23. dxe6 $11) 21... Nc4 22. Qe1 Bxe2 23.
Qxe2 exd5 $13) 19. Rxe5 Qd6 20. Qd1 Qd7 21. Bc2 Rab8 22. h3 Nd5 23. c4 Nb4 24.
Bxb4 Rxb4 25. Rc5 g6 26. d5 exd5 27. cxd5 Bb5 (27... Bb5 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29.
Bxa4 Bxa4 30. Rxa4 Rxa4 31. Qxa4 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qc7+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bxc3+ (8... O-O 9. a3 (9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rd1 Nb4 13.
Bb1 Ba6 14. Qe1 Rc8 15. Ne5 Nbd5 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qh4 Be2 19. Bg5
g6 20. Re1 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Podgaets,M-Guseinov,A/URS-FL Tallinn 1983/MCL 06 
(29)}) (9. Qd3 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rd1 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Bb3
Be4 {1/2-1/2 Watson,J-Evans,L/New York Marshall op 1979/MCD-op}) 9... Bxc3+ 10.
bxc3 Qc7 11. Qd3 Nbd7 12. O-O b6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Thorhallsson,T-Sorensen,H/
Copenhagen op 1995/EXP 47 (19)}) (8... Nd5 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bb3 O-O
12. Bc2 g6 13. a3 Be7 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 $14 {Nixon,R-Sejdini,V/Redcar op
1995/EXT 95op/1-0 (60)}) (8... a6 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Qe2
Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Rfc1 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Yanvarjov,I-Lempert,I/Moscow7 op
1991/TD 91\03 (21)}) 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Qd3 (10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ba3 (12.
Bg5 b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Bh4 Rac8 $11 {Gobet,F-Muresan,M/Biel schev 1987/EXT
87b/1/2-1/2 (57)}) 12... Re8 13. Rac1 Qa5 14. Bd6 Qh5 15. Rb1 $14 {1-0 Staller,
P-Libeau,R/BL2-W 1993/BL2 (41)}) 10... O-O 11. O-O b6 (11... Nbd7 12. Bg5 b6
13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. Rac1 Ng4 15. Bh4 Rfc8 16. Bb3 Bxf3 17. Bg3 Qb7 18. gxf3 Nh6
19. Qe4 $14 {0-1 Ginzburg,M-Garcia Palermo,C/La Carlota Clarin op 1995/EXT
95op2 (44)}) 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Bb3 Nbd7 14. Bg5 Rac8 15. Rac1 Qd6 16. Bc2 Rfd8
17. Qe2 (17. Bh4 Qa3 18. Bb3 a5 19. Nd2 a4 20. Nc4 Qf8 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Nxb6 (
22. Bxa4 Ba6 23. Bb3 Qe7 $19) 22... axb3 23. Nxc8 b2 24. Rb1 Rxc8 25. Rxb2 $13
{Kraut,R-Schlosser,P/BL9596 1996/BL 90/0-1 (60)}) 17... Re8 (17... Rxc3 $2 18.
Bxh7+ Nxh7 19. Bxd8 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 $16) 18. Bb1 h6 (18... Ng4 $2
19. h3 Bxf3 $2 20. Qxf3 Qh2+ $2 21. Kf1 $18) 19. Bxf6 (19. Bh4 Qf4 20. Bg3 Bxf3
$15) 19... Nxf6 20. Ne5 Qd5 21. f3 Qa5 22. c4 Qa3 23. Qe3 Qxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Rc7
25. Ra3 Ba8 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Kf2 Ne8 28. Ra4 Nd6 29. Bd3 f6 30. Ng4 Nc8 31. Ne3
Ne7 32. Be4 Bc6 33. Ra3 Rcd7 34. Bxc6 Nxc6 35. d5 exd5 36. Nxd5 (36. cxd5 Nb4
37. Rd2 (37. Rb3 $2 Nxd5 38. Rbd3 Nxe3 39. Rxd7 Nxd1+ $19 {verliert analog zur
Partie}) 37... Kf7 $15) (36. Rxd5 $15) 36... Nb4 {der Rest ist vermutlich
durch Zeitnot gekennzeichnet:} 37. Rd4 $2 a5 (37... Nc2 $1 $19) 38. Rb3 Nxd5
39. Rbd3 $4 (39. Rxd5 Rxd5 40. cxd5 Rxd5 41. Rxb6 Rd2+ 42. Kg3 Rxa2 43. Rb7 $17
) 39... Nb4 40. Rxd7 Nxd3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Ne5 b5 11. Qf3 Qxd4 12. Qxa8 Qxe5 13. Be2 Bxc3 14. bxc3
Qxe2 15. Qxb8 Nd5 16. a4 (16. Qg3 $1 Qc4 17. Bd2 $14) 16... Nxc3 (16... Qc4 17.
Ba3 {/Sherbakov,R-Kharitonov,A/RUS-ch/Elista/1994/0,5/17/}) 17. Ba3 Re8 18. Bb4
(18. Rac1 $5 Qc4 19. Rfe1 Bd7 20. Qe5 (20. Qd6 Rc8 21. h3 b4 $1 22. Rxc3 $1
Qxc3 23. Rc1 Qxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Kh2 Be8 26. Qxa6 Rc7 $8 27. Qa8 Re7 28.
Qb8 f6 29. Qxb4 Kf7 30. a5 Bc6 $10) 20... b4 21. Bxb4 Qxb4 22. Rxc3 Bxa4 23.
Rg3 f6 24. Qa1 Bb5 $13) 18... Nd5 19. Rac1 Bd7 20. Qd6 (20. Qxe8+ Bxe8 21. Rc8
Nf6 22. Be7 bxa4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rxe8+ Kg7 25. Rd8 a3 26. Rdd1 a2 $15) 20...
Nxb4 21. Qxd7 Rf8 22. Rc8 Qd3 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Qc8+ Ke7 25. Qc7+ (25. Qc5+
Qd6 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rc1 Nc6 29. Qxb5 Ne7 30. Ra1 $14) 25... Qd7
26. Qc3 Nd5 27. Qxg7 b4 28. a5 Qb5 29. Qg5+ (29. Qxh7 $6 b3 30. Rb1 Nc3 31.
Qh4+ f6 $1 $8 32. Qh7+ Ke8 33. Qg6+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Ke8 35. Re1 Ne2+ 36. Kh1 b2)
29... Ke8 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Qg5+ Ke8 32. Qg8+ Ke7 $138 0-1

[Event "Wunsiedel op 7th"]
[Site "Wunsiedel"]
[Date "2013.05.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Peralta, Fernando"]
[Black "Seyb, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Peralta,F"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2013.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Re1 ({Recently some games have been played with old
complications that go} 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxe6 Bxf3 14.
gxf3 fxe6 15. bxc3 Qc7 {(for example Topalov - Aronian, Candidates 2013) but
the conclusion remains the same as 50 years ago: White wins a pawn or the
bishop pair but Black's superior structure gives him sufficient compensation
to gain a draw at the end.}) ({Another topical line played recently by Gelfand
twice against Anand and Kramnik is} 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Rac1) 10...
Bb7 11. Bd3 {Not very fashionable today but a popular line in the seventies
played often by the Yugoslav grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric.} Nbd7 ({If Black
chooses not to take on c3 he prefers to develop} 11... Nc6) 12. a3 Be7 (12...
Bxc3 13. bxc3 {is more usual and White would be able to place his bishop on b2
and advance c3-c4.}) 13. Qe2 $146 {To my surprise this is a novelty. White has
tried other setups, these are the most important examples:} (13. Bf4 Nd5 14.
Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Qe2 Nb8 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. Rac1 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bd6 19. Rc3 f6 20. Qh5
f5 21. Rec1 {with some advantage for White although Black's defences are
rather sturdy and the game ended in a draw in Gligoric - Rajkovic, Vrsac 1983.}
) (13. Bd2 a6 14. Qe2 b5 15. Rad1 Nb6 16. Bg5 Rc8 17. Ne5 Nbd5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19.
Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 {and a draw was agreed in
Reshevsky - Petrosian, Santa Monica 1966.}) (13. Bc2 a6 14. Qd3 Re8 15. Bg5 g6
16. Rad1 Nd5 17. Bc1 Rc8 18. Bb3 N7f6 19. Ne5 b5 20. Ne2 {with a complicated
struggle to come, Gligoric - Najdorf, Piatigorsky Cup 1963.}) 13... Re8 {
Black is now ready to respond 14.Bg5 with 14...Nd5.} 14. Ne5 {An attempt to
put on some pressure immediately. From now on Black has to reckon with the
sacrifice of the kinght on f7.} Rc8 $1 {Eyeing the c4 square.} (14... Nxe5 15.
dxe5 {was in White's favour for example:} Nd5 (15... Nd7 16. Bf4 Nc5 17. Bc2 ({
or} 17. Bb5)) 16. Ne4 {with a good attacking position and if} Qc7 17. Ng5 h6 $2
18. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. Bxh6 $1 {the attack becomes irresistible.}
Bc5 21. Bg5 Qf7 (21... Red8 22. Bg6 (22. Re3 $5 {wins too}) 22... Ne7 23. Bxe7+
Kxe7 24. Qh4+ Kd7 25. b4 $1 Be7 26. Qg4 $1 Bd5 27. Rad1 Qc6 28. Rxd5+ Qxd5 29.
Rd1 $18) 22. Bg6 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Nf4+ 25. Kg3 Nxh5+ 26. Bxh5 {
winning material.}) 15. Bd2 (15. Bb5 Rf8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. d5 Nc5 $11) ({
It is hasty to play} 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Qxe6+ Kf8 17. Bc4 Rxc4 18. Qxc4 a6 (
18... Qa8 19. Nb5 $5 Bd5 20. Qc3) 19. a4 Qa8 {with a good position for Black.})
({Finally} 15. Bg5 $2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 {eases Black's play.}) 15... a6 $1 {
Black slowly improves the position of the knight on d7.} ({Once again the
exchange in the centre leaves White with better prospects.} 15... Nxe5 16. dxe5
Nd7 (16... Ng4 $2 17. Bb5 Bc5 18. Qxg4 Qxd2 19. Re2 $18) (16... Nd5 17. Ne4)
17. Rad1 (17. Bf4 $14) 17... Nxe5 18. Bb5 Ng6 $1 $14 (18... Nc6 $2 19. Bf4))
16. Rad1 (16. Bxa6 $2 Bxa6 17. Qxa6 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxd4 {favours Black.}) (16.
Nxd7 $5 Qxd7 17. Bxa6 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Qxd4 19. Be3 Qc4 $1 {correctly pointed out
by my opponent after the game as the most precise continuation} 20. Qxb6 Rb8 ({
maybe} 20... Ng4 $1 $44 {is clever with good compensation}) 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22.
Bxd4 Rxb2 23. Nd5 {and White has a passed pawn but Black may be able to hold
without too many problems.} Rbb8 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25. a4 Rd7) 16... b5 17. Bb1 (
17. Bg5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Ne4 Nf4 21. Qg4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Ng6
$11) 17... Nb6 (17... Nf8 {was very solid but rather passive and after} 18. Qe3
Ng6 $5 19. Ba2 {I prefer White.} ({but not} 19. Nxf7 $2 Kxf7 20. Qxe6+ Kf8 21.
Ba2 Nh8 $1)) 18. Bg5 {Now 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Bxh7 is threatened.} Nbd5 $2 {
This is a mistake.} (18... g6 19. Rd3 {I liked this position in the game but
after some analysis I came to the conclusion that Black is ok with several
continuations. Sacrifices very often don't work.} Nh5 (19... Nfd5 {Now White
has to play energetically or he will simply be worse.} 20. Nxf7 $1 (20. Qf3 $2
f6) 20... Kxf7 21. Rh3 $1 (21. Qxe6+ $2 Kg7 22. Rh3 (22. Bh6+ Kxh6 23. Rh3+ Bh4
) 22... Bf6) 21... Bxg5 22. Rxh7+ Kg8 23. Rxb7 $1 {is unclear, with 3 pawns
for the piece and some attacking chances.} Re7 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Ne4) (19...
Nc4 20. Rg3 {seems again very dangerous for Black but he can defend at least
with} Nxe5 21. dxe5 Nd5 22. Ne4 Bxg5 23. Nxg5 Nf4 24. Qe3 Qd4 $1 25. Qxd4 Ne2+
26. Kf1 Nxd4 $11) (19... Nbd5 20. Rh3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Qd5 22. f4 {and Black
cannot prevent the sacrifice on f7. Play can follow} Nh5 23. Nxf7 $1 Bxg5 24.
Rxh5 $1 Rxc3 $1 25. Rxg5 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Kxf7 27. f5 $1 Kg7 28. fxg6 h6 $14) 20.
Bd2 $1 (20. Bc1 $6 Bg5) (20. Nxf7 $2 Kxf7 21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. Bh6+ Ng7 {and it
seems hard for me to accept but Black is better}) 20... Bg5 (20... Ng7 {
(reminiscences of the game Suba - Petrosian, Las Palmas 1982)} 21. Rh3 $13 Qxd4
$6 22. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 23. Rxh7) 21. Rh3 $1 Nf4 $1 (21... Ng7 22. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 23.
Nxf7 Bxd2 24. Nxd8 Bxe1 25. Nxb7 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Rxc3 27. Qd2 Rxa3 28. Nd6 {
with an attack}) 22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. Nxf7 Qxd4 $1 {with complications.}) 19. Bxf6
$1 {This gives White a clear edge after a forced sequence of moves.} ({There
was, however, the interesting} 19. Rd3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Be4 $1 (20... Ne4 $2 21.
Rh3 $3 {with the key moves} Nxg5 22. Bxh7+ Kf8 23. Qh5 $1 {and Black will be
mated very soon}) 21. Rh3 (21. Bxf6 $2 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 (22. Bxe7 $2 Bxe2 23. Bxd8
Rexd8 24. Rxe2 Rxc3 {is hopeless for White}) 22... Bxf6 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 {and
Black is better.}) 21... Bxb1 22. Rxb1 {It seems that Black is doing well but
actuallyhe ought to play very carefully. White's immediate threat is to attack
both f7 and h7 after 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Qh5.} Qd5 $1 {Only this move guarantees
Black equality.} (22... g6 $2 23. Qf3 $16) (22... Rc7 23. Qd3 $1 h6 24. Bxh6
gxh6 25. Rg3+ Kf8 26. Nxf7 Rxc3 $1 27. Nxd8 Rxd3 28. Nxe6+ Kf7 29. Rxd3 Kxe6
30. Re1+ {with better chances.}) (22... Qc7 $2 23. Qd3 $1 h6 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25.
Qg3+ Kh7 26. Qf4 h5 27. Qg5 Rg8 (27... Bd8 28. Ng4 $1) 28. Rxh5+ Nxh5 29. Qxh5+
Kg7 30. Qxf7+ Kh6 31. Re1 {with a decisive attack.}) (22... h6 $2 23. Bxh6 $1
gxh6 24. Qe3 Bf8 25. Rg3+) 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qh5 Bxe5 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. dxe5
Qxe5 $11) 19... Nxf6 (19... Bxf6 $2 {of course is not good in view of} 20.
Bxh7+) 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. Ba2 Rc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Qxc4 Qc8 (
24... Nd5 {can be answered with} 25. Ne4 ({or} 25. Re5)) 25. Qb3 $2 {A mistake
both in calculation and assessment. I understood that I should keep queens on
the board so I simply moved it to the most active square.} ({After the game we
focused on} 25. Qd3 Rd8 26. Qg3 (26. d5 {is much better with the idea of} Bxd5
$2 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Qe2 {with an attack}) 26... Bd6 27. Qh4 Bxa3 28. bxa3 Qxc3
{and the position is more or less equal.}) ({But the best solution in my
opinion was to go into an endgame.} 25. Qxc8 $1 Rxc8 {Now 26...Ba3 is
threatened. I think that if Black manages to exchange knights and block on d5
his position will be ok. White should manoeuvre with his knight and try to
exchange it for a bishop (even sometimes at the cost of a pawn).} 26. Na4 {
White has other good options but I prefer this move improving the knight's
position immediately.} (26. Re6 {activating the rook} Kf7 (26... Bxa3 $2 27.
Rb6 $1 {is the key move}) 27. Rb6 Rc7 28. f3 {but the rook is strangely placed
on b6.}) (26. d5 {After this advance it will be more difficult to improve the
knight.} Rd8 (26... Bxa3 27. bxa3 Rxc3 28. d6 Rc8 29. Re7 Bd5 30. Ra7 Rc6 31.
d7 Ke7 32. d8=Q+ Kxd8 33. Rxg7 $16) 27. Re6 Bd6) (26. Rd3 Nd5 27. Ne4 Rc2 28.
Rd2 Rc8) 26... Nd5 27. Nc5 $5 (27. Rc1 $2 {is bad due to} Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Nf4) ({
but a good option is to play} 27. g3 Rc4 28. b4 a5 29. Nc5) 27... Bxc5 28. dxc5
Rxc5 29. Rc1 Rb5 ({or} 29... Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Ke7 31. f3 Kd6 32. b4 Bc6 33. Kf2)
30. b4 a5 31. Rc5 {with good chances to convert the advantage into a win.})
25... Bxg2 $1 {Played rapidly. Now the game concludes quickly.} 26. Kxg2 Qg4+
27. Kh1 ({There was a possibility to play on after} 27. Kf1 Qh3+ 28. Ke2 (28.
Kg1 $2 Ng4 $19) 28... Bd6+ $1 29. Kd2 Bf4+ 30. Re3 {but Black is doing well
with} (30. Kc2 $2 Qf5+) 30... Ng4 ({or} 30... Qxh2)) 27... Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Qg4+
29. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Ponomariov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O {With the help of a cunning move order (first the English, then the
Slav, then the Panov System in the Caro-Kann) the game has finally ended up in
a variation of the Nimzo. Quite recently, for example, it was tested in the
Gelfand-Anand match, and also in the Candidates tournament in London. I was
pleased that this variation had not occurred often in my opponent's tournament
practice, and so he was perhaps not familiar with all of its nuances. Mit
Hilfe einer schlauen Zugfolge (erst Englisch, dann Slawisch, dann das
Panow-System im Caro-Kann) ist die Partie schließlich in einer Variante des
Nimzo gelandet. Diese wurde vor kurzem, zum Beispiel, beim Match Gelfand-Anand
getestet, und auch beim Kandidatenturnier in London. Ich war erfreut, dass
diese Variante in der Turnierpraxis meines Gegners nicht häufig vorgekommen
und er daher vielleicht nicht mit all ihren Feinheiten vertraut war.} 9. O-O b6
10. Bg5 Bxc3 $6 {It seems to me that this is already a small inaccuracy by
Black. For the moment, there was no necessity to give White the advantage of
the two bishops and increase his superiority in the centre. Mir scheint, dass
dies bereits eine leichte Ungenauigkeit von Schwarz ist. Im Moment gab es
keine Notwendigkeit, Weiß den Vorteil der zwei Läufer zu überlassen und seine
Überlegenheit im Zentrum zu vergrößern.} ({Such top players as Anand, Kramnik
and Topalov have preferred Solche Topspieler wie Anand, Kramnik und Topalov
haben} 10... Bb7 {and probably not for nothing. After bevorzugt, und
wahrscheinlich nicht von ungefähr. Nach} 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bd3 {Black is still
not forced to take on c3 and can play ist Schwarz noch immer nicht zum
Schlagen auf c3 gezwungen und kann} Rc8 13. Rc1 Re8 {spielen.} {Of course,
White can insist by Natürlich kann Weiß insistieren mit} 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 {
but then Black gains a tempo, and after , aber dann gewinnt Schwarz ein Tempo,
und nach} Qc7 16. Bh4 Qd6 {the a-pawn is less well placed and comes under
attack. ist der a-Bauer weniger gut platziert und wird zum Angriffsobjekt.})
11. bxc3 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Bb7 $6 13. Re1 $1 {It seems to me this is the best
square for the rook. Dies scheint mir das beste Feld für den Turm.} ({After
Nach} 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. c4 {Black has the important resource verfügt Schwarz
über die wichtige Ressource} Ng4 $1 15. Be4 (15. g3 $6 Qc6) 15... Bxe4 16. Qxe4
Ngf6 17. Qe2 Rac8 {exchanging a pair of bishops, when Black has no special
problems. In addition, White probably needs to be the more accurate, since his
pawn structure in the centre is unstable and can become the object of an
attack. mit Abtausch eines Läuferpaars, wonach er keine besonderen Probleme
hat. Außerdem ist wahrscheinlich schon Weiß derjenige, der genauer vorgehen
muss, denn seine Bauernstruktur im Zentrum ist instabil und kann zum
Angriffsobjekt werden.} 18. Rac1 h6 19. Bh4 Qb7 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. a4 Qa6 {
1/2 (50) Radjabov,T (2793)-Kramnik,V (2810) London ENG 2013}) 13... Qc7 14. c4
Rfe8 ({Now after Jetzt kann Weiß nach} 14... Ng4 {White can play mit} 15. h3
Bxf3 16. Qxf3 {and fortsetzen, und} Qh2+ {is not mate, but only check! And
after ist kein Matt, sondern nur Schach! Und nach} 17. Kf1 Ngf6 18. Bf4 Qh1+
19. Ke2 $18) 15. Bh4 {[%cal Gh4g3] I am not sure how correct this manoeuvre is,
since the white pieces stand practically ideally. But it is necessary to
develop the initiative somehow. The ideal thing would be to attack the king,
of course, but if the queens come off, one can also think of queenside play by
a2-a4-a5. Ich bin nicht sicher, wie korrekt dieses Manöver ist, da die weißen
Figuren praktisch optimal stehen. Aber es ist nötig, irgendwie Initiative zu
entwickeln. Ideal wäre ein Angriff auf den König, natürlich, aber wenn die
Damen verschwinden, kann man auch an Spiel am Damenflügel mit a2-a4-a5 denken.}
({During the game I looked at the headlong move Während der Partie betrachtete
ich den überfallartigen Zug} 15. Ne5 {but then I did not like , dann aber
missfiel mir} Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc6 $1 17. Bf1 Ne4 {and it is not clear what White
has achieved. More likely Black will take the initiative, so I decided against
forcing matters. , wonach nicht klar ist, was Weiß erreicht hat.
Wahrscheinlicher ist eher, dass Schwarz die Initiative übernehmen wird, daher
entschied ich mich dagegen, die Dinge zu forcieren.}) ({However, it also made
sense to consider Sinnvoll war es allerdings auch,} 15. Qe2 $5 {zu erwägen.})
15... Rad8 {[%cal Gd8d4] Eyeing up the d4-pawn. During the game, this made me
wish the bishop were on b2, rather than h4! Beäugt den d4-Bauern. Während der
Partie entstand dadurch bei mir der Wunsch, der Läufer wäre auf b2 und nicht
auf h4!} ({In such positions, Black often plays In derartigen Stellungen
spielt Schwarz oft} 15... Nh5 {However, after the correct reply Doch nach der
korrekten Erwiderung} 16. Ng5 ({White gets nothing from the tempting Nichts
hat Weiß von dem verlockenden} 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ng5+ {because of wegen} Kg8
$1 (17... Kh6 18. Nxf7+ Kg6 19. Ng5 $18) (17... Kg6 18. Qd3+ f5 19. Nxe6 $36)
18. Qxh5 Nf6 19. Qe2 (19. Qd1 Qxc4) 19... Qf4 {and White has no activity
remaining. und Weiß hat keine Aktivität mehr.}) 16... g6 17. Be2 $1 {It turns
out that the knight on h5 is not very stable. After for example Es erweist
sich, dass der Springer auf h5 nicht sehr stabil steht. Nach beispielsweise}
Nf4 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 h6 20. Ne4 g5 21. Bg3 f5 22. Nc3 Qxc4 23. Bxf4 gxf4
24. Rab1 {[%csl Rg8] Black has definite problems, because of the exposed
position of his king. hat Schwarz definitive Probleme wegen der exponierten
Stellung seines Königs.}) 16. Qe2 $6 {But this is a bit too cunning. Aber dies
ist ein bisschen zu gewitzt.} ({More natural is Natürlicher ist} 16. Bg3 {
given that White has already played 14. Bh4. , da Weiß ja auch bereits 14. Lh4
gespielt hat.} Qc8 (16... Qc6 17. Rc1 Nf8 18. c5 b5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Bc2 $18)
17. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c8]} Qa8 ({on auf} 17... Nf8 {now there is gibt es jetzt} 18.
c5) 18. Nh4 Nf8 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. Be5 Ng6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. f3 $14 {and White
retains all the advantages of his position, in the form of the two bishops and
mobile pawn centre. und Weiß behauptet alle Vorzüge seiner Stellung in Form
der zwei Läufer und des mobilen Bauernzentrums.}) 16... Qf4 $6 {Tempting but
wrong! Verlockend, aber falsch!} ({I do not know how we both failed during the
game to look seriously at Ich weiß nicht, wie wir beide es während der Partie
versäumen konnten, ernsthaft} 16... Nf8 $1 {continuing to attack d4, since ...
Rad8 had already been played. zu betrachten, was weiter d4 angreift, da ja
bereits ...Rad8 gespielt wurde.} 17. Rad1 ({Not Nicht} 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. d5
exd5 19. Qxe8 Rxe8 20. Rxe8 dxc4 {White has no attack und Weiß hat keinen
Angriff.}) 17... Ng6 18. Bg3 Nf4 19. Bxf4 (19. Qe3 N6h5 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
Nxg3 22. hxg3 Ng6) 19... Qxf4 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 {With every exchange
of minor pieces, Black's game becomes easier. I do not believe White can
create anyting serious. Mit jedem Leichtfigurentausch wird das Spiel von
Schwarz einfacher. Ich glaube nicht, dass Weiß irgendetwas Ernstes bewirken
kann.} 22. d5 Qg5 {although the computer still prefers White. , obwohl der
Computer noch immer Weiß bevorzugt.}) 17. Qe3 Qg4 ({After Nach} 17... Qxe3 18.
fxe3 {White should have a stable plus in the ending, again thanks to the two
bishops and pawn centre. sollte Weiß ein stabiles Plus im Endspiel haben,
wiederum aufgrund der zwei Läufer und des Bauernzentrums.} Nc5 (18... e5 19.
Bf5) 19. Be2 Nce4 20. a4) 18. h3 Qh5 19. Bxf6 (19. Bg3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21.
gxf3 Nc5) 19... Nxf6 20. Ne5 {This is probably what my opponent was aiming for,
since I have had to relinquish the two bishops. But Black still has definite
problems, because of the bad position of his queen, whilst the white pieces
are quite harmoniously placed. Dies ist vermutlich, was mein Gegner anstrebte,
da ich ja die zwei Läufer aufgeben musste. Doch Schwarz hat noch immer
definitive Probleme aufgrund der schlechten Stellung seiner Dame, während die
weißen Figuren recht harmonisch platziert sind.} Nd7 $6 {It is hard for Black
to reconcile himself to leaving the strong white knight on e5. But the whole
of the following plan, with the exchange on e5, only worsens Black's position.
Es ist schwer für Schwarz, sich damit abzufinden, den starken weißen Springer
auf e5 zu belassen. Aber der ganze folgende Plan, mit dem Abtausch auf e5,
macht die schwarze Stellung nur schlechter.} ({Houdini recommends Houdini
empfiehlt} 20... Qh4 21. Rad1 (21. f4 $2 Nh5) 21... Re7 22. Bf1 Rc7 $14 {
and patiently awaiting some activity from White. But it is quite hard for a
human to sit and wait, playing without any particular activity. und erwartet
geduldig irgendeine Unternehmung von Weiß. Aber für einen Menschen ist es
ziemlich schwer, ohne jegliche eigene Aktivität einfach nur abzuwarten.}) 21.
f4 ({Housini agains recommends Housini empfiehlt erneut} 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. d5 {
Then Black cannot take on d5, but at the same time, White isn't threatening to
take on e6. I am not even sure how to assess this. Maybe White can organise
active play with the advance of the a-pawn. Dann kann Schwarz nicht auf d5
nehmen, gleichzeitig droht Weiß aber auch nicht, auf e6 zu schlagen. Ich bin
nicht einmal sicher, wie dies einzuschätzen ist. Vielleicht kann Weiß mit dem
Vorrücken des a-Bauern aktives Spiel organisieren.}) 21... Nxe5 22. fxe5 Qh4 ({
After the game, my opponent claimed he should have played Nach der Partie
meinte mein Gegner, er hätte} 22... f6 23. exf6 gxf6 {Probably any move would
have been better for him than what happened in the game, but again, after
spielen sollen. Wahrscheinlich wäre jeder Zug besser gewesen als das, was in
der Partie geschah, aber auch hier hätte nach} 24. Qf2 {[%csl Re6,Rf6,Rg8]
Black has problems due to his bad king. Schwarz Probleme wegen seines
schlechten Königs.}) 23. Rad1 Re7 {This is Gata's idea - to pressurise the
pawn on d4. But by quite simple manoeuvres, White can defend the pawn and
start to exploit the opening of the f-file. Dies ist Gatas idea - er will den
Bauern auf d5 unter Druck setzen. Doch mittels recht simpler Manöver kann Weiß
den Bauern verteidigen und beginnen, die Öffnung der f-Linie auszunutzen.} 24.
Rf1 $1 Kh8 25. Rf4 Qg5 26. Qf2 Red7 27. h4 ({Also quite strong was the
immediate Ebenfalls recht stark war das sofortige} 27. d5 $1 Kg8 (27... Qxe5
28. Re1) (27... exd5 28. e6) 28. Rf1 Rf8 29. Qe2 {But I decided first to
strengthen my position further, since Black has no active moves. Aber ich
beschloss, erst meine Stellung weiter zu verstärken, da Schwarz keine aktiven
Züge hat.}) 27... Qe7 28. Rf1 Rf8 29. d5 $1 {Now is the right time for this,
as the white pieces stand ideally. I don't think it is realistic for Black to
defend this position. To all Black's other problems was added serious
time-trouble, since in Zug, we played the first 60 moves with no time
increment. Nun ist die richtige Zeit dafür, da die weißen Figuren ideal stehen.
Ich glaube nicht, dass es realistisch für Schwarz ist, diese Stellung zu
verteidigen. Zu allen anderen Problemen für Schwarz kam auch noch ernste
Zeitnot, denn in Zug spielten wir die ersten 60 Züge ohne Zeitaufschlag.} f5 ({
Black cannot take on d5: Schwarz kann nicht auf d5 nehmen:} 29... exd5 30. e6
Rdd8 (30... Qxe6 31. Bf5 Qd6 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. Rxf7) 31. Rxf7 Rxf7 32. Qxf7 $18
) 30. exf6 Rxf6 $2 $138 ({More tenacious is Zäher ist} 30... gxf6 {although it
is no fun to defend such a position in time trouble. , obwohl es keine Spaß
macht, seine solche Stellung in Zeitnot zu verteidigen.} 31. Re1 e5 32. Rf5
Rdd8 33. Rf1) 31. Re1 $1 {[%csl Re6]} Rd6 32. Qe3 Rxf4 33. Qxf4 Bc8 34. h5 {
With quite simple moves, White's position has become winning. Now Black has no
normal defence against the threat of Qe4. Mit recht einfachen Zügen hat sich
die weiße Stellung zum Gewinn verdichtet. Nun hat Schwarz keine normale
Verteidigung gegen die Drohung Qe4.} Rd8 35. Qe4 g6 36. hxg6 Qf6 37. gxh7 $1 {
In crude style, White just takes everything on offer. In grobem Stil nimmt
Weiß einfach alles, was dargeboten wird.} ({White can also win with the more
elegant Gewinnen kann Weiß auch mit dem eleganteren} 37. Rf1 exd5 38. cxd5 $18)
37... Bd7 38. Rf1 Qg7 39. dxe6 {Another pawn. Noch ein Bauer.} Bxe6 40. Qxe6
Qd4+ (40... Rxd3 41. Qe8+ Kxh7 42. Rf7) 41. Rf2 Rf8 42. Bf5 ({More elegant is
Eleganter ist} 42. Qe5+ {but Black had suffered enough and resigned anyway. ,
aber Schwarz hatte genug gelitten und gab trotzdem auf.}) 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2014.11.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 {This standard position may arise from two very different
openings: the Panov Attack in the Caro-Kann and the Nimzo-Indian as in the
current game.} b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 (11. Ne5 {is an attempt to spoil Black's
kingside structure, but leads to a theoretical draw after} Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7
13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. d5 Bxd5 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qh4 Bxc4 18. Qxf6+ Kg8
19. Qg5+ Kh8 {1/2-1/2 (19) Shirov,A (2691)-Giri,A (2768) Hoogeveen 2014}) 11...
Bxc3 {Black normally gives up the bishop, but does not necessarily have to
doso immediately. Anand chose 11...Nbd7 in the World Championship match,
though he had to suffer a bit.} (11... Nbd7 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3
Qc7 15. c4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 (49) Gelfand,B (2727)
-Anand,V (2791) Moscow 2012}) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Nd2 $5 {This is a rare
manoeuvre. Normally this knight heads towards e5.} (13. Rac1 Qc7 14. Bd3 Ng4
15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Ngf6 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. c4 h6 19. Bh4 Qb7 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 $11
{1/2-1/2 (50) Radjabov,T (2793)-Kramnik,V (2810) London 2013}) (13. Ne5 Rc8 (
13... Qc7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Rac1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Nf8 17. Bd3 Rac8 18. Qg4 Qd6 19.
h4 f5 20. Qf4 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 Ng6 22. Bg3 Kf7 $11 {1/2-1/2 (36) Peralta,F (2574)
-Banikas,H (2644) Tromso 2014}) 14. Rac1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rc5 16. f4 $2 Rxc4 $1
17. exf6 (17. Qxc4 $2 Qd2 $19) 17... g6 18. Rfd1 Qc7 $17 {0-1 (43) Hawkins,J 
(2546)-Kramnik,V (2760) London 2014}) 13... Qc7 14. Rac1 Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Rac8 ({
In the event of} 15... e5 $6 16. Bxf6 {Black has to sacrifice a pawn:} Nxf6 17.
dxe5 {and the compensation here is rather murky.}) 16. f3 $146 {So, White puts
a barrier on the long diagonal against Black's bishop. Now the idea behind the
manoeuvre Nf3-d2 becomes clear.} (16. Bb5 Bc6 17. a4 Qd6 (17... e5 $5 18. Bxf6
Nxf6 19. dxe5 Nd5 20. Ba6 Nf4 21. Qc4 Nxg2 22. Re2 Bb7 $1 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qe4
Qxe4 25. Rxe4 f5 $1 {saving the knight.} 26. exf6 (26. Rd4 Red8 $1 $11) 26...
Rxe4 27. Nxe4 Nf4 $11) 18. Bh4 Qd5 19. f3 $14 {1-0 (39) Koneru,H (2607)-Yuan,Y
(2026) China 2013}) 16... Nd5 (16... h6 17. Bh4 Nh5 {was also possible with
the same idea of bringing the knight to f4.}) 17. Bh4 Nf4 18. Qe3 Nd5 {Black
is moving his knight back and forth, hoping for a repetition. At this stage of
the game it's not bad as Black is not weakening anything, but putting the ball
in his opponent's court.} 19. Qd3 (19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. c4 Bb7 21. Bg3 Qd8 {
is nothing special for White.}) 19... Nf4 20. Qc2 {Of course, Tomashevsky
avoids repetition.} Bd5 $6 {Continuing the same strategy of not doing anything.
It was the right time to do something constructive.} (20... Nf8 {transferring
the knight to g6 is logical and standard for this kind of position.} 21. Bg3
N8g6 22. Bd3 e5 {Here some immense complications could arise.} 23. Bxf4 (23.
Bxg6 Nxg6 $11) 23... Nxf4 $1 24. Bxh7+ Kf8 $3 {Some good calculation is
required to understand why the king should go here.} (24... Kh8 25. Bf5 Rcd8
26. g3 exd4 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. gxf4 Qxf4 29. cxd4 Re2 $4 30. Qc8+ {reveals the
drawback of the king in the corner.}) 25. Bf5 Rcd8 26. g3 exd4 $1 27. Rxe8+
Rxe8 28. gxf4 Qxf4 29. Qd3 (29. cxd4 $4 Re2 $19) 29... Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Qxd2 31.
Rf1 dxc3 {with a dynamically balanced position.}) 21. Ba6 $1 Bb7 22. Bf1 {
White improves his position, as the bishop on c4 was doing nothing.} e5 (22...
Nf8 23. c4 e5 24. Nb3) 23. Qb2 h6 24. Bg3 Nh5 25. Bf2 Nhf6 $6 {Too passive.
This move doesn't go well in combination with the active 22...e5. Black needs
to have at least one active piece!} (25... Nf4 26. Qa3 {White is slightly
better, but doesn't have such a strong initiative as he got in the game.} (26.
Nc4 $6 Ba6 27. Nd6 (27. Nxb6 $2 Bxf1 28. Nxc8 Bc4 {[%cal Gf4d3]}) 27... Bxf1
28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Rxf1 Nd3 $11)) 26. Nc4 $16 {Now Black has every reason to
get worried. White is threatening Qa3 and Bg3, benefiting from the wekness of
the dark squares.} Bd5 (26... Ba6 $2 27. Nxb6 $1 Bxf1 28. Nxc8 Bc4 29. Nxa7
Qxa7 30. dxe5 $18) 27. Ne3 exd4 $6 {Opening the position favours White who has
the bishop pair.} (27... Be6 {would be the lesser evil.}) 28. cxd4 Qf4 29. Rxc8
Rxc8 30. Qb5 $1 {Black's pieces are not stable.} Bc6 31. Qa6 Qb8 $6 {The Pa7
is not really hanging, so it was possible to move the rook.} (31... Rd8 $16 32.
Qxa7 $4 Ra8 $19 {[%csl Ra7]}) 32. Nf5 {White is in control now.} Bb7 $6 (32...
Nd5 33. Ne7+ (33. Bc4 N7f6 34. Re7 {is another attractive possibility.}) 33...
Nxe7 34. Rxe7 Re8 35. Bg3 Qd8 36. Rxe8+ Qxe8 37. Qxa7 Qe3+ 38. Bf2 {Here Black
could still hope to block White's extra pawn.}) 33. Qa4 $18 Rd8 34. Bg3 Qa8 35.
Bc7 $6 {White has numerous tempting options. The move in the text is not the
most precise.} ({For example} 35. Bc4 Bd5 {and now} 36. Bc7 $18) 35... Rf8 (
35... Re8 36. Rxe8+ Qxe8 37. Qxa7 {is a pawn down without compensation, but
was still more resistant.}) 36. Bd6 Rd8 37. Bc7 {Gaining some time on the
clock.} Rf8 38. Bd6 Rd8 39. Be7 Rb8 40. Bb5 a6 ({There is no perpetual after} 
40... Bxf3 41. Bxd7 Nxd7 42. gxf3 Qxf3 43. Qxd7 Qg4+ 44. Kf2 Qf4+ 45. Ke2 $18)
41. Bxd7 {Since the opening this knight hasn't made a single move and has
finally been captured.} b5 42. Qa3 Nxd7 43. Qd6 Bxf3 {The last chance.} (43...
Nf8 44. Bxf8 Rxf8 45. Qe5 f6 46. Qg3 Rf7 47. Nxh6+ $18) 44. Qg3 {White doesn't
care and continues the assault on the dark squares.} g6 45. Nxh6+ Kh7 46. Nxf7
Bh5 47. Qg5 1-0

[Event "World-ch Anand-Gelfand +1-1=10"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2012.05.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 {After the fiasco in game seven in the Semi-Slav, Anand changes his
opening.} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 {I suppose that Anand expected 3.Nf3, but also here
Boris had a slight surprise up his sleeve.} Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 cxd4 {In game eleven Anand came up with a less common, but
well prepared 8...Bd7. However, we are currently in game nine.} 9. exd4 b6 10.
Bg5 Bb7 {Neither player is looking at this position for the first time.} 11.
Qe2 (11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Qe2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Bh4 Nh5
17. Ng5 g6 18. Nh3 e5 19. f3 Qd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2787)-Topalov,V (2805)/
Sofia 2010/CBM 136 (83)}) (11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7
15. Rac1 Qc6 16. f3 Rac8 17. Bd3 Qd6 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T 
(2567)-Gelfand,B (2701)/Leon 2001/CBM 086 (26)}) 11... Nbd7 {This position is
very standard and may arise both from the Nimzo-Indian and the Panov Attack in
the Caro-Kann. White has an isolated pawn, which is normally a drawback.
However, as long as there are a lot of pieces on the board, he is in
possession of an initiative.} 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 {This is,
obviously, stronger than 14.Rxc3. In general, in this type of position the
exchanges favour Black.} Qc7 15. c4 Bxf3 $2 {This is a typical idea, but it
works only if Black may follow with e6-e5 thrust, forcing White to make a
concession in the centre. The developing move 15...Rfe8, played by Anatoly
Karpov among others, is the recommended continuation.} (15... Rfe8 16. Rfe1 h6
17. Bd2 (17. Bh4 Nh5 $11) 17... Bxf3 (17... Qd6 18. Bc3 Ng4 19. h3 Bxf3 20.
Qxf3 Qh2+ 21. Kf1 Ngf6 22. Qg3 Qxg3 23. fxg3 Red8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek,R 
(2721)-Meier,G (2650)/Mulhouse 2011/CBM 142 Extra (27)}) 18. Qxf3 e5 19. Qg3 $6
(19. d5 Nc5 20. Bb1 $13) 19... exd4 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Bf4 Qc6 $15 {0-1
Portisch,L (2630)-Karpov,A (2725)/Bugojno 1978/MCL (40)}) (15... h6 16. Bh4
Rfe8 {is also perfectly playable.}) 16. Qxf3 Rfe8 {Now Anand realised that 16..
.e5 doesn't work in view of 17.Bf5, so he continues the development like
nothing had happened. Of course, without the e6-e5 thrust the exchange on f3
makes no sense. White now has a clear advantage. During the game some online
commentators claimed that White's position is already nearly winning thanks to
the strong centre and powerful bishops. I wouldn't be so harsh, the whole
fight still lies ahead.} (16... e5 $2 17. Bf5 Rce8 18. c5 $1 exd4 19. c6 Ne5
20. Qf4 Nh5 (20... Nd5 21. Qxd4 Ne7 22. Bd7 $18) 21. Qxd4 f6 (21... h6 22. Qh4
$1 hxg5 23. Qxh5 g6 24. Qxg5 f6 25. Qg3 $18) 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Be3 Rd8 24. Bd7
$18) 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Bh4 Qd6 19. c5 $6 {Critical moment. After a long
meditation Boris decided to force matters. This is quite a human decision,
after the forthcoming massive simplifications White will keep winning chances.
However, it would have been more unpleasant for Anand if Gelfand could keep
the tension and try to improve his position step by step. The breakthrough
c4-c5 is always on the agenda, and the threat is usually stronger than the
execution.} (19. a3 $1 {I like this move, which covers the b4-square. It's not
easy at all to make a useful move for Black.} Qe7 (19... e5 $6 20. Bf5 exd4 21.
Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc2 $1 Rd8 24. Rcd2 Qe5 25. Qg3 {An extra exchange
should prevail eventually.}) (19... Qc6 $2 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. c5 $1 bxc5 22. Bb5
Rc7 23. Bg3 Rb7 24. Bc6 Rb6 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. dxc5 $18 {A good illustration of
the bishop's power.}) 20. Re1 Qd6 21. Rcd1 Kh8 {It seems that the best Black
can do is just to wait, but from a psychological point of view this is very
unpleasant.} (21... Qc6 $6 22. Qxc6 Rxc6 23. c5 $1 bxc5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Bb5
Rc7 26. dxc5 Re7 27. c6 Ne5 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Re3 h5 30. Rc3 {Black's rooks are
paraysed, I don't think he can hold this position.}) 22. Bf1 Kg8 23. h3 {
White doesn't have anything decisive and should slowly improve his position.
Meanwhile, Black has to be very careful not to blunder some breakthrough in
the centre. It would have been a difficult task even for such a great defender
as Anand.}) 19... bxc5 {Now the play becomes forced for a while.} 20. dxc5 Rxc5
21. Bh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxd6 Rxc1+ 23. Rd1 Rec8 {Black has sufficient material
equivalent for the queen. Without the a-pawns it would be just equality.
However, the Pa7 will soon become a target for White's queen.} 24. h3 Ne5 25.
Qe2 Ng6 $1 {A good example of great chess understanding. It's important for
Black to eliminate White's bishop. It's unlikely that a lone queen will break
Black's fortress. Spoiling the pawn structure is less significant.} 26. Bxf6
gxf6 27. Rxc1 ({An interesting alternative was} 27. Kh2 $5 {Now Black should
be careful, the exchange of rooks is not as safe for him as in the game.} {
So, it seems that after 27.Kh2 Black has to keep the rooks:} R1c2 $1 (27...
Rxd1 $2 28. Qxd1 Rc7 {In the game the same position arose with the queen on e2.
The difference is huge. After} 29. Qd8 {Black is not in time to regroup.}) (
27... R8c2 $2 28. Qd3 Kg7 29. Rxc1 (29. a4 $2 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Rxf2 31. Qd4 Ra2
32. Qxa7 Nf4 33. Qa8 e5 34. a5 Ng6 35. a6 e4 {The a- and e-pawns will be
exchanged and the draw is inevitable.}) 29... Rxc1 30. h4 $1 Rc5 (30... Ne5 31.
Qa3 Rc7 32. Qg3+ Kh7 33. f4 Nc4 34. Qc3 f5 35. h5) 31. Qa3 Rc7 32. h5 Ne5 33.
Qg3+ Kh7 34. f4 Nc4 35. Qc3 {In both cases Black's construction is too shaky
to be true.}) 28. Rd2 R2c7 {He should hold with tenacious defense.}) 27...
Rxc1+ 28. Kh2 Rc7 {The rook is going to be tied to the defence of the Pa7.} 29.
Qb2 Kg7 ({It was possible to play} 29... f5 {immediatly. The penetration of
White's queen is not dangerous as everything is protected.} 30. Qf6 Nf4 31. g4
Nd5 32. Qd4 f4 {and Black holds.}) 30. a4 {Running the pawn to a6 which will
allow White to put his queen even on b7.} Ne7 31. a5 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 32. a6
Kh7 33. Qd4 (33. g4 $5 {was perhaps a better try, but it's still not enough
against the correct defence. Here is how the game could proceed:} Kg7 34. Kg3
Rc3+ 35. f3 Rc6 36. Qb7 Rc7 37. f4 h5 $1 (37... Rc3+ $6 38. Kf2 Rc2+ 39. Ke1
Rc7 40. f5 {Black should not allow this as now the knight and all the fortress
is under pressure.}) 38. g5 (38. gxh5 f5 39. Kh4 Kh7 40. Qb8 Kg7 $11) 38...
fxg5 39. fxg5 Kg6 40. h4 Rc3+ 41. Kf2 Rc7 42. Qb2 {[%cal Gb2h8]} Kh7 43. Qb8 (
43. Qe2 Kg6 44. Qe4+ Kg7 45. g6 fxg6 46. Qxe6 Nf6 $11) 43... Kg7 44. Kf3 Rc3+
45. Ke2 Rc7 {White is not able to make further progress.}) 33... f5 $1 34. f4 (
34. g4 f4 {is not dangerous for Black.}) 34... Rd7 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. Qh8 Nf6 37.
Qb8 h5 $1 {This move fights against the advance g2-g4. The g5-square will be
covered by a neat tactical trick that Anand obviously saw in advance.} 38. Kh4
Kh6 39. Qb2 Kg6 40. Qc3 Ne4 41. Qc8 (41. Qf3 Nf6 42. Qg3+ Kh7 43. Qg5 $4 {
falls into a trap.} Ne4 44. Qxh5+ Kg7 $19 {[%csl Rh4,Rh5][%cal Gd7d8,Gd8h8]})
41... Nf6 42. Qb8 Re7 43. g4 {The last chance to break through.} hxg4 44. hxg4
fxg4 45. Qe5 Ng8 $1 {[%mdl 256] Precision till the end.} ({It wasn't too late
to lose the game:} 45... Nd5 $2 46. Qg5+ Kh7 47. f5 f6 48. Qd2 $18) 46. Qg5+
Kh7 47. Qxg4 f6 {Now it's a safe fortress for Black.} 48. Qg2 Kh8 49. Qe4 Kg7 {
A certain disappointment for Gelfand who got a great position out of the
opening. Anand proved once again that he is a great defender and therefore a
really tough nut to crack.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis"]
[Black "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Qc7
14. Rac1 Nd5 15. f3 e5 16. Rfe1 Rae8 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. c4 Bb7 19. d5 f5 20. Be3
Rc8 21. a4 a5 22. Qd3 Rf6 23. Qa3 Ba6 24. Bf2 Rh6 25. h3 Rg6 26. Qe7 h5 27. h4
Qd8 28. Qxd8+ Rxd8 29. Kh2 Kf7 30. Rc3 Re8 31. Bg3 Nc5 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Bxe5
Nxa4 34. Ra3 Nc5 35. Bd4 Nd7 36. Kg1 Rh6 37. Kf2 Rh8 38. Re3 Rc8 39. d6 Re8 40.
Rxe8 Kxe8 41. Bxg7 {Tomashevsky,E (2728)-Hou,Y (2673) Wijk aan Zee 2016 1/2-1/2
}) 12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxe6 Bxf3 14. gxf3 fxe6 $13 (14... Bd4 15. e7 Qc7 16.
exf8=Q+ Rxf8 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Bh4 Qf4 19. Bg3 Qg5 20. f4 Qh6 21. Rfd1 Bc5 22.
Bb5 Nb8 23. a3 Nh5 24. Qf3 a6 25. Be2 Nxg3 26. hxg3 a5 27. Bb5 Qf6 28. Qc3 Qe7
29. Re1 Qd6 30. Rcd1 Qc7 31. Qe5 Qc8 32. Qe4 Qh3 33. Rd3 Qh5 34. f5 {1-0 (34)
Poobalasingam,P (2203)-Hansen,V (2124) Tromsoe 2008}) 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Bxe6+
Kh8 17. bxc3 Rae8 $132 18. Qc4 $1 Qb7 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Qd5 Qxd5 21. Rxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Ne5 (10. Bb3 b5 11. d5 Bxc3 12. dxe6 Ba5 13. exf7+ Kh8 14.
Bf4 Nc6 15. Bd6 Bg4 $13 {Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/New York PCA rapid 1994/EXP 41/
0-1 (46)}) 10... b5 11. Qf3 Ra7 {Last 2-3 years Black sacrificed exgange with
very good results after} (11... Qxd4 $1 12. Qxa8 (12. Bb3 Qa7) 12... Qxe5 13.
Be2 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxe2 15. Qxb8 Qc4 {Doesn,t look bad also} (15... Nd5 16. Qg3
Qc4 17. Bd2 f6 18. Rfe1 e5 19. Qf3 Bg4 20. Qe4 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R-Dreev,A/
Wijk aan Zee-A 1996 (51)}) 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Bb4 Nd5 18. a3 Qc6 19. Qe5 Bb7 20.
f3 f6 21. Qd4 e5 22. Qf2 Qc7 $44 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Salov,V/Hoogovens 1997/CBM
57/[Salov] (41)}) 12. Bd3 Bb7 {N/} (12... Rc7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Qh3 g6 15. Bh6
Re8 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Rfe1 $36 {1-0 Sanguineti,R-Miana,E/ARG-ch 1975/MCD-ch (30)
}) 13. Qh3 Bxc3 (13... Qxd4 14. Be3 (14. Bg5 Ne4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Be3 Qxe5 17.
Bxa7 Bf5 18. Qe3 $14) 14... Qxe5 15. Bxa7 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nc6 17. Rfe1 $14) 14.
bxc3 Be4 15. Bg5 {Unpleasant pin for Black.} Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qd5 (16... Rc7 17.
a4 $1) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ng4 $36 {[%cal Rg4f6,Ra2a4]} Nd7 19. a4 Rb7 (19...
bxa4 20. Rxa4 $16 {[%csl Ra6]}) 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ne3 (21. Qg3 Kh8 22. Ne3 Qe4)
21... Qd6 22. Rab1 Rfb8 23. d5 (23. Rb2 Ne5 24. Qe4 Ng6 25. Rfb1 f5 $13) 23...
f5 (23... b4 $5 24. cxb4 Rxb4 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. Rd1 $14) 24. Rfd1 Qe5 (24...
Nc5 25. Qd4 e5 (25... Ne4 26. f3) 26. Nxf5 (26. Qh4 $5) 26... exd4 27. Nxd6
dxc3 28. Nxb7 Rxb7 29. Rd4 $1 $16) 25. Nc2 $1 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Yc2d4]} Nf6 $6 (
25... Rc8 26. dxe6 fxe6 (26... Rxc3 $2 27. Qxd7 $18) 27. Nd4 Nc5 28. Qf1 {
[%csl Rb5]}) 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. Nd4 {[%csl Re6]} Rb6 (27... Ng4 28. g3) 28. Re1
Qd5 $2 (28... Ne4 $1 29. f3 $140 Nc5 $1 30. Rxe5 Nxd3 31. Rexb5 Rxb5 32. Rxb5
Rc8 $16) 29. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 30. Qg3+ {[%csl Rb8]} Kf7 31. Qxb8 $18 Re7 32. Qxb5
Qxb5 33. Nxb5 Ne4 34. f3 Nc5 35. Rd1 f4 36. Rd5 Ne6 37. c4 Kf6 38. Kf2 Ng7 39.
c5 Nf5 40. c6 1-0

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.09.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Li, Shilong"]
[Black "Li, Wenliang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 Bxc3 (11... Nc6 $5 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd7
Qh4) 12. bxc3 Qc7 (12... Nbd7 $5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Re1 Kh8 16.
Bf1 Rg8 17. Re3 Rad8 18. Qe2 Qc6 19. f3 Qc7 20. Qf2 Qf4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Lin
Weiguo-Alterman,B/Beijing 1997 (47)}) 13. Rc1 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qg4+ Kh8 15.
Qh4 fxe5 16. Qf6+ Kg8 17. Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Karpov,A/Malta olm 1980/MCD-ol
}) (13. Re1 $5 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bd3) 13... Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bd3 $5
{N/} (15. Bb3 Qc6 16. Qg4 f5 17. Qg3 Nf6 18. f3 Kh8 19. Rfe1 Nd5 20. Qe5 Rae8
21. c4 Nb4 22. Rcd1 {1-0 Klundt,K-Jenke,T/Schwaebisch Gmuend op 1990/EXT 90op 
(37)}) 15... Rfe8 16. Qg4 $14 Nf8 (16... e5 $5 17. Bf5 $1 Nf8 18. Bf6 Ng6 19.
Bxg6 hxg6 20. Bxe5 Qc4 $44) 17. Rfe1 Kh8 $6 {Not the best square for a king.} (
17... e5 $2 18. Bf6) ({Simple} 17... Rac8 $5 18. c4 Qd6 {promiced equal
chances.}) 18. c4 Qd7 19. Bf1 (19. Re3 f5) 19... Rac8 20. c5 Qa4 $6 21. Qd1
Qxa2 22. Bc4 (22. Ra1 Qd5 (22... Qb2 23. Qd3 {[%csl Rb2]}) 23. Rxa7 (23. Re5
Qd7 24. Rxa7 f6) 23... Ra8 $11) 22... Qa3 $4 (22... Qb2 $142 $1 23. Re3 $5 Bd5
24. Rb1 $140 Qxb1 25. Qxb1 Bxc4 26. cxb6 axb6 27. Qxb6 Bd5 $11) 23. Re3 Qa5 (
23... Qb4 24. Rb3 Qa4 25. Bb5 Qa2 (25... Qa5 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. Ra1 $18) 26. Ra1
$18) 24. Ra1 Qb4 25. Ra4 Qb2 26. Rb3 {Hunt is over!} 1-0

[Event "VISA GP"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1998.03.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 a6 {Not bad alternative to "normal" 9....b6} 10. Bg5 (10. a4 $5)
10... b5 11. Bd3 (11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Rc1 (12. Qe2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nbd7 14. Ne5 Qc7
15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rac1 h6 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Rfe1 Qc6 19. f3 Rad8 $11 {1-0 Sadler,
M-Emms,J/BCF-ch plof Hove 1997 (69)}) 12... Nbd7 13. d5 Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Bxd5 15.
Bxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Rc6 Qb8 18. Re1 Re8 19. Nf5 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qe5 21.
Qxe5 Nxe5 22. Rc7 Ne8 23. Rb7 Nc4 24. Ne7+ {1/2-1/2 Hracek,Z-Dautov,R/BL 1997})
11... Bb7 (11... Be7 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. a4 b4 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4
Nd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rfc1 Nf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lesiege,A-Ashley,M/Bermuda 1997 
(30)}) 12. Rc1 (12. Ne4 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Be7 14. Nc5 Bd5 15. a3 Ra7 16. Re1 Qa8 17.
Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Ne5 Ra7 19. f3 Rd8 20. Bb1 Ne8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Fedorov,V-Kharitonov,
A/Moscow op 1998 (31)}) (12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Be7 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Bxe7 (15.
Bd2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Bf6 18. Qg3 Bd5 19. Re1 Qd7 20. Qg4 Rfc8 $15 {
0-1 Sigurjonsson,G-Larsen,B/Geneve 1977 (40)}) 15... Qxe7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Be4
Nf6 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rc5 Qg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zsinka,L-Arkhipov,S/
HUN-BL 1992 (25)}) (12. Re1 Be7 (12... Nbd7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 h6
16. Bh4 Qa5 $15 {0-1 Acs,P-Atalik,S/Budapest-2 GM 1998 (42)}) 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14.
Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 {1/2-1/2 Podgaets,M-Deuch,Y/URS Army-ch
Odessa 1991}) 12... Nbd7 13. Bb1 {N/} (13. Qe2 h6 14. Bh4 Be7 15. Ne5 Nd5 16.
Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rc7 Rad8 19. b3 Qd6 20. Rfc1 Nf6 $11 {1-0
Ostenstad,B-Bator,R/Oslo 1985 (62)}) 13... Rc8 14. Re1 Be7 15. a3 Re8 {[%cal
Gd7f8]} (15... Nd5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 $13) 16. Qd3 Nf8 17. Rcd1 Qb6 (17...
Ng6 $5) 18. h4 Rcd8 (18... Nd5 19. Ne4 Ng6 20. g3 $13 {[%cal Gh4h5]} (20. h5 $2
Ndf4 21. Qe3 Nxh5 $17)) 19. Ne5 Rd6 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge8d8]} 20. Be3 $5 {
[%cal Gd4d5]} Bd5 (20... Nd5 $5 21. Ne4 Rdd8 $11) 21. Qe2 Qb7 (21... Ba8 $5 {
[%cal Gb6b7]}) 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Qh5 Bf6 (23... g6 24. Qh6 Bf6 $11) 24. Be4 Qe7
25. Bg5 $1 {Sokolov improved his position in last ten move, and Black must to
play very carefully now.} Ng6 (25... Bxg5 26. hxg5 Nf4 27. Qg4 N4g6 28. b4 $14)
26. g3 Qa7 27. Qf3 {[%cal Ge4d5]} Bxg5 (27... Rc8 28. Bxd5 Bxg5 29. Bb7 Rc7 (
29... Nxe5 30. dxe5 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Rc1 32. hxg5 $18) 30. Bxa6 $1 Bxh4 31. Bxb5
$16) 28. hxg5 Red8 29. Kg2 Ndf4+ $5 30. Kf1 (30. gxf4 $4 Nh4+ $19) 30... Nd5
31. Rc1 Rf8 32. Red1 Nde7 33. Qc3 Qb8 (33... Rc8 $5) 34. Nf3 b4 (34... Rc8 35.
Qa5 $1) 35. Qxb4 Qxb4 36. axb4 Rb6 37. Rc4 Rfb8 38. Ra1 {[%cal Ga1a4]} f5 39.
gxf6 gxf6 40. b5 (40. Ra4 f5 41. Bb1 Nd5 {[%csl Rb4]}) 40... f5 41. Bc2 axb5
42. Rc5 Rd8 43. Bb3 Kg7 44. Ra7 Kf6 45. Ke2 Rdd6 46. Ra5 Nc6 47. Raxb5 Rxb5 48.
Rxb5 Rxd4 49. Rb6 Re4+ 50. Kf1 Nge7 51. Kg2 Rb4 52. Rxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hansen,LB} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O
dxc4 8. Bxc4 Qe7 {[%cal Gc8d7,Gd7c6] This line is not very popular nowdays,
but it not worse, than all other, and has one very big advantage-nobody
remembers, what White have to play here. Hansen,LB: An old idea of Smyslov, to
my knowledge first played in Gligoric-Smyslov, Candidates tournament 1959.} (
8... Bd7 {Hansen,LB} 9. Qe2 (9. a3 Ba5 10. Ne2 cxd4 11. Nexd4 Nc6 $11 {
Cherepkov,A-Taimanov,M/St. Petersburg/1997/}) 9... Qe7 10. Rd1 Bc6 11. Ne5 Rd8
12. a3 Ba5 13. h3 Bd5 $5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Ba2 Bc7 16. b3 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5
18. Bb2 Qe7 19. Qb5 {1/2-1/2/Rogers,I-Lobron,E/Bundesliga/1996/}) 9. a3 Ba5 10.
Qc2 (10. Bd3 {Hansen,LB} Rd8 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. exd4 Nc6 13. Rd1 h6 $11 {Peng
Zhaoqin-Matveeva,S/Beograd/1998/}) (10. Bd2 {Hansen,LB} Rd8 11. Qe2 cxd4 12.
exd4 Nc6 13. Be3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 h6 $11 {Van der Werf,M-Giorgadze,G/Andorra/1997/
}) 10... Bd7 11. Ba2 (11. Bd3 cxd4 12. exd4 Bc6 13. Ne5 Rd8 14. Be3 h6 15. Kh1
Be8 16. Rfd1 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rac8 18. Qe2 Bb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky-Taimanov/
Vilnius Z 1975 (32)}) (11. dxc5 {Hansen,LB} Qxc5 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. b4 Qh5 14.
Qxe4 Bc6 15. Qf4 Bb6 $11 {Gligoric-Smyslov, Bled 1959.}) 11... Bc6 $5 {N} (
11... Rc8 12. Bd2 cxd4 (12... Bc7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Nc6 16.
Bc3 Be6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qe4 f6 19. Rfe1 Qf7 20. Qh4 h5 21. Nd2 c4 22. f4 Re8
23. e4 f5 {1/2-1/2 Gligoric,S-Reshevsky,S/Lugano (ol) 1968}) 13. exd4 h6 (13...
Bc6 14. d5 (14. Ne5 Bb6 15. Rfe1 Bxd4 16. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Qxf7 18. Bxe6
Ne4+ 19. Kg1 Qxe6 20. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Teschner,R-Unzicker,W/West Berlin 1971})
14... Bxc3 15. dxc6 Bxd2 16. cxb7 Qxb7 17. Qxd2 Nc6 18. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Portisch,
L-Gheorghiu/Skopje-Ohrid i 1968 (33)}) 14. Rfe1 Qd8 15. Qd3 Nc6 16. Rad1 Be8
17. Bb1 a6 18. g4 $1 (18. Ne4) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Na5 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. g5 hxg5
22. Qh3 $1 Ba4 23. Bxg5 $1 Bxd1 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qh6 $1 fxe5 (25... f5 26. Re3
$1) 26. Bh7+ {1-0 Schmaus,A-Boeven,M/corr 1973}) 12. dxc5 ({Deserves attention
} 12. Ne5 {fo example} cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 14. Bg5 {[%cal Ga1d1,Ga2b1] with
chances for attack.}) 12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 (13. b4 Bc6 (13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bc7
15. Bb2 $36) 14. bxa5 Qxc5 $15) 13... Qxc5 14. b4 Qg5+ 15. Kh1 Qh5 (15... Bc7
16. f4 Qh5 17. Rg1 Qf3+ 18. Rg2 Rd8 $13) 16. Rg1 $6 {Too optimsistic! Hansen,
LB: White does not want a perpetual after 16. ba5, Qf3, but this is worse.} ({
White get nothing after} 16. Qe2 Bc7 17. f4 Qxe2 18. Nxe2 Rd8 $11 {[%cal Gd8d1,
Gb8c6,Ga8c8]}) (16. bxa5 $5 {Maybe it was the strongest move in position.}
Qxf3+ 17. Kg1 Qg4+ $11) 16... Qxf3+ 17. Rg2 Bc7 18. Bb2 {[%cal Gg2g7,Gb2g7]} (
18. Nb5 Be5) 18... Be5 $1 19. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d3,Ge3e4]} Nbd7 20. Rd3 Rac8 $17 {
[%csl Yf3][%cal Rc8c2,Re5b2]} 21. Bb1 g6 {Hansen,LB: White has insufficient
compensation for the pawn.} (21... Nb6 $5) 22. e4 Qh5 (22... Qf4 23. Bc1 Qh4
24. Bg5 Qh5 25. f4) 23. f3 (23. Qd2 Nb6 $5 {[%cal Gb6c4]}) 23... Nb6 {[%csl
Rc4][%cal Rb6c4]} 24. Ba2 Rfd8 25. a4 Rxd3 (25... Qh3 $5 {[%cal Re5h2]}) 26.
Qxd3 Qh4 {[%cal Gh4e1]} (26... Qh6 $5 27. a5 $140 Bxc3 28. Bxc3 Qc1+) (26...
Qh3 $5 27. a5 Nh5 $19 {[%cal Rh3g2,Rh5f4,Rh5g3]}) 27. a5 Nbd7 28. Re2 Nf8 {
[%cal Gg6g5,Gf8g6]} (28... Bf4 $5 {[%cal Gd7e5]}) 29. Nd5 {Desperate try in
lost position.} Nxd5 30. Bxe5 (30. exd5 Bxb2 31. Rxb2 (31. dxe6 Rc1+ 32. Kg2
Qg5+ $19) 31... Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Qg5+ 33. Kh3 Rg1 $19) 30... Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Qg5+ 32.
Kh3 (32. Bg3 Nf4+) (32. Kf2 {Hansen,LB} Qg1#) 32... Rg1 0-1

[Event "Politiken zt"]
[Site "Munkebo"]
[Date "1998.09.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Thorhallsson, Throstur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 {Popular variation in modern practice.Sometimes black tries
also 9...a6 and 9... Nbd7 and not without success.} 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7
12. Re1 {White could try not to spent time on this move, and to play for
example} (12. Bh4 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qe7 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17.
Re1 Rfe8 18. Bg3 Qe7 19. Qa4 a6 20. c4 $14 {1-0 Wang Lei-Li Wenliang/Beijing
op 1997 (57)}) 12... Re8 (12... Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Qb8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Nd7 16.
Ree3 Qd6 17. Qg4 Rfe8 18. Bb5 Rec8 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Bf6 g6 21. h4 h5 22. Qg5
Kh7 23. Be5 Qd5 24. Rf3 {1-0 Acs,P-Vadasz,L/Budapest GM-4 1997}) 13. Qe2 {
[%cal Gf3e5] N/} (13. Bb5 $5 a6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ba4 b5 16. Bb3 Nf8 17. Re3
Rc8 18. d5 Bxc3 19. Rcxc3 Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Brodsky,M/Bucharest CIO 1995})
13... a6 14. Ne5 ({Deserves attention} 14. a4 $5) 14... b5 15. Bd3 Qb6 $11 {
[%csl Gb6,Rd4] It looks for me that black more or less equalized chances} 16.
a3 (16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Qg4 Nf8 $11) 16... Bxc3 17. Rxc3 h6 18. Nxd7 (18. Be3 Qd6
{[%csl Gd5][%cal Gf6d5]}) 18... Nxd7 19. Be3 Qd6 {White must to be careful now,
after so many exchanges they have no too many chances for real attack.} 20. Qg4
Nf6 21. Qh4 Nd5 22. Rc5 {[%cal Re3h6]} e5 ({Thorhalsson could get nice
position after simple} 22... Nxe3 23. fxe3 (23. Rxe3 Rad8 24. Rg3 {[%cal Rg8f8]
} Kf8 {[%csl Rd4]}) 23... e5 {but he pretends for more}) 23. Bd2 $6 {Too
optimistic.After} (23. Qe4 $1 f5 $5 (23... g6 24. Bxh6 exd4 (24... Nf4 25. Qxb7
Nxd3 26. Rc6 Qe7 (26... exd4 $2 27. Qxa8 Rxa8 28. Rxd6 Nxe1 29. Rxd4 $18) 27.
Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Re3 Nxb2 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. dxe5 Nc4 31. e6 $1 fxe6 32. a4 $36)
25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rxe8+ Kh7 27. Bf8 $13) 24. Qxf5 exd4 25. Qh7+ Kf7 26. Qf5+
Kg8 $11 {Petursson could make draw, instead he continue to play for a win, but
without any basis for it.}) 23... Nf4 $1 (23... exd4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qxd4
$14) 24. Rcxe5 $2 {Decisive mistake, but even after best} (24. Bxf4 exf4 25.
Rd1 Qxd4 $1 $17 {blacks advantage is obvious.}) 24... Rxe5 25. dxe5 Qd5 $1 $19
{[%cal Rd5g2,Rd5d3]} 26. Qg3 Nxd3 27. Bxh6 Qxg2+ $1 {Final blow! Rest is easy
and doesn,t needs any comments.} 28. Qxg2 Bxg2 29. Re3 gxh6 30. Rxd3 Be4 31.
Rd4 Bf5 32. Rd6 Kg7 33. f4 Rc8 34. Rxa6 Rc1+ 35. Kf2 Rc2+ 36. Kg3 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Rc1
Rfe8 15. Bh4 (15. c4 h6 (15... Qd6 $5) 16. Bh4 Nh5 17. Nd2 Nf4 18. Bg3 g5 19.
Be4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 $36 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Cosma,I/Cappelle le Grande op 1998 (40)}
) (15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Qc6 $1 17. f3 Nd7 18. Re2 Qd6 19. Bh4 Rac8 20. Qc2 Nf8
21. Bb5 Bc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vaiser-Bishoff/Tunis op 1997 (26)}) 15... Qd6 (15...
Bc6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Qh5 Nf8 19. Re3 Qb7 20. Bf6 $1 Bxg2 21. Bxh7+
Nxh7 22. Rg3 {1-0 Acs,P-Vadasz,L/Budapest-8 GM 1997}) (15... Qf4 $5 16. Bg3 Qh6
17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Rac8 19. c4 Red8 20. Re3 Nh5 21. Bh4 Rd7 $11 {0-1 Gara,
A-Eperjesi,L/Budapest-9 IM-B 1998 (53)}) 16. Bg3 Qa3 17. Ne5 {N} (17. Qb3 $5
Qe7 (17... Qxb3 18. axb3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 $14) 18. Bb5 Rec8 19. c4 Ne4 20. Bf4
Ndf6 21. Ba4 Ng4 22. Rc2 Qf6 23. Be5 Qd8 $13 {1-0 Vyzmanavin,A-Djuric,S/
Tilburg 1993 (40)}) 17... Nxe5 (17... Qxa2 18. Nc4 (18. Ra1 $2 Qd5) 18... Bd5 (
18... Be4 19. Nd6 (19. Re2 Bxd3 $5 20. Rxa2 Bxc4 $16) 19... Bxd3 20. Nxe8 Bg6
21. Nd6 Qd5 22. c4) 19. Ra1 Bxc4 20. Rxa2 Bxa2 21. c4 b5 $8 22. cxb5 $16) 18.
dxe5 (18. Bxe5 Nd7 (18... Qe7 19. c4 $14) 19. Bb5 Red8 (19... Nxe5 20. Bxe8
Nf3+ $1 21. gxf3 Rxe8 22. Re3 $14) 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Qg4 Qf8 $11) 18... Nd5 19.
Qf3 (19. Qc2 h6 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Be4 Rac8) 19... Qe7 $2 (19... Qxa2 $5 20. c4 (
20. Qe4 g6 21. Bh4) 20... Nb4 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qxb7 Kg8 23. Qe4 $132) 20. Qe4
f5 (20... g6 21. Bh4 $36) 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Qh4 $36 Qd7 {1h29} 23. Rcd1 Qc6 24.
Qh3 (24. f3 $5 Qxc3 $140 25. Be5 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Qe7 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Rxe6 $16 (
28. Bxh7+ Qxh7 29. Qxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rd7+ Kg6 31. Rxb7 e5 $11)) 24... h6 {1h36} (
24... Rad8 $5 25. Be5 Rd7 $14) 25. Be5 Rf8 $8 {1h39} (25... Nd7 $6 26. Be4 Qc8
27. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 (27... Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Kxg7 29. Rg4+ Kh7 (29... Kf8 30. Qxh6+
Ke7 31. Qg5+ $18) 30. Qd3+ $18) 28. Qg4+ Kh8 (28... Kf8 29. Qf3+ $18) 29. Bxb7
Qxb7 30. Qd4+ e5 31. Qxd7 Qxd7 32. Rxd7 $18) 26. Re3 $1 (26. Bd6 Rf7 27. Bg6
Rd7) (26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Be4 Qc7 (27... Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxe4 29. Rd7) 28. Bxb7
Qxb7 29. Rxe6 Qf7 $16) 26... Qa4 $1 {1h43} 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Ree1 (28. Rde1 Bd5
(28... Rae8 29. Qf5 Bc8 30. Qg6 Qg4 31. Qxg4 Bxg4 32. Bxf6 Rxe3 33. Bxg7+ Kxg7
34. Rxe3 $18) 29. Qf5 Qg4 30. Qxg4 (30. Rg3 Qxf5 31. Bxf5 Bxa2) 30... Nxg4 31.
R3e2 Nxe5 32. Rxe5 Bxa2 $11) 28... Rae8 29. Qc4 Bc6 $1 (29... Qxc4 30. Bxc4 Ne4
31. Bd4 Rc8 32. Bb3 Rfe8 (32... Nxc3 33. Re7 $18) 33. f3 $18) 30. Bd4 (30. Bxf6
$5 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rxf6 32. Qxa4 Bxa4 33. Re3 Rd6 34. Kf1 $16) 30... Nd5 $5 31.
Qxa4 (31. f3 Rc8) 31... Bxa4 32. Bg6 $6 $138 (32. Rc1 $5 $16) 32... Rc8 33. Rc1
Nf4 34. Bb1 $6 (34. Re7 $5 Nxg6 35. Bxg7+ (35. Rxg7 Nf4 (35... Rfd8 36. Bf6 Nf4
37. Rg4+ Kh7 38. Rxf4 $18) 36. Rxa7+ Kg8 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Re1 Rfe8 39. Re3 (39.
Ree7 Rxe7 40. Rxe7+ Kg8 $11) (39. Rxe8+ Rxe8) 39... Rxe3 40. Rc7+ Kg8 41. Rxc8+
Re8 42. Rxe8+ Bxe8 43. Bxb6 Ne2+ 44. Kf1 Nxc3 45. a3 $14) 35... Kg8 36. Bxf8
Nxe7 (36... Rxf8 37. Rxa7 Nf4 $5 38. Re1 $18) 37. Bxe7 Re8 $16) 34... Bb5 $1
$44 35. Rc2 Rfe8 36. Be3 Nd5 $11 37. Bd2 (37. Rd2 Nxe3 38. Rxe3 Rxc3 $11) 37...
Rxe1+ 38. Bxe1 Bd3 39. Rc1 (39. Rc1 Bxb1 40. Rxb1 Nxc3 41. Rb2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Balogh, Tomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.09.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg5 h6 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bd3 $5 Qxc3 13.
Re1 b6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 (14... Bb7 15. Rc1) 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Rc1 Qa3 17. Qf3 $44 {
1-0 Estremera,P-Lorenzo,M/Orense op 1997 (50)}) 11. Bh4 Qa5 12. Re1 {N} (12.
Rc1 Bxc3 $5 13. Rxc3 b5 14. Bb3 b4 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Re1 Rac8 (16... Qh5 17. Bg3
Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Nb6 20. Bd6 Rfd8 21. Bxb4 Rxd4 $13 {0-1
Martinovsky,E-Takata,R/Hawaii op 1998 (49)}) 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Qd3 Bxb3 19. Nxd7
Nxd7 20. Qxb3 Rfe8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Be7 Qb6 23. Qxb4 Rc2 24. Qa4 Qc7 25. Bc5
Rxb2 26. Bxa7 Nf6 27. d5 Nxd5 28. Bd4 Rb4 29. Qa8+ Kh7 30. Ba1 Qc2 31. Qf8 Qg6
32. Be5 Rb1 {0-1 Babula,V-Oll,L/EUCup Krunica 1997}) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 b6 (
13... Qxc3 14. Rc1 Qa5 15. Ne5) (13... b5 $5 14. Bd3 Bb7) 14. Ne5 Bb7 (14...
Qxc3 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 17. Bxe6 Ba6 (17... Bb7 18. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 19.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rc7+ $18) (17... g5 18. Qb3 gxh4 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. Re7 $36) 18.
Bxf6 (18. Rc7 g5 19. Bg3 $40 {[%cal Rc7f7,Re6f7,Rd1b3,Rc7a7]} (19. Bxf7+ $6
Kxf7 20. Rxd7+ $2 Nxd7 21. Qf3+ Nf6 $19 {[%cal Ra5e1]})) 18... Nxf6 19. Rc7
Raf8 20. Rxa7 $16) 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bd3 Rac8 ({It was very dangerous to take
pawn.After} 16... Qxc3 {or simply play on advantage in development.} 17. Rc1 (
17. Bb5 Qc7 18. Rc1 Qd6 (18... Qf4 $5 19. Bg3 Qg5 20. d5 (20. Bxd7 $2 Qd5)
20... Nc5 $13) 19. d5 e5 (19... Bxd5 $2 20. Bg3) 20. Bc6 Rab8 $11) ({white can
start attack with} 17. Re3 $5 Qa5 18. Qg4 {[%cal Re3g3]} Kh8 19. Rg3 $1 (19.
Be7 Rfe8 20. Rg3 Rg8 21. Rh3 Qd5 22. Bg5 f5 $132) 19... Rg8 20. Bg5 {[%csl Rh8]
[%cal Rg4h4,Rg5h6]} Qa3 (20... Qd5 21. Qh4 $40) 21. Qh5 Qf8 $8) 17... Qa5 18.
Rc7 Bc8 19. Qe2 $44) 17. c4 $14 {^^} Kh8 18. Qg4 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3g3]} Qc3 {
It is not easy to find good plan for a Black and Balogh decided to sacrifice
an exchange.} 19. Rad1 Rxc4 $5 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Rc1 Qxa2 (21... Qd5 $5 22. f3
$5 $14 (22. Rc7 g5 $5)) 22. Rc7 Qd5 (22... Qa5 23. Rec1 Qd5 24. Qf3 $18) 23.
Qf3 $1 Qa5 $8 (23... Qxf3 24. gxf3 Bc8 25. Rec1 $18) 24. Qe3 Qd5 $8 25. f3 {
[%cal Re3e4,Rc7d7,Rc7b7]} Nb8 $2 {Decisive mistake, clearly stronger was} (
25... Rc8 $5 26. Rec1 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 {[%cal Re3e4]} f5 $14 {and black can
organized resistance.}) 26. Qf4 $5 (26. Qa3 $1 Kg8 (26... Qxd4+ 27. Bf2 $18)
27. Qxa7 Ba8 28. Qxb6 $18) 26... f6 (26... g5 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Bg3 $18) (26...
Na6 27. Rxf7 Rxf7 28. Qxf7 Qxd4+ 29. Bf2 Qd5 30. Rxe6 $18) 27. Qg4 $18 Rg8 (
27... Nd7 28. Qxe6 $18) (27... g5 28. Qh5 $18) 28. Rxg7 $1 Rxg7 29. Bxf6 Qd7
30. Rxe6 (30. Rxe6 Bd5 (30... Bc6 31. Qg6 Qc7 32. Rd6) 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Qxg7+
Qxg7 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Rxb8 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group7"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1997.09.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1997.09.15"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Prague SK Dum armady "]
[BlackTeam "Warszawa Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7.
exd4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 {Lembit Oll prefers this move to more
popular 9...a6 and 9...b6} 10. Bg5 h6 {Black did well and after} (10... Qa5 $5
11. Rc1 (11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bd2 Qf5 16. Bd3
Qd5 17. f3 Nf6 $11 {0-1 Vaiser,A-Korchnoi,V/New York GP 1994 (30)}) 11... Bxc3
12. Rxc3 b5 13. Ra3 Qb6 14. Rb3 a6 15. a4 Qc7 16. Bd3 bxa4 17. Rc3 Qa5 18. Ra3
Bb7 19. Rxa4 Qd5 $13 {Ljubojevic,L-Kortschnoj,V/Leon 1994/CBM 42/[Franco]/1/
2-1/2 (81)}) 11. Bh4 Qa5 (11... a6 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Rfe1 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 15. Rad1
Re8 16. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Averbakh,Y-Prins,L/SVE izt 1952 (77)}) 12. Rc1 (12.
Qd3 $5 {Vaisser}) 12... Bxc3 $5 {In the beggining of the year Oll played with
success} (12... b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Ne5 Rac8 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Nxe5 17. b4
Nf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bxf3 19. bxa5 Bb7 20. axb6 axb6 21. Rfc1 Ne4 22. R3c2 g5 23. Bg3
Nxg3 24. hxg3 Rfd8 25. Bb5 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rxd4 27. Rc7 {Zayac,E-Oll,L/US-op
1997/EXP 58/0-1 (45)}) 13. Rxc3 (13. bxc3 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 $11) 13... b5 14. Bb3
b4 (14... Bb7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 $140 16. dxe5 b4 17. Re3 Nd5 18. Rg3 $36) 15. Rc1
Bb7 16. Re1 (16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxf6 Ng6 $15) 16... Rac8 (16... Qh5 $5 {
Kortschnoj} 17. Bg3 Rfc8 $11) 17. Ne5 Bd5 (17... Nxe5 $5 18. Rxe5 (18. dxe5
Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Ne4 20. Qf4 Rc8 $11) 18... Nd5) 18. Qd3 (18. Nxd7 $5 Nxd7 19. Qh5
) 18... Bxb3 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. dxe5 Bxb3 20. exf6) 19. Nxd7 $5 (19. Qxb3 Rxc1
(19... Nxe5 {Kortschnoj} 20. dxe5 Qxe5 $11) 20. Rxc1 Nxe5 21. dxe5 (21. Bxf6
Ng6 22. Be5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxb4 Rb8 $15) 21... Nd5 $11) 19... Nxd7 20.
Qxb3 Rfe8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Be7 Qb6 (22... Qf5 $5 23. Bxb4 Rc2 24. Rf1 Nb6 $44)
(22... Rb8 23. Bd6 Rb7 $140 24. Rc1 $5 $36 (24. Rxe6 $5 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 $1 (
25... Kh7 26. Qe4+ Kg8 27. Qxb7 $18) 26. Qe8+ Nf8 27. Bxf8 Qxa2 $13)) 23. Qxb4
(23. d5 {Kortschnoj} exd5 24. Qxd5 Nf6 $11) 23... Rc2 24. Qa4 $1 (24. Qxb6 $2
Nxb6 25. Rb1 Nc4 $15) 24... Qc7 (24... Qxb2 $2 25. Qxd7 Rc1 26. Qd8+ $1 Kh7 27.
Qa5 Qa1 28. Bb4 $18) 25. Bc5 $6 (25. b3 Nb6 26. Qe8+ Kh7 27. Qxf7 Nd5 28. Qxe6
Nxe7 $15) (25. Qb3 $1 {Kortschnoj} Rc1 26. Bb4 $14) 25... Rxb2 26. Bxa7 (26.
Qxa7 Qxa7 (26... Qf4 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 27. Bxa7 Rxa2 28. Bc5 Nxc5 (28... e5 $15
{Kortschnoj}) 29. dxc5 Rc2 $15) 26... Nf6 $1 $44 27. d5 $6 (27. h3 $142 $1 Qf4
$140 28. Rf1 Ne4 29. d5 $1 exd5 30. Bd4 $11) 27... Nxd5 28. Bd4 (28. a3 Nc3 29.
Qa6 Ne2+ $1 30. Kh1 (30. Kf1 $2 Qxh2 $1 $19) 30... Qc3 31. Rf1 Qc2 $19) 28...
Rb4 29. Qa8+ $4 (29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Ba1 Re4 $5 31. Rf1 Re2 $15) (29. Qd1 $15 {
Kortschnoj}) 29... Kh7 30. Ba1 Qc2 $17 31. Qf8 $6 (31. Qa6 {Kortschnoj} Nf4 $19
) (31. Qa5 $5 Rb1 32. g3 Nb4 33. Qe5 Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 Nxa2 $17) 31... Qg6 32. Be5
(32. Rf1 Rb1 33. Qc5 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Qd3+ 35. Ke1 Nf4 $19) 32... Rb1 $19 0-1

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Re1 Re8 14. Qe2
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Bh4 Nh5 (16... Qd6 17. Ba6 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Qb8 19. c4 Qa8
20. a4 Ne4 21. Qb5 Rc7 22. Qb1 Nd6 23. Bg3 Rc6 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. a5 Rc8 {
1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Short,N/New York (m/4) 1994/[Gulko,B] (34)}) (16... Qf4 17. Bg3
Qg4 18. h3 Qh5 19. a4 Qa5 20. c4 Qh5 21. a5 Red8 22. Red1 h6 23. Ra1 Bxf3 24.
Qxf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Nb8 {1/2-1/2 Toth,A-Vadasz,L/Budapest-12 GM 1998 (29)}) 17.
Ng5 $146 (17. Qe3 Qf4 (17... Ndf6 18. Ne5 Nd5 19. Qf3 Ndf4 20. Be4 Bxe4 21.
Rxe4 f6 22. Nd3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 f5 24. Ree1 Nf4 {Gligoric,S-Browne,W/Novi Sad
1979/0-1 (72)}) 18. Bb5 Bc6 19. Ba6 Bxf3 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Qxf3 Qxh4 22. Qb7
Qd8 23. Qxa7 Nf4 $17 {0-1 Stein,B-Brunner,L/Dortmund op 1993 (39)}) (17. Bxh7+
$6 Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg6 (18... Kg8 $5 19. Qxh5 Nf6 20. Qe2 Qf4 21. g3 Qf5 $44 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Gb7h1]}) 19. g4 Qf4 $1 20. gxh5+ Kh6 21. Qe3 Qg4+ 22. Qg3 Kxh5
$17 {Knaak,R-Sturua/Trnava i 1980/Inf 29/0-1 (62)}) 17... g6 (17... Nf4 18.
Bxh7+ Kh8 (18... Kf8 19. Qb5 Nxg2 20. Qb4+) 19. Qc2 f5 $140 20. Bg3 {[%csl Gg3]
[%cal Rg3c7]}) 18. Qd2 (18. Qe3 $5) 18... Bd5 (18... Bxg2 19. Kxg2 (19. f3)
19... Qf4 20. Re2 $1 $18) 19. f3 (19. c4 $5 Bb7 $13 (19... Bxg2 $2 20. Kxg2 Qf4
21. Re2 Qxh4 $140 22. Re4 $18 {[%csl Rh4]})) 19... Bc4 20. Bb1 Qf4 21. Qf2 {
[%cal Gg2g4]} (21. Qxf4 Nxf4 22. Ne4 Rc6 $13) 21... f5 $1 22. Nh3 Qd6 23. Bg5
b5 24. Qh4 {[%cal Gg2g4]} e5 $5 25. Rcd1 (25. Bxf5 gxf5 (25... exd4 26. Be7)
26. Qxh5 Bxa2 $13) 25... exd4 26. Rxd4 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Qe6 28. Qd2 (28. Qxe6+
Bxe6 29. a4 $5) 28... Re8 $1 29. Bh4 (29. Rxd7 Qe1+ 30. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Kf2 Re2+
$11) 29... Nb6 (29... Ndf6 30. a4 $140 $2 bxa4 $1 31. Rxc4 Qb6+) 30. Rd8 Nd5
31. Rxe8+ (31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Bf2 a6 33. Bd4 Ng7 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 14th"]
[Site "Montevideo"]
[Date "2018.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Flores, Diego"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2018.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was a highly interesting encounter at the American Continental, as
Shankland, after winning the US Championship and the Capablanca Memorial, came
to Montevideo as the top seed, looking to continue his victorious streak. On
the other side of the board, the Argentinian GM Diego Flores is a very
dangerous player with a tactical and creative style, who has also been in
great shape in recent years, having achieved impressive results as the first
place at the last Dubai Open. These are the perfect precondtions for a great
battle!} 1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 {
Shankland is the first one to deviate from the main lines, although this move
has been played in some recent games by top GMs.} (6... c5 {and}) (6... b6 {
are more often seen.}) 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O cxd4 (8... Bd7 $5 {was played by
Aronian in a recent game.}) 9. exd4 b6 {After a small transposition we have a
very popular position on the board, with a lot of games between strong players.
White is left with an isolani, but in return his pieces are quickly developed
and he is able to exert strong pressure in the centre.} 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 (
11. Qe2 {is the main move} Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qb8 $5 {Black got a good position
with this interesting regrouping of pieces} 13. Rfd1 (13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5
Bxc3 $1 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rxc3 Qxe5 17. Re3 Qf4 18. Qh5 Be4 $1) 13... Rc8 14.
Bd3 Bd6 15. g3 a6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ne4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 {Gelfand,B (2740)
-Kramnik,V (2810) FIDE Candidates 2013 (7) 1/2} Be7 $11) 11... Nc6 {The knight
seems more naturally placed on d7, but this has also been played by Nakamura,
Ding, Caruana and others. Now Black has additional ideas like Na5 or Ne7.} (
11... Nbd7 {is the main move, and after} 12. Qe2 {we are in the main line by
transposition.}) 12. a3 (12. Qd3 $5 {was played by Aronian, but the game shows
some of Black's ideas} Rc8 13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Bb5 (14. Ba6 Bxa6 15. Qxa6 Bxc3 16.
bxc3 Nc4 $1 17. Qxa7 $2 Rc7 18. Qa6 Qd5 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gf8a8]}) 14... h6 15.
Bh4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qd5 $1 {a very instructive move, as the c4-square is very
important in such structures, even more than the kingside pawns} 17. c4 (17.
Bxf6 gxf6 {[%csl Yc4] White is forced now to play c3-c4, or Nc4 on the next
move is annoying}) 17... Qh5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 {[%cal Yg8h8,Yf8g8,Gb7h1] actually
Black is the side who threatens to start an attack on the kingside, so White
should take active measures} 19. d5 $1 exd5 20. c5 $1 Nc4 $1 $132 {Aronian,L 
(2797)-Caruana,F (2820) Tata Steel-A 77th 2015 (7) 1/2 and the game became
very sharp -} (20... bxc5 21. Qc3 $1 {[%csl Ga5,Gf6]} d4 22. Qxa5 Bxf3 23. gxf3
Kh8 $1 $40 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gf8g8]})) 12... Be7 13. Ba2 {Anticipating ...Na5
or ...Rc8 ideas.} (13. Qd3 h6 14. Be3 (14. Bh4 Nh5 $1) 14... Bd6 15. Ba6 Bxa6
16. Qxa6 Ne7 $11 {Onischuk,A (2664)-Nakamura,H (2787) USA-ch Saint Louis 2016 
(9) 1/2}) 13... Rc8 14. Re1 ({Another game went} 14. Qd3 h6 15. Be3 (15. Bh4
Nh5) 15... Bd6 $1 16. Rfd1 Ne7 {[%csl Yd5] with the last two moves, Black
achieves a nice position, safely protecting the d5-square} 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18.
dxe5 Qxd3 19. Rxd3 Nfd5 $11 {Le Quang Liem (2737)-Ding Liren (2777) 2nd IMSA
Basque 2017 (1.1) 1/2}) 14... h6 (14... Nd5 {forcing some exchanges also seems
natural} 15. Bd2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bf6 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 {Granda Zuniga,J (2628)
-Andersson,U (2594) Capablanca Memorial Elite 38th 2003 (7) 1/2 with some tiny
pressure for White -}) 15. Bh4 Nh5 16. Bg3 (16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Ne5 {[%csl Gh5]
[%cal Ye5f7]} Nf4 $1 {[%cal Yf4d5] is ok for Black.}) 16... Nxg3 17. hxg3 {
[%cal Yd4d5] The drawback of Black's plan is that d5 is not properly guarded
now.} Bf6 18. d5 $1 {Since Black was ready to play ...Ne7 and keep the isolani
under control, White should take the opportunity to make this advance.} exd5
19. Nxd5 $1 {Flores plays actively and seeks the advantage.} (19. Bxd5 {
would be harmless} Na5 (19... Rc7 $5 20. Re2 Rd7 21. Rd2 Nd4 $5 22. Rxd4 Bxd4
23. Qxd4 Bxd5 24. Ne5 Be6 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. Qxd7 Bxd7 $11) 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21.
Nd5 Rxc1 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxc1 Nc5 $11) 19... Bxb2 {Shankland accepts the
challenge.} (19... Qd6 20. Nd2 $1 {[%cal Yd2e4] would be pleasant for White.})
20. Rc2 Bxa3 (20... Bf6 {would put Black in trouble after} 21. Rd2 Bg5 22. Nf4
$1 Qf6 23. Nh5 $1 Qg6 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. Rd6 Qh7 26. Qg4 $18) 21. Rd2 $36 {
For the investment of 2 pawns, White has obtained full centralisation of his
forces, and Black faces problems with the development, especially with the
queen which faces some annoying discovered threats.} Bc5 22. Nc3 Qc7 ({For
example} 22... Qf6 23. Ne4 Qg6 24. Nh4 Qh7 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. Rd7 Ba8 27. Rxf7
$1 $18) 23. Rd7 Qb8 (23... Qxg3 $2 {was too greedy} 24. Ne4 Qb8 25. Qd3 $1 {
[%cal Ge4f6,Ge4g5] with very strong threats.}) 24. Ng5 $6 {A bit rushed.} (24.
Ne4 $1 {would prepare to bring one of White's knights to g5 with a strong
attack, for example} Be7 25. Nh4 $1 {[%cal Yh4f5,Yh4g6]} Bxh4 26. Nd6 $3 {
[%csl Gb7,Gf7]}) 24... Nd8 $2 ({The difficult} 24... Ne5 $1 {would have solved
Black's problems, but there are many difficult variations to calculate and
assess} 25. Nxf7 $5 (25. Qh5 Nxd7 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Qg6 Nf6 28. Ne6 Rxf7 29.
Qxf7 Qxg3 $19) (25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. Rxe5 hxg5 $19) (25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26. Nxf7 Bxf2+
$1 27. Kxf2 Rxc3 $19 {[%cal Yf8f1]}) 25... Nxd7 26. Ne5+ Kh8 27. Ng6+ Kh7 28.
Qd3 Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 Bxg2+ $1 30. Kxg2 Qxg3+ $1 31. Qxg3 Bxg3 32. Nxf8+ Nxf8 $19 {
[%csl Rc3]}) 25. Nge4 Rc7 $2 {Giving an incredible chance for White.} ({
The prophylactic} 25... Kh8 $1 {would prevent the winning idea} 26. Nxc5 Rxc5
27. Ne4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 $13 {White still keeps some pressure for the pawns, but
Black is solid.}) 26. Qg4 $2 {But Flores misses it.} (26. Nf6+ $3 {was the
winning move} gxf6 (26... Kh8 27. Qd3 g6 (27... gxf6 28. Bb1 $18 {[%csl Rh7]})
28. Bxf7 $1 Rxd7 29. Qxg6 {[%cal Rg6h6] and mate} Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rd2+ 31. Ne2
$18) 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qf5 $1 {[%cal Ya2b1,Gf5f6] Black is simply defenceless
against Bb1:} Bxf2+ (28... Ne6 29. Bb1 Ng5 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qxh6 $18) 29. Kxf2
Rxc3 30. Qxf6+ Kh7 31. Qxc3 $18) 26... Rxd7 {The bad news is that White not
only missed the winning move, but his position is already lost.} 27. Nf6+ (27.
Qxd7 Qe5 $1 $19) 27... Kh8 28. Qf5 {Unfortunately for White, the same idea
doesn't work anymore.} (28. Nxd7 Bc8 $1 {is the move that keeps Black two
pawns up} 29. Bb1 Bxd7 30. Qxd7 Ne6 $17) 28... g6 29. Qh3 (29. Qxd7 Qxg3 $19)
29... Bxf2+ $1 {Launching a simple and winning forcing attack.} 30. Kxf2 (30.
Kh1 {the simplest is} Bxg2+ $1 31. Kxg2 Qxg3+ $1 32. Qxg3 Bxg3 33. Re3 Rd6 34.
Nfe4 f5 $1 35. Nxg3 f4 36. Rf3 Rd2+ 37. Nge2 Nc6 $19 {too many pawns for Black.
}) 30... Rd2+ 31. Ke3 Qe5+ 32. Nce4 (32. Kxd2 Qxf6 33. Qxh6+ Kg8 34. Rh1 Qg7
$19) 32... Qd4+ {In the end, White is the one who gets mated.} 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Lublin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O (4... c5 {L'alternative}) 5. Bd3 c5 6.
Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 (7... Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 {[%cal Gc7c4,Gd5c4]}) 8.
Bxc4 Qe7 {[%cal Gf8d8,Gd8d1]} (8... Bd7) (8... Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6) 9. Qe2 Rd8 10.
a3 Ba5 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 b6 (11... Nc6) 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. Rac1
Rac8) 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. Na4 cxd4 13. exd4 h6 14. Bf4 Bc7 (14... Nd5 15. Bg3 Qf8
16. Rac1 Nb6 17. Nxb6 Bxb6 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Rxd5 21. Nb5 Be6
22. Nc7 {1/2-1/2 (22) Zhigalko,A (2571)-Iordachescu,V (2626) Aix-les-Bains 2011
}) 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. Rac1 $32 {[%cal Gb2b4,Gb4b5]} Bd7 17. Nc3 (17. b4 Nxd4 18.
Nxd4 Bxa4) 17... Rac8 {[%cal Gd7e8]} 18. d5 $8 {Les Noirs menaçaient de jouer
Be8 pour surcontrôler la case "d5"} exd5 19. Bxd5 (19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Nd4
$1 {[%csl Rc1,Re2]}) 19... Bg4 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nd4 22. Qe3 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3
Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 a6 25. g3 Re8 26. Kg2 Re6 27. Rd4 g6 28. Rb4 b5 29. a4 bxa4 30.
Rxa4 Kg7 31. Rb4 Rb6 32. Rxb6 Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tomczak, Jacek"]
[Black "Hera, Imre Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Szkola Grudziadz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 {On peut aboutir
à cette position à partir de plusieurs ouvertures mais la partie va basculer
d'une Caro-Kann vers une Nimzo-Indienne} 7. Bd3 (7. cxd5 {L'alternative} Nxd5
8. Bd2 (8. Qc2)) 7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 (9... b6 10. Bg5) (9... Nc6
10. Bg5 Be7) 10. Re1 (10. Qe2 Nb6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Bg5 Bc6 13. Ne5 h6 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Ne4 Qd8 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. a3 Be7 18. Nc5 Nd5 19. f4 Nf6 20. Bb1 Bd5 21.
Qd3 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Ng4 Re8 24. b4 Rc8 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27.
f5 Qg5 28. g3 Qe3+ 29. Rf2 Rc1 30. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 31. Rf1 Qb2 {0-1 (31) Cornette,M
(2547)-Volokitin,A (2638) Saint Quentin 2014}) 10... a6 11. a3 $146 (11. Ne5
Re8 12. Bd3 Be7 13. Bb5 axb5 {0-1 (13) Schiklang,M-Priehn,P DESC email 2005})
11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. a4 $1 Qc7 {[%csl Rc3]} 15. Bd2 bxa4 $5 {
[%cal Gb7f3]} 16. c4 Bc6 17. Ne5 $44 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Bb4 Rfd8 20. Be7 (
20. Bd6) 20... Re8 21. Bd6 $44 Qa5 22. Bc2 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gd1d3]} Qc3 $2 {
Donne un tempo décisif aux Blancs} 23. Re3 {[%cal Ge3c3,Ge3h3]} (23. Bxh7+ $1
{Probablement une simple transposition}) 23... Qxc4 24. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 25. Qh5+
Kg8 26. Rh3 f5 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Rg3 Qg4 29. Rxg4 fxg4 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Qxg4
Rac8 32. h4 Bb5 33. h5 Kh8 34. Ra3 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Rc4 36. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Swayams, Mishra"]
[Black "Ibrahim, Hatim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 "0:33:03"]
[BlackClock "0:01:13"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O
{[%emt 0:00:35]} (4... c5) 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:11]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 6. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:01:47]} c5 {[%emt 0:05:17]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:52]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:
39]} 8. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b6
{[%emt 0:00:09]} (9... Nbd7) (9... a6) 10. Qd3 {[%emt 0:05:51]} (10. Bg5 {
La grande ligne} Bb7 11. Qe2 (11. Rc1)) 10... Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 11. Bg5 {
[%emt 0:01:57]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 12. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:05:03]} (12. Rac1) (12.
Rfe1) 12... Bxc3 {[%emt 0:06:09]} 13. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:19]
} 14. Bb3 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:03:14]} (14... Ne4 15. c4 Nxg5 16.
Nxg5 Nf6 17. d5 Qf4 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 h6 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Bc2
Rad8 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Ne5 Bc2 25. Rdc1 Be4 26. Re1 Rd4 27. Rad1 Rfd8 28. Rxd4
Rxd4 29. f3 Bb7 30. Kf2 Rd2+ 31. Re2 Rxe2+ 32. Kxe2 Kf8 33. Ke3 Ke7 34. Kd4 Kd6
35. g4 Ba8 36. a3 Bb7 37. g5 hxg5 38. Nf7+ Ke7 39. Nxg5 Kd6 40. Nf7+ Ke7 41.
Ne5 Kd6 42. g3 Ba8 43. f4 Bg2 44. Nd3 {Milov,V (2683)-Sprenger,J (2477) Port
Erin 2004 1/2-1/2 (80)}) 15. Rac1 {[%emt 0:05:26]} Rfe8 $146 {[%emt 0:14:09]} (
15... Ne4 16. Bh4 Qf4 17. c4 Ndf6 18. Qe3 Qxe3 19. fxe3 Rc7 20. Ne5 Rfc8 21.
Rc2 Ne8 22. a4 N8d6 23. Rdc1 Nf5 24. Bf2 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 Nd6 26. a5 Kf8 27. Ke1
Be4 28. c5 Nf5 29. Rf2 bxc5 30. dxc5 Ke8 31. c6 Ke7 32. Nxf7 Kxf7 33. g4 Ke7
34. gxf5 exf5 35. Ba4 g6 36. Rd2 Bxc6 37. Rdc2 Kd6 38. Rd2+ Ke6 39. Rdc2 Kd6
40. Rd2+ {1/2-1/2 (40) Rozentalis,E (2505)-Bilunov,B (2420) Podolsk 1989}) 16.
Re1 {[%emt 0:05:01]} Bd5 $5 {[%emt 0:17:19] Un coup provocateur joué après
une longue réflexion} (16... a6) 17. c4 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:46]}
18. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. d5 {[%emt 0:07:20]} Qd6 {
[%emt 0:04:42][%cal Gd7c5]} 20. Ba4 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:00:08][%csl Ga4,Gg5] La
paire de B est forte} Rf8 {[%emt 0:08:13]} 21. Qf5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} g6 {
[%emt 0:05:10]} 22. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} (22. Qh3 {[%cal Gh3h6]}) 22... Kg7 {
[%emt 0:08:15]} 23. Qe3 {[%emt 0:05:15]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:04:42]} 24. Qg3 $1 $16 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:02:27]} (24... f5 25. h3 {[%csl Re5]}) 25. Bc2 {
[%emt 0:08:00]} f6 {[%emt 0:04:35]} 26. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:03:21]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} 27. Qxg5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rce8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:36]}
h6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 29. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 30. Qxf4 $1 {
[%emt 0:08:12]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:
02:23]} 32. Rd1 $18 {[%emt 0:00:10][%csl Gd5]} Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 33. Bb3 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 34. Ree1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:
40]} 35. d6 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Qxe1+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} 36. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
Nxe1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. c5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Von Herman, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Koenig Tegel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 a6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. a4 Qc7 14. Bd2 Nbd7 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Qe2 Bd5 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Bxb5 Ng4 19. Rd1 Ra2 20. h3 Ngf6 21.
Bd3 Nb6 22. Ne5 Na4 23. Rc1 Nb2 24. Bb1 Ra4 25. Bg5 Nc4 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Qc2
fxe5 $2 (27... Nxe5 28. dxe5 Rh4) 28. Qxa4 $18 e4 29. Re1 Qf4 30. Bxe4 $1 Qd2
31. Rf1 Bxe4 32. Qxc4 Bd3 33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Ra1 Qb2 35. Re1 Qd2 36. Re3 1-0

[Event "Vienna Bawag"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Stanec, Nikolaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Rechlis,G"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3
dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Qe2 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7
14. Nxd7 (14. Bf4 {Chekhov/} Rac8 $5) 14... Nxd7 15. Rac1 e5 16. Bb3 Rae8 $5
$13 (16... h6 17. Bh4 (17. Be3 Nf6 $1) 17... Rac8 $1 18. Qd2 (18. Bc2 $5 {
Chekhov/} Rfe8 19. Rfe1 {/\Bg3/}) 18... Rfe8 {Hort,V-Ljubojevic,L/Buenos Aires/
1980/0,5/52/} (18... Rfe8 19. Bg3 Qc6 20. f3 exd4 21. cxd4 Qg6 $13)) 17. Qg4
Kh8 18. Qg3 f6 19. Bd2 Qc6 20. Rfe1 f5 $10 21. f3 f4 22. Qf2 Qg6 $6 23. Bc2 e4
$2 (23... Qf6 24. Ba4 (24. Be4 $1 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 $14) 24... Bc6) 24. fxe4 Bxe4
25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. Qf3 Nf6 27. Bxf4 Qf5 28. Bd6 $1 Qg5 29. Rf1 Re3 30. Qf2 Ree8
31. Bxf8 Rxf8 $16 32. Qe2 Qd5 33. Qd3 Qh5 34. h3 Re8 35. c4 Qh6 36. d5 Qe3+ 37.
Qxe3 Rxe3 38. Rd1 Re8 39. Kf2 Kg8 40. Bf5 Kf7 41. Be6+ Ke7 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Kd4
Nd7 44. Bxd7 Kxd7 {Hecht: ein w Mehrbauer, Raum, aktiver wT+K} 45. Rf1 $18 Re7
46. a4 Kd6 47. Rf2 h6 48. a5 Rd7 49. Rb2 Kc7 50. c5 bxc5+ 51. Kxc5 Rf7 52. d6+
Kc8 53. Kc6 g5 54. g4 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 a6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bd3 ({The alternatives are} 12.
Qd3) ({and} 12. Qe2) 12... Qxc3 13. Bf4 Nc6 14. Re1 h6 {A new move, which came
as a surprise for the Romanian grandmaster.} (14... Qa5 {has been met before.})
15. Bd6 ({Nisipeanu calculated} 15. Re3 Qa5 16. Ne5 Nd5 17. Rg3 Nxf4 18. Qg4 {
but thought that after} Ng6 {Black defends.} ({Karjakin indicated the right
way for Black:} 18... Nh5 19. Qxh5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 f5 {and White must make a
draw:} 21. exf6 Qxh5 22. Rxg7+ Kh8 23. Rh7+ Kg8 24. Rg7+) 19. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 20.
Qxg6 Qc7 21. Ng4 {White's attack is decisive.}) 15... Rd8 16. Bc7 Rd7 17. Re3
Qb2 (17... Qxa1 18. Qxa1 Rxc7 19. Ne5 {is probably slightly better for White.})
18. Re2 (18. Rb1 Qa2 19. Rb3 Rxc7 20. Bb1 Qxb3 21. Rxb3 Bd7 {is already okay
for Black, who continues Be8, Rd8 with comfortable pressure on d4.}) 18... Qc3
19. Re3 Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 {The e3-variation against the Nimzo-Indian
is maybe the most popular way for White to play after the classical system
with Qc2. How can a move that shuts in the bishop on c1 be any good. As
experience has shown in this opening, it is much better for White to play in a
slightly unambitious fashion with 4.e3 rather than 4.Bg5, the Leningrad
Variation. The reason of it is that White would like to open the centre with
e3-e4 after due preparation when it is the most advantageous for him.} O-O 5.
Nf3 (5. Nge2 {is another popular way to play this position.}) 5... c5 6. Bd3 d5
7. O-O {The classical tabiya of this opening variation. At this point Black
has to make an important decision. Would he like to dissolve the tension in
the centre with the move cxd4 and dxc4 which would leave White with an
isolated pawn or would he like to play his knight to c6 which results in an
extremely popular opening position after Nc6 a3 Bxc3 bxc3. Caruana chooses the
former.} cxd4 (7... Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 {is one of the
most popular opening tabiyas in the e3 Nimzo Indian.}) 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6
{This is a good position in which to take stock of the opening. White has an
isolated pawn on d4 but in return he has free flowing development. His bishop
has a natural square on g5 and his rooks have two semi-open files to work with
from e1 and c1. On the other hand Black is a tad passive but he too has a very
cohesive way of developing with the bishop going to b7 and the knight
developing either on d7 or c6. The thing which gives this position a different
flavour from normal IQP positions is the location of the bishop on b4 instead
of e7. In many positions Black takes on c3 and gives White hanging pawns which
he then tries to blockade or break up with e6-e5.} 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 {
A question which puzzles player even at the highest levels is where to place
rooks in such IQP positions. Nimzowitch said that it is logical to put the
rooks on c1 and d1 in his famous book "My System". Later through praxis it was
confirmed that in order to avoid exchanges and launch a successful attack,
White must place his rooks on d1 and e1. But here things are different as the
bishop is on b4. Aronian would like to recapture the on c3 with his rook just
in case Caruana chops off the knight with his bishop.} Nc6 (11... Nbd7 {
is the normal way to develop because it allows Black to put his rook on c8
which will put pressure down the c-file. Yet Nc6 is not so uncommon.}) 12. Qd3
$5 {Now this is a rare move. It had been played by Alekhine back in 1933. It
could be possible that Aronian got the idea of trying out this move when he
was studying the games of the fourth World Champion. The idea is twofold. One
is to at some point exchange the bishop on b7 with Ba6 and the other could be
to play a3-Ba2-b1 and put pressure on the black kingside.} (12. a3 {is more
commonly played.} Be7 13. Qd3 Rc8 {White would have preferred that he hadn't
wasted a tempo on playing his rook to c1 and that he could have brought it
directly to d1.}) 12... Rc8 (12... Na5 $6 13. Ba6 $1 Bxf3 {Trying to win the
d4-pawn but this backfires badly after} (13... Bxa6 14. Qxa6 $14 {puts quite
some pressure on the Black queenside.}) 14. Qxf3 Qxd4 15. Rfd1 $1 Qe5 (15...
Qg4 16. Qxg4 Nxg4 17. Rd4 $16) 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 (16... gxf6 17. Qg4+ $18 {[%cal
Gg4b4]}) 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Ne4 Kg7 (18... f5 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Nd7 Rfd8 21. Rd3
$16 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gd3g3,Gd7e5]}) 19. a3 Be7 20. b4 f5 21. Nd2 $16) ({
The game of Alekhine went like this} 12... Be7 13. a3 Nd5 $6 14. Bxd5 $1 (14.
Bxe7 Ncxe7 $11 {is very comfortable for Black.}) 14... Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16.
Be4 g6 (16... f5 {is weakening but maybe better than the text.} 17. Bf3 $14)
17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 {Black's queenside is pretty weak and on the verge of
falling apart.} Na5 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Rc7 Rfb8 {Even though Black is horribly
passive, White lacks an effective finishing shot.} 21. Re1 a6 22. Nc3 Nd6 23.
d5 Ne8 $2 (23... exd5 24. Nxd5 b5 $11 {was probably not enough for an
advantage for White.}) 24. Rc6 exd5 25. Nxd5 b5 $2 (25... a5 {was relatively
better but after} 26. Rxb6 {White wins a pawn.}) 26. Nb6 $1 {The game ends all
of a sudden!} Rxb6 (26... Ra7 27. Nc8 $18 {is the neat point!}) 27. Rxb6 $18 {
The rest is a matter of technique for Alekhine.} Kf8 28. Rc1 Ra7 29. Rb8 Re7
30. Kf1 Re6 31. Re1 Ke7 32. Rxe6+ fxe6 33. Rb7+ Kd6 34. Rxh7 a5 35. Rh6 Kd5 36.
Rxg6 Nd6 37. h4 Nc4 38. h5 {1-0 (38) Alekhine,A-Baratz,A Paris 1933}) 13. Rfd1
{Defending the d4-pawn so that it is possible to play Ba6.} (13. a3 Bxc3 (13...
Be7 {is also possible and equally good.}) 14. Rxc3 (14. bxc3 Na5 15. Ba2 Be4 $1
16. Qe2 Bd5 $1 {and as c4 is not possible in this position, Black will clamp
down on that square and achieve a firm blockade.} 17. c4 $6 (17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18.
Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxd4 $15) 14... Na5 15. Ba2 Rxc3 16. bxc3 (
16. Qxc3 h6 $1 {Smartly pushing the bishop to the h4-square.} (16... Bxf3 17.
Qxf3 Qxd4 18. b4 $18 {[%csl Ra5]}) 17. Bh4 (17. Bxf6 Qxf6 $15) 17... Bxf3 $1
18. Qxf3 Qxd4 $15 {[%cal Gd4h4]}) 16... Be4 17. Qe2 Bd5 18. Bxd5 (18. c4 Bxf3
19. Qxf3 Qxd4 $15) 18... Qxd5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nd2 f5 $11) (13. Ba6 {is
natural but doesn't really work.} Bxa6 14. Qxa6 Nxd4 $15 {doesn't really give
White too much compensation.}) 13... Na5 14. Bb5 {This move is a little
surprising. It seemed natural to go to a6 and exchange the bishop.} (14. Ba6
Bxa6 15. Qxa6 {Maybe Aronian was afraid of some kind of a blockade on the
c4-square after} Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nc4 (16... h6 $1 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxa7 Nc4 $44)
17. Qxa7 $6 {This position reminds me of the game Taimanov-Karpov, 1973 which
is an absolute classic in such structures.} (17. Ne5 $1 $14 {is the best move
for White after which he keeps an advantage.}) 17... Rc7 18. Qa6 (18. Bxf6 gxf6
19. Qa6 Qd5 $15) 18... Qd5 $1 19. Bxf6 Ra8 $1 $19) 14... h6 15. Bh4 Bxc3 {
The start of a very interesting idea by Black to blockade the c4-square.} 16.
bxc3 (16. Rxc3 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Qd5 {is not so dangerous for Black.}) 16... Qd5 $1
{Caruana assesses the position very well and comes to the conclusion that
controlling the c4-square is much more important than maintaining the
integrity of his kingside pawn structure.} 17. c4 {Aronian understands the
urgency of the position and prevents the blockade on c4 at all costs.} (17.
Bxf6 gxf6 $15 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ga5c4,Gc8c4,Gd5c4] With this move Qd5, the
knight on f3 is sort of pinned to the g2-square and cannot move. So Bxf6 loses
some of its punch because White doesn't really have a way to take advantage of
the weakened black kingside after that.}) 17... Qh5 18. Bxf6 (18. Bg3 $6 a6 19.
Ba4 Nxc4 $1 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 21. Qxc4 b5 22. Qb3 Rc8 $1 $17 {[%csl Ra4] The
bishop is anyway trapped.} (22... Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxf3 24. gxf3 bxa4 $15)) 18...
gxf6 19. d5 {White is burning all his bridges. But that is what he has to do
in this position. The bishop on b7 is shooting down the long diagonal, there
was the threat of a6 followed by pressure on the c4-pawn and also the idea of
Kh8 and Rg8. All these factors were good enough for Aronian to play in the
most aggressive fashion.} exd5 20. c5 $5 {A brilliant idea by Aronian. Full
marks for the creativity. Objectively this might not be the best try but when
you give up two pawns it is bound to create some confusion in the mind of your
opponent.} Nc4 $1 {The most human way to play this position.} (20... bxc5 {
was interesting.} 21. Qc3 {was most probably Aronian's idea to launch a double
attack on a5 and f6.} d4 $1 (21... Nc4 $6 22. Qxf6 $36) 22. Qxa5 Bxf3 23. gxf3
Kh8 $1 {What is the assessment of this position is quite an open question. To
me, it seems that White's defensive task is pretty difficult.} 24. Bd7 Rg8+ 25.
Kf1 Rce8 $1 {Brilliant!} 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 {The threat is Qh3 followed by Rg8.} 27.
Kg2 Rg8+ 28. Kf1 Qxf3 $19 {with the decisive idea of Rg2 followed by Qg4.}) 21.
Qd4 $5 {Once again creating maximum confusion on the board. It is not for
nothing that Aronian is considered one of the most resourceful players in top
level chess.} (21. cxb6 Nb2 22. Qd4 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 axb6 $15 {might well be
insufficient compensation.}) 21... Rxc5 $1 22. Qxf6 Qg6 $1 {Credit must also
go to Caruana for continuously playing the best possible move in the given
position.} (22... Rxb5 23. Nd4 $1 {was the very nice idea that Aronian had up
his sleeve. The rook is attacked and there is also a brutal mating threat with
Nf5.} Rc5 24. Nf5 $18) 23. Qe7 {Continuing the fight.} (23. Qxg6+ fxg6 $17 {
would not be such a great idea. Black is a pawn up without White having any
concrete compensation.}) 23... Bc8 (23... Rxb5 24. Qxb7 Ra5 {Black has
defended all his weaknesses i.e the d5 pawn as well as the a7. But White keeps
some compensation after} 25. Qe7 $5 Rxa2 26. h3 $1 {The idea of this brilliant
move found by the computer is to play Rd4-g4.} Ra5 27. Rd4 $44 {In spite of
Black being two pawns up the king on g8 is not sitting comfortably.}) 24. Bxc4
dxc4 25. Rc3 (25. Rd6 $5 {was a more active choice but Black keeps an edge
after} Qg7 $15 (25... Be6 26. Qxa7)) (25. Qxa7 $2 Bh3 26. g3 Qf6 $19 {[%csl
Rf3,Rg1,Rg2,Rh3] The weak light squares will spell the doom of the white king.}
) 25... Qg7 26. Nd4 Rg5 27. Rg3 (27. g3 b5 $19) 27... f6 $2 {Caruana is unable
to keep up the fantastic defensive effort and finally commits an error. Black
had almost consolidated his extra pawn and should have continued} (27... Rxg3
28. hxg3 Qg5 29. Qxa7 Qc5 $17 {With Rd8 coming up and the passed c-pawn, this
looks like an extremely difficult position for White.}) 28. Qe2 {Aronian
retreats his queen proving his point that the move f6 has left Black with lots
of holes in his position.} Qf7 29. Nb5 Qe6 30. Qc2 {Not exchanging the queens.}
Bb7 31. Nd4 $1 Qe4 (31... Qf7 32. Nf5 $1 {[%csl Rh6]} Qe6 33. Nd4 $11 (33.
Nxh6+ Kh8 $13)) 32. Qxc4+ {White recovers his pawn and no longer stands worse.}
Bd5 33. Qc3 Rxg3 34. Qxg3+ Kh7 35. f3 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Rg8 37. Qc7+ Kh8 38. Qc2 (
38. Qxa7 Qf2 $19) 38... Bf7 39. h3 Rd8 40. Nf5 Rxd1+ 41. Qxd1 Qg5 42. Qd8+ (42.
g4 $1 {Could White have tried to play for a win in this position? We all know
how dangerous the combination of a knight and queen is in such endgames. An
illustrative line could go something like this} Bxa2 43. h4 Qg6 (43... Qf4 44.
Qd8+ Bg8 (44... Kh7 45. Qe7+ $18) 45. Qxf6+ $18) 44. h5 Qf7 45. Qd8+ Kh7 46.
Qd2 Bb1 47. Qxh6+ Kg8 48. Ng3 $14 {I would not prefer to be in Black's shoes
in a position like this.}) 42... Kh7 43. Qc7 Kg6 44. Nd6 Bxa2 45. Qc2+ f5 46.
Nc8 Qe3 47. Nxa7 {Finally both the players settle for the draw. It must be
said that Caruana's defensive skills and Aronian's resourcefulness were two
things that shone brightly in this game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Yudasin,L Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6.
Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 {Psakhis: Good alternative to usual
9.... b6} (9... Nc6 $5 {Yudasin,L}) (9... b6 {Yudasin,L with Bxc3 and Bb7}) 10.
Ne5 (10. Bg5 {Psakhis} Be7 (10... h6 {Yudasin,L} 11. Bh4 b5 12. Bd3 Be7 {
with Bb7 and Nbd7}) 11. Qe2 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Bxe7
Qxe7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zsinka,L-Arkhipov,S/HUN-BL 1992 (25)}) (10. a4
{Psakhis deserve attention}) 10... b5 {Sharp and best answer.} 11. Qf3 ({
Psakhis: After} 11. Bb3 Bb7 {I'll prefer black,s position}) (11. Bd3 {Yudasin,L
} Bb7) 11... Qxd4 (11... Qb6 $5 {Psakhis}) 12. Qxa8 (12. Nxf7 $2 {Yudasin,L}
Kxf7 (12... Qa7 $1) 13. Qxa8 Qb6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Bd3 Nc6) 12... Qxe5 13. Be2 (
13. Bb3 {Psakhis} Ng4 14. g3 Qh5 15. h4 (15. Qg2 Bb7 16. f3 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Nxh2
18. Qxh2 Bxf3+ 19. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 20. Qg2 {Psakhis: and now Black can finished
game with draw, or continue to play with 3 pawns for a bishop.}) 15... Bd7 $44)
(13. Bd3 {Yudasin,L} Ng4 14. g3 Qh5 15. h4 (15. Qg2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bb7) 15...
Nd7 $44) 13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxe2 15. Qxb8 Qc4 $5 $146 (15... Nd5 16. a4 (16.
Qg3 {Psakhis} Qc4 17. Bd2 f6 18. Rfe1 e5 19. Qf3 Bg4 20. Qe4 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Huebner,R-Dreev,A/Wijk aan Zee-A 1996 (51)}) 16... Qc4 (16... Nxc3 17. Ba3 Re8
18. Bb4 Nd5 19. Rac1 Bd7 {0-1 Yakovich,Y-Dreev,A/RUS-ch Elista 1995 (32)}) 17.
Ba3 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov-Kharitonov,Russia(ch)1994}) 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Bb4 Nd5 {
Psakhis: It is easy to see how good compensation Black has for a exchange.} 18.
a3 $6 (18. Rfe1 $142 $11) 18... Qc6 $1 {Yudasin: with the idea Bb7-e5-Nf4} (
18... Nxc3 $2 {Psakhis Psakhis: is inferior since it leads to} 19. Bxc3 Qxc3
20. Rfc1 $18) 19. Qe5 Bb7 20. f3 f6 21. Qd4 e5 22. Qf2 Qc7 {/\a5} (22... e4 $1
23. fxe4 Rxe4 24. Qc5 $5 (24. Rfe1 Ne3 25. Qf3 Qb6 26. Ba5 Qe6 $44) 24... Qe8
25. Rad1 Re5 (25... Ne3 26. Rd7 $1 $132) 26. Rd2 (26. c4 Nxb4 27. Qxb4 Bxg2 $1
(27... Re2 28. Rf2 Qe3 29. Rdf1 $11) 28. Kxg2 $140 Qg6+ 29. Kf2 Qf5+ 30. Kg1
Qg4+ 31. Kh1 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Rg5+ 33. Kf2 Rg2#) 26... h6 $36) (22... Nxc3 $2 {
Psakhis Psakhis: Pawn on c3 poisoned as usual.} 23. Rac1 $18) 23. Rfd1 a5 24.
Qc5 $1 Qxc5+ (24... axb4 $2 {Psakhis} 25. Rxd5 Qf7 26. Rd6 $16) 25. Bxc5 Rc8
26. Bf2 Rc4 $1 {Yudasin: a very strong move,it is more important to blackade
everrthing on the Queen's side than to take the c3 pawn,now black wants to
play Bc6-Kf7-Ke6} (26... Nxc3 27. Rd7 Bc6 28. Ra7 $132 (28. Ra7 {Yudasin,L} b4
29. Be1 $14)) (26... Kf7 $5 {[%cal Yf7e6,Yc8c4,Yb7c6] Psakhis}) (26... Rxc3 $2
{Yudasin,L} 27. Be1 $1 $16) 27. Be1 Kf7 $6 (27... Bc6 $142 28. Rab1 a4 29. Rxd5
Bxd5 30. Rxb5 Bc6 $15) 28. Rab1 $1 Bc6 29. Rxd5 $8 {Psakhis: Just in time! If
Salov will get chance to play 30...Ke6 , he'll get fantastic position. Yudasin:
it is white who has to play to make a draw,after this move it is already not
very difficult but if black king was on E6 than white would be in a serious
trouble} (29. Rxb5 Ne3 $1 $17) 29... Bxd5 30. Rxb5 Bc6 (30... Ke6 {Psakhis} 31.
Rxa5 e4) 31. Rxa5 Ra4 $11 32. Rxa4 (32. Rc5 {Yudasin,L} Bd7) 32... Bxa4 {
[#] Hecht zwei weiße Freibauern ohne Vorwärtsdrang und ohne K-Hilfe ==> Remis}
33. Bf2 {Psakhis: In spite of pawn up, White.s chanses are not better. Game is
very close to draw.} (33. Kf2 {Yudasin,L} Bb5 {[%cal Gd5f7,Gf7d5]}) 33... Bb5
34. Bc5 f5 35. Kf2 Ke6 36. Ke3 (36. g4 {Yudasin,L} f4) (36. g3 {Yudasin,L} g5)
36... f4+ (36... g5 $10 {Psakhis}) 37. Kf2 h5 38. h4 g6 39. g3 Kf5 40. gxf4 (
40. Bd6 {Psakhis} Ke6) 40... exf4 41. Be7 Ke5 42. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3
dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. c4 Rfe8 (
13... e5 14. d5 e4 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. Qc2 Nd3 17. Nxe4 Nxe1 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qe2
$44) 14. Bb2 Rad8 15. h3 {N} (15. Rc1 e5 $2 (15... Qb8 $5 $13) 16. d5 e4 17.
Nd2 Ne5 18. Qc2 $1 $16 Neg4 {Dautov} 19. Nf1 b5 (19... Bc8 20. Ng3 $16) 20.
cxb5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Red1 Red8 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 $16 {
Gulko,B-Piskov,Y/Helsinki 1992}) 15... h6 16. Qe2 (16. d5 $2 {Dautov} exd5 17.
cxd5 Qd6 $17) 16... cxd4 17. exd4 Qf4 (17... Nh5 {Dautov} 18. Qe3 Nf4 19. Rad1
$14 {/\} Nf6 $2 20. d5 $1 exd5 21. Be5 $16) 18. Qe3 Qf5 (18... Qxe3 {Dautov}
19. Rxe3 Bc6 (19... Rc8 20. a4 Ba6 21. Nd2 $14 {/\Bb3,a5}) 20. Bb3 b5 21. Ne5 (
21. c5 Nd5 $10) 21... Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23. cxb5 Bxb5 24. a4 Ba6 25. Bd4 Nb6
26. a5 $14) 19. Bb1 Qh5 (19... Qa5 $5) 20. Nh2 $6 (20. a4 $5 {Dautov} Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Rc8 23. Bd3 Red8 24. a5 $13) (20. Ne5 $6 {Dautov} Nxe5 21.
Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Rc8 23. Bd3 Ba6 24. Rc1 Rc7 $15) (20. Nd2 $142 $14) 20... b5
(20... Qa5 $5 {/\Ba6,Qa4 ><c4}) 21. c5 (21. g4 $2 Qh4 22. cxb5 Nb6 23. Bd3 (23.
Ba2 {Dautov} Na4 24. Bc1 Rxd4 $1 25. Qxd4 Qxh3 26. f3 Qg3+ 27. Kf1 Qxh2 $17)
23... Na4 $44) 21... a6 $6 22. Nf1 Nd5 23. Qg3 Qg5 24. f3 (24. Be4 Bc6 {/\Ne7})
(24. Qxg5 {Dautov} hxg5 25. Bc1 Nf4 (25... e5 26. Bf5 $14) 26. Bxf4 gxf4 27.
Be4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 f3 29. gxf3 Nf6 30. Rf4 e5 $15) 24... Ne7 25. a4 (25. Qxg5
hxg5 26. Bc1 Nf6 $132 {><d4}) 25... Qxg3 26. Nxg3 Bd5 (26... b4 {Dautov} 27.
Ne4 Bd5 28. Nd6 Rf8 29. a5 (29. Bd3 a5 $10) 29... Nc8 $10) 27. axb5 $2 (27. Ne4
$142 $14) 27... axb5 28. Ne4 Ra8 $1 $132 29. Bd3 b4 30. Nd6 Reb8 31. Kf2 Nc6
32. Bb5 (32. Rxa8 $142 Rxa8 33. Ra1) 32... b3 33. Ke3 Ra2 $15 34. Rab1 Nf6 35.
Re2 Ne8 (35... Rxb5 36. Nxb5 Bc4 $15 37. Nc3 {Dautov} Bxe2 38. Nxe2 Nd5+ 39.
Kd3 Ra4 40. Bc1 Rb4 41. Bd2 Rb7 42. Rb2 $14 {><b3}) 36. Nxe8 Rxe8 (36... Rxb5
$142) 37. Bc3 Rb8 38. Bd3 Rba8 39. Reb2 Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Ra3 41. Be4 $10 Kf8 42.
Kd3 Ke7 (42... f5 {Dautov} 43. Bxd5 exd5 44. Be1 Ra4 45. Bf2 Rb4 46. Kc3 Rc4+
47. Kxb3 Nxd4+ 48. Bxd4 Rxd4 $10) 43. g4 g6 44. h4 h5 45. gxh5 gxh5 46. Rb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 {Milov,V (2602)-Yermolinsky,A (2577) FIDE WCh KO Moscow RUS
2001 (1.1) 0-1 Another popular plan here is 9...Qa5 10.Bd2 Qc7 or even 10...
Ne4 like in} 10. Ba2 b6 11. O-O Nbd7 (11... Bb7 12. c4 Rd8 13. Bb2 cxd4 14.
exd4 Qf4 15. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Yermolinsky,A/Cali 2001 (15).}) 12. Bb2 Bb7
13. c4 {Gulko's trademark variation.Another principal promoter of this line,
Vadim Milov, however , recently was trying to avoid such an early commitment
to a center break.} (13. Qe2 Rfe8 14. Rac1 h6 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. h3 Bc6 17. Nh2
Qb7 18. f3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Bd5 20. Bb1 b5 21. e4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Bc4 23. Qe3 Qb6
24. Kf2 Qb8 25. f4 Nb6 26. Nf3 Nfd7 27. g4 Nf8 28. Rg1 f6 29. h4 Ng6 30. Bc1 e5
31. dxe5 fxe5 32. f5 Nf4 33. Re1 Rd8 34. g5 hxg5 35. hxg5 Bd3 36. Ba2+ Bc4 37.
Bb1 Bd3 38. Ba2+ {1/2-1/2 Milov,V-Adams,M/Leon 2001 (38)}) (13. h3 Rac8 14. Rc1
Rfd8 15. Qe2 h6 16. Rfd1 Bc6 17. Nd2 Qb7 18. f3 b5 19. e4 Qb8 20. e5 Nd5 21.
Ne4 cxd4 22. cxd4 N7b6 23. Qf2 b4 24. Nd6 Rc7 25. axb4 Nxb4 26. Bb1 Nc8 27. Ne4
Bb5 28. Qh4 Ne7 29. Rxc7 Qxc7 30. Rc1 Bc6 31. Nd6 Nbd5 32. Ba3 Rb8 33. Qe4 g6
34. Qe1 Rb3 35. Bc5 Nf4 36. Qd2 Ned5 37. Be4 Qb8 38. Bxd5 Nxd5 39. Qxh6 Nc3 40.
Nxf7 {1-0 Milov,V-Polgar,J/Moscow 2001 (40)}) 13... Rfd8 $146 {This is a
beginning of my preparation.Obviously you may arrange black rooks in 3 ways:
c8-d8(current game),c8-e8(not sure if it makes a lot of sense) and d8-e8(the
game below).All of them have their pluses and minuses and only further testing
might bring any definitive conclusions about this position.} (13... Rad8 14.
Re1 Rfe8 15. Rc1 e5 16. d5 e4 17. Nd2 Ne5 18. Qc2 Neg4 19. Nf1 b5 20. cxb5 Bxd5
21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Red1 Red8 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 h5 26. h3 Ne5
27. Ng3 h4 28. Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Qd5 Nf3+ 30. gxf3 Nxf2 31. Be5 Nxh3+ 32. Kg2 Qc8
33. Qc6 Qf5 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qe4 Qxe4 36. fxe4 Ng5 37. a4 h3+ 38. Kh1 f6 39. a5
Ne6 40. Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Piskov,Y/Helsinki 1992 (40).}) 14. Re1 Rac8 15. d5
exd5 16. cxd5 c4 17. e4 b5 18. Nd4 $6 {This natural move allows black to start
a sudden counterattack.} (18. Bc3 {was critical.}) 18... Qe5 $1 {With this
paradoxical move black agrees for a dangerous face-off of his queen and bishop
on b2.He ties up knight on d4 for just one move and it proves to be enough
time to destroy white's center.} 19. Qf3 ({Interesting was a direct attempt to
counter black's strategy} 19. Qc1 {since the tactics} c3 20. Bxc3 Nxe4 21. Nc6
$16 {works for white.It almost impossible, however,to make such a move over
the board.}) 19... Re8 $17 20. Rab1 {White is up to a challenge in a pawn
grabbing contest,but in the end bishop b7 becomes way too powerful for him to
handle.} Nxe4 21. Nxb5 Qxd5 ({Much stronger than} 21... Nd2 22. Bxe5 Nxf3+ 23.
gxf3 Nxe5 24. Red1 {and white has some fair chances to survive.}) 22. Nxa7 Rb8
23. Red1 Qe6 24. Nb5 $2 {Missing the winning maneuvre for black.White was too
low on time, however, to try to survive in complications after} (24. Bxc4 Qxc4
25. Qg4 g6 26. Qxd7 Nxf2) 24... Qg6 $1 $19 {Quite unexpectedly Rb1 becomes the
main target!} 25. Qh3 Ndc5 {Good enough to win the game.} ({What i have missed
in forced variation} 25... Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Qc2+ 27. Kf1 Re2 28. Qg3 Rxg2 29.
Qxb8+ {was move} Nf8 {and black wins}) 26. Nc3 Nd2 27. Rbc1 (27. Rxd2 Qxb1+)
27... Bc8 28. Bb1 Nxb1 29. Qe3 Bb7 0-1

[Event "Lloyds Bank op 16th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Levitt, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 $5 Nc6 12. Re1 (12. d5 Na5 13. Ne4 Be7
$1 (13... exd5 $2 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bxd5 $16) (13... Nxc4 $2 14. Rxc4) 14. d6
Bxe4 15. dxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne5 $5) 12... Be7 13. a3 Rc8 14. Ba2 Nd5 15. Bd2 $1 Nxc3
16. Bxc3 Bf6 (16... Nb8 $5 17. d5 $5 (17. Ne5) 17... Bxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Re5
d4 20. Nxd4 Bf6 21. Re1 $10) 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bxc3 (18... Rc7 19. Bxf6 Qxf6
20. Ne5 Rd8 $2 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Qf3 $1 $18) 19. Rxc3 Na5 $2 (19... Rc7 20. Be4
(20. h3 Rd7 21. Rd3 Nb4 $1 $10) (20. Re2 $5 Rd7 21. Rd2 Nd4 22. Bxf7+ $1) 20...
Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Re8 22. Ne5 $5 Rce7 $1 (22... Nxe5 23. Rxc7 Bxe4 24. Re7 $1 Kf8
25. Rxe8+ Kxe8 26. Re1 $18) 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Rxc6 Rxe5 $10) 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21.
Ne5 Bxd5 (21... Nc6 22. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 23. Qh5 (23. Qf3 $2 Ne5) 23... g6 (23...
Qd7 24. Qxf7+ Qxf7 25. Re8#) (23... Ne5 24. Qxe5) 24. Bxf7+ Kg7 25. Qh4 Kxf7
26. Qxh7+ Kf6 27. h4 $18) 22. Qxd5 Qb7 (22... Qd8 $5 23. Nd7 Re8 24. Re3 $6 (
24. Rd1 $5) (24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. g3) 24... h6 $1 (24... Rxe3 $4 25. Nf6+ Qxf6
26. Qa8+)) 23. Qd6 (23. Qxb7 Nxb7 24. Nc6 a5 25. Re7 (25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nd5 b5
27. Re7) 25... Nd6 (25... Nc5)) (23. Qb5 $5 {Levitt}) 23... Re8 24. Re3 f6 $4 (
24... Qe7 25. Qd5 $1 {Threatening 26 Nxf7} (25. Ng6 Qd8) (25. Nc6 Qf8) 25...
Rd8 (25... Qe6 26. Nd7) 26. Nd7 Qf8 27. Qd3 $1 $18) (24... h6 25. b4 (25. h4 f6
$2 (25... Qe7 $1 26. Qd5 Qe6 (26... Rd8)) 26. Ng6 Rxe3 27. Qf8+ Kh7 28. h5 $1
Re1+ 29. Kh2 Qc7+ 30. f4 $18) 25... f6 26. Ng4 (26. bxa5 fxe5 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28.
Qxe5 bxa5 $10) 26... Rxe3 27. Nxe3 Nc6) 25. Ng6 $1 Ra8 (25... Kf7 26. Nh8+ $1
Rxh8 27. Qe6+ Kg6 (27... Kf8 28. Qe8#) 28. Rg3+ Kh6 29. Qh3#) (25... Qf7 26.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Qd5+ Qf7 28. Qd8+) (25... Rb8 26. Re7 (26. Ne7+ $1) 26... hxg6
27. Rxb7 Rxb7 28. b4) 26. Ne7+ (26. Re7 $4 Qc6 $1 $10) 26... Kh8 27. Qe6 (27.
Qe6 h6 $8 (27... Rd8 28. Ng6+) 28. Rh3 $1 Rd8 29. Rxh6+ gxh6 30. Qxf6+ Kh7 31.
Qg6+ Kh8 32. Qxh6#) 1-0

[Event "Dublin zt"]
[Site "Dublin"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Kumaran, Dharshan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Rc1
Rfe8 15. Bh4 Rac8 16. Bg3 Qc6 17. c4 (17. Bf1 Qd5 $5 (17... Ne4) 18. c4 Qa5 $5
(18... Qh5 $5)) 17... Rcd8 18. Bf1 Qc8 19. Bh4 Qa8 $2 (19... Qb8 $1 20. Ne5
Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. dxe5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Ne4 24. f3 Nc5 25. Be7 (25. Bf2 Kf8
$1) 25... Bc6 $1 $8 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Rd6 Rc8 28. Kf2 (28. f4 Kf8 29. g3 Ke7
30. Bg2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Rb8 32. Ra6 Rb4 $10) 28... Kf8 29. Ke3 Ke7 30. Bd3 $14 h6
(30... f5 $5 31. g4) 31. Be4 (31. g4 $5) 31... Bxe4 32. Kxe4 Rc7 $14 (32... f5+
$5)) 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Be4 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qg4+ Bg6 (23... Kf8 24. Qxe4
fxe5 25. Qxe5 $16) 24. Ree1 e5 $5 25. dxe5 fxe5 26. h4 $1 Qc8 27. Qg3 Qf5 28.
c5 bxc5 29. Rxc5 Qf4 $5 (29... f6 30. Rc7 Kh8 31. Qe3) 30. Rcxe5 (30. Qxf4 exf4
31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. h5 Bb1 33. Bc4 Re7 $8 34. Rg5+ (34. f3 Kg7) (34. h6 $5 Kf8
$1 $8) 34... Kf8 35. f3) 30... Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Qxg3 (31... Qc1 $5 32. Qe3 (32. h5
Rd1 33. Re8+ Kg7 34. Qe5+ Kh6 $1 (34... f6 35. Re7+ Bf7 (35... Kh6 36. Qxf6
Rxf1+ 37. Kh2 Rh1+ 38. Kg3 Rxh5 39. Qf8+ Kg5 40. f4+) 36. Qe2 $1 $18) 35. hxg6
Rxf1+ 36. Kh2 fxg6 $1 (36... Rh1+ 37. Kg3 fxg6 (37... Rh5 38. gxf7 $1 Rg5+ 39.
Kh2 $18) 38. Re7 (38. f4 Rh5 39. Qf6 Qa3+ 40. Kg4 Rf5 41. Qh4+ Rh5) 38... Qg5+
39. Qxg5+ Kxg5 40. Rxa7 (40. f4+ $5)) 37. Kg3 (37. Re7 Rxf2 $1 (37... Rh1+ 38.
Kg3 Qg5+) 38. Qg7+ Kg5 39. Re5+ Kg4 (39... Rf5 40. Qe7+ Kg4) 40. Qd7+ Rf5 41.
Rxf5 gxf5 42. Qxa7 $10) 37... Qd2 38. Qe3+ Qxe3+ 39. Rxe3 Rd1 40. Ra3 Rd7 41.
Ra6) 32... Rd1 $1 (32... Qxe3 33. Rxe3 $16) 33. Qxc1 (33. Qe2 $5) 33... Rxc1
34. Re3 (34. Rd5 f6 (34... f5 35. f3 Bf7 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Rd7 Kf6 38. Kf2 f4
39. Bd3 $1) 35. f3 Bf7 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Rd7 Kg8 38. Kf2 Rc2+ 39. Kg3 Rxa2 $4
40. Rxf7) 34... f6 35. f3 Bf7 36. Kf2 Rc2+ $10) 32. fxg3 $16 Bd3 33. Ra5 Bxf1
34. Kxf1 Rd7 35. Ke2 Kg7 36. g4 $1 Rb7 $6 {xRb3+} (36... h6 37. g5 h5 $5 38.
Ra6 Rc7 39. g3 (39. Kd3) 39... Rc3 40. Kf2 Rc2+ 41. Kf3 Rc3+ 42. Kg2 Rc2+ 43.
Kh3 Rc7 44. Rh6 Rc2 45. Rxh5 Rxa2 46. Rh6) (36... Rc7 $1) 37. g5 f6 (37... Kg6
38. Kf3 Kh5 39. Kg3) 38. gxf6+ Kxf6 39. Kf3 Rc7 40. Kg4 Kg7 $2 $138 (40... Rg7+
41. Rg5 $1 Rb7 42. Kh5 $18) (40... Kg6 41. Ra6+ Kg7) 41. Kh5 $1 $18 h6 42. g4
Rb7 43. a4 Rc7 44. Ra6 Rc5+ 45. g5 hxg5 46. Rxa7+ (46. Rxa7+ Kf6 47. Ra6+ Kg7
48. hxg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2017.02.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Swati Ghate"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.02.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The first game of the semi-final match between players from the two Asian
powerhouses in chess. Only one player from India or China will go into the
finals which I think will be a historic moment in the World championship. Tan
Zhongyi looks in good form as she crushed comfortably the talented and second
highest rated player Ju Wenjun in their quarter-final. Harika also won
convincingly with White in her classical game but had to go to rapid games to
cruise into the semi-finals.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 {Harika shows good
preparation going into, various new setups. Normally she employs this mostly
against Nf3 setups.} 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O (4... b6 {is also played here.}) 5.
Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 {Both the players are
going for main lines without fearing home preparation. Black tries to play on
the white squares and against the three pawn islands whereas White gets the
two bishops, the centre and activity.} 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7
13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Rac1 Ng4 15. Be4 Rfe8 {There aery few games with this move
order.} 16. h3 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Ngf6 18. Qe2 Rac8 (18... h6 {this looks
interesting immediately asking question to the bishop and making room for the
knight.}) (18... e5 $5 {would have been a very interesting break with the
following lines} 19. dxe5 (19. Bxf6 exd4 20. Be7 d3 21. Qe3 Nf6 22. Rfe1 Nd5
23. Qxd3 Nxe7 $11) 19... Nxe5 20. Bxf6 Ng4 $1 $11) 19. c4 Qb7 {A typical idea:
putting pressure on the light squares and doubling on the c-file, targetting
c4.} (19... h6 {During the game I really thought this was necessary and it
proved fatal afterwards.}) 20. Rfe1 Qa6 (20... h6) 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7
23. Qg4 Kh8 {I would prefer ...Nf8 first. Still the position is dynamically
equal. White has an attack but at the same time has to cover pawn weaknesses.}
(23... Nf8 24. h4 h5 $1 25. Qe4 (25. Qxh5 Rxc4 26. Qe2 Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Qxe2 28.
Rxe2 Rc8 $15) 25... Ng6 26. Qe2 Rc5 $15) 24. Qh5 Kg8 25. Qg4 Kh8 {A repetition?
} 26. Re4 Qa3 $2 {Gives a free hand to White to build up pressure.} (26... Rc5
27. Qh5 Kg8 28. Qe2 Qa5 29. Re1 f5 $15) 27. Rd1 Nf8 28. h4 Qc3 (28... h6 $5 {
I think this was the last chance to save the game.} 29. Qh5 (29. Bxh6 $2 gxh6
30. Rf4 Qe7 31. Rf6 Nh7 32. Rxh6 Rg8 33. Qe4 Rg7 $17 {and Black saves the day.}
) 29... Nh7 30. Be3 Rc7 31. Red4 Qxa2 32. Rd8 (32. Rd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Rf8 34.
Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Qxf7 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Qxe5+ 37. g3 Nf6 $17) 32... Qa4 $11) 29. h5 h6
30. Bh4 Rc7 31. Red4 Qc2 32. R1d3 Rc5 (32... Rec8 33. Kh2 $1 {Prophylactic
move.} (33. Bf6 $2 gxf6 34. Rg3 (34. exf6 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qg5 $19) 34... Qb1+ 35.
Kh2 Qh7 $17) 33... Rxc4 34. Bf6 $1 gxf6 (34... Ng6 35. Rd8+ Rxd8 36. Rxd8+ Kh7
37. hxg6+ fxg6 38. Qxe6 $18) 35. exf6 $18) 33. Rg3 Qh7 {[#]} 34. Rf4 $6 (34.
Qf4 $1 {White missed a chance for a tactical finish. For me this looks clearly
winning.} Qb1+ (34... Rc7 35. Bf6 (35. Bd8 Rb7 36. Bf6 $18)) (34... Qf5 35. Bf6
$16) 35. Kh2 Qf5 36. Bf6 Qxh5+ (36... Qxf4 37. Bxg7+ Kh7 38. Rxf4 Rc7 (38... f5
39. Rd4 Rc7 40. Bxf8 Rxf8 41. Rg6 Re7 42. Rd6 Rfe8 43. g3 $18) 39. Rf6 $18) 37.
Rh3 Ng6 38. Qg3 Qf5 39. Rxh6+ Kg8 40. Rdh4 $3 gxh6 41. Rxh6 Qxf6 42. exf6 $18 {
A beautiful variation.}) 34... Rc7 35. Qf3 Nd7 36. Qe2 Rf8 (36... Rec8 37. Rxf7
Rxc4 38. Rxd7 Rxh4 39. Qd1 Rhc4 40. Rgxg7 Qxg7 41. Rxg7 Rc1 42. Rd7 Kg8 43. g3
b5 44. Rd8+ Kf7 45. Rxc8 Rxd1+ 46. Kg2 {is the best chance for Black. A pretty
difficult choice to make on the board during knock out games!}) (36... Nf8 37.
Rfg4 $16) 37. Be7 Rg8 38. Bd6 Rcc8 39. Rxf7 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Nc5 41. Qe3 Qh7 42.
Rg6 a5 43. Be7 Rc7 44. Rxh6 {White played really well and deserved to win in
this game but as we all know, Harika is well known for her fighting spirit and
willpower. Let us keep our fingers crossed and wish to see her in the
tie-break games. All the best Harika!!} 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.03.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8200]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7.
O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3
Rc7 $1 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gd8a8,Gf8e8,Gf8c8,Rb7f3] This strong novelty played
first in my game against Yacov Zilberman in 1995.} (13... Be7 14. Qe2 (14. Bb1
Re8 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxg5 16. Rxc8 Bxc8 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Ne3 Nf6
20. Qc7 Qa5 21. Rc1 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qe5 (23. Qxa7 Bb7 24. f3 Qxd4+ 25.
Kh1 Qxb2 $17) 23... Bb7 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Rc7 a5 $11) 15. a3 Nd5 16. Bd2 Nxc3
17. Rxc3 Rxc3 18. Bxc3 Nf6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Hansen Lars Bo-Kalinichev Sergey L/BL 
(2nd) North 1996 (27)}) 14... Nd5 (14... h6 15. Bd2 Nd5 16. Bb1 Nxc3 17. bxc3
Nf6 18. Ne5 Qd5 19. f3 Bd6 $132 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Taylor,G/Montreal ,EXT 1995 
(30)}) (14... Re8 15. Ba6 (15. Bh4 Nd5 16. Bg3 Bb4 17. Qd2 N7f6 18. Ne5 {
1/2-1/2 Baragar,F-Taylor,G/Ottawa ch-CAN 1984 (18)}) 15... Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Bb4
17. Qxa7 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Rxc3 (18... Ra8 19. Qb7 Rxa2 20. Rc7 Rf8 (20... Qa8 21.
Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Qxd7 h6 (22... Rxb2 23. d5 Qc8 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26.
Rxe6 b5 (26... Rb1+ 27. Ne1 b5 28. h4 b4 29. Kh2 b3 30. Nd3 h6 (30... Rd1 31.
Nb2 Rb1 32. Re2 Rc2 33. Rxc2 bxc2 34. Nd3 Kf7 35. Nc1 Ke6 36. Kg3 Kd5 37. Kf3
Kd4 38. Ke2 Kc3 39. Bd2+ Kb2 40. Nd3+ Kb3 41. g4 $16) 31. Be3 b2 32. Rb6 Rc2
$16) 27. h4 $16) 23. Bc1 $16) 21. Ne5 (21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne5 Qxd4 23. Rxf7 Qxe5
$1 $19) 21... Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qd5 23. exf6 Qxg5 24. Rxf7 gxf6 25. Rxh7 $18) 19.
bxc3 Qa8 20. Qxa8 Rxa8 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Re2 Rc8 23. Rc2 Nd5 $44 {1/2-1/2
Pieniazek,A-Shipov,S/Katowice 1993 (29)}) 15. Qe4 (15. Nxd5 Bxg5 16. Rxc8 Bxc8
17. Nb4 Bb7 18. Be4 Be7 $1 (18... Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bf6 $11) 19. Bxb7 Bxb4 20. Rc1
Bd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Polugaevsky,L/Moscow ,MCL 1981/ (39)}) 15... g6 16.
Qh4 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 N7f6 18. Qh6 {1/2-1/2 Gligoric,S-Polugaevsky,L/Plovdiv 1983/
Inf 35 (18)}) (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Bh4 Qf4 16. Bg3 Qg4 17. Be2 Qf5 18.
Qa4 $14) (13... Re8 14. Qe2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Bh4 Nh5 17. Qe3 Ndf6 18. Bg3
Nxg3 $15) (13... a6 14. Ne5 Be7 15. Bb1 b5 16. a3 Re8 17. Qd3 Nf8 18. Rcd1 Nd5
19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Ne4 Red8 21. Qg3 $132 {1-0 Dolmatov,S-Pedersen,E/Groningen
1978 (40)}) 14. Bf4 {This move is quite good.} Rc8 {R turn back, but Bg5 moves
to f4.} 15. a3 (15. Bg5 Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Zilberman,Y-Tsesarsky,I/Rishon-le-Zion
active chess tournament 1995 (15)}) 15... Be7 (15... Nd5 $2 16. Nxd5 Bxe1 17.
Rxc8 Bxc8 18. Bc7 Qe8 19. Ne3 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 $16) (15... Bxc3 {Goog
opportunity, but I didn't want to play complicated tactical position} 16. bxc3
Qe7 17. a4 Nd5 18. Bd2 Qa3 19. Ng5 h6 20. Ne4 Rfd8 (20... f5 21. Bb5 Rfd8 22.
Ng3 Nxc3 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. Bxc3 Qxc3 25. Rxe6 Nf8 26. Qe1 Qxd4 (26... Qxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 Rxd4 28. Nxf5 $11) 27. Re7 $44) 21. Ra1 Qf8 22. a5 $132) 16. Qe2 Nd5 (
16... Nb8 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gb7f3]} 17. Be5 Nc6 $11) 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxc8 Qxc8
19. Rc1 Qd8 20. Ba6 $6 (20. h3 $142 Nf6 (20... h6 $132) 21. Rc7 Bd6 22. Bxd6
Qxd6 23. Qe5 Qd8 24. Rxa7 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qc8 (25... Nd5 26. Be4 $14) 26. Rc7 Qa8
27. Be4 Qa4 28. Bc2 Qa8 $44) 20... Nf6 21. Be5 (21. Rc7 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nd5 23.
Rxa7 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Bd6 25. Qe4 Bxh2+ $1 $11) 21... Bd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qe5
Qd8 (23... Qd7 24. Qc7 Bxf3 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. gxf3 Nf6 27. Rc7 Ra8 $15) 24. Rc8
Qd7 25. Rc7 $2 $17 (25. Rxf8+ $5 Kxf8 26. Qb8+ Ne8 (26... Qe8 27. Qd6+ Qe7 (
27... Kg8 28. Ne5 Ne4 29. Qc7 f6 30. Nd3 $14) 28. Qb8+ $11) 27. Ne5 Qc7 28.
Qxc7 Nxc7 29. Bd3 f6 30. Nc4 Ke7 31. Ne3 h6 $15) 25... Qa4 26. Bb7 $4 $19 (26.
Be2 Qb3 (26... Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Nd5 28. Rc1 Qb3 29. Qe2 (29. Bxd5 Qxb2 30. Rd1
exd5 31. Qxd5 Qxa3 $17) 29... Rd8 $15) 27. Rxa7 Qxb2 28. Qe3 Bxf3 29. Qxf3 Qxd4
$17) 26... Qd1+ 27. Ne1 Ne4 (27... Ng4 $19) 28. Kf1 Bc4+ (28... Nd2+ 29. Kg1
Be4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. exd4 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 {Increased in popularity in recent years. The 'extended
fianchetto' is a more ambitious way to seek play whether black is intending to
retreat his bishop to e7, or capture on c3 at a later stage.} 10. a3 $5 {
Since white has had problems demonstrating an advantage in several of the main
lines here, this interesting forcing of the issue deserves further
investigation. The main idea is that while ...a6 and ...b5 could be a major
positional trump in blockading white's c3 and d4 pawns, white can also target
the b-pawn with themove a4. This creates a position rich in tension.} Bxc3 {
This must be critical, since in the event of the bishop's retreat, the move a3
is a clearly useful and flexible one for white to have made. Indeed the
position more often arises with black to play! Examples:} (10... Be7 11. Ba2 $1
b5 (11... Bd7 $5 $14) (11... Nc6 12. Re1 b5 13. d5 $1 {Same story - the tempo
loss Bb4-e7 is perhaps too much against this sweetly efficient a3/Ba2 set-up.}
exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bb7 16. Qh5 $1 $40 Qd6 17. Bg5 Rad8 18. Bxe7 Nxe7
19. Ng5 Qg6 20. Qxg6 $1 Nxg6 21. Nxf7 Rd2 $2 (21... Rxf7 22. Rad1 $16) 22. Red1
Rxb2 23. Nd6+ Kh8 24. Nxb7 Rfxf2 25. Rd8+ Nf8 26. Bd5 $18 {1-0 Khenkin,
I-Bagirov,V/Muenster 1997/CBM 60 ext (29)}) 12. d5 $1 {This liquidation of the
IQP is here very dangerous for black who is seriously underdeveloped.} exd5 13.
Nxd5 Bb7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. Re1 Qc5 17. Be3 Qf5 18. Nh4 Qe4 19.
Bg5 Qc6 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. Be3 Qd8 22. Nf5 $16 {1-0 Dolmatov,S-Larsen,B/Amsterdam
1980/Inf 30 (30)}) 11. bxc3 b5 ({Since the lynchpin of white's plan will be
the attack on black's advanced b5 pawn, it makes a certain sense to look at
alternatives. In any case, an early ...Qc7 generally comes into consideration
whenever white has expended a tempo encouraging the early ...Bxc3 and this
loss of a devalopment tempo may catch him with a momentary vulnerability on
the c-file. The crux of the matter will often be whether white can afford to
offer c3 for rapid development.} 11... Qc7 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc7c3]} 12. Qe2 $1
b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 ({Of course} 13... Qxc3 $6 {is critical, but I think white has
it covered.} 14. Bb2 $1 (14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. Rfc1 (15. a4 Bb7 16. Rfc1 $13) 15...
Qa5 16. Ne5 Bb7 $1 (16... Nxe5 $6 17. dxe5 $1 (17. Bxf6 Ng6 $1 $15 (17... Nxd3
$2 18. Qg4 g6 19. Qg5 $40)) 17... Nd5 18. Qh5 $1 (18. Qe4 g6) 18... g6 19. Qh6
$40 f5 $140 20. exf6 Ra7 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Bh6 $18) 17. Nxd7 Nxd7
18. Qc2 (18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh6) 18... h6 $1 $13 (18... g6 $6 19. Qc7 Qxc7 20. Rxc7
Bc8 21. Be4 Rb8 22. Rac1 $44)) 14... Qa5 15. d5 $1 {[%cal Yb2f6,Yd3h7]} Nxd5 (
15... exd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nd4 Qc3 18. Qe3 $40) 16. Bxh7+ $5 (16. Ng5 h6 17.
Nh7 Re8 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. Qe5 f6 20. Qg3 $13) (16. Qe4 $6 f5 17. Qd4 Nf6 18.
Rac1 Rd8 $15) 16... Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Qd3+ f5 (18... Kxg5 19. f4+ $1 Nxf4
20. Rxf4 $18) 19. Qg3 $40) 14. Bd2 Nbd7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Nd5 17. Ra3 Rfe8 (
17... Nf4 $5 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qe3 Qg4 20. h3 Qh5 21. Rb1) 18. Rb1 e5 {These
variations of the Nimzo with the 'lesser hanging pawns' - on c3 and d4, are a
notable case of the phenomenon I discussed in my strategy column a couple of
issues ago, namely that the side fighting against the bishop pair tends} 19.
dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Qd1 Rae8 22. c4 Nf6 23. Bf1 R5e6 24. Qb3 Ba8 25.
Ba5 Qf4 26. Qg3 Qf5 27. Rb8 Rxb8 28. Qxb8+ Re8 29. Qa7 h5 30. Bc3 Ne4 31. Ra5
Qc8 32. Bd4 {White is definitely somewhat better now - bishop pair, king-side
structure and more dangerous passed pawn. What comes next has the chillingly
familiar feel of desparate 'zeitnot' about it.} Nd2 $2 $138 33. Rg5 Re1 (33...
Qxc4 $5 34. Rxg7+ Kf8 35. h4 $1 Qxf1+ 36. Kh2 Qc4 37. Rh7 $1 $18) 34. Rxg7+ Kf8
(34... Kh8 35. Rg6+) 35. Qxf7# {1-0 Nenashev,A-Chandler,M/Bundesliga 2000 (35)}
) 12. Bd3 Bb7 (12... Qc7 13. Qc2 $6 (13. a4 $5 Qxc3 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. axb5)
13... Bb7 {[%cal Gb7f3]} 14. a4 Rc8 15. Bb2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nc6 $132 {0-1 Nunez
Lucero,F-Oms Pallise,J/Barcelona 2000 (35)}) 13. a4 Qd5 14. axb5 (14. Qe2 {
might be an interesting attempt to reach something similar to the note to
white's 15th without having to exchange rooks on a8. However, in the game
Kosintseva - Stepovaia, Warsaw European Women's Ch 2001, white soon felt
obliged to return her rook from a1 to e1 anyway, so the effect was no more
than transpositional. In any case, after} Rc8 15. Bd2 Ne4 16. axb5 {black
might also consider} Nxd2 $5 (16... axb5 17. Bxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxb5 Rxa1 (18... Bc6
$6 19. Qg5) (18... Ba6 $6 19. Qa4) 19. Rxa1 Bd5 $13) 17. Qxd2 axb5 18. Rxa8
Bxa8 19. Rb1 Bc6 {and black is probably OK.}) 14... axb5 15. Rb1 $5 {A
relatively recent approach, but a highly logical one. In the game of 'whose
pawn is the weaker' ( c3 or b5 ) black is handicapped by his slower
development.} (15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Qe2 Rc8 $1 17. Bd2 Ne4 {is a well known line,
in which black's positional pressure in conjunction with the bishop pair
renders white's extra pawn pretty well unrealisable after} 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19.
Qxb5 Bd5 20. Re1 Qg6 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Bf4 Na5 $44 {[%csl Rc3,Rc4][%cal Ga5c4]}
23. Nh4 Qf6 24. Qg4 h6 25. Qg3 Nc4 26. h3 Kh7 27. Qd3+ Kg8 28. Bg3 g5 29. Nf3 {
1/2-1/2 Dolmatov,S-Psakhis,L/Yerevan 1982/MCL (29)}) 15... Bc6 16. Re1 $5 (16.
Qb3 Nbd7 17. Bxb5 Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Rfc8 19. Bd2 Qxb5 20. Rxb5 Ne4 21. Rb7 Ndf6 22.
Rc1 h6 (22... Nd5 $5) 23. c4 Ra4 24. Rb4 Ra2 25. Be1 Nd5 26. Rb3 Nf4 27. Kf1 g5
28. Re3 $14 {1-0 Grigoriants,S-Langheinrich,F/Oropesa del Mar 1999/CBM 72 ext 
(46)}) 16... Nbd7 17. Qe2 Ra2 18. Qf1 Ng4 19. Re2 {There is something rather
cool and controlled about white's play.He allows black an apparent initiative,
which is then beaten back. Meanwhile, white maintains his pressure on b5.} Rc8
{Important to make c3 a factor once again.} 20. Bxb5 Rxe2 (20... Bxb5 21. Rxb5
Qxb5 22. Rxa2 Qxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Nb6 24. Ra3 {is from white's point of view a
better version.}) 21. Qxe2 Bxb5 22. Rxb5 $14 {Typical pawn structure for the
line - this is about the most which white's strategy aims at - but here it is
notable that the knight on g4 is misplaced for coming to the critical e4 or d5
squares.} Rxc3 $6 {Obviously black does not believe his own compensation, and
wishes to radically alter the flow of the play. Alexandrov's technique in the
queen v rook and knight phase is impressive, and makes this decision look in
retrospect distinctly rash.} 23. Rxd5 Rxc1+ 24. Ne1 exd5 25. Qd2 Rb1 26. f3
Ngf6 27. Kf2 h6 28. Nd3 Rb8 29. Qc2 Re8 30. Qc7 g6 31. g4 $1 {[%csl Rd7][%cal
Gd7f6,Gf6d7]} g5 {Stops the h4 and g5 plan, but creates further weaknesses on
the knig-side. When playing with the queen, the priority is generally to
attack. Here white is able to build this rather directly.} 32. Nc5 Nf8 33. Nb7
$1 Ne6 34. Qe5 Nd7 35. Qxd5 Ndf8 36. Qc4 Nf4 37. Nd6 Re6 38. Qc7 Rf6 39. Qe7 {
[%csl Rf6,Rf7]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kosarev, Andrei M"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 {White largely ignores black's provocative
move order, and the game heads into normal channels. Other possibilities here
include:} (4. Nf3 Nf6 (4... Ne7 $5) 5. Bg5 {-> D38-39.}) (4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3
c5 6. e3 Ne7 $5 (6... Nf6 $14 {- black's ...d7-d5 can be inaccurate when white
has played with e2-e3 rather than f2-f3.})) (4. Qa4+ $5) 4... Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6.
Bd3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 b6 9. a3 $1 {If white could not force the issue in
this way then black's 8th move would be more popular - there would be no
reason to free up white's development by 8...cxd4 ( the main line these days ).
The text move however highlights a problem. Black has to relinquish the bishop
pair, and must either capture on c3, strengthening white's centre and ensuring
that a future capture on d4 will be recaptured with the c-pawn, or accept a
slightly inferior ending with no real chances to play for the full point.} Bxc3
(9... cxd4 10. axb4 $1 (10. exd4 $6 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Yc7c3]}
12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Bf1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 {[%csl Rc3,Re5]} 16. Qh5 Qxc3
(16... f5 $5) 17. Bf4 Rad8 18. Rac1 Qxa3 19. Rc4 Nd2 20. Bh6 $1 Qe7 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Rh4 Nf3+ 23. gxf3 Rg8 24. Bg2 (24. Qxh7+ Kf8+ 25. Rg4 Rxg4+ 26. fxg4
Qg5 $13) 24... Kf8 25. Qh6+ Ke8 26. Qxh7 Rxg2+ $1 27. Kxg2 Qg5+ 28. Kh3 Bxf3
29. Qh8+ Kd7 30. Rd4+ Kc6 31. Rc1+ (31. Qxd8 Bg2#) 31... Kb5 32. Rb4+ Kxb4 33.
Qf8+ Rxf8 34. Rc4+ Kb3 {The stalemate motif is elegant but not very effective
here, since a bishop move is sufficient to unblock the f-pawn.} 35. Rc3+ Kb2
36. Rc2+ Kb1 37. Rb2+ Kc1 38. Rb1+ Kd2 39. Rb2+ Ke1 {0-1 Akesson,R-Nielsen,P/
Aaland-Stockholm 1997/EXT 98 (39) since if} 40. Rb1+ Bd1 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yf2f3]})
10... dxc3 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. bxc3 Ne4 (12... Bb7 $5 {Simple and probably best.}
13. Bb2 (13. Be2 a6 14. c4 Nc6 15. Ba3 Ne4 16. Rfc1 f6 17. h3 Rac8 18. Rc2 Kf7
19. Rb1 Ne7 {and black has a very reasonable set-up, although 1-0 Jussupow,
A-Nikolic,P/Munich 1994/CBM 42 (44)}) 13... a6 14. Be2 b5 15. c4 (15. Rfd1 $5)
15... Nc6 $1 {[%csl Rb4] The key defensive move, which virtually secures the
liquidation of the queenside.} 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19.
Rb1 Ra4 20. Bxb5 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Karpov,A/Tilburg 1993/CBM 39 (20)}) (12...
a5 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Be2 Nbd7 15. Rfd1 Rdc8 16. Kf1 Bd5 17. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Gc4]
[%cal Yf2f3,Ye3e4]} Ne5 18. f3 Ne8 (18... Nc4 $2 19. Bxc4 Bxc4+ 20. Nxc4 Rxc4
21. bxa5 bxa5 22. Rxa5 {[%csl Rd8,Re8,Rf8][%cal Yd1d8]}) 19. e4 Bc4 20. Nxc4
Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Rd7 $14 {[%csl Re8][%cal Yd7b7] 1-0 Jussupow,
A-Rozentalis,E/BL9596 1996/GER-chT (50) The 'transformation of advantages'.
White has exchanged part of the bishop pair but has in return penetrated with
his rook. Moreover, although neither sides' minor piece is a model, white's
bishop is perhaps surprisingly the easier to improve since black's knight has
no obvious route to a central square.}) 13. Bb2 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. Be2 $1 a6
16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Nd4 $1 Nxd4 18. cxd4 {This plan is of course more effective
with the knight on e4, since otherwise black might create with ...b5 and ..Nd5
some inconvenience.} b5 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. f3 Nd6 22. g4 $1 {
hindering ...f5.} Bb7 (22... Nc4 23. Bc1 {reveals one of the sources of
black's misery. Occupying c4 may look attrctive, but there is no active
follow-up.}) 23. Kf2 f6 24. Bd3 g5 25. Bc3 h6 26. e4 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5,Gd4,Ge4]
[%cal Yd4d5,Ye4e5] 1-0 Sherbakov,R-Prokopchuk,E/Perm 1997/CBM 58 (65) A
typical case where the bishop pair flourishes. Black's knight has no good
outpost linked to a plan, while black's fixed queen-side majority is no match
for white's mobile centre pawns.}) 10. bxc3 Bb7 11. a4 $6 {This seems rather a
luxury. White's strategy, as in so many Nimzo lines should aim for the
quickest execution of the advance e4. Here this has the added plus that it
would serve to blunt the b7 bishop.} (11. Re1 Nbd7 (11... Qc7 12. Bd3 Be4 13.
Bf1 (13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qd3 Qb7 $13 {The key difference. The knight can be
conveniently supported.}) 13... Rd8 14. Ne5 Nbd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bb2 Rac8 17.
f3 Bc6 18. a4 cxd4 19. cxd4 b5 $5 20. axb5 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Qxb5 22. Qe2 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Huebner,R/Biel 1976/IZT (55)}) 12. Bd3 Be4 13. Bxe4 $1 {
Here this is better than the standard withdrawal of the bishop to f1. White
will be stronger in the centre and enjoy an active bishop v. knight situation.}
Nxe4 14. Qd3 f5 15. c4 Qe7 16. Bb2 Rad8 17. a4 e5 18. Qc2 exd4 19. exd4 Qf7 20.
d5 $16 {1-0 Gulko,B-Lobron,E/Groningen 1993/CBM 39 (31)}) 11... Qc7 12. Qe2 Rc8
$5 {Directly aiming to exploit white's 11 a4.} ({The routine development would
be} 12... Nbd7 {which also leads to comfortable play.}) 13. Nd2 (13. Bd3 Be4 {
and as usual, other things being equal the exchange of light squared bishops
favours black.}) 13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. f3 Bb7 (15... cxd4 16. fxe4 Qxc4
17. Qf2 $1 (17. Qf3 e5 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Bb2 Nc6 $15) 17... f6 18. cxd4 Nc6 {
looks worth consideration. It is not so easy for white to generate a king-side
attack.}) 16. Bd3 Nc6 17. Qf2 (17. Bb2 $5 cxd4 $140 18. cxd4 Nb4 19. Rac1 Qd7
20. Bb5 Bc6 21. e4 $13) 17... cxd4 18. exd4 {Another consequence of white's
rather irrelevant 11th move. In fact this is not too serious - as so often the
opening of the bishop on c1 does lend some wight to white's king-side
aspirations. Still it is worth noting that the positionally desirable capture
towards the centre here allows black serious counterchances on the c-file} (18.
cxd4 $6 Nb4 19. Be2 Qc3 20. Ra3 $140 $2 (20. Rb1 Nd3 21. Bxd3 Qxd3 {[%cal
Yc8c2]} 22. Rb2 Ba6 {[%csl Ra4,Ga6,Gc8,Gd3] and black has the more active
pieces and the tighter pawn formation.}) 20... Qxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bf1 Ba6
$19) 18... Na5 19. Qh4 f5 ({If} 19... h6 20. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 21. Qxh6 {generates
enough attack for white.} f5 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 23. Bxf5 (23. Qe5 $5 {[%cal Yd3f5]}
Rf8 24. Rae1 $13) 23... Rxc3 24. Rac1 $13) 20. Ra3 $1 {[%cal Yc1g5,Yc1f4] Of
course, this is the most efficient defence of c3 since the freedom of the c1
bishop must be retained for more iportant duties.} Bd5 21. Bf4 Qf7 22. Ba6 Qf8
(22... Bb7 $11) 23. Rfa1 Rd8 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. Bb5 Rf7 26. Bf4 Rc8 27. Ba6 Bb7
28. Bd3 Rd7 29. Qe1 Qe7 30. Bb5 {[%mdl 2304] White's policy can be described
as one of constant harrassment. It is quite an instructive use of the bishop
pair in an otherwise not too promising position and seems here, once the
advance ...f7-f5 has weakened black on the dark squares to be effective enough
to keep the balance.} Rdd8 31. Bd3 Qf7 32. Bg5 Rf8 33. Bf4 Qg6 34. Kf2 Rfd8 35.
Rc1 Qf6 36. Kg1 Qe7 37. Rca1 Rd7 38. Bb5 Rd5 39. Qe2 Rdd8 40. Qe1 h6 41. Bd3
Re8 42. Bb5 Rf8 43. Qg3 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Rh6] Black has lost co-ordination and
white is not worse.} Rf6 44. Be5 Rf7 45. Bd6 Qg5 46. Qxg5 hxg5 47. Bb4 Nc4 48.
Bxc4 Rxc4 49. a5 {A' transformation of equalities'. White gives up the bishop
pair to secure the defensive position of the bishop on b4 and to release the
a-pawn. The position should be drawn.} Bd5 50. axb6 axb6 51. Ra6 Rc6 52. Ra8+
Kh7 53. Rb8 Bc4 54. Raa8 Kg6 55. Rf8 Rd7 56. Rfd8 Rcc7 57. Rxd7 Rxd7 58. Rc8
Bd5 59. c4 Bb7 60. Re8 Kf7 61. Rf8+ Kg6 62. Re8 Kf7 63. Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 (11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 {is still the
main line - see Acs - Zelcic, Mitropa Cup 1999/ 0-1 (48) / CBM 71 (Wells).}) (
11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Ne5 (12. Rac1 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Qb8) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 {
is an alternative plausible route to the game.}) 11... Nbd7 (11... Nc6 $5 12.
Bxf6 (12. Ba6 {was discussed in the notes to Acs - Zelcic in CBM 71. It does
not present an enduring threat to black's play.}) 12... Qxf6 13. Nd7 Qh4 14.
Nxf8 Rxf8 $1 $44 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxe6 $1 $14)) (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 {
is effectively a draw offer, which it has to be said has been accepted on a
great many occasions, a favourite among those seeking a pleasant afternoon off
in Budapest in the last few years! Of course, acceptance is by no means forced.
} 13. Rc1 $5 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qg4+ Kh8 15. Qh4 fxe5 (15... Qe7 $4 16. Bd3 $18
) 16. Qf6+ Kg8 17. Qg5+ {etc is the famous draw.}) (13. Qe2 $6 Ne4 $5 ({
Looks more interesting than} 13... Nbd7 {which returns to the game.})) (13. Re1
$5 {this looks quite dangerous, but speculative too.} Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15.
Bd3 Qxc3 16. Re3 Qa5 17. Qh5 (17. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Rh3 f6 $17)
17... g6 18. Qg4 (18. Qh6 $2 Qd5 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gd5d4,Gd4g7]}) 18... f5 19.
Qf4 Qd5 20. f3 Rac8 21. h4 Rc3 $15 {1-0 Liss,E-Douven,R/Groningen 1994/CBM 45
ext/ (30)}) 13... Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bb3 e5 $6 {Premature? This seems to
open the game up for white's bishops.} 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Qh4 f6 18. Bc2 e4 19.
Bd2 f5 20. Bf4 Qc6 21. c4 Rae8 (21... Qxc4 22. Bxe4 Qa6 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rc7
Qd5 25. Qe7 Rf7 26. Qd6 $16) 22. Bb3 e3 23. f3 Nf6 24. Rfe1 e2 25. Qf2 $16 {
1-0 Sadler,M-Cooper,J/England 1998/CBM 64 ext/ (29)}) 12. Qe2 ({The
alternative is} 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 {[%csl Gd5,Rf6][%cal Gb4c3,Yb2c3,
Ga8c8,Gc8c3] Black's structure looks ugly, but practice in similar positions
suggests that if black has time to exchange on c3 and play ...Rac8, he will
get good play against both the c and d-pawns.} 14. d5 $5 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7][%cal
Ge6d5]} Bxc3 15. bxc3 Rac8 (15... Bxd5 $5 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qd4 {1/2-1/2
Yusupov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Brussels cqf3 1991/CAND (41)} Qd8 $1 18. Bxd5 exd5 $11 {
[%csl Rc3,Rd5,Rf6][%cal Ga8c8]}) 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Rad1 (17. dxe6 $2 Qc6 {
[%csl Rg2][%cal Gf8g8,Gg8g2]}) 17... Rg8 18. Qh4 exd5 19. Bd3 Rg7 20. Rfe1 d4
21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Rg4 23. Qf3 Rg6 24. cxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lesiege,A-Taylor,G/
Montreal 1996/EXT 99 (42)}) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Rac1 $1 {
[%csl Rc3] A position of some theoretical importance. Black has tried various
routes to create counterplay to compensate for white's bishop pair. In general,
it seems to me to be risky to head for playing e5 with white's bishop still on
the a2-g8 diagonal. There are also interesting examples of black doing without
...e5 altogether - playing on the c-file and the white squares, perhaps with ..
.Qd6 to hinder white's c3-c4, and with the manouevre ...Nf8-g6 playing a role
too.} h6 $6 {I am not crazy for this move. I suppose the idea is to get it in
while the bishop is likely to return to h4 ( otherwise ...Nf6 is useful ) so
that sacrifices on h6 are not an imminent threat. Still, the ...Nf8-g6 idea is
hindered, and in the future, as we shall see, sacrificial ideas agaist the
weakened king-side are by no means fantasy.} (15... Rfe8 16. f4 (16. Rfe1 $5
Qc6 17. f3 Rec8 18. Bd3 Qd6 19. Qf2 h6 20. Bd2 Re8 21. Qh4 Rad8 22. Bxh6 gxh6
23. Qxh6 f5 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Bxf5 Nf8
29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Qg5+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ {1/2-1/2 Dokhoian,Y-Rogers,I/
Wijk aan Zee II 1989 (32)}) 16... Rac8 17. Bd3 Qd6 18. Bh4 Nf8 19. Bg3 Qa3 20.
Qd2 Ba6 21. c4 Red8 22. Bf2 Ng6 23. Be3 Nh4 24. Bf2 Nf5 25. Rfd1 Nd6 26. Qe2
Qa4 27. c5 Bxd3 28. Rxd3 Nf5 $15 {[%csl Gf5] 0-1 Hansen,S-Haba,P/Koszalin 1998/
CBM 65 ext (48)}) (15... Qd6 $5 16. f4 Bd5 17. Bd3 {[%cal Yf4f5]} f5 $1 {
[%csl Ge4]} 18. Rfe1 h6 19. Bh4 Nf6 20. Qe5 (20. Bxf6 $5 Rxf6 21. g3) 20...
Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Bxa2 22. Ra1 Bd5 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Bxf6 Be4 25. Bh4 Rf7 26. Ra3
Rc8 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ga7a5,Gf7c7]} 27. Be1 Rc6 28. g3 a5 29. Kf2 {0-1 Blehm,
P-Tukmakov,V/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (53)}) 16. Bh4 Rac8 17. Bb3 $5 Rfe8 18.
a4 $6 Qd6 19. Rfe1 Qa3 20. Qd1 e5 $2 {[%csl Rd7,Rf7][%cal Yb3f7,Ye1e3,Ye3g3,
Yd1g4] This looks like a very bad misjudgement. Black has done fine in the
last few moves, and white has been rather pushed back. I suppose
psychologically, this encouraged black to take serious action, but the
weakness of f7, and the enhancement of the b3 bishop are by far the clearest
outcomes of this break. Perhaps black underestimated the degree to which his
queen, currently playing a restraining role on white's pieces, can be sent
back.} (20... Nf8 $5 {in spite of the above note looks good since white has no
bishop on c2/d3.}) 21. Ra1 Qb2 22. Rb1 {[%csl Yb3][%cal Gb1b3]} Qxc3 23. Qh5
Rf8 24. Be7 Qxd4 25. Rbd1 $1 {Of course, the attack not the exchange is the
point.} Qc3 26. Re3 $1 {Everything with tempo!} Qc7 27. Rg3 $40 Kh8 28. Rxd7 $1
{[%mdl 64] A very pleasing, if not too difficult combination to finish.} Qxd7
29. Qxh6+ $1 gxh6 30. Bf6+ Kh7 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Rxf7+ Kg8 33. Rxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings 00 75th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2000.01.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 $5 10. Bg5 (10. Ne5 b5 11. Be2 (11. Qf3 $5 Qxd4 12. Qxa8 Qxe5 {
[%cal Gf6g4,Gb5c4]} 13. Be2 $8 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxe2 15. Qxb8 Qc4 $5 16. Ba3 Re8
17. Bb4 Nd5 18. a3 $6 Qc6 19. Qe5 Bb7 $44 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Salov,V/Wijk 1997/
Inf 68 (42) Was the critical line for 9...a6, but black's position is holding
up well. See my notes to Fedorowicz J. - Yermolinsky, USA (ch) 1999 - CBM 73.})
11... Bb7 12. Bg5 {has been played, and leads to the game position.}) 10... b5
11. Be2 $5 $146 {Yes, a novelty in this position, although the idea of trying
to play Ne5 and Bf3 to exert pressure on the long diagonal is not new, as we
have seen above. Neither does it look particularly dangerous.} (11. Bb3 Bb7 12.
Qe2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nbd7 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rac1 h6 17. Bd2 Nf6 18.
Rfe1 Qc6 19. f3 Rad8 $13 {1-0 Sadler,M-Emms,J/Hove 1997/CBM 61 (70) also
looked OK for black.}) 11... Bb7 12. Ne5 Bxc3 $5 {This seems to suffice for a
safe if rather sterile equality. In previous games black has preferred not to
cede the bishop pair. Of course the role of the b5 pawn is different in each
case. After this exchange, it loses it dynamic role, and might become
attackable with a2-a4. On the other hand it controls the c4 square, and
confirms the 'backwardness of white's c-pawn.} (12... Be7 $5 13. Bf3 Ra7 $1 {
[%cal Ga7c7] The knight on b8 often has to stay at home for a while here since
c6 is potentially a problem. The rook has its best chance of activity on the
second rank.} 14. Bxb7 (14. a3 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Qf3 Rc7 18.
Rad1 Nbc6 $1 19. Rfe1 Nxe5 ({Fritz wants to go} 19... Nxd4 20. Qe4 Nef5 21. g4
f6 {but I imagine he would find a majority favouring this only among strong
machines.}) 20. dxe5 {OK so there is no IQP any more, but black can still try
to show that the e-pawn is loose. That is not an excuse for the speed with
which it disappears in the game!} Rd7 21. h4 $6 Nf5 22. h5 h6 23. Ne4 Rxd1 24.
Rxd1 Qc7 25. g4 $2 Nh4 26. Qg3 Qxe5 27. Qxe5 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Nxe5 29. Kg3 Nc4 $17
{1/2-1/2 Lanka,Z-Schlosser,P/BL9798 1998 (45)}) 14... Rxb7 15. Qf3 Rc7 16. Rfd1
b4 17. Na4 {[%cal Ya4c5] White would like to show that ...b5-b4 weakens the c5
square, for example in the event of the exchange of light squared bishops. On
the other hand, driving the knight from c3 of course makes the d5 square
black's.} Qd5 18. Qf4 ({If} 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 $5 {I suspect that the
weakness of the d-pawn counts for more than the c5 square.}) 18... Nh5 19. Qg4
Nf6 20. Qf4 Nh5 21. Qh4 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Nf6 23. Nc5 a5 24. Qf4 Rfc8 25. a3 bxa3
26. bxa3 Nc6 27. Nxc6 Rxc6 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge6e5] It is not the d-pawn that
is itself weak here, but it cannot sustain the role of supporting the knight's
pretty outpost.} 28. Qd2 e5 29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Nd7 Nxd7 31. Qxd7 Qxa1 32. Qxc8+
(32. Rxa1 Rc1+ 33. Qd1 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Kf8 {also gives black a slight edge -
the first to solve the back rank problem is the first to activate the rook!})
32... Rxc8 33. Rxa1 a4 $15 {0-1 Krakops,M-Dautov,R/Eu Team Ch, Batumi GEO 1999
(60)}) 13. bxc3 Nbd7 $1 {One of a number of analagous positions where black
has little to fear in accepting the doubled f-pawns. The fact that black has
played b5 hardly creates much of a target} 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. a4
Kh8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qd3 Bc6 19. Bf3 Qb7 $11 {The f6 and b5 pawns are easily
covered, and there is little more to play for.} 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qe3 Rxa1 22.
Rxa1 Ra8 23. Rxa8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Zelcic, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1999.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O {The 'Nimzo' move-order is of course 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3
Bb4 4 e3 0-0 5 Bd3 d5 6 Nf3 c5 7 0-0 dxc4 8 Bxc4 cxd4 9 exd4, but this arises
just as frequently from the Caro-Kann, and suits the 'Caro' temperament,
Karpov having been the most illustrious and consistent practitioner of this
position.} b6 10. Bg5 (10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bf4 $5 {was a fresh plan unleashed in
the Hastings Premier this year. The first and most obvious idea is to prevent
black's queen developing naturally to c7. However, I can't help feeling that
white will miss the pin of the f6 knight. Indeed this helped to encourage the
original and apparently satisfactory manouevre} Nc6 $5 12. Rfd1 Ne7 13. Rac1
Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ng6 15. Bg3 Rc8 16. Bd3 Nh5 17. Qe3 Nxg3 {1/2-1/2 Emms,
J-Speelman,J/Hastings 1999/CBM 69_07 (17)}) 10... Bb7 11. Re1 {The main line.}
({The very most direct move is} 11. Ne5 {aimed at disrupting black's intended .
..Nbd7.} Nc6 $5 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 $5 13. Qe2 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qg4+ Kh8
15. Qh4 {is a well-known and oft-exploited route to a draw.}) 13... Nbd7 14.
Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Rac1 {might be an edge for white.}) 12. Ba6 $5 $146 (12. Bxf6
Qxf6 $5 13. Nd7 Qh4 14. Nxf8 Rxf8 $1 $44 (14... Nxd4 $2 15. Nxe6 $5 (15. Nd7 $5
Rd8 (15... Qg5 16. f3 Rd8 17. Qxd4 Bc5 18. Qxc5 bxc5 19. Rad1 Bc6 (19... h5 20.
Rd3) 20. Ne5 $16) 16. g3 Qh3 17. Bd5 $1) 15... fxe6 16. f4 $16)) 12... Bxa6 13.
Nxc6 Qd6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qg4+ (15. Nxb4 Bxf1 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qh4 Rg8 $15) (
15. Qf3 Bxf1 16. Ne4 Be2 $1) 15... Kh8 16. Qf3 (16. Qh4 Qxc6 17. Qxf6+ Kg8 18.
Qg5+ Kh8 19. Qf6+ $11) 16... f5 (16... Bxf1 17. Qxf6+ Kg8 18. Re1 (18. Rxf1
Qxc6 19. Qg5+ $11) 18... Bd3 19. Ne4 Bxe4 $4 (19... Qxc6 20. Qg5+ $11) 20. Rxe4
) 17. Rfd1 Bxc3 $1 18. Qxc3 Rac8 {[%cal Yc8c3]} 19. d5+ f6 20. Qa3 (20. Qb4 $2
Rxc6) (20. Qf3 Bb7 $13) 20... Qxa3 21. bxa3 exd5 22. Ne7 Rc3 $132 {1-0 Babula,
V-Wells,P/BL 1999/[Wells].}) 11... Nbd7 12. Rc1 (12. Bd3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14.
Rc1 Rfe8 15. Bh4 {A typical manouevre as we shall see.} Qd6 16. Bg3 Qa3 17. Ne5
$5 (17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Bb5 Rec8 19. c4 Ne4 20. Bf4 Ndf6 21. Ba4 Ng4 22. Rc2 Qf6
23. Be5 Qd8 24. Qb2 $14 {1-0 Vyzmanavin,A-Djuric,S/Tilburg 1993/CBM 39 (41)})
17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Qf3 Qe7 20. Qe4 f5 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Qh4 $40 {
1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Zifroni,D/Herzliya 1998/EXT 99/ (39)]}) 12... Rc8 {Black has
31/2 developmental decisions to make in this line:  1. Whether to play ...Rc8
2. Whether to play ...Rfe8 3. Where to put his queen 31/2. Whether to exchange
on c3 or to retreat to e7. The last is relevant in only a few cases, since his
play against the c3/d4 pawn structure is the key to the method with ...Nbd7. 
Of the others '1.' is the least difficult, and '3' as we shall see, perhaps
the crux of the matter. In other words, there is little argument against the
useful ...Rac8, establishing presence on the important c-line.} (12... Bxc3 13.
bxc3 (13. Rxc3 {is also possible here, particularly with the knight already
commited to d7 [ compare 11 Rc1 Bxc3 12 Rxc3 Nc6!? - Illescas, M - Short,N/
Wijk aan Zee 1997 CBM 57. ]} Qb8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 $6 (14... Qd6 $1) 15. Rxe5 Ne4
16. Qg4 f5 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Bxf5 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qc7 20. Qg3 h6 21. Bd2 Qd6 22.
h3 Bd5 23. Bf4 Qc6 24. Re7 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Bxf7 26. Be5 Rg8 27. Bc2 Bc4 28. Qg4 {
[%cal Yg4f5] 1-0 Kumaran,D-Hellsten,J/Copenhagen KS 1996/CBM 55 (28)}) 13...
Qc7 14. Bd3 Qd6 {This is increasingly the 'square of preferance' for the black
queen in these lines, although Karpov failed to equalise after} (14... Rfe8 15.
Bh4 {transposes to the note to 12 Bd3 above.}) 15. Bh4 Rfc8 16. Bg3 $14 {
Gelfand,B - Karpov,A/ Linares 1994, the critical point being that} Qd5 $6 17.
c4 Qh5 (17... Qa5 $5 {looks more logical}) 18. Nd2 $16 {-Karpov favours white.}
) 13. Bd3 Re8 $5 {This too is probably a useful finesse. On the one hand,
black sometimes prepares the advance ...e5 which is an important ( albeit by
no means universally applicable ) weapon against the hanging pawns. On the
other he is simply challenging white to find a useful move.} ({However, the
immediate} 13... Bxc3 {also has its adherents.} 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Bh4 Qf4 16.
Bg3 Qg4 (16... Bxf3 $5 17. Bxf4 Bxd1 18. Rexd1 {should be an edge for white}) (
{while} 16... Qh6 17. c4 Rfd8 18. a4 Nh5 19. Bh4 Ndf6 $2 20. Bg5 Bxf3 21. Qd2
$1 $18 {[%csl Rh6] 1-0 Gligoric,S-Ivanovic,B/Niksic 1978/MCL (72), is a trick
worth remembering.}) 17. Be2 $1 {The availability of this move is the major
difference between this and the main game, and perhaps a reasonable argument
for 13...Re8.} Qf5 18. Nd2 $1 $14 {[%cal Yd2c4,Yc4e3]}) 14. Qe2 (14. Bh4 {
Might seem to be a good 'anticipation' of black's queen development, but that
may be a rare case where it is worth switching plans vis a vis the black
squared bishop} Be7 $5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 $1 18. Ne4 Rxc1
19. Qxc1 Rc7 20. Qd1 Nf4 21. Bb1 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Kf8 23. g3 Ne2+ 24. Kf1 Nd4 $1
$15 {0-1 Saravanan,V-Prakash,G/ch-IND, Nagpur IND 1999 (37)}) 14... Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Qc7 16. c4 (16. Bh4 $5 Qd6 $5 (16... Qf4 17. Bg3 Qg4 18. Nd2 Qxe2 19. Bxe2
Red8 20. f3 Nb8 21. Bf1 h6 22. Bf2 $14 {1-0 Sherbakov,R-Macieja,B/Polanica
Zdroj 1996/EXT 98 (47)}) 17. Ba6 (17. Bg3 Qa3 $13) 17... Bxa6 (17... Qd5 $1 $11
{Gulko.}) 18. Qxa6 Qb8 19. c4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Short,N/New York 1994 (34)})
16... h6 (16... Qc6 $6 17. h3 Rcd8 18. Rcd1 Nf8 19. Qe5 N6d7 20. Qg3 $16 {
Gligoric-Portisch, Lugano 1968}) (16... Qd6 $5 {Zilberman,Y - Psakhis,L/
Herzliya 1998 1/2-1/2! This might be the most timely ...Qd6 of all.}) 17. Bh4 {
[%mdl 8]} (17. Bd2 $5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 e5 19. Qg3 $2 {is Portisch's now rather
infamous miscalculation.} ({Better was} 19. d5 Nc5 20. Bc2 $1 (20. Bf5 e4 21.
Qh3 Nd3 22. d6 Qxd6 $1 23. Bxc8 Qc5 24. Be3 Qxc8 $15 {Wells}) 20... e4 $13 21.
Qh3 Qd7 22. Qg3 Qg4 23. Re3 Qxg3 24. Rxg3 Kf8 25. Bc3 Ncd7 26. Ba4 Red8 {
[%csl Ya4,Yc3,Rc4] this might be good for an edge since the bishops are active,
although as ever, black is not without play against c4 -Wells.}) 19... exd4 20.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Bf4 Qc6 22. Bf5 {/\23.Bxd7 Qxd7 24.Bxh6} Rd8 23. h3 $19 ({
Portisch had apparently overlooked that the move} 23. Bc7 $2 {is not available
here.}) 23... Nc5 24. Rd1 Qf6 25. Bb1 Qe6 26. Kh2 Kf8 27. Be5 Qxc4 28. Qf4 Ne6
29. Qe4 Qd5 $19 {/\41..Nb3 42.Qa3 Nf1. 0-1 Portisch,L-Karpov,A/Bugojno 1978/
MCL/ (40) It is a mark of greatness that one's blunders are famous!}) 17... Qf4
18. Bg3 (18. Qe3 Qg4 19. h3 Qh5 $13) 18... Qg4 (18... Bxf3 19. Bxf4 Bxe2 20.
Rxe2 Red8 {is yet another possible route to this endgame which is slightly
better for white, but quite difficult to handle for both sides.}) 19. Qe3 Bxf3
20. gxf3 Qh5 (20... Qh3 $5) 21. Rb1 Qa5 {Another common destination for the
black queen in these lines, by a rather contorted route.} 22. Re2 $6 (22. a3 $5
{looks more reasonable. I suspect that the slightly awkward position of
black's queen + the bishop pair compensate the weakened white structure and
spell about equal chances. After the text move, the black queen's advantures
resume, and an excellent sacrificial idea tips the preference in black's
favour.}) 22... Qa4 23. Rb3 Rxc4 $1 {[%mdl 544] A fine move, which in fact
offers a dual positional sacrifice. White can choose exchange or queen v. rook
bishop pawn. Neither is too promising, for essentially the same reason. With
all his structural holes, the value of white's light-squared bishop is very
high, and it will be sorely missed.} 24. Bxc4 (24. Ra3 Qxa3 25. Bh7+ Kxh7 26.
Qxa3 Rxd4 $36) 24... Qxc4 25. Rc3 Qa6 26. Ra3 Qb7 {Job done!} 27. Rc2 Nd5 {
[%csl Yd5][%cal Yd5c7] Blockading the 'isolani' and covering the entry square.
What more can one ask?} 28. Qe2 a5 29. Ra4 f5 30. Be5 Nxe5 31. Qxe5 Qf7 $1 32.
Rac4 Nb4 33. Rd2 Kh7 34. a3 Nd5 35. Rdc2 Qh5 {Until this point, I liked
black's very aesthetic compensation, but everything was up for grabs. Now
white's position, presumably in time-trouble, crumbles rather rapidly.} 36. Rc8
$2 {[%mdl 8192] A serious tactical mistake form the talented young Hungarian.}
(36. Qg3 $13) 36... Qxf3 37. R2c7 (37. Rxe8 Nf4 $19) 37... Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qg4+
39. Kf1 Rxc8 40. Rxc8 Nf4 {A nice instance of the celebrated co-operation of
queen and knight.} 41. Rc3 Qg2+ 42. Ke1 Qg1+ 43. Kd2 Qxf2+ 44. Kd1 Qg1+ 45. Kc2
Qxh2+ 46. Kb3 Qd2 47. Rc7 Qd1+ 48. Ka2 Qe2+ {I can't resist another piece path!
} 0-1

[Event "Vikings GM 2nd"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "2000.12.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2000.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 Bxc3 $5 14.
Rxc3 h6 15. Bh4 Qe8 $1 {[%cal Gb7d5] An important move, but known to theory -
I claim no credit! The idea is simple: exchange of part of the bishop pair.
Subsidiary ideas include the control of the square in front of the 'isolani'
and the possibility that the h4 bishop is not so great. In other words, there
are scenarios in which black can have ambitions too.} 16. Ne5 (16. Nd2 Bd5 $13)
16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Rc2 Qc6 19. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0102 77th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2002.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2001.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I have to admit that I rather hesitate to write detailed notes to this game.
Perhaps immodestly, and quite possibly not objectively, I regard it as one of
the most entertaining of the tournament. A short draw, between the two
tail-enders, which I find both rich in content and excitement and perhaps even
theoretical significance. No worries therefore about the quality. So, why the
hesitation? Well, I simply feel like the man who never learns. I am again to
put one of my interesting pet opening weapons under the microscope, and I hope
to do so with pretty complete candour. The special thing about this game is
that Irina's comments afterwords suggest that such a policy could have been
quite costly. Not only did my writing about this line for ChessBase aid her
preparation, it was even the first she had heard about the line!!} 1. d4 Nf6 2.
c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4
b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 {The sharpest choice by which white attempts
immediately to disrupt the flow of her opponent's development.} ({The most
frequently encountered line is} 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 {and since Kramnik
used it to defeat Kasparov in London} 13. Qb3 $5 {seeme to be all the rage.})
11... Nc6 $5 {A rather uncommon reply, one of the virtues of which should, in
an ideal world be surprise value. However, not only had I played it once
before, I had been foolish enough to write about the experience! The more
standard theretical paths are also perhaps acceptable for black, but I do not
find them particularly enticing eg.} (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bb3 $5 ({
black's choice also affords white the possibility of an immediate cessation of
hostilities with} 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qg4+ Kh8 15. Qh4 fxe5 16. Qf6+ Kg8 17. Qg5+
Kh8 18. Qf6+ $11) (13. Bd3 $5) 13... Nc6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ng4 f5 16. Nf6+ Kg7
17. Nh5+ Kh8 18. d5 Rad8 19. c4 $6 (19. Qc1 $1 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rh8][%cal Gc1h6]
looks far more dangerous for black.} exd5 $140 20. Qh6 f6 21. Nf4 $16) 19... e5
20. Qd2 Nd4 21. f4 f6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Emms,J-Lalic,B/Scarborough HUN 2001/The
Week in Chess 353/[Wells] (40)}) (11... Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. d5
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Bxd5 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Rfd1 $5 $36) (11... Be7 {is of course
playable, but a bit passive since Ne5 is of course quite appropriate in such a
position.}) 12. Bxf6 {The main test. In my previous outing with this line the
surprise value was also rather deadened when white immediately produced a
novelty, which while interesting should not be worth more than a draw viz:} (
12. Ba6 $5 $146 Bxa6 $8 13. Nxc6 Qd6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qg4+ (15. Nxb4 Bxf1 16.
Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qh4 Rg8 $15) (15. Qf3 Bxf1 (15... Bxc3 16. Qxf6 Qxc6 17. Qg5+ $11)
16. Ne4 Be2 $1 17. Qxf6 Qd5 18. Nc3 Qf5 19. Qxf5 exf5 20. Nxb4 $13 {but I
somehow think this line is creating risk for white rather than black.}) 15...
Kh8 16. Qf3 (16. Qh4 {looks like the surest route to half a point.} Qxc6 17.
Qxf6+ Kg8 18. Qg5+ Kh8 19. Qf6+ $11) 16... f5 (16... Bxf1 17. Qxf6+ Kg8 18. Re1
(18. Rxf1 Qxc6 19. Qg5+ $11) 18... Bd3 19. Ne4 Qxc6 (19... Bxe4 $4 20. Rxe4)
20. Qg5+ $11) 17. Rfd1 Bxc3 $1 18. Qxc3 Rac8 {[%cal Yc8c3]} 19. d5+ f6 20. Qa3
(20. Qb4 $2 Rxc6) (20. Qf3 Bb7 $13) 20... Qxa3 21. bxa3 exd5 22. Ne7 Rc3 $132 {
1-0 Babula,V-Wells,P/BL 1999/[Wells] (50)}) 12... Qxf6 (12... gxf6 {is risky.
If this turns out to be the best then personally I won't touch the line any
more, and unfortunately from the preparation point of view I think Irina
realised this from my previous notes.} 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. d5 Bxc3 15. dxc6 Bxb2
16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bxe6 Rg8 19. Qh3 Rae8 20. Rd7 Qxc6 21. Rxf7 Rg7
22. Rxg7 Kxg7 23. Bd7 Qe4 24. Bxe8 Qxe8 25. Rd1 Qe2 26. Rd7+ Kf8 27. Qe3 {
1-0 Buckley,G-Kunte,A/London 2001 (27)}) 13. Nd7 Qh4 14. Nxf8 Rxf8 {Necessary.}
(14... Nxd4 15. Nxe6 $1 {favours white. Without wanting to go deeply into
analysis, this makes sense. In general black's counterplay is likely to be
sufficient to net a pawn and hopefully some positional compensation too, but
is unlikely to result in a mating attack. For this reason it is hardly
surprising that black cannot afford himself to have structural damage
inflicted, even if a little time is thereby saved.} ({Not however} 15. Nd7 Bf3
$1 {when we are in the realm of real mating threats.})) 15. a3 $1 {Not just
probably the best move, but played with alarming speed. As I mentioned in my
introductory notes, Irina's preparation had cleverly focussed on this line,
aided by my indiscreet notes for ChessBase!} (15. Ne2 Rd8 16. Qb3 (16. g3 Qf6
$40) 16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Qxb4 Bxg2 19. Qb5 g6 (19... h6 $5) 20. Be2 (
20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rfc1 Rf4 22. Rc8+ Kg7 23. Qe5+ Kh6 $17) 20... Bh3 21. Bf3 $4
(21. Qe5 $1 Rd5 22. Qb8+ Kg7 23. f4 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 {is still quite unclear,
although the exposure of white's king spells definite compensation.}) 21...
Qg4+ {0-1 Farago,I-Rigo,J/Budapest 1976/MCD/[Wells] (21)}) (15. d5 $5 Qxc4 16.
dxc6 Qxc6 17. Qg4) 15... Be7 $1 (15... Bd6 16. g3 $1 Qh3 (16... Qxd4 17. Nb5
Qxc4 $140 18. Nxd6 {[%csl Rb7,Rc4][%cal Yd6c4,Yd6b7]}) 17. Re1 (17. d5 Ne5 18.
Be2 {might also be possible, but during the game it was the re-organisation of
the pieces via Re1 and Bf1 that was for me the most off-putting.}) 17... Nxd4
18. Bf1 Nf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Bxf3 21. Ne4 $14 {I was not keen to touch
this R+N v BBP in an ending. The rooks have considerable freedom of movement.})
16. d5 Bd6 $1 17. f4 $5 ({A key test of black's tactics, and I think the
choice here is of great theoretical importance. In the event that black's
dangerous counterplay can be shown to be fully adequate the assessment of the
line should hang upon the merits of the quieter positional balance after} 17.
g3 $5 Qxc4 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. f3 {my feeling is that with the bishop pair and a
pawn against rook and knight black should be OK, although ( as I mentioned in
passing in my strategy column ) the assessment of any exchange sacrifice will
also rest upon the availablity of open files for the side with the spare rook.
For this reason there is for me no question of white being worse either.} Ba6
$5 20. Re1 Rd8 $13) 17... exd5 $1 18. Nxd5 $1 ({During the game I also reckoned
} 18. g3 {to be a serious option, but was basically right in being satisfied
with black's play after} Bc5+ 19. Kg2 Qe7 20. Re1 (20. Bxd5 Nd4 $1 21. Bxb7
Qxb7+ 22. Kh3 {[%csl Rh3]} Qc8+ $1 23. g4 Re8 24. Qd3 h5 $132 {with enduring
attacking chances.}) 20... Qd7 $1 ({as usual here the queen sacrifices are
sadly just fun rather than convincing.} 20... dxc4 21. Rxe7 Nxe7+ 22. Kf1 Nf5
23. Qd7 $16) 21. Bxd5 Nd4 $1 22. Re5 (22. Be4 $2 f5 23. Bxb7 Qxb7+ 24. Kh3 Rf6
$17) (22. Bxb7 Qxb7+ 23. Kh3 Qc8+ 24. g4 (24. Kg2 Qb7+ $11) 24... Rd8 25. Ne4
h5 $40) 22... Rd8 $1 (22... Bxd5+ $6 23. Rxd5 Qc6 24. Qd3 Re8 25. b4 $16) 23.
Qd3 Nc6 {and again the position of white's forces, her king in particular
present difficulties.}) 18... Ne5 $5 19. Qe2 $6 {Clearly not the most testing.
When this first appeared on the board I suspected I would have a serious
tactical blow, but in fact black merely has a choice of routes to equality.
However, I was also coming to the conclusion that the stronger move} (19. g3 $1
{afforded me a safe 'default' option, and a fun if unlikely option. In the
cold light of day, it is no longer clear to me that either suffices:} Bc5+ 20.
Kg2 (20. Kh1 $2 Nxc4 $3 21. gxh4 Rd8 {gives black a ferocious attack, as I saw
during the game. White's king really needs the h3 square.}) 20... Qg4 ({
a good 'practical player' probably wouldn't even look at} 20... Nxc4 21. gxh4
Rd8 (21... Ne3+ 22. Kg3 Bxd5 $5 (22... Nxd1 23. Raxd1 {is a jolt back to
reality. When 'cashing in' by capturing a queen for a knight leaves an
unacceptable material deficit, there is suddenly a 'credibility gap'!}) 23. Qa4
Nf5+ 24. Kh3 $16) 22. Kg3 Rxd5 23. Qe2 Nd6 24. Rad1 Nf5+ 25. Kh3 {and again
the fun is pretty much exhausted.}) 21. Ba2 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 $1 (22. Raxd1 Ng4
$11 {[%cal Gg4e3]}) 22... Ng4 23. Rd2 $1 {this is the move I missed. I have
had to revise my view of black's attack. The theoretical status of the whole
line requires a boost here!} (23. b4 Ne3+ 24. Kh3 Bc8+ $1 25. Kh4 Nf5+ $132 {
[%csl Rh4]}) 23... Ne3+ (23... Rd8 $6 24. b4 $1 Ne3+ 25. Kg1 Nc4+ 26. bxc5 Nxd2
27. Rd1 $16) 24. Kh3 Bc8+ 25. g4 $1 {and black's compensation fizzles out to
some extent.} ({but not} 25. Kh4 $6 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Be7+ 27. Kh5 Bf5 {[%csl Rh5]
looks very treacherous for white.})) 19... Ng4 20. h3 Bc5+ (20... Bxd5 21. Bxd5
Ne3 $11 {was my first thought and equally valid.}) 21. Kh1 Ne3 22. b4 (22. Nxe3
$4 Qxh3+ $19) 22... Bd4 {A lively tussle in a risky but fascinating line which
I still think will repay further attention.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Enders, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 {Knaak} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3
cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 h6 $5 {You have to hand it to Peter
Enders! It is hard enough to reach a completely new position after only 9
moves these days, but to then win with black against a Grandmaster whose
understanding of chess is in the very top flight is quite an achievement.
Enders is one of those players for whom apparent fearlessness can on occasions
prove his downfall, but is frequently too his greatest asset.  The move is a
declaration of intent to capture on c3. Since blacks' knight stands on c6
rather d7, black cannot afford to exchange on c3 and allow white to play
Bc1-g5 since the pin would be very likely to prove intolerable. Although this
position is completely new as far as I can see, the idea is not unknown. Now
would be a good moment to look at a couple of other treatments, which might
perhaps give a clue as to white's best course: Knaak: 'Diesen Zug würde ich
zumindest als sehr gewagt bezeichnen, aber mit dem Erfolgreichen läßt sich
schlecht hadern.'} (9... O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. Qd3 (12. Bb2 $5 b6 13.
Bd3 Bb7 14. c4 {This plan deserves consideration. The pressure mustered
against white's hanging pawns is not particularly great, and the potential
potency of white's bishop pair seems greater than in some other set-ups.} Rc8
15. Rc1 Na5 16. Re1 Re8 17. Ne5 Nc6 18. Bb1 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Nd7 20. Re3 b5 $5 {
[%csl Gd5]} 21. d5 $5 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Yb2g7]} (21. cxb5 $1 {the d5 square
does not look sufficient compensation, and if} Qg5 22. Qf1 $14) 21... bxc4 22.
dxe6 Rxe6 23. Rg3 (23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Qg4 Qg5 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Qg6 $13) 23...
Ne5 24. Bf5 Rd6 25. Qe1 $1 (25. Rxg7+ $6 Kf8 $1 26. Qh5 c3 $132 27. Rh7 $140
Qa5 $1) 25... Rc5 26. Rxg7+ (26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Qxe5 Rd1+ 28. Qe1 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1
g6 $15 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Gc4c3]}) 26... Kxg7 27. Bxe5+ f6 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Rd1
Qc7 $4 (29... Re5 $13) 30. Rd7+ {1-0 Marinelli,T-Morin,Y/Cannes 1995/CBM 46
ext.}) 12... b6 13. Bf4 $5 {[%csl Yc7,Yd6] I also have some sympathy for this
idea. White takes key squares away from black's queen, and in some cases may
prepare Ne5 and recapture with the bishop. Black's coming ...Nh5 at least
misplaces his knight.} Bb7 14. Rfe1 Nh5 15. Bd2 Qf6 $6 16. Ba2 Ne7 17. Ne5 $14
{Clement Gomez,J (2200)-Carlier,B (2415) Benidorm op 1989 1-0}) 10. Re1 O-O 11.
a3 {Since black has a heavy preferance for ...Bxc3 in any case, it would be
worth trying to do without this. However, of course then white is restricted
to plans compatible with a subsequent ...Be7.} (11. Qd3 $5) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3
b6 13. Qd3 (13. Bb2 $5 Bb7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. c4 $14 {[%cal Yd3h7,Yd4d5,Yb2f6]
see note to black's 9th.}) 13... Bb7 14. Ba2 $6 {Other things being equal,
white should line-up on the b1-h7 diagonal with his bishop on c2 rather than
b1, for the sake of both his development and the health of his back rank.
Jussupow preferred to bring his rook around the second rank, but his later
vulnerability to Enders' combination speak for themself.} (14. Bb3 Qd6 15. Bc2
Rfd8 16. Bb2 $5) 14... Qd6 15. Bb1 Rfd8 16. Ra2 Rac8 17. Rae2 {Knaak: 'Bis
hier hat Weiß scheinbar nichts falsch gemacht; die Läufer stehen auch auf der
Grundreihe prächtig und die Türme sowieso.'} Nb8 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gb7f3,
Gb8d7,Gd7f8,Gc8c3] A nice, simple move, which coordinates white's minor pieces
well. The noteworthy thing about Enders whole plan is that he gets the
traditional play against white's pawns c3+d4 by exchanging his bishop, rather
than as so often the f6 knight. At first sight this would seem to leave his
king-side vulnerable to sacrifices on h6, but if these do not materialise (
and they do not seem to! ) then the knight on f6 is the perfect defensive
piece. Jussupow's long rook manouevre to the third is time-consuming and
rather clumsy. Knaak: 'Ein beachtlicher Zug: Schwarz führt diesen Springer
nach f8, deckt damit das Feld h7 und entlastett den Sf6.'} 18. Re3 (18. Ne5 Qd5
19. f3 (19. Qg3 Rxc3) 19... Ba6 $17) 18... Nbd7 19. Nh4 Nf8 20. Rh3 {Knaak:
'Scheinbar ein normaler Angriffszug.'} Be4 $3 {[%csl Rb1,Rc1,Rd1,Re1,Rf1,Rh4]
[%mdl 64] Commencing a beautiful combination which devastatingly exploits
white's queen's rook's desertion of the back rank. Knaak: 'Ein echter Knaller,
der vor allem darauf basiert, daß Weiß seine Grundreihe nicht genügend decken
kann.'} 21. Rxe4 $6 ({After} 21. Qb5 a6 (21... Bxb1 {Knaak} 22. Qxb1 g5 23. Nf3
g4) 22. Qb3 Bxb1 23. Qxb1 Nd5 {black's advantage is considerable, but it is
positional rather than material!}) 21... Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxd4 $1 {Knaak: 'Als
ich diesem Moment vorbei schlenderte, konnte ich es kaum fassen, denn ich
hatte 4:1 auf Jussupow gesetzt, aber seine Stellung war eine Ruine.'} 23. Qxd4
(23. Qe1 Qd1 24. Kf1 (24. Re3 Rxc3 $1 {[%csl Rc1,Re1]}) 24... Qa4 $1 {Knaak:
'und mit dem falsch plazierten Turm auf h3 kann Weiß die Grundreihe nicht
richtig verteidigen.'} 25. Bd3 (25. Bd2 Qb5+) 25... Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Qxh4 $17)
23... Rxd4 24. Bc2 Rxh4 $1 {[%csl Rc1,Rc2] Knaak: 'Nur so geht es weiter, und
man beachte, daß Enders auch dieser Zug schon bei 20...Le4 berechnet haben
mußte.'} 25. Rxh4 Rxc3 26. Be3 Rxc2 $19 27. Rd4 {Jussupow continues to
struggle for some time without any real hope, presumably mostly suffering from
shock. Knaak: 'Jussupow erhofft sich etwas von der Fesselung des Sf8.'} ({
Besser} 27. Ra4 {Knaak} Rc7 28. Kf1) 27... Ra2 28. h4 Rxa3 29. Rd8 f6 30. Ra8
Ra5 {'!' Knaak.} 31. Bd2 Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Kf7 33. Rc8 h5 34. Rc7+ Kg6 35. Bb4 Nh7
36. g3 a5 37. Be7 b5 38. Ra7 a4 39. Ra5 Rb1 40. f3 Rb3 {From the games I have
seen Peter Enders has quite impressive technique. Here it is not even called
upon.} 41. Kg2 e5 42. Ra7 f5 43. Bd6 e4 44. fxe4 fxe4 45. Bc5 Rd3 46. Rb7 Rd5
47. Bb4 Nf6 48. Kf2 Nd7 49. Ke2 Kf5 50. Ra7 g6 51. Ra8 Rd3 52. Rd8 a3 53. Ra8
Rxg3 54. Bxa3 Rg2+ 55. Ke3 Ra2 56. Kd4 e3 57. Kxe3 b4 58. Ra5+ Ne5 0-1

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.11.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bb3 $5
Qc7 14. Rc1 b5 15. Qd3 a6 16. Ne5 Bd5 $6 (16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 (17... Qc6
18. Qh3 Ne4 $140 19. Rxe4 Qxe4 20. Bc2 Qxg2+ 21. Qxg2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 $14) 18.
Qg3 $40) 17. Bc2 g6 18. Qh3 Rfc8 19. Qh4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 21. Re3 Qc5 $2 22.
Be7 Qc7 23. Qh6 f5 24. exf6 Nf8 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Benko,P/New York 1994/CBM 41
ext. This is about the only significant game I could find with this structure
where white chooses the square b3 for his bishop! It shows one potential
advantage, the possibility to put the queen on d3 in readiness for a king-side
attack. It might also provide one clue for the defence - it is more difficult
for white to build an attack if black does not commit his queen too early.})
12. Rc1 (12. Qd3) 12... Rc8 13. Bb3 {A very unusual square for the bishop in
this line. We have already seen in the note to black's 11th move one possible
use for this set-up, but this was rather an ideal case. Other uses are
conceivable - it is possible that after an exchange on c3, the bishop might be
used to support the push c3-c4 and d4-d5 ( although it would be doing itself
few favours in the process! ).It certainly might exert a pressure on the b3-g8
diagonal which would discourage black's ...e5 ideas in this structure. There
is also little doubt that it is well placed in the event of the retreat ...Be7
by black. However, white needs a concrete improvement against Piket's play in
the game.} (13. Bd3 {- main line}) (13. Qb3 $5) 13... a6 $5 {Black gains
control of b5, renders any Ba4 ideas rather absurd and prepares in some cases
for the more secure fixing of the c3+d4 hanging pawns which will arise from
captures on c3.} 14. Qe2 (14. Qd3 $2 Nc5) 14... h6 $1 {White's main idea seems
to be a well timed Ne5, when the bishop on b3 would be quite aggressively
placed in the event that black settles for breaking the pin with the modest ...
Be7. This move all but forces the bishop to h4, and initiates black's key
defensive idea.} 15. Bh4 Re8 {If white's idea is to be justified, he badly
needs a strong move here. Basically the aim is to defend d4 in preparation for
Ne5, since the immediate Ne5 meets with a painful refutation. The task is by
no means easy since both white's rooks are needed where they are. In my view
Piket has found a good antidote.} 16. Ne5 $2 {[%csl Rd4]} Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qd4 $1
18. Bg3 (18. Bxf6 gxf6 {does not look promising either since black is well
centralised and superior on the dark squares, whereas the bishop on b3 is now
ill-placed to exploit black's weakened king eg.} 19. Qh5 Rc5 $1 20. Rcd1 (20.
Qxh6 Qg4 $1 {[%csl Rb3,Yb7][%cal Yb7g2]} 21. Qh3 Qxh3 22. gxh3 fxe5 $15) 20...
Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Qxh6 Qg5 23. Qxg5+ fxg5 $15 24. Rd7 Re7) 18... Ne4 $1
$17 {Gradually the extent of white's back rank difficulties becomes clear.
Black enjoys a huge initiative in the centre.} 19. Qg4 (19. Red1 $5 Nxg3 (19...
Qc5 $5 20. Nxe4 $140 Qxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bd1 Bxe4 $17) 20. hxg3 Qc5 21. a3
Qc6 $15) 19... Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rxc3 21. Rcd1 Rxg3 $1 $19 22. Qxg3 (22. hxg3 Qxf2+
23. Kh2 Nc3 $19 {[%csl Rd1,Rg2]}) 22... Qxd1 $1 23. Rxd1 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Rc8 $19
25. Rd6 b5 26. Rb6 Rc1+ 27. Kh2 Rc7 28. f4 Kf8 {The conversion of black's
extra pawn presenta no particular technical problems. A smooth destruction of
white's opening strategy.} 29. g4 Ke7 30. Kg3 Bc8 31. f5 $6 Rc5 $1 {[%csl Re5]
[%cal Ga6a5]} 32. Kf4 a5 33. Rb8 Bd7 34. Rb7 Rc1 35. a4 bxa4 36. Ba2 Rc2 37.
Bb1 Rc4+ 38. Ke3 Rb4 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 03rd"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2002.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Qe8
$2 {Right idea, wrong order. Black's light-square strategy is laudable, but
only justified once the bishop has been safely driven back to h4. This was all
know to theory. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing!} (14... h6 15. Bh4 Qe8
$1 $11) 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bxh6 $1 {[%csl Gc3,Re8][%cal Gc3g3,Gc3h3][%mdl 512] The
combination of white's swinging major pieces, and the position of black's
queen, which from the point of view of defending key king-side squares is
little short of catastrophic should have made black suspicious.} gxh6 17. Rh3 {
[%cal Gb3e3,Gb3g3]} Rxc4 {A countersac which barely even slows white up. I am
sure black already knew the writing was on the wall.} 18. Nxc4 Kg7 19. Qg3+ Kh7
20. Qd3+ Kg7 21. Nd6 Qb8 22. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 23. Rg3+ Ng4 24. Rxg4+ Kf6 25. Qh7
1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9697 7th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bxc3 (10... Bb7 11. Ne5) (10... Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6
12. Qa4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 $14) 11. bxc3 Nbd7 12. Bd3 (12. Qd3 Qc7 13. Bb3 Bb7 {
with Rac8 and h6~~}) 12... Bb7 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Rc1 (14. c4 h6 15. Bh4 Rac8)
14... Rfc8 15. Qe2 Qd6 {[%cal Gd6a3]} 16. Red1 (16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qc6)
16... Rc7 $5 17. c4 (17. Bh4 Qd5 18. Bg3 Rcc8 {[%cal Gd5h5]}) 17... Re8 {
with the idea Bxf3 and e5} 18. h3 Rcc8 (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 e5 20. c5 $1 (20.
dxe5 Nxe5 21. Qg3 Nh5 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rxd6 Nxg3 24. fxg3 Nxc4 $15) 20...
bxc5 21. dxc5) 19. Qe3 Qc6 (19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 e5 21. Bf5 $1) 20. Re1 Qa4 (
20... Qd6) 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 (22. dxe5 Nd7 {with Nf8 and Qc6~~}) 22... Qc6
$1 23. Qg3 (23. f3 Nd7 24. Qg3 e5) 23... Nh5 24. Qg4 (24. d5 exd5 25. Qg4 dxc4)
24... f5 $1 25. d5 $8 fxg4 $8 26. dxc6 Rxc6 27. hxg4 (27. Be4 Rc7 28. Bxb7 Rxb7
29. hxg4 Nf6 $11) 27... Nf6 28. f3 Ba6 {Xc4} 29. Rc3 {[%cal Gc3a3,Ge1c1]} b5 $1
30. Bxf6 (30. c5 $6 b4 31. Bxa6 bxc3 32. Bb5 Rec8 33. Bxc6 Rxc6 34. Be3 Nd5 35.
Bd4 Ra6 $15) 30... gxf6 31. Be4 Rxc4 (31... Rc5 $2 32. Ra3) 32. Ra3 Ra4 33.
Rxa4 bxa4 34. Bc6 Re7 35. Re4 Kf7 36. Rxa4 Bb7 $11 37. Bxb7 Rxb7 38. Kh2 e5 39.
Kg3 Kg6 {with the idea h5} 40. Ra6 Rf7 41. Kh4 Rc7 42. g5 Rc4+ 43. g4 Rf4 44.
Rxa7 (44. gxf6 Rxf6 45. Rxf6+ Kxf6 46. Kh5 e4 $1 47. fxe4 Ke5 48. Kh6 Kxe4 49.
Kxh7 Kf4 $11) 44... fxg5+ 45. Kg3 e4 46. fxe4 Rxe4 47. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Eriksson, Anders"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Ibland spelar man partier där allt redan har tänkts ut av andra. Detta var
ett sådant parti. Båda spelarna kände på sig att de sett det tidigare.} 1. e4
c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O
9. O-O Bxc3 {Karpov brukar senarelägga slaget på c3.} 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Qc7
12. Bd3 Qxc3 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Ne5 {[#]} Nxe5 (14... Qd5 $5 15. Re1 Kh8 16. Re3
b5 {Ger oklart spel.} (16... Qxd4 17. Rc4 Qd5 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qh5 f5 20. Rh4
Kg8 21. Qxh7+ Kf7 22. Rh6 {Vit vinner. Dessa varianter står i Aagaards bok om
Panov.})) (14... b6 $6 15. Qf3 Qd5 16. Qh3 {Dolmatov.}) 15. Rc5 Qa3 16. dxe5
Qxc5 (16... Ne4 17. Rxc8 Nxg5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. h4 {Och vit vinner pållen.})
17. Bxf6 gxf6 (17... Re8 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qg5 Qf8 21. Rd1 b6 22.
Rd4 Ba6 23. Rg4 Be2 24. Bxg7 Bxg4 25. Bxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qxg4 {Med vinstspel för
vit i Dolmatov,S - Speelman,J, Hastings 1989.}) 18. Qg4+ (18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.
Qh5+ Kg8 (19... Kg7 $2 20. exf6+) 20. Qg4+ Kh7 21. Qh4+ {Med remischack.})
18... Kh8 19. Qh4 f5 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21. Re1 Bd7 22. Re3 Qxe3 (22... Qc1+ 23. Bf1
Qxe3 24. fxe3 {Är en smula mer korrekt. Ställningen är Remi enligt Dolmatov.})
23. fxe3 {[#]} Rfd8 24. h4 Be8 (24... Bc6 {Ser bättre ut. Löparen kan gå till
e8 ifall vits löpare går till h5.}) 25. Be2 Rac8 26. h5 Rd2 27. Bf3 Rc1+ 28.
Kh2 Bc6 29. h6 Kf8 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qb8
Rcc2 35. Qxa7+ Ke8 36. Qb8+ Ke7 37. Qa7+ Ke8 38. Qb8+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

