[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht Blatny,P} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1
Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5
20. Ne4 $1 Bc7 21. Bd2 Rfe8 22. Bd1 $1 (22. Nc5 $2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24.
Bxe1 Nf4 $1 25. gxf4 Bxf4 26. h4 (26. h3 Bf3 $19) 26... Bf3 $2 (26... Qxh4 $1
27. Qe4 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ $1 29. Qg2 (29. Kg1 Bh2+ 30. Kh1 Bf3+ 31. Qxf3 Qxf3+
32. Kxh2 Qe2 $19) 29... Be2+ 30. Kg1 Bh2+ $1 31. Kh1 Bf3 32. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 33.
Kxh2 Qe2 $19) 27. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 28. Ne4 $1 $10 {Anand-Kamsky/Monaco/1994/} (28.
Ne4 {Blatny,P} Qg4+ 29. Ng3 $10 {Anand-Kamsky/Monaco 25'/1994/})) 22... Bxd1
23. Rexd1 f5 (23... Rxe4 $2 24. Qxe4 Qxd1+ (24... Rxe4 $4 {Blatny,P} 25. Ra8+
$18) 25. Kg2 $1 $18 (25. Rxd1 {Blatny,P} Rxe4 $19)) 24. Ng5 Re2 25. Nf3 $2 (25.
Qxf5 $1 Rf8 (25... Nf6 $5) 26. Qh3 Qg6 27. Qg4 Ree8 (27... Rfxf2 28. Ra8+) (
27... Rexf2 28. Qe6+ $1 (28. Qe6+ Qxe6 29. Nxe6 R8f5 30. Ra8+ Kf7 31. Nxc7 {
/\Ra7+-})) 28. f3 $1 {+/- Borik} (28. f3 {Blatny,P} h6 29. Nh3 $8 Qxg4 30. fxg4
Re2 31. Ra6 Rf6 32. g5 $18 {_|_})) (25. Qf3 $1 $16) (25. Qf3 {Blatny,P} Qg6 26.
Nh3 $14) 25... R8e3 $1 (25... f4 {Blatny,P} 26. Re1 $16 {/\_|_}) 26. Ra8+ (26.
Bxe3 $2 Qxf3 $19 (26... Qxf3 {Blatny,P} 27. Ra8+ Kf7 28. Ra7 Nxe3 29. Rxc7+ Ke8
$1 30. Rc8+ (30. Qxe3+ Rxe3 31. Ra1 Re7 $1) 30... Kd7 $19)) (26. fxe3 $2 {
Blatny,P} Qxf3 $19) 26... Kf7 27. Ng5+ $1 Kg6 (27... Qxg5 $2 28. Qxe2 $1 $18)
28. Bxe3 Nxe3 29. Rf1 $1 $8 (29. Re8 Ng4 $1 $19) (29. Rc8 Kxg5 30. Rxc7 Qf3) (
29. Ra6 Kxg5 30. h4+ Kh6 31. Rxc6+ (31. Qxb5 {Blatny,P} Nxd1 32. Qxc6+ Qg6 $1
33. Qc4 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Bd6 $19) 31... g6) 29... Kxg5 $1 (29... Nxf1 30. Kxf1 (30.
Nf3 $5 Nxh2 31. Nxh2 Rxf2 32. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 33. Ke1) 30... Rxb2 (30... Rxf2+ {
Blatny,P} 31. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 32. Kf1 Bxg3 (32... Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qg2+ 34. Kd1 $18) 33.
Qf3 Kxg5 34. Qg2 {+/-/+- _|_ קc6}) 31. Nf3 $16) 30. Re8 $1 (30. h4+ Kh6 31.
fxe3 Qg4 32. e4 fxe4 $19) 30... f4 (30... Qxe8 $4 {Blatny,P} 31. Qxe2 $18) (
30... Ng4 $4 {Blatny,P} 31. h4+ $18) 31. Qe4 (31. h4+ $1 Kh6 32. Qe4 g6 (32...
Rxb2 33. Qxc6+ g6 34. Qxc7 Qf3 35. Qxf4+ Qxf4 36. gxf4 Nxf1 37. Kxf1) (32...
Qg4 {Blatny,P} 33. Qe6+) 33. fxe3 (33. Qe7 Qf3 34. Qg5+ (34. Qf8+ Kh5 35. Rxe3
Rxe3 36. Qg7 (36. Qf6 h6 37. fxe3 Qxg3+ 38. Kh1 fxe3 39. Qf3+ Kxh4 40. Qe4+ Kh5
41. Qf3+ Kh4 $10) (36. Qf7 $6 fxg3 $1 37. fxe3 $4 Qxe3+ 38. Kh1 g2+ $19) 36...
fxg3 $1 37. Qxh7+ Kg4 38. Qd7+ (38. Qxg6+ Kh3 $1) 38... Kxh4 39. Qh7+ Kg5 40.
fxe3 Qxe3+ 41. Kh1 Qe4+ 42. Kg1 Bf4 $1 (42... Bf4 $1 43. Rxf4 Qxf4 44. Qe7+ Kg4
45. Qe6+ Qf5 46. Qe2+ Qf3 $19 {_|_})) 34... Kg7 35. Re7+ (35. Qe7+ $10 {
Blatny,P}) 35... Kg8 36. Re8+ $10 (36. Re8+ {Blatny,P} Kg7 37. Qe7+ $10)) 33...
Rxe3 34. Qxc6 Rxg3+ 35. Kf2 Rd3 $1 $40) 31... fxg3 (31... g6) (31... Nxf1 $2 {
Blatny,P} 32. h4+ $1 (32. Qxe2 $4 Qxh2+ 33. Kxf1 Qh1#) 32... Kh6 33. Qxe2 $18)
(31... Qxh2+ {Blatny,P} 32. Kxh2 Nxf1+ 33. Kg2 Rxe4 34. Rxe4 Nd2 35. Re6 $16 {
_|_}) 32. h4+ $1 (32. hxg3 {Blatny,P} Bxg3 $1 $19) 32... Qxh4 33. Qxh4+ Kxh4
34. Re4+ $1 (34. Rxe3 $4 gxf2+) (34. fxe3 Kh3 (34... Kh3 $1 {Blatny,P} 35. Re7
$1 (35. Rf7 g2 36. Rf3+ Bg3 $19) (35. Rf3 $2 Re1+ 36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 g2+
$19) 35... Rg2+ (35... g2 36. Rf3+ Bg3 37. Rxg3+ Kxg3 38. Rxg7+ $10) 36. Kh1
Rxb2 37. Rxc7 (37. Kg1 Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Rc2 39. Kg1 g2 $1 40. Rxc7 (40. Rf3+ Bg3
41. Rxg3+ Kxg3 42. Rxg7+ Kf3 43. Rf7+ Kxe3 44. Rxh7 Rxc3 $19) 40... gxf1=Q+ 41.
Kxf1 Rxc3 $19 {_|_}) (37. Rxg7 g2+ 38. Rxg2 Rxg2 39. Rf7 Rh2+ $1 40. Kg1 Bg3 $1
41. Rxh7+ Kg4 42. Rxh2 Bxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Kf3 $19) 37... g2+ 38. Kg1 gxf1=Q+ 39.
Kxf1 Kg3 40. Rxg7+ Kf3 $17)) 34... Kh3 35. Rxe3 Rxb2 36. Re7 $1 Bf4 (36... g2
$2 {Blatny,P} 37. Re3+) 37. fxg3 (37. Rxg7 $2 gxf2+ (37... h5 $1 {Blatny,P})
38. Rxf2 (38. Kh1 {Hecht} h5 39. Rg6 (39. Re7 Rc2 40. Re4 Kg3 41. Re6 Rxc3 $19)
39... Re2 40. Rg2 Bg3 $19) 38... Rb1+ 39. Rf1 Be3+) 37... Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Rh2+ 39.
Kg1 Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Rh2+ 41. Kg1 Bg5 (41... Bxg3 {Blatny,P} 42. Rxg7 h5 43. Rg6
$10) 42. Re5 Rg2+ 43. Kh1 (43. Kh1 {Blatny,P} Rxg3 $2 44. Rg1 Rxg1+ 45. Kxg1
Bd2 46. Rc5 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE sf1"]
[Site "Sanghi Nagar"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Blatny,P} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13.
Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Re8 (15... Bg4 {Ftacnik}) 16. Bxd5 (16. a4 $2 {
Blatny,P} Nxe3 17. Rxe3 (17. Qf3 Bg4 $1 18. Bxf7+ (18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Rxe3 Rxe3
20. fxe3 Rf8 $19) 18... Kh8 19. Qxc6 (19. Qh1 Re7 $19) 19... Rec8 $19) 17...
Rxe3 18. fxe3 Bxg3 19. Bxf7+ $8 Kf8 20. Qd2 Bxh2+ 21. Qxh2 Qxe3+ 22. Kg2 Qe2+
23. Kg3 Qxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Kxf7 $19 {_|_}) (16. Qf3 {Blatny,P} Bg4 17. Qg2 Qh5 18.
Nd2 Bh3 19. Bd1 Qf5 20. Qf3 Qd3 21. Nb3 (21. Re2 Qg6 $13) 21... Re6 $44) 16...
cxd5 17. Qf3 (17. Qd3 $6 {Blatny,P} Ra7 18. Nd2 Rae7 19. a4 f5 $40) 17... Ra7
18. Nd2 (18. Qxd5 $4 {Blatny,P} Bb7 $19) 18... Rae7 19. a4 (19. Qg2 $2 {
Blatny,P} Qh5 20. a4 b4 21. c4 dxc4 22. Nxc4 Bb7 $17 {Tseshkovsky,V-Kuzmin,G/
USSR ch/1975/}) 19... bxa4 (19... b4 {Blatny,P} 20. c4 dxc4 21. Nxc4 Bb7 22. d5
Bc7 23. Red1 $16) 20. Rxa4 h5 21. Ra5 Bb7 (21... h4 $2 {Blatny,P} 22. Rxd5 hxg3
(22... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 23. Qf5 Qxf5 24. Rxf5 hxg3 25. hxg3 Bxg3 26. fxg3 Rxe3 27.
Rxe3 Rxe3 28. Kf2 $18) 23. hxg3 Bb7 24. Rh5 (24. Qf5 Qh8 $5) (24. Qh5 Qd7 25.
Rg5 f6 26. Rg6 Qc6 $132) 24... Qxg3+ (24... Qc8 25. d5) 25. fxg3 Bxf3 26. Nxf3
Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 28. Kf2 $18 {_|_}) 22. Raa1 (22. Nf1 $1 $14) 22... Bc8 $1
$146 (22... h4 23. Qh5 (23. Qh5 {Blatny,P} Bc8 24. Nf3 hxg3 25. Qxh3 Bxh3 26.
hxg3 Bxg3 27. Rxa6 $14 (27. fxg3 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Kf2 Re6 30. Ra5 {
Tseshkovsky,V-Ivanov,I/USSR/1976/} Rf6 $1 31. Ke3 Re6+ 32. Kd2 (32. Kf2 $10)
32... Bg2 $13))) 23. Ra5 $1 Bb7 24. Nf1 $1 $14 h4 (24... Re6 $5 {Blatny,P}) (
24... f5 $142 {Blatny,P} 25. Raa1 $140 f4 $1 26. Bd2 Rf8 $1 27. Rxe7 fxg3 28.
Qe3 $1 $8 Bxe7 29. Qxg3 Qd7 $44) 25. Raa1 Re4 26. Bd2 hxg3 27. hxg3 f5 (27...
R8e6 $142 {Blatny,P /\Rf6<=>}) (27... R8e6 $5 {Ftacnik}) 28. Qg2 $1 (28. Re3 $2
f4 $1 $17) (28. Qh1 Qxh1+ 29. Kxh1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1 a5 $44 {>< Kh1})
28... Qh5 29. f3 $1 (29. Rxe4 $2 dxe4 $5 (29... Rxe4) 30. Be3 Qe2 31. Nd2 f4 $1
32. gxf4 Bxf4 33. Bxf4 e3 $44) 29... Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1 Qe8 (31... f4
$142 {Blatny,P} 32. g4 (32. gxf4 Bxf4 $14 {P<,עg1;^^}) 32... Qg6 33. Qe2 $16)
32. Bd2 a5 33. Ne3 g6 $2 (33... Qe6 $14) (33... Qe6 {Ftacnik} 34. Qh3 g6 $16)
34. Qf2 a4 35. Ng2 a3 36. bxa3 Bxa3 37. Bf4 $16 {/\ Be5, Nf4 >< Kg8} Bc6 38.
Be5 Bf8 39. Nf4 g5 (39... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 40. Qh2 Bg7 41. Qb2 Bc6 42. Bxg7 Kxg7
43. Kf2 $16) 40. Ng2 $1 {>< Pf5} Qe6 41. Ne3 Kf7 42. Qc2 Bd7 (42... Kg6 43. g4
$1 $18) 43. Qh2 (43. Qb3 {Blatny,P} Bc6 44. Qb1 Bd7 45. Qb7 $18) 43... Qg6 (
43... Kg6 44. Qa2 (44. Qh8 {Blatny,P} Qf7 45. Nxd5 (45. Kf2 $16 {Ftacnik})
45... Bc6 (45... Qxd5 46. Qf6+ Kh5 47. Qxf8 Qxf3 48. Qf7+ Kg4 49. Qxd7 Qd1+ $10
) 46. g4 $18) (44. g4 fxg4 45. fxg4 Bh6 46. Nf5 Kh7 47. Kf2 Qb6 48. Kg3 $16)
44... Bc6 45. Qc2 $1 $18) 44. Qa2 Qe6 (44... Be6 {Blatny,P} 45. Nxd5 f4 46.
Qa7+ Kg8 47. Nf6+ $18) 45. Qxd5 Qxd5 46. Nxd5 Bc6 47. c4 Ke6 (47... Bxd5 48.
cxd5 g4 (48... Ke8 {Ftacnik} 49. Kf2 Kd7 50. Ke3 Bb4 51. g4 fxg4 52. fxg4 Be7
53. Ke4 $18) 49. fxg4 fxg4 50. Kf2 Kg6 51. Ke3 Kf5 52. d6 $18) 48. Nc7+ Kd7 49.
Kf2 Ba3 (49... Bd6 {Ftacnik} 50. Bxd6 Kxd6 51. Na6 $18) 50. Ke2 Bb2 51. Nb5 g4
(51... Bxb5 {Ftacnik} 52. cxb5 Ba3 53. Kd3 $18) 52. fxg4 fxg4 53. Kd3 Ba1 54.
Kc2 Be4+ 55. Kb3 Bd3 56. Nc3 (56. Na3 Be2 $1 57. Nc2 $2 Bd1) 56... Ke6 (56...
Bxc3 {Ftacnik} 57. Kxc3 Bf1 58. d5 Be2 59. Kd4 Bf1 60. c5 $18) 57. Nd5 Kf5 58.
Nb4 Be2 59. c5 Bd1+ 60. Kc4 Ke6 $18 (60... Be2+ 61. Kd5 Bf3+ (61... Bc3 {
Ftacnik} 62. Nc2 $18) 62. Kd6 Ke4 63. c6 Bxd4 64. Bxd4 Kxd4 65. c7 Bb7 66. Nc6+
Ke4 67. Kd7 Kf3 68. Na5 Ba6 69. Nb3 $1 $18) (60... Ke6 {Ftacnik} 61. c6 Bf3 62.
Bf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1992.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Ernst} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3
Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Bd7 16. Nd2 (16. Rh4 {Ftacnik} Qf5 17. Bc2 Rae8 18. d4
Re1+ $5 19. Qxe1 Qxc2 $13) 16... g5 (16... Rae8 {Ernst} 17. Rh4 Qf5 18. Nf1 Qg6
19. Bd2 Bf5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Ne3 Be6 22. a4 Be7 23. Rf4 Bg5 24. Rf3 b4 $6 25.
c4 $16 {Murei - Geller, Amsterdam 1987.}) 17. Re2 (17. Re1 $5 {Ftacnik} f5 18.
Ne4 $36) 17... f5 18. Ne4 $2 (18. c4 bxc4 19. dxc4 f4 20. cxd5 fxg3 21. hxg3 (
21. fxg3 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Bg4 $17) 21... Rxf2 22. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 23. Rg2 Qe3+ 24. Rf2
Qg3+) (18. Nf3 $14 {Ernst}) (18. Bxd5+ {Ftacnik} cxd5 19. Qb3 $13) 18... fxe4
19. dxe4 Bg4 20. exd5 c5 (20... Bxe2 {Ftacnik} 21. dxc6+ Bc4 (21... Kg7 22.
Qxe2 Rae8 23. Be3 $16) 22. Bxc4+ bxc4 23. Qd5+ (23. Qxd6 $2 Rad8 $19) 23... Rf7
24. Qxd6 $36) 21. Qf1 Qh5 $1 {The move I had missed} (21... Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1
Bxe2+ 23. Kxe2 $44 (23. Kxe2 {Ftacnik} c4 24. Bc2 Rae8+ 25. Be3 Bc5 26. Rd1
$146)) 22. Re3 (22. Re1 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Bf3 $19) 22... c4 23. Bc2 Bc5 24. Bd2 (
24. a4 {Ftacnik} Rae8 $22 25. Rxe8 Qxe8) 24... Bxe3 (24... Rad8 $1 25. Be4 Rde8
26. Qg2 (26. Rae1 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 30. Ke3
Qxg3+ 31. Kd4 Qd3+ 32. Kc5 Qxd2 $19) 26... Bh3 27. Qh1 Qf7 28. Rf3 Qa7 (28...
Qxf3 29. Bxf3 Re2 (29... g4 30. Bf4) 30. Be1 Rxb2 31. d6 Kg7 32. g4 $13) 29.
Be3 g4 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Bxc5 Qxc5 $19) (24... Rae8 {Ftacnik} 25. Rae1) 25.
Bxe3 Rae8 26. Re1 Bf3 27. d6 Bc6 28. Qe2 $2 (28. Bd1 Qf7 (28... Qg6 $19 {
Ftacnik}) 29. Bd4 Rxe1 30. Qxe1 Qd5 31. f3 $15) 28... Qh3 29. Qf1 Qe6 30. Bd1
Qd5 (30... Qxd6 $19) (30... Qxd6 {Ftacnik} 31. Bg4 $17) 31. f3 Qxd6 (31... g4 {
Ftacnik} 32. Bh6 Rxe1 33. Qxe1 Rf6 34. Bf4 $17) 32. Bd4 (32. Bxg5 {Ftacnik}
Qc5+ $19) 32... Rxe1 33. Qxe1 g4 (33... Bxf3 $17 {Ernst}) (33... Bxf3 {Ftacnik}
34. Bxf3 Rxf3 35. Qe8+ Rf8 $19) 34. f4 $1 {With the obvious intention of
getting my king to a1 via c5!} Qd5 35. Kf2 Qg2+ 36. Ke3 Re8+ 37. Be5 Qxb2 (
37... Qxh2 38. Bxg4 Qxb2) (37... Bf3 {Ftacnik} 38. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 39. Kd2 $17) 38.
Bxg4 Qc2 (38... Qxa2 $19) (38... Qxh2 $19 {Ftacnik}) 39. Kd4 Qd3+ 40. Kc5 Qd5+
41. Kb4 (41. Kb6 {Ftacnik} Bd7 $19) 41... a5+ 42. Ka3 (42. Kxa5 $2 {Ernst} Qc5
$1 $19) 42... Qd3 43. Kb2 b4 44. Ka1 $1 {Mission accomplished!} (44. cxb4 {
Ftacnik} axb4 (44... a4 45. Qc3 a3+ 46. Kxa3 Qb1 47. Qxc4+) 45. Qxb4 Rxe5 46.
fxe5 Qd4+ 47. Ka3 Qxg4 $19) 44... a4 45. Be2 (45. cxb4 {Ftacnik} a3 46. Be2
Rxe5 $1 $19) 45... Qe4 46. Qd1 bxc3 $2 (46... Bd5 $1 47. a3 $1 (47. cxb4 Rxe5
48. fxe5 Qxe5+ 49. Kb1 Be4+ 50. Kc1 Qc3+) (47. Qxa4 Ra8 $1 (47... Rxe5 48. fxe5
Qxe2 49. Qe8+) 48. Qd1 (48. Qd7 Rxa2+ 49. Kxa2 Qc2+ 50. Ka1 Qc1+ 51. Ka2 b3#)
48... b3 $19) (47. Bh5 Rxe5 48. fxe5 Qxe5 49. Qg4+ Kh8 50. Qd4 Qxd4 51. cxd4 a3
$19) (47. Bf1 {Ftacnik} Rxe5 48. fxe5 Qxe5 $19) 47... b3 $15) 47. Bxc4+ Kf8 (
47... Qxc4 48. Qg4+ Kf7 49. Qf5+ Ke7 50. Qf6+ Kd7 51. Qd6+ Kc8 52. Qc7#) 48.
Bd6+ (48. Qd6+ {Ftacnik} Re7 49. Qd8+ Be8 $19) 48... Re7 (48... Kg7 {Ftacnik}
49. Qg4+ Qg6 (49... Kh8 50. Be5+ Rxe5 51. Qg8#) 50. Be5+ Kf8 51. Qxg6 hxg6 52.
Bxc3 $10) 49. Bd3 Qe3 50. Bc2 (50. Bxh7 $1 $16 {Unfortunately I hadn't
realised that I could be better in this game!}) 50... Ke8 51. Bxe7 Kxe7 52. Qb1
h6 53. a3 Kf6 54. Qd1 Qc5 (54... Ke7 {Ftacnik} 55. Qb1) 55. Qd8+ Kg7 56. Qc7+
Kf6 57. Qd8+ Kg7 58. Qc7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4
Bd6 14. Re3 Qh4 15. h3 g5 (15... f5 {Schussler} 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Nd2 g5 18. Qe2
f4 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Nxg5 $1 $18 {Hübner-Nunn, SkellefteÅ 1989}) 16. b3 (16. Qf3
Be6 17. Qf6 Rfe8 $1 (17... Rae8 $6) 18. Na3 Qh5 19. Bd2 Be7 20. Qf3 Qg6 21.
Rae1 g4 {Hubner-Nunn Haifa 1989}) 16... f5 $1 17. Qf3 (17. Ba3 f4 18. Re5 $5
Bxa3 19. Nxa3 f3 $132 20. g3 Qxh3 21. Rxg5+ Kh8 22. Qf1 Qh6 23. Qc1 Qh3 24. Qf1
$10) 17... Bb7 18. Re6 $2 (18. Ba3 g4 19. Qe2 f4 20. Bxd6 fxe3 21. Bxf8 exf2+
22. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Rxf8+ 24. Kg1 gxh3 25. gxh3 Bc8 $10) 18... Rae8 $1 19.
Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Kf1 g4 $1 $8 (20... f4 21. Ba3 $16) 21. Qxf5 gxh3 22. Qxh3 (22.
gxh3 $2 Bc8 23. Qxd5+ Be6 24. Qg2+ Kh8 25. Bg5 Qxg5 $1 26. Qxg5 Bxh3+ 27. Qg2
Bxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Re1 29. c4 bxc4 30. bxc4 Kg7 $19) 22... Qxh3 23. gxh3 Bc8 $17
24. Be3 Bxh3+ 25. Ke2 Bg4+ 26. Kd3 Bf5+ 27. Ke2 Bg4+ 28. Kd3 Bf5+ 29. Ke2 Rc8
$1 30. f3 Kf7 (30... h5 $2 31. Nd2 Rxc3 32. Rg1+ Kf7 33. Rg5 $132) 31. Bd2 h5
32. c4 Re8+ 33. Kf2 Bd3 34. Be3 h4 35. f4 dxc4 36. bxc4 bxc4 37. Nd2 Rb8 38.
Kf3 c3 39. Ne4 Bb4 40. Rd1 Bxe4+ 41. Kxe4 c2 (41... c2 42. Rc1 Rc8 43. Rh1 Re8+
44. Kd3 Rxe3+ 45. Kxe3 Ba3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 {A recent addition to Ivanchuk's repertoire} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10.
Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 $1 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16.
Nd2 f5 $1 {Black wants to suffocate white's pieces} 17. Qb3 (17. Nf1 {Schussler
} f4 18. a4 Be8 19. b3 Rc8 20. axb5 $6 {20.Bb2 (Nunn) =} Bxb5 21. Rc2 Qb6 22.
Bb2 Rfe8 23. Rf2 Be7 $15 {Perenyi-Blatny, Hajduszoszlo 1987.}) 17... Bf7 18.
Nf1 f4 19. Bd2 Qd7 20. Rae1 a5 21. a3 a4 22. Qd1 Bg6 23. Bc1 Rf7 24. h3 Bf5 25.
Nh2 h5 26. Rf2 Raf8 27. Nf1 Rf6 28. Nh2 Kh8 29. b3 {Is this really necessary?
White should be content with a draw here} Rc8 30. Bb2 Kh7 31. Nf1 Rff8 32. Rfe2
Rc7 33. Nh2 (33. b4 Rfc8 34. Qd2 $10) 33... Rfc8 34. Nf1 b4 $3 {Diagrama 1} 35.
axb4 (35. cxb4 Bc2 $17) 35... a3 36. Bxa3 (36. Ba1 Rxc3 37. Bxc3 Rxc3 $17)
36... Rxc3 37. Kh2 Ra8 38. Bb2 Rd3 39. Qc1 Rc8 40. Rc2 Rxc2 41. Qxc2 Bg6 (41...
Rxf3 $2 42. Qd1 (42. Qe2 $2 Rxh3+ $19) 42... Rxh3+ 43. gxh3 f3+ 44. Kg1 Be4 $13
) 42. Qf2 Bxb4 43. Re5 Rd1 $1 (43... Rxb3 44. Rxh5+ Bxh5 45. Qc2+) 44. Qe2 (44.
Rxh5+ Kg8 45. Rg5 Bd3 $19) 44... Rb1 45. Rg5 Qc6 46. Re5 Qc2 $1 47. Rxh5+ Kg8
48. Qe6+ Bf7 49. Rh8+ Kxh8 50. Qxf7 Qc6 $1 {Very cool. Vassily has everything
under control} 51. Bc3 Bxc3 52. Qf8+ Kh7 53. Qf5+ Qg6 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Michael and I were tied for the lead on +2 going into the 5th round. After
our game in Dos Hermanas, Elizbar and I found an improvement and this seemed
like a good time to try it.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Be7 {OK, Marshall it is!} 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5
Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17.
Re1 {All standard theory.} f5 18. a4 Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 {Thus far, our game in
Dos Hermanas. Now I tried our idea.} 20. Ne4 $1 {Normally speaking, this
usually results in a White loss and several diagrams in chess magazines, but
here the big difference is the open a-file. Black has to always watch out for
Ra6 .} fxe4 21. dxe4 Bg4 22. Qd4 Bf3 $1 (22... Rbe8 23. Ra6 $1) 23. exd5 c5 24.
Qh4 (24. Qd2 c4 25. Bd1 (25. Bc2 Qg4 26. Bd1 Bc5) 25... Bc5 {I didn't see what
to do here, and even the computer's sugggestion of b4 is not relly enough.} 26.
b4 cxb3 27. Bxb3 Bg4 28. Rf1 Bh3 29. d6+ Kh8 30. Qd5 Bb6) 24... Rbe8 25. Be3 (
25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Be3 (26. Bf4 c4 27. Bxd6 cxb3 {Black seems to have enough
compensation here thanks to the opposite colored bishops.}) 26... Qd3 $1 {
Simpler and now 27.Re1 loses to...} (26... Rxe3 27. fxe3 Qd3 28. Ra8+ Kf7 {
Here I saw the draw with 29.Qg5, but at home, Hiarcs pointed out 29.Rf8} 29.
Rf8+ $3 (29. Qg5 h6 30. Ra7+ Ke8 31. Ra8+ Kf7 $11) 29... Bxf8 30. Qf4+ Kg8 31.
Qxf3 c4 32. Bd1 Qd2 33. Be2 Qxb2 $44) 27. Re1 (27. Bf4 c4) 27... Rxe3 $1 28.
fxe3 Qd2 $19) 25... Qf5 $6 (25... Re5 $1 26. Qh3 (26. Rac1 $2 Rh5 27. Bc2 Qf7
$19) 26... c4 27. Ba2 (27. Bd1 Bxd5 {Probably White has to take the draw.} 28.
Ra6 Qe4 29. f3 Rxf3 30. Bxf3 Qxf3 31. Rxd6 Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Qf3+ $11) 27... Ra8 $1
{This move had me worried during the game.} 28. Qd7 Bf8 $44) 26. Rac1 $1 Be4 ({
Now White can meet...} 26... Re4 {with} 27. Bc2) 27. Bd1 Bxd5 $6 (27... Qxd5
28. Be2 {Black has a lot of play, but still I feel it is not sufficient for a
pawn.}) 28. Bc2 $1 Qf3 $4 {Michael simply blundered} ({However, even after} 
28... Be4 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Qg5 Qe6 31. Qh5 $1 {White keeps a healthy extra
pawn.} (31. Rcd1 $2 Re5 32. Qh4 $4 (32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. Qg4 $15) 32... Be7 {
Traps the queen.})) 29. Qxh7+ Kf7 30. Qf5+ {He had simply missed this -
otherwise White has to take the draw with 30.Qg6+} Kg8 31. Qxf3 Bxf3 32. Bd3 c4
33. Bf1 {The rest is fairly easy.} Re5 34. Bg2 Bh5 35. Bd4 Rxe1+ 36. Rxe1 Bf7
37. Ra1 b4 38. cxb4 {I didn't want to allow b3 and maybe some Ba3 tricks.} Bxb4
39. Ra8 Rxa8 40. Bxa8 g5 41. Kg2 Kh7 42. Be4+ Kh6 43. Be3 Kh5 44. h3 Be6 45.
g4+ 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2006.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis"]
[Black "Nemet, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[Annotator "Arizmendi,J"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 {Nemet has always been faithful to the Sicilian Najdorf, but as of
late has been flirting with some strange lines of the Petroff.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 {
Now, this was a shock. He had not played this in many, many years. Of course,
I became suspicious.} 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 {For a moment I felt tempted to play
the exchange variation, but then I thought: Ok, let´s see what he is up to...}
Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O {So this was it, the Marshall Gambit.
Nemet told me after the game he had prepared a "little surprise" and showed me
his idea. All I will say is that he would have certainly caught me unawares.}
8. c3 d5 9. d4 $5 {A move popularized by Shirov, although it should not
promise much with correct play. Anyhow, I had been looking into the Marshall
some time ago, and found absolutely nothing for White in the main line, so I
had no intention of accepting the pawn. As a matter of fact, nobody seems to
be willing to go for it these days, Anand-Bacrot, Sofia 2006 being a notable
exception. The Indian player soon found himself in an awkward position, which
just goes to prove how dangerous the Marshall really is.} exd4 ({The main
alternative is} 9... dxe4 10. Nxe5 ({Thus far nobody has tried} 10. dxe5 Qxd1
11. Bxd1 exf3 ({moving the knight has the looks, but after} 11... Ng4 12. Rxe4
Rd8 13. Nbd2 {Fritz fails to see anything convincing:} Bf5 14. Re2 Bd3 15. Re1
Bc5 16. Nd4) 12. Bxf3 Bb7 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bf4 Nd8 $5 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Bxc7
Rfe8 17. Nd2 Nc5 {with active play in return for the pawn.}) 10... Nxe5 (10...
Bb7 11. Nd2 Nxe5 (11... Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nxe4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4
Bxe4 16. Rxe4 $16 {A.Zhigalko-Nataf, Moscow 2004.}) (11... Bd6 12. Ng4 $1) 12.
dxe5 Nd7 13. Nxe4 Nxe5 14. Bf4 $1 Nd7 (14... Nd3 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. Qxd3) 15.
Qd3 Bxe4 (15... Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Bxc7 Rd2 19. Rad1 Rxb2
20. Bd6 Bxc3 (20... Rc8 21. Ba3) 21. Re7 $18) 16. Qxe4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18.
Red1 $1 $16 {Palac-Beliavsky, Slovenija 2003.}) 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Bxd1 Nd7 13.
Bc2 Bb7 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Rxe4 Rad8 16. Nd2 Nc5 17. Re2 $14 {
Degreave-Vullieumier, Vandoeuvre 2004.}) ({Also possible is} 9... Nxe4 10. dxe5
Be6 {and we reach a position from the Open Spanish which supposedly is good
for Black because White has already played Re1, a move which is not always
necessary in this variation. However, players like Grischuk and Gashimov (11.
Nd4), Bologan (11.h3) and Korneev (11.Nbd2) have been experimenting with this
idea from the normal Open Spanish move-order, so there is probably more to it
than meets the eye.}) 10. e5 Ne4 11. cxd4 Bg4 ({Another possibility is} 11...
Bf5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qd7 14. Bg5 Ba3 15. Qe2 h6 {Bacrot-Anand, Corcica
Masters 2004} 16. Bc1 Be7 17. h3 $13 {(Anand)}) 12. Nc3 Bxf3 (12... Nxc3 13.
bxc3 Qd7 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bg5 Ba3 17. Qd2 Be4 18. Nh4 Be7 19. f3 Bg6
20. Ng2 $16 {did not work out well for black in Korneev-Sargissian, European
Ch qual 2004}) 13. gxf3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd7 ({Usually, black prefers to play} 
14... f5 {straight away} 15. Kh1 Na5 16. Rg1 Kh8 17. Bc2 {with chances for
both sides.}) 15. Kh1 $1 {A good, flexible move. For the time being, I want to
keep my pawn on f3, leaving some space for my c1-bishop.} (15. f4 f5) 15... Nd8
$2 {The idea behind this move is correct, but the specifics just don´t work
out.} (15... f5) 16. f4 f5 $6 ({After the game both my opponent and I agreed
that} 16... c6 {was better.} {Nevertheless, after} 17. Bc2 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 (
18... Bxf6 19. Qh5 {transposes to the game.}) 19. Qd3 Rh6 (19... g6 20. f5 $1
Rxf5 21. Qh3) 20. f5 Rf6 21. Bg5 Rf7 22. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 23. f6 gxf6 24. Bxf6 $16
{black is in deep trouble. Therefore, there is no doubt that his fifteenth
move was a big, probably decisive mistake.}) 17. exf6 Bxf6 (17... Rxf6 {allows}
18. Rxe7 Qxe7 19. Bxd5+ $18) 18. Qh5 c6 19. Bc2 g6 20. Rg1 $18 Bg7 {There is
no other way to prevent f5, but now white has} 21. Rxg6 $1 hxg6 22. Bxg6 Rf6 ({
After} 22... Bf6 23. Ba3 {there is little black can do against Rg1}) 23. Bh7+
$1 {Flashy, but} (23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Ba3+ Rd6 25. Bf5 Qe7 26. Rg1 {was probably
even stronger}) 23... Kf8 (23... Kh8 24. Bf5+) 24. Ba3+ Rd6 25. Qf5+ $1 {
This is the key move. Now black is simply lost.} Ke7 (25... Qxf5 26. Bxd6+ Kf7
27. Bxf5 {leaves white two pawns up.}) 26. Re1+ Ne6 27. Qg6 {Threats are
adding up and black is already forced to shed some material in order to save
his king.} Re8 28. Qxg7+ Kd8 29. Qf6+ Kc8 30. Bf5 {getting fancy.} ({My first
idea was} 30. Bxd6 $1 Qxh7 31. f5 (31. Rxe6 $2 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Rg8+) 31... Nc7 32.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 33. Qg6 {but then I thought, "why, what´s the hurry?"}) 30... c5 31.
Bxc5 Nxc5 $2 ({Of course, only at this point did I realize the d6 rook is no
longer pinned, so} 31... Rc6 {is perfectly possible. Luckily, I had not
screwed up too badly and white is still winning fairly easily:} 32. Bb4 (32. a4
Kb7 33. axb5 axb5 34. Qe5 $18) 32... Kb7 33. Qe5 Qd8 34. Bg6 Rh8 35. f5 Nc7 36.
Qe7 $18 {Nemet, in terrible time trouble, did not notice he could move the
rook and went down quickly.}) 32. Bxd7+ Kc7 33. Qxd6+ 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Aronian,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {One round earlier, I had lost to Topalov without much of a fight, so in
this game, I was very keen not to repeat the experience. Eine Runde zuvor
hatte ich gegen Topalov ohne großen Kampf verloren, daher war ich in dieser
Partie sehr darauf erpicht, dieses Erlebnis nicht zu wiederholen.} e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bb5 {Occasionally I play the Berlin, but lately, I have no reason at
all to depart from my favourite Marshall. Gelegentlich spiele ich auch die
Berliner Verteidigung, aber in letzter Zeit hatte ich keinerlei Anlass, auf
meinen geliebten Marshall zu verzichten.} a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 O-O {One interesting psychological point that I have noticed is that in
this position, most white players hesitate for the first time in the game,
even though they are well-prepared for the Marshall. Ein interessanter
psychologischer Aspekt, den ich bemerkt habe, ist, dass in dieser Stellung die
meisten Weißspieler zum ersten Mal in der Partie zögern, obwohl sie auf den
Marshall gut vorbereitet sind.} 8. c3 {The moves 8.d4, 8.d3, 8.h3, 8.a3 and 8.
a4 are all played regularly as well. White players are always coming up with
small subtleties on these various lines, so as to give their opponents
something to worry about. Die Züge 8.d4, 8.d3, 8.h3, 8.a3 und 8.a4 kommen
ebenfalls regelmäßig zur Anwendung. Die Weißspieler warten immer mit kleinen
Feinheiten in diesen verschiedenen Abspielen auf, um ihren Gegnern ein wenig
Anlass zur Sorge zu geben.} d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1
Bd6 13. g3 {Quite a rare choice by White. Eine recht seltene Fortsetzung von
Weiß.} Re8 {Previously 13...Bf5 has been played, not without success, but
after seeing that 13...Re8 leads to interesting play, I decided to try it.
Zuvor wurde 13...Bf5 gespielt, nicht ohne Erfolg, aber nachdem ich gesehen
hatte, dass 13...Re8 zu interessantem Spiel führt, beschloss ich, es zu
versuchen.} ({It would also be interesting to try the mischievous Interessant
wäre es auch, das verschmitzte} 13... h5 14. Qxh5 Re8 {zu versuchen.}) 14. d4 (
{After Nach} 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. d4 Ra7 16. Nd2 Re7 17. Nf3 f6 {Black solved
his problems successfully in the game Almasi - Yakovenko. konnte Schwarz in
der Partie Almasi - Yakovenko seine Probleme erfolgreich lösen.}) ({The
attempt Der Versuch} 14. d3 {is not so strong since after ist nicht so stark,
denn nach} Bf5 {it is not easy for White to evelop his pieces harmonously.
fällt es Weiß nicht leicht, seine Figuren harmonisch zu entwickeln.}) 14...
Rxe1+ {Slightly more accurate was 14...Ra7. Einen Tick genauer war 14...Ra7.}
15. Qxe1 Ra7 16. Be3 {In my preparations, I did not consider this interesting
move. Diesen interessanten Zug hatte ich in meiner Vorbereitung nicht
berücksichtigt.} ({A serious alternative was Eine ernste Alternative bildete} 
16. Nd2 Re7 17. Qf1 {after which Black should play very acurately, to obtain
compensation. wonach Schwarz sehr genau spielen muss, um Kompensation zu
erhalten.}) 16... Re7 17. Nd2 Qe8 18. Nf1 {Of course, White could take the
knight on d5, but this is usually rather drawish. Natürlich könnte Weiß den
Springer auf d5 nehmen, aber dies ist meist sehr remislich.} h5 {I was pleased
with this move, after which it is possible to put the wind up White a little.
Von diesem Zug war ich angetan, denn danach wird es möglich, Weiß ein wenig
Gegenwind spüren zu lassen.} ({It would not be good to try to win the pawn
back with Nicht gut wäre der Versuch, mit} 18... Bh3 {because of den Bauern
zurückzugewinnen, wegen} 19. Qe2 {after which White obtains control of the
white squares. I did not wish to determine the position of the bishop just yet.
wonach Weiß die Kontrolle über die weißen Felder erlangt. Ich wollte die
Position des Läufers einfach noch nicht festlegen.}) 19. a4 {The most natural
move. Am natürlichsten.} ({It was also possible to transfer the queen to a
better post by Möglich war auch die Überführung der Dame auf einen besseren
Posten durch} 19. Qd1 Bg4 20. Qd3 {The possible Darauf gibt} g6 {then gives
Black typical compensation for the pawn. Schwarz typische Kompensation für den
Bauern.}) 19... Be6 {An important resource. Before going to its ideal square
on h3, the bishop tries another role. All of a sudden the bishop on b3 finds
it has an insolent opponent. Eine wichtige Ressource. Bevor der Läufer sein
Idealfeld auf h3 bezieht, versucht er sich in einer anderen Rolle. Plötzlich
stellt der Läufer auf f3 fest, dass er einen frechen Antipoden hat.} 20. Bd1 {
An interesting idea, but it seems too artificial to me. Eine interessante Idee,
scheint mir aber zu künstlich.} ({I expected Ich erwartete} 20. Bc2 Bh3 21. Qe2
g6 {with similar play to the variation 19.Qe2. mit ähnlichem Spiel wie in der
Variante 19.Qe2.}) 20... h4 {20...Bg4 is too academic. Understanding that this
was a rare chance to carry out the typical Marshall attack, I decided to take
my courage in my hands.  20...Bg4 ist zu akademisch. Begreifend, dass dies
eine seltene Chance war, den typischen Marshall-Angriff durchzführen,
beschloss ich, mein Herz in die Hand zu nehmen.} 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bf3 {
The central defender returns to his post... Der Zentralverteidiger kehrt auf
seinen Posten zurück...} Bh3 23. Bxd5 {...so as to exchange itself off! At
first, I was surprised by this move, but after some thought, I started to
understand that Black does not have so many pieces left with which to attack,
whilst with the enemy queen passive on e8, White could very well try to nick a
couple of pawns with his queen, and then return the queen to the defence. ...
um sich selbst abzutauschen! Zunächst war ich von dem Zug überrascht, aber
nach einigem Nachdenken begann ich zu verstehen, dass Schwarz nicht mehr so
viele Figuren zum Angriff bleiben, während Weiß mit der feindlichen Dame
passiv auf e8 durchaus versuchen könnte, mit seiner Dame ein paar Bauern
einzuheimsen und diese dann anschließend zur Verteidigung zurückzuführen.} cxd5
24. Qd1 {There is no sense in inviting f5 by playing 24.Qe2, since Black
intends to play the move anyway. Keinen Sinn hat es, mit 24.Qe2 zu dem Zug ...
f5 einzuladen, da Schwarz dies sowieso beabsichtigt.} f5 {It is interesting
that when it first surveys this mess, the computer likes White. Only after
being given some time to realize the seriousness of the threats against the
white king does it change its mind and pronounce the position as likely to end
in a draw. Interessanterweise gefällt dem Computer, wenn er dieses Chaos zum
ersten Mal durchforstet, zunächst Weiß. Erst wenn man ihm etwas Zeit gibt, die
Ernsthaftigkeit der Drohungen gegen den weißen König zu realisieren, schwenkt
er um und verkündet, dass die Position wahrscheinlich in einem Remis enden
wird.} 25. Bg5 ({Possible is Möglich ist} 25. Qb3 {after which I was intending
to play , wonach ich} Qf7 26. Bg5 Re4 {. After beabsichtigte. Nach} 27. Bxh4
Kh7 28. Qd1 {we reach a position similar to the game, in which it is difficult
to say who benefits from the position of the black king on h7, after erreichen
wir eine Stellung ähnlich der Partie, in der es schwer zu sagen ist, wer von
der Position des schwarzen Königs auf h7 nach} Qg6 29. Bd8 {. profitiert.})
25... Re4 26. Bxh4 Qg6 {I very much wanted to lure the bishop to d8. Ich
wollte den Läufer unbedingt nach d8 locken.} 27. Bd8 f4 {Despite being two
pawns down, I very much liked my position. With such a strong bishop on h3,
there will always be a draw, even if the worst comes to the worst. Trotz der
zwei Minusbauern gefiel mir meine Stellung sehr. Mit so einem starken Läufer
auf h3 hat man Remis immer in der Tasche, selbst wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt.
} 28. Qd3 {It is hard to know what to suggest for White, since many moves
which at first sight seem OK actually lose. Es fällt schwer, etwas für Weiß
vorzuschlagen, da viele Züge, die auf den ersten Blick in Ordnung erscheinen,
tatsächlich verlieren.} ({For example, the stupid Zum Beispiel das dumme} 28.
Bb6 {because of wegen} Re8 29. Bc5 Bc7 {and the bishop on c5 has turned into a
spectator. , und der Läufer auf c5 hat sich in einen Zuschauer verwandelt.}) ({
I think the best decision would have been Ich glaube, die beste Entscheidung
wäre} 28. Bh4 f3 29. Qxf3 Rxh4 30. Qxd5+ Kh7 31. Ra8 Qe4 (31... Qb1 {leads to
perpetual check. führt zu Dauerschach.}) 32. Qxe4+ Rxe4 33. Ne3 {after which
White can hope to draw, thanks to that pawns he has managed to grab. gewesen,
wonach Weiß hoffen kann zu remisieren, dank der Bauern, die er einheimsen
konnte.}) 28... Qh5 29. Nd2 {This loses. Dies verliert.} ({It was essential to
stay put, eg. Weiß musste auf der Stelle treten, z.B.} 29. Bb6 Bb8 30. Bc5 {
Despite the fact that Black's position is very strong, nothing decisive is
apparent. Now it is all easy. Trotz der Tatsache, dass Schwarz eine sehr
starke Stellung hat, ist nichts Entscheidendes in Sicht. Jetzt ist alles
einfach.}) 29... Re2 30. Nf3 ({No better is Nicht besser ist} 30. Bh4 {because
of wegen} Rxd2 31. Ra8+ Bf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qxd2 Kg8 {The black queen and
bishop easily finish off the enemy king. Dame und Läufer von Schwarz bringen
den feindlichen König leicht zur Strecke.}) 30... Re3 {This simple
pseudo-sacrifice decides the game. Dieses einfache Pseudo-Opfer entscheidet
die Partie.} 31. fxe3 Qxf3 32. Qc2 fxg3 33. hxg3 Qxg3+ 34. Kh1 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Bangkok op 14th"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2014.04.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {I decided to go for the Marshall with which I am always satisfied.} 9. exd5
Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 $5 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 {Known as the most
reliable approach.} 14. Qf3 Qf6 15. Bxd5 (15. Nd2 Qg6 16. Bd1 Bxd3 17. Ne4 Bxe4
18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Rxe4 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Kf1 Bf4 22. Bf3 Bxc1 23. Rxc1
Kf8 24. a3 (24. c4 Nb4 $11) 24... Rd8 25. c4 Nb6 26. cxb5 cxb5 $11 {is
Anand-Svidler from the last Candidates tournament which ended as a draw.})
15... cxd5 16. Be3 $146 (16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 d4 $1 $11) 16... Qe5 17. g3 (17.
Qh5 $5 Bxd3 18. Qxe5 Bxe5 19. Nd2 b4 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Rad1 Be4 $11) 17... Bxd3
18. Nd2 Rfe8 19. Kg2 {I thought that he was preparing 20.Bd4.} ({However this
is possible even without preparation:} 19. Bd4 $142 $5 Qf5 (19... Qxe1+ 20.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21. Kg2 Be4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qf5 Bf8 24. Qd7 $16) 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 $11
) 19... Be4 $6 {It only looks good over the board.} (19... Qe6 $142 $5 20. Bf4
Be2 $1 {I missed this one.} 21. Qe3 Qf5 22. Qd4 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Qc2 $1 $36) (
19... Bf8 20. Bd4 Qf5 $14) 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qe2 Bf8 (21... Bc5 $6 22. Rad1 $16
) 22. Rad1 $2 ({He should have a nasty edge in each one of those lines after} 
22. a4 $1 Qf5 (22... b4 23. c4) (22... bxa4 23. Rxa4 Qb5 24. Ra2 $14) 23. Red1
h5 24. h3 $14) 22... Qe6 23. a3 (23. b3 Rac8 24. Bd4 Rc7 $11) 23... Rad8 24.
Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 (25. Bd4 f5 $11) 25... Rxd1 $1 (25... Rd5 26. a4 $1) 26. Qxd1
$11 {This is a completely equal endgame and I had quite some time at the
beginning of it.} f6 $2 {Here something special happened. I was planning} ({
to play} 26... Qc6 {first and then f6 rather than f5.} 27. Qd8 f6 28. g4 (28.
Qb8 Kf7 29. Qa7+ Kg6 30. h4 h5 $11) (28. b4 Kf7 $11) 28... Kf7 $11) (26... Qd6
27. Qg4 Qc6 28. h4 $14) 27. a4 $1 $14 {By changing the move order for some
inexplicable reason I have given him the only chance in the position.} Qc4 $6 (
27... Qc6 28. a5 (28. Qb3+ Qc4 29. Qxc4+ bxc4 30. g4 Kf7 31. f3 exf3+ 32. Kxf3
Ke6 33. Ke4 Bd6 34. h3 Bc7 $11) 28... Bd6 29. Qg4 Bb8) 28. a5 b4 $4 {A very
bad mistake still with plenty of time on the clock.} (28... Qe6 29. Qd8 Kf7 30.
Qb6 Qc8 $14) 29. b3 $2 {He did not notice that} (29. cxb4 Bxb4 30. Qa4 $18 {
the pin is devastating.}) 29... Qb5 $2 $138 {Not only I have burned all my
time but produced the second big mistake in a row.} (29... Qd3 $1 30. Qxd3 exd3
31. c4 (31. Bd2 bxc3 32. Bxc3 Kf7 33. Kf3 Ke6 34. Ke4 f5+ 35. Kxd3 (35. Kd4 Kd6
) 35... Kd5 36. b4 g6 $44) 31... f5 32. Kf1 Kf7 33. Ke1 Ke6 34. Kd2 g6 35. Kxd3
Kd6 36. Bb6 Bg7 37. h3 h5 38. f3 Be5 39. g4 Bf6 $11 {gives no passage to
White's king.}) (29... Qc6 $2 30. cxb4 Bxb4 31. Qd8+ Kf7 32. Qb6 $18) (29...
Qxc3 $2 30. Qd5+ Kh8 31. Qa8 Kg8 32. Qxa6 Qxb3 33. Qb7 Qa3 34. a6 b3 35. a7 b2
36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. a8=Q $18) (29... Qe6 30. cxb4 Bxb4 31. Qd8+ Kf7 32. Qb6 Be7
33. b4 $18) 30. c4 Qxa5 31. c5 Qc7 32. Qd5+ Qf7 33. Qxe4 f5 $1 (33... Qxb3 $2
34. c6 Qf7 35. Bf4 f5 36. Qf3 b3 37. c7 b2 38. Qb7 Qa2 39. c8=Q b1=Q 40. Qxb1
Qxb1 41. Bd6 $18) 34. Qxb4 g5 $6 $138 {I had to first give a check.} (34...
Qd5+ $142 35. f3 g5 36. Qc3 g4 37. Bd4 Kf7 38. c6 Bd6 39. Bb6 Ke6 40. Kf2 (40.
c7 $2 Qxf3+ 41. Qxf3 gxf3+ 42. Kxf3 Kd7 43. Ke3 Be5 $11) 40... Qb5 41. Qc4+
Qxc4 42. bxc4 Be5 43. f4 Bc3 44. c5 a5 45. Ke3 a4 46. Kd3 Bb2 47. Ba5 Bf6 (
47... a3 $2 48. Bc3 Bc1 49. Kc4 $18) 48. Bc3 Be7 49. Kc4 a3 50. Kb5 Bd8 51. Ka6
Kd5 52. Kb7 Kxc5 53. c7 Bxc7 54. Kxc7 Kd5 55. Kd7 $18) 35. h3 $1 {He
rightfully went for the breathing space.} (35. Bd4 Qd5+ 36. Kg1 g4 37. Qc3 Be7
38. c6 Bd8 39. Be5 Qd1+ 40. Kg2 Qd5+ 41. Kf1 Qd1+ 42. Qe1 Qc2 43. Bc3 Kf7 44.
Qe5 Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Qf3+ 46. Kg1 Qd1+ 47. Be1 Bf6 48. Qa5 Ke6 49. c7 Kd7 50. Qxf5+
Kxc7 51. Qxh7+ Kd6 52. Qe4 Bc3 53. Kf1 Bxe1 54. Qxe1 Qxb3 55. Qd2+ Kc5 56. Qg5+
Kb6 57. Qxg4 a5 $11) 35... f4 $2 (35... Qd5+ 36. Kh2 f4 37. gxf4 gxf4 38. Qxf4
Bxc5 $14 {and he does not have checks which could make Bc5 fall.}) 36. gxf4 $1
{The ensuing bishop ending is winning for White.} (36. Bd4 $6 fxg3 37. f3 Qe6
38. Kxg3 Kf7 $16) 36... gxf4 37. Qxf4 Qxf4 38. Bxf4 Bxc5 39. Be3 Bb4 40. Kf3
Kf7 41. Ke4 Ke6 42. f4 Bc3 43. Bd4 Be1 44. Be5 h5 {Somewhere I could have
better pushed my a-pawn forward but still it should lead to a loss.} (44... a5
45. f5+ Kf7 46. Kd3 h5 47. Kc4 Bd2 48. Bd4 (48. Bc3 $4 Bxc3 49. Kxc3 Kf6 50.
Kc4 Kxf5 51. Kb5 Kf4 52. Kxa5 Kg3 53. b4 Kxh3 54. b5 h4 55. b6 Kg2 56. b7 h3
57. b8=Q h2 $11) 48... Be1 49. Kb5 Bd2 50. Bb6 Kf6 51. Bxa5 Bf4 52. b4 Kxf5 53.
Ka6 Ke4 54. b5 $18) 45. f5+ Kf7 46. Kd3 Ke7 (46... a5 47. Kc4 Bb4 48. Kb5 Bd2
49. Bc7 Kf6 50. Bxa5 Bf4 51. Kc6 Kxf5 52. Be1 Be3 53. b4 $18) 47. Kc4 Kd7 (
47... Bd2 48. Kc5 Be1 49. Kb6 a5 50. Kb5 Bb4 51. Bc7 Kf6 52. Bxa5 Bf8 53. b4
Kxf5 54. Kc6 $18) 48. Bc3 $1 {It is completely gone after this.} Bf2 49. Kd5
Bh4 (49... Ke7 50. Kc6 $18) 50. f6 Bg5 51. Ke5 Bh6 52. Bb4 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas National op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2011.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.06.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
({After the anti-Marshall line Ivan's pawn sac is a good option.} 8. h3 Bb7 9.
d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 (11. c3 Qd6 (11... Qd7 $5) 12. Nbd2 Rad8 13. Ne4
Qg6 $40) (11. Nbd2 f6 12. c3 Kh8) (11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bf6) (11. a4 Nd4 $1
12. Nxd4 exd4 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Na3 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Qf6
18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Nxb5 Bxg2 $11) 11... Nd4 12. Nc3 (12. Nd2 c5 13. c3 Nxb3 14.
Nxb3 Qc7 $44) (12. Bd2 c5 13. Nc3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Nb4 15. Rc1 Qc7 $44) (12. Nf3
Nxb3 13. axb3 Nb4 14. Nbd2 Re8 $44) 12... Nb4 13. Ne4 (13. Be3 Nxb3 14. axb3 f6
15. Nf3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qd7 17. Kg2 f5 18. f4 Qc6+ 19. Kh2 Bf6 $44) 13... Nxb3
14. axb3 Qd5 15. Nf3 f5 16. Neg5 Bd6 17. Bd2 Rae8 $44) 8... d5 {Marshall circa
1918.} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3
15. Re4 $1 {This is the line I am always concerned about since Sax's revenge
on me.} (15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Qh5 $1 $132) 15... g5 $1 16. Qf1 Qh5
17. Nd2 (17. f3 $5 Bf5 18. Re1 (18. Nd2 {transposes to the game.}) 18... Rae8
19. Nd2 Nf6 $132) 17... Bf5 (17... Nf6 $5 18. f3 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Bh3 20. Qf6 Bf4
$1 $13 {is another idea.}) 18. f3 Qg6 $2 {After a long thought I have come
with this pseudo novelty.} (18... Nf6 19. Qg2 Qg6 20. Re3 $1 {is the proper
way to reach the game continuation.} (20. Re2 $2 Rfe8 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. g4 Nxc3
$19)) (18... Rae8 $5 {Adams} 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 Rxe4 22. Bd1
g4 $14) 19. Qg2 $2 {He could have taken the advantage} ({the natural} 19. Re1
$1 Nf6 (19... Bd3 20. Qf2 f5 21. c4 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Bxc4 f4 24. g4 $16)
(19... Rae8 20. Ne4) 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 Nxe4 $16) 19... Nf6 20. Re3 Rae8 {
I am not happy with this move.} ({I have started to believe that the other
rook belongs to e8 to make Kf8 possible.} 20... Rfe8 $5 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. g4 Ng3
23. hxg3 Bb1 {evokes some Kf8 possibilities.} (23... Bd3 24. Qd2 Rxe3 25. Qxe3
h6 26. Kg2 Kf8 27. Qf2 Re8 28. Be3 $16) 24. Qe2 Kf8) (20... Nd5 $5 {Grischuk}
21. Re1 Rae8 22. Ne4 g4 23. Bc2 h5 24. Bd2 Bc7 25. fxg4 hxg4 26. Re2 Re6 27.
Rae1 Rfe8 $11) (20... c5 $2 21. Ne4 cxd4 22. cxd4 $16) 21. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 22. g4
Ng3 $1 23. hxg3 (23. gxf5 $2 Nxf5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Bxg5 h6 $17) 23... Bb1 $1 {
The aim of development in chess is to hamper your opponent's development.} (
23... Bd3 $5 24. Qd2 $1 (24. Bd2 Rxe3 25. Bxe3 Re8 26. Re1 c5 27. Bf2 Rxe1+ 28.
Bxe1 c4 29. Bd1 $11) 24... Rxe3 25. Qxe3 Bxg3 26. Qxg5 Re8 27. Be3 Qxg5 28.
Bxg5 Kg7 29. Kg2 Bd6 $44) 24. Qe2 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 h6 26. Kg2 Rb8 $1 $146 {
With my rook X-raying the pawn on b2 I was happy about the consequences of my
previous play but things were not that simple.} 27. Qe1 (27. a4 b4 (27... Bc2
28. Bxc2 Qxc2+ 29. Qf2 Qd3 30. axb5 axb5 31. Qe3 Qc4 $44) 28. Bc4 a5 $44) 27...
Bd3 (27... Kf8 $2 28. Bxg5 Qxg5 29. Rxb1 Re8 30. Qf2 $18) (27... Bc2 $5 28. Be3
a5 $44) 28. Be3 a5 29. a3 $6 {There was no need for this.} (29. Qd2 a4 30. Bd1
Re8 31. b3 a3 32. Bf2 $16 {and White's advantage is clear.}) 29... Bc4 (29...
a4 30. Ba2 Re8 31. Qd2 Bc4 32. Bxc4 bxc4 33. Re1 {resembles the game
continuation.}) 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Qe2 a4 (31... Qd3 $2 32. Qxd3 cxd3 33. b4 Ra8
34. bxa5 Rxa5 35. a4 c5 36. dxc5 Bxc5 37. Kf2 $16) 32. Re1 (32. Qxc4 $2 Rxb2+
33. Bf2 Qc2 34. Rf1 Bxa3 35. Qxc6 Bf8 $19) 32... Qd3 33. Bf2 {When Ray has
offered a draw first I was first surprised because I have thought that Black
was doing more than fine alas that was not the case.} (33. Bc1 c5 (33... Qxe2+
34. Rxe2 Rd8 35. f4 f6 36. Re6 (36. Kf3 Kf7 37. Rh2 Bf8 $11) 36... Kf7 37. f5
Kg7 38. Kf3 Kf7 39. Ke4 Rd7 40. Be3 Rd8 $11) 34. dxc5 (34. Qxd3 $2 cxd3 35.
dxc5 Bxc5 36. Rd1 d2 $1 (36... Bxa3 $4 37. bxa3 Rb1 38. Rf1) 37. Rxd2 Be3 38.
Rc2 Bxc1 39. Rxc1 Rxb2+ 40. Kg1 $15) 34... Bxc5 35. Qe5 Bd6 36. Qf6 Qc2+ 37.
Kh3 Qf2 38. Qxd6 Qxe1 39. Qxb8+ Kh7 $11) (33. Bf2 Kg7 34. Be3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "SLO-chT 10th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2000.10.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maribor SK Piramida"]
[BlackTeam "Ptuj"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 $1 16. Qe2 Bf5 (16... f5 $2 17. Bxd5+ $1 (17. Re6 $2 Bxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8
19. Qxd6 Rae8 20. Bd2 f4 $19) (17. Re8 $2 f4 18. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $40) 17... cxd5 18.
Re6 Bc7 (18... Bxe6 $2 19. Qxe6+ Kg7 20. Bxg5 $1 (20. Qxd6 Rae8 21. Qd7+ Kh8
22. Bd2 Re2 $44) 20... Rae8 21. Qd7+ $1 (21. Bf6+ $2 Rxf6 22. Qxe8 f4 23. Nd2
f3 $19 (23... fxg3 $5 24. fxg3 Bxg3 25. Qe2 Bxh2+ 26. Qxh2 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Rh6 $19
)) 21... Kg8 22. Nd2 Qh5 23. Qxd6 Qxg5 24. Qxd5+ $18) 19. Bxg5 f4 20. Rh6 (20.
Re7 Bg4) 20... f3 21. Qf1 Qf5 22. Be3 Qc2 $44) (16... Nf6 17. Bxg5 Nxe4 18.
Qxe4 Bd7 19. Nd2 Rfe8 20. Qf3 Qf5 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. Be3 $16) 17. Nd2 Nf6 (17...
b4 $6 18. cxb4 (18. c4 $6 Nf6 19. f3 c5 $40) 18... Bxb4 19. Re5 $16) 18. f3
Nxe4 $2 (18... Rae8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Qf2 $1 (20. Qf1 $6 Qh5 21. a4 Qg6 22.
axb5 Bd3 23. Qd1 Be2) 20... g4 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rxe4 23. Bg5 Nd5 24. Bh4
$16) 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 $2 (19... Be7 $4 20. Nf2 $18) (19... Qh6 $1 20. Bxg5 Qg6 21.
Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Re1 $16) 20. fxe4 Be7 21. Be3 $16 Kh8 (21... Qh6 22. Rf1 Qg6 23.
Rf5 $18) (21... Kg7 $1 22. Rf1 f6 23. Rf5 $16) 22. Rf1 f5 $2 (22... f6 23. Rf5
$16) 23. Be6 $18 Qg4 24. Qxg4 fxg4 25. Bd7 $1 (25. Bxg4 $18) 25... Rxf1+ 26.
Kxf1 b4 27. Bxc6 (27. cxb4 $5 a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. a3 $18) 27... bxc3 28. bxc3
Rb8 29. e5 Rb2 30. d5 Kg7 31. d6 (31. d6 Bd8 32. e6 Kf6 33. e7 Bxe7 34. Bxg5+
Kxg5 35. dxe7) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tiendas"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Be3 Bxd3 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qf3 Bc4 20. Nd2 Be6 21.
Bd4 Be7 22. Qg2 Qh5 23. Re5 Qg6 24. Ne4 Rd7 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rfd8 27. Qf3
h6 28. h4 Bxa2 29. Rc6 Qc2 30. Rxa6 Bd5 31. Qg4 f5 32. Qf4 Re8 33. Kh2 Qd3 34.
Rg6 Re4 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Raa6 Qd2 (36... Rxd4 {is refuted by} 37. Qf8 $1 Rg4 (
37... Qd2 38. Qxf5) 38. Rxh6+ gxh6 39. Rxh6#) 37. Rxh6+ {'!' This terrific
blow crowns White's attack.} Qxh6 (37... gxh6 38. Qh8#) 38. Rxh6+ Kxh6 ({Or} 
38... gxh6 39. Qh8+ Kg6 40. Qf6+ Kh7 41. Qxf5+ {, winning.}) 39. Qh8+ Kg6 40.
h5+ Kg5 (40... Kf7 {loses to} 41. Qxg7+ Ke8 42. Qh8+ Kf7 43. Bc5 Re8 44. Qh7+
Kf6 45. Qh6+ Ke5 (45... Kf7 46. Qg6#) 46. Bd4+ Ke4 47. Qe3#) 41. Bxg7 (41. Kh3
{, threatening 42.f4, was another winning continuation.}) 41... Kg4 42. Qh6 f4
43. Qg6+ Kf3 44. h6 Kxf2 45. h7 Re3 46. Bd4 Rxh7+ 47. Qxh7 fxg3+ 48. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nolte, Rolando"]
[Black "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2001.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Be6 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. Qb1 f5 18. f4 g5 $1 {[%csl Rf4,Rg3][%cal Gg5f4,Gd6f4]}
19. Qc2 (19. Rf1 {is strongly met by} Rae8 $40) 19... gxf4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21.
gxf4 Kh8 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nf1 Rg8 24. Ng3 Bf3 25. Qf2 {[%tqu "En","How can
Black use the superior activity of his pieces?","Use the tension on the
g-file","Use your g8-rook for a decisive blow!","g8g3","This blow crowns
Black's previous play.",5]} Rxg3+ $1 {[%csl Rg1,Rh1][%cal Ga8g8,Gh3h1,Gf3h1,
Gg8g1] The powerful blow spelling the quick end for White.} 26. Qxg3 ({Or} 26.
hxg3 Qh1#) 26... Rg8 27. Re8 {[%cal Ge8h8,Gg8g1] White's last hope...} Qxg3+ {
This move deprives White of last illusions.} 28. hxg3 Rxe8 29. Kf2 Bg4 30. Re1
Re4 31. Re3 Kg7 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "KOS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Re8 (
14... Qh4 {is the alternative.} 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4
Rae8 19. Kg2 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Re6 21. Rac1 h6 22. Kg2 Rg6 23. Ne4 Nf4+ 24. Kf3
Bxe4+ 25. Rxe4 Nd3 26. Rd1 Nxb2 27. Rd2 Ba3 28. Bb6 Rd6 29. Rxd6 Bxd6 30. Re2
Nd3 31. Rd2 Ne5+ 32. Kg2 Be7 33. f4 Nc4 34. Bxc4 bxc4 35. Rd7 Bf6 36. Rc7 Bxc3
37. Rxc6 Rb8 38. a4 Bb2 39. Ba5 c3 40. Bxc3 Bxc3 41. Rxc3 Rb4 42. a5 Rb5 43.
Ra3 Rb2+ 44. Kh3 f5 45. Rc3 Rb5 46. Ra3 g5 47. fxg5 hxg5 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. h4 g4
50. Rc3 Rxa5 51. Rc6 Ra2+ 52. Kg1 a5 53. Ra6 a4 54. Kh1 Kf7 55. Kg1 Ra1+ 56.
Kg2 Ra3 57. Kh2 Ra2+ 58. Kg1 Ke7 59. Kh1 a3 60. Kg1 {1/2-1/2 (60) Wei Yi (2706)
-Carlsen,M (2844) Wijk aan Zee NED 2016}) 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nd2 Qe1+ 17. Nf1
Bg6 $44 {One of the great "tabiyas" of modern opening play. In principle the
black pair of bishops and the restricted white pieces should guarantee Black
equality.} 18. g3 (18. Bc2 b4 19. c4 b3 20. Bd1 Nb4 21. Bd2 Qe5 22. Bc3 Qc5 23.
Bxb4 Qxb4 24. Bxb3 Qb6 25. Re1 Bc5 26. Ba4 Rd8 27. Rd1 Qxb2 28. Bxc6 Bh5 29.
Rb1 Qxb1 30. Qxh5 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qb6+ 32. Ne3 Qxc6 33. Nd5 Qd6 34. g3 h6 35.
Qe2 Rb8 36. Kg2 Kh8 37. h4 Qa3 38. Kh3 Qc1 39. Nf4 Qb2 40. Qe7 Qb7 41. Qe5 Qd7+
42. Kh2 Kg8 43. Qxb8+ {1-0 (43) Karjakin,S (2762)-Svidler,P (2727) Baku AZE
2015}) (18. Bxd5 {Taking the second pawn does not yield anything for White.
After} cxd5 19. Qxd5 Rd8 20. Bg5 Qxa1 21. Bxd8 Bf8 22. h4 h6 23. h5 Bh7 {
wins the pawn b2.} 24. f4 Qxb2 25. Ba5 Qa3 26. Qd8 Qd6 27. Qe8 Qe6 28. Qd8 Qd6
29. Qe8 Qe6 30. Qd8 {1/2-1/2 (30) Sevian,S (2531)-Naroditsky,D (2633) Saint
Louis 2015}) 18... b4 $1 {Black has to keep the pressure because White
threatened to free himself with Bd1 and Bd2.} 19. c4 {A move White does not
really want to make - it obstructs his own bishop.} (19. h4 $2 h5 20. c4 Nf6
21. Bd1 Re8 22. Bd2 Qe5 23. Rc1 Bc5 24. a3 a5 25. axb4 axb4 26. Rc2 Ng4 27. Ne3
Qd6 28. Nxg4 hxg4 29. Qxg4 Bh5 30. Qxh5 Qxg3+ 31. Kh1 Qxf2 {0-1 (31) Ivanchuk,
V (2720) -Svidler,P (2745) Reykjavik ISL 2015}) 19... Nf6 20. Qxc6 $146 {
[#] This brave move has never before been played in a game with classical time
control. White wins a second pawn but continues to neglect his darlings on c1,
a1 and f1.} (20. Bd1 Re8 21. Bd2 Qe5 $44 {0-1 (35) Stellwagen,D (2639)
-Gustafsson,J (2606) Germany 2008}) 20... Rd8 21. Qb6 Rd7 22. Bc2 {Defending
d3 and preparing Rb1 followed by Bd2 to liberate the pieces.} (22. Qe3 $6 Re7
23. Qxe1 Rxe1) 22... Ng4 {The following moves all win favor with the engines
and are indicated by Let's Check - this and the fact that both players hardly
used any time indicates that they were still in their preparation.} 23. Rb1 Qe2
24. Bd2 Ne5 25. Qe3 Qh5 26. Bd1 Qf5 27. Be2 {Here Saric invested 14 minutes.}
f6 28. b3 Bc5 29. Qf4 Qxf4 30. Bxf4 Nxd3 31. Bxd3 Rxd3 {Apparently both
players were ready to play this kind of endgame. Black's compensation is
obvious: He has the bishops pair, a more active rook and a strong
white-squared bishop. But White trusts his solid extra pawn.} 32. Re1 {[#]} Kf7
$6 {The first step in the wrong direction.} (32... Bd4 $1 33. Be3 (33. Re7 $6 {
White cannot allow himself such pseudo-active play:} Rd1 34. Kg2 Ra1 $36) 33...
Bc3 34. Rc1 Be4 $44) 33. Be3 Bd6 (33... Bxe3 $2 34. Nxe3 $14) 34. Bb6 $1 {
Liberating e3 for the knight and toying with the idea to advance the c-pawn to
c5 - and further down the board.} Be5 35. Bc5 a5 $2 (35... Bc3 $1 36. Re7+ Kg8
{is certainly a concession but was the lesser evil.} 37. Ne3 (37. Kg2 a5 38. g4
$13) 37... Rd2 38. Nd5 Rxa2 39. Bxb4 Be5 $44) 36. f4 $1 Bd6 (36... Bc3 37. Re7+
Kg8 38. Ne3 $16 {[%cal Ge3d5]}) 37. Bxd6 Rxd6 38. Ne3 Be4 39. c5 Rc6 40. Nc4
Bd5 41. Nd6+ Kg6 42. Rc1 $18 {Black's compensation vanished completely: the
rook is passive, the king is cut off and the bishops pair was reduced by half.}
a4 43. Nb5 axb3 44. axb3 Rc8 45. Nd4 Kf7 46. Kf2 Ke7 47. Ke3 Kd7 48. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Warsaw Najdorf Memorial"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2008.08.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Olszewski, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Berg,E"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
{As my opponent had never actually played the Mashall before, but had only
used it as a threat a couple of times to avoid the main lines I decided to
take the chance he would not do against me either.} d5 9. d4 $5 {This was my
backup plan I had prepared just in case. I tried it for the first time in the
last round of Gibraltar Masters earlier this year when I won against Mark
Hebden. Black seems to have rather easy equality at a first sight, but having
studied the position for a while I am not that convinced anymore.} exd4 {
The main move which was also played by Hebden.} ({After} 9... Nxe4 10. dxe5 Be6
11. Nbd2 {we enter a variation of the Open Spanish after a change of move
order.}) ({After} 9... dxe4 {Black usually gives up a pawn, but gets good
piece play in compensation} 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 (10... Bb7 $5) 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Bxd1
Nd5 13. Rxe4 Bf5 14. Re1 Rfe8 {and Black is rather active, but I still prefer
White and the extra pawn.}) 10. e5 Ne4 11. cxd4 Bb4 {My opponent still played
his moves rather quickly and as we were still following my game against Hebden
I got a bit worried about possible preparation.} 12. Nbd2 Bxd2 $5 $146 {
A novelty. Black gives away his pair of bishops in order to set up a pin with .
..Bg4.} ({The immediate} 12... Bg4 $2 {is favourable to White after the
exchange sacrifice} 13. Nxe4 $1 Bxe1 (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Bxe1 15. Nf6+ $1 gxf6
16. exf6 (16. Bh6 Bd2 $1) 16... Kh8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Bg7+ Kg8 19. Bc2 $1 (19.
Bxd5 Nxd4 20. Qg4 Qc8 21. Qxd4 Qd7 22. Bh6 Kh8 23. Rd1 Re2 24. Be3 c6 25. Kf1
Bxf2 26. Kxe2 Bxe3 27. Kxe3 cxd5 28. Qxd5 Re8+ 29. Kf3 $16) 19... Re4 $8 20.
Bh6 Kh8 21. Rd1 $1 Qd7 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qf4 $1 Nxd4 24. Qg5 Ne6 25. Rxd7 Nxg5
26. Bxg5 $18 {with a winning advantage for White in the endgame.}) 14. Neg5 {
and White threatens, as well as the bishop on e1 also to play Qc2 with the
double threats on h7 and c6.}) ({The game against Hebden continued with} 12...
Bf5 13. a3 Be7 14. Bc2 f6 $2 {after which White won material by} 15. Nxe4 dxe4
16. Nh4 $1 $16) 13. Bxd2 Bg4 14. Be3 Na5 15. Bc2 $6 {A slight mistake. Now
White is set under pressure.} ({Instead} 15. Qc1 $1 {should be played with the
idea of Ng5 or Nd2.} Nxb3 (15... f5 16. Ng5 $1 Nxb3 17. axb3 f4 (17... Qd7 18.
f3 Nxg5 19. Bxg5 Bh5 20. e6 $16) 18. Bxf4 Nxf2 19. e6 $1 $16) 16. axb3 Qd7 (
16... f5 17. Ng5 $1) 17. Nd2 $14 {White will continue with f3 to exchange of
the black knight on e4. Then White will be able to use the half-open a- and
c-files on the queenside and Black is under some pressure.}) 15... f5 {Now
Black is about to play ...f4 followed by ...Ng5 putting more pressure on the
f3-Knight. White needs to react quickly not to get a worse position.} 16. Bd3
Rb8 $1 {A smart move. Black likes to activate his rook via b6 over to the
kingside, creating an attack.} 17. h3 Bh5 18. Be2 {Preparing Nh2.} g5 $6 {
An aggressive move. Unfortunately it offers White a combinational possibility.}
({Better was to stick to the original plan by} 18... Rb6 {first to bulid up
the position a bit further.} 19. Nh2 (19. Bf4 h6) 19... Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Rg6 21.
Bf4 Qh4 22. Qf3 Nc6 23. Red1 Nd8 $15 {Black will place the knight on e6,
blocking the passed e-pawn and has a solid advantage.}) 19. Bxg5 $1 {Using the
tactical possibilities in the position and not the least the misplaced knight
on a5.} Nxg5 20. Nxg5 Bxe2 21. Qd2 {White protects the knight on g5 and
threatens a fork on e6 and in addition both the black pieces are hangng.} Nc4
22. Qf4 {A good position for the queen that blocks Black's counterplay with...
f4.} Bh5 23. b3 (23. Ne6 {leads to the game position by transposition after}
Qe7 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. b3 Nb6 {but doesn't allow Black to deviate.}) 23... Nb6 (
{Black could have given back material by} 23... Qe7 {but after} 24. bxc4 h6 25.
Nf3 bxc4 26. e6 $1 $36 Rb6 27. Ne5 Rxe6 28. Re3 $44 {[%csl Ge5,Rg8] White has
a very strong initiative. A golden knight on e5 and lots of activity for the
cost of a pawn.}) (23... Na5 {was perhaps better, but here too White is very
active after} 24. Ne6 {e.g.} Qe7 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. Rac1 Be8 27. e6 c6 28. Rc3
Nb7 29. Rg3+ Bg6 30. h4 Kh8 31. Rg5 Nd6 32. h5 Be8 33. h6 Bg6 34. Rg3 Ne4 35.
Rge3 Rd8 36. f3 Ng5 37. Re5 $36 {with a continuing strong initiative.}) 24. Ne6
Qe7 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. Rac1 {Now e6 is a threat, which forces Black to give
away a pawn.} Nc8 $1 (26... Be8 $2 27. e6 c6 $4 {loses} (27... Na8 {is
necessary, but White has an excellent position after} 28. Rc3 $36 {[%csl Ra8,
Ge6,Rg8][%cal Cb5b4,Cb4c3,Yc3g3,Gh3h4,Gh4h5,Gh5h6] with activity and attacking
chances on the kingside.}) (27... Qd6 $4 28. Qxd6 cxd6 29. Rc7 $18 {[%csl Rb6,
Gc7,Ge1]}) 28. Qb8 $18 {[%csl Rb6] The knight on b6 is lost.}) 27. Rc6 ({
Worse is} 27. Rc5 $2 Be8 28. Rxd5 Nb6 29. Rc5 c6 {[%csl Gd5] wich gives Black
the d5-square for his knight and thereby strong counterplay.}) 27... Be8 28.
Rxa6 c6 29. a4 {Which opens the a-file in order to get his rooks active and
also not to get the a6-rook trapped on the a-file.} Qb7 30. axb5 Qxb5 31. Ra8 (
{Stronger was} 31. Qg5+ $1 Bg6 (31... Kh8 32. Qh6 $1) 32. Rea1 Qb7 33. h4 Qe7
34. Rxc6 $18) 31... Bg6 32. e6 Qb7 33. Rb8 (33. Rea1 $1 {was even better when
both the white rooks can be activated along the eight rank.} Qe7 34. Qe5 Qg7
35. Rb8 $1 Qxe5 36. dxe5 Ne7 37. Raa8 Rxb8 38. Rxb8+ Kg7 39. f4 $1 {[%csl Rg6]
This moves blocks Black's play completely and he is simply out of counterplay.}
d4 40. Kf2 Bh5 41. Rd8 Nd5 42. g3 Bd1 43. b4 d3 44. Ke1 Bf3 45. Kd2 Be4 46. g4
$18) 33... Qa7 {Now Black prevents the other white rook from entering the
a-file.} 34. Qe5 Re8 35. Rc1 (35. e7 $5 Qd7 36. Qe6+ (36. Ra1 Kf7 $1) (36. Qf6)
36... Qxe6 37. Rxe6 Kf7 38. Rxc6 Nxe7 39. Rb7 $16 {[%csl Gb3]}) 35... Ne7 36.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 37. Re1 $6 {A mistake in time trouble. Now Black gets the option to
exchange his f5-pawn for the white d4-pawn which gives him much better chances
to survive.} (37. Qf6 $1 Ng6 38. h4 Qe7 39. Qxf5 Qxh4 40. Ra1 Qf4 41. Qh3 $16)
(37. Rd1 $5 $16 {would have been simple protecting d4 and so preventing ...Ng6.
}) 37... Ng6 $1 38. Qf6 Qg7 39. Qxf5 Qxd4 40. g3 {White prepares the advance
of the h-pawn and takes control over f4 and h4 which restricts the movement of
the black pieces.} ({Interesting was} 40. e7 $5 Qg7 41. Qc8 Qf7 (41... Kf7 42.
Qe6#) 42. Qd8 $1 Nf4 43. Qd6 Ng6 44. Re3 Kg7 45. Rg3 h6 46. h4 $18) 40... Kg7 (
40... Ne7 41. Qg5+ Qg7 42. Qf4 $16) 41. h4 (41. e7 Qf6 42. Qg4 Kf7 43. Re3 $18)
41... h6 $2 {Now White wins by force, but Black's position was already bad and
he is probably lost anyway.} 42. e7 $1 Qf6 43. Qg4 Kh7 (43... Kf7 44. Re3 $18 {
threatening Rf3.}) 44. Qc8 (44. Re6 Qf7 (44... Qg7 45. h5 Nh8 46. Qf5+ Kg8 47.
Kg2 $18) 45. h5 Nh8 46. b4 $18) 44... Qf7 45. h5 Nh8 (45... Nxe7 46. Qd8 $18)
46. Re5 $1 {White is dominating the position and Black is almost in Zugzwang.}
(46. Ra1 $2 {with the idea of Ra8 looks tempting, but is unnecessary as it
allows counterplay by} Qxh5 $1 (46... Qxe7 $2 47. Ra8 Qe1+ 48. Kg2 Qe4+ 49. Kh2
Qe2 50. Qxe8 Qxf2+ 51. Kh3 Qf5+ (51... Qf1+ 52. Kg4 Qd1+ 53. Kf5 Qf3+ 54. Ke6
Qg4+ 55. Kd6 Qxg3+ 56. Kxc6 Qc3+ 57. Kd7 Qg7+ 58. Ke6 Qg4+ 59. Kxd5 Qd1+ 60.
Kc4 Qc2+ 61. Kb4 Qd2+ 62. Ka3 Qd6+ 63. b4 $18) 52. Kg2 Qc2+ 53. Kg1 Qb1+ 54.
Kf2 Qf5+ (54... Qc2+ 55. Qe2 $18) 55. Ke3 Qg5+ 56. Kd4 Qg7+ 57. Kc5 Nf7 58.
Kxc6 Qf6+ 59. Kc7 Qd6+ 60. Kb7 Qb4+ 61. Kc6 Qc3+ 62. Kd7 Qg7 63. Ke6 Ng5+ 64.
Kf5 Nf7 65. Ra6 $1 Qg5+ 66. Ke6 Nd8+ 67. Kd7 $18) 47. Ra8 (47. Ra4 $18) 47...
Ng6 $1 48. Qxe8 Qd1+ 49. Kg2 (49. Kh2 Qh5+ 50. Kg2 Nh4+ $1 (50... Nf4+ $4 51.
Kg1 $18) 51. Kg1 (51. Kh3 Ng6+ $11) 51... Nf3+ 52. Kf1 $4 Qh1+ 53. Ke2 Qe1+ 54.
Kxf3 Qe4#) 49... Nh4+ $1 50. Kh3 Qf1+ 51. Kxh4 Qh1+ 52. Kg4 Qe4+ 53. f4 Qe6+
54. Kf3 Qe4+ 55. Kf2 Qc2+ {with perpetual checks.}) 46... Qg8 (46... d4 47. Qd8
$18) (46... Kg7 47. b4 $1 $18) 47. Qf5+ (47. Re6 Qf7 48. Rd6 Qxh5 49. Rd8 $18)
47... Kg7 48. Re6 Qf7 49. Qe5+ Kh7 50. Rf6 Qxh5 51. Qxh5 Bxh5 52. g4 $1 {
Black resigned. After} (52. g4 Be8 53. Rf8 Bg6 54. f4 Kg7 55. f5 Bf7 56. f6+ $1
$18 {Black has to give away both his pieces in order to stop the passed pawns
from queening.}) 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 (13... Bf5 $5
14. Nd2 (14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Nd2 Bxd3 $13) 14... Nf4 15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Ne4 Bg4 17.
Qe3 Nxd3 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 $11 {Smirin,I-Adams,M/Tilburg 1992}) 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4
Qf5 {Es ist sehr interessant, die Entwicklung in dieser Modevariante im
Marshallangriff zu beobachten. Obwohl Timman letztlich mit 15...Sf6 gegen
Ivanchuk erfolgreich war, wählt Adams die ältere "Hauptvariante".} (15... Nf6 {
--> CBM 68,69}) 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. f4 (18. Nf3 $6 f4 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20.
Rxe5 fxg3 21. hxg3 Bg4 $36 {Leko,P-Svidler,P/Dortmund 1998}) 18... Bxf4 19. Qf3
(19. Nf3 Bc7 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Be6 22. c4 bxc4 23. dxc4 Nb6 24. Be3 Rab8
25. Qd6 Bf7 26. Qxg6 hxg6 {1/2-1/2 Milos,G-Sanz Alonso,F/Elgoibar/1993/ (43)})
19... Bb8 ({Dieser Zug ist wesentlich stärker als das von mir gewählte} 19...
Bxd2 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Bxd2 Ra7 23. Qc5 Raf7 24. Bf4 $16 {
Koch,J-Blatny,P/Haifa 1989/EU-chT}) 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Nb3 $5 $146 {Die
Neuerung von Leko.} ({Schlechter ist} 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Qxa8 (22. Nf3 Bxg3 23.
Qxa8 (23. Re2 Bc7+ 24. Rg2 Qb6+ 25. d4 Bb7 26. Qd7 Rg8 27. Ng5 Raf8 $19) (23.
hxg3 Qxg3+ 24. Kf1 (24. Kh1 Ra7 $19) 24... f4 25. Ng5 h6 26. Nf7+ Rxf7 27. Re8+
(27. Qxa8 f3 $19) 27... Kh7 28. Qxa8 f3 $19) 23... Bxe1+ 24. Kf1 f4 25. Kxe1
Re8+ 26. Kf2 Bh3 27. Qxe8+ Qxe8 28. Bxf4 $17) 22... Qb6+ 23. d4 Bb7 24. Re6 $1
Qc7 $1 25. Qxb7 (25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Nb3 Qc4 27. Re5 Qd3 28. Bf4 $8 g5 $1 29. Re3
$1 (29. Bxg5 Qf3 30. d5 Bxd5 $19) 29... Qc2 30. Be5+ Kg8 31. Kf1 Bd5 $1 (31...
Re8 32. Re2 Qd3 33. Kf2 Qf3+ 34. Ke1 Bd5 35. Rf2 $1 $15) 32. Bxb8 Qg2+ 33. Ke1
Bxb3 34. axb3 Qg1+ 35. Kd2 Qxa1 36. Kc2 Qf1 37. Rd3 $1 Qg2+ (37... f4 38. gxf4
gxf4 39. d5 Qe2+ 40. Rd2 Qe4+ 41. Kc1 $11) 38. Rd2 Qe4+ 39. Rd3 Qd5 $17 {
[%cal Gg8f7,Gf7g6,Gg6h5,Gh5g4]}) 25... Qxb7 26. Nb3 Qf7 27. Nc5 f4 28. Bxf4
Bxf4 29. gxf4 Qxf4 30. Re2 $17 {_|_}) ({Und} 21. Nf1 {führt zum Ausgleich nach}
Ra7 ({oder} 21... Bb7 22. Re7 Bc6 23. Qe3 f4 24. Qe6+ Qxe6 25. Rxe6 Bd7 $11 {
Popovic,P-Pavlovic,M/Cetinje 1993/TD (26)}) 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 d4 24. cxd4
Rd7 25. Re5 {1/2-1/2 Fogarasi,T-Lukacs,P/Budapest 1994/CBM 43 ext}) 21... Qf7 (
21... Bb7 $5 22. Re7 (22. Nc5 Ba7 23. b4 (23. d4 $6 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Bc6 $36 {
[%csl Rf3,Rg2,Rh1][%cal Gd5d4,Gc6h1]}) (23. Be3 f4 24. Bd4 $8 $11) 23... Bc6
24. d4 Bxc5 25. bxc5 Rae8 $11) (22. Nd4 f4 23. g4 Ba7 $36) 22... Ba7+ 23. d4 (
23. Be3 d4 $1 24. Qxb7 dxe3 25. d4 f4 $36) 23... Rf7 $11) 22. Nd4 ({Viel
besser war} 22. Bf4 {mit der Idee} Ba7+ (22... Bxf4 $2 23. Qxf4 {und Schwarz
steht strategisch auf Verlust.}) 23. d4 {und Schwarz hat es wesentlich
schwerer, ein entsprechendes Gegenspiel zu finden als in der Partie.}) 22...
Ba7 23. Bf4 Bd7 24. Re5 ({Weiss kann nicht b5-b4 verhindern, weil er mit
eigenem} 24. b4 {den Bauern auf c3 schwächt.} {Nach} Rac8 $1 25. Bd2 $8 f4 $1 {
bekommt Schwarz eine gefährliche Initiative für den geopferten Bauern.}) 24...
b4 $1 $11 25. Rae1 Rae8 26. Kf1 bxc3 {Es bleibt nicht viel Dynamik in dieser
Stellung und die entstehenden ungleichfarbigen Läufer sind ein weiterer
Remisfaktor, dadurch} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 f5 18. f4 g5 19. Qf1 Qh5 20. Qg2 gxf4 21. Bxd5+
Kh8 (21... cxd5 22. Qxd5+ Kg7 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Kh8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Qc6
Rg8 27. Qf6+ (27. Kh1 $5) 27... Rg7 $44) 22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. Bxc6 Be3+ 24. Kh1
Re6 (24... Bh3 25. Qe2 Qh6 (25... Bg4 26. Bxe8 $16) 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. d5 f4 28.
Nf1 $16) 25. Bf3 f4 $5 $146 26. Bxg4 (26. gxf4 $6 Rxf4 27. Bxg4 (27. Rf1 Bxd2
28. Bxg4 Rxg4 $19) 27... Rxg4 28. Qa8+ Rg8 29. Rxe3 (29. Qf3 $2 Qxh2+ $1 30.
Kxh2 Rh6+ 31. Qh3 Bf4+ 32. Kh1 Rxh3#) 29... Rxe3 30. Qc6 Qg5 31. Rf1 Re6 $19)
26... Qxg4 27. Qf3 (27. Nf3 fxg3 28. Ne5 Qf4 29. Qxg3 (29. Rf1 Bf2 30. Nd3 Qh4
31. Nxf2 gxf2 32. Rad1 Re1 {/\Rg8 -+}) (29. Nd3 Qf5 $40) 29... Qxg3 30. hxg3
Rh6+ 31. Kg2 Rf2+ 32. Kg1 Re2+ (32... Rfh2+ $5) 33. Kf1 Rf2+ $10) 27... Qg7 28.
Re2 $2 (28. gxf4 $142 Rxf4 $8 29. Qxf4 $1 Bxf4 30. Rxe6 Qd7 31. Re2 {+/-/+- _|_
}) (28. Ne4 Qh6 (28... Rh6 $5) 29. Re2 $1 (29. gxf4 $6 Rxf4 30. Qxe3 Rf1+ $1
31. Rxf1 Qxe3 32. Rae1 $13) 29... Rfe8 30. Nc5 Rf6 31. Rae1 $16) 28... fxg3 29.
Qxg3 Qh6 30. Rae1 (30. Rf1 $142 Bxd2 $1 (30... Rg8 $2 31. Qe1 $16) 31. Rxf8+
Qxf8 32. Rxe6 (32. Rxd2 Qf1+ 33. Qg1 Qf3+ 34. Rg2 Re2 {/\Qe4 -+} 35. h3 $8 Rxb2
(35... Qxh3+ 36. Qh2 Re1+ 37. Rg1 Qf3+ $10) 36. Kh2 Qxc3 $15) 32... Qf1+ 33.
Qg1 Qf3+ 34. Qg2 Qd1+ $10) 30... Rg8 31. Qf3 $6 (31. Rxe3 Rxg3 32. Rxe6 Rg6 33.
R6e2 $10) 31... Bf4 $2 (31... Qg7 $1 32. h3 (32. Qf1 Rf6 33. Qxf6 (33. Nf3 $4
Rxf3 $19) 33... Qxf6 34. Rxe3 Qf2 35. R3e2 Rg1+ $1 36. Rxg1 Qxe2 $17) 32... Rf8
33. Qd5 Qh6 34. Rh2 Ref6 $1 35. Rxe3 $8 Qxe3 36. Qe5 Qxe5 37. dxe5 Rf5 $17) 32.
Ne4 $1 Reg6 33. d5 $16 Qg7 34. Qf1 Bb8 35. d6 $6 $138 Ba7 $138 (35... Bxd6 36.
Nxd6 Rxd6 37. Re7 $16) 36. Ng3 Rh6 (36... Rxd6 37. Re7 $16) (36... Qb7+ $5 {
/\Rxd6}) 37. Qf3 Bb6 (37... Rxd6 $2 38. Re7 $18) (37... Qxg3 38. Qxg3 Rxg3 39.
Re8+ Rg8 40. Rxg8+ Kxg8 41. d7 Bb6 42. Re8+ Kf7 43. d8=Q Bxd8 44. Rxd8 Re6 45.
Rd2 $16) 38. Re6 Rh3 $6 (38... Rxe6 $142 39. Rxe6 Rf8) 39. Kg2 $18 Rh4 40. Qf6
1-0

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 (16... Nf6 17. Re1 Qxd3 18. Ne4 $1 $16) 17. a4 $1 {17.R e1;
17.Nf1} f5 $6 (17... Bf5 18. axb5 axb5 (18... Bxe4 $2 19. dxe4 $18) 19. Rxa8
Rxa8 20. Re1 Bxd3 (20... Nf4 $6 21. Ne4 $16) 21. Nf3 $16 {/\ 22.Nh4, 22.Nd4}) (
17... Nf6 $5 18. Re1 Bg4 19. f3 Bh3 (19... Bf5 20. Ne4 Bxe4 $8 21. fxe4 (21.
dxe4 Bxg3 22. Re2 Bf4+ 23. Rg2 Qh6 $10) 21... Bxg3 22. Re2 Bf4+ 23. Rg2 Qh6 24.
Bxf4 Qxf4 25. Qe2 $16 {|^[+]}) 20. Nf1 Rae8 21. Be3 h5 22. d4 h4 23. Bc2 Bf5
24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra6 $14) 18. Rd4 f4 19. Ne4 $16 (19. Rxd5 $6
cxd5 20. Bxd5+ Kh8 21. Bxa8 fxg3 22. fxg3 Bxg3 23. Bg2 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Qh6+ $10)
19... Bg4 20. Qf1 (20. f3 $2 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 fxg3 22. Qg2 gxh2+ 23. Kh1 Qxg2+ 24.
Kxg2 Rf1 $19) 20... Be5 (20... fxg3 21. hxg3 Bf3 {/\ Qh5} 22. Nxd6 $18) 21.
Rxd5 cxd5 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Bxa8 fxg3 24. Nxg3 $18 Rxa8 25. axb5 h5 26. Rxa6
Rxa6 27. bxa6 h4 28. a7 Bf3 29. Qh3 Bxg3 30. hxg3 Qxd3 31. Qxh4+ Kg8 32. Qa4 $1
Qd8 33. Qc4+ Bd5 34. Qf4 Qa5 35. Qf5 Qa2 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. c4 Be4 38. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Santiago m"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "1997.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1997.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Qh5 $5 18. a4 (18. Nf1 Re6 19. Bd1 f5 20. Bxg4
Qxg4 (20... fxg4 $5) 21. Bd2 Rg6 22. Kg2 $6 (22. Qe2 Qh3 23. f3 f4 $140 24. Qg2
$1 $13) 22... f4 23. f3 Qh5 24. g4 Qh4 $1 25. Re2 Rxg4+ $1 26. fxg4 f3+ 27. Kh1
fxe2 28. Qxe2 Kh8 29. Kg1 h6 30. Qg2 Bf4 $17 {[%csl Ra1,Gd5,Gf4,Gf8,Rg1,Rh3,
Gh4][%cal Gf8f1,Gd5f4,Gd5e3] Ivanchuk,V-Adams,M/Terrassa 1991/ 0-1 (42)}) (18.
c4 Bf5 19. Qe2 Bg4 20. Qd3 (20. Qf1 Bh3 21. Qe2 (21. Bd1 $2 Qf5 (21... Bxf1 22.
Bxh5 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Bd2 $13) 22. Qe2 (22. g4 $2 Bxg4 23. cxd5 $4 Bh3
$19) 22... bxc4 23. Qxc4 (23. Nxc4 Bb4 24. Nd2 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Qa5 26. Nb3 Qd5
27. e4 (27. Nd2 $2 Rxe3 $1 $19) 27... Qd7 $19) 23... Bb4 $17) 21... Bg4 $11)
20... Bf5 21. Qe2 Bg4 22. Qd3 Bf5 {1/2-1/2 Rupasinghe,S-Forster,R/WchJ-U16
Singapore 1990}) 18... Bf5 19. Qf1 (19. Qe2 Bg4 20. Qd3 Bf5 {1/2-1/2 Howell,
J-Adams,M/Dublin zt 1993}) 19... Bh3 20. Bd1 Qf5 21. Qe2 c5 $1 {~~ Adams 1991}
22. Nf3 $1 $146 {[%cal Yf3h4] Der Springer kann häufig sehr wirkungsvoll nach
h4 ziehen.} (22. axb5 cxd4 (22... axb5 23. Qxb5 $140 $4 cxd4 24. cxd4 Nxe3 $19)
23. cxd4 axb5 {/\Bb4|^}) 22... b4 $6 (22... Bg4 $142 $1) (22... Nf4 23. Qc2 Nd3
24. Nh4 $1 Nxe1 25. Qxf5 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Bc7 27. dxc5 $16) (22... Bf4 $142 {Adams
} 23. Qd2 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Bh6 $14) 23. Qxa6 (23. Bc2 Qc8 24. Ng5 Bf5 $132) 23...
bxc3 24. bxc3 (24. Qxd6 $4 cxb2 $19) 24... Nxc3 $5 25. Qxd6 Nxd1 26. Nh4 $1 {[]
} (26. Raxd1 $4 Qxf3 $19) 26... Rxe3 $1 27. Raxd1 $1 (27. Rexd1 Qe4 $1 28. fxe3
(28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. gxf4 Re4 30. Rd3 $1 (30. dxc5 $2 Rxf4 $19) 30... Bc8 31. dxc5
Rxf4 32. Ng2 (32. Nf3 Rg4+ $1 33. Kh1 Rc4 $17) 32... Rc4 $13) (28. dxc5 $6 Re8
$1 29. fxe3 $8 $11) 28... Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 Qe4+ $11) 27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qc2 29.
dxc5 $1 (29. Qxc5 Qxa4 $14 {_|_}) 29... Qxa4 30. Ng2 $2 (30. c6 $142 $1 h6 31.
Ng2 $18 {Gewinnt einfach für Weiß.}) 30... Qb4 $1 {Bremst den c-Bauern.} 31.
Qe5 $16 {Weiß hat nicht nur den c-Bauern. Nun bereitet er einen gefährlichen
Königsangriff mit Dame und Springer vor.} Bd7 32. Nf4 Bc6 $1 33. Nh5 $1 f6 (
33... Qg4 34. h3 $1 Qg6 35. Nf4 Qc2 36. Qd6 {/\Nd5+-}) 34. Qe7 $6 (34. Qe6+ $1
Kh8 (34... Rf7 35. Rd1 $1 $18) 35. Qe7 Rg8 36. Nf4 $16 {Fritz_|_} (36. Nxf6 Qc3
$1 37. Nxg8 Qf3 38. Kf1 $8 Bb5+ 39. Kg1 Bc6 $11 {Diese Variante hatte Adams in
der Partie gesehen.}) (36. Nxg7 $5 {Fritz} Rxg7 (36... Qg4 $2 37. Qxf6 $1 (37.
Ne6 $2 Qf3) 37... Rxg7 38. Qxc6 $18) 37. Qf8+ Rg8 38. Qxf6+ Rg7 39. Rd1 $1 Qe4
$1 40. Rd8+ Be8 41. c6 Kg8 $13 (41... Qe1+ 42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Qf3 $1 $18 {_|_}
Qxf3+ 44. Kxf3 Rg8 45. c7 Bc6+ 46. Ke3 Bb7 47. Kd4 Kg7 48. Kc5 Bc8 49. Kb6 Rf8
50. Rxc8 Rxc8 51. Kb7 $18))) 34... Rf7 35. Qd8+ Rf8 36. Qe7 Rf7 37. Qe6 Bd7 $1
(37... Qxc5 38. Rd1 h6 $1 (38... Qb6 39. Rc1 $18) 39. Nf4 $36) 38. Qe3 Rf8 39.
Qe7 Rf7 40. Qe3 Rf8 41. Qc1 Re8 42. Rxe8+ Bxe8 (42... Bxe8 43. Nf4 Bc6 $44 {
[%csl Rc5,Gc6,Rf3,Rg2,Rh1][%cal Gc6h1] _|_}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Nd2 Bf5 16. Bc2 (16. f3 $2 Bd3 17. Rf2 (17. Rg2 $2 Qxg2+ $19) 17... Bxg3 18.
hxg3 Qxg3+ $17) 16... Bxc2 (16... Rae8 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Nf3 Nf6
$14) 17. Qxc2 f5 18. c4 $5 (18. f4 Qg4 19. Nf1 Bxf4 20. Rf2 Bxc1 $13) 18... Qg4
$1 (18... Nf4 $2 19. gxf4 Qg4+ 20. Kf1 Rae8 21. Qd3 $18) (18... Nf6 $5) 19. Re6
$5 (19. Nf1 bxc4 20. Qxc4 f4 21. Qxc6 fxg3 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 $17) (19. Re1 f4 20.
f3 Qh3 21. cxd5 fxg3 22. Nf1 gxh2+ 23. Kh1 Rf6 $13) 19... Nf4 (19... f4 $142 $1
20. Qe4 $1 (20. cxd5 $2 fxg3 21. hxg3 Bxg3 22. Qe4 Bxf2+ 23. Kf1 Bh4+ $19) (20.
Rxd6 fxg3 21. hxg3 Rxf2 $1 22. Kxf2 Rf8+ $19) 20... Ne3 $1 21. Nf3 $1 (21. fxe3
Qd1+ 22. Kg2 fxg3 $1 23. Rxd6 Rf2+ 24. Kh3 Rxh2+ 25. Kxg3 Qg1+ $19) (21. Nf1
Nxf1 22. Kxf1 Qh3+ 23. Ke1 Qxh2 24. Rxd6 fxg3 25. fxg3 Rf2 $1 $19) 21... fxg3 (
21... Nxc4 $2 22. b3) 22. Qxg4 (22. Bxe3 gxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Rxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxe6 $19
) 22... gxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nxg4+ 24. Kg2 Rf6 $15 {Nunn,J}) 20. Rxd6 $2 (20. f3 $142
$1 Nh3+ 21. Kg2 Nf4+ (21... Qh5 22. Nf1 Rae8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Be3 f4 25. g4
Qf7 26. Bf2 Nxf2 27. Kxf2 bxc4 28. Nd2 $16) 22. Kh1 (22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+
$10 {Huebner-Timman/Tilburg/1987/}) 22... Qh3 23. gxf4 Bxf4 $1 (23... Rae8 24.
Re5 $1 $18) 24. Re2 $8 Rae8 25. Qd1 (25. Qd3 $2 Bxh2 $1 $19) 25... Qh5 $1 {
/\ 26...Re2 27.Qe2 Re8 28.Qf2 Re1-+} (25... Re3 26. Rf2 Bg3 27. Nf1 $1 $18) (
25... Re6 26. d5 $1 {Ljubojevic,Lj} Re5 (26... Rh6 27. Qg1) 27. Rg2 Rfe8 28.
Ne4 $1 fxe4 29. Bxf4 exf3 30. Rf2 (30. Rg3 Re1+ $3 31. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 f2
$1 $19) 30... Re2 31. Qf1 Qxf1+ 32. Rfxf1 $18) 26. Rf2 $1 Qh4 27. Qf1 Rf6 $40)
20... Rae8 $19 21. cxb5 (21. Nf1 Nh3+ 22. Kg2 Re2 (22... Re2 23. Qd3 (23. Ne3
Rxc2 24. Nxg4 fxg4 25. Be3 Nxf2 $19) 23... Rxf2+ 24. Kh1 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Qe4+
26. Qg2 Qe1+ $19)) (21. Nf3 Re2 22. Qb3 Nh3+ 23. Kh1 Rxf2 24. cxb5+ Kh8 25. Bf4
(25. Bh6 Rxf3 26. Qf7 Rf1+ $19) 25... Rxf3 26. Qf7 Rg8 27. Re1 Rxf4 28. Qxg8+
Kxg8 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. Rd7+ Kg6 31. Rd6+ Kh5 $19 {Nunn,J}) 21... Re2 $1 {/\ Nh3}
22. Qc4+ (22. Qxc6 Re1+ $19) 22... Kh8 23. Qxe2 Nxe2+ 24. Kg2 f4 $1 25. bxc6 (
25. f3 fxg3 $1 26. fxg4 Rf2+ 27. Kh3 Rxh2#) 25... fxg3 26. hxg3 Nf4+ 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14. g3 Qh5 15.
Nd2 Bh3 16. f3 Bc7 17. Ne4 Qxf3 $5 (17... Rae8) 18. Ng5 Qh5 19. Nxh3 Qxh3 20.
Bd2 $14 {^^} Rae8 21. Qf1 Qd7 22. Rae1 Rxe2 23. Qxe2 a5 $2 (23... Bd8 $1 {
/\ Bf6, g6, Rd8=}) 24. Qe4 Bd8 25. Bc2 g6 26. Bh6 Nf6 27. Qf3 Re8 28. Rxe8+
Qxe8 29. Qe3 Qxe3+ $6 (29... Qd7 $142) 30. Bxe3 $16 {>< a5} Nd5 31. Bd2 f5 32.
a4 $1 b4 33. Bd1 bxc3 34. bxc3 h5 35. Kf1 Kf7 36. Bf3 Ke6 37. Ke2 Kd7 38. Kd3
h4 39. gxh4 Bxh4 40. Kc4 Nb6+ 41. Kb3 Nd5 $6 (41... Bf6 42. c4 Bxd4 43. Bxa5
$16) 42. c4 Nb4 43. c5 $1 {>< c6} Kc7 44. Kc4 (44. Bxb4 $18) 44... Kb7 45. Bxb4
axb4 46. Kxb4 g5 47. h3 Be1+ 48. Kc4 Kc7 (48... g4 49. hxg4 fxg4 50. Bxg4 {
/\ Bf3-c6, d5, Kb5+-}) 49. Bh5 Ba5 50. Bg6 f4 51. Be4 Be1 52. Bf3 Ba5 53. Bh1 (
53. d5 cxd5+ 54. Bxd5 Kb8 55. Kb5 Bd8 56. a5 Ka7 57. a6 Kb8 58. Bf3 Ka7 59. Be2
Be7 60. Kc6 f3 61. Bd3 Kb8 62. Kd5 Kc7 63. c6 Kb8 64. Ke6 Bd8 65. Kd7 Bb6 66.
a7+ Kxa7 67. c7 Bxc7 68. Kxc7 Ka8 69. Kd6 Kb7 70. Ke5 Kc7 71. Kf6 Kd8 72. Kxg5
Ke7 73. Kg6 Kf8 74. Kh7 $1 $18) 53... Be1 54. Bg2 Ba5 55. Kd3 Be1 56. Ke4 Bc3
57. Bh1 Kd7 58. Bf3 Kc7 59. Ke5 Kd7 60. Be2 Kd8 $6 (60... Kc7 $142 61. Bg4 $1)
61. Kd6 Bxd4 62. a5 Kc8 63. a6 Kb8 64. Kxc6 Ka7 65. Kd6 f3 66. Bxf3 Kxa6 67. c6
Kb6 68. c7 Be5+ 69. Kxe5 Kxc7 70. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Liang, Jinrong"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CSR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 f5 18. Qf1 Qh5 19. f4 Kh8 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. a4
bxa4 22. Rxa4 g5 23. Raa1 $1 $8 Re6 24. fxg5 (24. Rxa6 $2 gxf4 25. Bxf4 (25.
Rxd6 Rxe3 $1 (25... fxe3 26. Rxe6 exd2 27. R1e2 f4 {Nunn} 28. R6e5 $1 $13) 26.
Re6 $8 (26. Qf2 Rfe8 27. Ra1 Re2 $19) 26... fxg3 27. Qg2 $8 Bh3 $1 28. Qxd5
gxh2+ 29. Kh1 (29. Kf2 Qh4+ 30. Kxe3 Qxe1+ 31. Kd3 h1=Q $19) 29... Bg2+ $3 30.
Qxg2 (30. Kxg2 $2 h1=Q+ $19) 30... Rxe6 31. Rxe6 Rg8 32. Qxg8+ $8 Kxg8 33. Re1
Qh3 $19 {P d3 [+]}) 25... Rxe1 26. Qxe1 Bxf4 27. gxf4 (27. Qe7 Bh6 $19) 27...
Be2 {0-1 Janosevic-Blatny, Bad Woerishofen 1989}) 24... Rfe8 25. Qf2 f4 26.
gxf4 (26. Bxf4 Re2 27. Rxe2 (27. Be5+ $2 R8xe5 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Rxe2 Rxe2 30.
h4 (30. Nf1 Bf3 $19) 30... Qe8 $19) (27. Bxd6 Rxf2 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Be5+ $8
Kg8 (29... Qxe5 $5 30. dxe5 Rxd2 31. Rxa6 Rxb2) 30. Kxf2 Qb5 $1 31. Re1 $8 Qxb2
32. Bf4 Qxc3 $19 {xf3,g2,e2; a}) 27... Rxe2 28. Qxe2 (28. Be5+ Kg8) 28... Bxe2
29. Bxd6 Qxg5 30. Bf4 $13) 26... Bh3 $5 {N} (26... h6 {48/465}) 27. Rxa6 (27.
Kh1 $5 h6 $13 {Hellers-Blatny, Stockholm 1989}) 27... Rxe3 (27... Qg4+ 28. Qg3
(28. Kh1 $4 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. Rxd6 Re1+ $19) 28... Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Qd1+ 30.
Qe1 $10) 28. Rxe3 Qg4+ (28... Qd1+ $2 29. Qf1 $3 Bxf1 30. Rxe8+ Kg7 31. Ra7+
Kg6 32. Rg8+ Kf5 (32... Kh5 33. Rxh7+ Kg4 34. Nxf1 Bxf4 35. Re7 $1 Kf3 (35...
Kh3 36. Rh8+ Kg4 37. g6 $18) 36. Rf8 {P g6; ef7} Qc2 37. Re3+ Kg4 38. Rg3+ $18)
33. Rf7+ Ke6 (33... Kg4 34. Nxf1 Bxf4 35. g6 Be3+ 36. Kh1 hxg6 37. Rxg6+ Kh5
38. Rg2 $18) 34. Rf6+ Ke7 35. Nxf1 Qg4+ 36. Ng3 Bxf4 37. Rg7+ Ke8 38. g6 Bxg3
39. Rg8+ Ke7 40. Rf7+ Ke6 41. gxh7 Bxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Qe2+ 43. Kg1 $18) 29. Qg3 (
29. Rg3 Qd1+ 30. Nf1 Bxf1 31. Qxf1 Re1 32. Rf3 Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Qg4+ 34. Kh1 Qe2
35. Raa1 Qe4+ 36. Kg1 Bxf4 $19) 29... Qd1+ 30. Qe1 Qg4+ (30... Qxe1+ $6 31.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kf2 Re6 33. Kf3 $14) 31. Qg3 Qd1+ 32. Qe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Nd2 $5 (17. Bc2 {Leko-Adams/Madrid/1998/}) 17... g5 $5
(17... Qxd3 $4 18. Rd4 $18) 18. Rh6 (18. Ne4 gxh4 19. Nxd6 Qg6 $36) 18... Ng4
19. Ne4 Nxh6 20. Nxd6 Qg6 (20... Qh3 21. Qe2 Be6 (21... Bf5 22. Bxg5 Ng4 23. f3
Bxd3 24. Qd2 Rae8 (24... Ne5 25. Qe3 Rae8 26. Nxe8 Rxe8 27. Rd1 Bg6 (27... Qf5
28. f4 $18) 28. Bf6 $1 Qf5 29. Qxe5 $1 Qxe5 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. Kf2 $18 {_|_})
25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 27. Qf4+ Kg8 28. Qxg4 (28. fxg4 $2 Re2 $11)
28... Qxg4 29. fxg4 Re2 30. Rd1 Be4 $16 {_|_^-}) 22. Bxg5 (22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23.
Qxe6 fxe6 24. Bxg5 Nf7 $11) 22... Bxb3 23. axb3 Nf5 24. Ne4 $16) 21. Ne4 (21.
Nxc8 $5 Raxc8 22. d4 $44) 21... Ng4 $5 (21... Bf5 22. Nxg5 (22. f3 $5 g4 (22...
Bxe4 23. fxe4) 23. Bf4 gxf3 24. Qxf3 Ng4 (24... Bxe4 25. dxe4 Ng4 26. e5 $16)
25. Nd6 Be6 26. Re1 $44) 22... Bxd3 23. Nf3 Bc4 (23... Rfd8 24. Ne5 Qe4 25. Bf4
Be2 26. Qb1 $16) 24. Ne5 Qe6 (24... Bxb3 25. Nxg6 Bxd1 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Bxh6
Rd8 $14) 25. Bxh6 (25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. Bc2 Ng4 $13) 25... Qxh6 26. Nxc4 bxc4 27.
Qg4+ Qg7 28. Qxc4 $14) (21... g4 22. Bg5 Bf5 23. Qc1 Kg7 24. Bf6+ Kg8 25. Bg5
Kg7 $11) 22. Bxg5 Bf5 23. Bf4 Rad8 24. Qe2 (24. f3 $6 Rfe8 $1 25. Qe2 Ne5 $13)
24... Rfe8 25. Re1 Kg7 (25... Ne5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Nf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxe5 $18) 26.
f3 Ne5 27. Bc2 c5 28. Qe3 $1 f6 (28... c4 29. d4 Nd3 30. Bxd3 cxd3 31. Qxd3 Re7
32. d5 {/\32...Rde8 33.d6!}) 29. Kh1 $1 {/\Nf6} Bxe4 $2 (29... c4 $142 30. d4 (
30. Nxf6 Kxf6 31. Bxe5+ Kf7 $13) 30... Nd3 31. Bxd3 cxd3 32. Qxd3 Re7 $13) 30.
fxe4 $16 Nd7 $6 31. d4 cxd4 32. cxd4 Nb6 (32... f5 33. g4 $1 (33. e5 Qc6+ {ץc2
}) 33... fxe4 (33... fxg4 34. Bd3 {/\e5}) 34. Bxe4 $40) 33. Qf2 Nd5 34. Bd2 (
34. exd5 Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Qxc2 36. Qe7+ Kg6 37. Qxd8 Qe4+ 38. Kg1 Qe1+ 39. Kg2
Qe2+ $11 40. Kh3 $4 Kh5 $19) 34... Ne7 35. e5 f5 36. e6 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg7]
[%cal Gd2c3,Gc3g7,Gd4d5]} Qf6 37. Bb3 Kg8 38. Re5 Kg7 39. d5 Qxe5 (39... Qxe5
40. Bc3 Qxc3 41. bxc3 Nxd5 42. Qxf5 Ne7 43. Qf7+ Kh6 (43... Kh8 44. Bc2 Ng6 45.
e7 Rxe7 46. Qf6+ $18) 44. Qf6+ Ng6 45. h4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 (9... e4 10. dxc6 exf3 11. d4 fxg2 (11... Re8 12. Bg5 Bg4 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Nd2 Qxc6 16. Nxf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 $6 {
Rodriguez-Arencibia, Capablanca mem 1991, CBM 26}) 12. Bg5 Bg4 (12... Re8 13.
Qf3 $16 {Polgar,J-Murshed, Brno 1991}) 13. Qd3 Re8 14. Nd2 Nh5 15. Nf3 Bf6 16.
Re5 $5 Qd6 17. Qe4 Be6 18. Bc2 $13 {Antunes-Murshed, CBM26}) 10. Nxe5 (10. a4
Bb7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. d3 (13. Nxe5 $6 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Nf4 $40)
13... Bf6 14. Nbd2 $5 $146 Nf4 15. Ne4 Nxd3 {--> Piket,J-Blatny, Debrecen ETCC
1992} 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Re4 Ne7 18. Rg4+ Ng6 19. Bh6 (19. Nh4 Nxc1 20. Qxc1
Bd5 $15) 19... f5 $13) 10... Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 (12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 (13.
g3 Bb7 (13... Qd7 14. d4 Qh3 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Qg2 Qh5 18. Qxd5
Rfe8 19. Bd2 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Qd1 21. Qxa8+ Bf8 22. Qg2 Bd3 23. h3 Qxe1+ 24. Kh2
h5 25. h4 Qc1 26. Qf3 Qxb2 27. Qxd3 Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 Qb2 29. a4 Qxa1 30. axb5 axb5
31. Qxb5 Qa8+ 32. d5 Qa2 33. Qd3 Qf2 34. d6 Bxd6 $10 {Donchev-Topalov,
Bulgary-ch 1992}) 14. d3 Qd7 15. Nd2 c5 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 Kh8 19.
Qh5 f5 (19... Rae8 $13) 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qc6 22. f3 c4 23. Bc2 b4 $1 $36 {
Ernst-Sokolov, Debrecen 1992}) 13... Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Bd7 16. Nd2 g5 17.
Re2 f5 18. c4 $1 (18. Qf1 Qh5 19. c4) 18... f4 $1 19. Qf1 $1 (19. cxd5 fxg3 20.
hxg3 Rxf2 21. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 22. Rg2 Qe3+ $10) 19... fxg3 20. hxg3 (20. Qxh3 gxf2+
21. Rxf2 Bxh3 {/\Bc5}) 20... Qh5 $2 (20... Nf4 $142) 21. cxd5 Bg4 22. dxc6+ $18
{Ivanchuk-Kamsky, Tilburg 1992}) 12... cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3 Qh4 15. h3 Qf4 (
15... f5 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Nd2 $14 {Huebner-Nunn, Skelleftea 1989}) (15... g5 16.
Qf3 (16. b3 f5 $1 17. Qf3 (17. Ba3 f4 18. Re5 Bxa3 19. Nxa3 f3 $132) 17... Bb7
{Anand-Nunn, Wijk 1990} 18. Ba3 $10) 16... Be6 17. Qf6 Rfe8 (17... Qh5 $13 {
/\g4 Huebner-Pinter, Hungary 1989}) 18. Na3 (18. g3 Qh5 19. g4 {1/4:1/4
Frias-Wolff, London 1990}) 18... Qh5 19. Bd2 Be7 20. Qe5 $13 {Wolff-Hellers,
New York op 1990} (20. Qf3 Qg6 21. Rae1 g4 {Huebner-Nunn, Haifa 1989})) 16. Re5
Qf6 17. Re3 (17. Re1 Qg6 18. Kh1 (18. Qf3 Be6 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Bxh3 21.
Qg3 Qc2 $1 22. c4 $1 Be6 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Nc3 Rad8 25. Re2 Qg6 $10 {
Kholmov-Tal, Kislovodsk 1972}) 18... Bf5 19. Be3 Bc2 $1 $10 {Van der Wiel-Nunn,
Amsterdam OHRA 1990}) 17... Qf4 18. Re5 Qf6 19. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Nd2 g5 {'!' Ftacnik.} 18. Rd4 $6 $146 {
Ftacnik: 'The original location of the white rook on the central square makes
a lot of sense. Black is pawn down and his kingside is pretty exposed.' Eine
dubiose Neuerung gegenüber Svidler-Adams/Elista (olm)/1998, welche in CBM 68
analysiert wurde.  Ivanchuk befürchtete wahrscheinlich eine vorbereitete
Verstärkung, weil Timman und Adams Mannschaftskollegen bei Europa-Cup Meister
Panfox Breda sind, eine theoretische gemeinsame Analyse von o.g. Partie war
also möglich.} (18. Rh6) 18... Bc5 19. Nf3 (19. Ne4 {Ftacnik} Bxd4 20. cxd4 h6
$15) 19... h6 $1 ({Natürlich nicht} 19... Bxd4 $2 20. Nxd4 {und Schwarz muss
den zweiten Bauern abgeben, weil} Qc5 (20... Qd7 21. Bxg5) (20... Qg6 21. Nxc6)
{an} 21. Qf3 {scheitert. Mit zwei Bauern für die Qualität hat dann Weiss einen
klaren Vorteil.}) 20. Bf4 {?!? Es ist zwar ein sehr originelle Versuch, mit
welchem Weiss das Problem mit dem Td4 und dem unentwickelten Damenflügel auf
einmal lösen will, eine bessere Alternative zur Rettung war aber das scharfe} (
20. h4 $5 {Weiss greift den wichtigen Bg5 an. Somit ist Schwarz beschäftigt
und kann nicht so leicht den Plan aus der Partie ausführen. Die Stellung
bleibt sehr kompliziert und unklar.}) (20. h4 $5 {Ftacnik} Be6 (20... Bxd4 21.
Nxd4 Qh3 22. hxg5 Ng4 23. Nf3 $16) 21. hxg5 Bxb3 22. axb3 hxg5 23. Qd2 Nh7 $13)
20... Bb7 $6 {Ohne tiefe Analyse darf man diesen interessanten Plan nicht
kritisieren. Schwarz verzichtet auf Materialgewinn und trifft Vorbereitungen
für 1) Öffnung der Diagonale a8-h1 und  2) Druck auf der d-Linie gegen Bd3. 
Das wird ihm zwar eine sehr starke Initiative geben, Weiss hat aber später
eine aussichtsreiche Verteidigung nicht gefunden.} ({Ganz schlecht wäre} 20...
gxf4 $2 21. Rxf4 Qg6 22. Ne5 {mit weisser Initiative, z.B.} Qg7 (22... Qg5 23.
Qf3 $1 Qxe5 (23... Nd5 $2 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Qxd5 $18) 24. Rxf6 Be7 25. Rxf7 $1
(25. Bxf7+ Kg7 26. Rg6+ Kh7 27. Qxc6 Bf5 $1 {ist nach} 28. Rxh6+ Kg7 29. d4 Qe2
{noch sehr unklar.}) 25... Be6 $8 26. Rxe7 $3 Rxf3 27. Rxe6 {mit technisch
gewonnenem Endspiel L+3B:T.}) 23. Qf3 Bd6 24. Rxf6 $5 Bxe5 25. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 26.
Qxc6 $1 Rb8 $8 27. Qe8+ Kh7 28. Qxf7 Qxf7 29. Bxf7 {und wir bekommen wieder
ein sehr interessantes Endspiel, welches gute Gewinnchancen für Weiss bieten
soll.}) ({Schwarz wollte sich auch nicht mit} 20... Bxd4 {beeilen, weil} {
er nach} 21. Nxd4 {wahrscheinlich kein gutes Feld für die Dame sah. Es gibt
aber eins! Siehe D)} Qh3 $1 {beginnt plötzlich Schwarz mit dem Angriff und der
weisse Springer muss zurück:} ({Schlechte Alternativen sind} 21... Qg6 22. Nxc6
$18) ({und} 21... Qg4 22. Bd6 $16 (22. Be5 $16)) ({Aber nach} 21... Qd7 {
soll Schwarz mit genauer Verteidigung ebenfalls (wie mit 21...Dh3) zum Vorteil
kommen. Zuerst sieht es so aus, daß Weiß mit} 22. Be5 {für die geopferte
Qualität eine gefährliche Initiative erlangt.} {Am besten ist dann} Ng4 $1 (
22... Ne8 {verliert wegen} 23. Qf3 Bb7 {und jetzt gewinnt plötzlich} 24. Qe4 $1
{und gegen die tödliche Drohung Dg6 gibt's keine ausreichende Verteidigung,
weil auch} (24. Nf5 {wäre der langsamere Weg, nach} Kh7 {entscheidet} 25. g4 $1
{gefolgt von Dh3 und Weiss gewinnt durch den Angriff gegen den Punkt h6 in
allen Varianten:} c5 {oder} (25... h5 26. Qh3 h4 27. Nxh4 $1 gxh4 28. Qxh4+ Kg6
29. Qh5#) 26. Qh3 Qc6 27. Bd5 $1) 24... Ng7 25. Qg6 {zum Matt in nächsten Zug
führt.}) ({Ähnlich auch nach} 22... Nd5 {ist} 23. Qf3 {stark. Nach erzwungenem}
g4 $1 (23... f6 $2 24. Nxc6 $18) (23... Bb7 $2 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qf6 $18) 24.
Qe4 f5 $8 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 26. Qf4 {ist diese Stellung wegen den geschächten
schwarzen Feldern sehr unangenehm für Schwarz.}) {und nach fast erzwungenem
taktischen} 23. Be6 $1 fxe6 24. Qxg4 {muss Schwarz den einzigen genauen
Verteidigungzug finden:} c5 $1 {und durch den Gegenangriff gegen den Punkt f2
in die Variante} (24... Qd5 $2 25. f4 c5 $140 $2 26. Qh5 Kh7 27. Nf3 {mit
Mattangriff.}) (24... Bb7 $6 25. f4 $1 c5 26. Qh5 (26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Nxe6 Rfc8
$16) 26... Qh7 27. Nxe6 Qxd3 28. Re1 $1 (28. Nxc5 $2 Qe3+ 29. Kf1 Qxe5 30. Nxb7
(30. Qg6+ Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Nxb7 gxf4 $19 {_|_}) 30... Qg7 $19 {_|_})
28... Qc2 29. Re2 Qb1+ 30. Kf2 $18) 25. Qe4 ({Interessant ist auch} 25. Qh5 $1
Kh7 (25... Qf7 $6 26. Qxf7+ Rxf7 27. Nb3 c4 28. dxc4 bxc4 29. Na5 {[%csl Rd4,
Re5][%cal Ga5c4,Gc4e5,Ge5d4] und Weiss gewinnt einen zweiten Bauern für die
Qualität mit Vorteil. Der ideale Aufbau mit den gedeckten Ld4 und Se5 ist sehr
stark.}) 26. f4 $5 (26. Nf3 Rf5 $1 $19) {fuehrt nach richtigen} 26... g4 $1 {
nicht zum Ziel.} ({Gefaehrlich waere aber} 26... gxf4 {und nach} 27. g4 $1 (27.
Nf3 Rf5) 27... cxd4 (27... Rg8 28. Nf3 $40) 28. g5 Rf5 $8 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30.
Qh8+ Kf7 31. g6+ $3 Kxg6 32. Kf2 $3 {hat zwar Weiss ein Turm weniger, aber
sein Angriff ist vernichtend. ZB.:} Qe7 (32... Rxe5 33. Rg1+ Rg5 (33... Kf5 34.
Qf8+) (33... Kf7 34. Rg7+ Kf6 35. Qf8+) 34. Qg8+ $18) (32... Kf7 33. Rg1 $18) (
32... Qf7 33. h4 $3 Qf8 34. Rg1+ Kf7 35. Qh7+ Ke8 36. Rg8 $18) 33. h4 $3 Rg5 {
anders entscheidet Tg1} 34. hxg5 Bb7 35. Qh6+ Kf5 36. Bf6 $1 Qc7 (36... Qf7 37.
Re1 $18) 37. Bg7 $18)) 25... Qf7 {behält Schwarz Vorteil nach z.B.} 26. Qxa8
Bb7) 22. Bd6 Ng4 $1 23. Nf3 $8 Re8 {gefolgt von Le6 und Schwarz muß nur noch
die technische Realisierung von seinem Materialvorteil durchführen.}) ({
Auch die prophylaktische Fortsetzung} 20... Re8 {sieht nach} 21. Bd6 Ba7 $1 {
(droht c5!)} (21... Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Qd7 23. Ba3 $1 {bleibt noch nicht ganz klar.}
) 22. Ba3 Bb7 {als deutliche Verbesserung von Timman's Plan. Beide
schwarzfeldrige Läufer bleiben auf dem Brett und es ist ganz klar, welche von
diesen beiden Figuren besser steht.}) 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 c5 {[%mdl 4]
Ftacnik: 'Instead of grabbing material Timman managed to coordinate his forces
and create counterplay along a8-h1 diagonal.'} 23. Nd2 $6 ({Auch nach dem
besseren} 23. Ne1 {hat Schwarz genügende Kompensation mit} Rad8 {oder} (23...
Rfe8 {Ftacnik} 24. Qd2 Re7 $40)) 23... Rad8 24. Rxd8 (24. Rb6 $5 {bietet
einige praktische Remischancen nach} Rxd3 25. Rxb7 Ne4 26. Nxe4 (26. Bxf7+ Rxf7
27. Rxf7 Qxf7 (27... Kxf7 $4 28. Qh5+) 28. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxa2 $19 {_|_})
26... Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qxe4 28. Rdd7 Qb1+ $1 29. Kg2 c4 30. Bd1 Qxb2 31. Bh5 {
-/+/-+ _|_}) 24... Rxd8 25. Bc2 ({Weiss hat vielleicht übersehen, dass nach} 
25. Qe2 {Schwarz den Bd3 nicht zurücknimmt, sondern gewinnt mit} c4 $1 26. dxc4
(26. Nxc4 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Re8 28. Qd1 Ng4 $19) (26. Bd1 Rxd3 27. Nf1 (27. Bc2
Rxd2 $19) 27... g4 $1 28. Bc2 Qd5 $19) 26... Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Qf3 $19) 25... Ng4
26. Qe2 $6 ({Leicht bessere Rettungschancen bot} 26. Qe1 {mit der Idee} c4 (
26... Ne5 27. Qe3) 27. Bd1 Rxd3 $1 (27... cxd3 28. Bxg4 Qxg4 29. Qe7 Rd7 30.
Qe8+ Kg7 31. Re1 $17) (27... Qxd3 28. Bxg4 Qxd2 29. Qe7 Qd5 30. f3 $15) 28.
Bxg4 Qxg4 29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. Qe5+ Kh7 31. Qe7 Bd5 $1 32. Qe1 (32. f3 Qf5 $1 (
32... Rxf3 33. Nf1 Rd3 34. Ne3 Qf3 35. Nxd5 Rxd5 36. Rf1 Rd1 37. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38.
Kf2 Qc2+ $19 {_|_}) 33. Ne4 Rxf3 34. Re1 Bxe4 35. Qxe4 Rf1+ 36. Kg2 Rf2+ 37.
Kg1 Qxe4 38. Rxe4 Rxb2 $19) 32... Rxd2 33. Qxd2 Qf3 34. Kf1 Be6 $1 $19) 26...
c4 $1 {Ftacnik: 'The fall od d3 pawn is a bad sign for white, Black is better
developed and all endgames will be in his favour.'} 27. Bd1 (27. Ne4 {Ftacnik}
cxd3 28. Qxg4 Qxg4 $1 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Nxg4 dxc2 31. Ne3 Rd2 32. Rc1 Be4 $17)
27... Rxd3 28. Qxg4 Qxg4 29. Bxg4 Rxd2 $19 {Das Endspiel ist technisch
gewonnen. Weiss verliert forciert einen Bauern und beide schwarzen Figuren
sind aktiver als die von Weiss.} 30. Rb1 (30. b3 Rc2 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Rb1 Bc6
33. f3 Rxc3 {'-/+' Ftacnik.} (33... Bb5 34. a4 Bxa4 35. Ra1 Bb5 36. Ra3 Rb2 $19
) (33... Bb5 $17 {Ftacnik}) 34. Rb6 Bb5 (34... Bxf3 $6 35. Bxf3 Rxf3 36. Rxa6
Kg7 37. Rc6 c3 38. g4 $1 $15) 35. a4 Bxa4 36. Rxa6 Bc2 37. Rxh6 Bg6 $1 $19)
30... Be4 31. Re1 Bd3 {Ftacnik: 'It is rare for black go achieve such
excellent endgame position in the Marshall attack of Ruy Lopez defence.'} (
31... f5 $5 32. b4 (32. Rd1 Rxb2 33. Bh5 Rxa2 $19) 32... Rc2 $19) 32. b4 (32.
Re8+ Kg7 33. Ra8 Rxb2 34. Rxa6 b4 35. cxb4 Rb1+ 36. Kg2 c3 $19) 32... Rxa2 (
32... Rc2 33. Bc8) 33. Rc1 f5 34. Bh3 Kf7 35. Bf1 $5 Be4 {'!' Ftacnik.} (35...
Ke6 36. Re1+ Kf6 (36... Kd5 37. Rd1) 37. Bxd3 cxd3 38. Rd1 d2 39. Kf1 Rc2 40.
Ke2 Rxc3 41. Rxd2 $17) 36. Bg2 Kf6 37. Bxe4 fxe4 38. Re1 Kf5 39. Kf1 Ra3 40.
Re3 (40. Rc1 e3 $1 41. fxe3 (41. f3 Ra2 42. Kg1 Rf2 $19) (41. Ke2 exf2 42. Kxf2
Ke4 43. Re1+ Kd3 44. Re3+ Kc2 $19) 41... Ke4 $19) 40... a5 41. bxa5 Rxa5 42.
Re2 (42. Re1 Ra3 43. Rb1 Rb3 $19) 42... Ra1+ 43. Kg2 Ra3 44. Rc2 (44. Re3 b4
$19) 44... Ke5 45. Kf1 b4 $1 46. cxb4 c3 {Ftacnik: 'Black domination brings
fruits, white has big problems to stop passed c pawn.'} 47. Ke2 (47. Rc1 Kd4
48. Rd1+ Kc4 49. Rd8 (49. Ke2 c2) 49... c2 50. Rc8+ (50. Ke2 Rc3) 50... Kb3 51.
b5 Kb2 $19) 47... Kd4 48. b5 Rb3 49. Rxc3 Rxc3 50. b6 Rb3 51. b7 Rxb7 0-1

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Petursson Khalifman} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3
Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 {13. - Bf5! (Nunn)} 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 {against 15. - Bg4.} Qd7
{15. - g5 doesn`t work now as the R at e4 is protected after 16.Bxg5 Qf5 
(compare with the situation if White had played 16.d4). Possible is instead 15.
- Bb7, 15. - Bd7, 15. - Nf6 or 15. - Qf5.} 16. Nd2 (16. Re1 Qh3 17. Re4 Qd7 18.
Nd2 $1 Bb7 19. Re1 {Recommended by De Firmian and stronger than 19.Nf3 c5 as
in De Firmian-Wahls, Biel 1990.} c5 20. Ne4 $14 Be7 21. Bg5 Rad8 (21... f5 22.
Qh5 $1 h6 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nd2) 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qh4
Ba8 26. Re2 Kh8 27. Rae1 Nb6 28. Qh6 Qb7 29. f3 c4 30. Ng5 $1 {1-0 Smagin,
S-Nunn,J/Dortmund-A 1991}) 16... Bb7 (16... f5 $6 17. Re1 Kh8 18. f4 $1 g5 19.
Nf3 gxf4 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Bxf4 $16) 17. Qf1 {Ivanchuk} (17. Nf3 c5 18. a4 b4
19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 bxc3 21. Qf1 Be7 22. bxc3 Bf6 23. Bb2 Nxc3 24. Ree1 Bd4 25.
Ne3 Qc6 26. Ng2 Rab8 27. Ra3 Rfe8 28. Bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rb1 Ba8 30. h3 Bb2 31. Ra2
Rxb3 32. Raxb2 Rxb2 33. Rxb2 Qxa4 34. Qc1 Qc6 35. f4 h6 36. Kh2 Rd8 37. Qc3 Qd5
38. Rc2 Rc8 39. Qc4 Qxc4 40. Rxc4 Bd5 41. Rc2 a5 {De Firmian,N-Wahls,M/Biel
1990/0-1 (57)}) (17. Re1 c5 (17... Kh8 18. Ne4 Rae8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Nxd6 Qxd6
21. Bf4 Qd7 22. d4 Re4 23. Qd2 Rfe8 24. f3 R4e6 25. Kf2 Kg8 26. g4 Bc6 27. g5
Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Rxe1 29. Qxe1 Qe8 30. Be5 Qe6 31. Kg2 Bd7 32. Kf2 Qf5 33. Qd2 Qb1
34. a3 Qf5 35. h4 Qh3 36. Bg3 Qf5 37. h5 f6 38. gxf6 Qxf6 39. Qe3 Kf7 40. Kg2
Qf5 41. Bd6 Qe6 42. Qf4+ Qf5 43. Qh4 Qf6 44. Qg3 Qf5 45. Qh4 Qf6 46. Qxf6+ gxf6
47. Kg3 Bf5 48. Kf4 Bd3 49. Ke3 Bc4 50. Kf4 {1/2-1/2 Schlenker,J-Kempter,R/
Krumbach op 1991}) 18. Ne4 Be7 19. f3 $6 {N} (19. Bg5 f6 (19... Rad8 $6 {
Khalifman} 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qh5 $16 {Smagin-Nunn/Dortmund/1991/}) 20. c4 (20.
Be3 Rac8 21. Nd2 (21. Qh5 Kh8 22. Rad1 g6 23. Qh6 Qc6 24. f3 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 c4
26. dxc4 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Qxc4 28. Rd7 Rf7 {0-1 Agnos,D-Ulak,S/Pardubice Komercni
Banka op (08)/1996 (33)}) 21... Kh8 22. d4 c4 23. Bc2 f5 24. Qh5 Qc6 25. f3 g6
26. Qh6 Bf6 27. a3 a5 28. Bg5 Bg7 29. Qh3 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Bh6 Rfe8 32.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nf1 bxc3 34. bxc3 Nxc3 35. g4 Ne2+ 36. Kf2 Nxd4 37. Ba4 Qc5 38.
Bxe8 Nxf3+ 39. Ne3 f4 40. g5 fxe3+ 41. Rxe3 Nxg5 42. Qd7+ Kh6 43. h4 Ne4+ 44.
Ke2 Qh5+ 45. Kf1 Rxe8 {0-1 Anka,E-Von Buelow,G/Hamburg op 1992}) (20. Bd2 {
Khalifman} Kh8 21. c4 Nb4 22. Bxb4 cxb4 23. cxb5 f5 $17 {Svidler,P-Sokolov,I/
Groningen/1996/} (23... f5 {Ftacnik} 24. Nd2 axb5 25. Re6 $2 Bf6 26. Nf3 f4 {
0-1 Svidler,P-Sokolov,I/Groningen (07) 1996 (32)})) 20... Nb4 $1 {N Leko,P} 21.
cxb5+ Kh8 22. Be3 Nxd3 $17) (19. Qh5 $5) (19. d4 c4 20. Bc2 h6 21. f3 f5 22.
Nf2 Bd6 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qf1 Ne3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Qh3 g6 28.
Qxh6 Qe6 29. Be4 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Wegner,H/Kuopio op 1992}) (19. Qh5 Kh8 20. Ng5
Nf6 21. Qh3 Qc6 22. f3 c4 23. dxc4 (23. Rxe7 {Khalifman} Qc5+ 24. Re3 cxb3 25.
Ne4 Nxe4 26. fxe4 f5 $44) 23... bxc4 24. Bc2 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 h6 26. Ne4 Ba7 27. g4
Rae8 28. g5 Nd5 29. gxh6 g6 30. Bg5 f5 31. Nd2 Ne3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Qg3 Rf6 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/London PCA 1994}) 19... Kh8 20. Bd2 f5 21. Nf2 f4 $1
(21... Rad8 $5) (21... Rad8 $5 {Ftacnik}) 22. Ne4 (22. Bxd5 fxg3 $1) 22... fxg3
23. hxg3 Qh3 24. Qe2 c4 $1 25. Bc2 (25. dxc4 Nxc3 $1 26. Qg2 $1 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2
Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rad8 $17) 25... cxd3 26. Bxd3 Rad8 $1 (26... Nf6 27. Qg2 Qxg2+
28. Kxg2 Rad8 29. Nf2 Ng4 30. Rxe7 Bxf3+ 31. Kg1 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 Rxd3 33. Bf4 $10
) 27. Qf1 Qh5 (27... Qxf1+ $6 28. Bxf1 Rxf3 29. Bg2 Rd3 30. Re2 $10) 28. g4 $8
(28. Kg2 Bc8 $1 $19) 28... Qh4 $1 (28... Qe5 $6 29. Qh3 Nf4 30. Bxf4 Qxf4 31.
Nf2 Rxd3 32. Nxd3 Qc7 33. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 34. Re1 $14) (28... Qf7 29. Ng5 $1) 29.
Rad1 (29. Re2 $5 Nxc3 $1 30. Rh2 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nxe4 32. Be3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Rxf3
$17) 29... Nf4 $1 (29... h5 $2 30. Re2 $1 Ne3 31. Rxe3 $1 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Bc5 33.
Be1 Qh3 34. Ng5 $18) (29... Nf6 $4 30. Bg5 $18) 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Qf2 Rdf8 $2
32. Qxh4 Bxh4 33. Rf1 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Rf1 $1 $10 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Be7 37.
Ke2 g6 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. a3 Bc8 40. Kf4 Bd8 41. c4 Bc7+ 42. Kf3 bxc4 43. Bxc4 Bb7
44. b4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Sokolov,I/Groningen 1995}) 17... c5 18. Re1 Kh8 19. a4 (
19. Bd1 f5 20. Nf3 (20. a4 b4 $44) 20... f4 $44) (19. Ne4 Be7 20. a4 f5 $44)
19... Nf4 $1 $146 (19... b4 20. Ne4 bxc3 (20... f5 $2 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd6
Qxd6 23. Bf4 $16) 21. bxc3 Qc6 $1) (19... f5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22.
Bd1 g5 $6 (22... f4 $142 $14 {Khalifman Ivanchuk}) 23. Nf3 $16 {Ivanchuk,
V-Sokolov,I/Amsterdam /1996/} (23. Nf3 {Ftacnik} g4 24. Ne5 Qb7 25. f3 Kg7 26.
Qf2 Qc7 27. Qd2 $1 Bxe5 28. Qh6+ Kf7 29. Qxh7+ {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Sokolov,I/
Amsterdam Donner (07)/1996 (37)})) 20. Ne4 (20. f3 Nxd3 (20... c4 21. gxf4 (21.
dxc4 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Nd3 23. Re2 Rae8 $44) 21... cxb3 22. Nxb3 (22. axb5 {
Khalifman} Bxf4 $44) 22... bxa4 $44) (20... Ng6 $5 $44 {Khalifman}) (20... Nh3+
{Petursson} 21. Kh1 Ng5 22. axb5 (22. Ne4 {Ftacnik} Nxf3 $1 23. Qxf3 f5 $13) (
22. Qf2 f5 $44) 22... axb5 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Bd1) 21. Qxd3 c4 22. Bxc4 (22.
Nxc4 $4 Bc5+ $19) 22... bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rac8 (23... f5 $5 {Khalifman}) 24. Qf1
Bc5+ $44) 20... Nh3+ 21. Kh1 (21. Kg2 $2 {Petursson} f5) 21... c4 (21... Nxf2+
22. Qxf2 f5 23. Qe2 (23. Qg2 c4 (23... fxe4 {Ftacnik} 24. dxe4 Rae8 $13) 24.
Bc2 Rae8 (24... cxd3 25. Bxd3 fxe4 (25... Bc5 26. Bc2 Rae8 27. Bf4 $13) 26.
Bxe4 Rae8 27. Bd2 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Bc5 29. Bf4 Qd3 30. Rae1 bxa4 $15) 25. d4 (25.
Bd2 cxd3 26. Bxd3 Bc5 $36) 25... fxe4 26. Be3 $13) 23... c4 24. dxc4 (24. Bc2
cxd3 25. Qxd3 fxe4) 24... Bxe4+ 25. Kg1 Bb7 $17) 22. dxc4 (22. Bd1 $142 Nxf2+ (
22... cxd3 23. Bf3 Qf5 24. Kg2 $13) 23. Qxf2 f5 24. Bf3 fxe4 25. dxe4 Rae8 26.
Qe2 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Qh3+ 28. Qh2 $11 (28. Qh2 $11 {Khalifman} Rxe4 $145 29. Be3
Qxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Rxf3 31. Bd4)) (22. Bc2 cxd3 23. Bxd3 Bxg3 (23... Nxf2+ {
Petursson} 24. Qxf2 f5 25. Qd4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 Rae8 27. Bf4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxf4
29. Qxd7 Bxe4+ 30. Kg1 Be3#) 24. hxg3 (24. fxg3 {Ftacnik} Qxd3 25. Qxd3 Nf2+
26. Kg1 Nxd3 27. Re3 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rae8 $15) 24... Qxd3 25. Qxd3 (25. Qxh3
Bxe4+ 26. Kg1 $17) 25... Nxf2+ $19) 22... Nxf2+ $1 (22... Bc5 {Petursson} 23.
f3 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 $16 {Here Black doesn't have a good way to
exploit the discovered check.} (25. Kg1 {Ftacnik} Nxe4+ 26. Kg2 Nf2 $13) (25.
Kg2 Qh3+ 26. Kf3 Qg4+ 27. Kg2 Qh3+ $11)) 23. Qxf2 f5 24. Qd4 $2 (24. axb5 $2
fxe4 25. Qe3 Rf3 {/\e3} (25... Rf3 {Khalifman} 26. Qd4 e3 $19) (25... Bc5 {
Petursson} 26. Qxc5 e3+ 27. Kg1 Qh3 28. Qd5 Rf2 {and mates})) (24. Bf4 fxe4 25.
Qe3 Rxf4 26. gxf4 Bxf4 27. Rad1 (27. Qxf4 e3+ 28. Kg1 Qc6 $19) 27... Qxd1 28.
Bxd1 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 bxc4) (24. Be3 $1 Qe6 (24... Bxe4+ 25. Kg1 Bb7 26. cxb5 axb5
27. Rad1 {/\Bd5} (27. Rad1 {Khalifman} Qc6 $140 $2 28. Bd5)) 25. Bc2 fxe4 26.
Qe2 bxc4 $15) (24. cxb5 {Ftacnik} fxe4 25. Qe3 (25. Qg2 Rf2 26. Qxf2 e3+ 27.
Qg2 Bxg3 28. Rxe3 Qf5 $1 $19) 25... Bc5 26. Qxc5 e3+ 27. Bd5 Bxd5+ 28. Kg1 Rf2
$1 29. Bxe3 Qh3 $19) 24... fxe4 (24... Bxe4+ {Petursson} 25. Rxe4 fxe4 26. Bf4
$13) 25. Be3 (25. c5 {Ftacnik} e3+ 26. Kg1 Qh3 27. Bd5 Rf2 $19) 25... Qh3 $3 {
/\Bg3 /\ 26...B:g3; 26...Rf2!} (25... Rf2 $5 {Petursson This interesting move
is 2nd best} 26. Rf1 $1 (26. Bxf2 e3+ 27. Kg1 Qh3 $19) (26. c5 Qg4 27. Bxf2
Qf3+ 28. Kg1 e3 $19) 26... Rxb2 27. Rfb1 $15) 26. Qxd6 (26. Kg1 Bxg3 27. Re2 (
27. hxg3 {Ftacnik} Qxg3+ 28. Kh1 Rf2 $19) (27. Qd2 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Rad8 $19)
27... Rf3 {/\ 28...Raf8-+} 28. Rg2 Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Bxh2+ 30. Kf2 Rf8+ $19) (26.
Qd2 Bxg3 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Bxe1 29. Rxe1 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Rac8 31. b3 Rc6)
26... Rf2 27. Bxf2 e3+ 28. Qd5 Bxd5+ 29. cxd5 exf2 30. Rf1 Rf8 31. axb5 (31. d6
{Ftacnik} Qf5 32. Kg2 Qf3+ 33. Kh3 Rf6 $19) 31... Qg4 (31... h5 $1 {Khalifman}
32. Z0 h4 33. gxh4 Qf3#) 32. Kg2 (32. Bd1 {Ftacnik} Qe4+) 32... Qf3+ (32...
Qe4+ {Khalifman} 33. Kh3) 33. Kh3 Rf5 34. Ra4 Rh5+ 35. Rh4 Rxh4+ 36. Kxh4 Qe2 (
36... Qe2 {Ftacnik} 37. Rxf2 Qxf2 38. bxa6 Qxh2+ 39. Kg4 Qxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Yehuda"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Nd2 $5 (15. Qf1) 15... Bf5 16. Bxd5 $6 cxd5 17. f3 Rae8 (17... Bd3 $6 18. Rf2
$1 (18. Re3 Bxg3 $1 $10) 18... Rae8 19. Nf1 Bg6 20. Ne3 Re6 21. Qf1 Qh5 22. Ng2
$1 $16) (17... Qh5 $5 18. Rf2 Rae8 19. Nf1 Re6 $36) 18. Nf1 (18. Nb3 Bxg3 $1)
18... h5 $1 19. Be3 $6 (19. Bg5 $2 h4 $1 20. Bxh4 f6 $1 $19) (19. Bf4 Bxf4 20.
gxf4 Bd7 $1 21. Rg2 Re7 $1 {/\ Rfe8-/+}) (19. Ne3 $142 $1 h4 $1 (19... Bg6 $6
20. Ng2 $1 {/\ Bf4+/-} (20. Nxd5 $2 Bxg3 $1 $19)) 20. g4 (20. Nxf5 Qxf5 21.
Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Kg2 hxg3 23. hxg3 Qg6 $44) 20... Bg6 21. Rf2 f5 $1 22. gxf5 $1 (
22. Qf1 fxg4 23. Qxh3 (23. fxg4 Bxh2+ $19) 23... gxh3 24. Bd2 Bg3 $1 25. hxg3
hxg3 26. Rff1 Bd3 $1 $44) 22... Bxf5 23. Nxf5 (23. Bd2 Be4 $1 $19) (23. Qf1
Qxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Bh3 25. Rf2 Bf4 26. Nc2 Bg3 $1) 23... Rxf5 24. Bd2 (24. Qf1 Rxf3
$1 25. Qxh3 Rxh3 $10) 24... Rxf3 $1 25. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Bg3+ 27. Kg1 Bh2+
$10) 19... h4 (19... Re6 $5) 20. Bf2 (20. g4 $6 Bd7 {/\ f5-/+}) 20... Bd7 $1 (
20... Re6 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Qe2 Rf6 23. g4 Rg6 24. Be3 $1 {/\ Kh1+/-} (24. Kh1
$2 Rxg4 $1 $19)) 21. gxh4 $6 (21. Qd3 $142 Rxe2 22. Qxe2 Re8 $13) 21... Rxe2
22. Qxe2 Re8 23. Qd3 Re6 24. Bg3 Rg6 25. Kf2 $2 (25. Re1 $142 $1 b4 $1 $44)
25... b4 {/\ Bb5} 26. a4 (26. Bxd6 Qg2+ 27. Ke3 (27. Ke1 Bb5 $19) 27... Rxd6
$19) (26. Qd2 Bb5 $19) 26... bxa3 27. b3 Be7 $1 28. c4 (28. Ne3 Bxh4 29. Rg1
Qxh2+ $19) (28. Qe3 Bxh4 29. Rxa3 Bb5 $19) 28... dxc4 29. bxc4 (29. Qxc4 Bb5)
29... Rb6 $1 30. Ra2 (30. Nd2 Rb2 $19) 30... Qf5 $1 31. Qxf5 Bxf5 32. c5 Rb2+
33. Rxb2 axb2 34. Nd2 a5 35. c6 Bb4 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Konikowski Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 (12. Bxd5
cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3 Qh4 15. h3 Qf4 16. Re5 Qf6 17. Re1 (17. Re3 $10 {
Adams-Nunn/Wijk op/1993/}) 17... Qg6 18. Kh1 Bf5 19. Be3 Bc2 $10) 12... Bd6 13.
d3 (13. g3 Bb7 (13... Qd7 14. d4 Qh3 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Qg2 Qh5 18.
Qxd5 Rfe8 (18... Rae8 $5) 19. Bd2 $8 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Qd1 $5 (20... Re8 $2 21.
Nd2 $16) 21. Qxa8+ (21. Qxf5 $6 Re8 22. Kg2 Rxe1 $40) 21... Bf8 22. Qg2 Bd3 $1
$44 {Donchev-Topalov/Bulgaria ch/1992/}) 14. d3 Qd7 15. Nd2 c5 16. Ne4 Be7 17.
Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 Kh8 19. Qh5 f5 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qc6 22. f3 c4 $36 {Ernst,
T-Sokolov,I/Debrecen/1992/}) 13... Bf5 $5 (13... Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Bd7 (
15... Qf5 $142 16. Nd2 Qg6 {/\f5}) 16. Nd2 g5 17. Re2 f5 18. c4 $1 f4 19. Qf1
$1 {Ivanchuk-Kamsky/Tilburg/1992/}) 14. Qf3 (14. Bxd5 {Konikowski} cxd5 15. Qf3
Re8 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. h3 Bc7 18. Na3 Qd6 19. g3 Bxh3 $15 {Zajcev-Adorjan,
Polanica Zdroj 1970}) 14... Re8 (14... Qh4 {Konikowski} 15. h3 (15. Qxf5 Qxh2+
16. Kf1 Qh1+ 17. Ke2 Rae8+ 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Rxh1 Nxf5+ 20. Kf3 g6 $10) 15...
Rae8 16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. Bd2 Qe7 $2 (17... Nf4 $5 18. Qxc6 Qe7 $44 {A.Rodriquez})
18. Na3 Qe2 19. Qxf5 Qxd2 20. Nc2 $16 {Rodriquez,A-Rubio, Malaga 1991}) 15.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nd2 (16. Bd2 {Konikowski} Nf4 17. Bc2 Rd8 $17 {Whitaker-Harding,
corr. 1977}) 16... Qe1+ 17. Nf1 Bg6 18. g3 (18. Bxd5 $6 cxd5 19. Qxd5 $6 Rd8 $1
20. Bg5 (20. Qg5 Re8 21. Qd2 Bf4 $3 22. Qc2 Rd8 $1 {/\Bxd3-+ _|_} 23. Rb1)
20... Qxa1 21. Bxd8 Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Qxf1 23. Qa8 h6 24. d4 Qe2 $44) (18. h3 {
Konikowski} Re8 19. Bd1 Bh2+ (19... Nxc3 $5 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rb1 Re1 22. Bf4
$14 {Dolmatov}) 20. Kxh2 Qxf1 21. Bd2 Qxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxd3 23. a4 $14 {
Dolmatov-Halifman, Moscow 1990}) 18... Re8 19. Bd1 {/\Bd2} Qe6 20. Bd2 Qh3 21.
a4 (21. Bb3 $5 {Konikowski} Bh5 22. Qg2 Qf5 23. Bxd5 (23. Ne3 $2 Qxd3 24. Bxd5
Qxd2 25. Bxc6 Qxb2 $1 $17) 23... cxd5 24. Ne3 Qxd3 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Nxd5 Bf3 (
26... Re2 27. Re1 $1) 27. Ne3 $14) 21... b4 22. Rc1 (22. c4 $142 {Konikowski}
Ne7 23. d4 c5 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Be3 Bd3 26. Bc2 $1 Bxc2 27. Bxc5 Ng6 28. Re1
Bxa4 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. Bxb4 $16) 22... h6 23. c4 (23. cxb4 $1 {Konikowski}
Bxb4 24. Be2 (24. Rxc6 $2 Bxd2 25. Qxd5 Re1 $19) 24... Re6 25. Bxb4 Nxb4 26.
Ne3 Bxd3 27. Bxd3 Nxd3 28. Rxc6 Nxb2 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Qxf7 Nd3 (30... Nxa4 31.
Qg8+ Kg6 32. Rc7 $18) 31. Rg8 Rg6 32. Qe8 $18) 23... Ne7 24. d4 Qd7 25. Be3 (
25. c5 $1 {Ftacnik} Bc7 26. Bxb4 Qxd4 27. Qc3 $14) 25... c5 $1 26. dxc5 Be5 27.
Qe2 (27. b3 {Ftacnik} Bb2 28. Rc2 Bc3 $15) 27... Nc6 $44 28. a5 $2 (28. b3 $142
Bd3 29. Qa2 Bd4 $44 (29... Nd4 {Konikowski} 30. Qd2 a5 (30... Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Qc6
32. Kg1 Qxc5 $44) 31. Bxd4 (31. Qxd3 $4 Nf3+ $19) 31... Qxd4 32. Bf3 Bxf1 33.
Qxd4 Bxd4 34. Kxf1 Bxc5 35. Rd1 $14)) 28... Nxa5 29. Bc2 Bxc2 30. Qxc2 b3 31.
Qb1 (31. Qe2 $5 {Konikowski}) 31... Nc6 32. Rd1 Qb7 33. Rd3 a5 34. Nd2 a4 35.
Ne4 Qa6 $1 36. Nd6 Rb8 37. Bf4 Bxb2 $5 (37... Bxf4 38. gxf4 Qa5 39. Rd5 a3 $132
) 38. Nb5 $2 $138 (38. Nxf7 $1 $8 Qxc4 $5 (38... Rb7 39. Nxh6+ gxh6 40. Qxb2 a3
(40... Qxc4 41. Rd6 $132) 41. Qf6 b2 42. Qg6+ Rg7 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ Kg8 45.
Rd6 $40) (38... Kxf7 39. Bxb8 Qxc4 (39... Nxb8 40. Qxb2 (40. Rd6 $5 Qxc4 41.
Qxb2 Qxc5 42. Rd4 $40) 40... Qxc4 41. Rd4 $16) 40. Rd7+ Ke8 41. Rc7 Qc2 $1 42.
Qe1+ Ne5 $13) (38... a3 39. Nxh6+ $1 Kh8 (39... gxh6 $2 40. Rd7 Bg7 $8 41. Qg6
$18) 40. Nf7+ (40. Rd1 Qxc4 $1 41. Bxb8 Qc2 $3 42. Nf7+ Kg8 43. Be5 Qxb1 44.
Rxb1 Nxe5 45. Nxe5 a2 $19) 40... Kg8 41. Nh6+ $10) 39. Bxb8 Qc2 $1 40. Qe1 Qxd3
41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qxc6 a3 43. Qe8 $8 Qd1+ (43... Bf6 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. Qe8 $3
Qd1+ (45... Kh7 $10) 46. Kg2 b2 (46... a2 $2 47. h4 $1 Qd5+ 48. f3 Kh7 49. Qh8+
Kg6 50. Qg8 $1 $18) (46... Qd5+ $6 47. f3 Kh7 $8 (47... b2 $4 48. Ng5+ Kxg5 49.
h4+ Kf5 50. g4#) 48. h4 $36) 47. h4 $1 b1=Q (47... Qd5+ $6 48. f3 Kh7 49. Qh8+
Kg6 50. Qg8 $1 Qd2+ $8 51. Kh3 h5 $8 52. Qe8 Kh7 53. Qe4+ Kg8 (53... g6 $2 54.
Qb7 Kg8 55. Ne5 Bxe5 56. Bxe5 $18) 54. Qe6 Kh7 $8 55. Qf5+ Kg8 $10 56. Ng5 Bxg5
57. hxg5 Qe1 $1 58. Qd5+ Kh8 59. Qd8+ Kh7 60. Qd3+ $10) 48. Ng5+ Kf5 49. Qe6+
$10) 44. Kg2 Qd5+ 45. f3 a2 46. Be5 $3 Bxe5 (46... Qd2+ $2 47. Kh3 Bxe5 48.
Qh8+ Kg6 49. Nxe5+ $40) 47. Ng5+ $1 hxg5 48. Qh5+ Kg8 49. Qe8+ $10) (38. Qxb2 {
Ftacnik} a3 $19) 38... Be5 $19 {_|_} 39. Rd7 Bxf4 40. Qf5 (40. gxf4 a3 41. Qf5
Rf8 $19) 40... Ne5 (40... Ne5 41. Ra7 (41. gxf4 {Ftacnik} Nxd7 42. Qxd7 b2 43.
Qd3 a3 $19) 41... Qg6 $19 (41... Qg6 42. Qxf4 b2 $19)) 0-1

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Qd7 16. Nd2 Bb7 (16... f5 $6 {Ftacnik} 17. Re1 Kh8 18. f4 $1 g5
19. Nf3 gxf4 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Bxf4 $16) 17. Re1 (17. Qf1 {Ftacnik} c5 18. Re1
Kh8 19. a4 f5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Bd1 g5 23. Nf3 g4 24. Ne5 Qb7 25.
f3 Kg7 26. Qf2 Qc7 27. Qd2 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Sokolov,I/Amsterdam Donner (07) ;
CBM 55_09 1996 (37)}) 17... c5 (17... Kh8 {Ftacnik} 18. Ne4 Rae8 19. Bxd5 cxd5
20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Bf4 Qd7 22. d4 Re4 23. Qd2 Rfe8 24. f3 R4e6 {1/2-1/2
Schlenker,J-Kempter,R/Krumbach op (06) ;TD 91\04 1991 (50)}) 18. Ne4 Be7 19.
Bg5 (19. Qh5 Kh8 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Qh3 Qc6 22. f3 c4 23. dxc4 bxc4 24. Bc2 Bc5+
25. Kf1 h6 26. Ne4 Ba7 27. g4 Rae8 28. g5 Nd5 29. gxh6 g6 30. Bg5 f5 31. Nd2
Ne3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Qg3 Rf6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/London PCA 1994}) (
19. d4 c4 20. Bc2 h6 (20... f5 $5 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Qc6 $44) 21. f3 f5 22.
Nf2 Bd6 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qf1 Ne3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Qh3 $1 g6 $4 (
27... Rxf3 28. Re1 $1 Qc6 29. Bd1 $16) 28. Qxh6 Qe6 29. Be4 {1-0 Kveinys,
A-Wegner,H/Kuopio op 1992}) (19. f3 Kh8 20. Bd2 f5 21. Nf2 f4 $1 (21... Rad8 $5
{Ftacnik}) 22. Ne4 (22. Bxd5 fxg3 $1 23. hxg3 Bxd5 24. Ne4 Qh3 $40) 22... fxg3
23. hxg3 Qh3 24. Qe2 c4 $1 25. Bc2 (25. dxc4 Nxc3 $3 (25... Nxc3 $1 {Ftacnik}
26. Qg2 $1 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rad8 $17)) 25... cxd3 26. Bxd3 Rad8 27.
Qf1 Qh5 28. g4 Qh4 $40 {Leko,P-Sokolov,I/Groningen 1995/ 1/2-1/2 (43)}) 19...
f6 (19... Bxg5 $6 {Ftacnik} 20. Nxc5 Qc6 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Re5 $16) (19... Rad8
{Ftacnik} 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qh5 g6 (21... Rfe8 22. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 23. Nf6+ Qxf6
24. Qxd5 $1 $16) 22. Qg5 f6 23. Qh4 Ba8 24. Re2 $1 $18 {Smagin,S-Nunn,J/
Dortmund/1991/}) 20. Bd2 $146 (20. Be3 Rac8 21. Nd2 Kh8 22. d4 c4 23. Bc2 f5
24. Qh5 Qc6 $44 25. f3 g6 26. Qh6 Bf6 27. a3 a5 $1 28. Bg5 Bg7 29. Qh3 b4 30.
axb4 axb4 31. Bh6 Rfe8 $1 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nf1 (33. Ba4 $4 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1
Qxa4 $19) (33. cxb4 c3 $1 34. bxc3 Qxc3 $19) (33. Rxe8 Qxe8 $19) 33... bxc3 34.
bxc3 Nxc3 $19 {Anka,E-Von Buelow,G/Hamburg op 1992/ 0-1 (45)}) (20. c4 Nb4 $1 (
20... fxg5 {Ftacnik} 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. a4 $1 Kh8 (22... b4 23. Nxg5 Bxg5 24.
Re5 $16) 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Nc3 Qd7 27. Nxb5 $14)
21. cxb5+ Kh8 22. Bd2 (22. Be3 Nxd3 $19) 22... Nxd3 23. bxa6 Rxa6 $17) 20...
Kh8 21. c4 $2 (21. d4 $5 c4 $140 22. Bc2 f5 (22... Qc6 23. f3) 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24.
Bxg5 Qc6 $44) (21. Qh5 $5 {Ftacnik} g6 22. Qh6 Rae8 $14) 21... Nb4 $1 22. Bxb4
$8 cxb4 23. cxb5 $6 (23. d4 {Ftacnik} bxc4 24. Bxc4 Rfd8 $132) (23. Qh5 {
Ftacnik} f5 24. Nd2 Bf6 $132) 23... f5 $1 24. Nd2 (24. bxa6 Rxa6 (24... Bxa6
25. Nd2 f4 (25... Bxd3 26. Nc4 $18) 26. Ba4 $16) 25. Nd2 Rh6 (25... f4 $40 {
Ftacnik}) 26. Nf3 f4 $1 $40 {[%csl Gb7,Rf3,Gf8,Rg1,Rg2,Rh1,Gh6][%cal Gf8f2,
Gb7h1,Gh6h1,Gf4g3]} 27. Ne5 fxg3 $1 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Gg3h2,Gh2h1]} 28. Nxd7 (
28. fxg3 Qd4+) (28. hxg3 Rh1#) 28... gxh2+ 29. Kf1 h1=Q+ 30. Ke2 Bf3+ 31. Kd2 (
31. Ke3 Rd6 $1 {/\Bg5#}) 31... Bg5+ $19) 24... axb5 {Ftacnik: White has a
spare pawn and solid control in the center, but he must be careful about
black's counterplay on the kingside. Ftacnik: Weiß kontrolliert das Zentrum
und hat schon einen Mehrbauern, aber er darf den Gegenangriff am Königsflügel
nicht unterschätzen.} 25. Re6 (25. Nf3 f4 $1 {[%csl Gb7,Gf8][%cal Gf8f2,Gb7h1,
Gd7h3]} (25... Bf6 {Ftacnik} 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 f4 $16) 26. Ne5 Qh3 {
[%csl Rg1,Rg2][%cal Gb7g2,Gh3g2]} 27. f3 fxg3 $19) (25. Qe2 $6 {Ftacnik} Bf6
$14) 25... Bf6 26. Nf3 (26. Rb1 {Ftacnik} Qxd3 $10) 26... f4 $1 (26... Bxb2 {
Ftacnik} 27. Rb1 Bf6 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 f4 $132) 27. d4 (27. Ne5 Bxe5 28.
Rxe5 Qd4 $1 $19 {[%csl Gd4,Rf2,Rg1][%cal Gd4f2,Gf8f2,Gf4g3]} (28... fxg3 {
Ftacnik} 29. hxg3 Qd4 30. Qe2 Rxf2 31. Qxf2 Qxe5 32. Rf1 h6 $15)) 27... fxg3
28. hxg3 Bxf3 29. Qxf3 Bxd4 30. Qc6 $2 (30. Qd5 $142 Bxf2+ (30... Qxd5 {Ftacnik
} 31. Bxd5 Rad8 32. Bb3 Rxf2 $19) 31. Kg2 $17) 30... Bxf2+ (30... Qxc6 {Ftacnik
} 31. Rxc6 Rxf2 32. Rd1 $17) 31. Kg2 Qd3 $19 32. Rg6 $5 $138 (32. Qd6 {Ftacnik}
Qf3+ 33. Kh2 Rf5 $19) (32. Kh1 {Ftacnik} Qxg3 $19) 32... Be1 $1 (32... Qxg6 $4
33. Qxg6 hxg6 34. Rh1#) (32... Be1 33. Rxe1 Qd2+ 34. Kh3 Qxe1 $19) 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Key West"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Kreiman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 (8. a4 $5) 8... d5 {-> Marshall diskette} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5
11. Rxe5 Bb7 (11... c6) 12. d4 (12. Qf3 Bd6 (12... Bf6 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Re1 cxd5
15. d4 $16) 13. Bxd5 (13. Rxd5 Re8 (13... Qe7 14. Qe3 (14. Kf1 Rae8 15. Qd1
Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qe5 17. Bc6 Qxh2 18. g3 Re6 $36) 14... Rae8) 14. Kf1 (14. Qxf7+
Kxf7 15. Rxd6+ Kf8 16. Rxd8 Raxd8 17. Kf1 Be4 $1 18. f3 Bd3+ 19. Kf2 Re2+ 20.
Kg3 Rd6 21. Na3 Rg6+ 22. Kf4 Rgxg2 23. h4 h5 {/\g5,Ph}) 14... Qe7 15. Qd1 Qh4 (
15... Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qe5 17. Bxa8 Qxh2 18. g3 $18) 16. Rh5 Qe4 {Bajusz-Akos/
corr/1968/} 17. Rg5 (17. f3 Qg6 18. g4 Qd3+ $40) 17... Qd3+ 18. Kg1 Re2 19. Bc2
Qxc2 $19) 13... c6 14. Rh5 (14. Re1 cxd5 15. d4 Qc7 16. g3 Rae8 17. Rxe8 Rxe8
18. Be3 b4 $1 19. cxb4 (19. a3 a5 20. axb4 axb4 21. cxb4 Qc2 22. Nd2 Bxb4 $13 {
Tukmakov-Tseitlin/Kiev/1973/}) 19... Qc2 20. Nd2 Bxb4 21. Qd1 Rc8 $10 {
Sokolov-Ermolinski/Vilnius/1984/}) (14. Re2 cxd5 15. d4 Qc7 16. g3 Rae8 17. Nd2
b4 18. cxb4 Qc2 19. Re3 Bxb4 20. Nf1 Rxe3 (20... Re4 21. Rb3 a5 22. a3 Ba6 23.
axb4 Be2 {/\Qd1->}) 21. Nxe3 Qd3 22. Qd1 $14 {Sokolov-Kharitonov/Vilnius/1984/}
) 14... cxd5 15. d4 Re8 16. Be3 g6 17. Rh6 Bc8 18. g3 Bf5 (18... Bf8 19. Rh4
Ra7 20. Nd2 Be7 21. Rf4 Bg5 22. h4 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 $44 {Kudrjashov-Butnorius/
Rostov/1976/}) 19. Nd2 Be4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 $44) 12... Bf6 (12... Qd7 13. Nd2 (13.
Qf3 {Wedberg} Rad8 14. Qf5 (14. Nd2 c5 15. dxc5 Bf6 16. Re1 Nxc3 $36 {Dimitrov,
V-Hebden,M/Capelle/1989}) 14... Qxf5 15. Rxf5 Rfe8 16. Be3 g6 17. Re5 f6 18.
Re4 Kg7 19. Bd2 c5 $44 {Harley,A-Hebden,M/Hastings-B/1988}) 13... Nf4 14. Ne4 (
14. f3 {Wedberg} Bd6 15. Re1 Nxg2 16. Kxg2 Qg4+ 17. Kh1 Qh3 18. Re2 Rae8 19. d5
$16 {Ilincic,Z-Hebden,M/Vrnjacka Banja/1989}) (14. Nf3 {Wedberg} Nxg2 15. Rxe7
Qxe7 16. Kxg2 Rad8 17. d5 Qe4 18. Qd4 Qg6+ 19. Kf1 Qh5 $15 {Tal/Gutman ECO})
14... Ng6 (14... Nxg2 15. Kxg2 Bf6 16. Qf3 $1 (16. f3 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qf5 $44)
16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qc6 18. Ng5 $16) (14... Bd6 {Wedberg} 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Rg5
Ng6 17. Rg3 Rae8 18. Bg5 Qf5 19. Bc2 Be4 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. a4 $16 {Kudrin,
S-Hebden,M/Las Palmas/1989}) 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Rae8 17. Be3 Kh8 18. Rh5 h6
$1 19. h3 f5 $13 20. Bxh6 $140 gxh6 21. Rxh6+ Kg7 22. Qh5 Qd6 23. Rh7+ Kf6 24.
h4 Qf4) (12... Nf6 13. Bg5 (13. Nd2) 13... Bd6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16.
Nd2 Ne4 17. Nf3 Qd7 18. Qd3 Re8 $36 {Levi-Greenfeld/Thessaloniki/1984/}) (12...
Bd6 13. Re1 (13. Rxd5 $142 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qxd5 16. Nd2 $132)
13... Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qf3 Rae8 16. Be3 (16. Bd2 Nf4 17. Qxb7 Rxe1+ 18. Bxe1
Ne2+) 16... Nxe3 17. Qxb7 Ng4 $19) 13. Re1 (13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Be3
$44 {Haag-Barczay/Szombathely/1966/} Rae8 {/\<->e,Be7-d6,f5}) 13... Re8 14. Nd2
(14. Na3 b4 15. Nc4 bxc3 16. Na5 (16. Ne5 Qd6 17. Qe2 Re7 18. bxc3 Nxc3 19. Qc4
Qd5 $15 {Muchin-Romanishin/Vilnius/1971/}) 16... Bxd4 17. Nxb7 Qf6 18. Rf1 cxb2
19. Bxb2 Bxb2 20. Bxd5 Bxa1 21. Qxa1 {Servat-Adla/Buenos Aires op/1990/} Re5
22. Bf3 (22. Bb3 $2 Rb5) 22... Rae8 $14 {_|_}) 14... b4 $2 (14... Nf4 $142 15.
Nf3 (15. f3 $2 Bxd4+ 16. cxd4 Qxd4+ $40) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bg5 $44) 15. c4
Nf4 16. d5 Nd3 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Bc2 Nxf2 $146 (18... Nxb2 19. Bxb2 Bxb2 20.
Rb1 Bc3 21. Ne4 Qe5 22. Qd3 Re8 23. Nxc3 bxc3 24. f4 $1 $18 {De
Firmian-Crawley/Lugano op/1989/}) 19. Kxf2 Bd4+ 20. Kf1 Qe3 21. Qe1 Qg1+ 22.
Ke2 Qxg2+ $2 (22... Re8+ $142 23. Ne4 Qxe1+ 24. Kxe1 f5 25. a3 $1 bxa3 26. Rxa3
fxe4 27. Be3 $1 $16 {_|_}) 23. Kd3 Bf2 (23... Bc5 24. Ne4 $18 (24. Qg3 $2 Re8
$1)) 24. Qe4 Qxh2 25. Nf3 Qh3 26. Be3 $18 Bxe3 (26... f5 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Ng5
$18) 27. Kxe3 c6 28. d6 g6 (28... Qh6+ 29. Kf2 $18) 29. Kf2 Qh5 30. Qe5 $1 Qxe5
31. Nxe5 c5 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Ba4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CSR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. a4 Bb7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. d3 Bf6 14. Nbd2 $5
Nf4 15. Ne4 Nxd3 (15... Qxd3 16. Bxf4 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 {/\ Nf6+/=}) 16. Nfg5 $2 (
16. Nxf6+ $5 gxf6 17. Re4 Ne7 $1 18. Rg4+ Ng6 19. Bh6 (19. Nh4 Nxc1 20. Qxc1
Bd5 $15) 19... f5 $13) 16... Nxe1 $1 (16... Nxc1 17. Qh5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. Qxg5 Nd3 21. Ra1 $14) 17. Qh5 Bxg5 $8 18. Nxg5 (18. Bxg5 $2 Qd3
$19) 18... Qd3 $1 $8 (18... h6 $2 19. Nxf7 (19. Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21.
Ne6 Qg8 $19) 19... Rxf7 20. Qxf7+ Kh7 $1 $8 (20... Kh8 21. Bg5 $3 Nf3+ (21...
Qc8 22. Be6 Qb8 23. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 24. Qf6+ Kh7 25. Bf7 $1 Ne7 $8 26. Qxe7 $18)
22. Qxf3 Qe8 $8 23. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 (23... Nd4 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qg3+ $18) 24.
Qf6+ Kh7 25. Bf7 $1 Qf8 26. Bg6+ Kg8 27. Bh7+ $18) 21. Qf5+ (21. Bg5 Qxg5 (
21... Nf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qxg5 23. Bc2+ $10) 22. Qg8+ Kg6 23. Qe8+ $5 (23. Qf7+ $10)
23... Kf5 $8 24. Qe6+ Ke4 25. Qd5+ $10) 21... Kh8 22. Bg5 $1 Qe8 23. Bxh6 $5
Ne7 $1 (23... gxh6 $2 24. Qf6+ Kh7 25. Bf7 $18) 24. Bxg7+ $1 (24. Qxe5 $2 Qg6
$19) (24. Qh3 Bxg2 $19) 24... Kxg7 25. Qxe5+ Kh6 26. Qe3+ Kh7 27. Qxe1 $40 {
עh7}) 19. Nxf7 Nd4 $6 (19... Nf3+ $2 20. gxf3 Qg6+ 21. Ng5+ Kh8 22. Qxg6 (22.
Qh4 $2 Ne7 $19) 22... hxg6 23. Nf7+ Kh7 24. Ng5+ $10) (19... Qb1 $3 20. Nxe5+
Kh8 21. Nf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Nf3+ 23. Qxf3 (23. gxf3 Qxc1+ 24. Kg2 Qg5+ {/\ Qd8-+
}) 23... Qxc1+ 24. Bd1 Kg8 25. Qd5+ (25. h3 Nd8 $1 $19) 25... Kf8 26. Qf5+ Ke7
27. Qe4+ Kd6 28. Qd3+ Ke6 {/\ Ne5-+}) 20. Nxe5+ $8 (20. Nh6+ $2 Kh8 21. Nf7+
Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Bxg2#) 20... Nxb3 21. Nxd3 Nxd3 22. Be3 c5 23. h4 $1
(23. Qg4 Kh8 $1 (23... Bd5 $6 24. Bh6 Rf7 25. Qc8+ Rf8 26. Qd7) 24. Qd7 Nxb2 (
24... Nxb2 25. Qxb5 c4 26. Qd7 {/\ Qe7, Bh6}) 25. Qe7 (25. Qxb5 $5 c4 26. Qd7 {
/\ Qe7, Bh6}) 25... Rg8 (25... Rb8 26. Bh6 $1 Rg8 $8 27. Bxg7+ Rxg7 28. Qf8+
$10) 26. Bxc5 (26. Bh6 Bd5 $1 $8 27. Qd7 Bc4 $19 {_|_}) 26... Nxc5 27. Qxc5 Na4
$17 {_|_}) 23... Be4 24. Qg4 Bf5 25. Qf3 Be6 26. Qe4 Bc4 27. h5 $8 Nbc1 (27...
Nxb2 $2 28. h6 $132) 28. h6 Ne2+ 29. Kh2 Nef4 (29... Nxf2 $2 30. Bxf2 Rxf2 31.
b3 $1 $16) 30. g3 $1 Bd5 (30... Ne6 $2 31. b3 $1 Nxf2 32. Bxf2 Rxf2+ 33. Kg1
Rf6 $1 (33... Ng5 34. Qg4 $1 $18 {_|_}) 34. bxc4 bxc4 $10 {_|_}) 31. Qe7 Ne6
32. hxg7 Nxg7 (32... Rf7 $2 33. Qe8+ Kxg7 34. Bh6+ Kg6 35. f4) 33. Qd7 $1 Bc4
34. Bh6 $1 Rxf2+ 35. Kg1 Rf1+ $1 36. Kh2 Rf2+ 37. Kg1 Rf1+ 38. Kh2 Ne6 39. b3
$1 (39. Qc8+ $2 Nf8 $19) 39... Rf2+ 40. Kg1 Rf1+ 41. Kh2 Rf2+ (41... Rf6 42.
Qc8+ (42. Qe8+ Nf8 43. Bxf8 Rxf8 44. Qe3 $1 Bxb3 45. Qxd3 Bc4 $10 {_|_}) 42...
Kf7 43. Qb7+ Ke8 (43... Kg6 44. Be3 Nf2 45. Bxf2 Rxf2+ 46. Kg1 Rf1+ 47. Kg2 Bd3
48. Qd5) 44. Be3 Nf2 45. Bxc5 (45. Bxf2 $5 Rxf2+ 46. Kg1 Rf1+ 47. Kg2 Be2 48.
Qxh7) 45... Nxc5 (45... Ng4+ 46. Kh3 $44) 46. Qc8+ {/\ bc4~/=}) 42. Kg1 (42.
Kh3 $2 Rf6 43. Qe8+ (43. Qc8+ Nf8 (43... Kf7 44. Qb7+ Kg6 $6 45. Be3 (45. bxc4
$2 Kxh6 46. cxb5 Ng5+ 47. Kg2 (47. Kh4 Nf2 $1 48. g4 $8 Nfe4 {/\ Rf3-h3#})
47... Rf2+ 48. Kh1 Nf3 49. Qc6+ Kg5 50. Qd5+ Nde5 51. Qg8+ Kh5 $1 52. Qxh7+ Kg4
53. b6 Kxg3 54. Qg7+ Ng4 55. Qc7+ Nfe5 56. Kg1 Rd2 $1 57. Kf1 Nh2+ $19) 45...
Nf2+ (45... Rf7 $2 46. Qe4+ Rf5 47. Kh4 $1 $16) 46. Kg2 $1 (46. Bxf2 Bf1+ $19)
46... Bxb3 47. Bxf2 Bc4 48. Qe4+ Rf5 $1 {/\ h5=} 49. Qg4+ (49. g4 $2 Bd5 50.
gxf5+ Kh5 $1) 49... Rg5 50. Qe4+ $10) 44. bxc4 Rxh6+ 45. Kg2 bxc4 46. Qg4+ Kh8
47. Qxc4 Rd6 48. Qf7 Ng6 49. Qc7 Rd5 $1 $17 {_|_}) 43... Nf8 44. Bxf8 (44. Bg5
$2 Be6+ 45. Kh4 Ne5 $1 $19) (44. Be3 $2 Be6+ 45. Kh2 Rf5 46. g4 Rf3 47. Qd8 c4
$19 {_|_}) 44... Rxf8 45. Qe3 Nf2+ $17) 42... Rf1+ 43. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg,T Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13.
Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 f5 19. Qf1 Qh5
20. f4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rb8 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qg2 (23. b3 Rbe8 24. Qf2 g5 25. fxg5
f4 $1 26. gxf4 Bh3 27. Rxa6 (27. Nf1 $2 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 Bxf4 $17 {
Ioseliani-Blatny,P/Baden-Baden/1988/}) 27... Qg4+ (27... Bxf4 28. Rxe6 Qg4+ 29.
Qg3 Bxg3 30. Rxe8+ Kf7 31. Re7+ $1 Kxe7 32. Bf2+ Kf7 33. Bxg3 Qf5 $14) 28. Qg3
Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Qd1+ 30. Qe1 Qg4+ 31. Qg3 Qd1+ $10) 23... Qe8 24. Qxd5 Kh8 25.
Nc4 (25. Nf1 $2 Bf3 26. Qxf5 Rf6 27. Qa5 Rb5 28. Qxa6 Bb7 29. Qa7 Qc6 $19 {Tal}
) 25... Bxf4 26. gxf4 Rg6 27. Nd6 (27. Kh1 $2 Qd7 28. Qg2 Bh3 {0:1/
Johansson-Mortensen/Glueksburg/1977/}) (27. Kf2 $6 Qxa4 28. Bd2 Bh3 29. Ne5
Rg2+ 30. Kf3 h6 $17 {Nunn}) 27... Bf3+ (27... Bh3+ 28. Kf2 Rxb2+ 29. Re2 Rg2+
30. Qxg2 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Qh5+ 32. Qf3 Bg4 33. Qxg4 fxg4 34. Kd3 Qxh2 35. Rxa6
Qh1 36. Rb6 h6 $17 {o^g/Canfell-Blatny,P/Altensteig op/1988/}) 28. Kf1 Bxd5 29.
Nxe8 Rxb2 30. Re2 (30. Rd1 $2 {Ftacnik} Bf3 $1 (30... Bc6 31. Rb4 Rxb4 32. cxb4
Bxe8 33. d5 $14) (30... Bg2+ 31. Ke1 Re6 32. Rd2 Rxe3+ 33. Kf2 Rxd2+ 34. Kxe3
$13) 31. Rd2 (31. Rda1 Bg2+ 32. Ke1 Re6 33. Kd1 Rxe3 $19) 31... Rb1+ 32. Kf2
Bc6 $19) 30... Rb1+ 31. Re1 Rb2 $10 32. Re2 Rb1+ 33. Re1 (33. Re1 {Wedberg,T
This was a replay of 0,5/Tshuvasov-Eglitis/corr/1975/}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 (15... Bb7 $6 16. Rh4 Qe6 17. Nd2 f5 (17... Rfe8 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nc5
Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qe7 21. Qd3 g6 22. Qd2 h5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qd4 Qf8 25. Be3 Re6
26. Qf4 d4 27. Bxd4 Qe7 28. Rf1 Kh7 29. Be3 Qf8 30. Rd1 Kg8 31. Rd7 Bc6 32. Rd6
Rd8 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Qd4 Qe8 35. Rf4 Re5 36. Qd2 Bb7 37. Rf6 Re6 38. Rf4 Re4
39. Qd6 Re6 40. Qd2 Re4 41. Qd6 Re6 42. Qc7 Bd5 43. Kf1 Rc6 44. Qa5 Bc4+ 45.
Ke1 Rxc5 46. Qxa6 Re5 47. Kd2 Re6 48. Qa3 Re4 49. b3 Qd7+ 50. Kc1 Rxf4 51. Qa8+
Kg7 52. Bxf4 Be6 53. Be5+ f6 54. Bd4 Bf7 55. Qa6 Qf5 56. h4 g5 57. hxg5 Qxg5+
58. Kb2 b4 59. Qe2 h4 60. gxh4 Qxh4 61. Qe3 bxc3+ 62. Bxc3 Bd5 63. a4 Kf7 64.
Ka3 Qh8 65. Qc5 {1-0 Nunn,J-Hebden,M/London 1990/EXT 97 (65)}) 18. Qh5 h6 19.
Nf3 Be7 20. Rh3 c5 (20... Rae8 21. Bf4) 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Bf4 Rae8 (22... Qe2
23. Bxh6 $1) 23. Rd1 Re7 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. Re1 Qb6 26. Re2 Kh7 27. Rh4 a5 (27...
Kg8 28. Ne5 Rc7 29. Ng6 Rfc8 30. Nf4) 28. Bxh6 $1 Qxh6 (28... gxh6 29. Re6
Bxf2+ 30. Kf1 Ne3+ 31. Ke2 Bxf3+ 32. Kxf3) 29. Qg5 a4 30. Re6 $1 {1-0 Leko,
P-Adams,M/Dortmund 1999/CBM 72_02/[Blatny,P] (30)}) (15... Qd7 16. Nd2 f5 17.
Re1 f4 18. Ne4 Qh3 19. Qe2 $2 Bg4 20. Qf1 Qh5 21. Bd1 $2 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 fxg3 23.
hxg3 Rxf2 $1 24. Kxf2 Rf8+ 25. Kg2 Rxf1 26. Rxf1 Qe2+ 27. Nf2 Bxg3 $1 $19 28.
a4 b4 29. cxb4 Bxf2 30. Rxf2 Qg4+ 31. Kh2 Qxd4 32. Kg2 Nxb4 33. Bd2 Nd3 34.
Rff1 Qg4+ 35. Kh1 h5 36. Bc3 h4 37. Rad1 Nf2+ 38. Rxf2 Qxd1+ 39. Kh2 Qxa4 40.
Rg2 Qf4+ {0-1 Adams,M-Sokolov,I/Wijk aan Zee 1991/CBM 22/[Salov] (40)}) 16. Qe2
(16. Bc2 Bf5 17. Qf3 Bf4 (17... Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe6 19. Bxg5 f5 20. Bd3 Qe1+ $2 (
20... h6 $1 21. Bd2 Ra7 {~/= /\ Rg7, f4}) 21. Kg2 Rae8 22. Bd2 Qe6 23. Na3 $14
Bxa3 24. bxa3 Nb6 25. Re1 Qd5 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Bxf5 Nc4 28. Bh6 $1 Re2 29.
Qxd5+ cxd5 30. h4 Re8 $2 31. Bd7 $18 Re7 32. Bc6 Kf7 33. Bxd5+ Ke8 34. Bf4 Kd7
35. Bb7 a5 36. d5 b4 37. Bc6+ Kc8 38. cxb4 axb4 39. d6 {1-0 Milos,G-Egger,J/
Sao Paulo 1993/CBM 36/[Wedberg] (39)}) 18. Bxf4 gxf4 19. Nd2 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 fxg3
21. hxg3 Qh6 22. Rd1 Ne7 23. Bc2 f5 24. Bb3+ Kh8 25. Re1 Nd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27.
Nf1 Rad8 28. Re5 f4 29. g4 Qg6 30. Kg2 Qb1 31. Re7 Rd6 32. Qh3 Qg6 33. Nh2 Re6
34. Rd7 f3+ 35. Nxf3 Ref6 36. Ne5 Rxf2+ 37. Kg3 Qe4 38. Kh4 Qf4 39. Rxh7+ Kxh7
40. Qd3+ Qe4 {0-1 Enders,P-Panczyk,K/Poznan 1985/MCD (40)}) (16. Qf3 Bf5 17.
Bxd5 cxd5 18. Re3 Rad8 19. Nd2 Rfe8 20. a4 b4 21. c4 dxc4 22. Nxc4 Bd3 23.
Rxe8+ $2 Rxe8 24. Ne3 Bf4 25. Qg2 Qh5 26. gxf4 Qd1+ $1 27. Qf1 Qxf1+ 28. Nxf1
Re1 29. fxg5 b3 30. h4 Bxf1 31. f3 Bc4+ 32. Kf2 Rf1+ 33. Kg2 Rd1 34. h5 a5 35.
Kf2 f6 36. gxf6 Bd5 37. Ke2 Rh1 38. Kf2 Kf7 39. Kg2 Rd1 40. Kf2 Ke6 41. Ke2 Rh1
42. Kf2 Kd7 43. h6 Kc6 44. Ke2 Bc4+ 45. Kf2 Rd1 46. Kg2 Kd7 47. Kf2 Bd5 48. Ke2
Rh1 49. Kf2 Ke6 50. Kg2 Rd1 51. Kf2 Kf5 52. Ke2 Rh1 53. Kf2 Bc4 54. Kg2 Rd1 55.
Kf2 Kg6 56. Kg2 Re1 57. Kf2 Re2+ 58. Kg3 Kxf6 59. d5 Bxd5 60. Rb1 Be6 61. Bf4 {
1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Short,N/Tilburg 1991/CBM 26/[Ernst] (61)}) 16... Nf6 17. Nd2
Bf5 18. f3 (18. Re5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Ng4 20. Nf3 Rae8 21. Qf1 Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1 h6
23. h4 Be4 24. Ne1 Rxe5 25. f4 gxh4 26. gxh4 Re7 27. Bd1 Bf5 28. Nf3 Rd8 29.
Be2 Rde8 30. Bd1 Bd3+ 31. Kg2 Be2 32. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 33. Kg3 h5 34. f5 Rf2 35. a4
Rf1 36. axb5 cxb5 37. b3 f6 38. Nd4 Ree1 39. Rxa6 Rxc1 40. Nxb5 Rxf5 {0-1
Petrosian,T-Averbakh,Y/Moscow 1947/EXT 99 (40)}) 18... Nxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 27th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1999.07.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.07.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Bb7 $6 {Warum hat Adams diesen Zug gewählt? Es ist schwer zu
glauben, dass er von Leko's "alter" Fortsetzung überrascht war (Leko spielte
früher fast ausschlieslich die Varianten mit d3 statt d4), wahrscheinlicher
ist, dass er das Spiel von Hebden (siehe unten) später durch eine Neuerung
verbessern wollte.} ({Ich finde als besser beide Alternativen:} 15... Qd7 16.
Nd2 f5 17. Re1 f4 18. Ne4 {und jetzt gibt genug Gegenspiel starke} Qh3 $1 $44 {
Adams,M-Sokolov,I/Wijk aan Zee 1991/CBM 22}) ({oder auch die fruehere
theoretische Fortsetzung} 15... g5 16. Bc2 (16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Re3
Rad8 $1 (18... Be4 19. Rxe4 dxe4 20. Qf6 $14) 19. Nd2 Rfe8 20. a4 b4 $44 {
Timman,J-Short,N/Tilburg 1991/CBM 26}) 16... Bf5 17. Qf3 Bf4 (17... Bxe4 18.
Bxe4 Qe6 19. Bxg5 f5 20. Bd3 Qe1+ $6 (20... h6 $142 21. Bd2 Ra7 $13) 21. Kg2
Rae8 22. Bd2 Qe6 23. Na3 Bxa3 24. bxa3 Nb6 25. Re1 $14 {Milos,G-Egger,J/Sao
Paulo 1993/CBM 36}) 18. Bxf4 gxf4 19. Nd2 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 fxg3 21. hxg3 Qh6 22.
Rd1 Ne7 23. Bc2 f5 24. Bb3+ Kh8 25. Re1 Nd5 $1 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Nf1 Rad8 28.
Re5 $15 {Enders,P-Panczyk,K/Poznan 1985/MCD}) 16. Rh4 Qe6 17. Nd2 f5 $6 $146 {
Das ist die Neuerung, über welche oben berichtet wurde. Dieser Zug verhindert
zwar Se4, aber Weiss bekommt hier eine seltene Gelegenheit (verstehe im
Marshall !), selbst einen Angriff zu starten. Dadurch wird dieser Plan sehr
wahrscheinlich von Schwarz nicht in der Zukunft wiederholt.} ({In
Vorgaengerpartie geschah} 17... Rfe8 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qe7
21. Qd3 g6 22. Qd2 h5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qd4 Qf8 25. Be3 {und Weiss realisierte
spaeter im Endspiel sein Vorteil in Nunn,J-Hebden,M/London 1990/EXT 97}) 18.
Qh5 $1 h6 19. Nf3 Be7 20. Rh3 {Schwarz dachte, dass dieser Turm ausser Spiel
sein wird, aber diese Einschätzung war nicht korrekt. Der Druck auf der
h-Linie wird sehr stark.} c5 {Schwierige Entscheidung, die Diagonale a2-g8
wird jetzt noch "empfindlicher" sein, aber nach Zb.} (20... Rae8 21. Bf4 $1 {
gefolgt von Le5 hat Schwarz gar kein Gegenspiel.}) 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Bf4 Rae8 (
{Leider geht} 22... Qe2 {wegen} 23. Bxh6 $1 {nicht. Schwarz hat dann nur einen
"Racheschach" auf f2, danach gibt's keine Verteidigung gegen den weissen
Mattangriff.}) 23. Rd1 Re7 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. Re1 Qb6 26. Re2 Kh7 {Obwohl es auf
der h-Linie auch nicht sicher ist, muss sich schwarze König aus der
"tödlichen" Fesselung auf der Diagonale a2-g8 befreien. Es gibt keine
vernünftige Alternative:} (26... hxg5 $2 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Nxg5+ Kf6 29. Rh6+
Kxg5 (29... gxh6 30. Qxh6#) 30. Rg6+ Qxg6 31. Qh4#) (26... a5 27. Ne5 Rc7 28.
Ng6 {und der weisse Angriff entscheidet.}) 27. Rh4 $1 a5 $2 {Üebersieht die
weisse Angriffsidee.} (27... Kg8 28. Ne5 Rc7 29. Ng6 Rfc8 30. Nf4 $18) ({
Nötig war} 27... Rd6 $1 {und Schwarz hält seine schlechtere Stellung noch
zussammen.}) 28. Bxh6 $1 $18 Qxh6 (28... gxh6 29. Re6 (29. Ng5+ Kh8 30. Re6
Bxf2+ 31. Kf1 Ne3+ 32. Ke2 $18) 29... Bxf2+ 30. Kf1 Ne3+ 31. Ke2 Bxf3+ 32. Kxf3
$18) 29. Qg5 a4 30. Re6 $1 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 05th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1997.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.06.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 {[%csl Gc3,Gd4,Yd5,Ye4,Ye5] -> Marshall diskette} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10.
Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Bb7 (11... c6) 12. d4 (12. Qf3 Bd6 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Rh5 cxd5
15. d4 Re8 16. Be3 g6 17. Rh6 Bc8 18. g3 Bf5 19. Nd2 Be4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 $44)
12... Bf6 (12... Qd7 13. Nd2 Nf4 14. Ne4 Ng6 (14... Nxg2 $5 15. Kxg2 Bd6 $2 (
15... Bf6 $1 16. f3 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qf5 $1 $44) 16. Bd5 $1 Bxe5 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18.
Nc5 Qd6 19. Qf3 Qg6+ 20. Kh1 Bd6 21. Be4 $1 f5 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Nd7 Rfe8 24.
Bd2 {/\ Rg1+- ~/= Hellers,F-Jansson,B/Sverige 1990}) 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Rae8
17. Be3 Kh8 18. Rh5 h6 $1 19. h3 f5 $13 20. Bxh6 $140 gxh6 21. Rxh6+ Kg7 22.
Qh5 Qd6 23. Rh7+ Kf6 24. h4 Qf4) (12... Nf6 13. Bg5 Bd6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Rxe8+
Qxe8 16. Nd2 Ne4 17. Nf3 Qd7 18. Qd3 Re8 $36 {Levi-Greenfeld/Thessaloniki/1984/
}) (12... Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qf3 Rae8 16. Be3 Nxe3 17. Qxb7 Ng4 $19
) 13. Re1 (13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Re1 Qd7 (14... Re8 15. Be3 Qd6 16. Nd2 Re7 (16...
Re6 $5) 17. Nf1 Rae8 18. Qd2 (18. Bd2 Rxe1 19. Bxe1 c5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Ne3
Bc6 $44) 18... Qc6 19. f3 Bh4 20. Bf2 $5 (20. Ng3 $5 {/\ b3, Bf4}) 20... Bxf2+
21. Kxf2 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Bxa2 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $10 {Sisniega,M-Milos,G/Sao Paulo
1991}) 15. Be3 $44 {Haag-Barczay/Szombathely/1966/} Rae8 {/\<->e,Be7-d6,f5})
13... Re8 (13... c5 14. dxc5 Re8 15. Na3 Qc7 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Bxd5 Rd8 18.
Bf4 Qxf4 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 b4 $13 {Anand,V-Short,N/Amsterdam
VSB 1993/1/2-1/2 (49)}) (13... Qd7 14. Nd2 Rae8 15. Rxe8 Rxe8 16. Nf3 Qd6 17.
Qd3 g6 18. Bd2 Nf4 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Re1 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Bg5 22. Qe2 Qe4 $44 {
1-0 Almasi,Z-Kjeldsen,J/Festuge op 1991 (48)}) 14. Na3 (14. Be3 $2 Nxe3 15.
fxe3 Bg5 $17) (14. Nd2 Nf4 (14... b4 $2 15. c4 Nf4 16. d5 Nd3 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8
18. Bc2 Nxf2 $146 (18... Nxb2 19. Bxb2 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bc3 21. Ne4 Qe5 22. Qd3 Re8
23. Nxc3 bxc3 24. f4 $1 $18 {De Firmian-Crawley/Lugano op/1989/}) 19. Kxf2 Bd4+
20. Kf1 Qe3 21. Qe1 Qg1+ 22. Ke2 Qxg2+ $2 (22... Re8+ $142 23. Ne4 Qxe1+ 24.
Kxe1 f5 25. a3 $1 bxa3 26. Rxa3 fxe4 27. Be3 $1 $16 {_|_}) 23. Kd3 Bf2 (23...
Bc5 24. Ne4 $18) 24. Qe4 Qxh2 25. Nf3 Qh3 26. Be3 $18 Bxe3 (26... f5 27. Qe6+
Kh8 28. Ng5 $18) 27. Kxe3 c6 28. d6 g6 (28... Qh6+ 29. Kf2 $18) 29. Kf2 Qh5 30.
Qe5 $1 Qxe5 31. Nxe5 c5 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Ba4 {1-0 De Firmian,N-Kreiman,B/USA-ch
1994}) 15. Nf3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bg5 $44) (14. Bc2 Qd7 15. a4 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Re8
17. Qd1 Qe7 18. Qf1 Bg5 19. Na3 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Nf4 21. h3 Bxg2 22. Qd1 Qg5 23.
Kh2 Ne2 24. Ra1 Bf3 {0-1 Francis,V-Kuba,G/WchJM-U14 Bratislava 1993}) (14.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Bc2 c5 16. dxc5 Rd8 17. Qf1 Qe7 18. a4 b4 19. c4 Nc7 20. Ra2 Bg5
21. b3 Ne6 22. Nd2 Nf4 23. Nf3 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Bxc1 25. Qxc1 Nxf2+ 26. Kg1 Nd3 27.
Qf1 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Nxc5 29. Qg1 Qxg1+ 30. Kxg1 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Kf8 32. Kf2 Rd2+ 33.
Kg3 Ke7 34. Bb1 Nxb3 35. Kf4 Rxa2 36. Bxa2 Nd2 37. Ke3 b3 {0-1 Apicella,
M-Hauchard,A/Clichy 1993}) 14... b4 {[%cal Rb7g2,Rf6a1,Rd5c3,Rb4c3]} 15. Nc4 (
15. cxb4 Nxb4 $44 {><d4} (15... Nxb4 16. Be3 c5 17. Qh5 Qd7 18. Nc4 g6 19. Qh3
Qxh3 20. gxh3 cxd4 21. Bd2 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Nd3 23. Rf1 Rd8 24. f3 Bd5 25. Ba5
Rb8 26. Nb6 Bc6 27. Bc4 Nxb2 28. Bxa6 d3 29. Kg2 d2 30. Be2 Re8 31. Bd1 Re1 {
0-1 Howell,J-Pirrot,D/Bad Woerishofen 1991})) 15... bxc3 16. Na5 (16. Ne5)
16... Bxd4 (16... Rxe1+ $5 17. Qxe1 Qe8) 17. Rxe8+ (17. Nxb7 Qf6 $8 18. Rf1 $1
cxb2 19. Bxb2 Bxb2 20. Bxd5 Bxa1 21. Qxa1 Qxa1 $6 (21... Re5 $1 $10) (21... Re5
22. Bf3 Rae8 $14 {_|_}) 22. Rxa1 Re5 23. Bf3 Rb8 (23... Rb5 $2 24. Nd6 $18) 24.
a4 g5 $1 (24... g6 25. g3 Kg7 $2 26. Rc1 $16) 25. h3 (25. g3 g4 26. Bg2 Re2
$132) 25... Rf5 26. Be4 Re5 27. Bf3 Rf5 28. Rb1 $1 a5 $5 {1/2-1/2 Servat,
R-Adla,D/Buenos Aires (open) 1990 (38)} (28... c5 29. Rb6 $1 Rf4 30. a5 Rb4 31.
Kf1 Rxb6 32. axb6 a5 33. Ke2 a4 34. Nxc5 $1 Rxb6 35. Nxa4 $14)) 17... Qxe8 18.
Nxb7 cxb2 19. Bxb2 Bxb2 20. Bxd5 Bxa1 21. Qxa1 {[#] Hecht: beiderseitiger
Angriff - Taktik.} Qb5 22. Qd1 $14 Re8 23. g3 g6 24. a4 Qe2 25. Qb3 Kg7 26. Kg2
$16 {[%csl Gb3,Gb7,Gc4,Gc6,Gd5,Ge4,Ge6,Gf3,Gf7,Gg2]} Qe5 27. Qc4 Qa1 (27... Re7
$5 {Hecht} 28. Nd8 Qf6 29. Nc6 Rd7 30. Bf3 Rd2 $13) 28. Qxc7 Qf6 29. Qc4 Re1
30. Nc5 Qa1 31. Qf4 Rg1+ 32. Kh3 f5 33. Qc7+ $18 Kh6 34. Qf4+ Kg7 35. Ne6+ Kf6
36. Nd4 Qe1 37. Nf3 Qf1+ 38. Kh4 Ke7 39. Qc7+ Ke8 40. Bc6+ Kf8 41. Qd8+ (41.
Qd8+ Kf7 42. Bd5+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kh6 44. Qf8#) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Qh4 (13... Bf5 $5
14. Nd2 (14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Nd2 Bxd3 $13) 14... Nf4 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Adams,M/
Tilburg 1992 (20)}) 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Qf5 (15... Qd7 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Re1 c5
18. Ne4 Be7 19. a4 b4 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 h6 (21... bxc3 22. bxc3 Rad8 23.
Ne4 $14 {_|_ Polgar,J-Adams,M/Tilburg 1997}) 22. Ne4 Rac8 23. Qh5 f5 24. Bc4
Kh8 25. Nd2 Nf6 26. Qe2 Rce8 27. Qf1 Qc6 28. f3 Ng4 $1 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Re1
Ne3 $36 {Leko,P - Bennedik/Frankfurt 1998}) (15... Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Bc2 (17.
Nd2 g5 18. Rh6 (18. Rd4 $5 {Ivanchuk-Timman/Wijk aan Zee/1999}) 18... Ng4 19.
Ne4 Nxh6 20. Nxd6 Qg6 21. Ne4 {Svidler-Adams,M/Elista ol 1998}) 17... Qg6 18.
Nd2 (18. d4 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 $44) 18... Bg4 19. Nf3 Rfe8 20. Kg2 Nd5 21. d4
Bf5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Bd2 Nf6 24. Bf4 Bf8 25. Bd2 Bd6 $11 {Leko,P-Adams,M/
Madrid 1998}) 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 (17... Bg4 $5 18. f3 Bf5 $16) (17... Bc7
18. Nf3 Bg4 19. Nh4 Qh5 20. f3 Bh3 21. Qe2 $14) 18. a4 (18. c4 f4 19. Ne4 fxg3
20. fxg3 Bg4 21. Qc2 bxc4 22. Qxc4 (22. dxc4 Bb4 23. Bd2 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Bxe1 25.
Rxe1 Bf5 26. Qg2 Rfe8 27. Bc2 Re6 28. g4 {1-0 Smagin,S-Hebden,M/Moscow 1986/
MCL (37)}) 22... Bc7 23. Qc2 Kh8 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Nf2 {1/2-1/2 Hellers,
F-Wahls,M/Adelaide 1988/TD (30)}) (18. f4 Bxf4 (18... Kh8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qf3
Bd7 21. Nb3 d4 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,P-Pavlovic,M/Belgrade 1992/CBM 31 (30)}) 19.
Qf3 (19. Nf3 Bc7 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Be6 22. c4 {1/2-1/2 Milos,G-Sanz Alonso,
F/Elgoibar 1993/EXT 99 (44)}) 19... Bxd2 (19... Bb8 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Nf1 Ra7
22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 d4 24. cxd4 Rd7 25. Re5 {1/2-1/2 Fogarasi,T-Lukacs,P/
Budapest 1994/CBM 43 ext (25)}) 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Bxd2 Ra7 {
1-0 Koch,J-Blatny,P/Haifa 1989/EU-chT (36)}) (18. Nf3 f4 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5
fxg3 21. hxg3 Bg4 22. Qe1 Bf3 $1 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. a4 $2 h6 $1 25. Bd1 Rxe5 26.
Qxe5 Bxd1 27. Rxd1 Qxd3 28. Qd4 Qf3 29. Be1 $4 Ne3 $1 $19 {0-1 Leko,P-Svidler,
P/Dortmund 1998/CBM 66/[Lukacs] (35)}) (18. Ne4 $2 fxe4 19. dxe4 Bg4 20. Qd4
Qh5 $1 21. exd5 c5 $1 $19) 18... Rb8 (18... f4 19. Ne4) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf3 (
20. c4 f4 21. cxd5 fxg3 22. fxg3 Bxg3 23. Kh1 (23. hxg3 $6 Qxg3+ 24. Kh1 Qh3+
$11) 23... Bxe1 24. Qxe1 $14) 20... f4 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 fxg3 23. fxg3 Bg4
24. Qe1 (24. Qc2 Bf5 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 $16) 24... Bh3 25. Be3 (25. Ra6 Kh8 26.
Bxd5 Rf1+ 27. Qxf1 Bxf1 28. Rxc6 $132) 25... Rf1+ 26. Qxf1 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Rf8 (
27... Qxd3 28. Bc5 $11) 28. Rxf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {[%csl Yd5,Ye4][%cal Gb3f7,Gf3e5]} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. Re1 (12. Qf3 Bd6 (12... Bf6 13. Re1 Re8 $5 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Kf1 Be6 16.
d4 b4 $1 17. Bd2 (17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe3 Bc4+ 19. Kg1 bxc3 20. Nxc3 Bxd4 $1)
17... Qd7 18. h3 Re8 19. a3 bxc3 (19... bxa3 $2 20. Nxa3) 20. bxc3 Qb7 $1 21.
c4 (21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Qd1 Qb2) 21... Ne3+ $1 22. Bxe3 (22. Qxe3 Bxc4+) (22.
fxe3 Qxb3 23. Nc3 Bxc4+ 24. Kg1 Qb2 25. Rd1 Qxa3 $17) 22... Qxb3 23. Nd2 Qc3
24. Rb1 $6 (24. Qd1 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Qxd4 $17) 24... Bxc4+ 25. Nxc4 $2 Qd3+ 26.
Kg1 Qxb1+ 27. Kh2 Re6 28. d5 cxd5 29. Qxd5 Qe4 $1 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Nd2 Ra4 32.
Nb1 Be7 {0-1 Santa,I-Steger,W/corr ICCF/Weltpokal/5  FS_1983/226 1983}) 13.
Rxd5 Re8 14. Qxf7+ Kh8 15. Kf1 cxd5 16. d3 Bg4 17. Be3 Qh4 18. Qxd5 Qxh2 19. f3
Qh1+ 20. Kf2 Bh2 21. Nd2 Qxa1 22. Nf1 Qxb2+ 23. Bd2 Bf4 {0-1 Paust,W-Pavlovic,
M/Lugano op 1989}) (12. Qf1 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh5 15. d4 Bg4 16. Nd2 (16.
Be3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. c4 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Rh6 20. Qg2 c5 21. d5 Be5 22. Rae1
Bxb2 23. h4 Rb6 24. Re8 Qg6 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. R1xe4 Bd7 27. R8e7 Rd6 28. Re2 Bf6
29. R7e3 Rb6 30. Kg2 Rfb8 31. Nf3 Kf8 32. Ne5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Re8 34. f4 f6 35.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 36. a3 Bg6 37. Re3 Bf5 38. Kf3 h5 39. Ke2 Bd7 40. Kd2 Rb8 {Suetin,
A-Borisenko,G/URS-ch18 Moscow 1950/1-0 (58)}) 16... Rae8 17. f3 Bh3 18. Qf2 f5
19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. c4 Nf4 21. c5+ Kf8 22. cxd6 Re2 23. d7 Ke7 24. Bc2 Rxf2 25.
Kxf2 Ne6 26. Nb3 Bg4 27. h4 Bxf3 28. Nc5 Nxc5 29. Bg5+ Kxd7 30. dxc5 Qg4 31.
Bf4 Bd5 32. Rd1 h6 33. Rd4 g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Bd1 Qh3 36. Be5 Ke6 {0-1
Kapengut-Malaniuk/Minsk 1985}) 12... Bd6 13. d3 {[%cal Gd6h2,Gd8h4,Gh4f2,Gh4h2]
} (13. g3 Re8 (13... Qd7 14. d3 Qf5 (14... Bb7 15. Nd2 c5 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bg5
Bxg5 (17... f6 18. Bd2 Kh8 19. Qh5 f5 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qc6 22. f3 c4 23.
Bc2 b4 24. dxc4 Qxc4 25. Re5 {diag802} Nxc3 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Rxf5 Ne2+ 28. Kh1
g6 29. Qh6 Kg8 30. Rf6 Qd3 31. Kg2 Nd4 32. Rf1 Nxf3 33. R6xf3 Qe2+ 34. Kg1 Bxf3
35. Rf2 Qd1+ 36. Rf1 {1/2-1/2 Ernst,T-Sokolov,I/Debrecen EU-tch BNH-SVE 1992})
18. Nxg5 Rac8 19. Nf3 Nf4 20. Re3 Rce8 21. gxf4 Qg4+ 22. Kf1 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Bxf3
24. Qd2 Rd8 25. Bc2 Rd6 26. Qf2 Qh3+ 27. Ke1 Rg6 28. Bd1 Bxd1 {0-1 Moutousis,
K-Sokolov,I/Vrnjacka Banja 1990}) 15. Nd2 Qg6 16. Ne4 Bc7 17. Qf3 Bg4 18. Qg2
Rad8 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 f5 21. f4 Kh8 22. Nf2 Bh5 23. Bd4 Rfe8 24. Be5 Bxe5 25.
fxe5 Qh6 26. d4 Ne3 27. Qh3 c5 28. Nd3 g5 29. Bf7 cxd4 30. Qxh5 Qc6 31. Rxe3 {
1-0 Byrne,R-Hebden,M/New York 1983}) (13... Bf5 14. d4 Qd7 (14... Qf6 15. Be3
Qg6 16. Nd2 Rfe8 17. Qf3 Rad8 18. a4 b4 19. c4 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 c5 21. Rae1 Rf8
22. d5 Bg4 23. Qg2 f5 24. Re6 Qh5 25. f3 Bh3 26. Qf2 Rfe8 27. Bd1 Qf7 28. f4
Rxe6 29. Rxe6 Be7 30. Bf3 g5 31. d6 Qxe6 32. Bd5 Qxd5 33. cxd5 Bf6 34. Qxc5
gxf4 35. Qxb4 Re8 36. Qc4 Bd8 37. Qc6 Kf7 38. Kf2 fxg3+ 39. Kxg3 {Hellers,
F-Kuzmin,G/Berlin op 1988/1-0 (52)}) 15. Nd2 Rae8 16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. Nf1 Bg4 18.
f3 Bh5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Bf4 Bxf4 21. gxf4 Bg6 22. Qd2 h5 23. Re1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1
Qf5 25. Qc1 h4 26. b4 Bh5 27. Kf2 g5 28. Qd2 gxf4 29. h3 Kh7 30. Nh2 Qg5 31.
Ng4 f5 32. Ne5 Qg3+ 33. Ke2 Bxf3+ 34. Nxf3 Qg2+ 35. Ke1 Qxf3 {0-1 Ivanov,
A-Geller,E/Manhattan 1990}) (13... Ra7 14. d3 Bf5 15. Nd2 Bxd3 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17.
Rxe4 Rd7 18. Qf3 Bc5 19. Bf4 a5 20. Rae1 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 a4 22. Bc2 Qb6 23. Bxh7+
Kxh7 24. Rh4+ Kg8 25. Qf5 f6 26. Qe6+ Rdf7 27. Qh3 Re7 28. Rh8+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ g6
30. Qh7+ Ke8 31. Qxg6+ Kd7 32. Rd1+ Kc7 33. Rxf8 Bxf2+ 34. Kg2 Qc5 35. Rf7 {
1-0 Lobron,E-Djuric,S/Sarajevo 1984}) 14. d4 Bg4 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Qxg4 Qe1+
17. Kg2 Qxc1 18. Qe2 a5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qd2 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 a4 22. a3 f5 23. f4
Kf7 24. Nf1 Re8 25. Kf3 Re4 26. Ne3 Ke6 27. Rb1 h6 28. h4 g5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30.
Rh1 gxf4 31. Rh6+ Kd7 32. Nxf5 Bc7 33. g4 Re1 34. Rh7+ Kd8 35. g5 Rg1 36. Rg7
Rf1+ 37. Kg2 Rb1 38. g6 Rxb2+ 39. Kf3 b4 40. Rf7 Rb1 41. g7 {1-0 Hellers,
F-Howell,J/New York open 1990}) 13... Qh4 (13... Bf5 14. Qf3 (14. Nd2 Nf4 15.
Ne4 Nxd3 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Re3 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Rae8 19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. Rxg4 Be5 21.
Rb1 h5 22. Rh4 Nxb2 23. Be3 Nd3 24. Rd1 Nb2 25. Rb1 Nd3 26. Rd1 Nb2 27. Rb1 {
1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Nunn,J/Dubai olm 1986}) 14... Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nd2 (
16. Bd2) 16... Qe1+ 17. Nf1 Bg6 18. g3 (18. h3 Re8 19. Bd1 Bh2+ (19... Nxc3 20.
bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rb1 Re1 22. Bf4) 20. Kxh2 Qxf1 21. Bd2 Qxd3 (21... Bxd3 22. Rc1
Be2 23. Bxe2 Qxe2 24. Re1) 22. Qxd3 Bxd3 23. a4 f6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bg4 (25.
Ra6 Be2) (25. Kg3) 25... f5 26. Bh5 g6 27. Bf3 Be4 28. Kg3 (28. Bd1) 28... f4+
29. Bxf4 (29. Kg4 h5+ 30. Kg5 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Re2 32. Kxg6 Kf8) 29... Bxf3 30.
gxf3 Nxf4 (30... Nxf4 31. Kxf4 Re2 32. b4 Rc2 33. Ra3 Kg7 34. Ke5 Rxf2 35. Kd6
Rxf3 36. Kxc6 Rf5 37. Ra7+ Kh6 38. Rc7 g5 39. Kb6 Kg6 40. Rc6+ Kh5 41. Rc5 Rf3
42. Kxb5 Rxh3 43. Ka6 Rh1 44. b5 Ra1+ 45. Kb7 Kg6 46. b6 g4 47. Kc6 g3 48. b7
g2 49. b8=Q g1=Q 50. Qg8+ Kh6 51. Qf8+ Kg6 52. Qg8+ Kh6 53. Qf8+ Kg6 54. Qd6+
Kg7 55. Qd4+ Qxd4 56. cxd4 Kf6 57. Kd7 Ra7+ {1/2-1/2 Dolmatov,S-Khalifman,A/
Moskva 1976}) (30... Re2) 31. Kxf4 Re2 32. b4 Rc2 33. Ra3 Kg7 34. Ke5 Rxf2 35.
Kd6 Rxf3 36. Kxc6 Rf5 37. Ra7+ Kh6 38. Rc7 g5 39. Kb6 Kg6 40. Rc6+ Kh5 41. Rc5
Rf3 42. Kxb5 Rxh3 {Dolmatov,S-Khalifman,A/Moskva GMA 1990/1/2-1/2 (58)}) (18.
h3 $14 {- 49/404}) 18... Re8 19. Bd1 Qe6 20. Bd2 Qh3 21. a4 (21. Qg4 $1 Qxg4
22. Bxg4 Nf6 23. Bf3 $16 {Dolmatov,S}) 21... b4 22. Rc1 h6 23. c4 Ne7 24. d4
Qd7 25. Be3 c5 26. dxc5 Be5 27. Qe2 Nc6 28. a5 Nxa5 29. Bc2 Bxc2 30. Qxc2 b3
31. Qb1 Nc6 32. Rd1 Qb7 33. Rd3 a5 34. Nd2 a4 35. Ne4 Qa6 36. Nd6 Rb8 37. Bf4
Bxb2 38. Nb5 Be5 39. Rd7 Bxf4 40. Qf5 Ne5 {0-1 Dolmatov,S-Kamsky,G/Dortmund
1993}) 14. g3 Qh3 {[%csl Rd1,Re2,Rf1,Rf3,Rg2,Rg4,Rh3] /\Bg4} 15. Re4 Qd7 (15...
Bd7 16. Nd2 g5 17. Nf3 h6 18. Rd4 Bc5 19. Rxd5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 Rad8 21. d4 Be6
22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Ne5 Bd6 24. Nd3 Qf5 25. Qe2 Rfe8 26. Be3 e5 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28.
dxe5 Rxe5 29. a4 g4 30. axb5 axb5 31. b4 Qe4 32. Qa2+ Kf8 33. Bc5+ Kg7 34. Bd4
Rxd4 35. Qa7+ Kg6 36. Ra6+ Re6 37. Rxe6+ Qxe6 38. Qxd4 h5 39. Qd3+ Kg7 40. Qxb5
Qe1+ 41. Qf1 Qxc3 42. Qb1 Qc6 43. b5 Qb7 44. b6 Kf6 45. Qc1 Kg6 46. Qc2+ Kf6
47. Qc3+ Kg6 48. Qd3+ Kf6 49. Qd6+ Kf5 50. Qh6 Qd7 51. Qxh5+ Ke4 52. Qg6+ Kf3
53. Qf6+ Ke2 54. Qe5+ {1-0 Muhutdinov,M-Berzinsh,R/Nabereznye Chelny 1993}) (
15... Qf5 16. Nd2 (16. Bc2 Qg6 17. d4 Bf5 18. Re2 Rae8 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Qe1
Nf6 21. Be3 Re6 22. Nd2 Rfe8 23. Qb1 Qh5 24. Qd3 c5 25. Nf1 cxd4 26. cxd4 Nd5
27. Ree1 Qg4 28. Bd2 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Rxe1 30. Bxe1 Nf4 31. Qe3 Ne2+ 32. Kg2 Nf4+
33. Kh1 Qh3 34. Qe8+ Bf8 35. Ne3 Nd3 36. Bd2 Nxf2+ 37. Kg1 Ng4 38. Nf1 Nf6 39.
Qa8 Qg4 40. Bf4 Qe6 {Hennigan,M-Motwani,P/BCF-ch 1988/0-1 (51)}) 16... Qg6 17.
Nf3 f5 18. Nh4 Qf6 19. Rd4 Be6 20. Nf3 Bc5 21. Rh4 h6 22. d4 Bd6 23. Bf4 Nxf4
24. gxf4 Rae8 25. Bxe6+ Rxe6 26. d5 cxd5 27. Qxd5 Kh8 28. a4 b4 29. Rd1 bxc3
30. bxc3 Bb8 31. Rd4 Ba7 32. Rd2 Re4 33. c4 Rfe8 34. Rh3 Rxf4 35. Qd7 Qe7 36.
Qc6 Rg4+ 37. Rg3 Qe4 38. Qxe4 Rexe4 39. Rd7 Bc5 40. Rd5 Rxc4 41. Ne5 Rxg3+ 42.
hxg3 Rc3 43. Kg2 Bb4 44. Nf7+ Kg8 45. Rxf5 a5 46. Nd8 Ra3 47. Nc6 Rxa4 {
1/2-1/2 Garcia,G-Bryson,D/Thessaloniki ol 1984}) (15... Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Bf4
g5 18. Bxd6 gxh4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qe2 Bb7 21. Nd2 c5 22. f3 hxg3 23. hxg3 Qg5
24. Qf2 Rd8 25. Bc2 Nh5 26. Nf1 Qd5 27. Re1 Qxf3 28. Qxc5+ {1-0 Anand,V-Cooper,
L/BCF-ch 1988}) 16. Nd2 (16. Re1 Qh3 17. Re4 Qd7 18. Nd2 $1 Bb7 19. Re1 c5 20.
Ne4 $14 Be7 21. Bg5 Rad8 (21... f5 22. Qh5 $1 h6 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nd2) 22.
Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qh4 Ba8 26. Re2 Kh8 27. Rae1 Nb6 28. Qh6
Qb7 29. f3 c4 30. Ng5 $1 {1-0 Smagin,S-Nunn,J/Dortmund-A 1991}) 16... Bb7 (
16... f5 $6 17. Re1 Kh8 18. f4 $1 g5 19. Nf3 gxf4 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Bxf4 $16)
17. Re1 (17. Nf3 c5 18. a4 b4 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 bxc3 21. Qf1 Be7 22. bxc3 Bf6
23. Bb2 Nxc3 24. Ree1 Bd4 25. Ne3 Qc6 26. Ng2 Rab8 27. Ra3 Rfe8 28. Bxc3 Bxc3
29. Rb1 Ba8 30. h3 Bb2 31. Ra2 Rxb3 32. Raxb2 Rxb2 33. Rxb2 Qxa4 34. Qc1 Qc6
35. f4 h6 36. Kh2 Rd8 37. Qc3 Qd5 38. Rc2 Rc8 39. Qc4 Qxc4 40. Rxc4 Bd5 41. Rc2
a5 42. Ne3 Bb3 43. Rc3 a4 44. Kg2 Ra8 45. Rxc5 a3 46. Rc1 a2 47. Ra1 Rd8 48.
Kf2 Rxd3 49. Ke2 Rd8 50. h4 f6 51. g4 Rd4 52. f5 h5 53. g5 Rxh4 54. g6 Rd4 55.
Nf1 Kf8 56. Nd2 Bd5 57. Ke3 Ra4 {0-1 De Firmian,N-Wahls,M/Biel 1990}) 17... c5
{[%csl Rf3,Rg2,Rh1][%cal Rb7h1,Rd6h2]} (17... Kh8 18. Ne4 Rae8 19. Bxd5 cxd5
20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Bf4 Qd7 22. d4 Re4 23. Qd2 Rfe8 24. f3 R4e6 25. Kf2 Kg8 26.
g4 Bc6 27. g5 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Rxe1 29. Qxe1 Qe8 30. Be5 Qe6 31. Kg2 Bd7 32. Kf2
Qf5 33. Qd2 Qb1 34. a3 Qf5 35. h4 Qh3 36. Bg3 Qf5 37. h5 f6 38. gxf6 Qxf6 39.
Qe3 Kf7 40. Kg2 Qf5 41. Bd6 Qe6 42. Qf4+ Qf5 43. Qh4 Qf6 44. Qg3 Qf5 45. Qh4
Qf6 46. Qxf6+ gxf6 47. Kg3 Bf5 48. Kf4 Bd3 49. Ke3 Bc4 50. Kf4 {1/2-1/2
Schlenker,J-Kempter,R/Krumbach op 1991}) 18. Ne4 Be7 19. a4 (19. f3 $6 Kh8 20.
Bd2 f5 21. Nf2 f4 $1 (21... Rad8 $5) 22. Ne4 (22. Bxd5 fxg3 $1) 22... fxg3 23.
hxg3 Qh3 24. Qe2 c4 $1 25. Bc2 (25. dxc4 Nxc3 $1 26. Qg2 $1 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Nxe4
28. fxe4 Rad8 $17) 25... cxd3 26. Bxd3 Rad8 $1 (26... Nf6 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28.
Kxg2 Rad8 29. Nf2 Ng4 30. Rxe7 Bxf3+ 31. Kg1 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 Rxd3 33. Bf4 $10)
27. Qf1 Qh5 (27... Qxf1+ $6 28. Bxf1 Rxf3 29. Bg2 Rd3 30. Re2 $10) 28. g4 $8 (
28. Kg2 Bc8 $1 $19) 28... Qh4 $1 (28... Qe5 $6 29. Qh3 Nf4 30. Bxf4 Qxf4 31.
Nf2 Rxd3 32. Nxd3 Qc7 33. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 34. Re1 $14) (28... Qf7 29. Ng5 $1) 29.
Rad1 (29. Re2 $5 Nxc3 $1 30. Rh2 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nxe4 32. Be3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Rxf3
$17) 29... Nf4 $1 (29... h5 $2 30. Re2 $1 Ne3 31. Rxe3 $1 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Bc5 33.
Be1 Qh3 34. Ng5 $18) (29... Nf6 $4 30. Bg5 $18) 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Qf2 Rdf8 $2
32. Qxh4 Bxh4 33. Rf1 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Rf1 $1 $10 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Be7 37.
Ke2 g6 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. a3 Bc8 40. Kf4 Bd8 41. c4 Bc7+ 42. Kf3 bxc4 43. Bxc4 Bb7
44. b4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Sokolov,I/Groningen 1995}) (19. Bg5 f6 20. c4 (20. Be3
Rac8 21. Nd2 Kh8 22. d4 c4 23. Bc2 f5 24. Qh5 Qc6 25. f3 g6 26. Qh6 Bf6 27. a3
a5 28. Bg5 Bg7 29. Qh3 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Bh6 Rfe8 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nf1
bxc3 34. bxc3 Nxc3 35. g4 Ne2+ 36. Kf2 Nxd4 37. Ba4 Qc5 38. Bxe8 Nxf3+ 39. Ne3
f4 40. g5 fxe3+ 41. Rxe3 Nxg5 42. Qd7+ Kh6 43. h4 Ne4+ 44. Ke2 Qh5+ 45. Kf1
Rxe8 {0-1 Anka,E-Von Buelow,G/Hamburg op 1992}) 20... Nb4 $1 {N Leko,P} 21.
cxb5+ Kh8 22. Be3 Nxd3 $17) (19. Qh5 Kh8 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Qh3 Qc6 22. f3 c4 23.
dxc4 bxc4 24. Bc2 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 h6 26. Ne4 Ba7 27. g4 Rae8 28. g5 Nd5 29. gxh6
g6 30. Bg5 f5 31. Nd2 Ne3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Qg3 Rf6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,
V/London PCA 1994}) (19. d4 c4 20. Bc2 h6 21. f3 f5 22. Nf2 Bd6 23. Bd2 Rae8
24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qf1 Ne3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Qh3 g6 28. Qxh6 Qe6 29. Be4 {
1-0 Kveinys,A-Wegner,H/Kuopio op 1992}) 19... b4 {[%csl Rc3]} (19... f5 20. Ng5
{[%csl Gd5,Ge7,Gg8][%cal Ge1e7,Gb3g8]} Rfe8 21. axb5 Bxg5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.
bxa6 Bxc1 24. axb7 Qxb7 25. Rxc1 $18) 20. Bg5 (20. Be3 $5) 20... Bxg5 21. Nxg5
(21. Nxc5 Qc6 22. Nxb7 bxc3 (22... Qxb7 23. Qf3 Rad8 24. c4 Bf6 25. Rab1 $16)
23. Qf3 cxb2 24. Rab1 Ne7 25. Qxc6 Nxc6 26. Rxb2 $14) 21... bxc3 22. bxc3 h6
23. Ne4 {[%csl Gc5,Ge4]} Qc6 {[%csl Rd3,Re4][%cal Ra8d8,Rd8d3,Rc6e4,Rf7f5,
Rf5e4]} (23... Rac8 24. Rb1 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Gb1b7]} f5 25. Bc4 Ba8 $14) 24.
Qh5 Rad8 (24... Nxc3 25. Qxc5 $14) 25. a5 (25. Rac1 $142 $13) 25... f5 26. Nd2
Kh8 27. Nf3 $4 (27. Ba4 $142 Qf6 $44) 27... Nf6 (27... Nf6 28. Qxf5 Qxf3 (28...
Nh7 29. Ba4 (29. Qe4 Rxf3 30. Qxc6 Bxc6 31. Bc4 Ng5 $19) 29... Qxf3 30. Qxf3
Bxf3 31. Re3 Bg4 32. Bb3 Ng5 $19) (28... g6 29. Qf4 Qxf3 30. Qxf3 Bxf3 31. Bc4
Rd6 $19) 29. Qxf3 Bxf3 30. Bc4 Rd6 31. Rab1 Bd5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 31st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2003.08.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
{In the second round Leko played 8.a4 and instead of easy and convincing win
against the lowest rated player of tournament he made a draw.} (8. a4 b4 9. d3
d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Bxb3 12. Nxb3 Re8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 d5 15. Nfd2 d4 16.
Nc4 Nd7 17. Bg3 Rb8 18. Rf1 Rb5 19. Qg4 g5 $3 20. h4 Nf6 21. Qf5 Qd7 {= Leko,
P - Naiditsch, A}) (8. h3 {was already Anand's choice in the last round but
even the Indian magician couldn't break trough German's defence.} Bb7 9. d3 d6
10. a3 h6 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Ba2 Qd7 13. Be3 Nd8 14. Nh2 Ne6 15. Ng4 c6 16. Rf1
Nf4 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qf3 Bg5 19. Ne2 {1/2-1/2, Anand V(2774) - Naiditsch A
(2574), 9. 8.2003 It}) 8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4
Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qf3 $1 {Psychologicaly very well prepared move.
First it's not so easy to remember the side lines in the opening you never
played before and second even you remember the lines you still need some
practical skills to play the main Marshall lines.} Be6 $2 {Played after 25
minutes thought. In my view it's just a waist of time. Main is considered Bg4.}
(15... Bg4) 16. Qg2 {N White is fighting for the control of weakened white
squares on kingside.} (16. Be3) 16... Qh5 (16... Rae8 17. Qxh3 Bxh3 18. Be3 $14
) 17. Bd1 {Xh3 Typical. Now nobody will bother white's king in the nearest
future.} Qg6 {If} (17... Bg4 18. Bxg4 Qxg4 19. Qe4 {!} Qh3 20. Nd2 Ra7 21. Qg2
$16 {with a clear pawn up.}) 18. Nd2 Rae8 19. Ne4 Bf5 20. f3 $6 {Played in a
association with other Marshall lines where normally the bishop stays on b3.
Here I could use the fact that I already moved the bishop to d1.} (20. Bf3 Re6
21. Bd2 $16) 20... c5 $1 {Now Black gets some counterplay linked with the pawn
on d4. And weakened kingside pawns.} 21. Bd2 cxd4 22. cxd4 Bb8 {I mostly
considered} (22... Nb4 23. Bc3 Nc6 $5 (23... Nd3 24. Re3 Nb4 25. Bb3) 24. a3 {
%04not} (24. d5 $6 {because of} Bxe4 25. fxe4 Ne5) 24... a5 25. Bc2 Bc7 26. g4
$16) 23. Bb3 Rd8 24. Nc5 (24. Rac1 h5 (24... Ba7 25. Nc5) 25. Ba5) 24... h5 25.
Rac1 {Also possible was} (25. Ba5 Rd6 26. Qd2 h4 27. g4 h3 28. Re5 $16 {
With a full domination and pawn up.}) 25... h4 26. gxh4 $2 {A very responsable
decision. I should give black only one square - f4. Instead I won a pawn but
completely ruined my pawn structure.} (26. g4 Bc8 27. Qf2 $16 (27. Ba5 Nf4 28.
Qc2 Rxd4) 27... h3 28. Ba5 Bc7 29. Bxc7 Nxc7 30. Ne4 Ne6 31. Rc6 $18) 26... Qh5
$6 (26... Qf6 $1 {Would sharpen the game} 27. Kh1 Qxd4 28. Nxa6 Nf4 29. Bxf4
Bxf4) 27. Ne4 (27. Qg5 Qxf3 28. Rf1 Qg4+ 29. Qxg4 Bxg4 30. Nxa6 Ba7 $16) 27...
Bxe4 28. Rxe4 (28. fxe4 {I disliked because of} Nf4 29. Bxf4 Bxf4 30. Rcd1 Rd6
{!} 31. Kh1 Rg6 32. Qf2 Rg4 33. Rg1 Rxh4 34. Rg2 Qh6 $14) 28... Nf6 29. Re7 (
29. Rc6 Nxe4 30. Rh6 Rxd4 31. Rxh5 Rxd2) (29. Rc5 Qh7 30. Re1 Rxd4 31. Bc3 Rxh4
32. Bxf6 Rxh2) 29... Rxd4 (29... Qxh4 30. Bg5 (30. Qf2 Qxd4 31. Qxd4 Rxd4 32.
Ba5 $14) 30... Qxd4+ 31. Kh1 $40 Be5 {?} 32. Rg1 Nh7 33. Rxf7 $18) 30. Bg5 Nd5
{Here I almost felt into time trouble and definitely lost my whole time
advantage.} 31. Qf2 $1 {The rook feels to comfortable on d4.} (31. Rb7 Bf4) (
31. Bxd5 Rxd5 32. Kh1 Rd3) 31... Rd3 32. Qe2 Rxb3 $4 {Misscalculation. The
fight would be much prolongued after} (32... Nxe7 33. Qxd3 Ng6 34. Qe4 $16) (
32... Rd4 33. Re8) (32... Qg6 33. Re8 Bd6 34. Kh1 $16 (34. Rcc8 Re3 35. Rxe3
Rxc8 36. Bxd5 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Rc2 38. Re8+ Kh7 39. Bd2 Bc5+ 40. Re3 Rxb2 $13)) 33.
Re8 $1 {Now because of mating ideas black's position is lost.} Ba7+ 34. Kh1
Rxf3 (34... Rc3 35. bxc3) 35. Rxf8+ Kh7 36. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Benidorm op"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Black "Sanz Alonso, Francisco Javier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. f4 Bxf4 19. Qf3 Bb8 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Qxd5+
Kh8 22. Nf3 Ra7 (22... Bxg3 23. Qxa8 (23. Re2 Bc7+ 24. Rg2 Qb6+ 25. d4 Bb7 26.
Qd7 Rg8 27. Ng5 Raf8 $19) 23... Bxe1+ 24. Kf1 f4 25. Kxe1 Re8+ 26. Kf2 Bh3 27.
Qxe8+ Qxe8 28. Bxf4 $17) 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Raf7 {/\ Bb7} (24... Bb7 25. Qc5
Raa8 {/\ Rc8}) 25. Bf4 h6 26. Rae1 Bb7 27. Qe6 Qh5 28. R5e3 Kh7 29. b3 Rf6 30.
Qe7 R8f7 31. Qd8 Bc6 32. Qc8 Bb7 33. Qd8 Rf8 34. Qe7 R8f7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3 Qh4
15. h3 f5 {'?' Bulletin. Bulletin: '15...g5; 15...Qf4'} 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Nd2 g5
18. Qe2 {'!' Bulletin. Bulletin: 'N'} (18. Re6 $5 {-/+ ECO C89/19,104} Rad8 19.
Qe2 f4 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. Kh2 $2 (21. Nh2 $1 $14 Qf7 22. Ng4 Qg7 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24.
Qh5 $14) 21... Qf7 22. Qe1 Bc8 23. Re2 Bf5 $17) 18... f4 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Nxg5 {
'+-!' Bulletin.} Qg6 21. Re6 Qxg5 22. Rxd6 Rae8 23. Re6 Kf7 24. Re5 Rxe5 25.
dxe5 Ke6 26. Bd2 Qxe5 27. Qd3 Qg7 28. Re1+ Kd7 29. f3 Rf6 30. Qd4 Qf7 31. a4
bxa4 32. Qxa4+ Kc7 33. Qb4 Kd8 34. Bxf4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.02.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {hace tiempo que el gambito Marshall dejó de ser una aventura (al menos
para los que estudian). Hoy en día la teoría se ha desarrollado más allá de la
jugada 20 en casi todas las líneas.} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12.
Re1 Bd6 13. d4 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Qf1 Qf5 ({Otro camino es} 16...
Rae8 17. Qxh3 Rxe1+ 18. Qf1 Rfe8 19. Bd2 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Nb6 21. Be3 Nd5 22. Bd2
Nb6 23. Be3 Nd5 24. a4 Nxe3+ 25. fxe3 Rxe3 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra6 Bf8 28. Kf2
Re8 29. Nd2 c5 30. Nf3 c4 31. Bd1 {Leko,P (2756)-Jakovenko,D (2760)/Dortmund
2009 1/2-1/2 (44)}) 17. Be3 ({En un ejemplo muy reciente las blancas
prefirieron} 17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Nf6 19. a4 c5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Ne4 Rxe4 22.
fxe4 Qxe4 23. Bf4 Bc6 24. d5 c4 25. Bxd6 Qxd5 26. Bd1 Qh1+ 27. Kf2 Qxh2+ 28.
Ke1 Qxb2 29. Ra3 Ne4 30. Qf4 Qg2 31. Be2 Qg1+ {condujo al jaque perpetuo en la
partida Dominguez Perez,L (2712)-Leko,P (2739)/Wijk aan Zee 2010}) 17... Rae8
18. Nd2 Re7 19. a4 $146 ({En el torneo de Londres Adams, que es uno de los
mejores especialistas en el Marshall, se encontró con} 19. Qg2 Rfe8 20. Qf3 Qg6
21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qxd5 h6 24. Nf3 Qf6 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Qg6 27.
Qd6 Qf5 28. Bd4 Bc8 29. Re3 Bb7 30. e6 Rxe6 31. Rxe6 Qxe6 32. Qxe6 Rxe6 33. Be3
Rd6 {Ni Hua (2665)-Adams,M (2698)/London 2009}) 19... Rfe8 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Qg2 h5 22. Nf3 Be6 23. Nh4 Qf6 ({La alternativa es} 23... Qh7 24. Bd2 Qd3 25.
Bg5 f6 26. Rad1 Qh7 27. Bd2 g5 28. Nf3 Qg6 {con posición complicada}) 24. Bd2
Nf4 {Esta es la intención de 23...Qf6: empiezan las complicaciones} 25. Rxe6 $1
{las blancas entregan una calidad que las negras hacen bien en rechazar} Rxe6
$1 ({por supuesto} 25... Nxg2 $2 26. Rxf6 Nxh4 27. Rxd6 {pierde material}) ({
pero tampoco puede gustar a las negras} 25... Nxe6 $6 26. Qxc6) ({o bien} 25...
fxe6 $2 26. Qxc6 {donde las blancas tendrían gran ventaja}) 26. gxf4 Qxh4 27.
Bxe6 Rxe6 28. f5 Re4 29. h3 Bf4 $1 {la defensa más precisa} 30. Re1 $1 (30.
Qxe4 $4 Bh2+) 30... Rxe1+ 31. Bxe1 Kh7 $6 ({es más exacto} 31... Bc1 $1 32. b3
(32. Qxc6 Qg5+ 33. Kf1 Qxf5 {no ofrece nada a las blancas}) 32... Qf4 33. Qxc6
Qg5+ 34. Kf1 Qxf5 $11) 32. Kf1 $6 ({Las blancas podían ahora adelantarse a las
intenciones negras con la profiláctica} 32. b3 $1) 32... Bc1 $1 $11 33. b3 Qf4
34. Qxc6 Qxf5 35. Kg2 Qg5+ 36. Kf1 Qf5 37. Kg2 Qg5+ 38. Kf1 {y tablas.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Once again White was unable to do anything against the Marshall Attack.
Moreover, even such a strong theoretician as Almasi found himself in troubles.
} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8.
c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Re8 ({Usually
Black prefers here} 13... Qd7 {in order to transfer the queen to h3. But
Aronian said once about the Marshall Attack something like: "you should not
remember the precise variations, just to feel the position". Black has
sufficient compensation for the pawn and there is little to be done about that.
}) 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. d4 Ra7 16. Nd2 Re7 17. Nf3 f6 18. Kg2 Bg4 19. h3 Bh5 20.
Bd2 Re2 21. g4 Bxg4 $1 22. hxg4 Qe4 23. Qh1 Rxd2 24. Re1 Qxg4+ 25. Kf1 Rxb2 26.
Bxd5+ cxd5 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. Qxd5+ Kf8 29. dxe5 Qh3+ (29... Qc4+ {leads to a
ter rook endgame, but Jakovenko makes a draw in order to win the match.}) 30.
Kg1 Qg4+ 31. Kf1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. g3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qd7 14. d3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Nd2 Re8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Rxe4 20. dxe4 Qxe4 21.
Bc2 Qe7 22. Bg5 f6 23. Be3 Be6 24. Qf3 Qd7 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Be4 Bxa2 $2 (26...
Rc8 27. Bc5 Bg4 28. Rxd6 Bxf3 29. Bxh7+ (29. Rxd7 Bxe4) 29... Kxh7 30. Rxd7)
27. Bb6 Bb3 28. Rd4 c5 29. Bxc5 Qe6 30. c4 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.11"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In the second game it was again Karjakin who produced a novelty. The
Ukrainian grandmaster repeated the game Shirov-Jakovenko from the previous
round in Khanty-Mansiysk and tried to improve on move 18. Black got an endgame
where his bishop pair seemed to offer compensation for the pawn. Nevertheless
only White could play for a win and Shirov fully used his chances, showing a
great technique and squeezing a full point.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.
Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11.
Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5
Rad8 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ ({In Shirov,A (2739)-Jakovenko,D (2710)/Khanty-Mansiysk
2007 Black continued} 18... Qh5 19. Be3 Bxd3 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Qc6 {but wasn't
able to prove sufficient compensation. Formore details about the variation and
the game see the report of the respective round.}) 19. Kxg2 Bxd3 20. Be3 Rfe8
21. Nd2 f6 22. Bb6 Rb8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nb3 Bc4 25. Rd1 Bf8 26. Be3 {With a
precise defense Black might be able to achieve a draw. But the question is
whether it makes sense to go straight from the opening into an worse endgame,
only hoping for a draw...} Kf7 27. Na5 Be6 28. a3 Rc8 29. f3 Rc7 30. Rd8 Rc8
31. Nb7 Rc7 32. Nd6+ Bxd6 ({Worse is} 32... Ke7 33. Ra8 {since after} Kxd6 {
White has} 34. Bf4+ {winning}) 33. Rxd6 Bc8 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. Rb6 Kd7 36. g4 Rc6
37. Rb8 g6 38. Ra8 Ke6 39. Bd4 h5 {White is a pawn up and has better pieces.
His plan is to advance the kingside pawns, trying to create weaknesses in
Black's pawn structure. As long as the rooks are on the board, the
opposite-coloured bishops don't make Black's life any easier.} 40. h4 $1 Ke7
41. Ra7+ Bd7 42. Kg3 Re6 43. Kf4 Ke8 44. gxh5 gxh5 45. Kf5 $1 Rd6+ 46. Kg6 {
Mission completed. Black has three week pawns. Besides, the difference between
the activity of the kings is obvious. Now White is winning.} Bc6 47. f4 Be4+
48. Kxh5 Rd5+ 49. Kh6 Rf5 50. Be3 Bf3 51. Kg6 Be4 52. Kg7 Rh5 53. Kxf6 Bd3 54.
Ra8+ Kd7 55. Ra7+ Kc6 56. Rxa6+ Kd5 57. Ra8 Rxh4 58. Rd8+ Ke4 59. Kg5 Rh2 60.
Bc5 Rg2+ 61. Kf6 Bc4 62. Rd4+ Kf3 63. a4 Rxb2 64. a5 Ra2 65. Bb4 Re2 66. f5 Re8
67. Rxc4 bxc4 68. Kg7 Re4 69. f6 Rg4+ 70. Kf8 {The general impression of the
tiebreak is that Karjakin came quite superficially prepared in the opening. In
spite of the fact that it was the Ukrainian who both times made new moves, it
turned out that in the end it was Shirov who got the better positions. The
Final between Kamsky and Shirov will consist of four games and will certainly
feature a high class and tense match. So far both players showed best chess in
Khanty-Mansiysk.} 1-0

[Event "Schach dem GM"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.08.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2004.08.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Be7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Be3 Bxd3 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qf3 $146 (19. Qg2 Qf5
20. Nd2 b4 21. Bd4 bxc3 22. bxc3 h6 23. a4 Rfe8 24. Qc6 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,
A-Khalifman,A/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98}) 19... f5 (19... b4 $5 {Steinbrueck}) 20.
Nd2 f4 21. Bd4 (21. Qd5+ Rf7 22. Bc5) 21... fxg3 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. hxg3 Bf4 (
23... Bxg3 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. fxg3) 24. Qb7 Rxd4 25. cxd4 Bxd2 26.
Qf3 (26. Red1 Be3 $1) 26... Qf5 (26... Qf1+ $5 27. Kh2 (27. Rxf1) 27... Qxf2+
28. Qxf2 Rxf2+) 27. Qxf5 Bxf5 28. Re5 Kg8 29. Rd1 Bb4 30. Rc1 Bd6 31. Rd5 Bb8
32. Re1 h6 33. Re7 Bg4 34. f4 (34. f3 $5 {Fritz} Bc8 {Steinbrueck} (34... Rxf3
35. Re8+) (34... Bxf3 35. Rdd7)) 34... Kh7 35. Kf2 Rc8 36. Rb7 Be6 37. Rc5 Rd8
38. f5 Bxa2 39. f6 Rf8 40. Kg1 Bd6 41. Rxg7+ Kh8 42. Rc6 Rd8 43. Rxa6 Bd5 44.
Raa7 Bf8 45. Rgd7 Rxd7 46. Rxd7 Be6 47. Rb7 Kg8 48. Kf2 b4 49. Ke3 Bd5 50. Rd7
Be6 51. Rc7 Bd5 52. Ra7 Be6 53. Ra6 Kf7 54. Kf4 Bc4 55. Rb6 h5 $18 {Hier
endete die Aufzeichnung des Schiedsrichters, der fortan auf Legalitaet der
Zuege achten musste. In hochgradiger Zeitnot (weniger als 30 Sek pro Spieler)
verwertete Arkadij Naiditsch seine Gewinnstellung.} 56. Ke5 b3 57. d5 Bh6 58.
Rb7+ Kg6 59. d6 Bg5 60. Rg7+ Kh6 61. d7 {Kasimdhanov gab auf. Weiss 24
Sekunden Rest Schwarz 17 Sekunden Rest} 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Shirov and Jakovenko met only six times before, all of the games being played
during the last two years. Alexey won two of these games, the others ended in
a draw. It was clear that today the Russian grandmaster will have a tough
starting game, also because yesterday he had a difficult tiebreak match versus
Aronian, while Shirov could rest.} 1. e4 {In their last encounter exactly one
month ago, Shirov started with 1.d4. That game ended in a draw.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O ({Jakovenko was also
unsuccessful with the Zaitsev Variation against Shirov:} 7... d6 8. c3 O-O 9.
h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. a4 h6 14. Nbd2 Bf8 15. Bc2 exd4
16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5 20. g4 $1 f4 21. Nb3 c4 22. Bd2
a5 23. Nbd4 {and White converted his large advantage into a full point, Shirov,
A (2720)-Jakovenko,D (2671)/Lugo 2006.}) 8. c3 d5 {The famous Marshall Attack.}
9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15.
g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 (16. Nd2 {is deeply analyzed and leads almost by force to a
draw.}) 16... cxd5 17. Qxd5 {Just like that. White takes the second pawn and
for the moment ignores development. Earlier White used to play 17.Be3 and 17.
Bf4.} Rad8 18. Qg2 Qh5 19. Be3 Bxd3 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Qc6 {This variation for
White was introduced in practice by two young Dutch grandmasters just few
weeks ago. Shirov must have analyzed the position very well (yesterday?) and
probably his conclusion was that in spite of the bishop pair, it is not easy
for Black to create threats. The game confirmed such evaluation.} Be6 {With
the intention to transfer the bishop to the long diagonal. Shirov continues to
take pawns.} (21... Bh3 22. a4 (22. Bd4 Bb8 23. Re3 Rd6 24. Qb7 Bd7 25. Qf3 Bg4
26. Qg2 Bh3 27. Qf3 Bg4 28. Qg2 {1/2-1/2 Smeets,J (2538)-Khalifman,A (2632)/
Amsterdam 2007}) 22... Bb8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra5 Bd7 25. Qc5 Qg6 26. Qg5 Qd3
27. Bd4 f6 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Nb3 Rde8 30. Raa1 Bg4 31. Nc5 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Qd2
33. Qe4 h5 34. Kg2 Bd6 35. h3 Bc8 36. Re2 Qg5 37. Ne6 Bxe6 38. Qxe6 Bb8 39. h4
Qg6 40. Qd5 {1-0 Stellwagen,D (2639)-Pashikian,A (2534)/Yerevan 2007}) 22. Qxa6
Qd5 ({After} 22... Bd5 {White continues in the same manner:} 23. Qxb5 Rb8 24.
Qd3 Rfd8 25. Bd4 Qh3 26. Qf1 {and with three extra pawns things are clear.})
23. Qb6 Bh3 24. f3 f5 $6 25. Qd4 $1 Qc6 26. Qh4 Bc5 ({It was better not to
give up the bishop and continue} 26... f4 {although White has an advantage:}
27. Qxh3 {The most "human" decision. There are other moves as well.} fxe3 28.
Ne4 Rde8 ({Black cannot take the pawn} 28... Rxf3 {in view of} 29. Ng5) 29.
Rad1 Bc5 30. Re2 {and Black doesn't have sufficient compensation for being two
pawns down.}) 27. Bd4 Bxd4+ 28. cxd4 Qc2 29. Red1 $1 ({Not with the other one:
} 29. Rad1 $2 Rfe8 $1 {and Black is okay}) 29... Qxb2 30. Qxh3 Qxd4+ (30...
Rxd4 31. Nb3 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Qxa2 33. Nd4 {is also hopeless}) 31. Kh1 Rd5 32.
Qf1 Rfd8 33. Rac1 Qd3 34. Qe1 $1 {With the queen in front of the rooks the pin
is not so strong and Shirov rightly avoids the exchange.} ({After} 34. Qxd3 $2
Rxd3 35. Rc2 Kf7 36. Kg2 g5 37. f4 ({or} 37. Kf2 f4 $5 38. Rb2 R8d5 39. Ke2
Re3+ 40. Kf1 Red3 41. h4 h6) 37... g4 38. Kf2 R3d6 39. Rb2 Kg6 40. Ke2 Re6+ 41.
Kf2 Red6 {White cannot unpin the knight}) 34... h6 35. Kg2 Qa3 ({In case of} 
35... Kh7 36. Nb3 Qxd1 37. Rxd1 Rxd1 38. Qe6 {White will soon bring the knight
to the kingside, creating the decisive threats.}) 36. Nb1 $1 Qxa2+ 37. Kh3 b4
38. Qe6+ Kh7 39. Rc7 f4 {Because of the pin on the diagonal a2-g8 Black
couldn't take on d1.} 40. Qe4+ Kh8 41. Rxd5 Qxd5 (41... Rxd5 42. Rc8+ {mates})
42. Qxd5 Rxd5 43. Rc2 {The knight comes into play via d2 and therefore
Jakovenko resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2010.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Qh5 18. Bc2 {Although there are certainly more
recent references, it is worth noting that the players are following their own
game from last year's Grand Slam Final, when Shirov had chosen 18.a4 and lost
after a blunder at the end. Despite the opening not being the culprit, nor had
it been inspiring, so White chooses a different line.} f5 19. f3 Bh3 20. Bf2
Nf4 21. gxf4 Bxf4 22. Bg3 Qg5 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. Nf1 h5 25. Qc2 $146 (25. Rxe8
Rxe8 26. Bf7 Re7 27. Bxh5 Bxf1 28. Qxf1 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Qxh5 {was the previously
known line though only draws ensued.}) 25... h4 26. Qf2 Bxf1 27. Qxf1 hxg3 28.
Qh3+ Qh6 29. Qxh6+ gxh6 30. hxg3 Bxg3 31. Re6 Rxe6 32. Bxe6 Re8 33. Bxf5 Re2 {
#There really isn't much to say. The line has been pretty straightforward with
few alternatives. Black's rook on the 2nd, combined with the potential threat
of the h-pawn should White decide to stray with his bishop, ensure an easy
draw.} 34. a4 (34. Rb1 h5 35. Bd7 h4 36. Bxc6 h3 $11) 34... Rxb2 35. axb5 axb5
36. Ra6 h5 37. Rxc6 h4 38. Rb6 Kg7 39. Bd7 Be1 40. Rxb5 Rxb5 41. Bxb5 Bxc3 42.
d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2014.02.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before this game, the tournament hadn't been going well for me. I had missed
a lot of chances and the previous day I had lost a terrible game to Carlsen.
But unless you're stranded in the Indian Ocean, all is not lost!} 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O {The Marshall has
been one of the toughest nuts to crack in modern chess. Players (myself
included) have tried nearly every move here, but for this game I decided to
play the most principled.} 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12.
d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 ({Last year Kasimdzhanov played} 14... Qf6 {
against me, but I also got a slight advantage there.}) 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 {
Not a new move, but a rare one. Levon had faced this before, and easily held a
draw, but I felt that Black would still have some problems to solve.} (16. Bxd5
cxd5 17. Qxd5 {is the main line, with an enormous body of theory.}) 16... Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 {Ivanchuk opted for the queen trade right away, which
makes less sense to me.} Rfe8 19. a4 h6 {A slightly mysterious move, which
Levon played very quickly. I wasn't surprised, because it's the first line of
Houdini and one of the moves I had checked} ({Neither side wants to release
the tension by trading queens. For example,} 19... Qxf3 $6 20. Nxf3 {would
give White an advantage because a knight or bishop can land on e5.}) 20. Kg2 {
Just a useful waiting move.} Kf8 {This came as a surprise to me.} ({If Black
tries to force matters, for instance with} 20... b4 {, he might become worse:}
21. c4 c5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5+ 23. cxd5 cxd4 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 {, and rather
instructively, this ending is extremely unpleasant for Black, mainly because
his pawn is on b4, which leaves the bishop on d6 obstructed and vulnerable to
Rc6.}) 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxf5 {Too compliant. I spent a lot of
time on these moves, because I felt it was the critical moment, but I couldn't
find a clear path to an advantage.} (23. Ra6 $1 {, my first intention, was the
right way:} Ne7 24. Bd1 $1 {A very important move, which I saw, but rejected
based on} Qg6 {, overlooking that I can continue chasing the queen:} 25. Qg4 $1
{, and White's advantage becomes obvious.}) 23... Bxf5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Ra6 {
White's advantage looks minuscule, but I remember analysing similar positions
and concluding that there are some dangers for Black.} Be7 $6 {This doesn't
look entirely accurate.} (25... Re2 $1 {was the best move and the one I
expected during the game.} 26. Rxd6 (26. Be3 Ke7 27. Ra1 {traps the rook, but
it can never be won because ...Bd3 defends everything.}) ({I don't recommend
the shameless pawn grab with} 26. Nf3 Ke7 27. Bxg7 Be4) 26... Rxd2 27. b4 {
I thought White would have an advantage here, but it turns out Black gets
counterplay against my king.} Be4+ 28. Kh3 f5 $3 {An incredibly strong move,
courtesy of Houdini.} 29. Rg6 (29. Rb6 g5 30. Rxh6 Bd3 31. Kg2 Be4+ {is a draw}
) (29. Rd8+ Ke7 30. Rh8 Kf7 31. Rh7 Rxd4 32. cxd4 Kg8 {is a funny line. If you
didn't know the previous moves it would be hard to figure out how the rook got
to h7!}) 29... Rd1 $1 {Getting the rook out of the attack from Bxh6. Now White
can't capture on g7 and} (29... f4 30. Rb6) 30. Rb6 g5 {again leads to a draw.}
) 26. Nf1 ({The machine shows its weakness here, preferring} 26. Rb6 Bg5 27.
Nf3 Be4 28. Rxb5 {, which wins a pawn but allows an eternal pin on the knight.
I was worried I might get worse here.}) 26... b4 {Naturally Black takes his
chance to trade off his weak b-pawn. Nevertheless, White keeps some advantage.}
27. Ne3 Bd3 (27... Be6 28. f4 {, and White can start to expand on the kingside.
Black has no counterplay.}) 28. Ra5 bxc3 29. bxc3 Bd8 {Levon was very upset
about this move after the game. Although it's not very accurate, I don't think
it was the main cause for Black's defeat.} 30. Ra8 f6 31. f3 Be7 32. Ra7 Bd6
33. Rd7 Ba3 34. Rxd5 Kg8 35. h4 Bc1 36. Ng4 ({I felt my chances to win
wouldn't be so high if I allowed the trade.} 36. Kf2 Bxe3+ 37. Bxe3 Bc4 38. Rc5
Be6 {looks very drawish.}) 36... Bc4 37. Rc5 Be6 ({It made more sense to get
the rook to the 2nd immediately:} 37... Re2+ 38. Nf2 (38. Kf1 Ba6) 38... Be6)
38. Nf2 Ra8 39. g4 Ra2 $2 {This move, made extremely quickly, shocked me.
Levon started to play poorly over the next few moves, despite the fact that
his position is perfectly fine.} (39... Bf4 $1 {, preventing Kg3, was
necessary.} 40. Nd3 Ra2+ 41. Bf2 Be3 42. Rc6 (42. Rc7 Rd2) 42... Bd7 43. Rc7
Rd2 44. Rxd7 Bxf2 45. Kh3 Be3 {, and Black gets enough counterplay to make a
draw.}) 40. Kg3 {Suddenly, my king is free and Black is in serious trouble.
The bishop on c1 is especially poorly placed.} Ra6 41. Rc7 {A strong move,
which prepares Bc5 in case of ...Ba3.} Bd2 (41... Ba3 42. Bc5 Bb2 43. Bb4 $1 {
, and again it's hard for Black to get his bishop out.}) 42. Ne4 Be1+ 43. Bf2 {
I was very happy to get rid of Black's bishop pair.} Bxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Ra2+ $6 {
For better or worse, Black had to take his chances with 44...f5, because in
the game he goes down without a fight.} (44... f5 45. Nc5 Rd6 46. Nxe6 (46. g5
hxg5 47. hxg5 f4 {is not what I want.}) 46... Rxe6 47. gxf5 Re5 {, and here
White has to decide whether or not to take a move to damage Black's pawns with
48.f6 or start pushing with 48.c4. Both ways offer good winning chances but I
couldn't find a clear-cut path to victory.}) 45. Kg3 Rc2 ({Now} 45... f5 46.
Nc5 {just wins.}) 46. Kf4 Ra2 47. h5 {I've achieved a bind and stopped ...f5.
Now all that remains is to push the c-pawn.} Ra5 {At first, I wasn't entirely
sure how to proceed here, but then I saw a very attractive idea and got
excited.} 48. Nc5 Bd5 49. Rc8+ Kf7 {Perhaps Levon thought I just wanted to
repeat the position, because he seemed surprised by my next move.} (49... Kh7 {
has the benefit of not losing on the spot, but that's where the good news ends.
} 50. Nd7 g5+ 51. Ke3 (51. hxg6+ Kxg6 52. Rc7 {threatens Nf8# and is also very
strong.}) 51... Kg7 52. Rc7 {, and Black won't survive for long.}) 50. c4 {
The point. Now it's very easy, although I manged to prolong the game a bit
more than was necessary.} Ba8 (50... Bxc4 51. Nb7 {wins a piece.}) 51. Rc7+ Kg8
52. Ne6 Ra3 53. Rxg7+ Kh8 54. Kf5 Bxf3 55. Rg6 Be2 56. Rxh6+ Kg8 57. Rg6+ Kh8
58. Rxf6 Rf3+ 59. Nf4 Bxc4 60. Kg5 Kg8 61. Kh6 Ra3 62. g5 Ra7 63. g6 Rc7 64.
Nh3 Rc8 65. Ng5 Rd8 66. Nh7 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 Bg4 (17... h5 18. Nf3 Bg4 19. Nh4 Qf6 20. f3 Bh3
21. Bxd5 (21. Qd2 Rae8 22. Re4 Nf4 23. Qe3 Bd7 24. Bd2 Nh3+ 25. Kh1 g5 26. Ng2
Rd8 27. Rf1 Bf5 28. Qe2 Bc7 29. Ne3 Bc8 30. d4 Qg6 31. Nd1 Bf5 32. Re3 c5 33.
dxc5 g4 34. Bc1 Ng5 35. Nf2 Nxf3 36. Ne4 Kh8 37. Bc2 Rfe8 38. Rf2 Re6 39. b4
Rde8 40. Nd6 Bxd6 41. cxd6 Bxc2 42. d7 Rd8 43. Rxe6 fxe6 44. Qxc2 Qxc2 45. Rxc2
Rxd7 {0-1 Koch,J-Pinter,J/FRA-chT 1989/TD 89\03}) 21... cxd5 22. Be3 g5 23. Bd4
Qh6 24. Ng2 Rae8 25. Ne3 Be6 26. Qb3 f5 27. Nxd5 f4 28. gxf4 Qg6 29. c4 Qf5 30.
Be5 Bxd5 31. cxd5 Bxe5 32. fxe5 Rxe5 33. d4 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 g4 35. d6+ Kh8 36.
Qe6 Qxf3 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Qxh5+ Kg8 40. Qg6+ Kh8 41. Qh6+ Kg8 42.
Qe3 {Brunner,L-Wahls,M/Altensteig 1989/CBM 14/1-0 (62)}) (17... Bc7 18. Nf3 Bg4
19. Nh4 Qh5 20. f3 Bh3 21. Qe2 Rad8 22. d4 f5 23. f4 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Rfe8 25.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Kf2 Bg4 27. Be3 Kf8 28. Re1 Bd8 29. Ng2 Nf6 30. d5 cxd5 31. Bd4
Rxe1 32. Kxe1 Ke7 33. Ne3 Kd6 34. Be5+ Kc6 35. Bxf6 Bxf6 36. Bxd5+ Kd6 37. Bg2
g5 38. h3 gxf4 39. gxf4 Bh5 40. Nxf5+ Kc5 41. Kf2 b4 42. Ng3 {1-0 Smagin,
S-Malaniuk,V/URS-ch53 1986/URS-ch}) 18. f3 Bh3 (18... Bf5 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. fxe4
Bxg3 21. Re2 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 23. Rg2 Qh6 24. Qg4 Kh8 25. Rf1 g5 26. Qf5 Rae8
27. d4 c5 28. Kh1 c4 29. Bc2 Qe6 30. e5 Qxf5 31. Bxf5 Re7 32. Re2 Rd8 33. Rfe1
Rde8 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Kf3 f6 36. Bd7 fxe5 37. Bxe8 Rxe8 38. dxe5 Re6 39. h4 h6
40. Kg4 Kg6 41. h5+ Kf7 42. Kf5 Ke7 43. Rd1 Rc6 44. Rd5 Bc1 45. e6 {1-0 Mrva,
M-Betko,L/CSR-ch 1992/TD 92\10}) (18... Bh5 19. Ne4 Rae8 20. Kg2 Bb8 21. Bd2 f5
22. Nf2 Kh8 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. d4 f4 25. g4 Bxg4 26. Nxg4 h5 27. Qb1 Qg5 28. h4
Qxh4 29. Nh2 Re3 30. Qd1 Rfe8 31. Kh1 Rxe1+ 32. Bxe1 Qh3 33. Bd2 g5 34. Qf1 Qf5
35. Re1 Rg8 36. Qe2 g4 37. Qe6 Qg5 38. Qe7 Qxe7 39. Rxe7 g3 40. Re6 Kh7 41.
Rxa6 gxh2 42. Kxh2 Re8 43. Kh3 Re2 44. Bc1 Rc2 45. Rb6 Bc7 46. Rb7 Rxc1 47.
Rxc7+ Kg6 48. Rc5 Rh1+ 49. Kg2 Rb1 50. Rxb5 Kg5 51. a4 Kh4 52. a5 Rc1 53. a6
Rc2+ 54. Kf1 Kg3 55. Rb3 h4 56. a7 h3 57. a8=Q Rf2+ 58. Ke1 Rg2 59. Qg8+ Kh2
60. Rb8 {1-0 Georgiev,K-Bryson,D/Dubai olm 1986/TD 86\02}) 19. Ne4 Bc7 20. Be3
Kh8 21. Qd2 h6 22. Kh1 Rfe8 23. Bd4 Kg8 24. a4 Rad8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Nf2 Be6
27. Ne4 Qf5 28. Qf2 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Nc5 Re8 31. Nxe6 Rxe6 32. Re4 Qg5 33.
Rxe6 fxe6 34. Qe2 Kf7 35. f4 Qf5 36. Bc2 Nf6 37. Bb3 h5 38. Qf3 Nd5 39. Kg2 h4
40. Bd1 g6 41. Qe4 Bd6 42. Bf3 hxg3 43. hxg3 Ke7 44. Bf2 Kd7 45. Qd4 c5 46.
Qg7+ Be7 47. Be4 Qg4 48. Qf7 Nf6 49. Bf3 $2 (49. Qxg6 Qe2 50. f5 $18) (49. Bxg6
Qe2 50. f5 $18) 49... Qf5 50. d4 c4 51. Qg7 Qc2 52. Qh8 Ne4 53. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 54.
Kg1 Qb1+ 55. Kg2 Qxb2 56. Qa8 Qb1 57. Qb7+ Ke8 58. Qc6+ Kf7 59. Qb7 b4 60. g4
b3 61. Bh4 Qc2+ 62. Kh3 (62. Kh1 Qd1+ 63. Kg2 Qe2+ 64. Kh3 Qf1+ 65. Kh2 Qxf4+
$19) 62... Qxc3+ 63. Kg2 Qd2+ 64. Kf3 Qd1+ 65. Kf2 Qxd4+ 66. Ke2 Qd3+ 67. Kf2
Qd2+ 68. Kf3 Qb4 69. Qc7 b2 70. Bxe7 Qxe7 71. Qb6 c3 72. Ke3 Qd7 73. f5 gxf5
74. gxf5 exf5 75. Kf4 Qd2+ 76. Ke5 Qe2+ 77. Kxf5 Qd3+ 78. Ke5 b1=Q 79. Qe6+ Kg7
80. Qf6+ Kg8 81. Qe6+ Kf8 82. Qf6+ Ke8 0-1

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 $5 {An old move, but Sokolov has
brought it some new twists.} 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd1 $2 (20. Nf1 $5 Rfe8 21. Bd1
Bxd1 22. Qxd1 Qf5 23. Bd2 c5 $13) (20. Qf1 Bh3 $1 (20... Rfe8 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22.
Qg2 Qh5 {Encyclopedia} 23. f3 $5 {+/=/+/- in my opinion.}) 21. Qe2 Qf5 22. Bd1
{+/- Encyclopedia} c5 $1 $13 23. Nf1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Nb4 25. Ra3 Nc6 26. Rd3 Bb4
27. d5 Rd6 28. Bd2 Rxd5 29. Bxb4 Nxb4 30. Rf3 Qd7 31. Bb3 Bg4 32. Bxd5 Qxd5 33.
Ne3 Qxf3 {33.0-0 Sax-Sokolov, Haninge 1989}) 20... Bxd1 21. Raxd1 f5 22. Nf1 (
22. f4 $4 {The normal reaction to f5. But a blunder here.} Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Qxd1+
$19) 22... f4 23. Bc1 Ref6 24. Qe4 Kh8 25. Qd3 h6 {Black has complete control
- White is doomed.} 26. b3 b4 27. cxb4 fxg3 28. fxg3 Bxb4 29. Nd2 Rf2 30. h4
Nc3 0-1

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 (13. Re1 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Be6 $5 $146 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Qf3 f5 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qh6
20. Nf1 Nxf4 21. Bxe6+ {Frolov,A-Yurtaev,L/Helsinki op/1992/} Nxe6 22. Qxc6
Nxd4 23. Qxh6 Nf3+ 24. Kh1 gxh6 $10) 13... Bg4 14. f3 Bf5 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Nd2
Bd3 (16... b4 17. Nf1 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Re3 Rfc8 20. Bd2 Bg6 $13 {
Todorovic,G-Pavlovic,M/Vrnjacka Banja/1990/}) 17. Rf2 (17. Re3 Qh4 18. f4 Bf5
$44) 17... b4 $5 $146 (17... Qc7 18. g3 Rae8 19. Nf1 Bg6 20. Ne3 Qd7 21. Nxd5
Bxg3 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. hxg3 $16 {Georgiev,Kir-Nikolic,Pr/Wijk aan Zee/1988/})
18. cxb4 (18. Nf1 $2 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 Qc7 20. g3 bxc3) 18... Qc7 19. Nf1 $6 (19.
g3 Bc2 20. Qf1 f5 21. Nb3 Bxb3 22. axb3 f4 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Qxf4 25. Qd3
Rfe8 $44) 19... Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Bxh2 21. Rc2 Qb6 22. Qd3 Qf6 23. Be3 Bg3 24. Ke2
(24. Rac1 Qh4 25. Bg1 (25. Qf5 Qh1+ 26. Bg1 Bh2 27. Kf2 Bxg1+ 28. Rxg1 Qh4+)
25... Qh1 $40) 24... Rfe8 25. Rh1 h6 26. Kd1 Re6 27. Bd2 Rae8 28. Rc5 $2 (28.
Kc1) 28... Re2 29. Qxe2 Rxe2 30. Kxe2 Qxd4 31. Rf1 Qe5+ $1 32. Kd1 Qxb2 33.
Rxd5 Qxa2 34. Rd3 Qa1+ 35. Ke2 Qe5+ 36. Re3 Qh5 37. Be1 (37. Rg1 f5 $19) 37...
Bf4 38. Re4 Qb5+ 39. Kf2 Bg3+ 40. Kg1 Bh2+ 41. Kxh2 (41. Kf2 f5 $1 42. Re6 Kf7
43. Re3 f4 44. Re4 Bg3+ 45. Kg1 Qh5 $19) 41... Qxf1 $19 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Bg3
Qb5 44. Rb8 Qc4 45. Rb6 h5 46. Kh3 Qc8+ 47. Kh2 h4 48. Bd6 Qc4 49. Bb8 f6 50.
Bd6 g5 51. Bb8 f5 52. Be5 g4 53. Rb7+ Kg6 54. Rg7+ Kh6 55. Rc7 Qxb4 56. f4 Qe1
0-1

[Event "Asztalos Memorial-01"]
[Site "Balatonfured"]
[Date "1958.06.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tolush, Alexander V"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1958.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Ng4 14. h3 Qh4
15. Be3 (15. Qf3) 15... Bh2+ $1 16. Kf1 Bf4 {[#]} (16... Nxe3+ 17. Rxe3 Bf4 18.
Rf3 Qh6 $15) 17. Qd2 $2 (17. Re2 Nxe3+ 18. fxe3 Bg3 19. Bd5 Rb8 20. Nd2 Rb6 21.
Kg1 Rd6 22. Nf3 Qh5 23. Be4 f5 $15) (17. hxg4 Qh1+ 18. Ke2 Bxg4+ 19. Kd3 Qxg2
20. Rg1 Bf5+ 21. Ke2 Bg4+ 22. Kd3 $11) 17... Nxe3+ $17 18. fxe3 Bg3 19. Rc1 (
19. Qd1) 19... Bb7 (19... Rb8) 20. Na3 (20. Qe2 Rae8 21. Nd2) 20... Rae8 $19
21. Kg1 Bd6 22. Nc2 Qg3 23. Qf2 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Re6 25. Ne1 Rf6 26. Nf3 Bxf3 27.
gxf3 Qxh3+ 28. Ke2 Bg3 29. Qg1 Re8 30. Qh1 Qf5 31. Rg1 Qf4 32. Kd1 Rxe3 33. Bd5
Rh6 34. Qg2 Rh2 35. Qxh2 Bxh2 36. Rg4 Rd3+ 37. Kc2 Qd2+ 38. Kb3 b4 39. Re4 g6
40. Rae1 Rxc3+ 41. Ka4 Qxb2 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:03:38"]
[BlackClock "1:07:24"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. Re1 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:26]
} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:05:25]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 9. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 10. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Rxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. d3 {[%emt 0:02:19] With the tournament
already in the bag it didn't make any sense for Anand to play for blood or to
show anything new in his preparation. Svidler's Marshall was more than
sufficient to jump into an easily drawn endgame.} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 13. Re1
{[%emt 0:00:13]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:06:22]} 14. Qf3 {[%emt 0:04:48]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:03:
17]} 15. Nd2 {[%emt 0:06:17]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 16. Bd1 {[%emt 0:02:20]}
Bxd3 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 17. Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:45]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 18. Qxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} Qxe4 19. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 20. Rxe8 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 21. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:03:
06]} 22. Bf3 {[%emt 0:03:57]} Bxc1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 23. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 24. a3 $146 {[%emt 0:01:18]} (24. b3 Re6 25. c4 Nb4 26.
cxb5 cxb5 27. a4 bxa4 28. bxa4 Nd3 29. Rb1 Nc5 30. a5 Re5 31. Be2 Ne6 {1/2-1/2
(31) Shirov,A (2696)-Nyback,T (2599) Jyvaskyla 2014}) 24... Rd8 {[%emt 0:16:09]
} 25. c4 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 26. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:04:08]} Nd3 {
[%emt 0:01:01]} 27. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 28. Rxc4 {
[%emt 0:03:52]} Nxb2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 29. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:
16]} 30. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 31. Be4 {[%emt 0:06:51]}
Rxc2+ {[%emt 0:01:31]} 32. Bxc2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 33. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:01:40]} Nxa3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 34. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 {Nowadays 12.d3 is more
popular. Other theoretical lines are:} (12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Bf5 14. d4 Qd7 15.
Be3 Rae8 {0-1 Leko,P-Anand,V/Cap d'Agde 2003/CBM 098/[Atlas,V] (45)}) (12. d3
Bd6 13. Re1 {0-1 Polgar,J-Adams,M/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 071/[Stohl] (45)})
12... Bd6 13. Re1 {Another possibility is:} (13. Re2 Qh4 14. g3 Qh5 15. Nd2 Bh3
16. f3 Bc7 17. a4 b4 18. c4 {0-1 Short,N-Nunn,J/Brussels 1986/CBM 001/[Nunn,J]
(39)}) 13... Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 ({The alternative line is} 15... Re8 {
1-0 Anand,V-Kamsky,G/Sanghi Nagar 1994/CBM 042/[Anand] (60)}) 16. Qd3 Rae8 17.
Nd2 {completing the development, and, at the same time, covering the f3 square.
} Re6 18. Bg5 $146 {Very rare continuation. The idea of this move is to open
the third rank for the queen and the "e" file for the rook. The main line is} (
18. a4 Qh5 $1 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne4 Bc7 (20... Bf5 $1 21. Bd2 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Nf6
23. f3 Qg6 $1 {[%cal Rf6e4,Rd6g3]} 24. Qf1 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4 $11 {1/2,Svidler,
P-Kamsky,G/Groningen/1995/ (31)}) 21. Bd2 Rfe8 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kamsky,G/
Sanghi Nagar 1994/CBM 042/[Anand] (43)}) 18... Rfe8 $1 (18... Rg6 19. Ne4 Bf5
20. Bd2 $14) 19. Rxe6 Rxe6 20. Ne4 $8 ({Logical} 20. a4 {leads to lost
position:} Be2 $1 (20... Re2 {[%cal Ye2f2,Gh3h2]} 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Nf3 Re8 (
22... Rxb2 23. Bc1 $16) 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Bd7 $14) (20... h6 21. Bxd5 (21.
Be3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qxg3+ $19) 21... cxd5 22. Be3 Bf5 23. Qe2 Bg4
24. Qf1 $14) 21. Qc2 h6 22. Bxd5 (22. Bd8 Nf4 $19) 22... cxd5 23. Be3 Re4 $3
$19 {[%cal Ye4h4]}) 20... Bf5 21. f3 (21. Re1 {is met by} Qg4 $17) 21... Bxg3
$1 ({Worse is} 21... Rg6 22. Qf1 Qxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Rxg5 25. exd5
cxd5 26. a4 b4 27. cxb4 Bxb4 28. Rc1 $14) 22. hxg3 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Rg6 24. Qf3 {
preparing Kf2 with following Rh1. Other moves are worse:} (24. Qf1 Qxg3+ 25.
Qg2 Qxg5 26. Qxg5 Rxg5+ $15) (24. Bxd5 Rxg5 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 $1 $19) (24. exd5
Rxg5 25. Kf2 Qh2+ $19) 24... Rxg5 25. Kf2 Nf6 $1 {transfering the knight to g4.
} (25... Rg6 26. Rh1 Qd7 27. Kg2 $14) (25... Qh2+ 26. Qg2 $16) 26. Rg1 {
[%cal Gf2e2]} (26. Rh1 Qxg3+ $17) (26. Re1 h5 $36) 26... Qh2+ 27. Rg2 Qh1 28.
e5 {White has no other useful moves:} (28. Rg1 Nxe4+ $17) (28. Bd1 h5 $17 {
[%cal Yh5h4]}) (28. Ke2 Qb1 29. Qf4 h6 $17) 28... Ng4+ {Interesting, that this
position has been played in the game (Zimmerman,B-Schwetlick,T/GER-chT corr
1997) and here the opponents agreed for a draw... But, Aronian decides to play
on.} 29. Ke2 {[%tqu "En","Please find the best move for black.","","","g5f5",
"",10]} Rf5 $1 30. Qxf5 ({White cannot play} 30. Qxc6 {in view of} g6 $3 $19 {
[%cal Gf5f2]} (30... Rf2+ $6 31. Rxf2 (31. Kd3 Qb1+ 32. Bc2 Qxc2#) 31... Qxc6
32. Rxf7 Qe4+ 33. Kd2 Qe3+ 34. Kd1 Qd3+ $11)) 30... Qxg2+ 31. Ke1 Qg1+ 32. Ke2
(32. Kd2 {loses on the spot:} Qe3+ 33. Kc2 Qe2+ 34. Kc1 Qe1+ 35. Bd1 Qxd1+ $19)
32... Qg2+ (32... Qe3+ {isn't better, than the move in the game:} 33. Kf1 Qc1+
34. Ke2 Qxb2+ $2 (34... Qe3+ $11) 35. Kf3 Nh2+ 36. Ke3 Qxc3+ 37. Kf2 Qd2+ 38.
Kg1 Nf3+ 39. Qxf3 Qxd4+ 40. Kf1 $14) 33. Ke1 Qxg3+ 34. Ke2 Qe3+ 35. Kf1 (35.
Kd1 Nf2+ 36. Kc2 Qe2+ 37. Kc1 Qe1+ 38. Kc2 Qd1#) 35... Qc1+ {Black decided to
force a draw, while, in my opinion, Levon could go for the following variation
without any risk:} (35... Nh2+ 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Qf2 (37. Kh1 Qf3+) (37. Kh3
Qf3+) 37... Qxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Ng4+ 39. Kf3 h5 $15 {For example:} 40. Bc2 {[%cal
Gc2f5,Yf5c8,Yc2e4]} (40. Kf4 Kf8 41. Bd1 {[%cal Gd1g4,Yd1f3]} Ke7 42. Bxg4 hxg4
43. Kxg4 Ke6) (40. a4 Kf8 41. a5 Ke7 42. Kf4 f6 43. exf6+ Kxf6 44. d5 g5+ 45.
Ke4 c5 $19) (40. e6 Kf8 $17) 40... f6 (40... Nh6 41. Be4) (40... g5 41. Bf5 $11
) 41. Be4 (41. e6 Kf8 42. Be4 Ke7 43. Bxc6 f5 (43... Kxe6 44. Be8 $11) 44. Bb7
(44. Kf4 Kf6 $17) 44... a5 45. Bc6 g5 46. Bxb5 Kxe6 47. Bc4+ Kd6 48. b4 axb4
49. cxb4 h4 50. a4 h3 51. a5 Ne3 $19) (41. Bg6 fxe5 42. Bxh5 Nf6 43. Bg6 exd4
44. cxd4 Kf8 $17) 41... fxe5 42. Bxc6 exd4 43. cxd4 b4 $17) 36. Ke2 Qe3+ 37.
Kf1 Qh3+ 38. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Dolmatov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 f5 20. Qf1 Qh5
(20... f4 {Dolmatov} 21. Qxh3 Bxh3 22. Rxa6 fxe3 23. fxe3 Be7 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25.
Bxd5+ Re6 26. e4 Kh8 27. Bxe6 Bxe6 28. Kg2 $16) 21. Rxa6 (21. Bxd5 $6) (21. c4
$5 {Dolmatov} f4 22. cxd5 Rxe3 23. fxe3 fxg3 24. dxc6+ Kh8 25. hxg3 $13) (21.
f4 {Dolmatov} g5 $132) 21... f4 22. Bxf4 $1 $146 (22. Rxc6 $2 fxe3 23. Rxe3
Nxe3 24. Bxe6+ Bxe6 25. Qe1 Bd5 {0-1/Lilienthal-Hallier/corr 1965/} (25... Bd5
{Dolmatov} 26. Rxd6 Ng4 27. h4 Nxf2 $40)) (22. gxf4 $2 Rg6) 22... Bh3 23. Rxe6
$1 (23. Bxd5 $2 Qxd5 24. Qxh3 Rxe1+ 25. Nf1 Bxf4 $17) 23... Bxf1 24. Nxf1 Bxf4
25. Raxc6 (25. Rexc6 $6 {Dolmatov} Bxg3 (25... Qf3 $2 26. Rc5 Rf5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5
28. Ra5 $16) 26. Nxg3 Qf3 27. Bxd5+ Qxd5 $132) 25... Qf3 {[#]} (25... Bb8 $2
26. Ne3 Qf7 27. Rf6 $1 Nxf6 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $16) (25... Rb8 $2 26. Rb6 $1 $16) (
25... Bh6 $4 26. Re5 $18) (25... Bxg3 $6 {Dolmatov} 26. Nxg3 Qf3 27. Re2 Kh8
28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Rce6) 26. Bxd5 (26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. Re8+ $8 Kf7 28. Bxd5+ Qxd5
{[#] Black can force this position with 27..Rxf4 instead of 27..Qf3.} 29. Rcc8
(29. Rec8 Qf3 (29... h6 $2 {/\ 30..Qf3 31.R8c7+ Kg8 32.Rc8+ Kh7} 30. R8c7+ Kg8
31. Rg6 Rf7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. Rb6 (33. Rg3 Qb3 $14) 33... Qg5+ 34. Ng3 h5 35.
Kf1 $16) 30. R8c7+ Kg8 31. Rc8+ Kf7 $10) 29... Kg6 $1 {/\ 30..Qf3, ><f2} (29...
Qd6 $2 30. Rf8+ Qxf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Ne3 $18) (29... Qf3 30. Rf8+ Ke7 31.
Rxf4 Qxf4 32. Ne3 $16) (29... Rg4+ 30. Ng3 h5 31. h3 Rg5 (31... Rg6 $4 32. Rf8+
Ke7 33. Rce8+ $18) 32. Rf8+ $1 (32. Rc5 Rxg3+ (32... Qxc5 33. dxc5 Kxe8 $10)
33. fxg3 Qf3 $10) 32... Kg6 33. Rc5 Qb3 34. Rxg5+ Kxg5 35. Rf5+ Kg6 36. Rxh5
Qxb2 37. Rc5 $18) 30. Re3 (30. Ng3 Qf3 (30... h5 $1 31. Rf8 Rxf8 32. Rxf8 Qb7
$10) 31. Re2 h5 32. Rce8 h4 33. R8e3 {/\ 34.Ne4} Qg4 34. Kg2 $1 (34. Kh1 Qh3 $1
$15)) 30... Qb7 $1 (30... Rg4+ $6 31. Ng3 h5 32. h3 $16 {/\ 33.Rc5}) 31. Rce8 (
31. Re6+ Kf7 (31... Kg5 $2 32. Rc5+ $40) 32. Rce8 Qxb2 33. R8e7+ $10) 31...
Qxb2 32. R8e6+ (32. f3 $5 $13) 32... Kf7 33. Re7+ Kg6 34. R7e6+ $10) 26... Qxd5
27. gxf4 {[#]} Qf3 (27... Rxf4 28. Re8+ Kf7 {- 26.gxf4}) 28. d5 (28. Ng3 $6
Rxf4 $1 (28... Qxf4 29. Re2) 29. Rc8+ Kf7 30. Re2 h5 $1 31. Rce8 h4 32. R8e3 $8
Qg4 33. f3 Qg6 {>< Ng3} 34. Re8 Qd3 $40) 28... h5 $6 (28... Rxf4 29. Rc8+ Kf7 (
29... Rf8 $2 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Ne3 $16) 30. Rc7+ Kg8 (30... Kf8 $10 {Dolmatov}
) 31. Rc8+ $10) 29. Rc4 h4 30. Rg6 (30. Ne3 $2 Ra8 $17) (30. Re3 {Dolmatov}
Qxd5 31. Rd4 Qb7 32. b4 $13) 30... Qd3 31. Rgc6 (31. Rcc6 $2 Rxf4 $17) 31...
Qxd5 (31... Qf3 32. Ne3 $1 $16) 32. Rc8 $16 h3 33. Ne3 Qd2 34. Kf1 (34. Rxf8+
$32 {Dolmatov} Kxf8 35. Kf1) 34... Qxb2 (34... Qc1+ $5 {Dolmatov} 35. Ke2 Qxb2+
36. Kf3 $2 Qb7+ 37. R8c6 Rf6 38. Nd5 Rxc6 $19) 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37.
Rh8 Qxc3 38. Rxh3 $18 {[#]} Qd3+ 39. Ke1 Qe4 (39... Kg8 $5 {Dolmatov} 40. f5
Kf7 41. Rg3 $14) (39... g6 $5 {Dolmatov}) 40. Ke2 Kg8 41. f5 Kf7 42. Rg3 Qh1
43. h3 Qe4 44. Rg4 Qh1 45. h4 Qh2 46. Nf1 Qe5+ 47. Kf3 $1 Qd5+ 48. Re4 Qd1+ 49.
Kg2 Qd5 50. Ng3 Qc6 (50... g6 $5 {Dolmatov} 51. fxg6+ Kxg6 52. Kh3 $14) 51. Kh3
Qc2 52. f3 Qd1 53. Kg4 Qg1 54. Re6 Qd4+ 55. Ne4 Qd7 56. Ng5+ Kg8 57. Kh5 Qd8
58. Kg6 Qd7 59. h5 Qb5 60. Ne4 {[#]} (60. Ne4 {Dolmatov} Qa4 61. Nd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "New York Reshevsky"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Qh5 18. a4 Re6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qf1 (20. Nf1 Rfe8
21. Bd1 Bxd1 22. Qxd1 Qf5 23. Bd2 Rxe1 24. Bxe1 h5 25. h4 c5 26. Kg2 $1 cxd4
27. Qxd4 Re2 28. Ra8+ Kh7 29. Rd8 Rxe1 30. Rxd6 Nf6 31. Ne3 Qb1 32. Qf4 $16 {
Mazukewitsch-Bogdanow, corr 1983.}) (20. Nf1 Bf5 21. Qd2 Rfe8 {Ivanchuk,
V-Sokolov,I/Biel/1989/} 22. Bc2 $14) 20... Rfe8 (20... Bh3 21. Bd1 Qf5 22. Qe2
Rfe8 23. Nf3 Nf4 $1 24. Qd2 Ng2 $19 {Polewoi-Syrjanow, corr 1983.}) 21. Bxd5
Qxd5 22. h3 Bh5 23. Qg2 f5 24. Qxd5 cxd5 $44 25. Nf1 f4 26. Bd2 Rxe1 27. Rxe1
Rxe1 28. Bxe1 Be2 29. Nh2 Kf7 30. Kg2 Kf6 31. f3 h5 32. g4 g6 33. Nf1 hxg4 34.
hxg4 g5 35. Nd2 Bd1 36. Kf2 Ke6 37. Kf1 Kd7 38. Bf2 Bc7 39. Ke1 Bc2 40. Ke2 Ba5
41. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Re3 Rad8 (18... Be4 19. Rxe4 dxe4 20. Qf6
Qg4 21. Qxg5+ Qxg5 22. Bxg5 $14) 19. Nd2 Rfe8 20. a4 b4 21. c4 dxc4 22. Nxc4
Bd3 23. Rxe8+ $2 (23. Nd2 $1 $14) 23... Rxe8 24. Ne3 Bf4 25. Qg2 Qh5 26. gxf4
Qd1+ $1 {Eine feine Abwicklungskombination, Schwarz gewinnt die Figur zurück
und steht etwas besser.} 27. Qf1 Qxf1+ 28. Nxf1 Re1 29. fxg5 b3 30. h4 Bxf1 31.
f3 Bc4+ 32. Kf2 Rf1+ 33. Kg2 Rd1 34. h5 a5 35. Kf2 f6 36. gxf6 Bd5 37. Ke2 Rh1
38. Kf2 Kf7 39. Kg2 Rd1 40. Kf2 Ke6 41. Ke2 Rh1 42. Kf2 Kd7 43. h6 Kc6 44. Ke2
Bc4+ 45. Kf2 Rd1 46. Kg2 Kd7 47. Kf2 Bd5 48. Ke2 Rh1 49. Kf2 Ke6 50. Kg2 Rd1
51. Kf2 Kf5 52. Ke2 Rh1 53. Kf2 Bc4 54. Kg2 Rd1 55. Kf2 Kg6 56. Kg2 Re1 57. Kf2
Re2+ 58. Kg3 Kxf6 59. d5 Bxd5 60. Rb1 Be6 61. Bf4 (61. Bf4 Bf5 62. Rc1 Rxb2 63.
Rc6+ Kf7 64. Rb6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.20"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Anand} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Bd7 (15... Qd7 $1 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Re1 c5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bg5
Rad8 $2 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qh5 $16 {Smagin-Nunn, Dortmund 1991.}) (15... Qd7 $1
16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Re1 c5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bg5 f6 $1 20. Bd2 Kh8 21. Qh5 f5 22. Ng5
Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Qc6 $1 24. f3 c4 25. Bc2 b4 $1 26. dxc4 Qxc4 27. Re5 Nxc3 $1 28.
Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Rxf5 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 {Ernst,T-Sokolov,I,EU-chT, Debrecen 1992.} Kg8
$3 $19) (15... Qd7 $1 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Nf3 c5 18. a4 b4 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 bxc3
21. Qf1 Be7 22. bxc3 Bf6 $17 {De Firmian-Wahls, Biel-A 1990.}) (15... Qf5 16.
Nd2 Qg6 17. Nf1 $1 f5 18. Rd4 Kh8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qf3 Bb7 21. Rh4 $14 {
Liss,E-Bryson,D,EU-chT,Haifa 1989.}) (15... Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. f4
$5 Bxf4 19. Qf3 Bxd2 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Bxd2 $16 {Koch,JR-Blatny,
P, EU-chT,Haifa 1989.}) (15... Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. f4 $5 Kh8 $1 19.
Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qf3 Bd7 21. Nb3 d4 22. Nxd4 Rae8 $44 {Popovic-Pavlovic, Belgrade
IKO 1992.}) (15... Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. a4 $5 f5 18. Rd4 Kh8 $1 19. Rxd5 cxd5
20. Bxd5 Rb8 $17 {Feher-Hazai, Hun-ch 1989.}) 16. Nd2 g5 (16... Rae8 {Anand}
17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Ne4 $14) 17. Re2 (17. Nf3 h6 18. Ne5 Bf5 19. Re1 (19. Ng4 $5
Nf4 $6 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Bxf4 Bxe4 (21... gxf4 22. Qf3 $16) 22. Nxe4 Bxf4 $13)
19... Rae8 20. d4 Nf6 21. f3 $13) 17... f5 (17... Qh5 18. Re1 $1) 18. c4 $1 (
18. Ne4 $2 fxe4 19. dxe4 Bg4 20. exd5 c5 $17 {Anand,V-Kamsky,G/Dortmund/1992/}
(20... c5 {Anand} 21. Qf1 Qh5 $1 $17 {Anand-Kamsky Dortmund 1992})) 18... f4 (
18... bxc4 19. dxc4 f4 20. cxd5 fxg3 21. hxg3 Rxf2 22. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 23. Rg2 Qe3+
24. Rf2 Qg3+ $10 {Anand.}) 19. Qf1 $1 (19. cxd5 fxg3 20. hxg3 (20. fxg3 {Anand}
Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Bg4 $40) 20... Rxf2 $1 $10 (20... Rxf2 $1 21. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 22. Rg2
Qe3+)) 19... fxg3 (19... Qh5 20. cxd5 c5 $13 (20... fxg3 21. hxg3 Bxg3 22. Qg2)
) 20. hxg3 $1 (20. Qxh3 gxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Bxh3 $132 (21... Bxh3 {Anand} 22. cxd5
Bc5 23. Ne4 Rxf2 $1 24. Nxf2 Rf8)) 20... Qh5 (20... Nf4 21. c5+ Kh8 22. cxd6
Qh5 (22... Qg4 23. Re4 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Nf4+ 25. Rxf4 gxf4 26. Bd1 $16) 23. gxf4
Bh3 (23... gxf4 24. f3) 24. Qxh3 Qxh3 25. Re3 (25. Be6 Qxd3 26. b4 h6 $13)
25... Qh4 26. Rg3 gxf4 27. Nf3 Qf6 28. Rg2 $16) 21. cxd5 Bg4 (21... Bxg3 22.
Qg2 Qxe2 23. Qxg3 Qe1+ 24. Nf1 $16) 22. dxc6+ Kg7 (22... Kh8 {Anand} 23. Re3
Bc5 24. Ne4 Bxe3 25. Bxe3 Bf3 26. Bd4+ $18) 23. Re4 (23. Re3 {Anand} Bc5 24.
Ne4 Bxe3 25. Bxe3 Bf3 26. Bd4+ Kg6) 23... Bxg3 24. fxg3 $1 Rxf1+ 25. Nxf1 $16
Qh3 26. Re7+ Kh6 27. Bd5 Rf8 28. Bd2 (28. Bg2 {Anand} Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Qxg3 30.
Re3 $18) 28... Bf3 29. Bxf3 Rxf3 30. Re2 Kg6 31. c7 $18 Rf8 32. Rae1 Qd7 33.
Re6+ Kh5 34. g4+ Kxg4 35. R1e4+ Kf3 (35... Kh3 {Anand} 36. Rh6#) 36. Be1 (36.
Nh2+ {Anand} Kg3 37. Rg4+ Kh3 38. Re3+ Rf3 39. Rxf3#) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Bb7 14. d3 Qd7 15.
Nd2 c5 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 (18. c4 fxg5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 $10) 18... Kh8
19. Qh5 f5 (19... Rae8 $5 $13 {/\} 20. c4 Nb4) 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qc6 (21...
f4 $6 22. Re5 $1) 22. f3 (22. Qf3 $6 c4 23. dxc4 bxc4 24. Bc2 $2 (24. Bd1)
24... Qg6 25. Bd2 Nb4 $1) 22... c4 23. Bc2 b4 24. dxc4 Qxc4 25. Re5 Nxc3 (25...
bxc3 $2 26. Rxf5 $18) 26. Bxf5 (26. Rxf5 $2 Ne2+) (26. bxc3 Qxc3) 26... Rxf5
27. Rxf5 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 (28. Kg2 $2 Qc2) 28... g6 (28... Nd4 $2 29. Qf7 $1) (
28... Kg8 $3 {Andersson} 29. b3 (29. Be3 g6 30. Qg5 Qe4 $3 $19) 29... Qe6 30.
Qg4 g6 $1 31. Rf8+ Kxf8 32. Qxe6 Bxf3#) 29. Qh6 (29. Bf6+ $2 Kg8 30. Qh6 Qf7
$19) 29... Kg8 30. Rf6 Qd3 31. Kg2 (31. Be3 $1 Re8 (31... Nd4 $2 32. Bxd4 Bxf3+
33. Rxf3 $18) 32. Kg2 $1 $16 {/\} Nd4 33. Bxd4 Qxd4 34. Re1 $1 Qxb2+ 35. Kh3
Bc8+ 36. g4 Bxg4+ 37. Kg3 $1 $18) 31... Nd4 32. Rf1 Nxf3 33. R6xf3 Qe2+ 34. Kg1
Bxf3 35. Rf2 Qd1+ 36. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Boleslavsky Memorial"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Be6 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Qf3 f5 18. Bf4 $6 (18. Qg2 Qh5 19. Bd1 Qf7 20. Nf3 f4
21. Bd2 Qd7 22. Ng5 Bf5 23. Bf3 Bc7 24. g4 Bg6 25. Ne4 $16 {Gligoric-Nyman/
Stockholm/1954/}) 18... Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qh6 (19... Qxf3 20. Nxf3 Nxf4 21. Bxe6+
Rxe6 22. Rxe6 Nxe6 23. Ne5 $14 (23. a4 b4 24. Ne5 bxc3 25. bxc3 c5 26. d5 Nf4
27. c4 $14)) 20. Kh1 (20. Nf1 Nxf4 21. Bxe6+ {Frolov-Jurtaev/Helsinki/1992/}
Nxe6 22. Qxc6 Nxd4 23. Qxh6 Nf3+ 24. Kh1 gxh6 $10 {Frolov}) 20... Qxf4 21. Qxf4
Nxf4 22. Bxe6+ Nxe6 23. Nf3 c5 $1 24. a4 cxd4 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 26. cxd4 Rxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 bxa4 28. Ra1 Rb8 29. Rxa4 Rxb2 30. Kg2 Rb6 $15 31. Ra5 g6 32. Kf3 Kf7 33.
Ke3 Ke6 34. h4 h6 35. d5+ Kd6 36. f4 h5 37. Kd3 Rb5 38. Rxa6+ Kxd5 39. Rxg6 $10
Rb3+ 40. Ke2 Ke4 41. Rg5 Kxf4 42. Rxh5 Ke4 43. Rh6 Rb2+ 44. Kf1 f4 45. Ra6
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qe1 $5 {Very cunning move, which was tried only a couple of times
before this game. I'm not quite sure what's the big difference comparing to
the game Ponomariov-Anand, but may be by putting a queen on e1 white doesn't
have to play 20.Qf1 in case of 19...Bg4.} (16. Qf1) (16. Qe2 f5 17. Bxd5+ cxd5
18. Re6 f4 19. Rxd6 Bg4 20. Qf1 Qxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Rae8 22. Bd2 Bh3+ 23. Kg1 fxg3
24. hxg3 Re2 $11 {Ponomariov,R-Anand,V/Linares 2002}) 16... Nf6 (16... Bf5 17.
Nd2 (17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Re3 Bd7 19. b3 f5 20. Ba3 Bxa3 21. Nxa3 f4 22. Re5 h6
23. Rc1 fxg3 24. hxg3 Bg4 25. Qf1 $14 {Gutierrez,R-Moline,X/UECC corr 1999})
17... Nf6 18. f3 c5 19. Qe3 h6 20. Qf2 cxd4 21. cxd4 Rad8 22. Re2 Bd3 23. Re3
Qf5 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Qxf5 Bxf5 27. Bd2 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Shchekachev,
A-Gustafsson,J/Austria 2004}) 17. Nd2 Qh5 $5 {May be Tkachiev knew how white
play could be improved after 17...Bf5, transposing to the game
Shchekachev-Gustafsson, but his plan proved to be insufficient to get any
counterchances (after a couple of inaccuracies), so the game was actually
decided in the next 5-6 moves!} (17... Bf5 18. f3 c5 19. Qe3 h6 (19... Nxe4 20.
fxe4 Bg6 21. Qxg5 cxd4 22. cxd4 Kg7 23. Nf3 f6 24. Qe3 $14) 20. Qf2 (20. dxc5
Bxg3 21. hxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Kf1 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Qh3+ $11) 20... cxd4)
18. Qd1 $5 (18. f3) 18... Qxd1+ {Probably a correct decision as after} (18...
Bg4 $5 {white seems to get better chances.} 19. Rxg4 (19. f3 $6 Bxf3 20. Nxf3
Nxe4 21. Nxg5 Qxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Nxg5 23. Bxg5 Kg7 $15) 19... Nxg4 20. Nf1 (20. Nf3
c5 21. Qf1 Rae8 $132) 20... Rae8 21. Kg2 h6 22. Bd2 $14 {[%cal Ga2a4,Gd1f3]
and white lightsquared bishop worth a rook.}) 19. Bxd1 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Be7 21.
Bxg5 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 $14 h6 $6 {This is the second crucial moment in the game.
It was very important to prevent from white knight to come to e4, so black had
to play} (22... Bf5 $1 23. Bf3 Rac8 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 c5 26. Bb7 Rc7 27.
Bxa6 Rb8 $11 {with equal position.}) 23. Ne4 f5 $2 {[%csl Re5] This one could
be regarded as the decisive mistake, even though it took white 40 moves to win
the game! The thing is that by giving up control over e5 black deprived
himself any counterchances since white knight proved to be too strong on e5.} (
23... Be6 24. Bf3 Kg7 25. Nc5 Bd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Kg2 Rfe8 28. Kf3 $14) 24.
Nc5 f4 25. Nd3 $1 $16 fxg3 26. hxg3 Bf5 27. Ne5 Rac8 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 28. b4 $1
Be4 ({It seems that brave} 28... a5 $5 {would've left black more practical
chances, even though white's chance are much better in any case.} 29. bxa5 c5
30. Bf3 cxd4 31. cxd4 Rc7 32. a3 Ra7 33. Nc6 Ra6 34. d5 Bd7 $16) 29. a4 Rc7 30.
f4 Ra8 31. a5 $1 {[%csl Ra6]} Kg7 32. Kf2 Bd5 33. Bh5 Rf8 34. Re1 Re7 35. Re2
$1 {Bringing the rook to h-file.} Rf6 36. Ke1 Rf8 37. Rh2 $18 Kg8 38. Kf2 Rd8
39. Be2 Rd6 40. g4 Kg7 41. f5 Re8 42. Kg3 Rh8 43. Bd3 Rdd8 44. Kf4 Rd6 45. Rh5
Rg8 46. Be4 $1 {A pawn on c6 is a potential target for white pieces so white
is trading it's defender.} Bxe4 $6 (46... Re8 $5) 47. Kxe4 Kh7 48. Kf4 Kg7 (
48... Rg7 49. Nf3 Kg8 50. Nd2 Re7 51. Ne4 $18) 49. Rh3 Re8 50. g5 {Evrything
is set up for the decisive break so there is no need to postpone it any longer.
} hxg5+ 51. Kxg5 Rg8 52. Ng4 Rdd8 53. Rh6 Kf8+ 54. Kf4 c5 55. Rf6+ Ke7 56. Re6+
Kf8 57. dxc5 Rd1 58. Ne3 Rh1 59. Rxa6 Rh4+ 60. Ke5 Rg1 61. Rf6+ Ke8 62. Nd5 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 {The classical way to treat the Marshall Attack. In the first lag Anand
tried the more ambitious} (15. Re4 $5 {but ran into problems in the opening.})
15... Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qf1 Rfe8 {
Diagram [#]} (20... Bh3 21. Qe2 (21. Bd1 Qf5 22. Qe2 c5 23. Nf1 cxd4 24. cxd4
Nb4 25. Ra3 Nc6 26. Rd3 Bb4 $44 {Sax,G-Sokolov,I/Haninge 1989}) 21... Bg4 22.
Qf1 Bh3 23. Bd1 Qf5 24. Qe2 g6 25. Qf3 Qd3 26. Bb3 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Qxd2 28. Bxd5
cxd5 29. g4 Qxb2 30. Rae1 b4 31. Qxh3 Bf4 $11 {Ivanchuk,V-Grischuk,A/Sochi 2005
}) 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. h3 Bh5 {The bishop is better placed on h5, as Black's
counterplay involves the advance of the f-pawn.} (22... Bf5 $6 23. Qg2 Qxg2+
24. Kxg2 R6e7 25. b3 f6 26. Ra2 Be6 27. c4 Bb4 28. Rc1 Bf5 29. g4 Bd3 30. Nf1
Be4+ 31. Kg1 f5 32. Ng3 $14 {Leko,P-Kasimdzhanov,R/Linares 2005}) 23. Qg2 Qxg2+
$5 {This move is a novelty. In the previous game Black tried} (23... f5 {
letting White to capture on d5, which proved sufficient to hold a draw. The
move in the game makes more sense, even though it seems that White keeps
slightly better chances in any case.} 24. Qxd5 cxd5 25. Nf1 f4 26. Bd2 Rxe1 27.
Rxe1 Rxe1 28. Bxe1 Be2 29. Nh2 Kf7 30. Kg2 $14 {Gurevich,I-Benjamin,J/New York
1992}) 24. Kxg2 f5 25. Nf3 $6 {This move is anaccuracy after which the draw is
inevitable.} (25. Ra6 $142 $5 f4 26. gxf4 Bxf4 27. Bxf4 Rxe1 28. Rxc6 Bg6 29.
Rc5 $14) 25... f4 26. Bd2 (26. gxf4 Bxf4 27. Bxf4 $140 $2 Bxf3+ 28. Kxf3 Rxe1
$17) 26... fxg3 27. Rxe6 (27. fxg3 $2 Re2+ $19) 27... Rxe6 28. Ra8+ Bf8 29. Ne5
{White can't keep the extra pawn, as after} (29. Kxg3 $2 Rg6+ 30. Ng5 h6 31.
Kh4 Bd1 32. Nh7 Kxh7 33. Rxf8 Rg2 $17 {the white king is in big troubles.})
29... gxf2 30. Kxf2 Re8 31. Ra6 Bd6 $1 {Eliminating white hopes to fight for a
win.} (31... c5 $143 $6 32. b4 cxd4 33. cxd4 Bd1 34. Rb6 Ba4 35. Ke3 Be7 36.
Ke4 $14) 32. Bf4 Bxe5 33. Bxe5 Re6 34. b4 Kf7 35. Ra7+ Re7 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37.
Bxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
$5 {We shouldn't forget that Svidler was Kramnik's second in his recent match
against Leko. We shouldn't also forget that Kramnik suffered a crushing defeat
with White in Marshall attack in that match. I guess you can figure out the
rest by yourself...} d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13.
Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 {This move-order is considered to be the
most principled way to meet Black's set up.} (16. Qe1 $5 Nf6 17. Nd2 Qh5 18.
Qd1 Qxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Be7 21. Bxg5 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 $14 {Motylev,
A-Tkachiev,V/Kazan 2005}) (16. Bxg5 $2 Qf5 $19) 16... Qxf1+ $5 {Svidler
decides to deviate from the famous Kramnik-Leko game that we've mentioned
earlier.} (16... Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. a4
Qg6 $36 {Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Brissago 2004}) 17. Kxf1 Bf5 18. f3 {Diagram [#]} (
18. Re1 Rae8 19. Be3 Bh3+ 20. Kg1 f5 21. Na3 f4 22. Bd2 Kg7 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24.
Nc2 Bf5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Moraru,M-Florescu,C/Olanesti 1997}) (18. Nd2 $5 Rfe8 19.
f3 g4 $2 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rxe4 23. a4 $14 {Hotting,
A-Elburg,J/IECG email 2002}) 18... h6 19. Nd2 $5 {An exchange sacrifice on e4
isn't a new idea in Marshall variation, but white's last move is a novelty.} (
19. Re1 Rfe8 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Kf2 a5 23. a3 Bd3 $44 {1/2-1/2
Peng Xiaomin-Grischuk,A/Shanghai 2001}) 19... Bxe4 20. fxe4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]
White's got a pawn and a very strong centre for exchange. In my opinion the
arising position is some kind of dynamic equality, but Black has more
obstacles to find the right pass, so I'd pick White if had I been offered the
choice! That's the best of evaluation I can come with at this late hour!} Nc7
21. Kg2 ({Nothing promised} 21. e5 Be7 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Kg2 f6 24. exf6 Bxf6 $11
{and Black is fine.}) 21... c5 $1 {Black needs open lines for his rooks, so
his last move is perfectly logical in that sense.} 22. e5 Be7 23. Ne4 (23. dxc5
$6 Ne6 (23... Bxc5 $6 24. Ne4 Be7 25. h4 $14) 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. b4 Rf5 26. a4
Raf8 27. axb5 axb5 $36) 23... cxd4 24. cxd4 a5 25. Be3 $6 {Many commentators
regarded this move with an exclaimation mark, but I think it's a dubious idea
after which Black is the only one who can fight for advantage. It was better
to play} (25. a3 $5 {[%cal Gb3a2] even though Black doesn't face any problems
in that case too:} a4 26. Ba2 Rfd8 (26... b4 27. axb4 Rab8 28. d5 Rxb4 29. Kf3
$14) 27. Be3 Nd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Rc1 Rd7 30. Kf3 Rb8 $11) 25... a4 26. Bd1
Nd5 $6 (26... f6 $1 27. exf6 Bxf6 28. Bf3 Rad8 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc7d5]})
27. Bf2 Rac8 28. Rb1 $1 {In certain lines the pawn on b2 is hanging so it's
just the right moment to protect it since Black may hardly improve his
position.} f6 (28... Rfd8 29. Be2 b4 30. Bd1 Nb6 31. g4 (31. d5 $2 Nxd5 32.
Bxa4 f5 33. exf6 Nxf6 $15) 31... Rc7 32. Ng3 Rdc8 33. Nf5 Bf8 34. Bf3 $14) 29.
exf6 Bxf6 (29... Nxf6 30. Nc3 b4 31. Nxa4 Ne4 32. Be3 $14) 30. Nd6 $1 $14 {
From now on Black has to defend very carefully to keep the balance.} (30. Bg4
Rcd8 31. Nc5 Rd6 $11) 30... Rc6 (30... Rb8 31. Bf3 Ne7 32. Rd1 $1 Rfd8 33. Nb7
Rd7 34. Nc5 Rd6 35. Ne4 $14) 31. Nxb5 Rb6 32. Bxa4 Rfb8 33. Na3 Rxb2 {Diagram 
[#]} 34. Rxb2 $2 {Missing a chance to check out Black's defensive resourses
after} (34. Bb3 $1 Rxb1 35. Nxb1 Kf8 36. Kf3 $14 {and White can play for a win.
}) 34... Rxb2 $11 35. Nc4 (35. Bb3 $2 Bxd4 $15) 35... Rxa2 36. Bb3 Rxf2+ 37.
Kxf2 Bxd4+ 38. Ne3 Bxe3+ 39. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
{Motylev is one of the very few top players who is willing to test the
Marshall counter-attack!} d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6
13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 {In his recent game against Tkachiev
Alexander opted for the tricky 16.Qe1 and won in a very convincing manner, but
this time he opts for the main line.} (16. Qe1 $5 Nf6 17. Nd2 Qh5 18. Qd1 Qxd1+
19. Bxd1 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Be7 21. Bxg5 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 $14 {Motylev,A-Tkachiev,V/
Kazan 2005}) (16. Bxg5 $2 Qf5 $19) 16... Qh5 (16... Qxf1+ $5 17. Kxf1 Bf5 18.
f3 h6 19. Nd2 $5 Bxe4 20. fxe4 Nc7 21. Kg2 c5 $1 $13 {Anand,V-Svidler,P/San
Luis ARG 2005}) 17. Nd2 f5 $146 {Deviating from the famous game Kramnik-Leko
Beliavsky appearently wanted to surprise his opponent (or to avoid a home
preparation from Svidler's second in Saint-Luis).} (17... Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19.
Re1 Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. a4 Qg6 $36 {Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Brissago 2004}) 18. Bd1
$5 ({Less accurate is the immediate} 18. Re1 $6 {as after} f4 {the black
bishop comes to h3} 19. Ne4 Bh3 20. Qe2 Bg4 $44) 18... g4 {After the move in
the game Black's light-squared bishop is restricted by its own pawns, so} (
18... Qg6 19. Re1 f4 {[%cal Ga8a7,Ga7f7] with very complex play deserved
attention.}) 19. Re1 f4 $6 {Giving up control of the crucial square e4. More
in the spirit of the position was} (19... Ra7 {intending to push f4 at the
right moment.}) 20. Ne4 Bc7 21. Bb3 $16 Kh8 ({After} 21... fxg3 22. Nxg3 Qg6
23. Qg2 $16 {[%cal Gc1d2,Ge1e2,Ga1e1] Black's defensive task also would've
been easy.}) 22. gxf4 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Bxf4 24. Qg2 $16 {White is just a pawn up.}
Ra7 25. Re2 Re7 26. Ng3 {[%csl Rc6]} Qg5 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 28. Qxc6 h5 29. Qg6 $1
$18 {Forcing the trade of the queens.} (29. Nxh5 $2 Bxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Qh4+ $11)
29... h4 30. Qh5+ Qh7 31. Qxh7+ Kxh7 32. Ne4 Kg6 33. Nc5 ({Better was} 33. a4
$142 $1 {intending to bring the rook into play via the a-file.}) 33... Re8 34.
Bc2+ Kg5 35. Bd3 Bf5 36. Bf1 ({Again} 36. a4 {looked more appropriate.}) 36...
g3 37. hxg3 hxg3 38. Bd3 $2 {Playing into Black's hands. The bishop was
guarding e2, so trading it can't be right.} (38. fxg3 Bxg3 39. Nxa6) 38... Bxd3
39. Nxd3 Re2 40. Rd1 $6 ({White would have had more chances to win the game
after} 40. Nxf4 Kxf4 41. Rd1 Rxb2 42. d5 Re2 43. fxg3+ Kxg3 44. d6 Re8 45. d7
Rd8 46. Rd4 $1 Kf3 47. a3 a5 48. Kf1 {[%cal Gf1d1,Gd1b3,Ga3a4]} Ke3 $14 {
[%cal Gb5b4] even though it seems that Black should hold this position.}) 40...
Bd6 41. Kg2 Kg4 42. Re1 Rd2 43. Re3 gxf2 44. Nxf2+ Kf5 45. Kf3 Rxb2 46. Re2 Rb1
47. Nd3 Rh1 48. Ke3 Ke6 49. Kd2+ Kd5 50. Kc2 a5 51. Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf1 {During the last couple of years Motylev has become a
terminator of the Marshall Attack!} (16. Qe1 $5 Nf6 17. Nd2 Qh5 18. Qd1 Qxd1+
19. Bxd1 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Be7 21. Bxg5 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 $14 {Motylev,A-Tkachiev,V/
Kazan 2005}) (16. Bxg5 $2 Qf5 $19) 16... Qxf1+ (16... Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3
Nf6 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. a4 Qg6 $36 {Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Brissago 2004})
17. Kxf1 Bf5 18. Nd2 $1 {Improving Anand's play.} (18. f3 h6 19. Nd2 $5 Bxe4
20. fxe4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]} Nc7 21. Kg2 c5 $1 22. e5 Be7 23. Ne4 cxd4 24. cxd4 a5
$132 {Anand,V-Svidler,P/San Luis ARG 2005}) (18. Re1 Rae8 19. Be3 Bh3+ 20. Kg1
f5 21. Na3 f4 22. Bd2 Kg7 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Nc2 Bf5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Moraru,
M-Florescu,C/Olanesti 1997}) 18... Rae8 (18... Rfe8 19. f3 g4 $2 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8
21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rxe4 23. a4 $14 {Hotting,A-Elburg,J/IECG email 2002}) 19.
f3 Nf6 $6 ({Black doesn't really have a choice, but to take an exchange,
however White seems to keep better chances anyway. Comparing to the game
Anand-Svidler Black's rook is on e8 instead of a pawn on h6, which gives White
2 possibilities to fight for the advantage.} 19... Bxe4 20. fxe4 (20. Nxe4 Be7
21. Bxg5 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Kg7 23. Ne4 $14) 20... Nc7 21. a4 Kg7 22. axb5 axb5 23.
e5 Be7 24. Ra7 Nd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Rd7 $14) 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Kf2 $16 g4 (
21... Bd3 22. Bd1 c5 23. Nb3 $16) 22. Bd1 $1 {Basically at this point it's
more than obvious that Black got no compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} gxf3
(22... h5 $5) 23. Nxf3 Ng4+ 24. Kg1 c5 25. Bd2 Ne3 {This move is making
White's task easier, but it's hard to suggest anything better.} 26. Bxe3 Rxe3
27. Kf2 Re8 28. Bb3 c4 29. Bd1 a5 30. Be2 {[%cal Ga2a4]} a4 31. a3 $1 {[%csl
Ra4,Rb5,Rc4]} Bf8 32. Nh4 Bh3 33. Bf3 Bh6 34. Ng2 {[%cal Gg2f4,Ga1e1]} Bxg2 {
Black is forced to take the knight to stop Nf4 and Re1.} 35. Bxg2 $18 Re6 36.
Bh3 Rf6+ 37. Ke2 Kf8 38. Bd7 Rb6 39. d5 Ke7 40. Bc6 {[%csl Rb6]} Bg7 41. Rf1
Rb8 42. Rf5 h6 43. Kd1 Rb6 44. Kc2 Kf8 45. Rh5 Kg8 46. Rh4 Kf8 (46... Bf8 47.
Re4 Bc5 48. Re8+ Kg7 49. Ra8 Kf6 50. Ra5 Ke5 51. Bxb5 Kxd5 52. Bxa4 $18) 47.
Re4 Rb8 48. d6 Bf6 49. d7 Rb6 50. Re8+ Kg7 51. Rc8 Be7 52. h4 Kf6 53. Bg2 Rd6
54. Bc6 1-0

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Nd2 Bf5 16. a4 Rae8 (16... Bd3 17. Re1 Rae8 18. Nf3 $1 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 h6 20.
axb5 axb5 21. Ne5 (21. Ra7 Nf6 $13) (21. Qd1 Be4 22. Qe2 Nf6 23. Bd2 Re8 24.
Re1 g5 25. Bd1 Kg7 26. Qf1 Qf5 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Rxe5 29. c4 Qd7 30. Qe2
Re6 31. cxb5 cxb5 32. Bc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,S-Lukacs,P/Budapest Eurodata
(05)/1992/ (37)}) 21... Re8 22. Qd1 Bxe5 23. dxe5 (23. Qxd3 $2 Bxg3 $19) 23...
Qf5 (23... Rxe5 $2 24. Ra8+ Kh7 25. Qxd3+ $18) 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. g4 Qg6 26. Bf4
Qe4 27. h3 h5 28. Bg3 Be2 29. Qd4 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Khalifman,A/Reggio Emilia/
1991/}) (16... Nf4 $2 17. gxf4 Rae8 18. Re5 $18) (16... b4 $6 17. Ne4 $1 Bg4
18. Nxd6 Qh5 19. Bc4 $18) 17. Rxe8 (17. axb5 $2 Nf4 $1 18. gxf4 Qg4+ 19. Kf1
Bd3 20. Ne4 Qf3 21. Ke1 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Qh1+ 23. Kd2 Rxe4 24. Qd1 Bxf4+ 25. Kd3
Re1 26. Bxf4 Qe4+ {0-1 Enders,P-Goldberg,A/BL 9293/1993/}) 17... Rxe8 18. Nf1 (
18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf1 h6 $1 21. Ne3 Be4 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. Nxg4 f5
24. Ne3 f4) (18. axb5 $2 Nf4 $1 19. gxf4 $8 (19. Qf1 Re1 $19) 19... Bxf4 20.
Nf3 (20. Nf1 Be4 21. f3 Bxf3 22. Qc2 Qg4+ $19) 20... Qg4+ 21. Kf1 (21. Kh1 Be4
$19) 21... Bd3+ $1 {0-1/Kotronias,V-Adams,M/Chalkidiki (07)/1992/}) 18... h5 (
18... b4 19. c4 Nf6 20. c5 (20. f3 $16) 20... Bc7 21. Bc4 a5 22. Bd2 h5 23. Qb3
Be4 24. f3 Bd5 25. Re1 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Qf5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Qd1 Qe6 29. Bf2 f5 {
1/2-1/2 Wahls,M-Khalifman,A/Hamburg SKA/1991/ (34)}) (18... Nf6 19. Be3 h5 20.
Bg5 Ng4 21. Bh4 Nxf2 22. Qxh5 g6 23. Qf3 Ng4 24. axb5 Kh8 25. bxa6 Re3 26. Nxe3
Qxh2+ 27. Kf1 Nxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Qh1+ 29. Qg1 Qf3+ 30. Ke1 g5 31. Qf2 Qe4+ 32. Qe2
Qh1+ 33. Kd2 Qxa1 34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. Qxf7+ Kh6 36. Qf6+ Bg6 37. Bc2 {1-0 Maus,
So-Foldi,I/Budapest Elekes (12)/1990/}) 19. axb5 (19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. axb5 axb5
21. Ne3 Bg6 (21... h4 22. Qf1 hxg3 23. Qxh3 gxf2+ $2 24. Kg2 $18) (21... Be4
22. Qf1 Qd7 23. f3 $16) 22. Qf1 (22. Nxd5 Be4 23. Ne3) 22... Qd7 23. Ra5 (23.
Nxd5 Bxg3 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. fxg3 $14) 23... Rb8 24. Ng2 (24. Nxd5 $1 Bxg3 25.
Nf6+ gxf6 26. fxg3 $14) 24... b4 $1 25. Bd2 bxc3 26. Bxc3 Bc7 {0-1/Sax,Gy-Nunn,
J/Bruxelles/1988/ (40)}) 19... axb5 20. Ra6 (20. Bxd5) 20... Nc7 21. Ra7 (21.
Rxc6 $2 Be4 $19) 21... h4 22. Ne3 $2 (22. Bf4 $5 Bxf4 23. gxf4 Be6 $13) 22...
hxg3 23. fxg3 Bxg3 $1 (23... Be4 24. Qg4 (24. Qe2 $5) 24... Qxg4 25. Nxg4 Bd5
26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Kf2 $16) 24. hxg3 (24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (24... Kf8 25. Qe2 Kxf7 26.
hxg3 Qxg3+ 27. Qg2 Rxe3 28. Rxc7+ Qxc7 29. Bxe3 $10) 25. Qe2 (25. hxg3 Rxe3 26.
Rxc7+ Kg8 27. Bxe3 Qxg3+ 28. Kf1 Bh3+ 29. Ke2 Bg4+ 30. Kd2 Qg2+ 31. Kc1 Bxd1
32. Kxd1 Qh1+ 33. Kd2 Qh2+ $19) 25... Rh8 26. Nf1 Bd6 $19) 24... Rxe3 25. Bxe3
(25. Bxf7+ Kf8 (25... Kxf7 $19) 26. Bxe3 Qxg3+ 27. Kf1 Bh3+ 28. Ke2 Bg4+ 29.
Kd2 Bxd1 $19) 25... Qxg3+ 26. Kf1 Bh3+ 27. Ke2 Bg4+ 28. Kd2 Bxd1 29. Bxd1 (29.
Kxd1 Qxe3 30. Rxc7 Qg1+ 31. Kc2 Qh2+ $19) 29... Nd5 30. Ra8+ Kh7 31. Re8 (31.
Bc2+ f5 32. Re8 (32. Bxf5+ g6 33. Ra7+ Kh8 34. Bxg6 Qxg6 $19) 32... g6 $19)
31... f5 32. Ke2 $6 Qh2+ 33. Kd3 (33. Bf2 $2 Qh5+) 33... Qxb2 (33... Qxb2 34.
Bd2 Qb1+ 35. Ke2 f4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares 19th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.03.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qe2 Nf6 (16... f5 17. Bxd5+ (17. Re6 Bxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qxd6 (
19. Bxg5 Rae8 $19) 19... Rae8 20. Bd2 f4 21. Bxd5 (21. Bd1 Rf6 $1) 21... cxd5
22. f3 g4 {0-1 Smirin,I-Grischuk,A/Panormo 2001/ (22)}) 17... cxd5 18. Re6 f4
19. Rxd6 Bg4 20. Qf1 Qxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Rae8 22. Bd2 Bh3+ 23. Kg1 fxg3 24. hxg3 Re2
25. Be3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Rf1+ 27. Kh2 g4 28. Rxd5 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Anand,V/
Linares 2002/ (28)}) 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 (18. Re5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Ng4 20. Nf3 Rae8
21. Qf1 Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1 h6 23. h4 Be4 24. Ne1 Rxe5 25. f4 gxh4 26. gxh4 Re7 {
0-1 Petrosian,T-Averbakh,Y/Moscow 1947/ (40)}) 18... c5 {[%mdl 8] New move in
a very sharp position, the sacrifice on e4 prevents black's rooks from
reaching the vital square e1.} (18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. fxe4 Be7 21. Be3
Kh8 22. Rf1 f5 23. Be6 Qg4 24. Qxg4 fxg4 25. Bd7 {1-0 Sax,G-Atalik,S/Bled 2000/
(31)}) 19. Qf2 c4 (19... cxd4 20. cxd4 Rac8 21. Re1 $16) 20. Bc2 h6 21. b3 $1
cxb3 (21... Nd5 22. bxc4 Nxc3 23. Re3 Bxc2 24. Rxc3 Bg6 25. c5 $18) 22. axb3
Rfc8 23. Bb2 Bb4 $2 {The tactics that will unfortunatelly bacfire against
Adams. The open diagonal a1-h8 will represent grave danger for black king.} (
23... Nxe4 24. fxe4 Bg6 25. c4 Bb4 26. c5 $36) (23... a5 $5 24. Bd3 a4 25. Bf1
Qh5 26. Re5 $14) 24. Re5 $1 Bxc2 25. cxb4 Bg6 26. Rc5 Re8 (26... Rd8 27. d5 $18
) 27. Nf1 Rad8 (27... Bd3 28. Ne3 Qe6 29. Re1 Nd7 30. d5 Qd6 31. Qd2 $18) 28.
d5 $1 Nd7 29. Ne3 h5 (29... Nxc5 30. bxc5 Kf8 31. Rxa6 $18) 30. f4 (30. Rc6 $18
) 30... h4 (30... Nxc5 31. bxc5 Qc8 32. Rc1 $18) 31. f5 hxg3 32. hxg3 Bh5 (
32... Bh7 33. Rxa6 Nxc5 34. bxc5 $18) 33. d6 Re4 34. Rac1 Nxc5 $6 {The tired
defender is resigning his hopes for more resistance, white is getting the
chance to march forward with the terrible pawn duo.} (34... Nf8 35. Re5 $18) (
34... f6 35. Rc8 Rde8 36. Nd5 Rg4 37. Rxe8+ Bxe8 38. Rc3 $16) 35. bxc5 Kh7 36.
Bf6 Rg8 (36... Rd7 37. Bxg5 $18) 37. d7 Rh4 38. Qg2 Bf3 39. Qxh3 (39. Qxf3 Qh2+
40. Kf1 Qh1+ 41. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 42. Ke2 Rxc1 43. b4 $18) 39... Rxh3 40. Kf2 g4 41.
Nf1 $1 Rh5 42. d8=Q Rxd8 43. Bxd8 Rxf5 44. Ne3 Rh5 45. Bh4 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 30th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2000.05.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Bc2 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe6 19. Bxg5 f5 20. Bxd5 $6 {White
wrongly gives up his bishop and his compensation for the exchanges diminishes.
The experiences white players have made with 20.Bd3 are rather encouraging.} (
20. Bd3 h6 $1 21. Bd2 Ra7 {~/= /\ Rg7, f4 Nunn}) 20... cxd5 21. Nd2 f4 22. Bxf4
(22. gxf4 h6 23. Bh4 Rxf4 $15) 22... Bxf4 23. gxf4 Ra7 24. Kh1 Re7 $1 (24...
Rg7 25. Rg1 Rxg1+ 26. Kxg1 $13) (24... Raf7 $6 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26. Qe3 $14) 25.
Rg1+ (25. Nb3 Kh8 26. Nc5 Qe2 27. Qxd5 Rg8 $1 $19) 25... Kh8 26. Nf1 Qe4 {
[%mdl 4096] The endgame is better for Adams, the rook is much stronger than
the knight and three rather scathered pawns.} 27. Kg2 (27. Qxe4 Rxe4 28. Rg4
Re2 29. b4 Rxf2 30. Ne3 R8xf4 (30... Re8 31. Nxd5 Re1+ 32. Rg1 Ree2 33. Rg3
Rxa2 $17) 31. Rxf4 Rxf4 32. Kg2 Re4 33. Nxd5 Re2+ 34. Kg3 Rxa2 $17) 27... Qxf3+
28. Kxf3 Re1 29. Rh1 (29. Kg2 Rb1 30. b4 Rc1 31. Kf3 Rc8 $17) 29... Re4 30. Nd2
(30. Ne3 Rexf4+ 31. Kg3 Rxf2 32. Nxd5 R8f3+ 33. Kg4 h5+ 34. Kh4 Rxb2 $19) 30...
Rexf4+ 31. Ke3 Rxf2 32. a4 Rg2 $1 {White has lost two pawns, but his problems
are far from over.} (32... bxa4 33. Ra1 Rxh2 34. Rxa4 Rf6 35. Ra5 $17) 33. axb5
axb5 34. b3 (34. h4 h5 $19) 34... Rff2 35. Nf3 Rb2 36. b4 Rgc2 37. Kd3 Rf2 38.
Ke3 Rbe2+ 39. Kd3 Ra2 40. Ke3 Rae2+ 41. Kd3 Re4 42. Ne5 Rfe2 $1 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Qh5 18. a4 Re6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf1 {The
Marshall Attack has come to haunt White 1.e4 players in their dreams. Getting
any advantage against the supremely active Black pieces is very difficult, the
outcome often depends on the smallest of details. The knight move has been
quite successful in practice, it prepares the retreat of the bishop from e3.}
Bf5 {Kicking the queen is clearly the most unpleasant reaction as White will
struggle to coordinate his pieces.} (20... Rfe8 21. Bd1 Bxd1 (21... f5 22. Bxg4
Qxg4 23. Bd2 $14) 22. Qxd1 {The exchange of light squared bishops simplifies
White's defensive tasks. Black will need to be happy with positional
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} Qf5 23. Bd2 (23. Ra6 h5 $1 24. Rxc6 h4
25. Bd2 h3 $5 (25... Rxe1 26. Bxe1 h3 27. f3 Bf8 28. Ra6 b4 29. Ra1 $1 (29. Ra5
$2 Nxc3 $1 $19 (29... Ne3 $2 30. Rxf5 Nxd1 31. Re5 Rxe5 32. dxe5 Bc5+ 33. Kh1
Nxb2 34. cxb4 {1-0 Sokolov,A (2585)-Hellers,F (2525)/Reykjavik 1990 (69)}))
29... bxc3 30. bxc3 Rc8 31. g4 Qg6 32. Qb1 Qc6 33. Qd3 Nxc3 34. Bd2 $14 {
Figlio,G (2431)-Sarink,H (2249)/corr/2004/}) 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. Ra6 (27. Ne3
Nxe3 28. Bxe3 Qe4 29. Rc8+ Bf8 30. Kf1 Ra6 31. Rxf8+ $8 Kxf8 32. Ke2 Ra2 33.
Qb3 Qb1 34. Kf3 {Metz,W-Oim,T/corr/1988/} Rxb2 $15) 27... Qe4 28. Ra8+ Bf8 29.
f3 {1/2, Droessler,U-Zenker,O/corr/2003/} Qd3 30. Kf2 b4 $44) 23... Rxe1 24.
Bxe1 h5 25. h4 (25. Bd2 h4 $36) 25... g6 {This move suggested by Nunn helps to
stabilise Black's pawn structure and it harmonises with his pieces.} (25... c5
26. b3 (26. Kg2 cxd4 27. Qxd4 Bc5 28. Qd1 {-26.Kg2} Re5 $1 29. Qf3 Qe6 30. b4
Bb6 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Ra1 Qg6 33. Kg1 Nf6 $36 {Elburg,J-Simmelink,J/corr/1999/})
(26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. Kg2 {-26.Kg2}) 26... g6 $5 (26... cxd4 27. Qxd4 Re4 28. Qd3
Bc5 29. Kg2 $1 {/\Nd2,f3} (29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Re8 Nxc3 $3 31. Kg2 Kg6 32. Rxe4
Qxe4+ 33. Qxe4+ Nxe4 34. f3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Chandler,M (2575)-Nunn,J (2585)/
Hastings 1987 (36)}) (29. c4 Nb4 $1 30. Qb1 Qf3 $36) 29... Re5 30. Ra8+ Kh7 31.
Qxf5+ Rxf5 32. f4 Rf6 33. Rc8 Bd6 34. Bf2 $16 {Ward,R (2354)-Garcia Rojas,H 
(2191)/corr/2000/}) (26... Nf6 27. Ra6 Bb8 28. dxc5 Qxc5 29. Ra2 Be5 30. Re2
Ng4 31. Qd3 Re6 32. Kg2 Rd6 33. Qf5 g6 34. Qc2 {Mrugala,A (2319)-Heutgens,D 
(2309)/corr/1995/}) 27. c4 bxc4 28. bxc4 Nf6 29. Ra6 $5 (29. d5 Ng4 {/\Ne5<=>})
29... Rd8 30. Ba5 Rd7 31. d5 Be5 32. Ne3 Qe4 33. Bd2 $6 (33. Qb3 $5 {/\Bc3})
33... Rb7 $44 {Patocka,F-Moynihan,K (2140)/corr/1997/}) 26. b3 $1 {This
important novelty is hoping to set the pawn mass on the queenside in motion.} (
26. Kg2 c5 27. Qf3 (27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. Qf3 Qd7 {/\Re5<=>}) 27... cxd4 28. Qxf5
gxf5 29. Rd1 Re4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. cxd4 f4 {De Silva,D (2255)-Zenker,O (2428)/
corr/2003/ (38)}) 26... b4 $6 (26... c5 27. c4 $14) (26... Nf6 27. c4 $14) (
26... Nb6 $5 27. Ra6 (27. Ne3 Qe4 {/\Bg3}) 27... Bc7 $14) 27. c4 Nc3 28. Bxc3
bxc3 29. c5 $1 (29. Ne3 Qe4 30. Nc2 Rd8 $5 $44) 29... c2 (29... Bf8 30. Rc1 Qe4
31. Rxc3 Rd8 32. Rc4 Bg7 33. d5 $14) 30. Qd2 Bc7 (30... Bf8 $5) 31. Rc1 Qf3 32.
Rxc2 $8 Qxb3 33. Qc3 $14 {1-0 Gashimov,V (2717)-Shirov,A (2741)/Poikovsky 2008
(67)}) 21. Qd2 {An ugly square for the queen, but at least it is not
obstructing the light-squared bishop.} (21. Qd1 Bg4 22. Qd2 Qh3 23. Bd1 Bxd1
24. Raxd1 f5 $1 25. f4 g5 26. Qg2 (26. fxg5 f4 27. Bxf4 Bxf4 28. gxf4 Nxf4 29.
Ng3 $8 Qg4 30. Rxe6 $11) 26... Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Rfe8 28. Bd2 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Rxe1
30. Bxe1 gxf4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A (2730)-Short,N (2660)/Tilburg 1991 (41)})
21... Bh3 $5 $146 {The first critical moment in the game. The paths are
splitting like in a good fairy tale. Most Black players have preferred 21...
Rfe8, while the correspodence community is busily exploring the 21...Be4
option. Aronian, clever man that he is, is not impressed by any of them and
finds his own way with a new move.} (21... Rfe8 22. Bc2 (22. Bd1 Qg6 23. Bf3 h5
24. Ra6 (24. Qd1 h4 25. Bd2 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Bc2 27. Qc1 Nf4 28. Ne3 {Kruppa,Y 
(2405)-Ginsburg,G (2280)/Simferopol/1990/} Bd3 $36) 24... h4 25. Rxc6 Nf4 $1
26. Bxf4 Rxe1 27. Be5 (27. Rxd6 $2 Rxf1+ $1 28. Kxf1 Bh3+ 29. Kg1 Qd3 $1 $19)
27... Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Bh3+ 29. Ke1 Qb1+ 30. Qd1 Qxb2 31. Rxd6 Qxc3+ 32. Ke2 hxg3
33. hxg3 Rxe5+ 34. dxe5 Qxe5+ 35. Be4 $8 Qxe4+ $132 {Fleetwood,D (2487)
-Olofsson,D (2515)/corr/1999/}) (22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Bf4 (23. Qe2 Qxe2 24. Rxe2
b4 25. Ree1 bxc3 26. bxc3 Rc8 27. Bd2 Be4 28. Re3 h5 29. f3 Bf5 30. Ra5 $16 {
1-0 Del Rio Angelis,S (2479)-Hebden,M (2544)/Port Erin 2003 (61)}) 23... Rxe1
24. Rxe1 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Be4 26. Nd2 Bxf4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. gxf4 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 {
1/2, Ivanchuk,V (2660)-Sokolov,I (2525)/Biel/1989/}) 22... Bh3 23. Qd1 Bg4 24.
Qd3 Qh3 25. Bd2 Re2 (25... Be2 26. Rxe2 $1 Rxe2 27. Ra6 $14) 26. Rxe2 Bxe2 27.
Re1 Bxd3 28. Rxe8+ Bf8 29. Bxd3 Qd7 30. Re1 {1/2, Svidler,P (2746)-Jakovenko,D
(2711)/Foros/2008/ The position was in the balance despite the different
material both players had at their disposal.}) ({The move of the correspodence
community is a bit dangerous for White as the bishop on e4 makes no secret
about its aggressive ambitions.} 21... Be4 22. Bd1 (22. Bc2 Bf3 (22... f5 23.
Bd1 (23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Qd3 Rfe8 25. Bd2 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 $14 {
1-0 Schulz,R-Schwarz,A/Germany 1996 (34)}) 23... Qh3 24. f3 f4 25. fxe4 fxg3 (
25... fxe3 26. Qg2 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Rf2+ 28. Kg1 Rxe4 29. Nxe3 Rxb2 30. Bf3 {
1-0 Everitt,G (2331)-Haag,R (2057)/ICCF email 2005 (43)}) 26. Qg2 gxh2+ 27. Kh1
Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Rxe4 29. Bb3 (29. Kh1 Nxe3 30. Nxe3 g6 31. Bc2 Ree8 32. Ng4
Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 $16 {1-0 Dyakov,A (2268)-Silva,M (2166)/IECG email 2004 (42)})
29... h1=Q+ 30. Kxh1 Rh4+ 31. Kg2 Rg4+ 32. Kh1 (32. Kh3 h5 33. Bd1 Rg6 34. Kh4
Be7+ 35. Kh3 Bd6 {0-1 Barbre,S (2464)-Duliba,E (2336)/USA 1999 (51)}) 32...
Rh4+ 33. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 Rubinchik,L-Vitomskis,J/ICCF corr 1989}) 23. Bd1 Rfe8 24.
Bxf3 Qxf3 25. Qd3 h5 26. Ra6 (26. Qd1 Qf5 27. Ra6 Rf6 28. Qd2 h4 $15 {0-1 Zink,
J-Hansel,R/DESC email 2005 (36)}) 26... Bb8 27. Qd1 Qf5 28. Bd2 Rxe1 29. Bxe1
Qc8 30. Ra8 h4 31. Bd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Piculjan,N (2438)-Blauhut,H (2446)/ICCF
email 2004 (50)}) 22... Qh3 (22... Qf5 23. Qe2 Nf6 24. Nd2 Bd5 25. b3 c5 26.
dxc5 Bxc5 (26... Bf4 27. b4 Bc6 28. Nf3 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Qe4 30. Rc1 Ng4 31. Qc2
Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Nxe3 34. Rc1 Nxd1 35. Nd4 {1-0 Schwetlick,T (1817)
-Alves,L (2347)/ICCF email 2000}) 27. Qxb5 Bxe3 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Ne4 30.
Qf1 Qe6 31. Ra6 Qe7 32. Nc4 Nxc3 33. Bf3 Bxc4 34. Qxc4 Qxe3+ 35. Kg2 Qd2+ 36.
Kh3 Qe3 37. Qf4 {1/2-1/2 Mueller Toepler,M (2057)-Leone,F (2377)/ICCF email
2007}) (22... Qg6 23. Qe2 (23. f3 Bd3 (23... Bf5 24. Bb3 Bh3 25. Bf2 Rxe1 26.
Rxe1 Be6 27. Bc2 f5 28. Ne3 Nf4 29. Kh1 Nh3 30. Bg1 Qf7 31. f4 Re8 {1/2-1/2
Perez,B (2374)-Daurelle,H (2272)/Chessfriend.com 2005 (45)} 32. Kg2 $16) 24.
Bf2 (24. Bb3 h5 25. Rad1 Bxf1 26. Bc2 f5 27. Kxf1 Bxg3 28. hxg3 {1/2-1/2
Frigato,D (2293)-Herrera,A (2178)/ICCF email 2007}) 24... Rxe1 25. Qxe1 h5 26.
Be2 Bc2 27. c4 Nf4 28. c5 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Wurschner,M (2286)-Sedlacek,P (2406)/
ICCF email 2007 (32)}) 23... b4 24. Bd2 Nf6 25. Bb3 bxc3 26. bxc3 Re7 27. Qd1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Matic,D (2296)-Petzold,G (2334)/Chessfriend.com 2004 (61)}) 23. f3
Bg6 24. Ra6 Nc7 25. Ra7 Nd5 26. Bb3 Qf5 27. Qf2 Rfe8 28. Ra6 Bf8 {1/2-1/2
Fleetwood,D-Espindola,C/ICCF corr 2000 (51) Proving an advantage is as
difficult for White as ever in Marshall gambit lines.}) 22. Bd1 Qg6 (22... Qf5
23. Qe2 $1 Qe4 (23... Rfe8 24. Bc2 $16) 24. Qf3 Qd3 25. Bb3 b4 26. Bxd5 cxd5
27. Qxd5 bxc3 28. bxc3 Qxc3 29. Qh5 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 (30. Rxf1 Rxe3 31. fxe3 Qxe3+
32. Kg2 Qxd4 $14) 30... f5 31. Qe2 $14) 23. Bf3 $5 {The bishop will help to
protect white king from the a8-h1 diagonal.} (23. Qe2 $2 Nf4 $1 24. Qd2 Ng2 25.
Re2 Nh4 26. Re1 Ng2 $11) 23... Qf5 24. Bh1 (24. Qd1 h5 25. Ra6 (25. Bxh5 $2 Rf6
$1 26. Qe2 Re8 $17) 25... Bc7 26. Nd2 h4 $13) (24. Qe2 $5 Rfe8 25. Ra6 Bc7 26.
Nd2 $14) 24... Rfe8 25. Re2 $6 {Defence in positions without direct concrete
threats from the opponent is a very difficult task even for the best players.
Shirov here makes a clumsy move that will cost him a lot of time.} (25. Ra6 Bc7
26. Qd1 h6 $13) 25... h5 $1 26. Qc2 (26. Rae1 $6 h4 27. b3 (27. Qc2 Qh5 $17)
27... Qh5 28. c4 Bb4 $17) 26... Qg4 $1 27. Ree1 {The inconvenience is mounting
for White as he realised the dangers of the active approach with the
counterattack against the c6-pawn.} (27. Ra6 h4 28. Rxc6 Nf4 $1 29. Re1 Bxf1
30. Rxd6 (30. Rxf1 Ne2+ 31. Kg2 h3#) (30. Kxf1 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 hxg3 32. hxg3 Rxe3
$19) 30... hxg3 31. hxg3 Rxd6 32. Qd1 Rxe3 33. Qxg4 Rxe1 34. Qxf4 Be2+ 35. Kg2
Rh6 $19) 27... h4 28. Qd1 (28. Qe2 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Qg5 $17) 28... Qf5 29. Qf3 $2
{The last (!) and pretty horrible move of the game. The queen simply does not
belong on f3. With the correct defence with Qb1 White could have kept the
chances about balanced.} (29. Qb1 $1 Qh5 30. Qd1 Qg6 (30... Bg4 31. Qd3 Bf3 32.
Bxf3 Qxf3 33. Qd1 Qf5 34. Qb1 Qg4 35. Qd1 Qg6 36. Qf3 (36. Qb1 f5 $15) 36...
Qc2 37. Re2 Qd3 38. Ree1 $11) 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. Qf3 Qc2 33. Qxd5 Qxb2 $13)
29... Qg6 $1 {Shirov got truly depressed when he realised, that the queen will
have to retreat to d1 and it loses by force! A rare and genuine battle of
shadows...} (29... Qg6 $1 30. Qd1 (30. Ra7 Bg4 $1 31. Qg2 h3 $19) 30... hxg3
31. hxg3 Bxf1 $1 (31... Nxe3 32. Rxe3 Rxe3 33. fxe3 Bxf1 34. Qxf1 (34. Kxf1
Rxe3 35. Qd2 Qh6 36. Qg2 Bxg3 $19) 34... Qxg3+ 35. Qg2 Qxe3+ 36. Qf2 Qg5+ 37.
Bg2 Bf4 $17) 32. Bxd5 cxd5 33. Kxf1 Bxg3 34. Qf3 Rf6 35. Qg2 Qd3+ 36. Kg1 Bxf2+
37. Bxf2 Rxe1+ 38. Rxe1 Rg6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2004.07.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
d5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Re1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bc5 12. h3 (12. Qe2 Ng4 13. Rf1 Nf6 14. Bc2
Qd7 15. b4 Bb6 16. a4 Rfe8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Qxb5 Ba6 20. Qa4 Nd4
21. cxd4 Qxa4 22. Bxa4 Bxf1 23. Bc6 Ra2 24. dxe5 Rc2 25. Kxf1 Rxc1+ 26. Ke2 {
1-0 Novik,M-Zavlin,K/St Petersburg 1992/ (44)}) 12... Nh5 $6 {Bacrot has been
carried away by optimism, that his position already allows for the active
operations. It was better to finish the development with balanced chances.} (
12... Qe7 13. Qe2 b4 14. Bc2 a5 15. Qb5 Rfb8 16. Nb3 Bd6 17. Bg5 a4 18. Nbd2 a3
19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. bxa3 bxc3 21. Nb3 Bxa3 22. Nc5 Ra5 {0-1 Nielsen,P-Rorvik,J/
Copenhagen 2003/ (22)}) 13. Bd5 Qf6 (13... Nf6 14. Bxc6 (14. Nb3 Bd6 15. Bg5 h6
16. Bh4 Qe7 $14) 14... Bxc6 15. Nxe5 Bxe4 (15... Bb7 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Nef3 $14)
16. Nxe4 Qxd1 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Rxd1 fxe5 19. Rd5 Bd6 20. Be3 Rad8 21. Rad1
$14) 14. a4 $1 Nf4 (14... Bb6 15. Nb3 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qd3
$14) 15. Nb3 Bb6 (15... Nxd5 $2 16. Nxc5 $18) 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 (16... exf4 17. e5
Qg6 18. Be4 Qh6 19. Nbd4 Rad8 20. Qc1 $14) 17. Qe2 bxa4 $6 {[%mdl 16] The
defender will avoid loss of a pawn with this antipositional move, but his
structure will remain very weak.} (17... Rfd8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20.
Qxb5 $14) 18. Rxa4 Rfd8 19. Rc4 $1 Rd6 (19... Qf6 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22.
Nxe5 Qf6 23. Ned3 $16) 20. Nc5 Bxc5 (20... Bc8 $2 21. Nd3 Qf6 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 23.
Ndxe5 Bb7 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Bd5 $18) 21. Rxc5 Rad8 (21... Re8 22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23.
Qxa6 Bd7 (23... Bxe4 24. Qc4 $18) 24. Qe2 $16) 22. b4 $1 (22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23.
Nxe5 Ba8 24. b4 $16) 22... Rg6 (22... Qf6 23. c4 Ba8 24. b5 axb5 25. cxb5 Nb4
26. Bc4 Nd3 27. Bxd3 Rxd3 28. Rxc7 $16) 23. Qe3 Rgd6 (23... Qxe3 24. Rxe3 Re8
25. c4 Ba8 26. b5 axb5 27. cxb5 Nd4 28. Bc4 Ne6 29. Rxe5 $18) 24. Qxf4 {
Morozevich was in an excellent position facing one last problem-how to choose
the most efficient method of realization the advantage.} (24. Nxe5 $1 Qxe3 25.
Rxe3 Nxe5 26. Bxb7 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Nd3 28. Rxc7 Nxf2 29. Bd5 $18) 24... exf4 25.
Ra1 Kf8 (25... R8d7 26. b5 axb5 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Rxc6 Bxc6 29. Ne5 $18) 26. c4
Rb8 (26... R8d7 27. e5 Rh6 28. e6 Rxe6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rxc6 Bxc6 31. Ne5 Rd6
32. c5 $18) 27. Rb1 (27. Ng5 Nxb4 28. Rxc7 Bxd5 29. exd5 $18) 27... Ba8 28. e5
Rh6 29. e6 Rb6 (29... Ne7 30. Ne5 Rc8 31. Bxa8 Rxa8 32. exf7 $18) 30. exf7 Rh5
(30... Rb8 31. Ng5 $18) 31. Re1 $1 (31. Re1 $1 Ne7 32. Rxc7 Bxd5 33. Rexe7 Bc6
34. Nd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Chalkidiki"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Anand} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Nd2 Bf5 16. a4 (16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Re1 Nf4 $5 18. gxf4 Bxf4 19. Qg2 Bh3
20. Qxc6 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Bg4 22. Qg2 Rae8 23. Rxe8 Bb8+ 24. Kg1 Rxe8 25. Ne4 Kf8
26. f4 Bh3 27. Ng3 Qg4 28. Qf2 h5 29. Bd2 h4 30. Bd1 hxg3 31. Qf3 f5 32. Qd5
Qxf4 {0-1/Schlosser,M-Adams,M/Oakham/1990/}) 16... Rae8 (16... Bd3 {Anand is
also a good equaliser - Anand-Khalifman Reggio 1991}) 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. axb5 $2
(18. Nf1 h5 (18... b4 19. c4 Nf6 20. c5 Bc7 21. Bc4 a5 22. Bd2 h5 23. Qb3 Be4
$44 {Wahls,M-Khalifman,A/Hamburg SKA/1991/}) 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. axb5 (20. Ne3 {
Anand} Bg6 21. axb5 axb5 {Sax-Nunn 1988}) 20... axb5 21. Ne3 $14 {Sax,Gy-Nunn,
J/Bruxelles/1988/}) 18... Nf4 $1 19. gxf4 $8 (19. Qf1 Re1 $19) 19... Bxf4 20.
Nf3 (20. Nf1 Be4 21. f3 Bxf3 $19 (21... Bxf3 {Anand} 22. Qc2 Qg4+ $19)) 20...
Qg4+ 21. Kf1 (21. Kh1 Be4 $19) 21... Bd3+ $1 {Ftacnik,L} (21... Bd3+ $1 22.
Qxd3 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Re1+ 24. Nxe1 Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 Bg3+ 26. Kg1 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Qxf2#)
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Gustafsson,J"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{It feels a little silly to annotate a game in which I didnt make a single
move on my own, just following my preparation all the way. It also might look
like the only games im ever giving comments on are my wins against Naiditsch.
Its nothing personal, he just happens to be the only decent player I beat once
in a while! And since this game was crucial for me qualifying for the World
cup and is sort of pretty too, I hope the reader will forgive me for my lack
of creativity over the board.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O {No surprises so far. Ive hardly been playing
anything but the Marshall recently, and whilst Arkadij has tried the Italian
or the exchange spanish once in a while, he also sticks to the min line this
time.} 8. c3 {Allowing the Marshall! Few players have dared to enter it in the
last games ive seen, and persionally Id just be way to afraid to get
checkmated as White too. Then again, the alternatives 8.h3 and 8.a4 dont seem
to offer that much either, so this is obviously the critical choice.} d5 {
No more chickening out!} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 {
Not the main line, but White reserves the right to transpose of course} (12. d4
Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. Qf1 $5 Qh5
19. f3 {was the way Kramnik beat Aronian in their recent match and might
become the new fashion?}) 12... Bd6 13. g3 {This is a clever move order
actually. Whites point is that after the normal 13...Qd7, he goes 14.d3! Qh3
15.Re4, tricking Black into a slightly unfavourable line. So we need another
way...} Bf5 $1 (13... Bh3 {was my choice against Nisipeanu, but I wasnt too
happy with it after the accurate 14. d3!}) 14. d4 Qd7 {From just looking at
the position, it feels like Black should have enough play here. However, looks
mean little nowadays, so I was basically happy to (accidentally) be very
familiar with this variation...} 15. Be3 Rae8 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. Qb1 Bf5 {So far
were following some heavyweight games from the likes of Anand and Aronian.
Whites next move is when it really becomes interesting.} 18. Bc2 $2 {This move
was recomended in Informant some time ago, giving some analysis claiming that
White is much better here. This matter came to my attention when GM Gyimesi
wrote me a "panic" email about this line. We had studied the Marshall together
some time ago and I guess I got lucky he brought this to my attention , as I
actually had to have a look at it and managed to find a pretty convincing
recipe. I guess we wont see much of 18.Bc2 after this game anymore, as it
might be already the losing mistake!} (18. Qc1 {is the main line, when Black
has a choice between} h5 (18... Re7) (18... Re6 {all of which seem to offer
fair compensation.})) 18... Bxc2 19. Qxc2 f5 {At this point I already knew
there was quite a high chance I was gonna checkmate him in a couple of moves.
So I became sort of nervous and starting wondering if I should spend some time
acting or just play the moves quickly. I went for an intermediate approach,
taking some time, but not a lot. Cause you never know what happens, I might
need the time later... I also felt this was a pretty good training for my
pokerface, something I definitely gotta work on.} 20. c4 $2 {This is White's
point. 20.Nf3 is better, but hardly something to wurite home about after ... f4
} (20. Nf3 f4 21. Ng5 Nf6) 20... bxc4 $1 $146 {A fairly obvious novelty.
Earlier, 20...Nf6 was played, giving White an edge after 21.Bg5} (20... Nf6 21.
Bg5) 21. Nxc4 f4 22. Bd2 f3 {This is the first move not mentioned in Chess
Informant. Again its pretty obvious, but the key is the next move. Nowadays
engines spot it very quickly, but when I was looking at it some 2 years ago,
it actually required some brainpower...} (22... Bc7 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Qd3 $14)
23. Qd3 (23. Kh1 Qh3 24. Rg1 Re2 25. Raf1 Bxg3 $19) 23... Re2 $1 {This is the
key. Black blocks the white Queen on her way to f1 and manages to get to the
king. I was very happy when I found this idea, but it turned out I didnt need
to. Prearing for the game, I followed my routine of visiting my friend Peter
Heine Nielsen to annoy him with question about the latest theory developments.
He said: "Well there is this one Marshall line you should know about, 18.Bc2..
" And I was happy to replay "Oh, that doesnt work, Re2 and mate" - "Ok, no
more questions". Im glad I actually knew about it beforehand, else I would owe
Peter even more payback for opening ideas then I do already. And since
coaching him in Poker hasnt yet netted the results I was hoping for, Im
running out of ideas how to pay him back...} 24. Rxe2 Qh3 25. Ne3 {After this
its curtains immediately.} (25. Qxf3 Rxf3 26. Nxd6 Nf6 27. Rae1 h6 (27... Ng4
$6 28. Re8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Re8#) 28. Re3 Rxe3 29. fxe3 (29. Bxe3 Ng4
30. Nc4 Nxh2 31. Ne5 g5 32. g4 h5 33. gxh5 g4) 29... Ng4 30. Re2 Nxh2 31. Rxh2
Qxg3+ 32. Rg2 Qxd6 {is fairly hopeless for White too, though}) 25... Rf4 $1 {
A pretty finale. I was obviously hoping for the beauty prize sacrificing both
my rooks and all, but ok, Im afraid requirements are one makes a move of his
own for that it seems. Something I could avoid doing in the last 5 rounds in
Dresden. Silly game, this chess. Oh wait, maybe its just me?} (25... Rf4 26.
Qxa6 (26. gxf4 Bxf4) 26... Rh4 27. Qa8+ (27. Qc8+ Qxc8 $1) 27... Kf7 28. Qe8+
Kxe8 29. Ng2+ fxe2 30. Nxh4 {avoids the mate, but isn't really worth playing
on.}) (25... Rf6 $2 26. Qe4) 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Liss, Eran"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Re1 Ng4 8. Rf1
Bb6 9. d4 exd4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bf4 Nge5 12. Bd5 Rb8 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Bxc6 exf4
15. Qh5+ Kf8 16. Bd5 Qe7 17. e5 Bb7 18. Qf5+ Ke8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Qxf4 Kd8 21.
Nd2 Kc8 22. a4 Rf8 23. Qe4 Qb4 24. Nf3 bxa4 25. e6 Qd6 26. exd7+ Qxd7 27. Ne5
Qf5 28. Qxf5+ Rxf5 29. Nd3 c5 30. Rxa4 Re7 31. Rxa6 Kb7 32. Ra4 Re2 33. Rc4 g5
34. g4 Rf6 35. Nxc5+ Bxc5 36. Rxc5 Rb6 37. b4 Rc6 38. Rxc6 Kxc6 {[#] Nach
Abräumen vieler Bauern ab Zug 52 T+g-Bauer - T bei vertikaler Sperre für sK,
elementarer Brückenbau} 39. Rd1 Re4 40. f3 Rf4 41. Kf2 Kb5 42. Ke2 Kxb4 43.
Rb1+ Kc3 44. Rb7 Kxc2 45. Rc7+ Kb3 46. Rxh7 Rf8 47. Rc7 Kb4 48. h3 Kb5 49. Kd3
Rxf3+ 50. Kxd4 Rxh3 51. Rc5+ Kb6 52. Rxg5 {[#] Gewinn in 21 Zügen (ENDSPIEL-CD)
; der sK gelangt nicht vor den w g-B} Kc7 53. Ke5 Kd7 54. Kf6 Re3 55. Rf5 (55.
Rd5+ Ke8 56. Re5+ $2 Rxe5 57. Kxe5 Ke7 $10 {Opposition}) 55... Re7 (55... Ke8
56. Kg7) 56. g5 Re8 57. Kg6 (57. g6 $1 Rf8+ 58. Kg5 Rxf5+ 59. Kxf5 Ke7 60. Kg5
$18) 57... Re1 58. Kg7 Re2 59. g6 Re1 60. Kh7 Rh1+ 61. Kg8 Re1 (61... Ke7 62.
g7 Ke8 63. Re5+ Kd7 64. Kf7 Rf1+ 65. Kg6 Rg1+ 66. Rg5 $18) 62. Rh5 Re2 63. g7
Rh2 (63... Ke7 64. Kh7) 64. Rxh2 1-0

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Auch wenn diese Partie nicht glücklich für Kramnik verlief - das prinzipielle
Zulassen des Marshall-Angriffs erwies sich später als glückliche Wahl, denn
Leko wich dem Klassischen Spanier fortan aus und stand jeweils nach der
Eröffnung unter Druck.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6
13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 $5 {Dies ist zwar kein neuer Zug,
aber in den Kreisen der Spitzengroßmeister kam er so gut wie nicht vor.} Qh5 {
Auch der Übergang ins Endspiel ist spielbar, doch vermutlich kann Weiß einen
kleinen Vorteil behaupten.} 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 {Dieser Zug ist mehr dazu da
der Dame ein Feld auf f2 zu verschaffen als den Turm dauerhaft auf e4 zu
etablieren. Im Moment ist die Annahme des Qualitätsopfers praktisch
ausgeschlossen. Nach} Nf6 (18... Bxe4 $2 19. fxe4 Nb6 20. e5 {nebst Ne4 steht
Weiß prächtig.}) 19. Re1 (19. a4 $5 {(Shipov)}) 19... Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 {
Wie es scheint hat sich diese Stellung mit einer gewissen Logik nach 16.Qf1
ergeben. Allerdings war Lekos Zeit bereits recht knapp, während Kramnik noch
in der Vorbereitung war.} 21. a4 $5 (21. Bd1 Qg6 22. Be2 $13) 21... Qg6 $1 {
Weiß hat nun ein Problem: er möchte Ne4 spielen, aber vorher auf b5 tauschen -
Schwarz macht da jedoch nicht mit.} 22. axb5 {Kramnik ließ hinterher verlauten,
dass es keine gründliche Überprüfung von 22.axb5 gab und er am Brett
entscheiden wollte, ob der Zug okay ist. Wegen Lekos bereits sehr knapper
Bedenkzeit entschied Kramnik das Risiko einzugehen, ohne die Varianten
gründlich durchzurechnen.} ({Spielt Weiß gleich} 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Bxe4 24.
Bxg5 $1 {so folgt} (24. axb5 $2 Bd3 $1) 24... bxa4 $1 {und Weiß kann nicht
zurückschlagen. Nach} 25. Bc4 Bd5 {hat Weiß zwar die bessere Bauernstruktur,
doch sein König steht zu offen.}) 22... Bd3 23. Qf2 $2 ({Weiß musste hier mit} 
23. Qd1 Be2 24. Qe1 Bd3 25. Qd1 {ein Remis durch Zugwiederholung akzeptieren.})
23... Re2 24. Qxe2 ({Auch} 24. bxa6 {reichte nicht mehr zum Remis:} Rxf2 25.
Kxf2 Qh5 26. Kg1 Bxg3 $1 27. hxg3 Qh3 28. a7 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 g4 $1 30. a8=Q+ Kg7
31. Qb7 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 gxf3+ 33. Nxf3 Qf1+ 34. Kg3 Nh5+ 35. Kh4 Qh1+ 36. Kg4 Qg2+
37. Kxh5 Qh3+ 38. Nh4 Be2+ 39. Kg5 Qg4#) 24... Bxe2 25. bxa6 Qd3 $3 26. Kf2 (
26. a7 Qe3+ 27. Kg2 Bxf3+ $1 28. Nxf3 Qe2+ 29. Kg1 Ng4 30. a8=Q+ Kg7 31. Qxc6 (
31. Bxg5 Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Qxf3+ 33. Kg1 Qf2+ 34. Kh1 Qxh2#) 31... Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Qf1+
33. Ng1 Nf2#) 26... Bxf3 $1 27. Nxf3 Ne4+ 28. Ke1 Nxc3 $1 {Trotz knapper
Bedenkzeit findet Leko die starken Züge.} 29. bxc3 Qxc3+ 30. Kf2 Qxa1 31. a7 $6
({Mit} 31. Bxg5 {hätte Weiß noch kämpfen können.} Qxa6 32. Bd1 $17) 31... h6
32. h4 g4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. f4 {This variation has been played by
Hungarian grandmasters already for several years, though without big practical
success. This game, however, produces an impression, that the black position
is not easy to hold.} Bxf4 19. Qf3 Bb8 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Nb3 Bb7 {In the
important game between Leko and Adams, Linares 1999, black played 21...Qf7 and
got scared to make a natural move 22.Bf4, presumably because of a reply d5-d4.
After 22.Nd4 Ba7 they soon agreed to a draw. Well, since rules in chess differ
from checkers, where taking a piece is obligatory, white, I think, after 22.
Bf4! d4 has a good move 23.Nc5 with an edge.} (21... Qf7 22. Bf4 $1 d4 23. Nc5)
22. Bf4 Bxf4 $2 {This move certainly should not be recommended.} (22... Ba7+
23. d4 Rae8 {(what had been played already) was called for, where white's
advantage, turns out to be only marginal.}) 23. Qxf4 d4 {The point of the
previous move. Bishop b7 must have the long diagonal. Still, the way black
treats this position looks very superficial - black does not get any
compensation for the pawn.} 24. Nxd4 Rae8 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 ({Not} 25... Rxe8 26.
Rf1 {and black loses the second pawn.}) 26. Kf2 $1 Qf7 ({Or} 26... Qh5 27. h4
h6 28. Re1 g5 29. Qc7 gxh4 30. Qxb7 hxg3+ 31. Kf1 {and white is winning.}) 27.
Re1 $1 h6 (27... Qxa2 28. Ne6 Qxb2+ (28... Re8 $2 29. Qe5 $18) 29. Re2 Qxc3 30.
Nxf8 Qc5+ 31. Qe3 ({But even more energetic is} 31. Kf1 Qxf8 32. Qc7 Bd5 33.
Re7 {and then Rd7-d8.}) 31... Qxe3+ 32. Rxe3 Kxf8 33. Re6 {leads to a won
endgame.}) 28. Re2 Qd5 29. Ke1 Qxa2 30. Ne6 Rf7 31. Nd8 $1 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qd7 16. Nd2 Bb7 (16... f5 $6 17. Re1 Kh8 18. f4 $1 g5 19. Nf3 gxf4 20. Bxd5
cxd5 21. Bxf4 $16) 17. Re1 c5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. f3 $6 {N} (19. Bg5 f6 20. c4 Nb4
$1 {N Leko,P} 21. cxb5+ Kh8 22. Be3 Nxd3 $17) (19. Qh5 $5) 19... Kh8 20. Bd2 f5
21. Nf2 f4 $1 (21... Rad8 $5) 22. Ne4 (22. Bxd5 fxg3 $1) 22... fxg3 23. hxg3
Qh3 24. Qe2 c4 $1 25. Bc2 (25. dxc4 Nxc3 $1 26. Qg2 $1 (26. bxc3 Bxe4 27. fxe4
Bc5+ 28. Be3 Qxg3+ $19) 26... Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rad8 $17) 25... cxd3
26. Bxd3 Rad8 $1 (26... Nf6 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Rad8 29. Nf2 Ng4 30. Rxe7
Bxf3+ 31. Kg1 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 Rxd3 33. Bf4 $10) 27. Qf1 Qh5 (27... Qxf1+ $6 28.
Bxf1 Rxf3 29. Bg2 Rd3 30. Re2 $10) 28. g4 $8 (28. Kg2 Bc8 $1 $19) 28... Qh4 $1
(28... Qe5 $6 29. Qh3 Nf4 30. Bxf4 Qxf4 31. Nf2 Rxd3 32. Nxd3 Qc7 33. Rxe7 $1
Qxe7 34. Re1 $14) (28... Qf7 29. Ng5 $1) 29. Rad1 (29. Re2 $5 Nxc3 $1 30. Rh2 (
30. Bxc3 $5 Rxd3 31. Rh2 Qxh2+ (31... Bxe4 $5 32. Rxh4 Bxh4 33. fxe4 $8 Rxf1+
34. Rxf1 Kg8 $15) 32. Kxh2 Bxe4 33. fxe4 Rxf1 34. Rxf1 $15) 30... Qxh2+ (30...
Nxe4 31. Rxh4 Bxh4 32. Bxe4 $8 Bxe4 33. fxe4 Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Bf6 35. Bc3 Bxc3
36. bxc3 Kg8 $17) 31. Kxh2 Nxe4 32. Be3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Rxf3 $17) 29... Nf4 $1 (
29... h5 $2 30. Re2 $1 Ne3 31. Rxe3 $1 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Bc5 33. Be1 (33. Nxc5 $2
Qg3+ 34. Kf1 Bxf3 $19) 33... Qh3 34. Ng5 $18) (29... Nf6 $4 30. Bg5 $18) 30.
Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Qf2 Rdf8 $2 (31... Qh6 $1 32. Kg2 $8 (32. Qa7 Rxf3 33. Qxb7 Qh3
$1 34. Bf1 Rg3+ $1 35. Nxg3 Bc5+ 36. Rd4 Bxd4+ 37. cxd4 Qxg3+ $19) 32... Bh4
33. Qe2 Bxe1 34. Rxe1 $17) 32. Qxh4 Bxh4 33. Rf1 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Rf1 $1
$10 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Be7 37. Ke2 g6 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. a3 Bc8 40. Kf4 Bd8 41. c4
Bc7+ 42. Kf3 bxc4 43. Bxc4 Bb7 44. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 37th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Lilov,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {Black chooses to play the Marsall attack which is very active and
interesting attacking system for Black.} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 $5 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 {
The exchange gave Black some advantage in development and more pieces
attacking. However, fortunately for White, Black needs to play only the most
precise moves. Otherwise he can lose his compensation.} 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ $2 {
The queen had to retreat -} (18... Qh5 {after which black was keeping the
opportunities to attack against white's king. It is obvious now that in the
endgame, the pair of bishops won't be sufficient compensation for the extra
pawn of White.}) 19. Kxg2 Bxd3 20. Be3 Be4+ 21. f3 $16 Bc6 22. Nd2 Rfe8 23. Nb3
f6 24. Nd4 Bb7 {#} 25. g4 $6 {It was much better to continue with 25.Nf5! Bf8
26.Bd4 keeping good activity and neutralizing Black's bishops.} Bc5 26. b4 $2 {
That move misses the advantage. Now, the backward's pawn at c3 cannot be
repaired. White can never get a passed pawn.} Bxd4 27. Bxd4 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Kf7
29. Bc5 Rd7 $11 30. h4 Bd5 31. a3 Be6 32. Bd4 Bc4 33. Kg3 Re7 34. Rd1 Bb3 35.
Rd2 Re1 36. h5 Rd1 37. Re2 Rd3 38. Kf4 Bd5 39. Re3 Rxe3 40. Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid Magistral 7th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1998.05.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1998.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Wedberg: Michael Adams once again demonstrates the equalising strength of the
Marshall. P down seems to be no problem for Black even without an attack.} 1.
e4 {Blatny,P Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 {The idea is
that White wants to fight with Re4. In case of} (12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3
Qh3 15. Re4 {Black has the strong reply} g5 $1 {/\} 16. Bxg5 $4 Qf5 {and the R
on e4 is not defended.}) 12... Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Nf6 {These
days also popular are:} (15... Qf5 {and}) (15... Qd7) (15... Bb7 {Wedberg} 16.
Nd2 Rae8 17. Qf1 Qd7 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Ne4 c5 20. Bd2 Bf8 21. Re1 $14 {Leko,
P-Adams,M/Belgrade Invest 1995/CBM 51/1/2-1/2 (51)}) (15... Qd7 {Wedberg} 16.
Nd2 (16. Re1 {Blatny,P} Qh3 17. Re4 {1/2-1/2 Short,N-Sokolov,I/Parnu-A 1996/
CBM 52}) 16... Bb7 17. Re1 (17. Qf1 c5 18. Re1 Kh8 19. a4 (19. Bd1 f5 20. Bf3
$13) 19... Nf4 $1 $40 {0-1 Almasi,Z-Khalifman,A/Ubeda 1997/CBM 58/[Blatny,P] 
(36)}) 17... c5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bg5 (19. a4 $5 {Wedberg: The latest try for
White in this line. At the present moment it seems to give White a slight
advantage.} b4 (19... f5 20. Ng5 $40) 20. Bg5 Bxg5 (20... f6 21. Be3) 21. Nxg5
bxc3 22. bxc3 h6 (22... Rad8 23. Ne4 Qc6 24. Qh5 Nxc3 25. Qxc5 Rxd3 26. Bc4
Qxc5 27. Nxc5 Rd4 28. Bf1 $16 {Polgar,J-Adams,M/Fontys 1997/CBM 61/1/2-1/2 (64)
}) (22... Qc6 23. Qf3 Rad8 24. d4 cxd4 25. cxd4 h6 26. Ne4 $14 {Leko,
P-Slobodjan,R/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/CBM 63/1/2-1/2 (79)}) 23. Ne4 Qc6 24. Qh5 Rad8
25. Qf5 (25. a5 f5 26. Nd2 Kh8 27. Nf3 $4 Nf6 {0-1 Almasi,Z-Adams,M/EU-chTM
1997/EXP 57/[Blatny,P]}) 25... Nxc3 26. Qxc5 Rxd3 27. Bc4 Qxc5 28. Nxc5 Rd4 29.
Bf1 $16 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Tseshkovsky,V/JUG-chT 1997/EXP 59 (36)}) (19. Qh5 Kh8 20.
Ng5 Nf6 21. Qh3 Qc6 22. f3 c4 23. dxc4 bxc4 24. Bc2 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 $13 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/London PCA 1994 (33)}) (19. d4 c4 20. Bc2 h6 (20... Qh3) 21.
f3 f5 22. Nf2 Bd6 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qf1 $14 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Wegner,
H/Kuopio op 1992 (28)}) 19... f6 20. c4 Nb4 $1 21. cxb5+ Kh8 22. Be3 Nxd3 $17)
(15... Qf5 {Wedberg} 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 Bg4 (17... h5 18. Nf3 Bg4 19. Nh4 Qf6
20. f3 Bh3 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Be3 $14 {1-0 Brunner,L-Wahls,M/Altensteig 1989/
CBM 14 (62)}) 18. f3 Bh3 (18... Bh5 19. Ne4 Rae8 20. Kg2 Bb8 21. Bd2 f5 22. Nf2
Kh8 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. d4 f4 25. g4 $16 {Georgiev,K-Bryson,D/Dubai olm 1986/TD
86\02/1-0 (60)}) 19. Ne4 Rae8 20. Re2 h5 21. Bg5 Bc7 22. Qd2 Kh8 23. Rae1 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Adams,M/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/CBM 63}) 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Bc2 (17.
Bf4 Be7 $1 {This was my novelty, because the Anand game is not impressive at
all from the Black side.} (17... g5 $6 18. Bxd6 gxh4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qe2 Bb7
21. Nd2 c5 22. f3 hxg3 23. hxg3 Qg5 24. Qf2 Rd8 25. Bc2 Nh5 26. Nf1 Qd5 27. Re1
$16 {Anand-Cooper, Blackpool (ch GB) 1988}) 18. d4 g5 19. Bc2 Qd5 20. Bb3 Qf5
21. Bc2 Qd5 {1/2:1/2 Gdanski-Lukacs,Budapest FS 1996}) (17. d4 Re8 (17... Qg6
$5 18. Bc2 (18. Bf4 Be7 19. Bc2 Bf5) 18... Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 {The exchange of
the light squared B is usually good for Black from strategical point of view.
Black cannot create an immediate mating ->, but he has a strong pressure,
because White's B is bad.} 20. Be3 Rae8 $1 21. Nd2 Nd5 22. Nf1 {(Z.
Almasi-Lukacs, Austria ch T 1996)} (22. Rh5 Qg6 23. Rg5 Qf6) {and now} 22...
Qg6 $1 23. Qh5 (23. Rg4 Qe6 $44) 23... Qxh5 24. Rxh5 f5 $1 $44 {would have
given sufficient compensation for the P in the _|_.}) 18. Bc2 (18. Bf4 $6 {
runs into} g5 19. Bxd6 (19. Bc2 $2 Ne4 20. f3 Bxf4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Rxf4 gxf4
23. fxe4 Qxe4 $17 {Poletaev-Sadomsky, corr. 1966}) 19... gxh4 20. Nd2 hxg3 21.
hxg3 Be6 22. Bc2 Qh3 23. Qf1 Qxf1+ 24. Nxf1 $44 {White has certainly
compensation, but not more.}) 18... Qd5 19. Bb3 (19. Nd2 c5 20. dxc5 $1 (20. f3
Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 $44) 20... Bb7 21. Ne4 Qxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Nxe4 23. cxd6 Nxg3 $1
24. Be3 Nf5) 19... Qf5 20. Bc2 $11 {with repetition of moves.}) 17... Qg6 (
17... Re8 18. Nd2 $1 (18. Be3 Rxe3 $1 19. fxe3 g5 {Now we see the dark side of
the R on h4.} 20. Rd4 Bc7 21. Nd2 c5 22. Re4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Bb7 $17 {
Darga-Jimenez, Capablanca mem. 1964}) 18... Ng4 $1 19. Nf3 $1 (19. Ne4 Be7 $1 (
19... Rxe4 20. f3 $3 $16) 20. f3 Bxh4 21. fxg4 Qg6 22. gxh4 Bxg4 23. Qd2 Bd1+
$1) 19... Qg6 20. d4 Bf5 $13) (17... g5 $6 {here doesn't work because of} 18.
d4 Qd5 19. c4 (19. Bb3 {Wedberg} Qf5 20. Bc2 Qd5 21. c4 bxc4 22. Nc3 Qa5 23.
Rh6 $16 {1-0 Maryska,V-Voracek,M/CZE-chT1c 9697 1997/EXT 97 (37)} (23. Rh6 {
Blatny,P} Kg7 24. Rxf6 Kxf6 25. Ne4+ Ke7 26. Bxg5+ Kd7 27. a3 {Maryska,
V-Voracek,M/CZE-chT1c 9697 1997/EXT 97/1-0 (38)})) 19... bxc4 20. Nc3 Qa5 21.
Rh6 Kg7 22. Rxf6 Kxf6 23. Qh5 (23. Ne4+ Ke7 24. Bxg5+ Kd7 25. a3 f5 26. Bd2 Qd5
27. Nxd6 Qxd6 28. Bb4 $16 {Maryska-Voracek, CZE-chT1c 1997}) 23... Ke7 24.
Bxg5+ $16 {Al.Modiakhi-Malcolm, Asia-J.Kuala Lumpur 1993}) 18. Nd2 (18. d4 Bf5
19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Bf4 (20. Be3 {Wedberg} Rae8 21. Nd2 Nd5 22. Nf1 f6 23. a4 g5
24. Rh5 Qd7 $13 {1-0 Almasi,Z-Lukacs,P/AUT-chT9596 1996/EXP 52 (46)}) 20... g5
21. Bxd6 Rfe8 22. g4 Qd5 23. Rh3 (23. Rh6 $5) 23... Qxd6 $44 {Ueter-Rieke, BL
1984} (23... Qxd6 24. Nd2 Nd5 25. Qc2 Qg6 26. Qxg6+ hxg6 27. Kf1 $14 {Ueter,
H-Rieke,T/BL8384 1984/BL 80/1/2-1/2 (62)} (27. Kf1 {Blatny,P} Kg7 {Ueter,
H-Rieke,T/BL8384 1984/BL 80/1/2-1/2 (62)}))) (18. Bf4 Be7 $1 19. d4 (19. Nd2
Nd5) 19... Bf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Be5 Nd5 $1 {White has problems with his R on
h4.} (21... g5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Rh5) 22. Rg4 g5 $1 $17) (18. a4 {is slow here.
} Bg4 19. Qf1 Rae8 $44) 18... Bg4 19. Nf3 (19. f3 Bf5 $44) (19. Qf1 Be7 (19...
Rae8 {Wedberg} 20. Ne4 Be7 {[%csl Rh4] צh4}) 20. f3 Bf5 $44) 19... Rfe8 20.
Kg2 (20. d4 $4 Bxf3 $19) 20... Nd5 (20... Qf5 $143 21. h3) (20... h6 $5 {
is a possible reply now.} 21. h3 (21. d4 $6 Bf5 (21... Bxf3+ $2 22. Kxf3 $1 $18
) 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 {and the R is offside again.} 23. Bf4 g5 $1 24. Bxd6 gxh4 $17)
21... Be6 (21... Bf5 $143 22. Nd4) 22. d4 Bf5 $44) (20... c5 $6 {Blatny,P} 21.
d4 Ne4 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 23. h3 Bxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3 $16) 21. d4 (21. h3 {
Blatny,P} Bf5 22. Nd4 $5) 21... Bf5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 $44 {This is a typical
position for the whole Marshall. Black is a P down, but he has a long-lasting
pressure and even the _|_ is not that terrible for him. Wedberg: White is weak
on the white squares and the R on h4 is looking a bit out of play.} 23. Bd2 (
23. Ng5 {Blatny,P} h6 24. Qf3 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Nxf6 $14) 23... Nf6 $1 ({On} 23...
h6 {comes} 24. Qb1) (23... Be7 {Blatny,P} 24. Rh3 $132) 24. Bf4 ({Now} 24. Qb1
{is answered by} Ne4) 24... Bf8 25. Bd2 (25. Be5 $2 g5 $1) (25. Qb1 Qxb1 (25...
Ne4 26. Be5 (26. Be5 {Wedberg} Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 Nd2+ 28. Kg2 Nxb1 29. Rxb1 f6 $11
{/\Re2})) (25... Qd5 26. Be5 $1 $16) 26. Rxb1 Nd5 $44 (26... h6 $13)) 25... Bd6
26. Bf4 (26. a4 $5 {Blatny,P}) 26... Bf8 27. Bd2 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.07.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 {Ftacnik Blatny,P} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13.
Re1 Qh4 (13... Bf5 $5 {Blatny,P} 14. Nd2 (14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Nd2 Bxd3 $13) 14...
Nf4 15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Ne4 Bg4 17. Qe3 Nxd3 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qe7 Rad8 20. Qxd6
Rxd6 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Adams,M/Tilburg 1992}) 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 {The young
Hungarian stars Leko and Z.Almasi make their opponent's life easier in the Ruy
Lopez Marshall. They play always this line, which helps a lot for their
opponents to prepare for the battle, and unfortunately their results are not
encouraging.} Qf5 (15... Nf6 {See Leko-Adams CBM 65}) (15... Qd7 {Blatny,P} 16.
Nd2 Bb7 17. Re1 c5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. a4 b4 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 h6 22. Ne4 Rac8
23. Qh5 f5 24. Bc4 Kh8 25. Nd2 Nf6 26. Qe2 Rce8 27. Qf1 Qc6 28. f3 Ng4 $1 29.
Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Re1 Ne3 $36 {Leko,P - Bennedik/Frankfurt 1998}) (15... Nf6 {
Blatny,P} 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Bc2 Qg6 18. Nd2 (18. d4 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 $44) 18...
Bg4 19. Nf3 Rfe8 20. Kg2 Nd5 21. d4 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Bd2 Nf6 24. Bf4 Bf8
25. Bd2 Bd6 $11 {Leko,P-Adams,M/Madrid 1998}) 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 (17... Bc7
{Ftacnik} 18. Nf3 Bg4 19. Nh4 Qh5 20. f3 Bh3 21. Qe2 $14) 18. Nf3 {This is a
new move here. White wants to play Ne5 forcing to exchange Black's strong B.
However the idea is a bit slow.} (18. c4 {is the theoretical main line leading
to immense complications.}) (18. f4 {was also tried several times, but Black
has found the antidote here.}) (18. c4 $142 {Blatny,P}) (18. f4 {Blatny,P} Bxf4
(18... Kh8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qf3 Bd7 21. Nb3 d4 22. Nxd4 Rae8 23. Be3 Qf7 24.
Bf2 Bc8 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,P-Pavlovic,M/Belgrade IKO/1992/ (29)}) 19. Qf3 (19.
Nf3 Bc7 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Be6 22. c4 bxc4 23. dxc4 Nb6 24. Be3 Rab8 25. Qd6
Bf7 26. Qxg6 hxg6 {1/2-1/2 Milos,G-Sanz Alonso,F/Elgoibar/1993/ (43)}) 19...
Bb8 $1 (19... Bxd2 $6 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Bxd2 Ra7 23. Qc5 Raf7
24. Bf4 h6 25. d4 Bb7 26. d5 $16 {Koch,J-Blatny,P/EU-chT Haifa 1989}) 20. Bxd5+
cxd5 21. Nf1 (21. Qxd5+ $6 Kh8 22. Nf3 (22. Qxa8 $2 Qb6+ 23. d4 Bb7 24. Re6 $1
Qc7 $1 $19 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gc7g3,Gf5f4,Gf8f1]}) 22... Bxg3 $1 (22... Ra7 {
Ftacnik} 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Raf7 {/\ Bb7} (24... Bb7 25. Qc5 Raa8 {/\ Rc8})
25. Bf4 h6 26. Rae1 Bb7 27. Qe6 Qh5 {1/2-1/2 Sion Castro,M-Sanz,J/Benidorm op/
1993/ (34)}) 23. Qxa8 (23. Re2 Bc7+ 24. Rg2 Qb6+ 25. d4 Bb7 26. Qd7 Rg8 27. Ng5
Raf8 $17) (23. hxg3 Qxg3+ 24. Kf1 (24. Kh1 Ra7 $19) 24... f4 $40) 23... Bxe1+
24. Kf1 f4 25. Kxe1 (25. Qd5 Re8 $1) 25... Re8+ 26. Kf2 Bh3 27. Qxe8+ Qxe8 28.
Bxf4 $17) 21... Ra7 $1 (21... Bb7 22. Re7 Bc6 23. Qe3 f4 24. Qe6+ Qxe6 25. Rxe6
Bd7 26. Re7 Bh3 27. Bxf4 Bxf4 28. gxf4 Rxf4 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,P-Pavlovic,M/
JUG-chT/1993/ (32)}) 22. Bf4 $1 (22. Qxd5+ $6 Kh8 $40 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gc8b7,
Gb7h1,Gb8h2,Gf8f1]}) 22... Bxf4 23. Qxf4 d4 $1 24. cxd4 Rd7 $44 25. Re5 {
1/2-1/2 Fogarasi,T-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS10 GM 1994}) (18. c4 {Ftacnik} f4 19.
Ne4 fxg3 20. fxg3 Bg4 21. Qc2 bxc4 22. dxc4 (22. Qxc4 Bc7 23. Qc2 (23. Be3 Kh8
24. Bc5 Nf4 25. Bd1 Nh3+ 26. Kg2 Nf4+ 27. Kh1 Rf5 28. Nf2 Bxd1 29. Raxd1 Rh5
30. Be3 Qxg3 {0-1 Zdenek,N-Van der Kooij,J/EU-ch M corr/1988/}) 23... Kh8 24.
Bxd5 cxd5 25. Nf2 Rac8 26. Qa4 Bd7 27. Qh4 Bd8 28. Qb4 Bc7 29. Qh4 Bd8 30. Qb4
Bc7 {1/2-1/2 Hellers,F-Wahls,M/WchJM U20/1988/}) 22... Bb4 (22... Rae8 23. cxd5
Bf3 24. dxc6+ Kh8 25. Bd5 (25. Bd2 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Qc3 Qf5 {0-1 Ivanov,
A-Agapov,K/USSR/1984/}) (25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. c7 Qb6+ 27. Qf2 Bxc7 28. Nc5 Be5 29.
Rf1 Qd6 30. Ne6 Rf6 {0-1 Sholys,L-Shkurovich Chasin,B/Baltic tt5 corr8691/
1986/ (39)}) 25... Bxg3 (25... Qf5 $2 26. Be3 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Qe2 Bxc6
29. Rac1 Qd5 30. Rxc6 Qxc6 31. Bd4 $16) (25... h5 26. Bg5 {/\ Qd2}) 26. hxg3
Rxe4 $4 (26... Qh5 $2 27. Qh2 Qxd5 28. Bf4 Bxe4 29. Rac1 g5 30. Be3 $16) (26...
Bxe4 $1 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxg3+ 29. Qg2 Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Rf2 31. Bf4 Rxg2+ 32.
Bxg2 Qh4+ 33. Kg1 Qxf4 34. Rf1 Qe3+ 35. Rf2 Qc1+ 36. Rf1 $11) 27. Bf4 $1 Rfxf4
(27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qxc2 29. Bxf3 {/\ Rc1+-}) (27... Qh5 28. Qh2 Qxd5 29.
Rxe4 Bxe4 30. Rc1 Qd4+ 31. Qf2 Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Bxc6 33. Rxc6 g5 34. Rxa6 $18)
28. Qf2 Qh5 29. Qh2 Qxd5 30. gxf4 $18 {1-0 Andrijevic,M-Pavlovic,M/JUG/1988/ 
(69)}) 23. Bd2 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Bxe1 25. Rxe1 Bf5 26. Qg2 Rfe8 (26... Rae8 $1 $44)
27. Bc2 Re6 28. g4 Bxg4 29. Rf1 {1-0 Smagin,S-Hebden,M/Moscow/1986/ (36)}) (18.
Ne4 $2 {Ftacnik} fxe4 19. dxe4 Bg4 20. Qd4 Qh5 $1 21. exd5 c5 $1 $19) 18... f4
19. Ne5 (19. Nh4 {Ftacnik} Qf6 20. Qc2 Be6 $13) 19... Bxe5 (19... Qf5 $2 {
Ftacnik} 20. Nxc6 fxg3 21. fxg3 Be6 22. Qe2 Rae8 23. d4 $18) 20. Rxe5 fxg3 21.
hxg3 ({and not} 21. fxg3 $6 Bg4 (21... Bh3 $140 $2 {Blatny,P} 22. Rxd5 $1 cxd5
23. Bxd5+ $18) 22. Qe1 (22. Qc2 Rae8 $1 23. Bf4 (23. d4 Rxe5 24. dxe5 Bh3 $40)
23... Be6 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qe2 Rxe5 26. Bxe5 Qe6 27. b4 Rf5 28. d4 Rf3 $44)
22... Bh3) 21... Bg4 22. Qe1 (22. Qf1 $5 Rae8 $1 (22... Bf3 23. Bd2 Rae8 24.
Rae1 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 h6 26. c4 $14) 23. Rg5 Qe6 24. Bf4 Bf3 (24... Bh3 {Blatny,P}
25. Qd1 Bf5 $44) 25. Re5 Qg6 26. Qh3 Rxe5 27. Bxe5 Rf5 28. d4 Qh5 29. Qh4 Rg5
$1 {is very strong according to Svidler.}) (22. Qd2 Rae8 $1 (22... Rae8 {
Ftacnik} 23. d4 Rxe5 24. dxe5 Bf3 $1 (24... Be6 25. Qd4 $16) 25. Bd1 Qf7 26.
Bxf3 Qxf3 $11)) 22... Bf3 $1 {Here already Black is playing for more.
Equalizing for black is not so easy, even though he has quite good
compensation. Endgames tend to slightly favour white.} (22... Rae8 {is good
only for a perpetual check after} 23. Bg5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 Rf5 25. Qb8+ Rf8 26.
Qe5 $11) (22... Qxd3 {Blatny,P} 23. Qd2 $14 {^^} (23. Qd2 {Ftacnik} Qxd2 24.
Bxd2 Rae8 25. Rae1 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Rf5 27. Rxf5 Bxf5 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 $14))
23. Bd2 (23. Rg5 Rae8) (23. Bd1 Bxd1 24. Qxd1 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Qf6+ 26. Bf4 Nxf4 {
looks dangerous for White, but the cold-blooded defence} 27. Re4 $1 Nxd3+ 28.
Ke2 Qf2+ $1 29. Kxd3 Rd8+ 30. Rd4 Re8 31. Rf4 Rd8+ $11 {leads to a draw again,
as many times in the Marshall after phantastic complications.}) (23. c4 Rae8
24. Bd2 {- 23.Bd2 Rae8 24.c4}) (23. d4 {Ftacnik} Rf5 (23... Rae8 24. Bd2 Rxe5
25. Qxe5 Re8 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27. Bxg5 Re2 28. Rb1 $14) 24. Rxf5 Qxf5 25. Bd1 Bxd1
26. Qxd1 Re8 $13) 23... Rae8 (23... Qxd3 {Blatny,P} 24. Qe3 $1 (24. Qe3 {
Ftacnik} Qg6 25. Qg5 $14)) 24. a4 $2 {White has no time for moves like that.} (
24. c4 $1 {was the last chance to hold the position:} bxc4 25. dxc4 Nf6 (25...
Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Rf5 27. Qb8+ Rf8 28. Qe5 $11 {is the well-known repetition again.
}) 26. c5+ Kh8 27. Qe3 Ne4 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. Bd1 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Qh5 (30... Rxf2
$2 31. Ba5 $1) 31. Rf1 Qg4 32. Bc3 Rf3 33. Qd4 Rxg3+ 34. fxg3 Qxg3+ 35. Kh1
Qh3+ $11 {and Black has again his perpetual check.}) 24... h6 $1 {This is a
strong move in order to cover g5 and open the way for the K.} (24... Rxe5 {
Blatny,P} 25. Qxe5 Qxd3 $11 (25... Qxd3 {Ftacnik} 26. Be3 Qg6 27. axb5 axb5 28.
Qg5 $11)) 25. Bd1 {Leko loses the nerves and falls into difficult position.
His anxiety is quite understandable in the face of the mating threats for the
white king.} (25. axb5 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Rf5 27. Qb8+ Kh7 {The black K escapes
from the checks now.} 28. Bd1 Qh5 29. Bxf3 Qxf3 $19 {/\ Rh5}) (25. c4 Rxe5 26.
Qxe5 Rf5 27. Qb8+ Kh7 $40) (25. d4 {Blatny,P} Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Re8 $1 (26... Rf5
$6 27. Bc2 $1 (27. Bc2 Qh5 28. Qe6+ Rf7 29. Qe8+ Rf8 30. Qxh5 Bxh5 31. axb5
axb5 32. Ra6 $16)) 27. Bc2 $1 (27. Qf4 Rf8 28. Qe5 (28. Qh4 Qd3 $13) 28... Re8)
27... Qf7 $1 (27... Rxe5 28. Bxg6 Re2 29. Re1 $1 (29. axb5 Rxd2 30. bxa6 Nc7
31. a7 c5 $1 (31... Kf8 $14 {Ftacnik}) 32. dxc5 Rxb2 33. Ra4 Rd2 $1) (29. Bf4
Nxf4 (29... bxa4 $5) 30. gxf4 Kf8 31. axb5 axb5 32. Ra8+ Ke7 33. Re8+ (33. f5
$2 Rxb2 34. Ra7+ Kf6 35. Rf7+ $4 Kg5 36. Rxg7 Rb1+ 37. Kh2 Kh4 38. f6 Rh1#)
33... Kd6 34. Rxe2 Bxe2 $11 {_|_}) 29... Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 bxa4 31. c4 Nb6 32. Bd3
$16 {_|_}) 28. Qf5 Qxf5 29. Bxf5 Re2 $11) 25... Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Bxd1 27. Rxd1
Qxd3 28. Qd4 (28. axb5 $2 {Blatny,P} Qf3 (28... axb5 29. Qe1 (29. Qxg7+ Kxg7
30. Bxh6+ Kxh6 31. Rxd3 Ra8 $17) 29... Qf3 30. Ra1 $11) 29. Rf1 (29. Qe1 Rf5
30. bxc6 Rh5 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Qxh5 Qxh5 $19) 29... Rf5 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. c4 Rh5
32. Qxh5 Qxh5 33. cxd5 (33. bxa6 {Ftacnik} Nb6 $19) 33... Qxd5 $19 {_|_}) 28...
Qf3 (28... Qc2 $5 {Ftacnik} 29. Re1 Qxb2 30. axb5 axb5 $17) (28... Qxd4 {
Ftacnik} 29. cxd4 bxa4 30. Ra1 Rb8 31. Bc3 Nb6 32. Ra2 $1 Kf7 33. Ba5 Nc4 34.
Bc3 a3 35. bxa3 Rb3 36. Bb4 a5 37. Bc5 Nb2 38. a4 Nd3 (38... Ke6 39. Bf8) 39.
Bd6 Nb4 40. Ra1 Rd3 41. Bc7 $132) 29. Be1 $4 {Ftacnik: The knight surprisingly
dominates the bishop, but the situation was not so critical.} (29. Bc1 Rf5 $19)
(29. Rf1 Rf5 $19) (29. Re1 $1 {was the only persistent defence leading to a
favourable _|_ for Black after} Rf5 30. Re8+ Kf7 $1 (30... Kh7 $2 31. Be1 (31.
axb5 $2 c5 $1 $19) 31... Rh5 $140 32. Qe4+ $11) 31. Re5 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 Qd1+ 33.
Be1 Qxa4 (33... bxa4 {Blatny,P} 34. c4 Nf6 35. Kg2 $15) (33... bxa4 $17 {
Ftacnik}) 34. Qh5+ Ke6 $17) 29... Ne3 $1 $19 {Simple and brilliant!} 30. fxe3 (
30. Qxe3 Qxd1) 30... Qe2 $1 {/\ Rf1} 31. Bf2 (31. Qd8 {Ftacnik} Qxe3+ $19)
31... Qxf2+ 32. Kh1 Qxg3 33. axb5 (33. Qe4 {Blatny,P} Qh3+ 34. Kg1 bxa4 $19 {
_|_}) 33... Rf5 34. Qd8+ (34. Qc4+ {Ftacnik} Kh7 35. Qe4 Qg6 $19) 34... Kh7 35.
Qd3 Qg6 (35... Qg6 {Ftacnik} 36. Rd2 Rh5+ 37. Rh2 Rxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Qxd3 $19) (
35... Qh3+ $1 {Ftacnik} 36. Kg1 Qg4+ 37. Kh1 Qh5+ 38. Kg1 Qg6+ 39. Kh1 Rh5#)
0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 {There was a long time when
White could not find anything against the Marshall Attack. The situation is
about to change and lately Black has lost quite a few games at teh top level.}
Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 {Almost in any
opening, what we use to call "the old main line" is the one which, objectively,
offers the best chances for White, although fashion rarely has anything to do
with it.} Qh5 {A rare move, which Leko had tried in practice before.} ({
"The old main line" goes} 17... Re6 {Lately, there have been some interesting
developments after} 18. Qf1 $5 Qh5 19. f3 Nxe3 20. Qf2 Nd5 21. fxg4 Qxg4 22.
Qf3 $5 Qxf3 (22... Qg5 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Aronian,L (2759)/Yerevan 2007/CBM 118/
[Marin,M] (1-0, 45)}) 23. Nxf3 h6 $5 (23... Rfe8 {was my recommendation in the
notes to the aforementioned game}) 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Nd2 a5 26. a4 ({It may
have been better to maintain the tension with} 26. a3 $5 $14 b4 $140 $2 27.
axb4 axb4 28. c4 Nc7 29. Ra7 $16) 26... b4 27. c4 Nc7 28. Bc2 (28. c5 $5) 28...
c5 29. Ne4 Rd8 30. Nxc5 Bxc5 31. dxc5 Rd4 32. b3 Na6 33. c6 Kf7 $44 {and White
could not break Black's dark-squared blockade in Naiditsch,A (2665)-Ivanisevic,
I (2664)/Subotica 2008 (1/2-1/2, 50)}) 18. Bc2 $5 {An interesting idea.
Usually, White keeps the bishop on b3, in order to neutralize the d5-knight.
However, the last few years have shown that Marshall Attack players know how
to defend positions in which they enjoy stability on light squares (as would
be the case of an eventual exchange on d5, even if White retains the extra
pawn).} ({Here is a typical example:} 18. Qf1 Re7 $5 19. a4 Rfe8 20. Bxd5 Qxd5
21. axb5 axb5 22. Bf4 $5 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 Bf8 25. Qe4 f6 26. Qxd5+
cxd5 {and White did not try too hard to win this ending in Anand,V (2786)-Leko,
P (2738)/Dortmund 2007/CBM 119/[Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 29)}) 18... f5 19. f3 Bxf3 {
However, Black has faced constant problems in positions where the b3-bishop
has no counterpart. This was the case in the games quoted in the notes to the
17th move and this will be the case in the curent game. Probably, a different
approach is needed to defend such "just slightly" worse endings, something
that has to be discovered yet. Or maybe there is no 100% proof solution for
Black and this is the kind of positions White should be aiming for. The future
will tell.} ({Less than two weeks after his win over Leko, Ponomariov faced a
novelty from a much lower rated player:} 19... Bh3 20. Bf2 Qg6 21. Rxe8 Rxe8
22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 h5 $44 24. Bb3 Kh7 25. Bf2 Nf4 26. Qe3 h4 27. Nf1 Nd5
28. Qd3 Nf4 29. Qe3 Nd5 30. Qd3 Nf4 31. Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R (2718)
-Gustafsson,J (2620)/Cala Mayor 2008}) 20. Nxf3 Qxf3 21. Bd2 $1 Qxd3 ({Black
could avoid the exchange of queens only at the cost of losing activity:} 21...
Qh5 22. Rxe8 Qxe8 23. a4 $14) 22. Bxd3 f4 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Kf2 $14 {White's
pair of bishops offer him a long term advantage. Confronted with an unpleasant
psychological situation, Leko will go down rather painfully.} fxg3+ (24... c5
$5 25. c4 $140 Ne3 $5) 25. hxg3 c5 26. c4 Nb6 27. cxb5 c4 28. Bf1 axb5 29. Bg2
Rf8+ 30. Bf3 Be7 31. Ba5 Na4 $6 (31... Nd5 32. a3 Bd8 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. Re1 Nf6
35. Re5 Rb8 (35... Rxd4 36. Rxb5 $14) 36. Rc5 $14) 32. b3 Bf6 33. Kg2 $1 $16
Bxd4 $2 34. Rf1 $1 Rxf3 35. Rxf3 Nb2 36. Rf5 c3 37. Rxb5 c2 38. Rb8+ Kf7 39.
Rc8 Nd1 40. Bd2 Bc3 41. Bc1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Rae8 {A rare move.} ({The main
continuation is} 18... Nf6 19. Re1 (19. a4 {Shirov,A (2720)-Aronian,L (2741)/
Moscow 2006/CBM 116/[Marin] (0-1, 58)}) 19... Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. a4 Qg6 22.
axb5 Bd3 23. Qf2 Re2 24. Qxe2 Bxe2 25. bxa6 Qd3 $19 {Kramnik,V (2770)-Leko,P 
(2741)/Brissago 2004/CBM 103/[Knaak] (0-1, 32). A famous game, in which the
former World Champion prepared the whole line with White until a position that
is completely losing, despite the computers' optimism...}) 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20.
Ne4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 Rxe4 22. Bd1 g4 23. Qf2 Re6 24. Bd2 $146 (24. a4 b4 25. Bd2
bxc3 26. bxc3 c5 {Elyakim,D-Krempel,T/ICCF corr 1990/Corr Nr. 1 (0-1, 33)})
24... Nf6 25. Bb3 Ne4 26. Qg2 Nxd2 27. Qxd2 Rf6 28. Re1 c5 29. Bc2 cxd4 30.
cxd4 Kg7 31. Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 2nd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2010.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 ({At the present
stage of theory, this modest advance seems to face Black with bigger problems
than the classical} 13. d4 {. The text move delays the weakening of the
e4-square (I say "delays" and not "prevents" because the pawn is vulnerable on
d3 and likely to be eliminated at a later stage) and does not obstruct its own
dark-squared bishop.}) 13... Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. a4 $5
$146 {This is a typical Spanish move and even more typical in the classic main
lines of the Marshall Attack. Curiously, it has not been played in this
concrete position yet.} (17. Bf4 {is not too effective because White cannot
carry out the exchange of the dark-squared bishops without weakening his
kingside structure:} Bg4 $1 18. Qg2 Bxf4 19. Qxh3 (19. gxf4 d4 20. Qg3 $2 Rad8
21. c4 Rd6 22. Re5 f5 23. Nd2 Rg6 $19 {Kotronias,V (2607)-Grischuk,A (2719)/
Tripoli 2004/CBM 102 (0-1, 37)}) 19... Bxh3 20. gxf4 d4 21. Nd2 {It is best to
maintain the tension and keep developing.} (21. cxd4 $6 Rfd8 22. Re3 Bf5 23. a4
b4 24. Nd2 Rxd4 25. Ne4 g6 26. Rc1 Rad8 $15 {Grischuk,A (2702)-Tkachiev,V 
(2633)/Prague 2002/CBM 089 (1/2, 55)}) 21... Rfd8 (21... dxc3 $6 {releases the
tension too soon, removing the control over the e3-square.} 22. bxc3 Rfd8 23.
Re3 $1 {This move is not available in the main line.} Bf5 24. Ne4 Rac8 25. a4
$14 {Bauer,C (2582)-Adams,M (2723)/Senat 2003/CBM 094 ext (1/2, 33)}) 22. c4
Rd6 23. Re5 (23. Kh1 Rg6 24. Rg1 Rf6 25. Rg3 Bd7 $13 {[%csl Gf4]}) 23... bxc4 (
23... f5 $2 24. Kh1 $16) 24. Nxc4 Rg6+ $1 {since Black has no time to play ...
f5, he has to find another way of creating immediate threats.} 25. Rg5 Rf6 {
It appears that the white rook has been attracted to a square from where it is
impossible to defend Pf4.} 26. Rh5 Rg6+ 27. Rg5 $11) (17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 {
has caused Black some occasional defeats over the past years.} Qh5 {looks more
critical.} (18... Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Bxd3 20. Be3 {leads to a rather one-sided
queenless middlegame in which the white king feels relatively safe, but
converting the extra pawn remains far from easy.} Be4+ {This seems to be the
latest trend. The bishop retreats to the long diagonal before it is too late.}
(20... Rfe8 21. Nd2 f6 22. Bb6 Rb8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nb3 Bc4 25. Rd1 Bf8 26.
Be3 Kf7 27. Na5 Be6 28. a3 $14 {Shirov,A (2739)-Karjakin,S (2694)/
Khanty-Mansiysk 2007/CBM 122 (1-0, 70). Black's bishops are temporarily
passive, thus leaving White a free hand to develop his initiative.}) 21. f3 Bc6
22. Nd2 Rfe8 23. Bd4 h5 24. Kf2 f6 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nf1 Kf7 27. Ne3 Rd8 28.
a3 Bc7 29. Re1 Rd7 {and White did not manage to breakthrough in Leko,P (2741)
-Aronian,L (2763)/Yerevan 2008/CBM 124 Extra (1/2, 41)}) 19. Be3 Bh3 {leads to
sharper play. Black is in no hurry to diminish the material diasdvantage, but
plays for the attack.} (19... Bxd3 {aims to keep the material disadvantage
within tolerable limits.} 20. Nd2 Bf5 $6 {This loses too much time.} (20... b4
$5 {, as played in a little known old correspondence game may offer better
chances to question White's stability in the centre, Odehnal,M (2450)-Zacek,J 
(2305)/corr 1998/Corr 2000 (1/2, 24)}) 21. Qc6 Be6 22. Qxa6 Qd5 23. Qb6 Bh3 24.
f3 f5 25. Qd4 Qc6 26. Qh4 Bc5 27. Bd4 $16 {Shirov,A (2739)-Jakovenko,D (2710)/
Khanty-Mansiysk 2007/CBM 122 (1-0, 43). White has parried the attack and can
enjoy his material advantage.}) 20. Qh1 f5 21. Bb6 (21. f4 {prevents ...f4
physically, but weakens the light squares too much.} Bc7 22. Nd2 Rxd3 23. Nb3
Bg4 $1 {The start of a long regrouping, aimed at creating a strong battery
along the long light diagonal.} 24. Qg2 Bf3 25. Qf2 Ba8 26. Nc5 Rd6 27. Bd4 Qf7
$44 {Shirov,A (2740)-Jakovenko,D (2711)/Dagomys 2008/CBM 124 (1/2, 48)}) 21...
Rd7 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Nd2 Bxg3 24. Qxd7 Bf4 {A critical position for this line.
White has a huge material advantage, but his king is insecure. There are no
clear threats from either side, which makes the position difficult to analyse.}
25. Qb7 Bxd2 26. Bd4 Rg8 27. Re7 Bc1 $1 28. Re1 Bf4 {Sutovsky,E (2654)
-Jakovenko,D (2709)/Poikovsky 2008/CBM 125 (1/2, 38)}) 17... Rae8 (17... b4 {
, preventing the activation of the a1-rook, deserves being investigated.} 18.
Qxd5 Rad8 {The position is similar to that examined in the previous comment
and I am not sure that the insertion of the moves a4 and ...b4 really favours
White.}) 18. Bd2 $8 {Not a very natural way to develop, but the only way to
avoid problems.} (18. Be3 Bxd3) (18. Rxe8 $6 {gives up the control of the
e-file without reason.} Rxe8 19. Bd2 Bc5 $36 {/\...Bg4, ...Re2}) 18... Bg4 19.
Qxd5 Rd8 20. d4 (20. Qc6 {does not achieve much, because the queen has to keep
the f3-square defended in order to prevent ...Bf3.} Rc8 21. Qe4 Rce8) ({
I see no obvious reason to refrain from} 20. axb5 {, though, since} Bxg3 21.
Qg2 {will leave White with a dangerous mass of passed pawns after bxa6 or Rxa6.
In the event of}) (20. axb5 axb5 21. d4 Bxg3 22. Qg2 {transposes to the note
to Black's 20th move.}) 20... b4 {This eventually worked out well, but it
seems that it is not the best moment to block the queenside.} (20... Bxg3 {
leads to a slightly inferior version of the game ending, because it allows the
opening of the a-file.} 21. Qg2 Bc7 22. Qxh3 Bxh3 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra6 $5 $14
{Having prevented the black rook's activation along the sixth rank, White can
hope to capitalise on his material advantage.}) 21. Be3 ({Once the a6-f1
diagonal has been cleared,} 21. Qc6 $1 {certainly makes sense.} Rc8 22. Qxa6 $1
Bf3 23. Qf1 {Black still has some pressure, but he has lost another pawn on
the way.}) 21... bxc3 22. bxc3 Bxg3 23. Qg2 Bc7 24. Qxh3 Bxh3 25. Nd2 Rd6 $44 {
Black's compensation seemt entirely adequate. Black's bishops are strong, the
white king is weak and the central pawns cannot easily be advanced and may
even be subjected to serious pressure.} 26. Kh1 Ba5 {An unpleasant pin. It
should be noticed that this move is possible only because White did not open
the a-file when allowed.} 27. Rac1 Be6 28. Bf4 Rc6 29. Re3 Rd8 30. Kg2 {
The king has somewhat improved its state of security, but making progress
remains difficult because of the dominating black bishops.} h6 31. Ne4 Bd5 32.
f3 Rc4 33. Nc5 {This will lead to drawish simplifications.} Bb6 34. Nxa6 Bxd4
35. Rd3 Bf6 36. Nb4 Bb7 37. Rxd8+ Bxd8 38. Rd1 Ba5 {The bishop returns to this
square after a long tour.} 39. Bd2 g5 {Since everything is under control on
the queenside, Black starts advancing his kingside majority, renewing the
threats against the white king.} 40. h3 Rc5 41. Re1 Rf5 42. Re3 h5 43. Nc2 Kf8
44. Nd4 Rd5 45. Bc1 Bb6 46. Ba3+ Kg7 47. Re7 Bxd4 48. Rxb7 Bxc3 $11 {Finally,
the danger of getting an opposite coloured bishops ending has dissapeared, but
the extra pawn also has vanished. The outside passed pawn does not offer
winning chances because of the unfavourable kingside structure.} 49. Bc1 Kg6
50. Rb5 Rxb5 51. axb5 Bd4 52. Bd2 Bb6 53. Be1 Kf5 54. Bf2 Bxf2 55. Kxf2 Ke6 56.
f4 (56. Ke3 f5 $11) 56... f6 57. b6 Kd7 58. Kf3 Kc6 59. fxg5 fxg5 60. Ke4 {
Fully in accordance of the Sofia rule.} Kxb6 61. Kf5 g4 62. hxg4 hxg4 63. Kxg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
{Well, somebody has to try fighting the Marshall Attack openly. Some day, a
playable variation should be found.} d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 {
All this is theory, of course. White's setup is quite ambitious: if Black
accepts the sacrifice immediately, after fxe4 White would get excellent
compensation, in view of his strong centre, active pair of bishops and Black's
weaknesses along the f-file. However, if Black delays the capture on e4, White
canot continue his development easily, because the knight which stands in the
way of the bishop has no squares at its disposal.} Nf6 19. a4 {Shirov's
favourite move.} ({A recent game at the highest possible level went} 19. Re1 {
(After the retreatment of the rook, White's whole concept loses coherence. Why
did he weaken his position with f3 for?)} Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. a4 $5 Qg6 $1
22. axb5 Bd3 23. Qf2 $2 (23. Qd1 Be2 24. Qe1 Bd3 25. Qd1 $11) 23... Re2 $19 {
Kramnik,V (2770)-Leko,P (2741)/Brissago 2004/CBM 103/[Knaak] (0-1, 32). This
opening catastrophe was caused by the fact that the computer needs some time
to change its evaluation from +/- to -+. Apparently Kramnik did not allocate
that amount of time to this position when preparing for the game.}) 19... Nxe4
20. Nxe4 ({The generally desirable} 20. fxe4 {would leave White slightly
behind in development.} Be6 (20... Bg6 21. Bd1 g4 22. Qf6 $14) 21. Bd1 (21. Qf6
Qg6) 21... Qg6 22. e5 Be7 23. Bf3 f6 $132) 20... Qg6 (20... Bxe4 $6 {would be
an obvious positional concession.} 21. fxe4 Kg7 22. Bd2 f6 23. Qf5 Qe2 24. Bc2
Rf7 25. e5 Qxd2 26. exd6 $5 (26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. exd6+ Kxd6 29. Qxa8
Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 {1/2-1/2 Kurnosov,I (2517)-Azarov,S (2581)/Kusadasi
TUR 2006/TWIC 597}) 26... Rh8 (26... Kf8 27. axb5 cxb5 28. Rf1 $16 {[%cal
Yc2b3]}) 27. axb5 axb5 28. Qe4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ya1d1] /\Rd1 , and Black has to
weaken his king's position with either ...g4 or ...f5 in order to save Her
Majesty from the trap.}) 21. Nxd6 {It is not an easy decision to exchange the
active knight for this bishop.} ({The alternative was} 21. Nxg5 {but Black
seems to have sufficient play in this case, too.} Rae8 22. Ne4 Bxe4 (22... Bc7
23. Bc2 {would allow White consolidate.}) 23. fxe4 Rxe4 (23... Qxe4 $6 24. Bh6)
24. Bc2 f5 25. Bxe4 fxe4 $44 {White's king's position is quite weak.}) 21...
Qxd6 22. Bxg5 {From a material point of view, White is doing quite well.
However, his king's position has been seriously weakened during the previous
phase of the game, which makes the position rather-double edged. With his f-
and g-pawns on their initial squares he would probably be better, mainly
because he could annyhilate Black's pressure with Be3 or Bh4-g3. The way it is,
he has no reliable outposts for his bishops along the e-file.} Qg6 $146 {
Deviating from Shirov's game from the previous round. In such positions with
an unclear verdict, it is a good idea to be the first to produce an opening
surprise. With his last move, Black increases his control of the b1-h7
diagonal, which will serve him well during the fight for the e-file.} (22...
Rfe8 23. Re1 ({A possible plan would be the transfer of the bishop to e5 with} 
23. Bf4 Qg6 24. Qf2 h5 25. Be5 {. If Black will play ...f6 at some moment, the
bishop would maintain its stability with Bf4, while the black king's position
will have been weakened, too.}) 23... Qg6 24. Be7 Ra7 25. Bc5 Raa8 26. Be7 Ra7
27. Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A (2720)-Leko,P (2741)/Moscow 2006.}) 23. Qc1 ({
White is not in time to exceute the plan suggested in the previous comment,
because after} 23. Bf4 {Black has} Bc2 {or 23...Be6, when the fact that White
does not control the c2-file with his queen comes into account.}) 23... Bd3 24.
axb5 {The exchange of one pair of rooks will leave White's back ranks
insufficiently defended.} ({Completing the development with} 24. Qd2 $5 Rae8
25. Rd1 {certainly deserved attention.} ({After} 25. Be3 Re7 26. Re1 Rfe8 27.
Kg2 h5 {White's position looks rather passive. The hidden dangers awaiting for
him are illustrated by the line} 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bd1 h4 30. g4 h3+ $5 31.
Kxh3 $2 Rxe3 32. Rxe3 Qh6+ $19) 25... Re2 $5 {Otherwise, Black would lose
stability on the dark squares.} (25... Bf5) 26. Qxd3 Rxb2 27. Qxg6+ hxg6 {
[%csl Gb3]} 28. axb5 axb5 29. d5 Rxb3 30. d6 (30. Bf6 {fails to create serious
threats and is in fact dangerous for White.} cxd5 31. Rd4 g5 32. Rxd5 Rb2 33.
Rxg5+ Kh7 34. c4 Rc2 35. Rxb5 Ra8 $36 {[%csl Gg1]}) 30... f6 31. Bxf6 Rxf6 32.
d7 Rf8 33. d8=Q Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Kf7 35. Rd3 b4 36. Kf2 {with a most likely draw.
In several moments of this analysis, the weakness of the second rank and of
the f3-square make themselves felt.}) 24... axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Kf2 Bc4 27.
Bxc4 {The exchange of bishops leaves White without any counterplay, but Shirov
might have feared the rook's infiltration to e2.} bxc4 28. g4 Re8 29. Bf4 Qd3
30. Kg3 Qe2 31. Qb1 Qe1+ 32. Qxe1 Rxe1 {[%mdl 4096]} 33. Bd6 Rg1+ 34. Kf2 Rb1
35. Ba3 {The position has cleared. White faces a difficult psychological task.
All he can do is sit and wait, while Black can activate his position gradually.
} Kg7 36. Kg3 Kg6 37. h3 h5 38. Kh4 $2 {Shirov probably wanted to play
actively, but failed to foresee the problems raised by the king's plaement on
the edge of the board. Since there is no obvious improvement for White on the
way to his defeat, his last move might be the decisive mistake.} Rg1 $1 {
The best practical chance. The king will not be given a chance to return to
the centre.} 39. Bc5 Rg2 40. Ba3 f6 41. gxh5+ Kf5 42. f4 Rg8 {/\... Kxf4.} (
42... Kxf4 $6 {leads to an immediate draw because after} 43. h6 Rg8 44. Kh5 {
Black has nothing else left than force a perpetual with} Rg5+ $1 45. Kh4 Rg8
$11) 43. Bd6 Ke6 {The king returns to block the h-pawn. His white colleague
remains passive on the h-file.} 44. h6 $6 {Shirov probably missed Aronian's
brilliant plan.} ({However,} 44. Ba3 Kf7 45. Bd6 Rg2 46. Ba3 Kg7 {leads tu
zugzwang, costing White a pawn.} 47. Bb4 Rxb2 {[%cal Yb2b4,Rc4c1]} 48. Ba5 Rb5
49. Bd8 Rb8 50. Bc7 (50. Ba5 Kh6) 50... Rb3 51. Ba5 Kh6 52. Kg4 f5+ 53. Kh4 Rb2
{[%csl Gc3,Gf4,Gh5][%cal Yb2f2,Yf2f3] and it looks like White cannot resist
for too long.}) 44... Kxd6 45. Kh5 {Optically speaking, White's counterplay
seems sufficient for a draw.} f5 46. h7 Rh8 47. Kg6 Ke7 48. Kg7 Ke8 {Black's
plan is revealed now. He intends to force White capture on h8, when after ...
Kf7 he will get into zugzang soon.} 49. Kg6 Kf8 50. h4 Ke7 51. Kg7 Ke8 52. Kg6
Kf8 53. h5 Ke7 54. Kg7 Ke8 55. Kg6 Kf8 56. h6 Ke8 57. Kf6 (57. Kg7 Ke7 58. Kg6
Kf8 $18) 57... Rxh7 58. Kg6 Rf7 (58... Rf7 59. h7 Rf8 60. Kg7 Rh8 61. Kxh8 (61.
Kg6 Kf8) 61... Kf8 62. b4 cxb3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
{Finally! It has been quite some time since I have seen White allowing the
Marshall Attack in super-tournaments.} d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5
c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qe1 ({This is a rare move.
More customary is} 16. Qf1) 16... Bf5 17. Nd2 h6 ({Bacrot slowly consolidates
his position, relying on his advance of development. Also possible is} 17...
Nf6 {aiming to dislocate the rook from e4, for instance} 18. f3 c5 19. Qe3 h6
20. Qf2 cxd4 21. cxd4 Rad8 22. Re2 Bd3 23. Re3 Qf5 {Shchekachev-Gustafsson,
Austria 2005}) ({The immediate capture on e4 with} 17... Bxe4 $6 18. Nxe4 {
would only help White continue his development.} Rae8 $2 {is impossible now
because of} 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Nf6+ {winning a whole rook.}) 18. f3 Kg7 ({
This is a novelty, continuing the policy induced by the previous move. Here,
too} 18... Nf6 {is possible:} 19. Re2 Bd3 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Nf1 c5 {
Zhigalko-Livshits, Instanbul 2005}) 19. a4 Bxe4 20. fxe4 Rae8 21. axb5 axb5 {
Strategically, White has more than sufficient compensation for the exchange,
in view of his strong centre, the active light-squares bishop anmd the
weakness of the f5-square. His only problem remains the incomplete development.
} 22. Nf1 $6 ({White should not have weakened the e4-square. More consistent
seems to be} 22. Qf2) 22... Qg4 23. Bc2 Re7 24. Bd2 Rfe8 {Black threatens now
to equalize by sacrificing the exchange back with ...Rxe4. Anand's ambitious
continuation is not without risks.} 25. e5 f6 26. h3 $5 Qxh3 27. Qe4 Kh8 $1 {
A rather unaesthetical, but strong defensive move.} 28. Ra6 fxe5 29. Rxc6 Rf8
30. Bd3 Ref7 31. Qg2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Rf6 33. dxe5 Bxe5 34. Rc5 Rd6 35. Be4 Rfd8
36. Rxb5 Bg7 {If White could transfer his dark-squared bishop on a favbourable
square, such as f2, his chances would be better, but this is not easy to
accomplish.} 37. Bc1 ({For instance,} 37. Be1 {would be met by} Re6 {pinning
the bishops and forcing favourable simplifications.}) 37... Nf6 38. Bf3 g4 39.
Be2 Re8 40. Bc4 Rd1 41. Bf4 Ne4 {In view of the dangerous situation of his
king, White has to be careful now.} 42. Be2 Nxc3 43. Bxd1 Nxb5 44. Bxg4 Re1 45.
Ne3 Nd4 46. Nc4 Rb1 {This pawn will not be too easy to capture; Anand's
bishops control a lot of important squares.} 47. Bd2 Nb3 48. Be3 Nd4 49. Bd2
Nb3 50. Be3 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 {Earlier in this tournament, Svidler
managed to put the Marshall Attack under strong pressure in his game against
Leko. Now, he finds himself on the other side. Zuvor in diesem Turnier war es
Svidler in seiner Partie gegen Leko gelungen, den Marshall-Angriff unter
starken Druck zu setzen. Nun findet er sich auf der anderen Seite wieder. En
una ronda anterior de este mismo torneo, Svidler conseguió poner el Ataque
Marshall bajo fuerte presión en su partida contra Leko. Ahira, le toca
defender el punto de vista del otro bando...} 12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 $5 {This was
one of Fischer's favourite move orders. White prevents the standard move ...
Qh4. Dies war eine der Lieblingszugfolgen Fischers. Weiß verhindert den
Standardzug ...Qh4. Este era un orden de jugadas preferido por Fischer. La
idea de la jugada es de prevenir la incursión de la dama enemiga a h4.} Bf5 ({
This move has been played before, but it remains an open question what Anand
could have prepared against Dieser Zug wurde auch schon zuvor gespielt, doch
es bleibt eine offene Frage, was Anand wohl gegen Esto sa había jugada antes,
pero queda abierta la pregunta que podía haber preparado Anand contra} 13...
Qd7 {followed by ...Qh3, with probable transposition to the main lines. nebst .
..Qh3 vorbereitet haben könnte, mit möglichem Übergang zu den Hauptabspielen.
seguído por ...Qh3, con transposición probable a las variantes principales.})
14. d4 Qd7 15. Be3 Rae8 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. Qc2 (17. Qb1 Bf5 18. Bc2 $6 {gives
Black a powerful attack after} Bxc2 19. Qxc2 f5 {Naiditsch,A (2654)-Gustafsson,
J (2588)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118/[Jan Gustafsson] (0-1, 25)}) 17... Bf5 18. Qc1
Re7 ({Svidler deviates from Svidler weicht ab von Svidler se desvía de} 18...
h5 {, which had been played by Anand himself! In Leko - Anand, Cap d'Agde 2003
Black won, but this was just a rapid game and Anand might have drawn his own
conclusions despite the favourable result. , was Anand selbst gespielt hatte!
In Leko - Anand, Cap d'Agde 2003, gewann Schwarz, doch war dies nur eine
Schnellpartie, und Anand hatte womöglich trotz des günstigen Ergebnisses seine
eigenen Schlussfolgerungen gezogen. , que fue jugada por el mismo Anand. En
Leko - Anand, Cap d'Agde 2003 las negras ganaron, pero esta fue solo una
partida a ritmo rápido y puede que Anand haya sacado sus proprías conclusiones
a pesar del desenlace final favorable.} 19. Nf3 Bg4 20. Nh4 Re6 21. Bd1 {
The exchange on g4 will improve Black's structure, justifying the move ...h5
and offering him attacking chances. Der Tausch auf g4 wird die Struktur von
Schwarz verbessern, den Zug ...h5 rechtfertigen und ihm Angriffschancen bieten.
} (21. Qd2 Rfe8 22. Qd3 $14 {[%cal Yb3c2,Ga2a4] , with similar play as in our
main game, deserves attention. mit ähnlichem Spiel wie in unserer Hauptpartie
verdient Aufmerksamkeit.}) 21... f5 22. Bxg4 hxg4 23. Bg5 f4 24. Qd2 Rfe8 25.
Rxe6 Qxe6 $44 {Leko,P (2722)-Anand,V (2766)/Cap d'Agde 2003/CBM 098/[Atlas,V] 
(0-1, 45)}) (18... Bd3 19. Nf3 Qf5 20. Qd1 (20. Nh4 $5) (20. Qd2 $5) 20... h6
21. Nh4 Qh7 22. Bd2 (22. Qd2 $5) 22... g5 23. Ng2 Qg6 24. a4 $14 {Iordachescu,
V (2606)-Aronian,L (2649)/Mainz 2003/CBM 095 ext (1/2-1/2, 54)}) (18... h6 19.
Nf1 $6 {The knight stands passively here. Hier steht der Springer passiv.} (19.
Nf3 $1 {as in our main game, should be preferred. wie in unserer Hauptpartie
ist vorzuziehen.}) 19... Bh3 20. Qd2 Qf5 21. Qd1 Qe4 22. f3 Qg6 23. Bxd5 cxd5
24. Qd2 Re6 25. a4 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Rfe8 $36 {Iordachescu,V (2633)-Vajda,L (2539)/
Budva 2004/CBM 102 ext (1/2-1/2, 42)}) (18... Re6 {This move eventually led to
a fascinating position, but only with White's kind cooperation. Dieser Zug
führte letztlich zu einer faszinierenden Stellung, doch nur unter freundlicher
Mithilfe von Weiß.} 19. Nf3 Bg4 20. Ng5 $6 ({Once again, Erneut ist} 20. Nh4 $1
{should be preferred. vorzuziehen.}) 20... Rg6 21. f3 $2 Bxf3 $3 {It is
curious that such an attacking player as Shabalov missed this combination. Es
ist kurios, dass ein derartiger Angriffskünstler wie Shabalov diese
Kombination ausließ.} 22. Nxf3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Rxg3+ 24. Kf2 Qh3 $40 {Shabalov,A
(2608)-Aronian,L (2675)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (0-1, 47)}) 19. Nf3 ({The first
new move of the game. Previously, Der erste neue Zug der Partie. Bislang wurde
La primera jugada nueva de la partida. Anteriormente se había jugado} 19. Nf1 {
was played. gespielt. (Almasi-Gyimesi, Kazincbarcika (Hungary) 2005). En vez
de colocar el caballo pasivamente en la primera línea, Anand utiliza su
caballo para poner cierta presión sobre el flanco de rey enemigo, lo que en la
partida causará algunas debilidades en el teritorío de las negras.} Rfe8 20.
Qd2 Bh3 21. Bc2 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Rxe3 24. Bb3 R3e7 25. Rae1 {
1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z (2628)-Gyimesi,Z (2595)/Kazincbarcika 2005/CBM 107. Rather
than placing it passively on the back rank, Anand uses his knight for putting
the enemy kingside under some pressure, which will eventually cause some
weaknesses in Black's camp. Statt seinen Springer passiv auf der Grundreihe zu
platzieren, setzt Anand ihn aktiv ein, um den feindlichen Königsflügel etwas
unter Druck zu setzen, was letztlich einige Schwächen im schwarzen Lager
verursachen wird.}) 19... Bg4 20. Nh4 Rfe8 21. Qd2 h6 22. Qd3 {Black exerts
his usual pressure against the e3-bishop, but White is fully developed and
retains his extra-pawn. Anand's opening experiment has been crowned with
success. Schwarz übt seinen üblichen Druck gegen den e3-Läufer aus, doch Weiß
ist voll entwickelt und behauptet seinen Mehrbauern. Anands
Eröffnungsexperiment ist von Erfolg gekrönt worden. Las negras ejercen su
típica presión sobre el alfil de e3, pero las blancas están plenamente
desarrolladas y mantienen el peón de ventaja. El experimento de apertura de
Anand fue coronado por éxito.} g6 23. Bd1 Bh3 $6 {Possibly underestimating the
next move. Unterschätzt womöglich den nächsten Zug.} ({Black should have
maintained some tension with Schwarz hätte eine gewisse Spannung
aufrechterhalten sollen mit} 23... h5 $5) 24. Bf3 $1 $14 {Finally, the
weakness on g2 is safely defended and White can think about active operations
on the opposite wing, where he has an extra-pawn. Endlich ist die Schwäche g2
sicher verteidigt, und Schwarz kann an aktive Operationen am anderen Flügel
denken, wo er einen Mehrbauern besitzt.} g5 {If not followed by a concrete
attacking action, this move will just leave the kingside desperately weak.
Falls nicht von einer konkreten Angriffsaktion gefolgt, wird dieser Zug nur
den Königsflügel hoffnungslos schwächen. Sí no será seguído por un plano
coherente de ataque, esta jugada dejará al flanco de rey desesperadamente
débil.} 25. Ng2 Bf5 26. Qd1 Nf6 {A clear sign that Black ran out of
constructive plans. Ein klares Zeichen, dass Schwarz die konstruktiven Pläne
ausgegangen sind.} 27. a4 {Since the e-file is under severe Black control,
Anand creates a queenside diversion. It is interesting that this will be just
a prelude to a... kingside attack, one of Mikhail Tal's favourite methods. Da
die e-Linie fest in schwarzer Hand ist, startet Anand eine Ablenkung am
Damenflügel. Interessanterweise wird dies nur den Auftakt zu einem ... Angriff
am Königsflügel darstellen, eine der Lieblingsmethoden Mikhail Tals. Dado que
la columna d e se encuentra bajo fuerte control de las negras, Anand inicia
una diversión en el flanco de dama. Es interesante que esta acción será solo
un preludio de un ataque sencillo en el flanco de...rey, un método favorito
del gran hechicero Mijail Tal.} Ne4 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra6 Qb7 30. Qa1 Bc8 31.
Ra8 $16 Bb8 {[%csl Ga8][%cal Yb8a7]} 32. Bc1 $1 Nf6 (32... Ba7 $2 33. Rxc8 $1
$18 {[%csl Ga7,Ge4]}) 33. Rxe7 Rxe7 34. Qa3 Rd7 {[%cal Yb8a7]} 35. Ra5 Ba7 {
Black has managed to hold his own on the queenside, but his coordination is
rather poor. Schwarz hat es geschafft, sich am Damenflügel zu halten, doch
seine Koordination ist ziemlich schwach. Las negras resistieron bién en el
flanco de dama, pero su coordinación es muy pobre.} 36. Ne3 $1 {Black has no
adequate way to parry the simple threat Nf5. Schwarz hat keine ausreichende
Parade gegen die einfache Drohung Nf5. Las negras no tienen remedio adecuado
contra la amenaza sencilla Nf5.} Qc7 (36... Re7 37. Bxc6 $18) ({or oder o} 
36... Rc7 37. Qd6 $18 {are equally hopeless. sind gleichermaßen hoffnungslos.
serían igualmente malas.}) 37. Nf5 c5 38. Nxh6+ Kh7 39. Bxg5 1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 {We can notice
that for each game Anand prepares a different variation against the Marshall.
This might look like a speculative attitude, but maybe there is no other way
to counter such a well-analyzed opening. Podemos observar que Anand elige un
sistema diferente para cada partida en la cual se enfrenta con elAtaque
Marshall. Esta estratégia puede parecer un poco especulativa, pero tal vez es
el mejor método cuando se trata de una apertura tan profundamente analizada.}
Bg4 14. f3 Bf5 15. g3 $146 ({Earlier, White played Anteriormente, las blancas
habían jugado principalmente} 15. Bxd5 {mainly. The idea behind Anand's
novelty remains unclear, especially since the game will end soon. . La idea
detrás de la novedad de Anand quedará en oscuridad, porque la partida acabará
pronto en tablas.} cxd5 16. Nd2 Bd3 (16... b4 17. Nf1 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Re3
Rfc8 20. Bd2 Bg6 $13 {Todorovic,G (2415)-Pavlovic,M (2420)/Vrnjacka Banja 1990/
EXT 97 (0-1, 31)}) 17. Rf2 (17. Re3 Qh4 18. f4 Bf5 $44) 17... Qc7 (17... b4 $5
{Kotronias,V (2550)-Sokolov,I (2625)/Elenite 1992/CBM 032/[ChessBase] (0-1, 56)
}) 18. g3 Rae8 19. Nf1 Bg6 20. Ne3 Qd7 21. Nxd5 Bxg3 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. hxg3 $16
{Georgiev,K (2595)-Nikolic,P (2630)/Wijk aan Zee 1988/CBM 005 (1-0, 39)}) 15...
Qc7 16. Kf2 {An ingenious move, but if a king move is necessary with the whole
queenside undeveloped, something must be wrong with White's whole plan.} ({
Continuing the development with the natural} 16. Nd2 {would lead to a forced
draw after} Bd3 17. Rf2 $8 (17. Re1 $2 Bxg3 $17 18. hxg3 $6 Qxg3+ 19. Kh1 Nf4
20. Rg1 Qh3#) (17. Rg2 $2 Ne3 $19) 17... Bxg3 18. hxg3 Ne3 19. Qe1 Qxg3+ 20.
Kh1 Qh4+ (20... Rae8 21. Qg1 $1 {[%cal Yf2h2,Gd2e4]}) 21. Kg1 Qg3+ $11 {
[%csl Ge1]}) ({The thematic} 16. a4 {is also insufficient:} Rae8 17. axb5 axb5
18. Nd2 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qxg3+ 20. Rg2 Re1+ 21. Nf1 Qh4 22. Qd2 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1
Qh1+ 24. Kf2 Re8 $1 $11 {I do not exclude the possiblity that Black could find
an improvement somewhere, but since a draw is guaranteed, it is OK from the
opening's point of view already.}) 16... Qd7 17. Bxd5 {This exchange is forced
now.} (17. Nd2 $2 {is bad because of} Bd3 18. Re1 Qh3 $40) 17... cxd5 18. Nd2
Bd3 19. Re3 Bg6 {Aronian is confident about his position and rightly so.} ({
He could have forced a draw here with} 19... Qh3 20. Kg1 (20. Rxd3 $2 {leads
to mate after} Qxh2+ 21. Kf1 Qh3+ $5 {although 21...Bxg3 does not look "bad"
either.}) 20... Bxg3 21. hxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 $11 {Black cannot play for more
than a perpetual with} Rae8 $6 23. Nf1 $8 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 Re6 25. Qg2 $1 $18) 20.
Nf1 a5 21. a3 {Black has the usual compensation, based on his pair of bishops
and more active position. Besides, the white king's position is weaker than in
the normal lines. Las negras tienen su acostumbrada compensación, por su
pareja de alfiles y la posición más activa.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
{A principial duel between two Marshall specialists is always interesting to
watch. Ein prinzipielles Duell zwischen zwei Marshall-Spezialisten zu
beobachten, ist immer interessant. Un duelo entre dos especialistas del Ataque
Marshall es siempre interesante de seguír.} d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11.
Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2 $5 {It is remarkable that
even in such a fashionable and ultra-analyzed variation it is still possible
to find almost unknown ideas at a relatively early stage. In the main line,
White hurries to place his bishop on the exposed e3-square. With his last move,
Svidler expresses his belief that the higher priority is to expell the enemy
queen from its threatening position. Es ist bemerkenswert, dass es selbst in
einer derart aktuellen und weit ausanalysierten Variante noch immer möglich
ist, in relativ früher Phase nahezu unbekannt Ideen zu finden. Im Hauptabspiel
beeilt sich Weiß damit, seinen Läufer auf dem exponierten Feld e3 zu
platzieren. Mit seinem letzten Zug verleiht Svidler seiner Überzeugung
Ausdruck, dass es höhere Priorität hat, die feindliche Dame aus ihrer
drohenden Stellung zu vertreiben.} Bg4 16. Qf1 Qh5 {There is very little
practical material available on this variation. Actually, this position can
also be obtained if White plays 15.Qd3 instead of 15.Qe2, but Svidler's move
order is more restrictive. Against 15.Qd3, Black has an important alternative
in 15...Bf5. An even more curious move order is 12.Qf1 (instead of the almost
automatically played 12.d4) 12...Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh5 15.d4 Bg4, with the
irelevant difference that the variation is by one move shorter; see Kapengut -
Malaniuk below. Zu dieser Variante gibt es sehr wenig praktisches Material.
Tatsächlich kann diese Stellung auch erreicht werden, wenn Weiß 15.Qd3 statt
15.Qe2 spielt, aber but Svidlers Zugfolge restriktiver. Gegen 15.Qd3 hat
Schwarz eine wichtige Alternative in 15...Bf5. Eine noch kuriosere Zugfolge
ist 12.Qf1 (statt des nahezu automatisch gespielten 12.d4) 12...Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4
14.g3 Qh5 15.d4 Bg4, mit dem irrelevanten Unterschied, dass die Variante um
einen Zug kürzer ist, siehe Kapengut - Malaniuk unten.} 17. Nd2 Rae8 {This
kind of move is played almost authomatically. Black completes the mobilization
of his forces. Diese Art von Zug spielt man fast automatsich. Schwarz schließt
die Mobilisierung seiner Kräfte ab.} ({However, Allerdings ist} 17... Nf4 $5 {
should be mentioned. The sacrifice is interesting, but probably premature. zu
erwähnen. Das Opfer ist interessant, wenngleich wahrscheinlich verfrüht.} 18.
Bd1 $6 (18. gxf4 $1 Bxf4 19. h4 $1 {This move is not easy to spot during an
over-the-board game. White forces the enemy queen to occupy a vulnerable
square, in order to win time for his development. Dieser Zug ist in einer
praktischen Partie am Brett nicht leicht zu sehen. Weiß zwingt die feindliche
Dame auf ein anfälliges Feld, um Zeit für seine Entwicklung zu gewinnen.} Qxh4
20. Qg2 Bh3 21. Nf3 $1 Qh5 22. Bxf4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $14 {The material balance is
about even, but White's pair of bishops looks impressive. Die materielle
Bilanz steht etwa ausgeglichen, aber das weiße Läuferpaar sieht eindrucksvoll
aus.}) 18... Nh3+ 19. Kh1 $2 (19. Kg2 f5 $40) 19... Bxd1 $19 {Pallandre,
S-Jacques,C/Paris 1999/EXT 2001 (0-1, 30)}) 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. f3 Bf5 $6 {
The only justification of this retreat is that it seems to prevent Ne4.
However, this is just an illusion... Die einzige Rechtfertigung dieses
Rückzugs ist, dass er Ne4 zu verhindern scheint. Doch dies ist nur eine
Illusion...} (19... Bh3 {might be better. könnte besser sein.} 20. Qf2 f5 (
20... Bf5 {is more efficient here than in the game, because White does not
have the same trick at his disposal. Instead, he could play ist hier wirksamer
als in der Partie, da Weiß nicht derselbe Trick zur Verfügung steht.
Stattdessen könnte er} 21. a4 $5 {and only after the opening of the a-file
choose between giving the pawn back with Ne4 or continuing the development in
a more passive way, with Nf1. ziehen und sich erst nach der Öffnung der
a-Linie aussuchen, ob er den Bauern mit Ne4 zurückgibt oder die Entwicklung
auf passivere Weise fortsetzt, mit Nf1.}) 21. c4 ({Here, too Auch hier verdient
} 21. a4 $5 {deserves investigation,because the text move does not offer White
an advantage. untersucht zu werden, da der Textzug Weiß keinen Vorteil bietet.}
) 21... Nf4 (21... bxc4 $6 {solves White's problems of development after löst
die weißen Entwicklungsprobleme nach} 22. Nxc4 $16) 22. c5+ (22. gxf4 Qg6+ $1
23. Qg3 Re1+ 24. Kf2 Qe8 25. Ne4 Rf1+ 26. Ke2 fxe4 27. cxb5+ Kf8 28. Qxh3 exf3+
29. Kd3 Qe2+ 30. Kc3 $11 {Bykhovsky. Black has several ways to deliver
perpetual check, but probably not more than that. Bykhovsky. Schwarz hat
diverse Möglichkeiten, Dauerschach zu geben, aber vermutlich nicht mehr.})
22... Kf8 23. gxf4 $1 (23. cxd6 $2 Re2 $1 {Kapengut,A (2455)-Malaniuk,V (2465)/
Minsk 1985/EXT 99 (0-1, 37). Apart from the aforementioned transposition, it
should be mentioned that in this game White captured on e8 only after Black's .
..f5. Neben des erwähnten Überganges sollte erwähnt werden, dass in dieser
Partie Weiß erst nach dem schwarzen ...f5 auf e8 schlug.}) 23... Qg6+ ({
Bykhovsky considers Bykhovsky hält} 23... Bxf4 {to be bad because of für
schlecht wegen} 24. Ne4 {, but Black has , doch Schwarz hat} Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxe4
$1 {, when the c1-rook is hanging. , wonach der c1-Turm hängt.}) 24. Qg3 Re1+
25. Kf2 Qe8 26. Ne4 Rf1+ 27. Ke2 fxe4 28. Qxh3 $1 (28. cxd6 $2 exf3+ 29. Kd2
Qe2+ 30. Kc3 a5 31. a3 Bf5 $19 {Bykhovsky}) 28... exf3+ 29. Kd3 Qe2+ 30. Kc3
Qe1+ $11 {Bykhovsky}) 20. Ne4 $1 {In some other lines, White gladly places a
rook on this square, offering an exchange sacrifice which Black accepts only
rarely. Installing a knight here is a great achievement for White. In manchen
anderen Abspielen platziert Weiß liebendgern einen Turm auf diesem Feld und
bietet ein Qualitätsopfer an, welches Schwarz nur selten annimmt. Den Springer
hier zu installieren, ist eine große Errungenschaft für Weiß. En otras lineas,
las blancas colocan una torre en esta casilla, ofreciendo una entrega de
calidad, ¡que las negras raramente aceptan! Instalar un caballo en el centro
es un logro mayor para las blancas.} Bc7 ({A fine tactical point is that Black
cannot win the pawn back with Eine feine taktische Pointe ist, dass Schwarz
nicht mit Un sútil detalle táctico es que las negras no pueden recuperar el
peón con} 20... Bxe4 $2 21. fxe4 Rxe4 {because after den Bauern zurückgewinnen
kann, da er nach porque después de} 22. Bd1 Qg6 {(forced) (erzwungen) (forzado)
} 23. Bc2 {he loses an exchange. An impressive demonstration of the power of
two bishops. eine Qualität verliert. Eine beeindruckende Demonstration der
Kraft der zwei Läufer. se perdería la calidad. Una impresionante demostración
dela fuerza de dos alfiles.}) 21. Bd2 Qg6 22. Re1 ({White hurries to complete
his development. Actually, it is not entirely clear whether the modest looking
Weiß beeilt sich damit, seine Entwicklung abzuschließen. Eigentlich ist nicht
gänzlich klar, ob das bescheiden wirkende Las blancas se apresuran a acabar su
desarrollo. En realidad, no está enteramente claro porque la aparentemente
modesta} 22. Bc2 {, consolidating the knight, was entirely wrong. , was den
Springer konsolidiert, gänzlich verkehrt war. , consolidando el caballo, ha de
ser mala.}) 22... Bxe4 23. Rxe4 {White had several tempting continuations at
his disposal and Svidler's choice might not be the best. Weiß hatte diverse
verlockende Fortsetzungen zur Verfügung, und Svidlers Wahl war vielleicht
nicht die beste. Las blancas disponían de varias continuaciones tentadoras,
pero la continuación de Svidler puede que no haya sido la mejor.} (23. Qh3 f5
24. fxe4 fxe4 25. Qd7 Bxg3 $11) (23. fxe4 {might be a safer way to obtain a
small but lasting plus. könnte ein sichererer Weg sein, ein geringes, aber
dauerhaftes Plus zu erzielen.} Rxe4 24. Bc2 (24. Rxe4 Qxe4 25. Qe1 {is also
possible, when the pair of bishops leaves White on top, but the main move is
better because it forces Black to create additional weaknesses. ist ebenfalls
möglich, wonach das Läuferpaar Weiß am Drücker lässt, aber der Hauptzug ist
besser, weil er Schwarz dazu zwingt, zusätzliche Schwächen zu schaffen.}) 24...
Rxe1 25. Qxe1 f5 (25... Qe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. Kg2 $14 {also looks promising
for White. wirkt ebenfalls aussichtsreich für Weiß.}) 26. Qf2 Ne7 27. Qf3 $14 {
The knight cannot reach e4 easily, because of the weakness of the f5-pawn.
Aufgrund der Schwäche des f5-Bauern ist es für den Springer nicht leicht, nach
e4 zu kommen.}) 23... Rxe4 24. Bc2 f5 25. fxe4 fxe4 {This position is not easy
to evaluate. Svidler obviously relied on his pair of bishops and the weakness
of Black's central pawn. However, the activity of Black's pieces should not be
underestimated. Diese Stellung ist nicht leicht zu bewerten. Svidler verließ
sich offensichtlich auf sein Läuferpaar und die Schwäche des schwarzen
Zentrumsbauern. Allerdings ist die Aktivität der Figuren von Schwarz nicht zu
unterschätzen.} 26. Qg2 Nf6 27. Qh3 Ng4 28. Bb3+ (28. Qf1 $5 {[%csl Gg8][%cal
Yc2b3]} h6 (28... h5 29. Bb3+ Kh7 30. Bf7 $16 {[%csl Yh5]}) (28... Nf6 29. Bb3+
Kf8 30. Bf4 Bxf4 31. Qxf4 $16 {[%csl Yc6,Gf8][%cal Rf4d6,Rf4c7]}) 29. Qg2 Nf6 {
It might seem that White has just lost a tempo (...h6) Man könnte meinen, dass
Weiß einfach ein Tempo verloren hat (...h6)} 30. g4 $5 $36 Nxg4 $2 31. h3 $18 {
[%csl Yg6] It appears that ...h6 can benefit White! Es stellt sich heraus,
dass ...h6 Weiß zugute kommen kann!}) 28... Kf8 29. Bd1 e3 30. Bc1 h5 31. Bxg4
hxg4 32. Qf1+ Ke8 33. Bxe3 Kd7 34. Qe2 Qf5 35. b3 g6 {White has won a pawn,
but Black's centralized army as well as the firm control of the light squares
offers him good saving chances. Besides, the white king is passive and
slightly exposed. Weiß hat einen Bauern gewonnen, doch die zentralisierte
Armee des Schwarzen sowie die feste Kontrolle der weißen Felder bieten diesem
gute Rettungschancen. Außerdem steht der weiße König passiv und leicht
exponiert. Las blancas ganaron un peón, pero la fuerte centralisación de las
negras y el control firme en casillas blancas les ofrece buenas posibilidades
de sobrevivencía. Además, el rey blanco está pásivo y expuesto.} 36. Bf2 Bd6
37. c4 bxc4 38. bxc4 Bc7 39. d5 cxd5 40. cxd5 Bd6 41. a4 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qf5 43.
Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {This must have come as a big surprise to Anand. Ivanchuk has employed the
Marshall Attack extremely rarely. With the exception of a game played in 2004 
(which he lost!) his previous experience with it dates back to 1994. At the
same time, Ivanchuk is known for his ability to play almost any existing
opening...} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 {Following the classic main line} (
{For} 17... Qh5 {see Ponomariov,R (2718)-Leko,P (2741)/Moscow 2008/CBM 126/
[Marin] (1-0, 41)}) 18. Qf1 Qh5 19. f3 $5 {This unexpected move, which leaves
the e3-bishop undefended, was brought into limelight by Kramnik in 2007,
although it had been played before just once.} Rf6 (19... Nxe3 {Kramnik,V 
(2772)-Aronian,L (2759)/Yerevan 2007/CBM 118/[Marin,M] (1-0, 45)}) 20. Qe2 $6
$146 {My feeling is that Anand designed this not very meritorious novelty
over-the-board, possibly influenced by the opening surprise he had been
confronted with.} ({Previously,} 20. Bd1 {had been played.} Re8 21. Bf4 Rxe1
22. Qxe1 Re6 23. Be5 Bh3 $5 $146 ({An improvement over} 23... Bxe5 $6 {,
played in the game where 19.f3 had been tried for the first time.} 24. dxe5 Bf5
25. f4 {White has managed to consolidate his position and is a clear pawn up.}
Qg6 26. Qf2 f6 27. c4 $1 bxc4 28. Nxc4 Bd3 29. Bb3 $16 {Segovia Becker,M-Henao,
L/IECG email 1995/E-Mail 2000 (1-0, 37)}) 24. Qf2 ({The over-ambitious} 24. f4
{leaves the e5-bishop in an uncomfortable situation.} Qg6 25. Qe4 Bf5 26. Qg2
Bf8 27. Bb3 f6 28. Bb8 Kh8 $44 {and Black is ready to develop his initiative,
while the b8-bishop cannot return into play easily.}) 24... Bxe5 25. f4 Bxd4 $1
{This intermediate capture wins the pawn back with approximate equality.} 26.
Bxh5 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Nf6 28. Bf3 Kf8 29. Re1 Rd6 $11 {Jakovenko,D (2710)
-Svidler,P (2732)/Moscow 2007/CBM 122 (1/2-1/2, 37)}) 20... Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Rxf3
{Anand may have thought that Black has problems of coordination, because of
the pin along the d1-h5 diagonal and only now realized that Black's activity
is quite threatening already.} 22. Bxd5 {Sadly, the only move that keeps White
in the game.} ({His first intention might have been} 22. Bf2 $2 {[%cal Gb3d1] ,
which indeed looks promising, but there is a tactical problem with it:} Nf4 $3
23. gxf4 Bxf4 24. Bg3 Bxg3 $40 {and White is in trouble. There are several
good answers against} 25. Bd1 {, the most forcing being} Bxh2+ $5 26. Qxh2 Qg5+
27. Kh1 Rf4 {[%cal Gf4h4]} 28. Re5 Rf1+) (22. Bd1 $2 {is also bad because of}
Bxg3 $1 $40) 22... Qxd5 $11 {(/=/+) Black is better developed and has a firm
control over the light squares. In the Marshall Attack, these factors tend to
compensate for White's extra pawn, but here material is equal!} 23. Bf2 Rf6 24.
b3 ({For long term purposes, it might have been useful to get rid of the
a-pawn with} 24. a4 $5 {, opening the a-file at the same time.}) 24... Qf5 25.
Rad1 {White has obtained a centralized position of his pieces, but the
vulnerability of his king invites him to prudence.} h5 $36 26. Rd3 h4 27. Re3 (
27. gxh4 Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 29. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 30. Kg3 Rxa2 $15) 27... Rg6 28. c4
hxg3 29. hxg3 bxc4 30. bxc4 c5 $5 {An interesting decision. From the strategic
point of view, it looks not too desirable to leave White with a defended
passed pawn in the centre. Ivanchuk must have thought that the stability of
his bishop is a high priority (in view of the permanent threat of c4-c5
followed by Re7).} 31. Qf3 ({Personally, I would see no reasons to refrain from
} 31. d5 {, although Black would retain a pleasant position.}) 31... Qh3 (31...
Qxf3 32. Rxf3 cxd4 {is more or less drawish, but only Black can be better,
because of his better structure.}) 32. Qg2 Qd7 33. dxc5 $6 {This seems an
invitation to trouble. White will soon lose his c4-pawn and will be left
struggling.} (33. d5 $5) 33... Bxc5 34. Re4 Qc7 35. Kh2 Rh6+ 36. Kg1 Rf6 37.
Be3 Rd8 38. Kh2 Bxe3 39. R4xe3 Rh6+ 40. Kg1 Qc5 {Ivanchuk tries to find the
best way to win the pawn.} ({After} 40... Qxc4 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Rxe8+ Kh7 43.
Qe4+ Qxe4 44. Rxe4 Rd6 45. Ra4 {the more active placement of his rook allows
White to count on a draw.} Kg6 46. Ra5 Kf6 {The transfer of the king to the
queenside is the only chance to keep the fight on, although it is rather time
consuming.} ({Black does not get anywhere with} 46... f5 47. Kg2 Kg5 48. Kf3)
47. Kf2 Ke6 48. Kf3 Kd7 49. Kf4 Kc7 50. g4 Kb6 51. Rh5 $15 {[%cal Gh5h7]}) 41.
Qf2 Qh5 42. Qg2 Rd2 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. R8e2 Qc5+ 45. Qf2 Rxe2 46. Rxe2 (46. Qxc5
Rxe1+ $17) 46... Qxc4 47. Qf5+ g6 48. Qe4 Qc5+ 49. Kg2 Rh5 50. Rc2 Qb6 51. Rd2
{Having used the permanent blackmail of trading queens, White has obtained a
centralized position, which makes the weakness of his kingside less relevant.}
Rb5 52. a4 Rb4 53. Qe7 Qc6+ 54. Kh2 Rb7 55. Qh4+ Kg7 56. Qd4+ f6 (56... Qf6 57.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 58. Rd6+ Kf5 59. Rxa6 $11) 57. a5 g5 58. Qd5 Qb5 (58... Qxd5 59.
Rxd5 {[%cal Gd5d6]} Rb2+ {The only way to activate the rook, but it is
insufficient.} 60. Kh3 Ra2 61. Rc5 Kg6 62. g4 Ra3+ 63. Kg2 Kf7 64. Rc7+ $1 Ke8
(64... Ke6 65. Rc6+ Ke5 66. Rxa6 $11) (64... Kg6 $11) 65. Rc6 $5 (65. Rc5 Kd7
66. Rf5 Ke6 67. Rc5 $11) 65... Rxa5 66. Rxf6 Kd7 (66... Ra2+ 67. Kg3 a5 68. Rf5
$11) 67. Kg3 Kc7 68. Kf3 Kb7 {[%cal Ga5b5,Ga6a5]} 69. Rf7+ $1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {Nowdays, the Marshall Attack can hardly be considered an aggressive weapon.
White can make a draw almost by force, if he really wants to. Hoy en día, el
Ataque Marshall dificilmente puede ser considerado como unarma agresiva. Las
blancas pueden entablar de manera casi forzada, si esto es lo que quíeren de
verdad.} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Bf5 14. Nd2
{Instead of sticking to his small material advantage, White hurries to
complete his development and... win the World title. En vez de mantener su
ventaja material, las blancas se apresuran a completar su desarrollo y a...
ganar el título mundial.} Nf4 ({The immediate capture on d3 offers White
chances of retaining some initiative.} 14... Bxd3 15. Nf3 Bg6 16. Bg5 Qd7 {
This was played in the first game where 14.Nd2 was seen.} (16... Nf6 17. Ne5
Bxe5 18. Rxe5 h6 19. Qxd8 $6 (19. Bh4 $14 {would have maintained better
chances because of the pair of bishops.}) 19... Rfxd8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rc5 (
21. Re2 $5) 21... Rd2 $11 {Azarov,S (2556)-Pinter,J (2512)/Izmir 2004/CBM 104 
(1/2-1/2, 40)}) 17. Ne5 $6 {White risks to fall behind in development now.} (
17. Bh4 Rfe8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Bg3 $14 {[%csl Yd4,Gd5]}) ({The more neutral
developing move} 17. Qd4 $5 {was also possible}) 17... Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Rfe8 19.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Qd2 h6 21. Bf4 Rd8 22. Rd1 Bf5 23. Bg3 {Byrne,R (2515)
-Angantysson,H (2400)/Reykjavik 1982/MCD (1/2-1/2, 50)} {and now Black had the
sepctacular} Nxc3 $5 {forcing White to simplify to a dead draw with} 24. Bxf7+
(24. Qxd7 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Nxg3+ 26. hxg3 Rxd7 $17) (24. Qxc3 $2 Qxd1+) 24... Kxf7
25. Qxd7+ Rxd7 26. Rxd7+ Bxd7 27. bxc3 $11) 15. Ne4 (15. Qf3 Qd7 ({The
immediate} 15... Nxd3 {looks risky in view of} 16. Qxf5 Nxe1 17. Ne4 {[%cal
Ye4g5] , but White's initiative might be enough for just a draw:} g6 18. Qg4
Nd3 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Rd1 Kg7 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rxd3 f5 23. Qh3 Qxe4 24. Rd7+ Kf6
25. Rd6+ Kg7 $11) 16. Ne4 Bg4 17. Qe3 Nxd3 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qe7 Rad8 20. Qxd6
Rxd6 {[%csl Rb3,Rg4][%cal Gd3c1] 1/2-1/2 Smirin,I (2555)-Adams,M (2610)/
Tilburg 1992/CBM 032}) 15... Nxd3 16. Bg5 (16. Qf3 Bg6 17. Re2 Bc7 18. Bg5 Bxe4
19. Rxe4 Qxg5 20. Qxd3 Rad8 $11 {Polgar,J (2715)-Adams,M (2723)/Enghien les
Bains 2003/CBM 096 (1/2-1/2, 26): We have reached a position with the other
pair of opposite bishops than in the main game:}) ({Skipping the bishop's
development to g5 could cause White troubles:} 16. Nxd6 $2 Qxd6 $32 17. Be3 Qg6
18. Rf1 Nxb2 $17 {Bluvshtein,M (2447)-Onischuk,A (2657)/Montreal 2003/CBM 097 
(0-1, 40)}) 16... Qd7 17. Nxd6 (17. Qxd3 $4 Bxh2+) (17. Re3 $6 {[%cal Gd1d3]}
Bxe4 $8 18. Rxe4 Rae8 $32 19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. Rxg4 Be5 (20... c5 $5 $17) 21. Rb1
h5 22. Rh4 Nxb2 23. Be3 Nd3 (23... Bxc3 $5) 24. Rd1 Nb2 25. Rb1 Nd3 26. Rd1 Nb2
27. Rb1 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K (2515)-Nunn,J (2435)/Dubai 1986/TD. A more
spectacular draw than in the game, but not a really forced one.}) 17... Qxd6 {
All this has been played before and most of the games ended in draws after one
of the following moves.} 18. Bc2 Qg6 19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20. Be3 {Opposite coloured
bishops, symmetrical position, no significant weaknesses for any side... Yes,
a draw is the most likely result. Long live the new Champ! Alfiles de distinto
color, posición casi simétrica, ausencia de debilidades importantes... Si, las
tablas son el resultado más probable. ¡Viva el nuevo Campeón!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
{A specialist of the Marshall Attack himself, Svidler decides to take the bull
by the horns.} d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4
14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qg2 Qg6 20. Re3
Rae8 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. g4 Ng3 23. hxg3 Bd3 $146 ({Aronian decides to deviate
from his recent game against Anand, possibly fearing his opponent's speciffic
preparation. After} 23... Bb1 24. Qe2 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 h6 26. Qe1 Bc2 27. Bxc2
Qxc2 28. Qe4 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Qe3 Bxg3 31. Kxg3 Re8 32. Qxe8 {a draw was
agreed in Anand-Aronian, Wijk aan Zee 2007. In spite of his huge material
disadvantage, Black will give perpetual.}) 24. Bd2 Rxe3 25. Bxe3 Re8 26. Re1 c5
27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. Qd2 Bxe3+ 29. Rxe3 {White has managed to emerge out of the
opening with what might seem like a sound extra-pawn. However, some subtle
tactical nuances will allow Black achieve a draw more or less by force.} Qb6
30. Kf2 Rd8 {This is it. White has no way to free himself from Black's
domination.} 31. Qe1 Re8 32. Qd2 Rd8 33. Bc2 Bg6 34. Qe2 Re8 35. Bxg6 hxg6 36.
Qd2 Rd8 37. Qe2 Re8 38. Qd2 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
{I might be subjective, but my feeling is that Carlsen is allowed more
frequently to play the genuine Marshall than any other of his colleagues. If
this is true, the natural question is whether his opponents trust that despite
his phenomenal positional feeling Carlsen may be less strong in concrete
opening variations or on the contrary they want to play safe, keeping a draw
in their pocket. Be it as it may, the present game contradicts both points of
view as White got a slightly worse position out of the opening.} d5 9. exd5
Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 (13... Qh4 {is slightly
more popular. Here is just a recent example:} 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Nf6 16. Rh4
Qf5 17. Bc2 Re8 18. d4 Qe6 19. Nd2 Qe1+ 20. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 21. Kg2 Bb7 22. f3 Rae8
23. Bd3 c5 24. Kf2 c4 $6 (24... cxd4 25. Ne4 R1xe4 26. fxe4 dxc3 27. bxc3 Bxe4
$44) 25. Be4 Nxe4+ 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Kxe1 Bd3+ 28. Re4 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4+ 30.
Kf2 $14 {1-0 (62) Ivanov,O (2513)-Balashov,Y (2418) Moscow 2015}) 14. Qf3 Qh4 (
{Deviating from a game of his own:} 14... Bg6 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 {Anand,V 
(2791)-Carlsen,M (2863) Shamkir 2015 CBM 166 [Pavlovic,M] (1/2-1/2, 53), in
which he had to struggle hard to reach a draw.}) 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 ({It is
the Chinese player's turn to deviate from an earlier game between the same
players as above, but with reversed colours:} 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Be3 Bxd3 18.
Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qf3 Rfe8 20. Nd2 Qf5 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 {Carlsen,M (2548)-Anand,V 
(2785) Leon 2005 (1/2-1/2, 30)}) 16... Bxd3 17. Nd2 {White has returned the
extra pawn for the sake of completing the development. Even though the
structure is more or less symmetrical, the position is not dull at all.
Black's minor pieces seem more active, but they can easily be exposed
depending how things turn out. The same applies to Black's queenside space
advantage: due to the permanent threats c3-c4 and a2-a4 Black's pawns may
become weak.} Qf5 {Since Black has no attacking chances anymore, the queen
returns to the centre.} 18. Bd4 {For the time being both players maintain the
tension.} (18. Qxf5 Bxf5 19. Bd4 Rfd8 20. a4 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 (27) Ivanchuk,V 
(2751)-Aronian,L (2739) Nice 2008}) (18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Qxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxd5 cxd5
21. Nb3 {Polgar,J (2707)-Leko,P (2753) Wijk aan Zee 2008 (1/2-1/2, 35)}) 18...
Rae8 {In view of the next rook lift to e6, it looks logical to keep the other
rook on f8,} ({but} 18... Rfe8 {is also played as in Leko,P (2708)-Svidler,P 
(2745) Reykjavik 2015 (1/2-1/2, 41)}) 19. Kg2 Qxf3+ $146 {Preparing the rook
lift without losing more time.} (19... h6 20. a4 Qxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Re6 22. axb5
axb5 23. Kg2 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2731)-Adams,M (2740) Biel 2015 CBM 168 [Sagar
Shah] (1-0, 42)}) 20. Kxf3 Re6 21. Rac1 {With the obvious idea of finding a
good moment to play c3-c4.} ({One of the points behind Carlsen's novelty is
that} 21. a4 {can be answered with} bxa4 $5 {The e1-rook is hanging and the
intermediate exchange on e6 loses a piece after ...fxe6 check!} 22. Bxa4 c5 23.
Be3 Nxe3 24. Rxe3 c4 {[%csl Gd3,Gd6]}) (21. Rxe6 fxe6+ 22. Kg2 {can lead to
interesting play:} c5 23. Re1 Bf4 $3 (23... cxd4 24. Rxe6 $16) (23... Kf7 24.
Be5 {with a pleasant blockade.}) 24. Bxc5 (24. gxf4 cxd4 $13) (24. Rxe6 c4 $17)
24... Bxd2 25. Rxe6 Rd8 26. Rxa6 {[%cal Ga6a8]} Bc4 $8 {White's three pawns
compensate for the missing knight, but possibly not more.}) 21... h6 $5 {
This move and White's reply show that both sides have problems making progress.
The position is in some sort of dynamic balance, or, exaggerating a bit,
mutual zugzwang. Still, I am not sure about the merits of Black's last move.} (
{True,} 21... Rfe8 $2 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. c4 $16 {causes Black problems.}) ({
But I would consider} 21... a5 {Black's main candidate, aiming to put Black's
queenside space advantage to work.} 22. c4 ({White could renew the
pseudo-zugzwang with the neutral} 22. a3 $5 a4 23. Ba2) (22. a4 bxa4 23. Bxa4
c5 $132) 22... bxc4 23. Bxc4 (23. Nxc4 $4 a4 {wins a piece.}) 23... Bb4 24.
Red1 Bxd2 25. Rxd2 Be4+ 26. Ke2 Bg2+ 27. Kd1 a4 $5 {[%cal Gf8d8] Black's
superior activity and the slight exposure of the white king compensate for the
bishop pair.}) 22. Kg2 {White avoids the check in case of a later exchange on
e6, but taking the king away from the centre looks a bit like a
counter-developing move.} (22. c4 $5 c5 {White has to permanently count with
this counter-blow.} (22... Nb4 $6 23. Rxe6 fxe6+ 24. Ke3 $16) (22... Rxe1 23.
Rxe1 Nb4 24. c5 Bb8 25. Bc3 a5 26. Kg2 $1 $14 {[%csl Rc6,Rf7][%cal Gd2f3,Gf3e5]
Now is a good moment for this retreat!}) 23. cxd5 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 cxd4 25. Ne4
Bxe4+ 26. Rxe4 Bc5 27. Ke2 Rc8 28. Kd3 Kf8 29. Re2 {In principle the position
should be drawn, but while there are rooks on the board White can try exerting
some pressure.. His king is perfectly placed and the black queenside is
weakened.}) (22. a3 a5 ({What else? If} 22... g5 23. Kg2 $5 {Black does not
have the plan based on ...Rg6 followed by ...Nf4 anymore.}) 23. c4 {leads to a
similar ending as above:} c5 (23... Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Nf6 25. c5 Bb8 26. Re7 $14)
24. cxd5 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 cxd4 26. Ne4 Bxe4+ 27. Rxe4 Bc5 28. Ke2 a4 29. Ba2 Rc8
30. Kd3 {with the same evaluation.}) ({By the way, with his king on f3 White
cannot try playing against the Isolani with} 22. Bxd5 $6 cxd5 23. Nb3 $2 {
due to} Be4+ 24. Ke2 Bb1+ 25. Kd2 Bxa2) 22... Rg6 {Finally exiting the tension
along the e-file.} 23. Ne4 {This leads to lively play with entirely adequate
counterplay for Black.} ({Now was a good moment to settle for a slightly
better ending against the Isolani with} 23. Bxd5 $5 cxd5 24. Be5 Bc5 25. Nb3
Bb6 26. Bd4 $14) 23... Nf4+ 24. Kf3 {As we see the king didn't find peace on
g2. After returning to f3, it will soon allow Black to gain another tempo with
a knight move.} Bxe4+ 25. Rxe4 (25. Kxe4 c5 $1 26. Bxc5 (26. gxf4 cxd4 27. cxd4
Rg4 $15) 26... Bxc5 27. Kxf4 Rf6+ 28. Kg4 Rxf2 $11) 25... Nd3 (25... c5 26.
gxf4 cxd4 27. cxd4 $16 {[%csl Gf4]}) 26. Rd1 {The principled move, fighting
for the initiative at the cost of a temporary pawn sacrifice.} (26. Rb1 c5 27.
Be3 Rd8 {[%cal Gd6f8]} 28. Bc2 f5 $1 29. Rh4 Bf8 {with better coordination for
Black, compensating for White's bishop pair.}) 26... Nxb2 27. Rd2 Ba3 28. Bb6
Rd6 29. Rxd6 Bxd6 30. Re2 Nd3 $5 {The knight is heading for c4 to neutralise
the bishop's pressure against f7, but on the way it will drive the enemy king
away from the centre for the second time in this game.} (30... Nc4 $11) 31. Rd2
Ne5+ 32. Kg2 Be7 33. f4 Nc4 34. Bxc4 bxc4 35. Rd7 Bf6 36. Rc7 Bxc3 37. Rxc6 Rb8
{More or less forced play has resulted in an ending where White needs some
caution to make a draw. In principle, due to his activity many roads lead to
Rome, but the problem is finding just one of them (and not a false path) and
sticking to it.} 38. a4 ({There is no need to simplify to an ending with a
pawn down, even though it should be drawn.} 38. Rxc4 Rxb6 39. Rxc3 Rb2+ 40. Kf3
Rxa2 41. Rc8+ Kh7 42. Ra8 h5 {This type of ending is heavily analysed with the
standard pawn positioning on f2, g3, h4, but the present structure is less
usual. In principle it looks less favourable for White, as his king is exposed
and the pawns more vulnerable, but it should not suffice for a win. I have
found a game to which we will transpose after just a few (some of them dumb)
moves:} 43. Ke4 (43. h3 $6 Ra3+ 44. Kf2 {forces the king to stay passive.})
43... g6 44. Kf3 Kg7 45. Ra7 a5 ({This is necessary only for... transposing.
But Black does not get much if he keeps the sixth rank defended for a while:} 
45... Kf6 46. Ke4 Ke6 47. Kf3) 46. Ra6 a4 47. h3 $6 {This puts White on the
edge.} (47. Ke3) 47... a3 48. Ra5 Ra1 49. Kg2 Kf6 50. Ra6+ Ke7 51. g4 h4 52. g5
a2 53. Kh2 {In order to win, Black needs to create a passed pawn on the f-file,
but this is not achievable. A g-pawn or a h-pawn would not suffice.} Kd7 54.
Kg2 Kc7 55. Ra8 Kb7 56. Ra3 Kc6 57. Ra6+ Kd5 58. Ra7 Ke6 59. Ra6+ Ke7 60. Ra7+
Ke6 61. Ra6+ Kd5 62. Ra7 Ke4 63. Re7+ ({Actually even} 63. Kh2 Kf3 64. Ra3+
Kxf4 65. Ra5 {is drawn.} Ke4 66. Kg2 Ke3 {[%cal Ga1d1,Gd1d2]} 67. Ra3+ $1)
63... Kxf4 64. Rxf7+ Kxg5 65. Ra7 Kh6 66. Ra4 g5 67. Ra6+ Kg7 68. Ra7+ Kg6 {
1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A (2518)-Deepan Chakkravarthy,J (2428) Hyderabad 2006}) 38...
Bb2 ({During the game I thought} 38... a5 {was more consistent, but it is just
an illusion.} 39. Kf3 ({I had in view} 39. Rxc4 $6 Rxb6 40. Rxc3 Rb4 41. Ra3 {
when Black has more space than in the game, with increased chances to outplay
his opponent.}) 39... Bb4 40. Bd4 c3 41. Ke4) 39. Ba5 c3 40. Bxc3 Bxc3 41. Rxc3
Rb4 42. a5 Rb5 43. Ra3 {The white rook is passive, but White does not have
weaknesses on the kingside, making the draw quite obvious. In the worst case
he can transpose to the previous ending, of course, but he can choose the
circumstances under which to do it.} Rb2+ 44. Kh3 f5 45. Rc3 Rb5 46. Ra3 g5 (
46... Kf7 47. Kh4 $11) 47. fxg5 hxg5 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. h4 g4 50. Rc3 $1 Rxa5 51.
Rc6 Ra2+ 52. Kg1 a5 53. Ra6 a4 54. Kh1 Kf7 55. Kg1 Ra1+ 56. Kg2 Ra3 57. Kh2
Ra2+ 58. Kg1 Ke7 59. Kh1 a3 60. Kg1 (60. Kg1 Kd7 61. Kh1 (61. Rf6 $4 Rb2 $19)
61... Kc7 62. Kg1 Kb7 63. Ra4 Kb6 64. h5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
{For the second time in this tournament, Svidler decides to allow the Marshall
Attack.} d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 f5 ({Leko does not seem to be curious to
find out What Svidler had in mind after} 17... Bf5 {as played in the first
round game Svidler-Aronian.}) 18. Bd1 Qh6 19. Re1 f4 20. Ne4 Bc7 21. Bf3 Bh3
22. Qd3 Rf7 23. Bd2 Raf8 {Black is perfectly mobilized and has obvious
compensation for the pawn. However, White's position is quite stable, which
keeps him out of immediate danger. Without a deeper analysis, the final
sequence of moves remains clouded by mystery.} 24. Bh1 Rg7 25. Bf3 Rgf7 26. Bh1
Rg7 27. Bf3 Rgf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 35th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2007.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Qh5 $5 ({The usual move order is} 17... Re6 18.
Qf1 Qh5 {, but Leko seems to have not been prepared to face Kramnik's recent
experiment} 19. f3 $5 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Aronian,L (2759)/Yerevan 2007/[Marin]/
CBM 118 (1-0, 45)}) ({Anticipating a bit, Leko's main idea is to place the
rook on the less exposed e7-square, leaving the d5-knight unpinned. However,
the immediate} 17... Re7 $6 {can be met by} 18. Bg5 $1 {, provoking
simplifications, since the rook is now... exposed on e7!}) 18. Qf1 ({Not
suspecting anything. The main alternative is} 18. a4 {, which, together with
18.Bd1 and 18.c4 was covered in detail in the comments to the game Morovic
Fernandez,I (2580)-Adams,M (2660)/Santiago 1997/CBM 057/[Blatny,P] (1/2-1/2,
42).}) 18... Re7 $5 $146 {Since attacking along the h-file does not seem like
a realistic project and Black is mainly aiming for strong pressure along the
e-file, this looks like a strong novelty.} ({Most of the games where this move
order was employed, transposed to the main variation after} 18... Re6) ({
It should be said that} 18... Bh3 {fails to force a draw by repetition because
of} 19. Bd1 $1) 19. a4 ({The difference can be seen after} 19. f3 $2 Nxe3 20.
Qf2 {and now, with his rook not attacked, Black has several good continuations.
My favourite is the simple} Rfe8 21. fxg4 Nxg4 $15 {with active play.}) 19...
Rfe8 20. Bxd5 {It is clear that White cannot stand the pressure anymore.} Qxd5
21. axb5 axb5 22. Bf4 $5 {This simple tactical trick reveals the only relative
drawback of Leko's novelty. With the rook on e6, Black could capture on f4
with a crushing attack.} Rxe1 ({But now,} 22... Bxf4 $2 {loses to} 23. Rxe7 $1)
23. Rxe1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 Bf8 {White has managed to simplify the position, but
his chances for converting the minimal material advantage are questionable
because of Black's strong pair of bishops.} 25. Qe4 {Of course, the active
black queen cannot be tolerated on its dominating position.} f6 26. Qxd5+ cxd5
27. Bc7 Kf7 28. Bb6 {Threatening to trade the dark-squared bishops, which
would radically incline the balance to White's favour.} Bd6 29. Bc5 {White's
draw offer looks a bit premature, although I cannot suggest a concrete way to
strengthen his position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {The Marshall attack! Played surprisingly only 6,600 times in chess history
(I really thought that number would be bigger), it was brought to practice by
Frank James Marshall - he played it four times, scoring two wins, a loss 
(against Capablanca) and a draw (against Lasker).} 9. d4 $5 (9. exd5 Nxd5 {
is the modern approach} (9... e4 {was tried by Marshall in his debut in a
simultaneous exhibition - this line is considered very bad for Black nowadays.}
10. dxc6 exf3 11. g3 $1 Re8 12. d4 Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd2 $16 {
1-0 (34) Nakamura,H (2741)-Short,N (2680) London 2010. with a huge advantage
for White}) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 {is the main line, repeatedly tried with
success by its main defender, Levon Aronian} (11... Nf6 {was Marshall's try
against Capablanca, who played near perfection the whole game} 12. Re1 Bd6 13.
h3 Ng4 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. d4 Nxf2 16. Re2 $1 Bg4 17. hxg4 Bh2+ 18. Kf1 Bg3 19.
Rxf2 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 Bxf2 21. Bd2 $1 Bh4 22. Qh3 Rae8+ 23. Kd3 Qf1+ 24. Kc2 Bf2
25. Qf3 Qg1 26. Bd5 $1 $18 {1-0 (36) Capablanca,J-Marshall,F New York,NY 1918})
12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 Bg4 17. Qg2 cxd5 18.
Qxh3 Bxh3 19. Be3 {entering a typical Marshall endgame - White is a pawn up,
but Black has the bishop pair and excellent play. In this game, I dare say
that Nakamura was able to create some chances.} Bf5 20. d4 Rfe8 (20... Rfc8 $5
{preparing b4} 21. a3 a5 22. Nd2 f6 $44 {following Aronian's footsteps, with
the rook on c8 instead of e8}) 21. Nd2 f6 22. Bf4 $1 Bf8 23. Nf1 $14 {½-½ 
(43) Nakamura,H (2780)-Aronian,L (2801) Palma de Mallorca 2017, after coming
under some pressure, Black was able to hold.}) 9... exd4 (9... dxe4 {is
another safe way to deal with this position} 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12.
Bxd1 Nd7 13. Rxe4 Nc5 14. Rd4 Ne6 15. Rd2 Bg5 (15... Bb7 $5 $44) 16. Rc2 Bxc1
$1 (16... Rd8 17. Bf3 Bb7 18. Bxg5 Nxg5 19. Nd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 (83) Halkias,S 
(2583)-Melkumyan,H (2642) Heraklio 2017}) 17. Rxc1 Nf4 18. Bf3 Rb8 19. Rd1 Ng6
20. Nd2 Nxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (81) Kurnosov,I (2649)-Khalifman,A (2614) Nakhchivan
2013}) 10. e5 Ne4 11. cxd4 Bf5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 (13... Qd7 $6 14. Bg5
Ba3 $2 (14... Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Na5 16. Bc2 {with good prospects on the kingside})
15. Nh4 $1 $146 {a strong novelty, that puts the whole 13...Qd7 move under
trouble} Be6 16. Bc2 g6 17. Bf6 Rfe8 18. f4 Ne7 19. Rf1 Bg4 20. Qe1 {and White
already has a winning position with the decisive attack} Kf8 21. f5 $1 $18 {
1-0 (30) Mastrovasilis,D (2580)-Sargissian,G (2650) Minsk 2017}) 14. Bc2 Bxc2
15. Qxc2 Nc4 {Matlakov is a very classical player and goes for the bishop
exchange followed by occupying the weak square with a knight, which looks very
logical.} 16. a4 Qd7 17. Bg5 {On the other hand, we have a strong attacking
player, Hou Yifan, known for her dynamic games always full of initiative.} bxa4
18. Rxa4 a5 {Thinking long term, Black should be happy, there is a potential
outside passed pawn and a great outpost for the knight on c4. On the other
hand, White has some kingside prospects, which seem less threatening after
each move, since White's forces are directed towards the queenside.} 19. Rea1
Rfb8 20. R4a2 $6 (20. Bxe7 $5 Qxe7 21. Nd2 $1 (21. R4a2 $5 {preparing to
remove Black's strong knight with Nd2 is also possible}) 21... Rb2 22. Qc1 Rxd2
23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Qxd2 a4 $13 {with a complex pawn endgame.}) 20... Bxg5 $1 {
Forcing the white knight to go to g5, from where it stands far away from d2.
And White doesn't have attacking prospects anymore, which means that g6 is no
big deal.} 21. Nxg5 g6 22. h3 (22. Nf3 a4 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Rb3 $15 {
followed by ...Qb5, Black is able to grab the initiative quickly.}) 22... Rb6
23. Nf3 Rab8 $1 {Stopping Nd2 and preparing a queenside invasion at some point.
} 24. Qc1 Kg7 {Avoiding Qh6.} 25. Kh2 $6 (25. Nd2 $1 {once again this was
needed} Nxd2 26. Qxd2 Rb1+ 27. Kh2 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 a4 29. Qa2 Ra8 30. Qb1 $11 {
followed by Qb4, White should be fine.}) 25... Qf5 26. Nd2 Nb2 (26... Qf4+ $1
27. Kh1 Rb2 $1 28. Rxb2 Nxb2 $17 {threatening to take on f2 and also ...Nd3.})
27. Nf3 $6 (27. Nf1 $3 {was a very hard move, preparing Ng3 at any cost:} Qxf2
28. Ng3 {now there is a Qg5 threat, and the b2-knight isn't going anywhere} h6
29. Rb1 Rb3 30. Nh1 $1 {talk about creative knight moves!} Qe2 31. Ng3 Qf2 (
31... Qb5 32. Qf4 $36 {with a strong initiative}) 32. Nh1 Qe2 33. Ng3 $11)
27... a4 28. Rxa4 $2 {The position was tough, but this helps Black.} Nxa4 29.
Rxa4 Rb2 30. Qe3 Qe4 31. Qxe4 dxe4 32. Ng5 Rxf2 (32... Re2 $1 {threatening ...
h6} 33. d5 e3 34. fxe3 Rbb2 $19) 33. Nxe4 Re2 34. Nf6 Rbb2 35. Kg3 Re3+ 36. Kf4
Rxc3 37. Ra8 Rxg2 $1 38. Rg8+ Kh6 39. Rh8 Rf2+ 40. Ke4 Rxf6 $5 {The practical
decision, leading to a very good rook endgame, that isn't that easy to convert.
I like the decision generally, but here it almost cost Matlakov half a point.}
(40... g5 $1 {was also winning (Ng4+ doesn't win the rook, because of ...Kg7,
hitting h8).}) 41. exf6 Kg5 42. Rxh7 Kxf6 43. Rh8 Kg5 44. h4+ Kg4 45. d5 Rc4+
$2 (45... f5+ $1 46. Kd4 Rh3 47. Rh7 (47. Rg8 $2 Rxh4 $1 {White can't take on
g6 because of ...Kh5+}) 47... Rxh4 48. Rxc7 f4 49. d6 Rh8 50. Rg7 (50. d7 Rd8
51. Kd3 Kf3 $1 {stopping White from bringing the king back to defence} 52. Kd2)
50... g5 51. d7 Rf8 $1 {preparing ...f3} 52. Re7 {[%cal Ge7e8]} Rd8 53. Rg7 Kf3
$1 $19 {transposing to another winning endgame, in case the pawn gets
exchanged.}) 46. Ke5 $2 (46. Kd3 $1 Rc1 (46... Rf4 {If the black rook leaves
the c-file, then Rc8 is played, with nice counterplay} 47. Rc8 $1 $132) 47. Kd4
{and Black can't make any real progress} f5 48. Rg8 $11) 46... f5 $1 {Now
Black is winning again.} 47. h5 Re4+ 48. Kf6 gxh5 49. Rc8 f4 50. Rxc7 f3 {
And the f-pawn is unstoppable.} 51. Rg7+ Kf4 52. Rh7 f2 53. Rxh5 Kg3 54. Rg5+
Rg4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Russia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Bxd5 $5 {A very old move, which was considered as not very promising for White.
And the results in MegaBase are simply disastrous for him.} cxd5 16. Qf3 Bf5 (
16... Be6 $2 17. Be3 (17. Bf4 {leads to a simple advantage:} Bg4 18. Qg2 Bxf4
19. Qxh3 Bxh3 20. gxf4 Rab8 21. Re3 Be6 22. a3) 17... Rad8 18. Nd2 Bg4 19. Qxd5
$1 Bxg3 20. Qg2 Bb8 21. f3 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Bc8 23. Ne4 f5 24. Nc5 {1-0 Barczay,
L-Ghitescu,T/Debrecen 1968; with a big advantage in the endgame.}) 17. Qxd5 ({
Other options are less principled:} 17. Qg2 Qh5 18. Qxd5 Rad8 (18... Rfe8 $5 {N
} 19. Bd2 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Qd1 21. Qxa8+ Bf8 22. Qg2 Bd3 $1 23. h3 Qxe1+ 24. Kh2
h5 25. h4 Qc1 {1/2 Dochev,D (2495)-Topalov,V (2520)/Bulgaria (ch) 1992; with
sufficient compensation for the material.})) (17. Nd2 Rae8 18. Re3 Rxe3 19.
Qxe3 Bd7 20. Nf3 Qh5 {with a strong position.}) (17. Qg2 {does not seem so
logical:} Qg4 18. Qf1 Qf3 19. Nd2 Qh5 20. Nb3 Rfe8 21. Be3 Bh3 22. Qe2 Bg4 23.
Qd3 f5 24. f4 Re7 {with sufficient pressure for the pawn.}) 17... Rad8 ({
Here there is another principled option, which will be tried after this game:} 
17... Rae8 18. Bd2 Bd3 {it is possible to try other options as there are 18...
Qg4; 18...Bf4; 18...Re6} (18... Qg4 19. Qxd6 (19. f3 $2 Qg6 20. Na3 Bxg3 $1 21.
hxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Re6 24. Rxe6 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 fxe6 26. Qc6 Qh4+ 27.
Kg1 Bh3 {0-1 Svensson,B (2360)-Ilincic,Z (2445)/Balatonbereny 1988; with a
strong attack.}) 19... Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Qd1 21. Qe7 Be6 22. Na3 Qxa1 23. Kf1 Bh3+
24. Ke2 Qxb2+ {0-1 Szekely,M-Adorjan,A/Hungary 1968/MCD}) 19. Na3 Bxa3 20. bxa3
Bc4 21. Qf3 $14 {Chandler,M (2595)-Nikolic,P (2600)/Leningrad 1987. But
opposite-coloured bishops will allow Black to keep the balance easily.}) 18.
Qg2 ({Possible, but clearly not so logical was} 18. Qc6) 18... Qh5 19. f3 ({
It was weaker to allowing Black to activate his pieces after} 19. Be3 Bh3 20.
Qh1 f5 $1) 19... Bh3 ({Much weaker is} 19... Rfe8 20. Be3 Qh6 21. Qf2 Qg6 22.
Nd2 {and Black has no compensation for the pawn.}) 20. Qf2 f5 21. Nd2 ({
The typical} 21. a4 {was possible, but with two extra pawns it is necessary to
complete development first.}) 21... g5 22. a4 ({Another way was} 22. c4 Rfe8
23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. c5 Bf8 25. b4 Qf7 26. Nb3 Qc4 27. Be3 Bg7 28. Re1 Qxb4 29.
d5) 22... f4 ({Or} 22... Rfe8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. b3 Qg6 26. Bb2 {
preparing Re1.}) 23. g4 Qg6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ne4 {After the knight has
reached this strategically important place, the result of the game is obvious.}
h5 26. b3 (26. Qe2 {was very strong:} hxg4 27. Qxb5 gxf3 28. Qxg5) 26... Bc7 (
26... hxg4 {does not help:} 27. fxg4 Qe6 28. Nxg5 Qxg4+ 29. Kh1 Qxg5 30. Rg1
Bg4 31. h3 Qd5+ 32. Qg2) 27. Ba3 ({A simpler way is} 27. gxh5) 27... Rf7 28.
gxh5 Qf5 29. Bc5 $1 Kh7 ({Or} 29... g4 30. Qh4 gxf3 31. Ra6 Rg7+ 32. Rg6 Rxg6+
33. hxg6 Qxg6+ 34. Qg5) 30. Ra6 Rg8 31. Be7 $1 g4 32. Qh4 ({Another option is} 
32. Ng5+ Rxg5 33. Bxg5 Qxg5 34. Qc2+) 32... gxf3+ 33. Rg6 (33. Ng5+ Rxg5+ 34.
Qxg5 Rg7 35. Rh6+ Kg8 36. Rg6) 33... Rxg6+ 34. hxg6+ Kxg6 35. Qg5+ $1 {A
technical decision. The exchange of queens allows Black to reduce material,
but it is sufficient for White to win.} Qxg5+ 36. Nxg5 Rxe7 37. Rxe7 Bd8 38.
Nxh3 Bxe7 39. Kf2 Kf5 40. Kxf3 Bd6 41. Nf2 Be7 42. Nd3 Bg5 43. c4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Bd7 $5 {A very risky approach which was introduced by the famous Leonid
Stein, one of Beliavsky's trainers. Beliavsky wanted to avoid the main line
against his young opponent.} (15... g5 {is the main move.}) 16. Bc2 ({A very
serious alternative here has still not been well tested at a high level:} 16.
Rh4 Qe6 17. Nd2 Rfe8 (17... f5 18. Nf3 h6 19. Qd3 Be7 20. Rh3 f4 21. Rh5 Qg4 $2
(21... fxg3 22. hxg3 Qf7 23. Re5 Bd6 24. Bf4 $14) 22. Ne5 Qxh5 23. Nxd7 fxg3
24. hxg3 Rf3 25. Qe4 $2 (25. Bd1 {was winning immediately}) 25... Rf7 $2 (25...
Bd6 $1) 26. Ne5 {1-0 Remete,Z (2042)-Adam,O (2147)/Savaria HUN 2002}) 18. Ne4
Be7 19. Bg5 ({an advantage was promised by} 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qe1+ 21. Kg2
Bf5 22. a4) 19... f6 20. Bd2 g5 21. Rh6 Qxe4 22. Bc2 Qg4 23. Bxh7+ Kg7 24. Qc2
$2 (24. f3 Qe6 25. Qc2 Rh8 26. Bxg5 Qf7 27. Bg6 Qe6 28. Bh7 $11) 24... f5 {
0-1 Volas,N (2146)-Dimitrievski,D (2260)/Obrenovac SCG 2005}) 16... h6 ({
The retreat} 16... Be7 {is not serious.}) 17. Nd2 ({Black would obtain
sufficient counterplay after} 17. Qf1 Qxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Rad8 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. f3
c5) ({I don't think, that neglecting development with} 17. a4 {can be good
here.}) 17... Bf5 ({It was necessary to consider} 17... Rae8 18. Qf1 (18. a4 {
was possible, as usual}) 18... Nf6 ({another development could be} 18... g5 19.
Qxh3 Bxh3 20. a4 b4 21. c4 Nf6 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Nf3 c5 24. Be3 Ng4) 19. Qxh3 (
{an even better try was} 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. f3 Qh5 21. Ne4) 19... Bxh3 20. Rxe8
Rxe8 21. Nf3 Bg4 22. Kg2 Be6 23. Bd2 Bd5 24. Bb3 Be4 {1-0 Tal,M-Stein,L/USSR
1967; and Black could have good compensation for the pawn.} 25. h4 c5) 18. Rh4
$1 ({Black would create counterplay after the softer} 18. Re2 Rae8 19. Bxf5
Qxf5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Nf1 Qe4) 18... Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Qd7 $6 (19... Qe6 {was
better:} 20. Re4 Qf5 21. Qd1 Rae8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Nf1 {preparing some
weakening of the kingside after h5-h4.} h5) 20. c4 $1 Nf6 21. Nf3 Rfe8 ({
The threat was Bf4, so it was very dangerous to try to avoid it by} 21... Ng4
$2 22. h3 Nf6 23. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 24. Qc1 $1 Nh7 25. Qxh6 f6 26. Rg4+ Kh8 27. Nh4)
22. b3 ({Now} 22. Bf4 {did not work:} Bf8 $1 23. Be5 g5 24. Rxh6 Bxh6 25. Bxf6
g4 26. Nh4 Qe6 27. Be5 Bg7 {and Black is defending successfully.}) 22... Qe6 {
Now playing} 23. Bf4 $1 {is possible and well calculated:} g5 ({Now} 23... Bf8
{was useless:} 24. Re1 Qd7 25. Re5) 24. Re1 Qxe1+ ({White would create a
terrible attack after} 24... Ne4 25. Bxg5 Nxg5 26. Rxe6 Nxf3+ 27. Kh1 Rxe6 28.
Rg4+ Kf8 29. Qf5 Ng5 30. h4) 25. Nxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Kg2 gxf4 (26... gxh4 {does not
promise any chances for surviving:} 27. Bxd6 Re6 28. Bf4 hxg3 29. hxg3) 27. Qf5
$1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The game was played in the penultimate round. While Svidler had to win to
retain some theoretical chances for the title, Polgar had a bad tournament and
brought up the rear.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O {Let's make the first stop for some statistics. This
position was rather popular in San Luis with not less than nine games played.
All the players excluding Morozevich had it on the board while Svidler played
it not less than 5(!) times, 4 of them with the black pieces.} 8. c3 {The
brave lady accepts the challenge. Nowadays most of the players are trying to
avoid the sharp and well-explored variation of Marshall. This tournament
hasn't become an exception and only two more games featured the Marshall.} ({
White deviated from 8.c3 six times, three times with each} 8. h3 {scoring 2.5
out of 3}) ({and} 8. a4 {with all three games drawn.}) 8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10.
Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 {A novelty for this tournament.} ({In two earlier
Marshalls in San Luis White played d4, which is the main alternative to 12.d3.
} 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 (15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2
Re6 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qf1 Rfe8 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. h3 Bh5 23. Qg2
Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 f5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,J-Adams,M/San Luis ARG 2005 (37)}) 15...
g5 16. Qf1 Qxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Bf5 18. f3 h6 19. Nd2 Bxe4 20. fxe4 $44 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V-Svidler,P/San Luis ARG 2005 (39). (38)}) 12... Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3
Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 {A very uncommon continuation, which seems to lead to
almost a forced draw.} (16. Bxd5 {is the main line.Here are a few recent
examples:} cxd5 17. Be3 {The latest fashion in the 12.d3-line.} (17. Bf4 {
was tested several times without big successes.} Bg4 (17... Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Bxd3
19. Nd2 $14 {Rodrigez Cespedes,A-Peng Xiaomin,WchT 3rd Luzern 1993/ CBM38
[Wolff].}) 18. Qg2 Bxf4 19. Qxh3 (19. gxf4 d4 20. Qg3 (20. Qxh3 {transposes to
19.Qxh3.}) 20... Rad8 21. c4 Rd6 22. Re5 f5 23. Nd2 Rg6 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. f3 Bh3
26. Qf2 Bg2+ 27. Qxg2 Rxg2 28. Kxg2 bxc4 29. dxc4 Qh4 $19 {0-1 Kotronias,
V-Grischuk,A/Tripoli LBA 2004/The Week in Chess 503 (37)}) 19... Bxh3 20. gxf4
d4 21. cxd4 (21. Nd2 dxc3 22. bxc3 Rfd8 23. Re3 Bf5 24. Ne4 Rac8 25. a4 g6 26.
axb5 axb5 27. h4 Rc6 28. Ra5 Rb6 29. Ra7 h6 30. Kh2 b4 31. cxb4 Rxb4 32. h5
Rbd4 33. hxg6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bauer,C-Adams,M/Senat FRA 2003.}) 21... Rfd8 22. Re3
Bf5 23. a4 b4 24. Nd2 Rxd4 25. Ne4 g6 26. Rc1 Rad8 27. Rc4 Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Rxd3
29. Rxb4 Bh3 {with more than sufficent compensation for a pawn. Grischuk,
A-Tkachiev,V/Prague CZE 2002.}) 17... Bxd3 18. Qxd5 Rad8 $1 19. Qf3 (19. Qg2 {
provides a nice square on f5 for the black queen.} Qf5 20. Nd2 b4 21. Bd4 bxc3
22. bxc3 h6 23. a4 Rfe8 24. Qc6 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Khalifman,A/Rethymnon GRE
2003.}) 19... Qf5 ({Black can also play with the queens:} 19... Bc4 20. Nd2 Be6
21. Bd4 h6 22. a3 Bb8 23. Qg2 Qf5 24. f3 Rfe8 25. Ne4 Bd5 26. Re2 Re6 27. Rae1
{1/2-1/2 Kasimdzhanov,R-Adams,M/Linares ESP 2005.}) 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 21. Nd2 Rfe8
22. Bd4 f6 23. Nb3 (23. f3 b4 24. Ne4 Bc7 25. Kf2 bxc3 26. bxc3 Rb8 27. Re2 Kf7
28. Rd1 h5 29. Bc5 Kg6 30. Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Carlsen,M-Anand,V/Leon ESP 2005/The
Week in Chess 553 (30)}) 23... Kf7 24. Bb6 Rc8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Rd1 Bf8 27.
Nd4 Be4 28. f3 Bd5 29. a3 Rb8 30. Bc7 Rb7 31. Bf4 Bc5 $44 {1/2-1/2
Kasimdzhanov,R-Onischuk,A/Calvia ESP 2004. All these games show that a pair of
bishops is usually a sufficient compensation for a pawn.}) 16... Rae8 17. Ne4
Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ $1 {A precise move demonstrated earlier this year by Levon
Aronian. Black needs the white king on g2 in order to have a check on f3 after
the exchange on e4.} ({In case of} 18... f5 {Black experiences problems.} 19.
Qxh3 Bxh3 20. Bd2 {After the exchange on g2 neither this move nor} (20. c4 $5 {
is possible.}) 20... fxe4 21. dxe4 Bc5 (21... Be6 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Rxe8 Rxe8
24. Be3 $16 {1-0 Pariente Lopez,F-Rubio Doblas,R/Malaga 1995.}) 22. Be3 Rxe4
23. Bxc5 Rfe8 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Be3 $1 Kf8 26. Re1 {and White ends up a pawn
for nothing in both cases. 1-0 Kotronias,V-Nakamura,H/Port Erin IOM 2004.}) 19.
Kxg2 f5 {[%csl Rd5,Re1,Re4,Rg8]} 20. Bf4 {Formally this is a novelty, but in
fact the difference with Aronian's game is only in the position of the h-pawn
which doesn't seem to matter.} (20. h3 Bh5 (20... fxe4 $2 {is bad in view of}
21. hxg4 exd3 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Be3 $1 {Preparing Rd1.} Re5 24. Bf4 $1 Re6 25.
Bxd5 cxd5 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. Rd1 $16) 21. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4
Bf3+ $1 {A nice tactical trick, which allows Black to restore material
equality.} 24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. f3 Re2 28. c4 bxc4
29. Bxc4 Rxb2 30. Bxa6 g5 {1/2-1/2 Nakamura,H-Aronian,L/Caleta ENG 2005. and
Black successfully compensated White's passed a-pawn by counterplay on the
kingside.}) ({Now} 20. Bd2 $2 {would be a blunder in view of} fxe4 21. dxe4
Bf3+ $1 {That's why 18...Qxg2 was played!}) 20... Bxf4 21. gxf4 fxe4 22. dxe4
Bf3+ $1 {Coping Aronian's play in the above-mentioned game.} 23. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 24.
Kg3 Rfxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. f3 Re5 {Only now Svidler deviates from Aronian's
Re2. Probably he considered the position which arose in Nakamura-Aronian as
dangerous for Black.} 27. c4 $1 {The only try to play for a win. This way
White succeeds to destroy Black's pawn structure on the queenside.} (27. a4 Kf8
28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra6 ({or} 29. h4 Ke7) 29... c5 {with equality in both cases.}
) 27... bxc4 {The knight can't move in view of a discovered check.} 28. Bxc4 a5
29. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rc6] I believe Judit is still in her home preparation. White
wants to exploit weakness of the c6-pawn by means of Bb3.} Kf8 $1 {Unpinning
the knight.} 30. Bxd5 {Probably too tired of the tournament Judit forces a
draw.} (30. Bb3 Ne7) ({If White wanted to set some problems she had to try to
cover the g5-square and take her h-pawn away from the second rank with} 30. h4
$1 {[%csl Gg5] though even in this case White chances for a win are not big.})
30... Rg5+ $5 {[%csl Rh2] An interesting intermediate move, which forces White
to leave the h-pawn unprotected.} ({I believe there was also nothing wrong with
} 30... cxd5 31. Rc5 a4 32. Kf2 Rh5 33. Kg3 Re5 $11 {with an obvious draw.})
31. Kf4 ({Certainly the passive} 31. Kf2 Rxd5 32. Ke1 Rh5 {is fine for Black.})
31... Rxd5 32. Rxc6 Rd2 {[%csl Rb2,Rh2]} 33. Ra6 Rxh2 {The point of the
intermedite check on the 30th move.} 34. Rxa5 Rxb2 $11 {Now it's a dead draw.}
35. a4 Kf7 36. Kf5 g6+ 37. Ke5 {With the positional threat of Ra7+. So} Re2+
38. Kf4 h5 39. Ra7+ {The game leaves the question where to look for an
advantage in the 12.d3-line open.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {A "dull" game between the 2nd and 3rd ranked in the table.} e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 {#"Marshall
Attack" is not a new visitor in games between these two giants. It is one of
Aronian's main weapons when he wants to play it "safe".} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5
Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 {This is considered as the main
line.} Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Qh5 {#This position has been
examined several times at the top level. For instance the latest encounters in
this line went as below:} 18. Qf1 {Anand stays faithful to old principles of
the line! He does not leave any room for Black to create counterplay, on the
other hand, White also stays too passive and is not able to take advantage of
his material superiority.} (18. a4 Re6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf1 Bf5 21. Qd2 Bh3
22. Bd1 Qg6 23. Bc2 Qh5 24. Bd1 Qg6 25. Bc2 Qh5 26. Qd1 Bg4 27. Qd3 f5 28. Bd2
f4 29. Rxe6 Bxe6 30. Bd1 Qf7 31. Bc2 Qh5 32. Bd1 Qf7 33. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 (33)
Shirov,A (2739)-Aronian,L (2783)/Moscow 2010/CBM 139}) (18. Bc2 f5 19. f3 Bh3
20. Bf2 Nf4 21. gxf4 Bxf4 22. Bg3 Qg5 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. Nf1 h5 25. Qc2 h4 26.
Qf2 Bxf1 27. Qxf1 hxg3 28. Qh3+ Qh6 29. Qxh6+ gxh6 30. hxg3 Bxg3 31. Re6 Rxe6
32. Bxe6 Re8 33. Bxf5 Re2 34. a4 Rxb2 35. axb5 axb5 36. Ra6 h5 37. Rxc6 h4 38.
Rb6 Kg7 39. Bd7 Be1 40. Rxb5 Rxb5 41. Bxb5 Bxc3 42. d5 {1/2-1/2 (42) Shirov,A 
(2749)-Aronian,L (2783)/Shanghai 2010/CBM 138}) 18... Re7 19. a4 Rfe8 20. axb5
axb5 {Nothing new yet. Aronian faced this position before against Bacrot.} 21.
Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Qg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 h5 {#} 24. Rec1 $146 {Anand is the first to
deviate from Bacrot-Aronian, however, his try to enable his majority on the
queenside does not seem that successful in face of Black's pair of bishops and
full piece activity.} f6 25. b3 g5 26. c4 bxc4 27. Nxc4 Bc7 28. Na5 Bxa5 29.
Rxa5 Bd7 30. b4 Rb8 31. Rc4 Kf7 32. Kf1 Kg6 33. Ke2 Bg4+ 34. Kd2 {The position
is a draw in spite of White's extra pawn.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 37th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Qe2 Bg4 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Be3 Rae8 18. Nd2 Re6 19. f3 Nxe3 20. Qf2 Nd5 21. fxg4
Qxg4 22. Qf3 Qg5 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Ne4 Qg6 25. Qd3 h5 26. Bc2 Bf4 27. Re1 h4
28. Nf2 Qxd3 29. Nxd3 Be3+ 30. Kg2 Bd2 31. Re2 Ne3+ 32. Kh3 hxg3 33. Kxg3 Nf1+
34. Kh3 Rf6 35. Ne5 Bc1 36. Ng4 Rf3+ 37. Kg2 Rf4 38. Bb3 Rxg4+ 39. Kxf1 Rg6 40.
Bxe6+ Kf8 41. b4 Rf6+ 42. Kg2 Rg6+ 43. Kf3 Rf6+ 44. Kg3 Bf4+ 45. Kg4 Bc7 46.
Bd7 Rd6 47. Bf5 a5 48. a3 Rf6 49. h4 g6 50. Be4 axb4 51. axb4 Kg7 52. Bg2 Kh6
53. Re8 Bf4 54. Re2 Bc1 55. Bf3 Kg7 56. Kg3 Kf7 57. Kg2 Bf4 58. Kf2 Re6 59. Be4
Rf6 60. Kg2 Bh6 61. Ra2 Ke7 62. Bf3 Kd7 63. Ra6 Ke7 64. Ra7+ Kd8 65. Ra6 Ke7
66. Ra2 Kd7 67. Re2 Kd6 68. Bg4 Kd5 69. Re5+ Kc4 70. Rc5+ Kd3 71. d5 Bf8 72.
Rxc6 Rxc6 73. dxc6 Bd6 74. Kf3 Kxc3 75. Ke4 Kxb4 76. Kd5 Bg3 $2 (76... Bb8 77.
Be2 Ka5 {This deviation is the way. dieser Umweg ist geboten.} ({The direct
Das direkte} 77... Kc3 $2 {fails scheitert:} 78. Bxb5 Bg3 79. Ke6 Kd4 80. Be2
Ke4 (80... Kc5 $2 81. Bf3 $18) 81. Bd1 Bc7 (81... Be5 82. Bc2+ Kf4 83. Bxg6 Bc7
84. Bf5 $18) 82. Kf6 Kd5 83. Bf3+ Kd6 84. Kxg6 Ke7 85. h5 Kf8 86. Bd5 $18 {
and the king is shut off from the saving corner, so that White wins slowly but
surely as his passed pawns are far enough away from each other. und der König
ist von der rettenden Ecke abgesperrt, so dass Weiß langsam aber sicher
gewinnt, weil seine Freibauern weit genug voneinander entfernt sind.}) 78. Ke6
(78. Bd3 Kb6 79. Bxg6 Bf4 80. h5 Kc7 81. Kc5 b4 82. Bf7 Be3+ 83. Kb5 Bf4 84.
Bd5 Bd2 85. Kc5 Kc8 $11) 78... Kb6 79. Kd7 {But now things move to the
kingside: Jetzt geht es aber ab zum Königsflügel:} Kc5 80. Bd3 (80. c7 Bxc7 81.
Kxc7 Kd5 82. Kd7 Ke5 83. Ke7 Kf5 84. Kf7 b4 $11) 80... Kd4 81. Bxg6 {and it
can be calculated that the king can now cross the diagonal: und es zahlt sich
aus, dass der König nun die Diagonale überschreiten kann:} Ke5 82. Ke7 Bd6+ 83.
Kf7 Kd5 84. Be4+ Kxe4 85. Ke6 Be5 86. h5 b4 $11) 77. Bf3 Ka5 78. Ke6 b4 ({
Nor does Auch} 78... Kb6 79. Kd7 Kc5 {help any longer: hilft nicht mehr:} 80.
Be4 Bb8 (80... Kd4 81. Bxg6 Bb8 82. Ke6 Kc5 83. h5 Kxc6 84. h6 Ba7 85. Be8+ Kc7
86. Kd5 $18) 81. Bxg6 Kd5 82. h5 Ke5 83. Ke7 Bd6+ 84. Kf7 Kd5 85. Be4+ $3 {
The bishop sacrifices itself so that the c-pawn can stay alive. Der Läufer
opfert sich, damit der c-Freibauer erhalten bleibt.} Kxe4 (85... Kc5 86. Ke6
$18) 86. h6 Kd5 87. h7 Be5 88. c7 $18) 79. Be4 Kb5 80. Kd7 Kc5 81. Bxg6 ({
and Bacrot resigned in view of und Bacrot gab angesichts von} 81. Bxg6 Kd5 82.
h5 Ke5 83. c7 {. auf.}) 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d4 exd4 10. e5 Ne4 11. cxd4 Bf5 12. Nbd2 Nb4 13. Nf1 c5 14. Ne3 Be6 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. a3 Nc6 17. Bc2 Rc8 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Bxf2+ 21.
Kf1 Ne7 22. Qxe4 Qxc2 23. Qxc2 Rxc2 24. Re2 Rxe2 25. Kxe2 Bb6 26. Be3 Bxe3 27.
Kxe3 Rc8 28. Rd1 Nf5+ 29. Ke2 h5 30. Nd4 Nxd4+ 31. Rxd4 Rc5 32. Kf3 Rxe5 33. a4
g6 34. axb5 axb5 35. Rd6 Rf5+ 36. Ke3 Kf8 37. Rd7 Kg7 38. Rd6 Kh6 39. h4 Rc5
40. Kd3 $2 {Das verliert mehr oder weniger forciert. Es ist aber nicht leicht,
Weiß aus der Misere zu helfen.} Rc4 $1 $19 41. Rd4 Rxd4+ 42. Kxd4 g5 $1 43. Kc5
{[%tqu "De","Schwarz zieht und gewinnt","","","f7f5","",4]} f5 $1 {[%cal Gf5f3,
Gg5h4,Gh4h1] Ein wunderschöner Durchbruch.} 44. Kxb5 (44. hxg5+ Kxg5 45. Kxb5
f4 46. Ka6 f3 47. gxf3 h4 48. b4 h3 49. b5 h2 50. b6 h1=Q 51. b7 Qh2 52. Ka7
Qc7 53. Ka8 Qa5+ 54. Kb8 Kf4 55. Kc8 Qc5+ 56. Kd7 Qb6 57. Kc8 Qc6+ 58. Kb8 Ke5
59. f4+ Kd6 60. f5 Qb6 61. f6 Kc6 62. f7 Qxb7#) 44... f4 45. Kc4 f3 (45... f3
46. gxf3 gxh4 {[%cal Gh4e1,Gh4e4,Ge4e1,Gh4h1,Gh1e1] und der weiße König kann
nicht ins Quadrat ziehen.}) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Frolov, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 f5 17. f4 Kh8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Nd2 g5 20. Qf1 Qh5 21. fxg5 (
21. a4 $5 bxa4 22. Rxa4 (22. fxg5 f4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. gxf4 Rf8 25. Re5 Bxe5
26. dxe5 h6 27. Qxa6 hxg5 28. Qd6 $1 Rxf4 29. Rf1 Bf5 30. Qxd5 $16 {Sax,
G-Ehlvest,J/Skelettea/1989/1:0/50/}) 22... Rae8 23. Raa1 Re6 24. Rxa6 $2 gxf4
25. Bxf4 Rxe1 26. Qxe1 Bxf4 27. gxf4 Be2 $1 {/Janosevic,D-Blatny,F/Bad
Worishofen/1989/0:1/28/}) 21... f4 22. Bxf4 Rxf4 23. gxf4 Rf8 24. Re5 Bxe5 25.
dxe5 h6 26. Qf2 $5 (26. Re1 hxg5 27. f5 Rxf5 28. Qd3 Bh3 (28... Rf2 29. h3 Qh4
30. Rf1 Bf5 31. Qe3 Rxf1+ 32. Nxf1 Bxh3 33. e6 Qg4+ {Sokolov,A-Ehlvest,J/
Rotterdam/1989/}) 29. e6 Rf4 30. Qe2 Qh4 31. Kh1 Rf2 32. Qe5+ Kh7 33. e7 Bd7
34. Nf3 $1 $18 {Koti-Riszt/corr/1983/1:0/61/}) 26... hxg5 27. Qc5 Rxf4 28. Rf1
Bf3 (28... Bh3 29. Rxf4 gxf4 30. Qf8+ Kh7 31. Qxf4 $18) (28... Rxf1+ 29. Nxf1
Bh3 30. Qf8+ Kh7 31. Ne3 Qe2 32. Qf2 $18) (28... Bf5 $5 29. Qxd5 Bh3 30. Rxf4
gxf4 31. Qf3 Qh4 32. Qe4 Qg4+ 33. Kf2 Qh4+ 34. Ke2 Bg4+ 35. Kd3 Qxh2 36. e6
Qh3+ 37. Kd4 Bxe6 38. Qxf4 Bxa2 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Qxa6 Qd7+ 41. Kc5 Qf5+ 42. Kb4
Qf4+ 43. Kxb5 (43. Ka3 $6 Bf7 44. Qa7 Qd6+ 45. b4 Qd5 $19) 43... Qxd2 44. Qxa2
Qd7+ 45. Kb4 Qb7+ 46. Ka4 Qa6+ 47. Kb3 Qb5+ 48. Kc2 $10) 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Nxf3
Rxf3 31. Qd7+ Kh6 32. Qe6+ Kg7 33. Qe7+ Kh6 34. Qd6+ Kg7 35. Qc7+ Kh6 36. Qc6+
Kg7 37. Qb7+ Kh8 38. Qa8+ Kg7 39. Qa7+ Kh8 $2 (39... Kg8 40. Rxf3 Qxf3 41. Qd4
Kf7 $10) 40. Rxf3 Qxf3 41. Qd4 Kg7 (41... Kg8 42. e6 Qf5 43. Qe3 Kf8 (43...
Qb1+ 44. Kg2 Qxb2+ 45. Kg3 Kf8 46. Qc5+ $18) 44. Qf2 $1 Qxf2+ 45. Kxf2 Ke7 46.
Ke3 Kxe6 47. Kd4 Kd6 48. h3 (48. b3 $1 a5 (48... Ke6 49. Kc5 Ke5 50. a4 Ke4 (
50... bxa4 51. bxa4 Ke4 52. a5 $18) 51. axb5 axb5 52. Kxb5 Kd3 53. Kc5 Kxc3 54.
Kxd5 Kxb3 55. Ke5 Kc4 56. Kf5 Kd5 57. Kxg5 Ke6 58. Kg6 $18) (48... Kc6 49. Ke5
Kc5 50. a3 $1 a5 51. Kf5 a4 (51... b4 52. cxb4+ axb4 53. a4) 52. bxa4 bxa4 53.
Kxg5 Kc4 54. h4 Kxc3 55. h5 $18) (48... g4 49. a3 Ke6 50. a4 bxa4 51. bxa4 Kd6
52. a5 Kc6 53. c4 dxc4 54. Kxc4 Kd6 55. Kd4) 49. a4 bxa4 50. bxa4 Kc6 51. c4
$18) 48... a5 49. b3 b4) 42. e6+ Kf8 43. Qc5+ Kg7 44. Qc7+ Kg6 45. Qe5 $18 Qd1+
46. Kf2 Qd2+ 47. Kf3 Qd1+ (47... Qd3+ 48. Qe3 Qxe3+ 49. Kxe3 Kf6 50. Kd4 Kxe6
51. Kc5 Ke5 52. Kb6 Ke4 53. Kxa6 Kf3 54. Kxb5 Kg2 55. a4 Kxh2 56. a5 $18) 48.
Ke3 d4+ (48... Qg1+ 49. Ke2 Qg4+ 50. Kd2 Qg2+ 51. Kd3 $18) 49. Qxd4 Qe1+ 50.
Kd3 Qd1+ (50... Qxe6 51. Qe4+) 51. Ke4 Qh1+ 52. Ke5 Qxh2+ 53. Kd5 Qc7 54. Qd3+
Kf6 55. Qd4+ Kg6 56. Qe5 Qe7 57. Qe4+ Kf6 58. Qd4+ Kg6 59. Qd3+ Kf6 60. Qf3+
Kg6 61. Qe4+ Kf6 62. Qe5+ Kg6 63. Kc6 g4 64. Qd6 Qe8+ (64... Kf6 65. Qf4+ Kxe6
66. Qxg4+ Kf7 67. Qd7 $18) 65. Qd7 Qa8+ 66. Kb6 1-0

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1986.12.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Nunn,J"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14. g3 Qh5 15.
Nd2 Bh3 16. f3 Bc7 17. a4 b4 18. c4 Nf6 {Up to here both players have been
following a game Kuporosov-Malaniuk, USSR 1985, in which White played 19.R e1
with a roughly level position. Short plays a powerful novelty which gives
White a clear advantage immediately.} 19. Ne4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (19. Re1 Rad8
20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Bf5 22. Re1 Qh3 23. Re2 Rfe8 24. Bg5 f6 25. Be3 h5 26.
c5+ Kf8 27. Bc4 Bxg3 28. hxg3 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Qxg3+ 30. Kf1 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Qg3+ 32.
Kf1 Qh3+ {1/2-1/2 Kuporosov,V-Malaniuk,V/ URS 1985 (32)}) 19... Qg6 ({The
obvious} 19... Qxf3 $6 20. Ng5 Qh5 21. Nxh3 Qxh3 22. Bg5 Qf5 23. Bh4 {is very
bad for Black, who faces the two bishops and the threat of R f2.}) ({Moreover} 
19... Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Bf5 21. Re7 $1 Bd6 22. Re3 {doesn't give enough for the
pawn.}) 20. Nf2 Bf5 (20... Bxg3 {is met by} 21. Nxh3) 21. Bc2 Rfe8 ({It is
marginally better to play} 21... Rad8 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 {, but} 23. Rd2 {followed
by R d3 enables White to hold on to his extra pawn without serious problems.})
22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Kg2 {It is all so simple. Black is now just a
pawn down with a bad queenside pawn structure. White intends b3 followed by
Bb2 or R a2, completing his development.} Rd8 25. Be3 Bb6 26. Qb3 Bxd4 27. Rd1
c5 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Qxb4 {Black's passed pawn is blockaded, while White has a
3 to 1 majority. Since my position was hopeless, I decided to give up another
pawn in the hope of a swindle.} Qd7 30. Qb6 h5 31. Qxa6 {Perhaps the first ray
of hope for Black.} ({White could have played} 31. h4 {before taking the pawn.
Of course White is still winning, but at least Black can create a threat.})
31... Rb8 32. Rd2 h4 33. Qa5 {A good move. The queen cannot return to the
centre directly from a6, so White improves the queen's position while at the
same time threatening b4.} Rb3 34. Qc5 Qb7 ({Black would have preferred to play
} 34... h3+ 35. Nxh3 Rxf3 {but} 36. Rxd4 $1 (36. Kxf3 Qg4+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kf1
Qb1+ {drawing.}) 36... Qb7 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Ng5+ {wins.}) 35. Rd3 {A serious
error allowing Black to draw.} (35. Nd3 $2 {was also bad because of} Ne4 $1 36.
fxe4 Qxe4+ 37. Kh3 Rxd3 {, when the powerful d-pawn should enable Black to
draw.}) ({However the simple} 35. Qf5 $142 $1 {would have stopped Black's
tricks.}) 35... h3+ $1 36. Kxh3 Rxd3 37. Nxd3 Qxf3 {Suddenly Black has
dangerous counterplay.} 38. Qxd4 $2 {The second blunder throws away the draw -
a tragic end to the game after White had produced a very important opening
novelty.} ({White should have accepted that he can no longer win and play} 38.
Nf4 Ne4 ({not} 38... Qf1+ 39. Kh4 $1 {and Black's attack is stopped.}) 39. Qc8+
Kh7 40. Qf5+ {with perpetual check.}) 38... Qf1+ 39. Kh4 Qf5 (39... Qf5 40. g4
g5+ 41. Kg3 Ne4+ 42. Kg2 Qxg4+ {followed by a knight check wins the queen.})
0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {No Berlin this time.} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 {The Marshall Attack is definitely one of the most
popular choices on the top level.} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12.
d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Bg6 {A completely new idea. I will add here a
recent game from the USA Ch..} (14... Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Bf5 {
rare choice , usually they go 17..Qf5} 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. c4 (19. Bxd5 cxd5 20.
Qxd5 Bf8 {this must be critical for the evaluation of Black's idea. White is a
pawn up but the bishop pair and weak light squares help Black immensely in
getting his usual compensation}) 19... Bg4 20. Qg2 Qxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Nb4 22. Ne4
Bf8 23. cxb5 {Now Black has a few ideas:} cxb5 (23... Be6 $5 24. b6 (24. Bxe6
Rxe6 25. Nc3 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 axb5 {again Black is ok}) 24... Bxb3 25. b7 Bd5 26.
bxa8=Q Rxa8 27. f3 Nc2 {is fine for Black}) (23... axb5 24. Ng5 Bh5 25. g4 Rxe1
26. Rxe1 Bg6 27. f4 h6 28. f5 Bh5 29. gxh5 hxg5 30. a3 c5 {Black has enough
counterplay}) 24. Ng5 Bh5 25. g4 Bg6 26. f4 Nc2 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rd1 Nxd4 {
not best; after this White takes over the initiative} (28... h6 $5 29. f5 Bh5
30. gxh5 hxg5 31. Bf2 Ne3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Rd7 Be7 34. Ra7 Re2+ 35. Kf3 Re3+
$1 $11) 29. Rxd4 Be7 30. Nf3 Bb1 31. Nd2 $18 {1-0 (36) So,W (2788)-Onischuk,A 
(2665) Saint Louis 2015, White is wining}) 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 d4 17. cxd4
Bb4 18. Nc3 Qxd4 19. Be5 Qd7 $6 {Black had to take on d3 and although it looks
a bit unpleasant it seems that Black can hold:} (19... Qxd3 20. Re3 {now two
reasonable moves for Black:} Qc4 (20... Qf5 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. Nd5 Bc5 23. Rc3
Rac8 24. Rac1 Rfe8 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Rxe5 27. f4 $14) 21. Nd5 Rad8 22.
Nf6+ (22. Rd1 f6 $1 {with good play}) 22... Kh8 $1 {is fine for Black.}) 20.
Nd5 $1 f6 (20... Bxe1 21. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 22. Qxf6 $18) 21. Nxb4 fxe5 22. Qd5+
Qxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd3 24. Rxe5 {He is a clear pawn up} Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Ne3
Rc8 27. a3 a5 28. h4 Bg6 29. Rd1 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. g4 b3 {Carlsen is
putting up the best defence.} 32. h5 Bf7 33. Kg2 Kf8 34. Kg3 Ra8 35. Rd2 {
This is probably winning for Anand; everyone noticed that during the live
comentaries, but to win it it is not easy, otherwise we wouldn't be talking
now about a draw in this game, but about 1-0. Somehow it is not easy to find a
clear winning path for Anand, and computers defend Carlsen's position with
utmost accuracy.} h6 36. Nf5 Be6 37. Nd4 Bf7 38. f3 Rc8 39. Kf4 Rc1 40. Nf5 Kg8
41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Rd7 Kg8 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Rd7 Kg8 45. Nd6 {White has many
ideas here; let's try some.} (45. Rb7 Rc2 46. Nd6 Be6 47. Ke5 Re2+ 48. Ne4 Bf7
49. f4 ({another try might be} 49. g5 Bxh5 50. Rxb3 hxg5 51. Kf5 Kf8 52. Nxg5 {
with a big advantage but still no clear winning path}) 49... Rxb2 ({But Black
doesn't need to be cooperative as pointed out by Rainer Knaak so} 49... Kf8 $5
50. Rb8+ Ke7 51. f5 Be8 $1 52. Rb7+ Kf8 53. Rxb3 Bc6 54. Rb4 Bxe4 55. Rxe4 Rxb2
{and Black should make a draw here, surely not an easy defence, but it is
possible that Carlsen might have seen it.}) 50. g5 Bxh5 51. gxh6 Rg2 52. hxg7 {
White wins, that was one possible line for instance.}) (45. Nh4 Be6 46. Rb7 Bd5
$1 {very precise!} (46... Rc2 $2 47. Ng6 Bc4 48. Rb8+ Kf7 49. Ke5 $1 {White
wins}) 47. Rb8+ Kh7 $1 (47... Kf7 48. Ke5 $1 {with the mating idea Ng6}) 48.
Ng6 Bg8 49. Ne7 Bf7 50. Rb7 Rc2 51. Nf5 Kg8 {and we have reached the same
position as after 45.Rb7 Rc2.}) 45... Be6 46. Re7 Bd5 47. Kf5 $2 {A mistake
that spoils all his advantage and all chances to play for win.} Rc6 $1 {
Now it is just a draw.} 48. Ke5 Bxf3 49. Nf5 g5 50. Rg7+ Kh8 51. Rg6 Kh7 52.
Rg7+ Kh8 53. Rg6 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.16"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 {The Marshall Attack is probably one
of the most sound lines against 1.e4, therefore it doesn't come as a suprise
that is often played in high level events.} 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Re8
{Not the main line but an interesting one that I used to play for a while.} 15.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nd2 Qe1+ 17. Nf1 Bg6 18. g3 {The best move is what Kotronias
played against me and that is probably critical for the assesment of the line.}
(18. h3 Re8 {Perhaps Svidler wanted to repeat my game having a possible
improvement in his mind, or my guess is that he may be experimenting with 18...
b4!? as well.} 19. Bd1 Nxc3 ({Another idea is} 19... Bh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qxf1 21. Bd2
h6 $5 22. Rc1 Qxd3 23. Qxd3 Bxd3 24. b3 Re4 25. g4 c5 26. Bf3 Re5 27. Kg3 Nf6
28. Bf4 {with some pressure in this endgame}) 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rb1 Re1 22. Bf4
Bxf4 23. Qxf4 h6 24. Bc2 Rxb1 25. Bxb1 {At this point there is one idea that
could revive the line:} Qb2 $5 ({Instead I went for:} 25... c5 26. a4 Qb2 27.
axb5 axb5 28. Nd2 c4 29. dxc4 Bxb1 30. Qb8+ Kh7 31. Qxb5 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Bd3 33.
Qb4 Bxc4 34. Qxc4 Qxd2 35. Qxf7 {1-0 (48) Kotronias,V (2626)-Pavlovic,M (2507)
Vrnjacka Banja 2005. I was not able to fully equalise in this game.}) 26. Nd2
c5 27. h4 $5 (27. Kh2 c4 28. dxc4 Bxb1 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Nxb1 Qxb1 31. Qb8+ Kh7
$11) 27... c4 28. h5 c3 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. d4 $1 cxd2 31. Bxg6 Qb1+ 32. Bxb1
d1=Q+ 33. Kh2 Qxb1 34. a3 Qd3 35. Qd6 {It seems that Black can hold this
endgame.}) 18... b4 $1 19. h4 {I am not really sure if this is a planned
improvement or simply Ivanchuk was caught again in a Marshall like previously
against So in Wijk 2015.} ({In a famous match played by SMS messages I was
together in a team with French GM Nataf and GM Radjabov on the black side and
this line was introduced then.} 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qxd5 Rd8 21. Bg5 Qxa1 22.
Bxd8 Bf8 23. Ba5 Qb1 24. Kg2 Bxd3 25. Nd2 Qc2 26. Qa8 Qxd2 27. Bxb4 h5 28.
Qxf8+ Kh7 29. Qxf7 Qe2 30. Qf4 Qf1+ 31. Kf3 Qe2+ 32. Kg2 Qf1+ 33. Kf3 Qe2+ 34.
Kg2 Qf1+ {1/2-1/2 (34) Ojjeh team-Nataf team Paris 2003. Black was fine all
the way.}) (19. c4 Nf6 20. Qxc6 $5 (20. Bd1 Re8 21. Bd2 Qe5 22. Qxc6 Bf8 23.
Bb3 Bxd3 24. c5 Be4 25. Qxa6 Qf5 26. Qe2 Bc6 27. Ne3 Qe4 28. f3 Qd4 29. Rc1
Bxc5 {0-1 (35) Stellwagen,D (2639)-Gustafsson,J (2606) Germany 2008. Black has
the initiative for a long time.}) 20... Rd8 21. Qb6 Rd7 22. Bc2 Ng4 23. Rb1 Qe2
24. Bd2 Ne5 25. Qe3 Qh5 26. Bd1 Qf5 27. Be2 f6 28. Qe4 Nxd3 29. Qxf5 Bxf5 30.
Ne3 Be4 31. Bxd3 Bxd3 32. Rc1 a5 {We got a typical Marshall type of
compensation: the bishop pair for a pawn down.}) 19... h5 20. c4 (20. Bxd5 cxd5
21. Qxd5 Rd8 22. Bg5 {½-½ (22) Schmidt,T (2597)-Gavrilakis,N (2464) corr
2008, just few more moves...} Qxa1 23. Bxd8 Qd1 24. Qxd6 bxc3 25. bxc3 Bxd3 {
Black is fine.}) 20... Nf6 21. Bd1 $6 {The alternative is better and critical:}
(21. d4 Rd8 22. Qd1 Qe7 23. Bd2 (23. Be3 Be5 {with counterplay.}) 23... Bb8 24.
d5 cxd5 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Qf3 Nf6 27. Re1 Ne4 {with equal chances, just one
possible line that can come out of this complicated variation.}) 21... Re8 22.
Bd2 {I am not sure that White hadn't already spoiled his position so I will
not criticise this move...} (22. Bg5 Ng4 23. Bd2 Qe6 24. Ne3 Ne5 $17) (22. d4
c5 23. Bd2 Qe6 24. d5 Qc8 25. Qb3 Be4 26. f3 Bg6 27. Kg2 Bf5 28. Kh2 (28. Ne3
Bh3+ 29. Kh2 Rxe3 $1 30. Qxe3 (30. Bxe3 Bf1 31. Kg1 Qh3 32. Qc2 Bxg3 $40) 30...
Bf1 $1 $19) 28... Bh3 29. Qd3 Nxd5 $1 30. cxd5 c4 $19) 22... Qe5 {Already it
is clear that White has problems and his opening play didn't prove to be ok.}
23. Rc1 Bc5 24. a3 a5 ({Even better was} 24... Ng4 25. axb4 Bxf2+ 26. Kg2 Be1
27. Rc2 Re6 $19) 25. axb4 axb4 26. Rc2 Ng4 $17 27. Ne3 Qd6 $1 {White is lost.}
28. Nxg4 hxg4 29. Qxg4 Bh5 30. Qxh5 Qxg3+ 31. Kh1 Qxf2 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Nancy"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.02.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
({RR} 8. h3) ({RR} 8. a4) 8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3
(12. d4 {La grande ligne du gambit} Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 (15.
Bxd5 cxd5 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Qxd5 (17. Nd2 Rae8 18. Re3 Re6 19. Qxd5 Bd3 20. Rxe6
fxe6 21. Qg2 $11) 17... Rae8 18. Re3 (18. Bd2 $142 {Marshall: I am intuitively
convinced that Re3 is inadequate, yet to probe the possibilities might take
reams of analys}) 18... Qh5 (18... Bf4 {Lasker}) 19. Nd2 (19. f3 Bxg3 $1 20.
hxg3 Qh3 21. Qd6 Bd3 $3) 19... Qd1+ 20. Kg2 Rxe3 21. fxe3 Qe2+ 22. Kh1 Bh3))
12... Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 (13... Qh4 {plus courant} 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4) 14. Qf3 Qh4
{[%csl Rh2]} (14... Re8) 15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 (16. Bxd5 {Les blancs ont
probablement des meilleures chances de garder un petit avantage d'ouverture
sur cette ligne car les noirs ont un jeu facile après 16.Nd2} cxd5 17. Qxd5 {
Shirov,A (2755)-Leko,P (2753) Morelia/Linares 25th 2008 (10) 1/2} (17. a4 $5
$146 {Curieusement ce coup naturel n'a jamais été essayé а la pendule} Rae8 (
17... Rfe8 {Mena,D-Robak,A Theme 4/3 corr 1995 0-1}) 18. Bd2 Bg4 (18... Rxe1+
19. Bxe1 {[%cal Gb1d2]}) 19. Qxd5)) 16... Rae8 $32 17. Ne4 $8 Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+
19. Kxg2 f5 20. Bf4 ({RR} 20. Bd2 fxe4 21. dxe4 Bf3+) (20. h3 Bh5 21. Bf4 Bxf4
22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+ {le même thème que la partie}) 20... Bxf4 21. gxf4
fxe4 22. dxe4 Bf3+ $11 {Cette idée de Svidler suffit pour annuler la partie}
23. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 24. Kg3 Rfxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. f3 Re5 27. c4 ({RR} 27. a4 Kf8
28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra6 ({RR} 29. h4 Ke7) 29... c5) 27... bxc4 28. Bxc4 a5 29.
Rc1 Rg5+ $146 ({RR} 29... Kf8 30. Bxd5 ({RR} 30. h4) 30... Rg5+ 31. Kf4 ({RR} 
31. Kf2 Rxd5 32. Ke1 Rh5) 31... Rxd5 32. Ke3 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2749)-Anand,V 
(2779)/Monte Carlo 2007/CBM 117 ext (32)} ({RR} 32. Rxc6 Rd2 33. Ra6 Rxh2 34.
Rxa5 Rxb2 35. a4 Kf7 36. Kf5 g6+ 37. Ke5 Re2+ 38. Kf4 h5 39. Ra7+ {1/2-1/2
Polgar,J (2735)-Svidler,P (2738)/San Luis 2005/CBM 110/[Mikhalevski,V] (39)}))
30. Kf2 Rh5 {[%csl Rh2]} 31. Bb3 {[%cal Gc1c6]} a4 $1 (31... Rxh2+ 32. Kg1 Rh5
(32... Rxb2 33. Rxc6 {[%csl Rd5]})) 32. Bxa4 Rxh2+ 33. Kg3 Rxb2 34. Bb3 {
[%cal Gb3g8]} Kf8 $11 35. Rxc6 Nb4 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Ra8 g5 38. Ra7+ Kf6 39.
Rf7+ Ke5 40. Re7+ Kf6 41. Re6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 $5 {The Marshall Gambit. One of the most analysed gambits in the world of
chess. This was developed by Frank Marshall when he used it in 1917 against
Walter Frere and then in a big game against Capablanca in 1918.} 9. exd5 Nxd5 (
9... e4 {was tried in the first game in 1917. Later on Nxd5 became much more
popular.} 10. dxc6 exf3 11. d4 (11. Qxf3 Bg4 12. Qg3 (12. Qe3 Re8) 12... Bd6
13. Qh4 $16) 11... fxg2 12. Qf3 $14) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 {In the 3700
games that have reached this position 2450 games continued d4. Only 400 went
d3. Maxime goes for the relatively less played line.} 12. d3 {There is a clear
logic to this move instead of playing d4 which will be explained in the notes
to Black's 13th move.} (12. d4 {is the main move.}) 12... Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 (
13... Qh4 {We can explain why ...Qh4 which looks like the most logical move is
not so great against d3.} 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 {Threatening Rh4. The main line
with the pawn on d4 is 15...g7-g5!? and if the bishop takes on g5 then Qf5
attacks both e4 rook and g5 bishop which are undefended. But here the pawn is
on d3 and the rook on e4 is defended. Hence g5 is just a blunder. This is one
of the main differences between 12. d4 and 12. d3.} g5 $2 16. Bxg5 Qf5 {
[%csl Ge4]} 17. Bh6 $18) 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 (15. Qxf5 {is clearly a mistake.}
Qxh2+ 16. Kf1 Rae8 $1 (16... Qh1+ 17. Ke2 Rae8+ 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Rxh1 Nxf5+ 20.
Kf3 $11) 17. Be3 Nf4 $1 $19) 15... Qh3 16. Be3 {It seems that this move Be3
can only be made if you are rated above 2700! Seven games have reached this
position and only players like So, Caruana, Ivanchuk, Adams, Vachier Lagrave,
Polgar and Naiditsch have played it. Three wins for White and four draws.
Quite impressive for White.} (16. Nd2 {is played quite often.} Rae8 17. Ne4 Bg4
18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. h3 Bh5 21. Bf4 Bxf4 22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+
$1 24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4 {Aronian played this variation from the black
side against Nakamura, Polgar and Radjabov and all of them ended in draws.}) (
16. Bxd5 {is the main move and after} cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 {There are
two approaches for Black here. One is to go into an endgame by ...Qxg2 and
taking off the d3-pawn and the other is to retain the queens with ...Qh5. Both
lead to interesting positions which have ended in draws at the highest level.})
16... Bxd3 17. Nd2 {White has a small edge in this symmetrical position. What
would be the reason for it?  First of all there is pressure on the d5 point.
After a queen exchange on f5 the stress on the d5-square might reduce but then
White has two levers to create weaknesses in Black's camp - one is a4 and the
other is c4. At the same time it is not very easy to pinpoint a weakness in
White's position that can be attacked. All in all I think it is much more
enjoyable to play as White here although with accurate play Black can equalise.
} Qf5 18. Bd4 {Both sides would like the opponent to exchange the queens on
their own terms. If White exchanges on f5 then he can no longer count on any
advantage. While if Black takes on f3 then the knight on f3 and bishop on d4
both look at the juicy e5-square.} Rae8 (18... Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Rfe8 20. Be5 $1
$14 (20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Nb6 $11)) 19. Kg2 {A useful move to make.} h6 20. a4
Qxf3+ 21. Kxf3 (21. Nxf3 {no longer makes any sense as after} Be4 $11 {The pin
on the knight is quite irritating.}) 21... Re6 22. axb5 (22. Rxe6 fxe6+ 23. Kg2
c5 $1 $11 {The e6-pawn defends the knight on d5 and hence Black has absolutely
no problems.}) 22... axb5 23. Kg2 {Threatening to take on e6 and penetrate to
a6 with the rook.} Rfe8 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. c4 $1 {Of course White's advantage
is not very huge but it is big enough to cause some discomfort for Black.} bxc4
26. Nxc4 Be4+ $6 {It was pointless to give up the bishop pair.} ({Much more
prudent was to play} 26... Bc7 {preserving the bishop for the moment. A sample
line could go something like this} 27. Na5 Be4+ 28. f3 Bd3 29. Nxc6 Rxc6 30.
Bxd5 Rd6 31. Be5 Rxd5 32. Bxc7 Rc5 33. Bf4 Rc2+ $11) 27. f3 Bd3 28. Nxd6 Rxd6
$14 {Even though material is greatly reduced the bishop pair is a great asset
to have in such positions.} 29. Kf2 {Getting away from cheap tricks like ...
Nf4+.} Rd7 30. Ra3 Nc7 31. Be3 (31. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 32. Rxd3 c5 $17) 31... Nd5
32. Bc5 {White has no real threats at the moment but would like to increase
the pressure on Black's position with the moves h4 and g4 gaining space on the
kingside.} f6 33. Ba4 Bb5 34. Bc2 {Taking control of the important diagonal.}
Nc7 (34... Kf7 {was better, not allowing the bishop to sit on g6.} 35. Bf5 Rb7
36. Bc8 Rb8 37. Ra7+ Kg6 38. Be6 h5 $16 {White has good amount of pressure but
Black is holding on.}) 35. Bg6 Na6 (35... Rd2+ 36. Ke1 Re2+ (36... Rxb2 $2 37.
Ra7 $18) 37. Kd1 Na6 38. b4 Rxh2 39. Re3 Rh1+ 40. Kc2 Rh2+ 41. Kc1 (41. Kc3 Nc7
$1 $11 {[%cal Gc7d5]}) 41... Re2 42. Rxe2 Bxe2 43. Bd6 $16 {The knight on a6
is trapped and in spite of being a pawn down it is White who is pushing.}) 36.
Re3 Rd8 37. Be7 Rc8 (37... Rd2+ 38. Ke1 Rxh2 {gave Black better chances of
survival but still the position is extremely difficult to play with the king
stuck on g8.}) 38. b4 c5 {Black faced a difficult passive defence and finally
tries to break out. But now White gets a decisive advantage.} 39. Bf5 $1 Rc6 (
39... Re8 40. bxc5 $18) 40. Bd7 cxb4 (40... Nxb4 41. Bxc6 Nxc6 42. Bxc5 $18) (
40... Rb6 41. bxc5 $18) 41. Bxc6 Bxc6 42. Re6 {The b4-pawn will be lost soon
and then it would be an elementary win for a player of Maxime Vachier
Lagrave's standard. This idea with d3 followed by Be3 seems like an
interesting new way for White to play in the Marshall and we can expect many
more games in this variation in the days to come.} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 {The Marshall Gambit has
been a part of praxis for many years, but White has not been able to break it.
After many years of trying for an advantage with 13.d4, White has now shifted
his attention to 13.d3.} 13. d3 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 (15. Qxf5 Qxh2+ 16. Kf1
Rfe8 $19 {White is already in big trouble.}) 15... Qh3 16. Be3 {This is
White's latest attempt to get an advantage with a lot of top players already
having played it.} (16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Bxd3 {
The bishop pair compensate for the missing pawn and Black is doing pretty well
here.}) 16... Bxd3 17. Nd2 (17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qxd5 Rad8 $1 19. Qf3 Bc4 20. Nd2
Be6 {was drawn in the game Anand vs Aronian 2008.}) 17... Qf5 (17... Rfe8 {
This would be incorrect because the face off of the rooks down the e-file
works in White's favour.} 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Qxd5 Rad8 20. Bb6 $18) 18. Bd4 Rfd8
$5 {One cannot say that this is entirely a new idea. Maxim Matlakov had played
it a month ago in Feb 2018. But at the highest level we can say that it is
Ding Liren who introduced this move. The idea of the move is to keep an eye on
the d5 knight. Black would want to put his bishop on f8 and then push his pawn
to c5.} (18... Rfe8 {has been Aronian's favourite. Black has held his own in
most of the games except for one where Aronian lost to Caruana in 2014.}) 19.
a4 {White would like to keep the pawn on a4 and keep the tension in the
position. It's quite irritating for Black because he can never release the
tension. He has to be alert for White taking on b5 and then penetrating with
his rook.} (19. Kg2 Bf8 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 21. Ne4 a5 (21... Bxe4+ 22. Rxe4 c5 23.
Be5 $14) 22. a4 b4 $132) 19... h6 {Black makes a useful move avoiding any back
rank tricks.} ({Just a week after the game, this was played at the European
Championship. And it was a very well played game by Hrant Melkumyan.} 19... Bf8
20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Qxf5 Bxf5 23. b4 f6 24. Kg2 Ra4 25. Rxa4 bxa4
26. Ra1 Bd7 27. Nf3 Kf7 28. Be3 Rc8 29. Ra3 g5 30. Nd4 Bd6 31. Kf1 Be5 32. Ke2
h5 33. Kd3 h4 34. Ra1 Kg6 35. Rg1 h3 36. Rb1 Bf5+ 37. Nxf5 Rxc3+ 38. Kd2 Kxf5
39. f4 gxf4 40. gxf4 Rxe3 41. Kxe3 Bxf4+ 42. Kd3 Bxh2 43. Rh1 Be5 44. Rxh3 a3
45. Rf3+ Ke6 46. Rf2 Kd6 47. Rg2 Kc6 {0-1 (47) Palac,M (2546)-Melkumyan,H 
(2664) Batumi 2018}) 20. h4 {Usually in this position none of the players want
to take their opponent's queen. For example if Black took on f3 then after
Nxf3 the knight would be very well placed looking at the d4 and e5 squares.} (
20. Kg2 {I have a feeling that Kg2 in general can be more useful than h4 as
then the knight need not keep defending the queen and can move to e4.} Bf8 21.
axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Ne4 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 b4 25. Rd1 Ba6 26. c4 Nc7 27.
Bb6 (27. Ra1 c5 $11) 27... Ne6 28. c5 Bb5 $13) 20... Rac8 21. axb5 axb5 22.
Bxd5 {In many ways after this exchange, Black is out of danger.} (22. Ra7 {
was possible but Black can now aim to take the e-file with} Bf8 (22... Re8 23.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxf5 Bxf5 25. Ra6 {seems a tad uncomfortable, but Black should
be able to hold on after} Ne7 $14 {/=}) 23. Re5 Qxf3 24. Nxf3 f6 25. Re3 $5 Bg6
26. Bb6 Kh8 $1 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 $11 {Black is doing fine.}) 22... cxd5 23. Qxf5
Bxf5 24. Ra5 {Black's pawns are weak, but the bishop pair compensates for them.
} b4 $1 25. Rxd5 Be6 26. Ra5 (26. Rb5 Ra8 {Wesley was not too comfortable with
his rook stuck on b5 and the black rook penetrating with ...Ra2.}) 26... bxc3
27. Bxc3 Rb8 28. Nf1 Bb4 29. Raa1 Bc5 (29... Bxc3 30. bxc3 Rb2 31. Rac1 Ra8 $11
{And this should be a draw.}) 30. Ne3 Rd3 31. Red1 Rbd8 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rd1
Rxd1+ 34. Nxd1 Bb3 35. Ne3 Bxe3 36. fxe3 Kf8 37. Kf2 {A very clinical game by
Ding Liren. The idea of Rfd8 held its ground. The question is: Where is
White's opening advantage?} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qd7 16. Nd2 f5 (16... Nf6 17. Rh4 Bb7 18. Nf3 c5 19. Bf4 $14 {ECO}) (16...
Bb7 17. Re1 c5 18. Ne4 c4 19. Bc2 Be7 20. Ng5 $16 {Nunn-Sokolov,Wijk aan Zee
1991}) 17. Re1 f4 18. Ne4 (18. Qh5 $5 Kh8 19. Ne4 Rf5 $4 20. Qxf5 Qxf5 21. Nxd6
$18) 18... Qh3 19. Qe2 $2 (19. Ng5 Qf5 20. Ne4 Qh3 $10) 19... Bg4 20. Qf1 (20.
f3 fxg3 $1 21. Nxd6 (21. fxg4 Rf2 22. Nxf2 Qxh2+ 23. Kf1 g2#) 21... Rxf3 22.
Qg2 gxh2+ 23. Kh1 Qh4 24. Bd2 Raf8 $40) 20... Qh5 21. Bd1 $2 (21. Bxf4 $142
Bxf4 22. gxf4 Rxf4 23. Ng3 $15) 21... Bxd1 22. Rxd1 fxg3 23. hxg3 Rxf2 $1 24.
Kxf2 (24. Qxf2 Qxd1+ 25. Qf1 Qg4 26. Qg2 Re8 $19) (24. Nxf2 Bxg3 25. Nh3 Rf8
$19) 24... Rf8+ 25. Kg2 (25. Kg1 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Qg4 $19) 25... Rxf1 26. Rxf1
Qe2+ 27. Nf2 Bxg3 $1 $19 28. a4 b4 29. cxb4 Bxf2 30. Rxf2 Qg4+ 31. Kh2 Qxd4 32.
Kg2 Nxb4 33. Bd2 Nd3 34. Rff1 Qg4+ 35. Kh1 h5 36. Bc3 h4 37. Rad1 Nf2+ 38. Rxf2
Qxd1+ 39. Kh2 Qxa4 40. Rg2 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 18th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Svane, Rasmus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d4 exd4 10. e5 Ne4 11. cxd4 Bg4 $5 (11... Bf5 $5 {is the main line.} 12.
Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 14. Bc2 Qd7 15. Bg5 $13 {is a huge theoretical line in
correspondence games and compared to the game Black has an extra move.}) (11...
Na5 12. Bc2 f5 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nc4 16. h3 $14 {Stopping
Bg4 ideas.}) 12. Nc3 Nxc3 (12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 f5 $1 (14... Na5
15. Bc2 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 (16... Bxf6 17. Kh1 $1 {Despite the weakened kingside
White's attack will gain strength after f4-f5.} Nc4 (17... Bg5 $4 18. Qd3 g6
19. Rg1 Bxc1 20. Rxg6+ $18) 18. f4 $16) 17. Kh1 $14) 15. Kh1 (15. exf6 Rxf6 $13
) 15... Na5 16. Rg1 $5 Kh8 (16... Nxb3 17. axb3 Kh8 18. b4 $5) 17. Qd3 $13 {
corr. 2017}) (12... Bb4 $2 13. Nxe4 $1 Bxe1 14. Neg5 $16) 13. bxc3 Qd7 14. Bc2
$5 {The bishop has nothing to do on b3 and is switched to a more active
diagonal.} Bf5 $5 (14... Rfe8 15. Qd3 g6 16. Qd1 $5 {keeping d4 protected just
in case.} Nd8 (16... Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. h3 $1 {[%cal Gf3h2]}) (16... b4 17.
Ba4 $1 $16 {is annoying.}) 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Ne6 19. Be3 $14) (14... Nd8 15.
Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qe3 $14) 15. Bg5 $5 {The exchange of the dark-coloured
bishops is in White's favour as the c5 break becomes difficult to achieve.}
Rab8 $5 {Not a bad move but definitely a step in the wrong direction. Black
needs to get in c5 quickly to achieve equality.} (15... Bxc2 $1 16. Qxc2 Nd8 $1
{immediately relocating the knight.} 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. a4 Ne6 19. Qa2 Rad8 20.
Reb1 c6 21. Ne1 c5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nf3 Qd7 24. Qa7 Qxa7 25. Rxa7 Rb8 $11) 16.
Bxe7 $5 {Aimed with a clear strategic plan of getting a better pawn structure
on the queenside.} (16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. a4 {was played in a
correspondence game in 2010.} b4 $11 {should be enough for equality.}) 16...
Nxe7 $6 {The knight is somewhat misplaced here and is much better on e6.} (
16... Bxc2 17. Qxc2 Qxe7 $5 (17... Nxe7 18. e6 fxe6 19. Ng5 $14) 18. g3 Nd8 19.
Nh4 Ne6 20. Nf5 Qd7 21. Qd2 $14) 17. Nd2 $1 {[%mdl 8] Aiming for c5 square and
freeing the f-pawn.} (17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. g3 {was played in a game between two
engines in 2017 although here too Nd2-b3 is the most natural plan}) 17... Bxc2
(17... Ng6 $5 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Nb3 Rb6 20. Re3 {Rather than an attacking move,
this is more of defensive resource against Nf4-Rg6.} Nf4 21. Qf3 Rg6 22. g3
Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Qxf3+ 24. Rxf3 Ng5 25. Rd3 $14 {With the a4 break available next,
this endgame is more pleasant for White.}) 18. Qxc2 Rb6 (18... Ng6 $5 19. Nb3
Nf4 20. Qd2 Qf5 21. Re3 $1 $14) 19. Nb3 $1 {The principled reaction
restraining the c5 break.} (19. Re3 $5 Ng6 20. Nb3 Nf4 21. Rae1 Rg6 22. Rg3 Ne6
$11) 19... Ng6 $6 (19... Rg6 20. Nc5 Qg4 21. f3 Qh5 22. Qf2 Nf5 23. g4 Qh3 24.
Nd3 $1 $16 {White forces Black's pieces to retreat as there are no pawn units
involved in Black's attack.}) (19... Qf5 $5 {The endgame was probably Black's
best although here too White has the much better pawn structure.} 20. Qd2 $5
$14 (20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Rac1 $1 $14)) 20. Nc5 $1 Qc8 (20... Qg4 21. f3 $1 Qc8
22. a4 $16) 21. Qd2 $5 {One of the toughest moves of the game simply because
of the wide choice available to increase the advantage.} (21. g3 $5 Qh3 22. Re3
$1 $16) (21. Qd1 $5 a5 (21... Nf4 22. Qf3 Qf5 23. g3 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Qxf3+ 25.
Kxf3 $16) 22. Re3 $14) 21... Re8 (21... Nh4 22. Re3 $1 Rg6 23. Rg3 $1 {After
the exchange of rooks the counterplay is gone.} Qf5 (23... Nf5 24. Rxg6 hxg6
25. a4 $18) 24. Qe2 $16) (21... Qg4 22. h3 Qh4 23. Re3 $1 $16) 22. a4 $5 {
Not the best, but I wanted to activate the rook on a1.} (22. Re3 $5 {This
allows Black to challenge the c5 knight without any concession.} Nf4 23. Rg3
Ne6 24. Rd1 Nxc5 25. dxc5 Rbe6 26. f4 f6 $1 27. Qxd5 c6 28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7
g6 30. Rh3 R6e7 31. Rxe7 Rxe7 32. exf6 Rf7 33. Rd3 Rxf6 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Rc8
Rxf4 36. Rxc6 Rc4 $11) (22. f4 $1 Qf5 23. Rf1 $16 {and black's pieces are not
co-ordinated.}) 22... Nf8 $6 {This leads to a passive position.} (22... a5 $1 {
creating an outside passer.} 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. f4 Qg4 (24... Qf5 25. Qd3 Qxd3
26. Nxd3 $14) 25. Rf1 Reb8 26. h3 Qg3 27. Qd3 Qxd3 28. Nxd3 $14 {Although
endgame is unpleasant for Black,there is lot of fight left.}) 23. axb5 (23. f4
$5 {The comp recommends this and sees an additional possibility.} Qf5 24. a5
Rh6 (24... Rg6 25. Rf1 $16) 25. e6 $1 Rhxe6 (25... Nxe6 26. Re5 $18) 26. Nxa6
$1 $18 {Huge surprise as the a-pawn is unstoppable.}) 23... axb5 24. f4 Qf5 (
24... Ng6 25. Rf1 Ne7 26. Nd3 $16) 25. Ra7 $6 {Not the most accurate as now
Black gets a chance to get out of the bind with a pawn sacrifice.} (25. Rf1 $5
Ne6 26. Na6 Ra8 27. Nb4 $16) 25... c6 $6 {Now it is just one way traffic as
White's pieces are far better placed than their counterparts.} (25... Ne6 $1
26. Nxe6 (26. g3 $5) 26... fxe6 27. Rxc7 b4 28. cxb4 Reb8 29. Qe3 (29. h3 Rxb4
30. g4 Qf8 31. Rec1 {With the pawns on one side of the board and only major
pieces remaining, i am not sure White is winning at all.}) 29... Rxb4 30. Qg3
Qg6 31. Rf1 $1 $14) 26. Qd3 $1 {The endgame is horrible for Black with such a
pawn structure.} Qg4 (26... Qxf4 27. Rf1 $18) 27. h3 Qh4 28. Rf1 {Finally
aiming for f5.} (28. Rea1 $5) 28... Rbb8 (28... b4 29. Qf5 $1 f6 (29... Re7 30.
Ra8 $18) 30. Nd7 $18) 29. Kh2 $5 {A safety move just in case as time trouble
was approaching.} (29. f5 Ra8 30. Rfa1 Rxa7 31. Rxa7 $18) 29... Ra8 (29... Re7
30. g3 $18) 30. Rc7 $1 {Of course it is better to exchange on c8 as Black
needs one more tempo to reach the a-file.} Rec8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. f5 Re8 (32...
Ra8 33. f6 $1 Ne6 (33... Ra2 34. fxg7 $18) 34. Nxe6 fxe6 35. fxg7 $18) 33. Qe3
$1 {Getting ready to push the black queen from it's active position on h4 with
Rf4.} h6 (33... Ra8 34. f6 $1 g6 35. e6 $1 Nxe6 36. Nxe6 Re8 37. Qf4 $18) 34.
Rf4 Qg5 35. h4 $1 Qh5 (35... Qe7 36. f6 gxf6 37. Qg3+ Ng6 38. Rxf6 $18) 36. Qe1
$1 {Covering all entry points and threatening to trap the queen with g4.} f6
37. e6 {Now I knew I was winning and only needed not to mess anything up in
time trouble.} Re7 38. Qg3 $1 Kh7 (38... g5 39. Rf1 $18) 39. Rf3 $1 {Clearing
the way for the queen to enter.} Ra7 40. Nd3 $5 {A safe move to finish the
time control.} (40. Qd6 $5 Qxh4+ 41. Rh3 Qe1 42. Qxf8 Ra1 43. Rxh6+ $1 gxh6 44.
Qf7+ Kh8 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46. Qg6+ Kh8 47. Qxh6+ Kg8 48. Qg6+ Kh8 49. Qxf6+ Kh7 50.
Qg6+ Kh8 51. Qh6+ Kg8 52. Qg5+ Kh8 53. Nd3 $18) (40. Re3 Re7 41. Qf4 $18) 40...
Qe8 41. Qd6 $1 {Before getting Nf4 the white queen enters.} g6 {Desperation.} (
41... Qe7 42. Qxc6 $18) 42. fxg6+ Nxg6 43. Rxf6 Rg7 (43... Nxh4 44. Nf4 $1 $18)
44. Nf4 Ne7 (44... Nxf4 45. Qxf4 $18) (44... Nxh4 45. Qe5 Rxg2+ 46. Nxg2 $18 {
covers the f3 square.}) 45. Qe5 (45. Qe5 Qg8 46. Rxh6+ Kxh6 47. Qh5# $18) 1-0

[Event "London Classic 2nd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2010.12.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Saunders,J"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {The Marshall. Nigel has played this a handful of times over the years but
Hikaru was probably not expecting it.} 9. exd5 e4 $5 {#The Steiner variation.
It may be that, after GMs have analysed this game thoroughly, that the
exclamation and question marks shown here swap places. "This is the sort of
recklessness that happens when you've got 1/2/4" (Short). "I had an idea Nigel
would play something a little bit crazy" (Nakamura). Nigel claimed that
Malcolm Pein plays this line and jokingly suggested that he played it in his
honour but no game by our esteemed tournament director could be found on the
Mega database.} 10. dxc6 exf3 11. g3 ({This logical continuation, simply
aiming at emerging from the opening with an extra pawn, was more or less
improvised by Hikaru at the board. It has been played before but barely
mentioned in books on this line. "The book recommendation is} 11. d4 {- maybe
there will be a new book recommendation after this game" (Short)}) (11. Qxf3 {
is another way to play and one chosen by Bobby Fischer a couple of times.})
11... Re8 12. d4 ({Black's innocuous-looking last move actually carried a
payload of venom. If} 12. Qxf3 $2 Bc5 $1 {and White is suddenly vulnerable to
tricks against his rook and back rank, e.g.} 13. Rf1 Bg4 $1 14. Qg2 Qc8 {, etc.
}) 12... Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 (13... Qd6 14. Qd3 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd2 Qxc6 17.
Qg6 $5 Be6 18. Qh5 {rounds up the f3 pawn and ensures White keeps his one-pawn
advantage.}) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 {White's decision to give up his dark-squared
bishop wasn't too problematic as the residual black dark-squared bishop
doesn't have much of a future against White's preponderance of pawns on black
squares.} 15. Nd2 Qd6 16. h3 $1 Bh5 (16... Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Bxh3 18. Qe4 {
and White will soon be a pawn up once again, with an enhanced positional
advantage.}) 17. Qc2 $1 {With the threat of Qf5, embarrassing the h5 bishop.}
Bg5 18. Ne4 Qxc6 ({If} 18... Qg6 {White can step up the pressure with} 19. Qd3
{and then 11 Bc2, while Black has only succeeded in bottling up his own pieces
on the kingside.}) 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Qf5 {#Nigel told us that, paradoxically,
he still had some belief in his position while he was a pawn down, but now the
material was level, he completely despaired of it.} Rxe1+ (20... Qg6 21. Qxg6
Bxg6 22. Bd5 {wins the f3 pawn, leading to a comfortable technical win.}) 21.
Rxe1 Re8 22. Re5 ({Not} 22. Rxe8+ $2 Qxe8 {when the back rank threat would
necessitate} 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. dxe5 {and White has endangered his winning
chances.}) 22... Rxe5 23. dxe5 Bg6 ({Once again} 23... Qg6 {allows} 24. Qxg6
Bxg6 25. Bd5 {and the f3 pawn drops off.}) 24. Qxg5 Qe4 25. Qd8+ Kh7 26. Qh4+
Qxh4 27. gxh4 f6 ({Annoyingly for Black, the doubled h-pawns almost help
White's cause. If he tries to defend his f-pawn with} 27... Bh5 {the white
king can now march out to attack it via h2 and g3 and then play Bd1 to win it.}
) 28. exf6 gxf6 29. Bd5 a5 30. b4 axb4 31. cxb4 Bd3 32. Kh2 Bc4 33. Be4+ (33.
Bxc4 $4 {we can discount}) (33. Bxf3 $2 {is also sub-optimal as after} Bxa2 {
Black might have a few tricks based on driving the b-pawn through (on a very
good day, anyway).}) 33... Kh6 34. a3 (34. a3 {#At this point in the
commentary room, Nigel concluded the session with a short snatch of song with
the first line "What do you get when you sac a pawn?" to the tune of the 1960s
hit "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" by Bobbie Gentry (http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=EIVOjfadGf0). It was a show-stopping rendition, with the crowd on
their feet begging for more and throwing garlands of flowers. A whole new
career suddenly opens up for Nigel - this year Olympia, next year the Albert
Hall. You can hear it for yourself on video 5.3 at the website. Nigel
graciously attributed the libretto to former British champion and joker
extraordinaire GM Jonathan Mestel. But, returning reluctantly to the chess,
Black is right to quit at this point:} Be6 35. Bxf3 Kg6 36. Kg3 f5 37. Kf4 Bd7
38. h5+ Kf6 39. Be2 Bc6 40. Bd3 Bd7 41. h6 {is hopeless.}) 1-0

[Event "Manhattan CC International"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1918.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1918.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 $1 {Eine ausgezeichnete Angriffsidee. Schwarz opfert einen Bauern und
bekommt dafür einen gefährlichen Königsangriff. Diese Variante heißt nach
Ihrem Erfinder, dem Führer der schwarzen Steine "Marshall-Angriff" und gilt
auch heute noch als absolut vollwertige Möglichkeit im Geschlossenen Spanier.
Dieses hier ist die Stammpartie. Angeblich soll Marshall diese Idee schon
viele Jahre vorher entwickelt haben und wartete darauf sie gegen einen starken
Gegner spielen zu können. Schade, daß sie ihm keinen Sieg eingebracht hat.} 9.
exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6 ({Heute gilt} 11... c6 {mit der Idee} 12.
Z0 Bd6 {als chancenreicher.}) 12. Re1 Bd6 13. h3 Ng4 $1 {Alles sehr geistreich
vorgetragen.} 14. Qf3 ({Zu} 14. hxg4 $2 {s.die Anmerkung im nächsten Zug.})
14... Qh4 15. d4 $1 (15. hxg4 Bh2+ $1 (15... Bxg4 $2 16. g3 $1) 16. Kf1 Bxg4
17. Qe4 Bf4 $1 18. g3 Qh2 19. Re3 (19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qd5+ Kg6 21. Re6+ Bxe6
22. Qxe6+ Kh5 23. Qd5+ Bg5 24. Qg2 Rxf2+ 25. Qxf2 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Re8+ $19 {Tal,M}
) (19. gxf4 Bh3+ 20. Ke2 Rae8 21. d3 Bg4+ 22. Ke3 Rxe4+ 23. dxe4 Qh3+ $19)
19... Rae8 20. Qd5 Bxg3 $1 21. Rxg3 (21. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1) 21... Be2+ 22. Ke1 Bf3+
$19) 15... Nxf2 16. Re2 ({Sehr viel später entdeckte man hier eine
Verbesserung für Weiß:} 16. Bd2 $1 Bb7 (16... Be6 $6 {Glattke,W} 17. Qxf2 Bg3
18. Qe3 Bxe1 19. Bxe1 $16 {/\ Nd2}) 17. Qxb7 Nd3 18. Re2 Rae8 (18... Qg3 19.
Kf1 $1 Qh2 (19... Nf4 20. Rf2 $1 Qd3+ 21. Kg1 Ne2+ 22. Rxe2 Qxe2 23. Qf3 Qxf3
24. gxf3 $16) 20. g4 $1 Qxh3+ 21. Qg2 Qh4 22. Be3 Rae8 23. Nd2 Bf4 24. Nf3 Qh6
25. Bc2 $18 {Rostov-Pensa URS 1958}) 19. Qf3 Rxe2 20. Qxe2 Qg3 21. Qf3 $1 Qh2+
22. Kf1 Qh1+ 23. Ke2 Nxb2 24. Be3 $18 {Euwe,M}) 16... Bg4 ({Auch} 16... Ng4 {
rettet das System nicht:} 17. g3 $1 (17. Re8 Be6 (17... Rxe8 $4 18. Qxf7+ Kh8
19. Qxe8+ Bf8 20. Qxf8#) 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8 19. Bd2 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Bg3 21. Kg1 Bh2+
$11 {und Remis ist wahrscheinlich.}) 17... Bb7 (17... Qxh3 18. Qxa8) 18. Qxf7+
Rxf7 19. gxh4 {mit materiellem Übergewicht für Weiß.}) 17. hxg4 (17. Qxf2 Bg3
18. Qf1 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rae8 $19) (17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxa8+ Bf8 19. Re3 Nxh3+ 20.
gxh3 Qf2+ 21. Kh1 Qf1+ 22. Kh2 Rf2+ 23. Kg3 Qg1+ 24. Kh4 g5+ 25. Kxg5 Rf5+ 26.
Kh4 Rh5#) 17... Bh2+ 18. Kf1 Bg3 ({Nach} 18... Nh1 19. Re3 Ng3+ 20. Ke1 Nf5+
21. Kd1 Nxe3+ 22. Bxe3 {verpufft der schwarze Angriff langsam.}) 19. Rxf2 Qh1+
20. Ke2 Bxf2 21. Bd2 Bh4 22. Qh3 Rae8+ 23. Kd3 Qf1+ 24. Kc2 Bf2 25. Qf3 Qg1 26.
Bd5 c5 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. b4 Bd6 29. a4 a5 30. axb5 axb4 31. Ra6 bxc3 32. Nxc3 {
Weiß hat nun alle Entwicklungsprobleme gelöst und behält materiellen Vorteil.}
Bb4 33. b6 Bxc3 34. Bxc3 h6 35. b7 Re3 36. Bxf7+ (36. Bxf7+ Rxf7 (36... Kh7 37.
Qf5+ Kh8 38. Rxh6#) 37. b8=Q+ Kh7 38. Rxh6+ Kxh6 (38... gxh6 39. Qxf7#) 39.
Qh8+ Kg6 40. Qh5#) 1-0

[Event "Biel Masters m 49th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2016.07.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.07.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 ({Die Hauptvariante ist hier} 
12. d4 {, aber mit dem Partiezug hat Weiß eine bessere Statistik.}) 12... Bd6
13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qf6 ({Üblicher ist} 14... Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 {z.B:} 16. Be3
Bxd3 17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rae8 19. Kg2 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Re6 21. Rac1 h6 22. Kg2
Rg6 23. Ne4 Nf4+ 24. Kf3 Bxe4+ 25. Rxe4 Nd3 26. Rd1 Nxb2 27. Rd2 Ba3 28. Bb6
Rd6 29. Rxd6 Bxd6 30. Re2 Nd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 (60) Wei,Y (2706)-Carlsen,M (2844)
Wijk aan Zee 2016}) 15. Nd2 Qg6 16. Bd1 Bxd3 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19.
Rxe4 {Damit weicht Svidler von seiner eigenen Partie gegen Anand ab.} f5 (19...
Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Kf1 Bf4 22. Bf3 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Kf8 24. a3 Rd8 25. c4 Nf4
26. Bxc6 Nd3 27. Rc2 bxc4 28. Rxc4 Nxb2 29. Rc2 Rc8 30. Ke2 Ke7 31. Be4 Rxc2+
32. Bxc2 Nc4 33. Bd3 Nxa3 34. Bxa6 {1/2-1/2 (34) Anand,V (2770)-Svidler,P 
(2758) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014}) 20. Re2 Rfe8 21. Bd2 Bf4 22. Be1 {Bewahrt das
Läuferpaar.} Nb6 23. g3 Bc7 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Bf3 Re6 26. b3 Be5 27. Rd1 Kf7
28. Kf1 g6 29. Rc1 a5 $6 {Svidlers Plan war, den Bauern nach a4 zu bringen und
zu tauschen, wonach die schwarze Probleme deutlich geringer sind. Hier erlaubt
der Zug jedoch...} (29... g5 $5) 30. c4 $1 bxc4 31. Bxa5 cxb3 32. axb3 ({Nicht
} 32. Bxb6 $2 bxa2 {und Schwarz bekommt sein Material mit Zinsen zurück.})
32... Nd5 (32... Nd7 $2 33. Bxc6 {und die beiden Läufer werden den
b-Freibauern bestens unterstützen.}) 33. Rxc6 Rxc6 34. Bxd5+ Re6 35. Bd2 Ke7
36. Bxe6 Kxe6 37. Ke2 {Weiß hat in ein Läuferendspiel mit Mehrbauern
abgewickelt. Schwarz kämpft ums Remis.} Kd5 38. Kd3 h5 39. b4 Bd6 40. Kc3 h4
41. Be3 h3 {Auf der Suche nach aktivem Gegenspiel.} ({Besser war} 41... hxg3
42. hxg3 Be5+ 43. Kb3 Bc7) 42. b5 Ke4 43. b6 Kf3 44. b7 Bb8 (44... Kg2 45. Bf4
$18 (45. Ba7 $4 Kxh2 $11)) 45. Kd3 Kg2 46. Bf4 Ba7 47. g4 ({Und wieder nicht
etwa} 47. b8=Q $4 Bxb8 48. Bxb8 Kxh2 49. g4+ Kg2 50. gxf5 gxf5 51. Ke3 $11) 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Summit"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 $5 {A strange-looking but popular
variation. Black parries the threat of axb5 followed by Bxd5.} 19. axb5 axb5
20. Nf1 Rfe8 21. Bd1 Bxd1 22. Qxd1 Qf5 23. Ra6 h5 24. Rxc6 h4 {This is a known
theoretical position, mentioned for instance in Nunn`s Marshall-book,
considered to be ok for Black. White has two pawns more, but his king is under
attack and his pieces has difficulties to untangle.} 25. Bd2 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 h3
27. f3 Bf8 28. Ra6 b4 29. Ra5 Ne3 $2 {29. - Nxc3!} 30. Rxf5 Nxd1 31. Re5 Rxe5
32. dxe5 Bc5+ 33. Kh1 Nxb2 34. cxb4 Bd4 35. Nd2 Nd3 36. Nb3 Bxe5 37. Bd2 Kf8
38. Kg1 Ke7 39. Kf1 Ke6 40. b5 Kd5 41. f4 Bd6 42. Be3 Nb2 43. Ke2 Nc4 44. Bf2
Bc7 45. Kf3 f5 46. Ke2 g6 47. Nd2 Nxd2 48. Kxd2 Bd6 49. Ke2 Ke4 50. b6 Bb8 51.
Be1 Kd5 52. Kf3 Kc6 53. Bf2 Bd6 54. Be3 Bb4 55. g4 Be1 56. gxf5 gxf5 57. Bd4
Kb7 58. Bf2 Bd2 59. Kg3 Kc6 60. Bd4 Kb7 61. Kxh3 Bxf4 62. Kg2 Bg5 63. Kg3 Ka6
64. h4 Bh6 65. Kf3 Kb7 66. h5 Kc6 67. Bf2 Kb7 68. Be3 Bg7 69. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qf1 Bh3 21. Qe2 (
21. Bd1 Qf5 22. Qe2 c5 23. Nf1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Nb4 25. Ra3 Nc6 26. Rd3 Bb4 27. d5
Rd6 28. Bd2 Rxd5 $10 {Sax - Sokolov, I, Haninge 1989.}) 21... Bg4 22. Qf1 Bh3
23. Qe2 Bg4 24. Qf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tatran Cup"]
[Site "Stary Smokovec"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Salai, Ladislav"]
[Black "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 f5 17. f4 Kh8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Nd2 Rae8 {The game has now
transposed to the main-line starting with 16. - Tae8.} 20. a4 bxa4 21. Qxa6 {
Normally White has played Df1 forcing Dh5 before he takes on a6. The
negligence to do so allows Black to solve his problems with a combination:}
Rxe3 $1 22. Rxe3 Bxf4 23. Nf1 Bxe3+ 24. Nxe3 Bf3 25. Qd6 Re8 26. Rxa4 Qh5 27.
Qd7 Be4 28. g4 fxg4 29. Ra7 Rg8 30. Qxg4 Qh6 31. Qg3 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Nd2 Bf5 16. a4 {Other reasonable moves are 16.Qf1, 16.f3, 16.c4, 16.Bxd5 and
16.Bc2. The text- move is a suggestion of Sax. The point is to activate Ra1.}
Rae8 (16... Nf4 $2 17. gxf4 Rae8 18. Re5 $18) (16... b4 $6 17. Ne4 $1 Bg4 18.
Nxd6 Qh5 19. Bc4 $18) (16... Bd3 17. Re1 Rae8 18. Nf3 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 h6 {
(Sax, Hazai)} 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 Nf6 $13 {(Nunn)}) 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Nf1 b4
19. c4 Nf6 20. c5 Bc7 21. Bc4 a5 22. Bd2 h5 23. Qb3 Be4 24. f3 Bd5 $10 25. Re1
Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Qf5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Qd1 Qe6 29. Bf2 f5 30. Qd3 g5 31. h3 Kg7
32. Nd2 h4 33. gxh4 gxh4 34. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Anand} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 {15. - Bb7!? (Korchnoi)} (15... Qd7 {Anand Two games of Ivan
Sokolov in Waz 1991 failed to rehabilitate 15...Qd7}) 16. Qf3 Bf5 (16... f5 $2
17. Re5 $1 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Be6 19. Bxg5 $16 {(Nunn)}) 17. Bxd5 (17. Bc2 Bxe4 18.
Bxe4 Qe6 19. Bxg5 f5 $10) 17... cxd5 18. Re3 Be4 19. Rxe4 dxe4 20. Qf6 Qg4 (
20... Bf4 $5 21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Qxf4 f5 23. Nd2 Kg7 24. Nf1 Qh6 {Draw agreed,
Stean-Radulovic, Schilde 1970.}) 21. Nd2 $5 {A new try avoiding the much
analyzed ending.} (21. Qxg5+ Qxg5 22. Bxg5 $10) 21... Rae8 22. Nf1 (22. Qxd6 {
Anand} e3 23. fxe3 (23. Nf1 exf2+ $40 (23... e2 24. Be3 $13)) 23... Rxe3 $40)
22... Be7 23. Qxa6 f5 24. Qxb5 f4 {Last round!} (24... f4 {Anand} 25. Bd2 e3
26. Bxe3 fxe3 27. Nxe3 $44 {Timman}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Qd7 14. d3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qd7 {Sture Nyman.} (15... Bb7 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Bc2 Qe6 $22 $10 {
Tukmakov-Jansa, student (ol) 1967.} 18. d4 f5) (15... Bd7 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Rh4
Qf5 18. Nf1 Qg6 19. Bd2 Bf5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Ne3 $14 {Murei-Geller, Amsterdam
1987.}) (15... Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bxd6 gxh4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qe2
Bb7 21. Nd2 c5 22. f3 $16 {Anand-Cooper, England 1988.}) (15... Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6
17. Nf1 {17.Re1, 17.a4} f5 18. Rd4 f4 19. Rxd5 cxd5 20. Bxd5+ Be6 21. Bxa8 Rxa8
22. Qf3 Rf8 23. Qe4 $14 {Timman-Hübner, Tilburg 1985.}) 16. Nd2 $1 (16. Qf1 Bb7
17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Re1 d4 19. h3 Qc6 20. Kh2 Rae8 21. Bd2 Qf3 {White resigned.
Larsson-Nyman, corr. 1966.}) 16... f5 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Qh5 Nf6 $1 19. Qh4 c5 $10
20. Nf3 Bb7 21. Ng5 h6 22. Bd2 Qc6 23. f3 c4 $1 $15 24. Bd1 cxd3 25. Ne6 Rf7
26. Kg2 Bc5 27. Ng5 Rff8 28. Ne6 Ng4 29. Nxf8 Rxf8 30. b4 Bd6 31. Qh5 Qb6 32.
Rf1 Ne3+ 33. Bxe3 Qxe3 34. Bb3 Qd2+ 35. Rf2 Qxc3 36. Rd1 Bxb4 37. Qg6 d2 38.
Rdxd2 Bxf3+ 39. Rxf3 Qxd2+ 40. Rf2 Qe3 41. Bf7 Qe4+ 42. Kh3 Qg4+ 43. Kg2 {
43.Qxg4!?} Qxg6 44. Bxg6 Rf6 45. Bxf5 Bc5 46. Rf1 g5 47. Bd3 Rd6 48. Rd1 Kg7
49. Be2 Bd4 50. Bf3 b4 51. Rc1 Bc3 52. Rd1 Rb6 53. Rd7+ Kf6 54. Bd5 Ke5 55. Bb3
Rf6 56. h4 g4 57. Rg7 h5 58. Re7+ Kd4 59. Rd7+ Ke4 60. Rf7 Rd6 61. Rf2 a5 62.
Bf7 Rh6 63. Bb3 Ke3 64. Kf1 Ra6 65. Ba4 Rd6 66. Be8 Rd1+ 67. Kg2 Be1 68. Rc2
Rd5 69. Rb2 Re5 70. Bd7 Kd3 71. Kf1 Bd2 72. Rb3+ Bc3 73. Rb1 Kc2 74. Rb3 Re1+
75. Kf2 Kd2 76. Bb5 Ra1 77. Bc4 a4 0-1

[Event "Dortmund-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1991.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15.
Qf1 $5 (15. Nd2 Nf4 16. Rf2 Nd3 17. Re2 $10 {(17.Rf1 Qh4)}) 15... Bg6 16. Qf2
Qf6 17. g3 Bd3 18. Re1 Qg6 19. Nd2 f5 20. f4 Kh8 21. Nf3 Be4 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23.
dxe5 h6 24. Bc2 Bxc2 25. Qxc2 Qe6 26. Bd2 g5 27. Rf1 g4 28. b3 $16 Rac8 29. c4
Ne7 30. Rad1 c5 31. Be3 Rc6 32. Rf2 $1 $18 Nc8 33. Rfd2 Rf7 34. Qd3 bxc4 35.
bxc4 Kg7 36. Qd5 Nb6 37. Qxe6 Rxe6 38. Bxc5 Nxc4 39. Rc2 Na5 40. Bd6 Nb7 41.
Rc6 Nxd6 42. exd6 Kf6 43. Rxa6 Rd7 44. Kf2 Re4 45. a4 Rb4 46. Rd2 Ke6 47. Re2+
Kf6 48. Ra2 Kg6 49. a5 Kh5 50. Rc6 Re4 51. Rc5 Rxd6 52. Rxf5+ Kg6 53. Re5 1-0

[Event "Brno Morava-A"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Murshed, Niaz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 e4 $5 {The "real Marshall" seems to be popular again.} 10. dxc6 exf3
11. d4 fxg2 (11... Re8 12. Bg5 Bg4 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Nd2 Qxc6
16. Nxf3 Bxf3 $14 17. gxf3 $2 {Rodriguez,Am-Arencibia,WR, Capablanca mem 1991 
(CBM 26/game 150).}) 12. Bg5 Re8 $2 (12... Bg4 13. Qd3 Re8 14. Nd2 Nh5 15. Nf3
Bf6 16. Re5 $5 Qd6 17. Qe4 Be6 18. Bc2 $13 {Antunes,A-Murshed,N, Brno 1991 
(CBM 26/game 113).}) 13. Qf3 $16 Bg4 (13... Bg4 14. Qxg2) 14. Qxg2 Nh5 15. Qxg4
Bxg5 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qxh5 $18 Bc1 18. a4 b4 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. dxe5 Bxb2 21.
Ra2 bxc3 22. Na3 Rb8 23. Bc2 Rb4 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Ke2 Rh4 26. a5 Rd4 27. Ke3 Rb4
28. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 {Popular now.} Qh4
(13... Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15. Qf1 (15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Nd2 f5 17. Qb3 Bf7 18. Nf1 f4
$10 {Kamsky,G-Ivanchuk,V, Linares 1991.}) 15... Bg6 16. Qf2 Qc7 $13) 14. g3 Qh3
15. Nd2 (15. f3 $5 Bf5 16. c4 {Rantanen,Y-Hellers,F, Finland-Sweden 1990.} bxc4
17. Bxc4 h5 $13 {(Wedberg)}) 15... Bf5 16. a4 Bd3 $5 (16... Rae8 17. Rxe8 Rxe8
18. Nf1 b4 $5 {18. - h5 []} 19. c4 Nf6 20. c5 Bc7 21. Bc4 a5 22. Bd2 $14 {
Wahls,M-Khalifman, A, Hamburg 1991.}) 17. Re1 Rae8 18. Nf3 $1 $14 Rxe1+ 19.
Qxe1 h6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ne5 {21. d2.} Re8 22. Qd1 Bxe5 23. dxe5 (23. Qxd3 $2
Bxg3 $19) 23... Qf5 (23... Rxe5 $2 24. Ra8+ Kh7 25. Qxd3+ $18) 24. Bxd5 cxd5
25. g4 $1 Qg6 26. Bf4 Qe4 27. h3 h5 28. Bg3 Be2 29. Qd4 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 f5 18. f4 Kh8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qf1 Qh5 21. a4
bxa4 22. Rxa4 g5 23. Raa1 Re6 24. fxg5 Rfe8 25. Bf4 $2 {Not a very good
novelty.} (25. Qf2 h6 26. gxh6 $6 f4 27. gxf4 {(27.Bxf4 Re2)} Rg6 {(Nunn)})
25... Bh3 26. Rxe6 (26. Qf2 Re2 {(26. - Bxf4 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Qxf4)} 27. Rxe2
Rxe2 28. Qf3 Rg2+ 29. Kh1 Rxh2+ 30. Kg1 $2 Bg4 $19) 26... Bxf1 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8
28. Rxf1 Bxf4 29. gxf4 Qb5 $17 30. b4 Qd3 31. Nf3 Qxc3 32. Kg2 Qxb4 33. Re1 a5
34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Ra8 a4 36. Ra7+ Kf8 37. h4 a3 38. h5 Qb8 39. Ra6 Qb2+ 40. Kg3
a2 41. Ra8+ Ke7 42. Ra7+ Kd6 43. Nh4 Qc3+ 44. Kh2 Qc2+ 45. Kg3 a1=Q $19 46.
Nxf5+ Qxf5 47. Rxa1 Qd3+ 48. Kh4 Ke6 49. Ra7 Qf1 50. Kg4 Qg2+ 51. Kh4 Kf5 52.
Rf7+ Ke4 53. Ra7 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Tosic, Miroslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rfe8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Rae8 20. Qf1 Qh5 21. Rxa6
Bh3 22. Qc4 Bf4 {New - but the line is still good for White.} (22... Nxe3 23.
Rxe3 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Rxe3 25. Ra8+ Bf8 26. Kf2 Re6 27. Nf3 $16 {Vitomsky-Gubanov,
corr. 1963}) 23. Rxc6 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Bxe3+ 25. Kh1 Rd8 26. Rc5 Bg4 27. Qxd5 Rxd5
28. Bxd5 Bd7 29. Bf3 Qh6 30. Re5 $1 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Frias Pablaza, Victor J"]
[Black "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3 Qh4
15. h3 g5 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Qf6 Rfe8 18. g3 (18. Nd2 Qf4 19. Qxf4 Bxf4 20. Re1
Bxh3 $10) 18... Qh5 19. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1991.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Qh4 {13. - Bf5! 
(Nunn)} 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 {Preventing 15. - Bg4.} Qd7 {15. - g5 doesn`t work
now as the R at e4 is protected after 16.Bxg5 Qf5 (compare with the situation
if White had played 16.d4). Possible is instead 15. - Bb7, 15. - Bd7, 15. -
Nf6 or 15. - Qf5.} 16. Re1 Qh3 17. Re4 Qd7 18. Nd2 $1 Bb7 19. Re1 {Recommended
by De Firmian and stronger than 19.Nf3 c5 as in De Firmian-Wahls, Biel 1990.}
c5 20. Ne4 $14 Be7 21. Bg5 Rad8 (21... f5 22. Qh5 $1 h6 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nd2)
22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qh4 Ba8 26. Re2 Kh8 27. Rae1 Nb6 28.
Qh6 Qb7 29. f3 c4 30. Ng5 $1 1-0

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re3 Qh4
15. h3 Qf4 (15... f5 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Nd2 $14 g5 $2 18. Qe2 $16 {Hübner-Nunn,
SkellefteÅ 1989}) (15... g5 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Qf6 Rfe8 18. Na3 Qh5 19. Bd2 Be7
20. Qe5 $13 {Wolff-Hellers, New York Open 1990}) 16. Re5 Qf6 17. Re1 Qg6 18.
Kh1 (18. Qf3 Be6 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Bxh3 21. Qg3 Qc2 $1 22. c4 $1 Be6 23.
cxd5 Bxd5 24. Nc3 Rad8 25. Re2 Qg6 $10 {Holmov-Tal, Kislovodsk 1972}) 18... Bf5
19. Be3 Bc2 $1 {This secures equality as White has no good square for his Q.
20.Qf3 would allow 20. - f5! 21.Qxd5+ Kh8 with the possibilities 22. - Be4 and
22. - f4. 20.Qc1 Be4 and 20.Qe2 Bd3 is also satisfactory for Black.} 20. Qg4
Qxg4 21. hxg4 f5 22. gxf5 Rxf5 23. Kg1 {23.g4!?} Rh5 24. Nd2 {24.f3 Bg3!?} Bh2+
25. Kh1 Bb8+ 26. Kg1 Bh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Terrassa"]
[Site "Terrassa"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Qh5 {The modern line. Other main-lines are 17. -
Re6 and 17. - f5.} 18. Nf1 Re6 19. Bd1 f5 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Bd2 Rg6 22. Kg2 $2
{This doesn`t contribute much to the defence. Critical is 22.Qe2 Qh3 23.f3
followed by 24.Qg2.} f4 23. f3 Qh5 24. g4 Qh4 (24... Rxg4+ $2 25. fxg4 Qxg4+
26. Kh1 f3 27. Ng3 Bxg3 28. Rg1 $1 $18) 25. Re2 Rxg4+ $1 $17 26. fxg4 f3+ 27.
Kh1 fxe2 28. Qxe2 Kh8 29. Kg1 h6 30. Qg2 Bf4 $1 31. Be1 Qg5 32. h3 Qg6 33. Rd1
Bb8 34. Rd2 Qb1 35. Bf2 Kg8 36. b3 Bf4 37. Re2 Nxc3 38. Re6 Qxa2 $19 39. Rxc6
Qxb3 40. Rxa6 Ne2+ 41. Kh1 Bb8 42. Be1 Qd1 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 "Erevan MIKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 {Lately, White has increasingly often been seeking new ideas in the
classical Marshall line, played and analysed already in the 1960s.} ({After} 
15. Qe2 Bg4 {Black seems to be holding his own, one recent example is} 16. Qf1
Rae8 17. Qxh3 Rxe1+ 18. Qf1 Rfe8 19. Bd2 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Bf5 21. Na3 Bd3+ 22.
Kg2 Re2 23. Rd1 Bxa3 24. bxa3 Be4+ 25. Kf1 Bd3 26. Kg1 Nb6 27. Bf4 Bc4 28. Bxc4
Nxc4 29. d5 cxd5 30. Rxd5 Re8 31. Kg2 h6 32. a4 Nb6 $11 {Balogh,C (2624)
-Almasi,Z (2668)/HUN-ch Nyiregyhaza/2008/}) 15... Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6
{An attempt to avoid the following line with} (17... Qh5 {has lately been met
by} 18. Bc2 f5 (18... c5 $5) 19. f3 $1 {and now:} {More generous is} Bh3 (19...
Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Qxf3 21. Bd2 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 f4 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Kf2 $1 fxg3+ 25.
hxg3 c5 26. c4 Nb6 27. cxb5 c4 28. Bf1 axb5 $6 (28... Rf8+ 29. Kg2 axb5 30. Be2
$14) 29. Bg2 Rf8+ 30. Bf3 Be7 31. Ba5 Na4 32. b3 Bf6 33. Kg2 Bxd4 $2 (33... Nb2
$8 $16) 34. Rf1 $1 $18 {Ponomariov,R (2718)-Leko,P (2741)/Moscow/2008/}) 20.
Bf2 Qg6 $5 (20... Qg5 $143 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 h5 24. Qe2 $1
h4 $2 25. Qe6+ Kh7 26. Nf1 $1 Bxf1 27. Bxf5+ g6 28. Qf7+ Kh6 29. Bd2 $1 Bf4 30.
Qf8+ Kh7 31. Be6 {1-0,Sutovsky,E (2651)-Heimann,A (2428)/ECC Kallithea/2008/})
21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 h5 24. Bb3 Kh7 25. Bf2 (25. Nf1 {was
subsequently suggested by Ponomariov, but} h4 $44 {seems similar.}) 25... Nf4
26. Qe3 h4 27. Nf1 Nd5 28. Qd3 Nf4 29. Qe3 Nd5 30. Qd3 Nf4 31. Qe3 {1/2,
Ponomariov,R (2718)-Gustafsson,J (2620)/ESP-chT Cala Mayor/2008/}) 18. Qf1 $5 {
A new wrinkle, which came into the limelight after Kramnik's pretty win
against Aronian last year.} ({For the older} 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf1 {
see my notes to Gashimov-Shirov, Poikovsky 2008 in CBM 125. There I suggested
that the more accurate} Bf5 $5 $44 {holds the balance.}) 18... Qh5 19. f3 Rf6 {
Black decides to avoid simplification for the time being and pursue his
initiative. However, Naiditsch will pinpoint the drawback of the text move.
Other tries are:} (19... Bf5 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 Rxe4 22. Bd1 $5 $146 (22.
Bf2 Rfe8 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Re1 Qg6 25. Rxe4 Qxe4 26. Qe1 Qxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Ne3 28.
Bd2 Nc4 29. Bc1 f5 30. Bc2 g6 31. Kg2 Kf7 32. Kf3 Ke6 $11 {/+/=,Perelshteyn,E 
(2531)-Onischuk,A (2663)/USA-ch Stillwater/2007/ Here Black achieved a better
version of the _|_ from Ponomarjov-Leko above and held the game without undue
exertion.}) 22... Qg6 23. Bc2 f5 (23... Bxg3 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Bf2 Bxf2+ 26.
Qxf2 $16) 24. Bd2 $1 (24. Bxe4 fxe4 $44 {[%cal Rf8f3] /\Rf3}) 24... Rg4 ({
Possibly more reasonable was the modest} 24... Rxe1 25. Rxe1 $14) 25. Re2 Rf6
$6 (25... Qh5 {/\f4} 26. Bd1 $5 {[%csl Rg4] צg4}) 26. Rae1 $36 {[%cal Ge1e8]
<->e} Qf7 27. Re8+ Bf8 28. Rd8 Re4 29. Bxe4 fxe4 30. Qg2 e3 31. Bxe3 Qe7 32.
Rxd5 $18 {Bacrot,E (2705)-Jakovenko,D (2737)/ECC Kallithea/2008/}) (19... Nxe3
20. Qf2 Nd5 21. fxg4 Qxg4 22. Qf3 Qg6 $5 (22... Qxf3 23. Nxf3 h6 (23... Rfe8
24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. a4 $14 {Marin}) 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Nd2 a5 26. a4 b4 27. c4 Nc7
28. Bc2 c5 29. Ne4 $36 {Naiditsch,A (2665)-Ivanisevic,I (2664)/SRB-chT
Subotica/2008/}) (22... Qg5 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Ne4 Qg6 {A more recent try is}
25. Qd3 $5 (25. Qe2 Bf4 (25... Nf4 26. Qc2 Nh3+ $2 (26... Be7 $14) 27. Kg2 Qg4
28. Bxe6+ $1 Qxe6 29. Qb3 $1 Nf4+ 30. gxf4 Qxb3 31. axb3 Bxf4 32. Rxa6 $18 {
Kramnik,V (2772)-Aronian,L (2759)/Yerevan m rpd/2007/}) 26. Kh1 Be3 27. Bc2 e5
(27... Qf5 $5 $132) 28. dxe5 Qe6 29. Bb3 Bb6 30. Ng5 Qg6 31. h4 Rf2 32. Qg4 h6
33. Qc8+ Rf8 34. Qe6+ Qxe6 35. Nxe6 $14 {Pushkarev,D (2369)-Matvienko,I (2247)/
Khanty Mansyisk/2007/}) 25... Be7 26. Re1 Qf5 27. Qe2 e5 28. dxe5 Qxe5 29. Nd2
Qxe2 (29... Bc5+ $5 30. Kh1 Qxe2 31. Rxe2 Rf2 32. Rxf2 Bxf2 33. Nf3 Kf8 34. Ne5
Ne7 35. Kg2 Ba7 $14 {/=}) 30. Rxe2 Re8 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Re6 Rd8 33. Nf3 Rd6 34.
Nd4 b4 35. Rxd6 Bxd6 36. Bxd5 cxd5 37. cxb4 Bxb4 38. Ne6+ Kf7 39. Nc7 $16 {
Naiditsch,A (2678)-Onischuk,A (2644)/ECC Kallithea/2008/}) 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 (23...
fxe6 24. Qe4 Bxg3 25. Qxg6 Bf2+ 26. Kg2 hxg6 27. Nf3 Be3 28. Re1 Bh6 29. Ne5
$14) 24. Qe4 Re8 25. Re1 {1/2,Kalinin,A (2568)-Moll,R (2492)/corr/2007/} Qxe4
26. Nxe4 Kf8 $11 {/+/= is mentioned already by Marin in his notes to Kramnik's
game as only symbolically worse - with reasonable care Black should be able to
hold and this seems to be his best option.}) 20. Qg2 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A
novelty, which is however strongly advocated by Rybka and typical for the
whole 18.Qf1!? line - White strives to quench Black's |^ by returning the
extra P in order to simplify the position.} (20. Qe2 $6 {is not ideal, as after
} Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Rxf3 {White was almost forced to play the undesirable} 22. Bxd5
(22. Bf2 $2 {/\Bd1} Nf4 $1 23. gxf4 Bxf4 $40) (22. Bd1 $2 Bxg3 $17) 22... Qxd5
23. Bf2 Rf6 24. b3 Qf5 25. Rad1 h5 26. Rd3 h4 27. Re3 Rg6 $36 {Anand,V (2798)
-Ivanchuk,V (2781)/Bilbao/2008/}) (20. Bd1 Re8 21. Bf4 Rxe1 22. Qxe1 Re6 23.
Be5 Bh3 $5 (23... Bxe5 24. dxe5 Bf5 25. f4 $16 {Becker,M-Henao,L/corr/1995/ is
possibly the first game with the 18.Qf1 and 19.f3 idea.}) 24. Qf2 (24. f4 Qh6
25. Qf2 Bf8 $5 $13) 24... Bxe5 25. f4 Bxd4 26. Bxh5 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Nf6 28. Bf3
Kf8 29. Re1 Rd6 $11 {Jakovenko,D (2710)-Svidler,P (2732)/RUS-ch Moscow/2007/})
20... Bh3 (20... Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Qxf3 22. Qxf3 (22. Bg5 $14) 22... Rxf3 23. Bd2
$14 {[%csl Gb3,Gd2][%cal Ge1e8,Ya2a4] /+/- is once again the typical pleasant
_|_ - White has a ^^, the <->e and chances to play on the << with a4.}) 21. Qf2
{[%cal Yb3d1,Yd2e4] /\Bd1,Ne4} Bf5 (21... Re8 $6 22. Bxd5 $1 cxd5 23. Bf4 $16)
(21... Bd7 $2 22. Ne4 $1 Rxf3 23. Bd1 $18) 22. a4 Bd3 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qg2 {
[%cal Rd2e4] /\Ne4 Only four moves after White's novelty Black has little to
show in the way of compensation.} Bb8 25. g4 $1 Qg6 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Nb3 $16
h5 (27... b4 28. cxb4 Rb6 29. Nc5 $16 {/\} Rxb4 $2 30. Qd2 $18) 28. g5 Re6 29.
Nc5 Re7 30. Qd2 Bc2 (30... Bf5 31. Bf4 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 f6 $5 $16) 31. Bf4 {
Further simplification is inevitable.} Bxf4 32. Qxf4 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 f6 34. Nd7
$5 {[%mdl 4096] Still aims for the _|_.} ({White spurns any plausible, but
more complex alternatives such as} 34. Ne6 Re8 35. Kf2 Bf5 36. Nc7 {/\} Rxe1
37. Kxe1 fxg5 38. Qe5 $16) (34. Re7 fxg5 35. Qe5 $36) 34... Re8 (34... Rd8 35.
Qc7 (35. Re7 Bf5 $1 {is less convincing}) 35... Qxg5+ 36. Kh1 Ra8 37. Nb6 Rf8
38. Rg1 $18 {->}) 35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 36. Qb8 $1 Qxb8 37. Nxb8 fxg5 38. Na6 Bb3 (
38... Kf7 39. Nc7 $16) 39. Nc7 Bc4 40. Ne6 g4 (40... Kf7 41. Nxg5+ Kf6 42. h4
$16) 41. fxg4 hxg4 42. Kf2 Kf7 43. Nc5 {[%cal Rb2b3] /\b3} b4 (43... Ba2 44.
Kg3 Ke7 45. Kxg4 Bb1 $16 {/+- was more resilient, although the extra P and
better N should suffice for a technical win in the end. Now White's task is
far easier.}) 44. cxb4 Kf6 45. Na4 $1 $18 {[%csl Gb4,Rg4][%cal Ra4c3] /\Nc3,
o^b4, ><g4} Ke6 46. Nc3 Bd3 47. Kg3 Bf5 48. Kf4 g6 49. b5 Kd6 50. b6 (50. Kg5
$18) (50. b6 Be6 (50... Kc6 51. Nxd5 $18) (50... Bc8 51. Nb5+ $18) 51. b7 Kc7
52. Na4 $18 {[%cal Ra4c5] /\Nc5}) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 09th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2008.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2008.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2] The last decisive game of the whole tournament, its result meant
that in Poikovsky 4 players shared the top place.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5
Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 ({The equally popular main alternative was also
featured in Poikovsky, with Shirov this time facing the the Marshall:} 12. d3
Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 {A more popular move is} Qh4 (14... Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8
16. Nd2 Qe6 $6 $146 ({The only consistent continuation is the main line} 16...
Qe1+ $1 17. Nf1 Bg6 $44) 17. h3 Re8 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Qe5 (19... Qxe4 $142
20. Qxe4 Rxe4 21. Kf1 $14 {[%csl Gb3,Gc1] ^^_|_}) 20. Kf1 Bc5 21. Bd2 Qh2 22.
Ke2 Re6 23. Kd3 $1 Rf6 24. Qg3 Qxg3+ 25. fxg3 $16 {Shirov,A (2741)-Onischuk,A 
(2670)/Poikovsky/2008/}) 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 Qh5 (
18... Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Bxd3 $11 {/+/= leads to an _|_, which is almost
impossible to win for White. However, Black has no active chances whatsoever
and must defend with care; the latest example went} 20. Be3 Be4+ 21. f3 Bc6 22.
Nd2 Rfe8 23. Bd4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 f6 25. Kf2 h5 26. Ne4 Bf8 27. Re2 Kf7 28. Nc5
Bxc5 29. Bxc5 Rd7 30. Bd4 a5 31. b3 {1/2, Leko,P (2741)-Naiditsch,A (2624)/
Dortmund/2008/ The ^- give Black excellent chances to hold, but Leko didn't
even press on - the draw gave him an unshared tournament victory.} a4 $132) 19.
Be3 Bh3 $5 ({This idea of Bacrot and Naiditsch (!) has replaced the natural
older continuation} 19... Bxd3 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Qc6 $14) 20. Qh1 f5 21. Bb6 (21.
f4 $5 Bc7 22. Nd2 Rxd3 23. Nb3 Bg4 24. Qg2 Bf3 25. Qf2 Ba8 26. Nc5 Rd6 27. Bd4
Qf7 $132 {Shirov,A (2740)-Jakovenko,D (2711)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2008/}) 21... Rd7
22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Nd2 Bxg3 $1 24. Qxd7 Bf4 25. Qb7 Bxd2 26. Bd4 Rg8 27. Re7 (27.
Kh1 $142 Bg4 28. Bxg7+ Rxg7 29. Qb8+ $11 {is a safe choice.}) 27... Bc1 $1 28.
Re1 Bf4 29. Re3 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 Re8 (30... h6 31. Qc7 Re8 32. Bd4 Re7 33. Qg3 Kh7
34. f3 {Sutovsky,E (2654)-Jakovenko,D (2709)/Poikovsky/2008/} f4 35. Qxf4 Re2
36. Bf2 Rxb2 $36 {/=/+}) 31. Bd4 $2 (31. Qc7 Qe2 32. Qc6 Rg8 $11 {/=/+}) (31.
Kh1 h6 $1 {[%cal Re8e7] /\Re7->}) 31... Qg4+ 32. Kh1 h6 33. f4 Re7 $1 34. Qa8+
Kh7 35. Be5 Qe2 36. Rg1 Bg4 $19 {Smeets,J (2573)-Bacrot,E (2700)/Wijk aan
Zee-B/2008/}) 12... Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 {Gashimov chooses the
classical move.} ({Svidler himself introduced into high-level practice the
interesting} 15. Qe2 $5 Bg4 (15... Bd7 $5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Nf4
19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Ne4 Nh3+ 21. Kg2 Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 {1/2,
Kasimdzhanov,R (2681)-Bacrot,E (2700)/FRA-chT Noyon/2008/}) 16. Qf1 {- and he
also came up with the latest wrinkle} Rae8 $5 (16... Qh5 17. Nd2 Rae8 18. Rxe8
Rxe8 19. f3 Bf5 $2 20. Ne4 $1 $16 {was premiered in Svidler,P (2735)-Leko,P 
(2751)/WC Mexico City/2007/}) 17. Rxe8 Qxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Rxe8 19. Kg2 (19. Bd2 Nb6
$44) 19... Bf5 20. Nd2 Re1 21. a4 b4 22. Nf3 Be4 23. Bc2 Ne3+ $1 24. Bxe3 $1
Bxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Rxa1 26. c4 Ra2 27. c5 Bb8 (27... Be7 $5) 28. Bc1 $44 {[%csl
Rc6] ><c6} Ra1 29. Be3 Ra2 30. Bc1 Ra1 31. Be3 {1/2, Volokitin,A (2684)
-Svidler,P (2746)/Foros/2008/}) (15. Re4 g5 $1 $13 {is another complex line,
which attracted the attention of the world elite especially in 2007.}) 15...
Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 {Introduced by Spassky in 1965, this
move has for more than a decade been considered Black's most solid option. It
underlines the main positional characteristics of the Marshall (long-term
piece activity, combined with pressure on the light squares and the >>) and is
less committal, than the openly aggressive} (18... f5 {, or}) (18... bxa4) 19.
axb5 axb5 20. Nf1 {Gashimov still played this move quite fast, it's White's
most popular choice. Other options are:} ({After} 20. Ne4 {Black solves his
opening problems with} Bf5 21. Bd2 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Nf6 23. f3 Qg6 $1 {[%cal
Rf6e4,Rd6g3] /\Ne4,Bg3} 24. Qf1 (24. Bc2) 24... Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Bf4 Bd3
27. Qf2 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 h6 29. Qf2 Re8 30. Re1 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Be4 32. Qf2 $11 {
1/2, Svidler,P (2635)-Kamsky,G (2735)/Groningen/1995/}) (20. Qf1 Rfe8 $5 (20...
Bh3 21. Bd1 Qf5 22. Qe2 c5 23. Nf3 Bf4 24. Qd2 (24. Bc2 Qg4 25. Qd3 g6 26. Ne5
Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qf3 28. Qe4 Qxe4 29. Bxe4 Nxe3 30. Rxe3 Rxe5 $11 {Svidler,P 
(2728)-Kramnik,V (2766)/Monte Carlo rpd/2007/}) 24... Nxe3 25. fxe3 Bh6 26. Qf2
Rfe8 27. Bc2 (27. Ne5 $6 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 f6 29. Bg4 Rxe5 30. Bxh3 Bxe3+ 31. Kf3
cxd4 $15 {Leko,P (2749)-Kramnik,V (2766)/Monte Carlo rpd/2007/}) 27... Qh5 28.
e4 (28. Ne5 f6 29. Bd1 Qg5 30. Nd3 {Relic,Rybka-Equidistance/Freestyle
playchess.com/2006/} Qxe3 31. Rxe3 Bxe3 32. Nf4 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 cxd4 34. Nxh3
Re3 35. cxd4 Rd3 $44) 28... Rf6 29. Bd1 Bg4 (29... g6 $2 30. e5 Rf5 31. Qe2
cxd4 32. cxd4 Rd8 33. Qe4 Qg4 34. Qxg4 Bxg4 35. Nh4 Rg5 36. Bxg4 Rxg4 37. Nf3 {
1-0, Wang Hao (2684)-Grischuk,A (2716)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2008/}) 30. Rf1 cxd4 $5
(30... Bh3 31. e5 Bxf1 32. exf6 Qh3 33. Nh4 $1 $14) 31. cxd4 Bh3 32. Re1 (32.
e5 Bxf1 33. exf6 Qh3 34. Ra3 b4 35. Rb3 Bc4 36. Ne5 Rxe5 37. dxe5 Qd7 38. Bc2
Bxb3 39. Bxb3 Qd3 40. Bxf7+ Kxf7 41. fxg7+ Kxg7 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ Kg7 $11)
32... Bg4 33. Ra3 $5 $13 {/+/=}) 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 $44 {has also been played more
than once and is possibly a simpler choice.}) (20. Bd1 $6 {is premature:} Bxd1
21. Raxd1 f5 $40) 20... Rfe8 {A natural reaction. Although even after the
exchange of the light-squared B Black retains his typical pressure, it would
be interesting to know, what Gashimov had in his mind after the probably more
accurate} (20... Bf5 $142 $5 21. Qd2 (21. Qd1 Bg4 22. Qd2 Qh3 23. Bd1 Bxd1 24.
Raxd1 f5 25. f4 g5 26. Qg2 (26. fxg5 f4 27. Bxf4 Bxf4 28. gxf4 Nxf4 29. Ng3 $8
Qg4 30. Rxe6 Nh3+ 31. Kg2 Nf4+ 32. Kg1 $11) 26... Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Rfe8 28. Bd2
Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Rxe1 30. Bxe1 gxf4 $11 {Karpov,A (2730)-Short,N (2660)/Tilburg/
1991/}) 21... Rfe8 {White's latest try wasn't too inspiring:} 22. Bc2 (22. Bd1
Qg6 23. Bf3 h5 24. Ra6 (24. Qd1 h4 25. Bd2 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Bc2 27. Qc1 Nf4 28.
Ne3 {Kruppa,Y (2405)-Ginsburg,G (2280)/Simferopol/1990/} Bd3 $36) 24... h4 25.
Rxc6 Nf4 $1 26. Bxf4 Rxe1 27. Be5 (27. Rxd6 $2 Rxf1+ $1 28. Kxf1 Bh3+ 29. Kg1
Qd3 $1 $19) 27... Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Bh3+ 29. Ke1 Qb1+ 30. Qd1 Qxb2 31. Rxd6 Qxc3+
32. Ke2 hxg3 33. hxg3 Rxe5+ 34. dxe5 Qxe5+ 35. Be4 $8 Qxe4+ $132 {Fleetwood,D 
(2487)-Olofsson,D (2515)/corr/1999/ Even the following notes illustrate that
this line is currently more popular in correspondence/email games, than in
practical chess.}) (22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Bf4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Be4 26.
Nd2 Bxf4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. gxf4 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 {1/2, Ivanchuk,V (2660)-Sokolov,I
(2525)/Biel/1989/}) 22... Bh3 23. Qd1 Bg4 24. Qd3 Qh3 25. Bd2 Re2 (25... Be2
26. Rxe2 $1 Rxe2 27. Ra6 $14) 26. Rxe2 Bxe2 27. Re1 Bxd3 28. Rxe8+ Bf8 29. Bxd3
Qd7 30. Re1 {1/2, Svidler,P (2746)-Jakovenko,D (2711)/Foros/2008/ In the final
position Black is at least equal and he is possibly the one, who could play on.
}) 21. Bd1 Bxd1 (21... f5 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. Bd2 $14 {makes White's task
slightly easier.}) 22. Qxd1 Qf5 23. Bd2 (23. Ra6 h5 $1 24. Rxc6 h4 25. Bd2 h3
$5 (25... Rxe1 26. Bxe1 h3 27. f3 Bf8 28. Ra6 b4 29. Ra1 $1 (29. Ra5 $2 {
Sokolov,A (2585)-Hellers,F (2525)/Reykjavik/1990/} Nxc3 $1 $19) 29... bxc3 30.
bxc3 Rc8 31. g4 Qg6 32. Qb1 Qc6 33. Qd3 Nxc3 34. Bd2 $14 {Figlio,G (2431)
-Sarink,H (2249)/corr/2004/}) 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. Ra6 (27. Ne3 Nxe3 28. Bxe3 Qe4
29. Rc8+ Bf8 30. Kf1 Ra6 31. Rxf8+ $8 Kxf8 32. Ke2 Ra2 33. Qb3 Qb1 34. Kf3 {
Metz,W-Oim,T/corr/1988/} Rxb2 $15) 27... Qe4 28. Ra8+ Bf8 29. f3 {1/2,
Droessler,U-Zenker,O/corr/2003/} Qd3 30. Kf2 b4 $44) 23... Rxe1 24. Bxe1 h5 25.
h4 (25. Bd2 h4 $36) 25... g6 {This rare move is quite useful.} ({Black must
struggle to prove his compensation even after the more usual} 25... c5 26. b3 (
26. Kg2 cxd4 27. Qxd4 Bc5 28. Qd1 Re5 $1 29. Qf3 Qe6 30. b4 Bb6 31. Ra8+ Kh7
32. Ra1 Qg6 33. Kg1 Nf6 $36 {Elburg,J-Simmelink,J/corr/1999/}) (26. dxc5 Bxc5
27. Kg2 {-26.Kg2}) {Nunn recommends} 26... g6 $5 {as a better move, but even
here it's not quite clear if Black gets full equality:} (26... cxd4 27. Qxd4
Re4 28. Qd3 Bc5 29. Kg2 $1 {/\Nd2,f3} (29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Re8 Nxc3 $3 31. Kg2 Kg6
32. Rxe4 Qxe4+ 33. Qxe4+ Nxe4 34. f3 $11 {Chandler,M (2575)-Nunn,J (2585)/
Hastings/1987/}) (29. c4 Nb4 $1 30. Qb1 Qf3 $36) 29... Re5 30. Ra8+ Kh7 31.
Qxf5+ Rxf5 32. f4 Rf6 33. Rc8 Bd6 34. Bf2 $16 {Ward,R (2354)-Garcia Rojas,H 
(2191)/corr/2000/}) (26... Nf6 27. Ra6 Bb8 28. dxc5 Qxc5 29. Ra2 Be5 30. Re2
Ng4 31. Qd3 Re6 32. Kg2 Rd6 33. Qf5 g6 34. Qc2 {Mrugala,A (2319)-Heutgens,D 
(2309)/corr/1995/}) 27. c4 bxc4 28. bxc4 Nf6 29. Ra6 $5 (29. d5 Ng4 {/\Ne5<=>})
29... Rd8 30. Ba5 Rd7 31. d5 Be5 32. Ne3 Qe4 33. Bd2 $6 (33. Qb3 $5 {/\Bc3})
33... Rb7 $44 {Patocka,F-Moynihan,K (2140)/corr/1997/}) 26. b3 $1 $146 {
[%mdl 12] A logical and strong positional move - White has an extra pawn, so
he gets it moving. Although converting the material advantage is tough, it
seems that this is a line Black should avoid in the future.} (26. Kg2 c5 27.
Qf3 (27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. Qf3 Qd7 {/\Re5<=>}) 27... cxd4 28. Qxf5 gxf5 29. Rd1 Re4
30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. cxd4 f4 32. Kf3 fxg3 33. fxg3 f5 34. Ne3 Nxe3 35. Kxe3 Kf7
36. d5 Be5 37. b3 Kf6 38. Kf3 Ke7 $11 {De Silva,D (2255)-Zenker,O (2428)/corr/
2003/ is a typical example of Black's positional trumps lasting right into the
_|_, which he holds with ease - his P are invincible.}) 26... b4 $6 {Shirov
was already running rather short of time. He chooses a radical solution, but
this allows further simpiification.} (26... c5 27. c4 $14 {transposes to the
25...c5 line.}) (26... Nf6 27. c4 $14) (26... Nb6 $5 27. Ra6 (27. Ne3 Qe4 {
[%cal Rd6g3] /\Bg3}) 27... Bc7 $14) 27. c4 Nc3 28. Bxc3 bxc3 29. c5 $1 {
Prevents the B from supporting the o^c3} (29. Ne3 Qe4 30. Nc2 Rd8 $5 $44) 29...
c2 (29... Bf8 30. Rc1 Qe4 31. Rxc3 Rd8 32. Rc4 Bg7 33. d5 $14) 30. Qd2 Bc7 (
30... Bf8 $5 {is similar to 29...Bf8 and was perhaps somewhat better.}) 31. Rc1
Qf3 32. Rxc2 $8 (32. Qxc2 $4 Re2 $19) (32. Ne3 $2 Bxg3 $19) 32... Qxb3 33. Qc3
$14 {/+/- White has definitely won the theoretical duel and strives for an
advantageous _|_.} Qd5 34. Qc4 Qe4 35. Rd2 g5 $6 $138 {Down to his last 2
minutes, Shirov decides to act. However, now White achieves his goal and swaps
Q.} ({More resilient is} 35... Rd8 $142) 36. hxg5 h4 37. Qd3 $5 {The safe
human choice.} ({The tactical solution} 37. f3 Qxf3 (37... Qf5 38. d5 $16) 38.
Rf2 Qh5 39. Rf6 Bxg3 40. g6 Re7 41. Rxf7 Qe2 42. Qxe2 Rxe2 43. Nxg3 Re6 $5 44.
Rf3 hxg3 45. Rxg3 Re4 $14 {might well end up in a drawish R_|_.}) 37... Qg4 (
37... hxg3 38. Nxg3 $16 (38. fxg3 Qg4 39. Rh2 $16)) 38. Ne3 Qxg5 39. Qf5 $1 {
[%mdl 4096]} Qxf5 (39... Qg7 $2 40. Qd7 $18) (39... f6 $5 40. Qxg5+ fxg5 $16)
40. Nxf5 hxg3 41. fxg3 $16 {[%csl Rc6] ><c6 Black has a permanent weakness on
c6 and this makes most of the simplified _|_ untenable.} Kh7 42. Kg2 Kg6 43.
Nh4+ $5 (43. g4 Re4 44. Kf3 Rf4+ 45. Ke3 (45. Ke2 $5 Kg5 $14) 45... Kg5 $1 {/\}
(45... Rxg4 46. Ne7+ Kf6 (46... Kg5 47. Rf2) 47. Re2 $5 (47. Nxc6 Bf4+ 48. Kf3
Bxd2 49. Kxg4 Ke6 $11) 47... Rg3+ 48. Kf2 $16) 46. Ne7 Rf6 $14) 43... Kg5 44.
Rf2 Re7 $5 (44... Re3 45. Rxf7 Rxg3+ 46. Kf2 Kxh4 47. Rxc7 Rd3 48. Rxc6 Rxd4
49. Rd6 $18) (44... Kg4 45. Rxf7 Bxg3 46. Rg7+ Kxh4 47. Rxg3 Rd8 48. Rg6 Rxd4
49. Kf3 $1 Rc4 50. Rxc6 $18 Kg5 51. Ke3 Kf5 52. Kd3 Rc1 53. Kd4 $18 {is a
slightly better, but still insufficient version of the previous line - Black's
K is decisively cut off via the 6-th rank.}) 45. Nf5 Re1 (45... Re4 $5 46. Kh3
{/\Rf3,Nh4} Re6 47. Nh4 $5 Re3 48. Rf5+ Kh6 49. Rf3 (49. Nf3 $2 Kg6 50. g4 f6
$11) 49... Rxf3 50. Nxf3 Kg6 (50... f5 51. g4 $1 fxg4+ 52. Kxg4 Kg6 53. Ne5+
Kf6 54. Kf4 $1 {[%cal Rf4e4] /\Ke4+-}) 51. g4 $16) 46. Rf3 Rd1 47. Kf2 {
[%cal Rf2e2] /\Ke2 Now Black's R can't maintain the pressure against d4.} f6
48. Ke2 Rg1 49. Kd3 $5 {A clean solution, White consistently centralizes his K.
} ({He is not distracted by the possibly equally strong.} 49. Ne7 $18) 49...
Re1 (49... Kg4 50. Ke4 {/\Ne3,g4+-}) 50. Ne3 Kg6 51. g4 $1 {[%csl Rf6] ><f6}
Ra1 52. Ke4 Re1 $6 $138 {This eases Gashimov's task, but the _|_ was already
beyond saving.} 53. Rf1 $1 Rxf1 (53... Re2 54. Ra1 Bh2 (54... Kg5 55. Ra8 $18)
55. Kd3 Rb2 56. Ra6 Bg1 57. Rb6 Ra2 58. Nc2 $5 $18) 54. Nxf1 $18 Kf7 (54... Kg5
55. Ne3 Bf4 56. Kf3 $5 Bc7 (56... Bh2 57. Nf5 Bg1 58. Kg3 $22 Kg6 59. Kg2 $18)
57. Nf5 Bd8 58. Ng7 Kg6 59. Ne6 Ba5 60. Ke4 Kf7 61. d5 $18) 55. Kf5 Ba5 56. Ne3
Bd2 57. Ng2 Bc3 58. Ke4 Ke6 59. Nf4+ Kd7 60. d5 cxd5+ 61. Kxd5 Bd2 62. Ne6 Bc1
63. Nd4 Be3 64. c6+ Kc8 (64... Kd8 65. Nb5 Ke7 66. Nd6 Kd8 $8 67. Ne4 $1 Ke7
68. Nxf6 $18) 65. Nb5 Bf2 66. Ke6 Bh4 67. c7 (67. c7 Bg5 (67... Bg3 68. Kxf6
$18) 68. Kd6 Bf4+ 69. Kc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 {Adams was one
of the main exponents of the Neo-Arkhangelsk with} (5... b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 $5 {
However this line is under pressure nowadays, so he returned to the more
classical continuations.}) 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 {Judit is not afraid of
the Marshall!} (8. a4 {-C88}) ({Of the various anti-gambit attempts let us
mention especially} 8. h3 $5 {as it was played by Kasparov himself. However,
after} Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Nh2 Ne8
15. Bd2 Nc7 16. Nf1 Kh8 17. Ng3 Nd4 18. Nce2 Nde6 19. b4 $6 d5 20. bxc5 Bxc5
21. Bb4 Rfe8 $15 {Kasparov,G-Adams,M/Linares/1999/ it was only White, who had
problems.}) 8... d5 $1 {This move appeared for the first time in 1918 in the
famous Capablanca-Marshall game and is very much alive even nowadays. (As we
saw above, even Garri avoids it.)} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 {
Marshall's former idea} (11... Nf6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Ng4 14. h3 Qh4 15. Qf3
Nxf2 16. Bd2 $1 $16 {hasn't survived the test of time, but it has been
successfully replaced by the positional continuation in the text.} (16. Re2 $5
Bg4 17. hxg4 Bh2+ 18. Kf1 Bg3 19. Rxf2 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 Bxf2 21. Bd2 Bh4 22. Qh3
Rae8+ 23. Kd3 Qf1+ 24. Kc2 Bf2 25. Qf3 Qg1 26. Bd5 c5 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. b4 Bd6
29. a4 a5 30. axb5 axb4 31. Ra6 bxc3 32. Nxc3 Bb4 33. b6 Bxc3 34. Bxc3 h6 35.
b7 Re3 36. Bxf7+ {1-0, Capablanca,J-Marshall,F/New York/1918/})) 12. d3 {
Nowadays the most fashionable.} ({The declining popularity of} 12. d4 {has
been caused amongst others by the fact, that after} Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3
15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 $1 19. axb5 axb5 {it's not
clear how White can get any advantage.} 20. Ne4 (20. Nf1 Bf5 $5 21. Qd2 Rfe8
22. Bd1 Qg6 23. Bf3 h5 24. Qd1 h4 25. Bd2 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Bc2 27. Qc1 Nf4 $44 {
Kruppa,Y-Ginsburg,G/Simferopol/1990/}) 20... Bf5 $1 21. Bd2 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Nf6
23. f3 Qg6 $1 {[%cal Rf6e4,Rd6g3] /\Ne4,Bg3} 24. Qf1 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Bf4
Bd3 27. Qf2 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 h6 29. Qf2 Re8 30. Re1 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Be4 32. Qf2 $11
{1/2,Svidler,P-Kamsky,G/Groningen/1995/}) 12... Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 (13... Bf5 $143
{allows White to return the pawn and play for a win without any risk after} 14.
Qf3 Qd7 (14... Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nd2 Qe1+ 17. Nf1 Bg6 18. g3 Re8 19. Bd1
Qe6 20. Bd2 Qh3 21. a4 b4 {Dolmatov,S-Kamsky,G/Dortmund/1993/} 22. c4 $14) 15.
Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 $5 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Bxd3 18. Nd2 Rfe8 19. h3 h6 20. Qd4 Bg6 21.
Nb3 Qc6 22. Nc5 $36 {Anand,V-Adams,M/Paris Immopar/1992/}) 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 {
White prevents Bg4 and attempts to chase away Black's annoying Q. One of the
benefits of d3 is that now 15...g5? is impossible.} Qf5 {Possibly the most
active move.} ({Adams has had some bad experience with} 15... Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5
17. Nd2 $1 (17. Bc2 Qg6 18. Nd2 Bg4 19. Nf3 Rfe8 20. Kg2 Nd5 21. d4 Bf5 22.
Bxf5 Qxf5 $44 {[%csl Rh4] צh4} 23. Bd2 Nf6 24. Bf4 Bf8 25. Bd2 Bd6 26. Bf4 Bf8
27. Bd2 Bd6 {1/2,Leko,P-Adams,M/Madrid/1998/}) (17. Bf4 Be7 $1 18. d4 h6 19.
Bc2 Qd5 20. Be5 Bb7 21. Bb3 Qd7 22. Nd2 c5 $40 {[%csl Rf3,Rg2,Rh3,Rh4] צh4,>>,
Ariskin,A-Gorbunov,A/Kstovo/1998/}) 17... g5 18. Rh6 $1 (18. Rd4 $143 $6 Bc5
19. Nf3 h6 20. Bf4 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V-Timman,J/Wijk aan Zee 1999 (51)} Re8 $1 21.
Bd6 Bb6 {[%cal Rc6c5] /\c5-/+}) 18... Ng4 19. Ne4 Nxh6 20. Nxd6 Qg6 (20... Qh3
21. Qe2 $5 $44) 21. Ne4 Ng4 22. Bxg5 Bf5 23. Bf4 Rad8 24. Qe2 Rfe8 25. Re1 Kg7
26. f3 Ne5 27. Bc2 c5 28. Qe3 $36 {Svidler,P-Adams,M/Elista olm/1998/}) ({
And he also didn't want to defend a slightly inferior endgame after} 15... Qd7
16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Re1 c5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. a4 b4 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 bxc3 22.
bxc3 Rad8 23. Ne4 Qc6 24. Qh5 Nxc3 25. Qxc5 Rxd3 26. Bc4 Qxc5 27. Nxc5 Rd4 28.
Bf1 Bc8 29. Ra3 Nd5 30. a5 $1 $14 {Polgar,J-Adams,M/Tilburg/1997/} (30. Bxa6
Nb4 $1)) 16. Nd2 (16. Bc2 Qg6 (16... Qd7 $5 $132) 17. d4 Bf5 18. Re2 Rae8 $44 {
[%csl Re4,Rf3,Rg4][%cal Gf5c2,Ge8e1] '|^' Blatny,P. shows the positional ideas
behind the Marshall-white-square control, long-term piece activity,lead in
development. It's not easy for White to make his extra pawn tell even after
some simplification.}) 16... Qg6 (16... Nf6 $6 17. Re1 {/\Ne4} Qxd3 18. Ne4
Qxd1 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxd1 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rf6,Rf7] _|_ק}) 17. Re1 {Blatny,P:
'17.Nf1, 17.a4 - f5-f4 with attacking possibilities'} (17. a4 Nf6 18. Re1 Bg4
19. f3 Bh3 20. Nf1 Rae8 21. Be3 h5 22. d4 h4 23. Bc2 Qh5 24. Bf2 Rxe1 25. Bxe1
c5 $13 {1/2, Zontakh,A-Pavlovic,M/Podgorica/1993/}) (17. Nf1 Bf5 18. Rd4 Bc5
19. Rxd5 cxd5 20. d4 Bb6 21. Bxd5 Rad8 22. Qf3 Bg4 23. Qg2 Rfe8 24. Ne3 Qd3 $13
{Hansson,D-Hebden,M/London/1984/}) 17... f5 {In this line many alternatives
for both sides have been tried, the choice nearly always being a difficult one.
} (17... Bg4 $143 $6 18. f3 Bh3 19. Ne4 Rae8 20. Re2 h5 21. Bg5 Bc7 22. Qd2 Kh8
23. Rae1 f6 24. Nf2 $1 {'+/=!' Blatny,P. Blatny,P: 'Anand,V-Adams,M/Groningen
WCh/1997'} Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Bf5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Bf4 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Bxd3 29. Rd2
$16 {Anand,V-Adams,M/Groningen W-ch/1997/}) (17... Bc7 {Blatny,P} 18. Nf3 Bg4
19. Nh4 Qh5 20. f3 Bh3 21. Qe2 $13) 18. Qf3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Finally a new
move, although it probably can't endanger Black's concept.} ({Only a few days
earlier Adams had to face} 18. a4 Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf3 f4 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22.
Rxe5 fxg3 23. fxg3 Bg4 $1 24. Qe1 Bh3 25. Be3 Rf1+ 26. Qxf1 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Rf8
28. Rxf8+ $11 {1/2,Anand,V-Adams,M/Dos Hermanas/1999/}) (18. Nf3 f4 19. Ne5
Bxe5 20. Rxe5 fxg3 21. hxg3 Bg4 22. Qe1 Bf3 23. Bd2 Rae8 $36 {Leko,P-Svidler,P/
Dortmund/1998/ Blatny,P: 'Svidler-Leko/Dortmund/1998'}) (18. f4 $5 Bxf4 19. Qf3
Bb8 $5 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Nb3 (21. Qxd5+ $143 Kh8 22. Qxa8 $2 (22. Nf3 {
Blatny,P} Ra7 $13) 22... Qb6+ {/\Bb7-+} (22... Qb6+ 23. d4 Bb7 $19)) 21... Qf7
22. Nd4 Ba7 23. Bf4 Bd7 24. Re5 b4 25. Rae1 Rae8 26. Kf1 bxc3 $132 {1/2,Leko,
P-Adams,M/Linares/1999/}) ({Until now the absolute elite has been avoiding the
ultra-sharp} 18. c4 $5 f4 19. Ne4 $1 (19. cxd5 $2 fxg3 20. fxg3 Bxg3 $40) 19...
fxg3 20. fxg3 Bg4 21. Qc2 bxc4 22. dxc4 Bb4 $142 $5 (22... Rae8 23. cxd5 Bf3
24. dxc6+ Kh8 25. Bd5 (25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. c7 Qb6+ 27. Qf2 Bxc7 28. Nc5 Be5 29.
Rf1 Qd6 30. Ne6 Rf6) 25... Bxg3 (25... Qf5 26. Be3 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Qe2
Bxc6 29. Rac1 Qd5 30. Rxc6 Qxc6 31. Bd4) (25... h5 26. Bg5) 26. hxg3 Rxe4 (
26... Bxe4 $6 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxg3+ 29. Qg2 Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Rf2 31. Bf3 $1
(31. Bf4 Rxg2+ 32. Bxg2 Qh4+ 33. Kg1 Qxf4 34. Rf1 Qe3+ 35. Rf2 Qc1+ 36. Rf1)
31... Qe5+ 32. Kh3 $18) 27. Bf4 $5 Rxe1+ (27... Rfxf4 28. Qf2 Qh5 29. Qh2 Qxd5
30. gxf4) (27... Qh5 28. Qh2 Qxd5 29. Rxe4 Bxe4 30. Rc1 Qd4+ 31. Qf2 Qxf2+ 32.
Kxf2 Bxc6 33. Rxc6 g5 34. Rxa6) 28. Rxe1 Qxc2 29. Bxf3 Qxb2 30. c7 $16 {
[%csl Gc7] White's o^c7 will most probably cost Black a whole R, which gives
White winning chances.}) 23. Bd2 Nf4 $1 24. Bxf4 (24. Bxb4 $4 Nh3+ 25. Kg2 Bf3+
$19) 24... Bxe1 25. Rxe1 Bf5 26. Qg2 Rae8 (26... Rfe8 $6 27. Bc2 Re6 28. g4
Bxg4 29. Rf1 Be2 30. Ng5 Bxf1 31. Bxg6 Bxg2 32. Bf7+ Kf8 33. Bxe6 $18 {Smagin,
S-Hebden,M/Moscow/1986/} (33. Bxe6 {Blatny,P} Ke7 34. Kxg2 h6 35. Bg4 hxg5 36.
Bxg5+ Kd6 37. b4)) 27. Bc2 Re6 $44 {when the pins give him sufficient
counterplay, e.g.} 28. g4 Bxg4 29. Bd2 Bf5 30. Qxg6 Rxg6+ 31. Kh1 Re6 $11) (18.
Ne4 {Blatny,P} fxe4 19. dxe4 Bg4 20. Qd4 Qh5 21. exd5 c5 $13) (18. a4 {(Blatny,
P) -> Anand,V-Adams,M/Dos Hermanas/1999/ CBM 71}) 18... Kh8 $8 (18... f4 $2 19.
Bxd5+ cxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Ne4 $1 $16) 19. Bd1 ({Very risky is} 19. Bxd5 $6
cxd5 20. Qxd5 Rb8 {[%cal Rc8b7,Rb7h1] /\Bb7->,גa8-h1 Blatny,P: '/\Bb7/^a8-h1'}
) 19... f4 {Black must act, otherwise his compensation dissipates.} (19... Bd7
$143 20. Qh5 Rae8 (20... Qf6 21. Nf3 $16) 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Qxg6 Re1+ 23. Nf1
hxg6 24. Bd2 $16) 20. g4 (20. Qh5 $6 fxg3 21. fxg3 (21. hxg3 {Blatny,P} Bxg3 $1
22. Qxg6 Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 hxg6 $15) 21... Bxg3 $1 22. Qxg6 Bf2+ 23. Kh1 hxg6 $32 {
|^}) 20... h5 21. h3 Nf6 $1 $32 {The right move-order, Black ruthlessly goes
after White's K.} (21... hxg4 $143 $6 22. hxg4 Nf6 23. Qh3+ $16 {'!' Blatny,P.}
) 22. Qg2 $1 ({Playing with fire would be} 22. Qxc6 hxg4 23. hxg4 $142 (23.
Qxa8 $2 f3 24. h4 Bf5 $40 25. Qc6 (25. Qa7 Bxd3 $1 26. Qd4 (26. Re6 g3 27. Rxd6
gxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Ng4+ 29. Kg3 Qxd6+ 30. Kxg4 Qf4+ $19) 26... g3 27. Kh1 (27. Bxf3
gxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Bg3+ 29. Ke3 Re8+ $19) 27... Qf5 28. Nxf3 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 g2 $19)
25... g3 26. Qxf3 (26. Qxd6 gxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Ng4+ $19) 26... gxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Bxd3
$1 $17 {[%cal Rf6g4] /\Ng4}) 23... Bxg4 24. Qg2 Rae8 $5 (24... Qh5 25. Qh1 Bxd1
26. Rxd1 $14) (24... Qf5 25. Bxg4 Nxg4 26. Nf3 Rae8 27. Bd2 $14) 25. Ne4 (25.
Rf1 Qf5 $5 26. Bxg4 (26. Ne4 f3 27. Qh1+ Bh3 28. Bxf3 Nxe4 29. Bxe4 Qg4+ 30.
Bg2 Rf3 $1 $17) 26... Nxg4 27. Ne4 Re6 $40) 25... Qh5 {'->' Blatny,P.} 26. Qh1
(26. Bxg4 Nxg4 27. f3 Ne5 $17) 26... Qxh1+ 27. Kxh1 Nxe4 $1 28. dxe4 f3 $36 {
[%csl Rh1] עh1 White's position is not easy despite the exchange of Q, as his
K is too exposed.}) 22... hxg4 23. hxg4 (23. Bf3 {Blatny,P} g3 24. fxg3 fxg3
25. Bxc6 Rb8 $13) 23... Bxg4 (23... Nxg4 $6 24. f3 Ne5 25. Qxg6 (25. d4 Qh5 $5
26. Rxe5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Bh3 $132 {'~~' Blatny,P.}) 25... Nxg6 26. Ne4 $14 {
_|_ gives White the advantage, as his pieces quickly enter the game.}) 24. Re6
{[%mdl 64] Ambitious, now wild complications arise.} ({Now Black doesn't have
to fear} 24. f3 Rae8 25. Ne4 Bf5 $11) 24... Qh5 $1 {[]} (24... Rae8 $2 25. Bxg4
$18) (24... Rad8 25. Ne4 $5 $18) (24... Bb8 {Blatny,P} 25. Rxf6 Rxf6 26. Bxg4
Qxd3 $13) 25. Bxg4 ({A B is stronger on f3 than a N:} 25. Rxf6 $2 Bxd1 26. Rxd6
Rae8 27. Ne4 (27. Qh2 Re1+ 28. Kg2 f3+ 29. Kg3 Rg1+ $1 $19 {'-+' Blatny,P.}) (
27. Nf1 Bf3 28. Qh2 Qxh2+ $1 29. Kxh2 Re1 30. Ng3 fxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Rg1+ 32. Kh2
Rf5 $1 $19 {'-+' Blatny,P.}) 27... Bf3 28. Qh2 Re5 29. Qxh5+ Rxh5 {'-+' Blatny,
P.} 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Ng3 Rfh4 $1 $19) (25. Rxd6 {Blatny,P} Bxd1 26. Nf1 Rad8
27. Bxf4 Bf3) 25... Nxg4 26. Rxd6 $5 {Judit with 1,5/5 badly wants to win and
ignores the safer} (26. Qh1 Qxh1+ 27. Kxh1 Rf6 $11) (26. Qh1 $11 {Blatny,P})
26... Rae8 27. Ne4 (27. Nf3 Re2 $142 (27... Ne5 $6 28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Qh2 (29.
Bxf4 $5 Rxf4 30. Rg6 {'+/=' Blatny,P.} Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Re2+ 32. Kg1 Rxg2+ 33.
Rxg2 $14) 29... Rg5+ 30. Kh1 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Kh7 32. Kh1 $1 $16 {and White
always has the counter-sacrifice Bf4 at a suitable moment.}) 28. Qh1 (28. Bd2
$6 Rxf2 29. Qxf2 Nxf2 30. Kxf2 g5 31. Re1 Qh3 $1 $36 {[%csl Gf4,Gg5] o^g,f,/\
'->' Blatny,P.} (31... g4 32. Ree6) 32. Rg1 g4 33. Ne5 g3+ 34. Kf3 g2+ 35. Ke4
Qh1 $1 36. Nf3 Qh7+ 37. Kd4 Qa7+ $19) 28... Qxh1+ 29. Kxh1 Nxf2+ $1 (29... Rxf2
30. Rg6 $1 $16) 30. Kg2 (30. Kg1 Nh3+ 31. Kh1 {gives Black at least a draw and
he can try to achieve more after} Rf2 $5 $36) 30... Ne4+ 31. Kf1 Ng3+ 32. Kg1
Rf5 33. Bxf4 (33. Nd4 $2 f3 $19) 33... Rxf4 34. Ng5 {'~~' Blatny,P. Black is
slightly better, but a draw is the most probable result.}) (27. Nf1 $2 Re1 28.
Rd4 (28. f3 Nh2 $1 29. Bxf4 Nxf3+ $19) 28... Rxf1+ $1 29. Kxf1 Nh2+ 30. Kg1
Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nxd4 $19) (27. Rxc6 {Blatny,P} Re1+ 28. Nf1 f3 $19) 27... Ne5 $44
28. f3 $6 {Again in the above-mentioned spirit.} ({Necessary was the more
modest} 28. Bd2 Nf3+ 29. Kf1 {Although Black can postpone giving a perpetual,
he can hardly improve his position, so a draw is a likely result.} Nh2+ {
'=' Blatny,P.} (29... Nxd2+ $6 30. Nxd2 f3 31. Nxf3 Rxf3 32. Kg1 Rf6 $5 (32...
Re5 $6 33. Rg6 Rff5 (33... Ref5 {Blatny,P} 34. Rg3 $14) 34. Rg3 $16) 33. Rxc6
$1 $16 (33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. Qxc6 Rg8+ 35. Kf1 Re8 $1 $11) (33. Qxc6 Rg8 34. Kf1
Re8)) (29... Re5 30. Rd7 $11) 30. Kg1 Nf3+ $11) 28... Nxf3+ 29. Kf2 Nh4 (29...
Ne5 {Blatny,P} 30. Bd2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 $13) 30. Qh1 $5 (30. Qg5 $6 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 (
31. Ke1 Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Nf5 $1 34. Qg2 Ne3+ $1 35. Bxe3 fxe3+ $19)
31... Re5 $1 32. Qxh4+ Rh5 33. Rd8 (33. Qxh5+ Qxh5 34. Bd2 f3 35. Nf2 Rf6 $1 {
Blatny,P: '/\Qg6+-'} 36. Rxf6 gxf6 $19) 33... Qd1+ 34. Kf2 Rxh4 35. Rxf8+ Kh7
36. Ng5+ Kg6 37. Nf3 Rh1 38. Rxf4 Qc2+ {'-+' Blatny,P.} 39. Kg3 Rxc1 $17) (30.
Qh3 $2 g5 {/\g4 loses an important tempo.}) 30... g5 31. b4 {A logical attempt
to develop his sleeping <<.} (31. Bd2 g4 32. Rg1 (32. Rxc6 {Blatny,P} g3+ 33.
Kg1 g2) 32... g3+ 33. Kf1 (33. Ke1 g2 $1 $19 {/\Nf3 '-+' Blatny,P. Blatny,P: '/
\Nf3'}) 33... Re6 $3 $40 {/\} (33... Rf6 $1 {Blatny,P} 34. Nxf6 (34. Rxf6 Qd1+
35. Be1 Qxd3#) (34. Rd4 Rg6 35. Be1 Kg8 {/\g2+-}) 34... Qe2#) 34. Rxe6 $2 Qd1+
35. Be1 Qxd3#) (31. b3 $5 {with the same idea was maybe better, not giving
Black the possibility bxc4 later.}) 31... g4 32. Bb2 (32. Rxc6 {Blatny,P} g3+
$19) 32... g3+ 33. Kg1 Nf3+ (33... f3 34. c4+ Kg8 35. Nxg3 f2+ 36. Kf1 $18 {
'+/-' Blatny,P.}) (33... g2 34. c4+ Kh7 35. Rd7+ $18 {'+/-' Blatny,P.} (35. Qh3
$5 Nf3+ 36. Qxf3 $18)) 34. Kg2 (34. Qxf3 {Blatny,P} Qxf3 35. c4+ Kg8 36. Rg6+
Kh7 37. Ng5+ Kxg6 $17) 34... Nh2 {Adams already rightly has higher ambitions
than a draw.} (34... Nh4+ $11) 35. c4+ Kg8 36. Qd1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] '?!' Blatny,
P. White buckles under the tension, this loses by force.} ({The only way to
fight on was} 36. Kg1 $1 {[]} {Black would have to go for the sharp, but
promising} Qg4 $5 (36... Qe2 37. Rg6+ Kh7 38. Rg7+ Kh6 39. Qg2 $16) (36... f3
$2 37. Nxg3 f2+ 38. Kg2 f1=Q+ (38... Re2 39. Rf1 Nxf1 40. Qxh5 Ne3+ 41. Kh3 $18
) 39. Qxf1 $1 (39. Rxf1 $2 Re2+ $1 40. Nxe2 Qxe2+ 41. Kh3 Qh5+ $1 42. Kg2 Rxf1
$19) 39... Rxf1 40. Nxh5 Re2+ 41. Kh3 $18 {'+/-' Blatny,P.}) (36... Rxe4 {
Blatny,P} 37. Qxe4 (37. dxe4 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Nh4+ 39. Kg1 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Nh4+ 41.
Kg1 Qe2) 37... Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Qh2+ 39. Kxf3 Qh5+ 40. Kg2 Qh2+ 41. Kf3 Qh5+ 42.
Kg2 Qh2+ 43. Kf3) (36... Re7 {/\Rh7} 37. Nf6+ (37. Bf6 Rh7 38. Qg2 Nf3+ 39. Kf1
Qg4 $40) (37. Rf6 Qe2 38. Qg2 Nf3+ 39. Qxf3 Qxf3 40. Rg6+ Kh7 41. Ng5+ Kxg6 42.
Nxf3 Kh5 $15) (37. Rf1 Rh7 38. Nf6+ Rxf6 39. Bxf6 f3 40. Rd8+ Kf7 41. Rd7+ Kg6
42. Rxh7 f2+ 43. Rxf2 Qd1+ 44. Kg2 Qxh1+ 45. Kxh1 gxf2 $19) 37... Rxf6 38. Bxf6
Nf3+ 39. Kg2 Re2+ $19) 37. Rh6 $8 (37. Qg2 Nf3+ 38. Kf1 Nh4 $19) 37... f3 38.
Rh8+ Kf7 39. Rh7+ Ke6 40. Re1 Kf5 $1 41. Rxh2 (41. Nd6+ Kg6 42. Rg7+ Kh6 $19)
41... gxh2+ 42. Kf2 Qh4+ $1 $17 {/\ '->' Blatny,P.} 43. Kxf3 $2 Kg6+ 44. Ke2
Qf2+) (36. Nf6+ $2 {Blatny,P} Rxf6 37. Bxf6 Re2+ $19) 36... f3+ $19 37. Kxg3 (
37. Kg1 f2+ $19 (37... Ng4 $19)) 37... Qg4+ (37... Rxe4 $5 38. dxe4 Qg5+ 39.
Kf2 (39. Kh3 Qg4+ 40. Kxh2 Qg2#) 39... Ng4+ $19 {'->' Blatny,P.}) 38. Kf2 Qh4+
39. Ke3 (39. Kg1 f2+ 40. Nxf2 Rxf2 $1 41. Rg6+ Kf8 $19 {-> Blatny,P: '/\#'})
39... Qf4+ 40. Kd4 (40. Kf2 Ng4+ 41. Kf1 (41. Ke1 Qe3+ 42. Kf1 Nh2#) 41... Ne3+
$19) 40... Qe5+ $1 41. Ke3 Ng4+ 42. Kd2 Qxb2+ 43. Qc2 Qxa1 44. Rg6+ Kh7 45.
Rxg4 f2 0-1

[Event "George Marx Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2006.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 f5 17. f4 Kh8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Nd2 Qh5 (19... g5 $1 20. Qf1
Qh5) 20. Qf1 (20. a4 b4) 20... Rae8 21. Qg2 Re4 $5 22. Nxe4 fxe4 23. h4 h6 24.
Qh2 Rf6 25. a4 (25. b4 Rg6 $1 (25... Bf3 26. a4 g5 27. hxg5 Qxh2+ 28. Kxh2 hxg5
29. fxg5 Rf7 30. g6 Rf6 31. Bf4 $18) 26. a4 Bd7 27. axb5 Qf3 $132) 25... Rg6 (
25... b4 26. cxb4 Bxb4 27. Rec1) 26. axb5 axb5 27. Kf1 $6 (27. Kf2 Bd1 $44 (
27... Bh3 $6 28. Qh1 Qg4 29. Rg1 Be7 30. Ra7 $16)) (27. Ra7 Bd1) (27. Ra6 Bf3 (
27... Bd1 28. Rf1 Kh7 $44) 28. Rea1 Qg4 29. Kf2 Bd1 30. Ke1 Bb3 $44) 27... Bd7
28. Qe2 Qf5 {/\ b4 ><f1} 29. Qg2 b4 $1 30. Ke2 Bb5+ (30... Be7 31. Qf2 Qg4+ 32.
Kd2 Rb6 $44) 31. Kd2 Bd3 32. Qf2 Be7 33. g4 Rxg4 (33... Qc8 34. f5 bxc3+ 35.
bxc3 Rb6 36. Ra2) 34. Rg1 bxc3+ 35. bxc3 Bxh4 36. Qh2 Rxg1 (36... Qh5) 37. Rxg1
(37. Qxg1) 37... Bf6 $19 38. Qg3 Qc8 39. f5 Qb7 (39... Qxf5 40. Bxh6) (39...
Qa8) 40. Bxh6 Qb2+ 41. Ke3 Qe2+ 42. Kf4 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 f5 18. Qf1 Qh5 19. f4 Kh8 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Qg2 $5
(21. a4 bxa4 (21... g5 22. axb5 axb5 23. fxg5 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 f4 25. gxf4 Bxf4
26. Rg3 Qxg5 27. Kh1 Bd6 28. Qg2 Bxg3 29. Qxg3 h5 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Nxf1 Qc1
32. Kg1 Qxb2 33. h3 Bd1 34. Ne3 Qb1 35. Kg2 {+/-/+- Nunn}) 22. Rxa4 g5 23. Raa1
Re6 24. fxg5 Rfe8 25. Qf2 h6 {Nunn}) 21... Re4 22. h4 h6 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Rf1
Rf6 $5 $146 (24... g5 25. Qh2 $1 gxf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27. Rxf4 Bxf4 28. gxf4 e3
29. Qg3 e2 30. Kf2 Qf5 31. h5 {+- Klover-Kant, Ostrava 1981}) 25. a4 Rg6 26.
axb5 axb5 $5 27. f5 $5 (27. Ra7 Bf3 28. Qh3 (28. Qh2 $2 Qg4 29. Kf2 Be2 $40)
28... Bg4 29. Qh2 Bf3 {/\ Qg4} 30. Re1 (30. Qh3 Bg4 $10) 30... Qg4 31. Kf2 Bd1
32. Qg2 Bf3 33. Qg1 $13) 27... Bxf5 28. Bf4 Be7 29. Be5 Bxh4 30. Ra7 Bxg3 $1 (
30... Bf6 $6 31. Bxf6 Rxf6 (31... gxf6 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Rfa1 $40) 32. g4 $1
Bxg4 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. Qg3 Qg5 35. Qb8+ Qg8 36. Qxg8+ Kxg8 37. Kf2 $18) (30...
e3 $2 31. Qxd5 $18) 31. Bxg3 e3 32. Re7 Be4 33. Re8+ $1 Kh7 34. Rxe4 dxe4 35.
Qxe4 (35. Re1 $2 Qf3 $17) (35. Rf4 $5 Qg5 36. Kh2 Qh5+ 37. Rh4 Qf3 38. Qxf3
exf3 39. Rf4 f2 40. Rf3 Re6 41. d5 e2 42. Bxf2 e1=Q 43. Bxe1 Rxe1 $10) 35...
Qh3 $2 (35... e2 $1 36. Re1 (36. Rf3 $4 Qxf3 37. Qxf3 e1=Q+ $19) (36. Rf8 Qh3
37. Rh8+ (37. Rf3 $6 h5 38. Kf2 Qf1+ 39. Ke3 e1=Q+ 40. Bxe1 Qxe1+ {With at
least a draw}) 37... Kxh8 38. Qxg6 Qf1+ 39. Kh2 e1=Q 40. Bxe1 Qxe1 $10) 36...
Qh3 37. Rxe2 Qxg3+ 38. Rg2 Qxg2+ 39. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 $10) 36. Rf3 e2 {
/\ h5-h4} 37. Qb1 $1 $18 {/\ Kf2} (37. Kf2 $2 Qf1+ $10) 37... h5 38. Kf2 h4 39.
Be5 Qg2+ 40. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13.
Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Qd7 16. Nd2 Bb7 (16... f5 $6 {Ftacnik} 17. Re1 Kh8
18. f4 $1 g5 19. Nf3 gxf4 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Bxf4 $16) 17. Qf1 $5 $146 {This
opens for Bd1-f3 closing the potentially vulnerable long white diagonal.} (17.
Nf3 c5 18. a4 b4 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 bxc3 $17 {De Firmian,N-Wahls,M/Biel (12) ;
CBM 19 1990/0-1 (57)}) (17. Re1 c5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Qh5 (19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Rac8
21. Nd2 Kh8 22. d4 c4 23. Bc2 f5 24. Qh5 Qc6 25. f3 g6 26. Qh6 Bf6 $44 {
0-1 Anka,E-Von Buelow,G/Hamburg op (01) ;EXT 92op 1992 (45)}) (19. d4 c4 20.
Bc2 h6 21. f3 f5 22. Nf2 Bd6 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qf1 $14 {1-0
Kveinys,A-Wegner,H/Kuopio op (07) ;EXT 92op 1992 (29)}) (19. f3 $6 Kh8 20. Bd2
f5 21. Nf2 f4 $1 22. Ne4 fxg3 23. hxg3 Qh3 $36 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Sokolov,I/
Groningen (06) ;CBM 51 1995 (44)}) 19... Kh8 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Qh3 Qc6 22. f3 c4
23. dxc4 bxc4 24. Bc2 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 h6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/London
PCA (04) [2] ;EXP 42 1994 (33)}) 17... c5 18. Re1 Kh8 (18... Rae8 {Ftacnik} 19.
Ne4 Be7 20. Bg5 $16) 19. a4 f5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Bd1 $1 g5 (22...
f4 23. Bf3 (23. g4 f3 24. Bxf3 Nf4 $36) 23... fxg3 24. hxg3 $16 (24. fxg3 $16 {
Ftacnik})) 23. Nf3 g4 (23... f4 $5 {Ftacnik} 24. Ne5 (24. Nxg5 fxg3 25. hxg3
Bxg3 26. Ne4 Bf4 27. Bxf4 Nxf4 28. Re3 $13) 24... Qb7 25. Bf3 (25. f3 fxg3 26.
hxg3 Qc7 $132) 25... Qg7 (25... fxg3 26. fxg3 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 g4 28. Bh6 $18) 26.
Bxd5 Bxd5 $14) 24. Ne5 Qb7 25. f3 (25. f4 {Ftacnik} Nxc3 26. bxc3 (26. Bf3 Nd5
$10) 26... Qh1+ 27. Kf2 Qxh2+ 28. Ke3 Qxg3+ 29. Kd2 Bg2 30. Qg1 Qxf4+ 31. Kc2
Qa4+ 32. Kb1 Qa8 33. Bb2 $14) 25... Kg7 (25... Qg7 {Ftacnik} 26. d4 cxd4 27.
cxd4 Bb4 28. Re2 f4 29. Rg2 $1 $16) 26. Qf2 Qc7 27. Qd2 Bxe5 (27... f4 {Ftacnik
} 28. gxf4 (28. Nxg4 {Petursson} fxg3 {and Black keeps some counterchances for
the pawn}) 28... gxf3 29. Qf2 $16 (29. Qf2 Kh8 30. Bxf3 (30. Qh4 $2 Qg7+) 30...
Nxf4 31. Bxf4 Rxf4 {Here Black has good drawing chances})) 28. Qh6+ Kf7 (28...
Kg8 {Ftacnik} 29. Qe6+ Qf7 30. Qxe5 $18) 29. Qxh7+ Bg7 (29... Kf6 30. Qh5 $1 (
30. Qh6+ Kf7) 30... gxf3 (30... Bxg3 31. Bg5+ Kg7 32. Re6 $18) 31. Bg5+ Ke6 (
31... Kg7 32. Bh6+ Kg8 33. Bxf8 $18) 32. Qh6+ (32. d4 cxd4 33. cxd4 Kd7 34.
Rxe5 $18) 32... Kf7 33. Bxf3 Qd6 34. Rxe5 Qxe5 35. Qh7+ Ke6 36. Bxd5+ Kxd5 37.
Qd7+ Qd6 38. c4+ $18) (29... Ke6 30. Qxc7 Nxc7 31. Bf4 $18) 30. Bh6 $18 Rg8 (
30... Kf6 {Ftacnik} 31. f4 Bxh6 (31... Rh8 32. Bg5+ Kf7 33. Qxf5+ Bf6 34. c4
$18) 32. Qxh6+ Kf7 33. Re6 $18 (33. Re6 Rd8 34. Rg6 $18)) 31. Bxg7 Rxg7 32.
Qxf5+ Nf6 (32... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 33. Re8#) 33. Bb3+ c4 34. dxc4 bxc4 (34... Qd8 {
Ftacnik} 35. Rd1 Qe7 36. cxb5+ $18) 35. Qe6+ Kg6 (35... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 36. Qxf6+
Kg8 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Bc2+) 36. Bc2+ Kh5 37. Re5+ {Mate in 4} (37. Re5+ {Ftacnik
} Rg5 38. Rxg5+ Kxg5 39. Qf5+ Kh6 40. Qg6#) 1-0

[Event "Sao Paulo zt"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Egger Mancilla, Jorge Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Bc2 (17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Re3 Rae8 $10) 17... Bxe4 (17...
Bf4 $5 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Re1 Bxc2 20. gxf4 g4 {+/= Nunn}) 18. Bxe4 Qe6 19. Bxg5
f5 20. Bd3 Qe1+ $2 (20... h6 $1 21. Bd2 Ra7 {~/= /\ Rg7, f4 Nunn}) 21. Kg2 Rae8
22. Bd2 Qe6 23. Na3 $14 Bxa3 24. bxa3 Nb6 25. Re1 (25. Kg1 $5) 25... Qd5 26.
Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Bxf5 Nc4 (27... Re2 $5) 28. Bh6 $1 Re2 29. Qxd5+ cxd5 30. h4 Re8
$2 (30... Nxa3 $5 {/\ a5, b4, Nb5}) (30... Rxa2 31. h5 Rxa3 32. g4 Rxc3 33. g5
Nb6 34. Be6+ Kh8 35. g6 hxg6 36. hxg6 Rc7 37. f4 b4 38. f5 Rg7 39. Kf3 b3 40.
Kf4 b2 41. Kg5 b1=Q 42. Bxg7+ Kxg7 43. f6+ Kf8 44. g7+ Ke8 45. g8=Q#) 31. Bd7
$18 Re7 32. Bc6 Kf7 33. Bxd5+ Ke8 34. Bf4 Kd7 35. Bb7 a5 36. d5 b4 37. Bc6+ Kc8
38. cxb4 axb4 39. d6 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 $5 {This is a
promising way to play for a safe slight advantage.} Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 {White has
three moves to try to reach the main line of the d3 system: 12.d3, 12.Re1, and
12.g3. Against each move order Black has a way to try to avoid the main line,
and against this move order this is the recommended way.} (13... Qh4 14. g3 Qh3
15. Re4 {This has a good reputation for White these days. See especially
Ivanchuk-Kamsky, Tilburg 1992.} (15. Re4 {Blatny,P} Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 {/\f5}))
14. Qf3 Qh4 $5 $146 (14... Qd7 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Bxd3 18. Nd2
Rfe8 (18... Rae8 19. Re3 Rxe3 20. Qxe3 $16 {Nunn, of the game Smagin-Geller,
GMA Moscow 1989}) 19. Re3 (19. h3 h6 20. Qd4 Bg6 21. Nb3 $14 {Anand-Adams,
Immopar 1992}) 19... Be2 $5 20. Nb3 Rxe3 21. Qxe3 Re8 22. Qd2 Bh5 23. f3 $5 {
+/=/+/-, Zagrebelny-Barcenilla, Asian Team (ch) 1993}) (14... Re8 15. Rxe8+
Qxe8 16. Nd2 (16. Bd2 Qe5 (16... Nf4 $5 {Nunn}) 17. g3 Re8 18. Na3 Bxa3 $1 (
18... Bh3 $6 19. Nc2 Qe2 20. Qxe2 Rxe2 21. Rd1 Bc5 22. d4 Bd6 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24.
Ne3 $16 {Agnos-Brandner, Arnhem Eu-chJ 1989}) 19. bxa3 Bh3 20. d4 Qe2 21. Qxe2
Rxe2 22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Nb6 $10 {Nunn}) 16... Qe1+ 17. Nf1 Bg6 18. g3 (18.
h3 Re8 19. Bd1 Bh2+ $1 20. Kxh2 Qxf1 21. Bd2 Qxd3 $10 {Dolmatov-Khalifman,
Moscow GMA 1990}) 18... Re8 19. Bd1 (19. Bxd5 $2 cxd5 20. Qxd5 $2 Bc5 $1 $17 {
Nunn}) 19... Qe6 20. Bd2 Qh3 21. a4 {White can look for improvments here.} b4
22. Rc1 h6 23. c4 Ne7 24. d4 $14 {Dolmatov-Kamsky, Dortmund, 1993}) 15. g3 (15.
h3 $5 Rae8 (15... Nf4 $5 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 (16... Bxf4 $4 17. g3) 17. Qxf4 Bxf4 18.
d4 Rfe8 19. Na3 Bd2 $44 {פa3, <->e, /\} 20. Red1 Re2) (15... Rfe8 $5) 16. Be3
(16. Rxe8 {Blatny,P} Rxe8 17. Bd2 Qe7 18. Na3 {Rodriguez,Am-Rubio Doblas,R/
Velez-Malaga/1991/} Bg6 $44) 16... Bxd3 (16... Nxe3 17. Rxe3 Rxe3 (17... Bxd3
$4 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Qxf7+ $18) (17... Bg4 $6 18. hxg4 (18. Qxg4 $2 Rxe3 $1 $19
) 18... Rxe3 $1 19. Qxe3 $8 (19. fxe3 Qe1+ 20. Qf1 Bh2+) 19... Qh2+ 20. Kf1
Qh1+ (20... Bf4 $2 21. Qh3 $1 Qxh3 22. gxh3 Bc1 23. a4 $18) 21. Ke2 $16 {/\Bd1}
) 18. Qxe3 $16 {/\ Nd2-e4}) 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qxd5 Rd8 $44 19. Bg5 $140 Qh5) (
15. Qxf5 $6 {Blatny,P} Qxh2+ 16. Kf1 Qh1+ 17. Ke2 Rae8+ 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Rxh1 (
19. fxe3 $4 Rxe3+ 20. Kxe3 Qxe1+ 21. Kd4 Qg1+ 22. Ke4 Re8+ $19) 19... Nxf5+ $10
) 15... Qh3 16. Bxd5 $1 (16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Ne4 (17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Ne4 Bg4 (18...
Bxe4 19. dxe4 f5 20. Bxd5+ $1 (20. Bc2 Nf6) 20... cxd5 21. e5 $1 $16) 19. Qg2
f5 20. c4 fxe4 21. cxd5 exd3 22. dxc6+ Kh8 23. Qxh3 Bxh3 24. Be3 Bg4 $44) 17...
Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. Bf4 $1 (20. c4 fxe4 21. cxd5 (21. dxe4 bxc4
22. Bxc4 Bf3+ $19) 21... Bf3+ 22. Kg1 exd3 23. dxc6+ Kh8 $17) 20... Bxf4 21.
gxf4 fxe4 (21... Kh8 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nc5 $16) 22. dxe4 Bf3+ $3 {Fritz} 23.
Kxf3 Rxf4+ 24. Kg3 Rfxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. Kf3 (26. Rd1 Re2 $1) 26... Rf4+ $10)
16... cxd5 17. Bf4 $1 (17. Qxd5 Rad8 $1 $44 (17... Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Be3
Rd8 20. Nd2 $16) (17... Rad8 {Blatny,P} 18. Qf3 Rfe8 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bd2 Re5
$1 21. Na3 Be6 22. Qa8+ Bf8 23. Qg2 Qh5 $5 $132)) 17... Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Bxd3 19.
Nd2 $14 Rad8 (19... Rfe8 20. Re3) (19... Rfe8 $5 {Blatny,P}) 20. Re3 Bf5 21.
Rae1 (21. a4 $142 $1) 21... h6 22. Re5 Bg6 23. Nb3 (23. Qd4 $5 $14 {Blatny,P
_|_}) 23... Qc8 24. Qe3 Qc4 $1 $132 25. h4 Qa4 26. h5 Bh7 27. Qb6 Be4 28. Ra1 (
28. Nc5 {Blatny,P} Qxa2 29. Nxe4 dxe4 30. R1xe4 Qxb2 31. Qxa6 Rd2 32. Rxb5 $10)
28... Qc4 29. Re1 (29. Qxa6 $2 Qe2 {/\ 30...Qf3} (29... Ra8 {Blatny,P} 30. Qd6
Qxb3 $1 31. Rxe4 $8 Rxa2 $17) 30. Nd4 Qxb2 $17 (30... Qg4 $5 {/\ 31...Qh3})) (
29. Nd4 $5 {Blatny,P} Qc8 30. Nc6 Rde8 31. Ne7+ Rxe7 32. Rxe7 Qh3 33. Rxe4 dxe4
$13) 29... Qa4 30. Ra1 Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nabereznye Chelny"]
[Site "Nabereznye Chelny"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Muhutdinov, Marat"]
[Black "Berzinsh, Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 (12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14.
g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 f5 18. f4 g5 19. Qf1 Qh5 20. Qg2 gxf4
21. Bxd5+ Kh8 $2 22. Bxf4 $1 Bxf4 23. Bxc6 Be3+ 24. Kh1 Re6 25. Bf3 $1 {
This is known to be clearly better for White. For example, see Anand's
excellent analysis in the C89 survey he did for ECO recently. This game does
nothing to challenge the assessment of +/-.} f4 26. Bxg4 Qxg4 27. Qf3 Qg7 28.
Re2 fxg3 29. Qxg3 Qh6 30. Rae1 Rg8 31. Qf3 Bf4 32. Ne4 Reg6 33. d5 $18 {
Dolmatov-Blatny, Pardulrice (6) 1993}) 12... Bd6 13. d3 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4
Bd7 $6 16. Nd2 g5 17. Nf3 (17. Re2 $1 f5 (17... Nf6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 $16 {
Ivanchuk}) (17... Qh5 18. Re1 $1 $14 {Ivanchuk}) 18. c4 $1 f4 19. Qf1 $1 fxg3
20. hxg3 Qh5 $2 (20... Nf4 21. c5+ Kh8 22. cxd6 {Ivanchuk gives a very long
analysis in 56/379 which leads to a clear advantage for White.}) 21. cxd5 Bg4
22. dxc6+ Kg7 23. Re4 $1 $18 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Rxf1+ 25. Nxf1 {Ivanchuk-Kamsky, 56/
379} Bf3 $140 26. Re7+ Kh6 27. Re6+ Kg7 28. Bd2 {Ivanchuk}) 17... h6 18. Rd4
$146 {Ivanchuk, in the previously mentioned analysis, gives 17.Nf3 as
interesting, but continues with 18.Ne5 or 18.Qf1, both of which are only
unclear in his opinion.} Bc5 (18... Rae8 $5 19. Bxd5 $140 $2 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Bc6
21. Rxd6 Bxf3 $19) 19. Rxd5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 Rad8 21. d4 $14 Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23.
Ne5 Bd6 24. Nd3 Qf5 25. Qe2 Rfe8 26. Be3 e5 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Rxe5 29. a4
g4 30. axb5 axb5 31. b4 Qe4 32. Qa2+ Kf8 33. Bc5+ Kg7 34. Bd4 Rxd4 35. Qa7+ Kg6
36. Ra6+ Re6 37. Rxe6+ Qxe6 38. Qxd4 h5 39. Qd3+ Kg7 40. Qxb5 Qe1+ 41. Qf1 Qxc3
42. Qb1 Qc6 43. b5 Qb7 44. b6 Kf6 45. Qc1 Kg6 46. Qc2+ Kf6 47. Qc3+ Kg6 48.
Qd3+ Kf6 49. Qd6+ Kf5 50. Qh6 Qd7 51. Qxh5+ Ke4 52. Qg6+ Kf3 53. Qf6+ Ke2 54.
Qe5+ 1-0

