[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 $5 14.
Qc5 $6 (14. Bc4 $1 Nxc3 (14... Nb6 15. Be2 c5 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Qe5 Ba6 18. Nc3
Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rab8 20. Qxe7 Nc4 21. b3 Rfe8 22. Nd5 $1 Kg7 23. Qc7 $16 {
1-0 Brodsky,M-Hodgson,Ju/Isle of Man op (08) 1996 (42)}) 15. Qxc3 $14) 14...
Qf4+ (14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be6 16. Kb1 Rfd8 $10) 15. Kb1 (15. Rd2 Nxc3 16. Qxc3
$10) 15... Bf5 16. Nxd5 (16. Qxc6 $4 {White will choke on that pawn} Bxc2+ $1)
16... cxd5 17. Qxd5 (17. Qxe7 $2 Bxc2+ 18. Kxc2 Qa4+ 19. Kd2 Rac8 $1 20. Bd3
Qa5+ 21. Ke2 Rfe8 $19) 17... Rab8 18. Bc4 (18. Rd4 Qc7 (18... Qe3 19. Bd3 e5
20. Rc4 Rbd8 21. Qc5 Qd2 22. Rc3 Qxg2 23. Rg1 $10) 19. Qc4 Qb6 20. Qc3 Rfc8 21.
Rc4 Rd8 $44) (18. Qd4 Bxc2+ $1 19. Ka1 Qc7 20. Rc1 Rfd8 $17) 18... Qc7 (18...
Be6 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Rb4 21. b3 Bxc4 22. a3 $1 $16) 19. Bb3 Rbd8 (19...
Be6 20. Qg5 Bxb3 21. cxb3 Rfc8 $14) (19... Rbd8 20. Qc4 Qxh2 21. Qe2 Rxd1+ 22.
Rxd1 Qc7 $132) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 11. h4 Qc7 12. exd5 (12. h5 Nxh5 13. g4 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 Qf4+ 15. Be3 Qxf3 16. Rg1 d4 17. Bxd4 e5 18. Bc5 Bxg4 19. Rd3 Qf4+ {
1-0 Liss,E-Hartung Nielsen,J/Copenhagen Politiken Cup (02) 1996 (29)}) 12...
Nxd5 (12... exd5 13. Qd2 Re8 (13... h5 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Bg5 Qb4 16. Nb3 d4 17.
Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Nh7 20. Rb4 Nxg5 {1/2-1/2 Gallagher,J-Hodgson,
J/Bern Cup (01) 1996 (25)}) 14. Bf4 Qa5 15. Nb3 Qb4 16. a3 Qe7 17. Bg5 Be6 18.
Nb5 d4 {1-0 Dvoirys,S-Los,S/Groningen op (01) ;EXP 38 1993 (35)}) 13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Qd2 Re8 {/\ Rxe3} (14... Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 $16) (14... h5 15. Nb5
Qe7 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. c3 Be6 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qe5 20. Re1 Qb8 21. Bh6 Qd8 22.
Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 Qf6 24. Rd1 Rac8 25. Bb5 a6 26. Be2 Rfe8 27. Nxc6 {1/2-1/2
Kramnik,V-Alterman,B/URS-qualJ Sochi ;EXT 90 1990}) (14... Qe5 15. h5 Re8 16.
Bf2 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Be6 $14 20. Bd3 {1-0 Dvoirys,
S-Alterman,B/Leeuwarden op (07) ;EXT 94op 1994 (40)}) 15. h5 Rxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxd4
$1 {Strong new move.White get's slight edge, but Black position however
defendable.} (16... Nxd4 $2 17. Rxd4 (17. Qe8+ Bf8 18. Rxd4 Bf5 19. Qa4 $16)
17... Bf5 {|^} 18. Bd3 (18. Rd2 d4 19. Qg5 d3 20. Bxd3 Qe5 $40) 18... Qb6 19.
Rhh4 $2 (19. c3 $142 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Rc8+ 21. Kb1 Qe6 22. Qd2 Bxd3+ 23. Qxd3 $10)
19... Be4 $1 20. Rdxe4 Qxb2+ 21. Kd1 dxe4 22. Rxe4 Qxa2 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Re7 {
1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Topalov,V/Dos Hermanas (04) ,CBM 53 1996 (29)}) 17. Rxd4 (17.
Qe8+ Kg7 18. h6+ Kf6 19. Rxd4 Nxd4) 17... Nxd4 18. Qxd4 (18. Qe8+ Kg7 19. h6+
Kf6 20. Qh8+ Ke7 (20... Kg5 $3 {Point of Black's idea.} 21. Qxd4 Qf4+ 22. Qxf4+
Kxf4 $15) 21. Qxd4 Be6 (21... Qb6 22. Qxd5 Be6 23. Qe4) 22. Bd3 Qg3 $14) 18...
Bf5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qe5 (20... Qc4 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qxc4 dxc4 $14) 21.
hxg6 hxg6 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 {White has well-known but too
small for the winning advantage.} b6 $6 (24... Kf8 $14) 25. Kd2 (25. b3 Kg7 26.
c4 Kf6 27. cxd5 Ke5 28. Re4+ Kd6 29. Kd2 Rd7 30. Rd4 Ke5 $10) 25... Kg7 26. Kd3
Kf6 27. Rf4+ Ke6 28. Rh4 Ke5 (28... a5 $14) 29. Rh7 Rf8 30. g3 Ke6 31. c3 Re8 (
31... b5 $14) 32. Kd4 (32. a4 $14) 32... Kf6 (32... Rc8 33. b3 Re8) 33. Rh2 (
33. Kxd5 $6 Re2) 33... Re5 34. a4 (34. f4 Re1 35. Kxd5 Rg1) 34... Rf5 35. Rf2
Ke6 36. Re2+ Kd6 37. f4 Rh5 38. Re5 f6 39. Re8 (39. Rxh5 gxh5 40. f5 a6 41. b4
Kc6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis"]
[Black "Stanojoski, Zvonko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Arizmendi,J"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 {Looking at my opponent´s games in the database I noticed he
was a fervent adherent of the Accelearated Dragon. So, it was easy to guess
what was coming, but which line should I chose? Finally I opted against 10.Qd2
Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5, where Stanojoski had considerable experience.} 10. h4 $5 {
This has good surprise value, but after the game I began to have doubts as to
its true merits.} Nxd4 11. Bxd4 a5 (11... b5 12. Nd5 {Was played this year in
Ernesto Fernández-Illescas, Spanish Championship. White obtained an advantage
in that game, but I believe the Macedonian´s reaction was much stronger.}) 12.
a4 Be6 {This has been played in very few games, but it makes a lot of sense.
Generally speaking, Black should never allow his queenside to be frozen like
this, but here White will not manage to get his king to the ideal a2 shelter,
preventing any counterplay from Black. The tempo spent on 10.h4 is of vital
importance now. Furthermore, White no longer has the possibility to castle
short either, so I decided to stick to the first plan.} 13. Qd2 Bxb3 14. cxb3
Rc8 (14... Qc8 $1 {or}) (14... Qd7 $1 {is the correct idea, planning 15...Qe6.
Black should pressure b3 before White has time to bring his king to a2, and
this is the only way to do so.}) 15. O-O-O d5 $6 {I do not like this move
either. Now the bishop will be buried alive. Maybe my opponent was counting on
opening the diagonal with f6, but he never gets the chance.} ({This was the
last chance to get some play on the queenside by} 15... b5 $5 16. axb5 Qd7 17.
Kb1 Qe6 18. h5 $13) 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 (17. e6 Nc5 $1 $17) 17... Nc5 $2 {
this leads to a strategically lost position for Black.} (17... e6 18. Qe3 $5 {
is better, although White should be slightly better now.} (18. Kb1 f6 19. h5
fxe5 20. fxe5 gxh5 21. Rxh5 Qe8 $1 22. g4 Qg6+ 23. Ka2 $13)) 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19.
Kb1 e6 20. h5 Qb6 21. Nb5 Rfc8 22. Nd4 {Diagram [#]White has obtained the
ideal setup on the queenside, and now has all the time in the World to prepare
his attack.} R5c7 23. Qd3 f6 $6 {this only helps White, but it is logical to
try to get some counterplay.} 24. Qg3 fxe5 25. fxe5 Rf8 26. hxg6 h6 27. Rhe1 ({
Even better was} 27. Rh5 $1 Re7 28. Qh4 Ree8 29. g4 (29. Rc1 $18) 29... Rf4 (
29... Qc7 30. g5 $18) 30. Rxh6 Qc7 (30... Rxd4 31. Rh8+ Bxh8 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33.
Qf7#) 31. Rh5 Bxe5 32. Rh7 Bg7 33. Nf5 exf5 34. Rc1 Qd7 35. Rh1 Kf8 36. Rh8+
Bxh8 37. Qxh8+ Ke7 38. Qe5+ Kd8 39. Qxf4 $18) 27... Re7 28. Re3 $1 Ree8 29. Rf3
Qd8 $2 (29... Qb4 30. Ka2 Qe7 31. Rxf8+ Rxf8 32. Re1 $16) 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31.
Qf4 Qe7 32. Rf1 $18 Bg7 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Qxe7 ({This wins easily, but} 34. g4
$1 Bxe5 35. Nxe6 $1 $18 {was crushing.}) 34... Rxe7 35. Rf7 Re8 36. Nf3 Bf8 37.
Rxb7 Be7 38. Nd4 Bc5 39. Nc6 Rg8 $2 {A grave mistake in a desperate position.}
40. Rh7# 1-0

[Event "SRB Central-ch op-A 7th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2014.07.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Vucinic, Gojko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {Gojko's Dragon provoked
me to start the game by a King's Pawn Opening.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O
9. O-O-O d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bh6 $5 {An idea of Mark Tseitlin.} Bxh6 $1 12.
Qxh6 Qb6 {The best among Black's choices.} (12... e5 13. Qg5 Qe7 14. f4 $1 h6 (
14... Re8 15. exd5 $1 Nxd5 16. Qxe7 Rxe7 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. fxe5 Rxe5 19. Bd3
$16) 15. Qxe5 Qxe5 16. fxe5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4 Bf5 19. e6 $1 $16) 13.
h4 $5 (13. e5 Nd7 14. h4 Nxe5 15. h5 Bf5 16. g4 f6 $1 17. Qf4 (17. gxf5 $2 g5 {
traps the white queen.}) 17... Rab8 18. b3 Bd7 19. hxg6 hxg6 $13) 13... Rb8 14.
b3 Qb4 $146 (14... Qc5 15. Kb2 dxe4 16. Qg5 $1 {is White's main idea in this
opening.}) 15. Kb2 (15. Qe3 $6 Rd8 16. e5 Bf5 $1 $17) 15... dxe4 $6 {This
daring move is quite unexpected at least for me.} (15... d4 16. Ne2 e5 17. h5
Qe7 18. Qg5 Re8 19. hxg6 fxg6 $13) 16. h5 exf3 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Rh4 $6 {
This natural move actually results in helping Black to organise his defensive
formation.} (18. Bd3 $142 fxg2 19. Bxg6 $3 gxh1=Q 20. Bxh7+ Nxh7 21. Qg6+ Kh8
22. Rxh1 $18 {is the motif I have missed.}) 18... Qc5 19. Ne4 (19. Bc4+ e6 20.
gxf3 Qe7 $13) 19... Qe5+ 20. c3 {I was in between} ({and} 20. Kb1 {which does
not expose the second rank.} Rb7 21. Nxf6+ exf6 22. gxf3 Be6 23. Re4 Qf5 24.
Ba6 Rbf7 25. Bd3 Qxf3 26. Rg1 Bf5 27. Re3 Qf2 28. Rf1 Qg2 29. Rxf5 gxf5 30. Bc4
Qg6 31. Qh2 f4 32. Qxf4 Kh8 33. Bxf7 Qxf7 34. Qd4 $44 {White has compensation
nothing more.} Re8 35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 36. Qxf6+ Kg8 $11 {proves that Black could
even give thepawn back.}) 20... Rb7 21. Nxf6+ $5 (21. Bc4+ e6) (21. Ba6 Rc7 22.
Ng5 e6 23. Nxf3 Qc5 24. Bxc8 Rfxc8 25. Rhd4 $44) (21. Ng5 e6 22. Nxf3 Qc5)
21... exf6 22. gxf3 Be6 $1 {This turns out to be only move} ({since} 22... f5
$6 {is met by the beautiful swing of the attack with} 23. Rh2 $3 Qg7 (23... Be6
$2 24. Re2 Qf6 25. Rd6) 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Qg5 f4 26. Rd6 Bf5 27. Rxc6 $16) 23.
Re4 (23. Ba6 Rbf7 24. Re4) 23... Qf5 24. Ba6 (24. Bd3 Qh3 25. Qf4 Bd5 26. Bc4
Bxc4 27. Rxc4 $44) (24. Rxe6 $2 Qxe6 25. Bc4 Qxc4 $1 $19 {The pin talks!})
24... Rbb8 $2 {The completely wrong direction!} (24... Re7 $2 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26.
Bc4 $1 (26. Rd7 $2 Re2+ 27. Bxe2 Qxd7 28. Bc4+ Rf7 $17)) (24... Rbf7 $1 25. Re3
$44 {and the fight continues.}) 25. Rh1 Rf7 26. Rhe1 $1 $18 Bd5 $2 $138 ({
Even after the forced} 26... Re8 $8 27. Bc4 Rfe7 28. Qd2 $1 $18 {Black loses
immediately.}) 27. Re8+ Rf8 28. Qxf8# 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Black "Gallego Jimenez, Victoriano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A Ftacnik Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 ({Erfolgversprechende
moderne Versuche sind die Züge} 10. Qe1 {Schulz,A und}) (10. Kb1 $5 {Schulz,A})
10... Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 {Wird eher selten gespielt.} ({In
letzter Zeit wurde auch wieder häufiger mit} 12... Bxd4 {Schulz,A} 13. Qxd4 Qb6
{experimentiert (s.CBM 57)} (13... Qc7)) (12... e5 {Schulz,A} 13. Bc5 Be6 14.
Ne4 {ist die Hauptvariante.}) 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3 (14. Kb1 $4 {Schulz,A} e5
$19) 14... Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 Rad8 {[#] Does this Rook
belong to d8? Along with 17...a5 and 17...Qf2 Black tried 17...Rfd8 in the
position at the diagram - cf. Kasparov,G-Topalov,V/Amsterdam Euwe-mem (05) ;
CBM 47 1995} (17... Rfd8 {Schulz,A} 18. Ba6 c5 19. Be2 c4 20. f4 Rd4 21. Rxd4
Qxd4 22. g3 c3 23. Qxc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Bxa2 25. Kb2 Be6 26. c4 {1-0 Kasparov,
G-Topalov,V/Amsterdam Euwe-mem 1995 (41)}) 18. Re1 $5 (18. Ba6 c5 19. Be2 {
by analogy with Kasparov-Topalov was worth considering.}) 18... Rfe8 19. Bd3 c5
20. Qa4 Rb8 21. b3 Red8 {White got a few extra tempos but to use them is not a
simple task.} 22. Qa6 (22. Z0 {Schulz,A} c4 $140 23. Bxc4 Qd4 24. Bxe6 $4 Qa1#)
22... Qc7 {Baburin:[#] White is a pawn up, but Black has compensation for it -
he threatens to play ...Rb6 with a further ...c4, exposing the position of the
white king. Luckily for White, it's his turn to play and he can expose Black's
king, keeping his own safe by playing} 23. Rxe6 {This sacrifice changes the
character of the game but proves to be insufficient for win. Black has enough
recources to defend his position.} ({Weiß beseitigt die Drohung} 23. Z0 {
Schulz,A} c4 $140) 23... fxe6 24. Qxe6+ {Mit zwei Bauern für Qualität hat Weiß
keinen Grund zu klagen. Außerdem kann er mit h4-h5 den Bd3 und Rh1 gut ins
Spiel bringen.} Kg7 (24... Qf7 25. Qe5 Qg7) 25. h4 {Baburin: Two pawns for the
exchange and the possibilty to attack the enemy's monarch determines White's
advantage here.} Re8 26. Qc4 Qe5 27. Kb1 Rbd8 (27... Rb4 28. Qa6 Re7 29. g4 $40
) 28. h5 gxh5 (28... g5) (28... Rd4 {Schulz,A} 29. Qa6 {[%csl Ra7,Rg6]}) 29. f4
Qd4 30. Qxd4+ cxd4 (30... Rxd4 31. Rxh5 h6 32. Rxc5 Rxf4 33. Kb2 Re7) (30...
Rxd4 {Schulz,A sieht für mich natürlicher aus.}) 31. Rxh5 {In diesem Endspiel
kann es nur darum gehen, ob Weiß gewinnt oder Schwarz ein Remis schafft.
Vielleicht sollte Weiß erstmal einen Freibauern am Damenflügel machen und vor
allem den König ins Spiel bringen.} h6 32. Ra5 Re7 33. Ra6 h5 34. Rg6+ Kf8 35.
Rh6 Rg7 36. Bg6 Rd6 (36... Rd5 $142 {Schulz,A Baburin}) 37. f5 Ke7 ({Baburin:
now} 37... Rd5 {Schulz,A fails because of} 38. f6 Rg8 39. Bd3 $1 $18) 38. Rxh5
Kf6 39. Rh3 {Baburin: Here White goes wrong, trying to prevent ...d3, but
allowing the blockade of his pawns on the king side.} (39. g4 {was an
alternative her stronger. Black consolidates the situation by} Ke5 (39... Z0 {
Schulz,A} 40. g5+ $140) 40. g5 Kf4 {After the text White is not anymore
capable to advance his K-side pawns.}) ({Baburin: The more natural} 39. g4 $1 {
Schulz,A followed by a further g5+, Rh6 and f6, would have given White with
excellent winning chances.}) 39... Rgd7 40. Rd3 Re7 41. Rd2 Re1+ 42. Kb2 Re3
43. g4 Kg5 44. Bh5 Rg3 45. Rf2 Re3 {A fortunate position of the black king
allows Black to successfully block the tied advanced pawns and retain equal
chances.} 46. Bf7 d3 $1 (46... Kxg4 {The simplest decision. Black could also
play} 47. f6 Kg3 (47... d3 $2 {bad is} 48. Bh5+ $1 Kxh5 49. f7 Rd8 50. f8=Q
Rxf8 51. Rxf8 Re2 52. Rc8 {/\Rc3}) 48. Rf5 Rf3 49. Rxf3+ $140 Kxf3 50. Bh5+ Kf4
51. f7 Rf6 {, and Kg5.}) 47. cxd3 Rexd3 48. Be6 Rd2+ {After the rook exchange
White is deprived of winning chances.} 49. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 50. Ka3 Rd4 51. b4 Rxg4
52. Ka4 Rg3 53. b5 Kf6 54. Kb4 Ke5 55. a4 Kd6 56. a5 (56. a5 {Schulz,A} Rg4+
57. Kb3 (57. Bc4 Rf4 $11) 57... Kc5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Gausel, Einar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4
O-O 9. Qe2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Na5 11. Bb3 Nxb3+ {How should White recapture? A
common rule states: "Towards the centre!" Yet chess is full of exeptions and
this is one of them: cxb is a much better move because it does not allow Black
to open the a-file after a7-a5-a4.} 12. cxb3 Qa5 13. Kb1 Rfb8 14. g4 b5 15. g5
Ne8 16. h4 e6 17. Qh2 b4 18. Nce2 Rb6 19. h5 Ra6 20. Nc1 {The position of
White's King is solid enough while his own attack on the King side is getting
dangerous.} Rc8 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Nc2 Rac6 23. Rd2 Qc7 24. Nd3 a5 25. f4 Qb7
26. Bd4 e5 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Nxe5 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Bb5 31. Ka1 Qe7
32. Qh2 Qd6 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Nd7+ Bxd7 35. Bxg7+ Nxg7 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxg7 Qf4
38. Qd4 Qxg5 39. e5 Bh3 40. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Varna-21"]
[Site "Varna"]
[Date "1982.05.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Donchev, Dimitar I"]
[Black "Semkov, Semko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1982.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. h4 $5 dxe4 11. h5 Nxd4 $1 (11... Nxh5 $2 12. g4 Ng3 (12...
e5 13. Nxc6 Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2 bxc6 15. gxh5 exf3 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Bg5
$18 {Rasidovic,S-Wagman,S/Biel op/1992/}) (12... Nxd4 13. gxh5 e5 14. hxg6 hxg6
15. Qh2 Re8 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. Bh6 Bxh6+ 18. Qxh6+ Ke7 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Qh4+ Kd7
21. Qxd8+ Rexd8 22. c3 $18 {Rasidovic,S-Jovcic,M/JUG/1981/}) 13. Qh2 $1 Nxh1
14. Nxc6 $16) 12. Bxd4 (12. hxg6 $6 e5 $1 (12... Ne6 13. gxf7+ Kh8 14. Qf2 Qa5
15. Qh4 $36) 13. gxf7+ Rxf7 14. Bc4 Be6 $17) 12... e5 $1 (12... exf3 13. hxg6
hxg6 14. gxf3 $16) (12... Nxh5 13. Qf2 $5 Bxd4 14. Rxd4 Qb6 15. Nxe4 $146) 13.
Bxe5 Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2 e3 (14... Nxh5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nxe4 $14) 15. Rd3 Nxh5 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rxe3 Ng3 18. Rg1 Nxf1 (18... Be6 $10) 19. Rxf1 h5 (19... Be6 $5)
20. Ne2 $1 Be6 (20... Rd8 21. c3 Be6 22. Nd4 Bd5 23. b3 $14) 21. Nd4 Bd5 22. b3
$14 Rfe8 23. Rfe1 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Rd8 (24... Kf6 $5 25. c4 Bc6 26. Nxc6 bxc6 $14)
25. Rd3 Rd7 (25... Kf6 26. c4 Bc6 27. Kd2 Ke7) 26. c4 Bc6 27. Kd2 Rc7 $6 28. b4
b6 $6 (28... Bd7 $142 29. c5 Kf6) 29. Nxc6 Rxc6 30. Kc3 Kf6 31. c5 $1 $16 bxc5
(31... b5 32. Rd7 a6 33. Kd4 $18) 32. b5 Re6 (32... Rc7 33. Kc4 Ke6 34. Rd5 $16
) 33. Rd2 $1 (33. Kc4 Re2 $14) 33... Ke7 $6 (33... Kf5 $5 34. Kc4 g5 35. Kxc5
g4 $132) 34. Kc4 Rd6 35. Re2+ Kd7 36. Kxc5 Rd1 37. a4 Rb1 38. Rc2 $1 Kc7 $6 (
38... g5 $5) 39. Kd5+ Kd7 $6 (39... Kb7 40. Ke5 Rb4 41. Kf6 $16) 40. Rc6 $1 $18
Rd1+ 41. Ke5 Rd2 42. Ra6 Rxg2 43. Rxa7+ Kc8 44. Rxf7 h4 (44... Ra2 45. Rf4 g5
46. Rc4+ Kd7 47. Kf5 $18) 45. a5 h3 46. a6 h2 47. a7 Ra2 48. b6 $1 Ra5+ (48...
h1=Q 49. b7+ Kd8 50. b8=Q#) 49. Kd6 Ra6 50. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.24"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Palac, Mladen"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 $5 Nxd4 (10... Rb8 11. Nb3 (11. Be2 $5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4
dxe4 13. Qe3 $36 {Ernst/}) 11... dxe4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Rxd8+ Nxd8 14. Bxa7 Ra8
15. Bb6 Bf5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. Bd4 {Milov,L-Ovseevich,S/Nikolaev zt/
1993/}) 11. e5 $1 Nxf3 (11... Nd7 12. Bxd4 Nxe5 (12... e6 13. f4 a6 14. h4 b5
15. h5 b4 16. Na4 a5 17. g4 $36 {Kaminski,U-Sievers,S/GER/1995/0,5/38/}) 13.
Qe3 Nd7 (13... Nc6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nxd5 Qa5 16. b4 $1 $16 {Milov,L-Golubev,M/
Biel op/1994/0,5/26/}) 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nxd5 e6 16. Nc3 Qb6 17. Qd2 Nf6 18.
Qg5 $14 {Landa,K-Tolnai,T/Balatonbereny/1995/0,5/50/}) 12. gxf3 Nh5 13. Qxd5
Qxd5 (13... Qc7 14. f4 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rad8 $6 (16... e6 $142 {Wahls/
}) 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 $16 {Brodsky,M-Marin,M/Bucharest/1995/0,5/21/}) 14.
Nxd5 Bxe5 15. Nxe7+ (15. Bc5 Nf4 16. Bxe7 Re8 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 $14) 15...
Kg7 16. Rd5 $1 Bf6 (16... Kf6 17. Rb5 $5) 17. Nxc8 Rfxc8 18. Bd3 $16 Rc7 19.
Be4 a6 20. Rg1 $1 Kh8 (20... Kf8 $5) 21. Rgd1 Re8 22. a4 (22. Rd7 Re7 23. Rd8+
Kg7) 22... Bh4 23. Bb6 $1 Rc6 (23... Rce7 24. Rd7 Nf6 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Rd8+
Kg7 27. Bc5 Rd7 $5 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Bd4+ Bf6 30. Bxf6+ Kxf6 31. Bxb7 Nc5 32.
Bc8 $16) 24. Bd4+ Bf6 25. Rd7 $16 Rc4 26. Bxb7 Rxa4 27. Bxf6+ Nxf6 28. Rxf7 Rf4
(28... Nh5 29. Bc6 $18) 29. Rd6 Nh5 30. Rxf4 Nxf4 31. Bxa6 $18 Re3 32. b4 Rxf3
33. b5 Ne2 34. b6 Nc3+ 35. Kc1 1-0

[Event "Goglidze Memorial"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Gufeld, Eduard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1983.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Rb8
(14... Re8 $5) 15. c4 (15. g4 f5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. Ng5 e4 18. c3 Qa5 19. Nxe6
Qxa2 $36) (15. h4 f5 16. Ng5 e4 17. Bd4 e3 18. Qd3 Qd7 $13 {Zagrebelny,
S-Khalifman,A/Sochi/1984/}) (15. Bc4 $5 Re8 16. h4 a5 17. Bb3 h6 18. g4 Ra8 19.
a4 Qc7 20. g5 h5 21. Qf2 Red8 $13 {Popovic,P-Sax,G/Jug(izt)/1987/}) 15... Re8 (
15... Nb6 $6 16. Bxf8 Qxf8 17. Qd6 Qc8 18. Kb1 $14) 16. g4 (16. cxd5 cxd5 17.
Qc3 f5 18. Nd6 e4 19. Rd4 Re7 20. Nb5 Reb7 $13 {Serper,G-Nesterov,J/Jurmala/
1982/}) (16. h4 $5 Nb6 17. Bd6 Ra8 18. Qc3 Nd7 19. c5 $16) 16... Nb6 17. Qc2 $6
(17. Qxd8 Rexd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. b3 $14 {Oll,L-Yurtaev,L/Tallinn/1983/}) (17.
Bd6 $5 Ra8 18. Qc3 $14) 17... Nd7 $1 18. h4 $6 Qa5 19. Ba3 Nf6 $1 $17 20. g5 (
20. Nc5 $6 Bf8 21. Qf2 e4 $17) (20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Bd3 Be7 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23.
Kb1 Reb7 $17) (20. Nd6 Red8 21. Be2 Bf8 $15) 20... Nxe4 21. fxe4 Bf8 $1 22.
Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Kb1 Rfd8 24. Bd3 $6 (24. Rxd8+ $142 Rxd8 25. Bd3) 24... Rd4 25.
Qe2 $6 (25. Rc1 $5) 25... Qb4 $19 26. b3 (26. Rc1 Rxd3) 26... a5 27. Kb2 a4 28.
Qe1 Qd6 29. Bc2 Bxc4 30. Qc3 axb3 31. axb3 Bxb3 $1 (31... Bxb3 32. Bxb3 Rxd1
33. Rxd1 Qxd1) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4
O-O 9. Bb3 Bd7 10. Nde2 Rb8 11. O-O b5 12. Nf4 a5 13. a4 (13. a3 a4 14. Ba2 b4
$15) 13... b4 14. Nb5 Ne5 15. Qe2 Qe8 (15... Qc8 {/\ Qa6}) 16. Nc7 (16. Nd4 {>=
} Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 $14) 16... Qd8 17. Nb5 (17. Ncd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 $10) 17...
Qc8 18. Nd4 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Nd3 Nd7 21. Bg5 (21. Rfd1 $10) 21... Re8 22.
f4 e6 23. Rae1 Qb7 24. e5 (24. Kh1 $15) 24... Bd5 25. Bxd5 (25. exd6 Bxb3 26.
cxb3 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Qxd6 $15) 25... exd5 26. Qf2 dxe5 27. fxe5 Nxe5 28. Nxe5 Rxe5
29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. Bf6 Re8 (30... Bxf6 31. Qxf6 Re8 $17) 31. Bxe5 (31. Re1 $6
Qb8 $17) 31... Rxe5 32. Qc5 Qa6 33. Qc7 (33. h3 $1 $15) 33... Qe6 34. Qxa5 (34.
h3 {>=}) 34... Re1 35. Qa8+ Kg7 36. Qa7 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Qf6+ 38. Kg1 (38. Ke1
Qxb2 39. Kd1 Qa1+ 40. Kd2 Qc3+ 41. Kd1 d4 {/\ d3, b3}) 38... Qxb2 39. Qc5 (39.
h3 {>=}) 39... Qa1+ 40. Kf2 Qxa4 41. Ke3 b3 42. Qxd5 bxc2 43. Kd2 Qf4+ 44. Kxc2
Qxh2 45. Kd2 Qf4+ 46. Ke1 h5 47. Qa8 h4 48. Qa1+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Nordic zt"]
[Site "Ostersund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Yrjola, Jouni"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4
O-O (8... Qb6 9. Nf5 Qxb2 10. Nxg7+ Kf8 11. Nd5 Kxg7 12. Rb1 Qa3 13. Qd2 h5 14.
O-O Qa5 15. c3 Nxd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Bd4 f6 18. Rfe1 Nxc4 19. Rxe7+ $40 {
Hellers,F-Ernst,T Nordic zt (02) 1992 1-0 43 -CBM 31}) 9. Qe2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Na5
11. Bd3 $146 (11. Bb3 Rc8 12. Kb1 a6 13. Qf2 Nc4 14. h4 b5 15. h5 b4 16. Nd5
Nxd5 17. exd5 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 a5 $17 {Psakhis,L-Moskow,E New York Reshevsky (8)
1992 1-0 23 -CBM 31}) 11... Rc8 12. h4 Rxc3 $5 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Qe1 d5 $1 15.
e5 (15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 Nc4 $17) 15... Qxe5 16. Nb3 Nc6 17. g4 h5 18. g5 Ne8
19. Bd4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qd6 21. Qc3 b6 22. Rhe1 Nc7 23. Rxe7 (23. Kb1 Rc8 24. Qd2
Nb5 25. Bxb5 Bxb5 $17) 23... Ne6 (23... Qxe7 24. Qxc7 Qa3+ 25. Kb1 Be6 $15) 24.
Rxe6 Bxe6 25. Qd2 Rc8 26. c3 a5 $17 27. Kb1 a4 28. Nc1 b5 29. Ne2 Rb8 30. Qf4
Bf8 (30... Qb6 31. Ka1 {/\ Rb1}) 31. Qxd6 Bxd6 32. Kc2 b4 33. cxb4 Rxb4 34. Rb1
Rxb1 35. Kxb1 Kg7 36. Kc2 f6 37. gxf6+ Kxf6 38. Kd2 g5 39. hxg5+ Kxg5 40. Ke3
h4 41. Nc3 h3 42. Bf1 Kh4 43. Kf2 (43. Nxa4 h2 44. Bg2 Kg3 45. Bh1 Bh3 46. Nc3
Bg2 47. Ne2+ Kh3 $19) 43... a3 44. Nb5 Be7 45. Bd3 Bf6 46. Be2 Bd7 47. f4 Bg7
48. Bd3 Kg4 49. f5 Kf4 50. Kg1 Kg3 51. Kh1 Be8 52. Be2 Bd7 53. Bd3 Bf6 54. Nc3
Bc6 55. Ne2+ Kf3 56. Kh2 Ke3 57. Ba6 Bd7 58. Kxh3 Bxf5+ 59. Kg2 Be4+ 60. Kf1
Bxd4 61. Nxd4 Kxd4 62. Ke1 Bb1 63. Kd2 Bxa2 64. Kc2 Kc5 65. Bb7 d4 66. Be4 Kb4
67. Bf5 Bb3+ 68. Kb1 Kc3 69. Ka1 Bc2 70. Bg4 d3 71. Ka2 Kb4 {Boensch} (71...
Kb4 72. Bf5 Bb3+ 73. Ka1 d2 74. Bg4 Kc3 75. Bh5 Kd3 76. Bg4 Ke3 77. Bh5 Kf2 78.
Bg4 Ke1 79. Bh5 Bc4 80. Bg4 Be2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Lippstadt"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Hoffmann, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 $1 (10... e5 $6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4
Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 Nf4 17. Qc3 Rd5 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. Bxd5 cxd5
20. Be3 $16 {Xie Jun-Gufeld,E Kuala Lumpur (07) 1994 1-0 36}) 11. h4 (11. g4 $6
e5 $1 (11... Qe7 12. Nb3 b6 $5 (12... Rd8 13. Bc5 Qc7 14. Qg3 Qxg3 15. hxg3 $10
) 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 f6 $1 $15 {De la
Villa Garcia,J-Romero Holmes,H Leon (04) 0-1 31}) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. exd5 cxd5
14. Bg5 Bb7 15. Bc4 (15. Qxe5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Be1 Nxg4 $17) 15... d4 16. Ne4
Rc8 17. Bb3 Qb6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. h4 Rfd8 20. Kb1 a5 21. g5 Bg7 22. h5 Rb8 $1
$17 {Dvoirys,S-Tolnai,T EUCup Gr5 Balatonbereny 1993 0-1 39}) 11... Qc7 12. h5
(12. exd5 exd5 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bf4 Qa5 15. Nb3 Qb4 16. a3 Qe7 17. Bg5 Be6 18.
Nb5 d4 19. N3xd4 $16 {Dvoirys,S-Los,S Groningen op (01) 1993 1-0 34}) 12...
Nxh5 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Bc3 Nxh5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. g4 Nf4
18. Bb4 Qg5 19. Bd2 Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Rfd8 $10 {Sirigos,N-Alterman,B Komotoni op
1992 1/2 26}) 13. exd5 (13. g4 $5 $14) 13... Nxd4 (13... exd5 14. g4 Nf4 15.
Qh4 $40) 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 (14... Qg3 15. Qd2 $14) 15. Rxd4 Qg3 16. Qe3 exd5 17.
Nxd5 $14 Kh8 (17... Be6 $4 18. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 19. Rg4+ $3 hxg4 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21.
Qf6+ Kg8 22. Ne7#) 18. Re4 (18. Qe7 $2 Be6 19. Qxb7 Qe5 $19) 18... Bf5 (18...
Be6 $2 19. Qc3+ Ng7 20. Reh4 Qg5+ (20... h5 21. Rxh5+ $1 gxh5 22. Rxh5+ Kg8 23.
Nf6#) 21. f4 $18) 19. Re5 f6 20. Re7 (20. Rxf5 $1 Rae8 (20... gxf5 $2 21. Rxh5
Rae8 22. Nxf6 $1 $18) 21. Rfxh5 gxh5 (21... Rxe3 $2 22. Rxh7+ Kg8 23. Ne7+ Rxe7
24. Bc4+ Ref7 25. Rh8+ Kg7 26. R1h7#) 22. Qd4 Re1+ (22... Qe1+ 23. Qd1 Qf2 24.
Bb5 $18) 23. Kd2 Ra1 24. Kc3 $18) 20... Rad8 21. f4 (21. Qh6 $2 Rf7 $10) 21...
Qxe3+ (21... Rxd5 $4 22. Qxg3 Nxg3 23. Rhxh7+ Kg8 24. Reg7#) (21... Qg4 $2 22.
g3 Bxc2 23. Nc3 $18) 22. Nxe3 Bc8 23. g4 Ng7 24. Bd3 $6 (24. Bb5 Rd4 (24... a6
$2 {>< b6}) 25. f5 $16) 24... f5 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Nc4 Rfe8 27. Ne5 (27. Rc7
Rd7 28. Rxd7 Bxd7 29. Nd6 Re7 $14) 27... Rxe7 28. Ng6+ Kg8 29. Nxe7+ Kh8 30.
Rh6 Be6 31. Rf6 Re8 32. Nxf5 Nh5 33. Rh6 Nxf4 34. Be4 Bxf5 35. Bxf5 Re7 36. Kd2
Kg8 (36... Kg7 $1 37. Rxh7+ Kf6 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. Ke3 Nh5 $1 40. Kd4 Kd6 $10)
37. c4 Rf7 38. Be4 Re7 39. Bc2 Kf8 $2 (39... Rd7+ 40. Kc3 Ne2+ 41. Kb4 Rd2 $10)
40. Rxh7 $2 (40. Bxh7 $16) 40... Rxh7 41. Bxh7 $14 Ke7 42. Ke3 Nh5 43. Kd4 Nf6
$2 (43... b6 $14) 44. Bf5 Kd6 (44... b6 45. c5 $16) 45. c5+ Kc6 46. b4 b6 47.
Ke5 Ne8 (47... bxc5 48. Kxf6 cxb4 49. Ke5 Kb5 (49... Kc5 50. Be6 a5 51. Bb3 Kb5
52. Kd4 a4 53. Bf7 b3 54. a3 $18) 50. Kd4 Ka4 51. Be6 a5 52. Kc5 Ka3 53. Bb3 a4
54. Kc4 $18) 48. Be4+ Kd7 (48... Kb5 49. c6 Kxb4 50. Bg6 Nc7 51. Kd6 Nb5+ 52.
Kd7 Kc5 53. Bd3 Nd6 54. c7 Kd5 55. Ba6 Kc5 56. Bc4 $1 $18) (48... Kc7 49. Bg6
bxc5 50. bxc5 Kd8 51. Bxe8 Kxe8 52. Kd6 Kd8 53. c6 $18) 49. b5 Nc7 (49... bxc5
50. Bc6+ Ke7 51. Bxe8 Kxe8 52. Kd5 Kd7 53. Kxc5 Kc7 54. a4 Kb7 55. a5 a6 56. b6
Kb8 $10) 50. cxb6 axb6 51. a4 Ke7 $4 (51... Kc8 52. Bc6 Kb8 53. Kd6 Ka7 $10)
52. Bf5 (52. Bf5 Ne8 53. Kd5 Nd6 54. Bh3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 (10... e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 cxd5 $146 (12...
Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 $146 (14... h6) 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. Qh4 h6 17. g4 $14
{Kramnik,V-Rosseli,B Maringa 1991 -Inf.53/206}) 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7 15.
Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 $14 {Kuporosov,V-Kovacevic,A Vrnjacka Banja 
(op) 1992 -Inf.54/210}) 11. g4 Qe7 (11... e5 $5 $146 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. exd5
cxd5 14. Bg5 Bb7 15. Qxe5 $2 (15. Bc4 $13 {(Savchenko,S) -Inf.53/206}) 15... h6
16. Bh4 g5 17. Be1 Nxg4 18. Qg3 Ne3 19. Rd2 Qa5 20. Qf2 Bxc3 21. Kb1 Qb4 {
0-1 Morosevich,S-Savchenko,S Moskow7 op 1991}) 12. Nb3 b6 $146 (12... Rd8 13.
Bc5 Qc7 14. Qg3 Qxg3 15. hxg3 b6 16. Bf2 Bb7 17. g5 Nh5 18. exd5 Nb4 19. Be2
Nxd5 20. Ne4 h6 $10 {Dvoirys,S-Ernst,T Gausdal Peer Gynt (7) 1991 1/2 62}) 13.
Bb5 Bb7 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 f6 $1 $15 18. exf6 Nxf6 19.
h3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Rh2 $6 e5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Qd2 Rad8 24. c3 Ba6 25.
Rf2 Rxf2 26. Bxf2 Qa5 27. b3 (27. Kb1 Bd3+ 28. Ka1 Bc4 29. b3 Bxb3 $19) 27...
Rf8 28. Kb2 Bd3 29. Be3 Qe5 30. Bh6 $2 (30. Rg1 $17) 30... Bxh6 31. Qxh6 Rf2+ {
Boensch} (31... Rf2+ 32. Ka1 (32. Rd2 e3 $19) 32... Qa5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4
O-O 9. Qe2 Na5 (9... Bd7 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. g4 Rxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 14.
Bd2 Rc8 15. g5 $16 {Arnason,J-Yrjola,J Helsinki Opybank 1991}) 10. Bd3 Nc6 (
10... e5 11. Nb3 Be6 $10) 11. O-O-O d5 {N} (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. Bc4
Bxc4 14. Qxc4 e6 $16 {Keres,P-Lombardy,W Wijk I 1969}) 12. Bb5 $1 Bd7 (12...
Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qa5 14. exd5 $16) 13. exd5 Nb4 (13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxb5 15. Qxb5
$16) 14. Bc4 Rc8 15. a3 (15. Bb3 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Nbxd5 $44) 15... b5 16. Bb3 Rxc3
17. axb4 Rxb3 (17... Rc8 18. Ne6 $18) 18. Nxb3 $18 Qa8 19. d6 exd6 20. Rxd6 Re8
21. Qd2 Be6 22. Nc5 Bf8 23. Ra6 Qc8 24. Rxa7 Bc4 25. b3 Be6 26. Bd4 Rd8 27. Qe3
Bh6 28. Qxh6 Rxd4 29. Re1 Bd5 30. c3 Qb8 31. Nd7 Nxd7 32. cxd4 Bxb3 33. Kb2 Nf6
34. Rea1 Bd5 35. Qg5 Qd6 36. Qd2 Nd7 37. Qc3 Nb6 38. Qc5 Qf4 39. Rc1 Qd2+ 40.
Rc2 Qd3 41. Ra8+ Kg7 42. Qf8+ Kf6 43. Qh8+ Kg5 44. h4+ Kxh4 45. Qf6+ g5 46.
Qh6+ {Boensch} 1-0

[Event "Hafnarfirdi"]
[Site "Hafnarfirdi"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. Qe2 $5 Bd7 (9... Na5 10. Bd3 Nc6 (10... e5 11. Nb3 Be6 $10) 11. O-O-O d5
{N} 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Bc4 Rc8 15. a3 b5 16. Bb3 Rxc3 17. axb4 Rxb3
18. Nxb3 $18 {Arnason,J-Petursson,M Reykjavik 1992 -CBM 28}) 10. O-O-O Na5 {N}
(10... Ne5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. g4 Rxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. g5 $16 {
Arnason,J-Yrjola,J Helsinki Opybank 1991}) 11. Bb3 Nxb3+ 12. cxb3 (12. axb3 a6
{/\e5}) (12. Nxb3 a5 $40) 12... a6 13. Qd2 b5 14. Kb1 b4 15. Nce2 Qb8 (15... a5
$5) 16. g4 d5 $5 (16... e5 17. Nc2 Bb5 $13) 17. g5 Ne8 18. exd5 Qb7 19. Nf4 Nc7
20. Nc6 (20. Nc2 $2 Bf5 $36) 20... Bxc6 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. Nd5 $10 (22. Qxb4
Qxf3 $17) 22... Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Rac8 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Rhe1 f6 (25... Rfc8 26.
Rc1 $10) 26. gxf6 Bxf6 27. Rc1 Rfc8 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Bd2 a5 30. a3 Rd6 31. Kc2
Rc6+ (31... bxa3 $2 32. bxa3 $16) 32. Kb1 Rd6 {Boensch} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISL-FRA"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Black "Koch, Jean Rene"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. Qe2 $5 {Nordic Variation} Bd7 (9... Na5 $5 10. Bd3 (10. Bb3 $2 e5 11.
Ndb5 a6 $17) 10... Nc6 $5 (10... Bd7) (10... a6) 11. O-O-O d5 $2 (11... Ne5)
12. Bb5 $1 Bd7 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Bc4 Rc8 15. a3 $16 {Arnason,J-Petursson,M
Reykjavik (06) 1992 1-0 46}) 10. O-O-O Na5 (10... Rc8 11. Bb3 a6 (11... Ne5 12.
g4 Rxc3 $5 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Kb1 $2 (14. Bd2 $1 Rc8 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 Nxf4 17.
Bxf4 Qxc3 18. Qe3 Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Qxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Nf3+ 21. Ke3 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxd4+
23. Kxd4 e5+ 24. Bxe5 dxe5+ 25. Kxe5 $16 {Arnason,J-Yrjola,J Helsinki Opybank
1991 1-0 50}) 14... Rc8 15. h4 Qxc3 16. h5 a5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bh6 a4 $17 {
Richagov,M-Olesen,M Gausdal Arnold Cup 1991 0-1 27}) 12. g4 Na5 13. Qd3 b5 14.
Kb1 Nc4 15. Bc1 Rc5 16. h4 Qb8 17. h5 d5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Ne4
Rcc8 $16 {Wedberg,T-Karason,A Gausdal Arnold Cup (4) 1991 1-0 30}) 11. Bb3 (11.
Bd3 Rc8 12. h4 Rxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Qe1 d5 $1 15. e5 (15. exd5 $2 Nxd5 16. Bd2
Nc4 $17) 15... Qxe5 16. Nb3 Nc6 17. g4 h5 18. g5 Ne8 19. Bd4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qd6
$17 {Hector,J-Yrjola,J Nordic zt (05) 1992 0-1 71 -CBM 31}) 11... a6 (11...
Nxb3+ 12. cxb3 a6 (12... Rc8 13. Kb1 a6 14. h4 h5 15. Ka1 Qa5 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17.
Bg5 Re8 18. Nde2 Be6 19. Nd4 {1/2 Berzinsh,R-Maidla,G Debrecen EU-chT (3) 1992}
) 13. Kb1 (13. Qd2 b5 14. Kb1 b4 15. Nce2 Qb8 16. g4 d5 17. g5 Ne8 18. exd5 Qb7
$10 {Arnason,J-Petursson,M Hafnarfirdi (10) 1992 1/2 32}) 13... b5 14. Rc1 Rc8
15. Qd2 b4 16. Nce2 a5 17. g4 e5 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 $10 {Hector,J-Petursson,M
Nordic zt (06) 1992 1-0 60}) (11... Rc8 12. Kb1 a6 13. Qf2 Nc4 14. h4 b5 15. h5
b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 a5 $17 {Psakhis,L-Moskow,E New York
Reshevsky (8) 1992 1-0 23 -CBM 31}) 12. Qf2 b5 13. Kb1 Nxb3 14. cxb3 b4 15. Nd5
(15. Nce2 $5) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. Qd2 a4 $1 18. Qxb4 axb3 19. a3 (19.
Nxb3 $2 Bf5+ 20. Ka1 Qd7 $19) (19. Qxb3 Ba4 $19) (19. axb3 Qc8 $19) 19... Qc8
20. Rc1 Qa6 21. Qc4 Bxd4 $1 22. Bxd4 (22. Qxa6 $2 Bf5+ 23. Ka1 Bxb2+ 24. Kxb2
Rxa6 $17) 22... Bf5+ 23. Ka1 Bc2 24. Rxc2 $2 (24. Qxa6 Rxa6 25. Rhe1 Re8 $15)
24... bxc2 25. Qxc2 Qb5 $17 26. Qe4 Ra4 27. Rd1 Qb3 28. Qd3 (28. Rd3 Qc2 $19)
28... Qxd5 $19 29. Bc3 Qc6 30. Ka2 Rfa8 31. Bd2 d5 32. Rc1 Rc4 33. Re1 Re8 34.
Bc3 d4 35. Bd2 e5 36. Bh6 Qd5 37. Kb1 Rec8 38. f4 e4 39. Qh3 (39. Qxe4 $2 Rc1+
40. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 41. Kxc1 Qxe4 $19) 39... d3 40. Qh4 d2 {Boensch} 0-1

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O (9. g4 Be6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 Rab8 13. h4 b5 14.
Nd5 Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Bxd5 16. exd5 a5 $10 {Dolmatov,S-Alterman,B Elenite (05)
1995 1/2 54 - CBM 50}) 9... d5 10. exd5 (10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5
13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. Ng5 Bc8 17. g4 h6 18. Ne4 Be6 19. Qf2
f5 20. gxf5 gxf5 $10 {Lukin,A-Tiviakov,S RUS-ch Elista (05) 1995 1-0 43 - CBM
50}) (10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. e5 $5 Nd7 $146 12. Bxd4 Nxe5 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Nxd5 e6 16. Nc3 $14 {Landa,K-Tolnai,T Balatonbereny (08) 1995 1-0 50 - CBM
50}) 10... Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Ne4 f5 15. Nd6 Bf8 16.
Bb5 Bd7 17. Rhe1 (17. c4 $5 e4 $6 (17... Bxd6 $142 $1 18. Bxd6 Nb6 19. Ba6 Bc8
$1 $10) 18. fxe4 fxe4 19. Ba4 e3 20. Bxe3 Bxd6 21. cxd5 Qh4 22. dxc6 Qxa4 23.
cxd7 $16 {Sutovskij,E-Alterman,B Rishon e Zion (11) 1994 1/2 74 - CBM 45})
17... Re6 18. Nb7 Qc7 19. Ba6 Bc8 20. Bxf8 Bxb7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Ba3 Qa6 $146
{=} (22... a5 23. b3 a4 24. Bb2 axb3 25. axb3 Rae8 26. c4 (26. g3 Qa7 27. Re2
e4 28. fxe4 fxe4 29. c4 e3 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. Bxd4 $10 {Wedberg,T-Ernst,T
Stockholm (08) 1995 1/2 35 - EXP 49}) 26... Nf6 27. Kc2 Qf7 28. Qc3 h6 29. Re2
Kh7 30. Red2 Qe7 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Khalifman,A Belgrade (4) 1993 1/2 43}) 23.
Kb1 (23. g4 $2 fxg4 24. fxg4 Qc4 $15 {[%cal Gc4g4,Gc4a2]}) 23... Rae8 24. Qd3 (
24. g4 $5) 24... Qxd3 25. cxd3 (25. Rxd3 e4 $15) 25... h5 26. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Nd7 (9... Bxg4 $5 10. Nxc6 (10. fxg4) 10... bxc6 11. fxg4 Nxg4 12.
Bd4 e5 13. Bf2 Bh6 14. Qe2 f5 15. Bg3 Rb8 16. Nd1 Rxb2 17. Bh3 (17. Nxb2 Qa5+
18. Kd1 Ne3+ 19. Kc1 Nc4+ 20. Kb1 Na3#) 17... Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Ne3+ 19. Nxe3 Bxe3
20. Qc4+ d5 21. Qd3 fxe4+ {0-1 Noskov,A-Losev,D Moskow op Russian W 1991}) (
9... Be6 10. Nxe6 (10. O-O-O $5) 10... fxe6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Nb5
Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Kb1 Rfc8 17. Rc1 $10 {Dolmatov,S-Alterman,B
Beer Sheva 1991 1/2 31 -Inf.53/205}) 10. h4 Nb6 $5 $146 (10... Nde5 11. Be2
Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. f4 Nc6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. h5 Bd7 16. O-O-O Qa5 17. e5 $16
{Littlewood,J-Miles,A England 1973}) 11. h5 (11. O-O-O $5) 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4
Bxd4 13. Qxd4 g5 $1 14. O-O-O (14. h6 f6 15. Bc4+ Kh8 (15... Nxc4 16. Qxc4+ Kh8
17. O-O-O $14) 16. Bb3 $14) 14... f6 15. h6 Kh8 16. e5 $5 fxe5 17. Qe3 Be6 $1 (
17... Rg8 18. Ne4 $40) 18. Qxg5 Rg8 19. Qe3 Qf8 20. Bd3 Qf7 21. Be4 Rac8 22. b3
(22. Bxb7 $2 Rb8 23. Be4 Nc4 $17) 22... Qf6 23. Rh5 Rc7 24. Kb1 Rgc8 25. Ne2
Rc5 (25... d5 $2 26. Bf5 $16) 26. Bd3 {/\ Qe4} Bf7 27. Rf5 Qe6 28. Nd4 Qg6 (
28... exd4 $2 29. Qxd4+ Re5 30. f4 $18) 29. Ne2 (29. Rg5 exd4 $19) 29... Nd5
30. Qd2 Qe6 31. c4 $2 (31. Rg5 $5) 31... Nf6 32. Ng3 Bg6 33. Re1 (33. Rg5)
33... b5 $1 $17 34. g5 Nd7 35. f4 bxc4 36. bxc4 Rxc4 37. fxe5 Nxe5 38. Rfxe5
dxe5 $19 39. Rf1 Rd4 40. Rf3 Qb6+ 41. Ka1 Rxd3 42. Rxd3 Bxd3 43. g6 (43. Qxd3
Rc1+) 43... Qd4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 09th Group5"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Tolnai, Tibor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1993.09.07"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chelyabinsk Poliot"]
[BlackTeam "Budapest Honved"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 (10... e5 $5) 11. g4 $6 (11. h4 Re8 (
11... Qc7 12. h5 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Bc3 Nxh5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. g4
Nf4 $10 {Sirigos,N-Alterman,B Komotini op 1992 1/2 26}) (11... Qc7 $1 $10 {
Ernst}) 12. Nb3 Na5 13. h5 Nxb3+ 14. axb3 Qa5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Kb1 dxe4 17.
fxe4 $16 {Smagin,S-Rajkovic,D BL9091 Dortmund-Sindelfingen [2] 1990 1-0 34})
11... e5 $1 (11... Qe7 12. Nb3 b6 (12... Rd8 13. Bc5 Qc7 14. Qg3 Qxg3 15. hxg3
$10 {Dvoirys,S-Ernst,T Gausdal Peer Gynt (07) 1991 1/2 62}) 13. Bb5 Bb7 14.
Bxc6 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Bd4 $14 {Videki,S-Tolnai,T
Balatonbereny op (06) 1992 0-1 44}) 14... Bxc6 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 f6
$15 {De la Villa Garcia,J-Romero Holmes,A Leon (04) 1992 0-1 31}) (11... Qe7 $5
{Ernst}) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. exd5 (13. g5 d4 $17) 13... cxd5 14. Bg5 (14. g5 $2
d4 15. gxf6 Qxf6 16. Ne4 Qxf3 $19) 14... Bb7 15. Bc4 (15. Qxe5 h6 16. Bh4 g5
17. Be1 Nxg4 18. Qg3 Ne3 19. Rd2 Qa5 20. Qf2 Bxc3 21. Kb1 Qb4 {0-1
Morosevich-Savchenko,S Moskow7 op 1991}) 15... d4 16. Ne4 (16. Qxe5 {Ernst}
Bxf3 17. Rxd4 Qb6 18. Rd6 (18. Na4 $2 Qc6 19. Bb5 Qb7 $19) 18... Qc7 $44) 16...
Rc8 (16... Qb6 $15) 17. Bb3 Qb6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. h4 Rfd8 20. Kb1 (20. g5 {
Ernst} Bg7 21. h5 d3 $17) 20... a5 21. g5 Bg7 22. h5 Rb8 $1 $17 23. hxg6 hxg6
24. Nf6+ (24. a4 Bd5 25. Rd3 Bc4 $19) (24. Qh4 {Ernst} a4 (24... Bxe4 $6 25.
fxe4 a4 26. Rdf1 axb3 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rf1+ Ke8 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31.
Qxg7+ Kc8 $17) 25. Nf6+ Kf8 26. Qh7 axb3 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Qxg7 bxc2+ 29. Kxc2
Bxf3 30. Ng8+ Rxg8 31. Qxe5+ Kf8 $19) 24... Bxf6 25. gxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxa5 Bxf3
$19 27. Rdf1 e4 28. Qc7 Rf8 29. Qg3 (29. Qh2 Qg7) 29... Kg7 30. Rh4 Qe7 (30...
Rh8 $2 31. Rf4 $18) 31. Rf4 Rb6 32. Qf2 Qe5 33. Qg3 Rf6 34. Rg4 Qb5 $1 35. Re1
Bxg4 36. Qxg4 Qf5 37. Qd1 Rd8 38. a4 d3 39. Qd2 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Balatonbereny GM"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Tolnai, Tibor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 (10. Qe1 e6 11. h4 Qe7 12. h5 dxe4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14.
Qh4 Rb8 15. Rd4 Qb7 16. b3 exf3 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. hxg6 h6 19. gxf7+ Qxf7 20.
Rxe4 fxg2 21. Bxg2 Qf6 22. Qxf6 Rxf6 23. Ra4 $14 {Mortensen,E-Tisdall,J
Reykjavik zt (03) 1995 1/2 42 - CBM 47}) 10... Nxd4 (10... dxe4 $4 11. Nxc6
Qxd2 12. Nxe7+ $18) (10... e6 11. h4 Re8 12. h5 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 d4 15.
Bg5 Qa5 16. Nb5 Qb6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. g4 $14 {Mahdia F-Sharaibi F Thessalonika
1988 0-1 53}) (10... Rb8 $5 $146 11. Nb3 dxe4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Rxd8+ Nxd8 14.
Bxa7 Ra8 15. Bb6 Bf5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. Bd4 {1/2 Milov,L-Ovsejevitsch,
S Nikolaev zt (05) 1995 - CBM 47}) 11. e5 $5 {Dieses Scheinopfer scheint sich
zu einer ordentlichen Variante zu mausern.} (11. Bxd4 $2 dxe4 12. h4 (12. Bxf6
Qxd2 13. Rxd2 exf6 $6 (13... Bxf6 $15) 14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nd6 Be6 16. f4 Rfd8 17.
Be2 $14 {Messarius,J-Gustavsson,C BL2-W 9293 1993 0-1 61}) 12... exf3 13. gxf3
Nh5 $6 (13... Qd6 $5) 14. Qe3 $132 {Paternoste,R-Alvarez,R cr LADAC Superior
1989 1-0 38}) 11... Nd7 (11... Nf5 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bc5 d4 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 15.
Nb5 $16 {Mifsud,T-Bizat,M Moscow olm (11) MLT-MNC 1994 1-0 35 - EXP 44}) (11...
Nxf3 $142 12. gxf3 Nd7 (12... Nh5 13. Nxd5 (13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. f4 Bg4 15. Be2
Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rad8 $2 17. Qc5 $16 {Brodsky,M-Marin,M Bucharest Ciocaltea (08)
1995 1/2 21 - CBM 48}) 13... Be6 14. f4 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5 Bh6 17. Bc4
Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Rd7 e6 20. Rxb7 $14 {Svicevic,R-Ristic,Nen Jug-chT
Tivat (05) 1995 1/2 27 - EXP 48}) 13. Nxd5 Bxe5 $13) (11... Nxc2 $4 12. exf6
Nxe3 13. fxg7 Nxd1 14. gxf8=Q+ Qxf8 15. Qxd1 $18) 12. Bxd4 Nxe5 (12... e6 $6
13. f4 a6 14. h4 b5 15. h5 b4 16. Na4 a5 17. g4 $2 (17. hxg6 $14) 17... g5 $2
$13 {Kaminski,U-Sievers,S BL 9495 HSK-Dresden [7] 1995 1/2 38}) 13. Qe3 Nd7
$146 (13... Nc6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nxd5 Qa5 16. b4 $1 $16 {Milov,L-Golubev,M
Biel op (10) 1994 1/2 27}) (13... Qd6 $2 14. Nb5 $1 Qb8 15. Bxa7 $18) 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Nxd5 e6 16. Nc3 (16. Qc3+ Kg8 (16... Nf6 17. Ne3 (17. Qxf6+ Qxf6 18.
Nxf6 Kxf6 $10) 17... Qe7 18. Ng4 $16) 17. Bb5 $5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Qb6 (18... Re8
19. Rhd1 Re7 20. Qd2 $16) 19. Bxd7 Rd8 20. Qd2 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Qxd7 Rd8
$44) 16... Qb6 17. Qd2 (17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. f4 Bd7 19. Bd3 Bc6 $10) 17... Nf6 18.
Qg5 {/\Qe5} Qc7 19. Nb5 Qa5 20. h4 h6 (20... Nd5 21. h5 f6 22. Qh4 g5 23. Qe4
$14) 21. Qf4 Bd7 (21... e5 22. Qxe5 a6 23. Rd6 axb5 (23... Be6 $2 24. Rxe6 fxe6
25. Qc7+ Qxc7 26. Nxc7 $16) 24. Qxf6+ Kh7 25. a3 Qe1+ 26. Ka2 Be6+ (26... b4
27. h5 Be6+ 28. Rxe6 Qxe6+ 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Bd3 $16) 27. Rxe6 Qxe6+ (27...
fxe6 28. Qxg6+ Kxg6 29. Bd3+ $14) 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Bxb5 $14) 22. b4 $6 Qb6 23.
Rd6 Bc6 (23... Qf2 24. Nc3 (24. Qd2 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 Bxb5 26. Bxb5 Nd5 27. Bc4
Nxb4 28. Rd7 Kf6 $15) 24... Rfc8 25. Qe5 (25. Qxf6+ $2 Kxf6 26. Ne4+ Ke5 27.
Nxf2 Kxd6 $19) 25... Ba4 26. Bd3 Qxg2 27. Rc1 $13) 24. c4 $6 Qf2 25. Qd2 Qxd2
26. Rxd2 Bxb5 27. cxb5 Rfd8 $1 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bc4 Rd4 30. Rc1 Rxh4 $17 31.
Kb2 Rd4 32. Kb3 Nd7 33. Kc3 Rd6 34. a4 Nb6 $2 {Der falsche Plan. Schwarz
sollte so schnell wie möglich seine P am Königsflügel nach vorn bringen.} 35.
Bb3 Nd5+ $6 36. Kb2 $1 (36. Bxd5 $2 Rxd5 37. Kb3 Rd3+ 38. Kb2 Rd2+ (38... Rd7
$19) 39. Kb3 Rxg2 40. Rc7 h5 $1 41. Rxb7 h4 42. Rxa7 h3 43. b6 h2 44. b7 h1=Q
45. b8=Q Qd1+ 46. Kc4 Qd5+ 47. Kc3 Qxf3+ 48. Kc4 Qc6+ 49. Kd3 Qc2+ 50. Kd4 Rd2+
51. Ke3 Qc3+ 52. Kf4 Rd4+ 53. Kg5 Qe3+ 54. Qf4 Qxf4#) 36... Nxb4 (36... Nf4 37.
Rc7 Nxg2 38. Rxb7 h5 39. Rxa7 h4 40. Rc7 Ne1 41. Ka3 h3 42. Rc1 Nxf3 43. a5 $13
) 37. Rc7 Rb6 (37... b6 38. Rxa7 Nd3+ 39. Kc3 Nf4 (39... h5 40. Bxe6 $10) 40.
Ra6 Nxg2 (40... h5 41. a5 Ne2+ 42. Kb4 bxa5+ 43. Kxa5 $13) 41. a5 h5 (41... Ne1
42. Rxb6 Rd3+ 43. Kc4 Rd8 44. a6 Nxf3 45. a7 Ra8 46. Ra6 Ne5+ 47. Kc5 $18) 42.
Rxb6 Rd8 43. a6 h4 44. a7 Ra8 45. Ra6 h3 46. b6 h2 47. b7 $18) 38. Kc3 a5 (
38... Nd5+ 39. Bxd5 exd5 40. Kd4 $10) 39. Kc4 Rd6 (39... e5 40. Kc5 Rf6 41.
Rxb7 $16) 40. Kc5 Rd2 41. Rxb7 (41. Bxe6 Nd3+ (41... Rc2+ 42. Bc4 Nd3+ 43. Kd4
Nb2 44. Rxf7+ Kh8 45. Bb3 Rxg2 46. Rxb7 $18) 42. Kb6 Ne5 43. Bh3 $16) 41... Kf6
42. Rc7 Rxg2 43. b6 Rb2 44. Kc4 h5 45. b7 Na6 46. Rc6 Nb8 47. Rc8 Na6 (47...
Nd7 48. Rd8 Nb6+ 49. Kd3 $1 (49. Kc3 Nxa4+ 50. Kc4 Nb6+ (50... Rxb3 51. Kxb3
Nc5+ 52. Kc4 Nxb7 53. Rd7 $18) 51. Kd3 $18) 49... Rxb3+ 50. Kc2 Nxa4 51. Kxb3
Nc5+ 52. Kc4 Nxb7 53. Rd7 $18) 48. Kc3 Rf2 (48... Rb1 49. Kc2 Rf1 50. Bc4 $18)
49. Bc4 Rxf3+ 50. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Lugano Open-10"]
[Site "Lugano"]
[Date "1985.03.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1985.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bh6 (11. e5 Nd7 12. f4 Qa5 13. g4 e6 $17) (
11. exd5 Qa5 $5 12. dxc6 Be6 $13) 11... Qc7 (11... e6 12. h4 Bh8 $1 {
Kudrin-Lobron/New York/1983/}) (11... Qa5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. exd5 cxd5 14. g4 e6
15. h4 h5 16. Qf4 Qb6 17. Bd3 e5 18. Qxe5 Re8 $10 {Timman-Sax/Niksic/1983/})
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. exd5 cxd5 14. h4 h5 (14... Be6 $2 15. h5 Nxh5 16. g4 Nf6 17.
Qh6+ Kg8 18. g5 Nh5 19. Rxh5 gxh5 20. Bd3) 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Be6 17. Qd4+
Kg8 (17... f6 $2) 18. Bd3 Rfd8 19. Qe3 {/\ Bg6} (19. Qa4) 19... Bxa2 20. g4
Rab8 21. gxh5 (21. c3 $5) 21... Rxb2 $3 22. hxg6 $1 (22. Kxb2 Rb8+ 23. Bb5 (23.
Kxa2 Qa5#) (23. Kc1 Qc3 {/\ Rb1#}) 23... Rxb5+ 24. Kc1 Rxh5 $17) 22... Rb6 23.
gxf7+ Kf8 (23... Kxf7 24. Qg5 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Rb1+ 26. Kd2 Rxh1 27. Qh5+ $10) 24.
Qg5 Bxf7 25. Rhe1 (25. Rhg1 Qc3) 25... Qd6 26. Re5 Qb4 27. Re4 Qa3+ 28. Kd2 Rd5
29. Qe3 Rg6 30. Ke2 Qd6 {/\ ...Qh2} 31. Rf1 Rg2+ 32. Rf2 Rg1 33. Qxa7 Re5 34.
Qa8+ (34. Rxe5 $2 Qxe5+ 35. Qe3 Re1+ $19) 34... Kg7 35. Rxe5 Qxe5+ 36. Qe4 Qf6
37. Rf1 Rg2+ 38. Rf2 Rg1 39. Rf1 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Baile Tusnad"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Varga, Z."]
[Black "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Bc4 Qc8 12. Bb3 Na5 13. O-O-O Nxb3+ 14. cxb3
Nd7 15. Rhf1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne5 17. Bf4 Qc5 $2 (17... Nd3+ 18. Qxd3 Rxf4 $15)
18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. f4 $1 Qc5 20. Rf3 a5 21. Qd4 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "CZE-ch op"]
[Site "Nymburk"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Svatos, Jan"]
[Black "Jirovsky, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
d5 $5 9. e5 Nfd7 {Jiste lep¿i nee teorii uvaden} (9... Ne8 10. f4 f6 11. O-O-O
fxe5 12. fxe5 Nc6 (12... Bxe5 13. Nf3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 e6 15. h4) 13. Nf3 Bg4 14.
Nxd5 Rxf3 15. gxf3 Bxf3 16. Bg2 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Bxe5 18. Bc5 e6 19. Ne7+) 10. f4
Nb6 11. h3 Nc6 12. O-O-O f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. g4 e6 15. g5 $6 Bxd4 16. Bxd4
Nxd4 17. Qxd4 {Daleko vice nee draui sicilske se pozice podoba francouzske.
Uerny ma sice ¿patneho st elce, nicmene velmi duraznou protihru ma proti pe¿ci
f4} Qc7 $1 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. h4 Rac8 20. c3 Bb5 21. h5 $6 {Bily za sebou pali
mosty, jeho operace v¿ak skryvala rafinovane vyvraceni. Nutne byl} (21. Qe3)
21... e5 $6 {Uerny zbyteune soupe i duve uje. P} (21... Bxe2 22. hxg6 e5 $1 23.
Qg1 Bxd1 24. Rxh7 Bh5 $3 25. Qh2 Bxg6 $1 (25... Rxf4 26. Qxh5 Rxf1+ 27. Kd2
Nc4+ 28. Ke2 Rf2+ 29. Ke1 $1) 26. Rxc7) 22. fxe5 Rxf1 23. Rdxf1 Bxe2 24. hxg6
Bxf1 {Ne¿l} (24... hxg6 25. e6 Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Rf7+ Kg8 28. Rhh7) 25.
Rxh7 $6 {Objektivne spravne bylo 25...Dc5! Nezapomenout!!} (25. gxh7+ Kh8 26.
e6+ Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rxf1 Kxh7 29. Rf7+ Kg6 30. Rxb7) 25... Qc4 {Jediny
tah. V turnajovem bulletinu je uvaden} (25... Qc4 26. Qf2 $1) 26. Rh8+ $1 {
Jedina moenost, jak se pokusit je¿te trochu ¿idit} (26. Qf2) 26... Kg7 {
Samoz ejme ne¿l} (26... Kxh8 27. Qh4+) 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. e6+ Kxg6 29. Qf6+ Kh5
30. g6 {P} (30. Qxf1 Qxe6) 30... Qc5 $1 {Vadi mu ale p itomnost vlatniho krale}
31. e7 Qe3+ 32. Kc2 Qe2+ 33. Kb3 Qb5+ $2 {Vyhraval} (33... Qd1+ 34. Kb4 Qa4+
35. Kc5 Nd7+) 34. Kc2 Bd3+ $4 {Teprve timto tahem zahazuje uerny vyhru. Stale
je¿te nebylo pozde se p} (34... Qd3+ 35. Kb3 Qd1+) 35. Kc1 Bxg6 {Uerny
zlikvidoval jednoho nebezpeuneho pe¿ce a pole promeny druheho bezpeune kryje}
36. Qe5+ {Ale, au je to neuve itelne, nyni nemuee uniknout z veuneho ¿achu} Kg4
37. Qe6+ Kf4 38. Qf6+ Bf5 39. Qd4+ Be4 40. Qf6+ Bf5 41. Qd4+ {remiza. P es
chyby, nebo moena prave pro ne, neobyuejne napinava a vzru¿ujici partie}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1977.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1977.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. h4 $1 (15. Ba6 Qc7 16. g4 Red8 17. Qe1 Nf6 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. g5 Nxe4 20.
fxe4 Bf8) 15... Rb8 16. g4 f5 17. gxf5 gxf5 18. Nd6 (18. Ng5 $6 e4 19. Bd4 e3
$1 20. Qg2 $2) 18... Bf8 19. Bc4 $1 Re7 20. Rhg1+ Kh8 21. Bxd5 $2 cxd5 22. Qe3
Bg8 $1 23. Nxf5 Re6 24. Bxf8 Qxf8 25. Ng7 (25. Rg5 $6 d4) 25... Re7 26. Nh5 Bf7
27. Rg5 d4 28. Qa3 Bg6 29. Qd6 $2 Rxb2 30. Rd2 Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch U20"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Harmon Vellotti, Luke"]
[Black "Bodek, Michael H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:32:54"]
[BlackClock "0:34:31"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {Few International and
Grandmasters opt solely for the Sicilian Dragon, but Michael Bodek is an
expert on the line.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 $5 {
An interesting sideline,} (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 {Is the main
line, and has been tested on the highest level in recent years.}) 10... e5 11.
Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 Re8 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Bc5 Nf4 {
Relieving some of the pressure} (16... Rad8 {Is a decent alternative}) 17. Bxe6
Nxe6 18. Bd6 Qb6 19. g4 $1 {Aiming to fix Black's pawn structure on the
Kingside by going g5 next.} Rad8 20. g5 (20. Qc3 Nd4 21. Bc5 {Followed by
h4-g5 or h4-h5 would have given White a more stable advantage.}) 20... Nd4 21.
h4 Rxd6 $1 {The best practical chance, objectively White should be able to
utilize the material advantage, but Black has long-term compensation.} (21...
Nxf3 {Looks tempting but after} 22. Qc3 Nd4 23. h5 $1 {Would give White a
dangerous attack with Qh3 coming next.}) 22. Nxd6 Rb8 23. b3 $2 (23. Qc3 {
Looks scary, but after} Ne2 24. Qa3 e4 25. Nc4 $1 Qb5 26. Qb3 $1 {White can
exchange the Queens, and the Black attack is facing a dead end.}) 23... Qc5 $1
{Now Black wins back an important pawn, granting him full compensation.} 24. c3
Qxd6 25. cxd4 exd4 26. Rd3 c5 $1 27. Ka1 Qa6 28. Qd2 c4 29. bxc4 Qxc4 {White
is able to block the Black d-pawn, but only Black can hope to achieve an
advantage in this position due to the weak White King.} 30. Rc1 Qe6 31. Qf4 Re8
32. Qe4 $1 Qd7 33. Qc6 $1 {The best strategy for White to defend; Black can't
allow the Queens to be exchanged as it would decrease the initiative
significantly.} Qe7 34. Qe4 Qd7 35. Qc6 Qe7 36. Qc7 {Black can't escape from
the repetitive trade offers and the game ends in a logical draw.} Qe2 37. Qc2
Qe5 38. Qc5 Qe2 39. Qc2 Qe5 40. Qc5 Qe2 $11 {A good game by both players.
Harmon-Vellotti got the advantage out of the opening but Michael Bodek managed
to recuperate by a strong exchange sacrifice.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Krakow op 21st"]
[Site "Krakow"]
[Date "2010.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sharapov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Hartikainen, Markku"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2468"]
[BlackElo "2306"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. a3 Rab8 14. h4 b5
15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 17. exd5 a5 18. g5 {"A weak move. I do not
understand how I could have made it. I should have played} (18. h5 {",
commented GM Sharapov.}) 18... Nh5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bh3 Rc4 21. Bg4 b4 22. b3
bxa3 23. Ka2 Rc3 24. Kxa3 Nf4 25. Re1 Rb5 26. Rxe7 Rxd5 $2 {#} ({"} 26... Nxd5
{was necessary. It led to an equal position, though there would be still some
play. Probably, I would try} 27. Ra7 {"}) 27. Be6 $3 Nxe6 ({If} 27... Rxd2 {
then} 28. Rxf7+ Kg8 ({Black cannot play} 28... Kh8 29. Rf8+ Kg7 30. Rg8# {
and thus he cannot avoid a windmill.}) 29. Rxf4+ Kg7 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Rc7+ {
etc.}) 28. Rxd5 Rxc2 29. Rxd6 Nc5 30. Rf6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 (10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bg5 Be6
14. Bc4 Qc7 15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 $16 {Kuporosov-Kovacevic/
Vrnjacka Banja/1992/}) 10... Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 (12... Nxc3 {
Tiviakov} 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qf6 Rfd8
18. Bd3 Bxa2 19. Rhe1 $1 $14 {Gurevich,I-Petursson,M/Saint Martin/1992/}) (
12... Bxd4 $5 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Nxd5 cxd5 {Gurevich,I-Rogers,I/London/1992/} 15.
Qxb6 axb6 16. a3 $10) 13. Bc5 Be6 (13... Re8 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16.
Rxd5 Be6 17. Rd6 Bxa2 18. b4 a5 (18... Bf8 19. Ra6 $16) 19. Bb5 Rec8 20. Bd7
Rc7 21. Bc6 $1 $16 {Kruppa-Tiviakov/Kherson/1991/}) 14. Ne4 Re8 (14... Rb8) (
14... Qc7 15. Bxf8 Bxf8 $146 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. Bb3 Qb6 18. Kb1 Ne3 19. Rde1 Nc4
20. Qf2 $14 {Barskij-Kozyrev/Moscow/1992/}) 15. h4 h6 16. g4 Nf4 (16... Qc7 17.
g5 (17. h5 g5 18. Rh2 $1 Red8 19. Qe1 Nf4 20. Rhd2 Rxd2 21. Qxd2 Bd5 $10 {
Arnasson,J-Mc Cambridge/Grindovik/1984/}) 17... h5 18. Bc4 Red8 $1 19. Qf2 Nf4
20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. Bd6 Qa5 $10 {Rodriquez,Am-Komljanovic/Burriana/1990/}) 17.
Qc3 Bd5 18. g5 $1 (18. h5 f5 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Rg1 fxe4 21. fxe4 Qf6 $13 {
ECO-Psakhis}) 18... Ne6 (18... h5 19. Qa3 Qc7 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. gxf6 Qc8 22. c4
Be6 23. Rh2 Bf5 24. Rhd2 $16 {Fernamdez Garcia-Martin Gonzalez/Almeria/1989/})
19. gxh6 Bxh6+ 20. Be3 $1 $16 Bg7 (20... Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Qe7 22. h5 $16) 21. h5
f5 (21... gxh5 22. Rxh5 Nf4 23. Rh2 $16) 22. hxg6 Qe7 (22... Nd4 23. Bg5) 23.
Ng3 f4 (23... Bxf3 24. Nxf5 Qf6 25. Nxg7 Qxg7 (25... Bxh1 26. Nxe8 Rxe8 27. Bc4
$16) 26. Rh7 Qxg6 27. Bd3) 24. Nf5 Qg5 25. Nxg7 fxe3 26. Rh5 Qf4 (26... Qxg6
27. Nxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxe5) 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Be2 Rae8 29. Rdh1 Rxg6 30. Qd3 Rg7
31. R5h4 Qg5 32. Rg4 Qxg4 $8 33. fxg4 Bxh1 34. Qxe3 Bd5 35. b3 Ree7 36. Kb2 e4
37. a4 Be6 38. Qc5 Bd7 39. g5 e3 40. Qxa7 Rxg5 41. a5 Rg2 42. Bc4+ Kf8 43. Qd4
Be6 44. Qh8+ Bg8 45. Qh6+ Rgg7 46. Qf6+ Rgf7 47. Qxc6 $1 Bh7 (47... e2 48. Qc8+
Re8 49. Qc5+ Kg7 50. Qg5+ Kf8 51. Qh6+ Rg7 52. Qd6+ Rge7 53. Bxe2) 48. Qh6+ Rg7
49. Qf6+ Ke8 50. Bb5+ Kd8 51. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Klaipeda"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Be6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 Rfc8 (12... Rab8 13. h4 b5 14.
Nd5 Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Bxd5 $1 16. exd5 a5 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Re1 Nd7 {=/~/=
Dolmatov,S-Watson,W/Sochi/1988/1-0/}) 13. h4 (13. Nd5 $2 Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2 Bxd5
15. exd5 Bh6) 13... Rab8 14. Nd5 (14. h5 b5 15. h6 b4 $1 16. hxg7 (16. Nb5 $5
Rxb5 17. Bxb5 Qxb5 18. hxg7 bxa3 19. bxa3 Qa4 $1 $17) 16... bxa3 17. Qh6 axb2+
18. Kd2 Bxg4 $3 $17 {Plaskett,J-Watson,W/Brighton/1983/0-1/}) (14. Kb1 $6 b5
15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. exd5 Bd7 {/\ 18...a5! Gurevich,
I-Shirov/Timisoara WchJ-U16/1988/}) (14. Be2 $5 b5 15. Nd5 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2)
14... Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Nxd5 (15... Bxd5 16. exd5 a6 17. Bh3 $1 Nd7 18. g5 Rc7 19.
Bxd7 Rxd7 20. h5 {Miles,A-Keene,R/London/1982/1-0/}) 16. exd5 (16. Bxg7 Kxg7 $1
17. exd5 Bd7 18. h5 h6 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Bd3 Rh8 $10 {Nunn,J-Karlsson,L/
Helsinki/1983/}) 16... Bxd5 17. Bxg7 Bxf3 18. Rh3 Bxg4 19. Rg3 (19. Bd4 $5 Bxh3
20. Bxh3 Rc4 (20... e6 21. Bxa7 Ra8 22. Be3) 21. Bxa7 Rxh4 (21... Ra8 22. Bf2
$16) 22. Bg2 $1 Ra8 23. Bf2 $16) 19... Kxg7 20. Rxg4 f5 $6 21. Ra4 a6 22. Rb4
h6 23. Rd5 $6 {23.a4!} b5 $1 24. a4 Rc5 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Rb3 Kf6 27. axb5 axb5
28. Rxb5 Rxb5 29. Bxb5 e5 30. Kd2 g5 31. h5 $1 e4 $2 (31... g4 $1 32. Ke3 Kg5
33. c3 Kxh5 34. b4 cxb4 35. cxb4 Kg5 36. Bd7 {= / +-}) 32. Ke3 $1 Ke5 33. Bd7
f4+ (33... g4 $5 34. Kf2 Kf4 35. c3 c4 {Kritische Stellung = / +-}) 34. Ke2 Kd4
35. c3+ Kd5 36. b3 Kd6 37. Bc8 Ke5 38. Kf2 Kd5 39. Kf1 Kd6 $1 40. Kg1 Kd5 41.
Kf2 Kd6 42. Kg2 Ke5 43. Bg4 $1 Kd5 $6 {43...Kd6} 44. Bf5 $1 Ke5 45. Bc8 Kd5 46.
Kh3 Ke5 47. Kg4 Kd6 48. Bb7 {48...Ke5 49.Bc6 e3 (49...f3 50.Kg3) 50.Bf3 Ke6 51.
b4 cb4 52.cb4 Ke5 53.b5} 1-0

[Event "Montecatini Terme op"]
[Site "Montecatini Terme"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lau, Ralf"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Bd7 9. O-O-O $1 Rc8 10. Kb1 (10. g4 $1 Ne5 (10... O-O 11. h4 h5 (11... Ne5 12.
h5 $1 Qa5 $5 (12... Nxf3 $5)) 12. Nd5 $1 $16) 11. h4 h5 12. g5 Nh7 13. f4 Ng4
14. Bh3) (10. h4 $6 h5 $1) 10... O-O (10... Ne5) 11. g4 (11. h4) 11... Ne5 12.
h4 Qa5 13. Nb3 (13. Nd5) 13... Qc7 14. Be2 b5 15. g5 b4 $2 (15... Nh5) 16. Nb5
$1 Bxb5 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Bxb5 Nxf3 19. Qe2 Ne5 20. Ba6 Rb8 21. h5 g5 22. Nd4
h6 23. Rhf1 Bh8 24. Nf5 Kh7 25. Bd4 e6 26. Ne3 Qc6 27. Bd3 a5 28. Ng4 Nxg4 29.
Bxh8 Kxh8 30. Qxg4 Qc5 31. Rf6 Qe3 32. Rdf1 Kg7 33. Bc4 Rbe8 34. Bb3 Re7 35.
R6f3 Qd4 36. Qg3 Ra8 37. Rd3 Qxe4 38. Qxd6 Raa7 39. Ba4 Rac7 40. Qh2 Rc5 41.
Rdf3 Rf5 42. Rxf5 exf5 43. Qd2 f4 44. Bb5 f3 45. Bd3 Qd5 46. c4 bxc3 47. Qxc3+
f6 48. a3 Rd7 49. Bc2 g4 50. Rd1 Qe6 51. Re1 Qd5 52. Re4 Qg5 53. Qc8 1-0

[Event "Dortmund-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Tolnai, Tibor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Bxg4 $5 10. fxg4 Nxg4 11. Bg1 (11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bc4 $2 {12.Bg5!} d5
$1 {Yagupov-Losev/Moscow-sf/1989/ -> BZSKM 8/1989,S.15}) 11... e6 12. h4 h5 13.
Nxc6 bxc6 14. Be2 Bh6 15. Qd3 Ne5 16. Qg3 Rb8 17. b3 Qa5 18. Rd1 Bg7 19. Rxd6
Rbd8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Kf1 Rd2 22. Rh3 Ng4 23. Qb8+ Kh7 24. b4 Qa3 25. Qxa7
Qc1+ 26. Kg2 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Rxe2+ 28. Kg3 Qe1+ 29. Kf3 Qf1+ 30. Kg3 0-1

[Event "WchT U26 08th"]
[Site "Maringa"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1991.09.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Uruguay"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URU"]

{53/206} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 (10... e6 {- 53/(206)}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12.
exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 {N} (14... h6 {- 47/262}) 15. Bc5 Rfd8 (15...
Rfb8 16. Bd6 Qb6 17. Bxb8 Rxb8 18. b3 h6 (18... Bf8 19. Bxd5 { []f6+-}) 19. g4
Kh8 20. g5 $1 $16 {(+)f6}) 16. Qh4 (16. g4) 16... h6 17. g4 $14 Rab8 18. g5 h5
19. Qf2 Qb7 (19... a5 20. a4 Qb7 21. b3 $16) 20. b3 (20. Bb3 $2 a5) 20... Qc7
$5 21. a4 Qa5 22. Bxa7 $1 (22. Qe1 $14) 22... Bf8 $1 (22... Rb4 $2 23. Qc5 $18)
23. Bxb8 (23. Bc5 Nc3 $1 $13) 23... Ba3+ 24. Kb1 Rxb8 (24... Nc3+ 25. Nxc3 Qxc3
26. Rxd8+ Kh7 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Qd4 $18) 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Nf6+ Kf8 (26... Kg7
$6 27. Qe1) 27. Qe1 $1 Qxa4 (27... Qc7 28. Nxd5 Qc4 29. Qxe5 Rxb3+ 30. cxb3
Qxb3+ 31. Ka1 $18) 28. Qxe5 Rxb3+ 29. cxb3 Qxb3+ 30. Ka1 d4 (30... Qa4 31. Qb8+
Ke7 32. Nxd5+ Bxd5 33. Rhe1+ $18) 31. Nd7+ $1 Bxd7 (31... Kg8 32. Qb8+ $18) (
31... Ke7 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qf8+ Kxd7 35. Rxd4+ Kc6 36. Qa8+ Kc5
37. Qa7+ Kc6 38. Qa4+ $18) 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxd4 Kf8 (33... Bb2+ 34. Qxb2 Qa4+
35. Kb1 Bf5+ 36. Kc1 Qc4+ 37. Kd2 $18) 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Rhe1+ 1-0

[Event "Brighton CGL Int"]
[Site "Brighton"]
[Date "1983.12.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Plaskett, H James"]
[Black "Watson, William N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1983.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 (9. Bc4 {main line}) (9. O-O-O d5 $5) 9... Be6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11.
Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 (12. Kb1 $6 Rfc8 {/\Rc3}) 12... Rfc8 13. h4 Rab8 14. h5 (14.
Nd5 $5 Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Nxd5 $1 16. Bxg7 (16. exd5 Bxd5 $1 17. Bxg7 Bxf3 18. Rh3
Bxg4 19. Rg3 Kxg7 20. Rxg4 Rc7 $13) 16... Kxg7 17. exd5 Bd7 18. Be2 {Nunn} Rc5
19. f4 Rbc8 20. Kb1 a6 $10 {/\Bb5}) 14... b5 15. h6 (15. Nd5 $2 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2
(16. Kxd2 Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. exd5 Bxd5 $19) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Bh6 $19) (
15. hxg6 $5 b4 $5 (15... hxg6 16. Qg5 $1 a6 $6 17. Rd2 Qc7 $2 18. Rdh2 b4 19.
Qh6 $1 Bxh6+ 20. Rxh6 g5 21. Bd3 Bxg4 22. Rh8+ Kg7 23. R1h7+ Kg6 24. e5+ Ne4
25. Rh6+ Kf5 26. Bxe4+ Kf4 27. Ne2#) 16. gxh7+ Kh8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qxd5
19. g5 Qa2 20. Qe3 e5 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Rg1 bxa3 23. Qxa3 $16) 15... b4 (15...
Bh8 $6 16. Nd5 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd4 (18... Bxd5 19. Bxh8 Bxf3 20.
Rh3 Bxg4 21. Rg3 Kxh8 22. Rxg4 $16 {Short,N-Georgiev,Ki/Oakham/1984/}) 19. Rxd4
Bd7 $14 {Tal,M-Sax,G/Mosow/1982/}) (15... Bf8 $5 {Sapi} 16. Bxf6 b4 $5 (16...
exf6 17. Nd5 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rc5 $10) 17. Nd5 (17. Bd4 bxa3 18. b3
Bxb3 19. cxb3 Rxb3 $19) 17... Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Rc5 19. Qb3 exf6 20. a4 Qc7 21. Kb1
$13) 16. hxg7 (16. axb4 $2 Qa1+ 17. Nb1 Ba2 $19) (16. Nb5 $5 Rxb5 17. Bxb5 Qxb5
18. hxg7 bxa3 19. Qd3 (19. bxa3 Qa4 $13) 19... axb2+ 20. Bxb2 Bc4 21. Qe3 Be2
$15) 16... bxa3 17. Qh6 (17. Nd5 $2 axb2+ 18. Bxb2 Rxb2 19. Nxe7+ Kxg7 20. Qh6+
Kh8 21. Nxc8 Qb4 $19 {Fernandez-Martin Gonzalez,A/Barcelona/1985/0-1/}) 17...
axb2+ 18. Kd2 Bxg4 {Mestel} 19. Bxf6 (19. fxg4 e5 $1 20. Qe3 exd4 21. Qxd4 Rxc3
22. Qxc3 Nxe4+ $19) 19... Bh5 $1 20. Bd4 $2 (20. Ke3 $2 Rxc3+ 21. Bxc3 Qxc3+
22. Bd3 a5 $19 {/\a5-a4-a3-a2-a1}) (20. Kd3 $2 b1=Q 21. Rxb1 Rxb1 22. Nxb1 Qb5+
23. Ke3 Qxb1 $19) (20. Bh3 $6 exf6 $1 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. Qe3 Qb4 23. Rh4 d5 24.
exd5 Qxh4 $19) (20. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 21. Bh3 exf6 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Qxf6 Qb4 24.
Rb1 a5 25. Kd3 Qc4+ 26. Kd2 Qb4 27. Kd3 $10) 20... e5 21. Rxh5 (21. Kd3 exd4
22. Nd5 Rc3+ 23. Ke2 Rxc2+ 24. Kd3 Qb5+ 25. Kxc2 b1=Q+ 26. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 27. Kd2
Rb2#) 21... gxh5 22. Qg5 (22. Qxh5 b1=Q 23. Rxb1 Rxb1 24. Bd3 Ra1 25. Qf5 Rc7
26. Ke2 exd4 27. Nd5 Qe1#) 22... Qb4 (22... b1=Q $1 23. Rxb1 Rxb1 24. Bd3 Ra1
25. Qf5 exd4 26. Qxc8+ Kxg7 $19) 23. Bd3 Qxd4 24. Nd5 (24. Nb1 Qf2+ 25. Be2
Rxc2+ 26. Kxc2 Qxe2+ 27. Kc3 Qxd1 $19) 24... Qf2+ 25. Be2 Rxc2+ 26. Kxc2 Qxe2+
27. Kc3 Qxf3+ 28. Kc4 Qb3# 0-1

[Event "England"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "1885.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gunsberg, Isidor"]
[Black "Bird, Henry Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1885.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Not verified game. (Hereford 1885 is not correct).} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3
g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Nd5 Nf6 8. Nb5 Nxd5 9. exd5 Ne5 10. Bd4
O-O 11. f4 a6 12. Nc3 Bg4 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. h3 Bf5 16. g4 e5 17.
gxf5 exf4 18. O-O-O Qh4 19. Ne4 Rfe8 20. Nxd6 Re3 21. Rg1 Ne5 22. fxg6 Qf6 23.
gxf7+ Kh6 24. Qf2 Ng6 25. Nc4 Re7 26. h4 b5 27. h5 Nf8 28. Rd4 bxc4 29. Rxf4
Qe5 30. Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "IBM-20 Kroongroep"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1980.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1980.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. h4 Rfc8 13. h5 Qa5 14. hxg6 (14.
h6 Bh8 15. a3 $14) 14... hxg6 15. a3 Rab8 16. Ne2 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 a6 18. Nf4 Bc4
$6 (18... Nd7 $5 19. Nxe6 (19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Kg7 $10) 19...
fxe6 $10) 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 Kg7 22. g4 $14 Rg8 23. Rd3 (23.
Rdh2 Kf8 24. Nxf6 exf6 $14) (23. c3 $5) 23... Rc5 24. c3 g5 25. Rd2 Rc6 26.
Rdh2 (26. Kc2 e6 27. Rh7+ Kxh7 28. Nxf6+ Kg7 29. Nxg8 Kxg8 $10) 26... Kf8 27.
Nxf6 exf6 28. Rh8 Rxh8 29. Rxh8+ Ke7 30. Kc2 Rc5 31. Kd3 d5 32. Kd4 Rb5 33. b4
dxe4 34. c4 Rb6 35. c5 Re6 36. fxe4 $16 Kd7 37. a4 Kc7 38. b5 $2 (38. Rf8 Re7
39. b5 axb5 40. axb5 $18) 38... axb5 39. axb5 b6 40. cxb6+ $6 (40. c6 Re5 41.
Rf8 Rxb5 42. Rxf7+ Kxc6 43. Rxf6+ Kd7 44. Rf5 Rb1 $14) 40... Kxb6 $10 41. Rb8+
Kc7 42. Ra8 Rd6+ (42... Kb6 43. Ra6+ Kxb5 44. Rxe6 fxe6 45. e5 f5 46. gxf5 exf5
47. Kd5 Kb6 $1 48. Kd6 f4 49. e6 f3 $10) 43. Kc5 Re6 44. Kd4 Rd6+ 45. Ke3 Kb7
46. Ra4 Rd1 47. Ra6 Rf1 48. Rd6 Rf4 49. Rc6 Rxg4 50. Rxf6 Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch 90th"]
[Site "Saint Quentin"]
[Date "2015.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2015.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. h4 d5 11. e5 $5 {An almost new idea, that will probably no
longer deserve an "!?" mark after couple of games, but that definitely
deserves it for one game.} Nxe5 $6 {A move I immediately regretted after
playing it.} (11... Nd7 {is definitely more natural. I was worried that after}
12. f4 (12. O-O-O Ndxe5 13. Be2 Nc4 $5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Qe2 Qa5
17. Qxc4 Bxc3 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. bxc3 Qxc3 $13) 12... Bxg4 13. h5 {White would
have a dangerous attack. However there is probably just decent counterplay.} (
13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 h5 15. O-O-O e6 $132) 13... Bxh5 14. Rxh5 (14. Be2 Bxe2
15. Qxe2 e6 $132) 14... gxh5 15. O-O-O e6 16. Kb1 $44) 12. O-O-O (12. h5 {
seems even more critical:} Nxf3+ 13. Nxf3 Bxg4 14. Bg2 (14. h6 Bh8 15. Ne5 Bf5
$13) 14... Nxh5 15. Bh6 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qd6 $13) 12... Qa5 $5 (12... h5 {might
have been playable but I did not really like it.}) 13. Be2 (13. h5 {would allow
} Nxf3 $1 14. Nxf3 Ne4 {which can be very dangerous for White.}) 13... Rfc8 $6
(13... b5 $1 {was my initial idea but I convinced myself it could not be right,
definitely missing that after} 14. Bxb5 Rab8 15. Nb3 {I could go} Nxf3 $1 16.
Nxa5 Nxd2 17. Rxd2 Ne4 18. a4 (18. Nxe4 $2 Rxb5 $17) 18... Nxd2 19. Bxd2 a6 $1
20. Be2 Rfc8 {with huge counterplay. A weird line!}) 14. h5 (14. Kb1 {would
have been quite annoying as well.}) 14... Rxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxa2 $6 (15... Qxc3 16.
bxc3 Bd7 {is objectively better, but of course White has some advantage.}) 16.
hxg6 hxg6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxe5 $2 ({The materialist} 18. Qb4 {would have
been very annoying:} b6 19. Qxe7 Re8 20. Qa3 $16) 18... Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Qa5+ 20.
Kc1 {White was in time trouble and just decided to repeat moves.} (20. b4 Qxb4+
21. c3 Ne4+ 22. Ke1 Qxc3+ 23. Qxc3 Bxc3+ 24. Rd2 (24. Kf1 Ng3+ 25. Kf2 Nxh1+
26. Rxh1 a5 $13) 24... Nxd2 25. Bxd2 Bxd2+ 26. Kxd2 a5 27. Kc3 a4 28. Kb2 Kg7 {
and Black should be able to draw this.}) (20. Qc3 Ne4+ 21. fxe4 Bxc3+ 22. bxc3
dxe4 (22... Rd8 {was both my idea and what Christian was afraid of, and after}
23. exd5 Rxd5+ 24. Bd3 e5 25. Ra1 {White should be better, but it remains
practically unclear.}) 23. Bc4 Rd8+ 24. Ke2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Kf7 26. Rf1+ Ke8 $13)
20... Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qa5+ 22. Kc1 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic m 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 $5 {
A quite unpopular but very interesting move.} Rb8 $5 {The most natural move.} (
14... Nxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Bd5 16. Qd3 $14) (14... Qc7 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5
17. Rxd5 {does not provide Black sufficient compensations.}) 15. Ne4 f5 $5 $146
(15... Qc7 16. Bc5 Rfd8 17. g4 {is better for White, the main difference with
the main line (without Kb1 and ...Rb8 included) being that the d5-knight
cannot move because of Bd6.} a5 18. h4 $14 {1-0 (49) Wei,Y (2604)-Yankovsky,R 
(2425) USA 2013}) 16. Ng5 Bc8 17. h4 $1 h6 (17... e4 18. b3 $14) 18. Ne4 Be6 {
Having included h4 and h6 should be a good thing for White.} 19. Nc5 (19. Bxa7
{should be critical:} Qe7 $1 (19... Ra8 $6 20. Bc5 Rf7 21. Bb3 $16) 20. Bxb8 (
20. Bc5 Qb7 $132) 20... Rxb8 21. Bxd5 (21. Nc3 Nxc3+ 22. Qxc3 e4 23. Bxe6+ Qxe6
24. Rd4 e3 $132 25. Re1 $140 Qd5 $5 26. Rxd5 Bxc3 27. Rxe3 Rxb2+ 28. Kc1 cxd5
29. Rxc3 Rxa2 $11) 21... Bxd5 (21... cxd5 $2 22. Nd2 e4 23. Nb3 $16) 22. Nc3 e4
23. b3 Qf6 24. fxe4 Bxe4 25. Rh3 Bxg2 26. Rhd3 Bd5 {and White should be better
but practically speaking it definitely doesn't look clear.}) 19... Bf7 20. Na6
{I remembered having this move somewhere in my analysis but immediatly after
playing it I realised 20...Rb6 should be very annoying.} (20. Bb3 Qe7) 20...
Rb7 $6 (20... Rb6 $1 21. c3 (21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Rd3 e4 23. Rb3 Qd4 24. Qe2 exf3
25. gxf3 Re8 26. Qd3 Qxh4 27. Qf1 Qf4 $44) 21... Rb7 $1 {This move c3 simply
makes Black's play easier.} (21... e4 22. Nb4 $14) 22. Nc5 Rb8 23. Bb3 Qa5 24.
Bf2 Rfd8 $13) 21. Bb3 Qf6 22. Nc5 Re7 23. c3 Rfe8 (23... e4 24. f4 $14) 24. Qd2
Nxe3 25. Qxe3 Bxb3 26. axb3 Rf7 27. Rd2 Rd8 {White looks a bit better but it
is just very difficult to prove it!} 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. h5 gxh5 30. Rxh5 Qd6 $6
{The beginning of a wrong idea.} (30... Qd1+ 31. Ka2 Qd5 {(/\...Bf8) is about
equal.}) (30... a5 $5) 31. Rh1 Qg6 32. Qe2 Re7 33. Re1 Qd6 $6 {A weird move.} (
33... a5 $142) 34. b4 Qg6 35. Ka1 Kh7 (35... h5 36. Qd3 $14 {[%csl Yh5]}) 36.
g4 fxg4 37. fxg4 Rf7 38. Nd3 Rd7 39. Nc5 Rf7 40. Rh1 $1 Kg8 (40... Rf4 $2 41.
g5 $1 {goes back into the game.}) 41. Qc4 Kh7 $2 (41... Qd6 $1 42. Re1 Qd5 {
had to be played. White is only slightly better.}) 42. g5 $1 Rf4 43. Qe2 e4 44.
gxh6 Bf8 $8 (44... Bxh6 45. Re1 $18 (45. Ka2 $5)) 45. Qe3 Qg5 (45... Qf5 46.
Nb3 $16) 46. Qd4 (46. Rd1 $5) 46... Bxc5 47. bxc5 e3 $6 (47... Qg6 48. Re1 $16)
48. Qd7+ Kh8 49. Qe8+ (49. Qxc6 e2 50. Re1 {just wins at once, but I for some
reason did not see that automatic move 50.Re1, that any beginner could see!})
49... Kh7 50. Qd7+ Kh8 51. Qe8+ (51. Qc8+ {is also worth a try but should be a
draw:} Qg8 52. Qxg8+ Kxg8 53. Re1 Re4 54. b4 Kh7 55. Kb2 Kxh6 56. Kc2 Kg5 57.
Kd3 Kf4 58. Rf1+ Ke5 59. Rf8 Rh4 $132) ({Even} 51. b4 {should win easily.})
51... Kh7 52. Qd7+ {An absolutely insane decision in time trouble, repeating a
move for a third time.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Milov, Leonid"]
[Black "Ovsejevitsch, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 $5 {[#]} Rb8 $5 $146 (10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 (11. e5 $1 {
Milov,L-Golubev,M/Biel Open/1994/CBM 47,Inf 61/230}) 11... dxe4 12. Bxf6 (12.
Qe1 Qc7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Qe5 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qxe4 Bf5 $15) (12. Qf4 Qa5
$15) 12... Qxd2 13. Rxd2 Bxf6 14. Nxe4 Bg7 $15 {Moro-Rigo/Milan/1982}) 11. Nb3
(11. Nxc6 $6 bxc6 12. Bxa7 (12. exd5 $2 Nxd5 13. Bd4 $2 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxc3+ $19
) 12... Ra8 13. Bd4 Qa5 $44 {>< Kb1}) (11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Nxc6
Qxc6 $1 $10 {/\} (13... bxc6 14. b3 $1 $14 {>< c6,a7}) 14. Bxa7 $2 Ra8 15. Be3
(15. Bd4 $2 Rd8 $19) 15... Qa4 16. a3 Bxb2 $1 $19) (11. Be2 $5 {/\} Nxd4 12.
Bxd4 $8 dxe4 13. Qe3 $36) 11... dxe4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Rxd8+ Nxd8 14. Bxa7 Ra8
15. Bb6 Bf5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 $1 Be6 17. Qf6 (17. Qa3 $1 a5 (17... Qf2 18. Qa5 $1
$16 {Riveron-Cabrera,A/52-213/1991/,Wittmann-Gramer/Oberwart/1991/}) 18. Bd3
Qb4 19. Be4 Qxa3 20. bxa3 Ra6 21. Rd6 Rc8 22. Rhd1 Kg7 23. Bd5 $1 $16 {Klinger,
J-Tolnai,T/Velden op/1994/} (23. R1d3 $14 {Popovic,P-Tolnai,T/OST-chT9394/1994/
})) (17. Bd3 $1 Qe3+ 18. Rd2 c5 {Rodriguez,Am-Clavijo/Bogota 53-208/1991/} 19.
Qh4 $1 c4 20. Re1 Qc5 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Bxc4 $16) 17... Bxa2 $1 (17... Rfd8 18.
Bd3 Bxa2 19. Rhe1 $1 $16 {Gurevich,I-Petursson,M/Saint Martin 54-211/1992/})
18. b3 Bxb3 $1 {Sven Lindemanns suggestion.} 19. cxb3 Qxb3 20. Rd3 Qb6 $44 21.
Qb2 (21. Be2 Rab8 22. Qa1 Qf2 $44) 21... Rfe8 $1 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Rd1 Ra1+ 24.
Kc2 Ra2+ 25. Kb3 Rea8 $1 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Kxa2 Rd1 28. g3 g5 29. Kb3 Rd2 30.
h4 (30. h4 Rf2 31. hxg5 Rxf3+ 32. Kc2 Rxg3 33. Bd3 Rxg5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prague Chip"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Watson, William N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 Re8 $5 (10... e6 11. h4 Qc7 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Qd2 h5 15. Nb5 Qe7 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. c3 $10 {Kramnik - Alterman, URS 1990})
11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bxc6 (12. exd5 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Qxd5 15. Bxf6 Qxb5
$10) 12... bxc6 13. e5 c5 14. Nb3 c4 15. Nc5 Bc6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Qf2 Rb8 18.
f4 Qb6 19. Nb3 Qb7 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Kd2 Bg7 22. Rhf1 e6 23. Nde2 a5 24. h3 f6
25. g4 Bc6 26. Nd4 Bd7 27. Nde2 Bc6 28. g5 fxg5 29. Bd4 gxf4 30. Bxg7 Qxg7 31.
Qxf4 e5 $44 32. Qf6 Qd7 33. Kc1 Qb7 34. b3 cxb3 35. axb3 a4 36. bxa4 d4 37. Nb5
Bxb5 38. axb5 Qxb5 39. Qf7+ Kh8 40. Qf6+ Kg8 41. Qf7+ {Watson hat in der
Eröffnung ein sehr interessantes Figurenopfer gemacht, das nocheinmal erprobt
werden muss.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Ne4 f5
15. Nd6 Bf8 16. Bb5 $1 Bd7 17. c4 $5 (17. Rhe1 Re6 18. Nb7 Qc7 19. Ba6 $14 {
Beliavsky,A-Khalifman,A/Belgrade/1993/1/2-1/2/42/}) 17... e4 $6 (17... Bxd6
$142 $1 18. Bxd6 Nb6 19. Ba6 $8 Bc8 $1 20. Qa5 (20. Bxc8 Nxc4 $1 21. Qb4 Nxd6
22. Bxf5 (22. Ba6 Qb6 $10 (22... Qg5+ $2 23. f4 $18) (22... Re6 $5)) 22... Qg5+
$1 (22... gxf5 23. Rxd6 Qg5+ 24. Kb1 Qxg2 $13) 23. f4 exf4 $15) 20... Bxa6 (
20... Qg5+ $6 21. Rd2 $8) 21. Qxa6 e4 $1 (21... Qc8 $2 22. Qxc8 Raxc8 (22...
Nxc8 $16) (22... Nxc8 $16) (22... Nxc8 $16) 23. b3 $16 {>< Nb6}) 22. f4 (22.
fxe4 fxe4 $132) (22. Qb7 $2 Nxc4 23. Be5 Qe7 $19) 22... Qf6 {/\} (22... Qc8 $5)
(22... Qc8 $5) (22... Qc8 $5) 23. Be5 Rxe5 (23... Qf7 $6 24. b3 $16 {/\ 25.Rd2,
26.Rhd1}) 24. fxe5 Qxe5 $13 {/\} 25. Qb7 e3 26. Qxc6 Rc8 27. Qd6 Qe4 $13) (
17... Re6 $4 18. cxd5 $18) (17... Rb8 $2 18. Ba4 $18) 18. fxe4 fxe4 19. Ba4 (
19. Nxe8 $2 Bxc5 20. cxd5 cxb5 21. Qc3 Qxe8 $19) 19... e3 20. Bxe3 Bxd6 21.
cxd5 Qh4 22. dxc6 Qxa4 23. cxd7 Qxd7 24. Kb1 (24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxe3 26.
Rhd1 $16) 24... Qf5+ 25. Ka1 Be5 26. Rhf1 Qe6 27. Rfe1 Qf7 28. Bh6 Rab8 29.
Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Bf4 Rbe8 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. a3 Re8 33. Qd3 h5 34. Rf1 Qe6 35. Qd4
Rf8 36. Rd1 (36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Qxa7 $2 Qe1+ 38. Ka2 Qe6+ 39. b3 Qe2+ $10)
36... a6 37. Qd6 Rf6 38. Qxe6+ Rxe6 39. Rd2 Kf7 40. Ka2 Ke7 41. Kb3 Re4 42. Kc3
Ke6 43. Rd4 Re2 44. Rd2 Re4 45. Rd8 Rg4 46. g3 a5 47. Ra8 Rg5 48. Ra6+ Kd7 49.
Kc4 (49. b4 $2 axb4+ 50. axb4 h4 51. gxh4 Rg4 $10) 49... Kc7 50. Rf6 h4 51.
gxh4 Rg2 52. b3 Ra2 53. Rxg6 (53. a4 $142 $1 Rxh2 54. Kb5 Rh3 $8 55. Kxa5 Rxb3
56. Rxg6 Rh3 57. Rg4 $18) 53... Rxa3 54. Rg3 (54. Rg2 a4 $1) 54... Ra2 55. Rh3
a4 56. b4 (56. bxa4 $2 Rxa4+ 57. Kd5 Kd7 $10) 56... Kb6 57. h5 Re2 58. Kd3 (58.
h6 $1 Re8 (58... Re4+ 59. Kc3 Re8 60. h7 Rh8 61. Rh5 $18) 59. h7 Rc8+ 60. Kd3
Rh8 61. Rh5 $18 {/\ Kc3-b2-a3xa4}) 58... Rb2 59. Kc4 Rc2+ 60. Kd4 Rd2+ 61. Ke4
(61. Kc3 $142) 61... Re2+ 62. Kf5 Rf2+ 63. Kg4 Rg2+ 64. Kf3 Rg8 65. h6 Kb5 66.
h7 Rh8 67. Ke2 a3 68. Kd1 a2 69. Ra3 Rxh7 70. Rxa2 Kxb4 71. Rc2 Kb3 72. Rf2 Kc4
73. Ke2 Kd5 74. Kf1 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.05.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 Rfd8 (17... a5 18. Bd3 Qb4 19. Be4 Qxa3
20. bxa3 Ra6 21. Rd6 Rc8 22. Rhd1 Kg7 23. R1d3 (23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. R1xd5 {
Hoffmann,M-Tolnai,T/Budapest GM/1992/0.5 (30)}) 23... Rb6 24. Rc3 {Popovic,
P-Tolnai,T/OST-chT9394 (02)/1994/0.5 (46)}) (17... Qf2 18. Qa5 (18. Rd2 Qe1+
19. Rd1 Qf2 20. Rd2 Qe1+ 21. Rd1 Qe5 22. Kb1 Rab8 23. b3 c5 24. Qb2 $13 {
Schabanel,S-Van Dongen,P/Paris-ch (8)/1991/0.5 (41)}) 18... Rab8 19. h4 (19. b3
Qe3+ 20. Qd2 Qe5 21. Qd4 Qa5 22. Qb2 Rfd8 23. Bd3 Qg5+ 24. Rd2 $13 {
Fusi-Genser/AUT-chU20/1994/0.5 (54)}) 19... Rb6 20. h5 Rfb8 21. b3 Qe3+ 22. Qd2
Qc5 23. Qd4 Qa5 24. hxg6 $16 {Riveron-Cabrera,A/Jiguani/1991/1-0 (30)}) 18. Ba6
(18. Be2 $6 Bxa2 $1) 18... c5 19. Be2 c4 (19... Rab8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 $16
) 20. f4 Rd4 (20... c3 21. Qxc3 Bxa2 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. b3 $18) 21. Rxd4 Qxd4
22. g3 c3 (22... Qf2 23. Qf3 $16) 23. Qxc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Bxa2 25. Kb2 (25. c4
$2 Rc8) 25... Be6 26. c4 Kf8 (26... a5 27. Ra1) 27. Ra1 a5 28. c5 Ke7 29. c4
Bd7 (29... Kd7 30. Bf3 Ra6 31. Kc3 $16) 30. Bf3 Rb8+ (30... Ra6 31. Kc3 f6 32.
Bb7 Ra7 33. Re1+ Kf8 34. c6 $18) 31. Kc3 a4 32. Ra3 (32. c6 Rb3+ 33. Kd4 Rxf3
34. cxd7 Kxd7 35. Rxa4 $16) 32... Rc8 33. Kd4 h5 34. Bb7 Rd8 (34... Rc7 35. Ba6
Bf5 36. Bb5 Bc2 37. Bxa4 Bxa4 38. Rxa4 $18) 35. Kc3 h4 36. gxh4 Rh8 37. Bd5 (
37. c6 Be6 38. Rxa4 Kd6 39. Ra2 Rxh4 40. Rf2 $16) 37... Rxh4 38. Kb4 (38. c6
Be6) 38... Rxh2 (38... Rxf4 39. c6 Be6 40. Bxe6 fxe6 (40... Kxe6 41. Rd3 $1 $18
) 41. Kc5 Rh4 42. Rxa4 Rxh2 43. Ra8 $1 $18) 39. c6 Be6 (39... Bf5 40. Kc5 Bc2
41. c7 Rh8 42. Bb7 Bf5 43. Rxa4 $18) 40. Bxe6 fxe6 (40... Kxe6 41. Kc5 Rh8 42.
Rxa4 $18) 41. Kc5 Kd8 42. Rxa4 (42. Rxa4 Rf2 43. Ra8+ Kc7 44. Ra7+ Kc8 45. Rg7
$18) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 (11. g4 $6 Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 {/\13...
Tc3!}) (11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. g4 Rac8 14. c3 Qa5 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bxg7
Nxg7 $1 {Timman-Sosonko/Hoogoven/1978}) 11... Qc7 (11... Qa5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13.
Nd5) 12. g4 Rfc8 13. g5 (13. h4 Qa5 14. a3 Rab8 15. h5 b5 16. h6 Bh8 (16... b4
17. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 $8 18. hxg7 Nc3+ 19. Ka1 f6 $1 20. Re1 (20. Rc1 bxa3) 20... Nb5
(20... bxa3 21. b3 $1) 21. Bxb5 Qxb5 {Maliutin,E-Alterman/USSR/1989/} 22. b3 $1
bxa3 23. Qh6 $1 Kf7 24. Qxh7 Rg8 25. g5 Rxg7 26. Qh6) 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 b4
(18... Qxd2 $143) 19. axb4 Qa4 $40 {Ostermeyer-Sosonko/Mannheim/1975}) 13...
Nh5 (13... Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (15... Qd8 16. h4 $36) 16. exd5
Nb6 $8 (16... Ne5 17. f4 Nc4 (17... Nf3 $2 18. Qf2 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. h4 $1
$18) 18. Qc3+ (18. Qd4+ Kg8 19. Bh3 Re8 20. Bg4 Qc5 21. Rhe1 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Nb6
23. c4 Rad8 24. b3 Kf8 25. Rd3 $16 {Hellers,F-Valvo,M/New York op (1)/1990/})
18... Kg8 19. Bh3) 17. Bh3 Rh8 $1 18. Bg4 $1 h5 $6 (18... h6 19. h4 hxg5 20.
hxg5 Qc5 21. Rhe1 Rae8 22. Re4 $16) 19. Bh3 Rhe8 20. Rhe1 Nd7 21. Re3 f5 22.
Rde1 Nf8 23. Qe2 $16 {Popovic,P-Kozul,Z/JUG-ch/1989/}) 14. Nb5 (14. Bxg7 Nxg7
15. Nd5 Bxd5 (15... Qd7 16. c4 (16. f4 b5 17. Be2 Rc5 $13 {Morris-Hansen Su./
Gausdal Troll/1992}) 16... Rc5 17. Qd4 Rac8 18. Bd3 Bxd5 19. cxd5 e5 {0,5/
Chandler,M-Watson,W/London WFW/1990/}) 16. exd5 e5 (16... Qc5 {N} 17. Bh3 Rc7 {
[#]} 18. Bg4 $1 f5 19. Bh3 $1 Re8 20. f4 $1 e5 21. dxe6 Rxe6 22. Bg2 $16 {
Martyniuk-Koroviansky/corr/1992}) 17. dxe6 Nxe6 18. Bh3 (18. h4 Nf4 19. Bh3
Nxh3 20. Rxh3 Re8 21. h5 Re6 22. Rdh1 Rae8 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. b3 R8e7 25. Qd5
$14 {Morozevic,A-Kalikstein,A/URS-chJ Jurmala/1992/}) 18... Re8 19. Rhe1 d5 20.
Bxe6 fxe6 21. f4 Rac8 22. Re5 Qf7 23. b3 Rc6 24. Qd4 Rec8 25. Rd2 $13 {
Kuporosov,V-Tolnai,T/Budapest Spring op (6)/1990}) 14... Qd8 $1 15. Bxg7 Nxg7
$13 16. Nd4 Rc5 $10 17. h4 Rac8 18. Rc1 Qb6 $2 (18... Qa5 $1 $10 19. Qxa5 Rxa5
20. b3 (20. Nxe6 fxe6 (20... Nxe6)) 20... Rac5) (18... Bd7 {/\e5, d5} 19. Be2
e5 20. Nb3 R5c6 21. Na5 Rb6 22. Nc4 $16) 19. Nxe6 fxe6 (19... Nxe6 20. Bh3 $1
$16) 20. Bh3 Qa5 21. c3 $14 R5c6 22. Bg4 Ra6 23. a3 Qb5 24. Ka1 Rc4 25. h5 Rca4
26. Rc2 $1 $8 {/\27.hg hg 28.Th6} gxh5 27. Bxh5 R6a5 $2 (27... Nxh5 28. Rxh5
Qf1+ 29. Qc1 $1 $16 (29. Ka2 Qc4+ 30. Kb1 Qb3 $13) (29. Rc1 Qb5 $13) 29...
Qxc1+ (29... Qxf3 30. Rch2 Qxe4 31. Rxh7 Qxh7 32. Rxh7 Kxh7 33. Qh1+ $18) 30.
Rxc1 R6a5 31. Rch1 h6 $1 32. gxh6 (32. Rxh6 Rxg5 33. Rxe6 Kf7 $16) 32... Rxh5
33. Rxh5 Kh7 $16 {Ta4-c4-c8}) 28. Qh2 $1 Qxg5 $2 (28... Qe5 29. Bg4 (29. Qh3 $5
$16) 29... Qxh2 30. Rcxh2 Rxg5 31. Rxh7 $16) (28... Qb3 $5 29. Bg4 $14) 29. Be8
$1 $18 Nxe8 30. Rg2 Nf6 31. Rhg1 (31. Rhg1 Qxg2 32. Qxg2+ Kf7 33. Qg7+ Ke8 34.
Qh8+ Kd7 35. Rg7 {/\36.Df8+-}) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 $5 (13...
Re8) 14. Ne4 Rb8 15. Bc4 Re8 $5 (15... f5 $6 16. Ng5 e4 17. c3 $16 (17. Bb3 Qf6
18. Bd4 e3 19. Qxe3)) (15... a5 $5) 16. h4 a5 17. Bb3 h6 18. g4 Ra8 19. a4 $14
Qc7 20. g5 h5 21. Qf2 Red8 22. Rd3 Rab8 23. Rhd1 Rd7 24. Ba3 Bf5 25. Bxd5 $2 (
25. Kb1 Rdd8 (25... Qd8 26. R3d2) 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qc4 29.
Rxa5 Bxe4 30. fxe4 Qxe4 31. Ra7 Qf5) 25... cxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Qc4 28.
Rxa5 Qa2 29. Nd6 (29. Nc3 $2 Qa1+ 30. Nb1 e4 31. Rb5 Rc8 32. Rc5 Rd8) 29... e4
30. Rb5 Rd8 31. fxe4 $2 (31. Rb3 exf3 $17) 31... Bxe4 $2 (31... Bc3 $3 32. bxc3
Qxa3+ 33. Rb2 (33. Kb1 Rxd6 $19) 33... Qxd6 $19) 32. Rb3 (32. Qb6 Bc3 $1 33.
Qxd8+ Kh7 $19) 32... Qa1+ $2 (32... Bf5 33. Qe1 Bf8 $1 34. Rb6 Bxd6 $1 35. Bxd6
(35. Rxd6 Rc8 $19) 35... Qa1+ 36. Kd2 Qxa4 $19) 33. Kd2 Qb1 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 $2 (
34... Kh7 35. Rc3 (35. Qc7 Qg1) 35... Rf8 (35... Qg1 36. Rc7 Qd4+ 37. Ke2 Bxc2
38. Qxg7+ $16) 36. Qxf8 Bxf8 37. Rc7+ Kg8 38. Nxe4 Bxa3 39. bxa3 $13) 35. Qc7
$18 Rd7 36. Qc4 Qh1 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 Rfd8 {In this variation Black enjoys excellent play with his pieces
and a safe position on the kingside. The only concern for him is the pawn
structure on the opposite flank.} 16. g4 Nf4 17. Qc3 Rd4 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8] A
new move of somewhat dubious value. In practice, Black has preferred to
benefit from the potential of the d5-square.} (17... Bd5 18. Kb1 (18. g5 Ne6
19. Be3 Nd4 20. Kb1 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nxf3 22. Rdf1 Nd4 23. h4 Qe7 24. h5 Qe6 25.
Qc3 Rab8 26. Bc1 Ne2 27. Qe1 Qc4 {0-1 Panchanathan,M (2419)-Gashimov,V (2579)/
Nakhchivan 2003 (38)}) 18... Rd7 19. Bf2 h6 20. Bh4 Re8 21. a3 Bxe4 22. fxe4
Rd4 23. Bd3 Qb6 24. Rhf1 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Qb5 {1/2 Svidler,P (2660)-Alterman,B 
(2615)/Bad Homburg 1997 (36)}) (17... Rd5 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. Rde1 (19. Bxd5 cxd5
20. Be3 Qe7 21. Qc5 Qb7 22. Qa3 Qc6 23. Qc3 Qa8 24. Bxf4 Rc8 25. Qa5 exf4 26.
Ng5 Qb8 27. c3 Bxc3 28. Qa3 {1-0 Xie Jun (2515)-Gufeld,E (2475)/Kuala Lumpur
1994 (37)}) 19... h6 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Rhg1 Kh8 22. h4 f5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. a3
Qxh4 25. Bxa7 R5d7 26. Bf2 {1-0 Gdanski,J (2528)-Fedorov,A (2590)/Ohrid 2001 
(57)}) 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qb4 (19. Qb3 $2 Rb8 20. Bxe6 Rxb3 21. Bxb3 c5 22. Bc4
Ng2 $19) 19... d3 $2 {Very thematic and seemingly a very logical move, but it
will meet a tactical refutation. Relatively the best seems to be 19...c5!?
with counterplay.} (19... c5 $5 20. Qa4 Nd5 21. Bxd5 (21. Qa3 Rb8 22. Rd2 Rb4)
21... Bxd5 22. Rhe1 Qxh2 23. Qd7 Be6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Rb8 $44) (19... Nd5
20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Nxd6 Be5 22. Ne4 Ne3 23. Bxe6 Nxd1 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Kxd1 $16
) 20. Bxe6 (20. Bxd3 $2 Rb8 21. Qd6 Bxb2+ 22. Kd2 Qa5+ 23. Ke3 Be5 24. Qxc6 Rc8
$17) 20... Ne2+ (20... Nxe6 21. c3 (21. Rxd3 Rb8 22. Qd6 Bxb2+ 23. Kd2 Qa5+ 24.
c3 $14) 21... Qf4+ 22. Nd2 $16) 21. Kb1 Rb8 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 (22... Kxf7 23. Qc4+
Kf8 24. b3 $18 dxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Qe5 26. Qc5+ $18) 23. Qxb8+ $2 {Both
participants were fighting against their worries and Svidler in the end did
not found the courage for the exact move 23.Qb3! with a serious advantage.} (
23. Qa3 $2 dxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qxf7 25. b3 c5 $1 $13) (23. Qb3 $1 Rxb3 (23... dxc2+
$2 24. Qxc2 Rxb2+ 25. Qxb2 Bxb2 26. Kxb2 Qe5+ (26... Qxf7 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Rhd1
$18) 27. Kb1 $18) 24. Bxb3 dxc2+ 25. Bxc2 Nd4 26. Rd3 $16) 23... Qxb8 24. c3 {
The necessity of playing such a move indicates that not everything went
ideally.} (24. Bb3 dxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Nd4+ 26. Kb1 Nxb3 27. axb3 h5 $1 28. gxh5
Qxb3 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. hxg6+ Kh6 $1 31. Rd2 Qxf3 32. Re1 a5 $13) 24... Nxc3+ 25.
Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Bb3 Bf6 27. Rxd3 Qe5 28. Rd2 Qe3 {The activity of Black pieces
and weakness of b2 compensate for the danger from the white rooks.} 29. Rhd1
Qxf3 30. Rd7 (30. Rd6 Qe4+ 31. Ka1 Qe5 32. R6d2 Qf4 $11) 30... Qe4+ 31. Bc2 Qb4
32. Bb3 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 Qg2 $6 {Radjabov is losing the feeling for the most exact
moves under time pressure; the situation is becoming dangerous for him.} (33...
Qxg4 34. Rf7 (34. a3 Qf4 35. R1d2 a5 $11) 34... Qg5 35. Bc2 (35. Re1 Bxb2+ 36.
Kb1 Be5 37. Rd1 Qh4 38. Rdd7 Qe1+ 39. Bd1 Qb4+ $11) 35... Qc5 36. Kb1 Bd4 37.
Rd7 Be5 38. Rb7 Bd4 $11) 34. R1d2 Qxg4 35. a3 a5 $2 (35... c5 36. Rxa7 Qf4 37.
Ra8+ Kg7 38. Rc2 Kh6 $13) (35... Qe4 36. Ka2 a5 37. Ra7 Qe5 38. Rc2 h5 $14) 36.
Rb7 $2 (36. R2d6 $1 Qg1+ 37. Bd1 Qf2 38. Rb7 Qf4 39. Rxc6 $18) 36... a4 $2 {
The crowning of the comedy of errors, since after the conquest of the 7th rank
by the white rooks the black king is simply doomed.} (36... Bd4 $1 $11) 37.
Rdd7 $1 Qg1+ 38. Bd1 Qxh2 39. Rdc7 Bd8 40. Rc8 Qd2 41. Bc2 (41. Bc2 c5 42. Re7
c4 43. Kb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rd6 Bxa2 18. b4 Bf8 $5 (18... a5) 19. Rc6
$6 (19. Ra6 $142 $14) 19... e4 $1 $15 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 (20... exf3 $2 21. Bc5 $1
Bd5 22. Bb5 $1 $18) 21. Kb2 Bd5 22. Rc5 Rad8 23. Be2 $1 (23. Bb5 exf3 24. Bxe8
(24. gxf3 Bxf3 25. Rf1 Be2 $19) 24... fxg2 $19) 23... exf3 24. Bxf3 Bxf3 25.
gxf3 Rd4 26. c3 Rd6 27. Kb3 h5 28. f4 Rf6 29. f5 $2 (29. Ra1 $10) 29... gxf5
30. Rf1 f4 31. Rxh5 Re3 32. Kc2 $6 (32. Ra5 $142 a6 33. Ra2 {/\ Rc2, Ka4,
c4-c5=}) 32... f3 33. Kd2 Re2+ 34. Kd3 Rd6+ 35. Kc4 Re4+ 36. Kb5 Rf6 37. Rh8+
$2 $138 Kg7 38. Rh3 f2 39. Rg3+ Kh6 40. Rg2 Ref4 $2 (40... Re2 $1 $17 {/\
Kh5-h4-h3}) 41. c4 Kh5 42. c5 a6+ 43. Ka4 Kh4 44. c6 $1 $10 Rxc6 (44... Kh3 $2
45. Rg3+ Kxh2 46. Rc3 Kg2 47. Rxf2+ Rxf2 48. c7 $18) 45. Rgxf2 Rxf2 46. Rxf2 f6
47. b5 axb5+ 48. Kxb5 Re6 49. Kc4 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Edmonton 11th"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2016.06.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Wang, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[Annotator "Ganguly,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {Richard has played the
Dragon a number of times and it's a part of his main repertoire. The rounds in
Edmonton start at 6pm normally which gives ample time to prepare nicely.} 6.
Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 cxd5
$6 (12... Nxd5 {is much more popular and the main line. This is also
recommended by Garwain Jones in his new Dragon book.}) 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7
15. Bxd5 {This is risky and rare compared to the solid 15.Bxf6 which gives
small edge to White but during my preparation I felt 15.Bxd5 is objectively
stronger.} (15. Bxf6 dxc4 (15... Bxf6 16. Bxd5 $16) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 Bxd5
18. Rxd5 Rfe8 19. Qc3 $14 {Leko - Carlsen, 2008}) 15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17.
Rxd5 Rab8 (17... Qc4 18. Ra5 {was another direction which I was analysing
before the game.}) 18. b3 (18. Qa5 Qc6 19. b3 Rfc8 20. c4 $16 {was my
preparation but I messed up with the move order. Luckily that doesn't change
much.}) 18... Rfc8 19. c4 $1 {Since I knew the setup all I had to do was make
sure that it's not a blunder!} Qb7 20. Qe4 $1 {After a long thought. It was a
tough job to spot and understand the strength of my 21st move.} (20. Qa5 {
I spent quite some time on this. It would have been nice if this worked as
this takes away all the key squares from the black queen but unfortunately it
is refuted in a direct way.} Rxc4+ $1 {forces a draw.} (20... h6 $5 21. Rd8+
Rxd8 22. Bxd8 Rc8 $44 {also gives good compensation for Black.}) 21. bxc4 Qb1+
22. Kd2 Qxh1 23. Rd8+ Rxd8+ 24. Qxd8+ Bf8 25. Be7 Qxg2+ {I looked deeper and
realised there is no way to avoid perpetual check. The only way to avoid it is
to go to a5 but then it is White who loses.} 26. Kc1 (26. Ke3 Qg1+ 27. Ke4 Qb1+
{doesn't help}) 26... Qf1+ 27. Kb2 Qe2+ 28. Ka3 $2 (28. Kb1 $11) 28... Qxf3+
29. Ka4 Qc6+ 30. Ka5 {White escaped the perpetual but unfortunately loses to a
one move trick.} Qb6+ $1 {It's better to spot such moves before entering into
direct lines like this :)} 31. Qxb6 axb6+ 32. Kxb6 Bxe7 $19) 20... Qb4 21. Kd1
$1 {It took some time to understand that my king is safest in the centre and
once again I am controlling all the important squares so there is nothing to
be scared of.} f5 {.} 22. Qe1 {I simply couldn't control myself to execute the
combination that happened in the game. My original intention was to bring back
the queen to c2 and consolidate which is clearly the strongest but then I
noticed a fascinating mating attack from the white side using my h1 rook! I
lost objectivity and simply couldn't stop myself from making this move!} (22.
Qc2 $1 $16 {clearly more strong and shows good understanding of the game. This
was my original plan and there was absolutely no reason to change it. White is
in total control here and Black has no attack whatsoever.}) 22... Qa3 (22...
Rxc4 {apart from the fact that the combination which was played in the game
has a flaw, my last move also allows Black to escape with only a slightly
worse endgame.} 23. Qxb4 (23. bxc4 $2 Qa4+ $1 $19 {The only move that does not
lose but also the only move that does win for Black. It's not that difficult
to spot.}) 23... Rcxb4 24. Ke2 $14) 23. Rd7 $6 {I was still hypnotised by my
creative idea to use the h1-rook!} (23. Qd2 $1 $18) 23... h6 $2 {Looks safest
and this is what I was hoping for... Finally I get to use my h1-rook.} (23...
Qb2 24. Qd2 Qb1+ 25. Ke2 Qxh1 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 (26... Kh8 27. Rxh7+ $18) 27. Qd7+
Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kg7 29. Qxe5+ $1 {It's important to take on e5 first before going
for Bf6.} Kf7 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kg7 32. Bf6+ Kh6 33. Qe3+ Kh5 34. Qg5# {
was another point of this whole combination.}) (23... Qxa2 $1 24. Rxg7+ Kf8 $1
{I saw this but somehow felt Bh6 or Qxe5 should win while both in fact lose!}
25. Rxh7 {one of the ways to force a draw which is what I had to figure out
had he opted for this} (25. Bh6 Qxb3+ 26. Ke2 Qxc4+ 27. Kf2 Qh4+ $19 {[%csl
Rh6]}) (25. Qxe5 {I thought this wins as I can always meet a ...Re8 pin with
Be7+!} Qxb3+ (25... Qb1+ 26. Ke2 Qc2+ 27. Ke1 Re8 28. Be7+ $18) 26. Ke1 Qb1+
27. Kf2 Qb2+ $1 $19 {I missed this little check which is winning for Black!})
25... Rd8+ 26. Bxd8 Rxd8+ 27. Kc1 Qa1+ $11) 24. Qd2 $3 Rb6 $2 {Loses in one
move.} (24... hxg5 25. Qd5+ Kh7 (25... Kh8 26. h4 $1 {just a couple of moves
back who could imagine the rook on h1 will be the deadly piece without moving
a single square!} g4 27. h5 g5 28. h6 {I simply fell in love with this
combination of Qe1-Rd7-Qd2-Qd5-h4-h5-h6 but love is also blind and in the
process I missed some important moves :)} Bf6 29. Rh7+ $1 Kxh7 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31.
Qxf6+ Kh7 32. Qg7#) 26. h4 Kh6 27. Qd2 $1 {even this was very attractive
aesthetically... to play Qe1-Qd2-Qd5-Qd2!} f4 28. hxg5+ Kxg5 29. g3 Rf8 30.
gxf4+ Rxf4 31. Rg1+ Kf6 32. Qd3 Rf5 33. Qd5 $18) 25. Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Georgiev,Ki"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 (10... e5 {Ftacnik} 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. exd5 $13) 11. h4 Qc7 (11... Qe7 $6 {Ernst} 12. Nb3 $16 {Sax,G-Piket,J/
Tilburg/1989/1-0/45/}) (11... Qe7 $5 {Ftacnik}) 12. h5 (12. Ndb5 {Ernst} Qa5
$13) (12. exd5 Nxd5 {Ernst} 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qd2 h5 $10 {Kramnik,V-Alterman,B/
URS/1990/} (14... h5 {Ftacnik} 15. Nb5 Qe7 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. c3 $10 {Kramnik,
V-Alterman,B/Moscow/1990/})) 12... Nxh5 (12... Nxd4 $6 {Ernst} 13. Bxd4 e5 14.
Nb5 Qe7 15. Bc3 Nxh5 16. exd5 Bd7 $14 {Sirigos,N-Alterman,B/Komotini op/1992/1/
2-1/2/26}) 13. exd5 (13. g4 $5) 13... exd5 (13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4
Qg3 16. Qe3 exd5 17. Nxd5 $14 {Luther,T-Hoffmann,M/Lippstadt/1994 ;CBM 43}) 14.
Ndb5 (14. g4 $5 Nf4 15. Qh4 $40) 14... Qe7 (14... Qg3 {Ernst} 15. Bf2 (15. Qd2
Be6 $10) (15. Nxd5 {Ftacnik} Qxe1 16. Rxe1 Ng3 $13) 15... Qf4+ 16. Be3 (16. Kb1
Be6 $10) 16... Qg3 $10) 15. Nxd5 Qe5 16. Nbc3 Re8 17. Bb5 Be6 (17... a6 {
Ftacnik} 18. f4 Nxf4 19. Bxf4 Qxe1 20. Rhxe1 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Bxc3 22. Re8+ Kg7
23. Bxc6 $18) 18. f4 $1 Qb8 (18... Qf5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Nc7 $16) 19. Qh4 Qc8 {
Um das drohende g2-g4 zu verhindern, gibt Schwarz nun die Qualität.} (19... Qd8
$2 {Ernst} 20. Qxd8 Raxd8 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nc7 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rc8 (23... Re7
24. Rd8+ Bf8 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Ne4 $16) 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Rd7 $16) (19... Bxc3
{Ftacnik} 20. Nxc3 Qc8 21. Bc5 $16) 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Ne7+ Rxe7 22. Qxe7 Ng3
23. Rhe1 Nf5 24. Qa3 Qc7 (24... Nxe3 {Ftacnik} 25. Rxe3 Qc7 26. g3 $16) 25. Bd2
Rb8 26. Re4 (26. Kb1 {Ftacnik} Nd6 27. b3 Nc4 28. Qc5 Nxd2+ 29. Rxd2 Qxf4 $44)
26... a5 (26... Nd6 {Ftacnik} 27. Rb4 $1) 27. Rde1 Nd6 (27... Bd7 {Ernst} 28.
Qc5 Nd6 29. Re7 {/\ 30.Nd5} Nf5 30. R7e2 $16) 28. Rxe6 $1 (28. R4e2 Nc4 29. Qc5
Bf8 $132 (29... Bf8 {Ftacnik} 30. Qd4 c5 $132)) 28... fxe6 29. Qc5 Qd7 30. Nd1
$6 (30. b3 $142 Rd8 31. Qe3 (31. Qxa5 $2 Nb7 $19) 31... Kf7 $14) (30. b3 $5 $16
{Ernst /\ 31.Na4}) (30. b3 $14 {Ftacnik}) 30... Rb5 31. Qe3 e5 (31... Bxb2+ $2
{Ernst} 32. Nxb2 Rxb2 33. Qxe6+ Qxe6 34. Rxe6 Nc4 35. Rxc6 $18) (31... Rxb2 $2
{Ernst} 32. Nxb2 Bxb2+ 33. Kb1 $1 $18) 32. Bc3 Bh6 33. g3 (33. Bxe5 {Ftacnik}
Nc4 34. Qc3 Nxe5 $19) 33... Nf5 (33... exf4 34. Qd4 f3+ 35. Kb1 Bg7 36. Re8+
Kf7 37. Qxg7+ Kxe8 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Qf6+ Ke8 40. Qh8+ {Dauerschach./ perpetual}
) 34. Qf3 Qd6 35. Kb1 (35. Rh1 {Ftacnik} Bg7 36. Re1 Bh6 $5) 35... exf4 36. g4
(36. Re8+ {Ftacnik} Kf7 37. Rh8 Rd5 38. Rxh7+ Bg7 $17) 36... Ng3 (36... Ne3 {
Ftacnik} 37. Nxe3 fxe3 38. Qe4 $13) 37. Nf2 (37. Re8+ {Ftacnik} Bf8 38. Nf2 g5
$17) 37... Qd5 38. Ne4 Nxe4 39. Rxe4 Bg7 (39... Rb8 $142 40. b3 a4 $1 41. Kb2 (
41. Be5 axb3 $3 42. Bxb8 (42. axb3 Rb4 $19) 42... bxa2+ 43. Ka1 Bg7+ 44. c3 Qb3
$19) 41... axb3 $17) (39... Rb7 {Ftacnik} 40. Re8+ Kf7 41. Qxd5+ cxd5 42. Rh8
Ke6 $17) 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 $4 (40... Rb4 $142 $1 41. Rxf4 Rxf4 (41... Qxf3 {Ernst}
42. Rxf3 Kxg7 $17) 42. Qxf4 Qd1+ 43. Qc1 Qxc1+ 44. Kxc1 Kxg7 $17 {Und wegen
des entfernten h-Bauern Schwarz hat großen Vorteil.}) 41. c4 Rxb2+ 42. Kxb2
Qd2+ 43. Kb1 g5 44. Qb3 Kg6 45. c5 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Georgiev,Ki"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. h4 Rac8 14. Rh2 e5
15. dxe6 fxe6 16. O-O-O Nd5 17. Bxg7 Qxg7 18. Re2 Qf7 19. Re4 $1 Rc6 20. Bb5
$146 (20. h5) 20... Rb6 21. Ba4 Nf4 22. Bb3 d5 23. Rd4 Rc6 24. Kb1 {/\ c4, xd5}
b5 25. a4 $1 a6 (25... bxa4 26. Rxa4 Rb6 27. Re1 $14) 26. Rb4 Qf6 $1 27. h5 $6
(27. g5 $142 Qf5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rxb5 Ra6 30. Qb4 $1 Qe5 $1 $13) 27... gxh5
28. gxh5 Kh8 29. Rh1 (29. axb5 axb5 30. Rxb5 Nxh5 31. c4 $1 $13) 29... Rb6 30.
h6 e5 31. Re1 d4 $15 {(), xb4} 32. c3 $8 bxa4 33. Rxb6 Qxb6 34. Rxe5 $4 $138 (
34. Bxa4 $8 Qa5 (34... Nd5 $5 35. cxd4 exd4 {/\ Nc3} 36. Ka1 Ne3 $15) 35. Bb3
Rb8 36. Re4 $3 {Oll} Rxb3 $140 $2 37. Rxd4 Ne6 38. Rd6 Nf8 39. Qg5 $18) 34...
Qf6 $1 35. Qxd4 Ng6 $1 (35... axb3 $4 36. Rf5 $1 Qxd4 37. Rxf8#) 36. Rf5 Qxd4
37. Rxf8+ Nxf8 38. cxd4 axb3 39. Kc1 Kg8 40. Kd2 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A Ftacnik Alterman,B} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 (10... Re8 $5 {
Schulz,A 1/2-1/2 Jansa,V-Watson,W/Prague Chip 1992 (40)}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12.
exd5 cxd5 {Schulz: Gegenüber 12...Sxd5 seltener gespielt.} (12... Nxd5 {
Alterman,B} 13. Bc4 Be6 $14 (13... Be6 {Schulz,A} 14. Ne4)) 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4
(14. Qh4 {Ftacnik} h6 15. Bxh6 $4 Nh7 {0-1 Klein,J-Stock,A/St.Ingbert op (04)})
14... Qc7 (14... Qb6 $6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd5 (16. Bxd5 Rab8 17. Bb3 Bxb3 (
17... a5 18. Na4 Qb5 19. Qe4 Rfc8 20. Kb1 Bg7 21. Rd6 Bf5 22. Qd5 Qe2 (22...
Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxb3 24. axb3 Rxc2 25. Ka2 Rxg2 26. Rxa5 $16) 23. Qd2 Qb5 24. g4
Be6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Bxe6+ Kh8 27. Bxc8 $16 {Sziebert,A-Held,M/Budapest FS03
IM-B/1995/1-0 (40)}) 18. cxb3 Rfc8 19. Kb1 Bg7 20. Ne4 a5 21. Rc1 a4 22. Rxc8+
Rxc8 23. bxa4 f5 24. Nd2 Qd4 25. Nb3 Qxa4 26. Qa5 Qc4 27. Qd2 Ra8 28. Rd1 $16 {
Krejci,J-Slepankova,R/Horni Becva op/1993/0-1 (53)}) 16... Bxd5 17. Rxd5 e4 18.
Rb5 Qc7 19. Qxe4 Rae8 (19... Rfe8 20. Rb7 Rxe4 21. Rxc7 Re7 22. Rxe7 Bxe7 23.
Rd1 $18 {Blazkova,P-Slepankova,R/Moravia-chW op/1994/1-0 (38)}) 20. Qg4 Rb8 21.
Qg3 Bg5+ 22. Qxg5 Qxc4 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. b3 $18 {De la Villa Garcia,J-Gallego,
V/ESP-ch Lleida/1991 (26)} (24. b3 {Ftacnik} Qc3 25. Kb1 a5 26. Rd1 Kg7 {
1-0 De la Villa Garcia,J-Gallego,V/ESP-ch Lleida (04)/1991})) (14... Rb8 {
Ftacnik} 15. Bxd5 Qb6 16. Bb3 Rfc8 17. Kb1 a5 18. Bc1 Rc6 19. g4 Rbc8 20. g5
Nh5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Nf4 {1/2-1/2 Ye Jiangchuan-Carless,D/Asia zt/1990 
(32)}) 15. Bxf6 dxc4 (15... Bxf6 $2 {Schulz,A} 16. Bxd5 $16) 16. Bxg7 (16. Nd5
Bxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxd5 Rfe8 19. Qc3 Rad8 20. Rhd1 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Kg8 22. b3
e4 23. Qxc4 Qxh2 $10 {1/2-1/2 Mortensen,E-Nielsen,PH /DEN-ch plof /1991 (41)})
16... Kxg7 {Schulz: Nach einigermaßem forcierten Verlauf ist diese Stellung
entstanden. Die Frage ist, ob Weiß hier Kapital aus den schwarzfeldrigen
Schwächen im schwarzen Lager schlagen kann oder ob das schwarze Gegenspiel auf
der b-Linie schwerer wiegt.} 17. Qe3 (17. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rfe8 19. Qc3 Kg8
(19... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 20. Rhd1 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Kg8 22. b3 e4 23. Qxc4 Qxh2 24.
Rd7 Qf4+ {1/2-1/2 Mortensen,E-Nielsen,PH (04)/DEN-ch plof/1991 (41)}) 20. Re1
e4 21. fxe4 Qxh2 22. Qf3 Re7 23. g3 Qh6+ 24. Qe3 Qxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Rae8 26. Rd4 c3
27. Rxc3 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Kd2 $16 {Gershon: White has very good winning
chances becouse: A. his king is much more active than black's B. he already
has an advanced pawn and very quickly he creates another one when black when
black falls far behind in advancing his.} h5 30. Ra3 Rd4+ 31. Ke3 Rb4 32. b3
Rb7 33. c4 Re7+ 34. Kf4 Kg7 35. c5 f6 36. b4 g5+ 37. Kf3 g4+ 38. Kf4 Kg6 39. b5
{Jaracz,P-Wikner,A/Hallsberg op 1991/1-0 (54)}) (17. Ne4 $5 f5 (17... f6 $5 {
Schulz,A}) 18. Nd6 Qc5 19. Qc3 Kg8 20. Rhe1 e4 21. fxe4 f4 22. e5 Qf2 23. Qf3
Qc5 24. Rd2 Qa5 25. a3 Rab8 26. c3 $142 $16 (26. Qc3 $6 Qxc3 27. bxc3 f3 28.
Rf1 fxg2 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Rxg2 Rf1+ 31. Kd2 Kf8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Velcheva,
M-Gaponenko,I/WchJW-U20 Halle/1995 (38)})) (17. h4 {Alterman,B}) 17... Rab8 (
17... f6 $10 {Alterman,B}) 18. Ne4 $6 $146 {Gershon: A little too slow! Unlike
Liss (who played here 18.Rhe1- see a variation) Timman lets black start his
attack without being concerned about his king.} (18. Rhe1 $142 {Gershon: As
we'll see later, the real gain of Rhe1 is not a tempi (which is also very
important, of course), but the weakening of black's king.} f6 (18... Qb7 19.
Qxe5+ f6 20. Qxe6 Qxb2+ 21. Kd2 Rbd8+ 22. Ke2 (22. Nd5 Rfe8 23. Qxe8 c3+ $1 24.
Kd3 Rxe8 25. Rxe8 Qb5+ 26. Kxc3 Qxe8 $15) 22... Rde8 (22... Qxc2+ 23. Kf1 Rxd1
24. Nxd1 $18) 23. Rd7+ Kh8 24. Re7 $18) 19. Ne4 Rb6 20. Re2 (20. Nc5 {Alterman,
B} Rf7 $6 (20... Rfb8 21. Re2 { <<ed2}) (20... Rc8 $5) (20... Rc8 $5 {Ftacnik}
) 21. g4 Re7 22. g5 Bg8 (22... fxg5 23. Qxe5+ Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Kf6 25. Rde1 $18)
23. f4 fxg5 24. fxg5 $16 {1-0 Kuporosov,V-Kovacevic,A/Vrnjacka Banja op 1992 
(39)} (24. fxe5 Rc6)) 20... Bf5 21. Nc3 Qb8 22. g4 Bc8 23. Red2 Rf7 (23... Rxb2
$2 24. Rd8 Rb7 25. Rxf8 (25. Qc5 $2 Rc7) 25... Kxf8 26. Qc5+ Ke8 (26... Kf7 27.
Rd8 $18) 27. Qc6+ Bd7 28. Qxf6 $18) 24. Rd8 Rc6 25. Ne4 Qb4 26. R1d6 Rxd6 27.
Nxd6 Rd7 28. Ne8+ Kf7 29. Rxc8 Qb7 30. Qc5 {1-0 Liss,E-Ovsejevitsch,S/EU-chJM
U20 Holon (07) ;EXT 95ch2 1995}) (18. h4 {Alterman,B} f6 19. h5 Qb7 20. Na4 g5
21. Qa3 $15) 18... Rb6 {Schulz: Verteidigt d6 und droht schlicht Rfb8. Was nun?
} 19. Qc5 $2 {Gershon: White wastes a lot of time, and eventually brings his
queen to a3, when it stands not better than on e3. Meanwhile, black improves
his pieces's positions, ready to strike.} (19. Rd2 Rfb8 20. c3 Ra6 21. Qc5 (21.
a3 Rxa3 $1 22. bxa3 Qb7 $19) 21... Rc6 (21... Qxc5 22. Nxc5 Rxa2 23. Kb1 Ra3
24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Rd7+ Kf6 26. Kc2 Rab3 27. Rb1 R8b7 28. Rxb7 Rxb7 29. Ra1 Kf5
30. Ra4 Rc7 31. b3 cxb3+ 32. Kxb3 $10) 22. Qe3 Qa5 23. Ng5 Rb5 24. a3 Rcb6 25.
Nxe6+ (25. h4 $140 $2 Qxa3 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Rd7+ Kg8 28. Rd8+ Kf7 29. Rd7+
Ke8 30. Rd8+ Kxd8 31. Qxb6+ axb6 32. bxa3 Rb3 $19) 25... Rxe6 26. h4 Reb6 27.
h5 Qxa3 28. h6+ Kf8 29. Rd8+ Ke7 $17 30. Rd7+ Kxd7 31. Rd1+ Qd6) (19. Rhe1 $142
$1 {Gershon: Probably the last chace!} Rfb8 20. Nc3 $1 (20. Qc3 Rxb2 21. Qxb2
Rxb2 22. Kxb2 f5 23. Nc3 Qb6+ 24. Kc1 Qa5 $17) 20... Rxb2 (20... f6 21. f4 Rxb2
22. fxe5 $132) 21. Qxe5+ Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Bf5 23. Re2 {[%cal Gg2g4]} h5 24. Rd4
Be6 25. a4 $14) (19. c3 $142 {Schulz,A}) 19... Rc6 {Alterman,B: White plays a
new, but strange plan, after black's last strong move he grabs the initiative
in the centre and on the qeenside, thanks to strong bishop e6 and the open
b-file.} (19... Qxc5 {Alterman,B} 20. Nxc5 Kf6 $14 (20... Kf6 {Ftacnik} 21.
Rhe1 $14)) 20. Qa3 {Schulz: Die weißen Damenmannöver machen keinen guten
Eindruck.} Rb8 (20... f5 $6 {Alterman,B} 21. Ng5 $13) 21. Rd6 $6 (21. Qc3 $5 f6
$142 (21... Rcb6 $140 22. Rd6 $1 Rxb2 23. Qxe5+ Kg8 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Nxh7+ Kg8
26. Nf6+ $10) 22. f4 Rcb6 23. fxe5 Qxe5 $17 {[%csl Gb2]}) (21. Rd2 {Ftacnik} f5
22. Nc3 Qb7 $36) 21... Rxd6 22. Nxd6 (22. Qxd6 $8 {Alterman,B} Qxd6 23. Nxd6 f5
(23... c3 {Ftacnik} 24. b3 f5 $13) 24. Rd1 Kf6 $15) (22. Qxd6 $142 {Schulz,A})
22... c3 $1 {Gershon: Now white's position collapses!} 23. b3 (23. bxc3 Bxa2 $1
(23... Qb6 24. Re1 (24. Z0 Qe3+ $140 25. Kd1 Rb1+ 26. Qc1 Rxc1#) 24... f6 {
[%cal Gb6b1,Gb1a2]} (24... Rd8 25. Ne4) (24... Qf2 25. Rd1 Qe3+ 26. Rd2 Qg1+
27. Rd1 Qxh2 $17) 25. c4 Qd4 {[%cal Gd4f4]} 26. g3 Rd8 (26... Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qd4+
$10) 27. Rd1 $10) 24. Qxa2 Qxd6 25. Qxa7 (25. Z0 {Schulz,A} e4 $140 $19) 25...
Rb6 $3 $19 {[%cal Ge5e4,Gb6a6]} (25... Rd8 $15 {Ftacnik}) 26. Qa2 (26. Rd1 Qc5
$19) 26... e4 27. g3 Qc5 28. Re1 exf3 $19) 23... Rd8 {Ftacnik: The c3 pawn
makes the life dangerous for white, he must trade carefully not to fall in
trouble. Ftacnik: Der Pc3 sorgt für Gefahr, Weiß muß genau vorgehen, um
Probleme zu vermeiden.} 24. Ne4 (24. Rd1 Qb6 (24... a5 $13 {Ftacnik}) 25. Kb1
Qf2 (25... e4 26. fxe4 Bg4 27. Rd5 $14) 26. Qa5 Qe2 $19) 24... Bf5 25. Qb4 (25.
Ng3 $8 {Alterman,B} Rd2 26. Nxf5+ gxf5 27. Qb4 Rxg2 $17) (25. Rd1 $2 {Ftacnik}
Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Qd7+ 28. Ke2 Qd2+ $19) (25. Qc5 {Schulz,A} Qxc5
26. Nxc5 Rd2 $19) 25... Bxe4 26. fxe4 (26. Qxe4 $4 {Alterman,B} Qd6 $19 (26...
Qd6 $1 {Ftacnik} 27. Qd3 Qa3+ $19)) 26... Rd4 27. Qa3 (27. Qb5 {Alterman,B}
Rxe4 28. Rd1 Rd4 $19 (28... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 29. Qa6 Qg5+ 30. Kb1 Qxg2 $19)) 27...
Rxe4 28. Qa6 (28. Rd1 {Alterman,B} Re2 $19) 28... Qd8 {Schulz: Während die
weiße Dame hyperaktiv, aber ohne Wirkung die falsche Bretthälfte durchmißt,
sind die Bewegungen der schwarzen Heerführerin minimalistisch, aber effektiv:
Der zweite schwarze Damenzug entscheidet endgültig die Partie.} 29. Kb1 (29.
Kb1 Qd2 (29... Rd4 $19 {Schulz,A}) 30. Qf1 Re2 31. Qc1 (31. Qd1 {Ftacnik} Rxg2
$19) 31... Rxg2 $19) (29. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Re1 $1 30. Qd3 Qg5+ 31. Kb1 Qd2 $1 $19)
0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1996.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 {Schulz:
Diese Variante galt früher als minderwertig, aber Ian Rogers konnte damit 1992
einen Überraschungssieg landen und danach tauchte sie hin und wieder einmal
auf.} 13. Qxd4 Qb6 (13... Be6 $6 14. Ne4 Qa5 15. a3 Rab8 16. Qc5 Qb6 17. Qxb6
Rxb6 18. Nc5 Rfb8 19. Na4 R6b7 20. Ba6 Rc7 21. Nc5 Rb6 22. Rhe1 Bc8 23. Bxc8
Rxc8 24. c4 $16 {Raach,V-Gutheil,M/RL-op Trier ;GER 1991 (1:0)}) (13... Qc7 $6
14. Bc4 Nb6 15. Be2 c5 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Qe5 Ba6 18. Nc3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rab8 20.
Qxe7 Nc4 21. b3 Rfe8 22. Nd5 Kg7 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Nxc7 Rec8 25. Nd5 Ne5 26.
Rhe1 $16 {Brodsky,M-Hodgson,J/Isle of Man op/1996 (1-0)}) 14. Na4 (14. Nxd5 $6
cxd5 15. Qxb6 (15. Qxd5 $2 {Allows black to develope a very strong innitiative!
} Be6 16. Qb5 $146 (16. Qd4 Qa5 17. a3 Rfd8 18. Qb4 Qg5+ 19. Rd2 a5 20. Qc3
Rac8 21. h4 Qf4 22. Kd1 Bd5 23. Qxa5 Bxf3+ 24. Kc1 Be4 25. c4 Bxg2 26. Bxg2
Rxc4+ 27. Kd1 Rxd2+ {0-1 Gurevich,I-Rogers,I/London Lloyds ;EXP 31 1992}) 16...
Qc7 17. Qa4 Rab8 18. Ba6 Rb6 19. Kb1 Rfb8 20. b3 Qc3 21. Rd3 Qc6 $1 $19 22. Qf4
(22. Qxc6 $4 Rxc6 $19 {[%csl Ga6]}) 22... Re8 $142 $19 {[%csl Ga6]} (22... Rb4
23. Rd4 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rxb3+ 25. Kc1 Qc3 26. Kd1 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qa5+ 28. Ke2 Qxa6+
29. Kf2 Rb2 $17 {1/2-1/2 Xie Jun-Lalic,B/Hastings/1997 (37)})) 15... axb6 16.
a3 Rd8 17. c3 Bb7 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. Rhe1 Re8 20. Re5 e6 21. Bc2 f6 22. Ree1 Kf7
$13 {Stabolewski,A-Werner,C/Badenweiler op 1994/0-1 (54)}) (14. Bc4 Ne3 15. Rd2
Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Be6 17. Qf4 Rab8 18. b3 Qa5 19. Kb2 Rb4 20. Qe3 Rfb8 21. h4 Qc7
22. Ne2 $14 {Sutovskij,E-Kudrin,S/Philadelphia World op/1993 (30)/1-0}) (14.
Qxb6 {Schulz,A} axb6 15. Nxd5 cxd5 $11) 14... Qa5 15. b3 Be6 (15... Bf5 16. Qc5
(16. g4 $5 {Schulz,A} Nb4 17. Qc5 $1 (17. gxf5 Nxa2+ 18. Kb1 Rad8) 17... Qxc5
18. Nxc5 $16 Bxc2 $140 $2 19. Rd4) 16... Qxc5 17. Nxc5 Nc3 18. Re1 Nxa2+ 19.
Kb2 Nb4 20. Rxe7 Rfe8 (20... Bxc2 21. Bc4 {[%cal Gc5d7]} (21. Rb7 a5 22. Rxb4
axb4 23. Kxc2 Ra1 24. Nd3 Re8 25. Kb2 Rd1 $13 {Once white gets his pieces out
he'll probably win this game,but right now that moment seems pretty far away.})
21... Bf5 22. g4 Bc8 23. Rd1 $14 {White has at least enough compensation for
the pawn (which, by the way, he is going to win back in few moves.)}) 21. Rxe8+
Rxe8 22. c3 Nd5 23. Ba6 Re3 24. Rc1 Nf4 25. g3 Ne2 26. Re1 Nxc3 27. Rxe3 Nd1+
28. Ka2 Nxe3 29. Bb7 $10 {With an equality - Korneev,O-Summerscale,A
Groningen1995/EXP 50}) 16. Qd2 (16. Qc5 {Schulz,A} Qc7 17. Z0 Rab8 $140 $132)
16... Qc7 (16... Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 $16 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Ga4c5] White's position
is better due to the weaknesses on the queen's side.}) 17. Nc5 Qd6 18. Nxe6
Qxe6 19. Bc4 Rfd8 (19... Qf6 $5 {Schulz,A} 20. Qd4 (20. Kb1 $2 Nc3+) 20... Rfd8
21. Qxf6 Nxf6 $11) 20. Bxd5 (20. Rhe1 Qf6 21. Qd4 Qg5+ 22. Qd2 Qf6 $10) 20...
cxd5 (20... Rxd5 21. Qc3 Rad8 22. Rxd5 cxd5 23. Re1 $10) 21. h4 {Tries to
complicate the position,although it is not easy with so little matirial left
on the board.} Qf6 {Schulz: Die Eröffnung war in Ordnung, aber Schwarz
vergeigt später das Turmendspiel.} 22. Kb1 e6 (22... h5 $5 {Schulz,A}) 23. h5
g5 24. h6 {[%cal Gh1h5]} Kh8 $6 (24... Qg6 $142 {Although it's temping to keep
the queen on the long diagonal we  think that Qg6 is better than the text
because the text move takes the king out of the game (and, as we'll see, it
will be a major factor in the endgame.)}) 25. Qd4 $1 {Korneev, after his
opponent put his king away from the center offers to exchange queens and try
to exploit the weakness of black's king in the endgame.} Qxd4 (25... e5 $142
26. Qc5 d4 27. Rhe1 Re8 28. Re4 Rac8 29. Qxa7 Re7 30. Qa5 Qc6 31. Re2 (31. Rd2
$4 Ra8 32. Qb4 Rb7 $19) 31... f6 {With a compensatin for the sacrifised pawn.})
26. Rxd4 e5 $2 (26... f6 $142 {[%cal Gh8g8,Gg8f7,Gf7g6] Black has to get his
king involved.}) 27. Rb4 Rd6 (27... Rd7 {Schulz,A}) 28. Rb7 f6 29. Rc1 {
Willing to create a pair of passed pawns.} d4 30. c4 f5 (30... dxc3 31. Rxc3 f5
32. Rxa7 $16 {Exploiting the fact that black's king is on h8.}) 31. Re7 e4 32.
fxe4 fxe4 33. Rxe4 d3 34. c5 Rxh6 35. Rd4 {Now the game is lost.The
continuation is just a matter of technique.} Rc6 (35... Rh2 36. c6 $18) 36.
Rxd3 a5 37. Kb2 Kg7 38. a3 Rb8 39. Rc4 h5 40. b4 axb4 41. axb4 Kf6 42. Kc3 h4
43. Rcd4 Kf5 44. Kc4 g4 45. b5 Rh6 46. Rd5+ Kf4 47. R3d4+ Kg3 48. Rg5 Kxg2 49.
Rgxg4+ Kh3 50. b6 Re8 51. b7 Rb8 52. Rxh4+ {The simplest.} Rxh4 53. Rxh4+ Kxh4
54. c6 Kg5 55. Kc5 {Korneev doesn't want to test himself in a
queen-against-rook ending when he can get a two queens-against-rook ending,
which is simplier.} Kf6 56. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Rb8
$5 15. Ba3 $5 $146 {Although in the Dragon variation everything is "known",
sometimes happens something new! Let's ask two opposite side of Dragon about
this move. Dragon lovers will say: this idea is not good because: 1.The tempo
is too importent. 2.The bishop stoped to control b6 and defense on b2 doesn't
compensate this. 3.The tempo is too importent and in Dragon it is enough!! 
The opposite side will say:the idea is very good because: 1.Defense on b2 is
very important. 2.The bishop makes free the c5 for knight or the pawn[!].  In
my opinion they both are wright! The idea is interesting, but I don't think
white gets here more than in other variations.} (15. g4) (15. c4) (15. Bxf8 $6)
(15. Bc4 $5) 15... Qb6 $5 16. c4 $1 (16. Bc4 $6 Rfd8 $1 17. Qg5 (17. Qe1 Bf8 $1
18. Bxd5 Bxa3 19. Bb3 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Be7 $1 $17) 17... h6 $1 18. Qh4 (18. Qg3
Nf4 $1) 18... Bf8 19. Bb3 (19. Bxd5 cxd5 $1 20. Nf6+ Kg7 $19) 19... g5 20. Qg3
Bxa3 21. bxa3 Nf4 22. Kb1 c5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. h4 c4 25. hxg5 cxb3 26. gxh6+
Ng6 27. h7+ Kh8 28. axb3 Bxb3 $19) (16. h4 $2 Rfd8 $1 17. Bd3 Bf8 $19) 16...
Rfc8 (16... Nb4 17. Bxb4 (17. Kb1 Rfd8 18. Qe1 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Rd8 20. Qa4 a5
$40) 17... Qxb4 18. Qxb4 Rxb4 $13) 17. Nd6 (17. cxd5 $2 cxd5+ 18. Kb1 dxe4 19.
fxe4 Rd8 20. Qc2 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Qa5 22. Ka1 Bf8 $19) (17. Kb1 Ne3 18. Rc1 Rd8
19. Qf2 Nxf1 20. Qxb6 (20. Rhxf1 Qa6 21. Qh4 Rd4 22. Qe7 Bxc4) 20... axb6 21.
Rhxf1 Bh6 22. Rc2 f5 23. Nd6 c5 24. Nb5 Rd3 25. b3 Rbd8 $36) 17... Rd8 18. c5
$1 (18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Nb5 (19. Kb1 Rxd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 $40) 19... d4 $1 20. Kb1
a6 21. Bd6 axb5 $1 22. Bxb8 Rxb8 23. Bd3 Ra8 24. b3 (24. a3 b4 $40) 24... Qa6
25. Qc2 (25. Be4 Bxb3 26. Bxa8 Bxd1 27. Bd5 Ba4 28. Rc1 Qd6 29. Rc8+ Bf8 30.
Be4 f5 $17) 25... Rc8 26. Qe2 Rc3 27. Bxb5 Qb6 $40) 18... Qc7 19. h4 $4 {
Suddenly white makes big mistake and gets a loosing position.After Bc4!
white's position looks very alluring.} (19. Bc4 $1 Nf4 (19... e4 $2 20. fxe4
Nc3 $2 21. Bxe6 Nxd1 (21... Nxe4 22. Qf4 $18) 22. Bb3 $1 Bxb2+ 23. Bxb2 Nxb2
24. Qxb2 $18) 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. h4 $36) 19... e4 $1 20. fxe4 Nc3 $1 21. bxc3
Qa5 22. Bb4 (22. Bb2 Qxc5 (22... Qxa2 $13) 23. h5 Be5 24. hxg6 hxg6 $17) 22...
Rxb4 $1 23. cxb4 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 Bc3 25. Qc2 (25. Qf2 Qxb4+ 26. Kc1 Qa3+ 27. Kb1
Rb8+ 28. Bb5 (28. Nb5 cxb5 29. h5 b4 30. hxg6 b3 $1 $19) 28... cxb5 29. Rhf1 b4
$19) 25... Qxb4+ 26. Kc1 Qa3+ 27. Kb1 Rb8+ $1 28. Bb5 $1 (28. Nb5 cxb5 29. Rd3
b4 30. h5 b3 $19) 28... cxb5 29. c6 $1 {The only white's contrchance.} Qb4+ 30.
Kc1 Qa3+ 31. Kb1 Qc5 $6 {Understandable mistake that doesn't spoiling
everything,but opens possibilities for new mistakes!!} (31... Qb4+ $1 32. Kc1
Be5 $1 33. c7 Rf8 34. Qd2 (34. c8=Q Bf4+ 35. Rd2 Bxc8 36. Nxc8 Bxd2+ 37. Qxd2
Rxc8+ 38. Kd1 Qb1+ $19) 34... Qa3+ 35. Kb1 Bxa2+ 36. Qxa2 Qb4+ 37. Kc1 Bf4+ 38.
Kc2 Bxd6 39. Qd5 (39. e5 Qe4+ 40. Kc1 Bxe5 $19) (39. Rd3 Rc8 $19) 39... Bxc7
$17) 32. Rd3 $6 {White misses  easy draw and black gets new chances.} (32. c7
$1 Rf8 33. c8=Q Qb4+ 34. Kc1 Qa3+ $11) 32... b4 $4 {By one move black miss not
only chances but the draw too!} (32... Qb4+ 33. Kc1 Be5 $5 (33... Qa3+ 34. Kb1
(34. Kd1 $2 Bg4+ 35. Rf3 Bxf3+ 36. gxf3 Qxd6+ 37. Kc1 Rc8 $19) 34... Qb4+ $11)
34. Rhd1 (34. c7 Bf4+ 35. Rd2 Rf8 36. e5 Qd4 $1 $19) 34... Bf4+ 35. R1d2 Bxd2+
36. Rxd2 Rd8 37. e5 (37. c7 Rxd6 38. c8=Q+ Bxc8 39. Qxc8+ Kg7 $19) 37... Qa3+
38. Kb1 (38. Kd1 Bg4+ 39. Ke1 Qg3+ 40. Kf1 Qf4+ 41. Kg1 Qxe5 42. c7 Rxd6 43.
c8=Q+ Bxc8 44. Qxc8+ Kg7 $19) (38. Qb2 Qc5+ 39. Qc2 Qxe5 $19) 38... Rxd6 39.
exd6 Bf5 40. Qxf5 gxf5 41. d7 Qb4+ 42. Kc2 Qe4+ 43. Kd1 $11) 33. Nb7 (33. h5 b3
) 33... Qb6 (33... Qxc6 $5 34. Rd8+ Rxd8 35. Nxd8 Qe8 (35... Qc8 36. Nxe6 Qxe6
37. h5 $13) 36. Nxe6 Qxe6) 34. Rhd1 Bf6 $2 {The last mistake that finish the
game.} (34... Qxc6 $8 35. Rd8+ Rxd8 36. Nxd8 Qc4 37. Nxe6 Qxe6 38. g3 $14) 35.
c7 Rxb7 36. c8=Q+ Bxc8 37. Qxc8+ Kg7 38. h5 $18 Qc7 $2 {He had to guard the
back rank.} (38... Rc7 39. h6+ Kxh6 40. Rh1+ Kg5 (40... Kg7 41. Rxh7+ Kxh7 42.
Rh3+ $18) 41. Rg3+ Kf4 42. Qg4+ Ke5 43. Rd3 $1 $18) (38... Rb8 $142) 39. h6+
Kxh6 40. Rh1+ (40. Rh3+ {is also winning.}) 40... Kg7 $2 {Allows mate in four
moves. But Black was lost anyway!} (40... Kg5 41. Qh3 (41. Rd5+ Kf4 42. Rf5+)
41... h5 42. Qe3+ (42. Qh4+ Kh6 43. Qxf6) 42... Kg4 43. Qf3+ Kg5 44. Rxh5+ gxh5
45. Qf5+ Kh6 46. Qxf6+ Kh7 47. Rd5 Qh2 48. Rg5 $18) 41. Rxh7+ (41. Rxh7+ $1 {
Black resigned. The end would be:} Kxh7 42. Rh3+ Bh4 43. Rxh4+ Kg7 44. Qh8#)
1-0

[Event "Muenster Masters op"]
[Site "Muenster"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Holzke, Frank"]
[Black "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 (10. Kb1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5
14. Qxd5 Qc7 $2 15. Qxa8 Bf5 16. Qd5 $18) 10... e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5
(12... cxd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7 15. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 (16... Qc4
17. b3 $1 Qa6 18. Kb1 $16) (16... Qb7 $16) 17. Rxd5 Rfc8 18. Qd2 Rab8 19. b3
$16 {Hass,R-Nizynski,M/POL/1990/1:0/29/}) 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc4 Rfd8
16. g4 Nf4 17. Bxe6 (17. Qc3 Rd5 $13) (17. Bd6 $6 Rxd6 $1 18. Nxd6 Bd5 $44)
17... Rxd1+ $5 18. Qxd1 Nxe6 19. Qd6 {N/} (19. Be3 $13) (19. Bd6 $13) 19...
Bh6+ $6 $14 (19... Qb7 20. Rd1 (20. g5 Nxg5 21. Nxg5 Bf8 22. Qxe5 Bg7) 20...
Bf8 $2 (20... h6) (20... Qa6 $5) 21. Qxe5 $16 Bg7 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxf6 Nxc5
24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kg7 26. Qd4+) (19... Qxd6 $1 20. Bxd6 Nd4 $1 $132 (
20... Rd8 $6 21. g5 $6 (21. Be7 $1 {/\g5/}) 21... Nxg5 22. Be7 Nxe4 23. Bxd8
Bh6+ $1) (20... f5 21. gxf5 gxf5 22. Ng3 Nd4 23. c3 $5) (20... f6 21. Rd1 $14))
20. Kb1 Qxd6 21. Bxd6 Bf4 22. Nf6+ $1 (22. h4 f5 $5 (22... Nd4)) (22. c3 Rd8 $1
) 22... Kg7 23. Nd7 Nd4 (23... f6 $2 24. Be7 $16) 24. Bxe5+ Bxe5 25. Nxe5 f6
26. c3 fxe5 27. cxd4 exd4 28. Rc1 Rf8 29. Rxc6 Rxf3 30. g5 (30. Rc7+ Kf6 $1)
30... d3 31. Rc7+ Kg8 32. Kc1 Rf1+ 33. Kd2 Rf2+ 34. Kxd3 Rxb2 35. Rxa7 Rxh2 36.
Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1999.03.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vukovic, Zdravko"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Be6 $6 {This move - controlling the important square c4 but allowing
white to take on e6 - has been considered quite playable in this and similar
positions.} 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. O-O-O Ne5 {The general opinion has been that
black had pretty good compensation for the doubled e-Ps because of active
posibilities in the open c and f-<-> and the fact that his e6-P controls the
important d5-square. This game however casts doubts on blacks setup} 12. Be2
Rc8 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Nd4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Kb1 Rfc8 17. c3 b5 18. h4 a5 19.
h5 {Slowly but surely it becomes clear that f7xe6 does not cause black
problems because of the doubled e-Ps but because blacks Ks-position has been
seriously weakened.} b4 20. cxb4 Rxb4 21. Rc1 {Black is more or less attacking
with only two Rs against a white K-position that has no weakneses.} Rxc1+ (
21... Rcb8 22. Rc2 $16) 22. Rxc1 {Now black is not going to get mated, but his
own counterchances have also become less dangerous. The more pieces that get
exchanged the more important does whites better P-structure become. Endings
are rather bad for black} Qb7 23. a3 (23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rc2 Nxg4 25. fxg4 Qxe4
$44) 23... Nxe4 (23... Rb6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Rc2 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Re6][%cal
Rd2a5,Rd4e6,Gd2b2]}) 24. fxe4 Qxe4+ 25. Qc2 $1 Rxd4 26. Bxd4 Qxd4 27. hxg6 hxg6
28. g5 $1 $18 {Blacks is clearly lost and again for at combination of tactical
and positional reasons. All endgames are hopeless because white will create a
passed P in the b-<-> very fast. If black keeps the Qs on the board the open f
and h-<-> will cause his own K serious problems.} Qf4 (28... a4 29. Rf1 {
[%cal Rc2c8]}) 29. Qxg6 Qf5+ 30. Qxf5 exf5 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Kf7 33. b5 d5
34. b6 Be5 35. b7 f4 36. Rc8 Kg6 37. Rg8+ Kh5 38. g6 f3 39. b8=Q Bxb8 40. Rxb8
{It seems black has problems to solve in this line} 1-0

[Event "Helsingor Jubilee"]
[Site "Helsingor"]
[Date "1999.10.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Hansen,SB"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.10.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4
O-O 9. Qe2 {Hector and I share a common interest in this line, it is our third
game in this variation (should be called the Nordic attack since it is
championed mainly by Nordic players like Arnason, Hellers, Hector and myself.}
Na5 {The last chance to prevent white from castling queenside. If white
doesn't like this line he can play the Bishop to b3 before he moves his queen,
since Knight a5 is then met by Qd2!} 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rfd1 {When we
had this position in 1996 Hector played} (12. Ndb5 a6 13. Na7 {Which was
refuted by.} Rxc3) 12... a6 13. Nb3 Be6 {A prepared novelty, but not a very
good one!} 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. exd6 exd6 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 {All this was
forced, and here the computer said that white had to play 18.c4 and then black
is fine!} 18. c3 $1 {Offcourse! - there is something to learn here don't trust
computers in positionel positions.} Rfe8 19. Qf2 $6 (19. Qd2 $14) 19... Bc6 20.
Bc4 Qh5 21. Bb3 Re7 $1 22. Bf4 $5 {It is not easy for white to make the
position static and then give the d-pawn an massage. So he exchange his
structural advantage for the initiative.} Be5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Bd5 Bxd5 25.
Rxd5 Qf5 {The sensible approach - or - If you don't know what to do
centralize!!} 26. Rad1 Qe6 27. a4 e4 $11 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+
Qxe8 31. Qd4 exf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Potapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. a3 Rfc8 13. h4 Rab8 14. h5 b5 15.
h6 Bh8 16. Nd5 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bxh8 Bxf3 20. Rh3 Bxg4 21.
Rg3 Be6 22. Bd4 a6 23. Re3 Rc7 24. Bg2 Kf8 25. Rxe6 fxe6 {[#] Turmbeherrschung
durch das Läuferpaar} 26. Bg7+ Ke8 27. Bh3 Kd7 28. Re2 Rc5 29. Bxe6+ Kc6 30.
Re3 Rh5 31. b4 Rd8 32. Rc3+ Kb7 33. Rf3 Kc7 34. Rc3+ Kb7 35. Kb2 d5 36. Re3 Kc6
37. Rc3+ Kb7 (37... Kd6 38. Bc8 e5 39. Bxa6 d4 40. Rc5 $18) 38. Rc5 Kb6 39. a4
bxa4 40. Ka3 Kb7 41. Kxa4 Kb6 42. c3 Kb7 43. c4 d4 $6 (43... dxc4 $142 44. Rxc4
Rh1) 44. Bd5+ Kb8 45. Bxd4 e6 46. Bf6 exd5 (46... Re8 47. Bc6 Rxc5 48. bxc5 Rf8
49. Be5+ Kc8 50. Be4 Rf1 51. Bxg6 Rh1 52. Bf7 Rxh6 53. c6 Kd8 54. Ka5 Ke7 55.
c7 Kd7 56. Kb6 Rh4 57. Bxe6+ $18) 47. Bxd8 dxc4 48. Bg5 Kb7 49. Ka3 Rh3+ 50.
Ka2 Rh2+ 51. Kb1 Rf2 52. Rxc4 Rf5 53. Rc5 Rf2 54. Kc1 Rg2 55. Bd2 Re2 56. Kc2
Re7 57. Kd3 Rd7+ 58. Kc3 Rf7 59. Be3 Rf3 60. Kd3 Rf7 61. Kd4 Re7 62. Bg5 Re8
63. Re5 1-0

[Event "Winterthur"]
[Site "Winterthur"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Black "Ballmann, Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Johnson,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1996.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 $5 {Die moderne Antwort auf 9...d5} e5 $5 (
10... e6 {is a more solid alternative}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 $1 (12...
cxd5 $2 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7 15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 Rab8 18.
Rhe1 f6 19. Ne4 Rb6 20. Nc5 Rf7 21. g4 Re7 22. g5 Bg8 23. f4 fxg5 24. fxg5 $16
Rc6 25. Ne4 Qa5 26. a3 Be6 27. Nc3 Rc5 28. Rd6 Bf5 29. Red1 Qc7 30. R6d5 Rc6
31. Re1 Kf7 32. h4 e4 33. Rd4 Qh2 34. Nd5 Re5 35. Rd2 $18 Qxh4 36. Qxa7+ Kg8
37. Red1 Qxg5 38. Qb8+ Bc8 39. Nc7 {1-0 Kuporosov,V-Kovacevic,A/Vrnjacka Banja
op 1992}) 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qb8 15. Bc5 Rd8 16. Qa5 $5 {Novelty. More usual
is 16.Qh4} (16. Qh4 h6 17. g4 Qc7 18. g5 h5 19. Qf2 a5 20. a4 $1 Rab8 21. Rd3
Kh8 22. Rhd1 Nf4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bf1 Qd5 26. b3 Bf5 27. Bc4
Qd7 28. Qd2 Nd5 29. Qxa5 Bh3 30. Qd2 Qf5 31. Qf2 Qf4+ 32. Kb1 Bg4 33. fxg4 Qxe4
34. gxh5 Nc3+ 35. Kc1 Qh1+ 36. Qf1 Qxh2 37. h6 {1-0 Dvoirys,S-Basin,L/
Simferopol 1988}) (16. Qh4 {Schulz,A  Ein Plan für Weiß ist: g2-g4-g5 und Nf6.}
) (16. Bb3 {Schulz,A}) 16... f5 17. Ng5 e4 18. Bb3 Bh6 (18... Qe5 $5 {Schulz,A}
19. Bd4 (19. c3 $4 Qf4+ $19) 19... Qf4+ 20. Qd2 Bxd4 21. Qxf4 (21. Nxe6 Qxd2+
22. Kxd2 Bxb2 23. fxe4 fxe4 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 $13) 21... Nxf4 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23.
Bxe6+ Kg7 24. fxe4 fxe4 25. Rhe1 $2) 19. h4 Qc7 20. Qe1 (20. Qxc7 Nxc7 21. fxe4
fxe4 {is unclear}) 20... Re8 21. fxe4 Bf7 22. Rd4 (22. Kb1 {Schulz,A} Bxg5 23.
hxg5 Rxe4 $13) 22... Qf4+ 23. Kb1 Bxg5 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Qf2 Rxe4 (25... fxe4
$4 26. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 27. Qxf7+ Kh6 (27... Kh8 28. Rd1 $18) 28. Rd1 Qf5 29. Bxd5
Qxf7 30. Bxf7 {and Black's rooks are no match for White's raking bishops, the
problem is to avoid losing more material while having to defend against being
mated! e.g.} Red8 31. Rf1 {now the threat is 32.Be7 and 33.Bf6} Rd7 32. Be6 Rb7
33. Bd4 Re8 34. Bf6 Rb5 (34... g5 35. Bf5) 35. Bg4 g5 36. c4 $1 Rc5 37. b4 Rxc4
38. Bf5 e3 39. g4 {and wins}) 26. Bxa7 Rae8 (26... Rxa7 $5 {Schulz,A} 27. Rxe4
{Ein interssantes Thema für die Suchmaske in ChessBase: Beide behalten Ihre
Königsflügelbauern. In dieser Partie machen die Schwarzen das Rennen.}) 27.
Rxe4 Rxe4 28. a3 Nf6 29. Qb6 (29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Bd4 {was worth considering} (
30. Bd4 {Schulz,A} h5 31. Rd1 Nd5)) 29... Qxg2 30. Rg1 Qh2 (30... Qf3 {Schulz,A
}) 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Qxc6 Qd2 {Black's king is exposed but his well
centralized pieces are very strong, providing adequate compensation} 33. Rc1 {
but this doesn't look right} f4 34. Bc5 g5 {now the Black pawns are beginning
to look dangerous} 35. Bb4 Qd7 36. Qa8 (36. Qxd7+ Nxd7 {Black's advanced pawns
would win easily}) 36... Re8 37. Qa5 Kg6 38. Bc3 Qf5 39. Qb6 Qe6 40. Qd4 Qf5
41. a4 {At last White starts to mobilise his pawns but it's too late} g4 42. a5
f3 43. Qa4 Re4 44. Qc6 f2 $1 45. Bxf6 f1=Q 46. Bd4+ Re6 47. Qxe6+ Qxe6 48. Rxf1
Qd5 (48... Qe2) 49. Bb6 h5 50. Rg1 Qe6 51. Bf2 Qe2 52. Bg3 Kg5 53. Re1 Qf3 54.
Re5+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Winterthur"]
[Site "Winterthur"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Black "Ballmann, Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Johnson,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1996.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qb8
15. Bc5 Rd8 16. Qa5 Bh6+ {Interesting that Ballman deviates from Vogt-Ballman
which occurred in round 6 where he played 16...f5 and eventually won. However,
16...Bh6+ in preparation for 17...f5 does appear to be an improvement as Ng5
is prevented.} 17. Kb1 f5 18. Nf2 Bg7 19. Bb3 Bf6 $10 20. g4 Qb5 21. Qxb5 cxb5
22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Rhe1 a5 24. Bb6 Rd7 25. Ne4 fxe4 26. fxe4 Ra6 27. Bf2 Rad6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Van de Mortel, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Johnson,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. h4 Rfc8 13. h5 Qa5 (13... Nxh5
$4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. g4 Nf6 16. Qh6+ Kg8 17. e5 $1 dxe5 18. g5 Nh5 19. Rxh5
gxh5 20. Bd3 e4 21. Nxe4 $18) 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. a3 Bc4 $5 (15... Rab8 16. Bd3
$1 b5 17. Qg5 Qc7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Qc5 20. f4 Rb7 21. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 22. Qxg6
Bf7 23. Rh8+ {1-0 van der Wiel-Sax,Plovdiv,1983}) 16. Rh3 b5 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18.
Rdh1 e5 19. Be3 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3 21. bxc3 d5 22. Bg5 dxe4 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24.
fxe4 Rc8 25. Rf3 Be7 26. Rhf1 f6 27. Rd1 Rc7 28. Rfd3 Bxa3 29. Rd7 Rxd7 30.
Rxd7 Bc5 31. Rd5 Be3 32. Rxb5 Kf7 33. Rb7+ Ke6 34. Rg7 Bg5 35. Kb2 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Brzeg Dolny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Grabarczyk, Bogdan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Johnson,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. g4 $6 e6 (9... Be6 $1 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 Rab8
13. g5 Nh5 $1 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Kb1 (15. h4 b5 $6 16. Nd5 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Bxd5
18. Rxd5 $14 {Aseev - Khalifman, Erfurt 1991.}) 15... Rfc8 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17.
Rxd2 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nf5 19. Bh3 Rc4 $1 $10 20. Re1 Kf8 21. Re4 Rbc8 22. c3 R8c7
23. Rd3 h6 {0-1 Mueller,K-Khalifman,A/Germany-CupT/1992 (58)}) 10. O-O-O d5 11.
Be2 Bd7 (11... Nxd4 {Schulz,A} 12. Bxd4 dxe4 13. g5 $13) 12. g5 Nh5 13. exd5 (
13. Nb3 {Schulz,A} d4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxg5+ {1/2-1/2
Magem Badals,J-Almeida,R/Andorra zt ;CBM 04 1987 (49)}) 13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4
Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxg5+ 16. Kb1 exd5 17. Rhg1 Qf4 18. Nxd5 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rae8 20.
Bd1 {/\ f3-f4 xSh5,xf6} Kh8 21. f4 Bc6 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. c4 h4 24. Kc1 Re2 25.
f5 (25. Rd2 {Schulz,A} Re4 26. b3 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxf4 $10) 25... Rxh2 26. Nf6 h6
(26... h5 $142 {Schulz,A} 27. Nxh5 $140 Rg8 $15) 27. Rdg4 Rh1 28. Rxh1 Bxh1 29.
Rxh4 Bf3 30. Rh3 (30. Nd7 $1 {Schulz,A} Rd8 (30... Re8 31. Rxh6+ Kg7 32. Rh7+
Kxh7 33. Nf6+ Kh6 34. Nxe8 Kg5 35. Nd6 Kf4 36. b4 $16) 31. Ne5 Rd1+ 32. Kc2 Rf1
33. Nxf7+ (33. Rf4 $4 Bd1+ $19) 33... Kg7 34. Nd6 $16) 30... Be2 31. b3 Kg7 32.
Nd5 Bg4 33. Rg3 h5 34. Ne3 Kf6 35. Nxg4+ hxg4 36. Rxg4 Kxf5 37. Rd4 Ke6 38.
Re4+ Kd6 39. Rd4+ Kc6 40. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Villa Gesell"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Johnson,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 (9... d5 $5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 (12. Nxd5
cxd5 13. Qxd5 $6 Qc7 $1 $36) 12... e5 13. Bc5 $13) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12.
g4 (12. Nb5 $6 Qc6 13. h4 (13. Nxa7 $2 Rxa7 $1 14. Bxa7 Qa4 $17) 13... Rfc8 14.
g4 a6 15. Nc3 b5 16. h5 b4 17. Ne2 Bh6 $1 18. Qd3 Bc4 $19) 12... Rfc8 13. h4
Qa5 14. Qg5 $5 Qxg5 15. hxg5 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rh4 (17. Be2 f6 18. gxf6+
Nxf6 19. Nb5 Rc5 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. c4 h5 22. gxh5 Nxh5 23. Nb3 Rc7 24. c5 Ng3 25.
cxd6 exd6 26. Rh2 Rf8 27. Nd4 Rc5 28. Rg1 Rg5 29. Bb5 Bxb5 30. Ne6+ Kf6 31.
Nxf8 Kf7 32. Nh7 Rh5 33. Rxh5 Nxh5 34. Kc2 Kg7 35. Ng5 Kf6 36. Kd2 Bc6 37. Ke3
d5 38. b4 a6 39. a4 Bxa4 40. exd5 Ke5 41. Ne4 Bd7 42. Rxg6 Nf4 43. Rg5+ Bf5 44.
d6 Nd5+ 45. Kf2 Nxb4 46. d7 Nc6 47. Ng3 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Georgiev,Ki/Tilburg
20' (05) 1993}) 17... Rh8 (17... Rc5 18. f4 Rac8 19. Bd3 Bc4 20. Rdh1 Nf8 $13)
18. f4 Nb6 19. a4 a5 20. Bb5 Rad8 21. f5 Bc8 (21... Bc4 22. Bxc4 Nxc4 23. Nd5
$14) 22. Rf1 f6 (22... h6 23. f6+ exf6 24. gxf6+ Kg8 $14) 23. gxf6+ Kxf6 24.
Rh2 h6 25. Re2 gxf5 26. exf5 Rdg8 27. b4 axb4 28. Ne4+ Kf7 29. a5 Bd7 30. Bd3
Na4 31. Bc4+ Kf8 32. Bxg8 Bb5 33. Bb3 Bxe2 34. Rf2 Bb5 35. f6 Nc3+ 36. Nxc3
bxc3 37. fxe7+ Ke8 38. Bd5 Ba6 39. Rf6 Rh7 40. Rxd6 Kxe7 41. Rb6 Kd8 42. Ka2
Rg7 43. Kb3 Kc7 44. Kxc3 Rxg4 45. Kb3 h5 46. Rh6 h4 47. c4 Rf4 48. Kb4 Kb8 49.
Rh7 Rg4 50. Kc5 Ka7 51. Rh8 Rf4 52. Rh7 Rg4 53. Kb4 Kb8 54. Be6 Rf4 55. Rh6 Ka7
56. Bd5 Rg4 57. Rh8 Rf4 58. Kc3 Rg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Johnson,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 (10... e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 cxd5 (12... Nxd5)
13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 $14) 11. h4 Qc7 12. h5 Nxh5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Ndb5 (14.
Nxd5 $6 Qe5 $15) 14... Qg3 15. Bf2 (15. Qxg3 Nxg3 16. Rg1 Nf5 $15) 15... Qf4+
16. Be3 Qf6 17. Rxd5 Nf4 (17... Be6 $2 18. Bg5 $18) 18. Rd6 Be6 19. Qd2 Nh5 20.
Bg5 $6 (20. Nc7 Ng3 (20... Rad8 21. N7d5 $1 Qe5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Ne7+ Nxe7 (
23... Kf8 24. Nxc6 Rxd2 25. Nxe5 $18) 24. Qxd8+ $18) 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bc4 Rfe8
(22... Nxh1 23. Rxe6 Qd8 24. Rd6+ Kh8 25. Rxd8 Raxd8 26. Qe1 Rfe8 27. Ne4 $18)
23. Re1 Ne5 24. Bb5 Rf8 25. Bd4 $16) 20... Qe5 21. g4 Ng3 22. Bf4 (22. Rg1 Nxf1
23. Rxf1 Bxa2 24. b3 a6 $19) 22... Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Qc5 24. Be3 Qc4 $15 (24... Qb4
$10) 25. Rh1 Nb4 26. Bd4 Nxa2+ 27. Nxa2 Qxa2 28. Qh2 h5 (28... Qa1+ 29. Kd2
Qa5+ 30. Bc3 Bxc3+ 31. Nxc3 h5 32. gxh5 Qxh5 33. Qxh5 gxh5 34. Rxh5 Rfd8 $10)
29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qe5+ Kg8 31. Nc3 (31. Rxh5 f6 $1 32. Qxe6+ Qxe6 33. Rxe6 gxh5
34. gxh5 Kf7 $15) 31... Qa1+ 32. Nb1 Ba2 33. Kd2 Rfe8 34. Qf6 Bxb1 (34... Rac8
$142 $1 35. gxh5 $1 (35. Rxh5 $2 Rxc2+ $1 36. Kd3 (36. Kxc2 Qxb1+ 37. Kc3 Qc1+
38. Kb4 Qc4+ 39. Ka5 b6+ 40. Rxb6 axb6+ 41. Qxb6 Ra8+) 36... Bc4+ 37. Kxc2 Qa4+
38. Kc3 Qb3+ 39. Kd4 Qd3+ 40. Kc5 Rc8+ 41. Kb4 Qb3+ 42. Ka5 b6+ 43. Rxb6 axb6+
44. Qxb6 Ra8+ 45. Qa6 Rxa6#) 35... Rxc2+ (35... Bxb1 $4 36. h6 $1 Rxc2+ 37. Kd1
$18) 36. Kxc2 Bxb1+ 37. Rxb1 Rc8+ 38. Kb3 Qxb1 39. hxg6 Qc2+ 40. Ka2 Qa4+ 41.
Kb1 Qc2+ $10) 35. Rxh5 gxh5 36. Qg5+ Kf8 37. Qh6+ Ke7 38. Qf6+ Kf8 39. Qh8+ Ke7
40. Qf6+ Kf8 41. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Copenhagen KS"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Johnson,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1996.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4
O-O 9. Qe2 {Jonny Hector's favourite variation and an equally playable
alternative to the heavily analysed Qd2.} Na5 10. Bd3 (10. Bb3 $2 e5 11. Ndb5
a6 12. Na3 Nxb3 13. axb3 d5 $1 {with advantage to Black}) 10... Bd7 (10... e5
11. Nb3 d5 (11... Be6 {is a sound alternative}) 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14.
O-O Nc6 15. Rfd1 Qe6 16. c3 b6 17. Rd2 Qe7 18. Be4 Bb7 19. Qb5 Rac8 20. Rad1
Rfd8 21. Qa4 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Bf6 23. Bd5 Kg7 24. Qe4 Rc7 25. Re2 Nd8 26. Rd2 Nc6
27. Re2 Nd8 28. Rd2 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kamsky,G/Buenos Aires(04) 1994}) 11.
O-O Rc8 12. Ndb5 a6 13. Na7 {voluntarily trapping the knight!} Rxc3 $1 14. bxc3
Be6 15. f4 {White's hopes lay in trying to attack on the kingside. With a
shattered queenside and a knight out of play, the extra material is quite
meaningless.} Qc7 16. f5 Bc4 17. Bd4 Nd7 $1 18. Rf3 b6 19. Rh3 e5 $1 {now
Black is well on top} 20. Be3 (20. fxe6 Bxe6 21. Rh4 Ne5 {with a comfortable
game for Black}) 20... Nf6 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Rf1 d5 {Black is in no hurry to
grab the a7 knight, it can't run away!} 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bh6 Nxe4 25. Bxg7
Kxg7 26. Qe3 Qc5 $1 {killing White's attacking hopes, the endgame which
follows is completely lost for White} 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Rd1 Ra8 29. Rd7 Be6 30.
Qxc5 bxc5 31. Rc7 Bxh3 32. gxh3 Nc4 33. Nc8 Rb8 34. Rxc5 Nd2 35. Kf2 f5 36.
Rc7+ Kh6 37. Ne7 Nf3 38. Rc6 Nh4 39. Kg3 Kg5 40. Re6 Rb2 {White has no time to
grab pawns as he will be in a mating net after 41...Rxc2} 0-1

[Event "Platonov Memorial"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Black "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Johnson,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 (10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. e5 Nxf3 (11... Nd7 12. Bxd4 Nxe5 13.
Qe3 Nc6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nxd5 Qa5 16. b4 $1 Qa4 17. b5 Rb8 $1 18. Qb3 Qxb3+
19. axb3 e6 20. bxc6 exd5 21. c7 Ra8 22. Rxd5 Be6 23. Rc5 Rfe8 24. Bd3 Rac8 25.
Ra5 a6 26. Re1 Rxc7 27. Re4 {1/2-1/2 Milov,L-Golubev,M/Biel op 1994}) 12. gxf3
Nh5 13. Qxd5 (13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Bc4 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bf6 17. f5 Qc7 18.
fxg6 hxg6 19. Rhg1 e6 20. Bf3 Ng7 21. Bg5 Rad8 22. Qg2 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 b6 24. h4
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rc8 26. Qd2 Qg3 27. Qd7 Rc5 28. Rd3 Qc7 29. Qd8+ Kh7 30. Qf8
Rxc2 31. Rd1 Rf2 32. Be4 Qh2 33. Qb4 Rf4 34. Qe1 Qxh4 {0-1 Szieberth,
A-Schneider,A/Budapest 1995}) 13... Qc7 14. f4 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rad8
17. Qc5 $1 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Marin,M/Bucarest 1995}) 10... Nxd5
11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 $1 14. Ne4 (14. Bxf8 $6 Qxf8 15. Kb1 Rb8
$40) 14... Re8 (14... Rb8 $5 15. c4 Re8 $1 16. cxd5 (16. g4 $142) 16... cxd5
$17) 15. h4 Nf4 (15... h6) 16. g3 $2 (16. Qe1 $1 Qc7 17. g3 Nd5 18. g4 $14)
16... Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nd5 18. g4 Nf4 19. Ba6 Bd5 20. c4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 Ne6 22.
Be3 Rab8 23. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Baramidze, David"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Jones,G"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{The England team drew five matches but at least we managed to win this one 2.
5-1.5!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {I wasn't
expecting an Open Sicilian and decided to see what he had waiting for me in
the Dragon.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6
bxc6 12. Bd4 {This seems to be the mainline of the whole variation these days.}
Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 {But here he sunk into a half hour think which really
surprised me, after all I've had this position four times before in database
games!} 14. Nxd5 $5 {Grabbing the pawn is very rare and has a bad reputation
yet it's probably ok.} (14. Na4 {is of course the mainline and played in all
the previous games.}) 14... cxd5 15. Qxd5 (15. Qxb6 {has been played a couple
of times but this is hardly a try for an advantage.}) 15... Be6 16. Qb5 {
Curiously White actually has 3/4 in the games that have reached this position
despite Schulz giving question marks to both of White's last two moves! Here I
returned the favour and had a long think myself.} Qf2 {And I think this is a
novelty.} (16... Qc7 {looks natural and indeed Houdini slightly prefers Black.
However I was slightly concerned my counterplay might dry up after something
like} 17. Bd3 (17. Qa4 Rab8 18. Ba6 {1/2-1/2 Xie Jun (2510)-Lalic,B (2565)
Hastings 1996 (37); doesn't feel like the right square for the bishop. Sure
White covers the c8-square but c2 looks rather tender to me.}) 17... Rab8 18.
Qa4 {Here I imagined the position with the queen on a3 and thought I might
find it difficult to break through. Of course the position must be playable
but Black's results haven't been good:} {Perhaps} Qc5 {dissuading Qa3 is the
most accurate.} (18... a5 {looks logical.} 19. c3 $6 (19. Qa3 {looks more
consistent.}) 19... Rb4 20. Qc2 Rb6 21. Qa4 Rfb8 22. Rd2 Rb4 $6 {Black starts
drifting.} 23. Qa3 Bd7 24. Bb1 R4b5 25. Re1 e5 26. Bd3 Rc5 27. Bxg6 Be6 $2 28.
Bc2 $18 {1-0 Nemeth,M (2378)-Kargin,A (2406) Budapest 2005 (37)}) (18... Rfc8
19. Qa3 Qe5 20. Rhe1 Qxh2 21. Qxe7 Qf4+ $6 (21... Bxa2 {As in the game Black
should grab the pawn on a2 if at all possible.}) 22. Kb1 Rxb2+ $2 {and this
doesn't work.} 23. Kxb2 Rb8+ 24. Bb5 $1 Rxb5+ 25. Ka1 Qc4 26. Qd8+ Kg7 27. Qd4+
$18 {1-0 Azarov,S (2520)-Sharma,R (2311) Goa 2002 (60).}) 19. b3 a5 20. Rhe1
Rfc8 21. Re2 Rb6 $13) (16... Qe3+ {has also been tried but it's not clear what
this achieves.} 17. Kb1 Rab8 18. Qa5 $1 {A very useful square for the White
queen protecting everything.} Rfc8 19. Bd3 Rc5 20. Qd2 Qd4 $6 21. b3 Qa4 22.
Be4 Qb5 23. Qe3 a5 24. Rd4 Rc7 25. Rhd1 $16 {1-0 Stubberud,O (2183)-Kobzar,A 
(2092) St Petersburg 2006. And Black's counterplay had been completely
extinguished.}) {In an individual tournament I would probably have played 16...
Qc7 but in a team tournament a quick draw with Black was fine.} 17. Rd2 Qe1+
18. Rd1 Qf2 19. Bd3 $5 {Baramidze elects to play on.} Rab8 (19... Qxg2 {
was of course the alternative. After} 20. Be4 $13 {The position is complex. I
was worried that White might manage some attack on the kingside and the
g2-pawn might not be so relevant (even allowing White some attacking chances
down the g-file). Meanwhile taking the a2-pawn gives my attack far better
chances to break through on the queenside.}) 20. Qe5 Bxa2 21. h4 {And so we
get a classic Dragon race after all!} Qb6 (21... Rfc8 22. h5 Qc5 {would be the
safe way of playing but White is definitely to be preferred after} 23. Rde1
Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Rc7 $14 {as he has greater control while I have to watch out for
my king safety and potentially weak e7- and a7-pawns.}) 22. b3 {This move
surprised me but is probably critical.} ({I was spending most of my time on} 
22. h5 f6 23. Qc3 Rfc8 24. Qa3 Bf7 25. hxg6 Bxg6 $11 {which is a line the
computer seems to agree with.}) 22... Bxb3 {I felt obliged to sacrifice my
bishop to wrench open White's king, otherwise White's attack is coming too
fast.} 23. cxb3 Qxb3 24. Kd2 {The king needs to at least attempt to run to the
kingside for cover.} Rfd8 (24... Rb6 25. Qc3 Qa2+ 26. Ke3 (26. Bc2 Rbb8 $1 $11
{is a curious computer line. I'd missed the final move but apparently it's
completely equal (of course!).}) 26... Qxg2 27. Rdg1 {may favour White as
Black runs out of checks.}) 25. Ke2 (25. Ke1 {was the alternative when} Rd5 {
was my plan.} (25... Rb6 26. Be2 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Qa2 28. Kf1 Rb1 {is also equal}
) {when White has to find} 26. Qc7 $1 (26. Qe2 $2 Qc3+ 27. Kf1 Rbd8 $17 {
wins the piece}) 26... Rbd8 27. Qc2 Qb6 28. Be2 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Qe3+ 30. Be2 a5
{with a forced draw again after say} 31. h5 gxh5 32. Rxh5 Qg1+ 33. Bf1 Qe3+ 34.
Be2 $11) 25... Rd6 $6 {These positions are rather difficult for humans to play
and here we both miss an idea for White.} ({Instead I should have played} 25...
Rb6 $1 {when a draw would have been the logical outcome after either} 26. Be4 (
{or} 26. Bb1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 f5 $1 28. Kf2 (28. Bxf5 Qb2+ 29. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 30. Kf1
gxf5 31. Rd7 $11) 28... Qxd1 29. Ba2+ e6 30. Bxe6+ Rxe6 31. Qxe6+ $11) 26...
Qa2+ 27. Ke3 Qb3+ 28. Ke2 $11) 26. Kf2 $6 {Now the game is back on track for
the draw.} ({Houdini points out that White could have obtained some advantage
with} 26. Qc5 $1 {with the same point as in a previous line that} Rbd8 27. Qc2
$1 {Defends important squares.}) ({Meanwhile both of us were busy analysing
the consequences of} 26. Be4 {but we concluded correctly that} Re6 27. Qc7 f5
28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Qxd8+ Kg7 {can only favour Black.}) 26... Rbd8 {The pin
forces White to give up his extra piece but he has a perpetual.} 27. Be2 Rxd1
28. Rxd1 Rxd1 29. Bxd1 Qxd1 30. Qb8+ Kg7 31. Qe5+ Kg8 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. Qe5+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Ne4 f5
15. Nd6 Bf8 16. Bb5 $1 (16. Nxe8) (16. Bc4) (16. c4) 16... Bd7 (16... cxb5 17.
Qxd5+ Be6 18. Qxe5 Bg7 19. Qe3 Qa5 20. Nxe8 Bxb2+ 21. Kxb2 Qxa2+ 22. Kc1 $18)
17. Rhe1 $1 (17. c4 e4 $5 $13) 17... Re6 (17... Qb8 18. Nxe8 Bxc5 (18... Qxb5
19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Nc7 $18) 19. Bc4 $18) 18. Nb7 Qc7 (18... Qf6 19. Bc4 $16) 19.
Ba6 Bc8 (19... Rb8 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 (20... Qb6 21. Ba3 $1 $18) 21. Nc5 $16) 20.
Bxf8 Bxb7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 (21... Rxf8 22. Bxc6 $1 $18) 22. Ba3 $16 a5 23. b3 $5
a4 24. Bb2 axb3 25. axb3 Rae8 26. c4 $6 (26. g3 $1 $16) 26... Nf6 27. Kc2 Qf7
28. Qc3 h6 $1 29. Re2 Kh7 30. Red2 Qe7 31. Qa5 g5 $1 32. Rd8 Rxd8 33. Rxd8 (33.
Qxd8 Qxd8 34. Rxd8 g4 $13) 33... Kg6 34. h3 $6 f4 $1 (34... e4 $2 35. g4 $1 $16
) 35. Qd2 e4 $1 36. fxe4 Rxe4 37. Qd3 Kf7 38. Bxf6 Kxf6 39. Rd6+ Re6 $10 40.
Qd4+ Kf5 41. Qd3+ Kf6 42. Qd4+ Kf5 43. Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch50"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.06.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. h4 Rfc8 13. h5 Qa5 14. hxg6 hxg6
15. a3 Rab8 16. Bd3 Bc4 (16... b5 17. Qg5 Qc7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Qc5 20. f4
Rb7 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6 Bf7 23. Rh8+ {1-0, Van der Wiel - Sax, Plovdiv 1983.
}) 17. Bxf6 (17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Kg7 $10 {
Marjanovic-Mesing, Bela Crkva 1984.}) 17... Bxf6 18. Nd5 Qxd2 19. Nxf6+ Kg7 20.
Nh5+ gxh5 21. Rxd2 Bxd3 22. cxd3 Kg6 23. g3 Rc5 24. Rdh2 Rg8 25. f4 Kf6 26.
Rxh5 Rxh5 27. Rxh5 Rxg3 28. Kc2 Ke6 29. Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 03rd"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qe2 Na5 11. O-O-O Nxb3+ 12. cxb3 {We are always told to
'capture towards the centre', but here, this is the correct recapture as Black
will now find it much harder to attack the K. Indeed, he doesn't get near it
in the whole game. If there were no Q on the board, then 12. ab3 would be
correct.} a6 13. Kb1 b5 14. Rc1 Qb8 15. Qd2 Qb7 16. g4 b4 17. Na4 Bxa4 18. bxa4
Rac8 19. h3 Nd7 20. Nb3 Ne5 21. Qe2 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Nd2
Qc6 25. f4 Nd7 26. a5 e6 27. Qc4 Qb7 28. Bb6 d5 29. Qxb4 Bh6 30. e5 g5 31. f5
exf5 32. gxf5 Bf8 33. Qd4 Qc6 34. Qe3 h6 35. e6 fxe6 36. fxe6 Nf6 37. Bd4 Be7
38. Qe5 Qa4 39. Nb3 Qc4 40. Qf5 Kg7 41. Qf3 Kg6 42. a3 h5 43. Ka2 Qc2 44. Qf1
Qc4 45. Qf2 Qd3 46. Nc5 Qxh3 47. Bxf6 Bxc5 48. Qxc5 Qxe6 49. Bd4 Kf5 50. Qc2+
Qe4 51. Qf2+ Qf4 52. b4 h4 53. b5 h3 54. bxa6 Qxf2+ 55. Bxf2 h2 56. a7 h1=Q 57.
a8=Q Qd1 58. Qc8+ Ke5 59. Qc3+ Ke6 60. Qe3+ Kd7 61. a6 d4 62. Qh3+ Kd8 63. Qh8+
Kd7 64. Qg7+ Ke6 65. Qg6+ Kd5 66. Qf7+ Ke4 67. Qe6+ Kf4 68. Bg3+ Kxg3 69. Qb3+
1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 37th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "2000.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2000.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7.
f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 {This pawn sacrifice throughout the century had
been considered safe for black. Perhaps, this game will force theoreticians to
reassess this continuation, as not quite sound.} 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 {Rogozenko: 'Ivanchuk played this line before only once
(although 9.0-0-0 is his favourite line). Although it was never considered
very dangerous for Black by the theory, the present game may change the
evaluation, or at least Black will have to look for better ways to prove
compensation for the pawn.'} Qc7 14. Qc5 Qb7 {The main line. In the game
Ivanchuk-Hodgson, 1996 14...Qb8 had been played...} (14... Qb8 {Rogozenko:} 15.
b3 (15. Qa3) 15... Bf5 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Qa5 Rc3 18. Bxf5 Rxe3 19. Be4 Qf4 20.
Bxa8 (20. g3 Qf6 21. Rd8+ Rxd8 22. Qxd8+ Bf8 23. Kb1 Qc3 24. g4 e6 (24... Re2
$44) 25. h4 h6 26. h5 gxh5 27. gxh5 f5 28. Bd3 Re1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 30. Kb2 Qe5+
31. Kb1 Qe1+ 32. Kb2 Qe5+ 33. Kb1 {1/2-1/2 Rios,M-Cabrera,A/Medellin 2000})
20... Rxb3+ $2 (20... Rd3+ $1 21. Kb1 Qd4) 21. Rd2 Rb8 22. Bd5 Bh6 23. Rhd1 Qd4
24. c3 Qd3 25. Bb3 Rd8 26. c4 e5 27. c5 e4 28. fxe4 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Hodgson,J/
Amsterdam 1996}) 15. Qa3 $1 {Rogozenko: 'Also 15.b3 is not bad, but in that
case Black is not forced to put the Rook on b8.  After 15.Qa3 he has to play
Rb8, otherwise White will not weaken the position with b3.'} Bf5 16. Bd3 {
More exact than} (16. Ba6 Qc7 17. Qc5 Qb6 $1 {what leads to an about equal
endgame.}) 16... Rab8 (16... Rfb8 {Rogozenko} 17. b3 a5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Qc5 (
19. Qa4 $5) 19... a4 20. b4 (20. Qxf5 $2 axb3) 20... a3 (20... Qxb4 $2 21. Rd8+
$18) 21. Rd3 e6 {and Black has some compensation for the pawn, but not clear
if enough. 1/2-1/2 Mellado Trivino,J-Martin Gonzalez,A/Barcelona 2000/ (33)})
17. b3 Rbc8 {Two rounds later, against Movsesian, Fedorov has choosen 17...
Rfc8, what looks more active. Rogozenko: 'Taking on d3 would help White to
double his Rooks quicker. But I would think twice before allowing White to
take on f5, which seriously breaks black pawn structure.'} (17... Rfc8 {
Rogozenko} 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rd3 Qc7 20. c4 a5 21. Rhd1 Ra8 22. Rd7 Qe5 23. Bd4
Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Bf8 25. Qc1 Qxc1+ 26. Kxc1 $18 {1-0 Movsesian,S-Fedorov,A/
Polanica Zdroj 2000/ (56)}) (17... Bxd3 {Rogozenko} 18. Rxd3 Rfc8 {with some
compensation.}) (17... Qc6 {Rogozenko} 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Bd4 Rfc8 20. c4 Qh6+
21. Kb1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 e5 23. Rd6 $16 {1-0 Dubiel,J-Zaskalski,A/chT-Pol 2000/ 
(43)}) 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rd3 {Rogozenko: 'White's strategy becomes clear: he
will take control over d-file and protect the King by playing c4. The Queen on
a3 plays an important role in protecting the King along the diagonal a1-h8. In
fact White has a solid position and at the same time obvious possibilities for
active play.'} Qc6 20. c4 Qf6 21. Rhd1 $3 {This is the main point of the
Ivanchuk's discovery: black threats along the black diagonal are not too
dangerous.} Rc6 {Too optimistic. Black threatens to win the game by Ra6 - this
threat is easy to repel. Instead I would suggest 21...Rcd8 - just to change a
pair of rooks...} 22. Bd4 e5 23. Bc3 Ra6 24. Qb2 Qh6+ 25. Kb1 Qxh2 26. Rd8 {
'!' Rogozenko.} Bf6 27. R8d7 $1 {Rogozenko: 'Everything is equal now, but
White has a huge advantage. He has a better pawn structure and his pieces are
much more active. On top on this black King is not safer than his white
colleague.'} Bg7 28. Qc2 Rg6 29. R1d2 Qg1+ 30. Kb2 f4 31. Re2 {'!' Rogozenko.}
Rg5 32. b4 {Rogozenko: 'Black is totally helpless with no active play at all,
so White just starts pushing his pawns. At one point he will just exchange
Queens (by activating white Queen) and the game will be over.'} a5 $6 {Black
play could certainly be improved. In order to render longer resistance - 32...
Rc8 or Qb6 was stronger.} 33. b5 h5 34. Qd1 Qc5 {The endgame does not suit
black: after} (34... Rxg2 35. Qxg1 Rxg1 36. b6 {black has a difficult task -
to stop white pawns. Still, it was the best what black could do...}) 35. Qd5
Qg1 {Rogozenko: 'Black overlooked the next move, but the position is lost
anyway.'} 36. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 37. Qd8+ Rf8 38. Qxg5 Qf1 39. Rc2 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.11.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kundin, Alexander"]
[Black "Porat, Shay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2343"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 {The aim of this move is to prevent d6-d5, what could happen, say,
after 9.0-0-0.} Be6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 Rfc8 13. h4 Rab8 14. h5
b5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. g5 b4 $5 {A recent discovery. The move was suggested by A.
Schulz in his annotations to the game Sax-Relange, 1997. Earlier 16...Nh5 had
been played, always with advantage for white.} 17. gxf6 (17. Nb5 $5 {is an
alternative, rather dangerous for black.}) 17... bxc3 18. Bxc3 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 {
Forced.} (19. fxg7 $2 Rxb2 $19) 19... Qxc3 20. bxc3 Bxf6 {The whole line was
given by Schulz with the continuation 21.Kd2 Bg5 and with a verdict "it is
playable for black". So, this is the first practical check-up of the line.} 21.
f4 $5 Bxc3 22. Rd3 Ba5 $1 {Since black is going to harass the white king, this
move is stronger than a retreat along the big diagonal.} 23. Rg3 Ba2 24. c4 {
Played the most energetic way. But a modest 24.c3 with eventual continuation
24...Kg7 25.Bg2 Bc4 26.Kc2 looked more solid. Still, one has to admit, black
has had full compensation for an exchange.} Kg7 25. f5 Rb1+ 26. Kc2 Re1 27.
fxg6 hxg6 28. Rh5 $1 {The best move. White also starts to create some threats.}
Bb1+ 29. Kb3 Bb6 30. Bg2 Bf2 $2 {Black overestimates his chances. After 30 ...
Be4 he would equalize the position,or even get a slight edge.} 31. Rg4 Bd3 32.
Rh1 $1 {Very important move. After a natural reply 32.Rg5?! black was going to
begin a hunt on the white king: 32...Bd4!, followed by Rb1+.} Re2 (32... Re3
33. Rh3 $1) 33. Kc3 Bc2 34. Bf1 (34. Rc1 $6 Ba4 35. Bf1 Re3+ $1 {black pieces
are very active.}) 34... Be1+ {It looks like a mutual time trouble. After 34...
Be4!? 35.Be2 Bh1 36.Bd3 Bc5 black had more practical chances to save the game.}
(34... Bxe4 35. Bxe2 Bxh1 36. Bd3 Bc5) 35. Kd4 Bf2+ 36. Kc3 Be1+ 37. Kd4 Bf2+
38. Kd5 Rd2+ 39. Ke6 Rd4 (39... Bd1 40. Rf4) 40. Rh2 Bxe4 {The last
time-trouble-move. It loses a piece. It is true, after} (40... Bd1 41. Rf4 Bg3
42. Rf7+ Kg8 43. Rhh7 Rxe4+ 44. Kd7 {white pieces develop their activity to
the utmost.}) 41. Rxf2 Bf5+ 42. Rxf5 $18 Rxg4 43. Rf7+ Kg8 44. Rxe7 Rf4 45. Bd3
Rd4 46. Bxg6 Rxc4 47. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.14"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Muse, Drazen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Inspite of the final draw result , the novelty 22...Bf8 does not suggest much
confidence.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7.
f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 (9... d5 $5 {is a very large evergreen branch
of the theory. The statistic is favorable for Black.}) ({An often mistake
according to Vitolinsh is:} 9... Bd7 $2 10. Be2 $1 {/\ h4,g4!}) 10. Bxd4 Be6
11. Kb1 Qc7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 {[BB>NB]} Rfc8 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. g4 b5 16. h4
Qb7 17. c4 bxc4 (17... Rc7 18. g5 $2 (18. h5 bxc4 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Bxc4 $14)
18... Nh5 $15 {0-1 Pinto,M-Kaliksteyn,A/Boston 2001/CBM 83 ext (39)}) 18. Bxc4
Rc7 (18... Nxd5 19. Bxg7) 19. Bb3 Rac8 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. h5 Qb5 22. h6 Bf8 $6
$146 ({Better is to keep B on the big diagonal:} 22... Bh8 23. g5 Nd7 24. Bxh8
Kxh8 25. Qd4+ Ne5 26. Rd1 $11 {The Pd5 is obstacle for Bb3. Mueller,K-Reschke,
S/Germany 1995/GER-chT/1/2-1/2 (42)} (26. f4 Qd3+ 27. Qxd3 Nxd3 28. Rf1 $11))
23. Bc3 Nd7 (23... a5 $5 24. Bxa5 Rc5 $14) 24. g5 $16 Nc5 {[#]} 25. Bc2 $6 (25.
Qd4 $5 Qd3+ (25... f6 26. Bc2 (26. gxf6 Nxb3 27. axb3 exf6 28. Qxf6 Qd3+ 29.
Ka1 Qa6+ $11) 26... Nd7 27. f4 $16) 26. Qxd3 Nxd3 27. Rh4 f6 $140 28. Rc4 Rxc4
29. Bxc4 Ne5 30. Be2 $5 (30. Bxe5 fxe5 $16 31. b4 (31. Kc2 e6 32. b4) 31... e6
32. b5 Be7 33. a4 Bxg5 34. a5 Be3 35. dxe6 Kf8 36. Bd5) 30... fxg5 31. Bd4 a5 (
31... Kf7 32. Bxa7) 32. Bc3 (32. a4 e6 (32... Kf7) 33. b4 axb4 34. dxe6 Bxh6
35. a5 $18) 32... Kf7) 25... Na4 (25... e5 $5 $11) 26. Bxa4 $16 Qxa4 27. b3 Qd7
28. Kb2 Qf5 29. f4 f6 30. Rd1 Kf7 31. Qd4 Rc5 32. b4 Rc7 33. Kb3 (33. Re1 a5
34. bxa5 Rb7+ 35. Ka1 Rc7 $16) 33... Ke8 34. Qd3 ({If White likes to play for
wining yet} 34. Qe3 $5 $14 {should be taken in considerations}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Black "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Kudrin,S"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. h4 h5 $5 16. Bc4 (16. g4 $13) 16... a5 17. a4 Nf4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rxd8
Rxd8 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. Bb6 Rb8 $6 (21... Ra8 $14) 22. Bxa5 Ra8 23. b4 c5 24. c3
cxb4 25. cxb4 Nd4 26. Rd1 f5 27. Nc5 (27. Ng5 $14) 27... Nc6 28. Bc7 Nxb4 29.
Rd8+ (29. Rd7 $5) 29... Rxd8 30. Bxd8 Nc6 $2 (30... Bf8 $11) 31. Bb6 $18 Bh6+
32. Kc2 Be3 33. Kd3 Bf2 34. Nd7 Bxh4 35. Kc4 Be1 36. Kc5 Nd4 37. Nxe5 Ne6+ 38.
Kd6 $2 (38. Kc4 Nf4 39. Nd3 $18) 38... Nf4 39. a5 Bxa5 40. Bxa5 Nxg2 41. Nxg6
h4 42. Bb6 h3 43. Bg1 Ne3 44. Nf4 Nc4+ 45. Ke6 Nd2 46. Nxh3 Nxf3 47. Bf2 Nd2
48. Kxf5 Kf7 49. Ng5+ Ke7 50. Ke5 Nc4+ 51. Kd5 Nd6 52. Nf3 Nf7 53. Be3 Kf6 54.
Bb6 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 04th"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Makarichev,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Agat"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 (12... cxd5 $5 13. Bg5
Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7 15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 (17. Nd5 $142 $1 $14) 17...
Rab8 18. Ne4 Rb6 $15 {Timman,J-Hodgson,J/Groningen/1996/}) 13. h4 $5 {N} (13.
Bc4 Be6 $13) 13... Rb8 14. h5 Qe7 $1 (14... Be6 $6 15. hxg6 hxg6 (15... fxg6
16. Ne4 $16) 16. Ne4 $16) (14... Qa5 $4 15. Nxd5 Qxe1 16. Ne7+ $18) 15. hxg6
hxg6 16. Rxd5 $1 (16. Nxd5 $2 cxd5 17. Rxd5 Be6 18. Rb5 Rxb5 (18... Bxa2 $6 19.
Bc5 Qg5+ 20. Qe3 $14) 19. Bxb5 Rb8 20. Qa5 e4 $1 $40 21. fxe4 $140 a6 $1 22.
Qxa6 Qb4 $17) 16... cxd5 17. Nxd5 Qd8 $1 $8 (17... Qd6 $2 18. Qh4 Re8 19. Qh7+
Kf8 20. Bh6 Qxd5 21. Bxg7+ $1 (21. Qxg7+ Ke7 22. Bg5+ Kd7 $13) 21... Ke7 22.
Qh4+ Kd7 23. Bc4 $16) 18. Bc5 $1 {/\Nd5-e7} Re8 $8 (18... Qxd5 $2 19. Qh4 f6
20. Bc4 $18) 19. Qd2 (19. Ne7+ $5 Rxe7 20. Qh4 f6 $1 $8 (20... Rbb7 $2 21. Ba6
$1 $16 Rbc7 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Bxc8 $16) (20... Kf8 $2 21. Qh8+
Bxh8 22. Rxh8+ Kg7 23. Rxd8 Rd7 24. Bd6 $1 Rxd8 25. Bxe5+ f6 26. Bxb8 Ba6 27.
Bxa6 Rxb8 $14) 21. Qh7+ (21. Bc4+ Be6 $19) 21... Kf7 22. Rh6 $1 $132 Bf5 23.
Bc4+ (23. g4 $5 Qa5 $17 (23... Rd7 $4 24. Bc4+ $18)) 23... Ke8 (23... Re6 $2
24. Bxe6+ $1) 24. Rh1 $5 (24. Qg8+ Kd7 25. Qd5+ Kc7 $17) 24... Bf8 25. Qg8 Qc7
26. Bxe7 $1 (26. Rh8 $6 Qxc5 27. Qxf8+ Kd7 28. Qxb8 Qxc4 $17) 26... Qxe7 27. g4
$40 (27. Rh7 Qb4 28. Qf7+ Kd8 29. Qd5+ Bd6 30. b3 $15)) 19... Bd7 (19... Be6 $6
20. Ne7+ Rxe7 21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxe7 $16) (19... e4 $2 20. Ne7+ $18) 20. g4 {
/\Qd2-h2} e4 $8 21. Bd4 e3 $1 (21... Be6 $4 22. Bxg7 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxd5 24. Bf6
$18) 22. Qc3 (22. Nxe3 $2 Bc6 23. Bxg7 Qxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Kxg7 $17) 22... Qg5 {
/\e3-e2-e1Q} 23. Be2 (23. Kb1 $4 Qxd5 24. Bxg7 Qd1#) 23... Qxd5 24. Bxg7 Qd2+
25. Kb1 $1 $8 Qxc3 26. Bxc3 f6 (26... Kf8 $4 27. Bf6 $18) 27. Bxf6 Bb5 28. c4
Bc6 29. Kc2 $16 Rb7 30. Bd4 a5 (30... Rh7 $2 31. Rxh7 Kxh7 32. Bxa7 $18) 31.
Kd3 a4 32. Rh8+ Kf7 33. Rxe8 Kxe8 34. Kxe3 Re7+ 35. Kf2 Bd7 36. Bd3 Kf7 37. b4
axb3 38. axb3 Be6 39. b4 Re8 40. b5 Rc8 41. b6 $1 (41. b6 Bxc4 42. b7) 1-0

[Event "Malakoff op 09th"]
[Site "Malakoff"]
[Date "2009.04.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sanchez, Joseph"]
[Black "Onkoud, Abdelaziz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[Annotator "Malakoff/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 {un
ordre de coups assez rare} (7. f3) 7... Nc6 {retombe sur les grandes lignes
alors que Ng4 pouvait essayer de profiter de l'ordre de coups des blancs} (7...
Ng4 $5 8. Bg5 Nc6 (8... h6) 9. Nxc6 (9. Nb3) 9... bxc6 10. h3 h6 $146 11. Bf4
g5 12. Bg3 Ne5 $11 {Socko,B (2631)-Gashimov,V (2723) Gibraltar Masters 7th
2009 (5) 1/2}) 8. f3 O-O 9. O-O-O (9. Bc4 {[%csl Gd5]}) 9... Nxd4 (9... d5 {
normalement également la meilleure ligne pour les noirs lorsque les blancs
n'ont pas joué Bc4}) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. Nb5 $5 {Une ligne secondaire
imaginée par SOKOLOV et qui est devenue assez populaire récemment} (12. h4 $142
) (12. Bd3 $143 Rfc8 13. h4 Qa5 14. a3 Rab8 15. h5 a6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Rh2 b5
18. Rdh1 b4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qa4 21. Rh7 Nxh7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qh6+ Kf6
24. Qf4+ Kg7 {1-0 Sanchez,J (2435)-Comte,F (2180)/France 2006/EXT 2006}) 12...
Qd7 (12... Qc6 13. Be3 {Shabalov,A (2606)-Almeida Saenz,A (2429) Chicago op
16th 2007 (6) 1-0}) (12... Qc8 13. g4 (13. Nxa7 $2 Qb8 {[%cal Ga8a7]} 14. Nb5
Bxa2+ $40) 13... a6 14. Nc3 Qc6 (14... b5 15. h4 $14) 15. h4 $14) ({RR} 12...
Qb8 13. g4 a6 14. Nc3 b5 15. h4 Rc8 16. h5 Qc7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. g5 Nh5 19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f4 Qc5 21. f5 Bc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Nd5 c3 24. f6+ exf6 25. gxf6+
Kf8 26. Qh6+ Ke8 27. e5 {Sokolov,A (2552)-Hartikainen,M (2286)/Cappelle la
Grande 2009/Mega2009 Update 10/1-0 (45)}) 13. g4 Rfc8 $146 ({RR} 13... a6 14.
Nc3 Qc7 15. g5 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qc5 19. h4 Rfc8 20. Bh3
Rc7 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. h5 Rc7 23. Rh2 Rg8 24. Re1 Kf8 25. a3 Qc4 26. h6 Ke8 27.
Rhe2 Kd8 28. Re4 {Luther,T (2569)-Stolz,M (2385)/Osterburg 2006/CBM 112/1-0 
(49)}) 14. h4 Bc4 $6 {semble trop lent et après Bf1,Rf1, les blancs seront
mieux développés} (14... a6 $142 15. Nc3 h5 $5 {[%cal Gb7b5]} (15... b5 $143
16. h5 $40 {[%cal Gd2h2,Gh5g6]})) 15. Nc3 Bxf1 16. Rhxf1 Rc4 {[%cal Gc4d4,
Gf6e4,Gg7d4]} 17. Ne2 $1 Rac8 18. c3 $16 b5 19. h5 $36 Qb7 (19... b4 $5 20.
cxb4 (20. hxg6) 20... Qb5 21. Bc3 Nd7 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7) 20. hxg6
hxg6 21. g5 $6 Nh5 {[%csl Gh5]} 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. b3 R4c6 24. Rh1 (24. f4 $142
{le plan f4f5 parait plus logique dans cette position} a5 (24... Rc5 25. Qd4+
Kg8 26. Qe3 (26. f5 Re5 $132) 26... a5 27. f5 Re5 28. fxg6 fxg6 29. Rd4 {
[%cal Ge3f3,Gf3f7]} a4 30. Qf3 $40 {[%csl Rf7]}) 25. Qd4+ Kg8 26. f5 {[%csl
Gf1]}) 24... Qb6 $6 25. Nf4 $1 $40 {[%csl Rh5]} e6 $2 26. Nxh5+ gxh5 27. Qf4
$18 {[%csl Rf6]} Rxc3 28. Rxh5 Kg8 29. g6 $1 fxg6 30. Qg5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Smerdon, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Bd3 {A rare move.} (17. Qa3 {is the main
continuation.}) 17... Qe3+ {This was considered to be insufficient.} (17... c5
$6 $146 {Petrosian,T (2629)-Li,C (2622)/Dresden 2008/CBM 128/[Schulz,A] (1-0,
51)}) (17... Bxa2 {Adams,M (2715)-Karr,J (2300)/France 2000/EXT 2003 (1/2, 35)}
) 18. Rd2 Rfe8 $5 $146 ({Previously,} 18... c5 19. Qh4 {had been played in a
few games, all won by White.}) 19. Qh4 Bxa2 20. Qf2 Qe5 21. Be4 Rab8 $132 {
The unsafe position of the white king compensates for Black's weakened
structure. Slightly later, Black will even avoid a repetition of moves.} 22.
Qd4 Qa5 23. Rd3 Qg5+ 24. Rd2 Red8 25. Qc3 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Qf6 27. c3 Rd8 28. Qe3
Qe5 29. g3 Bb3 30. Re1 Qa5 31. Bb1 Qa1 32. Qe7 Qa5 33. Qe3 Qa1 34. Qe7 Qa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4
Qc7 {This is the second most popular continuation.} (14... Qa5 {is by far the
most frequent move. See for instance} 15. b3 Qc7 {Howell,D (2611)-McShane,L 
(2645)/London 2010/CBM 140/[McShane] (1/2, 38)}) 15. Bc4 Rb8 $5 $146 ({Before
this game,} 15... Rd8 {was almost exclusively played. Here is the most recent
example:} 16. Bb3 Be6 17. Nc5 Nf4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Qe3 Nf4 20. g3 Nd5 21. Qg5
e6 22. Rd4 Rd7 23. Rhd1 {1/2 Adams,M (2715)-Nielsen,P (2681)/Khanty-Mansiysk
2011/CBM 145}) 16. Rhe1 {This centralising move will cost White a pawn.} Rb4
17. b3 Qxh2 18. a3 Rb7 {Playing safe.} ({I would be tempted to try} 18... Rxa4
19. bxa4 Qxg2 $44) 19. Nc5 Rc7 20. g4 Qf4+ 21. Qxf4 Nxf4 22. b4 Kg7 {Both
sides have wonderful knights, and there is certain symmetry in the position.
With one exception, though: Black is a pawn up.} 23. Ba6 Ne6 24. Nxe6+ (24.
Bxc8 Nxc5 $1) 24... Bxe6 25. Re5 Rh8 26. Rc5 h5 $15 27. Be2 Rd7 (27... h4 $15)
(27... hxg4 28. fxg4 Rh3 $15) 28. Rh1 hxg4 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. fxg4 Bd5 31. b5
Rd6 (31... cxb5 32. Bxb5 Rd6 33. Rc7 $132) 32. c4 Bg2 33. a4 Kg7 34. a5 cxb5
35. cxb5 Rd7 36. Bc4 e6 37. Kc2 Kf6 38. g5+ Ke7 39. Kc3 Kd6 40. Kb4 Re7 41. Rc8
Rb7 42. a6 Rd7 43. Bb3 Rc7 44. Rxc7 Kxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Badalona op"]
[Site "Badalona"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. h4 h6 16. g4 Qc7 17. g5 h5 18. Bc4 Red8 19. Qf2 a5 20. a4 Qb7 21. b3 Kh7
22. Rd2 Nf4 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Bd6 Nd4 25. Rhd1 Rxd6 (25... Rxd6 26. Nxd6 Qb4
27. Nxf7 $1 {(/\ 28.Nxe5 Bxe5 29.Rxd4)} (27. Ne4 Qa3+ (27... c5 $40) 28. Kb1
Rb8 $40) (27. Nc4 Qc3 {(/\28...Nxb3+)} 28. Rxd4 (28. Kb1 Rb8 {(/\29...Qxc4)}
29. Nb2 (29. Rxd4 exd4 30. Nb2 d3 31. cxd3 Rxb3 $40) 29... e4 30. Rxd4 e3 31.
Qe1 Bxd4 32. Qxc3 Bxc3 33. Nd3 e2 34. Rg1 Rd8 $19) 28... exd4 29. Rd3 $8 Qa1+
30. Kd2 Re8 (30... Bf8 31. Qxd4 Bb4+ 32. c3 Qa2+ 33. Ke1 Re8+ 34. Re3 Qa1+ 35.
Kd2 Qa2+ $10) 31. Nd6 $8 (31. Nxa5 Bf8 32. Qxd4 Qe1#) 31... Re6 32. Ne4 $15)
27... Qc3 (27... c5 28. Nd6 e4 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 cxd4 31. Nxe4 $44) 28.
Rxd4 exd4 {(/\29...Bf8)} 29. Nd6 Qa1+ 30. Kd2 Qc3+ 31. Kc1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc zt"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Groszpeter, Attila"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6
14. Ne4 Re8 15. h4 h6 16. g4 Qc7 {[#]} 17. g5 (17. h5 {Ernst} g5 18. Qe1 Red8
19. Rh2 Rd7 (19... Nf4 20. Rhd2 Bd5 21. c4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Ne6 $6 (22... Rxd2 23.
Rxd2 $16) 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qxc6 $16 {Svensson,B-Ernst,Thomas/
Sweden/1984}) 20. Rhd2 Rad8 21. Bc4 Kh8 (21... Nf4 $142 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 $14) 22.
Ba3 Nf4 {Wedberg,T-Ernst,T/Sweden/1984} 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 {Wedberg,T-Ernst,T/
Sweden/1984} 24. Rxd7 $1 Bxd7 (24... Qxd7 25. Nc5 Qd4 26. Bxe6 $16) 25. Bxf7
Bxg4 26. fxg4 Qxf7 27. Qa5 $16) 17... h5 18. Bc4 Red8 19. Qf2 {[#]} (19. Qe1 {
Ernst} Nf4 $5 (19... a5 $6 20. a4 {>< a5} Rab8 21. Rh2 $16 {Hellers,F-Ernst,T/
Sweden/1984}) (19... Ne3 $2 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bxe6 Rd1+ 22. Qxd1 Nxd1 23. Bc4
$18)) 19... a5 (19... Nf4 {Ernst Komljenovic}) 20. a4 Qb7 21. b3 (21. Rd3 Nf4
22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Bd6 Nd4 25. Rd1 Qd7 26. c3 {1/2 Psahis,
L-Marin,M Andorra 1994 1/4/Psakhis,L-Marin,M/Andorra/1994}) 21... Nf4 {><d4}
22. Bxe6 (22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bb6 Rd5 $5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 $44 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26.
gxf6 d4 27. Bxa5 Bxb3) 22... Nxe6 23. Rd6 (23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. gxf6 Rd5 25. Rxd5
cxd5 26. Bd6 Rc8 27. Kb2 Nd4 28. Rc1 Qc6 29. Bxe5 Nxb3 30. Kxb3 Qc4+ 31. Ka3
Qb4+ 32. Ka2 Qxa4+ 33. Kb1 Rb8+ 34. Bb2 (34. Bxb8 Qb4+ $10) 34... Rxb2+ 35.
Kxb2 Qb4+ $10) 23... Rxd6 (23... Nd4 24. Rd1 {(/\Rd3, f4)} (24. Bxd4 exd4 25.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 $15) 24... Nxb3+ $6 {(Groszpeter)} 25. cxb3 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxb3 27.
Qc2 $16) 24. Nxd6 (24. Bxd6 {Ernst}) 24... Qe7 25. Ne4 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 (26. Nxc5
$5 f5 (26... e4 27. Nxe4 Qa3+ 28. Kd2 Rd8+ 29. Ke2 Qb2 30. Qc5) 27. gxf6 Qxf6
28. Ne4 Qf4+ 29. Kb1 Rf8 30. Rf1) 26... Qxc5 27. Nxc5 f6 $15 (27... f5 28. Rd1)
28. Kd2 (28. Rd1 fxg5 29. hxg5 Rf8 30. Rd3 Rf5 31. Ne4 h4 $17) 28... Kf7 29.
Ke3 fxg5 (29... Bf8 30. Nd7 fxg5 31. Nxe5+ Ke6 32. Ke4 $1 $16) 30. hxg5 Bf8 31.
Nd3 (31. Ne4 Ke6 {/\Be7=/+}) 31... Ke6 32. Rh4 Bd6 (32... Be7 33. Rc4 Bxg5+ 34.
Ke4 $16) 33. Rc4 Kd5 34. Re4 Rb8 $1 (34... Rf8 35. c4+ Ke6 36. c5 Bc7 37. b4)
35. f4 (35. c4+ Ke6 36. c5 Bc7) 35... exf4+ 36. Kf3 {(/\c4#)} (36. Nxf4+ Bxf4+
37. Rxf4 Re8+ 38. Kf3 Re5) 36... c5 37. Nxf4+ Bxf4 38. Rxf4 Rb6 (38... Re8 $5
39. Rf7 (39. Rf6 Re6) 39... Re5 40. Ra7 Rxg5 41. Rxa5 $13) 39. Rf8 c4 40. Rd8+
Ke6 (40... Kc5 41. Rc8+ Rc6 42. Ra8 cxb3 43. cxb3 Kb4 44. Rxa5 Kxb3 45. Ra8 Rc5
46. a5 Rxg5 47. a6 Ka4 48. a7 Ra5 49. Rg8 $10) 41. bxc4 Rb4 $6 (41... Rc6 42.
Ra8 Rxc4 43. Rxa5 Rxc2 44. Ra6+ Kf5 45. Ra5+ $10) 42. c5 Rc4 43. Rd6+ Kf5 44.
Rd5+ Ke6 45. Rd6+ Kf5 46. Rd5+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Badalona op"]
[Site "Badalona"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4
O-O 9. Qe2 Na5 10. Bd3 e5 $6 (10... Bd7) 11. Nb3 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nxa5 Qxa5
14. Nb5 d5 15. Nxa7 Rcd8 (15... Ra8 16. Nb5 dxe4 17. fxe4 Bg4 18. Qe1 Nxe4 19.
b4) 16. Nb5 dxe4 (16... Rd7) 17. fxe4 Rxd3 18. Qxd3 Rd8 19. Qe2 Bg4 20. Qc4 Rc8
21. Qd3 Rd8 22. Qb3 Be6 (22... Be2 23. Nc3 $16) 23. c4 Ng4 $5 (23... Nxe4) 24.
Bc5 (24. Bf2 Bf8 25. Kh1 Rc8 $132) 24... Rc8 25. Qa3 Qd2 (25... Qxa3 26. Bxa3
Bxc4 27. Rac1 (27. Rfc1 Bh6 28. Nd6 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Ng4+ $10) (27.
Nd6) 27... Bh6 28. Nd6 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Bxf1 30. Rxc8+ Kg7 $16) 26. Nd6 Rxc5 27.
Qxc5 Bh6 (27... Bf8 28. Rad1 Bxd6 29. Qxd6 Qh6 30. h3 Ne3 31. Qxe5) 28. Qc7 (
28. Qa3 $2 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ 30. Rxf2 Qxf2 {/\Bh3}) 28... Bf8 29. Nxf7 (29.
Rad1 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Nf2+ 31. Rxf2 Qxf2 {/\Bh3}) 29... Qxb2 30. Ng5 $4 (30. Rad1
$18 {/\ 31.Nh6+ Nxh6 32.Rxf8+ +-}) 30... Qd4+ (30... Qd4+ 31. Kh1 (31. Rf2
Qxa1+ 32. Rf1 Qd4+) 31... Nf2+ 32. Rxf2 (32. Kg1 Nh3+ 33. Kh1 Qg1+) 32... Qxa1+
$19) 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 08th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. h4 h6 16. g4 Qc7 17. g5 h5 18. Bc4 Red8 19. Qf2 a5 20. a4 Qb7 21. Rhe1 $1 {
N} (21. Rd2 Rab8 22. Bb3 Nf4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxe6 Nxe6 $13 {Psakhis-Marin
Andorra 1994}) (21. b3 Nf4 (21... Kh7 {Korneev-Marin, Badalona 1995}) 22. Bxe6
Nxe6 23. Rd6 $13 {Groszpeter-Marin, Zonal 1995}) 21... Rab8 22. b3 Nf4 (22...
Kh8 $5) 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 25. gxf6 Rd5 $5 (25... Nxc5 26. Qxc5
Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qb4 28. Qxe5 $18) 26. Bd6 Rd8 $6 (26... Rc8 $142 $1 27. Bxe5 (
27. Rxe5 Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 Rd8) 27... c5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 $44) 27. Bxe5 Qb4 28. Rxd5
$8 cxd5 29. Bb2 $1 d4 {[#]} 30. Rxe6 $1 (30. Qd2 Kh7 31. Qxb4 axb4 32. Re5 g5
33. hxg5 Kg6 $132) 30... fxe6 31. Qg3 Kf8 (31... Kf7 32. Qc7+ Kxf6 33. Qxd8+
$18) (31... Kh7 32. Qc7+ Kh6 33. Qg7#) (31... Kh8 32. Kb1 Qb7 33. Qxg6 $16) 32.
Kb1 Qb7 (32... d3 33. Qc7 dxc2+ 34. Ka2 $18) 33. Qxg6 Qf7 34. Ba3+ Ke8 35. Qh6
e5 (35... d3 36. cxd3 Rxd3 37. Be7 $3 (37. Kc2 Rd5 38. Be7 Kd7 $14) 37... Rd5 (
37... Rxb3+ 38. Kc2 {+-, צb3}) (37... Kd7 38. Qg7 $1 Qxg7 39. fxg7 Rd1+ 40.
Kc2 Rg1 41. Bg5 $18) 38. Qh8+ Kd7 39. Qd8+ Kc6 40. Qc8+ Kb6 41. Qb8+ Kc6 42.
Qa8+ Kc7 (42... Kb6 43. Bd8+) 43. Qa7+ Kc8 44. Qa6+ Kc7 45. Bd6+ $1 $18) 36.
Qg5 Rd5 37. Qf5 Kd8 38. f4 d3 $2 $138 (38... exf4 39. Be7+ Kc7 40. Qxf4+ $16)
39. cxd3 Rd4 $2 40. Be7+ Kc7 41. Qxe5+ 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 98th"]
[Site "Sheffield"]
[Date "2011.07.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Howell, David"]
[Black "Pert, Richard G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[Annotator "Martin,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 {An old move-order trick which may confuse the
Najdorf or Dragon specialist.} Nf6 ({Some moves are simply bad now:} 3... g6 $2
4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 $1 Nf6 6. e5 Nc6 7. Bb5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10.
Nxe5 $16) (3... a6 $6 4. g3 $1) 4. d4 ({Keres liked} 4. e5 dxe5 5. Nxe5) 4...
cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O {The parting of the ways,
where White can choose from 9.0-0-0, 9.Bc4 or 9.g4, all of which require Black
to respond accurately.} 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 $5
{From the games below one would think that this is a drawing weapon. Is the
Dragon really reduced to such methods?} 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ (13... Bxd4 14. Rxd4 Qb6
{is another way, but in all these lines, one gets the impression that Black
has slightly the worse of things without any winning chances whatseoever.} 15.
Bc4 c5 16. Rd2 Be6 17. Re1 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Rab8 19. c3 Qc7 20. f4 Rfd8 21. Red1
Rxd2 22. Rxd2 e5 23. g3 Re8 24. Re2 Kg7 25. Qd5 f6 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 fxe5
28. Qe6 c4 29. Kc2 Qc5 30. Qd7+ Kh6 31. Qd2+ Kh5 32. Qe2+ Kg5 33. b3 cxb3+ 34.
axb3 a5 35. Qf3 Kh6 36. h4 Kg7 37. Qb7+ Kf6 38. Qf3+ Ke6 39. Qg4+ Ke7 40. b4
Qf2+ 41. Kb3 Qf7+ 42. c4 axb4 43. Kxb4 Qf5 44. Qd1 Qe4 45. Qg1 Ke6 46. Qf2 h5
47. Kc3 Qc6 48. Qf8 Qd7 49. Qg8+ Kf5 50. Qd5 Qa7 51. Qf3+ Ke6 52. Qd5+ Kf6 53.
Qf3+ Ke7 54. Kb3 Qb6+ 55. Kc2 Qd4 56. Qb7+ Kf6 57. Qf3+ Kg7 58. Qd3 Qf2+ 59.
Kc3 Qe1+ 60. Kc2 Qf2+ 61. Kc3 Qa7 62. Qd6 Qa1+ 63. Kc2 Qa2+ 64. Kc3 Qa1+ 65.
Kc2 Qa2+ 66. Kc3 {1/2-1/2 Mencinger,V (2399)-Shengelia,D (2511)/Pula 2011}) 14.
Be3 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 $1 {The only really critical move and now
Black must justify the pawn sacrifice.} Be6 17. Qa3 $1 (17. Bd3 Bc4 18. b4 Bd5
19. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Saric,I (2637)-Cvitan,O (2498)/Stari Mikanovci 2011}) (17. Qf6
Rfd8 18. Bd3 Bxa2 19. Rhe1 Bd5 20. h4 c5 21. Qc3 Qb4 22. Qxb4 cxb4 23. Ba6 Be6
24. b3 Kf8 25. Kb2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Ke7 27. Rd4 Rb8 28. Bd3 Rb6 {1/2-1/2 Antipov,
M (2379)-Kargin,A (2400)/Budapest 2011/CB15_2011}) 17... Rad8 18. Bd3 Rd5 {
Black has activity and a slight lead in development to compensate him for the
pawn.} 19. Rhe1 (19. b3 {shuts off the white queen unnecessarily:} Rfd8 20.
Rde1 Rd4 21. Re5 R8d5 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Re1 Qf2 $1 $132 {A queen sortie which
often crops up in this line.} 24. Re2 Qg1+ 25. Kd2 Qd4 26. g3 Rc5 27. b4 Rb5
28. Re4 Qf2+ 29. Re2 Qd4 30. Re4 Qf2+ 31. Re2 {1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E (2688)
-Lintchevski,D (2539)/Olginka 2011}) 19... Rfd8 $6 {Although played by Sedlak
in the game below, I think this is a mistaken and over-optimistic move. Black
must regain the pawn and hope that his disadvantage isn't too great:} (19...
Ra5 $1 20. Qc3 Rxa2 21. b3 Ra5 {Is this position so bad for Black?}) 20. Qc3 c5
(20... Rd4 21. Re5 R4d5 22. h4 (22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. b3 $16) 22... Rxe5 23. Qxe5
Rd5 24. Qf4 Rd4 25. Qf6 $16 Rd5 26. Qf4 ({I really do not understand the
repetition as} 26. g4 Qe3+ 27. Kb1 c5 28. b3 {is clearly better for White.})
26... Rd4 27. Qf6 Rd5 28. Qf4 {1/2-1/2 Friedel,J (2531)-Sedlak,N (2580)/
Amsterdam 2011. Maybe a result which was mutually convenient for both players,
but it certainly gives a misleading view of the position.}) 21. Re5 (21. Be2 $1
) 21... Rxe5 (21... c4 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qxc4 Qg5+
26. Kd1 Qxg2 27. Qf4 $16) 22. Qxe5 Bxa2 23. b3 {Forcing a sacrifice} Bxb3 24.
cxb3 Qxb3 25. Bc2 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 Qb4+ 27. Qb2 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Qe1 {Can Black hold
this position? It seems unlikely.  Although it will take White quite some time
to organise his game and protect his king from checks, an eventual mop-up of
the black queenside is inevitable.} 29. Kc2 Qf2+ 30. Kc1 Qe3+ 31. Qd2 Qe5 (
31... Qa3+ 32. Kb1 $18) 32. f4 Qa1+ 33. Kc2 Qa4+ 34. Kb2 Qe4 35. Bf3 Qf5 36.
Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qd6 {Centralization increases the advantage.} Qc8 ({Let's check
the winning method after the exchange of queens:} 37... Qf6+ 38. Qxf6+ Kxf6 39.
Kc3 Kf5 40. g3 h5 41. Kc4 h4 42. Kxc5 hxg3 43. hxg3 g5 44. fxg5 Kxg5 45. Kb5 f5
46. Ka6 f4 47. g4 Kh4 48. Kxa7 Kg3 49. Bd1 $18) 38. Kc3 h6 39. Bd5 Qg4 40. Qc7
Qf5 41. Qe5+ Qf6 42. h4 g5 43. Qxf6+ Kxf6 44. fxg5+ hxg5 45. hxg5+ Kxg5 46. Kc4
f5 47. Kxc5 {Nice technique from David Howell towards the end.} 1-0

[Event "London Classic 2nd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2010.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Howell, David"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Due to the tournament situation, this was a very important game for me. I
knew that a win would leave me with a reasonable chance of winning the
tournament (although as it turns out, it wouldn't have sufficed). That
explains my decision to take some risks and play the Dragon Sicilian. However,
since I had already played that against Nigel Short in the second round, it
can't have come as a complete surprise for David. In this game I got into
difficulties, although given our desperate time trouble there were still
winning chances for both sides near the time control.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O (9. Bc4 {
leads to the very sharpest lines of the Yugoslav Attack., but 9.0-0-0 is a
major alternative.}) 9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4
{[%csl Ra7,Rc6][%cal Ya8b8,Yb8b1,Yh2h4,Yh4h5] White has a long-term structural
advantage in this position, so Black has to be careful in his handling of it.
Due to the weak Black queenside pawns, a queen exchange is normally in White's
favour, and the advance h2-h4-h5 is another important theme. However, Black
has his trumps as well. If White advances his pawns too fast on the kingside,
a queen exchange may lead to a balanced endgame with mutual weaknesses.
Another important source of counterplay lies on the queenside, where White's
king is more vulnerable than it looks (and c1 is not always an ideal square).}
Qb6 {This might seem to contradict my point about exchanging queens, but
capturing on b6 right now would improve Black's structure.} (13... Qc7 {
is a common alternative.}) 14. Na4 {Now White would be happy to see a queen
exchange on d4.} (14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qxd5 {is a risky pawn grab - Black enjoys
good compensation for the pawn after} Be6) 14... Qa5 (14... Qc7 {can also be
played immediately. However, there are some advantages for Black in drawing
the pawn to b3 first. The main one is that the dark squares around White's
king become more vulnerable so a check on a3 or even a1 becomes possible
sometimes.}) 15. b3 {This is essentially forced - the loose knight on a4 meant
that e7-e5 was a serious threat.} Qc7 16. h4 {A direct move.} (16. Bc4 {
is also natural.}) ({Leko has tried} 16. Re1 $5 {against Radjabov in 2009,
where White prepares to offer an exchange of queens on e5.}) 16... Bf5 $5 {
David said that he expected this, but} (16... h5 {was played in most of the
games which reached this position, as it is somewhat risky to allow White's
pawn to h5.}) 17. g4 {During the game I felt comfortable about allowing this
advance. My reasoning was that g4 probably adds little to the attack, while if
Black can now exchange queens then there will always be some counterplay
against f3.} Be6 {This didn't turn out well, but I was intending to play 19...
Qa5 which I later discovered was bad.} (17... e5 18. Qc5 (18. Qd2 $5 {also
makes sense}) 18... Be6 19. Bc4 Rad8 {looks better for White, but Black seems
better organised than in the game.}) 18. Nc5 Rad8 19. Bc4 (19. Nxe6 fxe6 {
[%csl Ra3,Rc3,Gd8,Gf8][%cal Yd8d1,Yf8f3] gives Black excellent counterplay in
spite of the shattered pawn structure.}) 19... Bc8 {Not a very happy choice.} (
19... Qa5 {is the move which I wanted to play. After some thought I decided
that it was probably bad, although perhaps for the wrong reasons.} 20. Nb7 {
this doesn't win an exchange, but it does force the queens off.} Qa3+ 21. Qb2
Qxb2+ 22. Kxb2 Rb8 23. Na5 {This is what I was worried about.} (23. Nc5 Ne3 $1
{is decent for Black}) (23. Ba6 $1 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Yb7c5] never occurred to
me but might be the best move.}) 23... Ne3 {Black has to try this tactic.
During the game it seemed White had a couple of ways to be better, but there
are some surprising twists:} (23... Rfc8 24. Nxc6 $1 {took me some time to
spot, but gives White a clear extra pawn}) 24. Bxe6 $5 (24. Rd4 {looked like a
safe edge to both players during the game, but the computer points out that} c5
$1 {gives Black decent play, e.g.} 25. Re4 Nxc4+ 26. Nxc4 Bd5 27. Rf4 f6 $132)
24... Nxd1+ 25. Rxd1 fxe6 26. Nxc6 Rb6 $1 {the best try, which I hadn't seen.}
(26... Rb7 27. Ne5 {must give White a nice edge}) 27. Ne5 (27. Nxe7+ {seems to
lead to a repetition:} Kf7 28. Rd7 Ke8 29. Rxa7 Rd6 {[%csl Re7][%cal Yd6d7]}
30. Nc8 Rc6 31. Ra8 Kf7 32. Ra7+ Ke8 $11) 27... Rd6 {and by challenging for
the d-file, Black may be alright.}) 20. h5 e5 (20... Qf4+ 21. Qxf4 Nxf4 22. h6
$1 {[%csl Gc4] is important. The h6-pawn combines with the bishop on c4 to
severely cramp Black's king.}) 21. Qf2 (21. Qd2 {[%cal Yd2h6] was more direct,
and the move which David was trying to make work. However, the stumbling block
was} Qe7 22. hxg6 Qxc5 $5 {and White can't do better than a draw here, e.g.}
23. Qh6 (23. gxf7+ Kh8 {seems to be alright as well}) 23... Qa3+ 24. Kd2 Qb4+
25. Kc1 Qa3+ $11) 21... Qe7 22. Ne4 $1 {This is the move which frightened me,
not fearing the check on a3.} g5 (22... Qa3+ 23. Kb1 Nb4 {looks tempting at
first, but then} 24. Nc3 $1 {just parries the threats and leaves Black's queen
and knight offside.}) (22... f5 {was playable, and we both looked at this.} 23.
gxf5 Bxf5 {is better for White but messy. However, I decided 'on principle'
that it wasn't a good idea to weaken my kingside in this fashion.} (23... gxf5
$5)) 23. h6 $1 {Another important move - if Black could play h7-h6 the
kingside structure would start to look quite steady.} Kh8 24. Qc5 {White is
doing well, but perhaps} (24. Rhe1 $5 {was a more flexible way to progress -
White keeps the option of exchanging queens on c5 later.}) 24... Qxc5 25. Nxc5
f5 {I considered it essential to get some counterplay} 26. gxf5 Rxf5 {[%csl
Re5,Rf3,Gf5,Rg5,Gh6,Rh8][%cal Yf5f3] Black is objectively worse, but the
position is becoming very sharp and it was harder for David to handle in his
time trouble.} 27. Rhe1 Rxf3 28. Rxe5 g4 {Pushing a pawn is an easy plan!} 29.
Ne4 {We both had to play on our instincts here, and David brings his knight
back to help control the g-pawn and create mating threats via g5.} (29. Bxd5
cxd5 30. Rdxd5 (30. Rexd5 Rg8 $13) 30... Rg8 {is very double edged. For example
} 31. Rg5 Rff8 $1 {[%csl Gg4][%cal Yg4g1]}) 29... Rdf8 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Ng5
R3f6 (31... Rf2 $1 {was stronger according to my computer, but I didn't think
about this much. When the bishop comes to f5, it protects h7 and
counterattacks c2.}) 32. Re7 Rg6 $2 {Objectively a serious error, but neither
of us found White's winning possibility.} (32... Rxh6 33. Nf7+ Rxf7 34. Rxf7
Be6 {was suggested in the commentary room after the game. I was disappointed
that I hadn't investigated this further during the game, as the h+g pawns
looked rather potent. But it looks like White is winning the race after all.}
35. Rxa7 Rg6 36. b4 g3 37. b5 g2 38. Rg1 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Yb5b8] and the
reinforcements on the h-file seem too slow.}) (32... Bf5 $1 {was essential,
with a very unclear position.}) 33. Rxd5 (33. Rxh7+ Kg8 34. Rg7+ Rxg7 35. hxg7
Rf5 $19 {[%csl Rg5] is one line showing the dangers here.}) 33... g3 {This
position is a good example of the skewed perspective that a computer can give.
With the right idea, White is absolutely winning, but it's not easy to see. If
you don't see the idea, then Black has the upper hand in practice!} (33... Kg8
34. Nxh7 $1 {wins.}) 34. Rf7 $2 (34. Rxh7+ Kg8 35. Rf7 $3 {[%csl Gg5,Rg8,Gh6]
[%cal Yd5d8] eluded both players.} Re8 {even here, the win isn't trivial in
desperate time trouble.} (35... Rxf7 36. Rd8+ Rf8 37. h7+ Kg7 38. Rxf8 $18) 36.
Re5 $1 Rd8 37. h7+ Kh8 38. Rf1 $18 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Yf1g1] and White is in
time to win the pawn.}) 34... Re8 $2 (34... Kg8 $1 {would have actually turned
the tables in my favour.} 35. Rf3 $1 {might hold the game though.} (35. Rxf8+
Kxf8 36. Nxh7+ Ke7 (36... Kf7 $2 37. Ng5+ $18) 37. Rg5 Kf7 $1 {seems to be
winning.} 38. Ra5 (38. Rxg6 Kxg6 39. Ng5 Bg4 $3 $19) 38... g2 39. Ng5+ Kf6 40.
Nf3 Bb7 41. Ng1 Rxh6 $19 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Yh6h1]}) 35... Bb7 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37.
Nxh7+ Ke7 38. Rg5 Rxh6 (38... Kf7 39. Rxg6 Kxg6 40. Ng5 $1 Kxg5 41. h7 g2 42.
h8=Q g1=Q+ 43. Kb2 $11) 39. Rxg3 Rxh7 $11 {this must be drawn.}) 35. Re5 (35.
Rxh7+ Kg8 36. Re7 $1 {was a chance to implement the same idea as before.})
35... Rd8 36. Rd5 Re8 37. Re5 Rd8 38. Rd5 {David had less than 20 seconds left
here. I was down to around 45 seconds before I claimed the draw by repetition.
It's a good thing for me that I did, as with more time I'm sure David (and I!)
would have discovered that the position is still winning for White.} (38. Rf3
$1 g2 39. Rg3 {wins due to a neat tactic:} Bh3 40. Nf7+ Kg8 41. Nxd8 Rxg3 42.
Re8# $1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "BEL-ch"]
[Site "Geel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dutreeuw, Marc"]
[Black "Ahn, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "3"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Be6 10. O-O-O Ne5 {Dutreeuw meint dass nur 10...Sd4 spielbar ist.}
11. Kb1 {Agressiver is 11.h4.} Qa5 $6 {Hier wird normal 11...Tc8 oder 11.. .
Lc4 getan.} 12. Be2 $6 (12. Nd5 $1) 12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Bh6 b5 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. g5 Nh5 17. b3 b4 $6 {Die nun folgende Abwicklung geht zugunsten von
Weiss aus.} 18. Nc6 Qc5 19. Nxe7 bxc3 20. Qxc3+ Qe5 21. Qxe5+ dxe5 22. bxc4
Rab8+ 23. Kc1 Rb4 {Weiss hat ein guenstiges Endspiel erreicht, aber die
folgende Ungenauigkeit gibt Schwarz Gegenspiel.} 24. c5 $2 (24. Nc6 $1 Rxc4 25.
Nxe5 Ra4 26. Rd7 $1 Rxa2 27. Rhd1 Rc8 28. R1d2 Ra1+ 29. Kb2 Ra5 30. R2d5 {
laesst Weiss am Ball.}) 24... Rc4 25. c6 Re8 26. Rd7 Kf8 27. Nd5 Rxc6 28. Rxa7
Rec8 29. Ne3 Rc3 30. Kd2 Nf4 31. Rb1 $4 {[#] Im beiderseitigen Zeitnot ein
peinliches Uebersehen, das unbestraft bleibt} (31. Rc1 $8 Ne6 32. h4 Nd4 33.
Rf1 Nxc2 34. Nd5 Ra3 (34... R3c5 35. Rb1 Nd4 36. Rbb7 $18) 35. Rxa3 Nxa3 36.
Rc1 $16) 31... Ng2 $4 {Schade!} (31... Rxe3 $1 32. Kxe3 (32. Rbb7 Re2+ 33. Kd1
Rcxc2 $1 34. Rxf7+ Ke8 35. Rfe7+ Kd8 36. Red7+ Kc8 37. Rd6 Rxa2 $19) 32... Rxc2
33. Re1 Ng2+ 34. Kd3 Nxe1+ $19) 32. Rb3 $1 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Nxe3 34. Kxe3 Rxc2 35.
h4 Kg7 36. a4 Rc3+ 37. Kf2 Ra3 38. a5 h5 39. gxh6+ Kxh6 40. Rxf7 Rxa5 41. Kg3
Rb5 42. Kg4 Rb1 {Wenn Schwarz den turm auf die 5te Reihe laesst, kommt Td7/Td5
mit einfachen Gewinn.} 43. Re7 Rg1+ 44. Kh3 g5 45. Kh2 Ra1 46. hxg5+ (46. Rxe5
$1 gxh4 47. Kh3 Rh1+ 48. Kg4 Kg6 49. Rg5+ Kf6 50. Rh5 {ist noch ueberzeugender.
}) 46... Kxg5 47. Rxe5+ Kh4 48. Rf5 Ra2+ 49. Kg1 Kg3 50. Kf1 Rb2 51. Rf6 Ra2
52. Ke1 Rb2 53. e5 Kh4 54. e6 Rb6 55. f4 Kg3 56. Ke2 Rd6 57. Ke3 Rd1 58. Rg6+
Kh4 59. f5 Kh5 60. Rg2 Rd5 61. Kf4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.09"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Forster, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 {This move was most popular for a few years, after Karpov's wins
against Miles and Mestel in 1982. The move is extremely logical, as White
delays castling.} Bxg4 $6 {A very unclear sacrifice, the most important point
is that it changes the course of the game completely.} ({Theory recommends a
slightly strange bishop move:} 9... Be6 10. Nxe6 (10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5
12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. a3 Rab8 14. Ne2 Qa4 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Nd4 b5 18.
Qb4 Bd7 19. h4 a5 20. Qxa4 bxa4 21. Rh2 Rb6 22. c4 Ne6 {Agopov,M (2450)
-Carlsson,P (2502)/Porto Carras 2011; it is only White who can have some
problems in the endgame.}) 10... fxe6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Be2 Rc8 (12... Qc8 13.
Kb1 Nfd7 14. Rhf1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. b3 Qc8 18. Nd4 Nc6 19. f4
e5 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Qd5+ Qxd5 22. exd5 Bh6 23. g5 Bg7 24. c4 Rf5 25. fxe5 Rxe5
26. Rf3 {Hracek,Z (2628)-Jones,G (2635)/Porto Carras GRE 2011. White is just
slightly better in the endgame.}) 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Nd4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Kb1
Rfc8 17. c3 b5 18. Rc1 a5 19. h4 b4 20. cxb4 Rxb4 21. a3 {Vallejo Pons,F (2705)
-Carlsson,P (2476)/Caleta ENG 2010M ...and Black has no real attacking
possibilities.}) 10. fxg4 Nxg4 11. Nb3 $1 ({Probably} 11. Bg1 {is less
critical:} e6 12. Nf3 $5 ({After} 12. h4 h5 {Black has good results:} 13. Be2 (
13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Be2 Bh6 15. Qd3 Ne5 16. Qg3 Rb8 $44 {Psakhis-Tolnai,
Dortmund 1989}) (13. Nf3 d5 $5) 13... Bh6 14. Qd3 Nce5 15. Qg3 Rc8 16. Rd1 a6
$44 {Mamedyarov-Cheparinov, Wijk aan Zee 2005}) 12... Rc8 ({If} 12... h5 13. h3
$1 {and in Pecci-Lipiniks, San Cristobal 1998 followed} Bh6 14. Qe2 Nge5 15.
Be3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Ne5 17. Qf2 Bg7 18. O-O-O $16) 13. h4 $5 $146 Qa5 14. Be2 $5
({If} 14. h5 Qb4 $1 $13) 14... h5 15. Rh3 $5 ({A possible try would be} 15. Nb5
{and the endgame looks favourable for White}) 15... Bh6 $5 16. Ng5 $1 f6 $2 (
16... Qe5) 17. Qxd6 fxg5 18. Qxe6+ $2 ({The preliminary} 18. Bxg4 $1 {was
correct:} hxg4 {and only now} 19. Qxe6+ $16) 18... Kh7 19. O-O-O gxh4+ 20. Kb1
Rcd8 21. Nd5 Nf2 22. Bxf2 Rxf2 23. Rg1 $1 Bg5 ({After} 23... Rg2 24. Rhh1 $1 h3
{White wins by force:} 25. Bxh5 $1 gxh5 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Nf6 Rg7 28. Rxg7 Bxg7
29. Qg6 Bxf6 30. Qxf6+ Kh7 31. Rg1 $18) 24. Bxh5 $1 $16 {Kovalev,V (2439)
-Nabaty,T (2584)/Chennai IND 2011}) (11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Be2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Qa5
14. O-O-O Rab8 15. Bc4 e6 16. Bb3 d5 17. Kb1 d4 18. Rxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 c5 20.
Qd6 Qb4 21. Na4 Qd4 22. Qxd4 cxd4 23. Nc5 Rb5 24. Nd3 Rg5 25. Bc4 Kg7 26. b4
Rc8 {Korneev,O (2588)-Padeiro,J (2304)/Torres Vedras POR 2011; with a very
unclear endgame.}) 11... a5 ({Insufficient is} 11... Nxe3 12. Qxe3 a5 (12... e6
13. O-O-O a5 14. a4 Rc8 15. Kb1 Ne5 16. Be2 Qc7 17. Rd2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19.
Rxd6 b5 20. Qd3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxe4 22. Re1 Qh4 23. Qd2 {Solak,D (2567)
-Roganovic,M (2497)/Vrnjacka Banja SRB 2010. Black has no compensation for the
piece.}) 13. a4 Nb4 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 $1 $16 {which was tested many times.}
) ({The immediate} 11... d5 {was also tried in a couple of games.} 12. O-O-O $2
d4 $1) 12. a4 d5 ({Not so good is the immediate knight move, as it allows long
castling} 12... Nb4 13. O-O-O) 13. exd5 (13. O-O-O $2 {is bad due to} d4 $1) ({
Another capture} 13. Nxd5 {is not so precise:} e6 14. Nf4 (14. Bg5 f6 15. Ne3
fxg5 16. Nxg4 Rf4) 14... Nb4 15. Bd3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bh6 {with an unpleasant pin.
}) 13... Nb4 ({Another logical attempt is} 13... Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Bxc3+ {followed
by ...Qxd5.}) 14. Bf4 $6 $146 ({Here White has a lot of different options} 14.
Bd3 $6 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Rc8 {and Black has some threats.}) ({Engines suggest} 14.
Bg5 $1 h6 ({if} 14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Qxd5 {then} 17. h3 $1) 15.
Be2 ({or even} 15. Bf4 {because after} e5 16. dxe6 Qh4+ 17. Bg3 Qf6 18. O-O-O {
Black does not have ...Bh6}) 15... hxg5 16. Bxg4 f5 17. Bf3 g4 18. Bg2 Rc8 19.
O-O {and White seems to refute Black's threats.}) (14. Bd4 e5 15. Bf2 e4) (14.
O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 Bxc3 (15... Rxc3) 16. bxc3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Nxd5) ({Winning the
exchange with} 14. Bc5 {is very risky:} e6 15. Bxf8 Qh4+ 16. Ke2 Bxf8) 14... e5
$1 15. Bg5 ({Here} 15. dxe6 Qh4+ $1 16. Bg3 Qf6 $1 {is risky for White.}) 15...
Bf6 $2 (15... Nxc2+ {was required:} 16. Kd1 Bf6 17. Bxf6 $6 Nge3+) 16. Bxf6 ({
Also good was} 16. h4 $5 h6 17. Rg1) 16... Qxf6 17. O-O-O $1 ({Clearly better
than} 17. Ne4 Qh4+ 18. Ng3 Ne3 19. Bd3 e4) 17... Nf2 18. Bb5 Nxh1 19. Rxh1 $16
Rfd8 20. Rd1 b6 ({Or} 20... Qf5 21. Rf1) 21. d6 $1 Rac8 22. d7 Rc7 23. Nd5 Nxd5
24. Qxd5 Qf4+ 25. Kb1 e4 26. Nd2 $6 (26. Rd4 {was much stronger}) 26... e3 $18
{White is objectively winning, but now Efimenko misses an incredible
combination.} 27. Rf1 $4 Rcxd7 $3 ({Not} 27... Rdxd7 $2 28. Qa8+ $18) 28. Bxd7
(28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Nxf3 Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Ka2 f5) (28. Qxd7 Rxd7 29. Rxf4
exd2 30. Be2 d1=Q+ 31. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Ka2 Rd2 {and the endgame is not holdable.
}) 28... Qxf1+ $1 29. Nxf1 e2 {And the advantage is on Black's side because
his pawn is unstoppable!} 30. Qb5 e1=Q+ 31. Ka2 Qf2 32. c3 h5 33. Ng3 Qxh2 34.
Ne4 Qf4 $6 (34... Kg7 $1 $17 {preparing ...Qc7 would have been strong,}) 35.
Bc6 h4 36. Qxb6 Rd1 37. Qxa5 h3 {Now the position is complex and double edged,
but Zahar Efimenko spoiled it quickly.} 38. Qa8+ $2 ({After} 38. Qg5 $5 Qxg5
39. Nxg5 h2 40. a5 Rd6 {chasing the bishop with a draw looks like a logical
outcome. After} 41. Bh1 Rd1 42. Bf3 Rd3 43. Bb7 Rd7 {White should not go for}
44. a6 $2 Rd6 $1 {with the idea of} 45. a7 Ra6+ 46. Bxa6 h1=Q) 38... Kg7 39.
Qa7 $6 ({Other tries did promise some shadow of hope} 39. Nc5 Qc4+ 40. Nb3) (
39. Kb3 h2 40. Nc5) 39... h2 {And White loses.} 40. Qf2 (40. Nf2 Qc4+) 40...
Qc7 $1 ({After} 40... Ra1+ {White obtained major chances of saving the game:}
41. Kb3 Qb8+ 42. Kc4 h1=Q (42... Rxa4+ 43. b4) 43. Qd4+ Kh6 44. Qe3+) 41. Ng5 (
{Or} 41. Qf6+ Kg8 42. Nf2 Rd6) 41... Qxc6 $1 42. Qxf7+ Kh6 43. Qf4 Ra1+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Milos,G"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 {This is as good as 9.0-0-0 and 9.Bc4.} ({An important detail to
understand the variations without Bc4 is} 9. O-O-O Nxd4 (9... d5 {is
considered the move.}) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 $1 {A very important move
preventing Black's idea ...Qa5-Rfc8.} Qa5 $2 12. Nd5 Qxd2 13. Nxe7+ $16) 9...
Nxd4 (9... Be6 {is an important alternative here,} {the modern game
Short-McShane 2010 followed} 10. Nxe6 (10. O-O-O {was the choice of Anand
against Kasparov in their match of 1995. Theory considers the position as
equal after} Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 $1 12. Kb1 {Threatening Nd5.} Rfc8 13. a3 (13.
Nd5 Qxd2 14. Nxe7+ $2 Kf8 {winning a piece.}) 13... Rab8) 10... fxe6 11. O-O-O
Rc8 12. Bc4 Qd7 13. Bb3 Na5 14. h4 Nc4 15. Qd3 Qc6 {with a double edged
position.}) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Nd5 $1 {Karpov played this good idea against
Mestel in 1982. This is probably the only way to get an advantage.} (11. O-O-O
Qa5 $1) 11... Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. h4 Rac8 14. Rh2 $1 {Very good. Protecting
c2 and preparing to double in the h-file later.} (14. O-O-O $2 Nxd5) 14... e5 {
It is difficult to suggest another move for Black.} (14... Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. O-O-O {followed by h5 with a strong attack.}) 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. O-O-O $1 {
An important detail.} ({The natural} 16. h5 {would be answered with} d5 $1 {
Mestel played ...Qc6 and lost against Karpov.} 17. O-O-O Ne4 18. fxe4 Bxd4 {
with good play for Black.}) 16... e5 {It seems that occupying the center with
pawns is not important in this position.} ({Black should play} 16... Nd5 $1 17.
Bxg7 (17. h5 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 g5) 17... Qxg7 {as in the game Oll-Georgiev Ki,
Biel, 1993. Black's king is more protected here and there is an importante
defensive idea here after} 18. h5 g5 $1) 17. Be3 Qf7 18. Kb1 d5 {Continuing
with the occupation of the centre.} ({An important and probably better option
was} 18... Nxg4 19. fxg4 Qxf1 {winning a pawn, but White can continue his
attack and is better after} 20. h5) 19. h5 e4 (19... d4 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bh6 {
is excellent for White.}) (19... Nxg4 {is worse here than before.} 20. fxg4
Qxf1 21. Qxd5+ Qf7 22. hxg6 (22. Qd6 {is also good.}) 22... hxg6 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7
24. Bxa7 {with a clear pawn up.}) 20. hxg6 {This is good and human.} ({The
computer already gives a decisive advantage to White after the strange} 20. h6
Bh8 21. g5 Nh5 (21... Nd7 22. Rf2 exf3 23. Rxf3 Qxf3 24. Bg2 Qf5 25. Bxd5+ Rf7
26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxd7) 22. Bh3 Rcd8 23. fxe4) 20... hxg6 21. Be2 Qe6 (21...
exf3 22. Bxf3 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 {is a better defence but White is much better
after} 24. Rhh1 $1 {protecting the first rank and threatening Qh2.} (24. Rdh1
$2 Qf1+)) 22. Bd4 Rc7 23. Rdh1 {This is a dream for White. All pieces playing,
decisive attack and the king is completely protected.} Rff7 24. a3 {
Prophylaxis protecting the eight rank. Qg5 wins immediately.} b6 25. fxe4 {
From now on Grischuk plays perfectly until the end. There were other ways to
win but he gave no chances to his opponent.} Qxe4 (25... Nxe4 26. Rh8+ Bxh8 27.
Rxh8#) 26. g5 Nh5 (26... Nh7 27. Rh4 $1 (27. Rxh7 Qxd4) 27... Qe6 28. Rxh7 {
winning a piece.}) 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Bxh5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 Qc4 {Nakamura tries
some ideas but the position is completely lost.} 30. Qd1 Qe4 31. g6 Rfe7 (31...
Kxg6 32. Rg1+ Kf6 33. Rh6+ Ke5 34. Re1) 32. R5h4 Qe5 33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. R7h5 Qe4
35. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?.3"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Ward, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[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 "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Wuppertal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Fritz} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 $6 {die Bilanz in meiner Datenbank spricht mit 35:
11 zwar klar gegen den Zug, aber Chris Ward war genau vorbereitet und soll,
wie mir nach der Partie gesagt wurde, sogar ein Buch über Drachen geschrieben
haben (Zitat Oliver Reeh:"Das hatte er auch gegen mich. Ich habe seine
Neuerung widerlegt. Über eine Variante ein Buch geschrieben zu haben nützt
nichts. Es belastet nur."). In der Praxis sollte die folgende Opfersequenz auf
jeden Fall chancenreich sein:} 10. g4 Rc8 11. h4 Ne5 12. h5 (12. Bh6 $2 Bxh6
13. Qxh6 Rxc3 $1 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Kb2 Rc8 16. Qd2 Nxf3 17. Nxf3 Nxe4 18. Qd4
Nxc3 19. Bc4 Nxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bxg4 $17 {Nikolaidis,I-Kanavarakis,D/Heraklio op
1993/0-1 (67)}) (12. Kb1 $5 {Ward,C}) 12... Qa5 (12... Nxf3 13. Nxf3 Bxg4 14.
Be2 (14. h6 $5 Bh8 15. Be2 b5 16. Rhg1 Be6 17. Ng5 Bc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. e5 Ng4
20. b3 Nxe5 21. bxc4 Nxc4 22. Qd3 $18 {Giaccio,A-Hoffman,A/Salta Clarin op
1995 (26), z.B.} Qa5 23. Nd5 Re8 (23... Qxa2 24. Nxe7#) 24. Bd4 $18) (14. hxg6
$2 Bxf3 15. gxh7+ Kh8 (15... Nxh7 16. Rg1 $44) 16. Rg1 Ng4 17. Be2 Rxc3 18.
bxc3 Qa5 19. Bd4 e5 20. Be3 Qxa2 $19 {Wittmann,W-Hoffman,A, Novi Sad olm 90 
(34).}) 14... Bxh5 15. Nd4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 18. Bh6 Ng3 19. Qh2
Nxh1 20. Rxh1 Be5 21. Bf4 Bxf4+ 22. Qxf4 h5 23. Rxh5 e6 24. Rh1 $16 {Sermek,
D-Kovacevic,A, Belgrad 1989.}) (12... Nc4 {ist kaum im Sinne des Erfinders, da
es im Vergleich zur Hauptvariante mit Bc4-b3 2 Tempi verliert.}) 13. Kb1 Rxc3
$5 {konsequent} 14. Qxc3 (14. bxc3 $2 Nxf3 $1 15. Nxf3 Nxe4 $19) 14... Qxc3 15.
bxc3 Nxf3 $1 16. Nxf3 (16. h6 $1 {Dutreeuw,M-Pieri,F, Forli op 1991 ist ein
Vorgänger und verlief wie folgt:} Bh8 17. Nxf3 Bxg4 18. Bg2 Nxe4 19. Rd3 Nxc3+
20. Kb2 Ne2+ (20... Rc8 21. Nd4 Na4+ 22. Kc1 Nc5 23. Rd2 $16) 21. Nd4 Ng3 22.
Rh4 $6 (22. Rg1 $5) 22... Be2 23. Kb3 Bxd3 24. cxd3 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Nf5 26. Rg4
Nxh6 27. Re4 Nf5 $2 (27... b6 $5 28. Rxe7 Nf5 29. Re4 Nxd4+ 30. Rxd4 Rd8) 28.
Bxa7 Rc8 29. Rb4 e6 30. Bxb7 $18) 16... Bxg4 17. Bg2 (17. Be2 $2 Nxe4 18. Bd2
Bxh5 19. Be1 Nxc3+ $15) 17... Nxe4 18. Rd3 (18. Kb2 Nxc3 (18... Bxc3+ $6 19.
Kb3 gxh5 20. Rdg1 $16) 19. Rd3 {siehe Partie}) 18... Nxc3+ 19. Kb2 $3 {[#]sehr
schön, aber angesichts von} (19. Rxc3 $2 Bxc3 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bxa7 b6 22. Ng5
Bd2 23. Ne4 Ba5 $17 {bzw}) (19. Kc1 $2 Bf5 20. h6 Bf6 $17 {nicht schwer zu
finden. Dennoch hatte ich zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits 50 Minuten verbraucht,
mein Gegner noch keine 5. Das sollte sich nun ändern.}) 19... Rc8 (19... b5 {
Chris Ward sagte mir nach der Partie, daß ein Freund ihm diesen Zug empfohlen
habe, er sich bei genauerer Betrachtung aber nicht dafür erwärmen konnte, z.B.}
20. h6 Bf6 21. Nd4 Na4+ 22. Kc1 Nc5 23. Rd2 $16) (19... Nd1+ $1 {hätte die
unpräzise weiße Zugfolge ausgenutzt:} 20. Kb1 (20. Ka3 Nxe3 (20... Nb2 $5 {
(Kühn,S)} 21. Rb3 Nc4+ 22. Kb4 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Bf6 $13) 21. Rxe3 Rc8 22. Rxe7 {
das folgende wäre mit eingeschaltetem h6 Bh8 nicht möglich} (22. hxg6 hxg6 23.
Ne1 Rc7 $13) 22... Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Rc3+ 24. Kb4 Rxf3 25. Rxb7 $13) 20... Nc3+ $11
(20... Nxe3 21. Rxe3 $14)) 20. h6 $1 {Im 16.Zug ist es besser, hier schöner.
Das war natürlich nicht der Grund, weshalb ich es nicht schon vorher gespielt
habe. Ich hatte mich zunächst mit Verteidigungsressourcen befaßt, und erst
hier fiel mir auf, daß h5 in einigen Varianten ungünstig hängt. Zum Glück kann
der König noch einen Zug länger in der Diagonale des Drachen stehen bleiben.}
Bf6 21. Nd4 (21. Bd4 $2 Na4+ 22. Kc1 e5 $1 23. Ra3 Bf5 24. Rxa4 Rxc2+ 25. Kd1
Rxg2 26. Rxa7 Kf8 $17) 21... Ne2 (21... Na4+ 22. Kc1 Nc5 23. Rd2 $16) 22. c3
Ng3 {sogar diese Idee hatte Chris Ward bereits auf dem Analysebrett
vorbereitet (!!). Allerdings hatte er bei der Heimanalyse natürlich nicht vor,
so zu spielen: "A whole rook is a lot".} 23. Rc1 {nachdem der erste Angriff
abgewehrt ist, fange ich an etwas passiv zu spielen.} (23. Rg1 $5 Bd7 24. Bxb7
Rb8 25. Rxg3 Rxb7+ 26. Kc1 $16) 23... a6 24. Bd2 Nf5 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26. Bh3 Bxh3
27. Rxh3 Rc4 (27... Be5 $5 {(Ward,C)}) 28. Kc2 b5 29. Rb1 Ra4 30. Kd1 Be5 31.
c4 Rxa2 (31... Rxc4 32. Ra3 f5 33. Rxa6 $16) 32. cxb5 axb5 33. Rxb5 f5 34. Rb7
{Zunächst wollte ich} (34. Bg5 {spielen. Bis ich sah, daß mein König dann kein
Versteck gegen die Schachs hat:} Ra1+ 35. Kc2 Ra2+ 36. Kb3 Rb2+ 37. Kc4 (37.
Ka4 $5 Kf7) 37... Rc2+ 38. Kd5 $2 Kf7 39. Rb7 $2 Rc5#) 34... Bf6 35. Bc3 Ra3
36. Kc2 Kf7 {[#]} 37. Bxf6 $6 {inkonsequent. Erst tauscht Weiß alle Bauern am
Damenflügel, um Linien für seine Türme zu bekommen und dann gibt er sofort die
Qualität zurück. Ich konnte nicht hundertprozentig klären, wo das Fragezeichen
genau hingehört und muß diese Frage den Lesern zur Klärung überlassen.} (37.
Rd3 Bxc3 38. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 39. Kxc3 $16 {und der Turm sollte sich durchsetzen.}) (
37. Kb2 {Chris Ward schlug dies mit der Bemerkung vor, daß seine Majestät dem
Drachen gerne ins Auge sehe (frei übersetzt).}) 37... Rxh3 38. Bxe7 Ke6 39. Bg5
$6 (39. Bf8 $5) 39... Rh5 40. Re7+ Kd5 41. Bd2 g5 42. Rxh7 f4 {MultiMedia
files not imported} 43. Rg7 Rxh6 44. Rxg5+ {Das Maximum, was Weiß noch
erreichen kann, ist ein R+B gegen R Endspiel. Das ist zwar remis, doch Chris
Ward spielt trotzdem in der Folge genau, um es nicht noch 100 Züge zelebrieren
zu müssen.} Ke4 45. Rg1 Rf6 46. Re1+ Kf3 47. Kd3 Kg2 48. Re2+ Kf1 49. Bc3 f3
50. Re1+ Kg2 51. Bxf6 f2 52. Re2 Kf3 53. Re3+ Kg2 54. Re2 Kf3 55. Re3+ Kg2 56.
Re2 {ein "finishing in style" dieser interessanten Partie.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lloyds Bank Open-09"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Mestel, A Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Narayanan,Srinath"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1985.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 {The alternative way of restricting Black's counterplay with d5. The
other way is to play Bc4 - the Yugoslavia attack} Be6 10. O-O-O Ne5 {Not the
most popular move here} (10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 Rab8 13. h4 Rfc8 14. h5
{is the main line nowadays after White has committed to castle}) 11. h4 Bc4 {
Black aims to put the bishop on a6, and provoke b3. While it's sensible to
provoke weaknesses in opponent's camp, this plan is 'too weak, too slow'.} 12.
Bh3 $6 (12. Bg2 $142 Ba6 13. b3 Qa5 14. Kb1 Rfc8 {would've been for White as
f3 is defended now} (14... Qa3 15. Ncb5 $16) 15. Nce2) 12... Ba6 13. b3 Qa5 14.
Kb1 Qa3 $2 {The decisive mistake. By the time Black's attack gets started,
White probably would already be home.} (14... Rfc8 $142 $1 {would've
simplified things for Black. It was important to calculate the Nxf3! resource
for Black in advance} 15. Na4 (15. Nce2 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Nxf3 17. Nxf3 Nxe4) 15...
Qxd2 16. Bxd2 (16. Rxd2 b5 17. Nb2 Nxf3 18. Nxf3 Nxe4) 16... Nxf3 17. Nxf3 Be2
18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Ne4 21. Nd3 b5 22. Nab2 Nc3+ 23. Bxc3 Rxc3
$13 {the more or less forced line is not clear}) 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 {A slight
improvement over Bg4 played in De Firmian - Kudrin. After Bxh5 gxh5, Black's
knight can't go to g4 anymore.} (16. Bg4 e6 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. f4 Ng4 19. f5
Rfc8 20. f6 Bf8 21. Nce2 Rc7 22. Rc1 Rac8 23. Rhd1 Rc5 24. Bg1 d5 25. exd5 Rxd5
26. c4 Rd7 27. Qc3 Qb4 28. Nc2 Qxc3 29. Nxc3 Rcd8 30. Bxa7 h6 31. gxh6 Rxd1 32.
Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Nxd1 Nxf6 34. a4 Bxh6 35. Nde3 Ng4 36. Kb2 f5 37. Kc3 f4 38. Nd1
e5 39. b4 b6 40. Bxb6 e4 41. b5 Bc8 42. a5 e3 43. a6 Bg7+ 44. Bd4 e2 45. Nb2
Ne3 46. Bxg7 Nxc2 47. Nd3 f3 48. Bd4 Nxd4 49. Kd2 Nc2 50. a7 Bb7 51. c5 e1=Q+
52. Nxe1 f2 53. Nxc2 f1=Q 54. c6 Qf2+ 55. Kc3 Qc5+ 56. Kd2 Qxb5 57. cxb7 Qxb7 {
0-1 (57) De Firmian,N (2475) -Kudrin,S (2550) Bor 1984}) 16... Nc6 17. Bg4 {
White probably already has winning advantage} Nb4 (17... Nxd4 {was probably
Black's best defense.} 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxf4 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 {
White's attack is virtually unstoppable. It's interesting to note the
difference between the two bishops in this position.}) 18. Bxh5 gxh5 ({4.75
Stockfish 281014 64 SSE4.2:} 18... Rfc8 19. Bg4 e6 20. Rh3 b6 21. Qc1 Qa5 22.
a3 Nxc2 23. Nxc2 Rxc3 24. Bd2 Rxh3 25. Bxh3 Qb5 26. Bb4 Bb7 27. Bg2 a5 28. a4
Qe8 29. Bxd6 b5 30. axb5 Rc8 31. Qe3 Qxb5 32. Nd4 Qb6 33. Nf5 Qxe3 34. Nxe3 Rc3
35. Be7 Rxb3+ 36. Ka2 Rxe3 37. Rd8+ Bf8 38. Bxf8 Re2+ 39. Kb1 Re1+ 40. Kb2 Re2+
41. Ka3) 19. Nf5 {While Niels Bohr did say "Prediction is very difficult" it's
possible that the english grandmaster may have missed that Bxc3 is responded
with a check and mate in a couple of moves when looking at this position from
afar.} Rfe8 (19... Bxc3 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Qxc3+ f6) 20. Nxg7 {with the dragon
bishop decapacitated, the Black's king is about as powerful as Viserys
Targaryen....} Kxg7 21. Qd4+ e5 (21... Kg8 22. Bc1 Qa5 23. Bb2 {would be a
pretty way to win}) 22. Qxd6 Rac8 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Rd7 Rf8 25. g6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Golubev,M} c5 {A slight surprise as recently Jones have preferred the
indeed more solid 1...e5. But as these days publicity is what matters even
Nakamura played the Dragon in order just to get in one funny tweet, why
wouldn't Jones use his opportunity at the stage vs. the World Champion to
advertise his two books on the subject?} 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 $5 {Somewhat
impratical, as one could argue Magnus would be an even bigger favourite if a
theoretical battle was out of the picture with any random move like 3.Bb5+,
but again, that would indeed be predictable.} cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3
Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O {A few years back when Magnus himself played
the Dragon as Black 9.Bc4 was the line he was most tested in, but Leko did
play this move agianst him in their match at Miskolic 2008.} d5 10. Qe1 $5 {
This is the pet-line that Leko used to cause get opening advantages yet no
wins against Magnus in the match, but later both did collect the full point
against Lawrence Trent at Isle of Mans.} e5 {On my own repertoire DVD I
recommended 10...e6 for Black, but since then White has found improvements and
in his book Jones rightfully preferred 10...e5.} 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 {
Magnus took with the c-pawn - 12...cxd5 - but after 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Bc4 it has
now been established that Black just suffers, which the games illustrated well.
} 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 $5 {Especially two games by Wei Yi in 2013 made this
particular move popular as Black just seemed to suffer. In his book Jones
recommends 14...Rb8 which even was played shortly after this game in Gibraltar
against Duda. Gawain however cunningly deviates from his own recommendation,
obviously taking the World Champion by surprise, as he now started spending
considerable amounts of times for his next moves:} Re8 $5 15. Ne4 f5 $1 {
A strong novelty.} 16. Ng5 Bc8 $1 {This is the point. Surprisingly there is no
way White can really exploit Black's loss of time.  From a practical point of
view its tempting for White to try and find a move that might push Black out
of his preparations and force "man vs. man" situations, and after a few
minutes Magnus lashed out with:} 17. g4 $4 {This is logical, as after 17...h6
18.Ne4 why wouldn't it be better that White immediately threatened to open the
gfile? However 17.h4 was not only an aggressive move, it also had the
advantage of protecting the knight at g5, which means that after...} ({The
computer indicates the logical} 17. h4 {but concluding that after} Rb8 $5 {
willingly sacrificing the a7-pawn, Black has sufficient counterplay:} 18. Bb3
h6 19. c4 hxg5 20. cxd5 Rxb3 $1 {being a principled line.}) ({One more idea is
} 17. Bb3 $5 {Golubev,M} f4 18. h4 ({Black should be able to survive also} 18.
Ne4 fxe3 19. c4 Be6 $1 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Qxe3 $11) 18... fxe3 19. c4 e4 $5 20.
cxd5 Qf6 {and White has an easy draw, for example,} 21. dxc6+ Kh8 22. Nf7+ Kg8
23. Ng5+ {(where Black should avoid} Be6 $2 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 25. Qb4 $1 $18 {
) but probably no more. Hopefully, Black is OK everywhere. But before entering
all these lines in a practical game, the safest is to check them with
AlphaZero. One way or another, one can see how dangerous is to play the Dragon
these days, if your opponent isn't a lazy world champ but someone who is well
prepared.}) 17... f4 $1 {...the shocking reality is that Black is winning a
piece! Magnus in an interview afterwards admitting to that simply having
blundered.} 18. h4 $5 {After all Fischer had a point. It's all about h4-h5 and
mate against the Dragon!} ({Else a possible explanation could be invented that
} 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Rxd5 cxd5 $1 ({but not} 19... Rxe1+ 20. Rd1+ $1) 20. Bxd5+
Qxd5 21. Qxe8+ Bf8 {is sufficient as Black's queen covers the f7-square thus
leaving White with no effective follow up. Even more interesting, online
spectators where speculating that Magnus was inspired by the sensational
attacking games of Alphazero where material considerations seemed to be less
important to artificial intelligence that humans so far had seemed to
appreciate. Still right now that's a stretch, Black is just a piece up and
resignation would in principle be a viable option for White, but as the World
Champion stated in the post game interview that the psychological situation
had completely changed. White has indeed lost a piece, but also any kind of
expectations for a result, while for Jones obviously the reverse must have
been true. All pressure is now on the Englishman:}) 18... fxe3 19. Qxe3 h6 20.
Qc5 Bb7 $1 {Objectively the strongest move,} ({but} 20... hxg5 {was worth
considering. White gets back one piece with some interest after} 21. Qxc6 Be6
22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 {but} Qb6 24. Qc4 Qe6 $1 {while being less advantages
based on engine-evalution still should be plenty to win the game as after} 25.
hxg5 e4 {the black Dragon bishop comes to life and after all, is an extra
piece!}) 21. Ne4 Re6 22. h5 Qb6 $2 {Somewhat understandably Gawain wants ot
exchange queens, and simultaneously puts it on a logical square eying the
b-pawn in the open b-line.} ({However} 22... g5 $1 {would effectively shut
down White's counterplay on the kingside, and while it does weaken the
f5-square and the white squares in general, its not nearly enough for a piece.}
) {Now however:} 23. g5 $1 {Norwegian Grandmaster Johan Salomon got it spot on
here, while tweeting that things has turned 180 degrees predicting a white win,
while the engines indeed still shows Black is safely winning. Black is still a
piece up, but he has gone from having the kingside under control, to now
entering chaos.} hxg5 $2 ({The primary problem of course is that} 23... Qxc5 {
while it does exchange the queens, does lose material immediately after} 24.
Nxc5 {as} Re7 25. Nxb7 Rxb7 26. Rxd5 $1 {wins.}) (23... Bf8 $1 {would have
prevented White's next move, and while} 24. Qg1 $1 Qxg1 25. Rdxg1 {still is a
decent initiative for White, the lack of queens does make a noticeable
difference.}) 24. Qa3 Rb8 25. b3 $1 {A great move. Sure it blocks White's
queen from the 3rd rank, but it can be regrouped via c1 if neccesary, and
mainly now it's all about king safety: Black's will be exposed, while White
now having removed the weakness of b2, to the safely defended b3, will not
have to bother in the sligthest about a black counterattack in the process.
Stockfish despite being a piece down already gives 0.00 indicating equality,
but I'm sure, were Alphazero not busy with new important research projects, it
would tell us White already is winning as his long-term initiative is
unstoppable.} Qd8 {Technically the losing move. 25...gxh5 or 25...g4 was a
better chance.} 26. Qxa7 $1 {It's not so much the pawn, but more the attack
along the 7th rank that matters, as well as again the queen could go to g1
attacking along the g-file if need be.} gxh5 27. Rxh5 Rg6 28. Rxg5 Rxg5 29.
Nxg5 {Exploiting that the rook on b8 is unprotected should Black take the
knight on g5.} Qc8 30. Rg1 Ra8 31. Qb6 Ra6 32. Qc5 Qd7 33. Ne4 Kh8 34. Qf2 Qe7
35. Bxa6 {Direct attack also would have decided the game, but almost with a
touch of irony, Magnus gets materialistic in the end.} Bxa6 36. Qh2+ Kg8 37.
Qh6 Qa7 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Rg5 Ne3 40. Qd6+ Kf7 41. Nc5 Bc8 42. Rxg7+ {As 42...
Kxg7 43.Qxe5+ followed by 44.Qxe3 leaves White a healthy 3 pawns up, Black
resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Internation Shogi forum exhibition"]
[Site "Shizuoka"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Habu, Yoshiharu"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "JPN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played as an exhibition game at the 6th International Shogi 
(Japanese chess) Forum in Shizuoka. Every 3rd year the forum is held in order
to promote shogi outside of Japan by inviting every country's top player to
the festival. I represented Denmark, and fellow grandmaster Yannick Pelletier,
Switzerland. Apart from shogi, which is widely popular in Japan, played by 6
million, with 160 professionals, it has also as a gesture introduced chess to
Japan. and in a spectacular way, as their main shogi-star Yoshiharu Habu,
whose popularity in Japan only is comparable to Carlsen's in the west, or
Anand's in India, agreed to play a game of "western chess". The settings were
in many ways extraordinary. I had the honour of playing their biggest
board-game star ever, but in what is for them an exotic game called chess,
only played by a few hundreds of Japanese. The surroundings were beautiful,
from the stage, behind the many spectators where a big panoramic window, with
a clear view of Mount Fujii! The game was played with 20 minutes for each
player, and then 30 seconds byoyomi, meaning that after having spent the 20
minutes, one gets 30 seconds for each move, but without the possibility which
is commonly used in chess, of accumulating more time.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 $5 {A week before Kasparov played a 2-game
exhibition match against Habu in Tokyo. His strategy was obviously
"anti-shogi" in the sense of keeping the games more strategical than tactical.
For while shogi has similar, and often much deeper tactics than chess, it has
very different strategical considerations. But apart from the obvious, and
shameless attempt to make a bit of free advertisement for my DVD's on the
Dragon, I thought challenging him in his best areas was much more interesting
than trying to exploit his weaknesses. Especially when it was an exhibition
game promoting chess in Japan.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 $5 {
Preparing against Habu is no trivial matter, as there is very limited material.
The Shogi-schedule form included a number of yearly title matches limiting
possibilities to play chess. The only game with him playing against the Dragon
was against Cebalo in 2005 where he played the then popular 9.0-0-0. Being
very much up to date in current theory I expected 9.Bc4, but also the text
move has been popular of recent, and thus was no big surprise.} Nxd4 $5 {
In my DVD I recommend 9...Be6 but giving this as an interesting alternative.
After the more common 9...Be6 it gets very complicated after 10.Nxe6 fxe6 11.
0-0-0 Ne5 12.Be2. I do think 12...Qc8 still is decent for Black, but had the
hope that the less common text move might take Habu by surprise.} 10. Bxd4 Be6
11. Nd5 $5 {Very much indicating that Habu knows the latest trends as this was
the move played in Grischuk-Nakamura from the 2012 Tal Memorial. It's one of
the 2 options trying to take advantage of Black's early exchange on d4. 11.
h4!? is the other, trying for a speedy attack after 11...Qa5 12.h5, while 11.
0-0-0 Qa5 will just transpose to the normal lines with 9...Be6, but having
avoided the white critical option of 10.Nxe6.} Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. h4 $5 {
Still following Grischuk. After 13.0-0-0 Rac8 Black threatens to take on d5,
due to the white queen needing to keep c2 protected, and if 14.c3, then 14...
Qa5! gives counterplay, attacking a2 and c3.} Rac8 14. Rh2 e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16.
O-O-O Nd5 $5 {My prepared improvement, recommended on the DVD.} ({Nakamura
played} 16... e5 $6 {but lost after} 17. Be3 $1 Qf7 18. Kb1 d5 19. h5 $1 {
when White's attack was faster, and Grischuk efficiently tore down Black's
position.}) {Now however White faces a much more difficult task, as Black's
position remains solid while also attempting to gain control over the dark
squares. If Black is in time to position his knight on f4, while keeping the
kingside closed as well as not losing the d6-pawn, White will be in grave
strategic danger, and thus needs to act fast:} 17. h5 $6 {Too optimistic.
White does get a pawn on g5 to attack, but Black seems able to defend it
properly, and his potemtial of putting the knight on f4, after having
protected the pawn on d6 becomes the dominating positional theme.} (17. Bxg7 {
is most commonly played, having the advantage that it keeps the white queen on
d2, eying g5, as well as protecting c2.} Qxg7 18. Re1 $5 {This however is a
new wrinkle, posing concrete problems for Black. Originally 18.Re2 was played,
but White wants to use the rook in the h-line!} Qf6 $5 (18... Rxf3 {was played
by Smith against Hector, and allthough he drew after} 19. Bg2 Rf7 20. Bxd5 exd5
21. Qxd5 {White is just pleasantly better.}) 19. Kb1 $1 {A good move, forcing
the black rook to choose between c6 or d8, and then reacting accordingly.} Rcd8
{Best, and at first sight to me it looks like Black is getting exactly what he
wants. The knight will land on f4, d6 is protected, which is exactly what
Black wants. However White has a surprisingly strong plan, which is the point
behind keeping the rook on h2.} (19... Rc6 $6 20. h5 g5 21. Bb5 $1 Rb6 (21...
Rc5 {is possible but both 22.c4 and 22.Bd7 looks pleasant for White.}) 22. c4
$1 Nc7 23. a4 {when the rook on b6 is in trouble, and White is clearly better.}
) 20. Bh3 $1 Nf4 21. g5 Qf7 22. Bg4 e5 23. Reh1 {White's plan materialises. If
he gets to play h5 next, White will have a serious initiative. 23...Qe7 e.g.
is met with 24.h5 when 24...gxh5 25.Bxh5 Qxg5 does win a pawn for Black, but
White's initiative seems quite serious. My recommendation would be} h5 $5 24.
gxh6 Kh7 {with a complex position, where Black keeps his trumps on the dark
squares, and has stopped White's attack in the h-line. Even so the bishop on
g4 is very stable, and White might have some prospects on the queenside, so
Black is far from being perfectly safe yet.}) 17... Bxd4 $1 {Misplacing the
white queen, and then managing to fix the structure on the kingside.} 18. Qxd4
g5 19. h6 $5 Qe7 (19... Rxf3 $5 {is possible, and might be a better move. I
rejected the move mainly on general grounds, thinking the dark squares were
what mattered, as well as restricting the white bishop, and taking on f3 would
only help White. This however is too general a consideration, and taking the
pawn has lots of merits.} 20. Bc4 $1 {White's best chance, and seems
sufficient. If e.g. 20.Bd3 then 20...Rf4 seems just better for Black, who will
be a pawn up, while White's counterplay seems clearly insufficient.} Rf4 21.
Bxd5 $1 {This is the point. White sacrifices his queen, but comes very close
to an impregnable fortress.} Rxd4 22. Bxe6+ Kf8 $5 (22... Kh8 23. Rxd4 {
contains some risk for Black, as there is a potential white mating attack with
the king being stuck in the corner.}) 23. Rxd4 Qb6 $1 {The black queen gets
out of the way with tempo, the rook will go to e8 next, and it's clear if
anyone is better it's Black, as White's attack will not be in time. However
his likelihood of drawing after} 24. Rhd2 Re8 25. Bf5 $1 {seems very good, as
after} Re1+ 26. Rd1 Qxd4 27. Rxe1 {most likely the h-pawns will be exchanged,
and White should have an easy fortress wth e.g. c3 Rd4 a3 Ka1 etc.}) 20. Kb1 (
20. Re2 $5 {is the computer's preferred move.} Nf4 21. Ree1 Rfd8 {This is the
setup I generally aimed for, and as White can't really take on a7 as ...Ra8
will win the a2-pawn I thought Black consolidates, while keeping a strong
knight on f4. However White has gotten his rooks in place, and the bishop on
f1 might go via c4 to b3. White could be better here, meaning ...Rfd8 might
have to be replaced by ...d5, but then Kb1 and c4 looks like a decent white
plan.}) 20... Qf6 (20... Rxf3 $5 {again makes sense and might be best.}) 21.
Qxf6 $2 {A misevaluation. In the ending Black's positional trumps come into
their own, as without queens king safety now stops playing any relevant role.}
(21. Qxa7 {is in the spirit of the position keeping the queens on, but after}
Qxf3 $1 22. Be2 Qe4 $1 {by threatening on c2, and after} 23. Bd3 Qb4 $1 {
now threatening a check on c3 Black keeps the upper hand.}) ({Similarly} 21. c4
Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxf3 {is good for Black, as White has no tactical way to exploit
the situation.}) ({However} 21. Qe4 $1 {keeps the queens on the board,
indirectly protects the pawn on f3 due to the pressure against e6, and
threatens c4 next. And after ...Nf4 the pawn on d6 is hanging. So actually
it's not easy at all for Black to come up with a good move. The computers
suggest the ingenious} Rc3 $5 {when after} 22. Bd3 Rc7 {the bishop blocks the
rook, and thus Rxd6 no longer will be possible after a white c4, as well as ...
Nf4 will hit the bishop on d3. A very hard move to find for Black though, and
in any case still with a very decent position for White.}) 21... Rxf6 22. Rh5 {
The idea of his previous move, that the g5-pawn now is undefendable, as 22...
Rg6 23.Bd3 attacks the rook, but:} Kf7 $1 {leaves White in troube as after 23.
Rxg5 Black simple can take on h6, when the white rook is stranded on g5, and
thus White now has no choice, but switching to defence.} 23. Bd3 Nf4 24. Rh2 (
24. Rxg5 Rxh6 {and now Ra5 or Rb5 trying to activate the rook via the 5. was
an option, but Black remains better replying ...a6 or ...b6 respectively.})
24... Nxd3 $6 {Much too cautious. There was no point in fearing the attack on
the h7-pawn, as Black always has ...Rh8 as a reply, winning back the pawn, as
well as taking control ofr the h-file. Thus 24...Ke7! was a better move,
keeping the knight on f4, with a considerable edge.} 25. Rxd3 d5 {Still, Black
does have a considerable advantage. The pawns on h6 and especially f3 are weak,
and White has no way of creating activity.} 26. b3 b5 27. Kb2 Rf4 28. a3 Kf6
29. Re2 Rc6 30. Kc1 {Probably it's better to play c3, stopping Black's
expansion.} d4 $5 {A good idea, but White has a strong reply.} 31. Kd2 (31. c3
$1 {creates counterplay, the point being that if ...dxc3 Ree3 White gets the
pawn back, and becomes active in the c-line. Still after} e5 {Black does keep
quite an edge.}) 31... a5 32. Ke1 e5 (32... b4 $1 {is even better, forever
stopping a white c3, and the a-file could be useful if White exchanges on b4.})
33. Kd2 Ke6 34. Rh2 Kd5 $6 (34... Rf7 $1 {[%cal Gf7c7] is close to being
decisive, but at this stage we had entered the "byoyomi" phase, meaning only
30 seconds pr. move.}) 35. Rh5 $1 Rg6 $6 {As Rxg5 can be met by ...Rxh6 Black
had time for 35...b4! when White is still basically lost.} 36. c3 $1 {Habu
takes his chance, and creates confusion, instead of quietly awaiting me
getting around to the final blow. Apart from exchanging a set of pawns, it
eliminates the c2 weakness.} a4 37. cxd4 exd4 38. Rh1 Rgf6 (38... Rff6 $1 {
[%cal Gg6h6] would be strong, forcing the black rook back to h5, as else I can
just take on h6. It's not a clear win anymore, but close. What I had missed
was that after} 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. Rb1 Rb6 $1 {it's Black, and not White who
benefits from the open b-file.}) 39. bxa4 (39. Rh5 $5 {would be a good move,
apart from the fact, that I can retracyt my steps with} Rg6 {when given a
second chance, I might have opted for the strong ...Rff6!}) 39... Rxf3 $2 {
A big mistake, after which the game is just a trivial draw.} ({After the game
we all thought} 39... bxa4 $1 {was winning. What I had missed during the game
was that after} 40. Rb1 Rxf3 {my king gets access to the e4-square, meaning
Rb5+ is much less severe. Still however, White might actually have a draw!} 41.
Rxf3 Rxf3 42. Rb5+ Ke4 43. Rxg5 Rf2+ 44. Kc1 $1 {White's defensive resource
here is that his king is surprisingly safe on c1. Very often in such endings a
mating attack combined with threatening to promote the pawn is decisive, but
here ...Kc3 is always met by a check in the c-line.} Rh2 $5 {Taking the h-pawn
seems like the only chance} ({as after} 44... Kd3 45. Rg7 {there is no way
forward as ...Kc3 is met by Rc7+ and:} Rf1+ 46. Kb2 {also leaves nothing
better than a perpetual check.}) 45. Ra5 $1 Rxh6 46. Rxa4 Ke3 47. Ra7 $1 {
and it seems to me, that White is just managing to hold the draw!}) 40. Rxf3
Rxf3 41. axb5 Rxa3 42. Rb1 $1 {White's b-pawn is too quick. I had no choice
but to force the draw.} Ra2+ 43. Kd3 Ra3+ 44. Ke2 Ra2+ 45. Kd3 Ra3+ 46. Ke2
Ra2+ 47. Kd3 {And we agreed a draw. Playing Habu in many ways is an
interesting experience. Of course due to the honour of playing one of the
biggest board-game legends ever, but also in a pure chess sense, than when
many lower ranked would adapt a defensive strategy, such does not really exist
in shogi, and Habu follows his instincts from there, and just attacks!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:
18]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. f3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Qd2 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:24]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:
05] The Dragon is not a usual guest in such tournaments, but this opening is
still alive and can create problems in preparation.} 10. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 12. Bd4 {
[%emt 0:00:04] Probably the best and safest line for White against the Dragon,
let's see.} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 13. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]
} 14. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:07] The modern approach.} 15. Bc4 {
[%emt 0:01:17]} Nb6 $5 {[%emt 0:00:06] A novelty at such an early stage of the
game is a rarity in the Dragon.} 16. Bb3 {[%emt 0:06:42]} Nxa4 {[%emt 0:00:28]}
17. Qxa4 {[%emt 0:11:55]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 18. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:20:15]} (18. h4
{this move was probably heavily analysed by Nakamura as to me it appears as
the critical attempt to play for an advantage} Rb8 19. c3 {the main computer
move...} (19. a3 Qb6 20. h5 c4 $1 21. Qxc4 Be6 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxb3 24.
cxb3 Rxb3 25. hxg6 Rc8+ 26. Kb1 hxg6 {we have reached an equal endgame}) 19...
h5 $5 (19... Qb6 20. h5 c4 (20... Bf5 21. Qf4 $1) 21. Qxc4 Be6 22. Qh4 $16) (
19... Qg3 20. h5 Bf5 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qh4 Qxh4 23. Rxh4 Kg7 24. g4 Be6 (24...
Bc8 25. g5 Bb7 26. Rdh1 Rh8 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28. Rxh8 Kxh8 29. Bxf7 Kg7 30. Bc4
Bxf3 31. Kd2 $16) 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Rh3 Rfd8 27. Rdh1 Rd5 28. f4 e5 {White has
some initiative in this endgame}) 20. g4 hxg4 21. h5 Rb6 $5 22. hxg6 (22. fxg4
c4 23. Qxc4 (23. Bxc4 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Qe4+ 25. Ka1 Be6 26. Bb3 Qxa4 27. Bxa4 Bxg4
28. Rdg1 Bf5 {with a similar endgame, again Black is close to equality}) 23...
Qxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxg4 25. Rdg1 Bf5 {around equal}) 22... Rxg6 23. fxg4 Bxg4 24.
Bc2 $5 Bxd1 25. Qh4 Bh5 26. Qxh5 Qf4+ 27. Kb1 Kg7 28. Qh7+ Kf6 29. Bxg6 fxg6
30. Re1 e6 31. Qxa7 {a long computer line but even here White has little or
nothing at all.}) 18... e6 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 19. Qe4 {[%emt 0:08:36] Again
White has an option here:} (19. h4 Rb8 20. c3 Qg3 21. Re2 Bb7 22. Red2 Bd5 $5
23. Bxd5 exd5 {again we can say that Black has counterplay.}) 19... Ba6 {
[%emt 0:23:41]} 20. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:19:01]} (20. Qe5 Rfc8 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. c4
Kf8 {looks perfectly ok for Black.}) 20... Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 21. Bd5 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 22. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:07:45]} Qxh2 {[%emt 0:
02:59] I don't see anything spectacular for White, it looks equal now.
Obviously Black did a good preparation; the entire Nb6 idea looks interesting.}
23. Qg5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 24. Rh1 {[%emt 0:20:20]} Qe5 {
[%emt 0:00:14]} 25. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:03:19]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 26. Rd7 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:01:
22]} 28. fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 29. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:47]}
Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 31. Rc7 {
[%emt 0:05:03]} c4 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 32. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} f5 {[%emt 0:09:20]
} 33. a4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c3+ {[%emt 0:01:49]} 34. Kxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxa4 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 35. b4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:22:51]} 36. Rd1 {[%emt 0:
04:02]} (36. Rf4 Ra6 $1 37. Kd3 (37. Kc4 Rab6 38. c3 Rf6 39. b5 g5 40. Rf1 g4
41. Rc5 Rbf8 {and Black gets counter play}) 37... Rd6+ 38. Ke3 Re8+ 39. Kf3 Rd1
{Again Black is active in the endgame which gives him fair chances.}) 36...
Raxb4 {[%emt 0:00:28] Now it is just a draw.} 37. Rdd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rg4 {
[%emt 0:00:43]} 38. Rg7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 39. Rh7+ {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Rhg7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 41. Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Olafsson"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. h4 Nf4 16. g3 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nh5 18. g4 Nf6 $6 (18... Nf4 {Van der
Wiel-Tivjakov, Wijk aan Zee 1994}) 19. Bd3 Bd5 20. Re1 Rad8 (20... Nxe4 21.
Bxe4 Bxe4 22. fxe4 $1 $14) 21. a4 (21. Red1 $1) 21... Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23.
fxe4 Bf8 24. Be3 Rxd2 25. Kxd2 Kg7 26. c3 a6 (26... Rd8+ $1 27. Kc2 a6) 27. Kd3
Be7 28. h5 Kf6 29. Rh1 Ke6 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Kc4 Rd8 $10 32. b4 Bf6 33. g5 Be7
34. Rf1 Rd7 35. Bc5 Bd8 36. Be3 Be7 37. Bc5 Bd8 38. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch17"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1937.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Panov, Vasily N"]
[Black "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1937.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
d5 {une ligne secondaire un peu douteuse} (8... Nc6 9. Bc4) 9. e5 Ne8 10. f4 {
[%csl Rg7]} Nc6 11. Nf3 (11. g3 {Rauzer,V-Kasparian,G URS-ch10 Tbilisi 1937 1-0
}) 11... e6 {[%csl Rc8,Rf8]} 12. Bc5 $36 Ne7 13. h4 b6 (13... h5 14. O-O-O b6
15. Ba3) 14. Ba3 f6 15. h5 $36 fxe5 16. fxe5 Rf5 (16... Rxf3 17. gxf3 Bxe5) 17.
Bd3 Bxe5 18. Bxf5 (18. hxg6 Bg3+ 19. Kd1 Nxg6 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Ne2 $16 {
[%cal Ge2g3]}) 18... Bg3+ 19. Kd1 Nxf5 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Ne4 Bf4 $1 22. Nf6+ (
22. Qxf4 dxe4+ {[%cal Gd8d1,Ge4f3]}) 22... Qxf6 23. Qxf4 d4 24. Kd2 (24. Qh2 {
[%cal Gh2h7]}) 24... Bb7 25. Qh2 (25. Rae1 $5 {[%cal Gd2d1]}) 25... Neg7 26.
Raf1 Rc8 (26... Nh5 27. g4 $2 Nfg3) 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Qxc8 $2 (28. g4 $1 Rxh8
29. Rxh8 {[%csl Rf6]} Ne3 (29... Nh5 30. Rf8+) 30. Ne5# $1) 28... Bxc8 29. Rh8
e5 30. Rf8+ Ke6 31. Nxd4+ (31. g4) (31. Rxf6+ Kxf6 32. g4 Ne3 $1) 31... exd4
32. Rxf6+ Kxf6 33. g4 Ke5 34. gxf5 Bxf5 35. Be7 Ne6 36. b4 g5 37. Bd6+ Kf6 38.
b5 g4 39. a4 Ng5 40. Be7+ Kg6 41. Rc1 Ne4+ 42. Kd3 Nc3+ 43. Kd2 Nxa4 44. Ra1
Nc3 45. Rxa7 g3 {[%csl Gg3]} 46. Bd8 $4 (46. Ra1 g2 47. Rg1 Be4 48. Bd8 {
[%cal Gd8b6]} Nd5 $11) 46... g2 47. Ra1 Ne4+ 48. Ke2 Bg4+ 49. Kd3 Nf2+ 0-1

[Event "Monarch Assurance 12th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2003.10.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2381"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.09.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.10.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 Rc8 11. h4 Ne5 12. Kb1 b5 (12... Qa5 13. Be2 Rxc3 $5
14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Rc8 16. Kb2 Be8 17. h5 Nfd7 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bh6 $36 {
1-0 Sutovsky,E-Hodgson,J/Oxford-A 1998/CBM 69 (32)}) 13. h5 Nxf3 (13... b4 14.
Nd5 e6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. g5 Qd8 17. Qh2 Re8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Nb5
$1 $16 {1-0 Zambrana,O-Pazos Gambarrotti,P/La Habana 2002 (26)}) 14. Nxf3 Bxg4
15. Bg2 $146 (15. Qg2 Rxc3 (15... Bxh5 16. Bd4 Ng4 17. Nd5 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 e6 19.
Nf4 e5 20. Nxe5 Qb6 21. Nf3 Ne3 {1-0 Pruess,D-Aramil,W/Lindsborg Rotary op
2002/The Week in Chess 425 (31)}) 16. bxc3 Qa5 17. e5 (17. Rd3 Be6 18. Nd4
Bxa2+ 19. Kc1 Rc8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Bg5 Rxc3 22. Bxf6 exf6 23. hxg6 fxg6 {
1/2-1/2 Tancsa,R-Dearing,E/Paks IM 2001/The Week in Chess 356 (27)}) (17. Bd4
e5 18. Be3 Nxe4 19. Qxg4 Nxc3+ 20. Kc1 Nxa2+ 21. Kb2 b4 22. c4 Qa3+ 23. Kc2
Qc3+ 24. Kb1 Qb3+ 25. Ka1 Nc3 {0-1 Savage,B-Duncan,C/BCF-ch Nottingham 1996 
(25)}) 17... Ne4 18. Qxg4 Nxc3+ 19. Kc1 Nxa2+ 20. Kb2 b4 21. Rd3 Nc3 22. Kb3
Rb8 23. Bb6 Rxb6 $19 {1-0 Hennigan,M-Duncan,C/Budapest 1993 (39)}) (15. Be2 $5
b4 16. Nd5 Nxe4 17. Qxb4 Bf5 18. hxg6 e6 19. Nh4 fxg6 20. Nxf5 gxf5 21. Nf4 Rb8
22. Bb5 Qe8 23. a4 a6 {1-0 Gallagher,J-Summerscale,A/Cannes op 1997 (29)})
15... b4 16. Nd5 (16. Nb5 $5 Qa5 17. h6 Bh8 18. Nxa7 Rc7 $13) 16... Nxe4 17.
Qxb4 e6 (17... Rb8 18. Qxe4 Rxb2+ 19. Kc1 Bf5 20. Qxf5 $1 (20. Qc4 Rxc2+ 21.
Qxc2 Bxc2 22. Kxc2 Qa5 $132) 20... gxf5 21. h6 $40) 18. h6 $1 (18. hxg6 $5 exd5
19. gxh7+ Kh8 20. Rxd5) 18... Bh8 $8 19. Qxe4 Bf5 20. Qxf5 (20. Qa4 $5 Rxc2 21.
Qxc2 Bxc2+ 22. Kxc2 exd5 23. Bd4 Qc8+ 24. Kb1 Qf5+ 25. Ka1 $14) 20... exf5 (
20... gxf5 $5 21. Rhg1 Re8 22. Ng5 (22. Bh3+ Kf8 23. Ng5 exd5 (23... f6 24.
Nxh7+ Kf7 25. Nf4 Rg8 26. Bg2) 24. Nxh7+ Ke7 25. Bxf5 Qa5 (25... Rg8 26. Rxg8
Qxg8 27. Rg1 $18) 26. Bg5+ f6 27. Bxf6+ Bxf6 28. Rde1+ Qxe1+ (28... Be5 29.
Rg7+) (28... Kd8 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Nxf6+ Kf7 31. Bxc8 $18) 29. Rxe1+ Be5 30.
Bxc8 Rxc8 31. Ng5 $16) 22... exd5 (22... Rb8 23. Bh1 $5 Bxb2 $8 24. Nxe6+ Bg7+
(24... Kh8 25. Nxd8 Rexd8 26. Rd3 $18) 25. Kc1 Rxe6 (25... fxe6 26. Rxg7+ Kh8
27. Bg5 $1 $18) 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Bd4 $18) 23. Bxd5 Kf8 24. Nxh7+ Ke7 25. Bg5+
f6 26. Bh4 {[%cal Gh7f6]} Kd7 27. Rg7+ Bxg7 28. hxg7 $18) 21. Bg5 $1 f6 22. Bc1
(22. Rhe1 $5 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Bxf6 Rc4 $1) 22... Re8 23. Nd4 Qa5 (23...
Qd7 $142 24. Nf4 Re4 $1 $16) (23... Re5 24. Bf4) 24. Rh3 $1 {[%cal Gh3a3]} Re4
$2 (24... Qd8 25. Rb3) (24... Qa4 25. Nc3 (25. Rb3 Qd7 26. Rb7 Qxb7 27. Nxf6+
Bxf6 28. Bxb7 Rc5 29. c4 Kf8 30. Bd5 $18) 25... Qd7 26. Ndb5 $18) 25. Bxe4 (25.
Bxe4 fxe4 26. Ne7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch48 Final"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1981.01.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1980.12.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2] This game was played in the last round. I had won few games before
and was in a very respectable 2nd-5th position. The leader of the tournament
was Artur Yusupov, who had 0.5 points more. It was clear that I had to play
this game just for a win, but how to prepare for such an experienced
grandmaster as Evgeny Vasiukov. I just decided that I would start game with
the king's pawn.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {A nice
surprise! I had already played this line a couple of times and was doubtful
that Vasiukov had seen those games - the good old days!} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6
8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14.
Ne4 Re8 15. h4 h6 16. g4 Nf4 ({As I remember} 16... Qc7 $5 {is a main line now}
) 17. Qc3 Bd5 18. h5 {It is always a good question which pawn to move - g or h?
} (18. g5 {has also been played many times and White can claim just a small
advantage} h5 (18... hxg5 19. hxg5 Qd7 20. Bd3 Qf5 21. Rdg1 Red8 22. Nf6+ Bxf6
23. Bxf5 Ne2+ 24. Kd2 Nxc3 25. Kxc3 Bxf3 26. Rh3 Bg7 27. Be7 e4+ {0-1 Sion
Castro,M-Romero Holmes,A/Salamanca 1990}) (18... Ne6 19. gxh6 $5 (19. h5 $5)
19... Bxh6+ 20. Be3 Bg7 (20... Nf4 $142 21. h5 gxh5 22. Kb1 $13) 21. h5 f5 (
21... g5 22. h6 Bf6 23. Bh3 Nd4 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rxd4 $1 exd4 26. h7+ $18)
22. hxg6 Qe7 (22... Qb8 23. Qd2 fxe4 24. Qh2 exf3 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Rh5 e4 27.
Rf5+ Ke7 28. Rf7+ {/\ Rg7+-}) 23. Ng3 f4 {Sokolov,A-Tiviakov,Saint Petersburg 
(zt) 57/217 1993/1-0 (51)} (23... e4 24. Nxf5 Bxc3 25. Nxe7+ Rxe7 26. bxc3 exf3
27. Bd3 $16)) 19. Qa3 Qc7 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. gxf6 Rad8 (21... Qc8 22. c4 Be6 23.
Rh2 Bf5 24. Rhd2 Ne6 25. Bd6 Nd4 {Fernandez Garcia,JL-Martin Gonzalez,A/
Alicante chES 1989/1-0 (59) Fernandez Garcia,JL-Martin Gonzalez,A/Alicante
chES 1989/1-0 (59)}) 22. Rh2 $14) 18... g5 {A risky move - Black will have
troubles with his pawn structure for rest of the game. But the sharp} (18... f5
{also has some drawbacks, for example} 19. gxf5 (19. hxg6 $2 fxe4 20. fxe4 Qg5
$1 $19) 19... gxf5 20. Rg1 (20. Nd6 $5) 20... fxe4 21. fxe4 Qf6 (21... Kh8 22.
Qa3 Qf6 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Kb1 Re6 25. Bg2 Ra6 26. Qb4 Qf7 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Qc4
Nc3+ 29. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 30. Kc1 Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Rd8+ {1-0 Szabo,L-Wade,R/Solingen
1968 (40)}) 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Kb1 $14) 19. Qa3 Qc7 20. Ba6 $1 $14 {[%mdl 4]
White is playing positional chess - it is not too often you can do this in the
Dragon! Black has many weaknesses in the centre , and, for exampl, the
d6-square looks good both for the bishop and for the knight.} Red8 ({There is
a quite interesting continuation in the game Psakhis-Veselovsky/Baku 1978.
Black made maybe strongest move} 20... Ne6 $5 21. Bd6 (21. Bb4 Qb6 22. Bd6 Nd4
23. Rhf1 $5) 21... Qb6 (21... Qd7 $5 22. Bb4) 22. c4 $1 (22. Rhf1 $5) 22...
Bxe4 23. c5 {and now} (23. fxe4 Bf8 $1) 23... Qxa6 $5 {was a big surprise for
me. But I doubt that he had any better choice!} 24. Qxa6 Bxf3 25. Qb7 (25. Rhg1
$5) (25. Rhf1 $5 Bxg4 26. Qxc6 Bxd1 27. Kxd1 $16) 25... Nd4 $2 (25... Bxg4 $5)
(25... Nf4 $5) 26. Rhf1 Bd5 27. Rf2 e4 28. Rfd2 Ne6 (28... e3 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30.
Rxd4 e2 31. Bg3) 29. Rxd5 $1 cxd5 30. Qxd5 Rac8 {and after the simple} 31. b4
$1 $16 {my positions will be great, but I made a stupid move} (31. Re1 $2 Nxc5
32. Bxc5 Re5 33. Qb3 Rexc5+ 34. Kb1 Be5 35. Qa4 {and had to search for a draw
for many moves})) (20... Re6 21. Rh2 Bf8 22. Rhd2 Bxc5 23. Nxc5 Ree8 24. c4 Be6
25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. Rd7 {1-0 Liedtke,K-Nicander,L/corr 1975}) 21. Rhe1 (21. Bd6
$2 Rxd6 $1 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Nxd6 Bxf3 $17) ({Immediately} 21. Bb4 $5 {[%csl
Ga5,Gc5,Gd6] was also a strong idea}) 21... Rd7 $2 {Practically speaking, the
decisive mistake! Vasiukov must play} (21... Bf8 $142 $5 {with the posible
continuation} 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Nd6 Rad8 24. Nf5 Kh7 25. Rd2 Be6 26. Nd6 $14 {
and just small advantage of White. Now the situation will be different!}) 22.
Bb4 $1 {[%cal Gb4a5,Ge4c5] Great move! The knight is ready to move to c5, and
the bishop to a5 - Black has got a lot of difficult problems} (22. Bd6 Rxd6 23.
Qxd6 (23. Nxd6 Bf8) 23... Qxd6 24. Nxd6 Bxf3) 22... Bxe4 $6 ({Even after the
best} 22... Re8 23. Nc5 Rd6 24. Bf1 $16 {[%cal Gc2c4,Rc5a6] White's advantage
is obvious.}) 23. Ba5 $1 (23. fxe4 $2 Bf8 $1 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26.
Qf3 Qd4 $15) 23... Bxf3 ({What else could Black do?} 23... Rxd1+ $2 24. Rxd1
Qb8 (24... Bf8 25. Bxc7 Bxa3 26. fxe4 Bc5 27. Bb7 $18) 25. Rd8+ (25. fxe4 $5)
25... Qxd8 26. Bxd8 Bd5 (26... Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Rxd8 28. Qxc6 $18) (26... Rxd8 27.
fxe4 Rd4 28. Qc5 $18) 27. Be7 {doesnt't promise any serious chances for
survival}) 24. Bxc7 ({The stupid} 24. Rd2 $2 {meets a quick refutation -} Nd3+
$1 (24... Bxg4 25. Bxc7 Rxc7 26. Qd6 Ne6 27. Rxe5 $1 $16) (24... Rxd2 25. Bxc7
Rd7 (25... Rf2 26. Qe3) 26. Qxf3 Rxc7 27. Rd1 $16) (24... Qxa5 25. Qxa5 Rxd2
26. Qxd2 Bxg4 27. Qc3 $36) 25. Bxd3 Qb7) 24... Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxc7 26. Qf3 $5
$16 {I wanted to put my queen on e4, and slowly push the pawns on the
queenside. Evgeny Vasiukov is not ready for a long and difficult defence and
sacs a pawn - which just helps White.} (26. Qd6 Ne6 27. Qb4 $16 {[%csl Ge4]})
26... e4 $6 (26... Nd5 27. Bc4 Nf6 28. Rd6 e4 29. Qf5 $18) (26... Re8 $5 $16)
27. Qxe4 Rb8 28. c3 Nd5 29. Bc4 $1 $18 {Black's position is desperate. His
pieces can't organise any serious counterplay} Nf4 (29... Re7 30. Qf3 $18 (30.
Bxd5 $6 Rxe4 31. Bxe4 $16)) 30. Qf5 {[%cal Rd1d7] Now Rd7 is serious threat}
Nd5 $138 (30... Re8 31. Rd7) 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. Rxd5 {The game is over. White
will exchange a pair of rooks and push his pawns. Black could resign now.} Rc6
33. Qd3 Bf8 34. Rd8 Rxd8 35. Qxd8 a6 36. Qd5 Rd6 37. Qf5 Re6 38. a4 Bd6 39. a5
Kg7 40. b4 Be5 41. Kc2 Bf6 42. b5 $1 axb5 (42... Re5 43. bxa6) (42... Re3 43.
Qc5) 43. Qxe6 $1 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 16th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2018.01.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 $1 {After having tested
the Sicilian Dragon in the last London Classic and finished unbeaten, it was
likely that Nakamura would play it again in future events.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O ({One of those games played by Nakamura in the London
Classic against an opening expert went} 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12.
O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15. g4 $5 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2789)-Nakamura,
H (2781) 9th London Classic 2017 (2.2) 1/2 entering complicated and
double-edged positions, but despite the fight, the end was peaceful -}) 9... d5
$1 {Once the bishop is not on c4, this move is possible and good.} 10. Qe1 {
Duda is aware of the trend in the opening, as this move has been becoming more
popular in recent years.} ({The other game played by Nakamura against another
opening expert in London went} 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 ({the greedy
} 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 $1 {is dangerous for White as in return for the
pawn Black has many open lines on the queenside and real attacking
possibilities, and} 14. Qxa8 $2 {is bad due to} Bf5 $1 {[%csl Ra8,Gc2] when
Black wins the queen and remains with active pieces}) 12... Bxd4 (12... e5 {
used to be the main line in the past, but after} 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8 15. h4
{White keeps a comfortable position in the centre for his pieces}) 13. Qxd4 Qb6
14. Na4 (14. Nxd5 {again is not advantageous for White} cxd5 15. Qxb6 axb6 16.
a3 Rd8 $11) 14... Qc7 15. Nc5 {In this position White intends to keep a firm
control over Black's slightly damaged structure on the queenside, and at some
point ideas on the kingside can also be possible, due to the absence of the
Bg7. But Nakamura showed excellent understanding of the position and equalised
without problems} (15. Bc4 {is the main move} Nb6 $5 {Caruana,F (2803)
-Nakamura,H (2799) Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP 2015 (10) 1/2 a novelty played by
the same Nakamura some years ago, that was enough to solve Black's problems in}
) (15. h4 $6 {is an aggressive attempt, but also looks dangerous after} Rd8 $1
16. h5 Bf5 {with dangerous counterplay for Black}) 15... Rd8 16. Bc4 (16. c4 $2
{is too naive} Qa5 $1) 16... Bf5 17. Bb3 Nb6 18. Qc3 h5 $1 {[%csl Yf5] a good
move to secure the f5-square to the bishop} 19. g3 Nd5 20. Qc4 e6 {[%cal Yd5e3]
} 21. Rhe1 Qe7 {Adams,M (2715)-Nakamura,H (2781) 9th London Classic 2017 (5.5)
1/2 Black is ok and had no problems in}) (10. Kb1 {is another option which
leads to some complications.}) 10... e5 ({Of course not} 10... dxe4 $4 11. Nxc6
{[%cal Yd1d8] this is the point of 10.Qe1.}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 (12...
cxd5 {is a line that used to be played and considered safe for Black, but it
is just better for White, as the statistics in database can prove} 13. Bg5 Be6
14. Bc4 Qc7 {here both} 15. Bxf6 (15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 {
even in this position I don't really trust Black's compensation, although
there are always practical chances in such positions}) 15... dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
{and after} 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rfe8 19. Qc3 {White's position is easier to
play, Black is the only side who has things to worry about, namely its weak
pawns and more exposed king.}) 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 $5 {I think this is a small
but good improvement for White, as 14.Kb1 is always a useful move. Practice
has shown that Black's aggressive attempts tend to fail, and in other
variations White just obtains a free-tempo version of the main line. During
the game I was excited to see what Nakamura had prepared to face this line.} ({
The most played remains being} 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 Nf4 $1 17. Qc3 {
and 3 years ago, when facing this position I decided for the interesting
sacrifice} (17. Bxe6 {is the main move}) 17... Rd4 $5 {Umetsubo,C (2374)
-Quintiliano Pinto,R (2443) Blumenau Region-ch sf 2015 (3) 1-0 which gives
excellent compensation for Black, despite the disappointing result}) 14... Rb8
({Some days before this game, another one caught the world's attention} 14...
Re8 15. Ne4 f5 (15... Qc7 {is a good example of how Black can end in a bad
position playing normally against this line} 16. Bc5 h6 17. g4 Nf4 18. Bd6 Qb6
19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Bc5 Qb5 21. b3 Ree8 22. h4 Qe2 $2 23. Qxe2 Nxe2 24. Rd6 $16 {
Leko,P (2709)-Trent,L (2463) Douglas IoM op 2016 (4) 1-0}) 16. Ng5 Bc8 {
and here} 17. g4 $2 ({instead the natural} 17. h4) 17... f4 {[%csl Ge3,Gg5];
Carlsen,M (2834)-Jones,G (2640) 80th Tata Steel GpA 2018 (8.1) 1-0 and Black
is just winning a piece, although in the end, as Anish Giri stated, the World
Champion showed he is a piece stronger than the rest of world -}) 15. Ne4 (15.
Bxa7 $2 {is too risky} Rb7 16. Bc5 e4 {[%cal Yb7b2,Gg7b2] With a dangerous
initiative for Black.}) 15... Qc7 {We probably can establish this move as the
best for Black.} ({In 2016, known Sicilian Dragon specialist GM Gawain Jones
recommended the aggressive} 15... f5 {but some subsequent games showed that
with} 16. Bxa7 $1 {White keeps the advantage. I tried to play} Qe7 (16... Qc7
$2 17. Bxb8 Rxb8 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2703)-Jones,G (2650) Eurasian Blitz Chess
Cup 2016 (11) 1/2} 18. Ng5 {simply wins for White} e4 19. Bb3 Qe5 20. c3 $18) (
16... fxe4 17. Bxb8 Qxb8 18. fxe4 Nc7 19. Qc3 Kh8 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. Qc4 Nd4 22.
Rhf1 $16 {Gopal,G (2593)-Bakre,T (2444) 38th TCh-IND 2018 (4.1) 1-0 White is
always winning, as despite the material advantage, the c6-pawn is always in
danger and now there is the possibility of invading Black's position by using
the f-file -}) (16... Ra8 $6 17. Bc5 Rf7 18. Bb3 fxe4 19. fxe4 Rd7 20. exd5
Bxd5 {Ganguly,S (2672)-Cuenca Jimenez,J (2529) ESP-chT Div Honor 2016 (5.3)
1-0 White is simply a pawn up -}) 17. Bc5 (17. Bxb8 Rxb8 18. Rd3 {was also
good for White after} fxe4 19. fxe4 {Sevian,S (2590)-Le,T (2465) Dallas UT
Fall op 2016 (8) 1-0} Nf4 20. Rb3 Rd8 21. Bxe6+ Nxe6 {but possibly in this
position Black has better chances to fight}) 17... Qb7 18. Bb3 fxe4 19. Bxf8
Rxf8 20. fxe4 Nf4 {I had this position analysed with some options for White
now, but in a rapid game my well prepared opponent surprised me with the move}
21. Qc3 $1 {previously seen only in correspondence games. Suddenly Black is
facing annoying problems} Bxb3 (21... Kh8 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 23. Qb3 $1 {is similar}
) 22. Qxb3+ Qxb3 23. cxb3 $1 {[%csl Ya2] Now not just the distant passed pawn
is very dangerous, but also White has plenty of open files to active the rooks}
Ne6 (23... Nxg2 {wastes precious time} 24. a4 Nf4 25. Rd6 $16) 24. Rhf1 $1 {
since Black should avoid trading the rooks, White wins the f-file and prevents
Black's king from participating in the endgame} Rc8 25. Rd6 Nc5 26. Rfd1 {
[%cal Yd6d8] and White is simply losing} Rc7 (26... Nxe4 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28.
Rxd8+ Bf8 {Konguvel,P (2383)-Gonzalez Acosta,B (2467) Barcelona Sants op 19th
2017 (8) 1/2} 29. a4 Kf7 30. a5 Bc5 31. Rd7+ Ke6 32. Rxh7 $18) 27. Rd8+ Kf7 28.
b4 Ne6 29. R1d7+ Rxd7 30. Rxd7+ Ke8 31. Ra7 $18 {Ganguly,S (2668)-Quintiliano
Pinto,R (2484) Wch Rapid Doha 2016 (10) 1-0 White's rook is extremely active
and the distant passed pawn makes the endgame a matter of technique. To my
surprise, after the game my opponent told me that he had analysed all the
ensuing endgames after 21.Qc3, and Black is just lost -}) 16. Bc5 Rfd8 17. g4 {
When I studied this line, I didin't like this position because Black is not
able to play ...Nf4, but there's another interesting idea.} (17. Ba3 {is not
dangerous for Black} Qb6 18. Bb3 a5 19. Qh4 {Tari,A (2595)-Samani,Y (2263)
TUR-chT Kocaeli 2017 (9.6) 1-0} a4 $1 20. Bxa4 {Black can pose some problems
for White now with} f5 21. Ng5 h6 $1 22. Nxe6 Nc3+ 23. Ka1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Nxd1
25. Qe7 (25. Nxg7 $2 Qg1 $18) 25... Rb7 26. Qc5 Qxc5 27. Bxc5 e4 $1 {with a
complicated position}) 17... h6 {An important move to prevent both g5 and
Ng5-ideas, and preparing the f7-f5 advance.} 18. h4 (18. Bb3 {has also been
played, the same idea is possible} f5 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Ng3 Qf7) (18. Rg1 $5
$146 {maybe an idea to be tested in the future, as this move makes f7-f5 a bit
more risky.}) 18... f5 $5 {I always thought that this move is very risky for
weakening Black's kingside, but it its the best chance to remove the annoying
blockader from e4 and generate threats along the a1-h8 diagonal, creating a
lively fight with chances for both sides.} ({If Black had waited one move he
would be too late} 18... a5 19. g5 $1 h5 {[%csl Ye4] and there's no hope of
dynamic play for Black.}) 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Ng3 Qf7 $1 {[%csl Yh5][%cal Yf7a2]
A nice square for the queen, keeping Nh5-ideas under control and protecting
the a2-g8 diagonal, after f7-f5 this move is very necessary.} 21. Bb3 Rd7 {
Now Black intends to double rooks in the d-file. It makes sense to improve the
pieces, as Black has already moved almost all the pawns and further advances
would create serious weaknesses.} 22. Ne2 $146 {This move may look difficult
to understand at first sight, but contains a preventive idea.} ({A previous
game went} 22. Qa5 Rbd8 23. Rd3 Nf4 $2 (23... Bf6) 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kh7
26. Rhd1 $16 {Wei,Y (2557)-Gagare,S (2419) World ol U16 12th 2013 (9) 1/2}) ({
For example, if White rushes with} 22. h5 Rbd8 23. Qa5 $2 Nc3+ $1 $19 {this is
why the knight is needed on e2. The knight is useful protecting f4 as well.})
22... Rbd8 23. h5 Kh7 24. Qa5 {Duda intends to press against the queenside
pawns, besides the pressure in a7 he can play Qa4 or Qa6 and attack c6. White
is very solid here.} Nf4 $1 {Nakamura goes for the most challenging and active
continuation.} (24... Nc7 {was playable, but after} 25. Rdf1 $1 (25. Rxd7 Rxd7
26. Bxa7 Bxb3 27. axb3 Nb5 28. Bb6 e4 $132 {[%cal Yf7f6]}) (25. Rdg1 Bxb3 26.
axb3 Qd5 {[%csl Gf3]}) 25... Nb5 26. Be3 $1 {[%cal Ye3c1] White's position is
very solid.}) 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Nxf4 exf4 {This position looks very difficult
to play. Both sides have some things to be concerned about, but as Black
destroyed his own pawn structure in order to obtain open lines for the pieces,
his moves are more obvious. If Duda succeeds in stopping active ideas by Black,
his position should be easier to play, but among many options it is difficult
to spot which one is the best.} 27. Qe1 (27. Bxe6 Qxe6 28. Bxa7 $6 {seems too
risky to be good} Rb7 29. c3 Rb5 $1 30. Qa3 Qe2 {and White could have problems
with the pieces misplaced.}) 27... Bd5 28. Bb4 {[%cal Yb4c3] As said before,
Duda is trying to reorganize the pieces in order to avoid any active idea by
Black.} (28. Qh4 Bxb3 29. axb3 Qd5 30. Qf2 Qe5 31. Ba3 {was another option.})
28... c5 $1 {An idea that Nakamura immediately disrupts.} 29. Bxd5 $2 {As
often happens in Dragon positions, the only mistake is enough to be the
decisive one.} (29. Bxc5 $1 {was called for} Qf6 30. c3 Bxf3 31. Rg1 Be4+ (
31... Bxh5 32. Qe6 $1) 32. Ka1 Qe5 (32... f3 33. Qg3 $13) 33. Qf2 $13 {It is
difficult to understand what Duda disliked about 29.Bxc5.}) (29. Bc3 $2 c4 30.
Ba4 Re7 31. Qd2 Bxf3 32. Rf1 Bxc3 33. Qxc3 Bd5 34. Rxf4 Qxh5 $17) 29... Qxd5 {
Now Black's position becomes very active.} 30. Ba3 Qxf3 31. Bxc5 Rb7 32. b3 Qd5
$1 {Once he has the initiative, Nakamura creates so many threats that White is
never able to organise a good defence. Now, the queen heads for the weakened
long diagonal.} 33. Ba3 (33. Bf2 {would be the best try, keeping the important
d4-square under control} Rc7 34. Rg1 Qe4 $1 {and White is still suffering.})
33... Qd4 34. c3 Qd3+ 35. Kb2 f3 36. Bc5 {Played to stop the threat of f3-f2,
but Nakamura finds an elegant way to finish the game.} f2 $1 $19 {First
deflecting the bishop...} 37. Bxf2 Re7 $1 {And so the queen.} 38. Qxe7 Qxc3+
39. Ka3 Qa5# {A nice game with theoretical value for the assessment of the
move 14.Kb1. Although careful analysis shows that White's position was good
almost until the end, the plan used by Nakamura should be Black's best chance
to fight dynamically and look for counterplay at the appropriate moment.} 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Blomqvist, Erik"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. Be3 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 7. f3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]
} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 9. g4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (9.
Bc4) (9. O-O-O) 9... Nxd4 {[%emt 0:04:31]} 10. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qa5 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:04:08]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 12. a3 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:10:45][%cal Gb7b5,Gb5b4] La partie s'annonce
tendue avec des chances réciproques} 13. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} (13. h4 b5 14.
Nd5 Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Bxd5 16. exd5 a5 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 17. Bh3 b4 $132 {Socko,B 
(2435)-Macieja,B (2465) POL-ch 54th Sopot 1997 (5) 1/2}) 13... Rfc8 {[%emt 0:
01:39]} 14. h4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 15. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]}
Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 16. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 17. exd5
{[%emt 0:00:08] Le suédois continue de jouer à tempo} a5 {[%emt 0:07:49]} 18.
h5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} (18. Ba7 Rb7 19. Bf2 Nd7 20. a4 bxa4 {0-1 (20) Horvath,A 
(2531)-Baumegger,S (2469) Zalakaros 2014}) 18... Nd7 $5 {[%emt 0:04:53]} 19. g5
{[%emt 0:00:23] Les Blancs continuent de suivre la préparation maison} (19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h6+ Kf8 $132) 19... Ne5 {[%emt 0:29:21] Une position crittique} (
19... Nb6 {[%cal Gb6c4,Gb6d5]} 20. Bxb5 (20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rdh2
Rg8 {[%cal Gg7f8]} 23. Rh7+ Kf8 24. Bxb5 Nxd5 25. Bc4 Nc3+ 26. Kc1 {[%cal
Gh7f7]} d5 $13) 20... Nxd5) 20. Be2 $146 {[%emt 0:20:24]} (20. Rf2 b4 21. a4
Ng4 22. Rg2 Bxd4 23. Rxg4 Bg7 24. Bb5 Rc5 25. Rd1 Rbc8 26. Rd2 Rd8 27. f4 Kf8
28. Rh4 e6 29. dxe6 fxe6 30. Bd3 Kf7 31. Rh3 Re8 32. Re3 Re7 33. Rde2 Bd4 34.
Rh3 Bg7 35. Ree3 Rc8 36. Re1 Ree8 37. Rhe3 d5 38. R3e2 Rcd8 39. Rf1 Rf8 40. Rh2
Rc8 41. Re1 Rh8 42. Bb5 Rcd8 43. Ka2 Rhf8 44. Bd3 Rd6 45. Kb3 Rd7 46. Bb5 Re7
47. Rhe2 Rd8 48. Ba6 Rd6 49. Bd3 Rc7 {Felytin,L (2446)-Saenko,O (2481) ICCF
email 2011 1/2-1/2}) 20... Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 21. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (21.
Rdd1 {Karjakin,S (2753)-Nakamura,H (2799) FIDE GP Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 (1) 1/2}
) 21... b4 $132 {[%emt 0:05:07]} 22. a4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:06:42]}
23. b3 {[%emt 0:11:31][%csl Rc3]} (23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. Re3 Kf8 25. Bb5 {[%cal
Gb5c6]} Rc5 26. Rd3 (26. Bc6)) 23... Rc7 {[%emt 0:04:40]} 24. Bf2 {[%emt 0:22:
35]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 25. h6 {[%emt 0:14:12]} Bh8 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 26. c4
$5 {[%emt 0:00:14] Entraine des grosses complications} bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:34]}
27. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Bd4 {[%emt 0:08:54]} Rxb3+ {
[%emt 0:00:15]} 29. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 30. Rxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} c2 $13 {[%emt 0:00:41][%cal Gb3b1]} 31. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:22]}
c1=Q+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 32. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33.
Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rxc1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 34. Kxc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxe2 {
[%emt 0:00:03] La structure avantage les Noirs mais le Kg8 est mal placé et
le Pa5 peut tomber} 35. Rc4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:06][%csl Ra5,Rg8]} f6 $1 {[%emt 0:
00:15]} 36. gxf6 {[%emt 0:05:37]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:25]
[%csl Rg8,Rh7][%cal Gc7g7]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 38. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kf7
{[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 40. Rc8+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:32] Une belle partie
mais la nulle n'arrange aucune des adversaires qui devaient gagner dans cette
dernière ronde} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. h4 h6 17. h5 f5 18. Nf2 Nf4 19. Bxe6+ Nxe6 20. Bb4 g5 21. Bc3
Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 Nf4 23. Ne3 Qf7 24. Kb1 Nd5 25. Nc4 Rb8 26. Bd2 Qe7 27. c3 e4
28. fxe4 fxe4 29. Qg3 Rd8 30. Qg4 e3 $19 31. Bc1 e2 32. Re1 Nf4 33. Ne3 Qe4+
34. Ka1 Re8 35. Qd7 Re7 36. Qd2 Nd3 $6 (36... Qd3 $19) 37. Rxe2 Nxc1 38. Qxc1
Be5 39. Qe1 $2 (39. Qc2 Bf4 40. Nf5 Qxe2 41. Nxe7+ Qxe7 42. Qg6+ Qg7 43. Qxc6
$17) 39... Qd3 $4 (39... Bd6 40. b4 Re8 41. g3 Bc7 $19 {[%cal Gc7b6]}) 40. Rd2
Bxc3 41. Rxd3 Bxe1 42. Nf5 Re2 43. Re3 Rxe3 44. Nxe3 Bb4 45. Kb1 Kf7 46. Kc2
Bf8 47. Kd3 Kf6 48. Ke4 g4 49. Nxg4+ Kg5 50. Ne5 c5 51. b3 Bg7 52. Nc6 Kxh5 53.
Nxa7 Kg4 54. a4 Kg3 55. a5 h5 56. a6 h4 57. Nb5 Kxg2 58. a7 h3 59. a8=Q h2 60.
Qa2+ Kg1 61. Qb1+ Kg2 62. Qc2+ 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 08th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Black "Carlsson, Pontus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2008.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O (9. Bc4 {[%csl Gd5] La grande ligne et la manière dont les noirs
vont facilement annuler la partie tend а démontrer que Bc4 est nettement
meilleur pour jouer pour le gain.}) 9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4
Nxc3 (12... e5 13. Bc5 Be6 {Gligoric,S-Taimanov,M YUG-URS Belgrade 1956 1-0}) (
12... Bxd4) 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3 (14. Kb1 $4 e5) 14... Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16.
Qxe7 (16. Qc3 Be6 17. h4 Rfd8 18. Bd3 Rab8 19. h5 Qd4 $5) 16... Be6 {[%csl Ra2]
} 17. Qa3 (17. Bd3 $5 {Calistri,T (2324)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2271) Clichy
Masters 13th 2001 (2) 1/2}) (17. Kb1 c5 $11) 17... Rad8 18. Bd3 Rd5 $11 19.
Rhe1 Ra5 20. Qc3 Rxa2 21. b3 Ra5 (21... Qa5) 22. Kb2 ({RR} 22. Bc4 Bxc4 {
1/2-1/2 Aginian,N (2301)-Carlsson,P (2514)/Kalamaria 2008/CB38}) (22. Rxe6 fxe6
23. Bc4) 22... Bd5 $146 ({RR} 22... Rd8 23. Qf6 Rad5 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Bc4 R8d6
26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Rd3 Rc6 28. Rc3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 d4 30. Qc4 Kg7 31. f4 Qd6 32.
g3 h5 33. c3 dxc3+ 34. Kxc3 e5 35. b4 exf4 36. gxf4 Kf6 37. Qe4 {Blomqvist,E 
(2379)-Mardell,J (2248)/Sweden 2007/CB11/1/2-1/2 (38)}) 23. Re7 Rc5 24. Qe1 Ra5
25. Qc3 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Black "Rutkowski, Maciej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[BlackTeam "Gorzow Wielkopolski"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qf6 Bxa2 18. b3 Bxb3 19. cxb3 Qxb3 20. Rd3
Qb6 21. Qb2 Rfe8 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Rd1 Ra1+ 24. Kc2 Ra2+ 25. Kb1 $146 (25. Kb3
Rea8 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Kxa2 Rd1 28. g3 g5 29. Kb3 Rd2 30. h4 {1/2-1/2 (30)
Topalov,V (2645)-Georgiev,K (2615) Elenite 1994}) 25... Ra4 26. Bd3 Rea8 $36 {
[%csl Rb1]} 27. Kc1 R8a5 28. Rhe1 Ra1+ 29. Bb1 R5a2 $1 {[%csl Rb1,Rc1][%cal
Ga2g2]} 30. Rg1 c5 31. Rd8+ $1 Kg7 32. Rc8 $1 {Bloquant la dangereuse majorité
} Rf2 33. Rc6 Ra4 34. Rxb6 Rc4+ 35. Kd1 Rd4+ 36. Ke1 Rfd2 37. h4 c4 38. Rb4 Rd6
39. Rxc4 Rd1+ 40. Kf2 R6d2+ 41. Ke3 Rxg1 42. Kxd2 Rxb1 43. Ke3 h5 44. g3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 11. h4 Qc7 12. Ndb5 Qb8 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Qd2 a6 16. Bf4 Be5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qg3 19. Nc3 Bf5 20. Nxd5 Rfd8 21.
Bc4 Rac8 22. Kb1 h5 23. Qc3 {Black is down a pawn and his position looks very
sketchy. His king on g8 does not feel safe and his attack on the c2 pawn isn't
quite that strong yet.} Qxg2 $6 {well, at least Black recovers his material...
for now} 24. Ne3 $1 Qxf3 25. Rhf1 $6 (25. Ref1 $1 {prevents what happened in
the game. For example} Qg3 (25... Qe4 26. Nxf5 $18) 26. Qf6 $1 $18 {
Threatening mate with Bxf7+ and the f5 bishop. Black is positively lost.})
25... Qg3 26. Rg1 (26. Bxf7+ $1 Kh7 (26... Kxf7 27. Qc4+ Kf6 (27... Kg7 28.
Nxf5+ gxf5 29. Rg1 $18) 28. Nxf5 {gets swiftly mated.}) 27. Nxf5 Qxc3 28. bxc3
gxf5 29. Rxf5 $18) 26... Qe5 27. Nxf5 Qxc3 28. bxc3 Kf8 29. Nh6 (29. Ng3 Ne5
30. Rxe5 Rxc4 31. Ne4 {is an extra piece that White should eventually convert.}
) 29... Ne5 30. Bxf7 $6 (30. Bb3 Nc4 (30... f6 31. Rxe5 fxe5 32. Rxg6 $18) 31.
Bxc4 Rxc4 32. Ref1 {should be winning somehow.}) 30... Nf3 31. Bxg6 Nxe1 32.
Rxe1 $2 (32. Bxh5 $1 $18 {keeps the knight on e1 trapped!}) 32... Kg7 33. Bf5
Rc6 $1 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Rf7+ Ke8 {Strangely, now White is forced into a very
awkward position with his minor pieces.} 36. Rh7 Rd1+ 37. Kb2 Rb6+ 38. Ka3 Rdd6
{the knight is trapped} 39. Rh8+ (39. Nf7 Rd5 {is a double attack on the
bishop and a5... mate!}) 39... Ke7 40. Ng8+ Kf7 41. c4 Rdc6 $1 42. Bd3 Kg7 {
Black wins back the exchange and eventually drew the game.} 43. Rxh5 Kxg8 44.
Rd5 Rc7 45. h5 Kg7 46. c5 Rb1 47. c4 Rh1 48. Kb4 Rh2 49. a4 Kh6 50. Ka5 Rb2 51.
Be4 Rb3 52. Re5 Rb2 53. c6 bxc6 54. Re6+ Kxh5 55. Rxc6 Re7 56. Bd5 Kg5 57. Rxa6
Kf5 58. Bc6 Ke5 59. Bb5 Rb7 60. Ra8 Kd6 61. Ka6 Rc7 62. Rd8+ Kc5 63. a5 Rh7 64.
Rb8 Ra2 65. Rb6 Rg7 66. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Polzin, Rainer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zalaegerszeg"]
[BlackTeam "Berlin SF"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. h4 {In a way this move is less precise than 16.g4 because of
the following reasons: First of all White takes away square h4 from the queen 
(for instance if after 16.g4 Black plays 16...h6, then besides 17.h4 White has
an important alternative 17.Qh4). Also after the direct 16.g4 Black cannot
play 16...f5, because White has square g5 available for the knight (16.g4 f5?
17.gxf5 gxf5 18.Ng5 Bh6 19.Rg1+/-). Finally, White's plan is often connected
with the advance g4-g5, fixing Black's kingside and securing a strong position
for the knight on e4. In that case for White is usually better that Black has
the pawn on h7, not h5. Another point is that white pawn on h4 might sometimes
be a weakness in endgame (see the game Liss-Alterman, given below). Still, the
move 16.h4 leads by transpositions to same positions as 16.g4.} (16. g4 Nf4 (
16... h6 17. Qh4 $14) 17. Bxe6 $14) 16... h6 17. g4 f5 $5 {This became
possible because of the inclusion of moves 16.h4 h6.  However, the ambitious
advance of f-pawn remains a rather risky continuation. The usual reaction
after g2-g4 is Nd5-f4.} (17... Nf4 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Bd6 Qb6 20. g5 Nd4 21. Kb1
(21. Rd3 h5 22. Qd2 Nf5 23. Bc5 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Qa5 25. Qc4 Rd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.
Kxd1 Qd8+ 28. Ke2 Nxh4 29. Bxa7 Qd7 30. Bf2 Ng2 31. Bg3 h4 32. Kf2 Qh3 33. Qxc6
hxg3+ 34. Nxg3 Nf4 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Qxf7 Qg2+ 37. Ke3 Qxg3 38. Kd2 e4 {0-1 Van
Beek,A-Keessen,A/Hengelo 1999}) 21... h5 22. Bc5 Qb5 23. Qc3 Rd5 24. Bxd4 exd4
25. Qd3 a6 26. Rhe1 Rb8 27. Qxb5 axb5 28. b4 Rf5 $132 {[%csl Rh4] Liss,
E-Alterman,B/Rishon Le Ziyyon 1994}) (17... a5 $5 {In connection with 18...f5
this is an interesting idea.} 18. a4 (18. g5 $5) 18... f5 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Ng3
Qf7 21. Rg1 Kh7 22. Ne2 Bf6 23. Qf2 Rd7 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. f4 Rg8
27. Rxg8 Kxg8 28. fxe5 Bxe5 29. Nf4 Be4 30. Bd4 Bd6 31. Qg3+ Kh7 32. h5 Be7 33.
Qg6+ Qxg6 34. hxg6+ Kg8 35. Nh5 c5 36. Bc3 Bc6 37. b3 c4 38. Nf6+ Bxf6 39. Bxf6
f4 40. Bc3 f3 41. Kd2 cxb3 42. cxb3 Bd5 43. Ke3 Bxb3 44. Kxf3 {1/2-1/2
Ptacnikova,L-Xu Yuhua/Medellin 1996}) 18. gxf5 gxf5 19. Ng3 Qf7 (19... Rab8 $6
20. Nh5 $40 {Wang Pin-Matveeva,S/Subotica 1991}) 20. Qa5 (20. Rg1 Kh7 21. Qa5
Rd7 22. Qa6 Rad8 23. Bb3 $13 Rc7 24. c4 Rdd7 25. Bc2 Nf4 26. Bd6 Rb7 27. Qa3 c5
28. Rge1 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 e4 30. fxe4 $2 (30. b3 Bc3 $44 (30... Be5 $2 31. Nxe4 $1
)) 30... Bxb2+ 31. Qxb2 Rxb2 32. exf5 Rxc2+ 33. Kxc2 Bxc4 34. Red1 Nd5 35. Re1
Nf6 36. a3 Bd5 37. Re5 Qc7 38. Rdxd5 Nxd5 39. Rxd5 Qxg3 40. Rd7+ Kg8 {0-1 Ayas
Fernandez,A-Marin,M/Sitges 1995}) 20... Rdb8 $146 (20... Rd7 21. Bb3 Rb8 22. c4
Nb6 23. Bd6 Rxd6 (23... Rbb7 $142 $13 24. Bxe5 $140 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 Bxc4 26. Rxd7
Qxd7 27. Bxg7 Qxg7 {[%csl Rb2]}) 24. Rxd6 Bxc4 25. Rg1 Bxb3 26. axb3 Rb7 27.
Qd2 Qxb3 28. Nxf5 Qxf3 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Rxg7+ {1-0 Szieberth,A-Kosanovic,G/
Budapest 2001}) 21. Rhg1 (21. Bb3 $5 Rb5 (21... Nf4 $5) 22. Qa3 {This
complicated position requires further practical tests.}) 21... Kh8 (21... Kh7
$5) 22. Ne2 Nc7 (22... Nf4 23. Nxf4 (23. Bxe6 $2 Nxe2+) 23... Bxc4 24. Qc3 $5
Kh7 {Here one can see the point of 21...Kh7.} (24... Re8 25. Rd6 $5 $16) (24...
Bxa2 25. Ng6+ Kh7 26. Nxe5) (24... exf4 $2 25. Rxg7 Qxg7 26. Bd4 $18) 25. Nh5 (
25. Rxg7+ $5 Kxg7 (25... Qxg7 26. Nh5 Qg6 27. Qxc4 Rb7 $1 (27... Qxh5 28. Rd7+
Kh8 29. Qe6 $18) 28. Bf2 Qxh5 29. Qxc6 $36) 26. Qxe5+ Kh7 27. b3 $16) 25...
Qxh5 26. Qxc4 $16) 23. Bxe6 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Kiik, Kalle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Reykjavik Hellir"]
[BlackTeam "Joensuu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
d5 {A doubtful variation. The resulting positions are too passive for Black.}
9. e5 Nfd7 (9... Ne8 10. f4 $14 {/+/-}) 10. f4 Nb6 11. Be2 $5 (11. O-O-O {
is the main continuation. Here Tiviakov's suggestion} Bg4 {is best, that's why
the game move 11.Be2 makes perfect sense.}) 11... Nc6 12. O-O-O {Castling long
is strongest plan here as well.} (12. O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15.
Qe2 Be6 {is okay for Black according to Sax.}) 12... Bd7 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4
Nc4 14. Qe1 Be6 15. g4 {and White soon developed a decisive attack,
Apicella-Guidez, France 1991.}) (12... Nc4 $4 13. Nxc6 $18) 13. Nf3 $16 e6 14.
Bc5 Re8 15. h4 Rc8 16. Bd6 (16. Nb5 $6 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Rxc5 18. Nd6 Qc7 19. Nxe8
Bxe8 $44) 16... Ne7 (16... h5 17. g4 hxg4 18. Ng5 Ne7 19. h5 $40) 17. g4 Nc4
18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Ne2 Nc8 20. Bb4 Qb6 21. a3 Qa6 22. Kb1 {Accuracy is required.
The advance of h-pawn will come sooner or later.} (22. h5 $2 Rxb4 $1 23. Qxb4
Qxe2 $17) 22... Nb6 23. Ned4 Rec8 24. h5 Na4 25. f5 exf5 26. gxf5 Rxc2 {
The only practical chance. Otherwise Black cannot create any counterplay at
all.} 27. Nxc2 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 (28. Kxc2 $2 Bxf5+ 29. Kc1 Qc4+ 30. Bc3 Qe4 $19)
28... Bxf5 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. h6 $1 $18 {White has an winning attack even
without the queen.} Bxh6 (30... Qe2 31. Rd2 Qxf3 (31... Qe4+ 32. Ka2 Qxf3 33.
Rg1 $18) 32. Rg1 Kh8 33. Rc2 $18) 31. Rhg1+ Bg7 32. Be7 $1 Qb6 (32... Kh8 33.
Rxd5 (33. Rxg7 Kxg7 34. Rg1+ Qg6 35. Rxg6+ hxg6 36. Kc2 {is easy winning for
White.}) 33... h6) 33. Rd2 ({White wants even more than} 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34.
Rg1+ Qg6 35. Rxg6+ $18) 33... Kh8 (33... Nc3+ 34. Ka1 Ne4 35. Rdg2 $18) 34.
Rdg2 {White is playing for mate.} (34. Rxg7 {again this wins easily} Kxg7 35.
Rg2+ Qg6 36. Nh4 $5) 34... h5 35. Ng5 Kg8 36. Ne6 Kh8 37. Nxg7 Qb3 38. Bb4 f4
39. Ne8 Kh7 40. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Uruguay"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
f3 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 {I doubt the objective value of this system. White's
chances seem to be much better.} 10. g4 Qa5 (10... Rc8 11. h4 $14 {/+/-}) (
10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 $16 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5]}) 11. Nb3 $16 (11. h4 Rfc8 12. h5 {
is also good, but the game move is stronger, pointing out the drawback of 10...
Qa5.}) 11... Qd8 (11... Qc7 12. g5 (12. h4 Ne5 13. Be2 $14) 12... Nh5 13. Be2
Rac8 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. f4 e6 16. Nc3 Nb4 17. Kb1 Bc6 18. Nd4 $16 {1-0
Nevostrujev,V-Solovjov,S/Samara 2002 (44)}) 12. Bh6 (12. h4) (12. g5 $5 Nh5 13.
Be2 Rc8 14. Nd5 $36 {1-0 Mezentsev,V-Narayan,C/San Francisco 2002 (37)}) 12...
a5 (12... Ne5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. g5 Ne8 15. f4 Nc6 16. h4 $16 {1-0 Rajlich,
V-Schadler,P/Philadelphia 1998 (44)}) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. h4 (14. a3 {A very
unexpected move in such situations, but the idea is that Black cannot advance .
..b5 easily.} Ne5 (14... Na7 15. e5 Ne8 16. h4 b5 17. h5 {and White's attack
is much stronger.}) 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 a4 17. Nd4 Nc6 18. Be2 $16 {1-0 Ribli,
Z-Gouder,A/Nice 1974 (34)}) 14... a4 15. Nd4 a3 16. b3 Rc8 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18.
Nd5 {White has a big advantage, probably already winning. Black can do nothing
on the queenside, while the attack against Black's king is ready.} (18. h5 Qa5
19. hxg6 fxg6 (19... Qxc3 20. Qh6+ $18) 20. Qh6+ Kg8 (20... Kf7 21. Nd5) 21.
Nd5 Rf7 22. Bc4 Rxc4 23. bxc4) 18... Be6 (18... Nxd5 19. exd5 Rc5 20. h5 $18)
19. h5 Kg8 (19... Rh8 20. hxg6 (20. Nxf6 exf6 21. Bb5 Rb6 22. c4 $16 (22. h6+
Kf8 23. c4 Ke7 (23... Bd7 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Qd4 $18) 24. Kb1 $16)) 20... fxg6 (
20... hxg6 21. Rxh8 Qxh8 (21... Kxh8 22. Nxf6 exf6 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Bb5 $18)
22. Nxe7 $18) 21. Nf4 Bf7 22. e5 dxe5 23. Ne6+ Bxe6 24. Qh6+ Kf7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. g5 Nh5 27. Rxh5 gxh5 28. Qxh7+ Ke8 29. Bb5 $18) 20. Qh6 $18 Bxd5 (20... Re8
21. Nxf6+ exf6 22. hxg6 $18) 21. exd5 Rc3 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. g5 Qc7 (23... Nh5
24. Rxh5 gxh5 25. g6 hxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Bd3 Rxd3 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Rg1+ Kf7
30. Qg6#) 24. Bd3 Rc8 25. gxf6 Rxc2+ 26. Kb1 exf6 27. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Subotica TS03 GM"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2003.03.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pilgaard, Kim"]
[Black "Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. h4 h6 16. g4 Qc7 17. g5 h5 18. Bc4 Red8 (18... Rad8 {In this variation
Black sometimes has a problem with pawn e5, see the below given game
Ehlvest-Marin. That's why keeping the rook on e8 has its logic. On the other
hand it is difficult to organize any counterplay without a rook on the b-file.}
19. Qf2 Rd7 20. Rd2 Red8 21. Rhd1 Rb8 22. Bb3 Rbd8 23. Kb1 Kh7 24. Ba3 Qa5 25.
Kc1 Rb8 26. Nc5 Rdd8 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Rd3 (28. Qe1 {According to Popovic
White has decisive advantage after this move.}) 28... Bf8 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 30. Qe2
Rf5 31. c4 Qc5 32. Kb1 Nb6 33. Rd6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,P-Georgiev,K/Vrsac
1987 (40)}) 19. Qe1 $5 {An interesting idea. More common is Qf2, followed with
either Rd2 and Rhd1, or Rhe1. After 19.Qe1 White plans Rh2-d2, while from e1
the queen controls important square a5 and might attack pawn e5 in the future.}
(19. Qf2 a5 {Probably the inclusion of moves a5 for Black and a4 for White is
in White's favour for several reasons. That's why the immediate 19...Qb7 is
better.} (19... Qb7 $142 {Although White can claim a slight advantage, Black's
position is certainly playable.}) 20. a4 Qb7 21. Rhe1 $1 Rab8 22. b3 Nf4 23.
Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. gxf6 {[%csl Re5] Here the weakness of pawn e5 can
easily be observed.} Rd5 26. Bd6 Rd8 27. Bxe5 Qb4 28. Rxd5 cxd5 29. Bb2 d4 30.
Rxe6 fxe6 31. Qg3 Kf8 32. Kb1 Qb7 33. Qxg6 Qf7 34. Ba3+ Ke8 35. Qh6 e5 36. Qg5
Rd5 37. Qf5 Kd8 38. f4 d3 39. cxd3 Rd4 40. Be7+ Kc7 41. Qxe5+ {1-0 Ehlvest,
J-Marin,M/Calcutta 1997.}) 19... Rab8 (19... Rd7 20. Rh2 Rad8 21. Rhd2 $14 {
is similar with the game Popovic-Georgiev, given above, with the difference
that White's queen is on e1 instead of f2.}) (19... a5 20. a4 Rab8 (20... Kh8
21. Rh2 Nf4 22. Bd6 Qb6 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Qc3 $14 {1-0 Navara,D-Cernousek,L/
Olomouc 2000 (51)}) 21. Rh2 Qb7 22. Bb3 (22. b3 $5) 22... Qa8 23. Rhd2 Nf4 (
23... Rxb3 $5 24. cxb3 Qb7 $44) 24. Bxe6 Nxe6 25. Bd6 Rbc8 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27.
gxf6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Riva,F-Fleetwood,D/Martinez Acosta mem-B corr 1995 (40)}) 20.
b3 Rd7 (20... a5 21. a4 $14) 21. Rh2 Rbd8 {By playing Ra8-b8-d8 Black provoked
the move b2-b3. However, as the practice showed, b2-b3 is a useful move.
Besides removing a potention weakness from v2, White also can play often
Bc5-a3-b2, increasing pressure on pawn e5 and also preparing Ne4-c5.} 22. Rhd2
Qa5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A tactical blunder. Black must always watch out when the
queen on a5 is not protected.} (22... a5 23. a4 $14) (22... Nf4 23. Bxe6 Nxe6
24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Qa5 $14) 23. Rxd5 $1 $18 Qxa2 (23... Qxe1 24.
Rxd7 Qxh4 25. Rxd8+ Kh7 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. R1d7 $18) (23... Rxd5 24. Qxa5 Rxd1+
25. Kb2 Bxc4 26. bxc4 $18) 24. Rxd7 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Rxd7+ 26. Bd3 Qa5+ 27. Ke2 1-0

[Event "London Classic 2nd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2010.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {With the black pieces
McShane had never played Dragon before, so this was his "secret weapon" for
the London Classic 2011. It brought Luke good results in the tournament: 1.5
points out of 2, although it could easily be considerably less - in both games
Black's position looked bad.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 {This is
actually quite a problematic move for Dragon players, since it is relatively
little studied and there is no clear way for Black to equalise. Short has
played it before with some success.} Be6 ({It is known that after} 9... Nxd4
10. Bxd4 Be6 {White continues} 11. h4 $1 {with better prospects, since Black
cannot play} d5 $2 {due to} 12. g5 Nh5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd5 {winning a pawn.}
) ({Another option} 9... Bd7 {leads after} 10. h4 Ne5 11. h5 Rc8 12. O-O-O {
to a theoretical variation in White's favour. The game Short,N (2684)-Bu
Xiangzhi (2620)/Taiyuan 2004 continued:} Qa5 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Be2 $1 b5 15. Kb1
b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 a5 {and here instead of 18.Bh6? White was able to
keep the advantage with} 18. Nd4) 10. Nxe6 $1 {Restricts most of Black's
options.} ({If now} 10. h4 {then Black already can continue} d5 $1 {with
sufficient counterplay in the centre.}) ({The main line, however, goes} 10.
O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 {which McShane was ready to play. After} 12. a3 Rab8 $1
13. h4 b5 {Black probably keeps sufficient counterchances.}) 10... fxe6 11.
O-O-O {A critical position for the variation 9.g4, since here Black faces an
important choice.} Rc8 {As the game shows, this doesn't solve Black's opening
problems.} (11... Ne5 12. Be2 Rc8 (12... Qc8 $5) 13. Nb5 a6 (13... Nfd7 14. f4
Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. e5 $16 {1-0 Navara,D (2722)-Leon Hoyos,M (2579)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2010 (34)}) 14. Nd4 Qd7 15. Kb1 d5 16. g5 Nh5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4
19. e5 (19. Qb4 $5) 19... Qd5 20. Ne2 (20. Qb4 $5) 20... Qg2 21. Rdg1 Qd5 22.
Qc1 b5 23. Ng3 b4 24. Rd1 Qb7 25. Nxh5 gxh5 26. Qd2 Rcd8 27. Qe2 Qe4 28. Rhe1
b3 29. Rd2 Rd5 30. Ka1 Rfd8 31. Rxd5 Qxd5 32. cxb3 cxb3 33. Rc1 h4 34. Qc4 bxa2
35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. h3 Kf7 37. Kxa2 h6 38. Rg1 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R (2749)
-Radjabov,T (2748)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010}) (11... d5 12. g5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4
14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. fxe4 Bd4 {+/=/=, 1-0 Pereira,R (2278)
-Teixeira,R (2076)/Lisbon 2006 (49)}) (11... Qa5 12. Bc4 $1 $16) 12. Bc4 Qd7
13. Bb3 (13. h4 $5 Ne5 14. Be2 {and Black's extra tempo compared with the
variation 11...Ne5 (the queen on d7 instead of d8) is hardly an important
factor itself, since on a5 the queen is more active than on d7. Nevertheless
after} b5 $1 {Black gets some counterplay.}) 13... Na5 (13... Ne5 14. Qe2 $16)
14. h4 Nc4 (14... Nxb3+ 15. axb3 (15. cxb3 $5 Qc6 16. Bd4) 15... Qc6 16. Bd4
$14 (16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Lorentzen,O (2452)-Lilleoren,M (2507)/
ICCF email 2007} 18. Kb1 $13) (16. h5 Nd7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Qh2 Rxf3 19. Qh7+
Kf7 20. Bh6 (20. Rdf1 Rf6 21. g5 Nf8 22. Qh2 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1+ Ke8 $17) 20... Rg8
21. Rdf1 Rf6 22. Bxg7 (22. g5 $2 Nf8) 22... Rxg7 23. Qh3 g5 $13 {/=})) 15. Qd3
{A somewhat unexpected move, which, however has been played before by the
Hungarian GM Zoltan Varga. White prefers to keep his light-squared bishop
alive.} ({Critical is also} 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 {Then after} 16. h5 Rfc8 17. hxg6
hxg6 18. Bh6 Bh8 (18... b5 $2 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qh6+ Kf7 21. e5 $18) (18... Qc6
19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qh6+ Kf7 21. Rd3 $1 Qc5 22. g5 Nh5 23. Qh7+ Ng7 24. f4 $1
Rxe4 25. Rdh3 $1 {threatening 26.Qxg7!} e5 26. Rh6 $18) 19. Qh2 Kf7 20. Be3 {
Black can choose between} Rxc3 $5 (20... b5 $2 21. e5) 21. bxc3 Qa4 {or 20...
Bg7, although White is probably somewhat better in both cases.}) (15. Qe2 $5 {
(Golubev) with the idea} Nxb2 16. Kxb2 Rxc3 17. Bd4 $36) 15... Qc6 $146 (15...
b5 16. Bd4 Qc6 17. h5 $16 Nd7 (17... g5 18. h6 $16) 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7
20. f4 a5 21. e5 d5 22. Qg3 a4 23. Qh4 Kf7 24. Qh7+ Ke8 25. Qxg6+ Kd8 26. Bxc4
Qxc4 27. Qxe6 b4 {1-0 Varga,Z (2475)-Kloepfer,M (2195)/Altensteig 1993}) ({
The computer recommends} 15... Nxb2 16. Kxb2 Nd5 ({or} 16... Nxg4 17. fxg4 Rxc3
18. Qxc3 Bxc3+ 19. Kxc3) 17. exd5 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxc3+ 19. Kxc3 Rxf3 {
evaluating the position as acceptable for Black. A rook and two bishops for
the queen is a lot and for a human the position appears clearly better for
White. Nevertheless due to the exposed king on c3 it is not easy to prove
White's advantage. A possible line is:} 20. dxe6 Qc6+ 21. Kd2 a5 22. a4 Qe4 23.
Bh6 Qb4+ 24. Kc1 Rxb3 25. cxb3 Qc3+ $11) 16. Ne2 ({After} 16. h5 Nd7 17. hxg6 {
Black must continue} Rxf3 $1 $132 (17... hxg6 {is weaker:} 18. f4 $40)) 16...
Nd7 17. Nd4 Qa6 (17... Bxd4 18. Bxd4 a5 {gives Black certain counterplay,
although it is not easy to give up the bishop.}) 18. f4 ({Black's life isn't
easy after} 18. h5 $1 Nde5 19. Qe2 Nxf3 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. c3 (21. Nxf3 {
leads to some wild variations which might end again with a rook and two
bishops versus the queen:} Bxb2+ 22. Kb1 Na3+ 23. Kxb2 Qxe2 24. Bxe6+ Rf7 25.
Bd4 Rxc2+ 26. Kxa3 Qxf3+ 27. Kb4 a5+ 28. Ka4 Rxa2+ 29. Bxa2 e5 30. Rhf1 Qxe4
31. Rxf7 Qc6+ 32. Ka3 d5 33. Bxe5 Qc5+ 34. Kb2 Qb6+ 35. Bb3 Kxf7 36. Rxd5 {
and Black must struggle a lot in order to survive.}) 21... Nxd4 22. Bxd4 e5 23.
Be3 $16 ({or} 23. Bxa7 $5)) (18. Qe2 Ndb6 $5 {[%cal Gb6a4]}) 18... e5 (18... d5
19. exd5 ({The positionally sound advance} 19. e5 {doesn't work for tactical
reasons:} Nc5 20. Qc3 (20. Qe2 Nxb3+ $19) 20... Na5 21. Qb4 Naxb3+ 22. axb3
Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Ne4+ 24. Ke1 Qxb2 $17) 19... exd5 20. Kb1 $14) 19. fxe5 $1 (19.
Ne6 exf4 20. Nxf8 Bxb2+ 21. Kb1 Kxf8 {leaves Black with counterplay against
the king.}) 19... Ndxe5 20. Qe2 Kh8 21. h5 gxh5 22. g5 $2 {This move spoils a
great game from Nigel Short,} ({After} 22. Rxh5 $1 {Black is in troubles, since
} Nxe3 {runs into} 23. Qh2 $1 {with the decisive attack:} (23. Qxe3 Rf1 $1 24.
Rh1 Qd3 $1 {is the variation calculated by Short during the game, which wins
for Black.}) 23... N5c4 ({or} 23... d5 24. Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Bxd5+ Nxd5 26. Rxg7+
Kxg7 27. Qxe5+ {and so on.} Nf6 28. Nf5+ Kg8 29. Nxe7+ Kf7 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. g5
$18) 24. Rh1 $1 d5 (24... Rf1+ 25. Rxf1 Nxf1 26. Rxh7+ Kg8 27. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7
28. Ne6+ Kf6 29. Qf2+ Kxe6 30. Qf5#) 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qh7+ Kf6
28. Rh5 $18) 22... Ng4 {Typically for such sharp positions a mistake can turn
the tables and change the evaluation completely.} 23. Bg1 Nce3 24. Qxa6 ({
Another possibility to defend a slightly inferior endgame} 24. Bxe3 Qxe2 25.
Nxe2 Nxe3 26. Rdg1 Nc4 27. c3 Rf2 28. Bd1 $15) 24... bxa6 {The exchange of
queens means Black's triumph. Although normally White should be able to keep
the balance, the shock must have been too big and Short makes soon another
mistake, failing to put up proper resistance.} 25. Bxe3 Nxe3 26. Rd3 Bxd4 27.
Rxd4 Rc5 (27... Kg7 28. e5 $1 $15) 28. Rd3 $2 {This is just a blunder.} (28.
Rxh5 Rf1+ ({After} 28... Rf2 {White has} 29. Rb4 $1 Kg7 (29... Nxc2 $4 30. Rb8+
Kg7 31. Rg8#) 30. Rb8 $11) 29. Kd2 Nxc2 30. Rc4 $1 {when the draw is the most
likely outcome.}) 28... Ng2 $1 {This small tactical trick helps Black to
relocate the knight to the perfect square f4 and keep alive the extra pawn on
h5.} 29. Rg3 Nf4 30. Kd2 Re5 $6 {With both players being short of time
inaccuracies are inevitable.} (30... Kg7 $142) 31. Re1 $2 (31. Ke3 Kg7 32. Rh4
Ng6 33. Rxh5 Rf4 34. Bd5 e6 35. Bb7 (35. Rh6 exd5 36. Rxg6+ Kxg6 37. Kxf4 dxe4
$19 (37... Rxe4+ $2 38. Kf3 $15)) 35... d5 36. Bxa6 Rexe4+ 37. Kd2 Rf2+ 38. Kc3
$17) 31... Kg7 32. Ke3 Kg6 $19 {Now White loses the second pawn and the rest
is just agony.} 33. c3 Rxg5 34. Rxg5+ Kxg5 35. Rg1+ Kh6 36. e5 dxe5 37. Ke4 Ng6
38. Bc4 a5 39. Kd5 Rf2 40. b4 axb4 41. cxb4 h4 42. a4 h3 43. a5 h2 44. Rh1 Kg5
45. b5 Kg4 46. b6 axb6 47. a6 Kg3 48. a7 Rf8 49. Kc6 Nf4 50. Ra1 e4 51. Ba6 Nh3
52. Bb7 Ng1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 Rb8 $5 11. Ndb5 (11. Nb3 dxe4 {leads to White's slight
plus in endgame after} 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Rxd8+ Nxd8 14. Bxa7 Ra8 15. Bb6 Bf5 {
although Black has reasonable chances for counterplay here too.}) 11... a6 12.
Na7 e6 13. h4 $6 $146 {White doesn't have time for attack yet, since both the
center and the queenside will soon be open.} (13. exd5 Nxd5 $5 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Qxd5 Qf6 16. Qb3 Be6 $44) 13... Qc7 14. exd5 (14. h5 $2 d4 15. Bxd4 Nxd4
16. Qxd4 Nxh5 $17) 14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Nxc6 (16. Qxd5 $4 Rd8 $19)
16... bxc6 $15 {/-/+} 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 c5 19. Qd2 (19. Qxd5 Be6 20. Qg5 (
20. Qd2 Rfd8 21. Qe1 (21. Qc1 Bxa2+ $1 22. Kxa2 Qa5+ 23. Kb1 Rxb2+ $1 $19)
21... Qa5 22. b3 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 c4 $40) 20... Rb6 21. h5 Rfb8 22. b3 c4 $132)
19... Be6 20. h5 d4 21. c4 (21. Qh6 Rb7 $17) 21... Rb4 $1 22. b3 a5 {White is
practically lost. Black's attack is unstoppable, while White cannot create
threats.} 23. Re1 $2 (23. Bd3 a4 24. Kc2 {was the only way to keep the
position for a while. Black has many possibilities, but no forced win yet.})
23... a4 24. hxg6 Bf5+ 25. Bd3 Bxd3+ 26. Qxd3 fxg6 27. Re2 (27. Kc2 Qa7 28. Kb2
(28. Ra1 Re8 $19) 28... Rfb8 $19) 27... axb3 28. a3 (28. axb3 Rfb8 29. Rb2 Qb6
30. Kc2 Re8 $19 {[%cal Ge8e3,Ge3c3]}) 28... Ra4 29. Kb2 Qf7 $19 {[%csl Ra3,Rb2,
Rc4] Too many weaknesses.} 30. Rc1 Rfa8 31. Qxb3 Qa7 32. Rce1 (32. Ra1 Rb8 $19)
32... Rxa3 33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Rxe8+ Kf7 35. Qb5 Ra2+ 36. Kb1 Ra1+ 37. Kc2 Qa2+
38. Kd3 Rd1+ 39. Ke4 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8.
Be3 g6 9. Qd2 Bg7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. g4 O-O {After unusual move order, we reach
one of the main positions from the one 9.0-0-0 in the Dragon.} 12. Kb1 (12. h4
Ne5 13. h5 Qa5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Be2 b5 16. hxg6 $2 (16. Kb1 $1) 16... fxg6 17.
Kb1 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 $17 {Compare this position with the one from the main game
after 17...Nxd5.} 19. Qxd5+ (19. exd5 Nxf3 $17) 19... e6 20. Qd2 Nxf3 $17 {
0-1 Morozevich,A-Fedorov,A/Krasnodar 1997 (27)}) 12... Ne5 13. h4 Qa5 14. Nb3
Qd8 (14... Qc7 15. g5 Nh5 16. Nd5 Qd8 $14) 15. Be2 b5 16. h5 b4 17. Nd5 {
By simple comparison with the position from the above-given game
Morozevich-Fedorov (position after 18.Nd5 there), it becomes clear that here
White has an advantage. First of all White is a tempo up, the queen is much
worse on d8 than on c7, of course. Secondly White didn't open the f-file by
early and wrong h5xg6.} Nxd5 18. exd5 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rfe8 $2 (19... a5 20. Nd4 $14
) 20. hxg6 {Especially good after Black's previous move.} fxg6 21. Rh2 $16 a5
22. Rch1 a4 23. Nd4 a3 24. Rxh7 axb2 25. Bh6 {No wonder White is the first one
to create decisive threats.} Bf6 (25... Kxh7 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qh6+ Kf7 28.
Qh7+ Kf6 29. g5+ Kxg5 30. Qh4#) 26. Bg7 $1 Nc4 (26... Bxg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28.
Qh6+ {see 25...Kxh7.}) 27. Bxc4 Bxg7 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Ne6+ (29. Ne6+ Bxe6 30.
Qd4+ Kf8 31. dxe6 {and mate next.} (31. Rh8+ $2 Bg8)) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4
Qc7 14. Bc4 Nb6 15. Bd3 (15. Be2 {is the usual reply, when White retains a
slight advantage.}) 15... c5 (15... Be6 16. h4 Rfd8 17. Qe3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 (
18... cxd5 $2 19. h5 d4 20. Qg5 Rd5 21. Qh6 {1-0 Scacco,M-Balje,J/IECC email
1999}) 19. Be4 Rb5 20. h5 Qe5 21. Qd4 Qg5+ 22. Rd2 c5 23. Qc3 Rab8 24. hxg6
fxg6 25. b3 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,P-Markovic,I/Herceg Novi 2001.}) 16. Nb5 (16. Qe3
$5 Be6 17. h4 $40) 16... Qc6 17. Qe5 Bf5 $5 (17... Ba6 18. Nc7 f6 19. Qe6+ Qxe6
20. Nxe6 Bxd3 21. Nxf8 Bf5 22. g4 Bc8 23. Rd8) 18. Nc3 (18. Bxf5 Qxb5 19. Bd3
$13 (19. Be4 Rab8 $132 (19... Nc4 20. Bd3 Rab8 $11))) 18... Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Rfe8
20. Nd5 (20. h4 Rab8 $11) 20... Nxd5 21. Rxd5 c4 22. Rhd1 (22. Rc5 Qa6 $11)
22... Rab8 23. Rc5 Qa6 24. Qc3 Red8 (24... Qxa2 $4 25. Ra5 $18) 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8
26. Qxc4 (26. Rxc4 Qxa2 27. b4 $1 $11) 26... Qd6 27. b3 Qd2+ 28. Kb2 Qxg2 {
Such a position can often arise from dufferent lines of Dragon. Both sides
have pawn weaknesses and sometimes it ends with a pawn race in rook or queen
endgame. In the next few moves opponents will be concerned to protect weak
pawns.} 29. Qf4 {Hecht: '[#] In der Folge unternimmt Weiß kleine
Lockerungsübungen. '} a6 30. h4 h5 31. a4 Qf2 32. Rc6 a5 33. Rc4 Qb6 34. Qe5 e6
{Both sides protected everything, but White can claim a slight edge thanks to
the control of the diagonal a1-h8 with the queen. As a consequense Black must
be more careful with weakened dark squares on the kingside.} 35. Qf6 {Hecht: '
[#] Die weißen Figuren stehen zwar aktiver, die Felderschwächen sind
unangenehm und der Ba5 ist schutzbedürftig. Dennoch kommt der schwarze Absturz
überraschend. '} Kf8 $4 {A careless move, which loses the game immediately. 
Hecht: 'Begibt sich ohne Not in die Gefahrenlinie.'} ({Hecht: Angezeigt war
etwa} 35... Qd6 36. Rf4 Rd7 $11) 36. Rf4 $18 Rd7 ({Hatte er} 36... Qc7 {Hecht}
37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Rxf7+ $1 $18 {übersehen?}) 37. Qxg6 {[%csl Rf8,Rh5] After the
loss of this important pawn, everything became weak - the pawn h5, the king...
Hecht: 'Es ist nicht allein der fehlende Bauer sondern noch mehr die zerstörte
Struktur, die den schwarzen Ruin ausmacht.'} (37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qg7 {is also
easy win}) 37... Rc7 38. Qh6+ (38. Qxh5 {(Hecht) war auch gut}) 38... Kg8 (
38... Ke8 {Hecht} 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qxh5) 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Rc4 (41.
Rc4 Rc6 {Hecht: 'mit der angenehmen Auswahl'} {Hecht: oder} 42. Qg5+ (42. Qxb6
{Hecht} Rxb6 43. Rc5 f5 44. Rxa5 $18) ({oder} 42. Qg5+ Kf8 43. Rxc6 Qxc6 44.
Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qxa5 Qxf3 46. Qc3+ $1 {mit frischer Dame auf a8.}) 42... Kf8 43.
Rxc6 Qxc6 44. Qd8+ {the easiest. Of course 44.Qxh5 also wins.} Kg7 45. Qxa5
Qxf3 46. Qc3+ $18 {'!' Hecht. Hecht: 'mit frischer Dame auf a8.'}) 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 {This is one of the most critical positions of the Sicilian
Dragon. White hopes that after possible simplifications a better control in
the center will secure him an edge.} 10. Kb1 {Schulz,A: 'Ein nützlicher
Wartezug mit einer giftigen Pointe.'} Rb8 {Black prepares himself for an
eventual exchange on c6, which would open the b-file and will leave the rook
ideally placed on b8.} ({The main line goes} 10... Nxd4 11. e5 $1 {which
happened for instance in the game Nisipeanu-Radjabov, Kings Tournament 2009.})
11. Ndb5 {It is very likely that after the present game the White players will
look for advantage in other lines, perhaps after moves like} (11. Be2) ({or} 
11. h4 h5 12. Be2) 11... a6 12. Na7 {The knight on a7 looks somewhat misplaced,
but all this is theory and up to the present game it was considered that
White's prospects are slightly preferable.} e6 13. g4 ({The alternative is} 13.
exd5 {but it seems that both} exd5 {and 13...Nxd5 offer Black a reasonable
game.}) 13... Re8 $1 {Just like on move 10, Black makes another "mysterious
rook move". This continuation came unexpected for Nisipeanu, who started to
use lots of time. Black's idea is to place ideally his pieces for the opening
of the position. And indeed it is far from easy for White to find a good plan.}
({The usual continuation is} 13... Qc7) 14. g5 Nh5 {Strictly speaking, only
this move is new, but already 13...Re8 is almost unexplored. The first
critical moment.} ({In a blitz game between two GMs Black played once the very
weak} 14... Nd7 {and after} 15. exd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nde5 17. Bb6 Qd7 18. f4 Nf3
19. Qf2 Nfd4 20. Bc4 {Black could already resign in Balogh,C (2616)-Fier,A 
(2581)/Beijing (blitz) 2008.}) 15. Bf2 {This apparently logical continuation
removing the bishop from the e-file has a serious drawback - it leaves the
problem of the knight on a7.} ({Since his main concern should be the stuck
knight, White had to consider} 15. Nxc8 d4 ({weaker is} 15... Rxc8 16. exd5
exd5 17. Nxd5) 16. Bf2 Rxc8 17. Ne2 {and although Black solved all opening
problems, White has a normal position.}) 15... Bd7 $1 16. exd5 exd5 {The
second critical moment and practically the decisive moment of the game.
Unfortunately for Nisipeanu, he was still thinking that White is better and
didn't realize the danger of the position.} 17. Qxd5 $2 ({Necessary was} 17.
Nxd5 Be6 18. c4 {and at least White is not falling apart:} ({not} 18. Nxc6 bxc6
19. Nb6 Bd5 $1) 18... Bf5+ 19. Ka1 ({Again the alternative} 19. Bd3 {is bad,
because of the simple} Bxd3+ 20. Qxd3 Qxg5) 19... Ra8 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Nc3 {
even if after for instance} Qa5 {Black has a more pleasant play.}) 17... Ne5
18. Qb3 {Losing the g5-pawn is fatal for White.} ({More stubborn was} 18. h4
Be6 19. Qc5 Nd7 20. Qb4) 18... Qxg5 {[%eval -32767,0] The material became
equal, but White remained with the knight on a7. Besides, his kingside pawn
structure is horrible. So basically the game is over.} 19. Ne4 Qf4 20. Be2 Be6
21. Qa3 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Nd6 Bf8 24. Rd4 Qe5 (24... Qg5 {with the idea}
25. Rxc4 Qg2 $1 {was also strong.}) 25. Rxc4 Bxd6 ({Even quicker was} 25... Qe2
26. Qc3 ({or} 26. Qd3 Qxf2 27. Nxe8 Rxe8 28. Rd4 Nf4 29. Qd2 Ne2) 26... Bxd6
27. Bd4 Bxh2) 26. Qd3 Bf8 $1 {On top of all, Nisipeanu was in severe time
trouble.} 27. a4 Rbd8 28. Qb3 Qd5 29. Rc3 Qd2 30. Be3 ({The last chance for a
longer resistance was} 30. Rc7) 30... Qe2 31. Bb6 Rd1+ ({White resigned in
view of} 31... Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 33. Ka2 Re1 34. Qc4 Qa1+ 35. Kb3 Rb1) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14. Bc4 {
Both players are stubborn in repeating their openings and some particular
lines they played before. In Batumi 1999 same opponents played exactly the
same variation. Lately White achieved very convincing victories after 14.Qc5,
but Shirov prefers his "own" 14.Bc4, even knowing that Black was scoring quite
well after that in practice (one must say that the opening positions were
quite good for White though).} (14. Qc5 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be6 16. Bd3 c5 17. h4 c4
18. Be4 Rad8 19. h5 g5 20. h6 f6 21. a3 Bf7 22. Rhe1 Qg3 23. Qa5 Qf4+ 24. Kb1
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 g4 26. Qxa7 c3 27. Qxe7 Qxh6 28. b3 f5 29. Bxf5 gxf3 30. gxf3
Qb6 31. Bxh7+ {1-0 Svidler,P-Fedorov,A/Shenyang 2000}) 14... Nb6 15. Be2 Be6
16. Qc5 Rfb8 (16... Rab8 17. g3 Nc8 $6 18. f4 $14 {/+/-. 0-1 Rytshagov M.
-Salmensuu O./Finland 2000/ (33)}) 17. g3 Qb7 18. b3 Nd5 {Finally Fedorov
deviates from the above mentioned game.} (18... a5 19. a4 Nd5 20. Ne4 Nb4 21.
Bc4 Bd5 {was close to equal, although White can pretend having a slight edge.
1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Fedorov,A/Batumi 1999 (39)}) 19. Rd4 (19. Ne4 Nb4 20. Kb2 Nxa2
$40) 19... Nxc3 20. Qxc3 a5 21. h4 $1 h6 (21... a4 22. h5 axb3 23. axb3 g5 24.
h6 $16) 22. Ra4 {stopping a4. White is better and in a short time Shirov
achieves an winning position.} (22. h5 g5 23. f4) 22... Qb6 23. h5 g5 24. f4 {
That is the problem for Black - while White opens the position against his
King, he is not able to do same against white monarch.} Qf2 (24... gxf4 25.
gxf4 $18) (24... g4 25. f5 (25. Qe5 {[%cal Gf4f5]} Qf2 26. f5 $18) 25... Bxf5
26. Bxg4 $18) 25. fxg5 hxg5 26. Bf3 (26. h6 f6 27. Bc4 $5) 26... Qxg3 27. h6 f6
28. Re1 $1 $18 Qd6 29. Rae4 Bf5 (29... Bd5 30. Rxe7 Qf4+ 31. R1e3 Bxf3 32. Qd3
$18) 30. Rxe7 a4 31. Qc4+ Kh8 32. Qf7 (32. Qxc6 Qxc6 33. Bxc6 Ra6 34. Bxa4 {
must be the easiest way to win.}) 32... Rg8 $2 (32... Qa3+ 33. Kb1 (33. Kd2
Rd8+ 34. Ke2 Qxe7+ 35. Qxe7 Re8 36. Kd2 Rxe7 37. Rxe7 $13) 33... Bxc2+ $1 34.
Ka1 (34. Kxc2 Qxa2+ $40) 34... Qxa2+ $1 35. Kxa2 Bxb3+ 36. Ka1 Bxf7 37. Rxf7
Rf8 {and after swaping a pair of Rooks there is a draw.}) 33. Re8 $2 {Having
got a totally winning position, Shirov misses Black's tactics in the end. In
such sharp position it is often the case.} (33. h7 $18) (33. Be4 $18) 33...
Qf4+ 34. Kb1 Bxc2+ $1 35. Kxc2 axb3+ 36. Kc3 (36. axb3 Ra2+ 37. Kb1 Rb2+ $1 $11
{and there is a draw!} 38. Ka1 Ra2+ 39. Kxa2 Qd2+ 40. Ka3 Qa5+ 41. Kb2 Qd2+ 42.
Kb1 Qd3+ 43. Kc1 Qc3+ 44. Kd1 Qd3+ $11) 36... Raxe8 37. Rxe8 Qxf3+ 38. Kb4 Qf4+
39. Kxb3 Qf3+ 40. Kb4 c5+ 41. Kb5 Qd3+ 42. Kb6 Qb1+ 43. Kc6 Qh1+ 44. Kc7 Qh2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch53"]
[Site "Belgrade "]
[Date "1998.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 (12... e5
13. Bc5 $14) ({Die Hauptvariante ist} 12... e5 {Schulz,A}) 13. Qxd4 Qb6 {
Schulz: Über den Wert dieses Abspiels ist derzeit noch kein endgültiges Urteil
gefällt.} 14. Na4 (14. Qxb6 axb6 $11) (14. Nxd5 cxd5 {It seems that Black is
OK here.}) 14... Qa5 15. b3 Bf5 (15... Be6 $5 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. Nc5 Qd6 $13 {
Korneev-Aronian, Omsk, 1996}) 16. Qd2 (16. Qc5 Qxc5 17. Nxc5 Nc3 18. Re1 Nxa2+
19. Kb2 Nb4 20. Rxe7 Rfe8 {Korneev-Summerscale, Groningen, 1995} (20... Rfe8 {
Schulz,A} 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Summerscale,A/Groningen op
1995/EXP 50 (58)})) (16. g4 $5 Be6 17. Qe5 {Herrera-Hernandez, Havana, 1993}) (
16. c4 $2 {Schulz,A} Nb4 $17) 16... Qc7 17. g4 {Schulz: ? Der Läufer auf f5
ist lästig, aber Weiß schwächt doch seine Stellung durch diesen Zug sehr.} (17.
Bd3 {Schulz,A}) 17... Be6 18. Bd3 $6 (18. Nc5 Qd6 (18... Qe5 19. Qd4) (18...
Rad8 {Schulz,A} 19. Nxe6 fxe6 $17 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Yf8f3,Yc7f4]}) 19. Nxe6 Qxe6
$11) 18... Rad8 19. Rhe1 (19. c4 Nf4 $15) 19... c5 $15 {White has too many
weeknesses, while Black has a clear plan to improve his position.} 20. Kb2 (20.
Qf2 Qf4+ 21. Rd2 (21. Kb1 Bxg4 $17) 21... c4 $36 22. Re4 $140 $2 Qf6 $19) 20...
c4 21. Be4 (21. Bxc4 Nb6 $17 (21... Nb6 {Schulz,A} 22. Bd3 Nxa4+ 23. bxa4 Rd4
$17)) 21... Nb6 22. Qb4 Nxa4+ 23. Qxa4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 c3+ {Schulz: Der
Sargnagel.} (24... Rc8 {Schulz,A /\25...f5, 25...Bxg4}) 25. Kb1 Rd8 26. Rc1 $2
(26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Bd3 $15 (27. Bd3 {Schulz,A} Qb6 $19)) (26. Rd4 Qb6) 26...
Qc5 $17 27. a3 a5 $1 28. Ka2 Qg5 29. Kb1 Qd2 30. h4 (30. Qb5 {Schulz,A} a4 31.
Qxa4 Rb8 $19) 30... Rb8 (30... Rb8 {Schulz,A} 31. Z0 $140 Bxb3 32. cxb3 Qb2#)
0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch 78th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.03.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Be6 {The approved method of play. However, Black's task here is not
that simple.} (9... Nxd4 $6 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. h4 $1 {Of course White can also
castle long, which transposes to another theoretical variation, but starting
the attack immediately is even stronger.} Qa5 (11... d5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Bxg7
Nxg7 14. exd5 $18) 12. h5 $16) (9... h5 $5) (9... e5 $5 10. Nb3 a5 11. Bb5 Be6
12. O-O-O Bxb3 13. axb3 Nd4 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Qxd4 Nxg4 16. Qxd6 Qg5+ 17. Qd2 (
17. Kb1 Bxc3 $1 18. Rd5 (18. bxc3 Qxb5 19. fxg4 a4 $44) 18... Qe3 19. Rd3 Qe2
20. Rxc3 Qxb5 21. fxg4 a4 22. b4 Rad8 23. Qc5 Qe2 $132) 17... Bh6 18. Qxg5
Bxg5+ 19. Kb1 Nf2 20. Rd5 Nxh1 21. Rxg5 Nf2 $1 (21... Rad8 22. Nd5 h6 23. Rg2
$16) 22. Nd5 h6 23. Rg3 (23. Rg2 Nh3) 23... Rfd8 24. h4 Kf8 25. Rg2 Nh3 26. Rg3
Nf2 27. Rg2 {1/2-1/2 Jobe,T-Ceteras,M/IECC email 2002}) 10. Nxe6 ({Now after} 
10. h4 {Black has a counter strike in the center:} d5 $1 $132) (10. O-O-O Nxd4
(10... Ne5 11. h4) 11. Bxd4 Qa5 {[%cal Gf8c8,Ga8b8] is approximately equal.})
10... fxe6 {White doubled opponent's pawns and also has the bishops pair.
Black's position is considered healthy though: the pawn on e6 controls
important square d5 and the rook f8 has already an open file.} 11. O-O-O (11.
Bc4 Qc8 $11 (11... d5 12. exd5 Ne5 13. Be2 Nxd5 $14 {/=})) 11... Ne5 (11... Rc8
12. Bc4 $1) 12. Be2 Qc8 (12... Rc8 13. h4 $14 (13. Nb5 $13)) (12... Qa5 $5 13.
h4 $140 (13. g5 $5) 13... b5 $1 $132) 13. Bh6 ({Also good is} 13. h4) 13... Nc4
(13... Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Qc5 15. h4 Kh8 16. Qd2 (16. h5 $4 g5 $1 $19 {[%csl Rh6]
[%cal Gf8g8,Ge5f7]} 17. Qxg5 Nd3+) 16... Rac8 17. Kb1 $14) 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. h4 b5 17. Kb1 Rac8 (17... Rfc8 18. h5 a5 19. Ne2 b4 20. hxg6 hxg6
21. Nf4 e5 22. Nd5 $18 {1-0 Sharapov,E-Dumchikov,V/Kharkov 2002 (27)}) 18. h5
$40 Kf7 19. e5 $1 dxe5 20. Ne4 {The Irish pawns control lots of squares in the
center, but it's a little consolation for Black anyway - his kingside is too
weak.} Nxe4 21. hxg6+ hxg6 22. Rh7+ $2 ({White keeps good attacking prospects
after} 22. fxe4 $16 {For instance:} Rh8 23. Qf2+ Kg7 24. Rxh8 Rxh8 25. Rf1 Qxe4
26. Qf7+ Kh6 27. Rg1 Qe3 (27... g5 28. Rf1 $18) 28. g5+ Kh5 29. Qf1 Rd8 30. Rg2
$18) 22... Kg8 23. Rh8+ Kf7 ({Obviously not} 23... Kxh8 $4 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25.
Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Rh1#) ({After} 23... Kf7 {White could still play on:} 24. Rxf8+
Kxf8 25. fxe4 Qxe4 $13 26. Rf1+ Kg7 27. Qf2 Qf4 28. Qe2 {with some initiative
because of a safer king on b1.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.09"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Jenni, Florian"]
[Black "Berndt, Stephan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 (10. exd5 {Is most principled continuation.}) 10... Rb8
{An interesting move, which is not even mentioned in many theoretical sources 
(such as last version of ECO, to name one). It appeared in the practice in
years 1994-1995. The move 10...Rb8 always looked a bit strange to me for the
following reasons: the pawn is still on b7, and it won't be simple for Black
to play b7-b5. Of course in case of Nd4xc6 the b-file will be open, but 11.
Nxc6 is "too cooperative". Also the pawn on a7 is left without protection now,
a factor which White can exploit. However, White didn't find yet in the
practice a very clear way for advantage.} (10... Nxd4 11. e5 Nf5 12. exf6 Bxf6
13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nxd1 16. Qxd1 {is the main line, leading
to interesting positions.}) 11. Nb3 {Strongest reply, which leads to
apparently a slightly better endgame, thanks to White's pawn majority on the
queenside. But things are not so simple - those pawns are difficult to advance
and Black has sufficient counterplay in endgame too.} dxe4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 14. Bxa7 Ra8 15. Bb6 Bf5 16. Bb5 (16. Be2 {is another move.} Nc6 $13
) (16. g4 {brings nothing:} Be6 17. g5 Nd5) 16... exf3 17. gxf3 Nc6 $5 $146 (
17... Ne6 18. Rd1 (18. a4 Ng5 19. Rf1 e5 20. a5 Bf8 21. h4 Ne6 22. Re1 Bd6 23.
Ne4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Nf4 25. c4 Bb4 26. Re3 Ng2 27. Rd3 Nf4 28. Re3 Ng2 29. Rd3
Nf4 30. Re3 {1/2-1/2 Paehtz,E-Kosintseva,N/Athens 2001.}) 18... Rc8 19. a4 h5
20. Na5 Rb8 21. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Fontaine,R-Hautot,S/Brussels 2000 (34)}) 18. Bxc6
{A tough decision to trade the bishop. White gets a marginal passer, but can't
take quick advantages out of it. In the game Black managed to start his own
counterplay on the kingside.} (18. Rd1 Nd7 $13) 18... bxc6 19. Bd4 ({For the
moment White cannot advance his passed pawn too far:} 19. a4 Rb8 20. a5 Nd7 {
and Black stops it.}) 19... Nd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne4 e5 22. Nbc5 f6 $1 {
A good plan to prepare the advance of kingside pawns. Black intends g5, Kg6
and h5.} 23. Rd1 (23. h4 $5 {prevents Black's intentions, but is double-edged:
the pawn might become weak on h4 and later Black can easier create a passed
pawn on the h-file.}) 23... g5 24. c4 Ne3 25. Rd6 Nxc4 26. Rxc6 g4 $5 ({
An easier way to get an advantage was:} 26... Nd2+ 27. Kc1 Nxf3 28. Rxf6 (28.
Nxf6 Rxa2 29. Nh5+ Kg8) 28... Bxe4 29. Nxe4 g4 {Black is better - besides Nxh2
and Rxa2, he threatens Ng5 as well.}) 27. fxg4 Nd2+ 28. Kc1 Nxe4 29. gxf5 Nxc5
30. Rxc5 Rxa2 ({As the players found out in the post-mortem, White still has
to struggle hard for a draw after} 30... Rxa2 31. b4 Rxh2 32. b5 Rh4 $1 $17)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {One can only admire
Alexey's tenacity in playing his favoutites openings, no matter of his
previous results. And I must say that his results in Dragon have been a real
disaster for a while.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5
11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Ng5 $2 {So finally
Caissa rewards him back.} (15. Bc5 {brings White a slight edge in the long
theoretical variations.}) 15... Nxe3 16. Nxe6 (16. Qxe3 Bxc4 $19) (16. Qh4 {
This was better of course, but still not enough to equalize...} h6 (16... Rfe8
$6) 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Rd7 Qb6 20. Qe7 Rg8 21. Bxg8 Rxg8 $17)
16... Qb6 17. Nxf8 Nxc4 {Black is winning. Is there anyone left who does not
wish to play Dragon?} (17... Nxd1 18. Qxd1 Rxf8 {Not a bad position either,
but of course much weaker than the game.  1/2-1/2 Petrik,T-Hautot,S/Rimavska
Sobota 1996 (35)}) 18. Qc3 Qa6 $1 19. Qb3 (19. Nd7 Qxa2) 19... Rxf8 {Just like
this. White can resign.} 20. Kb1 e4 21. c3 e3 22. Ka1 Nd2 23. Qc2 Re8 24. Rhe1
Re5 25. a3 Qc4 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5
Qc7 14. Qc5 Qb8 $1 {As I pointed out earlier, this is at least not weaker than
the popular 14. ... Qb7. Alexey swiched to 14. ... Qb8 after he suffered
painfull defeats last summer in Poland with 14. ... Qb7.} (14... Qb7 15. Qa3
Bf5 16. Bd3 {For the annotations to the given games look to CBM79.} Rab8 17. b3
Rbc8 (17... Rfc8 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rd3 Qc7 20. c4 a5 21. Rhd1 Ra8 22. Rd7 Qe5
23. Bd4 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Bf8 25. Qc1 Qxc1+ 26. Kxc1 $18 {1-0 Movsesian,S-Fedorov,A/
Polanica Zdroj 2000/CBM 79_02 (56)}) 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rd3 Qc6 20. c4 Qf6 21.
Rhd1 $16 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Fedorov,A/Polanica Zdroj 2000/CBM 79_02 (39)}) 15. Qa3
(15. b3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Qa5 Rc3 18. Bxf5 Rxe3 19. Be4 Qf4 20. Bxa8 Rxb3+ $2
(20... Rd3+ $1 {Black could have obtained excelent chances after this.}) 21.
Rd2 Rb8 22. Bd5 Bh6 23. Rhd1 $18 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Hodgson,J/Amsterdam 1996/ (28)
. For more comments look CBM 55, although it has many annotators and there is
a real mess in the comments. Unfortunately in Mega 2001 I found my comments to
the above mentioned game mixed up with a lot of other annotations (impossible
to understand who says what), and even several variation I gave were just
missed.}) 15... Be6 16. Ba6 Qe5 {The main difference to 14. ... Qb7, is that
here Black nas access to e5-square. Not easy to say if Black has enough
compensation for the pawn, only the future practice will give an answer.
However in this game Fedorov's strategy was victorious.} 17. g3 (17. Bd4 Qg5+
18. Qe3 Qxg2) 17... Rad8 18. Bf4 (18. Bc5 $5 Bxa2 19. Bxe7 $4 (19. f4 Bh6 20.
Rhe1) 19... Bh6+ {0-1 Neels,I-Hautot,S/Vielsalm 1997}) (18. Bxa7 $6 Ra8 $5 19.
Bd4 Qc7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rd4 (21. b4 $6 Qe5 $40) 21... Rfc8 $44) 18... Qf6 19.
Rhe1 Bf5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. c3 $2 {In my opinion the crucial moment.} (21. Bc4
$142 Rc8 22. Bb3) 21... Qb6 $1 {[%cal Gb6f2] Now Black has an extremely strong
initiative, probably the position is winning already.} 22. Be3 Bh6 $1 $17 {
[%mdl 64] /-+. Very nice. The Queen penetrates in White's position and there
is no way to defend against mating threats without losing much material.} 23.
f4 (23. Bxh6 $2 Qf2 $19) 23... Qc6 24. Bd2 (24. Qxe7 Re8 25. Qxa7 Qe4 26. Re2
Qb1+ (26... Rd8 27. Bd4 Qb1+ 28. Kd2 Qxb2+ 29. Ke3 Qc1+ 30. Kf2 Qh1 $13) 27.
Kd2 Bc2 $1 $19) 24... Qd5 (24... Rd6 {wins even quicker. Similar idea to the
game, but now White cannot preven the Queen from coming to the b1-h7 diagonal.}
25. Bf1 Qd5 26. Re2 (26. Rd1 Qe4 $19) 26... Qd3 {That's the difference to the
game - d3-square is not controlled by the Bishop.}) 25. Re2 e5 26. Qa4 exf4 27.
gxf4 $2 (27. Re8+ {was necessary. Probably Adams missed next tactical blow.}
Rxe8 (27... Kg7 $2 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Bxf4) 28. Qxe8+ {and after either 28. ...
Kg7 or even 28. ... Bf8 Black is better, but unlike in the game White has some
possibilities to defend.}) 27... Bxf4 $1 {wins on the spot.} 28. Re8+ (28. Bxf4
Qh1+) 28... Kg7 29. Qxf4 Rxe8 {The attack continues with material advantage.}
30. Bc4 Qh1+ 31. Bf1 Kg8 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.09"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Black "Berndt, Stephan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[BlackTeam "Berlin SF"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 {This represents the simplest way for Black to meet the 9.
0-0-0 system without much preparation. The most White can achieve here is a
slight edge, while Black does not have any ambitious plans and usually just
wants to make a draw.} 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 Rad8 18. Bd3 Rd5 19. Qc3 (19. Rhe1
Ra5 20. Qc3 Rxa2 21. b3 Ra5 $14 {/=}) 19... Rc5 {Both sides made the best
moves according to the existing theory of the variation 12...Nxc3. The verdict
is that Black should be able to hold the position without many difficulties.}
20. Qd4 $5 {A very rare continuation, which leads almost by force to a
slightly better endgame for White.} ({Stephan had already played the position:
} 20. Qf6 Bxa2 21. Rhe1 Bd5 (21... Qa5 $11 {might be more precise}) 22. h4 Ra5
23. b3 $14 {/=, 1/2-1/2 Pelletier,Y (2479)-Berndt,S (2500)/Germany 1999 (39)})
20... Bxa2 21. b4 Rh5 $146 (21... Rd5 $4 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Kb2 $18 {1-0 Alonso,
R-Benyovszki,P/IECG email 2002 (25)}) (21... Rg5 $5) 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Be4 (23.
h4 Re5 24. c4 Rd8 $11) (23. c4 b5 24. c5 Ra8 $11) 23... Bd5 (23... c5 24. b5
$14 {[%csl Rb6]}) 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rd4 {The endgame is of course a draw, but
some accuracy is required from Black.} Re8 (25... Rc8 26. h4 Rc4 $14 {/=}) 26.
h4 Re2 {Black goes for a dangerous position, where opponent's passed pawns
will be stronger.} (26... b5 $6 27. g4 Rhe5 28. Rhd1 Rd8 $140 29. f4 $16) ({
Good enough is} 26... Kg7 27. g4 Rhe5 28. Rhd1 h5 $1 {with sufficient
counterplay. For instance:} 29. Rxd5 (29. gxh5 Rxh5 $11) (29. g5 Re3 30. Rxd5 (
30. R1d3 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Re5 32. Rd4 Rf5 33. f4 Kf8 $11) 30... Rxf3 31. Rd6 Re4
32. Rxb6 Rxh4 {and with such active rooks and the passed h-pawn Black is
hardly worse.}) 29... Rxd5 30. Rxd5 hxg4 31. fxg4 Re4 32. Rb5 Rxg4 33. Rxb6
Rxh4 34. b5 g5 {This should be a draw. Comparing to the game Black is about
two tempos up here.}) 27. g4 Rhe5 28. Rhd1 Rf2 ({With four rooks it is easier
to fight against opponent's passed pawns. Therefore better is} 28... R5e3 29.
Rxd5 (29. R1d3 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Re5 31. g5 (31. Rd4 f5 32. Kd2 Kf7 $11) 31... f6
$11) 29... Rxf3 30. Rd6 Rf4 31. Rxb6 Rxg4 $14) 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxf3 31.
Rd6 Rf4 32. Rxb6 Rxg4 33. Rb8+ Kg7 34. b5 Rxh4 $2 ({There are still has
chances to escape after} 34... Kf6 {For instance:} 35. Rc8 (35. b6 Ke7 36. b7 (
36. Rb7+ Kd6 37. Rxf7 Rxh4 38. c3 Rh5 39. c4 Rc5 $11) (36. Rc8 Rb4 37. Rc7+ Kd6
38. Rxf7 Rxh4 $11) 36... Rb4 37. c3 Rb6 $11) 35... Ke6 36. c4 Kd7 37. Rc5 Kd6
38. Rc6+ Kd7 39. Kd2 Rxh4 {For instance:} 40. Kc3 Rh1 {followed by the advance
of the h-pawn.}) 35. b6 $18 Rb4 (35... Kf6 36. b7 Rb4 37. c3 Rb6 38. c4 $18)
36. c3 Rb5 37. b7 h5 38. c4 Rb4 39. c5 h4 40. c6 h3 41. Rd8 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Black "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 {One of the best
possibilities for Black to fight for equality in the system 9.0-0-0. It gained
popularity thanks to B.Alterman.} (12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14. Qc5 Nxc3 (14...
Qf4+ $142 15. Kb1 Bf5 $13) 15. Qxc3 $11 {/+/= Comparing to the position from
the game (see it after move 16), here the queen is more passive on c7 instead
of b6.}) 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qc3 (16. Qxe7 {is more
critical. Then after} Be6 17. Qa3 $1 {White retains slightly better chances.})
16... Be6 17. h4 (17. a3 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Bd3 Qe3+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Jepson,
C-Jirovsky,P/Aalborg 1991 (25)}) (17. Bc4 $11) 17... Rfd8 18. Bd3 Qe3+ (18...
Rab8 19. h5 Qe3+ 20. Kb1 Qd4 21. Qxd4 Rxd4 22. Be4 Rdb4 23. b3 c5 24. Rhe1 c4
25. Bd5 cxb3 26. axb3 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 e6 28. Ra5 $14 {1-0 Almagro Llanas,
P-Sanchez Saez,F/Oropesa del Mar 2001 (36)}) (18... Qd4 19. Qxd4 Rxd4 20. Be4
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 $14 {1-0 Haoyuan,W-Garcia,J/Bogota 2003 (48)}) 19. Kb1 c5 $1 (
19... Qd4 20. Qxd4 Rxd4 21. Be4 $14) 20. h5 Qd4 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qe1 (22. Qxd4
$11) 22... a5 23. Be2 (23. Be4 Qxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rb8 26. Rd3 Kg7
27. Ra3 (27. g4 f5) 27... f5 28. Bd3 Ra8 29. Rc3 Rc8 $11) 23... Qe5 24. Qh4
Rdb8 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ (26. Bb5 Qg7 27. a4 Qxh7 28. Rxh7 Kg8 29. Rdh1 Rd8
30. Kc1 $14 {/=}) 26... Qxh8 27. Rxh8+ Kg7 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 $11 {The endgame is
equal. Black pawns a5 and c5 can be attacked only by white rook and Black will
easily protect them with the rook as well. Meanwhile Black will create
counterplay by pushing his own pawn majority.} 29. Kc1 (29. Rh1 g5 30. a3 f5
31. Kc1 Bf7 32. Bd3 Kf6 $11 {[%cal Ge7e5]} 33. Rh6+ Bg6) 29... Rh8 30. Kd2 g5
31. Ke3 f5 32. Rd3 Kf6 33. Ra3 Rb8 34. Rxa5 (34. b3 Ra8 35. Ra4 Bd7 36. Rc4 Rc8
{[%csl Rc4]}) 34... Rxb2 35. Rxc5 Rxa2 36. g3 Ra4 37. f4 gxf4+ 38. gxf4 Re4+
39. Kf3 Bf7 40. Bd3 Bh5+ 41. Kg3 Re3+ 42. Kg2 Bg4 43. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARG-ch Najdorf Memorial"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1999.11.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1999.11.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bh6 {A rare played variation,
which nevertherless requires accurate play from Black. This game shows that a
single mistake can lead to loss in the Dragon.} (11. exd5 {Schulz,A} Nxd5 12.
Bd4 {usw. ist die Hauptvariante.}) 11... Bxh6 {'?' Schulz,A. Schulz,A: 'In der
Folge bekommt Schwarz kein Bein auf den Boden. Im Drachen ist das Schlagen auf
h6 nur dann gut, wenn danach Txc3 folgt.'} (11... e6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. h4 h5
14. g4 hxg4 15. h5 Rh8 16. h6+ Kh7 17. Qf4 Qe7 18. Qe5 Rg8 19. exd5 (19. Qg5
$14) 19... cxd5 20. Bb5 Bd7 21. Rxd5 Bxb5 22. Rxb5 $13 {0-1 Stepanov,P-Fedorov,
A/Moscow 1992/(35)}) ({Gute Züge sind} 11... Qa5 {Schulz,A}) ({und} 11... Qc7 {
Schulz,A}) 12. Qxh6 {'+/-' Schulz,A.} Qa5 $6 {Strange enough, but after this
White develops a very strong attack extremely quick.} (12... Rb8 13. e5 Nd7 14.
h4 Nxe5 15. h5 Bf5 16. g4 f6 $1 17. Qf4 $6 (17. gxf5 g5 18. f4 Nf7 $19) (17.
Qe3 $1 Bd7 18. hxg6 Nxg6 19. Bd3 $14) 17... Qd6 $1 $17 {0-1 Gonell Aparici,
R-Marin,M/Manresa 1995/(22)}) (12... Qb6 13. e5 Nd7 14. h4 Nxe5 15. h5 Bf5 16.
g4 f6 17. Qf4 Rab8 18. b3 g5 19. Qxf5 Qe3+ 20. Kb2 Rf7 $17 21. Rd3 Nc4+ 22. Kb1
Na3+ $19 {Liutsko,I-Shabalov,A/USSR 1983/(22)}) 13. e5 Nd7 (13... Nh5 $2 14. g4
Ng7 15. h4 {Black is already lost here.} f5 (15... Rb8 16. h5 Qb4 17. hxg6 fxg6
18. Qxh7+ Kf7 19. Bd3 Rg8 20. Qxg6+ Kf8 21. Qxc6 $18) 16. h5 fxg4 17. hxg6 hxg6
18. Bd3 Rxf3 19. Bxg6 {1-0 Schmitt,T-Hauke,C/Birkenfeld 1990/(19)}) 14. h4 {
'!' Schulz,A.} (14. Rd4 Re8 15. Rh4 Nf8 $13 {and Black's King is out of danger.
}) 14... Nxe5 (14... Re8 $5 {Schulz,A} 15. h5 Nf8 16. hxg6 fxg6 $16) 15. h5 Bf5
16. g4 ({Die schwarze Idee war} 16. hxg6 $2 {Schulz,A} Bxg6) 16... f6 {This
typical move doesn´t seem to help here. The Queen on a5 is too far from the
King and is doing nothing there.} 17. Qe3 ({Nicht} 17. gxf5 $2 {Schulz,A} g5
$19 {mit Dameneinmauerung.}) 17... Bc8 18. hxg6 Nxg6 (18... hxg6 19. f4 Bxg4 (
19... Nxg4 20. Qxe7 $18) (19... Nf7 20. Qh3 Rd8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Bd3 Qb4 23.
Bxg6 Qxf4+ 24. Kb1 Be6 25. Ne2 Qxg4 26. Nd4 $18) 20. Be2 (20. fxe5 Bxd1 21.
Kxd1 $18) 20... Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Nf7 22. Rdg1 $18) 19. Bd3 {White has a decisive
attack.} Rf7 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qh6 {'+-' Schulz,A.} Rg7 22. Qh8+ Kf7 23. Rh7
Rxh7 24. Qxh7+ Ke8 {'?' Schulz,A.} (24... Kf8 25. Qxg6 Qb4 26. Rh1 $18) 25.
Qg8+ Kd7 26. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "Skopje op 18th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2002.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 Nf4 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Bd6 Qb6 19. Qc3 Nd4 20. Kb1 Rd7 (
20... Nb5 21. Qb3 Nxd6 22. Nxd6 Qc7 (22... Rd7 $142) 23. Qb7 Qxb7 24. Nxb7 Rd5
25. c4 $14 {/+/-, 1-0 Bologan,V-Rogozenko,D/Chisinau, 1998 (61)}) 21. Rd3 Qb5
$5 $146 (21... Qd8 22. Qc5 Rc8 $13 {1-0 Van den Doel,E-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk aan
Zee 1998 (30)}) 22. a4 (22. g5 $1 Rad8 23. a4 $1 (23. Bc5 Ne2 24. Rxd7 Nxc3+
25. Nxc3 Rxd7 $5 26. Nxb5 cxb5 $11) 23... Qd5 24. Ba3) (22. Rhd1 $2 f5 $19) (
22. Qc5 $13 f5 $5 (22... Rad8 $5)) (22. Bc5 Ne2 $13) 22... Qd5 $8 23. Ba3 (23.
Bc5 f5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Ng3 e4 $36) 23... f5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Nc5 e4 $1 (
25... Rf7 $6 26. Rhd1 $14) 26. Nxd7 (26. fxe4 fxe4 $36) 26... exd3 27. Qxd3 Rd8
$1 (27... Qxd7 28. c3 $11) (27... Qxf3 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Re1 $13) (27... Nxf3 $5
28. Qxd5+ cxd5 29. Rd1 d4 $11 {/=/+} 30. h3 Re8 $15) 28. Nc5 Nxf3 29. Qxd5+
Rxd5 30. Nd3 Ne5 $1 $15 {'o^f'} 31. Rf1 (31. Nf4 Rd4 32. Ne6 Rxa4 $17) (31.
Nxe5 Bxe5 $15) 31... Nxd3 32. cxd3 Kf7 33. Rf3 Bd4 (33... Ke6 $5 34. Rh3 $140
f4 $1 35. Rxh7 f3 36. Rxg7 f2 $19) 34. Kc2 Ke6 35. Kb3 $2 (35. Bb4 $142 Be5 36.
Bc3 f4 (36... Bxh2 37. Rh3) 37. Kd2 $15) 35... Be5 $17 36. h3 f4 37. Bb4 Kf5
38. Bc3 h5 $1 39. Kc4 Bxc3 $19 40. Kxc3 (40. bxc3 Re5 41. Kd4 Re3 $1 42. Rxe3
c5+ $1 43. Kxc5 fxe3 $19) 40... c5 41. Kc4 Re5 42. Rf2 h4 43. a5 Re3 44. Kxc5
Rxd3 45. b4 Rxh3 46. b5 Ra3 47. Kb4 Ra1 48. Rh2 (48. Rb2 h3 49. b6 axb6 50.
axb6 Ra8 $19) 48... f3 49. b6 (49. Rxh4 f2 50. Rh8 f1=Q 51. Rf8+ Ke6 52. Rxf1
Rxf1 $19) 49... axb6 50. axb6 Rb1+ 51. Kc5 Kg4 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mulyar, Michael A"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. Bc4 h6 16. g4 Qh4 $146 {A novelty which doesn't make a good impression.
The queen on h4 would make more sense in case it stopped the advance h2-h4.
But achieves it easily anyway. The usual square for black queen is c7.} (16...
Qc7 17. h4 (17. g5 h5 18. h4 Red8 19. Qf2 Nf4 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. Bd6 Qb6 22. Qg3
Nd4 23. Rhe1 Nf5 24. Qg1 Qxg1 25. Rxg1 {1/2-1/2 Degraeve,J-Dobias,R/Cappelle
la Grande 1992}) 17... Red8 18. Qe1 f5 (18... Nf4 $142) 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Nf2
Rab8 21. Nd3 Bf7 22. Rg1 $40 {1-0 Anka,E-Farago,S/Budapest 1996 (30)}) (16...
f5 $2 17. gxf5 gxf5 18. Rhg1 Kh7 (18... fxe4 19. Qxh6 Qf6 20. Rxg7+ Qxg7 21.
Rg1 $18) 19. Qg2 $18 {1-0 Fedorov,V-Eletsky,E/Oviedo 1993 (28)}) 17. Bf2 Qe7
18. Bc5 Qh4 19. Bf2 Qe7 20. h4 $1 f5 $2 {This apparently active pawn advance
opens the g-file and must be made only after carefully taking into
consideration all the consequences. The present game underlines its drawback
and serves as an instructive example of how dangerous the open g-file can be.}
(20... Red8 21. Bc5 Qc7 {would have lead to a theoretical position, slightly
better for White.}) 21. gxf5 gxf5 22. Bc5 Qc7 23. Rhg1 $1 Kh7 (23... fxe4 24.
Qxh6 $18) 24. Rxg7+ $1 {Very impressive. Actually White wins back the material
by force, keeping big advantage.} Qxg7 (24... Kxg7 25. Rg1+ Kh7 26. Bxd5 $18 {
[%cal Ge4f6]}) 25. Rg1 Qf7 (25... Qh8 26. Ng5+ hxg5 27. Bxd5 (27. Qxg5 $2 Qf6)
27... Bxd5 28. Qxg5 $18) 26. Nd6 Qc7 27. Nxe8 Rxe8 $16 {White's bishop pair
and attacking possibilities make Black's position difficult.} 28. h5 Rd8 29.
Qe1 (29. Rg6 $2 Nf4) 29... Nf4 30. Bxe6 Nxe6 31. Be3 {[%csl Re5,Rf5,Rh6][%cal
Rg1g8] Black is not able to hold all weaknesses.} Qf7 32. Qc3 f4 33. Bf2 Qd7
34. b3 (34. Qxe5 $4 Qd2+ 35. Kb1 Qd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rxd1#) 34... Qd5 35. Re1 Nd4 36.
Qd3+ Kh8 37. Qg6 {[%csl Rh8] The king is simply too weak and there si nothing
Black can do about it. This factor plays the major role in all kind of
complications.} Nxf3 38. Qxh6+ Kg8 39. Qg6+ Kh8 (39... Kf8 40. Rf1 Rd6 (40...
Qf7 41. Bc5+ $18) 41. Qf5+ Ke8 (41... Qf7 42. Qc8+ Qe8 43. Qg4 $18 {[%cal
Gf2c5]}) 42. Qc8+ Rd8 43. Qg4 $16 Rd6 44. h6 $5 Rxh6 45. Rd1 Nd4 46. Bxd4 exd4
47. Qxf4 $16 {/+-.}) 40. Bh4 $1 $18 Nxh4 41. Qh6+ Kg8 42. Rg1+ Ng2 43. Qg5+ Kf8
44. Rxg2 Rd7 (44... Qd1+ 45. Kb2 Qd4+ 46. c3 $18) 45. Qf6+ Ke8 (45... Rf7 46.
Qh8+ Ke7 47. Rd2 $18) 46. Qh8+ Ke7 47. Rg7+ Kd6 48. Qb8+ Kc5 49. Rxd7 Qxd7 50.
Qxe5+ Kb6 51. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "Katrineholm"]
[Site "Katrineholm"]
[Date "1999.05.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Laveryd, Peter"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. g4 {Schulz,A: 'Das spielt man, wenn man die Stellungen nach
9.0-0-0 Sxd4 19.Lxd4 Le6 anstrebt, aber die Möglichkeit 9...d5 nicht zulassen
möchte. Nach 9... d5 folgt nun 10.g5.'} Be6 10. O-O-O Rc8 {Schulz,A: 'Schwarze
plant Se5 und Eroberung des Feldes c4.'} ({Verbreiteter ist} 10... Nxd4 11.
Bxd4 Qa5) 11. Nxe6 {Schulz,A: 'An dieser Stelle wird der Tausch kaum gespielt.
'} (11. Kb1 $142) 11... fxe6 12. Ne2 $2 {This unfortunate novelty shows one
more time Black´s possibilities in the Dragon.  Schulz,A: 'Der Tausch auf e6
macht mehr Sinn in Verbindung mit 12.Lc4. Dieses Springermanöver hier ist
umständlich, außerdem hat der S auf c3 auch seine Funktion dort.'} (12. Be2 Ne5
13. Kb1) ({RR} 12. Bc4 {Schulz,A} Qd7 13. Bb3 Na5 14. Bh6 {Nouro,M-Norri,J/
FIN-chT 1993/EXT 98/0-1 (39)}) 12... Qd7 $1 {Schulz,A: 'Ein Zug mit drei
Funktionen: 1. Die Türme werden verbunden 2. Der Bauer e6 wird prophylaktisch
schon gedeckt 3. Die Dame schaut nach a4. '} 13. h4 $2 (13. Nd4 $2 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 Qa4 15. Kb1 Nxe4 $1 16. fxe4 Bxd4 17. b3 Qc6 18. Bc4 (18. Qxd4 Qxc2+ 19.
Ka1 Rf2 $19) 18... d5 19. Qxd4 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Qxc4 21. bxc4 Rxc4 $17) (13. Kb1
$8 Ne5 14. Nd4 {This is probably the only way to hold the position. After 14. .
.. Nc4 Black is fine, of course, but at least White has a playable position.})
(13. Nd4 $142 {Schulz,A}) 13... Ne5 $19 {Now Black wins material.} 14. Nd4 Qa4
15. Be2 (15. Kb1 Nxf3 $1 16. Nxf3 Nxe4 $19) (15. Nxe6 Qxa2 $19) (15. a3 {
Schulz,A} Nxf3 16. Bb5 Qxb5 17. Nxb5 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Nxg4 $19) 15... Qxa2 16. Qb4
Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Qb3 (18. Qxb7 Nxg4 19. fxg4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 (20. Rxd4 {
Schulz,A} Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Rxd4+ 22. Bxd4 Qxh1 $19) 20... Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Rxd4+ {
'-+' Schulz,A.} 22. Ke2 Qa4 $1 $19) 18... Qxb3 19. Nxb3 Nd7 20. Rhf1 Ne5 21.
Nd4 $2 (21. Nd2 Rc6) 21... Nxg4 {Oops, another blow.} 22. Bg1 Bxd4 23. Rxd4
Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Nh2 25. Rf2 Nxf3 26. Bxa7 Nxh4 {I think White regreted his
opening conception to push pawns on the kingside.} 27. Re2 g5 28. c4 Nf3 29.
Re3 h5 30. Rb3 h4 31. Bf2 g4 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Skatchkov, Pavel"]
[Black "Zakharov, Alexander V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Qe2 {Although often played before, this move seems to be an
inaccuracy, because Black has an interesting possibility to sacrifice the
exchange. If White wants to play the system with the queen on e2, he probably 
has to start with 9.Bb3, and only after 9. ... Bd7 - 10.Qe2. In this case 10. .
.. Ne4 is a mistake, due to the fact that the pawn on b7 is not defended and
in the end of the variation White can take it with the rook.} ({Schulz: Wenn
Weiß stattdessen erst} 9. Bb3 Bd7 {und dann} 10. Qe2 {spielt, ist die mit Sxe4
eingeleitete Opfer/Abtausch-Kombination schwächer:} Nxe4 11. Nxc6 Nxc3 12. Nxd8
Nxe2 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Kxe2 Bxb2 16. Rab1 {und weil der B schon
auf d7 steht, gewinnt Weiß den Bauern zurück.} Bg7 17. Rxb7 $18) 9... Nxe4 $5
$146 {An interesting exchange sacrifice. It has its psychological effect too -
the best White can achieve is an endgame which is very close to equal. It is
hard to believe that such a move can be a novelty, but it seems so.} 10. Nxc6 (
10. Nxe4 Nxd4 $19) 10... Nxc3 11. Nxd8 Nxe2 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.
Kxe2 Bxb2 15. Rab1 Bg7 {Schulz: Schwarz hat eine Qualität für einen Bauern
geopfert und dabei auch noch das Läuferpaar behalten.} 16. Rhd1 (16. h4 $2 b6
17. h5 Bf5 $17) 16... b6 {The endgame is probably equal - Black has a pawn and
better structure for the exchange.} 17. Bd4 Ba6+ 18. Kf2 (18. Ke1 $142 Rc8 19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rd2 $11) 18... Rc8 19. Bxg7 $2 {White probably decided to
sacrifice his weak pawn in order to open the lines for his rooks. Very
doubtful idea in this position, after which White has to fight for a draw.} (
19. Rb2 $11) (19. Rbc1 {Schulz,A} Bh6 20. Be3 Bg7 21. Bd4 $11) (19. Rb2 {
Schulz,A} e5 20. Be3 Ke6 $15) 19... Rxc2+ 20. Kg1 Kxg7 21. a4 (21. Rdc1 Rxa2
22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Bc4 24. Rxa7 Kf6 25. Rb7 b5 $17) 21... Rc5 22. Rbc1 Kf6
23. Re1 Bc4 (23... d5 24. f4 e6 $15) (23... e5 $5 $17) 24. Re4 Bd3 25. Rf4+ Kg7
26. Re1 e5 27. Rb4 Kf6 $2 (27... Bc4 28. Rc1 d5 29. Kf2 Kf6 $17) 28. Rd1 Rc3
29. a5 $1 b5 (29... bxa5 30. Rb7 (30. Ra4 a6 31. Rxa5 Ke6 $17) 30... a6 31.
Rxh7 a4 32. Rh4 a3 33. Ra4 $11) 30. Rb2 d5 31. Rxd3 $1 Rxd3 32. Rxb5 $11 Rd1+
33. Kf2 Rd2+ 34. Kg3 Kf5 35. Rb7 h5 36. h4 Ra2 37. Rxa7 d4 38. a6 d3 39. Ra8 d2
40. Rd8 Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup"]
[Site "Taiyuan"]
[Date "2004.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Bd7 10. h4 Ne5 11. h5 Rc8 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Nb3 (13. Kb1 Nxf3 $1 14.
Nxf3 Rxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Bxg4 $44) 13... Qc7 14. Be2 b5 (14... Nc4 $2
15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. e5 $18) 15. Kb1 $1 (15. g5 $5 Nxh5 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Bxa7 $13)
(15. hxg6 $6 fxg6 {and Black is okay, thanks to the open f-file.}) 15... b4 (
15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nd4 $14 Qb7 18. Qh2 Rb8 19. Bc1 h6 20. hxg6 fxg6
21. b3 cxb3 22. axb3 Rfc8 23. Rd3 h5 24. gxh5 Nxh5 25. Qg2 Be8 26. Rxh5 Bxd4
27. Rxd4 Rxc3 28. Bb2 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 gxh5 30. Qg2+ Kf8 31. Rb4 $1 Bb5 32. Qg6
$16 {1-0 Palac,M-Lalic,B/Pula 2000 (45)}) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 a5 (17... f5
18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bh6 f4 20. Nd4 Qc5 21. Qe1 Rf7 22. Qh4 Nxf3 23. Bxf3 Bxd4 24.
Be4 Ba4 25. Rh2 $18 {1-0 Fressinet,L-Polzin,R/Germany 2001 (28)}) (17... Rfe8
18. Rh2 a5 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Rdh1 a4 21. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Tomescu,V-Piva,G/Porto
San Giorgo 2003 (29)}) 18. Bh6 $6 (18. Nd4 $14 Rfe8 $5 (18... a4 19. Bh6 b3 20.
cxb3 axb3 21. Bxg7 bxa2+ 22. Ka1 Kxg7 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Qh6+ Kf7 25. f4 $18 {
1-0 Hommik,A-Gornoi,M/EST-chB 2nd email 2000 (31)}) (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4
20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qh2 h5 (21... h6 22. Bxh6 $16) 22. gxh5 g5 23. Rhg1 $18 {
1-0 Hautot,S-Goormachtigh,J/Belgium 2004 (36)}) 19. hxg6 (19. Bh6 Bh8) 19...
fxg6 $14 {This position requires a detailed analysis from both sides.}) (18.
Rc1 $6) 18... Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qxc2+ 20. Ka1 Qxe2 $1 (20... f6 $2 21. Nd4 (21. Rc1
g5 $1 22. Rxc2 Rxc2 {[%cal Ge5f7]}) (21. hxg6 $2 Qxg6) 21... Nf7 (21... g5 22.
Nxc2 Rxc2 23. Bd3 $18) (21... Qxe2 22. hxg6 (22. Nxe2 g5 {[%cal Ge5f7]} 23. Nd4
Nf7 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. Rc1 Ne5 $44) 22... Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 $16) 22. Qe3 $1 $36 (
22. Qxf8+)) 21. hxg6 {An improvement over the single available game Sax-Cebalo,
2002, but in my opinion White should search for earlier improvements.} (21. Nd4
$6 Nxg4 $1 22. fxg4 Qe5 (22... Qe4 $5) 23. hxg6 Qg7 24. gxh7+ Kh8 $11 {0-1 Sax,
G-Cebalo,M/Medulin 2002 (46)}) 21... Qxd1+ {The only possibility for Black to
defend against mating threats, but it is enough to obtain a good play.} 22.
Rxd1 fxg6 {[%csl Ge5,Rf3][%cal Gf8f3,Gc8c2] Black's strong pieces secure at
least equal chances.} 23. Nd4 Rf7 24. Rh1 (24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Nxf3 $17) (
24. Qe3 $142 $5 Rc5 25. Qe4 $13) 24... Rc5 25. Ne6 Rxd5 26. Ng5 Rg7 27. Qh4 Nf7
(27... Rc5 $1 $15 {/-/+} 28. Nxh7 Nxf3 29. Qh3 Nd4 $19 {[%csl Rh7]}) 28. Ne4 $1
(28. Nxf7 Rxf7 $17) 28... Re5 (28... g5 29. Qf2 Ne5 30. Qa7 Bc6 31. Ng3 $132)
29. Rc1 {White finally succeeds to activate his rook and save himself.} h6 (
29... h5 $1 30. gxh5 gxh5 $15 {[%cal Gg7g2]}) 30. Rc7 d5 31. Nc5 Bb5 32. a4
bxa3 33. bxa3 d4 34. Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skopje op 18th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2002.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Palac, Mladen"]
[Black "Kolev, Atanas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. h4 h6 16. g4 Qc7 17. g5 h5 18. Bc4 Red8 19. Qf2 Qb7 (19... a5 20. a4 Qb7
21. Rhe1 $1 {See next annotation.}) 20. Rd2 ({Ehlvest's idea} 20. Rhe1 {
(though he played it after the inclusion of the moves a5-a4) underlines the
weakness of the e5-pawn, which can be seen in the following variation:} Nf4 21.
Bxe6 Nxe6 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. gxf6 {[%csl Re5] On the other hand without the
inclusion of a5-a4 it doesn't work so smoothly because Black can win a tempo
by attacking pawn a2:} Qa6 24. a3 Qc4 $13 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc4f4,Gc4a2]}) 20...
a5 (20... Nf4 21. Bxe6 Rxd2 22. Qxd2 Nxe6 23. Be3 Rb8 24. c3 $14 {1-0 Nutiu,
H-Varga,Z/Singapore 1990 (43)}) 21. a4 Nf4 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 23. Bd6 Nd4 24. Rhd1
Rxd6 $1 {A well calculated combination, which leads to a draw.} 25. Nxd6 Qb4 {
Now everything is forced.} 26. Ne4 Rb8 27. c3 (27. b3 $2 Qa3+ 28. Kb1 Nxb3 29.
cxb3 Qxb3+ $19) 27... Nb3+ 28. Kc2 Qxa4 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kh7 31. Kb1
Qa1+ 32. Kc2 Qa4 33. Kb1 {Although there is no direct win for Black if White
avoids a draw by repetition, by doing so he risks to be under a permanent
attack:} (33. Rb8 $6 Nd4+ 34. Kd3 Qd1+ 35. Nd2 Ne6 $44) (33. Kd3 Qb5+ 34. c4 (
34. Kc2 Qa4) 34... Nc1+ 35. Kc2 Qxc4+ 36. Kb1 Nb3 $36) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Katrineholm"]
[Site "Katrineholm"]
[Date "1999.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4
Qc7 {One of the posibilities to avoid main variations, which became popular
after the game Almasi Z.-Georgiev Kir./Cacak/1996, where Black achieved a
comfortable draw.} (13... Qb6 {Schulz,A ist auch spielbar.}) 14. Bc4 (14. Qc5 {
seemed weaker in the above mentioned game.}) ({Die Annahme des Bauernopfers
kann nicht gut für Weiß ausgehen:} 14. Nxd5 {Schulz,A} cxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 {
mit gefährlichem schwarzen Spiel auf den offenen Linien am Damenflügel.}) 14...
Nb6 15. Be2 (15. Qh4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Rb8 17. Qc5 $14 {Schulz,A: '1-0 Psakhis,
L-Borge,N/Eupen 1997/CBM 62 (32)'}) (15. Rhe1 Bf5 {Van Riemsdijk-Guimaraes/
Brasil/1998}) 15... Be6 (15... c5 {is weaker, Brodsky-Hodgson/Isle of Man/1996}
) 16. h4 {Novelty. This move I recommended as an alternative in my comments to
the game Rodriguez-Becerra/Cienfuegos/1997. In that game White played 16.g3
and achieved slightly better position. Rodriguez himself considered 16.h4 a
mistake, which gives Black good counterplay. Schulz,A: 'Rogozenkos Empfehlung
aus CBM 59'} (16. g3 {(Schulz,A) 1/2-1/2 Rodriguez,A-Becerra Rivero,J/
Cienfuegos 1997/CBM 59 (37)}) 16... Rfd8 17. Qe3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Qh2 {<=>,
Rodriguez.} 19. Qg5 Nd5 $1 (19... f6 20. Qe3 (20. Qc5 $5) 20... Kf7 21. Qh6 Kg8
{Doesn´t look very attractive for Black, although maybe it´s not that bad.})
20. Nxd5 (20. Ne4 f6 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. Nxg3 Ne3 23. Rg1 Rd8 $11) 20... cxd5 21.
Bd3 Re8 {Now the position is balanced. Black succeded to improve the pawn
structure and has a very active Queen, while the Rook must defend the position
against White´s Queen.} 22. h5 {Schulz,A: 'Droht 23.hxg6 und 24.Lxg6'} f6 23.
Qe3 Bf7 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Bb5 Rb8 26. a4 (26. Bc6 $5 {Schulz,A}) 26... Rb7 (
26... Qxg2 27. Qxe7 $1 (27. Qxa7 Rc8 28. Bd3 e5 $132) 27... Rc8 (27... Qg5+ 28.
Kb1 $16) (27... Qxf3 28. Rf1 $16) 28. Bd3 $16) 27. Bc6 Rc7 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29.
Rxd5 Qxg2 30. Qe4 $13 Kf7 31. b3 {White pieces are looking better, especially
the Queen in the centre and Black´s King is more exposed. Very interesting to
see how Alexey Fedorov is trying to exploit this last factor into his favor.} (
31. Rd2 $5 Qg1+ 32. Rd1 Qg2 33. b3 $13) 31... f5 32. Qd3 Kf6 $5 {How can Black
play active? It´s too dangerous to move the pawns, but Black has something
else in mind...} 33. Kb2 Qf2 34. b4 Kg5 $1 {It turns out that the King can be
active without major risks. First of all he is protected with the pawns anyway,
secondly the Queens swap usually is in Black´s favor. These factors together
with the counterplay on c2 makes tha position dangerous for both sides.} 35.
Kb3 Kf4 36. c3 {'?!' Schulz,A. Schulz,A: 'Mit einer Falle als Absicht, stellt
aber letztlich den Bauern f3 als Konsequenz ein.'} (36. Rd4+ Kg3 (36... Kg5 {
Schulz,A} 37. f4+ Kf6 38. c3) 37. f4+ Qf3 38. Qxf3+ Kxf3 $13 {This sharp
endgame it´s difficult to evaluate. I think Black is not worse thanks to the
possibility to create a quick counterplay with e7-e5 and g6-g5.}) 36... e5 {
'!' Schulz,A. Black succeded a lot in the last few moves. Now is White who
must be looking for a draw.} (36... Qxf3 $2 37. Rd4+ Kg3 38. Qd2 $1 {'-+'
Schulz,A. with the decisive attack, e.g. Schulz,A: 'und Schwarz wird Matt oder
verliert die Dame.'} Qh5 39. Qf4+ Kg2 40. Rd2+) 37. Rd6 $1 Qxf3 (37... g5 $2
38. Rf6 $18) 38. Qd2+ Qe3 39. Qh2+ Kg5 (39... Kf3 40. Qh1+ Kf2 41. Qh2+ $11 {
with the same result.}) 40. Qg2+ Kh4 41. Qh2+ Kg5 42. Qg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Handke, Florian"]
[Black "Polzin, Rainer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5
Qc7 14. Qc5 Qb7 15. Qa3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Rab8 17. b3 Qc6 $5 (17... Rfc8 18. Bxf5
gxf5 $44 19. Rd3 Qc6 20. c4 Qg6 {Zakharstov-Timofeev/Russia(ch)/2001/} 21. Rd2
Qe6 22. Qxa7 Ra8 23. Qb6 Rc6 $1 (23... Qxb6 {Ernst} 24. Bxb6 Bh6 25. a4 $16)
24. Rd8+ (24. Qb7 {Ernst} Rcc8 $11) 24... Bf8 25. Rxa8 Rxb6 26. Bxb6 Qxb6 27.
Rd1 Qh6+ 28. Kb1 Qxh2 29. Rdd8 Qh1+ 30. Kb2 Qxg2+ 31. Ka3 Qxf3 32. Rxf8+ Kg7
$13) 18. Bxf5 (18. Qxe7 {Ernst} Qc3 19. Bxf5 gxf5 (19... Rfe8 {Ernst}) 20. Qc5
Qb2+ 21. Kd2 Rfe8 $44) (18. Qc5 {Ernst} Qf6 $13) 18... Qc3 $1 {A highly
plausible idea found by Mihail Golubev. He played it in an Internet blitz game
and then published it.  White is a piece and pawn up, but apparently cannot
achieve an advantage.} (18... gxf5 19. Bd4 (19. Qc5 $5 {Ernst} Qf6 20. Qd4 Qe6
21. Qd3 $14) 19... Rfc8 20. c4 Qh6+ 21. Kb1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 e5 23. Rd6 Qf4 24.
Rhd1 Kg7 25. Qxa7 Qxc4 26. Qe3 Qc2+ 27. Ka1 f6 28. R6d2 $18 {1-0 Dubiel,
J-Zaskalski,A/Zakopane 2000 (43)}) 19. Qc5 (19. Bd3 Rbc8 $44 (19... Rfd8 $44
20. Rhf1 Rxd3 (20... Rbc8 {Ernst} 21. Rf2 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Rxd3+ 23. cxd3 $18) 21.
Rxd3 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qxf1 23. g3 Qxf3 24. Qxa7 Qg2+ 25. Kc1 Rc8)) 19... Qb2+ 20.
Kd2 gxf5 21. Ke2 $146 {'?' Ernst.} (21. Qxf5 Qxa2 (21... e6 {Ernst} 22. Qe4)
22. Ke2 Rxb3 23. Bd4 Qa6+ 24. Kf2 Rb5 25. Qg4 e5 26. Be3 Rb2 27. Qf5 Qc8 $15 {
was played in the above mentioned Internet blitz game.}) 21... Rfc8 (21... Qxa2
22. Rd2 $1) (21... Rbc8 $5 22. Qxf5 Rxc2+ 23. Rd2 Rxd2+ 24. Bxd2 Qxa2 $13 25.
Rc1 $140 $2 Qxb3 26. Rc8 Qb7 $17) 22. Qxf5 Rxc2+ 23. Rd2 Rxd2+ 24. Bxd2 Qxa2
25. Rc1 $1 Qa6+ (25... Rd8 $6 26. Qa5 $1 Rxd2+ $140 27. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 28. Kxd2
Bh6+ 29. Kc2 Bxc1 30. Kxc1 {when only White has chances to win.}) (25... e6 {
Ernst} 26. Qc5 Qxb3 27. Qxa7 Qb5+ 28. Kf2 Rd8 29. Qa5 $15) 26. Rc4 Rd8 27. Be3
e6 28. Qc2 Qd6 29. Rc8 $11 Qa6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14. h4
$146 {It is curious that this move mentioned by yours truly 10 years ago in
CBM 67 (when the variation 13...Qc7 just appeared in practice) was never met
until the present game. Instead White found two other ways to achieve a slight
advantage and nobody seemed to be interested in trying something new.
Nevertheless the advance of the h-pawn is certainly one of the most ambitious
continuations.} (14. Bc4 e5 ({or} 14... Nb6 15. Be2 {which is also just
marginally better for White}) 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Ne4 $11 {/+/=}) (14. Qc5 Nxc3 15.
Qxc3 $11 {/+/=}) 14... e5 (14... h5 15. Bc4 Nb6 16. Bd3 $14 Be6 $140 (16... Rd8
17. Qe3 $14) 17. g4 $40) 15. Qc5 Qb6 16. Na4 Qxc5 17. Nxc5 $14 {The endgame is
slightly preferable for White thanks to the better pawn structure.} Rb8 18. a3
(18. c4 {at once was also possible, since after} Nb4 19. a3 Na6 20. Nxa6 Bxa6
21. Rd6 {Black still has problems to solve. For instance:} Bb7 (21... Rbc8 22.
Rd7 $16) 22. Be2 Rfd8 23. Rhd1 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Kf8 (24... c5 25. Rd7 Kf8 26. Rc7)
25. c5 Ke7 26. Bc4 $16) 18... h5 (18... Kg7 19. h5 $14) 19. c4 Ne3 20. Re1 Nf5
$1 {Guseinov is rightly seeking for dynamic play.} ({In the event of} 20...
Nxf1 21. Rhxf1 $16 {the knight is clearly dominating the bishop.}) 21. Rxe5 Ng3
22. Rg1 Bf5 {With the help of a pawn sacrifice Black has activated the minor
pieces and for the moment has some initiative. It is not easy for White to
keep the advantage.} 23. Bd3 (23. Be2 f6 24. Re3 Rfe8 $44) 23... Bxd3 24. Nxd3
Rfd8 25. Nb4 {As usual it is difficult to choose between two continuations of
approximately same value.} ({The alternative was} 25. Kc2 Rd4 26. Kc3 Rxh4 (
26... Rbd8 27. Nb4 c5 28. Nd5 (28. Rxc5 $2 Ne2+ $19) (28. Nc6 Rd3+ 29. Kc2 Rd2+
$44) 28... Rxh4 29. b4 $16) 27. b4 {although after} Rd8 $1 {Black is still in
the game:} (27... Rh2 28. a4 h4 29. b5 $16) 28. Rge1 Kf8 (28... Rh2 29. Re8+
Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Kg7 31. c5 Rxg2 32. b5 cxb5 33. c6 Nf5 34. c7 Nd6 35. Rd8 $18) (
28... Rdd4 29. Rc5 $16) 29. Ra5 Rd7 (29... Rdd4 $2 30. Ne5 $18) (29... Rhd4 30.
Ne5 $16) 30. Ne5 Re7 $14) 25... Rd4 26. b3 Rxh4 27. Kd2 $6 {Starting with this
moment White completely misses Black's counterplay.} (27. Kc2 $142 Rc8 28. Rc5
Nf5 (28... Ne2 29. Rd1 Nd4+ 30. Kb2 $1 Kf8 31. Rd2 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rd4][%cal
Gb2c3,Gg2g3]} (31. g3 $2 Rh2+)) 29. Kc3 Ne7 (29... Nd4 30. Re1 {[%cal Gg2g3]}
Rd8 31. Nxc6 Nxc6 32. Rxc6 Rh2 33. Rg1 $16) 30. Re1 Kf8 31. Rce5 $14) 27... Rc8
$13 {/=} 28. Rc5 $6 (28. Re7 a5 29. Nd3 {leaves Black with a pleasant choice:}
Rd8 ({or} 29... a4 30. Kc3 axb3 31. Kxb3 $11) 30. Kc3 Rhd4 31. Rd1 h4 32. Re5 (
32. Re8+ Rxe8 33. Kxd4 Re2 $132) 32... Kg7 $13 33. Rxa5 $140 $2 Ne2+ 34. Kc2
Nf4 $19) (28. Kc3 $142 $13 {/=}) 28... Rd4+ 29. Kc2 (29. Ke3 $142 Rd6 (29...
Rcd8 $2 30. Nxc6 Rd3+ 31. Kf2 $18) 30. Kf2 h4 31. Re1 Rd2+ 32. Kg1 Ne2+ 33. Kh2
Nf4 34. Re4 Nxg2 (34... Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Rd8 36. Rxf4 h3 37. Nd5 $1 $11) 35. Nxc6
Kg7 (35... Nf4+ 36. Kh1 $11) 36. Kh1 h3 $17) (29. Kc3 $2 Ne2+ $19) 29... Rcd8
$1 {Suddenly the white king is under strong attack due to the fact that the
c3-square is not available because of the check on e2.} 30. Rxc6 (30. Re1 Rd2+
31. Kc3 Ne2+ 32. Rxe2 Rxe2 33. Nxc6 Rd7 34. Rg5 Kg7 $19) ({The best practical
chances to escape would have come after} 30. Nxc6 Rd2+ 31. Kc3 (31. Kb1 R8d3
$19) 31... Ne2+ 32. Kb4 Nxg1 33. Nxd8 Rxd8 34. Re5 $1) 30... Rd2+ 31. Kb1 Ne2
32. Rh1 (32. Re1 Nc3+ 33. Kc1 Rxg2 34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. cxd5 Rxd5 36. Rc2 Rxc2+ 37.
Kxc2 h4 $19) 32... Nc3+ 33. Kc1 Rxg2 34. Rc5 (34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. cxd5 Rxd5 36.
Rc2 Rdg5 37. b4 (37. Rd1 h4 $19) 37... Rg1+ 38. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 39. Kb2 h4 $19)
34... Ne2+ 35. Kb1 Rd2 36. Nd5 Nd4 {White resigned due to the inevitable mate}
(36... Nd4 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Rb8 Rb2+ 39. Ka1 Ra2+ 40. Kb1 Rgb2+ 41. Kc1 Ne2+ {
and mate next move.}) 0-1

[Event "UKR-ch"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2001.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rogovski, Vladimir"]
[Black "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bh6 {For more information about this
sideline look in the CBM 74.} Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qb6 {The Dragon specialist Mikhail
Golubev chooses the most logical continuation. Black is ready for counterplay
on the queenside.} 13. e5 ({Another critical continuation is the immediate 13.
h4.} 13. h4 Rb8 14. b3 Qc5 15. Kb2 dxe4 16. h5 g5 17. f4 $1 Ng4 {0-1 Petursson,
P-Schuette,M/Bayern 1998/ (25)} (17... gxf4 18. Qxf4 $16) 18. Nxe4 Nxh6 19.
Nxc5 gxf4 20. Nd7 Bxd7 21. Rxd7 $14) 13... Nd7 14. h4 Nxe5 (14... Rd8 $2 15. h5
Nf8 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Bd3 Rb8 18. b3 Qb4 (18... Qa5 19. Na4 Ba6 $4 {[#]} 20.
Bxg6 hxg6 21. e6 $1 {1-0 Bellini,F-Raeber,M/SUI 1996}) 19. Ne2 c5 20. Nf4 Rb6
21. Bc4 $1 $16 {1-0 Peschlow,P-Roos,M/Dortmund 1997 (26)}) 15. h5 Bf5 16. g4 (
16. hxg6 Bxg6 $17) 16... f6 $1 {In Dragon system one needs tactics not only to
attack, but also to defend.} 17. Qf4 (17. gxf5 g5 $19 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Ge5f7]})
17... Rab8 (17... Bd7 18. hxg6 Nxg6 (18... hxg6 $5 19. Qh6 Kf7) 19. Qh6 Rf7 20.
Bd3 Nf8 21. Rde1 Rb8 22. b3 Qb4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Schmitt,T-Werner,V/Germany 1993 
(44)}) 18. b3 g5 $5 {An impressive play by Black. It turns out that white
queen can be cought on f5 too!} (18... Bd7 {looks possible and Black must have
good counterchances, but the game idea was worth playing it.}) 19. Qxf5 Qe3+
20. Kb2 Rf7 $1 {Now the threat is 21. ... e6 22.Qxe6 Nc4+ winning the queen.
White was lucky to find a defence against it.} 21. Bd3 e6 22. Rhe1 {The only
sensible way to save the queen.} Qxe1 23. Qxh7+ (23. Rxe1 $2 exf5) 23... Rxh7
24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rxe1 {It is very difficult to make a precise evaluation of
this endgame, since the pawn structure is very unbalanced. Still one can say
that Black's structure is more compact and the pawn f3 is very weak. Black
should be better.} Rb4 (25... Kg7 $5) 26. Ne2 (26. Na4 $2 Rf4 27. Nc5 Rxf3 28.
Nxe6 Nxg4 $19) 26... Nxf3 27. Rf1 Rxg4 $5 {This must have been very tempting
for Mikhail, but was probably not necessary at all.} (27... Ne5 $1 28. Rxf6 Re4
$1 {With the help of this move Black protects pawn e6 and has resonable
winning chances. It is amazing that first the queen on e3, now the rook on e4
protect that pawn, although black knight is still on e5.} 29. Nc3 Re1 30. Rf8 (
30. a4 Kg7 $1) (30. Rxe6 $2 Nd3+ 31. cxd3 Rxe6 $19) 30... Nxg4 31. Rf7+ Kh6 32.
Rxa7 Ne5 33. a4 g4 {must favour Black.}) 28. Rxf3 f5 29. Re3 f4 30. Nxf4 (30.
Rxe6 f3 31. Re3 fxe2 32. Rxe2 Re4 $1 $17) 30... Rxf4 31. Rxe6 Rf7 (31... g4 32.
Rg6 $11 (32. Rxc6 Rf7 (32... g3 $2 33. Rg6) 33. Rc3 Kh6 $17)) 32. Kc3 (32. Rg6
$2 Rg7) 32... g4 33. Kd3 g3 34. Rg6 Rg7 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Ke3 Kh6 37. Kf3 Kxh5
38. Kxg3 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shovunov, Baatr"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game deserves attention manly by the fact that Ivanchuk played Dragon
with Black against his own pet line.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4
5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. exd5
Nxd5 12. Nxd5 {Thanks ti Ivanchuk this line gained popularity lately.} cxd5 13.
Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qc5 Qb7 {It is interesting that Ivanchuk plays this move and not
14. ... Qb8, what was Federov's decision after he lost to .... Ivanchuk by
playing 14. ... Qb7.} (14... Qb8 15. Qa3 Be6 16. Ba6 Qe5 17. g3 Rad8 18. Bf4
Qf6 19. Rhe1 Bf5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. c3 Qb6 22. Be3 Bh6 23. f4 Qc6 24. Bd2 Qd5
25. Re2 e5 26. Qa4 exf4 27. gxf4 Bxf4 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Qxf4 Rxe8 30. Bc4 Qh1+
31. Bf1 Kg8 {0-1 Adams,M-Fedorov,A/Wijk aan Zee 2001}) 15. Qa3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Rab8
17. b3 Rfc8 (17... Rbc8 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rd3 Qc6 20. c4 Qf6 21. Rhd1 Rc6 22.
Bd4 e5 23. Bc3 Ra6 24. Qb2 $16 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Fedorov,A/Polanica Zdroj 2000/ 
(39)}) 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Qa5 {That's a pity. Most critical is the move 19.Rd3.}
(19. Rd3 Qc6 (19... Qc7 20. c4 a5 (20... Qe5 21. Rhd1 Qa1+ 22. Kc2 Qf6 23. Bd4
e5 24. Bc3 Qh4 25. R1d2 Qxh2 26. Qe7 $16 {1-0 Solak,D-Kozhuharov,S/Yerevan
2000/ (36)}) 21. Rhd1 Ra8 22. Rd7 Qe5 23. Bd4 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Bf8 25. Qc1 Qxc1+
26. Kxc1 f6 27. Ra7 $18 {1-0 Movsesian,S-Fedorov,A/Polanica Zdroj 2000/ (56)})
20. c4 Qg6 (20... f4 21. Bxf4 Qf6 22. Bxb8 Qa1+ 23. Kc2 Qxh1 24. Bf4 Qxg2+ 25.
Bd2 Qxh2 26. Qxe7 $16 {1-0 Giaccio,A-Hoffman,A/Buenos Aires 2001/ (38)}) 21. f4
(21. Rhd1 Qxg2 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Qxf3 24. Qb2 Qe3+ 25. Kb1 e5 26. Rd7 Rc6
$13 {1-0 Pinter,G-Kanovsky,D/Balatonlelle 2001/ (41)}) 21... Qxg2 $13 {0-1
Zakharstov,V-Timofeev,A/Elista RUS 2001/ (47). For more detailes look to the
annotations of this game in CBM83.}) 19... Qc6 20. c4 Qe6 21. Rd3 (21. Rhe1
Rxc4+ 22. Kb1 Rcc8 23. Bd4 $4 Rxb3+ {0-1 Einarsson,H-Angantysson,H/Reykjavik
1984}) (21. Bxa7 Rxc4+ 22. Kb1 Bc3 $17 23. Qa3 (23. Rd8+ Kg7 $1) 23... f4 $1 {
[%csl Rb1][%cal Ge6f5,Ge6g6,Rh7b1]}) 21... Rxc4+ 22. Kb1 (22. bxc4 $2 Qxc4+ 23.
Kd2 Rb2+ $19) 22... h5 (22... Rcc8 23. Rhd1 $14) 23. Rd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxd8+ Kh7
25. bxc4 Qxe3 26. Rd1 {Strong bishop on g7 and exposed white king give Black
good compensation for the exchange. Still White can be better rather quick if
Black does nothing. White's task is of course to trade queens or advance the
c-pawn.} e6 $2 (26... Qc3 $1 {It remains unclear why Ivanchuk didn't make this
strong move.}) 27. Qd3 Qb6+ 28. Qb3 (28. Qb3 Qf2 29. g4 $1 {having the idea to
open diagonal b1-h7. The endgame would favour White, for instance:} hxg4 30.
fxg4 fxg4 31. Qc2+ Qxc2+ 32. Kxc2 Be5 33. c5 Bxh2 34. c6 Kg6 (34... Be5 35. Kd3
Kg6 36. Ke2 f5 37. Rd7 f4 38. c7 Bxc7 39. Rxc7 $18) 35. Rd7 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Targoviste"]
[Date "2001.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vasiesiu, Dan"]
[Black "Jianu, Vlad Cristian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2001.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 $1 {An important move. White stops 11. .
.. Qa5 because of 12.Nd5, when 12. ... Qxd2 comes without check, which means
he'll have time for intermediate 13.Nxe7+.} (11. h4 Qa5 $1 $132) 11... Qc7 12.
Nd5 {A possible option, which gives White slightly better position.} (12. h4 {
The most direct and probably strongest continuation.} Rfc8 (12... h5 13. g4 $1
$40) 13. h5 Qa5 {See the comments after White's 11.Kb1. Here Black was forced
to lose a tempo by playing Qc7 and only then Qa5.} 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. a3 Rab8
16. Bd3 Bc4 17. Be3 (17. Rh2 $40) 17... b5 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. Bg5 Bg7 20. Bh6 Bh8
21. Nd5 Qd8 22. Bg5 Nxd5 23. Rxh8+ Kxh8 24. exd5 Kg7 25. Rh1 Bxd3 26. cxd3 Qd7
27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. Qh6+ Kf6 29. Qh4+ g5 30. Qh6+ Kf5 31. g4+ Kf4 32. Qh2+ Kxf3
33. Qh3+ {1-0 Van der Wiel,J-Zult,D/Leeuwarden 2001}) 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Rac8
14. Rc1 a6 15. g4 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. h4 (17. c4 $5 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4
d5 20. Be2 Qd6 21. Qd4+ Kg8 22. f5 exf5 23. Bf3 $1 $16 {1-0 Luther,T-Cabrera,A/
Cali 2000 (49)}) 17... Qc6 $146 {The right move order. In the game given below
the inclusion of 17. ... e5 18.Be3 and only then 18. ... Qc6 allowed White to
play 19.h5! without protecting on f3:} (17... e5 18. Be3 Qc6 19. h5 $1 Qd5 (
19... Qxf3 20. Bg2 ({or first} 20. hxg6 hxg6 (20... Qxh1 21. Bc4+ Rxc4 22. Rxh1
$18) 21. Bg2) 20... Qxg4 (20... Qg3 21. Rcg1 $18) 21. Bh3 $16) 20. hxg6 hxg6
21. Bd3 $18 {1-0 Chapman,A-Amaral,N/Bad Wiessee 1997 (25)}) 18. Bg2 ({after} 
18. Rh3 {Black has nice tactics:} Ne4 $1 19. fxe4 Bxd4 $15 20. Qxd4 $140 $2
Qxc2+ $1 21. Rxc2 Rxf1+ $19) (18. Be2 $13) (18. h5 {Now this advance doesn't
work:} Qxf3 19. Bg2 (19. hxg6 $140 $2 Qxh1 $19) 19... Ne4 $1) 18... Qc4 $1 {
The queen is active here and creates concrete threats.} 19. Rhe1 {White would
be happy to keep the rook on the h-file, but he must defend against the threat
Ne4. The alternatives to 19.Rhe1 have their drawbacks too:} ({The direct} 19.
h5 {doesn't work:} Ne4 $1 $15 {[%csl Rd4]}) (19. Be3 $2 Nd5 $17 {[%csl Rb1]
[%cal Gd5c3]}) (19. c3 $5) 19... e5 20. Bg1 Rcd8 {The position is
strategically complicated. White seems to be better thanks to his bishop pair
and pressure on the central files, especially since Black has weaknesses on
the d-file. But things are far from easy. The bishop on g2 might easily become
"the bad piece", unless White won't be able to play f3-f4 or g4-g5 and Bh3.
Black also has two open files for counterplay and maybe some vague chances to
advance his central pawns one day. Still, White should have the advantage.} 21.
Rcd1 (21. f4 $1 {A very concrete and responsable decision. White opens his
light-squared bishop, but on the other hand Black gets a dangerous passed pawn
on the f-file.} Qxf4 (21... exf4 $2 22. g5 $18 {[%csl Rd5]}) 22. Qxf4 exf4 23.
g5 Ng4 {Black must play active, although it seems that White's bishops are
much too strong anyway.} (23... Nd7 24. Bxb7 f3 25. Bf2 Rb8 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. c3
$16) 24. Bf3 (24. Bb6 $6 Rde8 $132) (24. Bd5+ $6 Kh8) 24... Ne5 25. Bxb7 Rb8
26. Bd5+ Kh8 {Black has active pieces and a strong passed pawn, which normally
should give very good chances. The only problem is that White has very
powerful bishops (especially the one on d5) and a better pawn structure. It
looks like Black's initiative stops after:} 27. b3 (27. Bd4 f3 {gives Black
more possibilities for counterplay.}) 27... f3 28. Rf1 Rf4 29. Bf2 Nc4 30. Bxc4
Rxc4 31. Rcd1 Be5 32. Rd3 $16) 21... Kh8 22. Be3 $6 {Too sophisticated. It
allows unnecessary the advance of Black's central pawns.} (22. Bb6 Rc8 (22...
Rd7 $2 23. g5 Nh5 24. Bh3 Rdf7 25. Bg4 $16) 23. c3 $14) 22... d5 23. Bg5 Rc8
24. h5 $2 {Not the perfect moment to start an attack. Black has advantage in
the center and possibilities for counterplay on the c-file.} (24. c3 d4 $5 25.
cxd4 exd4 $13 {[%cal Gf6d5]}) (24. Rxe5 $2 Ne4 25. fxe4 Bxe5 26. exd5 Qxg4 (
26... Qb5 27. b3 Bc3 28. Qd3) 27. d6 Rf2 $1 {[%csl Rd1]}) 24... gxh5 $17 25.
Rh1 hxg4 26. Rh4 e4 27. fxg4 d4 28. Bf1 (28. Qxd4 $2 Qxc2+ 29. Ka1 Rfd8 30.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxd8+ Ng8 $19) (28. Rdh1 Rf7 {This simple move Black prtects
pawn h7, solving all defencive problems.} 29. Bf1 Qc5 30. Qh2 Kg8 $17) 28...
Qc5 29. Bxf6 Rxf6 30. g5 Rb6 $19 31. Rxe4 d3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[Round "15.5"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Polzin, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 Rfc8 13. h4 Qa5 14. a3 Rab8
15. Nd5 $5 {At the first sight this move might look harmless, but in spite of
theory's evaluation (as leading to equal endgame), Black must fight for a draw
in an WORSE endgame. As the present game shows, his task is far from trivial.}
(15. h5 b5 16. Nd5 {is in a way similar to the game, but the inclusion of
moves h5 for White and b5 for Black even more favours White in endgame, since
his plan is to advance h5 anyway, while b5 pawn might be a weakness in some
lines.} Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bxg7 Bxf3 20. Rh3 Bxg4 21. Rg3
Kxg7 22. Rxg4 Rc5 (22... f5 23. Rg3 Kf6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Rh2 Rh8 26. Rxh8 Rxh8
27. Bxb5 $16 {1-0 Van den Doel,E-Janssen,R/Dieren 1998 (46)}) 23. Rh2 $1 $14 {
Svidler-Tisdall, Torshavn, 1997.}) 15... Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 (16... Nxd5 {
Also doesn't solve all problems:} 17. Bxg7 $1 (17. exd5 {Without the inclusion
of moves h5 and b5, the direct 17.exd5 is less convincing:} Bxd5 $1 (17... Bxd4
$6 18. Rxd4 Bd7 19. h5 Rc5 20. Bd3 Rbc8 21. g5 $14 {1-0 Blees,A-Kargin,A/Isle
of Man 1996 (48)}) 18. Bxg7 Bxf3 19. Rh3 Bxg4 20. Rg3 Kxg7 21. Rxg4 f5 22. Ra4
a6 {was about equal in Tseshkovsky-Mortensen, Riga 1982.}) 17... Ne3 (17...
Kxg7 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Rd4 Rc5 (19... b5 20. Bd3 Rb6 21. g5 e5 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23.
Rd1 $14 {1-0 Bricard,E-Tasic,B/Chanac 1989 (41)}) 20. Be2 Rbc8 21. c3 a5 22. f4
f5 23. g5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A-Vasilev,M/Medellin 1996 (81)}) 18. Bd4
Nxf1 19. Rxf1 {White is slightly better thanks to the space advantage and some
possitbilities on the kingside. It is amazing that in the game Polgar,J-Anand,
V/Dortmund 1997 the players achieved the diagram position, but Black pawn was
already on b5 (because of a different opening line, when Black was able to
play directly Qa5, not Qc7-a5). This is quite an important factor, because now
in order to push b5-b4 Black must lose a tempo.} a5 20. g5 (20. h5 g5 $13)
20... b5 21. h5 {and White has pressure on the kingside. Black must run with
the king to d7, but to defend such a position is no fun at all, certainly not
for Dragon adherents.}) 17. exd5 a6 (17... b6 18. h5 Nd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. g5
f5 21. Re2 $14 {1-0 Lobzhanidze,D-Benekas,V/Ano Liosia 1996 (59)}) 18. h5 $14
Nd7 (18... b5 19. hxg6 (19. Rdh2 $2 Nxg4) 19... hxg6 20. Rdh2 Kf8 (20... Nxg4
$4 21. Rh8+ Bxh8 22. Rxh8#) 21. Be2 (21. f4 $5) 21... Ng8 22. Bxg7+ (22. Be3 $5
) 22... Kxg7 23. f4 Rc5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Resika,N-Laursen,N/Copenhagen 2000 (59)})
19. g5 $1 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Rc5 21. Bh3 Ne5 22. f4 Rc4 23. Rhd1 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Nf3
25. Rd3 Nh4 26. h6 {The endgame is difficult for Black. White gained too much
space advantage on the kingside.} Kf8 27. Rc3 Ke8 28. b4 Nf5 29. Kb2 Kd7 30.
Kb3 e6 31. Ka4 Ne7 32. dxe6+ fxe6 33. Re3 b5+ 34. Kb3 Nf5 35. Bxf5 gxf5 (35...
exf5 $142 36. a4 $16 (36. c4 Rc8 37. cxb5 axb5 38. a4 bxa4+ 39. Kxa4 Rc4 $132))
36. c4 Re8 37. c5 $1 Kc6 (37... d5 38. a4 $18) 38. cxd6 Kxd6 39. a4 Rc8 40.
axb5 axb5 41. Rd3+ Ke7 42. Rc3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 (15. Ng5 $2 Nxe3 16. Nxe6 Qb6 17. Nxf8 Nxc4 18. Qc3 Qa6 19. Qb3 Rxf8
20. Kb1 e4 $19 {0-1 Timman,J-Fedorov,A/Wijk aan Zee 2001 (25)}) 15... Rfd8 16.
g4 Nf4 17. Qc3 (17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Bd6 Qb6 19. g5 $14 (19. Qc3 $14)) 17... Rd5 (
17... Bd5 18. Kb1 Rd7 19. Bf2 h6 20. Bh4 Re8 21. a3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rd4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Alterman,B/Bad Homburg 1997 (36)}) 18. Kb1 Rad8 (18... Rxd1+
19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Qd2 Bd5 22. Bb3 a6 23. g5 h6 24. h4 hxg5 25.
hxg5 $14 {1-0 Loskutov,O-Aronian,L/Moscow 1995 (54)}) 19. Rde1 $5 $146 {
White will simply ignore black rooks on the d-file. In the present game
Fedorov failed to find a sensible plan against it.} (19. Bxd5 $6 cxd5 20. Be3
Qe7 21. Qc5 Qb7 22. Qa3 Qc6 23. Qc3 Qa8 24. Bxf4 Rc8 25. Qa5 exf4 26. Ng5 Qb8
$1 $36 {1-0 Xie Jun-Gufeld,E/Kuala Lumpur 1994 (37)}) 19... h6 20. Be3 $1 Qe7 (
20... Kh8 21. Bxd5 $16 {and Black cannot take back with the pawn.}) 21. Rhg1
Kh8 22. h4 {This position seems to be easier to play with White. There is no
clear way for Black now to follow up.} f5 $6 (22... Rd4 {Does not help at all:}
23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Qxc6 $18) 23. gxf5 Bxf5 (23... gxf5 {More
logical, but after the natural reply Black is in big troubles anyway:} 24. Nf2
$16 {/\Bxf4}) 24. a3 Qxh4 25. Bxa7 R5d7 26. Bf2 Qe7 27. Rh1 $16 g5 $2 (27...
Bxe4 28. fxe4 $16) 28. Bc5 Qe8 29. Nxg5 Nd5 30. Qd2 Qg6 31. Reg1 e4 32. Nxe4
Nc3+ (32... Qh7 33. Rxg7 Rxg7 34. Bd4 {and Black loses everything.}) 33. Qxc3
$1 $18 (33. Nxc3 Rxd2 34. Rxg6 Bxc2+ 35. Ka1 Bxg6 $17) 33... Bxc3 34. Rxg6 Rd1+
35. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Ka2 Bxg6 37. bxc3 h5 38. a4 h4 39. Ng5 Kg7 (39... Bf5 40.
Bd4+ $18) 40. a5 Bf5 41. a6 Bc8 42. a7 Bb7 43. f4 Rh1 44. Be6 {I guess the
game continued only because of the sudden death time control.} Ba8 45. Bc8 Kg6
46. Kb3 Rf1 47. Nh3 Kh5 48. Nf2 Rg1 49. Kc4 Rc1 50. Kd3 Rg1 51. Be6 Bb7 52. Kd4
Re1 53. Bg4+ Kg6 54. Kd3 Re8 55. Ne4 Ba6+ 56. Ke3 Bc4 57. Bd7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Atakisi, Umut"]
[Black "Asauskas, Henrikas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2357"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 (17. Bd3 Bxa2 18. b3 Bxb3 19. cxb3 Qxb3
$44) (17. Qf6 Bxa2 18. b3 Bxb3 19. cxb3 Qxb3 $44) 17... Rad8 $1 {The best
continuation. After other moves White achieves advantage easier. The point of
17...Rad8 is that the rook from d8 often leaves the backrank and then it is
more important for Black to have the rook on f8 rather than on a8.} (17... a5
18. Bd3 Qb4 19. Be4 $14) (17... Qf2 18. Qa5 $14) (17... Rfd8 18. Bd3 (18. Ba6
$5 $14) 18... Rd5 19. Rhe1 (19. Qc3 Rc5 20. Qf6 Bxa2 21. Rhe1 Bd5 22. Re7 Ra5
23. b3 Qb4 24. Rde1 Rf8 25. Re8 Qa3+ 26. Kd2 Qb4+ 27. Kd1 $16 Ra2 $2 28. R1e7
$18 {1-0 Flores Escuin,S-Ballesteros Borondo,V/Spain 1997 (32)}) (19. b3 Rad8
$44) 19... Ra5 20. Qc3 Rxa2 21. b3 $14 {1-0 Rowson,J (2494)-Mah,K (2312)/
England 1999 (28)}) 18. Bd3 (18. Ba6 Qf2 19. g4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxh2 (20... Bd5
$1 $44) 21. Qe3 $14 {1-0 Olivera Gutierrez,A (2109)-Garcia,A/Oviedo 2000 (31)})
(18. Re1 Rfe8 (18... Rd5 $5 19. Qe3 Rc5 $44) 19. Bd3 c5 20. Qa4 Rb8 21. b3 Red8
22. Qa6 Qc7 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kg7 25. h4 Re8 26. Qc4 Qe5 $13 {1/2-1/2
Becerra Rivero,J (2510)-Gallego Jimenez,V (2395)/Linares 1997 (56)}) 18... Rd5
19. Qc3 (19. b3 Rfd8 $44 20. Rhe1 $140 Bf5 $36) (19. Rhe1 Ra5 20. Qc3 Rxa2 21.
b3 Ra5 22. Kb2 Rc5 23. Qf6 Rd5 $1 24. Bf1 (24. Be4 $1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 c5 26. Bd5
Bxd5 27. Qxb6 axb6 28. Rxd5 $14) 24... Rb8 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Qc3 a5 $36 {
Hansen S-B-Rogozenko, Internet (rapid) 2005}) 19... Rc5 (19... Ra5 $2 20. a3
$16) 20. Qf6 Bxa2 21. Rhe1 (21. h4 Ra5 22. Rhe1 (22. b3 Bxb3 23. cxb3 Qxb3 $44)
22... Be6 23. b3 Rd5 24. g4 Qd8 25. Qxd8 Rfxd8 $14 {/= 1/2-1/2 Smeets,J (2518)
-Asauskas,H (2357)/Warsaw 2005(93)}) 21... Qa5 $1 $146 (21... Bd5 22. h4 Ra5
23. b3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Pelletier,Y (2479)-Berndt,S (2500)/Germany 1999 (39)}) 22.
Re4 (22. h4 Be6 $1 (22... Bb3 23. h5 $1 Bxc2 (23... Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qa5+ 25. Ke2 (
25. Ke3 Re5+ 26. Kf2 Qc5+ 27. Kf1 Re6 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Qc3 (29. Qh4 $2 Bxc2)
29... Qxh5 30. Qxb3 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qxd1 32. Qxe6+ Kg7 33. Qe7+ Rf7 34. Qe5+ $11)
25... Re5+ 26. Kf1 Re6 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Qh4 $18) 24. Bxc2 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Qa5+
26. Ke3 Rxh5 (26... Rxc2 27. h6 Qc5+ 28. Rd4 Re8+ 29. Kf4 $18) 27. Be4 $16) 23.
g4 Qa1+ (23... Bb3 24. h5 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Qa5+ 26. Ke2 Re5+ 27. Kf1 Re6 28. Rxe6
$140 $6 fxe6 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gf8f3]}) 24. Kd2 Qa5+ 25. Kc1 (25. c3 Qa2 26. Rb1
Rd5 27. Kc2 Rb8 $40) (25. Ke2 Qc7 $36) 25... Qa1+ $11) 22... Bb3 (22... Bd5 23.
b4 Qa3+ 24. Qb2 (24. Kd2 $2 Bxe4 25. bxc5 Bxd3 26. cxd3 Qa2+ $19) 24... Qxb2+
25. Kxb2 Rb8 $11 {[%cal Ga7a5]} (25... Bxe4 26. bxc5 Bxd3 27. cxd3 $14)) 23.
Rde1 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qa5+ 25. Kc1 (25. c3 $2 Qa2 26. Kc1 Qa1+ 27. Bb1 Ba2 28. Kc2
Rb5 $40) 25... Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qa5+ $11 27. Kd1 Bxc2+ $1 (27... Rd5 $13) 28. Bxc2
Rd8+ 29. Rd4 (29. Ke2 $6 Rxc2+ 30. Kf1 Qb5+ 31. Kg1 Rf8 $17) 29... Qa1+ 30. Kd2
Rxd4+ 31. Qxd4 Rxc2+ 32. Kxc2 Qxe1 33. Qxa7 (33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Qd4+ Kf8 35. Qd6+
Qe7 36. Qxc6 Qe2+ 37. Kb3 Qxg2 38. Qd6+ $11) 33... Qe2+ 34. Kc3 Qe5+ 35. Kc2 $2
{The desire to play for a win is completely unjustified. Now Black should be
winning.} (35. Qd4 Qxh2 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qd4+ $11 Kh6 (37... f6 $6 38. Qd7+ Kh6
39. Qxc6 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Gb2b4]}) 38. Qd2+ g5 (38... Kh5 $4 39. g4+) 39. Qd4
$44 Qxg2 40. Qf6+ Kh5 41. Qxf7+ Kh4 42. Qxh7+ Kg3 43. Qc7+ $11) 35... Qxh2 36.
Qa8+ Kg7 37. Qxc6 Qxg2+ 38. Kc3 h5 $19 39. Qd5 Qg3 40. Qd4+ f6 41. Qa7+ Kh6 42.
Qe3+ Qg5 (42... g5 43. b4 h4 44. b5 h3 $19) 43. f4 Qa5+ 44. Kc4 Qa6+ 45. Kc3
Qc6+ 46. Kd3 Qd7+ 47. Kc3 (47. Qd4 Qxd4+ 48. Kxd4 h4 49. Ke4 Kg7 50. b4 Kf7 $19
) 47... h4 48. b4 Kh5 49. Qf3+ Qg4 50. Qd5+ f5 51. b5 Qxf4 52. Qd3 Qg4 $2 (
52... Qc1+ 53. Kd4 Qb2+ 54. Kc4 (54. Kd5 Qg2+ 55. Ke6 h3 $19) (54. Kc5 Qf2+ 55.
Kc4 g5 $19) 54... Qg2 55. Qd1+ (55. b6 Qc6+ $19) 55... Qg4+ 56. Qxg4+ Kxg4 57.
b6 h3 58. b7 h2 59. b8=Q h1=Q $19) 53. b6 Qg2 (53... h3 $2 54. b7 $18) 54. Qd1+
Kg5 55. Qd8+ Kg4 56. Qd1+ Kg5 57. Qd8+ Kg4 58. Qd1+ Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Moranda, Wojciech"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qc5
Qb7 15. b3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Rfc8 {This is inaccurate. Black must play the other
rook on c8.} (16... Rac8 $1 17. Qa5 (17. Qxa7 {leads to a draw:} Bxd3 $1 (17...
Qb5 {is not justified:} 18. Kb1 (18. Bxb5 $4 Rxc2+ 19. Kb1 Rc4+ 20. Rd3 Bxd3#)
18... Bxd3 ({A.Schneider recommends} 18... Qb4 $2 19. Bxf5 Ra8 {as good for
Black, but after} 20. Bc5 $1 {Black is in troubles}) 19. Rxd3 Qe5 20. Bd4 Qe2
21. Rc1 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Qxd3 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qc5 $16) 18. Qxb7 (18. Rxd3 Qc6
19. c4 (19. Rd2 Ra8 $19) 19... Qf6 $44) 18... Rxc2+ 19. Kb1 Rb2+ 20. Kc1 (20.
Ka1 $2 Rb1#) 20... Rc2+ $11) 17... Rc3 $1 18. Bxf5 (18. Rhe1 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Rxd3
20. cxd3 Rc8+ 21. Bc5 Qd5 $19 {0-1 Valenti,G (2226)-Sorcinelli,F (1962)/San
Martino di Castrozza 2003 (24)}) 18... Rxe3 {With his powerful bishop on the
long diagonal Black has more than enough compensation:} 19. Be4 (19. Bd3 Re5
20. Qd2 a5 21. Rde1 a4 22. Rxe5 Bxe5 23. Bc4 Qc7 24. g3 Rd8 25. Bd3 axb3 $19 {
0-1 Kuma,B-Losos,J/Poland 1990 (27)}) 19... Qb8 20. g3 (20. Qg5 Re2 21. Qxe7
Qb6 22. a4 Qe3+ 23. Kb1 Qc3 24. Qa3 Rb8 25. Kc1 Bf6 $19 {0-1 Betts,M (1686)
-Grizzaffi,M (1615)/IECG email 2002 (37)}) 20... Qc8 21. g4 (21. h4 h5 22. Rhg1
a6 23. Rd5 Qe6 24. Rd8 Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kh7 $17 {0-1 Smirin,I-Basin,L/Minsk 1985
(28)}) (21. Rd5 Qe6 22. Rd8 Qf6 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. Kb1 h5 $44 {0-1 Voss,
P-Godfrey,P/New Zeeland 1997 (52)}) 21... Re2 (21... Qb8 $5) 22. h4 Qb8 23. g5
Rh2 24. Rxh2 Qxh2 25. Qxa7 Qf4+ 26. Kb1 Qe5 27. Kc1 Qf4+ 28. Kb1 Qe5 29. Kc1 {
1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L (2590)-David,A (2435)/Andorra 1996/CBM 054 ext}) (16... Bxd3
17. Rxd3 $14 {/+/-}) 17. Qa5 $14 (17. Qb5 $2 {is a blunder in view of:} Rxc2+
$1 $19) 17... Qc6 {Other moves don't solve the problems either:} (17... Bc3 18.
Qb5 $16) (17... Rc6 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rd8+ Rxd8 20. Qxd8+ Bf8 21. Rd1 $16 {
Kristensen,H-Colucci,P/ICCF corr 1989}) (17... Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Qc6 19. c4 Qf6 20.
Bd4 $14) ({Now} 17... Rc3 18. Bxf5 Rxe3 {runs into} 19. Be4 {That's why Black
had to remove the rook from a8.}) 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. c4 (19. Qxf5 $2 Qc3 $19) (
19. Qd2 f4 (19... a5 $44) (19... Qf6 $6 20. Bd4) 20. Bf2 a5 21. a4 Rab8 $40 {
0-1 Gammon,S-Hua Lefong (2220)/Toronto 1997 (34)}) (19. Rd2 $6 Bc3 20. Qxf5
Bxd2+ 21. Bxd2 $13) 19... e5 (19... Qf6 20. Bd4 Qg5+ 21. Kb1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qxg2
23. Qe1 $1 $18 {1-0 Hennings,A-Lee,P/Oerebro 1966 (26)}) 20. Rd5 Qg6 {This new
move changes nothing - White has a big advantage.} (20... f4 21. Bc5 Qg6 22.
Rhd1 Bf6 23. Rd7 a6 24. Be7 $16 {1-0 Dworakowska,J (2120)-Paasikangas Tella,J 
(2200)/Svitavy 1993 (32)}) 21. Rhd1 $16 h6 (21... Qxg2 22. Rg1 (22. Rd8+ Rxd8
23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxd8+ Bf8 25. Bc5 (25. Bh6 $2 Qg1+ 26. Kb2 Qxh2+) 25... Qh1+
26. Kb2 Qxh2+ 27. Ka3 Qh6 28. b4 $18) 22... Qxf3 23. Bh6 $18) 22. Rd6 Qh5 (
22... Qxg2 23. Rg1 $18) 23. h3 Qh4 24. Qd5 Re8 25. Rd7 Qf6 26. Rd6 Qh4 27. Qd2
f4 (27... Kh7 28. Qd3 e4 29. Qd5 exf3 30. Qxf5+ Kg8 31. Qxf3 $18) 28. Bf2 Qh5
29. Qd5 {With a pawn up and such centralization White is easily winning..} a5
30. a4 Rab8 31. c5 Qg5 ({More stubborn is} 31... Qf5 {with the idea} 32. c6 (
32. Rd7 Bf8 33. Kb2 $18) 32... Bf8 33. Rd7 Ba3+ {although even here after} 34.
Kd2 {White's powerful pieces help the king to come safely to f1}) 32. Rd7 Qg6
33. c6 Rbc8 34. c7 $18 e4 35. fxe4 Be5 36. Qc4 Bf6 37. R1d6 (37. e5 Bxe5 (37...
Bg5 38. h4 $18) 38. Rd8 $18) 37... Rxe4 (37... Qg7 38. Bd4 Bxd4 39. Qxd4 Qxd4
40. Rxd4 $18) 38. Qc2 Kg7 39. Bh4 Re6 40. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 10th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2009.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2009.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 Rad8 18. Bd3 Rd5 {The main position of
the line 12...Nxc3.} 19. b3 ({Alternatives are} 19. Qc3) ({and} 19. Rhe1) 19...
Rfd8 20. Rde1 ({After} 20. Rhe1 {Black plays} Bf5 {and equalizes right away:}
21. Qe7 (21. Qa6 $2 Rxd3 $19 {0-1 Lovik,L (2184)-Brown,T (2027)/Gibraltar 2009
(32)}) (21. Bxf5 $2 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qe3+ $19) 21... Bxd3 (21... Qd4 $5 22. Kb1
Qc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ozolin,M (2367)-Kashlinskaya,A (2201)/Pardubice 2008 (45)})
22. cxd3 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Qe8+ Kg7 25. Qe5+ Kg8 $11) 20... c5 $1 $146 (
20... Rc5 21. Kb1 a5 22. Qb2 (22. h4 $1) 22... a4 $13 {0-1 Rutman,A (2272)
-Kashtanov,R (2345)/St Petersburg 2009 (35)}) (20... Ra5 21. Qb2 c5 22. Re2 $5
(22. Be4 c4 23. g4 Rc8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Antoniewski,R (2350)-Dearing,E (2185)/
Menorca 1996 (34)}) 22... c4 (22... Rc8 23. Rhe1 $16) 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. bxc4
Qc6 25. Rd1 Rc8 26. Red2 $36) 21. Bc4 (21. h4 c4 22. Bxc4 (22. bxc4 Rd4 $44)
22... Ra5 23. Rxe6 Rxa3 (23... fxe6 $2 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Qe7 Qd4 26. Kb1 {
with three pawns for the exchange White is clearly better}) 24. Rxb6 axb6 25.
Kb2 Rda8 26. Ra1 Kg7 {should be a draw}) (21. Qa6 Qb4 22. Rxe6 Qc3 $5 (22...
fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kg7 24. Qe7+ Kh6 $14 {/=}) 23. Kb1 (23. Rhe1 $2 Rxd3 24. Re8+
Kg7 $19) 23... fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kf8 $13 {/=}) 21... Rd2 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rd1 (
23. g4 c4 24. Qe7 cxb3 25. axb3 Rc8 26. Kxd2 Qd4+ 27. Kc1 Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Qd4+ $11
) 23... Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 c4 26. Qe7 (26. bxc4 Qg1+ 27. Kd2 Qxg2+
28. Kc1 Qf1+ 29. Kb2 Qxc4 $11) (26. Kc1 $6 c3 $1 {[%csl Rc1]}) 26... Qg1+ (
26... Qg1+ 27. Kd2 Qd4+ (27... Qxg2+ {is also possible:} 28. Kc1 (28. Kc3 Qxf3+
29. Kxc4 Qe2+ $11) 28... Qg1+ 29. Kb2 Qd4+ 30. Ka3 Qd5 31. Qxa7 Qd6+ 32. b4
Qxh2 33. b5 Qxc2 34. b6 c3 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ $11) 28. Ke2 Qe5+ 29. Kf2 Qd4+
30. Kg3 Qe5+ 31. f4 Qe3+ 32. Kg4 Qe2+ 33. Kh4 Qxg2 34. Qxe6+ Kg7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.03"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6.
Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 {Recently Black had serious problems
in the main line with 9. ... d5.} (9... d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5
Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 Nf4 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Bd6 Qb6
19. Qc3 Nd4 20. Kb1 Nb5 21. Qb3 Nxd6 22. Nxd6 Qc7 23. Qb7 $1 {Bologan,
V-Rogozenko,D/1st Chebanenco mem 1998}) 10. g4 Ne5 (10... Rc8 11. h4 h5 12.
gxh5 Nxh5 13. Rg1 $14) 11. h4 b5 {Schulz,A: 'Die superbeschleunigte Version in
dieser für Schwarz doch sehr gefährlichen Variante.'} (11... h5 $142 {Is
probably more important to stop White´s attack first.}) (11... Rc8 {Schulz,A
ist üblich. Aber wenn der Se5 gar nicht nach c4 will (wegen Tempoverlust
gegenüber den 9.Lc4-Varianten) braucht der T auch nicht nach c8 (außer, er
wollte sich auf c3 opfern)}) 12. h5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Reminding that Dragon
can be very dangerous for Black too.} (12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 f6 16. Kb1 Qa5 17. Nb3 Qc7 $13 {Yakovich,Y-Fedorov,A/Samara 1998}) (
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 b4 {Loncar-Tiviakov/Montekatini 1994} 14. h5 $1 {With
the same position as in featured game.}) (12. Ncxb5 Rb8 $44) (12. Bxb5 $2 {
Schulz,A} Bxb5 (12... Rb8 $5) 13. Ncxb5 (13. Ndxb5 $2 Nxf3) 13... Nc4 14. Qe2
Nxe3 15. Qxe3 $17 {wäre ein großer Erfolg für Schwarz, der ohne vorhandenene
schwarzfeldrigen weißen Läufer kein Matt mehr befürchten muß.}) 12... b4 {
Schulz,A: 'Damit zwingt Schwarz den Weißen, ihm den wichtigen
Verteidigungsspringer f6 weg zu tauschen. In vielen anderen Varianten opfert
sich ein T auf c3, damit der Springer bloß nicht nach d5 zieht.'} (12... Nxf3
$6 13. Nxf3 Bxg4 14. Be2 b4 15. Nd5 Nxe4 16. Qxb4 Bf5 17. hxg6 $16 Rb8 $140 $2
18. Qxb8 Qxb8 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. Rxh7#) 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Qa5 {Black wins a
pawn, but it seems that White´s attack becomes unstoppable.} 15. Kb1 $16 Qxd5 {
Schulz,A: 'Soweit alles nach Plan. Schwarz hat einen Bauern gewonnen, steht
aber in wenigen Zügen wegen seiner geschwächten Königsstellung auf Verlust.'}
16. hxg6 (16. Nf5 {Schulz,A}) 16... fxg6 (16... hxg6 $2 {Schulz,A} 17. Nf5 $18)
17. Qh2 {Schulz,A: 'Das war's eigentlich schon. Weiß hat heftigen Angriff und
Schwarz hat einen Bauern auf b4. Es folgt noch ein kurzes Zucken und Ende. '}
h6 $2 {I think now Black is lost already.} (17... Kf7 {Looks ugly, but it
seems to be the only defence. White´s Knight on d4 is pinned, so there is
probably no direct win. However, Black´s position is very dangerous, of course.
} 18. Be2 Qa5 $16) 18. Be2 (18. Bxh6 $2 Nxf3) 18... Qf7 (18... Nf7 19. Nf5 Qe6
(19... Qe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe7+ (21. Nxg7 Nf7 $1 $16) 21... Kf7 22. Nd5 $18)
20. Nxh6+ Nxh6 21. Bxh6 Qf6 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. Bc4+ e6 24. Rxd6 $18) 19. Bxh6
Bxh6 (19... Rfc8 $142 $16) 20. Qxh6 Qg7 21. Qe3 {Now Black has problems with
the diagonal a2-g8 too.} (21. Qxg7+ $4 {Schulz,A} Kxg7 $11) 21... Rac8 (21...
g5 22. Rh5 Nf7 23. Qxe7 $18) 22. f4 $18 Nc4 (22... Nxg4 23. Qb3+ Qf7 (23... Rf7
24. Ne6 $18) 24. Qh3 $18) 23. Qb3 d5 24. Bf3 Rxf4 (24... e6 {Schulz,A} 25. f5
$18) 25. Bxd5+ Kf8 26. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2002.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Ne4 f5 {
A dangerous line for Black.} 15. Nd6 Bf8 16. Bb5 $1 {Beliavsky's move, which
he played for the first time in 1993 against Khalifman, putted the whole line
14...f5 under a serious test.} Bd7 17. Ba4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty on move
17 might seem to be something normal, but in fact it is rather surprising in
Sicilian Dragon, especially in such a sharp variation like the present one. I
mean that the position after 16...Bd7 was tested several times on the high
level and one of the moves 17.Rhe1 or 17.c4 was considered obligatory. After
either of them Black was walking on the edge, but the arising positions looked
playable. The present game is just another prove how shaky is the theory
sometimes. Certainly 17.Ba4 does not win the game, but it is clear that after
17.Ba4 Black is confronted with (new) problems.} (17. Ba6 $5 {1-0 Dworakowska,
J-Macieja,B/Polanica Zdroj 1996(56)}) 17... e4 $6 (17... Bxd6 18. Bxd6 $16 e4
19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Rhe1 $16) (17... Qh4 18. Bb3 Bh6 (18... Be6 19. Bf2 $18) 19.
Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 $16 {/+-}) (17... Re6 {The critical move for evaluation of
17.Ba4.} 18. c4 (18. Nb7 Qh4 {[%cal Gf8h6,Gh4a4]}) 18... Nf6 {A complicated
position. White has many possibilities, quiet moves like 19.Bb3 or 19.Rhe1,
but also a more forced 19.Nb7. For instance:} (18... Nb6 19. Bb3 $36 {[%cal
Gg2g4]}) 19. Nb7 Qc8 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. Qf2 Qb4 22. Nc5 Re7 23. Kb1 {White must
be better, since the immediate push of e-pawn doesn't work:} e4 $2 24. Nxd7 {
followed by Bxc6 and Bd5.}) 18. Bb3 $1 Bxd6 (18... Be6 19. Nxe8 Bxc5 20. fxe4
fxe4 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 (21... cxd5 22. Qc3 {[%cal Gc3c5,Gc3g7]} Bf8 23. Nf6+ Kf7
24. Rhf1 Bf5 25. Nxd5 $18) 22. Qc3 $16 {/+-}) 19. Bxd5+ cxd5 20. Qxd5+ Be6 21.
Qxd6 Qg5+ {Keeping queens is very dangerous for Black. On the other hand the
endgame was a tough fight for a draw in a much inferior endgame} (21... Qxd6
22. Rxd6 $16) 22. f4 Qxg2 23. Bd4 Rac8 24. c3 Qh3 $2 {One way or another Black
should have given the rook for White's dark-squared bishop. Leaving it on the
board and going for passive defence is hopeless.} (24... Rb8 25. c4 Rbc8 (25...
Bxc4 26. Qf6 $18) 26. c5 Rcd8 27. Qe5 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Bxa2 $16) (24... Rcd8 25.
Qe5 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 (26. cxd4 $5) 26... Bxa2 $16) 25. Qe5 Qh6 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27.
Qf6+ Kg8 28. Be5 {White threatens 29.Rd6 and Black resigned. Not prematurely,
since White's control over dark squares is decisive.} (28. Be5 Rc6 {The only
move to prevent 29.Rd6.} 29. h4 (29. Rd8 {brings nothing:} Rxd8 30. Qxd8+ Qf8)
29... Rf8 30. Qe7 {and Black is almost in zugzwang.} Bf7 31. h5 $5 gxh5 32. Rd6
Rxd6 33. Bxd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1997.07.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 (16. Ng5 Bh6 17. Qh4 Kg7 18. Bxd5 Bxg5+ $1 (18... cxd5 $2
19. Be3 $18) (18... f6 $2 19. Qxh6+ Kxh6 20. Nxe6 $18) 19. Qxg5 f6 $15 {
Luther-Rogozenko/Gelsenkirchen/1996}) (16. h4) (16. Qh4) 16... Nf4 17. Qc3 (17.
Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Bd6 Qb6 19. g5 $14 Nd4 (19... Rd7 20. h4 Rad8 21. h5 Nxg5 22.
Nxg5 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Rxd6 24. Ne4 Rd7 25. h6 Bh8 26. Qe2 f5 27. Qc4+ Kf8 28. Nc5
Rd5 29. Qxd5 cxd5 30. Nd7+ {1-0 Beshukov,S-Olenin,N/RUS-Cup2 1996/EXP 56 (44)})
20. Rf1 Nf5 21. Bc5 Qa6 22. a3 Rd5 23. Qf2 Nd4 24. Bb4 Rb8 25. Kb1 c5 26. Nxc5
Rxc5 27. Bxc5 Qb5 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. b3 d3 30. Rxd3 Qe5 31. Kc1 {1-0 Dolmatov,
S-Ricardi,P/Buenos Aires Najdorf 1991/CBM 24 (35)}) 17... Bd5 {This looks more
natural than 17. ... Rd5.} (17... Rd5 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. Rxd5 cxd5 $13 {Xie Jun
Gufeld/Kuala Lumpur/1994}) 18. Kb1 (18. g5 Rd7 (18... Qc8 19. Be7 Qe6 20. Bxd8
Rxd8 21. Kb1 Rb8 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. gxf6 Qxf6 25. Rhe1 Re8 26. Qc7
a6 27. Re3 Qf5 28. Qa5 Ng2 29. Rb3 {1-0 Pachmann,A-Zvara,P/Prague Bohemians
1995/EXT 95 (44)}) 19. h4 Rad8 $15) 18... Rd7 19. Bf2 h6 {Verwehrt dem Gegner
g5} 20. Bh4 Re8 21. a3 (21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxf6 Bxc4 23. Rxd7 (23. Qxc4 Rxd1+
24. Rxd1 Nd5 25. Bh4 Ne3) 23... Bxa2+ 24. Kxa2 Qxd7 25. Bxe5 Qd5+ $19) (21. Nc5
$6 Rd6) 21... Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rd4 $11 23. Bd3 Qb6 24. Rhf1 (24. Bf2 Rxd3 $19)
24... Nxd3 25. cxd3 Qb5 26. Rf2 (26. Bf6 c5 $5 27. Rc1 Bxf6 28. Rxf6 Rxd3 29.
Qxc5 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Re7 $11) 26... Rb8 27. Rc2 {Greift den Isolani c6 an} Bf8
28. Bf2 (28. Qxc6 Qxc6 29. Rxc6 Bxa3 $15) 28... Ra4 29. Kc1 Rc8 30. Bc5 Bxc5
31. Qxc5 Qxc5 32. Rxc5 f6 33. Rd2 (33. h4 $5) 33... Kf7 34. Rdc2 Ra6 35. R2c3
Ke7 36. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {Schulz: Oha!.
Anand spielt mit Schwarz die Drachenvariante.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O
9. g4 Be6 ({Schulz: An dieser Stelle wurde auch schon gelegentlich das
spekulative Figurenopfer} 9... Nxg4 {Schulz,A gespielt.}) (9... h5 $5 {Schulz,A
}) (9... e6 {Schulz,A}) 10. O-O-O {This proved to be harmless. More ambitious
is 10.Ne6 with very sharp positions.} (10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. O-O-O (11. Bc4 d5 12.
exd5 Ne5 13. Be2 Nxd5 $11) 11... Ne5 12. Be2 Rc8 13. h4 Qa5 14. h5 $40 {
Kaidanov-Chow/Chicago/1995}) 10... Nxd4 (10... Ne5 11. h4 Bc4 12. Bh3 Ba6 13.
b3 Qa5 14. Kb1 Qa3 15. g5 Nh5 16. f4 Nc6 17. Bg4 Nb4 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Nf5 $16
{Anand-Mestel/London/1985}) 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 Rfc8 13. h4 Rab8 14. Kb1 (14.
Bh3 $2 Rc4 $15 {Kalinin-Dautov/Russia/1986}) (14. h5 b5 15. h6 b4 16. hxg7 bxa3
17. Nb5 Rxb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. bxa3 Qa4 $40 {Zude-Riemersma/Germany/1996})
14... b5 15. Nd5 {Schulz: Das spielt Weiß, wenn er remis will.} Qxd2 16. Rxd2
Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Ne3 $1 $11 (17... Kxg7 18. exd5 $14) 18. Bd4 Nxf1 19. Rxf1 a5 20.
e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. e5 Nf5 12. exf6 exf6 {Most likely the
popularity of this move will slowly increase in the future.} ({The position
after} 12... Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nxd1 16. Qxd1 {is
considered close to equal, but a good technical player enjoys it with White,
playing for a win without major risks.}) 13. Bc5 (13. Nxd5 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Be6
15. Bc4 f5 $13) (13. Qxd5 Qxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxe3 15. Nxe3 f5 $11) 13... d4 (13...
Re8 $2 14. Nxd5 $16) 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 15. Nb5 (15. Ne4 $6 Ne3 16. Re1 f5 17. Ng3
Be6 18. Bd3 Qc5 $44 {/-/+}) 15... Ne3 16. Re1 f5 17. f4 $5 $146 {An
interesting attempt to fight for the advantage by stopping the advance f5-f4.
Now in order to hold the balance very precise play from Black is required.
Radjabov was up to the task and in the further extremely sharp play the
position always remains balanced.} (17. Nxd4 f4 {Black's strong minor pieces
secure sufficient compensation for the exchange:} 18. g3 Qd8 19. Nb3 (19. c3 {
loses due to} Bxd4 {followed by a check with the bishop on f5.}) 19... Qf6 20.
Qc1 Bf5 21. Bd3 Bxd3 $1 (21... Rc8 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Re2 a5 24. Rhe1 a4 25.
gxf4 axb3 {here the draw was agreed in Akshayraj,K (2400)-Ganguly,S (2603)/
Mangalore 2008. White has the advantage after} 26. axb3) 22. cxd3 Qf5 23. Rxe3
fxe3 24. Qxe3 Qb5 $44 {[%cal Ga7a5,Ga8e8]}) 17... Qc5 $8 18. c3 Nxf1 19. Re8+ (
19. Rhxf1 $4 Qxb5) 19... Bf8 20. Qxd4 Qxb5 21. Qd8 Nd2+ 22. Kc2 (22. Ka1 $2 Qc5
23. Qxd2 b6 $19) 22... Qa4+ (22... Qc5 {doesn't work in view of} 23. b4 $18) (
22... Qxe8 23. Qxe8 Ne4 $13) 23. Kc1 (23. Kxd2 {looks very risky, even if after
} Qxf4+ 24. Kd1 $1 Qh6 25. Rhe1 $1 f4 26. R1e2 $1 $13 {White defends against
immediate threats.} (26. Rxf8+ $2 Qxf8 27. Re8 Bg4+ $19)) 23... Qxe8 24. Qxe8
Ne4 25. Rd1 Nf6 26. Qe5 Nd7 27. Qe8 Nf6 28. Qd8 Ne4 $1 (28... Kg7 29. Qc7 Be6
30. Qxb7 Re8 31. Qxa7 Bd5 32. Rxd5 Nxd5 33. a4 $16) 29. Rd7 (29. g3 a6 (29...
b6 30. Qd5 Rb8 31. Qe5 Ra8 32. Rd8 Bb7 33. Rxa8 Bxa8 34. Qb8 Bd5 35. Qxa7 $16)
(29... Nc5 30. Qe8 Ne6 31. Rd7 Bxd7 32. Qxa8 Bc6 33. Qxa7 $14) (29... h5 $11)
30. Qc7 Nc5 31. Rd5 Ne6 32. Qb6 h5 33. h4 Be7 34. Kc2 Kf8 {is also equal -
both sides have difficulties in making progress.}) (29. Qc7 $6 Nc5 $15 {
[%cal Gc5e6]}) 29... Bxd7 30. Qxa8 Bc6 31. Qxa7 Nc5 {This complicated position
is about equal. At some moment White will use the power of the queen to repeat
the position, either by checks, or by continuously attacking one of his
opponent's pieces.} 32. g3 Nd3+ 33. Kb1 $1 (33. Kc2 Be4 34. Kb3 Bc5 35. Qb8+
Kg7 36. Qd8 b5 $5 {with an unexpected threat of mate on the next move is of
course unnecessary for White.}) 33... Be4 34. Ka1 Bc5 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qd8 Bg1
37. h4 h5 38. a4 Bf2 39. a5 Bxg3 ({In the event of} 39... Nc5 {with the idea
of placing it on e6 and taking control over the d4-square, White can continue}
40. Qb6 {and Black will have nothing better than repetition anyway.} ({
Additionally, White can try} 40. c4 {with the idea} Ne6 $2 41. Qd2 $1 $16)) 40.
Qd4+ Kf8 41. Qd8+ (41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qd4+ Kh7 43. Qd7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch52"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1997.07.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Riemersma, Liafbern"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 {
Schulz: Dieser Zug führt für Schwarz in ein schlechteres Endspiel.} (13... Be6)
(13... Be6 {Schulz,A}) 14. Nxd5 (14. Ne4 f5 15. Nd6 Bf8 {Probably Black wanted
to reach this position; tnat`s the point of playing 13. ... Re8 instead of 13.
... Be6. To play it without deep analysis is very risky for both sides. But
after 13. ... Re8 White has the additional possibility to take the pawn on d5.
And although this seems to be drawish, it contains an attractive side: it`s
totally unrisky for White and Black has to play very precise to reach the draw.
}) ({Schlechter ist hier} 14. Ne4 {Schulz,A}) 14... cxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5
Be6 17. Rd6 (17. Rd3 Bf5 18. Rd5 Be6) 17... Bxa2 (17... Bf8 18. Rc6 Bd5 19. Rc7
Bh6+ 20. Kb1 e4 21. fxe4 Rxe4 22. Bd3 Rg4 23. b3 $16 {Sigurjonsson-Karlsson L./
Randers/1982}) 18. b4 (18. Bd3 $2 Bh6+ 19. Kd1 Rab8 20. b3 Rec8 21. Bxa7 Rb7
22. Bb6 Bxb3 23. Ke2 Bxc2 24. Ba6 Bb3 25. Bxb7 Rc2+ $19 {Wedberg-Kudrin/
Copenhagen/1983}) (18. b3 {This is harmless and allows Black to achieve draw
almost by force.} Rec8 19. Rd5 a5 20. Kb2 a4 21. Kxa2 axb3+ 22. Kxb3 Ra5 $11
23. Kb4 Raxc5 24. Rxc5 Bf8) 18... Bf8 (18... a5 {This looks more precise.} 19.
Bb5 Rec8 20. Bd7 Rc7 {with good drawing chances.} (20... Rc7 {Schulz,A} 21. Bb6
(21. Bc6 Rac8 22. b5 Bf8 23. Rhd1 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Rb8 25. b6 (25. Bf2 Bc4 26. b6
Rcc8 27. Kb2 Be6 28. g4 g5 29. Ka3 Kg7 30. h3 h6 31. Bg1 Kf8 32. Bc5 Kg7 33.
Bf2 {1/2-1/2 Howell,J-Parker,J/Dublin zt 1993/EXP 34}) 25... Rcc8 26. Bf2 Be6
27. Be4 a4 28. b7 {1/2-1/2 Kruppa,Y-Tiviakov,S/URS-chJ Kherson 1991/EXP 21})
21... Rb7 22. bxa5 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Watson,W/Sochi 1988/TD 88\01})) 19. Ra6
$1 (19. Rc6 $2 e4 {with good counterplay Illescas-Georgiev Kir./Manila/1990})
19... Bxc5 20. bxc5 Be6 21. Bb5 $16 {White is clearly better due to the strong
c-pawn and more active position of his pieces. All this was played before and
this game only confirms the evaluation of the position.} Re7 (21... Rec8 22. c6
Rab8 {Kruppa-Sulipa/Lvov/1990} 23. c4 $16) 22. Rd1 Rc7 23. c6 Kf8 24. c4 Re8
25. Kb2 Bc8 26. Ra2 e4 27. fxe4 Rxe4 28. Kc3 Kg7 (28... Re3+ 29. Kb4 $16) (
28... Ke8 {Schulz,A} 29. Rda1 Ree7 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31. c7+ Kf8 32. Rxa7 $18) (
28... Ke7 $5 {Schulz,A} 29. Rda1 (29. Rd7+ $6) 29... a6 30. Bxa6 Rxc6 31. Bb5)
29. Rd7 Bxd7 (29... Re7 30. Rxe7 (30. Re2 $1 {Schulz,A} Rxe2 31. Rxc7 Be6 32.
Re7 Z0 33. c7 $140 $18) 30... Rxe7 31. Rd2 Kf6 32. Kb4 $16) 30. cxd7 Rexc4+ 31.
Bxc4 Rxd7 32. Ra6 $18 h5 33. Bb5 Rd5 (33... Re7 34. Kd4 h4 35. h3 Kh6 36. Kd5
Kg5 37. Ra4 f5 38. Ra6 Re3 39. Rxa7 Kf4 40. Kd4 Rg3 41. Bc6 g5 42. Rf7 g4 43.
Bd7 $18) 34. Bc6 Rf5 35. Bf3 h4 36. h3 Kh6 37. Rxa7 Kg5 38. Kd3 Rf6 39. Ra5+
Kh6 40. Ra4 g5 41. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS04 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2002.04.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Rajlich, Vasik G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 Rfc8 13. g5 {A line which
doesn't bring opening advantage. The game is a proof that sometimes one should
simply play the position, if understanding its subtleties. Even in an equal
position there are often ways to fight for advantage. Or the other way round -
it is very easy to spoil a good position if not being accustomed with typical
ideas.} Nh5 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Nd5 Qd7 {All the recommendation of theory, which
more or less correctly evaluates the position as equal (but of course not
drawish). Black's play is connected with the pressure on the c-file and White
finds it often not so easy to protect pawn c2. For instance if he will play c3
later, then Black has additional motif to advance the b-pawn, not to mention
the weakness of the b1-h7 diagonal or second rank (after c2-c3). Also White
must be careful not to remain with the passive bishop versus knight, like in
the below given game Chandler-Watson. In my opinion the main feature of the
position is under which circumsances will Black take on d5. At one point Black
should trade the strong centralised knight, but like in the present game this
can be easily go wrong if connected with the inappropriate plan afterwards.}
16. Be2 (16. Nf4 $5 Rc5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. f4 Rf8 19. Bd3 a5 $13 {1-0 Oral,
T-Jirovsky,P/CZE 1993 (62)}) (16. c4 Rc5 17. Qd4 Rac8 18. Bd3 Bxd5 19. cxd5 e5
$1 $15 {and here the players agreed to a draw in Chandler,M-Watson,W/London
1990. White cannot take on e6 due to a loss of g5-pawn. After the next Ng7-h5
all Black pieces will come to the right squares.}) ({The next game is
important to understand better this type of positions.} 16. f4 b5 17. Be2 Rc5
18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Rc1 {First Black tied up White's pieces to protect weakness
on d2 and now it goes for the weakness on f4 and d5:} Bxd5 20. exd5 Qf5 21.
Rhf1 Nh5 $1 22. Bxh5 gxh5 $11 {In this position White quickly went down, which
proves that Black's position might even be slightly preferable.} 23. Rf2 Rxd5
24. Qe2 e6 25. Qxh5 Rd4 26. Qf3 d5 27. b3 b4 $1 28. Qe3 Re4 29. Qxa7 Rxf4 30.
Qb7 Rxf2 31. Qxc8+ Kg7 $17 {0-1 Morris,P-Hansen,S/Gausdal 1992 (44)}) 16... Rc5
17. f4 Bxd5 {Not a bad time for trade, but Black couldn't find a reasonable
follow up.} (17... Rac8 $5) (17... b5 {leads to the above given game Morris,
P-Hansen,S.}) 18. exd5 Qf5 (18... Rac8 19. Rc1 $140 Qf5 $36) 19. Rhg1 $1 {
As usual, after the trade on d5 White is trying to use the diagonal h3-c8 for
his bishop.} e6 $2 {A terrible positional mistake from several points of view.
The pawn on d5 is a weakness. Opening the center plays in White's favour as
well.} (19... Nh5 $1 {Is a typical way to increase the pressure on f4.} 20.
Bxh5 gxh5 $11 {[%csl Rc2,Rd5,Rf4][%cal Ga8c8]}) (19... Rac8 $2 20. Bg4 Qxc2+
21. Qxc2 Rxc2 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 $18) 20. dxe6 Nxe6 21. Rgf1 $16 {[%csl Rd6]
Now Black is left with the weakness on d6. Also White has active plan to
advance f-pawn, while his bishop became considerable better after the
disappearance of d5-pawn.} Rac8 22. Bd3 Qg4 23. Qe3 a5 $2 24. Be4 {Wins a pawn.
} Rd8 25. h3 Qh4 26. Bd5 {A nice move. Before taking the pawn White forces the
rook to step away from protecting pawn d6.} (26. Bxb7 {This was also possible,
of course.}) 26... Re8 27. Bxb7 Nc7 28. Qf3 d5 29. f5 Qe4 (29... Qxg5 30. fxg6
fxg6 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Rfe1 $1 $16 {/+-}) 30. Qf2 Qe3 31. fxg6 Qxf2 32. gxh7+
Kxh7 33. Rxf2 $18 Kg6 34. Rf6+ Kxg5 35. Rc6 Rxc6 36. Bxc6 Rd8 37. c4 d4 38. Bd5
Nxd5 39. Rxd4 Nc3+ 40. bxc3 Rh8 41. h4+ Kf5 42. Kc2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 {This old line was
considered to give Black good compensation for the pawn. However it became
popular again, especially after Ivanchuk included it in his opening repertoir.
It is quite possible that Black has a good play indeed, but there is not
simple at all to prove compensation.} cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qc5 Qb7 (14... Qb8
{became more popular after Black was facing problems with 14. ... Qc7.}) 15.
Qa3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Rab8 17. b3 Rfc8 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rd3 Qc6 {Probably better
than 19. ... Qc7. The theory of the line still develops and too early to give
a final verdict. However, looks like a real improvement.} (19... Qc7 20. c4 a5
21. Rhd1 Ra8 22. Rd7 Qe5 23. Bd4 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Bf8 25. Qc1 $18 {1-0 Movsesian,
S-Fedorov,A/Polanica Zdroj 2000/ (56)}) 20. c4 Qg6 $5 {This new move has the
idea to make White play Rd2, after which the square c3 will become accessible
to the black Queen.} (20... Qf6 21. Kc2 f4 22. Bc1 Qg6 23. Rhd1 Rb7 $2 24. Bxf4
Rd7 25. g3 a5 26. Qxa5 $18 {1-0 Vajda,A-Radu,M/Bucharest ROM 2001/ (35)}) 21.
f4 $5 {A risky move, which has the idea to open the g-file. The question is if
White needed it or could try to defend by normal means.} (21. Rd2 {The
critical continuation. Future practice will show if Black has enough
compensation for the pawn.} Qf6 $1 22. Bd4 (22. Kd1 $6 Rd8 $44 (22... Qa1+ $2
23. Qc1)) 22... e5 23. Be3 (23. Bc3 $2 Bh6) 23... Bf8 (23... e4 $2 24. Bd4 Qg6
25. Bxg7 Qxg7 26. Qb2 $18) 24. Qa4 e4 25. Bd4 Qe6 {trying to make use of the
passed pawn on the e-file and continuing creating threats against the king.
Black has some compensation for the pawn.}) 21... Qxg2 22. Rg1 Qe2 23. Rc3 Kh8
24. Rxg7 $1 Rxc4 $1 (24... Kxg7 $2 25. Qxe7 {is bad for Black, as his king is
under a direct attack.}) 25. Rxc4 $2 (25. bxc4 $2 Qe1+ 26. Kc2 Qb1+ 27. Kd2
Rb2+ $19) (25. Rxh7+ $1 {was the right continuation. White not only takes the
pawn, but also exposes more the black King.} Kxh7 26. Rxc4 Qxe3+ 27. Kb1 Rd8
28. Qc5 $1 {of course it is not easy for a human to realise that Black cannot
do much against white king. The position is unclear (I suppose that it is
equal!), but white king looks quite safe (it goes often to a3).} Rd1+ 29. Kb2
Qe6 30. Rc2 Qf6+ 31. Ka3) 25... Qxe3+ 26. Kb1 Kxg7 {Now Black is a pawn up and
has a safe king. There is still a lot of play, but White is now the one who
fights for equality.} 27. Qb2+ f6 28. Qc2 (28. Qg2+ Kf7 29. Qd5+ Qe6 $17) 28...
Qe6 29. Rc6 Qe4 30. Qxe4 fxe4 $17 31. Re6 Rb4 (31... f5 32. Rxe7+ Kf6 33. Rxa7
Rg8 $13 (33... e3 34. Ra6+ Kf7 35. Ra5 Re8 36. Rxf5+ Kg6 37. Rg5+ Kf6 (37...
Kf7 38. Rg1 Kf6 39. Kc2 Kf5 40. Kd3 Kxf4 41. Rf1+ Kg4 42. Ke2 $18) 38. Re5 $1
$18)) 32. Rxe7+ (32. Kc2 Kf7 33. Ra6 Rd4 $19) 32... Kg6 33. Rxa7 (33. Kc2 a5
$19) 33... Kf5 34. Kc2 Kxf4 35. Rxh7 f5 36. Kc3 (36. Kd2 Kf3 37. Rh3+ Kf2 $19)
(36. Rh4+ Kf3 (36... Ke5 37. a4) 37. Rh3+ Kf2 38. Rh4 {was the last chance,
although Black must be winning here too.}) 36... Rb8 37. Re7 Ke3 $19 38. b4 f4
39. a4 Rc8+ 40. Kb3 f3 41. a5 Rf8 42. Rc7 f2 43. Rc1 Kd2 44. Rc2+ Kd3 45. Rxf2
Rxf2 46. a6 e3 47. a7 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 32nd"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1997.05.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 {This
move, which is relative new, seems to become the main variation against the
line 10.ed5.} (13... Qb6 14. Na4 Qa5 15. b3 Be6 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. Nc5 $14 {
Korneev - Aronian/Omsk 1996}) 14. Bc4 (14. Nxd5 $6 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 $17) (14.
Qc5 Qf4+ (14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be6) 15. Kb1 Bf5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rab8 18.
Bc4 Qc7 19. Bb3 Rbd8 {1/2 : 1/2 Almasi Z. - Georgiev Kir./Cacak 1996}) 14...
Nb6 15. Be2 Be6 (15... c5 16. Nb5 (16. Qe3 $1 $16 Be6 17. h4 $40 {Hodgson})
16... Qc6 17. Qe5 Ba6 18. Nc3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 $14 {Brodsky - Hodgson/Isle of Man
1996}) 16. g3 (16. h4 $5) 16... Rab8 17. Qc5 Qb7 18. b3 Nd5 19. Rd4 (19. Kb2
Qb6 20. Na4 $14) 19... Rfc8 20. Na4 Bf5 21. Kb2 e5 22. Rd2 Re8 23. Rhd1 e4 24.
fxe4 Rxe4 25. Nc3 Nxc3 26. Qxc3 Qb6 27. Bc4 Be6 28. Bxe6 Rxe6 29. Rd7 Rf8 (
29... c5 30. Qf3 Rf8 31. Rb7 $16) 30. R1d6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Rc8 32. h4 (32. a4 $14
) 32... Qf2 33. Rf6 Qg2 34. Qe3 Qd5 35. c4 Qd7 36. Rf2 Re8 37. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 {
All these move order subtleties are quite interesting and not easy to comment.
Usually by playing 2.Nc3 and 3.Nf3 (or 2.Nge2 and 3.Nc3, or 2. Nf3 and 3.Nc3)
White tries to avoid the highly popular Sveshnikov variation. But this gives
Black the oportunity to play Dragon, avoiding some main lines.} O-O 8. Bb3 (8.
f3 {allows Black another interesting possibility:} Qb6 {/\ 9. ... Ne4.}) 8...
d6 (8... Qa5 {is a popular way to avoid main lines of the Dragon.}) 9. f3 {
Black usually tries to exploit the early move with the Bishop on b3 (comparing
with the "normal" move order in the Dragon - the most precise for White to
play Bb3 is probably only after Ne5 or Rc8).} Nxd4 (9... Bd7 10. Qd2 (10. h4 {
The whole line (with the move order) is under development nowadays and this
move could turn out to be the most precise way.} Qa5 (10... h5 11. Qd2 Ne5 {
is the main line in Dragon (B78).}) (10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 {looks too
dangerous for Black.}) 11. Qd2 Ne5 12. O-O-O Rfc8 {- B79.}) 10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4
b5 {is another way. However, the additional White's possibility 10.h4 could be
important.}) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Bxe6 $6 {This is harmless. Making the third move
with the Bishop in the opening, White only improves Black's structure - the
control over central squares is very important for Black.} (11. Qd2 Qa5 12.
O-O-O b5 (12... Bxb3 13. cxb3 $14) 13. Kb1 b4 (13... Rfc8) 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Qb5 16. Rhe1 a5 17. Qe2 $14 {Tal-Larsen/Zuerich/1959}) 11... fxe6 12. Qe2
(12. Qd2) 12... Nd7 $11 {Black has no problems.} 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. h4 Qa5 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. h5 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 37th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "2000.08.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2000.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qc5
Qb7 (14... Qb8) 15. Qa3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Rab8 17. b3 Rfc8 {Alexey Fedorov tries to
improve his own game played two rounds earlier in the same tournament against
Ivanchuk. But neither in that game (in which he placed the other Rook to c8),
nor here was he able to prove compensation for the pawn.} (17... Rbc8 18. Bxf5
gxf5 19. Rd3 Qc6 20. c4 Qf6 21. Rhd1 $16 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Fedorov,A/Polanica
Zdroj 2000/ (39)}) 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rd3 {Movsesian simply repeats Ivanchuk's
plan. It is Black who must show if there is any real difference in the
position of his Rooks.} Qc7 20. c4 a5 21. Rhd1 Ra8 22. Rd7 {Thanks to his
control over d-file, White forces Black to swap Queens, after which the win
would be a matter of technique.} Qe5 23. Bd4 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Bf8 $6 25. Qc1 Qxc1+
(25... Qh4 26. Qe3 $18) 26. Kxc1 $18 f6 27. Ra7 e5 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Bc3 Kf7
30. Rd7+ Ke6 31. Rxh7 Bb4 32. Kc2 e4 33. a3 Bxa3 34. fxe4 fxe4 35. Rb7 Be7 36.
Rb6+ Kf7 37. Rb5 a4 38. b4 Rg8 39. g3 Rh8 40. h4 Rg8 41. Be1 Bd6 42. Rb7+ Ke6
43. Rb6 Ke7 44. h5 Bxg3 45. Bc3 Bh4 46. h6 Kf7 47. Rb7+ Kg6 48. h7 Rh8 49. c5
Bg3 50. c6 Rc8 51. b5 e3 52. Kd3 a3 53. Rd7 a2 54. Ke2 Ra8 55. b6 Be5 56. Ra7
1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A Johnson,M} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3
Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 {
Johnson: considered as White's best continuation, for 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Qxd5 see
Ivanchuk-Hodgson/Amsterdam/1996 (CBM55)} e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Ne4 (14. Nxd5 $5)
14... Be6 {Although in the popular line 14. ... f5 15.Nd6 Bf8 16.Bb5! Black
has accep table results in practice,it looks suspicious,with many
possibilities of im provement for White,and this time Alterman goes for more
solid continuation.} 15. g4 (15. h4 $142 h6 16. g4 Nf4 17. Qc3 $14) 15... Nf4 {
Johnson: A novelty, 15...h6 being a common choice} 16. Qe1 {The point is that
here after 16.Qc3,along with 16. ... Bd5,Black can play 16. ... Bh6! with
favorable complications.} Qc7 $10 17. Bd6 Qb6 18. Bc5 Qc7 19. Bd6 Qb6 20. Bc5 {
Schulz: Ein bekanntes Remis-Abspiel.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 (12... e5 {
main line.}) 13. Qxd4 Qc7 {When this plan first appeared in 1996, it looked
like a good alternative to the main 12. ... e5. Alexey Fedorov and Kiril
Georgiev, best Dragon specialists use it. But recently White succeeded to find
the drawbacks here. In the present game Svidler follows Morozevich's plan.} 14.
Qc5 (14. Bc4 Nb6 15. Be2 (15. Ne4 $5) 15... Be6 16. Qc5 Rfb8 17. g3 Qb7 18. b3
a5 19. a4 Nd5 20. Ne4 Nb4 21. Bc4 Bd5 22. Rd4 Qa7 23. Qxa7 Rxa7 24. f4 Bxe4 25.
Rxe4 Rd8 26. Rf1 e6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Fedorov,A/Batumi GEO 1999/ (39)})
14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be6 16. Bd3 (16. h4 Rfd8 17. Bd3 c5 18. h5 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Qd4
20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qa5 Rab8 22. b3 $14 {1-0 Balinov,I-Velickovic,Z/Vienna 1998/
(32)}) 16... c5 (16... Rad8 17. Rde1 c5 18. Kb1 Rd4 19. h4 Qd6 20. h5 g5 21. h6
Rd8 22. b3 f6 23. g3 Bd5 24. Rhf1 e5 25. f4 $16 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Georgiev,K/
Sarajevo 2000/ (34)}) 17. h4 {This is it. By pushing his h-pawn to h6 White
creates discomfort to black King. After h4-h5, Black must play g5, otherwise
the opening of the h-file in absence of the g7-Bishop is disastrous for Black.
Then White continues to play in the center, speculating on opening the
position. Strange enough, but Black couldn't show a clear counterplan yet. It
seems that White is just quicker. Ftacnik: 'The new fashion in this line is a
peaceful white's attempt to generate attack without giving black too many
counterchances. '} (17. Rde1 {Ftacnik} c4 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Bxc4 Qf4+ 20. Kb1
Qf6 21. Qe3 Rab8 22. b3 a5 $13) 17... c4 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (17... Bxa2 $2 {
Ftacnik} 18. b3 a5 19. h5 $16) (17... Qf4+ {Ftacnik} 18. Kb1 Qb4 19. Qe5 (19.
Qxb4 cxb4 20. h5 $13) 19... c4 20. Be4 c3 $1 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 Rab8+ 23.
Ka1 Rb5 $5 (23... Rfc8 24. Rb1 $14) 24. Rb1 Ra5 25. Rb2 Rc8 $13) 18. Be4 Rad8
19. h5 g5 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (19... f5 20. Rxd8 (20. hxg6 $2 Qf4+) 20... Rxd8 21.
hxg6 $1 h6 22. Bb7 (22. Rxh6 $4 Qf4+) 22... Qf4+ 23. Kb1 {Maybe Black
should've tried this. He is a pawn down, but has the control over d-file and
the Bishop on b7 is out of play for a while.}) (19... Rxd1+ {Ftacnik} 20. Rxd1
Rd8 $5 (20... f5 21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 gxh5 23. Qe3 $16) 21. Rxd8+ (21. Rh1
Qf4+ 22. Kb1 Qh4 $1 $15) 21... Qxd8 22. h6 f6 23. g3 $13) (19... Qf4+ $142 $1 {
Ftacnik} 20. Kb1 gxh5 21. Qa5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 f5 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 $13)
20. h6 f6 21. a3 {I should ask Peter about the purpose of this move. Probably
White was so happy about the position that he permitted himself to make such
prophylactical moves.} Bf7 (21... Rxd1+ {Ftacnik} 22. Rxd1 Rd8 $5) 22. Rhe1 (
22. Kb1 {Would be a logical continuation of the previous "plan".}) 22... Qg3 {
'?' Ftacnik.} (22... Qh2 23. Qa5 $16) (22... Rxd1+ $142 {Ftacnik} 23. Rxd1 Rd8
$14 {/+/-.}) (22... e5 {Ftacnik} 23. g3 $1) 23. Qa5 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rd8]} Qf4+ (
23... Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qxg2 $2 25. Qf5 $18) 24. Kb1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 g4 26. Qxa7 c3
{'?!' Ftacnik.} (26... f5 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. Qxe7 Qxh6 (28... Bf7 29. Qf6 $18) (
28... Rf7 29. Qd8+ $18) 29. Rxd5 Qf6 30. Qxf6 Rxf6 31. Rc5 $18) 27. Qxe7 $18
Qxh6 28. b3 f5 29. Bxf5 gxf3 (29... Bxb3 30. cxb3 Rxf5 31. Rd8+) 30. gxf3 Qb6
31. Bxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Maastricht Complete Chess m"]
[Site "Maastricht"]
[Date "2004.02.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Baramidze, David"]
[Black "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.02.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The present game was played in a match of the so-called "Complete Chess". The
players used computers like in advanced chess and got the time limits from
classic chess. They could use on their computers engines from Fritz8, Hiarcs9,
Shredder8, Junior8 and the Megadatabase2004. The time limit was 40 moves in 2
hours, then 20 moves in 1 hour and then 15 minutes and 30 seconds per move
increment until the end.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 {The opinions about this move are
different. While some players consider it a good way to avoid simplifications
and continue in a true Dragon style, others consider it a doubtful
continuation. It is curious that the Dragon specialist Attila Schneider
considers 9...Bd7 a serious mistake. After having studied this line more
carefully, I think that 9...Bd7 is indeed a dubious move, but White needs to
know precisely how to use its drawbacks.} 10. g4 Ne5 11. h4 Rc8 12. h5 (12. Kb1
Qa5 13. Be2 $14) 12... Qa5 (12... Nxf3 13. Nxf3 Bxg4 14. h6 $1 (14. Be2 Bxh5
$14) 14... Bh8 15. Be2 $16) 13. hxg6 {Taking quickly on g6 is a double-edged
decision. It has advantages (avoiding complications 13.Kb1 Nxf3), but also it
can be in Black's favour, who might use later the f-file.} (13. Kb1 Nxf3 $1 {
The correct move order. Weaker is to start with 13...Rxc3 because it allows
later White to insert the move h5-h6.} 14. Nxf3 Rxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3
Bxg4 17. Bg2 Nxe4 18. Rd3 Nxc3+ 19. Kb2 Nd1+ {is well-known to be okay for
Black.}) (13. Nb3 {This looks the strongest continuation to me.} Qc7 14. Be2 b5
15. Kb1 $5 (15. g5 $5) (15. hxg6 $6 fxg6 16. g5 (16. Kb1 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18.
exd5 Nxf3) 16... b4 $1) 15... b4 $140 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 $16 {[%cal Gb3d4,
Ge3h6] now that the f-file is closed, Black has problems to meet White's
kingside attack.}) 13... fxg6 14. Kb1 b5 $5 $146 {An interesting pawn
sacrifice, but in the end Black must fight for a draw in a slightly inferior
rook endgame.} (14... Rf7 {is a reasonable continuation for Black.}) (14...
Nxf3 {Here this doesn't work so well - a rare case when the inclusion of hxg6
favours White:} 15. Nxf3 Rxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Bxg4 ({Better is} 17...
Nxe4 18. Bc4+ e6 19. Rdf1 d5 20. Bd3 Ng3 21. Ng5 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Nxf1 23. Bxf1
Bxc3 24. Bxa7 $14) 18. Bc4+ d5 (18... e6 19. Ng5 $16) 19. Rxd5 $1 $16) 15. Bxb5
(15. g5 $5) (15. Ncxb5 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nxf3 17. Nxf3 Bxg4 {and the complications
favour Black.}) 15... Bxb5 (15... Nxf3 16. Nxf3 Bxb5 17. g5 {[%cal Gd2d5]}) 16.
Ncxb5 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Rb8 {[%cal Ge5f3]} 18. Nc3 Nc4 {Black's compensation will
enable him soon to restore the material equality.} 19. b3 (19. Nb3 Nd7 $44 (
19... h5 $5 20. gxh5 Nxh5 {[%cal Gg8f7]})) 19... Nxg4 20. fxg4 Bxd4 21. Nd5
Nxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Bf6 23. Nxf6+ (23. Rdh2 Rf7 24. Nxf6+ exf6 25. Rd1 Re8 26. Rd4
Rfe7 $132) 23... Rxf6 24. e5 $1 Re6 (24... dxe5 25. Rd7 $16) 25. exd6 exd6 26.
c4 $14 {With accurate play Black must be able to draw without many problems.}
Rb6 27. Kc2 Re4 28. Rg2 a5 29. Kd3 Re5 30. Rf2 a4 31. Rb1 axb3 32. axb3 h5 33.
gxh5 Rxh5 34. b4 Rh3+ 35. Ke4 Rh4+ 36. Rf4 Rxf4+ 37. Kxf4 Kf7 38. Ke4 Ke6 39.
b5 Rb8 40. Rh1 Rg8 {The time control is over and the young Dutch player must
have a serious thought about the cause of the following mistakes.} (40... d5+
41. cxd5+ Kd6 42. Rb1 (42. Rh6 Rxb5 43. Rxg6+ Kd7 44. Ke5 Rb1 45. Rg7+ Kc8 46.
Ke6 Re1+ 47. Kd6 Rd1 48. Rg8+ Kb7 49. Rd8 Rh1 {is a theoretical draw}) 42...
Re8+ 43. Kd4 Re5 44. b6 Rxd5+ 45. Kc4 Rc5+ $11) 41. Rh6 Kd7 $2 (41... Re8 $11 {
[%cal Ge6d7]} 42. Rh7 g5 (42... d5+ $5 {even this seems to draw:} 43. cxd5+
Kd6+ 44. Kd4 Re1 45. b6 Rb1 (45... Rd1+ 46. Kc4 Rc1+ 47. Kb5 Kxd5 48. Rg7) 46.
b7 (46. Rg7 Rb4+ $1) 46... g5 47. Rg7 (47. Rh6+ Kc7) 47... g4 48. Rg6+ Kc7 49.
Ke5 Re1+ $11) 43. b6 Rc8 $1 (43... g4 $2 44. b7 g3 45. Kf3 (45. Rg7 $4 Kf6+) (
45. Kd4 g2 46. Rg7 Rb8 $11) 45... Rb8 46. Kxg3 Ke5 47. Kf3 Kd4 48. Rc7 $18) 44.
Kd4 Rc6 45. b7 Rb6 $11) 42. Rh7+ (42. Kd5 Rg7 $11) 42... Kc8 $4 {This is a
terrible mistake from all points of view.} ({Black still seems to be able to
make a draw:} 42... Ke6 {This is obviously the only move.} 43. Kd4 (43. b6 Rc8
$1 44. Kd4 Rc6 45. b7 Rb6 46. Rg7 g5 $11) 43... Rf8 (43... g5 44. b6 (44. Rh6+
Kd7 45. Kd5 g4 46. Rh7+ Kc8 47. Kxd6 (47. Kc6 g3) 47... g3 48. Rh1 g2 49. Rg1
Rg6+ 50. Kc5 Kc7 $11) 44... g4 45. b7 g3 46. Rg7 Rb8 47. Ke3 $1 (47. Rg6+ Kd7)
47... g2 (47... d5 48. c5 d4+ 49. Kxd4 $18) 48. Kf2 Ke5 49. Kxg2 Kd4 50. Rc7
$18) 44. Rg7 (44. b6 Rf1 $11) 44... Kf6 45. Ra7 Ke6 {and it looks like an easy
draw.}) 43. Kd5 $18 g5 44. b6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Polzin, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 {A battle between two principled players is always
interesting from the theoretical point of view.} ({In a rapid game half an
year prior to the present encounter Shirov avoided theoretical discussions and
hasn't got anything out of the opening, although he managed to win later on:} 
3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. Nde2
Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Rfc8 12. Rc1 Qd8 13. Kh1 Qa5 $11 {1-0 Shirov,A (2705)
-Polzin,R (2514)/Mainz (rapid) 2005 (40)}) 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6.
Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O {Together with the line 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.
0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 (11...Nxd4 is most likely just better) 12.Kb1, 9.0-0-0
represents the best systems versus the Dragon.} d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 {Polzin changes the opening variation he used two years
ago versus Shirov.} ({The first game between same opponents continued} 13...
Re8 14. Ne4 ({Black holds a draw after} 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5
Be6) ({but} 14. Bc4 {is a worthy alternative. Then often White can just take a
pawn and it is not easy for Black to prove compensation.} Be6 (14... Qh4 15.
Bxd5 cxd5 16. Qxd5 Be6 17. Qe4) (14... Qa5 15. Ne4 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 Bh6 17. Bxd5
Bxd2+ 18. Kb1 cxd5 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Nxe8 Bf5 21. Nd6 Be6 22. Nb5 $13 {/+/=})
15. Nxd5 $5 $14) 14... Qc7 (14... f5 15. Nd6 Bf8 16. Bb5 $1 Bd7) 15. Bd6 (15.
h4 Rd8 16. h5 f5 17. hxg6 (17. Nc3 $5 Be6 18. Bc4) 17... fxe4 $1 18. fxe4 Be6
19. exd5 cxd5 20. Ba3 (20. gxh7+ Kh8 21. Be3) 20... hxg6 21. g4 e4 22. Qg5 Qf7
23. Be2 (23. Qh4 Be5 24. Be2 Qg7 25. g5 a5 (25... Rab8 $5) 26. Bg4 Bf5 27. Rdf1
Rf8 28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Rxf5 gxf5 30. Qh5 Rb8 31. b3 Rc8 32. g6 $16 {1-0 Handke,
F (2504)-Polzin,R (2462)/Bundesliga 2002}) 23... Bf6 24. Qe3 d4 25. Qxe4 Bd5
26. Qd3 Bxh1 27. Rxh1 Re8 $15 {Shirov-Golubev, Bundesliga 2001}) (15. g4 Be6
$11) 15... Qb6 16. h4 Nf6 (16... Be6 17. Bc5 Qc7 18. h5 $16) (16... f5 17. Bc5
Qc7 (17... Qb8 18. Bc4 $5) 18. Nd6 (18. Bc4 $2 fxe4 19. fxe4 Be6 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Gc7c5]}) 18... Rd8 19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20. Bc4 $36 {[%cal Gh4h5]}) 17. h5 (17.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. h5 e4 $132) 17... Nxe4 (17... Nxh5 18. Rxh5 (18. g4 Nf4 $13 (
18... Nf6 $2 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qh6 $18)) 18... gxh5 19. Bc5 Qc7 20. Qg5 $44)
18. fxe4 Be6 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A (2726)-Polzin,R (2517)
/Bundesliga 2004 (41)}) 14. Ne4 Re8 15. h4 {The most precise. White doesn't
necessarily need to play g2-g4. After the game move White has slightly better
prospects in all variations.} (15. g4 Qc7 (15... Nf4 $11) 16. h4 Red8 17. h5
Nf6 $11) 15... Nf4 {Other moves don't equalize completely either:} (15... Qc7
16. h5 $16) (15... h5 16. Bc4 $14) (15... Rb8 16. Bc4 $14) (15... f5 16. Ng5
Bh6 17. c4 (17. Ba6 $5) 17... Nf4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Bxa7 Ra8 21.
Be3 Nh5 22. Bd3 Rxa2 23. Kb1 Ra4 24. b3 Ra8 25. Re1 $14 {Raaste-Schneider A,
Espoo 1988}) (15... h6 16. g4 Qc7 (16... Nf4 17. Qc3 $1 Bd5 18. g5 $14) 17. g5
h5 18. Bc4 $14) 16. g3 ({Here} 16. Qc3 $2 {runs into} Bh6 $1 $17 {and White
has problems because he cannot remove the king to b1 due to the fact that his
rooks are not connected (and thus the rook on d1 is not protected). On the
other hand after 16.g3 White has a more pleasant endgame.}) (16. Qxd8 $11)
16... Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 $14 Nh5 18. g4 Nf6 ({Another possibility is} 18... Nf4 {
Then both} 19. h5 ({and} 19. Ba6 Bd5 20. c4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 Ne6 22. Be3 $14)
19... Bd5 ({Deserves attention} 19... gxh5 20. gxh5 f5 {1-0 Lecroq,M (2578)
-Cruzado Duenas,C (2464)/ICCF corr 2000/ (59)}) 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. c4 ({or} 21.
Rdh2 $14 {/=, Van der Wiel-Tiviakov, Wijk aan Zee 1994}) 21... Bxe4 22. fxe4 {
1-0 Coleman,P-Schorra,H (2465)/ICCF Email 1998 (60), are slightly better for
White.}) 19. Bd3 Nd7 (19... Bd5 20. Re1 Rad8 21. a4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. fxe4
Bf8 24. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Olafsson,H (2470)-Petursson,M (2565)/Reykjavik 1995 
(38)}) 20. Be3 Nb6 21. h5 $1 $146 {A good novelty. Besides creating typical
pressure on Black's kingside, the advance of the h-pawn has also other
advantages, such as often securing square g5 for the knight, or making Black's
resource ...f5 look less attractive.} (21. Ba6 {must also be slightly better
for White.}) (21. b3 Nd5 22. Bc5 a5 23. a4 Nf4 24. Nd6 Reb8 25. Bc4 Bd5 26.
Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2625)-Tiviakov,S (2625)/Wijk aan Zee 1996}) 21... Nd5 (
21... Nc4 $2 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. h6 (23. Nd6 $18) 23... Bh8 24. Nd6 Bd5 25. Nxe8
Rxe8 26. Rhd1 $18) 22. Bc5 Red8 (22... a5 23. h6 Bf8 (23... Bh8 $16) 24. Bxf8
Rxf8 (24... Kxf8 25. c4 $16 {[%cal Ge4f6]} (25. Ng5 Kg8 26. Be4 $16)) 25. Re1
f6 26. g5 $16 {[%csl Re5,Rh7]}) 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Ba6 $1 Rd7 25. Ng5 Nf4 26.
Nxe6 Nxe6 27. Rxd7 Nxc5 28. Bb7 $1 Rb8 29. Bxc6 Nxd7 30. Bxd7 {After the
forced variation White won a pawn. Black keeps certain chances to escape, but
his position is rather difficult due to White's clear plan to advance the
queenside pawns.} e4 {Trying to create some counterplay.} (30... Rd8 31. Bc6 f5
32. c4 $16 {[%cal Gc6d5]}) 31. c3 e3 (31... exf3 32. Rf1 Rd8 33. Bc6 Bh6+ 34.
Kb1 $16 (34. Kc2 $2 Rd2+ 35. Kb3 f2)) 32. Rh2 Be5 33. Re2 Kf8 34. Kc2 Bf4 35.
b4 Ke7 36. Bc6 f5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. a4 Kd6 (38... a6 39. Bd5 $16) 39. Bb5 Rh8
40. Rg2 Ke5 ({After} 40... Rh2 41. Rxh2 Bxh2 {Black will have to give up his
bishop for White's queenside pawns and later White will win thanks to the
remaining pawn on f3.}) 41. a5 Rh3 42. Rg7 $1 Kf6 43. Rxa7 Rh2+ 44. Kb3 e2 45.
Bxe2 Rxe2 46. a6 Re1 47. Ra8 Ra1 48. a7 Kg7 49. c4 Be3 50. c5 {White wins
easily by bringing the king to b6 (via c4 and b5) and then removing the rook
from a8. A convincing victory by Shirov, who showed clearly that in the
variation 13...Be6 of the 9.0-0-0 line in Dragon Black is basically struggling
in an inferior position.} 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 {This set-up against 9.0-0-0 is less justified than against 9.
Bc4. The explanation is simple - the typical counterplay ...Rc8 followed by ...
Ne5-c4 loses all its attractivness, since White will take on c4 at once,
without wasting time for Bc4-b3.} 10. g4 Rc8 (10... Qa5 11. Nb3 $16) 11. h4 Ne5
(11... h5 12. gxh5 Nxh5 13. Rg1 $16) 12. h5 {A strong (and most direct)
continuation. Another possibility is to start with Kb1 (and eventually Be2
next, keeping the pawn on h4). Then after Qa5 Black must consider Nd5.
Generally, in this line White must know precisely when to play h5, Kb1 or Be2
and how to combine these moves.} Qa5 (12... Nc4 $2 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. hxg6 fxg6
15. e5 {is bad for Black}) 13. Be2 (13. Kb1 {Playing this move here allows
Black favourable complications:} Nxf3 $1 {The correct move order. Now the main
line goes:} (13... Rxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Nxf3 16. h6 $1 {this
intermediate move limits Black's options}) 14. Nxf3 Rxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3
Bxg4 17. Bg2 Nxe4 18. Rd3 Nxc3+ 19. Kb2 Nd1+ $11) (13. Nb3 $1 Qc7 14. Be2 b5 (
14... Nc4 {is bad again. White takes and then plays e5 at some moment (after
16.hxg6 or 16.h6).}) 15. Kb1 $14 {/+/-} ({Opening the f-file would be a mistake
} 15. hxg6 $2 fxg6 $13 {[%cal Gf8f3]})) 13... b5 14. Kb1 (14. Nb3 Qa6 $5 $13)
14... Rxc3 $5 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Rc8 {Black gets a typical compensation
for Dragon. However, it can hardly secure totally equal chances.} 17. hxg6 fxg6
$1 (17... hxg6 18. Kb2 $16) 18. Kb2 a5 19. Bh6 (19. g5 Nh5 20. Rhg1 Nc4+ 21.
Bxc4+ Rxc4 $44) 19... Bh8 20. Rhf1 {Protecting pawn f3 and thus threatening to
take on b5. However, Black is in time to create some initiative and escape.} (
20. Rb1 $1 b4 $140 (20... Be8 21. Bd2 $16 {[%cal Gb2c1]}) 21. cxb4 Nc4+ 22. Kc1
Nxg4 23. fxg4 Bxd4 24. bxa5 Nxa5 25. Bd2 $16 Nc4 26. Rb4 Be6 27. Bxc4 Bxc4 28.
a4 $16) (20. Bxb5 $2 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Nxf3 $17 {[%csl Rc3,Re4,Rg4]}) 20... Nc4+
21. Bxc4+ Rxc4 22. Rd3 (22. Rb1 b4 $36) 22... Be8 $132 {[%cal Gf6d7,Gd7c5,
Ge8f7]} (22... b4 23. Kb3) 23. Rb1 b4 24. Kc1 (24. Kb3 $2 Bf7) 24... Nd7 25.
Nb3 Bxc3 26. Nxa5 Rc8 27. Bd2 Ne5 $11 28. Bxc3 Nxd3+ 29. cxd3 Rxc3+ (29... bxc3
$5 $13 {it is not clear how can White prove that pawn on c3 is a weakness.
Black wants to push the h-pawn (not mentioning the concrete threat 30...Ra8)
and his chances are by no means worse, while White needs more accuracy.}) 30.
Kd2 Ra3 31. Nc4 Rxa2+ 32. Ke3 Bb5 (32... Ra4 33. Nb6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.12.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Polzin, Rainer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 (13... Be6
14. Ne4 Re8 {is another main line}) 14. Ne4 (14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16.
Rxd5 Be6 $14 {/=}) 14... Qc7 (14... f5 15. Nd6 Bf8 16. Bb5 $1 {Beliavsky's
strong move made the variation 14...f5 to look very suspicious.}) 15. Bd6 {
A novelty. Shirov changes the move order from his previous game in this
variation.} (15. h4 Rd8 (15... Be6 16. h5 $16) 16. h5 f5 17. hxg6 (17. h6 Bh8
18. Ng5 Bf6 19. Bc4 Rb8 20. Bb3 a5 21. a4 Rxb3 22. cxb3 Nf4 23. Bd6 Qb6 (23...
Qa7 24. Nh3 Nxh3 25. Rxh3 Be7 $19) 24. Nh3 Nxh3 25. Rxh3 Be6 (25... Be7 26.
Bxe7 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Qg1+ 28. Kc2 f4 $19) 26. f4 exf4 27. Rd3 Bxb3 28. Qe2 Bc4
29. Ba3 Rxd3 $4 (29... Bd5 $17) 30. Qe8# {1-0 Volokitin,A-Golubev,M/playchess.
com (blitz) 2004}) 17... fxe4 18. fxe4 Be6 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Ba3 hxg6 21. g4 e4
22. Qg5 Qf7 23. Qh4 $146 {~~} (23. Be2 Bf6 24. Qe3 d4 25. Qxe4 Bd5 26. Qd3 Bxh1
27. Rxh1 Re8 {In this complicated position it is rather White who must play
carefully to keep the balance, Shirov-Golubev, Bundesliga 2001}) 23... Be5 24.
Be2 Qg7 25. g5 {1-0 Handke,F-Polzin,R/Bundesliga 2002} Rab8 $13 {(Golubev)}) (
15. g4 Be6 $11) 15... Qb6 16. h4 Nf6 $5 {Other moves are weaker:} (16... Be6
17. Bc5 Qc7 18. h5 $16) (16... f5 17. Bc5 Qc7 (17... Qb8 18. Bc4 $5) 18. Nd6 (
18. Bc4 $2 fxe4 19. fxe4 Be6 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc7c5]}) 18... Rd8 19. Nxc8 Raxc8
20. Bc4 $36 {[%cal Gh4h5]}) 17. h5 (17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. h5 e4 $132) 17... Nxe4 (
17... Nxh5 18. Rxh5 (18. g4 Nf4 $13 (18... Nf6 $2 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qh6 $18))
18... gxh5 19. Bc5 Qc7 20. Qg5 $44) 18. fxe4 Be6 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qc3 Rad8 21.
Be2 Qf2 $1 22. Bf3 g5 $5 {Polzin does not wish to defend passively a slightly
inferior position and comes up with an unexpected idea to create activity and
disturb White's pieces.} 23. b3 Qg3 24. Kb2 g4 25. Be2 Qxc3+ 26. Kxc3 Bd5 $1 {
Thanks to this small tactical trick Black conveniently simplifies the position.
} 27. Bc7 Rc8 28. Ba5 ({Better was} 28. exd5 cxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxc7+ 30. Bc4 e4+
31. Kd2 Kf8 32. Ke3 {[%csl Re4,Rf7,Rg4][%cal Gd5f5]}) 28... Bxe4 29. Bxg4 f5
30. Bh5 Re7 {White must be careful now in order to keep the game level.} 31.
Bg6 Bxg2 32. Bxf5 e4+ 33. Kd2 Rf8 (33... Bxh1 34. Bxc8 Bf3 35. Rg1 Kf7 $15) 34.
Bh7+ Kf7 35. Rhg1 Bf3 36. Rdf1 Ke6 (36... Rd7+ 37. Kc1 Ke6 38. Rxg7 Rxg7 39.
Bxe4 {is similar to the game.}) 37. Rxg7 $1 {The only way to avoid serious
troubles. White correctly sacrifices the exchange in order to gain the
dangerous pawn e4.} Rxg7 38. Bxe4 Rg2+ (38... Rgf7 39. Bd3 $15) 39. Kc3 Bxe4
40. Rxf8 Rxc2+ 41. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. e5 Nf5 12. exf6 exf6 (12... Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5
14. Qxd5 Nxe3 {is the main line, but it is mainly White who can play for a win
here.}) 13. Bc5 d4 (13... Re8 14. Nxd5 $16) 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 {A risky line for
Black. He obviously plays for a win at all costs. With accurate play White
should be able to keep the advantage, but in a practical game that is not a
very easy task.} 15. Ne2 $146 {This novelty will hardly find many followers.} (
15. Nb5 $142 {The critical move, requiring more practical tests on the high
level. In three available games White scored 100% with it so far.}) 15... Ne3
16. Rc1 Nc4 $1 {Forcing White to "win" the pawn d4.} 17. Qxd4 b5 {[%cal Gf6f5]}
18. c3 Bf5+ 19. Ka1 {[%csl Gg7] At this moment it is hard to imagine that the
bishop on g7 will play the decisive role.} Rd8 20. Qf2 (20. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 21. Qb7
Qd8 $19 22. Nd4 $140 Rxa2+ 23. Kxa2 Qa5+ 24. Kb3 Qa4#) 20... Rd2 ({Black had
the forced alternative} 20... Nxb2 {with good play:} 21. Nd4 (21. Kxb2 Rd2+ 22.
Ka1 Qa3 $19) 21... Nd3 22. Bxd3 Bxd3 $44) 21. Qxa7 Nxb2 22. Nd4 Na4 $1 (22...
Nd3 23. Bxd3 Bxd3 24. Rhd1 Bh6 25. Nb3 $16) 23. Nxb5 $2 {[%mdl 64]} (23. Nxf5
gxf5 24. Bc4 $1 (24. Bxb5 Qa3 25. Qb8+ Bf8 26. Bc4 Nxc3 $17) 24... Kh8 $1 {
preparing ...Qa3} (24... f4 25. Rhd1 $1) 25. Rb1 $1 {White must protect square
b2} (25. Bxf7 $2 Qa3 26. Qb8+ Bf8 27. Qxb5 Nxc3 28. Qb3 Rxa2+ 29. Qxa2 Nxa2 30.
Bxa2 Bc5 $17) (25. Qxf7 $2 bxc4 $17) 25... Nxc3 {with the following possible
draw by repetition:} (25... Qa3 26. Qe3 Bh6 27. f4 $1 $16) 26. Rb2 Rxb2 27.
Kxb2 Na4+ 28. Kc2 Qc8 29. Kb1 Nc3+ 30. Kb2 Na4+ 31. Kb1 Nc3+ $11) 23... Nxc3 $3
{Now Black wins.} 24. Bc4 (24. Rxc3 Rd1+ 25. Kb2 Rb1#) (24. Nxc3 Qb4 25. Na4
Be6 $19) 24... Nxb5 25. Qe3 (25. Bxb5 Qb4 $19) 25... Bd3 $1 {White cannot
protect against ...f5 with mate. A very nice game.} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.12"]
[Round "12.5"]
[White "Holzke, Frank"]
[Black "Berndt, Stephan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 (12... e5) 13. Qxd4
Qb6 (13... Qc7) 14. Nxd5 {A possible move, but it generally leads to the sort
of positions Black is aiming for.} ({More unpleasant for a Dragon player would
be} 14. Na4 $1 Qa5 (14... Qxd4 15. Rxd4 $16) 15. b3 $14) 14... cxd5 15. Qxd5 (
15. Qxb6 axb6 16. a3 Rd8 $11) 15... Bf5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15... Be6 16. Qb5 (
16. Qd4 Qa5 $44) 16... Qc7 $44) 16. Bc4 $6 {This natural continuation suddenly
leads to quick problems.} (16. Bd3 Rfd8 (16... Rab8 $5) 17. Qb3 Qxb3 (17...
Qe3+ 18. Kb1 Rab8 19. Qa3 $14 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Rxd3 21. Qxd3 $16) 18. axb3 Bxd3
19. Rxd3 Rxd3 20. cxd3 $14 {/=}) (16. Qb3 Qa5 $44) 16... Rac8 17. Bb3 Rc5 $1
18. Qd4 (18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. c3 Qa5 $1 $40 20. Rhe1 $140 Rxc3+ 21. bxc3 Qa3+ 22.
Qb2 Rxc3+ $19) 18... Rfc8 $40 19. c3 (19. Rd2 $2 Bxc2 $1 20. Bxc2 Rxc2+ $19)
19... e5 $1 ({After} 19... Qa5 20. f4 $1 {[%csl Gd4] White succeeds to keep
the queen on the centralized position.}) 20. Qd2 $2 {The decisive mistake.} (
20. Qa4 $2 g5 $19 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gc5a5]} (20... Ra5 $6 21. Qh4) (20... Qc7 $5
$17 {[%cal Gc5c3]})) (20. Qh4 $8 Qa5 21. Kd2 $8 Qa6 $5 22. Ke1 $1 $13 (22. Kc1
Qe2 $17)) 20... Qa5 $1 {A very impressive play from Stephan, who is a
specialist of Sicilian Dragon. In spite of giving up playing chess actively,
the creative German IM very often finds good new ideas for Black.  After the
game move White has no defense against ...Rxc3+.} 21. Rdf1 (21. Qe1 Rxc3+ 22.
bxc3 Qa3+ 23. Kd2 Qb2+ 24. Ke3 Rxc3+ $19) 21... Rxc3+ 22. bxc3 Rxc3+ 23. Kd1
Rd3 $19 24. Rf2 Qc3 $1 25. Ke1 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Bd3 $1 27. h4 h5 28. Bd1 a5 29.
Be2 Bb1 30. Kd1 Kg7 31. Rf1 a4 32. Ba6 Bf5 (32... Qc6 33. Be2 (33. Bd3 Bxd3 34.
Rxd3 Qc4 $19) 33... Qb6 34. Re1 (34. Kc1 Bf5 35. Bd3 Qc5+ 36. Kd1 Bxd3 37. Rxd3
Qc4 $19) 34... Bxa2 $19) 33. Ke2 e4 34. Rfd1 e3 35. Rd6 Qb2+ 36. Kxe3 Qxa2 37.
R1d2 Qb3+ 38. Kf2 a3 39. Be2 Qc3 40. R6d5 Bb1 41. g3 a2 42. Rxa2 Bxa2 43. Rd3
Qc1 44. Re3 Qh1 45. Bf1 Qh2+ 46. Bg2 Be6 47. Rxe6 fxe6 48. f4 Kf6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 11. h4 Qc7 (11... h5 12. g4 hxg4 13. h5
Nxd4 (13... Nxh5 14. fxg4 Nf6 15. Qh4 $40) 14. Bxd4 (14. Rxd4 $5) 14... Nxh5
15. fxg4 Bxd4 (15... Qg5+ 16. Kb1 Nf6 $140 17. Be3 Qxg4 18. Be2 Qg2 19. Qh4 $18
) 16. Rxd4 Qg5+ 17. Kb1 Qxg4 (17... Nf6 18. e5 Nd7 19. Rd2 Qxe5 20. Qh4 $40)
18. Be2 Qg3 19. Qd1 $44) 12. h5 Nxh5 13. g4 Nxd4 (13... Ng3 14. Ndb5 Qb8 15.
Rh3 Nxf1 16. Qxf1 a6 17. Nd4 f5 18. Qh1 fxg4 19. Rxh7 Rf7 20. Kb1 Qg3 21. Nce2
Qc7 22. fxg4 $16 {1-0 Alvarez,R-Alvarez Rouchaud,C/Argentina 1998 (30)}) 14.
Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 {The critical position for the 10.Qe1 e6 variation. White
has an obvious compensation for the pawn, but the position requires a very
concrete approach.  Black has at his disposal three options.} Qe5 {One of the
possibilities. The present game shows that it doesn't solve Black's problems.}
({The other two moves are} 15... Qf4+) ({and} 15... Ng3 {both leading to
complicated play with no clear assessment.}) 16. Qd2 Ng3 17. Rg1 dxe4 18. f4 e3
(18... Nxf1 {is not enough either:} 19. Rxf1 Qg7 20. g5 e5 21. Rd6 e3 22. Qxe3
exf4 23. Qxf4 Bh3 24. Rf2 Rae8 25. Nd5 Re1+ 26. Kd2 $16 {1-0 Mainka,R (2485)
-Alterman,B (2585)/London 1994 (51)}) 19. fxe5 exd2+ 20. Rxd2 Nxf1 21. Rxf1 f5
$146 {An attempt to rehabilitate the variation.} ({In the game Nedev,T (2489)
-Drenchev,P (2392)/Illkirch-Graffenstaden 2004 White achieved domination on
the dark squares after} 21... b6 22. Ne4 h6 23. Nd6 a5 24. Rh2 Kg7 25. g5 h5
26. Rhf2 Ra7 27. Rf4 Re7 28. Kd2 {which he converted into a full point by
starting at some moment to advance the queenside pawns.}) 22. exf6 e5 23. g5 h6
{This is the idea behind 21...f5. However, White has a clear way to an
advantage.} 24. Nd5 {A tempting, though not the strongest move.} (24. gxh6 Bf5
25. Nd5 Kh7 {is not convincing}) ({but after} 24. Rh1 $1 {Black is in troubles.
The only move to avoid a quick loss is} h5 ({In the event of} 24... hxg5 25.
Rdh2 {White wins in all variations. E.g:} Kf7 (25... Rxf6 26. Nd5 Rc6 27. Rh8+
Kf7 28. R1h7+ Ke6 29. Nc7+ Rxc7 30. Rxc7 g4 31. Kd2 $18) (25... Bf5 26. Rh7
Rxf6 27. Rh8+) 26. Rh7+ Ke6 27. Re7+ Kf5 28. Kd2 $1 Kg4 (28... Rd8+ 29. Ke3
Kxf6 30. Rhh7 $18) 29. Ke3 Rxf6 30. Rg1+ $18) {and then} 25. Ne4 {is a large
advantage for White. For example a move like} Be6 {loses right away:} 26. Nd6
b6 27. Re1 $18) 24... hxg5 25. Ne7+ ({White could still fight for the
advantage with} 25. Rh2 Bf5 26. Rfh1 $36) 25... Kf7 26. Nxc8 ({The bishop must
be exchanged, since after} 26. Re2 Bh3 {it is White who must play carefully to
keep the balance.}) 26... Raxc8 27. Rd7+ Ke6 28. Re7+ Kd6 29. Rd1+ (29. Rxb7
Rc7 30. Rxc7 Kxc7 31. f7 {is not so clear anymore, since after} (31. Kd2 Kd6
32. Ke3 Ke6 $11) 31... Kd7 32. Rf6 Ke7 33. Rxg6 Rxf7 34. Rxg5 Ke6 {thanks to
his passed e-pawn Black will have counterplay.}) 29... Kc6 30. Re6+ (30. f7 g4
31. Rf1 (31. Rg1 Rc7 32. Rxc7+ Kxc7 33. Rxg4 Rxf7 34. Rxg6 $11) 31... Rcd8 32.
Rxe5 Rd7 33. Re6+ Kc7 34. Rxg6 Rdxf7 35. Rxf7+ Rxf7 36. Rxg4 {doesn't really
leave White with winning chances, therefore Nisipeanu makes a draw immediately.
}) 30... Kc7 31. Re7+ Kc6 32. Re6+ Kc7 33. Re7+ Kc6 34. Re6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Kalashnikov, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Qa5 {Schulz,A: 'Auf diese Weise kommt
die Dame in einem Schritt nach a5, aber ...'} (10... Be6 11. h4 (11. Kb1 {
Schulz,A} Qc7 12. h4 Rfc8) 11... Qa5 {is another line, see the next comment.})
11. h4 {In this particular position this move wasn't played yet, but after
Black's answer we have the position from the previous comment move order.} (11.
Kb1 Rd8 12. g4 Be6 13. h4 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. h5 $16 {1-0 Shabalov,A-Beltre,A/
Mashantucket 1999 (32)}) ({... nach} 11. Kb1 $5 {(Schulz,A) würde nun wieder
der Abzug Sd5 mit der Zwischenschachmöglichkeit auf e7 drohen.}) 11... Be6 12.
Qg5 $1 {[%mdl 8] But this is a novelty. White shows that he doesn't need to
waste time for Kb1.} (12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. a3 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. g4 Ng3 16. Rg1
Nxf1 17. Rgxf1 Rc4 18. Nd5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Rac8 $11 {0-1 Zamora,
J-Georgiev,V/Mermaid Beach 1998 (53)}) 12... Qc7 {'?' Schulz,A.} (12... Qxg5+ {
Looks ugly, but I think it's the best move.} 13. hxg5 Nh5 $14 (13... Nh5 {
Schulz,A} 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. g4 $14 {mit bequemerem Endspiel für Weiß.})) 13. h5
Rfc8 {'?' Schulz,A.} (13... Nxh5 14. Bxg7 (14. Rxh5 $2 f6 15. Qa5 b6) 14...
Nxg7 (14... Kxg7 15. Rxh5 $18) 15. Qh6 Nh5 16. e5 (16. g4 {Schulz,A} Nf6 17.
Bd3 $18 Z0 18. e5 $140 dxe5 19. g5 Nh5 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. Qxh7#) 16... dxe5 17.
Rxh5 (17. g4 Nf6 18. Bd3 (18. Ne4 Rfc8 19. Bd3 $18) 18... Rfc8 19. g5 Nh5 20.
Rxh5 $18) 17... gxh5 18. Bd3 $18) (13... h6 $5 {Schulz,A} 14. Qe3 $140 g5) 14.
hxg6 hxg6 (14... fxg6 15. Qh4 $40 (15. Bd3 $16)) 15. Bd3 $16 b5 16. Nd5 ({
Oder gleich} 16. Rh6 $40 {Schulz,A}) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 b4 18. Rh6 $1 {
'+-' Schulz,A.} Rab8 (18... b3 19. axb3 $18) (18... Z0 {Schulz,A} 19. Rdh1 Z0
20. Qh4 Z0 21. Rh8+ Bxh8 22. Qxh8# {Schwarz ist ohne ausreichende Verteidigung
und ohne Gegenspiel.}) (18... Qa5 {Schulz,A} 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Rxg6 $18) 19.
Rdh1 $18 b3 20. Qh4 ({Es gewann auch das prosaische} 20. axb3 {Schulz,A} Qa5 (
20... Rxb3 21. Bxf6 exf6 (21... Bxf6 22. Qxf6 exf6 23. Rh8+ Kg7 24. R1h7#) 22.
Qh4 Kf8 23. Rh8+ Bxh8 (23... Ke7 24. Re1+ Kd7 25. Qh3+ f5 26. Qxf5+ gxf5 27.
Bxf5#) 24. Qxh8+ Ke7 25. Re1+ Kd7 26. Qxf6 Z0 27. Qe7# $140) 21. Bxg6 Qa1+ 22.
Kd2 Qa5+ 23. c3 Z0 24. Rh8+ $140 Bxh8 25. Rxh8+ Kxh8 26. Bxf6+ exf6 27. Qh6+
Kg8 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qxf7#) 20... Nh5 21. Rxh5 (21. Bxg7 $4 {Schulz,A} bxa2
$132) 21... gxh5 22. Bh7+ $1 Kf8 (22... Kxh7 23. Qxh5+ Kg8 24. Qh8+ Bxh8 25.
Rxh8#) 23. Bxg7+ Ke8 (23... Kxg7 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Rxh5 {and mate in one.} (25.
Rxh5 {Schulz,A} bxa2 26. Bf5#)) 24. axb3 {The right time to resign here.} Qa5
25. Qa4+ Qxa4 26. bxa4 Rb4 27. Rxh5 Rc5 28. Bf5 e6 29. dxe6 Rxa4 30. exf7+ Kxf7
31. Bc3 d5 32. Rh7+ Kg8 33. Rh8+ Kf7 34. Rh7+ Kf8 35. Be5 Ra6 36. Rh8+ Kf7 37.
Rh7+ Kf8 38. f4 Rcc6 39. Rh8+ Kf7 40. Rh7+ Kf8 41. Rd7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14. Bc4 (
14. Qc5 Nxc3 (14... Qf4+ 15. Kb1 (15. Rd2 Nxc3 16. Qxc3) 15... Bf5 16. Nxd5 (
16. Qxc6 $2 Bxc2+ $1) 16... cxd5 17. Qxd5 (17. Qxe7 $2 Bxc2+ 18. Kxc2 Qa4+ 19.
Kd2 Rac8 $1 20. Bd3 Qa5+ 21. Ke2 Rfe8 $19) 17... Rab8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,
Z-Georgiev,K/Cacak 1996 (19)}) 15. Qxc3 Be6 16. Bd3 (16. Kb1 Rfd8 $10) 16...
Rad8 17. Rde1 c5 18. Kb1 Rd4 19. h4 Qd6 20. h5 g5 21. h6 $16 {1-0 Morozevich,
A-Georgiev,K/Sarajevo 2000 (34)}) 14... Nb6 (14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 $14) 15. Ne4
$5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15. Be2 Be6 (15... c5 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Qe5 Ba6 18. Nc3 Bxe2
19. Qxe2 Rab8 20. Qxe7 Nc4 21. b3 Rfe8 22. Nd5 $1 Kg7 23. Qc7 $16 {1-0 Brodsky,
M-Hodgson,Ju/Isle of Man (42)}) 16. Qc5 Rfb8 17. g3 Qb7 18. b3 a5 19. a4 Nd5
20. Ne4 Nb4 21. Bc4 Bd5 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Fedorov,A/Batumi GEO 1999 (39)
}) 15... Bf5 (15... Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Be6 $13) 16. Ng3 Rad8 (16... Nxc4 $2 17. Nxf5
$16) 17. Qh4 Qe5 (17... Nxc4 18. Nxf5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 gxf5 20. Qxc4 Qxh2 21.
Qxc6 Qxg2 22. Qc5 $36 {[%cal Rd1g1]}) 18. Rxd8 (18. Bb3 $5 c5 $140 (18... Rxd1+
19. Rxd1 $14) 19. Rde1 $1 (19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Nxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxe7 Rd7 22. Qe8+
Kg7 $17) 19... Qg7 20. Nxf5 gxf5 21. c3 $16 (21. Rxe7 $2 c4 22. Bxc4 Nxc4 23.
Qxc4 Qg5+ $19) (21. g4 $6 c4 $1 (21... f4 22. Re4 $16 Rc8 23. c3 c4 24. Bc2)
22. gxf5 cxb3 23. Rhg1 bxa2 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qg3+ Kh6 (25... Kh8 26. Qe5+ f6
27. Qa5 $18) 26. Qh4+ Kg7 $11)) (18. Rde1 Qa5 {/\Qd2} 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. Bd3 Qa5
21. a3 Nd5 {/\ Rb8 <=>.}) 18... Rxd8 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. Qxe7 (20. Bd3 Qc5 $11)
20... Rd7 21. Qe8+ Kg7 $11 22. Bd3 Qg5+ 23. f4 Qxf4+ (23... Qxg2 24. Qe5+ f6
25. Qe4 $11) 24. Kb1 Qf6 25. Re1 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group2"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1997.09.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Herzliya Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "Espergarde SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 {Schulz,A} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 {Schulz:
Ein Versuch, auf einfachem Weg Ausgleich zu bekommen. Die Variante ist noch
sehr jung, ein endgültiges Urteil kann noch nicht gefällt werden.} 13. Qxd4 Qc7
{After which several games with this variation were played, one can say now
that there are several ways for White to reach a slightly better position.} 14.
Bc4 (14. Qc5 Qf4+ 15. Kb1 Bf5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rab8 18. Bc4 Qc7 19. Bb3
Rbd8 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Georgiev,K/Cacak 1996/CBM 57/[Alterman,B]}) (14. h4 $5)
14... Nb6 15. Qh4 {Novelty. White keeps the Knight against the Bishop on c8.
Black`s problem in this variation (9.0-0-0 d5) is the inferior pawn structure,
which here together with his weakest minor piece (the Bishop on c8), makes the
position quite unpleasant for Black. Schulz: Zielt gegen die Schwäche e7.
Schwarz kann nie gut e7-e6 spielen, weil dann Feld f6 arg schwach wird.
Dasselbe passiert, wenn der e7 fällt.} (15. Be2 Be6 (15... c5 16. Nb5 $6 Qc6
17. Qe5 Ba6 18. Nc3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rab8 $2 20. Qxe7 Nc4 21. b3 Rfe8 22. Nd5 $16
{Brodsky,M-Hodgson,J/Isle of Man op 1996/EXT 96op2/1-0 (42)}) 16. g3 Rab8 17.
Qc5 Qb7 18. b3 Nd5 19. Rd4 Rfc8 20. Na4 Bf5 21. Kb2 e5 22. Rd2 $14 {Rodriguez,
A-Becerra Rivero,J/Capablanca Elite 1997}) 15... Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Rb8 17. Qc5 $14
{Schulz: Wieder gegen e7 gerichtet.} Be6 (17... Qb6 18. Na4 Qb5 19. b3 $16) 18.
b3 Rb6 $6 (18... Rfd8 $14) 19. Rhe1 $16 Qxh2 (19... Re8 {Schulz,A}) 20. Qxe7 {
Schulz: Damit sind die Felder d6 und f6 sehr schwach.} c5 (20... Qxg2 21. Rxe6
fxe6 22. Rd7 Qh1+ 23. Kb2 Qh6 24. Qxe6+ (24. Ne4 $18 {Schulz,A}) 24... Kh8 25.
Ne4 c5 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28. Ng5 $18) 21. Re2 {Schulz: Weiß
entscheidet sich für den ruhigen Weg.} ({Schulz: Verführerisch ist} 21. Ne4 {
Schulz,A /\ Rh1,Nf6} {aber nach} c4 (21... Qxg2 $2 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Nxh7 $18 (
23. Rg1 $2 Qxf3) (23. Nh5+ gxh5 24. Rg1 Qg6 25. Rxg6+ hxg6 26. Qxa7 $18)) 22.
Nf6+ Kg7 23. Rh1 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 h6 25. Ne8+ Rxe8 26. Qxe8 cxb3 27. axb3 Qf5 {
hat Schwarz gutes Gegenspiel für die Qualität.}) 21... c4 22. Qxa7 (22. Ne4 $2
{Schulz,A} Qf4+ 23. Kb1 cxb3 24. axb3 Bxb3 $40) 22... Rc6 (22... Rfb8 23. Rd8+
Rxd8 24. Qxb6 $16) 23. b4 $18 Rc7 (23... Rb8 24. a3 Qf4+ 25. Qe3 $18) 24. Qb6
Ra8 25. a4 Qh6+ 26. Kb2 Qf8 27. Rd6 (27. Qxc7 $6 {There is no need for these
complications.} Qxb4+ 28. Kc1 Qxc3 29. Rd8+ $6 Kg7 $1 30. Rxa8 $140 Qa1+ 31.
Kd2 Qd4+ 32. Ke1 Qg1+ 33. Kd2 Qd4+ $11) 27... Rca7 28. Red2 Qe7 29. Rd8+ Kg7
30. Qd6 Qb7 31. Qf8+ Kf6 32. Ne4+ 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 30th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2000.05.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14. Qc5 (
14. Bc4 Nb6 15. Be2 Be6 (15... c5 {is weaker, Brodsky-Hodgson/Isle of Man/1996}
) 16. h4 (16. Qc5 Rfb8 17. g3 Qb7 18. b3 a5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Fedorov,A/
Batumi GEO 1999/(39)}) 16... Rfd8 17. Qe3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Qh2 19. Qg5 Nd5 $1 20.
Nxd5 (20. Ne4 f6 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. Nxg3 Ne3 23. Rg1 Rd8 $11) 20... cxd5 21. Bd3
Re8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Fedorov,A/Katrineholm 1999 (42)}) 14... Nxc3 {Would be
interesting to see what Morozevich prepared if Georgiev would've repeated his
game against Almasi.} (14... Qf4+ 15. Kb1 Bf5 {The critical position for
evaluation of 14.Qc5.} 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rab8 18. Bc4 Qc7 19. Bb3 Rbd8 {
1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Georgiev,K/Cacak 1996}) 15. Qxc3 Be6 16. Bd3 (16. h4 Rfd8 17.
Bd3 c5 18. h5 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Qd4 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qa5 Rab8 22. b3 Rd7 23. Rde1
$14 {1-0 Balinov,I-Velickovic,Z/Vienna 1998/(32)}) 16... Rad8 17. Rde1 c5 18.
Kb1 {White arranges his pieces and prepares for an attack against black King.
The course of the game is important for evaluation of such positions and is
interesting to see how one of the biggest Dragon specialists after playing
aparently good moves, suddenly gets into big troubles.} Rd4 (18... Qd6 19. h4
Qd4 {White is slightly better in the endgame, but this seem to me the best for
Black here.}) 19. h4 Qd6 20. h5 g5 (20... c4 21. hxg6 $1 cxd3 22. gxh7+ Kh8 23.
Re4 Rd8 24. Rhh4 $18) 21. h6 {Now in all cases after the opening of the
position Black will face difficulties. The pawn on h6 is very unpleasant and
there is nothing Black can do about it.} Rd8 22. b3 $1 f6 23. g3 {[%cal Gf3f4]}
Bd5 24. Rhf1 e5 25. f4 {Black made all logical moves, but it seems that White
is clear better thanks to the vulnerable position of black King.} e4 (25...
exf4 26. gxf4 g4 27. Bf5 Bf3 28. Qe3 {/\ 29.Rxf3, 30.Qg1-g7.} Rxf4 (28... Qxf4
29. Qe6+ $18) 29. Bxg4 Rxg4 30. Qxf3 Rg6 31. Rg1 $18) 26. Be2 $16 Rf8 (26...
gxf4 27. Rxf4 $16) 27. fxg5 f5 (27... fxg5 28. Qe3 Qxh6 29. c3 $18) 28. Rf4 $18
Be6 29. Ref1 Qe5 30. Qa5 Rf7 31. g4 fxg4 32. Rxf7 Bxf7 33. Qxa7 Be8 34. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
f3 O-O 9. g4 Bxg4 {An old piece sacrifice, invented by Gufeld. Black gets two
pawns and activity for the piece. Besides, the second player will remain with
a perfect pawn formation, while the opponent will have few pawn weaknesses.
All this secure certain compensation, which nevertheless is not fully enough
if White is well prepared and reacts properly.} 10. fxg4 Nxg4 11. Bg1 ({
The practice showed that the correct way to continue is} 11. Nb3 a5 12. a4 Nb4
13. O-O-O {and although the position is double-edged, White's prospects are
preferable.}) (11. Nxc6 $2 bxc6 12. Be2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Rb8 14. O-O-O e6 $1 $44)
11... e6 {[%cal Gd8h4]} 12. h4 (12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. h4 Rb8 $5 $132) 12... h5 {
[%csl Gg4,Rh4] Here Black has good chances to prove compensation. White is
forced to stay with the king in the center (13.0-0-0 is not possible on
account of 13...Bh6) and also the inclusion of moves h4/h5 favors Black.} 13.
Be2 (13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Be2 Bh6 $1 15. Qd3 Ne5 16. Qg3 Rb8 $132 {0-1 Psakhis,
L-Tolnai,T/Dortmund 1989 (29)}) 13... Bh6 14. Qd3 (14. Qd1 Nce5 15. Bxg4 (15.
Nf3 Qa5 16. Rh3 Rac8 $44 {1-0 Fyllingen,R-Thorsteinsson,A/Gausdal 1997 (45)})
15... Nxg4 16. Qd3 a6 17. Nb3 Qe7 18. Rd1 Rad8 19. Bb6 Rd7 20. Ke2 (20. Nc5 Ne5
21. Qg3 dxc5 22. Qxe5 Rc8 $44 {[%csl Rb6]}) 20... Ne5 21. Qd4 Rc8 22. Na5 Ng4
23. Rh3 d5 24. Qa4 Qd6 25. Nxd5 exd5 {0-1 Martin del Campo,J-Verduga,D/Santa
Clara 1990/EXT 97 (25)}) 14... Nce5 15. Qg3 Rc8 $146 (15... Qf6 16. Nf3 Bf4 17.
Qg2 b5 $5 (17... Rac8 $44) 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 (18... Bxe5 $44) 19. Nxb5 Rfc8 20. c3
{1/2-1/2 Neiman,E-Koch,J/France 1989}) 16. Rd1 a6 {Because of the lack of
coordination White cannot take advantage of his extra pieces.} 17. Nf3 Nc4 (
17... Bg7 $5) 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Qxd6 (19. Rxd6 Qb8 $44 (19... Qc7 20. Bb6 Qb8
$44)) 19... Qf6 {A very ambitious continuation. For White it is more difficult
to play with the queens on the board.} ({Less good is} 19... Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Bc1
21. Nd2 Rcc8 22. Rb6 {and Black is fighting for a draw}) 20. Ke2 Rc6 21. Qd4 e5
22. Qd3 Rfc8 {[%csl Rh1]} 23. a3 $6 (23. Rh3 $142 b5 24. Kf1 $13 {[%cal Gf1g2,
Gg2h1]}) 23... b5 24. Ne1 ({Again preferable was} 24. Rh3) 24... Rxc3 $1 {
Black cleverly cuts off any activity from his opponent (now that the pawn c2
is protected, the knight intended to jump to d5). White will be a rook up for
just two pawns, but in a practical game Black's chances are not worse, because
White still lacks coordination and will remain with a very ugly pawn structure,
with all weak pawns.} 25. bxc3 Kg7 {This calm move prepares ...Rc4, which if
played at once (25...Rc4) would have allowed White to trade queens (26.Qd8+).}
26. Qf3 Qe7 27. Bh2 ({After} 27. Kf1 {both} Rc4 {and 27...Qxa3 are good for
Black}) 27... Rc4 28. Bg3 Nf6 29. Rd3 Nxe4 $17 {Maybe objectively White still
can defend, but from the practical point of view Black is winning. He
threatens to advance the central pawns, which inevitably will win material.}
30. Rf1 f5 $1 (30... Nxg3+ 31. Qxg3 Re4+ 32. Kd1 Qxa3 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. Qf3+
Rf4 35. Rd7+ Ke8 36. Qd5 Qa1+ 37. Ke2 Re4+ 38. Qxe4 Kxd7 39. Qd5+ $11) 31. Bh2
f4 32. Rg1 $2 (32. Qh3 $8 Nf6 $17) 32... Ng3+ {The game is over. Black plays ..
.e4 next and wins a lot of material.} 33. Rxg3 (33. Bxg3 e4 34. Qg2 exd3+ 35.
Kd1 fxg3 36. Nxd3 Qxh4 37. Qb7+ Kh8 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Qb7+ Bg7 $19) 33... e4 $19
34. Rxg6+ Kxg6 35. Qg2+ Kh7 36. Kd1 exd3 37. Nxd3 Qd7 38. Qa8 f3 39. Bg1 Rxh4
0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Black "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rd6 Bxa2 18. b3 {More ambitious is 18.b4.}
Rec8 19. Rd5 a5 20. Kb2 a4 21. Kxa2 axb3+ 22. Kxb3 Ra5 23. Bc4 {Clearly not} (
23. Kb4 $6 Raxc5 $1 24. Rxc5 Bf8) 23... Raxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Ra1 Rc7 26.
Ra8+ Bf8 27. Bd5 Kg7 28. c4 Bc5 29. Ka4 Bg1 30. h3 f5 31. Re8 Bd4 32. Kb5 Kf6
33. Bc6 Re7 34. Rxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.04.09"]
[Round "15.4"]
[White "Hoffmann, Michael"]
[Black "Berndt, Stephan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 ({In der äteren Hauptvariante nach} 10. exd5 Nxd5 11.
Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 {ist das schwarze Leben auch nicht
unbeschwerlich.}) 10... e5 ({Die Alternative ist} 10... e6) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12.
exd5 Nxd5 ({Interessant ist} 12... cxd5 {z.B.} 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7 15. Bxf6
dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 (17. Ne4 Rad8 18. Qc3 Bd5 19. Rhe1 f6 20. Nf2 Qb6
21. Rd2 Bf7 22. Red1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Qe3 Qa5 26. a3 f5 27.
f4 exf4 28. Qxf4 Qe1+ 29. Nd1 Qg1 30. Qe5+ Kg8 31. Qb8+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ {1/2-1/2
Borriss,M-Berndt,S/Germany 1998/GER-chT (32)}) 17... Rab8 18. Rhe1 f6 19. Ne4
Rb6 20. Nc5 Rc8 21. Nxe6+ Rxe6 22. Qc3 Rd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 {1/2-1/2 Mueller,
M-Berndt,S/Germany 1998/GER-chT (23)}) 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16.
Qh4 {Der Plan ist g4-g5 und evtl. Sf6.} h6 17. g4 Rd7 (17... Rab8 18. g5 h5 19.
Qf2 Qb7 20. b3 Qc7 21. a4 Qa5 22. Bxa7 Bf8 23. Bxb8 Ba3+ 24. Kb1 Rxb8 25. Bxd5
cxd5 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Qe1 Qxa4 28. Qxe5 Rxb3+ 29. cxb3 Qxb3+ 30. Ka1 d4 31.
Nd7+ Bxd7 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxd4 Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Rhe1+ {1-0 Kramnik,
V-Rosselli,B/Maringa 1991/EXT 99 (35)}) 18. g5 h5 19. Rd2 (19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20.
Bxe6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nd5 $6 (21... Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Bc4 Nd5 $11) 22. Bxd5
cxd5 23. Rxd5 $16 {1-0 Mainka,R-Lindemann,S/Oberwart 1991/TD (37)}) 19... Rad8
20. Rhd1 Nf4 21. Bxe6 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rxd2 23. Nxd2 $6 (23. Kxd2 Nxe6 24. c3 Qd7+
25. Kc2 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Qd5 27. Ne4 Qxa2 28. Qh3 Qa6 29. Qd7 Qe2+ 30. Kb3 Qb5+
31. Kc2 Qe2+ 32. Kb3 Qb5+ {1/2-1/2 Luther,T-Tolnai,T/Budapest 1992/EXT 97 (32)}
) 23... Nxe6 24. Be3 (24. Ne4 $2 Nxc5 25. Nxc5 Qa5 $17) 24... e4 $5 {[%cal
Rg7b2] Räumt die lange Diagonale für den Läufer.} 25. Nxe4 Qe5 26. c3 Qd5 27.
a3 (27. Kb1 $4 Qd3+ {[%csl Re3][%cal Rd3b1,Rd3e3]}) 27... Be5 28. Qf2 Qd3 29.
h4 $2 (29. Qd2 $5 Qf1+ 30. Qd1 Qxd1+ 31. Kxd1 Bxh2 32. Bxa7 $16) 29... Nf4 30.
Bxf4 Bxf4+ 31. Nd2 f6 $1 {Weiß kommt nicht gut aus der Fesselung heraus und
gerät in Zugzwang.} 32. gxf6 g5 33. hxg5 (33. Qe1 Be3 $19) 33... h4 34. g6
Bxd2+ (34... Bxd2+ 35. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 36. Kxd2 h3) 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 1024]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7.
f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. e5 Nf5 (11... Nxf3 12. gxf3 Nh5
13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. f4 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rad8 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 Bh6
19. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Re8 21. Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Marin,M/Bucharest
Ciocaltea 1995/CBM 48/[Wahls]}) 12. exf6 Bxf6 $5 (12... exf6 13. Bc5 d4 14.
Bxf8 Qxf8 15. Nb5 Be6 (15... Ne3 16. Re1 Nxf1 17. Rhxf1 Be6 18. Nc7 d3 19. Nxa8
dxc2+ 20. Ka1 Qxa8 21. Qxc2 $18 {1-0 Mifsud,T-Bizat,M/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44 
(34)}) 16. Bd3 Ne3 17. Rc1 Qc5 18. Qa5 Nc4 19. Qa4 a6 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Nd6 b5
22. Ne4 Qe5 23. Qb4 f5 $44 {Senff,M-Farago,S/Budapest FS06 IM 1997/EXP 58/1-0 
(60)}) 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 $1 {Die Pointe. Schwarz gibt die Dame für R + B und hält
dann ziemlich leicht remis.} (13... Nxe3 $4 14. Nxf6+ $18) 14. Qxd5 Nxe3 15.
Qd2 Nxd1 16. Qxd1 Be6 ({Nach} 16... Bf5 $2 17. Bc4 Z0 18. g4 $140 $18 {hat
Schwarz große Probleme mit der Entwicklung.}) 17. Bb5 {[%cal Yb5a4,Ya4b3]} (17.
Bd3 $5 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Rd4 $14) 17... a6 18. Ba4 Rfd8 $11 ({Schlecht ist} 18... b5
$2 19. Bb3 Bxb3 20. axb3 Rfd8 21. Qe2 Rd4 22. Rd1 Rad8 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. c3 $16
{und Weiß hat die Möglichkeit, sich mit c4 einen Freibauern zu verschaffen.
Außerdem ist der schwarze Damenflügel schwach.}) 19. Qe2 Rd4 20. Bb3 Bxb3 21.
axb3 Rad8 22. g3 Kg7 23. f4 R8d5 24. Qf3 e6 25. Re1 h6 26. h4 h5 27. c3 Rd3 28.
Qf2 Rd7 29. b4 Rd2 30. Re2 R2d5 31. Kc2 Rd3 32. Re4 b5 33. Re3 R3d5 34. Qe2
R5d6 35. Rf3 Rd8 36. Rf1 R8d7 37. Ra1 Rd8 38. Qg2 R8d7 39. Rh1 Rd5 40. Rh2 Rd8
41. Qf3 R8d7 42. g4 hxg4 43. Qxg4 Rh5 44. Qg1 Rd6 45. Qf2 e5 46. fxe5 Bxe5 47.
Rh3 Bf6 48. Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.04.09"]
[Round "15.6"]
[White "Brendel, Oliver"]
[Black "Polzin, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. h4 {
Dazu gibt es nur wenige Vorgänger.} ({Der Hauptzug ist} 14. Ne4) 14... Qc7 (
14... h6 15. Bb3 Re8 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Bc5 a5 18. a3 a4 19. Ba2 f5 20. Nc3 e4 $13
{1-0 Pfaff,V-Pfaff,T/Bad Zwesten 1998/EXT 2000 (38)}) 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bxd5
Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc4 18. Qa5 e4 ({Besser ist} 18... Rac8 $1 19. Rd2 e4 20. f4 Rc6
$5 (20... Rb8 21. c3 Rfc8 22. Re1 Bf6 23. Rc2 Rb5 24. Qa3 Qd3 25. Qa6 Qc4 26.
Qxf6 Rf5 27. Qe7 Qxa2 28. Qxe4 {1-0 Mainka,R-Kalka,A/Dortmund 1992/TD (28)})
21. b3 Ra6 22. bxc4 Rxa5 $15) 19. b3 Qe2 20. Qd2 Qa6 21. Bd4 $16 e3 (21... exf3
22. gxf3 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 h5 24. Re1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Lisanti,A-Lutz,K/Bruchkoebel
1993/GER (41)}) 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. cxd3 Bh6 (23... Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rfd8 25. Rxd8+
Rxd8 26. Kc2 f5 27. f4 $16) 24. Re1 Rac8+ 25. Rc5 Rfe8 26. Kd1 Rcd8 27. Rc4 Bf4
28. Ke2 Bg3 29. Rh1 Bf2 30. h5 $18 Rd7 31. Rhc1 f5 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rh1 Rh7
34. Rxh7 Kxh7 35. Bxa7 {[%csl Ga2,Gb3]} g5 36. b4 Kg6 37. Bd4 f4 38. b5 Ra8 39.
a4 g4 40. b6 gxf3+ 41. gxf3 Kf5 42. b7 Rg8 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. h5 (11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Kb1 $5) 11... Ne5 12. O-O-O
{Die gleiche Stellung entsteht auch nach 9.0-0-0 Ld7 10.g4 Tc8 11.h4 Da5 12.h5}
Qa5 13. Be2 b5 14. Nb3 Qc7 ({Nach} 14... Qa6 15. Kb1 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nd4
Rb8 18. Ka1 Rb4 19. Rb1 {kam Luke McShane auf typische Weise unter die Räder:}
Bxg4 $1 20. fxg4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qxa2+ $1 {0-1 McShane,L-Duncan,C/England 1997/
EXT 99 (21)}) 15. hxg6 fxg6 (15... hxg6 $2 16. Bh6 $18 {Der Angriff auf der
h-Linie kann nicht pariert werden.}) 16. g5 {Weiß möchte das Feld d5 für
seinen Springer frei kämpfen, kommt aber zu spät. Hier muss man nach
Verbesserungen suchen.} b4 $1 $17 (16... Nh5 17. Nd5 Qd8 {ist passiver.}) 17.
Nb5 (17. gxf6 bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Rxf6 $17) (17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nxf3
19. Bxf3 Rxf3 20. Qh2 $140 $2 Rh3 21. Qf2 Rxe3 $19) (17. Nb1 Nh5 $17) 17...
Bxb5 18. gxf6 (18. Bxb5 Nxf3 $19) 18... Bxe2 19. fxg7 $2 (19. Qxe2 Bxf6 $17)
19... Rxf3 20. Qxe2 Rxe3 21. Qh2 Rh3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Rc7c2]} 22. Qd2
Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Qc4 24. Kb1 Nf7 {[%cal Gh7h6]} 25. Rg1 e5 {Schließt den Sb3 vom
Spiel aus. Die schwarzen Mehrbauern entscheiden den Tag.} 26. Qf2 Qxe4 27. Qxa7
Qxc2+ 28. Ka1 Kxg7 29. Rf1 Rc7 30. Qe3 Qg2 31. Rg1 Qd5 32. Qe2 e4 33. Rd1 Qe5
34. Qe3 Nh6 35. Qb6 Rf7 36. Qxb4 Nf5 37. Re1 e3 38. a4 d5 39. a5 d4 40. Nc5 Rc7
41. Rc1 Rxc5 42. Rxc5 Qe7 43. Qb5 e2 44. Re5 e1=Q+ 45. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 46. Ka2 d3
0-1

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Marciano, David"]
[Black "Relange, Eloi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Kb1 Rc8 11. g4 {Wird häufig vor h2-h4
gespielt um h7-h5 zu erschweren.} h5 $6 {Trotzdem!} 12. h3 $1 ({Zur Auswahl
standen} 12. gxh5 Nxh5 {und nun ist nicht ganz klar wie man bequem den Nh5
wegbekommt, um h2-h4-h5 ziehen zu können.}) ({Oder} 12. g5 {wonach das Spiel
einen ganz anderen Charakter annimmt, weil der weiße Angriff nach den üblichen
Mustern nicht mehr möglich ist.}) 12... a6 {Schwarz hat kaum andere Züge.} (
12... Ne5 $2 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. e5 $40) (12... Qa5 $2 13. Nxc6 Bxc6
14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. gxh5 $40) 13. Be2 b5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nxd4
(15... Ne5 16. gxh5 {ist wieder sehr unangenehm.}) 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 {
Schwarz steht schlecht. Weiß hat einen klaren Plan mit dem Vorstoß f3-f4-f5,
Schwarz keinerlei Gegenspiel.} h4 18. Bd3 $1 Re8 $2 ({Nach} 18... e5 $142 19.
dxe6 Bxe6 20. f4 Rc5 (20... Qa5 $2 21. a3 b4 22. Qxb4 Qxb4 23. axb4 $18) 21.
Rhf1 $16 {kann Schwarz noch verteidigen.}) 19. f4 Rc5 20. b3 a5 21. Rhf1 Qa8
22. Be4 a4 23. f5 axb3 24. axb3 g5 25. f6 Qd8 26. Bg6 exf6 (26... e5 27. Qd2
$18) 27. Rxf6 Re5 28. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Solak, Dragan"]
[Black "Relange, Eloi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 Rfc8 13. h4
Qa5 14. a3 Rab8 15. h5 b5 16. h6 Bh8 ({Spannend ist} 16... b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18.
hxg7 Nc3+ 19. Ka1 f6 {0-1 Hellers,F-Georgiev,K/Haifa 1989/EU-chT (40)}) 17. Nd5
$146 ({RR} 17. g5 {1/2-1/2 Drescher,M-Gundlach,F/Hessen-ch qual-B 1989/GER 02 
(21)}) ({RR} 17. Bxf6 {Arakhamia,K-Gamback,B/Faroe 1997/EXT 97/1/2-1/2 (59)})
17... Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rc7 20. g5 Nh5 21. Bxh8 Kxh8 22. Rh4 {
Normalerweise ist dieser Endspieltyp, der in dieser Variante in verschiedenen
Variationen vorkommen kann remisverdächtig.} f6 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Rb4 Rcb7 (
24... Rc5 25. c4 Rf8 26. Rxb5 Rxb5 27. cxb5 Ng8 $11) 25. c4 bxc4 26. Rxb7 Rxb7
27. Bxc4 Rc7 28. Rc2 Kg8 $2 {Schwarz verliert ab jetzt zunehmend die Kontrolle.
} (28... Ng8 $142) 29. Bb5 Rb7 (29... Rxc2 30. Kxc2 Nxd5 31. Bc4 e6 32. Bxd5
exd5 33. Kd3 $18) 30. Ba6 Rb6 31. Bc8 Kf8 32. Be6 Rb8 33. Rc7 Ng8 34. Bxg8 Kxg8
35. Rxe7 Rb3 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Rxh7 Rxf3 38. Rxa7 $18 Rh3 39. h7 g5 40. Kc2 g4
41. Kd2 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Black "Relange, Eloi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. Kb1 (13. g4 Rac8
14. c3 Qa5 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Kb1 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Sosonko,G/Wijk
1978/MCD-r7 (33)}) 13... Rfc8 14. c4 (14. Rc1 a6 15. c4 b5 16. Be2 Qb7 $11 {
Szamos,A-Parkanyi,A/Zalakaros op 1996/EXP 52/0-1 (41)}) 14... b5 15. Bxf6 $2 {
Keine gute Tauschentscheidung. Was übrig bleibt, sind ungleiche Läufer. Und
bei ungleichen Läufern ist die Seite im Vorteil, die Angriff hat. Und das ist
Schwarz.} (15. Rc1 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Qb7 17. Rc2 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 {Anderson,
F-Lorson,G/Amsterdam olm 1954/MCD-ol/1-0 (46)}) (15. cxb5 Nxd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Bd3 $11 {Dhar,S-Chakraborty,S/Calcutta op2 1994/EXT 94op/1/2-1/2 (52) Im
Mittelspiel sind die Chancen ungefähr gleich, aber jedes Endspiel wäre für
Weiß wegen der 3:1 Majorität am Damenflügel gewonnen.}) 15... Bxf6 16. Rc1 (16.
cxb5 a6 $5 (16... Bg5 17. Qc3 Qb6 $5 $36 (17... Qxc3 $2 18. bxc3 Rxc3 19. Be2
$15)) 17. bxa6 (17. a4 axb5 18. Bxb5 Rcb8 19. Rc1 Qa7 $40 20. Z0 Rxb5 $140)
17... Rab8 (17... Bg5 18. Qc3 Qb6 (18... Qxc3 19. bxc3 Rxc3 20. Bb5 $1 Z0 21.
a4 $140) 19. Qb3 Qf2 20. a4) 18. Rc1 (18. b3 Bc3 (18... Bg5 19. Qd3 Rb5 20. Be2
Rxd5) 19. Qe3 Qa5 $19) 18... Qd7 19. Rxc8+ (19. b3 Qf5+ 20. Rc2 Qe5) 19... Qxc8
20. b3 Qf5+ 21. Bd3 Qe5 $40 {mit starkem schwarzen Angriff auf den dunklen
Feldern. Allerdings darf man den Pa6 nicht vergessen.}) 16... Qb7 17. Be2 (17.
cxb5 Rxc1+ 18. Kxc1 Rc8+ 19. Kb1 Rc5 $17) (17. b3 a5 18. cxb5 Rxc1+ 19. Kxc1 a4
20. b4 Rc8+ 21. Kb1 Bc3 $17) 17... bxc4 18. Bxc4 Rc5 19. Bb3 (19. b3 a5 20. a4
$140 $2 Rxc4 $19) 19... Rb5 20. Rc2 (20. Z0 $140 a5 $40) 20... Rb8 {Nach dem
strategisch verfehlten Tausch im 15.Zug ist Weiß mit seinen Schwächen b2 und
d5 völlig in die Defensive gedrängt.} 21. Rhc1 (21. Ka1 a5 22. Rb1 a4 $40)
21... a5 22. Rc7 Qa8 23. Qf2 {[%cal Yc7a7,Yf2a7]} Kg7 (23... a4 24. Ra7 Qxd5
25. Rc8+ Rxc8 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Qe2 Rb8 28. b3 axb3 29. a4 Rc5 $19) 24. R1c6 (
24. Ra7 Qxd5 $1 $19) 24... Rxb3 $1 (24... a4 $2 25. Ra7) 25. axb3 Rxb3 26. Rb6
(26. Rc2 Qxd5 27. Rd2 Qb5 28. Qe2 Qb8 29. Rcc2 a4 $19) 26... a4 27. Rcc6 Qa5 (
27... Qa7 $5 $19 28. Z0 a3 $140) 28. Rxb3 axb3 29. Qe2 Qa2+ 30. Kc1 Qa1+ (30...
Bg5+ 31. Kd1 Qb1+ 32. Rc1 Qxc1#) 31. Kd2 Qxb2+ 32. Kd1 Qa1+ 33. Rc1 b2 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Jirovsky, Milos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. Nd5 {Dieser Springerausfall
wird meist erst gespielt, wenn die schwarze Dame auf a5 steht, um so ins
Endspiel überzuleiten, ist aber auch an dieser Stelle nicht ohne Gift.} Bxd5
13. exd5 {[%csl Re7][%cal Ye2e7,Yd4g7]} Rac8 (13... Rfe8 $5 14. Z0 e5 $140 15.
dxe6 fxe6) 14. Rc1 a6 15. g4 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. g5 $6 $146 (17. h4 {sieht
direkter aus, z.B.:} e5 18. Be3 Qc6 $6 19. h5 Qd5 $2 (19... gxh5 $142) 20. hxg6
hxg6 21. Bd3 e4 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. Qh2 Rf3 24. Qh7+ Kf7 25. Rcf1 {1-0 Chapman,
A-Amaral,N/Bad Wiessee 1997/CBM 61 ext (25)}) 17... Nh5 18. Bh3 {[%csl Rc8,Re6]
[%cal Yh3c8]} Nf4 {Ein sehr starker Springer, der viele Verteidigungsaufgaben
erfüllt und vor allem die möglichen Einsatzorte des weißfeldrigen weißen
Läufers beherrscht.} 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bg4 d5 21. h4 $6 {In Kenntnis der
Partiefolge läßt sich sagen, daß der weiße Angriff am Königsflügel nicht
durchdringt. Wenn Weiß etwas erreichen möchte, dann besser erstmal im Zentrum.}
(21. Rhe1 $142 Rce8 22. c4 $5 (22. Re3 $5)) 21... Rcd8 22. Rce1 e5 23. h5 gxh5
(23... Nxh5 $2 {hieße, das beste Pferd im Stall abgeben und wäre natürlich
Unsinn.}) 24. Bxh5 (24. Qh2 Kh8 25. Bxh5 Rf5 $17) 24... Rf5 $1 {Nun ist nach
Lg4 immer der Bauer g5 weg.} 25. Reg1 Rg8 (25... Kh8 $5) 26. g6 ({Mit} 26. Bg4
Rxg5 27. Be6 Nxe6 28. Rxg5+ Nxg5 29. Qxg5+ {konnte Weiß versuchen auf
Ausgleich zu spielen.} Kh8 30. Qf5 Re8 $15 (30... d4 31. Rxh7+ Qxh7 32. Qxe5+
Rg7 33. Qe8+ Qg8 34. Qh5+ $11)) 26... h6 27. Bg4 Rg5 28. Qh2 Rh8 29. Bh3 Rh5
30. Rg3 Qe7 31. Qd2 Rf8 32. a3 Rf6 33. Rh2 Rb6 {[%cal Re7a3]} 34. Ka1 Qc5 35.
Bf5 $6 Rxf5 36. Rxh6 {Geistreich gespielt, aber Schwarz muß nicht annehmen.}
Qd4 $1 $19 ({Nach} 36... Kxh6 {wird der g-Bauer gefährlich und es ergeben sich
einige witzige Ablenkungsvarianten:} 37. g7 Rf8 38. Qe3 (38. gxf8=Q+ Qxf8 39.
Qh2+ Nh5 $19) 38... d4 (38... Qd6 $4 39. Qxb6 $18) 39. Qxe5 Qxe5 40. gxf8=Q+
Kh5 41. Qf7+ Rg6 (41... Kh4 $2 42. Rg4+ Kh3 43. Rxf4 $18) (41... Kh6 42. Qf8+
Kh5 $11) 42. Rg1 Qf6 $11) 37. Rh7+ Kg8 38. Qc1 Rff6 39. g7 Rg6 ({Auf} 39...
Kxh7 40. g8=Q+ Kh6 41. Qh8# {konnte man kaum hoffen.}) 40. Rxg6 Rxg6 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.06.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1998.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 {Diese Fortsetzung, vor nicht allzu langer Zeit noch
als aussichtsreiche Überraschung gehandelt, ist wegen der folgenden schwarzen
Erwiderung nach dem 11.Zug praktisch erledigt. Weiß kann niemals gewinnen.}
Nxd4 (10... Rb8 {ist spielbar, falls Schwarz mehr als remis möchte.}) 11. e5
Nf5 12. exf6 Bxf6 $1 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 {Diese Damen"opfer" ist die Idee.} 14. Qxd5
Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nxd1 16. Qxd1 Be6 {Schwarz hat Läufer und Turm für die Dame, was
materiell einigermaßen in Ordnung ist. Er hat aber außerdem das Läuferpaar und
er wird mit seinen Turmen die d-Linie in Besitz nehmen. Die strategische
Aufgabe von Weiß besteht darin, einen schwarzen Turm zu tauschen, was kaum
gelingen wird, wenn Schwarz aufpasst.} 17. Bd3 Rfd8 18. Qe1 Rd6 19. Qa5 b6 20.
Qe1 Rc8 21. a3 Rc5 22. g4 Rcd5 23. Qg3 h5 {Der zentralisierte Turm auf d5
wirkt nicht nur auf der d-Linie, sondern kontrolliert auch die 5.Reihe.} 24. h3
h4 25. Qf2 Rxd3 26. cxd3 Rxd3 27. Qe2 Rb3 28. Rd1 g5 {Einfacher als} (28...
Rxb2+ 29. Qxb2 Bxb2 30. Kxb2 g5 $11) 29. Rd2 Kg7 30. Qe4 a5 31. Kc1 b5 32. Kd1
a4 33. Ke1 Bc4 34. Kf2 e6 35. Qc2 Bd5 36. Qd1 b4 37. axb4 Rxb4 38. Qe2 Rb3 39.
Kg2 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1998.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 {Eine Idee, die Tiviakov in letzter Zeit aufgegriffen hat.
Schwarz verhindert Lc4 und der Tausch auf e6 ist (hoffentlich) nicht schlimm
für Schwarz.} 9. O-O-O (9. Nxe6 fxe6 10. Bc4 Qd7) 9... Rc8 10. Kb1 Qa5 (10...
O-O 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bc4 Qd7 13. Bb3 Kh8 {1-0 Mednis,E-Weinstein,R/New York
1963/MCD-ch (47)}) (10... Nxd4 $142 {Baburin}) 11. Nb3 Bxb3 12. cxb3 {Baburin:
Now Black can hardly get an attack against the white king, while White can go
ahead with his usual play on the kingside.} O-O 13. g4 (13. Be2 $5 {Baburin}
Rfd8 14. f4) 13... Rfd8 {Damit fasst Schwarz den Plan, die Stellung igelmäßig
umzubauen.} 14. Be2 e6 15. g5 Ne8 (15... Nd7 $5 16. Qxd6 $140 $2 (16. Z0 $140
Nb6) 16... Nb4 17. Na4 Rc6 18. Qd2 Rc2 $17) 16. a3 Rd7 17. f4 d5 18. b4 (18.
exd5 Ne7 $132) 18... Qd8 19. e5 d4 20. Ne4 (20. Nb5 d3 21. Bxd3 a6 22. Nc3 Bxe5
{ist eine typische Fritz-Krawallvariante.}) 20... Rd5 21. Bf2 b5 22. Rc1 Bf8 {
Bereitet die Idee a7-a5 und b5-b4 vor. aber der fehlende Läufer auf g7 hat
Schwächen am Königsflügel hinterlassen, besonders h8.} 23. h4 {Baburin: Here
time decides everything. White should be able to open up the h-file quickly,
the firm control over the f6-square, which he has, also helps his attack.} a5
24. h5 (24. bxa5 $2 b4 $40) 24... axb4 25. hxg6 fxg6 ({Nach hxg6 gibt es viele
Probleme in Verbindung mit der offenen h-Linie, z.B.:} 25... hxg6 26. Qd3 (26.
Rh3 {Baburin} bxa3 27. Rch1 Bg7 28. Nf6+ Nxf6 29. gxf6 {White's attack decides.
}) 26... bxa3 27. Qh3 Bg7 28. Nf6+) 26. Bg4 Qd7 27. Qd3 Nd8 (27... bxa3 28. Qh3
$18 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Rg4e6]}) 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. axb4 Bxb4 30. Qb3 Qc4 31. Qh3
Ng7 (31... Rd7 32. Rc1 Qd5 33. Qd3 (33. Nf6+ $4 Nxf6 34. gxf6 Qe4+ $19) 33...
Ra7 (33... Z0 34. Bf3 $140 $18) 34. Rc8 Qa2+ 35. Kc1 Qa1+ 36. Qb1 Ra8 (36...
Qxb1+ $2 37. Kxb1 Be7 38. Nd6 $18) 37. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 38. Kc2 Be7 39. Bxd4 (39. Nd6
Rf1) 39... Ra4 40. Kd3 $18) 32. Rc1 Bc3 33. Nf6+ Kf7 34. Qxh7 Qd3+ 35. Ka2 Qd2
36. Qg8+ Ke7 37. Qxg7+ Nf7 38. Nxd5+ exd5 39. Rxc3 dxc3 40. Bc5+ Kd8 41. Qf8+ (
41. Qf8+ Kc7 42. Qc8#) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 13th final play-off"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.12.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azov Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Warszawa Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 Rfc8 13. h4 Qa5 14. Nd5 (14.
h5 $6 Rxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 16. Kc1 Bh6+ 17. Be3 Rc8 $44 {Kosmac,B-Stojnic,M/
SLO-chJ 1993/EXT 93ch/0-1 (59)}) (14. a3) (14. Qg5 $5) 14... Qxd2 15. Nxf6+
Bxf6 16. Rxd2 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 h6 (17... Kg7 {Molnar,B-O'Donnell,T/Spring op 1991/
TD 91\05/0-1 (52)}) 18. a4 (18. Be2 {Kondou,E-Petraki,M/GRE-chW 1996/EXT 96ch2/
1-0 (67)}) 18... Kg7 $11 {Dieses Endspiel verspricht nicht viel.} 19. Rb4 b6
20. Ba6 Rc5 21. Kc1 Kf6 22. Kd2 d5 23. Re1 dxe4 24. Rbxe4 Rd8+ 25. Bd3 g5 26.
hxg5+ hxg5 27. b4 Rc4 28. Rxc4 Bxc4 29. Ke3 Bxd3 30. cxd3 Rc8 31. Kd4 Rc2 32.
Re5 e6 33. Rb5 Rf2 (33... Rb2 $5) 34. Ke3 Ra2 35. a5 bxa5 36. bxa5 e5 37. d4
Ra3+ 38. Ke4 exd4 39. Rf5+ Ke6 40. Kxd4 Ra4+ 41. Ke3 f6 42. Rc5 Kd6 43. Rb5 Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Schumacher, Olaf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O (9. g4 Bxg4 $6 (9... Be6 $142) 10. fxg4 Nxg4 11. Nb3 $16) 9... Bd7
10. g4 Bxg4 $2 {Variantenverwechslung oder Absicht?} 11. fxg4 Nxg4 12. Nb3 {
Gegenüber der im 9.Zug angegebenen Variante, die auch schon schlecht ist, hat
Weiß ein Tempo mehr.} a5 13. a4 $1 Nb4 14. Kb1 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Rc8 16. h4 h5 17.
Rh2 Qd7 {Mit einer Falle, Weiß darf Bauer a5 nicht nehmen.} 18. Bb5 $1 (18.
Nxa5 $4 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Qxa4 $40) 18... Qe6 19. Re2 Qe5 20. Nxa5 Rc7 21. Nc4 Qf6
22. Qf2 Qe6 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Qc8 25. Qf4 {Schwarz hat nun bei einer
glatten Minusfigur Null Gegenspiel und auch keine Lust mehr.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 (9... d5) (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6) 10. g4 Rc8 11. g5 Nh5 12.
Kb1 Ne5 13. b3 $2 {Die Idee von 11.g4-g5 war, mit f3-f4 und Bf1-e2 den Nh5 zu
bedrängen. Wenn Schwarz aber Ne5-c4 spielt, müsste Weiß den Bf1 tauschen und
könnte diesen Plan nicht verwirklichen. Im Bemühen Nc4 zu verhindern übersieht
Weiß aber eine taktische Möglichkeit.} Nxf3 14. Nxf3 Bxc3 $17 {[%csl Ra3,Rb2,
Rc3][%cal Yd8a5,Ya5a3] Damit ist für Weiß alles schief gelaufen. Weiß hat
einen Bauern eingestellt, der Bauer auf g5 behindert den Angriff und außerdem
sind die schwarzen Felder um den weißen König schwach. Im höheren Sinne steht
Schwarz auf Gewinn. Jetzt folgt die technische Phase.} 15. Qf2 f6 $1 {[%cal
Yf8f2]} 16. Rg1 (16. Bxa7 $2 Qa5 17. Be3 {[%cal Ge3c1]} fxg5 18. Rd5 (18. Bxg5
$2 Qxa2+ $1 19. Kxa2 Ra8+ 20. Kb1 Ra1#) 18... Qa3 19. Bc1 Qb4 20. Rxg5 Qxe4 21.
Bg2 Nf4 $19) 16... Qa5 (16... fxg5 $6 17. Bxg5 Z0 18. Rxd6 $140) 17. Qh4 (17.
gxf6 Nxf6 $17 (17... Rxf6 $2 18. Rd5 {[%cal Rd5h5,Rd5a5,Yg1g8]})) 17... b5 {
[%cal Rb5c4] Eliminiert die Möglichkeit Bc4} 18. Nd4 {[%cal Yd4f5] Weiß sucht
Gegenspiel.} (18. gxf6 Bxf6 $17) 18... Qa3 19. Bc1 Qc5 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Yc5g1]
Mit diesem eleganten Manöver verhindert Schwarz Nf5: Der R auf g1 hängt.} 20.
Nf3 (20. Bb2 $2 Bxd4 $19 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Rc5c2]}) 20... f5 $1 {Sehr schön.
Erst hat der f-Bauer den g5 bedroht, nun wendet er sich dem e4 zu.} 21. Rd5 (
21. exf5 Bxf5 $19 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Rf5c2] wäre furchtbar.}) 21... Qc7 22. Bxb5
(22. Z0 $140 Bg7 23. Bd3 e6 $19) 22... Bxb5 23. Rxb5 Qc6 (23... e6 $5 24. exf5
$140 a6 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Qe4 axb5 27. Qxg6+ Ng7 $19) 24. Rd5 e6 25. Rdd1 fxe4
26. Nd2 d5 27. Nf1 Bd4 28. Rg2 Qc3 (28... Qc3 29. Rxd4 Rxf1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 {Dieser Zug ist normalerweise ein Versuch, in die Fahrwasser der
Variante 9.0-0-0 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6 zu kommen, wobei Schwarz die Möglichkeit zu
9...d5 genommen wird.} Be6 {Mit diesem Zug stellt Schwarz die positionelle
Drohung 10...d5 auf. Das ist die von der Theorie empfohlene Fortsetzung.} ({
Sofort} 9... d5 {scheitert nun schlicht an} 10. g5 Nh5 11. exd5 {mit
Bauernverlust.}) ({Nicht empfohlen wird außerdem das direkte} 9... Nxd4 10.
Bxd4 Be6 {denn nun stellt Weiß die Rochade zurück und spielt sofort.} 11. h4 $1
) ({Interessante Alternativen für Schwarz sind jedoch: A:} 9... e5 $5 {
(Chiburdanidze 1980) Dieser Zuge wird von der Theorie bisher als nicht
gleichwertig angesehen, bietet aber einige unangenehme Überraschungsmomente,
besonders für einen unvorbereiteten Gegner:} 10. Nb3 (10. Nde2 Be6 11. O-O-O
Qa5 12. Qxd6 Rfd8 $11) (10. Ndb5 $2 a6 11. Nxd6 Nd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Nxc8 dxc3
14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nb6 cxb2 16. Rb1 Rab8 $17) 10... a5 11. Bb5 (11. a4 Be6 $11)
11... a4 $1 12. Bxa4 (12. Nxa4 Bxg4 13. fxg4 Nxe4 14. Qg2 Qh4+ 15. Kd1 d5 16.
Nb6 Rad8 $13 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern für die Figur und aktives Figurenspiel
gegen den weißen König im Zentrum.}) 12... d5 13. exd5 Nd4 $1 (13... Nxd5 14.
Qxd5 (14. Nxd5 Nd4 $11) 14... Qxd5 15. Nxd5 Rxa4 $14) 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bxd4
Rxa4 16. Nxa4 Re8+ 17. Kf1 Bxg4 18. Bb6 (18. fxg4 Qxd5 19. Rg1 Ne4 $19) 18...
Qd7 19. fxg4 Qxa4 $44 {und sehr wahrscheinlich hat Schwarz hier mehr als nur
Kompensation.}) ({B:} 9... Bxg4 $5 {Gufeld (1958)} 10. fxg4 Nxg4 {und jetzt
lautet die Empfehlung der Theorie} 11. Nb3 {. Mit} d5 {kann Schwarz aber nun
einiges Öl ins Feuer gießen:} ({Nach} 11... a5 $6 12. a4 Nb4 13. O-O-O Rc8 14.
Kb1 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 {hat Weiß gute Chancen seinen Materialvorteil zu verwerten
wie in Pavlov,S (2306)-Kislinsky,A (2441)/Kiev 2004/CBM 098 ext (1-0, 48)}) 12.
exd5 Bxc3 ({Oder auch} 12... Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 (14. Qxc3 Qxd5 15.
Rg1 Qe4+ 16. Be2 Nb4 $44) 14... Qxd5 15. Rg1 Rad8 $13) 13. bxc3 (13. Qxc3 Qxd5
$13 (13... Nxe3 $2 14. dxc6 Qb6 15. Qc5 $16)) 13... Nxe3 14. dxc6 Qb6 15. cxb7
Rad8 16. b8=Q Rxb8 17. Nd4 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 Rbd8 $11) 10. Nxe6 {Dies ist
ehrgeiziger als die Hauptvariante} (10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8
13. a3 Rab8 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 17. exd5 a6 18. Rg1 b5 $11 {
1-0 Karpov,A (2630)-Dueball,J (2425)/Skopje 1972/EXT 2000 (64)}) 10... fxe6 11.
O-O-O (11. Bc4 Qc8 12. Bb3 Na5 {Am einfachsten:} (12... Ne5 13. Qe2 Nxf3+ 14.
Qxf3 Nd5 15. Qxf8+ (15. Nxd5 Rxf3 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Nxc8 Rxe3+ 18. Kf2 Rxe4 19.
Nxd6 Rf8+ 20. Kg3 Re3+ 21. Kg2 Re2+ 22. Kg3 Be5+ 23. Kh4 Bxd6 $15) 15... Qxf8
16. exd5 Qf3 17. Kd2 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Rf8 (18... Qg2+ 19. Kd3 exd5 20. Rhg1 Qe4+
21. Kd2 Qe5 22. Rae1 $14) 19. dxe6 Qg2+ 20. Kd3 d5 21. Rae1 a5 22. a4 Qe4+ 23.
Kd2 Qg2+ 24. Kc1 Qxg4 25. Bb6 Rc8 26. Kb2 $18 {1-0 Melanko,I-Korhonen,A/Espoo
1997/EXT 2000 (47)}) 13. O-O-O Nxb3+ 14. cxb3 (14. axb3 Qc6 $11) 14... Nd7 {
1/2-1/2 Varga,Z-Golubev,M (2530)/Baile Tusnad 1997/EXT 1999 (21)}) 11... Ne5
12. Be2 Rc8 ({Die (vielleicht einfachere) Alternative ist:} 12... Qc8 13. Bh6 (
13. h4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. h5 Nd7 16. hxg6 hxg6 $11) 13... Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Qc5
15. h4 Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Campora,D (2540)-Kudrin,S (2555)/Bern 1988/CBM 008 (51)})
13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Nxa7 $146 {Mit Sicherheit von Vallejo Pons vorbereitet.} ({
Bisher spielte man hier zumeist} 14. Nd4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Kb1 Rfc8 17. c3
b5 18. h4 a5 19. h5 b4 20. cxb4 Rxb4 {mit zweischneidigem Spiel.}) 14... Ra8
15. Kb1 b5 $2 {Schwarz möchte sich beim Rückzug des Springers über b5 die
b-Linie öffnen.} ({Einfacher und besser war} 15... b6 16. Nb5 (16. Bxb6 $2 Rfb8
17. Bd4 Rxa7 18. Bxa7 Qxa7 19. c3 {mit Drachentraumstellung:} Nexg4 20. fxg4
Nxe4 21. Qc1 Nxc3+ 22. Ka1 Qxa2#) 16... Nxf3 17. Bxf3 Qxb5 18. e5 Nd5 (18...
Nxg4 19. Bxg4 Qc4 20. a3 Qxg4 21. exd6 exd6 22. Qxd6 Qc4 23. Rhe1 $14) 19. Bxd5
exd5 20. Qxd5+ Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxe5 {und die Bewertung dieses Endspiels
entscheidet auch über den Wert der Neuerung 14.Nxa7.}) 16. g5 Nh5 17. Nxb5 Nxf3
{Den Springer kann Weiß zwar nicht nehmen, weill sonst b5 hängt, aber für Weiß
öffnen sich nun interessante Linien (f-Linie, g4-e6-Diagonale). Gute
Alternativen gab es für Schwarz indes nicht.} (17... Rxf3 18. Rhf1 $16 (18.
Bxf3 $2 Qxb5 19. Qe2 Nc4 $132)) (17... Rfb8 18. c4 Qc6 19. Rc1 $18) 18. Qb4 (
18. Bxf3 $4 Qxb5 $19 {[%csl Rb2,Rf3]}) 18... Ne5 (18... Rab8 19. a4 $18) (18...
Nh4 $5 19. Rdf1 (19. Rhg1 Nf4) 19... Ng2 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 21. Bd2 Nhf4 22. Bg4
Qc6 23. a4 $16) 19. Rhf1 $1 {Schwarz muss nun entweder die f-Linie aufgeben
oder Türme tauschen. Bei reduziertem Material gewinnen die weißen Freibauern
am Damenflügel an Kraft.} ({Nach} 19. Bxh5 gxh5 {verschenkt Weiß einigen
Vorteil, da sein Läufer viel aktiver war als der schwarze Randspringer.}) 19...
Rfc8 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Bd4 Rab8 22. a4 Nc6 23. Bc3 e5 (23... Bxc3 24. Qxc3+ Ng7
$2 25. Rf7 e5 26. Nxd6 $18) 24. Bxh5 {Da der Springer drohte, über f4 ins
Spiel zu kommen.} gxh5 25. Qd5 Qg4 26. Rg1 Qh3 27. Qd3 Qe6 28. g6 $2 {Vergibt
einigen Vorteil, da Schwarz nun eine mobile Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel
erhält.} (28. b3 $18) 28... hxg6 29. Qd5 Nd8 30. Rdf1 Kh7 (30... Qxd5 $1 31.
exd5 Kh7) 31. Rf3 Rc4 $2 (31... Qxd5 {war auch hier noch die beste Fortsetzung
für Schwarz:} 32. exd5 Bh6 33. Rfg3 g5 {und Weiß muss nun erst einmal seine
Aufstellung verbessern, bervor er daran gehen kann, seinen Vorteil am
Damenflügel zu realisieren. Schwarz hat nun aber mit seinen Bauern am
Königsflügel Gegenspiel.} 34. Be1 (34. b4 $2 Ra8 35. a5 $2 Rcb8 36. Nc7 Rxa5
$17) 34... Rc5 35. Nc3 Kg6 $14) 32. b3 Rc5 (32... Qxd5 {ist nun nicht mehr so
stark, da Schwarz Zeit mit seinem Turm verloren hat.} 33. exd5 Rh4 34. Rfg3 $16
{g6 fällt.}) 33. Qd1 h4 34. Bd2 Nc6 35. Rf5 $2 ({Es gewann leicht} 35. Qe1 Bf6
(35... Nd4 36. Qxh4+ Kg8 37. Rh3 $18) 36. Bg5 Kg7 37. Qxh4 $18) 35... Nd4 (
35... gxf5 $2 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Rg6 Qf7 38. Bh6 $18) 36. Nxd4 exd4 37. Rxc5 dxc5
38. Qg4 Qf7 $2 ({Das Endspiel nach} 38... Qxg4 39. Rxg4 Bf6 40. Bg5 Bxg5 (40...
c4 $5) 41. Rxg5 Rc8 42. Rg4 Kg7 43. Rxh4 Kf6 44. Kb2 $14 {ist bei weitem kein
Selbstgänger für Weiß.}) 39. Qxh4+ Kg8 40. Qg3 $18 Rb6 41. a5 Rf6 42. Qd3 Rf3
43. Qc4 e6 ({Wieder war der Damentausch die bessere Option für Schwarz.} 43...
Qxc4 44. bxc4 Kf7 45. Bc1 Rf6 46. Kb2 Ra6 47. Bd2 Be5 $16) 44. a6 d3 45. cxd3
Kh7 46. e5 Bxe5 47. Qh4+ Kg8 48. Qg5 Rxd3 (48... Rf5 49. Qxg6+ Qxg6 50. Rxg6+
Kf7 51. a7 $18) 49. Qxe5 Rxd2 50. a7 Rd8 51. Qb8 Qf8 52. Qc7 Qf5+ 53. Ka2 Rf8 {
droht tatsächlich ...Qf2 und Schwarz gewinnt.} 54. Rg2 Qe4 55. Rd2 Qe3 56. Qd6
Qe4 57. Qxf8+ Kxf8 58. Rd8+ Ke7 59. a8=Q Qc2+ 60. Ka3 Qc1+ 61. Ka4 Qf4+ 62. Kb5
Qb4+ 63. Kc6 Qxb3 64. Rd7+ (64. Qa7+ Kf6 65. Rf8+ Kg5 66. Qxc5+ Kg4 67. Qg1+
Kh5 68. Rh8#) 64... Kf6 65. Qf8+ {Nun gab Schwarz doch noch auf.} 1-0

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Black "Bobras, Piotr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 11. h4 Qc7 12. h5 Nxh5 13. g4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15.
Rxd4 Qf4+ (15... Qe5 16. Qd2 Ng3 17. Rg1 dxe4 18. f4 Nxf1 (18... e3 $5) 19.
Rxf1 Qg7 20. g5 e5 21. Rd6 e3 22. Qxe3 exf4 23. Qxf4 $16 {1-0 Mainka,
R-Alterman,B/London 1994/CBM 43 ext (51)}) 16. Kb1 Qxf3 {Ein neuer Zug, dessen
Idee taktisch auf dem ungedeckten Td4 basiert.} (16... Ng3 17. Rh3 Nxf1 18.
Qxf1 f6 (18... h5 $5) 19. Qd1 Qc7 (19... dxe4 20. Rd8 Qc7 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22.
Nxe4 $16) 20. exd5 exd5 21. Nxd5 $16 {1-0 Vogt,L-Schlemmermeyer,W/Germany 1996/
GER-chT (40)}) 17. Be2 ({Eine kritische Variante entsteht auch nach} 17. Qh4 $5
{, z.B.:} Qf6 18. gxh5 (18. Qxf6 $2 Nxf6 19. g5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 $19) 18...
Qxd4 19. hxg6 h6 $1 (19... h5 20. Qxh5 Qg7 21. gxf7+ Rxf7 22. exd5 Rf5 (22...
exd5 23. Qxd5 Bf5 24. Bc4 Rc8 25. Bb3 $18) 23. Qh4 $16) 20. Qxh6 Qg7 21. gxf7+
(21. Qh2 $5) 21... Rxf7 22. Qh2 Qh7 23. Qg3+ (23. Qxh7+ Rxh7 24. Rxh7 Kxh7 25.
exd5 exd5 $17) (23. Bh3 e5 24. Rg1+ Kf8 (24... Rg7 25. Rxg7+ Qxg7 26. Bxc8 Rxc8
$17) 25. Qxe5 Bxh3 26. Qd6+ Ke8 27. Nxd5 Qg7 $1 28. Nc7+ Rxc7 29. Rxg7 Rxg7 30.
b4 Re7 $19) 23... Rg7 24. Qf3 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Qf5 26. Qe3 $14) 17... Qf6 18. Rd3
Nf4 (18... dxe4 19. Rdh3 e5 20. gxh5 Bxh3 21. Rxh3 $16) 19. Rf3 d4 (19... g5 $5
) 20. e5 $5 Qxe5 21. Qh4 h5 (21... Qg7 $2 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. g5 Z0 24. Bc4 $36 {
><f6}) 22. Ne4 $2 (22. gxh5 $5 g5 (22... Nxh5 23. Ne4 {[%cal Re4f6]} f6 (23...
Kg7 24. Rg3 (24. Nf6 Rh8) 24... Rh8 25. Bxh5) 24. Rg3 $18) 23. Rg1 f6 24. Rxf4
Kh7 25. Bd3+ Kh6 (25... Kh8 26. Rxg5 $16) 26. Rfg4 dxc3 27. Qf2 Bd7 $17) 22...
Nxe2 $4 (22... Qxe4 $4 23. gxh5 e5 24. hxg6 $18) (22... f6 $8 $19 23. Z0 g5
$140) 23. gxh5 $4 (23. Nf6+ $142 $1 Kg7 24. Nxh5+ (24. Rf5 Qxf5 (24... exf5 25.
Nxh5+ Kg8 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. g5 $18) (24... gxf5 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Rxh5#) 25. gxf5
exf5 26. Nxh5+ $18) 24... gxh5 25. Rf5 Qxf5 (25... exf5 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Rxh5#)
26. gxf5 Rg8 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. f6+ $18) 23... g5 $1 24. Nxg5 Bd7
25. h6 Bc6 26. Nxf7 Rxf7 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Rxf7 Bxh1 29. Qg6 Nc3+ $8 30. bxc3
Qe1+ 31. Kb2 dxc3+ (31... Qxc3+ $4 32. Kc1 Qe1+ $11) 32. Ka3 Qc1+ 33. Kb3 (33.
Kb4 a5+ 34. Kc4 Rc8+ 35. Kd4 e5+ 36. Kxe5 Qe3+ 37. Kd6 Qb6+ $19) 33... Bd5+ 34.
Kxc3 Rc8+ 35. Kd4 Qb2+ 36. Ke3 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "Donetzk zt"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "1998.11.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sulypa, Oleksandr"]
[Black "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. Bc4 (15. h4) 15... f5 $5 {Wenn Weiß nicht g2-g4 gespielt hat, kann Schwarz
sich das erlauben, glaubt er.} (15... h6 16. g4 Qc7 17. g5 h5 18. h4 Red8 19.
Qf2 Nf4 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. Bd6 Qb6 22. Qg3 Nd4 23. Rhe1 Nf5 24. Qg1 Qxg1 25.
Rxg1 {1/2-1/2 Degraeve,J-Dobias,R/Cappelle 1992/EXT 92op (25)}) (15... Qc7) 16.
Ng5 Bh6 17. h4 Qf6 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. Rde1 Nc7 $6 ({Weniger ehrgeizig wäre} 19...
Nf4 20. Qc3 Bxc4 21. Qxc4+ Rd5 $11) 20. Qc3 Bxc4 21. Qxc4+ Nd5 22. g4 $1 {
Nach der Öffnung der g-Linie wird die schwarze Stellung sehr ungemütlich.} (22.
Bxa7 $2 Bg7 23. c3 Ra8 24. Bf2 Reb8 $40) 22... Bg7 (22... fxg4 23. Ne4 $16 {
[%csl Ra7,Rd6,Rf6] Mit dominantem weißen Se4 und vielen schwarzen Schwächen 
(a7,d6,f6,e5)}) 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Rhg1 Rb8 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Re5e4]} ({Nach} 
24... Kh8 $2 {folgt} 25. f4 $1 {und eine Menge Tricksereien:} exf4 26. Rxe8+
Rxe8 27. Bd4 Qxd4 28. Qxd4 Re1+ (28... Bxd4 29. Nf7#) 29. Rxe1 Bxd4 30. Re6 $16
) 25. c3 h6 26. Nh3 Kh7 27. Ka1 Rb7 28. h5 Qf7 29. Rg6 Nf6 30. Qh4 Nxh5 $4 (
30... Qd5 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Rd5d2]} 31. Be3 $16) 31. Ng5+ $1 (31. Ng5+ hxg5 32.
Qxh5+ Kg8 33. Rh1 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Rh5h8]}) 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Petursson Ftacnik Boensch Kortschnoj Rogozenko Johnson,M HarZvi} c5 2.
Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9.
O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 {the main line is of course 12.
Bd4 but this is also an interesting move. Recent years players with White
played exclusive 12.Bd4.The move made by Ivanchuk reminds that there is also
another way to create problems for Black.} (12. Bd4 {Kortschnoj Das ist der
Normalzug.} e5 13. Bc5 $14) 12... cxd5 13. Qxd5 {Diese Variante hat Weiß aus
der Mottenkiste hervorgezaubert und möchte Sie jetzt nochmal leicht entstaubt
zur Diskussion stellen. another possible move is 13.Bh6 This is known to give
black a strong attack for the pawn} (13. Bh6 {HarZvi} Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Rb8 (14...
Qa5 $5) 15. h4 Bf5 16. Bd3 Qb6 (16... Bxd3 17. Rxd3 e6 18. h5 Rb7 19. Rb3 {
1/2-1/2 Har-Zvi,R-Alterman,B Zagreb zt 1993}) 17. b3 Qf6 18. Kb1 e6 19. h5 Rb7
20. hxg6 {1-2/1-2 Kuzmin,A-Tiviakov,S Belgorod GMA-qual 1989}) 13... Qc7 14.
Qc5 (14. Qxa8 Bf5 15. Qxf8+ Kxf8 {gilt als günstig für Schwarz. Läuferpaar und
Dame werden in der Lage sein, den weißen Königsflügel dauerhaft zu beunruhigen.
} 16. Rd2 h5 $1 $15 {HarZvi}) 14... Qb8 $5 {the main line is Qb7} (14... Qb7 {
Wird als die bessere Variante angesehen.} 15. b3 (15. Qa3 Bf5 16. Ba6 Qc7 17.
Qc5 Qb6 $1 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Bc4 (19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Rxa2 $10 {Tolnai,
T-Palkovi,J/Siofok Hungaroil (08) 1990/1-0 (52)}) 19... Rfc8 20. Bb3 Rxa2 21.
Rd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxa2 $10 {is the old well known line from the game
Ravinsky-Beilin USSR 1955}) (15. Bd4 {Boensch} Bf5 16. Bxg7 Rfc8 17. Qxc8+ Qxc8
18. Bc3 Qc5 $15 {0-1 Bjerring,K-Summerscale,A/Groningen op ;EXP 50 1995 (47)})
(15. Qb5 Qc7 16. Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Shirov,A/Wijk op (12) 1993}) 15... Bf5
16. Bd3 Rfc8 {Rogozenko} (16... Bxd3 $6 {HarZvi} 17. Rxd3 Qa6 18. Kb1 Rac8 (
18... Rfc8 19. Qxe7 Rxc2 20. Rd8+ Rxd8 21. Qxd8+ Bf8 22. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 23. Kc3 $18
) 19. Qxa7 $1 (19. Qxe7 Rxc2 $1 20. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 21. Kd1 Qb1+ 22. Ke2 Qxh1 $15)
19... Qf6 (19... Qc6 20. c4 Ra8 21. Qb6 Qc8 22. Rhd1 Ra6 23. Qc5 Qa8 24. R1d2 {
1-0 Baranovski-Kuma Corr 1990/91}) 20. Bd4 Qc6 21. c4 Ra8 22. Qb6 Qxb6 23. Bxb6
Rxa2 24. Kxa2 Ra8+ 25. Kb1 Ra1+ 26. Kc2 Ra2+ 27. Kd1 Ra1+ 28. Ke2 Rxh1 29. Rd8+
Bf8 30. c5 {1-0 Baranovski,T-Czaplinski,P [Konikovski] Corr 1992}) (16... Rac8
17. Qa5 (17. Qxa7 Qb5 $3 (17... Bxd3 18. Qxb7 Rxc2+ 19. Kb1 Rb2+ {1/2-1/2
Rychagov,A-Savchenko,S/URS-OT56 Barnaul/1988/}) 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. c4 Ra8 20.
Qc5 Qf6 21. Qd4 Rxa2 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 $19) 17... Rc3 18. Bxf5 Rxe3 19. Be4 Qb8 {
White is struggling to survive. However, this game casts some doubt on
previous assessments, it would seem that 14...Qb8 is perhaps equal to 14...Qb7
One of the most important positions in the 12.Nd5 line.In my opinion Black has
good compensation, but only the future practice will show if this statement is
true.} 20. g3 Qc8 21. h4 (21. g4 Qb8 22. Qg5 Rxe4 23. fxe4 Qb4 24. Rd3 Qa3+ 25.
Kd1 Qxa2 26. Rf1 $16 {Thiele-Hollis/corr/1981-82/}) 21... h5 22. Rhg1 a6 23.
Rd5 Qe6 24. Rd8 Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kh7 26. Qc7 f5 27. Qc5 Rc3 28. Qd5 Qb6 {0-1/
Smirin-Bassin/ USSR 1984}) 17. Qa3 {Ftacnik} (17. Qa5 Bxd3 (17... Bc3 18. Qb5
Qxb5 19. Bxb5 a5 20. a4 e5 21. g4 Be6 22. Bd7 Rc7 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rd3 Rac8
25. Rhd1 $16 {Dejko-Basin,corr.1984}) (17... Qc6 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. c4 e5 20.
Rd5 f4 21. Bc5 Qg6 22. Rhd1 Bf6 23. Rd7 a6 24. Be7 {1-0 Dworakowska,
J-Paasikangas,J/EU-chJW Svitavy (06)/1993/ (32)}) 18. Rxd3 Qc6 19. c4 Qf6 20.
Bd4 e5 21. Bb2 h5 (21... Qf5 22. Rhd1 Qf4+ 23. Kb1 Qxh2 24. Rd7 Qxg2 25. Rxf7
Rf8 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qxe5+ Kh6 28. Qg7+ Kg5 29. Bc1+ {1-0 Hugentobler,
P-Georg,Mi/Zuerich op/1994/}) 22. Kb1 Qf5 23. Rhd1 Rd8 24. Qd2 Bh6 25. Qc2 Rxd3
26. Qxd3 (26. Rxd3 $16 {Ftacnik}) 26... Rd8 27. Qxf5 Rxd1+ 28. Kc2 Rd2+ 29. Kc3
gxf5 {0-1 Petri,P-Ballmann,M/WchJ Baguio/1987/ (32)}) 17... Qc7 18. Bxf5 gxf5
19. c4 Qe5 20. Bd2 Rab8 21. Rhe1 Qd4 22. Kc2 Rxc4+ 23. bxc4 Rb2+ 24. Kc1 Qxc4+
25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. Qxb2 Bxb2+ 27. Kxb2 Qb4+ {0-1 Schlotter,D-Heinemann,D/RLNS
8889/1989/ (36)}) 15. b3 (15. Qa3 Be6 (15... a5 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Be4 Ra6 {
Dabrowska-Bednarska,94} 18. Bd5 Rc8 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Rd3 Qc7 21. c3 Rxe3 22.
Rxe3 Bh6 23. Rhe1 Qe5 $17) (15... Bf5 {Rogozenko} 16. g4 $1 {Using the fact
that Black Queen is on b8 and cannot attack the f3 pawn.} Be6 17. Ba6 Qc7 18.
Bd4 $16 {Hovde F.-Herschel,corr.86} (18. Bd4 {Ftacnik} Rab8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20.
Kb1 Rb6 21. b3 Rfb8 22. Bd3 $16 {Hovde-Herschel/corr/1986/})) 16. Kb1 a6 (16...
Rc8 $5 17. Ba6 Rc3 18. Rd8+ Qxd8 19. bxc3 Rb8+ 20. Kc1 Qc7 $17) 17. Bc1 Qc7 18.
b3 a5 19. Bb2 a4 20. b4 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 a3 22. Qc1 (22. Qa1) 22... Qc3 23. b5 Ra4
{0-1 Haenggi,P-Salzgerber,F/Zuerich op2 1992}) 15... Bf5 (15... a5 $1 16. Qb6
Qe5 17. Bd4 Qf4+ 18. Be3 Qe5 {Sapi/ Schneider}) 16. Bd3 (16. Ba6 Qb6 {
Rogozenko: The same position arises in the variation 12.Nd5 cd5 13.Qd5 Qc7 14.
Qc5 Qb7 15. Qa3 Bf5 16.Ba6 Qc7 17.Qc5 Qb6=, with the difference that pawn is
on b2.The circumstance that pawn is on b3, was fatal for White in the
following game} 17. Qxb6 (17. Bd3 Qf6) 17... axb6 18. Bd3 Rxa2 19. Bxf5 Bc3 {
0-1 Cross,T-Stein,A/USA-op Los Angeles 1991 0-1 Cross,T-Stein,A USA-op Los
Angeles 1991 0:1,Cross T.-Stein A./USA/91 0-1 Cross,T-Stein,A/USA-op Los
Angeles 1991 0-1 Cross,T-Stein,A/USA-op Los Angeles/1991/}) 16... Rc8 17. Qa5 (
17. Qxe7 Re8 18. Qg5 Qe5 19. Bxf5 Qb2+ 20. Kd2 gxf5 $13) 17... Rc3 $1 $146 {
?HarZvi: Hodgsons idea is simply not working since white will take the rook on
a8, and defend his position without big problems A new move in this position,
as far as is known this move has only been played in the 14...Qb7 variation
Improving on Evans-Padevsky, Havana 1964:} (17... Bc3 18. Qb5 (18. Qa4 $16)
18... Qd6 19. Kb1 Bd7 20. Qa6 Qe5 21. Be4 Bb5 22. Qa3 Bc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Rd3
Qc7 25. Rhd1 Bf6 26. Bh6 Re8 27. Qa4 Qe5 28. c3 Rcc8 29. h3 Qh5 30. Be3 Qf5 31.
Kb2 h5 32. Bd4 e5 33. g4 Qf4 34. Bxa7 e4 35. fxe4 Rxe4 36. Bd4 Re2+ 37. Ka1 Rc2
38. gxh5 Rc1+ 39. Kb2 Rxd1 40. Rxd1 Qf3 41. Re1 Bxd4 42. Qxd4 {Evans,
LM-Padevsky,N/Havana Capablanca 1964/1-0 (62)}) (17... Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rc6 $16)
18. Bxf5 (18. Kb1 {Kortschnoj} Bxd3 (18... Qc8 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21.
Rxd4 Rxc2 22. Rhd1 $14) 19. Rxd3 Rxd3 20. cxd3 Qd6 $44) 18... Rxe3 (18... gxf5
$2 {Boensch} 19. Bd2 Rc6 20. Qxf5 Qd6 21. c3 Qa3+ 22. Kb1 Rb8 23. Bc1 Rxb3+ 24.
axb3 Qxb3+ 25. Bb2 $18) 19. Be4 {Now the difference becomes clear, the
position of the black rook on a8 instead of f8 forces Black to offer the
sacrifice of a whole rook but the attack should be strong enough to keep Black
on top} Qf4 $13 (19... Rxe4 20. fxe4 Qf4+ 21. Kb1 $18 (21. Kb1 {Ftacnik} Qxe4
22. Rhe1 $16)) 20. Bxa8 {Accepting the rook appears dubious, objectively
perhaps 20.g3 or 20.Kb1 was more prudent, for example} (20. Rd8+ Rxd8 21. Qxd8+
Bf8 22. Kb1 (22. Qd2 $2 {Rogozenko} Bh6 23. Kd1 Rxe4 24. Qd8+ Kg7 25. fxe4 Qc1+
26. Ke2 Qxh1 $19) 22... Re2 $44) (20. Kb1 $5 $13) (20. g3 {Johnson,M} Qf6 21.
Rd8+ (21. Bxa8 Qb2+ 22. Kd2 Qd4+ (22... Bc3+ {Boensch} 23. Kxe3 Bxa5 24. Be4
$10) 23. Kc1 Qb2+ $10) 21... Rxd8 22. Qxd8+ Bf8 23. Kb1 Qc3 24. g4 Re2 {
Black has sufficient compensation for the pawn but it's not clear that he has
any more}) (20. Kb1 Qf6 {with similar play} (20... Rf8 {Rogozenko} 21. Rd8 Re2
22. Rhd1 $5 $13 (22. g3 Qe3 23. Rhd1 Rxh2 $13)) (20... h5 {Boensch} 21. Bxa8
Qf6 22. Qd8+ (22. c3 Rxc3 {Black is not worse!} 23. Rd2 Rc8 $19) 22... Kh7 23.
Rd4 (23. Qd4 {Petursson} Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Bxd4 $44) 23... Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Bxd4 25.
Rd1 Bc3 $44)) 20... Rxb3+ $2 {A terrible mistake which loses, correct was} (
20... Rd3+ $142 $1 {Verhindert Dd8+. Das ist der Unterschied zu 20...Tb3} 21.
Kb1 (21. Rd2 Bc3 22. Qxc3 (22. Qa3 {Rogozenko} Rxd2 23. Kb1 $8 Bf6 $17) 22...
Rxc3 $17 (22... Rxc3 {Johnson,M} 23. g3 (23. Re1 $15 {Ftacnik}) 23... Qe3 24.
Kd1 Rc8 25. Be4 Qc3 26. Ke2 f5 27. Bd5+ Kg7 28. Rhd1 e6 29. Bc4 Kf6 30. a4 g5 {
when White is running out of moves and has no satisfactory defence to ...f4}))
21... Qd4 {when} 22. Qd8+ (22. c3 $2 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 24. Kb2 Qd2+ 25. Ka3
(25. Kb1 Bxc3 26. Qa3 Qd3+ (26... Qxg2 $17) 27. Kc1 Bd2+ 28. Kb2 Qc3+ 29. Kb1
Bf4 {and White will be mated in a few moves}) 25... Bxc3 {is very good for
Black}) 22... Qxd8 23. Rxd3 Qa5 (23... Qxa8 24. Rhd1 Qb7 (24... Qc6 25. Rd8+
Bf8 26. Rb8 Qc7 (26... Kg7 {Rogozenko} 27. Rdd8 Qc7 28. Rxf8 Qxh2 $19) (26...
Qc5 {Kortschnoj} 27. Rdd8 Qg1+ 28. Kb2 Qxg2 29. Rxf8+ Kg7 30. Rg8+ Kf6 31. Rb7
Qxh2 32. Rxa7 Qe5+ $15) 27. Rdd8 Qxh2 28. Rxf8+ Kg7 29. g4 h5 $1 {Black has
the initiative}) 25. Rd8+ Bf8 26. Re8 $13 (26. Re8 Qc7 27. Rdd8 Qxh2 28. Rxf8+
Kg7 29. g4 (29. Rg8+ $5 Kf6 30. Rd2 h5 31. c4 h4 32. Rh8 Kg7 33. Rhd8 $13 {
Schulz,A}) 29... h5 30. gxh5 gxh5 $17 {/-+; M.W. Johnson:" Black is close to
win"})) 24. Rhd1 h5 $13) (20... Re5+ {HarZvi} 21. Qd2) 21. Rd2 Rb8 (21... Bc3
22. Qd8+ $18 (22. Qd8+ {Boensch} Kg7 23. axb3 $18)) 22. Bd5 $18 Bh6 (22... Qe3
{HarZvi with the idea Bc3} 23. Bb3 $1 Bc3 24. Qd5) (22... Qf6 {Kortschnoj} 23.
c3 Rc8 24. Rc2 $18) (22... Qe5 23. Bxf7+ (23. c3 e6 $132) 23... Kxf7 24. Qxe5
Bxe5 25. c3 Bf4 26. Rhd1 $16) 23. Rhd1 Qd4 {Instead, Black could have won the
rook back! But White should still win:} (23... Qf6 $1 24. c3 $8 Qf5 {the
difference is that in the game black's queen was on this digonal [h7-b1] but
on d3 and white played Bb3 with an easy win,now this move is not possible!} 25.
Bxf7+ $8 Kxf7 (25... Qxf7 26. Qxa7) 26. Qxf5+ gxf5 $16 {/+-}) 24. c3 {White
has just enough defence} Qd3 (24... Bxd2+ 25. Rxd2 (25. Kc2 {Petursson} e6 $3
$10 26. Bb3 Rd8) 25... Qg1+ 26. Rd1 Qxg2 27. Bb3 Qxf3 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Qxd8+
Kg7 30. Qxe7 Qxc3+ 31. Kd1 $18) 25. Bb3 Rd8 (25... Rc8 {Boensch} 26. Bc2 (26.
c4 Qd4 27. Kc2 $18) 26... Rxc3 27. Kb1 $18) 26. c4 {maybe this is what black
had missed} e5 (26... Be3 {Kortschnoj} 27. c5 Kg7 28. c6 $18) 27. c5 e4 28.
fxe4 (28. fxe4 Rc8 29. Kb2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Donetzk zt"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "1998.11.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Moroz, Alexander"]
[Black "Ovsejevitsch, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 (
13... Re8 14. Nxd5 $5) 14. Ne4 Re8 {Bis hierhin alles Standard. Mit den
Einzelbauern a7 und c6 sieht die schwarze Stellung positionell minderwertig
aus, aber es ist nicht so schlimm. Das schwarze Gegenspiel beruht einerseits
auf Angriffsmöglichkeiten am Damenflügel, er hat aber auch die sehr wertvollen
Stützpunkte d4 und d5.} 15. Bc4 ({Die Hauptvariante ist} 15. h4 h6 16. g4)
15... Qc7 16. g4 Rad8 (16... h6 17. h4 Rad8 18. g5 h5 19. Qf2 Ra8 20. Bd6 Qb6
21. Bc5 Qc7 22. Bd6 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Pollinger,M-Mandl,R/Bayern 1987/EXT 87ch2 (22)
}) 17. Qe1 $2 (17. Qf2 $142 {verbindet die Türme und drückt auf der Diagonalen
f2-a7.}) 17... Nf4 18. Bd6 Qb6 19. Bxe6 ({Zur Zugwiederholung führt} 19. Bc5
Qb8 (19... Qb7 $2 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. Nd6 Rxd6 22. Bxd6 e4 23. c3 $18) (19... Qc7
$11) 20. Bd6 Qb6 $11) 19... Nxe6 20. Rd3 $2 {Weiß vergisst den Ld6, was sich
Schwarz sofort zunutze macht.} (20. Ba3 $142) 20... c5 $1 {Ruck-Zuck steckt
Weiß im Schlamassel. Es droht f7-f5, der Td3 und die De1 stehen schlecht. Der
Ld6 ist hochgradig gefährdet.} 21. Qc3 (21. Qf2 f5) 21... f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23.
Bxc5 Qa6 $1 ({Nach} 23... Rxd3 $2 {bekommt Schwarz keinen Preis:} 24. cxd3 Nxc5
25. Nxc5 Rc8 26. b4 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Rb8 29. Rg1 Qxb4 30. Qxb4 Rxb4 31.
Ne6 Rb7 32. Rg5 $16) 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nd2 Rc8 ({Zu gefahrlosem Vorteil führt} 
25... Qxa2 26. Qa3 (26. Nb3 $4 Nxc5 27. Qxc5 Bh6+ 28. f4 Bxf4+ 29. Nd2 Qa1#)
26... Qxa3 27. Bxa3 Bh6 28. Bb4 (28. Rd1 Nd4 $19) (28. Rg1+ Kf7 29. Rg2 Rxd2
30. Rxd2 Nd4 31. Kd1 Bxd2 32. Kxd2 Nxf3+ 33. Kc3 Nxh2 $19) 28... Nd4 $17) 26.
b4 Qxa2 27. Rg1 Nd4 {[%cal Rd4e2]} 28. Qd3 Kh8 29. f4 Qa1+ 30. Nb1 e4 $19 {
Schwarz steht klar auf Gewinn und muß jetzt nur noch energisch den Sack
zumachen.} 31. Qc4 Nf3 ({Sehr klar sieht} 31... Ne2+ 32. Qxe2 Qb2+ 33. Kd2 Rxc5
34. bxc5 Qd4+ 35. Ke1 Qxg1+ 36. Qf1 Qxc5 $19 {aus.}) 32. Rxg7 Qxg7 33. Qe6 Rxc5
({Nach} 33... Rd8 34. Qxf5 {ist der schwarze Gewinn auch nicht in trockenen
Tüchern.} ({Nicht} 34. Be7 $2 Rd1+ 35. Kxd1 Qg1+ 36. Ke2 Qe1#)) 34. bxc5 (34.
Qe8+ Qg8 35. Qxg8+ Kxg8 36. bxc5 Kf7 $19 (36... Nxh2 37. c6 $18)) 34... Qg1+
35. Kb2 Qxc5 {Hecht: '[#] Die Abseitsstellung des schwarzen Königs erwschwert
den Gewinn. Analysefall!'} 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qd7+ Kh6 38. c3 {Immer noch steht
Schwarz auf Gewinn, er muß nur die Gefahr des ewigen Schach bannen.} e3 (38...
Nxh2 $5 39. Qe6+ $140 Kh5 40. Qf7+ Kg4) 39. Na3 Qb6+ {Läßt den Bauern f5
ungedeckt.} (39... e2 $2 {scheiterte an} 40. Qe6+) (39... Nxh2 $5 {Hecht}) 40.
Ka2 e2 41. Nc2 e1=Q (41... Qa5+ $2 42. Kb2 e1=Q 43. Qd6+ Kh5 44. Nxe1 Nxe1 45.
Qd1+ $11) 42. Nxe1 Nxe1 43. Qxf5 Qf2+ (43... Qg6 $5 {Hecht} 44. Qh3+ Kg7) 44.
Kb3 Nf3 45. Qf6+ Kh5 46. Qf5+ Kh4 47. Qxh7+ Kg4 48. Qd7+ Kxf4 49. Qf7+ Ke4 50.
Qh7+ (50. Qh7+ Ke3 (50... Ke5 51. Qe7+ Kf4 52. Qf7+ $11) 51. Qxa7+ Ke2 52.
Qxf2+ Kxf2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg HSK"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6.
Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 (9... Nxd4 {Stefan Sievers vom
Hamburger Schachklub hat mich dankenswerterweise auf einen Fehler in meinen
Kommentaren zu dieser Variante in CBM 55 aufmerksam gemacht, den ich hier
korrigieren möchte:} 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. h4 Rfc8 13. h5 Qa5 14. a3 (
14. hxg6 $142) 14... Nxh5 $1 (14... Nxh5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. g4 Nf6 17. Qh6+ Kg8
18. Nd5 $1 {war meine Anmerkung in CBM 55, die leider falsch ist denn Schwarz
kann besser spielen.}) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. g4 Rxc3 $1 {Diesen Zug hatte ich
übersehen.} 17. gxh5 (17. bxc3 $2 Qxa3 $40) 17... Rc5 $15 {Schwarz hat einen
Bauern mehr und Weiß nur noch wenig Angriffschancen.}) 10. Kb1 $1 {In CBM 48
hat M.Wahls zu diesem Zug einen Übersicht veröffentlicht. Es droht Wegnahme
des Bauern d5, der Zug Kb1 erweist sich dann in vielen Varianten als günstig.
Schwarz hat keinen vergleichbaren Wartezug.} Nxd4 (10... e5 $2 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qxd5 {und im Vergleich zu 10.exd5 kann Schwarz
jetzt nicht Qc7 mit der Idee Bf5 spielen, weil auf c2 kein Matt droht.}) (10...
Rb8 $5) (10... e6 {Rogozenko} 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 dxe4 13. fxe4 a6 14. Be2
Qc7 15. Qg5 $14 {Istratescu-Marin/Bucharest/96.}) 11. e5 $1 {Dieser
Zwischenzug ist die eigentliche Pointe von 10.Kb1} (11. Bxd4 dxe4 {bereitet
Schwarz keine Sorgen.}) 11... Nxf3 (11... Nd7 12. Bxd4 e6 13. f4 $16 {begräbt
die Seele des schwarzen Spiels, den Bg7, während Weiß mit h2-h4-h5 eine klare
Angriffsperspektive hat.}) 12. gxf3 Nh5 (12... Nd7 13. Nxd5 Bxe5 14. Bg5 f6 15.
Bh6 {Weiß hat starken Druck auf der d-Linie und die schwarze Dame hat keine
vernünftigen Entwicklungsfelder.} e6 16. f4 Bb8 17. h4 Re8 18. Bb5 Kf7 19. Nxf6
Qxf6 20. Bg5 Re7 21. Bxd7 Bxf4 22. Bxf6 Bxd2 23. Bxe7 Bxd7 24. Ba3 {1-0 Ljukin,
S-Hachian,M/Moscow6 1995}) 13. Nxd5 (13. Qxd5 $5 $14 {Wahls}) (13. Qxd5 {
Rogozenko} Qc7 14. f4 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rad8 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 Bh6
19. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Re8 21. Bc5 {0,5 Brodsky-Marin/Bucharest/95.}) 13...
Be6 (13... Z0 14. Nf6+ $140) (13... Kh8 $2 14. Bc5 $16 (14. Bh6 $36 {Kortschnoj
})) (13... e6 {Kortschnoj} 14. Nf6+ Bxf6 15. exf6 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 b6 17. Bh6 Bb7
18. Bxf8 Kxf8 $44) 14. f4 (14. Bc4 {Rogozenko} Bxd5 15. Bxd5 $14 {
Sziebert-Schneider A./Budapest/95.}) 14... Bxd5 (14... f6 15. Bc4 Z0 16. Qb4
$140 $18) 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 (15... Qc7 16. Be2 $16) 16. Rxd5 $14 {Damit ist die
Eröffnung zu Ende und schon gleich ein Endspiel enstanden, bei dem Weiß mit
dem Läuferpaar und der Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel im Vorteil ist. Das
Unangenehme für Schwarz an diesem Abspiel ist, daß er fast forciert ohne
Angriffschancen in ein schlechteres Endspiel geraten ist. Im Drachen möchte
man doch eigentlich Matt setzen.} Bh6 17. Rb5 (17. Bc4 {Rogozenko} Bxf4 18.
Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Rd7 e6 20. Rxb7 Rfc8 21. b3 Rc5 22. Rd1 a5 23. Rdd7 Rf8 24. Rb5
Rfc8 25. Rbb7 Rf8 26. Rb5 Rfc8 {0,5 Svicevic-Ristic/Tivat/95.}) 17... Rad8 $2 (
17... b6 $5 18. Rb4 Rfd8 (18... f6 $15 {Rogozenko}) (18... Rad8 {Kortschnoj}
19. Be2 Ng7 $14) 19. Be2 Ng7 $132) (17... Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Rxb7 Rfd8 20.
Kc1 Kf8 21. Ba6 $14) 18. Be2 (18. Bg2 {Rogozenko} b6 19. Rb4 f6 $15) 18... b6 (
18... Bxf4 19. Bxa7 $16) (18... Nxf4 19. Rxb7 $16 (19. Rxb7 {Rogozenko} Nxe2
20. Bxh6 Rfe8 21. Re1 Nd4 22. Rxa7 $18)) 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. a4 Rd7 21. Rg1+ {
With the king on h8 there are additional mate threats.The position is hopeless
for Black.} Kh8 22. a5 bxa5 23. Rxa5 Rc8 24. e6 $1 fxe6 25. Rxa7 Rcd8 (25...
Rxa7 $2 26. Bd4+ $18 (26. Bd4+ {Rogozenko} Bg7 27. Bxg7+ Kg8 28. Bd4+ $18)) 26.
Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Re1 (27. Z0 e5 $141) (27. c4 {Kortschnoj} e5 $132) 27... Bg7 28.
Bc1 Kg8 29. c4 Rd3 30. Rxe6 Kf7 31. Re2 h4 32. Kc2 Rh3 33. Be3 {[%csl Rh3]} Ke8
34. b4 Kd7 35. Kd3 e5 36. f5 Bh6 37. Ke4 Bxe3 38. Rxe3 Rxh2 39. Kxe5 h3 40. Kf6
Rh1 (40... h5 {Rogozenko} 41. Kf7 Rf2 42. f6 h2 43. Rh3 $18) 41. Re7+ Kd6 42.
Rxh7 h2 43. Rh6 Kd7 44. b5 Kd6 45. b6 Kc6 46. c5 (46. c5 {Rogozenko} Kb7 47.
Rh7+ Kc6 48. b7 Rb1 49. Rxh2 Rxb7 50. Kg6 Kxc5 51. f6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Bd7 {Damit möchte Schwarz die normalen Varianten nach} (8... O-O 9. O-O-O {
umgehen.}) 9. O-O-O (9. Bc4 Rc8 10. Bb3 O-O {B78}) 9... Rc8 10. g4 (10. h4 h5
$5) 10... Ne5 11. Kb1 (11. h4 O-O 12. h5 Nxf3 13. Nxf3 Bxg4 14. Be2 Bxh5 15.
Bxa7 Ng4 {1-0 Onischuk,A-Hodgson,J/Groningen 1996 (44);CBM 57}) 11... O-O 12.
h4 b5 (12... Qa5 $5 {Mit dem weißen König auf b1 sieht das eigentlich aus wie
ein typischer Fehler, aber so klar ist das nicht.} 13. Nd5 (13. h5 Rxc3 14.
Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Nxf3 16. Nxf3 Bxg4 17. Bg2 Nxe4 $11) 13... Qxd2 14. Nxe7+ (
14. Rxd2 Nxd5) 14... Kh8 15. Rxd2 Rce8 16. g5 $5 (16. Nd5 $2 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nxf3
18. Nxf3 Rxe3 $19) (16. h5 Nexg4 (16... Rxe7 17. h6 Bxh6 18. Bxh6 Rfe8 19. Bg5
$16) 17. fxg4 Nxe4 18. Rdh2 Rxe7 $13) 16... Nxf3 (16... Nh5 17. Nd5 $16) 17.
Nxf3 Nxe4 18. Nd5 Nxd2+ 19. Bxd2 Bc6 20. Bc4 $14) (12... Re8 $5 13. h5 Qa5) 13.
h5 Nxf3 (13... b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Qa5 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Qh2 $40) 14. Nxf3
Bxg4 15. Be2 b4 (15... Qa5 $2 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxe7+ Kh8 18. Rxd2 Rce8 19. h6
$18) 16. Nd5 Nxe4 17. Qxb4 e6 18. Qxe4 (18. Nf4 Nc3+ 19. bxc3 (19. Ka1 Nxd1 20.
Rxd1 Rb8 $19) 19... Rb8 $13) 18... Bf5 19. Qxf5 exf5 {Weiß hat drei
Leichtfiguren für die Dame. Das ist reichlich.} (19... gxf5 $2 20. Rhg1 Kh8 21.
h6 Bxb2 22. Kxb2 exd5 23. Rg7 Qa5 24. Bd4 f6 25. Rdg1 $18) 20. Bxa7 Ra8 (20...
Qa5 21. Ne7+) 21. Bd4 Re8 (21... Qa5 $2 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. hxg6 Qxa2+ 24. Kc1
Qa1+ 25. Kd2 $18) 22. Bc4 Re4 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rh2 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Rh4 26. Rg2
Rg4 27. Rh2 Rh4 (27... Qg5 $2 28. Nf3 Qd8 29. Rdh1 $18) 28. Re2 Re4 29. Red2
Kg7 30. b4 $1 Qh4 31. Bb3 f4 32. a4 Re1 33. a5 Qh1 34. c3 g5 35. Rxe1 (35. Nf5+
$5) 35... Qxe1+ 36. Rd1 Qe5 37. Rf1 Qe4+ 38. Kc1 Rc8 {[%csl Rd4]} 39. Rd1 Kf8
40. a6 f3 41. b5 f2 42. b6 (42. a7 Qxd4 43. a8=Q Rxa8 44. cxd4 Ra1+ 45. Kd2
Rxd1+ 46. Bxd1 f1=Q $19) 42... Ra8 $2 (42... Qxd4 $142 43. b7 (43. Rxd4 f1=Q+
44. Kb2 Qxa6 $19) 43... Rxc3+ 44. Nxc3 Qxc3+ 45. Bc2 Qe3+ 46. Kb2 Qb6+ 47. Kc3
g4 48. Rb1 Qa5+ 49. Kd4 Qc5+ 50. Kd3 Qf5+ 51. Ke3 Qf3+ $11) 43. b7 $18 Rxa6 44.
Kb2 $2 (44. b8=Q+ $18) 44... Rb6 45. Nxb6 Qxb7 46. Nd5 Qa6 47. Ne3 Qb7 (47...
g4 48. Ra1 Qb7 49. Ndf5 $18) 48. Kc2 Qe4+ 49. Kd2 g4 50. Ndf5 Qf4 51. Bd5 g3
52. Ke2 Qe5 53. Rd4 Kg8 54. Nxg3 (54. Nxg3 Qxg3 55. Rg4+) 1-0

[Event "London Classic"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2009.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {Diese Partie wurde in der
letzten Runde des Turniers gespielt. Carlsen führte mit einem Punkt Vorsprung,
musste aber damit rechnen, dass Kramnik ihn evtl. noch überholen würde, da mit
einer 3-Punkte-Regel gespielt wurde (3 Punkt für einen Sieg, 2 Punkt für ein
Remis). In dieser Situation griff Carlsen wieder einmal zur Drachenvariante,
nachdem er zuvor häufiger die Najdorf-Variante gespielt hatte.} 6. Be3 {
Short spielt gegen den Drachen verschiedene Variante mit langer oder kurzer
Rochade.} Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O ({In dem anderen großen Bereich
nach} 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 $5 (12. h4 h5) 12... Re8 13.
h4 h5 {entsteht die kritische Variante nach} 14. g4 hxg4 15. h5 Nxh5 16. Bh6 {
und nun ist noch kein völlig befriediegender Weg zum Augleich für Schwarz
gefunden worden. Aber vielleicht hat Magnus Carlsen ja etwas in petto. Einige
wichtige Partien aus dem vergangenen Jahr (2009):} e6 (16... Kh7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7
18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. Nf5+ Bxf5 20. exf5 Rh8 21. fxg6 Nxg6 22. Ne4 Nf6 (22... d5
$11) 23. Rdf1 Rxh1 24. Rxh1 d5 25. Nxf6 Kxf6 26. Qf2+ Kg7 27. Rf1 f6 28. Qf5
Rc6 29. Rg1 Qe8 30. Bxd5 Rc5 31. Qe6 Rb5 32. c4 Rb6 33. Qh3 e6 34. Bf3 Qd8 35.
Qg2 {1-0 Radjabov,T (2751)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2672)/Elista 2008/CBM 128/[Radjabov]
}) 17. Rdg1 g3 (17... Qf6 18. fxg4 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qg7 20. Qe3 Nf6 21. g5 Nh5 22.
Ndb5 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Red8 24. Qxa7 Nf3 25. Rg2 Qe5 26. Qe3 Ne1 27. Rxe1 Qxb5 28.
c3 Qe5 29. a3 b5 30. Ka2 Kg7 31. Rf1 Rc7 32. Qf3 Ra8 33. Rh1 Rh8 34. Rd1 Rd8
35. Rh1 Rh8 36. Rd1 Rd8 37. Rh1 {1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez,L (2719)-Smerdon,D 
(2525)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009/EXT 2010}) 18. Rxh5 gxh5 19. Rxg3 Ng6 20. Nf5 Bf6 (
20... h4) 21. Nxd6 {1-0 Vachier Lagrave,M (2703)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2672)/San
Sebastian 2009/CBM 132/[Stohl] (46)}) 9... d5 10. Kb1 {Ein pfiffiger Wartezug
mit einer versteckten taktischen Pointe.} ({Nach} 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Bd4 {hatte Schwarz zuletzt nach} Nxc3 ({Carlsen und Radjabov spielen gerne
} 12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4 (14. Bc4 Qxd4 (14... Ne3 $5) 15. Rxd4 Nxc3
16. bxc3 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2746)-Carlsen,M (2770)/Leon 2009/CBM 130 Extra (63)})
14... Qc7 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. g4 Nf4 18. Qe3 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V 
(2746)-Carlsen,M (2770)/Leon 2009/CBM 130 Extra (51)}) 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 Rad8 {nicht allzuviele Sorgen:} 18. Bd3
Rd5 19. Rhe1 Ra5 20. Qc3 Rxa2 21. b3 Ra5 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rc5 24. Qd4 Qb5
25. Kb2 a5 26. Ra1 Rd5 27. Qf4 Rf5 28. Qe4 Rd8 29. Rad1 Rfd5 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31.
Qd4 Qb4 32. Rd1 Qd6 33. h4 Qe6 34. g4 a4 35. Qxa4 Qf6+ 36. Qd4 Qxh4 37. b4 {
1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E (2714)-Caruana,F (2670)/Biel 2009/CBM 132 (52)} (37. Qe5
$142 $16)) ({Eine andere Alternative ist} 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5
cxd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7 15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5
Rfe8 19. Qc3 Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2741)-Carlsen,M (2765)/Miskolc 2008/CBM 124
Extra (65)}) 10... Nxd4 ({Die Alternativen} 10... Rb8) ({oder} 10... e6 {
konnten aus schwarzer Sicht bisher nicht befriedigen.}) 11. e5 {Dieser
pfiffige Zwischenzug, seinerzeit von Vadim Milov entdeckt, ist die taktische
Rechtfertigung für 10.Kb1} ({Nach} 11. Bxd4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. fxe4 Bxd4
14. Qxd4 Bg4 {hätte Weiß weniger als gar nichts.}) 11... Nf5 ({Schlecht ist} 
11... Nd7 12. Bxd4 Nxe5 13. Qe3 Nc6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nxd5 Qa5 (15... Be6 16.
Qc3+ f6 17. Bc4 Qa5 18. b4 $1 Nxb4 19. Rhe1 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 $18 {1-0 Agamaliev,G
(2490)-Antonio,V (2107)/Abu Dhabi 2009/CB35_2009 (30)}) 16. b4 Qa4 (16... Nxb4
17. Qc3+ $18) 17. b5 Rb8 18. Ka1 (18. Qb3 Qxb3+ 19. axb3 {1-0 Laznicka,V (2437)
-Simacek,P (2442)/Cartak 2003/CBM 097 ext (74)}) 18... Na5 19. Qc3+ f6 20. Rd4
$18) ({oder auch} 11... Nxf3 12. gxf3 Nd7 13. Nxd5 Bxe5 (13... e6 $2 14. Bg5 f6
15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. h4 Kf7 18. Bc4 Qb6 19. Bb3 {1-0 Caruana,F 
(2549)-Hubregtse,S/Vlissingen 2007/CBM 119 ext}) 14. Bh6 $40) 12. exf6 exf6 $5
({Häufiger sah man bisher die folgende Abwicklung:} 12... Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5
14. Qxd5 Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nxd1 16. Qxd1 Be6 {mit einer remisträchtigen Position,
in der aber nur Weiß auf Gewinn spielen kann.}) 13. Bc5 ({Nach} 13. Nxd5 Nxe3
14. Qxe3 Be6 {hat Schwarz ein spielbare Position mit guten Angriffsaussichten
dank des Läuferpaares.}) 13... d4 {Das ist die Pointe. Schwarz opfert 
(vorübergehend) die Qualität.} (13... Re8 $2 14. Nxd5 $16) 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 15.
Nb5 Ne3 {Nun hat Weiß zwei Rückzugsfelder für den angegriffenen Turm zur
Auswahl.} 16. Rc1 ({Oder:} 16. Re1 f5 17. f4 (17. Nxd4 f4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Akshayraj,K (2400)-Ganguly,S (2603)/Mangalore 2008/CB01_2009 (25)}) 17... Qc5
18. c3 Nxf1 19. Re8+ Bf8 20. Qxd4 Qxb5 21. Qd8 Nd2+ 22. Kc2 Qa4+ 23. Kc1 Qxe8
24. Qxe8 Ne4 25. Rd1 Nf6 26. Qe5 Nd7 27. Qe8 Nf6 28. Qd8 Ne4 29. Rd7 Bxd7 30.
Qxa8 Bc6 31. Qxa7 Nc5 32. g3 Nd3+ 33. Kb1 Be4 34. Ka1 Bc5 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qd8
Bg1 37. h4 h5 38. a4 Bf2 39. a5 Bxg3 40. Qd4+ {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L (2675)
-Radjabov,T (2756)/Bazna 2009/Mega2009 Update 25}) 16... Bh6 ({Der ältere Zug
ist} 16... f5 {und nun} 17. Nxd4 f4 18. c3 {vielleicht einfacher als} (18. g3
Qc5 19. Nb3 Qb6 20. gxf4 Bf5 21. Bd3 Rd8 22. Qa5 Qf6 23. Qe5 Qb6 24. Qb5 Qf6
25. Nc5 b6 26. Ne4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Barnett,J-Dahlstroem,R/ICCF email 2004/Corr
2006 (61)}) 18... Qd6 19. Bd3 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Be6 ({zu prüfen wäre noch} 20...
Qxd4 $5 21. Qc3 Qd5 $5 (21... Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Nxg2 23. Rc7 $16)) 21. Be4 $16 {
1-0 Smeets,J (2632)-Jones,G (2554)/London 2009/CB34_2009 (41)}) 17. Qxd4 Nf5
18. Qc3 ({In der Stammpartie von 16...Lh6 geschah:} 18. Qf2 $6 Be3 19. Qe1 Bxc1
20. Qxc1 Qc5 21. Nc3 Be6 22. Bd3 Rd8 23. g4 Nd4 $36 {0-1 Thomsen,J (2234)
-Moreira,J (2286)/ICCF email 2007/Corr 2008 (67)}) ({Nach} 18. Qxf6 {folgt} Be6
$1 {mit komplizierter Stellung, die Schwarz aber einige Kompemnsation für die
Qualität bietet. Zur Illustration eine effektvolle Computervariante:} (18...
Bg7 19. Qg5 Bh6 {führt zum Remis durch Stellungswiederholung.}) 19. Re1 (19.
Rd1 Ne3 20. Bd3 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 Bg7 22. Qh4 Rd8 23. a3 a6 24. Nc7 Bf5 $15) 19...
Bg7 20. Qg5 Bxb2 $1 21. Rxe6 (21. Kxb2 Qb4+ $19) 21... Qb4 $1 22. Re4 $8 Bd4+
23. Kc1 Qb2+ 24. Kd1 Bf6 25. Qc1 Rd8+ 26. Nd4 (26. Bd3 Qxb5 $17) 26... Rxd4+ (
26... Qxa2 27. c3 Nxd4 28. cxd4 Bxd4 29. Qd2 Qb3+ 30. Ke2 Qb5+ 31. Qd3 Qb2+ 32.
Qd2 $11) 27. Bd3 (27. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 28. Bd3 Ne3+ 29. Ke2 Nxg2 30. Be4 Be5 31. Qd2
Nf4+ 32. Kd1 Qa1+ 33. Qc1 Qxa2 $19) 27... Rxd3+ ({Die Alternative ist} 27...
Qxa2 28. Rxd4 Nxd4 29. Re1 Kg7 {mit einer leicht besseren Position, die für
Schwarz vielleicht einfacher zu spielen ist.}) 28. cxd3 Qxg2 29. Rhe1 Qxf3+ 30.
R1e2 Qxd3+ 31. Qd2 Qb1+ 32. Qc1 Qb6 $15 {mit einer komplizierten und materiell
ungleichem Position, in der die schwarzen Chancen angesichts des frei
stehenden weißen Königs vielleicht besser sind.}) 18... Bxc1 19. Kxc1 $11 {
Schwarz hat mit Leichtigkeit ausgeglichen.} Bd7 20. Bd3 {Kurz zuvor, bei der
Mannschaftseuropameisterschaft, endete an dieser Stelle die Partie
Smeets-Radjabov mit Remis. Carlsen spielt weiter.} Rc8 21. Qd2 ({Auf} 21. Qxf6
{käme} Qh6+ 22. Kb1 Bxb5 23. Bxb5 Qd2 24. Rc1 Ne3 $15) 21... Bxb5 22. Bxb5 Qc5
23. Bd3 Ne3 {Die Initiative ist hier schon etwas an Schwarz über gegangen.} 24.
Re1 Re8 25. Qf2 {Mit der Idee 26.Le4} f5 26. f4 Qd4 27. g3 Re6 {mit einer
kleinen Drohung.} 28. Qd2 ({Auf z.B.:} 28. a3 $2 {käme nämlich} Nc4 $1 {und}
29. Qxd4 Rxe1#) 28... Ng4 29. h3 (29. Rxe6 fxe6 {würde die schwarze
Bauernstellung reparieren.}) 29... Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Nf2 31. Bf1 Ne4 32. Bg2 b6
33. c3 (33. Bxe4 fxe4 {mit einem schwarzen Freibauern war natürlich keine
Option.}) 33... Qd3 34. g4 Ng3 {droht Matt bzw. Damengewinn nach Se2} 35. b3
Ne2+ (35... Kf8 $5) (35... h5 $5) 36. Kb2 Kf8 ({Vermeidet} 36... Nxf4 37. Qe8+
Kg7 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. Qe8+ {mit Remis durch Dauerschach.} (39. Qxf4 Qe2+ 40. Ka3
Qxg2 41. Qb8+ Kg7 42. Qe5+)) 37. Bc6 fxg4 38. hxg4 h5 $1 {Schwarz bildet einen
Freibauern und nimmt dafür eine Verschlechterung seines Königsschutzes in Kauf.
} ({Natürlich nicht} 38... Nxf4 $2 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ Kg8 41. Qxf4 $18) 39.
gxh5 gxh5 40. a4 a6 41. f5 $1 h4 42. Bg2 Ng3 (42... h3 $2 43. Bxh3 Qxh3 44.
Qxe2 Qxf5 45. Qe3 $14) 43. f6 {Das war die Idee. Der f-Bauer schnürt den
schwarzen König ein und bietet der weißen Dame ggf. ein paar schöne
Stützpunkte.} Qd6 ({Zu berechnen war hier der mögliche Übergang ins
Leichtfigurenendspiel, der Schwarz aber nichts einbringt:} 43... Qe2+ 44. Qxe2
Nxe2 45. Bf1 Ng3 46. Bxa6 h3 47. Bb7 Ke8 (47... h2 48. b4 h1=Q $2 (48... Ke8)
49. Bxh1 Nxh1 50. a5 bxa5 51. bxa5 $18 {Und der Bauer läuft durch.}) 48. b4 Kd7
49. a5 bxa5 50. bxa5 h2 51. a6 Kc7 52. c4 h1=Q 53. Bxh1 Nxh1 54. c5 Nf2 55. Kc3
Ne4+ 56. Kd4 Nxf6 57. Ke5 Ng4+ 58. Kf5 Nh6+ 59. Kf6 Kc6 60. a7 Kb7 61. c6+ Kxa7
62. Ke7 Kb6 63. Kd7 Ng4 64. c7 Ne5+ 65. Kd8 Nc6+ 66. Ke8 Kxc7 67. Kxf7 $11) 44.
Qf2 Kg8 45. b4 a5 ({Der direkte Weg nach vorne führt nicht zum Erfolg:} 45...
Kh7 46. Be4+ (46. Bb7 $5 a5 47. b5 Kg6 48. Bc6 $11 {mit der Idee:} Qxf6 49.
Qxb6) 46... Nxe4 (46... Kh6 47. Bc2 Kg5 48. Qe3+ Qf4 49. Qxb6 h3 50. Qg1 Kh4
51. Qh2 Nh5 52. Qxf4+ Nxf4 53. Be4 Ne6 (53... Nh5 $2 54. b5)) 47. Qxh4+ Kg6 48.
Qxe4+ Kxf6 49. Qe2 $11) 46. bxa5 (46. b5 $5 Kh7 47. Be4+ Kh6 48. Qe3+ Kh5 49.
Bf3+ Kg6 50. Bc6 $11) 46... bxa5 47. Kc2 Kh7 48. c4 (48. Be4+ Kh6 (48... Nxe4
$2 49. Qxh4+ Kg8 50. Qg4+ $1 $18) 49. Bd3 Kg5 {Und der f-Bauer fällt.}) 48...
Qa3 (48... Kh6 49. c5 Qe6 50. Kb2 Qe5+ $11 (50... Kg5 51. Qd2+ Kxf6 52. Qh6+
Ke5 53. Qxh4)) 49. Be4+ Kg8 $1 (49... Nxe4 50. Qxh4+ Kg6 (50... Kg8 51. Qg4+
Ng5 (51... Kh7 52. Qg7#) (51... Kf8 52. Qc8#) 52. Qxg5+ Kf8 53. Qg7+ $18) 51.
Qxe4+ Kxf6 52. Qd4+ Kf5 53. c5 Qa2+ $11) 50. Qf4 Qxa4+ 51. Kd2 Nxe4+ 52. Qxe4
Qa2+ 53. Kc3 (53. Ke3 {ändert nichts:} Qb3+ 54. Kf2 Qb6+ 55. Kg2 Qxf6 56. Qa8+
Kh7 57. Qxa5 {und auch hier muss Weiß ums Remis kämpfen.}) 53... Qa1+ 54. Kb3
Qd1+ $2 ({Folgerichtiger scheint} 54... Qxf6 {mit weiterhin schwer zu
bewertender Situation:} 55. c5 (55. Qg4+ Kh7 56. Qh5+ Kg7 57. Qg4+ ({Nach} 57.
Qxa5 h3 58. Qc7 Qf2 59. Qe5+ Kg6 60. c5 h2 $19 {gewinnt Schwarz.}) 57... Kh6
58. c5 Qf2 59. c6 Qb6+ 60. Ka3 Qxc6 61. Qxh4+ Kg6 {und mit zwei Bauern im
Damenendspiel sollte Schwarz gewinnen.}) 55... Qg5 (55... Qf2 56. c6 Qg3+ 57.
Kc4 h3 58. Qd3 Qg4+ 59. Qd4 Qe2+ 60. Kc5 (60. Qd3 $2 Qe6+ 61. Kb5 Qe5+ 62. Kb6
h2 63. Qf3 Qb8+ 64. Kxa5 f5 $19 {Weiß ist in einer Art Zugzwangstellung.})
60... h2 61. c7 Qe7+ 62. Qd6 Qg5+ 63. Kb6 Qg1+ 64. Ka6 h1=Q 65. c8=Q+ Kh7 66.
Qf5+ Qg6 67. Qfxg6+ fxg6 68. Kxa5 $11 {ist theoretisch Remis (Tablebases)}) 56.
c6 h3 57. Qc4 (57. c7 Qg3+ 58. Ka2 Qxc7 59. Qg4+ Kf8 60. Qxh3 $19) 57... Qg3+
58. Ka2 Qc7 59. Qg4+ Kf8 60. Qxh3 Qxc6 $19) 55. Kb2 Qh5 56. c5 h3 {Die
schwarze Idee war es wohl, den h-Bauern nach vorne zu treiben. Nur: der weiße
c-Bauer ist ungebremst noch stärker, da er mit Matt umwandelt.} 57. c6 a4 $1 {
Schwarz zieht die Reißleine. Mit dem Stützpunkt auf b3 ist das Dauerschach
gesichert.} (57... h2 58. c7 h1=Q 59. c8=Q#) 58. Ka2 Qd1 59. Qe8+ Kh7 60. Qxf7+
Kh6 61. c7 Qc2+ 62. Ka3 h2 63. Qg7+ Kh5 64. Qh8+ Kg6 65. Qg8+ Kxf6 66. c8=Q
Qxc8 67. Qxc8 h1=Q 68. Qa6+ Ke5 69. Qb5+ Qd5 70. Kxa4 Qxb5+ 71. Kxb5 {Und
diese Position ist für jeden ersichtlich nun wirklich remis. Short und Carlsen
boten den Zuschauern in London bis zum Schluss einen spannenden Kampf mit
Gewinnchancen für beide Seiten.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Maribor Pirc Memorial"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Podlesnik, Bogdan"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Johnson,M} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f3 g6 7.
Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 {Dieser Variante ist viel gefährlicher für
Schwarz als 9...d5, aber sie bietet auch die schöneren Angriffsvarianten für
beide Seiten.} (9... d5 {ist die Alternative.}) (9... Bd7 {Um nach 10.Bc4 in
die Abspiele zu kommen, die normalerweise nach 9.Bc4 entstehen. Der Zug Bd7
hat hier einen sehr schlechen Ruf, vielleicht zu unrecht.}) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11.
Kb1 Qc7 (11... Qa5 $2 {Eigentlich möcht die Q nach a5, aber das geht im Moment
nicht.} 12. Nd5 Qxd2 13. Nxe7+ $18 {Schwarz muß erst das Feld f8 freimachen,
damit der K bei dieser Abwicklung dort den Ne7 angreifen kann.}) 12. h4 Rfc8 (
12... h5 $5) 13. h5 (13. g4) 13... Qa5 (13... Nxh5 $2 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 (14... Nxg7
15. Qh6 Nh5 16. g4 Nf6 17. e5 dxe5 18. g5 Nh5 19. Bd3 $18 {kommt auf dasselbe
heraus wie Kxg7.}) 15. g4 Nf6 16. Qh6+ Kg8 17. e5 $1 dxe5 18. g5 Nh5 19. Bd3
$18) 14. a3 (14. h6 $6) 14... Rab8 (14... Nxh5 $2 {ist hier schon vorgekommen,
verliert aber:} 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. g4 Nf6 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Nd5 $1 {Es geht
darum, forciert den Bauern e4 loszuwerden, um entscheidend den B auf d3
einzusetzen.  Regel: Steht die schwarze Dame auf a5, spielt man Nd5, steht sie
auf c7, spielt man e4-e5.} (18. e5 $2 {geht hier nicht:} Qxe5 19. g5 Nh5 20.
Bd3 Qg7 $19) 18... Bxd5 19. exd5 Rc5 (19... Qc7 20. Bd3 e6 21. g5 Nh5 (21...
Nxd5 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Bxg6 fxg6 (23... Ne3 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qf6+ Kd7 26. Qxf7+
Kc6 27. Qxe6 Nxd1 28. Be4+ $18) 24. Qh8+ Kf7 25. Rh7#) 22. Rxh5 $18) (19... Qd8
20. g5 Nh5 21. Rxh5 gxh5 22. Bd3 $18) 20. g5 Nh5 21. Rxh5 gxh5 22. Bd3 f5 23.
gxf6 exf6 24. Rg1+ Kf7 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Rg8#) (14... Nxh5 $1 {Johnson,M}) 15.
hxg6 hxg6 16. Nd5 (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Qxd2 18. Nxf6+ Kg7 19. Nh5+ gxh5 20.
Rxd2 Rc5 $1) (16. Bd3 Bc4 $2 (16... b5 $16 17. Qg5 $5 (17. Qg5 {Johnson,M} Qc7
18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Qc5 20. f4 Rb7 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6 Bf7 23. Rh8+ {
1-0 Van Der Wiel,J-Sax,G/Plovdiv 35/287 1983}))) (16. g4 $140 b5 17. Qg5) (16.
Bd3 $1 {Transposing to Van Der Wiel-Sax above}) 16... Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Bxd5 18.
exd5 a6 19. g3 Nh5 20. Bf2 b5 21. c3 a5 22. Rh4 Rc7 23. Ka2 Nf6 24. Be3 Nd7 25.
a4 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Azmaiparashvili Johnson,M} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O {Nach 9.0-0-0 hat Schwarz erheblich
mehr Probleme als nach 9.Bc4.} d5 (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 (11...
Qa5 $2 12. Nd5) 12. h4 Rfc8 {In dieser Variante muß Schwarz höllisch aufpassen,
daß er nicht unter die Räder kommt.} 13. h5 $14 (13. g4 $14)) (9... Bd7 {
mit der Idee Nc6-e6, Rc8 wird von der Theorie als schlecht beurteilt. Weiß
spart im Gegensatz zu der Variante 9.Bc4 ein Tempo. Es ist aber fraglich, ob
Weiß daraus Kapital schlagen kann, denn der B steht auf der Diagonalen b3-g8
vermutlich besser als z.B. auf e2.}) 10. Qe1 (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12.
Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 {ist das Hauptabspiel, in dem es Schwarz auch nicht leicht hat.}
(13. Bc5 {Johnson,M} Be6 14. Ne4 Re8 15. h4 a5 16. Bc4 h5 17. g4 Nf4 18. Qe1
Bd5 19. gxh5 Nxh5 20. Nd6 Re6 21. Rxd5 cxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd6 23. Bxa8 Bh6+ 24. Kb1
Rd2 25. Be4 Ng3 26. Bb6 Qxb6 27. Qxg3 a4 28. a3 Be3 29. Qg4 Qb8 30. Ka1 Bd4 31.
Rb1 Qc7 32. h5 Qc5 33. Ka2 Qc4+ 34. Ka1 Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Blumberg,V-Golubev,M/USSR
1990})) (10. Kb1 $5 Nxd4 (10... e6 $5) 11. e5 $1 {ist eine interssante Idee,
nach} Ne8 12. Bxd4 {hat Schwarz kaum Spiel.}) 10... e6 (10... e5) 11. h4 (11.
g4 $6 e5 $1 {Sieht absurd aus. Erst e7-e6 und dann doch nach e5. Der
springende Punkt ist, daß später der Bauer f3 hängt.} (11... Qe7 12. Nb3 b6 $5
(12... Rd8 13. Bc5 Qc7 14. Qg3 Qxg3 15. hxg3 $10) 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15.
Nd4 Bb7 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 f6 $1 $15 {De la Villa Garcia,J-Romero Holmes,H Leon
(04) 0-1 31}) 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Bg5 Bb7 15. Bc4 (15. Qxe5 h6 16.
Bh4 g5 17. Be1 Nxg4 $17) 15... d4 {Jetzt! Wenn Schwarz gleich 10...e5 spielt 
(statt 10...e6), steht der weiße g-Bauer noch auf g2 und deckt f3.} 16. Ne4 Rc8
17. Bb3 Qb6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. h4 Rfd8 20. Kb1 a5 21. g5 Bg7 22. h5 Rb8 $1 $17 {
Dvoirys,S-Tolnai,T EUCup Gr5 Balatonbereny 1993 0-1 39}) 11... Qc7 (11... Qe7 {
Johnson,M}) (11... Re8 {Johnson,M}) 12. exd5 {Ruhiger als das scharfe} (12. h5
{mit wilden Verwicklungen. !?Azmaiparashvili} Nxh5 {Johnson,M} 13. g4 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Qe5 16. Qd2 Ng3 17. Rg1 dxe4 18. f4 Nxf1 19. Rxf1 Qg7 20. g5
e5 21. Rd6 e3 22. Qxe3 exf4 23. Qxf4 Bh3 24. Rf2 Rae8 25. Nd5 Re1+ 26. Kd2 Qe5
27. Rh2 h5 28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxh3 Rxg5 30. c4 Kg7 31. Rd7 Rg4 32. Kd3 Kh6 33.
Rxb7 f5 34. Rd7 f4 35. Rf3 h4 36. c5 Rg3 37. Ke2 g5 38. Rd6+ Kg7 39. c6 h3 40.
Rf2 f3+ 41. Ke3 Rg2 42. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 43. Kxf3 g4+ 44. Kf4 Rf2+ 45. Kg5 h2 46. c7
Rf8 47. Rd7+ Kh8 48. Rd8 h1=Q 49. Rxf8+ Kg7 50. c8=Q Qxd5+ 51. Rf5 Qd2+ {
1-0 Mainka,R-Alterman,B/Lloyds Bank op(08) 1994}) 12... Nxd5 (12... exd5 13.
Qd2 Re8 14. Bf4 Qa5 (14... Qb6 $5) 15. Nb3 Qb4 16. a3 Qe7 17. Bg5 Be6 18. Nb5
d4 19. N3xd4 Rad8 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Nd4 Rd6 22. Nf5 gxf5 23. Qxd6 Qb7 24. Qb4
Qa8 25. Bc4 Rb8 26. Qa4 Nd5 27. Bb3 Qb7 28. Rhe1 c5 29. Rxd5 Bxb2+ 30. Kxb2
Qxd5 31. Bf4 Rb6 32. Re5 Qd1 33. Rxc5 Qe2 34. Rc3 Bxb3 35. Rxb3 {1-0 Dvoirys,
S-Los,S/Groningen op (01) ;EXP 38 1993}) 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qd2 Re8 $1 $146 {
/\ Rxe3} (14... h5 15. Nb5 Qe7 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. c3 Be6 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qe5
20. Re1 Qb8 21. Bh6 Qd8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 Qf6 24. Rd1 Rac8 25. Bb5 a6 26.
Be2 Rfe8 27. Nxc6 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Alterman,B/URS-qualJ Sochi ;EXT 90 1990})
(14... Qe5 15. h5 Re8 16. Bf2 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Be6 $14
20. Bd3 Kg7 21. Kd2 Kf6 22. c3 b6 23. a3 Rac8 24. g4 Rc7 25. Bb5 Rf8 26. Be2
Ke7 27. f4 f6 28. Bf3 Rc4 29. Kd3 Rxd4+ 30. Kxd4 Kd6 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Rh6 g5
33. f5 Bd7 34. Bxd5 Bc6 35. c4 a5 36. Rh7 a4 37. Ra7 Bd7 38. Rb7 Rh8 39. Rxb6+
Ke7 40. Rb7 {1-0 Dvoirys,S-Alterman,B/Leeuwarden op (07) ;EXT 94op 1994}) 15.
h5 (15. Bf4 $5 Qb6 16. Nb5 (16. Nb3 a5 $15) 16... a6 17. Bc7 Qc5 (17... Qe3 18.
Qxe3 Rxe3 19. Bf4 $16) 18. Bd6 $10) 15... Rxe3 16. Qxe3 Nxd4 (16... Bxd4 {
Johnson,M} 17. Qe8+ Kg7 18. h6+ Kf6 19. Rxd4 Nxd4 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qxd4 $14)
17. Rxd4 (17. Qe8+ {Johnson,M} Bf8 18. Rxd4 Bf5 19. Qa4 $16 (19. Qe2 {
Azmaiparashvili} Re8 20. Qf2 Bc5 $17)) 17... Bf5 {|^} 18. Bd3 (18. Rd2 d4 19.
Qg5 (19. Qb3 Bh6) 19... d3 20. Bxd3 Qe5 $40) 18... Qb6 19. Rhh4 $2 (19. c3 $142
Bxd4 (19... Rc8 20. Kb1 Rxc3 21. Qe8+ Bf8 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Bxf5) 20. cxd4 Rc8+
21. Kb1 Qe6 (21... Bxd3+ {Azmaiparashvili} 22. Qxd3 $10) 22. Qd2 (22. Qxe6
Bxd3+ $19) (22. Re1 $2 Bxd3+ $19) 22... Bxd3+ 23. Qxd3 $10 (23. Qxd3 g5 $15))
19... Be4 $1 20. Rdxe4 Qxb2+ 21. Kd1 dxe4 22. Rxe4 Qxa2 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Re7
Qb1+ (24... Qa1+ {Azmaiparashvili} 25. Ke2 Bc3 $17 26. Bxg6 Qe1+ 27. Kd3 Rd8+
28. Kc4 Rc8+ $19) 25. Ke2 Bf6 (25... Bc3 {Azmaiparashvili} 26. Kf2) 26. Rd7 a5
(26... Qh1 $5 27. Bc4 $1 Qxg2+ 28. Kd1 $13) 27. Bxg6 Qb5+ 28. Qd3 Re8+ 29. Be4
Qxd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Mrva, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 {Die älteste Antwort auf 9.0-0-0.} 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 a6 $2
{Die Theorie hält nichts von derlei Zügen, weil der Angriff hier im Gegensatz
zu vielen anderen Sizilianischen Systemen zu langsam ist.} ({Normal ist} 11...
Qc7 12. g4 (12. h4) 12... Rfc8 13. Z0 Qa5 $140) 12. g4 b5 13. h4 b4 14. Nd5
Bxd5 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 ({Nach} 15. Bxg7 $2 {kann Schwarz Unruhe stiften:}
Nc3+ $1 16. bxc3 (16. Bxc3 Qa5) 16... Qa5) 15... Bd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. h5 $18)
15. exd5 Qa5 16. Bc4 Rfc8 17. Qe2 $2 $146 (17. b3 Qc7 18. h5 a5 19. hxg6 hxg6
20. Rh3 Qd7 21. Rdh1 e5 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Qg5 Kf7 24. Rh6 Rxc4 25. Qxg6+ Kf8
26. Bxf6 {1-0 Sanguineti,R-Eliskases,E/Buenos Aires 1955/MCD-ch (26)}) (17. Bb3
Qc7 18. h5 a5 19. Ba4 $16 {spart gegenüber der Partie ein wichtiges Tempo und
läßt die Dame auf der besten Diagonalen.}) 17... Qc7 18. Bb3 (18. b3 a5 {
ist mit der Dame auf e2 aussichtsreicher für Schwarz als in der oben zitierten
Partie.}) 18... a5 19. Ba4 Nxd5 {Riskant, aber Schwarz hat keine große Wahl.
Der La4 hält das ganze schwarze Angriffchen am Damenflügel auf, und Weiß droht
am Königsflügel gefährlich zu werden.} 20. Bxg7 Nb6 {[%cal Rb6a4]} 21. Bd4 Nxa4
22. f4 (22. h5 g5) (22. g5 e5) 22... Rab8 23. h5 g5 $2 ({An sollte Schwarz
alles auf eine Karte setzen. Im Drachen gilt: Lieber nach Opfern ehrenhaft
untergehen als ein schlechtes Endspiel zu verteidigen.} 23... Nc3+ {ist
selbstverständlich Pflicht.} 24. bxc3 bxc3+ 25. Ka1 (25. Kc1 $2 Rb1+ 26. Kxb1
Qb7+ 27. Ka1 Qb2#) 25... Qb7 26. Rb1 (26. Bxc3 Rxc3 27. Rb1 Rh3 $3 (27... Qc7
28. Rxb8+ Qxb8 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. Qh2 $40) 28. Rhe1 Qc8 29. Rxb8 Qxb8 $11) 26...
Qd5 $13 {[%csl Ra2,Rd4][%cal Yd5a2,Yd5h1] und Schwarz darf auch Spaß haben.} (
26... Qc7 $4 27. hxg6 Rxb1+ 28. Rxb1 (28. Kxb1 $4 Qb7+ 29. Ka1 Qb2#) 28... hxg6
29. Qh2 f6 30. Qh6 $18) 27. Z0 Rb2 $140) 24. Rhe1 Rb7 $2 {Deckt e7 und
bereitet Dc4 vor.} (24... Nc3+ $2 25. bxc3 bxc3+ 26. Ka1 Qb7 27. Rb1 Qd5 28.
Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Bxc3) (24... gxf4 $5 25. Qxe7 Qxe7 26. Rxe7 Nc5 27. Bf6 $16 (27.
Bxc5 $2 dxc5 28. Rdd7 Re8 $1 $17)) 25. fxg5 Qc4 $2 {Das sieht nur nach
Entlastung aus, Weiß hat aber weiter gerechnet.} 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. b3 Nc3+ 28.
Bxc3 Rxc3 29. Rxd6 $1 $18 {Das hatte Schwarz anscheinend übersehen.} h6 (29...
exd6 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. h6+ Kg6 32. Rg8#) 30. Rxh6 Rbc7 31. Re2 Rg3 32. Ra6 Rc5
33. g6 Rxg4 34. Ra8+ Kg7 35. h6+ Kxg6 36. Rg8+ Kf5 37. h7 Rh4 38. h8=Q Rxh8 39.
Rxh8 e5 40. Rf2+ 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 6th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2015.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 11. Kb1 Qe7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Qc5 15.
Rd1 dxe4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxe4 Qe5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. h4 b6 20. h5 g5 21. Qe4
Rb8 22. Bd3 Rd8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Bg6 {[#] Der weiße Königsangriff geht ins
Leere.} Bd7 25. Bd3 (25. Qxh6+ Ke7 26. Qh7 Bc6 {Ist kaum besser.}) 25... Bc6
26. Be4 Bb5 27. Bd3 Bc6 28. Be4 Ba4 29. b3 Ke7 {[#]} 30. Bd5 (30. bxa4 $4 Rh8
$19 {mit Damenfang.}) 30... Rxd5 31. Rxd5 exd5 32. bxa4 Rc8 33. Re1+ Kf8 {
und Schwarz steht gut.} 34. Qd3 Rc5 35. Re3 Kg7 36. a3 Ra5 37. Qb3 Qd4 38. Rd3
Qxa4 39. Qb2+ f6 40. Rb3 Qe8 41. g4 Qe1+ 42. Ka2 Rc5 43. Rd3 Qe2 44. Kb1 a6 45.
a4 Qf1+ 46. Ka2 Qf2 47. c3 Qxb2+ 48. Kxb2 Kf7 49. Kc2 a5 50. Rd1 Ke6 51. Kd3
Ke5 52. Re1+ Kf4 53. Re6 Kxf3 54. Rxf6+ Kxg4 55. Rxh6 b5 56. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Johnson,M Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qe2 {Johnson: This unusual move became
popular for a while during the sixties following it's introduction by Paul
Keres Mit diesem Damenzug statt dem üblichen Qd2 verfolgt Weiß einen ganz
anderen Plan, als sonst üblich. Das schwarze Gegenspiel am Damenflügel ist
meist mit dem Manöver Nc6-e5-c4 verbunden. Schlägt Weiß dann den Springer auf
c4, dann ist der Bb3 beseitigt und ein R auf c4 schaut auf Nd4 und vor allem
Nc3. Außerdem ist mit dem Bb3 eine wichtige Verteidigungsfigur verschwunden
und die Wege nach den Schutzbauern a2 und b2 sind freigelegt. Schlägt Weiß
nicht auf c4, dann ist die Sicht des Bb3 nach f7 versperrt, der Be3 muß ziehen
oder wird abgetauscht und taktische Schläge wie Nc4xb2 liegen in der Luft. Mit
Q nach e2 kommt Schwarz zwar erstmal nicht zu dem Angriffsmanöver Bh6, hat
aber eine viel bessere Kontrolle über den Punkt c4 und schränkt damit das
schwarze Gegenspiel ein. Der Nc6 kann z.B. nicht gut auf e5 geparkt werden,
weil Schwarz immer mit f3-f4 rechnen muß, was sonst bei "normaler"
Damenstellung auf d2 wegen Nc4 meist nichts bringt. Später, wenn das schwarze
Gegenspiel erstickt ist, kann die Dame nach d2 gehen und zum eigentlichen
Angriffsplan zurückkehren. Der Zug 10.Qe2 ist eine hübsche Methode, Schwarz
von seinen Schablonen abzuhalten und aus dem Konzept zu bringen. Ein
auffälliger Nachteil ist, daß der Nd4 nun nicht mehr das Rückzugsfeld e2 hat.
Nach Wegzug des schwarzen Nc6 und der Vorbereitung a6 droht e7-e5 mit
Springergewinn.} Na5 {bereitet u.A gelegentliches e5 vor (nach dem
vorbereitenden a6).} (10... Qa5 $5 11. O-O-O Rac8 12. Kb1 a6 13. g4 (13. Qf2 $5
) 13... Ne5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 $10 {0-1 Krakops,M-Vescovi,G/WchJM-U16
Bratislava (05) ;TD 93\05 1993 (44)}) (10... Rc8 11. O-O-O Na5 12. Qd3 $6 (12.
Kb1 $142) 12... Nxb3+ $2 (12... a6) 13. axb3 $6 {1-0 Berzinsh,R-Polak,T/
Stockerau (02) ;EXT 93 1993 (42)} (13. cxb3 $142)) (10... Nxd4 $6 11. Bxd4 Qa5
(11... a5 12. a4 $5 {/\ 0-0}) 12. O-O-O Rac8 13. Kb1 b5 $2 (13... Rfe8) 14.
Bxf6 exf6 15. Rxd6 $18 {1-0 Borge,N-Jonasson,B/Reykjavik op (06) ;CBM 52 1996 
(41)}) 11. O-O-O Nxb3+ $2 {Dieser Tausch gefällt mir nicht: 1. stellt Bb3 im
Moment keinerlei Bedrohung dar, 2. deckt nun ein Bauer zuverlässig das Feld c4
3. wird die c-Linie für Weiß geöffnet und Weiß kann dort jedes Spiel
neutralisieren 4. ist die weiße Rochadestellung durch die Doppelbauern b2/b3
auf der b-Linie und die Bauern b3/a2 auf der Diagonalen e6-a2 viel schwerer zu
knacken. [#]How should White recapture the knight now?} (11... a6 {/\ e5-+} 12.
Qd2 b5 {Schwarz versucht aus dem Tempogewinn a6 einen Vorteil zu ziehen.} (
12... Rc8 13. h4 Nc4 (13... h5 $5 14. Bg5 Rc5 {Hier steht der N auf a5 statt
auf e5. Es ist mir nicht ganz klar, ob das wirklich für Schwarz ein Nachteil
ist. Spontan würde man denken, daß es ein Nachteil ist, denn ein Ne5 hat eine
viel bessere Wirkung, weil er die wichtigen Felder g4,g4f,f3 kontrolliert.
Andererseits ist der Bb3 eine wichtige weiße Angriffsfigur und die Möglichkeit,
ihn einfach abtauschen zu können, bringt wichtige Entlastung in vielen
Varianten.}) 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. h5 Nxh5 16. g4 Nf6 $14 {ergibt eine bekannte
Stellungm mit dem Unterschied, daß der Bauer auf a6 statt a7 steht, was
keinerlei Rolle spielt.}) 13. Kb1 Rc8 (13... Nc4 $5 14. Bxc4 bxc4 {mit
Spielmöglichkeit auf der b-Linie.}) 14. g4 b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17.
Bxc4 Rxc4 18. h4 Qa8 19. h5 Rfc8 $2 (19... Qxd5 {Jetzt oder nie.} 20. Nf5 (20.
Qh2 Bxd4 21. hxg6 h5 $1) 20... Qxd2 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. Rxd2 Re8 $10) 20. hxg6
fxg6 21. Qh2 Qxd5 $2 (21... h6 $5) 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Bh6 Qg8 24. Qxg6 Bxh6 25.
Qxh6+ Qg7 26. Qf4+ Ke8 27. Qe4 Kd8 28. Rh7 Qf6 29. g5 Qxg5 30. Ne6+ Bxe6 31.
Qxe6 R8c6 32. Rxd6+ Rxd6 33. Rh8+ Kc7 34. Qxc4+ Rc6 35. Qd4 a5 36. a4 Kb7 37.
Qd8 Qf5 38. Qa8+ Kc7 39. Qa7+ Kd6 40. Qd4+ Kc7 41. Qa7+ Kd6 42. Qd4+ Kc7 43.
Qd8+ Kb7 44. Qb8+ Ka6 45. Qa8+ Kb6 46. Rb8+ Kc7 47. Rb7+ {1-0 Hansen,
SuB-Larsen,B/Aars (06) ;CBM 50 1995}) (11... Rc8 $5) 12. cxb3 $1 {Dieses
Schlagen hat auch den Vorteil, daß der Nd4 ein Rückzugsfeld für Notfälle
bekommt. Baburin: The best way of recapturing in this position. 12 Nxb3 is not
as strong, while 12 axb would be bad, as that would allow Black to open the
a-file after ...a7-a5-a4. 12 cxb looks unusual, yet this is a standard
technique in such positions - the king goes to b1, the rook moves to c1 and
the White's monarch is perfectly safe!} (12. axb3 Qa5 13. Kb1 a6 14. Qd2 Rfc8
15. g4 b5 16. h4 b4 17. Na2 Rab8 18. h5 e5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. gxf5 Nxh5 21. Rxh5
gxh5 22. Bh6 Qc5 23. Qg2 Qxc2+ 24. Qxc2 Rxc2 25. Rg1 Rf2 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Rxf7
Rg2 28. f4 h4 29. fxe5 dxe5 30. Rd7 h3 31. f6 h2 32. Bg7+ Kg8 {0-1 Berzinsh,
R-Sluka,R/CZE-chT qual (02) ;EXT 95ch 1995}) 12... Qa5 {Deviating from Hector,
J-Petursson,M (Nordic zt 1992) which continued} (12... a6 13. Kb1 b5 14. Rc1
Qb8 (14... Rc8 {Johnson,M} 15. Qd2 b4 16. Nce2 a5 17. g4 e5 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19.
Nc2 Qa6 20. Ng3 Rc8 21. Rd1 Qc6 $2 (21... Bf8 22. Bh6 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Be6 24. Qd2
Ne8 25. Nf5 Qa7 26. Nfe3 Kg7 27. h4 Rc5 28. h5 Qb7 29. Ne1 Qb5 30. Nd3 Rc7 31.
Nf5+ {1/2-1/2 Hector,J-Johnson,M/Corr SSKK 40 1993}) 22. g5 Ne8 23. Bf2 Be6 24.
Ne3 a4 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Qb5 27. Qd3 Qa5 28. bxa4 Qxa4 29. Ne4 Ra8 30. Qb3
Qxb3 31. axb3 {and Black has a positionally lost endgame 1-0(60)}) 15. Qd2 Qb7
16. g4 b4 17. Na4 Bxa4 18. bxa4 Rac8 19. h3 Nd7 20. Nb3 Ne5 21. Qe2 Rxc1+ 22.
Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Nd2 Qc6 25. f4 Nd7 26. a5 e6 27. Qc4 Qb7 28. Bb6 d5
29. Qxb4 Bh6 30. e5 g5 31. f5 exf5 32. gxf5 Bf8 33. Qd4 Qc6 34. Qe3 h6 35. e6
fxe6 36. fxe6 Nf6 37. Bd4 Be7 38. Qe5 Qa4 39. Nb3 Qc4 40. Qf5 Kg7 41. Qf3 Kg6
42. a3 h5 43. Ka2 Qc2 44. Qf1 Qc4 45. Qf2 Qd3 46. Nc5 Qxh3 47. Bxf6 Bxc5 48.
Qxc5 Qxe6 {Hector,J-Brynell,S/Malmo (01) ;CBM 48 1995/1-0 (69)}) (12... Rc8 13.
Kb1 a6 14. h4 h5 15. Ka1 Qa5 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Bg5 Re8 18. Nde2 Be6 19. Nd4 {
1/2-1/2 Berzinsh,R-Maidla,G/EU-chT Debrecen (03) EST-LAT ;EU-chT 1992}) 13. Kb1
Rab8 (13... Kh8 14. g4 Rab8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Qd2 b5 17. Nde2 Be6 18. Bd4 {
1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Petursson,M/Aarhus (04) ;EXT 93 1993}) 14. g4 b5 15. g5 Nh5 16.
Nd5 Rfe8 17. a3 Rb7 (17... Qd8 $1 {Johnson,M with the idea 18...a5}) 18. b4 Qd8
19. Nb3 {Black's plans haven't worked out very well, White has managed to
obtain a firm grip on the queenside and Black will not be able to generate
counterplay there} e6 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 e5 22. Be3 Qe7 23. Rc1 a6 24. Na5
Rbb8 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Ra8 {Black is totally passive and objectively lost}
27. Qd2 Bf8 28. Qd5 Qd7 29. Rhc1 Rec8 30. h4 Be7 31. f4 exf4 32. Bxf4 Bf8 33.
Bxd6 Bxd6 34. Rxd6 Rxc1+ 35. Kxc1 Rc8+ 36. Kb1 Qg4 37. Rf6 Rf8 38. e5 Qxh4 39.
e6 Qe1+ 40. Ka2 Qe2 41. exf7+ Kg7 42. Rf4 h5 43. gxh6+ Kh7 44. Qd6 Qh5 45. Rf2
1-0

[Event "Oxford GM-A"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1998.12.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O {Im Britsih Chess Magazine schreibt Nunn, daß er im CB7 Baum der
Sutovski-Partien auf den ersten Blick gesehen habe, daß man nicht Sizilianisch
spielen darf, weil Sutovskij dort einen Erfolg von 71% habe. Deshalb hat Nunn
im gleichen Turnier 1...e5 gespielt (und remis erreicht) und sich gewundert,
daß Hodgson sich auf Sizilianisch einlässt.} Bd7 10. Kb1 Rc8 11. g4 Ne5 12. h4
Qa5 {Auch diese Stellung ist statistisch erfasst. Die schwarzen
Erfolgsaussichten betragen 25%, oder anders: Weiß gewinnt zu 75%. Ich glaube,
man kann feststellen, daß sich 9...Ld7 nach 9.0-0-0 in der Praxis nicht
bewährt hat.} 13. Be2 $1 {Damit deutet Weiß an, daß er Schwarz keinerlei Spaß
gönnen möchte. Der Zug deckt f3 und verteidigt sich gegen Einschläge.} ({
Das Spaßabspiel ist} 13. h5 Rxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Nxf3 {und jetzt ist}
16. h6 {am genausten} Bh8 17. Nxf3 Bxg4 18. Bg2 Nxe4 19. Rd3 Nxc3+ 20. Kb2 {
Schwarz hat vier Bauern für einen Turm.}) ({Nach Kb1 kann man im Drachen meist
nicht Da5 spielen wegen} 13. Nd5 {Dies hier ist eine Ausnahme.} Qxd2 14. Nxe7+
Kh8 15. Rxd2 Rce8 {[%csl Re3]}) 13... Rxc3 ({Nach} 13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 {
hat Weiß gegenüber den Varianten nach 9.Lc4 ein Tempo mehr (Dort zieht der
Läufer f1-c4-b3xc4: hier: Lf1-e2xc4). Vielleicht es aber totzdem das Beste.})
14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Rc8 16. Kb2 (16. Nb3) 16... Be8 {[%cal Ye5d7,Yd7c5,
Yc5a4]} 17. h5 Nfd7 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bh6 $1 {Der schwarze Plan lautet Lxg7 
(gleich oder später), Th2, Tdh1, g5 und f4 mit großen Problemen. Schwarz
versucht deshalb den Abtausch des Lg7 zu vermeiden.} Bf6 20. g5 $1 {Sperrt
sich selbst den Lh6 ein. Die Pointe ist, daß der Läufer nach Turmverdoppelung
immer einen Abzug nach g7 oder h6 hat.} Bh8 21. Rh2 Nc4+ {Zieht der Sd7, kann
immer sofort Lf8 kommen.} 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Rdh1 Be5 24. Rh4 {[%cal Rf3f4]} Bg3
25. R4h3 Be5 26. Ne2 e6 27. f4 Bh8 28. Bf8 Nxf8 (28... Bg7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30.
Ng3 $18 Z0 $140 31. f5) 29. Rxh8+ Kg7 30. f5 gxf5 31. exf5 exf5 32. Ng3 (32.
Ng3 Z0 $140 33. R1h6 Z0 34. Nh5#) 1-0

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Slipak, Sergio"]
[Black "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1998.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c5 {[#] (2) 0.09/1} 2. Nf3 {[#] (2) 0.25/7} d6 3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 {[#] (1)
-0.31/1} 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 {Die Pointe dieses Zuges ist, daß der nächste
schwarze Zug nicht geht, bzw. nicht gehen sollte.} Qa5 {Sieht man sonst nur in
Amateurpartien. Die spannende Frage ist, ob der junge argentinische
Großmeister den Zug mit Absicht gemacht hat, oder ob er mit der folgenden
Abwicklung nicht vertraut war. [#] (2) -0.44/4} (11... Qc7 {gilt als Pflicht.})
12. Nd5 {[#] (2) 1.06/3} Qd8 {[#] (2) -1.16/5} ({Ganz schlimm ist} 12... Qxd2
13. Nxe7+) 13. Nxf6+ {[#] (2) 0.88/1} exf6 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rf6] Schwarz hat nun
einen Doppelbauern auf f6, der den sonst gefährlichen B auf g7 behindert und
einen schwachen Einzelbauern auf d6. Seltsamerweise verliert er die Partie
nicht. [#] (2) -1.03/2} 14. Bc3 {[#] (2) 1.00/8} Qb6 {[#] (2) -1.16/1} 15. Qd4
$2 {Das ist offenbar nicht die richtige Methode die schwarzen Schwächen
auszunutzen. [#] (2) 1.00/6} (15. Qxd6 $4 Rfd8 $19 {[#] (2) -1.69/1}) (15. Qf4
$5 Rfc8 {[#] (2) -0.81/9} (15... Rfd8 16. Bxf6 {[#] (2) 1.06/3}) 16. Rxd6 {
[#] (2) 0.97/6} Qc7 {[#] (1) -5.34/1} 17. Be2 {[#] (2) -4.97/1} Bf8 $140 $2 {
[#] (2) -1.25/6} 18. Qxf6 {[#] (2) 2.34/5}) 15... Qxd4 {[#] (2) -0.66/3} 16.
Bxd4 {[#] (2) 0.53/9} d5 $1 {Löst den schwachen Bauern auf. [#] (2) -0.63/1}
17. exd5 {[#] (2) 0.78/6} (17. Bd3) 17... Bxd5 {[#] (2) -0.72/3} 18. Bd3 {
[#] (2) 0.78/3} Rfd8 {[#] (2) -0.53/4} 19. c3 {Vom einstigen weißen Vorteil
sit nicht mehr viel übrig geblieben. [#] (2) 0.56/5} f5 {[#] (2) -0.63/4} 20.
Bc2 {[#] (2) 0.44/6} Bxd4 {[#] (2) -0.44/1} 21. Rxd4 {[#] (2) 0.91/4} Bc6 {
[#] (2) -0.50/5} 22. Rhd1 {[#] (2) 0.72/2} Rxd4 {[#] (2) -0.78/1} 23. cxd4 {
[#] (2) 0.22/10} Bd5 {[#] (2) -0.50/2} 24. Bd3 {[#] (2) 0.63/1} Kf8 25. b3 {
[#] (2) -0.13/1} Ke7 {[#] (2) -2.53/1} 26. Kc2 {[#] (1) -2.00/1} Kd6 {[#] (2)
-0.03/5} 27. Bc4 {[#] (2) 0.00/2} Re8 {[#] (2) -0.06/6} 28. Kd2 Rc8 {[#] (2) 0.
00/4} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9900 42nd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1999.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Drei, Andrea"]
[Black "Aldrovandi, Costantino"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2349"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Rb8
{Ein schärferer Versuch gegenüber dem üblichen} (14... Re8) 15. Bc4 Rb7 {
Eine neue Idee.} ({Die Einschätzung nach} 15... Re8 16. h4 h6 17. g4 {ist noch
offen.}) 16. Bb3 Rd7 17. Bxf8 Bxf8 (17... Qxf8 $5) 18. c4 Nf4 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20.
Rxd7 Qa5 (20... Qxd7 $4 21. Nf6+ $18) 21. c5 $16 Nd5 22. Kb1 (22. Kb1 Z0 23.
Bxd5 $140) 22... Qb5 23. Rd1 (23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Rxd5 Qe2 $140 25. Rd2 $18)
23... Qe2 24. Nc3 Nxc3+ 25. bxc3 Bxc5 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. Bb3 Be3 28. Rxh7 Bd2
29. Rxa7 $2 (29. Rf7+ Ke8 30. Rb7 $18 {[%cal Gb7b5]} Z0 31. Ba4 $140 {[%cal
Ra4c6,Rb7b2]}) 29... Qd3+ 30. Bc2 Qb5+ 31. Bb3 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4
O-O 9. Bb3 Bd7 10. Nde2 {Nevednichi hat früher ausschließlich Varianten mit 3.
Bb5 gegen Sizilianisch gespielt und ist erst in jüngster Zeit dazu
übergegangen 3.d4 zu spielen. Den Zug 10.Sde2 sieht man an dieser Stelle
höchstselten. Es geht einfach darum möglichst schnell die Theoriepfade zu
verlassen.} (10. Qd2 {führt zu bekannten Bildern, wenn Schwarz mit Rc8, Ne5
oder Qa5 fortsetzt. Falls Weiß wie hier früh den B nach b3 zieht, gibt es die
Zusatzoption} Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5) 10... Rc8 (10... Rb8 {0-1 Bologan,V-Georgiev,K/
EU-chT 1992/EU-chT/[Blatny,P] (48)}) 11. Nf4 Ne5 12. Qe2 Qa5 13. O-O (13. O-O-O
b5) 13... Rfe8 {Prophylaxe gegen das zu erwartende Nd5. Das Feld e7 wird
überdeckt und Schwarz könnte mit e7-e6 antworten.} (13... b5) 14. Rad1 b5 15.
Qf2 b4 16. Ncd5 Bb5 17. Rfe1 Nfd7 18. Qh4 {[%cal Rh4e7]} ({Nach} 18. Bxa7 e6 {
stehen sich die weißen Figuren gegenseitig im Weg, z.B.:} 19. Nb6 Qxa7 20. Nxc8
Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Rxc8 {Schwarz hat zwei Leichtfiguren für einen Turm.}) 18... Nc6
19. Nh3 {[%cal Rh3g5] Räumt nicht nur f4 für den anderen Springer, sondern
droht auch etwas.} e6 20. Ndf4 Qc7 21. Ng5 {[%csl Re6,Rh7][%cal Yb3g8] Neben
Qxh7 ist die Hauptdrohung ein Springereinschlag auf e6.} Nf8 22. Qg3 Bxb2 23.
h4 a5 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ya5a4]} (23... Bg7 $5) (23... Be5 $5) 24. c4 bxc3 25. h5
a4 26. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 27. hxg6+ fxg6 28. Qh3+ Kg8 29. Nxe6 {Neben den direkten
Drohungen hat weiß vor allem die Angriffszüge Rd5 und Kf2 (/\ Rh1) zur
Verfügung.} axb3 $2 (29... Rxe6 $2 30. Bxe6+ Nxe6 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 (31... Kg7 32.
Rxd6 $18) 32. Kf2 $18) (29... Qe7 $142) 30. Nxc7 Rxc7 31. axb3 Ba3 $2 (31...
Nb4 $142) 32. Rd5 $18 Re5 33. Ra1 Rh7 34. Qg3 Bb2 35. Ra8 Rg7 36. Rxd6 c2 37.
Qf4 Nb8 38. Rxb8 Be8 39. Bc1 Ba1 40. Rdd8 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rodriguez,Am} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5
Re8 {Diese Variante spielt Alterman regelmäßig.} ({Die Hauptvariante ist} 13...
Be6) 14. Ne4 (14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 cxd5 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rd6 Bxa2 $14 {
führt zu einem Endspiel, in dem Schwarz bestenfalls Remis hat.}) 14... f5 15.
Nd6 (15. Bc4 fxe4 16. fxe4 Qh4 17. Qd3 Kh8 18. exd5 Bf5 19. Qe2 cxd5 20. Rxd5
Rac8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Van der Wiel,J-Alterman,B/ISR-NLD m rapid 1995/EXT 97 (26)})
15... Bf8 16. Bb5 Bd7 (16... cxb5 17. Qxd5+ Be6 18. Qxe5 Bg7 19. Qe3 Qa5 20.
Nxe8 Bxb2+ 21. Kxb2 Qxa2+ 22. Kc1 $18) 17. c4 (17. Rhe1 Re6 (17... Qb8 18. Nxe8
Bxc5 19. Bc4 $18) 18. Nb7 Qc7 (18... Qf6 19. Bc4 $16) 19. Ba6 Bc8 (19... Rb8
20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Nc5 $16) 20. Bxf8 Bxb7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 (21... Rxf8 22. Bxc6 $1
$18) 22. Ba3 Qa6 $11 (22... a5 23. b3 a4 24. Bb2 axb3 25. axb3 Rae8 26. c4 (26.
g3 $1 $16) 26... Nf6 27. Kc2 Qf7 28. Qc3 h6 29. Re2 Kh7 30. Red2 Qe7 $10 {
Beliavsky,A-Khalifman,A Belgrade (4) 1993 1/2 43}) 23. Kb1 (23. g4 $2 fxg4 24.
fxg4 Qc4 $15 {[%cal Gc4g4,Gc4a2]}) 23... Rae8 24. Qd3 (24. g4 $5) 24... Qxd3
25. cxd3 (25. Rxd3 e4 $15) 25... h5 26. Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Alterman,B/
Elenite 1995/CBM 50/[Boensch,U]}) 17... Bxd6 {It is hard to find a better
alternative.} (17... Re6 $4 18. cxd5 $18) (17... Rb8 $2 18. Ba4 $18) (17... e4
$6 18. fxe4 fxe4 19. Ba4 (19. Nxe8 $2 Bxc5 20. cxd5 cxb5 21. Qc3 Qxe8 $19)
19... e3 20. Bxe3 Bxd6 21. cxd5 Qh4 22. dxc6 Qxa4 23. cxd7 Qxd7 {1/2-1/2
Sutovskij,E-Alterman,B/Rishon le Zion 1994/CBM 45/[Ernst] (74)}) 18. Bxd6 Nb6
19. Ba6 Bc8 20. Bxc8 Nxc4 21. Qb4 Nxd6 {Rodriguez: Up to here we have been
following a detailed and correct analysis by Ernst in CBM 45 who went a bit
further with both 22.Bxf5 and 22.Ba6. Kobalija finds a third alternative that
happens to be a very interesting one.} 22. Bb7 c5 $2 (22... Rb8 {Rodriguez:
and it is not easy for White to obtain any advantage, for instance:} 23. Rxd6
Qe7 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Bxc6 (25. Rhd1 $5 Qxb7 (25... Rxb7 $11) 26. b3) 25... Qxd6
26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. Rd1 Qb6 $11) (22... Qg5+ $2 {Rodriguez,Am} 23. f4 $18) 23.
Qb3+ c4 24. Qe3 Rb8 25. Bc6 Rf8 (25... Re7 26. Qc5 $18) 26. Qxe5 Qf6 27. Rhe1
Ne4 28. Bd5+ Kg7 29. Qxf6+ Nxf6 30. Re7+ Kh6 31. Bxc4 $16 Rfc8 32. b3 a5 33.
Ra7 Rc5 34. Rd6 Nh5 35. Rdd7 Nf6 36. Rd6 Nh5 37. Rdd7 Nf6 38. Rf7 Rb6 39. Rac7
Re5 40. Rfe7 Rxe7 41. Rxe7 a4 42. Re6 Rxe6 43. Bxe6 axb3 44. a4 Ne8 45. Bxb3
Kg5 46. Kd2 Kf4 47. Kd3 Ke5 48. Kc4 Kd6 49. Kb5 Nc7+ 50. Kb6 g5 51. g3 h5 52.
a5 h4 53. gxh4 gxh4 54. h3 Na8+ 55. Kb7 Nc7 56. Bc4 Kd7 57. Bd3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O {Die persönliche Bilanz von Dvoirys nach 9.0-0-0 ist +7 =1 -1 !}
d5 10. Qe1 (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 {etc. alte
Hauptvariante/old main line}) 10... e6 (10... e5) 11. h4 (11. g4 $6 e5 $1)
11... Qc7 (11... Qe7) (11... Re8) 12. exd5 {Solider als das scharfe} (12. h5)
12... Nxd5 (12... exd5 {1-0 Dvoirys,S-Los,S/Groningen op (01) ;EXP 38 1993 (34)
}) 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qd2 Re8 {/\ Rxe3} (14... h5 15. Nb5 Qe7 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. c3
Be6 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qe5 20. Re1 Qb8 21. Bh6 Qd8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 Qf6
24. Rd1 Rac8 25. Bb5 a6 26. Be2 Rfe8 27. Nxc6 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Alterman,B/
URS-qualJ Sochi ;EXT 90 1990}) (14... Qe5 {1-0 Dvoirys,S-Alterman,B/Leeuwarden
op (07) ;EXT 94op 1994 (39)}) 15. h5 (15. Bf4 $5 Qb6 16. Nb5 a6 17. Bc7 Qc5 18.
Bd6 $10) 15... Rxe3 16. Qxe3 Nxd4 (16... Bxd4 17. Qe8+ (17. Rxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4
Bf5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 $14) 17... Kg7 18. h6+ Kf6 19. Rxd4 (19. Qh8+ $2 Ke7
20. Rxd4 Bf5 21. Qxa8 Nxd4 $19) 19... Nxd4 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qxd4 $16) 17. Qe8+
$1 {Die Verbessereung von Dvoirys gegenüber Shirov-Topalov.} (17. Rxd4 Bf5 $36
{1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Topalov,V/Dos Hermanas 1996 (29)}) 17... Bf8 18. Rxd4 Bf5 19.
Qa4 Qe5 20. Rd1 {Wie es scheint hat Schwarz zuwenig für die geopferte Qualität.
Das Läuferpaar wird durch Bd3 halbiert oder neutralisiert. Der schwarze
Damenflügel ist schwach, der Isolani auf der d-Linie ist anfällig und außerdem
kann Weiß die h-Linie öffnen und dort Drohungen schaffen. Allerdings hat
Schwarz noch ein paar taktische Pfeile im Köcher.} Bg7 (20... Rc8 21. Bd3 Bxd3
22. Rxd3 Qg5+ 23. Kb1 Qxg2 24. Rhd1 d4 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qb3 {1-0 Dvoirys,
S-Brodsky,M/Berliner Sommer 1996 (41)}) 21. Qb3 a5 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. a4 (23.
Rxd5 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Be6) 23... Rc8 24. Bd3 Bd7 (24... Bxd3 $5 25. Rxd3 Qg5+ 26.
Kb1 Qxg2) 25. Rhe1 (25. Qxb7 $2 Rb8 26. Qxd7 Qf4+ 27. Rd2 Bxb2+ $19) (25. Bb5
Bf5 26. Bd3 Bd7 $11) 25... Qf4+ (25... Bxa4 $142 $1 {Weiß hat jetzt die Wahl,
sich mit Bauernverlust abzufinden oder die Figur zu nehmen und Schwarz einen
gefährlichen Angriff einzuräumen. Objektiv ist wohl der zweite Weg der bessere,
aber welchen Weg würde man am Brett wählen...?} 26. Qxa4 (26. Rxe5 Bxb3 $14)
26... Qxb2+ 27. Kd2 b5 $1 (27... Bh6+ 28. Ke2 b5 29. Qxa5 Qe5+ 30. Kf1 $18) 28.
Bxb5 (28. Qxb5 $4 Rxc2+) 28... Bc3+ 29. Kd3 (29. Ke2 Bxe1 30. Kxe1 (30. Rxe1 $2
Rxc2+ $19) 30... Rxc2 $40) 29... Bxe1 (29... Bb4 $2 30. Re8+ $18) 30. Rxe1 Rc3+
31. Kd2 Ra3 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Qh4 {[%cal Rh4h8]} Qc3+ 34. Ke2 Qxc2+ 35. Kf1 Ra1+
36. Re1 $16 {/+-}) 26. Kb1 Bxa4 27. Qxd5 Qc7 28. Re2 (28. Rd2 $2 Bxb2) 28...
Rd8 $1 (28... Qb6 29. Qa2 $8 (29. b3 Qf6)) 29. Qa2 Bc6 $6 (29... Bb5 $5 30. Z0
Qb6 $140 {[%csl Rd1][%cal Yb6b2,Yb6f6]} 31. Z0) 30. Ree1 Rd5 $2 31. Bxg6 Rb5
32. Rd8+ Bf8 33. Qc4 Rb4 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Qc3 Rh4 36. Qc5+ Kg7 37. Bxf7 Qf4
38. Bb3 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Strukov, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 e6 ({Als remisträchtig gilt die Abwicklung} 10... Nxd4
11. e5 Nf5 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nxd1 16. Qxd1 Be6)
11. g4 Qe7 12. g5 Nh5 13. exd5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxg5 16. d6 $5 (16.
dxe6 Bxe6 $11) 16... Bd7 17. Bd3 b6 18. Rhg1 Qf4 19. Qf2 Bc6 20. Be4 Bxe4 21.
Nxe4 Rad8 22. Rd4 Qe5 23. Re1 Rd7 24. Ng3 Qg5 25. f4 Qh6 26. Nxh5 Qxh5 27. a4
Rfd8 28. Red1 Qf5 {[%cal Re6e5]} 29. Qe2 a5 (29... Qc5 $5) 30. Qa6 Qc5 31. Rc4
Qh5 (31... Rxd6 32. Rxc5 Rxd1+ 33. Ka2 bxc5 34. Qxa5 R8d5 35. Qb5 $18 {[%cal
Ra4a8] Der Freibauer entscheidet.}) 32. Rcd4 Qc5 33. Qd3 Rc8 34. b3 Qc3 35. Qe2
Qc6 36. Rc4 Qb7 37. Rxc8+ Qxc8 38. Qb5 Qb7 39. h4 h5 40. Kb2 Rd8 41. Rd4 Qb8
42. Qc6 Rc8 43. Qd7 Kg7 44. Qe7 Rf8 45. d7 Rd8 46. Rc4 Rf8 47. Qxf8+ 1-0

[Event "Chebanenco Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Kishinev"]
[Date "1998.02.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1998.02.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MDA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 (10... e6 {ist vermutlich
schlechter.}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 ({Die Güte des Alternativzuges} 12...
cxd5 {ist derzeit ungeklärt.}) 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 Nf4
17. Bxe6 (17. Qc3 Rd5 $5 {1-0 Xie Jun-Gufeld,E/Kuala Lumpur 1994/CBM 41 (36)})
17... Nxe6 (17... Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Nxe6 19. Be3 (19. Qd6 {Ftacnik} Qxd6 (19...
Bh6+ 20. Kb1 Qxd6 21. Bxd6 Bf4 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Nd7 Nd4 24. Bxe5+ Bxe5 25. Nxe5
f6 26. c3 fxe5 27. cxd4 exd4 28. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Holzke,F-Golubev,M/Muenster op
1996/EXP 55 (35)}) 20. Bxd6 Nd4 21. Rf1 f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Nd2 Kf7 24. Nc4
Ke6 {Luther,T-Konguveel,P/Anibal op 1998/TW 168/1-0 (60)}) (19. Qe2 Nxc5 20.
Nxc5 Qa5 21. Qc4 Rd8 22. c3 $6 (22. Ne4 Rd4 23. Qb3 Rb4 24. Qc3 Qxa2 25. Qxb4
Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qxh1 27. Qb8+ Bf8 28. Qxe5 Qxf3 29. Nf6+ Kg7 $13) 22... Bh6+ $1
23. Kb1 Qb5 24. Qxb5 cxb5 $17 {Van Haastert,E-Golubev,M/Leiden/1997/}) (19. Bd6
$5) 19... Qa5 20. Kb1 Rb8 $11 {1-0 Kodric,M-Baric,D/Ljubljana op 1992/TD 92\04
(45)} (20... Rb8 21. Qe1 Qb5 22. Bc1 Nd4 23. Qe3 {1-0 Kodric,M-Baric,D/
Ljubljana op 1992/TD 92\04 (45)})) 18. Bd6 (18. Qe3 Rd5 19. c4 $2 Rxc5 20. Nxc5
Qb6 $19 {Liang Jinrong-Alterman,B/Tan Cup 1995/CBM 49/0-1 (55)} (20... Qb6 {
Ftacnik} 21. b4 Qxb4 22. Nxe6 Qxc4+ 23. Kd2 Qxa2+ 24. Ke1 Qxe6 {Liang
Jinrong-Alterman,B/Tan Cup 1995/CBM 49/0-1 (55)})) (18. Ba3 Rd5 19. Qe3 Rad8
20. g5 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Simacek,P-Voller,J/Plzen opJ 1995/EXT
95op (39)} (21... axb6 {Ftacnik} 22. c3 h6 23. h4 c5 {1/2-1/2 Simacek,P-Voller,
J/Plzen opJ 1995/EXT 95op (39)})) 18... Qb6 19. Qc3 (19. g5 Rd7 (19... Nd4 20.
Rf1 Nf5 21. Bc5 Qa6 22. a3 Rd5 23. Qf2 Nd4 $11 {1-0 Dolmatov,S-Ricardi,P/
Buenos Aires Najdorf 1991/CBM 24 (35)} (23... Nd4 {Ftacnik} 24. Bb4 Rb8 25. Kb1
c5 26. Nxc5 Rxc5 27. Bxc5 Qb5 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. b3 {1-0 Dolmatov,S-Ricardi,P/
Buenos Aires Najdorf 1991/CBM 24 (35)})) 20. h4 Rad8 21. h5 Nxg5 22. Nxg5 Rxd6
23. Rxd6 Rxd6 24. Ne4 Rd7 25. h6 Bh8 26. Qe2 f5 27. Qc4+ Kf8 28. Nc5 Rd5 $2 (
28... Rd6 $142) 29. Qxd5 cxd5 30. Nd7+ Ke7 31. Nxb6 axb6 $16 {1-0 Beshukov,
S-Olenin,N/RUS-Cup2 1996/EXP 56 (44)}) 19... Nd4 20. Kb1 Nb5 (20... Rd7 {
Ftacnik} 21. Rd3 Qd8 22. Qc5 Rc8 23. Rhd1 Ne6 24. Qc3 Nf4 25. Bxe5 Nxd3 26.
Bxg7 Nc5 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Bh6 f6 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Qf7 {1-0 Van den Doel,E-Van
der Wiel,J/Hoogovens-B 1998/}) 21. Qb3 Nxd6 22. Nxd6 {Ftacnik: Better pawn
structure and queenside majority favours white in the coming endgame, but
blacks bishop can one day become very important.} Qc7 (22... Qxb3 $5 23. cxb3 (
23. axb3 {Ftacnik} Rd7 24. Nc4 Rad8 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. c3 Rd3 27. Rf1 f5 28. Kc2
$14) 23... Rd7 24. Nc4 Rad8) 23. Qb7 Qxb7 24. Nxb7 Rd5 (24... Rxd1+ {Ftacnik}
25. Rxd1 f5 26. Nd8 Rc8 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Rd7 $14) 25. c4 Rd4 26. Rxd4 exd4 27.
Re1 Bf6 (27... Bf8 $5 {[%csl Yb4,Yc5,Yd6,Ye7]}) (27... d3 {Ftacnik} 28. Nc5 Rd8
29. Rd1 d2 30. Ne4 Be5 31. h3 Bf4 32. Kc2 $14) 28. Nc5 Kg7 29. f4 {Despite
limited pieces on the board black faces problems of good squares. The pawn d4
is well blocked and white will push his pieces on the queenside.} Rh8 (29... g5
{Ftacnik} 30. fxg5 Bxg5 31. Kc2 $14) 30. Nd3 g5 (30... h5 {Ftacnik} 31. g5 Bd8
32. Re4 $16) 31. fxg5 Bxg5 32. Re5 f6 (32... Be3 {Ftacnik} 33. Ra5 Ra8 34. Ra6
$16) 33. Ra5 h5 (33... Ra8 {Ftacnik} 34. Ra6 $16) 34. Rxa7+ Kg6 35. gxh5+ Rxh5
36. Rd7 (36. Rc7 $6 {Ftacnik} Rxh2 37. Rxc6 Rh1+ 38. Kc2 Rh2+ 39. Kb3 Rh3 40.
Kc2 Rh2+ $11) 36... Be3 (36... Rxh2 {Ftacnik} 37. Rxd4 Kf5 38. Rd6 Rd2 39. a4
Bf4 40. Rd7 $16) 37. a4 Kf5 {Ftacnik: Black has correctly decided for the
counterplay, so the speed of the pawn race will play the key role.} (37... Rxh2
{Ftacnik} 38. Rd6 (38. a5 Rh1+ 39. Kc2 Ra1 40. Ra7 $14) 38... Rd2 39. Nc5 $16)
38. Re7 (38. a5 {Ftacnik} Ke4 $1 39. Nb4 Rxa5 $11) 38... Kg4 (38... Rxh2 {
Ftacnik} 39. a5 Rh1+ 40. Ka2 $16) 39. c5 f5 (39... Rxh2 {Ftacnik} 40. a5 Rh1+
41. Ka2 Kf3 42. a6 Rh8 43. Nb4 $16) 40. a5 f4 41. a6 Rxh2 (41... f3 $2 {Ftacnik
} 42. a7 Rh8 43. Ne5+ Kf4 44. Ng6+ $18) 42. a7 Rh8 (42... Rh1+ {Ftacnik} 43.
Kc2 Ra1 44. Ne5+ Kf5 45. Nxc6 f3 46. b4 $1 (46. Re8 f2 47. a8=Q Rxa8 48. Rxa8
d3+ 49. Kc3 Bxc5 50. Ra1 Ke4 51. b4 Bf8 52. Kc4 Bg7 53. Rb1 d2 54. b5 Ke3 55.
b6 Ke2 56. b7 d1=Q $11) 46... f2 47. Rf7+ Ke6 48. Rf8 Ra6 49. b5 Ra3 50. Kb2
$18) 43. Ne5+ Kg3 44. Rg7+ Kf2 45. Nd7 Ra8 (45... d3 {Ftacnik} 46. Nb8 Rh1+ 47.
Ka2 d2 48. Rd7 $18) 46. Nb6 Rxa7 47. Rxa7 f3 {Ftacnik: The game is far from
over, white will have to give back his rook for the black pawn.} (47... d3 {
Ftacnik} 48. Rd7 Bxc5 (48... Ke2 49. Na4 f3 50. Nc3+ Kd2 51. Ne4+ Ke2 52. b4 (
52. Ng3+ Kd2 53. Nf1+ Ke2 54. Nxe3 (54. Re7 Kxf1 55. Rxe3 f2 56. Re6 Kg2 $11)
54... Kxe3 55. Kc1 f2 56. Re7+ Kf3 57. Kd2 $18) 52... f2 53. Nxf2 Bxf2 54. b5
cxb5 55. c6 Bg3 56. c7 Bxc7 57. Rxc7 d2 58. Re7+ Kd3 59. Rd7+ Kc3 60. Rd8 $18)
49. Na4 Bb4 50. Rxd3 f3 51. Nc3 Kg2 52. Ne4 $18) 48. b4 Ke2 (48... d3 {Ftacnik}
49. Nc4 Bf4 50. Nb2 $18) 49. Rf7 f2 (49... d3 {Ftacnik} 50. Nc4 Bg5 51. Nb2 d2
52. b5 cxb5 53. c6 Bd8 54. c7 Bxc7 55. Re7+ Kf1 56. Rxc7 f2 57. Nd1 Ke2 58.
Nxf2 Kxf2 59. Kc2 $18) 50. b5 f1=Q+ (50... cxb5 {Ftacnik} 51. c6 d3 52. Nd5 Bb6
53. Nf4+ Kd2 54. Nxd3 Kxd3 55. Rxf2 $18) 51. Rxf1 Kxf1 52. bxc6 d3 (52... Bf4 {
Ftacnik} 53. Nd5 Bg3 (53... d3 54. Nxf4 d2 55. Kc2 Ke1 56. Nd3+ Ke2 57. Nb2 $18
) 54. c7 Bxc7 55. Nxc7 d3 56. Nd5 d2 57. Nc3 $18) 53. Nd5 Bd4 (53... Bxc5 {
Ftacnik} 54. c7 d2 55. Kc2 Ke1 56. Nc3 $18) 54. c7 d2 55. Kc2 Ke2 56. Nc3+ (56.
Nf4+ {Ftacnik} Ke1 57. Nd3+ Ke2 58. Nb2 Bxb2 59. c8=Q d1=Q+ 60. Kxb2 $16) 56...
Bxc3 57. c8=Q d1=Q+ 58. Kxc3 {[#] Hecht: Unfortunately my CD-ROM drive is
temporarily crazy. In any case, it's clear that the king move to e3 loses
immediately. But it's also obvious that Black doesn't have perpetual check,
because the White king can clear out in the direction of a7, and answer an
enemy check on the a-line with a counter-check on a6. [#] Hecht: Leider spinnt
mein CD-ROM-Laufwerk momentan total. Klar ist jedenfalls, daß der Königszug
nach e3 sofort verliert. Klar ist aber auch, daß Schwarz kein Dauerschach hat,
weil sich der weiße König zunächst Richtung a7 absetzt, und ein Schach von der
a-Linie aus mit dem Gegenschach Da6 beantwortet wird.} Ke3 {Hecht: Silly!
Hecht:Albern!} (58... Qd3+ {Ftacnik} 59. Kb4 Qb1+ (59... Qd4+ {Hecht} 60. Ka5
Qc3+ 61. Ka6 Qc4+ 62. Ka7 Qd5 63. Qa6+ Kf2 64. Qd6 $16 {wahrscheinlich aber
Gewinn}) 60. Ka5 $16) 59. Qe6+ Kf3 (59... Kf2 {Ftacnik} 60. Qf5+ Kg1 61. Qg6+
Kh1 62. Qe4+ Kg1 63. Qd4+ $18) (59... Kf4 {Ftacnik} 60. Qd6+ $18) 60. Qf5+ Ke3
(60... Kg3 {Ftacnik} 61. Qd3+ $18) 61. Qe5+ (61. Qe5+ {Ftacnik} Kf2 62. Qd4+
$18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 ({Die beiden Hauptvarianten sind} 9... Nxd4) ({und} 9... d5)
10. g4 Ne5 11. h4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. Be2 Nc4 {führt zu einer bekannten
Stellung, aber mit einem Mehrtempo für Weiß.} 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. h5 Rac8 16. Nb3
Qe5 $6 (16... Qc7 $5) 17. Bd4 Rxd4 $2 (17... Qe6 $16) 18. Qxd4 $18 {Hier hat
Schwarz zuwenig für die Qualität.} Qf4 19. h6 Bh8 20. Qxa7 Be6 21. Rhf1 Bc4 22.
Qxb7 Rf8 23. Rfe1 Bxb3 24. axb3 Qxf3 25. g5 (25. g5 Ng4 26. Nd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Denmark"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Johnson,M} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7.
f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 (9... d5 $5 {Johnson,M}) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1
Qc7 12. Bb5 {Ein zeitraubendes Mannöver, um den schwarzen Druck am Damenflügel
zu neutralisieren. Wenn man den Läufer auf b3 haben möchte, kann man besser 9.
Bc4 spielen.} (12. Nd5 {Johnson,M} Bxd5 13. exd5 Rfc8 14. a3 Bh6 15. Qf2 Nxd5
16. c4 Nb6 17. h4 Nxc4 18. h5 Be3 19. hxg6 Bxd4 20. gxf7+ Kf8 21. Qxd4 e5 22.
Qxc4 Qxc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Rxd6 Ke7 25. Rd5 Rh8 26. f8=Q+ Rxf8 27. Rxh7+ {
1-0(38)Ilincic,Z-Ristic,N/Yugoslavia chT(4)1989}) 12... Qa5 (12... Rfc8 13. Ba4
Bc4 14. g4 Rab8 15. Bb3 b5 16. g5 Nh5 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. h4 Nh5 19. f4 a5 20. f5
a4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Nd5 Qb7 23. Qc3 Rc5 24. f6 exf6 25. Nxf6+ Nxf6 26. gxf6 h5
27. Rd5 Rxd5 28. exd5 Qxd5 29. Re1 Qc5 30. a3 d5 31. Qe5 Rd8 32. c3 Qd6 33. Qg5
d4 34. cxd4 Qxd4 35. Re3 Qd1+ 36. Ka2 Qb3+ 37. Rxb3 cxb3+ 38. Kb1 Rd1+ 39. Qc1
Rxc1+ 40. Kxc1 g5 {0-1 Nickel,R-Berkovich,M/Moscow4 ;EXT 90 1990}) 13. Ba4 b5
14. Bb3 b4 15. Ne2 Qb5 16. Be3 Bd7 (16... Bxb3 $5 17. axb3 a5 18. Nd4 Qb7 $40)
(16... a5 $6 {Johnson,M} 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nf4 $16) 17. Nd4 Qb7 18. h4 a5 (
18... h5 {Johnson,M}) 19. h5 a4 (19... Rfc8 {Johnson,M} 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bh6
$1 Bh8 22. Bg5 Bg7 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 (23... exf6 24. Bd5 Qb6 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Ne2
{+-}) 24. Bd5 Qb6 25. Qh6 Bg7 26. Qxg6 e6 27. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 28. Qxf7 {+-}) 20.
Bc4 Rfc8 21. Bd3 e5 (21... Nxh5 $1 22. g4 Nf6 $17 {Der weiße Angriff ist den
Bauern nicht wert. Wenn der Nf6 nicht mit Nc3-d5 angegeriffen werden kann, ist
es sehr schwierig auf der h-Linie durchzubrechen.}) 22. Ne2 Be6 23. hxg6 fxg6 (
23... hxg6 $2 24. Bh6 $40) 24. Bg5 d5 25. Ng3 d4 26. Bh6 Bxh6 27. Rxh6 (27.
Qxh6 $2 Qf7 $19) 27... b3 (27... Qf7 $17) 28. cxb3 Bxb3 $1 29. Rc1 (29. axb3 $2
axb3 30. Qg5 Ra1+ 31. Kxa1 Qa8+ $19) 29... Bf7 $4 (29... Bxa2+ $1 30. Kxa2 (30.
Ka1 Rxc1+ 31. Qxc1 a3 $19) 30... Rxc1 31. Qxc1 Qb3+ 32. Ka1 Qxd3 $19) 30. Rhh1
Qb6 31. Rxc8+ Rxc8 32. Rc1 Rxc1+ 33. Qxc1 Bxa2+ 34. Kxa2 Qb3+ 35. Ka1 Qxd3 36.
Qc8+ Kf7 37. Qc7+ Ke6 38. Qc6+ Ke7 39. Qc5+ Ke6 40. Qc6+ Kf7 41. Qc7+ Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shabanov, Yuri"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Bd7 $5 {Damit vermeidet Schwarz die Variante} (8... O-O 9. O-O-O {deren Kurs
nach} d5 {wegen 10.Kb1 oder 10.Qe1 derzeit nicht gut steht.}) 9. O-O-O (9. Bc4
O-O {führt zur Hauptvariante nach 9.Bc4}) 9... Rc8 (9... h5 $5) 10. Kb1 (10. g4
{Ich nehme diese Partie zum Anlass eine Variante anzugeben, die recht
zwangsläufig zu einem sehr interessanten Materialverhältnis führt.} Ne5 11. h4
O-O 12. h5 Nxf3 13. Nxf3 Bxg4 14. Be2 (14. hxg6 $6 Bxf3 $13 {Diese Variante
gibt Tiviakov in der Monographie des Informator Verlages B75-76 an.}) 14...
Bxh5 {Schwarz hat drei Bauern für die Figur bekommen. Sein Königsflügel steht
aber unter Druck und er hat noch keinen Angriff am anderen Flügel.} 15. Bh6 {
Das ist die prinzipielle Angriffsfortstzung. Die Frage ist, ob Schwarz den
Angriff überleben kann.} (15. Bxa7 $5 {Dieser Zug wurde jüngst in
Onicuk-Hodgson/Groningen/1997 gespielt. Weiß holt sich erst einmal einen
Bauern zurück.}) 15... Qa5 (15... Bxh6 $2 16. Qxh6 Rxc3 {scheitert an} 17. Ng5
{deckt unter anderem auch e4, weshalb bxc3 droht. Sf6xe4 geht nun nicht mehr
und der Kc1 findet nach bxc3 ein Fluchfeld auf d2.} (17. bxc3 Qa5 18. Ng5 Qxc3
19. Bxh5 Rc8 20. Rh2 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qc3+ 22. Kc1 $11) 17... Bxe2 (17... Rg3 18.
Bxh5 gxh5 (18... Qa5 19. Nxh7 Nxh7 20. Rd5 Qxa2 21. Bxg6 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Rg2+ 23.
Ke3 Rg3+ 24. Kf2 $18) 19. Rxh5 Rg2 20. Nxh7 Nxh5 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. Rh1 $18) 18.
Nxh7 Bh5 19. Nxf6+ exf6 20. Rxh5 $18) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd4 (17. Rdg1 $5) 17...
Rxc3 (17... Bxe2 $2 18. Qh6+ Kg8 (18... Kh8 19. Nd5 $18) 19. Nd5 Bh5 20. Nf5
gxf5 21. Nxf6+ exf6 22. Rdg1+ Bg6 23. Qxh7#) 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Bxe2 20.
Nxe2 Nxe4 21. Rh4 Nc5 $13 {mit einem sehr interessanten Materialverhältnis.
Schwarz hat 4 verbundene Freibauern für den Turm. Welche Seite würden Sie
spielen wollen?}) 10... Ne5 11. g4 (11. h4 h5 $5) (11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Rxc3
13. bxc3 Qb6+ 14. Ka1 Qc5 15. Qd2 O-O 16. Rb1 b6 17. Bb5 Rc8 18. Bxd7 Nfxd7 19.
f4 Nc4 20. Qc1 a6 21. h4 e5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Ne2 Qf2 24. Qd1 Nc5 25. h5 Ne3
26. Qd2 Nxe4 27. Qd3 Nxc3 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rxb6 e4 30. Qxa6 Nxc2+ 31. Kb2
Qxb6+ {0-1 Nunn,J-Mestel,A/Hastings7778 1977}) 11... O-O (11... Nc4 12. Bxc4
Rxc4 13. h4 h6 14. h5 g5 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nf5 O-O 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Qxg5 Ne8 19.
h6 f6 20. hxg7 fxg5 21. Rh8+ {1-0 Beni,A-Anagnostou,J/Amsterdam olm 1954}) (
11... h5 12. g5 Nh7 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. f5 Qa5 16. Rhf1 a6 17. h4 Qe5
18. Qd3 Rc8 19. Nf3 Qa5 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Qc5 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. e5 Nf8 24.
exd6 Qxd6 25. Qf3 Qb4 26. Qf7+ Kd8 27. Qxf8+ Kc7 28. Qf4+ {1-0 Amos,B-Schammo,
J/Siegen olm 1970}) 12. g5 $6 {Gefällt mir nicht.} (12. Nd5 e6 13. Nc3 a6 14.
h4 b5 15. Bh6 b4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nce2 Nc4 18. Qxb4 e5 19. Nb3 a5 20. Qe1 a4
21. Ng3 axb3 22. axb3 Na5 23. Rxd6 Qc7 24. Qd2 Be6 25. h5 Rfd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8
27. Bd3 Nc6 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. Qg5 Nb4 30. Nh5+ Nxh5 31. gxh5 Bxb3 32. cxb3 Rxd3
33. Rc1 Rd1 {0-1 Van der Wiel,J-Mestel,A/Luzern olm 1982}) (12. h4 h5 13. gxh5
Nxh5 14. Rg1 Rxc3 15. bxc3 (15. Qxc3 Nxf3) 15... Qb6+ 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. Be2 Kh7
18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. e5 Rc8 21. exd6 Bxc3 22. Qd5 exd6 23. Qxc4 Rxc4
24. Rxd6 Bf5 25. Bd4 Nxf4 26. Bxc3 Rxc3 27. Nd4 Ne2 28. Rg2 Nxd4 29. Rxd4 Kg7
30. h5 Rc6 31. Ra4 Rb6+ 32. Kc1 a6 33. Ra5 Be4 34. Rf2 gxh5 35. Rxh5 Rg6 36.
Rf4 Re6 37. Rg4+ Kf8 38. Rf4 Ke7 39. Rhh4 Bd5 40. Rf2 Kd6 41. Rh8 Ke5 42. Rf8
Re7 43. Kd2 Rc7 44. Re8+ Kd6 45. Kc1 Kd7 46. Rh8 {1/2-1/2 Filipenko,
A-Veselovsky,S/Smolensk Alekhine op 1992}) 12... Nh5 13. Be2 Nc4 (13... Z0 14.
f4 $140) 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nde2 Be6 (15... Qa5 $2 16. Nd5 $16 Qxd2 $140 $2 17.
Nxe7+ $18) (15... b5 $5) 16. Bd4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Qd7 18. Nce2 Bh3 (18... Rfc8 $5)
19. Ng3 Ng7 (19... Nxg3 $2 20. hxg3 $16 {[%cal Rd2h2]}) 20. Rhe1 Rfc8 21. c3 b5
$15 22. Nc2 a5 23. Ne3 R4c6 24. Nd5 {[%cal Rd5f4]} Be6 25. Re3 Qa7 26. Ne2 Bxd5
27. exd5 Rc5 28. Re4 Nf5 29. Qd3 Qc7 30. a3 Rc4 (30... Rb8 $5 31. Z0 b4 $140)
31. Nd4 Nxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Qxd4 Qd7 (33... Rb8 34. h4 b4 35. axb4 axb4 36.
cxb4 Rc8 37. Qe4 $14) 34. Qd3 {/\h4-h5} Rc4 (34... b4 35. cxb4 axb4 36. axb4 (
36. Rc1 bxa3 37. Rxc8+ Qxc8 38. bxa3 $14) 36... Qa4 (36... Qh3 37. Rc1 Rxc1+
38. Kxc1 Qxh2 39. Qe3 $16) 37. Rc1 Rxc1+ 38. Kxc1 Qxb4 $14) 35. Re1 Rh4 36. Re2
h6 (36... b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. cxb4 (38. c4 Qa7 $17) 38... Rxb4 39. Re4 $11)
37. gxh6 Rxh6 38. Qe3 Qf5+ 39. Qe4 Qxe4+ 40. fxe4 Rh3 41. a4 bxa4 42. Ka2 Rd3
43. Ka3 Rd1 44. Kxa4 Ra1+ 45. Kb5 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 $5 {Warum nicht? Die Variante ist gegenüber 9...Sd4 oder 9...
d5 schlecht beleumundet, mit dem Argument, daß Weiß mit dem B auf f1 bei dem
Mannöver Nc6-e5-c4 zwei Tempi gewinnt.} 10. g4 (10. h4 h5 $5) 10... Rc8 11. h4
Ne5 12. h5 Nxf3 $5 13. Nxf3 Bxg4 14. Be2 Bxh5 {Im Moment hat Schwarz drei
Bauern für die Figur, normalerweise ist das genug. Hier sind die Reihen vor
dem schwarzen König aber sehr gelichtet, besonders der Lh5 steht gefährdet,
denn Txh5 oder Abzug des Sf3 hängt immer in der Luft, besonders wenn Schwarz
den Sf6 zieht.} 15. Bxa7 $5 {Diesen Bauern nimmt man wegen der Öffnung der
a-Linie sonst eigentlich nie. Da Schwarz selber am Königsflügel labil steht,
glaubt Weiß, daß er sich diese Materialeinsammlung erlauben darf. Die Partie
wird nun ausgesprochen taktisch und es wimmelt von schwarzen und weißen
Matt-und Angriffsideen; das ungleiche Materialverhätnis erschwert die
Beurteilung zusätzlich.} ({Die prinzipielle Angriffsfortsetzung ist} 15. Bh6
Qa5 (15... Rxc3 $2 16. Bxg7 Rxf3 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Qg5+ Rg6 20.
Qxh5 h6 21. Rdg1 $18) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd4 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Bxe2
20. Nxe2 Nxe4 21. Rh4 Nc5 $13 {Schwarz hat vier Bauern für den Turm. Die
Stellung möchte ich nicht mit Schwarz und nicht mit Weiß spielen müssen. Wenn
Schwarz es schafft, die Freibauernkette in Bewegung zu bringen, dann gibt es
kein halten mehr.}) 15... Ng4 $1 {[%cal Rg7h6,Rg7c3]} 16. Nd5 $5 ({Die
Alternative war} 16. Kb1 {um von der Diagonalen h6-c1 wegzukommen:} Bxc3 {
reicht nicht:} (16... Bh6 17. Qd3 {bringt nichts für Schwarz}) ({Der
Standardeinschlag} 16... Rxc3 {führt hier zu nichts.} 17. bxc3 Qa5 18. Bd4 $18
{Weiß hält sich, weil er auf der c-Linie auch immer mit c3-c4 reagieren kann,
wenn Schwarz} e5 19. Bg1 Rc8 {spielt.} 20. c4) (16... Qa5 17. Bd4 $16 {Nun
gefällt e7-e5 nicht, weil der Lg7 eingesperrt wird. Nach Ld4 hat Schwarz
keinen Angriff mehr und muß versuchen unbeschadet ins Endspiel zu kommen, um
vielleicht die Freibauern am Königsflügel laufen zu lassen.} (17. Bg1 Bxc3 18.
bxc3 Nf6 $40 {[%cal Rf6e4,Re4c3,Rc3b1]}) (17. Nd5 $5 {ergibt besonders
unübersichtliche Verwicklungen, z.B.:} Qxa7 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Ng5
$5 Qb6 $13 21. b3 Ne3 22. Bxh5 (22. Rc1 $2 Kg8 23. Bxh5 $140 $2 Nc4 $19) 22...
Rxc2 (22... Nc4 23. Qc1) 23. Qxd6 (23. Bxg6 Rxd2 (23... fxg6 24. Rc1 $3 Rxd2
25. Rc8+ Bf8 26. Rxf8+ Kg7 27. Ne6#) 24. Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Rxd2 Qa5
27. Ne6+ Kxf7 28. Rxg7+ Kxe6 29. Rg6+ Ke7 30. Rgxd6) 23... Rb2+ 24. Kc1 Rc2+
$11)) 17. bxc3 Qa5 18. Bd4 e5 (18... Ra8 19. Bc4 Rfc8 20. Bb3 e5 21. Rxh5 gxh5
22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qxh5 exd4 24. Ng5 $18) 19. Rxh5 $1 (19. Bg1 $2 Rxc3 20. Z0 Ra8
$140 $40) 19... gxh5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Bxg4 hxg4 (21... exd4 22. Bxc8 dxc3 23.
Rg1+ Kh8 24. Qd4+ f6 25. Be6 $18 Qa3 $140 26. Qxf6+ Rxf6 27. Rg8#) 22. Qg5+ Kh8
23. Bxe5+ $18) 16... e6 (16... Bh6 17. Ng5 $1 e6 (17... Z0 18. Bxg4 $140) (
17... f6 18. Bxg4 Bxg5 (18... Bxg4 19. Rxh6 fxg5 20. Qxg5 $18) 19. Be6+ Kh8 20.
Be3 Ra8 (20... Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Ra8 22. Nf4 $18) 21. Bxg5 Rxa2 22. Qc3 (22. Kb1 $2
Qa8) 22... Ra1+ 23. Kd2 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 $18) 18. Bxg4 Bxg5 19. Be3
Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Bxg4 21. Nxg4 h5 22. Qh6 $1 Z0 23. Rxh5 $140 gxh5 24. Nf6+) ({
Sofort} 16... Ra8 $5 {kam in Betracht:} 17. Bb6 (17. Bd4 Bh6 18. Ng5 (18. Nf4
e5 $19) (18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Nxe3 Qb6 $40) 18... e6 19. Bxg4 Bxg5 20. Be3 Rxa2 21.
c3 Bxg4 22. Bxg5 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 (23. Bxd8 $2 Ra1#) 23... Ra1+ 24. Kc2 Rxd1 25.
Kxd1 f6 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $17) 17... Rxa2 18. Qb4 (18. Qg5 $6 Qa8 (18... Bxb2+ $2
19. Kd2 (19. Kb1 Qa8 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Z0 Ra1+ $140 22. Kxb2 Qa3#) 19... Bf6 (
19... Qa8 20. Rxh5 $18) 20. Bxd8 (20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Bxd8 Nxe4+ 22. Ke3 Nxg5
23. Nxg5 Rxd8 24. Bxh5 gxh5 25. Rdg1 $13) 20... Bxg5+ 21. Nxg5 Rxd8 22. Bxg4
Bxg4 23. Rdf1 $1 $18) 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. Bd4 f6 21. Rxh5 (21. Qd5 Bh6+ 22. Ng5
Ne5 $19 (22... Bxg5+ $2 23. Qxg5)) 21... gxh5 (21... fxg5 $4 22. Rxh7+ Kxh7 23.
Rh1+ Nh6 24. Nxg5+ Kh8 25. Rxh6#) 22. Qxh5 Bh6+ 23. Ng5 Qa5 $19 (23... Bxg5+ $4
24. Qxg5)) 18... Qd7 (18... Bh6+ $6 19. Kb1 Qa8 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. c3 $18) 19.
Bb5 Qe6 $13) 17. Nf4 Ra8 (17... Bh6 18. Kb1 $16 e5 $140 19. Nxe5) 18. Nxh5 $1
gxh5 19. Bd4 $1 Rxa2 (19... Bh6 {Scheitert an} 20. Qxh6 Nxh6 21. Rdg1+ Ng4 22.
Rxh5 e5 (22... f5 23. exf5 e5 24. Rxg4+ Kf7 (24... Kh8 25. Nxe5 $18) 25. Rxh7+
Kf6 (25... Ke8 26. Bb5+ $18) 26. Rh6+ Kxf5 (26... Ke7 27. Rg7+ Rf7 28. f6+ $18)
27. Nh4+ $18) 23. Rxg4+ Kh8 24. Ng5 Z0 25. Nxh7 $140 Z0 26. Nxf8#) (19... e5 $5
{Was ist wenn Schwarz die Idee Txa2/e7-e5 in der anderen Reihenfolge spielt?} {
Nach} 20. Be3 Rxa2 {ist die Verteidigung mit Db4 und Lb6 ausgeschaltet, weil
die Dame am Le3 bleiben muß.} 21. c3 Qe8 $13 {[%cal Ye8a4] mit schwarzen
Drohungen.}) 20. Qb4 $1 $16 (20. Kb1 $2 Qa8 21. b3 Ra1+ $1 22. Kb2 Qa2+ 23. Kc3
Qa5+ 24. Kb2 (24. Kd3 Nf2+ $1 25. Bxf2 (25. Ke3 Nxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bh6+ $19) 25...
Qb5+ 26. Ke3 (26. c4 Qxb3+ 27. Qc3 Qxc3#) 26... Bh6+ $19) 24... Qxd2 $19) 20...
e5 21. Bb6 Qa8 22. c3 {Fast sieht es so aus, als hätte Weiß alles unter
Kontrolle, aber Schwarz kitzelt die letzten Ressourcen aus der Stellung.} Bh6+
23. Kc2 Be3 24. Nd2 Bc5 $2 (24... Bxb6 $142 25. Qxb6 Qa4+ $16) 25. Bxc5 dxc5
26. Qxc5 Rc8 27. Qb5 $18 Ne3+ (27... Qa3 28. Nc4 $18 (28. Z0 Rxc3+ $140 29. Kb1
Ra1#)) 28. Kb3 Rc6 (28... Rc5 29. Rdg1+ (29. Qxc5 $4 Qa4#) 29... Kh8 30. Qb4
$18) 29. Rdg1+ (29. Z0 Rb6 $140 30. Qxb6 Qa4#) 29... Kh8 30. Ra1 Rxa1 31. Rxa1
Qd8 (31... Qxa1 32. Qxe5+ Kg8 33. Qg5+ Rg6 34. Qxe3 $18) 32. Qxe5+ f6 33. Qd4
Rb6+ 34. Ka2 Qa8+ 35. Kb1 Qxa1+ 36. Kxa1 Nc2+ 37. Ka2 Nxd4 38. cxd4 h4 39. Bg4
Ra6+ 40. Kb1 Ra8 41. Nf3 Rg8 42. Be6 Rg2 43. d5 Kg7 44. d6 Kf8 45. Nxh4 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 54th"]
[Site "Sopot"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Be6 (9... Bd7 $5) 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 Rab8 {Es könnte
sein, daß dieser Zug genauer ist als Rfc8, vgl. Sax-Relange, 1997} 13. h4 b5
14. Nd5 {führt zu Abtausch und in der Regel zu Remis.} (14. h5 b4 15. Nd5 $13)
14... Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Bxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Yh3c8] Es
spielt sich besser für Weiß, wenn er das Feld c8 unter Kontrolle hat.} b4 18.
axb4 axb4 19. Re1 Rb7 20. g5 Ra8 $1 {Falle!} 21. Rd3 $1 (21. Kb1 $4 Nxd5 $1 22.
Bxg7 Nc3+ 23. Bxc3 bxc3 24. b3 Rba7 25. Rxe7 Ra1#) 21... Nh5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
Rd4 h6 (23... b3 $5) 24. Bg4 Ng3 25. Kd2 hxg5 26. hxg5 Rh8 (26... Ra2 $5) 27.
Ke3 Nf5+ 28. Bxf5 gxf5 $15 29. Kd3 Kg6 30. f4 Rh2 31. Re2 Rh1 32. Kc4 Kh5 33.
Re3 Kg4 34. Kb3 Rh2 35. Rxb4 Rxb4+ 36. Kxb4 Rxc2 37. Rxe7 Kxf4 38. Rxf7 Kxg5
39. Ka3 Rd2 40. b4 Rxd5 41. Ka4 Rd1 42. b5 Rb1 43. Ka5 f4 44. b6 d5 45. Rd7 f3
46. Rxd5+ Kf4 47. Rd2 Ke3 48. Ra2 f2 49. Rxf2 Kxf2 50. Ka6 Ke3 51. b7 Kd4 52.
Ka7 Kc5 53. b8=Q Rxb8 54. Kxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch G2"]
[Site "Chandler"]
[Date "1997.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 {Matthias Wahls hat in CBM 48 ein gute
Darstellung zu diesem Abspiel gegeben.} Rb8 11. Nb3 dxe4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 14. Bxa7 Ra8 15. Bb6 Bf5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Rd1 exf3 (17... Nd7 18. Bd4
{1/2-1/2 Milov,L-Ovsejevitsch,S/Nikolaev zt 1995/CBM 47/[Ernst]}) 18. gxf3 $6 (
18. Bxf3 $142) 18... Nd7 19. Be3 $2 (19. Bd4 $142) 19... Rc8 $2 (19... Bxc3
$142 $1 20. Bd3 $1 {Nur mit diesem studienartigen Zug lässt sich die weiße
Stellung halten.} ({Nach} 20. bxc3 Bxc2+ 21. Kxc2 Rxa2+ 22. Kd3 Nce5+ 23. Kd4
Rxe2 $19 {ist alles vorbei.}) 20... Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Nde5 22. Rxc3 Nxf3 $17 {
mit Bauerngewinn.}) 20. Ne4 Be5 21. Ng3 Be6 22. f4 Bb8 23. Bd3 f5 24. Ne2 Nb4
25. Bb5 Nf6 26. c4 Na6 27. Na5 Nc7 28. Ba4 Nce8 29. c5 Bd5 30. Nc3 Bf3 31. Bb3+
Kf8 32. Be6 Bxd1 33. Bxc8 Bf3 34. h3 Nh5 35. Bxb7 Bxb7 36. Nxb7 Nxf4 37. Bxf4
Bxf4 {[#] Hecht Connected passed pawns on both sides of the board, with an
indeterminate outcome. Und damit ist ein hochinteressantes schwer zu klärendes
Endspiel entstanden. Weiß hat am Damenflügel drei Freibauern, Schwarz am
Königsflügel eine 4:1 Majorität. [#] Hecht verbundene Freibauern auf beiden
Seiten mit offenem Ausgang} 38. b4 g5 39. Nd5 Be5 40. Ne3 e6 41. b5 Bf4 42. Ng2
Bg3 43. b6 (43. a4 Nc7 44. b6 Na6 $5 (44... Nd5 45. a5 f4 46. Nd6 (46. a6 f3
$19) 46... f3 (46... Nb4 47. b7 Nc6 48. a6 f3 49. a7 $18) 47. b7 fxg2 48. b8=Q+
Kg7 49. Qb2+ $18) 45. c6 $140 Ke7 46. c7 Nxc7) 43... Nf6 44. a4 Nd7 (44... Nd5
{-43.a4}) 45. Kc2 $2 (45. a5 $142 Nb8 46. Kc2) 45... h5 $2 (45... Bf2 $142 {
gewinnt einen Bauern.}) 46. Kd2 h4 $2 (46... Bf2 $142) 47. a5 Nb8 48. Ne3 Ke7
49. c6 Na6 (49... Nxc6 50. a6 Bb8 51. Nc4 (51. Na5 Kd7 (51... Nxa5 $4 52. a7
$18) (51... Kd6 52. Nec4+ Kc5 53. Nxc6 Kxc6 54. Ke2 g4) 52. Nxc6 (52. Ke1 g4 (
52... Kd6 53. Nec4+ Kc5 54. Ne5 Kxb6 55. Naxc6 Bxe5 56. Nxe5 Kxa6) 53. Nxc6
Kxc6 54. a7 Bxa7 55. bxa7 Kb7 56. Nxg4 fxg4 57. hxg4 $18) 52... Kxc6 53. a7
Bxa7 54. bxa7 Kb7) (51. a7 Nxa7 52. bxa7 Bxa7) 51... g4 52. Nba5 Kd7 (52...
Nxa5 53. Nxa5 g3 (53... gxh3 54. a7 Bf4+ 55. Ke2 h2 56. a8=Q $18) 54. Ke2 $18)
53. hxg4 fxg4 54. Nxc6 Kxc6 55. a7 Bxa7 56. bxa7 Kb7) 50. Ke2 Bf4 51. Kf3 Bg3
52. Nc2 e5 53. Ne3 e4+ 54. Ke2 Ke6 55. Nc2 Be5 56. Ne3 Bf4 57. Nc2 Be5 58. Ke3
Bf4+ (58... Kd5 59. Nb4+ Nxb4 60. c7 $18) (58... g4 59. hxg4 fxg4 60. Nd8+ Kd6
(60... Kd5 61. Nb4+ Nxb4 62. c7 $18) 61. Nf7+ (61. c7 Kd7) 61... Kxc6 62. Nxe5+
Kb5 63. Kxe4 Kxa5 64. Nd7) 59. Kd4 Be5+ 60. Kc4 g4 61. Kb5 g3 62. Kxa6 g2 63.
Nd8+ Ke7 (63... Ke7 64. c7 g1=Q 65. c8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Janssen, Ruud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. Bb5 {Mit der Idee, den Läufer
nach b3 zu spielen um den schwarzen auf e6 zu neutralisieren. Im Unterschied
zu den Varianten mit 9.Lc4 usw. hat Schwarz hier auf d4 getauscht. Die
Motivation dafür war die aktive Entwicklung des Lc8 nach e6, der eingehandelte
Nachteil ist die aktive Stelung des Ld4.} a6 {Diesen und den nächsten Tempozug
bekommt Schwarz geschenkt.} 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bb3 b4 (14... Bc4 $2 15. Bxc4 bxc4
16. Bxf6 exf6 17. Qxd6 $16 {1-0 Nijboer,F-Roobol,M/Breda 1997/CBM 58 ext (42)})
(14... Rab8 $5) 15. Na4 (15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Rfb8 17. Ba4 {und nun zeigt
Schwarz, was die Drachenvariante für einen unternehmungslustigen Spieler alles
so anbietet:} Nxd5 18. Bxg7 Nb6 19. Qh6 Nxa4 20. Rd4 Nc3+ 21. Ka1 Qa5 22. bxc3
b3 23. cxb3 Qxc3+ 24. Kb1 Rxb3+ 25. axb3 Qxb3+ 26. Kc1 Rc8+ 27. Kd2 Rc2+ 28.
Ke1 Qe6+ 29. Re4 Qa2 30. Kf1 Rf2+ 31. Ke1 Rxg2 32. Qc1 Qf2+ 33. Kd1 Qxf3+ {
0-1 Tebb,D-Ward,C/Torquay 1998/CBM 66 ext (33)}) 15... Rab8 ({Nach einfach} 
15... Bxb3 16. cxb3 Rab8 $11 {ist nichts los.}) 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. b3 {Nun hat
Weiß ein wenig erreicht: Die Bauerngruppe d6,e6,e7 ist nicht sehr mobil und
besonders e6 anfällig, der Sa4 kann über b2 zurück ins Spiel finden. Ein
schwarzer Angriff am Damenflügel ist nicht zu sehen, während Weiß am
Königsflügel viel Zeit zum Angriff hat.} Qc6 18. h4 Rfd8 19. g4 e5 {Dieser Zug
musste kaum mit Dc6 und Tfd8 vorbereitet werden. Schwarz ist planlos.} 20. Bb2
h6 $6 {Um auf h4-h5 mit g6-g5 durchzuziehen?} 21. g5 $18 Nh5 22. gxh6 Bf6 23.
c4 Nf4 24. Bc1 Kh7 25. Rdg1 e6 26. Rg4 d5 27. exd5 exd5 28. Qc2 d4 29. Bxf4 d3
30. Qg2 exf4 31. Rxg6 d2 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Qg6 d1=Q+ 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kc2 Rd2+
36. Kxd2 1-0

[Event "Rotherham m"]
[Site "Rotherham"]
[Date "1997.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.03.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 {Das wurde vor kurzem kaum gespielt, scheint sich aber sehr
schnell zur Modevariante zu entwickeln. Die Frage ist, ob die Tempoeinsparung
Bc4-b3 dem Weißen einen Nutzen einbringt oder nicht.} 10. Kb1 Rc8 11. h4 Ne5
12. Nd5 $6 {Ein schlaffer Zug. Weiß will so schnell wie möglich alle
Theoriepfade verlassen.} Nh5 $5 (12... e6 $2 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $2 14. Bg5 $18) (
12... Nxd5 13. exd5 h5 $5) 13. Qe1 {Nun droht aber g2-g4.} (13. g4 $2 Ng3 14.
Rg1 Nxf1 15. Rgxf1 e6 16. Nc3 Nc4 $17) 13... e6 14. Nc3 f5 $5 {Jenseits aller
Schablonen. Der Zug verhindert aber g2-g4.} 15. Ka1 $6 (15. exf5 $142) 15... f4
16. Bf2 a6 17. Nb1 $5 {Weiß möchte an originellen Zügen nicht nachstehen.} b5
$15 {Schwarz hat am Königsflügel gar nichts zu befürcheten und der Bauer d6
ist nicht schwächer als in anderen sizilianischen Varianten. Diese Stellung
hier hat allerdings mit den typischen Mustern des Drachen nichts mehr zu tun.}
18. Qb4 Rc5 (18... Qc7 $5 19. Qb3 Rfe8) 19. Qb3 Qf6 (19... Qc8 $5 20. Z0 Nc4
$140) 20. Nd2 Ng3 {Richtig ist, daß der Nh5 weniger Perspektive hat als der
Bf3. Andererseits wird der weiße f-Bauer mobil.} 21. Bxg3 fxg3 22. c3 Rfc8 23.
Be2 Nc6 24. Nxc6 R8xc6 $17 25. Nb1 {[%cal Yb1a3,Ya3c2,Yc2d4]} Rh5 {[%csl Rh4]}
26. Na3 Qf4 (26... Rxh4 27. e5 {gefiel Schwarz nicht.}) 27. Nc2 Rhc5 (27...
Rxh4 28. Rxh4 Qxh4 29. Nb4 {gefiel wieder nicht.}) 28. Nd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rh5
30. Qd1 Kf8 $2 {Unvorsichtig.} (30... Rxh4 $2 31. Rxh4 Qxh4 32. Rxd6 {war
immer noch nichts.}) ({aber} 30... Rhc5 $142 {ist brauchbar.}) 31. e5 $1 Qe3 (
31... Qxe5 32. f4 $18) 32. f4 ({Nach} 32. Rxd6 $5 Rxd6 33. Qxd6+ Ke8 34. Rd1
Qa7 (34... Bc8 $2 35. Qd8+ Kf7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Rd8#) 35. Rd4 $18 {ist die
schwarze Streitmacht völlig versprengt.}) 32... Rf5 33. Rxd6 Rc7 34. Bg4 Rf7
35. Rd4 h5 36. Re1 Qf2 37. Re2 $2 ({Klarer ist} 37. Bf3 $142 Rc4 38. Re2 Rxd4
39. cxd4 Rxf4 40. Rxf2 gxf2 41. Qe2 $18) 37... hxg4 38. Rxf2 gxf2 39. g3 g5 $1
$132 40. Qf1 (40. hxg5 $2 Rh7 41. Rd2 $140 Bc6 42. Rxf2 Rh1 43. Rf1 Rxf1 44.
Qxf1 Rh7 $19) 40... gxh4 41. Qxf2 h3 42. f5 Rxf5 43. Rf4 Rc4 44. Rxf5+ exf5 45.
Qb6 Rc6 (45... Re4 46. Qd8+ Be8 47. Qf6+ Bf7 48. Qd8+ $11) 46. Qd8+ Be8 47. Qg5
Bg6 48. b3 Re6 49. Qh6+ Kg8 (49... Kf7 50. Qh8) 50. Kb2 Bf7 51. Qg5+ Bg6 52.
Qh6 Bf7 53. Qg5+ Bg6 54. Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ENG-CHN"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Zili"]
[Black "Ward, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1997.04.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 {Dieser Zug ist der "Underdog" als Antwort auf 9.
0-0-0. Die etablierten Varianten sind 9...d5 und 9...Nxd4. Der Zug 9...Bd7
wurde bisher als nicht gleichwertig betrachtet, weil Schwarz gegenüber den
Varianten mit 9.Bc4 zwei Tempi verliert. Das ist richtig, aber nur dann wenn
Schwarz das Mannöver Ne5-c4 spielt: In dem Fall schlägt der weiße Bf1 auf c4
ohne vorher die Züge Bf1-c4-b3 gemacht zu haben. Einige Spieler, besonders
Ward und Hodgson experimentieren seit kurzem nach 9.0-0-0 mit 9...Bd7, wobei
sie versuchen andere Spielideen als die Schablone Ne5-c4 zu entwickeln. Man
darf gespannt sein, wie die theoretische Diskussion ausgeht.} 10. g4 {Weiß
möchte h2-h4-h5 spielen und erschwert die Antwort h7-h5. Der Zug g2-g4
schwächt immer das Feld f3, besonders mit einem schwarzen N auf e5.} Rc8 11. h4
Ne5 12. h5 (12. Kb1 $5 Qa5 $5 (12... Nc4 $2 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 Qb8 15. Nde2
b5 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nf4 b4 20. Ncd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5
Bc6 22. Rxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rh1+ Kg8 24. Qh6 {1-0 Kristensen,K-Gasseholm,F/
Copenhagen op 1993}) 13. Nd5 Qxd2 14. Nxe7+ Kh8 15. Rxd2 Rce8 $13) 12... Qa5
13. Kb1 {Ein nützlicher Wartezug.} Rxc3 $5 {Das ist die Pointe des schwarzen
Spiels. Schwarz tauscht in der Summe einen ganzen Turm gegen viele Bauern.} (
13... Nc4 $2 14. Bxc4 {gäbe Weiß klaren Tempovorteil gegenüber der Variante
mit 9.Bc4}) 14. Qxc3 (14. bxc3 $2 Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Nxe4 $19) 14... Qxc3 15. bxc3
Nxf3 16. Nxf3 (16. h6 Bh8 17. Nxf3 Nxe4) 16... Bxg4 17. Bg2 Nxe4 18. Rd3 Nxc3+
19. Rxc3 $6 {Gibt die Qualität, um einen Bauern zurück zu erobern.} (19. Kb2
Rc8 20. h6 Bf6 21. Nd4 Ne2 22. c3 Ng3 23. Rc1 a6 24. Bd2 Nf5 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26.
Bh3 Bxh3 27. Rxh3 Rc4 28. Kc2 b5 {1/2-1/2 Mueller,K-Ward,C/BL9697
Wuppertal-HSK 1997 (55)}) 19... Bxc3 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bxa7 {Materialbilanz:
Schwarz hat drei Bauern für eine Figur. Das ist mehr als in Ordnung. Aus
schwarzer Sicht ist aber die Schwäche von b7 unangenehm. Wenn der Bauer fällt,
entsteht auf der a-Linie ein gewinnbringender weißer Freibauer.} b6 22. Rh4
Bxf3 (22... Ra8 $5 23. Rxg4 (23. Bxb6 $2 Bxf3 $19) 23... Rxa7 24. Rc4 Bf6 25.
Rb4) 23. Bxf3 Rc8 24. Re4 e6 25. Re3 b5 (25... Bd4 $2 26. Rb3) (25... Rc4 $5 {
[%cal Yc4a4]}) 26. Rd3 d5 27. Bd4 b4 (27... Bxd4 $2 28. Rxd4 Z0 29. Rb4 $140 {
[%csl Rb5]}) 28. a4 Ra8 29. Bxc3 bxc3 {Hecht: schwarze vebundene Freibauern
als Kompensation für die Figur.} 30. Rd4 {Weiß hält den Freibauern in der
Hoffnung auf Gewinnchancen, aber die Frage lautet wohl mehr: "Wie schafft Weiß
am besten Remis."} (30. Rxc3 Rxa4 $15) 30... Kg7 31. Ka2 Kf6 32. Kb3 Ke5 33.
Rd1 (33. Kxc3 {Hecht} Rc8+ 34. Kd3 Rxc2 35. Rxd5+ exd5 36. Kxc2 Kd4 37. a5 Kc5
38. a6 Kb6 39. Be2 g5 40. Kc3 g4 41. Kd4 g3 42. Ke3 f5 43. Kf3 f4 44. Bf1 Ka7
$11) 33... f5 34. Re1+ Kd6 35. Rg1 Rg8 36. a5 g5 37. a6 g4 38. Be2 e5 39. Kxc3
g3 40. Rd1 Rc8+ (40... f4 $4 41. Rxd5+ Kxd5 42. Bc4+) 41. Kb3 Kc5 42. c3 Ra8
43. Kc2 f4 44. Rf1 Rg8 45. Kd2 g2 46. Rg1 e4 47. a7 f3 48. Bxf3 exf3 49. Ke3
Kb6 (49... Rf8 50. Kf2 (50. a8=Q Rxa8 51. Kxf3 Rg8 $19) 50... Kc4 (50... Kb6
51. Ra1 (51. a8=Q Rxa8 52. Kxf3 Rg8) 51... Kb7 $19) 51. Ra1 Ra8 52. Ra3 Kd3 53.
c4+ Kxc4 54. Rxf3 Rxa7 55. Kxg2 d4 56. Rf8 d3 57. Kf3 Re7 $19) 50. Ra1 Kb7 $2 (
50... Rf8 51. Kf2 Kb7 52. a8=Q+ Rxa8 53. Rb1+ Kc6 54. Kxf3 Rg8 $19) 51. Kxf3
g1=Q (51... g1=N+ $5 52. Ke3 Ka8 53. Kd4 Rg5 54. Ra2 Nf3+ $15 {ist der letzte
Gewinnversuch.}) 52. a8=Q+ Rxa8 53. Rxg1 Ra3 54. Ke3 Rxc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 {Moderner als} (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4)
10... e5 ({Die (wahrscheinlich weniger solide) Alternative ist} 10... e6) 11.
Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 (12... cxd5 $5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7 15. Bxf6 dxc4
16. Bxg7 Kxg7 {0-1 Timman,J-Hodgson,J/Koop Tjuchem 1996/CBM 57 (28)}) 13. Bc4
Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 Nf4 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Bd6 (18. Qe3 Rd5 19.
c4 $2 Rxc5 $1 20. Nxc5 Qb6 $19 {Liang Jinrong-Alterman,B/Tan Cup 1995/CBM 49/
0-1 (55)}) 18... Qb6 19. Qc3 (19. g5 Nd4 20. Rf1 Nf5 21. Bc5 Qa6 $11 {1-0
Dolmatov,S-Ricardi,P/Buenos Aires Najdorf 1991/CBM 24 (35)}) 19... Nd4 20. Kb1
Rd7 (20... Nb5 $5) 21. Rd3 Qd8 (21... Nb5 $5) 22. Qc5 Rc8 23. Rhd1 Ne6 24. Qc3
Nf4 25. Bxe5 $2 (25. R3d2 Nd5 26. Qa3 $11) 25... Nxd3 $2 (25... Rxd3 26. Rxd3
Qb6 {[%cal Rb6g1]} 27. Rd1 Ne2 28. Bxg7 Nxc3+ 29. Bxc3 $19) 26. Bxg7 Nc5 27.
Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Bh6 $18 f6 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 {Zu dieser
unterbewerteten Variante, die ich Bjerring-Variante getauft habe, habe ich im
CBM 114 eine ausführliche Übersicht veröffentlicht. Das schwarze Spiel
gestaltet sich viel einfacher als in der Hauptvariante.} ({Nach der
Hauptvariante} 12... e5 13. Bc5 {entstehen komplizierte Varianten, in denen
Schwarz es schwer hat, Ausgleich zu erreichen.}) 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3 (14. Kb1
$2 e5 $19) 14... Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 {Dieses Bauernopfer ist die Pointe der
Variante.} 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Bd3 ({Zur Hauptvariante führt} 17. Qa3 Rad8 18. Bd3
Rd5 $11) 17... c5 $6 $146 ({Wenn Weiß den Einschlag auf a2 nicht verhindert,
sollte man auch nicht darauf verzichten:} 17... Bxa2 $11 18. h4 ({Nach} 18. b3
Bxb3 19. cxb3 Qxb3 $11 {spielt Weiß ohne Königsschutz.}) 18... c5 ({In
Betracht kommt auch} 18... Rab8 $5 19. Qf6 (19. b3 $2 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Qxb3 $19) (
19. Qa3 Qe3+ 20. Rd2 Be6 21. h5 Rfd8 22. Qc3 Rd4 $11) 19... Qe3+ 20. Rd2 Rfd8 (
20... Bd5 21. h5 {1-0 Pujols,C (2330)-Gonzalez Vidal,Y (2386)/Havana 1999/EXT
2000 (51)}) 21. h5 Rxd3 22. cxd3 Qc5+ 23. Rc2 (23. Qc3 Qxc3+ 24. bxc3 Rb1+ $19)
23... Qe3+ $11 {mit Dauerschach}) 19. Qe5 $2 (19. Be4 Rab8 20. Qe5 c4 21. Qc3
$11) 19... c4 20. Be4 Qe3+ 21. Rd2 Rab8 22. c3 Rxb2 (22... Rfd8 $1 23. Qg5
Qxd2+ 24. Qxd2 Rxd2 25. Kxd2 Rxb2+ 26. Ke3 Rxg2 $17) 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. cxd4 Rxd2
25. Kxd2 Rb8 26. Kc2 a5 27. Ra1 Bb3+ 28. Kc3 a4 29. Bc6 Kf8 30. d5 Ke7 31. Bxa4
Ra8 32. Re1+ Kd6 33. Bxb3 cxb3 34. Kxb3 Ra5 35. Kc3 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M (2715)
-Karr,J (2300)/France 2000/EXT 2003}) 18. Be4 Rab8 19. Qf6 Qa6 ({Nach} 19... c4
20. h4 {hätte Weiß eine günstige Version der Partie Adams-Karr, 2000.}) 20. a3
Qc4 21. Rd6 Qa2 22. Rhd1 a5 (22... Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qxb2 24. Qxb2 Rxb2 25. Kc3 Rb6
26. Rxb6 axb6 27. Rb1 Rb8 28. a4 $16) 23. h4 Qa1+ {Besseres als diese
Abwicklung kann die schwarze Dame auf a2 nicht ausrichten.} 24. Kd2 Qxb2 25.
Qxb2 Rxb2 26. Kc3 {Das Endspiel ist für Weiß günstig, da sein König viel
aktiver ist.} Rfb8 27. Ra6 R2b5 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Re8 {Das ist nun
eigentlich Karsten Müllers Analyse-Terrain!} 30. Ra7 Re3+ 31. Kd2 Re6 ({Oder} 
31... Rxa3 32. Rd8+ (32. Rdd7 Ra4 33. Rxf7 Rxh4 34. Rfc7 Rb8 35. Ke3 Re8+ 36.
Kf2 Rc4 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Rxh7+ Kg8 39. Rhg7+ Kh8 40. Rxg6 $16) 32... Kg7 33.
Rdd7 Kf6 34. Rxf7+ Ke6 35. Rxh7 $18) 32. h5 gxh5 33. Rxh5 Rbb6 34. Rf5 $6 (34.
Rxa5 Rbd6+ 35. Kc1 Rg6 36. g4 Rdf6 37. Rh3 $16) 34... Rbd6+ 35. Kc3 Re3+ 36.
Kc4 (36. Kb2 Rb6+ 37. Kc1 Rg6 38. g4 Rxa3 39. Raxf7 $14) 36... Rd4+ (36... Rd2
$5 37. g4 Rxc2+ 38. Kd5 Rd2+ 39. Kc6 (39. Kxc5 Rc3+ 40. Kb5 Rxa3 41. Rfxf7 Rd5+
$11) 39... c4 40. Rfxf7 $14) 37. Kb5 Kg7 $2 {Das verliert, da der schwarze
König nun in den Berich der weißen Königsflügebauern gerät.} (37... Rd2 38. g4
Rxc2 39. Rfxf7 Rxa3 $16) 38. Rfxf7+ Kg6 39. Rg7+ Kh6 40. Rxh7+ Kg6 41. Rag7+
Kf6 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. Rhg7+ Kh6 44. g4 Rxa3 45. f4 Raa4 46. Rh7+ Kg6 47. f5+ Kg5
48. Rfg7+ Kf4 49. c3 Re4 50. f6 Ra1 51. f7 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 54th"]
[Site "Sopot"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Grabarczyk, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
Nc6 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. g4 O-O 11. h4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. Be2 $5 (13.
Nd5 $13) 13... Rxc3 $6 {Weiß hat f3 und g4 überdeckt. Jetzt ist dieses
Qualitätsopfer nicht besonders wirksam, denn der nachfolgende Einschlag auf f3
funktioniert nicht mehr richtig.} (13... Nc4 $5 {Jetzt, nach dem Tempoverlust
Bf1-e2 kommt das schon eher in Betracht. Der Zug g2-g4 ist ja nicht so
nützlich.}) (13... Rfe8 $5) 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Rc8 (15... Nxf3 $2 16. Bxf3
Bxg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Rhe1 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 $18) 16. Nb3 Be6 $2 {[%csl Ra7]} 17.
Bxa7 Nfd7 18. Bd4 $18 Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Bb5 Bxc3 22. Bd7 Rc7
23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rd3 Be5 25. Rhd1 Rc6 26. Rb3 b6 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Ra3 Bg3 29.
Raa8 Bxh4 30. Rac8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8 {hecht: Mehrqualität bei zahlreichen
schwarzen Bauernschwächen. Einfache Technik} h5 32. gxh5 gxh5 33. Kc1 Bf6 34.
Kd2 h4 35. Ke3 Bc3 36. Kf4 Bd2+ 37. Kg4 Kf6 38. f4 h3 39. Rh8 e5 40. f5 e6 41.
Rxh3 exf5+ 42. exf5 e4 43. Rh2 Bc1 44. Rh8 Ke5 45. Re8+ Kd4 46. f6 c4 47. f7
Ba3 48. Kf4 Kc3 49. Kxe4 Kxc2 50. f8=Q Bxf8 51. Rxf8 c3 52. Rf2+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Relange, Eloi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 {Petursson} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7.
f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 Be6 (9... Bd7 $5) 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 {Diese
Variante ist mit dem Abspiel 9.0-0-0 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6 verwandt.} Qa5 12. a3
Rfc8 (12... Rab8 $5 13. Z0 b5 $140) 13. h4 Rab8 14. h5 b5 15. hxg6 (15. Bxb5
Rxb5 (15... Rxc3 16. Bxc3 Qxb5) 16. Nxb5 Qxb5 17. c3 Bb3 {1/2-1/2 Stojanovic,
M-Kieran,R/EU-chJW U12 Verdun 1995 (48)}) 15... fxg6 (15... b4 {Der Versuch,
den schwarzen Gegenangriff auf diese Weise zu beschleunigen, war bisher wenig
erfolgreich.} 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. g5 e5 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. exd5 (19. gxh7+ Kh8 20.
Rg1 exd4 21. Qh6 Rxc2+ 22. Kxc2 Qa4+ 23. Kd2 Be5 24. Bb5 {1-0 Polgar,
S-Lindemann,S/Vienna op 1991}) 19... exd4 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Rxh7+ Bg7 22. Qg5
Rxc2+ 23. Kxc2 d3+ 24. Bxd3 Qc5+ 25. Kb1 Qd4 26. Qxg7+ Qxg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28.
axb4 Rxb4 29. Kc2 Kf7 30. Kc3 Rf4 31. Be4 {1-0 Mrdja,M-Moingt,J/Cannes op 1993}
) (15... hxg6 16. Qg5 $16 {Schwarz kann nicht b5-b4 ziehen und ist mit
Drohungen auf der h-Linie konfrontiert.}) 16. g5 (16. Nd5 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nxd5
18. exd5 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Bf7 {1/2-1/2 Hachian,M-Raud,R/Bela Crkva op 1990 (32)})
16... Nh5 (16... b4 $5 {angesichts der kommenden Ereignisse in dieser Partie
muß Schwarz nach Verbesserungen suchen.} 17. gxf6 (17. Nd5 $2 Nxd5 18. Bxg7 Nc3
19. Qh2 (19. Bxc3 bxc3 20. Qh2 h5 21. Bh3 Ba2 $19) 19... h5 $19) (17. axb4 $2
Qa1+ 18. Nb1 Ba2 $19) 17... bxc3 18. Bxc3 Rxc3 (18... Bxf6 19. Bxf6 (19. Bxa5
$2 Bxb2+ 20. Kb1 Bc3+ 21. Kc1 Bb2+ $11) 19... Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 $18) 19. Qxc3 Qxc3
20. bxc3 Bxf6 21. Kd2 Bg5+ $44 {ist eventuell spielbar für Schwarz.}) 17. Bxg7
$1 (17. Rxh5 $6 {zu brutal.} gxh5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kf7 20. Nd5 Qa4 21.
Qd2 b4 22. Qh2 bxa3 23. Qxh5+ Kf8 24. Bd3 Rxb2 25. Qh6+ Ke8 26. Kd2 Bxd5 27.
exd5 Qf4+ {0-1 Waitzkin,J-Jirovsky,M/Oakham 1992}) 17... Nxg7 (17... Kxg7 18.
Qd4+ Kg8 19. Nd5 $40) 18. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Re7][%cal Rd5f7,Rh2h7] Nach diesem
feinen Zug kippt die Waage eindeutig zugunsten von Weiß, denn nun werden alle
schwarzen Schwächen mit einem Mal bloßgelegt.} (18. Nd5 $13 {Tiviakov}) 18...
Bxh3 19. Rxh3 e6 (19... b4 20. Nd5) 20. Rdh1 b4 21. Na2 Qa4 (21... Rxc2+ 22.
Qxc2 b3 23. Qc4 Qxg5+ 24. Kb1 bxa2+ 25. Kxa2 Qd2 26. Qc1 Qxc1 27. Rxc1 Ne8 $16)
22. Rxh7 Nh5 23. R1xh5 gxh5 24. g6 Rxc2+ {Black has nothing else as} (24...
bxa3 25. Rh8+ Kxh8 (25... Kg7 26. Qh6+ Kf6 27. Qf4+ Kxg6 28. Rh6+ Kg7 29. Qf6+
Kg8 30. Rh8#) 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qf7#) 25. Qxc2 Qxc2+ 26. Kxc2 b3+
27. Kb1 bxa2+ 28. Kxa2 a6 29. b4 (29. b4 h4 30. f4 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Salai, Ladislav"]
[Black "Anagnostopoulos, Dimitrios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7.
f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 (10... e6 {Rogozenko} 11. h4 Qc7 12.
exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qd2 Re8 15. h5 Rxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxd4 $1 {Leko -
Hodgson/Groningen 1996} (16... Nxd4 $2 17. Qe8+ Bf8 18. Rxd4 $16 {Dvojris -
Brodsky/Berlin 1996})) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 (
14... Qb8 15. Bc5 Rd8) 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. Qh4 (16. g4 {Rogozenko} h6 17. g5 h5
18. Bb3 Bf8 19. Qf2 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Qb6 21. Rd2 Qxc5 22. Nxc5 Nf4 23. Nxe6 Nxe6
24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Re2 $16 {Hamdouchi - Koch/France 1997}) 16... h6 17. g4 a5 (
17... Rab8) (17... Nf4 18. Bd6 Rxd6 19. Nxd6 Bd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Nb5 Qc5 22.
Nc3 Rc8 23. Rd2 e4 24. g5 Bxc3 25. Qxf4 hxg5 26. Qxg5 Bxb2+ 27. Kd1 e3 28. Re2
Qd4+ {0-1 Baron,R-Komljenovic,D/Zaragoza op 1993}) (17... Rab8 {Rogozenko} 18.
g5 h5 19. Qf2 Qb7 (19... a5 20. a4 Qb7 21. b3 Bh3 $13 {Lobzhanidze - Bauer/Bad
Zwesten 1997}) 20. b3 Rd7 21. a4 Rbd8 $11 {Lobzhanidze - Aronian/Yerevan 1996})
18. g5 h5 19. a4 (19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. gxf6 Bh6+ 21. Kb1 Bf5 22. Be7 Rd7 23. Rhg1
Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qb6 25. Qe1 Bf4 26. h4 Rb8 27. Qc3 a4 28. a3 Qf2 29. Rd6 Be3 30.
Bxf7+ Kh7 31. Qc4 Qe1+ 32. Ka2 Qc1 33. Bg8+ Kh8 34. b4 Bxc2 {0-1 Simacek,
P-Rottenborn,E/Plzen opJ 1995}) 19... Nf4 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 $11 {Aus schwarzer
Sicht sind die Felder c5, f6 und der Bauer c6 etwas schwach, aber die b-Linie
und die Ankerpunkte d5 und d4 geben genug Gegenmöglichkeiten.} 21. Qf2 Rd5 22.
Rhe1 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Qe7 24. Ne4 Qb4 25. b3 Rd4 (25... Rb8 26. Qa7 Rbd8 27. Qg1
Rb8 28. Qa7 $11) 26. Rxd4 (26. Qe3 {Rogozenko} Qa3+ 27. Kb1 $13) 26... exd4 27.
Qd2 Qa3+ 28. Kd1 (28. Kb1 d3 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. gxf6 dxc2+ 31. Qxc2 Rb8 32. Re3
Rb4 (32... Qxa4 $4 33. Re8+) 33. Qb2 Qxb2+ 34. Kxb2 Rf4 $17) 28... Qf8 29. Qd3
Qb8 30. Re2 Qf4 31. Qc4 Rd8 32. Qd3 Bf8 33. Rg2 Ba3 34. Ke2 Qc1 35. Kf2 Bb4 36.
Rg1 Qf4 37. Kg2 Be7 38. Kh1 Rd5 39. Rg3 c5 (39... Bxg5 {Rogozenko} 40. Nxg5
Rxg5 41. Rxg5 Qxg5 42. Qxd4 Qc1+ $19) 40. Qa6 h4 41. Rg2 Rf5 42. Rf2 Bxg5 43.
Qd3 (43. Qxa5 {Rogozenko} Qc1+ 44. Kg2 Be3 $19) 43... Qe3 44. Qxe3 Bxe3 45. Rf1
h3 46. f4 Bxf4 47. Rf3 Be3 48. Rxh3 Rf1+ 49. Kg2 Rf4 50. Nxc5 Rf2+ 51. Kh1 Rxc2
52. Ne4 f5 53. Nf6+ Kf7 54. Nd5 f4 55. Rh7+ Ke6 56. Nc7+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Anagnostopoulos, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 Rb8 11. h4 (11. Ndb5) 11... h5 12. Be2 Nxd4 $6 (12...
e5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. exd5 Nxd5 $132) 13. Bxd4 dxe4 14. Qf4 $1 {Danach bekommt
Schwarz Probleme mit seiner Figurenaufstellung.} Bd7 15. fxe4 Qe8 16. Bxa7 Ra8
17. Bc5 (17. Bd4 $5 $16) 17... Bc6 18. a3 Nd7 19. Bb4 Be5 20. Qg5 Bf6 21. Qf4
Be5 22. Qg5 Bf6 {Schwarz wäre mit remis zufrieden, Weiß will noch kämpfen.} 23.
Qe3 e6 $6 {Das Qualitätsopfer sieht weniger vielversprechend aus, als in
anderen Varianten. Weiß sieht aber keinen Grund seinen schönen Bb4 gegen den
völlig inaktiven R zu tauschen.} (23... Ne5) 24. g4 (24. Bxf8 Qxf8 25. g4 $16)
24... hxg4 25. Bxg4 Kg7 26. Be2 Rg8 27. Rdf1 Be7 (27... Z0 28. h5 $140 g5 29.
Rxf6 Kxf6 30. e5+ $18) 28. Qf4 $16 (28. Bxe7 $5 Qxe7 29. h5) 28... f6 29. Rhg1
Kh7 {Weiß scheint überlegen zu stehen und hat außerdem einen Bauern mehr. Aber
die schwarze Stellung wird zusehendst sumpfig; wenn man mal richtig reintritt
besteht die Gefahr, daß man irgendwo stecken bleibt.} 30. Bd3 Qf8 31. h5 g5 32.
Qg4 Bxb4 33. axb4 {Wieder ein kleiner Erfolg für Schwarz: Die a-Linie hat sich
geöffnet.} Qf7 (33... Qxb4 $4 34. e5+ $18) 34. Qg3 (34. e5+ f5 (34... Kh6 35.
Bg6 $18) 35. Rxf5 exf5 36. e6 Qf6 37. Bxf5+ Kh6 38. exd7 Ra7 $5 39. Z0 Rga8
$140 $132) 34... b5 35. Qc7 Rgc8 36. Qd6 Ra6 37. Rxg5 Ne5 38. h6 (38. Qxe5 Ra1+
(38... Rca8 39. Kc1 Ra1+ 40. Nb1 Qa7 41. Rg7+ Qxg7 42. Qxf6 $16) 39. Kxa1 Qa7+
$13) 38... Rca8 39. Kc1 Ng6 40. e5 f5 41. Qd4 (41. Rfg1 Qa7 42. Kd2 (42. Rxg6
Qe3+ 43. Kd1 Ra1+ 44. Nb1 Rxb1#) 42... Be8 43. Qc5 Qxc5 44. bxc5 Nxe5 $11)
41... Ra1+ 42. Nb1 Qa7 43. Qxa7+ R8xa7 44. Re1 Rd7 45. Rg3 Rd5 46. Rge3 Rd4 47.
c3 Rg4 48. Kc2 Nf4 49. Bf1 Kxh6 50. Nd2 Rxe1 51. Rxe1 Rg1 52. b3 Nd5 53. c4
bxc4 54. bxc4 Nxb4+ 55. Kc3 Na6 56. Nb3 Rg3+ 57. Kb2 Ba4 58. Nd4 Nc5 59. Ra1
Re3 60. Nxe6 Nxe6 61. Rxa4 Rxe5 62. Kc3 Kg5 63. Ra2 f4 64. Bg2 Re3+ 65. Kd2 Nd4
66. Ra8 Kh4 67. Bd5 Nb3+ 68. Kc2 Kg3 69. Rg8+ Kf2 70. Rg2+ Kf1 71. Rg4 Nd4+ 72.
Kb2 Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clarin GP final"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1998.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ginzburg, Maximiliano"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 (5. Nc3) 5... Nc6
6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Rc8 {Rogozenko: An old Mestel`s idea ,
which due to efforts of Tiviakov became popular again. Black tries first to
create counterplay on the queenside, keeping his King in the centre.} 10. g4 (
10. Nxc6 $6 {Rogozenko} bxc6 11. g4 Qa5 12. Bc4 O-O 13. h4 Be6 $11 {
Korneev-Hoffman, Ubeda, 1997}) (10. Kb1 $5 {Rogozenko}) 10... O-O {Rogozenko:
This transposes to another theoretical line, which appears often with a
slightly different move order. Schwarz hat die Entwicklung Bd7 und Rc8 vor der
Rochade gespielt. Durch Zugumstellung ist nun ein Stellung entstanden, die
normalerweise nach 8...0-0 9.0-0-0 Bd7 10.g4 Rc8 entsteht.} (10... Ne5 {
Rogozenko} 11. h4 h5 12. g5 Nh7 13. f4 Ng4 14. Bh3 $14 {Korneev-Tiviakov,
Corsica rapid, 1997}) 11. Kb1 (11. Be2 {Rogozenko}) (11. h4 {Rogozenko} h5 12.
gxh5 Nxh5 13. Rg1 $14) 11... Ne5 12. Be2 {Verhindert Einschläge auf f3 und g4.
Vielleicht ist das die schlaueste Antwort auf die Variante mit 9.0-0-0 Bd7.} ({
Der prinzipielle Zug ist} 12. h4 {wonach aber die zweischneidige Abwicklung}
Qa5 13. h5 Nxf3 14. Nxf3 Bxg4 15. Bg2 Rxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 {
möglich ist.}) (12. Bh6 $6 {Rogozenko} Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Rxc3 $1 14. bxc3 Qa5 $36 {
Saliba-Hoffman, Sao Paulo, 1997}) 12... a6 {Ein Zug, den man im Drachen nach
Möglichkeit meidet. Aber wenn Schwarz Weiß nicht mit 12...Nc4 ein Tempo
schenken will gehen ihm langsam die Züge aus.} ({Nach} 12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4
{hat Weiß gegenüber der Variante mit 9.Bc4 usw. ein Tempo gewonnen, das er in
den Zug g2-g4 investiert hat.}) ({Geprüft werden muß} 12... Qa5 13. Nd5 Qxd2
14. Nxe7+ Kh8 15. Rxd2 Rce8) 13. h4 b5 (13... h5 {Rogozenko} 14. gxh5 Nxh5 15.
Rhg1 $14) 14. h5 e6 (14... b4 15. Nd5 $40) 15. a3 ({Nach} 15. Z0 b4 {hätte der
Nc3 kein Ausweichfeld.}) 15... Rb8 (15... Nc4 $5) (15... Qe7 $16 {Rogozenko}) (
15... Qa5 {Rogozenko} 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. Qxd6 $18) 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qe7 $4 {
Selbstmord.} (17... b4 {Rogozenko} 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. f4 Qc7 21.
Na2 $18) 18. g5 $1 Nxh5 $2 (18... Ne8 19. f4 Nc4 20. f5 gxf5 21. g6 fxg6 $2 22.
hxg6 hxg6 $2 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. Rh7+ Ng7 25. Qxg7+ Ke8 26. Qxe7#) 19. Rxh5 $1 $18
{Die Partie ist vorbei.} f6 (19... gxh5 20. Nf5 exf5 21. Nd5 $18) 20. gxf6 Rxf6
21. Rhh1 a5 22. f4 b4 23. Ncb5 Rf7 24. a4 Nc6 25. f5 Ne5 26. fxg6 Nxg6 27. Rdg1
Rg7 28. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9697"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. e4 {Gershon} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6.
Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4
Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 (13... Be6 $6 {Gershon,Nor} 14. Ne4 Qa5 15. a3 Rab8 16. Qc5
Qb6 17. Qxb6 Rxb6 18. Nc5 Rfb8 19. Na4 R6b7 20. Ba6 Rc7 21. Nc5 Rb6 22. Rhe1
Bc8 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. c4 $16 {Raach,V-Gutheil,M/RL-op Trier ;GER 1991 (1:0)}) (
13... Qc7 $6 {Gershon,Nor} 14. Bc4 Nb6 15. Be2 c5 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Qe5 Ba6 18.
Nc3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rab8 20. Qxe7 Nc4 21. b3 Rfe8 22. Nd5 Kg7 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24.
Nxc7 Rec8 25. Nd5 Ne5 26. Rhe1 $16 {Brodsky,M-Hodgson,J/Isle of Man op/1996 
(1-0)}) 14. Nxd5 (14. Na4 {Gershon,Nor} Qa5 15. b3 Be6 (15... Bf5 16. Qc5 Qxc5
17. Nxc5 Nc3 18. Re1 Nxa2+ 19. Kb2 Nb4 20. Rxe7 Rfe8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. c3 Nd5
23. Ba6 Re3 24. Rc1 Nf4 25. g3 Ne2 26. Re1 Nxc3 27. Rxe3 Nd1+ 28. Ka2 Nxe3 29.
Bb7 $10 {With equality in Korneev,O-Summerscale,A/ Groningen/1995}) 16. Qd2 Qc7
(16... Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 $16 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Ga4c5] Gershon annotates in english.
White's position is better due to the weaknesses on the queen's side.}) 17. Nc5
Qd6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Bc4 Rfd8 20. Bxd5 (20. Rhe1 Qf6 21. Qd4 Qg5+ 22. Qd2 Qf6
$10) 20... cxd5 (20... Rxd5 21. Qc3 Rad8 22. Rxd5 cxd5 23. Re1 $10) 21. h4 Qf6
22. Kb1 e6 23. h5 g5 24. h6 {[%cal Gh1h5]} Qg6 $142 {In the game black played
22..Kh8?! and lost in the endgame because of a weak king. Here, although white
is better the fight is ahead.} (24... Kh8 $6 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 $16 {
Korneev,O-Aronian,L/Russian-Cup/1996/1-0})) (14. Bc4 $5 {Gershon,Nor} Ne3 15.
Rd2 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Be6 17. Qf4 Rab8 18. b3 Qa5 19. Kb2 Rb4 20. Qe3 Rfb8 21. h4
Qc7 22. Ne2 $14 {Sutovskij,E-Kudrin,S/Philadelphia World op/1993 (30)/1-0})
14... cxd5 15. Qxd5 $2 (15. Qxb6 axb6 $11 (15... axb6 {Gershon,Nor} 16. a3 Rd8
17. c3 Bb7 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. Rhe1 Re8 20. Re5 e6 21. Bc2 f6 22. Ree1 Kf7 $13 {
Stabolewski,A-Werner,C/Badenweiler op 1994/0-1 (54)})) 15... Be6 $40 16. Qb5 $2
{Die weiße Dame wird auf der b-Linie nicht bleiben können.} (16. Qd4 Qa5 17. a3
Rfd8 18. Qb4 Qg5+ 19. Rd2 a5 20. Qc3 Rac8 21. h4 Qf4 {0-1 Gurevich,I-Rogers,I/
London Lloyds 1992 (27)}) 16... Qc7 {Die nächsten schwarzen Züge spielen sich
von alleine.} 17. Qa4 Rab8 18. Ba6 $2 {Weiß möchte das Feld c8 kontrollieren,
damit Schwarz mit Rfc8 nicht auch noch auf der c-Linie angreift. Der B wird
aber auf a6 zum Angriffsobjekt.} Rb6 {Black's got much more than enough to
compensate his pawn!} 19. Kb1 $6 {Die Fesselung des b-Bauern verursacht später
Schwierigkeiten.} Rfb8 $17 20. b3 Qc3 (20... Qc5 $5 21. Bd3 (21. Z0 Rb4 $140
22. Qa3 Rxb3+ $19) (21. Rd3 Rb4 22. Qa3 Rxb3+ 23. Qxb3 Rxb3+ 24. Rxb3 (24. axb3
Qb6 $19) 24... Bxb3 25. axb3 Qf2 $19) 21... a5 $40 (21... Rb4 22. Qa6 R8b6 23.
Qxa7 Rxb3+ 24. axb3 Rxb3+ 25. cxb3 Qxa7 $15)) 21. Rd3 $2 (21. Bd3 Rb4 22. Qa3 (
22. Qxa7 Bxb3 23. axb3 Rxb3+ 24. cxb3 Rxb3+ 25. Ka2 Qb2#) 22... a5 23. Qb2 Qc7
$40 24. Z0 a4 $140 25. Z0 axb3 26. axb3 Bxb3) (21. Z0 {Gershon,Nor} Bxb3 22.
cxb3 Rxb3+ $1 23. axb3 Rxb3+ 24. Qxb3 (24. Ka2 Qb2#) 24... Qxb3+ 25. Kc1 Qa3+
$19) 21... Qc6 $1 22. Qf4 (22. Qxc6 Rxc6 $19 {[%csl Ra6]}) 22... Rb4 $4 {
Black goes for an attractive variation which will give him an extra pawn, but
after a simple 22... Re8 white can stop the clock. Um mit der Q auf a6 zu
nehmen. Nach der erzwungenen weißen Antwort folgt eine komplizierte
Angriffskombination, die allerdings nicht mehr als einen Bauern einbringt.} ({
Ein schlichter Figurengewinn wäre} 22... Re8 23. Rhd1 Rxa6 24. Rd8 Rb6 $19) (
22... Re8 $19 {Gershon,Nor}) 23. Rd4 Bxb3 $1 (23... Rxd4 $2 24. Qxb8+ Kg7 25.
Qe5+ $18) 24. axb3 (24. Rxb4 $2 Qxc2+ 25. Ka1 Qxa2#) 24... Rxb3+ 25. Kc1 (25.
cxb3 $2 Rxb3+ 26. Ka2 (26. Ka1 {Gershon,Nor} Qc3+ 27. Ka2 Qb2#) 26... Qc2+ 27.
Ka1 Qb2#) 25... Qc3 26. Kd1 Qa1+ (26... e5 27. Qxe5 R3b4 28. Bc4 (28. Rxb4 Qxe5
29. Rxb8+ Qxb8 $19) 28... Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Qxh1 30. Bxf7+ Kf8 (30... Kxf7 $2 31.
Rd7+ Kg8 32. Qg7#) 31. Qc5+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ Kf8 $11) 27. Kd2 Qa5+ (27... Qxh1 $2
28. cxb3 Qxg2+ 29. Be2 $18) 28. Ke2 Qxa6+ (28... e5 $2 29. Ra4 $18) 29. Kf2 Rb2
30. Kg3 Rf8 31. Qh6 Qf6 32. Rh4 Qe5+ 33. Kh3 Qf5+ {Probably lets the win slip
away!!} (33... Qg7 $142 {Gershon,Nor Securing the king. Black is completely
won.}) 34. Kg3 g5 35. Rg4 f6 36. h4 Qxc2 37. Kh3 Qg6 (37... Qg6 38. Qxg6+ (38.
hxg5 {Gershon,Nor} f5 39. Qxg6+ hxg6 40. Ra4 Rf7 41. Re1 Rh7+ 42. Kg3 Rb7 43.
Re6 Kf7 44. Raa6 Rg7 45. Re5 $10) 38... hxg6 39. hxg5 fxg5 40. Ra1 $11) (37...
Rf7 $142 {Gershon,Nor} 38. hxg5 Rg7 (38... f5 39. Rg3 f4 (39... Rb6 40. g6 Rxg6
41. Rxg6+ hxg6 42. Qxg6+ Rg7 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qh5+ $10) 40. g6 fxg3 41. gxf7+
Kxf7 42. Qf4+ Ke8 43. Qxg3 {White has good chances for a draw due to an
unsecured position of black's king.}) 39. Qh5 Qg6 40. Qxg6 hxg6 41. gxf6 exf6
42. Ra1 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.09.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 ({Wenn man den
komplizierten Stellungen nach 12...e5 aus dem Wege gehen möchte, kann man} 
12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 {spielen.}) 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8 15. h4 h6 16. g4 a5
(16... Nf4 17. Qc3 Bd5 18. Ba6 Ne6 19. Bf2 Nd4 {0-1 Ivashko,S-Zmeev,V/RUS-Cup2
1996/EXP 56 (31)}) (16... Qc7 17. g5 h5 18. Bc4) 17. h5 $6 {Weiß kann am
Königsflügel entweder den status quo aufrecht erhalten oder mit g4-g5 das Feld
f6 schwächen. Weiß spielt hier h4-h5, was keinen besonderen Sinn macht, da
sich aus der vorübergehenden Schwäche von f5 kein Kapital schlagen läßt. Weiß
reduziert dadurch einfach seine Möglichkeiten am Königsflügel.} (17. g5 $142 {
Morris,P-Watson,W/BCF-ch Eastbourne 1990/EXT 90ch/1-0 (62)}) 17... g5 18. a4
Qc7 19. Bc4 Red8 20. Qf2 Rab8 21. Rd2 f5 $1 22. gxf5 Bxf5 $11 23. Rhd1 Kh8 24.
Ba3 $6 {Deckt b2 und räumt c5 für den Springer. Wie sich später zeigen wird,
steht der Läufer aber auf a3 schlecht.} (24. b3 $5) (24. Bxd5 $2 cxd5 25. Rxd5
Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxb2 (26... Qb7 $5 27. c4 Qb3 $36) 27. Kxb2 Qb7+ $17) 24... Bh7
25. Nc5 (25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Qf7 28. Rd2 Qxh5 $11) 25... Qf7
26. Ba2 Re8 (26... Z0 27. c4 $140 $18) 27. Qg3 (27. Bxd5 $2 cxd5 28. Rxd5 e4
$40) 27... Qxh5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Rxd5 Rbc8 30. Rd7 (30. Ne4 Rc4) 30... Qg6 {
[%csl Rc2][%cal Yg6c2]} 31. R1d2 h5 (31... Bf8 $5) 32. Kb1 Qf5 33. Ne4 g4 34.
Qg1 $2 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Yd7g7,Yg1g7] Behält g7 im Auge und verhindert dadurch
gxf3 und plant den Zug Dg1-a7. Der Zug ist aber taktisch ein Fehler. Beide
Spieler übersehen die Möglichkeit Rxc2. Vermutlich wurde hier in Zeitnot
geblitzt.} (34. R2d3 Qf4 $15) (34. Rxg7 Kxg7 35. Nd6 Qxf3 $17) 34... Bh6 $2 ({
Stattdessen kann Schwarz mit} 34... Qxf3 $1 35. Ng5 (35. Qa7 Bxe4 $19) 35...
Rxc2 36. Nxf3 (36. Rxc2 Bxc2+ 37. Kxc2 Qf5+ $19) 36... Rxd2+ 37. Ka1 Rxd7 $19)
({oder noch besser gleich} 34... Rxc2 $1 35. Kxc2 (35. Rxc2 Qxd7) 35... Qxf3 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Rh7c2]} 36. Rxg7 Bxe4+ (36... Kxg7 $2 37. Qa7+ Qf7 38. Qxf7+
Kxf7 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Kd3) 37. Kc1 Rc8+ 38. Bc5 Kxg7 $19 {gewinnen.}) 35. R2d6
$6 (35. R2d3 gxf3 $19) 35... Bf8 36. Rd3 Bxa3 37. bxa3 Rb8+ (37... gxf3 $4 38.
Qg7#) 38. Ka1 Rg8 {Schwarz will endlich gxf3 spielen, nimmt dem König aber ein
wichtiges Fluchtfeld.} (38... Rec8 $5 39. Qa7 $140 Bg6 40. Nd6 Qf4 {[%cal
Rf4c1]} 41. Re3 Bxc2 {[%cal Rb8b1]} 42. Nf7+ (42. Nxc8 Rb1+ 43. Ka2 Qc4+ 44.
Rb3 Qxb3#) 42... Kg8 43. Nxe5 Rb1+ 44. Ka2 Rcb8 45. Rg7+ Kh8 $19) 39. Qa7 Bg6 (
39... Z0 40. Nf6 $140 $18) 40. Nd6 Qf6 41. Rf7 (41. Rh7+ {scheitert an} Bxh7
42. Nf7+ Kg7 43. Nxe5+ Kh8 $19 {und der Ne5 ist gefesselt.}) 41... Bxf7 42.
Nxf7+ Kg7 43. Rd7 Rge8 $4 {stellt einen R ein.} (43... e4+ $2 44. Ne5+ Kh6 45.
Rh7+ $18 (45. Rd6 $18)) (43... Rgc8 $1 44. Nd6+ (44. Rd6 Ra8 45. Qb7 Qxf3 $19)
44... Kh8 45. Nxc8 (45. Rh7+ Kg8 46. Nxc8 e4+ $19) 45... e4+ {[%cal Rf6a1]} 46.
Qd4 (46. Rd4 Rxc8 47. fxg4 Qf1+ 48. Kb2 Qe2) 46... Qxd4+ 47. Rxd4 exf3 $19 {
Die Bauern entscheiden.}) 44. Nd8+ $18 Kh8 45. Qxb8 e4+ 46. Ka2 exf3 {Ohne
Damen wäre das Materialverhältnis in Ordnung für Schwarz, aber so... .} 47. Qb5
Qg6 48. Qb2+ Kg8 49. Qb3+ Kh8 50. Qc3+ Kg8 51. Qc4+ Kh8 52. Nf7+ Kg8 53. Nh6+ (
53. Nh6+ Kh8 54. Qd4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch53"]
[Site "Belgrade "]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kontic, Djordjije"]
[Black "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1998.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. h4 Qa5 {Die "alte" Variante.} ({Moderner ist} 10... h5 11.
Qd2 Rc8) 11. h5 $2 {Zu ungestüm. Weiß sollte erst lang rochieren und dann zum
Angriff übergehen.} (11. Qd2 Rfc8 12. O-O-O) 11... Nxh5 12. Qd2 Nxd4 $1 13.
Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qg5 $17 {Damit hat Schwarz einen Bauern und die Kontrolle
über den Königsflügel gewonnen und die weiße Rochade ist verhindert.} 15. Nd5
Be6 16. Ne3 (16. Nc7 Bxb3 17. Nxa8 $140 Qxg2 $19) 16... Qg3+ 17. Kd1 Nf4 18.
Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qd2 d5 $1 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Ng4 (21. Nxd5 Rad8 $19) 21... Rxf3 $1
$19 22. gxf3 Qxf3+ 23. Qe2 Qxh1+ 24. Kd2 Qxa1 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. Qe5 Qf1 27.
Qh8+ Kf7 28. Qxh7+ Ke6 29. Qxg6+ Nf6 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "David, Alberto"]
[Black "Summerscale, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1997.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7.
f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 {Ein nützlicher Wartezug mit einer
giftigen Pointe.} Rb8 $5 {Although Black has good results in practice, it`s
hard to believe that such a strange looking move like 10. ... Rb8 can solve
all tne problems. Schwarz macht auch einen nützlichen Wartezug.} (10... Nxd4
11. e5 $1 {ist die Pointe.} (11. e5 {Rogozenko} Nf5 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5
$1 14. Qxd5 Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nxd1 16. Qxd1 Be6 $1 $44 {Camacho Penate - Joa. Diaz/
Cuba 1996})) 11. Ndb5 (11. Nb3 dxe4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Rxd8+ Nxd8 14. Bxa7 Ra8
15. Bb6 Bf5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Milov,L-Ovsejevitsch,S/
Nikolaev zt 1995}) (11. Nxc6 $6 bxc6 12. Bxa7 (12. exd5 $2 Nxd5 13. Bd4 $2 Bxd4
14. Qxd4 Nxc3+ $19) 12... Ra8 13. Bd4 Qa5 $40) (11. Be2 $5) (11. Qf2 e5 12.
Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxa7 Rb7 14. Bc5 Qa5 15. Ne2 Re8 16. Nc1 d4 17. Nd3 Be6 18. a3
Reb8 19. Qd2 Qxc5 {0-1 Bertholee,R-Los,S/Amstelveen 1994}) (11. h4 {Rogozenko}
h5 12. Be2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 dxe4 14. Qf4 Bd7 15. fxe4 $16 {Lutz - Agnos/Pula 1997}
) 11... a6 12. Na7 e6 13. exd5 Nxd5 (13... exd5 {Rogozenko} 14. Na4 $14 {
Wahls - Agnos/Velden 1996}) 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Nxc6 (15. Qxd5 {Rogozenko} Qf6
16. Qb3 Be6 17. Qa3 Rfd8 $44) 15... bxc6 16. Bd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 {Schwarz hat
keinen Grund zu klagen.} Qe7 18. Bd3 Rb4 19. c4 (19. Qc3 {Rogozenko} c5 20.
Rhe1 Qc7 $11) 19... c5 20. Qc3 (20. Qxd5 Bb7 {[%csl Rd5]} 21. Rhe1 Qxe1 22.
Rxe1 Bxd5 23. cxd5 $17) 20... d4 21. Qc1 Be6 22. Rhe1 Rfb8 23. Re2 a5 $36 24.
h4 $6 {Objektiv gibt die weiße Stellung das Bauernopfer nicht her, aber Weiß
bekommt ein wenig Spiel.} (24. Qf4 {Rogozenko} Qb7 $17) (24. Ka1 {Rogozenko} a4
25. Rc2 $15) 24... Qxh4 25. Rh1 Qf6 26. Qh6 Qg7 27. Qf4 Bxc4 (27... Bf5 $5 28.
Bxf5 $140 d3) 28. Bxc4 d3 29. Bxf7+ Qxf7 (29... Kh8 $2 30. Rxh7+ Qxh7 (30...
Kxh7 31. Qh2+ Qh6 32. Bxg6+ Kxg6 33. Qd6+ $11) 31. Qe5+ Qg7 32. Qh2+ $11) 30.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rd2 c4 $6 (31... h5 32. Rc1 (32. g4 hxg4 33. fxg4 c4 34. Rc1 Kf6
$17) 32... c4 $17) 32. Rc1 (32. Rxh7+ $5 Ke6 33. Rc7 Rh8 (33... Kd6 {Rogozenko}
34. Rg7 Rxb2+ 35. Rxb2 d2 $19)) 32... Rc8 $2 (32... Kf6) 33. Rxd3 cxd3 34. Rxc8
Rh4 35. Kc1 Rh2 36. Rc7+ (36. Rd8 Rxg2 37. Rxd3 h5 $17) 36... Ke6 37. Kd2 Rxg2+
38. Kxd3 Rxb2 39. Rxh7 Rxa2 40. Ra7 Kf5 41. Ke3 Ra1 42. Kf2 a4 43. Kg3 a3 44.
Ra5+ Kf6 45. Kg2 (45. Kf4 a2 46. Ra6+ Ke7 47. Ra7+ Kd6 48. Ra6+ Kc5 49. Ra5+
Kb4 50. Ra8 Kc3 51. Rc8+ Kd2 52. Rd8+ (52. Ra8 Ke2 53. Ra3 Kf2 $19) 52... Ke2
53. Re8+ (53. Ra8) 53... Kf2 54. Ra8 g5+ 55. Kf5 Kxf3 $19) 45... Ke6 46. Rg5
Kf7 47. Ra5 Kf6 48. Ra7 (48. Kh2 {Rogozenko}) 48... Ke5 49. Rg7 (49. Ra6 {
Rogozenko} g5 50. Ra5+ Kd4 51. Rxg5 Kc3 52. Ra5 Kb2 53. Rb5+ Ka2 54. f4 Rb1 55.
Ra5 Kb2 56. Kf3 a2 57. Ke4 a1=Q 58. Rxa1 Rxa1 59. f5 Kc3 60. Kd5 Ra5+ 61. Ke6
Kd4 62. f6 Ra6+ 63. Ke7 Ke5 64. f7 Ra7+ 65. Ke8 Ke6 66. f8=N+ $11) 49... Rb1
50. Ra7 Rb2+ 51. Kg3 a2 52. Ra8 Kd4 53. Ra3 Kc4 54. Kg4 Kb4 55. Ra8 Kb3 56. Kg5
Rb1 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Loskutov, Oleg"]
[Black "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Kb1 Rc8 11. g4 Ne5 12. h4 Qa5 13. Be2 Nc4 {Damit beißt
Schwarz in den saueren Apfel und spielt eine bekannte Stellung der Variante 9.
Lc4 Da5 usw. mit einem Tempo weniger, weil der Lf1 bis zum Tausch nur zwei
Züge gemacht hat (Lf1-e2xc4) statt sonst drei (Lf1-c4-b3xc4).} (13... Rxc3 14.
Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Rc8 16. Kb2 $16 {brachte Schwarz nichts in Sutovskij,
E-Hodgson,J/Oxford 1998/CBM 69 (1-0, 32)}) 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3 Qa6 {Die
gleiche Stellung gibt es mit Schwarz am Zug.} 16. Bh6 {Der schnelle Tausch des
Lg7 vermeidet viele Tricksereien.} ({Die weiße Absicht ist} 16. Bh6 Z0 17. Bxg7
$140 Kxg7 18. e5 dxe5 (18... Nxg4 19. fxg4 Bxg4 20. Rde1 $18) 19. g5 {mit
Figurengewinn.}) ({Stark in Betracht kam auch gleich} 16. e5 $5) 16... Bxh6 {
Will sich gegen den Angriff e5 und g5 durch Einsperrung der Dame auf h6 wehren.
Ansonsten taucht man so nur, wenn dann Txc3 folgen soll.} (16... Bh8 $5) 17.
Qxh6 Rfc8 18. e5 dxe5 19. h5 (19. g5 $1 Nh5 20. Rxd7 $18 {Weiß hat eine Figur
gewonnen, aber die Dame scheint für alle Zeiten auf h6 eingesperrt. Ist das
wirklich so? Oder kann Weiß aus der Stellung der Dame auf h6 und der schwachen
schwarzen Grundreihe Kapital ziehen?} Re8 (20... e6 21. Rhd1 {[%cal Rd7d8]} Qb6
(21... Re8 22. Ne4 Rxe4 23. Nc5 Qe2 24. Nxe4 Qxf3 25. Rd8 $18) 22. Rxf7 Kxf7
23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Rd7 $18) 21. Rhd1 {mit starker weißer Druckstellung.}) 19...
Nxg4 {Das funktioniert nicht.} (19... Be6 20. hxg6 fxg6 $16) 20. fxg4 Bxg4 {
Materiell steht Schwarz gut. Wenn keine Damen auf dem Brett wären, würde er
gewinnen. So entscheidet aber die schwache schwarze Königsstellung.} 21. Rdg1
Rd8 22. Nd2 Rf4 23. Nde4 gxh5 24. Qg5+ Qg6 25. Qxe7 Rf8 26. Qxe5 Qf5 27. Qd4 f6
28. Re1 Kg7 29. Qxa7 Bf3 30. Rhg1+ Rg4 31. Qxb7+ Kg6 32. Qe7 Rb8 33. Rgf1 Rg2
34. Nd5 h4 35. Ndxf6 Kh6 36. Rxf3 Qxf3 37. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event "United Insurance 4th"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "1999.02.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1999.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4
O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Nxd4 (9... Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 {führt zur Hauptvariante.} ({
ein interessanter Nebenweg ist} 10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5)) 10. Bxd4 Bh6 {Das
sind krank aus. Schwarz will die lange Rochde verhindern.} 11. O-O ({Nach} 11.
Bxf6 exf6 12. O-O f5 {behält Schwarz als Gegengewicht zum schwachen Bauern d6
das Läuferpaar.}) 11... Be6 12. f4 Bg7 13. f5 Bxb3 14. axb3 {Der Tausch auf b3
ist günstig für Weiß, denn die a-Linie öffnet sich und Schwarz kann nach a6
praktisch nicht mehr b5 spielen. Aber auch der Doppelbauer auf b3 ist angenehm,
weil er das Feld c4 überwacht.} a6 15. Kh1 Rc8 (15... Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5
Ne5 $140 $2 18. Nxe7 Qxe7 $4 19. f6+ $18) 16. Qe2 e6 {Sonst muß Schwarz immer
zum unangenehmsten Zeitpunkt mit Sd5 rechnen.} 17. Rad1 $14 {Weiß steht sehr
bequem.} Qe8 ({Nach} 17... Qe7 $5 {[%cal Ge7f6] bliebe die Dame am Sf6. Nach}
18. e5 (18. fxg6 hxg6 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 $14) 18... dxe5 19. Qxe5 {droht
Sd5+-} Rfd8 20. fxg6 (20. Ne4 Rxd4 21. Qxd4 exf5 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $11) 20... hxg6
21. Qe2 $14 {ist der weiße Vorteil erträglicher als in der Partie.} (21. Rxf6
Rxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxf6)) 18. fxg6 (18. e5 $2 {taugt nun nichts wegen} dxe5 19. Qxe5
exf5) 18... fxg6 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 $16 Rf7 {Zur Vorbereitung von Sd5.} ({
Sofort} 20... Nd5 $2 {scheitert an} 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qe5+ Kg8 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8
24. Qxe6+ $18 {mit Figurenverlust.}) 21. Rf3 {Die Verdoppelungsdrohung auf der
f-Linie mit der Idee Sc3-e4 erzwingt den nächsten schwarzen Zug.} Nd5 22. Bxg7
Rxf3 23. Qxf3 Kxg7 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Qxd5 Rxc2 26. Qxb7+ Qf7 27. Qxa6 (27. Rd7
$4 {sieht nur bei oberflächlicher Betrachtung gut aus:} Rc1+ $19) 27... Qxb3
28. Qa7+ Kh6 (28... Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rb1 $18) 29. Qe7 Qb5 30. Qf8+ Kh5
31. Qf3+ (31. Qg7 $18) 31... Kh6 32. b3 Qf5 33. Qxf5 gxf5 {Hecht: '[#] Turm
hinter b-Freibauer bei 2-2 am Königsflügel'} 34. Rb1 Rc5 35. b4 Rb5 36. Kg1 Kg5
37. Kf2 Kf4 38. Ke2 Ke4 39. g3 Kd4 40. Kf3 Kc3 41. Kf4 Kc2 42. Re1 h5 43. Re5
Rxb4+ 44. Kxf5 Kd3 45. Kg5 h4 46. g4 h3 47. Kh4 Rb3 {Der letzte Trick.} 48. Re8
(48. Kxh3 $4 Kd4+) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 71st"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "1999.11.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Black "Kersten, Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "212"]
[EventDate "1999.11.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
f3 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 {Klassisch.} ({Die heute häufiger gespielte Alternative
ist} 9... d5) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 (11... Qa5 $2 12. Nd5 $16 {ist eine
bekannte Falle.}) 12. h4 Rfc8 13. h5 ({Häufiger wird der Vorstoß h4-h5 mit} 13.
g4 {vorbereitet.}) 13... Qa5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. a3 Rab8 16. Bd3 b5 17. Qg5 a6
18. Rh2 ({Bekannt ist} 18. f4 Rb7 19. Rh6 Bc4 20. Rdh1 Bxd3 21. cxd3 e5 22.
fxe5 b4 {[#]} 23. Rh8+ Bxh8 24. Rxh8+ Kxh8 25. Qxf6+ Kh7 26. exd6 Rg8 27. Nd5
$18 {1-0 Kuporosov,V-Jirovsky,P/Pardubice 1993/TD (37)}) 18... Rc5 $1 {Es doch
gibt immer wieder neue Idee, wie man im Drachen die Qualität loswerden kann.
Oft opfert Schwarz die Qualität und bekommt einen Bauern, hier gibt er einen.}
19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. Qxc5 Nd7 {Schwarz hat starke Initiative als Kompensation.}
21. Qb4 (21. Qxe7 $2 b4 22. axb4 Rxb4 $19 23. Kc1 $140 Rxb2 24. Kxb2 Bxc3+ 25.
Kc1 Qa1#) 21... Qc7 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Rc7h2]} 22. Rdh1 $6 (22. Rhh1 $5 a5 $140
23. Nxb5) 22... a5 23. Qxe7 (23. Nxb5 Qxh2 $17) 23... Bf6 (23... b4 $5 24. Nd5
Qe5) 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. e5 (25. exd5 $2 Bxe7 26. Rh8+ Kg7 27. R1h7+ Kf6 $19)
25... Qxe5 (25... Bxe7 26. Rh8+ Kg7 27. R1h7#) 26. Qxe5 Bxe5 27. Rh4 Nc5 28.
Rd1 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 Be6 $17 30. Re4 Bf6 31. Rd6 Kg7 32. Ra6 Bf5 33. Re2 a4 34.
Ka2 Rc8 35. Kb1 Rd8 36. g4 Rd1+ 37. Ka2 Be6+ 38. Rexe6 fxe6 39. Rxe6 Rf1 40.
Rb6 Rxf3 41. Rxb5 Rf4 42. g5 Be7 43. b4 axb3+ 44. Kxb3 Rf5 45. a4 Bxg5 46. c4
Be3 47. a5 Kf6 48. Kb4 Ke6 49. c5 Rf4+ 50. Kb3 Kd5 51. c6+ Kxc6 $4 {Verliert
den letzten Bauern.} (51... Kd6 52. a6 Rf3 53. Kc4 Kxc6 54. Rb7 g5 55. Rg7 Kb6
56. Rg6+ (56. a7 Rf8 $19) 56... Ka7 57. Kd5 $19 {Plan: Mit dem Turm den Bauern
abholen, dann läuft der König zum Bauern g5 und macht alles klar.}) 52. Re5 Rf3
53. Re6+ Kb5 54. Rxg6 Bc5+ 55. Kc2 Kxa5 $11 {Das Endspiel ist remis.} 56. Rg4
Bb4 57. Rg5+ Ka4 58. Re5 Rc3+ 59. Kd1 Kb3 60. Ke2 Bc5 61. Re4 Kc2 62. Re5 Rc4
63. Rd5 Bd4 64. Rd8 Ra4 65. Rc8+ Bc3 66. Ke3 Ra7 67. Rd8 Re7+ 68. Kf4 Ba5 69.
Rd5 Bd2+ 70. Kf5 Kc3 71. Rd6 Rc7 72. Ke4 Rc5 73. Rd3+ Kc2 74. Rd5 Rc8 75. Rd6
Kd1 76. Kd3 Rc3+ 77. Kd4 Rg3 78. Rd7 Ke2 79. Re7+ Be3+ 80. Kc4 Kd2 81. Rd7+ Ke2
82. Kd5 Bd4 83. Ke4 Re3+ 84. Kd5 Kd3 85. Kd6 Rh3 86. Kd5 Rh5+ 87. Kd6 Ke4 88.
Re7+ Be5+ 89. Kc5 Rh1 90. Rd7 Rc1+ 91. Kb5 Bd4 92. Rd8 Kd3 93. Rd7 Rb1+ 94. Kc6
Kc4 95. Rb7 Rh1 96. Rc7 Rh6+ 97. Kd7+ Kd5 98. Rb7 {Nun zeigt uns Thies
Heinemann zwei wichtige Verteidigungsideen in diesem Endspiel. Hier hat er die
Verteidigungaufstellung auf der zweiten Reihe eingenommen.} Bc5 99. Rc7 Bb6
100. Rb7 Rh7+ 101. Kc8 Rh6 102. Kd7 Rg6 103. Kc8 Kc6 104. Rc7+ $1 {Und das ist
noch eine elementare Pattidee.} Kd6 105. Rd7+ Kc6 106. Rc7+ Bxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 {Das dritte Beispiel mit diesem Zug in der Ausgabe CBM 59 und
gleichzeitig das ELO-hochklassigste.} 10. g4 Rc8 (10... Ne5 11. h4 Qa5 12. Kb1
Rfc8 $5 {vieleicht macht es einen Unterschied, ob der a-oder f-R nach c8 geht.}
) 11. h4 Ne5 12. h5 Qa5 13. Nb3 $6 {[%csl Rf3]} Qc7 14. Be2 $6 (14. Nd4 $142)
14... b5 $1 15. hxg6 (15. Nxb5 $2 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Nxf3 $17) 15... fxg6 16. Kb1 (
16. g5 b4 17. Nb5 $140 Bxb5 18. gxf6 Bxe2 19. fxg7 Rxf3 20. Qxe2 Rxe3 $19)
16... b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5+ (18. exd5 Nxf3 19. Bxf3 Rxf3 20. Bd4 Bxg4 21.
Bxg7 Rxb3 (21... Kxg7 $4 22. Qh6+ $18) 22. Qh6 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 Rh3 $19) 18... e6
(18... Kh8 $2 19. Rxh7+ $40) 19. Qd2 (19. Qxd6 $4 Qxc2+ 20. Ka1 Nc4 $19) 19...
Nxf3 20. Bxf3 Rxf3 $17 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern gewonnen, hat das Läuferpaar
und es gibt keine Drohungen gegen den schwarzen König.} 21. Bh6 (21. Bd4 $5)
21... Bxh6 (21... Be5 $5) 22. Rxh6 Bc6 (22... Rf7 23. Z0 a5 $140 24. Z0 a4) 23.
Qxb4 (23. Nd4) 23... Rf4 24. Ka1 $2 (24. Qxd6 $142) 24... Bxe4 25. c3 (25. Re1
e5 $19) 25... e5 26. Qa3 Rcf8 27. Nd2 Bc2 (27... Bc2 28. Rc1 Ra4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Canadian op"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2009.07.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hommeles, Theo"]
[Black "Samsonkin, Artiom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2009.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8
15. g4 h6 16. h4 Qc7 17. g5 h5 18. Bc4 Red8 19. Qe1 $5 {Everything before was
standard d5 dragon tabia,but the last move is a rare one. While yielding in
popularity to} (19. Qf2 {by huge margin, the logic is there. White keeps an
eye on a5 square in case of Qb7 and prepares Rh2-d2}) 19... Rab8 20. Rh2 Qb7
21. b3 Nf4 {It is hard to suggest any other ideas for black in this typical
position,but after all the exchages a7 pawn is just weaker than h4.} 22. Rxd8+
Rxd8 23. Qa5 Rd7 24. Ba6 Qb8 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Bd5 27. Qa5 Bxe4 28. fxe4
Ne6 29. Be3 Bf8 30. Bc4 Nd4 31. c3 Nb5 32. a4 Nd6 33. Qa6 $6 {White plays
better position very safe.} (33. Qxe5 Bg7 34. Qf4 Qd8 35. e5 Nxc4 36. Qxc4 $16
{was the position from the game with extra pawn for white.}) (33. Qxa7 {
was too dangerous.} Qc8) 33... Nxc4 34. Qxc4 Qb7 35. b4 Qd7 36. a5 Qh3 37. Bf2
a6 38. Kb2 Qg2 39. Qe2 {White allowed black too much of the activity.Probably
Artem got under impression that his opponent will continue oh this road,so he
throws the caution away.} Bd6 {Prelude to a blunder.If black wanted to play
c6-c5} (39... Be7 {was necessary}) 40. Kb3 c5 $2 {And this simply loses.
Instead it looks like neither side can make progress after} (40... Kh7 $1 41.
Qc2 Bf8 42. Kb2 $11) ({not} 40... Kg7 41. Qd3 Bxb4 42. Bg3) 41. Qxa6 Qxe4 42.
Qxd6 Qb1+ 43. Ka4 Qc2+ 44. Kb5 Qe2+ 45. Kb6 Qxf2 46. Qxc5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.03.20"]
[Round "12.8"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Sievers, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Sievers,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. h4 Rfc8 13. h5 Qa5 14. hxg6 (14.
a3 $2 Nxh5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. g4 Rxc3 17. Qxc3+ Qxc3 18. bxc3 Nf4 $44 {Kummerow,
H-Sievers,S BL 96/97}) 14... hxg6 15. a3 Rab8 16. Be3 $5 $146 {Diese Neuerung
erfolgte nach Angabe von van der Wiel unfreiwillig, weil er die Varianten
verwechselt hat. Trotzdem spricht nichts gegen diesen Zug, denn Weiß kann zur
Not die Züge wiederholen und eine andere Fortsetzung wählen.} (16. Bd3 Bc4 17.
Be3 {war die von van der Wiel geplante Fortsetzung.} Nd7 $1 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19.
Nd5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Re8 $13 {Golubev}) 16... Nh5 $2 {Den ersten Fehler beim
ersten eigenen Zug, macht man natürlich nicht gern. Ich hatte bei der
Berechnung der verschiedenen Varianten einen Rechenfehler begangen.} (16... Nd7
$1 {Schwarz darf keine Zeit verlieren und muß sofort Gegendrohungen auf dem
Damenflügel schaffen. Die interessante Frage aus eröffnungstheoretischer Sicht
lautet nun, ob Weiß etwas besseres als 17.Ld4 hat.} 17. Nd5 (17. Bd4 Bxd4 $5 (
17... Nf6 {und Weiß kann nun einen anderen Versuch als 18.Le3 unternehmen.})
18. Qxd4 Qe5 $13) 17... Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Bxd5 19. exd5 a6 {und dank des
Raumvorteils sowie des Läuferpaars düfte Weiß etwas besser stehen. Trotzdem
steht dem Weißen noch eine Menge Arbeit ins Haus, wenn er diese Stellung
gewinnen will.}) (16... b5 $2 {scheint wohl doch zu verwegen zu sein. Weiß
bekommt nun dank der offenen h-Linie starken (und wahrscheinlich entscheidenen)
Angriff.} 17. Bh6 Bh8 (17... b4 $2 18. Bxg7 bxc3 19. Rh8+ Kxg7 20. Qh6#) 18.
Nd5 $1 $16 Qxd2 $2 19. Nxe7+ $18) 17. Ne2 $1 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 b6 19. g4 Nf6 20.
Nf4 Nd7 $6 (20... Bc4 21. g5 Nd7 22. Bh3 Rb7 (22... Rc7 23. b3 $16) 23. b3 Bb5
24. Nd5 $14) 21. g5 Ne5 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bh3 Kf7 24. Rdh2 Rh8 25. f4 Nc4 $6 {
Nach diesem Zug stehen die schwarzen Figuren unkoordiniert. Weiß nutzt in der
Folge diesen Umstand sehr gut aus.} (25... Nf3 26. Rf2 Nd4 $14) 26. Bc1 b5 27.
b3 Nb6 28. Be3 Bc3 29. Bg4 Rxh2 30. Rxh2 e5 31. Rh7+ Kg8 32. Rxe7 $18 exf4 33.
Bxf4 Rf8 34. Be6+ Kh8 35. Bf7 Kg7 36. Bc4+ $1 Kh8 37. Rf7 Re8 38. Bd3 d5 39. e5
Bxe5 40. Bxb5 Re6 41. Bd2 Bd4 42. Rxa7 {und Schwarz gab nach Erreichen der
Zeitkontrolle angesichts der Ruine seiner Stellung auf.} 1-0

[Event "POL-ch"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2018.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Mista, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2018.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 {The Dragon has
enjoyed an increase inpopularity since about a decade ago, when Carlsen took
it up for a few years. Although Magnus has meanwhile more or less given it up,
other elite players even nowadays venture it from time to time. Moreover the
Dragon has some faithful aficionados among strong GMs - Gawain Jones wrote a
highly acclaimed double-volume repertoire book about it. Mista is a more
recent addition to the fan club and despite some problems Black might face,
for practical purposes the Dragon remains very much alive.} ({The text move
leads to complex play, but it's unquestionably White's best bet to fight for
an opening advantage.} 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 {is a setup, employed with
reversed colours by Black against the English Opening (A29). There it gives
him ample counterplay and leads to balanced positions, with White even the
extra tempo shouldn't be enough to claim an opening edge:} 8. Nb3 {is more
flexible, White leaves other options open for the Bc1. Nevertheless, Black
should be fine after} (8. Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 (9. Qd2 {Although other alternatives
are playable, Jones considers} d5 {the most convincing:} (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4
Bd7 11. a4 Bc6 12. Bf3 a5 13. Nd5 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. Be2 Nc5
17. Bb5 e5 18. Nc3 f5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rad1 Nb7 21. f4 exf4 22. Qxf4 fxe4 23.
Qxe4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Rf7 25. b3 Rcf8 $11 {Kamsky,G (2725)-Carlsen,M (2776) Nice
rpd 2009}) (9... Bd7 10. Rfd1 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Be6 13. Nce2 (13. Nd5
Rc8 14. Rac1 b5 15. Nxc6 (15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Nf4 $11) 15... Rxc6 16. Bxa7 Bxb2
17. Rb1 Bxd5 18. exd5 Ra6 19. Rxb2 Rxa7 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Rd2 Rc8 22. a3 Qc5 $36
{Jansa,V (2446)-Navara,D (2732) Ostrava 2017}) 13... Bc4 14. Ng3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4
Bxd4+ 16. Qxd4 b5 17. a4 Qc7 18. Rd2 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Rfc8 20. b3 Bb5 21. Ra3 a5
22. c4 a4 23. Nf1 Bd7 24. bxa4 Qxc4 25. e5 Bxa4 $11 {Navara,D (2654)-Ivanchuk,
V (2746) Prague rpd 2009}) 10. Rfd1 (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd4 12. c4 e5 13.
Rad1 Be6 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. Bf3 Rc8 17. b3 {Kamsky,G (2720)
-Radjabov,T (2756) Bazna 2009} b5 $1 18. cxb5 Bc2 19. Rc1 d3 $44 {[%csl Gd3]
[%cal Yg7h6] G.Jones}) 10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nxe4 12. Qxd5 Nd6 13. Qb3 Be6 14.
Nd5 Nf5 15. Bf3 (15. c4 Nxe3 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. Rxd8 Raxd8 18. Qxe3 Bxb2 19. Rd1
Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Rd8 21. Be2 b6 $15 {/-/+, Vasiukov,E-Gufeld,E Tbilisi 1959})
15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. c3 b6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rxd8 $11 {
½, Kovchan,A (2558)-Jones,G (2645) Zalakaros 2014} ({Similar is} 20. g3 Rxd5
21. Rxd5 e6 22. Rd3 Rd8 23. Qd2 Bf6 $11 {Maze,S (2627)-Jones,G (2650) Grosseto
Prugna 2016})) 9... Be6 {[%cal Yd6d5]} 10. f4 Qc8 11. Kh1 (11. h3 Rd8 12. Nd4 (
{White is already fighting for equality after} 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Rf2 e5 14. Rd2
Bh6 $1 $15) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc4 $132) 11... Bg4 12. Bg1 Rb8 (12... Bxe2 13.
Qxe2 Qg4 14. Qd2 Nh5 15. Rf3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rac8 17. Re1 b6 18. h3 Qe6 $13 {
/=/+ G.Jones}) 13. Bxg4 (13. a4 b6 14. Nd4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Rd8 16. Rad1 Qb7 17.
e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ne8 $132 19. Rxf7 $2 Nxd4 20. Rxg7+ Nxg7 21. Bxd4 Nf5 22. Qc4+
Kg7 $17 {Timman,J (2629)-Tiviakov,S (2597) Wijk aan Zee 2001 For details see
the notes to this game in CBM 081 by Rogozenco.}) 13... Qxg4 14. Rf3 b5 15. Qd3
Rfc8 16. Re1 Qe6 17. Rff1 Qc4 18. Qf3 Nd7 19. Nd2 Qb4 20. Nb3 Qc4 21. Nd2 Qb4 {
½, Gurevich,V (2470)-Rogozenco,D (2541) Germany 2010}) 8... O-O {and now:} 9.
Bg5 {was a line, often employed by Karpov:} (9. Kh1 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7
12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15. c3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Rc8 17. Rb1 Ba8 18.
Nd2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Bd2 Qa5 21. Qe1 Bxd5 22. Be2 Qxa4 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 $17 {
Nisipeanu,L (2684)-Carlsen,M (2765) Foros 2008 For details see the notes to
this game in CBM 125 by Ftacnik.}) (9. Re1 b6 (9... a6 10. Bf1 b5 11. a4 b4 12.
Nd5 Nd7 13. a5 Rb8 14. Ra2 e6 15. Ne3 Nf6 16. Nc4 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ne3 Nce7
19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Re4 Qc7 21. Bg5 Qa7 22. Qc1 Bd7 23. Bh6 Rfc8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7
25. Rc4 Rxc4 26. Bxc4 Bb5 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Ra1 Bc4 $132 {Kramnik,V (2810)
-Mamedov,R (2684) Novi Sad 2016}) 10. Bf1 Bb7 11. Bg5 Rc8 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Rc8
$11 {is more common}) 12. Nd5 e6 13. Nc3 (13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. c3
Rfd8 $11) 13... a6 14. Qd2 b5 15. Rad1 Ne5 16. f3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nc1
Qb6+ 19. Be3 Qxb2 20. N1e2 Qa3 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Rc6 23. Rxc6 Bxc6 24. Rb1
Nd7 25. Rb4 Rc8 26. Rxc4 Ne5 27. Rc5 Nd7 28. Ra5 Bb7 29. Ra3 Rc4 30. Kf2 f5 $44
{Ganguly,S (2657)-Shankland,S (2668) Saint Louis 2018}) 9... Be6 10. Kh1 (10.
f4 b5 $1 11. a3 a5 12. Bf3 a4 13. Nc1 Nd7 14. Nd3 Nc5 (14... Nd4 $5 $15) 15.
Kh1 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Rb8 17. f5 Bb3 18. Qd2 b4 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Bh6 Qb6 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Bd1 Bxd1 23. Qxd1 Qd4 24. Nd5 Rb3 $132 {Morozevich,A (2774)-Ivanchuk,
V (2740) Dagomys 2008}) (10. Re1 Rc8 11. Bf1 Nd7 $5 (11... h6 12. Bh4 (12. Bf4
d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. c3 e5 16. Be3 b6 17. Qc1 Qh4 18. f3 Rfd8 19.
Bf2 Qf6 20. Nd2 Qd6 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Rd1 Kh7 23. Qe3 f5 $15 {Andriasian,Z (2585)
-Nakamura,H (2781) chess.com rpd 2018}) 12... Ne5 13. Qd2 (13. Nd5 Bxd5 14.
exd5 Nc4 15. Rb1 Nb6 16. Bxf6 exf6 $5 $132) 13... g5 14. Bg3 Nh5 15. Nd5 Bxd5
16. exd5 Qb6 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. c4 Nf6 19. g3 a5 20. Rad1 a4 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22.
Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Rc7 24. Re3 Ra8 25. Kg2 Ra6 $11 {/<=>, Berelowitsch,A (2563)
-Jones,G (2624) Germany 2012}) 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rab1 (13. Rad1 Nb6 {[%cal Yb6c4]
}) 13... Nb6 14. Nd5 Ne5 15. c3 Nec4 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. Qe2 Qd7 18. Nd2 {
Andriasian,Z (2610)-Fier,A (2609) Jermuk 2013} Bxd5 19. exd5 Nb6 20. c4 e6 21.
dxe6 Rxe6 $15 {G.Jones}) 10... a5 ({Jones prefers} 10... Na5 11. f4 Nc4 12. f5
Nxb2 13. Qc1 Bc4 14. Qxb2 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Nxe4 16. f6 Nxf6 $44 {Black has a
compact pawn structure with 3P for the piece; the resulting position is highly
unclear.}) 11. a4 Qc8 12. f4 Rd8 13. Bf3 Nb4 14. Nd4 Bc4 15. Be2 (15. Rf2 $5 h6
16. Bh4 e5 17. Ndb5 exf4 18. Rd2 g5 19. Bf2 $13) 15... h6 16. Bh4 e5 17. Ndb5
exf4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rxf4 Be5 21. Rf2 d5 $15 {Cubas,J (2455)
-Tiviakov,S (2664) Tromsoe olm 2014}) 6... Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 {This move order
limits White's options.} ({An earlier round saw} 7... O-O 8. Qe2 $5 Nc6 9.
O-O-O Nxd4 ({Perhaps Black can try} 9... Bd7 10. g4 Rc8 {, but the resulting
positions are still quite unexplored.}) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qa5 12. Qb5 Qxb5
13. Nxb5 Bd7 14. Nc7 Rac8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Rc5 (17... Bf5
$142 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Rc4 $11) 18. Bd3 Rfc8 19. Re1 Kf8 20. g4 a5 21. a3
b5 22. b3 Rb8 23. Kb2 Rb6 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 $14 {Tomczak,J (2589)-Mista,A 
(2590) Warsaw 2018}) 8. Qd2 (8. Qe2 $2 Nxe4 9. Nxc6 Nxc3 $17) 8... O-O 9. O-O-O
{An important opening crossroads, where White opts for the currently more
popular continuation.} (9. g4 Be6 {is a side-line, but it still requires quite
a lot of concrete knowledge to hold the balance:} 10. Nxe6 (10. O-O-O Nxd4 11.
Bxd4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. a3 Rab8 14. h4 b5 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 (16...
Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bxg7 Bxf3 19. Rh3 Bxg4 20. Rg3 Kxg7 21. Rxg4 Rb6 $13 {
has favoured White in human games, but engine practice shows the picture is at
the very least unclear.}) 17. exd5 a5 18. h5 Nd7 19. g5 Ne5 20. Be2 (20. Rf2
Ng4 21. Rg2 Bxd4 22. Rxg4 Bg7 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rh2 $11 {½, Broemme,S (2429)
-Peuraniemi,P (2452) email 2016}) 20... Nc4 21. Rdd1 (21. Rd3 b4 22. a4 Nb6 23.
b3 Rc7 24. Bf2 Rbc8 25. h6 Bh8 26. c4 bxc3 27. Bxb6 Rb7 28. Bd4 Rxb3+ 29. Kc1
Bxd4 30. Rxd4 c2 31. Kd2 c1=Q+ 32. Rxc1 Rb2+ 33. Kd1 Rxc1+ 34. Kxc1 Rxe2 35.
Rc4 f6 $11 {Blomqvist,E (2515)-Azarov,S (2636) Cappelle-la-Grande 2015}) 21...
b4 22. a4 Rc7 23. f4 Rf8 24. Rh3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Nb6 26. b3 Rc5 27. Rhd3 Rfc8 28.
c4 bxc3 29. Kc2 Kf8 30. Bg4 $44 {/=, Karjakin,S (2753)-Nakamura,H (2799)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}) 10... fxe6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Be2 Qc8 13. h4 Nfd7 {
Another sharp line is} 14. h5 (14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. e5 {The safest is
nevertheless} Rad8 $1 (16... Nb6 $2 17. h5 dxe5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qh2 Rxf4 $8 (
19... exf4 20. Bd4 $18) 20. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 21. Kb1 Qxh2 22. Rxh2 Rf8 23. Ne4 (23.
Re2 Rf4 24. g5 $16) 23... Rf4 {Nakamura,H (2775)-Robson,R (2614) Saint Louis
2012} 24. Rd8+ $5 Kf7 25. Rf2 Bf6 26. Rxf4 exf4 27. Rb8 (27. Kc1 $5) 27... Bh4
28. Kc1 f3 29. Kd2 Nc4+ 30. Kd3 Nxb2+ 31. Ke3 f2 32. Ke2 $1 $16 {As the <<P
are on the verge of falling, White is close to winning.}) (16... b5 $5 {
might be viable as well:} 17. Qg2 Nb6 18. h5 b4 19. Rd4 bxc3 20. Rxc4 cxb2+ 21.
Kb1 Nxc4 22. Qe4 d5 23. Qd3 Rab8 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. a3 Rb5 $44 {Cuccumini,V 
(2118)-Vera Ruiz,H (2163) email 2013}) 17. exd6 ({After} 17. h5 dxe5 18. hxg6 {
both} hxg6 ({and} 18... exf4 $5 {are fully playable})) 17... Nf6 18. Qd4 Qxd4
19. Bxd4 exd6 20. Rhg1 a6 21. f5 (21. Rde1 Rde8 22. Re2 Rf7 23. a4 {Preotu,R 
(2468)-Shmeliov,D (2412) Manchester 2016} Nh5 $5 24. Bxg7 Nxg7 $11) 21... gxf5
22. gxf5 e5 23. Be3 Kf7 24. Bg5 Rg8 $1 (24... h6 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Rg6 Bxh4 27.
Ne4 Bg5+ 28. Kb1 $44 {Wegener,O (2438)-Baldauf,M (2420) Austria 2016}) 25. Nd5
h6 {½, Lebled,P (2407)-Becsenescu,F (2427) email 2014} 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Rxg8
Rxg8 28. Nxf6 Kxf6 29. Rxd6+ Kxf5 30. Rxh6 Rg2 $11) 14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16.
hxg6 hxg6 17. f4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxa2 (18... Nf6 $6 {seems to be a dubious
novelty after} 19. Bd4 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Qg5 Kf7 22. Qxe5 Qe6 23. Qf4 g5 24.
Qxg5 Rg8 25. Qf5 Qxf5 26. gxf5 $18 {Cornette,M (2611)-Jones,G (2640) chess.com
rpd 2018}) 19. Qh2 Kf7 20. Qh7+ Ke8 {is another sharp branch, where Black
holds even in email practice:} 21. e5 dxe5 22. Qxg6+ Kd8 23. Qd3 (23. Bc5 Kc7
24. Bxe7 Rxf4 25. Qd3 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qa6 27. Qxa6 bxa6 28. Rh7 Kc6 29. g5 Nb6 {
Sivuk,V (2532)-Jones,G (2657) Gjakova 2016} 30. g6 $132) 23... Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qa6
(24... Qa4 $5 25. fxe5 Kc7 $132) 25. Qxa6 bxa6 26. fxe5 Nxe5 27. Ke2+ Ke8 28.
Rd4 Rc8 29. Re4 Nf7 30. Rxe6 Rg8 31. g5 Nxg5 32. Bxg5 Rxg5 $11 {Papenin,N 
(2469)-De Oliveira,M (2568) email 2009}) ({The other main move here is} 9. Bc4
Bd7 {is the dominant reaction and now:} (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Bxe6 $5 (
11. Bb3 {is the more usual, but extremely thoroughly researched move:} Qa5 12.
O-O-O Rfc8 13. Kb1 b5 14. Rhe1 (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Nxf6+ Kg7 17.
Nh5+ gxh5 18. Rxd2 Rc5 $132 {½, Giri,A (2714)-Nakamura,H (2759)/Wijk aan Zee
2012/}) 14... Bxb3 15. cxb3 b4 16. Bxf6 bxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rxc3 19.
Re3 Rac8 20. Rxc3 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Rxc3 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Kxc1 Kf8 24. Kc2 Ke8 25.
Kc3 Kd7 26. Kc4 Kc6 27. b4 a6 28. a4 e6 29. h4 h6 30. g4 Kb6 31. f4 Kc6 32. f5
g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. fxe6 fxe6 35. b5+ axb5+ 36. axb5+ Kb6 37. Kb4 Kb7 38. Ka5
Ka7 39. b6+ Kb7 40. Kb5 e5 41. Ka5 d5 $1 $11 {½, Bukavshin,I (2435)-Belous,V 
(2471)/Kirishi 2010/ Black draws, as he gets his new Q with check.}) 11... fxe6
12. O-O-O Qa5 13. h4 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. e5 Qxe5 16. Rde1 Qf6 17. Ne4 Qf4 18.
Ng5 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Nf4 20. g3 h6 21. Nxe6+ Nxe6 22. Rxe6 Kf7 23. Rhe1 Rfe8 24.
g4 $14 {Yu,Y (2747)-Edouard,R (2617) Gibraltar 2016 The resulting endgame is
more pleasant for White}) 10. O-O-O {is the main line and now:} ({The
seemingly noncomittal} 10. Bb3 {allows Black to avoid the main lines; a
playable move is} Nxd4 (10... Rc8 11. O-O-O {see 10.0-0-0 Rc8 below}) 11. Bxd4
b5 $5 12. a4 (12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd5 a5 15. a3 Qb6 16. O-O-O Rfc8
17. g4 h5 (17... Ra7 $142 $1 18. h4 {Ramaswamy,A (2249)-Rajlich,I (2375)
Athens 2001} h5 $1 {/\} 19. gxh5 $2 a4 20. Ba2 Rxc2+ $1 21. Qxc2 Rc7 $19) 18.
h3 Rab8 (18... Rc7 $142) 19. Rhe1 a4 20. Ba2 b4 21. Qxb4 Qxb4 22. axb4 Rxb4 23.
Rxe7 {Vallejo Pons,F (2705)-Gelfand,B (2719) Palma de Mallorca 2017} Bb5 $1 24.
gxh5 Kf6 $14 {For more details see the notes to this game in CBM 182 by
Quintiliano.}) (12. h4 a5 13. a4 (13. h5 a4 14. Bd5 b4 (14... e5 15. h6 $1 Bh8
16. Bxa8 exd4 17. Nd5 $16) 15. Bxf6 exf6 $1 16. Ne2 Rc8 (16... f5 $5 $44) 17.
hxg6 hxg6 18. g4 Be6 19. Nf4 (19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Nf4 Re8 21. Nxg6 Qc7 22. Nf4 a3
23. Kd1 axb2 24. Rb1 Qc3 25. Nd3 Qxd2+ 26. Kxd2 f5 $15 {Vavulin,M (2604)
-Mamedov,R (2688) Moscow 2017}) 19... Re8 20. a3 bxa3 21. Rxa3 Qb6 22. c3 Rb8
23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Nd3 Ra8 25. Kd1 Red8 {½, Pfiffner,P (2434)-Trumpf,W (2380)
email 2010} 26. Kc2 d5 27. exd5 Rxd5 28. Qe2 $11) 13... bxa4 $5 14. Nxa4 (14.
Bxa4 h5 15. O-O Rb8 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. b3 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20.
Nd1 Rfc8 21. Ne3 Ra8 22. Ra2 a4 23. Rfa1 axb3 24. Rxa8 Nxa8 25. cxb3 Nb6 $11 {
Ivanchuk,V (2746)-Carlsen,M (2770) Sofia 2009}) 14... h5 {and the insertion of
h4 & h5 favours Black, as White can hardly consider 0-0-0 anymore. He settled
for a quick draw after} 15. Nb6 Ra6 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bc4 Ra8 19.
Qd4+ {½, Vachier Lagrave,M (2795)-Radjabov,T (2710) Moscow 2017} Kg8 $11)
12... b4 $142 (12... bxa4 13. Nxa4 (13. Bxa4 $142 $1 {gives White more chances
to fight for an edge.}) 13... Bc6 14. Nc3 a5 15. O-O Qb8 16. Nd5 {½,
Jakovenko,D (2703)-Gelfand,B (2728) Geneva 2017} Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. exd5
Qb6+ $11) 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exd5 Qb6 $1 16. h4 h5 17. O-O-O Qa5
18. g4 Bxa4 19. Qd4+ (19. Kb1 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Rh8 21. Rc1 $6 (21. f4 $1 hxg4 22.
f5 $13) 21... Rae8 22. Rc6 Qb5 23. Rc7 a5 24. g5 $2 a4 25. Qd4+ Kh7 26. bxa4
Qxa4 27. Re1 Rhf8 28. Ra7 Qb5 29. f4 Kg8 $19 {[%csl Rb1,Gg8] Vachier Lagrave,M
(2796)-Giri,A (2771) Stavanger 2017 For details see the notes to this game in
CBM 179 by Quintiliano.}) 19... Kg8 20. Bxa4 Qxa4 21. gxh5 (21. Kb1 Rac8 22. b3
Qd7 23. gxh5 Qf5 24. Rd3 Qxh5 25. Qxb4 Rc5 $132 {Kulaots,K (2575)-Braeuning,R 
(2348) Cappelle-la-Grande 2010}) 21... Rac8 22. Rh2 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qa2 {[%cal
Yb4b3,Yc8c5]} 24. h6 f6 $13) ({The immediate} 10. h4 h5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. O-O-O
Ne5 {leads to a heavily theoretical position, in which Black has been doing
fine for a long time:} 13. Bg5 (13. Kb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nde2 b5 16. Bh6
Qa5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nf4 Rfc8 19. Ncd5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Kf8 22. Re1
Rb8 23. b3 Rc5 24. Nf4 Rbc8 25. Kb2 a5 26. a3 Kg7 27. Nd5 Be6 28. b4 axb4 29.
axb4 Rc4 30. Nb6 Rxb4+ 31. Ka3 Rxc2 {0-1 (31) Anand,V (2725)-Kasparov,G (2795)
New York 1995 100 Jahre Schach [Benjamin/King]}) 13... Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 ({
Jones prefers} 14... b5 15. g4 hxg4 16. h5 Nxh5 17. Nd5 Re8 18. Rxh5 gxh5 19.
Qh2 Rxd5 20. Bxd5 Qb6 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Qc5 $1 $13 {and proves Black holds
the balance - this is verified mainly by email games.}) {After} 15. Bh6 {
the novel approach is} (15. g4 hxg4 16. f4 (16. h5 Nxh5 17. Rxh5 gxh5 18. Qh2
Ng6 19. Qxh5 Qa5 20. f4 Rxg5 21. fxg5 e6 {Radjabov,T (2751)-Carlsen,M (2765)
Baku 2008} 22. Qxg4 Qc5 $13 {/=/+ For more details see the notes to this game
in CBM 124.}) 16... Nc4 17. Qd3 (17. Qe2 Qc8 (17... Na5 {or}) (17... Na3+ {
should also give Black sufficient counterplay}) 18. f5 Nxb2 $1 19. Kxb2 Rxc3
20. fxg6 Rxb3+ 21. axb3 fxg6 22. c3 Qc5 23. Rhe1 Rc8 24. Qd2 a5 $36 {Nikolova,
A (2316)-Vocaturo,D (2507) Bratto 2009}) 17... Qc8 $142 $1 (17... Na5 18. Bxf6
exf6 19. Bd5 Nc6 20. Nxc6 (20. Ndb5 $1 $16) 20... bxc6 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qxd6
Rxc3 23. Qxd7+ Qxd7 24. Rxd7+ Ke6 25. Rxg7 Rf3 $44 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2789)
-Nakamura,H (2781) London 2017 See the notes to this game in CBM 182 by
Yermolinsky}) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. h5 (19. Nd5 Bg7 20. h5 e6 $15) 19... g5 20.
fxg5 (20. Nd5 gxf4 21. Nxf6+ exf6 22. Rdf1 d5 23. Rxf4 Rxe4 24. Rxf6 Qe8 25.
Qd1 Qe5 {0-1, Rudd,J (2345)-Jones,G (2549) Liverpool 2008}) (20. e5 dxe5 21.
Ne4 exd4 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Bxc4 Bf5 $15) 20... Bxg5 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. h6 Rxc3
23. bxc3 Qc5 24. Nb3 Qe5 25. Nd4 Rc8 $36 {Wosch,A (2239)-Lovakovic,F (2265)
email 2010}) 15... a5 $5 (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd5 e5 19.
Nxf6 Qxf6 20. Nb3 {has been the standard theoretical continuation; here Black
still has some problems.}) 16. a4 (16. g4 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Rxc3 18. bxc3 a4 19.
gxh5 axb3 20. cxb3 Nxh5 21. Rhg1 Ng7 22. h5 Qa5 23. Rc1 Qa6 24. c4 Qb6 $132 {
Domaraczenko,K (2020)-Moreto Quintana,A email 2016}) 16... Qb6 17. g4 Rxc3 18.
bxc3 Nxf3 19. Nxf3 Nxe4 20. Qd3 Nxc3+ 21. Kc1 Bxh6+ 22. Ng5 Bg7 {Karjakin,S 
(2771)-Carlsen,M (2881) Dubai rpd 2014} 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Qxg6 Qe3+ 25. Rd2
Ne2+ $11) {The classical move is} 10... Rc8 (10... Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. h4 (12.
Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 b5 $13) 12... b5 {Perhaps a promising way to meet the
Chinese Dragon is the more restrained} 13. Kb1 $5 (13. h5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15.
hxg6 fxg6 16. Bh6 Qb6 17. b3 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qa5 (18... Rf7 $142 $5 $13) 19. Kb2
Rfc8 $2 (19... Rf7 {was still the way to go}) 20. Nd5 $1 cxb3 21. axb3 Kf7 22.
Qd2 $2 (22. Nxf6 $18 {/\} Kxf6 23. Qf4+ Kg7 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qf7+ Kh6 26.
Rh1+ Kg5 27. f4+ Kg4 28. Qxg6+ Kxf4 29. Ne2+ Ke3 30. Qg3+ Kxe4 31. Qf3+ Ke5 32.
Rh5+ Ke6 33. Nd4#) 22... Qxd2 23. Rxd2 h5 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25. Ra1 Rb7 26. Rd3 g5
$132 {Fedoseev,V (2724)-Nakamura,H (2787) Moscow blitz 2018}) 13... Nc4 (13...
h5 14. g4 $1 {/\} hxg4 $2 15. h5 Nxh5 16. fxg4 Bxg4 17. Rdg1 $40) 14. Bxc4 bxc4
15. g4 Qa5 16. Ka1 Rfc8 17. h5 Rc5 18. Nde2 (18. hxg6 fxg6 19. a3 $5 $14) 18...
Qb4 19. Qc1 Ra5 20. Bd4 Qb7 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. a3 (22. g5 $14) (22. Nd5 $5 e5
23. Ne7+ Kf7 24. Bc3 $36) 22... Be6 23. Rdg1 Bf7 24. g5 Nh5 25. Bxg7 Nxg7 26.
Rh4 {Grischuk,A (2785)-Mamedov,R (2678) Antalya 2017} Ra6 $132 {[%cal Ya6b6]})
11. Bb3 {and now:} (11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bb3 b5 13. Bxa7 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5
Qa5 $5 $44) {All in all the sacrificial line is committal and Jones has put
even more effort into the alternative} 11... Nxd4 (11... Ne5 12. Kb1 {Black's
best practical chance is the exchange sacrifice} Nc4 ({After} 12... Re8 {
White can already get his attack going:} 13. h4 h5 14. g4 $1 hxg4 15. h5 Nxh5
16. Bh6 (16. Rdg1 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bf6 $1 $13 {is far from clear}) 16... e6 (16...
Bf6 17. Nd5 {and Black's Q remains passive:} gxf3 18. Rdg1 e6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6
20. Be3 $1 Rc5 21. Rxh5 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxh5 23. Rf1 Rh3 24. Qd1 Rc8 25. Bd3 f2
26. Rxf2 Qh8 27. Nf3 Rh1 28. Rf1 Rxf1 29. Qxf1 $16 {Mueller,G (2568)-Ham,S 
(2560) email 2010}) 17. Rdg1 g3 (17... Qf6 18. fxg4 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qg7 20. Qe3
Nf6 21. g5 Nh5 22. Nde2 Bc6 23. a3 Kf8 24. Rd1 a5 25. Nd4 Re7 26. a4 Ng4 27.
Qd2 Ne5 28. Rh3 Rb8 29. Rf1 Ke8 30. Ncb5 Bxb5 31. Nxb5 $36 {Siefring,C (2485)
-Brodda,W (2596) email 2015}) {and now the strong} 18. Nce2 $1 {has brought
him success in numerous mail games:} ({Less clear is} 18. Rxh5 $143 gxh5 19.
Rxg3 Ng6 20. Nf5 Bf6 21. Nxd6 Rc6 22. Nxe8 Bxe8 23. Qh2 h4 24. Rg2 Bxc3 25.
bxc3 Qd1+ 26. Bc1 Qxf3 27. Rg1 Kh7 28. Qb8 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2703)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2672) San Sebastian 2009} h3 $132 {For details see the notes
to this game in CBM 132.}) 18... Qf6 19. Bxg7 Qxg7 20. Rxh5 $5 ({Even the
simple} 20. Nxg3 Nxg3 21. Rxg3 $44 {|^ gives White a dangerous attack.}) 20...
gxh5 21. Rxg3 Ng6 22. Nf4 d5 23. Nxh5 Qh8 24. Rg5 dxe4 25. fxe4 Kf8 26. Nf5 Bc6
27. Qf2 Rcd8 28. a3 $40 {Langer,R (2290)-Lovakovic,F (2266) email 2011}) 13.
Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g4 b5 15. b3 b4 $5 (15... Rc5 $2 16. Ne6 $1 $16) {fleetingly
mentioned already in aforementioned notes in CBM 124 and 132. After} 16. bxc4
bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qc7 18. g5 (18. h4 {is the engine favourite, here according to
Jones Black's best bet is} h5 $5 $13) 18... Nh5 {White's efforts have
concentrated on} 19. Ka1 ({Instead of} 19. Kc1 Rc8 $44 {, but}) (19. Rd3 Rc8
20. Qd2 Qxc4 21. Rb3 $5 $14 {might also be promising}) {He has done well in
mail games after} 19... Be6 (19... Be5 $5) 20. Rb1 d5 $5 21. c5 (21. e5 Bxe5
22. c5 Bc8 23. c6 Nf4 24. Rb2 Ne6 25. Nxe6 Bxe6 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qxc6 28.
Rhb1 Qc7 29. f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (42) Ljubicic,L (2597)-Cruzado Duenas,C (2573)
ICCF email 2015}) 21... Qe5 $5 (21... dxe4 22. fxe4 Nf4 23. Rb2 Qe5 24. Qd2
Qxe4 25. Rd1 (25. Rhb1 Bd7 26. Rb8 Bc8 27. c3 Nd3 28. c6 Ne5 $44 {Geana,D 
(2165)-Hansen,L (2239) email 2016}) 25... Bg4 26. Rf1 Ne6 27. c3 Nxd4 28. Bxd4
e5 29. Be3 a5 30. Rfb1 $16 {Sherwood,R (2345)-Clowes,M (2357) email 2016}) 22.
Qd2 dxe4 23. fxe4 Qxc5 24. c3 Qc8 25. Rb2 Bd7 26. Rhb1 Be5 $14 {/~~, Evaristo,
C (2195)-Cleto,D (2236) email 2016}) 12. Bxd4 b5 {, which was introduced into
high-level practice by Topalov:} {The critical move is} 13. Nd5 (13. e5 dxe5
14. Bxe5 Bc6 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Ne2 Bh6+ $1 17. Kb1 Nd7 18. Bd4 a5 19. a3 b4
20. axb4 axb4 21. Rhe1 e5 22. Bf2 Nf6 23. Bg3 Bd2 24. Rg1 e4 25. Be5 exf3 26.
gxf3 Bxf3 27. Bxf6 Bxe2 $15 {Yu,Y (2744)-Jones,G (2625) Gibraltar 2016}) (13.
h4 a5 14. h5 a4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. hxg6 e6 17. e5 Bg7 18. Rxh7 Bxe5 19. Rdh1
fxg6 20. Bd5 (20. Rh8+ Bxh8 21. Rxh8+ $11) 20... Rf7 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Be4 Qf6
23. Kb1 Rh8 $11 {Polgar,J (2693)-Jones,G (2654) London rpd 2013}) (13. Bxa7 b4
14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Qa5 16. Qe3 (16. Bd4 Rxc2+ $1 17. Bxc2 Qxa2 18. Qf2 Rc8
$40 19. Kd2 Rxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Qc4+ 21. Kd2 Bxd4 22. Qe2 Bc3+ 23. Ke3 Qc5+ 24. Ke4
Bf5+ 25. Kf4 Be5+ 26. Kg5 f6+ 27. Kh4 g5+ {0-1, Bakre,T (2492)-Kadziolka,B 
(2298) Pardubice 2004}) 16... Ba4 17. Bd4 Bxb3 18. Qxb3 Rc7 $44) 13... Nxd5 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exd5 a5 16. a3 {, when Jones recommends the prophylactic} Kg8 $1
17. Rhe1 (17. h4 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Qxb4 ({Risky, but Black has enough play
after} 19. Qd4 Bf5 20. Kd2 e5 $1 21. dxe6 Bxe6 {[%csl Rd2]}) 19... Rb8 20. Qc3
Qb6 21. Qd4 Qa5 22. Bc4 Rfc8 23. b3 Bf5 24. g4 Bxc2 $1 25. Kxc2 Qa2+ 26. Kd3
Rxc4 $1 27. bxc4 $2 (27. Qxc4 Rxb3+ 28. Qxb3 Qxb3+ 29. Ke2 $15) 27... Rb3+ 28.
Ke4 Qe2+ 29. Kf4 Rxf3+ 30. Kg5 {Zilka,S (2518)-Cernousek,L (2466) Ostrava 2016}
e5 $3 31. dxe6 Qxe6 32. Rhe1 Qc8 33. Qxd6 Kg7 $1 $19) 17... Rc5 18. Re3 {
is arguably the most testing} (18. g4 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Qxb4 Qa8 21. Kd2 Rb8
22. Ra1 Rxd5+ 23. Ke3 Re5+ 24. Kd2 Rd5+ {½, Karjakin,S (2722)-Shirov,A (2730)
Bilbao 2009}) {, but Black gets a lot of play after the typical} 18... b4 $1
19. axb4 axb4 20. Qxb4 Qa8 21. Kd2 (21. Bc4 Bf5 22. Ra3 Qc8 23. b3 Qc7 24. Qd2
Rc8 25. Ra4 Bd7 26. Ra2 Bb5 27. Bxb5 Rxb5 28. Kb2 Rc5 29. Kb1 Rc3 30. Re1 Qb7
31. Re4 R8c5 32. Rd4 Qb5 33. Qe1 Qb6 34. Rd2 Rb5 35. h4 h5 36. Ra3 Kf8 $44 {
Krzyzanowski,W (2456)-Gonzalez Rabago,N (2467) email 2017}) 21... Rb8 22. Qd4 (
22. Ra1 Rxd5+ $1) 22... Qa5+ 23. Ke2 Rb4 24. Qd2 Qb6 25. Kf2 $146 (25. Ra1 Rc7
26. Kf1 Bb5+ 27. Kf2 Rd4 28. Qa5 Qc5 29. Qe1 f5 $5 30. g3 Kf7 31. Kg2 Bc4 $1
32. Bxc4 Rxc4 $11 {[%csl Rc2,Rd5] Zhak,B (2597)-Ham,S (2593) email 2015}) 25...
Ba4 26. Bxa4 Rxa4 27. Rb3 Qa7 28. Kg3 Raa5 29. Rb4 (29. Rd3 Ra2 30. Rb3 Raa5
$11) 29... Rxd5 30. Qxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Qa1 $132 {Alekseenko,K (2609)-Vocaturo,
D (2620) Batumi 2018} (31... f5 $5 $11)) ({In June Mista had to face the rare} 
9. Nb3 Be6 10. O-O-O a5 (10... Rc8 $5) (10... Ne5 $142 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 a5
13. a4 Qb6 14. Nd4 Rfc8 15. Ndb5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. b3 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Rc5 19.
Kb2 Rac8 20. c4 {Alonso,S (2390)-Nielsen,P (2505) Cappelle-la-Grande 1998} Rxc4
$1 21. bxc4 Rxc4 $40 {G.Jones}) 11. a4 Rc8 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. Nd4 Bc4 14. b3 Bxf1
15. Rhxf1 Nc6 16. Ndb5 Nb4 17. Rc1 d5 18. e5 Ne8 19. f4 f6 20. Bd4 e6 21. Qe3
fxe5 22. fxe5 Rxf1 23. Rxf1 Qd7 24. h4 Nc6 25. Ne2 $16 {(), Tomczak,J (2598)
-Mista,A (2599) Poland 2018}) 9... d5 10. Qe1 $5 {Introduced by Semen Dvoirys
in the 1980s, this has featured in quite a few high profile games recently.
Duda has tried it himself earlier this year and even Magnus Carlsen gave it a
go. We'll check the main alternatives:} (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4
Bxd4 ({This has currently replaced the older moves} 12... e5 {and}) (12... Nxc3
) 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4 {and now Nakamura's favourite is} Qc7 $5 ({Mista tried} 
14... Qa5 15. b3 Be6 16. Bc4 Rfd8 17. Qc5 Qc7 18. Bxd5 Qf4+ $5 19. Kb2 cxd5 20.
Qd4 Qc7 {All this is recommended by G.Jones, but White was more comfortable
after} 21. Rhe1 $146 Rac8 22. Rd2 a5 23. g4 Rd6 24. Re3 Rc6 25. Rc3 Bd7 26.
Rxc6 Bxc6 27. Nb6 Rd8 28. c4 e6 29. f4 Re8 {Kryvoruchko,Y (2714)-Mista,A (2606)
Poland 2017} 30. Rc2 $36) 15. Nc5 (15. Bc4 Nb6 $5 16. Bb3 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 c5 18.
Rhe1 e6 19. Qe4 Ba6 20. Bxe6 Bb7 21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxh2 23. Qg5 Rfe8 24.
Rh1 Qe5 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 $132 {Caruana,F (2803)-Nakamura,H (2799) Khanty-Mansiysk
2015 See the notes to this game in CBM 167 by M.Pavlovic.}) 15... Rd8 16. Bc4
Bf5 {[%cal Rf5c2]} 17. Bb3 Nb6 ({G.Jones makes a case for} 17... Nf4) 18. Qc3
h5 19. g3 Nd5 20. Qc4 (20. Qe1 Qb6 21. Na4 Qc7 22. h3 Nf6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.
Nc5 Bc8 25. Nd3 Rd6 26. g4 Be6 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. Qf2 Qa5 $11 {Wolfrum,R (2194)
-Joppich,U (2316) email 2009}) 20... e6 {[%cal Yd5e3]} 21. Rhe1 Qe7 22. Nd3 Nb6
23. Qc5 Rd6 $1 24. Rd2 Nd7 25. Qc3 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 Rxd3 27. Qxd3 Nc5 28. Qc3 Rd8
$11 {Adams,M (2715)-Nakamura,H (2781) London 2017}) (10. Kb1 Nxd4 ({After} 
10... Rb8 11. Ndb5 a6 12. Na7 e6 {White has the unpleasant} 13. Qf2 $5 Bd7 (
13... Ne7 $5) 14. exd5 $6 (14. Bb6 $1 Qe8 15. Bc5 $14) 14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5
16. Rxd5 Qf6 17. c3 Be6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Rc5 {Ivanchuk,V (2726)-Mamedov,R 
(2709) Huaian blitz 2017} Rfd8 $1 $40 {/\} 20. Be2 Rd5 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Rc3]}) 11.
e5 Nf5 12. exf6 exf6 $5 {has currently the best reputation:} 13. Bc5 (13. Nxd5
Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Be6 15. Bc4 f5 $132) 13... d4 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 15. Nb5 (15. Ne2 Ne3
16. Rc1 Nc4 $1 17. Qxd4 b5 $44 18. c3 $2 (18. Qc3 $1 Bh6 19. f4 Bb7 $44 {
G.Jones}) 18... Bf5+ 19. Ka1 Rd8 20. Qf2 Rd2 21. Qxa7 {Lagno,K (2493)-Jobava,B
(2616) Dubai 2004} Rd7 $1 22. Qa6 Qb8 23. Nd4 Ra7 24. Qxb5 Rxa2+ 25. Kxa2 Qa7+
26. Kb3 Nd2+ 27. Kb4 Bf8+ $19) 15... Ne3 {also gives Black reasonable
compensation for the exchange:} 16. Re1 (16. Rc1 Bh6 $1 17. f4 $5 (17. Qxd4 Nf5
18. Qc3 Bxc1 19. Kxc1 Bd7 20. Bd3 Rc8 21. Qd2 Bxb5 22. Bxb5 Qc5 23. Bd3 Ne3 24.
Re1 Re8 $11 {[%csl Ge3] Short,N (2707)-Carlsen,M (2801) London 2009 For more
details see the notes to the game in CBM 134 by A.Schulz.}) 17... Bxf4 18. Qxd4
Bh6 19. Bd3 Bf5 20. Qd6 Be6 $5 $44 {is a suggestion by Jones, which requires
practical testing.}) 16... f5 17. f4 (17. Nxd4 f4 $44 18. c3 (18. g3 Qd8 19.
Nb3 Qf6 20. Qc1 Bf5 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. cxd3 Qf5 23. Rxe3 fxe3 24. Qxe3 Rd8 25.
Qe4 Qb5 26. Qc4 Qe5 $36 {G.Jones}) 18... Qd6 19. Rxe3 fxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxd4 21.
cxd4 Be6 22. Bd3 Rd8 23. Be4 b6 $11 {Soto Paez,O (2373)-Kuderinov,K (2481)
Khanty-Mansiysk olm 2010}) 17... Qc5 18. c3 Nxf1 (18... Be6 $5 19. Nxd4 Nxf1
20. Rhxf1 Bd5 $44 {Lafarga Santorroman,D (2659)-Ham,S (2584) email 2012}) 19.
Re8+ Bf8 20. Qxd4 Qxb5 21. Qd8 Nd2+ 22. Kc2 Qxe8 (22... Qa4+ 23. Kxd2 $5 Qxf4+
24. Kd1 Qh6 25. Rhe1 f4 26. R1e2 b6 27. Qd5 Rb8 28. Qd6 Ra8 29. Qc6 Rb8 30.
Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Qxc8 Qxh2 32. Qb7 $14 {Aksenov,A (2297)-Ralle,P (2192) email 2016
}) 23. Qxe8 Ne4 24. Rd1 Nf6 25. Qd8 Kg7 26. Qc7 b6 27. Rd8 Bb7 28. Rxa8 Bxa8
29. Qxa7 Be4+ 30. Kd1 Bc5 $13 {Standke,W (2500)-Gonzalez Rabago,N (2467) email
2017}) 10... e5 {The most active reaction is also the best one.} (10... e6 $143
11. h4 Qc7 12. Ndb5 Qb8 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qd2 a6 (15... Qe5 16.
c3 Be6 {Horvath,A (2484)-Llaneza Vega,M (2421) Chennai 2018} 17. Bf4 $5 Qf6 18.
Bg5 Qe5 19. Re1 Qb8 20. h5 $16 {/\} d4 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 23. Bc4
$40) 16. Bf4 $1 Be5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qg3 19. Nc3 Bf5 20. Nxd5 Rfd8 21. Bc4
Rac8 22. Kb1 h5 23. Qc3 Qxg2 24. Ne3 Qxf3 {Topalov,V (2813)-Lu,S (2599) Baku
2015} 25. Ref1 Qg3 26. Qf6 $18 {Ramirez}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 (12...
cxd5 $6 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7 {Possibly even stronger is the materialistic}
15. Bxd5 $5 (15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rfe8 19. Qc3 Kg8
20. Qa5 $1 Qe7 21. Re1 Qh4 (21... Qg5+ 22. Qd2 Qf6 23. Re4 Rac8 24. c3 Qa6 25.
a3 Qb6 26. Qe3 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc4,Re5] Parligras - Milu, Romania 1999}) 22.
Rdxe5 Rxe5 23. Qxe5 Rd8 24. h3 c3 25. Qxc3 Qg5+ 26. f4 Qxg2 27. b3 $16 {
Leko,P (2741)-Carlsen,M (2765) Miskolc 2008}) 15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5
Rab8 (17... Qc4 18. Ra5 $14) 18. b3 (18. Qa5 Qc8 19. b3 Qf5 20. Be3 Rfc8 21.
Qd2 a5 22. Rd1 a4 23. b4 h5 24. a3 Qf6 25. Bg5 Qe6 26. Qd3 $16 {Sethuraman,S 
(2629)-Kanter,E (2383) Sharjah 2017}) 18... Rfc8 19. c4 Qb7 20. Qe4 Qb4 21. Kd1
f5 {Ganguly,S (2654)-Wang,R (2341) Edmonton 2016} 22. Qc2 $1 $16 {Ganguly}) 13.
Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 $5 {The latest wrinkle, as swapping on c3 releases the tension
in White's favour: he makes a useful move and retains the pressure on the <->d,
preventing the Q from going to c7.} (14. h4 Qc7 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Rac8 17.
Qf2 (17. c3 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc4 19. Ra5 e4 20. fxe4 Rfe8 $44 {G.Jones}) 17...
Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc4 19. Qd2 Qxa2 20. Ra5 Qc4 21. c3 Rfd8 22. Qc2 Rd3 23. Ra4 Qb5
24. Rb4 Qa6 25. Ra4 $11 {½, Galuszka,K-Bieszk,S (1828) email 2016}) ({The
older move} 14. Ne4 {also allows} Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 {and now:} 16. g4 (16. Qh4
h6 17. g4 Nf4 (17... Rd7 $5 18. g5 h5 {/\} 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. gxf6 Qa5 21. Be7
Rb8 $132 {G.Jones}) 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Qe7 Qa5 (19... Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxe7 21.
Bxe7 Nd4 22. Rd3 f5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Ng3 Kf7 25. Bc5 f4 26. Ne4 $16 {Hansen,M
(2377)-Thybo,J (2470) Svendborg 2018}) 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qxa7 Qxa7 22. Bxa7
Ra8 23. Be3 Rxa2 24. Kb1 Ra4 25. h4 Nd4 26. Nd2 f5 $132 {Vetter,G (2373)
-Ljubicic,A (2488) email 2007}) (16. h4 h6 (16... Nf4 $5 17. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 18.
Qxd1 Nxe6 19. Be3 f5 $146 20. Ng5 Nxg5 21. hxg5 f4 22. Bd2 e4 23. fxe4 Qe5 $11
{G.Jones}) 17. h5 (17. g4 $142) 17... f5 $1 18. Nf2 (18. hxg6 fxe4 19. Qxe4 Re8
20. g3 Nf6 21. Bxe6+ Rxe6 22. Qf5 Rae8 23. Be3 {Kryakvin,D (2583)-Zakharov,A 
(2402) Belorechensk 2009} e4 $17) 18... Nf4 19. Bxe6+ Nxe6 20. Bb4 g5 21. Bc3
Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 Nf4 23. Ne3 Qf7 24. Kb1 Nd5 25. Nc4 Rb8 26. Bd2 Qe7 27. c3 e4
$36 {Inarkiev,E (2669)-Radjabov,T (2751) Elista 2008}) 16... Nf4 17. Bxe6 (17.
Qc3 {A more solid try is} Bd5 (17... Rd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qb4 c5 $1 (19... d3
$6 20. Bxe6 Ne2+ 21. Kb1 Rb8 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 {Svidler,P (2738)-Radjabov,T (2744)
Sochi 2008} 23. Qb3 $1 Rxb3 24. Bxb3 dxc2+ 25. Bxc2 Nd4 26. Rd3 c5 27. Bb3 $16
{[%cal Yh1c1,Yd3c3]}) 20. Qa4 Nd5 21. Qa3 Rb8 $44) 18. Kb1 (18. g5 Ne6 19. Be3
Nd4 20. h4 Qe7 {[%cal Yd4f3]} 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Qd3 Rab8 23. h5 Qb4 24. Bb3 Rb7
25. Rh4 c5 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. gxf6 Bxb3 28. axb3 Qb6 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. Qc4+ Kh8
31. Re4 Qxf6 {½, Filipchenko,V (2369)-Schilling,F (2379) email 2008} 32. Qxc5
Qxf3 33. Rexd4 Rxd4 34. Qxd4+ Kg8 35. Qe5 Rf7 $11) 18... Rd7 (18... f5 $5 19.
gxf5 gxf5 20. Ng3 Qf7 $13) 19. Bf2 h6 20. Bh4 Re8 21. a3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rd4 {
Svidler,P (2660)-Alterman,B (2615) Bad Homburg 1997} 23. Rhe1 $5 Ng2 24. Qg3
Nf4 $5 {/\} 25. Rxd4 exd4 26. g5 Be5 27. gxh6 Rb8 28. b3 d3 29. cxd3 Qd6 30.
Ka2 Rb7 $44 {G.Jones}) 17... Rxd1+ (17... Nxe6 18. Bd6 Qb6 19. g5 (19. Qc3 Nd4
20. Rhe1 Qb5 $5 $132) 19... Nd4 20. Qf1 Rd7 21. Bc5 Qa5 22. Kb1 Rb7 23. c3 {
Alvarez,R (2557)-Johnson,M (2618) corr 1997} {here too Nlack has the sacrifice
of the R on b2, and frankly speaking the resulting positions extremely
complicated! But if you want to play for a win, then you have to take risks.}
Rxb2+ $1 24. Kxb2 Rb8+ 25. Bb4 Rxb4+ $1 26. cxb4 Qxb4+ 27. Kc1 {Black has
sacrificed two R! , obtaining in exchange a bishop and two pawns. But
fundamentally the white rooks are not fulfilling a role worth mentioning and
since the white king has a very exposed position Black's chances are worthy of
consideration.} Qa3+ 28. Kd2 Bf8 $1 {/\} 29. Rb1 Qxa2+ 30. Ke3 Nf5+ 31. Kd3
Qa6+ 32. Kd2 Qa2+ $11) 18. Qxd1 Nxe6 19. Be3 (19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. Bxd6 Nd4 21. Rf1
f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Nd2 Rd8 $11) 19... Rb8 20. Kb1 a5 21. c3 Nf4 22. g5 h5 23.
gxh6 Bxh6 24. h4 Bg7 25. Bxf4 exf4 $132 {Portych,V (2118)-Cvak,R (2237) email
2014}) 14... h6 {Mista chooses a move, which has until now been played only in
postal games.} ({Jones initially recommended and also played the direct} 14...
Rb8 {, but later developments indicate it's not quite ideal:} 15. Ne4 Qc7 (
15... f5 $6 16. Bxa7 $1 (16. Ng5 Bc8 17. h4 h6 18. Ne4 fxe4 19. fxe4 Rf4 20.
Bxf4 exf4 21. c3 Qb6 22. Qd2 Qc5 23. Bb3 Kh7 (23... a5 $5) 24. exd5 Bf5+ 25.
Kc1 Rxb3 $1 26. axb3 Qa5 $44 {Lampert,J (2442)-Jones,G (2643) Wunsiedel 2015})
16... Qe7 (16... Ra8 $5 17. Bc5 Rf7 18. Bb3 fxe4 19. fxe4 Rb7 20. exd5 cxd5 21.
Bb4 Qb6 22. a3 Qc6 $14 {Geissler,W (2339)-Hartl,H (2339) email 2016}) 17. Bc5 (
17. Bxb8 Rxb8 18. Rd3 $1 fxe4 19. fxe4 Nf6 20. Rb3 Rd8 21. Qb4 Qf7 22. Bxe6
Qxe6 23. Rd3 Ra8 24. a3 $14 {Sevian,S (2590)-Le,T (2465) Dallas 2016}) 17...
Qb7 18. Bb3 fxe4 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. fxe4 Nf4 21. Qc3 $1 Kh8 (21... Bxb3 22.
Qxb3+ Qxb3 23. cxb3 Ne6 24. Rhf1 Rc8 25. Rd6 Nc5 26. Rfd1 Rc7 27. Rd8+ Kf7 28.
b4 $18 {Ganguly,S (2668)-Quintiliano Pinto,R (2484) Doha rpd 2016}) 22. Rd6
Bxb3 23. Qxb3 Qc7 24. Rhd1 Nd5 25. Qa3 Nf6 26. Qb4 c5 27. Qb5 Nxe4 28. Rd7 Qc8
29. a4 $36 {Evtushenko,S (2537)-Berg,E (2537) email 2015}) 16. Bc5 Rfd8 17. g4
$1 (17. Bb3 f5 18. Ng5 Bc8 19. Bb4 Qb7 20. Ba5 {Fabig,H (2253)-Larsen,A (2018)
email 2015} Rf8 $5 21. c4 Nf4 22. Bc3 Qc7 23. g3 Ne6 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Nxe6
Bxe6 26. f4 a5 $5 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. fxe5 Rb4 29. Rd6 Bxc4 $14 {/= Golubev})
17... h6 18. Bb3 $5 (18. h4 f5 $1 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Ng3 Qf7 21. Bb3 Rd7 22. Ne2
Rbd8 23. h5 Kh7 24. Qa5 Nf4 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 $6 (25... Qxd7 $13 26. Nxf4 $4 Qd1+)
26. Nxf4 exf4 {Duda,J (2724)-Nakamura,H (2781) Caleta 2018} 27. Bf2 $1 $16 {/\}
Qxh5 $2 28. Qe1 $18) (18. Rg1 $5 Rb7 19. h4 Nf4 20. Bb3 Bxb3 21. axb3 Rd5 22.
h5 Ne6 23. Bf2 Qd8 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Qe2 Rf7 {Evtushenko,S (2537)-Lecroq,M 
(2606) email 2015} 26. Be3 $5 $36) 18... a5 (18... f5 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Nd2 $1
$14 {[%csl Re5,Rg8][%cal Yd2c4]}) 19. Rg1 (19. a4 Rd7 {Langer,M (2245)-Bodek,M
(2408) Calgary 2016} (19... f5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Nd2 {[%cal Yd2c4]} Nf4 22. Nc4
Nd3 23. Qe3 $1 e4 24. Bb6 Rxb6 25. Qxb6 Qxb6 26. Nxb6 Bxb3 27. cxb3 Rb8 28. Nc4
$14 {/+/-}) 20. g5 $5 h5 21. Qf2 $14) 19... Rd7 (19... f5 $2 20. gxf5 gxf5 21.
Nf6+) 20. h4 (20. Bf2 $5 $14 {Golubev}) 20... Rbd8 21. a4 (21. h5 $5 g5 22. a4
$16) 21... Nf4 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Be3 (24. h5 $36) 24... c5 25. g5
$6 (25. h5 $14) (25. Bxh6 $5 Bxh6 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Nxd7+ Qxd7 28. Qxe5 $14)
25... h5 26. Qe2 c4 $1 27. Rd1 Nd4 28. Qd2 Rd8 29. c3 Ne6 $11 {Anand,V (2776)
-Nakamura,H (2787) Moscow blitz 2018}) ({This year Gawain already went for} 
14... Re8 $5 15. Ne4 (15. h4 Qc7 $1 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 e4 19.
fxe4 Rxe4 20. Qd2 Bxb2 21. Kxb2 Qb7+ 22. Ka1 Rxe3 $11 {Navara,D (2735)-Edouard,
R (2641) Drancy 2016}) (15. Bb3 Nxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Qc7 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Qd2 e4 $11
{½, Brodsky,D (2405)-Arribas Lopez,A (2483) Charlotte 2018}) 15... f5 $142 $1
(15... Qc7 $6 16. Bc5 h6 17. g4 Nf4 18. Bd6 Qb6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Bc5 Qb5 21.
b3 Ree8 (21... f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. c4 $16) 22. h4 Qe2 $6 23. Qxe2 Nxe2 24. g5
h5 25. Rd6 $16 {Leko,P (2709)-Trent,L (2463) Douglas 2016}) 16. Ng5 Bc8 17. h4
(17. g4 $2 f4 18. h4 fxe3 19. Qxe3 h6 20. Qc5 Bb7 21. Ne4 Re6 22. h5 Qb6 $2 (
22... g5 $17 {/-+}) 23. g5 $1 hxg5 (23... Bf8 $1 $15) 24. Qa3 $1 Rb8 25. b3 Qd8
$6 26. Qxa7 $44 {|^, Carlsen,M (2834)-Jones,G (2640) Wijk aan Zee 2018 See the
notes by Nielsen in CBM 183}) (17. Bb3 f4 18. h4 fxe3 19. c4 e4 20. cxd5 Qf6
21. dxc6+ Kh8 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Ng5+ $11 Be6 $2 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 25. Qb4 $18)
17... Rb8 $5 (17... h6 $6 18. Ne4 $1 fxe4 (18... Be6 19. Bb3 $14) 19. fxe4 Be6
20. Bb3 a5 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Qd2 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Rh6] Bechara Dutra,P-Strata,R/
email/2015/}) (17... a5 18. h5 $5 (18. Qd2 a4 19. Qxd5+ cxd5 20. Rxd5 Be6 21.
Rxd8 Bxc4 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Rd1 h6 24. Nh3 Be2 25. Re1 Bb5 $44 {Bologan}) 18...
f4 (18... h6 19. Ne4 g5 $13) 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Rxd5 cxd5 21. Bxd5+ Qxd5 22.
Qxe8+ Bf8 23. Nxh7 Qf5 24. Nxf8 (24. hxg6 Bb7 $11) 24... Qxf8 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 $11
) 18. Bb3 h6 19. c4 Rxb3 20. axb3 hxg5 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Bxg5 Qd6 $44 {Nielsen,
Golubev}) (14... Qc7 $6 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Rac8 17. c3 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qb7
19. Qd2 Rxc3 (19... e4 20. Rd7 Qb5 21. Ka1 $16) 20. Bc5 $1 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 $16 {
Munshi,A (2001)-Graham,D (2204) Hastings 2017}) (14... a5 15. h4 Rb8 (15...
Nxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Bd5 17. h5 Re8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qd2 d4 21. Bh6
Bf6 22. g4 Qd6 23. Bg5 Bg7 24. Qh2 Rab8 {Pirs,M (2539)-Neagu,L (2558) email
2012} 25. c3 $5 $36) 16. Ne4 $1 f5 17. Ng5 Re8 18. b3 (18. Nxe6 $5 Rxe6 19. b3
$14) 18... Bc8 19. Qd2 (19. Ne4 $5 {[%cal Yh4h5]}) 19... h6 20. Ne4 Kh7 21. Nc5
Qc7 22. h5 g5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qxd5 Rb6 $44 25. Rd2 e4 26. fxe4 Rc6 27. Nd7 f4
28. Bf2 Re7 29. Qf5+ Kg8 30. Qd5+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ {½, Sanchez,M (2307)
-Bergmanolson,M (2295) email 2017}) 15. Bc5 (15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bxd5
Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Rab8 19. Qc5 Qb7 20. b3 Rfc8 21. Qd6 e4 22. Rhf1 a5 23. Qd7 Qb4
24. fxe4 Qc3 25. Qxf7+ Kh7 26. Bd4 Qxc2+ 27. Ka1 Rc7 28. Qd5 Bxd4+ 29. Qxd4 Rd8
30. Rf7+ Rxf7 31. Qxd8 Qxg2 32. Qd5 {½, Savoca,A (2455)-Dimov,D (2407) email
2016} Rc7 $44) (15. h4 Re8 16. Bb3 Qc7 17. h5 g5 18. Ne4 f5 19. Nc5 Bf7 20. g4
a5 21. gxf5 a4 22. Bc4 e4 23. Nxe4 Nc3+ 24. Nxc3 Bxc4 25. f6 Bxf6 26. Ne4 Rxe4
27. fxe4 {½, Pirs,M (2526)-Dimov,D (2407) email 2016} Bxa2+ $1 28. Kxa2 Qf7+
29. Kb1 a3 30. Bb6 axb2 31. Ba5 Qc4 32. Qg3 Qa4 33. Qb3+ Qxb3 34. cxb3 Rxa5 $11
) (15. Bb3 a5 16. Na4 Qf6 17. Bc5 Rfd8 18. Rf1 h5 {Savoca,A (2455)-Dimov,D 
(2407) email 2016} 19. g4 $5 $13) 15... Re8 16. Ne4 f5 17. Bb3 $146 {[%mdl 8]}
(17. Nd6 Re7 18. Bb3 Rd7 19. Nc4 (19. c4 Rxd6 $1 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qa5 Rd8 22.
cxd5 cxd5 23. Qxa7 e4 24. Rc1 Qe5 25. Rc3 Kh7 26. Rhc1 {½, Noble,M (2498)
-Gonzalez Rabago,N (2457) email 2014} Rd7 $44) 19... Qf6 20. Qf2 (20. Rd2 Kh7
21. Bd6 Rxd6 22. Nxd6 Bg8 23. Nb7 e4 24. c4 a5 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. cxd5 a4 27.
Rf1 Qe5 28. Nc5 axb3 29. Qxe4 Qg5 30. Nxb3 Bxd5 $44 {Petrigin,O (2309)-Caruso,
A (2338) email 2016}) (20. g3 $5) 20... Rad8 21. Rd2 Nf4 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. g3
Nh3 24. Qe2 {Nekhaev,A (2512)-Aleksandrov,V (2382) email 2015} Bd5 $14 {/~~})
17... fxe4 18. fxe4 Qc7 (18... a5 $5 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. c4 Bxc4
22. Rxd8 Raxd8 $44 {[%cal Ye5e4] and Black might well have sufficient
compensation:} 23. Bb6 Rd5 24. Bxa5 Ra8 25. Bc3 Bxa2+ 26. Kc2 Bc4 27. Qe4 Bd3+
28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. Kxd3 Kf7 $11 {is a tenable endgame.}) 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Rxd5
Kh7 21. Bd6 Qb6 22. Rd2 e4 $13 {[%csl Ge4][%mdl 64] /+/= White has won a pawn,
but the position still remains volatile and full of tactics. While the passed
pawn is dangerous, Black's K can be vulnerable.} 23. Ba3 Bxb3 24. axb3 e3 $5 (
24... Rad8 25. Rxd8 (25. Re2 e3 (25... Rd4 26. Rf1 $14) 26. Qb4 $14) 25... Qxd8
26. Qe3 (26. Qd1 $5) 26... Bd4 $14) 25. Rd6 (25. Re2 a5 $44 {is too passive})
25... Qb5 26. Qb4 $6 (26. Qg3 $142 $1 Qf5 27. Qf3 {still forces Black to fight
for equality, although he can probably hold after} Be5 $5 $13) 26... Qf5 $1 27.
g4 $2 (27. Qc4 $5 {is stronger, but White is already striving only for
equality:} e2 (27... Qf2 28. Bc5 Qxg2 29. Re1 Qxh2 30. Rd7 Rad8 31. Rf7 Kh8 (
31... Qe5 32. c3 Rc8 33. b4 $132) 32. Bb4 $1 e2 33. Rxg7 Kxg7 34. Bc3+ Kf8 35.
Bb4+ $11) 28. Re1 Re4 29. Qd5 (29. Qd3 Rae8 30. Rd7 Qf2 31. Qd2 $13) 29... Qxd5
(29... Rf8 $5 30. Qd3 Rf7 {[%csl Ge2]}) 30. Rxd5 Bd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Rxe2
Rd1+ 33. Ka2 $44 {=}) 27... Qe5 $2 (27... Qf3 $1 28. Re1 Qf2 29. Rd7 Rad8 30.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Qc3+ Kh7 $17) 28. Re1 (28. Qc5 {could be OK, but it's
understandable Duda wants to activate the Rh1.}) 28... a5 (28... Qxh2 $5 29.
Rd7 Rad8 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Qb7+ Kg8 (31... Kh8 32. Bb4 Rc8 33. Qf7 Qxc2+ 34.
Ka2 Qe4 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Rxe3 $1 Qxe3 37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38. Qf6+ $11) 32. Qc6 Qe5
33. Rxe3 $1 $11) 29. Qc5 (29. Qc4 $1 Rad8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Qc5 $1 Rd5 (31...
Qxh2 32. Qxe3 $14) 32. Qe7 $14) 29... Qf4 $6 (29... Qxh2 30. Rd7 (30. Rxg6 Qd2
31. Qf5 Qxe1+ 32. Ka2 Kh8 33. Rxg7 Kxg7 34. Qd7+ Kh8 35. Qd4+ $11) 30... Qe5
$11) 30. Rd7 {[%cal Rc5c3]} Rad8 (30... Qxg4 31. Qc7 Rg8 32. Re7 $16) (30...
Qxh2 31. Qd4 Qe5 32. Bc5 $1 $16) 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Qxe3 (32. Rxe3 $4 Qf1+ 33.
Ka2 Rd1 34. b4 a4 $19) 32... Qxg4 33. Ka2 $16 {After disarming the Pe3 White
has substantially increased his winning chances, but there are still
adventures to come.} Qg2 34. c3 ({Both} 34. Qc5 $16) ({and} 34. Qb6 $5 $16 {
are even stronger, as the Re1 threatens to penetrate to the 7th or possibly
8th rank.}) 34... Qxh2 35. Qa7 {[%cal Re1e7]} Qb8 (35... a4 $1 36. bxa4 (36.
Qxa4 Bxc3 $11) 36... Qh4 $1 $14) 36. Qxa5 (36. Qf7 $5 Qb5 37. Re7 Rg8 38. Qe6
$5 (38. Ra7 $16) 38... Qf5 39. Qc6 $5 {[%cal Ya3c5,Yc5d4]} Qc8 40. Qb5 Qf5 41.
Bc5 $40) 36... Rd7 (36... Re8 $5 $16 {is more resilient}) 37. Re6 (37. Qa4 Ra7
38. Qc4 $5 $16) 37... Qg3 (37... Qb7 $142 $14) 38. Re7 $6 {This is in
principle not ideal, White shouldn't swap his active R and use it for the
attack instead.} (38. b4 Qf3 $13 {is unconvincing, but}) (38. Qa4 {and}) (38.
Qa8 $5 $16 {are both better moves. White shouldn't worry about} Rd2 39. Qe4
Bxc3 40. Re7+ (40. b4 Bg7 41. b5 Rd1 {/\} 42. b6 $4 Ra1+ 43. Kxa1 Qxa3+) 40...
Bg7 41. Qc6 $1 {[%cal Rc6f6]} (41. Qb7 $2 Qc3 $19) 41... Qg5 42. Bb4 $1 Rd3 (
42... Rxb2+ 43. Ka3 $18) 43. Rc7 $18 {[%cal Rb4c3]}) 38... Rxe7 39. Bxe7 h5 (
39... Qf3 $5 40. Qc7 g5 41. b4 g4 42. Bh4 h5 $132) 40. Qd8 (40. b4 $5 h4 41.
Qd5 h3 42. Bd6 Qf2 43. Kb3 $36 h2 $2 44. Qh1) 40... Qf2 41. Qc7 Kh6 42. Bd6 Qf5
({A stronger move was} 42... Qe2 $14) ({or} 42... h4 43. b4 (43. Bf4+ Kh7 44.
Be5 Qf8 $132) 43... Qe2 $14) 43. b4 $1 Qd5+ 44. Ka3 (44. c4 $5 {/\} Qg2 45. Kb3
Qxb2+ 46. Ka4 $18 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4]}) 44... h4 45. Qc5 Qa8+ 46. Kb3 Qg2 (46...
Qf3 $5 $16 47. b5 h3 {and White at least won't have the motifs from the game:}
48. Qc6 $2 Qd1+ $11) 47. b5 h3 48. Qc6 (48. Bf4+ $142 $1 g5 49. Bc7 $18 {
weakens the K, which makes it easier to push the Pb5.}) 48... Kh5 $6 {The
final error.} ({After} 48... Qd2 $1 {the fight still continues:} 49. Qe4 Qd1+
50. Kc4 Qf1+ 51. Kb4 Bf8 52. Qh4+ Kg7 53. Qd4+ $1 Kh7 54. b6 Bxd6+ 55. Qxd6 Qg2
$16) 49. Qxg2 $1 hxg2 50. Bc5 Kg4 51. Kc4 Be5 52. b6 $1 $18 {[]} Kh3 (52... Kf3
53. Kd3 Bg3 {[%cal Yg3f2]} 54. b7 $8 $18) 53. Kd5 Bb8 54. c4 Kh2 55. Bd4 {
[%cal Rc4c7]} 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. Ng5 $5 (16. g4 Nf4 17. Qc3 Rd5 $5 $132 {Xie,J-Gufeld,E/Kuala
Lumpur/1994/1:0/37/}) (16. Qh4 h6 17. g4 Nf4 $5 18. Bd6 $6 (18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19.
Bd6 $14) 18... Rxd6 $1 19. Nxd6 Bd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Nb5 Qc5 $40 {Baron,
I-Komljenovic,D/Ibercaja op/1993/0:1/28/}) 16... Bc8 17. g4 Rb8 $5 {/\ 18...e4}
(17... h6 18. Ne4 Be6 19. Qf2 $132) 18. Ba3 Bh6 $5 (18... h6 19. Ne4 Be6 20.
Nc5 $14) 19. Qh4 (19. h4 f6 $19) 19... Kg7 20. f4 $1 Bxg5 (20... Nxf4 21. Rxd8
Qxd8 22. Qxh6+ $1 $18) (20... exf4 21. Nxf7 $1 $18) (20... f6 21. Rd3 $1 (21.
Ne6+ Bxe6 22. g5 Bxg5 $1 23. fxg5 f5 24. b3 $1 $44 {/\ Bb2}) 21... exf4 (21...
Nxf4 22. Rxd8 Bxg5 $4 (22... Qxd8 23. Qxh6+ $18) 23. Rg8#) 22. Rh3 $1 fxg5 23.
Qxh6+ Kg8 24. Qxg5 $16) (20... Re8 21. fxe5 $5 $16 (21. Bd6 $5 Bxg5 $1 (21...
Qxd6 22. Qxh6+ Kxh6 23. Nxf7+ Kg7 24. Nxd6 $18) 22. Bxc7 Bxh4 23. Bxb8 Nxf4 $44
) 21... Rxe5 (21... Qxe5 22. Qxh6+ Kxh6 23. Nxf7+ $18) 22. Bf8+ $1 $18) 21.
fxg5 Be6 22. Rde1 $1 Nf4 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Re3 $1 {/\ 25.Qh6 Kg8 26.Rh3} Qa5 $5
(24... Qd7 25. Rd3 $1 Nd4 26. Re1 $16) 25. Qf2 $1 (25. Qe1 $5 Rd5 (25... Qxe1+
26. Rhxe1 Nxg5 27. h4 Ne6 28. Rxe5 $14) 26. c4 Qxe1+ 27. Rhxe1 Rd4 $13) 25...
Rd4 (25... Nxg5 $2 26. Rf1 $1 e4 (26... Kg8 27. h4 $18) 27. b4 $3 Qd5 (27...
Rxb4 28. Bxb4 Qxb4 29. Qf6+ $18) 28. Bb2+ $18) (25... Qd5 26. Rf1 Qxa2 27.
Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Rd3 $1 Rf8 $1 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 (29... Qxb2+ 30. Kd2 Rxf8 31. Qxe6
Qb4+ 32. c3 Qb2+ 33. Ke3 Qb6+ 34. Ke4 Rxf1 35. Qe8+ $18) 30. Qxf8+ Nxf8 31.
Rxf8+ Kg7 32. Rc8 $14) 26. Rhe1 $1 Rb5 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. c3 Rf4 $8 (28... Rxg4
29. Rf1 $1 Qc7 (29... Rb7 30. Rxe5 $18) 30. Bd6 $1 Qd7 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Qxe5
Rxg5 33. Qf6 $18) 29. Qe7 Qd8 30. Qxd8+ Nxd8 31. Rxe5 Ne6 32. h3 a6 33. Be7 Rb7
34. Bf6 Kf8 (34... h6 35. Rd1 Kf8 $1 (35... Rb8 36. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 37. Be5 $18)
36. h4 $1 $16) 35. R5e4 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 Ke8 37. Ra4 Rb6 38. Bd4 $1 c5 39. Be3 $18
Kd7 40. Rc4 Rc6 41. Kc2 Kd6 42. b3 Kd5 43. Kd3 Rd6 44. Ke2 Rc6 45. Kf3 Rd6 46.
Ra4 Rc6 47. Ra5 Ke5 48. b4 $1 Kd5 49. bxc5 Kc4 50. Ke4 $1 Nc7 (50... Kxc3 51.
Kd5 $18) 51. Ra4+ Kxc3 52. Bd4+ Kd2 53. Rb4 Ne6 54. Kd5 Rc8 55. Rb2+ Kd3 56.
Rb3+ Kc2 (56... Kd2 57. Kc4 $18) 57. Rc3+ Kd2 58. Bf6 $1 Nc7+ 59. Kd6 $1 Nb5+
60. Kd7 Rc7+ 61. Kd8 Rc6 62. Rc4 Kd3 63. Rc1 $1 Ke4 (63... Kd2 64. Bb2 $18 {
/\ 65.a4}) 64. a4 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:36]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:34]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:35] The Dragon is
Nakamura's one of favourite weapons.} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:
51]} 7. f3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:46]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:33]} 9. g4 {[%emt 0:01:12] This move has become very popular in the
last few years.} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 10. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:52]} (10. Nxe6 $5 {
is the main alternative, which Nakamura also played himself,} fxe6 11. O-O-O
Ne5 12. Be2 Qc8 13. h4 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. e5 $1 Nb6 $2 (16...
Rad8 $5) 17. h5 $1 dxe5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qh2 Rxf4 $1 20. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 21. Kb1 $1
Qxh2 22. Rxh2 Rf8 23. Ne4 $16 {Nakamura-Robson, Saint Louis 2012, and White is
better, but for the victory still he needs great technique.}) 10... Nxd4 {
[%emt 0:03:53]} 11. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 12. Kb1 {
[%emt 0:07:25]} (12. a3 Rfc8 13. h4 {is also a common line.}) 12... Rfc8 {
[%emt 0:05:33]} 13. a3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:47] The most
straightforward reaction, Black prepares for the queenside attack by ...b5-b4.}
14. h4 {[%emt 0:02:04] White also continues his play.} b5 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 15.
Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:18] Important, otherwise ...b4 was too dangerous.} ({For
example:} 15. h5 $2 b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 {and Black is faster.}) 15... Qxd2 {
[%emt 0:01:12]} 16. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 17. exd5 {
[%emt 0:00:39]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:50] Now we are in an endgame, where White has
two Bs, but Black is solid, so the position is approximately equal.} 18. h5 {
[%emt 0:04:19]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 19. g5 {[%emt 0:18:12]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:34:
28]} 20. Be2 {[%emt 0:12:04]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 21. Rdd1 $146 {[%emt 0:01:
28] Actually this is the first new move in the game.} (21. Rd3 b4 22. a4 Nb6 (
22... Rc7 $5) 23. b3 Rc7 24. Bf2 Rbc8 $5 {A nice move, which sacrifices the
b6-N.} 25. h6 ({Of course at this moment} 25. Bxb6 $2 {is bad, because of} Rxc2
$17 {and Black has a lot of threats.}) 25... Bh8 26. c4 bxc3 27. Bxb6 Rb7 28.
Bd4 Rxb3+ 29. Kc1 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 c2 31. Kd2 c1=Q+ 32. Rxc1 Rb2+ 33. Kd1 Rxc1+
34. Kxc1 Rxe2 35. Rc4 f6 $11 {Blomqvist-Azarov, Cappelle la Grande 2015, with
a drawish R endgame.}) 21... b4 {[%emt 0:23:29]} 22. a4 {[%emt 0:01:24] Of
course White wants to close the b-file.} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 23. f4 {[%emt 0:
31:28]} Rf8 $5 {[%emt 0:06:07] An interesting place for the R. Until this
moment White had logical straightforward moves, but now it is not easy to
continue.} ({The simple} 23... Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Nb6 $11 {was also possible.}) 24.
Rh3 {[%emt 0:13:38]} (24. hxg6 fxg6 {was the idea behind 23...Rf8.}) 24... Bxd4
{[%emt 0:03:02]} 25. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 26. b3 {
[%emt 0:09:54]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:06:08]} 27. Rhd3 {[%emt 0:03:58]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:
06:44]} 28. c4 $5 {[%emt 0:01:31] White wants to close the c-file, even with a
P sacrifice too.} (28. Rd2 {could have been met by} Rc3 29. Bd3 R8c5 $15 {
and the black R will penetrate into White's position.}) 28... bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:
55]} 29. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:06:16]} 30. Bg4 {[%emt 0:02:07]}
R8c7 {[%emt 0:03:03] and a draw, because White closed the c-file, so neither
side can continue with his own plan.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 (12... e5 {is the
sharp main line.}) 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4 Qc7 (14... Qa5 {was the main line, but
the text has been gaining in popularity these days.}) 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Nc5 $5 {
White wants to avoid Be6 followed by Nf4.} (16. Bb3 Be6 (16... Bf5 17. Nc5 {
- 16.Nc5} (17. g4 {unnecessarily weakens the vital f4-square.} Nf4 18. Qe3 Be6
19. h4 Bxb3 20. axb3 Ng2 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qe4 Qf4+ 23. Qxf4 Nxf4 $11 {
Ivanchuk-Carlsen, Leon (m/1-rapid) 2009}) (17. g3 $5 Rd6 18. g4 $5 Nf6 ({
The natural} 18... Nf4 $6 {doesn't work in view of the tactical blow} 19. Bxf7+
$1 Kxf7 20. Qc4+) 19. Qe3 Be6 20. Rxd6 exd6 21. Bxe6 Re8 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Qb3
Nd5 $44 {Pommerel Brouwer-Romm, corr 2009})) 17. Nc5 Nf4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Qe3
Nf4 20. g3 Nd5 21. Qg5 e6 22. Rhe1 a5 23. a4 Rab8 24. Qe5 (24. h4 Kg7 25. h5 h6
26. Qe5+ Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Kf6 $11) 24... Qxe5 25. Rxe5 {Black's pawn structure is
slightly inferior, but the d5 knight is very strong.} Rb4 (25... Kg7 26. Re4
Rb4 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rxb4 axb4 29. Re1 Ra8 30. b3 $14) 26. Re4 Rdb8 27. Rdd4
Rxd4 {Exchanging one pair of rooks, the black king has a clear way to d6.} (
27... R4b6 $6 28. Rc4 $1 Kf8 29. Rc5 Ra8 30. Re5 $1 $14 {Leko-Van Wely, Wijk
aan Zee 2013}) 28. Rxd4 Kf8 29. Rc4 Ne7 (29... Rb6 $2 30. Rc5 Ra6 31. Bc4 $16)
30. Rc5 Ra8 31. c3 Ke8 32. Bc2 Kd7 33. Re5 Kd6 $11 {and Black can hold the
endgame.}) 16... Bf5 17. Bb3 h5 $2 {This only weakens Black's kingside.} (17...
Nb6 18. Qe3 (18. Qc3 h5 19. g3 e6 20. Rhe1 Nd5 $13 {A.Muzychuk-Cmilyte, Eilat
2012}) 18... Nd5 (18... h5) 19. Qh6 Qb6 20. Na4 {(Perez Mitjans-Delgado Ramos,
Barcelona 2011)} Qb4) (17... Nf4 {is the most active continuation.} 18. Qf2 (
18. Qc4 Be6 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. g3 Rd6 21. c3 a5 22. f4 Rad8 {=/+/=
Serban-Haugen, ICCF 2009}) 18... Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Re1 (20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21.
g3 Qd4 $1 22. Qxd4 Ne2+ 23. Kd2 Nxd4 $11 {Dothan-Lecroq, ICCF 2011}) 20... h5
21. g3 Nd5 22. a3 Qb6 23. Bc4 {1/2 Scherer-Ham, ICCF 2010}) 18. g4 $1 {Sergey
immediately exploits the weakness of the kingside.} (18. Rhe1 {allows the
simplifications after} Nb6 19. Qe3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxh2 21. Qxe7 Nd5 $132 {
A.Muzychuk-Cmilyte, Ankara 2012}) 18... e5 19. Qg1 $1 Nf4 {Black's hopes were
founded on the excellent knight on f4.} 20. Re1 $1 (20. Kb1 {leads to
unnecessary exchange of rooks.} Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Rd8 22. Qg1 hxg4 23. fxg4 Bc8
$13) 20... hxg4 21. fxg4 Bc8 {Now the a8-rook is completely out of play.} 22.
Qg3 $1 (22. h4 {It is difficult to open lines against the black king:} Qe7 23.
h5 g5) 22... a5 $2 (22... Rb8 23. Rhf1 $16 (23. Qh4 $6 Rxb3 $1 {Black
eliminates the dangerous bishop.} 24. cxb3 Ng2)) 23. Qh4 $1 {Now Black
founders on the weakness of the dark squares.} a4 $2 {This loses outright, but
it is hard to give good advice.} (23... Ng2 $2 24. Bxf7+ $1 $18) (23... Kg7 24.
Ne4 (24. Bxf7 $143 Rh8 $1) 24... Bxg4 (24... Nd5 25. Rhf1 Rh8 26. Qg5 a4 27.
Rxf7+ $1 Qxf7 (27... Kxf7 28. Qf6+ $18) 28. Qxe5+ Kg8 29. Nf6+ $18) 25. Qf6+
Kg8 26. Rhf1 $1 a4 27. Bc4 $18) 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 25. Ne4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SHSM Legacy"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7 {A rare line, but
sometimes Li Chao plays it.} 6. Be2 (6. Bg5 {is the most popular line.
Recently Li Chao had a game with it,} e6 7. Qd2 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Ndb5 Bxb5
10. Bxb5+ Nc6 11. O-O-O a6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. f4 Qd8 14. g4 Qa5 15. h4 Rb8 16.
Kb1 d5 $132 {Leko-Li Chao, Szeged 2015, with a double-edged fight.}) 6... g6 (
6... e5 {is more common.}) 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. h4 h5 11. Kb1
(11. f3 {is also possible.}) 11... Rc8 12. f3 (12. Bh6 {has also been tried,
for example} Nxd4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 (13... Nxe2 14. Bxf6 Nxc3+ 15. Bxc3 $36 {
and White had the initiative, Karjakin-Morozevich, Moscow blitz 2013.}) 14.
Qxd4 Qa5 15. f4 Be6 $13 {with an unclear middlegame.}) 12... Ne5 13. Nd5 Nc4 ({
In the event of} 13... Nxd5 14. exd5 $40 {followed by g4. White looks nicely
placed.}) 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. b3 Nxd5 16. exd5 ({Of course the greedy} 16. bxc4
$2 {does not work because of} Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qb6+ 18. Ka1 e5 $19 {and Black
wins.}) 16... Rc5 {A brave decision, Black sacrifices an exchange.} ({The
natural} 16... Rc8 {could have been met by} 17. g4 $1 hxg4 18. h5 $1 $40 {
with a strong attack.}) 17. Ne6 $1 Rxc2 $1 {The best practical chance.} (17...
fxe6 $2 {is bad, as} 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. dxe6 $18 {and White is winning.}) 18.
Kxc2 ({Probably} 18. Qxc2 $1 {was more accurate,} fxe6 19. Qxg6 exd5 20. Rxd5
Qc8 21. Rc1 $1 Bf5+ 22. Rxf5 Qxf5+ 23. Qxf5 Rxf5 24. Bxa7 $16 {and White is a
healthy P up.}) 18... fxe6 19. dxe6 Qc7+ 20. Kb1 Bxe6 21. Bd4 {It is very
important to neutralise the g7 B.} Bf5+ 22. Ka1 e5 23. Bb2 Rd8 24. Rc1 Qe7 25.
Qb4 Qd7 26. Rhe1 Kh7 27. Rcd1 Qc7 28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Rcd1 Qc7 30. Qc3 Qe7 31. Qa5
b6 32. Qb4 Qc7 33. Rc1 Qd7 34. Rcd1 Qc7 {The previous moves were acceptable,
White did some manoeuvring with his Rs.} 35. Re2 $6 {An inaccuracy.} (35. g4 $1
{was stronger} hxg4 36. fxg4 $16 {is obviously better for White.}) 35... d5 $2
{An error in reply.} ({Black should have played} 35... Bh6 {and the B controls
the important c1-square.}) 36. Rc1 Qb8 37. Rxe5 $4 {Until this moment Dubov
played completely well, but now he made a terrible blunder, which loses
immediately.} (37. g4 $1 {was the correct move,} hxg4 38. fxg4 Be4 39. Qe7 $16
{and White is better.}) 37... Qxe5 $1 {This was the reply, which White missed
in the previous move. Dubov resigned.} (37... Qxe5 38. Bxe5 Bxe5+ 39. Rc3 Rc8
40. Qe7+ Bg7 $19 {and White is without hope.}) 0-1

[Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Anand +4-1=13"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1995.10.05"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1995.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Der partielle Stromausfall im 107.Stock des World Trade Centers vor der
Partie war noch das Spannenste an der 15.Auseinandersetzung der Kontrahenten
um den Schach-Thron.Der erste Zug konnte nur mit zwei Stunden Verspätung
ausgeführt werden,dafür war die Partie dann aber auch schnell beendet.Nach nur
16 Zügen willigte Anand in Kasparovs Remisofferte ein; verständlich nach vier
Niederlagen in den vergangenen fünf Partien.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 {Bisher hatte Anand
hier zweimal 9.Lc4 gegen Kasparovs Drachen versucht.Seine Bilanz:zwei
Niederlagen.Die hatten allerdings mit diesem Zug wenig zu tun.} Be6 {Schwarz
hat an dieser Stelle gewissermaßen die freie Auswahl.Gespielt wird auch 9..Lg4,
9..d5,9..h5,9..e5,9..Sd7.9..e6 und 9..Sd4.Der Partiezug gilt als die stärkste
Fortsetzung.} 10. O-O-O Nxd4 (10... Ne5 $5) 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. a3
Rab8 {Nach Geller führt} (13... Bc4 14. h4 Bxf1 15. Rhxf1 Rc4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17.
Nd5 Qxd2 18. Nxf6+ Kg7 19. Rxd2 Kxf6 {zum Ausgleich.}) 14. Nd5 (14. g5 Nh5 15.
Nd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 17. exd5 $14 {Karpov-Dueball, Skopje 1972}) (14. h4 b5
15. Nd5) 14... Qxd2 15. Rxd2 Nxd5 16. Bxg7 {Diese Stellung hatten vor Anand
schon andere Weißspieler angestrebt,um nach 16..Kg7 17.ed5 in einem Endspiel
mit Raumvorteil ihr Glück zu versuchen.Der Vorteil ist jedoch minimal.} Ne3 $5
(16... Kxg7 17. exd5 Bd7 18. Rd4 (18. h4 Rc5 (18... h6 19. Bd3 Rc5 20. Re1 Rxd5
21. Rxe7 Be6 22. b4 Kf6 23. Rc7 Ke5 24. Kb2 a5 25. c4 Rd4 26. Re2+ Kf6 27. Kc3
Rf4 28. Be4 axb4+ 29. axb4 b5 30. Rd2 Ke5 31. Re7 bxc4 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 Rb5
34. Bc6 Rb6 35. Rd5# {1-0 Micic,J-Sadkiewicz,J/BLW 1993}) 19. Rd4 Rbc8 20. Bd3
a6 21. Re1 Kf8 22. h5 Bb5 23. Be4 Bd7 24. b3 Rc3 25. Kb2 f5 26. gxf5 Bxf5 27.
Re2 Bxe4 28. Rdxe4 gxh5 29. Rf4+ Ke8 30. Rf5 h4 31. Rh5 Rxf3 32. Rxh7 Rf7 {
1/2-1/2 Maus,Si-Von Westphalen,A/NWL 1993}) 18... b5 19. Bd3 Rc7 20. Re1 Kf8
21. g5 Bc8 22. b4 Kg7 23. Kb2 Bf5 24. Re2 Rbc8 25. h4 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 Rc4 27.
Rde3 Kf8 28. Rxe7 Rxc2+ 29. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 30. Kxc2 Kxe7 {1/2-1/2 Westerinen,
H-Sehner,N/Wuppertal 1986. Diese Neuerung Kasparovs scheint die einfachste
Lösung der schwarzen Stellungsprobleme zu sein.Nach 17.Ld4 Sf1 18.Tf1 a5 (18..
b6)19.h4 (19.Lb6 Ta8 Idee Ta6) 19..b5 20.h5 g5 oder 19..Kf8 20.h5 Ke8
garantieren die ungleichfarbigen Läufer dem Schwarzen ein leichtes Remis.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Kb1 $5 {Modernes Schach! Den großen Zentrumsgegenschlag
von Schwarz beantwortet Weiß mit einem Abwartezug.10.Kb1 ist der Beginn einer
noch relativ jungen Variante, deren Zukunft davon abhängt, ob es Schwarz
endlich gelingen wird ein Gegengift zu finden.} Nxd4 (10... dxe4 $4 11. Nxc6
Qxd2 12. Nxe7+ $18) (10... e6 11. h4 Re8 12. h5 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 d4 15.
Bg5 Qa5 16. Nb5 Qb6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. g4 a6 19. Na3 Be6 20. Nc4 Qc5 21. b3 b5
22. Nb2 a5 23. Nd3 Qd6 24. Qh2 Nd7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Bh6 Bxh6 27. Qxh6+ Ke7 28.
Qg5+ f6 29. Rh7+ Kd8 30. Qd2 Bg8 31. Rh2 g5 32. Kb2 Nb6 33. Rh6 b4 34. Qxg5 Nd7
35. Qd2 {Mahdia F-Sharaibi F/Thessaloniki 1988/0-1 (53)}) 11. e5 $1 {Nicht
minder erstaunlich als der 10. weiße Zug.Ein glatter Figurenverlust wird
ignoriert!} (11. Bxd4 $2 dxe4 12. h4 (12. Bxf6 Qxd2 13. Rxd2 exf6 14. Nxe4 f5
15. Nd6 Be6 16. f4 Rfd8 17. Be2 Bf8 18. Rhd1 Rd7 19. Nb5 Rad8 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21.
Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Nxa7 Bc5 23. Nb5 Bc6 24. Bf1 Be3 25. h3 Bxf4 26. Nd4 Be4 27. a4
Kf8 28. b4 Bd2 29. b5 Bc3 30. Nb3 b6 31. a5 bxa5 32. Nc5 Bd4 33. Nb3 Bb6 34.
Kb2 Ke7 35. c4 Kd6 36. Kc3 a4 {Messarius,J-Gustavsson,C/BL2-W 9293 (1993) ;BL2
1993/0-1 (61)}) 12... exf3 13. gxf3 Nh5 14. Qe3 Qa5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd5 e6
17. b4 Qd8 18. Nc3 Qf6 19. Ne4 Qf4 20. Qc3+ e5 21. Rd5 f6 22. Rc5 Be6 23. Bc4
Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Qf5 25. Rc7+ Kh8 26. Rd1 Rac8 27. Qc5 Qe6 28. Rd6 Rxc7 29. Qxc7
Qc8 30. Rd7 Qxc7 31. Rxc7 f5 32. Ng5 h6 33. Nf7+ Rxf7 34. Rxf7 Nf4 35. c4 h5
36. c5 g5 37. Rxf5 gxh4 38. Rxe5 {1-0 Paternoste,Ricardo-Alvarez,Roberto/cr
LADAC Superior 1989}) 11... Nxf3 {Der neue Zug.} (11... Nd7 12. Bxd4 e6 {
+/- Milov,L-Cirkvencic,F/Nagykanizsa/1993/} (12... Nxe5 13. Qe3 Nc6 (13... Qd6
$2 14. Nb5 $1) 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nxd5 (15. Rxd5 Qc7 16. h4 $13 (16. Nb5 Qa5 17.
Nc3 Qc7 $10)) 15... Qa5 (15... Be6 16. Qc3+ $1 (16. Bc4 $2 Qa5) 16... f6 17.
Bc4 $36) 16. b4 Qa4 (16... Qd8 $6) 17. b5 Rb8 18. Qb3 (18. Ka1 f6 $140 $1 19.
bxc6 bxc6 20. Nc3 Qa3 21. Rb1 Rxb1+ 22. Kxb1 Bf5 23. Bc4 Rb8+ 24. Bb3 Rxb3+ 25.
axb3 Qxb3+ $10) (18. Kc1 $140 $5 f6 (18... Na5 $140 $2 19. Qe5+ f6 20. Qxb8 Bf5
21. Qc7 Rc8 22. Qxe7+ Kh6 23. Qe3+ g5 24. Kd2 $18 {[]}) 19. bxc6 bxc6) (18.
bxc6 $5 bxc6+ 19. Kc1 $140 cxd5 20. Qe5+ Kg8 21. Qxb8 Bf5 22. Qb3 $1 $8) 18...
Qxb3+ 19. axb3 (19. cxb3 $14) 19... e6 20. bxc6 exd5 21. c7 (21. Rxd5 $1 bxc6
22. Ra5 $16) 21... Ra8 22. Rxd5 Be6 23. Rc5 Rfe8 (23... Rac8 $2 24. Bb5 $140 $1
a6 25. Bd3 Rfe8 26. Be4 $1 $18) 24. Bd3 (24. Bb5 Re7 {/\ Rc8=}) 24... Rac8 25.
Ra5 (25. Re1 Re7 26. Bc4 Rexc7 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Bxe6 Re7 $10) 25... a6 26. Re1
Rxc7 27. Re4 {1/2-1/2 Milov,L-Golubev,M/Biel op (10) ;TD 94\02 1994}) 13. f4 a6
14. h4 b5 15. h5 b4 16. Na4 a5 17. g4 g5 18. h6 Bh8 19. Rh5 gxf4 20. Qxf4 f6
21. Bd3 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Bxc5 Rf7 25. Qe3 Rc6 26. Bd4 Qe7 27.
Re1 Kf8 28. exf6 Bxf6 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Rxd5 Qf2 31. Rd8+ Ke7 32. Qg5+ Rf6 33.
Red1 Qxc2+ 34. Ka1 Rc7 35. Qg7+ Rf7 36. Qg5+ Rf6 37. Qg7+ Rf7 38. Qg5+ Rf6 {
1/2-1/2 Kaminski,U-Sievers,S/BL 9495 HSK-Dresden [7] 1995}) (11... Nxc2 $4 12.
exf6) (11... Nf5 12. exf6 $16 exf6 13. Bc5 d4 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 15. Nb5 Ne3 16. Re1
Nxf1 17. Rhxf1 Be6 18. Nc7 d3 19. Nxa8 dxc2+ 20. Ka1 Qxa8 21. Qxc2 a5 22. Rd1
h6 23. Rfe1 Qa6 24. Qc5 f5 25. Rd6 b6 26. Rxb6 Qd3 27. Rd6 Qc4 28. Qxc4 Bxc4
29. Rc1 Be6 30. Ra6 Be5 31. g3 Kg7 32. Rxa5 Kf6 33. Rxe5 Kxe5 34. a4 f4 35. a5
{1-0 Mifsud,T-Bizat,M/Moscow olm (11) MLT-MNC ;EXP 44 1994}) 12. gxf3 Nh5 13.
Qxd5 Qc7 (13... Qxd5 {reicht wie der Partiezug nicht ganz zum Ausgleich:} 14.
Nxd5 Bxe5 15. Bc5 $5 (15. Nxe7+ Kg7 16. Rd5 $1 (16. Nxc8 Rfxc8 17. Bh3 Rd8)
16... Bf6 (16... Kf6 17. Rb5 $5) 17. Nxc8 Rfxc8 18. Bd3) (15. Bh6 $6 Bg7 16.
Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7 18. Bb5 (18. Bc4 Bh3) 18... Be6) 15... Nf4 (15... e6
16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Ne3 b6 18. Bd3 $14) (15... Kg7 16. Bxe7 Rh8 17. Bc4 Be6 18.
Rde1 Bf4 19. Nxf4 Nxf4 20. Bxe6 $14) 16. Nxe7+ (16. Bxe7 Re8 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18.
Bxf6 $14 Bf5 19. Bb5 Re3 (19... Re6 20. Bg5 Nh3 21. Bh4) 20. Rhf1 $14 Rc8 21.
Rd2) 16... Kg7 17. Bb5 (17. Bc4 Be6 18. Rhe1 Rfd8) 17... Be6 18. Rhe1 Kf6 $13
19. Re4 (19. Bf2) (19. Bc6 $2 bxc6 20. Nxc6 Bc7) 19... Rfd8 20. Rde1 Bc7) 14.
f4 {Die statisch gesehen so schwache weiße Bauernstruktur ist vom dynamischen
Standpunkt aus betrachtet außerordentlich effizient.Schwarz muß alles daran
setzen den z. Z. kaltgestellten Figuren (Bg7,Nh5) neues Leben einzuhauchen.}
Bg4 15. Be2 (15. Rd4 $5 {Weiß möchte den Bg4 durch Qd5-g2 vertreiben, um
anschließend den Springer mit Bf1-e2 aufspießen zu können.} Rfd8 (15... Rac8
16. Rc4 Qb8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Bg2 b6) 16. Qg2 Rxd4 (16... Be6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8
18. Be2 Kh8 19. Bxh5 (19. Rg1 Rg8) 19... gxh5 20. Rg1 Rg8 21. Qg5 f6) 17. Bxd4
Qd7 (17... Be6 18. Be3 (18. Qf2 Bh6) 18... Bh6 19. Qf2 Ng7 20. Nb5 Qa5 21. b3
Bd5 22. Rg1 Nf5 23. Bd2 Qd8 24. Nxa7) 18. Be3 $14 Bh6 19. Rg1 Bf5 20. Qf2 $36)
15... Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rad8 $2 (16... Rac8 17. Qb3 b6 18. Nc3 $1) (16... e6 $1)
17. Qc5 $16 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 Bh6 19. Bxe7 (19. f5 $1 Rxd1+ (19... gxf5 $2 20.
Rdg1+ Ng7 21. Bxe7 $18) 20. Rxd1 gxf5 21. Rd7 f4 (21... b6 22. Bxe7 Re8 23. Nd4
Bf4 24. Nf3 $1 (24. Nxf5 Bxe5 25. Rxa7 Bxh2 26. c4) 24... a6 25. c4 $16) 22.
Bxa7 f3 23. Ng1 f6 24. e6 Ra8 25. Bf2 $18 (25. Bb6 $2 Ra6)) 19... Rxd1+ 20.
Rxd1 Re8 21. Bc5 $2 (21. Rd7 {Kurz vor Schluß hätte es noch `mal ordentlich
Zoff geben können.} Nxf4 22. Nd4 Nd5 23. Bc5 Nf6 24. Rxb7 Rxe5 25. b4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 $5 Ne5 11. h4 (11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Rc8 13. h4 Rxc3
14. bxc3 Qa5 $44) 11... b5 $146 ({Usually black play} 11... Rc8 {In this case
if white play 12.Bh6 black will sacrifice rook on c3:} 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6
Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 $44) 12. Bh6 {Now it's possible.} (12. h5 Nxf3 $5 13. Nxf3
Bxg4 $13) 12... Bxh6 13. Qxh6 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 f6 16. Kb1 (16. Bb5 $2
Nf7 (16... Bxb5 $4 17. Ne6) 17. Qe3 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qa5 $17) 16... Qa5 $1 17. Nb3
(17. Be2 Qxd5) (17. Bd3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Qxd5) (17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 Rac8 19. Be2
(19. Qe3 Qc5) 19... Qc5) 17... Qc7 18. Bd3 $1 (18. g5 $4 Nf7 $19) 18... Rf7 {
Now black N can't attack white Q.} (18... Nxd3 19. Rxd3) (18... Nxf3 19. h5)
19. Nd4 a5 (19... Rc8 20. Ba6 $5 (20. g5 Nxd3 (20... Qc5 21. h5 Qxd4 22. hxg6
Rg7 23. gxf6 exf6 24. gxh7+ Kh8 25. Ba6 Qc5 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 27. Rdg1) 21. Rxd3
Qc4 (21... Bf5 22. Rd2 $16) 22. h5 Bf5 23. Rd2 Qxd5 24. gxf6 (24. hxg6 Bxg6)
24... Rxf6 25. hxg6 (25. Nxf5 Qxf5 26. hxg6 Qxg6 27. Qe3 (27. Qh3 Qf5) 27...
Qf7 28. Qxa7 Rxf3 $13) 25... Bxg6 26. Rg2 Kf7) 20... Rb8 (20... Rcf8 21. Ne6
Bxe6 22. dxe6 Rg7 23. Qe3 $16) 21. g5 Qa5 22. h5 Qxa6 23. hxg6 Nxg6 24. gxf6
exf6 (24... Qc8 25. Rdg1 Bf5 26. Rg5 (26. Rh5 Qc5 27. Rxf5 Qxd4 28. Rxg6+ Kh8)
(26. Qh5 $5 Rxf6 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Rg5)) 25. Rdg1 $18) 20. g5 $1 {It's
possible now, because of move 18.Bd3!} Qc5 (20... Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Qc4 22. h5) 21.
h5 $1 $138 {[%csl Rg8]} Qxd4 22. hxg6 Rg7 23. gxf6 exf6 24. gxh7+ Kh8 25. Qxf6
(25. Be4 $1 Qb6 $1 (25... Qf2 26. Qxf6 Ng4 27. Qxd6 Ne3 28. Rde1) (25... Qa7
26. Qxf6) 26. Qxf6 Qd8 27. Qxd6 $16) 25... Nc6 26. Qxd6 Qe5 27. Qh6 Ne7 $1 28.
Rhe1 (28. Rde1 Qd4 29. Be4 Nf5) (28. f4 Qxd5 29. Qf6 Qe6) 28... Nf5 29. Rxe5 (
29. Qc6 Qb8) 29... Nxh6 30. d6 (30. c4 bxc3 31. bxc3 Rb8+) 30... a4 31. Kc1 $6
$138 (31. c4 bxc3 32. bxc3 Nf7) (31. Re7 Rf8) 31... Rf8 32. Be4 Nf5 33. Bxf5
Rxf5 34. Rxf5 Bxf5 35. Rd4 (35. Rd5 Bd7 36. Rd4 b3 37. axb3 axb3 38. cxb3 Kxh7)
35... Rb7 36. a3 b3 37. cxb3 (37. c4 Rxh7 38. c5 Bd7 39. Rc4 Bc6) 37... axb3
38. Rb4 Rd7 39. Rxb3 Rxd6 40. Rc3 Kxh7 41. b3 1/2-1/2

