[Event "Sharjah Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2018.04.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 (1... Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 $1) 2. Bf4 c5 {I had more or less
mastered the move orders and checked that there were lots of ways to reach the
desired position.} (2... Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. f3 Bd7) 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2
e6 ({For my next game in this line.} 5... cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 $5 {Recommendation
by ALG.} 7. c3 e6 8. Qb3 Bd6 9. Bg3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qd6 11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qa6 O-O
13. Nb3 Bc2 14. Rc1 Bxb3 15. axb3 Ne4 16. Qa4 e5 17. Be2 exd4 18. cxd4 Rb6 19.
O-O Rfb8 20. Rfe1 g6 21. Bd3 Nb4 22. Bf1 Nc6 23. Re2 Kg7 24. Rec2 Nd8 25. Rc7
Rxb3 26. Rd7 Qf6 27. Rxd5 Rxf3 28. gxf3 Qxf3 29. Qc2 Nxf2 30. Bg2 Qe3 31. Kf1
Ng4 32. Be4 Qxg3 33. Re1 Ne6 34. Qg2 Ne3+ 35. Rxe3 Qxe3 36. Qf3 Qc1+ {0-1 (36)
Caruana,F (2816)-Grischuk,A (2766) Paris FRA 2018}) 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 {
I was aware of this idea as I had originally planned to play this with White
against none other than VD!} (7. exd4 Nh5) 7... Qb6 8. Rb1 (8. Bd3 {Of course
he had to sacrifice the pawn if he wants to claim an edge.}) 8... Nh5 9. Bg5 (
9. Bg3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 g6 {was a possible plan.}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 g4
$1 12. Ne5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 h5 (14... Bg7 15. Rh5 {is White's trick.
}) 15. Qa4+ Bd7 16. Qd4 Bg7 17. Bd3 Rc8 (17... f6) 18. f4 {I had conflicting
emotions during this game which in turn affected my objectivity, I didn't want
to risk too much as the olympiad spot was at stake.} Ke7 (18... f6 $5 19. exf6
Qxd4 20. exd4 Bxf6 21. Nb3 {I felt this should be nothing but...} (21. Bg6+ Ke7
) 21... a5 $5 {would have led to an interesting fight though after} 22. Kd2 a4
23. Nc5 Bxd4 24. Bg6+ Ke7 25. Nxd7 Kxd7 26. Bxh5 Rhg8 {with some chances.}) 19.
Ke2 Qxd4 20. exd4 f5 $5 {Again in line with what I wanted. Just make a draw
and fix the olympiad spot! I surprised myself that I could play like this when
the situation demanded it!} 21. Nb3 b6 22. Ba6 Rc7 (22... Rc2+ 23. Nd2 {
I felt was maybe helping White.}) 23. Rbc1 Kd8 24. Rxc7 Kxc7 25. Rc1+ Kb8 (
25... Kd8 {after this White will have a free hand to develop some plan on the
queenside.} 26. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2b1,Gb1a3,Ga3b5]}) 26. Nd2 Bc8 {Seemed like the
simplest.} (26... h4 27. gxh4 Rxh4 28. Kf2 {wasn't entirely clear.}) 27. Bd3
Bd7 28. Ba6 Bc8 29. Bb5 a6 30. Bd3 Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Banusz, Tamas"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2018.08.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monzon Jaime Casas"]
[BlackTeam "Solvay"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 $5 {An
interesting line which I had tried before.} 7. dxc5 {White is forced to pick
up the gauntlet!} ({Refusing the sacrifice with} 7. c3 {runs into} cxd4 8. cxd4
Nc6 {which is very comfortable for Black.}) 7... Qc7 ({Marin recommends} 7...
Nc6 8. c3 a5 9. Nd4 (9. a4 e5 10. Nb3 h6 {with decent compensation for the
pawn.}) 9... a4 $5 {with a fresh position.}) 8. Nb3 e5 ({Another deviation
mentioned by Marin is} 8... Nbd7 9. c3 e5 10. Be3 Rd8 {(Vidit-Gahan 2005) with
an interesting struggle.}) 9. c3 {Carlsen,M (2881)-Caruana,F (2783) Gashimov
Memorial-A 2014 (10) 1-0 There are some similarities to the epic game} ({
I had previously faced} 9. Bg5 Be6 10. c3 Nbd7 11. Ne1 a5 $5 12. a4 Nxc5 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bxd5 Rfd8 15. c4 e4 16. Qc2 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Ra6 $1 {
was quite nice for me in (Kunte-AD Pune 2014)}) 9... Rd8 $5 $146 {
Overprotecting the centre!} 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nfd2 Nbd7 {As White had the dual
idea of f4 and e4, I couldn't really prevent both of them.} (11... a5 12. f4 $1
a4 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf4 Qh5 15. Nd4 {with a better position for White.}) 12.
e4 Nxc5 {I wasn't so happy to reach this position, but as Naka would say, "It
is what it is!"} 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. exd5 (14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Nb3 Qc6 {looked
alright for Black.}) 14... Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Rxd5 16. Nxc5 (16. Qf3 $5 Nxb3 17. Ne4
$1 Be7 18. axb3 {White has improved his pawn structure compared to the game
though after} Qc6 {I felt this position should be equal.}) 16... Qxc5 17. Ne4 {
I was surprised by this, as the endgame he should be heading for was Q+N vs Q
vs B! Not the R+N vs R+B as the latter is advantageous for me.} (17. Qe2 Qc6
18. Ne4 Be7 19. Rad1 Rad8 {with an equal endgame.}) 17... Rxd1 18. Nxc5 Rxa1
19. Rxa1 Be7 (19... Rd8 $5 {[%cal Gd8d2] was also possible, hence I wonder
what his point was?}) 20. Nb3 (20. Nxb7 Rb8 21. Na5 Rxb2 22. Nc4 Rc2 23. Nxe5
Rxc3 {White has to be careful not to lose this endgame.}) 20... f6 $5 {Looked
like the best, preventing any Re1 ideas and preparing to bring the king to the
fight.} ({Another option was} 20... Rd8 21. Re1 (21. Na5 {can be met by both}
Rd7 (21... Rd2 $5 22. Nc4 Rc2)) 21... f6 22. f4 Bd6 23. Na5 {felt too much out
of control!} (23. fxe5 Bxe5 24. Re2 {White can hold with accurate play.}) 23...
Bc5+ (23... exf4 24. Nxb7 Rd7 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. gxf4 Rd2 {with a probable draw.
}) 24. Kh1 Bb6 (24... b6 25. Nb7 Rd2 26. Nxc5 bxc5 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxb2
29. Rxc5 Rxa2 {with a draw.}) 25. Nc4 exf4 26. gxf4 Kf7 {should also end in a
draw.}) 21. Rd1 {I was bit surprised by this decision as I felt the following
endgame to be very pleasant for me ... while White has to be accurate not to
lose!} (21. Kf1 Kf7 22. Ke2 {White should be able to hold this without too
much trouble.}) 21... Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Kf1 (23. Nc5 b6 24. Nd3 Be7 $1 {
doesn't achieve anything.}) 23... Kf7 24. Ke2 b6 {looked like I can't get away
without making this move restricting the knight.} ({The exciting} 24... Ke6 {
doesn't work due to} 25. Nc5+ Kd5 26. Nxb7 Bb6 27. a4 $1 Kc6 28. a5 {I even
felt White could be the one playing for a win here.}) (24... b5 $5 {followed
by ...Bb6 was another plan.}) 25. Kd3 Ke6 26. a4 {This careless move will have
very important repercussions later on...} ({Better was} 26. Kc4 a6 {[%cal
Ge6d6,Gd6c6,Gb6b5,Gf6f5] followed by Kd6-c6 and kicking the king back.} 27. a4
Kd6 28. Na1 $1 {I like this relocation which brings the knight to a more
attractive spot where it does both offensive and defensive roles.} Kc6 29. Nc2
b5+ (29... Be7 30. Nb4+ Bxb4 31. Kxb4 Kd5 32. c4+ Kd4 (32... Kc6 33. a5 bxa5+
34. Kxa5 e4 35. Kb4 f5 36. Kc3 a5 37. Kd4 a4 38. c5)) 30. axb5+ axb5+ 31. Kd3
Bb6 (31... Be7 32. Ke4 $1 {followed by g4! and blockading on the light squares.
}) 32. f3 f5 33. Nb4+ Kd6 34. Nc2 {I think it is difficult for both sides to
make any progress without taking some serious risks.}) 26... Kd5 $1 {Now the
king can't be easily kicked out without c4+ which in turn allows the queenside
pawns to be blocked on the dark squares, a major drawback of a4.} 27. f3 f5 28.
Nd2 Bg5 29. b3 ({I felt was one of the critical continuations, the idea is to
activate the knight via a3-b5.} 29. Nb1 $5 e4+ 30. fxe4+ fxe4+ 31. Kc2 (31. Ke2
Kc4 32. Na3+ Kb3 {is bad.}) 31... Be3 {[%cal Ge3g1,Gg1h2]} (31... Be7) 32. Nd2
$1 Bg1 (32... Bxd2 33. Kxd2 Kc4 34. Kc2) 33. Nf1 {White is barely holding on.})
29... Bxd2 $1 {An interesting decision, I correctly judged that this endgame
would offer me fantastic winning chances!} (29... h5 {is the usual plan
continuing to play on with the bishop.}) 30. Kxd2 e4 {This endgame proves to
be quite tricky due to the move a4, which doesn't help the creation of a
passer on the queenside!} 31. Ke3 exf3 32. Kxf3 g5 33. h4 h6 34. h5 {Otherwise
White loses without a fight, now at least the h-pawn will give me some
headache!} Ke6 {I decided to fool around a bit, reach the time control and
only then decide on how to proceed...} ({Also it was possible to immediately
go for the winning plan with} 34... a6 $5) 35. Ke3 Ke5 36. Kf3 Kd6 37. Ke3 Kc5
{I have had bad experience allowing three fold repetitions and hence I decided
to keep the king far away from the danger zone!} 38. Kf3 ({The computer starts
to scream that} 38. Kd3 $1 {draws easily...} a6 (38... a5 39. Ke3 {and White
just waits until f4 and then lashes out with b4 liquidating to an equal
endgame.}) 39. b4+ (39. a5 bxa5 {doesn't work here due to} (39... b5 40. c4)
40. c4 Kb4) 39... Kd5 40. c4+ Ke5 41. Ke3 {and is very happy with himself
until I show him} (41. a5 bxa5 42. bxa5 {White has managed to create a passed
pawn and but Black has} f4 (42... Ke6 43. Kd4 Kd6 44. c5+ Kc6 45. Ke5 f4 46.
gxf4 g4 47. Ke4 Kxc5 48. f5 Kd6 49. Kf4 Kd5 50. Kxg4 Ke5 51. f6 Kxf6 52. Kf4
Ke6 53. Ke4 {[%csl Ga5,Gh5] and White wins as both his pawns are well advanced!
}) 43. gxf4+ Kxf4 $1 (43... gxf4 44. c5 Kd5) 44. c5 Ke5 45. Kc4 g4 46. Kd3 Kd5
47. Ke3 Kxc5 48. Kf4 Kd4 $1 {Change of direction!} (48... Kb5 49. Kxg4 Kxa5 50.
Kf5 Kb4 51. Kg6 a5 52. Kxh6 a4 53. Kg7 a3 54. h6 a2 55. h7 a1=Q+ 56. Kg8 $11)
49. Kxg4 Ke4 50. Kg3 Kf5 51. Kf3 Kg5 52. Ke4 Kxh5 53. Kd5 Kg4 54. Kc6 h5 55.
Kb6 h4 56. Kxa6 h3 57. Kb7 h2 58. a6 h1=Q+ {wins.}) 41... a5 $1 {And only now
the idiot understands that he is lost here! So computers are still clueless in
endgames maybe that is why the Berlin is still standing?} 42. bxa5 bxa5 43. Kd3
f4 44. gxf4+ Kxf4 $1 {and Black wins!}) 38... a6 (38... a5 39. Ke3 Kd5 40. Kf3
Ke5 41. Ke3 {and Black can't proceed.}) 39. Ke3 Kd5 40. Kf3 Ke5 41. Ke3 f4+ ({
My first idea was} 41... g4 42. b4 ({I missed} 42. a5 $1 bxa5 43. c4) 42... b5
43. a5 Kd5 44. Kd3 Ke6 45. Ke3 (45. Kd4 Kd6) 45... Ke5 {with zuzgwang.}) 42.
gxf4+ gxf4+ 43. Kd3 ({The last chance was} 43. Kf3 Kf5 44. a5 $1 {This pawn
sacrifice is the only way to draw this endgame.} bxa5 45. c4 Ke5 46. Kf2 Ke4
47. Ke2 a4 (47... f3+ 48. Kf2 Kd4 49. Kxf3 a4 50. bxa4 Kxc4 51. Ke4 Kb4 52. Kf5
Kxa4 53. Kg6 a5 54. Kxh6 Kb3 55. Kg7 a4 56. h6 a3 57. h7 a2) 48. bxa4 a5 {
My opponent saw till here and stopped prematurely, thinking it was winning for
me but...} 49. c5 Kd5 50. Kf3 Kxc5 51. Kxf4 Kb4 52. Kf5 Kxa4 53. Kg6 Kb3 54.
Kxh6 a4 55. Kg7 a3 56. h6 a2 57. h7 a1=Q+ 58. Kg8 {ends in a draw.}) 43... Kf5
44. b4 b5 {I thought it was already over...} ({The right way was} 44... Kg4 $1
{preparing f3, so White's move is forced.} 45. Ke2 Kg3 46. Kf1 {and only now}
b5 $1 {winning easily.}) 45. axb5 axb5 46. Kd4 (46. Ke2 Kg4 47. Kf2 f3 {works.}
) ({I was surprised to find that even this was a draw with} 46. Kd2 $3 Ke4 47.
Ke2 f3+ 48. Kf2 {and the key point is now the black king has to come to f4
which allows the b-pawn to queen with a check or give up the f3-pawn!} Kf4 (
48... Kd3 49. Kxf3 Kxc3 50. Kf4 Kxb4 51. Kf5 $11) 49. c4 {It would have been a
bad day...}) 46... Kg4 0-1

[Event "New York International Masters-01"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1924.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "Alekhine,Alexander"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Alechin:New York 1924.} d5 2. d4 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. e3 Bxf4 5. exf4 c5 6.
dxc5 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxc5 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Ne5 Rd8 12. Re1 Bd7
13. Ndf3 h6 14. g4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bc6 16. Qe2 Ne4 17. Rad1 (17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18.
Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxe4 20. Rxe4 Rd2 21. Rb4 b6 22. a4 Rad8 23. a5 Rc2 24. axb6
axb6 25. Rxb6 Rdd2 26. Rf1 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Rxb2 28. Rc1 Kf8 29. c4 Ke7 30. c5 Kd7
31. c6+ Kc7) 17... Rac8 18. Kg2 Ba4 19. Rc1 f6 $6 (19... Be8 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21.
b4 Qe7 22. Qxe4 Rd2 23. Re2 Rd6 24. c4 Rcd8 $44) (19... Qb6 20. b3 Bc6 21. Nxc6
Rxc6 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Rcd6 $44) 20. Nf3 Bc6 $6 (20... Re8 21. Bxe4 dxe4
22. Qxe4 Bc6 23. Qe2 h5 24. h3 hxg4 25. hxg4 e5 $44) 21. Nd4 $16 Qd6 22. f3 Nc5
23. Bb1 $14 Bd7 24. Qc2 f5 25. gxf5 exf5 26. Nxf5 Qg6+ 27. Ng3 Qxc2+ 28. Bxc2
Ne6 29. Ne2 Rf8 30. f5 Nd8 31. Nd4 Nc6 32. Bb3 Bxf5 33. Bxd5+ Kh8 34. Bxc6 bxc6
35. Re5 Bd7 36. b4 Rf6 37. Rce1 Kh7 38. Ra5 Rc7 39. Rc5 a6 40. a4 Rc8 41. h4
Rg6+ 42. Kh2 Rf8 43. h5 Rd6 44. Re7 Kg8 45. Ra5 Ra8 46. Re4 Kf7 47. Re2 g6 48.
hxg6+ Rxg6 49. Rae5 Rd8 50. Re7+ Kf8 51. R7e6 Kf7 52. Nxc6 Bxc6 53. Rxg6 Kxg6
54. Re6+ Kg5 55. Rxc6 a5 56. Kg3 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Meribel"]
[Date "1998.08.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Guigonis, Dominique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Apicella,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Iossif Dorfman, the clear winner in this tournament (5 victories, 10 draws)
played several interesting games, such as the following one against poor
Dominique Guigonis (2.5/15 in the tournament).} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. d4 e6 4.
Bg2 Ngf6 5. O-O Bd6 6. Nc3 a6 (6... c6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Ng5 O-O 9. Ngxe4 Be7 10.
b3 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Nf6 12. Bb2 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bf6 $14 {Nestler -Rometi 1968/1-0 
(33)}) 7. e4 Nxe4 (7... dxe4 8. Ng5 O-O 9. Ngxe4 Be7 10. Qe2 $14 {Rebole Arbe-
Garcia Gomez 1994/0-1 (84)}) 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Ng5 f5 $2 (9... O-O 10. Nxe4 Be7
$14) 10. f3 $1 exf3 (10... Nf6 11. fxe4 fxe4 12. Nxe4 $16 {[%csl Re6]}) 11.
Nxe6 $1 Qe7 12. Re1 $1 Ne5 $8 13. dxe5 Bb4 14. Nxg7+ $5 (14. Bg5 Qxe6 15. Qd8+
Kf7 16. Qxh8 Bxe1 (16... Qb6+ $2 17. Be3) (16... fxg2 17. c3 Bc5+ 18. Be3 Qxe5
19. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Kxg2 Qd5+ 21. Kf2 $18) 17. Bxf3 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Qf2 19. Bh5+
Ke6 20. Qe8+ Kd5 21. Qd8+ Kc6 22. Qd3 $18) 14... Qxg7 15. Bxf3 Bxe1 16. Bh5+
Ke7 17. Qxe1 $18 {[%csl Re7][%cal Ge1b4,Gc1g5,Gh5e8,Gb4e7]} a5 (17... c5 18.
Qa5 $18) 18. Qc3 $1 Ra6 (18... Kd8 19. Bg5+ $1 Qxg5 20. Rd1+ Bd7 21. e6 $18)
19. Qxc7+ Bd7 20. Qc5+ Kd8 21. Bd2 Rc6 22. Qxa5+ Ke7 23. Bb4+ (23. Bb4+ Ke6 24.
Rd1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Nis op"]
[Site "Nis"]
[Date "2016.07.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Miljkovic, Miroslav D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 $5 {Interesting
opening choice for the money game which turned out to be correct.} c6 (6... c5
$6 7. dxc5 $1) (6... Nbd7 7. Bf4 b6 (7... c5 8. Ne5 Qb6 (8... Nh5 9. Nxd7 Bxd7
10. Be3) 9. Qb3 cxd4 10. Qxb6 Nxb6 11. cxd4) 8. a4) (6... Bf5 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. c4
$5 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Be6 10. Qa4 {are all known little lines.}) 7. Nbd2 c5 $2 {
The tempo loss could not be justified.} (7... Bf5 8. Nh4 $5 {is the new twist.}
(8. Re1 Nbd7 9. Nh4 Be6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bd5) 8... Be6 9. Qc2 (9. e4 dxe4
10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bd5) (9. f4 Qc8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bc4
13. Re1 e6) 9... Nbd7 10. f4 Ng4 11. Ndf3 f5 12. Ng5 Bf7 13. Nhf3 e6 $13) (7...
Nbd7 8. Re1) 8. dxc5 Qc7 9. Qa4 $1 (9. b4 b6) (9. c4 $6 Qxc5 (9... Rd8) 10.
cxd5 Qxd5 $36) 9... e5 (9... Qxc5 10. Nb3 Qc6 11. Qh4 $40) 10. b4 (10. e4 $5) (
10. Nb3 $6 a5 $1) 10... Be6 11. e4 $1 $16 {All has gone wrong for Black so far.
} (11. Bb2 e4 12. Nd4 e3 13. fxe3) 11... a5 (11... h6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bb2 $16
) (11... dxe4 12. Ng5 Bd7 13. Qb3 e3 14. fxe3 $16) (11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4
13. Ng5 Bc4 14. Rd1 f5 15. Bf1 Bxf1 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. Kxf1 $18) 12. Ng5 $1 (12.
Bb2 h6 $1) 12... Bd7 13. Qb3 $2 ({I had seen} 13. b5 $1 h6 (13... Qxc5 14. Ba3
Qxb5 15. Qxb5 Bxb5 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 17. Rfb1 Bc6 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. c4) 14. exd5
hxg5 15. Ba3 $16 {in my preliminary calculations then I forgot!} (15. c6)) (13.
Qa3 $6 h6 (13... d4 $1 14. Nc4 (14. cxd4 Nc6) 14... dxc3 15. Nb6 Ra6 16. Nd5
axb4 17. Qxb4 $1 Qa5 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. Nxc3 Bc6 $11) 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. exd5 e4)
13... axb4 (13... h6 14. Nxf7 $1 (14. exd5 hxg5 15. Nc4 axb4 16. cxb4 Ba4 $132)
14... Rxf7 15. exd5 axb4 16. cxb4 Ba4 17. Qa3 $1 $44 {was the backbone of my
plan.}) 14. exd5 $1 (14. cxb4 $2 Ba4 15. Qb1 h6 16. Ngf3 Nc6 $44) 14... bxc3 (
14... Qxc5 15. Nde4 $1 (15. cxb4 Qd4) 15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qc8 17. cxb4 Ba4 18.
Qe3 f5 19. Nc5 e4 20. Rb1 $16) 15. Nde4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Ba4 17. d6 (17. Qxc3 f5
18. d6 $1 (18. Ng5 e4) 18... Qf7 19. Ng5 e4 20. Qd2 Qc4 21. Bb2 Bxb2 22. Qxb2
Nd7 $44) 17... Qd7 (17... Qa5 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. Nxc3 e4 20. Bd2 $16) 18. Qxc3
f5 (18... Nc6 19. Bh6 $1 Nd4 20. Rfe1 $16) 19. Qc4+ $2 {Bad move order!} (19.
Ng5 e4 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Rb1) 19... Kh8 20. Nc3 $6 (20. Ng5 Bb5 21. Qb3 $1 (21.
Qh4 h5 $1 $44 (21... h6 22. Bb2 Ra4 23. f4 Bxf1 24. Bxe5)) 21... Bxf1 22. Bxf1
$40 {The exchange sacrifice would be fully justified.}) 20... e4 21. Be3 Bc2 $1
$132 {Very annoying!} 22. Rfe1 $6 (22. Nd5 Bd3 23. Qb3 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Qf7 25.
Rb1 Nc6 26. Bf1 $44) 22... Nc6 $1 (22... Bd3 23. Qb3) 23. Nd5 Bd3 24. Qc1 Qf7
$6 (24... Bxa1 $1 25. Qxa1+ Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nc7 Rxa2 28. Ne6+ Kf7 29.
Nxf8 Kxf8 30. f3 Ke8 31. fxe4 fxe4 32. Bf2 Ra4 $11) 25. Nc7 $6 (25. Nb6 $142
Ra5 26. a4) 25... Ra4 $6 (25... Rxa2 26. Rxa2 Qxa2 27. Bh6 Bb2 28. Qd2 Rb8 29.
Bg5 Qb3 30. Qd1 $1 Qxd1 31. Rxd1 Kg7 32. Bf1 Bxf1 33. Kxf1 Kf7 34. Be3 $16) 26.
Bh6 $1 Nd4 (26... Rc4 27. Bxg7+ Qxg7 28. Qd2 Rc2 29. Qe3 Rb8 30. Ne6 Qf6 31.
Nf4 Ne5) 27. Bxg7+ Qxg7 {The quality of the game was marred with mutual time
trouble.} 28. Kh1 $2 {However this howlerwhich I produced after some thinking
time did not fit the image.} (28. Qg5 Rc4 29. Rac1 h6 30. Qd2 $1) (28. Qd2 $142
$1 Rc4 (28... Nb3 $2 29. axb3 Rxa1 30. Ne6) 29. Rac1 Qe5 30. Rxc4 Bxc4 31. Rd1
Bd3 32. Qg5 Qxc5 33. Qe7 Kg8 34. Ne6 Nxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kg7 36. d7 Be2 37. Rb1 Bc4
38. Qe8 Bf7 39. Rxb7 Kh6 40. Rc7 Rxe8 41. dxe8=Q Qxc7 42. Qf8+ Kg5 43. h4+ Kf6
44. a4 $11) 28... Rc4 29. Qb2 Rc2 30. Qxb7 Rxf2 $1 31. Qd5 $2 {Giving away one
important tempo while his king is in danger leaves White lost!} (31. c6 $1 Nf3
32. Qb4 Qh6 33. h4 Nxh4 34. gxh4 Qxh4+ 35. Kg1 Rc2 (35... Qg3 $2 36. Qd4+) 36.
Qd4+ Kg8 37. Ne6 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Qg4+ $1) 31... Nf3 $1 $19 32. Qb3 (32. Rab1 $2
Qh6 33. h4 Rxg2 $1 $19) 32... Qh6 $6 {Doctor was in worse time trouble!} (32...
f4 $1 $19) 33. Qc3+ Kg8 34. Qb3+ Kh8 $2 {With less than a minute on his clock
Black accepts the perpetual,} ({alas} 34... Rf7 $1 35. Qb8+ (35. h4 Rxg2 $1)
35... Kg7 36. Ne8+ (36. Ne6+ Kf6) 36... Kh8 $19 {would have ended White's
menaces.}) 35. Qc3+ Kg8 36. Qb3+ Kh8 37. Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 30th"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2001.07.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Managadze, Nikoloz"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2001.07.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 $5 {this move somehow prevents c4.} 5.
O-O Nf6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Ne5 {A strange move.} Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. e4 $2 {
A hasty decision by white.} dxe4 $1 (9... Nxe4 $6 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. c3 Bf5 (
11... f5 12. Qb3+) 12. Qe2 $11) 10. Nxe4 $2 {Extremely careless play! 
Extremely careless play.} (10. c3 Bf5 11. Re1 (11. Qe2 Re8 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13.
Bxe4 e5 $17) 11... Re8 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Rxe4 e5 $17) 10... Nxe4
11. Bxe4 Bh3 $19 {White loses a pawn.} 12. Re1 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. c3 Bb6
15. a4 a5 16. Bf3 Bc5 $2 (16... Rfe8 17. Bf4 (17. Bh6 e5) 17... Rad8 {looks
more natural.}) 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Be6 19. b4 Ra7 $6 (19... Rfd8 20. b5 cxb5
21. axb5 Rd7 22. Ra4 $44) 20. Re5 Rd8 21. Rxa5 Rxa5 22. bxa5 Bc4 23. Rb1 Ba6
24. Bg2 Ra8 $4 {However this was too much.} (24... Rd3 25. Bf1 Rd5 26. Bxa6
bxa6 27. Rb6 Rxa5 28. Rxc6 Rxa4 $15) (24... g5 $5) 25. Bf1 $1 $11 Bxf1 26. Kxf1
Ra7 27. a6 Rxa6 28. Rxb7 Rxa4 29. Rxe7 {Draw offer.} Ra3 30. Re3 Kf8 31. h4 h5
32. Kg2 Kg7 33. Kf3 Kf6 34. Kf4 Ra5 35. Re4 Rc5 36. c4 Ra5 37. f3 g5+ 38. hxg5+
Rxg5 39. g4 $6 {This will not change the result but will make white too sweat
a liitle bit more.} h4 40. Rd4 Rc5 41. g5+ Rxg5 42. Rd6+ Ke7 43. Rxc6 Rh5 44.
Ra6 f5 45. Rb6 h3 46. Rb1 Kd6 47. Kg3 Kc5 48. Rh1 Kxc4 49. f4 $8 (49. Rxh3 $4
f4+ 50. Kg4 Rxh3 51. Kxh3 Kd3 52. Kh4 Ke2 53. Kg4 Ke3 $19 {and black wins by
trebuchet!}) 49... h2 50. Rxh2 Rxh2 51. Kxh2 Kd3 52. Kg2 Ke3 {But now due to
quasi-trebuchet it is a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lee Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Be3 {Goldin} Nc6 $5 (6...
c5 7. dxc5 Ng4 (7... Nc6 8. c3 e5 $44) 8. Bd4 (8. Bc1 Na6 9. h3 Nh6 $5 (9...
Nf6 10. Be3 Nd7 (10... Ne4 11. Bd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4) 11. c3 (11. Nc3 e6) 11...
Ndxc5)) 8... e5 9. h3 $1 exd4 10. hxg4 Nc6 (10... Bxg4 11. Nbd2 $1 {-10...Nc6
11.Nbd2 Bg4} (11. Nxd4 $6 Qe7 12. Nc3 (12. Bxd5 Rd8 13. Nc3 (13. c4 Nc6 14.
Bxc6 Rxd4) 13... Nc6) 12... Rd8 13. Nxd5 Qxc5 (13... Qe5 $2 14. c3 Rxd5 15. Qb3
$1 $18) 14. Nb3 Qf8 15. c3 Nc6 $44)) 11. Nbd2 (11. g5 Qe7 12. Nbd2 Qxc5 13. Nb3
Qb6 14. Qd2 Bg4) 11... Bxg4 12. Nb3 Qf6 13. Qd2 Rfe8 14. Rad1 Re4 (14... Rac8
15. Rfe1) 15. Nh2 (15. Rfe1 Rae8 16. Nh2 Bxe2 17. Bxe4 Bxd1) 15... Bxe2 16.
Bxe4 Bxf1 17. Bxd5 Bh3) 7. h3 Re8 8. Qc1 $1 $146 (8. Nc3 Ne4 $1) 8... e5 9.
dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Bd4 (12. c4 dxc4 13. Na3 c3 14. bxc3
Rxe3 $3 (14... Rh5 15. g4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Nxg4 17. Bf4 Qxe2 18. Qd2 (18. Rd2 Qa6)
18... Qxd2 19. Bxd2 $16 Bf8 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Bf3) 15. Qxe3 $8 (15. fxe3 Ne4 16.
Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Rd8+ Bf8 $17 {with the idea of 19...Bh3}) 15... Qxa3 16. Rd8+ Bf8
$13 17. Qe5 (17. Rad1 Kg7 {then 18...Be7-c5}) 17... Kg7 18. Qxc7 Bc5 $3 19.
Rxc8 Rxc8 $1 (19... Qxc3 $6 20. Qxc5 Qxa1+ 21. Qc1 $1 (21. Kh2 Rxc8 22. Qxc8
Qxa2 23. Qxb7 a5 $36) 21... Qxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Re8) 20. Qxc8 Qxc3 21. Kh2 Qxa1 22.
Qxc5 Qxa2 23. Bxb7 a5 $15) 12... Re6 $8 13. c4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Rd6 15. Nc3 (15.
Kh2 $6 Be6 (15... Ne4 16. Na3 $1 (16. Nc3 Rxd4 17. Rxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 (18. Nd5
$2 Qc5) 18... Nxc3 19. Qxc3 c6 $10) 16... Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Rxd4 18. Qxd4 Nd6 $14)
(15... Qd8 16. Nc3 Ng4+ 17. hxg4 Rxd4 18. Rxd4 (18. e3 Be6 19. Qb5 Rd7 20. Qxb7
Rb8 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Qxa7 Rxb2) 18... Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Bxd4 20. Rd1 Bxf2 (20...
c5 21. e3 Bxg4 22. exd4 Bxd1 23. Nxd1 cxd4 24. Bxb7 Re8 25. Bf3 Rc8 $14) 21.
Rd8+ Kg7 22. Ne4 Be3 $13 23. g5 h6 24. gxh6+ (24. Bh3 Bxh3 25. Rxa8 Bf5 26.
gxh6+ Kxh6 27. Nc3 c6 $44) 24... Kxh6 25. g4 $13) 16. Qb4 Qd8 (16... Qd7 17.
Nc3 (17. Qxb7 Rd8 18. e3 (18. Bxf6 Rxd1 19. Bxd8 Qxd8 $17) 18... c5 19. Bxf6
Rxd1 20. Bxd8 Qxb7 21. Bxb7 Bxb2 $19) 17... Ng4+ 18. hxg4 Rxd4 19. Qxb7 Rd8 20.
e3) 17. Qxb7 (17. Bxb7 Rb8) (17. Nc3 a5 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qa7 (19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20.
Rxd6 cxd6 $17) 19... Ng4+) 17... Rb8 18. Qxa7 Ng4+ 19. hxg4 Bxd4) (15. e4 $2
Nxe4) (15. Na3 Be6 16. Qb4 c6) 15... Be6 16. Qb4 (16. Qa4 $5 c6 17. b4 Nd5 18.
Bxg7 (18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxg7 Bxg2) 18... Kxg7 19. Nxd5 (19. Ne4 Nb6 20. Qc2
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qxb4 22. Nc5 Bxa2) 19... Bxd5 $10 (19... cxd5 $5)) 16... c6 17.
Kh2 (17. Bc5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Qc7 $10) 17... Rd7 $8 18. Bc5 Qd8 19. e4 a5 20. Qa4
h5 $1 $132 21. f4 Bh6 $1 22. e5 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bd6 Be6 $1 (24... Be6 $1
{with the idea of 25...Qb6} 25. Qd4 Bf8 26. Rd2 Bxd6 27. exd6 Qf8 $1 $132)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.06"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 {A toothless variation.} e6 6.
Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 O-O $5 {I did not want to play some boring position.
} (8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Bf5 11. Re1 O-O 12. c3 Qb6 13. Qb3 a5 14.
Ne5 Qxb3 15. axb3 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bd8 17. Bf4 Bg6 18. Ree1 Bb6 $11) 9. c3 (9. e5
$6 {White should not close the center and make it vulnerable.} Ne8 10. Nf1 Bh5
$1 (10... c5 11. c4 $1 dxc4 12. Ne3) 11. Ne3 Qb6 12. c3 c5 $40) 9... c5 {
Very direct approach.} (9... Bh5 $5) 10. exd5 {Draw offer.} Nxd5 11. Nc4 cxd4
12. Qxd4 Bf5 $1 $146 {Trying to make life dificult for whites queen.} 13. Qd1
$1 {Very solid!} Qc7 $5 {Is this a blunder or not?} (13... Rc8 14. Nh4 $1 Bxh4
15. Nd6 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bf6 17. Nxc8 Qxc8 $44 (17... Bxc3 $2 18. Ba3)) (13... Nc5
14. Nd4 Bg6 15. Ne5 $14) (13... N7f6 14. Nce5 $14) 14. Nd4 $1 {looks like
black is totally busted but now black pulls out some tactics!} Bg6 $1 15. Bxd5
{Of course this ain't not the only move!} (15. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 16. Rxe6 (16. Bxd5
$2 exd5 17. Rxe7 Qc5 18. Qe1 Rae8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Ne3 Ne5 $17) 16... N7f6 (
16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc5 18. Rxg6 $5 hxg6 19. Bf4 (19. Bd5+ Kh7) 19... Rxf4 20.
gxf4 Qxf4 21. Qd4 $11) 17. Bxd5 Bf7 (17... Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Bf7 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20.
Rxe5 Bf6 21. Re4 Bd5 22. Nd2 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 $14) 18. Rxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd6 Bxd5 20.
Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Bf4 b6 (21... Qe7 $2 22. Qxb7 Qe2 23. Nf7+ Kg8 24. Qd5 $18) 22.
Qe6 Rad8 $14) 15... exd5 16. Rxe7 dxc4 17. Bf4 $1 {It is a clear sign that
white started to play for a win too.} (17. Nb5 $6 Qb6 18. Qxd7 $2 ({The c pawn
is untouchable yet due to these variations:} 18. Na3 Nf6 19. Nxc4 Qc5) (18. Nd6
Rad8 19. Nxc4 Ne5) 18... Rad8 19. Qxb7 Qxb7 20. Rxb7 Rd1+ 21. Kg2 Be4+ $19) (
17. Ne6 fxe6 18. Qxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxd7 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Be3 $11) 17... Qd8
18. Bg5 (18. Nc6 bxc6 19. Qxd7 Qb6 20. Qb7 $11) 18... Nc5 19. Qe2 Qb6 {
Strangely here around I have tought that I had a big advantage.} 20. Rd1 Bd3 $6
{Forcing the matters without having enough backup!} ({I felt like} 20... Rac8
$1 $13 {was the move but only after the game.}) 21. Qe5 {The game is a good
proof that centralisation is very important!} f6 $4 {The worst was that I have
produced this howler after 20 minutes of thinking time and I have thought that
I have the upper hand.} (21... Rad8 $1 22. Be3 $1 (22. Qc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 Rxd4
24. Rxc5 (24. cxd4 Ne6 25. Rxb7 $2 Nxg5 26. Rxa7 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nxd4 $17) 24...
Re4 25. Rc7 f6 26. Be3 Rf7 $11) 22... f6 (22... Be4 23. Qc7 (23. Rd2 Rd5 24.
Qf4 Qg6) 23... Qxc7 24. Rxc7 Nd3 25. Rd2 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nb5 Ne5 28. Nd4
$11) (22... Nd7 23. Qb5) 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Rxc7 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Nb5 b6 $1
$11) (21... Bg6 22. Be3) ({Kon ni hodit!} 21... Na4 $4 22. Ne6 $1 $18) (21...
Ne4 $4 22. Rxd3 $1 Nxg5 23. Re3 $18) (21... Rfd8 $2 22. Nf5 $1 $18) 22. Qd5+
Kh8 23. Bh6 $1 $18 {Missing this is equal to resignation.} ({I was building
castles in Spain with} 23. Be3 $2 Rad8 24. Qh5 Bg6 25. Qe2 Qa6 $13) 23... Rg8 {
The final part of my self destruction but it is anyway hopeless.} (23... gxh6
24. Rxd3 Qd8 25. Qxd8 Rfxd8 26. Rde3 $18) 24. Qf7 $1 1-0

[Event "SLO-chT 11th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2001.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mikac, Matjaz"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2001.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maribor Branik"]
[BlackTeam "Ptuj"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 {A slow continuation.}
Na6 $5 (6... c6 7. Bf4 Bf5 $11 {leads to an equal game.}) 7. Bf4 c5 8. Be5 e6 {
Mixing some setups.} (8... Bf5 9. Nbd2 Qb6 10. Qb3 Ne4 $1 11. Qxd5 $140 $2 Rad8
12. Qb3 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Bxe5 14. Nc4 Qxb3 15. axb3 Bd6 16. Bxb7 Nc7 $17) 9. Na3 {
Looking for c4.} Bd7 10. dxc5 (10. Bd6 Ba4 $1 {is a cool motif.}) 10... Nxc5
11. c4 Bc6 (11... Qe7 $5 12. cxd5 exd5 $13) 12. Bd4 (12. Nd4 Ncd7 13. Bd6 Re8
14. Nxc6 bxc6 $13) 12... b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. cxd5 exd5 $1 {Black should not be
afraid about the isolated d pawn because it restricts whites queen's knight on
a3.} (14... Nxd5 15. Qd2) 15. Rc1 Qe7 (15... Ne6 16. e3) 16. Re1 Rac8 ({
Very active is.} 16... Nfe4 $142 17. Nf3 (17. Ng4 f5 18. Ne3 Rad8 $36) 17...
Bh6 18. e3 Ne6 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nc3 b5 $36) 17. e3 Rfd8 (17... a6 $142 18. Re2 b5
19. Rec2 Ne6 $13) 18. Nb5 a6 $2 {Black goes blind.} ({These two lines are
better.} 18... Ba6 19. Bf1) (18... a5 19. Bh3 Rb8) 19. Nc3 $2 {Timid.} (19. Na7
$1 Rc7 20. b4 Nfe4 (20... Ra8 $6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Nac6 $1 {I have
underestimated this.} Bxc6 23. Rxc5 Bb5 (23... Bb7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qa1 $16)
24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. a4 Be8 26. Qa1 Ne4 (26... Qc2 $2 27. Nf3 Ng4 28. Bxg7 Qxf2+
29. Kh1 Nxe3 30. Rg1 Nxg2 31. Bh6 d4 32. Rf1 Qe2 33. Qxd4 Qxf1+ 34. Ng1 f6 35.
Qd5+ Kh8 36. Qb7 $18) 27. Rc1 Qe7 28. Ng4 f5 29. Bxg7 Qxg7 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31.
Nf6+ Kh8 32. Rc7 $1 $18) (20... Nce4 $2 21. Nac6) 21. Ng4 (21. bxc5 bxc5 22. f3
cxd4 23. Nac6 Bxc6 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 Nc3 $44) 21... Ne6 (21... f6 22. f3
Ng5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Qc2 Ne6 25. Bc3 Ra8 26. Ba5 Rxa7 27. Bxc7 Qxc7 $16) 22.
Rxc7 (22. Bxb6 $2 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Ra8 $17) 22... Qxc7 23. Bxg7 Nxg7 (23... Kxg7
24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qa1+ $16) 24. b5 Ba8 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. bxc6 Rd6 27. Qd3 $16)
19... b5 {After this black has a space adavantage.} 20. a3 {Unnecessary.} Ne6
21. Nf3 Ne4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ne2 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 (24. Nxc1 Qf6) 24... Qf6 $40
25. Ned4 Rc8 26. Qd1 Nxd4 27. exd4 Rc4 28. Rf1 (28. Bf1 Rc7) 28... Qb6 $1 29.
Qb3 f6 $5 (29... Qc7 30. Rd1 $1 {Amazing resource.} (30. Ne5 $2 Rxd4) (30. Qe3
$2 Rc2 31. Ne5 Rxb2 32. Rc1 Rc2 33. Rxc2 Qxc2 $19) 30... Rc2 31. Ne1 Re2 32.
Bxe4 (32. f3 Nxg3 $1 (32... Nd2 33. Qd3 Qe7 34. Nc2 Nc4 35. Bf1 Re6 36. Rb1 $15
) 33. hxg3 (33. Qd3 Qe7) 33... Qxg3 34. Qc3 h5 $17) (32. Bf3 Nd2) 32... Rxe4
33. Nf3 $15) 30. h4 $2 {White goes berserk instead of trying to defend.} (30.
Rd1 a5 $5) 30... Qc7 31. Qe3 Rc2 32. Nh2 $1 {The only counterchance lies in
Nh2-g4 now.} Bc8 $1 {Prophylaxis!} (32... f5 {I have pondered long about this.}
33. h5 $1 (33. Nf3 Rxb2) 33... Rxb2 34. Rc1 Rc2 35. Rxc2 Qxc2 36. Qf4 $44) (
32... Rxb2 33. Ng4 f5 34. Bxe4 fxg4 35. Bg2 $44) (32... h5 33. g4 Rxb2 34. gxh5
gxh5 35. Rc1 Rc2 36. Rxc2 Qxc2 37. Nf1 $132) (32... h6 33. Ng4 g5 34. hxg5 hxg5
35. f4 $132) 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34. d5 $5 {Although it looks like white is giving
up a pawn up a pawn for nothing things are not that simple.} (34. Qxe4 Bb7 (
34... Rxb2 35. Re1 Bf5 36. Qe8 Rb1 37. Rxb1 Bxb1 38. Qe6 $132) 35. d5 Rc5 (
35... Qc5 36. Ng4 Qxd5 37. Qxd5 (37. Qe7+ Qf7 38. Re1 Bf3 (38... h5 $2 39. Nxf6
Qxe7 40. Rxe7+ Kxf6 41. Rxb7 Rxb2 42. Rb6+ Kf5 43. Rxa6 b4 44. axb4 Rxb4 $11)
39. Qd6 $13) 37... Bxd5 38. Ne3 Rd2 39. Nxd5 Rxd5 40. Rc1 $11) (35... Rc4 $6
36. Qe6 Rd4 37. Ng4) (35... Rd2 36. Re1 $1 $132) 36. Rd1 (36. Re1 Bxd5 $15)
36... Qf7 37. Ng4 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Bxd5 $11) 34... f5 $1 {Although it may be
subject to some positional criticism,I like this move.} 35. Qd4+ $6 {Changing
the diagonal for whites queen could be costly.} (35. h5 Qc5 $1 36. Qg5 Qxd5 (
36... e3 37. Qxe3 Qxe3 38. fxe3 Rd2 (38... Bb7 $6 39. Rd1 Rxb2 40. Nf3 $44 {
The d pawn is tremendously strong.}) 39. Rc1 Bd7 40. Rc5 Kf6 41. Nf3 Rxb2 42.
Rc7 Ke7 43. Ne5 Kd6 44. Rxd7+ Kxe5 45. h6 Kf6 46. Rxh7 Kg5 47. d6 Rd2 48. d7 a5
49. Kf1 b4 50. axb4 axb4 51. d8=Q+ Rxd8 52. Rb7 Kxh6 53. Rxb4 $11) 37. Qe7+ Kh6
38. Qf8+ Kxh5 39. Qe7 Kh6 40. Qf8+ $11) 35... Kg8 36. d6 Qg7 37. Qd5+ Qf7 38.
Qd4 Qc4 39. Qf6 Qe6 40. Qd8+ Kg7 $17 {Black has a serious advantage now.} 41.
Re1 Bd7 42. Nf1 Qxd6 43. Ne3 Rc8 $2 {An unexpected lapse!First round games due
to travel fatigue became thougher for me lately.} (43... Rxb2 $4 44. Rd1 Rd2
45. Nxf5+ gxf5 46. Qg5+ $18) (43... Rd2 $1 {Active rook.} 44. h5 (44. Rc1 $2
Rxf2 45. Qc7 Rd2 $19) 44... Qf6 45. h6+ Kf7 46. Qc7 Qxb2 $19) 44. Qa5 Be8 (
44... f4 45. Rd1 Qe6 46. gxf4 Qh3 47. Qxa6 Bg4 48. f5 $1 Bf3 (48... Bxd1 $2 49.
Qxc8 $18 {White threatens 50.f6 or 50.Qd7 on the next move.}) 49. Rd7+ Kh6 50.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 51. Qxg6+ $11) 45. Rd1 Qf6 {Important square for the queen.} 46. Qd2
$5 ({Disturbing black's queen may easily turn out to be in vain.} 46. Nd5 Qe6
47. Nf4 (47. Qd2 Qe5 48. Nb6 Rc7 49. h5 f4 $1 $40) (47. Nc7 Qc6 48. Nxa6 e3 $19
) 47... Qc6 48. Qb4 Bf7 $17) 46... Qe5 47. Ng2 (47. h5 gxh5 48. Qd6 (48. Qd4 $6
Qxd4 49. Nxf5+ Kf6 50. Nxd4 Bf7 $17) 48... Qxd6 (48... Rc5 49. Qd8 Bg6 50. Rd7+
Kh6 51. Qf8+ Kg5 52. Nd5 Rc1+ 53. Kg2 Rd1 54. Qc5 $1 $16) 49. Nxf5+ Kf8 50.
Rxd6 Rc1+ 51. Kg2 Bc6 52. Nd4 Bb7 53. Rd7 Bc8 54. Rd6 $44) 47... Bf7 (47... h6
48. Nf4) 48. h5 $1 {White does not give up the fight.} gxh5 49. Qg5+ Kh8 50.
Ne3 $2 {This is wrong.The idea behind 48.h5 should be rook assault on the 7th.}
(50. Rd7 Rf8 $5 $13 (50... Rg8 $6 51. Qh6 Qe6 52. Qd2 h4 $1 53. Qd4+ (53. Nxh4
f4 54. Qd4+ Rg7 55. Rd8+ Bg8 56. Rd6 Qc4 57. Qe5 Qc1+ (57... fxg3 $2 58. Nf5
gxf2+ 59. Kxf2 Qc2+ 60. Ke1 $1 Qc1+ 61. Rd1 Qg5 62. Qxg7+ Qxg7 63. Nxg7 Kxg7
64. Rd4 $16) 58. Kh2 $44) 53... Rg7 54. Nf4 Qc4 55. Qe5 e3 $1 56. Nh5 (56. Qxe3
hxg3 57. fxg3 $11) 56... exf2+ 57. Kxf2 hxg3+ 58. Nxg3 $40) (50... Qe6 51. Qd2
$44 (51. Re7 h6 52. Qh4 Qg6 53. Qf4 Kg8 54. Nh4 Qg5 55. Nxf5 Qxf4 56. gxf4 Bb3
57. Nxh6+ Kf8 58. Rxe4 Rc2 59. Nf5 (59. f5 $4 Kg7 $19) 59... Rxb2 $17))) 50...
Rg8 $1 {Black is ready to jettison pawn f5.} 51. Rd8 $2 {Generally speaking
Q+N better collaborates than Q+B but not with two pawns down.} (51. Qxf5 Qxf5
52. Nxf5 Be6 53. Nd6 e3 54. Re1 Rd8 55. Ne4 exf2+ 56. Kxf2 Bg4 $15) 51... Rxd8
52. Qxd8+ Kg7 53. Qg5+ Bg6 54. b4 Kf7 $1 {The majesty also participates in the
game.} 55. Qd8 h4 $1 {Now after this sacrifice black is about to give white
also some weaknesses in the kingside.} (55... f4 56. gxf4 Qxf4 57. Qd7+ Kf8 58.
Qe6 $44) 56. Qd7+ $2 (56. gxh4 $1 {Despite everything white has to go for that.
} Qe7 (56... f4 57. Ng4 Qe7 (57... Qe6 58. Qc7+) (57... Qa1+ 58. Kh2 (58. Kg2
f3+ 59. Kh2 $11) 58... e3 $1 $11 (58... Qxa3 $2 59. Qc7+ Ke6 60. Qe5+ $16)) 58.
Qb8) 57. Qd5+ Qe6 58. Qb7+ Kf8 59. Qb8+ Be8 $15) (56. Qxh4 $2 Qa1+ 57. Kg2 Qxa3
$19) 56... Qe7 57. Qd5+ Qe6 58. Qb7+ ({Most likely the following line does not
help white neither.} 58. gxh4 f4 59. Qb7+ Kf6 60. Nd5+ Ke5 $1 $19 {transposes
to the next note.}) 58... Kf6 {White continously sacrifice a pawn by not
capturing the one en prise.} 59. Nd5+ $6 (59. gxh4 f4 60. Nd5+ Ke5 $1 61. Qc7+
$1 Qd6 $8 62. Qxd6+ Kxd6 63. Nxf4 Ke5 64. Ne2 (64. Nxg6+ hxg6 65. Kf1 Kf5 66.
Ke2 Kf4 $19 {ends up in a hopeless pawn ending.}) 64... Bh5 65. Ng3 Bg4 $1 (
65... Bf3 $2 66. Nf1 Kd4 67. Ne3 Kc3 68. Nd5+ Kb3 69. Nc7 Kxa3 70. Nxa6) 66.
Kf1 (66. Nf1 Kd4 67. Ne3 Be6 68. Kg2 Kc3 69. Kg3 Kb3 70. Kf4 Kxa3 $1 (70... Bf7
$2 71. Kxe4 Kxa3 72. Nd5 Bxd5+ 73. Kxd5 Kxb4 74. f4 Ka4 75. f5 b4 76. f6 b3 77.
f7 b2 78. f8=Q b1=Q 79. Qf4+ Qb4 80. Qc4 $3 $11) 71. Nc2+ Ka4 72. Kxe4 Bb3 73.
Nd4 Kxb4 74. Nxb3 Kxb3 75. f4 Kc4 $1 76. f5 b4 77. f6 b3 78. f7 b2 79. f8=Q
b1=Q+ $19) 66... Kd4 67. Ke1 Kd3 68. Nf1 Kc3 69. Ne3 Be6 $19) 59... Kg5 $19 {
Now it is absolutely gone for white,he is simply two pawns down.} 60. Nf4 Qf6
$4 {I became aware of his next after having produced this howler.} (60... Qd6
$1 {Mikhalchishin.} 61. Qg7 hxg3 62. fxg3 Qd2 (62... e3 63. Ng2 Qxg3 64. Qe7+
Kg4 $19) 63. Qe7+ Kg4 64. Qh4+ Kf3 65. Qh1+ Ke3 $19) ({This also wins but more
complicated.} 60... Qe5 61. Qd7 hxg3 62. fxg3 Kg4 63. Kh2 Qb2+ 64. Ng2 Kf3 65.
Qd1+ Qe2 66. Qb3+ Kf2 67. Qb1 (67. Nf4 Qd2 68. Qb1 Bf7 69. Qg1+ Kf3+ 70. Kh3
Bc4 $19) 67... Bh5 68. Nf4 Qd1 69. Qa2+ Be2 70. Nh3+ Kf1 71. Nf4 e3 $19) 61.
Qc7 $1 {I had simply seen the idea when my opponent was thinking about his
next.} hxg3 62. Nh3+ $1 {The point!No rupture results in whites structure,thus
whites queen and knight controls black's extra pawns.} Kh6 63. Qf4+ $1 (63.
Qxg3 Bh5 {heals partially the problem with the bishop.}) 63... Kg7 64. Qxg3 $15
{Once again the evaluation of the position changes.} h5 $2 {This kills the
last hopes for a win.Black should have kept his pawn on h7.} 65. Kh2 h4 66.
Qc7+ Bf7 67. Nf4 Kh6 68. Qc1 Qg5 69. Qc6+ Kh7 (69... Bg6 70. Qd6 e3 71. Qf8+
Kh7 72. Ne6 Qh6 73. Qe7+ Kg8 74. fxe3 $11 (74. Qd8+ Kf7 75. Ng5+ Kg7 $11 {
is an immediate draw.})) 70. Qc7 Qg7 71. Qe7 Bc4 72. Qd8 $138 {This does not
miss much!} (72. Qxh4+ Qh6 73. Kg3 Qxh4+ 74. Kxh4 Kh6 75. Kg3 Kg5 76. Nh3+ Kf6
77. Kf4 $11) 72... Bf7 73. Qe7 Bb3 (73... Ba2 $142 74. Qd8 Bb1 {is an
improvement after considering what happened in this game.}) 74. Qd8 Bc2 (74...
Qg4 {Unfortunately there is a perpetual after this try.} 75. Qe7+ Kg8 76. Qe8+
Kg7 77. Qe7+ Bf7 78. Ne6+ Kg6 79. Nf8+ Kg7 80. Ne6+ $11) 75. Qxh4+ Qh6 76. Kg3
Qxh4+ 77. Kxh4 Kg7 $5 {Black still tries to do something but with one
difference now he may even lose the game after this.} (77... Kh6 78. Kg3 Kg5
$11) 78. Kg5 Kf7 79. Nd5 Ke6 80. Ne3 Bb1 81. Kf4 Bd3 82. Nxf5 $14 {This
position now is to whites advantage.} Kd5 83. Ke3 Kc4 (83... Bf1 {or}) (83...
Bb1 {is immediate draw.}) 84. Nd4 Kc3 85. Ne6 Bc2 86. Nc5 Kb2 87. Nxa6 Kxa3 88.
f3 $6 $11 {White even does not try to win!} (88. Kd4 Kb3 89. Kc5 Bd3 90. Nc7
Kc3 91. Nxb5+ Kd2 92. Nd4 Ke1 93. f4 exf3 94. Nxf3+ Kf2 95. Ne5 Be4 96. b5 Ke3
97. b6 Bb7 (97... Kf4 $4 98. Nc6 $18) 98. Nc4+ Kf4 99. Nd6 Bg2 $11) 88... exf3
89. Kxf3 Kb3 90. Ke3 Kc4 91. Kd2 Bf5 92. Nc7 Kxb4 93. Nxb5 Kxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 19th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2003.02.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nalbandian, Tigran"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 (7. Qxb6
axb6 8. Na3 Ra5 9. Bc7 Bf5 10. Bxb6 Ra6 11. Bc7 e6 12. Nb5 Be7 $44) 7... Bf5 8.
Qc1 e6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Nh4 $6 {This is almost always a wrong one.} (10. Be2 O-O
11. O-O Rfc8 12. b3 $140 cxb3 13. axb3 Nb4 $132) 10... Be4 11. Nhf3 {White
realised that he may effort to lose a move in a closed position.} (11. Nxe4
Nxe4 12. Nf3 g5 13. Bg3 h5 $17) 11... Bg6 12. h3 Ne4 $5 {Once again a pushy
move.I have decided to rush the things up.} (12... O-O 13. Be2 (13. b3 $6 cxb3
14. axb3 Rfc8 15. Qd1 (15. Qb2 a5) 15... Na5 {looks like white is lagging on
development.}) 13... Rfc8 14. O-O Qd8 $15) 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bg6 15. Be2
O-O ({I could even change the move order but anyway whites attempt of having a
kingside attack did not impress me at all during the game.} 15... Qd8 16. O-O
O-O) 16. h4 $5 {A very strange idea but it seems to work.} (16. O-O Qd8 17. b3
b5 18. a4 a6 $11) 16... h6 17. g4 {Draw offer.Is not it a strange one?} Qd8 18.
g5 {The pawn sac looks suspicious but anyway it is the natural outcome of
whites offensive.} (18. Bg3 b5 $17) 18... hxg5 19. hxg5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21.
Nf3 Qf6 $1 (21... Qe7 22. Kd2 Be4 23. Qf1 f6 24. Qh3 Kf7 25. Rag1 $44 {and
white has some compensation.}) 22. Kd2 Rfd8 {Black should prepare his king to
evacuate kingside before things get worse on the h line.} (22... Be4 $6 23. Rh3
g6 24. Qh1 b5 25. Qh2 $40) 23. Qg1 Kf8 24. Qg3 Ke7 25. Rag1 Qf5 26. Rc1 Qf6 27.
Rcg1 Qf5 {Suddenly I have convinced myself that white has compensation.} (27...
Kd7 28. Rh4 $1 (28. Nh4 $2 Ne7 29. Nxg6 Nxg6 (29... fxg6 30. Bd1) 30. Kc1 (30.
Bh5 Ne7 31. Bd1 (31. Qxg7 Qxf2+) 31... Kc6 $17 (31... Nf5 32. Ba4+ Kc8)) 30...
Rh8 $17) 28... Rh8 29. Rf4 Qe7 30. Nh4 Bb1 31. Nf3 Bxa2 32. Qxg7 Raf8 33. Ra1
Bb3 (33... Rhg8 34. Ne5+ Nxe5 35. Qxe5 f6 36. Qh5 Bb3 37. Rxa7 Kc7 {and black
suffers from bad bishop.}) 34. Ne5+ Nxe5 35. Rxa7 Kc7 36. dxe5 (36. Qxe5+ $4
Kb6 37. Ra1 f6) 36... Rhg8 37. Qf6 Qxf6 38. Rxf6 Rg1 39. Bh5 Kb6 40. Ra3 Rg7
$11) 28. Rc1 Qf6 {Game drawn due to threefold repetition.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paracin Summer op-A 10th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2017.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zanan, Evgeny"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2017.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 {The modern treatment
of the opening.} Be7 $5 (6... Bd6 7. Bg3) 7. h3 (7. Bd3 Nh5) 7... Bd6 $1 {
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian's idea from the Exchange Slav is also valid here.}
8. Bxd6 (8. dxc5 $142 Bxc5 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O $14 {may steal a
tempo.}) 8... Qxd6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Qa4 $5 (10. a4 $5) (10. O-O O-O {(and Black
threatens 11...Nxd4)} 11. Ba4 $5) 10... cxd4 (10... O-O 11. Qa3) 11. cxd4 (11.
exd4 O-O 12. O-O Nh5 $5) 11... O-O 12. O-O a6 13. Bxc6 $6 {White should
definitely keep the bishop.} (13. Be2) (13. Bd3 Rfc8 (13... Qb4 $5) (13... e5
14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Qb4) 14. a3 $11 (14. Rfc1 Nb4 15. Qa3 Ne8))
13... Bxc6 14. Qb3 Nd7 $146 (14... Ne4 {has been played.}) 15. Rfc1 a5 16. Qc3
$5 Rfc8 17. Ne5 f6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 {I had had a hell of a game against GM Kosic
in the morning in which I had beaten him for first time in my life so I
decided to call it a day with an early draw offer against Zhenia!} (18... bxc6
19. Rc2 $1 (19. Nb3 a4 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 Rab8 23. b3 axb3 24.
axb3 Rxb3 25. Ra6 $11)) (18... Rxc6 19. Qd3 (19. Qb3 $1 Rac8 20. Rc3 (20. Rxc6
Qxc6 21. Nf3 b6 22. Ne1 $11) 20... Rxc3 21. bxc3 Qc6 22. Rb1 (22. Rc1 b5 23.
Rb1 a4 24. Qxb5 Qxb5 25. Rxb5 Rxc3 26. Rb7) 22... b6 23. Rc1 b5 24. Rb1 a4 25.
Qxb5 Qxb5 26. Rxb5 Rxc3 27. Rb2 a3 $140 28. Rb7) 19... Rac8 20. Nb3 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Subasic Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Zenica"]
[Date "2006.12.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Drasko, Milan"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2006.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Milan offered a draw before the game} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 {I wanted to give
this another try.} 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 {This does not allow a transposition to
Neo-Gruenfeld.} ({with} 4... Nf6 5. c4) 5. O-O Nf6 $5 {Probably this is not
the only move.} (5... Nh6 $5 {looks also playable since White is deprived of
h4-h5 due to early castle.}) 6. Be3 $5 {This bizarre move did not surprise me
since Landa has tried it gainst me in China. Later Milan said that it is an
idea of Dizdarevic.} (6. Bf4 $5 O-O 7. Qc1 $11 {looks like no imrovement to me.
}) 6... O-O 7. Qc1 Bg4 8. Rd1 Nbd7 9. Nc3 $6 {A strange move closing the path
of his c pawn.} (9. Nbd2 Re8 $13 (9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Bxe2 12. Re1
Bf3 13. Nxf3 exf3 14. Bxf3 e6 $11 {is proven to be toothless.})) 9... Re8 ({
Of course I have immediately giving up on} 9... Ne4 $6 $11) 10. Bh6 Bxf3 11.
Bxf3 e5 $15 {White has a pair of bishops but his backward center makes him to
be slightly worse.} 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bg2 {This is a critical
position. I m not so sure if I have played the best in this position.} Qb6 $6 (
14... Nc4 $2 {allows} 15. e4) (14... Qe7 15. Qf4 Nc4 16. b3 Nd6 17. e3 $15) 15.
b3 {After this White has an easy plan to equalize: he has to throw his queen
up with e3, Qd2-d4 or Qf4-d4 and I do not know how to prevent it.} Neg4 (15...
Rad8 16. e3 $11) 16. Qf4 h5 17. h3 Nh6 18. Rd3 $1 {Draw offer} Re7 19. Rad1 (
19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Rae8 22. Bf3 Qc7 $11) 19... Rae8 20. e3 Qc7
21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Ne2 $11 {The position is more or less equal.} Nf5 (22... Nd7
23. c4 Ne5 24. Rc3 dxc4 25. bxc4 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 $11) 23. c4 $1 dxc4 24. bxc4
Ne4 {I had to count on simple positions} ({since} 24... Re5 $6 25. Nc3 Rc5 26.
e4 Ne7 27. Rd4 b5 28. f4 $1 $44 {looks risky.}) 25. Bxe4 {White does not want
to surrender c5 square.} (25. Nc3 Nc5 $132) 25... Rxe4 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. exd4 $2
$138 {Timid play resulting in a precarious position.} (27. Rxd4 $142 $11 {
is a must.}) 27... c5 28. f3 $2 {He started to drift.} (28. Kg2 $1 cxd4 (28...
Kf6 29. Rf3+ $1 {annoys black.} (29. Kf3 Kf5)) 29. Kf3 Re5 30. Rxd4 Ra5 31.
R1d2 (31. Rd7 Rxc4 32. Rxb7 Rc2) 31... Ra4 32. c5 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Rxc5 34. Rd7
Rb5 35. a4 $15 {is a much better version for white.}) 28... Re2 29. R1d2 Re1+
30. Kf2 Rc1 31. dxc5 Rxc4 32. Rd5 R4xc5 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Rd7 Rb5 35. h4 a5 $19
{It is not clear if Black needs to bring the king up after White has committed
himself in the kingside with f3.} (35... Kf6 36. Ke3 Ke6 37. Rc7 Rb4 38. a3
Rb3+ 39. Kf4 a5 40. a4 f6 (40... Rb4+ 41. Kg5) 41. Ke4 Rb4+ 42. Ke3 b6 43. Rc6+
Ke5 44. Kf2 g5 45. hxg5 fxg5 46. Rg6 Kf5 47. Rh6 h4 48. Kg2 $17) 36. Ke3 Re5+
37. Kf4 Rf5+ 38. Ke4 b5 39. a3 (39. Rd5 $2 b4 40. Rxf5 gxf5+ 41. Kd3 f4 42.
gxf4 a4 $19) 39... Rc5 40. Rb7 a4 (40... Rc4+ 41. Kd3 Ra4 $1 {gives similar
positions compared to the game.} (41... Rc1 $2 42. Rxb5 Rg1 43. Rxa5 Rxg3 44.
Ke3 $11)) 41. Kd4 Rc1 42. Ke3 (42. Rxb5 Ra1 (42... Rg1 $2 43. Ra5 Rxg3 44. Ke3
$11) 43. Ra5 Rxa3 44. Ke4 Ra1 45. Kf4 a3 $19) 42... Rb1 {Here around I have
started to change my heart about the position unnecesarily.} (42... Rc3+ 43.
Kf4 Rxa3 44. Rxb5 Ra1 45. Ra5 a3 $19) 43. Kf4 Kf6 $2 {The winning method
consists of getting an a passer then to push it till a2 and only then to move
the king out. Usually it is believed that the a pawn does not win. However
this is not the case in this game since White's king is on f4 and his
counterpart's travel to h3 cannot be prevented because of f3.} (43... b4 $2 44.
axb4 a3 45. Ra7 Rxb4+ 46. Ke3 Rb3+ 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Ra6+ Ke7 49. g4 $11) (43...
Rb3 44. Rb6 (44. g4 hxg4 45. fxg4 Rxa3 46. Rxb5 Ra1 47. Ra5 a3 48. Kg3 a2 49.
Kg2 f5 $1 $19) 44... Rxa3 45. Rxb5 Ra1 {The first phase of the winning plan:
an a passer is created.} 46. Rb6 a3 47. Ra6 (47. Rb7 {is a good attempt to
prevent f6 and start a counterattack of his own with a well timed Kg5.} a2 48.
Ra7 Kf8 {threatening f6.} 49. Ra8+ (49. Kg5 Rg1 50. Rxa2 (50. Kf6 a1=Q+) 50...
Rxg3+ 51. Kf4 Rh3 $19) 49... Ke7 50. Ra7+ Ke6 51. Ra6+ Kd5 52. Ra5+ {Another
check is needed because the black king is still very near and can protect f7
on time.} (52. Kg5 Rg1 53. Rxa2 (53. Ra5+ Ke6) 53... Rxg3+ 54. Kf4 Rh3 55. Ra7
Ke6 $19) 52... Kc4 53. Kg5 (53. Ra7 f6) 53... Kb3 $1 {Now White is losing
since his rook is on a5 and very close to Black's king.} (53... Rg1 $2 54. Rxa2
Rxg3+ 55. Kf4 Rh3 56. Ra7 $11) 54. Kf6 (54. Rb5+ Ka4 55. Rb7 (55. Rb2 Ka3)
55... Rg1 56. Rxf7 Rxg3+ 57. Kh6 Rg1 58. f4 a1=Q 59. Ra7+ Kb5 60. Rxa1 Rxa1 61.
Kxg6 Rg1+ 62. Kxh5 Kc6 63. f5 Kd6 $19) 54... Rf1 55. Kxf7 Rxf3+ 56. Kxg6 Rxg3+
57. Kxh5 Kb2 58. Rxa2+ Kxa2 59. Kh6 Kb3 60. h5 Kc4 61. Kh7 Kd5 62. h6 Ke6 63.
Kh8 Kf7 64. h7 Kg6 65. Kg8 Kh6+ 66. Kh8 Ra3 $19) 47... f6 48. Ra7+ Kf8 49. Ke3
a2 {The second phase is completed: Black succeded to put his pawn on f6 and
the other one on a2. f6 cuts out any idea of penetration to the vulnerable
kingside and White's king is stalemated because of the pawn on a2.} 50. Kf4 Ke8
51. Ra8+ Kd7 52. Ra7+ Kd6 53. Ra6+ Kd5 54. Ra4 Kc5 55. Ra6 Kd4 56. Ra3 Kc4 $1 {
Black's king is heading for h3. White is zugzwanged again and has to give way
to Black's king.} 57. Ra8 Kd3 58. Ra3+ Ke2 59. Re3+ Kf2 60. Ra3 Kg2 61. Ra8 (
61. g4 hxg4 62. Kxg4 Kh2 63. Kf4 Kh3 64. Ra8 g5+ $1 65. hxg5 fxg5+ 66. Kf5 g4
$1 67. fxg4 Rf1+ 68. Ke6 a1=Q 69. Rxa1 Rxa1 70. g5 Rg1 71. Kf6 Kh4 72. g6 Kh5
73. g7 Kh6 $19) 61... Kh3 {The final phase: Black's king reached on h3, so he
can open the rook for a lateral check, then White will lose two pawns on the
kingside.} 62. Ra3 Rb1 63. Rxa2 Rb4+ 64. Ke3 Kxg3 $19) 44. g4 $1 Ke6 {I had to
sac a pawn there.} (44... hxg4 {This exchange gives him a passerto base
counterplay on.} 45. fxg4 Rb3 (45... Ke6 46. h5 $132) (45... g5+ 46. hxg5+ Ke6
47. Ke4 (47. g6 fxg6 48. Kg5 Kd6) 47... Rb3 $11) 46. g5+ $1 Ke6 47. Kg4 $11)
45. gxh5 gxh5 46. Kg5 Kd5 47. Kxh5 $11 Kc6 $138 {Here I could not decide which
way to go with my king.} (47... Kc4 48. Kg5 Rb3 49. Rxf7 Rxa3 50. h5 Ra1 51. h6
(51. Rf4+ Kc3 52. h6 Rd1 53. h7 Rd8 54. Rh4 Rh8 55. Kg6 a3 56. Kg7) 51... Rg1+
52. Kf6 Rh1 53. Kg7 b4 54. Ra7 a3 55. f4 b3 56. Ra4+ $1 $11) 48. Rxf7 Rb3 {
Now Black will get connected passers on the queenside, but they cannot be
pushed as easy as one may guess.} 49. Kg5 Rxa3 50. h5 Ra1 51. h6 Rg1+ 52. Kf4
Rh1 53. h7 Kb6 (53... a3 54. Kg5 $11) 54. Kg5 Ka5 55. Ra7+ {It is not clear
who should play for a win.} (55. Kg6 a3 (55... Kb4 $2 56. Rf8 a3 57. h8=Q Rxh8
58. Rxh8 Kc3 59. Ra8 b4 60. f4 Kb2 61. f5 a2 62. f6 a1=Q 63. Rxa1 Kxa1 64. f7
b3 65. f8=Q b2 66. Qa3+ $18) 56. Rf8 b4 57. Ra8+ Kb5 58. f4 Rg1+ 59. Kf7 Rh1
60. Kg7 (60. h8=Q $2 Rxh8 61. Rxh8 a2 $19) 60... Rg1+ $11) 55... Kb6 56. Rf7
Ka5 57. Ra7+ Kb4 58. f4 a3 59. f5 Kb3 60. f6 a2 61. Rxa2 (61. f7 Rxh7 62. f8=Q
Rxa7 $11) 61... Rxh7 {A very bad performance by Black who failed to show good
enough knowledge in a theoretically won rook endgame.} (61... Rxh7 62. Rf2 Rf7
(62... Rh8 63. Kg6 b4 64. Kg7 Rb8 65. f7 Kc3 $11) 63. Kg6 Rxf6+ 64. Kxf6 b4 65.
Ke5 Kc3 66. Rf3+ Kc4 $1 $11 {Black's king shoulders White's and draws the game.
}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 74th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2002.11.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Siebrecht, Sebastian"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2002.11.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Bd6 4. Bg2 f5 5. b3 Nf6 6. Ba3 Qe7 7. Bxd6 cxd6 8. c4
Nbd7 9. O-O b6 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Nb5 Ndf6 12. cxd5 Ba6 13. Qd3 O-O 14. dxe6 Rac8
15. a4 Rc3 16. Qd1 Bxb5 17. axb5 Qxe6 18. d5 $1 {A strong continuation,
setting a trap overlooked by Black.} Nxd5 $2 ({A decisive mistake.} 18... Qxd5
{or 18...Qf7 was to be preferred.}) {[%tqu "En","Black's position is a bit
loose. How can White use this?","Exploit the shaky position of Black's
d5-knight.","Use your knight for a decisive strike.","f3g5","This impressive
knight thrust wins on the spot.",4]} 19. Ng5 $1 {This powerful blow wins
immediately.} (19. Ng5 $1 {[%csl Rd5,Re6,Rg8][%cal Gg2d5,Gd1d5] , and Black
resigned, since he loses a piece:} Qe5 (19... Nxg5 20. Bxd5 $18) 20. f4) 1-0

[Event "Olomouc Skanska Cup"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "2004.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Slaby, Jerzy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. Nbd2
h6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nd3 O-O 11. c4 Qb8 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Re1 a5 14. a3 b5 15. cxd5
cxd5 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Be5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qb2 $2 ({A dubious
decision. More prudent was} 19... Qc7 20. Nd4 Rab8 $14) 20. Nd4 $1 Qxa3 $6 (
20... b4 {falls short of} 21. e3 $1 Qxa3 (21... bxa3 22. Re2) 22. Qd2 {,
winning the queen.}) (20... Ne4 {was more stubborn.}) 21. Nxb5 Qb4 22. Nc7 Rab8
23. Nxe8 Nxe8 24. e4 dxe4 25. c6 Nd6 26. c7 Rc8 27. Re3 Kf8 28. Bxe4 $1 {
The shortest way to victory.} Bxe4 {[%tqu "En","How would you justify White's
bishop sacrifice on the previous move?","Exploit the weakness of Black's back
rank.","Use the e3-rook for the decisive blow!","e3e4","This powerful blow
crowns White's attack.",5]} 29. Rxe4 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Gc7,Rc8,Gd1,Rd6,Rd8,Ge4,Rf8]
A remarkable conclusion of White's attack.} Qxe4 ({If} 29... Nxe4 {, then} 30.
Qd8+ Rxd8 31. cxd8=Q#) 30. Qxd6+ Ke8 (30... Kg8 {fails to} 31. Qd8+) 31. Rd1 {
Threatening 32.Qd8+ and 32.Qd7+.} ({Black resigned in view of the line:} 31.
Rd1 Qa8 32. Qd7+ Kf8 33. Qd8+) 1-0

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Antic, Dejan"]
[Black "Cabrilo, Goran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Nc3 d4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 (11... Bxf6 $5 12. Nbc5 (12. Nec5 Bc8
13. Qd3 O-O 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. Be4 Be7 $1 $132 {Rivero,J-Jordan,O/Traffic op
1992 (27)}) 12... Bc8 13. c3 Be7 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Nd3 Qb6 $11 {
Bischoff,K-Landenbergue,C/SWZ-ch int 1992 (28)}) 12. c3 (12. Nec5 $5 Qb6 $5 (
12... Bc8 13. f4 $6 (13. c3 dxc3 14. Qxd8+ (14. bxc3 $5 Qc7 15. Qd2 a5 $6 16.
Na4 $1 Nd8 17. Qe3 $14 {Seirawan,Y-Kortschnoj,V/Monaco Amber blind 1994 (42)})
14... Nxd8 15. bxc3 a5 16. Na4 Ra7 17. Nb6 Be6 18. Nd5 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rf6]
[%cal Gg2b7] Trois,F-Franco,Z/Wijk-B 1983/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 13... Bxc5 14. Nxc5
Qe7 15. Ne4 f5 16. Nd2 e4 17. Nb3 Qf6 $15 {Alvarez,T-Song,P/New York op 1993 
(36)}) 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. e3 $5 (14. c3 O-O-O $5 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 $11
{Spiridonov,N-Georgiev,K/Varna 1983 (21)}) 14... O-O-O 15. exd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4
Rxd4 17. Qh5 $5 $36 {[%cal Gg2b7] Bator,R-Welin,T/SVE-chT 9596 1996 (38)})
12... dxc3 (12... O-O 13. Nec5 $5 dxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qd3 $14 {
Horvath,C-Farago,I/Budapest Elekes 1995/1-0 (64)}) 13. Nxc3 O-O $5 (13... f5
14. e4 $5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Rc8 17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 $14 {Kochyev,
A-Balashov,Y/Moscow GMA-op 1989 (60)}) 14. Nd5 f5 $5 15. Qd2 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxd5
17. Bxd5 $14 {This kind of an endgame is quiet typical for the following
variation.White keeps slightly better chanses,but it's problematic to get more
than this.} Rac8 18. Rfc1 Bg5 $5 (18... Rfd8 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 bxc6 21.
Rc1 Rd6 22. Na5 c5 23. Nc4 Ra6 24. a3 $14) 19. e3 $5 (19. Rc5 Rfd8 20. Rd1 b6
21. Rc4 Ne7 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. h4 Bf6 24. Rd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2d8]}) 19... f4 {
The idea behind Bg5.} 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. exf4 exf4 23. Na5 $5 {
[%csl Ra7,Rc6]} Re8 $5 $132 24. Kf1 (24. Nxc6 $6 Bf6 $1 25. Nxa7 (25. Rb1 Re6
26. Nb4 fxg3 27. hxg3 Re2 $11) 25... Ra8 26. Nc6 Bxb2 27. Rb1 Rxa2 $11) 24...
Bf6 $1 25. gxf4 Re4 $5 26. Re1 $1 {White tries to reah maximum from the
position.} (26. Nxc6 Rxf4 27. Ke2 Bxb2 28. Rb1 Bd4 $11) 26... Ra4 27. Nxc6 Bxb2
28. Re2 $1 Bc1 (28... Rxa2 $5 29. Kg2 a5 30. Ne7+ Kg7 31. Nd5 h5 32. f5 (32.
Nc3 Ra3 33. Rxb2 Rxc3 34. Rb5 $11) 32... Kh6 33. h4 $14) 29. f5 Kg7 30. Re7 $1
{[%csl Rf7]} Rxa2 31. Nd8 $36 Bg5 (31... Bf4 $5 32. Rxf7+ Kh6 33. h4 (33. Ne6
Bxh2 34. f4 Ra4 $11) 33... a5 34. Ne6 Be5 35. f4 Ba1 $14) 32. Rxf7+ Kh6 33. Ne6
Bh4 $1 34. f4 $14 a5 35. h3 $138 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanov, Alexey2"]
[Black "Raetsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vladivostok DVGU"]
[BlackTeam "Voronezh OShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 {Finkel,A} d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Bg2 Qd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. c4 $5 (6. b3
$5 f6 7. Bb2 O-O-O 8. Nbd2 e5 9. dxe5 d4 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bc5 12. a3 Rhe8
13. b4 $16 {Matlak,M-Grabher,H/Bohemians-B 1992}) (6. Be3 f6 7. c4 e6 8. Nc3
Nge7 9. g4 Bf7 10. Qa4 dxc4 11. Qxc4 $14 {Schindler,W-Krause,F/BL2-W9697}) (6.
c3 $5 f6 (6... e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nbd2 f5 $5 9. c4 Nf6 $132 {Setterqvist,
K-Brynell,S/SWE-ch Goteborg 1990}) 7. b4 (7. Bf4 e6 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6
10. O-O Nge7 11. c4 Rd8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. a3 O-O 14. b4 $14 {Kveinys,A-Fomina,
T/Viking op 1997}) 7... e6 8. Nbd2 Nge7 9. O-O Nc8 10. e4 Be7 11. Ne5 $5 Bxd1
12. Nxd7 Ba4 13. exd5 Kxd7 $11 {Kengis,E-Short,N/Erevan olm 1996}) 6... e6 7.
O-O dxc4 8. Qa4 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Rd8 (9... Nge7 $5 10. Rd1 (10. e3 $5 e5 11. dxe5
Qxh3 12. Qxc4 Qf5 13. Bg2 Qxe5 14. Nc3 $44) 10... Nc8 $5 11. Qxc4 (11. Nc3)
11... Ne5 $1 12. Qc3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 c6 14. Nc3 $14) (9... Nxd4 $2 10. Qxd7+
Kxd7 11. Rd1 c5 12. e3 $18) 10. Qxc4 Nxd4 11. Bxb7 c6 12. Ba6 e5 (12... Nf6 13.
Nc3 Be7 14. Be3 e5 15. Kh2 O-O) 13. Kh2 Nf6 14. Nc3 Be7 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rad1 c5
17. Bc1 $5 Rb8 $6 (17... Qf5 $5 18. Bb7 $5 (18. Qd3 e4 19. Qb1 Rd7 20. Be3 Rfd8
21. Bc4 Qg6 $132) 18... e4 19. Be3 Rd7 20. Qa6 $1 Rb8 21. Bc8 Qg6 $8 22. Bf4 (
22. Bxd7 Ng4+ $15 {[%cal Gg6a6]}) 22... Rb6 $13) 18. Qd3 Qc6 19. Bc4 e4 $6 {
[%csl Re4][%mdl 16384]} (19... Rfd8) 20. Qb1 h6 (20... Rfd8 21. Bg5 Ng4+ 22.
hxg4 Bxg5 23. Nxe4 $16) 21. Bf4 Rbd8 22. Be5 $1 Nd7 (22... Rfe8 $5 23. Bxd4
cxd4 24. Bb5 Qb6 25. Bxe8 dxc3 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. Ba4 cxb2 28. Bb3 $14) 23. Nd5
$1 $16 Rfe8 (23... Bd6 24. Bxd4 (24. Bxd6 $6 Qxd6 25. Qxe4 Ne5 26. Bb3 Rfe8 $44
{[%csl Re2][%cal Ge8e2]}) 24... cxd4 25. Rxd4 Nc5 26. b4 Rb8 27. Qe1 $16) 24.
Bxd4 cxd4 25. Nxe7+ Rxe7 26. Rxd4 Rde8 27. Rfd1 Nf6 28. b4 $18 Qc7 29. Qc1 {
[%cal Gc1e3]} Qb8 30. Qe3 h5 31. b5 (31. a3 $5) 31... h4 32. Qg5 $1 {[%mdl
2048]} hxg3+ 33. Qxg3 Re5 34. Kh1 Kf8 (34... Nh5 35. Qg6 $1 Qc7 36. Qc6 Qxc6
37. bxc6 Rc5 38. Rd8 Kf8 39. Bb3 $18) 35. a4 $1 {[%cal Gg3a3,Ga3d6]} Qb6 36.
Qa3+ Kg8 37. Qd6 {[%mdl 2048]} Qa5 (37... e3 $5 38. Qxb6 axb6 39. f4 Re4 40.
Rxe4 Rxe4 41. Rd8+ $18) 38. Rg1 Rh5 39. Kh2 (39. Qxf6 $4 Rxh3+ 40. Kg2 gxf6 $17
) 39... Qc3 40. e3 Rh6 41. Qc7 Kh8 42. Qxf7 Rg8 43. Rxe4 Qd2 44. Rf4 Qd6 45.
Rg3 1-0

[Event "London Challenge m"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1999.04.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Arkell, Keith C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1999.04.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Finkel,A} e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 d5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nf6 7. Nbd2
Bxg3 (7... O-O 8. Ne5 Bxe5 $5 (8... cxd4 9. exd4 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 Nc5
12. Be2 b6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. O-O $14 {Meduna,E-Inkiov,V/Gausdal Int 1988}) 9.
dxe5 Nd7 10. Bd3 $6 Ncxe5 11. Bxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Qxe5 f6
$15 {Dus Chotimirsky,F-Vidmar,M/Karlsbad 1911}) (7... Ne4 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Nxe4
dxe4 10. Nd2 cxd4 11. exd4 f5 12. f3 O-O 13. fxe4 fxe4 14. Bc4 e3 $132 {
Kovacevic,S-Lalev,D/Kamen Piskov mem 3 1983}) (7... cxd4 8. exd4 Nh5 9. Bxd6
Qxd6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 f5 12. O-O Nf6 13. Ne1 $14 {Bilek,I-Inkiov,V/Berlin op
1984}) (7... Qe7 8. Ne5 Bd7 9. f4 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. d5 exd5
13. Qxd5 O-O-O 14. O-O-O $14 {Garcia,J-Rahman,T/Dubai olm 1986}) 8. hxg3 Qe7 (
8... cxd4 9. exd4 Ng4 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Ng5 Nf6 14.
Ndf3 O-O-O $13 {Kovacevic,S-Diaz,P/Manresa op 1996}) (8... c4 $6 9. a4 $6 Qc7
10. Qc2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Nf3 Qe4 $11 {Gonzalez Aguirre,
L-Bjelica,K/Las Palmas-D 1994}) 9. Qa4 $5 (9. Bb5 $5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Ne5
Rc8 12. g4 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Kxd7 14. Qf3 Rcf8 $13 {Agababian,N-Radu,E/Timisoara-W
1994}) 9... O-O 10. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 (10... Bd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Bd3 h6 13. Nf3 (
13. O-O-O $6 Rfc8 14. Nf3 a6 15. Qc2 b5 $36 {[%cal Gb5b4]}) 13... e5 14. dxe5
Ndxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bc2 $14) 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Nf3 (12. Bd3 $5 h6 (12... g6)
13. Nf3 f6 (13... c4 $6 14. Bb1 Nc5 15. Qd1 b6 16. Qd4 $14) 14. Qh4 b6 15.
O-O-O Bb7 16. exf6 $14) 12... c4 13. Qd1 f6 14. exf6 (14. Qd4 $5 fxe5 15. Nxe5
Qf6 (15... Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Rf5 17. Qd4 Qf7 18. e4 $14) 16. Nf3 b6 17. O-O-O Nc5
$132 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gc5e4]}) 14... Nxf6 15. Qd4 Ne4 $6 (15... b5 $5) 16. Bxc4
$5 Nxf2 17. Kxf2 dxc4 18. Qxc4 $14 h6 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Kg1 $1 {[%cal Gf3e5]} e5
21. Rh5 $5 (21. Qe4 $5 Bf5 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Rae8 24. Nf3 Rxe3 25. Kf2 $16
) 21... Bf5 22. Qh4 Qe6 (22... Qxh4 23. Rxh4 Rae8 24. Rb4 b6 25. Rd5 $16) 23.
g4 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gg4g5]} Bg6 24. Rxe5 Qxa2 25. g5 h5 26. Qb4 Rad8 27. Kh2 (
27. Rxd8 $5 Rxd8 28. Qxb7 $16) 27... b6 $16 1/2-1/2

[Event "Redbus KO"]
[Site "Southend"]
[Date "1999.04.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Ward, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1999.04.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Finkel,A} d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qb6 $5 (5... e6 6.
O-O Bc5 7. Nb3 Bb6 (7... Be7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bg2 Bd7
12. Be3 Bc6 $11 {Andersson,U-De Firmian,N/Biel 1990}) 8. c4 dxc4 9. Qxd8+ Bxd8
10. N3d2 $5 Nd4 11. Nc3 Ba5 12. e3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne2+ 14. Kh1 Nxc1 15. Rfxc1
Rb8 $11 {Iliesco,J-Espina,C/Mar del Plata 1942}) (5... Qa5+ 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nb3
Qd8 8. O-O Nf6 9. e4 d4 10. Ne2 e5 11. h3 a5 $5 $13 {Kuever,M-Hawranke,D/RLN
1983}) 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be3 Qd8 8. O-O Bg4 $5 {Logical continuation.} (8... e6 $5)
9. h3 Bh5 10. c4 e6 (10... dxc4) 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd4 Qd7 ({There is no clear
way to equality also after} 12... Nd5 $5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qa4 $1 Qd7 (14...
Nxe3 $2 15. Bxc6+ Ke7 16. fxe3 $1 $18 {[%csl Re7][%cal Ga1d1,Ga4a3]}) 15. Qxc4
Rb8 (15... Nxe3 16. Qxc6 Rc8 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. fxe3 Bc5 $14) 16. Bc5 $5 Nxc3
17. Qxc3 Bxe2 18. Rfe1 $36 {and white has very dangerous initiative.}) 13. Nxc6
bxc6 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. Rfd1+ Nd5 16. Rd4 {White gains nothing after both} (16.
Nxd5 $6 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bxe2 $1 18. Bxf7+ Bxd1 19. Rxd1+ $13) ({and} 16. Bxd5 $5
cxd5 $1 (16... exd5 17. Nxd5 Bxe2 18. Nb6+ Ke6 19. Nxa8 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Bd6 21.
Rxd6+ Kxd6 22. Bf4+ Kd7 23. Nc7 g5 24. Be5 $16) 17. Nxd5 Bxe2 18. Nb6+ Kc6 19.
Nxa8 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Be7 21. Rd4 Rxa8 22. Rxc4+ Kd7 $11) 16... Rb8 $5 17. Nxd5 $1
{[%mdl 4160] Now the timing is perfect.} cxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rxd5+ Ke6 20.
Rxh5 Rxb2 21. Ra5 $1 (21. Bxa7 $6 Rxe2 22. Kf1 Rd2 23. Re1+ Kd7 24. a4 Bd6 $13)
21... Bd6 (21... Rxe2 22. Ra6+ $1 Kd5 (22... Bd6 $2 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Bc5 c3 25.
Raxd6+ Rxd6 26. Rxd6+ Ke5 27. Rd1 $18) 23. Rd1+ Ke5 24. Rc1 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,
Rc4,Re5]}) 22. Ra6 c3 23. Rc1 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Making black to move the pawn to
c2,where it will become unprotectable.} c2 (23... Rc8 $5 24. Kg2 $5 (24. Bf4 $2
Rb6 $1 25. Rxb6 axb6 26. Bxd6 Kxd6 $17) (24. Bd4 $5 Rxe2 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26. Bxc3
Kd5 27. Rxa7 $16) 24... c2 25. Bf4 Rb6 26. Rxb6 axb6 27. Bxd6 Kxd6 28. Kf1 $16)
24. Kg2 Rc8 (24... Kd5 $5) 25. Bf4 Rb6 (25... Rd8 26. a4) 26. Rxb6 axb6 27.
Bxd6 Kxd6 28. Kf1 $16 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gf1e1,Ge1d2] It's clear that white will
win pawn c2,but anyway the position is drawn,but it demands an acurate play
from black.} Rc6 29. Ke1 Kd7 30. h4 h5 31. e3 b5 32. Kd2 Rf6 33. Ke2 Ra6 (33...
Rc6 34. Kd3) 34. Rxc2 Ra3 35. Kf3 Ra4 36. e4 g6 37. Kf4 Ke6 38. f3 Kf6 39. Rb2
Ra3 40. g4 hxg4 41. Kxg4 Ra4 42. h5 gxh5+ 43. Kxh5 Ra3 44. Kg4 Ra4 45. Kf4 Ra3
46. Rc2 Ke6 47. Kg4 Kf6 $5 (47... Ra4 $1) 48. f4 Ra4 49. e5+ Ke6 50. Kg5 Ra6
51. Rc5 $1 {[%cal Gf4f5][%mdl 4096]} Rxa2 $2 {Losing move.After correct} (51...
f6+ $1 52. Kg6 (52. exf6 Rxa2 $11) 52... fxe5 53. Rxe5+ Kd7+ 54. Kg7 b4 55. f5
Rxa2 56. f6 Kd6 57. Rf5 Rg2+ $11 {black manages to hold.}) 52. f5+ Ke7 53. Rc7+
Ke8 54. Kf6 Rf2 (54... Ra6+ 55. e6 fxe6 56. fxe6 Kd8 57. Rb7 $18) 55. Re7+ Kd8
56. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 28th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.06.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Bxe7 Nxe7 5. e3 (5. Nbd2 O-O (5... Nd7 6. e3
c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bb5 Qb6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qb3 $11 {Timmer,J-Friesen,B/
Vlissingen HZ-op 1997 (19)}) 6. e4 (6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6
10. O-O Rc8 $11 {Unkelbach,M-Becker,M/Sailauf op 1992/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 6... dxe4
7. Nxe4 Nbc6 8. c3 Qd5 9. Ng3 Rd8 10. Qd2 e5 $11 {Stefanova,A-Godena,M/Cannes
op 1996}) 5... O-O (5... c5 $5 6. c3 b6 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 Bb7 9. O-O Qc7 10.
e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Rd8 $132 {Ziembinski,M-Orlowski,R/POL-chT Augustow}) 6. c4 c5
$1 {After this strong reply black easily solves all opening problems.} 7. dxc5
{White can't gain anything also after} (7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 (8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3
Qa5 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 $11) 8... Nf6 9. Nc3 (9. e5 $6 Nfd7
10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Qxc5 12. Qd6 Nc6 $132) 9... cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4
e5 12. Nf3 Nc6 $11 {and only black can think about an opening advantage,but
deserved attention}) (7. Nc3 $5 cxd4 8. exd4 Nbc6 9. Qd2 (9. c5 b6 $15) 9... b6
10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O $13 {with mutual chanses.}) 7... Qa5+ 8. Nc3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 (9. Qd4 Rd8 10. Qxc4 Na6 11. Qa4 Qxc5 12. Be2 Bd7 $11) 9... Qxc5
10. Qd4 Qa5 $1 ({Less accurate} 10... Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Nbc6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Rd1
b6 14. Bb5 $1 $14 {and white has some pressure.}) 11. Qe5 Qxe5 12. Nxe5 Nd7 $11
13. Nxd7 (13. Nf3 Nf6 14. Rd1 b6 15. Ke2 Bb7 16. Rd2 Nc6 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 $11)
13... Bxd7 14. Ke2 Rac8 15. Bb3 Rfd8 16. Rhd1 Kf8 17. h4 h6 18. Rac1 Be8 {
The position is absolutely equal and the draw is not far away.} 19. Rxd8 Rxd8
20. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken zt"]
[Site "Munkebo"]
[Date "1998.09.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Fyllingen, Roy Harald"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1998.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 Bg4 4. Ne5 Bf5 (4... Bh5 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7.
Nxd7 Qxd7 8. b3 $6 (8. c4 $5) 8... Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nd2 a5 11. c4 a4 $15 {
0-1 Guenther,T-Mikhalevski,A/Berliner Sommer 1996 (49)}) 5. c4 c6 6. Bg2 e6 7.
O-O Nbd7 8. Nd2 (8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 (9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12.
Qb3 h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Godes,D-Stisis,Y/ISR-ch 1994 (30)}) 9... Qb6 10. Qxb6 Nxb6
11. Nc3 a6 12. Bf4 Bb4 13. Rfc1 Rc8 $2 (13... O-O $11 {[%cal Rf8c8]}) 14. Na4
$1 Rxc1+ 15. Rxc1 Nxa4 16. Rc8+ Ke7 17. Rxh8 $18 {1-0 Fitzpatrick,S-Telfer,K/
AUS op 1994 (26)}) 8... Be7 9. Ndf3 h6 (9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxc4 11. Nxc4 $14)
10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nh4 $2 (11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Qxb6 axb6 $11 {[%cal Ra8a2]}) (11.
Bf4 O-O 12. Qb3 (12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Qd2 Nf6 14. Rfc1 Ne4 15. Qe1 {[%cal Gb2b4,
Gf3e5]} Qb6 $1 16. a3 Bf6 17. Qd1 $11) 12... Qb6 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 $11) (11. Bd2
O-O 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 $11) 11... Bh7 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Nxd7 (13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Nhf3
O-O 15. Bf4 $11 {[%cal Ga8a2]}) 13... Nxd7 14. Qe3 Qd8 15. Bh3 $2 (15. Qb3 Qb6
16. Qe3 $11) 15... O-O 16. Nf5 Bf6 $15 {[%csl Rc1]} 17. Qf3 Nb6 18. Rd1 Nc4 19.
Qb3 (19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Bxe3 Qb6 21. Rd2 $15) 19... Re8 20. Kf1 $6 (20. e3 b6 21.
Bd2 Bg5 $1 $17 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gg7g6]}) (20. Ne3 {[%cal Ge3g4,Gg4e5,Yg4f6]}
Nxe3 21. Bxe3 Qb6 22. Qxb6 axb6 $15) 20... b6 21. Qc3 $2 {[%csl Rc3,Gf6]} (21.
Ne3 Qe7 22. Bg4 Nd6 $1 $17) 21... c5 $17 22. Qf3 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 cxd4 $2 (23...
Bxd4 $5 24. e3 Be5 25. Rxd5 Qf6 26. Rb1 Bxb2 27. Qe2 Bxc1 28. Qxc4 Bb2 $17 {
[%csl Yb2,Gf5]}) 24. Rb1 (24. b3 d3 $1 25. exd3 Bxa1 26. dxc4 Qf6 $17) 24...
Nd6 25. Bc2 $2 (25. Qxd5 $4 Re5 $18) (25. Bg4 $1 {[%cal Rg4c8]} Ne4 26. Bf4 $15
{[%cal Gb1c1]}) 25... Ne4 26. Ba4 $2 (26. Bf4 Rc8 27. Bd3 Rc5 $17) 26... Re6
27. Qg4 $2 (27. Bf4 $17) 27... Be5 28. Bc2 $4 (28. Bf4 Bxf4 29. gxf4 Rg6 30.
Qf3 Qh4 $19) 28... Qc8 {In this game white made 7 moves with his queen,and 6
moves with the bishop,so ,of couse he lost it.Now 28.Be4 (if 28.Bd3 Nf2! 29.
Kf2 Rf6+)28...de 29.Qe4 Bq3! 30.Qg2(30.Qd4 Rd6-+) 30...Be5 -+} (28... Nxf2 $1
29. Kxf2 Qc8 {[%cal Ge6f6]} 30. Bf5 Rf6 31. Kg2 Rxf5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.02"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{[%mdl 5152]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O c6 6. b3 (6. c4
dxc4 7. Ne5 Be6 {[%cal Rc8e6,Re6d5,Rd5g2,Gd8d5] After exchange bishops black
pieses will ocupate very importent central point d5.} 8. Na3 Bd5 9. Naxc4 Bxg2
10. Kxg2 O-O 11. Nf3 $6 (11. e3 $5 {[%cal Gd1f3]}) 11... Nbd7 12. Qd3 Nb6 13.
Nce5 Qd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 14. b3 Ne4 15. Bb2 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd3 17. exd3 Nc5 18.
Ba3 Nxd3 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Bxe7 Rd5 $15 {[%csl Gd5] 1/2-1/2 Vaklinov,
A-Pettinger,J/WchJM-U16 Szeged 1994/TD 94\01 (34)}) (6. Bf4 Qb6 7. Qc1 O-O 8.
c4 dxc4 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. e4 Na6 11. Ng5 Bg4 12. h3 Be2 13. Re1 Bd3 14. Ngf3 Nb4
15. Nxc4 Qa6 $17 {[%csl Re4] Gutman,L-Kogan,B/Lone Pine op 1981/MCL 04/1/2-1/2
(70)}) 6... a5 (6... O-O 7. Bb2 Ne4 8. Nbd2 (8. Nfd2 Nd6 9. e3 c5 10. c3 cxd4
11. cxd4 Nb5 12. Qe2 Nc7 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Nb5 Bg4 15. Qxg4 Nxb5 16. Qe2 a6 17.
a4 Nba7 18. Ba3 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6][%cal Gf1c1] 1-0 Rentschler,J-Gabriel,R/
BL2-S 1991/BL2 (63)}) 8... Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Bf5 10. Nh4 Be6 11. Rac1 c5 {1/2-1/2
Espig,L-Boensch,U/Zittau 1989/CBM 12 (11)}) (6... Bf5 7. Bb2 Qc8 8. Re1 O-O 9.
c4 Rd8 10. Nbd2 Bh3 11. Bh1 Bh6 12. e3 Bg4 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Qc3 Ne4 15. Nxe4
Bxe4 $11 {0-1 Varnusz,E-Kovacs,L/HUN-ch 1966/MCD-ch (28)}) 7. c4 a4 8. Ba3 $5 (
8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nc3 axb3 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 $11) 8... Ne4 (8... O-O $142
) 9. e3 Bf5 10. Nfd2 Nxd2 $2 ({Black doesn't want to castle.The reason -none.
Next move it will be too late,and king will stay in center until the end.} 
10... O-O $142 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bxe4 (12. cxd5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qxd5+) 12... dxe4
$13) 11. Qxd2 Be6 (11... O-O 12. cxd5 axb3 (12... cxd5 13. Nc3 $16 {[%csl Ra4,
Gc3,Rd5]}) 13. axb3 c5 (13... cxd5 $2 14. Bxe7 $18) 14. Bb2 Rxa1 15. Bxa1 $16)
12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 cxd5 (13... Qxd5 $2 14. Nc3 Qf3 15. Nxa4 b5 $140 $2 16.
Qb4 $18) 14. Nc3 $16 axb3 15. Qb2 $1 {[%cal Ga1a8,Gf1b1,Gb1b8] White sacrifice
the pawn for two open lines ("a"and"b")} bxa2 $2 {After this move black
position is very unhappy.Because of the weak pawn on d5.Also not so good to
play e6 couse after it white bishop will be too strong!But much better was:} (
15... O-O 16. Qxb3 Re8 17. Bb2 e6 18. Qxb7 Nd7 19. Rfb1 Nf6 {[%cal Gd8a5,Ge8b8]
With some countrplay.}) 16. Rxa2 Qd7 17. Rb1 Ra7 18. Qb3 $1 Nc6 (18... e6 19.
Qb6 Nc6 20. Nb5 {[%cal Gb5c7,Gb5d6]} Rxa3 21. Nxa3 $18 {[%csl Rb7]}) 19. Nxd5
Na5 (19... O-O 20. Nxe7+ $1 Nxe7 21. Bxe7 Rxa2 22. Bxf8 Rd2 23. Bxg7 Qf5 24.
Rf1 Kxg7 25. Qxb7 $18) 20. Qb4 {[%csl Re7]} Nc6 21. Qc4 h5 (21... O-O 22. Nxe7+
$1 $18) 22. Rab2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ga3c5]} e6 (22... Rxa3 23. Rxb7 Ra1
24. Nc7+ Qxc7 (24... Kd8 25. Rxa1) 25. Rxc7 Rxb1+ 26. Kg2 Nd8 27. Qa4+ Kf8 28.
Qa8 $18) 23. Nb6 Qd8 24. Bc5 Bf8 25. d5 {[%csl Re8]} exd5 26. Nxd5 Bxc5 27.
Qxc5 Ra5 28. Qc3 $1 {[%cal Gc3h8,Gb3b7,Rd5f6]} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.06"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 192]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 Bg4 (5... Bf5 6. c4
e6 (6... dxc4 7. Qa4 Nd7 $2 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Rd1 (10.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxc4 $14 {[%csl Re8]}) 10... Bxc6 11. Qxc6+ bxc6 12. Rxd4 $14 {
[%csl Rc6]}) 8. dxc5 e6 9. Qxc4 Bxc5 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13.
Ne4 Bb6 14. Rd1 Bc7 15. Be3 O-O 16. Ng5 $16 {[%cal Gc4h4,Rd1d7] 1-0 Zarkovic,
J-Mehmedovic,M/Zagreb 1977/MCD-ch (40)}) 7. Nc3 Be7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 cxd4 $6
(9... Qb6 $142) 10. Qxb7 Qc8 11. Qxc8+ Rxc8 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Rd1 Bc5 (13... d3
$5 14. exd3 O-O $14) 14. Ne1 Be4 15. Bh3 Rd8 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Rac1 Bxf4 18. gxf4
Rd6 19. f3 Bg6 20. f5 Bh5 21. Nc2 {[%csl Rd4,Rd5][%cal Gc2d4] with winning
position for white.1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Pomar Salamanca,A/Stockholm 1962/IZT (41)})
(5... Qb6 6. c4 cxd4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd5 g6 10. Nc3 Bd7 (10...
Bg7 11. Qa4+ Nc6 (11... Bd7 12. Bxf7+ $1) 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Rac1 {
and white is clearly better.}) 11. Be3 Bg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Rad1 e5 14. f4 $1 {
[%csl Rd4]} Qc7 15. fxe5 Nf5 16. Bf4 Qc5+ 17. Rf2 Rad8 18. e4 Ne7 19. Bxf7+ $1
Rxf7 20. e6 Rff8 21. exd7 $18 {1-0 Lein,A-Kots,Y/URS 1961/URS-ch (40)}) 6. c4
Bxf3 7. Bxf3 cxd4 $146 (7... Nxd4 8. Bg2 e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. e3 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 O-O (13... Qc7 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Bc3 Kh8 16. Qh5 $16 {
[%csl Gc3,Gd5] . 1-0 Anastasian,A-Lputian,S/Erevan 1994/EXT 94 (39)}) 14. Bxc6
$5 {Transformation !Two bishops---->into bishop against bishop with two weak
pawns:c6,c5.} bxc6 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6]} 15. Bd2 Bf6 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6]} 16. Qc2 Qd5 {
[%csl Rf3,Rg2,Rh3] 1/2-1/2 Benko,P-Keres,P/Budapest 1955/MCD-ma (24)} 17. Rfd1
$14) 8. Qb3 Qb6 $2 (8... Ne5 $5 9. Qxb7 d3 $1 10. Nd2 (10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5
Rb8 (11... dxe2 12. Qb5+ Qd7 13. Qxe2 Qxd5 14. f4 Nc4 $11 {[%cal Gd5c5]}) 12.
Qa6 dxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxd5 {and black is O.K.}) (10. Rd1 $5 $13) 10... Nxf3+ 11.
Nxf3 (11. exf3 $143 Qc8 12. Qb5+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $15) 11... dxe2 12. Qc6+
Nd7 13. Re1 dxc4 14. Qxc4 e6 $11) 9. cxd5 (9. Qxb6 $2 axb6 10. cxd5 Nb4 $15 {
[%cal Gb4c2,Gb4d5]}) 9... Qxb3 10. axb3 Nb4 11. Ra5 {[%cal Ga5b5]} b6 12. Rb5
Na6 $6 {[%cal Ga6c5]} (12... Nc2 $5 {[%cal Gd4d3,Rc2d4]} 13. Na3 $16 (13. d6
Rc8 $13)) 13. Bf4 Nc5 {[%csl Rc5]} 14. Nd2 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gb3b4]} Ncd7
15. Ra1 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gc4b6]} a6 16. Nc4 Ra7 17. Ne5 $5 {[%cal Ge5c6,Gc6d4]} (
17. Be5 {also looks very strong}) 17... g5 18. Nc6 $1 (18. Nxd7 $2 Rxd7 {
[%csl Gb5,Gf4]}) 18... gxf4 19. Nxa7 axb5 20. Nc6 $1 {[%cal Ga1a8]} Nc5 (20...
fxg3 21. Ra8+ Nb8 22. Rxb8+ Kd7 23. hxg3 $18) 21. Ne5 $3 {Fantastic!White has
piece less , played two "quiet" moves and black has no good defence now.} Nb7 (
21... Na4 22. bxa4 Nd7 23. Nc6 b4 24. a5 $1 $18) 22. Ra8+ Nd8 23. Nc6 (23.
Rxd8+ $4 Kxd8 24. Nxf7+ Ke8 25. Nxh8 Bg7 $19) 23... Kd7 24. Rxd8+ Kc7 25. Ra8
$18 {[%csl Rh8]} fxg3 26. hxg3 Kd6 27. Nxd4 Bg7 28. Ra7 {[%cal Gd4f5]} Kc5 29.
Nf5 Bf8 30. Rc7+ Kb4 31. Nd4 $40 {[%csl Rb4]} (31. Nxe7 Ne8 32. Nc6+ Kxb3 33.
Rxf7 $18) 31... e5 $8 (31... Rg8 32. Rc3 $1 {[%cal Gd4c6]} Ka5 33. b4+ Ka6 34.
d6 $18 {[%cal Gc3a3]}) 32. dxe6 Bc5 (32... fxe6 33. Rc3 Ka5 34. Bb7 b4 35. Rc1
{[%cal Gc1a1]} b5 36. Rc6 {[%cal Rc6a6] With mate on the next move.}) 33. Nc6+
Kxb3 34. Rxf7 Ne8 35. e7 Kxb2 36. Ne5 Kc3 37. Nd7 {[%cal Gf7f8]} Bd6 (37... Bd4
$142 {[%cal Gb5b4,Gb4b3]} 38. Rf8 b4 39. Nxb6 {[%cal Gb6d5]} b3 40. Bc6 b2 41.
Na4+ Kd2 42. Nxb2 Bxb2 43. Bxe8 $18) 38. Rf8 Rxf8 39. exf8=Q Bxf8 40. Nxf8 Nf6
41. e4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tyomkin,D} d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7.
c3 Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 {Actually this is not a big deal to get
equality in this position.} Qb6 (10... Re8 11. Qb3 Nxe4 (11... Qb6 12. Ned2 Qc7
13. Nc4 b5 14. Nce5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Rab8 17. Re1 $14 {1/2-1/2
Dizdarevic Emir-Almasi Zoltan/Ch Croatia (team) st league), Makarska 1995}) 12.
Rxe4 Bf5 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Nd2 Bd3 15. Nc4 Qa6 16. Ne3 Nb6 17. a4 Nd5 18. Ng4 Bf5
19. Ne5 Qb6 20. Qd1 Rad8 21. h4 h6 22. Qh5 Rf8 23. Qe2 Bh7 $10 {
Dizdarevic-Petran, Lyon 1994}) 11. Nxf6+ (11. Ned2 c5 (11... Nd5 12. Qb3 h6 13.
Nc4 Qc7 14. a4 Bf5 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Hug,W-Ekstrom,R/SWZ-ch
Zürich-Luzern 1993}) (11... Qc7 12. Qb3 Rfe8 13. Nc4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nd5 15. a4
a5 16. Bd2 Bf8 17. h4 h6 18. Re2 N7f6 19. Rae1 $14 {Strikovic-Mokry/32nd Chess
Olympiad, Yerevan 1996/0-1(60)}) 12. Qb3 $5 $146 (12. Nc4 {Notkin} Qa6 13. Qb3
(13. Ne3 Bxf3 (13... Bh5 14. Nf5 $14) 14. Qxf3 (14. Bxf3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Rfd8 {
ףd4/}) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Rab8 $10) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 (14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qb5
Qxb5 16. Nxb5 Nd3 17. Re3 Rad8 $15) 14... Rac8 15. Nfe5 (15. Ne3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3
Nb6 17. Nf5 Nfd5 $15) 15... b5 16. Ne3 Bh5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Bc3
Qb6 20. a4 Bxd4 $11 {Sherbakov,R-Burmakin,V/Russian Cup , Omsk RUS 1996/0-1(44)
}) 12... Qxb3 (12... Rfd8 13. Nc4) 13. axb3 cxd4 $6 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Re3 $16 {
[%csl Rb7][%cal Gb3b4] Ivanov,M-Fontaine,R/Enghien Les Bains 1997/1-0(45)}) (
11. Qb3 Nxe4 12. Rxe4 Bf5 13. Re1 a5 14. Ne5 a4 15. Nxd7 (15. Qxb6 $6 {Dolmatov
} Nxb6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bf4 Nd5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bxd5 (19. Bd2 Bd6 $15) 19...
cxd5 $15 {Hug,W-Miles,A/Biel 1986/1/2-1/2(65)}) 15... Qc7 (15... axb3 $2 16.
Nxb6 Rxa2 17. Bf4 $18) 16. Qd1 (16. Qc4 Qxd7 17. Bf4 $10) 16... Qxd7 17. h4 h6
18. Qf3 Ra5 {1/2-1/2 Speelman,J-Huebner,R/BL 1996}) 11... Bxf6 12. Qb3 a5 (
12... Rfe8 13. Bf4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18.
Be3 Rad8 $14 {/= Strikovic,A-Blagojevic,D/JUG-ch Banja Vrucica 1991/1/2-1/2(31)
}) 13. Bf4 (13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 a4 16. Bf1 $14 {Schekachev,
A-Krivosheya,S/Paris/1995/1-0/51/}) 13... a4 $1 $146 (13... Bf5 14. Bd6 Rfc8
15. Ne5 Qxb3 16. axb3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bd8 18. Ra3 $16 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ge1a1,
Yb3b4] Drasko,M-Blagojevic,D/JUG-ch Podgorica 1996/1-0 (64)}) 14. Qxb6 Nxb6 {
Skipping the middlegame the game enters the endgame.} 15. Bd6 Rfe8 (15... Bxf3
$5 16. Bxf3 (16. Bxf8 Bxg2 17. Bc5 Nd7 $1 18. Kxg2 Nxc5 19. dxc5 a3 20. Rac1 (
20. Rab1 axb2 21. Re3 Rxa2 22. Rd3 Kf8 $15) 20... axb2 21. Rc2 Rxa2 22. Rb1 g6
23. Rbxb2 Rxb2 24. Rxb2 Bxc3 25. Rxb7 Bd4 $11) 16... Rfe8 {[%csl Rb2,Rc3,Rd4]
[%cal Gb6c4,Ga4a3]} 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 (18. dxe5 $6 Nc4 19. Re2 Ra5 20. Rae1
Rb5 $19) 18... a3 (18... f6 $6 19. Re2 Ra5 20. Rae1 Rb5 21. Be4 $16 {[%cal
Ge4d3]}) 19. b3 Nd5 20. Rc1 Rad8 $11) 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. Bf1 Be7 $6 (17... Nd5 $1
{[%csl Rd6][%cal Ga4a3]} 18. a3 Rad8 19. Be5 Be7 $1 (19... Bxe5 20. Rxe5 f6 21.
Ree1 e5 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Nc4 e4 24. Rad1 $14) 20. c4 f6 21. cxd5 fxe5 22. dxc6
bxc6 23. Rxe5 Bf6 24. Ra5 Bxd4 25. Nc4 Rf8 $1 $15 {[%csl Rb2,Rf2]}) 18. Bxe7
Rxe7 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Ra5 (20... Rd7 $11) 21. b4 $1 axb3 $6 22. axb3 $14 {
<->a Open a-file and better pawn structure(black pawns are placed on the same
colour of his bishop)gives white an advantage.} Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Kf8 24. f3 Ke8
25. g4 Bc2 26. b4 Kd7 27. Kf2 Kd6 28. h4 e5 $2 (28... b5 $5 29. Be2 e5 30. Ra6
exd4 31. Bxb5 Rc7 32. cxd4 Kd5 33. Ba4 Bxa4 34. Rxa4 Kxd4 35. b5+ $11) (28...
h6 $14) 29. Ra2 $1 {[%csl Rc2]} Bd1 (29... b5 30. Bxb5 cxb5 31. Rxc2 $16) 30.
Rd2 Ba4 31. dxe5+ Kxe5 32. Kg3 $16 {[%csl Ra4,Re5] Suddenly black found itself
under attack!} Rc7 (32... g6 33. g5 $1 b5 34. f4+ Kf5 35. Bd3+ Ke6 36. f5+ $1
Ke5 $8 37. h5 $1 gxh5 (37... gxf5 38. Re2+ Kd6 39. Rxe7 Kxe7 40. Bxf5 f6 41.
Kf4 $18) 38. Re2+ Kd6 39. Rxe7 Kxe7 40. f6+ $18) 33. g5 h5 $4 {Careless play} (
33... Bb5 $1 34. Bb3 $1 {[%cal Rc3c4,Rb4b5]} (34. f4+ Kf5 35. Bb3 (35. Bxb5 $2
cxb5 36. Rd5+ Ke4 37. Rxb5 Kd3 $1) 35... Ke4 $1) 34... b6 $8 35. Rd4 $1 $16)
34. f4+ Kf5 35. Re2 $1 Bb5 36. Re5+ Kg6 37. f5+ Kh7 38. Bxf7 $1 1-0

[Event "Terres Catalanes 15th"]
[Site "Ampuriabrava"]
[Date "1997.09.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ubilava, Elizbar"]
[Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Ne5 cxd4 7.
Nxg4 Nxg4 8. c3 (8. e3 $5 Nf6 9. exd4 e6 10. a4 (10. Be3 $5) (10. Re1 $6 Be7
11. Bf1 O-O 12. c3 Rb8 13. a4 Bd6 14. Nd2 a6 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Bd3 f5 $1 $132)
10... Bd6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Re1 Na5 14. Bf1 Re8 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. Nf3
Nf8 $13 {Polugaevsky,l-Seiravan,J,1987}) (8. e4 Nf6 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. c3 (10. c4
Nb6 11. b4 $44 {Gufeld,E}) 10... e6 (10... e5 11. cxd4 Nxd4 12. Re1 $16 {
Gufeld,E}) 11. cxd4 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Be3 Bf6 15. Rc1 Qa5 16.
a3 $14 {Yermolinsky-Azmaiparashvili,1981.}) 8... Nf6 (8... dxc3 9. e4 $5 $36)
9. cxd4 e6 (9... g6 $6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. Qb3 $5 Qd7 12. e3 Na5 13. Qb4 b6 14. b3
Rc8 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Rfc1 $16 {Petursson-Polgar,Z/Icleandair op/SW,12,15 1988 
(28)}) 10. Nc3 Be7 11. e3 (11. e4 $6 {Kharitonov} dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4
Nxd4 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxb7 Rb8) 11... O-O 12. Bd2 (12. Qe2 $142 {Kharitonov})
(12. f4 $6 {Kharitonov} Bb4 $5 13. Ne2 Ne7 $6 (13... Ne4 {Kharitonov} 14. Qd3
f5 15. a3 Bd6 $15) 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. a3 Ba5 (15... Bd6 {Kharitonov} 16. Qxb6 axb6
17. Nc3 $10) 16. Qd3 $5 (16. Qxb6 {Kharitonov} Bxb6 {/\Nf5-d6-/+/}) 16... Qd8
17. b4 Bc7 (17... Bb6 {Kharitonov} 18. Nc3 Nf5 19. Bf3 Nd6 20. g4 $13) 18. Nc3
Nf5 19. Bf3 Nd6 20. g4 $5 $36 {Quinteros,M-Kavalek,L/Linares 1981 (37)}) (12.
b3 $5 Rc8 13. Bb2 a6 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Rfd1 Bb4 $6 16. Qd3 Be7 17. Rac1 b5 18. a4
$1 b4 19. Nb1 $14 {Lechtynsky,J-Adamski,J/Vrnjacka Banja 1984 (41)}) 12... Rc8
13. Qe2 Qd7 14. Rfc1 a6 $6 {Advancing the pawns on the queenside black is just
creating to himself weaknesses.} 15. Qd1 b5 16. Ne2 Bd6 17. a4 b4 18. a5 $1 $14
{All white pieces are placed on first and second ranks,but white's position
reminds a spring:one wrong move of black and all hidden energy will come out!}
e5 19. Be1 $1 {Another strong move showing that black has no real counterplay.}
(19. dxe5 $5 Bxe5 20. Qb3 Ne4 21. Be1 $5 (21. Bxb4 Rb8 (21... Nxb4 22. Qxb4
Rxc1+ $1 (22... Rb8 $6 23. Qa4 Qxa4 24. Rxa4 Rxb2 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rxe4 f6 27.
Nd4 $16) 23. Rxc1 Rb8 24. Qe1 Rxb2 25. Rd1 Nf6 26. Nc3 $14) 22. Qa4 Rxb4 23.
Qxc6 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Rxb2 25. Re1 $1 Ra8 26. f3 Nd2 27. f4 Bf6 28. Bxd5 Rd8 29.
Bg2 $16)) 19... e4 $6 {Giving white a free hand to do whatever he wants on the
queenside.} 20. Rc2 $1 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ge2c1,Gc1b3,Ga1c1,Gg2f1,Gc2c8] White's
play is very simple and very strong.} h5 $5 {Trying to create something on the
kingside.} 21. Nc1 h4 22. Nb3 $36 hxg3 23. hxg3 Nd8 $6 (23... Ne7 $5 24. Bf1 $5
(24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. dxc5 Nc6 (26... Qb5 27. Qa4 $1 Qxc5 28. Bxb4
Qc7 29. Qa3 Re8 30. Bf1 $16) 27. Bf1 (27. Qe2 Qb7 28. Bf1 Ra8 $132) 27... Qb7
28. Qa4 Rd8 29. Rd1 d4 $132) 24... Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Rc8 26. Qe2 Ra8 27. Qd2 $5 $14
) 24. Rac1 $16 Rxc2 (24... Ne6 $5 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. dxc5 Qb5 27. c6 $1 Qxa5 28.
Qd2 $16) 25. Qxc2 Qf5 26. Qc8 $1 Ne6 27. Qxa6 Be7 28. Qb7 Bd6 29. Rc6 $1 $18 {
The game is actualy over.} Bxg3 {Despiration,but the consequances of other
moves were about the same.} 30. fxg3 Qh5 31. Rc8 Rxc8 32. Qxc8+ Kh7 33. Qc2 Ng4
34. Bxe4+ $6 (34. Qe2 $1) 34... dxe4 35. Qxe4+ g6 $6 ({It was still possible
to put up some resistance after} 35... Kg8) 36. Qh1 Qxh1+ 37. Kxh1 Nxe3 38.
Bxb4 Nc7 39. Bd6 Nb5 40. a6 Nc4 41. Bb8 1-0

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zilberman, Yaacov"]
[Black "Afek, Yochanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. e4 Bxc5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6
7. O-O Nge7 8. Nc3 (8. c4 O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. Nbd2
$2 (12. a3 $142 Ba6 13. Rd1 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 12... Nb4 $1 13. Qe4 Ba6 14.
Nc4 Rae8 15. Qh4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qb5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Brkljaca,A-Paunovic,T/Belgrade
1988/TD 88\07 (26)}) 8... O-O 9. Bg5 (9. Bf4 Bg4 10. Be2 Re8 11. Ne5 $6 (11.
Qd2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nd4 13. Bg4 Nec6 $13) 11... Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Nf5 13. Nd3 Bb6 14.
Ng3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qf6 16. Qh5 h6 17. Rfe1 g5 18. Bd2 Re4 19. Re2 $2 (19. Bc3
Qg6 $5 $15) 19... Nd4 $17 {0-1 Hainzinger,J-Orsag,M/Aschach 1996/EXT 97 (31)})
(9. h3 a6 10. Bxc6 (10. Bd3 $142) 10... bxc6 $15 {[%csl Gc5,Gc8]} 11. Na4 Ba7
12. b4 a5 13. c3 $6 {1-0 Kazek,K-Videki,S/Bytom 1988/EXT 88 (34)} (13. bxa5
Qxa5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Nb2 $15 {[%cal Gb2d3]}) 13... axb4 14. cxb4 Re8 $17 {
[%csl Ga7,Gc8,Gd5][%cal Ga8a3]}) 9... f6 10. Bf4 Be6 (10... Bg4 11. Na4 (11. h3
$2 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd4 13. Qd3 $140 $2 (13. Qd1 Qb6) 13... Ng6 14. Be3 Ne5 15.
Qd1 Nxb5 16. Nxb5 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nc4 $15) (11. Be2 Re8 12. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Ga1d1,Gh2h3]}) 11... Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 $132 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf8e8,Ga8c8,
Ga8d8]}) 11. Na4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Re1 Bf7 $11 {White played not so active
in the opening ,so black got comfortable play very quickly.} 14. Nc3 d4 $5 (
14... Rad8 15. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2d4]} Bh5 16. Ng3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Qb3 a6 19.
Bf1 b5 $11 {[%cal Ge5c4]}) 15. Ne2 Rad8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (15... Qb4 $1 16.
Nexd4 (16. Bxc6 Nxc6 17. Nfxd4 Qxb2 (17... Rfd8 $2 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qc1 Rab8
20. b3 Rd2 21. c3 Qd6 22. Nd4 $18) 18. Rb1 Qxa2 19. Rxb7 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Rfe8 $11
) 16... Qxb2 17. Bxc6 Nxc6 18. Rb1 Qxa2 19. Rxb7 Rad8 $11) 16. Nexd4 $1 $16 {
[%csl Re7]} Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. Rxe7 Rb4 20. Rxb7 Rxb2 21. c4
{After a terrible blunder on 15 move white gets winning ending by force.} a5 (
21... Rc8 22. Rxa7 Bxc4 23. Bxc4+ Rxc4 24. Rd1 Rd2 25. Re1 h6 (25... Re2 26.
Kf1 $1 $16) 26. h3 $18 {[%cal Ge1e7]}) 22. a4 (22. c5 $1 Rc2 (22... Rxa2 $2 23.
Rxa2 Bxa2 24. c6 Rc8 25. c7 Be6 26. Ba6 $18 {[%cal Gb7b8]} Kf7 $140 27. Ra7 Ke8
28. Bxc8 Bxc8 29. Rxa5 $18) 23. c6 Bd5 24. Rd1 Bxc6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. h3 $16 {
[%cal Gd1d7]}) 22... Rc2 (22... Rc8 23. Rc1 $1 {[%cal Gc4c5,Gc5c6,Gc6c7]} (23.
c5 $2 Bd5 24. Bc4 Rd2 25. Bxd5+ Rxd5 $11) 23... Bxc4 $140 $2 24. h3 Rb4 25. Ra7
$16) 23. Rc7 Rd8 24. h3 h5 25. Re1 h4 26. c5 (26. Ree7 $143 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Rcc1
28. g4 hxg3+ 29. Kxg3 Rg1+ 30. Kf4 Bh5 $132 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gc1c3]}) 26...
Rdd2 27. Bc6 $4 (27. c6 $1 Bg6 (27... Rxf2 28. Rc8+ {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gb5d3]}) (
27... Bd5 28. Rd7 $18 {[%cal Gc6c7,Gc7c8]}) (27... Bc4 28. Rd7 $18) 28. Ree7
Kh7 (28... Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Rcc1 30. g3 Rh1+ 31. Kg2 Rcg1+ 32. Kf3 Bh5+ 33. Kf4 $18
) 29. Rxg7+ Kh6 30. Rcd7 Rxf2 31. Rxg6+ Kxg6 32. Bd3+ Kg5 33. Bxc2 Rxc2 34. c7
$18 {[%cal Gg1f1,Gf1e1,Ge1d1,Gd1d2,Gd2d3,Gd3d4,Gd4d5,Gd5d6]}) 27... Bd5 28.
Re8+ Kh7 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Re4 (30. Ree7 Rg5 $1 (30... Rdxc5 31. Rxg7+ Kh6 32.
Rh7+ Kg5 33. Rcg7+ Kf5 34. Rxh4 $18) 31. c6 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc2 33. Re4 Rxf2 34.
Rxh4+ Kg6 35. Rg4 Rxg4 36. hxg4 Rf4 $11) 30... Rcxc5 31. Rxh4+ Kg8 32. Ra7 Rh5
33. Rg4 Rhg5 34. Rxg5 Rxg5 35. Kh2 (35. Rb7 {[%cal Gb7b5]} Kf8 36. Kf1 Re5 37.
Rb5 $140 $4 Rxb5 38. axb5 Ke7 $19) 35... Rc5 36. f3 Kh7 37. g4 {[%cal Gh2g3]}
Kh6 38. Kg3 Kg6 39. Ra6 Rd5 40. Kh4 Kh7 41. Ra7 (41. f4 $143 Rd4 (41... g5+ $2
42. fxg5 fxg5+ 43. Kh5 $18) (41... f5 $2 42. g5 g6 43. Ra7+ Kg8 44. Kg3 Rd3+
45. Kf2 Rd4 46. Rxa5 Rxf4+ 47. Kg3 Rc4 48. Ra7 $16) 42. Rxa5 Rxf4 $14) 41...
Rc5 42. Kg3 {[%cal Gh3h4]} Rd5 43. h4 Rc5 44. Kf2 (44. h5 Kh6 45. Kh4 Rc3 46.
f4 Rc4 47. Rxa5 Rxf4 $14) 44... f5 45. g5 Rc4 $4 (45... Kg6 46. Kg3 (46. Ke3 $2
Rc3+ 47. Ke2 Rc4 $11) 46... Rd5 47. Ra6+ Kh5 48. Kf4 Kxh4 (48... Rd4+ $2 49.
Kxf5 Rxa4 50. Ra7 (50. f4 $2 Kxh4 $11) 50... g6+ 51. Ke5 $1 Kxh4 52. Kf6 $16)
49. Rg6 Rd7 50. Kxf5 Kg3 51. Ra6 Rd5+ 52. Kg6 Kxf3 53. Ra7 Kg4 $11) 46. h5 $18
{[%cal Gh5h6]} f4 (46... Rxa4 47. h6 $18) 47. Rxa5 (47. h6 Kh8 48. Rxg7 $140 $4
Rc2+ $11) 47... Rc2+ 48. Kg1 g6 (48... Rc3 49. Kg2 Rc2+ 50. Kh3 $18 {[%cal
Gh3g4]}) 49. Ra7+ Kg8 50. hxg6 Rc5 51. Kf2 (51. g7 Rxg5+ 52. Kf2 Rd5 53. a5 Rd3
54. a6 $18) 51... Rxg5 52. Rf7 (52. g7 $18) 52... Rxg6 53. Rxf4 Rb6 54. Ke3 Kg7
55. Kd3 Kg6 56. Kc4 Rb1 57. a5 Kg5 58. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Recklinghausen"]
[Site "Recklinghausen"]
[Date "1998.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1998.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. b4 a5 6. Qb3 b6 7. cxb6 Qxb6 (7...
axb4 8. cxb4 Qxb6 9. b5 Nbd7 10. e3 Nc5 11. Qc2 Bd6 12. a4 O-O 13. Be2 e5 14.
Bb2 Ng4 15. Nc3 $2 (15. Nbd2 $1 $13 {[%cal Gh2h3]}) (15. h3 $6 Nxf2 16. Kxf2
Ne4+ 17. Ke1 Qxe3 $40) 15... d4 $17 {0-1 Cook,P-Watson,J/US-op 1969 (30)}) 8.
b5 $146 (8. Be3 Qb7 9. bxa5 Rxa5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Bd4 Bd6 12. c4 e5 13. Bc3
Ra3 14. Qxb7 Bxb7 15. Bb2 Ra4 16. e3 Ke7 $32 {[%cal Gh8b8,Rh8a8] =/+ 1/2-1/2
Norwood,D-Wahls,M/BL9394 1994}) 8... a4 9. Qb2 Nbd7 (9... Bd7 10. e3) (9... Bc5
10. e3 O-O 11. c4 Bb7 12. Nc3 $14) 10. e3 Bd6 11. Be2 O-O (11... e5 12. c4 $36)
12. O-O Bb7 (12... e5 $5 13. c4 e4 14. Nd4 Ne5 $40 15. Qc2 dxc4 (15... Bb7 $5
$13 {[%csl Ra1,Rb1][%cal Gf8c8]}) 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Bxh2+ $6 18. Kxh2 Ng4+
19. Kg1 Qh6 $2 (19... Qd6 $8 20. f4 (20. g3 $2 Qh6 $19) 20... Qh6 21. Rf2 Qh2+
22. Kf1 Bd7 $44) 20. Qc7 $1 $18) 13. Qc2 Rfc8 14. Ba3 Ne4 (14... Bxa3 15. Nxa3
Qc5 (15... Ne4 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Qc5 18. Qb2 Nb6 19. Rac1 $16) 16. Nb1 Ne4
17. Rc1 Ndf6 {[%cal Ge4d6,Gd6b5] It is not so easy for white to develop theirs
pieces.}) 15. Bxd6 Nxd6 {[%cal Gd6b5]} (15... Qxd6 $143 {[%csl Ra1,Rb1,Rc3,Gc8,
Ge4]} 16. Nfd2 $1 Nec5 17. c4 Ne5 18. Nc3 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Qe5 $36 {
[%cal Gc8c2]}) 16. Nd4 Nf6 17. Rc1 Nfe4 $15 18. Bd3 Qc5 19. Nd2 $2 (19. a3 e5
20. Nf3 $15 {[%cal Gf3d2,Rc2h7]}) 19... e5 $6 (19... Nxc3 $1 20. N2f3 (20. Nc6
Ndxb5 21. Bxb5 Bxc6 22. Bd3 Bb7 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 $17 {[%cal Gc3e2]}) (20. Bxh7+
Kh8 21. N2f3 {[%cal Gf3e5]} Qa3 $1 (21... Nce4 $2 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Qxc5 Nxc5
24. Ne5 $16) 22. Bd3 Ne2+ 23. Bxe2 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Rc8 $19) 20... Qa3 $1 $17 {
[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc3e2]}) 20. Nc6 Nxd2 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Qxd2 (22. Nxc8 N6c4 23.
Rd1 Rxc8 (23... e4 $5 24. Be2 $1 Rxc8 25. Rxd2 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 Qxc3 27. Qxc3 Rxc3
$17 {White has very pasive pieces.}) 24. Rxd2 Nxd2 25. Qxd2 Qxc3 26. Qxc3 Rxc3
27. Rd1 g6 28. f3 f5 $15 {[%cal Re5e4,Gh8g7,Gg7f6]}) 22... Rc7 23. Nf5 Nxf5 24.
Bxf5 Qxb5 25. Rab1 Qc6 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Rd5d4]} 26. Bh3 g6 {[%cal Gh8g7]} 27.
Qb2 $6 {[%cal Gc3c4]} (27. a3 $142) 27... a3 28. Qd2 (28. Qb5 $2 Qxb5 29. Rxb5
d4 30. c4 d3 31. Rxe5 d2 32. Rd1 Rxc4 $17 {[%csl Rg1]}) 28... Ra4 {[%csl Rg2]
[%cal Ga4h4,Rd5d4]} 29. f4 $2 (29. Rb3 $1 Rh4 $140 $6 30. Rcb1 $1 {[%cal Gb3b6]
} (30. Rxa3 d4 $1 31. Rb3 Rxh3 32. Rxb7 Qxb7 33. gxh3 dxc3 34. Rxc3 Rd7 35. Qe1
Kg7 $13 {[%csl Rg1]}) 30... Rxh3 31. Rb6 (31. gxh3 d4 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33. Rxb7
Qxb7 34. cxd4 Qb2 35. Qa5 $11) 31... Qxc3 32. Qxc3 Rxc3 33. gxh3 Bc8 34. R1b3
Rc2 35. Rb8 Kg7 36. Kg2 Ba6 37. Rxa3 Bc4 38. Rba8 d4 $132 {[%cal Rd4d1]}) 29...
exf4 30. exf4 Qf6 $17 {[%csl Rc3,Rf4][%cal Gd5d4,Ra7g1]} 31. Rb3 d4 $1 $36 (
31... Rxf4 32. Rxa3 Qb6+ 33. Kh1 Rf2 34. Qh6 $132) 32. c4 Kg7 33. Bg4 Ba6 34.
c5 d3 35. Bf3 Rd4 $4 $138 (35... Qd4+ $1 36. Qf2 d2 (36... Qxf4 $5 $17) 37. Rd1
Rxc5 38. Qxd4+ Rxd4 39. Rxa3 Bb5 {[%cal Gb5a4]} 40. Ra5 Rf5 $17) 36. Qf2 $4
$138 (36. Rb6 $1 $18) 36... Qxf4 37. Rd1 Rc4 $2 (37... Rxc5 38. g3 Qf6 $17) 38.
Rbxd3 R4xc5 39. Rxa3 Bc8 $2 $138 (39... Rc2 $1 40. Qd4+ (40. Qe1 Bb7 $17) 40...
Qxd4+ 41. Rxd4 Bb7 $15) 40. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 41. Rxd4 Rc1+ (41... Rc2 $5 {[%cal
Gc8b7]}) 42. Kf2 R7c2+ 43. Kg3 Be6 44. Bd5 $4 (44. Rda4 f5 45. Ra7+ Kh6 46.
R3a6 $11) 44... Bxd5 45. Rxd5 Rg1 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup07"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1998.07.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Monastyrev, Stepan"]
[Black "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1998.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. b3 $6 $146 (3. Bf4 cxd4 (3... e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bxd6 (5. c3
$5) (5. Bg3) 5... Qxd6 6. Nc3 a6 7. e4 $1 Ne7 8. exd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Qd4
Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Be6 12. O-O-O Kd7 13. g3 Nbc6 14. Bg2 $14 {[%csl Rd5] 1/2-1/2
Schlechter,C-Spielmann,R/Karlsbad 1911/HCL 09 (70)}) (3... Qb6 $6 4. dxc5 $1
Qxb2 5. Be5 Qb4+ 6. Nc3 $32 e6 7. Rb1 Qxc5 8. Nb5 Na6 9. e3 f6 10. Bd4 Qe7 11.
Nxa7 $16 {1-0 Schlechter,C-Leonhardt,P/Karlsbad 1911/HCL 09 (21)}) 4. Bxb8 (4.
Nxd4 $6 Nc6 5. e3 Qb6 (5... e6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bf3 O-O 9. c4 Qb6 10.
Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 (11... Qxb2 $2 12. Nxd5 $1) 12. exd4 dxc4 $15 {0-1
Singer,R-Meszaros,A/Zalaegerszeg 1993/EXT 93 (29)}) 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 e5 8.
Nxc6 exf4 $1 9. Nd4 Qxb2 10. Ndb5 Bb4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. Rb1 Qxa2 13. Nc7+ Ke7
14. Nxa8 fxe3 $17 {0-1 Amarawickrama,H-Morris,C/Manila 1992/TD 92\02 (34)})
4... Rxb8 5. Qxd4 b6 $2 {[%csl Rc6]} (5... Qa5+ {[%cal Gg8f6]}) 6. Ne5 Qc7 7.
Qxd5 e6 8. Qb5+ Bd7 9. Qxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nxd7 Kxd7 11. Nc3 Bb4 12. O-O-O+ Ke7 13.
Nb5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Modrova,H-Cejkova,M/Prague 1991/TD 93\02 (63)}) (3. Bg5 Qb6 4.
b3 e6 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 Be7 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. O-O Nh5 9. Be5 f6 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11.
hxg3 O-O $11 {[%csl Gc8,Ge7] 0-1 Macrae,J-Shah,A/Hastings 1995/EXP 48 (46)})
3... cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd1 e5 $15 {[%csl Ra3,Rb4,Rc3,Gd5,Ge5]} 6. e4 Nf6 (
6... dxe4 $143 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Ng5 Nh6 9. Nxe4 Nb4 $1 10. Na3 f5 $15) 7. Bg5 (
7. exd5 Nxd5 $15) 7... dxe4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nfd2 Nd4 (9... Bf5 $5) 10. Kd1 $8
Bg4+ 11. Kc1 Rc8 12. c3 Be7 13. Kb2 (13. Bc4 $6 b5 14. Bxf7 Rf8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
16. Bd5 (16. h3 Bf5 17. Bd5 e3 $1 {[%cal Rf6c3]} 18. fxe3 Ne2+ 19. Kb2 e4 20.
Bxe4 Nxc3 21. Bxf5 Nd5+ 22. Ka3 Nxe3 $3 23. Bxh7 (23. Bxc8 $140 $4 Nc2#) 23...
Bxa1 $19) 16... Bg5 $17) 13... Ne6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nxe4 Rg8 {[%csl Ge7,Gg4]
[%cal Gg8g2]} 16. Ng3 $6 (16. Bc4 $6 Nf4 17. h3 Bf5 18. Rd1+ Kc7 19. Ng3 Bg6
20. Bf1 Bc5 $17) (16. f3 $1 Bf5 17. Nbd2 $15) 16... Nf4 17. Nd2 Kc7 {[%cal
Gc7b8]} 18. f3 $2 (18. Nge4 $1 Be6 $1 (18... f5 $2 19. Ng3 {[%csl Rg4]} (19. g3
$2 fxe4 20. gxf4 Rcd8 $19)) 19. g3 Ng6 20. f3 f5 $17) 18... Be6 $17 {[%csl Rg2,
Rg3]} 19. b4 Kb8 20. Rg1 $2 (20. Rd1 $142 f5 21. Nb3 h5 22. Rg1 Bd8 {[%cal
Gd8b6]} 23. Nc5 Bb6 $17) 20... f5 21. Re1 h5 $19 22. Nh1 (22. Rxe5 $142 Bf6 23.
Re3 Nd5 $19) 22... Nh3 23. Bb5 Nxg1 24. Rxg1 Bg5 25. Nf1 {[%csl Rf1,Rg1,Rh1]}
e4 {[%cal Gg5f6,Gf6c3]} 26. Nfg3 Bf6 27. fxe4 Bxc3+ 28. Ka3 Bd4 29. Rf1 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 06th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1998.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Miladinovic, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1998.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. c4 dxc4 (5... Bd6 6. Bg3 Nf6
7. Nc3 O-O 8. cxd5 (8. Be2 $5 Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qe7 10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Rfd8 12.
O-O-O $1 $36 {Zimmer,R-Gegner,J/BL2-S 1991 (27)}) 8... exd5 9. Bh4 $1 Re8 $6
10. Be2 Be7 11. Qb3 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 $16 {Petronic,
J-Nikolic,Z/Belgrade op 1989/1-0 (59)}) 6. Bxc4 (6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
Bxc4 Nf6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. a3 a6 11. Rd1 $14 {Lindinger,M-Stock,U/OLNN9697 1996 
(27)}) 6... Bd6 7. Bg3 (7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Be2 e5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11.
Bxd1 Nd7 12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ndxe5 14. Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. Rfd1 $14 {Andersson,
U-Sadler,M/Malmo 1995 (38)}) 7... Nf6 (7... Nge7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Rc1 Nf5 10. Bxd6
Qxd6 11. O-O Qe7 12. Bb5 $14 {Espig,L-Diebl,L/OLO-B 9596 1996 (34)}) 8. Nc3
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qd6 10. a3 $5 {Covering square b4 and preparing to regroup the
pieces.} (10. Qa4 $5 Qb4 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bxc6 Qxb2 13. O-O bxc6 14. Qxc6 Qb6
15. Ne5 $14 {Kraidman,Y-Hoppe,W/Siegen olm 1970 (41)}) 10... a6 11. Qc2 h6 12.
Bd3 (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf5 14. Qf4 Ne7 $5 (14... Qxf4 15. gxf4 Be4 16. Nd2
Bxg2 17. Rg1 Bh3 18. Rxg7 $14) 15. Nd2 Qb6 16. b4 $14) 12... e5 13. Ne4 ({After
} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. O-O O-O {the position is balanced.}) 13...
Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxf3 (14... exd4 $2 15. Bxc6+ Qxc6 (15... bxc6 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17.
Rc1 $16) 16. Qxc6+ bxc6 17. Nxd4 c5 18. Nb3 c4 19. Na5 $1 $16) 15. gxf3 exd4
16. O-O-O $1 O-O-O (16... Rd8 17. Rh4 $1 O-O 18. Bxc6 d3 $1 (18... Qxc6 19.
Qxc6 bxc6 20. Rhxd4 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6,Rc7][%cal Gd4a4,Gd4d7]})
19. Qc3 bxc6 20. Rc4 $1 $36 {[%csl Rc6,Rd3]}) 17. Rh5 $1 $36 g5 (17... Ne5 18.
Rxd4 Qf6 19. f4 Nd7 20. Rc4 $14) 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qxc6 bxc6 20. Rxd4 Rxd4 21.
exd4 $14 {The arising endgame,despite of seeming simplicity is extremly
unpleasent for black:numerous weaknesses,passive position of the rook,lack of
counterplay-all these factors make the defense very difficult.} a5 $5 {
Thinking about counterplay in the nearest future;white pawn on b2 will become
the target for a black rook.} 22. g4 (22. f4 $6 gxf4 23. Rxa5 fxg3 $1 24. fxg3
(24. Ra8+ $2 Kd7 25. Rxh8 gxf2 $19) 24... Kd7 25. Rf5 Ke6 $11) 22... Kd7 23. f4
$5 f6 (23... gxf4 $2 24. Rxa5 $5 (24. g5 $5 a4 25. gxh6 Rh7 26. Kc2 Ke6 27. b3
axb3+ 28. Kxb3 $18 {[%cal Ga3a7]}) 24... Rg8 25. f3 {[%csl Rf4,Rf7][%cal Ga5f5]
} Rg5 26. Rxg5 hxg5 27. Kd2 Ke6 28. Kd3 f5 29. gxf5+ Kxf5 30. a4 g4 31. fxg4+
Kxg4 32. Ke2 $1 $18) 24. Kd2 Ke6 25. Kd3 a4 $1 {[%csl Rb2]} 26. fxg5 (26. Kc4
Rb8 $5 27. Rxh6 gxf4 28. g5 Kf5 $1 29. gxf6 Kg5 30. Rh7 Kxf6 31. Rxc7 Rxb2 32.
Rxc6+ Kg5 $1 $11) 26... fxg5 27. Ke4 Kd7 28. f3 (28. f4 gxf4 29. Kxf4 Rf8+ 30.
Ke4 Rf2 31. Rxh6 Rxb2 32. g5 $14) 28... Rb8 $1 {The time for an active
counterplay.} 29. Rxh6 Rxb2 30. Rg6 (30. Rh5 Rb5 31. f4 gxf4 32. Kxf4 Rb3 $11)
30... Rb5 31. Rg7+ {White decides not to take any responsable decisions befor
40th move!} Kd6 32. Rg6+ Kd7 33. Kd3 Ra5 34. Ke4 Rb5 35. Rg8 Ra5 36. Rf8 Ke6
37. Rc8 Kd7 38. Rg8 Ke6 39. Rg7 Kd6 40. Rg6+ Kd7 41. Rf6 $5 {Finally making a
move!} Rb5 42. Rf5 Kd6 43. Re5 Kd7 (43... Rb3 $2 44. Rxg5 Rxa3 45. Ra5 Ra1 46.
Kf5 a3 47. g5 a2 48. f4 Ke7 49. Ra7 $1 Kd6 50. g6 Kd5 51. Kf6 Rf1 52. g7 $1 $18
) 44. d5 $5 Kd6 ({Of course not} 44... Rxd5 45. Rxd5+ cxd5+ 46. Kxd5 c6+ 47.
Ke5 $1 (47. Kc5 $2 Ke6 48. Kxc6 (48. Kb4 $2 Kd5 $1 49. Kxa4 Kc4 $1 50. Ka5 c5
51. a4 Kd4 52. Kb5 c4 53. a5 c3 54. a6 c2 55. a7 c1=Q 56. a8=Q Qc4+ 57. Kb6
Qc5+ 58. Kb7 Qd5+ $19) 48... Ke5 49. Kb5 Kf4 50. Kxa4 Kxf3 51. Kb5 Kxg4 52. a4
Kh3 53. a5 g4 $11) 47... Kc7 48. Kf5 c5 49. Kxg5 Kd6 50. Kf4 Kd5 51. Ke3 Kc4
52. g5 $18) 45. Re6+ Kd7 46. Rxc6 Rb3 47. Rg6 Rxa3 48. Rxg5 Ra1 49. Rg8 Re1+ $1
50. Kd3 (50. Kf5 Re8 $1 51. Rg7+ $5 (51. Rg6 Ra8 52. Rh6 a3 53. Rh1 a2 54. Ra1
Kd6 55. g5 Kxd5 $11) 51... Kd6 52. Rg6+ Kxd5 53. Ra6 Rf8+ $11) 50... Rd1+ 51.
Kc4 Rb1 52. Kd4 Rd1+ 53. Ke3 Re1+ 54. Kd3 Rd1+ 55. Ke2 $5 {The last chanse to
try to win the game.} Rxd5 56. Ra8 Rd4 {[#] Hecht: verbundene gegen
vereinzelte Freibauern ist das Thema Nr.1 Die "Verbundenen" sind stärker.} 57.
Ke3 Rb4 58. f4 Ke6 59. f5+ Kf6 60. Ra6+ Rb6 $5 ({Another possibility was} 60...
Ke5 $5 61. Re6+ Kd5 62. g5 a3 63. g6 a2 64. Ra6 Ke5 65. g7 Rg4 $11 {with the
draw.}) (60... Kg5 {Hecht} 61. Rg6+ Kh4 62. f6 a3 63. f7 a2 (63... Rb8 64. Rg8
$18) 64. f8=Q Rb3+ 65. Kf4 $18) (60... Kf7 {Hecht} 61. g5 Rb3+ 62. Kf4 Rb4+ 63.
Kg3 Rc4 64. g6+ Kg7 65. Re6 a3 66. Re7+ Kf6 67. g7 a2 68. g8=Q $18) 61. Rxa4
Kg5 62. Re4 c5 63. Kd3 Ra6 64. Kc4 Ra5 65. Kd5 c4+ 66. Kxc4 Ra8 $11 {This
position is famous theoretical draw;white tries to prove different,but without
success! [#] Hecht: Schwarz hat eine perfekte Blockade der "Verbundenen"
erreicht. Kann Weiß gewinnen? (Thema Nr.2)} 67. Kc5 Rd8 68. Kc6 Rd1 69. Re7
Kxg4 70. f6 Rd8 71. f7 Rf8 72. Kd6 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.30"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 {Tyomkin,D} d5 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nxd4 e5 7.
Nb3 Be6 8. Bg5 (8. Nc3 {Tyomkin,D} Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 g6 11. Nd4 (11. Kh1
{Romanishin,O} Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nd4 Ng4 (13... Qd7 14. f5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 (15.
fxe6 Nxe6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 $14) 15... Bxf5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Bd8 $8
(17... Bxb2 18. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 19. Rb1 $18) 18. Qd4 $14) 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bg1
Nh6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc7 18. c3 $1 $14 {Romanishin,O-Ulybin,M/Moscow (ol)
1994/1/2-1/2 (69)}) 11... Bc5 $5 $146 (11... Bg4 12. h3 $1 (12. Qd3 Nc6 13. h3
{1/2-1/2 Krasenkov,M-Horvath,J/Budapest Noviki-A 1989}) 12... Bh5 $140 13. Nb3
{[%csl Rd5]}) 12. Na4 Bxd4+ 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc3 $6 (14. Qd3 $5 Qa5 (14... Qe7
15. Be3 {[%csl Yc5]}) 15. Nc3 $13) 14... d4 $1 15. Bxc6+ $142 (15. Qa3 {
Koniushkov,I-Ulibin,M/RUS-Cup6 1997/0-1(49)}) 15... bxc6 16. Qxc6+ Kf8 $1 (
16... Bd7 17. Qc4 $16) 17. Nc5 Bf5 $44) 8... Nbd7 9. e4 (9. Nc3 $5 h6 $6 (9...
Be7 $5) 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qd3 $1 {[%cal Yd3b5,Ga1d1] @} Qd7 (11... Rc8 12. Rad1
d4 13. Qb5+ Nd7 14. Nd5 Rxc2 15. Rc1 $16 {Simic,R-Horvath,J/JUG-chT Igalo 1994/
1-0 (46)}) 12. Rad1 d4 13. Ne4 Rc8 14. c3 dxc3 15. Qf3 Qe7 16. Nxc3 e4 17. Qe3
$16 {/+- Anikaev,Y-Totsky,L,Smolensk,1991/1-0} (17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxb3 19.
axb3 $16)) 9... dxe4 10. Nc3 {This line doesn't give white too much chances to
get advantage.Black has enough time to finish development.} (10. Bxe4 $6 Qc7
11. Bg2 Be7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Re1 O-O $11 {Nehse,G-Prudnikova,S/Halle-W 1987/0-1
(38)}) 10... Qc7 $5 $146 (10... Be7 11. Bxf6 $6 (11. Nxe4 $142 Nxe4 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bg2 O-O 15. Re1 $14) 11... Nxf6 12. Nxe4 Qc7 13. Nxf6+
Bxf6 14. c3 Rd8 15. Qf3 b6 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Qc6 Qxc6 18. Bxc6 Bg5 $15 {^^_|_
Csom,I-Forintos,G/HUN-chT 1993/1/2-1/2 (43)}) (10... h6 $5) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12.
Bxe4 h6 13. Bd2 Be7 $11 14. Ba5 Nb6 15. c4 (15. Qf3 Rb8 $11) 15... Qxc4 (15...
Bxc4 $6 16. Rc1 $16 {[%cal Yc1c7,Ya5c7]}) 16. Bxb7 Rd8 17. Qf3 O-O 18. Rfc1 Qb5
19. Bc6 Qa6 20. Bb7 Qb5 21. Bc6 Qa6 22. Bb7 Qb5 23. Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Telljohann, Sven"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 704]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 Na6 7.
c4 (7. b3 c5 8. Bb2 b6 9. c4 Bb7 10. dxc5 $6 (10. e3 $5) 10... Nxc5 11. b4 Nce4
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd4 Ng4 {[%cal Gg4e5,Ge5c4]} 14. h3 Ne5 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qb3
Qd7 17. Rfd1 Nxc4 $1 18. Rxc4 Rxc4 19. Qxc4 e5 20. Qb3 exd4 21. Bxd4 Rd8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Dumitrache,D-Mikhalchishin,A/Cappelle la Grande 1991/TD 91\02 (21)}) (
7. Nb3 Nd7 (7... b6 $5 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Be3 $6 (9. c4 e6 10. Bf4 Qe7 $5 {/\c5<=>})
9... Ne4 $1 $10 {[%cal Ge4d6,Gd6f5] 0-1 Ye Rongguang-Stohl,I/Manila 1990 (44)}
10. Nd3 Nd6 {[%csl Rb2,Rd4,Re3][%cal Gd6f5,Gd6c4]}) (7... c6 8. Bf4 Re8 9. Rc1
Bf5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Re1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nxe5 12. dxe5 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. e4
dxe4 15. c3 $1 $14 {[%csl Re7] Andersson-Ftacnik,Haninge 1990}) (7... Bf5 $5 8.
c3 {[%csl Ra6]} c6 $13 {[%cal Ga6c7]}) 8. c3 c5 9. dxc5 Ndxc5 10. Be3 Na4 11.
Qd2 Nb6 12. Bxb6 $1 axb6 13. Rfd1 Nc5 (13... e6 14. e4 Nc7 15. c4 $16 {[%csl
Rd5]}) 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. e4 (15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5 b6 {[%csl Ra2,Gc8,Gg7]
[%cal Gc8e6]} 17. a3 Be6 $14) 15... d4 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. e5 (17. Nxd4 Qb6 $132
(17... e5 $6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Gg2]})) 17... Bg4 18. Qxd4
Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxe5 21. Rb4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Stempin,P-Nowak,I/
Bydgoszcz 1990/EXT 90ch (62)}) (7. e3 $6 c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Nb3 Nce4 {[%csl
Rc1,Ge4]} 10. Nbd4 Qc7 11. Nd2 $6 Nd6 12. b3 $2 {[%csl Rc3]} (12. N2f3 Bg4 $15)
12... Bg4 13. f3 Qc3 $1 $17 {[%csl Re3] 0-1 Mena Trujillo,Y-Fernandez Garcia,J/
Las Palmas 1993 (25)}) (7. Ne5 c5 8. c3 Qb6 9. Nb3 cxd4 10. cxd4 (10. Qxd4 $5)
10... Bf5 11. a3 (11. Bg5 $2 Rac8 12. Rc1 Rxc1 13. Qxc1 Rc8 $17 {[%cal Gc8c2]})
11... Rac8 12. Nd3 Qb5 13. a4 {[%csl Rb4]} Qd7 14. Bf4 b6 15. Nbc1 Nb8 {
[%csl Rd4][%cal Gb8c6]} 16. Bxb8 $6 (16. Ne5 $11 {[%cal Gc1d3,Ga4a5]}) 16...
Rxb8 $15 {0-1 Izeta Txabarri,F-Martin Gonzalez,A/Benasque 1995/CBM 50 (41)})
7... c5 (7... dxc4 $5 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 (9. Nfe5 Bd5 10. f3 {[%cal Ge2e4]} c5
$1) (9. Ncd2 $2 {[%csl Rc1]} c5 10. e3 Bd5 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2
Rc8 14. N2f3 Ne4 15. Rd1 Qb6 16. Bd2 Nac5 $15 {[%csl Rd2,Gg7] 0-1 Becking,
S-Zagorskis,D/Nuernberg 1995/EXT 95op2 (60)}) 9... Bd5 10. Bb2 c6 11. e3 Qc7
12. Qe2 Rfd8 13. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Csom,I-Sax,G/HUN-ch 1973/MCD-ch (20)}) 8. e3
(8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Na4 {[%cal Ga4b2,Gg7b2]} 11. Nbd4 Ndb6 12.
b3 Nc3 13. Qc2 Nb5 14. e3 Bg4 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 e5 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. e4 Rc8
18. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gc1a3,Gf1d1]}) 15. Bb2 Rc8 16. Qe4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3
Nd6 18. Qb1 e5 19. Ne2 Qe7 20. Bg2 f5 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. a4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fries
Nielsen,J-Ftacnik,L/BL8990 1990/BL 90 (22)}) 8... dxc4 9. Nxc4 Bf5 10. b3 $2 (
10. Ng5 $5 {[%cal Gg2b7,Ge3e4]} Qc7 11. e4 cxd4 12. exf5 Qxc4 13. Bxb7 Rab8 14.
Bxa6 Qxa6 15. fxg6 hxg6 16. Qxd4 Nh7 17. Qe3 (17. Qh4 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 $13) 17...
Nxg5 18. Qxg5 Bxb2 19. Bxb2 Rxb2 20. Qxe7 $11) (10. Nfd2 $6 Rb8 11. e4 $2 Bg4
$17) 10... Nb4 11. Bb2 Bc2 $1 12. Qd2 (12. Qc1 Be4 {[%cal Gb4d3]} 13. dxc5 (13.
Ncd2 $2 Bd3 14. Rd1 Be2 15. Qxc5 Nd3 16. Qa3 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Nxb2 18. Qxb2 Rc8
$17) 13... Nd3 14. Qd2 Qd5 15. Rad1 Nxb2 16. Qxb2 Qxc5 $15 {[%csl Ge4,Gg7]})
12... Ne4 13. Qc1 {[%csl Rc2]} Bd3 14. Re1 $2 (14. Rd1 $142 Be2 15. Nfe5 {
[%cal Gd1e1]} Bxd1 16. Bxe4 Be2 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bg2 $15 {[%csl Rc6]}) 14... b5
({Of cause not} 14... Nc2 $2 15. Rd1 Nxa1 16. Rxd3) 15. Nce5 cxd4 (15... f6 $2
16. Ng4 Nc2 17. Rd1 Nxa1 18. Rxd3 {[%cal Gc1a1]} h5 19. Nh4 $16) 16. Bxd4 Rc8
17. Qa3 Nc2 18. Qb2 f6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Untill this moment black played very
good in the opening,and outplayed his opponent,but now black starts to lose
control in the game , after the two next moves of black white gets a big
advantage.} (18... Nxa1 19. Nxd3 e5 (19... Bxd4 20. exd4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge1e4,
Gb2a1,Ge1a1]} (20. Nxd4 Nc2 21. Bxe4 Nxe1 22. Nxe1 $14)) 20. Nfxe5 Bxe5 21.
Nxe5 Nc2 22. Bxe4 $1 Nxe1 23. Ng4 $16 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Yg8,Rh6]}) (18... Nxe1 19.
Nxe1 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nc5 21. Rd1 f6 22. Bf4 $1 (22. b4 Na4 23. Qb3+ Bc4 24. Rxd8
Rfxd8 $1 $17 (24... Bxb3 $2 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. axb3 Rc1 27. Kf1 fxe5 28. bxa4
bxa4 29. Ke2 a3 30. Kd2 $16 {[%cal Ge1c2]})) (22. Bd4 Be4 $17 {[%cal Gd8d1]})
22... e5 23. Bh6 Rf7 24. b4 Na4 25. Qb3 e4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $13 {
[%csl Ra4][%cal Gb3g8]}) (18... Bxe5 $1 {was the right desicion.} 19. Nxe5 (19.
Bxe5 Nxa1 $1 (19... Nxe1 $2 20. Nxe1 Nc5 21. Rd1) 20. Qxa1 f6 21. Bb2 Nd6 $17 {
[%cal Gd3e4]}) 19... Nxe1 20. Rxe1 Rc2 21. Qa1 (21. Ng4 $2 h5 22. Nh6+ Kh7 $19)
21... Nxf2 22. Rc1 Qc7 $19) 19. Nxd3 e5 $2 (19... Nxa1 $8 20. Qxa1 (20. Rxa1 e5
21. Nfe1 $140 $4 exd4 22. Bxe4 f5 23. Bg2 dxe3 24. Ne5 Qd2 $19) 20... e5 21.
Ndxe5 fxe5 22. Bxe5 $14) 20. Rad1 $1 $16 {[%mdl 64]} exd4 (20... Nxe1 21. Nfxe1
exd4 22. Bxe4 f5 23. Bg2 dxe3 24. Qe2 exf2+ 25. Nxf2 $16 {[%csl Ge1,Gf2,Gg2]})
21. Re2 dxe3 (21... Nxe3 22. fxe3 Nc3 23. Rde1 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 (24. Qxe2 dxe3
25. Qxe3 Re8 26. Qxe8+ Qxe8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kf2 f5 $14) 24... Rc3 25. Nf4 {
[%cal Gf4e6]} Rxe3 26. Nxd4 $1 $16) 22. Rxc2 f5 23. Qc1 (23. Rxc8 $2 Qxc8 24.
Nfe5 exf2+ 25. Nxf2 Qc5 26. Bxe4 fxe4 (26... Bxe5 $2 27. Qc1 Qxc1 28. Bd5+ $18
{[%cal Gd1c1]}) 27. Nd7 Qh5 $13 {[%cal Gf8f2,Ge4e3]}) 23... Nc3 24. Rxc3 Rxc3
$2 (24... exf2+ $1 25. Nxf2 Rxc3 26. Qf4 $16 (26. Qxc3 $6 Bxc3 27. Rxd8 Rxd8
28. Kf1 $14 {[%cal Gf1e2]})) 25. Qxe3 $18 Re8 26. Qd2 a5 27. Bf1 a4 28. bxa4
bxa4 29. Rc1 Qc7 (29... Rxc1 30. Qxc1 {With queens it is very difficult to
defense for black,because white has a strong attack with four piecies and
black has only three for defencing.If white exchange queens:} (30. Nxc1 $2 Qxd2
31. Nxd2 Re1 32. Nd3 Ra1 {than black has even better chances!})) 30. Rxc3 Qxc3
31. Qd1 $1 {White playing for attack.} Re4 32. Qb1 {[%mdl 128]} h6 33. h4 Kh7
34. h5 {[%csl Rg7]} g5 35. Qb5 Qf6 36. Nc5 Re7 37. Bd3 {[%csl Gd3,Rg7][%cal
Gd3h7]} (37. Qxa4 $18) 37... a3 (37... g4 38. Nh4 {[%csl Rf5]} Qa1+ 39. Kg2
Qxa2 40. Nxf5 $18) 38. Kg2 Kh8 39. Nd7 Qf7 40. Bxf5 Qxa2 41. Qa6 Qf7 42. Qxa3
$1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1997.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Nc3 d4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 $5 {Quiet rare continuation,much more
oftenly black opts for 11...gf6,which gives white nice choice between 12.c3
and 12.Nec5 with very comfortable position in both cases:} (11... gxf6 12. Nec5
$5 (12. c3 $5 dxc3 (12... O-O 13. Nec5 dxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qd3
$1 Rac8 17. Rad1 $14 {[%csl Re6] Horvath Csaba-Farago,I/Memorial Elekes,
Budapest (Hungary) 1995/1-0 (64)}) 13. Nxc3 f5 $5 (13... h5 14. Bd5 f5 $6 (
14... h4 $5 15. e4 hxg3 16. hxg3 Qd7 $132) 15. e4 $1 Qd7 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Qf3
Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Rad1 $16 {[%csl Re8] Simic,R-Agzamov,G/Stara Pazova 1983
(35)}) 14. e4 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Rc8 17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rd8 19.
Rad1 Rxd5 20. Nxd5 $14 {Kochyev,A-Balashov,Y/Moscow GMA-op 1989/1/2-1/2 (60)})
12... Bc8 13. a4 (13. c3 $5 dxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Qd2 a5 $6 16. Na4 $1 Nd8 17.
Qe3 Ra6 18. Nbc5 Rd6 19. Rab1 $16 {Seirawan,Y-Kortschnoj,V/Monaco Amber blind
1994 (42)}) (13. f4 $6 Bxc5 $1 14. Nxc5 Qe7 15. Ne4 f5 16. Nd2 e4 17. Nb3 Qf6
18. Qd2 O-O $132 {Alvarez,T-Song,P/New York op 1993 (36)}) 13... Qc7 14. Qd3 a6
15. c3 Bxc5 $6 16. Nxc5 dxc3 17. bxc3 f5 18. Rfd1 Na5 19. Rab1 $16 {Nemet,
I-Klauser,M/SUI-ch 1995 (26)}) 12. Nbc5 Bc8 13. c3 Be7 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Qb3 $5
({White did not succed to get an advantage after} 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Nd3 Qb6 17.
Nec5 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 Nb4 19. Qb3 a5 20. a4 Be6 $132 {Bischoff,K-Landenbergue,C/
SWZ-chI 1992 (28)}) 15... Qb6 $1 (15... Qc7 16. Rac1 O-O 17. Rfd1 Rb8 18. Na6
$5 {[%cal Gc1c6,Gb3b8]} (18. Qd3 $5 $36) 18... bxa6 19. Rxc6 $1 Qxc6 20. Qxb8
Bh3 21. Qe5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Bf6 23. Qf5 Re8 24. f3 $14) 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Nd3 O-O
$132 {The bishops pair and active positions of the pieces compensates black
for the invalid pawns' structure.} 18. Rfc1 Re8 19. Kf1 Bg4 (19... Be6 20. b3
Ra5 21. Nf4 Bf5 $5 $13 (21... Rea8 $6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. a4 b5 24. Nc5 $1 Bxc5
25. Rxc5 bxa4 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27. bxa4 $14)) 20. h3 Bf5 21. Rd1 Bf8 (21... Ba3 $6
22. bxa3 $1 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Rdb1 Rxa3 25. Rxb6 Re7 26. Nc5 Nd8 (26...
Ra7 27. Nxb7 Rexb7 28. Rxc6 g6 $16) 27. Rd6 Nc6 28. Rb1 Kf8 29. Nxb7 $16) 22.
Nd2 h5 $6 {Starting the sequence of moves, which turns black's position into
ruines.} 23. Nf4 $1 $16 Nb4 $6 (23... g6 24. Nd5 $16) 24. a3 g5 $4 {Losing on
the spot.} 25. Nxh5 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski 1st"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "1999.04.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Finkel,A} Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Bf4 c5 7. dxc5
(7. c3 Qb6 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. dxc5 $6 Qxc5 10. Ne5 Ne4 11. Nd3 Qa5 $15 {
Kikrushkin-Reznichenko/URS-ch otbor 1989}) 7... Nc6 $5 (7... Na6 8. c6 (8. Nc3
Nxc5 9. Be5 b6 (9... Nce4 $5 10. Nb5 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. exf3 Nc5 13. Qd4 Ncd7
14. f4 a6 $15 {Frentzas,P-Arakhamia,K/Ikaros op 1995}) 10. a4 Bb7 11. a5 $6
bxa5 12. Qb1 Nfe4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nxe4 dxe4 $17 {Shvidler,E-Rechlis,G/Tel
Aviv-A 1989}) 8... bxc6 9. Be5 Nc5 10. c4 Ncd7 11. Bc3 Ba6 12. Na3 Rc8 13. Rc1
Re8 14. Qa4 Qb6 $13 {Doroshkievich,V-Krogius,N/Sochi 1964}) 8. c3 (8. Qc1 Qa5
9. Nbd2 Qxc5 10. Nb3 Qc4 11. Re1 Bf5 12. c3 Rfd8 13. Nfd2 Qa4 $11 {Romanishin,
O-Neverov,V/URS-sf Ukraine-ch 1989}) 8... Ne4 9. Ng5 (9. Be3 $5 e5 $5 (9... Be6
$6 10. Nd4 $1 Qd7 11. Nxe6 Qxe6 12. Nd2 $16) 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5
f5 13. Qd5+ Kh8 14. Qd6 h6 $1 $44) 9... Nxg5 10. Bxg5 Be6 11. Qc1 (11. Nd2 $5)
11... Qa5 12. Be3 $6 (12. b4 $5 Qa6 $5 (12... Qb5 13. Qd2 a5 $2 (13... Nxb4 $2
14. cxb4 $1 (14. Bxe7 $14) 14... Bxa1 15. Na3 Qa4 16. Rxa1 Qxa3 17. Bxe7 $1
Rfe8 18. Bf6 $18) (13... Qc4 $5) 14. a4 Qc4 15. b5 Ne5 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. Bd6
$16) 13. Qb2 $1 Qc4 (13... d4 $2 14. b5 dxc3 15. Nxc3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxb5 17.
Bh6 $18) 14. a3 h6 15. Bf4 a5 $44) 12... d4 $1 $44 13. cxd4 (13. Bxc6 $5 dxe3
14. Bxb7 exf2+ 15. Rxf2 Rad8 (15... Qxc5 $6 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. Nd2 $16) 16. b4
Qc7 17. Bg2 Qe5 $5 $44) 13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 (14. Nc3 $5 Qxc5 (14... Qxc3 $6 15.
bxc3 Nxe2+ 16. Kh1 Nxc1 17. Rfxc1 Rab8 18. Rab1 $14 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gc5c6]})
15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxb7 Rab8 17. Bg2 Rfc8 $44) 14... Bxd4 15. Nd2 Qxc5 (15...
Qb5 16. Nb3 $1 (16. Ne4 $6 Qxe2 17. Nc3 Qa6 $15) 16... Bxb3 17. axb3 Bxc5 $11)
16. Qxc5 Bxc5 17. Nb3 $11 {[%mdl 4096]} Bd6 $5 (17... Bxb3 $11) 18. Bxb7 Rab8
19. Ba6 Be5 (19... Bxb3 20. axb3 Rxb3 21. Bc4 $11) 20. Rab1 Rb6 21. Bd3 Rc8 (
21... Bxb3 22. axb3 Rxb3 23. Ra1 Rb7 24. Be4 (24. Ra2 $2 Bxb2 25. Rb1 Rfb8 26.
Be4 Rb4 $17) 24... Rxb2 25. Rxa7 Rxe2 26. Bf3 Bd4 27. Rd7 $11) 22. Rfc1 Rxc1+
23. Rxc1 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rxb3 25. Rc5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 2048]} Bd4 (25... Bxb2 26.
Rc7 a5 27. Rxe7 {[%cal Gd3c4]} Rb4 28. Rc7 Bf6 29. Bc4 Be7 30. Rxe7 $11) 26.
Rd5 Bf6 27. Ra5 Bd4 28. Rd5 Bf6 29. Ra5 Rb7 30. b3 Rxb3 31. Rxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 3rd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Finkel,A} d5 2. d4 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. Be3 $5 (4. e3 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. a3
Bxc5 7. b4 Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nbd2 a6 10. c5 $5 Qc7 11. Nd4 e5 $132 {Cruz,
R-Benko,F/ARG-ch 1960 (34)}) (4. b4 $5 a5 5. c3 axb4 6. cxb4 b6 7. e4 bxc5 8.
Bb2 $5 $13 {Piskov,Y-Magomedov,M/Cappelle op 1994}) (4. Bg5 $5 Nf6 (4... f6 5.
Bd2 Bxc5 6. c4 Ne7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nc3 Nbc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qb1 $5 f5 11. Be2 Qe7
12. O-O $14 {Hort,V-Polgar,Z/Biel 1987 (47)}) 5. e4 (5. c4 $6 Bxc5 6. e3 Qa5+
7. Nbd2 Ne4 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bf4 Bg4 $36 {Djurkovic,M-Susnik,M/SLO-sf 1994}) (5.
e3 Bxc5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bd7 11. Rad1 Rc8 $11
{Hobart,S-Levin,D/World op 1992 (26)}) 5... Bxc5 6. e5 $5 Bxf2+ 7. Ke2 Qb6 8.
exf6 gxf6 9. Bc1 Bd7 10. Nc3 Na6 $44 {[%csl Re2] Kramnik,V-Seirawan,Y/Monaco
Amber blind 1994}) 4... Nd7 (4... Na6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bxc5 7. Bxc5 Nxc5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Nce4 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 $11 {Nikolic,
P-Seirawan,Y/Barcelona WCup 1989 (44)}) 5. c4 Nxc5 ({Not so good is} 5... dxc4
$6 6. Qa4 $5 (6. Na3 Qa5+ $5 7. Bd2 (7. Qd2 Qxd2+ 8. Nxd2 (8. Bxd2 Bxc5 9. Nxc4
Ngf6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. e3 $11) 8... c3 9. bxc3 Bxc5 10. Nb5 Ke7 11. Bxc5+ Nxc5
12. Nb3 Ne4 $13) 7... Qxc5 8. Qa4 a6 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qb3 Ngf6 $11) 6... Qc7 7.
Nc3 Bxc5 8. Qxc4 (8. Bxc5 Qxc5 9. e3 Ngf6 10. Bxc4 O-O $11) 8... Bb6 9. Qxc7
Bxc7 10. Nb5 Ba5+ 11. Bd2 $14 {and white siezes the initiative in the endgame.}
) 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bg4 $5 {Provoking white
to play 11.h3 depriving white bishop very comfortable position.} (10... Be6 $6
11. Nd4 Rc8 12. Rc1 a6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bh3 $14 {[%cal Gh3c8]}) 11. h3 Be6 12.
Nd4 Rc8 13. Rc1 a6 14. Rc2 $6 {Starting to play passively.Serious attention
deserved} (14. b4 $5 Ncd7 (14... Nce4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. a3 (16. Nxe6 fxe6 17.
Bxe4 dxe4 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. a3 Qc6 $11) 16... Nd6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rxc8 Qxc8
19. Bc5 $14) 15. a3 Nb6 16. Qb3 Nc4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rfd1 $14 {
with better chanses.}) 14... b5 15. a3 Qd7 16. Kh2 Rfd8 17. Rd2 Qb7 $5 18. Qb1
(18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bd4 a5 20. Re1 b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. Na4 Ncd7 $132 {[%csl
Ra4]}) 18... Nce4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 (19... dxe4 $2 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rfd1 $16 {
[%csl Re4]}) 20. Rd3 Bd7 21. Rfd1 Bf6 22. Qa2 (22. Nb3 Bf5 23. Bd4 Be7 $1 24.
Qa2 Re8 25. Nd2 a5 $132) 22... Re8 23. Nf3 Rc2 24. Nd4 Rc4 25. Nb3 Qc7 $1 (
25... Rc2 $2 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Nc5 $18) 26. Nd2 (26. Rxd5 $6 Be6 {[%cal Ge6a2]}
27. R5d3 Rc2 {[%csl Rb2]} 28. Bf4 Qc4 $36) 26... Be6 $1 {Move by move black
improves position of the pieces.} 27. Qb1 Rc2 28. Nxe4 (28. Bf4 $6 Qc8 29. Nxe4
dxe4 30. R3d2 Bb3 $17) 28... dxe4 29. R3d2 Rxd2 $6 {For some reason rejacting
logical} (29... Bb3 $1 30. Rxc2 Bxc2 31. Rc1 (31. Qc1 Bxb2 $19) 31... Bxb1 32.
Rxc7 Bxb2 33. Ra7 (33. Bc1 Bd4 $17) 33... Bxa3 34. Rxa6 Bf8 35. Rb6 Re5 $15 {
with some chanses to win the game.}) 30. Rxd2 Bf5 31. Rd5 Bg6 32. Rc5 Qb8 33.
Qc1 $11 {Now the position is totally balanced and a draw agreement is not far
away.} h5 34. h4 b4 35. Bf4 Qb6 36. axb4 Qxb4 37. Rc8 Qb5 (37... Rxc8 38. Qxc8+
Kh7 39. Qxa6 Qxb2 $11) 38. Rxe8+ Qxe8 39. b4 Qb5 40. e3 Qxb4 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42.
Qxa6 Qb2 43. Kg1 Bc3 44. Bf1 Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manhattan March Int"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1999.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Negulescu, Adrian"]
[Black "Shahade, Gregory P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1999.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Finkel,A} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Ne5 $6 {
Giving up the idea to fight for opening advantage.} c6 (6... Nbd7 7. c4 Nxe5 8.
dxe5 Ng4 9. cxd5 Nxe5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Qa4 cxd5 12. Nxd5 e6 $11 {Nielsen,
J-Jorgensen,J/DEN-chT 1990}) 7. c3 (7. Nd2 Nbd7 8. f4 $5 Qb6 (8... Nxe5 9. fxe5
Ng4 10. Nf3 f6 11. exf6 exf6 12. h3 Nh6 $132 {Kristensen,B-Sax,G/Valby 1994 
(31)}) 9. e3 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Ng4 11. Nf3 f6 12. h3 Nh6 13. Kh2 Bf5 14. c3 Be4 $15
{Trichkov,V-Pribyl,J/Lazne Bohdanec 1994}) (7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Nxd7 9. e4 dxe4
10. Nxe4 Nf6 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. h3 Be6 $11 {Dominguez,J-Martin,F/Mesa
op2 1992 (28)}) 7... Ne8 $6 {Definitly not the best reaction.The simplest way
to equality was} (7... Nfd7 $5 8. Nd3 (8. f4 Nxe5 9. fxe5 f6 10. exf6 exf6 11.
e4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Re8 13. Bg2 Be6 14. Na3 Na6 $13 {Weber,U-Christ,R/Wiesbaden
op 1994}) 8... e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Nd2 Bg7 12. Nb3 Nd7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Bornemann,W-Sieg,U/BL2-N9697 1997}) 8. Nd2 Nd7 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. e4 dxe4
11. Nxe4 Nd6 12. Nc5 $14 {Now white manages to get certain advantage.} b6 $6 {
This move weakens diagonal a8-h1 so better was} (12... Bf5 $5 13. Qe2 Qc7 14.
Bf4 Rad8 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. h3 $14 {with passive,but rock-solid position for
black.}) 13. Nxd7 (13. Nd3 $5) 13... Qxd7 14. Re1 Rac8 15. Bf4 e6 16. h4 Rfe8
17. Be5 Red8 18. Bf4 Re8 19. Qe2 c5 $6 ({More in the spirit of the position was
} 19... b5 20. a4 a6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra6 Nf5 23. Rea1 $14 {,but also in this
case white is in control on the situation on the board.}) 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21.
Rad1 {[%cal Gd1d7]} e5 22. Be3 Rc7 23. Qd3 Bf8 24. Bg5 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal
Gg5f6] Increasing the pressure.} Qf5 {Hoping to escape in the endgame.} (24...
Qg4) 25. Qxf5 Nxf5 26. Bf6 Rc5 ({Much worse is} 26... Re6 $6 27. Bd8 $6 (27.
Bxe5 $1 Rce7 28. f4 f6 (28... Nxg3 29. Bd5 $18) 29. Bd5 {[%cal Gd5g8]} fxe5 30.
Rxe5 Ng7 (30... Kf7 $6 31. g4 Nxh4 32. Kf2 $1 (32. Rde1 $6 Nf3+ 33. Bxf3 Rxe5
34. fxe5 Bg7 35. Bd5+ Ke8 $16) 32... Kf6 33. g5+ $18) 31. g4 Kh8 32. Bxe6 Rxe6
33. Kg2 h5 34. Rxe6 Nxe6 35. f5 $16 {with big advantage.}) 27... Rc5 28. g4 Ng7
29. Rd7 Rd6 30. Rxd6 Bxd6 31. Rd1 Ne8 32. Bg5 $14) 27. Rd7 Re6 $8 (27... a5 28.
Bd5 Nd6 29. c4 $1 b5 30. b3 bxc4 31. bxc4 $18 {[%csl Re5,Rf7]}) 28. Bg5 f6 29.
Bc1 Re7 30. Red1 Rc7 31. Rd8 Kg7 32. Be4 Rf7 $6 ({Better try was} 32... Re6 $5
$14 {[%cal Ge6d6] intending to exchange a pair of rooks.}) 33. h5 Be7 $6 {
Missing small combination.} 34. Bxf5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} Bxd8 (34... gxf5 35. h6+
Kg6 36. Rg8+ Kh5 37. Kg2 $18 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gd1h1]}) 35. h6+ $1 Kf8 36. Rxd8+
Ke7 37. Rc8 $18 {Now everything is over:two bishops easily overcome the
resistance of single rook!} Rxc8 38. Bxc8 Rf8 39. Bg4 f5 (39... Rd8 40. Kf1 $18
{[%cal Gf1e2,Gc1e3,Gb2b4,Gc3c5]}) 40. Bg5+ Ke6 41. Bf3 f4 42. Be4 fxg3 43. fxg3
(43. f3 $5) 43... Rf7 44. g4 Rd7 45. Bc2 Kd5 46. Kf2 Rf7+ 47. Ke2 Rf8 48. Bb3+
Ke4 49. c4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dokutchaev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Cherepovets Severstal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 (7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. Nbd2 Na5 $6 9. Ne4 $1 Qb6 10. Nxc5 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Ne5
$36 {Wockenfuss,K-Eng,H/BL8485 1985 (28)}) (7. Nc3 $5 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6
Bxf6 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Qd6 $14 {Haik,A-Roos,L/FRA-ch
1987 (50)}) 7... cxd4 8. Nxc4 Bc5 9. Bf4 Nge7 (9... f6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6
e5 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Qa3 $44 {Summermatter,D-Csiszar,C/Zug 1991/1-0 (50)}) (9...
Qe7 $5 10. a3 b5 11. Nce5 Rc8 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Qd3 $14 {Gutman,
L-Eng,H/BL8485 1985/1-0 (51)}) 10. Bd6 Bb6 11. b4 $5 (11. Qb3 $5 O-O 12. Nxb6
axb6 13. Rfd1 e5 14. Nxe5 $6 (14. Bxe5 $14) 14... Be6 15. Bxe7 Bxb3 16. Bxd8
Bxd1 $15 {Yandemirov,V-Sokolov,A/RUS-ch 1995 (73)}) 11... Nf5 12. a4 ({Very
serious attention deserved} 12. g4 $5 Nh4 $6 (12... Nxd6 13. Nxd6+ Kf8 14. Nxb7
(14. b5 $6 Na5 15. Ne5 Be8 $1 16. Nxb7 Nxb7 17. Bxb7 Rb8 $13) 14... Qc7 (14...
Qf6 15. Rc1 $1 Nxb4 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 $36) 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. bxc5 e5 17. h3
g6 18. e3 $14) 13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14. b5 Ne7 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Qxd4 $5 Nf5 17. Qxb6
Nxd6 (17... Qxg4 18. Qxb7 Rc8 19. Bg3 $1 $16) 18. Qxd6 Qxg4 (18... Bxb5 19. Qe5
$1 $16) 19. a4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gd6g3,Gb5b6,Ga4a6] in both cases with
better prospects for white.}) 12... Bc8 $1 $13 {After this strong move white
has to be very carefull to kep the balance.} 13. Bf4 (13. Nfe5 Nxe5 $1 (13...
Nxd6 $6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 (14... Qc7 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Rc1 $1 Qd7 (16... bxc6 17.
Bxc6+ Bd7 18. Bxa8 $18) 17. Ne5 Qxa4 18. Qxd4 $16) 15. Bxc6+ Kf8 16. Nxb6 Rb8
17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. b5 $16) 14. Bxe5 O-O (14... f6 $5) 15. a5 Bc7 16. Bxc7 Qxc7
17. Rc1 Qe7 $15) 13... Nxb4 14. g4 Nd5 $1 $15 {Black plays the opening in very
ambitious manner and fully succeds!} 15. Bg5 (15. Be5 f6 16. gxf5 fxe5 17. fxe6
Bxe6 18. Nfxe5 O-O $17) 15... Nfe7 (15... f6 $5 16. Bc1 $5 (16. gxf5 fxg5 17.
fxe6 Bc5 $5 18. Nce5 (18. Nxd4 $2 Nc3 $19) 18... Bxe6 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4
Nf4 $1 $17) 16... Nfe7 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. a5 Qd8 19. Qxd4 O-O $15) 16. Nxb6 axb6
(16... Qxb6 17. Rb1 $1 Qa6 18. Qxd4 $2 (18. Nxd4 f6 (18... Nc3 19. Nb5 $1 Nxb5
20. axb5 Qb6 21. Be3 $44) 19. Nb5 $1 fxg5 20. e4 $44) 18... f6 19. e4 Nc6 $17)
17. Qxd4 f6 18. e4 $1 fxg5 (18... e5 $6 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Qxe5 Nf6 21. Rad1 Bd7
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qxf6 $36) 19. exd5 O-O 20. dxe6 (20. d6 $6 Nc6 21. Qd2 Ra5 $1
{[%csl Rd6]} 22. Rad1 Rd5 $17) 20... Bxe6 21. Rfe1 Nc6 $1 22. Qxd8 Nxd8 {
Black still keeps slightly better chanses,but the position is very close to a
draw.} 23. h3 (23. Nxg5 $6 Bxg4 24. Re7 (24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Re7 Ra5 $1 $17) 24...
Ra5 $1 25. h4 b5 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. Bb3 h6 $17) 23... h6 24. Ne5 Rf4 $6 {
Permitting white to equalize.} (24... Ra5 $5 $15) 25. Be4 Ra5 26. Ng6 Rf6 27.
Rad1 Ra8 (27... Nf7 28. Bf5 $5 Bxf5 29. Re8+ $1 (29. gxf5 $6 Ra8 30. Rd7 Kh7
$17) 29... Kh7 30. Nf8+ $11) 28. Ne7+ Kf7 29. Nd5 $11 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Ne6 31.
Rd7+ Kf8 32. Bxb7 Nc5 33. Bxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fokin, Sergey"]
[Black "Reprintsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Finkel,A} Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. c3 (6. Ne5
Bxe2 7. Qxe2 Nge7 8. Nd2 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Ng6 10. Nf3 Nh4 11. O-O-O Nxf3 12. Qxf3
Qe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wrobel,F-Raedeker,B/OLWuert 1995}) (6. Bg3 Nge7 (6... Qe7 $5
7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. a3 Ne4 9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. O-O Na5 12. c3 b5 $13 {
Hansen,L-Hector,J/Espergaerde 1987 (36)}) (6... Nf6 7. c4 (7. O-O Ne4 8. c4
Nxg3 9. hxg3 dxc4 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nxc4 Be7 12. a3 Bf6 13. b4 Qd5 14. Rb1 $14 {
Bottema,T-Vincent,S/Groningen op 1988}) 7... O-O 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10.
dxe5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxe5 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Behrens,H-Baumhus,R/
FRG-ch qual 1988}) 7. Nbd2 Nf5 (7... O-O 8. c3 Nf5 9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10. Qc2 Re8 11.
Bd3 Bf5 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 f5 $11 {Vrbanov,A-Orev,P/Bankia op 1990 (44)}) 8.
Bxd6 cxd6 9. c3 Nh4 10. O-O O-O 11. Nxh4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qxh4 13. f4 f5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Dankert,P-Andersen,J/Hamburg-ch 1985}) (6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. c4
O-O 9. Nc3 Rad8 10. Rc1 dxc4 11. Qa4 $14 {Weemaes,R-Meulders,R/OHRA-B 1986})
6... Nge7 (6... Nf6 7. O-O (7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Qe7 10. O-O e5 11.
Bg5 e4 12. Nd2 h6 13. Bxf6 $14 {Ravikumar,V-Sowray,P/Lloyds Bank op 1987 (42)})
7... O-O 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Bxd6 cxd6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Re7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3
d5 14. Nd2 Qb6 $11 {Ligaard,M-Rewitz,P/DEN-ch qual 1996 (58)}) 7. Nbd2 f6 $2 {
[%mdl 16384] From the consequances of this move black will suffer till the end
of the game!After natural} (7... Ng6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 (8... cxd6 $5) 9. h3 Bxf3 10.
Nxf3 e5 11. dxe5 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qb3 O-O-O {black doesn't seem to have
any problems.} 14. Rd1 $13) 8. Bg3 Nf5 9. e4 $5 ({Also after} 9. c4 $5 Nxg3 10.
hxg3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qd7 12. Bb5 a6 13. Ba4 $14 {white keeps very unleasent
pressure.}) 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 Qd7 $6 11. Qc2 $6 {Trusting the opponent.There
was no reason why white couldn't take a pawn:} (11. exd5 exd5 12. Qb3 {[%cal
Gb3d5,Gb3b7]} O-O-O (12... Be6 $6 13. Qxb7 Rb8 14. Qa6 Rxb2 15. Bb5 $16) 13.
Qxd5 Rde8 (13... Qe7 14. Qe4) 14. Kf1 a6 (14... Ne7 15. Qf7 $1) 15. Qb3 f5 16.
Nc4 $16) 11... O-O-O 12. O-O-O h5 $6 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6]} 13. Rde1 Qf7 14. exd5
exd5 15. Bd3 $14 {[%cal Gd3g6,Gf3h4,Gh4f5] White takes control over the light
squares on the kingside.} Ne7 16. Nh4 Kb8 17. Ng6 Rhe8 18. Nxe7 Rxe7 19. Bg6
Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Qd7 21. Nf1 $5 {[%csl Rg4,Rh5][%cal Gf2f3] Threatening to win
the pawn on h5.Less efficient is} (21. Nf3 c6 (21... c5) 22. Nh4 Bc7 23. Nf5 (
23. Bf5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $11) 23... Bb6 24. Ne3 Rh8 25. Nxg4
Qxg4 26. Qf5 $14 {and black has very good chanses to hold the position.}) 21...
c5 $5 22. Kb1 $1 (22. f3 $6 Be6 23. Qf2 Rc8 $1 24. Bxh5 cxd4 25. Qxd4 Be5 $36 {
[%cal Gd5d4]}) 22... cxd4 23. cxd4 Rc8 24. Qd3 Bb4 $5 25. Rc1 (25. Re3 Qc6 26.
a3 Qc1+ 27. Ka2 Bd6 $36) 25... Rxc1+ 26. Kxc1 f5 $5 {The exchange of heavy
pieces didn't make black's defense any easier.} (26... Qc7+ 27. Kb1 Qe7 28. Ne3
$16) 27. Ne3 $1 Qc6+ 28. Nc2 Qxg6 29. Nxb4 a5 30. Nc2 $1 $16 {[%csl Rg4][%mdl
4096] This quiet move is stronger than tempting} (30. Nxd5 $5 Qc6+ 31. Nc3 Qxg2
32. Qe3 {[%csl Rb8]} g5 33. Kc2 $5 (33. Qxg5 Qf1+ 34. Kc2 Qxf2+ 35. Kb3 a4+ 36.
Ka3 Qxg3 37. Qd8+ Ka7 38. Kxa4 $40) 33... Qf3 34. Qe5+ Kc8 35. Kb3 $40 {
and despite of active position of the white pieces black has chanses of his
own.}) 30... h4 31. gxh4 Qh6+ 32. Qd2 $16 (32. Qe3 $5 Qxh4 33. Qe5+ Ka7 34. f3
Qh1+ 35. Ne1 Bh5 36. Kd2 Qf1 37. Qxd5 Qf2+ 38. Kd1 Qxb2 39. Qxa5+ Kb8 40. Nc2
$16) 32... Qxh4 33. f3 Qh1+ 34. Ne1 Bh5 35. Qxa5 Qf1 36. Qd8+ $2 {[%mdl 16384]
Giving the perpetual in nearly winning position is really strange!Almost any
move would leave great chanses to win the game.} (36. b3 $5) 36... Ka7 37. Qa5+
Kb8 38. Qd8+ Ka7 39. Qa5+ Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1999.04.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Fries Nielsen, Jens Ove"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Finkel,A} d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 (5. Be2 Bd6 6. Ne5 (
6. Bg3 Nge7 (6... Nf6 7. c4 (7. O-O Ne4 8. c4 Nxg3 9. hxg3 dxc4 10. Nbd2 O-O
11. Nxc4 Be7 12. a3 Bf6 13. b4 Qd5 14. Rb1 $14 {Bottema,T-Vincent,S/Groningen
op 1988}) 7... O-O 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. dxe5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxe5 12. Qe2
Qe7 13. O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Behrens,H-Baumhus,R/FRG-ch qual 1988}) 7. Nbd2 Nf5 (
7... O-O 8. c3 Nf5 9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3
f5 $11 {Vrbanov,A-Orev,P/Bankia op 1990 (44)}) 8. Bxd6 cxd6 9. c3 Nh4 10. O-O
O-O 11. Nxh4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qxh4 13. f4 f5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dankert,P-Andersen,J/
Hamburg-ch 1985}) (6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 Rad8 10. Rc1 dxc4
11. Qa4 $14 {Weemaes,R-Meulders,R/OHRA-B 1986}) (6. c3 Nf6 7. O-O (7. Nbd2 O-O
8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Qe7 10. O-O e5 11. Bg5 e4 12. Nd2 h6 13. Bxf6 $14 {
Ravikumar,V-Sowray,P/Lloyds Bank op 1987 (42)}) 7... O-O 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Bxd6
cxd6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Re7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 d5 14. Nd2 Qb6 $11 {Ligaard,
M-Rewitz,P/DEN-ch qual 1996 (58)}) 6... Bxe2 7. Qxe2 Nge7 8. Nd2 Bxe5 9. dxe5
Ng6 10. Nf3 Nh4 11. O-O-O Nxf3 12. Qxf3 Qe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wrobel,F-Raedeker,B/
OLWuert 1995}) 5... Bd6 6. c3 Nge7 (6... Bxf4 7. exf4 Qd6 8. Qb3 (8. Qa4 $5
Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Qxf4 $2 10. Ba6 $1 $18 {Holst,A-Sobjerg,E/Aarhus-A 1992}) 8...
Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Nge7 10. g3 O-O 11. Bd3 f6 12. O-O $14 {Kinsman,A-Martin,J/
Chartres op 1990}) 7. Be2 O-O (7... f6 $2 8. Bg3 Nf5 9. e4 $5 (9. c4 $5 Nxg3
10. hxg3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qd7 12. Bb5 a6 13. Ba4 $14) 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 Qd7 $6
11. Qc2 $6 O-O-O 12. O-O-O h5 $6 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6]} 13. Rde1 Qf7 14. exd5 exd5
15. Bd3 $14 {[%cal Gd3g6,Gf3h4,Gh4f5] Fokin,S-Reprintsev,A/RUS-Cup03 (Geller
mem) 1999}) (7... Ng6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 (8... cxd6 $5) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 e5 11.
dxe5 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qb3 O-O-O 14. Rd1 $13) 8. h4 $5 f6 {[%cal Ge6e5]}
9. Bxd6 cxd6 (9... Qxd6) 10. h5 h6 $6 {[%csl Rg6][%mdl 16384]} (10... e5 $2 11.
Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 12. Bxg4 Nd3+ 13. Ke2 Nxb2 14. Be6+ Kh8 15. Qb3 $18) (10... Qb6 $5
) 11. Nh4 $1 $14 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 e5 13. O-O f5 (13... Qd7 14. Rad1 e4 15. f3 f5
16. f4 $5 $14 {[%cal Gg1h2,Gf1g1,Gg2g4]}) 14. f4 $1 Qd7 15. Rf2 Rf6 (15... e4
16. Kh2) 16. Rd1 Qe6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nb3 b6 (18... e4 19. Kh2 Rff8 20. Rg1
Qf6 21. Kh3 $1 g5 22. hxg6 Nxg6 23. Nxg6 Qxg6 24. g4 $36 {[%cal Gg1g8]}) 19.
Nf3 Re8 $6 20. Qb5 Rff8 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (20... exf4 $5 21. exf4 Qf7 22. Re2
$1 (22. Ne5 $6 Qxh5 23. Rxd5 Re6 $1 $15) 22... Qxh5 23. Rde1 Rff8 24. Nbd4 $36)
21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Nd4 $1 $16 Nf3+ (22... Qf7 23. fxe5 Qxh5 24. Rdf1 Kh8 25. Qd7
$1 $16) (22... Qf6 $5 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Nxf5 $1 Nxf5 25. Rxd5 Qxe3 26. Rdxf5
Rxf5 27. Qxf5 $16) 23. Rxf3 Qc8 24. Rf2 $5 {[%cal Gd4f3,Gf3e5]} Kh7 25. Nf3 Ng8
26. Rxd5 (26. Rfd2 $6 Rxe3 27. Rxd5 Nf6 28. Rxf5 a6 $1 29. Qb4 Qxf5 30. Qxf8
Qxf4 $44) 26... Rxe3 27. Re5 Re4 28. Nd2 (28. Nd4 $5) 28... Rxe5 29. fxe5 Qe6
30. a3 Rd8 31. Qe2 Ne7 32. Nf3 Rd5 33. Rf1 Nc6 34. Re1 b5 35. Qe3 $1 $18 Qe8 (
35... a6 36. Qf4 a5 37. Nd4 Nxd4 38. cxd4 a4 39. Re3 $18) 36. e6 Qe7 37. Qf4
Kg8 38. Nd4 Nxd4 39. cxd4 Rd6 40. Qe5 Rd8 41. b4 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Black "Stojanovic, Mihajlo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. h3 Ne4 8. Qb3
Qb6 $6 {This move leads directly to a favourable pawn structure for White.} (
8... Qc8 9. Rc1 Nxc3) 9. c5 $1 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 a6 12. b4 Rc8 13.
Nd2 $1 {This is exactly the same plan as in our previous example. The position
cries out for this manoeuvre!} Nf6 14. Nb3 Rd8 15. Na5 Rd7 16. Nxc6 {[#] A
nice solution! The Black pawn chain on the queen side simply disappears...}
bxc6 17. Rxa6 Be7 18. Rxc6 O-O 19. Ra6 Ne4 20. b5 Rc8 21. c6 {It is worth
mentioning that the march of the whirte pawns is so successful due mainly to
the bad placement of the black pieces. In fact, Black's minor pieces cannot
stop the pawns, while the d7-rook just allows White to gain tempi by chasing
it.} Rdd8 22. c7 $18 1-0

[Event "Alushta2"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Ne4 $5 (6... d6) 7. c4
$5 (7. Bb2 d5 8. c4 c6 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Qc2 (10. e3 Nd7 11. Rc1 Kh8 12. Qc2 a5
$1 13. a4 Qe8 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Ne1 Qf7 16. Nd3 Nxd2 17. Rxd2 g5 $1 $10 {
Kharitonov,A-Bareev,E/Sochi/1987/1:0 (50) Inf 44/114/}) 10... Nd7 11. Rfd1 Rc8
12. e3 Ndf6 13. Ne5 g5 14. Rac1 Nd6 15. Nd3 h6 16. Ba3 $14 {Ruban,V-Malaniuk,V/
SSSR(ch)/1991/1:0 (67) Inf 52/98/}) 7... Nc6 8. Bb2 e6 $5 $146 (8... d6 9. Nc3
(9. Nbd2 e5 (9... Nxd2 10. Qxd2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qd5+ Kh8 13. Ba3 Re8 14.
Qxd8 Nxd8 15. e4 f4 $10 {Illeskas Cordoba,M-De La Villa Garcia,J/Oberena/1991/}
) 10. d5 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 (11. dxc6 $5) 11... Nb8 12. Ng5 Qe7 13. Rad1 Na6 14. Ne6
Bxe6 15. dxe6 Rab8 16. b4 $13 {Moutousis,K-Santo Roman,M/Athens/1992/ Inf 54/
87/}) 9... e5 10. dxe5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 dxe5 12. Qd5+ Kh8 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Ng5
Re8 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rad1 f4 17. f3 a5 18. Rd2 Kg8 $10 {Vladimirov,E-Tseitlin,
Mi/Hastings2/1991/}) 9. Nbd2 d5 10. Rc1 g5 $5 11. Nxe4 (11. e3 Bd7 (11... Nb4
$5 12. Ba3 a5 $13) 12. Ne1 Be8 13. Ba3 Rf6 14. Nd3 $14) 11... dxe4 (11... fxe4
12. Ne1 Bd7 13. f3 exf3 14. Bxf3 Be8 15. Ng2 Bg6 $10) 12. Ne5 $8 Nxe5 13. dxe5
Qe7 (13... Qxd1 $6 14. Rfxd1 $16) (13... Bd7 $5 14. Qc2 Qe7 $10) 14. Qc2 Bd7
15. a3 (15. f3 exf3 16. exf3 f4) 15... Be8 (15... a5 $5) 16. Rcd1 Bh5 17. f3 (
17. Rd2 $5 Rad8 18. Rfd1) 17... exf3 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. exf3 Rad8 20. Kg2 h5 21.
h3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rd3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Qb6 7. Nb3 Bg4 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. c3 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Qd8 13. Rfe1 Bd6 14. Bg5 h6
15. Bh4 Be7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bc2 Qe7 18. Nc5 {Diagramm [#]} g6 $2 (18... Rac8
19. Bb3 Bxd4 $1 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Qxd5 Qxc5) 19. Bb3 $1 {Nisipeanu zeigt nicht
nur ein feines Gespür für die schwarze Ungenauigkeit, sondern rechnet auch
genau.} Rac8 (19... Bxd4 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Qxd5 $18) 20. Bxd5 $1 Bxd4 21. Nxe6
$1 Ne5 (21... fxe6 22. Rxe6 Rxf3 23. Rxe7+ Kf8 24. cxd4 Kxe7 25. Bxf3 Nxd4 26.
Bxb7 Rb8 27. Be4 Rxb2 28. Bxg6 $16) 22. Rxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Re1 $1 Qf6
25. Bxb7 Rb8 26. g3 Kg7 27. Re2 h5 28. Qxf6+ Bxf6 29. Bd5 h4 30. g4 Rb5 31. Bc4
Rc5 32. Bb3 Be5 33. Kg2 Kf6 34. Bxf7 Bxc3 (34... Kxf7 35. b4 Rb5 36. a4 Rd5 37.
c4 $18) 35. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Kottnauer Memorial"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. g3 Nd7 $5 4. Bg2 (4. c4 dxc4 $1 5. Bg2 (5. Qa4 $6 c5 6.
Bg2 a6 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. O-O Rc8 $36 {Horvath,J-Blatny,P/AUT-chT 9091/
1991/}) 5... c5 (5... Nb6 6. O-O Ne7 7. e4 $1 (7. Ne5 Nf5 $1 8. e3 c5 9. dxc5
Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 $15 {Mainka,G-Smagin,S/Dortmund op/1995/}) 7... Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qe2 $14 {@ Shipov,S-Smagin,S/Moscow Petrosian/1995/}) (5...
a6 $5) 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Ngf6 8. Nbd2 cxd4 9. Nxc4 Nb6 10. Nxb6 Qxb6 11. a5 Qa7
12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Be5 Bc5 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. Rc1 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxg2
18. Kxg2 O-O 19. Rc7 Rab8 20. Rfc1 Rfd8 21. e3 Kf8 {/\Nd5= _|_ Lobach,P-Blatny,
P/Pardubice op/1995/}) 4... a6 $1 $146 (4... Ngf6 5. c4 (5. O-O Be7 (5... a6
$142 $5) 6. c4 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Rd1 Bd6 $6 9. Nc3 b6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7
12. Ne5 $16 {Safira,S-Storme,S/WchJW-U18 Szeged (02) ;TD 94\01 1994}) 5... a6
6. O-O (6. b3 $5) (6. c5 $5) 6... dxc4 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. e4 b5 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. d5 e5
11. a4 Bc8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Be3 $44 {Adrian,C-Guigonis,D/FRA-chT ;TD 89\03
1989}) (4... Bd6 5. O-O f5 (5... c6 6. c4 Ngf6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 a5 9. Nc3 Qe7
10. Qc2 Re8 11. Rad1 $14 {Kalinichev,S-Gaerts,R/BL2-N 9495 (1994) ;BL2 1995})
6. c4 c6 7. Qc2 Ngf6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Bf4 Qe7 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Nc3 (11. Rc1)
11... a6 12. e3 b5 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Ne2 Ke7 15. Qc7 Rab8 16. Nf4 Rhc8 {1/2-1/2
Piepenburg,R-Schlesinger,O/Hessenliga 9495 (1994) ;GER 11 1995} 17. Qxd6+ Kxd6
18. Nd3 {/\Nfe5 +/=/+/- _|_}) 5. O-O (5. c4 dxc4 $1) 5... Ngf6 6. Nbd2 (6. b3
c5) 6... b5 $5 7. e4 (7. c3 c5 8. a4 (8. e4 dxe4 9. Ng5 Bb7 10. Ndxe4 Qc8 $13)
8... b4 9. dxc5 bxc3 $10) 7... dxe4 8. Ng5 Bb7 9. Ndxe4 Qc8 10. Qe2 (10. Qf3 $6
Rb8 11. Qe2 $10) (10. Re1 h6 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. Nf3 c5 (12... Bd6 {/\0-0=}) 13.
c3 Be7 $10) 10... h6 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bd6 (13... c5 $6 14.
d5) 14. a4 O-O 15. axb5 Bxe4 $1 (15... axb5 $6 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. f3 $14) 16.
Qxe4 axb5 17. Bf4 (17. Rxa8 $2 Qxa8 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qe2 Qd5 $15 {_|_}) 17...
Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Qb7 $10 19. c3 b4 $1 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. cxb4 Qxb4 22. Rc1 $1 (22.
Qxc7 $6 Qxb2 23. Qd7 Qb6 24. Rc1 (24. d5 $6 Rd8 25. Qc6 Qxc6 26. dxc6 Rc8 27.
Rc1 Kf8 {=/+/-/+ _|_}) 24... Rd8 25. Rc8 Qb1+ 26. Kg2 Qe4+ 27. Kg1 Rxc8 28.
Qxc8+ Kh7 $15 {_|_}) 22... Ra7 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Qxc7 Qxb2 25. Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stockholm Four Masters"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1919.12.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "Bogoljubow,E"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1919.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Bogoljubow:Klassische Schachpartien. 1919-1920,S.24; TfS 1920,S.14} 1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 (3. c4 $142) 3... c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 Nc6 6. c3 d5 7. h3 Bd7
8. Nbd2 Rc8 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 $143 cxd4 10. exd4 Nb4 11. Be2 Bb5) 9... Be7 10. O-O
O-O 11. Re1 Rfe8 ({Einfacher war hier} 11... Rfd8 {und Bd7-e8, Nf6-d7,Be0-f6
mit sehr gutem Spiel. Weiß kann kaum etwas unternehmen, was Schwarz bei der
Umgruppierung hindern könnte.}) 12. Bd3 Nh5 13. Bh2 cxd4 14. exd4 Nb4 15. Bb1
Bb5 16. Ne5 g6 17. Ndf3 Nc6 18. g4 {Hilft nicht viel, schadet aber auch nichts.
} Nf6 19. Qf4 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rf8 21. Qd2 Qd8 22. Bc2 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Bxd7 24. Be5
Bg5 $1 25. f4 (25. Qe2 {war besser.}) 25... Bh4 26. Re3 $4 {Weiß geht in die
Falle} (26. Reb1 {mußte geschehen}) 26... Qb6 {Gegen die Doppeldrohung f7-f6
und Db6xb2 gibt es keine Parade. Im Schach kommt es bisweilen vor, daß eine
feste Stellung durch das geringfügigste Versehen in die Brüche geht.} 27. f5 $4
{GJ: Verliert völlig die Nerven.} (27. g5 $142 {GJ: Leistet noch Widerstand.}
h6 (27... Qxb2 28. Qc1 Qb6 $17) 28. Re2 Qxb2 29. Rb1 Qxa2 30. Rxb7 Ba4 31. Bxa4
Qxa4 32. Bd6 Qc6 33. Bxf8 Qxb7 34. Bc5 hxg5 35. fxg5 Qa6 $17) 27... exf5 28.
gxf5 Bg5 29. h4 Bh6 30. h5 f6 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Skoberne, Jure"]
[Black "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Bok,B"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the 5th round. I had started quite well with 3.5/4
and even though I wouldn't have minded a draw so much, I was hoping for an
interesting game in which I would have my chances.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4
c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. c4 {This move, which has been played
only a couple of times, caught me by surprise.} ({In my preparation I had
mainly looked at the variations starting from the main move:} 7. Rb1) 7... g6 {
After some thought I finally decided on this move.} ({The alternatives are} 
7... e6) ({and} 7... Bf5 {but more high level games are needed to find out
what is the best against 7.c4.}) 8. Be2 ({Perhaps the critical line is} 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Rb3 Qa5 11. Qa1 $36) 8... Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc1 ({On} 10.
Rb1 {I was simply planning} Qxa2 {as the black queen can't ever be really
trapped.}) 10... Nh5 ({Perhaps even more accurate would have been} 10... Qxc1
11. Raxc1 Rd8 {followed by developing the light-squared bishop and Rac8.}) 11.
Qxb2 Bxb2 12. Bh6 ({In the event of} 12. Rab1 Nxf4 13. exf4 {it was important
that I had} dxc4 $1 14. Rxb2 c3 $15) 12... Bxa1 13. Bxf8 Kxf8 (13... dxc4 14.
Rxa1 Kxf8) 14. Rxa1 {I was quite happy to see this move (which was accompanied
with a draw offer) as I considered my position to be a bit better now without
much risk.} ({A better move was} 14. cxd5 Bf6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Rb1 $11 {
Black may have been gained the advantage of the bishop pair here but due to
the less than ideal coordination of his pieces the position should be equal.})
14... Nf6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Bf3 Nxd4 17. exd4 Bc6 18. Nb3 dxc4 $1 19. Bxc6 bxc6
20. Na5 {White will also get a far advanced passer now, but I saw the piece
configuration with the pawn on c3, knight on d5 and the rook coming in via the
b-file and knew I should have a large advantage.} c3 21. Rc1 Rb8 22. Kf1 Nd5
23. Nxc6 Rb2 24. a3 Nf4 $1 ({After} 24... Ke8 $6 {White escapes with} 25. g3
Rb3 26. Nb4 Nxb4 27. axb4 Rxb4 28. Rxc3 Rxd4 29. Ra3 Rc4 30. Rxa7 Rxc5 {
Even though I would have tried to win this position for a while, an
experienced player should draw this position without too much difficulty as
White.}) 25. Ne5 Ke8 ({Fortunately I saw that} 25... Ne2 $4 {is not possible
due to} 26. c6 $18 {and suddenly the tables are turned, the white c-pawn is
unstoppable!}) 26. Nc4 (26. c6 {will simply be met with} Kd8 27. c7+ Kc8) 26...
Ra2 27. Ne3 {Taking a pawn is never a bad idea.} Rxa3 28. Nd1 Nd5 29. Ke2 Kd7
30. Kd3 Kc6 {White is completely paralysed here and all pawn endgames are
winning for me due to the advantage of the outside passed pawn.} 31. g3 a5 32.
Ne3 c2+ 33. Kxc2 {This makes the win very easy} ({A more tenacious try would
have been} 33. Kd2 Nb4 34. Nxc2 Ra2 35. f4 f6 36. g4 e6 (36... e5 $2 37. g5)
37. h4 (37. Kc3 Rxc2+ 38. Rxc2 Nxc2 39. Kxc2 g5 40. fxg5 fxg5 $19 {followed by
41...e5}) 37... h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Kc3 Rxc2+ 40. Rxc2 Nxc2 41. Kxc2 e5 42.
fxe5 fxe5 43. dxe5 Kxc5 {and Black wins by 1 tempo!} 44. Kb3 Kd5 45. Ka4 Kxe5
46. Kxa5 Kf4 47. Kb4 Kg4 48. Kc3 Kxh4 49. Kd2 Kg3 50. Ke1 Kg2 $19) 33... Rc3+ {
The rest is quite simple now: I will trade off everything, follow up with ..
e5xd4 and create a second passed pawn on the kingside.} 34. Kd2 Rxc1 35. Kxc1
Nxe3 36. fxe3 e5 37. Kc2 exd4 38. exd4 f5 39. Kb3 Kb5 {A very important win
which put me temporarily in the joint lead!} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kravtsiv, Martyn"]
[Black "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Bok,B"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the 9th round. After a good start (5/6) I had fallen
back due to a loss to Navara and the day before I spoiled a winning position
against Cheparinov. Nevertheless, I was up for a fight.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3.
Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 {Deviating from my game from the 5th round where
I had gone} (5... Qb6) 6. exd4 Qb6 7. Nb3 {The only way to protect the d4- and
b2-pawns at once.} Bf5 8. a4 $5 $146 ({Another game continued:} 8. c3 e6 9. Nh4
Be4 10. f3 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. g4 Nd7 {Bakalarz,M -Erdos,V Differdange 2007,
and Black was completely fine.}) 8... a6 {The only convenient way to stop the
march of the a-pawn.} (8... e6 $6 9. a5 Qd8 10. a6 $16) 9. a5 Qd8 10. Bd3 Bxd3
11. Qxd3 e6 12. O-O {On one hand the pawn on a5 is nice for White, it ties up
the black queenside; on the other hand it can also become a target.} Be7 ({
Going after the pawn on a5 with} 12... Bb4 {is not quite easy since White has}
13. Ne5 Nxa5 14. Nxa5 Bxa5 15. Qb3 Bb6 16. Ra4 $1 {17.Rb4 follows and White
wins the pawn back with a slightly better position. For example:} O-O 17. Rb4
Ba7 18. Rxb7 $14 Bxd4 $4 19. Nc6 $18) 13. Ne5 O-O 14. Nxc6 bxc6 {I was not so
worried about the pawn structure transformation.} 15. Rfc1 Qd7 $6 {A slight
inaccuracy.} (15... Qc8 {Would have been a slightly more accurate way to move
the queen to b7.}) 16. c4 (16. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 17. dxc5) 16... Qb7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18.
dxc5 Rfd8 19. Be5 Ne8 $1 {I was quite pleased when I found this move. The
activity of White's bishop will be limited after an eventual ...f6 and my
knight can always come back into play via c7.} 20. f4 {My opponent decided to
stop my idea of creating a nice centre with ...f6 and ...e5 but at the cost of
weakening his position.} f6 21. Bc3 dxc4 22. Qxc4 Rd5 23. Rd1 Rad8 24. Rxd5
Rxd5 25. Re1 Nc7 26. Re3 Qb5 {Not the most ideal configuration.} ({The planned
} 26... Kf7 {turned out to be not so easy as White has} 27. b4 Qb5 28. Qe4 {
and White has everything protected and is creating some threats of his own on
the kingside.}) 27. Qxb5 cxb5 ({The rook endgame which arises after} 27... Nxb5
28. Rxe6 Nxc3 29. bxc3 Rxc5 30. Re8+ (30. Kf2 $2 Kf7 31. Rd6 Ke7 $17) 30... Kf7
31. Rc8 {is just a draw.}) 28. b4 Rd1+ 29. Kf2 Kf7 ({I was just not in time to
get my 'dream' setup as} 29... Nd5 {runs into} 30. Rxe6 $1 Nxc3 31. Rxa6 {
and White's strong passed pawns guarantee him a draw.}) 30. Ke2 $2 ({I had
expected} 30. Re1 {after which I didn't see a way to find for an advantage. It
is is important for White that} Rd3 {can be met with} 31. Re3 Rxe3 32. Kxe3
Nd5+ 33. Kd4 Nxf4 34. c6 {Black may be able to stop the invasion of the white
king with} Ke7 35. Kc5 Nd5 {but has no useful moves to follow up with and
White has sufficient compensation.}) 30... Nd5 $1 {Perhaps Martyn just missed
this move.} 31. c6 $2 {Now White is just lost.} (31. Kxd1 Nxe3+ 32. Ke2 Nxg2
33. Kf3 Nh4+ 34. Ke4 Nf5 $19 {Black will block the c5-pawn with Ne7-c6 and
eventually push on the kingside.}) ({White would have retained some chances
for a draw with} 31. Rf3 Rg1 32. Kf2 Rb1 $17) 31... Rc1 32. Kd2 {This loses by
force but the alternatives did not offer much hope either.} (32. Bd2 Rxc6 $19)
32... Rxc3 {Liquidating into a winning pawn endgame.} 33. Rxc3 Nxc3 34. Kxc3 ({
The black knight is back just in time in the event of} 34. c7 Ne4+ 35. Kd3 Nd6
$19) 34... Ke7 35. Kd4 Kd6 36. c7 Kxc7 37. Kc5 h5 38. g3 g6 39. h3 g5 40. fxg5
fxg5 41. g4 h4 42. Kd4 Kd6 43. Ke4 e5 44. Kf5 Kd5 45. Kxg5 e4 ({White resigned
in view of} 45... e4 46. Kf4 (46. Kxh4 e3 47. Kg3 Ke4 48. g5 Kd3 49. g6 e2)
46... Kd4 47. g5 e3 48. g6 (48. Kf3 Kd3 49. g6 e2 50. g7 e1=Q 51. g8=Q Qf1+ 52.
Kg4 Qg2+) 48... e2 49. g7 e1=Q 50. g8=Q Qe4+ 51. Kg5 Qg2+) 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 16th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2012.11.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gutman, Lev"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nbd7 5. d4 c6 6. Ne5 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Nd7 8.
h3 Bh5 9. c4 e6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Bb4 12. f4 O-O 13. Be3 Bg6 14. Bd4 Rc8
15. g4 Rc4 16. e3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Be4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qb3 (19. Qb1 Nc5) 19...
Qc7 20. Rfb1 b6 21. a4 Rb8 22. Qb5 h6 23. Ra2 Qc8 24. Rb4 Rc6 25. Rg2 Nc5 {
Nun kommt Rozentalis gut ins Spiel} 26. g5 hxg5 27. Rxg5 Nd3 28. Rb1 a6 29. Qb3
b5 30. Qc2 bxa4 31. Rxb8 Qxb8 32. Qg2 {Das kann doch einen Seemann nicht
erschüttern!} Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qb2 34. Rxg7+ Kf8 35. Rg8+ Ke7 36. Qxb2 Nxb2 37. c4
Nxc4 38. h4 Nd2 39. Rg2 Nf3+ 40. Kg3 Nxd4 41. exd4 f5 $1 42. h5 a3 43. h6 Kf7
44. Kh2 (44. Kh4 Rc1 45. Kg5 Rh1 46. Rc2 {hätte zum Remis ausgereicht}) 44...
Rc8 45. Ra2 Rh8 46. Rxa3 Rxh6+ 47. Kg2 Rg6+ 48. Kf2 Rg4 49. Rxa6 Rxf4+ 50. Ke2
Rh4 51. Ra7+ Ke8 {Diagramm #} 52. Ke3 (52. Ra6 Kd7 53. Ra7+ Kc6 54. Re7 f4 $1
55. Rxe6+ Kd5 56. Rd6+ Kc4 57. e6 Rh2+ $19) 52... Rh3+ 53. Kf4 Rf3+ 54. Kg5 e3
0-1

[Event "POL-ch 68th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2011.02.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pakleza, Zbigniew"]
[Black "Krysztofiak, Marcin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2011.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. dxc5 {White is playing a Slav with
colours reversed. An additional tempo for Gf4 cannot do him any harm, can it?}
e6 6. b4 a5 7. Nd4 axb4 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. cxb4 Ng4 $1 {#Suddenly, Bf4 became a
liability. Black threatens 10...Qf6 winning!} 10. Bg3 ({After} 10. e3 {White
may have feared} Qf6 11. Nd2 Nxf2 12. Kxf2 g5) 10... Qf6 11. Nd2 h5 12. h4 Ra3
$1 {Black's threats are more and more dangerous.} 13. Qc1 ({What could he do?} 
13. e3 {was met by} Nxe3 14. fxe3 Rxe3+ 15. Be2 Ba6 {winning}) (13. f3 {
was losing to} Ne3 14. Qc1 Qxa1 15. Qxa1 Nc2+ {and 16...Nxa1}) (13. Nf3 {
was not helpful either - after} Qc3+ 14. Nd2 Qxb4 {White's position is
lamentable}) ({Finally,} 13. Nb3 {leads to nowhere due to} Rxb3 14. axb3 Qc3+)
13... Rxg3 14. Nf3 ({Obviously,} 14. fxg3 {was out of question owing to} Qf2+
15. Kd1 Ne3# {. The text move traps the crazy rook and thus White could hope
he would be able to show some resistance.. .}) 14... Rxf3 15. exf3 Qe5+ 16. Be2
{#} Ba6 {The resistance is over and White resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 {Sometimes with the white pieces
Kamsky starts the game without any ambitions for the opening advantage. We
witness such a case.} Qb6 6. Qb3 {Both sides would are happy to exchange
queens, but only if it would open the a-file for their own rook.} c4 7. Qc2 ({
After} 7. Qxb6 axb6 {Black has a pleasant endgame thanks to the plan to
advance the b-pawn to b4.}) 7... Bf5 {A standard developing move - White
cannot take the bishop in view of 8...Qxb2 and the rook a1 is gone.} 8. Qc1 h6
{Another standard move - Black defends against a possible Nf3-h4 by making
square h7 available for the bishop.} 9. Be2 e6 10. h3 Qd8 11. b3 {A logical
novelty. White needs more space on the queenside and is ready to exchange some
pawns.} b5 12. bxc4 bxc4 {#} 13. Bd1 Qa5 $1 (13... Bd6 {is strongly met with}
14. Ba4 $1 Rc8 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 {and Black loses material.}) 14. Bc2 Ne4
15. O-O g5 16. Bh2 Bd6 17. Re1 Bxh2+ 18. Nxh2 Nd6 19. f3 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 f5 21.
Nd2 Kd7 22. e4 Rab8 23. Nhf1 {The position is about equal.} Qa3 (23... Rb6 {
was preferable}) 24. Rab1 Rhf8 25. Ng3 {#} Nb5 {The start of the wrong plan to
bring the knight to a3.} (25... fxe4 26. fxe4 Nxd4 27. cxd4 Qxg3 {is far from
clear after both} 28. Nf1 {or 28.Qa4+}) ({Again stronger is} 25... Rb6 {
with a double-edged position}) 26. Ne2 Qa5 27. Qc1 Na3 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 {# The
knight on a3 is completely misplaced and now White opens the other wing.} 29.
exd5 exd5 30. f4 $1 {Now Black is in troubles.} Qa4 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Nf3 f4 ({
The alternative} 32... g4 33. hxg4 fxg4 34. Ne5+ Nxe5 35. dxe5 Rb1 36. Qd2
Rxe1+ 37. Qxe1 {had its drawbacks as well: the black king is too exposed.}) 33.
Rf1 ({Not a bad move, but instead of it Kamsky had a powerful knight sacrifice:
} 33. Nxf4 gxf4 ({The point is that after} 33... Rb1 {White has} 34. Ne6 $1
Rxc1 35. Nc5+ Kc7 36. Nxa4) 34. Qxf4 {with dangerous attack for White}) 33...
Re8 34. Qd2 Qc2 35. Qxc2 Nxc2 36. Kf2 Ne3 ({Better is} 36... g4 {and only after
} 37. hxg4 {to play} Ne3) 37. Rb1 g4 38. Nh4 Re4 39. Ng6 {Black loses a pawn
in all variations.} g3+ 40. Kf3 Nxg2 41. Ngxf4 Nxf4 42. Nxf4 Ne7 43. Kxg3 Kc6
44. Kf3 Nf5 {# White is a pawn up and has two possibilities to convert his
advantage. After the simple 45.Ng6 it is clear that Black has to struggle a
lot. However, Kamsky finds an elegant combination.} 45. Nxd5 $1 Kxd5 46. Rb5+
Ke6 {Black must keep square d6 free for the future fork} (46... Kc6 47. Rc5+)
47. d5+ (47. Kxe4 $2 Nd6+) 47... Kf6 (47... Kd6 $2 48. Kxe4) (47... Ke5 48. d6+
Ke6 49. Rxf5 $1 Kxf5 50. d7 {and White queens.}) 48. Kxe4 Nd6+ 49. Kd4 Nxb5+
50. Kxc4 Nd6+ {#} 51. Kd4 $2 ({After having analyzed the position in his hotel
room, Kamsky found the solution:} 51. Kc5 Ne4+ 52. Kb4 $3 {A study like move
designed to provoke the advance of the opponent's a-pawn.} (52. Kd4 Ng5 53. c4
Nxh3 54. Kc5 Ng5 55. Kb5 Ke5 {is a draw}) (52. Kc6 Nxc3 53. d6 (53. h4 Nxa2)
53... Ke6 54. a3 (54. a4 Nd5 55. a5 Nb4+ $11) (54. d7 Ke7 55. h4 Kd8 56. h5 Ne4
57. h6 Ng5 58. a4 Nh7 59. a5 Ng5 60. a6 Nh7 61. Kd6 Ng5 $11) 54... Nd5 55. h4
Nb6 56. h5 Nc4) 52... a5+ (52... Ke5 53. c4 Kd6 54. h4 Nf6 55. Kb5 {wins}) 53.
Kc4 $1 Nd6+ ({or} 53... Ke5 54. h4 Nf6 55. a4 Kd6 56. Kb5 Nxd5 57. c4 Nf4 58.
Kb6 Kd7 59. c5) 54. Kc5 Ne4+ 55. Kc6 Nxc3 56. d6 Ke6 57. a3 $1 {It is
important to take control over square b4!} Nd5 58. h4 Nf6 59. h5 {and White
wins.}) 51... Nb5+ 52. Kd3 ({White could still return to the winning path:} 52.
Kc4 Nd6+ 53. Kc5) 52... Ke5 53. c4 Nd6 54. h4 (54. c5 Ne4 $11) 54... Nf5 55. h5
Kd6 {# In spite of having three passed pawns for the knight, White cannot make
much progress, since 56.Ke4 runs into a check on g3.} 56. Kc3 Kc5 57. Kb3 Nh6
58. Ka4 Kxc4 59. d6 Kc5 ({Draw agreed in view of} 59... Kc5 60. d7 Nf7 61. Ka5
Kc6 62. Ka6 Kxd7 63. Kxa7 Kc7) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Munguntuul, Batkhuyag"]
[Black "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After the opening phase Black emerged with a slight positional advantage. On
several occasions, Black could have opted for a more dynamic continuation.} 1.
d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Nh5 5. Bd3 Nxf4 6. exf4 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Bb5 Qb6 10. O-O Bc5 (10... Bd6 $5 11. g3 O-O {and White has certain
concerns regarding the development of her pieces. However, Lilit took a
cautious approach, avoiding complications. In the middle game, after some
pieces were exchanged, the risk in White's position diminished and after a few
more moves, a draw was agreed.}) 11. a4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. cxd4 Ke7 14. Rd1
Bd7 15. Nc3 Rhc8 16. a5 Nb4 17. Be2 Rc7 18. g3 Rac8 19. Ra3 a6 20. Kg2 Kd6 21.
Rd2 Rb8 22. Rb3 Nc6 23. Ra3 Nb4 24. Rb3 Nc6 25. Ra3 Ne7 26. Na2 Rbc8 27. Nb4
Nc6 28. Na2 Ne7 29. Nb4 Nc6 30. Na2 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 21st"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2013.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tikkanen, Hans"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 ({Auch nach der Originalzugfolge} 2. d4 Nc6 {ist 3.g3
gegenüber dem üblichen} 3. c4 {eine ernstzunehmende Option.}) 2... Nc6 3. d4
{Dies ist nun eine Stellung der Tschigorin-Verteidigung, die immer etwas
unterschätzt wird.} ({Zur Pirc-Verteidigung mit vertauschten Farben führt} 3.
Bg2 e5 4. d3) 3... Bg4 {Im Gegensatzt zu vielen anderen Variante des
Damengambits, kann der schwarze weißfeidrige Läufer bequem entwickelt werden.
} ({Auch} 3... Bf5 {wird gespielt.}) 4. Bg2 Qd7 {Die Idee ist lange Rochade
und Lh3, vielleicht f6 und dann e5, wenn Weiß das zulässt.} 5. c4 {Nun muss
Schwarz aber erst einmal den Angriff auf d5 bedienen.} ({Häufiger wird} 5. h3
{gezogen:} Bf5 6. c4 e6 7. O-O {und nun z.B.:} O-O-O $5 (7... Nf6) 8. Nc3 Nge7
9. Qa4 f6 10. b4 dxc4 11. b5 Nb8 12. Qxa7 Nd5 13. Bb2 Bb4 14. Rfc1 Nxc3 15.
Bxc3 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Qxb5 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. dxc5 Rd5 19. Rxc4 Rhd8 20. Nh4 Rd1+
21. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kh2 Rd2 23. Ra4 Rxe2 24. Ra7 Rxf2 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Kg1 Rb2
27. a4 c6 28. a5 Ra2 29. Bf1 Rc2 30. a6 Nxa6 31. Ra8+ Nb8 32. Ra5 Kc7 33. Bd3
Rc3 34. Bxf5 Rxg3+ 35. Kf2 Rc3 36. h4 g6 37. Be6 Na6 38. Bg8 h6 39. Bh7 Rxc5
40. Rxc5 Nxc5 41. Bxg6 Ne6 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Ke4 Ng7 44. Kd4 b5 45. Kc3 c5 46.
Bd3 c4 47. Bg6 Kc5 48. Kb2 b4 49. Kc2 Kd4 50. Kb2 b3 51. Bh7 Kc5 52. Kc3 Ne8
53. Bg8 Nd6 54. Bd5 Kxd5 {0-1 (54) Tereick,B (2362)-Poetsch,H (2167) playchess.
com INT 2007}) 5... e6 ({Möglich ist außerdem} 5... dxc4 6. d5 Bxf3 7. Bxf3
Ne5 8. Bg2 e6 9. Qd4 Nc6 10. Qxc4 O-O-O 11. Nc3 exd5 ({Besser als} 11... Nb4
12. O-O exd5 13. Qb3 d4 $2 14. a3 Nc6 15. Nb5 Na5 16. Nxa7+ Kb8 17. Qb5 Qxb5
18. Nxb5 Bd6 19. Nxd6 Rxd6 20. Bf4 $18 {1-0 (44) Zaragatski,I (2490)-Nyback,T 
(2635) Germany 2011}) 12. Qxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxd5 Nd4 14. Rb1 (14. O-O $2 Nxe2+)
14... Ne6 {mit geringem weißem Vorteil (Läuferpaar).}) (5... O-O-O {kam auch
schon vor} 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qc4 8. d5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 {und jetzt ist} Nf6 10.
e4 Nd4 11. Bg2 e5 {ganz gut spielbar für Schwarz.}) 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
O-O Nge7 $11 9. Qb3 (9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Re1 Rfe8 12. Bb2 Rad8 13. Nd2
Nc8 14. f3 Bh5 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. e4 Bg6 17. Qd1 Na5 18. Rc1 Nbc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4
20. Ba1 f5 21. exd5 Bf7 22. Qd3 Bxd5 23. Bh3 g6 24. Kf2 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. g4 f4 28. Bf1 b5 29. Be2 Qe7 30. Qd1 Qe3+ 31. Kg2 a5 32. h4 a4
33. Bxc4 Bxc4 34. Bb2 Be2 {0-1 (34) Carlier,B (2437)-Smeets,J (2525) Hilversum
2006}) 9... a5 10. Nb5 {Ein neuer Versuch.} (10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bf4 Kh8
13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Ng6 15. Be3 a4 16. Re1 Nce7 17. Rac1 c6 18. Nd2 Bh3 19.
Bh1 Nc8 20. f3 Nd6 21. Bf2 f5 22. e3 Rfe8 23. Qb4 b5 24. Qc3 Nc4 25. e4 fxe4
26. fxe4 Rf8 27. Nxc4 bxc4 28. exd5 cxd5 29. Re2 Bf5 30. Be3 Rab8 31. Rf2 Rb3
32. Qe1 h6 {0-1 (32) Oliwa,M (2407)-Rabiega,R (2548) Guben 2008}) 10... a4 11.
Qd1 O-O (11... a3 $5) 12. a3 Ba5 $5 ({Schwarz konnte hier auch einfach mit} 
12... Bd6 {fortsetzen.}) 13. Qxa4 Bxf3 {Holt sich den Bauern zurück.} ({
Schwarz könnte auch "auf Kompensation" spielen, denn Weiß ist nicht
besonders gut entwickelt.} 13... Bb6 $5) 14. Bxf3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxb5 16. b4 Bb6
17. Qd2 Rad8 $6 {Schwarz möchte d5-d4 spielen, gibt aber die Kontrolle über
das Feld a4 auf und erlaubt Weiß die Ausbreitung am Damenflügel.} (17... Rfd8
18. Bb2 Ng6 $5 {mit der Idee f6 und Se5.}) 18. a4 Qd7 19. a5 Ba7 20. Bb2 d4 $6
{Schwarz hat noch Ideen. Zuerst soll der Lh4 nach b7 gelockt werden.} ({
Objektiv besser war} 20... c6) 21. Bxb7 {Nun wird der weiße Läufer von
seinem Königsflügel abgeklemmt, aber der weiße a-Bauer ist jetzt ein
Freibauer.} c6 22. Ba6 (22. a6 $5) 22... Qh3 {Mit der Idee Td5 nach h5.} 23.
Kh1 ({Weiß konnte sich auch mit} 23. Qd3 Rd5 24. Qf3 Rh5 25. Qg2 {verteidigen,
}) 23... Nd5 ({Auf} 23... Rd5 {verteidigt sich Weiß nun mit} 24. Rg1 Rh5 25.
Rg2) 24. Rg1 (24. Bxd4 $4 Nc7 $19) 24... Nf6 ({Besser war} 24... Rd6 $5 {
mit der Idee c5.} 25. Bc4 (25. Rg2 $2 c5 26. b5 Nb4 27. Bb7 Qd7 $11) 25... Rb8
26. Bxd4 $5 (26. Bxd5 Rxd5 $11) (26. Ra3 $5) 26... Nf6 (26... Nc7 27. Bxf7+
Kxf7 28. Qf4+ $18) 27. Bxa7 Rxd2 28. Bxb8 {und der a-Bauer wird die Partie
entscheiden.}) 25. Rg2 Rd5 26. Bc4 Rh5 27. f3 {Wenn der Springer nach g4 käme,
wäre Weiß verloren. Nun ist der schwarze Angriff allerdings abgeschlagen.}
Qd7 (27... c5 28. b5 Bb8 29. e3 Bxg3 (29... dxe3 30. Qxe3 Bxg3 31. Bxf6 $18)
30. exd4 Bd6 31. Rf1 $18) 28. Rd1 c5 29. b5 {Das weiße Freibauernpaar am
Damenflügel entscheidet.} Bb8 30. e4 Re8 31. Kg1 Rhe5 32. Qd3 g5 33. b6 Qa4
34. a6 g4 35. Rf2 (35. Ra1 Qd7 36. a7 Bxa7 37. Rxa7 Qd6 38. Bxf7+ $18) 35...
gxf3 36. Rxf3 {Es folgen noch ein paar schwarze Kamikaze-Angriffe, die am
Ergebnis der Partie aber nichts mehr ändern.} Rxe4 37. Rxf6 Re3 38. Qf1 Bxg3
39. Bxf7+ (39. hxg3 Rxg3+ 40. Kh2 Qc2+ 41. Rf2 $18) 39... Kg7 40. Bxe8 Qxe8 41.
Rf7+ (41. Rf7+ Qxf7 42. Qxf7+ Kxf7 43. a7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation GER-HUN 26,5-13,5"]
[Site "Karlovy Vary"]
[Date "1939.04.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1939.04.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {1)1000 Schaakpartijen,S.118. Karsbad 1939 (15.-16.IV) Match
Deutschland-Magyarorsag 26,5-13,5. Doppelrundig an 20 Brettern. Runde 1:
HUN-GER 6,5-13,5 Runde 2: GER-HUN 13,0-7,0} d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5.
O-O Nf6 6. e3 (6. c4 $142) 6... Be7 (6... Bd6 $11) 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Qc7 (8...
b6) 9. Nbd2 Rd8 10. Rc1 (10. Ne5) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 Nb4 $1 12. a3 Na2 13. Ra1
Nc3 14. Qe1 Bd7 15. Nc4 Na4 16. Bc1 dxc4 17. bxa4 Bxa4 18. c3 Bc6 19. a4 b6 20.
Qe2 Qb7 21. Ne1 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 Rac8 23. Ne3 Qc6 24. Ba3 Bxa3 25. Rxa3 a6 26. Rb1
Nd5 27. Qb2 Rb8 28. Qe2 Rdc8 29. Nxd5 exd5 30. Ra2 Re8 31. Qd2 Re4 32. Rab2 Qf6
33. Kg2 h5 34. Re1 Rbe8 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Qd1 g6 (36... h4) 37. Re2 Qe6 38.
Rxe4 Qxe4+ 39. Kg1 h4 $40 40. gxh4 Qxh4 41. Qe2 Qe4 42. Qb2 Qe6 43. Qb4 Kg7 44.
Kg2 g5 45. h3 f5 46. a5 bxa5 47. Qxa5 f4 48. Qd8 Kg6 49. h4 gxh4 50. Qxh4 Qf6
51. Qh1 f3+ 0-1

[Event "Telecom op"]
[Site "Dublin"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brady, Stephen"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. c3 Bg4 {This system is a real concrete
construction, but it's not Grandmaster-proof. The chief minus of White's
build-up is his dark-squared Bishop which is supposed to be bad in the endgame.
That's why black should avoid symmetry.} 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. e3 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 {[#] Wrong way up! Two sensible plans were
available. First, and most unpleasant for Black, was11.Qb3 in view of 11...
Qb6=. So in order to continue the fight Black must play 11...Qc8, but the
Queen is not well placed on this square.} (11. b4 $5) 11... Bf8 (11... h6 12.
Bd3 $1) 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Nh4 Be4 $5 {I'm testing my opponent. If now 14.Nf3
Black has nothing better than 14...Ng6 and after 15.Nh4 - 15...e5 when it's
close to a draw after 16.Nxg6 hxg6  17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Qb3. Suddenly White starts
a fire.} 14. Nxe4 dxe4 $6 15. g4 h6 $2 {By strange reasoning I rejected 15...
Nxg4 which obviously leads to advantage  for Black.} (15... Nxg4 16. hxg4 Qxh4
17. g5 (17. Kg2 Qf6 18. Rh1 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 {To be followed by ...Ng6}) 17...
e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Kg2 Rad8 $1 20. Qc2 Nd3 $1) 16. Ng2 Qe7 17. Bg3 (17. Qb3
e5 $1) 17... e5 18. Qb3 exd4 19. cxd4 {If instead 19.exd4 Whites Kingside
becomes weakened, e.g. 19...Nb6 20.Ne3 Qd7 and ...Bd6, but after the text move
the Black Knight on d5 becomes a monster.} Nb6 20. Nf4 Qd7 21. a4 {21.Ng6 Bd6
22.Ne5 creates only a temporary inconvenience. Black would simply regroup by ..
.Qc7, ...Re6 and ...Nfd7.} Bd6 22. a5 Nbd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Bc4
{White offered a draw at this point. The position is really very close to
equal but this move is not the best. 25.Rac1 holds the balance.} h5 $1 {
[#] Having a half-hour advantage on the clock, it's very tempting to start
complications like this. For a long time White defends perfectly.} 26. gxh5 Re6
27. Kg2 $1 Rh6 28. Be2 Qe7 29. Rg1 {At this point I had already considered my
shot at move 32 but over-estimated it. Better was 27...Rf8 with maybe ...
Re6-f6-f5 as a better route for the Rook} Qh4 {Black must not allow Kh2 - Rg3
- Rag1.} 30. Raf1 Rf6 31. Bg4 Re8 32. Qxb7 {[#] The only chance. Passive leads
to a collapse, e.g. 32.Qc2 Nf4! 33.Qe2 Nd3 and White can't escape. (34.f3 exf3
35.Rf3 Nf4+)} Rxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Nxe3+ 34. Kh1 Qxf2 35. Qxc6 $2 {Right idea, but
wrong move order. 35.h6! suddenly leads to a draw because of 35...g6 36.Qc6
Rb8 37.Qe4 Rb2 38.Qe5! and in view of mate Black has no time for 38...Ng4 so I
would have opted for 35...Ng4 and a draw by perpetual check.} Rb8 $1 {No
defence now!} 36. h6 Nxg4 0-1

[Event "Kemeri International-01"]
[Site "Kemeri"]
[Date "1937.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1937.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Reshevsky gewann das Turnier in Kemeri gemeinsam mit Petrovs und Flohr. Auch
die Liste der Platzierten ist lesenswert: Alekhine, Keres und Fine u.a.} 1. d4
d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 (6. Qb3 $5) 6... e6 7. Qa4
Bxf3 8. Nxf3 Qb6 9. Rb1 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Rfd8 12. Bg3 Rac8 13. Ne5 Nh5 {
Weiß hat seine Möglichkeiten den Läufer in Sicherheit zu bringen (z.B. mit 12.
h3) nicht genutzt.} 14. Qc2 g6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Be5 f6 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 {
Das "Erzwingen" von f6 und g6 hat nichts gebracht; eher hat Schwarz mit der
Unterstützung von e6-e5 durch den f-Bauern Zeit gewonnen.} Kg7 19. g4 ({Dass} 
19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. e4 {im Remissinne am besten sein soll, ist zweifelhaft, nach}
Qc7 {muss der weiße König auf die h-Linie.}) 19... e5 20. Qe2 Qe6 21. Rbe1 Rc7
22. f3 ({In der Quelle wird} 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. c4 e4 24. Bb1 dxc4 25. f3 {
erwähnt, doch} Rcd7 $1 {ist für Weiß nicht erfreulich.}) 22... Rh8 23. Bc2 $6 {
Weiß will natürlich nach b3 mit dem Läufer.} ({Trotzdem war} 23. Bb1 {
notwendig. Schwarz steht dann auch besser, muss jedoch erstmal einen Plan
entwickeln.}) 23... Qb6 24. dxe5 fxe5 25. b3 ({Auch} 25. Bb1 {kann vielleicht
mit} c4 {beantwortet werden.}) 25... c4 $5 26. Qd2 (26. b4 $2 d4 $1) (26. bxc4
$5 Rxc4 27. Qd2 Qc5 $1 (27... Rhc8 $2 28. Bb3 Rxc3 29. Qxd5 Rxe3 30. Qf7+ Kh8
31. Qxe7 $1 $11) 28. Bb3 Rxc3 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Bxd5 {Weiß hat vielleicht
Remischancen.}) 26... Rd8 27. Kh1 cxb3 {Das ist vielleicht nicht am besten.}
28. Bxb3 Qa5 29. Rc1 $2 {Der Verlustzug!} (29. Rd1 {mit Gegenangriff auf den
Pd5 war geboten.} Qxc3 30. Qxc3 Rxc3 31. Bxd5 $11) 29... d4 30. exd4 exd4 31.
Rfd1 dxc3 32. Qe3 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Qg5 34. Qd4+ Kh6 35. Qf2 Qh4+ 36. Qxh4+ Bxh4
37. Kh2 Bg5 38. Bc2 Re7 39. Rd3 Bd2 40. Kg3 Re2 {Quelle: Kommentare von R.
Fuchs in Schach 5/1994 S. 65 auf Basis des Turnierbuchs (in dt.) und
"Reshevsky on Chess" (übersetzt ins Deutsche 1957, Verlag Walter de Gruyter)}
0-1

[Event "Lodz Dreimeisterturnier 8R"]
[Site "Lodz"]
[Date "1908.08.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1908.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 (3... Bf5) 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Qc1 (
7. Qe2 $2 c4) (7. Qb3 c4 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bc2 b5) 7... Bd7 (7... c4) 8. O-O Rc8
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Rb1 (10. h3 {/\ Qb1,dc5,e4}) 10... O-O 11. Qd1 Rfd8 (11... Nh5
$2 12. Ne5 $1 Nxf4 $2 {(12..Nf6!?; 12..N:e5? 13.B:h7+!} 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 $1 14.
Nxd7 Qc7 15. exf4 Qxd7 16. Qh5) 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 (13. Bxe5 $5) 13... Ne8
14. Qh5 f5 (14... g6 $6 15. Qh6 Bb5 16. Bxb5 Qxb5 17. Nf3 $40) 15. Rfe1 $2 (15.
g4 {Marshall}) 15... Bb5 $1 16. Bc2 Qa6 $1 17. Ra1 Bd3 18. Bd1 $2 (18. Bxd3
Qxd3 19. Nf3) 18... Qb6 $1 19. Nb3 (19. b3 Qa5 $1) 19... a5 (19... c4 20. Nd4
Qxb2 21. Nf3 $16) 20. Bf3 Be4 (20... a4 21. Nc1) 21. Re2 Nc7 22. Rd2 a4 23. Nc1
g6 24. Qh3 Kh8 $1 {(/\ 25..g5! 26.B:e4 de4 27.R:d8+ R:d8 28.Bg3 Q:b2)} (24...
g5 $1 25. Bxg5 Bxg5 26. Qg3 h6 27. h4 Kh7 28. hxg5 Rg8 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Qh2
Rxg5 31. Ne2 {/\ g3,Kg2,Rh1}) 25. Qh6 Bxf3 26. gxf3 g5 $1 27. Bg3 (27. Bxg5 $2
Bxg5) 27... d4 $1 {(/\ 28..de3 29.R:d8+ R:d8 30.fe3 Q:b2)} 28. exd4 f4 29. Ne2
(29. Bxf4 $2 gxf4 30. Qxf4 $2 Bg5 $1 31. Qxg5 Rg8) 29... fxg3 30. hxg3 Qc6 31.
Qh5 (31. Kg2 g4 $1 32. Rh1 gxf3+) 31... Rf8 32. Kg2 Qe8 33. Qg4 Qg6 34. Rh1 c4
$1 35. Qe4 Kg7 $1 (35... Qxe4 36. fxe4 {/\ 37.f4+/=}) 36. Qxb7 Nd5 37. g4 Rxf3
$3 (37... a3 $1 38. b3 (38. b4 Rxf3 $3) 38... Rb8) 38. Qxc8 $2 (38. Kxf3 Rf8+
39. Kg2 (39. Kg3 $2 Qe4 40. Rf1 h5 $3 {(40..Rf3 41.Kh2 Qg4 42.Ng3 h5!)} 41. f3
h4+ 42. Kh2 Rxf3 $1) 39... Qe4+ 40. Kg1 Qxg4+ 41. Ng3 $1 Rf3 42. a3 $1 h5 43.
Rxh5 $1 Rxg3+ 44. fxg3 Qxh5 45. Qd7 $1 Qg4 46. Rg2 $1) 38... Qe4 39. Kg1 Ne3 $1
40. Ng3 (40. Rh2 Qb1+) 40... Rxg3+ $1 41. fxg3 Qb1+ 42. Kf2 (42. Kh2 Nxg4+ 43.
Kh3 (43. Kg2 Qe4+) 43... Qxh1+ 44. Kxg4 h5#) 42... Nxg4+ 43. Ke2 Qe4+ {(44.Kd1
Qh:h1 45.Ke2 Qg2+ 46.Ke1 Qg1+ 47.Ke2 Qf2+! 48.Kd1 Qf1+ 49.Kc2 Ne3+)} 0-1

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pribyl, Josef"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. c3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. e3 Bf5 8. Be2
Nbd7 $6 {>= 8...Re8, 9...Nbd7MMM} 9. Qb3 $1 Qc8 10. g4 $5 Be4 11. Rg1 $5 (11.
c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd5) 11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 a5 $1 13. a4 $2 (13. g5 Ne8 14. c4
$16) 13... e5 $1 14. dxe5 Nc5 15. exf6 (15. Qc2 Nfd7 16. c4 Na6) 15... Nxb3 16.
fxg7 Nxa1 17. gxf8=Q+ Qxf8 18. Ke2 Nc2 19. Kd3 Nb4+ 20. cxb4 Qxb4 21. b3 b5 22.
Ra1 c5 $1 23. Kc2 Rd8 24. axb5 c4 25. Rb1 Qxb5 26. bxc4 $2 {>= 26.Be5} Qa4+ 27.
Kc3 Qa3+ 28. Kd4 dxc4+ 29. Bd5 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg4 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:
27]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 6. Nbd2 {
[%emt 0:00:50]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:03:
12]} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:05:56]} 9. c3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bh5 {
[%emt 0:10:47]} 10. e5 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 11. Nb3 {[%emt 0:
01:18]} a5 {[%emt 0:13:26]} (11... Nc7 12. Be3 Na6 13. Nc1 c5 14. Nd3 cxd4 15.
Bxd4 Nab8 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. Nd2 Bg6 18. Nf4 Nc6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Be3 d4 21. cxd4
Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxd4 23. Rad1 Rab8 24. Nb1 Qb4 25. Nc3 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.
Qxb4 Bxb4 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 Nc4 30. Bxb7 Nxe5 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Ke2 Ke7 33.
h4 Bc5 34. Ba6 f5 35. a3 Ng4 36. b4 Bd4 37. Bb7 e5 38. Bc8 Kd8 39. Be6 Ke7 40.
Bc8 Kd8 41. Be6 {Kokarev,D (2625)-Bukavshin,I (2578) Taganrog 2014 1/2-1/2})
12. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:15]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:06:34]} 13. Nc1 {[%emt 0:11:19]} c5 $146
{[%emt 0:09:25]} (13... a4 14. Nd3 c5 15. dxc5 Na6 16. Bd4 Naxc5 17. Nf4 Bg4
18. h3 Bf5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Nh4 Bg6 21. Nhxg6 hxg6 22. Qg4 Qc7 23. Nd3 Be7 24.
a3 Nc5 25. Rad1 Qb6 26. Nb4 Na6 27. Bf1 Nc5 28. Bg2 Nb3 29. Nd3 Nc5 30. Nb4 Nb3
{1/2-1/2 (30) Rapport,R (2543)-Ragger,M (2655) Austria 2012}) 14. Nd3 {[%emt 0:
01:56]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:03:35]} 15. cxd4 {[%emt 0:06:56]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:51]}
16. Nf4 {[%emt 0:05:39]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 17. h3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Bf5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Na6 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 19. g4 {[%emt 0:
03:09]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 20. a3 {[%emt 0:08:42]} a4 {[%emt 0:03:30]} 21.
Rc1 {[%emt 0:16:01]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:04:08]} 22. Bf1 {[%emt 0:06:35]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:10:23]} 23. Nd3 {[%emt 0:04:33]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:11:16]} 24. Nf4 {[%emt 0:
05:10]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 25. Nf3 {[%emt 0:06:22]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 26.
Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 27. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} fxg6 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 28. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 29. Qe2 {
[%emt 0:01:24]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 30. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 31. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:07:22]} Qxc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. f4 {[%emt 0:00:05]
} Nbc4 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 33. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 34. Bf2
{[%emt 0:01:53]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 35. f5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:
43]} 36. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 37. axb4 {[%emt 0:02:37]}
Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 38. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 39. Qxc8+ {
[%emt 0:00:56]} Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:00] White's
positional advantages transformed into an extra pawn in the endgame. This
coupled with the pair of bishops gave her great winning chances, but the
conversion was far from trivial. Unlike yesterday, this time Stefanova was
spot on and she slowly pushed Ushenina back until the Bulgarian took the full
point.} h6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bb5 {[%emt 0:07:08]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:08:01]} 42.
Bxa4 {[%emt 0:05:35]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 43. Kg2 {[%emt 0:05:24]} Kf8 {
[%emt 0:01:49]} 44. Kf3 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 45. Bd7 {[%emt 0:
00:48]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 46. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} g6 {[%emt 0:19:43]} 47.
Bh4+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc4 {
[%emt 0:02:01]} 49. Kh5 {[%emt 0:04:01]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 50. Kxh6 {
[%emt 0:02:18]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 51. Kh5 {[%emt 0:05:39]} Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:
23]} 52. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 53. Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bc1
{[%emt 0:00:39]} 54. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 55. Kf3 {
[%emt 0:00:32]} Nh4+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} 56. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:
38]} 57. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 58. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nf5
{[%emt 0:00:27]} 59. Bxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 60. Kd3 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} Be1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 61. Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:
17]} 62. e7+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} Nxe7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 63. Bxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Kxe7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 64. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 1-0

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Chuchelov,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 Nb4 5. Na3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 Na6 8. Qb3
Qc8 9. Bg5 $5 $146 (9. Re1 c6 (9... h6 10. Nd2) (9... Nf6 10. Nh4) 10. Bg5 Be4
(10... h6 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Nd2 $10) 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Nb1 $1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O
14. e4 Rd8 15. Na3 $5 (15. Nd2 c5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qc2 $10)
15... c5 $6 (15... Nc7 {(Bareev,E) /\ Ne8-f6~~}) 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Rad1 $14 {
Bareev,E-Morozevich,A/Russia (ch) 1995/Inf 65/[Bareev,E]}) 9... Bxg5 (9... h6
10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 $14) 10. Nxg5 Nf6 11. e4 $5 Nxe4
(11... dxe4 12. Qa4+ (12. Rfe1) 12... c6 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Nd6 Qc7 15. Ngxe4 Nxe4
16. Nxe4 $14) 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Rae1 O-O 15. Rxe4 Rb8 $5 16. Qb5
$5 (16. Rfe1 b5 $132) 16... c5 17. Rd1 $14 b6 18. Qe2 Qb7 $6 (18... Rd8 $5 19.
Nb5 $140 Nc7 20. Nxa7 $2 Qb7) 19. Nb5 (19. d5 $5 Rbd8 $1 (19... exd5 20. Re7
Qc8 21. Nb5 $16) (19... Rfd8 20. d6 b5 21. c4 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Nb4 23. Rg4 $36)
20. d6 Nc7 $13 21. Rh4 $140 Ne8) 19... Rbd8 20. Rh4 Nb8 $138 (20... Nc7) 21.
dxc5 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 bxc5 23. Qc2 h6 24. Nd6 Qd5 $1 (24... Qa6 25. Ne4 Qxa2 $2
26. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Qc1 Kh7 29. Rh4 $18) 25. Nc4 Rd8 26. Ne3 Qc6
(26... Qd2 27. Qxd2 Rxd2 28. Ra4 Rxb2 29. Rxa7 Nc6 30. Ra8+ Kh7 31. a4 Ne5 $132
) 27. Ra4 Nd7 28. Qe4 (28. Rxa7 Ne5 29. Qa4 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Ne1+ 31. Kg1 Nf3+ $11)
28... Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Nb6 30. Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 72nd"]
[Site "Heringsdorf"]
[Date "2000.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2000.11.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Diese Partie war von entscheidender Bedeutung für den Ausgang der
diesjährigen Deutschen Einzelmeisterschaft. A.Nenashev führte mit 5 aus 6 und
im Falle seines Sieges wäre ihm der Meistertitel fast sicher. Auch ein Remis
würde ihm seine bequeme Führungsposition. Doch es kam anders, R.Rabiega gewann
in großem Stil und setzte damit seine fulminante Siegesserie fort (4 aus 4 in
den letzten Partien!), die ihm zum Meistertitel verhalf.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3.
Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bf4 Bb4 (5... dxc4 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Nf6 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Be2
Ne7 10. Qb3 Ned5 11. Bh4 Be7 12. Rc1 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 $14 {Nenashev,A-Miladinovic,
I/Poros 1998}) (5... Bxf3 6. gxf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Nge7 8. e3 Qd7 9. Qc2 f5 10. Bxd6
Qxd6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. f4 a6 13. Kb1 Nd8 14. Rg1 c6 15. Ne2 Nf7 16. Nc1 $14 {
Kramnik,V-Morozevich,A/Frankfurt 2000}) 6. e3 Nf6 (6... Nge7 7. Rc1 O-O 8. Bd3
dxc4 $2 9. Bxh7+ Kh8 10. Bb1 Nd5 11. Bg3 Nce7 12. O-O c6 13. Qc2 $16 {Topalov,
V-Rabiega,R/Frankfurt 2000}) 7. Rc1 O-O 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Bxc3+ $1 $146 {
Diese Empfehlung von Kostakiev stellt eine wichtige Verbesserung gegenüber der
Stammpartie Kramnik-Ivanchuk dar.} (9... Qe7 10. Bg5 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Qb4 12.
Bxf6 Qxb2 13. Rb3 Qc1+ 14. Qd1 Qxd1+ 15. Kxd1 dxc4 16. Rxb7 gxf6 17. Kd2 Rab8
18. Rxc7 Na5 19. Kc2 $14 {Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Linares 1998}) 10. Rxc3 $2 {
Konsequent, aber falsch. Schwarz entfaltet danach eine gefährliche Initiative.}
({Besser war das umsichtige} 10. bxc3 $1 Qe7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 (11... exd5 12. Bd3)
12. Bc4 $14) 10... Ne4 11. Rc1 e5 $1 12. dxe5 Qe7 13. Qd1 (13. a3 Nxe5 14. Bxe5
Qxe5 15. Rc2 d4 $1 $132 {(Kostakiev).}) 13... Nxe5 $1 $15 {Einfach und stark.}
({Weniger klar ist} 13... Qb4+ 14. Ke2 Qxb2+ 15. Qc2 (15. Rc2 $4 Nc3+ 16. Kd2
Nxd1 $19) 15... Qxc2+ 16. Rxc2 d4 17. Rb2 Nc5 $36 {, obwohl der Schwarze im
Endspiel die Initiative behält.}) 14. a3 ({Weiß konnte das Gleichgewicht nicht
aufrechthalten:} 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Bd3 (15. Rc2 d4 $1 $17 {/\Qa5}) (15. Qd4
Qxd4 16. exd4 Rfe8 17. Be2 dxc4 18. Rxc4 Re7 $17) 15... Qxb2 16. O-O Rad8 $1 (
16... c6 $2 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qd5 $11) 17. cxd5 Rxd5 18. Rxc7 Qa3
(18... Qe5 19. Qc2 $11) 19. Bxe4 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Qxa2 $17) 14... Ng6 15. Qf3 (15.
Bh2 d4 $1 16. Qxd4 $4 (16. Qf3 Rad8 $17) 16... Rfd8 $19) 15... Qf6 16. Rc2 Nxf4
17. cxd5 $4 {Der entscheidende Fehler, Weiß verliert zu viel Material.} ({
Zu einem schlechteren, aber haltbaren Endspiel führte} 17. Qxf4 $1 Qxf4 18.
exf4 Rfe8 19. Kd1 Rad8 20. Kc1 d4 21. Bd3 Nc5 22. Rd1 $15) 17... Rfe8 $19 18.
Qxf4 Qxf4 19. exf4 Ng3+ 20. Be2 Nxh1 21. Kf1 c6 22. dxc6 Rac8 23. Bf3 bxc6 24.
b4 Rcd8 25. g4 Rd3 26. Kg2 Re1 27. b5 c5 28. a4 g6 29. a5 Rb3 30. Bc6 Reb1 31.
Rxc5 R3b2 32. Kf3 Nxf2 33. Rd5 Nxh3 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Rd7 Rb3+ 36. Ke4 Rb4+ 37.
Kd5 Rxb5+ 38. Bxb5 Rxb5+ 0-1

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hug, Werner"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 (5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2) (5. d3 Nbd7
6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 Bd6 $10) 5... e6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Re1 Be7 $10 8. e4 dxe4 9.
Nxe4 O-O 10. c3 Qb6 11. Qb3 Nxe4 12. Rxe4 Bf5 13. Re1 a5 14. Ne5 a4 15. Qxb6 $6
(15. Nxd7 Qc7 (15... axb3 $2 16. Nxb6 Rxa2 17. Bf4 $18) 16. Qc4 Qxd7 17. Bf4
$10) 15... Nxb6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bf4 Nd5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bxd5 (19. Bd2 Bd6 $15)
19... cxd5 $15 20. a3 g5 21. Bg3 Ra6 22. Kg2 Rc8 23. Re2 g6 24. f4 gxf4 25.
Bxf4 g5 26. Bg3 Kg7 27. Rf1 Kg6 28. Ref2 Rf8 29. Re2 Bd8 {/\f5} 30. Rfe1 Rb6
31. h3 Rh8 32. Rf1 Rc6 33. Rfe1 Bc7 34. Bxc7 Rxc7 35. Re3 Rh6 36. Rf3 Kg7 37.
Re5 (37. Ref1 $32 $15) 37... Rg6 38. Rf2 Rc8 39. Re3 Rf6 40. Re5 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2
Kf6 42. Kg3 Rg8 $17 43. Re3 Ke7 44. Rf3 Rg6 45. Re3 Kd6 (45... Rf6 46. Re5 Rf1
47. Rxg5 Rb1 48. h4 Rxb2 49. h5 Rb3 50. h6 Rxc3+ 51. Kg2 (51. Kh4 Rc1 52. Rh5
Rh1+ 53. Kg5 Rxh5+ 54. gxh5 Kf8 55. Kf6 Kg8 56. h7+ Kxh7 57. Kxf7 b5 $19) 51...
Rc8 $17) (45... b5) 46. Rf3 Rg7 47. Kf2 Rh7 (47... Kc6 $5 48. Ke2 Kb5 49. Kd3
Rh7 50. Re3 (50. Kd2 Kc4 51. Kc2 b6 52. Re3 Rh6 53. Rf3 f6 $17) 50... f5 $17)
48. Ke2 Ke7 (48... Kc6 49. Kd3 Kb5 $17) 49. Kd3 b5 50. Ke2 Rh6 51. Re3 Kd6 (
51... Rf6 52. Re5) 52. Rf3 f6 53. Kf2 e5 54. Kg3 e4 $10 55. Rf1 Ke6 56. Rf2 Rh8
57. Kg2 Rf8 58. Rf5 Rc8 59. Rf2 Rc4 60. Rd2 Rc6 61. Rf2 Kd7 62. Kg3 Re6 63. Kg2
Kc6 64. Kf1 Kc7 65. Rf5 Rd6 66. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ostend Masters"]
[Site "Ostend"]
[Date "1905.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Janowski, Dawid Markelowicz"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1905.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Qb3 {Die weiße Dame auf d2 würde
später unter das Visier des schwarzen Springers geraten ( Nf6-Ne4) und auf c2
oder c1 würde sie unter Röntgen des Rc8 (nebst cxd4) stehen.} Nf6 6. e3 Nc6 7.
h3 {Vermeidet den Abtausch des wertvollen Läufers durch die Drohung Nh5.} Be7
8. Nbd2 Bd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Rfc8 $6 ({Genauer war:} 10... Rfd8 {um dem
anderen Turm die Möglichkeit Rac8 zu ermöglichen.}) 11. Ne5 Be8 12. Bg3 Nd7 {
/\ 13... f6, 14... Bg6} 13. Ndf3 Nf8 {Wunderbares beiderseitiges positionelles
Spiel. Tarrasch plant f7-f6 nebst Bg6, vorher aber spielt er den Springer d7
nach f8, um den Abtausch des Springers zu vermeiden.} (13... f6 $6 14. Nxd7)
14. Rfd1 {Auf den ersten Blick ein unverständlicher Zug. Aber die Intuition
Janowskis ist sehr gut. Er entwickelt seinen Turm ins Zentrum und räumt
gleichzeitig das Feld f1 für eine weiße Leichtfigur.} Na5 $1 15. Qc2 c4 $6 {
Bis jetzt blieb Tarrasch seinem Spielstil treu, er hielt die Spannung im
Zentrum aufrecht ohne irgendwelche Nachlässe. Hier jedoch beginnt er einen
fraglichen Angriff am Damenflügel, wo der Anziehende eigentlich keine
Schwächen hat. Der Bauer d4 ist nicht mehr unter Druck und nach e3-e4 wird der
Bauer d5 bald schwächer werden.} ({Ich denke, dass es einfacher wäre mit:} 
15... cxd4 16. exd4 f6 17. Nd3 Bg6 $11 {nebst Nc4}) 16. Nd2 $1 {Räumt den
Platz für den anderen Springer und bereitet gleichzeitig den Zug e3-e4 vor.} f6
17. Nef3 Bg6 18. Qc1 h6 $6 {Die Idee dieses Zuges besteht im Rückzug des
Läufers (falls Nh4 folgt) nach h7. Leider, wie wir bald festgestellen werden,
verliert dieser Zug nicht nur Zeit, er schwächt auch die Felder um den
Königsflügel.} (18... Bd6 $142 $5) (18... Qd8 19. Nh4 Bf7 {Jetzt geht} 20. e4 {
wegen} f5 $1 {nicht.}) 19. Nh2 Qd8 {Um die Bewegung des Bauern am Damenflügel
vorzubereiten; dabei hat der Nachziehende die Kraft der gegnerischen Figuren
unterschätzt.} ({Leichter wären die schwarze Problemen nach:} 19... Bd6) 20.
Bf3 $1 b5 $2 ({Vielleicht ist} 20... f5 {besser. Vermeidet den Durchbruch
e3-e4, schwächt aber den Punkt e5. Außerdem kann Weiß f3 nebst e4 vorbereiten.}
) 21. e4 $1 {Logische Reaktion des c5-c4 Zuges. Jede Seite spielt ihre Trümpfe
aus.} Nc6 22. exd5 exd5 23. Re1 b4 24. Ndf1 $1 $16 {Der Springer will den
schwachen Bauer d5 angreifen. Um seinen schwachen Zentralbauer zu verteidigen,
muss der Nachziehende Läufer f7 spielen und die wunderschöne Diagonale b1-h7
verlassen.} bxc3 $6 {Zu zeitig gespielt. Besser wäre es gewesen, zuerst den
Turm a8 ein wenig Luft zu geben durch 24...a5.} 25. bxc3 Qa5 ({Der
Nachziehende betrachtet noch den Damenflügel als Hauptkampfplatz. Wenn er die
weißen Drohungen am Königsflügel gespürt hätte, wäre er wohl vorsichtiger
gewesen und hätte} 25... Qd7 {gespielt.}) 26. Ne3 Bf7 ({Unangenehm, aber
notwendig denn nach} 26... Rd8 $2 {folgt:} 27. Nxc4 $18) 27. Qd2 (27. Nxc4 $2
dxc4 28. Bxc6 {/\Re7} Ba3 $1 $19) 27... Ba3 28. Rab1 Nd7 {Schwarz spürt
überhaupt nicht, was jetzt folgt. Ein Verteidigungszug war hier absolute
Pflicht.} (28... Nd8 $142) (28... a6 29. Rb7 Ra7 30. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 31. Bxd5+ $18
) (28... Ne7 29. Rb7 Qa6 30. Rxe7 $1 Bxe7 31. Nxd5 $18) 29. Rb7 $1 $18 {
Bitte passen Sie auf, wie das weiße Läuferpaar zusammenarbeitet.} Nb6 30. Nf5
Qa6 31. Nxh6+ $3 {[%mdl 192]} ({Offensichtlich hat Tarrasch} 31. Rc7 $2 {
erwartet} Rxc7 32. Bxc7 Qc8 {[%cal Yc8c7,Yc8f5]} 33. Bxb6 Qxf5 $13) 31... gxh6
32. Rxf7 Kxf7 {Mit seinen letzten 2 Zügen hat der Anziehende den schwarzen
Monarchen ohne Verteidiger gelassen. Der arme König wird bald zu Beute der
weißen Figuren.} 33. Qxh6 Kg8 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Qxf6+ Kg8 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Re5 {
Brlliancy prize 250 Francs. Schönheitspreis 250 Francs.} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Donev, Ivo Hristov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Eppingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 (3. d3 e5 4. Bg2 Nf6 {Pirc mit vertauschten Farben.})
3... Bf5 4. Bg2 Nb4 5. Na3 e6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nh4 Bg4 8. c4 Be7 (8... c6) 9. h3
Bh5 10. g4 (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nf5 O-O 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Re1 Rfe8) 10... Bg6
11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd2 $1 {[%cal Yd2c3]} c6 13. f3 O-O 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Bc3 $1
{Sehr stark gespielt.Jetzt droht Weiß den Bauernmarsch im Zentrum mittels
e2-e4-e5, f4 u.s.w.} Na6 (15... g5 16. Qd2 {[%cal Yd2g5,Yd2b4]} Na6 17. Qxg5
Ne4 18. Qe3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3) 16. e4 g5 17. h4 $1 {GM Vaganjan spielt sehr
schnell und mutig.In dieser Moment er hätte schon 12,5 aus 13 Partien in seine
konto.Es war nicht einfach seine Angriff ambitionen zu neutralisieren.} (17. e5
Nh7 18. Nc2 Re8 {[%cal Yh7f8,Yf8g6,Ya6c7,Yc7e6]}) 17... gxh4 (17... dxe4 18.
fxe4 gxh4 19. g5) 18. e5 Nd7 (18... Ne8 $5 19. f4 g5 20. Nc2 Ng7) 19. f4 {
Natürlich für die geopferte Bauern hat Vaganjan kompensation.} g5 $1 (19... Nc7
$2 20. f5 $1) 20. Nc2 (20. f5 f6 21. e6 Nb6 $15) 20... gxf4 $6 {Zu schnell
gespielt.Schade das ich der 20...Nc7 unterschätzt habe.Jetzt wird der weiße
Turm zu aktiv.} (20... Nc7 $142 $1 21. fxg5 Bxg5 $15) 21. Rxf4 Nc7 (21... Bg5
22. Rf5 Nc7 23. Qf3) 22. g5 $1 Ne6 (22... Bxg5 23. Qg4 (23. Rf5 Ne6 24. Qg4 Kh8
25. Bb4) 23... Ne6 24. Rf5 $18) 23. Rxh4 Bxg5 24. Rh3 Kg7 (24... Nf4 25. Rg3)
25. Qf3 (25. Ne3 Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Qg5 27. Qe1 Nf4 28. Rg3 Ne2+ $1 $17) 25... Rh8
26. Rf1 Qe7 27. Rg3 Rh7 (27... Rag8 28. Ne3 Kf8 29. Nf5) 28. Ne3 Kh8 29. Nf5
Qf8 30. Rh3 Qg8 31. Kf2 Ndf8 32. Rfh1 Qg6 33. Rxh7+ Nxh7 34. Bh3 Rg8 35. Bg4 {
In dieser Moment habe ich weniger Sekunden für die restliche 5 Züge.Meine
nächste Zug ist entscheidende Fehler.} Ng7 $2 $16 (35... Bf4 $142 36. Nd6 Qc2+
$13) 36. Kf1 b6 37. b4 c5 38. Be1 cxd4 39. Nxg7 Rxg7 40. Bf5 $18 Qc6 41. Qh3
Bh4 42. Bxh4 Qc1+ 43. Be1 Qf4+ 44. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Kostakiev,D Anand} Nc6 {Der ukrainische Großmeister ist in der
Erröffnung immer für eine Überraschung gut. Die ganze Variante ist eine
Spezialität eines anderen, russischen Großmeisters, Alexandar Morozewitsch.
Nach dieser hochwertigen Partie wird die Variante bestimmt größere Popularität
erreichen.} 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 (4. Nbd2 {Kostakiev,D Hort,V-Dueckstein,
A/CSSR 1968/Inf 05/1-0}) 4... e6 5. c4 Bb4+ $1 {Schwarz entwickelt seine
Figuren mit Tempo. Diese Fortsetzung ist seit 69 Jahren bekannt und wird nun
zum ersten Mal auf solch hoher Ebene von zwei Super-Großmeistern gespielt.} 6.
Nc3 Nf6 (6... Nge7 7. Rc1 (7. c5 {Kostakiev,D 1/2-1/2 Mirnic,M-Bukal,V/Open,
Zagreb CRO 1998 (34)}) (7. h3 Bh5 8. Rc1 (8. a3 {1/2-1/2 Rausch,S-Daus,P/
Dresden op 1996/EXP 53 (23)}) 8... O-O 9. a3 (9. Bd3 {0-1 Berebora,F-Chetverik,
M/Budapest Spring op 1996/EXP 52 (40)}) 9... Bxc3+ {Akesson,R-Morozevich,A/
London Lloyds 1994/EXP 43/0-1 (51)}) 7... O-O 8. h3 (8. Bd3 Ng6 9. h3 Bh5 $5
10. Bh2 Nh4 11. g4 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. cxd5 $1 exd5 15. Kf1
$14 {0-1 van Wely,L-Morozevich,A/Tilburg 1993/Inf 59/[Morozevich,A]}) 8... Bxf3
9. Qxf3 Ng6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nxf4 12. Qxf4 Ne7 13. O-O c6 14. Qh4 f5 15.
Ne2 Qe8 16. Qg3 Ng6 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Nf4 Nh4 19. Ne6 Bd6 20. Qg5 Qxe6 21. Qxh4
Rf6 22. Qh5 Raf8 23. Rfe1 Rh6 24. Qg5 Qf7 25. f4 Be7 {0-1 Menchik,V-Colle,E/
Karlsbad 1929/HCL 03}) 7. Rc1 (7. Qb3 {Kostakiev,D 0-1 Schmidt,R-Baumhus,R/2.
BL-W 1988/Inf 87 (14)}) (7. h3 {Kostakiev,D} Bh5 8. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Treppner
Gerd-Thiel Thomas/Bundesliga (2nd) West 1997 (10)}) (7. Be2 {Kostakiev,D
Marschner,J-Alscher,H/BL2-N 8081 1981/BIG 80/1-0 (44)}) 7... O-O {Die
Eröffnungsphase ist vorbei. Die weiße Bauernstruktur ist leicht besser - wegen
der Versperrung des Pc7 durch den Nc6. Andererseits hat der Nachziehende
leichten Entwicklungsvorsprung. Man kann sagen, daß die Stellung im
dynamischen Gleichgewicht ist.} (7... Ne4 {Kostakiev,D 1-0 Duer,W-Brandner,S/
OST-BL 1989/Inf 89 (11)}) (7... dxc4 {Kostakiev,D} 8. Bxc4 Nd5 9. Bg3 {Cebalo,
M-Kovacevic,B/Open, Bled SLO 1998/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 8. h3 (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Rxc3
dxc4 (9... Qe7 10. Bg5 Rad8 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be2 dxc4 13. Qa4 {1/2-1/2 Gawehns,
K-Baumhus,R/BL2-W 1995/BL2}) 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. h3 Bh5 13. O-O Rc8
14. g4 Bg6 15. Qa4 a6 16. Rfc1 h5 17. Qd1 hxg4 18. hxg4 Re8 19. b4 Re7 20. Bg3
Nb8 21. a4 f6 22. Nh4 Bh7 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. gxf5 Nc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. Rxc6 Qd7
27. Qc2 Re4 28. Kg2 Kh7 29. a5 Ree8 30. Bf4 Qe7 31. Bd6 Qd7 32. Bg3 Qe7 33.
Rxa6 Qxb4 34. Qc5 {Cebalo,M-Kutuzovic,B/CRO-Cup 1996/1-0 (56)}) (8. a3 $5 {
Kostakiev,D 1/2-1/2 Gawehns,K-Baumhus,R/BL2-W 1995/BL2 (12)}) (8. Be2 $5 {
Kostakiev,D} dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 $11) 8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 {[#]} Qe7 $1 {Das beste
Feld für die schwarze Dame. Von e7 bereitet sie e6-e5 vor und schielt
gleichzeitig zum abgeschwächten weißen Damenflügel hinüber.} (9... Bxc3+ $142 {
Kostakiev,D} 10. Rxc3 Ne4 11. Rc1 e5 12. dxe5 Qe7 $132 {[2NN=2BB]} 13. a3 (13.
Be2 $4 Qb4+ $19) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Rc2 d4 $1 $132) 10. Bg5 (10. Bd3
e5 $1 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qxe5 $11) 10... Bxc3+ (10... Rfd8 {Kostakiev,D}
11. cxd5 $16) 11. Rxc3 (11. bxc3 $2 Qa3 12. Rc2 Ne4 $1 $17) 11... Qb4 {Die
Partie ist gerade einmal elf Züge alt, und schon haben wir eine
spannungsreiche Stellung vor uns.} 12. Bxf6 Qxb2 13. Rb3 ({Anand: Wandering
over the board I thought of a move that totally facinated me.} 13. Qg3 $5 {
A rook sacrifice of great creativity.} Qxc3+ 14. Kd1 g6 15. Qg5 {[%csl Yg7]
[%cal Yg5h6]} Qa1+ (15... Qb2 16. Bd3 Qc3 17. Ke2 dxc4 18. Be4 Qa5 19. d5 $18)
(15... Nb4 16. g4 $1 Nd3 17. Bxd3 Qxd3+ 18. Ke1 $18) 16. Ke2 Qb1 $1 17. g4 Qe4
18. Kd2 Nxd4 $1 (18... Qf3 $4 19. Be2 h6 20. Qh4 $18 (20. Bxf3 hxg5 21. h4 $18)
) 19. exd4 e5 $1 20. Qe3 Qb1 $1 $13 (20... Qxe3+ 21. fxe3 exd4 22. exd4 dxc4
23. Bxc4 $16)) 13... Qc1+ 14. Qd1 Qxd1+ 15. Kxd1 dxc4 16. Rxb7 gxf6 17. Kd2 (
17. Kc2 $142 $1 Rab8 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. Bxc4 Kf8 20. Kc3 Ke7 21. Rd1 $14 {
/\d4-d5}) 17... Rab8 $1 18. Rxc7 Na5 {[#]} 19. Kc2 (19. Kc3 Rb1 $44 {Und Weiß
muß sich Gedanken um die Zukunft seines Rh1 machen.} (19... a6 $140 {Kostakiev,
D} 20. Rc5 Rb5 (20... Nb7 21. Rc6 $1 $16) 21. Rxb5 axb5 22. Kb4 Nb7 23. Kxb5
$18)) 19... Rb4 (19... Rfc8 $5 {Kostakiev,D} 20. Rxa7 Nc6 21. Ra4 Nb4+ 22. Kc1
c3 23. Be2 $14) 20. Rxa7 Ra4 {[#]} 21. Rxa5 $1 {Ein korrektes Qualitätsopfer.
Sonst ist nicht zu erkennen, wie Weiß vorwärts kommen sollte.} Rxa5 22. Bxc4 {
Kostakiev: B and 1 P (and 1/2 P - for the spoiled pawn structure on f6 &f7!)
is not a sacrifice. It is simply gaining material. In favour to Black's RR are
the opened files a,b,c,d in their possessions. They have big chances to get a
draw.} h5 (22... Rc8 {Kostakiev,D} 23. Kb3 Rb8+ (23... Rxc4 24. Kxc4 Rxa2 25.
Rf1 $14) 24. Kc3 Ra7 25. Rd1 $14) 23. h4 {[/\Xh5]} (23. Rd1 {Kostakiev,D} Rc8
24. Kb3 Rb8+ (24... Rxc4 25. Kxc4 Rxa2 26. Rf1 $14) 25. Kc3 Ra3+ 26. Bb3 $14)
23... Rc8 24. Kd3 {[#]} (24. Kb3 {Kostakiev,D} Rb8+ 25. Kc3 Kf8 26. Rd1 Ra7 27.
Rd2 Rc7 28. Rc2 Ke7 29. g3) 24... Rxc4 $1 {Das Turmendspiel mit Minusbauer ist
mit einiger Vorsicht zu halten.} ({Nach} 24... Kf8 25. Rb1 (25. Rd1 {Kostakiev,
D} Ra3+ 26. Bb3 Ke7 27. d5 f5 28. Ke2 e5 29. d6+ Kd7 30. Rd5 f6 31. f4 Rca8 32.
fxe5 fxe5 33. Rxe5 R8a5 34. Re7+ Kxd6 35. Rh7 f4 36. exf4 $18) 25... Ra3+ 26.
Bb3 $14 {wäre Schwarz zur Passivität verurteilt.}) 25. Kxc4 Rxa2 {Kostakiev:
Now the two super grandmasters are giving us a serial of R/R endgame's lessons,
proving finaly that Black has his chances to save the game! Dank seines
aktiven R kann Schwarz Remis halten.} 26. Rf1 {[#]} f5 {Far not identical but
similar endgames are known by the classical games Duras-Capablanka 1913 New
York, and Capablanka-Eits. 1930/1931 Hastings. In both Capa won, but his
opponents missed their chances.} (26... Kf8 {Kostakiev,D} 27. Kb3 Re2 28. g3
Ke7 29. Kc4 Ra2) 27. d5 Kf8 {[#]} 28. dxe6 (28. g3 {Kostakiev,D} Ke7) (28. d6 {
Kostakiev,D} Ke8 29. Kd4 f6 $11) 28... fxe6 29. Kd4 Ke7 30. Ke5 Ra4 31. f3 Ra5+
(31... Rxh4 $2 32. Ra1 $18 {[%cal Ya1a7]}) 32. Kf4 Ra2 33. Rb1 (33. Kg3 {
Kostakiev,D}) (33. g3 {Kostakiev,D} Kf6 34. e4 Re2) 33... Kf6 (33... Rxg2 34.
Ke5 Re2 35. Rb7+ Kd8 (35... Kf8 36. Kf6) 36. Kxe6 Rxe3+ 37. Kxf5 Rxf3+ 38. Kg5)
34. Kg3 Re2 $1 {[%cal Ye2g2,Ye2e3] Es ist merkwürdig wie sich der Nachziehende
mit seinem Turm aktiv verteidigt. Von e2 greift er gleichzeitig die schwachen
Bauern g2 und e3 an.} 35. Rb3 e5 36. Rb6+ Kg7 37. Rb3 Kf6 38. Ra3 Kg6 39. Kh3
Kf6 40. g4 {Sonst kann Weiß seine Stellung nicht verstärken.} (40. g3 {
Kostakiev,D} Re1 41. f4 e4 $11) 40... hxg4+ 41. fxg4 fxg4+ 42. Kxg4 Kg6 43. h5+
(43. Kf3 Rh2 44. Ke4 Rxh4+ 45. Kxe5 Kf7 $11 {CD}) 43... Kh6 44. Ra6+ Kh7 45.
Ra3 (45. Kf3 Rh2 46. h6 Rh4 $11) 45... Kh6 46. Kf5 e4 47. Kxe4 Kxh5 48. Kf5
Rf2+ 49. Ke6 Re2 $1 50. Kf5 (50. Ke5 {Kostakiev,D} Kg6 51. e4 Kf7 52. Ra7+ Kg6
53. Rd7 Re1 54. Rc7 Rd1 $11) 50... Rf2+ 51. Ke5 Kg6 52. e4 Rb2 53. Ra7 Rb5+ 54.
Ke6 Rb6+ 55. Ke7 (55. Kd5 Rb5+ 56. Kc4 Rb1 $11) 55... Rb5 $1 56. Ra6+ Kg5 57.
Re6 Kf4 58. Kf6 {Jetzt hat der Nachziehende nur drei Fortsetzungen, die zum
Remis führen: 58...Rb8, 58...Rg5 und die - von allen am einfachste -
Partiefortsetzung...} Rh5 $1 {GM Ivanchuk führte in diesem Endspiel eine
mustergültige Verteidigung vor.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 10th final"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1994.11.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sharif, Mershad"]
[Black "Grabliauskas, Virginijus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Dorfman,J"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1994.11.18"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lyon-Oyonnax Echecs"]
[BlackTeam "Vilnius Kaise"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Nbd7 (5... Bxb1 $142 {!} 6. Rxb1
Bb4+) 6. Nc3 c6 (6... Bd6 7. Bg5 {/\e4} Be7) 7. Qb3 Qb6 (7... b6 8. cxd5 exd5
9. Ba6 {+=}) (7... Qc8 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Rc1 Be7 10. Nb5 {+=}) 8. c5 Qxb3 9. axb3
{/\b3-b4-b5} a6 10. h3 h6 (10... O-O-O $2 11. Rxa6 $1 bxa6 $4 12. Bxa6#) (10...
Ne4 $142 {!} 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 f6 13. b4 (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. b4 Rc8) 13...
Bc2 14. Rc1 Ba4 15. b3 Bb5 16. Bxb5 axb5 {=}) 11. b4 Rc8 (11... Ne4 $2 12. b5
$1) 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Nb3 Bd8 14. Na5 Bxa5 15. bxa5 Kd8 16. f3 (16. Ra3 $142 Ne8
$1 {/\Ne8-c7-b5}) 16... Re8 $2 (16... Ne8 $142) 17. g4 Bh7 18. Kd2 e5 19. Bg3
Re7 20. Ra4 Kc7 (20... Ne8 21. Rb4) 21. Rb4 Rce8 22. Be2 Kc8 23. Ra1 {The aim
is Pb7.} Ng8 24. Ra3 f5 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Rab3 Bxh3 27. Rxb7 Nxc5 28. dxc5 Rxb7
29. Bxa6 Ree7 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Bxe5 $1 (31. Nxd5) 31... Bf1 32. Bxf1 Rxb2+ 33.
Kc1 Rb4 34. a6 Rh4 35. Kc2 Nf6 36. Bd3 {/\Bf5+} Rh5 37. Bf4 Rh1 38. Bf5+ Kd8
39. Kb2 1-0

[Event "London Classic 11th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2019.12.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 $5 {An interesting move order,
threatening to take on c5.} cxd4 {Let's see two major nuances between the
moves 5.c3 and 5.Nbd2.} (5... Qb6 6. dxc5 $1 Qxb2 (6... Qxc5 7. c4 e6 8. a3 Be7
9. b4 Qb6 10. Bd3 $14 {1-0 (39) Wei Yi (2748)-Le Tuan Minh (2485) Ashgabat 2017
}) 7. Rb1 Qc3 (7... Qa3 8. Bb5 (8. Nd4 $2 e5 9. Nb5 Qa5 10. Bg3 Bxc5 $19 {
0-1 (36) Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2630)-Sethuraman,S (2646) Riyadh 2017}) 8...
a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. O-O g6 11. c4 $1 $146 Bg7 (11... Qxc5 12. Qa4 $16) 12.
cxd5 Nxd5 13. Be5 O-O 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qc2 $14) 8. Bb5 (8. Rb3 Qxc5 9. Qb1 e6
10. Rxb7 Bd6 11. Rb5 Qa3 12. Rb3 Qc5 $11 {½-½ (44) Gupta,A (2626)-Kollars,D 
(2503) Zalakaros 2017}) 8... e6 (8... Bd7 9. O-O e6 10. Be2 Na5 11. Ne5 Bxc5
12. Nb3 $36 {0-1 (49) Harikrishna,P (2726)-Caruana,F (2828) Saint Louis 2019})
9. O-O Be7 (9... Qxc5 $6 10. c4 Be7 (10... a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Ne5 Bd6 13.
Nd3 {1-0 (13) Mikaelyan,A (2474)-Tabatabaei,M (2548) Yerevan ARM 2017}) 11. Nb3
Qa3 12. Ne5 a6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Nxc6 Bd7 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16. Be5 O-O 17. cxd5
Nxd5 18. e4 f6 19. Bd4 Nf4 20. Bc5 $16 {1-0 (29) Naiditsch,A (2702)-Wells,P 
(2447) Antalya 2017}) (9... Bxc5 $6 10. Be5 Qa3 11. Bb2 Qa5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13.
c4 $44 {1-0 (54) Deac,B (2549)-Schnider,G (2430) Graz 2018}) 10. Ne5 (10. Nd4
Qxc5 11. N2b3 Qb6 12. Nd2 Qc5 13. N2b3 Qb6 14. Nd2 Qc5 $11 {½-½ (15) Li
Shilong (2495)-Harikrishna,P (2734) China 2018}) 10... Bd7 11. Nd3 {The latest
trend.} (11. Ndf3 Qxc5 (11... O-O 12. e4 Rfd8 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. exd5 exd5 15.
Re1 Qxc5 16. Bd3 Nb6 17. Rb5 Qa3 18. Rb3 Qc5 19. Ne5 $36 {1-0 (24) Kravtsiv,M 
(2655)-Ghosh,D (2536) Bhubaneswar 2018}) 12. c4 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxb5 14. Rxb5 Qc8
15. Qb1 O-O 16. Rxb7 Bc5 $11 {½-½ (38) Kravtsiv,M (2635)-Csonka,B (2481)
Hungary 2019}) (11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. e4 O-O $6 (12... a6 $1 $13) 13. exd5 exd5 14.
Ne4 dxe4 15. Qxd7 Qxc5 16. Qxb7 Nd4 17. Be3 $14 {½-½ (49) Livaic,L (2474)
-Loiseau,Q (2443) Zadar 2018}) 11... O-O (11... Rc8 12. Nb3 O-O 13. a3 $5 $146
{avoiding ...Nb4; White wants to go 14.f3 with the idea Bg3-Be1.}) 12. Bc7 $1 {
White is trying to trap the black queen!} b6 $1 {With this move, Black seems
to hold.} (12... Ne8 $6 13. Rb3 Qf6 14. Bg3 $1 {is already bad for Black, and
was played in many games.}) (12... Rac8 $2 13. Rb3 $18) 13. a4 $5 Ne8 14. Be5
$5 (14. Rb3 $6 Qa5 15. Nb2 Nxc7 16. Ndc4 {White gets the black queen, but at
the cost of too many pieces.} dxc4 17. Nxc4 Be8 18. Nxa5 Nxa5 19. Rb1 Nxb5 20.
axb5 Bxc5 $15 {0-1 (41) Tang,A (2507)-Balakrishnan,P (2411) Saint Louis 2018})
14... Nxe5 15. Rb3 Qa5 16. Nxe5 Bxb5 17. axb5 Bxc5 (17... bxc5 18. Nd7 c4 $44)
18. Nd7 Nd6 19. Nxf8 Rxf8 20. c3 Nxb5 21. Qa1 Na3 (21... Nd6 $1 $11) 22. Qb2
Nc4 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Rb5 Qa6 25. Ra1 Rd8 26. h4 Qc8 27. Qa2 a5 28. Qxc4 $14 {
1-0 (54) Nabaty,T (2639)-Fridman,D (2627) Bremen 2019}) (5... Nh5 6. dxc5 Nxf4
7. exf4 Qa5 (7... e6 8. Nb3 Bxc5 9. Nxc5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. Bd3 g6 12. g3 Bd7
13. Qe2 d4 14. Rc1 O-O 15. O-O $14 {½-½ (56) Blohberger,F (2447)-Blagojevic,
D (2497) Skopje 2018}) 8. c4 $5 $146 (8. Bd3 Qxc5 9. O-O g6 $132 {0-1 (33)
Gajewski,G (2623)-Santos Ruiz,M (2583) Dresden 2019}) 8... Qxc5 9. a3 e6 10.
Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 Qd6 13. g3 {and White's position looks more
pleasant.}) 6. exd4 Qb6 $5 {Why not!? Against almost any move, White would
follow with c3 and transpose into a regular London opening position.} 7. Nb3
Bg4 ({Later in the match, Aronian tried to improve on this game with} 7... a6 {
but also failed to equalize:} 8. Be2 Bg4 9. a4 e6 10. a5 Qd8 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12.
Qxe2 Rc8 13. c3 $36 {1-0 (36) Carlsen,M (2872)-Aronian,L (2775) London 2019}) (
7... Bf5 8. a4 $5 a6 9. a5 Qd8 10. c3 (10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 e6 12. O-O Be7 13.
Ne5 O-O 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Rfc1 Qd7 16. c4 Qb7 $11 {0-1 (45) Kravtsiv,M (2685)
-Bok,B (2622) Batumi 2018}) 10... e6 11. Ne5 Be7 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14.
Nd3 {could be the kind of positions Magnus wanted to play.}) 8. a4 $5 a6 (8...
a5 $6 9. Bb5 e6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. Nd2 $14 {1-0 (66)
Unuk,L (2343)-Pychova,N (2201) Rymanow-Zdroj 2017}) 9. a5 Qa7 $6 (9... Qd8 {
was certainly a bit more natural.}) 10. c3 e6 11. Be2 ({I couldn't see a good
reason not to play} 11. h3 $5 {except that after} Bxf3 12. Qxf3 b5 13. axb6
Qxb6 {the b3-knight is unprotected, but it isn't a big deal:} 14. Qd1 {and
White is definitely better.}) 11... Nh5 12. Be3 (12. Be5 $5 $14) 12... Qb8 13.
h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nf6 15. Be2 Bd6 16. Bd3 O-O 17. O-O Qc7 18. Re1 {Black's
position is almost equal, but he's simply running out of useful moves. In
order to get counterplay, he should play ...b6 or ...e5 at some point, but in
the game he could never do it under good conditions.} Kh8 19. Qf3 Rae8 (19...
e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Qf5 $14) 20. Bg5 Ng8 21. Re2 Nge7 (21... f6 22. Bd2 f5 $5
{is a good try.} (22... e5 $2 23. Qxd5 $18) 23. Rae1 Nf6 $1 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25.
Rxe6 Ne4 26. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 27. Qh5 Qd7 28. d5 Nd8 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. c4 $14) 22.
Qh5 Ng6 23. Bc2 Kg8 24. Bd2 $5 {Not giving Black time for ...f6 and ...Qf7.}
Nb4 25. Bb1 Nc6 26. Bd3 Rb8 (26... e5 27. Rae1 $1 e4 $2 28. Qxd5 $18) 27. Be3
Rfe8 $6 (27... b6 28. axb6 Rxb6 29. Nc5 $16) (27... Rbe8 $1 28. g3 f5 $1 29.
Rae1 Rf7 30. Bd2 Nf8 $132 {The f-rook is important to prevent Bxf5 ideas.}) 28.
g3 $1 {White slowly makes progress.} Nf8 (28... f5 29. Rae1 $16) 29. Bc2 b6 {
Aronian probably felt like he had waited enough!} (29... Re7 30. h4 $14) 30.
axb6 Rxb6 31. Bc1 $5 (31. Nc5 $5) 31... Reb8 32. Nc5 e5 {Again - this looks
like desperation! But White's position is no longer that easy to play.} (32...
a5 33. Nd3 $16) 33. Nxa6 Qa7 34. dxe5 g6 35. Qg4 Nxe5 36. Qa4 Rc8 37. Be3 d4 $1
38. Bxd4 $2 {And Carlsen blunders with an extra hour on the clock!} (38. Nc5 $1
{was the right move, with the idea of 39.cxd4, while} Qxa4 39. Nxa4 {is just
bad for Black.}) (38. cxd4 $2 Nf3+ 39. Kh1 Qb7 $44) 38... Nf3+ $2 ({Missing} 
38... Rc4 $1 39. b4 (39. Qa2 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Nxd4 41. cxd4 Rxd4 42. Be4 Ne6 $44)
39... Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Nxd4 41. cxd4 Rxd4 $11) 39. Kg2 Nxd4 40. Qxd4 Ne6 41. Rxe6
$5 (41. Qe3 {is close to a win, but Black seems to hold with a series of only
moves:} Bc5 $8 42. Nxc5 Qxa1 43. Nd7 Rxb2 44. Qh6 Kh8 45. Nf6 Nf8 46. Ne8 Qa8+
$8 47. Be4 Rxe8 48. Bxa8 Rbxe2 {with serious drawing chances for Black.}) 41...
fxe6 42. Be4 Rf8 43. Ra2 Rb7 44. Qxa7 Rxa7 45. b4 Rb8 $2 {In time trouble,
Aronian couldn't find how to limit the damage of the white pawns.} (45... Rc8
$1 {would have made White's task far more difficult:} 46. b5 Rxc3 47. b6 Rf7
48. Rd2 Rc4 $8 49. Bf3 Rc3 $8 {and there is no win for White, e.g.} 50. Bg4 Rc6
51. Bxe6 Rxb6 52. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $14) 46. c4 $1 {Now White pushes his pawn and
wins.} Rb6 (46... Bxb4 47. Nxb4 $18) 47. b5 Kf7 48. Rc2 (48. Ra4 {with the
idea Bc6 and c5 might have been stronger. A very instructive manoeuvre by the
way!}) 48... Rbxa6 49. bxa6 Rxa6 50. c5 Be5 51. c6 Ra7 52. h4 {With a few
minutes left and an hour less against the World Champion, chances to hold this
endgame are close to zero.} Kf6 53. Rd2 Bc3 54. Rd3 Bb4 55. Kh3 Be7 56. f3 e5
57. Rc3 Bd6 58. Rc1 h6 59. Rd1 Be7 60. Kg4 Kf7 (60... h5+ 61. Kh3 {would be a
success for White: he managed to get the black pawns on light squares and will
now go the other way around with his king, or push g4.}) 61. Rb1 Bd6 62. h5 $1
{This is even worse for Black.} gxh5+ 63. Kxh5 Kg7 64. Rd1 Bb4 65. Rd5 Re7 66.
Bf5 {The bishop goes to d7 and the gave is over.} 1-0

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 4th"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2017.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.12.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
({I like the idea} 8. e4 $5 {but it only leads to dry equality:} Nc6 (8... Nxe4
$6 9. c4 $44) 9. exd5 Bxd5 10. Bg5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Ne4 13. Be3 Be7
$11) (8. f4 {right away allows} Nc6 {and now Black is able to answer} 9. Nc3 {
with} Qb6+ {and it should be an improved version for Black.}) 8... Be7 9. f4 $5
{A line Romanishin seems to like very much, since he's playing it all the time!
} exf4 10. gxf4 $1 {Critical.} (10. Bxf4 Nc6 {leads to nowhere for White,
although he's not worse.}) 10... g6 11. Kh1 {The best plan, played already 8
times by Romanishin!} (11. Nd4 Nc6 $132) 11... Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nd4 Rc8 $5 {
An interesting new idea. Black has a positional threat ...Nxd4 and ...Bxc5,
while if Black takes on e6 it should be an improvement to have played ...Rc8
and not ...Qd7.} (13... Qd7 {is what people usually do, against Romanishin
himself as he's the only one to play this position with White! He has
nevertheless had impressive results, although the games were all quite unclear:
} 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bg1 Rad8 (15... Bb4 $5 16. Qd3 Nh5 17. e3 Rac8 18. Ne2 Bc5
$13 {1/2-1/2 (24) Romanishin,O (2534)-Piscopo,P (2406) ITA 2011}) 16. e3 Nh5 (
16... Bc5 17. Qe2 Ne7 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. b4 Bxb4 21. e4 Bc5 22. Bxc5
Qxc5 23. Nd4 Qb6 24. exd5 Nexd5 25. Qxe6+ Rf7 26. f5 Rd6 27. fxg6 $1 hxg6 28.
Qc8+ Rd8 29. Qh3 Ne7 30. Ne6 $44 {1-0 (40) Romanishin,O (2561)-Bluvshtein,M 
(2447) Montreal 2003}) 17. Qg4 $5 (17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Na4 Bg7 20. Bf3
Nf6 $13 {1-0 (39) Romanishin,O (2456)-Werle,J (2555) Hoogeveen NED 2016}) 17...
Bf6 18. Rad1 Qe8 (18... Bxc3 $5 19. bxc3 Nf6 $13) 19. Ne2 Ng7 20. c3 Nf5 21.
Ng3 Nh4 22. Bh3 Nf5 23. e4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (35) Romanishin,O (2463)-Zelbel,P 
(2458) Figueira da Foz POR 2017}) 14. Bg1 $6 {White had a critical choice
between two moves, but this isn't one of them!} (14. f5 {leads to unclear
positions, where I like Black:} Ng4 15. Bg1 (15. Qd2 gxf5 16. Nxf5 Bxf5 17.
Rxf5 d4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxd4 20. Rf4 $11) 15... Nxd4 16. fxe6 (16. Bxd4
Bd6 $1 $40) 16... Nxe6 17. Nxd5 (17. Bxd5 Bf6 18. Bxb7 Rc7 $44) (17. e3 h5 18.
h3 Bd6 $1 $13) (17. Qxd5 Bc5 18. Bh3 Qh4 $15) 17... Bd6 $5 (17... Bc5 $5 18. e3
h5 19. h3 Bd6 $1 $13) 18. e4 h5 19. Bf3 Be5 20. c3 Qg5 $13) ({Same here:} 14.
Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bh3 (15. Bg1 Bb4 $132) 15... Kf7 $5 (15... Qd7 $5 {is of course
possible as well.}) 16. Bg1 d4 $5 (16... Bb4 $5) 17. Nb1 Nd5 $13) 14... Nxd4
15. Bxd4 Bc5 $15 {Here White can't allow Black to exchange the dark-squared
bishops and play ...Rc4 followed by ...c4.} 16. Bxf6 $8 (16. e3 Ng4 $17) 16...
Qxf6 17. Nxd5 Qxb2 18. c4 $1 {The correct move. Black remains slightly better
but it isn't that easy to play.} Rfd8 (18... b5 $5 {first was the critical
alternative, having some advantages and disadvantages.}) ({I spent a lot of
time calculating the following line, until I realised it made no sense to go
for it:} 18... f5 19. Rb1 Qxa2 20. Rxb7 Qxc4 21. Qa1 Bd4 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Qa3 {
and here White is threatening Nxg6+ while the c8-rook is still hanging. This
was too complicated for me!}) 19. e4 b5 20. cxb5 $6 ({I believe} 20. Qb3 {
was a better practical choice:} Qxb3 (20... Qd4 $5 21. Qxb5 Bg4 $44 {is
suggested by the engine.}) 21. axb3 bxc4 22. bxc4 Kg7 $15) 20... Bxd5 21. exd5
Bd6 $1 {To win the game, Black should play for the initiative. The b5-pawn is
not too relevant, while the f4-pawn is.} (21... Qxb5 $15) 22. a4 $2 (22. Qb3 {
was probably best, but after} Qf6 $15 {White's position is not fun to play.
Black wants to play ...Rc3 or ...Re8, while f4 is already hanging.}) (22. Rc1
Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Qxb5 $17) 22... Rc4 23. Rb1 Qf6 24. a5 Rxf4 25. Qg4 (25. b6 axb6
26. axb6 Qe5 27. Rxf4 Qxf4 28. Qg1 Re8 {is just winning for Black: White is
paralysed and the d- and b-pawns are blocked.}) 25... Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Qe5 $2 (
26... Qb2 $1 27. Qf3 Rd7 {was similar to the game, after White didn't play the
critical move 27.Qg3.}) 27. Qh3 $2 (27. Qg3 $1 Qe7 $1 {with the idea ...Rb8,
and Black remains clearly better, but White got a clear improvement compared
to the game.} (27... Qxg3 28. hxg3 Bxg3 {would allow lines like} 29. b6 axb6
30. a6 Ra8 31. d6 Rxa6 32. d7 Bh4 33. Bd5 {that should end in a draw.})) 27...
Rb8 $1 28. Rb1 Qd4 (28... Rb7 $5 {is crushing. Black wants ...Rc7-...Rc3.}) 29.
Qf3 ({In the event of} 29. Qd7 {I was planning to repeat moves} Qe5 30. Qh3 {
and now go for} Rb7) 29... Rb7 30. Qe4 Qc3 31. a6 (31. b6 $2 Qxa5 $19 {is
hopeless.}) 31... Re7 {Now Black is on the way to cash in on his initiative,
paralysing the white queen and thus the whole position.} 32. Qf3 Re3 33. Qf2
Qe5 34. Qg1 (34. Qh4 $2 g5 35. Qh5 Re1+ $19) 34... Re4 $1 35. Rf1 (35. h3 $8 {
was the only defence, although Black is totally winning:} Re3 (35... Ra4 $5)
36. b6 Rxh3+ 37. Bxh3 Qe4+ 38. Qg2 Qxb1+ 39. Qg1 Qb3 40. Bf1 axb6 41. a7 Qa2
$19) 35... Rh4 36. h3 Qg3 $1 37. Rf3 (37. Rf2 Bc5 $19) 37... Rxh3+ $1 {All the
pawns are falling.} 38. Bxh3 Qxf3+ 39. Qg2 Qd1+ 40. Qf1 Qxd5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 35th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2019.11.15"]
[Round "6.9"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Schmidek, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2019.11.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gent"]
[BlackTeam "Berlin SF"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Nh5 $5 ({More
flexible than} 6... cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 {which allows the bishop to go back to e3.
On the other hand, after the game move, White is supposed to enjoy Black's
knight on h5 and answer ...cxd4 with cxd4.}) 7. Be5 $2 (7. Bg5 {is definitely
critical, but here we have one of the most solid lines for Black.} f6 (7... Qc7
8. Ne5 g6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Be2 Rb8 11. Rb1 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bxh5 gxh4 14. O-O
Bd6 15. f4 cxd4 16. cxd4 c5 17. Nf3 $14 {1-0 (53) Harikrishna,P (2732)-Navara,
D (2727) Prague 2018}) (7... Qb6 $6 8. dxc5 $1 Qxb2 $6 9. Nd4 $1 {is an
important trick}) (7... Be7 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Ne5 Nf6
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Rc8 14. O-O O-O 15. Nb3 c4 16. Nc5 $14 {½-½ (80) Gupta,
A (2610)-Demidov,M (2523) chess.com 2018}) 8. Bh4 g6 9. Bd3 Be7 (9... Bd6 $5
10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bg3 $6 (11. g4 $5 Ng7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 $36) 11... e5 12.
dxe5 fxe5 13. e4 d4 14. Bc4+ Kg7 15. Bd5 Ne7 16. Nc4 $6 Nxd5 (16... Bc7 $1 $17)
17. exd5 Nxg3 $6 (17... Nf4 $1) 18. hxg3 e4 $6 (18... Bb8 $5) 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20.
Qxe4 Bf5 21. Qe5+ Qxe5+ 22. Nxe5 Rfe8 23. f4 $14 {1-0 (57) Carlsen,M (2876)
-Pichot,A (2590) chess24.com 2019}) (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. O-O Bd7 12. a3
O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Nb1 Qb6 15. Qe2 Na5 16. Nc3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. e4 dxe4
19. Qxc4 exf3 $13 {1-0 (54) Giri,A (2785)-So,W (2815) chess.com 2017}) 10. O-O
b6 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 Bb7 13. exd5 exd5 14. Nf1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bb4
17. Re3 Qd7 $11 {It was difficult for White to prove any advantage, although
he won later! 1-0 (32) So,W (2788)-Dominguez Perez,L (2739) Saint Louis 2017})
7... f6 8. Bg3 cxd4 (8... Nxg3 9. hxg3 f5 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. f4 Bxe5
13. dxe5 Bd7 $2 (13... Ne7 $5) 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Qh5 h6 16. Qg6 Qe8 17. Rxh6
Qxg6 18. Rxg6 Kf7 19. Rg5 $16 {1-0 (39) Wei Yi (2748)-Le Tuan Minh (2485)
Ashgabat 2017}) 9. exd4 (9. cxd4 {was more logical, but I wanted to try a more
aggressive plan. In any case, my bishop should rather be on h4, not g3!}) 9...
g6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Qc2 (11. O-O O-O {is just good for Black: soon ...e5 will
come.}) 11... O-O 12. O-O-O e5 13. dxe5 fxe5 14. Nc4 {Entering a tactical mess,
but Black has several good continuations.} Bd7 (14... Nf4 $5) (14... Qe7 $5 15.
Ne3 Be6) (14... Nxg3 $6 15. hxg3 Qc7 $2 {is one of the tricks:} 16. Ne3 $1 e4
17. Nxd5 exd3 18. Qb3 Qf7 19. Ng5 $18) 15. Ncxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qg5+ $1 {
I had missed that idea.} (16... Nxg3 17. Nxd7 Nxh1 18. Nxf8 Qg5+ $1 (18... Nxf2
19. Qxf2 Qxf8 {and Black should suffer to try to make a draw}) 19. Kb1 Qxg2 $13
) 17. f4 Rxf4 $1 18. Nxd7 Rf2+ 19. Rd2 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bh6 21. Rxh6 Qxh6 {
Black's position is just good, although it doesn't justify blunder the game in
one move as I did.} 22. Qd1 $2 (22. Nc5 Raf8 $17) (22. b4 $5 Qe3 23. Nc5 Rxg2
24. Nb3 $15) (22. Ne5 $2 Re8 23. Nf3 Rxf3 24. gxf3 Re1+ {is the most serious
concrete problem.}) 22... Qe3 $1 {Trapping my d7-knight! White's position is
hopeless.} 23. b4 (23. Kc2 Rd8 $19) 23... a5 24. bxa5 (24. Qc2 Rc8 25. Nc5 axb4
26. cxb4 b6 $19) 24... Rxa5 25. Qc2 Rf7 26. Nb8 Qxg3 27. Re2 Qxb8 28. Re6 (28.
Bxg6 Rf1+ $19) 28... Qc8 29. Re5 Kg7 30. c4 Qc5 31. Rxd5 Qg1+ 32. Kb2 Rxd5 33.
cxd5 Qd4+ 34. Kb1 Qb6+ 35. Ka1 Rc7 0-1

[Event "Match/Nation ROM-DDR 14-18"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "1984.05.12"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Espig, Lutz"]
[Black "Ghitescu, Theodor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Espig,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1984.05.10"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 7/1984} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. c4 dxc4 $2 {Damit
sollte Schwarz warten bis der Bf1 gezogen hat.} (5... Nf6 $142) 6. Bxc4 Nf6 7.
Nc3 Bd6 8. Bg3 O-O 9. O-O a6 (9... e5 {scheitert an} 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5
Bxf3 12. Bxf6) 10. Rc1 Bxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7 12. Be2 Rfd8 13. Qb3 Rab8 14. Rfd1 {
Weiß hat Raumvorteil. Der folgende Befreiungsversuch im Zentrum bringt keine
spürbare Erleichterung.} e5 15. d5 Na7 16. e4 c5 17. Qc2 b5 18. Nh4 $1 Bc8 19.
b3 $1 Rb7 20. a4 g6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra1 Bd7 23. Ra6 Nc8 24. d6 {Weiß gewinnt
jetzt einen Bauern.} Qe8 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Be6 27. Rxe5 Nxd6 28. Rxc5 Qf8
29. Nf3 $1 Re7 (29... Nc4 30. Rcc6) 30. e5 Nf5 31. Bxb5 {Der zweite Bauer ist
gefallen, aber es wird in Zeitnot noch interessant.} Rb7 32. b4 Bd5 33. g4 Bxf3
34. gxf5 Bg4 (34... Rd1+ 35. Bf1) (34... Rxb5 35. Rxb5 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Qh6+ 37.
Kg3) 35. Qe4 $1 Rxb5 36. Rxb5 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Qh6+ 38. Kg3 Bxf5 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40.
Qh4 Rd3+ 41. f3 Qe3 42. Qf6+ Kh6 43. Qh4+ Kg7 {Bis hierher wurde im Blitztempo
gespielt, da keiner mitgeschrieben hatte.} 44. Qf6+ {Abgabezug} Kh6 45. Qxf5 ({
Leicht gewann auch} 45. Ra1 {was Schwarz zu} Qg5+ {nötigen würde, doch hatte
ich hier bereits den schönen Schlußzug im Auge.}) 45... Qe1+ 46. Kh2 Rd4 47. f4
Rd1 48. Qh3+ Kg7 49. Rxg6+ $1 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:14]} 3. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:01:
31]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} ({For some reason Caruana
didn't feel like trying to emulate Carlsen's} 5. c4 $5) 5... Bd6 {[%emt 0:11:
22]} 6. Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:01]} (6. Bg3 {is the more 'true Londoner' move, but
after say} O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. c3 Nc6 $11 {it is immediately obvious that White
has nothing}) 6... h6 {[%emt 0:05:02]} 7. g4 $5 $146 {[%emt 0:24:36]} Bh7 {
[%emt 0:05:06]} (7... Bxe5 $5 {is fascinating:} 8. dxe5 Bxg4 9. f3 Nh5 10. fxg4
Nxf4 11. exf4 Qh4+ 12. Ke2 Qxg4+ {but it seems like White probably has an edge
with the solid} 13. Nf3 Qxf4 14. Qd2 $14 {when the piece marginally
outperforms the three pawns.}) 8. h4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:23]} (
8... Nfd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 $132 {could eventually leave White feeling a bit
over-extended; for subtle structural reasons Black should recapture on d6 with
the pawn!}) 9. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:05:51]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. f3 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 11. Bd3 {[%emt 0:09:04]} (11. Qd2 Nd7 12. O-O-O {
might still keep things a bit fresh, as the prospect of a good bishop versus
bad bishop endgame weighs slightly on Black's mind.}) 11... Bxd3 {[%emt 0:01:
01]} 12. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:07:05] Solid and good for equality.
} 13. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bxe5 $5 {[%emt 0:09:49]} (13... Qe7 14. h5 O-O-O
$11) 14. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 15. e4 {[%emt 0:09:52]}
dxe4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} (15... c6 {could be interesting, keeping open the option
of short castling, but I suspect Black rejected this due to the possibility of
c4 + Qd6 turning out to be a textbook 'incisive continuation'.}) 16. Qxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:14]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. g5 {[%emt 0:02:32]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:
16:38]} 18. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 19. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:19]}
Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 20. Qe5 {[%emt 0:05:27]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:08:10]} 21. Rhe1 {
[%emt 0:05:13]} (21. b3 {might improve slightly, not giving away any tempi,
and the cat-and-mouse could continue:} b6 22. Kb2 Rhf8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qe2
$14) 21... Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:02:42]} 22. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:50]}
23. b3 {[%emt 0:08:20]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:04:07]} 24. Kb2 {[%emt 0:03:59]} Nh7 {
[%emt 0:01:59]} 25. Bf4 {[%emt 0:03:12]} (25. f4 $14 {was a logical human
continuation}) 25... Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 26. Bg5 {[%emt 0:08:44]} Nh7 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 27. Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Qd4 {[%emt 0:
01:26]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:12:10]} (28... Nd5 29. Be5 Qxf3 $11) 29. Be5 {[%emt 0:02:
50]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:04:11]} 30. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 31. f4
{[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 32. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:33]} (32. Qc4 {
was an interesting tactical idea, hinting at an overloading of the black queen,
and then} Nd5 33. Qe4 $36 {could be genuinely unpleasant}) 32... Qe7 {[%emt 0:
00:49]} 33. Qc3 $6 {[%emt 0:04:57] This loses the advantage.} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:
53] Possibly White had thought Qg3 was good, but missed the tactical idea of ..
.Nxf4. Black has now equalised again.} 34. Qf3 {[%emt 0:04:40]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:
00:15]} 35. Qe4 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Qxh4 {[%emt 0:04:15] Now the most White can
do is take on g6, which implies a trade of pieces, and then there will be
nothing left with which to win.} 36. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:02:39]}
37. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 38. Rh6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Rg8 {
[%emt 0:02:16]} 39. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 40. Qxg6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 41. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:02:
36]} 42. a4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:05:32]} 43. Qe4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Nc6
{[%emt 0:00:47]} 44. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.04"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{One of the key games of round 7 was this encounter, where Black escaped a
solid opening that looked very difficult to win, and did so anyway.} 1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 {Sometimes it is important first of all
to try and eliminate all risk of losing.} Bxd3 6. Qxd3 c6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. c3 Bxf4 {Actually quite a big decision.} (9... Bc7 {tries to play
without making pawn-structure concessions, and to fight for the e5-square. For
instance:} 10. Bg3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Re8 12. e4 {White should get this in before
Black plays ...e5.} dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 a5 $132 {with a type of
position often seen in the Caro-Kann, for instance an Inarkiev-Ding game 
(venue slips my mind.)}) 10. exf4 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Qb6 12. Rab1 Rfe8 13. Ne5 {
White's position is a lot easier to play, though it is not better. He may also
want b4 so Black hurries:} c5 (13... a5 14. Ndf3 {will force a decision anyway
due to the ideas of Ng5 and f5}) 14. Ndf3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 a6 {
The position type has now changed - a good transformation from Black's
perspective, though the evaluation is the same.} 17. f3 Rac8 18. g4 {Trying to
keep the heat on.} (18. f5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Nd7 $1 $11) 18... Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Nd7
20. Re2 Nc5 (20... Nb8 $5 {If Black was really playing for equality, the
knight swap is an obvious place to look. The fact that he tried for more could
have caused him a little trouble.} 21. Rbe1 Nc6 22. Nxc6 Rxc6 23. f5 g6 $11)
21. Rd1 Na4 22. Kf2 $6 {A little bit slow.} (22. Rde1 $5 Nc5 23. f5 {is most
exacting:} Nd3 24. Rd1 Nf4 25. Re5 Rcd8 26. Kf2 $14 {White stands better, as ..
.f6 can always be met with Rxe6 (reminiscent of the L'Ami game from r4.)})
22... g6 23. Rd3 Nb6 24. b3 $6 {Lining up future headaches.} Nd7 25. Ke1 Kg7
26. Kd2 Kf6 27. h4 h5 28. gxh5 gxh5 29. Rg2 Nf8 (29... Rh8 $1 $11 {and ...Rcg8
could have been better, when White isn't managing to attack his targets
properly and can easily become worse}) 30. f5 e5 31. Ne2 Kxf5 32. Rxd5 {
Now the position is still equal, but it is easier for White.} Ke6 33. c4 Ng6 (
33... Rcd8 34. Nc3 Ng6 35. Rg5 Rh8 $1 {was the correct approach.}) 34. Rg5 b5 (
34... Red8 35. Nc3 $14 {is similar}) (34... Rcd8 35. Rxh5 {is now not such a
panacea:} Rxd5+ 36. cxd5+ Kxd5 37. Rh6 $14) 35. Kd3 {Now Black can fully
equalise through a contortion.} (35. Kc3 $14 {avoided future rook swaps.})
35... Rh8 (35... Red8 $1 {Like this one.} 36. Rxh5 (36. Nc3 {is not legal now})
36... Rh8 $3 $11 {A hard detail to see unless the engine helpfully advises you
as to its presence.}) 36. f4 $1 bxc4+ 37. bxc4 exf4 38. Nd4+ Ke7 39. Nf5+ Kf8 (
39... Ke6 40. Rd6+ Ke5 41. Rxa6 {is a mating net}) 40. Nd6 (40. Ke2 $3 {
is a great quiet move - Black has no obvious next move, so the king simply
heads over to blockade the Pf4.} Ne7 41. Rd7 $1 f6 (41... Nxf5 42. Rxf5 $16)
42. Nxe7 Re8 43. Rgd5 Rxe7+ 44. Kf3 $1 {with a much better rook ending.}) 40...
Rc6 $6 (40... Rc7 $14 {was marginally more accurate, since White has no knight
move that gains tempo against a rook here}) 41. c5 Ke7 {Now Black gets active
again, but White can still control it:} 42. Ke4 (42. Nf5+ Kf6 43. Nd4 {was
advisable, in spite of the random detail} Re6 $5 44. Nxe6 fxe6 45. Rd6 Ne5+ (
45... Nxh4 $5 $44) 46. Ke4 Nf7 47. Rf5+ Ke7 {White cannot avoid giving back
the exchange; now} 48. Rxf7+ Kxf7 49. Rxa6 $14 {is the best he can do, with
another better rook ending}) 42... Rb8 43. Rxh5 Rb1 $14 (43... Rb4+ 44. Rd4 Rb2
$132 {may be better, to take away the d4 square from a white knight. Now Black
is fully equal.}) 44. Nf5+ (44. Rdf5 $1 {The last advantage White had.}) 44...
Ke8 45. Nd6+ Ke7 46. Nf5+ Ke8 47. Nd4 (47. Rg5 {is inhuman and not really that
great:} Re6+ 48. Kf3 Rf1+ 49. Kg4 Re2 {The engine gradually grows less
optimistic.}) 47... Rc7 48. c6 Rd1 (48... Re7+ 49. Kf5 $14 {was White's
intention, hiding on f6.}) 49. Rd6 Re7+ 50. Kd5 f3 51. Rf5 $2 (51. Rf6 Re3 {
Black's activity has grown beyond control.}) 51... Re6 $1 {Black is tactically
alert.} 52. Rxe6+ fxe6+ 53. Kxe6 Rxd4 54. Rxf3 Rc4 55. Kd5 Rc1 56. h5 $2 {
Could easily be the decisive mistake.} (56. Kd6 $1 Ne7 57. Kc7 Rxc6+ 58. Kb7 {
was another way to try and defend; it's not at all clear to me that Black has
anything against Ra3xa6.}) 56... Ne7+ 57. Ke5 Rc5+ 58. Kd4 Rxc6 {Completely
natural.} (58... Rxh5 $1 59. Rf6 Ra5 $19) 59. Ra3 Rh6 60. Kc5 Kd7 61. Rg3 Rc6+
$2 ({After} 61... Rxh5+ $1 62. Kb6 Rh6+ 63. Kb7 {White could still have
obtained the defensive construct from a few moves back, but now} Nd5 64. Ra3
Rb6+ 65. Ka7 Kc7 $1 $19 {is the hard-to-see sting in the tail}) 62. Kb4 Rh6 63.
Ka5 Kc7 64. Rg7 Kd8 65. Rg5 Kc8 66. Rg7 Nd5 67. Rg5 $2 (67. Rg6 $1 {was surely
easy enough.} Rxh5 (67... Rxg6 68. hxg6 Kb7 69. g7 Ne7 {is a draw even without
the white a-pawn.}) 68. Kxa6 {and a brief look should have satisfied White
that none of his opponent's mating tricks are working.}) 67... Nc7 68. Rf5 Kb7
69. Rg5 Rf6 70. Re5 Rf4 71. Rg5 Rh4 {Black has improved his rook position and
this should now be objectively winning.} 72. Re5 Rh2 73. a4 (73. a3 {avoids
the ...Nc6 mate motif, see next note, but Black must still win.}) 73... Rh4 74.
Rf5 Rd4 (74... Re4 $1 {is the precise sequence to force through ...Nc5.} 75.
Rg5 Ne6 76. Rd5 (76. Rf5 Nd8 $1) 76... Rc4 77. Re5 Nc5 $19) 75. Rg5 (75. h6 Rh4
76. Rf6 Rh5+) 75... Ne6 $2 {Now Black is in danger of a repetition of moves.}
76. Rg6 Nc7 (76... Rd5+ 77. Kb4 a5+ {is probably winning and Black needed to
do this.}) 77. Rg5 Ka7 {Trying to set up ...Nb7 mate, but there is an issue.} (
77... Rh4 $1 {Black still has a winning path that avoids all the repetitions,
but he must be careful.}) 78. h6 $2 {This forgives Black.} (78. Rg7 $1 {
Now Black has to play ...Rd5, as ...Kb7 would be the threefold repetition.}
Rd5+ (78... Rc4 79. h6 Kb7 80. h7 Rh4 81. Rf7 $11) 79. Kb4 Kb7 80. h6 {White
can probably draw this.}) 78... Ne6 $1 {Making no mistake.} 79. h7 (79. Rg6 Nc5
$19) 79... Rh4 80. Rg6 {Making it quick.} (80. Rd5 Rxh7 {will lose eventually
too}) 80... Nc5 {Concluding this epic struggle!} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:03:04] Home-made chess it is today! It is a
relief to see one of the world elite players trying out an 'interesting' 3rd
move in this position - there are many which have appealed to me and other
theory-lite players in the past, including Bg5, c3, b4...} ({It would be
remiss of me not to mention the 'Old Speckled Egg' setup, pioneered by my
fellow English GM, Keith Arkell. The idea is similar to those of the text.} 3.
b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 $1 {Against ...d5 setups, White obtains an easier
position!} 6. e3 c5 $11 {Fernandez,D-Ghasi,A chess. com INT 2017, Black had
equalised and ultimately won.}) 3... d5 {[%emt 0:03:51]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:01:01]}
(4. b4 $5 {is interesting if we bear the above note in mind. For instance, now}
Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. e3 Bf5 7. c4 a5 8. b5 {leaves Black a bit short of plans, so
Black might have to play more directly, for instance with 4...a5.}) 4... Nc6 {
[%emt 0:15:09] Among other things, this move prevents b4, but it is hard to
find plans for Black in what follows.} 5. b3 {[%emt 0:11:01]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:
58]} 6. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:28]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:45]} a5 {
[%emt 0:07:40]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:04:31]} (8. c4 {attempts to call Black's bluff:}
a4 {is not that threatening since after} 9. bxa4 {the pawn will prove rather
hard to regain.}) 8... b6 {[%emt 0:05:39]} (8... Ne4 9. c4 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 $14)
9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:58]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 10. c4 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Ne7 {
[%emt 0:04:24]} 11. cxd5 {[%emt 0:08:38] Allowing Black's light-squared bishop
to develop on its preferred diagonal.} ({We have nevertheless reached a
vaguely Catalan-esque position, in which White tends to keep the central pawn
tension until an advantageous moment, so} 11. Qc2 $5 {deserved consideration.
There could follow:} c6 12. Rac1 Ba6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Qb1 $14 {and White has a
good version of the Catalan, because ...c5 is almost impossible to arrange.})
11... exd5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 12. b4 {[%emt 0:03:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:08:55]} 13. Rc1
{[%emt 0:03:21] A slightly strange move, conceding the a-file and hence
equality.} (13. b5 {was the most principled. Doubtless, Black has in mind the
equally principled} cxb5 14. Bxb5 Bd7 {but here White can pretend to have an
edge, e.g.} 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. a4 $32 {when if nothing else, the queenside pawn
structure bodes well for an endgame.}) 13... axb4 {[%emt 0:04:21]} 14. axb4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:07] Black keeps it solid, since ...Ne8-d6-c4 is
not too hard to arrange for him.} 15. Nb3 {[%emt 0:05:01]} (15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Qc2
$5 {was an interesting and quite maximalist pawn sacrifice.}) 15... Ra2 {
[%emt 0:11:22]} 16. Bc3 {[%emt 0:05:27]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:04:38]} 17. Be1 {[%emt 0:
04:47]} (17. Nfd2 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qd6 $11 {still leads to an equal position-
White has two knights but only one useful outpost!}) 17... Ra6 {[%emt 0:04:15]
From a human point of view, it is sensible to cut out Na5 options with the
attendant rook-traps, and also protect the c6-pawn.} (17... Bg4 $5 18. h3 Bxf3
19. Bxf3 Nd6 $11 {is equal for precisely the same reason as the last note.})
18. Nc5 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Rb6 $6 {[%emt 0:03:00] Solid to a fault.} (18... Nxc5
19. Rxc5 Qd6 {might have been slightly more unpleasant for White to play - c6
is not easy to hit, and Black's doubling on the a-file comes quickly.}) 19. Ra1
{[%emt 0:06:35]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:09:30]} 20. h3 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} 21. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 22. bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:12] Now if we are looking at the position seriously, White has
a slight edge, though quite how to prosecute it is not clear.} 23. Ra7 {
[%emt 0:06:42]} (23. Qc2 Ra8 24. Bb4 Qd7 25. Ra2 Ra7 26. Rfa1 Rfa8 27. Be2 $14
{followed by kingside pawn pushes might be the best way to try- Black has no
counterplay and while his position is tremendously solid, he has no option
other than staying solid.}) 23... Ra8 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 24. Qa1 {[%emt 0:00:23]}
Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} (24... Rxa7 $5 25. Qxa7 Nf5 26. Bb4 Qg5 $132) 25. Rxa8 {
[%emt 0:02:16]} Qxa8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 26. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:01:
05]} 27. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 28. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h5
{[%emt 0:02:50]} 29. g4 {[%emt 0:02:04] Now play looks similar to two notes
ago, but Black is closer to arranging the major-piece swaps in a good way.}
hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 30. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 31. Rxa8+ {
[%emt 0:04:39]} Qxa8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 32. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:03:
48] On principle, with White having played kingside pawn pushes, it is correct
to keep queens on.} (32... Qxa3 $5 33. Bxa3 f4 $11 {was a way for Black to
think about maybe, eventually, winning-on a good day with a following wind,
and if and only if White tries to win with a pawn break.}) 33. gxf5 {[%emt 0:
01:17]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:04:39]} g5 {[%emt 0:02:02] The
position is now completely balanced and it is for White to force a draw before
Black develops real play with ...Ng6 or ...g4.} 35. Be2 {[%emt 0:05:17]} Qe4+ {
[%emt 0:01:42]} (35... Ng6 36. Qd3 $1 $11) 36. Bf3 {[%emt 0:02:00]} Qf5 {
[%emt 0:00:25]} 37. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Bf3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.30"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Scheerer, Christoph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Preetz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 {This line is quite harmless for black, even though
white may get a minimal advantage.} Bg4 4. Bg2 e6 (4... Qd7) 5. c3 Bd6 6. O-O
Nf6 (6... h5 7. h4 Nge7 8. Nbd2 f5 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nd5 11. Nxd6+ Qxd6 $13 {
Wheeler,R-Benaino,S/Thessaloniki 1988}) 7. Qb3 (7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. e4
dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Bh5 12. Qe1 Ne7 13. c4 $14 {Klee,M-Pinkas,K/
Weilburg 1995}) 7... Rb8 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. e4 Bxf3 12.
Bxf3 $6 {Krasenkov is obviously thinking about an attack, but in my opinion it
was better to play} (12. Nxf3 dxe4 13. Nd2 e5 14. Nxe4 Qg6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16.
Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rad1 $14 {with a comfortable plus.}) 12... dxe4 13. Bxe4 e5 $11
14. d5 (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bg2 Be7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 $11) 14... Ne7 15. c4 b6 (15...
Qg5 16. Qc3 f5 17. Bg2 b6 18. b4 $14) 16. Bc2 Nc8 17. Rae1 a5 18. Ne4 Qe7 19.
f4 ({Nothing promises} 19. c5 $6 Bxc5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Rxe5 Nd6 22. Rc1 g6 23.
Ree1 Rfe8 $11) 19... exf4 20. Qd3 f5 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxf4 Qc5+ 23. Kg2 Nd6
24. g4 $2 {Underestimating black's counterattack over the b-file.} (24. Qc3
Rbe8 (24... b5 $6 25. Re7 Ne8 26. Qe5 bxc4 27. Bxf5 $40 {[%csl Rg8]}) 25. Rxe8
Rxe8 26. Bxf5 Re2+ 27. Kh3 Nxf5 28. Rxf5 Qd6 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Rh3]} (28... Qg1 $2
29. Rf8+ Kxf8 30. Qf3+ $16) 29. Qd4 $1 $14 {[%cal Gf5f2]}) 24... b5 $1 $36 {
[%csl Rb2]} 25. cxb5 (25. b3 bxc4 26. bxc4 Rbe8 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. gxf5 Re1 $36)
25... Rxb5 26. gxf5 Rxb2 27. Re2 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Rc4 (29. Rf2 Kh8 $1 {
[%csl Ra2]} 30. a3 Nf6 $17) 29... Qe7 30. a4 Qg5+ 31. Kh3 $6 (31. Kh1 Ra2 32.
Qd1 $15) 31... Nf6 32. Qf3 (32. Qe2 $5) 32... Qd2 $1 33. Qc3 Qc1 34. Rxc7 $2 (
34. Qd3 $8 {[%csl Gf1]} Qg1 35. Qf3 $17) 34... Qf1+ (34... Qf1+ 35. Kg3 Qg1+
36. Kf3 Qg4+ 37. Kf2 Ne4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.27"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. c4 (7. c3 a5
8. a4 Re8 9. Re1 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12. Nf3 Re8 $10 {Negulescu,
A-Lputian,S/Erevan/1988}) 7... c5 $5 {Quite risky move perfectly suiting
Judit's agressive style.} (7... dxc4 8. Nxc4 Nb6 (8... c6 9. b3 Nb6 10. Nfe5
Nxc4 11. Nxc4 Bf5 12. Bb2 Qc8 13. Re1 $14 {Ernst,L-Steblecki,S/Germany 1995})
9. Nce5 Bf5 10. b3 Be4 11. Bb2 a5 12. Qc1 a4 13. b4 Nfd5 14. a3 c6 15. Rd1 Qc8
16. Nd3 $14 {Barcza,G-Polgar,I/HUN-ch 1966}) 8. b3 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... cxd4 9.
Nxd4 Nb6 $1 10. e4 Nfxd5 11. exd5 Bxd4 12. Ne4 Bg7 (12... Be5 13. Bh6 Re8 14.
Qb3 Nxd5 15. Rad1 e6 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 $44 {Callergard,R-Ernst,T/Naestved
1988}) 13. Nc3 Nc4 14. Qb3 Nd6 $10 {Sosonko,G-Ye Jiangchuan/Luzern 1989}) 9. e4
Nb4 10. Qb3 a5 11. d5 a4 {1/2-1/2 Izeta Txabarri,F-Urban,K/Pula 1997/CBM 57
ext (11)}) 8... b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Ne4 $6 {After this move white gets
better chances without any effort, but I can understand Judit who didn't want
to play.} (10... dxc4 11. Nxc4 cxd4 12. Qxd4 (12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 14. f3
a6 15. e4 b5 $11) 12... Nh5 13. Qh4 Bxb2 14. Nxb2 e5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Rfd1
$14 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5 cxd4 (12... Bh6 13. h4 cxd4 14. Qxd4
e5 15. Qd6 $14) (12... Nb8 $5 {[%csl Rd4]} 13. e3 cxd4 14. exd4 Qd7 15. Nxe4
Nc6 16. Nc3 Nxd4 (16... Bxd4 17. Nd5 $18) 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Nd5 Nc6 19. Bxg7
Kxg7 20. Qf3 $14) 13. Bxd4 Bh6 14. Be3 (14. h4 $5 Qc7 15. Qc2 $14) 14... Ne5 $5
{Sacrificing an exchange for a pawn, but black hardly had another alternative.}
15. Ne6 $5 (15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Qc7 18. Qc2 $14) 15... Qxd1
16. Rcxd1 Bxe3 17. Nxf8 Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 Rxf8 19. e3 Rc8 20. Rfd2 Rc7 $1 {
It's very important for black to keep the rooks on the board.} 21. Rd8+ Kg7 22.
Bf1 $5 f5 23. Be2 Bc8 24. Kf2 Bd7 25. h3 h5 26. Ke1 Kf6 27. Rd2 {[%cal Ge1d1,
Gd1c2,Gc2c3]} (27. Kd2 Nc6 28. Ra8 Bc8 $1 29. Kc3 Bb7 30. Rf8+ Kg7 31. Re8 Kf7
$11) 27... Be6 $1 {[%cal Ge5c6]} 28. Rf8+ (28. Kd1 Nc6 29. Ra8 Bc8 30. Kc2 Bb7
$11) 28... Kg7 29. Ra8 Nc6 30. g4 $5 fxg4 31. hxg4 h4 $1 32. Bd1 $2 {After
this careless move it's white who is fighting for equality.} (32. g5 $1 Ne5 (
32... Bc8 $6 33. Kf2 Bb7 34. Re8 Kf7 $2 35. Rh8 $18 {[%csl Rh4]}) 33. Kf2 Nf7
34. a4 Nxg5 35. a5 bxa5 36. Ra2 Rb7 37. Bd1 Rd7 $13) 32... g5 $1 {[%csl Rg4]}
33. Bc2 Ne5 34. Bxe4 Nxg4 35. Rg2 h3 36. Rg3 Rd7 $1 {[%csl Ra8]} 37. Rxh3 Nf6
38. Bg2 Bxh3 39. Bxh3 g4 $15 40. Bg2 Kg6 41. Rc8 Kf5 42. Bc6 $6 {Bishop has
nothing to do on c6.} (42. c5 $1 bxc5 43. Rxc5+ e5 44. Rc4 $11) 42... Rd6 43.
Ke2 e5 44. b4 $2 {It wasn't too late to come back to g2.} (44. Bg2 $8) 44... e4
$1 45. Rc7 (45. c5 bxc5 $1 (45... Rd3 $2 46. cxb6 axb6 47. Bxe4+ Kxe4 48. Rc4+
$18) 46. bxc5 Rd3 47. Bb5 Rc3 48. c6 (48. Kd2 g3 $1 $19) 48... g3 49. Kf1 Rxe3
50. c7 Rc3 $17) 45... g3 46. Bb7 Kg6 $1 $19 47. Bc8 Rd2+ 48. Kf1 Rxa2 49. b5
Nh7 {[%cal Gh7g5,Gg5f3]} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.01.28"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. Bf4 Qb6 4. Qc1 Nf6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. h3
Be7 {There is no need to waste a tempo on 8...h6 as Black has no reasons to
suspect from Nh4.} (8... h6 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 O-O 12. c4 a5 13.
cxd5 exd5 14. Rd1 Nd7 15. Bg3 Be6 $11 {Santos,J-Popchev,M/Manila 1992}) 9. O-O
O-O (9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. c4 f6 12. c5 Qd8 13. b4 g5 14. Bh2 h5 15. Nd2
Bf5 16. Qd1 $14 {Porth,D-Thoma,C/Germany 1996}) 10. Nh4 $6 {The approach to
this position is too optimistic. After 11.f3 the Pe3 is a major weakness.} (10.
c4) 10... Be4 11. f3 {[%csl Re3]} Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. c3 ({After} 13. c4 c5
$1 {[%csl Re3] White would have to be very careful to keep the balance.}) 13...
e5 $1 {After this move it becomes clear that Black is the only one who is
fighting for the advantage.} 14. Bg5 {Probably the best. Other moves wouldn't
promise White an easy life either.} (14. Bg3 exd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. Nb3 Rac8 17.
dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qd1 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Bc5 $15) (14. dxe5 $2 Nh5 15. Kh1
Nxf4 16. exf4 Qe3 17. Re1 Qxf4 18. Nb3 Qxc1 19. Raxc1 Bh4 $17) 14... Rfe8 15.
Re1 c5 {Opening up the center serves Black as White's hands are tied by
defending e3.} 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. f4 Nc6 18. Bf3 Rad8 19. Bxf6 $5 (19. c4) 19...
Bxf6 20. Kh2 $6 {Intending to meet ...Bh4 with g3, but underestimating Black's
reply.} (20. e4 {deserved attention:} Bh4 21. Re2 $1 (21. Rd1 dxe4 22. Nxe4 c4+
23. Kh1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qxb2 25. Qb1 Qxb1+ 26. Rxb1 Na5 $17) 21... d4 22. e5
$132 {with a playable position.}) 20... g5 $1 $36 21. Qc2 c4 22. e4 $1 (22. Nf1
gxf4 23. exf4 d4 $15) 22... gxf4 23. exd5 Ne5 24. Re2 Qb5 $5 {[%csl Rd5,Ge8]}
25. Be4 {Once again White opts for the best continuation.} (25. Rae1 $143 $6
Nxf3+ 26. Nxf3 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Qxd5 28. Qa4 a6 29. Rd2 Qe6 $17) 25... Bh4 26. Kh1
Nd3 27. Nxc4 $6 {White was defending perfectly up to this point, but his last
move puts him in danger again.} (27. Rf1 $142 f5 (27... Qxb2 $2 28. Bxd3 $18)
28. a4 Qa6 29. Bxd3 cxd3 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Qb3 $13) 27... Nf2+ 28. Rxf2 Bxf2
29. b3 Qc5 $17 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 30. a4 Bg3 $6 31. Qd3 Qf2 32. d6 (32. Rf1 $2
Qxf1+ 33. Qxf1 Rxe4 $19) (32. Qf3 Qxf3 33. Bxf3 Re1+ 34. Rxe1 Bxe1 35. d6 Bxc3
36. Bxb7 Bb4 $19) 32... f3 (32... b6 $5) 33. Qxf3 Qxf3 34. gxf3 Bxd6 35. Bxb7
Be5 36. Rc1 $2 ({After the correct} 36. Nxe5 $5 Rxe5 37. b4 Rd2 38. c4 Rh5 $15
{White should be able to squeeze a draw.}) 36... Bf4 37. Rb1 Rd3 $19 {Now it's
all over.} 38. Na3 Rxc3 39. Nb5 Rce3 40. Be4 a5 41. b4 axb4 42. a5 Re5 43. a6
R3xe4 $1 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Novikov, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3
e5 $6 {Very dubious decision after which black has to defend very accurately
to keep the balance.} (8... O-O 9. Bb2 Bg6 10. Ne5 $6 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12.
Nxe4 $6 Bxe4 13. f3 Bf5 14. Bd3 Qg5 $17 {Tran T Kim,U-Le T Kim,H/Dong Thap 2000
}) (8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qe7 10. Bb2 Ba3 11. Qc1 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5
14. c4 Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 O-O $11 {Weber,G-Raedeker,B/Bad Sooden 2002}) 9. Nxe5 $1
Bxe2 (9... Nxe5 10. Bxh5 $16) 10. Nxc6 Bxd1 11. Nxd8 Be2 12. Nxb7 Bxf1 13.
Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Kxf1 $14 {This is an end of the forced line. White's got 2
pawns for exchange, but more important he's got a very strong center. An only
weakness in his position is a pawn on g2, but it proves to be enough for black
to keep the balance.} Kd7 (14... Rc8 $6 15. c4 Kd7 16. Ke2 dxc4 17. bxc4 d5 18.
cxd5 Rhe8 19. Ba3 Nxd5 20. Bc5 a6 21. Nc4 $14) 15. Ke2 Rac8 16. Kd3 h5 $6 ({
More consistent was} 16... Ne4 $1 17. Nxe4 dxe4+ 18. Kd2 d5 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Gc8c6,Gc6g6]} 19. Ba3 Rc6 $1 20. Bc5 Rg6 21. Rg1 a6 22. c4 Kc6 $11 {and it's
hardly possible for white to make progress as his rook is tied by defense of a
pawn on g2.}) 17. c4 h4 18. Ba3 Rc6 (18... Rh6 19. c5 Rg6 20. Rg1 dxc5 21. Bxc5
Re8 $14 {[%cal Gf6e4]}) 19. c5 $1 Ra6 {[%csl Ra6,Ra7]} 20. Bb4 dxc5 21. Bxc5
Rh5 $2 ({May be it was possible to save the game after} 21... Rb8 $8 {[%cal
Gf6e4]} 22. a3 (22. f3 Ke6 23. a3 Nd7 24. b4 Nxc5+ 25. bxc5 Ra4 $13) 22... Ne4
23. Nxe4 dxe4+ 24. Kxe4 Rxb3 25. Ra2 Re6+ 26. Kf3 Rf6+ 27. Ke2 Rg6 $132) 22. a4
$18 Ne4 (22... Rg5 23. b4 Rxg2 24. f3 Rh2 25. b5 Re6 26. Bxa7 Rxh3 27. a5 $18)
(22... Ne8 $5 $16) 23. Nxe4 dxe4+ 24. Kxe4 Rg5 25. Rh1 Rxg2 (25... Re6+ 26. Kf4
Rxg2 27. Kf3 Rg5 28. e4 Rf6+ 29. Ke2 Rg2 30. d5 $18) 26. Kf3 Rg5 27. e4 Rf6+
28. Ke2 Rg2 29. d5 (29. d5 a5 30. Be3 Rfg6 31. Kf1 Kc7 32. Bd2 Kb6 33. e5 $18)
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.29"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Jirovsky, Milos"]
[Black "Lau, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Forchheim"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 g6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nf6 (5... Nc6 6. c3 f5 7. Qb3
Nge7 8. h4 h6 9. Nf1 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. N1d2 Qd7 $13 {Tuncer,U-Kalinitschew,S/
Boeblingen 1998}) 6. O-O (6. c3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 a5 9. b4 Na6 10. Rb1 e5
11. Nxe5 Bf5 12. Nd3 Re8 13. Nf3 Ne4 $44 {Sygulski,A-Toshkov,T/Jurmala 1987})
6... O-O 7. c4 {The position is very similar to fianchetto variation of
gruenfeld defense, however the position of a black pawn on e6 makes this
comparison favorable to white.} b6 8. b4 Nbd7 (8... dxc4 9. Nxc4 (9. Ne5 $6
Qxd4) 9... Bb7 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Ba3 Re8 12. b5 $14) 9. Ba3 {It's a bit strange
to put a bishop on a3 as long white pawn is on a2.} Re8 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. e3 c6 (
{Some attention deserved} 11... dxc4 $5 12. Nxc4 a6 {[%csl Ra3]} 13. Nfe5 Bxg2
14. Kxg2 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qd5+ 16. Qf3 Qxa2 17. e4 $44 {[%csl Rc7,Rf7] although
white seems to have sufficient compensation for the lack of pawn.}) 12. Rc2 Bf8
13. Qc1 a5 14. b5 ({Nothing promised} 14. bxa5 Bxa3 15. Qxa3 Rxa5 16. Qb2 Qa8
17. Ne5 Qa7 $13 {[%csl Ra2] and black is doing fine.}) 14... c5 15. Rd1 {
[%cal Gd1d8]} Rc8 16. Bb2 Bg7 17. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gg2b7]} Nxe5 (17...
Qe7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. dxc5 Nxc5 (20... bxc5 $2 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22.
Nc4 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rd5]}) 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nf3 $14) 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. cxd5
exd5 20. Nc4 $1 {[%cal Gc4d6]} Nxe5 $6 {Serious positional mistake after which
black faces serious problems.} (20... Bxe5 $1 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Rcd2 Qd7 $1 23.
Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Qg4 $11 26. Qc3 $140 Nh4+ 27. Kf1 Qh3+ 28. Ke2
Qg4+ 29. Kd2 Nf3+ 30. Kc1 Nd4 $1 $15) 21. Bxe5 $1 {White knight on c4 is much
stronger than black darksquared bishop.} Bxe5 22. Rcd2 Qf6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24.
Rxd5 {[%csl Gc4]} Bc7 25. Qc2 $14 Qf3 (25... Red8 26. Rd7 Qe6 27. Rxd8+ (27.
Rxc7 $6 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Rxc7 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qxc7 Qxc4 31. Qxb6 a4 $11) 27...
Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Qd3 $14) 26. R1d2 h5 27. Nd6 $1 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Qb7 $2 {
[%csl Rb7] Missing white's reply.} (28... Rb8 $8 $14) 29. Qc4 $16 {[%cal Gd6d7,
Gd6g6]} Qe4 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxb6 Rb4 32. Rd7 c4 33. Rc6 $1 Rb8 (33... Rxc6 $2
34. bxc6 c3 35. c7 Rc4 36. Rd8+ $18) 34. Rcc7 c3 35. Kg2 c2 36. Rxc2 R8xb5 37.
Ra7 h4 38. a3 Ra4 $6 {[%csl Ra4]} (38... Re4) 39. Rc3 hxg3 40. hxg3 Kg7 41. f4
g5 $6 42. Kf3 gxf4 43. gxf4 Rb6 44. Re7 Rh6 45. Kg4 Rg6+ (45... Kg6 46. Rc6+
Kg7 47. Rxh6 Kxh6 48. Rxf7 $18) 46. Kf5 Rb6 47. Ke5 Kf8 $2 48. Rcc7 $18 f6+ 49.
Kf5 Rxa3 50. Rh7 Kg8 51. Rhd7 Rb8 52. Kg6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch 77th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.04.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chepukaitis, Genrikh"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2004.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Nh5 $5 5. Bg3 {Giving up the bishop
doesn't look right under the circumstanes.} (5. Bxb8 Rxb8 6. e3 (6. e4 dxe4 7.
Nxe4 Bg4 8. c3 e6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nf6 $11 {Stodolkowitz,G-Paul,E/
Hockenheim 1994}) 6... g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Bc4 Qa5 10. O-O O-O 11. a3
Nf6 12. b4 Qh5 $13 {Rakic,T-Smagin,S/Novi Sad 1986}) (5. e3 Nxf4 6. exf4 Qb6 7.
b3 g6 8. c3 Bg7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Qc2 Nc6 $15 {Sinka,
B-Glavan,S/Caorle 1989}) (5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nxg3 8. hxg3 Bg7 9. e3 Bf5
10. Bd3 e6 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. c4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 $14 {Brecht,A-Schawelka,K/
Germany 1993}) (5. Be5 Nd7 6. e3 Nxe5 7. Nxe5 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. O-O
Bxe5 11. fxe5 f6 $13 {Kourek,J-Vavra,P/Czechia 1996}) 5... Qb6 (5... Nxg3 6.
hxg3 g6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Bg7 9. Bc4 Bf5 $6 10. Neg5 e6 11. Rxh7 Rxh7 12. Nxh7
$14 {Kalabic,F-Kimpinsky,F/Germany 1998}) 6. Qc1 g6 7. e3 Nd7 8. c4 (8. Bh4 $5)
8... Bg7 9. cxd5 Nxg3 10. hxg3 cxd5 11. Qc3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 $1 {[%cal Ge7e5]
Now everything is set up for ...e5 break.} 13. Nb3 e5 14. Be2 {Taking on e5
would be too optimistic, since black bishop on g7 turns into the monster!} (14.
dxe5 $6 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 (15. Nfd4 Bg4 16. Qd2 Rac8 $17) 15... Bxe5 16. Qd2 d4 17.
e4 Bg7 18. Bd3 Be6 $15) 14... e4 15. Nfd2 Bf8 16. Qa5 Qxa5 17. Nxa5 Bd6 18. a3
f5 19. b4 Nf6 20. Nb1 (20. Bb5 Re7 21. Ke2 Be6 $15) 20... b6 21. Nc6 (21. Nb3
Bb7 22. Nc3 Rac8 23. Kd2 h5 24. Nb5 Bb8 $15) 21... Bb7 22. Kd2 Rec8 {Black has
symbolic advantage due to a bishops pair, however a draw is the most likely
outcome of the game.} 23. b5 h5 24. Nb4 Kf7 25. Nc3 Rc7 26. Nca2 Rac8 27. Rxc7+
Rxc7 28. Nc3 (28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Kxc1 g5 30. Kd2 h4 31. gxh4 gxh4 $15) 28... Ke6
29. Bd1 Bxb4 30. axb4 Bc8 31. Be2 Bd7 32. f3 Kd6 33. Ra1 Be6 34. Nd1 Bf7 35.
Nf2 Be6 36. Rc1 Bd7 37. Rh1 Ke7 38. Ra1 Be6 39. Rc1 Kd8 (39... Rxc1 40. Kxc1
exf3 41. Bxf3) 40. Nd1 $6 {Thus far white was defending correctly, but his
last move is a serious inaccuracy. After natural} (40. Rxc7 Kxc7 41. f4 Ne8 42.
Nd1 Kd6 43. Nc3 Nc7 44. Ke1 Bd7 45. Kf2 $11 {a draw is inevitable.}) 40... exf3
41. gxf3 $6 Rxc1 42. Kxc1 g5 $17 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 43. Kd2 h4 44. gxh4 gxh4 45.
Nf2 Nh5 46. Bf1 (46. Nh3 f4 47. Nxf4 (47. Bf1 Ng3 48. Nxf4 Nxf1+ 49. Ke1 Nxe3
50. Nxe6+ Kd7 51. Ng5 Nc2+ $19) 47... Nxf4 48. exf4 h3 49. Bf1 h2 50. Bg2 Bd7
$19) 46... Ng3 47. Bg2 Bd7 $19 48. Nh3 Bxb5 49. Nf4 Nf1+ 50. Bxf1 Bxf1 51. Ke1
Bc4 52. Kf2 Kd7 53. Ng6 a5 54. bxa5 bxa5 55. Nxh4 a4 56. Ng2 a3 57. Ne1 Bb3 58.
Nd3 Ke7 59. Nc1 Bc4 60. Kg3 a2 61. Nxa2 Bxa2 62. Kf4 Kf6 63. e4 Bb3 64. e5+ Kg6
65. Kg3 Kg5 66. f4+ Kh5 67. Kf3 Bd1+ 68. Kg3 Bg4 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.30"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Borbjerggaard, Lars"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2374"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Preetz"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 b6 5. e3 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nbd2 d5 8. Ne5
Bb7 9. Bd3 Nc6 (9... Nbd7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Nd7 12. Bg3 Bf6 13. Nf3 Qe7 14.
Qe2 Rfe8 15. Rad1 c4 16. Bb1 b5 $13 {Bisguier,A-Peters,J/Greenville 1980}) (
9... Ne4 10. Qc2 f5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rad1 Ndf6 13. Bh2 Qe8 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Nf1
b5 $132 {Polgar,Z-Imocha,L/Tunja 1989}) 10. Qf3 (10. O-O Nd7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12.
Qe2 Bf6 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 17. Nf3 Qc7 $11 {
Andersson,M-Dzevlan,M/Malmo 2004}) 10... a6 11. g4 $6 {White is hardly
threatening to launch an attack on the kingside so his last move just creates
a weakness in white's camp.} Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bf4 f6 {[%cal Ge6e5]} (13...
b5 $5 14. Rg1 b4 15. g5 bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa5 $15 {[%csl Rc3]}) 14. Qg3 $2 {
Calling for troubles.} (14. Bg3) 14... e5 15. g5 exf4 (15... g6 $5 16. gxf6
exf4 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Qg1 Rae8 19. Ke2) 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 $6 {Substantially
decreasing the advantage, but not crossing the line of missing the win yet!} (
16... Kxh7 17. g6+ Kh6) 17. Qg4 fxg5 18. Bf5 Rxf5 $5 (18... Nf6 19. Qxg5 Qe8 $1
{[%cal Ge8h5]} (19... Qd6 $6 20. Qh4+ Kg8 21. Rg1 {[%cal Gg1g7]} Bd8 $5 (21...
Bc8 $6 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qh6+ $11) 22. Nf3 Bc8 (22... Re8 $2 23.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Bh7+ Nxh7 (26... Kh8 $2 27. Bg6+ Kg8
28. Bf7+ $3 Kxf7 29. Ng5+ Ke7 30. Qg7#)) 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qg5+ Kf7 25. Ne5+
Qxe5 26. Qg6+ Ke7 27. dxe5 Bxf5 28. Qxf5 Ne4 29. Qh7+ $13) 20. Bg6 (20. Rg1 $6
Nh5 21. Qg4 fxe3 22. fxe3 Bc8 $19) 20... Qb5 21. Rg1 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qxc3 23. Qh4+
Kg8 24. Bf5 Rf7 $19) 19. Qxf5 Nf8 $5 (19... Qc7 20. h4 gxh4 21. Nf3 Rf8 22. Qg4
fxe3 23. fxe3 Kg8 24. Nxh4 Bxh4+ 25. Rxh4 Nf6 $17) 20. h4 $6 gxh4 21. Nf3 fxe3
22. fxe3 Bf6 $19 23. Nxh4 Bxh4+ 24. Kd2 Nh7 $2 (24... Kg8 $1 25. Raf1 Bf6 $19)
25. Qh5 g5 (25... g6 26. Qxg6 $1 Qg5 27. Rag1 $1 Qxg6 28. Rxg6 $11) 26. Raf1
$132 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gf1f7] All of a sudden white gets a counterplay based on
the weakness of tje seventh rank.} Qe7 27. Rf7 Qe4 28. Rhf1 {[%cal Gf1f5]} c4 (
28... Bc6 29. R1f5 $11) (28... Rg8 29. R1f5 Rg7 30. Rf8+ Rg8 31. R8f7 $11) 29.
R1f5 Qd3+ 30. Kc1 Qxe3+ 31. Kd1 Qd3+ 32. Kc1 Qe3+ 33. Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bogdanovski, Vlatko"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Athanasios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Macedonia"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nbd2 d5 8. c3
c5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qb1 Re8 (10... h6 11. b4 (11. a4 a5 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Bh2 Ne8
14. e4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Bc2 Bg5 $13 {Zach,A-Bogdanovich,G/Crailsheim 1995}
) 11... cxb4 (11... c4 12. Bc2 Nh5 13. Bh2 f5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bd6 16. Nf3
$14 {Salac,J-Hajek,M/Karvina 1985}) 12. cxb4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qb7 Bxb4 17. Rfc1 Nd5 $11 {Boensch,U-Jaster,R/Cottbus 1983}) (
10... a5 11. a4 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. b3 Qa8 14. c4 Qb7 15. Qd3 Raa8 16. Rfd1
Rfd8 $13 {Bronstein,D-Levitt,J/Polanica Zdroj 1988}) (10... a6 11. Ne5 h6 12.
Bh2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Qd1 c4 15. Bc2 Nc5 16. Qg4 $36 {Sorensen,
H-Frederiksen,H/Copenhagen 1996}) 11. a4 (11. Ng5 h6 $2 (11... g6 $142) 12.
Bh7+ Kf8 13. Ngf3 Ng8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qc7 16. e4 $36 {Loch,H-Von
Buhrmeister,P/Germany 1998}) 11... a6 12. b4 {Virtually forcing black to close
the queenside.} (12. Re1 Nf8 13. Ne5 Nh5 14. Bh2 f6 15. Ng6 $1 f5 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. Nf3 $14 {Grebenschikova,N-Kutukova,V/Protvino 2001}) 12... c4 $5 13.
Bc2 g6 14. Re1 Bf8 15. Qb2 Bg7 16. Rad1 {The only chance to fight for the
advantage was} (16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Nf6 20. Re2
Nd5 21. Bg3 b5 22. a5 $14) 16... Rc8 17. Bh2 {White insists not to push e4!} (
17. e4 $5) 17... Ne4 18. b5 (18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nd2 f5 20. Rf1 e5 21. dxe5 Qe7
$15) 18... a5 19. Bb1 ({The multiple trades after} 19. Nxe4 {appear to be in
black's favor} dxe4 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qg5 23. Rd6 Qxe5 24.
Qa3 Rb8 25. Rxb6 Red8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Rd8 28. Be2 Qc7 $17) 19... Qe7 20.
Rf1 f5 {Closing the center and diverting the play to the kingside.} 21. Bc2
Red8 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Nxd2 25. Rxd2 Qg7 26. f4 g5 {Black is
the one who fights for the advantage, but since all the play is hapening on
the kingside white has no problems whatsoever to hold the position.} 27. Rd4 (
27. Kh2 gxf4 28. exf4 d4 29. Rdf2 d3 30. Bd1 Kh8 31. g4 fxg4 32. hxg4 $13 {
[%cal Gh2g3,Gf2h2]}) 27... Kh8 28. Bd1 Rg8 29. Qf2 Qh6 {Preparing to double
the rooks over the g-file.} 30. Kh2 Rg6 31. g3 Rcg8 32. Rg1 Bc8 33. Be2 Qg7 34.
Qe1 (34. Rdd1 $5) 34... Bd7 35. Rd2 Be8 36. Bd1 Rh6 {With idea to play Bh5 on
the next move.} 37. g4 {White doesn't want to let it happen, even though g4
wasn't necessary.} fxg4 38. Bxg4 (38. Rxg4 Qe7 39. Rdg2 Rhg6 40. Qf2 $13) 38...
Bh5 39. Qg3 $4 {A blunder which costs white the game.} (39. Rdg2) 39... gxf4
40. Qxf4 Bxg4 41. Rg3 Rxh3+ 42. Rxh3 Bxh3 43. Kxh3 Rf8 44. Rg2 Rxf4 45. Rxg7
Kxg7 46. exf4 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dominguez, Jose Manuel"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dominican Rep"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DOM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 Nc6 6. c3 Bf5 7. Nbd2 h6 8. dxc5
{Starting interesting complications which turn out to lead to a position with
mutual chances.} (8. h3 e6 9. Be2 (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12.
Be2 Rfe8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bg3 e5 16. Qd2 Nf6 $11 {Lauer,
B-Chandler,P/Germany 2002}) 9... Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13.
dxc5 Qxc5 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. Rd1 Bg6 $11 {Lange,H-Koester,P/Templin 2004}) (8. Ne5
e6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Nxd3 c4 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. b3 Qc6 {
1/2-1/2 Lange,H-Fritze,B/Germany 1996}) (8. Be2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bd1 O-O 11.
Bc2 Bxc2 12. Qxc2 Rac8 13. Qb3 {1/2-1/2 Dizdarevic,E-Cvitan,O/Solin/Spilt 2003}
) 8... Qxc5 9. Nd4 (9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Nbd4 Be4 11. Bb5 a6 12. Ba4 Nd7 13. Bg3 Rc8
14. O-O Nc5 15. Bc2 e6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd3 18. Bxd3 Bxd3 $13 {Szuhai,
B-Horvath,M/Hungary 1992}) 9... Bh7 10. Bc7 $5 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gd2b3]
Intending to trap the queen if black isn't cautious enough!} e6 11. Nb5 {
[%cal Gd2b3,Gb5d6]} Kd7 $5 {Kaidanov is initiating complications.} (11... Ne4
12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. b4 Qe7 14. Bd6 (14. Bg3 $2 e5 $17) 14... Qf6 15. Bxf8 (15.
Nc7+ Kd7 16. Bxf8 Raxf8 17. Nb5 Rc8 $17) 15... Kxf8 16. Nd6 Ne5 $132) 12. Nb3
Qe7 13. Bd6 Qd8 14. Nc5+ Kc8 15. Bc7 {Hoping that black is ready to settle for
the repetition of moves!} (15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Nd3 e5 17. Be2 Qe7 18. O-O $13)
15... Qe8 (15... Qe7 16. Bd6 Qd8 $11) 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Na5 18. Nd3 (18.
Bg3) 18... Nc4 19. Bb4 $6 {Starting quite strange manouvres with the bishop.} (
19. Bg3) 19... a5 20. Bc5 Qc6 21. Be7 Ne4 22. b3 Re8 23. Bh4 Ncd6 24. Qb2 Nf5
$6 ({The bishop is cut off on h4 so I doubt that wasting a couple of tempi
just to trade it is a good idea.} 24... e5 $142 $15 {[%csl Rh4]}) 25. Bg3 Nfxg3
26. hxg3 Kb8 27. Rc1 a4 28. c4 axb3 29. axb3 f6 30. c5 $2 {White finally
cracks under the pressure. After the correct} (30. Be2 dxc4 31. Rxc4 Qd5 32.
O-O Nxg3 33. Nf4 Nxe2+ 34. Qxe2 Qe5 35. Qd2 $44 {white is doing fine due to
his active pieces and exposed position of the black king.}) 30... Qb5 $1 $17 {
[%csl Rd3,Re1][%cal Ge4g3] Now white is in troubles since he has no
satisfactory defense against N:g3.} 31. b4 Nxg3 32. fxg3 Bxd3 33. Bxd3 (33. Kf2
) 33... Qxd3 34. Kf2 Ra3 $19 35. Rhe1 Kc7 36. b5 Rea8 37. Re2 Rb3 38. b6+ Kc6
39. Qd4 Raa3 40. Qf4 Qf5 41. Qxf5 exf5 42. Kf3 d4 43. Kf4 Rxe3 44. Rxe3 Rxe3
0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Beaumont, Chris"]
[Black "Kishnev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2318"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bristol"]
[BlackTeam "Eupen Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. b4 $5 {White opted for quite unusual opening
variation. Arising position is similar to one of the variations of slav
defense with reversed colors.} (4. e3 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. a3 Bxc5 7. b4 Be7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. Nbd2 a6 10. c5 Qc7 11. Nd4 e5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Be2 f5 15.
O-O e4 $13 {Cruz,R-Benko,F/Buenos Aires 1960}) (4. Bg5 f6 (4... Nf6 5. e4 (5.
c4 $6 Bxc5 6. e3 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Ne4 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bf4 Bg4 $36 {Djurkovic,
M-Susnik,M/SLO-sf 1994}) (5. e3 Bxc5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O
10. Qc2 Bd7 11. Rad1 Rc8 $11 {Hobart,S-Levin,D/World op 1992 (26)}) 5... Bxc5
6. e5 $5 Bxf2+ 7. Ke2 Qb6 8. exf6 gxf6 9. Bc1 Bd7 10. Nc3 Na6 $44 {[%csl Re2]
Kramnik,V-Seirawan,Y/Monaco Amber blind 1994}) 5. Bd2 Bxc5 6. c4 Ne7 7. e3 O-O
8. Nc3 Nbc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qb1 f5 11. Be2 Qe7 12. O-O Nxc3 13. Bxc3 e5 $11 {
Hort,V-Polgar,Z/Biel 1987}) (4. Be3 $5 Nd7 (4... Na6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bxc5 7.
Bxc5 Nxc5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Nce4 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 $11 {
Nikolic,P-Seirawan,Y/Barcelona WCup 1989 (44)}) 5. c4 Nxc5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. g3 Be7
8. Bg2 O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bg4 $5 11. h3 Be6 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Rc1 a6 $132 {
Rausis,I-Ponomariov,R/Enghien-les-Bains 1999}) 4... a5 5. c3 axb4 6. cxb4 b6 7.
a4 (7. Bb2 Nf6 8. Qc2 bxc5 9. bxc5 Qa5+ 10. Nbd2 Bxc5 11. Bc3 Qa7 12. e3 Nbd7
$132 {Pietsch,A-Bulthaupt,F/Germany 1997}) 7... bxc5 8. b5 Nf6 9. e3 Ne4 $6 {
Very dubious move after which white manages to develop very dangerous
initiative.} (9... Bb7 10. Be2 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb2 Nbd7 $13) 10. Be2 Qa5+
11. Nfd2 Be7 (11... c4 12. O-O Nc5 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Nc3 Nbd7 15. Bb2 $14) 12.
O-O Bf6 13. Ra2 Nd6 $6 {Another inaccuracy leading to tough consequances for
black.} (13... Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Qc7 15. a5 O-O 16. Nc3 $14) 14. e4 Bb7 (14... Nxe4
15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Nc4 $16) 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. exd5 c4 (16... Bxd5 17.
Bf3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Ra7 19. Bf4 $16) (16... exd5 17. Bf3 {[%csl Rd5]} c4 18. Nd4
O-O 19. Nc3 $16) 17. Nd4 e5 $2 (17... Bxd5 18. Nc3 $16) 18. Nc6 Nxb5 19. axb5
$1 Rxa2 20. d6 Qc8 21. Bg4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gb1c3,Gc3d5] Black pieces are so
awkwardly placed that white easily carries on the decisive attack.} Nd7 22. Nc3
Ra6 (22... Ra1 23. Nd5 Bg5 24. Qc2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Bxc1 26. Qxc1 $18 {[%cal
Gd5b6]}) 23. Nxe5 $1 Bxe5 24. bxa6 Bxa6 25. Re1 {[%cal Ge1e8]} Qc6 26. Bxd7+
Kxd7 27. Qg4+ (27. Rxe5) 27... Kxd6 28. Ba3+ Kc7 29. Rxe5 Kb6 30. Nd5+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
Bb4 9. f4 (9. Bg5 $5 Bxc3 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. bxc3 e4 12. c4 dxc4 13. Nc5 O-O 14.
Nxe4 $14 {Kharitonov,A-Graf,A/Frunze 1988}) 9... exf4 10. Bxf4 {Another
promising possibility is} (10. gxf4 $5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ba3 Re8 13. c4 Qc8
14. cxd5 Bh3 15. Bxh3 Qxh3 16. Rf3 Qh5 17. c4 $16 {Konopka,M-Vesselovsky,S/
Czechia 1999}) 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Nd4 Nbd7 (12... Qc8 13. Rb1 b6 14.
Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qd3 Nbd7 16. c4 Nc5 17. Qd4 Nce4 18. Be5 $14) 13. Rb1 Qa5 (13...
Qc8) 14. c4 $1 {[%cal Gg2b7] The white bishop needs some space!} Nb6 (14...
Qxa2 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bd6 Rfe8 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxb7 $16) 15. Rb5 Qxa2 (15...
Qa6 $5 16. Bg5 Ne4 17. cxd5 Nxg5 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $13
) 16. c5 Nbd7 17. Bd6 Rfc8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 $16 {White bishops dominate
the black knights.} Qa6 (19... Re8 20. Rxb7 Qa6 21. Rc7 Rac8 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23.
exd3 Rxc7 24. Bxc7 Nxc5 25. Ra1 $14) 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Qd3 Rxc5 $6 {Hoping to
hold on being an exchange down, but it proves to be very tough task.} (21...
Qc6) 22. Bxc5 Qxe6 23. Bd4 $16 b6 24. Rbb1 (24. Rb3) 24... h6 25. Qf5 Qc6 (
25... Qxf5 26. Rxf5 Kg8 27. Rf3 Rc8 28. Rb2 Rc4 29. Bxf6 Nxf6 30. Ra3 $16) 26.
Rb3 Rf8 27. Rbf3 Nc5 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Qe5 Ne4 30. Rxf6 Nxf6 31. Qb8+ Kh7 32.
Qxa7 Qc5+ 33. Kh1 Kg6 34. Qa4 Qe3 35. Qb5 Qe4+ 36. Rf3 Qxc2 37. Qd3+ Qxd3 38.
Rxd3 Kf5 39. Kg2 Ke4 40. Rb3 Nd7 41. Ra3 Nc5 $6 (41... Ne5 42. Ra7 g6 43. Rb7
Nc4 44. Rg7 Ne5 $16) 42. Ra7 Kd4 (42... g6) 43. Rxg7 $18 b5 44. Rg6 b4 (44...
h5 45. h4 b4 46. g4 hxg4 47. h5 b3 48. h6 $18) 45. Rxh6 b3 46. Rb6 Kc3 47. Rc6
$1 Kc4 48. Rf6 b2 49. Rf1 Nb3 50. Rb1 Kc3 51. h4 Nd2 52. Rxb2 Kxb2 53. h5 Ne4
54. Kf3 Kc3 55. Kf4 Kd2 56. h6 Nd6 57. h7 Nf7 58. e3 Nh8 59. g4 Kd3 60. g5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.09"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {During the last couple of years Chigorin defense has
become quite popular due to the efforts of Alexander Morozevich.} 3. Bf4 {
Harmless variation promisng white minimal advantage.} (3. c4 $5) 3... Bg4 4. e3
e6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qb3 Rb8 (7... O-O 8. Bd3 (8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Bxf4
10. exf4 Qd6 11. g3 $14 {Wegerer,F-Eibersberger,M/Oberpullendorf 2002}) 8...
Qd7 9. Bg3 f5 10. Bf4 Ng6 11. g3 Na5 12. Qb5 Qxb5 13. Bxb5 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 h6 $11
{Buhr,C-Sell,A/Germany 1993}) 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rfe1 h6 11. Bg3 (11. Qc2
Bf5 12. Bg3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Ng6 15. e4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Nce7 $11)
11... Nf5 12. e4 $1 {Definitly the best chance to fight for the advantage.} (
12. Bxd6 Nxd6 $5 (12... cxd6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Nh4 15. Nd2 $1 $14) 13. Rac1
(13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bf5 $1 15. Qc2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nf5 $11) 13... f5 14. c4
Bxf3 15. gxf3 (15. Nxf3 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Na5 17. Qc2 Nxc4 18. b3 Nd6 19. Qxc7 Rc8
$11) 15... Qg5+ 16. Kh1 Nxd4 $5 {[%csl Rd2]} 17. exd4 Qxd2 18. cxd5 Qxf2 (18...
exd5 19. Red1 Qxf2 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Rxc7 Rbd8 $132) 19. Rf1 Qxd4 20. dxe6 $44)
12... dxe4 13. Rxe4 Nxg3 (13... Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Ne7 16. Rae1 c5 17.
Bb1 $36 {[%cal Gb3c2]}) 14. Rxg4 Nh5 15. Re1 $14 Ne7 16. Ne4 $2 {[%csl Rg4] It
was just about time to escape with the rook.} (16. Ne5 $6 Nd5 17. Bb1 $5 (17.
Rge4 Nhf4 $36 {[%cal Gf7f5,Gd8g5]}) 17... f5 18. Rg6 Qe8 {[%csl Rg6]} 19. g3 $8
Bxe5 20. Rxe6 $8 Qxe6 21. Rxe5 Qf7 22. Rxd5 g6 $15) (16. Rge4 $1 $14) 16... Nd5
$15 {[%cal Gh5f4,Gf7f5]} 17. Rh4 Ndf4 18. Qd1 $6 {Another inaccuracy after
which white has to give up an exchnage just for free. It's true that black
still has to work hard to win the game, but more stubborn defense was} (18.
Nxd6 cxd6 19. Bb1 g5 20. Qc2 f5 21. Rxh5 Nxh5 22. Rxe6 Nf4 23. Re1 (23. Rxh6 $2
Kg7 {[%csl Rh6]}) 23... Qf6 $15) 18... Be7 19. Rxh5 Nxh5 20. Bc2 Bd6 (20... Nf6
$6 21. Qd3 g6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Rxe6 $1 Bg7 24. Re1 $13) 21. Qd3 g6 22. g3 Re8
(22... Nf6 $5 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Ne5 Qe7 $17) 23. b4 Bf8 $6 {Bringing the
bishop to g7 just to trade it for the knight on e5 is waste of time.} (23...
Nf6) 24. Ne5 Bg7 25. Nc5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Ng7 $6 (26... Nf6 27. h4 (27. Nxe6 Rxe6
28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qxh6+ Ke7 $19) 27... h5 28. Rg5 Qe7 29. Bb3 $15
) 27. Qd2 $1 Kh7 28. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} b6 (28... h5) 29. Nd3 $5 {[%cal Gd3f4,
Gh4h5]} (29. Nxa6 Ra8 30. b5 c5 31. h5 cxd4 32. cxd4 $13) 29... f6 $2 {[%csl
Rg6] This move is very difficult to explain. Black creates a weakness in his
own camp for no particular reason.} 30. Re2 e5 31. dxe5 fxe5 32. Re4 $1 $44 {
[%cal Gd2e2,Gd3e5]} Nh5 (32... Qd5 33. Qe2 Qxa2 $2 34. Nxe5 Re6 35. Nxg6 $1
Rxg6 36. Rg4 $18) 33. Qe2 Nf6 34. Rxe5 Nd7 35. Re3 $1 (35. Re6 Nf8 (35... Rxe6
$6 36. Qxe6 Qe8 37. Qc6 Rc8 38. h5 $40) 36. Rxe8 Qxe8 37. Ne5 Kg7 38. f4 Qe6
$13) 35... Kg7 36. Nf4 Rxe3 (36... Nf8 37. Bxg6 $1 Nxg6 38. Qg4 Qd6 39. Ne6+
Kh7 40. h5 Rg8 41. Qf5 $18) 37. Qxe3 Nf8 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. h5 $1 $18 Qd6 (39...
gxh5 40. Bb3+ Kh7 41. Nxh5 $18 {[%cal Ge5g7,Gh5f6]}) 40. Bb3+ Kh7 41. hxg6+
Nxg6 42. Qxd6 cxd6 43. Bc2 Rc8 44. Bxg6+ Kg7 45. Bd3 Rxc3 46. Bxa6 Rc2 47. a4
Rd2 48. Bb7 Ra2 49. Bc6 Rc2 50. b5 Ra2 51. Nd5 Rxa4 52. Nxb6 Ra1+ 53. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wu, Wenjin"]
[Black "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 a6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 (7. Qb3 b5 8.
cxd5 cxd5 9. a4 b4 10. a5 Bxb1 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Nfxd7 13. Rxb1 Nc6 14.
Ra1 Be7 15. Bd2 f6 16. Rfc1 Rc8 17. Bh3 $14 {Jukic,M-Djukic,Z/Cetinje 1990})
7... b5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nh4 Bg4 (9... Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. e4 dxe4 (11... b4
12. exd5 bxc3 13. dxe6 Ra7 14. Qa4+ Ke7 15. exf7 $16) 12. Nxe4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxc3
14. bxc3 Ra7 15. a4 b4 16. cxb4 Bxb4 17. d5 $14) 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 b4 (11...
Bg6) 12. gxh5 bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxh5 14. Nf3 Bd6 (14... Nf6 15. c4 Bd6 16. cxd5
exd5 17. Ne5 Nbd7 18. Bf4 Qe7 $14) 15. e4 $1 dxe4 16. Ng5 Nf4 $1 (16... Nf6 17.
Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Ra7 19. c4 $14) 17. Bxf4 Bxf4 18. Nxe4 Ra7 19. d5 $6 (19.
Qg4 Bh6 20. f4 g6 21. Qg3 O-O 22. f5 $36) 19... exd5 (19... O-O 20. Qd4 Rd7 21.
Nc5 e5 22. Qe4 Rc7 $13) 20. Qd4 Re7 $2 (20... Nc6 21. Qxg7 Be5 22. Qh6 dxe4 23.
Qxc6+ Kf8) 21. Qxg7 Be5 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxf6 Rg8 24. Rad1 $16 Nd7 (24... Rd7
25. Rfe1+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Rg7 27. Re5 d4 28. cxd4 Rxd4 29. Rde1 Rd1 $16) 25. Qf5
Re5 26. Rfe1 Qe7 $2 27. Rxe5 Qxe5 28. Qxe5+ Nxe5 29. Re1 {[%cal Gf2f4]} 1-0

[Event "Solin 7th"]
[Site "Solin"]
[Date "1999.12.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1999.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 6144]} 1. d4 {Hecht.} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 Be7 $5 4. Bxe7 Nxe7 5. e3 (5.
Nbd2 O-O (5... c5 6. e3 Qb6 7. Rb1 Nbc6 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. c4 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5
$11 {Bacrot,E-Godena,M/Formia op 1994}) 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nbc6 8. c3 Qd5 9.
Ng3 Rd8 10. Qd2 e5 $11 {Stefanova,A-Godena,M/Cannes op 1996}) 5... c5 $5 {
This variation promises black good chanses to equalize.} (5... O-O 6. c4 c5 $1
7. dxc5 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nf6 9. Nc3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. Nf3
Nc6 $11) 7... Qa5+ 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 (9. Qd4 Rd8 10. Qxc4 Na6 11. Qa4 Qxc5
12. Be2 Bd7 $11) 9... Qxc5 10. Qd4 Qa5 $1 $11 {Nikolic,P-Piket,J/Bosnia 1998})
6. c4 ({White can hardly hope to get an opening advantage after 6.c3:} 6. c3
Qb6 (6... b6 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 Bb7 9. O-O Qc7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Rd8 $132 {
Ziembinski,M-Orlowski,R/POL-chT Augustow}) 7. Qc2 Nbc6 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. O-O Rc8
10. a3 $13 {Lupu,M-Bakus,M/Paris op 1997}) 6... cxd4 7. exd4 $5 O-O 8. Nc3 Nbc6
9. Rc1 $6 {Inaccuracy permitting black to get better chanses.} (9. Qd2 b6 10.
cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O $13 {with mutual chanses.}) 9... dxc4 $1 10. Bxc4
Nf5 $36 {[%csl Rd4]} 11. Ne2 $6 ({Of course white doesn't play} 11. d5 $5 exd5
12. Bxd5 Re8+ 13. Kf1 Be6 14. g3 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 Nfd4 $5 $15 {and white has to
play carefully not to find himself in troubles,but it was better option than
the move in the game.}) 11... Qa5+ 12. Rc3 Nd6 $1 {Black is not satisfied with
equality after} (12... Rd8 13. O-O Qb6 14. Rb3 Qc7 15. Bd3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17.
Nxe5 Qxe5 $11 {and fights for more.}) 13. Bd3 Nb4 $6 {Also after this move
black gets better chanses,but why not to take the pawn?} (13... Qxa2 $1 $17 14.
Qc2 h6 15. Ra3 Qd5 16. Nf4 Nxd4 $1) 14. O-O Nxd3 15. Qxd3 b6 ({For some reason
black again refuses to take the pawn:} 15... Qxa2 $1 16. Ng5 g6 (16... Nf5 $6
17. g4 h6 18. gxf5 hxg5 19. f6 gxf6 20. Ng3 $44 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gg3h5]}) 17. Qh3
h5 $17 {and white's attempts to create something on the kingside fail and
black is just a pawn up.}) 16. Ra3 Qf5 17. Qxf5 Nxf5 $15 18. Ng3 $6 {Now black
gets very comfortable advantage,so better was} (18. Rc1 $5 Nd6 $1 (18... f6 $6
19. Rc7 Rf7 20. Rac3 Bd7 21. Nf4 $14) 19. Ne5 f6 20. Nc6 Rf7 21. Rac3 Rc7 $15)
18... Nxg3 19. fxg3 (19. hxg3 $5) 19... Bb7 20. Rc1 f6 $1 21. Rc7 Rf7 22. Rac3
Re8 23. Kf2 Rfe7 $5 {Preparing to bring the king to the center.} (23... Kf8 $5)
24. g4 h6 25. g3 (25. h4 g5 $5 {[%csl Rg4]}) 25... Kf7 26. Rxe7+ Rxe7 27. Ke3
Rd7 28. Nd2 Ke7 29. a3 Kd8 (29... g5 30. Ne4 e5 $5 31. Rd3 Ke6 32. Nc3 exd4+
33. Rxd4 Rxd4 34. Kxd4 Bf3 35. Nb5 a5 36. Nc3 $1 $15) 30. h4 Rc7 (30... g5) 31.
g5 $5 (31. Rxc7 {Hecht} Kxc7 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Nb1 Kd6 35. Nc3 $15)
31... Rxc3+ $5 (31... fxg5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Nf3 Bxf3 34. Kxf3 Rxc3+ 35. bxc3
Ke7 36. c4 $11) 32. bxc3 hxg5 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Ne4 $6 {Also after this move
the position remains drawing,but white has to work hard to make a draw,while
after Hecht: 'Ex oder hopp!'} (34. Nf3 $1 Bxf3 35. Kxf3 Ke7 (35... b5 36. Kg4
Ke7 37. Kxg5 Kf7 38. Kf4 Kf6 39. Ke4 $11) 36. c4 Kf6 37. Ke4 $11 {white's
chanses are not worse.}) (34. Nc4 {Hecht} Kc7 35. Ne5 b5 $15) 34... Bxe4 35.
Kxe4 b5 {'!' Hecht. Hecht: 'Ein sehr wichtiger Zug. Der Raumvorteil kann Weiß
sowieso nicht genommen werden. Jetzt gewinnt Schwarz am Damenflügel Tempozüge,
und das Nehmen des schwarzen Doppelbauern wird Weiß Zeit kosten. '} 36. Ke5 Kd7
37. g4 a6 $1 38. d5 exd5 39. Kxd5 Kc7 40. Ke5 {'!?' Hecht.} ({After} 40. Kc5
Kb7 41. c4 bxc4 42. Kxc4 Kc6 43. a4 (43. Kb4 Kd5 (43... Kb6 44. a4 a5+ 45. Kc4
Kc6 46. Kd4 Kd6 47. Kc4 $11) 44. Ka5 Ke4 45. Kxa6 Kf4 46. Kb5 (46. a4 {Hecht}
Kxg4 47. a5 Kf5 48. Kb7 g4 49. a6 g3 50. a7 g2 51. a8=Q g1=Q 52. Qf8+ $11)
46... Kxg4 47. a4 Kh5 48. a5 g4 49. a6 g3 50. a7 g2 51. a8=Q g1=Q $17) 43... a5
44. Kd4 Kd6 45. Kc4 (45. Ke4 Kc5 46. Kf5 Kb4 47. Kxg5 Kxa4 48. Kg6 Kb3 49. Kxg7
a4 50. g5 a3 $19) 45... Ke5 46. Kb5 Kf4 47. Kxa5 Kxg4 48. Kb5 Kh5 $1 {arises
queens ending with g-pawn.}) 40... Kc6 41. Kf5 Kd5 42. Kxg5 Kc4 43. Kg6 Kxc3
44. Kxg7 Kb3 45. g5 Kxa3 46. g6 b4 47. Kh6 b3 48. g7 b2 49. g8=Q b1=Q {Hecht:
'[#] Remis gemäß Tablebase 1.0, weil der weiße König optimal steht. '} 50. Qg3+
Ka4 51. Qg4+ Qb4 52. Qd1+ Kb5 53. Qd7+ Kb6 54. Qd8+ Ka7 55. Kg5 $6 {White
chooses to come closer with the king,which is not such a good plan in this
kind of endings.} a5 56. Qc7+ Ka6 57. Qc6+ Qb6 58. Qc8+ Kb5 59. Kf4 {Hecht:
'Der Kurs des weißen Königs ist gefährlich. Er sollte besser im Nordosten
bleiben. '} (59. Qd7+ Qc6 60. Qd3+ Qc4 61. Qd7+ Kb4 62. Qd2+ Qc3 63. Qf4+ Kb3
$17) 59... a4 {'?' Hecht.} (59... Qd4+ $1 {Hecht} 60. Kf3 a4 $19 {Der weiße
König steht genau im falschen Brettsektor!}) 60. Ke4 Qd6 $1 $19 61. Qb7+ Kc4
62. Qf7+ Kc3 63. Qb7 {'?' Hecht.} Kc2 {'?' Hecht. Hecht: 'Der Schluss ist
nicht nachvollziehbar, denn der Textzug macht nach Da8 oder Dc8+ oder Kf5(!)
nur remis, während'} (63... Qb4+ {Hecht} 64. Qxb4+ Kxb4 65. Kd3 Kb3 $19 {
gewonnen hätte. Hatte der Faktor Bedenkzeit entscheidende Bedeutung?!}) 0-1

[Event "CUB-ch KO"]
[Site "Santa Clara"]
[Date "2005.04.20"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2005.04.18"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bg4 {It's senseless to look for
the best continuation for Black in this line since it's obvious that there are
quite a few good onces !} (5... Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9.
Qd2 (9. bxc3 Qxc3 10. Qd2 $6 Qxd2 11. Nxd2 Bf5 12. c3 cxd4 13. exd4 e6 $17 {
Aalto,P-Lannaioli,A/IECG email 2002}) 9... Ne2+ 10. Qxe2 Ba6 $19 {Mostowik,
D-Tammemaegi,V/corr 1991}) 6. Nbd2 (6. O-O e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Nxg4 9. hxg4 Bxg4
10. Be2 g5 11. Bh2 Bh3 12. Re1 g4 13. Ne5 Rg8 14. Qd3 $16 {Kliche,U-Augstein,J/
MVP 1999}) 6... cxd4 7. exd4 Qb6 8. c4 a6 (8... dxc4 9. a4 e6 10. O-O Be7 11.
Nxc4 Qd8 12. Nce5 $14) 9. Ba4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 e6 (10... Qxd4 11. Qb3 b5 12. cxb5
Qxf4 13. bxc6 (13. b6 $5) 13... Qe5+ 14. Kf1 Qc7 15. Qb7 Rc8 16. Qxa6 $16) 11.
O-O Be7 12. Qb3 Qa7 $6 ({Black gets a comfortable position after} 12... Qxb3
13. axb3 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ra4 Ra7 16. Rfa1 Rfa8 17. Nf3 Nd7 $11) 13. c5
O-O 14. Bxc6 $5 (14. Qd3 Rac8 15. a3 $14) 14... bxc6 15. h3 Nd7 16. Qa4 Rfc8
17. b4 ({Of course White shouldn't play} 17. Nb3 $6 Qb7 18. Na5 Qb5 19. Qxb5
axb5 20. b4 Bf6 21. Rfd1 e5 $15) 17... Bd8 18. Rab1 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Nf3
f6 21. Qc2 e5 22. a4 (22. Qf5 Re8 23. a4 e4 24. Ne1 g6 25. Qg4 f5 26. Qh4 f4
27. Nc2 Rab8 $13) 22... Rab8 23. Nh4 $1 {[%cal Gh4d6]} (23. Qf5) 23... g6 24.
Nxg6 $1 {All black pieces are on the queenside, so White starts an attack.}
hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Rb3 Re8 27. Qh7 $6 ({It was better to play} 27. dxe5
Nxe5 (27... Qxe5 $2 28. Qh6+ Kf7 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rg3 $18) (27... Rxe5 28. f4
Re7 29. Rg3 $18) 28. Qxf6+ Qf7 29. Qh6+ Qg7 30. Qd6+ Qe7 31. f4 $1 (31. Qh6+
$11) 31... Nc4 32. Qxc6 Nd2 33. Rg3 $14) 27... Re7 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ (29.
Qh7+ $6 Ke6 $17) 29... Kg8 30. f4 $2 {Shooting himself in the leg! After
accurate} (30. Rg3+ Rg7 31. Qh6 Nf8 (31... Rxg3 32. fxg3 Re8 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34.
Qh7 $11) 32. Qxf6 exd4 33. Rxg7+ Qxg7 34. Qxc6 Rxb4 35. Qxa6 $13 {the position
remains unclear.}) 30... exf4 31. Rbf3 (31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Rxb5 33. Rxb5 cxb5
34. Qxd5+ Kg7 35. Qf5 $15) 31... Rh7 32. Qf5 Kh8 33. Rxf4 Re8 34. R1f3 (34. b5
$5) 34... Qd8 $1 35. Rg3 Qe7 36. Kh2 Qf7 {[%csl Gd5]} 37. Rfg4 Rf8 38. b5 (38.
Qf4 {[%cal Gf4c7]}) 38... axb5 39. axb5 cxb5 40. Qf4 Qe7 41. Qf5 Qf7 42. Qf4
Qe6 43. Qc7 f5 44. Rg6 Nf6 45. Rh6 $2 (45. Rg7 Rh4 46. Re7 Qc8 47. Qe5) 45...
Ng4+ $1 $19 46. Rxg4 Qxh6 47. Qe5+ Qf6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 a5 $5 {It's not a very common situation when one of
the players comes up with the novelty on move 3, but for Ivanchuk is not a
common person!} (3... Nc6 4. dxc5 a5 5. a4 (5. e4 dxe4 (5... e6 6. exd5 exd5 7.
Be3 Nf6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qa4 $16 {Almasi,I-Dao Thien Hai/
Budapest 1994}) 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Ng5 Ke8 8. Nxe4 f5 9. Ng5 Nf6 10. Bc4 Ne5 11.
Ne6 Ra7 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Na3 $16 {Nikolic,S-Marjanovic,S/Pancevo 1987}) (5. Bf4
f6 6. Be3 e5 7. g3 Nge7 8. Bg2 Nf5 9. Qc1 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 Qe7 $11 {Fischdick,
G-Nikolaiczuk,L/Germany 1987}) (5. Nd4 e5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. b4 Ba6 8. g3 g6 9.
Bg2 Bg7 10. Qa4 Ne7 $15 {Dolgitser,K-La Marca,E/Mineola 1994}) 5... e6 6. Bg5
Nf6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Qxd8+ Nxd8 9. Nfd2 Bxc5 $6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. Na3
$14 {Mamedyarov,S-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Benidorm 2003}) 4. dxc5 Nf6 5. c4 (5. e4
Nxe4 $5 (5... dxe4 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Ng5 Ke8 8. Nd2 (8. Bc4 e6 9. Nd2 e3 10.
Nde4 exf2+ 11. Kxf2 Na6 $13) 8... Bf5 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. f3 exf3 11. Ngxf3 Bd7 $13
) 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Qxd5 Bxb5 8. Qxe4 Bc6 $44) 5... e6 6. cxd5 Bxc5 7. Qc2 (7.
dxe6 $4 Bxf2+ $19) 7... Bb4+ $5 (7... Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qh5 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. e3 O-O
$11) 8. Bd2 exd5 9. Bxb4 axb4 $11 {[%csl Gc3] Both players played an opening
in a very creative fashion. Arising position is equal, but a full of life.} 10.
Nbd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 (11. e3 d4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. exd4 O-O 14. Be2 Qxd4 15. Nf3 $11
) 11... Bg4 12. g3 Rc8 (12... Bxf3 13. exf3 O-O 14. Be2 Rc8 15. O-O Ne5 16. Qd2
Qb6 17. Qd4 $11) 13. Qd1 (13. Qd3 $5) 13... O-O 14. Bg2 Qb6 15. O-O Rfd8 16.
Qd2 h6 17. Rfd1 (17. Rad1 Ra8) 17... Ne4 18. Qe1 d4 19. Nc1 (19. Nfxd4 $2 Nxd4
20. Bxe4 Nxe2+ 21. Kg2 f5 22. f3 (22. Bd5+ $2 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qc6 24. Qd2 Rd8 25.
Rd1 Nf4+ $1 $19 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gg4d1]}) 22... fxe4 23. fxg4 Rc2 $19 {[%csl
Rg2]}) 19... Nc5 20. Nd3 Nxd3 (20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nxd3 22. exd3 b3 23. axb3
Qxb3 24. Qd2 $11) 21. Rxd3 Ra8 22. Rd2 $5 {[%csl Ga2][%cal Gb2b3,Gd2a2]} Ra5
23. Qd1 Be6 24. b3 Bf5 25. h3 (25. Ne1) 25... Be4 26. Ne1 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rc5 28.
Nf3 Rc3 29. Qb1 $1 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gb1e4]} Qa5 $6 (29... d3 $5 30. exd3 Qb5
31. d4 $140 $6 Rxf3 32. Kxf3 Nxd4+ 33. Rxd4 Rxd4 34. Kg2 Qd5+ 35. Kg1 Rd2 36.
Qe1 $11) 30. Qe4 $1 Rxb3 31. Rad1 $6 (31. axb3 $1 Qxa1 32. e3 Qc3 (32... dxe3
$2 33. Rxd8+ Nxd8 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Qxd8 $18) 33. Rd3 (33. exd4 Qxb3 34. d5 Na5
35. Qe7 Rf8 36. Rd4 $36) 33... Qc5 34. Nxd4 Qd6 35. Rd2 $14) 31... Ra3 32. Nxd4
Qd5 (32... Nxd4 $2 33. Rxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Rxa2 35. Qd3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg8]}) 33.
Qxd5 Rxd5 34. Nb3 Re5 (34... Rxd2 35. Rxd2 f5 36. Kf1 {[%cal Gf1b1]} Kf7 37.
Ke1 g5 38. Kd1 Ke7 39. Kc1 Ne5 40. Kb1 $14) 35. Rc2 Na5 36. Rd3 Re8 37. Rf3 Nc6
38. Rd3 Rea8 39. Rdd2 Na5 40. Nd4 b3 (40... Nc6 $5) 41. axb3 Nxb3 42. Nxb3 Rxb3
43. Rd7 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rf7]} Rb5 (43... b5 44. Rcc7 Rf8 45. Rb7 h5 46. Rd5 g6
47. Rbxb5 Rxb5 48. Rxb5 Kg7 $11) 44. Rcc7 Rf8 45. Re7 b6 46. Rb7 Rc5 47. Rxb6
h5 48. Rb4 g6 49. Rf4 Kg7 50. e4 Rc4 51. Rf3 Ra4 52. g4 hxg4 53. hxg4 Kh6 $2 (
53... g5) 54. Kg3 f6 $2 {[%csl Rh5]} (54... Kg7 55. g5) 55. Rb3 $18 {[%csl Rh6]
[%cal Gg3f4,Gb3h3]} Rc8 56. Kf4 g5+ 57. Kf5 Ra5+ 58. e5 Rxe5+ 59. Kxf6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Gritsak, Orest"]
[Black "Lampen, Timo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Karpaty"]
[BlackTeam "Joensuu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 Qb6 5. b3 (5. Qc1 {The more usual reaction
not weakening the black squares.}) 5... Bg4 (5... Bf5 6. Be2 e6 7. Nh4 Bb4+ 8.
Kf1 Bg6 9. Nxg6 fxg6 $2 10. c3 Be7 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. g4 $1 $16 {Rozentalis,
E-Rytshagov,M/Tallinn 1998}) 6. Be2 (6. Bd3 Nbd7 (6... e6 7. O-O c5 8. c3 Bd6
9. Bg3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Bxg3 11. hxg3 O-O 12. Qc2 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Rac8 $11 {Kataev,
S-Shvidler,E/Tel Aviv 1995}) 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 c5 9. c3 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nd2
O-O 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qb4 15. Qe3 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4
Nb6 $15 {Mukic,J-Miles,A/Saint Vincent 2000}) 6... Nbd7 7. h3 (7. O-O Nh5 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g6 10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Nxd7 Bxd1 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Rxd1 g5 14. Bg3
Nxg3 15. hxg3 b5 $15 {Hansen,F-Pedersen,K/DEN 1991}) 7... Bh5 8. O-O e6 9. c4
Be7 10. Nbd2 (10. c5 Qd8 11. b4 a5 12. b5 Ne4 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 Bf6 $11 {Nikolic,Z-Kirov,N/Smederevska Palanka 1984}) 10... O-O 11. c5 Qd8
12. b4 {Starting to disturb black on the queenside.} h6 $5 (12... Ne4 $6 13.
Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 f5 16. Qc4 Rf6 17. f3 exf3 18. Nxf3 $14 {
[%csl Re6]}) 13. b5 (13. a4 Bg6 14. b5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. a5 e5
18. Bg3 Bf6 $13) 13... cxb5 14. Bxb5 Ne4 15. Qb3 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Bg6 17. Rfc1 e5
$6 {This pawn sacrifice doesn't give black sufficient counterplay that's why
it was better to play} (17... Nf6 {with slightly worse position.}) 18. Qxd5 $5
({Even more convincing was} 18. Bxd7 $1 exf4 19. Qxb7 fxe3 20. fxe3 Bg5 21. Nf1
Be4 22. c6 $16) 18... exf4 19. Qxd7 fxe3 20. fxe3 Bg5 21. Nf1 Qa5 22. Bc4 Be4
23. h4 Bf6 (23... Bxh4 24. Qg4 $18 {[%csl Re4,Rh4]}) 24. Qg4 Rfe8 25. Ng3 {
Letting black to complicate the matters by playing Qd2. Deserved attention} (
25. Rd1 $5 {taking d2 under control.}) 25... Qd2 26. Nxe4 (26. Qe2 $6 Qxe2 27.
Bxe2 Bc6 $1 28. Nf5 Bd7 $15 {[%csl Re3,Rh4]}) (26. Nf1 $5) 26... Qxe3+ 27. Nf2
Bxd4 28. Qf5 (28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. gxf3 Bxa1 30. Rxa1 Re5 $13 {[%cal Ge5h5]}) 28...
Bxa1 29. Rxa1 Re5 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Bd3 $6 {After this move black gets serious
counterchances, so better was} (31. Qxb7 $5 Rf8 32. Rf1 Ref5 33. Qe4 Qxc5 34.
Bd3 $16) 31... Qg3 32. Rf1 Rxc5 33. Ne4 (33. Qxb7 Rf8 34. Qxa7 Rh5 $13) 33...
Qe3+ 34. Kh2 $6 (34. Kh1 Rc1 35. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 36. Kh2 Rd8 $132) 34... Qxd3 $11
35. Nxc5 Qd6+ 36. g3 Qxc5 37. Qxb7 Re8 38. Qf3 Qe7 39. Rf2 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O (7...
Qe7 $5) 8. Bb5 $5 {Starting a fight for the e5 square.} (8. Bd3 Re8 9. Ne5 g6
$6 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gh2h5]} 10. f4 Nh5 11. Bf2 f6 $6 (11... Ng7) 12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. Bxg6 Ng7 14. Bxe8 Qxe8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Qf3 $36 {[%cal Gh2h6,Gg2g5]
Minasian,A-Tissir,M/Abu Dhabi 2004}) 8... Qe7 $6 {Black underestimates the
consequences of 9.B:c6, after which white gets a steady plus.} (8... Ne7 9. Bd3
b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Qb1 h6 12. f4 Nd7 13. Bh4 f6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. O-O e5 $132 {
Stefanova,A-Sebag,M/Leon 2001}) 9. Bxc6 (9. O-O a6 10. Ba4 Nd7 11. Bb3 Nf6 12.
Re1 Re8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxg3 15. hxg3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Nxe4 18.
Qxe4 Rb8 $11 {Loyer,A-Bertrand,H/France 1999}) 9... bxc6 10. Qa4 cxd4 (10...
Bd7 $6 11. Qa3 {[%cal Ga3e7]} Bxg3 12. hxg3 Rfe8 13. Ne5 (13. dxc5 $6 e5 14.
Qa5 Bf5 $44) 13... Rab8 14. b3 cxd4 15. Qxe7 Rxe7 16. cxd4 $14) 11. cxd4 Bd7
12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O $14 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gd2b3,Gb3c5] We have a classic
example of a ''good" knight fighting against a "bad" bishop.} Rfb8 14. Qc2 Be8
15. Nb3 Nd7 16. Rfc1 Rb6 (16... a5 17. Ng5 g6 18. Rab1 a4 19. Nd2 Ra6 20. Ngf3
f6 21. b3 $14) 17. Nc5 Nf8 18. Na4 Rb7 19. Ne5 f6 20. Nd3 {A weakness of the
pawn on c6 along with white's pressure over the semi-open c-file promise white
very comfortable advantage.} Rc8 (20... e5 21. Qc3 Re7 22. Nac5 Rc8) 21. Qc3
Re7 22. f4 $5 Ng6 (22... Bg6 23. Qc5 Qd8 24. Nb4 Qe8 25. b3 $14) 23. Nac5 e5
24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Rf1 $1 e4 (25... Bf7 26. Rf2 exd4 27. exd4 Rce8 28. Raf1 Be6
29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. Rxf4 Bc8 $14) 26. Nf4 Nh4 27. Qe1 $1 Qh6 28. Qg3 Nf5 $2 {
Missing a nice, but a very simple tactical blow.} (28... Rf7) 29. Nxd5 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rf5]} cxd5 (29... Nxg3 30. Nxe7+ Kh8 31. Rf8#) 30. Rxf5 Bf7 31. Raf1 Qb6
32. Qf4 Rcc7 (32... Qg6 33. b4 h6 34. b5 $18) 33. Rxd5 h6 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+
$6 {Wasting a chance to finish the game in just 3 moves:} (35. Nd7 $1 {[%cal
Gd7f8]} Rcxd7 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Qf5+ Bg6 38. Qxd7 $18) 35... Bg6 36. Qf8 Bf7
37. b3 Kg6 38. Nxe4 $1 Qa5 39. Nd6 Be6 40. h3 (40. Re8 $5) 40... Qg5 41. Qf4
Qxf4 42. exf4 Bd7 43. f5+ Kh7 44. Nc4 Re2 45. d5 Bb5 46. d6 Rc5 47. Rf2 Re1+
48. Kh2 Rd5 (48... Bxc4 49. bxc4 Rxc4 50. Rd2 Ree4 51. d7 Rcd4 52. Rc2 $18) 49.
Ra8 a6 50. Ra7 Kg8 51. f6 gxf6 52. Rxf6 Rg5 53. Rf3 Re2 54. Rg3 Bc6 55. Rxg5+
hxg5 56. Kg1 Rxg2+ 57. Kf1 Rxa2 58. d7 Ra1+ 59. Ke2 Ra2+ 60. Nd2 Bxd7 61. Rxd7
a5 62. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Chile"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHI"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
(8. Nf1 O-O 9. c3 h6 10. Ne3 Bh5 11. c4 $11) (8. c4 O-O 9. a3 a5 10. b3 a4 11.
b4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Ne4 13. Nfe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bf5 15. f3 Nc3 16. Qd2 Nb5 17. e4
Bg6 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Bb2 Rfd8 20. Qc2 $14 {Norwood,D-Jones,L/WchJM-U20 Adelaide
1988}) (8. h3 Bh5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 O-O 12. c3 Bf6 (12... Qb6
13. Re2 Rad8 14. Qe1 Rfe8 15. Bf4 a5 16. Rd1 $14 {Abbasov,F-Eperjesi,L/FSIM
May, Budapest HUN 1997}) 13. g4 Bg6 14. Re2 a5 15. a4 Qc7 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5
Rad8 $11 {Ibar,M-Hase,J/Buenos Aires FMDA tt 1992}) (8. c3 O-O 9. h3 (9. Qb3
Qb6 10. e4 dxe4 (10... Rfd8 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Qxb3 14. axb3
a5 $11) 11. Nxe4 Rfd8 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bf4 Rac8 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5
16. Rxe5 $14 {Norwood,D-Westerinen Heikki M J/Bayswater (ENG) 1988}) 9... Bh5
10. e4 b5 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Bg6 $132 {Llanos,
G-Soppe,G/Buenos Aires 1991}) 8... O-O $5 {This move leads to more interesting
struggle than 8...d:e4.} (8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. c3 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Bh5 (11...
Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Qe2 Rab8 15. f4 $5 Qd8 16. Rf1 g6 17. g4
$13 {Kveinys,A-Sulskis,S/2002}) (11... Bf5 12. Re1 Qb6 (12... a5 13. h3 h6 14.
Qe2 Re8 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Rad1 a4 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Nd2 Nb6 $11 {Speelman,
J-Kobalija,M/Batumi 1999}) 13. a4 a5 14. Nd2 Bd3 15. Nf1 Qa6 16. Bf4 Rfe8 17.
h4 $14 {Hug,W-Eisterer,H/Muerren 1987}) 12. Re1 (12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Ne5 Rfd8 14.
h4 h6 15. Bh3 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Rd5 17. Bf4 Rxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxb3 19. axb3 a6 20. Bg2
$11 {Bagoly,J-Varga,P/Cseppko Kupa 1994}) 12... c5 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Nb6 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Qe3 Qc7 $6 $14 {Slobodjan,R-Mueller,K/Lippstadt
1999}) 9. h3 Bh5 (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qb6 11. c3 c5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. dxc5 Nxc5
14. Ne4 Rac8 15. h4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bf6 $13 {Leski,M-Daurelle,H/France 1997}) 10.
e5 Ne8 11. Nf1 Qb6 {A pawn structure resembles Advanced variation of Caro-Kan
defense, however unlike in this line white lightsquared bishop is on g2, which
is hardly an improvment for white, so appearently black is doing fine.} (11...
c5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ng3 Rc8 14. c3 b5 15. a3 a5 16. Bf4 b4 17. axb4 axb4 $13 {
Wojtkiewicz,A-Waitzkin,J/Philadelphia 1997}) 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ng3 c5 14. a4 (14.
h4 h6 15. h5 Bh7 16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qxb2 19. Be7 Qxd4 20. Qxd4
cxd4 $15) 14... a5 15. Bf1 Nc7 16. h4 {A kingside attack is an only possible
plan for white in this position, however black's counterplay in the center is
an important factor.} h6 17. h5 Bh7 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 f6 (
20... Qxb2 21. h6 $1 Qxd4 22. hxg7 Kxg7 (22... Rfc8 23. Qh5 f6 24. Rad1 Qc3 25.
Re3 $40) 23. Qh5 Rh8 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. c3 {[%csl Gg4]} Qg4 (25... Qxc3 $2 26.
Nh5 Ne8 27. Nf6+ Ndxf6 28. Bxf6 Qc2 29. Ra3 $18 {[%cal Ga3g3]}) 26. Be2 Qxe2
27. Rxe2 Bd3 28. Qxh8+ Kxh8 29. Rd2 Bg6 $132) 21. exf6 gxf6 22. Bf4 cxd4 23.
Bd3 $6 {A key moment in the game. White decides to trade the lightsquared
bishop, passing the initiative into black's hands.} (23. Bxc7 $5 Qxc7 24. Rxe6
Ne5 25. Bg2 Qc5 26. c3 dxc3 27. bxc3 Rad8 28. Qd4 $14) 23... Rf7 (23... e5 $2
24. Qg4+ $18 {[%csl Rd7]}) 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Rxe6 Rg8 $36 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Gf6f4] Strangely enough the white king is far more vulnerable
than the black one.} 27. Ra3 $6 {[%csl Gg3]} (27. Qd3+ Kh8 28. Qf5) 27... Nc5
28. Re2 f5 $19 29. Qxd4 (29. Kh1 f4 30. Nf1 Rf5 31. Rh3 Qg7 $19) 29... f4 30.
Qxd5 fxg3 31. f3 (31. Rxg3 Rxg3+ 32. fxg3 Qxg3+ 33. Rg2 Qe3+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 35.
Kg1 Qf1+ 36. Kh2 Qf5 $19) 31... b6 32. Kg2 Qf4 33. Rae3 Rgg7 34. Re1 Rg5 35.
Qxf7+ Qxf7 36. Re7 Qxe7 37. Rxe7+ Kh6 38. b3 Kxh5 39. Re8 Kh6 40. Re3 Kg6 41.
Re8 Kf7 {[%cal Gc5e6,Ge6f4]} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Wu, Shaobin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belgium"]
[BlackTeam "Singapore"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SIN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Be7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Ngf3 c5 7. c3 b6 (7...
Nc6 8. Ne5 cxd4 (8... Nxe5) 9. exd4 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 Nc5 (11... f5 12.
Nd4 Nc5 13. Bc2 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. O-O $16 {Needelman,G-Kruger,E/Villa
Giardino 2002}) 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. h4 $6 f5 14. exf6 (14. Nd4 Qb6 15. Rb1 Qa6 16.
Bg5 Rae8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 $13) 14... gxf6 $15 {Kosic,D-Savanovic,A/Neum 2004}) 8.
Ne5 Bb7 9. Qf3 a6 $5 {Black is obviously ot frightened by white agressive
play! A move in the game could be pretty sefull in case white decides to
castle queenside.} (9... Nbd7 10. Qh3 (10. h4 Qc8 11. Rh3 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Ne8 13.
g4 f6 14. Bh2 Nd6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16. O-O-O $36 {Kovacevic,V-Buljovcic,I/
Kraljevo 1967}) 10... Re8 11. Ndf3 (11. g4 Nf8 12. Ndf3 Ne4 13. Bb5 f6 14. Nc6
Qc8 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $132 {Doda,Z-Kraidman,Y/Siegen 1970}) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5
cxd4 13. exd4 a6 14. O-O g6 15. Rae1 Nh5 16. Bh6 $36 {Rabinovich,I-Romanovsky,
P/Triberg 1914}) (9... Nfd7 $6 10. Qh3 g6 11. Ndf3 Nc6 12. Qg3 cxd4 13. exd4
Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 Nf6 15. Bh6 Nh5 16. Qe3 Ng7 17. h4 $40 {Lein,A-Maki,J/Las Vegas
1993}) 10. g4 $5 Nc6 11. g5 (11. O-O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bf4
b5 $132) 11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 (12. Bxe5 $143 $6 Nd7 (12... Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxg5 16. O-O-O $14) 13. Bf4 Bxg5 14. O-O-O Bxf4 15. Qxf4
cxd4 16. cxd4 Qf6 $15) 12... Ne4 $5 {Initiating at multiple trade which leads
to a double-edged endgame with slightly better chances for white.} 13. Nxe4
dxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. O-O-O $14 f6 (17... Rfd8 18.
Rd6 Rxd6 19. exd6 Rd8 20. Rd1 Rd7 21. Qc6 Qd8 22. f4 $16) 18. Rhg1 (18. f4 Qf5
19. Qxf5 exf5 20. e6 Rfd8 $1 21. Rd7 Rxd7 22. exd7 Kf7 23. Rd1 Ke7 $15 {
[%csl Gd6]}) 18... Qxe5 19. Qb7 $1 {A weakness of the seventh rank gives white
some attacking chance, however black succeeds to neutralize the initiative and
hold the position.} (19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rd7+ Rf7 21. Rxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qxh7+ Ke8
23. Qg8+ Kd7 24. Qxa8 Qxh2 25. Qb7+ Ke8 26. Qxb6 Qg1+ $11) 19... g6 20. Rd7 Qh5
$8 (20... Qxh2 $4 21. Rh1 $18) 21. Qxb6 Rae8 22. Qxa6 $6 (22. Qc7 $5 Kh8 23.
Rgd1 e5 24. Qxc5 (24. Rg7 Rc8 25. Qa7 Ra8 $11) 24... Qxh2 25. Qa7 $36) 22...
Qxh2 23. Rf1 Qg2 $132 24. Rfd1 Rf7 25. Qb5 (25. Qa7 Ref8 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxc5
Kg7 $132) 25... Ref8 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxc5 Qxf2 28. a4 Kg7 29. Qb6 h5 30. a5
h4 31. a6 h3 32. a7 Qf3 33. Rd2 Qh1+ 34. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. c4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 $5 {This move is more dangerous for black than 9.Bd2} (8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2
Ne7 (9... Nf6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Rd1 e4 12. O-O O-O 13. Qf4 $14 {Hadac,P-Hora,V/
Znojmo 1997/EXT 98}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. O-O O-O 13. e3 Rb8 14. Na4
Qd6 15. b3 Rfc8 16. Rac1 g6 17. Qa5 a6 18. Nc3 $14 {Aronian,L-Einarsson,B/
Paris 1995/EXT 99}) (8. Nd2 Qd6 (8... Ne7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qa4 O-O 11. O-O a5
12. Nc4 Qf6 13. a3 $16 {Mas,H-Liu Wenzhe/Penang 2000/CBM 74 ext}) (8... Qa5 9.
O-O Be6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc4 $1 $16 {Wexler,B-Olivera,A/Buenos Aires 1964/MCL}
) 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Bxd2 a5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. b4 a4 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Bc5 Qd7 15.
O-O Ne7 16. Rc1 $16 {Trikaliotis,G-Makropoulos,G/Athens 1971/EXT 2001}) 8... d4
$5 (8... Ne7 9. cxd5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 cxd5 11. c4 Be6 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qa6 Bc8
14. Qb5+ Bd7 15. Qc5 $14 {Luft,M-Riedl,M/Kaufbeuren 1998/EXT 2001}) (8... Bxc3+
9. bxc3 Be6 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. c4 $14) 9. Qa4 Rb8 (
9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Ne7 11. cxd4 exd4 12. Ba3 $16 {[%csl Rc6]}) 10. Bxc6+ ({
Deserved attention} 10. a3 $5 {aiming to take on c6 with the queen} Bxc3+ 11.
bxc3 dxc3 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qc5 $14) 10... Bd7 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 dxc3 13.
Be3 {Even stronger was} (13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Qa5 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc3,Re5] and
white wins one of the pawns!}) 13... Ne7 (13... Rc8 $5) 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15.
Qxd7+ $6 {Once again white makes not the best move} (15. Qxa7 $5 Qxa7 16. Bxa7
Rb7 (16... Rc8 17. c5 Nc6 18. Bb6 Nd4 19. Rc1 $16) 17. Bc5 (17. Be3 Rc7 18. c5
Nd5 $11) 17... Rc7 18. Bd6 Rxc4 19. Bxe5 f6 20. Bf4 $16) 15... Kxd7 16. O-O-O+
(16. Bxa7 Rb2 17. O-O Rc8 18. Rfd1+ Ke6 19. c5 Rc6 20. Rac1 Nc8 $15) 16... Ke6
17. Bxa7 Rbc8 (17... Rb2 18. Rd3 Rxe2 19. Rxc3 $16) 18. c5 $6 {After this
inaccuracy black gets better chanses.} (18. Rd3 Rxc4 19. Rhd1 Ra8 20. Rd6+ Kf5
21. Rd7 Nc6 22. Rxf7+ Ke6 23. Rdd7 $14) 18... Rc6 19. Rd6+ Rxd6 20. cxd6 Nc6 $1
(20... Kxd6 $2 21. Rd1+ Ke6 22. Rd3 Ra8 23. Bc5 Nd5 24. e4 $16) 21. Bc5 $2 (21.
Be3 Ra8 22. Kc2 (22. Rd1 Rxa3 23. d7 Ra1+ 24. Kc2 Nb4+ $19) 22... Rxa3 23. Rb1
Kxd6 $15) 21... Kd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5c4]} 22. Bb6 (22. Be3 Ra8 23. Rd1+ Kc4 24. Kc2
Rxa3 25. Rc1 $17) 22... Ra8 $17 {Suddenly black has extremly dangerous attack!}
23. Kc2 (23. Rd1+ Kc4 24. d7 Rxa3 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Gc6b4,Ga3a1]} 25. d8=Q (25.
Kb1 Nb4 26. d8=Q Rb3+ $1 27. Kc1 Na2+ 28. Kc2 Rb2#) 25... Ra1+ 26. Kc2 Nb4#)
23... Rxa3 24. d7 $6 {Losing on the spot} (24. Rb1 Kc4 25. Kc1 Ra2 $17) 24...
Nb4+ 25. Kb1 Rb3+ 26. Ka1 (26. Kc1 Kc4 $1 27. d8=Q Na2+ 28. Kc2 Rb2+ 29. Kd1
c2+ 30. Ke1 c1=Q+ 31. Qd1 Qxd1+ 32. Kxd1 Rb1+ $19) 26... Nc2+ {[%cal Gb3b2]}
0-1

[Event "Santiago Entel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "2005.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Black "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2005.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 (3... Bg4) 4. c4 e6 5. Bg2 Bb4+ $6 {Black is
mixing up an ideas from the different openings!} (5... Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3
Ne4 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Na5 11. Qa4+ c6 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Ba3 Re8
14. Bxe7 Rxe7 $11 {Acevedo,A-Keres,P/Mexico 1972}) (5... Nb4 6. Na3 Be7 (6...
Nf6 7. O-O c6 8. Bd2 Na6 9. Qb3 Rb8 10. Bf4 Nc7 11. Rac1 Bd6 $13 {Strikovic,
A-Gonzalez de la Torre,S/Elgoibar 2001}) 7. O-O c6 8. Bd2 Nf6 9. c5 Na6 10. b4
Nc7 11. Qb3 a6 $13 {Pigusov,E-Vera,R/Linares 1997}) 6. Bd2 (6. Nc3 Nf6 (6...
dxc4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Be4 9. Bh3 Bxf3 10. exf3 Nge7 11. Qa4 Qd5 12. Rb1 Nc8
$132 {Todorcevic,M-Efimov,I/Geneve 1991}) 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Na5
10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nh4 Bd7 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. f3 Nd6 14. e4 g5 $13 {Vogel,
J-Weemaes,R/Sas van Gent 1988}) 6... Be7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nh4 Be4 $6 {
It seems that white has got a better chances anyway, but it was better to
retreat with the bishop to g4.} (9... Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 (11... Ne4 12.
cxd5 exd5 (12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. Nf5 Bg6 15. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5]})
13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nf5 Bg6 15. e3 $16) 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. g5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. e3 Bxg5 16. Bxe4 $14) 10. f3 Bg6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 (11... exd5 12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. e3 Re8 14. Rc1 $14) 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 $6 (13... exd5 14. e3 Qd7
15. Rc1 $14 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b4,Gd1b3,Gc1c3,Gf1c1]}) 14. e3 Rfd8 (14... e5 15.
dxe5 (15. f4 e4 16. g4 f5 $132) 15... Qxe5 16. Qb3 Rfd8 17. f4 Qc5 $14) 15. Bc3
a5 (15... Bb4 16. f4 Qa5 17. Bxb4 Qxb4 18. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6,Gg2]}) 16. a3
Qb5 17. f4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gg2b7] Black is deprived of any counterplay,
meanwhile white is starting a pawn storm on the kingside.} Bf6 18. Qf3 Rab8 19.
Rad1 Rd7 20. g4 $1 g5 (20... Rbd8 21. g5 Be7 22. h4 Qb3 23. Rc1 $16) 21. h4
gxf4 22. g5 Be7 23. Qxf4 Bd6 24. Qg4 Ne7 25. e4 c6 (25... e5 26. dxe5 Bc5+ 27.
Kh2 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 $16 {[%cal Ge5e6,Gh4h6]}) 26. h5 Rbd8 27. Kh1 Bc7 28. Bh3 Bb6
29. d5 $5 (29. Rxf7 $1 $18 Kxf7 30. Qxe6+ Kf8 31. h6 gxh6 32. Qxh6+ Ke8 33.
Qh8+ Kf7 34. Be6+ Kxe6 35. Qf6#) 29... Nxd5 (29... cxd5 30. Qf3 d4 (30... Nc6
31. exd5 {[%csl Rd7,Rf7]} exd5 32. g6 d4 33. Bxd7 Rxd7 34. gxf7+ Kf8 35. h6 $18
) 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Bxe6 Qxg5 33. Bxd7 Qh4+ 34. Kg2 Qxe4+ 35. Kh3 $18) 30. exd5
Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Qxd5+ 32. Bg2 Qd3 33. Qf4 Rd7 34. Qe5 $6 (34. Qb8+ $1 Bd8 (34...
Kh7 35. Qe5 $18) 35. Qe5 Qh7 36. g6 Qh6 37. Bh3 $18) 34... Bd4 35. Bxd4 Qxd4
36. Qg3 Qd6 37. Qf3 Qd4 38. g6 Qh4+ 39. Qh3 Qc4 40. h6 gxh6 41. Qxh6 f5 42. Rf3
Rd1+ (42... Qe2) 43. Kh2 Rd7 44. Qe3 $1 (44. Rh3 Qd4) 44... Rg7 (44... Qh4+ 45.
Rh3 Qf6 46. Qf4 $18 {[%cal Gf4b8]}) 45. Rf4 Qa2 46. Rxf5 $1 Rxg6 47. Rf2 Qc4
48. Be4 Rg7 49. Rc2 Qf1 50. Bg2 Qf6 51. Rf2 Qh4+ 52. Kg1 Qg4 53. Kh2 Qh4+ 54.
Bh3 e5 55. Rf3 Qh5 56. Rf5 Qg6 57. Rxe5 Qd6 58. Qf4 Rg6 59. Re8+ Kg7 60. Qxd6
Rxd6 61. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Black "Asrian, Karen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Bh5 (10... Nf6 11. Re1 O-O 12. c3 Qb6 13. Qb3 Bxf3
14. Bxf3 Rfd8 15. Bg5 Nd5 (15... h6 16. Bf4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Urban,J-Tseitlin,M/
Budapest 1993/EXT 97 (16)}) 16. h4 Bxg5 17. hxg5 $14 {Bezold,M-Kargoll,B/
Karlsruhe 1991/GER}) 11. c3 O-O 12. Qb3 Qb6 (12... Bg6 13. Re1 Qb6 14. h4 Qxb3
15. axb3 Rfe8 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. b4 a6 18. Nb3 Nd5 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. bxc5 $14 {
Bezold,M-Stern,R/Germany 1994/GER-chT}) 13. Ne5 {It's clear that white can't
fight for the advantage with this move.} (13. Nd2 Bg6 (13... a5 14. Nc4 Qxb3
15. axb3 Bd1 16. Re1 Bxb3 17. Nxa5 Bd5 $11 {Dizdarevic,E-Chabanon,J/Cannes
1995/CBM 47}) 14. Re1 Qxb3 15. axb3 Nf6 16. Nc4 Rfd8 17. b4 Nd5 18. h4 a6 19.
Bf3 $14 {Drazic,S-Cosma,I/Star Dojran 1996/EXT 99}) (13. Re1 Bxf3 (13... Rfd8
14. Bf4 Nf6 15. Ne5 Nd5 16. Bc1 Rac8 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Ne3 Nf6 19. a4 b6 20. Nc4
Nd5 21. Ne5 c5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Nd3 Bd6 24. Bg5 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Giffard,N-Shipov,
S/Le Touquet 1996/EXT 99 (24)}) 14. Bxf3 Bd6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. Qc2
Rad8 18. Bg2 Nf6 19. c4 Qa5 20. Bd2 Qh5 21. Bc3 $14 {Giorgadze,G-Burmakin,V/St
Petersburg 1996/CBM 52}) 13... Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bg6 15. Re1 {Intending to develop
the bishop to f4.} Rfd8 (15... Bd6 $5 16. Be3 Rfd8 17. Bf3 Rd7 18. h4 h6 19.
Kg2 Rad8 $11) 16. Bf4 Rd7 17. h4 Rad8 18. Bf3 h6 19. Kg2 c5 20. Be3 (20. Qxb6
axb6 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Rad1 Bd3 23. Rd2 g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Be3 e5 $13) 20...
cxd4 21. Bxd4 (21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Bxd4 Bc5 23. Bxc5 bxc5) 21... Bc5 22. Qxb6
axb6 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. b4 (24. Rad1 $5 Bd3 25. Re5 b6 26. b4 cxb4 27. cxb4 Rd4
28. a3 $11) 24... cxb4 25. cxb4 Rd4 26. Red1 e5 27. a4 Bd3 28. Bxb7 Rxb4 $1 (
28... Be4+ $2 29. Bxe4 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1 31. a5 $1 (31. b5 $6 Rd4) 31... Ra1 (
31... Rd4 $2 32. a6 $1 $18 {[%cal Ga6a8]}) 32. Bb7 Kf8 33. a6 Ke7 34. b5 Kd6
35. b6 $18) 29. Bc6 Rd6 30. Bb5 Be4+ 31. Kf1 Rdd4 $1 32. Rxd4 exd4 33. Ra3 $6 (
33. Be2 d3 (33... Bc2 $2 34. a5 d3 35. Bf3 d2 36. a6 Bd3+ 37. Kg2 $18) 34. Bd1
Bb7 35. a5 Ba6 36. Ra2 {[%cal Gf1e1,Ge1d2]} Bc4 (36... d2+ 37. Kg2 Rd4 38. Kf3
Kf8 39. Ke3 Rd3+ 40. Kf4 Ke7 41. Rb2 $11) 37. Ra1 Ba6 $11) 33... Kf8 34. f3 Bc2
35. Ke1 Ke7 36. Kd2 Bb3 37. f4 Kd6 38. Be8 Bc4 39. a5 Rb2+ 40. Kc1 Rb8 $6 (
40... Re2 $1 41. Ba4 Kc5 42. Bd1 (42. Bc2 Re3 43. Ra4 Bb5 44. Ra2 Ba6 $17)
42... Re3 43. Ra1 Ba6 $17) 41. Ba4 Kc5 42. Bc2 Ra8 43. Kd2 Kb4 44. Ra4+ Kb5 45.
a6 $1 {Securing a draw. Black can't take on a6 because of R:c4 and he can't
make any progress} Ra7 (45... Rxa6 $4 46. Rxc4 Kxc4 47. Bd3+ $18) 46. Bd1 f6
47. Bc2 d3 {[%csl Rd3] Since the moment the pawn moves to d3 all bishops
endings are drawn.} 48. Bd1 Kc5 49. Bf3 Bb5 50. Ra1 Rxa6 51. Rxa6 Bxa6 52. Kc3
Kd6 53. Be4 Ke6 54. Kd2 $1 (54. Bxd3 $2 Bxd3 55. Kxd3 Kf5 56. Ke3 Kg4 57. Kf2
f5 58. Kg2 h5 $19) 54... Bb5 55. Kc3 Kd6 56. Bxd3 Bxd3 57. Kxd3 Kd5 58. h5 f5
59. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "LTU-ch"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "2002.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
(8. Nf1 O-O 9. c3 h6 10. Ne3 Bh5 11. c4 $11 (11. Bh1 $6 Ne4 12. Nd2 f5 $132 {
Heyduk,J-Prandstetter,E/Prague 1988})) (8. c4 O-O 9. a3 (9. b3 Bb4 10. a3 Bc3
11. Ra2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bxd4 $17 {Pupols,V-Orlov,G/Seattle Washingt-ch ,EXT 1995}
) 9... a5 10. b3 a4 11. b4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Ne4 13. Nfe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bf5 15. f3
Nc3 16. Qd2 Nb5 17. e4 Bg6 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Bb2 Rfd8 20. Qc2 $14 {Norwood,
D-Jones,L/WchJM-U20 Adelaide 1988}) (8. h3 Bh5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11.
Rxe4 O-O 12. c3 Bf6 (12... Qb6 13. Re2 Rad8 14. Qe1 Rfe8 15. Bf4 a5 16. Rd1 $14
{Abbasov,F-Eperjesi,L/FSIM May, Budapest HUN 1997}) 13. g4 Bg6 14. Re2 a5 15.
a4 Qc7 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Rad8 $11 {Ibar,M-Hase,J/Buenos Aires FMDA tt 1992}
) (8. c3 O-O 9. h3 (9. Qb3 Qb6 10. e4 Rfd8 (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Rfd8 12. Nxf6+
Bxf6 13. Bf4 Rac8 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 $14 {Norwood,
D-Westerinen Heikki M J/Bayswater (ENG) 1988}) 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13.
Rxe5 Qxb3 14. axb3 a5 $11) 9... Bh5 10. e4 b5 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5
Nd7 14. f4 Bg6 $132 {Llanos,G-Soppe,G/Buenos Aires 1991}) 8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O
10. c3 Nxe4 (10... e5 11. dxe5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxe5 13. Qf5 Ng6 14. Be3 $14 {
Gyorkos,L-Dussart,F/It, Bagneux FRA 1998}) 11. Rxe4 Bxf3 (11... Bh5 12. Re1 (
12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Ne5 Rfd8 14. h4 h6 15. Bh3 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Rd5 17. Bf4 Rxe5 18.
Bxe5 Qxb3 19. axb3 a6 20. Bg2 $11 {Bagoly,J-Varga,P/Cseppko Kupa 1994}) 12...
c5 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Nb6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Qe3 Qc7 $6 $14 {
Slobodjan,R-Mueller,K/Lippstadt 1999}) (11... Bf5 12. Re1 Qb6 (12... a5 13. h3
h6 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Rad1 a4 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Nd2 Nb6 $11 {Speelman,
J-Kobalija,M/Batumi 1999}) 13. a4 a5 14. Nd2 Bd3 15. Nf1 Qa6 16. Bf4 Rfe8 17.
h4 $14 {Hug,W-Eisterer,H/Muerren 1987}) 12. Qxf3 (12. Bxf3 Qb6 13. Qb3 Nf6 14.
Re2 Rfe8 15. Qxb6 $11 {Braga,C-Pelikian,J/Americana 2000/EXT 2001}) 12... Bg5 {
This move doesn't promise black an easy life, because after exchange of the
bishops white has a clear attacking plan.} 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Qe2 (14. Rae1 Rad8
15. Qe2 Qa5 16. a3 Qb6 17. Rh4 Nf6 18. Be4 h6 19. Bb1 Rd6 20. Rf4 $14 {Jean,
O-Andruet,G/Toulouse 1990}) 14... Rab8 15. f4 $5 Qd8 16. Rf1 g6 17. g4 Re8 18.
Re3 {Deserved attention} (18. g5 $5 {and white is better even though he may
forget about f5.} Kg7 (18... c5 $6 19. Rd1) 19. h4 h6 20. Qe3 Rh8 21. c4 $14) (
18. f5 exf5 19. gxf5 Rxe4 20. Qxe4 Qf8 $11) 18... Nf6 19. Rg3 $6 Qe7 20. Re1 c5
$1 {After this move black gets sufficiet counterplay against white pawn on d4.}
21. f5 $5 (21. d5 $6 Qd6 $1) (21. dxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Qe3 Qxe3+ 23. Rexe3 Red8 $11)
21... cxd4 22. fxg6 (22. fxe6 $6 dxc3 23. Rxc3 fxe6 (23... Qxe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6
25. Rc7 $44) 24. g5 Nd7 25. Rc7 Qd8 $1 $15) 22... hxg6 23. cxd4 Red8 24. Rf1
Nh7 25. Rgf3 $6 ({Much better was} 25. d5 $1 Qc5+ 26. Qe3 Qxe3+ 27. Rxe3 exd5
28. Re7 $14 {and white has more than sufficient compensation for the pawn.})
25... Rf8 26. Qf2 $6 (26. d5 $5) 26... Rbd8 27. h4 b6 28. g5 Rd7 29. Rf4 Rfd8
30. a3 Rc7 31. Kh1 Rdd7 32. Qe3 Qd6 33. d5 $6 exd5 34. Rd4 Rc4 $1 35. Rfd1 (35.
Rxd5 Rxh4+ 36. Kg1 Qh2+ 37. Kf2 Rxd5 $19) 35... Re7 36. Qf2 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Re5
38. Qd2 Qe6 39. Rxd5 (39. Bxd5 $2 Re1+ 40. Kg2 Re2+ $19) 39... Re1+ 40. Kh2 Nf8
41. Qd4 (41. Qf4 Re2 42. Rd2 Rxd2 43. Qxd2 Qe5+ 44. Kg1 Ne6 $15) 41... Re2 42.
Rd8 $4 {Very painfull blunder in balanced position.} Qc6 43. Qd5 (43. Qg4 Rxg2+
44. Qxg2 Qc7+ $19) 43... Qxd5 44. Rxd5 Ne6 (44... Ne6 45. Rd1 (45. Kg1 Rxg2+
46. Kxg2 Nf4+ $19) 45... Nf4 46. Rg1 Rxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Savanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.06.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "Banja Luka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 {White may hardly
get an opening advantage after this move} (6. c3 c4 (6... a6 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nd2
Qb6 9. Rb1 Qd8 $6 10. g4 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Nf3 c4 13. Bc2 $14 {Vospernik,
M-Babnik,R/Ljubljana 1993}) (6... O-O 7. O-O (7. h3 Nc6 8. O-O b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7
10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. Ne5 Ndxe5 13. dxe5 Qd7 14. Nf3 Rfe8 $13 {Kure,
A-Karosene/URS 1968}) 7... b6 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Nd2 Ne4 10. Qc2 f6 11. Nef3 f5 12.
h3 Nc6 13. Ne5 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Bd6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. f4 $14 {
Russell,M-Upton,T/SCO 1993}) 7. Bc2 b5 8. O-O Qa5 9. Nbd2 b4 10. cxb4 Bxb4 11.
e4 Ba6 12. e5 Nfd7 13. a3 Be7 14. Re1 $14 {Braso,J-Bustelo,T/URU 1988}) 6...
Nc6 (6... Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Qxc5 8. Nb5 Na6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Nbd4 Nb4 11. Be2 O-O $13 {
Hoehmann,U-Pfaff,V/Bad Zwesten 2000}) 7. a3 Bxc5 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. b4
Bd6 {This move is definitly ok, but i like even more the other retreat of the
bishop.} (10... Bb6 $5 11. c4 Re8 12. c5 Bc7 13. Bxc7 Qxc7 14. e4 e5 $11) 11.
Bxd6 Qxd6 12. c4 e5 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Bc4 Qd6 15. Nb3 Qxd1 (15... Qc7 16. b5 (
16. Rc1 $5 Rd8 17. Qe2 Bg4 18. h3 e4 19. hxg4 Nxg4 {[%csl Gh2]} 20. Nbd2 exf3
21. Nxf3 $14) 16... Rd8 17. Qe2 e4 18. bxc6 exf3 19. Qxf3 Qxc6 20. Qxc6 bxc6
21. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Rc6]}) 16. Rfxd1 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8 (18... Rac8
$5 19. Rac1 Ne7 20. Nc5 b6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Ba6
$14) 19. Bb5 $1 Rac8 $6 {Inaccuracy permitting white to put some pressure.} (
19... Ne7) 20. Nc5 b6 (20... Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 b6 22. Nd7 Nxd7 23. Rxd7 a5 24. Rd6
$16) 21. Bxc6 $1 Rxd1+ (21... bxc5 22. b5 $14) 22. Rxd1 Rxc6 23. Rd8+ Kh7 24.
Nd7 $1 Nxd7 $6 {Another inaccuracy after which black is in serious troubles.
It was necessary to play} (24... Rc3 25. Nxe5 Rxa3 26. Nxf7 a5 27. b5 Rb3 28.
Nd6 a4 29. Ra8 a3 30. Ra6 $14) 25. Rxd7 a6 $6 (25... a5 26. Rxf7 axb4 27. axb4
Rc4 28. Re7 Rxb4 29. Rxe5 $14) 26. Rxf7 Rc3 27. Rb7 Rxa3 28. Rxb6 Ra4 (28... a5
29. bxa5 Rxa5 30. Kg2 $16) 29. Re6 Kg8 30. Rxe5 Rxb4 31. Ra5 Rb6 32. f4 Rg6+
33. Kh2 Kf7 34. f5 Rb6 35. e4 Ke7 36. Kg3 Kd7 37. Kf4 Kc7 (37... Ke7 38. h4)
38. h4 Rc6 39. Re5 Kd7 40. f3 Rc7 41. Ra5 Ra7 42. f6 $1 {White finishes the
game with some style.} gxf6 43. Kf5 Ke7 44. Kg6 Ra8 45. Kg7 $1 h5 46. f4 Ra7
47. f5 Ra8 48. e5 fxe5 49. Rxe5+ Kd6 50. Re2 Rb8 51. f6 Rb1 52. Rf2 Rg1+ 53.
Kh7 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bagheri, Amir"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. dxc5 e6 6. b4 (6. Nbd2 Bxc5 7. e3
O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 (8... h6 9. O-O Nh5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Re1 Nxf4 12. exf4 Qf6 13. g3
Rd8 14. h4 $14 {Bagheri,A-Kacheishvili,G/Golden Sands 2000}) 9. Bg3 e5 10. e4
d4 11. Nb3 dxc3 12. bxc3 Bb6 13. O-O Nh5 14. Bh4 Qd6 $11 {Soos,B-Wells,P/
Koszeg 2000}) 6... Ne4 {Starting very interesting complications with unclear
consequences.} (6... a5 7. Nd4 (7. b5 Nb8 8. Qd4 Ne4 9. Nbd2 Bxc5 10. Qxg7
Bxf2+ 11. Kd1 Rf8 12. e3 Nd7 13. Bd3 Ndf6 $132 {Siklosi,Z-Mikac,M/AUT 1994})
7... axb4 (7... Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Nd2 axb4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. cxb4 Nd7 12. a4 f5
$44 {Balogh,B-Lengyel,B/Budapest 1993}) (7... Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10.
Be5 $2 axb4 11. cxb4 Nd7 12. f4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 f6 $17 {Pedersen,B-Hansen,L/
Aarhus 1994}) 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. cxb4 Ne4 10. e3 Qh4 11. g3 Qf6 12. Qd4 Be7 13. f3
Ng5 $132 {Abel,L-Horvath,I/HUN 1992}) 7. Nd4 $5 Qf6 8. Be3 (8. e3 e5 9. Nb5 Qd8
$5 (9... exf4 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Nxd5 (11. Nxa8 Nxc3 12. Qb3 fxe3 13. fxe3 Ne4
14. Qxd5+ Nd6 15. cxd6 Qxa1 $17) 11... Qh4 12. Nf6+ Nd6 (12... Kc7 13. Nxe4
fxe3 14. Qf3 f5 15. Nd6 Qxf2+ 16. Qxf2 exf2+ 17. Kxf2 Bxd6 18. cxd6+ Kxd6 $13)
13. Nd5 Ne4 $11) 10. Bg3 a6 11. N5a3 h5 12. f3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Be6 $36) 8... Be7
9. f3 $5 {Accepting the challenge.} Qh4+ $1 10. g3 Nxg3 11. Bf2 {[%cal Gf2h4]}
Nxf1 12. Bxh4 Ne3 13. Qa4 (13. Qb3 Bxh4+ 14. Kd2 Nc4+ 15. Kc2) 13... Bxh4+ 14.
Kd2 Nc4+ 15. Kc2 Bd7 16. Nxc6 bxc6 $8 ({Of course not} 16... Bxc6 17. b5 Bd7
18. Nd2 {[%cal Ga4h4]} Ne3+ 19. Kc1 Bf6 20. c6 bxc6 21. bxc6 Bc8 22. Rb1 $16 {
with serious advantage.}) 17. Nd2 Ne3+ 18. Kb2 Bf6 19. Nb3 $2 {Permitting
black to get very dangerous initiative.} (19. Qa6 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc6]}) 19... a5
$1 $44 20. bxa5 O-O 21. Rhg1 Nc4+ (21... e5 22. Rac1 Ra6 $44) 22. Kc2 Rfb8 {
Black isn't satisfied with a draw after 22...Ne3+} (22... Ne3+ $11) 23. e4 Rb5
24. Rab1 g6 25. Kd3 e5 (25... Ra6) 26. a6 Kg7 27. Nd2 $6 (27. Ke2 $1) 27... Ra5
28. Qd1 $2 (28. Qb4) 28... dxe4+ $6 {Missing a very beautifull mating idea.} (
28... Rxa2 $1 {[%csl Rd3]} 29. Nxc4 dxc4+ 30. Ke3 Be7 $3 $19 {[%cal Ge7c5]} 31.
f4 Bxc5+ 32. Kf3 Rf2+ 33. Kg3 exf4+ 34. Kh4 Be7+ 35. Rg5 Rxh2#) 29. fxe4 $13
Nxd2 30. Qxd2 Be6 31. Ke3 Be7 (31... R8xa6) 32. Rg2 R8xa6 33. Rb2 Bxc5+ 34. Kf3
Ra3 $17 35. Rc2 R6a4 36. h4 f5 37. Qd8 Rxe4 38. Rgd2 Re3+ (38... Ra7 $5 $17)
39. Kg2 f4 40. Qc7+ Kh6 (40... Kf6) 41. Qxc6 Rg3+ (41... Bh3+) 42. Kh1 Rh3+ 43.
Rh2 Rd3 $2 (43... Raxc3 44. Rxc3 Rxc3 45. Qxe6 Rc1+ 46. Kg2 Rc2+ 47. Kf3 (47.
Kh3 $2 Rc3+ 48. Kg2 f3+ 49. Kg3 f2+ 50. Kg2 Rc1 $19) 47... Rxh2 48. Qxe5 Be3
49. Qg5+ Kg7 50. a4 $14) 44. Qxc5 Bd5+ 45. Kg1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 Nb4 5. Na3 e6 6. c3 (6. O-O Be7 7. c3 Na6
8. Qb3 Qc8 9. Re1 c6 10. Bg5 Be4 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Nb1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. e4
$14 {Bareev,E-Morozevich,A/Elista 1995/CBM 50}) 6... Na6 (6... Nc6 7. Nb1 (7.
Nc2 Be7 8. Bf4 Be4 9. h4 Nf6 10. h5 h6 11. Qd2 Bd6 12. O-O-O a5 13. Nfe1 a4 14.
f3 Bh7 15. Nd3 Na5 $13 {Lengyel,F-Donka,P/HUN 1995/EXT 2000}) (7. Qb3 Rb8 8.
Nh4 Bg4 9. e4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qb5
$14 {Timman,J-Nogueiras,J/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97}) 7... Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nbd2 h6
10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 c6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nc5 $11 {Vadasz,
L-Gonzales,G/Gyula 1997/CBM 58 ext}) 7. Qb3 (7. O-O c6 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Bf4 Be4
10. c4 Qxb3 11. axb3 f6 12. h4 Ne7 13. Bd2 Nf5 14. Bc3 Bxa3 15. bxa3 Rd8 16. c5
$14 {Zhuravlev,V-Karavaev,V/Azov 1996/CBM 56}) 7... Qc8 {This move appears to
be a novelty, but it doesn't change much about the position: black still has
to work very hard to reach an equality.} (7... Rb8 8. Nh4 (8. O-O Be7 9. c4 Nf6
10. Qa4+ c6 11. Bf4 Ra8 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Rac1 $14 {Arsovic,Z-Perovic,D/Niksic
1996/EXT 2000}) (8. Bf4 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Nb5 Qe7 11. c4 c6 12. Nc3 Nf6 13.
O-O h6 14. Ne5 O-O 15. f3 Nd7 $11 {Kopulova,L-Buechmann,O/Kiel 2000/EXT 2001})
8... c6 9. Nxf5 exf5 10. f3 Nf6 11. O-O Be7 12. e4 fxe4 13. fxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4
O-O 15. Bg2 $14 {Krasenkow,M-Sobjerg,E/Copenhagen 1996/CBM 54}) 8. Nh4 Bg4 (
8... Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e4 c6 11. e5 Ne7 12. h4 $14) 9. e4 c6 10. h3 Bh5 11.
exd5 cxd5 ({The danger of} 11... exd5 $6 {shows following variation:} 12. O-O
Bd6 13. Re1+ Ne7 14. Nb5 $1 cxb5 (14... Bb8 15. Qa3 Qd7 16. Nf5 $1 $18 {
[%cal Ge1e8]}) 15. Qxd5 $18 {[%csl Rd6,Rh5]}) 12. O-O Bxa3 $6 (12... Be7 13.
Nb5 Nf6 14. Bf4 Qd7) 13. Qxa3 Ne7 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bf4 (15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Bf4 Qd7
17. Bg3 O-O 18. Qd6 $14) 15... Qd7 16. Rfe1 Nc7 17. Re3 (17. Bg3 $5 {[%cal
Gf2f5]} Nb5 $6 18. Qb3 Nd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qxb7 Rb8 21. Qxa7 Rxb2 22. Nxg6
Nxg6 23. Rab1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 $16) 17... Qd8 18. Qa4+ (18. Bg3 $5 {[%cal Gf2f5,
Ga1e1]}) 18... Qd7 19. Qb4 Na6 20. Qa3 Nb8 (20... O-O $2 21. Bd6 Rfe8 22. Bxe7
Rxe7 23. Bxd5 $18 {[%csl Re7]}) 21. Bxb8 $5 Rxb8 22. f4 (22. Qxa7 O-O 23. Qa3
$16) 22... Bc2 23. Rc1 (23. Qxa7) 23... Ba4 24. Nf3 $5 {White's position is so
strong that he decides not to take the pawn, but to keep the pressure} (24. b3
$5) 24... O-O 25. Ne5 Qe8 26. f5 Bc6 27. Rce1 Qd8 28. Rf1 (28. fxe6 fxe6 29.
Nd3 {[%csl Re6]} (29. Nxc6 Nxc6 30. Rxe6 Qh4 31. R6e2 Qg3 $16) 29... Ng6 30.
Rxe6 Qh4 31. Qd6 $18) 28... exf5 29. gxf5 Re8 30. f6 Ng6 31. Nxf7 Qc7 32. Rxe8+
(32. Ne5 $18) 32... Rxe8 33. Nh6+ Kh8 (33... gxh6 34. f7+ $18) 34. Qd6 $2 {
Nice move, but unfortunetly very bad one! After simple} (34. fxg7+ Qxg7 35. Nf5
Qf6 36. Qd6 $18 {white would get easily winning endgame, while after the move
in the game white knight is trapped and white has to give up the pawn.}) 34...
Qxd6 35. Nf7+ Kg8 36. Nxd6 Rd8 37. f7+ (37. Nf5 gxf6 38. Nh6+ Kg7 39. Ng4 Rf8
40. Ne3 Ne7 $14) 37... Kf8 38. Ne8 Bxe8 $6 (38... Rd7 $1) 39. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 40.
Rf5 Ne7 41. Rf4 Rd6 42. Bf1 {[%csl Ga6]} (42. Kf2 $2 Ra6 43. a3 Rb6 44. b4 Ra6
$15 {[%csl Ra3]}) 42... a6 43. Bd3 h6 44. h4 Rb6 45. b3 Rc6 46. c4 dxc4 47.
bxc4 Rb6 48. c5 (48. Kg2 $5) 48... Rb4 $1 $11 {[%csl Rd4]} 49. Be4 g5 50. hxg5
hxg5 51. Rg4 Kd8 52. Rxg5 Rxd4 53. Bxb7 Rd1+ 54. Kf2 Rd2+ 55. Ke3 Rxa2 56. Rh5
a5 57. Kd3 a4 58. Rh8+ Kc7 59. Be4 Ra1 60. Rh7 Kd8 61. Rh8+ Kc7 62. Ra8 Nc6 63.
Rh8 Ne7 64. Rh7 Kd8 65. Kd2 a3 66. Rh8+ Kc7 67. Ra8 a2 68. Ra7+ Kb8 69. Ra8+
Kc7 70. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 02nd"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2001.05.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2001.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Bg5
(8. Nc3 Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 g6 11. Nd4 (11. Kh1 Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nd4 Ng4
14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bg1 Nh6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc7 18. c3 $1 $14 {Romanishin,
O-Ulybin,M/Moscow (ol) 1994/1/2-1/2 (69)}) 11... Bc5 $5 $146 (11... Bg4 12. h3
$1 (12. Qd3 Nc6 13. h3 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkov,M-Horvath,J/Budapest Noviki-A 1989})
12... Bh5 $140 13. Nb3 {[%csl Rd5]}) 12. Na4 Bxd4+ 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc3 $6 d4
$1 15. Bxc6+ $142 (15. Qa3 {Koniushkov,I-Ulibin,M/RUS-Cup6 1997/0-1(49)}) 15...
bxc6 16. Qxc6+ Kf8 $1 (16... Bd7 17. Qc4 $16) 17. Nc5 Bf5 $44) 8... Nbd7 9. e3
(9. e4 dxe4 10. Nc3 {This line doesn't give white too much chances to get
advantage.Black has enough time to finish development.} (10. Bxe4 $6 Qc7 11.
Bg2 Be7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Re1 O-O $11 {Nehse,G-Prudnikova,S/Halle-W 1987/0-1(38)})
10... Qc7 $5 $146 (10... Be7 11. Bxf6 $6 Nxf6 12. Nxe4 Qc7 13. Nxf6+ (13. Qf3
Rb8 14. Qc3 Rc8 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qb4 b6 $11 {Van de Mortel,J-Hracek,Z/NED
2000/CBM 76}) 13... Bxf6 14. c3 Rd8 15. Qf3 b6 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Qc6 Qxc6 18.
Bxc6 Bg5 $15 {^^_|_ Csom,I-Forintos,G/HUN-chT 1993/1/2-1/2 (43)}) (10... h6 $5)
11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Bd2 Be7 $11 {Savchenko,S-Rublevsky,S/Luzern 1997/
CBM 62}) (9. Nc3 $5 h6 $6 (9... Be7 $5) 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qd3 $1 {[%cal Yd3b5,
Ga1d1] @} Qd7 (11... Rc8 12. Rad1 d4 13. Qb5+ Nd7 14. Nd5 Rxc2 15. Rc1 $16 {
Simic,R-Horvath,J/JUG-chT Igalo 1994/1-0 (46)}) 12. Rad1 d4 13. Ne4 Rc8 14. c3
dxc3 15. Qf3 Qe7 16. Nxc3 e4 17. Qe3 $16 {/+- Anikaev,Y-Totsky,L,Smolensk,1991/
1-0}) 9... h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Rd1 $5 (12. Nc3 Qc8 13. Rad1 e4 14.
Nd4 Bd7 15. f3 Bb4 16. Ndb5 a6 17. a3 Bc5 18. Nd4 $13 {Lputian,S-Rublevsky,S/
New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80}) 12... Qc8 13. Nc3 e4 14. Nd4 Bd7 $5 {Deciding
to keep the bishop, although also after} (14... O-O 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Qc6
17. Nb5 e5 18. c4 dxc4 19. a4 a6 20. Nc3 Bb4 21. Qc2 b5 $15 {black is doing
fine; Wojtkiewicz,A-Rublevsky,S/Frankfurt 2000/CBM 76}) 15. f3 (15. a3 O-O 16.
f3 exf3 17. Bxf3 Bc6 18. Qd3 Bc5 $11) 15... Bb4 $5 (15... exf3 16. Bxf3 Bc6 17.
Nxc6 bxc6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 O-O $11) 16. Ndb5 O-O 17. fxe4 (17. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5
18. Rxd5 exf3 $1 (18... Bc6 19. fxe4 Bxd5 20. exd5 Bc5 21. Rd1 a6 22. Nd4 $14)
19. Bxf3 Bc6 20. Rd4 Bc5 $36) 17... dxe4 18. Nd6 (18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bg4
20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxc2 $15) 18... Bg4 $1 (18... Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Bg4 20. Qf2
$14) 19. Nxc8 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 Raxc8 21. c3 Bc5 22. Nd4 $13 {The first impression
is that white stands slightly better due to strong knight on d4 and weakness
of the black pawn on e4, but after a couple of moves it becomes clear that
black has sufficient counterplay.} Rfe8 23. Bh3 {[%csl Gg4]} Rcd8 24. Kf2 (24.
b4 $6 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. exd4 Nd5 27. Rc1 e3 28. Kf1 e2+ 29. Ke1 Re3 $1 $17
{[%csl Rc3]}) 24... a5 25. Ke2 Rd5 {[%cal Gd5h5] Now it's clear that black is
in charge of situation and white has to be careful to keep the balance.} 26.
Nf5 $8 Rde5 $1 (26... Rxd1 $2 27. Rxd1 $16) (26... Red8 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rd1
Rxd1 29. Kxd1 g6 30. Nd4 Nd5 31. Kd2 f5 32. Bf1 $11) 27. Rf1 $5 (27. Rd2 g6 $5
28. Nxh6+ Kg7 29. Ng4 Nxg4 30. Bxg4 f5 31. Bh3 Rh8 32. Bg2 Rxh2 33. Kf2 $11)
27... Nd5 28. Rad1 a4 {[%cal Ga4a3]} 29. c4 $6 (29. Rd2 $5) 29... Nb6 30. b3
Ra8 $15 31. Rd2 axb3 32. axb3 Ra3 33. Rb1 g6 $1 $17 {[%cal Ge5h5]} 34. Nxh6+
Kg7 35. Ng4 Rh5 36. Bg2 f5 37. b4 $8 (37. Ne5 $2 Rxh2 38. Kf2 Kf6 $19) 37...
Be7 38. Ne5 Rxh2 39. Kf2 Bg5 {[%csl Re3]} 40. Re1 $8 (40. Re2 $2 Kf6 41. c5
Kxe5 42. cxb6 Bxe3+ 43. Kf1 Bxb6 $19) 40... Kf6 41. c5 $8 Kxe5 42. cxb6 Rb3 $6
(42... Bxe3+ $5 43. Rxe3 Rxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Rxe3 45. Rd7 Re2+ 46. Kf1 Rb2 47. Rxb7
Rxb4 48. Rb8 Kd4 49. b7 Ke3 $19) 43. Ree2 Rh8 $5 {[%csl Rb4,Rb6]} (43... Bxe3+
$5) (43... Rxb4 44. Rb2) 44. Rd7 Rb8 45. Rg7 Kf6 46. Rd7 Rxb4 47. Rd6+ Kg7 48.
Bh3 {[%cal Gg3g4]} Rb3 $6 (48... Rd8 $5 49. Red2 Rxd6 50. Rxd6 Rb2+ 51. Kf1
Bxe3 52. Rd7+ Kf6 53. Rxb7 Bxb6 $19) 49. g4 fxg4 50. Bxg4 Rf8+ 51. Kg2 Bxe3 52.
Be6 Rxb6 53. Rd7+ Kh6 54. Bd5 Bc5 55. Rxe4 $15 {[%csl Rb7]} Rb2+ $6 (55... Rb8
$5 $17) 56. Kg3 b6 $2 (56... Bf2+ $1 {[%csl Gh4]} 57. Kg4 b5 $17) 57. Rh4+ $11
Kg5 58. Rg4+ Kf6 59. Rf4+ Ke5 60. Re4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yogesh, Gore"]
[Black "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d5 5. Bg2 e5 6. Nb3 Be6 (6... a5 7. a4
Be6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. c3 Qd7 11. N1d2 Rd8 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. Qc1 O-O 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 $11 {Huber,H-Bromberger,S/Germany 1997/EXT 99})
7. O-O (7. c4 Nc6 8. cxd5 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd5 10. Bxd5 Qxd5 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qc2
Bxd2 13. N1xd2 O-O $11 {Preuss,H-Palkovi,J/Wuerttemberg 1993/GER}) (7. Bg5 Nbd7
8. e4 dxe4 9. Bxe4 Qc7 10. Bg2 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 O-O $11 {
Chis,E-Nutu Gajic,D/ROM 1994/EXT 97}) 7... Be7 (7... h6 $6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. e4 d4
10. Ne2 Qb6 11. c3 Rd8 12. cxd4 exd4 13. Nf4 $14 {Dettmann,G-Westphal,W/GER
1996/EXT 2001}) (7... Nc6 8. e3 Qd7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. f4 e4 11. Nb5 O-O 12. N5d4
Bg4 13. Qd2 Rfd8 $15 {Nabeel,M-Rupasinghe,S/Singapore 1990/EXT 97}) 8. Bg5 $6 {
After this move white is the one who has to fight for equality.} (8. c3 O-O 9.
Bg5 Nbd7 10. h3 a5 11. a4 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. N3d2 Nd6 14. Kh2 Rad8 $15 {
Vidonyak,N-Legde,G/GER 1999/EXT 2000}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nc3 (9. h3 Ne4 10. Bxe7
Qxe7 11. N1d2 Nd6 12. e4 d4 13. f4 f6 14. Rc1 Rc8 $132 {Kalinin,V-Condie,M/
Bath 1987/CBM 04}) 9... h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qd2 $6 (11. Qd3) 11... Rc8 12.
Rad1 Bb4 $15 13. Qe3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. f4 $8 {The only chance for
counterplay.} Qxc3 16. Rd3 ({Bad was} 16. Qxe5 $2 Qxe5 17. fxe5 Ng4 $140 {
[%csl Rc2,Re5]} 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Ne3 $19) 16... Qc7 $1 (16... Qxc2 $6 17.
f5 Bd7 18. Qxe5+ Kf8 19. Bxd5 $13) 17. f5 $6 {White is getting too optimistic.
He had to go for} (17. fxe5 Ng4 18. Qxa7 {with unclear position.} Nxe5 19. Rd2
Nc4 20. Rdd1 $132) 17... d4 $5 18. Nxd4 Bc4 19. Rc3 O-O 20. Nb3 b5 {[%csl Rc3]}
21. Nd2 (21. h3 b4 $19) 21... Ng4 {[%cal Gc7b6]} 22. Qf3 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Bd5 $1
24. Qxg4 $6 (24. e4 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Bxa2 (25... Bb7 $5) 26. h3 Ne3 27. Ra1 Bc4
$17) 24... Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rxc3 $19 {Black is just an exchange up, while
white's attempts to create something on the kingside are doomed to fail.} 26.
f6 g6 27. Ne4 Rc4 28. Rf3 Qd4 29. Qh4 h5 30. Qg5 Kh7 31. Nf2 e4 (31... Rxc2 $5
$19) 32. Rf4 Qc5 33. Qh4 Qd5 34. e3 Rxc2 35. g4 Rh8 (35... Rxa2 36. Rf5 Rxf2+
37. Rxf2 Rc8 $19) 36. Rf5 Rxf2+ $6 ({Better was} 36... gxf5 $1 37. Qxh5+ (37.
Qg5 Rxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Qd2+ 39. Kg3 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+ $19) 37... Kg8 38. Qg5+ Kf8
39. Qg7+ Ke8 40. Qxh8+ Kd7 $19 {with an easy win.}) 37. Rxf2 Kg8 38. Rc2 Qd7
39. h3 $15 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 Bf5 (4... e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3
b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. c4 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Rc8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Blot,J-Malakhov,V/Lvov 1999/
EXT 2002 (34)}) 5. Nh4 {White can't fight for opening advantage in this line,
but it's not such a bad way to deviate from the theory.} (5. Bg2 h6 6. O-O e6
7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nd3 Qb6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. c3 a5 11. a4 Qa6 12. Nfe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5
c5 14. e3 Bd6 15. f4 {1/2-1/2 De la Cruz Lopez,J-Rojo Huerta,G/Madrid 1993/EXT
97 (15)}) 5... Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Bg2 (8. g5 Nfd7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Nf3
Qc7 11. Qd3 e6 12. e4 Bd6 13. e5 Be7 14. c3 c5 $132 {Fyllingen,R-Gausel,E/
Bergen 2001}) 8... e6 9. Nxg6 (9. c3 Bd6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Qb3 (12.
Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nd7 $11) 12... Qc7 13. Nc4 Be7 $13 14. Bf4 $140 $2 Qxf4 15.
Qxb7 Nd5 16. Qxa8 Qc7 $17) 9... hxg6 10. c4 $6 {White is trying too hard to
play originally! After trading black lightsquared bishop for nthe knight he
should've played for e4 break.} (10. c3) 10... Nbd7 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. cxd5 exd5
13. Qe3+ Be7 14. Nb3 (14. g5 Nh5 15. Nf3 Nf8 16. h4 Ne6 17. Bd2 Nhf4 18. Bf1 a5
$132) 14... Nb6 {Preparing a castle.} 15. Nc5 O-O 16. Bf3 (16. g5 Nh5) 16...
Rfe8 17. Qc3 Bd6 18. Qc2 Nc4 19. b3 (19. O-O Qe7 20. b3 Nb6 21. Bb2 Bb8 $36 {
[%cal Ge7c7]}) 19... Bxc5 $1 {Concrete approach to the position. Black knights
are at least as strong as white bishops' pair.} 20. dxc5 Qa5+ 21. Kf1 Ne5 22.
Be3 (22. Kg2) (22. Bg2 $6 Ned7 23. Be3 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Nxc5 $17 {[%csl Rf1][%cal
Gc5e4,Ga5c7,Gc7g3]}) 22... Nxf3 23. exf3 Nd7 24. h4 Rad8 25. h5 (25. Kg2) 25...
gxh5 26. Bd4 (26. gxh5 Re6 27. h6 Qb5+ 28. Kg2 Rg6+ $19) 26... Nf8 27. gxh5 $6
{Too optimistic. After more reasonable} (27. Rxh5 Re6 28. a3 Rde8 29. b4 Qb5+
30. Kg2 Re1 31. Rh1 Rxa1 32. Bxa1 $13 {the position remains unclear.}) 27...
Ne6 28. Rh4 Nxd4 29. Rxd4 Re5 (29... Qc7 30. Kg2 Qe5 31. Qd3 Re6 32. Rh1 Rh6
$17) 30. h6 gxh6 $6 {Missing a chance to punish white for his oping
experiments.} (30... Rh5 $5 31. hxg7 f5 (31... Rh1+ $2 32. Kg2 Rxa1 33. Rh4
Kxg7 34. Qf5 Rg1+ 35. Kxg1 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qe6 37. Qf4 $36) 32. Rad1 Re8 $40) 31.
Rg4+ Kh8 $6 (31... Rg5 32. Rxg5+ hxg5 33. Kg2 Qc7 34. Rh1 Qe5 35. Qh7+ Kf8 $17)
32. Qc1 Re6 33. Qb2+ d4 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 35. Qxd4+ Kg8 36. Rd1 Qxa2 37. Qd8+ Kg7
38. Qd4+ Kh7 39. Qd3+ Kg7 40. Qd4+ Kh7 41. Qd3+ Rg6 42. Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 34th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2004.05.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 64]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Ne5 {Giving
up the idea to fight for opening advantage.} Ne8 $5 {[%cal Gc7c5] Black has
many different ways to equalize after white's last move, but his move
indicates at his agressive intentions.} (6... c6 7. c3 (7. Nd2 Nbd7 8. f4 $5
Qb6 9. e3 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Ng4 11. Nf3 f6 12. h3 Nh6 13. Kh2 Bf5 14. c3 Be4 $15 {
Trichkov,V-Pribyl,J/Lazne Bohdanec 1994}) (7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Nxd7 9. e4 dxe4
10. Nxe4 Nf6 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. h3 Be6 $11 {Dominguez,J-Martin,F/Mesa
op2 1992 (28)}) (7. c4 dxc4 8. Na3 Ng4 9. Naxc4 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 Nb6
12. e3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Be4 $11 {Dizdarevic,E-Boric,M/Rabac 2003}) 7... Nfd7 $5 (
7... Ne8 $6 8. Nd2 Nd7 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nd6 12. Nc5 $14 {
Negulescu,A-Shahade,G/New York 1999}) 8. Nd3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11.
Nd2 Bg7 12. Nb3 Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bornemann,W-Sieg,U/BL2-N9697 1997}) (6... Nbd7
7. c4 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. cxd5 Nxe5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Qa4 cxd5 12. Nxd5 e6 $11 {
Nielsen,J-Jorgensen,J/DEN-chT 1990}) 7. Nc3 e6 (7... c5 8. Nxd5 cxd4 $13) 8. e4
c5 9. Be3 cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nxd5 cxd4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nb4 Qb6
$13) 10. Bxd4 Nd6 $6 {Quite strange idea to put it mild. Black sacrifices a
pawn hoping that his darksquared bishop will provide him sufficient
counterplay.} (10... Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Re1 (12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Na4 Qa5 14.
c3 Rd8 15. b4 Qc7 16. Qc2 e5 $13) 12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Qd2 Qxb2 15. exd5
cxd5 16. Rab1 Qa3 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Nc7 19. Qe5 Be6 20. Qxc7 Rac8 21. Qe5
Rxc2 $15) 11. exd5 Nf5 12. Nf3 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 exd5 14. Nxd5 $16 Bd7 (14... Nc6
15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nb4 $16) 15. c3 Nc6 16. Nc2 $6 {Instead of initiating some
trades white is trying to deviate from those offered by black!} (16. Nxc6 Bxc6
17. Ne3 Qf6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qd5 $16) 16... Ne5 17. Nce3 h5 18. Qb3 h4 19.
Rad1 (19. Qxb7 Rb8 20. Qxa7 h3 21. Bh1 Rxb2 22. Rfd1 Kh8 $16) 19... h3 20. Bh1
Rb8 21. Nf4 (21. f4 Ng4 (21... Nc6 22. f5 $16) 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 23. Bf3 Be6 24.
Qb4 Re8 $16) 21... Qc8 22. Rd6 Re8 23. Rfd1 Bg4 24. R1d2 $6 b5 25. Bd5 Nc4 (
25... b4 $5) 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Qc2 Bf5 (27... Be5 28. Rxg6+ $140 $2 fxg6 29.
Qxg6+ Bg7 30. Qxg4 Qxg4 31. Nxg4 Re1#) 28. Qc1 Bh6 $44 29. R6d4 (29. Nfd5)
29... Bd3 30. Nxd3 cxd3 31. R4xd3 Qe6 32. Qf1 Qxa2 33. Qxh3 Bxe3 34. Rxe3
1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.06.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Black "Savanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[BlackTeam "Banja Luka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Ne5
cxd4 (8... Nxe5) 9. exd4 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 Nc5 (11... f5 12. Nd4 Nc5
13. Bc2 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. O-O $16 {Needelman,G-Kruger,E/Villa Giardino 2002
}) 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. h4 $6 {Black has no choice, but to play f5 sooner or later,
so advance of an h-pawn is useless. White should've castled instead with
better chances.} (13. O-O f5 14. exf6 gxf6 (14... Bxf6 15. Bd6 Be7 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. Qd4 Rac8 18. Rfe1 $14) 15. Nd4 Rf7 (15... e5 $2 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5
exf4 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Qh5 $18) 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Qh5 Bf8 18. Rae1 $36) 13... f5
14. exf6 (14. Nd4 Qb6 15. Rb1 Qa6 16. Bg5 Rae8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 $13) 14... gxf6
15. h5 {One bad move drags another. White is desperately trying to make use of
h4, thus causing to himself more and more damage.} Ne4 (15... Kh8) 16. Bh6 Rf7
17. Be3 Qc7 18. Rh4 $6 Bc5 $2 {There was no reason to refrain from f5:} (18...
f5 19. Rh1 (19. Bf4 Qb6 $19 {[%csl Rf2,Rh4]}) 19... Bf6 $15 {[%cal Ge4c3,Gf5f4]
}) 19. Bxc5 {White doesn't grab a chance to regain an advantage after} (19. Qe2
$1 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc5 21. O-O-O Kh8 22. g4 $14) 19... Qxc5 20. Bxe4 (20. Qe2 $2
Nxc3 $19) 20... dxe4 21. Rxe4 Qxh5 $13 {After the mutual inaccuracies arising
position should be assessed as balanced.} 22. Rh4 Qb5 23. Qd2 e5 24. O-O-O Bf5
25. Qe3 Qa6 26. a3 Qe6 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Ge6a2] Black is trying to exploite the
weakness of a light squares around the white king, but white is on guard.} 27.
Rb4 $5 {[%csl Gb2]} (27. g4 Bg6 28. Nd2 Qa2 (28... Qd5 29. Rhh1 Qd3 30. Qxd3
Bxd3 31. Rhe1 $11) (28... Rd7) 29. Ne4 b5 30. f3 a5 31. Qd3 b4 32. Qd5 $11)
27... Qa2 28. Rd6 {[%cal Gc1d2]} Qb1+ 29. Kd2 b6 30. Nh4 Bg6 31. Ke2 Raf8 32.
Rd1 Qc2+ 33. Rd2 Qb1 34. Rd1 Qc2+ 35. Rd2 Qb1 36. Qh6 Rg7 37. Qe3 Rgf7 38. g3
Bc2 39. Rg4+ Bg6 40. Nxg6 hxg6 41. Qh6 Rg7 42. Rh4 Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.05.31"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Bistric, Faruk"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Zeljeznicar"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O c6 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Qb6 {
Exept of the move in the game black has many oher ways to get comfortable play.
} (7... Na6 8. Re1 (8. Nb3 Re8 9. Ne5 Bf5 10. h3 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. f4 f6
13. Be3 e5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kovacevic,V-Bareev,E/Ljublana Portoroz 1989/CBM 14 (42)
}) 8... c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Nce4 11. Ng5 Nd6 $5 12. Bxd5 h6 13. Nf3 a5 (
13... e6 14. e4 exd5 15. e5) 14. e4 a4 15. Nbd4 Nxd5 16. exd5 Ra5 $36 {Anic,
D-Dorfman,J/Meribel FRA 1998}) (7... Qc7 8. Re1 c5 9. dxc5 Rd8 10. Qa4 Qxc5 $11
{Kovacevic,V-Nikolic,P/Ljublana Portoroz 1989}) (7... Nbd7 8. Re1 c5 9. e4 Nxe4
10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Rxe4 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 $11 {Kovacevic,V-Cvitan,O/JUG-chT 1989}
) 8. Re1 c5 9. Nb3 $5 {This move is probably better than} (9. dxc5 {which
braught white nothing, but problems:} Qxc5 10. Nb3 Qb6 11. Be3 Qd8 12. Ne5 Qc7
13. Bd4 Rd8 14. Qc1 Ne8 $13 {[%cal Gf7f6,Ye7e5] Van der Sterren,P-Nikolic,P/
Amsterdam 1999}) 9... cxd4 (9... c4 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Nh4 (11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3
Nc6 13. Ba3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. e3 Rfd8 $13) 11... Bd7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4
dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nc6 15. Nf3 e6 16. Qe2 $14) 10. Qxd4 Nc6 ({Black faces no
problems after} 10... Qxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Bf4 Bf5 13. Ne5 Rfc8 14. Rac1 $11 {
but Sokolov is trying to complicate the matters hoping to outplay his opponent.
}) 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Bf4 {[%csl Rb6]} Bf5 (12... e6 $5 13. Nfd2 (13. Nfd4 Bd7)
13... e5 14. Bg5 Be6 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Ra4 $13) 13. Nfd4 Bd7
14. Red1 e6 15. h3 Ra4 $6 {Doubling the rooks over an a-file is quite useless,
so black should've preferred} (15... Na5 16. Nd2 Rfc8 17. a3 b5 18. g4 Nc4 $132
{with balanced position.}) 16. g4 Rfa8 17. a3 Be8 18. Bh2 {[%cal Gg4g5]} h5 (
18... h6) 19. g5 Nh7 $6 {[%csl Rh7] The knight has nothing to do on h7, so it
was better to retreat to d7 right away.} (19... Nd7 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Nde5 (
21... Nxd4 22. cxd4 $1 (22. Nxd4 $6 e5 23. Bxb7 exd4 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. cxd4 f6
$13) 22... Nc5 $140 $2 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. Bxb7 R8a7 25. dxc5 Rxb7 26. Rd8 $16)
22. Bg2 Nc4 23. Rab1 $14) 20. Nf3 $1 {[%cal Gb3d4,Gd4b5]} Nf8 21. e3 Nd7 22.
Bf1 Nc5 (22... Nde5 23. Nbd4 Nc4 24. Rab1 R4a5 25. Bc7 Rc8 $13) 23. Nbd4 Rc8
24. Nb5 Bd7 25. Rab1 $1 $16 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Gc3c4]} Bf8 (25... e5 26. Nd6 Rd8
27. Rxd5 Be6 28. Rxc5 $1 $18) 26. Nd6 Rca8 (26... Bxd6 $16) 27. c4 Nd8 28. Rbc1
Bc6 29. Nd4 Be7 30. h4 Kf8 (30... f6) 31. Bg2 Kg8 (31... dxc4 32. Nxc4 Bxg2 33.
Kxg2 R4a6 34. b4 $18) 32. b4 $18 Ne4 33. Nxe4 dxe4 34. Nxc6 Nxc6 (34... bxc6)
35. Rd7 Rd8 (35... Bf8 36. Bxe4 Rxa3 37. Rxb7 Nxb4 38. Rxb6 Ra1 39. Rxa1 Rxa1+
40. Kg2 Rc1 41. c5 $18) 36. Rxb7 f5 37. Rc7 Nxb4 38. Rxe7 Rxa3 39. Rxe6 Kf7 40.
Rxb6 Nd3 41. Rcb1 Ra2 42. Bg3 Nxf2 43. Bxf2 Rdd2 44. Rf6+ Ke7 45. Rf1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 e6 7. c4 c6 (7...
dxc4 8. Bxc4 Ne4 9. Bh4 a5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. a3 a4 13. Qd1 $14 {
Piankov,E-Brih,S/France 2003}) 8. Nbd2 {The knight is more active on c3, but
white prefers to keep an option to develop the bishop to d3.} (8. Nc3 Bd6 (8...
Ne4 9. Bf4 (9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Nd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd5 12. Rc1 Nb6 13. Bxd5 exd5
$11 {Zimny,J-Janiszyn,E/Warsaw 1999}) 9... Bd6 10. Nxe4 Bxf4 11. Ng3 Bxg3 12.
hxg3 O-O 13. Bd3 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Qc7 15. g4 $36 {Pitschka,K-Effert,K/Germany
1989/GER-chT2}) 9. Be2 (9. Rc1 O-O (9... h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. Be2 Qb8 12. Bg3
Bxg3 13. hxg3 Bg4 14. O-O Re8 15. Rfe1 Nb6 16. Bd3 Bxf3 {1/2-1/2 Ballmann,
M-Pelletier,Y/Switzerland 2002/CBM 91 ext (16)}) 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Bh4 Rb8 12.
O-O Qe8 13. c5 Bc7 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. Qa3 a6 $11 {Llanos,G-Ricardi,
P/Pena City 1996}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 Rb8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bg3 Bxg3 13. hxg3 O-O
14. Nh4 Bh7 15. O-O Re8 16. Rac1 Qd8 $11 {Meggers,E-Seibt,F/Porz 1989}) 8...
Bd6 9. Bd3 Ne4 $6 {Ivanchuk is not satisfied with a draw so he tries to
complicate the matters.} (9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. e4 dxe4 13.
Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 e5 $11) 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Nh4 c5 12. Nxf5 (12. d5 O-O 13.
Bf4 Bxf4 14. exf4 Nf6 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Nf1 Qc7 17. g3 Ne8 18. Ne3 Nd6 $11)
12... exf5 13. f3 exf3 14. Nxf3 O-O 15. O-O Re8 16. Rad1 (16. Qd3 g6 17. a3 $5
{[%cal Ga1b1,Gb2b4]} Bf8 18. Rab1 a5 19. Bf4 a4 20. b4 axb3 21. Rxb3 Ra4 $132)
16... Bf8 17. Qd3 g6 18. b3 b6 19. Rde1 Qb7 20. d5 Ne5 {Aimed to prevent e4.} (
20... Bg7 21. e4 $14) 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Bf4 $5 {The last chance to try to gain
a full point was} (22. g4 $1 Re4 (22... fxg4 23. Bf6 Rh5 (23... Ree8 24. e4 Bg7
25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. e5 $36) 24. e4 Rh3 25. Re3) 23. h3 Qc7 24. Kg2 Rae8 25. gxf5
Qe5 26. Qd1 $14) 22... Re4 23. g4 Qd7 24. gxf5 Qxf5 25. Bg3 Qg4 26. Rf4 Rxf4
27. exf4 Bd6 28. Qe4 (28. f5 gxf5 29. Kh1 f4 30. Bf2 Kh8 31. Rg1 Qh5 $13) 28...
Rd8 29. Kg2 Kf8 30. h3 Qd7 31. Bh4 (31. f5 Bxg3 32. Kxg3 Re8 33. Qxe8+ Qxe8 34.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. f6 Kd7 36. Kf4 Kd6 37. Kg5 Ke5 $11) 31... Re8 32. Qxe8+ Qxe8 33.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 34. f5 gxf5 35. Kf3 Be5 36. a4 a5 37. Bg5 f6 38. Bf4 Kf7 39. Bh6 Bg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2002.06.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Bg5 f6 $6 {With this move black is creating problems to
himsef instead of solving ones!} (3... h6 4. Bh4 Nf6 (4... g5 5. Bg3 Bg7 6. e3
c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. exd4 Bg4 10. Nbd2 e6 11. h4 Nge7 12. hxg5 hxg5 13.
Rxh8+ Bxh8 14. Qb3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Na5 $11 {Rabinovich,A-Varga,Z/Budapest 1998})
(4... Bf5 5. e3 Nd7 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 Ngf6 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxf6 Qxb3
11. axb3 Nxf6 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 $11 {Gorelov,S-Gofshtein,L/
Aktjubinsk 1985}) 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 f5 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10.
O-O Nd7 11. Qc2 g6 12. Bb3 Nb6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Rac1 c6 15. Ne1 Bd7 16. Nd3
Rae8 17. Nf3 Bc8 18. Nfe5 Kg7 19. Re1 h5 $13 {Miles,A-Nikolic,P/Horgen 1994}) (
3... Nd7 4. e3 h6 5. Bf4 e6 6. c3 Ngf6 7. h3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2
O-O 11. Ne5 Ne4 12. Ndf3 Ndf6 13. Qe2 $14 {Levitt,J-Shvidler,E/Holon 1986}) (
3... Bg4 4. e3 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 $146 (5... Bxf3 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)} 6. Qxf3 Ne4
7. Bh4 c6 8. Bd3 Qa5+ 9. Kf1 Nf6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nc3 Qb4 12. Qe2 e6 13. g3
Nd7 14. Kg2 f5 15. Rac1 $14 {Jailjan,M-Vorotnikov,V/URS-ch sf Aktjubinsk 1985})
6. Bxc4 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. g4 Bg6 11. h4 h6 12. Bd3 Bxd3
13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. O-O-O $36 {Kramnik,V-Short,N/Novgorod 1997}) 4. Bf4 (4. Bh4
Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. c3 Bd6 8. Be2 Nge7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Bb4+ 11.
Ncd2 Ng6 12. O-O O-O 13. Bg3 $14 {Voorn,M-Comp Goldbar/The Hague 1996}) 4... c5
5. e3 c4 $6 {Preventing c4, but permitting white to play e4, which proves to
be not less dangerous for black.} (5... Nc6 6. c4 cxd4 7. exd4 e6 8. Nc3 $14) (
5... Qb6 $5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Rb1 Nc6) 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. e4 $1 e6 8. Qe2 Kf7 (8... Nge7
9. h4 Ng6 10. Bd2 Be7 11. h5 Nf8 12. g3 $14) 9. a3 b5 10. g3 g5 11. Be3 h6 {
I guess black should've taken the pawn after} (11... dxe4 $5 12. Nxe4 g4 13.
Nfd2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15. O-O-O $44 {and he is not suffering for free!}) 12.
Bg2 Nge7 13. h4 dxe4 (13... g4 14. Nh2 f5 15. exf5 exf5 16. f3 $16 {[%csl Rf7]}
) 14. hxg5 $1 $16 {Very nice little combination.} exf3 15. Qxf3 f5 (15... Bg7
16. gxh6 Bf8 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. h7+ Kg7 19. Bh6+ $18) 16. Qh5+ Ng6 {Black is
forced to return a piece} (16... Kg8 17. Bxc6 Nxc6 18. Qg6+ Bg7 19. gxh6 Rh7
20. O-O-O Ne7 21. Qg5 Bb7 22. Rh4 $16) 17. Bxc6 hxg5 18. Qxg5 Be7 19. Rxh8 Qxh8
20. Qh6 Qxh6 21. Bxh6 Rb8 22. O-O-O $18 {Now white is just a pawn up in better
position.} Bb7 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. d5 e5 (24... exd5 25. Nxd5 Bc5 26. Be3 Bxe3+
27. Nxe3 Ke6 $16) 25. Be3 a5 $6 26. a4 $1 bxa4 (26... b4 27. Nb5 Rd7 $16) 27.
Nxa4 f4 28. gxf4 exf4 29. Bd4 Ke8 30. Rh1 Nh4 31. Nb6 Bg5 32. d6 Rb8 33. d7+
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.20"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. f4 exf4 (9... e4 10. f5 Bc8 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. e3 O-O 13. Qe2 (13. a4 h6
14. Bf4 Nb6 15. Nd4 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Kengis,E-Miles,A/Sydney 1991}) 13... Qb6 $6
14. Rad1 Rd8 15. Rxd5 $1 $16 {Kuljasevic,D-Zelcic,R/Pula 2002}) 10. gxf4 g6 (
10... Nc6 11. f5 Bd7 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 Rd8 15. Qe4 O-O 16.
Be3 Qc7 $44 {0-1 Horvath,C-Zelcic,R/Pula 2000 (97)}) 11. Nd4 (11. Kh1 $5 {
Is favorite move of Romanishin, who is an expert in this line}) 11... Bc5 (
11... Bg4 12. Qd3 (12. h3 $1 Bh5 $140 13. Nb3 {[%csl Rd5]}) 12... Nc6 13. h3 {
1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Horvath,J/Budapest 1989}) (11... Nc6 12. Kh1 Qd7 13. Nxe6
fxe6 14. e4 O-O-O 15. exd5 exd5 16. f5 $36 {Horvath,J-Zelcic,R/Pozega 2000})
12. e3 (12. Na4 Bxd4+ 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc3 d4 15. Qa3 Bd5 $36 {Koniushkov,
I-Ulibin,M/Krasnodar 1997}) 12... Nc6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Na4 Be7 15. Qe2 (15. c4
dxc4 16. Qe2 Qd3 $17) 15... O-O 16. c4 Qa5 17. b3 Qa6 {[%cal Ga6e2]} 18. Bb2
dxc4 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 20. bxc4 Rac8 21. Rfd1 ({Very serious attention deserved} 
21. Bxf6 {but it seems that black is doing fine anyway} Rxf6 (21... Bxf6 $6 {
[%csl Rc5]} 22. Rab1 b6 23. c5 bxc5 24. Nxc5 Rfe8 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Rb7 $16) 22.
c5 Rc7 23. Rab1 Rf5 24. Kh1 Kf7 25. Rfd1 e5 $13) 21... Nb4 22. Bxb7 {Once
again white opts for harmless continuation.} (22. c5 $5 Nc2 23. Bxb7 Rc7 24. c6
Ng4 (24... Nxa1 25. Bxa1 Ng4 26. Bd4 Rd8 27. Nb2 $16) 25. Rd3 Nxa1 26. Bxa1 Rb8
27. Rb3 Rd8 28. Bd4 Bf6 29. Bxf6 Nxf6 30. Nc5 Rd6 $11) 22... Rxc4 23. Rac1 Nc2
24. Bd4 Ba3 25. Nb2 Bxb2 (25... Rxd4 26. Rxc2 (26. exd4 $2 Nxd4 $1 {[%csl Rb2]}
27. Rb1 Ne2+ 28. Kg2 Nc3 $17) 26... Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 Rd8 $11) 26. Bxb2 Nxe3 27.
Re1 Rb8 (27... Rxc1 28. Bxc1 Rb8 29. Rxe3 Rxb7 30. Rxe6 Rb1 31. Rc6 Nd5 32. Kf2
$11) 28. Rxe3 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Rxb7 30. Rxe6 Nd5 31. Kg2 Rc7 $6 (31... Rb2+ $5
32. Bxb2 Nxf4+ 33. Kf3 Nxe6 34. Ke4 Kf7 35. Kd5 g5 36. a4 h5 37. a5 $11) 32.
Rd6 Rxc1 33. Rxd5 Rc2+ 34. Kg3 Rxa2 35. Rd7 $11 {[%csl Rg8]} a5 36. Ra7 a4 37.
h4 Ra1 38. h5 gxh5 39. Kh2 a3 40. f5 a2 41. Kg2 h4 42. Kh2 h3 43. f6 h6 44.
Rg7+ Kf8 45. Ra7 h5 46. Ra5 Kf7 47. Ra6 Kg6 48. Ra7 Kxf6 49. Ra8 Ke6 50. Ra7 h4
51. Ra8 Kd7 52. Ra7+ Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2004.04.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Black "Lagowski, Patryk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 {Hramless
continuation typical for Markovsky's pure positional style.} Ne4 7. c3 Nxd2 (
7... c5 8. Nxe4 (8. e3 Nc6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ng5 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12. d5 Nb4 13.
Nxe4 Nxd5 $11 {Tenk,P-Straka,Z/Plzen 1998}) 8... dxe4 9. Ne5 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bf5
11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rd1 Qd5 14. Bf4 Rfd8 $13 {Varnusz,E-Nogrady,V/
Hungary 1992}) (7... f5 8. Nxe4 $5 (8. Ne5 Nd7 9. Ndf3 c5 10. Bf4 e6 11. Nxd7
Qxd7 12. Ne5 Qb5 13. f3 Nf6 14. Nd3 $14 {Stehlik,J-Skaloud,D/Czechia 1995})
8... fxe4 9. Ng5 c6 (9... e5 $6 10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. Qb3 Kh8 12. c4 c6 13. cxd5
cxd5 14. Rd1 Qf6 15. Qxd5 $18) 10. f3 exf3 (10... h6 11. Nh3 exf3 12. exf3 Qb6
13. Kh1 Kh7 14. Re1 $14) 11. Rxf3 Rf6 12. Qb3 $14 {[%cal Ge2e4] Nikolic,
P-Vokarev,S/Istanbul 2003}) (7... Nd6 8. Ne5 c6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11.
Bxe4 Be6 12. Re1 $14 {Lazovic,G-Draganic,S/Zagreb 1999}) 8. Bxd2 c6 (8... Nd7
9. e4 dxe4 10. Ng5 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe4 Bg4 13. f3 Be6 $15 {Arias,
D-Clavijo,J/Bogota 1992}) 9. Qb3 a5 (9... Qb6 10. Qa3 Re8 11. Rfe1 Bf5 12. Nh4
Be6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nd7 $11) 10. a4 Nd7 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. Qa2 Nf6 13. Be5
Bg4 (13... Bf5) 14. Rfe1 Rae8 15. Rad1 Bh6 $6 {The position is about equal,
but it's very easy to spoil it by trading the wrong pieces at the wrong moment!
} (15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. e4 dxe4 19. Rxe4 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5
21. Bg2 Re7 $11) 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. e3 Re7 18. Rc1 {[%cal Gc3c4]} Bxf3 $6 {
Another unfortunate trade leading to the serious difficulties.} (18... Rfe8 19.
Nd2 Be6 20. c4 dxc4 21. Nxc4 Qb4 22. b3 Bg7 $11) 19. Bxf3 $14 f5 20. b3 Rfe8 (
20... Qc7 21. c4 dxc4 22. bxc4 Rfe8 23. Red1 Bg7 24. c5 $14 {[%csl Rb7]}) 21.
Red1 g5 $5 22. Qc2 f4 23. exf4 gxf4 24. Rb1 Qd8 (24... Qc7 25. c4 dxc4 26. bxc4
Bg7 27. Kg2 $14) 25. c4 dxc4 26. bxc4 Qd6 27. Kg2 Bg7 28. c5 Qh6 29. d5 $16 {
[%csl Rb7] Black's attempts to create counterplay on the kingside are doomed
to fail, meanwhile his pawn on b7 wis about to fall.} cxd5 30. Rxd5 fxg3 $6 31.
hxg3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gb1h1]} Re1 32. Rh5 Qg6 33. Rxe1 Rxe1 34. Qd2 $1 Re8 35.
Qxa5 h6 36. Rd5 Kh7 37. Qb4 Qc2 38. Qxb7 Kg8 39. c6 Bc3 40. Qd7 Re1 41. c7 1-0

[Event "Berkeley East Bay CC"]
[Site "Berkeley"]
[Date "2005.04.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Pruess, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nbd7 5. d4 e6 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 Ne4 8. Nfd2
$5 (8. Ne5 f5 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. f3 Nf6 11. e4 dxe4 12. fxe4 fxe4 13. Nd2 O-O 14.
Qe2 $14 {Goldsztejn,G-Lukov,V/Paris 2003}) 8... f5 {A quite risky move after
which Black finds himself in inferior position almost by force!} (8... Ndf6 9.
c4 O-O 10. Qc2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 $14) 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. f3 $1 exf3 11. exf3 O-O {
[%cal Ge6e5]} 12. f4 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2f3,Gf3e5]} g5 $5 {Black doesn't have a
big choice but to push g5, otherwise White will bring the knight to f3 with
enormous pressure.} 13. Qg4 (13. fxg5 $6 Rxf1+ 14. Bxf1 Qxg5 15. Nd2 e5 $15)
13... Rf5 {[%csl Gg5]} 14. fxg5 (14. Nd2 Nf6 15. Qe2 gxf4 $17) 14... Qxg5 15.
Qxg5+ Rxg5 16. Nd2 Nf8 17. Nf3 $16 {This is the last one out of a more or less
forced sequence of moves. It's obvious that White has good control of the game.
} Rg7 18. Ne5 $6 {This move makes sense only if White intends to trade the
knight for the black bishop.} (18. c4 Bd7 19. c5 Bc7 20. Rae1 Be8 21. Bc1 Bh5
22. Ne5 $16) 18... Bd7 19. Rf6 $6 (19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Rae1 Re8 21. c4 $16) 19...
Be8 20. Raf1 Bh5 21. c4 Re8 22. Bh3 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Bg4 24. Bxg4 Rxg4 25. cxd5
cxd5 (25... exd5 26. Rf7 Rg7 27. e6 Rg6 28. e7 Ne6 29. Ba3 $18) 26. Ba3 Nd7 27.
Rf7 Rg7 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 $11 {White is no better in the endgame, but he tries
too hard to win it. As it usualy happens in that case, he finds himself in
troubles!} 29. Rc1 Kg6 30. Bd6 (30. Bb2 Kf5 31. Rf1+ Kg6 32. Rc1 Kf5 $11) 30...
Kf5 31. Rc7 Nxe5 32. Rxh7 Nd3 33. Rf7+ Ke4 34. Re7 $2 (34. Rxb7) 34... Rxe7 35.
Bxe7 Kf3 $19 36. h4 e5 37. h5 e4 38. h6 e3 39. Bf6 e2 40. Bc3 d4 41. Bd2 Ne5
42. h7 Ng6 43. g4 b5 44. g5 (44. a4 bxa4 45. bxa4 d3 46. a5 a6 47. g5 Nh8 $22)
44... a6 45. Kh2 d3 46. Kh3 b4 47. Bxb4 Ke3 48. Bc5+ Kd2 49. Kg4 Kc2 50. Kf5
e1=Q 51. Kxg6 Qe6+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nd7 4. Bg2 b5 $5 {Deviating from the theoretical
variations,where Oll is espacially dangerous.} 5. e4 $5 {Trying to exploit the
last move of black,but this breakthrough in the center leads only to equality.
Deserved attention} (5. Bf4 Ngf6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2 c5 9. Ne5 {
with slightly better position.}) 5... dxe4 6. Ng5 Bb7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Nc3 Rb8 $5
9. a3 (9. Nxb5 $6 h6 10. Nh3 Ba6 11. c4 Bxb5 (11... c6 $6 12. Qa4 $1 Bxb5 13.
cxb5 cxb5 14. Qxa7 Bd6 15. Bf4 $14) 12. cxb5 Rxb5 13. Qa4 Qb8 $15) 9... Be7 10.
Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 e3 $5 $11 12. Bxe3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd5 $5 (13... a6 $5 14. d5 $1
exd5 15. Nxd5 Bd6 16. Nb4 $5 Qc8 17. Nc6 Qb7 18. Qf3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bd4
$11) (13... c6 $5 $11) 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. Ne5 $5 Qe8 $6 {This move
is not a mistake,because black still can keep the balance,but it was much
simplier to play} (16... Nxe5 $5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxa7 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Ra8 20.
Bc5 Re8 21. Qxb5 Bxa3 22. Bxa3 Rxa3 $11 {with completly equal position.}) 17.
Nc6 Rb6 18. Nb4 Qe4+ (18... c6 $5) 19. Qf3 (19. f3 $5 Qe6 20. Re1 c6 21. Qd2
Qf5 22. Nd3 Re8 23. Bf4 $14) 19... Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Bxb4 $6 {Another inaccuracy
after which white gets an edge.} 21. axb4 $14 a6 22. Bf4 Rc6 {The rook is
definitly misplaced,but 22...c6 is even worse.} 23. c3 Re8 24. Re1 Kf8 25. g4 {
White starts the actions on the kingside trying to make black to weaken his
position.} f6 26. h4 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Kf7 28. g5 fxg5 $6 ({After} 28... Nb6 $1 29.
Kg4 Nc4 30. b3 Nd6 31. gxf6 Kxf6 32. Be5+ Kf7 {the position becomes balanced.})
29. hxg5 Re6 $2 {Missing white's reply.Still} (29... Nb6 30. Kg4 (30. Re2 $6
Nc4 31. Kg4 $6 Re6 $1 32. Rxe6 Kxe6 33. Bxc7 Nxb2 $17) 30... Nc4 31. b3 Nd6 32.
Bxd6 Rxd6 {would give black very good drawing chances.}) 30. Rh1 $1 $16 {
[%csl Rc7,Rh7]} Nb6 31. Rxh7 Na4 32. Be5 $1 Rg6 33. Kg4 Kg8 34. Rh2 Nxb2 35. f4
Nc4 36. f5 Rc6 37. g6 $1 $18 Nd6 (37... Nxe5+ 38. dxe5 Rxc3 39. f6 gxf6 40.
exf6 $18) 38. f6 gxf6 39. Bxf6 Nf7 40. gxf7+ Kxf7 41. Be5 Ke8 42. Rh8+ Kd7 43.
Rh7+ Kc8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Bb5 {Not the most dangerous variation for
black, however not without a poison.} a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. c4 Bxf3 (6... Qd6 7.
Nc3 Nf6 8. Qa4 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 e6 12. Be3 Qb4 $13 {
Filatov,L-Reprintsev,A/Richmond 1997}) (6... f6 7. O-O Qd7 8. Nbd2 e5 $2 9.
dxe5 fxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxd1 11. Nxd7 Be2 12. Re1 $16 {Zuelle,R-Schmid,M/Scuol 2001}
) 7. Qxf3 e6 8. O-O Nf6 9. b3 Be7 10. Ba3 {White's plan is very simple: first
of all to trade the bishops, then to bring the knight to d3 in order to
prevent black from playing c5 and finally to put a pressure on black pawns
over the c-file. An only drawback of this plan is that it's just too slow!} (
10. Nd2 O-O 11. Bb2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. cxd5 exd5
16. Rac1 Bb6 17. Rc6 $14) 10... Bxa3 11. Nxa3 Qe7 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Rfc1 a5 $5 (
13... dxc4 14. Qxc6 cxb3 15. axb3 Qd6 16. Ne1 $14) 14. Ne1 $1 a4 {Creating a
target in white's camp to play against.} 15. Nd3 {[%csl Rc6,Rc7][%cal Gd3e5,
Gd3c5]} axb3 16. axb3 Ra3 17. Qd1 Rfa8 18. Rxa3 Rxa3 19. Ra1 Qf8 20. Ne5 Qa8
21. Rxa3 Qxa3 22. Nxc6 Ne4 23. cxd5 (23. h3 Qb2 24. Qe1 Qxb3 25. cxd5 exd5 26.
Qa5 h6 27. Ne7+ Kh7 28. Qxd5 $16) (23. f3 dxc4 $1 (23... Nc3 24. Qc2 Qa1+ 25.
Kf2 Nd1+ 26. Ke2 Nc3+ 27. Kd3 $16) 24. fxe4 cxb3 25. Ne5 b2 26. Nd3 Qa1 27.
Nxb2 $11) 23... Nc3 24. Qf1 Nxd5 25. h3 Qxb3 26. Qa6 g6 27. Ne5 Kg7 28. Qa8
Qb1+ (28... Nxe3 29. fxe3 Qxe3+ 30. Kh1 Qxd4 31. Qa5 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Qd6 $11) 29.
Kh2 Qf5 30. Nd7 h5 31. Qf8+ Kh7 32. Ne5 Qxf2 33. Nf3 $6 (33. Nxf7 Qf6 34. Qh6+
Kg8 35. Ne5 g5 (35... Ne7 36. e4 $14) 36. Qxh5 Nxe3 37. Nf3 Nf5 38. Qg4 $16)
33... Qxe3 34. Qxf7+ Kh6 35. Qf8+ Kh7 36. Qf7+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wohl, Aleksandar H"]
[Black "Lioe, Dede"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2371"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Ne5 Nxe5 (5... Bf5 6. Nxc6 (6. c4 e6
7. Qa4 Nf6 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 12. Qxc6+
Bd7 13. Qxd5 $16 {Teran Alvarez,I-Calzetta,M/Capablanca Mem Mixto 2000}) 6...
bxc6 7. c4 e6 8. Qa4 (8. O-O Nf6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Be7 11. b3 {1/2-1/2
Buturin,V-Zheliandinov,V/2nd Popel mem 1999}) 8... Qd7 9. dxc5 (9. Be3 Rb8 10.
dxc5 Rxb2 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. Bd4 Rb8 13. Nf3 Qb7 14. O-O $14 {Silva,F-Al Subaihi,
K/Moscow olm 1994}) 9... Bxc5 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. a3 O-O 13. Rd1 Ng4
14. e3 Qe7 $132 {Roos,D-De Sousa,J/ch-FRA (team) 1999}) 6. dxe5 e6 7. c4 Ne7 8.
O-O $6 {Much more dangerous for black was} (8. Nc3 $1 d4 $2 9. Bxb7 Rb8 10. Nb5
$1 Nc8 11. Bc6+ Ke7 12. Qd2 Bh3 13. Qg5+ f6 14. Qh4 Bf5 15. exf6+ gxf6 16. Bf4
$16 {Kaid,A-Klempt,G/NRW-Liga 9798 1997}) 8... Qd7 9. Nc3 d4 (9... Rd8 $5) 10.
Ne4 Nc6 11. h3 Bf5 12. f4 Be7 13. Nd6+ $6 {This move leads to very complicated
struggle in which, however, black's chanses should be prefered} Bxd6 14. exd6
f6 (14... Qxd6 $6 15. e4 Bg6 16. f5 Qxg3 17. Bf4 Qh4 18. fxg6 $14) 15. e4 $1
Bg6 (15... dxe3 16. Bxe3 b6 17. g4 (17. Qf3 Rc8 18. Rad1 O-O 19. g4 Bg6 20. h4
$14) 17... Bg6 18. f5 exf5 19. gxf5 Bf7 20. Qg4 $36) 16. b4 $5 Nxb4 {So far
black opts for best moves} (16... Qxd6 $6 17. f5 Bf7 18. Qg4 exf5 19. exf5 Bxc4
$13) 17. f5 Bf7 (17... exf5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Qf3 $1 Be6 20. Qh5+ Kf8 21. Qxc5
Nc2 22. Rb1 Rc8 $132) 18. e5 $1 {White has to play very creative chess in
order to keep position unclear!} exf5 $5 {Once again it seems that black opts
for the most logical move.} (18... fxe5 19. fxe6 Qxe6 (19... Bxe6 $6 20. Qh5+
Kd8 21. Qxe5 Nd3 22. Bg5+ Kc8 23. Bxb7+ $1 Kxb7 24. Qe4+ Ka6 25. Qxd3 Qxd6 26.
Rab1 $18 {[%csl Ra6]}) 20. a3 Nc6 (20... Qxd6 21. axb4) 21. Bd5 Qxh3 22. Bxf7+
Kd7 $132) 19. exf6 O-O 20. fxg7 Kxg7 21. Bf4 Rae8 {There was no reason not to
take on c4} (21... Bxc4 22. Re1 Rae8 $17) 22. Rb1 Nc6 $6 (22... Bxc4 $1) 23.
Qa4 $44 {Now white seems be doing fine} Re2 $2 (23... Rc8 $5) 24. Qb5 $1 $14 {
[%csl Rb7,Rc5]} Rfe8 (24... Rxg2+ $5 25. Kxg2 b6 $14) 25. Qxb7 Qxb7 26. Rxb7
Nd8 27. Rxa7 $16 Kf6 (27... Ne6 28. Bd5 Kf6 29. a4 Bg8 30. d7 Rd8 31. g4 $16)
28. d7 Rg8 29. Bf3 Rb2 (29... Re7 30. Bd6 Re3 31. Kf2 Bxc4 32. Rc1 Rc3 33. Rxc3
dxc3 34. Bxc5 c2 35. Be3 $18) 30. Re1 Bxc4 31. Re8 $18 Rxa2 (31... Rb1+ 32. Kf2
Rb2+ 33. Ke1 Rb1+ 34. Kd2 Rb2+ 35. Kc1 Rf2 36. Be5+ Kg6 37. Ra6+ $1 $18 {
[%csl Rg8]}) 32. Rxa2 Bxa2 33. Bc7 $1 Kf7 34. Bh5+ Kg7 35. Bxd8 Be6 36. Rxg8+
Kxg8 37. Be8 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg5 (7. Bg3 Qc7
(7... O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. O-O g6 13. h4
Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qa4 Rf8 $17 {Danielian,E-Rytshagov,M/Cappelle op 1996})
8. dxc5 Bxg3 9. hxg3 e5 10. b4 a5 11. a3 O-O 12. Be2 axb4 13. axb4 Bg4 $44 {
Scalcione,M-Sermek,D/Nova Gorica op 1998}) 7... O-O 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 b6 (8... e5
9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Nf3 Bc7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Bd3 h6 15.
h3 a6 16. O-O $14 {Podvrsnik,M-Sitnik,I/ch-SLO (team) 1999}) 9. O-O Be7 10. Bd3
Bb7 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 14. h3 Rad8 $11 {Dambrauskas,
V-Slapikas,V/LTU-ch 1995}) (8. Qb3 a6 9. a4 Re8 10. Be2 h6 11. Bh4 Rb8 12. O-O
b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rc1 Ne4 $13 {Ferry,R-Lupu,M/ch-FRA Accession
1999}) 8... e5 $5 {On my opinion this move is the most accurate way to equality
} (8... Re8 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qc2 h6 13. Bh4 Bd7 14. c4
Bc6 $13 {Kreiderman,C-Urshic,M/EU-chJW U16 1997}) 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5
11. Nf3 ({An attempt to win a pawn with} 11. f4 $6 Bc7 $1 (11... Bd6 $2 12.
Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qh5 Re8 14. Qxh7+ Kf8 15. Qh8+ Ke7 16. Qh5 $16 {Rojas Sola,
N-Garcia Ilundain,D/Sevilla op 1994}) 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qxd5 Rd8 15.
Qxc5 Bb6 16. Ne4 Qh4+ 17. g3 Bxc5 18. gxh4 Bxe3 $15 {would lead to position
with better chanses for black}) 11... Bc7 12. Bc2 Be6 $1 13. Qd3 g6 14. O-O $6
{The only chanse to fight for advantage was} (14. h4 $1 h5 (14... Bf5 $6 15.
Qe2 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 {[%csl Rd5]} Qd6 17. O-O-O {[%cal Gd1d6]} Qe6 (17... Ne4 18.
Bf4 Qe7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Rxd5 $16) 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rxd5 $16) 15. O-O-O Kg7
16. Qb5 $36 {[%cal Ge3e4]}) 14... Kg7 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bh4 Qe7 $11 {Now black
has very comfortable position} 17. Qe2 (17. Qb5 b6 18. Qc6 Bd6 19. Bxf6+ Kxf6
20. e4 Rac8 21. Qa4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Kg7 $13) 17... Rad8 18. Bb3 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 a6
20. a4 g5 $1 21. Bg3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Bg4 {[%cal Gg4d1]} (22... Ne4 23. Nd2 f5 24.
Nxe4 dxe4 (24... fxe4 25. c4 dxc4 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. Qxc4 $13) 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26.
Rd2 Rd7 27. Red1 Red8 28. Rxd7+ Rxd7 29. Rxd7+ Qxd7 30. Qc4 $11) 23. Rd2 Qc7
24. Qd1 Be6 25. Qc1 b5 26. Bc2 Ne4 $132 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Black "Chibukhchian, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. Nbd2 e6 5. h3 Bxf3 (5... Bh5 6. e3 Bd6 7. Be2
(7. Bxd6 cxd6 8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne1 Bg6 11. Bd3 Ne4 12. c3 Rc8 13. a3
Na5 14. Rb1 a6 $13 {Kiriakopoulos,A-Miladinovic,I/Korinthos 1997}) (7. c3 f6 8.
Be2 Nge7 9. Bh2 Bxh2 10. Nxh2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 O-O 12. f4 e5 $11 {Limp,E-De Souza
Haro,P/Brasilia 2000}) 7... Bxf4 8. exf4 Qd6 9. g3 Nf6 10. c3 O-O 11. Ne5 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 Ne7 13. Nd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fancsy,I-Lang,M/Gyula 1997/EXT 2001 (13)}) 6.
Nxf3 Bd6 7. e3 Nge7 (7... Bxf4 8. exf4 Qd6 9. Qd2 Nf6 10. c3 Ne4 11. Qe3 Ne7
$13) 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. Qd2 e5 {After advance of e-pawn black gets very comfortable
position, however he manages to lose an equal endgame.} (9... Nxf4 10. exf4 Qf6
11. g3 Nb4 12. Be2 c5 $11) 10. dxe5 Ngxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 (11... Bxe5 12. Bxe5
Nxe5 13. O-O-O O-O $11) 12. O-O-O Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 c6 (13... Bxf4 $2 14. exf4 c6
15. Rhe1+ Kf8 16. Qa3+ Kg8 17. Re7 $16) 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. e4 Qf4+ 16. Qd2 $5
Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 O-O-O {After the castle white gets slightly better chances
that's why better looked} (17... dxe4 $5 18. Re1 f5 19. f3 Ke7 20. fxe4 f4 21.
Red1 Rhd8 $11 {with equality.}) 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Rxd5 cxd5 20. Rd1 Rd8 21. Rd3
Kc7 22. Kd2 Kd6 23. Rg3 g6 24. Ra3 a6 25. Rb3 Rd7 (25... b5 $5) 26. a4 $1 Ke5
27. a5 h5 28. Rb4 g5 29. g3 f6 30. Kd3 Rc7 31. c3 Rd7 32. Ke3 Rc7 33. Kd3 Rd7
34. Ke3 Rc7 35. h4 Rd7 $6 (35... g4 36. f3 gxf3 37. Kxf3 Rc5 38. Rxb7 Rxa5 39.
Rh7 Ra2 40. Rxh5+ Ke6 $11) 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. f4+ gxf4+ $2 (37... Kf5 $1 38.
fxg5 Kxg5 39. Kf3 Re7 $14) 38. Rxf4 $16 {[%cal Ge3f2,Gf2g2,Gg2h3,Gh3h4]} Rg7
39. Kf3 Rg6 40. Rh4 Rg5 41. Rb4 Rg7 42. Kg2 Kd6 43. Kh3 Kc6 (43... Ke5 44. Kh4
Kd6 45. Rf4 $16 {[%csl Rh5]}) 44. Kh4 Rg8 45. Rd4 Rg7 46. Rd3 Rh7 47. Rf3 Kc5
48. Rf5 $18 Kc4 49. Rxh5 Rd7 50. Rh6 d4 51. cxd4 Rxd4+ 52. g4 Kb5 53. Rb6+ Kxa5
54. Rxb7 Ka4 55. Kh5 a5 56. b3+ Ka3 57. Rb5 Rb4 58. Rxa5+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 76th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2005.02.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Scheerer, Christoph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2005.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. Nbd2 e6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bg3 f5 {[%csl Gg4]} 7.
e3 Nh6 (7... Nge7 8. Qc2 (8. Qb3 O-O 9. Bd3 Rb8 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. h3 Bxf3 {
1/2-1/2 Schmidt,L-Raedeker,B/Bad Segeberg 2002/EXT 2003 (11)}) 8... Qd7 9. a3
Nd8 10. c4 Nf7 11. Bd3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 c6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Bb5+
$14 {Kargoll,P-Haag,G/Wittlich 1997}) 8. Qb3 (8. Bb5 $6 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. c4
c5 $13) 8... Rb8 9. Bxd6 $6 {White should keep slightly better chances anyway,
but i'm quite certain that's the only way to challenge black's set up is by
pushing c4 without trading the bishops.} (9. c4 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 O-O 11. Bxd6 (11.
cxd5 Bb4+ 12. Kd1 exd5 13. Rc1 Kh8 $5 (13... Be7 14. Bd3 Kh8 15. Re1 $14 {
[%cal Ge1e2,Ge2c2]}) 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. Qxb4 f4 $132) 11... Qxd6 12. c5 Qe7 13.
Bb5 Nf7 14. O-O $14) 9... cxd6 10. c4 Bxf3 $1 $11 11. gxf3 (11. Nxf3 Qa5+ 12.
Nd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 d5 14. Be2 f4 $11 {[%cal Ge8g8,Gh8f8,Gh6f5]}) 11... dxc4 12.
Bxc4 d5 13. Bb5 O-O (13... f4 $5 14. Qa4 $6 O-O 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxc6 Rxb2 17.
Qxe6+ Kh8 $17 {[%csl Re1]}) 14. f4 Na5 15. Qb4 a6 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Qa3 Rc8 18.
Nf3 Qa5+ (18... Nf7) 19. Qxa5 Nxa5 20. Ne5 Nf7 21. Nd7 (21. Nd3) 21... Rfe8 22.
Nc5 Nd6 23. Bd3 Re7 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. Rhc1 Rec7 26. b3 Nc6 27. Kd1 a5 (27... Ne4
28. f3 Nxc5 29. Rxc5 Ke7 30. Rac1 Kd6 31. a3 Rf8 $13) 28. a3 Nb8 29. Na4 Nd7
30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Kxc1 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2002.06.07"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Vojinovic, Goran"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2002.06.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bijeljina"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. h3 (7. Qc1 Bf5
8. Rd1 a5 9. h3 Ne4 10. c4 dxc4 11. Ne5 Nd6 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 Be6 14. Qc1
Qc8 $11 {Sherbakov,V-Zakharov,V/Voronezh 1991}) 7... Nbd7 (7... a5 8. Qc1 Re8
9. c4 dxc4 10. Qxc4 h6 11. Qc1 Kh7 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. Rd1 Nb6 14. Bf4 Nh5 $6 15.
Be5 f6 16. g4 $1 $16 {Sherbakov,V-Kudrin,S/Moscow 1995}) 8. Qc1 Re8 9. Rd1 e5 {
Quite reasonable plan leading to balanced position.} (9... b6 10. Nc3 (10. c4
Bb7 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Nc3 e6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. g4 Qe7 $13 {Peric,
S-Martin,J/Cannes 2000}) (10. Bh6 Bh8 11. c4 Bb7 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Ne5 e6 14. Bg5
Qc7 15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qe7 17. b3 Bg7 $11 {Landa,K-Zifroni,D/Biel 1994})
10... Bb7 11. Bh6 Bh8 12. Qf4 Nh5 13. Qd2 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. g4
Ng7 17. e4 d4 18. Ne2 c5 19. f4 $36 {Bryndin,V-Tarasov,M/St Petersburg 2000}) (
9... Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nd6 11. Bf4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15.
e3 Qf6 16. c4 Rf5 17. f4 Qe7 $11 {Temirbaev,S-Dvoirys,S/Omsk/Perm 1998}) 10.
dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12. c4 Bd7 $5 (12... Rh5 $6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. h4 Ng4
15. Bd4 Bh6 16. Qc5 Bf8 17. Qb5 b6 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Nf3 $16 {Landa,K-Dvoirys,S/
Leeuwarden 1997}) 13. Bd4 $1 {Temporary pawn sacrfice aiming to gain time for
development.} Rxe2 (13... Re8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nc3 $14) 14. Nc3
Re8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 (16... Bc6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxa7 Qa5 19. Bxc6
bxc6 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Re2 $14) 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxd5 $14 Qf6 $6 {Setting
up a trap, however more accurate was} (18... Qb6 19. Bxf7 Re7 20. Bb3 Bxh3 21.
Qc3+ Qf6 $11 {with equality.}) 19. Bxb7 Rad8 20. Bg2 Re2 21. Qc5 $2 {White
doesn't believe his opponent and gets punished for it.} (21. Qc3 Rxb2 22. Qxf6+
Kxf6 23. Rd6+ Ke7 24. Rad1 Rxa2 (24... Rbb8 25. Ra6 $16) 25. Bc6 Bxc6 26. Rxd8
Bf3 27. R8d2 $1 $14) 21... Rc8 $19 {[%csl Rf2]} 22. Qxa7 (22. Qd4 {[%csl Rd4]}
Re1+ $1 23. Kh2 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxa1 25. Rxd7 Rxa2 $19) 22... Rc7 $1 23. Qd4 Re1+
0-1

[Event "Olomouc Skanska Cup"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "2004.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Biolek, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O Nh6 6. Nbd2 Nf5 7. e3 (7. c3 Nd6
(7... O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Na6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Ne5
Bd5 14. b3 $14 {Sideif Sade,F-Sprecic,M/Pula 1990}) 8. Re1 Bf5 (8... f5 $6 9.
Nb3 Nd7 10. Ng5 Nf8 11. f3 h6 12. Nh3 Nh7 13. Nf4 Kf7 14. Nc5 $14 {Barcza,
G-Tarnowski,A/Munich 1958}) 9. Nh4 Bg4 10. h3 Be6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13.
Rxe4 Nd7 14. Nf3 Bd5 15. Re1 e6 16. Bf4 O-O $11 {Etruk,R-Kortschnoj,V/Moscow
1966}) 7... O-O (7... Nd6 8. Qe2 Bf5 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 Nd7 12.
Rd1 O-O $11) 8. c4 Na6 $6 {The knight has nothing to do on c7, so it was
better to opt for the natural 8...Nd7 intending to bring it to e4.} (8... Nd7
$142 {[%cal Gd7f6,Gf5d6,Gf6e4]}) 9. Qe2 Nc7 (9... dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nd6 11. b3 Nc7
12. Bb2 Bf5 13. Nfe5 $14) 10. Rd1 $14 Nd6 11. b3 e6 (11... Bf5 12. Bb2 Re8 13.
Rac1 a5 $14) 12. e4 f5 $6 {Black is playing in very strange fashion. Closing
the center favours white, because he gets a free hand to act on the queenside.}
(12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Qe7 15. Bf4 $14) 13. e5 Nf7 (13... Ne4 14.
Qe3 h6 15. a4 g5 16. Ba3 Rf7 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Ne1 $14) 14. a4 Kh8 (14... a5
15. Ba3 Re8 16. Rac1 g5 17. Ne1 $36) 15. Nf1 Rg8 16. b4 (16. Ne3 $5) 16... dxc4
17. Qxc4 Bd7 $6 ({For some reason black refuses to take the pawn on e5,
choosing to suffer for free.} 17... Nxe5 $8 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. b5 cxb5 20. axb5
Bg7 21. Bf4 Nd5 22. Be5 b6 23. Re1 $44) 18. Ne3 $16 Qe7 (18... g5 19. Ne1 Nd5
20. Nd3) 19. Bd2 Rgc8 20. Ne1 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gd3c5]} Nd5 21. Nd3 Qe8 22. Qb3 $1 {
[%cal Ge3c4,Gc4d6,Ga1b1,Gb4b5]} Bf8 23. Rdc1 Be7 24. Nc5 Rab8 25. Rab1 {
Now everything is set up for b5 break.} Nd8 (25... Kg8) 26. b5 Bxc5 (26... cxb5
27. axb5 Nxe3 28. Bxe3 {[%csl Rb7,Re6][%cal Gd4d5]} Bf8 29. Bg5 $18) 27. dxc5
Nf7 $6 (27... Nxe3 $142 28. Bxe3 Nf7) 28. Nc4 $1 $18 cxb5 29. Nd6 bxa4 30. Qb2
Nxd6 31. exd6+ Kg8 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. Re1 Qf8 34. Re7 Bc6 35. Qe5 1-0

[Event "SVK-ch"]
[Site "Kaskady"]
[Date "2002.06.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2002.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 d5 4. c4 (4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O Bg7 6. b3 a5 7. c4 a4 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Nb6 10. Nc3 axb3 11. Qxb3 O-O 12. Be3 Ra6 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. d5
cxd5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Skembris,S-Popovic,P/Bar 1997/CBM 63 (14)}) 4... dxc4 5. Qa4+
Nfd7 (5... Qd7 6. Qxc4 Qc6 7. Na3 (7. Qxc6+ Nxc6 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. Be3 Bxf3 10.
exf3 Nb4 11. Rc1 Nbd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 O-O-O $15 {Catozzi,H-Kinnmark,O/
Hastings 1963}) 7... Qxc4 8. Nxc4 Nc6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 a5 12. Ba3
Re8 $11 {Egger,B-Schmid,H/Wuerttemberg 1993}) 6. Nbd2 (6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O $2 Nc6
8. Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qc2 Bxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Rd1 e5 13. e3 Ne6 14. Qc2
Qe7 15. b3 Rd8 16. Ba3 $44 {Gudmundsson,G-Pilnik,H/Amsterdam 1950}) 6... Bg7 7.
Bg2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Nxc4 {Nothing promised} (9. Qxc4 Qa5 10. Ng5 Nce5 (10...
O-O $6 11. Nge4 Nce5 12. Qc2 f5 13. Nc3 Nxc5 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. Qxb3+ $14) 11.
Qh4 h6 12. Nge4 Nc6 $44 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gc6d4] and black gets good
counterplay for a pawn.}) 9... Nxc5 10. Qa3 Ne6 $6 {Simplier way to equality
was} (10... Nd4 $5 11. Nxd4 (11. Qxc5 $4 Nc2+ 12. Kf1 Qd1+ 13. Ne1 Qxe1#) 11...
Qxd4 12. Be3 Qxc4 13. Bxc5 Qb5 $11) 11. Be3 Bd7 12. O-O b5 13. Ncd2 O-O 14.
Rfd1 Qa5 (14... b4 $6 15. Qb3 a5 16. Nc4 a4 17. Qd3 $16) 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Nb3
$1 Nxb3 17. axb3 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ga1a7]} Bc6 18. Ng5 $1 {Thanks to this
strong move white keeps slightly better chances in the endgame.} (18. Rxa7 Rxa7
19. Bxa7 Ra8 20. Be3 Bxb2 $11) 18... Bxg2 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Kxg2 Rfc8 $2 {
This move is a serious mstake putting black in a danger of losing.} (20... a5
$1 21. Bd4 (21. Ra2 a4 22. bxa4 Rxa4 23. Rxa4 bxa4 $11) 21... Rfc8 22. Bxg7
Kxg7 $11) 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Bxa7 Rc2 $6 (22... Bxb2 23. Rd7 Rc3 24. Rxe7 Rxb3
25. Rxe6 Kf7 26. Rc6 b4 $14) 23. Rd8+ Kf7 24. Rb8 $16 Rxe2 25. Rxb5 Bxb2 26.
Be3 Bc3 27. Rb7 e5 28. Kf3 Rb2 29. Bc1 e4+ (29... Rb1 30. Bg5 Ke6 31. Bxe7 h5
32. b4 Kf5 33. Bc5 $16) 30. Kg2 Ra2 31. Bg5 Bf6 (31... Ke6 $5) 32. Be3 h5 33.
b4 g5 34. b5 g4 $6 {[%csl Rf4]} 35. h3 Kg6 36. Rb8 Kf5 37. b6 Rb2 38. Rc8 Be5
39. Rc5 $5 Ke6 40. Rc6+ Bd6 41. Rc8 Kd5 (41... Kf5 42. Rh8 $18 {[%csl Rh5]})
42. Rh8 $1 Bc5 43. Rxh5+ e5 44. Bxc5 Kxc5 45. Rxe5+ Kd4 46. Re8 gxh3+ 47. Kxh3
Rxb6 48. Rf8 $1 {[%cal Gg3g7]} Ke5 49. g4 Rh6+ 50. Kg3 Rh1 51. Re8+ Kd5 52. g5
Rf1 53. Kg2 Ra1 54. f3 exf3+ 55. Kxf3 Kd6 56. Kf4 Kd7 57. Re4 1-0

[Event "Montreal 4th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2003.07.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 g6 11. Kh1 {Romanishin is an expert in this strange
line.} (11. Nd4 Bg4 (11... Bc5 $5 $146 12. Na4 Bxd4+ 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc3 $6 (
14. Qd3 $5 Qa5 (14... Qe7 15. Be3 {[%csl Yc5]}) 15. Nc3 $13) 14... d4 $1 15.
Qa3 (15. Bxc6+ $142 bxc6 16. Qxc6+ Kf8 $1 (16... Bd7 17. Qc4 $16) 17. Nc5 Bf5
$44) 15... Bd5 16. e4 $6 Nxe4) (11... Nc6 12. Kh1 Qd7 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. e4
O-O-O 15. exd5 exd5 16. f5 gxf5 17. Bh3 Ng4 18. Rxf5 $16 {Horvath,J-Zelcic,R/
Pozega 2000}) 12. Qd3 (12. h3 $1 Bh5 $140 13. Nb3 {[%csl Rd5]}) 12... Nc6 13.
h3 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Horvath,J/Budapest 1989/CBM 15 (13)}) 11... Nc6 12. Be3
O-O 13. Nd4 (13. Qd2 Re8 14. Rad1 Bf5 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4
$13 {Tischbierek,R-Hracek,Z/Germany 2000}) 13... Qd7 (13... Ng4 14. Nxe6 fxe6
15. Bg1 Nh6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc7 18. c3 Nf5 19. Qb3 $14 {Romanishin,
O-Ulibin,M/Moscow 1994}) 14. Nxe6 $5 {It's hard to believe that this move is
better than 14.f5, but in the following game young candian master didn't
manage to solve all the problems.} (14. f5 $5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 (15. fxe6 Nxe6 16.
Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 $14) 15... Bxf5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Bd8 $8 (17... Bxb2
18. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 19. Rb1 $18) 18. Qd4 $14) 14... fxe6 15. Bg1 Rad8 16. e3 Bc5 (
16... e5 17. fxe5 (17. Qe2 e4 18. Rad1 Qe6 $15 {[%cal Ge7c5,Gc6e7,Ge7f5]})
17... Nxe5 18. e4 (18. Qe2) 18... dxe4 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxa7 $14) 17. Qe2 Ne7
18. Rad1 Qc7 (18... Qc6 $1 19. e4 $140 Bxg1 20. Rxg1 Qb6 21. exd5 Nexd5 22.
Nxd5 Nxd5 $15 {[%csl Rf4]}) 19. Nb5 Qb6 $6 (19... Qc8) 20. b4 $1 {From now on
Romanishin's play is extremly creative and strong.} Bxb4 21. e4 Bc5 (21... Qa6
22. a3 Ba5 23. Bc5 Rfe8 24. Bxe7 (24. c4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27.
Nd6 Rf8 28. Qxe4 Qc6 29. Qxc6 bxc6 30. Bxa7 $13) 24... Rxe7 25. exd5 $14) 22.
Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Nd4 Qb6 24. exd5 Nexd5 25. Qxe6+ (25. Nxe6 Rfe8 $13 {[%cal Ge8e2]
}) 25... Rf7 (25... Kh8 26. Qxb6 Nxb6 27. Bxb7 $16) 26. f5 Rd6 27. fxg6 $1 hxg6
(27... Rxe6 $5 28. gxf7+ Kf8 (28... Kxf7 $2 29. Bxd5 $18) 29. Nxe6+ Qxe6 30.
Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 31. Rde1 Ne3 32. Rf3 Qd5 33. Rexe3 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd2+ 35. Kg3 Qd6+
36. Rf4 Qg6+ 37. Kf2 Qxc2+ 38. Re2 Qc5+ 39. Kg3 Qg5+ 40. Rg4) 28. Qc8+ Rd8 (
28... Qd8 29. Qxd8+ Rxd8 30. Nb3 $16 {[%cal Gc2c4,Gd1d8]}) 29. Qh3 {[%cal
Gd4e6,Gh3h6]} Ne7 30. Ne6 (30. c3 $5) 30... Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Nfd5 32. c4 Rh7 (
32... Nf4 33. Nxf4 Rxf4 34. Qa3 Qc7 35. Qxa7 $16) 33. Qg3 $1 $18 Qxe6 34. cxd5
{[%csl Rg6][%cal Gd5d8]} Qd7 35. d6 Nf5 36. Qxg6+ Rg7 37. Bd5+ Kh8 38. Qe6 b5
39. Rd3 $1 (39. Qxd7 $2 Rxd7 40. Be6 Rxd6 $11) 39... Nxd6 40. Rh3+ 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 14th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2004.08.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Black "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 d5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O (7...
Qe7 $5) 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Ne5 g6 $6 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gh2h5] This move weakening
position of the king can't be correct.} 10. f4 (10. h4 Qc7 11. f4 Ne7 12. Bf2
h5 13. Be2 Kg7 14. g4 Rh8 15. Rg1 $36 {Neuenschwander,A-Franck,R/Bad Wildbad
1997}) (10. Ndf3 Bf8 11. Bh4 Bg7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Qf3 Ne4 $5 15.
Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 cxd4 17. exd4 Ba6 $44 {Netusil,M-Bernasek,J/Czechia 2002})
10... Nh5 11. Bf2 f6 $6 {Inviting white to sacrifice on g6.} (11... cxd4 12.
cxd4 Bxe5 $2 13. fxe5 Bd7 14. a3 f5 15. g4 Ng7 16. h4 Rf8 17. h5 $16 {
Movsisian,N-Khamrakulova,M/Yerevan 1996}) (11... Ng7) 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bxg6
Ng7 14. Bxe8 Qxe8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Qf3 $36 {[%cal Gh2h6,Gg2g5] White's plan
is very simple and very dificult to stop at the same time: he just wants to
advance his pawns on the kingside.} Qg6 $1 {Seeking for the active counterplay.
} (16... Qf7 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 17. e4 Bxf2+ 18. Qxf2 e5 19. O-O $16) 17. h4 Bd7 ({
Of course not} 17... f5 18. h5 Qg4 19. Qxg4 fxg4 20. e4 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 dxe4 22.
Nxe4 $18 {with the decisive advantage in the endgame.}) 18. h5 Qd3 (18... Qc2
19. h6 Ne8 $132) 19. g4 Rc8 20. Rd1 Qc2 21. h6 Ne8 22. g5 fxg5 23. Rg1 Ne7 $6 {
Black doesn't stand the pressure!} ({It was necessary to play} 23... Qxb2 $1 {
with very good counterchances in all lines:} 24. Qh5 Be7 $1 25. Rb1 (25. Bh4
Qxc3 26. Rg3 Nd6 27. Bxg5 Kh8 $17) 25... Qxc3 26. Rxb7 Rc7 27. Rxc7 Nxc7 28.
Qg6+ Kh8 $17) 24. Rxg5+ Kf8 $2 (24... Kh8 25. e4 b6 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Qh5 Ba4
28. b3 Qxc3 29. Qf7 Qe3+ 30. Kf1 Bb5+ 31. Kg2 Qe2+ 32. Kg3 $18) 25. f5 $1 {
[%cal Gh6h7]} 1-0

[Event "IND-ch"]
[Site "Mumbai"]
[Date "2003.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Suvrajit, Saha"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2003.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. e3 Nh5 $5 6. Be5 {It seems that
other retreat of the bishop is more accurate.} (6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Ne5 $5
Bxe5 9. dxe5 Ng7 10. Bg3 c5 11. h4 $14 {Chasovnikova,E-Sukhareva,O/Elista 1998}
) 6... f6 7. Bg3 Nxg3 (7... c6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. e4 Bg4 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. exd5 cxd5
12. Be2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 e5 14. dxe5 fxe5 15. O-O Nc6 16. Rae1 Kh8 $15 {
Andrzejewski,J-Karpinski,A/Bydgoszcz 2001}) 8. hxg3 e5 9. dxe5 {White's idea
is to play against black pawns in the center. Nothing promised} (9. c4 exd4 (
9... e4 10. Nfd2 c6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Qb3 Qd7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Na4 {[%cal Ga4c5]
} Bf8 15. Rc1 Nc6 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 $14) 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd2 Be6 12. cxd5
Qxd5 $13 {and black is doing fine.}) 9... fxe5 10. e4 (10. c4 $2 e4 11. Nd4 c5
$19 {[%csl Rb2]}) 10... c6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Bg4 13. Qe2 (13. Qb3 $6 Qb6)
13... a5 14. O-O-O a4 15. a3 $5 {Preventing further advance of the pawn and
preparing to bring the bishop to a2 to put some pressure on d5.} (15. Nc4 Qf6
16. Ne3 Be6 17. Kb1 a3 18. b3 Nd7 19. Bc2 d4 $1 $36) 15... Qf6 16. Bb1 $1 {
[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb1a2]} Nd7 17. Ba2 Be6 $5 (17... Ra5 $5) 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Qb5
d4 20. Ne4 Bxa2 $1 {Queen sacrifice is fully justified because after} (20...
Qe7 $2 21. Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Neg5 Qc6 23. Qxc6 bxc6 24. cxd4 exd4 25. Ne6 $16 {
white just wins a pawn.}) 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Nxe5 dxc3 23. b4 $5 {After this
move black pawns on c3 becomes a serious force, so deserved attention brave} (
23. bxc3 Rac8 24. Kb2 Ne4 (24... Bb3) 25. f4 Nxc3 26. Qd7 $16 {[%csl Ge5] and
white knight on e5 is just too strong to permit black to launch an attack
against white king.}) 23... Bb3 (23... axb3 $2 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Nxg6#) 24. Nd7
$6 (24. f4 $1 $16) 24... c2 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $44 26. Rd7 Rfe8 27. Rdxh7 $4 {
Terrible blunder. After this move nothing can save white.} (27. Qxb7 Rad8 28.
Rd2 $1 Bg7 (28... Rxd2 $2 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Kf7 31. Qxd2 Rd8 32. Rh7+ Kg8
33. Rd7 $18) 29. Qc6 Rf8 $44) 27... Rad8 $19 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 28. Rd7 Rxd7 29.
Qxd7 Rd8 30. Rh7 (30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Kf7 32. Qh7+ Bg7 $19) 30... Rxd7 31.
Rxd7 b5 32. f4 Bc3 {The rest is an easy technical job.} 33. Rd3 Bf6 34. Rd7 Kf8
35. Rd3 g5 36. Rf3 Ke7 37. Re3+ Kd6 38. Re2 Kd5 39. Re8 Kc4 40. Re6 Bd4 41. Kd2
(41. fxg5 Kd3 42. Rd6 Kc3 43. Rc6+ Bc4 $19 {[%cal Gd4e3]}) 41... Bb2 42. Rc6+
Kd5 43. Rc5+ Kd4 44. fxg5 c1=Q+ 45. Rxc1 Bxc1+ 46. Kxc1 Kc3 47. g6 Bg8 48. g4
Kb3 49. Kd2 Kxa3 50. Kc3 Ka2 51. Kc2 Bb3+ 52. Kc1 Ka3 53. g7 Kxb4 54. Kb2 a3+
55. Ka1 Kc3 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Nbd2 b6 7. c4 e6 8. cxd5
(8. Qc2 Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Ndf3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 c5 13. Be3 Re8 14.
Nf3 Nd7 $11 {Bergstrom,C-Engqvist,T/Sundsvall 1989}) (8. b3 Bb7 9. Ba3 (9. Bb2
a5 (9... c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. e3 Qe7 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Qc2 Na6 14. a3 Rac8 15.
Rfd1 Nb8 $132 {Hansen,C-Lutz,C/Tilburg 1993}) 10. Qc2 Na6 11. Rac1 c5 12. Qb1
Qe7 13. Ne5 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 $11 {Pigusov,E-Tukmakov,V/Moscow 1989}) 9... Re8
10. Rc1 a5 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. f4 Na6 13. Bb2 c5 14. cxd5 Nxe5 $2 15. dxe5 exd5
16. Nc4 $16 {Efimov,I-Hermansson,E/Gausdal 1991}) (8. Ne5 Bb7 9. b3 (9. Qc2
Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nxd5 12. Nf3 c5 13. a3 Qc7 $15 {Berovski,K-Ninov,V/
Sofia 1995}) 9... Nbd7 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Nd3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne1 f5 14. Rb1
Qg5 15. Nc2 Rad8 $132 {Nemeth,Z-Herczeg,T/Sarospatak 1994}) (8. b4 Nbd7 9. Ba3
Re8 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. e3 c6 12. Rc2 Bf8 13. Qc1 a5 14. b5 c5 15. Rd1 $14 {
Jirovsky,M-Lau,R/Germany 2003}) 8... exd5 9. Nb3 {The idea behind this move is
to prevent black from pushing c5.} (9. Ne5 Ng4 10. Ndf3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bb7 12.
Qa4 $14 {Almasi,I-Cifka,S/Aschach 2000}) 9... Re8 10. Bf4 Ba6 (10... Qe7 11.
Re1 c5 $6 12. Bg5 Be6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nfd2 $14) 11. Re1 Nh5 $5 12. Bg5 Qd6 13.
Rc1 h6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Rc2 {Inviting black to sacrifice an exchange on e3.} (
15. Qd2 g5 16. Bh3 c6 $13) 15... Rxe3 $6 {Accepting the challenge! White's
chances are clearly better after 15...R:e3, but taking into account a horrible
form of Nikolic during the tournament it was difinitly a very wise move.} 16.
fxe3 Re8 17. Qc1 c5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rd1 $2 {For some reason white white
refrains from taking the pawn on c5, even though after 19.N:c5 black seems to
be in troubles.} (19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Bxb2 21. Qc2 Bg7 22. Rc6 Qa3 23. Qc5
$1 Qxc5 24. Rxc5 Bc4 25. e4 $1 Bf8 26. Rc7 Bd6 27. Rc6 $16) 19... c4 20. Nbd4 (
20. Nbd2 Qc5 21. Nf1 Nhf6 22. Nd4 h5 $132) 20... Nhf6 $36 {White's mistake
changed drasticly the situation on the board: white major pieces are trapped
on the queenside while black's attack on the kingside ig going very smoothly.}
21. Nd2 h5 22. Nf1 (22. e4 $6 {[%csl Rd4]} Ng4 23. Nf1 Nc5 24. exd5 Nd3 $1 25.
exd3 Bxd4+ 26. Kh1 cxd3 27. Rcd2 Qf6 $17) 22... Bh6 23. Rc3 h4 24. gxh4 Ne4 25.
Ra3 (25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Nf3 Rg4+ 27. Kh1 Nf6 $17) 25... Ndf6 26. Nf3 c3 $1 $19 {
[%cal Ga6e2]} 27. Qc2 (27. bxc3 Bxe2 28. Re1 Bxf1 29. Bxf1 Ng4 30. Ra6 Qc7 31.
Bh3 Nxh2 32. Nxh2 Qg3+ 33. Bg2 Qf2+ 34. Kh1 Ng3#) 27... cxb2 28. Rb3 Ng4 29. h3
(29. Ng5 Nxg5 30. hxg5 Bxg5 31. Bxd5 Qf6 32. Bf3 Bxe3+ 33. Kg2 Qg5 $17) 29...
Ngf2 30. Rd4 Bc8 $1 31. Qxb2 Nxh3+ 32. Bxh3 Bxh3 33. Ng5 $6 (33. N3d2 Bg7 34.
Nxe4 Rxe4 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Qb4 Qf6 $19) 33... Bxg5 34. hxg5 Qe5 0-1

[Event "Bermuda-B"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Paschall, William M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2003.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Bf5 11. Re1 O-O 12. c3 {Quite boring and harmless
variation, but not such an easy one for black to handle! White gets minimal
advantage in all the lines and black has to be carefull not to let this
minimal advantage to turn inot something more significant.} (12. Qe2 h6 13. Bf4
Re8 14. c4 a5 15. Red1 Qb6 16. Rac1 a4 17. c5 Qa6 18. Qxa6 Rxa6 $11 {Belotti,
B-Sedina,E/Milan 2002}) 12... Re8 (12... Qb6 13. Qb3 (13. Qe2 Rfe8 14. Be3 Qa5
15. a4 h6 16. b4 Qc7 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. b5 Rac8 $13 {Yegiazarian,
A-Asrian,K/Yerevan 1996}) 13... Qxb3 (13... a5 14. Ne5 (14. Qxb6 Nxb6 15. Bf1
Rfd8 16. Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Vojinovic,G-Lazic,M/Budva 2002}) 14... a4 15. Nxd7 Qc7
16. Qc4 Qxd7 17. Bf4 h6 18. h4 Ra5 $11 {Konopka,M-Gyimesi,Z/Balatonlelle 2002})
14. axb3 a5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bd8 17. Re2 Bd3 18. Rd2 Bf5 19. Re2 Bc7 $11 {
Doncevic,D-Maus,S/Germany 1990}) (12... a5 13. Qe2 (13. a4 Nf6 (13... Qb6 14.
Qe2 Rfe8 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. Nc4 Qa6 17. Be3 $14 {Kengis,E-Kunin,V/Bad
Woerishofen 2002}) 14. Ne5 h6 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Bd2 Nd5 17. Rad1 Re8 18. h3 Bf8
19. Bc1 Qe7 20. Re2 Red8 21. c4 Nb4 22. c5 $14 {Maiwald,J-Sturua,Z/Dresden 1995
}) 13... a4 14. h3 Re8 15. Bf4 Qa5 16. Rad1 h6 17. g4 Bg6 18. Rd2 Rad8 $13 {
Ermenkov,E-Lekic,D/Ikaros 1999}) (12... h6 13. Qe2 (13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Nd2 Qxb3
15. axb3 Nb6 16. b4 a6 17. Nb3 Rad8 18. b5 axb5 19. Ra7 Rd7 20. Na5 Ra8 21.
Rxb7 Rxb7 22. Nxb7 Nd5 $11 {Carlier,B-Dutreeuw,M/Antwerp 1998}) 13... Re8 14.
Bf4 Qb6 15. Rad1 a5 16. h3 Bh7 17. h4 a4 18. a3 Bf5 $11 {Spraggett,K-Antunes,A/
Zaragoza 1996}) (12... Qc7 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nh4 Bg6 16. Nxg6 hxg6
17. h4 Qc7 18. h5 $14 {Sulava,N-Marciano,D/France 2002}) 13. Bf4 (13. Qb3 Qb6
14. Nd2 Qc7 $6 15. Nc4 b5 16. Ne3 Bg6 17. a4 a6 18. c4 $14 {Giorgadze,G-Pomes
Marcet,J/Ampuriabrava 1997}) 13... Qb6 14. Qb3 a5 $6 {[%csl Ra5] Not the best
way to meet white's plan. In the arising endgame black pawn on a5 becomes a
target for the white pieces.} 15. Ne5 $1 Qxb3 16. axb3 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 g5 (17...
Bd8 18. b4 g5 (18... Bc7 $2 19. Rxf5 $18) 19. Bd2 Bc7 20. bxa5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 h6
22. Be3 Red8 23. b4 $44) 18. Bd2 Bd8 19. b4 Bc7 20. Ree1 axb4 {Also after} (
20... h6 21. bxa5 Bxa5 22. Ra3 Bc7 23. Rea1 Rxa3 24. Rxa3 $14 {white keeps
some pressure due to the control of an a-file.}) 21. Bxg5 bxc3 22. bxc3 Kg7 (
22... Bd3 $5 23. Bf6 Bc4 24. Rab1 Ra7 25. Re4 Bd3 26. Rg4+ Bg6 $13) 23. c4 Bd3
24. c5 Ba5 (24... Bc4 25. Rab1 Ra7 26. Rec1 Bd5 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rb3 f5 29.
Rcb1 Rb8 30. Kg2 $14) 25. Rec1 Ra6 26. Be3 $1 {[%csl Gd4] It's important to
take care of d4.} Rea8 27. Bf1 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 Bd8 $6 {[%csl Gf4]} (28... Bc7 29.
Rab1 R8a7 30. Ke2 e5 31. dxe5 Bxe5 32. Rb4 $14) 29. Rab1 R8a7 30. Ke2 Kf8 31.
Rc2 Ra2 $2 {Black doesn't stand the pressure and loses a pawn. It was
necessary to play} (31... Ke7 $1 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ge7d7,Gd7c8]} 32. Rcb2 Ra2
33. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 34. Kf1 Ra7 35. Bf4 b5 36. cxb6 Rb7 $11 {with a draw.}) 32. Rxa2
Rxa2+ 33. Kf3 Ra7 34. Bf4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gf4b8]} Bf6 (34... b5 35. cxb6 Rb7 36.
Bd6+ Ke8 37. Bc5 $18) 35. Ke4 Ra4 36. Be5 Be7 37. Rxb7 $5 f6 (37... Bxc5 38.
Rc7 $16) 38. Bd6 Bxd6 39. cxd6 c5 40. Rxh7 Rxd4+ 41. Ke3 Rxd6 42. Rc7 Rd5 43.
g4 Rd4 44. f3 Rc4 45. h4 f5 46. h5 $1 fxg4 47. h6 $18 Kg8 (47... gxf3 48. Rc8+
Kf7 49. h7 $18) 48. Rg7+ Kh8 49. fxg4 Rd4 50. g5 Rh4 51. Kf3 c4 52. Rc7 Rh1 53.
Kg4 e5 54. Kf5 Rf1+ 55. Kg6 Rf8 56. h7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.31"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Votava, Jan"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Be3 c6 8. Qc1
Re8 9. Bh6 (9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. c4 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14.
Nf3 Bg7 15. Nd4 $14 {Landgraf,S-Schuler,G/Bad Wiessee 1999}) 9... Bg4 (9... Bh8
10. c4 Be6 11. Rd1 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nf6 14. Nc3 e6 15. b3 Nbd7 $11 {
Certic,B-Nestorovic,D/Belgrade 1994}) 10. Bxg7 Nxg7 11. c4 Na6 $6 {White
played a very unpretentious opening, so black shouldn't have any problems to
equalize, however with his last move he creates to himself some problems as
the knight is poorly placed on a6. Once the bishop is developed to g4 black
had to trade it for the knight on f3.} (11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e6 13. Nd2 Nd7 14.
Qc3 Nf6 $11) 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Qc3 Nf5 14. Rfe1 Nd6 ({Now it's too late for 14..
.B:f3 since white can capture with the knight} 14... Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Nc7 16. c5
e6 17. e3 $14 {[%cal Ga2a4,Gb2b5,Ga1b1]}) 15. c5 Nb5 16. Qe3 $14 {[%csl Ra6,
Rb5]} f6 17. Rac1 $6 ({Much better was} 17. h3 $142 Bd7 18. a4 Nbc7 19. Qc3 $16
{and black pieces are miserably placed on the queenside.}) 17... Qa5 $5 18. a3
b6 19. Nb3 Qa4 $132 20. cxb6 (20. h3 $5 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 (21. Bxf3 bxc5) 21...
Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Qxd4 23. cxb6 axb6 24. e4 $36) 20... axb6 21. Nfd2 Nd6 22. Rc3
Kg7 (22... e5 $2 23. dxe5 fxe5 24. Qxb6 $16) 23. h4 h5 24. f3 Bd7 25. Qf2 Nb5
$6 ({Black doesn't manage to put the knights on the right spots. it was better
to keep the knight on d6 bringing the second one to b5 with unlear position.} 
25... Nc7 $5 26. e4 Ncb5 27. Rc2 Nc4 28. Na1 Na5 $132) 26. Rd3 Nac7 27. e4 Rcd8
28. Rc1 Ne6 29. Kh2 Nf8 $6 {[%csl Rf8]} 30. f4 $14 dxe4 31. Bxe4 Nd6 32. Bg2
Rc8 (32... Ne6 $5 33. d5 cxd5 34. Rxd5 Qa6 $14) 33. Rdc3 Nf5 34. Nc4 Qa6 35.
Ne3 $1 Qb5 36. Nxf5+ Bxf5 37. Re1 Be6 38. Nc1 Bd5 39. Nd3 Rcd8 $6 (39... Bxg2
40. Qxg2 e6 41. Qe4 Red8 42. Rec1 Rd6 $11) 40. Nb4 Bxg2 41. Qxg2 Rxd4 (41... c5
$5 42. dxc5 bxc5 43. Qc6 Qxc6 44. Nxc6 Rd2+ 45. Kh3 Rxb2 46. Rxc5 $14) 42. Nxc6
Rd6 $2 (42... Rd7) 43. Nxe7 Qd7 (43... Re6 44. Rxe6 Nxe6 45. Nd5 $16) 44. Rce3
Ne6 45. Nxg6 $1 Rd2 $6 (45... Kxg6 46. f5+ Kf7 (46... Kxf5 47. Qe4#) 47. fxe6+
Rdxe6 48. Rxe6 Rxe6 49. Rf1 $16) 46. R1e2 Rxe2 47. Qxe2 Qd5 (47... Kxg6 $2 48.
f5+ Kxf5 49. Qc2+ $18) 48. Ne5 $1 (48. Qc2 $2 Nd4 49. Re7+ Kh6 $1 $11) 48...
fxe5 49. Qxh5 (49. Rxe5 Nd4 50. Rxd5 Rxe2+ 51. Kh3 Nf3 52. Rxh5 Rxb2 $132)
49... Nc7 50. fxe5 (50. Qg5+ Kh7 51. Qf5+ Kg7 52. Rd3 Qf7 53. Rd7 Re7 54. Qg5+
Kf8 55. Rxe7 Qxe7 56. Qh6+ Kf7 $16) 50... Re6 51. Qg5+ Rg6 52. Qe7+ Kg8 $1 $132
{[%csl Rh2][%cal Gd5d2]} (52... Qf7) 53. Rc3 Qd2+ 54. Kh3 Rg7 55. Qd6 Qf2 $2 (
55... Qe1 $1 $11 {[%cal Ge1h1]}) 56. Qd8+ Qf8 (56... Kh7 57. Qd3+ Kg8 58. Rxc7
$18) 57. Qxf8+ Kxf8 58. Rc6 $18 b5 59. h5 Re7 60. Kg4 Nd5 61. Kf5 Ne3+ 62. Kf4
Nc4 63. e6 Kg7 (63... Nxb2 64. Kg5 Kg8 65. Kf6 Re8 66. Rb6 $18) 64. Kg5 Ne5 65.
Rd6 Re8 66. Kf5 Nc4 67. Rd7+ Kh6 68. e7 1-0

[Event "Dallas UTD"]
[Site "Dallas"]
[Date "2004.12.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vavrak, Peter"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2388"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.12.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bd3 e6 6. h3 (6. c3 Bd6 7. h3 (7.
Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Qa4 O-O 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. h3
Bh5 $11 {Bichlmeier,J-Gradl,W/Germany 1997}) 7... Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Bxf4 9. Qxf4
Nbd7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Qg3 c5 12. O-O Nh5 13. Qd6 Nhf6 $11 {Sahovic,D-Matulovic,
M/Vrnjacka Banja 1985}) (6. Nbd2 Bd6 (6... Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4
Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Be5 Rc8 13. Rad1 c5 14. Qb1 $14 {Panchenko,
A-Julin,A/Kiev 2003}) 7. O-O (7. Bg3 O-O 8. O-O Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. Qb1 c5 11.
c3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nc6 13. f4 g6 $11 {Carr,J-Donaldson,J/Reno 1992}) 7... Qc7 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Qb1 Nbd7 10. c4 O-O 11. b4 Rfe8 $11 {Chahoyan,N-Grancharov,G/
Bankia 1990}) (6. O-O Nbd7 7. c3 Nh5 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 h5 10. Nbd2 h4 11.
gxh4 Qf6 $44 {Li Bo-Wu Wenjin/Suzhou 2001}) 6... Bxf3 (6... Bh5 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 O-O 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. c5 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. b4
a6 $11 {Altounian,L-Vucic,M/Seattle 2002}) 7. Qxf3 Bd6 8. Nd2 O-O 9. g4 $5 {
Showing his agressive intentions.} (9. O-O Bxf4 10. Qxf4 (10. exf4 Qb6 11. Nb3
Nbd7 $11) 10... Nbd7 11. c4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Rfe8 $11) (9. c3 Bxf4 10. exf4 Nbd7 11.
O-O c5 12. Qe3 Qb6 $11) 9... Bxf4 10. Qxf4 Nbd7 11. O-O-O {After 9.g4 was
played it was clear that white is going to castle queenside, however it proves
to be an extremly risky decision since black's play on the queenside is much
faster.} c5 12. c3 c4 $1 13. Bc2 b5 14. e4 (14. g5 Ne8 15. e4 Nc7 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Qe4 g6 18. h4 b4 $15) 14... b4 $5 (14... Rb8 15. g5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17.
Bxe4 b4 18. cxb4 Rxb4 $36) 15. cxb4 a5 16. b5 a4 17. g5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 ({
More chances for the successfull defense would leave} 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 {
even though black's attack is very dangerous anyway.} Ra5 $1 (19... Rb8 $6 20.
Bc6 a3 21. d5 e5 22. Qxc4 Qxg5+ 23. Kb1 Nf6 24. bxa3 $16) 20. Bc6 a3 21. d5 e5
22. Qxc4 Nb6 23. Qg4 axb2+ 24. Kb1 Qd6 $40 {[%cal Gd6a3]}) 18... dxe4 19. a3 c3
$6 (19... Rb8 20. Nxe4 Rxb5 21. Rhg1 Nb6 22. Nc3 Nd5 $17) 20. bxc3 Qb6 21. Kc2
$6 (21. c4 $1 Qxd4 22. Kb1 $13) 21... Qxb5 22. Qxe4 Rac8 23. Qd3 $6 (23. Rhg1
$5 Rxc3+ 24. Kxc3 Rc8+ 25. Nc4 Qxc4+ 26. Kd2 Qa2+ 27. Ke1 Qxa3 28. Rg3 $13)
23... Qd5 $1 24. Rb1 Rfd8 {[%cal Gd7c5]} 25. Rhe1 Qa2+ 26. Rb2 Qxa3 27. c4 Qd6
28. Re3 Qa6 (28... Qf4) 29. c5 (29. Kd1 Nc5 30. Qc3 Nb3 31. Nxb3 axb3 32. Qxb3
Rxc4 $19) 29... Nxc5 $1 30. Qxa6 Nxa6+ 31. Rc3 Rxc3+ 32. Kxc3 Rc8+ 33. Nc4 Nc7
34. Kd3 (34. Rb7) 34... Nd5 35. Nd6 a3 36. Nxc8 (36. Rb1 a2 37. Ra1 Nb4+ $19)
36... axb2 37. Kc2 Nf4 38. h4 Ng2 39. h5 Nf4 40. g6 (40. Kxb2 Nxh5 41. d5 exd5
42. Ne7+ Kf8 43. Nxd5 f6 44. gxf6 Nxf6 45. Nf4 Kf7 $19) 40... fxg6 41. hxg6 h5
42. Nd6 h4 43. Ne4 h3 44. f3 h2 45. Nf2 Nd3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.12.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Schlindwein, Rolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 {Not the most dangerous set
up for black, but quiet poisonous one.} e6 6. h3 (6. c3 a6 (6... Bd6 7. h3 Bh5
8. O-O O-O 9. Ne1 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 $15 {Gasztonyi,E-Haag,E/
Budapest 1963/MCL}) 7. Ne5 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. f4 Bc5 $11 {
Cubero Ferreiro,R-Rodriguez Lamas,M/Vila de Padron 2000/EXT 2001}) (6. O-O Be7
7. c4 (7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 a5 9. a3 Re8 10. c4 Bf8 11. Rc1 Ne7 12. Re1 $14 {
Jukic,J-Stanic,V/Medulin 1997/EXT 99}) 7... O-O 8. b3 h6 9. Bb2 Bf5 10. Rc1 Nb4
11. a3 Nd3 12. Bxd3 Bxd3 13. Re1 c6 $11 {Timar,Z-Chetverik,M/Budapest 1995/CBM
46 ext}) (6. b3 Bb4 7. Bb2 Ne4 8. O-O Bc3 9. Rb1 Bxb2 10. Rxb2 Nc3 $11 {
Aurel,L-Antal,G/Paris 1999/EXT 2000}) 6... Bf5 (6... Bxf3 7. Nxf3 Bd6 8. O-O
Ne7 9. c4 c6 10. Bd2 $14 {Eperjesi,L-Fritz,R/Lienz 1988/EXT 97}) 7. a3 {
Otherwise Nb4 was coming.} a6 8. b3 h6 9. Bb2 b5 $6 {Not fully justified
decision weakening the position of black knight on c6.} (9... Be7 10. c4 O-O
11. O-O Re8 12. Rc1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Bf3 Bf6 $132 {[%cal
Gc6e7]}) 10. c4 $14 b4 $8 (10... bxc4 $6 11. bxc4 Be7 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. cxd5 exd5
14. Rc1 $16) 11. Qc1 $5 {[%csl Rc6]} dxc4 12. Qxc4 ({Not so bad was} 12. Nxc4
bxa3 13. Bxa3 Nb4 14. O-O Be7 15. Nce5 $14 {with serious pressure.}) 12... Na5
13. Qc1 Ne4 $6 {It's always dangerous to start an active piece play while the
king is still in the center and devlopment of the pieces is far from being
completed and black is punished severely for doing so.} 14. O-O Qd5 $5 15. axb4
$1 {Increasing the pressure.} (15. Qxc7 $5 Bd6 16. Qc1 Nxb3 17. Nxb3 Qxb3 18.
Bc4 Qa4 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. Rxa6 $16) 15... Bxb4 16. Ba3 $1 Nc3 (16... Bxd2 17.
Nxd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Nxb3 19. Qb4 {[%csl Re7]} c5 20. Qa4+ $18 {[%csl Re8][%cal
Ge2c4]}) 17. Re1 Nxe2+ 18. Rxe2 {[%cal Ge3e4]} Bxa3 19. Qxa3 Qb5 $8 20. Ree1
Nc6 (20... Nb7 21. e4 Bh7 22. Rec1 $16) 21. Rec1 Bd3 $2 {A blunder in
difficult posiition.} 22. Rc5 Qb7 23. Qa4 (23. Qa4 Bb5 24. Rxb5 axb5 25. Qxa8+
$18) 1-0

[Event "Solin 12th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2004.12.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nbd2 Ngf6 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
O-O (8... dxe4) 9. c3 Rc8 10. Qb3 (10. b4 a5 11. a3 Ra8 12. Bb2 Nb6 13. e5 Ne8
14. Qb3 axb4 15. axb4 Nc7 16. Rxa8 Nbxa8 17. Ra1 Nb5 $11 {Speelman,J-Chernin,A/
New York 1995}) (10. e5 Ne8 11. Nf1 c5 12. h4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bh5 14. Bd2 Rc6 15.
Bh3 Qb6 16. Bc3 f5 $132 {Shchekachev,A-Solozhenkin,E/Avoine 1995}) (10. h3 Bh5
11. Qa4 (11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nh4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Rfe8 15. g4 Bg6 16.
Nxg6 hxg6 17. g5 e5 $11 {Speelman,J-Sasikiran,K/Hove 1997}) 11... a5 12. Qb3 b5
13. a4 b4 14. e5 Ne8 15. c4 Nc7 16. c5 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 $15 {Strikovic,
A-Cabrilo,G/Niksic 1996}) 10... Qc7 (10... Qb6 11. exd5 (11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5
Nd7 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. a4 Rfd8 15. a5 Nd7 16. f4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 $14 {Prihotko,
A-Burlai,O/Alushta 2004}) 11... cxd5 12. Ne5 (12. Qxb6 Nxb6 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. a4
Rfd8 15. Nf1 h6 16. Ne3 Be4 17. f3 Bh7 18. Bf1 Nbd7 19. Nd3 Bd6 $11 {
Dizdarevic,E-Zaja,I/Solin 1996}) 12... Nxe5 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Rxe5 b5 15. a3
Ra8 16. b4 $14 {Yandemirov,V-Khenkin,I/Bad Wiessee 1998}) 11. e5 {After
closing the center white can start an actions on the kingside.} (11. exd5 cxd5
12. Nf1 Bd6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. N1d2 Bf5 16. a4 Nd7 $13 {Sale,
S-Korobov,A/Dubai 2004}) 11... Ne8 12. Nf1 Qb6 (12... c5 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5
h6 (14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Nb8 16. Ne3 Bh5 17. Qa3 $14 {Smejkal,J-King,D/Germany
1997/GER-chT}) 15. Ne3 hxg5 16. Nxg4 Nb6 17. Qd1 cxd4 18. Qxd4 $14 {Smejkal,
J-Boensch,U/Germany 1996/GER-chT}) 13. Bg5 {Sooner or later black will have to
push c5, so trading the darksquared bishop is a very logical step.} Bxg5 14.
Nxg5 h6 {I guess it was safer for black to trade the queens, however after} (
14... Qxb3 15. axb3 a6 16. Ne3 Bh5 17. b4 Bg6 18. b3 Nc7 19. f4 $14 {[%cal
Gg5h3,Gh3f2,Gg3g4,Ga1c1] white gets very comfortable position.}) 15. Ne3 Bh5
16. Nh3 Bg6 17. Nf4 Bh7 18. Qa3 $5 $14 Nc7 (18... c5 $2 19. Bxd5 cxd4 20. cxd4
exd5 (20... Qxd4 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxd7 $18) 21. Nexd5 Qd8 22.
e6 $1 fxe6 23. Nxe6 $18) (18... Nc7) 19. Rad1 c5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 (20... Nxc5 21.
c4 $1 $16) 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. c4 dxc4 23. Nxc4 Nb5 24. Na5 $6 {More dangerous
for black was} (24. Nd6 $1 Nxd6 25. exd6 {and it's very difficult for black to
deal with white passer.} b6 26. d7 Rcd8 27. Bc6 a5 28. a3 a4 29. Re3 Bf5 30.
Rd6 $16) 24... Na4 (24... Rc7 25. b4 Na6 26. a4 Nc3 27. Rd4 b6 28. Nc6 Nxa4 29.
Ra1 b5 $13) 25. Nxb7 Nxb2 26. Rd7 Rc2 (26... Nc4 27. Bf1 $14) 27. Bh3 Rb8 28.
Nd8 Rc7 29. Rxc7 Nxc7 30. Nc6 Rb6 31. Rc1 g5 32. Nh5 Nd3 $2 (32... Nd5 33. Nb4
$1 Ne7 34. Rc7 $16) 33. Ne7+ Kf8 34. Rxc7 $18 Rb1+ 35. Bf1 Nxe5 36. f4 Nf3+ (
36... gxf4 37. gxf4 Bd3 38. fxe5 Rxf1+ 39. Kg2 Re1 40. Nc6 $18) 37. Kf2 Nxh2
38. Be2 Be4 39. Ke3 f5 40. Nf6 gxf4+ 41. Kxf4 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Mulhouse"]
[Date "2005.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Motwani, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2005.02.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. g3 (3. c4) 3... Bg4 4. Bg2 Qd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. O-O f6 (6...
e6 7. c4 f5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 O-O-O 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. Nb5 $16 {
Yermolinsky,A-Reprintsev,A/Alexandria 1996}) (6... O-O-O 7. c3 (7. a4 f6 8. a5
a6 9. Bf4 g5 10. Be3 e6 11. c3 Nge7 12. b4 Nf5 13. Bc1 Bg6 $132 {Lopushnoy,
D-Raetsky,A/Smolensk 2000}) (7. Nbd2 f6 8. c3 e5 9. dxe5 fxe5 10. Nb3 Nf6 11.
Be3 Kb8 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Rhe8 $13 {Sale,S-Raetsky,A/Abu Dhabi 2001}) 7...
f6 8. b4 g5 9. Nfd2 Nh6 10. Nb3 e6 11. Na3 Nf7 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. bxc5 $36 {
Eckhardt,C-Dergatschova Daus,A/Weilburg 1999}) (6... Bxf3 7. exf3 e6 8. f4 g6
9. c3 Bg7 10. Nd2 Nge7 11. Re1 O-O $13 {Fang,J-Merwin,S/Las Vegas 2004}) 7. c4
(7. Nbd2 g5 8. e4 Nxd4 9. g4 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Bg6 11. exd5 h5 12. Nc4 hxg4 13.
hxg4 Rh4 $132 {Nemeth,A-Kakuk,S/Hungary 2002}) 7... e6 8. Nc3 (8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Nc3 O-O-O 10. Qa4 Kb8 11. Bd2 Nge7 12. Ne1 $14 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gd3c5,Ge2e3,Gb2b4]}
) 8... Nge7 9. g4 $6 {[%csl Rg1,Rg4] White probably overestimated an
importance of transferring e4, otherwise I find it difficult to explain 9.g4?!}
Bf7 10. e4 $6 dxc4 11. Be3 (11. Qa4 h5 12. g5 e5 13. Rd1 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Rxd4+ Kc8 $15) 11... h5 12. g5 Ng6 13. Qe2 e5 $1 $15 14. Rad1
Bd6 15. Nd5 (15. d5 Na5) 15... O-O-O 16. gxf6 exd4 17. fxg7 (17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18.
Rxd4 gxf6 19. f4 Nh4 $17) 17... Rhg8 18. Nxd4 (18. Nf6 $5 Qe6 (18... d3 19. Qd2
Qe6 20. Nxg8 Bxg8 21. Ng5 Qe7 22. f4 $13) 19. Nxg8 dxe3 20. Ng5 Qe5 21. Rxd6
Qxg5 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Nh6 Nf4 24. Qf3 Nd4 $132) 18... Nh4 19. Nf6 $2 ({
After correct 19.N:c6 the position is far from being clear.} 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20.
Bd4 Qe8 (20... Nxg2 21. Qf3 $5 $13) 21. Qe3 Nxg2 22. Kxg2 Be5 $36) 19... Rxg7
$19 20. Nf5 (20. Nxd7 Rxg2+ 21. Kh1 Rh2+ 22. Kg1 Rg8+ $19) 20... Rxg2+ 21. Kh1
Rh2+ 22. Kg1 Qe6 23. Nh7 Rg8+ 24. Ng5 Qxe4 25. Nxd6+ cxd6 26. Qg4+ hxg4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.07"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Bogdanovski, Vlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
{This variation leads to the position in which white doesn't face a danger of
losing at all,but his winning chanses are minimal either.} dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 (
9... O-O 10. c3 Bf5 (10... Re8 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Ned2 c5 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qxb6 axb6
15. Ne5 cxd4 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. cxd4 Ra7 18. Ne4 $14 {Speelman,J-Dreev,A/Geneva
PCA-rapid/1996/}) 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15.
Rxe5 $14 {Hansen,LB-Pyda,Z/Copenhagen Politiken Cup/1996/}) 10. Rxe4 Nf6 11.
Re1 O-O 12. c3 a5 (12... Qb6 13. Qb3 Bxf3 (13... Rfd8 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. Nc4 Qa6
$5 16. a4 Nd5 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. Ne5 $14 {Hansen,L-Rasmussen,K/DEN 1996/EXT 2000})
14. Bxf3 Rfd8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bf4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Urban,J-Tseitlin,M/Budapest 1993/
EXT 97 (16)}) 13. a4 (13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qb6 15. Rb1 Rfd8 16. Be3 Nd5 17. Bd2
Rd7 18. Qe2 $14 {Speelman,J-Novikov,I/Calcutta 1996/CBM 50}) (13. Qb3 Bxf3 14.
Bxf3 Qd7 15. a4 Nd5 16. Bd2 Rfd8 17. Rad1 b5 18. Qc2 Rab8 $13 {Damljanovic,
B-Galego,L/Vila Real de Santo Antonio 1998}) 13... Qb6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 {
This structure may arise from different opening such as Alekhine defense,
Caro-Kan, french defense with minor differences.} (15. Qxf3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Rd7
17. h4 c5 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Qb5 $1 $14 {Badea,B-Rausch,S/Litomysl 1997/EXT 99})
15... Rfd8 (15... Nd5 16. Qc2 Rfd8 $6 17. Bd2 Rd7 18. Rad1 Bf6 19. Bc1 Rad8 20.
h4 $14 {Hansen,L-Wells,P/Copenhagen 1996/CBM 54}) 16. Qc2 Rd7 17. Kg2 Rad8 18.
Re2 h6 (18... c5 $5 19. dxc5 (19. Be3 Nd5 20. dxc5 Nxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Bxc5 $11)
19... Bxc5 20. Bg5 h6 (20... Be7 $6 21. Re5 $1 {[%csl Ra5,Rb7][%cal Ge5b5]} Nd5
(21... h6 $6 22. Rb5 Qa7 23. Be3 $14) 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Rb5 Qa7 24. Rd1 Rxd1
25. Bxd1 b6 26. Bf3 Qc7 27. Qe4 $14) 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rae1 f5 $11) 19. Bd2 c5
20. dxc5 Bxc5 $6 {Permitting white to start an actions on the queenside.} (
20... Qxc5 $5 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Rae1 Nd5 23. Bd4 Bc5 $11) 21. b4 $1 Be7 (21...
axb4 22. cxb4 (22. Rb1 $2 b3 23. Rxb3 Rxd2 $1 $19 {[%csl Rb3]}) 22... Bxf2 23.
a5 $1 Qa7 (23... Qd4 24. Bc3 $18) 24. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 26. Qxd2 Rxd2+
27. Ke3 Rd7 28. b5 $14) 22. Rb1 axb4 23. cxb4 $14 Nd5 24. b5 Rc7 (24... Qc5 $5
25. Qb3 b6 26. Rc1 Qd4 27. Rc6 $14) 25. Qb3 Qd4 26. b6 Rcc8 (26... Rc6 27. a5)
27. Be1 $5 Bf6 28. Re4 Qc5 29. a5 {It's not so easy for black to find
counterplay in this position, which explains to certain extent his blunder on
the next move.} Bc3 $2 30. Rc1 $18 {[%cal Gc1c5] Winning a piece or a queen.}
Qxa5 (30... Rd6 31. Bxc3 Nxc3 32. Re3 $18) 31. Ra4 Bxe1 (31... Qxb6 32. Bxd5
Qxb3 33. Bxb3 b5 34. Ra7 $18) 32. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 33. Rxa5 Bxa5 34. Bxd5 exd5 35.
Qxd5 (35. Qxd5 Bxb6 36. Qxb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Black "Turov, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. c3 {This set up doesn't promise white nothing
special in the opening.} e6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Qb3 $5 {More logical
looks immidiate 7.Bg5 intending to transfer e4,but move in the game is not so
bad either:} (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 (8... Qxf6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Qd8 11. e4
dxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Ned2 Rb8 14. Nc4 $14 {Alipayo,R-Ochkoos,J/Toronto ch 1995
}) 9. Nfd2 h5 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bxe4 f5 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qf3 Kd7
15. Nd2 h4 $132 {Sebastian,D-Barthel,D/JBL NW95/96}) (7. Nh4 $6 Bg4 (7... Bg6
$6 8. Nd2 O-O 9. Nxg6 $14 {Hrivnak,M-Orsag,M/SVK-chJM U14 1993}) 8. h3 Bh5 9.
g4 $2 Nxg4 $1 10. hxg4 Qxh4 $19) 7... Na5 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bg5 b5 $5 10. Qd1 h6 $5
(10... Nc4 11. b3 Nb6 12. Ne5 (12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nh4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 h6 $1
$13) 12... Rc8 13. Nd2 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 $132) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nbd2 ({Nothing
promises} 12. a4 b4 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Re1 Rab8 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17.
Rxe4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Rb2 $11 {and black has very comfortable position.}) 12...
Qd8 $5 {Intending to keep the lightsqured bishop on the board after e4.} 13.
Re1 O-O 14. e4 Bh7 $5 {The idea behind 12th move of black.} (14... dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 Nc4 17. Qe2 Nb6 18. Ne5 $14) 15. b4 $6 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17.
e5 {After this move black bishop on h7 becomes real force.} (17. Ne5 $6 Qc7 18.
f4 a5 19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 f6 $15) (17. Nd2 $5) 17... Be7 18. Nd2
a5 19. a3 Ra6 20. Nf1 Qb6 21. Ne3 Rfa8 22. Rc1 axb4 23. axb4 Ra2 $15 {Now we
can see the consequances of 15th move of white:black has siezed the initiative
and puts some pressure on white's position.However white's position is
rock-solid and its unclear where black can break through.} 24. Re2 Qa6 25. h4
Qa3 $5 26. Rxa2 Qxa2 27. Qe1 Qb2 28. Bf3 Bd3 ({Another very unpleasent plan
was to play} 28... Ra3 $5 {[%csl Rc3]} 29. Kg2 Bd3 30. Kg1 g6 $1 $15 {[%cal
Gh6h5,Ge7f8,Gf8h6] transferring the bishop to h6 and threatening to take on e3.
}) 29. Ng2 Ra2 30. Nf4 g5 $5 $17 31. Ng2 (31. hxg5 Bxg5 32. Bg2 Ra3 33. Bf3 Kf8
(33... Bxf4 34. gxf4 Bc2 35. Qd2 Qxc3 36. Qxc3 Rxc3 37. Bd1 $11) 34. Bg4 Ke7
35. Bf3 Bxf4 36. gxf4 Ra8 $15) 31... Bf5 32. Bh5 Be4 $6 ({Deserved attention} 
32... gxh4 $5 33. gxh4 (33. Nxh4 $2 Bg5 34. Nxf5 Bxc1 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36. Nxc6 Bd2
$19) 33... Be4 34. Qe3 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Bxh4 36. Rf1 Qd2 $17 {with good chanses
to win the game.}) 33. Qe3 Bd3 ({Still} 33... gxh4 $5 {was very good option.})
34. Rd1 $5 {[%cal Ge3f3] An attempt to complicate the position.} Kg7 (34...
Qxc3 $2 35. Qf3 f5 36. exf6 Bf8 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Qe3 $40) 35. Qf3 f5 (35...
Bg6 36. Bxg6 Kxg6 (36... fxg6 37. hxg5 Bxg5 38. Nf4 $11) 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Re1
$15) 36. exf6+ Bxf6 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Qe3 $6 Be2 $2 {After this move white
easily holds the endgame,while after} (38... Qxc3 $1 39. Qxe6 Bxd4 (39... Qxd4
40. Ne3 Qa7 41. Qxc6 Be4 42. Qe6 $132) 40. Qe7+ Kh6 41. Qe6+ Bf6 42. Bf3 Qb2
43. Kh2 Qe5 $17 {black has sagnificient advantage.}) 39. Bxe2 Qxe2 40. Qxe2
Rxe2 41. Ne3 Rb2 (41... e5 $6 42. dxe5 Bxe5 43. b5 $1 cxb5 44. Rxd5 Bxc3 45.
Rxg5+ Kf6 46. Rxb5 Bd4 $11) 42. Re1 Rb3 43. Nd1 $5 {Preventing e5.} Rb1 44. Kf1
Rc1 45. Ke2 Rc2+ 46. Kf3 Rc1 47. Ke3 Ra1 (47... Rc2 48. Re2 Rxe2+ 49. Kxe2 e5
50. dxe5 Bxe5 51. Kd2 Kf6 52. Ne3 $11) 48. Kd2 Ra2+ 49. Kc1 Kf7 50. Kb1 Ra8 51.
Ne3 e5 52. dxe5 Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.24"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Dutreeuw, Marc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Heiligenhaus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 {Kengis uses this variation
quiet oftenly and shows in it pritty good results, although theory considers
it as promising absolutely nothng to white.} Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Nf6 11. Re1 Qb6 12. c3 O-O 13. Qb3 Qxb3 {Black has
tried many different moves in this position, but none of them leads to clear
eqaulity. In all variations white keeps symbolical adavntage thanks to bishops
pair and slightly more flexible pawn structure.} (13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rfd8 15.
Bg5 Nd5 (15... h6 16. Bf4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Urban,J-Tseitlin,M/Budapest 1993/EXT 97
(16)}) 16. h4 $5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 c5 18. Rad1 $14 {Bezold,M-Kargoll,B/Karlsruhe
1991/GER}) (13... Rfd8 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. Nc4 Qxb3 16. axb3 Nd5 17. Bd2 Bf6 18.
Bf3 $14 {Yandemirov,V-Krivonogov,A/Kstovo 1998/EXT 2000}) (13... Bf5 14. Ne5
Rad8 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. a4 Nd5 17. a5 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bg5 Rc8 20. Ne3 Nxe3 {
1/2-1/2 Maiwald,J-Wintzer,J/Bonn 1995/CBM 45 (20)}) 14. axb3 Bxf3 (14... Bf5
15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. b4 a6 17. Bd2 h6 18. Nc4 Nd5 19. Na5 Rab8 20. Nb3 $14 {
Giffard,N-Lukasiewicz,G/Cannes 1998/CBM 63 ext}) 15. Bxf3 Rfd8 (15... a6 16.
Bg2 Rad8 17. f4 Rfe8 18. b4 Bf8 19. Bf3 Nd5 20. Bd2 g6 21. Re2 f5 $11 {Makarov,
M-Popov,V/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 61 ext}) 16. Bd2 {This natural move seems to
be the novelty, however it doesn't change much about evaluation of the
position.} (16. h4 h5 17. Bg5 g6 18. b4 a6 19. Ra5 Rd7 20. Kg2 Kg7 21. Re2 Rc8
22. Ra1 Bd6 23. Bd2 Be7 24. Bg5 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Maiwald,J-Meins,G/Germany 1997/
GER-chT (24)}) (16. b4 a6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. h4 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,
R-Gyimesi,Z/Pula 2000/EXT 2001 (19)}) (16. Bg5 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Bxg5 18. Bf3 Be7
19. b4 a6 20. h4 g6 21. Kg2 h5 22. Re2 Rd7 23. Be4 Rad8 24. Bc2 Bf6 25. Rae1
Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Kaid,A-Meins,G/Baunatal 1999/EXT 2000 (25)}) 16... Kf8 17. Re2 Rd7
18. Kg2 {White's plan is to advance the pawns on the kingside, since he can do
absolutely nothing neither on the queenside nor in the center.} Bd8 (18... c5
$6 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. b4 Bb6 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 a6 23. b5 $14) 19. b4 Nd5 20.
Be4 h5 21. f4 g6 22. h3 Bb6 {Inviting white to advance pawns.} (22... a6 $5)
23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Nf6 25. Bf3 Kg7 26. f5 exf5 27. gxf5 Re8 (27... gxf5 $5
28. Rae1 (28. Rf1 Re8 29. Rxe8 Nxe8 30. Bd1 Nd6 $11) 28... Rg8 29. Re5 Kg6 $13)
28. Rxe8 Nxe8 29. fxg6 fxg6 30. Bf4 {It seems that white managed to get
something, but with accurate defense black neutralizes white's pressure.} Nd6
31. Be5+ Kf8 32. Bg4 (32. Rh1 {[%cal Gh1h8]} Nf7 33. Bf4 Kg7 34. Be4 Re7 35.
Bd3 Bc7 $11) 32... Nf5 $1 $11 33. Bxf5 gxf5 34. Kf3 Rf7 {Even if white manages
to take the f-pawn bishops endgame is still drawn, but it's not so easy to
take a pawn!} 35. Kf4 Ke8 36. c4 a6 37. Rh1 Bd8 38. Rh6 (38. Rh5 Kd7 39. Rxf5
Rxf5+ 40. Kxf5 Be7 $11) 38... Kd7 39. d5 cxd5 40. cxd5 Ke8 41. Rh8+ Kd7 42. d6
Bf6 43. Rb8 Ke6 44. Re8+ Kd7 45. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.14"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 Nb4 5. Na3 c6 6. c3 (6. O-O h6 7. Ne5 (7.
c3 Na6 8. Nc2 e6 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Re1 Be7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4
14. Rxe4 O-O $11 {Kengis,E-Izeta Txabarri,F/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65}) 7... Nf6 8.
f3 e6 9. e4 Bh7 10. c3 Na6 11. Qe2 Nc7 12. Nd3 Bxa3 13. bxa3 O-O $13 {Agopov,
M-Izeta Txabarri,F/Benasque 1999/EXT 2001}) 6... Na6 7. Qb3 {White may hardly
hope to get any opening advantage after this move.} (7. c4 e6 8. O-O Nf6 9. b3
$2 Qa5 10. Nc2 Qc3 $17 {Filipovich,D-Linn,P/North Bay 1996/EXT 98}) (7. O-O e6
8. Nb1 (8. Nc2 Be4 9. b3 Nf6 10. Bh3 Bd6 11. Nce1 c5 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qb6
$11 {Pigusov,E-Garcia Palermo,C/Havana 1985/MCD}) 8... Nf6 (8... h6 9. Nbd2 Nf6
10. Re1 Nc7 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. Nd3 Rb8 13. b4 a5 14. a3 {1/2-1/2 Yandemirov,
V-Karavaev,V/Maikop 1998/CBM 66 (14)}) 9. Nh4 Bxb1 10. Rxb1 Be7 11. Nf3 O-O 12.
c4 dxc4 13. Ne5 $13 {Fries Nielsen,J-Hoiberg,N/Denmark 1998/EXT 2000}) (7. Ne5
Nf6 8. Nc2 h6 9. Ne3 Bh7 10. f4 e6 11. f5 $6 Bxf5 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Qd3 g6 $17
{Kogan,A-Levin,F/Budapest 1997/CBM 61 ext}) (7. Nh4 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Qb3 Qb6
10. g4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. e4 $14 {Tunik,G-Barskij,V/Yalta 1996/EXT 98}) 7...
Qb6 8. Nh4 Bg4 9. h3 Be6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Bg5 h6 {This move leads to unclear
position, but deserved attention} (11... g6 $5 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. Qc2 f5 14. Nf3
Bg7 15. e3 O-O $13 {with very comfortable position for black.}) 12. Bxf6 exf6
13. Qc2 Be7 14. Rab1 {[%cal Gh4f5]} g6 15. e4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Nc7 (16... Bxa2 $5
17. Rbe1 Qc7 (17... Be6 $2 18. Nxg6 $16) 18. c4 f5 19. Qe3 Kf8 20. Ra1 Bxh4 21.
gxh4 Nb4 22. Rxa2 Nxa2 23. Qb3 Kg7 24. Qxa2 Qf4 $132) 17. c4 O-O-O $15 {
[%csl Rd4,Rh4]} 18. Rfd1 Rhe8 $6 {Black doesn't take an advantage of awkward
position of the knight on h4, while after} (18... f5 $1 19. Qd3 (19. Qe3 f4 $1
$17) 19... f4 $1 (19... Bxh4 20. gxh4 Qb4 21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 Rhe8 $13) 20.
Nc2 (20. c5 Qa6 21. Qxa6 Nxa6 $17) 20... fxg3 21. fxg3 Bxh4 22. gxh4 Bf5 $17 {
white is in troubles}) 19. Qd3 Qb4 $5 20. Qc2 $5 Kb8 21. Rd3 Ka8 22. Rbd1 Qa5
23. Qc1 $6 {Missing an opportunity to get an edge after thematica breakthrough
in the center} (23. d5 $1 cxd5 24. Qb3 {[%csl Rb7]} g5 $2 (24... Bxa3 25. bxa3
Rd6 (25... g5 26. cxd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Nf3 Ne7 29. Qxf7 $16) 26. cxd5
Bd7 27. R1d2 $14) 25. cxd5 Bxh3 (25... Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Qe1+ 28. Kh2
gxh4 29. Rd8+ $1 Rxd8 30. Qxb7#) 26. d6 Bxg2 27. Nxg2 $18) 23... h5 24. Nf3 Bf5
25. Re3 Bf8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. d5 $6 (27. Re1 $5 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Qb4 29. d5 cxd5
30. cxd5 Kb8 $13) 27... cxd5 28. cxd5 Nxd5 29. Nc4 Qc5 30. Nd4 Be6 (30... Be4
$2 31. Nb3 Qc6 32. Bxe4 Rxe4 33. Ne3 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra8][%cal Gd1d8]}) 31. Nxe6
fxe6 32. b3 h4 $6 (32... Kb8 $6 33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Qf4+ Qc7 35. Qxc7+ Kxc7 36.
Ne3 $11) (32... Rc8 $6 33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Rxd5 Qxd5 35. Nb6+ axb6 36. Qxc8+ Ka7
37. Qxf8 $11) 33. gxh4 Qc7 $6 34. Bxd5 exd5 35. Rxd5 $14 Bc5 (35... Bb4 $5) 36.
Ne3 Re5 $4 {Blundering a piece in absoletuly unclear position.} (36... b6) 37.
Qxc5 $1 $18 Qb8 38. Rxe5 fxe5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.04.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 Qe7 8. Ne5
Bxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Bh4 f6 14. exf6 gxf6
15. c4 Rg8 16. O-O h5 17. Qd1 Rg4 18. Bg3 Qh7 19. Rc1 a5 20. Re1 {[#]} Ba6 $2 {
Black seems oblivious to the dangers threatening him.} ({After} 20... e5 {
his position is still shaky but Black is not lost.}) 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. e4 d4
23. Qa4 {With the simple but strong threat to take on a5.} Bb7 $2 ({A complete
black-out. Though e.g.} 23... Qe7 24. Qc6 Ra7 25. Bd6 Bb5 26. Bxe7 Bxc6 27.
Bxc5 $18 {also leads to a won position for White.}) 24. Qb3 {Targeting e6 and
b7. Black did not want to continue the game and resigned.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.04.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Friedel,J"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This battle between two of the usual heavyweights is always highly
anticipated.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 {Kamsky opts for his trusty London
system.} c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4 $5 {
It is unusual to play this break before castling.} (9. Ne5 {is the main move
here, which Kamsky has played before.}) 9... Be7 {I like this reaction by
Hikaru, keeping his bishop and ensuring a more double-edged fight.} 10. e5 Nh5
11. O-O Bd7 {Black is in no rush to capture on g3.} 12. Re1 Rc8 13. a3 Nxg3 14.
hxg3 f5 {I like this move, shutting down the bishop unless White wants to open
the bishop for black's pieces.} 15. dxc5 $5 (15. exf6 Bxf6 {looks great for
Black.}) (15. b4 {would be my choice, and is the logical follow up to a3.})
15... bxc5 16. b4 g5 {Hikaru tries to make life uncomfortable for the f3
knight.} 17. Nh2 {This move is highly counterintuitive.} (17. bxc5 {was what I
expected during the game, securing the d4 square for the knight. I'm curious
why Gata rejected it.}) 17... d4 18. b5 dxc3 19. bxc6 cxd2 20. Re2 Bxc6 21.
Rxd2 (21. Bc4 $1 {is more precise, preventing the pawn from reaching this
square.}) 21... Bd5 22. g4 $2 {White allows c4 without a fight.} (22. Bc4 Bxc4
(22... Qc7 {is playable, but then White would certainly have played this move.}
) 23. Rxd8 Rfxd8 {is what I thought Hikaru's idea might be, but I'm not sure
it is so clear after} 24. Qa4) 22... c4 23. Bc2 f4 {Now White really is up
against it.} 24. Qe2 Qa5 25. Nf3 Rcd8 (25... Rfd8 {looks far more natural. I'm
sure there is a concrete reason Hikaru preferred the other rook, but I don't
see it.}) 26. Rdd1 Rd7 27. a4 Rfd8 28. Rab1 a6 {There is no reason to allow
Rb5.} 29. Rdc1 Ba3 30. Rd1 (30. Nxg5 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 c3 {and White just can't
make any threats.}) 30... h6 31. Kh2 Bf8 {Now Black's kingside is completely
secure.} 32. Rdc1 Qc5 33. Kg1 Qc6 (33... Bxf3 {Hikaru was understandably
reluctant to give up his bishop, but this looks very strong.} 34. Qxf3 Rd2 {
and with f2 under pressure and e5 falling, White's position looks lost.}) 34.
Rd1 Bg7 {I'm not sure I care for the bishop here.} (34... Bc5 {looks a bit
more menacing.}) 35. Nd4 (35. a5 {was annoying, threatening Rb6, and if} Qc5
36. Be4 {gives White a little counterplay.}) 35... Qc7 36. Nf3 {There was some
time trouble around here, so there is some repeating.} Rb8 (36... Bf8 {Black
had a chance to swing the bishop around again.}) 37. Rxb8+ Qxb8 38. Be4 $1 {
Gata of course doesn't miss his chance for this move.} Qc8 39. Bc2 $6 {But
this one I don't get.} (39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40. Rc1 {and with the bishop on g7 out
of the game and Black's king a little open I think White has good chances to
hold.}) 39... Qc6 40. Nd4 Qc7 41. Nf3 Rd8 42. Bb1 Rb8 43. Bc2 (43. Be4 $1)
43... a5 44. Rc1 Qb7 45. Qd1 Qa8 {As is often the case, I'm not sure what
Hikaru is up to. It looks like he's been futzing around, but there is usually
a subtle point to these moves. In this case, I think he wants to avoid Be4
while not running into Nd4.} 46. Qe2 Rb4 47. Rd1 Qc6 48. Nd4 Qc7 49. Re1 Qb7
50. Rd1 Bf8 {Hikaru is making some progress.} (50... Bxg2 51. f3 {is not
recommended.}) 51. Nb5 {Gata decides that he's done with waiting, so he
complicates the game.} (51. Kh2 {A waiting move might be objectively stronger,
but after} Rb2 {and Bc5 coming it is clear White will be facing real problems.}
) 51... Bxg2 52. Rd8 Bh1 {It looks like White is busted.} 53. Qf1 Rb2 54. Nd6
Qd5 55. Nf7 {Gata plays his last chance.} Rxc2 $2 (55... Qc6 56. Bg6 (56. Nxh6+
Kg7 {doesn't help White.}) 56... Be4 {and White's pieces just can't do a lot.})
56. Rxd5 Bxd5 57. Qb1 $1 {The only move, and now Hikaru has to sac another
exchange.} Kxf7 (57... Be4 58. Nd6 {is possibly what Hikaru missed, and
actually White is the one who wins.}) 58. Qxc2 Kg7 59. Qd2 Bb4 60. Qd4 c3 {
Neither side can make progress, so they agreed to a draw. Nakamura really
outplayed Kamsky this game, but Gata defended stubbornly as he always does and
one mistake was enough to throw it away.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Bxe7 Qxe7 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8.
Ne5 $2 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. f4 f6 11. exf6 (11. Qh5 g6 12. Qh4 Qb4 $17) 11...
Nxf6 12. O-O (12. Nf3 Ng4 13. Qe2 e5 14. h3 e4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 $17) 12... e5 13.
Qe1 Bd7 14. fxe5 Qxe5 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Kh1 $6 (16. Qd2 Rae8 17. Rae1 $17) 16...
Rae8 17. Qa5 Qd6 18. Rae1 (18. Qxa7 Ng4 19. g3 Nxe3 $19) 18... Ng4 19. Qd2 Qh6
20. Re2 {Ftacnik,L} (20. h3 Nxe3 $19) (20. Re2 Nxh2 $1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 03rd"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. c4 dxc4 (5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. c5 Qe7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Rfd8 11. b4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5
Nxe5 14. Bxg4 f5 15. Be2 f4 16. exf4 Nd3 17. Qb3 Nxf4 18. Bc4 Rxd4 19. Rad1
Rad8 20. Rxd4 Rxd4 $10 {Diederichsen,D-Panzer,P/Hamburg Wichern-op (02)/1993/0.
5 (37)}) (5... Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. c5 (7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10.
O-O a6 11. a3 Rfe8 12. b4 Ne4 13. Rc1 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Re6 15. Qc2 Rh6 16. h3 Bd7
17. Rc1 Re8 18. b5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Ra8 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Ne5 $16 {Cvitan,
O-Perovic,D/JUG-Cup f Pula (4)/1991/1-0 (28)}) 7... Qd7 8. Qa4 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e5
10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxd7+ Nxd7 12. Nc3 c6 13. Rc1 Nxc5 14. Nxd5 Ne6 15. Nc3 Nf6
16. Bc4 Ke7 17. Rg1 g6 18. Ne4 Rad8 $10 {Zimmerman,Y-Arkhangelsky,M/Moscow op
Russian Winter/1991/0.5 (54)}) 6. Bxc4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 (7... cxd6 8. d5 $1 $14
) 8. O-O Nf6 9. Be2 (9. Nc3 O-O) 9... e5 (9... O-O 10. Qb3 $14) 10. dxe5 Qxd1 (
10... Nxe5 11. Qxd6 cxd6 12. Nbd2 $14) 11. Bxd1 (11. Rxd1 Nxe5) 11... Nd7 (
11... Bxf3 12. exf6 Bxd1 13. fxg7 $16) 12. Nc3 Bxf3 (12... Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5
14. Nb5 $14) 13. Bxf3 Ndxe5 (13... Ncxe5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Be4 Rxb2 16. Rab1 $14
) 14. Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. f4 f6 17. Kf2 Rf8 18. Rxd8+ (18. Nd5 Rf7)
18... Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Kc8 {xc7} 20. e4 Rd8 21. Nd5 Rd7 22. Rd3 Ne7 23. Nxe7+ Rxe7
24. Ke3 {[%csl Ge3,Yc8] Black has some difficulties since his king is cut off
and pawns are less advanced.} f5 $2 (24... c5 $14) 25. e5 $16 Rd7 26. Ra3 (26.
Rxd7 Kxd7 27. Kd4 Ke6 28. b4 $16) 26... a6 27. Rd3 a5 28. Rxd7 Kxd7 {Hecht 6-6
P, gedeckter Zentralfreibauer, Einbruch am Q-Flügel, Tempospiel} 29. Kd4 b6 (
29... Ke6 30. Kc5 h6 31. h4 Kd7 32. Kb5 b6 33. a4 g6 34. b3 $18) 30. Kc4 c6 31.
h3 Ke6 32. b3 {Protected passed e5P promises white easy victory.} g5 (32... h5
{Hecht} 33. h4 Kd7 34. a4 Ke6 35. b4 axb4 36. Kxb4 Kd5 37. Kc3 Ke6 (37... b5
38. a5 $18) (37... c5 38. Kd3 c4+ 39. Kc3 Kc5 40. e6 Kd6 41. Kxc4 Kxe6 42. Kb5
$18) 38. Kc4 Kd7 39. Kb4 Ke6 40. a5 bxa5+ (40... c5+ 41. Kb5 bxa5 42. Kxc5 $18)
41. Kxa5 Kd5 42. Kb4 c5+ 43. Kc3 Kc6 (43... c4 $1 {Remis?-Analyse!}) 44. Kc4 g6
45. g3 Kb6 46. Kd5 Kb5 47. e6 $18) 33. g3 (33. fxg5 $2 Kxe5 34. h4 f4) 33... h6
(33... g4 34. h4 $1 h5 35. a4 $18) 34. h4 gxf4 (34... g4 35. a4 $18) 35. gxf4
h5 36. a4 $1 Ke7 37. b4 axb4 (37... Ke6 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. Kc5 Kd7 40. Kb6 $18)
38. Kxb4 Ke6 39. a5 (39. a5 bxa5+ 40. Kxa5 Kd5 41. Kb4 c5+ 42. Kb3 $1 c4+ 43.
Kc3 Kc5 44. e6 Kd6 45. Kxc4 Kxe6 46. Kc5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O Bg4 6. dxc5 e5 7. c4 Bxc5 (7...
d4 8. Qa4 $36) 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Nc3 $1 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 O-O 11. h3 $1 Bf5 (11...
Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 $16) (11... Be6 12. Ng5 $14) 12. g4 Be6 (12... Bc2 13.
Rd2 $14) 13. Ng5 Bc4 14. b3 Ba6 (14... Bd4 15. bxc4 Bxc3 16. Rb1 $16 {>< b7})
15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. e3 Be7 (16... Nb4 17. Nce4 $16) 17. Nge4 Nxe4 (17... Nb4 18.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Ne4 $16) 18. Bxe4 $1 Nb4 $6 (18... Rxd1+ $1 19. Rxd1 Rd8) 19.
Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 $16 Bf6 (20... Bd6 21. Rac1 Kf8 22. Be4 Ke7 23. Rd5 Ke6 (
23... f6 24. Bxh7 Rh8 25. Bf5 Rxh3 26. Rxd6 $1 $18) 24. Rcd1 Bc7 25. Bf5+ Kf6
26. f4 $16) 21. Be4 Kf8 (21... Rac8 22. Rac1 $16) 22. Rac1 h6 (22... Rxd1+ 23.
Rxd1 Ke7 24. Rd5 Rd8 (24... Ke6 25. g5 $18) 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. Bxh7 g6 27. f4
Ke8 28. g5 Bh8 29. f5 $18) 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rc7 (24. a4 $5 $16) 24... Ke8 25.
a4 $1 Bh4 $1 (25... Rd7 26. Rc8+ Rd8 27. Rc5 b6 28. Rc7 $18) (25... Rd2 26. Bc3
$16) 26. Bc3 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Bf1+ 28. Kf3 Bxh3 29. Rc8+ $1 (29. Bxe5 Rg1 $13)
29... Bd8 $2 (29... Ke7 $142 $1 30. Bb4+ Ke6 31. Bf5+ (31. Re8+ Kd7 32. Rf8 Ke6
) 31... Kf6 32. Rc7 (32. Re8 g6 $1) 32... g5 $1 $13) 30. Kg3 $1 $18 Bf1 31.
Bxe5 Bd3 32. Bxb7 (32. Bxd3 Rxd3 33. Bxg7 $18) 32... Kd7 33. Rc5 f6 34. Rd5+
Ke7 35. Bd6+ Ke6 36. Bb8 Be7 37. f4 $1 a5 38. f5+ Kf7 39. Rxa5 Bc2 40. Bd5+ Ke8
41. Be6 Rd3 42. Bf4 Bd8 43. Ra8 Ke7 44. Ra7+ Ke8 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Du Te Cup"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2017.03.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2017.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. a4 {Ding is
coming up wih a novelty, as it is not at all easy to recapture the pawn and
keep some chances for an advantage at the same time.} (7. Na3 Nb6 8. Ne5 Ng4 (
8... O-O 9. Naxc4 Nxc4 10. Nxc4 Be6 11. Na5 c5 12. Nxb7 Qxd4 13. Be3 Qxb2 14.
Bxc5 Rab8 15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. Bd6 Rbc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (80) Barcza,
G-Prins,L Saltsjobaden 1952}) 9. Nxg4 (9. Nf3 e5 (9... O-O 10. e4 Be6 11. h3
Nf6 12. Qe2 c6 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Kh2 Rd8 15. Bf4 Ne8 16. Rac1 Nd6 17. Ng5 h6 18.
Nxe6 Qxe6 19. h4 $11 {0-1 (56) Schreiner,P (2432)-Lampert,J (2461) Skopje 2015}
) 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nxe5 12. Nb5 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Be5 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. gxf4
Ke7 16. Nxc7 Rb8 17. a4 Be6 18. a5 Nd7 19. a6 bxa6 20. Rxa6 $16 {1-0 (37)
Dragun,K (2586)-Lampert,J (2448) Biel 2015}) 9... Bxg4 10. Bxb7 (10. Nxc4 Nxc4
11. Qa4+ c6 12. Qxc4 Be6 13. Qc2 O-O 14. e3 Qb6 15. b3 Bf5 16. Qe2 e5 17. e4
Be6 18. d5 cxd5 19. exd5 Bd7 20. Be3 $11 {1-0 (41) Chirila,I (2522)-Rambaldi,F
(2559) Saint Louis 2017}) 10... O-O 11. Nc2 (11. Be3 Bh3 12. Re1 Rb8 13. Bf3
Qd7 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. Qc2 h5 16. Red1 Bf5 17. Qd2 Qa4 18. Qe1 Be6 19. Nxc4 Nxc4
20. b3 Qa5 21. Qxa5 Nxa5 $15 {0-1 (71) Moussard,J (2571)-Wagner,D (2548)
Zuerich 2016}) 11... Rb8 12. Bg2 Qd7 13. f3 Bh3 14. Bxh3 Qxh3 15. a4 Qd7 16. a5
Na4 17. Ra2 Rfd8 18. Kg2 c5 19. Ne3 Rb4 20. dxc5 Nxc5 $15 {1/2-1/2 (108)
Fressinet,L (2672)-Svane,R (2555) Doha 2016}) (7. Qa4 O-O 8. Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qc5 (
9. Qc2 Bf5 10. Qb3 a5 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. a4 c6 13. Rd1 Nd6 14. Ne1 Be6 15. d5 cxd5
16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc8 19. Bf4 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Nxc4 21. Nd3 $11
{1/2-1/2 (26) Kunte,A (2515)-Sethuraman,S (2651) Thiruvarur 2015}) (9. Qb3 Be6
10. Qd1 Qc8 11. Ng5 (11. Re1 Rd8 12. Ng5 c5 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Bxb7 Rab8 15. Bg2
cxd4 16. Nd2 Qf5 17. h3 e5 18. e3 dxe3 19. Rxe3 Nc4 $17 {0-1 (41) Rantanen,
M-Poulsen,C Saltsjobaden 1948}) 11... Bg4 12. Nc3 h6 13. Nf3 Rd8 14. Ne5 Be6
15. Qc2 Rxd4 16. Nb5 Rd8 17. Qxc7 Nfd5 18. Qxc8 Raxc8 19. f4 Nb4 $15 {1-0 (41)
Gutman,L (2428)-Rogic,D (2524) St Veit 2016}) 9... Bf5 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. Qxc7 Nd5
12. Qxb7 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Qd6 14. Qb3 Qxf4 15. Nc3 Rab8 16. Qa3 Ng5 17. Nd5 Nxf3+
18. Qxf3 Qd6 19. Qg3 Qd8 $15 {1/2-1/2 (32) Van Wely,L (2647)-Giri,A (2791)
Amsterdam 2015}) (7. Nbd2 Nb6 8. Nxc4 Nxc4 9. Qa4+ c6 10. Qxc4 Be6 (10... O-O
11. b3 Be6 12. Qb4 Qc7 13. Ng5 Bc8 14. Ba3 h6 15. Nf3 Re8 16. Rac1 Be6 17. Rfd1
Bd5 18. Bb2 a5 19. Qc5 a4 20. Ne5 e6 21. Bxd5 exd5 $15 {1/2-1/2 (37) Kremer,
L-Foltys,J Jurata 1937}) 11. Qb4 Qc8 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Bf4 a5 14. Qa3 Qd8 15. Qd3
Nd6 16. Ng5 Bc4 17. Qc2 Ba6 18. Be5 O-O 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 
(33) Pirc,V-Fine,R USA 1950}) 7... a5 8. Qc2 (8. Nc3 O-O 9. e4 c6 10. Qe2 Nb6
11. Rd1 $11) 8... Nb6 9. e4 O-O 10. Rd1 {It may not be too surprising that
Black has a sporting prospect of equal chances. Despite that some caution will
be required.} (10. Nbd2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 e5 13. dxe5 Nfd7 14. Be3 Qe7
$11) 10... c6 11. Na3 Be6 12. h3 Ne8 (12... Qc8 13. Kh2 Ne8 14. Ng5 $11) 13.
Ng5 Bc8 $1 {Giri is too strong to believe he can part with bishop pair without
serious consequences.} (13... Qc8 $6 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Rb1 $1 f5 16. b4 fxe4
17. bxa5 Nc8 18. Nxc4 Ned6 19. Bf1 $16) 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 e5 16. Nf3 $1 {
The retreat of the knight, that has no further function on the territory of
the opponent.} (16. d5 Nd6 17. Qc2 h6 18. dxc6 Ra6 19. c7 Qd7 20. Nf3 Rc6 $11)
16... exd4 17. Nxd4 {In the tense struggle between two very strong opponents
it is no wonder that the attention can easily slip. It was much more
unpleasant to irritate Black the bishop move.} (17. Bg5 $1 Nd6 18. Qc2 Qe8 19.
Nxd4 $14) 17... Nc7 18. Be3 Qe7 19. Qc1 Qb4 {In a clear analogy with ideas
from the King's Indian Defence Giri is trying to exploit the hole on b4. Many
lesser players would consider the idea, but would use the knight for the
purpose.} (19... Na6 20. f4 Nb4 $11) 20. Ra3 Re8 21. Rc3 Be6 (21... Qxa4 22.
Rc4 Qa2 23. b3 Bxd4 24. Rcxd4 Nb5 25. R4d3 Qa3 26. Qc2 $11) 22. b3 Na6 23. Rdd3
{The Chinese star decided to keep the rook on c3, but it seems more natural to
double along the d-file, since ...Nc5 is not scary for White.} (23. Rcd3 $5 Nc5
24. Nxe6 Nxe6 (24... Nxd3 $2 25. Rxd3 Rxe6 26. Bc5 Bb2 27. Qe3 $18) 25. Qd2 Bf8
$11) 23... Qe7 24. Bg5 Qf8 25. Be3 Rad8 $6 {Black should have worried about
equality and inserted the knight move to b4.} (25... Nb4 $1 26. Rd2 Rad8 27.
Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Rc4 $11) 26. Nxe6 Rxe6 27. Qd1 {Ding is not playing very well
with his dark squared bishop and once again misses its unpleasant move.} (27.
Bb6 $1 Rdd6 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rf3 Rd7 30. Bf1 $14) 27... Red6 28. Bf4 (28. Rxd6
Qxd6 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Rc1 Nb4 31. Bf3 $11) 28... Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Qxd3
Nc5 31. Qd1 (31. Qc4 Ne6 32. Bf1 $11) 31... Ne6 32. Be3 $6 {[%mdl 2048] White
never really got to grips with the soul of his dark bishop. In this position
centralisation will be challenged by the Giri's clever trick.} (32. Bf1 $1 $11)
32... Bd4 $1 33. Bd2 {The plight of the bishop becomes the central story of
the whole game. It was still possble to fight for equality after the exchange
of the bishops.} (33. Bxd4 Qd6 34. h4 $1 Qxd4 35. Qf3 Nc5 36. h5 $11) 33... Qc5
34. Qf3 Qc2 {Giri slips and the opponent will finally try to do something
sensible with his bishop.} (34... Kg7 $1 35. Bf1 Qc2 36. Qd3 Qb2 37. Be3 Bxe3
38. Qxe3 Qd4 $17) 35. Bh6 $1 Bg7 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Bf1 Qc5 $6 {It was not easy
to decide where to place the queen. Black made a bet on queen on the 5th rank,
but it gave White the chance to finally solve his problems.} (37... Qd2 $1 38.
e5 Kg8 39. Kg2 Qd4 $17) 38. Bc4 Ng5 39. Qc3+ (39. Qd3 $5 Qe7 40. Qc3+ f6 41. h4
Nxe4 42. Qxa5 $11) 39... f6 40. Qd3 Qe7 41. h4 Nxe4 42. Qe3 $1 {The weakness
of the a5-pawn is limiting Black's chances to cash in on the extra pawn.} Qe5 (
42... f5 43. Qb6 Qc5 44. Qc7+ Kh6 45. Qf4+ $11) 43. Qb6 Kh6 44. Qe3+ g5 45. Bd3
$1 Nc5 46. hxg5+ Qxg5 47. f4 {The black position is now compromised as his
pawn structure and king have become vulnerable.} Qg4 (47... Qg8 48. Bc2 b6 49.
Qf3 $11) 48. Be2 Qf5 (48... Qe6 49. Qxc5 Qxe2 50. Qf8+ Kg6 51. Qg8+ $11) 49.
Qe7 $1 {The tragedy has been averted, White will save himself with counterplay
against the exposed black king.} Qe6 (49... Ne6 50. Kh2 $11) 50. Qf8+ (50. Qxc5
Qxe2 51. Qf8+ $11) 50... Kg6 51. Bc4 (51. f5+ Qxf5 52. Qg8+ Kh6 53. Qf8+ Kg5
54. Qe8 $11) 51... Qe3+ 52. Kg2 Qe4+ 53. Kh2 Qd4 54. Qg8+ Kh6 55. Qf8+ Kg6 56.
Qg8+ Kh6 57. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-sf Ukraine-ch"]
[Site "Kherson"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Bf4 c5 (6... c6 7. Nbd2
Nbd7 8. c4 Nh5 9. Be3 Nhf6 10. Qb3 e6 11. h3 Re8 {Semkov-Anastadijadis/
Vrnjacka Banja/1987/ - /39/}) 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Qc1 Qa5 9. Nbd2 Qxc5 10. Nb3 Qc4
$5 11. Re1 Bf5 12. c3 Rfd8 13. Nfd2 Qa4 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nc5 Qb5 16. Ndxe4 Nxe4
17. Nxe4 Ne5 $10 18. a4 Qb6 19. a5 Qb5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Bf1 Qc6 22. Qe3 Bxe4
23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 Bd6 25. Bg2 Rac8 26. Rd4 Rc7 27. Rd5 Rb8 28. Rb5 Rc5 29.
Rxc5 Bxc5 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Ke2 e6 32. b4 Bd6 33. Kd3 h5 34. h4 Rd8 35. Kc2 Rd7
36. Rd1 Ke7 37. Kb3 b6 38. axb6 axb6 39. Bc6 Rc7 40. Bb5 Be5 41. c4 f5 42. f4
Bf6 43. Re1 Bd4 44. Re2 Kf6 45. Ra2 e5 $1 $132 46. fxe5+ Bxe5 47. Ra6 Rb7 48.
c5 Bxg3 49. Bc6 Rb8 50. cxb6 Bxh4 51. b7 g5 52. Bh1+ Kg7 53. Ra5 Kf6 54. Ra6+
Kg7 55. Ra5 Kf6 56. Ra6+ {Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. e4 Bxc5 5. Nc3 Ne7 $5 {N} (5... Nf6 6. Bb5+
Nc6 7. Bg5 d4 8. e5 Qb6 9. exf6 dxc3 10. fxg7 $14 {Andersson,U-Seirawan,Y/
Bruxelles WCT/1988/ ->CBM 07}) 6. Bb5+ (6. Bd3 Nbc6 7. O-O O-O $10) 6... Nbc6
7. O-O O-O 8. exd5 exd5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 (10. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 (10... hxg5 11.
Bxd5 g4 12. Ne5) 11. Na4 Bd6 12. Be3 $10) 10... a6 (10... g5 11. Bg3 f5 12.
Bxc6 bxc6 (12... Nxc6 13. Bc7 $1 Qd7 14. Qxd5+ Qxd5 15. Nxd5) 13. Na4) 11. Bxc6
bxc6 12. Na4 Ba7 (12... Bd6 13. Bg3 $10) 13. c4 $5 f6 (13... g5 14. Bg3 dxc4
15. Qc2 (15. Bd6 Re8 16. Bxe7 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Rxe7) (15. Ne5 f5 16. h4 f4 17.
Bh2 Be6 18. hxg5 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 hxg5 20. Rac1 Rad8 $17) (15. h4 Nf5 16. Qxd8
Rxd8 17. Bc7 Rd7 18. Bb6 Nxh4 19. Nxh4 gxh4 20. Rad1 $15) 15... Be6 16. Ne5 f5
$36) 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Bg3 Nf5 $2 (15... Bg4 $1 $15) 16. Bc7 $1 Qd7 (16... Qxc7
17. Qxd5+ Qf7 18. Qxa8 $16) 17. Rc1 $2 (17. Bb6 $1 Qd6 (17... Bb8 18. Bc5 Re8
19. Nb6) 18. Bxa7 Rxa7 19. Rc1 d4 20. Qd3 $14) 17... Ne3 $1 18. fxe3 Bxe3+ 19.
Kh1 Bxc1 20. Nb6 (20. Qxc1 Qxa4 $19) 20... Qxc7 21. Nxa8 Qc6 22. Qxc1 Qxa8 23.
Nd4 Re8 24. Qc5 (24. Re1 $5 Bd7 $17) 24... Qb7 25. b3 (25. b4 Qf7 26. a4 {
/\ b5 <=>}) 25... Kh8 26. h3 Qf7 $1 27. Kh2 Qh5 28. Qc3 Bd7 29. Re1 Re5 30. Nf3
$2 $138 (30. Qg3 $1 Re4 31. Nf3 $17) 30... Rxe1 31. Qxe1 $6 (31. Nxe1 Bf5 {
/\ Be4}) 31... Bxh3 $1 32. Nd4 Bxg2+ {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Nbd2 Na6 7. Nb3 $1 (7. c4
c5 (7... dxc4 8. Nxc4 c5) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Na4 11. Nbd4 Ndb6
12. b3 $1 Nc3 13. Qc2 Nb5 14. e3 $10 {Fries_Nielsen-Ftacnik, BRD 1989}) 7... c6
(7... Bf5 $22 8. Na5 c6 9. Nxb7 Qb6 10. Nc5 Nxc5 11. dxc5 Qxc5) 8. Bf4 Re8 (
8... Ne4 9. Nfd2 Nd6 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 $14 {Polugajevskij-Ftacnik, Haninge
1990}) (8... Bf5 $5 9. Rc1 Be4) 9. Rc1 (9. Nfd2 Nh5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 e5) 9...
Bf5 (9... Ne4 $5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Rxc4 Be6 12. Rc1 Bd5) 10. Ne5 $1 (10. c4 dxc4
11. Rxc4 Nd7 $132) 10... Nd7 (10... Nh5 $5 11. Be3 (11. c4 f6 12. Nd3 $14)
11... f6 12. Nf3 e5 13. h3 $14) 11. Re1 Nxe5 (11... f6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. e4
dxe4 14. Bxe4 $14) 12. dxe5 f6 (12... Nc7 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. c4 $14) 13. exf6 Bxf6
(13... exf6 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qa4 $14) 14. e4 $1 dxe4 15. c3 (15. Qe2
$5 Bxb2 16. Rcd1 Qc8 17. c3 Ba3 18. Bxe4 $40) 15... Qxd1 (15... Qd5 16. Qe2) (
15... e5 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxe4 $16) 16. Rcxd1 Rad8 17. Rxd8 (17.
Bf1 $5) 17... Rxd8 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 (18... Kf7 19. Na5 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Rd7 21. Be3
c5 $14) 19. Rxe4 Rd5 (19... Rd1+ 20. Kg2 Rb1 21. Re2 b6 (21... Kf8 22. Be3 b6
23. Nd4 $16) 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Nb4 $1 (23... Kf7 24. a3 $16) 24. Rxe7 Nd5
25. Re2 Nxf4+ 26. gxf4 $14) 20. Ra4 $5 (20. Kg2 Nc5 $10) 20... Kf7 (20... Nc5
21. Nxc5 (21. Rxa7 Nxb3 22. axb3 Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Rb1 24. Rxb7 Rxb2 $132) 21...
Rxc5 22. Rxa7 Rb5 23. Bc1 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rb1 25. Kg2 Rxc1 26. Rxb7 $16) (20...
Rd1+ $1 21. Kg2 Rb1 22. Bc1 c5 23. Kf3 b5 $1 (23... Nc7 24. Ke2 b5 25. Rxa7 c4
26. Kd1 cxb3 27. axb3 Nd5 28. Kc2 Rxc1+ 29. Kxc1 $16) 24. Rxa6 c4 25. Nc5 (25.
Ke2 cxb3 26. Kd2 Bxc3+ $1 27. bxc3 b2 $10) 25... Rxc1 26. Ne4 Rc2 $10) (20...
Kf8 $5) 21. Kf1 Ke8 (21... Nc5 22. Rxa7 Nxb3 23. axb3 Rd1+ 24. Kg2 Rb1 25. Rxb7
Rxb2 26. Bd6 $1 Ke6 27. Bc5 $18) (21... Rd1+ 22. Ke2 Rb1 23. Bc1 Nc5 24. Nxc5
Rxc1 25. Nd3 $1 $16) 22. Ke2 Kd7 23. Be3 c5 24. Re4 (24. Nd2 $1 Kc8 25. Nf3 h5
26. g4 $1 Kb8 27. Rf4 $16) 24... Kc8 25. g4 b6 26. Nd2 Nc7 27. Nf3 Kd7 (27...
g5 28. c4 $18) 28. g5 Bg7 29. Rh4 Ne6 30. Rxh7 Ke8 31. Rh4 Nd8 $138 32. Re4 Kf7
33. Rf4+ Ke8 34. Ra4 Nc6 35. Nh4 Rd6 (35... Kf7 36. Rf4+ Ke8 37. Re4 Kf7 38.
Nxg6 $1 $18) 36. f4 a5 37. Re4 $18 {Time; Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Graz zt"]
[Site "Graz"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Black "Schroll, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Nc3 d4 10. Ne4 Be7 (10... Bxb3 11. axb3 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qd3 O-O
14. Nc5 Qc8 15. Be4 g6 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Qf3 Qe7 18. Bxc6 Rac8 19. Ra6 Bg7 20.
Rfa1 Rc7 21. Qd5 Rfc8 22. c3 dxc3 23. bxc3 e4 24. Qxe4 $16 {Mochalov,
E-Ikonnikov,V/Budapest Festival (8)/1991/}) 11. Nec5 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 (11... Bxf6
12. Nbc5 Bc8 13. c3 Be7 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Nd3 Qb6 17. Nec5 Bxc5 18.
Rxc5 Nb4 19. Qb3 a5 20. a4 Be6 21. Qa3 Bd7 22. Rfc1 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24.
Rxc8+ $10 {Bischoff,K-Landenbergue,C/SWZ-chI (07)/1992/}) 12. Nec5 (12. c3 dxc3
13. Nxc3 f5 (13... h5 14. Bd5 f5 15. e4 Qd7 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Qf3 Be6 18. Bxe6
Qxe6 19. Rad1 f5 20. Nb5 Rc8 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Qd5 Kf8 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Qxc5+
$16 {Simic,R-Agzamov,G/Stara Pazova/1983/}) 14. e4 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 fxe4 16. Bxe4
Rc8 17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rd8 19. Rad1 Rxd5 20. Nxd5 f5 21. Ne3 Rf8 22. Rd5 Rf6
23. Nc4 e4 24. Rb5 $13 {Kochiyev,A-Balashov,Y/Moscow GMA-op (9)/1989/}) 12...
Bc8 13. f4 Bxc5 14. Nxc5 Qe7 15. Ne4 f5 16. Nd2 e4 17. Nb3 Qf6 18. Qd2 O-O 19.
g4 Rd8 20. g5 Qe7 21. Qe1 Nb4 22. Rc1 Nd5 23. h4 Ne3 24. Rf2 $17 {Alvarez,
T-Song,P/New York op (6)/1993/}) (11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. f4 Rd8 14.
Nc5 Bc8 15. Ne4 Qg6 16. Qd3 {0,5/Nemeth,Z-Lengyel,Le/HUN-chT/1991/}) 11... Bxb3
(11... Bc8 12. e3 O-O 13. exd4 exd4 14. Re1 h6 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Bd2 Nc7 17. Qh5
Ne8 18. Qd5 Bd6 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. Qxd8 Nxd8 21. gxf4 Ne6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Nxd4
Nc7 24. Rad1 $14 {Speelman,J-Rogers,I/BCF-ch/1987/}) 12. Nxb7 $1 (12. Nxb3 h6
13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e3 dxe3 15. fxe3 O-O $13) 12... Qb6 13. cxb3 $1 (13. Bxc6+
Qxc6 14. Na5 Qxc2 15. axb3 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 h6 $13) 13... Rc8 (13... Qxb7 14. Rc1
Rc8 15. Qc2 e4 16. Bxf6 d3 17. exd3 Bxf6 18. Bxe4 Kd7 19. Qc4 $18) 14. Rc1 O-O
15. Bxf6 (15. Rxc6 Rxc6 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Na5 Qa6 18. Nc4 h6 19. Bc1 e4 20.
Qxd4 Qxa2 $14) 15... gxf6 (15... Bxf6 16. Nd6 Rc7 17. Qc2 Rd7 18. Nc4 Qa6 19.
Qf5 $18) 16. Qc2 d3 (16... Qxb7 17. Bxc6 Qa6 18. Qe4 Qxa2 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Be4
Rxc1 21. Qf5 $1 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 $18) 17. Qxd3 (17. exd3 Nd4 18. Qxc8 Rxc8 19.
Rxc8+ Kg7 $14) 17... Qxb7 18. Qf5 Rfd8 (18... Nd4 $2 19. Qg4+) 19. Rc4 Kf8 (
19... Rd6 20. Rfc1 Kf8 21. Qxh7 Ke8 22. Qc2) 20. Qxh7 Ke8 21. Rfc1 Rd6 22. Qc2
1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Bxe7 Qxe7 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. e3 O-O (6... Nbd7 7.
Bd3 e5 $1 $10) 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Ne5 (8. O-O e5 $10) 8... Qb4 $6 (8... Nxe5 $142
9. dxe5 Nd7 {/\ f6=}) 9. Qb1 $1 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. c3 Qe7 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13.
Bc2 Qh4 (13... Nxe5 14. Qd1 $16) 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qd1 $16 Nxe5 (15... Qg2 16. Qf3
$18) 16. Qe2 Ng4 (16... Bd7 $142) 17. O-O-O Bd7 18. Nf3 f5 19. Nh4 $1 Be8 20.
f3 Nf6 21. Bd3 $1 a6 $1 (21... g5 22. Qc2 {/\ Bf1+-}) 22. Qc2 Bb5 23. c4 $1
Bxc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Ng6+ Kh7 26. Nxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rd4 g5 28. Qxc4 Kg6 29. Rd2
$18 Qh5 30. Rf1 g4 31. fxg4 Qxg4 32. Rf4 Qh5 33. g4 fxg4 34. Qxe6 Qc5+ 35. Rc2
Qd6 36. Rxg4+ 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. c4 O-O 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 (9. e4 Nb4 10. a3 (10. Nc3 N8c6 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Be3 Qa5 (
12... Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Bf6 14. f4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 e5 16. f5 b6 17. c4 Ba6 18. c5
bxc5 19. Bxc5 Rfd8 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Be3 Bb7 22. Rd5 f6 23. Rb5 Ba8 24. Rbc5
$14 {Dovzsik,J-Izsak,G/Budapest Spring op (4)/1990/0.5 (39)}) (12... Bf6 13. f4
Bxc3 14. bxc3 b6 15. Qe2 {Ninov,K-Nikolic,Zi/Belgrade GMA-op/1988/0.5 (15)})
13. Qb3 b6 14. e5 Bb7 15. Nb5 Rab8 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. exd6 Qh5 18. Qd1 {Maiwald,
J-Luther,T/GER-ch (06)/1993/0.5 (18)}) 10... N8c6 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Be3 Bf6 13.
Ra2 Bd4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4 15. e5 Qb6 16. b4 a5 17. Nd2 Qc7 18. Ne4 Nc6 19. b5 Nxe5
20. Rc2 Qb6 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Nxd6 Bd7 23. Rc7 Rfd8 24. f4 {Itkis,B-Musat,A/
Bucharest (07)/1993/1-0 /25}) (9. Nd2 b6 $1 10. e4 Nb4 11. e5 Qxd4 $1 12. Bxa8
Ba6 13. Nf3 $8 Qc4 14. Bd2 $1 Qxf1+ 15. Qxf1 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Nd3 17. Bc3 Nc5 18.
Rd1 $6 Rc8 $1 19. Nd4 Na4 20. Ne2 Nxc3 21. Nxc3 f6 $2 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Be4 f5
24. Bc2 $10 {Romanishin,O-Lau,R/Muenchen/1992/1/2-1/2/47/}) 9... Na6 $146 (9...
Qb6 10. Qxb6 Nxb6 11. Nb5 N8d7 12. N1c3 a6 13. Nd4 e5 14. Nb3 f5 15. Rd1 Nf6
16. Na5 Rb8 17. Be3 Nbd7 18. Nd5 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rac1 Nce4 21. Ne7+ Kf7
22. Rc7 Ke6 23. Rdc1 Bd7 24. Nxf5 $16 {Abolina,L-Schroecker,M/Duisburg
WchJW-U16 (10)/1992/0.5 (50)}) 10. a3 $6 (10. Rd1 Nc5 11. Qf3 $13) 10... Nc5
11. Qc2 Bd7 12. e4 (12. b4 Na4 $1) 12... Nb6 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Bf4 $2 (14. Rd1 $1
$10) 14... Ba4 $1 15. Nxa4 (15. Qd2 Nc4 16. Qe2 Qxd4 $19) 15... Ncxa4 16. Qd1 (
16. Qd2 Nc4 17. Qc2 Ncxb2 18. Qd2 e5 19. Bxe5 Nc4 20. Qc2 Nxe5 21. Qxa4 Rc4 $19
) 16... Nxb2 17. Qd2 N2c4 18. Qc3 Nxa3 (18... e5 19. Nf5 Na4 20. Qb3) 19. Qb2
Nac4 (19... Nac4 20. Qc3 g5 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Bc5 23. Rfd1 e5 24. Nc6 Qxd1+
25. Rxd1 Bxe3 26. Ne7+ Kg7 27. Nxc8 Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxc8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Toronto1"]
[Site "Toronto"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Black "O'Donnell, Tom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. Ne5 Bb7 8. Qf3
Nbd7 9. h4 Nxe5 (9... c5 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. g4 $40) 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. O-O-O Nc5
12. Bxh7+ $5 Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Nf3 f6 (14... g6 $2 15. Qh6 Re8 16. Ng5 $18)
15. Ng5 $1 fxg5 16. hxg5 Rf5 $8 (16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qe8 18. Qh7+ Kf7 19. Rh6
$40) (16... Rxf4 17. exf4 Qe8 18. Qh8+ Kf7 19. g6+ Kxg6 20. Qh5#) 17. g4 Rxg5
18. Bxg5 Bxg5 19. f4 (19. Qh8+ Kf7 20. Qh5+ Kg8) 19... Bh6 (19... Be7 20. g5) (
19... Ne4 $2 20. fxg5 Nxg5 21. Rdf1 $18) 20. g5 Qe8 21. Qh4 Kh7 (21... Kf7 22.
gxh6 gxh6 23. Rdg1 $40) 22. Rdg1 Ne4 (22... d4 $2 23. gxh6 Bxh1 24. hxg7+ Kg8
25. Qh8+ Kf7 26. g8=Q+ Qxg8 27. Qf6+ $18) 23. Rg4 (23. gxh6 g6) 23... d4 24.
gxh6 g5 (24... g6 25. Rhg1 $40) 25. fxg5 Qg6 26. exd4 Nf2 $1 27. Rf1 (27. Qxf2
Bxh1 28. Qf6 Re8) 27... Nxg4 28. Qxg4 Rg8 29. Rf6 $1 Qxg5+ 30. Qxg5 Rxg5 31.
Rxe6 Be4 32. Re7+ Kxh6 33. Rxc7 a5 34. c4 Rg2 35. b3 Kg6 (35... Rxa2 36. d5)
36. e6 (36. d5 Kf5 37. e6 Ke5) 36... Kf6 37. d5 Rg8 38. Rb7 Ke5 $1 39. Rxb6 Kd4
40. e7 Kc3 (40... Rg1+ 41. Kb2 Rg2+ 42. Ka3 Bb1 43. Ka4 Rxa2+ 44. Kb5 Re2 45.
d6 Bf5 46. c5 $18) 41. Kd1 Kd3 (41... Bd3 42. Re6 Rg1+ 43. Re1 Bc2+ 44. Ke2 $18
) 42. Ke1 Ke3 43. Rf6 $1 a4 (43... Bd3 44. Re6+ Be4 45. Rxe4+ Kxe4 46. d6 Ke3
47. Kf1 Kf3 48. d7 Rh8 49. Ke1 Ke3 50. e8=Q+ $18) 44. b4 a3 45. b5 Rc8 46. Ra6
$1 Rh8 47. Rxa3+ Bd3 48. Rxd3+ Kxd3 49. Kf2 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "San Martin"]
[Site "San Martin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Garbarino, Rodolfo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Giese} d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Bg2 Qd7 5. c4 e6 6. O-O (6. cxd5 exd5
7. Nc3 O-O-O 8. Bf4 f6 9. h3 Be6 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 Ba5 12. h4 Nge7 13. Rc1
Bb6 14. a3 g6 15. b4 $36 {Petursson,M-Fioramonti,H/Lyon op (3)/1990/0.5 (25)})
6... Nge7 (6... O-O-O 7. Be3 (7. Nc3 dxc4 (7... h5 8. h4 Nge7 9. Qa4 Kb8 10.
Be3 Nf5 11. cxd5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Ncxd4 13. Qxd7 Rxd7 14. Bxd4 Nxd4 15. dxe6 Nxe6
16. Rad1 $14 {Pigusov,E-Garcia,N/ESP-chT/1994/1-0 (42)}) 8. Qa4 Bb4 (8... Kb8
9. Rd1 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nb4 11. Qa5 Nf6 (11... b6 12. Qe5 Nf6 13. Bg2 h6 14. Qf4
Nfd5 15. Qd2 f5 16. f3 Nf6 17. Rb1 c5 18. e3 cxd4 19. exd4 Nd3 20. Ne2 e5 21.
Qc2 exd4 22. Qxc4 Nxc1 23. Rbxc1 d3 24. b4 Rc8 {0.5/Spassov-Thiec/Badalona op 
(4)/1993/}) 12. a3 Nbd5 13. e4 b6 14. Qa6 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qc6 16. a4 Nxe4 17. a5
f5 18. axb6 axb6 19. Bf4 Qb7 20. Qxc4 Bd6 21. Qxe6 Rde8 22. Qd7 Bxf4 23. gxf4
Rhf8 $13 {Loginov,V-Wells,P/Harkany op (05)/1994/0.5 (40)}) 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10.
Qxa7 c6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Qa8+ Kc7 13. Nb5+ Kb6 14. Qa7+ Kxb5 15. a4+ {1-0/
Kumaran,D-Miles,A/Dublin zt (08)/1993/}) 7... Nge7 8. Nbd2 f6 9. b4 Nxb4 10.
Rb1 Na6 11. Qb3 c6 12. Qa4 Nf5 13. Bf4 g5 14. Qxa6 gxf4 15. Qxa7 Qc7 16. cxd5
exd5 17. Rfc1 fxg3 18. hxg3 Bh6 19. Rb2 $14 {Spassov,L-Semkov,S/Sitges op (07)/
1992/1-0 (29)}) 7. Nc3 h5 $2 (7... O-O-O) 8. b4 $1 dxc4 (8... Nxb4 9. Ne5 Qd6
10. Qa4+ $16) 9. b5 Bxf3 (9... Nd8 10. Ne5) 10. Bxf3 {[%csl Rb7] A dream
prospect for B since the position becomes more open.} Nxd4 11. Bxb7 Rb8 12. Bg2
g6 (12... Nxb5 13. Rb1 c6 14. a4 $16) 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. Ba3 $1 h4 (14... O-O $2
15. e3 $18) 15. e3 Ndf5 16. Bc6 $1 Nxc6 17. bxc6 {[%cal Gb1b8,Gd1d7]} Qxd1 (
17... Qc8 18. Rxb8 Qxb8 19. Qd7#) 18. Rxb8+ $1 {[%cal Gb8h8,Ga3f8]} Qd8 19.
Rfb1 {[%cal Yb8d8,Yb1b8] Elegant combination based on a mating attack.} Bf6 (
19... Ne7 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Rb8+ Nc8 22. Nb5 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Yb5a7]} f6 23.
Nxa7 $18) (19... Nd6 20. Bxd6 cxd6 21. c7 $18) (19... Bxc3 $2 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8
21. Rb8#) 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (21... Kxd8 22. Rb8#) 22. g4 {[%csl Yd6,
Ye7]} Nh6 (22... Ne7 {Giese} 23. Bb2 O-O (23... Rg8 24. Nf6+ $18) (23... Rh6
24. Bg7 f5 25. Ng5 $18) 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nd7+ $18) (22... Nd6 {Giese} 23. Bxd6
cxd6 24. Rb7 $1 d5 (24... O-O 25. Nxd6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Yc6c7]} Bc7 (25... c3
26. c7 c2 27. c8=Q $18) 26. Nxc4 $18) 25. Nd6+ Kf8 26. Nxf7 c3 27. c7 Bxc7 28.
Nxh8 Bd6 29. Nxg6+ Ke8 30. Rb3 Bb4 31. Ne5 $18 {[%cal Ye5d3]}) 23. Rb8 {
[%csl Rd8]} Nxg4 (23... f5 24. Nd6+ {Giese} Ke7 (24... cxd6 25. c7 Kd7 26.
c8=Q+ $18) 25. Nb7+ {[%csl Rd8]} Kf6 (25... Kf7 26. Nxd8+ Kf6 27. g5+ $18) 26.
Bb2+ e5 27. g5+ Kxg5 28. Bxe5 Re8 29. Rxd8 Rxe5 30. f4+ $18) 24. h3 $1 {
[%csl Rf6]} f5 (24... c3 25. hxg4 f5 26. Nd6+ $18) (24... Ne5 {Giese} 25. Nf6#)
25. Nd6+ $1 Ke7 (25... cxd6 26. c7 {[%cal Yc7c8]} Ke7 27. c8=Q $18) 26. hxg4 {
[%csl Rh8]} (26. hxg4 cxd6 27. c7 Bxc7 28. Rxh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 b5 6. a4 (6. b3 Ba6) 6... b4 7.
Nbd2 (7. c4 bxc3 8. bxc3 Ba6 $10) 7... O-O 8. Ne5 (8. c4 bxc3 9. bxc3 c5 $5)
8... c5 9. dxc5 (9. c3 Nfd7 $13) 9... Bxc5 10. e4 Ba6 11. Re1 Qb6 (11... Bxf2+
$2 12. Kxf2 Qb6+ 13. Re3 $1 $18 (13. Kf3 dxe4+ 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Rxe4 Bb7 $40))
12. Qf3 Nc6 $1 (12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Qe2 $10) 13. Nxc6 (
13. exd5 Nd4 14. Qd1 Nxc2 15. Ndc4 Bxf2+ 16. Kh1 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qa6 18. Qxc2
Bxe1 19. dxe6 Rac8 20. exf7+ Rxf7 $17) 13... Qxc6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. c4 bxc3 16.
bxc3 Qc7 (16... Be7 $6 17. c4 $1 Bxc4 18. Bb2 Rab8 19. Be5 Rb4 20. Bc3 Be2 21.
Qxe2 Qxc3 22. Bxd5 Rb2 23. Rad1 exd5 24. Qxe7 Rxd2 25. Rc1 Rc2 (25... Qf3 $4
26. Qxf8+ $1) 26. Rxc2 Qxc2 27. Qxa7 $10) 17. c4 Nb4 (17... Bd4 $5 18. cxd5
Bxa1 19. Ba3 Bd4 $15) 18. Bb2 Rad8 19. Ne4 (19. Qg4 $2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 f5 $19) (
19. Qc3 e5 20. Rxe5 Bd4 21. Qxb4 Bxe5 $17) 19... Bd4 (19... Nd3 $2 20. Nf6+ $1
Kh8 (20... gxf6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Bxf6#) 21. Qe4 g6 22. Qh4 h5 23. Ne8+ $18) 20.
Bxd4 Rxd4 21. c5 Nc2 22. Red1 Rxe4 23. Qxe4 Nxa1 24. Rxa1 Qxc5 $17 25. Rd1 h6
26. h4 (26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Rc8 $19) 26... Qc7 27. Qd4 (27. Qc6 Qxc6 28. Bxc6
Rc8 29. Bb5 Bb7 $1 $17) 27... Rc8 28. Qd7 $2 Be2 $1 29. Rd2 Qxd7 30. Rxd7 Rc1+
31. Kh2 a6 32. Rd2 Bd1 33. a5 (33. Ra2 a5 $17) (33. Rd6 a5 34. Ra6 Rc5 35. Bc6
Be2 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Be8 Bf3 38. Ra7 f5 $19) 33... Ra1 34. Bb7 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5
36. f3 $6 (36. Bxa6 Bf3 37. g4 Bxg4 38. Rd4 Bf5 $19) (36. f4 $1 Bh5 (36... g4
37. Kg2 Bb3 38. Bxa6 Bd5+ 39. Kf2 Rxa5 40. Be2 $15) 37. fxg5 Rxa5 $19) 36...
Bb3 37. Bxa6 Bd5 38. Be2 (38. Rf2 g4 39. Be2 Kg7 40. a6 f5 41. a7 Kf6 42. a8=Q
Bxa8 $19) 38... g4 39. Kg2 Rxa5 40. Kf2 Bxf3 41. Bxf3 Rf5 (41... Rf5 42. Rd3
Rxf3+ 43. Rxf3 gxf3 44. Kxf3 Kg7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Prague Chip"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Meduna, Eduard"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 c4 $5 {N} (5... e6 6. Nb5 Na6 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. c3 O-O 9. a4 Bd7 10. a5 Qd8 11. Ne5 Ne4 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 $10 {
Karagodin,V-Nikolajev,S/URS-sf Voronez/1991/}) (5... Bd7 6. Rb1 e6 7. a3 cxd4
8. exd4 Be7 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Na5 11. b3 O-O 12. O-O Rfc8 13. c4 dxc4 14. bxc4
$14 {Zaitseva,LG-Barsov,Y/Moscow op/1991/}) (5... Bf5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxc5
8. Nd4 Bd7 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 e6 12. Qh5 $16 {Forbes,
G-Summerscale,A/Eastbourne-ch GB/1991/}) 6. Rb1 Bg4 7. Be2 (7. b3 Qa5 8. Qd2 e6
$22 9. bxc4 Bb4 10. Rb3 Ne4 $19) 7... e6 8. O-O Nc6 9. h3 (9. b3 Qa5 10. Na4 b5
11. Nc5 Bxc5 12. dxc5 Ne4 $36) 9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Be7 11. Ne2 (11. b3 $5 Qa5
12. Ne2 $13) 11... Qa5 12. a3 (12. b3 $5) 12... h6 13. c3 g5 14. Bh2 h5 $1 15.
b4 Qd8 (15... cxb3 16. Qxb3 b6 17. c4 $36) 16. Ng3 g4 $1 (16... h4 17. Nh5 Nxh5
18. Bxh5 $13) 17. hxg4 hxg4 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Bd6 20. f4 (20. Rfe1 f5 21.
Qg6+ Kd7 $17) 20... f5 21. Qf3 (21. Qg6+ Kd7 22. Qf7+ Ne7 23. Rf3 Rh6 24. Nf1
Qh8 $40) 21... Qh4 22. Kf2 $8 O-O-O (22... Qxh2 $2 23. Rh1 $16) 23. Rh1 Rdg8
24. Rbg1 (24. Bg1 Rxg3 $19) 24... Nb8 $1 25. Ke2 Nd7 26. Nf1 Nf6 27. g3 (27.
Bg3 Qxh1 28. Rxh1 Rxh1 $17) 27... Qh7 28. Nd2 Ng4 29. Qg2 Qd7 $1 (29... Nxh2
30. Nf1 $1 (30. Nf3 $6 Nxf3 31. Rxh7 Nxg1+ 32. Qxg1 Rxh7 $19)) 30. Ra1 Qa4 31.
Ra2 Kb8 (31... Bxb4 32. cxb4 c3 33. Nf3 Qb3 $19) 32. Bg1 Bxb4 $1 33. Rxh8 Rxh8
34. cxb4 c3 35. Nf1 (35. Nb1 c2 36. Nc3 Qb3 37. Kd2 c1=Q+ 38. Kxc1 Qxc3+ 39.
Rc2 Qa1+ 40. Kd2 Qxa3 $19) 35... Rc8 36. Ra1 Qc2+ (36... c2 37. Rc1 Qxa3 38.
Kd2 $13) 37. Nd2 (37. Kf3 Qe4+ $19) 37... Qxd2+ 38. Kf3 Qd3 39. Qh3 c2 40. Rc1
Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qxc1 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Be3 $5 {N} (6. Bf4 c6 7.
Nbd2) 6... c6 7. Qc1 Re8 8. Bh6 Bh8 (8... Bxh6 9. Qxh6 $14) 9. c4 Bf5 10. Nbd2
Nbd7 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13. Kh1 $5 (13. cxd5 cxd5 {/\ Rc8<=>}) (13. b3 c5
$1 $132) 13... dxc4 $6 (13... Rc8 $5 {/\ c5 <=>}) 14. e4 b5 15. f4 Bg4 (15...
Ng4 16. f5 Nxh6 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Nxc4 $16) (15... Nb6 $5 16. f5 Bc8 {x d4 <=>}
) 16. e5 Nd5 17. f5 $16 e6 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. Ne4 c5 20. Nd6 cxd4 21. Nf7 Qe7 (
21... Qc7 22. Qg5 {/\ Ng6}) 22. Bg5 Qxf7 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qf4+
Kg8 26. Qxg4 Nxe5 27. Qxd4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Balkaniad"]
[Site "Kavala"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radulov, Ivan"]
[Black "Lupu, Mircea Sergiu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. d4 d5 4. Bg2 Nc6 $5 (4... Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4) 5. O-O
Bg4 6. c4 $1 Bxf3 (6... dxc4 7. Qa4 $36) 7. Bxf3 Nxd4 (7... dxc4 8. Qa4 Qd7 9.
Rd1 $14) 8. Bxd5 c6 9. Bg2 $14 e5 (9... Nf6) 10. Bd2 $1 Ne7 (10... a5 11. Bc3
Ne7 12. e3 $14) 11. Bb4 Qb6 (11... O-O $2 12. e3 Ndf5 13. g4 $18) 12. Ba3 Rd8
13. Nd2 Bh6 $2 (13... Qc7 14. e3 Ne6 15. Qc2 $14) 14. Ne4 $1 (14. e3 $2 Ndf5
15. Qe2 Nxe3 $1 16. c5 Qa6 $17) 14... Qc7 (14... Nf3+ 15. Bxf3 Rxd1 16. Raxd1
c5 17. Bxc5 Qc7 18. Bd6 Qxc4 19. Ba3 $1 $18) 15. e3 Ndf5 (15... Nb5 16. Nf6+
Kf8 17. cxb5 Rxd1 18. Raxd1 Bg5 19. Rd7 $18) 16. Qa4 O-O (16... a6 17. Rad1 O-O
18. g4 $1 Nh4 19. Bd6 $18) 17. Qxa7 Ra8 18. Qc5 Ra4 (18... b6 19. Qb4 $16) 19.
Nf6+ Kh8 (19... Kg7 20. Nd5 $1 $18) 20. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Rc8 22. dxc6 bxc6
23. Rac1 Ra6 (23... Bf8 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Bxc6 $18) 24. Rfd1 Rb6
(24... Bf8 25. Qc4 $18) 25. Qa5 Kg8 26. Bc5 $1 Rxb2 27. Qxc7 Rxc7 28. Rd8+ Kg7
29. g4 $1 Bg5 (29... Ne7 30. Bd6 Rcb7 31. Bxe5+ $18) 30. Bf8+ {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Bf4 c6 7. Qc1 Bf5 8. c4
Nbd7 $146 (8... Re8) 9. Na3 (9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Rc8 $10) 9... Rc8 10. Rd1 Qa5
(10... c5 11. dxc5 $16) 11. Qe3 (11. Qd2 Qa4 $1 12. Rac1 Ne4 $13) 11... b5 12.
cxb5 (12. c5 b4 13. Nb1 (13. Qd2 Nxc5 $1 14. dxc5 Ne4 15. Qe1 Bxb2 16. Nc2 Bc3
17. Qf1 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Qxc5 $17) 13... e5 $1 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 $15)
12... cxb5 13. Qb3 (13. Qxe7 Rfe8 (13... b4 14. Bd2) 14. Bd2 Rxe7 15. Bxa5 Rxe2
16. Nxb5 Rxb2 17. Nd6 (17. Nxa7 Rcc2 $132) 17... Rcc2 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Rd2 Ne4
20. Rxc2 Rxc2 $13) 13... a6 (13... b4 14. Bd2 Rb8 15. Nc2 $14) 14. Rac1 Qb6 15.
Nc2 Be4 16. Nb4 e6 17. e3 (17. Nd3 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qxd4 20. Be3 Qa4
$15) 17... h6 18. Nd3 Rc4 $5 19. Nd2 $1 (19. Nde5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rfc8 $15) 19...
Bxd3 (19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rfc8 $140 $2 21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. Qc2 $1 $16) 20. Qxd3
g5 21. Be5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Nd7 (23... Ng4 $2 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. exd4
$16) 24. f4 gxf4 25. gxf4 f6 26. exf6 (26. Bxd5 $6 exd5 27. Qxd5+ Kh8 28. Qxd7
Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 fxe5 30. Rg1 Rg8 $15) 26... Nxf6 27. Bh3 (27. Bf3 $5) 27... d4 $6
(27... Nh5 $1 28. Kh1 d4 29. Re1 $140 dxe3 30. Qxe3 Qxe3 31. Rxe3 Nxf4 32.
Bxe6+ Kh8 $15) 28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. exd4 Nh5 30. Bxe6+ Kh8 31. Rc8 (31. Nb3 Nxf4
32. Bg4 Rg8 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Bxc8 Ne2+ $10) 31... Rxc8 $2 (31... Bxd4+ 32. Kf1
Rxc8 33. Bxc8 a5 $10) 32. Bxc8 Bxd4+ 33. Kg2 $1 Bxb2 (33... Nxf4+ 34. Kf3 Nd3
$2 35. Ke4 $18) 34. Kf3 a5 35. Bd7 a4 (35... b4 36. Nb3) 36. Bxb5 Bc1 37. Ke2 (
37. Nc4 a3 38. f5 $14) 37... Nxf4+ 38. Kd1 Ba3 (38... Bxd2 $2 39. Kxd2 $16) 39.
Bxa4 Kg7 40. Bb5 Nd5 41. Kc2 Kf6 42. Kb3 Bc1 43. Nf3 Ke7 44. a4 Kd6 45. a5 $2 (
45. Kc4 Bb2 $14 (45... Ne3+ 46. Kd4 Nf5+ 47. Ke4 Ne7 48. a5 Nd5 (48... Kc5 49.
a6 Kb6 50. Be2 $16) 49. Kf5 $16)) 45... Kc5 46. Bc4 Ne7 47. Ne5 Nc6 $1 48. a6 (
48. Nd3+ Kd4 49. a6 Be3 50. Nb2 (50. Bb5 Na7 $10) 50... Na5+ 51. Kb4 Nc6+ 52.
Kb5 Na7+ 53. Kb4 (53. Ka4 Bc1 $10) 53... Nc6+ $10) 48... Kb6 49. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 2nd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1989.10.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. c4 (7. c3 a5
8. a4 Re8 9. Re1 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12. Nf3 Re8 $10 {Negulescu,
A-Lputian,S/Erevan/1988/0-1/44/ -> CBM 08}) 7... c5 $5 8. cxd5 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nb6
$1 10. e4 Nfxd5 11. exd5 Bxd4 12. Ne4 Bg7 13. Nc3 Nc4 14. Qb3 Nd6 $10 15. Bf4
Bf5 16. Rfe1 Qd7 17. a4 Rac8 18. Be5 Rfe8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h4 h5 21. Nb5 a6
22. Nxd6 {Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2017.08.19"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Gonzalez de la Torre, Santiago"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[Annotator "Ganguly,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solvay CA"]
[BlackTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nh6 {Although this move was played for the
first time in 1949, it was Topalov who tried it twice in 2016 and made it
popular as a rare system.} 5. O-O Nf5 6. c3 {Here against Fressinet Topalov
opted for ...c6 and a few days later against Kramnik he played ...Nd7.} O-O 7.
Nbd2 {White is playing for e4 which is the most logical response as the Black
knight is on f5 instead of f6.} Nd6 8. Re1 {[%cal Ye2e4]} (8. Ne5 c6 9. e4 dxe4
10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bh3 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Nd3 e5 {During the game I saw until
this and left it as equal. Later I saw all this had been played in a rapid game
} 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bxe5 $11 {0-1 (76) Meier,G (2654)
-Vachier Lagrave,M (2758) Berlin 2015}) 8... f5 (8... Bf5 9. Nh4) 9. Ne5 e6 10.
c4 (10. Ndf3 $142 {This felt natural but somehow, I was reluctant to commit to
the h4 follow-up} Ne4 11. h4 $14 {I saw this but wasn't sure if in the long
run I might run into some kingside attack. White has a clear plan of playing
Bf4 and Black can't get h6-g5 ideas easily. White is simply better here.} (11.
Bf4 g5)) 10... Ne4 11. b3 {I decided to keep things as solid as possible.} c5
12. e3 Nc6 13. Bb2 {Everything looked under control.} cxd4 (13... Nxe5 14. dxe5
Qc7 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Rac1 $14) 14. exd4 Bxe5 $6 {
This was a bit surprising.} (14... Qb6 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Qd2 $14 {is what I
was expecting.}) 15. dxe5 Qb6 16. Qe2 {White just needs one more move (Rad1)
to get a strategically overwhelming position.} (16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qc1 $14 {
was also doable.}) (16. Re2 {Computers. I was seeing only Rf1.} Rd8 17. Nxe4
dxe4 18. Rd2 $16 {the advantage of Re2 over Ro.f1}) 16... Nd4 {Otherwise ...
Qb6 makes no sense. Here I saw that after Bxd4 I have a simple steady
advantage. However, my opponent was already down to less than 30min here. So,
I decided to make him think a bit before eventually getting into the Bxd4 line.
} 17. Qd3 {Now he has to think about all sorts of knight moves. According to
my calculation ...Nc6 was forced and in that case, I would have played Qe2 and
then had gone for the Bxd4 line. The whole point was to make him think a bit
about all the knight moves so that he wastes some more time. However, it
turned out to be totally different from what I expected.} (17. Bxd4 {simple
and solid} Qxd4 18. Nf3 Qb6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Qe3 Qxe3 21. Rxe3 $14 {[%cal
Gf3d4,Gf2f3] was my intention and I would have done so had he repeated with 17.
..Nc6.}) 17... Nxb3 $2 {This came as a pleasant shock. I thought he must have
missed something. Also, he spent 12 min on this getting into serious time
crunch. I kept on blitzing my moves until I got the real shock....} (17... Nc6
{In my opinion, this was forced} 18. Nxe4 $1 {Computers} (18. Qe2 {I would
have played this instantly and then taken on d4 next time}) 18... dxe4 19. Qc3
$16 {[%cal Ga1d1] The advantage of having the queen on d3 instead of d1.}) (
17... Nc2 {This was not working clearly} 18. Qxc2 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Nxd2 (19...
Qxd2 20. Bxe4) 20. Ba3 $1 (20. Rad1 $6 Ne4 21. Bxe4 fxe4) 20... Rf7 21. cxd5
$16) 18. Nxe4 {Forced.} (18. axb3 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Qxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Nf2+ $19) 18...
Nxa1 (18... dxc4 19. Nf6+ Rxf6 20. Qc3 $18) 19. Nf6+ {Also forced.} Rxf6 {
Here instead of pausing a bit I kept my blitz mode on!} 20. Bd4 $6 (20. exf6 {
Had I spotted Black's idea in the event of 20.Bd4 then most likely I would
have stopped for a while and found this also.} Qxb2 21. cxd5 {is not that
difficult a line to calculate} Kf7 (21... Qxf6 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24.
Bd5 $18) 22. dxe6+ Bxe6 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kxf6 25. Qd7 $1 $18) 20... Nc2
$3 {What an astonishing move!!!! He also blitzed it out instantly, clearly
showing that he had seen this from 17...Nb3. It took some time for me to
recover from the shocking effect of this spectacular move. Black's queen, rook
and knight all were hanging and the guy goes Na1 to Nc2!! Such an amazing
move!!} 21. Qxc2 {I got over the shock and decided to play practically. I felt
here in the time crunch it would be tougher for him to find the moves as
compared to the queen vs two rooks position which would have come about in the
event of 21.Bxb6} (21. Bxb6 $1 Nxe1 22. Qc3 Rf7 23. Qxe1 axb6 24. cxd5 Rxa2 {
I saw this position and felt in time pressure here the moves won't be so
difficult. During the game I wasn't sure how much better I am but the
computers are giving more than +1} 25. h4 $1 $16) 21... Qxd4 22. exf6 Qxc4 $6 (
22... Qxf6 $6 23. cxd5 e5 24. Qc7 e4 {[%cal Gf6f7]} 25. Bf1 $1 Qf7 26. Rc1 $36
{Still not easy to untangle.}) (22... dxc4 {I thought this was forced} 23. Rd1
Qxf6 24. Qxc4 {[%cal Gc4c7]} Qe7 25. Rd4 $1 $44 {[%cal Gc4d3] The computer
says 0.00 with some weird moves. Over the board it did not look easy for Black
and specially in time pressure.}) 23. Qd2 $6 {A bit impulsive. At this stage I
simply didn't want to give him any time to think.} (23. Qb2 $1 Bd7 {The reason
I rejected 23.Qb2 was this and missing my counter resource...} (23... Qc7 24.
Rc1 Qd6 (24... Qf7 25. Qe5) 25. f7+ Kxf7 26. Qh8 h5 27. Bf3 $18) 24. Rxe6 $3 {
an idea that I overlooked} Bxe6 25. Qxb7 Qc1+ 26. Bf1 Qh6 27. Qxa8+ Qf8 28.
Qxa7 Qxf6 29. a4 $18) 23... Qc5 $2 (23... Qc7 $1 24. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Gg2d5]} (24.
Bxd5 Qd8 $1 {This was his resource} 25. Qg5 (25. a4 $44 {The computer's top
choice!!}) 25... Kf7 {and Black escapes with a draw}) 24... d4 $1 {not an easy
move to make!} (24... Qd6 25. Qh6 Qf8 26. Qh4 $44) 25. Qh6 (25. Qxd4 Bd7) 25...
Qf7 {and Black is fine}) 24. Bxd5 $1 Qxd5 (24... Qf8 25. Bxe6+ Bxe6 26. Rxe6
$18) (24... exd5 25. Qh6 Qf8 26. Re8 Qxe8 27. Qg7#) 25. Qh6 Qd7 26. Rxe6 $1 {
My opponent probably missed this.} Qd1+ (26... Kf7 27. Re7+ Qxe7 28. Qg7+ $18)
(26... Qf7 27. Re8+ Qxe8 28. Qg7#) 27. Kg2 Kf7 (27... Qd5+ 28. Kh3) 28. Re7+
Kxf6 29. Qg7+ (29. Qg7+ Kg5 30. h4+ {I probably would have played this for the
aesthetic effect.} (30. f4+ {mates faster}) 30... Kg4 31. Qd4+ $1 Qxd4 32. f3+
Kh5 33. Rxh7#) 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1996.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 a6 $6 3. Bg5 Bg4 $146 (3... h6 4. Bh4 Nf6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e3
Bd6 7. Nbd2 f5 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O $14 {Miles-Nikolic,94,Horgen}) 4.
e3 Nf6 (4... c5 5. c4 $5 $16) 5. Bxf6 (5. c4 dxc4 (5... e6 6. Qb3 $5) 6. Bxf6 {
-game}) 5... exf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nc6 (7... b5 8. Be2 $14) 8. O-O (8. Qb3
Qd7 9. Qxb7 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Ra7 $19) 8... Bd6 9. Nbd2 (9. Be2 $5 O-O 10. Nfd2 Bxe2
11. Qxe2 f5 12. g3 $14) 9... O-O 10. a3 Qd7 11. Qc2 f5 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. b4 Rad8
(13... b6 14. Be2 {/\Nc4}) 14. Rfc1 g6 $6 (14... Bxf3 $5 15. Nxf3 g6 $14) 15.
Ne1 c6 16. Bf1 Bb8 17. g3 g5 18. Nd3 Nd5 (18... f4 $5 19. Ne4 Qf5 $132) 19. Nc5
Qc8 (19... Qe7 20. Re1 $1) 20. Re1 Rfe8 21. Nc4 Re7 22. Bg2 Rde8 23. Qd2 h6 24.
f3 Bh5 25. e4 b5 26. Na5 Nb6 27. Rac1 (27. exf5 Nd5 28. g4 Qc7 $132) (27. e5
Nd5 28. f4 $1 $16) 27... f4 28. g4 Bg6 29. Nd3 $2 (29. Rc2 $1 $16 {/\Rec1})
29... Re6 30. Qc2 (30. d5 Ba7 31. Kh1 Nxd5 32. exd5 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 34.
Nxe1 cxd5 $14) 30... Qd7 31. Qf2 Na4 32. Nb3 Rd6 33. Bf1 Rd8 34. Red1 Qe8 (
34... f6 $5) 35. Ndc5 Nxc5 36. bxc5 R6d7 37. Rd2 Qe6 38. Rd3 Bc7 39. Qd2 h5 40.
h3 hxg4 41. hxg4 f6 42. Rd1 (42. Re1 $5 Re8 43. Rd1) 42... Bf7 43. Na5 Bxa5 (
43... Kg7 $5 44. Qc3 Bxa5 45. Qxa5 Qe7) 44. Qxa5 Qe7 $1 45. Qc3 Rc7 $1 46. R3d2
Kg7 47. Rc1 Rcd7 48. Rcd1 Rc7 49. Ra1 Rb8 50. Qa5 Rd7 51. Rc1 (51. Qxa6 Rxd4
52. Rxd4 Qxc5 53. Rad1 Rd8 54. Qxc6 Qxc6 55. Rxd8 Qc5+ $10) 51... Rbd8 (51...
Qd8 $5) 52. Qc3 (52. Qxa6 Rxd4 53. Rxd4 Rxd4 54. Qxc6 Qa7 $1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Fraenkische GM 1st"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2000.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2000.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bd3
Qe7 9. Ne5 {Not the most promising variation for white, and yet he wants to
get some space advantage and create some play on the K side while black will
have a superiority in the center.} Bxe5 ({Another interesting possibility is:} 
9... Nd7 10. f4 f6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qc2 (12. O-O e5 13. fxe5 fxe5 14. Rxf8+
Nxf8 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. e4 Qg5 18. Qe2 Bg4 19. Nf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3
Ng6 21. exd5 Ne5 22. Qe4 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 cxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Knezevic,M-Zaitsev,I/
Podolsk 1991/CBM 26 ext (58)}) 12... f5 13. Nf3 a5 14. Bh4 Qe8 15. Qe2 a4 16.
a3 cxd4 17. exd4 (17. cxd4 $142 c5 $11) 17... Bxf4 18. O-O Bc7 19. Rae1 Nf6 20.
Ne5 Ne4 21. Rf3 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qd7 $17 {0-1 Vega Holm,F-Vallejo Pons,F/
Ponferrada 1997/CBM 60 ext (37)}) 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f4 f6 (11... f5 12. Nf3 (12.
O-O b6 13. Nf3 a5 14. Re1 Ba6 15. Bc2 Rfb8 16. Bxf5 Ncxe5 17. fxe5 exf5 18. e6
Qxe6 19. Ng5 Qc6 20. Bxb8 Rxb8 21. Qh5 Nf6 22. Qf7+ Kh8 23. Rad1 Re8 24. Rd2 {
1/2-1/2 Jannsen,N-Strijbos,M/Hamburg 1993/TD (24)}) (12. exf6 {-see 11...f6})
12... c4 13. Bc2 Nc5 14. Bh4 Qe8 15. g4 $6 (15. Nd4 $142) 15... fxg4 16. Nd4
Qh5 17. Bg3 Qh3 18. Qe2 Nxd4 19. exd4 Nd3+ 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Qd2 Bd7 22. O-O-O
Be8 23. Qxd3 Bg6 $17 {[%csl Rg3,Gg6] 0-1 Dupsky,L-Lipinsky,F/Szeged 1998/CBM
63 ext (43)}) 12. Nf3 $6 (12. exf6 $142 $5 {I think white should seek for an
opening of lines as much as possible (after evacuating the king from the
center, of course) and exploit the stregnth of the bishops in open positions.}
Qxf6 (12... Nxf6 13. Nf3 e5 14. fxe5 Ng4 15. Qe2 g6 (15... Ngxe5 $2 16. Nxe5
Nxe5 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Qxe5 $16) 16. O-O Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 18.
Rxf1 Nxe5 19. Bc2 $16 {[%cal Ge3e4] ^^ 0-1 Hesse,P-Majer,D/Germany 1994/
GER-chT2 (56)}) 13. O-O Qf7 14. e4 Nf6 15. e5 Nh5 {1/2-1/2 Hardicsay,P-Vigh,B/
HUN 1998/EXT 2000 (15)}) 12... fxe5 13. fxe5 {[%csl Ge3,Ge5,Gg3] White has
weakenned her structure quite a bit, but has weakenned the position of black
king instead.Black hadles this position in a very original way, sacrifising a
pawn, thus transposing to an opposite colored bishops position where an active
bishop means much more than a pawn.} c4 14. Bc2 Nc5 15. Qb1 Nd3+ $5 (15... g6
$2 16. h4 $40) 16. Bxd3 cxd3 17. Qxd3 Bd7 {[%cal Gd7e8,Ge8h5,Ge8g6]} 18. e4 $6
{White is not ready yet to open the game like that} (18. O-O Be8 19. Nd4 Bg6
20. Qe2 Rae8 {[%cal Ge7g5]} 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Rf1 $14) 18... dxe4 19. Qxe4 Qc5
{[%csl Ge1]} 20. Ng5 {[%csl Re1]} (20. Bf2 Qb5 21. O-O-O (21. Ng5 Rf5 $17)
21... Be8 $44 {[%cal Ge8g6,Gg6b1] <<}) 20... Rf5 21. O-O-O Qe7 (21... Rxg5 22.
Rxd7 Nxe5 23. Rxb7 $16) 22. Nf3 Be8 23. Rd6 Bg6 $6 (23... Bh5 24. Rhd1 Raf8 25.
Rd7 Qe8 $44) 24. Qc4 Re8 $44 25. Rhd1 (25. Nh4 $5 Qg5+ 26. Rd2 Nxe5 (26... Rxe5
$2 27. Nxg6 (27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Qd4 Nd3+ $17) 27... Rc5 28. Qe4 $16) 27. Bxe5
Rxe5 28. Nxg6 (28. Nf3 $2 Qf5 $19) 28... Qxg6 29. Rhd1 $13) 25... Bh5 (25...
Rf7 26. Bh4 $18 {[%csl Ge6]}) 26. Rd7 Qf8 27. Qh4 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Rxf3 {[%csl
Gg3]} 29. Rxb7 Ne7 (29... Rf1 30. Rbd7 Qf5 {[%cal Gf1d1,Gc6e5]} 31. Rxf1 Qxf1+
32. Rd1 Qe2 {Black has some compensation, but probably not enough.}) 30. Rdd7
Rf1+ 31. Kc2 Nf5 (31... Qf5+ 32. Kb3 $18) 32. Qg5 Rc8 33. Rxa7 {White is two
pawns up, but his king is weak, and she should be very careful} Kh8 $1 34. Rab7
$4 {Letting black free his pieces out.} (34. a4 $142 h6 35. Qg6 Qc5 {[%cal
Gf5g3,Gf1f2]} (35... Nxg3 36. hxg3 Rf2+ 37. Kb3 Rb8+ 38. Rab7 $18) 36. Rac7 $1
(36. Qh5 $4 Nxg3 37. hxg3 Qf2+ 38. Kb3 Rb1 $19) 36... Qxc7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. b4
$18) 34... Qe8 35. Kd2 (35. a4 h6) (35. Rxg7 $4 Qa4+ 36. Kd2 (36. b3 Qxa2+ 37.
Kd3 Qb1+ 38. Ke2 Qd1#) (36. Rb3 Qe4+ 37. Kd2 Qd5+ 38. Ke2 Qd1#) 36... Qd1#) (
35. Ra7 {[%csl Ga4]} h6 36. Qg4 Rd8 $44) 35... h6 36. Qg4 Rd8 37. Qa4 Rxd7+ 38.
Qxd7 Qh5 {[%csl Gd2]} 39. Kc2 Rd1 $4 (39... Qe2+ 40. Kb3 (40. Qd2 Ne3+) 40...
Rb1 41. Ka3 Qa6+ 42. Kb3 Qe2 43. Ka3 $11) 40. Qxe6 $4 (40. Rb8+ Kh7 41. Qxe6
Qe2+ 42. Kb3 $18) 40... Qe2+ 41. Kb3 Nd4+ $1 42. cxd4 Qf3+ 43. Ka4 Qxb7 {
White has 3 pawns for an exchange but his king is way too weak} 44. Qd6 Qe4 45.
b4 (45. Bf2 Qc2+ {[%csl Ga4,Gf2]}) 45... Rxd4 46. Qc5 Qd3 (46... Qa8+ 47. Qa5 (
47. Kb3 Qf3+ 48. Ka4 Qd1+ 49. Ka3 Rd3+ $19) 47... Qc6+ 48. Qb5 Qc2+ 49. Ka5
Qxa2+ $19) 47. Qc6 (47. Qf8+ Kh7) 47... Rd5 48. b5 Qd2 $1 49. Bf2 Rd3 50. Qc4
Rf3 51. Bg3 Rc3 (51... Rc3 52. Qe6 (52. Qe4 Qxa2+ 53. Kb4 Qa3#) 52... Qd4+ 53.
Ka5 Ra3#) 0-1

[Event "Najdorf Memorial Great fin"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2000.09.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Soppe, Guillermo"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.09.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 (4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nbd2 O-O (5... Nbd7 6. e3 c6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. a4 Re8 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bxe7
Qxe7 14. f4 b6 15. Qh5 Bb7 $13 {1-0 Stefanova,A-Cortes Gallardo,G/3rd Open,
Malaga ESP 2000 (21)}) 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Ne5 Nb8 10. O-O Nfd7
11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. f4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. Qg4 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qh4 e5 17.
Rae1 e4 18. Rf5 Rae8 19. Ref1 c6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Limp,E-Da Silva,E/Vitoria 1999/
EXT 2000 (36)}) 4... Bd6 5. e3 (5. Bg3 O-O (5... Ne4 6. Bxd6 cxd6 7. e3 Bd7 8.
Nbd2 Bc6 9. Be2 Nd7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 Qg5 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc4 Qe7 14. Qb3
Nf6 15. Qa3 Rfd8 $11 {0-1 Stoppel,F-Schatzl,F/AUT 1998/EXT 2000 (37)}) 6. e3
Nc6 7. Bd3 Re8 8. Ne5 Ne4 9. Bb5 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Bd7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6
13. Qc2 h6 14. Nd2 f5 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Rd1 c5 $11 {0-1 Sarkozi,F-Volodin,A/
Gyongyos 1995/EXT 99 (21)}) 5... O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 $5 {The idea is obvious:
exchange the bad B} (6... c5 7. Bg3 b6 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6
11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Qe2 Nc7 14. O-O Qb5 15. Qxb5 Nxb5 16. dxc5 bxc5
17. c4 Nc7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rac1 $14 {0-1 Vukelic,T-Kekic,A/Pula 1999/EXT
2000 (44)}) 7. Ne5 Nfd7 8. Bd3 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Ba6 (9... Nc6 {is not a threat
since on Nxe5 white will always have Bxh7 followed by Qh5+}) 10. Bc2 {[%cal
Ga6f1]} ({of course exchanging the B's would leave white with the worse
position} 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Yc5c4,Ya6c5,Yc5d3,Gc7c5,Gc7c4]}) 10...
Nc6 11. Nf3 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Nd4 $6 (13. Ba4 Na5 14. Ne5 c5 $11) (13. Ne5
$142 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 c5 15. Qf3 $14 {[%cal Gf3h3]}) 13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 c5 15.
Qe5 Qe8 16. h3 (16. O-O-O $6 Ng4 17. Qg5 Nxf2 18. Qh4 (18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh4+
Kg8 20. Qxf2 e5 $19) 18... Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Bd6 Bd3 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 {
[%csl Rf1][%cal Gf8e8,Ge8a4,Yd3f1,Yd3b1] with a good compensation for the
exchange.}) 16... Rc8 17. O-O-O b5 $132 18. Qg5 b4 19. Be5 Bc4 20. Kb1 a5 21.
Rd2 $2 {a waste of time} (21. Qh4 $142 {[%cal Gg2g5,Ye5f6]} Qf7 22. b3 (22. f3
$2 {[%cal Gg2g5]} a4 23. b3 axb3 24. axb3 bxc3 $19) 22... Ba6 23. c4 $132)
21... Qb5 {21... a4 looks like the natural move here, but black goes for a
more sparkling one} (21... a4 {Would've given black a huge edge as well} 22.
Bd1 (22. b3 axb3 23. axb3 bxc3 24. Bxc3 Qb5 $17) (22. Bd6 b3 23. Bxf8 bxc2+ 24.
Rxc2 Qxf8 $19) (22. Bxf6 Rxf6 {[%cal Gb4b3,Yb4c3]}) 22... bxc3 23. Bxc3 (23.
bxc3 Rb8+ 24. Ka1 (24. Bxb8 Ne4 $1 $19) 24... Rb6 $40 {[%cal Ge8b5]}) 23... d4
$1 24. exd4 Ne4 $19) 22. cxb4 (22. b3 bxc3 23. Bxc3 a4 $19) 22... Bxa2+ $1 23.
Kxa2 axb4 {/\ 23...b3 25.Bxb3 Ra8} 24. b3 c4 $19 25. Kb1 (25. Ra1 c3 26. Rdd1
Ra8+ 27. Kb1 Rxa1+ 28. Kxa1 Qa5+ 29. Kb1 Qa3 $19) 25... Qa5 26. Bxh7+ (26. Qh4
Ra8 27. Bxf6 Rxf6 28. Qxh7+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ Ke7 30. Kc1 c3 $19) 26... Kxh7 27. Ra2
Qb6 28. Bd4 Qc6 29. Ra7 Rc7 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 {White's position is very difficult
mainly due to the difference between the K's} 31. Rc1 $2 {white must have
changed the N} (31. Bxf6 Rxf6 32. Rc1 Kg8 (32... Rxf2 $4 33. Qh4+ {[%csl Rh7]
[%cal Gh4h7,Gh4f2]}) 33. bxc4 dxc4 34. Qb5 Qd6 35. Qxc4 Rxf2 $17) 31... Ne4 32.
Qh5+ Kg8 33. bxc4 Nd2+ 34. Kb2 Nxc4+ 35. Kb3 Rc8 36. Qg6 (36. Qd1 Ra8 $19)
36... Nd2+ 37. Kxb4 Qb7+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings 00 75th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.01.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2000.01.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. b4 O-O (5... b6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O
c5 8. c3 Bb7 9. bxc5 bxc5 10. Rb1 Qc7 11. Qb3 Bc8 12. c4 Nc6 13. cxd5 Na5 14.
Qc2 $16 {1-0 Meduna,E-Schneider,H/Passau 1999/EXT 2000 (29)}) (5... a5 6. b5 c5
7. c3 Nbd7 8. Ba3 b6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. c4 Ne4 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. cxd5
Bxd5 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qa4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 cxd4 17. exd4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Bf6 19. g3
Qb8 20. Kg2 Rd8 21. Rc6 $36 {1-0 Meduna,E-Telsa,V/Prague 1996/EXT 98 (49)}) 6.
Be2 (6. a4 Nbd7 7. Bb2 e5 8. Nb3 exd4 9. Nfxd4 Ne4 10. Be2 Ne5 11. O-O Re8 12.
b5 Nc4 13. Rb1 a6 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Nxc4 Nxa4 17. Ba1 Bd7 {1/2-1/2
Bischoff,K-Smejkal,J/Germany 1999/EXT 2000 (17)}) (6. c4 c6 7. Bb2 a5 8. b5 a4
9. Ba3 Bf5 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. cxd5 cxb5 12. Bxb5 Qa5 13. Be2 b5 14. Bxe7 Re8 15.
d6 Nc3 16. Rxc3 Qxc3 17. Bxb5 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. O-O Qa3 20. Qc2 Rec8 21.
Nc4 Qb4 22. Nfd2 Qb5 23. Qe4 Rab8 24. Rb1 $16 {1-0 Dizdarevic,E-Horvath,C/Pula
1999/CBM 70 ext (58)}) 6... Nfd7 $146 (6... Bg4 $5 {Black is a bit short on
space which makes it a good idea to change some pieces.} 7. O-O Nbd7 8. h3 Bxf3
9. Nxf3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Nb6 11. a4 a5 12. b5 c5 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Nd2 Nd6 15. Ba3
Nxa4 16. Bd3 Nc3 17. Qe1 Ndb5 18. Nb3 a4 19. Nc5 Qa5 20. Nb7 Qc7 21. Nc5 e5 $17
{0-1 Meduna,E-Sergeev,V/Stary Smokovec 1996/EXT 98 (40)}) 7. O-O e5 {[%cal
Gg7a1] Trying to activate his pieces, and gain some space.} 8. c3 Re8 9. a4 a5
{A thematic move, blocking white's attack at its very beginning.} 10. b5 c5 11.
bxc6 (11. Ba3 cxd4 12. cxd4 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Nb3 Bg4 $132) 11... bxc6 12.
Rb1 Ba6 13. c4 $2 (13. Ba3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 exd4 15. cxd4 $14) 13... e4 14. Ne1 {
A reversed version of a french defence has arised on the board.} Nb6 15. c5 $6
(15. cxd5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nxa4 17. Qc4 (17. Nxe4 $8 Rxe4 18. Qc2 cxd5 19. Qxa4
Nd7 $15 {[%cal Gd7b6,Gb6c4]}) 17... Nb6 18. Qc5 Nxd5 $17) (15. Qc2 $142 N8d7
16. Ba3 Rb8 $15) 15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nxa4 {[%cal Ga4c3,Yc3b1,Yc3e2]} 17. Rb3
Nd7 18. Ba3 $2 (18. Qd1 $142 {[%cal Gd1a4] I would prefer this over the text,
not allowing black to take over the 'b' file.} Naxc5 $5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rb1
a4 $36 {[%csl Ga1][%cal Ga4a1,Gg7a1]}) 18... Rb8 19. Qd1 Rb5 20. Rxb5 Nc3 21.
Qb3 Nxb5 $19 22. Nc2 Qa8 23. Bb2 a4 24. Qb4 $2 (24. Qa2 $142) 24... Rb8 {
[%csl Rb2,Rb4,Rc2][%cal Gb5d4,Gb8b2,Gg7b2] And now white loses a piece.} 25.
Ra1 Nxd4 26. Rxa4 (26. Bxd4 Rxb4 27. Nxb4 Nxc5 $19) 26... Nxc2 (26... Nxc2 27.
Rxa8 Nxb4 28. Rxb8+ Nxb8 $19) 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup KO"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the second of the two games in the quaterfinals of the World Cup.
After having won the first one with black Azmaiparashvili only needed a draw
to qualify...} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 {This move clearly shows white's
intentions to play as safely as possible. However, thisa game provides yet
another example of how dangerous this kind of strategy can be.} e6 4. g3 d5 5.
Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Bg5 (7. h3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nb3 cxd4 11.
Nbxd4 Na5 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. N4b3 Nc6 14. a4 h6 15. Nf3 e5 $15 {0-1 Jessen,
S-Antonsen,M/Copenhagen DEN 2000/The Week in Chess 298 (23)}) (7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
b6 9. c4 Bb7 10. e3 cxd4 11. exd4 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Ba6 13. Bc3 Nb8 $1 14. Ne5 Nfd7
15. Nxd7 Qxd7 $17 {1-0 Kommer,B-Van Dijk,T/Hengelo 1999/CBM 71 ext (36)}) (7.
a3 $6 O-O (7... a5 8. a4 O-O 9. Na3 b6 10. Nb5 Bb7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13.
Bxe5 Qd7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. e4 Rfd8 16. exd5 exd5 17. Re1 Bc6 18. Qe2 Re8 19.
Qf1 $11 {0-1 Barczay,L-Lugovoi,A/Budapest 1997/CBM 62 ext (41)}) 8. dxc5 Bxc5
9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 e5 $1 $15 {0-1 Kurajica,B-Kortschnoj,V/Sarajevo 1998/CBM 66/
[Kortschnoj] (40) Lukacs: Black grabs immediately the |^ in the [+].}) 7...
cxd4 8. cxd4 (8. Nxd4 $142 {Would have led to a more spicy position which, of
course, wasn't fitting white's plans}) 8... Qb6 9. b3 Bd7 {ubelievably but
white is now facing serious development problems.} 10. Nc3 Ne4 $1 11. Na4 $8 (
11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bxe7 exf3 13. Bc5 fxg2 14. Bxb6 gxf1=Q+ 15. Qxf1 axb6 $17)
11... Qa5 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. a3 $2 {Black's Q and N on e4 are putting a very
unpleasant pressure on white's position cutting the 'a4' N off the game.
Therefore white should aim for changing the pieces reducing black's pressure.}
(13. Qe1 $142 Qxe1 14. Rfxe1 Rac8 15. Rec1 $11 {[%cal Gc1c2,Yf3e1,Ye1d3]})
13... b6 {Now it's already difficult to advise anything for black, since white
has too many weaknesses} 14. Qd3 (14. Qe1 Qxe1 15. Rfxe1 Na5 16. Rab1 (16. b4
Nc4 $17) 16... Rac8 {/\ Ba4 and Nc4} (16... Nxb3 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rxb3 $11)) (
14. b4 Qa6 {[%cal Ye4d6,Yd6c4]} 15. Rc1 Rac8 $17) 14... Rac8 15. Rfc1 Nb8 $1 {
[%csl Rc3][%cal Gd7a4,Yd7b5] White must play very carefully now to prevent his
pisition from becoming critical} 16. Ne5 (16. Nb2 Bb5 17. Qe3 (17. Nc4 Qa6 18.
a4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Rxc4 20. Qa3+ Nd6 21. Ne5 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rc8 $8 23. Rxc8 Qxc8
24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Qxd6 $11) 17... Rc3 18. Rxc3 Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxc3 20. e3 Ne2+
21. Kh1 Rc8 $17) 16... Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 $1 {Taking over the 'c' file} 18. Rd1
({of course not} 18. Rxc8 {due to} Qe1+ 19. Bf1 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Qxf1#) (18. Qd1
Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Qd2 $1 {[%csl Rb3] Probably the move white missed playing 16.Ne5}
(19... Bxa4 20. Bxe4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 20. Qxd2 Nxd2 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. b4
Nc4 $19) 18... Bxa4 19. Bxe4 {Deciding to sac a piece, however, other
possibilities were no better} (19. bxa4 Qxa4 {A posiiton in which the win for
a player of Bareev's class is not questionable.}) 19... dxe4 20. Qxe4 Bc6 21.
Qxh7 Qd5 22. Nxc6+ (22. f3 Qxb3 $19 {[%cal Gb3e3]}) 22... Nxc6 23. Qxg7 Rd8 {
although white has 3 P's for a N his position is virtually hopeless: he simply
has too many weaknesses.} 24. e3 Qxb3 25. Rc1 Qb2 $1 26. Rc4 (26. Rxc6 Qb1+ 27.
Kg2 Qe4+ $19) 26... Qb1+ 27. Kg2 Qe4+ 28. f3 Qd5 {with his last 5 moves Bareev
has considerably weakenned white's king.} 29. Rc2 Rd6 {[%cal Gd5b3]} 30. h4 Qb3
31. Qg5+ Kd7 32. Rf2 Qd5 (32... Qxa3 33. h5 (33. Qg8 Qxe3 34. Qxf7+ Ne7 $19)
33... Rd5 34. Qg8 Nd8 35. h6 Rh5 36. h7 Qc1 $1 {also wins... but obviously
black didn't want to take even the slightest risk here} 37. Rf1 Qc2+ 38. Rf2
Qxh7 $19) 33. Qg8 e5 34. e4 Ne7 (34... Qxd4 35. Qxf7+ Ne7) 35. Qg4+ (35. Qb8
Qxd4 36. Qxa7+ Ke6 $19) 35... Qe6 36. Qxe6+ Kxe6 37. d5+ Kd7 {after the Q's
have been exchanged white simply resign. Black's game is way too easy: push
the Q side pawns- it won't be difficult - he has one pieces more in the game.}
38. h5 b5 39. g4 a5 40. Rb2 Rb6 41. Kf2 Nc8 42. Ke2 Nd6 43. Rc2 f6 {The last
percise move of the game: stopping white's pawns.} 44. Kd3 (44. h6 Rb8 45. Kd3
Rh8 46. Rh2 Rh7 $19 {[%cal Gd6f7]}) 44... Rb8 45. Rc6 b4 46. axb4 axb4 47. Kc2
b3+ 48. Kb2 Rb4 49. Rc1 Nc4+ 50. Kc3 Rb8 51. Rb1 (51. Kxc4 Rc8+) 51... Rc8 52.
Kd3 b2 53. h6 Kd6 54. h7 Kc5 55. d6 Rh8 56. d7 Kb4 57. f4 {Exploiting his last
chance} exf4 58. e5 Nxe5+ 59. Ke4 Ka3 60. g5 f3 61. Kf5 Ka2 ({of course not:} 
61... Nxd7 $4 62. g6 Ka2 63. Rh1 b1=Q+ 64. Rxb1 Kxb1 65. g7 f2 66. gxh8=Q f1=Q+
67. Ke6 $13) 62. g6 Nxg6 63. Kxg6 Kxb1 64. Kg7 Rxh7+ 65. Kxh7 Kc1 66. d8=Q
b1=Q+ 67. Kh6 Qf5 68. Qc7+ Kd1 69. Qd6+ Ke2 70. Qe7+ Qe5 71. Qb7 f2 {A very
impressive performance by Bareev.} 0-1

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Bd6 (7...
Be7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Bf5 (10... Nf6 11. Re1 O-O (11... h6 12.
c3 O-O 13. Qb3 Bxf3 $5 14. Bxf3 Qd7 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Bf4 Nd5 18.
Bc1 b5 {[%cal Gd5b6,Gb6c4]} 19. Qc2 {[%cal Gb2b3]} c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Rd3 Qc6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Varga,Z/Budapest 1996/CBM 57 (33)}) 12. c3 Qb6 13. Qb3 Qxb3
14. axb3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 a6 16. Bg2 Rad8 17. f4 Rfe8 18. b4 Bf8 19. Bf3 Nd5 20.
Bd2 g6 21. Re2 f5 22. Kf2 Kf7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Makarov,M-Popov,V/St.Petersburg
1997/CBM 61 ext (44)}) 11. Re1 O-O 12. c3 h6 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Nd2 Qxb3 15. axb3
Nb6 16. b4 a6 17. Nb3 Rad8 18. b5 axb5 19. Ra7 Rd7 20. Na5 Ra8 21. Rxb7 Rxb7
22. Nxb7 Nd5 23. Nc5 Ra7 24. h3 Kf8 $11 {1-0 Carlier,B-Dutreeuw,M/Belgian
Interteam, Antwerp BEL 1999 (66)}) 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Bh5 (10...
Nf6 11. Re1 O-O 12. c3 Re8 13. Qb3 Bxf3 (13... Qc7 14. Ne5 Bh5 15. Nc4 Re7 $6
16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. a4 Rd7 19. Nxd6 Rxd6 20. a5 Rad8 21. Qc4 Bg6 22.
b4 $16 {1-0 Speelman,J-Kharlov,A/Moscow 1995/CBM 46 ext (52)}) 14. Bxf3 Qb6 15.
Bg5 Nd5 16. Re2 h6 17. Bd2 Red8 18. Kg2 Be7 19. c4 Nf6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Bc3
Rd7 22. a4 $14 {1-0 Drasko,M-Yagupov,I/Linares 1996/CBM 51 ext (32) ^^}) 11. d5
cxd5 $2 {Black is going after an exchange, but he also gives up a castle, and
lets white pieces control the board.} (11... Nf6 $142 12. Bg5 cxd5 13. Bxf6
Qxf6 14. Qxd5 {[%csl Gd6,Gh5]} Bxf3 15. Bxf3 O-O (15... Qxb2 16. Ree1 (16.
Rxe6+ fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Be7 18. Re1 Qf6 $19) (16. Rae1 Rd8 $17 17. Rxe6+ $140 $2
fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kf8 19. Bh5 g6 20. Re3 Kg7 $19) 16... Rd8 17. Qxb7 Qxb7 18. Bxb7
$11) 16. Qxd6 Qxf3 $11) 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qxb7 Nxe4 14. Qc6+ Kf8 15. Qxe4 {
[%csl Ga8][%cal Gf3e5,Gc1g5]} Bg6 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. c3 Qc7 (17... h6 $5 18. Nd4
Kg8 19. Be3 Qd7 20. Rd1 $44) 18. Nd4 Bc5 19. Be3 h6 {[%cal Gf8g8,Gg8h7] Trying
to solve the problem of his king's position} 20. h4 $1 $16 {[%csl Gg6][%cal
Gh4h5]} Bb6 (20... h5 {[%csl Gg5]} 21. Rd1 Kg8 22. Bf4 Qb6 23. Nf3 $16 {
[%csl Gh8][%cal Gf3g5] white is virtually playing with an extra piece.}) 21. h5
Bh7 22. a4 e5 23. Nb5 Qb8 (23... Qe7 24. a5 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 a6 26. Na7 $16 {
[%csl Ya6][%cal Ga7c6,Gc6b4,Ye3b6]}) 24. Rd1 a6 (24... Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Bc2 (25...
a6 26. Nd6 Rd8 27. Qxe5 $18) 26. Rd7 $18) (24... Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 (25... Bxd8
26. Bxa7 $18) 26. Nxa7 {[%csl Ga8][%cal Ga4a8,Gg2a8] For those who like clear
assessments the equation would look something like: Bg2 + Pa4 =Q}) 25. Nd6 Rd8
26. Bxb6 Qxb6 27. Qxe5 $18 Qc7 28. c4 Qe7 29. Qf4 ({The engame looks very
promising for white as well} 29. Qxe7+ Kxe7 30. c5 Rb8 31. Bb7 a5 32. Re1+ Kf6
(32... Kd7 33. Nxf7 Rhe8 34. Ne5+) 33. c6 $18) 29... Bc2 {Freeing the 'h7'
square for the king} 30. Rd2 Bxa4 31. c5 (31. Nxf7 Qe1+ (31... Rxd2 32. Nxh8+
Kg8 33. Qxd2 Kxh8 34. b4 $18) 32. Kh2 Qxd2 33. Nxd8+ Qxf4 34. Ne6+ Ke7 35. Nxf4
$16) 31... Bb3 32. c6 Kg8 33. Kh2 $1 g6 (33... Be6 $142 34. b4 $16 {[%cal
Gg2f1]}) 34. hxg6 fxg6 35. Bh3 Kh7 36. Qe3 $1 Qxe3 37. fxe3 {[%cal Gc6c7]} 1-0

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Berend, Fred"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Giese"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 Bf5 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 e6 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Be2 Qb8 13. O-O Ne4 14. Rfd1 Re8
15. Bd3 Bg4 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 {[#]} Bxg3 $1 18. fxg3 (18. Be2 Bc7 $17)
18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qxg3+ 20. Kf1 Qxf3+ 21. Ke1 (21. Kg1 Qxe3+ 22. Kg2 (22. Kf1
Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Re3 $19) 22... Qg5+ 23. Kf1 Qf4+ 24. Kg2 Re3 25. Ne2 Qg4+ $19)
21... Rxe3+ 22. Be2 (22. Ne2 Rae8 23. Rc2 (23. Qc2 Qf4 $1 $19 {[%cal Ye3f3,
Yf3f1]}) 23... Nf6 (23... c5 $19 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Yc5c4]}) 24. Kd2 Ne4+ 25. Kc1
(25. Bxe4 R8xe4 {[%csl Rb3]} 26. Qxb7 (26. Qb4 c5 $19) 26... Rxd4+ $19) 25...
Nf2 $19) 22... Rae8 23. Rc2 (23. Qc2 Qg3+ 24. Kf1 (24. Kd2 Qf4 $19) 24... Qf4+
25. Ke1 Rh3 $19) 23... Nf6 (23... Qg3+ 24. Kd2 Qf4 $19) 24. Qxb7 Ne4 25. Nxe4
Qxe4 26. Rdd2 Qg2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.25"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 a6 {Not a very common line of course. Black is keen to explore
new waters, perhaps mindful of Giri's growing reputation as a theoretical
expert.} 3. Bg5 (3. c4 dxc4 {Would at least make sense of Black's second move,
as now he can transpose into a variation of the queens gambit accepted.} (3...
c6 {would transpose into the ...a6 slav after a normal move like} 4. Nc3 (4.
Bg5 $5 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. b3 cxb3 7. Qxb3 {with interesting play for the pawn})
4... Nf6)) (3. Bf4 {has also been played, with some success.}) 3... c6 {
Black wants to develop the queen to b6, to target the weakened b2 pawn, but I
don't think this idea is very successful.} (3... Bg4 $5 {had already been
tried.} 4. Qd3 ({of course this position is completely unexplored (how rare in
chess these days!) and pretty much any moves are possible here,} 4. e3) (4.
Nbd2) (4. c4 {to name a few}) 4... Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qd7 6. c4 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1
{With an unusual opening that is similar to a Chigorin defence in the game
Sasikiran,K (2700)-Socko,B (2636) Moscow 2012}) 4. e3 Qb6 $6 5. Bd3 $1 {
Preventing the bishop from reaching it's ideal square on f5.} ({the meek} 5.
Qc1 {had already been tried in a game. Of course there is nothing wrong with
this move, and White's position in general, but it's not as testing as Giri's
choice.} Bf5 $1 {it is important to take the chance to place the bishop
outside of it's pawn chain} 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Be2 h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. Bxe7
Nxe7 {Black had more or less equalised and later won in the game Girya,O (2414)
-Shen,Y (2425) St Petersburg 2012}) 5... Qxb2 {Black is pretty much committed
to this now, otherwise his preceding moves would look ridiculous, but the
difference in qualitive development is now obvious.} 6. Nbd2 {White now has
four pieces in play to just one from black, and that is the queen as well (we
all know the early lessons about bringing our queen out too early)  If you
looked at the game without knowing the players, you'd assume that the player
with the black pieces is just a beginner. However in the computer era it is
well-known that it is possible to grab many pawns that in previous times would
have been considered almost suicidal. But four pieces to one is just too much,
even for computers, and this can safely be filed away under opening
experiments labelled "dubious"} Qa3 7. O-O Bg4 (7... Nf6 {would at least have
belatedly began the job of developing the kingside.} 8. e4 $1 {however, sets a
nasty trap;} dxe4 $2 (8... e6 {and white will have superb compensation for the
pawn after simple development with} 9. Qe2) 9. Nc4 $1 Qa4 10. Nb6 Qa5 11. Nxa8
exd3 12. Bf4 {and White wins.}) 8. Qb1 $1 {revealing the problem with the last
move, now the black queenside becomes a target.} b5 9. c4 $1 (9. Ne5 {also
looks quite strong.} Bc8 10. Bh4 $16) 9... Bxf3 (9... e6 $2 {would be one
liberty too many-} 10. Ne5 $1 ({the simple} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e4 {is also very
good}) 10... Bh5 11. cxd5 exd5 (11... cxd5 $2 12. Qxb5+ $3 (12. Bxb5+ {works
as well but is not as beautiful!}) 12... axb5 13. Bxb5+ Nc6 14. Bxc6#) {
and now the "materialistic"} 12. Bxh7 $1 {looks very strong after which White
has a multitude of threats- Qf5, Bxg8 and g4 etc.}) (9... dxc4 10. Nxc4 bxc4
11. Qb7 cxd3 12. Qxa8 {and black's entire queenside will soon be wiped out,
with the king to follow...}) 10. Nxf3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e6 12. e4 Be7 13. Bc1 Qa5 (
13... Qb4 14. Bb3 $16) 14. d5 $6 {of course when your opponents king is stuck
in the center like this, you immediately start to think of ways to wipe him
out as quickly as possible, so trying to open more lines is very natural. But
this may have been premature.  Doubtless Giri was attracted to the variation
that occurred in the game, but Black had better ways to defend as we shall see.
} (14. Bd2 $1 Qc7 15. Bd3 {was a simpler alternative. White retains superb
compensation for one measly pawn.} Nd7 16. a4 b4 17. e5 {and the white bishops
dominate the board.}) 14... exd5 $2 {Fortunately for Giri, his opponent on
this occasion was not willing to play the role of "party pooper"} ({it is
possible that both players overlooked the strength of} 14... cxd5 $142 $1 {
here.} 15. Bb3 $5 (15. exd5 $4 bxc4 16. Qb7 Qxd5 $1 {would be embarrasing}) (
15. Bd2 Qd8 16. Bd3 Nf6 17. a4 bxa4 $1 (17... dxe4 $2 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4
Qd5 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. axb5 {is just tremendous for White}) 18. Rxa4 dxe4 19.
Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 {but after the resolute} Qd5 $1 {white's compensation for
his material deficit, is much more questionable than in the game;}) 15... Nf6
16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Re1 Nc6 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4 O-O 21. Qf5 {
is possible, with some pressure, although this is unlikely to lead to much
more than equality for white (if he is lucky) after a continuation like} Rac8
22. Rac1 Bb4 $1) ({the greedy} 14... Bf6 $2 {is of course not recommended} 15.
dxe6 bxc4 (15... fxe6 16. Bxe6 Bxa1 17. Qxa1 Qc7 18. Ba3 {resembles one of
those 19th century swashbuckling games})) 15. exd5 {now white is back on track.
} Nf6 16. d6 $1 {displacing the enemy king.} Bxd6 17. Re1+ Kf8 18. Qf5 $1 Nbd7
19. Bxf7 $3 $40 {nicely calculated.} Ne5 {White is winning by force in all
lines, for example:} (19... Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kf8 21. Qe6 $18) (19... g6 20. Bh6+
Kxf7 21. Qe6#) 20. Rxe5 $1 Bxe5 21. Bb3 {the black king is too exposed to
survive.} Re8 (21... Bxa1 {enables White to start an old-fashioned king-hunt;}
22. Qc5+ $1 (22. Qe6 $2 Ra7 $1) 22... Ke8 23. Qxc6+ Ke7 24. Qb7+ $1 Nd7 (24...
Kd6 25. Bf4+ Kc5 26. Qe7+ Kc6 27. Qe6+ Kb7 28. Bd5+ $1 {is also deadly}) 25.
Qe4+ Kd6 26. Bf4+ Kc5 27. Qd5+ {and it's mate in four.}) 22. Be3 b4 23. Bf4 {
a nice attacking game!} 1-0

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Greenfeld,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 {In this last round game Ftacnik was satisfied with
a draw, that would guarantee him shared first place, while Smirin looked for
his first win in the tournament.} e6 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. e3 d5 7. Nbd2 Bd7
$5 8. Be2 (8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bc7 b5 $1 10. dxc5 (10. Bxb5 Nxd4) 10... b4 $44) (8.
h3) 8... Qxb3 9. axb3 Nh5 10. Bc7 $5 (10. Bg3 Nxg3 {^^}) 10... Rc8 11. Ne5 Rxc7
(11... Nf6 12. Nxd7 $10) 12. Nxd7 cxd4 $5 (12... Nf4 $2 13. Nxf8 Nxg2+ 14. Kf1
Nh4 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. dxc5) (12... Kxd7 13. Bxh5 $10) 13. Nxf8 $1 (13. cxd4 Nf4
$1) 13... dxc3 14. Nxe6 cxd2+ 15. Kxd2 fxe6 16. Bxh5+ $10 Ke7 17. Be2 (17. Rhc1
Rf8 18. f4) 17... Rf8 18. f3 Nb4 $5 19. Bd3 (19. Rxa7 $2 Rc2+ 20. Ke1 (20. Kd1
Rfc8) 20... Nd3+ $1 $17) 19... a6 $5 (19... Nxd3 $10) 20. Rac1 (20. Bxh7 $2 g6
$1 $17) 20... Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Kd6 22. h4 (22. Bxh7 $6 Rh8) 22... h6 23. f4 g5 $5
24. fxg5 hxg5 25. h5 $1 Rf2+ 26. Be2 Rxg2 27. Rh1 Rf2 28. h6 Rf8 29. h7 Rh8 30.
Rh6 $44 {o^ ><e6} Nc6 31. Bg4 Nd8 32. Kd3 Ke7 33. e4 dxe4+ 34. Kxe4 Kf7 35. Ke5
Kg7 36. Rh5 Kg6 37. Rh2 Rxh7 38. Rxh7 Kxh7 39. Kd6 Kg6 (39... Kg6 40. Kc7 Nc6
41. Bxe6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 75th"]
[Site "Hoeckendorf"]
[Date "2004.02.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schebler, Gerhard"]
[Black "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Nbd2 (6. c4 c6 7. Qb3
Qb6 8. Nc3) 6... Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. e4 c5 $5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Ne3
Nxe3 12. Bxe3 Rfd8 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Rad1 Rac8 15. h3 Bh5 16. Qb5 a6 17. Qb3 cxd4
18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3 b5 20. Rd2 h6 21. Nh2 (21. a4 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. axb5
axb5 24. c3) 21... Nb6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nf1 (23. Ng4 $5 Bxg4 24. hxg4) 23...
Nc4 24. c3 Bg6 25. a4 bxa4 26. Qxa4 Nxb2 27. Qxa6 Nd3 28. Rd1 Qxc3 29. Nd2 Nb2
0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 (2... Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Re1
O-O 8. e4 c5 $5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. h3 Bh5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. a3 Qc7 13. Qe2 Rfd8
14. Nf1 a5 $13 {Speelman,J-Kramnik,V/Geneva PCA-rapid/1996/}) 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O
Nd7 5. d4 {A Speelman speciality. Despite its innocous appearance Speelman has
beaten players like Kramnik, Dreev, Rublevsky and Zsuzsa Polgar with this line!
} e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 a5 $5 (9... O-O 10. c3 Bf5 (
10... Re8 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Ned2 c5 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Ne5 cxd4 16.
Nxd7 Nxd7 17. cxd4 Ra7 18. Ne4 $14 {Speelman,J-Dreev,A/Geneva PCA-rapid/1996/})
11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 $14 {Hansen,
LB-Pyda,Z/Copenhagen Politiken Cup/1996/}) 10. a4 O-O 11. c3 Nxe4 12. Rxe4 Nf6
13. Re1 Qb6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 $14 {^^} Nd5 16. Qc2 Rfd8 $6 (16... Rad8 $142
$5 {/\ Rfe8, Bf6,e5}) 17. Bd2 Rd7 18. Rad1 Bf6 19. Bc1 Rad8 20. h4 c5 $2 {
>< /^ h1-a8} 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Qb3 $16 g6 23. Bh6 Bg7 24. Bg5 $1 Rc8 25. Bxd5
$5 {Maybe this could wait.} exd5 26. Be3 Qc4 $1 {>< a4} 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 $138 28.
Bb6 h5 29. Bxa5 Rxa4 30. Bb6 Rd6 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Bc5 Rd7 33. Re2 $1 {/\ Red2
>< d5} Rc4 34. Bb6 $1 (34. Be3 b5 $1 {/\ b4<=>}) 34... Rd6 {>< Rd6} 35. Ba7 d4
$5 (35... b5 36. Red2 $16 {/\} b4 37. cxb4 Rxb4 $2 38. Bc5 $18) 36. cxd4 b6 37.
d5 Rc5 38. Re7 $2 $138 (38. b4 $1 Rb5 (38... Rcxd5 39. Rxd5 Rxd5 40. Bxb6 Bf8
41. Rb2 Rb5 42. Ba5 $16) 39. Re7 $16) 38... Rcxd5 39. Rxd5 Rxd5 40. Rxf7 Rb5 $1
$10 41. Rb7 Rxb2 42. Kg2 Kg8 43. Rxb6 Rxb6 44. Bxb6 Kf7 45. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "DEN-chT 9596"]
[Site "Denmark"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Rasmussen, Karsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Nf6 11. Re1 O-O 12. c3 Qb6 13. Qb3 Rfd8 (13... Bxf3
14. Bxf3 $14) 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. Nc4 Qa6 $5 {>< Qa6} (15... Qxb3 $6 16. axb3 $16 {
/\ Na5}) (15... Qc7 16. Bf4 Qc8 $14) 16. a4 Nd5 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. g4
$1 Bg6 (19... Nxe5 20. gxf5 $16 {>< <-> e}) 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21. Rxe6 $1 Bc2 $1 (
21... fxe6 22. Qxe6+ $18) (21... Qd3 22. Rae1 $1 Qxd2 (22... fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Bf7
24. Qxd7 Qxd2 25. Rxe7 Qd1+ 26. Bf1 $18) 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Rxe7 Qc1+ 25. Bf1
$16 {/\} Bd3 $4 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qxg7#) 22. Qxc2 $1 (22. Qa2 $5 Qxa4 (22...
Qd3 $5) 23. Qxa4 Bxa4 24. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 25. Rxa4 Re2 26. Be3 Rxb2 27. h3 a5 28.
d5 $1 $16) 22... fxe6 23. Bf1 $1 Qb6 24. Bd3 g6 $2 (24... c5 $1 $8 25. Bxh7+
Kf8 26. Be3 $36) 25. Re1 $1 Bd6 26. Bc4 $1 Kg7 27. Bxe6 Re7 28. c4 $1 $18 Qc7
29. d5 Bf4 30. Qc3+ Kh6 31. g5+ $1 Bxg5 (31... Kxg5 32. Qg3+ $18) 32. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Alushta4"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bxd6 cxd6 7. Be2 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 b5 11. c3 Rb8 12. a4 bxa4 13. Qc2 e5 14. Rxa4 a5
15. e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bxc6 Nxc6 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nc4 e4 20. Qd1 Qf6 21.
Qd5+ Kh8 22. Rd1 h6 23. Qc5 Rfd8 24. Rd6 Rxd6 25. Nxd6 Ne7 26. Rxa5 Rxb2 27.
Nxf5 e3 28. Qxe7 Qxe7 29. Nxe7 Rb1+ 30. Kh2 exf2 31. Rf5 f1=Q 32. Rxf1 Rxf1 33.
Kg3 Rd1 34. Ng6+ Kh7 35. Ne5 Rf1 36. c4 g6 37. h4 Kg7 38. Ng4 h5 39. Ne3 Rh1
40. Nd5 Kf7 41. Ne3 Ke6 42. Kf4 Rxh4+ 43. g4 (43. Kg5 Re4 44. Nd5 Rxc4 45. Nf4+
Kf7 46. Nxg6 Rg4+ $19) 43... Rh1 44. gxh5 Rxh5 45. Kg4 Ke5 46. c5 Ke6 0-1

[Event "Manila zt 3.2a"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "2001.04.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Juswanto, Denny"]
[Black "Garma, Chito"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2001.04.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. g3 Bf5 5. dxc5 a5 6. Nd4 Bd7 7. Bg2 e6 8. Nxc6
Bxc6 9. Be3 Nf6 10. O-O h5 11. h3 h4 12. g4 Nd7 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15.
Qa4 Qc8 16. Nd2 c3 17. bxc3 Nxc5 18. Qc4 Nd7 19. Bg5 Qa6 20. Rab1 Bc5 21. Qxa6
Rxa6 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Rb7 Rb6 25. Ra7 Rb5 26. c4 Re5 27. f3 f5 28.
Rd1 Rd8 29. gxf5 exf5 30. Nc3 Ke8 31. Kf2 Nb6 32. Rxd8+ Kxd8 33. Rxg7 Nxc4 {
[#] Effektive weiße Turm- und Springerbewegungen, um die schwarzen Figuren
fern zu halten.} 34. Rh7 Re3 35. Nb1 $1 {gibt dem Turm keine Chance...} Re5 36.
Rxh4 Ne3 37. Rd4+ Kc7 38. Nc3 {...auch der Springer hat sich auf e3 eher
verlaufen.} Nc2 39. Rc4 Ne3 40. Ra4 Nc2 41. h4 Rc5 42. Nd1 Nb4 43. a3 Nd5 44.
Ne3 Nb6 (44... Ne7 45. f4 $1 (45. Nc4 f4) 45... Kd7 46. h5 Ke6 47. h6 Kf6 48.
Rd4 Nd5 49. Nxf5 $1) 45. Rd4 a4 46. f4 {[%csl Rf5]} Rc1 47. Rd1 Rc3 48. h5 Nd7
49. Rd3 (49. h6 $1 Nf6 50. Rh1 Ne4+ (50... Nh7 51. Rg1 $18) 51. Kg2 Rxe3 52. h7
Rxe2+ 53. Kf3 Ra2 54. h8=Q Rxa3+ 55. Kg2 Ra2+ 56. Kf3 Ra3+ 57. Ke2 Ng3+ 58. Kd2
Nxh1 59. Qxh1 $18) 49... Rc1 50. Nxf5 Rh1 51. Ng7 Nf6 52. Rd4 (52. Kg2 $5 Rh4
53. Rh3 Rg4+ 54. Rg3 Rh4 55. Rg5) 52... Rh2+ 53. Ke1 (53. Kg3 $142) 53... c5
54. Rxa4 Kb6 55. Kd2 Kb5 56. Ra8 Rh3 (56... Kc4 57. a4 Nxh5 58. Rh8 Ng3 59.
Rxh2 Nf1+ 60. Kc2 Nxh2 61. Ne6 $18) 57. Nf5 Ne4+ 58. Kc2 Rxh5 59. Re8 Nf6 60.
Re5 {[%cal Rf5d6]} Rh3 61. Nd4+ Kc4 62. Nf3 {sperrt den Turm aus} Ng4 63. Re8
Nf6 64. Rd8 Nd5 (64... Rg3 65. Ne5+ Kb5 66. Rb8+ Ka4 67. Nd3 Ne4 68. Nb2+ Ka5 (
{Taktisch geht es bei} 68... Kxa3 69. Ra8+ Kb4 70. Ra4+ Kb5 71. Rxe4 $18 {zu})
69. e3 $1 Nd6 70. Kd3 $18) 65. Nd2+ Kd4 66. e4 Rxa3 67. Rxd5+ Ke3 68. Nc4+ ({
einfacher ist} 68. f5 {[%cal Rf5f6,Re4e5]}) (68. Nc4+ Kxe4 69. Nxa3 Kxd5 70.
Kd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.15"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Russia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. O-O c6 5. d4 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. c3 c5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nc4 Rc8 12. Ne3 Nxe3 13. Bxe3 Nf6 14. Qb3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 b6 16. Rad1 c4 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. a4 h6 21.
Bxf6 Bxf6 22. d5 exd5 23. Rxd5 Rc7 24. Re4 g6 25. Be2 Rfc8 26. a5 bxa5 27. Rxa5
Kg7 28. Kf1 Bg5 29. Ra1 h5 30. h4 Bf6 31. Ra4 Kf8 32. Ra6 Be7 33. Rf4 Kg7 34.
Ra4 Rb8 35. Bxc4 Bf6 36. Ra2 Rcb7 37. Ra6 Rb6 38. Rxa7 R8b7 39. Rxb7 Rxb7 40.
Bd5 Rxb2 41. c4 Rc2 42. Rf3 Rc3 43. Rxc3 Bxc3 44. c5 $14 {The weak black pawns
give White winning chances in this engame with Bs of different colours. At the
end White manages to win with zugzwang motivs.} Kf6 45. c6 Ba5 46. f3 Ke7 47.
Kg2 Bd8 48. f4 Bb6 49. Kf3 Bc7 (49... f5 $142 $1 {Looks drawish}) 50. Bb3 Ba5
51. Ke4 Bb6 52. Kd5 Bf2 (52... f5 $142 $5) 53. Ba4 Bb6 (53... Kd8 54. Kd6 $18)
54. Bb5 Ba5 55. Kc5 Kd8 56. Bc4 Be1 (56... Ke7 57. Kb5 Bc7 58. Ka6 Kd6 59. Kb7
f6 60. Bf7 g5 61. fxg5 fxg5 62. hxg5 $18) 57. Kb6 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Negulescu, Adrian"]
[Black "Szuhanek, Ranko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Qb6 4. Qc1 Nf6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O h6 8. c4
Nbd7 9. h3 Be7 10. c5 Qd8 11. b4 a6 12. Nc3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. a4 O-O 15.
Qb2 Re8 16. b5 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 e5 18. Bg3 Bf6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qb7 exd4 21. exd4
Bxd4 22. Rad1 Nxc5 23. Qxc6 Rc8 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. Bxd5 Bc3 26. Rc1 Nd3 27. Rb1
Rc5 28. Bb7 a5 29. Rb3 Nb4 30. Rc1 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Bxe1 32. Re3 Bc3 33. Re8+ Kh7
34. Re7 Kg8 35. h4 g6 36. Bf4 Bf6 37. Rc7 Nd3 38. Ba6 Rxc7 39. Bxc7 Nc5 40. Bb5
Bc3 41. g3 Kg7 42. Kg2 Kf6 43. Bb6 Bb4 44. Kf3 Ke5 45. Be8 f6 46. Bxg6 Nxa4 47.
Be3 Nc3 48. Bxh6 a4 49. Bf4+ Ke6 50. Bc2 Ba3 51. Bd2 Bb2 52. Bxc3 Bxc3 53. Bxa4
{[#] Die Remismerkmale sind abgesehen von den ungleichen Läufern a) die
geringe Bauernzahl, b) der weiße Läufer beherrscht nicht das Umwandlungsfeld
des Randbauern. Schwarz läßt mehrfach ein klares Remis aus, verhält sich statt
desse zu passiv und läßt auch noch die Umgehung seiner Stellung durch den
König zu. Erst danach ist er definitiv verloren. Ein Lehrstück für nachlässige
Verteidigung.} f5 54. Kg2 Kf6 55. f4 (55. f3 Bd2 56. g4 fxg4 57. fxg4 Bc1 $11)
55... Be1 {[%mdl 20480]} (55... Bb4 56. h5 Bf8 57. Kf3 Bh6 58. Bd7 Bf8 59. Bxf5
Kxf5 60. g4+ Kf6 61. Ke4 Bh6 62. Kf3 (62. Ke3 Bf8 63. Kf3 Bg7 64. Kg3 Bh6 $11)
62... Bf8 63. g5+ Kf5 64. h6 Bb4 65. Kg3 Bd2 $11 {Stehen alle Steine eine
Reihe weiter oben bei sinnvoll veränderter Position aller Steine, so ist die
Stellung remis, selbst wenn Weiß noch über den ungleichfarbigen Läufer verfügt.
Siehe dazu Studienfall 2}) 56. h5 Bc3 57. Bc2 Bb4 58. h6 Bf8 {[%mdl 20480]} (
58... Kg6 59. Bxf5+ Kxh6 60. g4 Be7 61. Kf3 Bf6 62. Ke4 Bd8 63. Bd7 Be7 64. Kf5
Kg7 65. g5 Bd8 66. Kg4 Be7 67. f5 $11 {der Läufer pendelt zwischen e7 und d8
und greift ständig g5 an, so daß der weiße König e6 nicht erreichen kann.}) 59.
h7 Bg7 60. Kh3 Bh8 61. Kh4 Bg7 62. Kh3 Bh8 {[%mdl 20480]} (62... Kg6 63. g4
Kxh7 64. Bxf5+ Kh8 65. Kh4 Bc3 66. Kg5 Kg7 67. Bd3 Bd2 68. Kf5 Bc1 69. g5 Ba3
70. Ke6 Bc1 71. Kf5 Ba3 72. Kg4 Be7 $11) 63. Kg2 Ke6 64. Kf3 Bd4 65. Ke2 Bg7
66. Kd3 Bh8 67. Kc4 Bg7 68. Kc5 Bc3 69. Bb3+ Ke7 70. Kd5 Bg7 71. Bc2 Kf6 72.
Bd3 {[#]} Bh8 {Hier scheint Kg6 zu spät zu sein, weil der weiße König die
schwarze Stellung bereits fast vollständig umgangen hat.} (72... Kg6 73. Ke6 (
73. g4 Kxh7 74. g5 Bc3 75. Bxf5+ Kg7 $11) 73... Kxh7 (73... Bc3 74. Bxf5+ Kg7
75. Be4 Be1 76. g4 Bd2 77. f5 Bg5 78. f6+ Bxf6 79. h8=Q+ $18) 74. Bxf5+ (74.
Kf7 $1 {siehe auch die Partiefortsetzung} Kh6 75. Bxf5 Bd4 76. g4 $18) 74...
Kh6 75. g4 Bc3 76. g5+ Kg7 77. Bd3 Bd2 $11) 73. Kd6 Bg7 74. Kd7 Kg6 75. Ke6
Kxh7 76. Kf7 Bd4 77. g4 Kh8 78. g5 Be3 79. g6 Bd4 80. Bxf5 Be5 (80... Be5 81.
Bd3 Bd4 82. f5 Be5 83. f6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Site "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Konopka, Michal"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nd7 4. Bg2 b5 5. O-O Bb7 6. e4 dxe4 7. Ng5 Ngf6 8. Nd2
Rb8 9. Ngxe4 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bd5 13. b3 Qc8 14. Rd1 Qb7
15. c4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Qa6 17. Bf1 Ba8 18. Bf4 Ba3 19. Rab1 Rxb1 20. Rxb1 c5 21.
dxc5 f5 22. Nd2 e5 23. Bg5 Qc6 24. f3 e4 25. fxe4 Ne5 26. Bg2 Ng4 27. h3 Bxc5+
28. Kh1 Qg6 29. Bf4 Qh5 30. Qf3 g5 31. Rb5 Nf2+ 32. Kg1 Nxh3+ 33. Kf1 g4 34.
Qd3 Nxf4 35. gxf4 fxe4 36. Nxe4 Rxf4+ 37. Ke1 Qe8 38. Rxc5 Bxe4 39. Qe2 Qf8 40.
Rg5+ Bg6 41. c5 Qb8 42. Qe6+ Kg7 43. Qe5+ Qxe5+ 44. Rxe5 Kf6 45. Re3 Rc4 46. c6
Rc1+ 47. Kf2 Rc2+ 48. Re2 Rxe2+ 49. Kxe2 {[#] ein Freibauer ohne Unterstützung
gegen verbundene mit K-Hilfe Raum! ==> leichter Gewinn für Schwarz  Achtung!
Farbe a1 ungleich L-Farbe. L-Opfer vs g+h beachten!} Bf5 50. Kf2 (50. c7 Bc8)
50... h5 51. Kg3 Kg5 52. Bd5 h4+ 53. Kg2 Kf4 54. Kf2 a5 55. a4 (55. a3 h3 56.
Kf1 Ke5 57. Bh1 g3 58. Bf3 Kd6 59. Kg1 Bc2 60. Bh1 Ba4 $19) 55... h3 56. Kf1
Ke5 57. Bh1 Kd6 58. Kf2 Bc2 59. Kg3 Bxa4 0-1

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Strikovic, Aleksa"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bf4 h6 15.
Bg3 Qb6 16. Qe2 c5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Be7 19. a4 Rab8 20. a5 Qa6 21. Bf1
Red8 22. Red1 Qxe2 23. Bxe2 Be4 24. f3 Bc2 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. f4 Be4 27. Rd1
Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gf8e8,Gc6b5,Gg8e8,Ge8b5] [#] weiße
Bauernschwäche auf a5; Lavieren} c4 29. Bf2 a6 30. Be2 Bd5 31. Bb6 Bh4 32. Bf2
Be7 33. Bb6 Kf8 34. Kf2 Bh4+ 35. Ke3 Ke8 36. Kd2 Kd7 37. f5 Bg3 38. Bd4 Bf4+
39. Kd1 Bg5 40. Bb6 Kc6 41. Bf2 Bd8 42. Bd4 Kb5 43. b3 Bg5 44. Kc2 Be4+ 45. Kb2
Bd3 46. bxc4+ Bxc4 47. Bf3 Kxa5 48. Bxb7 Kb5 49. f6 gxf6 50. exf6 a5 51. Be4 a4
52. Kc2 a3 53. Be5 Kc5 54. Bg2 Bh4 55. Bf3 Bg5 56. Bg2 Bd5 57. Bf1 Be4+ 58. Kb3
Bc1 59. c4 Bb7 60. Bc3 Ba6 61. h4 a2 62. Bb4+ Kd4 63. Bc3+ Kc5 64. Bb4+ Kd4 65.
Bc3+ Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.12"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 g6 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Nd4 Ng4 14. Nxe6 fxe6
15. Bg1 Nh6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc7 18. c3 Nf5 19. Qb3 Nd8 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21.
fxg5 Qe7 22. Rad1 Rf7 23. Qb5 Qxg5 24. Qe5 Qh4 25. Rd3 Qe7 26. Re1 Qc7 27. Qe4
Rc8 28. Red1 b6 29. b4 Re7 30. c4 Nf7 31. c5 b5 32. R3d2 Qe5 33. Qxe5 Nxe5 34.
Re2 Nc4 35. c6 Kf7 36. Bc5 Rec7 37. Rde1 Rxc6 38. Bxc6 Rxc6 39. Bxa7 e5 40. Rd1
Ke6 41. Bc5 Rc8 42. a4 bxa4 43. Rc1 Nfd6 44. Bxd6 Kxd6 45. Rd2+ Ke6 $10 {
Tactics only. It's a fascinating race of passed pawns.} 46. Rd3 g5 47. Ra3 Kd5
48. Rxa4 Rb8 49. Rd1+ Ke6 50. b5 Nb6 51. Ra7 Nd5 52. Ra6+ Nb6 53. Rc1 Kd5 54.
Ra7 h5 55. Rac7 g4 56. Rd1+ Ke4 57. Rc5 Kf5 58. Rf1+ Ke6 59. Re1 Nd5 60. Rd1
Nf4 61. Rc6+ Kf5 62. b6 h4 63. Rb1 g3 64. h3 (64. hxg3 hxg3 65. b7 Rh8+ 66. Kg1
Rh2 67. b8=Q Nh3+ 68. Kf1 g2+ $19) (64. b7 g2+ 65. Kg1 Rg8 66. Kf2 (66. h3
Nxh3+ 67. Kh2 g1=Q+ 68. Rxg1 Nxg1 69. Rc8 Nf3+ $19) 66... Nh3+ 67. Ke3 (67. Kf3
g1=Q (67... g1=N+ 68. Ke3 Rb8 69. Rc8 $18) (67... e4+ 68. Ke3 Rb8 69. Rb5+ Kg4
70. Rg6+ $18) 68. Rxg1 Nxg1+ 69. Kf2 Nh3+ $19) 67... Rb8 $17) 64... Nxh3 65. b7
Nf2+ 66. Kg2 Kf4 67. Rf6+ (67. Rc8 h3+ $19) 67... Kg4 68. Rg6+ Kf4 69. Rf6+ Kg4
70. Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nikolaev, Nikita"]
[Black "Shchukin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2308"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 d5 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. c4 cxd4 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qxd4 e6 11. Nc3 Be7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rac8 17. Be3 f5 18. Bd3 Bc5 19. Ba6 Rc7 20.
Bf4 Bd6 21. Rfd1 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc6 23. Bb5 Kc7 24. Bxc6 Bxf4 25. Bd7 Rd8 26.
gxf4 Rxd7 27. Rxd7+ Kxd7 {[#] Thema: Entfernter Freibauer bzw. Tempospiel} 28.
Kf1 Kd6 29. Ke2 Kd5 30. Kd3 h6 31. h4 g6 32. b4 e5 33. fxe5 g5 (33... Kxe5 34.
a4 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. b5 Kd5 37. a5 Kc5 38. b6 axb6 39. axb6 Kxb6 40. Kd4 f4
41. Ke4 Kc5 42. Kf5 Kd5 43. Kxg5 Ke4 44. Kg4 f3 45. Kg3 Ke5 46. Kxf3 Kf5 $11)
34. f4 gxf4 35. Ke2 Kxe5 36. Kf3 h5 $4 $18 {Entscheidender Tempoverlust!} (
36... Kd5 $1 37. Kxf4 Kc4 38. Kxf5 (38. a3 Kb3 39. Kxf5 Kxa3 40. b5 Kb4 41. Kg6
Kxb5 42. Kxh6 a5 43. h5 a4 44. Kg7 a3 45. h6 a2 46. h7 a1=Q+ $11) 38... Kxb4
39. Kg6 Ka3 40. Kxh6 Kxa2 41. h5 a5 42. Kg5 a4 43. h6 a3 44. h7 Kb1 45. h8=Q a2
$11) 37. a3 (37. a4 $18) (37. b5 $18) 37... Kd4 38. Kxf4 Kc3 39. Kxf5 Kb3 40.
Kg5 Kxa3 41. b5 Kb4 42. Kxh5 Kxb5 43. Kg6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nbd2 a5 8. e3
dxc4 9. Nxc4 Be6 10. Qe2 Bd5 11. Bd2 e6 12. Rfc1 Qe7 13. Be1 Rfd8 14. a3 h6 15.
Qc2 Be4 16. Qa4 Bd5 17. Qb5 a4 18. Nfe5 Nd7 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qb7 c5 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Na5 Qe4 23. Nc6 Rdc8 24. Qb5 cxd4 25. exd4 Nb8 26. Qxd5 Re8 27. Nb4
Bxd4 28. Bc3 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Na6 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Nd5 Re2 32. Rb1 Rd2 33. Ne3
Rb8 34. Rc6 Rb6 35. Rxb6 cxb6 {[#] Eine Medaille für den taktischen Patzer Zug
39/40. Sonstiger Inhalt: verirrter schwarzes Pferd in der Variante.} 36. Nc4
Rc2 37. Nxb6 Nc5 38. Kg2 Kf8 39. Kf1 {[#] In Erwartung des folgenden Fehlers...
. (Zeitnot!?)} Ke7 40. Nd5+ Kd6 $4 (40... Ke6 41. Ne3 Rd2 42. Ke1 Rd7 (42...
Rxb2 43. Rxb2 Nd3+ 44. Kd2 Nxb2 45. Kc3 $18) (42... Ne4 43. f3 Rd3 44. Nc2 Nd2
45. Ke2 Rd6 46. Rd1 Nc4 47. Rxd6+ Kxd6 48. Ne3 Nxb2 49. Kd2 $18 {[%cal Rd2c3]})
43. Ke2 $16) 41. Ne3 (41. Ne3 Rd2 42. Nc4+) 1-0

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2003.11.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2003.10.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nbd2 a5 8. e3
a4 9. Qe2 e6 10. Rd1 b6 11. Rb1 Nb4 12. a3 Nc6 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. Qc2 Qd6 15. Ne1
Rfc8 16. Nd3 Nd7 17. Nf4 Ne7 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. bxc3
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nf6 23. c4 e5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Bb2 Qe4+ 26. Qxe4 Nxe4 27. f3 Nd6
28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Rbc1 Ra5 30. Nd3 Nb7 31. Kf2 Rd8 32. Ke2 Re8 33. Rc3 Kf8 34.
h4 h5 35. Nb4 Rc5 36. Rd5 Rd8 37. Rxd8+ Nxd8 38. Nd3 Rc6 39. Nb2 Nb7 40. Nxa4
Nd6 41. c5 bxc5 42. Nxc5 Ke7 43. a4 Nb7 44. Ne4 Rxc3 45. Nxc3 Kd6 46. Kd3 Kc5
47. Nb5 Kb6 48. Kc4 c6 49. Nd4 Nd6+ 50. Kb3 c5 51. Ne2 Nf5 52. e4 Ne3 53. Kc3
Ka5 54. Kd3 Nf1 55. Kc4 Nd2+ 56. Kxc5 Nxf3 57. Kd6 Kxa4 58. Ke7 g5 59. Kxf7
gxh4 60. gxh4 Nxh4 61. e5 (61. Nd4 Ng2 62. e5 Nf4 63. Ne2 $1 {Die Gemeinheit
in der vorliegenden Stellung besteht darin, dass der e-Bauer mit Schach
einziehen kann, sodass} Nxe2 (63... Nd5 $1 {hält unter Einsatz des h-Bauern
remis.} 64. e6 h4 65. Nf4 (65. Nc3+ Kb3 66. Nxd5 h3 67. e7 h2 68. e8=Q h1=Q 69.
Qb5+ Kc2 $11) 65... Nc7 66. e7 Kb3 67. Ne6 h3 68. Nxc7 h2 69. e8=Q h1=Q $11)
64. e6 Nd4 65. e7 Nf5 {was sonst Remis bringen würde, nicht sticht.}) 61... Nf3
(61... Nf3 62. e6 Ng5+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.12.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Muranyi, Karl Jasmin"]
[Black "Keilhack, Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Illingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. h3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Bb7 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. b4 Qc7 14. bxc5 bxc5
15. Qa4 Rfc8 16. Rfb1 Nb6 17. Qa5 c4 18. Bg4 e6 19. Rb4 Bc6 20. Bd1 Nd7 21.
Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Rab1 Kf8 23. Bc2 Ke7 24. f3 Kd6 25. Kf2 f6 26. e4 e5 27. dxe5+
Nxe5 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. f4 Nd3+ 31. Bxd3 cxd3 32. c4 Be6 33. Ke3 Rd8
34. Rdb1 h5 35. Rb7 Rdd7 36. Rxc7 Rxc7 {[#] Dynamisches Gleichgewicht} 37. Rb4
Bf5 38. Nb3 Kf7 39. Nd4 Re7+ 40. Kd2 Be4 41. g3 g5 42. fxg5 fxg5 43. Rb5 Rc7 (
43... Kf6 $142 {[%csl Ge5,Gf5,Gg5]}) 44. Re5 Bg2 $2 {Läßt den wichtigen Bd3 im
Stich} (44... Bg6 $142 {[%csl Gd3]} 45. c5 Rb7 46. Nb3 Kf6 $11) 45. c5 Bxh3 (
45... h4 46. Rxg5 hxg3 {und der weiße Vorteil ist noch nicht so groß.}) 46.
Rxg5 {Jetzt hingegen gibt es einen klaren Mehrbauern für Weiß.} Bg4 47. Kxd3
Kf6 48. Rd5 Rb7 49. c6 Rb2 50. c7 Rxa2 51. Nf5 Be2+ 52. Kc3 Ba6 53. Rd6+ Kxf5
54. Rxa6 Rxa6 55. c8=Q+ Re6 $18 56. Kd4 Kf6 57. Qc5 Kg6 58. Qxa7 Kg5 59. Qg7+
Rg6 60. Qe5+ Kh6 61. Qf4+ Rg5 62. Ke4 Kg6 63. Qd6+ Kg7 64. Kf4 Rg6 65. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 a6 3. Bg5 Bg4 4. e3 Nf6 5. c4 (5. Bxf6 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)} exf6
6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a3 Qd7 11. Qc2 f5 12. Bd3 Ne7
13. b4 Rad8 14. Rfc1 g6 15. Ne1 c6 16. Bf1 Bb8 17. g3 g5 18. Nd3 Nd5 19. Nc5
Qc8 20. Re1 Rfe8 21. Nc4 Re7 22. Bg2 Rde8 23. Qd2 h6 24. f3 Bh5 25. e4 b5 26.
Na5 Nb6 27. Rac1 f4 28. g4 Bg6 29. Nd3 Re6 30. Qc2 Qd7 31. Qf2 Na4 32. Nb3 Rd6
33. Bf1 Rd8 34. Red1 Qe8 {Gelfand,B-Anand,V/Amsterdam VSB 1996/CBM 52/[Gelfand]
/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 5... dxc4 $146 (5... Bxf3 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)} 6. Qxf3 Ne4 7.
Bh4 c6 8. Bd3 Qa5+ 9. Kf1 Nf6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nc3 Qb4 12. Qe2 e6 13. g3 Nd7
14. Kg2 f5 15. Rac1 {Jailjan,M-Vorotnikov,V/URS-ch sf Aktjubinsk 1985/MCD-ch/
0-1 (40)}) 6. Bxc4 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. g4 Bg6 11. h4 h6
12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. O-O-O Qe7 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rxh1 17. Rxh1 Bxg5
18. Rh8+ Nf8 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 (19... Kxf8 $142 20. Qh7 Qf6 (20... Qd8 21. Nxg5
Qxg5 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxa8 $18) 21. Nxg5 Qh6 22. f4 $14) 20. Nxg5 $16 O-O-O {
[#] Hecht Leichter weißer Materialvorteil - vorsichtiges Lavieren.  Fühlbare
Verbesserung der weißen Springerpositionen Mitte der 50-er Züge bei drei
schwarzen Bauernschwächen.} 21. f4 Qe7 22. Qh7 f6 23. Nge4 b6 24. a3 Kb8 25.
Kb1 Ka7 26. Nf2 Qd7 27. Qe4 Qd6 28. Qg2 Qd7 29. Na2 Rc8 30. Nb4 c5 31. dxc5
bxc5 32. Na2 Rb8 33. Qg4 Qd2 34. Nd1 Qd3+ 35. Kc1 Qc4+ 36. Nac3 g5 37. Qf3 gxf4
38. exf4 Rg8 39. Kc2 Rd8 40. Nf2 Qd4 41. Nd3 Kb6 42. Nc1 c4 43. Kb1 Kc7 44.
N3e2 Qd5 45. Qe3 Rd6 46. Qc3 e5 47. fxe5 fxe5 48. Ka1 Rf6 49. Qe1 Qe4 50. Ka2
Rb6 51. Qa5 Kb7 52. Qd2 Kc8 53. Nc3 Qd4 54. Qg5 Rc6 55. N1e2 Qc5 56. Ne4 Qb5
57. N2c3 Qb3+ 58. Kb1 Kb7 (58... Kb7 59. Qe7+ Kb8 (59... Kb6 60. Nd2 $18 {
[%csl Rb3]}) (59... Rc7 60. Nc5+ Kc6 61. Qxc7+ $18) (59... Ka8 60. Qe8+ Kb7 61.
Qd7+ $18) (59... Kc8 60. Qe8+ Kc7 61. Nd5+ $18) 60. Nc5 Qb6 61. Nd7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Kottnauer Memorial"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. O-O a6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Ng5 Ndf6 8. dxc5
Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Nc3 e3 11. Bxe3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Rb8 13. Rd3 Ke7 14. Rad1
Nh6 15. h3 Nd7 16. Nce4 Ne5 17. Rc3 Bd7 18. Nc5 Rhc8 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bb5
21. a4 Be8 22. a5 Nf5 23. Kf2 Nd6 24. b4 Bb5 25. Ra3 Bc4 26. Rc3 Bb5 27. Ra3 b6
28. axb6 Rxb6 29. c3 Nc4 30. Ra2 e5 31. Be2 Rf6+ 32. Ke1 Nxe3 33. Bxb5 Nxd1 34.
Bxa6 Nxc3 35. Rc2 Rxc5 36. bxc5 Rxa6 37. Rxc3 Rc6 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ye7e6,Ye6d5]
[#] 2-4 am Königsflügel nach dem Fall der B-Schwäche c5 ab Zug 61 T-T+e-Bauer
bei vertikaler Sperre für den wK, einfache Technik} 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. Ke3 f5 40.
h4 g6 41. Rc1 h5 42. Rc2 Kd5 43. Rd2+ Kxc5 44. Rd8 Rd6 45. Rc8+ Kd5 46. Rg8 Ra6
47. Rd8+ Ke6 48. Rg8 Kf7 49. Rb8 Ra4 50. Rb7+ Kf6 51. Rb6+ Kg7 52. Rb7+ Kh6 53.
Kf3 f4 54. gxf4 Rxf4+ 55. Kg3 Rg4+ 56. Kh3 g5 57. Rb6+ Kg7 58. hxg5 Rxg5 59.
Kh4 Rg6 60. Rb5 Kf6 61. Kxh5 Rg1 $19 {[%cal Yg2g8] [#]} 62. Kh4 Kf5 63. Kh3 Kf4
64. Kh2 Rg8 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.15"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Sulava, Nenad"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Bb5 e6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. c4 Bxf3 7. gxf3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Qc2 Qd6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Qa4+ c6 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. Na3 Qb6 14. Rc1
Rc8 15. Nc2 Qxb2 16. Ke2 Qb5+ 17. Qxb5 cxb5 18. Nd4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Kd7 20. Nxb5
a6 21. Nd4 Bd6 22. Nf5 Rb8 23. Bc3 Ne8 24. Nxg7 Nxg7 25. Bxg7 Rb4 26. f4 Ra4
27. Rc2 Ke6 28. Bc3 Ra3 29. Bd4 Ra4 30. Kf3 f5 31. Rb2 Rb4 32. Rc2 Rc4 33. Rb2
Rb4 34. Rd2 Ra4 35. Kg3 Be7 36. Rb2 Rb4 37. Rxb4 Bxb4 {[#] Wegen seiner
schlechten Bauernstruktur kann Weiß nicht gewinnen, wie aus der langatmigen
Lavierphase leicht zu ersehen ist.} 38. Kh4 (38. Kf3 Z0 39. Ke2 Z0 40. Kd3 Z0
41. f3 Z0 42. e4 {führt zu nichts, weil Schwarz einfach stehen bleibt bzw. je
nach Bedarf Ld6 oder Lc5 spielt}) 38... Be7+ 39. Kh5 Kf7 40. a4 Bd8 41. Kh6 Kg8
42. f3 Be7 43. Be5 Bd8 44. Kh5 Kf7 45. Bc3 Be7 46. h3 Bd8 47. Be1 Be7 48. Kh6
Kg8 49. Ba5 Bf6 50. Bb6 Be7 51. Ba5 Bf6 52. Be1 Bd8 53. Kh5 Kf7 54. Bh4 Bb6 55.
Bf2 Bd8 56. Be1 Be7 57. Kh6 Kg8 58. h4 Bd8 59. h5 Be7 60. Bc3 Bd8 61. Bd4 Be7
62. Ba7 Bd8 63. Bc5 Bf6 64. Bb6 Be7 65. Bd4 Bd8 66. Bc3 Be7 67. Be5 Bd8 68. Bd4
Be7 69. e4 dxe4 70. fxe4 fxe4 71. f5 {Das ist das äußerste Mittel, um den auf
Patt stehenden König zu befreien. Obwohl ein Gewinn nicht realistisch ist,
spielt Sulava weiter und komponiert mit eisenharter Konsequenz schließlich ein
Hilfsmatt.} Bh4 72. f6 $2 Kf7 73. Kxh7 Bg5 74. h6 (74. Bf2 Bd2 75. Bh4 e3 76.
Bg5 a5 77. h6 Bc1 78. Bh4 Ba3 79. Bg3 Bb4 80. Kh8 e2 81. Kh7 e1=Q 82. Bxe1 Bxe1
83. Kh8 Bd2 84. h7 Kf8 85. f7 Bc3# {ist eine ähnliche Verlustvariante}) 74...
Bd2 75. Kh8 (75. Be5 e3 76. Bf4 a5 77. Bg5 Bc1 78. Bh4 Ba3 $19 {siehe oben})
75... e3 76. h7 e2 77. Bf2 Bc3 {Auf 78.Lh4 geht sogar das Satyrspiel e1L} (
77... Bc3 78. Bh4 e1=B 79. a5 Bf2 80. Bg5 Bfd4) 0-1

[Event "Debica Igloopol"]
[Site "Debica"]
[Date "1987.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hesse, Peter"]
[Black "Mohr, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Hesse,P"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1987.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. c3
Rb8 9. Ne5 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 f5 13. h4 Qe8 14. h5 Nd8 15.
O-O-O b5 16. Bh4 Nf7 17. g4 fxg4 18. Qxg4 Nh6 19. Qe2 Nc5 20. Rdg1 Kh8 21. Bg5
Ng8 22. h6 g6 23. e4 Qc6 24. exd5 Qxd5 25. Kb1 Nd3 26. Qe3 c5 27. Ne4 c4 28.
Nd6 Rb6 29. a3 Qc5 30. Qxc5 Nxc5 31. Rd1 a6 32. Rhf1 Rc6 33. Kc2 Rc7 34. Rd4
Ne7 35. Rfd1 Nd5 36. f5 $1 Nb3 ({Die Idee ist:} 36... gxf5 37. Rxd5 exd5 38.
Bf6+ Rxf6 39. exf6 Kg8 40. Rg1+ Kf8 41. f7 Rxf7 42. Nxf7 Kxf7 43. Rg7+ Kf8 44.
Rxh7 {mit Gewinnstellung}) 37. Rxd5 exd5 38. e6 Ra8 $138 39. f6 Rc6 40. f7 1-0

[Event "Texas Collegiate Super Finals"]
[Site "Richardson"]
[Date "2016.10.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hevia Alejano, Carlos Antonio"]
[Black "Nakar, Eylon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Annotator "Hevia,C"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 {I didn't have time to prepare against my opponent
so I decided to play the London System, which doesn't require too much theory.
Also I had already had some experience playing it in blitz. I was following a
recent game of Kamsky against Zherebukh.} c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. e3 {I played all
opening moves quickly, although right now I was worried about my opponent's
response. I was only familiar with the positions arising after ...e6. Luckily
for me, that was the next move.} e6 {My opponent played this after a long
period of thought.} (5... Qb6 {That was the move I was worried about.} 6. Qc2 {
is probably the best move avoiding ...Bf5} (6. Qc1 {is another move to be
considered, but it is too passive and Black should equalise without problems.}
Bf5 7. Be2 e6) (6. Qb3 {after} c4 7. Qxb6 axb6 {The position is usually
uncomfortable for White, if the immediate threat b5-b4 cannot be stopped.
Black's light-squared bishop is really annoying. White doesn't have enough
time to develop his queenside and play a3, so after} 8. Na3 {I thought Black
was ok playing ...Bf5 or even ...e5 9.Nb5 Ra5. There was an even stronger
continuation:} Na7 $142 {This is the engine's main move} 9. Nd2 {(with the
idea of playing e4)} Bf5 10. f3 e6 {and Black is already fine, if not better.}
11. Naxc4 dxc4 12. e4 Bg6 13. Nxc4 Nd7 $15) 6... g6 (6... Bf5 $2 7. dxc5) (6...
cxd4 7. exd4 Bf5 8. Qb3 $14 {White can play with a small advantage on the
queenside.}) 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nbd2 {with a different game.}) 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O
8. Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 {This was the position I was aiming for. White
has intentionally delayed castling, so if Black were to allowed it, aggressive
actions could be taken against Black's king.} Qc7 $6 {This was a waste of time
and a really bad square for the queen.} (10... Rc8 {was necessary, to be
prepared against e4, as then White would always need to be careful with ...Nb4.
} 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nh5 {It's a well-known line, Black should be ok.}) 11. e4
Nd7 12. e5 {Now the position is very dangerous for Black because of the
insecurity of his king and the lack of counterplay.} (12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e5 Qe7
14. O-O cxd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 {and Black is ok after ...Nxd3-...a5-...Ba6.}) 12...
Be7 13. h4 {Threatening Bxh7.} h6 (13... cxd4 14. Bxh7+) 14. a3 {A
prophylactic move to avoid ...Nb4. Black's position is very uncomfortable.
White's plan is to play Bf4-Qe3 or even Bf4-g4-g5 in some lines, also the rook
can join the attack via h3. Perhaps ...Qc8 with the idea of playing ...f6, and
...a5-...Ba6 was necessary, but still White would have a strong attack.} cxd4 (
14... Qc8 15. Bf4 a5 16. Qe3 Ba6 17. Bb1 f6 18. Bxh6 $40) 15. cxd4 b5 $6 {
Black wants to create some counterplay on the queenside and to find good
squares for his pieces. Although this move is too slow, it is difficult to
suggest better moves for Black.} 16. Bf4 {The pawn could have been taken, but
I thought that sticking to my original plan would assure me of more of an
advantage.} (16. Bxb5 Rfc8 17. O-O Qb6 18. Nb1 a6 19. Bd3 $16) 16... Qb6 17.
Qe3 {Threatening Bxh6.} f6 (17... b4 18. Bxh6 Ba6 19. Bg5 $16) 18. exf6 Rxf6
19. Bg5 $1 $16 Raf8 $5 {Black sacrifices an exchange to stop White's attack.} (
19... e5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bf5 exd4 22. Qe6+ Kf8 23. O-O (23. Qxd7 $4 Rd8 $17)
23... Re8 24. Qd6+ (24. Qxd7 Nb8 25. Qxe8+ Kxe8 26. Rfe1+ $16) 24... Ne7 25.
Qf4 $1 $18) (19... hxg5 20. hxg5 Rf7 21. Ne5 Ndxe5 22. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 23. Qh3+
Kg8 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8#) 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. O-O a5 22. Rc1 (22. Rfe1 {was a
logical move, maintaining the advantage.} Bd6 (22... e5 23. Bb1 $1 e4 24. Nxe4
dxe4 25. Qxe4 $18) 23. Bf1 e5 24. Qb3 $18) (22. g4 $5 {That engine's move was
really strong. To stop the attack Black would have to play} e5 {but after} 23.
dxe5 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Ndxe5 25. g5 {an easily winning endgame for White would
arise.}) 22... Bd6 23. Rc2 $2 {That mistake gave chances to Black. Be2 or g3
were necessary to prepare against ...Bf4.} b4 $6 {My opponent was running out
of time and decided to go for a pawn, instead of activating his pieces.} (23...
Bf4 24. Qe2 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Qxd4 26. Nf3 Qb6 27. Bxb5 Nc5 28. Re1 Ne4 $16 {
Although White's position would remain better, Black's chances for a
successful defence would increase.}) 24. g3 $1 bxa3 25. bxa3 Bxa3 26. Bh7+ $1
Kxh7 27. Qd3+ Kg8 28. Qxa3 {Without the dark-squared bishop Black's position
is very weak. White's pieces have excellent coordination for an attack on the
queenside.} Nb4 (28... Nxd4 29. Nxd4 Qxd4 30. Qd6 Nf8 31. Rc7 Qxd2 32. Qe7 $1
$18) 29. Rc3 Nb8 30. Nb3 N8c6 31. Rb1 $1 $18 {Black's pieces are hanging on
the queenside.} e5 $6 (31... Ba6 32. Nxa5 Nxd4 33. Rxb4 Nxf3+ 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35.
Rxb6 Rxa3 36. Rxa6 d4 37. Kf1 $18) 32. Nxa5 exd4 33. Rxc6 Bxc6 34. Rxb4 Rxf3
35. Rxb6 Rxa3 36. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "Itau Mercosul Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Limp, Eduardo Thelio"]
[Black "Disconzi da Silva, Rodrigo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2336"]
[Annotator "Hindemburg,Melao"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1999.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 g6 4. Nbd2 Bg7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. e4 c5 $5 7. e5 Ne8 8.
Be2 (8. dxc5 $5) 8... Nc6 9. a3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 (10... Bf5 11. Qb3 (11. Bd3
Bxd3 12. Qxd3 f6 $5 $32) 11... Qb6 $15) 11. h3 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Rc8
$32 (13... f6 $5) 14. O-O Na5 15. Nb3 Nc4 16. Nc5 b6 17. Na6 Nc7 18. Nb4 Qd7
19. b3 Na5 20. Bb2 Rfd8 21. Rac1 Ne6 22. g3 Bh6 {<-> c} 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Re1
Nc6 25. Na2 Ned8 26. Kg2 Na5 27. Nb4 Nac6 28. Qb5 $36 {<<} e6 29. a4 Nb8 30.
Qd3 Ndc6 31. Na2 Na5 32. Bc1 Bxc1 33. Rxc1 Rxc1 34. Nxc1 $14 {() >>, >< f6, h6,
g5} Qe7 35. Qe3 Nbc6 36. Qh6 Qf8 37. Qf4 Nb8 38. Nh2 h5 (38... Nd7 $5 {>< f6})
39. Nf3 Nd7 40. Ng5 Nc6 41. Ne2 Nd8 42. h4 Qe7 43. Qc1 $1 {As Brancas ameaçam
uma invasão pela coluna 'c' com o intuito de atrair os Cavalos pretos para ala
da Dama. Em seguida a Dama (que й uma peça ágil) retorna ao ataque na ala do
Rei, enquanto os Cavalos (que são peças lentas) demoram mais para voltar.} Nb8
44. Qc3 Ndc6 45. Qf3 $1 Kg7 46. g4 $1 hxg4 47. Qxg4 Nd8 $6 (47... Kh6 $1 {
>< Ng5, h5}) 48. h5 $40 f5 $2 (48... Nd7 49. Nf4 Nf8 $14) 49. exf6+ $18 (49.
Qh4 $1 gxh5 50. Nf4 Kg8 51. Qxh5 Nbc6 52. Nfxe6 $1 Nxe6 53. Qg6+ Qg7 (53... Ng7
54. Qh7+ Kf8 55. Qh8#) 54. Qxe6+ Kh8 55. Qxc6 Qxg5+ 56. Kf1 $18) 49... Qxf6 $8
(49... Kxf6 50. h6 $1 Qe8 51. Qh4 $1 $18 {>< Kf6, o^h}) 50. hxg6 (50. Nf4 Qf5
51. Qh4 $1 gxh5 (51... Nbc6 52. hxg6 $1 $18) 52. Nxh5+ Kg6 53. Nf4+ Kg7 54.
Ngxe6+ Nxe6 55. Qe7+ $18) 50... Qf5 51. Qh4 $1 Kxg6 $8 (51... Nbc6 52. Nf4 $3
Nxd4 $8 (52... Ne7 53. Ngxe6+ Nxe6 54. Qxe7+ $18) 53. Qh7+ Kf6 (53... Kf8 54.
g7+ $18) 54. Nh5+ $3 Kxg5 (54... Ke5 55. Qc7# $1) 55. f4+ $1 Kg4 56. g7 $1 Qxh7
57. Nf6+ $18) 52. Nf3 $2 (52. Nf4+ Kg7 53. Ngxe6+ Nxe6 54. Qe7+ $18) 52... Nf7
$4 (52... Nbc6 53. Nf4+ $16) 53. Qg3+ Ng5 (53... Kf6 54. Qxb8) 54. Nh4+ 1-0

[Event "Itau Mercosul Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Limp, Eduardo Thelio"]
[Black "Tsuboi, Edson Kenji"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Annotator "Hindemburg,Melao"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1999.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Re8 8. Qc2
e5 $36 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Nf3 (11. e4 $5 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13.
Bxe4 Qe7 14. Bg2 Re2 15. Qb3 c6 16. Bf3 (16. Be3 $2 Be6 $17) 16... Be6 17. Qd1
Re5 18. Bf4 Rb5 19. Qe2 $13) 11... Re8 12. Be3 c6 13. Bd4 Bf5 14. Qd2 Qd6 (
14... Ne4 15. Qf4 $11) 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Rfe1 c5 $1 $15 17. Be3 Ne4 18. Qc1 Qb6
{/\ d4} 19. Nh4 $1 d4 (19... Bc8 $5 {^^}) 20. Nxf5 gxf5 21. Bxe4 $6 (21. cxd4
cxd4 22. Bf4 Rc8 23. Qb1 Rc4 $13) 21... Rxe4 (21... fxe4 22. Bg5 Rc8 $15) 22.
cxd4 cxd4 23. Bg5 Rde8 {>< Pe2, b2, e3, <-> e} 24. e3 dxe3 25. Bxe3 Qxb2 (25...
Qe6 $5 26. b3 f4 (26... Bd4 $5) 27. Bd2 fxg3 28. hxg3 $11) 26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27.
Rb1 Bd4 28. Rxb7 $11 f4 29. gxf4 Rxf4 30. Rb4 Rfe4 31. Kg2 Bxe3 32. Rxe4 Rxe4
33. Rxe3 Rxe3 34. fxe3 Kg7 35. Kf3 Kf6 36. Kf4 Ke6 37. a4 a5 38. h3 f6 39. h4
h5 40. e4 Ke7 41. Kf5 Kf7 42. e5 fxe5 43. Kxe5 Ke7 $1 44. Kf5 Kd6 45. Kg5 Ke5
$1 (45... Kc5 $2 46. Kxh5 $18) 46. Kxh5 (46. Kxh5 Kf5 47. Kh6 Kf6 48. h5 Kf7
49. Kg5 Kg7 50. h6+ Kh7 51. Kh5 Kg8 52. Kg6 Kh8 53. Kf6 Kh7 54. Ke5 Kxh6 55.
Kd5 Kg6 56. Kc5 Kf6 57. Kb5 Ke6 58. Kxa5 Kd7 (58... Kd6 $4 59. Kb6 $18) 59. Kb6
Kc8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karlsson, Lars"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. Ne5 Bh5 6. d4 {->D02 (?)} (6. b3 e6
7. Bb2 a5 8. d3 a4 9. a3 Bd6 10. Nd2 axb3 11. cxb3 O-O 12. Re1 Nfd7 $10 {
Eliskases-Petrosian, Buenos Aires 1964}) 6... e6 7. Nd3 {Ein typischer Versuch
Karlssons, schon frühzeitig eigene Wege zu gehen.} (7. c4) 7... Nbd7 8. c3 (8.
Nf4 $5 Bg4 9. c4 {Gutman-F.Röder, Garmisch-Partenkirchen op 1990}) 8... Bd6 9.
Bf4 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Bg5 (11. h3 $10) 11... h6 $1 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nf4 $6 (
13. f4 $10) 13... Bg4 14. f3 {Das angestrebte Zentrum mit e2-e4 erweist sich
schließlich als nicht stabil.} Bf5 15. e4 Bh7 16. Kh1 $6 (16. e5 $6 Bg5 $15) (
16. Nd3) (16. Nh5) 16... e5 $1 17. Ne2 Qb6 18. f4 (18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. f4 Nd3 20.
e5 Be7 $19) 18... exd4 19. e5 dxc3 20. bxc3 (20. exf6 cxd2 21. fxg7 Rfe8 22.
Qxd2 Be4 $17) 20... Be7 21. Nb3 Rad8 22. a4 Nc5 23. Nbd4 Ne4 24. a5 Qc7 25. a6
c5 26. Nb5 Qb6 27. Qa4 Nd2 28. Rfd1 Nc4 29. Rxd5 Ne3 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Be4 c4
32. Bxb7 Nd5 33. Nbd4 Be4+ 34. Kg1 Nxc3 35. Qxc4 Nxe2+ 36. Kf2 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Paunovic, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Jacoby,G"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nbd2 (7. Nc3
dxc4 8. d5 Nb4 9. e4 e6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Nd3 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. h3 Qd7 14. Qd2
Bxh3 15. Bxh6 Rae8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ng5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nh5 19. Qe3 Ndf4+ {
0-1 Ivanchuk,V-Polgar,J/Ciudad de Linares XIV 1997}) 7... a5 (7... dxc4 8. Nxc4
Be6 9. b3 a5 10. Bb2 Bd5 11. Rc1 a4 12. bxa4 Ra6 13. Nfe5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qa8 15.
Kg1 (15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. a5 c5+ 17. Kg1 Rd8 18. e3 cxd4 19. exd4 Ne4 {0-1
Nikolic,P-Piket,J/Hoogovens 1997 (40)}) 15... Rxa4 16. a3 Ne4 17. Qc2 Nd6 {
Nikolic,P-Yermolinsky,A/Hoogovens 1997/1/2-1/2 (74)}) 8. b3 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9.
Nc4 Bg4 10. Ne3 Nxe3 11. Bxe3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qxd4 14. Qxd4 Bxd4
15. e3 Be5 16. Rac1 c6 {Lezcano Jaen,P-Paunovic,D/La Coruna TH op 1995/0-1 (58)
}) 8... Ne4 (8... Bg4 9. Bb2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. Rc1 Re8 12. a3 Ne7 13. e3 c6
14. Qe2 Nf5 15. Rfd1 Nd6 16. Bg2 Nd7 17. e4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Qb6 {
1/2-1/2 Rivas Pastor,M-Short,N/EU-chT Debrecen 1992 (27)}) 9. Bb2 Be6 10. e3 f5
11. Qe2 Bf7 12. Rfd1 (12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. a3 Qd5 15. Qc4 e6 16. Ne1
Bxg2 17. Nxg2 g5 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Ra6 20. Ba1 Rb6 {Georgiev,K-Topalov,V/
Elenite 1995/1/2-1/2 (65)}) 12... e6 (12... Kh8 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15.
d5 $1 {The idea behind the improvement of the new game move 12.Rfd1.} Bxd5 16.
Ng5 $18) (12... Qd7 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. d5 $1 Bxb2 16. dxc6 Qxc6
17. Qxb2 Bxf3 18. Rac1 Bxg2 19. Rxc6 Bxc6 20. Qe5 $16) 13. a3 g5 14. Ne1 Ne7
15. Nd3 c6 {Now we have a Stonewall pawnstructure.} 16. Nxe4 {This idea has to
be played before Black has moved his g-pawn to g4.} fxe4 17. Ne5 Ng6 18. Nxf7
Rxf7 19. f3 {This was the idea of 16.Nxe4.} exf3 20. Bxf3 Qb6 21. Bg4 Re8 22.
b4 $1 axb4 23. c5 $1 Qc7 24. axb4 e5 25. Qd3 Rfe7 26. Ra3 exd4 27. exd4 Re1+
28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kf2 Re8 30. Kg2 Qe7 $2 (30... b5 $142) 31. Ra7 $16 Qc7 32.
b5 cxb5 (32... Qf4 33. Qd1 (33. gxf4 $2 Nxf4+ 34. Kg3 Nxd3 $17) 33... Qb8 34.
b6 $16) 33. Qxb5 Re7 34. Qb3 {Black has to many weaknesses: b7,d5,g5.} Qc6 35.
Bf3 Rd7 36. Bg4 Re7 37. Ra8+ Nf8 38. Rd8 Kh8 39. Qf3 Re8 40. Bd7 Rxd8 41. Bxc6
bxc6 42. Qf7 Rb8 43. Bc1 h6 44. h4 Rb1 45. Be3 Rb3 46. Kf2 gxh4 47. gxh4 Rb2+
48. Kf1 Rb1+ 49. Ke2 Rb2+ 50. Kd1 Rb1+ 51. Kc2 Rh1 52. Qe8 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Feoktistov, Alexey A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[Annotator "Kaspi,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tyomkin,D} d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nh6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 Nf5 ({
The development of the knight to-c6 looks as worse for black:} 6... Nc6 7. e4
dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nf5 9. c3 Nd6 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. d5 Nb8 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bg5 Nf6 14.
Qd2 Re8 15. Re2 Bd7 16. b3 Rc8 17. Rae1 Rc7 18. a4 Bg4 19. h3 $6 (19. c4 Qd7
$13) 19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qc8 21. Bxf6 $2 (21. Qf4 $1 Kf8 $8 22. c4 Ng8 23. Qh4
$13) 21... Bxf6 22. Bg4 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Bxc8 Rexc8 25. Rxe7 Rxb3 $15 {
0-1 Mastrokoukos,G-Efimov,I/Corfu 1991/EXT 97 (51)}) 7. c3 Nd6 8. Re1 (8. Qb3
c6 9. e4 e6 10. Re1 Qb6 11. c4 Na6 12. e5 Qxb3 13. axb3 Nf5 14. Nf1 c5 15. cxd5
exd5 16. Ne3 Nb4 17. Rd1 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc6 20. Rxd5 Nxe5 {
1/2-1/2 Novak,I-Knezevic,M/Stary Smokovec 1979/MCD (20)}) 8... Nd7 9. e4 dxe4
10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Nf6 $11 {The opening stage is finished and black should
be satisfied of its position.} 12. Re1 Nd5 ({More logical was to complete
development of pieces by:} 12... Be6 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Bf4 c6 $11) 13. Ne5 c6 14.
Bd2 Bf5 15. Qc1 Re8 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. Qd1 Qc7 $11 {There are no weaknesses in
blacks position, and white begins to monouevre its pieces with idea to create
some target of play. But the most intersting events of the game will be later-
close to the first time control.} 18. Qf3 Bf6 19. Bf1 Rad8 20. a3 Qc8 21. Bg2
Be6 22. Qe2 Qc7 23. Nd3 Qc8 24. Nc5 Bg4 25. Qc4 Qc7 26. a4 a5 (26... a6 27. a5
Bc8 28. Nd3 Bf5 $11) 27. Qb3 Bc8 28. Nd3 Bf5 29. Ne5 Be6 30. Qa3 Nb6 31. Bf4
Qc8 32. Qc5 Nd5 33. Bh6 (33. Qxa5 $4 Bxe5 34. Bxe5 b6 35. Qa7 Rd7 {[%csl Ra7]})
33... Qc7 34. Nd3 Bf5 $2 {Finally the lower-ranked player has blundered
something. Burmakin simply has lulled his opponent in that boring position.} (
34... b6 $142 35. Qc4 (35. Qa3 Qd6 $11) 35... Rd6 36. Qa6 Qc8 $11) 35. Nf4 {
Black has forgot, that white may offer an exchange of pieces in some point of
the game.} Nb6 (35... Nxf4 36. Bxf4 Qd7 37. Qxa5 $16) 36. Qxa5 e5 37. dxe5 Rxe5
(37... Bxe5 38. Qc5 $16) 38. Rxe5 Bxe5 39. Re1 f6 40. h4 $16 {[%cal Yg6g5]
preventing g6-g5. Pawn a4 is tactically protected.} (40. b3 $5 $16) (40. Qc5
Bd6 41. Qe3 Nxa4 42. Ne6 Bxe6 43. Qxe6+ Qf7 $14) 40... Bd6 (40... Ra8 41. Qb4
Nxa4 42. Ra1 $18) 41. Bf1 Kf7 $4 $18 {[%mdl 8192] It allows white to insert
some beauty to this game.} (41... Bd7 $16 42. h5 $140 g5) {[%tqu "En","White
has a brilliant winning move.","","","a5b6","",10]} 42. Qxb6 $3 Qxb6 43. Bc4+
Be6 {[%tqu "En","","","","e1e6","",5]} 44. Rxe6 $1 Bxf4 45. Rxc6+ Ke7 46. Rxb6
Bxh6 47. Rxb7+ {White is 3 pawns up, as a result of the combination.} Rd7 48.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 49. Bg8 Bc1 50. Bxh7 Bxb2 51. Bxg6 Bxc3 52. Bf5+ Ke7 53. Kg2 Kf7 54.
Kf3 Kg7 55. g4 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tolstikh, Nikolay"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Kaspi,A"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tyomkin,D} d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7.
Bf4 c6 8. Qc1 Re8 {Black prevents bishops exchange by Bh6.} (8... b6 9. Nbd2 $6
{Now it becomes not clear why white played Qc1 on previous move.} (9. Bh6 $142)
9... Ba6 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Nf1 Kh7 14. g4 Nhf6 15. g5 hxg5
16. Bxg5 Rh8 17. Ng3 Kg8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bc4 20. Ned2 Bd3 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22.
dxe5 Nh7 23. Nf3 Nxg5 24. Qxg5 Bc4 25. Rad1 Qc7 26. e6 $6 Bxe6 27. Rxe6 fxe6
28. Qg4 Bf6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 $17 {0-1 Norwood,D-Nunn,J/GBR 1999/EXT 2000 (53)}) 9.
Rd1 {White tries to build up a strong position.The last move is a preparation
for opening the play over the centre.} (9. Re1 Nb6 10. Nbd2 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12.
Ndf3 Ne4 13. Nh4 Bf6 14. Nd3 Nd6 15. Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Norwood,D-Anand,V/Calcutta
1992/CBM 27 ext (15)}) 9... Qb6 10. Nbd2 c5 11. h3 a5 12. Qc2 a4 13. Rac1 Nf8 {
[%cal Gc8f5]} 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 {White looks
like better developed, but black minimize it by exact play on following moves.}
e5 18. Be3 Qb5 19. Rd2 (19. Qb4 $5 Qxb4 20. cxb4 {[%cal Ye3a7,Yg2b7,Gd1d8,
Gc1c8] White pieces are controlling all main files and diagonals.} e4 21. Nd4
Ne6 22. Rc2 $14) 19... Bd7 20. Qh4 Bc6 21. Bf1 Qa5 22. Nh2 f5 23. Rcd1 Qc7 24.
Qb4 Ne6 25. Bb5 $6 {White plays too primitive for a draw, and doesn't get it,
as it usually happens.} (25. Bc4 b5 26. Bxb5 f4 (26... Rab8 $2 27. Bxc6 Rxb4
28. Bxe8 {[%cal Gd2d7]}) 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 $132) 25... f4 $1 26. Bxc6 (26. gxf4
exf4 27. Bxc6 bxc6 (27... fxe3 $2 28. Bxe8 exd2 29. Bxa4 $16) 28. Bb6 Qb8 $15)
26... Qxc6 27. gxf4 exf4 (27... Bf8 28. Qb6 Qxb6 29. Bxb6 Nxf4 30. Ng4 $11 {
[%cal Gg1h2,Yg4f6]}) 28. Bxf4 Bf8 29. Bd6 Ng5 30. Qg4 $5 (30. f3 $5 {with
chances to save.}) 30... Ne4 31. Bxf8 Nxd2 32. Bh6 Ne4 33. Qd7 Qxd7 34. Rxd7 {
[%csl Rg8] Suddenly, white has a nice compensation in this ending because of
the weakness of black king.} b5 35. Ng4 Re6 36. Be3 $2 $17 (36. Rg7+ $142 Kh8
37. Rb7 Kg8 {white may choose between the draw or play for a win by taking
on-b5.} 38. Rxb5 (38. Rg7+ $11) 38... a3 $1) (36. Bg7 $142 h5 37. Nh6+ Kh7 38.
Bf8+ Kh8 39. Bg7+ $11) 36... h5 (36... a3 37. b3 h5 38. Nh6+ Kf8 39. Rc7 Re7
40. Rc6 Kg7 $19 {[%csl Rh6]}) 37. Nh2 $2 (37. Nh6+ $5 Kf8 38. Rb7 $17) 37...
Rf8 (37... a3 $5 38. bxa3 Rxa3 $19) 38. Rb7 Rf5 39. Kg2 a3 40. bxa3 Nxc3 41.
Nf3 Nd5 $19 (41... Ra6 $5) 42. Nd4 Nxe3+ 43. fxe3 Rg5+ 44. Kf3 Rf6+ {The rest
is just a matter of technique.} 45. Ke4 Rg3 46. h4 (46. Rxb5 Ra6 {[%cal Gg3h3]
first blocking a-pawn.} (46... Rxh3 47. a4 {was worse.})) 46... Rf7 47. Rxb5
Re7+ 48. Kd5 Rgxe3 49. Rb3 Rd7+ 50. Kc5 Re5+ 51. Kc4 Re4 52. Rd3 Rxh4 53. a4
Rf4 54. a5 h4 55. a6 h3 (55... h3 56. a7 Rxa7 57. Rxh3 Ra4+ 58. Kb5 Rfxd4 $19)
0-1

[Event "Novak Nikolic Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2000.02.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Martinovic, Slobodan"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Kaspi,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tyomkin,D} d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7.
Re1 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. c3 Bh5 $5 (9... dxe4 {leads to exchanges of light pieces,
and the game would very close to the draw in that case. Sherbakov has other
plans for this game.}) 10. Qb3 Rb8 11. exd5 $146 {Not a big improvement of
Martinovic of his previous game in the same variaition.} (11. h3 Bg6 12. exd5
cxd5 13. Nh4 Bd3 14. Re3 Ba6 15. Qd1 Ne8 16. Nhf3 Nd6 17. Nf1 Ne4 18. Re1 Bd6
19. N3d2 f5 20. Nxe4 fxe4 $15 21. Be3 Qf6 22. Nd2 Rbc8 23. Bf1 Bxf1 24. Rxf1
Qg6 $17 {0-1 Martinovic,S-Sax,G/Eupen 1999/EXT 2000 (46)}) (11. e5 Ne8 {
[%cal Gc6c5,Gb7b5] and black gets perfect position out of the opening.}) 11...
cxd5 {In this structure black should play on the queenside and white- on the
kingside. Black has an open file-c and c4-outpost, the immdediate idea is to
lead b7-b5. On the other hand, white has to play on the kingside according the
structure, but Bh5 is disturbing their.} 12. a4 {[%csl Yb5]} Bg6 13. Nf1 Bd6
14. Nh4 $6 {White had to think about equalizing.} (14. Bg5 $142 h6 15. Bxf6
Nxf6 (15... Qxf6 16. Ne3 {[%cal Ge3g4]}) 16. Ne5 $11 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gf2f4]})
14... Be4 15. Bg5 (15. f3 Bd3 $17 {[%csl Rh4]}) 15... h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Bxe4
(17. Nf3 Qc7 {[%cal Gf8c8] with a play on the queenside.}) 17... Nxe4 18. f3
Nf6 $15 {[%csl Rh4]} 19. Nd2 a6 {[%cal Gb7b5] Black comes back to its major
plan on the queenside with b7-b5, white knight h4 only can dream about
e5-outpost.} 20. a5 b5 21. axb6 Rxb6 22. Qc2 Qb8 23. Ra2 e5 $1 {The time to
break on.} 24. dxe5 (24. Nf5 exd4 25. cxd4 (25. Nxd4 Bxg3 $1 26. hxg3 Qxg3+ 27.
Kf1 Nh5 {[%cal Rb6g6,Rh5f4]} 28. Nf5 Qh3+ 29. Kf2 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 Rf6 $19 {
[%cal Rf6f5]}) 25... Re8 $15) 24... Bxe5 25. Re2 $6 (25. Kh1 Re8 26. Nf5 Qb7
$15) 25... Re8 26. Nf1 Rbe6 27. Kg2 Qb5 28. Rf2 (28. Nf5 g6 $1 29. Nxh6+ Kg7
30. Ng4 Nxg4 31. fxg4 Bb8 32. Rxe6 Rxe6 33. b4 Ba7 $1 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Rb5b6]}
34. Qd2 (34. Qb2 Qc4 $40 {[%csl Re4,Rg4]}) 34... Qc4 $17 {[%csl Re4,Rg4]} (
34... Qb6 $2 35. Kh3)) 28... Bc7 $17 {The strengh of blacks bishop will be
decisive factof in the following stage of the game. Black intends Bb6 and Qc5,
getting to the whites king.} 29. b3 Bb6 30. Rd2 Qc5 {[%csl Rg1]} 31. Qd3 (31.
Rd1 Re1 32. Qd3 Rxd1 33. Qxd1 Qxc3 34. Rxa6 Qb2+ 35. Kh3 Qf2 $19) {[%tqu "En",
"","","","a6a5","",0,"g7g5","wins one of white knights.",10]} 31... a5 $6 {
[%mdl 64]} (31... g5 $142 $1 {[%mdl 64]} 32. Nf5 Qg1+ 33. Kh3 Re2 $19) 32. Nf5
$2 $19 (32. Kh3 $142 Nh7 {[%cal Gh7g5]} 33. f4 {and white is holding on.})
32... Qg1+ 33. Kh3 {[%tqu "En","Black has a winning move. Find it.","","",
"e6e2","",10]} Re2 $1 {[%mdl 64]} 34. Nxh6+ gxh6 35. Rxe2 Qxf1+ 36. Kh4 Re5 $1
{[%cal Re5h5] The final blow.} 37. g4 Bf2+ (37... Bf2+ 38. Rxf2 Qxd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Quinteros, Miguel Angel"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Ne5 cxd4 7. Nxg4 Nxg4 8.
c3 (8. e4 $5 Nf6 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. c3 e6 11. cxd4 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Be3 $14 {Yermolinsky,A-Azmaiparashvili,Z/URS/1981/1:0 (43) Inf 31/411/}) (
8. e3 Nf6 9. exd4 e6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Bf1 O-O 12. c3 Rb8 13. a4 Bd6 14. Nd2 a6
$10 {Epishin,V-Dokhoian,Y/Tallinn/1986/0:1 (37)/}) 8... Nf6 (8... dxc3 9. e4
$36) 9. cxd4 e6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. e3 (11. e4 $6 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Nxd4
14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxb7 Rb8) 11... O-O 12. f4 $6 (12. Qe2 $142) 12... Bb4 $5
13. Ne2 Ne7 $6 (13... Ne4 14. Qd3 f5 15. a3 Bd6 $15) 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. a3 Ba5 (
15... Bd6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Nc3 $10) 16. Qd3 $5 (16. Qxb6 Bxb6 {/\Nf5-d6-/+/})
16... Qd8 17. b4 Bc7 (17... Bb6 18. Nc3 Nf5 19. Bf3 Nd6 20. g4 $13) 18. Nc3 Nf5
19. Bf3 Nd6 20. g4 $5 Nfe8 (20... Nc4 21. g5 Ne8 22. e4 Nb6 23. exd5 exd5 24.
f5 $36) 21. e4 (21. Bd2 g6) 21... dxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 $5 (22... Rb8 23. Nc3) 23.
Bxe4 Qh4 $13 24. h3 (24. Bxb7 Qxg4+ 25. Qg3 Qxg3+ 26. hxg3 Rb8 27. Bc6 Nd6 $15)
24... Rd8 $5 25. Kg2 (25. Bxb7 Rxd4 26. Qf3 Bb6 27. Kg2 Nd6 $15) 25... f5 $5 (
25... Nd6 26. Bf3 b5 27. a4 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Bb6 29. b5 $13) 26. gxf5 exf5 27.
Bxf5 (27. Bxb7 Rd6 28. Kh2 Rg6 29. Ra2 Nf6 30. Rg2 Nh5 31. Rxg6 hxg6 32. Qc4+ (
32. Qf3 g5 $13) 32... Rf7 33. Bd5 Qg3+ $10) 27... Rd6 28. Rf3 (28. Be4 Rdf6 29.
f5 Nd6 30. Rf4 Qh5 $13) 28... Rdf6 29. Bg4 h5 (29... Bxf4 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31.
Raf1 Rxf3 32. Rxf3 $10) 30. Bd7 Bxf4 31. Bxf4 Rxf4 32. Raf1 $1 (32. Rxf4 Rxf4
33. Bxe8 Rf2+ 34. Kg1 Qf4 $19) 32... Qg5+ 33. Kh2 (33. Rg3 Qd5+ $19) 33... Rxf3
(33... Nd6 $2 34. Be6+ Kh8 35. Qe3 $18) 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Qxf3 Qd2+ (35... Nd6
$5 36. Be6+ Kh7 $15) 36. Kh1 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.08.15"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
b6 9. c4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. e3 Rc7 $1 {A typical
regrouping. Black's problem here is that the queen could find itself caught on
the c- and d-files in the line of the White rooks. The rook makes way for the
queen to move into the corner, well out of harms way, but still able to
influence the centre.} 14. Qe2 Qa8 $1 {The queen also makes way for the king's
rook to move to c8 or d8.} 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. cxd5 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Bxd5 18. Bxd5
Qxd5 19. Rc7 Rd8 20. Nf3 a5 21. Kg2 $10 Qd6 22. Qc2 g6 23. Rc6 Qb4 24. Rc4 Qd6
25. Qe4 b5 26. Rc6 Qd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5 28. e4 Rd1 29. e5 Be7 30. Rc7 Kf8 31. Ra7
Bd8 32. Ra8 Kg7 33. Rc8 Rd5 34. Rc6 Be7 35. Rc7 Bd8 36. Rc2 Be7 37. Kf1 h6 38.
Ke2 Bb4 39. h4 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. g4 Kg6 42. Rc8 Kg7 43. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "SVK-CRO"]
[Site "Piestany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petrov, Jole"]
[Black "Pcola, Pavol"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nbd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Re1 c5 8. e4
cxd4 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nb3 Ne5 11. Nbxd4 O-O 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nb5 Qa5 14. Nxd6
Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Nxb7 Bxd1 17. Nxa5 Bxc2 18. Nc4 Rac8 19. b3 Rfd8 20.
Ba3 h5 21. Rac1 Bf5 22. h4 Rc6 23. Ne3 Ra6 24. Bc5 Nxe3 25. Bxe3 Rxa2 26. b4 a6
27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Be4 29. Kh2 Bf3 30. Bc5 e5 31. Ra3 Bb7 32. Ra1 f6 33. Kg1
Kf7 34. Kf1 Kg6 35. Ke2 Bc6 36. Ke3 Bb5 37. Ra3 Kf5 38. f3 Rd1 {The speed with
which White loses is surprising, though I can't see a good way to defend. For
instance if White attempts to cover the 2nd rank with} 39. Kf2 (39. Ra2 Rd3+
40. Kf2 Bc6 41. Be3 Rb3 42. Rxa6 Rb2+ 43. Kf1 Bxf3 {is excellent for Black.})
39... g5 40. hxg5 fxg5 41. Be7 Rd2+ 42. Kg1 e4 $1 {Making room for the king.}
43. fxe4+ Kg4 $1 44. Bc5 Kh3 $1 45. Be7 Bd3 46. Ra5 Rg2+ 47. Kh1 Bxe4 48. Re5
Bf3 {Deadly finishing.} 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Drasko, Milan"]
[Black "Blagojevic, Dragisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. c3 Qb6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Qb3 a5 13. Bf4 Bf5 14. Bd6 Rfc8
15. Ne5 Qxb3 16. axb3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bd8 18. Ra3 Bb6 19. Rea1 Ra7 20. b4 Rca8
21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. bxc5 a4 23. b4 Bc2 24. R1a2 Bb3 25. Rd2 Rb8 26. Bf3 Kf8 27.
Rd7 Rc8 28. Bd1 Ke8 29. Rd6 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. Rda1 Rda8 32. Kf1 Kd7 33. Ke2
{White's plan is to blockade the pawn with the king, freeing the rooks to go
on the rampage. Black only appreciates the danger too late, otherwise he might
have ditched the a-pawn around this point and gained some counterplay.} Kc7 34.
c4 b6 35. cxb6+ Kxb6 36. Rd1 Kc7 37. c5 Rb8 38. Rd4 Rd8 39. Rxd8 Kxd8 40. Kd3
Kc7 41. Kc4 h5 42. Kc3 Kd8 43. Kb2 Kc8 44. Rd3 g6 45. Ka3 {Mission
accomplished. White is winning.} Ra8 46. h4 Ra7 47. Rd4 Kc7 48. f3 Kc8 49. g4
Kc7 50. gxh5 gxh5 51. Rf4 Kd8 52. Rf6 Ke7 53. f4 Rd7 54. Rh6 Rd1 55. f5 Ra1+
56. Kb2 Re1 57. f6+ Kd7 58. Rxh5 Re3 59. Rh7 Rb3+ 60. Ka2 Rxb4 61. Rxf7+ Kd8
62. Rf8+ Kd7 63. h5 Rh4 64. Rh8 1-0

[Event "DDR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Glauchau"]
[Date "1987.02.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hesse, Peter"]
[Black "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1987.02.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 4/1987} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 Nh5 6. Bg3 Nxg3
7. hxg3 Bf5 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. c4 e6 ({Genauer} 9... h6 {,womit das Läuferpaar
vorerst zu erhalten war.}) 10. Nh4 Nf6 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Bd3 g6 13. Qc2 Bb4 14.
cxd5 ({In Frage kam} 14. O-O-O) 14... cxd5 15. O-O $6 {Besser war es, diesen
Zug noch hinauszuschieben. Die Bauernstruktur ist nur scheinbar vorteilhaft
für Weiss, da seine Bauermasse unbeweglich ist. Ein Zug des f-Bauern würde e3
und g3 schwächen. Hingegen spielt die Vereinzelung des Bauern d5 keine grosse
Rolle.} Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Kf8 {/\ h5-h4} 17. Rac1 Kg7 18. Rc5 {Eine weitere
Ungenauigkeit.} ({Mit} 18. Rc3 {gefolgt von Rb3 und Qb4 liess sich der weisse
Plan realisieren.}) 18... Qd6 $1 19. Rb5 {Erst dieser Zug führt zu grossem
Nachteil.} ({Nur mit} 19. Qe2 {konnte der Angriff am Königsflügel noch
aufgehalten werden, z.B.} h5 20. Qf3 h4 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. gxf4 h3 23. g3) 19...
b6 20. a4 h5 21. Qb4 Qd8 $1 {Zielt nach h4 und h8} 22. Qe1 {Das späte
Eingeständnis,} ({dass} 22. a5 {zu langsam wäre. Etwa} h4 23. gxh4 Rxh4 24. g3
(24. axb6 Qh8 25. f3 axb6) 24... Rh3 25. axb6 Qh8 26. Re1 Rh1+ 27. Kg2 Qh3+ 28.
Kf3 Qh5+ 29. Kg2 Rh2+ 30. Kg1 Qh3 {entscheidet schnell.}) 22... h4 23. gxh4
Rxh4 24. f3 Qh8 25. Rb3 Re8 26. Bb5 Re6 27. Qg3 Qh6 {[#]} (27... Qh6 {Weiss
gab bereits auf, da} 28. Kf2 f4 $1 29. exf4 Rxf4 30. Kg1 Rxd4 {einen Bauern
verliert bei weiterhin schlechter Stellung.}) 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 28th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.05.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Lukacs} Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 {Lukacs: This cautios setup cannot be
enough for an advantage. On the other hand with passive play avoiding any risk
the draw is also not that easy to make.} e6 4. g3 $6 (4. Bg5) (4. Bf4) 4... Nc6
5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O {Lukacs: White is playing the Schlechter line of the Slav
with a tempo plus. Usually  playing a Black setup with White doesn't give any
advantage because of the passivity.} Be7 7. a3 $6 {Lukacs: This is again a bit
passive move preparing dxc5 and b2-b4.} (7. Bg5) (7. Be3) (7. dxc5 {Lukacs}
Bxc5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nbd2 {/\ e4 is the typical reaction in the
Schlechter.}) 7... O-O (7... b6 $5 {Lukacs /\} 8. dxc5 bxc5 {Lukacs: with a
strong [+] for Black was a serious alternative avoiding simplifications.}) 8.
dxc5 (8. b4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Ne4 $15) 8... Bxc5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 {Lukacs: The B
on b2 remains very passive during the whole game, White has no time for the
freeing move c3-c4.} (10. Nbd2 {Lukacs /\ c4} e5 11. b5 e4 12. bxc6 exf3 13.
Nxf3 (13. cxb7 fxe2 14. Qxe2 Bxb7 15. Bb2 {- 10.Bb2}) 13... bxc6 {and the B is
at least not so passive as in the game.} 14. Bf4 Re8 $15 {with a pressure on
the central squares.}) (10. c4 {Lukacs leads to problems of development after}
dxc4 11. Qc2 e5 12. Qxc4 e4 $36) 10... e5 $1 $15 {Lukacs: Black grabs
immediately the |^ in the [+].} 11. b5 (11. c4 e4 12. Ng5 e3 13. cxd5 (13. f4
dxc4 $17) 13... exf2+ 14. Kh1 Ne7 $15) 11... e4 {Lukacs: When your piece is
attacked, attack your opponent's piece!} (11... Na5 12. Nxe5 Re8 $5 $44 (12...
Qe8 13. c4 dxc4 14. a4 Bf5 $15)) 12. bxc6 (12. Nd4 {Lukacs} Ne5 {>< c4}) 12...
exf3 13. cxb7 (13. Bxf3 $5 bxc6 14. c4 $15 Ba6 $1 {Lukacs otherwise the B
remains in entombment.} (14... dxc4 15. Bxc6 Bh3 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Bxf6 gxf6
18. Rc1 {and White can still hold the game.}) 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nc3 Re8 $17)
13... fxe2 14. Qxe2 (14. bxa8=Q Bxf2+ $1 (14... exd1=Q {Lukacs} 15. Rxd1 {
fails to} Bxf2+ $1 16. Kxf2 Qb6+ $17) 15. Kh1 exd1=Q 16. Rxd1 Qb6 17. Z0 Ba6
$17) 14... Bxb7 15. Nd2 (15. c4 $142 $5 Re8 16. Qd1 $1 (16. Qd3 Ba6 $17) 16...
Rb8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nd2 $15) 15... Re8 16. Qd3 Ne4 $1 $17 17. a4 (17. Nxe4
dxe4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rfd1 {is not a very promising _|_ for White, for
example:} (19. Rad1 e3 20. Bxb7 e2 $17) 19... Ba6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Bxe4 Rd2
$17) (17. Nb3 {Lukacs is met by} Nxf2 $1 18. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qb6+) 17...
Qf6 (17... a5 $5 {Lukacs /\ Ba6}) 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qc2 (19. Qe2 $6 {Lukacs}
Ba6 $1 20. c4 Qe6 {>< c4}) 19... Rac8 (19... Rad8) 20. a5 (20. c4 {Lukacs} Qe6)
20... Bc5 21. Rfe1 ({Lukacs: More persistant was to play for simplifications
after} 21. Ba3 {Lukacs} Ba6 22. Rfe1 Bd3 23. Qd2 Bxa3 24. Rxa3) 21... h5 (21...
h6) 22. c4 (22. Ra4 $2 e3 23. fxe3 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Bxe3+ 25. Kh1 Qf1#) (22. Ba3 {
Lukacs is already late:} e3 23. Bxc5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rxc5 $17) 22... Qg6 {
Lukacs: the strong central e4 P secures Black the active play, while White's c
o^ is only an additional target, not a threat.} 23. Kh1 Bb4 24. Re3 Qe6 25. Qd1
Bc5 26. Rb3 Ba8 27. Qxh5 Bxf2 {Lukacs: Now the strong e P becomes a monster!}
28. Qe2 e3 {Lukacs: This advanced o^ cuts the white camp into two parts.} 29.
Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Kg2 Rab8 $2 (30... Rad8 31. Z0 Rd2 $19) 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Bc3
Qe4+ 33. Qf3 Qc2 (33... Qxc4 34. Rc1 Qe6 $17) 34. Bd4 Be1+ 35. Kh3 Bc3 36. Bxc3
Qxc3 37. Rf1 $2 (37. Rd1 $142 Re8 {Lukacs}) 37... Qxc4 38. Re1 Qe6+ 39. Qg4 f5
40. Qf3 $138 (40. Qf3 f4+ 41. Kg2 (41. Qg4 Qh6+ 42. Qh4 Qxh4+ 43. Kxh4 f3 44.
Rxe3 f2 45. Rf3 Rf8 $19) 41... Rb2+ 42. Kg1 Rf2 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. gxf4 Qh3 45.
Qe4+ Kh6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Popchev, Milko"]
[Black "Marciano, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 {A lot of very strong chess players have used this
move - from Wilhelm Steinits before to Antoaneta Stefanova today. Even
Nimtsovich paid earnest attention to it too.} c5 ({Exeptionaly instructive are
Nimtsoviche's advices for the typical position after} 3... e6 4. e3 c5 (4...
Be7 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 (6. O-O c5 7. c4 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 {0-1 Janowski,
D-Jaffe,C/New York 1916 (18)}) 6... c5 7. c3 b6 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 $11 {
0-1 Hristov,At-Georgiev,Ves/ SEMI FINAL Ch Bg, Shumen (7) 1995 (9)}) 5. c3 Nc6
6. Nbd2 (6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Qc2 Bd7 8. Nbd2 Rc8 9. Qb3 c4 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Bc2 b5
$14 {Janowski,D-Showalter,J/Lexington,KY 1916/1-0 (49)}) 6... Be7 (6... Bd7 7.
Bd3 Qb6 8. Qc1 Rc8 9. O-O Be7 (9... cxd4 10. exd4 Nb4 11. Be2 Bb5 12. Qd1 Bxe2
$11 {0-1 Stefanova,A-Ninov,N/CH BG rapid open Vidin decembre 1995}) 10. Rb1 O-O
11. Qd1 Rfd8 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne8 14. Qh5 f5 $15 {Marshall-Rubinstein,Ak/
Looodz 1908}) 7. h3 Bd6 $1 8. Ne5 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Nf3 a6 $1 11. Bd3 f6 $1
12. exf6 {All moves decorated with "!" in the last line are recomended by
Nimtsovich}) (3... c6 4. c3 Bf5 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. Qb3 e6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 h6 9.
Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Savova,S-Velcheva,M/Ch-Bg-W 1996 (22)}) 4.
e3 Qb6 5. b3 (5. Nc3 Bf5 $6 (5... Qxb2 $5) 6. Nb5 $14 {1-0 A.Stefanova-Dojkova/
ch Bg 1995}) (5. Qc1 {1/2-1/2 Gretarsson Helgi Ass-Schandorff Lars/It,
Reykjavik (Iceland) 1997 (47)}) 5... Nc6 (5... Bg4 {0-1 Vervust J-Grotnes Nils/
It (open), Breda (Netherlands) 1994 (48)}) 6. c3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Be7 {[#]}
9. h3 $146 (9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Ne5 (10. h3 Bh5 {Sahovic,D-Komarov,D/It \ Belgrade
(Yugoslavia) 1995/0-1 (41)}) 10... Bxe2 {Schlindwein,R-Portisch,L/Rapid
Hockenheim GER 1997/0-1 (41)}) 9... Bxf3 (9... Bh5 $5) (9... Bf5 $5) 10. Bxf3
O-O 11. Qd3 Rfd8 12. Nd2 h6 13. a3 Bd6 (13... Rac8) 14. Bxd6 Rxd6 15. b4 cxd4
16. cxd4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Qf5 Re8 19. Nb3 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Ne4 {[#]} 21. Qd1
$1 (21. Qf5 $5 Rf6 $1 (21... Red8 22. Nd4 Rg6 23. Rac1 Rg5 24. Qf4 $14) 22.
Qxd5 Rxf2 $1 (22... Nxf2 23. Nc5 Rd8 24. Qxb7 Qd6 25. Ne4 $14) 23. Rxf2 Nxf2
24. Nc5 (24. Kxf2 Qxe3+ 25. Kf1 Re4 $11 26. Nd2 Rd4 27. Qxb7 Qxd2 (27... Rxd2
$2 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ Kg8 30. Re1 $14)) (24. Kxf2 Qxe3+ 25. Kf1 Re4 26. Nd2
Rd4 27. Qxb7 Qd3+ 28. Kg1 Qe3+ 29. Kh1 Rxd2 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kg8 32. Rc1
Rd8 $11) 24... Qf6 25. Rf1 Rxe3 $17) 21... Qd8 22. Rc1 (22. Qd4 $6 Rg6 23. Qxa7
Qh4 $15 (23... Qg5 $15)) 22... Rg6 {[#]} 23. f4 $6 $15 (23. Qh5 $142 $14 Rg5
24. Qf3 Rg6 25. Qf5 (25. Nd4 $2 Nd2) 25... Rg5 26. Qf4 $14) 23... Ng3 24. Rf3
Nf5 25. Rc3 Rge6 {[%cal Re6e3,Re8e3,Rf5e3,Gc3e3,Gf3e3] The pressure on the
backward pawn e3 grows} 26. Qd2 b6 $6 $11 ({Controls a5+c5 (XNb3) but better is
} 26... Qf6 27. Rd3 R6e7 $15 28. Nc5 (28. Nd4 Nd6 $17) 28... b6 29. Nb3 Re4 $15
) 27. Nd4 $15 (27. g4 $142 Nh4 (27... Nd6 28. Qxd5 Qh4 29. Kg2 Ne4 30. Rc7 Rd8
31. Rd7 Rxd7 32. Qxd7 $14) 28. Rg3 a6 $11) 27... Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Re4 29. Qd2 d4
30. Rd3 dxe3 31. Rfxe3 Qh4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Bxe7 Qxe7 {This swaping seems more logic for
White. Bc6 rest enclosed by his own pawns e6+d5. On the other camp Bf1 is free
and stronger.} 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. e3 Nbd7 (6... O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O (8. Ne5 Qb4
{1-0 Hulak,K-Nogueiras,J/Izt Zagreb (Croatia) 1987 (35)}) 8... e5 9. e4 dxe4
10. Nxe4 exd4 {Borst Johan-Tondivar Babak/Ch Netherlands (students) 1996/1/2-1/
2 (41)}) 7. c4 c5 $146 (7... e5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 {1/2-1/2 Garcia,
R-Amado,C/Mar del Plata (Argentina) 1964 (11)}) (7... O-O 8. cxd5 (8. Qc2 c6 {
Lukasiewicz,G-Warszawski Bartosz/Ch Poland (team) 1995/1-0 (58)}) 8... exd5 9.
Bd3 {Petrosian,T-Konstantinopolsky,A/Moscow 1947/1/2-1/2 (41)}) (7... c6 $5
$146) 8. Rc1 O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. a3 (10. e4 Nf4 11. g3 Ng6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13.
h4 Rd8 14. h5 Nf8 $13) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 N7b6 (11... N7f6 12. e4 e5 13. Nb5
$11) 12. Be2 (12. Qh5 e5 13. N4f3 e4 $14) 12... Bd7 (12... e5 13. Nb5 $11) 13.
O-O $15 (13. Nc4 Rfc8 $11) 13... Rac8 14. Rxc8 Rxc8 15. Qb1 g6 16. Rc1 e5 (
16... Rxc1+ 17. Qxc1 e5 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 $11) 17. N4b3 Na4 18. Bf3 Rxc1+
19. Nxc1 Be6 $14 (19... Bc6) 20. Nd3 Qc7 21. Qd1 Nab6 22. Ne4 Bf5 23. Ndc5 a5 (
23... Bxe4 24. Nxe4 f5 25. Ng3 $11) 24. h3 Kg7 25. Qd2 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 a4 27. g4
h6 28. Kg2 Qd7 29. Qc2 f5 30. Nc3 Qc8 $14 (30... e4 31. Bd1 Nxc3 32. Qxc3+ Kf7
33. Be2 $11) 31. Bxd5 $11 (31. gxf5 $5 gxf5 32. e4 Nxc3 33. bxc3 f4 34. Qd3 Qc5
35. Qd8) 31... Nxd5 32. Qxa4 Nxc3 33. bxc3 fxg4 34. hxg4 Qxc3 35. Qd7+ Kf6 36.
Qd6+ Kf7 37. Kg3 $11 (37. Kf3 Qc2 $14) 37... Qb2 38. a4 {[#]} Qa1 $2 $16 (38...
Qb1 $142 $11) 39. Qc7+ Kf6 (39... Ke6 40. Qb6+ Ke7 41. Qxb7+ Ke8 42. Qc6+ Ke7
43. Kg2 $18) 40. Qb6+ Kf7 (40... Kg5 $4 41. f4+ exf4+ 42. exf4#) 41. Qxb7+ Kf6
42. Qc6+ Kg7 43. Kg2 Qd1 44. Qb7+ Kg8 45. Qe4 Qd6 46. a5 (46. a5 Kf8 47. Qa8+
Ke7 48. a6 $18) 1-0

[Event "London Classic 8th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2016.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 {This curious
move brings some fresh air to this position.} (6... c6 {is the main line.}) 7.
b3 ({To} 7. c4 a5 $5 {recently gained popularity} (7... Be6 $5 {is possible,
too}) ({while} 7... dxc4 8. Nxc4 {leads to the well-known position from the 6..
.dxc4 7.Na3 line})) 7... e5 $5 {Black tries to take advanatge of White's slow
way of development.} (7... Bf5 8. Bb2 {is "normal"}) 8. dxe5 (8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9.
dxe5 Ng4 {is completely fine for Black.}) 8... Ng4 9. c4 $146 (9. Bb2 Ngxe5 10.
Qc1 Bf5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. c4 c6 13. Bd4 dxc4 14. Qc3 Qd6 15. Nxc4 Qxd4 $1 16.
Qxd4 Nf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bxd4 $15 {1/2 (57) Csom,I (2485)-London,D (2420) New York
1987}) (9. Ba3 Re8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qxd8 {1/2 (13)
Csom,I (2505)-Smejkal,J (2540) Szirak 1986}) 9... d4 {Apparently, Black has a
lot of options but not all of them are really comfortable:} (9... Ngxe5 10.
Nxe5 Bxe5 11. cxd5 Bxa1 12. Ba3 Bg7 13. Bxf8 Qxf8 14. dxc6 {- White wins a
pawn although he will have hard work converting it after} b6) (9... Ncxe5 10.
Ba3 $1 Re8 (10... Nxf3+ 11. exf3 $1 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 Nf6 13. Bxf8 Kxf8 14. cxd5
$16) 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rc1 $14) (9... dxc4 10. Ba3 $1 (10. Nxc4 Ngxe5 11. Nfxe5
Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxe5 14. Rb1 Re8 $11) 10... Re8 (10... c3 11. Bxf8
Qxf8 12. Ne4 Qb4 13. Qd3 Ngxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rac1 Bf5 16. Qc4 Qxc4 17. bxc4
Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Na5 19. c5 $14) 11. Nxc4 Ncxe5 12. Nfxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14.
Na5 $1 Rb8 15. Rad1 $14) (9... Be6 {is probably more appropriate but even
there after} 10. Bb2 (10. Ba3 $143 Re8) 10... Ngxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5
13. Qc2 {the weakness of the dark squares in Black's position remains annoying.
}) 10. Ne4 Ngxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bg5 {Forcing the advance of Black's f-pawn,
which weakens his position.} f6 13. Bc1 f5 14. Nc5 c6 15. Bb2 $6 {This move is
a bit inaccurate.} (15. Re1 $5) 15... Qd6 $6 ({Black misses an opportunity to
free his position and obtain excellent chances by means of} 15... f4 $1 {since}
16. Bxd4 $2 {loses to} f3 $1 17. exf3 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxd4) 16. e3
$1 {[%mdl 64]} Nxc4 (16... Qxc5 17. exd4 Qd6 18. c5 $5 Qc7 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20.
Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Re1 $1 Qxc5 $140 22. Rc1 $16) (16... d3 17. Bd4 Rd8 18. Nxd3 (18.
Qd2 $5 {[%cal Ya1d1] may be even more precise}) 18... Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Bxd4 20.
exd4 Qxd4 21. Qe2 $14 {[%cal Ya1d1,Yf1e1] with a development advantage and
initiative}) 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. exd4 $14 {White has an advantage
in development, and Black's position is compromised with ...f7-f5; those
factors are more important than the potential weakness of White's isolated
pawn.} Nd6 (19... Nb6 20. Rfe1) 20. Rfd1 (20. d5 b6 $1 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22. dxe6
Ne4 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Rfe1 Rfe8 25. Rxe4 Rad8 {, and White can hardly win this
rook ending.}) 20... Nb5 (20... Rf6 $5 {[%cal Ya8b8]}) 21. d5 $1 Nc3 22. dxc6
Nxd1 23. Bd5+ $1 (23. cxb7 $143 Bxb7 24. Bxb7 Rad8 25. Ne6 Rd2 26. Nxf8 Kxf8)
23... Kh8 24. cxb7 Bxb7 25. Bxb7 Rad8 26. Ne6 Rfe8 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 {[%mdl 4096]
As a result of his combination, White has won a pawn. It is not easy to
convert it but still...} 28. Kf1 Nc3 29. a3 $6 (29. Ke1 $142 $5 {keeping his
material advantage}) 29... Rb8 30. Rc1 Nb5 31. Rc8+ Rxc8 32. Bxc8 Nxa3 33. Ke2
{White has now given back the pawn but his bishop is stronger than Black's
knight in this open position; besides, his king is more active. On the other
hand, the reduced number of pawns diminishes White's winning chances.} Nb5 34.
Kd3 Kg7 35. Bd7 Nd6 36. f3 Kf6 37. Kd4 Nf7 $1 38. Bb5 Ne5 39. Be2 g5 40. Kd5 h5
{Black is correctly trying to advance and possibly trade his kingside pawns.}
41. b4 Ng6 42. b5 f4 $1 {Black creates his own passed pawn, after which
White's winning chances become zero.} 43. g4 (43. Kc6 fxg3 44. hxg3 h4 45. gxh4
gxh4 46. Bf1 Ne5+ 47. Kb7 {, and now, e.g.} Nf7 48. Kxa7 Nd6 49. b6 Nc8+ 50.
Kb7 Nxb6 51. Kxb6 Ke5 52. Kc5 Kf4 53. Bg2 Kg3 54. Bh1 h3 55. Kd4 Kh2 56. Ke3
Kxh1 57. Kf2 h2 $11) 43... hxg4 44. fxg4 Ne5 45. h3 f3 46. Bf1 f2 47. Ke4 Ng6
48. Ke3 Ke5 49. Bg2 Nf8 50. Kxf2 Kf4 51. Ke2 Kg3 52. Bf1 Ne6 53. Ke3 Nf4 54.
Ke4 Nxh3 55. Kf5 Nf2 56. Kxg5 Nxg4 57. Be2 Ne3 58. Kf6 Nd5+ 59. Ke5 Nc3 60. Bc4
Nxb5 61. Bxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 {GM Gata Kamsky, after his comeback to
chess, often opts for quiet, rather harmless openings, to avoid theoretical
battles.} c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bb5 {A rare move. White will have to play an awkward
Nc3 in reply to ...Qa5+.  Ftacnik: 'Kamsky has spent whole 26 minutes for this
rare continuation, but it did not make it any stronger.'} (5. c3 {is normal.})
5... cxd4 {Here are two GM games played with this line:} (5... Qb6 6. Nc3 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. exd4 Bd7 9. Ne5 e6 10. Nxd7 Kxd7 11. Na4 Ne4 12. c3 Bd6 13. Be3
Kc7 14. Nc5 Nf6 15. Be2 Na5 16. Nd3 Nd7 17. O-O a6 18. Rfe1 b5 19. Reb1 Nc4 20.
Bc1 Rhb8 $11 {1-0 Mitkov,N-Krush,I/Schaumburg 2006/CBM 111 ext (77)}) (5... Bg4
6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Qb6 8. c4 a6 9. Ba4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Qb3
Qa7 $6 (12... Qxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ra4 Ra7 16. Rfa1 Rfa8 17. Nf3
Nd7 $11 {A.Finkel}) 13. c5 O-O 14. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 15. h3 Nd7 16. Qa4 Rfc8 17. b4
Bd8 18. Rab1 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Nf3 f6 21. Qc2 e5 22. a4 $14 {0-1 Nogueiras,
J-Bruzon Bautista,L/Santa Clara 2005/CBM 107/[Finkel,A] (47)}) (5... Qa5+ $5 6.
Nc3 Ne4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. bxc3 Qxc3 10. Rb1 $5) 6. exd4 Qa5+ 7. Nc3
Bg4 (7... Ne4 {is now less logical than in the line without ...c5xd4 e3xd4.} 8.
Qd3 $1 Bf5 9. Ne5 $36) 8. O-O e6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Rc8 11. Rfd1 Be7 12. Bf1
O-O 13. Ne2 {[%mdl 32] White is trying to transfer this knight to a better
square but it takes a lot of time.} b5 {Ftacnik: 'Gelfand is enjoying a
pleasant minority attack for free, on top of it Kamsky was already struggling
with time.'} (13... Qb6 $5 {[%cal Yc6a5,Ya5c4]}) 14. c3 $6 {White concluded
that he could not do without this move, e.g.} (14. Ng3 Qb6 15. Be3 Nb4 16. c3
Nc2 17. Rac1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rc7 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Yf8c8,Yb5b4] with initiative
for Black.}) ({However,} 14. a3 $142 {in order to exchange more queenside
pawns.}) 14... b4 15. Qd3 Qb6 16. cxb4 $5 Nxb4 17. Qb3 Ne4 18. a3 Nc6 19. Qxb6
axb6 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Rc6a5]} 20. b4 $6 {Further weakening his position.} (
20. Rac1 Na5 21. Ng3 $5) 20... g5 21. Be3 Nd6 $17 22. Nc1 f5 23. Nb3 Nc4 24. b5
Nd8 25. a4 Nb7 26. Bc1 f4 27. Be2 Bb4 {The black pieces comfortably walk on
the weak squares in White's camp.} 28. Ra2 Nbd6 29. Bd3 Ra8 {Winning the b5
pawn.} 30. Kf1 Nxb5 31. Rc2 Nbd6 32. Bd2 Rxa4 33. Bxb4 Rxb4 34. Nc1 Nf5 35.
Bxf5 Rxf5 36. Nd3 Rb3 37. Ra2 Rf7 38. Ke2 Nd6 39. Rda1 Nb5 40. Kd2 Nxd4 41. Rc1
Rb5 42. Rc8+ Rf8 43. Rc7 Ra5 44. Rb2 Rf7 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Ne5 Rb7 47. h4 gxh4
48. Rb4 Ra2+ 49. Kd3 Nf5 50. Rxf4 Rba7 51. Rc3 R7a3 52. Rxa3 Rxa3+ 53. Ke2 b5
54. Rg4+ Kf6 55. Nd3 Ra8 56. Kd2 e5 57. Rb4 e4 58. Nc5 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 {Bye-bye, theory!} (3. c4 {is reserved for the match
against Topalov.}) 3... c5 4. dxc5 g6 $6 (4... e6 {, to recapture the pawn,
looks more appropriate.}) 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O {We have reached a
position from the symmetrical QPO line (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.
0-0 d5 6.c3) with the risky 6...c5?! 7.dxc5. It is not clear now how Black is
going to regain the pawn.} Nc6 {Or else:} (7... Ne4 8. Ng5 $1 (8. Be3 Na6 9.
Nbd2 Naxc5 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qb3 e6 12. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Orel,O (2335)-Licina,A 
(2125)/Bled 1994/TD (19)}) 8... Nxg5 9. Bxg5 h6 10. Be3 e6 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Na3
Nc6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Nb5 $16 {1-0 Fominykh,M (2308)-Shlakich,A (2105)/Moscow
2006/CBM 115 ext (46)}) (7... Na6 8. b4 Ne4 9. Nd4 (9. a3 $5 b6 (9... Nxc3 10.
Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Ra2 Bg7 12. Rd2 Nc7 13. e4 e6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Qb3 $14 {1-0
Fiorito,F (2450)-Pierrot,J (2385)/Trelew 1995/EXT 1997 (28)}) 10. Nd4 e6 11. c6
Qf6 12. Bb2 e5 13. Nf3 Qxc6 14. c4 Qxc4 15. Bxe5 $14 {1/2 Sahl,B (2375)
-Riemersma,L (2420)/Lyon 1990/EXT 1997 (56)}) 9... e5 (9... Nc7 10. Bb2 a5 11.
a3 Ne6 12. e3 N6g5 13. f3 $14 {0-1 Boguszlavszkij,J (2280)-Bagonyai,A (2364)/
Zalakaros 2003/EXT 2005 (88)}) 10. Nb5 (10. Nb3 Be6 11. Bb2 b6 12. cxb6 Qxb6
13. N1d2 Nd6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rac8 $132 {1/2 Urban,K (2468)
-Brzeski,M (2260)/Wroclaw 2008/CBM 125 Extra (21)}) 10... Be6 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12.
Qxd2 Qd7 13. a4 b6 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Bb2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. e3 $16 {
1-0 Brestian,E (2429)-Mitter,G (2261)/Austria 1999/EXT 2002 (30)}) (7... a5 $5
{Perhaps relatively best.} 8. c4 (8. Na3 Na6 9. Nb5 Nxc5 10. a4 Bd7 11. Be3
Bxb5 12. axb5 Qd6 $11 {1/2 Efimov,I (2470)-Vezzosi,P (2305)/Sestola 1992/EXT
2000 (72)}) 8... Na6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Ne5 $5 (10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Ne5 Nxc5 12. Be3
Nfe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxc4 Nd6 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Nxd6 Rxd6 17. Rxd6 exd6 18. a4
Rc8 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Bc6 Rxb2 $11 {1/2 Zisman,P (2255)-Mikhalevski,V (2499)/
Ramat Aviv 2000/CBM 077 (41)}) (10. c6 Nb4 (10... Qc7 11. Qa4 Nb4 12. cxb7 Bxb7
13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rfc8 $11 {1-0 Froehlich,P (2397)-Smerdon,D 
(2393)/Canberra 2004/EXT 2005 (64)}) 11. Ne5 Nxc6 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nxc4 Be6
14. Nb6 Ra6 15. Nba4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 {1/2 Basin,L (2350)-Maryasin,B/Minsk 1987/
EXT 1999}) 10... Nxc5 11. Be3 Nfe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxc4 Nd6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15.
Qxd6 exd6 16. Rad1 $14) 8. Qb3 {An interesting idea - the queen will protect
the c5-pawn from a3, and the rook may go to d1.} (8. Na3 $5 e5 9. Nb5 Be6 10.
b4 Ne4 11. Bb2 f5 12. Nd2 a6 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Nd6 $16 {0-1 Fridman,D (2569)
-Rakhmanov,A (2473)/playchess.com INT 2006/EXT 2007 (50)}) (8. Nbd2 $5) (8. Nd4
$5) 8... Qa5 (8... Ne4 9. Qa3 b6 10. cxb6 Qxb6 11. Ng5 $1 $16) 9. Qa3 Qc7 10.
Bg5 Ne4 11. Be3 e5 12. Nbd2 f5 {A seemingly dangerous advance but White's
position is solid, and Black's compensation for the pawn is insufficient.} 13.
Rad1 Nf6 (13... f4 14. gxf4 exf4 15. Bd4 $16) (13... Be6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ng5
$16) (13... a5 $5 {M.Notkin}) 14. b4 Re8 (14... Ng4 15. Qb3 $1 Ne7 16. Bg5) 15.
Nb3 Ne4 16. b5 Ne7 17. Qc1 b6 $6 {This allows White to destroy Black's
position completely but it is not easy to give him good advice:} (17... Bd7 18.
a4 a6 19. c6 $5 bxc6 $140 20. b6 $16) (17... a6 18. b6 $16) 18. Ng5 $1 bxc5 19.
c4 (19. Nxe4 $5 fxe4 (19... dxe4 20. c4) 20. Nxc5) 19... d4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21.
Bg5 Bb7 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qc2 Rf8 24. Bxe4 {Again winning the pawn and keepin
a blockade on light squares.} Bc8 25. Kg2 Bh6 26. Rd3 Kg7 27. Rf3 Rd8 28. h3
Be6 29. a4 a5 30. Bc6 Qb6 31. e4 dxe3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A mistake hastening
Black's defeat. He gives up his only trump, the passed d4-pawn, and opens up
the f-file for White. However, in any case after Bc6-d5 he could not survive
too long.} 32. fxe3 Kg8 33. e4 Rd6 34. Bd5 Bxd5 35. cxd5 Rc7 36. Rc3 Rf6 37.
Rxf6 Qxf6 38. Nxc5 Rf7 39. Qe2 Bd2 40. Rf3 Qg5 41. Ne6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.17"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 {A tribute to Mikhail Chigorin, who often played this rare
system in his World Championship matches against William Steinitz.} 3. Ne5 Bf5
4. c4 f6 (4... e6 $6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qb3) 5. Nf3 e6 $14 {Compared to the 2.Nf3
e6 3.c4 system, Black's pawn is on f6, which rather weakens his position and
obstructs his development.} 6. Nc3 (6. Qb3 {is less promising due to} Nc6 $1 {
, e.g.} 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Qd5 9. Qxd5 (9. e3 $5) 9... exd5 10. Nc3 O-O-O 11.
Rc1 g5 12. h3 Kb8 13. g3 Be4 14. Bg2 Nge7 $11 {1/2 (42) Santos,J (2390)
-Fernandes,A (2455) Lisbon 1991}) 6... c6 (6... Nc6 7. a3 Qd7 (7... Nge7 8. e3
Bg4 9. Be2 Qd7 10. b4 Nd8 11. O-O c6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf5 14. Bb2 Be7 15.
h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 O-O 17. Re1 $16 {1-0 (28) Skytte,R (2406)-Jaeckle,M (2253)
Germany 2012}) 8. e3 g5 9. b4 Nge7 {0-1 (58) Jakovljevic,V (2397)-Trkulja,G 
(2310) Prijedor 2015} 10. Bb2 h5 11. Nd2 $14) 7. g3 {A Catalan-type setup is
quite possible here. White will prepare e2-e4, and it is difficult for Black
to stop it without serious concessions.} (7. Qb3 $5 Qb6 8. c5 Qxb3 (8... Qc7 9.
e4 $1 dxe4 10. Nh4 {[%cal Gb3e6,Yf1c4]}) 9. axb3 Na6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Bxa6 bxa6
12. Nd2 O-O-O 13. Nc4 $36 {1/2 (75) Thorfinnsson,B (2220)-Gunnarsson,A (2263)
Strandgotu 2001}) 7... Bb4 (7... Be4 {1-0 (46) Papin,V (2534)-Pankov,G (2350)
St Petersburg 2010} 8. Bh3 $1 $16 {[%cal Ye1g1]}) (7... Bd6 8. Bg2 Ne7 9. O-O
O-O 10. Re1 Nd7 11. e4 Bg6 12. Qb3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Bf7 14. e5 Nb6 15. Qe2 fxe5
16. dxe5 Bb4 17. Rd1 Ned5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Ng5 $14 {0-1 (31) Grandadam,N 
(2286)-Arnold,L (2378) Baden 2011}) 8. Qb3 {Immediately attacking the b7-pawn.}
(8. Bg2 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 a5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Nd2 a4 14. Qa2
Bg6 15. e4 Bf7 16. Rb1 $14 {0-1 (50) Kasparov,G (2735)-Short,N (2615) London
1987}) 8... a5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 {[%cal Rb3b7]} Ne7 $6 (10... Qd7 11. a4 $5
{[%cal Yc1a3]}) 11. Bg2 ({It was quite possible to play} 11. Qxb7 Nd7 12. Bf4 {
but Pavel Eljanov doesn't want to take any risks in a superior position.})
11... Nd7 12. O-O a4 13. Qa2 Bg6 (13... Qa5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nh4 $5 Qxc3 16.
Nxf5 Nxf5 17. e4 $36) 14. cxd5 exd5 15. c4 O-O 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nd2 Bf7 18.
Qc2 Nc7 19. Bb2 Nb5 20. e4 $16 {A strong pawn centre and a bishop pair
guarantee White a clear advantage despite the activity of Black's knights.} Re8
(20... Nb6 21. Qc5 Nd7 22. Qb4) 21. Rfe1 Nb6 22. Qc5 Nd7 23. Qc2 Nb6 24. Qc5
Nd7 25. Qb4 Nb8 26. d5 $1 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Nc4 Nd7 29. Rac1 $6 {This loss
of time complicates White's task.} (29. dxc6 $5 Bxc4 (29... bxc6 30. Rac1) 30.
cxd7 Rxd7 31. e5 $16) 29... cxd5 30. exd5 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Kf8 32. Ne3 Rc8 $14
33. Bh3 (33. Bc1 $1 {[%cal Yc1d2]}) 33... Rc7 34. Rb1 Nd6 35. Bd4 Bg6 (35...
Ne5 $1 $132) 36. Rb4 Nc5 37. Bf1 ({White can hardly convert his extra pawn
after} 37. Bxc5 Rxc5 38. Rxa4 Ke7) 37... Nd3 $6 {Black gives a pawn even
without exchanging White's bishop, in order to get counterplay. Still, it is a
risky decision.} (37... Ke7 $142 {with a solid defence.}) 38. Rxa4 Rc1 39. Kg2
$2 (39. f3 $1 $14) 39... Be4+ (39... Ne1+ $5 40. Kh3 Ne4 41. g4 Nxf2+ 42. Kg3
Ne4+ 43. Kf4 Nd6 $13) 40. f3 Ne1+ 41. Kf2 Bxf3 $6 ({Why not} 41... Nxf3 {
with an excellent position?}) 42. Bb2 Rb1 43. Bc3 Ne4+ 44. Rxe4 Bxe4 45. Bxe1 {
[%mdl 4096] White has won two pieces for a rook and converts his material
advantage relatively easily, despite the activity of Black's pieces.} Rb2+ 46.
Kg1 Rb1 47. Bb4+ Kf7 48. Kf2 Rb2+ 49. Ke1 Rb1+ 50. Kd2 {White has consolidated
his position, solving most of his technical problems.} Bxd5 $2 {Desperation.
White now traps Black's rook.} 51. Bd3 Rb2+ 52. Bc2 (52. Kc3 Rb3+ 53. Kc2 Be6
54. Nc4 $18 {was simpler.}) 52... Be6 53. Nd1 Ra2 54. Nc3 Ra1 55. Bb1 f5 56.
Kc1 Kg6 57. Kb2 Rxb1+ 58. Kxb1 Kh5 59. Ne2 g5 60. Kc1 Kg4 61. Kd2 Kh3 62. Be7
h6 63. Bf8 Kxh2 64. Bxh6 Bc4 65. Bxg5 Bxe2 66. Kxe2 Kxg3 {Of course, Black's
king is unable to reach the desirable a8-corner.} 67. Ke3 Kg4 68. Bf4 b5 69.
Be5 f4+ 70. Bxf4 Kf5 71. Kd4 $5 Kxf4 72. Kc5 Ke5 73. Kxb5 Kd6 74. Kb6 {We can
conclude that Richard Rapport has not managed to re-habilitate the 2...Bg4
system.} 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. c3 d5 {[%mdl 512] It was
not a good decision for Fabiano Caruana to sac the c5-pawn, taking into
consideration that Magnus Carlsen is especially strong in this kind of
position.} 6. dxc5 O-O 7. O-O {This line was examined in CBM 129, annotations
to Kamsky-Karjakin.} a5 {This attempt to encircle the c5-pawn proves fruitless.
} (7... Nc6 8. Qb3 Qa5 9. Qa3 Qc7 10. Bg5 Ne4 11. Be3 e5 12. Nbd2 f5 13. Rad1
Nf6 14. b4 Re8 15. Nb3 Ne4 16. b5 Ne7 17. Qc1 $16 {1-0 (41) Kamsky,G (2725)
-Karjakin,S (2706) Wijk aan Zee 2009}) (7... Qc7 $5 8. b4 e5 {deserves
attention. In the following game Black obtained decent compensation for the
pawn:} 9. Bb2 Rd8 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Qb3 (11. c4 $5) 11... Nc6 12. a3 b6 13. cxb6
axb6 14. Rfd1 h6 15. e3 Be6 16. Qc2 {1/2 (16) L'Ami,E (2626)-Bok,B (2527)
Haarlem 2013}) 8. Be3 (8. Nd4 $5 e5 9. Nb5 Na6 10. Bg5 e4 11. Bf4 Bd7 12. N1a3
b6 13. cxb6 Qxb6 14. c4 dxc4 $6 15. Nd6 $16 {1/2 (90) Harika,D (2525)-Muzychuk,
M (2462) Antakya 2010}) (8. c4 $5 Na6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Ne5 $5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Nfe4
12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxc4 Nd6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 exd6 16. Rad1 $14) 8... Nc6 (
8... Ng4 9. Qd2 {, and Black can't recapture the pawn anyway.}) 9. Na3 a4 10.
Qc1 $1 e5 {Black's pawn centre doesn't fully compensate for his missing pawn.}
11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Nb5 {[%csl Rd6]} Be6 13. Ng5 (13. Nd6 {was less clear in view
of} b6) 13... Bg4 $1 14. Nd6 $1 (14. f3 $6 Bc8 15. Nd6 h6 16. Nh3 Bxh3 17. Bxh3
b6 $13) 14... h6 $1 (14... Bxe2 15. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Nd8 17. Qc2 Bg4 18.
Qe4 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Gd6,Ge4]}) 15. Nf3 Kh7 {An unnecessary loss of a tempo.} (
15... b6 $142 $1 {- a typical undermining although White keeps the better
prospects after} 16. Ne1 $1 (16. Bxh6 $2 bxc5) 16... e4 $1 (16... Bxe2 17. Rxd5
Nxd5 18. Bxd5 bxc5 19. Bxc5 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5,Gd6]} Ra5 20. Qe3) 17. f3 exf3 18.
exf3 Be6 19. Nd3) 16. h3 Be6 17. b4 {This move unexpectedly gives Black good
counterplay.} (17. Ne1 $142 {[%cal Ye1d3]}) 17... axb3 18. axb3 Rxa1 19. Qxa1
Ne4 20. Nd2 f5 $6 (20... Nxd6 21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Nc4 Qd8 23. Bc5 Rg8 (23... Re8
24. Nd6 Bf8 25. Nxb7 Qb8 26. Qa6) 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. e4 Nd4 26. exd5 Nxb3 27.
Qa3 Qc8 28. Qxb3 Qxc5 29. d6 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) (20... d4 $1 21. Bxe4 (21. N2xe4
dxe3 22. fxe3 f5 23. Nd2 e4 $44 {[%csl Rg2]}) 21... dxe3 22. fxe3 Bxh3 $44 {
White's king is unsafe, and Black's attacking chances should not be
underestimated.}) 21. N2xe4 dxe4 (21... fxe4 22. Qb1 {[%cal Yc3c4] e.g.} h5 23.
c4 d4 24. Bc1) 22. Qb1 $1 f4 23. Bd2 e3 {This is now harmless.} 24. Be1 {
Safely protecting White's king while his other pieces are very active. Black
has no compensation for the pawn whatsoever.} Bf5 25. Qc1 h5 26. fxe3 fxg3 27.
Bxg3 Qg5 28. e4 $1 Qxg3 29. Rd3 Qh4 30. exf5 gxf5 31. e4 $1 {White seizes the
light squares.} fxe4 (31... f4 32. Nf5) (31... Bh6 32. Qd1) 32. Bxe4+ Kh8 33.
Qe3 Rf4 34. Bg2 Qe7 35. Qe2 Qh4 36. b4 {The rest is clear. Black has no real
counterplay anymore, and the advance of White's queenside pawns decides the
game.} e4 37. Nxe4 Ne5 38. Rd5 Kg8 39. b5 Rf5 40. c6 bxc6 41. bxc6 Qe7 42. Nd6
Rg5 43. Nb5 Qe6 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. Qe4+ Rg6 46. c7 Qa6 47. c8=Q Qa1+ 48. Kf2 Qb2+
49. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 (5... Qb6 {is the most
principled continuation here. After the text move we get a position usually
arising when White begins with 5.c3, which is equal anyway.}) 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3
Qc8 (7... Qb6 {can be met with} 8. Ne5 {e.g.} Nxe5 (8... Qxb3 9. axb3 Nxe5 10.
dxe5 Nd7 11. e4 $5) 9. Qxb6 $1 (9. Bxe5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nd7 11. Bg3 Be7 12. dxc5
Bxc5 13. b4 {1-0 (40) Miles,A (2579)-Nogueiras Santiago,J (2563) Varadero 2000
CBM 077 [Tsesarsky]} Bb6 $11 {I.Tsesarsky}) 9... axb6 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Bb5 $36
{[%cal Ye3e4]}) 8. h3 (8. Ne5 Nxe5 (8... Be7 9. Nxg4 Nxg4 10. Be2 Nf6 11. O-O
O-O 12. dxc5 Bxc5 {1-0 (25) Kramnik,V (2785)-Gelfand,B (2736) Moscow 2007} 13.
c4 $5) 9. dxe5 (9. Bxe5 Nd7 10. Bb5 f6 11. Bg3 a6 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. f3 Bh5 14.
O-O Be7 $11 {1-0 (64) Sarapu,O (2350)-Ker,A (2305) New Zeeland 1990}) 9... c4
$1 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Qd1 $6 (11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Nxd7 13. e4 $1 $11) 11... Ne4
12. Nf3 Nc5 13. Nd4 Bd3 $17 {0-1 (41) Georgiev,K (2640)-Andersen,M (2505)
Gjakova 2016}) (8. Nh4 $5 Qd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O-O
O-O-O 13. Bb5 Bd6 14. Qa4 Bxf4 15. exf4 Qc7 $11 {1-0 (40) Shimanov,A (2639)
-Cox,J (2338) Greensboro 2016}) 8... Bh5 9. g4 (9. Ne5 Be7 (9... Nxe5 $5) 10.
g4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. Qd1 Qd7 14. Qe2 Bd6 $11 {1/2 (27) Bagheri,
A (2490)-Balogh,C (2616) Beijing 2008}) 9... Bg6 10. Nh4 Be4 {Black loses two
tempi to provoke f2-f3. The possible explanation is that it will now be
dangerous for White to open up the position (d4xc5) due to weaknesses in his
camp. An artificial idea but Black's position is solid enough in any case.} (
10... Ne4 11. Nxg6 Nxd2 12. Qd1 hxg6 13. Qxd2 Qd7 14. Bg2 cxd4 15. exd4 Bd6 $11
{1/2 (22) Prohaszka,P (2591)-Horvath,J (2508) Hungary HUN 2016}) (10... cxd4 $5
11. exd4 Qd7) 11. f3 Bg6 12. Be2 Be7 13. Bg3 {White starts playing passively.}
(13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. dxc5 {is still possible. If} Bxc5 {then} 15. O-O-O $13 e5
$140 16. Qb5 $1) 13... a6 14. Kf2 b5 15. Qd1 Qd8 16. a4 b4 17. a5 (17. Rc1 $142
c4 $140 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. b3 $1) 17... c4 {Black gradually gains the
initiative on the queenside.} 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. h4 {This counterplay is not
dangerous before Black has castled.} Bd6 20. f4 Rb8 21. Qc2 Rb5 {Black
neglects prophylaxis.} (21... Qc7 $142 $1 $17 22. h5 $140 g5 $1) 22. h5 bxc3
23. bxc3 Qb8 $6 {Probably a miscalculation.} (23... gxh5 24. g5 Nd7 25. Bxh5
Ne7 {was still favourable for Black.}) 24. hxg6 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Rb2 26. Rh8+ Ke7
$2 {After this move White obtains a clear advantage.} (26... Bf8 {was a must
but now it led to a double-edged position. For instance:} 27. Qa4 Qb5 28. Qxb5
axb5 29. g5 $1 Nd7 30. gxf7+ Kxf7 31. g6+ $1 Ke7 (31... Kxg6 32. Bh5+ Kf5 33.
Kf3 $1 Rxd2 34. Be8 Nf6 $1 35. Bxc6 Bd6 36. Rh2 $14) (31... Ke8 $6 32. Nf3 b4
33. cxb4 Nxb4 34. Ng5) 32. Nf3 b4 33. cxb4 Nxb4 34. Bh4+ Kd6 35. Bg3 Kc6 {
(an attempt to play for a win)} 36. Ne5+ Nxe5 37. fxe5 c3 38. Rxf8 c2 39. Kf3
$1 Kc7 (39... Rb1 40. Rc8+ Kb7 41. Rc5 c1=Q 42. Rxc1 Rxc1 43. Bh4 $1 {can only
be dangerous for Black}) 40. Rf7+ Kc6 41. Rf8 $11) 27. Rxb8 (27. Qc1 $5 Qxh8
28. Qxb2 Qb8 29. Qc2 $1 {, and Black's king comes under attack.}) 27... Rxc2
28. Rb7+ Nd7 29. gxf7 Rxd2 (29... Ncb8 30. Nf3 Rxc3 31. Ng5 $16) 30. Bh4+ (30.
f8=Q+ $5 Kxf8 31. Rxd7 Be7 32. f5 exf5 33. gxf5 Rc2 34. Rxd5 Rxc3 35. Kf3 $16)
30... Kf8 31. Rxd7 Be7 32. Bxe7+ Nxe7 33. g5 Kxf7 34. Ra7 Rc2 35. Ke1 $2 {
Unnecessary manoeuvring, which only loses time.} (35. Rxa6 {was probably
enough for a win:} Nf5 (35... Rxc3 36. Bh5+ $1 g6 37. Bg4 Nf5 38. Bxf5 exf5 39.
Rf6+ Kg7 40. a6 Ra3 41. Rb6 Kf7 42. Rb7+ Ke6 43. Rg7 $18) 36. Ra7+ $1 Kg6 37.
a6 Rxc3 (37... Ra2 38. e4 $1 dxe4 39. Ra8 Nd6 40. a7 Nb5 41. Ke3 $18) 38. Ra8
Ra3 39. a7 {[%cal Re2h5]} Nxe3 40. Rf8 Rxa7 41. Kxe3 $18) 35... Rxc3 36. Kd2
Ra3 37. Bh5+ g6 38. Bxg6+ Kxg6 39. Rxe7 {[%mdl 4096]} Ra2+ 40. Kc3 Ra3+ 41. Kd2
Ra2+ 42. Ke1 Kf5 {Black's king is active, and his counterplay is quite enough
for a draw.} 43. Kf1 c3 44. Rc7 Rc2 45. g6 Kxg6 46. Ke1 Kf5 47. Kd1 Rd2+ 48.
Kc1 Rd3 49. Kc2 Rxe3 50. Rc6 Rf3 51. Rxa6 Ke4 52. Rxe6+ Kxd4 {It is now White
who must display accuracy.} 53. a6 Rf2+ 54. Kb3 Rb2+ (54... Rxf4 55. a7 Rf8 56.
Ra6 Ra8 57. Ra5 $11) 55. Ka3 Rb1 56. Rc6 Kd3 57. a7 Ra1+ 58. Kb3 d4 59. Rc7 c2
60. Kb2 c1=Q+ 61. Rxc1 Rxa7 62. Rh1 Rc7 63. f5 Rc2+ 64. Kb3 Rf2 65. Rh3+ Ke4
66. Rh4+ Kd5 67. Rh8 Rxf5 68. Kc2 Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 2nd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2010.12.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bf4 {Quite a harmless continuation.}
(5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qb3 $1 {is more aggressive.}) 5... Bd6 (5... Bb4 {is more in
the spirit of the Chigorin Defence - see e.g. Graf-Rabiega in CBM 129 
(annotations by GM R.Dautov)}) (5... Nf6) (5... Bxf3) (5... dxc4 {have been
seen in grandmaster practice, too.}) 6. Bg3 (6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3
Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne7 12. Qc2 c6 13. g3 g6 14. Bg2 h5 15.
Na4 b6 16. b3 Rac8 17. Rac1 h4 $132 {1/2 Abramovic,B (2516)-Miladinovic,I 
(2605)/Herceg Novi 2007/CBM 120 ext (40)}) 6... Nf6 (6... Bxg3 7. hxg3 Nf6 8.
e3 Qe7 9. Qb3 Qb4 10. Qxb4 Nxb4 11. Rc1 Bxf3 12. gxf3 O-O-O 13. c5 e5 14. dxe5
Nd7 15. a3 Nc6 16. Bh3 Ncxe5 17. Ke2 $14 {1/2 Janowski,D-Taubenhaus,J/Paris
1905/HCL (49)}) (6... Nge7 7. e3 a6 8. Rc1 Qd7 9. a3 Rd8 10. Bd3 Bxg3 11. hxg3
e5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Be4 Nf6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Ne2 Qe4 16. Nxe5 Qxg2 17. Rf1
Bxe2 18. Qxe2 c6 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Nxf3 Ke7 {1/2 Baumbach,F (2315)-Marszalek,R 
(2310)/Warsaw 1988/EXT 1997}) (6... Bxf3 7. gxf3 dxc4 8. e3 Nge7 9. Bxc4 O-O
10. Qc2 Nb4 11. Qb3 Nec6 12. Be2 Qd7 13. Rc1 Na5 14. Qd1 f5 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16.
a3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qc2 Qe6 $11 {1/2 Ftacnik,L (2559)-Markos,J (2571)/
Prievidza 2009/CBM 130 (33)}) 7. e3 O-O 8. a3 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 (8... exd5 9.
Bh4 Be7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 $14 Ne4 $2 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxd5 Qd6 14. Bd3 f5
15. Nc3 $16 {1-0 Sokolov,I (2663)-Mann,C (2455)/Germany 2005/CBM 107 (23)}) 9.
Be2 Nce7 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. Qa4 Nd5 13. Rac1 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Qc7 15.
Bd3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qxg3+ 18. Kh1 Qh3+ {1/2 Shchekachev,A (2539)
-Bosiocic,M (2571)/Sibenik 2009/EXT 2010}) 8... Ne7 $146 {A second-rate
novelty.} (8... Ne4 9. Rc1 f5 10. cxd5 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 exd5 12. Qb3 Bxf3 13. Bxd6
Qxd6 14. gxf3 Rae8 15. Kd2 Nd8 16. f4 c6 17. Kc1 Qe7 18. h4 Nf7 {1/2 Legemaat,
G (2390)-De Waard,J (2380)/ICCF Email Master Norm 0/ICCF CBM 120}) 9. Qb3 b6
10. Ne5 c5 $5 {White is behind in development (Bf1, Rh1) so Black opens up the
position, however, rather unsuccessfully.} 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Rd1 $1 Bxg3 13.
hxg3 Nf6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Be2 Qd6 16. Qc2 h6 17. O-O $14 {A position with
potential "hanging pawns" on c5 and d5 has arisen. Since two pairs of pieces
have been exchanged, it is rather favorable for the opponent, i.e. White.} c4 {
And this structure is not so good either as White undermines it at once.} 18.
b3 $1 Qxa3 (18... cxb3 19. Qxb3 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 19. bxc4 dxc4 $6 (19... Qd6
$142 20. Ra1 $36 {[%cal Yf1b1]}) 20. Bf3 $1 Rab8 21. Ra1 Qd6 22. Nb5 Qd7 23.
Qxc4 a5 24. e4 $16 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] Black's queenside pawns are blocked, and
White's central pawns are mobile and strong.} Rfc8 25. Qe2 Rc6 26. Rab1 Rd8 27.
Rfd1 Rdc8 28. d5 Rc2 29. Qe3 R2c5 30. Nd4 Re8 (30... b5 $2 31. Nc6) 31. Qd3 Qd6
32. Qa6 Rb8 33. Nb3 Rc2 34. Nd4 Rc5 35. Nb3 Rc2 36. Qd3 $5 {White continues
manoeuvring in order to exhaust his opponent.} (36. Nxa5 {was possible, too:}
Qc5 37. Rf1 Ra2 {, and now the simplest course is} 38. Nb3 $1 Qxf2+ 39. Rxf2
Rxa6 40. Nd4 $16) 36... Rcc8 37. Nd2 Ng6 38. Be2 $1 {[%cal Yf2f4]} Qc5 39. Rb5
Qc3 40. f4 a4 41. e5 Nd7 42. Qxc3 Rxc3 43. Ne4 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4,Ge5]} Rc7 44. Ra1
Ra7 45. d6 Ngf8 46. Nc3 Nc5 47. Nd5 Ra5 48. Rxb6 Rxb6 49. Nxb6 $18 {[%mdl 4096]
} Nfe6 50. Bc4 Kf8 51. f5 Nd8 52. Rf1 Ncb7 53. Re1 a3 54. e6 {Just grabbing a
piece, although it is not so easy to convert it.} (54. d7 $6 a2 55. Bxa2 Rxa2
56. e6 Nc6 57. e7+ Nxe7 58. Nc8 Rd2 59. Rxe7 f6 {leads to a curious positional
draw}) (54. Ba2 $1 {(A.Korotylev) was the simplest way to get a decisive
advantage.}) 54... fxe6 55. fxe6 Nxd6 56. e7+ Ke8 57. exd8=R+ Kxd8 58. Rd1 Kc7
59. Ba2 Rg5 60. Nd5+ Kc6 61. Nc3 Rc5 $5 {A curious psychological decision.
Black offers White the chance to further simplify the game. White gladly
accepts the offer and then fails to overcome unexpected technical problems!}
62. Rxd6+ ({White should, of course, win after} 62. Rd3 Ra5 63. Kf2 {etc. but
why not "shorten the journey"?}) 62... Kxd6 63. Ne4+ Kc6 64. Nxc5 Kxc5 65. Kf2
Kd4 66. Kf3 Kd3 67. g4 Kd2 (67... g5 68. Bf7 Kd4 69. Ke2 Ke4 70. g3 Kd4 71. Kd2
Ke4 72. Kc3 Kf3 73. Bh5 $18) 68. Be6 Kd3 (68... Ke1 $144 69. Bc4 Kd2 70. g5)
69. Kg3 $4 {A strange move, after which, apparently, White can't win anymore!}
(69. g5 $1 hxg5 (69... Kd4 70. Kf4 $18) (69... Kd2 70. g6 $18) 70. Kg4 Ke3 71.
g3 $1 {indicated by GM A.Khalifman} ({but not} 71. Kxg5 Kf2 72. g4 Kg3 73. Bd5
Kh3 74. Kf5 g6+ $1 {- with his pawn on g4 and Black's on g6 White can't win, e.
g.} 75. Kf4 (75. Kg5 Kg3 76. Be6 Kf3 $1) 75... Kh4 76. g5 Kh5 $1 {not allowing
the white king to f6}) 71... Ke4 (71... Kf2 72. Bd5 Ke3 73. Kxg5 Kf2 74. Kf4 $1
Ke2 75. g4 $18) 72. Kxg5 Kf3 73. Kh4 $1 {White manages to keep his pawn on g3
and wins, e.g.} Kf2 74. Kg4 Ke3 (74... Kg2 75. Kf4 Kh2 76. g4 Kh3 77. g5+ Kh4
78. Kf5 Kh5 79. Ba2 Kh4 80. Bb3 Kh5 81. Be6 Kh4 82. Kg6 $22 $18) 75. Bf7 Ke4
76. Ba2 Ke3 77. Bb1 $22 g6 (77... Kf2 78. Kf4 {[%cal Yg3g4]} Kg2 79. g4 Kh3 80.
g5 Kh4 81. Kf5 Kh5 82. Ba2 Kh4 83. Bb3 Kh5 84. Be6 $18) 78. Ba2 Ke4 79. Bb3 $1
Ke3 80. Bf7 $22 Kf2 (80... Kd4 81. Kf4) 81. Kf4 Kg2 82. Be6 $1 (82. g4 $4 Kh3
$11) 82... Kh2 (82... Kf2 83. g4) 83. Kf3 Kh1 (83... g5 84. Ba2 Kh3 85. Bd5 Kh2
86. Kg4 $18) 84. g4 Kh2 85. g5 $18 {[%cal Yf3f4,Yf4e5,Ye5f6] - the white pawn
can only move forward if this king manoeuvre is guaranteed or if the black
pawn can't move to g6. It is far from easy to find all this over the board!})
69... Ke3 70. Kh4 $2 (70. g5 {was the last chance but Black can probably
survive in a study-like manner:} Ke4 (70... Ke2 71. Ba2 Kf1 $2 72. g6) (70...
hxg5 $2 71. Kg4 {- see the above annotation}) 71. Kg4 Ke3 72. Ba2 $5 (72. Bf7
Ke4 73. Ba2 Ke3 74. Bb1 Kf2 75. g3 Ke3 76. g6 h5+ $1 {doesn't change much})
72... Ke4 73. g3 (73. Bb1+ Ke3 74. g6 Kf2 $1 75. Kf5 Kxg2 76. Ke6 h5 $11) 73...
Ke3 $1 (73... Ke5 74. Bb1 Kd4 75. Kf5 hxg5 76. Kxg5 Ke3 77. Kg4 $1 {etc. - see
above}) 74. Bb1 Kf2 $1 75. g6 (75. Kf4 h5 $1 76. Ba2 Kg2 77. Bd5+ Kh3 78. Kf3
Kh2 79. g4 h4 $1 80. Kf2 Kh3 81. Be6 g6 82. Kf3 Kh2 $11) 75... h5+ $1 76. Kxh5
Ke3 $3 77. Kg5 Kd4 78. Kf5 Kd5 $11 {[%cal Yd5d6,Yd6e7,Ye7f8] - Black reaches a
well-known theoretical fortress.}) 70... Kf2 71. Bd5 g6 72. Kh3 g5 $1 {This
move is now timely. The white king can't come out, and the position is drawn.}
73. Kh2 Kf1 74. Be6 Kf2 75. Bc4 Ke3 76. Kg3 Kd4 77. Be6 Ke3 78. Kh2 Kf2 79. Bc4
Ke3 80. Kg1 Kf4 81. Be6 Ke5 82. Bb3 Kf4 83. Be6 Ke5 84. Bb3 Kf4 85. Be6 Ke5 86.
Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qxb1 (6. Rxb1 {- see
Karjakin-Wei Yi in CBM 174.}) 6... Bb4+ 7. Kd1 {A very unusual line but Magnus
Carlsen regularly proves that White's king in the centre is less a problem for
him than it might seem.} Bd6 (7... O-O 8. c5 c6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Ke2 Ba5 11. g4
g6 {0-1 (26) Caruana,F (2807)-Karjakin,S (2773) Saint Louis 2017} 12. h4 $40) (
7... Ne4 8. Qc2 Bd6 (8... c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. Ke2 (10. cxd5 $5 exd5 11. g4 $36)
10... Nd7 (10... Bd6 $142) 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. c5 Bxc5 {1-0 (23) Rambaldi,F (2574)
-Sanchez Alvarez,R (2402) Panama City PAN 2017} 13. Qxb7 $16) 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10.
Bd3 f5 {0-1 (75) Demidov,M (2523)-Kovalenko,I (2635) chess.com INT 2018} 11.
cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 $14) (7... Be7 8. c5 b6 9. b4 Ne4 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Bd3 {
1-0 (75) Margvelashvili,G (2547)-Gerzhoy,L (2489) Saint Louis 2012} f5 $13) (
7... c5 8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Bc7 11. Bxc7 Qxc7 12. c5 O-O 13. Bb5 Ne4
14. Qb2 Nc6 15. Ke2 f5 $13 {1-0 (33) Olbrich,M (2302)-Stettler,M (2291)
Germany 2002}) (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. Bg3 Nbd7 10. Ke2 Qe7 11. Qc2 O-O 12.
Rhd1 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Kf1 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Qe5 $11 {1/2 (23)
Wirthensohn,H (2361)-Mathonia,C (2197) Germany 2002}) 8. Bg5 (8. c5 Bxf4 9.
exf4 Ne4 10. Qc2 Qf6 11. g3 O-O 12. Bb5 a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. cxb6 cxb6 15. Ke2 b5
16. Bb3 a5 $17 {0-1 (30) Nikolic,Z-Djukic,Z Nis 1981}) (8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Qc2 (9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Ke2 Nbd7 12. b4 a5 13. b5 c5 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Rd1 c5
16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Kf1 Rfc8 $15 {0-1 (49) Hauge,L (2436)-Vaibhav,S (2542) chess.
com INT 2018}) 9... O-O 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Nbd7 12. Ke2 c6 13. Rhd1 Qe7 14.
Rac1 e5 $11 {1/2 (18) Demidov,M (2523)-Andriasian,Z (2585) chess.com INT 2018})
8... h6 (8... c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 (11... Be7 $142 $14)
12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qc2 $16 {1-0 (26) Carlsen,M (2838)-Finegold,B (2481) chess.
com INT 2017}) (8... c6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Ke2 Qe7 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Kf1
e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bg3 Qe6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bf5 Qe7 19. Qc2
$14 {1-0 (74) Kobo,O (2489)-Taylor,A (2256) Barcelona 2016}) 9. Bxf6 (9. Bh4 {
was played in two online games between Carlsen and So:} Nbd7 (9... g5 10. Bg3
Ne4 11. Qc2 g4 12. Nd2 Bxg3 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. hxg3 f5 15. Qb3 $14 {1/2 (77)
Carlsen,M (2832)-So,W (2815) chess.com INT 2017}) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 c6 12.
Ke2 Be7 13. b4 a6 14. Rc1 O-O 15. a4 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Bxh4 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 Nb6
19. b5 cxb5 20. axb5 a5 $11 {1-0 (35) Carlsen,M (2832)-So,W (2815) chess.com
INT 2017}) 9... Qxf6 10. cxd5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (10. c5 Bf8 ({there is nothing
wrong with} 10... Be7) 11. Qc2 c6 12. b4 a6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Ke2 g5 15. h3 Bg7
16. a4 Qe7 17. Rad1 O-O 18. g4 e5 $13 {1/2 (40) So,W (2822)-Wojtaszek,R (2745)
Shamkir 2017}) 10... exd5 11. e4 $1 {Unusual: White attacks in the centre when
his uncastled king is there! Moreover, he has no development advantage or
other positional trumps. The justification of his action is purely tactical: a
favourable constellation of pieces at this particular moment. And surprisingly
it works!} Be7 (11... Qe6 $5 12. e5 Be7 13. Bb5+ Nd7) 12. Bb5+ $5 ({Of course,
not} 12. exd5 Nd7 {followed by 0-0-0.}) ({The immediate} 12. e5 {allows Black
to activate his queen:} Qb6) 12... c6 13. e5 Qf4 14. Bd3 c5 {Black must get
access to White's king.} 15. dxc5 Nc6 16. Qc1 {Of course, the exchange of
queens is favourable for White.} Qb4 17. a3 $1 (17. Ke2 Bxc5 18. Rd1 Qb6 19. a4
a6 20. b4 Nxb4 21. Rb1 O-O 22. Kf1 Qc6 23. a5 Rac8 24. Qd2 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 {
0-1 (68) Sadzikowski,D (2584)-Bai,J (2575) Neustadt an der Weinstrasse G 2018}
Rfd8 $15) 17... Qxc5 18. Ke2 {...but Magnus Carlsen doesn't hurry!} ({After} 
18. Qxc5 Bxc5 19. Ke2 O-O {[%csl Re5] Black should equalize.}) 18... Nd4+ (
18... Qb6 $5 {[%cal Re7c5]}) 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. f4 O-O 21. Qd2 Qb6 22. Rhe1 f6
23. e6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Qxe6+ 24. Kf3 {White has sacrificed a pawn but his king
is now safe, and the weakness of light squares in Black's position becomes
critical.} Qd7 (24... Qf7 {[%cal Yf7h5]} 25. Bf5 Kh8 26. Rad1 {is very
unpleasant, too.}) 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. Qe3 Bd6 27. Bg6 f5 28. Qe6+ Qxe6 29. Rxe6
Bc5 {This move allows White to regain material while keeping a big positional
advantage} ({but after} 29... Bb8 30. h4 {Black's position is completely
passive.}) 30. Re5 (30. g3 $142 {protecting the f4-pawn, and then Re6-e5.})
30... Rf6 (30... Bd6 $142 $1 31. Rxf5 (31. Rexd5 Rf6 $1 32. Bxf5 g6 {regaining
the f4-pawn is the point of Black's defence}) 31... Bc7 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 {
, and Black keeps good drawing chances.}) 31. Bxf5 Bd6 32. Rdxd5 Kf7 33. Re4 g6
34. Bg4 {As a result, White has won a pawn.} h5 35. Bh3 Re8 36. Red4 Be5 37.
Rb4 g5 38. g3 (38. Rxb7+ Kf8 39. g3 gxf4 40. g4 {was not clear due to} hxg4+
41. Bxg4 Rd6 $1 {with drawing chances for Black. If} 42. Rxd6 Bxd6 43. Rxa7 {
then} Re3+ 44. Kg2 Rb3) 38... b6 39. Rd7+ Kf8 40. Rh7 {White goes for a
position with 3 pawns vs. bishop. He had a good alternative:} (40. Rxa7 Bd6 41.
Rc4 gxf4 42. gxf4 b5 43. Re4 Rxe4 44. Kxe4 Rxf4+ 45. Kd5 $16) 40... g4+ 41.
Bxg4 hxg4+ 42. Kxg4 {Computers usually evaluate such positions as nearly equal
but in fact, they are quite difficult to defend. Wesley So fails to hold his
ground.} Bd6 43. Rc4 a5 (43... Rg6+ $142 44. Kf5 Rg7 {exchanging White's
active rook.}) 44. Rc6 Kg8 {Black now loses a fourth pawn but} ({if} 44... Be7
{then} 45. Rh8+ Kf7 46. Rxf6+ Bxf6 47. Rxe8 Kxe8 48. b3 {. After the exchange
of both pairs of rooks the endgame is winning for White.}) 45. Rb7 Be5 46.
Rcxb6 Rxb6 47. Rxb6 {[%mdl 4096] The rest is a matter of technique, which the
World Champion hardly lacks.} Bd4 48. Rb5 Re2 49. b3 Rxh2 50. Rxa5 Re2 51. Rd5
Bb2 52. a4 Bc3 53. Kf5 Re8 54. g4 Rf8+ 55. Ke4 Rb8 56. Rb5 Re8+ 57. Kd3 Be1 58.
a5 Bf2 59. b4 Re3+ 60. Kc4 Re4+ 61. Kb3 Kf7 62. Re5 Rd4 (62... Rxf4 63. Rf5+
Rxf5 64. gxf5 $18) 63. b5 Rd3+ 64. Kc2 Rg3 65. g5 Bd4 66. Rd5 Be3 67. Rd3 Rg2+
68. Kb3 Bc1 69. b6 Ke6 70. Rd4 Rb2+ 71. Ka4 Kf5 72. Rb4 Ra2+ 73. Kb5 Bxf4 74.
Rxf4+ Kxf4 75. b7 {A fantastic game, a real gem of chess strategy of the
future. It is very difficult to say where Black committed mistakes leading to
his defeat!} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.20"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "SHSM Legacy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 (6. b3 $6 c5 $1 {
(with reversed colours) has been seen in a number of games.} 7. c3 $6 Ne4 {
happened, e.g., in the following encounters:} 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. Nbd2 Qa5 10. Nxe4
dxe4 11. Nd2 (11. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bf5 13. c4 Qc7 14. f4 exf3 15. Bxf3 Rad8
16. Qe1 b6 17. Qc3 Rd4 18. Kh1 Bxe5 $19 {0-1 (54) Doan,T (1994)-Dang,B (2228)
Da Lat 2014}) (11. Ne1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rd8 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Rd8 14. Nc2 Bxd4
15. Nxd4 e5 16. Qb1 Rxd4 {1/2 (39) Petran,P (2311)-Saric,A (2565) Split 2013}
17. e3 Rd2 18. Qxe4 $11) 13. e3 e5 $36) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nc4 Qc5
14. e3 (14. Bxe4 Bg4 $15 {0-1 (62) Alonso Alvarez,A-Sion Castro,M (2423)
Benasque 1999}) 14... Nc6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bxe4 $11) 6... b6 {Black's attempt
to break the symmetry meets an unexpected response.} 7. c4 $5 c6 {There are
more logical moves:} (7... e6) (7... Bb7 {(after 6.b3 c5 White usually plays 7.
e3 or 7.Bb2 keeping an option to push c2-c4.}) 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qa4
Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 $6 {Ian Nepomniachtchi repeats the inaccuracy committed by
the Vietnamese player (see above with reversed colous).} (11... Nd7 $142) 12.
Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bf4 e3 {This "improvement" doesn't help him too much as his
b7-bishop finds itself encarcerated.} (13... c5 14. Qc2 {- see Doan-Dang above.
}) 14. Bxe3 Bxe5 $14 {[%csl Rb7]} 15. Rad1 (15. Rab1 {is more accurate. The
humble b2-pawn is important.}) 15... Qc7 16. c5 {[%csl Rb7][%mdl 32]} (16. b3
$5) (16. Rd2 $5 Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Qxa7 Ra8 19. Qxb6 Qxb6 20. Bxb6 Bxb2
21. Bc5 $14) 16... Bxb2 17. Qb3 Bf6 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Bxb6 Qc8 20. Rc1 Qg4 21.
Rc2 Ra6 22. Bf3 Qa4 23. Qxa4 Rxa4 {White has an outside passed pawn but at the
moment it is rather weak so his advantage is not yet decisive.} 24. Rd1 (24.
Rb1 $1 {[%cal Yb6c5] looks stronger.}) 24... Ba8 $2 {Passivity is hopeless
here.} (24... Ra6 $142 $1 25. Be3 (25. Rb1 Bc8 $1 26. Bxc6 $140 Be6 27. a4 Rb8
28. a5 Rxa5) 25... Bc8 $1 {[%cal Yc8e6] activating the bishop, e.g.} 26. Rdd2
Bh3 $1 27. Rxc6 Rb8 28. Rc1 Be6 {with a probable draw.}) 25. Bc5 Rb8 26. a3 e5
27. e3 e4 28. Be2 Rb7 29. Rc4 Rxc4 30. Bxc4 Kg7 31. a4 {The pawn moves forward
and becomes White's main trump.} Be7 32. Bxe7 Rxe7 33. a5 f5 34. Rd8 Ra7 35. a6
Kf6 36. Re8 c5 37. Kf1 Kg7 38. Ke2 Bc6 39. Rc8 Bd7 40. Rg8+ Kh6 41. Rb8 Bc6 42.
Rb6 Ba8 43. Bb5 Rc7 44. Kd2 Rc8 45. Kc3 Kg5 46. h3 h5 47. Kc4 h4 48. Re6 hxg3
49. fxg3 1-0

[Event "Bilbao Masters 9th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2016.07.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 {Black gives up his bishop
but deprives White of the castling right.The line looks quite bizarre but this
is nothing new: it has already been seen in dozens of games!} 6. Rxb1 {Other
options:} (6. Qxb1) (6. Qa4+) 6... Bb4+ 7. Ke2 dxc4 (7... Bd6 $5 {is played
more often. Typical examples:} 8. g3 (8. Qb3 Bxf4 9. Qxb7 Nbd7 10. exf4 c5 11.
g3 O-O 12. Bg2 Qa5 $44 {1-0 (42) Kolev,A (2601)-Gascon del Nogal,J (2206) San
Cristobal 2012}) (8. c5 Bxf4 9. exf4 O-O 10. g3 b6 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7
13. Kf3 bxc5 14. dxc5 Qc6 15. Qd4 a5 $15 {1/2 (33) Knoeppel,B (2058)-Buteica,A
(2226) ICCF WS 2005}) (8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. c5 Bxf4 10. exf4 O-O 11. g3 Ne4 12. Ne1
e5 $1 13. dxe5 f6 $40 {0-1 (41) Reichmann,H (2309)-Orzech,D (2340) Germany 2005
}) (8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qb3 Rb8 11. g3 O-O 12. Bh3 Nb6 13. Bf5 h6 14.
Bxf6 Qxf6 15. g4 Rfe8 16. Qc2 Nc4 $36 {0-1 (46) Kovacevic,V (2495)-Klaric,Z 
(2440) Vinkovci 1982}) 8... O-O 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg2 Be7 (11... Qd7
$142 {[%cal Yf7f6,Yc6e7]}) 12. h4 Na5 13. Qa4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne5 Bd6 16.
Rhd1 $14 {1-0 (49) Kamsky,G (2705)-Shulman,Y (2604) Connecticut 2007}) (7...
O-O $143 8. c5 Ne4 9. Qa4 Nc6 10. a3 Ba5 11. Qc2 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}) (7... Be7 8.
Qb3 Qc8 9. g4 O-O 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. h3 (12. g5 $5 Nh5 13. Be5)
12... a5 13. Qa4 Re8 14. Rhc1 Nd7 15. Kf1 Nb6 16. Qd1 Qd7 17. Kg1 Bd6 $11 {
0-1 (28) Sahovic,D (2425)-Mirkovic,S (2295) Vrnjacka Banja 1984}) 8. Qa4+ Nc6
9. Ne5 Nd5 (9... Bd6 10. Nxc6 Qd7 11. g3 $1 (11. Qxc4 bxc6 12. g3 Bxf4 13. gxf4
Qd5 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. Rc1 Kd7 16. f3 Rhb8 17. Rc2 Rb4 $11 {0-1 (65) Semeniuk,A
(2474)-Iskusnyh,S (2533) Tomsk 2001}) 11... Qxc6 12. Qxc6+ bxc6 13. Bg2 $14)
10. Nxc6 Qd7 11. Rc1 (11. Bg3 bxc6 $1 $132 (11... Qxc6 $143 12. Qxc6+ bxc6 13.
Kf3 Kd7 14. Bxc4 Bd6 15. Rhc1 $14 {1-0 (47) Hulak,K (2515)-Rowley,R (2400) New
York 1989}) 12. e4 $140 Nf6 $1 13. Qxb4 Qxd4 {[%cal Rd4e4,Rd4d3]} 14. Ra1 $8
Qxe4+ 15. Kd1 Rd8+ 16. Kc1 Nd5 $40) 11... bxc6 (11... Bd6 $5 12. Qxc4 (12. Bxd6
cxd6) 12... Bxf4 13. exf4 bxc6 $11) {However, the text move is quite enough.
In the arising position, with opposite-coloured bishops, White has no real
winning chances.} 12. Rxc4 Rb8 13. Qxc6 Nxf4+ 14. exf4 Bd6 15. b3 Bxf4 16.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. d5 (17. Ra4 Bd6 18. Kd3 (18. Rxa7 Ra8 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. a4 Rb8)
18... Ra8 {[%cal Ya7a5]} 19. Ra6 Rhb8 $11 {[%cal Yb8b6]}) 17... Bd6 18. dxe6+
Kxe6 19. Ra4 Kf6 20. Kf3 Rb4 21. Rxb4 Bxb4 22. Bd3 Rd8 23. Ke2 Re8+ 24. Kf3 Rd8
25. Ke2 Re8+ 26. Kf3 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London-ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1913.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Lasker, Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "Lasker,Eduard"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bg3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Bxe4
dxe4 9. Nfd2 Bxg3 10. hxg3 cxd4 11. cxd4 f5 $2 {(e5!)} 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. a3 Bd7
14. Nc4 Rd8 15. Qb3 Bc8 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Qb5 Qf6 18. Na5 a6 19. Qb6 Nxa5 20.
Qxa5 Rfe8 21. O-O Bd7 22. Rd2 Bc6 23. Rfd1 Rd6 $1 24. Qc5 Red8 25. b4 Be8 $1
26. d5 b6 27. Qc4 Bf7 28. Rd4 b5 29. Qc5 e5 30. R4d2 Qg5 31. Ne2 Bh5 32. Kf1
Rh6 33. Rc2 f4 34. exf4 exf4 35. d6 Bxe2+ 36. Kxe2 Qg4+ 37. f3 exf3+ 38. gxf3
Rh2+ {Quelle: Chess Secrets - I Learned From The Masters" by Edward Lasker,
David McKay Company, New York 1951,} 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1909.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "Lasker,Emanuel"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1) Lasker:The international congress St.Petersburg 1909. Translation by
R.Teichmann (2) Lasker: Der internationale Schachkongreß zu St.Petersburg.
1909. Berlin.1909. (Nachdruck Olms.1989.)} d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5.
Bd3 Bxf4 6. exf4 Qd6 7. Qd2 c5 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. O-O Nc6 10. c3 (10. Nc3 {
followed by the development of the Rooks, would be sounder play.}) 10... O-O
11. b4 Qb6 12. a4 a6 {The purpose of this move is not clear. The advance of
White,s a and b-pawns can do Black no harm.} (12... Rd8 {followed by Bc8-d7
and Ra8-c8, was indicated. The Bishop could afterwards take up a waiting
position at e8.}) 13. a5 Qc7 14. Re1 Rb8 {An ingenious idea;} ({but it is
questionable whether the slower attack} 14... Bd7 {/\ Rac8, Qc7-d6 followed by
doubling the Rooks on the c-file, or by d4, would not have been more useful.})
15. Ne5 b6 16. axb6 Rxb6 17. Qe2 d4 18. b5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Nd5 21.
cxd4 {It appears risky to accept the sacrifice.} ({After} 21. c4 {White would
have captured the d-pawn sooner or later, without exposing himself to any
danger, and he would, moreover, have had the chance, slight though it be, of
the passed pawn.}) 21... Nf4 22. Qe4 Nh3+ 23. gxh3 Rxb5 24. Na3 Rb3 25. Rac1
Qd7 {Intending to play Qd7-d5; but it was of the greatest importance to compel
the Knight to move, lest the White Rook take possession of the third row and
reach the square g3.} ({Black could win as follows} 25... Qe7 26. Nc4 (26. Qc2
{/\Qc2xc8} Qg5+ 27. Kf1 Ba6+ 28. Nc4 Rxh3 {and wins}) 26... Bb7 27. Qf4 Rf3 28.
Qd2 Qh4 {threatening now Qxh3, e.g.} 29. Nd6 Bd5 30. Rc3 Qxh3 31. Ree3 Ra8 {
This analysis is given by Spielmann and E. Cohn.}) 26. Re3 Bb7 27. Qf4 Qd5 28.
f3 f6 {In spite of the strenght of Black,s position there is no decisive
manouver;} ({for instance} 28... Rc8 {28...Rc8 would fail} {on account of} 29.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Nc2 {followed soon by Nc2-e1.}) 29. Rc5 g5 30. Rxd5 gxf4 31.
Rxb3 Bxd5 32. Rc3 fxe5 33. dxe5 Rf5 34. Nc4 Rh5 35. Kg2 Rg5+ 36. Kf2 Rh5 37.
Kg2 Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch53"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1998.06.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1998.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Avrukh,B} d5 2. d4 c6 3. e3 {The passive Colle Opening has some
popularity amongst the players who do not like to learn much of theory.
However it is a big consession to restrict the dark-squared B to passivity so
early.} Bg4 {Black wants to activate first his B and only after that play
e7-e6.} 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 (5. Nbd2 Nd7 6. Be2 f5 $1 {This is the main idea of
Black's setup. He wants to play an improved Stonewall structure, where the
problem of the c8 B is solved. In the real Stonewall Black has to lose some
tempi with Bd7-e8-h5 to achieve the same position.} 7. O-O Bd6 8. b4 a6 9. Qb3
Ngf6 10. a4 O-O 11. Re1 Ne4 {This strong N is one of the main ideas in the
Stonewall. Black has good attacking chances on the >>, while White's pressure
on the << is irrelevant.} 12. Nf1 Qe7 13. c5 Bb8 14. Bb2 e5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16.
dxe5 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Bxe5 $15 {Schauwecker-Chernin, San Bernardino op 1994}) 5...
Nd7 6. b3 (6. Be2 {can also be met by} f5 $1 (6... Ngf6 {is also good for
equality, but here Black wants more.}) (6... Ngf6 {Avrukh,B} 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3
O-O 9. Bb2 Rc8 $5 (9... Qe7 10. Nd2 (10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 dxc4 13.
Qxc4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 $11 {Sopur,L-Kuczynski,R/Katowice op 1992 (27)}) 10...
Bf5 11. f4 Ne4 $6 12. Ndxe4 Bxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 f5 15. Rad1 $14 {
Frosch,E-Thallinger,H/Balatonbereny-B 1995/1-0 (49)}) 10. Rc1 Re8 11. Nd2 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 Qa5 13. Nf3 Bb4 $11 {Danailov,S-Trifunov,D/BUL-chT 1991 (19)}) 7. a3 (
7. Bd2 Bd6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rb1 O-O 11. b4 Qe8 {/\ Qh5 -> >>} 12.
b5 Qh5 13. g3 Ne4 $1 14. bxc6 bxc6 {The backward P on c6 is not compensating
the passiviry of the pieces, and Black's -> on the >>.} 15. Nh4 Bxe2 16. Nxe2
g5 17. Ng2 Rf6 $40 {Tauber-Joksimovic, Dornbirn op 1988}) 7... Bd6 8. b4 Ngf6
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 (10. gxf3 O-O {and White's P structure is corrupted.})
10... O-O 11. Qb3 Kh8 12. Ra2 Ne4 $17 {Baudot-M.Kuijff, EU-Cup London 1996})
6... f5 $1 {This is more agressive than the natural Avrukh: Black's set up
looks like a regular "stonewall",but one factor is very significient:black has
already solved the problem of the lightsquared bishop and it makes their play
quiet comfortable.} (6... Ngf6 {which is also playable for Black}) 7. Be2 Bd6
8. O-O Ngf6 9. a4 {/\ Ba3} (9. Bb2 {Avrukh,B} O-O 10. Ne1 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Qe8 (
11... e5 $6 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nf4 $1 $14) 12. Nd3 g5 $5 $132) 9... Qe7 {
avoiding the exchange of the important dark-squared B.} (9... O-O $6 {Avrukh,B}
10. Ba3 $14) 10. Bb2 O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Rf7 $1 {/\ g5 Rg7 g4 >< h3. This
original move prepares the -> on the >>, because h3 is a weakness.} (12... Ne4
{was the standard reply.}) 13. Nb1 {/\ Ba3, but losing a lot of tempi for that.
} g5 $1 $132 {Avrukh: The situation in the center is stable so black starts an
actions on the kingside.} 14. Ba3 Bxa3 15. Rxa3 (15. Nxa3 {Avrukh,B} Rg7 16.
Nc2 Rf8 17. Ne1 g4 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Bxg4 Rxg4 $36) 15... Rg7 {/\ g4} 16. g3 g4
17. hxg4 (17. Bg2 $6 {Avrukh,B} gxh3 18. Bxh3 Ne4 19. Ra2 h5 $1 {[%cal Gh5h4]}
20. Qxh5 $2 Rh7 21. Qg6+ Kh8 $17 {[%csl Rg6,Rh3]}) 17... Nxg4 18. Bxg4 (18. Ra2
h5 {/\ h4}) 18... Rxg4 19. Kg2 Nf6 20. Rh1 (20. f3 Rg6) 20... Ne4 {-/+Avrukh:
White pieces lack coordination,while at the same time black ones perfectly
cooperate and this makes the difference.} 21. Ra2 Rf8 $19 {/\ f5-f4 with an
unstoppable -> on the >>.} 22. Rh3 Qg7 {[%cal Gf5f4]} 23. Qe1 (23. Kh1 {
Avrukh,B} Rf6 $1 24. Rc2 (24. Qe1 Ng5 $19) 24... h5 $1 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 25. Nc3 (
25. Rxh5 Rxg3 $1 26. fxg3 Nxg3+ 27. Kh2 Nxh5 $17) 25... Ng5 26. Rxh5 Rh6 27.
Rxh6 Qxh6+ 28. Kg1 Qh3 $1 $17 {[%cal Gg4h4,Gg5f3]}) 23... f4 24. exf4 (24. Nd2
{Avrukh,B} fxe3 $5 (24... fxg3 25. f3 Nxd2 26. Rxd2 (26. fxg4 Rf2+ 27. Kh1 Qxg4
$19) 26... Rg6 27. Rxg3 $6 Rff6 $1 28. Rxg6 Rxg6+ 29. Kh1 Qf6 $1 30. Qf1 Qg5
$19 {[%csl Re3,Rh1]}) 25. Nxe4 Rxe4 26. fxe3 e5 27. cxd5 exd4 (27... cxd5 28.
Qa5 Qf7 29. dxe5 Rxe3 $19) 28. dxc6 Rxe3 29. Re2 Qf7 $1 $19) (24. Rc2 {Avrukh,B
} Qg6 $1 25. Na3 Ng5 26. exf4 (26. Rh1 Qe4+ $19) 26... Nxh3 27. Kxh3 Rfxf4 $1
$19) 24... Rgxf4 (24... Rgxf4 {Avrukh,B} 25. Kg1 Ng5 $1 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Na3 {[%cal Gc2c4] Une
ligne secondaire solide mais moins ambitieuse que c4} (6. c4 c6 (6... dxc4 7.
Na3 c3 8. bxc3)) (6. Nbd2) 6... c5 (6... c6) 7. dxc5 Na6 8. c4 (8. c6 $5 bxc6
9. c4) 8... Nxc5 9. Be3 Ne6 $6 {La Championne d'Europe avait déjà sacrifié sa
Q а la ronde 9!} (9... Nfe4 $142 {[%csl Rb2,Gg7]}) 10. Qb3 d4 11. Rad1 dxe3 $5
12. Rxd8 exf2+ 13. Rxf2 Rxd8 $44 {[%csl Ra3,Gc8,Rf2,Gg7] Les Noirs ont la
paire de B en compensations et les pièces Blanches sont un peu désorganisées
mais un GMI aussi expérimenté doit pouvoir aussi valoriser le matériel.} 14.
Rf1 Ng4 $6 {[%csl Re3,Gg7][%cal Ge6d4]} (14... Ne4 $1 15. Nc2 Nd2 $1 {le coup
clé de la variante qui permet d'activer la R et l'échange d'une paire de N
permet aux Noirs de surcontroler la case "d4"} 16. Nxd2 Rxd2 17. Bf3 (17. e3 a5
{[%cal Ga5a4]} (17... Ng5 {[%cal Gc8f5]}) 18. h3 (18. Rf2 Rd1+) 18... h5 {
[%csl Rg3][%cal Gh5h4]} (18... a4 19. Qb4 Rxc2 20. Qxe7) 19. Rf2 Rd1+ 20. Kh2
h4 $36 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Gg7e5]}) 17... Nd4 $1) 15. Nc2 Bd7 {[%cal Gd7c6]} (
15... Nc5 $6 16. Qb4 b6 17. Nfd4 {[%csl Gg2]}) 16. h3 (16. Qxb7 $2 Rab8 {
[%cal Gb7b2]}) 16... Nh6 17. Ne3 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ge3d5]} Nc5 18. Qa3 Ne4 19.
g4 e6 20. Rd1 $36 {Les Blancs ont passé la phase critique en réorganisant les
pièces Blanches et les compensations des Noirs sont maintenant insuffisantes.}
Bc6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qa5 $1 Rd7 23. Qxa7 (23. Ne5 $1 b6 24. Qa6 Bxe5 25. Bxe4
Bxe4 26. Qc8+) 23... Bf6 $2 (23... Bxb2 $13) 24. b4 Ng5 25. Nxg5 Bxg2 (25...
Bxg5 26. Bxc6) 26. Nxe6 $1 (26. h4) 26... fxe6 27. Kxg2 Nf7 28. Qb6 Kg7 (28...
Bd4 29. Qxe6) 29. Nf1 Nd8 30. h4 Nf7 31. g5 Bd8 32. Qb5 Rd4 33. Nh2 Rxh4 34.
Nf3 Re4 35. c5 Bc7 36. Qxb7 {[%mdl 512]} 1-0

[Event "Terre degli Elimi op 8th"]
[Site "Erice"]
[Date "2017.08.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 {During the
preparation I noticed that my opponent has a wide repertoire, consisting
mostly of solid and optically not too ambitious variations, with some
strategic consistency, though. Therefore I decided not to prepare at all, but
I must confess I overlooked that he had played this line before. Coincidence
meant that I had also used it a few times!} ({This move order mainly aims at
avoiding the line} 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3 c5 {offering Black good
counterplay.}) ({For some reasons I thought that my game was following the
same path as:} 6. c3 c5 7. dxc5 a5 8. Be3 Nc6 {Carlsen,M (2881)-Caruana,F 
(2783) Shamkir 2014 CBM 160 [Krasenkow,M] (1-0, 49), where Black seemed to
have a good position, but in fact the games are only similar.}) 6... c5 {
As far as I can understand this is the most active way of crossing White's
plan.} (6... Nc6 {allows White to transpose to a normal Grünfeld line with} 7.
c4 dxc4 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. b3) (6... c6 7. c4 Bf5 8. b3 {also leads to a normal
line, even though the knight would stand better on c3.}) 7. dxc5 Nc6 {I
rejected trying retrieving the pawn with the knight n principle, as it may
lead to a symmetrical position where White's extra tempo would offer him a
slight advantage.} ({My opponent's previous game with this line went} 7... Na6
8. Nb3 Ne4 9. Ng5 Naxc5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Qxd5 (11. Bxd5 $16 h6 $2 12. Bxf7+ $1
) 11... Qxd5 12. Bxd5 h6 13. Ne4 Rd8 $44 {Rotstein,A (2513)-Braun,C (2393)
Germany 2016 (1/2-1/2, 26)}) (7... Nbd7 8. Nb3 ({This is the most popular but
actually I was not sure things are that funny for Black if White plays for the
symmetry with} 8. c4 {Here is an example:} Nxc5 9. Nb3 Ne6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11.
Ng5 {Epishin,V (2543)-Smith,A (2480) Bugibba 2011 (½-½, 29) with some slight
initiative.}) 8... Qc7 9. c3 ({I did not remember my previous game, continuing
} 9. Bf4 e5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nfd2 Be6 13. Qc1 Rfd8 14. c4 d4 $17 {
Marin,M (2534)-Pop,A (2254) Iasi (rapid) 2011 (1-0, 27)}) 9... e5 ({It is
useful to defend the h2-b8 diagonal as} 9... Nxc5 10. Bf4 {offers Wite some
initiative:} Qc6 11. Nfd4 Qb6 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 13. Be5 {Kasparian,G-Belavenets,S
Tbilisi 1937 (1-0, 61). As we see the variation is not quite new.}) 10. Be3 Rd8
{Vidit,S (2315)-Gahan,M (2005) New Delhi 2007 (0-1, 37). There is no immediate
way of retrieving the pawn but Black surely has compensation due to his strong
centre.}) 8. c3 {The game becomes a gambit now as Black cannot retrieve the
pawn in view of b2-b4.} a5 9. Nd4 ({This surprized me as I was expecting} 9. a4
e5 10. Nb3 {when I had no idea yet how to continue. Practice proves Black is
doing fine:} h6 11. Nfd2 (11. Ne1 {Markowski,T (2605)-Iotov,V (2342) Antalya
2004 (1/2-1/2, 49)} Qe7 12. Nc2 Be6 $44) 11... Be6 12. Qc2 ({The next game was
clearly not White's best:} 12. h3 Qe7 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Be3 $2 f5 $17 {Muenzer,F
(2058)-Romanishin,O (2562) Bad Wiessee 2002 EXT 2003 [Teske] (0-1, 21)}) (12.
f4 {creates too many weaknesses.} exf4 13. gxf4 Qe7 14. Nf3 Rfe8 15. Nfd4 Bg4
$17 {Cvitan,O (2505)-Giorgadze,G Debrecen 1992 (1/2-1/2, 35)}) 12... Qe7 13. e4
d4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. e5 Nd5 16. Ne4 Ndb4 17. Qd1 Nxe5 $15 {Petrosian,T (2625)
-Harutjunyan,G (2436) Yerevan 2016 (1-0, 49), with active play in the centre.})
9... e5 ({Had I not underestimated Black's answer, I would most probably played
} 9... a4 $1 $44 {isolating the extra pawn from its colleagues.}) 10. Nxc6 ({
I was mainly relying on} 10. Nb5 {but things do not seem entirely clear here
either:} Be6 11. Qa4 (11. Nd6 Nd7 12. Nxb7 Qc7 13. Nd6 Nxc5 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. a4
Rad8 $44 {offers Black an overwhelming advance in development for just a pawn.}
) 11... Qd7 (11... Nd7 12. Nb3 {Patrick,C-Danielsson,F (2100) Tylosand 2015 
(1-0, 37) consolidates the extra pawn.}) 12. Rd1 (12. Nd6 Nd4 $1 {[%csl Ge2]}
13. Qd1 Nf5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 $44) 12... Na7 13. c4 dxc4 14. c6 Nxc6 15. Nxc4 Nd4
16. Rxd4 exd4 17. Nb6 Qe7 18. Nxa8 Rxa8 19. Nxd4 Bd5 {In principle Black has
some compensation for the pawn due to White's incomplete development and
imperfect coordination, but I fear that Black is struggling for a draw.}) 10...
bxc6 11. e4 {White has a normal reversed Grünfeld but... with an extra pawn.
Black needs some accuracy to stay in the game.} Qe7 $6 {Underestimating
White's move recommended below.} ({Black should have opted for completing the
development with} 11... Be6 {for instance} 12. Re1 Nd7 13. b4 d4 $1 14. Nb3
dxc3 15. Nxa5 Rxa5 16. bxa5 Qxa5 $44) 12. b4 Ba6 13. Re1 Bd3 14. exd5 Nxd5 {
I was quite satisfied with my position but my opponent did not seem to like
his as he now sank into long thought.} 15. Qf3 $2 ({I did not take} 15. Bxd5 {
seriously, thinking that this would weaken the light squares too much. But
this would force Black into sacrificing even more material with questionable
compensation:} cxd5 16. Nb3 Bc4 17. Nxa5 Rxa5 18. bxa5 e4 {Black is very
active but White's material advantage is overwhelming so probably the
compensation is not enough. Engines go further by thinking White is simply
winning but I would take this as an exaggeration.}) 15... Bc2 $17 {White is
suddenly paralysed.} 16. b5 {Again played after a long time. White tries
changing the course of events as the alternatives are very unpleasant.} (16.
Bb2 axb4 17. cxb4 e4 18. Bxg7 exf3 19. Rxe7 Kxg7 $19) (16. Nc4 e4 $17) 16...
Qxc5 ({As pointed out by Mariya Yugina, Black should have ignored the
queenside and continued the central expansion with} 16... f5 $1 $15 {[%cal
Ge5e4]} 17. Qe2 e4 18. Nc4 Ba4 ({Actually I refrained from this line because of
} 18... Bd3 $2 19. Qxd3 $1 exd3 20. Bxd5+ $1 cxd5 21. Rxe7 dxc4 22. Bd2 $18)
19. bxc6 (19. Nb6 Bxb5 20. c4 Ba6 21. Nxa8 Bxa1 $17) 19... Bxc6 $15) {After my
move White already has more than one way to equalise.} 17. bxc6 ({I was
slightly concerned about} 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Ba3 Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxc3 20. Bxc6 Rab8
21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxa4 23. Be7 Rd4 $13) 17... Nxc3 18. Qe3 $1 {I
completely missed this move.} ({I had mainly counted on} 18. Bb2 e4 $17) 18...
Qxe3 19. Rxe3 Nd1 ({Offering White the chance to go wrong. My other candidate
looked too straightforward:} 19... e4 20. Bb2 Ne2+ 21. Rxe2 Bxb2 22. Rae1 Bd3
23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 $44 {Due to the strong c6-pawn I doubted I could win
this.}) 20. Re1 $6 ({My previous move was some sort of bluff since I knew that
} 20. Ba3 $1 {would spare White any problem:} Nxe3 21. Bxf8 Nxg2 (21... Bxf8
22. fxe3 Ba4 23. Nc4 $14 {[%csl Gc6]}) 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rc1 Bf5 24. Kxg2 Be6
25. c7 Rc8 $11) 20... e4 21. Ba3 $2 {One of the cases when "better late than
never" does not apply.} (21. Rb1 $1 e3 22. fxe3 Bxb1 23. Nxb1 Nb2 $15 {Here,
too, White has a strong pawn, but his structure is weak and his knight more
passive than in the previous similar line.}) 21... Bxa1 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Bxe4
{Black is a piece up but needs to be careful for a few moves in order to
return safely with the minor pieces.} Bd4 $1 ({The only thing Black needs to
avoid is} 23... Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Nc3 25. Nd6 $11 {[%csl Ga1][%cal Gc6c7]}) ({But} 
23... Ba4 {also wins.}) 24. Kg2 Ba4 {The rest of the game was played by
inertia.} 25. Nc4 Nxf2 26. Bd5 Rc8 27. Nxa5 Bc3 28. Rc1 Nd1 29. Nc4 Bxc6 30.
Nb6 Rb8 31. Bxc6 Rxb6 32. Ba4 Nb2 33. Bb3 Bd4 34. Kf3 Be5 35. Ke4 Rb4+ 36. Kd5
Bf6 37. Rc7 Nd3 38. Kc6 Be7 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. Kd7 Bf8 41. Rc3 Nc5+ 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O c6 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Qc1 {A slow
system of development. White does not aspire to a concrete advantage out of
the opening, but hopes that his extra tempo would tell in a long manoeuvring
game.} Bg4 {Several other moves have been tried here. Of course, concrete
lines are not an issue at this height of the game, without any pawn tension,
so I have just picked a few example illustrating the typical plans.} (7... Bf5
8. Rd1 Nbd7 9. c4 Qb6 10. c5 Qd8 {White has gained two tempi, but the
consequences of blocking the queenside are far from one-sided. Black gets the
possibility of breaking the pawn chain with either ...b7-b6 or ...e7-e5.} 11.
Nc3 Re8 12. Nh4 {Forcing the bishop to block the e-pawn, thus delaying the
break in the centre.} Be6 13. b4 b6 14. b5 $6 {With his development incomplete,
White does not get much out of this daring pawn break.} ({It would have been
worth considering continuing the piece mobilisation. The most natural way of
doing it is} 14. Rb1) 14... Qc8 (14... Rc8 {looks more natural, putting some
pressure on the white queen.}) 15. e4 $6 {This is pushing things too far.} ({
True, White does not have an advantage after} 15. cxb6 axb6 16. bxc6 Qxc6 17.
Nxd5 $5 {Nice, but not lethal.} Qxc1 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Rdxc1 Nd5 20. Nf3 Nxf4
21. gxf4 Rxa2 $11) 15... bxc5 16. bxc6 Qxc6 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. dxc5 Bxc3 19.
Qxc3 Nxc3 20. Bxc6 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 Nxc5 $17 {Bacrot,E (2718)-Dominguez Perez,L 
(2726) Beijing 2014 (0-1, 27)}) (7... Re8 {This is a bit mysterious, since
White rarely plays Bh6 at such an early stage. At the same time, the central
break ...e7-e5 is improbable yet.} 8. c4 Bf5 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 Rc8 11. Nc3
dxc4 (11... b5 $5) 12. bxc4 c5 {This may be a bit premature.} (12... Qa5 $5 {
[%cal Gc6c5] /\x...c5} 13. c5 $140 b6 $132) 13. Qa3 (13. dxc5 Rxc5 14. Nd2 {
[%csl Gb7][%cal Gf4e3] is more energetic.} Qc8 15. Be3 Ra5 16. Nb3 Ra6 17. Nd4
$36) 13... Qb6 (13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11) 14. Rac1 e6 {D'Amore,C (2492)
-Libiszewski,F (2543) Forni di Sopra 2014 (0-1, 31)} 15. Qb3 $14) (7... Qb6 8.
c4 dxc4 {A curious decision with the queen on b6.} (8... Bf5 {would more or
less transpose to the first quoted game above.}) 9. Na3 Qa6 10. Nxc4 Be6 11. b3
Bd5 {Even so, it is not simple for White to make use of his space advantage.
The g2-bishop is neutralised and the centre is hard to set in motion.} 12. Re1
({White does not get much by natural centralising:} 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. Qb2 c5 14.
Rac1 Rac8 $11) 12... Nbd7 13. Nce5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Rfd8 15. h4 Qb6 16. Ng5 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 h6 18. Nf3 h5 19. Qd2 e6 20. e3 a5 21. a4 {Black has no immediate
worries, but the next move causes him some.} Qb4 $6 22. Qxb4 axb4 23. Bxf6 $1 {
A thematic exchange. After the pawn has emerged on b4, White can abstractly
play for a good knight versus a bad bishop. Moreover, Black threatened to
transfer his knight to c3.} Bxf6 24. Rac1 $14 {Romanishin,O (2547)-Paunovic,D 
(2535) Figueira da Foz 2007 (1-0, 31)}) 8. Nbd2 Nh5 $146 {A new move which
worked out well in this game, but its merits remain unclear to me.} (8... Ne4
9. Re1 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Nd7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Rxe4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Be2 $14 {Dizdarevic,E (2515)-Horvath,C (2535) Makarska 1994 (1-0, 31)}) 9.
Bg5 $6 {This only helps Black gaining a tempo for his central initiative.} ({
After} 9. Be3 Qc8 10. c4 {Black would probably have to return with his knight}
Nf6 11. b3 {with more or less familiar play.}) 9... f6 $1 10. Be3 e5 $36 11. h3
Be6 12. g4 ({Making a few intermediate moves before attacking the h5-knight
does not change the evaluation:} 12. Nb3 e4 13. Nc5 Bf7 14. g4 (14. Nxb7 Qe7
15. Nd2 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Qxb7 $15) (14. Nd2 b6 {[%cal Gf6f5]} 15. Ncxe4 dxe4 16.
g4 g5 17. gxh5 f5 $15) 14... b6 15. Nb3 exf3 16. Bxf3 Qd7 17. Kg2 g5 18. gxh5
Be6 19. Rh1 h6 $36 {[%cal Gf6f5,Gb8a6,Ga6c7]}) 12... Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 $15 {
Black has the bishop pair and his f4-pawn ensures him some kingside space
advantage. At the same time, the white king is a bit unsafe.} 14. Nb3 Qc7 15.
Nc5 Bf7 16. b3 g5 {Defending f4 in order to prepare ...Nd7.} 17. c4 Nd7 18. Nd3
Rae8 19. Re1 h5 $36 20. gxh5 {A tough decision to take. White gives up an
important outpost and exposes his f3-knight to the positional attack ...f6-f5
followed by ...g5-g4.} ({Playing with a vulnerable pawn on g4 is not fun
either.} 20. Qc2 hxg4 21. hxg4 dxc4 22. bxc4 Nb6 23. c5 Nd5 24. Rab1 Qc8 25.
Nh2 f5 $15) 20... dxc4 {Giving up the control of the e4-square could have
played into White's hands.} ({The immediate} 20... Nb6 {would have been safer,
for instance} 21. c5 Nc8 22. b4 Bxh5 23. Rb1 Ne7 24. b5 Nf5 $15) 21. bxc4 Nb6 {
Portisch,L (2630)-Smyslov,V (2620) Candidates reserve 1971 (3) 0-1 The first
time I saw this type of willing giving up the centre was in the game} 22. c5
Nd5 23. Qa3 $6 ({White fails to take his chance:} 23. Nd2 $1 Bxh5 24. Ne4 {
[%cal Ge4d6] would offer him ample counterplay.}) 23... Bxh5 24. Nb4 (24. Qxa7
$2 Ra8) (24. Rab1 $5 b5 $140 25. cxb6 axb6 26. Nb4 $132) 24... Nxb4 25. Qxb4
Re7 26. Rab1 Rfe8 $15 {Black is perfectly mobilised and can think already of
combining the pressure on the e-file with the advance of the kingside pawns.}
27. d5 {A thematic break, aimed at changing the course of the game, which will
eventually make things even worse for White.} cxd5 28. Nd4 Qd7 29. Qb3 Kh8 (
29... Bf7 30. Nb5 $132) 30. Qxd5 $6 (30. Bxd5 g4 $40) (30. Rbd1 $5) 30... Qxd5
31. Bxd5 Rd7 32. Bf3 Bxf3 33. Nxf3 Bf8 $17 {White simply loses a pawn without
having improved his position a bit.} 34. c6 (34. Rbc1 Rc7 $17) 34... bxc6 35.
Kf1 Kg7 {The king hurries to sustain the long awaited kingside attack.} 36.
Rec1 c5 37. Rc2 Kg6 38. Ne1 f5 39. Rbc1 g4 ({Black could have still prepared
this with, say} 39... Rh7 {for instance} 40. Kg2 g4 41. hxg4 fxg4 {The dangers
for White are illustrated by the following line:} 42. Nd3 Bd6 43. Nxc5 f3+ 44.
exf3 Rh2+ 45. Kg1 gxf3 46. Ne4 Reh8 47. Ng3 Rg2+ 48. Kf1 Bxg3 49. fxg3 Rh1#)
40. hxg4 fxg4 41. Rc4 Kg5 $6 {This could have led to losing part of the
advantage.} ({The kings stands better on f5. After} 41... Kf5 $1 {White does
not have} 42. Nd3 {anymore due to} f3 43. Nxc5 fxe2+ 44. Ke1 Rh7 $19) 42. Ng2
$2 ({But now} 42. Nd3 $1 {would have offered saving chances:} f3 43. Nxc5 fxe2+
44. Ke1 $15 Rh7 45. Ne4+ $1 {This resource was not available in the line above.
} Rxe4 46. Rxe4 Rh1+ 47. Kd2 Bb4+ $1 48. Rxb4 Rxc1 49. Kxe2 Rc2+ 50. Ke3 Rxa2
51. Rb8 $15 {/=}) 42... Rh7 $6 {Too straightforward. It is curious that Navara
played the moves ...g4 and ...Rh7 in the wrong order.} (42... Rd4 $5 $19 {
keeps the extra pawn and a clear domination.}) 43. Rxc5+ $2 {White obviously
did not anticipate Black's fantastic 44th move.} ({The calm} 43. Kg1 $1 {
would have kept things under control, for instance} f3 44. Ne3 (44. exf3 $2
gxf3 45. Ne3 Bd6 46. Rd1 Bh2+ 47. Kf1 Be5 48. Rg4+ Kf6 $19) 44... fxe2 45.
Rxg4+ Kf6 46. Re1 $11) 43... Bxc5 44. Rxc5+ Re5 $3 {What a shock! The rook is
decoyed on to a vulnerable square.} (44... Kf6 45. Nxf4 $15) 45. Rxe5+ Kf6 46.
Rd5 {I am not sure whether this was really played, as Black mates in one.} ({
After} 46. Nxf4 Kxe5 47. Nd3+ Ke4 $19 {The absence of one rook on each side
with respect to the line Eljanov must have counted on (see comment on 44...Re5)
makes Black's position winning. The a-pawn is doomed.}) 0-1

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2008.03.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 {For more than a century,
players of all levels have been fascinated by the magic of the white king's
fianchetto in the closed openings. The analytical distilling process, aimed to
reveal the optimal move order ressembles the search for the Philosopher's
Stone from the Middle Ages. In the genuine Catalan Opening, White frequently
has problems stabilising the position because of the possible d5xc4 at
different stages of the game. If White refrains from an early c2-c4, this
means defining the bishop's intentions too soon, allowing Black choose the
rock solid Slav setup, which is supposed to offer White no advantage at al,
because his bishop would bite on stonel. I have passed through this whole
process over the past 17 years and I know that there is no universal answer to
the problem. It all depends on such subjective factors as the speciffic
opponent or the mood in which you are that day. Judging from the course of the
present game, Radjabov found the right move order, against the right opponent
at the right moment.} c6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 {It is interesting to compare the
first moves with the following sequence with reversed colours: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3
g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3 d5 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.e3 0-0 7.b4 c6 8.Be2 Re8 followed by ...e5.
This is how the game Torre - Kasparov, Thesaloniki (ol) 1988 started. About
ten moves later, the reigning World Champion had a big advantage already.
There is an interesting psychological nuance involved in reversing colours.
What is entirely satisfactory with Black does not look equally appealing with
White. This is a possible reason why Radjabov's plan from this game is not
seen frequently at grandmaster level.} Be7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 $6
{In conjunction with his next move, this is the start of Black's troubles.} (
10... Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Nf6 {would have been more natural and probably better.
Black would play ...Nd5, ...Qb6 and ...Rfd8, waiting for a favourable moment
to open the centre with c6-c5.} 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Qb3 {[%cal Gf3e5] By unpinning
the knight, White threatens Ne5, which makes the exchange on f3 highly
recommendable.} Bxf3 (13... Rfd8 $6 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. Nc4 {led to an initiative
for White in Hansen,L (2565)-Rasmussen,K (2440)/Denmark 1996/EXT 2000/[Hansen,
LB] (1-0, 32)}) ({It makes no sense to strengthen White's structure with} 13...
Qxb3 14. axb3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 {although Black managed to hold his own in Kengis,
E (2572)-Dutreeuw,M (2390)/Germany 2001/CBM 087/[Finkel,A] (1/2, 45).}) 14.
Bxf3 Rfd8 {In my opinion, this should be regarded as the critical position of
the whole variation. In practice, most of the games between strong players
ended in short draws, which may speak for something. Here is the most relevant
of them, in which Black applied the most natural regrouping, immediately
convincing White of the solidity of his position.} 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Bd2 Bf6 17.
Rad1 {1/2 Cvitan,O (2535)-Kurajica,B (2556)/Split 2008/CBM 122 Extra. The
position looks like if it came out of a favourable form of the Caro Kann, in
which Black has managed to exchange two pairs of minor pieces. White cannot
improve his position easily, since c3-c4 would leave the d4-square vulnerable.
On the contrary, Black can prepare c6-c5 at his own convenience.} Rd7 18. Kg2
Rad8 19. h4 h6 (19... c5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Bg5 $14) 20. h5 Qc7 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (
20... c5 $5 $11) 21. Qa3 b5 $132 {[%cal Gc7b6,Ga7a5]}) 11. Nxf6+ ({Another
form of carrying out the plan from our main game is} 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Ned2 {
It is interesting to notice that, with all his minor pieces on the board,
Black is better coordinated than after the exchange on f6, allowing him make
use of his advance in development to neutralise White's initiative.} Qc7 (12...
Qxb3 {is an unnecessary concession.} 13. axb3 Bd6 14. Nc4 Bc7 15. b4 Bxf3 16.
Bxf3 a6 17. Bg2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. b5 $1 $14 {
Badea,B (2492)-Lemmers,O (2425)/Bucharest 2006/CBM 111 ext (1-0, 45)}) (12...
c5 {may also be premature.} 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Ne5 cxd4 16. Nxd7 Nxd7
17. cxd4 Ra7 18. Ne4 b5 {Speelman,J (2625)-Dreev,A (2645)/Geneve 1996/CBM 054
ext (1-0, 61)} 19. d5 $1 $16) 13. Nc4 b5 14. Nce5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxe5 16. Rxe5
Rab8 17. Re1 {1/2 Dizdarevic,E (2500)-Almasi,Z (2630)/Makarska Tucepi 1995/EXT
1997}) 11... Bxf6 {Aronian takes the e5-square under control in order to carry
out the freeing pawn break e6-e5 as soon as possible, but leaves the d5-square
insufficiently well protected.} (11... Nxf6 {would still be possible, but in
this case the rook would not stand well on e8.}) 12. h3 {This move is an
important preparation of Radjabov's novelty, two moves later. The bishop is
forced to define its intentions.} ({The similar plan without h2-h3 is slightly
less effective.} 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Nd2 (13. Bf4 $6 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e5 $11 {Hug,W 
(2445)-Huebner,R (2605)/Garmisch Partenkirchen 1994/CBM 043 ext (1/2, 24)})
13... e5 14. d5 Qxb3 15. axb3 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Nc5 17. Ne4 {would allow the
bishop return to e6 at some point, keeping Black's position defensible.} Nd3 (
17... Be6 $5) 18. Re3 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 Re7 {[%cal Gg4e6]}) 12... Bh5 (12... Bxf3
13. Bxf3 e5 14. d5 $1 $16) 13. Qb3 $146 {Technically speaking (and if we
ignore a blitz game played through the Internet, mentioned below), this is a
novelty, but the really new idea will come one move later.} (13. g4 Bg6 14. Bf4
h6 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. Qe2 c5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Be7 $11 {Strikovic,A (2550)
-Almasi,Z (2655)/Cacak 1996/CBM 057/[Hecht] (1/2, 65)}) 13... Qb6 14. Nd2 $1 {
A strong move, threatening Nc4, with the aim of provoking the exchange Qxb3,
axb3, followed by b3-b4 which would ensure White some queenside advantage. The
move is somewhat paradoxical, because White not only does not continue
developing, but even temporarily blocks the c1-bishop! This can be justified
by the strong queenside tension (it is no less than their Majesties throwing
at each other furious glances) and the relatively poor quality of Black's
development in general.} e5 {With the d5-square poorly defended, Black is not
well-prepared for this move, but passive play would not have ensured easy life
either.} (14... Rad8 15. Nc4 Qxb3 (15... Qc7 $2 16. Bf4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18.
Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxb7 $16) 16. axb3 $16 {[%cal Ga1a7,
Gc4d6]}) ({The aforementioned game on the Internet went} 14... Qxb3 15. axb3 a6
16. b4 (16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bf4 $14 {[%cal Gb3b4,Ge4c5,Ge4d6]}) 16... Rad8 17. Ne4
$14 {UncleBob-Wornath,K (2382)/playchess.com 2004/EXT 2005 (1-0, 61). I have
no clue about who UncleBob may be.}) 15. d5 $1 Qc7 $6 {After this timid move,
Black gets into trouble.} ({He could have kept the game more complicated with} 
15... Qxb3 16. axb3 cxd5 17. Bxd5 {[%csl Ga7,Gb7]} Nc5 18. Ne4 Red8 (18... Nd3
19. Re3 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Re7 21. b4 $14) 19. Nxc5 Rxd5 20. Nxb7 Bf3 21. b4 $14 {
The f3-bishop is quite strong, but White's queenside advantage looks crushing.
In any case, play would have been far from one-sided.}) 16. d6 $1 $16 Qb8 17.
Ne4 Bd8 18. Be3 Bb6 19. h4 h6 20. Bh3 Qd8 {The opening has been a major
success for White. It is not really usual in super-tournaments that White gets
such an advantage on move 20 already.} 21. Bxh6 $1 {White wins a pawn with a
simple combination.} Nc5 $5 ({This looks like the best practical chance. Black
rids himself of the passive knight and eliminates the disturbing d6-pawn.} 
21... gxh6 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 $2 {loses the queen to} 23. Nf6+) 22. Nxc5 Qxd6 23.
Nd7 Qxh6 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Qxb6 Bf3 26. Qe3 Qh5 27. Bg2 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Ra4 29.
Qg5 Qxg5 30. hxg5 {White's advantage does not consist of the extra pawn only,
which, in many rook endings, is not sufficient for a win, see for instance the
game Ivanchuk - Wang. He has a space advantage on the kingside, while the
e5-pawn and the seventh rank are vulnerable.} Kh7 (30... Rg4 {leaves the rook
trapped after} 31. f4 $1) 31. a3 Kg6 32. Rad1 Re6 33. Rd7 b5 34. Red1 Rc4 35.
Rc7 e4 36. Rdd7 {After the occupation of the seventh rank, White should win
without problems.} e3 {Desperate counterplay.} 37. fxe3 Rxe3 38. Rxf7 Rg4 39.
Rxg7+ Kh5 40. Rh7+ Kg6 41. Rcg7+ Kf5 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. Rhg7+ Kh5 44. Rf3 Re2+
45. Kh3 Rxg5 46. g4+ Kh6 47. Rxg5 Kxg5 48. b3 Kg6 49. Kg3 Ra2 50. Kf4 Rxa3 51.
b4 {The position has calmed down and Black has managed to prevent the material
deficit from increasing. However, his pieces are not coordinated, which allows
White to win effortlessly.} Kf7 (51... Ra1 {is no better because of} 52. Rd3 {
threatening Rd6+.}) 52. Ke5+ Ke7 53. Rh3 Kd7 54. g5 Ra1 55. Rh7+ Ke8 56. Rc7
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.05"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Meier,Georg"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 {Bereits eine Überraschung für mich. Ich glaubte Maxim
würde versuchen sicher auszugleichen und dafür zu symmetrischem Grünfeld
greifen.} ({Z.B. mittels} 2... g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6) 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O c5 {
Ich konnte mich an keine Partie von Maxim in dieser Variante erinnern, aber da
ich hier stets 5.c4 spiele war klar worauf er sich vorbereitet hatte.
Angesichts seiner mangelnden Erfahrung machte es Sinn gleich die Spur zu
wechseln.} 5. d4 (5. c4 d4 6. e3 Nc6 7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Bd6 {Ist zuletzt
populär geworden - als anspruchsvoller Versuch mit Schwarz auf Gewinn zu
spielen.}) 5... cxd4 6. Nxd4 Be7 {Dieser Zug zeigt gleich, dass 5.d4 an diesem
Tag eine kluge Wahl war. Maxim vermeidet die Hauptvariante 6...e5 und gerät
stattdessen in einen katalanischen Stellungstypen in dem stets genaues Spiel
nötig ist um auszugleichen - mit wenig Chancen auf mehr.} 7. c4 O-O 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. b3 (9. Qb3 $5 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Gf1d1,Rd1d8] bereitet Schwarz mehr
Probleme mit der Entwicklung.}) (9. e4 {gefiel mir intuitiv nicht, denn dem
Bg2 wird der Blick versperrt und Schwarz kommt gleich durch Springertausch zur
Entlastung:} Nb4 10. Nc3 N8c6 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Be3 Qa5) 9... Qa5 $5 $146 {
Ambitioniert gespielt! Schwarz versucht schnell Druck auf der d-Linie
aufzubauen.} ({Ich erwartete:} 9... Bd7 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Na3 {mit Blickrichtung
c4-e5. Weiss wird positionellen Druck ausüben.}) (9... Qb6 $6 10. Bb2 Rd8 11.
Nd2) 10. Bb2 Rd8 11. Qd2 $1 {Hier beginnen die Subtilitäten - beide Seiten
versuchen ein gutes Feld für die Dame zu finden. Mit diesem Zug stellte ich
eine positionelle Falle auf die Maxim mit 11...Qb6 entschärfen konnte. Da d2
dem Springer nicht mehr zugänglich ist, würde die schwarze Dame dort nicht
weiter belästigt. Ich wollte den nächsten schwarzen Zug provozieren, wonach
meine eigene Dame gut auf c2 steht und ich ein Tempo gegen den Bb4 gewinne.
Kleine Zugeständnisse führen in diesem Stellungstyp oft dazu, dass die
unterlegene Seite immer größere Schwierigkeiten erhält die Entwicklung
harmonisch zu beenden.} Bb4 $2 (11... Qb6 $142) 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. a3 Bf8 14. b4
$6 {Fuer einen Moment erlaubte ich Maxim sein Hauptproblem - das Fehlen eines
sicheren Platzes für seine Dame - zu lösen.} ({Richtig war mit} 14. Nc3 Nc6
15. Nxd5 {Schwarz eine Schwäche zuzufügen.}) 14... Qa6 $2 (14... Qa4 15. Qxa4
(15. Qd3 Nc6) 15... Bxa4 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 e5 $1 {diese Pointe hat Maxim
vielleicht übersehen - Schwarz löst seine Entwicklungsprobleme, da er ohne
Zugeständnis zu Nc6 kommen wird} 18. Nf3 f6) 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Rc8 $2 ({
Nach} 16... Qb6 {war ich bereit eine sehr starkes positionelles Manöver zu
starten:} 17. Be4 $1 h6 (17... g6 18. Rfc1 Nc6 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. Qb2 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Rc3h8]}) 18. Nf3 $1 Nc6 {Die Konstruktion Nc6-Bd7 ist passiv während
Weiss seine Kräfte gegen den schlecht geschützten schwarzen Königsflügel
effektiv postiert. Nach} (18... Bc6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Ne5) 19. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 20.
Bd3 {muss Schwarz bereits äußerst vorsichtig agieren. Die überlegen weisse
Koordination käme nach dem scheinbar natürlichen} Rac8 $2 {entscheidend zum
Tragen:} 21. Qd2 $1 Kg8 22. b5 Ne7 23. Ba5 $18) 17. b5 $1 $18 {Versiegelt den
schwarzen Damenflügel und besiegelt damit die Partie!} Qb6 (17... Bxb5 18.
Nxb5 Qxb5 19. Rfb1 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rb7,Rc8][%cal Gg2b7]}) 18. Qd2 {Noch einmal
das Thema der Partie: Die schwarze Dame kommt nicht zur Ruhe!} a5 19. a4 Rc4
20. Nb3 Bb4 21. Bxb4 Rxb4 22. Qc3 {Schwarz ist bereits wehrlos und der
nächste Zug ein purer Akt der Verzweiflung.} Na6 23. bxa6 Rxb3 24. axb7 Rf8
25. Qc2 g6 26. Rfd1 Rd8 27. Rac1 Kg7 28. Qc7 1-0

[Event "London Classic 8th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2016.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[Annotator "Meier,Georg"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 {Last year in Berlin at the World Rapid and Blitz
Championships both Carlsen and Kramnik begun to employ the London System (they
had trained together before that event). Their successes have inspired many
followers since then. Under Magnus' reign there has been a strong tendency to
look for structures as White where preparation matters less than strategic
ideas and general understanding. Then the trick becomes choosing the type of
position that your opponent would be most uncomfortable with, rather than
trying to prove an advantage right from the start.} c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 ({
After} 5... Qb6 $6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qc3 {an engine will tell you that Black
is doing alright, but} 8. Bb5 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. N2b3 Bxc5 (11...
O-O 12. Bd3 e5 13. Nb5 Qb4 14. a3 Qa4 15. Bg5 {exerts pressure; the queen is
misplaced.}) 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 13. Bd3 $1 Nxd4 14. exd4 Qxd4 15. Bd6 {is certainly
no pleasure to handle as Black, whose king will not find safety.}) 6. c3 cxd4
$5 (6... Bd6 {A lot of top players have chosen this line against the London
System already, so Anish must have spent most of his preparation coming up
with an idea here. And of course he had one more reason to expect his opponent
to go down this road, since Wesley had just won a beautiful game at the
Olympiad:} 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nh5
13. a3 g6 14. Nf1 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Ne3 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxg3 19.
hxg3 Rxe5 20. Bc4 b5 21. Bxb5 Qb6 22. O-O Kg7 $36 {0-1 (34) Sedlak,N-So,W Baku
2016.  This reminded me of a cunning strategy Alexei Shirov likes to employ:
He would look for lines where the opponent scored very well (if he won
brilliantly even better), and then see if he could dig up an unpleasant
surprise for them there, expecting that he could put it to use with near
certainty.}) 7. exd4 Nh5 {The tournament leader goes for an original position,
certainly not anticipated by Anish.} 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 Bd6 {White would love to
move his c-pawn to c4 and the knight to c3, but as it stands there is no way
to put pressure on Black.} 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 f5 {Justifying the h5-knight.}
12. Ne5 $2 {Anish clearly lost the thread here, misevaluating coming events.} (
12. Ng5 Qe8 13. f4 {would keep a balanced position.}) 12... f4 $1 13. Qxh5 fxe3
14. fxe3 Nxe5 (14... Bxe5 $1 15. dxe5 Bd7 {was stronger still, keeping the
pace up. ...Qb6 and ..Rf5 are in the air. White faces a grim defence, as
trying to relieve the pressure by} 16. Qe2 Nxe5 17. Nf3 {falls short to} Nxf3+
18. Bxf3 Qa5 $1 {/\ ...Bb5} 19. a4 b5) 15. dxe5 Bc5 16. Rf1 $1 {Exchanges to
ease the pressure.} Bxe3 17. Rxf8+ Qxf8 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 {The worries
about the white king are gone, but certainly Wesley had liked the prospect of
this position as it could become quite passive for White if he were tied to
the defence of the Pe5 (say by a bishop from c7).} Bd7 20. Rd1 Rf8 (20... Bb6 {
may be very precise, since} 21. c4 {is strongly met by} Rc8 22. cxd5 Rc2) 21.
c4 $1 {Anish is correct in trying to liquidate in the position as long as he
still can.} (21. Ke2 Bb6 22. c4 {leaves Black a lot of options, and I can
imagine how one could get irritated by something like} Rf7 $5 (22... Kf7 23.
Nd4 dxc4 24. Rf1+ Ke7 25. Rxf8 Kxf8 26. Ke3 Bc7 27. Bxb7 Bxe5 28. Ba6 {would
be quite a defence as well.}) 23. cxd5 Bb5+ 24. Ke1 exd5 25. Rxd5 Bc4 {but
White has a strong rejoinder:} 26. Nd2 $1 Bxa2 27. b3) 21... Bc6 22. Nd4 $2 ({
But here} 22. Ke2 $1 Bb6 23. Nd4 {would simply be a better version of the game:
} Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rf5 25. cxd5 Rxe5+ 26. Kd3 exd5 27. Rf4 $1 {shutting the Black
king out and safeguarding the 2nd rank next} Re1 28. Rf2 {and White's perfect
coordination neutralises the extra pawn.}) 22... Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rf5 24. g4 {
This looks somewhat loose, on g4 the pawn may prove to be exposed.} (24. Rf4
Rxe5+ 25. Kd2 g5 26. Rf2 {should have been considered, again trying to lock
the Black king out.}) 24... Rxe5+ 25. Kf2 Kf7 $17 26. b4 {White tries to
create some action on the queenside, hoping to liquidate as many pawns as
possible.} Ke7 27. b5 Bd7 28. b6 dxc4 29. Rxc4 axb6 30. Rc7 Rb5 31. Rxb7 Kd6 {
It looks like Black is establishing control, but with so few pawns left, there
are always chances for a succesful defence.} 32. Kg3 h6 33. Rb8 Rb2 {Natural,
but not best.} ({Nr. 1 rule when converting a static advantage: Keep an eye on
counterplay at all times!} 33... Rb4 $1 {with the idea to play ...b5, then ...
Ra4 and not letting the white a-pawn run amok, as in the game.} 34. Rg8 Ra4 35.
Rxg7 Ra3+ 36. Kf2 Rxa2+ 37. Kg3 Ra3+ 38. Kf2 b5 {does not inspire any hope for
White.}) 34. Bf3 b5 $6 35. a4 $1 b4 36. a5 Rb3 37. Kg2 $1 {After this precise
move White is holding.} (37. Kf2 $2 Kc5 38. a6 Ra3 39. Rb7 Bb5 $19 40. a7 Rxf3+
$1) 37... Bc6 $6 {Giving in a bit too early.} (37... Kc5 38. a6 Ra3 39. Rb7) ({
After} 37... g5 38. a6 Ra3 {Black could still try for a bit}) 38. Bxc6 Kxc6 39.
a6 Ra3 40. Rxb4 Rxa6 41. h4 {This required no more effort from Anish. On one
side 3 vs 2 promises nothing.} e5 42. Kf3 Kd5 43. Rb5+ Ke6 44. Rb7 Kf6 45. g5+
hxg5 46. hxg5+ Kg6 47. Re7 Ra5 48. Ke3 Rb5 49. Kf3 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 Rb5 51. Kf3 Rd5
52. Ke3 e4 53. Kxe4 Rxg5 54. Kf3 Kh5 55. Re1 Rg4 56. Rh1+ Kg5 {A refreshing
display from Wesley in the opening, but Anish put up a defence and took his
last chance to escape.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 23rd"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2016.08.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.08.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 {Trying to play ...e5 and obtain the initiative
right away. I wanted to provoke 4.d4 and play a Grünfeld with reversed
colours, which is normally good for white, but I had an idea later, as we will
see.} 4. d4 (4. O-O e5 {forcing White to play the King's Indian Defence with
reversed colours.}) 4... Nf6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. c4 Be6 {
This was tried by Anand twice in 2016, playing the Be3-Rc1 line as Black turns
out to be consistent, and I think Black achieves a pleasant position, as we
can see:} 9. Bg5 (9. Nc3 {was another way to play, putting direct pressure on
d5, forcing Black to sacrifice the d5-pawn.} Rc8 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. Rd1 Bc5 $1 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5+ Ke6 {and Black
has a strong initiative, enough to achieve equality:} 17. Rd2 Rhd8 $1 18. Kf1
Bb6 $1 {threatening Rxc1+} 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rd2 22. Rb1 Kf5
$1 (22... Rc2 23. Ke1 g5 24. Kd1 Rc6 25. Rc1 Ra6 26. a3 Rd6+ 27. Ke1 a5 28. Rc5
Rb6 29. Rxa5 Rxb2 30. g4 Rb1+ 31. Kf2 Kf6 32. a4 Rh1 33. Kg2 Re1 34. Kf3 Rh1
35. Kg2 Re1 36. Kf3 Rh1 37. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 (37) Svidler,P (2745)-Vallejo Pons,F 
(2684) Reykjavik 2015}) 23. Ke1 Rc2 24. a4 h5 25. b4 g5 26. a5 a6 27. h3 Rc4 {
1/2-1/2 (27) Sacripanti,G (2309)-Lovakovic,F (2334) ICCF 2015; folllowed by ...
Ke4.}) 9... Rc8 10. Qa4 Qd7 $1 {Black doesn't mind spoiling his structure; in
exchange for that, I'll keep the bishop pair and a strong centre.} 11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. e3 (12. Nd2 $5) 12... d4 $1 13. exd4 exd4 14. Nd2 (14. c5 {was tried
by Nakamura, but Anand even achieved a slightly better position after:} Bxc5
15. Rc1 Qe7 $1 16. Bxc6+ Kf8 {the king is very safe on g7} 17. Nd2 Kg7 18. Qb5
Bb6 19. Qd3 Rc7 20. Be4 Rhc8 $15 {1/2-1/2 (30) Nakamura,H (2787)-Anand,V (2784)
Zuerich 2016}) 14... c5 15. Qb3 Bg7 16. Qd3 O-O 17. f4 (17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. b3
Bf5 {and White will have to play Be4 anyway:} 19. Be4 Bg6 $5 $13 {possibly
doubling on the f-file.}) 17... Bf5 $1 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Rfe8 {Now an
original position is reached. Black apparently has a bad bishop, but the
d4-pawn is very strong, and the e4-square is not stable for the knight, and
there could be invasions on e3 as well (like ...Re3). The initial conclusion
is that Black has enough counterplay to keep the dynamic balance.} 20. Rae1 Qc6
(20... Re7 $5 {followed by ...f5 and Rce8 was possible, perhaps more precise.})
21. g4 {I totally forgot about this move!} (21. Nf2 Re3 {was my idea} 22. Rxe3
dxe3 23. Qxe3 f5 $1 $44 {and Black is never worse, since ...Bd4 is coming,
together with ...Re8, with strong compensation.}) (21. Qf3 f5 22. Ng5 Re3 $1
$36 {for example.}) 21... Re6 $6 {White is in time to nearly consolidate after
this.} (21... Qd7 $5 {would have been interesting, to create some counterplay
against g4} 22. g5 (22. f5 Qc6 {threatening ...Bh6} 23. h4 Re5 $40 {followed
by Rce8}) (22. h3 $6 f5) (22. Nf2 Bh6 23. Qf3 f5 24. g5 Bg7 $13 25. Nd3 $6 {
White is never in time to blockade efficiently} Re3 $1 $17) 22... fxg5 23. fxg5
Kh8 $13 {with complicated play. It is hard to evaluate what's going on.}) 22.
Re2 Rce8 23. Rfe1 Qc7 24. f5 $6 (24. Qf3 $1 $14 {Keeping the stability, it is
not easy to generate counterplay. During the game, I thought ...d3! was
possible} d3 $6 25. f5 $1 {I quickly looked at this, but didn't realise it
would be dangerous for me} (25. Qxd3 $6 Qxf4 $11) 25... dxe2 26. fxe6 Rxe6 27.
Rxe2 $16 {achieving a much better version than the game, without my d-pawn.})
24... Re5 25. Ng3 Bh6 $1 {Activating my bishop as fast as I can.} 26. Rxe5 Rxe5
27. Rxe5 Qxe5 28. Qe4 {During the game I was somewhat worried, but then it
turns out 28...Qb8! works well.} Qb8 $1 (28... Bf4 $2 {was one of my initial
ideas, but it might fail:} 29. Qxe5 fxe5 30. Ne4 Be3+ 31. Kg2 $1 {this is even
stronger!} (31. Kf1 d3 {looks ugly for Black, but I didn't see how White would
make any serious progress} 32. h4 $16) 31... d3 32. Kf3 Bd4 33. Nd2 {
(threatening Ke4)} Bxb2 34. Ke4 Kf8 35. Kxd3 $18 {now White should win without
any problems, after Ne4, expanding the kingside and bringing the king over to
the queenside.}) 29. Nh5 (29. b3 Bf4 $1 30. Nh5 Bxh2+ 31. Kg2 Be5 $11 {should
be very stable for Black.}) 29... Qxb2 $1 {The counterplay is necessary, and
comes at the right moment, White doesn't have a decisive attack here.} 30.
Nxf6+ Kg7 31. Nh5+ Kg8 (31... Kf8 $2 {would be a psychological mistake. When I
played 29...Qxb2, I had 1 minute and he had 15. He spent a lot of time and
chose 30.Nxf6+. If he really liked 30.Qe8+, he would have played it right away.
But since he realised my king was safe on g8, he wanted to give me the option
to go wrong with ...Kf8, apparently 'escaping' from the corner, but plunging
into dangerous waters. Anyway, there is a very interesting endgame in this
variation:} 32. Qa8+ Ke7 33. Qxa7+ Kf8 34. Qa8+ Ke7 35. f6+ Kd7 36. Qd5+ Kc8
37. Qxc5+ Kb7 38. Qb5+ Qxb5 39. cxb5 {31...Kg8 is better, but while analysing
the game, I realized a unique endgame takes place here, with many forced moves
(and possibly there are alternatives and the verdict may not be 100% right,
even though I have spent hours on this).} Kb6 40. a4 Be3+ 41. Kg2 d3 42. Kf3
Bg1 43. h4 $1 (43. Nf4 d2 44. Ke2 Bxh2 45. Nd3 Ka5 46. Nc5 Kb4 47. Ne6 $1 Kxa4
48. b6 Kb5 49. b7 Kc6 50. Nd8+ Kd7 51. Nxf7 Ke6 52. Ng5+ Kxf6 53. Nxh7+ Kg6 54.
Nf8+ Kg5 55. Kxd2 Kxg4 56. Kd3 Kf5 57. Kd4 Kf6 58. Nd7+ Ke6 59. Nc5+ Ke7 60.
Kd5 Kd8 61. Kc6 Bb8 $11) 43... Ka5 44. Nf4 d2 45. Ke2 Kxa4 46. Nh3 $3 {the
only move to win, winning a tempo on the g1-bishop} (46. Ne6 $2 {only achieves
a draw} Kxb5 47. Ng5 Kc6 48. Kxd2 (48. Nxf7 Bd4 $1 49. g5 Bc3 $11) 48... Kd5
49. Kd3 (49. Nxh7 Ke4 $11) 49... h6 $1 50. Nxf7 Bf2 $1 51. h5 (51. g5 Bxh4 $11)
51... Ke6 52. Nxh6 Kxf6 53. Nf5 Kg5 54. Ke4 Bc5 $1 (54... Kxg4 $4 55. h6 $18)
55. Kf3 Ba3 {and White can't win!} 56. Ng3 Bc1 57. Ne4+ Kh4 $11) 46... Be3 47.
b6 (47. Ng5 $2 Bxg5 48. hxg5 Kxb5 49. Kxd2 Kc4 50. Ke3 Kd5 $11) 47... Kb3 {
threatening ...Kc2} 48. Kd1 $1 Bxb6 49. Ng5 (49. Kxd2 $2 Kc4 $1 {returning in
time} 50. Ng5 Kd5 $11) 49... Kc4 50. Nxf7 (50. Kxd2 $2 Kd5 $1 $11) 50... Bd4
51. Nd6+ (51. g5 $2 Kd5 52. Kxd2 Bf2 53. h5 Ke6 54. Nd8+ Kf5 55. f7 Bc5 56. Kd3
Ba3 57. Kd4 Kxg5 $11) 51... Kd5 52. f7 Bg7 53. Ne8 Bh6 54. g5 {followed by
Nf6+ and Nxh7 if the bishop moves} Ke6 55. gxh6 Kxf7 56. Ng7 $1 Kg6 57. Kxd2
Kxh6 58. Nf5+ Kh5 59. Ke3 Kg4 60. Ke4 $18) 32. Qe8+ Bf8 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34. Qe5
Qc1+ (34... Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qxa2+ 36. Kg3 Qb3+ (36... Qxc4 $4 37. Nd7+ Kg8 38. Qe8
$18 {the white king finds a good shelter on h4}) 37. Kh4 Qe3 $1 $11) 35. Kg2
Qxc4 {And White can't convert the initiative into a full point.} 36. Nh5+ Kg8
37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Nh5+ Kg8 39. Nf6+ Kg7 40. Nd7+ Kg8 41. Nf6+ (41. Nxf8 {
would be a possible way to keep on playing, but Black defends:} Qxa2+ 42. Kg3
Kxf8 43. f6 Qe6 44. Qxc5+ Kg8 45. Qxd4 h6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 {The London System has been used a lot by top players,
specially in rapid and blitz games. It's a solid way to develop, keeping live
play and a lot of pieces. Karjakin himself tried it a couple of times in the
World Rapid Championship, and also in a classical game in 2015.} d5 3. e3 e6 4.
Nf3 (4. c4 $5 {would transpose to a standard QGD position, a weapon commonly
used by Adams as Black, which probably made Karjakin follow the standard
London paths, with c3.}) 4... c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 (8.
Bb5 {a move tried in some occasions by the biggest all-time London player, GM
Gata Kamsky. It was also seen in the game between Carlsen and Karjakin from
the World Blitz Championship, when Sergey scored a great win} a6 $5 9. Bxc6
bxc6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Nd3 c4 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Nc5 e5 14. b3 cxb3 15. axb3 Re8
16. O-O Ng4 $1 17. g3 Qh6 18. h4 $13 {Carlsen,M (2850)-Karjakin,S (2762) Wch
Blitz Berlin 2015 (11) 0-1 and later the weaknesses around the white king were
felt}) 8... b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 Ne7 $1 {This is a very important positional
idea, Black wants to play ...Nf5 followed by ...Be7 (freeing d6) and ...Nd6,
focusing the crucial e4-square and then preparing ...f6 at some point.
Karjakin had a game like this as Black, and even if he hadn't, it's obvious
that he knew this plan as being the most effective for Black. I wonder what
was his idea playing the London, because in this game, Adams got a very
healthy position early on, and one of Karjakin's biggest qualities is choosing,
knowing and understanding his openings nearly better than anyone else in the
world. Possibly he was wanted to try this quick g4-g5 as in the game, but it's
hard to say.} 11. Qf3 (11. Qc2 c4 12. Be2 Nf5 13. Bf2 Be7 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Bxg4
Nd6 16. f5 exf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qxf5 Qc8 19. Qf3 b5 20. h4 a5 21. h5 h6 $17 {
Andreikin,D (2720)-Karjakin,S (2762) FIDE World Cup 2015 (4.4) 1/2 and Black
definitely has the better chances,}) 11... Nf5 12. Bf2 Be7 13. g4 (13. O-O Nd6
$15 {and Black has a great position, Nfe4 followed by ...f6 is likely to come.}
) 13... Nd6 {Concluding the aforementioned plan.} 14. g5 Nfe4 15. O-O-O {
In my opinion, the whole plan looks very risky, and Adams tries to punish it
right away.} c4 $1 16. Bc2 (16. Bxe4 $5 {probably would have been a better try}
dxe4 17. Qe2 b5 {now Black has a main plan of opening the queenside with ...
Bd5 and a5-b4. A possible idea at some point is ...Qe8 followed by ...f6, to
remove White's knight pressure on c4.} 18. h4 $5 {It is important to guarantee
the e5-post for the knight, and we will soon see why} Bd5 (18... b4 19. cxb4
Bd5 20. Kb1 Qb6 21. Ndxc4 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Qxb4 23. Rc1 Rfc8 24. Ne5 $13 {and
White is in the game}) (18... f6 $6 19. gxf6 gxf6 $4 20. Rdg1+ Kh8 21. Ng6+ $1
hxg6 22. Rxg6 Rf7 23. Rh6+ $1 Kg7 24. Qh5 $18) 19. Kb1 Rb8 (19... b4 20. cxb4
a5 21. Ndxc4 axb4 22. b3 $13 {and White conquers some ground on the queenside})
(19... Qe8 20. h5 $1 {this is the idea behind h4} f6 $6 21. gxf6 gxf6 $4 22.
Rdg1+ $1 (22. Rhg1+ $4 Kh8 23. Qg4 Rg8 $19) 22... Kh8 23. Qg4 Rg8 24. Ng6+ $1 {
with mate in few moves - it is very important to keep White's R on h1, and use
the h-pawn to support this attacking idea.}) 20. Rc1 a5 21. h5 Nf5 $36 {
when Black retains the best attacking chances, but advancing the b-pawn is not
a simple job, since c4 is always hanging.}) 16... b5 17. Qh3 b4 $1 {It's hard
to give any good advice for White from now on.} 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Be1 Bd5 20.
Rg1 (20. cxb4 a5 $1 21. bxa5 (21. b5 Nxb5 {and Black must have a winning attack
}) 21... c3 $1 22. Bxc3 Rc8 {...Rxc3 or ...Nb5 coming now} 23. Kd2 Nb5 24. Bb3
Nxc3 25. bxc3 Rxc3 $1 26. Rc1 (26. Kxc3 Qxa5+ 27. Kb2 Bxb3 $1 $19 {with mate
to follow soon}) 26... Bb4 27. Rxc3 Bxc3+ 28. Ke2 (28. Kxc3 $2 {loses right
away} Qxa5+ 29. Kb2 Qd2+ 30. Kb1 Bxb3 31. axb3 Rb8 $19) 28... Qxa5 $17) 20...
b3 $1 21. axb3 cxb3 22. Bb1 f5 $5 (22... Rc8 $5 {was also very strong} 23. Ng4
(23. Rg4 Nf5 $19) 23... Nf5 {and all White's direct attacking ideas fail} 24.
Nf6+ (24. Nh6+ gxh6 25. gxh6+ Kh8 $19) 24... Bxf6 25. gxf6 Qxf6 $19) 23. gxf6
Bxf6 24. Rg4 (24. Ng4 a5 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $19 {The march of the a-pawn looks
unstoppable and decisive.}) 24... Nf5 25. Kd2 (25. c4 {doesn't solve White's
problems either, but it was a possible try} Bxc4 $1 26. Nxc4 (26. Bxe4 Rc8 27.
Kb1 Bxe5 28. fxe5 Qb6 $19 {followed by ...Qa6}) 26... Rc8 27. Bc3 Rxc4 28. Bxe4
(28. Kd2 Rxc3 $1 29. bxc3 (29. Kxc3 Qa5+ 30. Kxb3 Rb8+ 31. Kc2 Rc8+ $19 {
and mate in a few moves}) 29... Qa5 30. Rgg1 (30. Bxe4 {- 28.Bxe4}) 30... Rc8
31. Rc1 Qa3 32. Bxe4 Qa2+ 33. Kd3 b2 $19) 28... Qa5 $1 {winning by force} (
28... Rxc3+ $2 {doesn't work, White is able to hold the position} 29. bxc3 Qa5
30. Rg2 Qxc3+ 31. Kb1 $13) 29. Bd3 (29. Kd2 Rxc3 30. bxc3 Rc8 $19) 29... Rxc3+
30. bxc3 Qxc3+ (30... Rc8 31. Rg2 $1 Rxc3+ 32. Kb1 $13 {still surviving!}) 31.
Kb1 a5 $3 $19 {and White can't stop the pawn walk towards a3 (or a2), deciding
the game.}) 25... Qa5 26. Ke2 Bxe5 $1 $19 {Opening either the d- or the f-file,
and winning by force.} 27. dxe5 Rad8 28. Kf2 Qa1 29. Bd2 Bc4 30. Qh5 Qxb2 31.
Ke1 Rxd2 {A very nice and clean win by Michael Adams.} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.12"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 {The old and good London System, quite common these
days.} e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Bxg3 $6 {Honestly it is hard
to understand why Black would play this move over the simple 7...O-O:} (7...
O-O 8. Bd3 b6 {with many recent games in this position. More ambitious moves
like Qe2, e4, Ne5 and the standard O-O have been played, generally with
satisfactory results for White. For example:} 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Re8 $1 (10...
Qe7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 cxd4 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nxd4 $14 {
1-0 (30) Artemiev,V (2663)-Savchenko,B (2613) Sochi 2016; with a comfortable
advantage.}) 11. e4 Be7 $1 {the typical reaction against e5. Black is ready to
play ...Nh5 if White goes for e5:} 12. e5 Nh5 13. a3 g6 14. Nf1 f5 $1 15. exf6
Bxf6 16. Ne3 e5 $1 {Wesley So is a player who shows tremendous energy in every
game; I can guess it feels like you are playing against a computer} 17. dxe5
Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Rxe5 {with the bishop pair and the initiative,
Black's position is already preferable} 20. Bc4 b5 $5 21. Bxb5 Qb6 22. O-O Kg7
$1 $44 {0-1 (34) Sedlak,N (2537)-So,W (2782) Baku 2016; threatening ...d4 and
preparing strong pressure on the e-file, as soon as the bishop leaves b5.}) 8.
hxg3 Qd6 9. Bb5 {White guarantees access to e5.} Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Ne5 Qc7
(11... Nd7 {doesn't change the evaluation of the weird 7...Bxg3:} 12. f4 $6 {
I didn't like this approach} (12. Ndf3 $5 Nxe5 (12... f6 $2 13. Ng6 Rg8 14.
Rxh7 O-O-O 15. Qc2 $16 {0-1 (41) Umetsubo,C (2374)-Matsuura,E (2486) Blumenau
2015. White is a pawn up, but the knight on g6 is somewhat awkward.}) 13. Nxe5
{and White is simply better} O-O $2 14. Qh5 $1 h6 15. Ng4 $1 $16 e5 16. Qxe5 (
16. dxc5 $5 Qe6 17. Nxe5 Rae8 18. Nf3 $16) 16... Qg6 17. Qh5 Qc2 $2 (17... Qe6
$5) 18. Nf6+ Kh8 19. Qg5 $1 Qxb2 $4 20. Rxh6+ {1-0 (20) Bosque Ortega,X (2197)
-Acebal Muniz,A (2140) Benidorm 2013}) 12... Nxe5 13. fxe5 Qe7 {I guess the
main reason to prefer 12.Ndf3 or even 12.Nxd7 is that now the d2-knight lacks
a good square:} 14. Qg4 f5 15. Qh5+ Kd7 16. a4 Kc7 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qg5 Qf8 (
18... h6 $5 {was more precise} 19. Qxg7+ Bd7 20. Kf2 Rag8 21. Qf7 Rf8 22. Qg7
Rfg8 $11 {already guaranteeing the draw} 23. Qf6 Rxg3 24. Kxg3 Qxe3+ 25. Kh2)
19. Nf3 h6 20. Qg6 $11 {1-0 (42) Kamsky,G (2741)-Potkin,V (2647)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2013; but this too looks acceptable. White ended up winning
this blitz game.}) 12. Qf3 {Now White has easy play, and a clear plan with g4.}
h6 13. Qf4 Qe7 14. g4 {It looks bad for Black already. Naturally White takes
advantage of the fact that he hasn't castled yet and makes full use of his
h1-rook in the play.} Nh7 15. Qg3 Rg8 $2 (15... cxd4 $1 {was the last chance
for an acceptable position} 16. exd4 (16. cxd4 Rc8 17. O-O O-O $11) 16... O-O-O
{looks dangerous, but maybe Black will survive after ...Qc7 and ...Kb8 (of
course being careful not to run into Nxf7! taking advantage of the g3-queen
pinning the c7-queen). Perhaps for that matter, ...Be8 could be useful, if
White isn't in time to open up the position with Rc1-c4.} 17. Rc1 (17. Nxc6
bxc6 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Qd3 Nf6 20. Nc5 Nd7 $1 {looks playable, after all}) 17...
Qc7 {threatening f6} 18. c4 (18. O-O f6 (18... Be8 $2 19. c4 $1 $16) 19. Nxc6
Qxg3 20. Nxa7+ Kb8 21. fxg3 Kxa7 $14 {and I would be very happy to play this
after such a dangerous position from the opening}) 18... f6 19. Nxc6 (19. cxd5
Rxd5 20. Nxc6 Qxg3 21. fxg3 (21. Nxa7+ Kb8 22. fxg3 Kxa7 $14 {with excellent
defensive chances for Black}) 21... bxc6 22. Rxc6+ Kb8 23. Nf3 Rc8 24. Rxc8+
Kxc8 25. Ke2 $14 {and Black is definitely in the game.}) 19... Qxg3 20. Nxa7+
Kb8 21. fxg3 Kxa7 $14 {similar to the lines mentioned above.}) 16. O-O $16 {
Now Black will be defenceless against the further opening of the centre. It is
important to notice that the h1-rook has already performed its duty from there,
and can now join the central action. Also, the king finds a safe shelter on g1.
} Nf6 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. c4 $1 {Choosing a nice moment to open up the position.
Nobody said it was easy to play against the world champion with the black
pieces!} dxc4 (18... cxd4 {isolating d4 doesn't help} 19. exd4 dxc4 20. Ndxc4
Nd5 21. Rfe1 $16) 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Ndxc4 Ke7 21. b4 $1 Qxb4 22. Nd3 {Now the
queen can't move because of the deadly Qd6+.} Ne4 {Forced.} (22... Qb5 23. Qd6+
Ke8 24. Qa3 $1 {threatening Nd6+.} Rd8 25. Nd6+ Rxd6 26. Qxd6 $18) 23. Nxb4
Nxg3 24. fxg3 Bb5 $2 {The position was already difficult, but this loses right
away.} (24... Bd7 {White's pawn structure is horrible, but a piece up should
be enough to win the game without difficulties} 25. Ne5 $18) 25. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7
26. Nd6+ Ke7 27. Nxc8+ Kd7 28. Nxa7 $18 Ba4 29. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 a6 $5 {Une ligne secondaire pouvant transposer sur un gambit
dame accepté} 3. Bg5 (3. c4 dxc4 4. e3) 3... Nf6 (3... Bg4 4. Qd3 Nc6 5. Nbd2
Qd7 6. c4 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 f6 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. g3 Nge7 12.
Bg2 Qe6 13. O-O Bh3 14. Nb3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qf5 16. Rfd1 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 O-O-O 18.
Nc5 Rd6 19. Rdc3 a5 20. Nd3 b6 21. e3 Kb7 22. g4 Rc8 23. h4 Nd8 24. Ng1 Ne6 25.
Ne2 c6 26. Ng3 g6 27. h5 Rd7 28. Ne2 Rdc7 29. Nef4 Nf8 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. R3c2
g5 32. Nh5 Nd7 33. b3 {Sasikiran,K (2700)-Socko,B (2636) Moscow 2012 1/2-1/2})
4. Nbd2 Ne4 $146 (4... e6 5. e4 dxe4 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Nxe4 Qd8 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O
O-O 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Rad1 Nf6 12. c4 b6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qe4 g6 15. Qxa8 Bxd4
16. Be4 {1-0 (16) Vidovic,S (2245)-Res,R Porec 1998}) 5. Bh4 Bf5 6. e3 c6 7.
Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Bd3 (8. Nd2 Bg6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. cxd3) 8... Qa5+ 9. c3 Bxd3 10.
Qxd3 Qb5 11. Qc2 a5 (11... e6 12. a4) 12. a4 Qa6 {[%csl Ra6] Même si le centre
est fermé, les Noirs n'ont toujours pas totalement égalisé et la Na6 manque
d'activité} 13. e4 Nd7 14. O-O-O e6 15. Rhe1 $32 {[%csl Ra6,Re8][%cal Ge1e8,
Ge4d5]} Bd6 16. Kb1 h6 {Condamne le K Noir а rester au centre mais les Noirs
sont déjà en danger.} (16... O-O {Avec un retard de développement, le roque
était également dangereux.} 17. e5 Bc7 18. Ng5 g6 19. Re3 h6 (19... b5 20. Rh3
b4 21. Nxh7 $1) 20. Nxe6 {[%cal Gc2g6]}) 17. exd5 $1 $14 cxd5 18. Rxe6+ $5 {
[%csl Rg6] Un véritable sacrifice intuitif mais paradoxalement, c'est
peut-être aussi la meilleure chance pratique des Noirs et la poussée h6 avait
probablement pour objet de provoquer ce sacrifice pour obtenir des positions
peu claires.} (18. g4 Rb8 (18... b5 19. Rxe6+ $5 {Le sacrifice semble réalisé
dans des conditions un peu plus favorables que dans la partie.}) 19. Bg3 Bxg3
20. hxg3 b5 21. g5 b4 $132) 18... fxe6 19. Qg6+ Kf8 20. Qxe6 Nf6 21. Bxf6 Re8
$1 22. Qf5 gxf6 23. Nh4 $1 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gh4g6]} (23. Qxf6+ $143 {Il manque un
tempo aux Blancs pour ramener du soutien en attaque et ils doivent se
contenter de la nulle avec l'échec perpétuel} Kg8 24. Qg6+ Kf8) 23... Bb8 {
[%cal Ga6e6]} 24. Ng6+ Kg7 25. Nxh8 Kxh8 26. Qg6 Qe6 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kh8
29. Qh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Bf4 b6 8. a4
c5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. a5 bxa5 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Be3 Qxb3 14. Bxc5 Qxd1
15. Rfxd1 Rfe8 16. Rxa5 a6 17. Ne5 Rad8 18. Bb6 Rb8 19. Ba7 Rbd8 20. Bb6 Rb8
21. Bd4 e6 22. e3 Red8 23. Bb6 Rdc8 24. Ba7 Ra8 25. Bd4 Rc7 26. Rda1 Nd7 27.
Nxd7 Rxd7 28. Bf1 e5 29. Bc5 d4 30. cxd4 exd4 31. Bxa6 Rxa6 32. Rxa6 Bxa6 33.
Rxa6 f5 34. exd4 Bxd4 35. b4 Bxc5 36. bxc5 {A NARROW PATH (the more active
king) White's advantage may be evident, but when the various subtleties are
taken into account, the handling of this position - admittedly especially on
the part of the attacking side - demands great accuracy, since the border
between a draw and a win/loss is very porous! Although some typical ideas and
plans are adequately well known, the varying little details are always what
make the handling of positions like this so complicated even for the leading
members of our guild. BLACK TO MOVE (Position after 36.b4xc5) In the present
case, apart from his passed pawn White has no other point in his favour with
the positions occupied by rooks, kings and pawns, meaning that Black may
absolutely harbour some hope of saving the game. EIN SCHMALER GRAT (der
aktivere König) Zwar ist der weiße Vorteil evident, aber in Anbetracht
diverser Finessen verlangt die Stellungsbehandlung - freilich insbesondere vom
Verteidiger - große Genauigkeit, da die Grenze zwischen Remis und Gewinn/
Verlust sehr schmal ist! Obwohl einige typische Ideen und Pläne hinlänglich
bekannt sind, sind es stets die unterschiedlichen, kleinen Details, welche die
Behandlung derartiger Stellungen selbst für die Großen unserer Zunft so
kompliziert gestalten. SCHWARZ AM ZUG (Stellung nach 36.b4xc5) Im vorliegenden
Fall verfügt Weiß außer über seinen Freibauern bei der Turm-, Königs- und
Bauernstellung über keinen weiteren Pluspunkt, so dass Schwarz sich durchaus
Hoffnung auf Rettung machen kann.} Rd1+ $2 {So that in standard fashion - true
to the Tarrasch rule - he can immediately post his rook behind the passed pawn,
which, however, is not always the best plan. Here it costs him vital time,
which Black would first of all do better to use for other activities,
especially for the mobilisation of his king. However, the defender should on
no account allow the white rook to be able to support its passed pawn from
behind. Interesting alternatives: Um in Standardmanier den Turm - getreu der
Tarrasch-Regel - sofort hinter dem Freibauern zu postieren, was aber nicht
immer am besten ist. Hier kostet dies vitale Zeit, die Schwarz zunächst
besser für andere Aktivitäten, insbesondere für die Mobilisierung seines
Königs, nutzen sollte. Allerdings darf der Verteidiger es keinesfalls
zulassen, dass der weiße Turm seinen Freibauern von hinten unterstützen kann.
Interessante Alternativen:} ({(1)} 36... Rc7 $5 37. c6 Kf7 38. Kg2 Ke6 39. Kf3
Ke5 $1 {Apparently the only defence with which Black can hold back the
opposing king and prevent the creation of some sort of zugzwang situation.
Allem Anschein nach die einzige Verteidigung, mit der Schwarz den gegnerischen
König zurückhält und die Schaffung etwaiger Zugzwangsituationen unterbindet
.} (39... Kd5 $2 40. Kf4 {This forces a fatal loosening of Black's pawn
structure. Erzwingt eine verhängnisvolle Lockerung der schwarzen
Bauernstruktur.} h6 41. h4 Ke6 42. Kf3 Kd6 43. Rb6 Ke6 (43... Rxc6 $2 44. Rxc6+
Kxc6 45. Kf4 Kd5 46. h5 $18) (43... Kc5 44. Rb1 Kd6 45. Rc1 $18 {and with the
active rook behind his passed pawn White wins easily: und mit dem aktiven Turm
hinter seinem Freibauern siegt Weiß leicht:} Ke5 46. Ke3 Kd5 47. Rc2 Ke5 48.
Rc5+ Kd6 49. Kd4 Ke6 50. Rc2 Kd6 51. Rc3 g5 (51... Ke6 52. Kc5 $18) 52. hxg5
hxg5 53. Rc5 Ke6 54. Kc4 {/\Kb5+-}) 44. Ke3 Kd5 45. Ra6 Ke5 (45... Re7+ 46. Kf3
$1 Rc7 (46... Ke5 47. c7 $1 {The simplest. am einfachsten} (47. Ra5+ Ke6 (47...
Kd6 48. h5 $18) (47... Kf6 48. Rc5 Rc7 49. Ke3 Ke6 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. Rc2 h5 52.
Rc1 Ke6 53. Kc5 $18) 48. Rc5 Rc7 49. Ke3 {etc. +- usw. +-}) 47... Rxc7 48. Rxg6
Rh7 49. Ra6 h5 50. Ra5+ Ke6 (50... Kf6 51. Kf4 $18) 51. Kf4 $18) 47. h5 $1 gxh5
(47... g5 48. Ra5+ Ke6 (48... Kxc6 49. Rxf5 Rh7 50. Rf6+ Kd5 51. Kg4 $18) 49.
Rc5 Kf6 50. Ke3 $18 {/\Kd4 etc. +-}) 48. Ra5+ Kxc6 (48... Kd6 49. Rxf5 $18) (
48... Ke6 49. Rc5 $18) 49. Rxf5 Rh7 50. Rxh5 Rf7+ 51. Kg2 (51. Kg4 $2 Rxf2 52.
Rxh6+ Kd7 $11) 51... Rf6 52. Re5 Kd6 53. f4 $18 {with the winning plan of
marching the king to h5 plus g3-g4 mit dem gewinnbringenden Plan der
Königswanderung nach h5 plus g3-g4}) 46. h5 $1 g5 47. Ra5+ Ke6 48. Rc5 $18) (
39... Kf6 $2 40. Kf4 $1 g5+ (40... Rc8 41. c7+ Ke7 42. Rc6 $18) (40... h6 41.
h4 Ke6 42. Rb6 Kf6 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. h5 $1 gxh5 (44... g5 45. Rb5+ Kd6 (45... Ke6
46. Rc5 $18) (45... Kf6 46. Rc5 $18) 46. Rxf5 $18) 45. Rb5+ Kd6 (45... Kf6 46.
Rc5 $18) (45... Ke6 46. Rc5 $18) 46. Rxf5 Ke7 47. Rc5 $18) 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. Ra5+
Kd6 (42... Ke6 43. Rc5 $18) 43. Rxf5 $18) (39... g5 $2 40. g4 $1 f4 (40... Kf6
41. gxf5 Kxf5 42. Ra5+ Kf6 43. Rc5 $18) (40... h6 41. gxf5+ Kxf5 42. Ra5+ Ke6
43. Rc5 $18) 41. Ra5 Rxc6 42. Rxg5 $18) (39... Rc8 $2 40. c7+ (40. Kf4) 40...
Kd7 41. Ra7 $18) 40. h4 (40. Rb6 Rc8) 40... Rc8 41. Ke3 Rc7 42. h5 $5 {There
is no other way to make progress here. Anders ist hier kein Fortschritt zu
erzielen.} (42. Rb6 Rc8) 42... gxh5 (42... Rc8 $2 43. h6 $1 Rc7 44. Rb6 Rc8 45.
Rb5+ Kd6 46. Rb7 Rh8 47. Kd4 Kxc6 48. Ra7 Kd6 49. Ra6+ Ke7 50. Ke5 $18) 43.
Ra5+ (43. Kf3 $6 Kd6 (43... Ke6 44. Kf4 h6) 44. Kf4 h6 45. Kxf5 Rf7+ 46. Kg6
Rxf2 $11) 43... Kd6 $1 (43... Ke6 $2 {This again lets the opposing rook get
behind its passed pawn with the well-known consequences: Lässt den
gegnerischen Turm wieder hinter seinen Freibauern mit den bekannten
Konsequenzen:} 44. Rc5 Kd6 45. Kd4 f4 46. Rxh5 fxg3 (46... Rxc6 47. Rh6+ Kd7
48. Rxc6 Kxc6 49. g4 $8 $18) (46... Kxc6 47. Rc5+ Kd6 48. Rxc7 Kxc7 49. g4 $8
$18) 47. Rh6+ Ke7 48. fxg3 $18) 44. Rxf5 (44. Kf4 Rxc6 45. Kxf5 h6 46. Kf6 h4
47. gxh4 Kd7+ 48. Kf5 Ke7 $14 {/= /=}) 44... Kxc6 {and - as so often in this
type of endgame with f- and g-pawns against h-pawn - the defending side can
hold out here too, e.g.: und - wie so oft in diesem Endspieltyp mit f- und
g-Bauern gegen h-Bauer - kann die Verteidigung sich auch hier behaupten, z.B.:}
45. Rxh5 (45. Kf4 Kd6 46. Kg5 Ke7 (46... Ke6 47. Rf4 Ke7 48. Kxh5 (48. Kh6 Ke8
$11) 48... Rc6 $11) 47. Kxh5 (47. Kh6 Ke8 (47... h4 $1 48. gxh4 Rc4 49. h5 Ke6
$11) 48. Kxh5 (48. Rxh5 Kf8) 48... Rc6 $11) 47... Rc6 $11) 45... Kd6 $1 {
When Tablebase is asked about 7 piece endings, this is the only way for Black
to hold the draw!! Wie eine Tablebase-Anfrage für 7-Steiner ergab, hält
Schwarz allein hiermit das Remis!} 46. Kf4 (46. Rh6+ Ke5 47. f4+ Kf5) 46...
Rf7+ (46... Rg7) 47. Kg5 (47. Rf5 Rg7 48. g4 Ke6 49. Kg3 Ra7 50. Kh4 Ke7 51. f4
(51. Kh5 Ra6) 51... Ra1 52. Rh5 Kf6 53. Rh6+ Kg7 54. Kg5 Ra5+ 55. f5 Rb5 56.
Ra6 Rc5 57. Ra7+ Kg8 58. Ra6 Rc4 $11) 47... Ke7 48. f4 Kf8 49. Rh6 Kg7 50. Ra6
Rc7 51. g4 Rc5+ 52. f5 Rb5 53. Ra7+ Kg8 {and as previously = und wie zuvor =})
({(2)} 36... Rd5 $5 {also seems to work: scheint auch zu funktionieren:} 37.
Rc6 (37. c6 $6 {is relatively weak and allows Black to get his rook to an
ideal position without any loss of tempo: ist relativ schwach und erlaubt es
Schwarz, seinen Turm ohne Tempoverlust in eine Idealstellung zu bringen:} Rc5 {
and e.g. und z.B.} 38. Kg2 Kf7 39. Ra7+ (39. Kf3 Ke6 40. Kf4 Rc2 $11) 39... Ke6
40. Rc7 Ke5 41. h4 $11 (41. Kf3 Rc3+ 42. Ke2 Kd6 $11)) 37... Kf7 38. Rc7+ Ke6
39. Kg2 (39. Kf1 $6 f4 $1 $132 (39... Re5 $143 40. f4 Rd5 41. Ke2)) 39... f4 $5
40. gxf4 Kf5 41. Kf3 Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rc3 43. Kd2 Rh3 44. Rf7+ Ke6 45. c6 Rxh2 46.
Ke2 Rh1 47. c7 Rc1 48. Rxh7 Kd6 (48... Rc2+ 49. Kd3 Rc1) 49. Rg7 (49. Kf3 Ke6)
49... Ke6 50. Kd3 (50. Rxg6+ $2 Kf7 $11) 50... Rc5 51. Kd4 Rc1 $14) 37. Kg2 Rc1
38. Rc6 Kf7 39. Kf3 g5 {In the despairing search for counterplay the text move
is just as typical for this position as it is provocative. Moreover Black is
probably fighting for a lost cause! In any case, the following apparently
"sounder" defences turn out in the long run to be insufficient: Auf der
verzweifelten Suche nach Gegenspiel ist der Textzug für diese Stellung ebenso
typisch wie provokant. Indes kämpft Schwarz vermutlich bereits für eine
verlorene Sache! Jedenfalls erweisen sich auch die folgenden scheinbar
"solideren" Verteidigungen am Ende als unzureichend:} ({(1)} 39... Ke7 40. Rc7+
(40. Kf4 $2 {is premature on account of  ist voreilig wegen} Kd7 41. Ra6 {
, see 41.Ra6 etc. , siehe 41.Ra6 etc.} (41. Rd6+ Ke7 42. Rc6 Kd7 43. Ra6 {
, see 41.Ra6 etc. , siehe 41.Ra6 etc.}) 41... Rxc5 42. Kg5 (42. Ra7+ Ke6 43.
Rxh7 Kf6 $14 {/=}) 42... f4+ $1 43. Kxf4 Rh5 44. h4 Ke7 $14 {/= /=}) 40... Kf6
41. Ke3 Ke5 42. h4 Rc3+ 43. Kd2 {and then e.g.: und nun z.B.:} Rc4 (43... Rf3
44. Re7+ Kf6 (44... Kd5 45. Ke2 Rc3 46. Rxh7 f4 (46... Rxc5 47. Re7 $1 Rc6 48.
Kf3 $18) 47. gxf4 Rxc5 48. Re7 $1 Rc1 (48... Kd6 49. Rg7) 49. Kf3 Rh1 50. Rg7
Rxh4 51. Rxg6 $18) 45. Re2 Ra3 46. Re3 $1 {and with the manoeuvre Re2-e3-c3
things have practically worked out again: und mit dem Manöver Re2-e3-c3 ist
die Chose praktisch wieder gelaufen:} Ra5 47. c6 Ra2+ 48. Kc1 Ra7 49. Rc3 Rc7
50. Kd2 {etc. +-}) 44. Kd3 Rc1 45. c6 Ke6 (45... Kd6 46. Rxh7 Rxc6 47. h5 Ke6 (
47... gxh5 48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. Rxc6 Kxc6 50. Kd4 f4 (50... Kd6 51. f4 $8 Ke6 52.
Kc5 $18) 51. Ke5 $1 $18) 48. Rh6 Kf7 49. Rxg6 Rxg6 50. hxg6+ Kxg6 51. f4 $18)
46. Rxh7 Rxc6 47. h5 $18) ({(2)} 39... Rc2 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. Rc7+ Ke6 42. h4 {
and then e.g.: und nun z.B.:} Ke5 (42... f4+ 43. gxf4 h5 (43... Kd5 44. Rd7+
Ke6 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Kd4 $18 {and things continue: und weiter:} Rxf2 47. Ke5
Rh2 (47... Rc2 48. Kd5) 48. Rb6 Re2+ (48... Rxh4 49. Rb7+ Kd8 50. Kd6 Ke8 51.
c6) 49. Kd5 Rd2+ 50. Kc6 Rf2 51. Rb7+ Ke6 52. Rxh7 Rxf4 53. Kb5 Rf1 54. c6) 44.
Rc6+ Kf5 45. Rc8 $18 {Things might continue: Weiter könnte folgen:} Kf6 (45...
Kg4 46. c6 Kxh4 47. c7 Kg4 (47... Rc1 48. Ke4) 48. f5) 46. Kd4 Ke6 47. c6 Rc1 (
47... Kd6 48. Rg8) 48. f5+ gxf5 (48... Kxf5 49. Kd5) 49. Rh8) 43. f4+ Kd5 44.
Rd7+ Ke6 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Kd4 Rg2 47. Ra6 Rxg3 48. Ra7+ Ke6 49. Rxh7 $18 {
and wins, e.g. und gewinnt, z.B.} Rg1 (49... Rg4 50. c6 Rxf4+ 51. Kc5 Rf1 52.
c7 Rc1+ 53. Kb6 Rb1+ 54. Ka7 Rc1 55. Kb7 Rb1+ 56. Kc8 Rb4 57. Rh6 Kf7 58. h5
gxh5 59. Kd7 Rd4+ 60. Rd6 $18) 50. Kc4 Rc1+ 51. Kb5 Rb1+ 52. Kc6 Rb4 53. Rh6
Rxf4 (53... Kf7 54. h5) 54. Rxg6+ Kf7 55. Rd6 Rxh4 56. Kd7 $8 Rc4 57. c6 $8 f4
58. c7 f3 59. Rd3 {etc. usw.}) 40. Ke3 Rc3+ (40... Rc2 41. Rc7+ Kf6 42. c6 Ke5
(42... h6 43. Kd3 Rc5 (43... Rc1 44. Kd4 $18) 44. f4 $18 (44. Kd4 $18)) 43.
Re7+ Kd5 44. Rxh7 Rc3+ 45. Kd2 Rxc6 46. Rh5 Rg6 47. f4 $18) 41. Kd4 $1 {
The invasion by the white monarch cannot be stopped. It is noticeable how, in
comparison to the variations above, its counterpart remains stuck on the 7th/
8th ranks. leads to the game by transposition of moves. Die Invasion des
weißen Monarchen ist nicht zu stoppen. Es ist auffällig, wie hier sein
Antagonist im Vergleich zu den obigen Varianten auf der 7./8. Reihe stecken
bleibt. führt unter Zugumstellung zur Partie.} ({But not Jedoch nicht} 41. Kd2
$2 {on account of wegen} Rf3 42. Ke2 Rc3 43. Rc7+ Ke6 44. c6 Ke5 (44... h5) 45.
Re7+ Kd4 (45... Kd6 $2 46. Rxh7) 46. c7 h6 $14) 41... Rf3 42. Ke5 $1 (42. Rh6
$2 Rxf2 43. c6 f4 44. Rxh7+ Kg6 45. Rh8 Rc2 $11) 42... Rxf2 43. Rf6+ Ke8 ({
More resistance can be offered with Mehr Gegenwehr leistet} 43... Ke7 $142 {
, for instance: , man sehe:} 44. Rh6 (44. Rxf5 $2 Rxh2 45. Rxg5 Kd7 $11) 44...
Kf7 (44... f4 45. Rxh7+ Kd8 46. Rh5 Re2+ (46... f3 47. Ke4 g4 48. Kf4 $18) 47.
Kd6 Rd2+ 48. Kc6 $18) 45. c6 f4 (45... Rc2 46. Kxf5 $18) 46. gxf4 gxf4 47. c7
Rc2 {and now?  und nun?} 48. Rh3 $8 {!!} (48. Kd6 $2 f3 49. Rxh7+ Kg6 50. Rh3
f2 51. Rg3+ Kh5 52. Rf3 Rd2+ 53. Ke7 Re2+ 54. Kd7 Rd2+ 55. Kc8 Rc2 $11) (48.
Rxh7+ $2 Kg6 49. Rd7 f3 50. Rd6+ Kg5 51. Rd5 f2 52. Kd6+ Kg4 53. Rc5 Rxc5 54.
Kxc5 f1=Q 55. c8=Q+ Qf5+ $11) 48... Ke8 (48... h5 49. Kd6 Kg6 50. Rd3 $18) 49.
Kd6 Rd2+ 50. Kc6 Rc2+ 51. Kb7 Rb2+ 52. Kc8 $18 {and then, e.g. und weiter z.B.}
Rb1 53. Rh5 Ke7 (53... f3 54. Re5+ Kf7 55. Rf5+) 54. Rxh7+ Ke6 55. Kd8 Rd1+ 56.
Ke8 Rc1 57. Re7+ Kf6 58. Kd8 Rc3 59. Rd7) 44. Rxf5 Rxh2 45. Kd6 $8 $18 (45.
Rxg5 $2 Kd7 $11 {as usual. wie gehabt.}) 45... Rd2+ 46. Kc7 Rd7+ 47. Kb6 g4 48.
Re5+ Kd8 49. Rg5 Rd3 50. Rg8+ Ke7 51. Rxg4 Rb3+ 52. Kc7 Kf6 53. c6 {A highly
interesting and extremely instructive study of this endgame with the extra
pawn on c5 or c6. Eine hochinteressante, äußerst instruktive Studie zu
diesem Turmendspiel mit dem Mehrbauern auf c5 bzw. c6.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch (Women) 14th"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2013.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Hoang, Thanh Trang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2013.07.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. O-O e6 ({Some smart guys play here
} 5... h6 6. Nxd4 e5) 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Bg5 ({There is a possible
different way of attacking the centre:} 8. Nc3 Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 g6 11.
Nd4 (11. Kh1 Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nd4 Ng4 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bg1 Nh6 16. e4 dxe4
17. Nxe4 Qc7 18. c3 $1 $14 {Romanishin,O-Ulybin,M/Moscow (ol) 1994/1/2-1/2 (69)
}) 11... Bc5 $5 (11... Bg4 12. Qd3 (12. h3 $1 Bh5 $140 13. Nb3 {[%csl Rd5]})
12... Nc6 13. h3 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkov,M-Horvath,J/Budapest Noviki-A 1989}) 12.
Na4 Bxd4+ 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc3 $6 d4 $1 15. Bxc6+ $142 (15. Qa3 {Koniushkov,
I-Ulibin,M/RUS-Cup6 1997/0-1(49)}) 15... bxc6 16. Qxc6+ Kf8 $1 17. Nc5 Bf5 $44)
8... Nbd7 9. e4 ({Another option is} 9. e3 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Nc3
Qc8 $5 13. Rad1 $146 e4 14. Nd4 Bd7 $2 (14... O-O $11) 15. f3 {Lputian,
S-Rublevsky,S/New Delhi/Theran 2000'} Bb4 (15... exf3 16. Bxf3 Bc6 17. e4 $1
dxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 O-O 20. Nf5 $40) 16. Ndb5 $1 {with advantage,
Lputian,S (2598)-Rublevsky,S (2670)/New Delhi (m/1) 2001}) (9. Nc3 $5 h6 $6 10.
Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qd3 $1 {[%cal Yd3b5,Ga1d1] @} Qd7 12. Rad1 d4 13. Ne4 Rc8 14. c3
dxc3 15. Qf3 Qe7 16. Nxc3 e4 17. Qe3 $16 {/+- Anikaev,Y-Totsky,L,Smolensk,1991/
1-0}) 9... dxe4 10. Nc3 (10. Bxe4 $6 {has been tried here:} Qc7 11. Bg2 Be7 12.
Nc3 a6 13. Re1 O-O $11 {Nehse,G-Prudnikova,S/Halle-W 1987/0-1(38)}) {More
active options were possible too} 10... Be7 (10... Qc7 $5 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12.
Bxe4 h6 13. Bd2 Be7 $11 {Savchenko,S-Rublevsky,S/Luzern 1997/CBM 62}) (10... h6
11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Bg4 14. Qb5+ Bd7 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. Qxg4 Nf6 18. Qe2 $14 {Podzielny,K-Schischke,R/Germany 1996/GER}) 11. Bxf6 (
{In a top game} 11. Nxe4 {was tried:} Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4 Nf6 $5 {
the white bishop is extremly strong over the diagonal a8-h1 and Kasparov finds
a plan to neutralise it with f5-e4.} 14. Bg2 O-O 15. Re1 Qc7 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. c4
$5 Rac8 {Kramnik,V (2802)-Kasparov,G (2838)/Moscow 2001 Black has comfortable
play.}) 11... Nxf6 12. Qxd8+ ({Or} 12. Nxe4 Qc7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qe2 Nd7 15.
Rad1 Rac8 16. c3 Rfd8 17. Qe3 h6 18. h4 a5 $13 {Romanishin,O-Rublevsky,S/
Istanbul 2000}) 12... Rxd8 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 b6 15. Bc6+ Bd7 ({Keeping
the bishop pair was very good:} 15... Kf8 16. Rad1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 f5) 16. Bxd7+
Kxd7 17. f4 exf4 ({It was very tempting to create a protected passed pawn:} 
17... e4 18. Kf2 f5 19. Ke3 Bf6 20. c3 Ke6) 18. Rxf4 Bf6 19. Ra4 a5 20. Rc4
Rhe8 ({A better rook ending occurs after} 20... Bxb2 21. Rd1+ Ke7 22. Re1+ Kf8
23. Rc7 Bf6 24. a4 g6 25. Rc6 Kg7 26. Rxb6 Bd4+ 27. Nxd4 Rxd4) 21. Rd1+ Ke7 22.
Re4+ Kf8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. c3 a4 25. Nd4 Re4 ({It was possible to start a
diversion against White's pawns immediately} 25... a3 26. bxa3 Re3) 26. Nf3 $2
({Gunina was terribly afraid of the pawn ending after} 26. Kf2 Bxd4+ 27. Rxd4
Rxd4 28. cxd4) 26... a3 $1 {Now the white pawns became, as one famous Soviet
trainer used to say, THE ATHENS RUINS!} 27. bxa3 ({There were more practical
chances after the transfer into a 2 against 3 ending on one flank:} 27. Rb1
axb2 28. Rxb2 Re3 29. Kf2 Rxc3 30. Rxb6 Ra3 31. g4 Rxa2+ 32. Ke3) 27... Re3 28.
Kf2 Rxc3 29. Rd2 ({Now this idea did not work} 29. Rb1 Be7 30. Kg2 Bc5 31. a4
Ra3) 29... Rxa3 30. Rc2 g6 31. Ke2 Kg7 32. Nd2 h5 33. Nc4 Ra6 34. Nd6 Be7 35.
Nb5 Bc5 36. Nc3 f5 37. Kd3 Ra8 38. Re2 h4 $1 {A similar idea of destroying the
opponent's pawns is conducted from the other side!} 39. gxh4 Rd8+ 40. Kc2 Rh8
41. Nd5 Rxh4 42. Nc7 Bg1 43. Kd3 Rxh2 {Now the task is easy with two connected
extra pawns.} 44. Re7+ Kf6 45. Nd5+ Kg5 46. a4 Rh4 47. Nc3 Bd4 48. Ne2 Bc5 49.
Ra7 f4 50. Rf7 Rh3+ 51. Kc2 f3 52. Nc3 Kg4 53. Ne4 Rh2+ 54. Kd3 Re2 55. Nf6+
Kg3 56. Ne4+ Rxe4 57. Kxe4 f2 58. Rf6 g5 59. Kd3 Kg2 60. Ke2 g4 61. Rf5 Kg1 62.
a5 bxa5 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 {Kamsky's pet line as White,
the very London System!} 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 {The new trend.} 8. Be3 {
Kamsky is prepared and has a different opinion.} ({At the London Classic,
Anish Giri instead played} 8. Bg5 {against Wesley So.} f6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. g3 O-O
11. Bg2 f5 12. Ne5 f4 13. Qxh5 fxe3 14. fxe3 Nxe5 (14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 {
would have given Wesley a serious advantage.}) 15. dxe5 Bc5 16. Rf1 Bxe3 17.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Bd7 20. Rd1 Rf8 21. c4 Bc6 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23.
Rxd4 Rf5 24. g4 Rxe5+ 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. b4 Ke7 27. b5 Bd7 28. b6 dxc4 29. Rxc4
axb6 30. Rc7 Rb5 31. Rxb7 Kd6 32. Kg3 h6 33. Rb8 Rb2 34. Bf3 b5 35. a4 b4 36.
a5 Rb3 37. Kg2 Bc6 38. Bxc6 Kxc6 39. a6 Ra3 40. Rxb4 Rxa6 41. h4 e5 42. Kf3 Kd5
43. Rb5+ Ke6 44. Rb7 Kf6 45. g5+ hxg5 46. hxg5+ Kg6 47. Re7 Ra5 48. Ke3 Rb5 49.
Kf3 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 Rb5 51. Kf3 Rd5 52. Ke3 e4 53. Kxe4 Rxg5 54. Kf3 Kh5 55. Re1
Rg4 56. Rh1+ Kg5 {1/2-1/2 (56) Giri,A (2771)-So,W (2794) London 2016}) 8... Bd6
9. Ne5 g6 10. g4 $146 {Kamsky's novelty, but it seems both players had
prepared it!} Ng7 11. h4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nf3 {Given the fact that the
players blitzed their moves up to this point, they must both have analysed
this position deeply before.} Bf6 14. h5 {The idea of a pawn sacrifice is to
address the awkward situation of the knight on g7.} O-O 15. Qd2 d4 $1 {Great
counter-strike in the centre which ensures comfortable equality. Please note
that Nakamura, who is facing the novelty, has played the five moves after it
in 5 seconds or less. Even this powerful shot was played in exactly ONE second!
} 16. cxd4 b6 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Rh3 Rc8 20. Be2 Bg2 21. Rg3 Bd5 22.
Rh3 {} Bg2 23. Rg3 Be4 24. Rc1 Qd6 25. a3 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qxe5 {
Komodo gives 0.00 at depth 42 here! White's pair of bishops and the weak
knight on g7 compensate for White's material deficiency!} 28. Qd2 Bd5 29. Bd4
Qe4 30. f3 Qf4 (30... Qf4 31. Qxf4 Rxf4 32. Be5 Rf8 33. Kf2 Rc8 34. Bd3 Rc1 35.
Rh3 Ne8 36. f4 {and the position is balanced because Black cannot play ...Nc7
due to f5.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2017.02.16"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Black "Khurtsidze, Nino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2017.02.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Qb3 Qc8 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. g3 Be7 12. Ng2 Nd5 13. Bb5 O-O 14. O-O a6
15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Rae1 Nxf4 17. Nxf4 Bd6 18. Ng2 Rac8 19. Re3 Qd5 20. Rfe1 f5
21. R3e2 Qxb3 22. axb3 Kf7 23. Ne3 g6 24. Nc4 Bc7 25. f3 exf3 26. Rxe6 f4 27.
g4 Rfe8 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Rxe8 Kxe8 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. Kxf3 Kf6 32. h4 h5 33. g5+
Kf5 {Nino Batsiashvili is winning and inches away from advancing to the next
round. She somehow manages to improve her position and at the moment when
Khurtsidze should be ready to resign she commits a horrible blunder. [#]} 34.
d5 b5 35. Nd2 Ke5 36. c4 Kd4 37. Ne4 bxc4 38. d6 Bd8 39. bxc4 Kxc4 40. d7 a5
41. Nd6+ Kb3 42. Kxf4 a4 43. Ke5 Kxb2 44. Nb5 {Less straightforward.} (44. Nb7
Bb6 45. Kd5 a3 46. Kc6 a2 47. Kxb6 a1=Q 48. d8=Q Qg1+ 49. Nc5 {and White is a
piece up.}) 44... Kb3 45. Ke6 $4 {tragic!} (45. Kd5 Kb4 46. Nd6 a3 47. Nb7 a2
48. Nxd8 a1=Q 49. Nc6+ {and White is winning.}) 45... Kb4 $1 {The game is
drawn!} 46. Nd4 Kc3 $4 (46... Kc4 47. Nc6 Bb6 48. Ne5+ Kd4 49. Nc6+ Kc4 50.
Ne5+ Kb5 51. Nd3 a3 52. Nc1 Kc4 53. Na2 Kb3 54. Nc1+ Kb2 55. Nd3+ Kc3 56. Nc1 {
is drawn.}) 47. Nc6 $4 (47. Kd5 {wins!} a3 48. Nb5+ Kb4 49. Nxa3 Kxa3 50. Kc6
Kb4 51. Kb7 Kc5 52. Kc8 Be7 53. d8=Q Bxd8 54. Kxd8 {and the pawn ending is won!
}) 47... Bc7 48. Ne7 {Now the game is drawn but for Nino draw or loss means
the same so she commits the final kamikaze!} Bd8 49. Nxg6 a3 50. Nf4 a2 51. g6
a1=Q 52. g7 Qa2+ 53. Nd5+ Kd4 0-1

[Event "Venice"]
[Site "Venice"]
[Date "1949.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Hans"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 Qd7 5. Ne5 (5. c4 $1 dxc4 6. Qa4 O-O-O 7.
Nc3 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. Qxa7 $2 Nc2+ 9. Kf1 Qd1+ 10. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 11. Ne1 Rxe1#)
8... Qxa4 9. Nxa4 Rxd4 10. Be3 Rd8 11. Bxa7 $1 b6 12. Rc1 $16) 5... Nxe5 6.
dxe5 c6 7. c4 Bh3 $1 (7... dxc4 8. Qxd7+ Bxd7 9. Na3 Be6 10. Be3 Bd5 11. Bxd5
cxd5 12. Nb5) 8. Bxh3 Qxh3 9. cxd5 Qg2 10. Rf1 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 cxd5 12. e4 O-O-O
$1 (12... dxe4 13. Nc3) 13. exd5 Rxd5 14. Bf4 e6 15. Ke2 Ne7 16. Nc3 Rd7 17.
Be3 Nc6 18. Nb5 a6 19. Na7+ Nxa7 20. Bxa7 b5 21. Be3 Be7 22. a4 b4 23. Bb6 (23.
Rac1+ $10) 23... Kb7 24. a5 Rd5 25. Rfd1 $2 Rxe5+ 26. Kf3 Rd5 27. Rxd5 exd5 28.
Rd1 Bf6 29. Bd4 (29. Rxd5 Bxb2 30. Rd7+ Kc6 31. Rxf7 b3 $19) 29... Kc6 $19 30.
b3 (30. Bxf6 $142) 30... Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rb8 32. Rg4 g6 33. Ke3 Kc5 34. Kd3 Rb5
35. Rf4 f5 36. g4 fxg4 37. Rf8 Rxa5 38. Rc8+ Kd6 39. Rd8+ Ke7 40. Rb8 Ra2 41.
Rxb4 Rxf2 42. Rb7+ Kd6 43. Rxh7 Rf3+ 44. Kd4 (44. Kc2 Kc5 45. Rh6 g3 46. Rxg6
gxh2 47. Rh6 Rf2+ $19) 44... Rxb3 45. Rg7 Rb4+ 46. Kc3 a5 47. Rxg6+ Kc5 48. Ra6
Rc4+ 49. Kd3 Ra4 50. Rg6 Ra3+ 51. Kc2 Ra2+ 52. Kc3 Rg2 53. Ra6 Rxh2 54. Rxa5+
Kd6 55. Kd4 Ke6 56. Ra6+ Kf5 57. Rd6 Re2 58. Rxd5+ Kf4 59. Kd3 Re3+ 60. Kd2 g3
61. Rd8 Re5 62. Rg8 Rg5 63. Rf8+ Rf5 64. Rg8 Kf3 (64... Kf3 65. Ke1 g2) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
Bb4 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 O-O 11. Nb5 Nc6 12. c3 Qb6+ 13. N5d4 Be7 14. Kh1 Bg4
15. h3 Bd7 16. g4 Ne4 17. Qd3 Bh4 18. Qb5 Qxb5 19. Nxb5 Rad8 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21.
Nc5 Bc8 22. Nd6 f5 23. Ncxb7 Bxb7 24. Nxb7 Rd5 25. c4 Rd4 26. gxf5 Rxc4 27. Nd6
Rb4 28. e3 Rxb2 29. Nxe4 Rxf5 30. Rac1 Ne7 31. Rb1 Rfb5 32. Nc3 Rb7 33. Bd6 Ng6
34. Ba3 Rxb1 35. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 36. Nxb1 Be1 37. Kg2 Kf7 38. Bc5 a6 39. Bd4 Nh4+
40. Kf1 Bb4 41. Ke2 Nf5 42. Ba7 Ke6 43. Kd3 Nd6 44. Bd4 g6 45. a3 Ba5 46. Bc3
Bxc3 47. Nxc3 Ke5 48. Na2 Nb7 49. Nb4 a5 50. Nc6+ Kd5 51. Ne7+ Kd6 52. Nc8+ Kc5
53. e4 Nd8 54. Ne7 Nf7 55. Nd5 Ne5+ 56. Kc3 g5 57. Nf6 h6 58. Ng4 Nf7 59. Nf6
Nd6 60. a4 Nf7 61. Nd7+ Kd6 62. Nb6 Ke5 63. Kd3 Kf4 64. Kd4 h5 65. Nd5+ Kg3 66.
e5 {Weiß hat genug Gegenspiel, um sich halten zu können:} Kxh3 (66... Nd8 67.
Ke4 h4 68. Ne3 Kxh3 69. Kf5 Kg3 70. Kxg5 h3 71. Kf6 $11) 67. e6 Nd8 68. e7 Nc6+
69. Ke3 Nxe7 70. Nxe7 g4 71. Nf5 (71. Kf2 g3+ 72. Kg1 h4 73. Nc6 g2 74. Nd4 Kg3
75. Nf5+ Kf4 76. Nxh4 Ke4 $11) 71... g3 {[%tqu "De","Kann Weiß sich noch
behaupten?","","","e3f3","",0,"f5d4","",5]} 72. Kf3 $2 (72. Nd4 $1 Kg4 73. Nf3
h4 74. Ke4 g2 (74... h3 75. Ne5+ Kg5 76. Kf3 g2 77. Kf2 Kf5 78. Nc4 $11) 75.
Ke3 Kg3 76. Ng1 h3 77. Ne2+ Kh2 78. Kf2 Kh1 79. Ng3+ Kh2 80. Ne2 $11) 72... g2
73. Ng3 (73. Kf2 Kh2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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"]

{Like in 2015, Magnus had a rather slow start in Wijk, and again had to wander
along some dangerous paths to beat Loek van Wely. But like last year, that
triggered an excellent streak, both in the number of points, as well as in
quality of play.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 $5 {The London System. A few
years back almost looked at with disgust, and in no way treated as a serious
opening, but with Grischuk's and Kramnik's efforts recently the verdict has
changed. Even so not to the extent that every professional has a ready-made
solution planned against it, and Tomashevsky did spend quite some time on the
upcoming moves.} b6 ({Maybe inspired by Magnus' success in this game, both
Karjakin and Giri decided also to give the London a try, but now Black seemed
tipped off, and we actually saw a theoretical debate in the London System(!).
After} 3... d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 $5 {Against Karjakin, but
eventually lost.} 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5 $5 {Against Karjakin, but eventually lost.}
) 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 {For those caring about the finer points of the move orders,
its worth mentioning that Kramnik here seems to have preferred to play 5.Nbd2
first on a couple of outings. It's hard coming up with a strong reason for
either move, but maybe Kramnik wanted to avoid Alekhine's idea against
Rubinstein? With the knight on d2, instead of the pawn on e3, Alekhine played
5...Bd6!? and went on to win an instructive game, covered in his game
collection. So maybe only playing h3, when Black has committed ...Be7 is the
point.} Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d5 {Both players have
developed sensibly, and one could argue that the fact that neither side has
obvious plans, but just have to make small common-sense additions to their
positions, should be a small success for Black.} 10. Qe2 $5 Bd6 {Tomashevsky
blinks first, and tries to force concrete action. Waiting with e.g. ...Rac8
would make sense, but White could still improve his position by bringing the
rooks to d1 and e1, making it hard for Black to come up with similar useful
moves which makes Black's decision easily understandable.} 11. Rfe1 $5 {
Even so, Magnus do not take the bait, but puts the ball back in Tomashevsky's
court. White has many plans, but it is much harder to see positive options for
Black, so instead Black tries forcing White to take on d6.} Ne7 ({Taking on f4
looks strategically risky, as after} 11... Bxf4 12. exf4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4
14. cxd4 {White by swapping knights, removed the option of ...Nb4 based
counterplay, and despite having doubled pawns, gets a lot in return. f5 might
be an option, transferring the knight to e5 too, or maybe Qe3-g3-h4 followed
by Re3 and Rae1.}) 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 $1 {
Yes, White has given a bishop for a knight, and even allowed Black to capture
towards the centre. But the black pawn-structure, while looking healthy,
actually is a major drawback. Due to the weakness of g6, Black can never
realistically push the knight away from e5, meaning White will have a powerful
knight, and Black a rather limited bishop. Tomashevsky keeps playing logical
and sensible moves, heading for ...Nd7 exchanging the powerful knight, but not
wanting 15...Nd7 16 f4! and instead tries to stop White from advancing the
f-pawn.} g5 16. f4 $5 {Played quickly, almost like saying: did you miss this?
But while of course White could still probably be slightly better with like e.
g. 16.Qf3, sending an invitation to the following fascinating complications is
not only tempting, but also objectively good.} gxf4 {.} 17. Rf1 $1 {This is
the point. White wants the f-line open, to sacrifice the rook on f6, and
deliver mate.} Nd7 (17... fxe3 $5 {would be the logical way of trying to prove
White's concept flawed. After} 18. Rxf6 exd2 $1 (18... gxf6 $2 {loses
immediately as} 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rf1 $3 {just mates. The threat is to bring
the rook into the attack on f4, as a response to 20...exd2 and if 20...fxe5
then the simple 21.Qh5+ Kg7 22.Qg5+ Kh7 23.Rf6 mates.}) {Does all this mean
that Black's position is actually objectively fine? Not really, as the less
imaginative, but simply strong} 19. Rf4 $1 {does keep an edge. The threat is
Qh5 and Rh4 with a mating attack, and Black's only chance is to fight with} (
19. Qh5 {An obvious try, forcing Black to take on f6, but after} gxf6 20. Qg4+
Kh8 21. Qh4+ Kg7 $1 {however there is no good follow-up as} 22. Ng4 ({and after
} 22. Qg3+ {Black just goes to h7 with the king, not falling for 22...Kh8?? 23.
Ng6+ winning the queen.}) 22... Qf4 $1 {protects both f6 and h6,}) (19. Rdf1 $5
{comes much closer to breaking Black's defences. f7 cannot be defended, and
taking on f6 allows a decessive attack along usual patterns. But Black has the
fantastic} Ba6 $3 {which exploits the fact that the white queen needs to be on
the kingside for the attack to succeed, meaning that 20.Qxa6 gxf6 works, or
even better, first 20...d1Q! as pointed out by the computers. After:} 20. Qh5 {
or the more sophisticated} d1=Q $5 ({The obvious} 20... gxf6 $6 21. Qg4+ Kh8
22. Rf4 Bd3 23. Nxd3 d1=Q+ 24. Qxd1 Rg8 25. Ne5 $1 Kg7 26. Rxf6 $1 {is still
very promising for White}) ({but either the simple} 20... Bxf1 21. Nxf7 Rxf7
22. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (22... Kh7 $2 23. Qg6+ {followed by Rf7})) 21. Rxd1 gxf6 22.
Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 {just leads to a draw.}) 19... f6 20. Ng6 {but it
obviously does not look very appealing.}) 18. Qh5 $1 {Not a neccessity, as also
} (18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxf4 {gives White a promising attack, but somehow keeps
the spirit of the 2 previous moves, and continues the direct attack.}) 18...
Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 $6 {Again quite logical, trying to swap off queens, in order
to stop the white attack.} (19... Nh7 $5 {probably was a better chance, even
if White has a promising position after} 20. Rxf4 ({or even just} 20. exf4))
20. Rxf4 Ne4 $2 {A blunder, and a decisive one.} ({The same idea would be much
better, but with} 20... cxd4 21. exd4 {interpolated. Then after} Ne4 {White
can not play like in the game, as there is now no dxc5! but instead has} 22.
Qg4 $5 {when Black has no choice but to play the weakening} f5 {, where after}
23. Qg6 Rf6 24. Qh5 Qe8 {does avoid immediate disaster, but after} 25. Qxe8+
Rxe8 26. Nxe4 {it makes a huge difference having forced ...f5, as the white
knight now dominates on e5, leaving him excellent winning chances in the
ensuing ending.}) 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4 dxe4 23. dxc5 $1 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25.
b3 $1 {Black is basically in a zugzwang. playing...f6 allows Ng6 and mate on
h8. The f-rook defends f7, the other, the bishop on b7, which can't move, as
then a7 would fall. So what is left, is to move the a-pawn.} a5 26. Rc7 a4 27.
bxa4 Ba8 28. a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 {Here Tomashevsky resigned. Maybe a
bit premature, but there is no doubt that White's position is clearly winning
with the 2 extra pawns, and while Black certainly could prolong the game for a
while, the result is not really in doubt.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-B 82nd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2020.01.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Nihal,Sarin"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qxb1 Bb4+ 7. Kd1 {
At first sight, it can look a bit scary with the king in the center. However,
White has two bishops and better control over the light squares. It also helps
that the center isn't fully open yet, and White can take his king to the
kingside with a couple of tempos. However, Black should be completely fine in
general. The usual plan for Black involves taking ..dxc4 and going ...c5 at a
favourable moment.} Be7 (7... Bd6 {is probably the main move here, where I was
inspired by the following game by the world champion, played in the same venue
a couple of years earlier:} 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e4 Be7 12.
Bb5+ c6 13. e5 Qf4 14. Bd3 c5 15. dxc5 Nc6 16. Qc1 Qb4 17. a3 Qxc5 18. Ke2 Nd4+
19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. f4 O-O 21. Qd2 Qb6 22. Rhe1 f6 23. e6 Qxe6+ 24. Kf3 Qd7 25.
Rad1 Rad8 26. Qe3 Bd6 27. Bg6 f5 28. Qe6+ Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Bc5 30. Re5 Rf6 31.
Bxf5 Bd6 32. Rdxd5 Kf7 33. Re4 g6 34. Bg4 h5 35. Bh3 {and White converted, 1-0
Carlsen-So, Wijk aan Zee 2018. A very strong game by Magnus!}) 8. c5 {The main
idea is to close the center (with White's king being on d1). I felt that this
makes sense strategically and prevents a lot of black counterplay involved
with opening the center.} Ne4 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bd3 ({I had considered} 10. h4 {
with the intention to prevent g5 related counterplay, but moves like} b6 {
worried me.}) (10. g4 {preparing Bd3 also caught my fancy for a moment,
however, it seemed a bit too much.}) 10... Nc6 $5 {I completely underestimated
this option of my opponent.} (10... g5 11. Bg3 f5 12. Ne5 {seemed a natural
way for Black to play and the position looked interesting. After the game, a
more recent online game of mine went} f4 13. f3 fxg3 14. hxg3 Bf6 15. fxe4 Bxe5
16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Bc4 {and Black resigned here.}) 11. Bxe4 (11. a3 {was my
initial intention, which seemed the most natural. However, now} g5 12. Bg3 f5 {
[%cal Gf5f4] seems stronger. Now f4 is a threat.} 13. Ne5 f4 (13... Nxe5 14.
Bxe5 Bf6 {is also an option for Black, and I didn't think Black was worse at
all.}) 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. f3 (15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd5) 15... fxg3 16. fxe4
Rf2 {seemed messy.}) 11... dxe4 12. Qxe4 (12. Ne5 Nb4 13. Qxe4 g5 14. Bg3 f5
15. Qxb7 Rb8 16. Qxa7 f4 {looked very dangerous for White.}) 12... Bxc5 13. Ke2
{While my opponent was thinking, possibilites starting with Ng5 already began
to evince my interest...} Bd6 (13... Be7 14. Rhd1 {seemed like an unpleasant
pressure.}) 14. Ng5 {It took me a really long time to convince myself to go
for this.} (14. Bg3 {was the safer alternative.}) 14... g6 15. Bxd6 cxd6 {
This was the critical move in my calculation. White no longer has a safe exit.
Therefore, it was important to make sure with a resonable degree of confidence
that the attack works, or it can backfire completely.} (15... Qxd6 {is the
best move according to Stockfish, but during the game I didn't pay much
attention to this move.} 16. Qh4 h5 17. g4 $40 ({And of course, White always
has the safe option to play} 17. Ne4 Qb4 18. Nf6+ Kg7 19. Nxh5+ $11)) 16. Qh4
h5 17. g4 Qb6 (17... Ne7 {was another move I had considered, with the
intention to drive the queen away from the h-file.} 18. gxh5 (18. Rhg1 Qb6 19.
gxh5 {also looked interesting to me.}) 18... Nf5 19. Qg4 Qb6 {also looked
messy to me, but apparently} 20. Rhd1 Qxb2+ 21. Kf1 {is just better for White.}
) 18. gxh5 Qb5+ 19. Ke1 (19. Kf3 f6 20. Nxe6 Qf5+ 21. Nf4 g5 22. Qh3 Nxd4+ 23.
exd4 Qxf4+ 24. Kg2 {was also leading to a good position for White, but I felt
that Ke1 was stronger.}) 19... Qxb2 (19... Nb4 20. hxg6 Nd3+ {I had initially
intended} 21. Kf1 {here, missing out on} (21. Ke2 {wins according to the
engine, but it is not easy to evaluate such things with complete confidence
from a distance.}) 21... Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Qxg5+ $1) 20. Rd1 Qb4+ 21. Kf1 Qb5+ 22.
Kg1 (22. Kg2 {runs into} f6 {when things aren't entirely clear.}) 22... Kg7 {
Here, I already saw that I could play 25.Kh2 and I just went for it.} (22...
Qf5 {loses to} 23. e4 Qf6 24. hxg6 Qxg6 25. Kf1) (22... gxh5 23. Qxh5 Qf5 {
Here I saw that I can simply liquidate into a won endgame:} 24. e4 Qg6 25.
Qxg6+ fxg6 26. Nxe6) 23. hxg6 (23. h6+ {would help Black's king hide behind
the white pawn:} Kh8) 23... Kxg6 24. Ne4 Rg8 25. h3 Qh5 (25... f5 26. Kh2) 26.
Qxh5+ Kxh5+ 27. Kh2 Kh4 28. Nxd6 Rad8 29. Nxb7 Rb8 30. Rb1 a5 31. a3 Ne7 32.
Nxa5 Ra8 33. Nc4 Nd5 34. Rhg1 f5 35. Rxg8 Rxg8 36. Nd2 {I was in time trouble
at this point, but nevertheless, I am not quite sure what I was thinking here.}
(36. Ne5 {directly would have been more efficient}) 36... Rc8 37. Nf3+ Kh5 38.
Rb2 Rc3 39. Ne5 Rxa3 40. Rc2 {Reaching the time control with a still won
position. The conversion from such points is also not to be taken for granted.
The position still demands accurate calculation of many short term variations.}
Kg5 41. Rc6 Ra2 42. Kg1 {By process of elimination.} (42. Rxe6 Nxe3 43. Nf3+ ({
or} 43. Nf7+ Kf4) 43... Kf4 {is an example of how things can still go wrong
for White.}) (42. Kg3 f4+ 43. exf4+ Nxf4 44. Nf7+ Kf6 45. Kxf4 Kxf7 {is also
probably winning, but it didn't look entirely clear to me.}) 42... Kf6 43. Nd7+
Kf7 44. Nc5 f4 (44... Rc2 {doesn't work due to} 45. Nxe6) 45. Rxe6 fxe3 46.
fxe3 Re2 47. e4 Nf4 48. Re5 Nxh3+ 49. Kf1 Rc2 50. Rh5 {Initially I thought
that this doesn't work due to Rc1+ and Nf4+, but later I saw that after Kd2
everything is under control.} Rc3 (50... Rc1+ 51. Ke2 Nf4+ 52. Kd2) 51. Ke2 Kg6
52. Rf5 Ng5 53. Rf1 Ra3 54. e5 Ra2+ 55. Kd3 Ra3+ 56. Kc4 Nf3 57. Kd5 Re3 58. e6
Kg7 59. Ne4 Rd3 60. Rxf3 Rxf3 61. e7 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Bd6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Nf6 (10... Bf5 11. Re1 Be7 12. c3 a5 13. Qb3 Qb6 14.
Ne5 a4 15. Nxd7 Qc7 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. Qc4 O-O 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. b4 $14 {
Dizdarevic,E-Bukal,V/Zadar/1995/1-0/48/}) 11. Bg5 (11. Re1 O-O 12. c3 Re8 13.
Qb3 Bxf3 (13... Qc7 14. Ne5 Bh5 15. Nc4 $14 {Speelman,J-Kharlov,A/Moscow/1995/
1-0/52/}) 14. Bxf3 Qb6 15. Bg5 Nd5 16. Re2 h6 17. Bd2 Red8 18. Kg2 $14 {
Drasko,M-Yagupov,I/Linares/1995/1-0/32/}) 11... Bf5 12. Re3 (12. Re1) 12... O-O
$6 (12... h6 13. Bxf6 (13. Nh4 Bh7 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. d5 cxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxb2 17.
Rae1 Be7 $15) 13... Qxf6 14. Ne5 Rd8 $10) 13. Nh4 h6 14. Nxf5 exf5 (14... hxg5
15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. h3 $14) 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rb3 Rab8 17. c4 Rfd8 18. Rd3 c5 19.
Qa4 a6 (19... cxd4 20. Qxa7 Bf8 (20... Be7 21. Bxb7 Qd6 22. Bd5 $16) (20... b6
21. Rad1 Bc5 22. a3 $16) 21. Qa4 $14) 20. Rad1 cxd4 $2 (20... Be7 21. dxc5 (21.
Bd5 b5 $1) 21... Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Qxb2 23. Rd5 Bf6 $14) 21. Rxd4 f4 (21... Bc7 22.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 (22... Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Bxb7 Qxb2 25. Qe8+ Kh7 26. Qxf7 $16)
23. Qe8+ Kh7 24. Rd7 $16) (21... Bc5 22. Rd5 $16 b6 (22... Qb6 23. Rxf5) (22...
b5 23. Qc2) 23. b4) 22. b4 b6 23. Qc6 Be5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Bd5
fxg3 27. hxg3 Bd4 28. Kg2 Qe7 $2 (28... Qf6 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. f3 Qg6 31. g4 $1
$18) (28... a5 29. bxa5 bxa5 30. Qb7 $16) 29. Qa8+ Kh7 30. Bxf7 $1 Qxf7 31.
Qe4+ g6 32. Qxd4 h5 33. Qd5 Qc7 34. c5 bxc5 35. bxc5 Kg7 36. c6 Kf6 37. Qd4+ (
37. Qd4+ Ke6 (37... Ke7 38. Qg7+ Kd6 39. Qxg6+) 38. Qc4+ Kd6 39. Qxa6) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 (8... O-O 9. c3 Rc8 (9... c5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nc4 Rc8 12. Ne3 Nxe3 13.
Bxe3 Nf6 (13... Nb6 14. dxc5 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Bxc5 16. Bc1 Nd5 17. h3 Bh5 18. g4
Bg6 19. Ne5 $16 {Speelman,J-Campora,D/Mota del Cuervo/1995/0,5/46/}) 14. Qb3
$14 {Speelman,J-Rublevsky,S/Moscow/1994/1-0/57/}) (9... b5 10. a4 (10. e5 Ne8
11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nf1 c5 14. Ng3 Rc8 $13 {Hawelko,M-Rausis,I/Lublin/
1993/0-1/}) 10... a6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qe2 Qb6 $2 (12... Qb8) 13. a5 Qd8 14. e5
Ne8 15. b4 $16 {Speelman,J-De la Villa Garcia,J/London/1994/1-0/36/}) 10. b4 (
10. e5 Ne8 11. Nf1 c5 12. h4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bh5 14. Bd2 Rc6 15. Bh3 $6 Qb6 16.
Bc3 f5 $15 {Schekachev,A-Solozhenkin,E/Avoine/1995/0-1/36/}) 10... a5 11. a3
Ra8 12. Bb2 Nb6 13. e5 Ne8 14. Qb3 axb4 15. axb4 Nc7 $10 {Speelman,J-Chernin,A/
New York/1995/0,5/37/}) 9. Nxe4 O-O (9... Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Nf6 (10... Bh5 11. c3
O-O 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bd6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. Qc2
Rad8 18. Bg2 Nf6 19. c4 $14 {Giorgadze,G-Burmakin,V/St-Petersburg/1996/1-0/138/
}) 11. Re1 O-O 12. c3 Qd7 (12... a5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qb6 15. Rb1 Rfd8 16.
Be3 Nd5 $10 {Speelman,J-Novikov,I/Calcutta/1996/0,5/26/}) 13. Qb3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3
Rfe8 15. Bd2 a5 16. a4 Nd5 $10 {Speelman,J-Slobodjan,R/Calcutta/1996/0,5/29/})
10. c3 Qb6 (10... Re8 11. Qb3 Nxe4 12. Rxe4 Bf5 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Nd2 Bd3 15. Nc4
Qa6 16. Ne3 Nb6 $10 {Dizdarevic,E-Petran,Pal/Lyons/1994/0,5/41/}) (10... a5 11.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 a4 16. Bf1 $14 {
Schekachev,A-Krivosheya,S/Paris/1995/1-0/51/}) 11. Ned2 $6 (11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12.
Qb3 a5 13. Bf4 (13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. Ne5 $14) 13... Bf5 14. Bd6 Rfc8 15. Ne5 $14 {
Drasko,M-Blagojevic,D/Podgorica/1996/1-0/64/}) 11... c5 12. Nc4 Qa6 13. Qb3 (
13. Ne3 Bxf3 (13... Bh5 14. Nf5 $14) 14. Qxf3 (14. Bxf3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Rfd8 {
ףd4/}) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Rab8 $10) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 (14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qb5
Qxb5 16. Nxb5 Nd3 17. Re3 Rad8 $15) 14... Rac8 15. Nfe5 (15. Ne3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3
Nb6 17. Nf5 Nfd5 $15) 15... b5 16. Ne3 Bh5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Bc3
Qb6 20. a4 Bxd4 21. axb5 $6 (21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. axb5 Nc5 23. Qc3 $10) 21... Bxc3
22. bxc3 Nc5 23. Qc4 $2 (23. Qa2 Qxb5 24. Qxa7 Qd3 $15) 23... Bg6 24. Bc6 (24.
Qa2) 24... a6 $1 $17 25. Qe2 Bd3 26. Nc4 Qc7 27. Qa2 axb5 28. Ne5 (28. Bxb5 Ne4
) 28... Bc4 29. Nxc4 bxc4 30. Be4 Nb3 31. Rad1 Rfd8 32. Bc2 (32. Qc2 $142)
32... Ra8 33. Qb2 g6 34. Rxd8+ Rxd8 35. Rd1 (35. Bxb3 Rb8 {/\cb3/}) 35... Rxd1+
36. Bxd1 Qd6 37. Be2 Qd5 38. Qb1 (38. Qa3) 38... Kg7 39. Qd1 Kf6 40. Bf3 Qd2 $1
41. Be2 (41. Qxd2 Nxd2 42. Be2 Ke5 {/\Kd5,Nb1/}) 41... Qxc3 $19 42. Qf1 Kg7 43.
h4 (43. Bxc4 Nd2) 43... h5 44. Kh2 Qd4 45. Kh3 0-1

[Event "Bilbao Masters 9th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2016.07.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 {This system, a combination of London, Colle and similar ideas,
is getting popular nowadays.} Bf5 {I will give here one recent example:} (2...
c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bg3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb5 {Recently this
move replaced the usual 8.Bd3.} Ne7 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Rb1 Ng6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12.
Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Ne5 b6 14. Qf3 Ba6 15. h4 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. h5 g5 18. h6 f6
19. Qh5 Bd3 $132 {0-1 (38) Gelfand,B (2734)-Inarkiev,E (2730) Magas (rapid)
2016}) 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 {The world champion is playing cautios.} (4. c4 Bxb1 5.
Qxb1 Bb4+ 6. Kd1 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. Bg3 c5 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Nf3 Bxg3 11. hxg3
Nf6 12. Qc2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 g6 14. Ke2 Kg7 15. Rac1 $14 {1-0 (70) Georgiev,K 
(2628)-Godena,M (2495) Padova 2014. This is just one example how the game may
continue.}) 4... Bxd3 5. Qxd3 c6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Ngf3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Nbd7
10. a4 c5 (10... a5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qb6 14. c4 {with
similar play to the Slav Defence where White is doing the same thing with Bd3
and early exchange of the bishops.}) 11. a5 c4 {I am not so sure about this
move, after that White knows exactly what to do.} (11... Rc8 12. c3 Rc6 {
with balanced play.}) 12. Qe2 b5 13. axb6 axb6 14. Ne5 $1 {Of course, White's
play is straingtforward in a way.} Nxe5 (14... Qc8 15. e4 Rd8 16. c3 b5 17. Bg5
Qb7 {looks solid for Black, but so is White's position.}) 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Qg4
Re8 (16... Qc7 17. Nf3 Kh8 18. h4 Ra5 19. h5 h6 20. Nd4 Rfa8 21. Rxa5 Rxa5 22.
Bg3 Ra2 23. f4 {Such type of play I guess Carlsen would do. The position is
interesting, perhaps easier to play with White.}) 17. h4 f5 (17... Rxa1 18.
Rxa1 Bxh4 19. Bh6 g6 20. Nf3 Be7 21. Ra7 $44) 18. Qh3 {With the idea to play
g4.} Rxa1 19. Rxa1 c3 $6 20. bxc3 Qc7 21. c4 Nxe5 $2 (21... dxc4 $13) 22. Qg3
$1 Bd6 (22... Bf6 23. Kh1 $1 {/\ Nf3}) 23. cxd5 (23. c5 $1 bxc5 24. Ra6 Rd8 25.
Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Bxe5 $16) 23... exd5 24. Nb3 {It is clear now that Black
misplayed the position somehow. White is better.} Qxc2 25. Nd4 Qc8 26. h5 Qd7
27. Rb1 Bc7 28. f3 Qf7 29. Ra1 Bd6 30. Ra6 Qxh5 31. Rxb6 Nc4 32. Rxd6 Nxd6 33.
Bxd6 $16 {White managed to take control of a game and result is two pieces
against rook where pieces are really at good places.} Rxe3 34. Be5 Qg6 35. Qf4
Re1+ 36. Kf2 Ra1 37. Qd2 Ra8 $2 (37... Qa6 $142) 38. Nxf5 $1 $18 Qe6 39. Qg5 g6
40. Nh6+ Kf8 41. Ng4 Ke8 42. Nf6+ Kf7 43. Nxh7 Ra4 44. Qd8 Ra2+ 45. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Redbus KO"]
[Site "Southend"]
[Date "1999.07.25"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Plaskett, H James"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Pein,M"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1999.04.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Plaskett-Lalic match saw a draw in game one and a win with black for
Plaskett in game two when he emerged from the opening with a technically won
endgame which he converted. There was live coverage including commentary and
webcam.} 1. d4 {The time limit is 100 minutes to start and 30 seconds extra
per move} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 {A little wrinkle that set Lalic thinking.} e6
4. e3 c5 5. c4 a6 {Waiting for the Bf1 to move and then intending dxc4 and b5}
6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 cxd4 12.
exd4 {We have a QGA position but one where the bishop on f4 is not optimally
placed} Nb6 13. Rac1 O-O 14. Ne5 (14. Nxb5 Nbd5 15. Bc7 Qd7 {Wins}) 14... Nbd5
{White has to work to equalise - Plaskett} 15. Bg5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bd5 {
Exchanging pieces and ending all White's dreams of an attack.} 17. c4 bxc4 18.
Bxc4 {White has counterplay against c6 and this compensates for the IQP} h6 19.
Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Bxf6 {And after 20...Bxf6 21.Rc5 Qd6 there is little to play for
eg 22.Rc6 Qd5 23.Rc5 etc} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.02.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nbd2 e6 5. c4 Nd7 6. b3 h6 7. Bb2 Ngf6 8. Be2
Bd6 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nxd7 $4 (11. O-O Qg5 12. Nf3) 11... Bxg2 ({
[%tqu "En","IS THERE A WINNING MOVE INTERMEDIATE MOVE HERE?","It's not a
recapture on d7","Take the pawn that is hanging and create a deadly double
threat","e4g2","CORRECT!!  You are winning!",10]} 11... Bxg2 $1 {Because:} 12.
Rg1 {[%tqu "En","Now, show the point","","","d6b4","",3]} Bb4+ 13. Qd2 Bxd2+)
0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 {Going away from the main theory. Recently Kramnik
successfully used this setup numerous times in the world rapid and blitz in
Berlin.} e6 (3... c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 (5... Bg4 6. c3 Qb6 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8.
Qb3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Bb5 $14 {1-0 (34) Kramnik,V (2777)-Meier,G (2654)
Berlin 2015}) 6. dxc5 Qxc5 (6... Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qc3 8. Bb5 Qxc5 9. c4 $44) 7. a3
Bf5 8. c4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (39) Kramnik,V (2777)-Cheparinov,I (2681) Berlin 2015})
4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 {White is hoping to open the h-file some day.} (5. Nbd2 c5 (
5... O-O 6. Bd3 b6 $11 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gc7c5]}) 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O
9. c4 Be7 10. Rc1 h6 11. h3 $14 {1-0 (33) Kramnik,V (2777)-Belov,V (2614)
Berlin 2015}) 5... c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. c3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 {I also had a couple of
games in this line.} 9. e4 (9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Ne7 $6 (11... Qc7
$11) 12. Bb5 $1 Bxe5 (12... Rf8 13. Nd7 $1 Nxd7 14. Bxd6 $14) 13. dxe5 Nd7 14.
e4 $14 {0-1 (66) Prohaszka,P (2578)-Postny,E (2633) Austria 2013}) (9. Ne5 Bb7
10. f4 Ne7 $1 {An important manoeuvre. The knight is heading to d6 to control
the key e4-square.} 11. Qf3 Nf5 12. Bf2 Be7 13. O-O Nd6 14. Bh4 Nfe4 15. Bxe7
Qxe7 $15 {0-1 (48) Pezerovic,E (2439)-Postny,E (2631) Bad Wiessee 2013}) 9...
Be7 $1 (9... dxe4 $2 {Opening the centre at this moment is just bad for Black.}
10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bb7 12. Qa4 Rc8 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rd1 Qf6 15. O-O $16 {
1-0 (27) Sedlak,N (2565)-Prusikin,M (2493) Bayern 2014}) 10. e5 Nh5 {Black
gets the opportunity to grab the dark-squared bishop at any moment, so
objectively he is okay in this French type structure.} 11. a3 {Nakamura had
already played this position earlier this year against Kamsky, so Grischuk
could prepare this at home. An engine evaluates this position as slightly
preferable for Black, but from a human point of view White has some prospects
on the kingside where he has a superiority in space.} (11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Rc8
13. a3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 f5 15. dxc5 $6 bxc5 16. b4 g5 $15 {1/2-1/2 (60) Kamsky,G 
(2683)-Nakamura,H (2798) Saint Louis 2015}) 11... a5 {[%cal Gc8a6]} 12. Qe2 Ra7
$1 $146 {I like this move. The rook can be useful on the seventh rank. I don't
see the point of putting the bishop on d7 instead.} (12... c4 13. Bc2 b5 $6 (
13... g6 $142) 14. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 15. Qxh5 g6 16. Qe2 $14 {1/2-1/2 (59) Kramnik,V
(2777)-Zhigalko,S (2656) Berlin 2015}) 13. O-O (13. Nf1 $5 {[%cal Gf1e3] could
be a useful manoeuvre to transfer the more passive knight to a more active
square.}) 13... c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. h4 $5 (15. Nh4 $6 g6 {is getting nowhere for
White.}) 15... g6 $2 {Nakamura spent more than half an hour on this move, but
decided to keep the white bishop alive. Indeed it wasn't easy to envisage the
consequences of opening the f-file. However, it was important for Black to
swap his Nh5.} (15... Nxg3 16. fxg3 {Here Black has two options:} f5 (16... b4
17. axb4 axb4 {We can see now another plus of 12...Ra7 - the rook is protected.
} 18. Nxc4 Ba6 (18... dxc4 $2 19. Qe4 {[%cal Ge4c6,Ge4h7]}) 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20.
Ne3 Qa8 $15) 17. g4 fxg4 (17... g6 {is probably safer.}) 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. hxg5
Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qxg5 21. Qf2 Qe7 22. Qf4 $44) 16. Bh2 $1 Bxh4 17. g4 $6 {
Tempting, but premature.} (17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Nf3 Qd8 (18... Qg4 19. Qe3 f5 20.
exf6 Rxf6 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Rf8 23. f3 Qh4 24. Qh6 Qe7 25. g3 $14 {[%csl
Gc2,Ge5][%cal Gg1g2,Gf1h1]}) 19. g4 Ng7 20. Kg2 $14 {[%cal Gf1h1]}) 17... Ng7 {
The knight is really misplaced here.} 18. Nxh4 (18. Qe3 Be7 19. Kg2 f5 20. exf6
Bxf6 21. Rh1 e5 $1 {Black should go for this to make the Bc8 and Ng7 alive and
kicking.} 22. dxe5 Be7 23. Bg3 Ne6 24. Qh6 Bc5 $15) 18... Qxh4 19. Kg2 f5 $1 {
The only way to get counterplay. Now the queenside rook can also join the
battle. Here we can also see the drawback of the premature 17.g4. White didn't
bring the knight to f3 in time to fight against the push f7-f5.} (19... h5 $2
20. Nf3 $1 Qxg4+ 21. Kh1 h4 22. Rg1 Qh5 23. Rg5 Qh6 24. Rag1 Nf5 25. Bf4 Qg7
26. Bxf5 exf5 27. Rh5 $1 {[%cal Gf4h6]} gxh5 28. Bh6 $1 Qxg1+ 29. Kxg1 $18 {
[%cal Gf3h4] Materially Black is doing fine, but his king will not survive due
to the horrible coordination of Black's forces.}) 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Bd6 (21.
Nf3 e5 $1 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Qg5 24. f3 Ne6 25. Rae1 Raf7 26. Qe3 Nf4+ 27.
Bxf4 Rxf4 $11) 21... Rff7 22. f4 $6 {It looks like White has full control over
the e5-square, but the breakthrough follows nevertheless...} (22. Qe3 e5 $1 {
Anyway!} 23. dxe5 Qd8 24. f3 Ne6 $15) {[%tqu "En","How can Black take over the
initiative?","","","e6e5","",10]} 22... e5 $1 23. dxe5 (23. fxe5 $2 Qg5 $17 {
[%csl Rg4]}) 23... Qh4 24. f5 {There is a real mess on the board! A human
player would need hours to understand this position, while both players were
down to their last minutes.} gxf5 $2 (24... Nxf5 $1 25. Bxf5 (25. gxf5 $2 gxf5
$19 {[%cal Gf7g7]}) (25. e6 Rg7 $17) 25... gxf5 26. Nf3 Qxg4+ 27. Kf2 Rg7 28.
Rg1 Qf4 $17) 25. Rh1 Qd8 (25... Qg5 26. Nf3 Qxg4+ 27. Kf2 d4 $1 28. Rag1 d3 29.
Qd2 $1 dxc2 30. Ng5 ({After} 30. Rxg4 $2 fxg4 {Black gets too much material
for the queen.}) 30... h5 $1 {The queen is just standing in front of the rook
like an equal piece!} 31. Nxf7 Rxf7 32. Rxg4 fxg4+ 33. Ke1 Bf5 34. Rf1 Nd8 $44)
26. Qe3 d4 $6 {This looks natural, opening the long diagonal against the white
king, but doesn't really work for Black.} (26... h5 $1 {Another pretty much
non-human move.} 27. Raf1 (27. Qh6 Ra6 $1 {[%cal Gc6e5,Ga6h6]}) 27... f4 $1 28.
Qc5 Bxg4 $1 29. Qxc6 Qg5 30. Nf3 Bh3+ $1 31. Kf2 Qg2+ 32. Ke1 Bd7 33. Qb6 Qxc2
34. Qxa7 Qb1+ 35. Kf2 Qc2+ $11) 27. cxd4 Ne8 $6 (27... Bb7 28. Kf2 $1 (28. d5
Nd4 $1 29. Qxd4 Ne6 30. Qe3 Bxd5+ {with a lot of play for the piece.}) 28...
Ne7 29. Bxe7 Qxe7 30. Rh6 fxg4+ 31. Ke2 Nf5 32. Bxf5 Rxf5 33. Rg1 $14) 28. Rh6
$2 {It was important to keep the bishop.} (28. Bc5 Rac7 29. Nf3 Rg7 30. Rag1
$16) 28... Rg7 29. Rg1 Rad7 $2 {Wasting a tempo.} (29... Rxg4+ 30. Kf1 Rxg1+
31. Qxg1+ Rg7 32. Qe3 Ne7 33. Bxe7 Qxe7 $13) 30. d5 $2 (30. Kf2 Nxd6 31. exd6
$16 Rxd6 $2 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. Qe8+ Qf8 34. Qxc6 $18) 30... Ne7 31. Bxe7 Rdxe7
32. Qd4 $1 {No, it's not a queen blunder!} Bb7 $2 {Again refraining from
taking on g4.} (32... Rxg4+ 33. Kf1 Reg7 34. Rxg4 Rxg4 35. Qc5 Qg5 $17) 33. Kf2
Qxd5 34. Qxd5+ Bxd5 35. Bxf5 Rxe5 36. Re1 Rxe1 37. Kxe1 {The time trouble is
not finished yet, but now after massive exchanges the dust has settled a bit.
Black is up a pawn, but White's activity should be sufficient for a draw.} b4
38. axb4 axb4 39. Be6+ Bxe6 40. Rxe6 Nc7 (40... Nc7 41. Rc6 $11) (40... Kf7 {
would force White to work a bit to make a draw, but Nakamura decided to call
it a day. It was a busy day!}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 13th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2013.10.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Drasko, Milan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2013.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:
06:43]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 $1 {[%emt 0:06:20][%csl Gc4]} (3... Nf6 4.
Bg2 b5 5. O-O Nbd7 6. a4 b4 7. c4 bxc3 8. Nxc3 Be7 9. Bf4 a6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11.
dxe5 Nd7 12. e4 c6 13. exd5 cxd5 14. h4 O-O 15. Ne2 a5 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Be3 Nxe5
18. Rc1 Qb4 19. Bf4 Bf6 20. Re1 Nd3 21. Nc2 Qb3 22. Re3 Nxc1 23. Rxb3 Nxb3 24.
Ne3 Nd4 25. Ng4 e5 26. Nxe5 Ne6 27. Qxd5 Ra6 28. Be3 Rd8 29. Qe4 Rad6 30. Kh2
Nd4 31. Ng4 Bxg4 32. Qxg4 g6 33. Bg5 {Wang Yue (2716)-Timofeev,A (2690) Ningbo
2010 1/2-1/2}) 4. Qd3 $5 {[%emt 0:00:37][%cal Gd3b5,Ge2e4] Un ordre de coups
trés rare} (4. Bg2 {La grande ligne}) 4... a6 $146 {[%emt 0:01:29]} (4... Ba6
5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Bg5 c5 7. c3 Nbd7 8. a4 Qb6 9. axb5 Bxb5 10. Qc2 h6 11. Be3 Ng4
12. Bc1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. O-O Bxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd4 16. Nc3 Qb6 17. h3 Ngf6
18. Be3 Qb7 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. Qxb7 Bxb7 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Bxa7 Ke7 23. f4 Rc8 24.
Bd4 Nc5 25. Rd1 h5 26. Bf3 g6 27. Bf2 Nfe4 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 dxe4 30. Be3
Rc2 31. Rd2 Rxd2 32. Bxd2 Kd6 33. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 (33) Alekseev,E (2691)-Galkin,A
(2597) Irkutsk 2010}) 5. e4 {[%emt 0:03:24]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:07:48]} 6. Qxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:55]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:05][%cal Gc8b7]} 7. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} (7... Bb7 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. O-O) 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:47]} c5 $1 {
[%emt 0:04:04] La partie va basculer vers une structure de sicilienne et la
Ra7 sera ensuite bien placée en c7 ou d7} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:07:39]} cxd4 {
[%emt 0:03:05]} 10. Bxd4 $32 {[%emt 0:08:20]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 11. c3 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} (11. Be3 Be7 (11... Nd5 $132)) 11... Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 12.
O-O {[%emt 0:11:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:05:14]} (12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Be7 14. a4 $1 {
[%csl Ra6,Rb5]}) 13. a4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} b4 {[%emt 0:13:56]} 14. Ne5 {
[%emt 0:04:43]} Nxd4 $6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} (14... Nxe5 $142 15. Bxe5 bxc3 (15...
O-O) 16. Nxc3 O-O 17. Rad1 Qb6 $132 {[%csl Rb2]}) 15. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc7
{[%emt 0:00:26]} 16. Bc6+ {[%emt 0:05:57]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:02:14]} (16... Nd7) 17.
Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:43]} g6 {[%emt 0:07:59]} 18. Nb3 {[%emt 0:09:57][%cal Gb3c5,
Gb3d4,Gb3a5]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:08:
48]} 20. Rc4 {[%emt 0:05:11]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:07:44]} 21. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} h5
{[%emt 0:06:39]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:05:44]} Nd5 $6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 23. Qf3 {
[%emt 0:02:23]} (23. Nxg6 $1 fxg6 24. Bxd5 Rxc4 (24... exd5 25. Rxc7) 25. Bxc4)
23... Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 24. R4c2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:05:39]} 25.
dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:14][%csl Rf6][%cal Gb3d2,Gd2e4,Ge4f6]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
26. a5 {[%emt 0:02:45]} (26. Nd2 Bb7 27. Bxb7 Rxb7 28. Ne4 $36 {[%csl Rg7]
[%cal Ge4f6]}) 26... Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 27. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rxc2 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. Qf4 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 30. Rc6 {[%emt 0:09:49]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:
49]} 31. Nd4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:24]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 32. Nxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:
10]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 33. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34.
Kf1 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Re6 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 35. Rb6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} f4 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} 36. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:03:14]} f3 {[%emt 0:01:12][%csl Rf1]} 37. Rf4
{[%emt 0:01:58]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. b3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:
29]} 39. Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 40. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Ra2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:36][%csl Gd3,Rg7] Le K Noir est
coupé et les Blancs ont une meilleure finale} a5 {[%emt 0:20:10]} 42. Rf5 {
[%emt 0:02:22]} (42. Kd4 Rd2+) 42... Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 43. Rg5+ {[%emt 0:05:
19]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 44. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:07:50]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (44...
Rxf2 45. Rxa5 Rf3+ 46. Kc4 Rxg3 47. Rd5 (47. b4 {[%csl Gb4]} Rg4+)) 45. Rd6+ {
[%emt 0:07:56]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 46. b4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (46. bxa4 {
Semble plus naturel mais le P passé est trés fort}) 46... Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:
45]} 47. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rf3+ {[%emt 0:01:43]} 48. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 49. b5 $44 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rg4+ $2 {[%emt 0:02:23]} (
49... f5 {"Les P passés doivent être poussés "disait Aaron} 50. b6 Rb3 51.
Ra7+ Kg6 52. Kc5 a3 (52... f4) 53. b7 f4 54. Kc6 Rc3+ (54... f3 55. Rxa3 $1)
55. Kd7 Rd3+ 56. Kc7 Rc3+ 57. Kb6 f3 $11 {[%cal Gc3b3]}) 50. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 51. b6 $44 {[%emt 0:00:26] Une position
intéressante ou la force du Pb6 est plus importante que l'avantage matériel}
Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 52. b7 {[%emt 0:08:15][%cal Ga6b6]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:01:30]}
53. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 54. Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxb7+ $2
$138 {[%emt 0:04:19] Il restait moins de 02 mns pour finir la partie mais un
GMI aussi expérimenté devait pouvoir gérer cette position technique} (54...
a3 $1 55. b8=Q (55. Rxa3 h4 56. b8=Q Rxb8 57. Kxb8 Kg6 58. Kc7 f5 59. Kd6 Kg5
60. Ke5 Kg4 $11) 55... Rxb8 56. Kxb8 {La différence entre les deux variantes
est le fait que le Kb8 est plus éloigné des P adverses.}) 55. Kxb7 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 56. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:04:29]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 57.
Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 58. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} f5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 59. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 60. Kc4 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Castellanos Rodriguez, Renier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. h3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Qe2 h6 (10... Bd6 11. Rfe1 Ne7 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14.
Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ne5 g5 16. f4 gxf4 17. Rf1 Nd7 18. Qh5 Nf6 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Rxf4
Ne4 21. Nxe4 Qxh4 22. Rxh4 dxe4 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Rd7 Rab8 25. b3 a5 26. Rc7 a4
27. bxa4 Ba8 28. a5 Rb7 29. Rxc5 Ra7 30. Nc4 {1-0 (30) Carlsen,M (2844)
-Tomashevsky,E (2728) Wijk aan Zee 2016}) 11. Rad1 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e4 Qc7
$146 (13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 g6 16. Qe3 Kg7 17. Be4 Rad8 18. Rd2
cxd4 19. Nxd4 Qc7 20. Rfd1 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Bc8 22. Qd2 Rxd4 23. Qxd4+ e5 24. Qd6
Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Be6 26. Bd5 Bc8 27. c4 Re8 28. Kf1 Re7 29. Ke2 Rc7 30. g4 f5 31.
gxf5 Bxf5 32. h4 h5 33. b4 Kf8 34. Rd8+ Ke7 35. Ra8 Be6 36. Kd3 Bxd5 37. cxd5
Kf6 38. a3 b5 39. Rb8 Rc4 40. Rxb5 Rxh4 41. Ra5 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 h4 43. Kf3 {
Sergeev,V (2439)-Leniart,A (2479) Katowice 2014 0-1}) 14. e5 Nd7 15. Qe3 a5 {
[%cal Gb7a6]} 16. Bb1 $1 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Rfc8 18. a3 Ne7 19. Nh2 {[%cal Gh2g4,
Gg4h6]} Qd8 20. g4 (20. Ng4 Nf8 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22. Qxh6 $44 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3g3]
}) 20... Ra7 21. f4 Rac7 22. Ndf3 cxd4 23. cxd4 Bb5 24. Qf2 Ba4 25. Rd2 Rc1 26.
Kg2 Qc7 27. Bd3 Rxe1 28. Nxe1 Qc1 29. Nhf3 Bd1 30. f5 $13 Nc6 31. Kg3 Nd8 32.
g5 Bxf3 33. Nxf3 hxg5 34. Nxg5 Nf8 $6 (34... exf5) 35. f6 g6 36. Nf3 a4 37. Qe3
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.21"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 Nb4 5. Na3 e6 6. O-O (6. c3 Nc6 (6... Na6
7. Qb3 Rb8 8. Nh4 c6 9. Nxf5 exf5 10. f3 $1 Nf6 11. O-O Be7 12. e4 fxe4 13.
fxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 O-O 15. Bg2 $14 {Krasenkow,M-Sobjerg,E/Copenhagen op/1996/1:
0/41/}) 7. Qb3 Rb8 8. Nh4 Bg4 9. e4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6
13. h3 Bh5 14. Qb5 e5 $1 15. dxe5 Bxh4 $132 {Timman,J-Nogueiras,J/Yerevan olm/
1996/0,5/21/}) 6... Nf6 (6... Be7 7. c3 Na6 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. Re1 c6 10. Bg5 Be4
11. Bxe7 Nxe7 $13 {Bareev,E-Morozevich,A/RUS-ch/1995/1:0/35/}) 7. c3 (7. Nh4
Bg4 8. c4 c6 9. Nc2 Nxc2 10. Qxc2 Be7 $10) 7... Nc6 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. Nh4 $1 Bg4 (
9... Bg6 $5) 10. f3 Bh5 11. e4 Be7 (11... dxe4 12. fxe4 e5 13. d5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1
Ne7 15. Rxf6 $1 Bxa3 16. Rf1 Bd6 17. Be3 $16) 12. g4 $1 Bg6 13. g5 Nh5 (13...
Ng8 $16) 14. exd5 Bxg5 (14... Qxd5 15. Nxg6 $5 (15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17.
Nb5 Kd7 18. f4 a6) 15... hxg6 16. f4 $16) 15. Nxg6 (15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Nxg6 hxg6
17. dxc6 Nf4 18. Qc2 $8 (18. Rf2 Nh3+ 19. Kf1 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Rxh2 21. Rg1 Qd2+
22. Kg3 Rh5 $40) 18... Qh4 19. h3 (19. Rfe1 Qxh2+ 20. Kf1 Rh5 $132) 19... Rh5
$5 $13) 15... Bxc1 (15... hxg6 16. f4 $18) 16. Nxh8 (16. Raxc1 hxg6 17. dxc6
Nf4 18. Qc2 (18. cxb7 Qh4 $19) 18... Qh4) 16... Be3+ 17. Rf2 (17. Kh1 $2 Qh4
18. h3 Ng3+ 19. Kh2 Qf4 20. Rf2 $8 Ne4+ 21. Kg1 (21. Kh1 Nxf2+ 22. Kg1 Ne4+ 23.
Kf1 Nd2+) 21... Bxf2+ 22. Kf1 Nd2+ $19) 17... Bxf2+ (17... Nf4 $5 18. Raf1 (18.
Nc2 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 exd5) 18... Qg5 19. Kh1 Bxf2 20. Rxf2 exd5 $1)
18. Kxf2 exd5 19. c4 $1 (19. Qc2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Nf4) 19... Kf8 (19... Qh4+ 20.
Kf1) 20. cxd5 Qh4+ 21. Kf1 (21. Kg1 Nxd4 (21... Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Qh4 23. Nc2 $18)
22. Qc4 (22. Qd1 $2 Re8 23. d6 Ne2+ 24. Kf1 Qxh2 $19) (22. Qb4+ Kg8 23. Qe1 Qg5
$17) 22... Re8 23. d6 (23. Qxc7 Ne2+ (23... Re1+ 24. Bf1 Ne2+ (24... Nxf3+ $2
25. Kh1 Ng3+ 26. Kg2 Qxh2+ 27. Kxf3 $18) 25. Kh1 (25. Kg2 Qg5+ 26. Kf2 Qh4+ $10
) 25... Nhg3+ 26. Kg2 Nf4+ 27. Kg1 (27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. Rxe1 Qd2+ 29. Kxg3 Qxe1+
$19) 27... Nfe2+ 28. Kg2 Nf4+ $10) 24. Kf1 (24. Kh1 $2 Nhg3+ 25. Qxg3 Nxg3+ 26.
Kg1 Qd4#) 24... Nhg3+ $1 25. hxg3 Nxg3+ 26. Kg1 Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Ng3+ $10) 23...
Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25. Bf1 (25. Qf1 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Nhg3+ 27. hxg3 Nxg3+ 28. Kg1
Nxf1 29. Bxf1 cxd6 $19) 25... Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Qxf3+ 27. Bg2 Qd1+ 28. Bf1 (28. Qf1
Qxf1+ 29. Bxf1 cxd6 $17) 28... Qf3+ 29. Kg1 $10) 21... Nxd4 22. Qc4 (22. Qc3
Nf5 $1 (22... Kg8 23. Nxf7 Re8 24. Qxc7 Re2 25. Qd8+ Qxd8 26. Nxd8 Nf4 27. Re1
$5) (22... Qxh2 23. Qxd4 Re8 24. Qb4+ Kg8 25. Re1 $18) 23. Qxc7 Nhg3+ $10)
22... Nf5 $3 23. Qxc7 (23. Qxh4 Nxh4 24. Bh1 (24. Rc1 Nxg2 25. Kxg2 Nf4+ 26.
Kf1 Nxd5 $17) 24... Kg8 25. Rc1 c6 $5) 23... Nhg3+ $1 24. hxg3 Nxg3+ 25. Kg1 (
25. Ke1 Re8+ (25... Nf5+ $2 26. Kd2 Qd4+ 27. Kc2 Ne3+ 28. Kb3 Qd3+ (28... Qxd5+
29. Kc3) 29. Ka4 Qa6+ 30. Qa5 Qxa5+ 31. Kxa5 Nxg2 32. d6 $16) 26. Kf2 Re2+ 27.
Kg1 Qd4+ 28. Kh2 Qh4+ 29. Kg1 Qd4+ $10) (25. Kf2 $5 Nf5+ (25... Ne4+ 26. Ke3
Qf2+ 27. Kxe4 Re8+ 28. Kd3) (25... Nh5+ 26. Kg1 (26. Ke2 Re8+ 27. Kd3 Nf4+ 28.
Kc2 Re2+ 29. Kb1 Qe1+ 30. Qc1 Nd3 $1 $19) 26... Qd4+ 27. Kh1 Qh4+ 28. Bh3 $1)
26. Kg1 (26. Ke2 Re8+ 27. Kf1 Ng3+ $10) 26... Qd4+ 27. Kh1 Qh4+ 28. Bh3 $1 (28.
Qh2 $2 Ng3+ 29. Kg1 Qd4#) 28... Qxh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg3+ 30. Qxg3 Nxg3 31. d6 $16)
25... Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Ng3+ 27. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9697 39th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1997.01.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Belotti, Bruno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.12.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 a5 $6 {N/}
(7... Be6 8. Nc3 Be7 (8... h6 9. f4 $1 exf4 10. gxf4 g6 11. e4 Qb6+ (11... Nxe4
$5 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Bxe4 Nc6 $14) 12. Kh1 dxe4 13. Qe1 $1 Bb4
14. Be3 Qd8 15. Rd1 {1-0 Chernin,A-Horvath,Jo/Osterreich 1995 (28)}) 9. f4 e4
10. f5 Bc8 11. g4 h6 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. e3 g5 14. fxg6 Bxg4 15. gxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qd2
$36 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkov,M-Sher,M/Koszalin op 1996 (29)}) (7... Nc6 8. Bg5 Be6 9.
Nc3 d4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nec5 Bc8 13. c3 dxc3 14. bxc3 $14 {
1-0 Seirawan-Kortchnoi/Monaco 1994 (42)}) 8. a4 {[%csl Rb5]} h6 9. Nc3 Be6 10.
f4 $1 {Right decision! White attaks centre before black finished development.}
exf4 (10... e4 11. f5 Bc8 12. Nb5 $16) 11. gxf4 g6 ({Interesting complications
could be raised after} 11... Qd7 12. f5 $1 Bxf5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Bxc2 (
14... Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Bg6 16. Bd2 $36) 15. Nd4 $1 Bg6 (15... Qxd5 16. Bxd5 Bg6
17. Nb5 $1 Bc5+ 18. Kg2 {[%cal Rd5f7,Rd5b7,Rb5c7]}) 16. Qe5+ Qe7 (16... Be7 17.
Qxg7 Rh7 18. Qg8+ Bf8 19. Ra3 $1 Qxd4+ 20. Re3+ $18) (16... Kd8 17. Rd1 Kc8 18.
Bf4 $18) 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 (17... Bxe7 18. Nb5 Bc5+ 19. e3 $14) 18. Bf4 $36) 12.
Kh1 (12. e4 $5) 12... Bg7 (12... Nc6 $5) 13. Nc5 O-O 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. e4 $1
$14 dxe4 (15... d4 16. Nb5 Nc6 17. e5 $16) 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Nxe4 {White
advantage is clear now, thanks to pair of bishops.} Nbd7 (17... Nc6 18. Nc5 Nd4
19. c3 $1 Nc2 20. Ra2 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Re6]}) (17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nc6 19. Bxg6
$16) 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (18... Nxf6 19. Bxb7 Rab8 20. Bf3) 19. Bxb7 Rab8 20. Bc6 $1
Nc5 21. Bb5 Rbc8 22. Ra3 $1 {[%cal Ra3g3] With this strong move Romanishin
minimize blacks chances for positive result.} Kf7 23. Re3 Rd4 24. c3 Rd6 25.
Re2 Nb3 (25... Rdd8 26. Rg1) 26. Be3 Bd8 27. Rg2 {[%csl Rg6]} Bb6 28. Bxb6 Rxb6
29. Rfg1 $18 Rg8 30. f5 $1 g5 31. fxe6+ Ke7 32. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 12th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2012.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Karpatchev, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:30]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} g6 {[%emt 0:
02:10]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} c6
{[%emt 0:01:13]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:01:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:
04:05][%cal Gd1d2,Gd2c1,Ge3h6] Une ligne secondaire jouée par Aronian en
premier} (6. c4) (6. Nbd2) 6... O-O {[%emt 0:00:58]} (6... Ng4 7. Bf4) 7. Qc1 {
[%emt 0:01:23]} Re8 {[%emt 0:12:42]} (7... Qb6 {[%csl Rb2]} 8. h3 Bf5) 8. Rd1 {
[%emt 0:16:09]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:06:07]} 9. c4 {[%emt 0:04:48]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:02:
57]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:15:04]} (10. Ne5 Rc8 {Maletin,P (2429)-Vitiugov,N (2474)
RUS-ch U20 Samara 2004 (7) 1-0}) 10... Nb6 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 11. Na3 {[%emt 0:
04:43]} (11. Nbd2) 11... Be4 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 12. Bf4 {[%emt 0:05:16]} dxc4 {
[%emt 0:21:09]} 13. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 14. Qxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 15. Ne5 {[%emt 0:12:03]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:
43]} 16. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 17. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:21]}
Nd5 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 18. Nf3 $1 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Nxf4+ {[%emt 0:01:23]} 19.
gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 20. e3 $14 {[%emt 0:01:58][%csl
Gc5,Rg7]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 21. Rac1 {[%emt 0:03:35]} Red8 {[%emt 0:02:23]}
22. Rd3 {[%emt 0:03:51]} (22. b3) 22... Rb5 {[%emt 0:05:06]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:
02:55]} Rbd5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 24. Rc3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 25.
Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 26. b4 {[%emt 0:01:59]} a5 $1 {
[%emt 0:01:59]} 27. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 28. bxa5 {
[%emt 0:02:25]} Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 29. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Qxb5 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 30. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:08:18]} 31. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 32. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 33. Qc1 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} (33. Ne1 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gd3c5]}) 33... Ra7 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 34.
Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 35. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qa3 {
[%emt 0:00:43]} 36. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 37. Qxd6 {
[%emt 0:00:32]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:
51]} 39. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 40. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc7
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0:14:22]} f5 {[%emt 0:09:05]} 42. Rb2 {[%emt 0:
05:26]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 43. Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:04:31]} 44.
a4 {[%emt 0:07:04]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:05:23]} 45. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bxe5 {
[%emt 0:14:45]} 46. fxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 47. Kf4 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 48. a5 $14 {[%emt 0:01:55][%csl Ra7,Gb1,
Rb7] La finale est un peu meilleure pour les Blancs qui ont des pièces plus
actives mais le K Blanc manque de cases d'accès} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. f3 $1
{[%emt 0:00:36][%cal Ge3e4]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 50. e4 {[%emt 0:00:46][%cal
Gd4d5]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} (50... fxe4) 51. Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} (51. exf5 {
Semblait plus anturel pour donner des cases d'accès au K Blanc} gxf5 (51...
exf5 $6 {[%cal Gf7e6]} 52. h5 {[%cal Gf4f5]}) 52. h5 {[%csl Gg6][%cal Gb1g1,
Gg1g6,Gg6h6,Gb1a1,Gf4e3,Ge3d3,Gd3c3,Gc3b4]} Kg7 (52... Ke7 53. Rg1 {[%cal
Gg1g6]} Ra6) 53. Ke3 (53. Rg1+ Kf7 54. Rg6 Rxa5 55. Rf6+ Ke7 56. Rxh6 Ra4 57.
Rh7+ Kf8 58. Rxb7 Rxd4+ 59. Kg5 $18 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gg5f6]}) 53... Rxa5 54.
Rxb7+ Kf8 {[%csl Rf8]} 55. Rc7 Ra3+ 56. Kf4 Rd3 $1 57. Rh7 Rxd4+ 58. Kg3 c5 59.
Rxh6 Ke7 60. Rh7+ Kf8 (60... Kd8 61. h6) 61. Rc7 c4 62. h6 Kg8 63. Re7 c3 64.
Rc7 c2 65. Rxc2 Kh7 66. Rh2) 51... Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 52. d5 {[%emt 0:00:49]}
fxe4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 53. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 54. exd5
{[%emt 0:00:08]} g5+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 55. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} hxg5+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 57. Kf5 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} d4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 58. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:
02:51]} 59. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 60. Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]}
Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} (60... d3) 61. e6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:21]}
62. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:17][%cal Ge5d6]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:53][%cal Ga1a6]} 63. Kf6 {
[%emt 0:01:02]} (63. Kxd4 $11) 63... Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 64. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 66.
Rd7+ Ke8 67. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 68. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:
18]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 69. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Reverte Albox"]
[BlackTeam "Solvay"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Be2 c5 6. dxc5 Nfd7 7. Nb3 Nxc5 8.
Nxc5 Qa5+ 9. Nd2 Qxc5 10. Nb3 Qc6 11. Na5 Qd7 12. c4 b6 $6 (12... dxc4 13. Bxc4
Qxd1+ $15) 13. Bf3 $16 bxa5 14. Qxd5 Nc6 $1 (14... Qxd5 $2) 15. Qxc6 Rb8 16.
Qxd7+ Bxd7 17. Rb1 O-O 18. Be4 Rfc8 19. b3 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Ke2 Rxc4 22.
bxc4 Rxb1 23. Rd1 Ra1 $6 (23... f5 24. Ba3 Rxd1 $14) 24. Rd8+ $18 Bf8 25. Kd1
e5 26. Kc2 Rxa2+ 27. Kb3 Ra1 28. Bb2 a4+ 29. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Ider, Borya"]
[Black "Bailet, Pierre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2464"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:25:31"]
[BlackClock "0:33:04"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} (4... Bf5) 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:
18]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:25]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bh5 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} 8. g4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:
08]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:09:03]} (9... Be7) 10. Nxg6 $146 {[%emt 0:00:20]} ({
Pertinent:} 10. e3 Qe7 11. f4 Ne4 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. c4 g5 15. Qb3
O-O-O 16. c5 Bc7 17. fxg5 Qxg5 18. Rxf7 Qh4 19. Qxe6 Qe1+ 20. Rf1 Qg3 21. Rf7
Rhf8 22. Qxd7+ Rxd7 23. Rxf8+ Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Bd2 Kd7 26. Re1 Bd8 27.
Re2 Bg5 28. Kf1 Ke6 29. Be1 Qh2 30. b4 a6 31. a4 Kd7 32. Bf2 Ke6 33. Rb2 Bd8
34. b5 axb5 35. axb5 Bc7 36. b6 Bb8 37. Ra2 g5 38. Ra7 Kd5 39. Rxb7 Ke6 {
Moussard,J (2423)-Barbot,P (2465) Pau 2015 1-0}) 10... hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
11. e3 {[%emt 0:04:41]} e5 $11 {[%emt 0:06:34]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:05:48]} Qe7 {
[%emt 0:03:52]} 13. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:22]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:09:30]} 14. c4 {
[%emt 0:02:07]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 15. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qxe2 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 16. Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rde8 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 17. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:
07]} Rxe8 $32 {[%emt 0:00:05][%csl Ra1,Rc1] Non seulement les Blancs n'ont
rien obtenu de l'ouverture mais Pierre a obtenu une petite avance de
développement} 18. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:14:40][%csl Rd4]} 19.
Nxc4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 20. b3 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Nb6 {
[%emt 0:10:09]} 21. Ba3 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Nfd5 {[%emt 0:06:15]} (21... Nbd5) (
21... Kd7 $5 22. Rd1 Nbd5 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rd4][%cal Gd5c3]}) 22. Nd6+ {[%emt 0:
05:14]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 23. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:46]}
24. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} g5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 25. h4 {[%emt 0:04:47]} gxh4 {
[%emt 0:01:31]} 26. Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 27. Bg3 {[%emt 0:
01:39]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:17][%csl Gf4]} 28. a4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:10] Nbd5 au lieu
de Nfd5 n'aurait pas laissé cette option aux Blancs} Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:34]} 29.
Bxf4 {[%emt 0:05:30]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. a5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nd5 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. a6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 32. Bxd5 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} (32. Rc1 Nb4) 32... cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} (33. Rc1 $6 Rc8 34. Rxc8 Kxc8 35. Ke2 b5 36. Kd3 b4 {[%cal Gc8c7,Gc7b6,
Gb6a6]}) 33... Rh8 {[%emt 0:11:42]} 34. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Rh3+ {[%emt 0:00:
13]} 35. Kxf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 36. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:02]
[%csl Ra7][%cal Gh1h7]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 37. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rd3 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} 38. f3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rxd4+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 39. Ke3 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 40. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:00][%csl Ga4,Ra7] Le
P "a6" est difficile à valoriser à cause de la position des R} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 41. Kf4 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Ra4+ {[%emt 0:00:55]} 42. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
b5 $1 {[%emt 0:14:08]} 43. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 44. Kf2 {
[%emt 0:02:07]} (44. a7 Kg7 45. Rd8 Rxa7 46. Rxd5 Rb7 {[%csl Gb5]}) 44... b4 {
[%emt 0:01:07]} 45. a7 {[%emt 0:01:23]} b3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 46. Ke3 {[%emt 0:
01:50]} b2 $1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 47. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:12]}
48. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 49. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Colegio Marcote EIKM"]
[BlackTeam "Sestao"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. a3 Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4
O-O 9. b4 a6 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. O-O f5 13. Re1 Kh8 14. Qc2 Rf6 15.
Rac1 Bd6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rg6 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. e4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Rf8 21.
g4 Bxg4 22. hxg4 Rxg4+ 23. Ng3 Rf3 24. Qe2 Rh4 25. Ne4 Rfh3 26. Qc2 $2 (26.
Rcd1 Rh1+ 27. Kg2 $11) 26... Rg4+ $19 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw"]
[BlackTeam "Gorzow Wielkopolski"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 f5 (3... e6 4. c4 f5 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7
8. Bb2 O-O 9. Qc1 b6 10. Ba3 c5 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Nb5 Nbd7 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. cxd5
Bxd5 15. Qb2 Rac8 16. Ne5 Qb8 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. f3 Rfe8 19. Rac1 e5 20. dxc5
Nxc5 21. Rfd1 Bf7 22. Bb5 Re7 23. Qd2 e4 24. f4 Bh5 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26. Rd2 Nd3
27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 28. Bxd3 Rd7 29. Qxf5 Bg6 30. Ba6 Bxf5 31. Bxc8 Rxd2 32. Bxf5
Rxa2 33. Bd6 {Kempinski,R (2629)-Bartel,M (2627) Trzcianka 2015 1-0 (90)}) 4.
Be2 Nf6 5. O-O $146 (5. c4 e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 b6 10.
a3 Bb7 11. b4 Ne4 12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Nc4 Be7 16. b5 Rb8
17. a4 a6 18. Nce5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Ra8 21. Qe2 Bf6 22. Qb2 Nd6 23.
Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Ne5 Rh6 25. f3 Qe7 26. Rfd1 Qa7 27. Qc3 Nxb5 28. axb5 Qc7 29. Ra1
Rb8 30. Rdb1 c4 31. Qd4 c3 32. Ra7 c2 33. Rc1 Bb7 34. h3 Rf6 {Kim,S (2280)
-Galkin,A (2607) chessassistantclub.com INT 2004 1-0}) 5... e6 6. b3 b6 7. Ne5
Bb7 8. c4 Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nxd5 11. Bb2 Bc5 12. a3 a5 13. Nc3 O-O 14.
Na4 Be7 15. Rc1 c5 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. Qc2 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Rd7 19. Qc4 Kh8 20. b4 $6
(20. Qe2 {[%cal Gb3b4,Gc1c7]} Rfd8) 20... b5 $1 21. Qxb5 Bc6 {[%csl Ra4]} 22.
Qa6 Bxa4 23. Qxe6 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 cxb4 25. Bxd5 Rfd8 26. g4 Qc2 27. Rd4 Qxb2 28.
gxf5 Bc5 29. Rg4 Bxe3 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Black "Tazbir, Marcin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dankowice"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. b4 $5 {Un système solide face au
fianchetto adverse} a5 (5... O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Bb2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. c4 c5 10.
bxc5 bxc5 11. Rb1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. Re1 Ne4 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rb2 Qd6 18. Nxe4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Bxe4 20. Rbd2 e6 21. h3 Bd5 22.
Nd4 Rc5 23. f3 Rfc8 24. e4 Bxb3 25. axb3 a5 26. Ra1 e5 27. Ne2 Rb5 28. Rd3 Rc2
29. Kf1 Rb2 30. h4 R2xb3 31. Rxb3 Rxb3 32. Rxa5 Nd7 33. Rd5 Rb7 34. Nc3 f6 35.
Ra5 {Aronian,L (2803)-Giri,A (2734) Beijing 2013 1/2-1/2}) 6. b5 c5 (6... O-O)
7. bxc6 bxc6 (7... Nxc6 8. Ba3 (8. Bb5 O-O 9. O-O Bf5 {Sandipan,C (2595)
-Rombaldoni,A (2464) Cappelle op 28th 2012 (2) 1-0}) 8... O-O) 8. Ba3 O-O 9.
Be2 Nfd7 (9... Ba6 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nd3 Re8 12. f4 Bb5 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. Nb2 Bxe2
15. Qxe2 Na6 16. Nd3 Na4 17. c4 c5 18. Nxc5 N6xc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Rc8
21. e4 Rxc5 22. exd5 e6 23. d6 Qxd6 24. O-O Rec8 {1/2-1/2 (24) Sandipan,C 
(2656)-Zinchenko,Y (2543) Rethymnon 2011}) 10. O-O Na6 11. c4 (11. Rb1) 11...
Nb4 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Bxb4 $6 {Le gain du P sera provisoire} Rxb4
$11 15. Qxd5 Bb7 16. Qg5 h6 {Second tempo gagné sur la Q} 17. Qg3 e5 $1 $44 {
[%csl Gg7]} 18. Rfb1 (18. Rab1) 18... exd4 {[%cal Gg7a1]} 19. exd4 Nf6 20. Rxb4
axb4 {[%csl Ra2,Gb7,Gg7] Non seulement les blancs n'ont rien obtenu de
l'ouverture mais les Noirs commencent à prendre l'avantage} 21. Bc4 Bd5 22.
Bb3 Bxb3 23. axb3 Nd5 $1 {[%csl Rc3,Rd4]} 24. Re1 Nc3 25. h4 Nb5 26. Qf4 Nxd4
27. Nxd4 Qxd4 28. Qxd4 Bxd4 29. Nc4 Ra8 {[%cal Ga8a2]} 30. Rd1 Bc5 31. g3 (31.
Rd5 $2 Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Bxf2) 31... Ra2 32. Rd2 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Rb1 34. Rd5 Be7 35.
Rd3 Bf6 36. Nd2 Re1 37. Kf3 Bc3 38. Ne4 Rb1 39. Nc5 Kg7 40. Kg2 Rb2 41. Rd1 h5
42. Kf1 Bf6 43. Rd3 Be7 44. Ne4 f6 45. Nd2 g5 46. hxg5 fxg5 47. Kg2 Kg6 48. Nc4
Rc2 49. Rd7 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Hausrath, Daniel"]
[Black "Gasthofer, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[BlackTeam "Hockenheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Be3 Be6 7. Qc1 Qc8 8. Bh6
Bh3 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Qe3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Re8 12. Nbd2 Nbd7 13. c4 dxc4 14. Nxc4
c5 15. Rac1 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qc5 17. Qf4 Qb4 18. Rfd1 Rec8 19. Nd4 Qc5 20. e4 Qh5
21. Nf3 b5 22. Na5 e5 23. Qe3 Qh6 24. Qxh6+ Kxh6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. g4 Kg7 27.
g5 Nxe4 28. Rxd7 Rc2 29. Nxe5 Rxf2+ 30. Kg1 Rf5 31. Nac6 Rxg5+ 32. Kf1 Rf5+ 33.
Ke2 a6 34. Re7 Nc5 35. Nd4 Rg5 $2 (35... Rf4 36. Ndc6 Na4) 36. b4 $18 Na4 37.
Rxf7+ Kg8 38. Re7 Nc3+ 39. Kd3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 (1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Na5 $6 7.
Nb3 e5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Nc3 d4 10. Ne4 Nxb3 11. axb3 Be7 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Bh6
$16 {1-0 Yandemirov,V-Nadanian,A/Novgorod 1999/CBM 69 ext (39)}) 1... d5 2. Nf3
e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O (5. Nxd4 {Finally will reach the same as in the
game.}) 5... Nf6 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 {This variation is one of the favorite
weapons of Rublevsky.} 8. Bg5 (8. Nc3 Be7 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. Nxe4 Qc7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Rad1 Rac8 16. c3 Rfd8 17. Qe3 h6 $15 {
[%csl Ge6,Ge7][%cal Ga7a5,Gf7f5] 0-1 Romanishin,O-Rublevsky,S/Istanbul TUR
2000/The Week in Chess 314 (40)}) 8... Nbd7 9. e3 {If white is looking for
advantage it should be here.After 9.e4 black manages to get good position.But
also in the text line white resources are not too big.Black has carefully to
finish development of the B and to castle.} h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qe2 Be7 {
All this has already been played.White prepared some novelty on 13 move.} 12.
Nc3 Qc8 13. Rad1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New idea.White leaves the R on f1 for
opening the f-file.} (13. Rfd1 e4 14. Nd4 O-O 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Qc6 17. Nb5
e5 18. c4 dxc4 19. a4 a6 20. Nc3 Bb4 21. Qc2 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24.
Bg2 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Re8 $17 {0-1 Wojtkiewicz,A-Rublevsky,S/Frankfurt GER 2000/
The Week in Chess 293 (63)}) 13... e4 14. Nd4 Bd7 $6 {Brave decition from
black,but not completly correct.White pieces finished the development and
placed very well.The next move openes the game and black finds himself not
ready enough for it.} (14... O-O 15. Nxe6 fxe6 (15... Qxe6 16. Nb5 $14 {
[%cal Gb5d4]}) 16. f3 exf3 17. Rxf3 $14 {[%cal Ge3e4]}) 15. f3 $1 {The best
time for it.Black K is still in the center.} Bb4 (15... exf3 16. Bxf3 Bc6 (
16... Be6 17. Qb5+ Bd7 18. Qb3 $16) 17. Nxc6 (17. Qg2 $1 Qd7 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19.
e4 $16) 17... bxc6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 O-O $14) 16. Ndb5 {[%cal Gc3d5]} a6 17.
a3 $1 Bc5 (17... Bxc3 $4 18. Nd6+) (17... Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Bc5 19. Nd4 exf3 20.
Bxf3 (20. Rxf3 $1 O-O 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Bxd5 $16 {[%cal Ge2h5,Gc2c4,Gd4f5]
Very strong B on d5 and very weak black K give white advantage.}) 20... O-O $11
) 18. Nd4 $14 Bxa3 (18... exf3 19. Rxf3 $2 (19. Bxf3 Be6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bh5+
$16 {[%cal Gg1h1,Ge3e4]}) 19... Bg4) 19. fxe4 Bxb2 (19... Bg4 $142 20. Bf3 Bh3
21. Rfe1 $6 (21. Rf2 dxe4 (21... Ng4 22. Nxd5 Nxf2 23. Qxf2 Bc5 24. Bh5 $1 {
[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Rf7]} O-O (24... Qd7 25. Nb3 $18 {[%cal Gd1d7]}) (24... g6 25.
Qf4 $3 {[%cal Gf4e5,Gd5c7]} O-O (25... Kf8 26. Bxg6 $18) 26. Qxh6 $18 gxh5 27.
Nf6#) 25. b4 Bd6 26. e5 $18) 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bc5 24. Qf3 O-O $8 25. Bxb7
Bg4 26. Bxc8 Bxf3 27. Rxf3 Rfxc8 28. Rd2 $16) 21... Bxb2 22. e5 Bxc3 {[%csl
Re1][%cal Gc3e1]}) 20. e5 $40 Bxc3 $6 (20... Bg4 21. Qf2 Qxc3 (21... Bxc3 22.
exf6 g6 23. Rd3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Be6 25. Rfd1 $16 {With very strong initiative.})
22. Rd3 Qc4 23. exf6 $16 {Black pieces can't really help black K.For one
sacrafised P white has more than enough compensation.}) 21. exf6 g6 22. Bxd5
$18 {[%csl Re8]} O-O 23. Qd3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd3g6]} Kh7 24. Rf4 {[%cal Gf4h4]
Black K is alone,black has no pieces to come to defend him.} Rb8 25. Rh4 {
[%cal Gd3e4,Gh4h6,Ge4h4]} b5 {Black blunders white's idea,but position is
anyway lost.} (25... Bg4 26. Rf1 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 h5 28. Rf4 $18) 26. Qe4 {
Black is helpless against 27.Rh6 Kh6 28.Qh4} 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2000.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Negulescu, Adrian"]
[Black "Slovineanu, Viacheslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2000.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Brasov Dinamo"]
[BlackTeam "Bucharest Electrica"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 {Some people say that those who play
this Trampowsky setups,trying to go out of theory,but nowdays I think those
variations are full of theory and ideas.The variation which arised in the game
is very complicated and based mostly on understanding .White doesn't get too
much usually of the opening,but if black doesn't know what to do the game can
become very short.} (3. Bg5 Qb6 4. Qc1 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. c5 Qc7 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Bf4
Qd8 9. b4 Ngf6 10. h3 Be7 11. e3 $14 {1-0 Benjamin,J-Orlov,G/Modesto 1995/CBM
51 (73)}) 3... Qb6 4. Qc1 (4. b3 Bf5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 Qa5+ 7. Nfd2 (7. Nbd2 Ne4
{[%cal Ge4c3]}) 7... c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. c3 e6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. b4 Qe7 12. b5 Na5
13. Qa4 b6 14. Nb3 Nb7 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. Qd1 Bg6 17. Nc6 Qd7 18. c4 Bxb1 19. Qxb1
Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Radziewicz,I-Slobodjan,R/Koszalin 1998/CBM
65 ext (51)}) 4... Bf5 {Also possible to play first 4...Bg4 and after 5.Ne5
Bf5 the idea is that black will play Nd7 with immideatly idea to exchange the
N on e5.White however can try playing 5.e3 and after 5...Bf3 6.gf arises
position with interesting continuations.} 5. e3 e6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O {[%cal
Gc2c4,Gc4c5] One of main white's ideas in the position is to take advantage of
black Q who doesn't have good place.} Be7 8. c4 dxc4 (8... O-O 9. c5 Qd8 10. h3
Nbd7 11. Nc3 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 9. Nfd2 {The second N will be placed on c4
from where he will take conrol over e4 and d5 squares.White also can try to
play f3 and e4 later.} (9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nxc4 Qd8 11. a3 Nh5 12. Be5 Nf6 13. b4
Ne4 14. h3 Nd7 15. Bh2 Nb6 16. Na5 Qc8 17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qb2 Bd6 {
1/2-1/2 Matlak,M-Shurygin,S/Frydek-Mistek 1996/EXT 98 (41) Black has no
problems.}) 9... O-O 10. Nxc4 Qd8 11. Nc3 $14 {[%cal Gf1d1,Gf2f3,Ge3e4]} Bg6 {
[%cal Gf6h5] Profylactic move against e4 in the future and also with idea Nh5
to get rid of white dark square B.} 12. Bg3 (12. h3 $142) 12... Nbd7 {[%cal
Gc6c5]} 13. Rd1 (13. Nd6 Rb8 14. e4 Nb6 15. Qf4 Qd7 $15 {[%cal Gb8d8]}) 13...
Nb6 14. Ne5 Nh5 (14... Bh5 15. f3 $14 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Ge3e4]}) (14... Nbd5 15.
Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qc2 $16 {[%cal Ge3e4]}) (14... Nfd5 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. e4 $16 {
[%csl Gd4,Ge2,Ge4,Gg3]}) 15. a3 (15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. Qc2 h4 18. Be5
f6 19. Bf4 g5 20. Qg6+ Kh8 $11) 15... Nxg3 16. hxg3 $14 {This is one of those
positions,when black has a pare of bishops,but not a real plan for the game.
White on the other hand will play on the queenside,pushing the b-P to b4 and
then gaining some space there,will play on kingside.Black should play
accuratly,otherways white can get a long range advantage.} Qc7 17. b4 Rac8 (
17... a5 $5 18. b5 (18. Qb2 axb4 19. axb4 Nd5 $11) 18... cxb5 19. Nxb5 Qxc1 20.
Raxc1 Rac8 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Bf3 Nd5 23. e4 Nb6 24. d5 exd5 25. exd5 Rfd8 26.
Rxc8 Nxc8 27. Rc1 Nd6 28. Rc7 Nxb5 (28... Bf8 $11) 29. Rxe7 Nxa3 30. Rxb7 Nc4
31. Ra7 $14) 18. Qb2 (18. e4 Rcd8 19. Qe3 $14 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 18... Rfd8 19.
Rdc1 {[%cal Gb4b5] White continues to play in positional style.He doesn't play
e4 in reason not to let black any counterplay.} Qb8 20. g4 $5 {Preparing g3,
Kg2 and Rh1.} Nd5 (20... Bd6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Ne4 $14 {[%cal Gg2g3,Gg1g2]})
21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Ne4 {White is clearly better.The main black's problem is
lack of plan.He can't play on kingside or queenside,but hecould have tried to
play in the center by preparing e5.} Re8 (22... Nf6 23. Nc5 b6 24. Nd3 $14 {
[%cal Gd3e5]}) 23. Bf3 a6 $6 {Preventing b5,but now white N on c5 willbe
strong.} (23... Bf8 $5 {[%cal Ge6e5]}) 24. Nc5 Rcd8 (24... Bf8 {[%cal Ge6e5]}
25. Nd7 Qd6 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. g3 $16 {[%cal Ge3e4]}) 25. g3 $1 Bf6 26. e4 Nc7 {
[%cal Gc7b5,Gb5d4]} 27. e5 Be7 28. a4 $16 {Nothing is changed,black still
can't find any counterplay and white is already threating Kg2 and doubling the
rooks on h-file.Black is in trouble.} Bf8 (28... b6 29. Nd3 {[%csl Rc6]}) 29.
Kg2 {[%cal Gc1h1,Gh1h2]} Be7 {Finally black figures out white's plan,but it is
too late.White's initiative is too strong.} 30. Rh1 Qc8 (30... b6 31. Nd3 c5
32. Rh2 (32. bxc5 bxc5 33. Qxb8 Rxb8 34. dxc5 Rb3 35. Rhd1 Rd8 $44) 32... Rxd4
(32... cxd4 33. Rah1 f6 34. Qc2 (34. Bc6 $5 Rf8 35. exf6 Bxf6 36. g5 Bxg5 37.
Rh8+ Kf7 38. Ne5+ Kf6 39. Rxf8+ Kxe5 40. Rd1 $18) 34... Nd5 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36.
Nf4 {[%cal Gc2g6]} d3 37. Qc6 Rxe5 38. Nxd3 Kf7 39. Nxe5+ Qxe5 40. Rh8 Rxh8 41.
Rxh8 Qd5+ 42. Qxd5 exd5 43. Rb8 (43. Ra8 Bxb4 44. Rxa6 Ba5 (44... Bc5 45. a5
bxa5 46. Rxa5 Bd6 47. Rxd5 Ke6 48. Ra5 {White is winning.}) 45. Kf3 $18 {
[%csl Ra5] White should win.}) 43... Bxb4 44. Rxb6 a5 45. Kf3 $18) 33. Rah1 f6
34. Qc2 {[%cal Gd3f4]} g5 35. Nf4 $18) 31. Rh2 $18 {Now white has a winning
position.} f5 (31... f6 32. Rah1 Kf7 33. Rh7 {[%cal Gb2c2,Gh1h6]} Rh8 34. Nxb7
$1 $18) 32. gxf5 exf5 33. Qb3+ Nd5 34. Rah1 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Bxc5 $8 (34... b6
35. e6 $18) 35. bxc5 {[%csl Rb7]} Kf7 36. Rb1 Re7 {[%csl Ge5] Black managed to
defend the K,but the character of the position is not changed: weak pawns on
queenside,passive pieces and no counterplay.} 37. Be2 {[%cal Ge2c4,Gb3f3]} g5
38. Bc4 (38. Bh5+ $1 {Was winning faster.} Ke6 (38... g6 39. Bf3 $18 {[%csl
Rf7][%cal Gb1h1,Gh2h7]}) 39. Bg6 Rh8 40. Rxh8 Qxh8 41. Rh1 Qf8 42. Rh5 $18)
38... f4 39. Qf3 {[%cal Gf3h5,Gg3f4]} Qe6 40. Qe4 $6 {All the game white went
out of calculations,he tried to win the easy way,but now he giving black some
chances.} (40. Qh5+ Qg6 41. g4 {[%cal Gc4d3]} Qxh5 42. Rxh5 Kg6 43. Bd3+ Kf7
44. Rxg5 Nc3 45. Rf5+ Ke8 46. Rb3 Nxa4 47. Rxf4 $18) 40... Qg6 (40... fxg3 $1
41. Kxg3 (41. fxg3 Ne3+ 42. Qxe3 Qxc4 {With good chances for draw.}) 41... Rf8
{[%cal Gf7e8,Ge8d8,Gd8c8] Black didn't have such a "good" position for a long
time.}) 41. Qe1 (41. Qxg6+ Kxg6 42. Bd3+ Kf7 43. Kf3 {[%cal Gf3e4]} Nc3 $132)
41... Qf5 42. Rb3 {White has big advantage,which didn't disappear even after
few mistakes.} g4 43. gxf4 Qxf4 44. Qe3 {[%csl Rb7,Rf7,Rg4]} Qf5 (44... Qxe3
45. Rxe3 Kg6 46. Re4 Kf5 47. f3 (47. Bd3 Nf4+ $19) 47... Nf4+ 48. Kg3 g5 49.
Rh6 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gh6f6]} gxf3 50. Re3 Rf8 51. e6 $18 {[%cal Ge3e5]}) 45.
Kg3 $18 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4g4]} Kg6 (45... Kg8 $142 46. Rh4 Rf7 47. Bxd5 Rxd5 48.
Rxg4 $18) 46. Bxd5 Rxd5 47. Rh4 Kf7 48. Rxg4 Kg8 49. Qf4 {The simpliest.} Qxf4+
(49... Qc2 50. Rf3 Rd8 51. Rh4 $18 {[%cal Gg3h2,Gf3h3]}) 50. Rxf4 Red7 51. Rb4
a5 52. Rc4 Re7 53. Kf3 {[%cal Gf3e4] King to the center.} Re6 54. Rc1 Rd7 55.
Rg1 Rh6 56. Ke4 Re7 57. Rfg4 Rh2 58. R4g2 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gf4f5] Not giving any
chances.} Rh3 59. f4 {The rest is simple and doesn't need any explanations.
Black is hopeless.} Kf8 60. f5 Ra3 61. e6 Rxa4 {2h,40} 62. Rh1 {Even in the
ending black K gets mated!} 1-0

[Event "Solin 8th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2000.12.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 {Kovacevic plays this line usually with good results.Black can
choose here between many options:1.To play g6 and play King's Indian positions.
2.Black can play d5 and to play Queen's Gambit setups.3.Black can combine
between both and to play d5 and after g6.4.To play e6 and b6 and later c5 with
flaxible structure.} (2. Bg5 e6 3. c3 h6 4. Bh4 b6 5. Nd2 Bb7 6. e3 d6 7. f3
Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. e4 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12. Bg3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nh5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Adams,M/Belgrade 1995/CBM 51 (24)}) (2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4.
e3 Bf5 5. Be2 e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. O-O Bxf4 8. exf4 O-O 9. c3 Qc7 10. g3 c5 11.
dxc5 Qxc5 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Qd4 Nbd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vladimirov,E-Milov,V/Istanbul
TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (54) Black equalized easily.}) 2... d5 (2... e6
3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nd2 Bb7 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. h3 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Bd3 d6 10.
O-O Nbd7 11. e4 e5 12. Re1 h6 13. Be3 Rc8 14. d5 Nc5 15. Bc2 a5 16. a3 Ba6 17.
Qb1 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4] 1-0 Riazantsev,A-Handke,F/Biel SUI 2000/The Week in
Chess 300 (43)}) (2... g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nd2 O-O 5. Ngf3 d6 6. e3 Qe8 7. Be2 e5
8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. a4 Nh7 11. Bc4 Kh8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. e4 Nd8 14. Re1
Ne6 15. Bb5 $1 c6 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd2c4,Gc4d6]} 16. Bf1 Nhg5 17. Nc4 Nxf3+ 18.
Qxf3 f6 19. Rad1 Nc5 20. a5 Nb3 21. Nd6 Qe7 22. Nxc8 Raxc8 23. Qg4 $16 {
[%csl Rb3][%cal Gg4g6,Gd1d7] 1-0 Kovacevic,V-Cvitan,O/Solin/Split CRO 2000 (27)
}) 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nd2 (4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Qb6 {White wnted to avoid this
continuation.}) 4... c5 {Black chooses quiet variation,which gives white small
but comfortable advantage.} 5. e3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 {Important move.Now
white is waiting for black's reply.If black castles,white can have some
initiative on kingside before castling,if black doesn't,white can play Ne5 and
gain some space in the center.} O-O (7... Qc7 8. dxc5 $5 Bxg3 9. hxg3 {[%cal
Gb2b4] Black has to prove that pawn sacrafise is correct.}) 8. Bd3 Qe7 {
[%cal Ge6e5]} (8... b6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O Bb7 $11) 9. Ne5 cxd4 $6 (9... Nd7 10.
f4 f6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qb1 f5 13. Nf3 a5 14. Bh4 Qe8 $11 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) (9...
Bxe5 $5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f4 f6 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. O-O Qf7 {[%cal Gd7f6] With
interesting game.}) 10. exd4 Nd7 11. f4 {[%csl Rc8]} f5 $6 {Not the best
decition.Better was 11...f6.} (11... f6 12. Qh5 $6 (12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qc2 f5
14. O-O a5 $11 {[%cal Gc8a6,Gd7f6,Gf6e4]}) 12... g6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qe2 e5
$15) 12. O-O $14 {[%csl Rc8]} Nf6 13. Bh4 {[%cal Gg2g4]} Qc7 14. Qe2 {
Preparing g4 and connecting between the rooks.} Ne4 (14... Bd7 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 (
15... gxf6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Qh5 $14 {With easy game for white.})
16. Rf3 $14 {[%cal Gf3h3]}) 15. Kh1 {[%cal Gg2g4]} Bd7 16. g4 Be8 (16... Nxd2
$6 17. Qxd2 fxg4 18. Qc2 g6 (18... Rf5 $142) 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21.
Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qxg4+ Kh7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Rg1#) 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Rg1 $40 {
White gains a very dangerous initiative.} Be7 (18... Kh8 19. Rg2 $16 {[%cal
Ga1g1]}) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Rg2 $16 {Black has nothing to do against white
attack on kingside.} Qh4 $2 {Blunder in difficult position.} (20... Nxe5 21.
fxe5 (21. dxe5 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Bc6 23. Bc2 {[%cal Gd2d4,Gc2b3]} d4 24. cxd4 Bxg2+
25. Qxg2 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Qb4 26. Bb3+ Kh8 27. Rg1 g6 28. Rd1 Rad8 29. Qf2 $16 {
[%cal Gd4d5] Probably winning for white.}) 21... Qe6 {[%cal Ge6h6]} 22. Rag1
$40) 21. Rag1 Bh5 $4 {Looses by force.} (21... g6 $142 22. Qe3 {[%cal Gd2f3]}
Bf7 23. Ndf3 Qh3 24. Bf1 Qh5 25. Ng5 Nxe5 26. dxe5 $16 {[%cal Ge5e6]}) {
[%tqu "En","How can white continue his attack?","","","d3e4","Correct.Now
black is helpless.",10]} 22. Bxe4 $3 $18 fxe4 (22... Bxe2 23. Rxg7+ Kh8 24.
Rg8+ Rxg8 25. Nf7#) 23. Rxg7+ Kh8 24. Qg2 {[%cal Gg7h7,Gg2g7]} Bg6 (24... Qf6
25. Nd7 Qf5 26. Nxf8 {[%cal Gg7g8]} Qxf8 $8 27. Qg5 $18 {[%cal Gg5h6,Gg5h5]})
25. Nxg6+ hxg6 26. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 72nd"]
[Site "Heringsdorf"]
[Date "2000.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Stern, Rene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.11.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Nbd2 Be7 (4... Nbd7 5. e4 h6 6. Bxf6 Nxf6 7.
e5 Ne4 8. Bd3 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c5 10. c3 Bd7 11. O-O Qb6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. b4 Be7
14. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Hodgson,J-Tolnai,T/Kecskemet 1988/CBM 10 (36)}) 5. c3 (5. Bxf6
Bxf6 6. e4 c5 7. e5 Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Bd3 $32 {0-1 Casagrande,
H-Campora,D/Biel 1996/CBM 55 (32) Interesting French Defense structure.}) 5...
b6 {With the obvious idea - to exchange the White-squarred bishops after e2-e4.
} 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e4 Bb7 (7... Ba6 $4 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Qa4+ $18) (7... O-O $142
{[%cal Gc8a6] Might have been better, with an immediate Ba6.}) 8. e5 Be7 9. Bd3
c5 10. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Qd7 {[%cal Gb7a6]} 11. Qe2 {[%csl Ra6]} a5 {[%csl Ga6]
} 12. O-O Ba6 13. dxc5 (13. Bxa6 Nxa6 $11) 13... Bxd3 14. Qxd3 bxc5 (14... Bxc5
15. b4 Be7 16. Nb3 $14 {[%cal Gb3d4,Gf3d4] White is clearly better.}) 15. b4 $6
{[%csl Gd4] In order to clear up d4 for his knights.} O-O {Could Black take
the pawn?} (15... axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 cxb4 18. cxb4 Bxb4 (18... O-O 19.
b5 $14 {White is better}) 19. Qb3 $1 Qb5 (19... Qe7 20. Qa4+ Kf8 (20... Nd7 21.
Qa8+ Qd8 22. Qxd8+ Kxd8 23. Ra8+ $18) 21. Rb1 $18) (19... Qb7 20. Ra4 Nc6 (
20... Na6 21. Rxa6 Qxa6 22. Qxb4 $16) 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Rxb4 $1 Nxb3 (22... Qa7
23. Rb8+ Kd7 (23... Ke7 24. Qb4+ Kd7 25. Qd6#) 24. Rb7+ Kc6 25. Rxa7 Nxb3 26.
Nxb3 Rb8 27. Nd2 $18) (22... Ne2+ 23. Kf1 Qa6 24. Qa4+ Qxa4 25. Rxa4 $18) 23.
Rxb7 Nxd2 24. Rb8+ $16) 20. Ra4 Nc6 (20... Na6 21. Rxa6 Qxa6 22. Qxb4 $16) 21.
Ra8+ (21. Nd4 $6 Nxd4 22. Rxb4 $1 Ne2+ $1 (22... Nxb3 $2 23. Rxb5 Nxd2 24. Rb8+
Ke7 25. Rxh8 h6 26. Rg8 g6 $16) (22... Qa6 $2 23. Rxd4 Qa1+ 24. Nf1 Qxd4 25.
Qb8+ Ke7 26. Qxh8 Qxe5 27. Qxh7 $18) 23. Kf1 $11 (23. Kh1 $6 Qc6 $1 {[%cal
Gc6c1]} 24. Rb8+ Kd7 25. Qb7+ Qxb7 26. Rxb7+ Kc6 27. Rxf7 Ra8 {[%csl Gd5][%cal
Gd5d1]} 28. h4 Ra2 29. Nf3 d4 30. Rxg7 d3 31. Rxh7 d2 32. Nxd2 Rxd2 {It looks
like Black can handle White's pawns.}) 23... Ng3+ 24. Kg1 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 $11)
21... Nd8 (21... Nb8 22. Nd4 Qb6 (22... Qb7 23. Qa4+ Kd8 24. Rxb8+ $18) 23. Nc6
O-O 24. Nxb4 $18) 22. Nd4 Qb6 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Qxb4 Qxb4 25. Nc6+ Kc7 26.
Nxb4 Rb8 27. Nd3 $14) 16. b5 {[%csl Rc6] Now White's passing pawn is keeping
the Black knight away from c6.} c4 $6 {Surrenderring d4 for the White knights..
.} (16... Qc7 17. c4 Rd8 18. Rfe1 {Preventing Nd7. White is better.}) 17. Qb1 {
[%cal Ga3a4]} a4 18. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4]} Qc7 19. f4 {White's plan is simple: To
take advantage of his control over the blocked center and develope an attack
on Black's king by f4-f5.} Nd7 20. N2f3 Nc5 21. Nc6 $6 {[%cal Gc5e4,Gc5d3]
After this move White does not get much. It was better to play:} (21. f5 Qd7 {
To defend e6.} 22. Nc6 {[%cal Gf3d4] With a double-edged play.}) 21... Nb3 {
Black tries to hunt the b5 pawn. Other possibilities were:} 22. Ra2 f5 {
Avoiding the plan f4-f5.} 23. Kh1 (23. exf6 $6 Bxf6 {[%cal Gf6c3]} 24. Nfe5
Qb6+ 25. Kh1 (25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. cxd4 Qxd4+ $19) 25... Qxb5 {Black gained the
pawn without any compensation for white.}) 23... Rae8 {[%cal Ge8e7,Ge7e6,Gc7b6]
} 24. Qd1 Qb6 25. Nfd4 Bc5 $2 {Gives White a tactical possibility.} (25... Nxd4
$1 26. Nxd4 Bc5 27. Qxa4 Bxd4 28. cxd4 Qxd4 $17 {As in the principle: Central
pawns are stronger than flank pawns.}) 26. Nxe6 $1 Rxe6 (26... Qxb5 27. Qxd5
$18) 27. Qxd5 Rfe8 28. Qxc4 Be3 (28... Kh8 29. Qxa4 Na5 (29... Be3 {[%cal
Gb3c5]} 30. Qxb3 Rxc6 31. a4 $18 {[%cal Gb3f7,Ga4a5]}) 30. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4e6,
Gd4f5]} (30. Qxa5 Rxc6) (30. Nxa5 Ra8) 30... Bxd4 31. cxd4 {White's chances
are better.}) 29. g4 (29. Qxa4 Nd2 {[%cal Gd2f1,Gd2e4,Ge4f2]} 30. Rxd2 Bxd2 31.
Nd4 Bxc3 (31... Rg6 32. Qc4+ Kh8 33. Qd3 {[%csl Rd2]}) 32. Nxe6 Qxe6 33. b6 $13
) 29... Qc5 (29... g6 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d6,Ga2g2,Gg2g7] And
again, it looks like White's pieces and pawns are better than Black's
unorganized pieces.}) 30. Qxc5 Bxc5 31. gxf5 Rh6 32. Rg2 {[%cal Gf5f6]} Rf8 (
32... Kf8 33. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Rh4 34. Nd8 $1 Rxf4 35. Ne6+ Rxe6 36. fxe6 Ke7
37. Rxg7+ Kxe6 38. b6 $16) 33. f6 Rg6 34. fxg7 Kxg7 35. f5 Rxg2 36. Kxg2 Bxa3 {
White's united pawns will get to target before Black's isolated pawn on a4.}
37. b6 {[%csl Gb6,Ge5,Gf5] Black position is already lost.} Bb2 38. e6 (38. b7
$2 a3 39. b8=Q Rxb8 40. Nxb8 a2 41. f6+ Kf7 42. e6+ Kxe6 43. f7 Ba3) 38... Bxc3
(38... a3 39. e7 Rh8 40. f6+ Kf7 41. Nd8+ Ke8 42. b7 $18) 39. b7 a3 40. Rf2 (
40. e7 Re8 41. Nd8 Be5 42. f6+ $18) 40... Nc1 41. e7 Rg8 42. b8=Q Rxb8 43. Nxb8
Kf7 44. f6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.11"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Paulsen, Dirk"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koenig Tegel"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 $6 {[%csl Rc1] This kind of moves,which are leaving
the dark-square B closed can't give white any chances for opening advantage.}
Bf5 4. Nh4 $5 Bg6 (4... Bc8 {[%csl Rh4]} 5. Nf3 $11) 5. Nxg6 hxg6 6. c4 e6 7.
Nc3 (7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. h3 Nbd7 $11) 7... Nd7 8. e4 $6 {Too active?!
White is not developed that good,so he can afford himself such an opening the
position.} (8. Qb3 Rb8 $6 (8... Qc7 9. h3 Ngf6 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12.
Be2 e5 $11) 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e4 $14 {[%cal Gc1f4]}) 8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 Ngf6 10.
Ng5 (10. Nc3 Qb6 {[%cal Gh8h4,Ge8c8]} 11. Qb3 O-O-O $32) 10... Qa5+ {Not the
bet decition,black had better chances with the queens on the board.} (10... Qb6
$15 {[%cal Gf8b4,Ge6e5,Gh8h3]}) 11. Bd2 Bb4 12. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14.
Kxd2 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 {[%cal Gf6g4]} 16. Be2 a5 $1 {Securing the N on c5 for a
long time.} 17. Ke3 $11 Ke7 18. Rad1 {White played well and his position is
already at least not worse.} (18. h3 {Anyway probably needed move.}) 18... Nfd7
{[%cal Gf7f6,Ge6e5]} (18... Na4 $5 19. b3 (19. h3 Rad8 $11) 19... Nc3 20. Rd2
Nxe2 21. Kxe2 Rad8 $11) 19. h4 f6 20. Ne4 (20. Nf3 $5 {[%cal Gf3d4]}) 20...
Nxe4 21. Kxe4 Nc5+ 22. Ke3 $11 e5 23. g3 (23. Bf3 Rad8 24. g3 $14) (23. Rd5
Rac8 24. g3 $14 {[%cal Gh1d1]}) 23... Rad8 24. f4 $6 {White chooses the wrong
plan.It was much better just to play in the center.} (24. Bf3 f5 25. Rd5 Rxd5
26. Bxd5 Kf6 27. Rb1 {[%cal Gb2b3,Ga2a3,Gb3b4]}) 24... exf4+ 25. Kxf4 ({
It was still possible to hold the position after:} 25. gxf4 $142 Rxd1 26. Bxd1
g5 27. fxg5 fxg5 28. h5 Kd6 $11) 25... g5+ $1 26. hxg5 Rxh1 27. gxf6+ Kxf6 28.
Rxh1 Rd2 {Now black gains an advantage.} 29. Ke3 Rxb2 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Gb2,Gc5,
Re2] Now the diference between the black N and white B is felt very well.White
B is passive ,while the black N takes a very important part in the game.} 30.
Rf1+ Ke7 31. Bh5 (31. Ra1 a4 {[%csl Ra1,Ra2,Rc4,Re2,Rg3] White is too passive,
it will be hard to defend all his weaknesses.}) 31... Rxa2 $19 {Now white
position is lost.} 32. Rf7+ Kd6 33. Rxg7 Ra3+ 34. Kf2 a4 35. Be2 (35. Bf3 Rb3 (
35... Rc3 36. Bxb7 a3 37. Bd5 a2 38. Ra7 Rc2+ 39. Ke3 Nb3 $19) 36. Rg5 b6 37.
Rd5+ Ke7 38. Rd1 a3 39. Ra1 Rb2+ 40. Ke3 a2 41. Bd1 Kf6 (41... Rb1 42. Rxa2
Rxd1 $19) 42. g4 Kg5 43. Kf3 Nd3 44. Ke3 Nb4 $19 {[%cal Gb2b1]}) 35... Rb3 36.
Bf1 0-1

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Couso, Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2324"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%mdl 20788]} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 d5 $6
{In my opinion quiet passive move.Black will have to face mostly positions
without real counterplay, backing off white tries to control over the center
or queenside play.6...c5 leaves the Bb7 open and gives black flexible game.} (
6... c5 7. e4 $5 {The sharpest continuation.} (7. O-O $6 {Doesn't promise
white much.} cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 $5 10. Qb3 d6 $11 {0-1 Belunek,
V-Hracek,Z/Opava CZE 2000/The Week in Chess 291 (62)}) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 (8.
O-O $5 {[%cal Ge4e5]} d6 9. Nxd4 a6 (9... Nbd7 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. Qe2
Be7 13. f4 O-O $14 {[%cal Ga1c1] 0-1 Korobov,A-Psakhis,L/Ohrid MKD 2001/The
Week in Chess 344 (46)}) 10. Re1 Qc7 11. a4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. a5 $36 {
[%cal Gd2b3] 1-0 Izoria,Z-Gomez,P/Athens GRE 2001/The Week in Chess 354 (51)})
8... Bc5 9. N4b3 d6 10. O-O e5 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nf1 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc1g5,
Gf1e3] 0-1 Ivanov,M-Baklan,V/Bischwiller FRA 2001/The Week in Chess 336 (53)})
7. O-O Be7 8. cxd5 (8. Qa4+ $5 c6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Ndf3 c5 12. Rd1
Qc8 13. Bf4 h6 14. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Ga4,Gc1,Gd1,Ge5,Gf4][%cal Gc1c8,Gd1d8,Gd4c5]
1-0 Van Wely,L-Grooten,H/SWZ-chI op 1992/TD (40)}) 8... exd5 9. Nb1 $6 (9. Qc2
$142 $5 O-O 10. Ne5 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Ndc4 Nc6 (12... Qc7 $142 13. Bf4 $1 g5
14. Bxg5 $5 dxc4 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Bh6 Nbd7 (16... Rd8 17. Qf5 $18 {[%cal
Gf5g5]}) 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Qxc4 $16) 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bg5 Nd7
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Na5 Bb5 17. Bxd5 Rae8 18. Rfe1 Bxe2 19. Bc6 $18 {1-0
Groszpeter,A-Burger,K/New York 1988/CBM 08 (19)}) 9... O-O 10. Nc3 Bd6 (10...
Ne4 $5) (10... c5 $5 $11 {Transfering the game to well known positions which
could rise from usual Nc3 lines,where both black and white lost tempos on
Ba6-Bb7 and white on Nd2-Nb1-Nc3.}) 11. Bg5 Nbd7 (11... h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13.
Qb3 Qe6 14. Nb5 c6 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. Rfd1 $14) 12. Nb5 Be7 13. Bf4
$14 Ne8 (13... c5 14. Rc1 Ne4 $132) 14. Qb3 c6 15. Nc3 Nc7 {[%cal Gc7e6] Black
is playing accurately and got a very solid position.But the problem is if
black wishes to get some active game he will have to play sooner or later c5.
And with this placement of pieces it will be hard.} 16. Rad1 Ne6 17. Bc1 Qc7
18. Rfe1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nf6 19. Ng5 $5 {White plan is to exchange the knights
and to play e4.} Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Rad8 (20... Rfe8 $142 {[%cal Ge8e4,Gg5f6,Ge7f6]}
) 21. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b4,Gg5f6,Gc3d5] Now we can see that
white achieved some adge.Bb7 is still out of the game and white can start
pushing pawns on queenside and may be e4 sometime.} Qd7 22. a3 (22. e4 $5 h6 (
22... dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd5 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Ng5 Ng6 26. h4 $14) 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24.
exd5 cxd5 25. Qb3 {[%cal Ga2a4] With a long range advantage for white.}) 22...
h6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. b4 {This is exactly the position white was hoping to
reach.Black has no real plan while white intends to play b5,make a weakness on
d5 and at suitible time to push e4.} Qc8 $6 {Wrong direction.Black removes the
Q to a8-why not simple Rfe8?} 25. e3 {Releazing the R from defending d4P.} Rfe8
26. Qb3 g6 27. b5 Qa8 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (27... Qd7 $142) 28. bxc6 Bxc6 29. Rc1 Kg7
30. Re2 {[%cal Ge2c2]} h5 31. Rec2 $16 {White is much better.Black is waiting
for white plan without any real counterplay.} Re7 32. h4 $6 {Not nessasary
move yet.} (32. Ne4 $5 dxe4 33. Rxc6 $16) 32... Rd6 33. Qb4 Qd8 34. a4 (34. Nb5
Bxb5 35. Qxb5 Qd7 36. Qa6 $16) 34... g5 $5 {Black realyzes that he won't be
able to hold the Pd5 for a long time and he trully tries to exchange as many
pawns as possible for a coming opposite coloured ending.} 35. hxg5 Bxg5 36. Ne4
$6 (36. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 37. axb5 $16 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Gc2c8,Gc1c6]}) 36... dxe4 37.
Rxc6 Rxc6 38. Rxc6 Qd5 $1 39. Qb5 {White lost a big part of his advantage,he
tries to look for a winning chances in the ending.} (39. Rc2 $6 h4 40. gxh4
Bxh4 $132) 39... Qxb5 40. axb5 f5 41. Bh3 Rf7 42. Re6 h4 43. gxh4 (43. g4 $2 f4
$11) 43... Bxh4 {White is still clearly better in the ending: on the Qside
black's pawn advantage is not felt,so white is like a P up and in addition to
that black has 2 pawns on light squares,what makes his defence very difficult.}
44. Kf1 Rf6 45. Re7+ Kg6 46. Ke2 (46. Rxa7 $6 f4 $132) 46... Rf8 {[%cal Gf8c8,
Gc8c2]} 47. Re5 Rf7 {Passive again.} (47... Bg5 48. f3 exf3+ 49. Kxf3 Bd8 {
[%cal Gd8c7] Removing the B to better place.}) 48. f3 {Getting rid of the
weakness which didn't let white to activate the K.} exf3+ 49. Kxf3 Bd8 50. Bf1
$5 {[%cal Gf1d3]} Bc7 51. Rd5 Kf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6e6,Gf6e7] Very good move.} 52.
Bh3 (52. Bd3 Ke6 53. Bc4 Ke7 54. Rd7+ Kxd7 55. Bxf7 Ke7 56. Bg8 Bh2 $11 {
[%cal Gh2g1,Ge7f6]}) 52... Kg6 53. Kf2 Bh2 54. Kg2 Bc7 55. Kf3 Bh2 $2 {This
move already makes black position very bad.White R gets active and black is
loosing a pawn.} (55... Rf8 $5 56. Rd7 (56. Bf1 Rh8 $1 $132) 56... Bb8 $14 {
Black holds this position although his pieces placed not so well!?}) 56. Bf1 $1
Bg1 (56... Kf6 $5 57. Bd3 Ke6 58. Rd8 Kf6 59. Rh8 $1 Bd6 60. Rh5 Kg6 61. Rxf5 {
[%cal Gf3g4]}) 57. Bd3 $22 $18 {[%cal Gd5f5,Gf3g4] Black has no good move.} Kg5
(57... Bh2 58. Rxf5 Rxf5+ 59. Kg4 Bg1 60. Bxf5+ Kf6 61. Kf4 Bxe3+ (61... Bh2+
62. Ke4 Bg1 63. Bh3 Kg5 64. Kd3 Bf2 65. e4 Kf4 66. e5 Bg3 67. Kc4 Ke4 68. Bg2+
Kf5 69. Kd5 $18) 62. Kxe3 Kxf5 63. Kf3 $18) 58. Re5 $6 Bh2 59. Rd5 Bg1 60. e4
Kh4 $2 {Loosing immideatly.} (60... Bh2 $142 61. e5 {White still has very good
chances for a win,but black is yet out of chances and could make white live at
least not easy for a while.}) 61. e5 {[%csl Rg1,Rh4]} Bh2 (61... Rg7 62. Bxf5
Kg5 63. Ke4 $18) 62. Rd8 $1 {[%csl Rf5,Rh2,Rh4][%cal Gd8h8]} (62. Rd8 $1 {
[%cal Gd8h8]} Rh7 63. Rg8 $22 Rh6 (63... Rh5 64. Rg2 Kh3 65. Bf1 $18 {[%cal
Gg2g4]}) 64. Bxf5 $18 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gg8g2]}) 1-0

[Event "Kiev Trudova Ukraina"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "2001.01.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sergeev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2001.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c3 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nc6 5. e3 (5. e4 $6 cxd4 6.
cxd4 (6. e5 dxc3 7. Nxc3 (7. exf6 cxb2 $19) 7... h6 {And white still has to
prove,that he has enouth compensation for the pawn.}) 6... Qb6 $15) 5... h6 6.
Bh4 d5 (6... cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Bd3 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O b6
$11) 7. Nbd2 Bd6 (7... Be7 $5 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Bg3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. a3 a5 {
[%csl Rb5]} (11... Bf6 $5 {[%cal Ge6e5] With" hidden" idea:to play e5.}) 12. e4
$6 {1-0 Tyomkin,D-Hauchard,A/Bastia 1998/CBM 67 ext (38)} (12. Bb5 $5 $14 {
[%cal Gd1e2,Ga1d1]})) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd3 {White is now aiming to play e4 or
c4 and to use that fact that black B on c8 is yet in the game.} Be7 {[%cal
Gh4d8] Sooner or later black has to return the B due to the unpleasant pin.}
10. O-O O-O 11. c4 $5 {Exactly on time.While black is still solving his
opening problems,white opens up the center.} d4 (11... e5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13.
cxd5 Qxd5 14. Ne4 Qe6 (14... Be7 $4 15. Nf6+ {[%cal Gf6g8,Gf6d5]} Bxf6 16. Bh7+
{[%cal Gd1d5]}) 15. Qe2 Be7 16. Rfd1 $32 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 12. exd4 (12. e4 e5
13. a3 a5 $11 {[%cal Gf6d7,Gd7c5]}) 12... Nxd4 13. Bg3 (13. Nb3 Nf5 14. Bxf5
exf5 $44 {[%csl Gc8,Ge7][%cal Gf6e4]}) 13... Nh5 14. Nb3 (14. Be5 Nc6 $11)
14... Nxg3 15. hxg3 Nc6 $1 {Very nice move.The white N on f3 and on b3 don't
have too many good squares.} 16. Qe2 Qc7 {Now black finally finishes
development of the B and equalizes the position.} 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Rad8 $6
(18... Rfd8 $11 {[%cal Gd7e8,Ge7f6,Gc6e5]}) 19. g4 $5 {[%cal Ge2e3,Gg4g5]} Qf4
(19... e5 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 $14) 20. Qe4 Qxe4 21. Bxe4 $14 {White has
better position due to the space advantage and better placed pieces.} Nb4 22.
Na5 (22. a3 Bc6 $11) 22... Ba4 $6 (22... b6 23. Nb7 Ba4 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. b3
Bc6 26. Bxc6 Nxc6 $11) 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. b3 Bc6 25. Nxc6 Nxc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 {
[%csl Ra7,Rc6] White got a clearly better ending.White's plan is built from
few chapters: 1.To bring the K to the center.2.To activate the N.R is already
placed well.3.To push pawns on the queenside.} 27. Kf1 f6 (27... Bf6 28. Ke2
Kf8 {[%cal Gf8e7] Probably was better for black to set up the pieces
diferently.}) 28. Ke2 Bc5 29. Ne1 $1 {[%cal Ge1d3] The N will be placed best
on d3.} Kf7 30. Nd3 Be7 31. f4 {[%mdl 4096] Preventing e5!} a5 32. Ke3 Rb8 33.
Kd4 Rd8+ 34. Kc3 Rd6 $6 {Black defends very passivly.It was nessasary to play
Ba3.After the move in the game,the B is out of the game for a while,what
allows white easily to push the pawns.} (34... Ba3 35. Rf1 Ke7 36. c5 $6 Rd5
37. Kc4 e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 $17 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge5e4]}) 35. c5 $1 Rd8 36. Kc4
Rd5 37. Re1 {Again preventing e5!} Bf8 $6 (37... g5 38. g3 gxf4 39. gxf4 h5 40.
gxh5 Rxh5 41. a3 $14) 38. a3 g6 39. b4 axb4 40. axb4 Bg7 {All this plan with
bringing the B to g7 in order to play e5 took too much time and now white
brings the R to the 7 rank.} 41. Ra1 f5 $6 (41... e5 $5 42. Ra7+ Kf8 {Was
leaving better chances for black to survive.}) 42. Ra7+ $16 Kf8 {[%tqu "En",
"White has better position,but is the next step?","","","d3e5","White plays
the ending very accuratly.The best time for this move.Black is forced to
exchange the light pieces,what gives white in the near future very gangerous
pawns on b4 and c5.",10]} 43. Ne5 $1 {Correct.White plays the ending very
accuratly.The best time for this move.Black is forced to exchange the light
pieces,what gives white in the near future very gangerous pawns on b4 and c5.}
Bxe5 44. fxe5 Rxe5 45. Rc7 Re4+ 46. Kb3 Rxg4 47. Rxc6 Ke7 48. b5 $18 {[%csl
Gb5,Gc5] Now black is lost: R+2P+active K,is defently enough for winning.} Rg3+
49. Ka4 Rxg2 50. Rc7+ {The rest is simple and doesn't need any explanation.}
Kd8 51. b6 Rb2 52. Ka5 e5 53. Rg7 Rc2 54. b7 Ra2+ 55. Kb5 Rb2+ 56. Kc4 {
[%cal Gc5c6]} 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 (1... Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 d4
8. e3 d3 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Bg4 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3
O-O 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. O-O a5 17. Rad1 Qe6 18. e4 Rfd8 19. Kg2 a4 {1/2-1/2
Iljushin,A-Khmelnitski,A/Azov 1996/CBM 56 ext (19)}) 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2
(4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bg2 Qa5+ 8. Qxa5 Nxa5 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10.
Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Nec6 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Nfxd2 Ke7 14. Rfc1 Bd7 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16.
Rxc4 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Rublevsky,S/Frankfurt GER 2000/The Week in Chess
294 (39) And black is fine.}) 4... cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 (5... Nf6 {This line looks
more solid for black.According to Rublevsky results in this line,white doesn't
get much here.} 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Be6 (7... Be6 8. Nc3 (8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. e3 h6 10.
Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Nc3 Qc8 13. Rad1 $5 $146 e4 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. f3 $36 {
1-0 Lputian,S-Rublevsky,S/New Delhi IND 2000/The Week in Chess 317 (26)}) 8...
Be7 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nxe4 Qc7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qe2 Nd7
15. Rad1 Rac8 16. c3 Rfd8 $15 {[%csl Ge6,Ge7][%cal Gf7f5,Ga7a5] 0-1 Romanishin,
O-Rublevsky,S/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (40)})) 6. Nb3 Ne7 $6 {
Dubious idea,black is not ready for such moves yet.Better was to stick to
already checked line like 6...Nf6} (6... Nf6 {Theory.} 7. c4 (7. O-O Be6 8. Bg5
Nbd7 {With interesting game.}) 7... d4 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. N1d2 O-O 11.
Rc1 a5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nc5 Bg5 14. Nce4 Bh6 15. c5 $13) 7. O-O Nbc6 8. e4
dxe4 (8... d4 9. f4 $16) 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $6 (9... Nxd8 $142 10. Bxe4 g6 $14 {
[%cal Gf8g7,Ge8g8]}) 10. Bxe4 Bf5 11. Nc3 $16 {It will be very difficult for
black to finish the development.White has already big advantage.} Bxe4 12. Nxe4
$32 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Gf2f4]} Nf5 (12... Kc7 13. Ng5 f5 14. Ne6+ Kc8 (14... Kd6
15. Nbc5 $16 {[%cal Gf1d1]} Nd4 16. Rd1 Kc6 17. Nxd4+ Kxc5 (17... exd4 18. Ne6
$18) 18. Ne6+ Kc6 19. Nd8+ Kc7 20. Nf7 Rg8 21. Nxe5 $18) 15. Rd1 h6 {[%csl Rg5]
} 16. Be3 $16 {[%cal Gd1d2,Ga1d1]}) 13. f4 $40 {Using the fact that black K is
in the center white openes as many lines as possible.} Nd6 (13... Nfd4 14. fxe5
Nxc2 15. Bg5+ Ke8 16. Rac1 $16) 14. Nc3 $1 {[%cal Gc3d5] The best decition.
Black N on d6 is not changing much,but white N on c3 will go to d5.} e4 {
[%cal Gf7f5] Trying to close the game.} 15. f5 $1 $18 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gb3c5]}
b6 16. Bf4 Nxf5 17. Nxe4 {Now black K is completly open and white pieces take
easily advantage of it.} Be7 18. g4 $1 {The quickest winning.Black looses at
least a pawn and his K will still stay under threats of white pieces.} Nh4 (
18... Nh6 $142 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Rxf7 Rg8 21. h3 h5 22. Rxh7 hxg4 23. Rd1+ Ke8
24. h4 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Nd4 $18) 19. Bg3 Ke8 $6 (19... Ng6 20. Rxf7 $18)
20. Bxh4 Bxh4 21. Nd6+ Kf8 (21... Kd7 22. Rad1 {[%cal Gd6f5]} Kc7 23. Rxf7+ Be7
24. Nf5 $18) 22. Nxf7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 (7. Nf3
Nc6 8. c4 d4 9. e3 Bc5 (9... Be7 10. exd4 exd4 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. a3 a5 13. b3
O-O 14. Bb2 Qd7 15. Re1 Rad8 16. Ng5 Bg4 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Bg2 d3 $15 {1/2-1/2
Beliavsky,A-Rublevsky,S/Vrnjacka Banja 1999/EXT 2000 (56)}) 10. exd4 Bxd4 11.
Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Nc3 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. f4 Qb6 16. Rf2 Nc6 17. f5
Rd8 18. Nd5 Qc5 19. f6 $14 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Rublevsky,S/Groningen 1997/CBM 63 
(51)}) 7... Be6 {Here White has 2 possible plans: c4 or e4.} 8. Nc3 (8. c4 Nc6
9. cxd5 (9. Nc3 $2 d4) 9... Bxd5 (9... Nxd5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Be3 {
White's activity compansates him for his pawn structure. For example:} O-O 13.
Nc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rfd8 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Bxa7 Ra8
19. Rd1 f6 $11) 10. Nc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Be7 $11) (8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. e3 h6 10. Bxf6
Nxf6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Nc3 Qc8 13. Rfd1 e4 14. Nd4 O-O 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Qc6
$11 {0-1 Wojtkiewicz,A-Rublevsky,S/Frankfurt GER 2000/The Week in Chess 293 
(63)}) 8... Be7 {The simplest: Prevents the pin after Bg5 and prepares a short
castle.} 9. Bg5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd1d5,Gc3d5,Gg2d5,Gg5f6]} Nbd7 10. e4 (10.
Nxd5 $4 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 $19) (10. Bxd5 $4 Bxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. Bxe7 Nxe7 $19) 10... dxe4 (10... d4 $6 11. Ne2 O-O 12. c3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 $14
{[%cal Gc3d5]}) 11. Bxf6 $5 {White tries to get an advantage, but maybe he
should have chosen a more solid continuation:} (11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 (
12... Nxf2 $2 13. Bxd8 Nxd1 14. Raxd1 Rxd8 15. Bxb7 {White's chances are
probably better. For example:} Bxb3 (15... Ke7 16. Na5 {[%cal Ga5c6]}) 16. axb3
Ke7 17. Ra1 Nc5 18. Bc6 a6 (18... Kd6 19. Bg2 Rd7 20. Rfd1+ {[%csl Ra7]}) 19.
b4) 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bg2 O-O 15. Na5 Rad8 16. Qe2 Bd5 17. Rad1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 {
The position is about equal.}) 11... Nxf6 12. Nxe4 (12. Qxd8+ $6 Rxd8 13. Nxe4
b6 {The endgame is probably good for Black, due to his pair of bishops.}) 12...
Qc7 {Prevents Nc5. Less efficient was:} (12... Nxe4 $6 13. Bxe4 Qc7 14. Qf3 Rb8
15. Rad1 O-O 16. c3 b6 17. Bd5) 13. Re1 $6 {A mere move. He should have
exchanged on f6.} (13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. c3 (14. Qf3 Rb8) 14... O-O 15. Qe2 Rad8
$15) 13... O-O 14. Qe2 {It looks like White's play is aimless. He should have
exchanged the knights and fight for the d-file.} (14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. c3 Rad8
16. Qf3 b6 17. Rad1 $15 {[%cal Ga7a5,Ga5a4]}) 14... Nd7 $1 $15 {White missed
the chance to exchange knights, and now Black will drive Ne4 off his place by
f7-f5.} 15. Rad1 Rac8 {[%csl Rc2]} 16. c3 Rfd8 {Black prepares his pieces for
f7-f5.} 17. Qe3 h6 {Avoids unnecessary complications after 17. - f5 18.Ng5} 18.
h4 (18. Qxa7 Ra8 19. Qe3 Rxa2 $17 {[%cal Ge6b3,Ga2b2]}) 18... a5 {The bad
position of Nb3 is also taken advantage of by Black.} 19. Qe2 a4 20. Nc1 (20.
Nbd2 $2 f5 $19) 20... f5 21. Nd2 Re8 22. Nf1 e4 {[%cal Gg2e4,Ge4b7,Gd7e5]} 23.
Qb5 Ra8 $1 {[%csl Rb5]} (23... a3 {might be good as well, but Black doesn't
have to get into such complications.}) 24. Qe2 (24. Ne3 Ra5 25. Qe2 Ne5 {
[%cal Ge6d5,Ga5d5] Black has a full control over the center. White's knight
have no good posts.}) 24... Ne5 25. Ne3 Bc5 26. Nd5 (26. Rd2 Bxe3 $1 27. fxe3 (
27. Qxe3 Nc4 $19) 27... Ng4 $19 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gc7g3]}) 26... Qf7 27. Nf4 (
27. c4 Ng4 {[%cal Gg4f2,Gc5f2]} 28. Rf1 (28. Ne3 Bxe3 {Probably the simplest.}
29. fxe3 Qc7) 28... Rad8 $17 {[%csl Rc1,Rg2]}) (27. Ne3 f4 $1 28. gxf4 Qxf4 29.
Nd5 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 exf3 32. Qxe8+ Rxe8 33. Rxe8+ Kf7 {[%cal Gf4g3]
} 34. Rxc5 Qxc1+ 35. Kh2 Kxe8 $19) 27... Bc4 28. Qc2 Ng4 {[%csl Rf2]} 29. Nh3
e3 $1 $19 {The rest requires no explanation.} 30. f3 e2+ 31. Rd4 Ne3 32. Qd2
Bxd4 33. cxd4 Rac8 34. Nd3 (34. Nxe2 Nxg2 35. Kxg2 Bxe2 36. Rxe2 Qxa2 $19)
34... Bxd3 35. Qxd3 Qxa2 36. Rxe2 Nxg2 37. Rxg2 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Qb1 {The simplest}
39. Qxb1 Rxb1 40. Nf4 Rbc1 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 1st"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.09.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 {A bizarre way of starting the game. This move
promises White no advantage, and at most he will get a reverse Slav in which
he has no problem developing his dark squared bishop. Interestingly Kamsky had
already used this in a few ocassions with good success.} c6 {Unambitious but
solid. Aronian won't be dragged into playing something risky for no reason and
is happy just equalizing with Black.} 4. Bf4 Nh5 $5 {Not letting the bishop
develop easily.} 5. Be3 $5 {An awkward placement for the bishop, but Kamsky's
idea is that it is not as awkward as the knight on h5.} (5. Bxb8 Rxb8) (5. Bg3
g6 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bh4 h6 9. g4 {was interestingly a game between
Zugic-Nakmaura in which the much lower rated player managed to win in Montreal,
2008}) 5... g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Qc1 Nd7 9. Bh6 Re8 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. O-O
e5 {White has gotten rid of his awkward bishop, but Black has broken thorough
in the center. Chances are about even.} 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. e3 Nf6
15. Nd2 a5 {A baffling move. In Kamsky's spirit, it is now Aronian that plays
a strange rook pawn move!} (15... Bg4 16. h3 (16. c4 $2 d4 {is the point.
Black is better as White doesn't have Nf3 in this position}) 16... Be2 17. Re1
Bd3 {was interesting.}) 16. c4 Re8 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. a3 Kg8 19. Re1 Nf6 20. Qc3
Be6 {Neither side has played with any strong ambition, but somehow White's
position seems to be becoming slightly better move by move. The eventual power
of the bishop on g2 should not be underestimated, especially if coupled with a
knight that could come to c5.} 21. e4 Nd7 22. Rac1 f6 23. Nf3 a4 24. Nd4 Bf7
25. Red1 Qe7 26. h4 $5 {Switching gears a little. Now that Black has dedicated
all his defensive resources to preventing any queenside intiative, Kamsky
decides to open play in both sides. This decision might have been aided by the
fact that Kamsky was now significantly up on the clock.} Ne5 27. h5 Nc4 28. Bf1
Nd6 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. f3 Qe5 31. Kf2 Rad8 32. Qb4 f5 $1 {Aronian wastes no
time! Kamsky hasn't achieved much in his last moves and he sees it is the time
to strike.} 33. exf5 gxf5 (33... Qe3+ 34. Kg2 Nxf5 35. Nxf5 gxf5 {seemed
slightly more accurate as now White must somehow defend his position.}) 34. Qd2
{Although the knight on d4 can be dislodged, it proves to be a powerful
defensive piece on e2.} Qg7 35. Qc3 Qh6 36. Qd2 Qg7 37. Qc3 Bd5 {Aronian
refuses a three-fold repetition since he senses he is better.} 38. Ne2 Bb3 39.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rd4 Kf6 {With time pressure over, Kamsky is still slightly
worse, but it is a negligible edge that Black possesses.} 41. Rc5 Nb5 42. Rxd8
Rxd8 43. Ke3 {Black could try to play a knight to d5 and maybe push his
queenside pawns, but with correct play White should hold without too many
problems.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge 4th"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 (3... Nf6 {is a different scenario!}) 4. d4 c6 5.
c4 dxc4 6. Na3 {With a knight on f6 this move makes no sense. But the knight
is not on f6.} b5 7. Nxb5 cxb5 8. Nh4 {White wins the exchange as a8 cannot be
defended. If the knight were on f6 it could block on d5, but this is not the
case. On the other hand Black has good chances of obtaining compensation as
White's development is seriously compromised.} Bd7 9. Bxa8 Nc6 10. Bxc6 (10.
Bb7 Qb6 {is not much of an improvement.}) 10... Bxc6 11. O-O Qd5 12. f3 (12.
Nf3 Nf6 {is somewhat uncomfortable to play for White. There isn't any clear
plan, e4 is firmly under Black's control, and overall it's just annoying to
find a move. The move that Caruana chose loses a pawn but at least gives him a
clearer direction.}) 12... Qxd4+ 13. Kh1 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 e6 15. Rb1 Nf6 16. Be3
O-O 17. Ng2 Nd5 18. Bd4 e5 19. Bxa7 {White regains one of his pawns, but Black
has a very specific idea} c3 $1 {The pawn is untouchable and it causes serious
threats.} 20. Ne1 (20. bxc3 Nxc3 21. Rdc1 Nxb1 22. Rxc6 {can only favor Black;
White's knight on g2 is too far away from the action.}) 20... e4 $6 (20... Ra8
{was certainly better.} 21. e4 (21. Bf2 e4 {is now a stronger version of the
game.} 22. Bd4 Rxa2 $13) 21... Nf6 22. Be3 Nxe4 $1) 21. Bd4 (21. fxe4 Nb4 {
thereatening Bxe4 and c2.}) 21... exf3 22. exf3 Re8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nc2 $2 (
24. Rd3 $1 {This move would have put some serious problems for Anand. The rook
move threatens bxc3 and covers f3.} Re2 25. bxc3 Ne3 (25... Rxa2 26. Kg1 $16)
26. Kg1 $1 {And Black retains compensation, but it is not clear if it is
enough.}) 24... Ne3 $1 25. Re1 (25. Nxe3 Rxe3 26. Rdc1 Rxf3 $1 27. Kg1 Be4 28.
bxc3 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 Rxc3 {with an endgame that is probably drawn, but only
Black can win.}) 25... Nxc2 26. Rxe8 Bxe8 27. bxc3 {The two pieces are
superior to the rook. Anand does not show the best technique from now on, and
Caruana easily draws, but without time pressure it is possible that the Indian
could have put White in a serious bind.} Na3 28. Rd1 Nc4 29. Kg1 Kf6 30. Rd4 h5
31. Kf2 Ne5 32. h3 g5 (32... Ke6 $15) 33. f4 gxf4 34. gxf4 Ng6 35. c4 bxc4 36.
Rxc4 Bd7 37. a4 Bxh3 38. a5 Be6 39. Rd4 Ne7 40. a6 Nc8 41. Kg3 Bg4 42. Rc4 Kg6
43. Rc7 f6 44. a7 Nxa7 45. Rxa7 Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.10.29"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Straeter, Timo"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 $1 8.
Qc1 (8. Qxf5 Qxb2 {and White loses material, e.g. und Weiß verliert Material,
zum Beispiel} 9. Be2 {[%tqu "En","","","","e7e6","Before Black takes on a1,
the white queen must be deflected from c2. 9...g6 would be just as good.",10,
"b2a1","",0]} e6 $1 ({But not Nicht aber} 9... Qxa1 $2 10. Qc2 {and the black
queen is trapped. und die schwarze Dame ist gefangen.}) 10. Qh3 Qxa1 {Only
now! Erst jetzt!}) 8... e6 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Bg6 13.
Be2 Rc8 14. Bd1 Qd8 15. Bc2 b5 16. O-O f5 17. b3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 g4 19. Nh4 Be7
20. bxc4 bxc4 21. Nxg6 $2 {Opening the h-file for Black. Öffnet die h-Linie
für Schwarz.} (21. Ba4 {was okay for White, for example war in Ordnung für
Weiß, zum Beispiel} Bxh4 22. gxh4 Qxh4 23. Qb2 {threatening 24.Qb7. mit der
Drohung 24.Qb7.}) 21... hxg6 22. e4 {Probably White had pinned his hopes on
this push, but... Auf diesen Vorstoß hatte Weiß wahrscheinlich seine
Hoffnungen gesetzt, aber...} Qa5 $1 {Calm and strong. Ebenso ruhig wie stark.}
({Not wishing to allow White's bishop any freedom after Erlaubt dem weißen
Läufer keinerlei Freiheit nach} 22... fxe4 23. Bd1 ({or even oder sogar} 23.
Nxe4 $5 dxe4 24. Bxe4)) 23. exd5 exd5 {Black is clearly on top, since apart
from the open h-file he has more space and the far superior light pieces.
Schwarz hat klar die Oberhand, denn abgesehen von der h-Linie besitzt er mehr
Raum und die deutlich überlegenen Leichtfiguren.} 24. Bd1 Kf7 {White can only
helplessly watch his opponent's rook doubling on the h-file. Weiß kann der
Türmeverdopplung in der h-Linie nur hilflos zusehen.} 25. Be2 Bf6 26. Re1 Rh7
27. Rb1 Qc7 28. Nf1 Rch8 29. f3 {[%tqu "En","How would you continue Black's
attack?","The h-file alone is not enough, Black needs more open lines.","",
"c6d4","Good! Since this knight is taboo, Black wins an important pawn.",10,
"De","Wie würden Sie den schwarzen Angriff fortsetzen?","Die h-Linie allein
reicht nicht. Schwarz braucht weitere offene Linien.","","c6d4","Gut! Da
dieser Springer tabu ist, gewinnt Schwarz einen wichtigen Bauern.",10]} Nxd4 $1
{Winning an important pawn and weakening the dark squares even more. Gewinnt
einen wichtigen Bauern und schwächt noch weiter die dunklen Felder.} 30. Qd2 (
30. cxd4 Bxd4+ 31. Ne3 Qxg3 {and Black mates, since after und Schwarz setzt
matt, denn nach} 32. Rb7+ Kf6 33. Rxh7 {follows folgt} Bxe3+ 34. Qxe3 Qxe1+ 35.
Bf1 Qxe3+) 30... gxf3 31. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 32. gxf3 Rd8 33. Kg2 Rhh8 34. Rb5 Qc6 35.
Reb1 Rd7 36. Ne3 d4 37. cxd4 Bxd4 38. Nxf5 {[%tqu "En","How would you react to
White's desperate knight sacrifice?","Black can exploit the vis-a-vis in the
d-file of rook and queen.","Think of a way to remove the bishop from the
d-file a with CHECK.","h8h2","Winning the queen!",10,"De","Wie würden Sie auf
das weiße Verzweiflungsopfer reagieren?","Schwarz kann die Gegenüberstellung
von Turm und Dame in der d-Linie ausnutzen.","Sehen Sie eine Möglichkeit, wie
der Läufer die d-Linie mit SCHACH räumen könnte?","h8h2","Gewinnt die Dame!",
10]} Rh2+ $1 ({Not allowing White any swindling chances after Erlaubt Weiß
keine Schwindelchanchen mehr nach} 38... gxf5 39. Rxf5+ Ke7 (39... Bf6 $4 {
[%tqu "En","","","","f5f6","",10]} 40. Rxf6+ $1 Kxf6 {, and now White has even
two possibilities to draw: , und nun hat Weiß sogar zwei Möglichkeiten zu
remisieren:} 41. Qf4+ ({or oder} 41. Qc3+ Kg6 42. Qxh8 Rd2+ 43. Kh3) 41... Kg7
42. Qg4+ {and due to the hanging Rd7, Black cannot escape from the perpetual
check. und aufgrund des hängenden Rd7 kann Schwarz nicht aus dem Dauerschach
entkommen.})) 39. Kxh2 {[%tqu "En","What was the point of the previous rook
sacrifice?","Beachten Sie die Motive: Blockade , Clearance , Discovered attack
.","","d4g1","Of course!",10,"De","Was war die Pointe des vorangegangenen
Turmopfers?","","","d4g1","Natürlich!",10]} Bg1+ $1 {The point - Black wins
the queen and the game. Die Pointe - Schwarz gewinnt die Dame und die Partie.}
40. Kxg1 Rxd2 41. Rb7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O Bg4 6. dxc5 $1 e5 (6... e6 7.
Be3 $1 Ne4 8. c4 Bxc5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. cxd5 exd5 {Vaganian,R-Ljubojevic,Lj/
Reggio Emilia/1991/} 11. Nd4 $1 $16) 7. c4 Bxc5 (7... d4 8. b4 $1 e4 9. b5 exf3
10. exf3 $16) 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Nc3 $1 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 h6 11. Na4 Be7 12. Be3 Rc8 (
12... e4 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Bxe2 15. Nc3 $1 Bf3 16. Nxe4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 O-O
18. Rad1 a6 19. Nd6 Rfd8 20. Nf5 Kf8 21. Nxe7 Rxd4 22. Bxd4 Kxe7 23. Bc5+ Ke6
24. Rd6+ Kf5 25. Bd4 Rc8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rb6 $16 {Petrosian,T-Sosonko,G/Las
Palmas/1980/}) 13. h3 Bf5 14. Rac1 O-O (14... b6 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Nxb6 O-O 17.
Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Nh4 Be4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Nf5 $16) 15. Nc5 b6 16. Nh4 $1 Bxc5 (
16... Bh7 17. Nd7 $1 Nxd7 (17... Nd4 18. Nxf8 Nxe2+ 19. Kf1 Nxc1 20. Nxh7 $18)
18. Rxd7 Bxh4 19. Rxc6 $16) 17. Bxc5 $1 (17. Nxf5 Nd4 $1) 17... bxc5 18. Nxf5
Nd4 19. Ne7+ Kh7 (19... Kh8) 20. Rxd4 (20. Kf1 Rc7 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Rd8
23. Be4+ g6 24. e3 Ne6 25. Rxd8 Nxd8 26. Bd5 $18) 20... exd4 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22.
Rc4 $1 Rb8 (22... a5 23. b3 Rc7 24. Ra4 Ra7 25. a3 {/\ b4}) 23. b3 Rb5 24. Ra4
a5 25. Rc4 Rb4 26. Rxc5 a4 27. Rc4 $1 Rxc4 28. bxc4 Nd7 29. Be4+ $1 g6 30. Kf1
Nc5 31. Bc2 Kg7 32. Ke1 g5 (32... Kf6 33. f4 g5 34. Kd2 $18) 33. Kd2 Kf6 34. e3
dxe3+ (34... Ke5 35. f4+ gxf4 36. gxf4+ $18) 35. fxe3 Ke5 36. Kc3 h5 37. Kb4
Kd6 38. a3 h4 39. gxh4 gxh4 40. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1989.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1989.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. e3 e6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Qb6 {
To the untrained eye the previous moves might seem to be the recipe for a
short draw; the position is more or less symmetrical and an exchange of queens
is inevitable. However Nikolic, who is far from being an unambitious player,
knows better. By following a plan used more than once by his Olympiad teammate
V. Kovacevic, Nikolic shows that the ensuing queenless middlegame can in fact
prove very promising for White should Black fail to appreciate the dangers
early enough.} 8. c5 $1 Qxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. b4 Rc8 ({11.b5 is a positional
threat worth avoiding and} 10... O-O-O $2 11. Rxa6 $3 bxa6 $2 12. Bxa6# {
mate is not advisable, yet the text move may not be the most accurate.}) ({
In such positions White has only one dangerous plan -Nd2-b3-a5 when the b-pawn
is rather difficult to defend. Black can play to remove the knight with Be7-d8
as in the game, or simply defend the pawn with a Rd8-d7 based plan. After play
such as} 10... Rd8 11. h3 Be7 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. Nb3 Ng6 14. Bh2 O-O 15. Na5 Rd7 {
the critical question is whether White can successfully sacrifice on a6 or c6
and then queen his passed pawns. If one of the sacrifices turns out to be good
for White, one should probably abandon the Rd8-d7 idea. If not, Black's
opening problems may be solved, as ...Bd8xa5 can then follow.}) 11. h3 h6 $6 {
While White can afford the luxury of preparing a retreat for his bishop, this
move is not preempting it [mhb: for the Bf5].} ({A better defence would be} 
11... Be7 12. Nd2 O-O $5 13. Nb3 Bd8 14. Na5 Bxa5 15. bxa5 Ne8 $1 16. Ra4 Nc7
17. Rb4) ({but even here White could cause problems with} 11... Be7 12. Nd2 O-O
$5 13. Nb3 Bd8 14. Bd6 $1 {before Na5.}) 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Nb3 Bd8 14. Bd6 $1 (
14. Na5 {would also have been strong but less precise as the text move because
Black can interrupt the strategical flow of the game with} Bxa5 15. bxa5 e5 $5
16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 {gaining a measure of activity in return for a pawn.
}) 14... Ne4 ({Now, since} 14... Bc7 15. Bxc7 Rxc7 16. b5 $1 cxb5 17. Nxb5 {
is good for White}) ({and} 14... Be7 15. Bh2 $3 Bd8 16. Na5 {avoids the
variation mentioned earlier, Nikolic is able to preceed with his plan in peace.
}) 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. f3 Bg6 17. Na5 Bxa5 18. bxa5 Kd8 {An unfortunate
necessity, since the king is the only piece which can defend the b-pawn after
Ra4-b4.} 19. Ra4 Ra8 20. Rb4 Kc8 21. h4 $1 {Having tied Black into knots on
the queenside Nikolic is free to begin play on a second front.} h5 22. Rh3 $6
Bf5 {Otherwise Black's bishop will be tied to g6 after 23.Rg3. However, now
White's rook must commit itself to a rather awkward post with no retreat
available.} 23. Rg3 g6 24. Kd2 Re8 ({Black is in no immediate danger, so he
should be searching for a way to diminish White's grip on the queenside. To
that end} 24... Rg8 {/\...Nf6-e8-c7-b5 appears to be the most logical defence
when it would be up to White to prove that he could made the decisive
breakthrough.}) 25. Rg5 $1 (25. e4 $2 {fails to} dxe4 26. fxe4 Bxe4 27. Rgb3
Bd5 $1 ({not} 27... Ra7 $2 28. Rxb7 $1)) 25... f6 $2 {Piket has seen a
tactical trick which he hopes will enable him to free his position at last.
However the opening up of the game not unexpectedly favours White and the text
move irrevocably weakens g6. The main aim of 25.Rg5 was to provoke f6 through
the pseudo- threat 26.g4? and Piket kindly falls for the lure.} (25... Rg8 {
was still playable.}) 26. Rg3 g5 27. Bd3 $1 (27. hxg5 $2 h4) 27... g4 ({
By now Piket had probably realised that} 27... gxh4 28. Rg7 {leaves Black in
near zugzwang; he can only try} h3 $5 29. gxh3 $1 Bxh3 {However after} 30. Rh7
{White will take the h-pawn and win at his leisure since Black's pieces can
hardly move.}) 28. e4 dxe4 ({Another concession, but on} 28... Bg6 29. exd5
Bxd3 30. dxc6 $1 {wins.}) 29. fxe4 Bg6 30. Bc2 $1 f5 31. e5 Rg8 32. Rgb3 Ra7
33. Bd3 {/\34.Rxb7 Rxb7 35.Bxa6} Nb8 {The culmination of White's opening
strategy. Every Black piece is passive while White is ready to bring his only
inactive piece into the game.} 34. Ke3 $1 Rg7 35. Kf4 Bf7 36. Rb6 {Beginning
to operate with threats.} Be8 ({37.Bxb8 Kxb8 38.Rxc6 is the idea and} 36... Nd7
{loses as usual to} 37. Rxb7) 37. d5 $1 cxd5 38. Bxb8 Kxb8 39. Rxe6 Ba4 {
As good as anything. All Black's pawns are vulnerable so Piket tries one last
trick.} 40. Rb4 g3 41. Bxf5 ({If} 41. Bxf5 Bd7 42. Rg6 {wins easily.}) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 4th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 {As was proved many times by Magnus Carlsen and
Vladimir Kramnik, this way of handling the opening also can pose Black some
problems, especially if the player comes unprepared.} Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 (5.
c4 $5 {, as was played by expert Gata Kamsky, deserves consideration.}) 5...
Ne4 $5 {This move takes the game along an unexplored path.} ({After} 5... Bg6
6. O-O Nbd7 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. h3 {Bu Xiangzhi (2712) - Ding Liren (2770)
Zaozhuang CHN 2015, Black has a solid, but rather passive position.}) ({
The most natural seems} 5... Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 (7. Qb5+ Nbd7 8. Bxd6
cxd6 {doesn't offer White any advantage.}) 7... cxd6 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 dxc4 10.
Qxc4 Nc6 $11 {Demidov,M (2497)-Kobalia,M (2632) Moscow RUS 2015}) 6. Nbd2 Bd6 (
{The alternative -} 6... Nxd2 7. Qxd2 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bg5 {
would offer White a small, but stable advantage.}) 7. Bxe4 $5 {This exchange
makes the play much more complex.} ({The modest} 7. Bxd6 cxd6 8. O-O O-O {
led to an equal and boring position.}) 7... dxe4 8. Ne5 f6 $6 {Most probably,
Li Chao had underestimated the consequences of Pavel's reply...} ({The correct
move was} 8... h5 $1 {Restricting White's active possibilities on the k-side
and aiming at trapping the opponent's bishop} 9. Qe2 ({After} 9. h3 g5 10. Bg3
h4 11. Bh2 f6 12. Ng4 Qe7 {Black's position is preferable due to a space
advantage.}) 9... Bxe5 ({Only not} 9... g5 $2 10. Qb5+ c6 11. Qxb7 $18) 10.
dxe5 g5 ({Another possible move is} 10... Nc6 $5) 11. O-O-O gxf4 12. Nxe4 Qe7
13. Nf6+ Kf8 14. exf4 Nc6 {with very complex, double-edged play.}) 9. g4 $1
$146 {An important novelty in a rare theoretical position. This excellent
resource enables White to open up the position and make use of his development
advantage.} ({One preceding game saw} 9. Nec4 Bxf4 10. exf4 Qxd4 11. c3 $6 ({
A better move was:} 11. Qe2 {with definite compensation for a pawn.}) 11... Qd7
12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Rd8 $15 {Zucchinali,A-Borgna,F Pellestrina 1979, and Black
was better.}) 9... fxe5 (9... Bxe5 $6 10. dxe5 Bg6 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. O-O-O fxe5
13. Bg3 Qe7 14. Nb3 O-O 15. h4 $16) 10. dxe5 {Obviously, White manages to get
the piece back.} Be7 11. gxf5 exf5 12. Rg1 $1 {Pavel finds the best way of
developing his initiative. Since Black cannot castle, the next weakening move
is forced.} (12. Qe2 $6 {would be premature:} Qd5 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Nb3 Qe6
$132 {and Black manages to consolidate.}) 12... g6 (12... O-O $2 13. Bh6 Rf7
14. e6 $18) 13. Qe2 Qd5 14. O-O-O Nc6 (14... Qxa2 {is too risky:} 15. Qb5+ Nd7
16. Nxe4 O-O-O 17. Nc3 Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Nc5+ 19. Ke2 Qa6 20. Qxa6 Nxa6 21. Nd5 $36
{and White maintains a poweful initiative in the endgame.}) 15. Nb3 Qe6 16. Qb5
$6 {This move was played after a long meditation. Unfortunately, the queen's
route turns out to be a loss of time.} ({The position is very complex and
original, so the most effective way of handling the position wasn't obvious:} 
16. Kb1 $1 O-O {And now only} 17. h4 $1 {would offer White a powerful
initiative in all cases:} ({The natural-looking} 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 Rad8 {
offers White no real advantage:} 19. f3 ({The ambitious} 19. c4 c6 20. f3 exf3
21. Qd3 {can be met by} Bc5 $1 22. Qc3 Be7 $11 {and White cannot proceed.}) (
19. Qb5 Rd7 $1 20. Qxb7 Rfd8 21. c3 c5 22. Qb5 cxd4 23. Rxd4 a6 24. Qc4 Kf7 $44
) 19... c5 $1 20. fxe4 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 cxd4 $132) 17... Rad8 (17... Nxe5 18. Nd4
Qf6 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. h5 g5 21. f4 $1 $36) ({Even worse is} 17... Bxh4 $2 18.
Nc5 Qe8 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. e6 $18) 18. h5 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Rd8 20. Qf1 Kf7 21.
hxg6+ hxg6 22. Qh3 $36) 16... O-O {The position is very complicated, so both
players fail to play precisely at this stage.} ({A better way was} 16... a6 $1
17. Qxb7 Kf7 {and now White has nothing better than} 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Qxa2
20. e6+ Kxe6 21. Qxc7 (21. Qc6+ Kf7 {gives White nothing special either}) 21...
Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qxg1 23. Qc6+ Kf7 24. Qd5+ Kg7 25. Qe5+ Kf7 26. Qd5+ {with
perpetual.}) 17. Kb1 ({The greedy} 17. Qxb7 $5 {was possible, though it looks
scary for a human player:} a5 (17... Nxe5 $6 18. Qd5 Qxd5 19. Rxd5 $16 {
leads to a difficult endgame}) 18. Qxc7 a4 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. exd4 Rfc8 21. d5
Rxc7 22. dxe6 Rac8 23. Rd2 Rc6 $14 {Black would obtain some compensation for
the missing pawn, but White's chances are preferable.}) 17... a5 ({Li Chao
didn't want to waste a tempo on protecting the pawn with} 17... b6 $5 {, but
there was nothing wrong with it:} 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. exd4 c6 20. Qe2 Rad8 $132)
18. Nd4 ({Exposing the b4-spot yields Black an excellent counterplay after} 18.
a4 Rfd8 19. Qxb7 Nb4 $1 20. Qxc7 Rac8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $44 {and White is under
strong pressure.}) 18... Nxd4 19. exd4 (19. Rxd4 {was harmless:} b6 20. Qd7 Kf7
$1 21. Qxc7 Rac8 {and White has to accept a draw or enter into an unclear
endgame:} 22. Qa7 Ra8 23. Qd7 Qxd7 24. Rxd7 Ke6 $44) 19... c6 20. Qb6 {This
move is a bit risky - the queen is almost out of moves. However, it is not so
bad.} ({As earlier, grabbing the pawn wouldn't offer White any advantage:} 20.
Qxb7 Rfb8 21. d5 cxd5 22. Qxd5 Kf7 $44) ({A possible move was} 20. Qe2 Rad8 21.
f3 exf3 22. Qxf3 b5 $132 {, but then the situation is much worse for White
than a couple of moves earlier - Black has a clear plan of attacking the
central pawns.}) 20... Rfd8 21. a4 Rd7 22. d5 {The only, but sufficient way to
save the queen.} Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxb7 Re8 {The position is
approximately equal now, but contains danger for both sides.} 25. b3 {It's
difficult for either player to make any real progress now.} Ba3 (25... Bc5 26.
Rf1 {have little independent value.}) 26. h4 $1 {GM Eljanov finds the correct
plan - The h-pawn's advance would put Black's king under strong pressure.} Qd4
27. Bc1 Bxc1 28. Rxc1 f4 ({The following line could have led to a forced draw:
} 28... Qxe5 29. h5 gxh5 30. Rg1+ Kh8 31. Qf7 h4 32. Rg7 Qxg7 33. Qxe8+ Qg8 34.
Qe5+ $11) 29. h5 g5 ({Opening up the h-file looks scary for Black, but there
was another possibility} 29... Qxe5 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Rh1 Qf6 32. Qc7 e3 33.
fxe3 fxe3 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qh6+ Kf7 36. Qh7+ $11) 30. h6 Qxe5 31. Rd1 {I guess,
both players were quite ambitious at this stage of the game. Black's passers
are very dangerous, but the vulnerablity of Kg8 offers White sufficient
counterplay.} (31. Qxc6 Kf7 32. Rd1 Re6 33. Qc8 e3 34. fxe3 fxe3 35. Rf1+ Rf6
36. Qd7+ Qe7 37. Qd5+ Qe6 38. Qb7+ Qe7 $11) 31... Re7 (31... e3 32. Rd7 Qf6 33.
fxe3 fxe3 34. Rg7+ Kf8 35. Qd7 Rd8 36. Rf7+ Qxf7 37. Qxd8+ Qe8 38. Qf6+ $11)
32. Qxc6 e3 $6 ({Much safer would be} 32... Kf7 33. Rd6 Re6 {and then White
has nothing better than} 34. Qd7+ Re7 35. Qc6 $11) 33. fxe3 fxe3 34. Rd5 $6 {
The first step in the wrong direction.} ({Instead,} 34. Qc4+ $1 {would force
Black to play very precisely in order to save half a point:} Re6 ({For
instance,} 34... Qe6 $2 {loses on spot:} 35. Qc5 $1 e2 (35... Qe5 36. Rd5 $18)
36. Qxg5+ Qg6 37. Qd5+ Qe6 38. Qxe6+ Rxe6 39. Re1 $18) 35. Rd5 Qf6 36. Qc7 Re7
$1 (36... Qe7 $2 37. Qxe7 Rxe7 38. Rxg5+ Kf8 39. Rg1 Re6 40. Re1 Kf7 41. c3 Kg6
42. Kc2 Kxh6 43. Kd3 Kg5 44. Rxe3 $18) 37. Qc8+ Kf7 38. Rf5 e2 39. Rxf6+ Kxf6 {
and here the strong e-passer secures a draw:} 40. Qc3+ Kf5 41. Qxa5+ Re5 42.
Qe1 g4 43. Kc1 g3 44. Kd2 Kg4 $1 45. a5 Kf3 46. a6 Rd5+ 47. Kc3 Rd7 48. b4 g2
49. b5 Rd1 50. a7 Rxe1 51. a8=Q+ Kg3 $11 {and White has to force a draw by
perpetual:}) 34... e2 $1 35. Rxe5 Rxe5 {In comparison to the previous note,
now White has to be careful!} 36. Qa8+ Kf7 37. Qa7+ $2 {Being under time
pressure, Pavel chooses the wrong defensive approach.} ({The correct one was} 
37. Qb7+ $1 {and Black cannot avoid the draw:} Re7 (37... Kg6 38. Qc6+ Kh5 39.
Qh1+ $11) 38. Qd5+ Kg6 39. Qc6+ Kh5 40. Qh1+ Kg4 41. Qg2+ Kf5 42. Qd5+ $11)
37... Re7 38. Qf2+ Ke8 39. Qe1 g4 40. Kc1 g3 {It's necessary to advance the
pawns - otherwise White can capture the Pe2.} 41. Kd2 g2 42. c3 Re6 $1 $19 {
This move is connected with a plan of removing the king from the centre.} 43.
b4 Kd7 44. b5 Rd6+ 45. Kc2 (45. Kxe2 Re6+ $19) 45... Rg6 46. Qd2+ Kc8 47. Qxe2
g1=Q {Unfortunately for Pavel, there is no perpetual now.} 48. Qe8+ Kb7 49.
Qe7+ Kb6 50. Qd8+ Kc5 51. Qf8+ Kd5 52. Qf5+ Kd6 53. Qf4+ Ke7 54. Qe4+ Re6 55.
Qxh7+ Ke8 56. Qh8+ Kd7 57. Qh7+ Kc8 ({White resigns in view of} 57... Kc8 58.
Qh8+ Kb7 59. Qh7+ Kb6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
{The London System has gained some popularity, mainly due to efforts of GM
Gata Kamsky, as it is a basic part of his repertoire. As well, it has been
successfully employed by Carlsen, Kramnik and others.} a5 $146 {A novelty.
This move looks somewhat awkward, but the main idea behind it is exchanging
the light-squared bishops by means of b6 and Ba6.} ({There are some recent
practical tests of this position on the highest level:} 8... Ne7 9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qc2 Ng6 13. Rad1 Nh5 {Kramnik,V - Nakamura,H /
Zurich SUI 2016}) (8... a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qa4 Rb8 11. Qa3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Qb6
13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfb1 cxd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. Nb3 c4 $11 {Andreikin,D - Sethuraman,
S / Stockholm SWE 2016}) 9. a4 Ne7 {A continuation of the same strategy -
Black has to remove the knight from c6 before she plays b7-b6.} 10. Qe2 $1 {
Delaying castling keeps more tension - the exchange on g3 would open up the
h-file.} Nf5 ({Also,} 10... b6 {runs into} 11. e4 $1 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13.
Qxe4 Ra7 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. Qc2 $14 {and the pressure along the d-file is
getting serious.}) 11. Bd3 ({I guess,} 11. Bxd6 {was rejected by Pavel in view
of:} Nxd6 $1 {with a temporary pawn sac:} 12. dxc5 ({Nor does} 12. Bd3 b6 13.
Ne5 Bb7 $11 {promise anything.}) 12... Nxb5 13. axb5 (13. Qxb5 Qc7 14. O-O Bd7
15. Qb6 Qxb6 16. cxb6 Ra6 $11) 13... Bd7 14. O-O Qe8 $132) ({However,} 11. Be5
$1 {was stronger,} {and if} b6 (11... Bxe5 12. dxe5) 12. Bxf6 $1 {, then} Qxf6
13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. Rd1 $14 {intending to meet} cxd4 $140 {with} 16.
g4 $1 Nh6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd4 Qe7 19. Ne5 $36 {and the poor placement of
the Nh6 causes Black serious problems.}) 11... Be7 ({Now there was nothing
wrong with} 11... b6 {, and then} 12. e4 {leads only to simplifications:} dxe4
13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rb8 15. O-O-O Bb7 16. Qe2 Nxg3 17. hxg3 h6 18. Be4 Qc7
$11) 12. Be5 (12. Ne5 Qb6 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. Ndf3 f6 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 $11) 12... b6
13. Bxf6 $1 {An interesting concept: since the position is closed, White
doesn't mind exchanging the bishop in order to advance the k-side pawns.} ({
The tempting} 13. e4 {turns out to be rather toothless:} dxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nd5 $11) 13... Bxf6 14. g4 $1 (14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 cxd4 16.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nxd4 Bb7 $11) 14... Nd6 $6 ({It was better to simplify matters:
} 14... Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. Rg1 Be7 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. h4 {looks promising for
White, though the play is double-edged.}) 15. h4 {White feels free to keep the
king in the centre for a while.} Be7 16. g5 ({It was well worth considering} 
16. Ne5 Bb7 17. g5 Nf5 18. O-O-O f6 19. Ng4 $36 {with some initiative.}) 16...
Bb7 17. Ne5 Qe8 18. Rg1 f5 $1 {An excellent decision. It would be very
difficult to make any progress without 19.gxf6, but accepting the challenge
yields Black definite counterplay along the f-file.} 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Qg4 Ba6
{Finally Black manages to activate the light-squared bisop. We can say, that 8.
..a5 is justified now!} 21. Bc2 Ra7 (21... cxd4 22. exd4 Nf5 23. O-O-O b5 24.
Nb3 bxa4 25. Nc5 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Ra7 $132) 22. Ndf3 Bxe5 $6 ({The correct way
was:} 22... cxd4 23. exd4 Nf5 24. Kd2 b5 $132 {with excellent counterplay.})
23. dxe5 (23. Nxe5 Nc4 (23... cxd4 24. Qxd4 $1 Qh5 25. Ng4 $40) 24. Nxc4 Bxc4
25. Qg5 $14) 23... Nf5 24. Ng5 $1 h6 {It's hard to do with an annoying knight
for a long time, but this weakening move is a serious concession.} 25. Nh3 d4
$2 {Hou Yifan chooses the wrong moment for drastic measures.} ({Instead, the
cool-blooded} 25... b5 $1 26. Nf4 bxa4 27. Rxa4 (27. Bxa4 Qf7 28. O-O-O d4 $132
) {and only then} 27... d4 $1 $132 {would have kept the position tense and
double-edged.}) 26. e4 d3 27. Bb3 c4 28. Bd1 $18 {It turns out, that the
knight falls, while White's king is still very safe.} Qb8 29. exf5 Qxe5+ 30.
Kd2 Rxf5 31. f4 $6 {This impulsive advance makes White's task much tougher.} (
31. Qg3 $1 {, liquidating into a winning endgame was much stronger.}) 31... Qf6
({After} 31... Qb8 32. Qg6 Kh8 33. Bh5 Re7 34. Rae1 Rf6 35. Qe4 b5 36. Qc6 {
White should be able to convert the material advantage into a full point.}) 32.
Bf3 ({Again,} 32. Qg6 {seems simpler.}) 32... Bb7 33. Bxb7 Rxb7 34. Qf3 Rf7 (
34... Qf7 35. Rg3 b5 36. Rag1 $18) 35. h5 $6 {One more serious inaccuracy.} (
35. Rae1 $1 e5 36. Qa8+ Rf8 37. Qd5+ $18) 35... Qh4 $6 {Returning the favour.}
({It looks like in the event of} 35... Qd8 $1 36. Rg6 Qd5 37. Qg4 b5 $1 {
White would have to find many precise moves in order to fight for a win:} 38.
Re1 Re7 39. Rxh6 bxa4 40. Nf2 Qb5 41. Nd1 a3 42. bxa3 Qa4 43. Rexe6 Ref7 44.
Rd6 Qc2+ 45. Ke1 Qe2+ 46. Qxe2 dxe2 47. Ne3 gxh6 48. Nxf5 Rxf5 49. Rxh6 Rxf4
50. Kxe2 {, and the resulting rook endgame seems winning.}) 36. Rg4 Qxh5 37.
Rag1 {White has managed to mobilize all the forces.} Rd5 38. Nf2 Qf5 39. Ne4 ({
A much more effective try was} 39. Qg2 Rdd7 40. Nd1 Qd5 41. Ne3 Qxg2+ 42. R1xg2
$18 {and Black's position collapses.}) 39... Rdd7 40. Qe3 b5 41. Nc5 $1 {
Luckily for Pavel, White is just in time to neutralise Black's counterplay.}
Rde7 42. Qe5 bxa4 (42... Qxe5 43. fxe5 Rf2+ 44. Kc1 h5 45. Rd4 bxa4 46. Nxa4
Rc2+ 47. Kb1 Rb7 48. Rxc4 Re2 49. Rd4 Rxe5 50. Rh1 $18) 43. Ke3 $1 Kh7 ({
The most stubborn attempt was} 43... g5 $1 44. Ne4 Qxe5 45. fxe5 Rf5 46. Nf6+
Kg7 47. Rxc4 Rxe5+ 48. Ne4 Rb7 49. Rg2 Kg6 50. Rxa4 h5 51. Rd4 g4 {, and the
kingside passers leave Black some drawing chances.}) 44. Rh4 $1 Qxe5+ 45. fxe5
Rf5 46. Rxc4 Rxe5+ 47. Ne4 g5 {Now it's too late!} 48. Rxa4 Kg6 49. Kxd3 Rf7
50. Nd2 h5 51. Re4 Rxe4 (51... Rd5+ 52. Ke3 Kf6 53. c4 Rf5 54. Nb3 $18) 52.
Nxe4 g4 53. c4 {Now the c-pawn easily decides the game.} Rf3+ 54. Kd4 Kf5 55.
Ng3+ $1 {The last precise move.} Rxg3 (55... Kg5 56. c5 h4 57. Ne4+ Kf4 58. c6
e5+ 59. Kc4 Kxe4 60. c7 Rf8 61. Re1+ $18) 56. Rxg3 h4 57. Rg1 g3 58. Ke3 Kg4
59. Rd1 e5 60. c5 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lang, Torsten"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2374"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 {I expected that solid choice by
Torsten, since he usually avoids the main lines against higher rated opponents.
} Nh5 $5 {Quite a rare move which forces White to give up his bishop.} ({
Most of the games have seen} 5... Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1 {with a
complicated strategic battle.}) 6. Bg5 $6 {Provoking some activity on the
kingside. However, now we get a theoretical poisition from D12 with reversed
colours!} ({I would prefer} 6. Be5 $142) ({or} 6. Bg3 $142 $11) 6... h6 7. Bh4
g5 8. Bg3 (8. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng7 10. Bg3 Nf5 $15 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qa4 Bg7
$15 {0-1 Villamayor,B (2471)-So,W (2627)/Dapitan 2009/CBM 129 Extra (24)}) 8...
Nxg3 9. hxg3 e6 $146 {This is the most natural move, but oficially it's a
novelty!} ({At the same time, it looks like Black could immediately seize the
initiative by energetic play:} 9... g4 $5 10. Ng1 (10. Nfd2 e5 $15) (10. Nh4 h5
11. Nd2 e6 $15 {[%csl Rh4]}) 10... e5 11. dxe5 Qb6 $1 (11... Be6 12. Ne2 $132 {
[%cal Ge2f4]}) 12. Qb3 Nxe5 13. Qxd5 Qxb2 14. Qxe5+ Be6 15. Bb5+ Qxb5 16. Na3
Qb2 17. Rd1 Rh7 18. Nc4 Qxa2 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Qa5 $15) (9... Bg7 10. Nbd2
e5 11. dxe5 g4 12. Nh4 O-O 13. Bd3 d4 14. Nc4 $132 {1-0 Matovic,P (2242)-Pisk,
P (2382)/Brno 2001/EXT 2003 (46)}) 10. Bb5 $5 {A logical attempt to get
control of the e5-square for the Nf3.} ({If we can change the colour of pieces
- you can find hundreds of games after} 10. Nbd2) 10... Qb6 (10... Bd7 11. Bxc6
Bxc6 12. Ne5 Bb5 $6 13. Na3 $36) (10... Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. c4 $132) 11. Qe2
Bg7 12. Ne5 $1 {That looks risky for White, but there was no other way to get
some counterplay.} (12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. O-O-O O-O-O $15
{is just slightly better for Black due to the pair of bishops.}) 12... Bxe5 ({
I also considered} 12... Ke7 $5 13. f4 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Rf8 15. O-O f6 16. exf6+
Bxf6 $132 {which leads to double-edged play.}) 13. dxe5 Bd7 14. Bxc6 $8 (14. f4
Nxe5 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. fxg5 O-O-O 17. gxh6 e5 18. h7 Qg6 $17) 14... Bxc6 15.
Na3 $1 {The knight is not placed well, but it restricts Black's possibilites.}
O-O-O 16. O-O-O {Both sides have completed their mobilisation. Black should
push d5-d4 at some moment.} Qc7 (16... Kb8 $5 17. Kb1 (17. Nc2 Rdf8 18. Kb1 f6
19. exf6 Rxf6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Ne3 $44) 17... d4 18. exd4 Bxg2 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20.
Rhe1 $11) 17. f4 d4 {Now the position becomes sharper, as White's knight
reaches a strong outpost.} 18. Nc4 ({After} 18. Nb5 {Black could choose between
} {or} Bxb5 (18... Qa5 $5 19. Nd6+ Rxd6 20. exd6 Qxa2 21. cxd4 cxd4 $44 {
getting good compensation for the sacrificed material} (21... c4 $5)) 19. Qxb5
dxe3 20. Qe2 $11) 18... Kb8 {Keeping the pressure on.} ({I didn't like the
following simplifications:} 18... dxc3 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 (19... Qxd8 20. Nd6+ Kb8
21. bxc3 Rg8 22. Rxh6 (22. Nxf7 Qa5 23. Qd2 gxf4 24. exf4 Bd5 $36) 22... gxf4
23. gxf4 Rxg2 24. Qh5 Rg1+ 25. Kd2 a6 26. Qxf7 Rg2+ 27. Kc1 Ka7 28. Qxe6 Qa5
29. Qb3 Bd5 30. Nxb7 Bxb7 31. Rh7 $11) 20. Nd6+ Kb8 21. bxc3 f6 22. Rxh6 gxf4
23. exf4 Qg7 24. Rh3 fxe5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. fxe5 $11) 19. Nd6 {The most
straightforward.} ({White had some alternatives at his disposal:} 19. fxg5 $5
dxc3 (19... hxg5 20. Rxh8 Rxh8 21. exd4 Bb5 22. b3 {White is not worse}) 20.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. gxh6 cxb2+ 22. Kxb2 $13) (19. exd4 cxd4 20. fxg5 Bb5 21. b3 Bxc4
22. Qxc4 $11) 19... dxc3 20. bxc3 {[%csl Rc3,Gd6] The position is balanced.
The pawn structure around White's monarch isn't solid, but the strong Nd6 puts
unpleasant pressure on Black's camp.} f6 (20... gxf4 21. exf4 f6 22. Rd3 $11)
21. c4 $138 {[%cal Ge2b2] White tries to keep control of Pe5 at any cost.} ({
At the same time my opponent could change the character of our fight:} 21. fxg5
$5 fxe5 (21... hxg5 22. Rxh8 Rxh8 23. exf6 Ba4 24. Rd2 Rh1+ 25. Kb2 Qb6+ 26.
Ka3 Rb1 27. Rb2 Qa5 28. Nc4 Qxc3+ 29. Kxa4 Rxb2 30. Qxb2 Qxc4+ 31. Ka3 $11) 22.
Rxh6 Rhg8 23. Rxe6 Qa5 24. Kb2 Rxg5 25. Nc4 Qb5+ 26. Ka1 $11) 21... Qg7 (21...
fxe5 $5 22. fxe5 h5 23. e4 Qg7 24. Qb2 h4 25. Rhf1 $13 {[%cal Gf1f6] isn't
clear either.}) 22. Qb2 Rhf8 ({My first intention was} 22... gxf4 23. exf6 Qxg3
24. Qe5 Qxe3+ 25. Qxe3 fxe3 {but finally I realised that after} 26. Nf7 $1
Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rc8 28. Ne5 $11 {[%csl Ge5,Gf6] White is out of risk due to his
strong passed pawn.}) 23. exf6 ({White could also keep the tension:} 23. Rd2 $5
gxf4 24. gxf4 Rd7 $11) 23... Qxf6 24. Qxf6 $6 {This move only gives Black
something of a chance.} ({A logical continuation of White's strategy could be} 
24. Qe5 $1 Qxe5 25. fxe5 Rf2 26. Rd2 Rdf8 27. Rxh6 Rxd2 28. Kxd2 Rf2+ 29. Kc3
Rxa2 30. Rxe6 Rxg2 31. Rg6 Rxg3 32. Kd3 Rg1 33. Rg8+ Kc7 34. Rg7+ Kb6 35. Nc8+
Ka6 36. e6 $132) 24... Rxf6 $15 {Now the Nd6 is not stable anymore.} 25. Nb5 (
25. Rd2 a6 $15) 25... Rg8 {My opponent didn't have much time left on his clock,
so I just wanted to keep more pieces on the board.} (25... Rxd1+ $5 26. Rxd1
Rf8 27. Rh1 a6 28. Nc3 Rf6 $15) 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Rh7 $6 {Too risky!} (27. Rd2
{White should take care of his weak pawns:} a6 28. Nc3 Rgf8 $15) 27... a6 (
27... Bxg2 28. Rg7 Rff8 29. Rxg8 Rxg8 30. Rd7 a6 31. Nd6 Bc6 32. Re7 $15) 28.
Nc3 (28. Rg7 Rff8 29. Rxg8 Rxg8 30. Nc3 Kc7 $17) 28... Rf2 $6 $138 {A waste of
time!} ({A much stronger move was} 28... Bxg2 $1 29. Na4 (29. Rdd7 Bc6 30. Rde7
Rd8 $1 $19) 29... Rf5 $1 30. Rd6 Re5 $1 {keeping the extra pawn} 31. Nb6 Rxe3
32. Nd7+ Ka8 $17) 29. Rd2 Rgf8 30. Rg7 $1 Rxd2 31. Kxd2 Rf2+ 32. Kd3 (32. Kd1
Rxg2 33. Rxg5 Kc7 $15) 32... Bxg2 $1 {The only was to pose some problems...} (
32... b5 33. cxb5 axb5 34. Rxg5 c4+ 35. Kd4 b4 36. Rc5 $1 Kc7 37. Ne4 Rc2 38.
Rxc4 Rxc4+ 39. Kxc4 Bxe4 40. Kxb4 $11) 33. Rxg5 $4 {It's unbelievable, but
this natural move is losing by force!} ({Being under such time pressure it was
very difficult to find} 33. Na4 $1 Bf1+ 34. Kc3 Rf5 35. Nb6 $15 {which could
practically save the game! As we can see, all White's pieces are very active,
so it's not easy to make any progress.}) 33... Bf1+ 34. Ke4 Rc2 $1 {That is
the point! Before winning the pawn, Black forces White to retreat.} (34... b6
$2 35. Ke5 $1 Rd2 36. Ne4 Rxa2 37. Kd6 $132) (34... Bxc4 $2 35. Rxc5 Bxa2 36.
Nxa2 Rxa2 37. g4 $132) 35. Nd1 Be2 ({Also good enough was} 35... Bxc4 36. g4 b5
37. Rg8+ Kc7 38. g5 b4 $19) 36. Nf2 Bxc4 37. Ng4 Bxa2 $19 {The rest is clear:
Black is 2 pawns up and he will advance them much faster.} 38. Nf6 c4 39. Rc5
Rd2 40. g4 b6 41. Rc6 Kb7 42. Rxe6 c3 43. Re7+ Kc6 44. Ne8 Rd7 0-1

[Event "Tallinn zt"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Rozentalis,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. b3 (5. Qc1 {The more usual reaction
not weakening the black squares.}) 5... Bf5 6. Be2 e6 (6... Qa5+ {M.Rytchagov}
7. Nfd2 (7. c3 Bxb1 8. Rxb1 Qxc3+) (7. Nbd2 Ne4 8. Z0 Nc3) 7... e6) 7. Nh4 Bb4+
8. Kf1 Bg6 9. Nxg6 fxg6 $2 {With the idea to open the f-file. But this weakens
e6 badly and whites king is safe and not in a reach of black.} 10. c3 Be7 11.
Nd2 Nbd7 12. g4 $1 O-O $2 {The position becomes hopeless for blackafter this.}
(12... h6 $142 13. h4 $16) 13. g5 Ne8 14. Bg4 c5 15. Nf3 Rd8 16. h4 Rf7 17. Kg2
{Blacks pieces are stuck and white can strengthen his forces for the final
attack.} a5 18. Qd3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Ba3 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Kf8 22. h5 gxh5 23.
Rxh5 g6 24. Rh2 $6 (24. Rh3 $142 {was more precise, not allowing the next move.
}) 24... Bd6 $1 25. Rah1 {White now is obliged to sacrifice a piece. However,
this sacrifice is winning.} ({as extra pawn after} 25. Bxe6 Bxe5 26. Bxf7 Bxh2
27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. Kxh2 {might be insufficient.}) (25. Rah1 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Rdd7 {
leads to a solid castle.}) 25... Bxe5 26. Rxh7 Rxh7 (26... Bg7 27. Qxg6 Rd6 28.
Rh8+ Bxh8 29. Rxh8+ Ke7 30. Bh5 $18) 27. Rxh7 Bg7 28. Qxg6 Qc7 (28... Ke7 {
Looses after} 29. Rxg7+ Nxg7 30. Qxg7+ Kd6 31. Qf7 $18) 29. Bxe6 Rd6 30. a4 $22
b6 31. Qf5+ Ke7 32. Bxd5 Qd7 33. Qxd7+ Rxd7 34. Bc4 {Finally white has four
pawns for the knight, what is enough to win the game.} Kf8 35. f4 Nd6 36. Be6
Re7 37. d5 Rc7 38. Kf3 Rc3 39. f5 Bd4 40. f6 1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nabaty, Tamir"]
[Black "Lomasov, Semen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2018.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game occurred in the critical 8th round of this year's Moscow Open where
the top seed and very experienced GM Nabaty was leading the field by a half
point and one of the players trying to catch him was the 15-year-old IM
Lomasov. Needless to say, the result of this game could almost determine the
eventual winner of this prestigious event.} 1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3
Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 {This modern variation of the London
System was covered in-depth by the theory-buff IM Robert Ris in one of the CBM
180 Surveys.} 8. Bg5 ({The other popular move here is} 8. Be3) 8... f6 9. Be3
Bd6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bb5 $5 $146 {White prepares to fight for the e5-square
after an eventual f6-f5 from Black.} ({Another playable and interesting idea
here is} 11. Bd3 f5 (11... Qe8 12. Be2 $1) 12. Ne5 Nf6 13. Ndf3 {which is also
covered more by IM Ris in his aforementioned survey.}) ({The first outing of
this line went} 11. Bg2 $6 f5 12. Ne5 f4 $1 $36 {after which Black got a
strong intiative in 1/2-1/2 (56) Giri,A (2771)-So,W (2794) London ENG 2016.})
11... g6 $1 {I like this solid move which plans to re-route the offside knight
later to f5.} (11... f5 $5 12. Ng5 (12. Nb3 f4 13. Bd2 fxg3 (13... Nf6 $5) 14.
hxg3 Nxg3 15. fxg3 Bxg3+ 16. Ke2 $1 Qf6 $1 (16... e5 17. Rg1 $1 Rxf3 18. Kxf3
Bg4+ 19. Kxg3 Bxd1 20. Raxd1 $13) 17. Qf1 e5 18. Qg2 $13) 12... Nf6 (12... g6
13. f4 $11) 13. Nb3 a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bf4 $5 {with a complex middlegame.})
12. O-O Ng7 13. Re1 Bd7 ({Also good is} 13... Nf5 14. Nf1 a6 15. Bd3 Nxe3 16.
Nxe3 Bd7 {and Black is fine in this unusual and complex middlegame.}) 14. c4 $6
({It was better to prepare c4 first with} 14. Bd3 Ne7 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 15. c4
Ngf5 16. c5 Bc7 17. b4 g5 $5 $11 (17... a6 18. a4 g5 $5 $132)) 14... a6 15. Ba4
Re8 ({A more convincing and energetic try is} 15... b5 $1 16. cxb5 axb5 17.
Bxb5 Nb4 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 {[%csl Ra2,Rd3]} 19. Qb3 Rfc8 $15 {Black will
eventually win back the pawn and end up with a better pawn structure.}) 16. Bb3
Ne7 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Ne4 Bc6 {Black has a healthy position and should be
happy with the way the opening turned out. Due to his more coordinated pieces,
I think it's even slightly easier to play Black.} 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Bd2 b6 {
This keeps any white piece especially a knight away from c5, but it's probably
not necessary.} (20... Be7 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Qd6 23. Qe2 b6 24. Rcc1 Bb5
$11) 21. h4 Be7 22. Nh2 h5 {Black now keeps g4 under control, preventing any
kingside shenanigans from happening, which could start when a White knight
gets to g4.} 23. g4 $5 {White will not be denied active play and initiates an
attacking pawn break!} f5 $6 {An overreaction. This gives the enemy pieces
some juicy squares on the kingside.} ({It was better to prepare for the
oncoming onslaught and ask what White will really do next.} 23... Qd7 24. gxh5
Nxh5 25. Ng4 (25. Ng3 Nxg3 26. fxg3 f5) 25... Rf8 $13) (23... Bb7 24. gxh5 Rxc1
25. Qxc1 Nxh5 26. Ng4 $6 Kg7 $1 {[%cal Ge8h8]} 27. Bh6+ Kh7 $15) 24. Ng5 Bxg5
25. Bxg5 Qd6 26. Nf3 {A logical move in this highly complex middlegame. White
wants to quickly improve all his pieces by putting them on good squares.
However, by allowing an enemy pawn on g4 and pawn phalanx to be created around
his king, Black also gets real counterchances.} ({The way to keep better
chances is} 26. gxh5 $1 Nxh5 27. Nf3 Nhf4 28. Bxf4 Nxf4 (28... Qxf4 29. Ne5 Bb7
30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Nxg6 Qh6 (31... Qd6 32. Qh5 $18) 32. Rxe6 $40) 29. Ne5 $14 {
[%csl Re6,Rg5,Rg6] However I do not blame White for not seeing this as the
final position seems unclear and even uncomfortable for the white king. Only a
deep and closer look will reveal that Black doesn't have any counter-attack to
compensate for the long-term weaknesses he has. Here's one way the game could
continue.} Kg7 30. Qd2 g5 31. Rxc6 $1 Rxc6 32. hxg5 $1 {An important
intermediate move.} Nd5 (32... Nh3+ 33. Kg2 $18) 33. Nxc6 Qxc6 34. Re5 $16)
26... hxg4 27. Ne5 Kh7 28. Nf7 Qd7 29. Ne5 Qd6 30. Nf7 Qb8 31. Ne5 {I think
it's clear that Nabaty is willing to take a draw in this unclear middlegame
situation.} Qa8 $5 {However, the young Russian chooses to fight on!} 32. f3 $1
{The top seed of the event clearly got the message and readily accepts the
challenge to a full-blooded fight!} gxf3 33. h5 $5 {Very admirable from a
fighting and creative perspective, but I think it's also a good practical
decision as Black has to defend accurately in the next few moves.} ({The way
to keep control of the situation is to simply take back and play solid moves} 
33. Qxf3 Nh5 34. Qd3 $11 (34. Qf1 $11)) 33... Nxh5 34. Kf2 {This was part of
White's idea to quickly bring the heavy artillery on to the h-file and blast
open the way to the black king.} (34. Qxf3 Bb7 35. Qh3 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Rc8 37.
Re1 {[%cal Rb3d1]} Rh8 38. Nxg6 Kxg6 39. Rxe6+ Nhf6 40. Qg2 $1 Qg8 (40... Kf7
41. Rxf6+) 41. Bxf6+ Kf7 42. Rxb6 $16) 34... Ndf6 $6 {It's easy to criticise
whenever one sees the engine screaming a high-number evaluation, but I think
this move is humanly understandable and the refutation to it is not that easy
to spot ove the board.} ({The best way to continue according to the engine is} 
34... Bb7 {But it's not easy to find the best follow-up after White's natural
attacking moves.} 35. Rh1 Rg8 $1 (35... Rh8 36. Rxh5+ $1 gxh5 37. Qh1 Kg7 38.
Rg1 Kf8 39. Qh4 {with a winning attack.}) 36. Bxd5 (36. Qxf3 Ndf6) 36... Bxd5
37. Bf6 $13) 35. Bxf6 Nxf6 36. Rh1+ ({The only and difficult way to win could
be achieved with the idea of taking the queen to g5:} 36. Qd2 $3 Kg7 (36... Qb7
37. Qg5 Qg7 38. Nxc6 $18) (36... Nh5 37. Qg5 Rg8 38. Rh1 $18 {Black cannot
defend all his weaknesses.}) 37. Qg5 Ng4+ 38. Nxg4 fxg4 39. Rh1 $18 (39. Qe5+
Kf7 40. Rh1 $18)) 36... Kg7 37. Qg1 ({Unfortunately bringing the queen to the
attack via d2 is no longer possible due to a fork:} 37. Qd2 Ne4+ $19) 37...
Ne4+ 38. Ke3 g5 {The previous moves were almost forced and now the game is
crazily unclear where all three results are possible!} 39. Rh5 f4+ 40. Kd3 $2 {
White is the first to go wrong here, and it's not uncommon to see it on the
40th move.} ({The only move to keep equal fighting chances was the
scary-looking:} 40. Kxf3 $1 Bb7 41. Ke2 Ng3+ 42. Kd2 Rxc1 (42... Nxh5 43. Qxg5+
) 43. Rxg5+ Kf8 44. Ng6+ Kf7 45. Ne5+ Kf8 46. Ng6+ $11) 40... Bb5+ 41. Bc4 Rxc4
$1 $19 42. Rxg5+ (42. Nxc4 Qd5 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Rd3,Rd4,Gg5][%cal Ge8d8,Gf3f2,
Gd5g5,Ge4g5] with a decisive attack.}) 42... Kf6 43. Rg6+ Ke7 44. Rg7+ Kd8 {
Now White's checks are out and Black fully takes over the game with his strong
pawns and pieces.} 45. Nxc4 f2 46. Qf1 Qd5 47. b3 Qf5 ({Another forcing way to
win is} 47... Ng3 48. Qxf2 (48. Qh3 Bxc4+ 49. bxc4 Qe4+ 50. Kc3 Ne2+ $19) 48...
Qf5+ 49. Kc3 (49. Kd2 Ne4+) 49... Ne4+ $19) 48. Qg2 Bxc4+ 49. bxc4 Nc5+ 50. Kc3
Qd3+ 51. Kb4 Qd2+ 52. Rc3 Qb2+ 53. Rb3 Nd3+ 54. Ka4 Qxa2+ {with mate coming
next move, White resigned. A very interesting fight in a complicated
middlegame played by both players and a deserving victory to the young Russian
who eventually won this year's edition of Moscow Open!} 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 $5 {In the press
conference after the game, Karjakin mentioned that his opponent is a huge
expert in the Grünfeld and hence it would not have been a wise decision to go
into a theoretical discussion with 6.c4. Instead this move c3 is interesting
and takes the game into original territory.} c6 (6... Nbd7 {with the idea of
preparing ...c5 looks like a good idea.} 7. Nbd2 c5 $11 {Black has a nice
active position.}) (6... c5 {somehow reminds me of the game between Magnus
Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana from the last round of Shamkir 2014. In fact the
exact position was reached through a different move order where Magnus was
able to retain an advantage out of the opening as White after 7.dxc5.} 7. dxc5
a5 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Na3 a4 10. Qc1 e5 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Nb5 Be6 13. Ng5 Bg4 14. Nd6
h6 15. Nf3 Kh7 16. h3 Be6 17. b4 axb3 18. axb3 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Ne4 20. Nd2 f5 21.
N2xe4 dxe4 22. Qb1 f4 23. Bd2 e3 24. Be1 Bf5 25. Qc1 h5 26. fxe3 fxg3 27. Bxg3
Qg5 28. e4 Qxg3 29. Rd3 Qh4 30. exf5 gxf5 31. e4 fxe4 32. Bxe4+ Kh8 33. Qe3 Rf4
34. Bg2 Qe7 35. Qe2 Qh4 36. b4 e4 37. Nxe4 Ne5 38. Rd5 Kg8 39. b5 Rf5 40. c6
bxc6 41. bxc6 Qe7 42. Nd6 Rg5 43. Nb5 Qe6 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. Qe4+ Rg6 46. c7 Qa6
47. c8=Q Qa1+ 48. Kf2 Qb2+ 49. Ke1 {1-0 (49) Carlsen,M (2881)-Caruana,F (2783)
Shamkir AZE 2014}) 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. Nh4 Be6 9. Qc2 (9. e4 {looks logical but
after} dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nd7 12. Bg2 Bd5 $11 {White cannot count on
a real advantage.}) 9... Nbd7 $146 10. f4 $5 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gf4f5] Karjakin
looks to be in an enterprising mood. He goes for an idea with f4-f5 which
looks a little dubious because his pieces are quite awkwardly placed on the
queenside. Nonetheless it is a fighting move.} (10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12.
Bxe4 Bh3 (12... Nf6 13. Bg2 Bd5 {is also possible}) 13. Bg2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e5
$11) 10... Bg4 $5 (10... c5 $5 {Following the famous chess principle of
breaking in the centre when faced with a flank attack.} 11. f5 gxf5 12. Nxf5
Bxf5 13. Qxf5 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qb6 15. Nb3 Rac8 $132 {Black's activity
compensates for his slight weakness on the kingside.}) 11. Re1 (11. e4 {
was definitely the obvious choice. It is surprising that Karjakin did not go
for this.} dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qc2 e6 15. h3 Bf5 16. Nxf5 exf5
$13 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gf6e4] Though White has the two bishops the control of
the e4-square should give Black a very nice position.}) 11... e6 (11... c5 $1 {
Why not attack the White centre when his pieces are clumsily placed?} 12. h3
Be6 13. f5 gxf5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb6 $13 {Once again we
get a position similar to the previous variation with the added advantage that
the rook is misplaced on e1. I prefer Black's position.}) 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4
dxe4 14. Qxe4 Bf6 (14... Nf6 15. Qd3 $14 {/=}) ({Worthy of consideration was
this interesting move which sacrifices the b7-pawn.} 14... c5 $5 15. Qxb7 Rb8
$1 (15... cxd4 {might not give Black enough compensation.} 16. Qxa8 Qxa8 17.
Bxa8 Rxa8 18. cxd4 Bxd4+ 19. Be3 $1 (19. Kg2 Rc8 $44) 19... Bxb2 20. Rab1 $14)
16. Qxa7 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nb6 $1 $44 {[%csl Ra7,Rb2,Gb8,Rd4][%cal Gb8b2,Gb6c4]
and though Black is two pawns down he has excellent chances because of his
active pieces.}) 15. Nf3 Bxf3 (15... Bf5 {The problem in this position is that
the bishop on f5 might find itself to be trapped outside the pawn chain and
hence Dominguez decided to give it up for the knight on f3.} 16. Qe2 $1 (16.
Qe3 {[%cal Gh2h3,Gg3g4]} h5 17. h3 Rc8 (17... c5 18. dxc5 Rc8 19. b4 $14) 18.
Nh2 $2 {such tactics will not work as Black will now blast open the centre.} c5
19. g4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nb6 $19 {The ideal location for the queen is not e3.
Hence the best move is 16.Qe2.}) 16... h5 17. h3 c5 18. Be3 $16 {[%cal Gf3e5,
Gg3g4]}) 16. Qxf3 {White has more space and two bishops. A perfect example of
a risk-free advantage.} Qa5 17. Be3 Nb6 18. Bf2 Rad8 19. g4 {White slowly
begins his kingside expansion. It is very difficult for Black to break free in
this position. Firstly the desirable e5-break is impossible to achieve and
secondly ...c5 is also not possible. So all in all Black has to just wait and
watch.} Nc4 (19... Nd5 20. h4 $36 {[%cal Gh4h5]} (20. f5 exf5 21. gxf5 g5 $1 {
[%cal Gd5f4,Ga5f5,Gf8e8] Black looks ok.})) 20. Re2 Nd6 21. h4 $2 {A bad move
by Karjakin. The point is very simple. Black is now able to secure a very
strong square on f5 for his knight.} (21. a3 {[%cal Ga1e1] with the idea of
bringing the other rook into the attack was definitely better.}) 21... h5 $1 {
[%csl Gf5][%cal Gd6f5] In the press conference Lernier Dominguez said that he
was surprised that Karjakin played h4 because it just gave Black an easy game
with this move.} 22. gxh5 Qxh5 23. Qxh5 gxh5 $11 {/=+ Black is at least equal
here and he may even be slightly better.} 24. Kh2 (24. Bf3 Kg7 $1 25. Bxh5 Rh8
$15) 24... Kg7 25. Bf3 Rh8 $6 {After this White is back on track to claim a
small edge as Black has just wasted a lot of time.} (25... Kh6 $1 {was
definitely the correct move here. It not only defends the h5-pawn but also
clears the g-file for the black rooks.} 26. Kh3 Rg8 27. Rg1 {is the correct
move.} (27. Be3 $2 {would be a bad mistake} Bxh4 $1 28. f5+ (28. Kxh4 Nf5+ 29.
Kh3 Rg3+ $19) 28... Kh7 29. Kxh4 Nxf5+ 30. Kxh5 (30. Kh3 Rg3+ $19) 30... Rg3 {
[%cal Gh7g7,Gd8h8]} 31. Bf4 Rxf3 $15) 27... Rxg1 28. Bxg1 Nf5 $11) 26. a4 $1 {
I like this move by Karjakin. He tries to gain more space on the queenside.}
Kf8 $2 (26... Rdg8 $1 27. Rg1+ Kf8 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 $11) 27. a5 a6 28. Kh3 Nf5
29. Rd1 Rd7 30. b4 {While White is slowly strengthening his position, Black
has simply lost the thread of the game.} Kg7 31. c4 $1 {Objectively the move
doesn't give White any advantage but there is more to the move than just chess
reasons. If you look at things logically, the last few moves were clearly in
White's favour. He improved his position while Black did absolutely nothing.
This gives White a psychological edge. Both the players were also in time
trouble. Hence, Karjakin considers this to be the right moment to open up the
position. And he wasn't wrong. Immediately Black goes astray.} Nxd4 $6 (31...
Rc8 $1 {was suggested by Karjakin after the game. The idea is very refined. It
is a prophylactic move against White opening the position with d4-d5.} 32. d5
$2 (32. Bxh5 $2 Rh8 $15) 32... cxd5 33. cxd5 Rc3 $1 $15) 32. Red2 $1 Rhd8 33.
Bxh5 {Already White has a slight edge thanks to his outside h-passer.} Kf8 34.
Bg4 $14 Ke8 $2 (34... Kg8 $14 {Keeping the black king near the h-pawn was more
logical but the pin down the d-file is irritating and Black wanted to resolve
it. Hence he went for ...Ke8, which turns out to be a mistake.}) 35. h5 Nf5 $2
{And this just loses the game. Maybe Dominguez did not see that Bc5 later is
going to cut his king off.} (35... Kf8 {would have kept the position alive.})
36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Kxd7 38. Bxf5 $1 exf5 39. h6 $1 {The only move to win.
If Black could have got Bg7 stopping the h-pawn then he would have been able
to hold but not now. The plan is just to play Bc5-f8-g7 and queen the pawn.}
Ke8 40. Bc5 Bh8 41. Kh4 (41. Kh4 Bf6+ 42. Kh5 $22 {If the black king moves it
will allow Bf8-g7 and if the bishop moves, it allows Kg5. A very interesting
battle.}) 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 6th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2015.07.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Wang, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2015.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 Ne7 {Wang Chen is one of those
few players in the world who regularly likes to develop his N to e7 and his B
to g7.} 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. e4 b6 8. Re1 Bb7 9. e5 c5 10. c3 {We have transposed
into some sort of King's Indian Attack setup.} a5 11. Nf1 Nbc6 12. Ne3 h6 13.
h4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Ba6 15. a3 {Preventing Nb4.} Rc8 16. b3 Kh7 17. Bh3 Rc7 18.
Ng4 Ng8 {Trying to take care of the dark squares on f6 and h6 but the knight
is just too passive.} (18... Nf5 {was definitely a better square for knight.})
19. Bf4 Rc8 20. Qd2 a4 21. bxa4 (21. b4 {looked much more natural.}) 21... Na5
22. Reb1 Nc4 23. Qd1 Qe7 24. Ne3 Qa7 25. Ng4 $6 (25. h5 {immediately starting
the attack would have been much stronger.}) 25... Bb7 26. Bf1 $1 {Bringing the
bishop to the d3 square in order to launch a direct attack against the black
king.} Bc6 27. Rb4 $1 Rfd8 28. Bd3 Bf8 29. h5 $1 {Wang Yue is in his element.
Of course we all know him as the positional expert or the endgame wizard but
here he shows his dynamic feel for the game.} Bxb4 30. axb4 {White is more
than happy to give up his b4 rook for the prized kingside defender. Now there
are four minor pieces attacking the black king and only one defending him.} Nb2
31. hxg6+ fxg6 32. Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 33. Qb1+ Kg7 34. Qxb2 {White has two pawns
for an exchange and the king cover is just ripped into pieces. The rest is
just pain for Wang Chen.} Qf7 35. Qd2 (35. Nf6 {would have been much stronger
as after} Nxf6 36. exf6+ Kg8 37. Ne5 Qxf6 38. Qd2 Kh7 (38... Kg7 $2 39. Nxc6
Rxc6 40. Be5 $18) 39. Kg2 $1 $18 {The rook comes to h-file and decides the
game.}) 35... Qh5 36. Nfh2 Be8 37. Ne3 Qh3 38. a5 {Sort of opening a second
front.} bxa5 39. bxa5 Ne7 40. a6 Ra8 41. Ng2 (41. Neg4 Ng8 42. Nf6 Nxf6 43.
exf6+ Kh7 44. Rb1 $18 {leads a winning attack.}) 41... Qh5 42. g4 Qg6 43. Bg3
Rdb8 44. Nf4 Rb1+ 45. Kg2 Rxa1 46. Nxg6 Bxg6 47. Bh4 Ra7 48. Bf6+ Kh7 49. Qb4
Ng8 50. Nf3 R1xa6 (50... Be4 {eliminating the knight might have been a better
idea.}) 51. Nh4 Bd3 52. Kg3 Rc6 53. Ng2 {The knight makes his way to the f4
square and the game the bishop is sort of trapped.} Bc2 (53... Rc4 54. Qb8 $18)
54. Nf4 Rf7 55. f3 Rfc7 56. Qf8 Ra6 57. Qe8 {A fine attacking display by Wang
Yue.} 1-0

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "2016.08.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2016.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:38:33"]
[BlackClock "0:24:29"]

{At this point Sandipan was already leading the tournament by half a point.
With the white pieces he could have tried to play for a draw, but instead he
came to the board with an intention to fight and play for a win.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2.
g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O {Ikonnikov is a hard core Nimzo Indian and a Bogo
Indian expert. However, recently he has incorporated the King's Indian Defence
in his repertoire.} 5. d4 d5 {Suddenly we are in Grunfeld territory.} 6. c3 $5
{Reversed Schlecter?!} Nbd7 (6... c5 7. dxc5 {reaches the famous game between
Carlsen and Caruana from the Shamkir Memorial 2014.}) 7. a4 a5 8. Na3 {Little
would have Sandipan imagined that this knight would cause him maximum trouble
throughout the game.} (8. Bf4 {with the idea of Nbd2 looks like an alternative
way of developing.}) 8... Nb6 9. Ne5 c6 10. Qb3 Ng4 $5 11. Nd3 $1 e5 12. Nxe5 (
12. f3 {Sandipan didn't really think too much about this move. After his
opponent thought for a long time for the move Ng4, he imagined that ...e5
would not be so bad. And he was right to some extent. But White is surely
better.} e4 $1 13. fxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 {White is a pawn up and here he has a
small edge.} Be6 (14... Bxd4+ $2 15. cxd4 Qxd4+ 16. Nf2 Nxf2 17. Rxf2 Qxe4 18.
Qxb6 $18) 15. Qd1 $1 f5 16. Bf3 $14 {White has a clear edge.}) 12... Nxe5 13.
dxe5 Bxe5 14. Be3 Nd7 (14... Ra6 {looks clumsy but it makes sense because it
prevents White from opening up the position with c4.}) 15. Rfd1 $1 Qe7 16. c4
d4 (16... Qb4 17. Qa2 $1 Qxb2 18. cxd5) 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxe2 19. Qc3 Nc5
20. Re1 Qh5 21. Rh4 Qg5 22. Re5 Nxa4 23. Rxg5 Nxc3 24. bxc3 f5 25. g4 Rd8 26.
Bh3 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Ra1 28. Nc2 Rc1 29. Nd4 f4 30. Re5 Rxc3 31. Re8+ Kf7 32. Rh8
h5 33. gxh5 g5 34. Bxc8 Kg7 35. Re8 gxh4 36. Nf5+ Kf6 37. h6 h3+ 38. Kf1 f3 39.
Ke1 Rxc4 40. h7 Re4+ 41. Rxe4 Rxc8 42. Nd6 Rh8 43. Nxb7 Rxh7 44. Nxa5 Ra7 45.
Nxc6 Ra1+ 46. Kd2 Rh1 47. Nd4 Rxh2 48. Ke3 Rh1 49. Nxf3 Kg6 50. Rg4+ Kf6 51.
Kf4 Rf1 52. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Qb3 Qc8 9. Nh4 $1 {At the first possible opportunity Kramnik goes ahead to
create an imbalance. Once he achieves that he will have a much easier task in
outplaying his opponent.} Bg6 (9... Be4 $5 10. f3 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 {should
have been considered. The move f3 doesn't do anything constructive for White's
position.}) 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 Nh5 12. Be3 Bd6 13. O-O-O a6 14. Kb1 b5 15.
Qc2 Na5 (15... Nf4 16. Bf1) 16. Nf3 Nc4 17. Bc1 $1 {First this bishop retreats
to its initial square and after a few moves the other one also retreats!} Qc7
18. Ng5 Nf4 19. Bf1 $1 {Quite a picturesque position. Both bishops on their
initial squares.} O-O-O $6 {A bad decision by Sanan whose king is not at all
safe on the queenside. Kramnik must have been glad to see the sight of 0-0-0.}
20. a4 Qb7 21. axb5 axb5 22. b3 Na5 (22... Na3+ 23. Bxa3 Bxa3 24. g3 Nh5 25. b4
$16 {and the bishop on a3 has come too far from home.}) 23. Qa2 Nc6 24. g3 Nh5
25. Bd3 Kb8 26. Qe2 Na7 27. Bd2 Rc8 28. Kb2 Rc6 29. Ra1 Rf8 30. Ra2 Ra6 31.
Rxa6 Qxa6 32. Ra1 {By methodical play Kramnik has got everything in his favour.
The bishops are wonderful defenders and at the same time attacking the black
queenside and the rook has controlled the open a-file.} Qb7 33. b4 Nf6 34. Ra5
Bc7 35. Bf4 Bxf4 36. gxf4 Qc7 37. Bxb5 Qxf4 38. Nf3 Ne4 39. Ne5 {The knight,
bishop, rook, and queen will launch a deadly attack against the black king.}
Rh8 40. Nc6+ Nxc6 41. Bxc6 Nxc3 $5 {A desperate attempt to complicate the
position. But Kramnik is alert and up to the mark.} 42. Kxc3 Rh3+ 43. Kc2 Qxd4
44. Qb5+ Kc7 45. Qb7+ Kd6 46. Qb8+ (46. Rxd5+ $1 exd5 47. Qd7+ Ke5 48. Qxh3 $18
{was another way to win.}) 46... Ke7 47. Qa7+ Qxa7 48. Rxa7+ Kd6 49. Ba4 Rh4 (
49... Rxh2 50. Rd7+ Ke5 51. Rxf7 $18) 50. Kb3 Rh3+ 51. Kb2 Rh4 (51... e5 52.
Rxf7 Rxh2 53. Kc3 Ke6 54. Rxg7 Rxf2 55. Rxg6+ Kf5 56. Rd6 $18) 52. Rd7+ Ke5 53.
Ka3 Kd4 54. Rxf7 Rxh2 55. b5 Kc5 56. Rc7+ {A great game by Vladimir but it
must be said that Sanan made his task considerably easier when he castled long.
} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.22"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. c3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. Bg3 Nc6 8. Ngf3
b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 Ne7 11. Qc2 c4 12. Be2 Nf5 13. Bf2 Be7 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15.
Bxg4 Nd6 16. f5 exf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qxf5 Qc8 19. Qf3 b5 20. h4 a5 21. h5 h6
22. Bh4 Re8 23. Nf1 Qe6 24. Kf2 Bf8 25. Ng3 b4 26. Nf5 Qe4 27. Raf1 Bc8 28. Ng3
Qxf3+ 29. gxf3 a4 30. Ne2 a3 31. cxb4 Bxb4 32. Nf4 axb2 33. Nxd5 Rxa2 34. Rb1
Ba5 {[#]} 35. Rhg1 {Droht immerhin Sf6, aber} Kf8 (35... Kf8 {mit Remisangebot,
das Weiß angesichts von Lb7 und Vormarsch des c-Bauern annahm.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2015.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vogel, Roven"]
[Black "Lorparizangeneh, Shahin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:04:28"]
[BlackClock "0:01:14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. b4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bb2 a5 7. b5 c5 8. dxc5
Nbd7 9. c6 bxc6 10. bxc6 Nb8 11. Bb5 Qb6 12. a4 Nxc6 13. c4 Bf5 14. cxd5 Nb4
15. O-O Bc2 16. Nc4 Qc5 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Bd3 19. Rfd1 Nfxd5 {[#] Nach
komplizierten taktischen Eröffnungverlauf, erobert Weiß einen Bauern, muss
dafür aber eine Qualität geben.} 20. Nxa5 Bxd4 ({Nach} 20... Rxa5 {ließe
sich der Bauer auch nicht lange halten.} 21. Bxd3 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 Rfa8 23. Rb3 h5
24. Rb5 e6 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Kf1 Nb6 $11) 21. Bxd4 Bc2 22. Nc6 (22. Rdc1 $2
Rxa5 $19) 22... Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Nxc6 24. Bxc6 Ra5 25. Bb5 Rc8 26. Kf1 Raa8 27.
Rd3 Nb4 28. Rb3 Nc6 29. Bb2 f6 $6 {Erweist sich später als ungeschickt.} 30.
g4 Na5 31. Rb4 Rc2 32. Bd3 Rd2 33. Be4 {[#] Weiß kämpft ums Remis.} Rad8 $2 (
33... Rc8 34. Bd4 Kf8 35. Kg2 $15) 34. Bd4 {Droht Lb6 und sperrt auch den Td2
ein.} Rd6 35. Ke1 {[#] Der König spielt mit. Plötzlich ist Schwarz in
Schwierigkeiten.} Ra2 ({Eine Idee war vielleicht noch} 35... Nc6 $5 36. Bxc6
R2xd4 37. Rxd4 Rxc6 {um hier ums Remis zu kämpfen.}) 36. Bb1 Rxd4 {Das
Funktioniert nicht, wegen...} ({Nötig war} 36... Ra3 37. Bb2 Rad3 38. Bxd3
Rxd3 $16) 37. Bxa2+ {mit Schach!} 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 22nd"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2014.05.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Blomqvist, Erik"]
[Black "Smith, Axel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2014.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 ({Mit} 2. c4 {könnte man den von Schwarz geplanten Übergang
in die Tschigorin-Variante vermeiden.}) 2... Nc6 {"Droht" e5} 3. d4 Bg4 {
Damit steht die immer noch etwas unterschätzte Tschigorin-Variante auf dem
Brett. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Varianten des Damengambits strebt Schwarz
häufig die lange Rochade an. Der weiße Aufbau mit g3 hat aber ganz
ordentliche Statistiken.} 4. Bg2 e6 ({Mehr im Geiste Tschigorins ist} 4... Qd7
{z.B.:} 5. O-O O-O-O 6. c4 ({Oder} 6. c3 f6 7. b4 e5) 6... dxc4 $5 (6... e6) 7.
Nbd2 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. Qb4 (10. Qc2 $5 $14) 10... Qb6 11. Qc3
Be6 12. Nxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 e6 14. Be3 Qb4 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Rfc1 Rd7 17. Bxa7 Qa5
18. Be3 Nd5 19. Bd4 h5 20. Qb3 h4 21. Rc4 b5 22. Rcc1 hxg3 23. hxg3 Nf4 24.
gxf4 Rxd4 25. e3 Rd2 26. a4 b4 27. Qc4 Bc5 28. Qb5 Qxb5 29. axb5 Rh5 30. Bf3
Rf5 31. Be4 Rh5 32. Bf3 Rf5 33. Be4 Rh5 34. Bf3 Rf5 {1/2-1/2 (34) Radjabov,T 
(2723)-Rapport,R (2676) Rhodes 2013}) 5. O-O Be7 (5... Nf6 6. c4 Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Nb6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 $11 {0-1 (77) Adly,A (2631)
-Grigoryan,A (2608) Shenzhen 2011}) 6. c4 Bf6 {Die Läuferüberführung nach
f6 ist eine alte Idee von Bogoljubov, die der schwedische Angriffsspieler
Jonny Hector in jüngerer Zeit einige Male adptiert hat.} 7. e3 (7. Qa4 Nge7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. e3 Nc8 10. cxd5 Nb6 11. Qd1 exd5 12. Na4 Nxa4 13. Qxa4 Qd7 14. Qb3
b6 15. Bd2 Ne7 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Bb4 c6 18. Ne1 Rab8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (50) Udovcic,
M-Bogoljubow,E Belgrade 1952}) (7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 Nge7 9. e3 Qd7 10. b4 O-O
11. b5 Na5 12. Ba3 Nc4 13. Bxe7 Bxe7 14. Qc2 c6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Nd2 Na3 17.
Qd3 Bf5 18. e4 Bg6 19. Nb3 Rfd8 $11 {0-1 (44) Seeman,T (2429)-Hector,J (2515)
Plovdiv 2003}) 7... h6 (7... Nge7 8. Nbd2 h6 9. h3 Bf5 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Bh7
12. b4 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. e4 Nc3 15. Qb3 exd4 16. e5 Be7 17. Bb2 a6 18. Nxd4
Nxd4 19. Qxc3 Nc2 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Bxa6 c5 22. b5 Qd5 23. Nc4 Qe6 24. Kh2 Bf5
25. Ne3 Nxa1 26. Bxa1 Bxh3 27. a4 Bf5 28. a5 Be4 29. b6 Qg6 30. Ng2 Rfd8 31.
Nf4 Qh7 32. Bf1 g5 33. Nh5 Qf5 34. Kg1 Bf3 35. e6 Rd4 36. exf7+ Kxf7 37. Nf4
Bd5 38. Rxe7+ Kxe7 39. Qxc5+ Ke8 40. Bb5+ {1-0 (40) Renner,C (2452)-Hector,J 
(2537) Nuremberg 2012}) 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. Nd2 (10. cxd5 $5) 10... Na5
11. Qa4+ c6 12. b3 O-O 13. Re1 (13. Ba3 $5) 13... c5 14. cxd5 $2 {Jetzt falsch,
weil die weiße Dame auf a4 beengt steht, und das Schlagen dem schwarzen
Läufer die Rückkerh nach d7 mit Angriff auf die Dame erlaubt.} ({Nach} 14.
Ba3 {verliert Schwarz einen Bauern} cxd4 15. exd4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. bxc4
Bxd4 (17... Qxd4 $2 18. Ne4) 18. Rac1 Re8 (18... a6 19. h3 Bf5 20. g4 Bh7 21.
Rcd1) 19. Nb5 Nc6 20. Bd6 {erhält aber aktives Figurenspiel.}) 14... exd5 15.
Ba3 $2 ({Zu Verwicklungen führt:} 15. b4 cxd4 (15... cxb4 16. Qxb4 Nac6 17.
Qb3 $11) 16. exd4 Bxd4 17. Bb2 {und nun:} Nc4 $1 (17... Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Qb6+ 19.
Kf1 Qf6+ 20. Nf3 (20. Kg1 Qd4+ 21. Kh1 Qxd2 $17) 20... Bxf3 21. Nd1 Bxd1+ 22.
Bxf6 Bxa4 23. Bxe7 Nc6 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Bxd5 Nxb4 $11) 18. Nxc4 dxc4 $17) (15.
Qa3 {Nicht gut, aber besser als die Partieforstezung ist} cxd4 16. exd4 Nac6
$17) 15... Bd7 16. Nb5 a6 17. Bxc5 Bxb5 {mit Figurengewinn.} 18. Qa3 b6 19. Bd6
Rc8 20. e4 Nb7 21. e5 Nxd6 22. exf6 gxf6 0-1

[Event "Aruba m1"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. h3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. a4
Nbd7 9. Be2 Ne4 10. a5 Re8 11. O-O e5 $2 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 $1 Bxe5 14. Bb5
$1 Bf6 {14. - Re7 15.a6 + - , 14. - c6 15.a6 + -} 15. Bxe8 Qxe8 16. axb6 axb6
17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Qc2 c5 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Nd2 Be5 21. Ra1 Bc6 22. Nc4 Bc7 23.
Qd2 b5 24. Nd6 $6 Qe6 25. Rd1 Kf8 26. b4 cxb4 27. c4 Bxd6 28. Qxd6+ Qxd6 29.
Rxd6 b3 30. cxb5 Bxb5 31. Rb6 Bc4 32. Rb4 Bd5 33. Rd4 Bc6 34. Kf1 h5 35. Ke1
Ke7 36. Kd2 Ke6 37. Kc3 Bd5 38. h4 Ke5 39. Rb4 Bc6 40. Rxb3 Kf5 41. Kd4 Kg4 42.
Rb6 Bd7 43. Rf6 Kxh4 44. Rxf7 Bf5 45. Ke5 Kg5 46. Rb7 h4 47. Rb4 Kg4 48. Rxe4+
Bxe4 49. Kxe4 g5 50. Ke5 Kh5 51. Kf5 1-0

[Event "VEN-ch"]
[Site "Lecheria"]
[Date "2015.03.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Palencia Morales, Guillermo Wilson"]
[Black "Guerrero Vargas, Andres Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2337"]
[Annotator "Sequeda,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "VEN"]
[EventCategory "1"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 {Una manera agresiva de ejecutar esta variante
de juego} (3... e6 {Más tranquila es} 4. e3 Be7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 c5) 4. dxc5
Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. Nb3 Ne4 7. e3 Nxc5 8. Be2 Nxb3 9. axb3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11.
Nd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. f4 Re8 $6 {Las negras tratan de hacer valer la
presencia del rey blanco aún ubicado en las columnas centrales, pero dentro de
un plan que amerita recursos tácticos de relieve se verá que no poseen dichos
requerimientos} ({Es mejor} 13... b6 14. b4 Bb7 15. b5 f6 $14) 14. Bf3 $6 ({
Había que aceptar el material otorgado} 14. Rxa7 Rxa7 15. Qxa7 Qb4+ 16. Kf2 e5
17. fxe5 Qh4+ 18. g3 Qe4 (18... Qh3 19. Bd3 Rxe5 20. Qa5 $14) 19. Rc1 Qf5+ 20.
Kg1 Qxe5 21. c3 {y las blancas salen bien libradas}) 14... e5 (14... b6 $1 15.
O-O Bb7 16. e4 Qc7) 15. fxe5 ({De dudoso valor es} 15. Qxd5 Qb6 16. O-O-O Qxe3+
17. Kb1 Bf5 {y las negras están mejor}) 15... Qxe5 16. Qxe5 (16. O-O) 16...
Rxe5 17. Kd2 ({Era mejor} 17. Kf2 Bf5 $6 (17... a6) 18. Rhd1 Bxc2 19. Rxd5 Rxd5
20. Bxd5 $16) 17... Bf5 $6 {Las negras pretenden activarse, pero} (17... a6 $6
18. Ra5) (17... a5 $1 18. Ra4 Bd7 19. Rd4 Bc6 20. Ra1 Kf8) 18. Ra5 $16 {
las blancas obtienen la entrada a un final favorable en vista de la
inmovilidad de las piezas negras} b6 $6 (18... Be4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Rxd5 Rae8
{es un poco más activo}) 19. Rxd5 Rxd5+ 20. Bxd5 Rd8 21. c4 Be4 22. Kc1 (22.
Kc3) 22... Bxd5 (22... Re8 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Kd2 a5 25. Rf1 Kf8 26. Rf5 Re6 27.
Kd3 {con amplios chances ganadoras}) 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Rxd5 Kf8 25. Rd7 (25. Kc2
Ke7 26. Kc3 Rc6 27. Re5+ Kf6 28. Kd4 a5 29. e4 $16) 25... a5 (25... b5 26. Rxa7
bxc4 27. b4 c3 28. b3) 26. Kc2 (26. Kd2) 26... Rc6 27. Kc3 ({Otro final
prometedor se dá para las blancas después de} 27. Rd4 Ke7 28. Kd3 f5 29. Rd5 g6
30. e4 fxe4+ 31. Kxe4 Rf6 32. Ke3 Re6+ 33. Kf4 Rf6+ 34. Kg3 Rd6 35. Kg4 Re6 36.
Rd2 Re3 37. Kg5 Rxb3 38. Kh6 Kf6 39. Kxh7 Rb4 40. Kh6 Rxc4 41. Rf2+ Ke5 42.
Kxg6 {con ventaja decisiva}) 27... Rg6 28. Rd2 (28. g3 Rh6 29. Rd2 Re6 30. Re2)
28... Re6 29. Re2 Ke7 30. b4 $1 axb4+ 31. Kxb4 Kd6 (31... f5 32. Kb5 f4 33. e4
Kf6 34. b4 {y los peones del flanco de dama imponen supremacía para las blancas
}) 32. Kb5 Kc7 33. b4 f5 $6 (33... h5 34. g3 (34. Ra2 Kb7 35. Rf2 Re5+ 36. c5
f6 37. Rd2 Kc7 38. Ra2 Kb7 39. g3 bxc5 40. bxc5 Rxe3 41. c6+ Kb8 42. Kc5 g5 43.
Kd5 Rd3+ 44. Ke6 h4 45. g4 Rd4 46. h3 Rf4 47. Ra3 Rf1 48. Ra5 Rf3 49. Rf5 Rxh3
50. Kxf6 Kc7 51. Kxg5 Rh2 52. Kh6) 34... Re8 35. Ra2 Re5+ 36. c5 bxc5 37. bxc5
Kb8 38. Kc6) 34. g3 g6 (34... Re5+) 35. Ra2 (35. c5 bxc5 36. bxc5 Re5 37. Ra2)
35... Kb7 (35... Re5+ 36. c5 Kb7 37. Rd2) 36. Ra3 (36. Rd2 Kc7 37. Rd3) 36...
g5 $6 {con algo de desesperación las negras tratan de inquietar el flanco de
rey sin mucho éxito} 37. Rd3 (37. Ra6) 37... Kc7 38. Rd5 Rf6 39. Ka6 (39. h4 h6
40. hxg5 hxg5 41. g4) 39... f4 (39... Kc6 40. Rb5 Kc7 41. Re5 Kd6 42. Re8 Kd7
43. Rg8) 40. exf4 gxf4 41. gxf4 Rxf4 42. Rh5 {Las negras no podrán impedir la
captura del peón h o del peón b, con lo cual la partida estará decidida} 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 86th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2015.12.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kunin, Vitaly L"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Souleidis,G"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. Nh4
Be6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bd5 12. Qe2 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 e6 14. Nf3 Qd5
15. Re1 Nd7 16. Bf4 Qxe4 17. Rxe4 c5 18. Bd6 Rfc8 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Re2 $6 (20.
Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Rd1 {war stellungsgemäßer.}) 20... Na4 $1 {Hier nimmt der
Springer eine sehr aktive Position ein und Weiß bekommt Probleme.} 21. Be5 f6
22. Bf4 e5 23. Be3 Rd8 24. Rc1 f5 25. Ng5 Rd3 26. Kg2 a6 27. b3 $6 {Das
Bauernopfer war nicht wirklich nötig.} (27. c4 Bf6 28. h4 Rc8 29. b3 Nc5 {
ist nur "angenehmer" für Schwarz.}) 27... Nxc3 28. Rec2 e4 29. Bd2 Nb5 (29...
Bf6 $1 30. Ne6 Ne2 31. Rc8+ Rxc8 32. Rxc8+ Kf7 33. Ng5+ Bxg5 34. Bxg5 Rd7 $17)
30. Rc8+ Rd8 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. a4 Nd4 33. Rc7 Nxb3 34. Be3 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36.
Rb7 Nd4 37. Bxd4 Bxd4 38. Rxb5 {Schwarz hat zwar einen Mehrbauern, aber da
sich alle Figuren auf einem Flügel befinden, ist die Remistendenz sehr hoch.}
e3 39. fxe3 Bxe3 40. h4 $1 (40. Nf3 Ra2+ 41. Kh3 Rf2 $17) 40... Ra7 41. Kf3 Bd2
42. Rc5 Be1 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Rc7+ {Eine praktisch gute Entscheidung. Weiß
tauscht weiteres Material ab und nähert sich dem Remis.} Rxc7 45. Ne6+ Kf6 46.
Nxc7 {Das muss remis sein. Weiß tauscht einfach alle Bauern ab und opfert,
falls nötig, den Springer für den letzten verbliebenen schwarzen Bauern.} Ke5
47. Na6 Kd6 48. g4 fxg4+ 49. Kxg4 h6 50. h5 g5 51. Kf5 Bc3 {Der weiße
Springer steht zwar recht unbeholfen am Rand, doch es gibt keinen Weg ihn zu
fangen.} 52. Kg4 Kc6 53. Kf5 Kb6 54. Nb8 Bg7 55. Ke4 Kb7 56. Nd7 Kc6 57. Nb8+
Kd6 58. Na6 Bc3 59. Kf5 Bd2 60. Kg4 Be3 61. Nb4 Bc5 62. Nd3 Kd5 63. Kf5 Bd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Stangl, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. a3 $5 Nf6 (5... Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7.
Nh4 $5 Nd7 8. c4 Bxb1 9. Rxb1 Ngf6 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 $10 {Speelman,
J-Ivanchuk,V/Biel/1993/}) 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 (8. h3 Ne4 $5) 8... Bxd3
9. Qxd3 O-O 10. O-O a5 (10... Nh5 $5) 11. h3 $2 (11. b3 $5) (11. e4 $5 dxc4)
11... a4 12. e4 $5 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qb6 14. Nc3 $6 Qa6 $1 15. Rad1 Rfd8 $2 (15...
Nb6 $1 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Nfd7 $1 $15 (17... Bd6 $5 18. c5 $5 Qxd3 19. Nxd3
Bxf4 20. cxb6 $13)) 16. Rfe1 Rac8 (16... Nb6 17. Bc7 $1 Rd7 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 $14)
17. Qe2 h6 $2 (17... Nb6 $2 18. Ne5 {/\ Nf7}) (17... Bf8 18. Ne5 c5 $1 (18...
Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 $2 20. Bg5 $1) 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. d5 exd5 (20... Re8 $2 21.
Qf1 $1) 21. cxd5 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 Ra8 $14) 18. Ne5 Nxe5 $2 (18... Nf8 $142) 19.
dxe5 Nd7 (19... Ne8 20. Ne4 $16) 20. Qg4 $1 h5 (20... Kh7 21. Qh5 Kg8 (21...
Qxc4 22. Qxf7 Nb6 23. Bxh6 Kxh6 24. Qxe7 $18) 22. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 23. Rd3 Nxe5 24.
Rg3+ Ng6 25. Rxg6+ fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Re3 Bg5 28. Rf3+ Ke7 29. Qg7+ Kd6 30.
Ne4#) (20... Qxc4 21. Re4 Qb3 22. Bxh6 g6 23. Bg5 Bxg5 24. Qxg5 Qxb2 25. Rxd7
$1 Rxd7 26. Rh4 (26. Qf6 $2 Qc1+ 27. Kh2 Qh6) 26... Rd4 (26... Qxc3 27. Qf6 $18
) 27. Rxd4 Qxc3 28. Rh4 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Qxf2 30. Qh6 $18) 21. Qxh5 Qxc4 22. Re4
Qb3 $6 (22... Qc5 23. Nxa4 Qc2 24. Qe2 Qb3 25. Red4 Nf8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxd8
Bxd8 28. Nc5 $16) 23. Bg5 $1 f6 (23... Bxg5 24. Qxg5 f6 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Rxd8+
Rxd8 27. Rb4 Qc2 28. Rxb7 $18) 24. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 25. exf6 Bxf6 (25... gxf6 26.
Qg6+ Kf8 27. Bh6#) 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rh4 $1 Rf8 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qh7+ Ke8 30.
Qg6+ Kd8 31. Rb4 $1 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Lloyds Bank op 18th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 c6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. c3 b5 $5 10. a4 a6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qe2 Qb6 $2 (12... Qb8) 13. a5 Qd8 14.
e5 $5 (14. b4 $16) 14... Ne8 15. b4 Nc7 16. Nf1 $2 (16. g4 Bg6 17. Nf1 Be4 $1)
(16. Nb3) 16... Bxf3 $1 $8 17. Bxf3 f6 18. Bg2 (18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bf4 (19. Bg4
e5 $1 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Qxe5 $2 Rae8) 19... e5 20. dxe5 Re8 $5 (
20... Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxd5+ Nxd5 23. Qxe5 Qd7 $36) 21. Bh5 g6 22. Bxg6
$5 hxg6 23. Qg4 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Qxc6) 18... fxe5 19. dxe5
c5 $132 {xc3,e5} 20. Bd2 Nb8 21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. Be3 Qe7 (22... Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Nc6
) 23. Nd2 Nd7 $6 (23... Nc6) 24. Nb3 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Rfc8 $4 (25... Rac8) 26. Nd4
Ne8 27. f4 g6 28. g4 $1 Kh8 29. f5 gxf5 30. gxf5 exf5 31. Bxd5 $18 Ra7 32. Nc6
Qg7+ 33. Kh1 Rac7 34. Rg1 Qf8 35. e6 (35. Ne7 $1 Rxc3 36. Qh6 $3) 35... f4 $2 (
35... Qd6 $8 36. Rad1 Ndf6 37. Bf3 $18) 36. e7 $1 1-0

[Event "New York PCA-qual"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 Bd6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. c3 e5 13. Qd1 Qc7 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Qc2 h6 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. Rd1 Ng6 18. Be3 Be7 19. Re1 $1 Rfe8 20. h4 $5
{xg3} Bd6 21. Bxa7 $5 Rxe4 22. Bxe4 b6 (22... Bxg3 23. Bxg6 fxg6 (23... Bxh4
24. Qe4 $1) 24. Qxg6 Bxh4 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Qxe8+ Kh7 27. Qe4+) 23. Bxg6 Qxa7 (
23... fxg6 24. Qb3+) 24. Be4 Qxa2 25. Bxc6 $16 Ba3 26. Re2 Bc5 27. Kg2 Qa1 (
27... Qc4) 28. Ba4 $1 Qa2 29. Qe4 Qd5 30. Qxd5 Rxd5 31. Re8+ Kh7 $6 (31... Bf8
32. Rb8 Rd2 33. b4 (33. Rxb6 Bc5 $1) 33... Rd3 34. Rc8 g5 (34... g6 {leaves
the g6 pawn loose.} 35. Bb3 Rd7 36. Rc6 Kg7 (36... Bg7 37. Rxg6) 37. Rxb6 Rc7
38. Bd5 Rxc3 39. Rb7 $18) 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Bb3 Rd7 {should be winning though
Black can fight.}) 32. b4 Bd6 33. Bb3 Rd2 34. Bxf7 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Re6 Bc7
37. Bg6+ Kg7 38. Re7+ Kxg6 39. Rxc7 b5 40. Rc6+ Kh5 41. Rc5 Rc2 42. Rxb5 Rxc3
43. f4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Nbd2 Na6 7. Nb3 (7. c4 c5
$10) 7... b6 $5 {N} (7... c6 8. Bf4 Re8 9. Rc1 Bf5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Re1 Nxe5 12.
dxe5 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. e4 dxe4 15. c3 $14 {Andersson-Ftacnik,Haninge 1990})
(7... Bf5 $5) 8. Ne5 (8. c4 $2 dxc4 9. Ne5 (9. Nbd2 $32) 9... Be6 $1 $17) 8...
Bb7 9. Be3 $6 (9. c4 e6 10. Bf4 Qe7 $5 {/\c5<=>}) 9... Ne4 $1 $10 10. Rc1 (10.
Nd3 Nd6 $1 {/\Sc4,Sf5}) (10. c4 $6 Bxe5 11. cxd5 (11. dxe5 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nxd2
13. Bxb7 Nxf1 14. Qxf1 Nb4 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 $17) 11... Qxd5 (11... Nxg3 $5 12.
hxg3 Bg7) 12. dxe5 Qxe5 $15) 10... c5 11. c4 Rc8 (11... dxc4 $6 12. Nxc4 $14) (
11... e6 $5 12. cxd5 exd5 $13) 12. Nd2 (12. cxd5 $6 Bxd5 13. Qd3 (13. f3 Nd6
14. dxc5 Nf5) 13... Nb4 14. Qb1 cxd4 15. Rxc8 (15. Bxd4 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Bxb3 17.
Qxe4 Bd5 {/\Sa2}) 15... Qxc8 16. Bxd4 Qc2 $15) 12... e6 (12... cxd4 $6 13. Bxd4
f6 14. Nd3 $1 (14. Nef3 e5 $17) 14... dxc4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 (15... Qxd4 16. Nxf6+)
16. Bxe4 Qxd4 17. Bb7 Rcd8 18. Bxa6 cxd3 19. Qb3+ $14) 13. f4 (13. Nxe4 $2 dxe4
$17) (13. cxd5 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Bxd5 $15) 13... Nd6 (13... Qe7 $5 {/\} 14. Nxe4
dxe4 15. dxc5 bxc5 $1 $36) 14. dxc5 (14. Bf2 Qe7 {/\dc4}) 14... Nxc5 (14...
bxc5 15. Bf2 $13) 15. b4 (15. cxd5 $5) 15... Nd7 16. cxd5 (16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. c5
Nb5 18. Nf3 (18. Nb3 d4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Bxd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Qe4 $17) 18... Nc3
19. Qd2 Ne4 $36) 16... Bxd5 (16... exd5 $5) 17. Nc6 $1 (17. Nxd7 Qxd7 $15)
17... Qe8 $1 18. Bxd5 (18. Bf2 $2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 Qa8 21. Qa4 Nb8
$19) (18. Nxa7 $2 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qa8+ 21. Qc6 (21. Nc6 Rc8) 21...
Nf5 $19) 18... exd5 19. Bf2 Nb5 (19... a6 $5 20. Qb3 Nf6 21. Ne5 Qb5 $13) 20.
Nb1 $2 (20. Qb3 $1 d4 (20... Qxe2 $2 21. Rfe1 $1 Qxd2 22. Ne7+ $16) 21. Nf3 {
/\Sd4} Nc5 22. bxc5 Qxc6 23. cxb6 Qxb6 24. Kg2 $10) 20... Nf6 (20... Qe6 $2 21.
Qxd5) 21. Ne5 (21. Nd4 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Ne4 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 $19) 21... Rxc1 22. Qxc1
Ne4 23. a4 Nxf2 24. Rxf2 (24. axb5 $5 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Ne4 $17) 24... Nd4 25. Nc3
(25. Qe3 Nc6) 25... Bxe5 26. fxe5 Qxe5 27. Qd2 (27. Qf4 Qxf4 28. Rxf4 Ne6 $19)
27... Rc8 28. Kg2 Nf5 (28... Nb3 $2 29. Qxd5 Qxc3 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Rf3 $10)
29. Nd1 (29. Nxd5 $2 Qxd5+) 29... Qe4+ 30. Kh3 Rc2 31. Qg5 Qe6 (31... Rxe2 $2
32. Nc3 Qe7 33. Rxf5) 32. g4 Nd6 33. Ne3 Rc3 $138 (33... Ne4 $1 34. Qd8+ Kg7
35. Rxf7+ Qxf7 36. Nxc2 Qf1+ $19) 34. Rf3 d4 35. Nd5 Rxf3+ 36. exf3 Kg7 37. Nf4
Qe3 38. Nh5+ $138 (38. Kg2 $32) 38... Kf8 39. Qf6 Ne8 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Ng3 d3
42. Qc3 Qxf3 43. Qd4 Nd6 44. g5 Ke6 $1 {/\Dd5 (I.Stohl)} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. Nc3 (6. b3 d5 7. Bb2 Ne4
(7... Bf5 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Nh4 Be6 10. c4 Qa5 11. a3 Qa6 12. Rc1 Rac8 13. Re1
Rfd8 14. Bf1 b5 15. c5 Qb7 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. f3 Nh5 18. e3 Nf8 19. g4 Nf6 20. Bd3
h5 21. g5 N6h7 22. f4 Bg4 23. Ndf3 e6 24. Ne5 $36 {Karlsson,L-Ftacnik,L/
Haninge/1990/}) 8. Ne5 Nd7 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. Nd2 Bf5 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. e3 Qd7
13. c4 Bh3 14. Qc2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qf5 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Rad1 Rd7 18. Rd2 Rfd8 19.
Rfd1 Qa5 20. Bc1 e6 21. c5 Rd5 22. Qc4 Qc7 $10 {Kogan,B-Kavalek,L/USA-ch/1984/}
) (6. Nbd2 d6 7. e4 Qc7 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12.
Nc4 Re8 13. Qd6 Qxd6 14. Nxd6 Re7 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Bxe5 Nxe4 17. Bxg7 Nxd6 18.
Bf6 Rd7 19. c4 Ne8 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 21. Bc3 f6 22. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Gc3,Gg2] _|_^^,
Romanishin,O-Akopian,V/Lvov zt/1990/}) (6. a4 d5 7. Na3 Bf5 8. b3 Qc8 9. Bb2
Bh3 10. c4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qf5 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. b4 Nb6 14. c5 Nbd7 15. Qc2 Qxc2
16. Rxc2 Ne4 17. Ne1 f5 18. Nd3 a6 19. h4 Rfe8 20. f3 Nef6 21. Nb1 Nh5 $10 {
Hoffman,A-Cramling,P/Biel/1994/}) (6. h3 d5 7. Be3 Ne4 8. Qc1 Qb6 9. Rd1 Bf5 (
9... Qa6 $5 $13) 10. c4 Qa6 11. b3 Nd7 12. Bh6 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Rac8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. g4 Be6 16. f3 Nd6 17. c5 Nde8 18. Nc3 Qa5 19. b4 Qc7 20. Qe3 Nd7 21. Nd3
Qg3 22. Qf4 $36 {Landa,K-Pugachev,A/Briansk RUS-chT/1995/}) (6. c4 Qa5 7. Nc3
Qa6 $6 (7... d6 {-E62}) 8. b3 b5 9. c5 $1 d6 10. cxd6 exd6 11. Bf4 b4 12. Na4
Rd8 13. Rc1 Qb5 14. Re1 Nd5 15. Bg5 Re8 16. e4 Nb6 17. e5 Nxa4 18. exd6 $1
Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Be6 20. bxa4 Qxa4 21. Ne5 Qxa2 22. Qxb4 $18 {Borges Mateos,
J-Gonzales,R/CUB-ch/1995/}) 6... d5 7. Bf4 (7. Bg5 Qb6 8. Rb1 Qd8 $2 9. Qc1 Bf5
10. Bh6 Nbd7 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nh4 Be6 13. f4 Nb6 14. f5 Bd7 15. e4 dxe4 16.
Nxe4 Nbd5 17. c4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf6 19. Bc2 Bc8 20. Qf4 Qd6 21. Qe3 Ng4 22. Qc3
g5 23. Nf3 $16 {Bender,H-Moeller,G/WchS-Bad Woerishofen/1992/}) 7... Nbd7 (7...
Bf5 $5 8. Qd2 (8. h3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. c3 Re8 12. Rfe1 a5 13.
Rad1 a4 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nb6 16. b3 Nc8 17. c4 f6 18. Nf3 axb3 19. axb3 g5
20. Be3 Nd6 21. Qc2 Qa5 $10 {Rashkovsky,N-Bronstein,D/Hastings Masters/1995/})
8... Qc8 9. Rfe1 Na6 10. Rac1 Re8 11. Bh6 Bh8 $6 (11... Ne4 $142 12. Nxe4 Bxe4
13. c4 Nc7 $132) 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. f4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rh8] Miles,A-Izeta,F/
Benasque/1995/}) 8. Qd2 Re8 9. Rad1 Nf8 10. Rfe1 (10. Ne5 $5 Bf5 (10... Ne6 11.
Bh6 $36 {@}) 11. f3 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal Re2e4] /\e4[+]}) (10. Bh6 Qb6 $132)
10... Ne6 11. Bh6 Ne4 $1 12. Nxe4 (12. Qc1 $6 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 $15) 12... dxe4
13. Ne5 (13. Bxg7 $2 exf3 $19) 13... Qxd4 $1 $10 14. Bxg7 (14. Qxd4 Nxd4 15.
Bxg7 Nxc2 16. Bh6 (16. Rf1 Kxg7 17. a3 f6 18. Bxe4 (18. Nc4 Be6 $17) 18... fxe5
(18... Nxa3 19. Nxc6 $1 $132) 19. Bxc2 Bh3 $17) 16... f6 17. Nc4 Nxe1 18. Rxe1
Be6 19. Na5 Bd5 $13) 14... Qxd2 15. Rxd2 Kxg7 16. Bxe4 Nc5 17. Bg2 Be6 18. b4
$5 (18. a3 Red8 19. Red1 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 f6 21. Nf3 Bd5 $10) (18. Nxc6 $2 bxc6
19. Bxc6 Red8 $19) 18... Na4 (18... Na6 $2 19. b5 $16) 19. c4 (19. Nxc6 $6 bxc6
20. Bxc6 Nc3 $15) 19... a5 $5 (19... f6 $2 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxc6 $16) (19...
Red8) 20. b5 f6 21. Nd3 Rac8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Rc2 Red8 (23... Nb6 24. Nc5 $5 (
24. c5 Nd5 $10) 24... Bxc4 25. Rb1 Bb5 26. Ne6+ Kf7 27. Nd4 $14) 24. c5 Rd4 (
24... Bf5 25. e4 $1 Be6 26. Nf4 $14 {[%csl Ra4] פa4}) 25. Rb1 Rc7 26. f4 Bc4
$1 (26... Bf5 27. Rb3 $13) 27. Ne1 Bb5 28. Rb3 Rcd7 29. Nd3 $1 $8 (29. Kf2 Rd2
$17) 29... Kf7 (29... Bxd3 30. exd3 {[%csl Rc6] ><c6}) 30. Kf2 Ke8 31. Ke3 Kd8
32. Rxb5 $1 $132 {The exchange sacrifice is only temporary and manages to
shake off Black's growing positional pressure.} cxb5 33. c6 R7d5 $8 (33... R7d6
$2 34. c7+ Kc8 35. Bb7+ $18) 34. c7+ Kc8 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. h4 (36. Rc6 Rd6 $15)
36... Nb6 (36... Rd7 37. Rc6 Rxc7 38. Ra6 Rc2 39. Rxa5 Nc3 (39... Rxa2 40. Ra7
$1 $44 {[%cal Rd3b4,Ra7e7] /\Re7,Nb4}) 40. Nb4 $1 Rb2 (40... Rxe2+ $2 41. Kd3
$18) 41. a3 Nxe2 42. Nd3 Rc2 43. Nb4 $10) (36... b4 37. Rc4 {[%cal Ra2a3] /\a3}
Nb6 38. Rc6 Rd6 39. Rc5 Rd5 $10) 37. Rc5 $5 Rxc5 38. Nxc5 {In the N-endgame
White still must be cautious, as Black's Queen-side pawns can become dangerous.
} Kxc7 (38... Nd5+ $5 39. Kd4 Nxc7 40. Nb3 a4 41. Nc5 $44 {[%cal Ye2e4,Yf4f5] /
\e4,f5<=>}) 39. Ne6+ Kd6 40. Nf8 Nd5+ 41. Kd2 b4 (41... h5 $142 $1 42. Nxg6 b4
$15) 42. Nxh7 Nc3 43. Nf8 $10 Nxa2 44. Nxg6 Ke6 $8 (44... a4 $2 45. h5 $18) 45.
h5 Kf7 46. f5 $1 a4 47. h6 Kg8 48. Nxe7+ Kh7 49. Nd5 Kxh6 (49... b3 50. Nb6 b2
51. Kc2 a3 52. Nc4 $14) 50. Nxf6 Nc3 (50... Kg5 51. Ne4+ Kxf5 52. Nc5 $10) 51.
Ng4+ Kg5 52. Ne3 a3 53. Kc2 a2 54. Kb2 b3 55. Nc4 (55. Nc4 Nd1+ 56. Ka1 {
[%cal Rc4a5] /\Na5=}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Benasque"]
[Site "Benasque"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 (1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O
d6 8. e4 Nf6 9. h3 Qc7 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nd5 Qc8 13. Kh2 Re8 14. c3
Ne5 15. Bg5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. Re2 $14 {Bauza,A-Godoy,D/Santiago zt/1995/})
1... g6 (1... c5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3 (6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 (7... Rb8 8. Qc2 Qb6 (8... Nh6 9. Nc3 Nf5 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Ba6
12. O-O d5 13. Rfd1 Nd4 14. Qb1 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Rxb2 17. Qd3 e6
18. a3 Qb6 19. Rac1 Rb3 20. Qd2 Rxa3 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Nd4 Ra4 23. Nc6 Bf6 $44
{Henley,R-Keene,R/Surakarta/Denpasar/1982/}) 9. Nd2 c5 10. O-O h5 11. h4 d6 12.
Rb1 Nf6 13. b3 Bf5 14. e4 Bd7 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Rbd1 Ng4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qc3+
Kg8 19. f3 Ne5 20. f4 Nc6 21. f5 a5 22. Qe3 Kg7 23. Qg5 Qd8 24. g4 $13 {
Stefanova-Sergeev/Ml.Boleslav op/1993/}) (7... Qa5+ $5 8. Nd2 Rb8 9. Qc2 c5 10.
O-O Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Rb1 f5 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. e4 fxe4 16. Nxe4
O-O 17. Be3 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Rf7 19. Bxc5 Rxb2 20. Rxb2 Bxb2 21. Qa8+ Rf8 22. Qxa7
Qxa7 23. Bxa7 Ra8 24. Rb1 Rxa7 25. Rxb2 Kf7 $44 {Gulko,B-Yudasin,L/Groningen
PCA/1993/}) 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 d6 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. e4 Ng4
14. Nd5 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 Ne5 $15 {[%csl Rd4] ><d4,Panchenko,AG-Eingorn,V/URS-ch58/
1991/}) 6... a5 7. a4 d6 8. Nc3 (8. O-O Be6 9. c3 Qb6 10. Ra3 Nh6 11. Be3 Qa6
12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Re1 Rac8 15. e4 Ng4 16. Bf1 Qc6 17. Bb5 Bxd4 18.
cxd4 Qc2 19. Qe2 f5 20. Nc3 Qxe2 21. Rxe2 Bc4 22. Bxc4+ Rxc4 23. f3 Nh6 24. Rd2
fxe4 $10 {Jansa,V-Danner,G/Trnava/1987/}) 8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O (9... Bf5 10. e4
Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Be3 Ne5 13. Bd4 Nc6 14. Be3 Nb4 15. Ne2 O-O 16. Kh1 Qc8 17.
c3 Nc6 18. Nbd4 $14 {Sher,M-Polgar,Zso/Hastings op/1993/}) 10. h3 Be6 11. e4
Nb4 12. Nd4 Bc4 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Qd2 Ba6 16. Rac1 Re8 17. Nd5 Nc6
18. b3 Nc5 19. Red1 Nd7 20. Ne2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 e6 22. Nf4 Qc7 23. Qd2 Bf8 24.
Ne2 Nc5 25. Nc3 $36 {Van der Vliet,F-Popov,L/Wijk aan Zee-B/1977/}) 2. Bg2 (2.
d4 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 $6 4. dxe5 Bxe5 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O Nge7 8. Nc3 O-O 9.
Bf4 d6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Ne5 13. Rac1 c6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Rfd1
Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 d5 17. b3 Qd7 18. Qb4 $16 {Abravanel,C-Laval,H/Uzes op/1989/})
2... Bg7 3. d4 c6 (3... c5 4. d5 (4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Qd2 Nc6
8. Na3 Nf6 9. Bh6 O-O 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. h4 h5 12. Nh3 d5 $6 13. Nf4 Rd8 14. Rd1
Bf5 15. O-O Qb6 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qc3 Qa5 18. Qxc4 e5 19. Bxc6 exf4 20. Bxb7 Rab8
21. Qxf4 $1 $16 {Azmayparashvili,Z-Glek,I/Dortmund Op-A/1992/}) 4... d6 5. c4
b5 6. cxb5 a6 7. bxa6 Bxa6 8. h4 {-A57} Nf6 9. Nh3 Nbd7 10. Nf4 h5 11. Qc2 O-O
12. O-O Qb6 13. Bd2 Ne5 14. Bc3 Nfg4 15. Nd2 Bc8 16. a4 Bd7 17. a5 Qa6 18. Rfe1
Rfb8 19. Nf3 Bf5 20. e4 $14 {Zaichik,G-Sorin,A/Moscow olm/1994/}) 4. Nc3 $5 (4.
c4 d5 {-D7} (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 {-E62})) 4... d5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bf4
Bf5 (7... Ne4 $6 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Ne5 f6 10. Nc4 f5 11. Be5 $14) 8. Qd2 Qc8 (
8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Qb4 $5 Qc8 (10... b6 11. c4 $14) 11. Qxe7 Bxc2 $10) (
8... Nbd7 9. Nh4 $5 Be6 10. e4 $14 {[+]|^}) 9. Rfe1 Na6 (9... Ne4 $5 $10) 10.
Rac1 Re8 11. Bh6 Bh8 $6 (11... Ne4 $142 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. c4 Nc7 $132) 12. Ne5
Nd7 13. f4 $1 {[%csl Rh8] (),ץh8} f6 14. Nd3 Nc7 (14... e5 15. dxe5 fxe5 16.
e4 $1 $40) 15. Nf2 Nb6 (15... e5 16. dxe5 fxe5 17. e4 $16) 16. e4 Be6 17. b3
$16 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4,Gf4][%cal Ge1e7] [+],|^<->e} Qd7 $6 (17... Bf7 $142 $16) 18.
Nd3 Bf7 19. Nc5 Qc8 20. Rcd1 Nd7 21. Bh3 e6 {[%csl Rf7] ץf7} 22. Nd3 $1 {
White avoids exchanges, as Black's position is very cramped.} f5 (22... Bg7 23.
Bxg7 Kxg7 24. e5 f5 25. Ne2 $16) 23. e5 {() The e4-e5 advance gives White a
permanent advantage.} (23. exf5 $6 exf5 (23... Bxd4+ $2 24. Nf2 $40) 24. Ne5
Nf6 $14) 23... Nb5 24. Ne2 c5 25. dxc5 Nxc5 26. Qb4 $1 {<->c} Nxd3 27. cxd3 a6
28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Rc2 Rac8 30. Rec1 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Rc8 32. Bf1 $1 {White already
activates his pieces for the coming endgame. Black's Bishop is especially
helpless and his dark squares extremely weak.} Bg7 (32... Rxc2 $4 33. Qf8#) 33.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. a4 Na7 36. Nd4 Nc6 (36... Qc7 $142 $16) 37. Qc5
Be8 (37... Qc7 38. Nxc6 bxc6 39. d4 a5 40. b4 $18) 38. b4 Qd7 $8 39. Nb3 $1 (
39. Nxc6 Qxc6 40. Qe7+ Kg8 $14) 39... Nd8 40. Qb6 {[%cal Rb3c5,Rb6d8] /\Nc5,
Qd8!} Kf7 41. Nc5 Qe7 (41... Qc8 42. b5 axb5 43. axb5 $18 {[%csl Rd8,Re8]
Black is paralyzed, his minor pieces have no squares.}) 42. Be2 h6 43. b5 axb5
44. axb5 Kg8 (44... g5 45. Bh5+ Kf8 46. Qxd8 $1 $18) 45. d4 g5 46. Qd6 $1 Qxd6
$8 47. exd6 $18 {Due to the current pawn structure Black's minor pieces play a
tragic role and they can't prevent White's patient preparation for the
decisive breakthrough.} g4 (47... b6 48. Na4 $18) 48. d7 Bf7 49. b6 $1 {
[%csl Rb7,Rd8] ><b7,Nd8} Kf8 50. Bb5 (50. Ba6 Ke7 (50... bxa6 $2 51. b7 Nxb7
52. Nxb7 $18) 51. Bxb7 $6 Nxb7 52. Nxb7 Kxd7 53. Nc5+ Kc6 54. b7 Kc7 $16 {
But White has enough time to activate his K first.}) 50... Ke7 51. Kf2 Bg8 52.
Ke3 Bf7 53. Kd2 Bg8 54. Kc3 Bf7 55. Kb4 Kd6 56. Nd3 $1 Bg8 57. Ne5 Bh7 58. Ka5
Bg8 59. Ba6 $1 (59. Ba6 bxa6 (59... Bh7 60. Bxb7 Nxb7+ 61. Ka6 Nd8 62. b7 Nxb7
63. Kxb7 Ke7 64. Kc7) 60. Kxa6 Bh7 61. Ka7 $18 {[%cal Rb6b7] /\b7}) 1-0

[Event "Vinkovci"]
[Site "Vinkovci"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Nbd2 (6. Bf4 Na6 7. Nbd2
c5 8. c3 b6 9. Qb3 Bb7 10. a4 Nh5 (10... Rc8 $6 11. a5 c4 12. Qb5 Nc7 13. Bxc7
Qxc7 14. axb6 axb6 15. e4 $5 $14 Bc6 16. Qb4 dxe4 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Rfc1 Rfd8 19.
Qb5 $1 {[%cal Ra1a4] /\ Ra4} Ne8 20. Bxe4 e6 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Qa6 $1 Nd6 23.
Ng4 Rb5 24. Ra2 Qb7 25. Qxb7 Nxb7 26. Ne3 $16 {Nogueiras,J-Fernandez Garcia,J/
Las Palmas/1992/}) 11. Be3 c4 12. Qb5 Nc7 13. Qb4 Na6 14. Qa3 Rc8 $10) 6... Na6
(6... c5 7. dxc5 Na6 8. Nb3 e6 9. Bf4 Ne4 10. Qc1 Naxc5 11. Nxc5 Nxc5 12. c4 b6
13. cxd5 Ba6 14. dxe6 Nxe6 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. Be5 Bxe2 17. Bxg7 Bxd1 18. Bxf8 Bxf3
19. Bxf3 Nd4 20. Qxc8 Nxf3+ 21. Kg2 Rxc8 22. Bb4 Nd4 $10 {Andersson,U-Kozul,Z/
Biel/1991/}) (6... a5 $5 7. c4 c6 8. b3 Be6 9. Bb2 a4 10. bxa4 Qa5 11. cxd5
cxd5 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Nb3 Qxa4 15. Nc5 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 {1/2-1/2,
Polugaevsky,L-Kasparov,G/Reggio Emilia/1991/}) 7. b3 $146 (7. Nb3 b6 $5 {
[%csl Rb3] פb3} 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Be3 $6 (9. c4 $142 e6 10. Bf4 Qe7 $5 $13 {
[%csl Yc4,Yc5,Yd4,Yd5][%cal Yc7c5] /\c5[+]}) 9... Ne4 $1 $10 10. Rc1 c5 11. c4
Rc8 12. Nd2 e6 13. f4 Nd6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. b4 (15. cxd5 $5) 15... Nd7 16. cxd5
Bxd5 17. Nc6 $1 Qe8 $1 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Bf2 Nb5 {Ye,Rongguang-Stohl,I/Manila
izt/1990/} 20. Qb3 $1 $8 d4 21. Nf3 $10) 7... c5 8. e3 (8. Bb2 Ne4 (8... cxd4
$6 9. Bxd4 $14 {[%cal Yc2c4] /\c4}) 9. e3 (9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Qc7 $1 $15 {
[%cal Rf8d8] /\Rd8}) 9... Bf5 $10) 8... Bf5 9. a3 (9. Bb2 Nb4 $1 10. Ne1 (10.
dxc5 Nxc2 11. Rc1 Nb4 $17) (10. c4 Bd3 $17 {[%cal Rb4c2] /\Nc2}) 10... cxd4 11.
Bxd4 (11. exd4 Rc8 12. c3 Nc6 $15) 11... Nc6 $36) 9... Rc8 (9... Qc8 $5 10. Bb2
(10. Re1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bg4 12. f3 Bh3 $15) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bh3 $10) 10. Bb2
cxd4 (10... c4 $6 11. bxc4 dxc4 12. Nb1 $1 $14) 11. Nxd4 Bg4 12. N4f3 $1 (12.
f3 Bd7 $15) (12. Qb1 Nc5 13. h3 Bd7 14. Rd1 $10) 12... Nc5 13. h3 Bd7 (13...
Bxf3 14. Bxf3 (14. Nxf3 Nfe4 $10) 14... Qd7 15. Bg2 Rfd8 16. Qe2 {[%csl Gb2,
Gg2][%cal Yf1d1,Yc2c4] /\Rfd1,c4+/=}) 14. Rc1 (14. Ne5 Bb5 15. Re1 Qc7 {
[%cal Yf8d8] /\Rfd8=}) 14... e6 15. Bd4 Qe7 16. b4 $1 Na4 (16... Nce4 17. Nxe4
Nxe4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. c4 $1 $14) 17. c4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Bb5 19. Qb3 Rfd8 20.
Rfe1 (20. Rfd1 Bxc4 $1 21. Qxa4 (21. Rxc4 $2 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Nb2 $19) 21... a6 {
[%csl Ra4] ףa4}) (20. Bxa7 $2 Ne4 {[%csl Rc3] ><c3}) (20. Nfe5 Nd5 $10 {
[%cal Rd5c3] /\Ndc3!}) 20... Nd5 21. Bxg7 (21. Nb2 $5 Ndb6 $132) 21... Kxg7 22.
Nb2 (22. Nd4 $142 Bxc4 (22... Be8 $5) 23. Rxc4 Nab6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 $10) 22...
Ndb6 $1 (22... Nxb2 23. Qxb2+ $14 {[%cal Yf3e5,Yf3d4] /\Ne5,Nd4}) 23. Nd4 Be8
24. Nxa4 Nxa4 $1 {[%cal Re6e5] /\e5} (24... Bxa4 25. Qb2 $14 {[%cal Gb2h8,
Gg2b7] /^h1-a8,a1-h8}) 25. b5 Nc5 26. Qb4 b6 27. Nb3 (27. Nc6 $6 Bxc6 28. bxc6
Qf6 $17 {[%cal Rc5d3] /\Nd3}) 27... Rd3 28. Nd4 $2 (28. Nxc5 bxc5 (28... Rxc5
29. Be4 $1 Rd8 30. Rxc5 $14) 29. Qa4 {[%cal Ya4c2] /\Qc2=}) 28... e5 29. Bf1
Qf6 $1 $36 30. Ne2 $8 (30. Bxd3 Nxd3 31. Rxc8 Qxf2+ 32. Kh1 Nxb4 $19) 30...
Rcd8 31. Nc3 Rd2 32. Nd1 (32. Re2 $5 Nd3 33. Ne4 $8 Nxb4 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. axb4
Rxe2 36. Bxe2 Rd2 37. Kf1 Rb2 $17) 32... Qf5 $6 (32... Ra2 $142 $1 $40 {
[%cal Rd8d2] /\Rdd2-+}) 33. Bg2 Qd3 $138 34. Nb2 $1 Qxb5 35. Nc4 $138 (35. Nc4
Rxf2 $5 (35... Ra2 $6 36. Nxe5 Rdd2 37. Qc3 $36) (35... Qxb4 36. axb4 Nd3 37.
Nxd2 Nxe1 38. Rxe1 Rxd2 39. Ra1 Rb2 (39... Rd7 $2 40. Bc6) 40. Rxa7 Kf6 (40...
Kf8 41. Ra8 Ke7 42. Ra7+ Kf6 {-40...Kf6}) (40... Rxb4 41. Re7 $10) 41. Bd5 $5 (
41. Ra8 Bd7 42. Ra7 Be6 $17) 41... Rxb4 42. e4 $44) 36. Qxb5 Rxg2+ (36... Bxb5
37. Kxf2 Nd3+ 38. Ke2 Nxe1 (38... Nxc1+ 39. Rxc1 Rc8 40. Bd5 $16) 39. Kxe1 Rd3
40. Be4 Bxc4 41. Bxd3 $14) 37. Kxg2 Bxb5 38. Rc2 (38. Nxe5 $2 Re8 {[%cal Rc5d3]
/\Nd3}) 38... Bxc4 39. Rxc4 Rd2+ 40. Kg1 Rd3 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Pugachov, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 (5... d6 6. Nc3 c6 (6... d5
$5 $10) 7. a4 (7. e4 $142 $14) 7... d5 $1 8. Bf4 a5 9. Qd2 Bf5 10. Nh4 Be6 11.
Bh6 Qb6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. e3 Nbd7 14. h3 Ne8 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nef6 17. Ng5
Bd5 18. Rfe1 h6 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. c4 Qb4 $1 21. Qc1 N5f6 22. Ngf3 e6 $10 {
Rashkovsky,N-Link,M/Reykjavik op/1994/}) 6. a4 $5 (6. h3 d5 7. Be3 a5 8. Qc1
Qb6 9. c4 Qa6 10. Nbd2 a4 11. Ne5 Nbd7 (11... Be6 $5 $10) 12. f4 $1 dxc4 13.
Ndxc4 Nd5 14. Bf2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Be6 16. b3 f6 17. e4 Nb4 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. e5
Bg7 20. Nb2 a3 21. Na4 $14 {ץg7,Starosek,K-Krasenkov,M/St.Petersburg op/1994/}
) 6... d5 (6... d6 7. a5 Na6 8. c4 Ne4 9. Nc3 $5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be6 11. Qd3 d5
12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Ng5 Bf5 14. Qb5 $16 {Hebelka,M-Repkova,E/SVK-chT/1994/}) 7.
c3 (7. a5 h6 (7... Bf5 $5 8. Nc3 Qc8 $10) 8. Ne5 Bf5 9. h3 Nfd7 10. g4 Nxe5 11.
dxe5 Bc8 12. f4 e6 13. e4 Nd7 14. Nd2 $16 {()} g5 $6 15. exd5 exd5 16. Nf3 gxf4
17. Bxf4 f6 18. Qd2 fxe5 19. Bxh6 Qe7 20. c4 $1 dxc4 21. Rae1 $40 {Rashkovskij,
N-Kachur,A/Aktjubinsk/1985/}) 7... Bf5 8. Nh4 Be6 9. Nd2 {/\e4} Qc8 10. Re1 (
10. Nb3 Bh3 $10 (10... Na6 $5 {/\c5})) 10... c5 $1 $10 11. Nb3 (11. dxc5 Qxc5
12. Nhf3 $10) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Bh3 13. Bh1 (13. Bf4 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nc6 $10)
13... Nc6 14. Bf4 Qd8 $1 {/\Qb6|^} 15. Nf3 Ne4 (15... Qb6 $5 16. Ne5 Rfc8 $36)
16. a5 Rc8 17. Ng5 $5 Bf5 18. Ra4 Nxg5 19. Bxg5 h6 20. Bd2 b5 (20... Be4 21.
Bc3 $10) 21. Ra1 (21. axb6 $5 Qxb6 22. Bc3) 21... e6 $6 (21... Nxd4 $5 22. Nxd4
Bxd4 23. Bxh6 Bxb2 {/\Bc2} 24. Bxf8 Bxa1 25. Bxe7 (25. Qxa1 Qxf8 26. Bxd5 Qd8
27. Rd1 Qc7 $15) 25... Qxe7 26. Qxa1 Be4 $15) 22. e3 {><c5} g5 23. Qe2 a6 24.
Rec1 e5 $5 25. Rc5 (25. dxe5 Bxe5 26. Bc3 $14) 25... exd4 26. Rxd5 Qf6 27. Rc1
(27. exd4 $6 Bc2 $1 28. Bxg5 Qg6 $1 $17) (27. Nxd4 Nxd4 28. exd4 Rc2 $36) 27...
dxe3 28. Qxe3 (28. Bc3 $5 Qg6 (28... exf2+ $2 29. Qxf2 $18) 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30.
Qxe3 (30. Rxf5 Qxf5 31. Bxc6 exf2+ 32. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rfd8 $44) 30... Rfe8
$132) 28... Be6 29. Rd6 Ne5 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Bc3 (31. Rxa6 $6 Nc4 $36) 31...
Qe7 $1 32. Bxe5 $8 Bxb3 33. Qxb3 Qxe5 (33... Rc1+ 34. Rd1 $10) 34. Rd1 Qxb2 $10
35. Qxb2 Bxb2 36. Bb7 Rc5 37. Rd6 (37. Bxa6 b4 $15) 37... b4 38. Rxa6 Bd4 (
38... Bc3 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. a6 b3 41. a7 Ra5 42. Be4 b2 43. Rc8 $10) 39. Rd6
Rc1+ 40. Kg2 Bc5 41. Rd2 b3 42. Rb2 (42. Bd5 $2 Rc2 $1) 42... Rc2 43. Rxb3
Rxf2+ 44. Kh1 (44. Kh3 $6 f5 $40) 44... g4 {/\Rf1-g1#} 45. Rb1 $8 Ra2 46. a6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nabaty, Tamir"]
[Black "Rakhmanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. c4 {In my opinion,
this is a harmless move. The resulting position reminds one of the Queen's
Gambit Declined but Black has already traded the dark-squared bishops; that's
in his favour. However Tamir Nabaty has good results after 6.c4.} (6. Nbd2 {
A flexible move. White wants to have the choice between c3 and c4. I believe
that after c4 White's knight should be on c3.} O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9.
O-O Nc6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Rd8 12. Qc1 Bd7 13. Nce5 Qxc1 14. Raxc1 Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 Rac8 $11 {0-1 (52) Demidov,M (2523)-Fressinet,L (2662) Katowice POL 2017})
6... c5 {This move is not a novelty but it hasn't been seem in GM games before.
I believe that Alexander prepared this variation at home. Black wants to trade
c- and d-pawns.} (6... O-O 7. Nc3 b6 (7... Nbd7 8. Nb5 ({The computer's
recommendation} 8. c5 Qe7 9. b4 e5 10. Be2 {seems to be an interesting
continuation but up to the moment, it hasn't been examined in GM games.}) 8...
Qb4+ 9. Qd2 Qxd2+ 10. Nxd2 c5 (10... c6 11. Nc3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. cxd5 Nxd5
14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Nb3 Be6 16. Be2 Rac8 17. Nd4 $14) 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Rc1 dxc4
{This move leads to a worse position.} (12... Bd7 $1 13. Nd6 (13. cxd5 $6 Rfc8
14. Rb1 Nxd5 $15) 13... Ne8 14. Nxe8 Rfxe8 $11) 13. Nxc4 Rd8 14. b4 Na4 15. Be2
Nd5 16. a3 a6 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Na5 (18. Bf3 $5 Be8 19. O-O {White is slightly
better.}) 18... b6 19. Nac6 Bxc6 20. Nxc6 Rd6 21. Bxa6 $1 Nac3 (21... Nb2 $5) (
21... Rxa6 $2 22. Nb8 $1 $18) 22. b5 Rxa6 $2 (22... Kf8 $1 23. f3 Na4 24. Kf2
Nc5 25. Ne5 (25. Rhd1 Rxc6 26. bxc6 Nxa6 27. e4 Ndc7 28. Rb1 Nc5 29. Rxb6 Ke7
$11) 25... Nxa6 26. bxa6 Rxa6 27. Rhd1 b5 28. e4 f6 $11) 23. bxa6 Rxc6 24. a7
$18 {Nabaty,T (2658)-Zifroni,D (2440) 1-0 (28) Israel ISR 2018}) (7... c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Be2 $14) 8. Rc1 Ba6 9. Qa4 c5 10. Be2 Rc8 (10...
cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. Qxc4 a6 14. O-O b5 15. Qd3 Ra7 16. Rfd1
Rc7 {Black still has to play precisely to equalise.}) 11. cxd5 Bxe2 12. Kxe2
exd5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rhd1 Nbd7 15. Kf1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11 {Nabaty,T (2661)
-Paichadze,L (2580) Hersonissos GRE 2017 1/2 (65)}) (6... b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Rc1 (9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Bg4 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. h3 Bf5 13. Rc1 Rfe8 14.
Nb5 Qb8 15. Nc3 (15. Nh4 $5 Be6 16. f4 Nf8 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Rxc5 Qb6 $44)
15... Qd6 16. Nb5 $11 {Matlakov,M (2689)-Zhigalko,S (2656) Berlin 2015 1-0 (43)
}) 9... a6 (9... c6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qc2 Rfe8 13. Rfd1 h6 14. a3
Rac8 15. h3 Bh5 16. Nh4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 a5 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Qf3 Kh7 $11 {Gasanov,
E (2503)-Socko, B (2587) Moscow 2016 1/2 (58)}) 10. Bd3 (10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Bd3
Nbd7 12. O-O Rfe8 13. Na4 Rac8 14. Nc5 $1 {This spectacular move is the best
chance to get an advantage.} bxc5 15. dxc5 Qc6 (15... Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17.
Rxc5 Nd7 18. Ra5 g6 19. b4 c5 20. bxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Nxc5 22. Be2 $14) (15...
Qf8 $5 16. c6 Bxc6 17. Qxc6 Re6 18. Qc2 g6 19. Nd4 Rb6 20. Nc6 Qd6 $13) 16. Nd4
Qxc5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Rxc5 Nd7 19. Ra5 c5 20. Bf5 Red8 21. Nb3 $14 {Berg,E 
(2557)-Grandelius,N (2642) Stockholm 2017 1/2 (70)}) 10... Bb7 (10... c5 11.
dxc5 bxc5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qb3 $6 Bc6 $6 (13... Nbd7 $1 14. Qxb7 $2 Rfb8 $17)
14. Qa3 Nbd7 15. Bf5 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Nb6 17. b3 d4 $5 18. Ne2 $1 (18. exd4 Bxf3
19. gxf3 Qf4 $44) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 g6 20. Bh3 Qd5 $2 (20... Nbd5 21. Qxc5
Qxc5 22. Rxc5 dxe3 23. fxe3 Nxe3 $11) 21. Bg2 Rac8 22. exd4 $16 {1-0 (72)
Fedoseev,V (2718)-Akobian,V (2647) Riyadh KSA 2017}) 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qb3 (12.
Ne2 c6 13. Ng3 g6 14. Nd2 Qe6 15. Re1 b5 $6 16. f4 (16. Nb3 $5 a5 17. Qd2 $16)
16... Qd6 17. Nf3 Rae8 18. Qc2 Ng4 19. Ne5 Ngxe5 20. fxe5 Qe6 $6 (20... Qe7 21.
Ne2 f6 $11) 21. Rf1 (21. Ne2 $1 c5 22. Nf4 Qe7 23. Qf2 $14) 21... f5 $2 (21...
c5 $1) 22. Rf4 $16 {1-0 (70) Horvath,G (2280)-Hovorka,T Szekszard 1997}) 12...
g6 13. Rfd1 Kg7 14. a3 Rfe8 15. Bf1 Rab8 16. Qa4 c6 17. g3 a5 18. Nd2 $13 {
Nabaty,T (2661) -Nevednichy,V (2524) Hersonissos GRE 2017 1/2 (53)}) 7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. e4 ({As an improvement White can try} 8. Qc1 $5 Nd7 9. e4 Ne7 (9... Nf4
10. Nc3 (10. e5 $5 Qb6 11. dxc5 Qb4+ 12. Nc3 Ng6 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Qxc5 15.
Nb5 Qxc1 16. Raxc1 Ngxe5 17. Rfd1 $44) 10... Ng6 11. Qe3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 a6 13.
Rd1 Qc5 14. h4 $14) 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qe3 Qb6 13. Be2 Qxb2 14. O-O
$44 {White has good compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 8... Ne7 9. Na3 O-O
10. Nc4 Qf4 11. dxc5 $5 {The only way to fight for an advantage.} ({After} 11.
e5 b6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O Bd5 {Black's position is not worse.})
11... Qxe4+ 12. Be2 Na6 $5 {An ambitious move.} ({Black is not forced to
sacrifice the knight. He could have played} 12... Nbc6 13. O-O Qf5 14. Rc1 Qxc5
15. Bd3 {According to my computer, White has enough compensation for the
sacrificed pawn.} Rd8 16. Nce5 Qb6 17. Nxf7 $1 {This leads to a draw.} Kxf7 18.
Ng5+ Ke8 $8 19. Qh5+ g6 (19... Kd7 $2 20. Qf7 $16) 20. Bxg6+ hxg6 21. Qh8+ Kd7
22. Rfd1+ Nd5 23. Qh7+ Nce7 24. Rxd5+ exd5 25. Qh3+ Nf5 26. Qh7+ Ne7 27. Qh3+
Ke8 28. Qh8+ Kd7 29. Qh3+ $11) 13. Rc1 Nxc5 14. Qd6 $1 ({Tamir takes the
sacrificed knight. The positions which have arisen are too complicated.
According to my computer Black's chances are better.} 14. O-O {I don't that
White will have enough compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} Nd5 15. Ncd2 Qb4
16. a3 Qb6 $8 17. b4 (17. Nc4 Qd8 18. Ne3) 17... Nd7 18. Nc4 Qd8 19. Na5 $5 (
19. Qd4 b6 $15) 19... N7f6 20. Qb3 b6 21. Nc6 Qd6 {White doesn't have enough
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 14... b6 15. Qxe7 Nd3+ 16. Kd2 Nf4 $1 {
This seems to be stronger than 16...Nxc1.} ({Black's chances are not worse
after} 16... Nxc1 17. Rxc1 Ba6 18. b3 Rac8 19. Qa3 Qf4+ {According to my
computer this leads to a draw after} (19... Bb7 $5 20. Ke1 Rfd8 21. Kf1 Qf4 22.
Ne3 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Qd6 $13) 20. Ke1 Bb7 21. Rd1 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Qxh2 23. Qxa7
Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxb6 Qg1+ 26. Ke2 Qd1+ 27. Ke3 Qc1+ 28. Ke2 Qd1+ $11)
17. Ne3 $8 Ba6 $1 {The key move, now White is in danger.} 18. Bxa6 $8 Rfd8+ 19.
Ke1 Nxg2+ 20. Ke2 Nf4+ 21. Kf1 $8 Qxf3 22. Rg1 Rac8 $5 {Everyone wants to make
this spectacular move. As an alternative I can suggest 22...Rd2!?} (22... Rd2
$5 23. Qh4 $1 Ne2 (23... Rad8 $5 24. Re1 $8 Ng6 25. Qg3 Qf6 26. b3 Rxa2 27. Be2
Nf4 28. Ng4 Qd4 $13) 24. Ke1 $1 Rxb2 25. Rd1 g6 $1 (25... h6 $2 26. Rd8+ Rxd8
27. Qxd8+ Kh7 28. Bd3+ f5 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Qe7+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ Kh7 32. Qxb2 Nf4
33. Qc2 $16) 26. Ng4 Nxg1 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Kg7 29. Qd4+ Kf8 30. Qd8+ $11
) 23. Rxc8 $6 ({The most reliable way for White is} 23. Re1 $1 Qh3+ 24. Ng2 $8
h6 25. Qh4 $1 Qxh4 26. Nxh4 Rc2 27. Nf3 Nh3 28. Rg2 Rxb2 $11 {with a roughly
equal position.}) 23... Rxc8 24. Ke1 h6 $1 25. Rg3 Qh1+ 26. Bf1 Qe4 $6 ({
It seems to me that after} 26... Rc1+ $1 {Alexander could have got an
advantage:} 27. Kd2 Rxf1 28. Nxf1 Qxf1 {To compare with the line after 26...
Qe4 27.Qd7 Rc1+ 28.Kd2 Rxf1 29.Nxf1 Qe2+ 30.Kc3 Qxf1 White's king is on d2 so
Black has an extra tempo.} 29. Qd8+ Kh7 30. Qd4 Qe2+ 31. Kc1 (31. Kc3 e5 32.
Qd7 Qh5 33. Kd2 Ne6 $17) 31... e5 32. Qd2 Qf1+ 33. Kc2 Ne2 34. Rd3 Nd4+ 35. Kc3
Qg2 $17) 27. Qd7 Rc1+ 28. Kd2 Rb1 $4 (28... Rxf1 29. Nxf1 Qe2+ 30. Kc3 Qxf1 31.
Kb3 g5 $5 ({Black can win the f2-pawn and the a2-pawn after} 31... Ne2 32. Re3
Nc1+ 33. Kc2 Qxf2+ (33... Nxa2 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Qxf7 Qc4+ 36. Kd1 Nb4 37. Rg3
Qc2+ 38. Ke1 Qc1+ 39. Ke2 Qxb2+ 40. Kf1 Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Nd5 42. Qg6+ Kh8 43. Qe8+
$11) {However after} 34. Qd2 {Black should trade queens:} Qxd2+ 35. Kxd2 Nxa2
36. Rb3 $1 {After this move, in order to avoid any problems Black should be
carefull.} f5 37. Kc2 a5 $8 {The only way to save the knight} 38. Rxb6 Nb4+ 39.
Kd2 $11) 32. Qd2 Qb5+ 33. Ka3 e5 34. b3 Kg7 $15 {Black's position is slightly
better.}) 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Qc2 $18 {Without queens Black's position is lost.
Soon his rook will be trapped.} Qxc2+ 31. Kxc2 Re1 32. Kd2 Ra1 33. a3 g5 34.
Nd1 {White is ready to trap Black's rook.} Nd5 35. Bc4 Nf6 36. Bd3+ (36. Kc2
Kg7 37. Bb5 Ne4 38. Rd3 $18) 36... Kg7 37. Bc2 Nd5 (37... b5 38. Rc3 Ng4 39. h3
Ne5 40. Rc5 Nf3+ 41. Ke3 Ne1 42. Ke2 Nxc2 43. Rxc2 $18) 38. Rd3 h5 (38... b5
39. Bb3 Nf6 40. Rd8) 39. Bb3 Nf6 (39... Ne7 40. Rd7 $18) 40. f3 g4 41. fxg4
hxg4 42. Kc2 b5 {Black wants to trap White's bishop after ...b5, ...a5, ...a4.
However White always can play Ba2! and if ...Rxa2 then Kb1.} 43. Rd6 a5 44. Rb6
a4 (44... b4 45. a4 $18) 45. Ba2 $1 Ne4 (45... Rxa2 46. Kb1 $18) 46. Rxb5 Kf6
47. Bb1 Kg6 48. Nc3 Nd6 49. Rb4 f5 50. b3 Rxa3 51. bxa4 1-0

[Event "Le Havre"]
[Site "Le Havre"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bohm, Hans"]
[Black "Haik, Aldo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Sveshnikov,E"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1977.03.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bg5 (4. e3) (4. Bf4) 4... f6 $1 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3
Nge7 7. Bd3 $2 (7. dxc5 $142 e5 $44) 7... g5 8. Bg3 h5 9. h3 Kf7 $1 10. Nbd2 {
[/\ Qc2, 0-0-0]} cxd4 11. exd4 Nf5 12. Bh2 g4 13. Ng1 (13. Bxf5 $142 gxf3 (
13... exf5 14. Ng1 Bh6 15. Ne2 $13) 14. Bc2 fxg2 15. Rg1 $13) 13... e5 {()} 14.
Qb3 exd4 15. Bxf5 Bxf5 $17 16. Ne2 (16. Qxb7+ Ne7 17. cxd4 Bh6 $19) 16... Qd7
17. O-O gxh3 18. Nf4 Bh6 19. Rad1 Rag8 $19 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Qe3 (21. Qxd5+
Qxd5 22. Nxd5 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 hxg2#) 21... Rxg2+ 22. Nxg2 Bxe3 23. Nxe3 Bd3 24.
Rfe1 Rg8+ 25. Kh1 Nf3 $1 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 {Probably the Chigorin Defence came as a surprise for
Kramnik, because this line is not so popular among the top players.} 3. d4 Bg4
4. Nbd2 (4. Bg2 {is the main line.}) 4... Qd7 5. h3 Bf5 6. c3 e5 $5 $146 {
A very ambitious novelty. Fressinet sacrifices a P for fast development and
grabs the initiative.} (6... f6 {has been tried before} 7. Nh4 Be6 8. Bg2 (8.
b4 $5 {An unexpected and original decision. The game continues very sharply.}
a6 (8... g5 9. Ng2 (9. Nhf3 {is also possible} Bf5 10. g4 Bg6 11. h4 $36) 9...
Bxh3 (9... Bf7 10. b5) 10. e4 Bg4 11. f3 (11. Qb3 dxe4 12. Ne3 $36 {
Muzyka-Malinin, corr 2004}) 11... Be6 12. Ne3 {With a very unusal, but
promising middlegame for White.}) 9. Nb3 b6 $13 {with an unclear position.})
8... Bf7 {followed by e5.} (8... g5 $6 9. Nhf3 Bf5 10. g4 $1 Bg6 11. h4 $36 {
Pachman-Dueckstein, Haifa 1976})) 7. dxe5 (7. Nxe5 $5 {was an interesting
alternative} Nxe5 8. dxe5 O-O-O (8... d4 9. Nf3) 9. Bg2 f6 10. Nf3 {and it is
not clear how can Black compensate for the sacrificed P .}) 7... O-O-O 8. e3 $6
{A slightly strange move, but Kramnik would like to develop his B to b5.} (8.
Bg2 {is the natural move} Re8 (8... f6 9. Nd4 $1) 9. Nb3 Be4 (9... Nxe5 $2 {
is not possible, because} 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Bf4 $16 {and White will take the
d5-pawn.}) 10. Bf4 f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Nbd4 $14 {with a slight advantage to
White.}) 8... Nge7 9. g4 $6 {This move creates a good target for Black with h5.
} ({The engine suggests} 9. Nb3 Be4 ({or} 9... Ng6 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 12.
Nfd4 Qd7 13. Nxf5 Qxf5 14. f4 h5 {Black can hope for some compensation thanks
to the weak light squares.}) 10. Nc5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxe5 {and Black is also
solid here.}) 9... Bg6 10. b4 {Another unexpected decision, but here it is not
so easy to suggest a normal developing move.} ({In the case of} 10. Nb3 {
the cold-blooded} Kb8 ({or the sharper} 10... Be4 11. Nc5 Qe8 $13 {is also
fine for Black.} (11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxe5 $13)) 11. Nfd4 h5 12. Bb5 Qc8 13.
Bxc6 Nxc6 14. Nxc6+ bxc6 $36 {with a huge initiative.}) 10... h5 11. b5 hxg4 $1
{is a very strong sacrifice, which exploits White's lack of development.} 12.
bxc6 Nxc6 13. e6 (13. Nd4 Nxe5 {is also attractive for Black.}) 13... Qxe6 14.
Nd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Be7 ({The computer suggests} 15... Bb4 $1 16. Qb3 Bxd2+ 17.
Bxd2 Be4 $1 18. Rh2 Qd6 $1 19. f4 g3 20. Rg2 Rxh3 $17 {with a decisive attack,
but the text move is also better for Black.}) 16. Bg2 gxh3 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Qa4
Kb8 19. Ba3 Bh4 $1 {This was the point of Black's 17th move.} 20. Nf1 g5 21.
Rh2 $6 {Loses immediately. But already in this position it is difficult to
give a good advice.} ({Maybe} 21. Rc1 {was the best, but} g4 22. Be2 Be4 23.
Rh2 {transposes to the game, while White avoided 22...Rhg8!}) 21... g4 22. Be2
Be4 (22... Rhg8 $1 {was the strongest move, followed by the indefensible g3.
For example:} 23. Kd2 g3 $1 24. fxg3 Bxg3 25. Nxg3 Rxg3 $19 {with a completely
winning attack.}) 23. Rc1 (23. Qb3 Bg2 $19) 23... Bg2 $1 {Black's plan is Bxf1
which is followed by g3.} 24. Qa5 (24. Qc2 Rc8 $19) 24... Rc8 $19 {Fressinet
defends his K and he is ready for the final strike on the other wing!} 25. Rc3
Bxf2+ $1 26. Kxf2 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 g3 28. Bf3 gxh2 29. Ke2 Rhg8 30. Bc5 a6 31. Bh1
Rg2+ 32. Bxg2 {A fantastic win by Fressinet!} 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nh6 $5 5. c3 Nf5 6. Nbd2 Nd6 7. h4 {
Nikolic has been provoked.} c6 8. h5 Bf5 9. Nb3 Nd7 10. Nh4 Be6 {Black has a
neat and centralized position while white is thrashing around on the flanks.
Now comes a very curious but interesting idea.} 11. f3 $5 Bf6 {Black asks the
knight on h4 what exactly it thinks it is doing.} 12. g4 $1 (12. e4 g5 13. e5
gxh4 14. exf6 hxg3 {is a disaster for white. Nikolic finds a way to shed a
pawn for considerably more.}) 12... g5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 (13... Nxf5 14. gxf5 Bxf5
15. e4 {and with e5, Bxg5 to follow, white's on top.}) 14. gxf5 Nxf5 15. e4 Nh4
16. Bh3 e6 17. Qe2 {A very interesting position. White does not have any very
positive compensation for the pawn, but black has certain negatives - his
kingside is compromised and his knight on h4 is eccentrically posted.} a5 $1 {
Looks good. White's king will be heading here, so black starts disruption
proceedings.} 18. Be3 Qc7 19. O-O-O a4 20. Na1 Nb6 21. Kb1 {Prophylactic
measures against the invasion on c4. Black enjoys an initiative as well as a
pawn but still has problems to solve.} Nc4 22. Bc1 Be7 23. Nc2 h6 24. e5 {
White prepares operations on the f-file.} c5 (24... Nf5 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. e6
Qc8 {was possible, but Agdestein prefers not to loosen his king's position.})
25. f4 Qb6 26. Ka1 gxf4 $2 {Both sides were in time trouble already. Agdestein
was extremely unhappy with this move afterwards, and claimed a big advantage
after} (26... Ra5 $1 {This is hard for me to judge - the position seems highly
obscure after} 27. dxc5 Rxc5 28. Nd4 {but it seems clearly better than the
game continuation when white's position improves radically.} (28. Nb4 $5)) 27.
dxc5 $1 Qxc5 (27... Bxc5 {works out nicely after} 28. Nd4 $2 (28. Bxe6 $1 {
loosens black's grip on the position.}) 28... f3 $1 29. Nxf3 Nxf3 30. Qxf3 Be3
{but}) 28. Bxf4 a3 29. b4 Qc7 30. Nd4 Bg5 {Somewhere around here Agdestein
offered a draw. His knight on h4 is in danger and his king is none too happy
either. Nikolic understandably declined, but the black position contains a lot
of resources, especially with flags hanging.} 31. Bg3 Nb2 32. Nb5 Qc6 33. Rdf1
Nc4 34. Nd4 Qa6 {Black's circular manoeuvres have forced white to leave the
d-file, which means that d5 will be a bit safer after an exchange of knights
on f5. But that's the good news. An exchange on f5 will mean the shattering of
black's position and the restoration of material equality.} 35. Bg4 Nf5 36.
Nxf5 exf5 37. Bxf5 O-O $5 (37... Ne3 38. Bd3 {does not help black.}) 38. Bf4 {
Nikolic takes aim at the lynchpin of black's position.} Rae8 (38... Bxf4 39.
Rxf4 Rae8 40. e6 {is also grim for black.}) 39. Bd3 $2 {Unnecessarily subtle,
but the flags were hanging. The blunt} (39. Qg2 $1 {should win for white:} f6 (
39... Nxe5 40. Bxg5 hxg5 41. Qxg5+ Kh8 42. Bg6 $1) (39... Kh8 40. Bxg5 hxg5 41.
Qxg5 Rxe5 42. Rhg1) 40. exf6 Qxf6 41. Qxd5+ Kh8 (41... Rf7 42. Qxc4 Qxf5 43.
Bxg5) (41... Qf7 42. Qxf7+ Rxf7 43. Bg6) 42. Qxc4 Qxf5 43. Bd6) 39... Qe6 40.
Bxg5 $2 {The cost of making time control is high. This move repairs black's
position now, and leaves e5 weak.} (40. Qg2 Qe7 41. Bxc4 dxc4 42. Rhg1 f6 43.
exf6 Qxf6 44. Bd2 {was suggested by Gausel afterwards as maintaining white's
advantage.}) 40... hxg5 41. Bxc4 dxc4 42. Re1 {A difficult decision - Black's
kingside pawns are about to become very powerful. Perhaps white should aim for
a more open position.} (42. Rhg1 Qxe5 43. Qxc4 Rc8 44. Qd3 {looks slightly
insane, but keeps more lines open towards black's king, and hinders the
kingside pawns from advancing in tandem.} Rfd8 (44... Rxc3 45. Rxg5+) 45. Qc2 {
looks risky for white, but he too has chances against the king.} (45. Qg3 $5))
42... f5 43. h6 g4 {Black's pawns provide surprisingly efficient cover for his
king, even when marched far up the board.} 44. Qd2 f4 45. Re4 Qf5 46. Qd5+ (46.
Qd4 Re6 47. Qxc4 Kh8 {is not a more useful pawn for white. With last rank
problems, the weaknesses on b2/c3 and black's marching pawns, it is difficult
to see how he organizes counterplay here.}) 46... Kh8 47. Qxb7 Rf7 48. Qb5 Re6
{Making it clear that material is not a topic of discussion here. Black
intends to shelter behind white's pawns and push his own.} 49. h7 {Logical
since this pawn is in the way and black has weakened his last rank. Pawn
grabbing with} (49. Rxc4 Kh7 $5 {seems to offer less chances of counterplay.})
49... g3 50. Qxc4 g2 51. Rd1 Rg6 52. Ree1 Kxh7 {Now that the h-file is
monitored this capture is relatively safe.} 53. Qe2 (53. Qd4 {tries to watch
g1 and b2 while keeping relatively active, but black can always force the
queen into passivity on f2.}) 53... Qh3 {The second time pressure was on.
Black hits c3 and adds ...Qg3 to his repertoire of possibilities to help the
pawns advance. White gets a chance to advance his e-pawn but this just results
in an illustration of how harmless white's "passers" are.} 54. Qc2 f3 55. e6
Re7 56. Qf2 Qg3 57. Qc5 Qg5 58. Qf2 Qf6 59. Kb1 Rxe6 60. Rd7+ (60. Rxe6 Qxe6
61. Qc5 Qe4+ $1 62. Ka1 (62. Kc1 Qf4+ 63. Kb1 (63. Kc2 g1=Q 64. Rxg1 Qh2+)
63... Rg7 $1 64. Qf2 (64. Qh5+ Qh6 65. Qf5+ Qg6) 64... Qg3) 62... g1=Q $1 63.
Rxg1 Rxg1+ 64. Qxg1 Qe2 65. Qa7+ Kh6 66. Qb6+ Kh5 67. Qc5+ Kh4 68. Qd4+ Kh3 69.
Qd7+ Kh2) 60... Kg8 61. Red1 Qf5+ 62. Ka1 Re8 63. Qh4 $2 (63. Rd8 $5 {still
posed technical difficulties. It appears that the trade of a pair of rooks is
white's best chance to engineer a perpetual.} Qf8 (63... Rxd8 64. Rxd8+ Kg7 {If
} (64... Kh7 65. Qh4+ Rh6 66. Qe7+ Kg6 {it seems white can at least draw with}
67. Qd6+) 65. Qa7+ $1 Qf7 (65... Kh6 $6 66. Rh8+ Kg5 67. Qe3+ Qf4 68. Qc5+ Kf6
69. Rf8+ Ke6 {is clearly not a sensible path.} (69... Kg7 70. Qe7+)) 66. Qd4+
Qf6 67. Qd7+ $10) 64. Rxe8 Qxe8 65. Qc5 Rg4 $5 {looks like the best way to
kill white's counterchecks. Now I assume that white loses quickly if he must
defend passively, and in the meantime black threatens ...Qf8, regaining
control. The immense practical difficulties of defending white's position are
perhaps best illustrated by the move in the game - the strain is just too much.
}) 63... Qxd7 $1 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 35th"]
[Site "Varadero"]
[Date "2000.05.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Bg4 (5... Qb6 {mainline}) 6. Nbd2
(6. Qb3 Qc8 (6... Na5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Qa4 Nc4 (8... Qb6 9. Na3 $14) 9. Ne5 Nxe5
$11 (9... Nb6 10. Nxd7 Nfxd7 11. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Napolitano-Bernstein/cr 1947/ 
(27)})) (6... Qb6 7. dxc5 Qxb3 8. axb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e5 10. Bg3 Bxc5 11. b4 Bd6
12. Nd2 $11 {1-0 Illner,A-Roesemann,R/Dortmund A 1992/ (98)}) 7. Ne5 Nxe5 (7...
Bd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O $11 {1-0 Becker,A-Feigins,M/Buenos Aires
1940 (31)}) 8. dxe5 c4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qc2 Nh5 $11 {1-0 Kharlov Andrei-Rodin
Mihail/Ch Russia (club) Azov (Russia) (5) 1996/ (57)}) (6. Be2 Qb6 (6... e6 7.
Nbd2 (7. h3 Bh5 $11 (7... Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Bd6 $11 (8... Qb6 9. Qb3 c4 10. Qc2 Nd7
11. O-O f5 12. b3 $14 {1-0 Havansi,E-Pyhala,A/SSL ch Espoo 1984/ (41)}))) 7...
Qb6 (7... Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qb6 $11 {1-0 Fassmann,
K-Teuber,U/Bad Urach ,EXT 1986/ (41)}) 8. Qb3 Qxb3 $11 (8... Be7 9. Qxb6 axb6
10. Bb5 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7] 1/2-1/2 Karoly,L-Hadgkiss,C/cr-3
Ladies olm p 1981/ (49)})) 7. Qb3 Qxb3 8. axb3 e6 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 $11
{1-0 Stadler-Baumstark,G/izt w Ohrid YUG 1971/ (31)}) 6... e6 (6... cxd4 7.
exd4 Qb6 (7... Bxf3 8. Nxf3 e6 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kaunzinger,A-Andersen,J/Bayern OL9495 1994/(47)}) (7... e6 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. Bb5
Be7 $11 (9... Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Anakiev,
D-Znuderl,M/Portoroz 1996/ (29)})) 8. Qb3 Qxb3 $11) 7. Qb3 (7. Qa4 Be7 (7...
Bxf3 8. Nxf3 Qb6 9. Rb1 (9. Bb5 Be7 (9... Nd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Rab1 $14 {
0-1 Knezevic,M-Mestrovic,Z/Keszthely 1981/ (47)}) 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. O-O Nh5 12.
Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 $11 {0-1 Roux Cabral-Lasker,E/Mar del Plata 1949 (39)}) 9...
Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Rfd8 12. Bg3 (12. Ne5 Nxe5 (12... Rac8 13. h3 c4 14.
Be2 Ne4 15. Qc2 f6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. f3 $14 {0-1 Pucelj-Mihalj/cr YUG/M 1989/
(34)}) 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bf4 Bd6 $11) 12... Rac8 13. Ne5 Nh5 14. Qc2
g6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Be5 f6 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Kg7 $11 {0-1 Keres,
P-Reshevsky,S/Kemeri 1937/ (40)}) (7... Nd7 8. Bb5 Qb6 9. O-O a6 10. Bxc6 Qxc6
11. Qxc6 bxc6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 f6 $11 {0-1 Hock,M-Bangiev,A/Berlin Summer
,EXT 1993/ (36)}) 8. Ne5 Qb6 9. Nxg4 Nxg4 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Qxb6 axb6
$14 {1/2-1/2 Eretova,K-Nehse,G/Halle-W 1987/EXT 87/(23)}) (7. h3 Bh5 (7... Bxf3
8. Qxf3 (8. Nxf3 Bd6 9. Bg5 h6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Bxd6
Qxd6 14. O-O $11 {1-0 Schultz,T-Flear,C/FrTCh, Montpellier FRA 1998/ (47)})
8... Be7 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4 Rc8 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Roux,
L-Canepa,J/San Rafael 1951/ (24)}) 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Bc7 (10. Bb5
Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nd7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Longo,D-Hulse,B/World 1995/(52)}) 10... Nd7 (
10... c4 11. Bxb6 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Bd6 13. b3 $14 {1-0 Gonzalez,L-Bennett,C/
Thessaloniki olw 1988/EXT 88ch2/ (43)}) 11. Bb5 Rc8 12. Bf4 Be7 $11) (7. Bd3
Bd6 8. Bxd6 (8. Bg3 cxd4 9. exd4 O-O 10. O-O Bxg3 11. hxg3 $11 {1-0 Gonzalez
Perez,L-Ruiz Gutierrez,M/Grand Canaria 1993/ (26)}) (8. h3 Bh5 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10.
O-O O-O $11 {1-0 Fontana,R-Figueroa,T/Matinhos, Parana BRA 1999/ (56)}) 8...
Qxd6 9. O-O O-O $11 {0-1 Chatalbashev,B-Dragiev,V/BUL-ch ,EXT 1995/(33)}) 7...
Qb6 (7... Qc8 $6 8. Ne5 $1 (8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O Nh5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 O-O $11
{1/2-1/2 Stoppel,F-Krebs,J/AUT-chT 1994/ (73)}) 8... Be7 (8... Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Nd7
10. Qa4 $14 {[%csl Rd7,Rg4][%cal Gd4c5,Ga4g4,Gf1b5] 0-1 Kohtz,A-Rodin,M/
Pardubice Komercni Banka ,EXP 1996/(28)}) 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qa4 cxd4
12. Nxc6 Qd7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Qxd4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Abel,L-Boensch,U/Szekszard
1989/ (39)}) 8. Ne5 Nxe5 (8... c4 $6 9. Qa4 Be7 10. Nxg4 Nxg4 11. Qc2 f5 12.
Bg3 h5 13. h3 Nf6 14. Be2 h4 15. Bh2 $14 {0-1 Djurovic,D-Meszaros,A/Bagneux
cat3 1992/ (39)}) 9. Bxe5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nd7 11. Bg3 Be7 $11 {Miles plays
variation like this very often. He doesn't want to enter to sharp theoretical
variation and satisfied by equal, but playable position} 12. dxc5 $5 Bxc5 13.
b4 Be7 $6 $14 (13... Bb6 $142 $11) 14. e4 $1 {[%mdl 32] Not standard move!
White don't worry about development completion...} O-O (14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 O-O
16. Bb5 Rfd8 17. Bc7 Rdc8 18. Bd6 Nf6 19. Bxe7 Nxe4 20. f3 Rc7 21. Bh4 $16) 15.
f3 Bh5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Bb5 Nb6 18. Bf2 {[%csl Gd4,Rd5]} a6 (18... Bg5 19. Nb3
(19. Kd1 $6 Bf6 20. Re1 Rfd8 $132) 19... Nc4 20. Rxa7 Rxa7 21. Bxa7 Ra8 22. Bd4
Ra2 23. O-O Rxb2 24. Ra1 h6 25. Nc5 Be3+ 26. Bxe3 Nxe3 27. g4 Bg6 28. h4 $14)
19. Be2 Nd7 20. O-O Rfe8 21. Rfe1 f6 (21... Bg5 22. Nb3 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7,Rd5]}
Ne5 (22... Re7 23. Bf1 Rae8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. b5 $16) 23. Nc5 Re7 24. b5 a5 25.
Red1 $14) 22. Nb3 Ne5 $2 $16 (22... Bd6 23. Na5 b5 24. Rad1 Bf7 25. Nb7 $14 (
25. Nc6 Ne5 $132)) 23. Na5 {[%csl Rb7]} b5 24. Rad1 Bf7 25. f4 $1 Nc4 (25...
Ng6 26. g3 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6][%cal Ge2f3]} Bd6 27. Bf3 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 $16) 26.
Nxc4 dxc4 {Black get rid from weakness on d5, but don't get equal position...}
({Equal was not standard} 26... bxc4 $5 27. Bf3 Rad8 28. Ra1 Rd6 29. Ra5 $16)
27. Bf3 {White pieces placed considerably better than Black opponents} Rad8 28.
Ra1 $1 {[%csl Ra6]} Bf8 (28... Bd6 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. g3 Bc7 31. Rxa6 $16) 29.
Rxe8 Bxe8 30. Rxa6 Rd2 31. Ra8 Kf7 32. Be3 Rd3 33. Kf2 f5 $2 $18 {Now plan of
winning is clear: to change RR and black squares BB.} (33... g6 $142 $16) 34.
Bc5 $1 Be7 (34... Bxc5+ 35. bxc5 Rd2+ 36. Ke3 Rxb2 37. c6 $18) 35. Ra7 Rd7 36.
Rxd7 Bxd7 37. Bd5+ Kf6 38. Bxe7+ Kxe7 39. Ke3 {[%mdl 4096]} Kd6 40. Kd4 {
I support, Black lost because of time control finish, but this ending is lost}
(40. Kd4 h6 41. h4 Be8 42. b3 cxb3 43. Bxb3 Bc6 44. g3 Be8 45. Bc2 Bd7 46. Bd3
g6 47. c4 bxc4 48. Bxc4 Be8 49. b5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Efimov, Igor"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bxd6 (5. Bg3 O-O (5... c6 6. e3 O-O
(6... Bxg3 7. hxg3 Nbd7 8. g4 (8. Nf3 $14) 8... g6 9. Nh3 Qb6 10. Rb1 dxc4 11.
Bxc4 Qb4 12. Be2 Nd5 13. Qd3 {Skogen,S-Lahlum,H/Gausdal Troll Masters 1991/0-1
(61)} (13. Qc2 $14)) 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Nd2 f5 11. c5 Qe7
12. Nc4 b6 13. b4 $14 {Zeit 1-0 Tyrtania,M-Heimbrodt,W/OLNO 1992 (38)}) (5...
b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nf3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nd7 10. Bd3 h6 11. Qe2 Qe7 $11 {
Teichmann,R-Mason,J/Hastings 1895/1-0 (67)}) 6. e3 b6 7. Nf3 (7. Rc1 Bb7 8.
cxd5 Bxg3 9. hxg3 exd5 10. Bd3 h6 11. g4 Re8 12. g5 hxg5 13. Nf3 c5 14. Nxg5
cxd4 15. Rh8+ Kxh8 16. Nxf7+ Kg8 17. Nxd8 $18 {1-0 Janowski David M-Maroczy
Geza/It 1899 (23)}) 7... Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Qa3 Nbd7 15. Na4 Rfc8 16. O-O Kf8 $14 {1/2-1/2
Bareev,E-Yudasin,L/Tallinn rapid Cup-URS 1988 (32)}) 5... Qxd6 6. e3 (6. Nb5
Qb4+ 7. Qd2 Qxd2+ 8. Kxd2 Ne4+ (8... Kd8 $11) 9. Ke1 Na6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. f3
Nf6 12. Rc1 O-O $2 (12... c6 $11) 13. Nxc7 Nxc7 14. Rxc7 $16 {1-0 Michels,
H-Reuter,A/RL-op Polch 1993 (28)}) 6... O-O (6... Qd8 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5
9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c6 11. b4 $14 {1-0 Borek,J-Aichner,A/Lienz op 1988 (48)}) (
6... Qb4 7. Qd2 $6 (7. a3 $1 $14) 7... dxc4 8. Nf3 b5 9. a4 c6 10. Ne5 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Schneiders,A-Parigini,L/Lugano op 1989 (22)}) (6... a6 7. c5 Qe7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. Nf3 (9. f4 b6 10. cxb6 c5 11. Nf3 Nbd7 $132) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O e5 11.
Bc2 e4 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Re1 (13. b4 c6 14. a4 $14) 13... c6 14. f3 exf3 15. Qxf3
Nf8 16. h3 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Schaper,B-Diaz,A/WchJM-U12 Duisburg 1992 (41)}) 7.
Nf3 b6 (7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. exd4 b6
13. Re1 Nf6 14. Re5 Qd6 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Rc1 Rd8 $15 {Fihl Jensen,F-Rajkovic,D/
Ybbs ol st 1968/1/2-1/2 (87)}) 8. cxd5 (8. Bd3 dxc4 (8... Ba6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10.
Rc1 $14) 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O c5 $11) 8... exd5 9. Be2 $14 a6 10. O-O Nbd7 11.
Qc2 (11. a3 Bb7 (11... c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. b4 $14) 12. b4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 (13.
Rc1 f5 $11) 13... dxe4 14. Nd2 $14) 11... Bb7 12. Rfd1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 (13. a3 f5
14. Rac1 Rae8 15. b4 c6 (15... f4 $2 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qxc7 $18) 16. Qb3 Kh8
17. Re1 Nxc3 (17... f4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Ng5 f3 20. Bf1 (20. Nf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxf7
Rf8 22. Qh5 fxe2 23. Rxe2 Nf6 $15) 20... Qf6 21. Nh3 Qh4 22. Nf4 Nf6 23. g3 Qh6
24. h4 (24. a4 g5 $15) 24... Nh5 25. Nxh5 Qxh5 26. a4 $14) 18. Rxc3 f4 $132)
13... dxe4 14. Nd2 Nf6 (14... f5 $14) 15. b4 (15. Nc4 Qe7 16. Rac1 $14 (16. Ne5
Qd6 $5 (16... c5 $6 17. Nc4 cxd4 (17... Nd5 18. Qb3 Qc7 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Rd4
Rad8 (20... Nf4 21. Bf1 $16) 21. Rad1 Qc7 22. a4 $14 (22. Rxe4 $2 Nc3 $1 $15))
18. Rxd4 Rac8 19. Qb3 b5 20. Nd6 $16))) 15... Bd5 (15... Qxb4 16. Qxc7 $16) 16.
a3 (16. Rab1 c6 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Rdc1 $14) 16... c6 17. h3 a5 18. Qc3 $5 (18.
Nc4 $1 Bxc4 (18... Qc7 19. bxa5 $14) 19. Qxc4 axb4 (19... Nd5 $5 20. bxa5 (20.
b5 cxb5 21. Qb3 a4 (21... b4 22. axb4 Nxb4 $17)) 20... Rxa5 21. Rdc1 (21. Rac1
Rc8 22. a4 Nb4 $1 $11) 21... Rc8 22. a4 Rc7 23. Rab1 Qg6 24. Qc2 h6 25. Bc4
Rca7 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Qc8+ Kh7 28. Rc6 Qh5 (28... Ra8 29. Qxa8 Rxa8 30. Rxg6
fxg6 31. Rxb6 Rxa4 32. Rb5 $18) 29. Rcxb6 Rxa4 30. Rb8 $16) 20. axb4 Nd5 21. b5
cxb5 22. Qb3 b4 23. Bc4 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Nc7 (24... Nc3 25. Bxf7+ $1 $16) 25. Rb1
b5 26. Bf1 $14) (18. b5 Rac8 19. bxc6 Rxc6 20. Qb2 Rfc8 21. Rac1 $14) 18... Ra7
19. Rdb1 $5 (19. bxa5 $144 Rxa5 20. Nc4 (20. Rdb1 c5 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 cxd4
23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. exd4 Nd5 25. a4 Rd8 26. Rb5 Kf8 $11) 20... Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Rfa8
22. Rac1 $14) 19... axb4 20. axb4 Rfa8 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. b5 Rc7 (22... Ra3 23.
Qc1 $14) 23. bxc6 Rxc6 24. Qb2 Qc7 25. Bd1 (25. Nf1 h5 (25... Rc2 26. Qxb6 $18)
26. Ng3 g6 27. Bd1 h4 28. Ne2 Rd6 (28... Bc4 $2 29. Ba4 $18) 29. Nf4 $16) 25...
h5 26. Ba4 (26. Nf1 h4 27. Ba4 {this game} Rc3) 26... Rc3 27. Nf1 h4 28. Nd2 (
28. Qxb6 $142 Qxb6 29. Rxb6 Rc1 30. Bb3 $5 (30. Rb8+ Kh7 31. Bb5 Rb1 32. Kh2
Bc4 33. Bxc4 Rxb8 34. Bxf7 $11) 30... Bxb3 (30... Rb1 31. Rxf6 Bxb3 (31... Rxb3
32. Rd6 $16 {[%cal Gf1d2]}) 32. Rb6 $16) 31. Rxb3 Nd5 32. g3 (32. Rb2 f5) (32.
f3 f5 $11) 32... hxg3 33. fxg3 f5 34. Kf2 Rc2+ 35. Ke1 Kf7 $14) 28... g6 29.
Bd1 (29. Qxb6 Rc1+ 30. Nf1 Qxb6 (30... Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qh2 32. Qb8+ $18) 31.
Rxb6 Bc4 (31... Kg7 32. Bb3 Rb1 33. Rxf6 Rxb3 (33... Bxb3 34. Rb6) 34. Rd6 Bb7
(34... Bc4 35. Nd2 $18) 35. Nd2 $16) (31... Nh5 32. Bb3 Bxb3 (32... Rb1 33.
Rxg6+ fxg6 34. Bxd5+ Kg7 35. Bxe4 $16) 33. Rxb3 f5 $14) 32. Rxf6 Rxf1+ 33. Kh2
Kg7 34. Rf4 f5 35. Bc6 Be6 {[%cal Gg6g5]} 36. d5 (36. Rxh4 Rxf2 37. Kg3 Re2 38.
Kf4 Kf6 39. Rh6 Rxg2 $17) 36... Bc8 37. Rxh4 Rxf2 38. Kg3 Re2 (38... Rf1 39.
Rf4 Rd1 40. Rf2 $16) 39. Kf4 Rxg2 40. Ke5 Re2 41. d6 Rxe3 42. d7 Bxd7 43. Bxd7
$11) 29... Rc6 30. Ba4 Rc3 31. Bd1 Rc6 32. Ba4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Chuprikov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Karpov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2000.04.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Voronezh OShK"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Transsib"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. e3 (4. Bg3 $11 {-mainline}) 4...
Ne7 (4... Bxf4 5. exf4 Qd6 6. Qd2 Nf6 (6... b6 {Right plan} 7. Nc3 a5 8. Bd3
Ba6 9. f5 exf5 10. Bxf5 Ne7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O $11 {1-0 Storm,R-Blatny,P/BL2N
1991/ (30)}) (6... Ne7 7. Nc3 (7. Bd3 b6 $1 (7... c5 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Nc3 Nbc6
10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. a3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Del Bosco,R-Marques,V/Sao
Paulo BRA 1999/ (62)}) 8. O-O Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Nc3 c6 11. Ne2 O-O $11 {
1-0 Soppe,G-Markeluk,S/Buenos Aires Najdorf qual ,EXT 1992/ (50)}) 7... b6 $1 {
Right plan} (7... a6 8. Bd3 c5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Rfe1 Nf6 12. Ne5 {
[%csl Rc8,Gd3] 0-1 Calvo,J-Bellon,J/Spain tch 1994/ (46) Tsesarsky: This pawn
structure give to White slight advantage.}) 8. a4 a5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11.
f5 Nxf5 12. Bxf5 Bxb5 13. axb5 exf5 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfe1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Bulcourf,
C-Cranbourne,C/(58)}) 7. Nc3 a6 $5 {How Bc8 will appear on a6?} (7... b6 $144
$132 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) 8. Bd3 b6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rfe1 c5 11. Ne5 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6
13. Qe3 Bb7 $11 {0-1 Kovacevic-Vaganian,R/Hastings 1982/(67) B appear on b7!})
5. Nbd2 (5. c3 Ng6 6. Bg3 Qe7 7. Bd3 Nd7 (7... b6 $11) 8. O-O c6 9. Nbd2 O-O
10. c4 b6 11. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Rc8,Gd3] 1-0 Salmon,N-Spears,N/Vancouver 1990/ 
(50)}) (5. Bd3 Ng6 6. Bg3 Nd7 7. Nbd2 Qe7 8. c4 O-O 9. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Rc8,Gd3]
1/2-1/2 Lematchko,T-Garcia,N/Debrecen EU ttW (7) 1992/ (61)}) 5... Bxf4 (5...
c5 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. O-O e5 $1 $132 (8... f5 9. c4 $1 $14 {1-0
Hvenekilde,J-Hjortshoj,M/Copenhagen op ,EXT 1993/ (18)})) 6. exf4 Qd6 7. g3 c5
$6 ({We noted that right plan is} 7... b6 {[%cal Gc8a6] and Ba6 or c7-c7 - as
played in noted game Kovacevic-Vaganian.}) 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. c3 $14 {[%csl Rc8,
Gf1]} Nbc6 10. Bd3 b6 (10... O-O 11. O-O $14) 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 g6 $1 ({
Wrong was} 12... O-O $4 {[%tqu "En","?","","","d3h7","",10,"f3g5","",0]
Because of} 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Kg6 (14... Kg8 15. Qh5 $18) (14... Kh6 15.
Qg4 $18) 15. Qg4 f5 16. Qh4 Bc8 17. g4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} fxg4 18. Qh7+ Kf6 19. b4
$1 $18 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gd2e4]}) (12... h6 $2 13. f5 $1 $16) 13. Qe2 O-O 14.
Nb3 Qd6 15. Rad1 a6 (15... Qc7 16. h4 $14) (15... a5 $5 $14) 16. h4 Kg7 17. Ne5
b5 $6 $16 {[%csl Rb7] Weaken black squares.} (17... Qc7 $14) 18. a3 Rae8 19.
Nd4 Nd8 (19... Nxd4 {was not solve problems:} 20. cxd4 Rc8 21. h5 $1 {White
Attack is very unpleasant for Black, without any counterplay.} f6 22. Nf3 (22.
h6+ Kxh6 23. Ng4+ Kg7 24. Qxe6 Qxe6 25. Rxe6 Nc6 26. Bf1 Rfe8 27. Rd6 Red8 28.
Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bg2 Bc8 30. Ne3 Be6 $11) 22... Rc6 23. Nh4 Rh8 24. Qg4 Bc8 (24...
f5 25. Qg5 Rc7 (25... h6 26. Nxf5+ $1 $18) 26. h6+ Kf7 27. Nf3 Nc6 28. Re3 $16)
25. hxg6 f5 26. Qg5 (26. Qe2 hxg6 27. Kg2 $16) 26... hxg6 27. g4 Rc7 28. Rc1
Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rh6 30. Kg2 (30. gxf5 exf5 31. Rxc8 Rxh4 $1 32. Qxh4 Nxc8 $15) (
30. b4 $16) 30... b4 31. Rh1 $1 $16 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gh4f5,Gg5h6]}) 20. h5 f6
21. Nef3 (21. Ng4 $143 $6 Nec6 (21... gxh5 22. Ne3 $16) 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Nf3 (
23. Kg2 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Nc6 25. Bc2 (25. Bb1 Rh8 26. Qd3 Ne7 27. Rc1 $14 (27. Rh1
$14)) 25... Rh8 26. Qd3 Ne7) 23... Rh8 24. Kg2 Nf7 $14) 21... Bc8 {B joined to
defence...} 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Kg2 {[%cal Ge1h1]} Rh8 24. Rh1 Nf7 {[%csl Ge5,
Gg5,Gh6]} 25. Rxh8 Rxh8 26. Re1 {[%csl Re6]} Nd8 $8 {[%csl Rc8,Gd3,Gd4,Rd8,Re6]
[%cal Ge1e6] Black is lucky to stop White Attack. But pay attaention on the
big difference in pieces allocation!} 27. Bb1 Rh6 28. Qe3 {White quite free in
manoeuvres.} Qd7 (28... Nec6 29. g4 $16 {[%cal Gg4g5]} (29. Qd3 $5 e5 30. fxe5
fxe5 31. Nxc6 Nxc6 32. Ba2 Bh3+ 33. Kg1 Be6 34. Ng5 Bg8 35. a4 bxa4 36. Qxa6
$16)) 29. Nh4 Nec6 30. Rh1 Nf7 (30... Nxd4 31. cxd4 Nf7 32. Nxg6 $1 Rxg6 33.
Bxg6 Kxg6 34. Qf3 $16 {-similar this game continuation}) 31. Bxg6 $1 ({Or} 31.
Nxg6 $1 $16) 31... Rxg6 (31... Rxh4 32. Rxh4 Kxg6 33. Qf3 $16) 32. Nxg6 Kxg6
33. Qe2 (33. Qf3 $144 $16) 33... Kg7 34. Qg4+ Kf8 35. Qg6 $2 $132 ({Strong was
} 35. Rh7 $1 Ncd8 (35... Ke7 36. Nxc6+ Qxc6 37. Qg8 d4+ 38. Kg1 Qe8 39. Rxf7+
Qxf7 40. Qxc8 d3 41. Qb7+ Kf8 42. Qxf7+ Kxf7 43. Kf1 $18) 36. Qg7+ Ke7 {
and here is White's move!} 37. f5 $1 (37. g4 $2 Qd6 38. g5 Qxf4 39. Nc6+ Kd6
40. Nxd8 Qg4+ $11) (37. Rh6 $2 e5 $1 38. Qxf6+ (38. Nf3 Qf5 $17) 38... Ke8 39.
Rh8+ (39. fxe5 Nxh6 40. Qxh6 Ne6 41. Qh8+ Kf7 42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. Qh6+ Kf7 44. Nf5
Nf4+ 45. Qxf4 Qxf5 46. Qxf5+ Bxf5 47. f3 Bc2 48. g4 Ke6 49. f4 Bd1 50. Kg3 a5
51. Kh4 Be2 52. Kg5 Bd1 $11) 39... Nxh8 40. Qxh8+ Kf7 41. fxe5 Ne6 $132) (37.
Rh8 Kd6 $1 {[%cal Gf7h8]}) 37... exf5 38. Rh8 Kd6 39. Qxf6+ Kc7 40. Rh7 $16)
35... Ke7 36. Rh7 Ncd8 37. Qg7 {Here Black's move!} Qd6 (37... Qe8 38. Rh6 f5
39. Nf3 Qf8 40. Qf6+ Ke8 41. Rh7 $14) 38. Rh6 e5 39. fxe5 Qxe5 40. Rh7 Kd6 $4
$18 {[%mdl 8192] Black put mistake,probably in time pressure.} (40... Bd7 $132
{was keep approximately equal position}) 41. Qf8+ Kc7 (41... Qe7 42. Rxf7 $18)
42. Rxf7+ Nxf7 43. Qxf7+ Bd7 44. g4 {This forced turned out endgame is
absolutely lost} Qe4+ 45. f3 Qb1 46. b3 Qb2+ 47. Kg3 Qxc3 48. Qxf6 Qe1+ 49. Kf4
Qc1+ 50. Ke5 Qxa3 51. g5 Qa1 52. g6 Bc8 53. Qd6+ Kb7 54. Qxd5+ Kb8 55. g7 Qe1+
56. Kd6 Qg3+ 57. Qe5 Qg6+ 58. Kc5+ 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 35th"]
[Site "Varadero"]
[Date "2000.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. dxc5 {Of
course, the center concession also don't promis to White any advantage. Like
another possibilities:} (7. Bxd6 $11 {-mainline}) (7. Ne5 $11 {-mainline}) (7.
Bg3 $11 {-mainline}) (7. Bd3 $132 Bxf4 8. exf4 Qb6 $5 (8... Qc7 9. g3 Qb6 $11 (
9... c4 10. Bc2 O-O 11. O-O b5 12. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Perdikis,C-Deras,R/
Thessaloniki 1988/ (29)})) (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 (9. cxd4 Qb6 10. Nb3 Qb4+ 11. Qd2
Qxd2+ (11... Ne4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nb4 15. Nc5 $14 {1-0
Georgievski,S-Danek,P/EuClub Cup qual Gp 1997/ (56)}) 12. Kxd2 Bd7 $11) 9...
Nxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Nb3 a5 12. Qd2 $11) 9. Qb3 (9. dxc5 Qxb2 10. O-O Qxc3 $17
{0-1 Klaric,Z-Novikov Igor A/HUN tt 1992 (63)}) 9... cxd4 10. Qxb6 axb6 11.
Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Bd7 13. Ke2 {1/2-1/2 Rozentalis,E-Dreev,A/URS YM Tbilisi
1989/(13)}) 7... Bxc5 8. Bd3 (8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 (9... Bd6 10. Ndf3 Qc7 $11)
10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. O-O Re8 12. e4 $11 {0-1 Tsorbatzoglou,R-Karayani,E/Athens
Akropolis-W ,EXT 1989/ (26)}) (8. Bb5 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qa4 Ne7 11. Rad1 Bxf4
12. Qxf4 Qb6 13. Qb4 Nf5 14. Qb3 h6 (14... Bd7 $11) 15. Bd3 Qxb3 16. axb3 Ne7
$11 {1-0 Henn,W-Zimmermann,P/OLBaden 1992/(57)}) 8... O-O (8... Bd6 9. Bg5 (9.
Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 (11. c4 Rd8 12. cxd5 Qxd5 $11) 11... Rd8 12. Rfd1
e5 13. e4 Be6 14. Bb5 Re8 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. c4 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Qc7 18. c5 e4 $11
{1/2-1/2 Larsen,B-Pachman,L/Sarajevo 1960/ (24)}) 9... Qb6 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11.
axb3 Bd7 12. b4 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Nb3 Rfe8 $11 {1-0 Mason,J-Englisch,B/London
1883/(53)}) (8... Qe7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 O-O 11. Qe2 Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13.
Qxe7 Bxe7 14. Nb3 Bg4 15. Nbd4 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Tal,M/Tbilisi 1986/ (15)}) (
8... h6 $6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. e4 O-O 12. Qe2 e5 (12... Qc7 13. e5 Nd7
14. Rfe1 Nc5 15. Bc2 $14 {1-0 Bulcourf,C-Kanefsck,G/Buenos Aires NAJDORF(3)
1993/ (49)}) 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Bc4 Qd6 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 $14)
9. O-O {This equal position was played not once:} (9. Qc2 Re8 10. b4 Bf8 11.
Bg5 h6 $11 (11... g6 $6 12. b5 Na5 13. h4 e5 14. e4 Bg7 15. h5 $1 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Gc2h7]} (15. O-O $6 Qd6 (15... Bg4 $11) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 $11 {1-0 Sanchez
Perez-Miras Garcia/cr E 1989] (33)}) 15... Be6 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. exd5 Qxd5 18.
c4 $14)) 9... h6 $5 {[%csl Gg5] Interesting idea.In future after e6-e5 Bf4
can't play to g5.} (9... Bd6 $1 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qe2 (11. e4 Rd8 12. Qe2 dxe4
13. Bxe4 Bd7 14. Bc2 Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bulcourf,C-Escobar,T/ (84)}) 11... e5
12. e4 Be6 13. Rad1 Qc5 (13... Nh5 14. g3 $14) (13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Rfe1 Bg4 17. Qe4 Qg6 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Be4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Rfd8
21. Kf1 $14) 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bc4 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rad8
$11 {1-0 Czaya,R-Rohrich/Bad Nauheim 1948/ (29)}) (9... Re8 $5 10. e4 e5 11.
Bg5 Be6 $11 (11... Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Ne4 Qd8 15. Qc2 g6 16.
Rad1 Qe7 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Be4 Be6 19. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Krudde,F-Blokhuis,E/
Eindhoven op 1988/EXT 88op2/ (41)})) (9... Nh5 $6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 e5 12. b4
Bd6 13. b5 Ne7 14. Nxe5 fxe5 15. Qxh5 e4 16. Bc2 Rf5 17. Qd1 Qc7 18. Bg3 Bxg3
19. hxg3 Rg5 (19... Be6 20. Nb3 Qxc3 21. Nd4 Rf6 22. Bb3 $14) 20. c4 $14 {
1-0 Bagheri,A-Guseinov,A/Elista RUS 1998/ (64)}) 10. h3 Re8 (10... Bd6 11. Bxd6
Qxd6 12. e4 Rd8 13. Bc2 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qe2 Bd7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Kharlov Andrei-Khlian E/Ch Russia (club) Azov (Russia) (7) 1996/ (83)})
11. e4 e5 {Standard moves in this variation} 12. Bh2 (12. Bg3 Bb6 $11) 12...
Bb6 (12... d4 13. Nb3 Bd6 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Re1 Bd7 17. Rc1 $14)
13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Bc2 (14. Bc4 Qd8 $11) 14... Be6 $5 (14... Qb5 $5 15. Qb1 $140
Be6 16. Re1 Qc5 17. Bg3 {like in the game with a little difference: White Q
placed on b1 instead of d1!} Bd5 18. Nb3 Qd6 $1 $11) 15. Re1 {[%csl Re5][%cal
Ge1e5,Gf3e5,Gh2e5] White organized pressure on e5} Qc5 16. Bg3 Bd5 17. Nb3 Bxb3
$1 (17... Qd6 $4 18. c4 $18) (17... Qe7 18. Nxe5 $1 (18. Nbd4 Rad8 19. Nxe5
Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qb4 $15) 18... Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 (19. Bxf2 Nxe5 20. Nd4 $14 {
[%csl Gc2,Gf2]}) 19... Bxb3 20. axb3 Qc5+ 21. Kf1 Nxe5 22. Bf2 $16) 18. axb3 e4
(18... Rad8 19. Qb1 a5 20. Bf5 $132 {[%csl Rb2,Rb3,Gf5,Gg3]}) 19. b4 Qh5 20.
Nd2 Rad8 ({Also good was} 20... e3 $5 21. Qxh5 Nxh5 (21... exf2+ 22. Bxf2 Bxf2+
23. Kxf2 Nxh5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. b5 $16) 22. Nc4 Nxg3 23. fxg3 Rad8 $132) 21.
Qxh5 Nxh5 22. Nxe4 {Now game is transforming to equal endgame with R+P against
B+N. More expierenced A.Miles' chances are better!} Rxe4 $1 ({Wrong was} 22...
Nxg3 $2 23. Nxg3 Bxf2+ (23... g6 $16) 24. Kxf2 Rd2+ 25. Re2 Rexe2+ 26. Nxe2
Rxc2 27. b5 Ne5 28. Rxa7 b6 29. Rb7 $16) 23. Bxe4 Nxg3 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rad1 {
[%mdl 4096]} (25. c4 $5 Bd4 26. c5 Rd7 27. Ra3 Nf5 $132) 25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1
Ne4 27. Kf1 f5 ({Good was also} 27... Bxf2 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Rc8 c5 30. Re8 Nd6
31. Ra8 Be3 32. Ke2 Bg1 33. Kf1 Be3 $11) 28. f3 Ng3+ (28... Nf6 $143 $2 29. Rd6
c5 30. bxc5 Bxc5 31. Rc6 Be3 32. Ke2 f4 33. b4 $16) 29. Ke1 f4 $2 $16 {Wrong
endgame evaluation!} ({It was necessary to bring the N to the game!} 29... Nh5
$1 30. Rd6 c5 (30... Nf4 $2 31. Rxc6 (31. Kf1 c5 32. bxc5 Bxc5 33. Rd7 Kf8 34.
b4 Bb6 35. c4 Ne6 36. c5 Bc7 37. b5 Ke8 38. c6 Bb6 $11) 31... Nxg2+ (31... Nd3+
32. Kd2 Nxb2 33. Kc2 $18 {[%csl Rb2]}) 32. Kd2 Kf7 33. c4 Bf2 34. Ra6 g5 35. c5
h5 36. Rxa7+ Ke6 37. Rh7 h4 38. c6 $16) 31. bxc5 Bxc5 32. Rd8+ (32. Rd5 Nf4 $1
33. Rxf5 Nxg2+ 34. Kd2 Bb6 $132) 32... Kf7 33. b4 Bb6 $132) 30. Rd6 $1 c5 (
30... Nf5 $5 31. Rxc6 Ne3 32. Ke2 $1 (32. c4 Nc2+ 33. Kd1 Nxb4 34. Rc8+ Kf7 35.
c5 Ba5 $132) 32... Nxg2 (32... Kf7 33. c4 Bd4 34. Kd3 Bxb2 35. Ra6 $16) 33. c4
Bd4 34. Ra6 Ne3 35. Kd3 Bxb2 36. Rxa7 $16) 31. bxc5 Bxc5 32. Rd5 Bb6 33. b4 {
[%csl Rg3][%cal Gc3c4,Gd5h5] N in offside} Kf7 34. Rd7+ $1 ({Not} 34. c4 $2 Ke6
$132) 34... Kf6 35. c4 Nf5 $2 $18 (35... Bg1 36. c5 a5 37. c6 Bb6 38. c7 Bxc7
39. Rxc7 axb4 40. Rb7 $18) ({The only possibility of resistance was} 35... Ke6
$1 36. Rxg7 Bd4 37. Rg6+ Kf5 38. Rxh6 Bc3+ 39. Kd1 Bxb4 40. Ra6 $16) 36. c5 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.04.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Bg6 (5... Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Bd6 7.
Bxd6 cxd6 $11 8. O-O Nge7 9. Na3 O-O 10. c4 f5 {1/2-1/2 Blanco Fernandez,
A-Sariego,W/Manzanillo 1991 (30)} (10... dxc4 11. Nxc4 d5 $11)) (5... Nge7 6.
c3 f6 7. Bxf5 Nxf5 8. h4 h5 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 $11 {1-0 Nicolai,W-Faase,
R/Dortmund 1976 (22)}) (5... Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Nd2 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4
10. Nf3 Be4 11. Ng5 Ngxe5 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 $16 {1-0 Ptacnikova
Lenka-Jackova Jana/Ch Czech Republic (w), Usti nad Labem ( 1996 (35)}) 6. O-O
Nf6 7. c4 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 (8... cxd6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. e4 Nb6 12.
Nc3 d5 13. e5 $14) 9. cxd5 $14 exd5 10. Nc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Rac1 (12. a3
Na5 13. Qb5 Nc4 14. Ra2 c6 15. Qxb7 Rfb8 16. Qa6 Rb6 17. Qa4 Nxb2 18. Qc2 Rab8
$132) 12... Nb4 (12... Rfd8) 13. Qf5 c6 14. a3 Na6 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Rfd1 (16.
b4 Nc7 17. Rc2 Nd7 18. Nxd7 (18. Nd3 Nb6 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. Rb1 (20. b5 cxb5 21.
Rb1 a6) 20... Nc4 21. Rb3 Rfe8 22. a4 b6 23. Nd3 $11) 18... Qxd7 19. Qxd7 Rxd7
20. Rb1 a6 21. a4 Rc8 22. Kf1 Ne6 23. Ke2 $14) 16... Qe7 17. b4 Nc7 18. Qb1 $1
Nce8 19. Qb3 (19. b5 c5 20. a4 $14) 19... Qe6 20. h3 $5 (20. b5 $5 c5 21. Qa4
a6 (21... Ra8 22. Nd3 cxd4 (22... c4 23. Nc5 Qc8 24. Qb4 b6 25. N5a4 Qc7 26.
Ne2 Nd6 27. Nac3 Rad8 28. a4 (28. Rd2) 28... Rfe8 29. Ra1 Nde4 30. Nxe4 (30. a5
Ng4 $17) 30... Rxe4 31. Ng3 Re6 32. a5 $132) 23. Qxd4 $16) 22. bxa6 bxa6 23.
Nd3 $16) 20... a6 21. a4 Rc8 22. Nd3 (22. b5 c5 23. Nf3 c4 $11) 22... Nd6 23.
b5 a5 $6 (23... axb5 24. axb5 Nc4 25. Ra1 $14 (25. Nc5 Qe7 26. bxc6 (26. b6 $1
Ra8 27. Ra1 Ra5 28. Rxa5 Nxa5 29. Qb4 Nc4 30. Ra1 Nd7 31. Ra7 Rb8 32. N3a4 Nxc5
33. Nxc5 Nxe3 34. Qe1 (34. fxe3 Qxe3+ $11) 34... Nf5 35. Qxe7 Nxe7 36. Nd7 Re8
37. Rxb7 $16) 26... bxc6 27. Rb1 $14)) 24. bxc6 bxc6 {[#]} 25. Nb1 $1 $16 Rb8
$6 (25... Nfe4 26. Qc2 (26. Nd2 Rb8 27. Qc2 Nxd2 28. Qxd2 (28. Rxd2 Nc4 29. Re2
) 28... Nc4 29. Qc3 Qf5 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. dxe5 Rb4 (31... Rb6 32. Qxa5 $16) 32.
Qxc6 Rb2 33. Rf1 Qxe5 34. Rc5 $16) 26... Nc4 27. Nc3 Ned6 28. Nc5 Qe7 29. e4
dxe4 30. N3xe4 $14) 26. Qc2 Rfc8 27. Nd2 Qf5 28. Ne5 Qh5 (28... Nfe4 29. Nxe4
Nxe4 30. f3 Nd6 31. Nxc6 Qe6 32. Qd3 Ra8 33. Ne5 $16) 29. Qc5 $6 (29. Nxc6 $1
Rc7 (29... Nf5 30. Qxf5 $18) (29... Kh8 30. Nb3 Rb6 31. Nbxa5 $18) 30. Qc5 Rbc8
(30... Nf5 31. Nxb8 $18) 31. Ne7+ (31. Qxd6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Qxd1+ 33. Nf1 Re8 34.
Ra6 Qxa4 35. Qc7 Qc4 36. Qxa5 $18) 31... Kh8 (31... Rxe7 32. Qxd6 Rce8 33. Qa6
$18)) 29... Nde4 30. Nxe4 Nxe4 31. Qxa5 c5 32. f3 $1 $18 Ra8 33. Qe1 Nf6 34. g4
$1 (34. a5 c4 35. Rb1 $16) 34... Qh6 (34... Qxh3 35. Rc2 $18) 35. h4 $1 Ne8 (
35... cxd4 36. g5 Qh5 37. Nc6 Rxc6 38. Rxc6 Nd7 39. Qg3 dxe3 40. Rxd5 Nf8 41.
a5 $18) 36. Rxc5 Rxc5 37. dxc5 Qe6 38. Nd3 Nc7 (38... Rxa4 39. Nf4 $18) 39. a5
h6 40. Kf2 $6 $138 (40. Nf4 $142 Qc6 (40... Qa6 41. Nxd5 $18) 41. Qc3 d4 42.
exd4 Nb5 43. Qe3 $18) 40... Qa6 41. Qc3 (41. Kg2 $5 Qb5 42. Qb4 Qxb4 43. Nxb4
Rxa5 $16) (41. Qb4 Qxa5 42. Qxa5 Rxa5 43. c6 Kf8 44. Rb1 Ke7 45. Rb8 $16) 41...
Qb5 (41... Qxa5 42. Qxa5 Rxa5 43. Rb1 Ne6 (43... Ra2+ 44. Rb2) (43... Ra3 44.
Ke2) 44. c6 Ra2+ 45. Kg3 Ra3 46. Nf4 $18) 42. Qb4 $6 (42. Ra1 $1 Na6 43. c6 Rc8
44. Ne5 f6 45. Ng6 Kh7 46. Ne7 Rc7 47. Qc2+ Kh8 48. Rb1 Qxa5 49. Rb7 Qa3 50.
Ng6+ Kg8 51. Nf4 Qd6 52. Rb6 $18 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ga8h8,Gb6b8]}) 42... Qxb4 43.
Nxb4 Rxa5 44. Nxd5 $6 (44. Rc1 Ra4 45. Rb1 $1 (45. Nd3 h5 46. gxh5 Rxh4 47. Nf4
Rh2+ 48. Kg3 Rd2 $16) 45... Kf8 46. h5 Ke7 47. Ke2 Kd7 48. Rb2 Ra1 (48... Ne6
49. Nd3 Kc6 (49... Ra5 50. Rb7+ $18) (49... Rc4 50. Ne5+ $18) 50. Rb6+ Kc7 51.
Ne5 Ra5 52. Nxf7 Nxc5 53. Rg6 Ra2+ 54. Kf1 $18) 49. Nd3 Ne6 50. Rb7+ $18) 44...
Rxc5 {[#]} 45. Ne7+ $1 (45. Nxc7 Rxc7 46. Rd8+ Kh7 47. h5 g6 48. hxg6+ Kxg6 $11
) 45... Kf8 46. Nf5 Ne6 47. Rb1 (47. Rd7 Rc7 48. Rxc7 Nxc7 49. h5 $16) 47...
Kg8 48. Rb8+ Kh7 49. Rb7 Rc7 (49... Kg6 50. h5+ Kf6 51. Nd6 Rc2+ 52. Kg3 $18)
50. Rxc7 Nxc7 51. Nd6 $1 Kg8 52. h5 Kf8 53. Nf5 (53. e4 $142 Ne6 54. Ke3 Ke7
55. e5 f6 56. Nf5+ Kf7 57. f4 fxe5 58. fxe5 g6 59. Nxh6+ Kg7 {[#]} 60. Nf5+ $1
gxf5 61. gxf5 Nc7 62. f6+ Kf7 (62... Kh6 63. Kf4 Kxh5 64. Kf5 Kh6 65. e6 Nb5
66. e7 Nd6+ 67. Ke6 Ne8 68. f7 $18) 63. Kf4 (63. Ke4 $2 Ne6 64. Kf5 Nd4+ 65.
Kf4 Ke6 66. h6 Nc6 67. h7 Nxe5 $1 $11) 63... Ne6+ 64. Ke4 Ng5+ 65. Kf5 Ne6 66.
h6 Nf8 67. e6+ $1 Nxe6 68. h7 $18) 53... Ne6 54. f4 f6 55. Kf3 Nc5 56. e4 Kf7
57. Ke3 Ne6 (57... g6 58. Nh4 gxh5 59. gxh5 Kg7 60. Nf5+ Kh7 61. e5 fxe5 62.
fxe5 Ne6 63. Ke4 $18) 58. Nd4 $6 (58. e5 $1 fxe5 (58... g6 59. Nxh6+ Kg7 60. f5
$18) 59. fxe5 g6 60. Nxh6+ Kg7 (60... Kf8 61. Kf3 $18) 61. Nf5+ gxf5 62. gxf5
$18) 58... Nc5 59. Nf5 Ne6 60. Nh4 Ke7 61. Nf5+ (61. e5 $18) 61... Kf7 62. Nd4
Nc5 63. Ne2 {[#]} Ne6 $6 (63... g6 $1 64. Kd4 (64. hxg6+ Kxg6 65. Ng3 Kf7 66.
Nf5 Kg6 67. Ne7+ Kf7) 64... Ne6+ 65. Kd5 gxh5 66. gxh5 Ng7 67. Ng3 Ne6 68. f5
Nf4+ 69. Kd6 Nd3 70. Ne2 $16) 64. Kd3 Ke7 (64... g6 $2 65. hxg6+ Kxg6 66. f5+
$18) 65. e5 $1 fxe5 66. fxe5 Kf7 67. Ke4 Ng5+ 68. Kf5 Nf3 69. Nf4 Nd4+ 70. Ke4
Nb5 71. Kd5 Ke7 (71... Nc3+ 72. Kd4 (72. Kd6 Ne4+ 73. Kd7 Nc5+ 74. Kc6 Ne4 75.
Kd7 Nc5+) 72... Nb5+ 73. Kc4 Nc7 74. Kc5 Ne8 (74... Ke7 75. Nd5+) 75. Ng6 (75.
Kc6 Ke7) 75... Ke6 76. Kd4 Nc7 77. Nf4+ Kd7 78. Ke4 Ke8 79. e6 $18) 72. Ng6+
Kd7 73. e6+ Ke8 74. Nh4 Ke7 75. Nf5+ Kf6 76. e7 Nc7+ 77. Kd6 Ne8+ 78. Kd7 Kf7
79. Nd6+ Nxd6 80. Kxd6 Ke8 81. Ke6 g6 82. hxg6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 {Here Black has a lot of
continuations, most of them bring to Black convenient game:} (5. Qc1 {
-mainline.}) 5... d5 $6 $14 {Inaccuracy!} (5... cxd4 6. exd4 (6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7.
Nxd4 a6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gralka,P-Macieja,B/Augustow 1996/EXT 99 (37)}) 6... Qxb2
$1 (6... Qa5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O a6 $132 {1-0 Nielsen,J-Hassabis,D/Lyngby 1988/
TD (24)}) (6... Be7 7. Bd3 (7. a3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 $14 {
1-0 Rakic,T-Perunovic,M/Novi Sad 2000/EXT 2001 (42)}) 7... O-O 8. O-O a6 9. a3
d5 10. Ne5 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Knezevic,M-Chekhov,V/Moscow 1991/EXT 2000 (16)}) (6...
Nc6 7. a3 a6 8. d5 $6 (8. Be2 d5 9. O-O $11 {1-0 Kovacevic,S-Melchor,A/Mislata
1993/EXT 2000 (27)}) 8... exd5 9. Be3 Bc5 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. b4 Qxa4 12. Bxc5 d6
13. Bd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. Be2 Bd7 $17 {0-1 Vlasov,I-Polovodin,I/St
Petersburg 1992/EXT 97 (40)}) (6... d5 7. Nb5 Na6 8. a4 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. c3
Bd7 $132 {1-0 Romi,M-Alexandrescu,G/Munich 1936/EXT 2000 (30)}) (6... Bb4 7.
Bd3 Nd5 8. Bd2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. O-O d6 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Ng5 Nf6 $132 {
1-0 Pozin,S-Tikhomirov,S/Eforie Nord 1998/EXT 2000 (67)}) (6... d6 7. a3 Bd7 8.
Rb1 a6 9. Bd3 Bc6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Be7 $132 {Irreproducible . 1/2-1/2
Kovacevic,S-Arribas Lozano,C/Valencia 1998/EXT 2000 (23)}) (6... a6 7. a3 d6 (
7... Be7 8. Be2 $11 (8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Qf3 Qb6 $17 {
0-1 Stadtmueller,H-Bletz,H/Germany 1994/GER (28)})) 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 Bd7 (8...
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Qc7 12. Ng5 b5 13. Qh3 Re8 14. Bd3 Nf8 15.
Qe3 Bb7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,H-Tarantino,S/Leopoldsburg 2000/EXT 2001 (41)})
9. O-O Be7 10. Qd2 Bc6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. b4 O-O 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 d5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Rb1 Qa5 $15 {0-1 Karlik,V-Chernyshov,K/Decin 1997/
EXT 98 (38)}) 8... Bd7 9. O-O (9. Rb1 Bc6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Be7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Travaglini,A-Balogh,C/Budapest 1999/CBM 70 ext (37)}) 9... Bc6 10. Bc4
d5 11. Bb3 Nbd7 12. Re1 Be7 $11 {0-1 Braeuning,R-Tolnai,T/Kecskemet 1992/CBM
29 (58)}) 7. Nb5 (7. Bd2 Qb6 $15) 7... Nd5 $1 (7... Bb4+ $2 8. Bd2 Na6 9. a3
Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 d5 11. Rb1 Qa2 12. Qc1 {1-0 Mambrini,A-Frank,J/Imperia 1996/EXT
99 (12)} (12. Rb3 Bd7 13. Nc3 Qxb3 14. cxb3 Nc7 15. Bd3 O-O 16. O-O Rac8 17.
Nf3 {1-0 Scotti,U-Vianin,P/Mendrisio 1999/EXT 2000 (17)})) 8. Rb1 ({Or} 8. a3
Nxf4 9. Rb1 Qa2 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 Qxa3 12. Qd2 Nd5 13. Ne5 Ke8 14. Nc4 Qa4
15. c3 b6 $17 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) 8... Qxa2 9. Bd2 Na6 10. Be2 Ndc7 $1 $17 {
[%cal Ga2d5]} (10... Ndb4 $2 11. c3 Nc2+ 12. Kf1 Na3 13. Ra1 $16 {0-1 Dos
Santos,H-Limp,E/Curitiba 1999/CBM 70 ext (53)})) (5... Na6 6. a3 Be7 7. Ne5 O-O
(7... cxd4 8. exd4 O-O $132 (8... Qd8 9. Bxa6 $5 bxa6 10. Qf3 d5 11. Nc6 Qb6
12. Nxe7 Kxe7 13. O-O-O Qc6 14. Qg3 Rg8 15. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Polgar,Z-Chandler,M/
Biel 1987/CBM 03 (57)})) 8. Bb5 d5 $132 (8... cxd4 9. exd4 d6 10. Nc4 Qd8 11.
Ne3 Nc7 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Qf3 Bc6 14. Qh3 $14 {1-0 Rakic,T-Holzapfel,D/
Berlin-West 1987/EXT 98 (29)})) (5... Nc6 6. a3 (6. Nb5 Nd5 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 8.
Bxd6 Nxd4 9. Be5 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 f6 $19 {0-1 Kogan,A-Stocek,J/Lazne Bohdanec
1996/CBM 51 (45)}) 6... Nh5 7. Bg3 Nxg3 8. hxg3 d5 $1 $11 {[%cal Gc8d7]} (8...
Be7 $2 $16 9. d5 $1 Bf6 10. Rb1 $1 (10. dxc6 $2 Qxb2 11. Nb5 Qxa1 12. Qxa1 Bxa1
13. Nc7+ Ke7 14. Nxa8 Bc3+ 15. Ke2 (15. Kd1 dxc6 16. Ng5 Bd7 17. Ne4 Bb2 18.
Nc7 Bxa3 $17) 15... b5 (15... dxc6 16. Kd3 Ba5 17. Ne5 Rd8+ 18. Ke2 Bc3 $17)
16. Ng5 b4 $132) 10... Ne5 (10... Ne7 $6 11. d6 Nf5 12. Nb5 Bd8 13. e4 Nh6 (
13... a6 14. exf5 axb5 15. fxe6 dxe6 16. Ne5 {[%csl Rc8,Re8][%cal Gd6d7]} Bd7
17. Qh5 {[%csl Rf7]} Rf8 18. Rd1 $16) 14. e5 Qc6 (14... a6 15. Nc3 f6 16. Nd2
Nf7 17. Qg4 $16) 15. Nc3 Ba5 16. Qd3 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 b6 18. Qe3 Bb7 (18... Nf5
19. Qf4 f6 20. g4 fxe5 21. Qxe5 Nxd6 22. Qxg7 $18) 19. Qg5 Qe4+ (19... Kf8 20.
Rxh6 gxh6 21. Qxh6+ $18) 20. Kd2 Kf8 21. Rxh6 $18 {1-0 Galakhov,V-Tobak,A/
Odessa 2000/EXT 2001 (23)}) 11. Nd2 $14)) (5... Be7 6. Nb5 Nd5 7. Bg3 a6 8. e4
axb5 9. exd5 d6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. d5 Bd7 12. Be2 Bf6 13. c3 O-O 14. O-O Na6 $11
{1/2-1/2 Mueller,T-Van Hoolandt,P/Bad Woerishofen 2000/CBM 75 ext (47)}) ({
Very dangerous is sacrificed P capture:} 5... Qxb2 $2 6. Nb5 $1 {[%csl Rb2]}
Nd5 (6... Na6 7. Rb1 Qxa2 8. Ra1 Qb2 9. Rxa6 bxa6 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Ng5 Qb4+ 12.
Qd2 Qb1+ 13. Ke2 $16) 7. a3 $1 {Important restrictive move! White takes under
control square b4.} (7. Rb1 Qxa2 8. Ra1 Qb2 9. Rb1 $11) 7... Na6 8. Rb1 (8. Bc4
$2 Nc3 $17) 8... Qa2 9. Bd6 $1 {Threatening Qd1-c1 or Nf3-d2 with black Q
catching.} (9. Ra1 Qb2 $11) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 Nb6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb6c4,
Gf1c4]} (10... Bxd6 11. Bc4 $1 Qxb1 12. Nxd6+ Ke7 13. Qxb1 Kxd6 14. Bxa6 bxa6
15. c4 $18) 11. Nc3 (11. c4 Bxd6 12. Nxd6+ Ke7 13. Qc1 $16) 11... Qxb1 12. Qxb1
Bxd6 13. Nb5 Bb8 14. c4 $16) 6. Nb5 $1 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gb5c7] Much better
than another possibilities:} (6. a3 Bd7 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Nxd7 Nbxd7 10.
Bd3 Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Witkowski,S-Dyballa,M/Naleczow 1989/EXT 97 (31)}) (6. Be2
cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. a3 Ba5 12. Bg5 a6 13.
Nc3 Bc7 14. Re1 Bd6 $11 {0-1 Rodrigues,L-De Souza,M/Sao Paulo 2000/EXT 2001 
(44)}) 6... Na6 7. a4 $1 {[%csl Yb5] Now Nb5 became unpleasant for Black, it
is not easy to repel him!} (7. Ne5 $6 Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. c3 c4 10. b3 cxb3 11.
Qxb3 Nh5 12. Bg3 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rakic,T-Parma,B/Novi Travnik 1969/EXT 2000 
(56)}) 7... Be7 ({Or} 7... c4 8. Ne5 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. e4 $1 $14) 8. h3 ({
Interesting also} 8. a5 $5 Qd8 9. c3 c4 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 O-O 12. Bd3 Nh5
13. Be5 f6 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 f5 16. g4 $40 {1-0 Polgar,Z-Lukez,F/Val
Maubuee 1988/EXT 97 (22)}) 8... O-O 9. Be2 $1 (9. c3 $6 c4 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3
Ne4 12. Rb1 Bd7 13. Bd3 Rfc8 $11 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc8c3,Ge4c3]} (13... f5 14.
O-O $14 {1-0 Kovacevic,S-Catalan Escale,E/Manresa 1996/EXT 98 (22)})) 9... Bd7
10. O-O $14 {Both sides completed their development. Na6 placed not on the
best position, Nb5 and Bf4 put certain pressure on d6 and c7 squares, so Black
decided to capture the N by Bd7.} Bxb5 $5 11. axb5 Nc7 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gc7b5]}
12. dxc5 $8 Bxc5 13. Qd3 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Ge2b5]} Rfd8 ({Dubious is} 13... Ne4
$6 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Ge4d6]} {in view of} 14. c4 $1 f5 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. cxd5
Rfd8 17. b4 Bb6 18. Qb3 (18. Rfc1 Qe7 19. Qb3 Rxd5 20. Bc4 Rd6 21. Rd1 Rad8 $11
) 18... Nc3 19. Bc4 exd5 20. Bd3 Ne4 $14) 14. Ra4 Bd6 $6 $16 ({On} 14... Ne4 $5
{goes} 15. c4 $1 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17. b3 Qc5 (17... a6 18. Rc1 $1 {[%cal
Gc4c5] Threatening c4-c5} dxc4 19. bxc4 Nde8 20. c5 Qxb5 21. Qxd8 Qxa4 22. Qe7
{[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf3e5,Gf3g5]} Nd5 23. Qxb7 $16) 18. Rd1 $14 {This position,
nevertheless, is better for Black than position from the game.}) 15. Bxd6 Rxd6
16. Rfa1 Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c5]} 17. Ra5 (17. Qd4 $6 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ga1a7,Gd4a7]}
Nxb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. c4 $1 $14) (17. b4 $1 $16 {-can be recommended.}) 17...
a6 ({Or} 17... Nc5 18. Qa3 $1 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ga1a7]} (18. Qd4 h6 19. b4 Nd7
20. c3 Rc8 21. Rxa7 Nxb5 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 $132) 18... Rb8 (18... a6 19. b4 Nd7 20.
bxa6 bxa6 21. b5 $16) 19. Nd2 $16) 18. Nd2 $6 $14 {Inaccuracy.} ({After} 18. b4
$1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gb4c5,Ge4c5] White leaves with advantage.} Rdd8 19. c4 axb5
20. Rxa8 Nxa8 (20... Rxa8 21. Rxa8+ Nxa8 22. cxd5 $16) 21. c5 Qc7 22. Nd4 b6
23. Nxb5 $16) 18... Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Rb8 20. bxa6 Nxa6 21. b3 $5 {[%cal Gc2c4]
White prepares c2-c4.} ({Interesting also} 21. c3 Rc8 22. b4 Rdc6 23. R1a3 Nc7
24. Bd3 (24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. exd4 Ne8 26. Rc5 Nd6 27. Bd3 $132) 24... Ne8 25. e4
dxe4 26. Bxe4 Rd6 27. Qe1 Nf6 28. Bf3 $14) (21. Rb5 Qc7 22. Rb3 Rb6 23. Rxb6
Qxb6 24. Qd4 Qc6 25. c3 Nc5 $132) (21. Bxa6 bxa6 22. Rxa6 Qxb2 $11) 21... Nc7
22. Qc1 ({In the endgame after} 22. Qd4 $6 Qxd4 23. exd4 Rc6 {Black eventually
equalizes:} 24. R1a2 (24. c4 dxc4 25. bxc4 Ra6 26. c5 (26. f4 Kf8 27. Kf2 Ke7
28. Ke3 Rba8 29. Rxa6 Rxa6 30. Rxa6 Nxa6 $132) 26... Rxa5 27. Rxa5 Kf8 28. Ra7
Nd5 29. Bf3 b5 $132) 24... Kf8 25. Ra7 Rb6 26. Kf1 Rb4 27. g3 Ke7 $11 (27...
Rxd4 28. c3 Re4 29. Bd3 Re5 $44)) 22... Rc6 23. c4 $1 Na6 (23... Qxb3 $2 24.
Rb1 Rxc4 25. Bxc4 Qxc4 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. Rc5 $18) (23... Qb4 $5 24. Qa3 Qc3 $14
) 24. Qa3 dxc4 25. Bxc4 h6 (25... g6 26. Qe7 $14 {[%cal Ge7f6]}) 26. Be2 ({
Of course, White can force draw by} 26. Bxa6 bxa6 27. Rxa6 Qxa6 28. Qxa6 Rxa6
29. Rxa6 Rxb3 $11 {but Miles is not satisfied by this result.}) 26... Rc3 (
26... Rc2 27. Rb5 Qd8 28. Rd1 $14) 27. Rb5 Qc7 28. Bc4 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ga3b2]}
Rc2 $8 29. Qa5 $1 Qxa5 $6 {After this mistake White recieves an advantage
again.} (29... Rc8 $142 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Bd3 (31. Rba5 Nc5 $11) 31... Rc1+ 32.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kh2 Rc7 34. Be4 Nc5 35. Bf3 f5 36. b4 Nd3 37. g4 $14) 30. Raxa5
{[%csl Ra6,Rb7][%cal Ga5a6]} Nc7 31. Rb6 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ga5a7]} Na8 {Black
had to do moves like this...} 32. Rd6 $2 $132 {White drops his advantage.} ({
Right was} 32. Rb4 $1 b6 (32... Kf8 33. Ra7 Nc7 34. Rbxb7 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 $16)
33. Ra7 {[%csl Ra8]} Rc8 34. Bd3 R2c7 35. Rxc7 Rxc7 36. Be4 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Nc7
38. Rxb6 $16) 32... Kf8 ({Or} 32... Rb2 33. Ra7 g5 34. Rd3 (34. Rd7 Nb6 $1 $132
) (34. f4 b5 35. Bxb5 Rxb5 36. Rxa8+ Kg7 $11) 34... Nb6 35. Bb5 Kg7 $132) 33.
e4 (33. Ra7 Rb2 $132 (33... Ke7 34. Rda6 Nc7 35. Rb6 $16)) 33... Ke7 34. e5 Nc7
35. Ra7 (35. Rb6 Kd7 36. Ra7 Kc8 $132) 35... Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Re1 {[%csl Re5][%cal
Ge1e5]} 37. f4 ({Or} 37. Rb6 Rxe5 38. Rbxb7 Rxb7 39. Rxb7 Rc5 $11) 37... g5 $1
{[%csl Re5,Rf4][%cal Gg5f4,Ge1e5]} 38. g3 Re4 {Now White loses one of central
PP and had to capture on b7:} 39. Rb6 gxf4 40. gxf4 Rxf4 41. Rbxb7 Rxb7 42.
Rxb7 Kd7 43. Rb8 Re4 44. Rh8 Rxe5 45. Rxh6 Nd5 {This endgame is very
interesting. Which PP are stronger? White or Black free PP ?} 46. Rh4 ({
Badly is} 46. Bxd5 $2 Rxd5 47. h4 (47. Rh4 Rd2+ $17) 47... Ke7 48. Rh8 Rb5 49.
h5 $17) 46... Ne3 47. Rd4+ Ke7 48. Ba6 $2 $17 {White doesn't feel danger...} (
48. Kg3 $1 Nf5+ 49. Kf4 Re1 50. Rd3 $132) 48... Rc5 49. Re4 Rc2+ 50. Kg1 (50.
Kg3 Nf5+ 51. Kf4 Rc3 $17) 50... Nf5 51. b4 Rb2 52. Rc4 (52. b5 Ng3 $17) 52...
Nd6 53. Rh4 ({Or} 53. Rc7+ Kf6 54. Rc6 Ke5 55. b5 f5 56. h4 f4 57. Rc3 (57. h5
f3 58. b6 Nf5 $19 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gf5e3,Gf5g3,Gf3f2]}) 57... Nf5 (57... Kd4 $6
58. Rf3 Ke4 59. Rf2 Rb3 60. h5 Nxb5 61. h6 Nd4 62. h7 Rb8 63. Ra2 Rh8 64. Ra3
f3 65. Bd3+ Kf4 66. Kf2 e5 67. Ra4 $44) 58. Rh3 Kf6 59. h5 Kg5 60. Bc8 Kg4 61.
Rh2 Rb1+ 62. Kf2 Nd4 $17) 53... e5 {[%cal Ge5e4,Gf7f5] White PP are stopped,
but Black PP can promote forward...White helpless.} 54. Bf1 Nf5 55. Rc4 Kd6 56.
b5 Nd4 57. Rc3 e4 58. Ra3 Nf3+ 59. Rxf3 exf3 60. h4 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1999.06.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8224]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. a3 (5. c3 Be7 (5...
Nf6 6. Nbd2 h6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 a5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Re1 (10. Qxb7 Rb8 11. Qxc6
Rb6 12. Qb5 Rxb5 13. axb5 Bd6 $132) 10... Bh7 11. Nf1 (11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qxc6
Rb6 $132) 11... Rb8 12. Bf4 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bratchenko Alexandr-Tjuchanov/RUS
1996/Inf 01 (21)}) 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. a4 a5 8. Qb3 Ra6 9. Nh4 Rb6 10. Qa2 Bg4 11.
h3 Bh5 12. g4 Nd7 13. Nf5 exf5 14. gxh5 Nf6 15. Rg1 (15. Nf1 Nb8 16. Ne3 c6 17.
Nxf5 Nxh5 18. Rg1 g6 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 $14) 15... O-O 16. Nf1 Qd7 17. Bf3 Kh8 18.
Ne3 (18. Bf4 Ne4 19. Ne3 Rd8 20. Rd1 (20. Nxf5 Qxf5 21. Bxc7 Ra6 22. Bxd8 Nxd8
23. Qb3 Bh4 24. Rf1 Re6 $15) 20... Bh4 21. Rg2 Ne7 $132 {0-1 Fernandez Madrid,
C-Narciso,M/Catalunya ch 1995 (31)}) 18... Rd8 19. Rg5 g6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rg1
Ne4 22. Ng2 $14) (5. O-O {Main line}) 5... Be7 6. O-O (6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O
8. c4 Ne4 $11) 6... Nf6 7. c4 Ne4 (7... dxc4 8. Qa4 Qd7 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Nc3
Rfd8 11. Rd1 Nd5 12. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qc6 (13... c6 14. e4 $18) 14. Qb3 (
14. Qxc6 bxc6 15. Bd2 (15. e4 Nxc3 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. bxc3 Rd1+ 18. Bf1 Bxe4
$19) (15. Ne4 Rab8 $132) 15... Rab8 16. e4 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bg6 (17... Bg4 18. f3
Bh5 19. h4 Bg6 20. Kf2 Kf8 21. Bf1 Ke8 22. Ba6 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8
25. Ke3 $14 {[%csl Rc6,Rc7,Rg6]}) 18. Kf1 (18. f4 Bh5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Kf1
Bc5 21. h3 Bd1 (21... Be3 22. g4 $18) 22. Ke1 Bb3 $132) 18... Kf8 19. Ke2 Ke8
20. f3 $14 {[%csl Rc6,Rc7]}) 14... Qb6 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Bxb7 (16. Rxd8+ Rxd8
17. Bxb7 Nc4 18. f4 (18. e4 Bh3 19. f4 Nxb2 $1 20. Bxb2 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Rd2 $19)
18... Nxb2 19. Bxb2 Rb8 20. Be4 Rxb2 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Nd5 Bf8 23. Kf2 c6 24.
Nb4 c5 25. Nd5 c4 $15) 16... Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Rb8 18. Ba6 $14) 8. e3 O-O (8...
dxc4 9. Qa4 Qd7 (9... Nd6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Rb8 13. Qxa7 $16)
10. Qxc4 O-O 11. b4 a6 12. Bb2 Nd6 13. Qe2 $14) 9. Qe2 Re8 (9... dxc4 10. Qxc4
Nd6 11. Qe2 a5 12. Nc3 a4 13. e4 Bg4 14. Rd1 Na5 15. e5 Ndc4 16. h3 Bf5 17. g4
Bg6 18. d5 $14) 10. Nfd2 a6 (10... Na5 11. b4 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 dxc4
14. Qxc4 c6 15. e4 Bg6 16. f4 Qd7 17. Bb2 a5 $11) 11. b4 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 (12.
Nxd2 Bf6 13. Bb2 Ne7 (13... Qd7 14. Rac1 Rad8 15. Nb3 $14) 14. Rac1 c6 15. Rfd1
(15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxd4 $15) 15... Qd7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4
Nf5 19. Bxf5 (19. Qd3 Rad8 20. g4 Nxd4 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Bxd4 Qxd4 23. Qh3 Qf4
24. Bc2+ Kg8 25. c5 $11 (25. Qh7+ Kf8 $17)) 19... exf5 20. Qc2 b5 21. cxb5 cxb5
22. d5 Rac8 23. Qd2 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 h6 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 12... Na7 13. Nc3 c6 14.
c5 (14. f4 Qd7 15. Na4 (15. g4 Bc2 $132) 15... Nc8 16. Nc5 Qc7 17. g4 Bc2 18.
Bc3 Bxc5 (18... Bg6 19. f5 $16) 19. bxc5 Bb3 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Rfb1 Bc4 22. Qd2
Qe7 23. Re1 Qh4 $132) 14... Qd7 $6 $14 (14... Nb5 15. Na4 Bf6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17.
a4 Nd6 $1 18. Bc3 Nc8 $11) 15. a4 e5 (15... Bf6 16. f4 h6 $14) 16. dxe5 a5 17.
Na2 axb4 18. Bxb4 Nc8 (18... Bh3 19. f4 Nc8 20. Bxh3 Qxh3 21. Nc1 Nb6 22. cxb6
Bxb4 23. Nd3 Bc3 24. Rac1 Ba5 25. Nc5 Bxb6 26. Nxb7 Qd7 27. Nd6 Reb8 $132) 19.
a5 Bd8 (19... Bh3 20. f4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Bd8 22. e4 Bc7 23. Nc3 Ne7 $14) 20. Qb2
(20. f4 Bh3 21. Nc3 $14) 20... Ne7 21. Nc3 Ng6 (21... Bh3 22. f4 Bc7 23. Rfd1
Bxg2 24. Qxg2 Qe6 (24... Nf5 25. Qf3 $16) 25. e4 Rad8 26. exd5 Nxd5 27. Nxd5
Rxd5 28. Rxd5 cxd5 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. Rd4 $16) 22. f4 Bg4 $2 $16 {Interestingly
that the young talent changes skilled grandmaster in positional struggle.} (
22... Bh3 23. Rfd1 Bxg2 24. Qxg2 f6 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. e4 Bxc3 27. Bxc3 Qe7 28.
e5 Qxc5+ 29. Bd4 $14) 23. Qd2 f6 $2 {Black miss the latent tactical impact.} (
23... Bc7 24. Na4 $16 (24. Rfb1 $16)) {[%tqu "En","?","","","c3d5","",10]} 24.
Nxd5 $1 $18 Rb8 (24... cxd5 25. Qxd5+ Qxd5 26. Bxd5+ Be6 27. Bxb7 $18) 25. Nb6
Qxd2 26. Bxd2 Be7 27. h3 Be2 28. Rfe1 Ba6 29. exf6 gxf6 30. Bb4 Rbd8 31. Rad1
Nf8 32. f5 Bd3 33. Bd5+ cxd5 34. Rxd3 Nd7 35. Rxd5 Ne5 36. Red1 Nc6 37. Rxd8
Bxd8 38. Be1 Re5 39. Nd5 Kf7 40. Nb4 Nxb4 41. Rxd8 Nc2 42. Rd7+ Ke8 43. Rxb7
1-0

[Event "Hamburg-ch int"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1999.05.26"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Kopylov, Michael"]
[Black "Bach, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2337"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.05.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 704]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 (3. c4) 3... Nc6 $6 (3... Qa5+ $11) 4.
c3 $1 $14 {and Black can't return P...} (4. c4 $1 d4 (4... Qa5+ 5. Bd2 Qxc5 6.
cxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. e4 a6 9. Bc4 e6 10. O-O b5 11. Be2 (11. Bb3 $14) 11...
Be7 12. e5 Bb7 13. Rc1 Kf8 14. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Polak,P-Zikmund,D/Prague op
1996 (50)}) (4... Nf6 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Qxd5 Nxd5 7. a3 (7. e4 Ndb4 8. Na3 e5 9.
Bb5 (9. Be3 Bg4 10. Bc4 (10. Rd1 Nxa2 11. Nb5 Rc8 12. Be2 (12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13.
cxd6 Nab4 $132) 12... Nab4 13. Rd2 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 $14) 10... Bxf3 11.
gxf3 Nd4 12. f4 $1 (12. Bb5+ Kd8 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Rg1 g6 16. c6
bxc6 17. Bc4 Ke7 $132) 12... Nbc2+ 13. Nxc2 (13. Kd2 Nxa1 14. fxe5 Bxc5 15.
Rxa1 Nf3+ 16. Ke2 Bxe3 17. Kxe3 Nxe5 $19) 13... Nxc2+ 14. Kd2 Nxa1 15. fxe5 Rc8
(15... Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Rc8 17. Bb5+ Kd8 18. Bd4 Nc2 19. Bc3 $18) 16. b4 a5 17.
Rxa1 axb4 18. Rc1 Be7 19. Bd5 $16) 9... Bxc5 10. Nxe5 O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bc4
$14) 7... e5 8. b4 e4 9. Ng5 Bf5 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nh3 e3 12. g3 Be4 13. f3 Bf5
14. Bg2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Brook,O-Tozer,R/Oakham 1988 (70)}) 5. Qa4 (5. e3 e5 6.
exd4 exd4 (6... e4 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxc5 10. Nc3 $16 {0-1
Berg,T-Petrov,V/Kemeri 1937 (43)}) 7. Bd3 Bxc5 8. O-O Bg4 9. Re1+ Nge7 10. Nbd2
h6 11. Ne4 Bb6 12. h3 Be6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. a3 $14 {1-0 Zufic,Z-Roschina,T/Pula
CRO 1999 (44)}) 5... Bd7 6. b4 $16) (4. Bf4 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qb4 6. Qd2 e6 7. Bd6
Bxd6 8. cxd6 a6 $2 (8... Qxd6 9. e4 Nf6 10. O-O-O (10. Qg5 Nxe4 11. Qxg7 Qf8
12. Qxf8+ Kxf8 (12... Rxf8 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 f5 15. Nxh7 $16) 13. Nxe4 dxe4
14. Ng5 f5 15. Bc4 Ke7 $11) 10... Qc5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Qxd5
14. Rxd5 Be6 15. Rd2 $16) (8... Nf6 9. O-O-O) (8... Qxb2 $1 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Nb5
Qxa2 11. Rd1 Kf8 12. Nc7 Rb8 13. e3 Nf6 $15) 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. h3 (10. e4 $16)
10... Na5 11. a3 Qb6 12. e4 $18 {1-0 Kashwan,H-Nilsson,P/Skelleftea SWE 1999 
(20)}) (4. Nc3 $6 e6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Qd3 Ng4 7. Bd2 (7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 Bxc5 $132)
7... Bxc5 8. Nd1 (8. Be3 $4 Nb4 $19 (8... Nxe3 $19 {0-1 Robinson Paul-Perez
Roberto/Trio 1995 (32)})) 8... Qb6 9. e3 Nge5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qb5+ $11) (4.
Bg5 $2 f6 5. Bh4 e5 6. e4 dxe4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nfd2 g5 9. Bg3 f5 $17 {0-1
Zvara,P-Orsag,M/Prague Bohemians ,EXT 1995 (52)}) (4. Nbd2 $6 e5 5. Nb3 Nf6 6.
e3 Bg4 7. Be2 h5 8. h3 Bf5 9. c3 Be7 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Ne4 13.
Qe2 O-O-O 14. Bc3 f6 15. Nfd2 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. a3 g5 18. O-O-O Kb8 $132 {
1-0 Sanduleac,V-Popescu,P/Bucharest P.B.P 1995 (51)}) 4... g6 (4... a5 5. Nd4 (
5. Bf4 e6 6. Na3 f6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. O-O-O+ Bd7 10. Bc4 Kc8 11. Rd2
(11. Nd4 $6 e5 (11... Nxd4 12. cxd4 e5 13. dxe5 Bxc5 14. e6 $18) 12. Nxc6 bxc6
13. Be3 Nh6 14. Be2 Be6 15. Nc4 Kc7 16. Nb6 Re8 $132) 11... exf3 12. Rhd1 e5
13. Rxd7 exf4 14. Be6 Kb8 15. Nb5 (15. Rd8+) 15... Be7 16. Rc7 Nh6 17. Rdd7
fxg2 (17... Ra6 18. Rxb7+ Ka8 19. Nc7+ Kxb7 20. Nxa6+ Ka8 21. Bd5 Rc8 22. Rxe7
Nf5 23. Rd7 fxg2 24. Bxg2 $18) 18. Rxb7+ Kc8 19. Rxe7+ Kd8 20. Rbd7+ {1-0 De
Haan,E-Bakker,S/Bussum BSG 'Pinkster 1994 (20)}) 5... a4 6. e4 (6. b4 axb3 7.
Nxb3 Bf5 8. N1d2 Nf6 9. Nf3 e5 10. e3 Ne4 $11 {1-0 Etzold,W-Delling,T/OLO-A
1995 (40)}) 6... e5 7. Nb5 dxe4 8. Nd6+ Bxd6 9. cxd6 Nf6 10. Be2 Be6 11. Na3
$14) 5. Nbd2 Nf6 (5... Bg7 6. e3 Nf6 7. b4 O-O 8. Bb2 $14) 6. b4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O
8. Bb2 e5 9. b5 e4 10. Nd4 $1 (10. bxc6 $6 exf3 11. cxb7 Bxb7 $1 (11... fxg2 $6
12. Bxg2 (12. bxa8=Q gxh1=Q 13. Qxa7 Ng4 14. Qe2 Nxh2 $132) 12... Bxb7 13. c4
Qe7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 (15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bxg2 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Kf2
Bxh1 19. Qxh1 Qxc5 20. Qe4 $18) 16. Qb3 Nxe3 17. Bxb7 Nc2+ 18. Kd1 Nxa1 19.
Qc3+ Qf6 20. Qxf6+ Kxf6 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Nc4 Rd8+ 23. Kc1 Rd4 24. Nd6 Ke6 25.
Kb2 $18) 12. Qxf3 (12. gxf3 Nd7 13. Rb1 Qc7 (13... Nxc5 14. Ba3 $18) 14. c4
Bxb2 15. Rxb2 Nxc5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Nc4 Rfd8 18. Rd2 Be6 $44) (12. Nxf3 Ne4
13. Nd4 Qa5 14. Be2 Qxc5 15. Qd3 Rab8 16. O-O Ba6 17. Qxa6 Rxb2 $44) 12... Qc7
13. Nb3 d4 14. Qg3 (14. Qf4 Qxf4 15. exf4 Rfe8+ 16. Kd1 Ne4 $17) 14... Qxg3 15.
hxg3 dxe3 16. fxe3 Rfe8 $44 {[%csl Rc3,Rc5,Re3,Rg2,Rg3]}) 10... Ne5 11. c4 (11.
Ba3 a6 (11... Re8 12. Be2 Bg4 13. O-O (13. Bxg4 Nfxg4 14. O-O Qh4 15. h3 Nf6
16. Qe2 $16) 13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Bf8 16. c4 Qa5 17. Bb2 dxc4 18.
Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Rxc5 20. Nb3 $1 Rxc4 21. Nxa5 Ra4 22. Nxb7 $16 {[%csl Rf6]})
12. bxa6 bxa6 13. Rb1 $16) 11... Bg4 (11... Qc7 12. Qb3 Nfd7 13. b6 (13. cxd5
Nxc5 14. Qc3 Ncd3+ 15. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 16. Kf1 Qe5 $44) 13... axb6 14. cxb6 Nxb6 (
14... Qxb6 15. cxd5 Qxb3 16. axb3 Rxa1+ 17. Bxa1 Nf6 18. d6 Rd8 19. Nb5 $16)
15. cxd5 $16) 12. Qb3 $2 $132 (12. Qc2 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc2e4]} Rc8 (12... Nfd7
13. cxd5 $16) 13. h3 Bd7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxe4 Rxc5 16. Ba3 f5 17. Qb1 b6 18.
Qb3 Qa8 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Nc2 Be6 $16) 12... Nfd7 13. Ba3 b6 $3 $44 {Strong
and creatively!} 14. cxd5 $2 $17 (14. cxb6 $142 axb6 15. Bxf8 (15. h3 Nc5 16.
Bxc5 bxc5 17. hxg4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 (18. Nxc4 cxd4 19. exd4 Nxg4 20. Rd1 Bxd4 21.
Rd2 Qf6 $19 {[%csl Rf2]}) 18... cxd4 19. Rb1 (19. exd4 Qxd4 20. Rb1 (20. Rd1
Nxg4 $17) 20... Rfc8 (20... Nxg4 $17) 21. Be2 Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 exd3 23. O-O Rc3
$17) 19... dxe3 20. Qxe3 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Rxa2 22. O-O Qd3 $11) 15... Kxf8 16. h3
(16. cxd5 Nc5 17. Qb1 (17. Qc2 Qxd5 18. Bc4 Ned3+ 19. Kf1 Qd8 (19... Qh5 20.
Nxe4 $18) 20. Rb1 (20. Bxd3 Bxd4 $1 (20... exd3 21. Qb2 $16) 21. exd4 Qxd4 22.
Rb1 Nxd3 23. Nb3 Qa4 24. h3 Be6 $44) 20... Bxd4 21. exd4 Qxd4 22. Bxd3 Nxd3 23.
Nb3 Qa4 $44) (17. Qc3 Qh4 $2 (17... Ned3+ 18. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 19. Kf1 Qxd5 20. h3 (
20. Qc6 Rxa2 21. Rxa2 Qxa2 $44) 20... Bd7 21. a4 $18) (17... Qf6 $1 18. f3 (18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qb4+ Kg8 20. Qb2 (20. f4 Qh4+ 21. g3 Qh6 $1 $19 {[%csl Rg3][%cal
Gg4f3]}) 20... Bf8 $17) (18. h3 Ned3+ 19. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 20. Qxd3 exd3 21. hxg4 Qd6
$17) 18... exf3 19. Kf2 fxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Qg5 21. Kf2 Bf3 22. N2xf3 Ne4+ 23. Ke1
Nxf3+ $19) 18. g3 Qf6 19. f4 exf3 20. Kd1 f2+ 21. Be2 $16) 17... Ned3+ 18. Bxd3
Nxd3+ 19. Kf1 Bxd4 20. exd4 Qxd5 21. Nb3 Nf4 $1 $19 {[%csl Rf1,Rg2][%cal Gd5g2,
Ge4e3]}) 16... Nc5 17. Qc2 Ned3+ 18. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 19. Kf1 Bxd4 $1 20. exd4 Qh4
21. Nf3 (21. g3 Qf6 22. Nxe4 Qxd4 23. hxg4 Qxa1+ 24. Kg2 Qd4 (24... Ne1+ 25.
Rxe1 Qxe1 26. cxd5 $44) 25. Nd6 dxc4 26. Nxc4 Nxf2 27. Qxf2 Qxc4 $17) 21...
Bxf3 $1 (21... exf3 22. Qxd3 Bf5 23. Qc3 $2 (23. Qxf3 Qxd4 24. Rd1 Qxc4+ 25.
Kg1 Be4 (25... Rxa2 26. Qxd5 Qe2 27. Qd4 $18) 26. Qf6 Rxa2 27. Qxb6 Qe2 28. Rc1
$16) 23... fxg2+ 24. Kxg2 dxc4 25. Rhe1 Be4+ 26. Kg1 Bd3 27. Re3 Qg5+ 28. Rg3
Qxb5 29. a3 $44) 22. gxf3 dxc4 23. fxe4 Qxe4 24. Rg1 Qxd4 25. Rb1 Qd5 $44) (14.
c6 Nc5 15. Qc2 Ncd3+ 16. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 17. Kf1 Qh4 18. Nxe4 (18. g3 Qh3+ 19. Kg1
Bxd4 20. exd4 Bf3 $19) 18... dxe4 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 $15) 14... Nxc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5
16. Nc2 $2 $19 (16. h3 cxd4 17. hxg4 Nxg4 18. Rd1 dxe3 19. fxe3 Qf6 20. Nxe4
Qe5 $17) 16... Nd3+ $2 $17 (16... c4 $1 $19 {This move could finish rather
creatively carried out a black game.} 17. Nxc4 (17. Qb4 Qxd5 18. Nd4 Rfc8 19.
Rc1 (19. h3 Bd7 20. Rc1 Nd3+ 21. Bxd3 exd3 22. O-O (22. Rxc4 Qxg2 23. Rf1 Qd5
$19) 22... Bxd4 23. exd4 Bxb5 $19) 19... Nd3+ 20. Bxd3 exd3 21. O-O Bxd4 22.
exd4 Be6 23. Qc3 Qxb5 24. Ne4 Qf5 (24... Qc6 25. Nf6+ Kf8 26. Nxh7+ Ke7 27.
Rfe1 $132 {[%cal Gd4d5]}) 25. Nd6 Qd5 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Rb1 Rd8 28. Rfc1 Kg7
29. Rb2 Qxd4 30. Rd2 Qxc3 31. Rxc3 Kf6 32. Kf1 Ke5 $19) 17... Nxc4 18. Bxc4
Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Bxa1 20. Nxa1 Rfc8 $19) 17. Bxd3 exd3 18. Qxd3 c4 $5 (18... Bxa1
19. Nxa1 a6 $1 20. bxa6 Bc8 21. e4 Bxa6 22. Qe3 f5 $17) 19. Qxc4 (19. Nxc4 Bf5
$1 20. Qd2 (20. e4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Re8 $19) 20... Bxc2 $19) 19... Bxa1 20. Nxa1
$6 (20. Qxg4 $5 Bc3 (20... Rc8 21. Qd1 (21. Qa4 Qxd5 22. Ke2 Rfd8 23. Nxa1 (23.
Rd1 Qd3+ $19) 23... Qxd2+ 24. Kf3 Rc5 $19) 21... Bc3 22. O-O (22. e4 Qa5 $17)
22... Qxd5 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. Nb3 Qxb5 25. Nxd4 $17) 21. Qc4 Qa5 22. Qd3 Rab8 $17
) 20... Rc8 21. Qxg4 Rc1+ 22. Ke2 (22. Qd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Qxd5 $19) 22... Rxh1
23. Qd4 Rxa1 $1 (23... Qb6 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Nc2 Rxh2 26. Nc4 Rb8 27. Kf3 Rh1
$17) 24. Qxa1 Qxd5 25. a4 Rd8 26. Qc3 $2 $19 (26. Nf3 Qc4+ 27. Ke1 Rd3 28. Nd4
Qb4+ 29. Ke2 Ra3 30. Qc1 Rxa4 $17) 26... Qxg2 27. Nf3 Qg4 28. Qc7 (28. Qb3 Rd6
29. h3 Qxh3 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Ng5+ Kf6 32. Nxh3 a6 $19) 28... Rc8 29. Qxa7
Qc4+ 30. Ke1 Qb4+ 31. Ke2 (31. Kd1 Qb3+ 32. Ke2 Rc2+ $19) 31... Rc2+ 32. Kf1
Rc1+ 33. Ke2 Qc4+ 34. Kd2 (34. Kd2 Qc2#) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund Master"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1999.07.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mainka, Gregor"]
[Black "Feygin, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb3 d5 6. Bg2 h6 7.
O-O Nc6 8. Nc3 (8. c4 {One of main lines.}) 8... Be6 (8... d4 9. Na4 (9. Ne4
Bf5 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. e3 Rd8 12. exd4 exd4 13. Qe2+ Be7 14. Re1 O-O 15. Qb5
$132 {0-1 Rottstaedt,W-Libeau,R/BL2W 1990 (52)} (15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Qxe7 Rfe8
$19)) 9... Be7 (9... Be6 10. c3 (10. Nbc5 Bxc5 11. Nxc5 Bd5 $11 {1-0 Pashov,
L-Orev,P/Bankia ,EXT 1990 (35)}) 10... Bd5 11. cxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qd5+ 13. e4
Nxe4 14. dxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kekki,P-Westerinen,H/JSM MatSK-KSY 1992 (22)}) 10.
c3 O-O 11. cxd4 Nxd4 12. Be3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 Qa5 14. Nc3 Rb8 15. Nd5 Bd8 16.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bd5 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Walker,B-Polacek,J/Toronto 1992 (27)}) 9.
f4 (9. e4 d4 10. Ne2 Be7 (10... Bc4 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Kh1 Rd8 $15 {0-1
Rakitskaja,M-Orlov,A/Petrov mem, St Petersburg RUS 1998 (20)}) 11. h3 Qd7 12.
Kh2 O-O-O 13. f4 Bc4 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 Nc6 16. Rf2 g5 17. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Ek,
H-Brostrom,G/Sverige 1972 (17)}) (9. Na4 b6 10. c4 Rc8 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bd2
Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Whiteley,
A-Denman,B/Brighton(9) 1979 (38)}) (9. Re1 Be7 10. e4 d4 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Bd2 a5
13. Nbc1 Qb6 14. Nd3 Rfd8 $15 {0-1 Klumpp,J-Rauch,U/VLSBaden 1992 (44)}) (9.
Qd2 a5 10. a4 Bb4 11. Qd3 e4 12. Qb5 O-O 13. Rd1 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. Ba3 Nb4
16. Qc5 Rc8 17. Qd6 Nxc2 18. Qxf8+ Qxf8 19. Bxf8 Nxa1 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxa1 b6
$17 {1-0 Kovacs,I-Donka,P/Debrecen Jubileum-C(5) 1993 (62)}) 9... Qd7 (9...
Qb6+ 10. Kh1 exf4 11. Rxf4 O-O-O 12. Na4 Qa6 13. Nac5 Bxc5 14. Nxc5 Qb5 15.
Nxe6 fxe6 16. c3 d4 17. Qc2 e5 18. Rf1 $14 {1-0 Romanishin,O-Orenda,O/Pula CRO
1999 (25)}) 10. fxe5 (10. Nb5 exf4 $140 11. Bxf4 {[%cal Gb5c7]} Rc8 12. c3 Be7
13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rad1 a6 15. N5d4 Bh3 $11) (10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 (11... Qc7
12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Be3 Rd8 14. Qh5 $14) 12. Bxe4 exf4 (12... Bd6 $6 13. f5 $1
Bc4 14. Re1 (14. Rf2 $2 Bxb3 15. Rd2 (15. axb3 Bc5 $19) 15... Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Nd4
$17) 14... O-O 15. Qg4 Kh8 16. Be3 $14) 13. Bxf4 Be7 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. Rad1+
Kc8 16. c3 Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. Kf2 Ke8 19. Rd1 Rd8 $11) 10... Nxe5 11. Be3
$6 (11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Qc7 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Nd4 Bc4 16. Re1
O-O-O (16... O-O 17. b3 Ba6 18. Qh5 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. c4 Nxc4 21. bxc4
Bxf4 22. Qf5 (22. gxf4 Qxf4 23. Qe2 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Qxe4 26. Qd3
$15) 22... Rxe4 23. Qxe4 Bd6 24. Nf5 (24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. cxb5 Qb6+ 26. Kg2 Qxb5
27. Rb1 Qa6 28. Rxb7 Qxa2+ 29. Re2 Qe6 $8 (29... Qa1 30. Rxf7 $1 $16) 30. Qxe6
fxe6 31. Rxa7 (31. Rxe6 a5 32. Ra7 Bb4 33. Rc6 Kh7 34. Rcc7 Rg8 35. Kf3 $16)
31... e5 $16) 24... Bc5+ 25. Kg2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bf8 $44) 17. c3 g5 18. Be3 Kb8
$132) (11. Bf4 Nc4 12. Qd4 Be7 (12... Nxb2 13. Be5 Be7 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5
Nxd5 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Qxb2 Qe6 18. Nd4 Bc5 19. Qxb7 Rd8 (19... Rc8 20. e3 $1
Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 Qe4+ 22. Rf3 $18) 20. Qb5+ Rd7 21. Qxc5 Qe3+ 22. Rf2 Rxg7 23.
Qc8+ Rd8 24. Qc6+ Rd7 25. Nf5 $18) 13. Nc5 Qc6 (13... Bxc5 14. Qxc5 Rc8 15.
Qxa7 Nxb2 16. Be5 $16) 14. b4 Rc8 15. Qxc4 dxc4 16. Bxc6+ Rxc6 17. Nxe6 (17.
Nxb7 Bxb4 18. Rad1 O-O $15) 17... Rxe6 18. a3 $11) 11... Nc4 12. Bd4 (12. Bc1
$11) 12... Nxb2 13. Qe1 (13. Qc1 Nc4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rd1 d4 (15... Qc7 16.
Bxd5 (16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 (17. Rxd5 Ba3 18. Qf1 Bb2 19. Rc5 (19. Rad1 Ne3
$17) 19... Qb6 20. e3 Bxa1 21. Qxc4 Be5 $17) 17... Ba3 18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. gxf4
Ne3 20. Rd3 Rg8+ 21. Kf2 Ng4+ 22. Kg2 Rc8 (22... Ne3+ 23. Kf3 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rc8
25. Rad1 Be7 26. Nd4 $14) 23. Bxb7 Rc7 (23... Rxc2 24. Nd4 Rc7 (24... Rc1 25.
Rxc1 Bxc1 26. Rc3 $18) 25. Rxa3 Rxb7 26. Rc1 $14) 24. Ba6 Ke7 25. Rb1 Ne3+ 26.
Kf3 Nxc2 $11) 16... Ba3 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. gxf4 Bb2 19. Nb5 Rg8+ 20. Kf2 Bxa1 21.
Nc7+ Ke7 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Rxa1 Rd8 25. Rg1 $11) 16. Ne4 $14)
13... Na4 $2 $16 (13... Rc8 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxe4 Bg7
17. Qf2 Qe7 18. Nd4 f5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 O-O 21. Rae1 Nc4 (21... Rc6 22.
c3 Nc4 $132) 22. Nf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 24. Rxf6 Kg7 $11) 15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4
Na4 17. Rad1 Qb5 $132) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nxd5 $1 (15. Nxa4 Qxa4 $132) 15...
Bxd5 16. Rd1 Nb6 (16... Qc7 17. Rxd5 Nc3 18. Rd3 Nxa2 19. Qa1 Nb4 20. Qa4+ Nc6
21. Rxf6 Rc8 22. Bd5 $18) 17. Bxd5 (17. e4 Qd6 18. exd5+ Be7 19. Qe2 $16) 17...
Nxd5 18. e4 O-O-O (18... Bb4 19. Qf2 O-O 20. c4 $1 $18) 19. Rxd5 Qc6 $2 $18 (
19... Qc7 20. Qf2 $16 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]}) 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Qa5+ $1 Kc8 22. Rf3
$2 $16 (22. Qxa7 Qxe4 23. Rxf6 $18) 22... b6 $2 $18 (22... Kb8 23. Qd8+ Qc8 24.
Qxc8+ Kxc8 25. Rxf6 Rh7 26. Kg2 Be7 27. Rf5 $16) 23. Qf5+ $6 (23. Qxa7 $1 Qxe4
24. Qa6+ (24. Rc3+ $2 Bc5+ 25. Nxc5 (25. Rxc5+ bxc5 26. Qxc5+ Kd7 27. Qa7+ Kc8
28. Qa6+ Kb8 29. Qd6+ Ka8 30. Qxf6 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 Qe2+ 32. Qf2 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rc8
$44) 25... Qe1+ 26. Kg2 Qe2+ 27. Kh3 Qh5+ 28. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 24... Kc7 25. Rxf6
$18) 23... Kb8 24. Qxf6 Bc5+ 25. Kg2 Rc8 (25... Qxf6 26. Rxf6 Re8 27. Kf3 $18)
26. Qxc6 Rxc6 27. Rxf7 (27. Rc3 Re6 28. Nxc5 bxc5 29. Kf3 $18) 27... Be3 28.
Kf3 Bg1 29. Kg2 Be3 30. Kf3 Bg1 31. e5 (31. Kg2 Be3) 31... a5 (31... Bxh2 32.
Kg2 Rxc2+ 33. Rf2 Rxf2+ 34. Kxf2 $18 {[%csl Rh2]}) (31... Rxc2 32. e6 Rf2+ 33.
Kg4 Re2 34. Kf5 (34. e7 Kc8 35. Nc1 Re3 36. Rf1 Bxh2 37. Rf2 Bxg3 38. Re2 Rxe2
39. Nxe2 Kd7 40. Nxg3 Kxe7 $11) 34... Kc8 (34... Bxh2 35. Nd4 Re3 36. Nc6+ Kc8
37. Nxa7+ Kd8 38. Nc6+ Kc8 (38... Ke8 39. Rd7 $18) 39. Ne7+ Kb8 40. Nd5 $18)
35. h4 $18) 32. Kg2 (32. c4 Rxc4 33. e6 $18) 32... Be3 33. Kf3 Bg1 34. Ke4 (34.
c4 $18) 34... Rxc2 35. e6 Re2+ 36. Kd5 (36. Kf5 Kc8 37. h4 {Less tempo than in
one of previous variations but still win.} Bf2 38. Rh7 Bxg3 39. Rxh6 $18) 36...
a4 (36... Kc8 37. h3 (37. Rf8+ Kc7 38. h3 a4 39. Rf7+ Kd8 40. Kd6 Kc8 41. Nc1
Bc5+ 42. Kd5 Rd2+ 43. Ke4 Ba3 44. Nd3 Rxa2 45. Rf6 Kc7 46. Rxh6 Kd6 47. Nf4 Bc1
48. h4 b5 $44) 37... a4 38. Nc1 Rd2+ 39. Ke4 Kd8 40. Rh7 Rc2 41. Nd3 Rxa2 42.
Nf4 Bc5 43. Nd5 Re2+ 44. Kf5 Rf2+ 45. Kg6 Rf3 46. g4 (46. Rh8+ Rf8 47. Rxf8+
Bxf8 48. Kf7 Bc5 49. e7+ Bxe7 50. Nxe7 a3 51. Nc6+ Kc7 52. Nb4 Kd6 $11) 46...
a3 47. Ra7 Kc8 48. e7 Bxe7 49. Nxe7+ Kb8 50. Nc6+ Kc8 51. h4 $18) 37. e7 $4 $14
(37. Nc1 Rd2+ 38. Ke5 Bc5 39. e7 Bxe7 40. Rxe7 Rc2 41. Nd3 Rxa2 42. Nb4 Re2+
43. Kd6 Rxe7 (43... Rd2+ 44. Kc6 $18) 44. Kxe7 Kc7 45. g4 b5 46. h4 a3 47. g5
$18) 37... axb3 38. Kc6 $4 $19 (38. Rf8+ Kb7 39. e8=Q Rxe8 40. Rxe8 bxa2 41.
Re1 Bxh2 42. g4 b5 43. Ra1 Kb6 44. Rxa2 Bf4 $14) 38... bxa2 39. Rf1 Bc5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chuprikov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.04.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Voronezh OShK"]
[BlackTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Qb6 4. Qc1 Nf6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Be2 Nbd7 (6... h6 7. h3 (
7. O-O e6 (7... Nbd7 8. h3 g5 9. Bh2 Bg7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Ne4
13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. c3 Rae8 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qd2 e5 $11 {0-1 Ostl,A-Kurz,E/
Endingen MA 1987/GER 04/ (35)}) 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Be7 11. c4
O-O 12. c5 Qd8 13. Bxf6 (13. b4 $132) 13... Bxf6 14. Qc3 $11 {0-1 Nykopp,
J-Kivisto,M/Nordic-chT Pohja 1985/ (59)}) 7... e6 8. O-O Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3
Nbd7 11. c5 Qd8 12. b4 $14 {[%cal Ga2a4,Gb4b5] 1-0 Porth,H-Cording,T/Hamburg ,
EXT 1992 (24)}) (6... e6 7. Nbd2 (7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. h3 c5 10. c3 Nc6
11. Nd2 Rc8 12. O-O {1/2-1/2 Pluymert,P-Reuvekamp,E/cr NED Hkl 1993/ (12)}) (7.
O-O {This position was played many times:} Be7 (7... c5 8. c4 Nc6 9. Nc3 (9.
dxc5 Qxc5 (9... Bxc5 10. a3 dxc4 11. Nbd2 Bd3 (11... Nd5 12. Bg3 c3 13. bxc3
Nf6 14. Nd4 Bg6 15. Nc4 $132) 12. Nxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Nd5 (13... Rd8 14. b4 Be7
15. Rfd1 $14) 14. Bg3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Nxe3 16. Qb5 Qxb5 17. Bxb5 Nxf1 18. Kxf1
$14 {1-0 Lazic,M-Szuhanek,R/Bjeljina YUG 2000/ (29)}) 10. a3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Qxc4
12. Bxc4 a6 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Rac1 Be7 15. Ba2 O-O $11 {0-1 Holl,R-Kasueschke,G/
Wildbad WchV ,EXT 1993/ (42)}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4
Be7 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. a4 a6 16. a5 Rxc3 $1 (16... Qd8 17. Be2 Bb4
18. Bf3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Djurhuus,R-Espinoza,R/Manila olm 1992/ (52)}) 17. axb6
Rxe3 18. fxe3 axb5 19. Ra8+ Ne8 20. Rc1 f6 $17) (7... h6 8. c4 dxc4 (8... Nbd7
9. h3 Be7 10. c5 Qd8 11. b4 a6 12. Nc3 {Is similar to the game 1-0 Porth,
H-Cording,T/Hamburg ,EXT 1992 (24)} Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. a4 O-O 15. Qb2 Re8
16. b5 $14 {1-0 Negulescu,A-Szuhanek,R/Bucuresti 1998/CBM 69/ (80)}) 9. Bxc4 (
9. Nbd2 Nd5 10. Bg3 (10. Nxc4 Nxf4 11. exf4 Qd8 12. Qe3 $132) 10... c3 $1 11.
bxc3 Qa5 12. Qb2 (12. c4 Nc3 13. Bd1 Ba3 $17) (12. Nb1 Nd7 13. c4 N5f6 14. Nbd2
Ba3 15. Qe1 (15. Nb3 Qa4 $17 {[%csl Ra1,Rc1][%cal Gf6e4,Ga3b2]}) 15... Bb4 (
15... Bb2 16. Ne4 $1 $14) 16. a3 Bc3 17. Ra2 Ne4 18. Qc1 Bxd2 19. Nxd2 Nc3 20.
Nb3 Nxa2 $19) 12... b6 13. c4 Ba3 14. Qb3 Nc3 $132) 9... Nbd7 10. Nc3 Be7 11.
h3 O-O 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bh7 15. Be2 Nf6 16. Bg3 Rfc8 17. Nc4
Qd8 $11 {1-0 Olbrich,M-Rubene,I/Dresden wmn 1993/ (36)}) (7... Na6 8. a3 c5 9.
c3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Bb5+ Ke7 12. Nbd2 c4 13. Ne5 Nc7 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bc2
$11 {1-0 Estopanan,A-Gaston,J/Zaragoza-C op 1996/EXT 96op2/(68)}) (7... Nbd7 8.
h3 (8. c4 Qd8 9. h3 Ne4 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 (11. Nxe4 Bxf4 12. Nc5 Nxc5 13.
exf4 Nd7 14. c5 O-O 15. b4 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic-Velikov/Vrnjacka Banja 1985/
(15)}) 11... Nxd6 12. c5 Ne4 13. b4 O-O 14. a4 $14) 8... h6 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nbd2
Qd8 (10... c5 $6 11. Nxc4 Qc6 12. Nce5 Qb6 13. Rd1 Be7 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Nxd7
Nxd7 16. Qd2 Nb6 17. Rac1 Qb4 18. Qxb4 Bxb4 19. Rc7 $16 {1-0 Zaitseva,L-Minko,
M/Kemerovo 1991 (23)}) 11. Nxc4 Nb6 12. Na5 Qc8 13. a3 Be7 14. b4 (14. Nd2 O-O
15. Ndb3 Nfd7 16. Rd1 Re8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Haag,M-Bouzo Alvarez,J/Open, Malaga ESP
1998/ (20)}) 14... Nbd5 15. Bh2 Ne4 16. Ne5 $14) 8. c4 Bxb1 (8... dxc4 9. Nbd2
Bd3 (9... Qd8 10. Nxc4 O-O 11. a3 $14) 10. Nxc4 Bxc4 11. Bxc4 $14 {0-1 Umlauft,
W-Rapp,U/BL2-S 1995/ (38)}) 9. Rxb1 dxc4 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. a3 a5 13.
Rd1 Nd5 14. Bg3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gasanov,S-Voloshin,L/Czestochowa 1992/ (67)}) 7...
Be7 8. O-O O-O (8... Nbd7 9. c4 O-O 10. h3 c5 11. b3 Rac8 12. Qb2 Ne4 13. cxd5
exd5 14. dxc5 (14. Rac1 c4 15. Rfd1 c3 $19 {0-1 Frank,M-Schulmann,W/Buenos
Aires FMDA ,EXT 1990/ (20)}) 14... Qg6 $132) 9. c4 a5 $1 {Preventing b2-b4 in
future} 10. h3 h6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Ndf3 Rfc8 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. c5 Qd8 15. Qd2
b6 16. cxb6 Qxb6 $11 {0-1 Macek,V-Madl,I/Pula CRO 1999/ (34)}) ({I recommend
immediately} 6... Nh5 $1 $11 {[%csl Rf4]}) 7. h3 {Againat Nf6-h5: h2 square
prepared for Bf4} (7. O-O Nh5 $1 (7... e6 8. c4 Be7 9. h3 h6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. c5
Qd8 12. b4 {Is similar also to the game 1-0 Porth,H-Cording,T/Hamburg ,EXT
1992 (24)} Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 (14. a4 $14) 14... Bh7 15. b5 $14 {
1-0 Vragoteris,A-Mastrovasilis,D/Chania GRE 1999/(33)}) 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10.
Bg3 Bg7 $11) 7... h6 {Black's plan is to play g7-g5 and Bg7} (7... e6 $142 8.
Nbd2 (8. Nh4 $6 Be4 9. f3 Bb4+ $1 10. Kf1 (10. c3 Bxb1 11. Rxb1 Be7 12. g4 Nh5
$1 13. Ng2 Nxf4 14. exf4 $11 (14. Nxf4 Bh4+ 15. Kf1 e5 $15)) (10. Kf2 Be7 11.
g3 h6 12. fxe4 Nxe4+ 13. Kg2 g5 $17) 10... Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. c3 Be7 13. Nd2
c5 $11) 8... Be7 9. O-O c5 10. c3 h6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Bd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tan Tzer
En-Pichuaga,J/Yerevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/ (39)}) 8. Nbd2 g5 9. Bh2 Bg7 10. c4
Ne4 (10... e6 11. c5 Qd8 12. b4 O-O 13. O-O $14 {We already saw similar
position in 4 another games...}) 11. O-O O-O 12. Nxe4 (12. c5 Qa5 13. Nxe4 (13.
b4 $6 Qxb4 14. Rb1 Nc3 $3 $19) 13... Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bg6 15. a3 (15. f4 gxf4 16.
Bxf4 e5 17. Nb3 Qd8 $132) 15... e5 16. b4 Qd8 17. Nf3 e4 18. Nd2 f5 {[%cal
Gf5f4] and Black counterplay on the king-side is very strong}) 12... dxe4 $6 (
12... Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bg6 14. c5 Qa5 $132) 13. c5 $1 {Good intermediate move} (13.
Nd2 c5 $11) 13... Qd8 14. Ne5 (14. Nd2 e5 $11) 14... Nf6 $2 $16 {[%mdl 16384]
Wrong decision.Ne5 is stronger than opponent on d5} ({Right was to change NN
and BB on e5:} 14... Nxe5 $142 15. Bxe5 (15. dxe5 Qc8 16. Rd1 Rd8 (16... Qe6
17. Bc4 Qg6 18. Qd2 g4 19. h4 Be6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qd7 Rfd8 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23.
Rd4 Rxd4 24. exd4 Rd8 25. Rd1 b6 26. b4 $16 {[%csl Re4,Re6,Re7]}) 17. Qc2 Rxd1+
18. Rxd1 Qe8 {[%cal Ga8d8]} 19. Qd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2d8]}) 15... Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qc7
17. Qc3 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. b4 (21. Qd4 Qa5 $11
) 21... Kg7 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. exd4 f6 24. Bc4 $14) 15. b4 Nd5 16. Qd2 {[%cal
Ga2a4,Gb4b5] White's plan is attack on the queen-side} Be6 (16... f6 17. Nc4 b5
18. cxb6 axb6 19. a4 $16) 17. a4 f5 18. Bc4 (18. b5 $16) 18... Qe8 (18... f4
19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. exf4 $16) 19. f3 $1 {White first want to neutralize Black
activity on the king-side} exf3 20. Rxf3 Rd8 21. Raf1 Rf6 (21... Bc8 22. b5 $16
{[%csl Rc6]}) 22. Bd3 (22. b5 $16 {[%csl Rc6]}) 22... g4 23. hxg4 fxg4 24. Rxf6
$2 $14 ({Better is} 24. R3f2 $1 Qh5 25. e4 (25. b5 cxb5 26. axb5 Rxf2 27. Rxf2
Qg5 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gg4g3]} 28. e4 g3 $1 29. Bxg3 Qxg3 30. exd5 Bxd5 $132)
25... Rxf2 (25... Nc7 26. Qe3 Rxf2 27. Rxf2 $16) 26. Rxf2 Nf6 27. Qc3 (27. Qe3
Nd7 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Nxc4 Nxc5 $3 30. dxc5 Rd1+ 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Qf7+ 33.
Kg1 Qxc4 $19) 27... Kh8 (27... Nd7 28. Bc4 $16) 28. Bc2 Nd7 29. Nd3 Qg5 30. Bf4
$16) 24... exf6 $1 {weaken d6 square,but} ({quite bad is} 24... Bxf6 $2 25. Bg6
Qf8 26. e4 Nc7 27. Bf4 Qg7 28. Bxh6 Qh8 29. Qf4 Ne8 (29... Rxd4 30. Qg5 $3 $18)
30. b5 Ng7 31. Bg5 Rf8 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Bxf6 Rxf6 34. Qg5 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 $18)
25. Nc4 {[%csl Rd6]} (25. Bg6 Qe7 26. Nc4 Bf8 27. Bd6 Qg7 28. Bd3 Qg5 29. b5 g3
30. e4 Qh4 31. Bxg3 Qxg3 32. exd5 Bxd5 33. Rxf6 Bg7 $44) 25... Qh5 (25... Qd7
$2 26. Nd6 $16) 26. Bg3 $6 $132 ({Right was} 26. Nd6 $1 Qh4 $1 {[%cal Gg4g3]}
27. Ne4 (27. e4 g3 28. Bxg3 Qxg3 29. exd5 Bxd5 30. Nf5 (30. Re1 Qg5 $11 (30...
Bxg2 31. Nf5 $18)) 30... Qg5 $11) 27... Rd7 28. b5 $14) 26... f5 (26... Qg5 27.
Qe1 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3e4,Gb4b5]}) 27. Qe1 Bf6 $2 ({After} 27... Rf8 $1 {White
can't recieve any advantage:} 28. Be5 (28. Nd6 f4 29. exf4 Bxd4+ 30. Bf2 Bxf2+
31. Qxf2 Rxf4 $17) (28. Ne5 Qg5 29. Bf4 Nxf4 30. exf4 Qd8 31. Qe3 Re8 32. b5
Qc7 $11) 28... Bxe5 29. Nxe5 Qg5 30. Bc4 Re8 31. Bxd5 Bxd5 32. Qf2 Rf8 33. Qf4
Be4 34. b5 Rd8 35. Rf2 Re8 36. bxc6 bxc6 37. Qxg5+ hxg5 38. Rb2 g3 39. Rb7 a5
40. Rb6 f4 $132) 28. Nd6 Bg5 29. Bf4 Bh4 (29... Nxf4 $4 30. exf4 $18 {[%csl
Re6,Rg5]}) 30. Bg3 (30. g3 Bf6 31. Be5 (31. Qd2 b6 32. Rf2 Bg7 $132) 31... Bg5
32. Bf4 $11) 30... Bg5 31. Bf4 Rd7 $4 $18 {[%mdl 16384] What? Black don't
agree to repeat the moves? Maybe White was in time pressure?} (31... Bh4 $11)
32. Bxg5 Qxg5 33. e4 $5 ({Why not to take not defended enough Pf5?} 33. Bxf5
Bxf5 (33... Rxd6 34. e4 $3 $18) 34. Nxf5 $18) 33... Nf4 (33... fxe4 34. Nxe4 {
[%csl Re6,Rg8][%cal Ge4f6]} Qg7 (34... Qe7 35. Bc4 $18 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge4f6]}
) 35. Nf6+ Nxf6 36. Qxe6+ Rf7 37. Bc4 Nd5 38. Rxf7 Qxf7 39. Qxg4+ $18) 34. exf5
Bf7 35. Bc4 Re7 (35... Nd5 36. Nxf7 $18) 36. Bxf7+ (36. Nxf7 $18) 36... Kf8 37.
Be6 g3 38. Rf3 Nh5 39. f6 (39. Qe5 $18) 39... Rh7 {Black forgot to resign...}
40. d5 (40. Bc4 $18) 40... Qh4 41. Kf1 $6 (41. Bh3 $18) 41... Qh1+ 42. Ke2
Qxg2+ 43. Ke3 Qh2 44. Bg4 Qb2 45. Bxh5 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt 9th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "1999.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1999.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. Re1 Ngf6 7. Nbd2 Be7 (7...
Qb6 8. c3 c5 $2 {To open position with K in centre is not good idea...} (8...
Be7 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Rxe4 Nf6 (11... Bh5 12. Re2 O-O 13. Be3 Qc7
14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. h3 a5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Strikovic,A-San Segundo,P/It,
Pamplona ESP 1997 (24)}) 12. Re1 O-O 13. Qb3 Bxf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,
A-Sherbakov,R/ch-RUS, Elista 1996 (13)}) 9. e4 cxd4 10. exd5 dxc3 11. Nc4 Qc5 (
11... Qb4 12. dxe6 fxe6 (12... Bxe6 13. b3 Nb6 14. Ba3 Qb5 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Bxf8
Kxf8 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Rxe6 (20. Re3 Ke7 21. Rxc3
Rhc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxb7 Rc3 $14) 20... Nc5 21. Re3 Nxb3 22. Bxb7 Nxa1 23.
Bxa8 $16) 13. b3 Nb6 14. Ba3 Qb5 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Qd6+ Kg8 17. Nfe5 Nxc4 18.
bxc4 Qb6 19. Qe7 Rf8 20. Nxg4 $18) 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. b3 Ng4 14. Nd4 c2 15. Qxg4
$18 {1-0 Urban,J-Tseitlin,M/Berliner Sommer ,EXT 1994 (17)}) 8. c3 (8. Nf1 O-O
9. c3 h6 10. Ne3 Bh5 11. c4 $11 (11. Bh1 $6 Ne4 12. Nd2 f5 $132 {0-1 Heyduk,
J-Prandstetter,E/Prague 1988 (19)})) (8. c4 O-O 9. a3 (9. b3 Bb4 10. a3 Bc3 11.
Ra2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bxd4 $17 {0-1 Pupols,V-Orlov,G/Seattle Washingt-ch ,EXT 1995
(22)}) 9... a5 10. b3 a4 11. b4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Ne4 13. Nfe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bf5
15. f3 Nc3 16. Qd2 Nb5 17. e4 Bg6 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Bb2 Rfd8 20. Qc2 $14 {
1-0 Norwood,D-Jones,L/WchJM-U20 Adelaide 1988 (28)}) (8. h3 Bh5 9. e4 dxe4 10.
Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 O-O 12. c3 Bf6 (12... Qb6 13. Re2 Rad8 14. Qe1 Rfe8 15. Bf4
a5 16. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Abbasov,F-Eperjesi,L/FSIM May, Budapest HUN 1997 (44)}) 13.
g4 Bg6 14. Re2 a5 15. a4 Qc7 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Rad8 18. Nf3 c5 19. Nh4 Nb6
20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Re4 Nc4 22. Qe2 Nd6 23. Re5 cxd4 24. cxd4 b6 $132 {1/2-1/2
Ibar,M-Hase,J/Buenos Aires FMDA tt 1992 (32)}) 8... O-O 9. e4 (9. h3 Bh5 10. e4
b5 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Bg6 15. Qd1 Qb6+ 16. Kh2 Nc5
17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. Rf1 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 (19... Rd7 $6 20. Be3 $14 (20. Nf2 {
1/2-1/2 Llanos,G-Soppe,G/Buenos Aires 1991 (20)})) 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Rd5
22. Be3 Qc7 23. Rad1 Rbd8 24. Qf3 $11) (9. Qb3 Qb6 10. e4 Rfd8 (10... dxe4 11.
Nxe4 Rfd8 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bf4 Rac8 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Norwood,D-Westerinen Heikki M J/Bayswater (ENG) 1988 (16)}) 11. exd5
cxd5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Qxb3 14. axb3 a5 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Nd2 f6 17. Rxe4
dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bd1 19. Nd2 Ra7 (19... e5 20. Bxb7 Rab8 {1/2-1/2 Norwood,
D-Speelman Jonathan S/London LB 1992 (20)}) 20. b4 a4 $15) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4
Nxe4 (10... e5 11. dxe5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxe5 13. Qf5 Ng6 14. Be3 $14 {1-0
Gyorkos,L-Dussart,F/It, Bagneux FRA 1998 (44)}) 11. Rxe4 Bh5 12. Re1 (12. Qb3
Qb6 13. Ne5 Rfd8 14. h4 h6 15. Bh3 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Rd5 17. Bf4 Rxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxb3
19. axb3 a6 20. Bg2 $11 {0-1 Bagoly,J-Varga,P/Cseppko Kupa 1994 (47)}) 12... c5
13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Nb6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Qe3 Qc7 $6 $14 (17...
Rd5 $5 {This move allowed to not concede a line d and to equalize a position.}
18. g4 Bxg4 (18... Bg6 19. Ne5 Rd6 20. Bxb7 $16) 19. Ne5 Bf5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 $44)
18. Ne5 Nd5 19. Qg5 Bg6 20. Qd2 (20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Qg4 $14) 20... Nb6 21. Qe2
Nd7 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Red1 (23. Rad1 Nf6 24. Rd4 $14) 23... Nf6 24. Rd2 b6 25.
Rad1 $14 {White have achieved steady advantage but to increase it not so
simply.} g5 26. h3 Re5 27. Qf3 (27. Qd3 $14) 27... Rc8 28. Rd4 Kf8 29. Qd3 (29.
a3 $14) 29... g6 30. c4 $5 (30. Qa6 Ra5 31. Qxc8+ Qxc8 32. Rd8+ Qxd8 33. Rxd8+
Ke7 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rd8]}) (30. a3 $14) 30... Rc5 (30... a5 $14) 31. b3 Kg7 32.
Kf1 e5 $2 $16 {Unnecessary move} (32... a5 $14) 33. Rd6 Qe7 34. Be4 (34. Qe3 g4
35. hxg4 Nxg4 36. Qd2 Nf6 37. a4 $16) 34... R8c7 35. a4 Ne8 (35... Nxe4 36.
Qxe4 $16) 36. Rd8 Nf6 37. Qe3 $6 (37. Bg2 $16) 37... Nxe4 $6 (37... Nd7 $1 38.
Ra8 f5 39. Bg2 a5 $14 (39... e4 40. f3 Re5 41. fxe4 fxe4 42. Kg1 $16)) 38. Qxe4
$16 R5c6 (38... f5 39. Qa8 $16) 39. R8d5 Re6 (39... Rc5 40. Rd6 f5 41. Qf3 e4
42. Qc3+ Qe5 43. Rd7+ Rxd7 44. Rxd7+ Kf6 45. Qxe5+ Kxe5 46. Rxa7 $16) 40. Rd8
Rec6 41. Kg2 Qe6 (41... f5 42. Qd5 $16) 42. Qe3 Qe7 43. R1d5 Rc5 44. Rd2 R5c6
45. Kg1 Rc5 46. Qe4 R5c6 47. R2d5 Rc5 48. Rd1 R5c6 49. R1d2 Kh7 50. Qg4 a5 $6 (
50... Kg7 51. R8d7 Qf6 $16) 51. Rb8 e4 $2 $18 (51... f5 52. Qd1 e4 53. Rdd8 Qe5
54. Rd7+ (54. Rh8+ Qxh8 55. Rxh8+ Kxh8 56. Qd8+ Kh7 57. Qxg5 Rd7 58. h4 Rf7 59.
h5 gxh5 60. Qxh5+ Kg7 $14) 54... Kh6 55. Rxc7 Qxc7 56. Rh8+ Kg7 57. Qd4+ Rf6
58. Rg8+ Kxg8 59. Qxf6 Kh7 60. Qxg5 $16) 52. Rdd8 Qe5 53. h4 f5 (53... e3 54.
hxg5 exf2+ 55. Kxf2 $18) 54. Qxg5 Qf6 55. Qf4 (55. Qxf6 Rxf6 56. Rd5 (56. Rh8+
Kg7 57. Rbg8+ Kf7 $16) 56... Kh6 57. Rb5 Rcc6 58. c5 Rxc5 59. Rxc5 bxc5 60. Rb5
Ra6 61. Rxc5 Rb6 62. Rb5 $18) 55... Rf7 56. Kg2 (56. Qd2 Qa1+ 57. Kg2 Qg7 58.
Qd5 $18) 56... Re6 57. Rbc8 (57. Qd2 $18) 57... Rb7 $6 (57... Rc6 $18) 58. Qd2
$6 (58. h5 $1 $18) 58... f4 59. gxf4 (59. Qxf4 Qxf4 60. gxf4 $18) 59... Rf7 60.
Qd5 Qxf4 61. Rh8+ Kg7 62. Qd4+ Qe5 63. Rcg8+ Kf6 64. Qd8+ Ree7 65. Qxb6+ (65.
Rh6 $18) 65... Qe6 66. Rh6 $1 Rg7 67. Rf8+ (67. Qd4+ $18) 67... Rgf7 68. Rxf7+
Kxf7 69. Qxe6+ Rxe6 70. h5 e3 71. fxe3 Rxe3 72. hxg6+ Kg7 73. Rh3 Re6 74. Rg3
Rf6 75. Rg5 Rb6 76. Rb5 Rxg6+ 77. Kf3 Rh6 78. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Lost Boys"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1999.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c3 {It looks
like black can get equality in this symetrical position very easy way.
Yugoslavian GM Kovacevic has played this position several times with white and
scored a win against the same Nicolic once. Normally black leads c6-c5 in
close moves.The move 7...Qb6 is just another way to prepare it.} Qb6 $146 (7...
Na6 8. Re1 (8. Nb3 Re8 9. Ne5 Bf5 10. h3 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. f4 f6 13. Be3 e5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Kovacevic,V-Bareev,E/Ljublana Portoroz 1989/CBM 14 (42)}) 8... c5
9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Nce4 11. Ng5 Nd6 $5 12. Bxd5 h6 13. Nf3 a5 (13... e6 14.
e4 exd5 15. e5) 14. e4 a4 15. Nbd4 Nxd5 16. exd5 Ra5 $36 {0-1 Anic,D-Dorfman,J/
Meribel FRA 1998 (40)}) (7... Qc7 8. Re1 c5 9. dxc5 Rd8 10. Qa4 Qxc5 $11 {
1-0 Kovacevic,V-Nikolic,P/Ljublana Portoroz 1989/CBM 14 (42)}) (7... Nbd7 8.
Re1 c5 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Rxe4 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kovacevic,V-Cvitan,O/JUG-chT 1989/TD (61)}) 8. Re1 c5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 {Black gets
an extra pawn in the center,but white tries to gain control their by light
pieces.} 10. Nb3 (10. Qa4 $5 {[%cal Ga4h4,Yd2b3,Yc1h6]} Ng4 $1) 10... Qb6 11.
Be3 Qd8 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Bd4 {Whites control over central black squares is
temporary-black removes them in few moves.} (13. Bf4 $2 g5) 13... Rd8 14. Qc1
Ne8 {[%cal Gf7f6,Ye7e5]} 15. f4 f6 16. Nd3 e5 17. fxe5 fxe5 18. Be3 {[%cal
Ge3f4,Ge3g5]} Nf6 19. Bg5 {[%cal Ge1f1]} e4 (19... Nc6 20. Rf1 Bf5 21. Bxf6
$142 (21. g4 $140 Nxg4 $1 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 $17) 21... Bxf6 22. g4 Bxd3 23. exd3
$14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 20. Nf2 (20. Qf4 $6 Qb6+) (20. Nf4 Qe5 (20... Nc6 21. c4 $1)
21. Bxf6 Bxf6 $15) 20... Be6 21. Nd4 Bf7 22. Bh3 {[%cal Gd4e6]} Re8 23. Bxf6
Bxf6 24. Ng4 Bg7 25. Rf1 Nc6 26. Nf6+ (26. Nh6+ Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Nxd4 28. cxd4 {
[%cal Gf1f2,Ya1f1]} Be6 29. Bxe6+ Rxe6 30. Rf2 (30. Rac1 Rc6) 30... Qg7 31.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 $11) 26... Bxf6 27. Rxf6 Qe5 28. Qf1 $2 {It is hard to explain this
move made by Dutch GM. 3 move later he moves his queen to the right square,
losing a pawn on a way.} (28. Qf4 Qxf4 (28... Nxd4 29. cxd4 Qxd4+ 30. e3 Qxb2
31. Rf1 $18) 29. Rxf4 Nxd4 30. cxd4 Be6 31. Bxe6+ Rxe6 32. Rc1 Rc6 33. Rxc6
bxc6 34. Rf6 Rc8 35. Rd6 Rc7 $11) 28... Nxd4 29. cxd4 Qxd4+ 30. Kh1 Re7 31. Qf4
Rf8 32. Rf1 Qe5 33. Qh6 {In my opinion at least one of players was in
time-trouble this moment.} Qh5 $6 (33... Qxb2 $142 34. Be6 Rxe6 35. Rxe6 Qxe2
36. Ref6 (36. Rxf7 Kxf7 37. Rf6+ Kxf6 38. Qxf8+ Ke5 $19) 36... Qxa2 $19) 34.
Qxh5 gxh5 $17 35. Rd6 Rc7 36. Kg1 Kg7 37. Rf5 Re8 38. Kf2 e3+ 39. Kf3 Bg6 40.
Rff6 d4 41. Bf5 Bf7 42. Kf4 Rc1 (42... Bxa2 $2 43. Rh6 Bg8 44. Rxh5 {[%cal
Gd6d4]}) 43. Kg5 Rf1 44. Bxh7 (44. Rh6 Rxf5+ $1 45. Kxf5 d3 $19) 44... Rxf6 45.
Rxf6 Re5+ 46. Rf5 (46. Bf5 d3 $19) 46... Rxf5+ 47. Bxf5 Bc4 48. Kf4 Bxe2 {
[%cal Ge2g4,Ye3e2]} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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. d4 {The first win for Morozevich in Corus 2005 came only in round 8- Moro
managed to come back in the tournament after an horrible start for him( Alex
had scored 2 draws only in first seven rounds of Wijk aan Zee 2005).} Nf6 2.
Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nc3
h6 {Very risky move- black isn't developed and wastes time.. 9...Be7 is much
safer and probably gives black an equality.} (9... Be7 10. e3 (10. e4 dxe4 (
10... d4 11. Nd5 h6 12. Bd2 (12. Bxf6 $142) 12... O-O 13. c3 Bg4 14. Qe1 (14.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. f3 Be6 16. cxd4 exd4 17. e5 Nd5 18. f4 Ne3 $15) 14... Nxd5 15.
exd5 d3 $15 {0-1 Acosta,J-Damaso,R/Dos Hermanas 2004/EXT 2005 (39)}) 11. Bxf6
Nxf6 12. Nxe4 Qc7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Goric,E-Brkic,A/Vinkovci 2004/CBM 099 ext (26)})
10... h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Qe2 (12. f4 $5) 12... Qb6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Rc8
15. Rfd1 O-O 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bd5 e4 (17... a5 $5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. a4 e4 $15
{[%csl Rf2]}) 18. Bxe4 (18. c3 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rfe8 20. Re1 $11) 18... Rfe8 19.
Qf3 Rc4 (19... a5 20. c3 $1 (20. a4 Qb4 $1 $15) 20... a4 21. Nd4 Qxb2 22. Nxe6)
20. c3 Bg4 21. Qxg4 Rcxe4 22. Qf3 Re2 {1/2-1/2 Yandemirov,V-Lugovoi,A/St
Petersburg 2003/EXT 2004}) 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qd3 {11.f4 is premature.} (11. f4
d4 12. Ne4 Ng4 13. Qd3 Ne3 (13... Qb6 $5) 14. Qb5+ Qd7 15. Qxe5 f6 16. Qxd4
Nxg2 17. Kxg2 Bh3+ 18. Kf3 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 f5 {1/2-1/2 Itkis,B-Prokopchuk,E/
Alushta 1997/EXT 99}) 11... Qd7 {11...Rc8 doesn't solve black problems
completely, however it's worth a try.} (11... Rc8 12. Rad1 d4 13. Qb5+ Nd7 14.
Nd5 Rxc2 15. Rc1 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Bd6 17. Qxb7 (17. Na5 $5 a6 18. Qxb7 $14) 17...
O-O 18. Qxa7 Qb8 (18... Nf6 $1) 19. Qa6 Rd8 20. Rc6 Bf8 21. Rxe6 {1-0 Simic,
R-Horvath,J/Igalo 1994/EXT 2002 (45)}) 12. Rad1 d4 {Black can sacrifice an a7
pawn by Rd8, but black completes the development and gets a counterplay in
that case.} (12... Rd8 $5 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. Qxa7 Be7 15. f4 $1 O-O 16. fxe5 Qxe5
17. Qd4 Qg5 {and this position isn't very clear.}) 13. Ne4 Nxe4 $146 {This
move is definitely better than 13...Rc8 previously played in this position,
however black suffers in this case as well.} (13... Rc8 14. c3 (14. Nxf6+ gxf6
15. Qf3 Be7 16. c3 Bg4 17. Qe4 Bf5 {0-1 Panelo Munoz,M-Hernando Rodrigo,J/
Castellar del Valles 2004/CBM 101 ext (27)}) 14... dxc3 15. Qf3 $16 {1-0
Anikaev,Y-Totsky,L/Smolensk 1991/EXT 2000 (21)}) 14. Qxe4 Bd6 15. f4 (15. c3 f5
16. Qd3 (16. Qxb7 Qxb7 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6+ Ke7 19. cxd4 Bxb3 20. axb3 Rxb3
21. dxe5 Bxe5 {with some chances for a draw.}) 16... Rd8 17. cxd4 e4 18. Qe3
O-O {and black has a compensation here.}) 15... Bxb3 $2 {This move leads to
serious troubles. 15...f5 looks very risky but that's the best black can do
here.} (15... f5 $142 16. Qd3 (16. Qxb7 Qxb7 17. Bxb7 Rd8 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Nc5
Ke7 {and black has a strong counterplay.}) 16... Rc8 $1 (16... O-O 17. fxe5
Bxe5 18. Nxd4 $16) 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. e3 O-O 19. Qd2 $14) 16. axb3 Qe7 17. Qxb7
$2 {17.fxe5 would cause black much more troubles!} (17. fxe5 $1 Bxe5 (17...
Qxe5 18. Rxd4 O-O 19. Qxe5 Bxe5 20. Rd7 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rf7]}) 18. e3 dxe3 19.
Qa4+ Kf8 20. Rd7 e2 21. Rxe7 exf1=Q+ 22. Kxf1 Kxe7 23. Qe4 $18) 17... Qxb7 18.
Bxb7 Rd8 19. Bc6+ Ke7 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Ra1 Bb8 {Judit could try 21...d3 here
however white had a way for an advantage in this line.} (21... d3 $5 22. cxd3 (
22. exd3 Rc8 23. Ra6 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Bb6 25. Bd5 Rxc2 26. Rxf7+ Kd8 $16 {but this
was an excellent chance for black to fight for a draw.}) 22... Bd4+ 23. Kg2 Rd6
24. Bb5 $16) 22. Ra4 (22. Rf5 g6 23. Rb5 Rd6 24. Rb7+ Ke6 {and black survives.}
) 22... h5 23. Rb4 {Moro blew off almost all his advantage with his next moves.
} (23. c3 $5 Rh6 (23... dxc3 24. bxc3 $16 {[%cal Ga4e4]}) 24. Be4 Rhd6 25. Bd3
$16) 23... Rc8 24. Be4 Bd6 25. Rc4 Rxc4 26. bxc4 g6 {Draw is very likely here
but Judit messed it up in a time trouble.} (26... Rb8 $142 27. b3 g6 28. Ra1
Bc5 29. Kg2 {but white has almost nothing left from his advantage.}) 27. Bd5
Rf8 {Hard to explain this move of Judit....I think black could safely advance
the f-pawn.} (27... f5 28. Ra1 Bc5 29. Kf1 h4 $132) 28. Ra1 Bc5 29. Kf1 f5 30.
Ra5 Bb6 31. Ra6 f4 32. Ke1 fxg3 33. hxg3 Rf6 34. Kd2 $6 {I am not sure why
Moro rejected b2-b4 move- seems like white gets good winning chances that way.
While after the game move black stops b2-b4.} (34. b4 g5 (34... Bc5 35. Ra4 $16
) 35. Kd1 $1 $16 (35. c5 $2 Bxc5 36. Rxf6 Bxb4+)) 34... Bc5 35. Ra4 a5 $1 36.
Kd3 Bb6 {Judit missed a big chance here! Paradoxial 36...Ra6 freezes the
queenside and probably gives black a draw.} (36... Ra6 $1 37. Ra1 $140 a4 $1)
37. c5 $1 {Now Moro breaks in.} Bxc5 38. Rxa5 Bb6 39. Rb5 Bc7 $6 {One more
mistake in a time trouble. 39...Rd6 is much more resistant.} (39... Rd6 40. b4
Kd8 41. Be4 {but white must work hard to win this ending.}) 40. Rb7 Kd8 41.
Kxd4 Bxg3 42. c4 h4 43. e4 (43. Rh7 Rb6 $1) 43... Rf1 $2 {This was necessary
to cut off white rook from the kingside!} (43... Bc7 $1 {and white's win is
still a big question here!}) 44. Rh7 Rb1 45. e5 $1 $18 {Black king is
vulnerable now as well as white pieces cooperate perfectly.} Rd1+ (45... Rxb2
46. e6 Re2 47. Be4 Re1 48. Rd7+ Kc8 49. Rg7 Kd8 50. Kd5 Rd1+ 51. Kc5 Rd6 52.
e7+ Kd7 53. Bxg6 $18) 46. Kc5 Bxe5 47. b4 Bg3 {47...g5 was a last chance for
Polgar in this game, but black loses anyhow.} (47... g5 48. Kc6 $1 $18 {
[%cal Gc4c5,Gb4b5]}) 48. b5 Rb1 49. Kc6 Bf2 50. Rd7+ (50. c5 $2 Rc1) 50... Ke8
(50... Kc8 51. Rf7 {[%cal Gf7f8,Gf7f2]}) 51. Bf7+ Kf8 52. Bxg6 {The rest is
simple for white- two connected passers of white decide the game easily.} Rb2
53. Rf7+ Kg8 54. Rxf2 $1 {Moro chooses the most beautiful way to win the game!}
Rxf2 55. b6 $1 Kg7 (55... Rf6+ 56. Kc5 $18) 56. b7 Rb2 57. Be4 Kf6 58. c5 Rb4
59. Bh1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Koniushkov, Igor"]
[Black "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 g6 11. Nd4 (11. Kh1 {Romanishin,O} Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13.
Nd4 Ng4 (13... Qd7 14. f5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 (15. fxe6 Nxe6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5
$14) 15... Bxf5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Bd8 $8 (17... Bxb2 18. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 19.
Rb1 $18) 18. Qd4 $14) 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bg1 Nh6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc7 18. c3
$1 $14 {Romanishin,O-Ulybin,M/Moscow (ol) 1994/1/2-1/2 (69)}) 11... Bc5 $5 $146
(11... Bg4 {Tyomkin,D} 12. h3 $1 (12. Qd3 Nc6 13. h3 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkov,
M-Horvath,J/Budapest Noviki-A 1989}) 12... Bh5 $140 13. Nb3 {[%csl Rd5]}) 12.
Na4 Bxd4+ 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc3 $6 (14. Qd3 $5 Qa5 (14... Qe7 15. Be3 {[%csl
Yc5]}) 15. Nc3 $13) 14... d4 $1 15. Qa3 (15. Bxc6+ $142 bxc6 16. Qxc6+ Kf8 $1 (
16... Bd7 17. Qc4 $16) 17. Nc5 Bf5 $44) 15... Bd5 {now white sacrifices P
hoping to get attacking chances against blackK missing very strong defencive
manoeuvre of blackQ:} 16. e4 $6 Nxe4 17. c4 (17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Qxc5 Bxg2 19.
Re1+ Kd7 $1 $17) 17... dxc3 18. bxc3 f5 19. Rd1 Qh4 $1 {[%cal Yh4f2]} 20. Be3 (
20. Rxd5 $4 Qf2+ 21. Kh1 Qe1+ 22. Bf1 Qxf1#) 20... Qe7 $1 {[%csl Ra3] now
white Q is unprotected} 21. Bc5 $4 (21. Qb2 O-O-O $17) 21... Nxc5 $19 22. Bxd5
(22. Qxc5 Bxg2 $19) (22. Rxd5 Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Ne4 $19) (22. Nxc5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 O-O
$19 24. Re1 Qh4 {[%csl Rf4,Rg2]}) 22... Qe3+ 23. Kg2 Qe2+ 24. Kg1 Qe3+ 25. Kg2
Qe2+ (25... Nd3 $4 26. Rxd3 Qxd3 27. Re1+ $18) 26. Kg1 Ne4 $1 27. Bxe4 (27. Qb2
Qxb2 (27... Qe3+ 28. Kg2 Qxf4 29. Qxb7 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Qg4+ 32. Kf1
$11) (27... Qg4+ 28. Kh1 Rc8 (28... O-O-O 29. Rab1 $132) 29. Rf1) 28. Nxb2 Nxc3
29. Re1+ Kd7 $19) 27... Qe3+ $19 {Black gives a number of checks to pass a
time-trouble} 28. Kg2 Qe2+ 29. Kg1 Qe3+ 30. Kg2 Qxe4+ 31. Kg1 Qe3+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+
33. Kg1 Qe3+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ 35. Kg1 Qe3+ 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 Qg4+ 38. Kh1 Qf3+
39. Kg1 Qg4+ 40. Kh1 Qf3+ 41. Kg1 Rd8 $1 42. Rxd8+ $2 (42. Re1+ $142 Kf7 {
[%cal Yf7g7,Yg7h6]} (42... Kd7 43. Nc5+ Kc8 44. Qb3 Na5 45. Qe6+ Kb8 $17) 43.
Qb3+ Kg7 44. Qxb7+ Kh6 45. Qa6 Qxf4 $1 $19 46. Qxc6 $140 Rd2) 42... Kxd8 $19 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd8c8,Gc8b8,Gb8a8,Yh8e8,Ye8d8]} 43. Qd6+ Kc8 44. Qe6+ Kb8 45.
Qd6+ Ka8 46. Re1 Rd8 47. Qc7 Rd1 48. Qc8+ Nb8 49. Qe8 Rd2 (49... Rd2 50. Nb6+
axb6 51. Qa4+ Na6 52. Re8+ Ka7) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup7"]
[Site "Kstovo"]
[Date "1997.05.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Usov, Alexey B"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bf4 Qb6 4. b3 Bf5 5. e3 Nd7 $146 (5... e6 {Tyomkin,D} 6.
Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 (7. cxd3 $5) 7... Nf6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. c4 Qa6 10. Nbd2 Rd8 11.
Qc2 Be7 12. c5 (12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe3 $14 {/=}) 12...
Nh5 13. b4 Nxf4 14. exf4 b6 15. cxb6 Qxb6 16. a3 O-O 17. Nb3 $14 {Schlindwein
Rolf-Tregubov Pavel V/It (open), Cappelle la Grande (France) 19951/2-1/2(27)})
(5... Nf6 {Tyomkin,D} 6. Be2 h6 7. h3 e6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. c4 Be7 10. c5 Qd8 11.
Nc3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Ne5 (13. b4 $14 {[%cal Ga2a4,Yb4b5]}) 13... O-O 14.
b4 Re8 15. Qd2 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. f3 Bg6 19. f4 Qe7 20. Bd3
Bxd3 21. Qxd3 f6 $11 {[%cal Ge6e5] Matlak,M-Murdzia,P/Ch Poland (team),
Lubniewice,1995/1/2-1/2(25)}) 6. Nh4 $6 (6. Bd3 $142) ({or} 6. Be2 {[%cal
Ge1g1,Yc2c4]}) 6... Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 $1 $15 {
[%cal Gf8b4] quiet typical idea for this type of positions.Black tries to
seize the initiative right from the opening.} 11. Bg3 (11. dxe5 Qa5+ 12. Nd2
Nxe5 $15) 11... Bb4+ 12. Kf1 Nh6 $1 {[%cal Gh6f5]} 13. a3 Be7 14. Bf2 Nf5 15.
Ra2 Bh4 $1 {[%csl Re3]} 16. g4 (16. g3 $4 Bxg3 {[%csl Re3,Rh1]}) (16. Bg1 Bf6
$17 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Rf5g3]}) 16... Bxf2 17. gxf5 $4 (17. Kxf2 Nd6 $15 (17...
exd4 $5 18. gxf5 dxe3+ 19. Ke2 O-O-O (19... gxf5 $2 20. Bxf7+) 20. fxg6 Ne5 21.
Qc2 fxg6 $44 (21... Nxg6 22. Qf5+ Rd7 23. Bxf7 $16)) 18. Be2 O-O-O 19. dxe5
Nxe5 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. exd4 Nd7 {[%csl Rd4] <->h}) 17... Bxe3 $19 18. dxe5 $2 (
18. fxg6 $142 O-O-O (18... fxg6 19. Qd3 {[%csl Ge3,Gg6]} exd4 20. Qxg6+ Kd8 21.
Qxg7 $15) 19. gxf7 exd4 $19 {[%csl Rf1]}) 18... Nxe5 (18... O-O-O 19. e6 Ne5
20. Qe2 gxf5 21. exf7 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gc4e6] with some chances for white}) 19.
fxg6 Nxg6 20. Qd3 Nf4 (20... Ne5 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qf5+ Kg8 23. Qxe5 Qxb3 24.
Rb2 Qd3+ $19) 21. Qe4+ Kf8 22. Qf5 Qc7 23. Nc3 Rd8 24. Be2 Rh5 25. Qe4 Re8 26.
Qb1 Qd7 {[%cal Rd7h3]} 27. h4 Qe7 {[%csl Rh4]} 28. Ne4 Rxh4 0-1

[Event "North Bay op"]
[Site "North Bay"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Day, Lawrence A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 {Facing unusual opening I decided to play unusual
too!} Bf5 4. Bg2 Nb4 5. Na3 e6 6. O-O (6. Nh4 $5) (6. c3 Nc6 7. Qb3 Rb8 8. Nh4
Bg4 9. e4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 {Timman,J-Nogueiras,J/Erevan olm 1996}) 6... h6 {
Saving bishop,but wasting important time in the opening.} (6... Be7 7. c3 Na6
8. Qb3 (8. c4 c6 9. Nc2 Nf6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Be4 $1 {Vyzmanavin,A-Morozevich,
A/New York PCA 1995}) (8. Nb1 Nf6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Re1
c5 {Sosonko,G-Kaminski,M/Rubinstein mem 1995}) 8... Qc8 9. Re1 c6 10. Bg5 Be4
11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Nb1 $1 {Nbd2} Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. e4 $14 {Bareev,
E-Morozevich,A/RUS-ch 1995}) (6... Nf6 7. c3 Nc6 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. Nh4 Bg4 10. f3
Bh5 11. e4 Be7 12. g4 Bg6 13. g5 Nh5 14. exd5 $16 {Nikolic,P-Arencibia,W/
Erevan olm 1996}) 7. c4 c6 8. Bd2 $5 $146 {[%cal Rd1b3,Gc4c5] Qb3} ({I was
really surprised tofind in my database that all this was played in next game
which was brilliantly won by Russian GM Loginov:} 8. Qb3 {Actually the same
idea to remove black knight from b4.} dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nc2 10. Nh4 $1 Qd7 (10...
Nxa1 11. Qxb7 Rc8 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Bxc6+ Rxc6 14. Qxc6+ Qd7 15. Qa8+ Qd8 16.
Qxa7 $16) 11. Nxf5 Nxa1 12. Qxb7 $1 Qxb7 13. Nfd6+ Bxd6 14. Nxd6+ Kf8 15. Nxb7
Nc2 16. Rd1 Nb4 17. Bf4 Ne7 18. Bd6 Nbd5 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. e4 Nb6 21. Bf1 Rg8 22.
Ba6 {1-0 Loginov,V-Varga,Z/Budapest FS06 GM 1993}) 8... Na6 9. Qa4 $1 {[%cal
Gb2b4,Gb4b5]} Bxa3 (9... Nf6 10. b4 $1 {b5}) 10. Qxa3 Ne7 (10... Qe7 11. Qa4 {
[%cal Gb2b4] b4}) 11. Ba5 $1 Nc7 (11... b6 12. Bd2 Nc7 13. Bb4 $16 {[%csl Rc7,
Re7]}) 12. cxd5 exd5 (12... Nexd5 13. Ne5 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 13. Nh4 $1 {Still
not permitting black to castle.} Be6 $6 (13... O-O $2 14. Bb4 {[%csl Re7,Rf5]})
14. f4 b6 (14... O-O 15. f5 {and f6}) 15. Bd2 (15. Bb4 $6 a5) 15... Qd7 16. Qd3
{[%cal Rf4f5] f5} Nf5 17. Nf3 {[%cal Gf3e5,Gg3g4,Yf4f5]} f6 18. g4 Ne7 (18...
Nd6 19. f5 Bf7 20. Bf4 O-O 21. Nd2 $16) 19. f5 Bf7 20. Rac1 $1 a5 (20... O-O
21. Bb4 $16) 21. Qb3 b5 22. Bf4 O-O {[#] Finally black has managed to castle,
but his position is completely destroyed.} 23. Ne1 $1 {[%cal Gb3g3,Ge1d3,Yc1c2,
Yf1c1] White transfers his pieces to better places:Q comes to g3,and N to d3.}
(23. Bxc7 $6 Qxc7 24. Qxb5 Rab8 {getting some counterplay}) 23... a4 24. Qg3
Na6 25. Nd3 Rfe8 26. Rc2 {White prepares to double the rooks over the c-file.}
Rac8 27. e3 c5 $6 {Black didn't stand the pressure!} 28. Nxc5 Qa7 29. Bd6 Nb4
30. Rcf2 Nxa2 31. h4 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rg8] That's the right time to upset black's
king.White's attack is desicive.} Qb6 32. g5 Kh8 33. gxf6 gxf6 34. Nd7 Qd8 35.
Nxf6 Rg8 36. Nxg8 Nxg8 37. f6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Black "Bigaliev, Renat Damirovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Bg4 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 Bd6 7. cxd5 (7. Nc3 {
Tyomkin,D} O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. h3 (9. e4 Nb6 10. b3 Bb4 11. Ne2 f5 12. e5 Nd5
13. Qd3 Be7 14. a3 Qd7 15. Ra2 Rad8 $11 {Marin-Antonio/32nd Chess Olympiad,
Yerevan 1996/1/2-1/2(33)}) 9... Bh5 10. e4 Nb6 11. b3 (11. g4 $5 Bg6 12. Re1
$13 (12. d5 $6 exd5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Nd4 Re8 $15)) 11... f5 12. e5 Be7 13. Ne2
Nd5 14. Bb2 a5 15. a3 Na7 16. Qd2 c6 17. Ne1 Qb6 $11 {Todorcevic,M-Mohr,G/
Vidmar-mem 1989/1-0 (55)}) 7... exd5 (7... Nxd5 $5 8. e4 Nb6 9. h3 (9. Nc3 O-O
{-7.Nc3}) (9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Ne5 {[%cal Ye8g8]}) 9... Bh5 (9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3
e5 11. d5 (11. dxe5 $14) 11... Nd4 12. Bg2 $14) 10. Nc3 {-7.Nc3}) 8. Nc3 $146 (
8. Bg5 {Tyomkin,D} Qd7 $2 (8... h6 $142) 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Qb3 (11.
e4 $5 $16) 11... c6 12. e4 Be6 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Qe3+ Be6 16. Nh4
Be7 (16... O-O 17. Be4 $16 {[%cal Ge3h6]}) 17. Rfe1 O-O 18. Be4 Rfe8 (18... f5
$2 19. Nxf5 {[%csl Re7]}) 19. Qf3 Bg4 20. Bf5 Qxf5 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Bb4
23. Re3 $16 {[%csl Rf5] _|_ Mainka,G-Breutigam,M/Dortmund op-A 1993/1-0(35)})
8... Qd7 {[%cal Yf6e4]} (8... O-O $6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Ne5 $16) 9. Bg5 Ne4 10. Be3
(10. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 11. d5 Nb4 $1 (11... exf3 12. dxc6 Qxc6 13. exf3 Be6 14. f4
Qb5 15. a4 $1 $36) 12. Nd2 h6 13. Be3 Nxd5 14. Bd4 $1 (14. Nxe4 $2 Nxe3 15.
Nxd6+ cxd6 (15... Qxd6 16. Qxd6 cxd6 17. fxe3 Bxe2 18. Rfc1 $11) 16. fxe3 O-O
$15) 14... O-O (14... f5 15. f3 $36) 15. Nxe4 $14 {[%csl Rg2]}) 10... Nxc3 11.
bxc3 Na5 12. Nd2 {[%csl Rc4]} O-O (12... c6 13. Qa4 Qc7 14. f3 $14 {[%cal
Ge3f2,Ye2e4]}) 13. Bxd5 Bxg3 14. Bg2 (14. Bxf7+ $6 Rxf7 15. hxg3 (15. fxg3 $2
Re7 $17) 15... Qc6 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gg4h3]}) 14... Bd6 15. f3 Be6 16. Bf2 $14 {
[%cal Ge2e4]} f5 17. e4 {()} fxe4 18. fxe4 Bf4 19. Bg3 Be3+ $6 (19... Bxg3 $142
20. hxg3 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 $14) 20. Kh1 c6 21. Qe2 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Bh3 (22... Nc4
23. Qe2 $14 {()^^}) 23. Qd3 Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qe6 $6 (24... b5 $142 {[%cal Ya5c4]}
) 25. d5 $1 $16 {o^d} cxd5 26. exd5 Qd7 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8 28. Re1 {[%cal Gd5d6,
Ye1e7] o^d} b5 {[%cal Ya5c4]} 29. d6 Qc6+ 30. Qe4 Qxe4+ (30... Qxc3 $2 31. Qd5+
Kh8 32. d7 Qf6 33. Qxb5 Nc6 34. Rf1 $18) 31. Rxe4 Rd8 32. a4 a6 33. axb5 axb5
34. Re7 Kf8 (34... Nc4 35. d7 Kf8 36. Bh4 {[%cal Re7g7]} Nb6 37. Re6 $1 Nd5 38.
Bxd8 Nf4+ 39. Kg3 Nxe6 40. Bg5 $18) 35. Rc7 Nc4 $4 (35... h6 36. Be5 Nc4 37.
Bxg7+ Kg8 38. Bxh6 Rxd6 $16) 36. Bh4 $18 Rxd6 37. Be7+ Kg8 38. Bxd6 Nxd6 39.
Rc6 Ne4 40. Kf3 Nd2+ 41. Ke2 Ne4 42. Ke3 Nf6 43. h3 Kf7 44. Rc5 1-0

[Event "AUT-ch"]
[Site "Voitsberg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stanec, Nikolaus"]
[Black "Weinzettl, Ernst"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Weinzettl,E"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 Nf6 6. Ne5 Bf5 7. c4 Bxb1 8. Rxb1
O-O 9. cxd5 (9. b4 {/\ b5}) 9... cxd5 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Bxd5 (11. Qxb6 axb6 12.
a3 Rc8 $10) (11. Bf4) (11. Bg5) 11... Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 (13. Nd7 $4
Qd8 14. e4 e6 15. Qd6 Nb8 $19) 13... bxc6 14. Qc4 Bxd4 $10 15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. b4
Rad8 17. Rbc1 Rd5 18. Bf4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Be2 e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. O-O Bxf4 8.
exf4 O-O 9. c3 Qc7 10. g3 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Qd4 Nbd7 14. Rfe1
Rfc8 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Nbd4 Be4 17. a4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Ne5 Bd5 20. f3 $1
{One pawn to support the knight on e5, the other preventing counterplay based
on e4 - one of the most commonly recurring uses of the doubled pawns -
supporting the initiative, while at the same time retaining structural
solidity.} Rc5 21. Kf2 Rd8 22. Red1 h6 23. Nb5 a6 24. Na3 Rdc8 25. Rd4 R8c7 26.
h4 Nd7 27. Nc2 Nb6 28. a5 Nc8 29. Nb4 Ne7 30. h5 Rb5 31. g4 f6 32. Ng6 Kf7 33.
f5 Nc6 34. fxe6+ Bxe6 35. Nxc6 Rxb2+ 36. Kg3 bxc6 37. Rd8 Rc8 38. Rad1 Rbb8 39.
Rxc8 Rxc8 40. Rb1 f5 41. Rb7+ Kf6 42. Ne7 Re8 43. Nxc6 fxg4 44. Rb6 gxf3 45.
Rxa6 Kg5 46. Ra7 Kf6 47. a6 Bd5 48. Nb4 Ba8 49. Nc2 g6 50. hxg6 Kxg6 51. Nd4
Rf8 52. Kf2 Rb8 53. Kg3 Rf8 54. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup5"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Isaev, Jamshed"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1997.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. O-O h6 $5 $146 {><g5} 6. Bf4 (6.
Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Nc6 $13) 6... Nbd7 7. Qxd4 e6 8. Nc3 $1 Bc5 9. Qd3 b6 $1 (9...
Be7 10. Nb5 O-O 11. Bc7 Qe8 12. Nd6) (9... Bb6 10. Bd6 Nc5 11. Bxc5 Bxc5 12.
Qb5+ Nd7 13. e4) 10. e4 Bb7 11. exd5 (11. e5 $6 Ne4) 11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5
13. c4 (13. b4 $2 Bxb4 14. Qd4 Be7) 13... Bc6 14. Rad1 Qc8 $1 (14... O-O $2 15.
Ng5 hxg5 16. Bxc6 $16) (14... Rc8 $2 15. Qc3 O-O 16. Ne5 $18) 15. Rfe1 (15. Bd6
Qb7 16. b4 (16. Rfe1 $5 Bxd6 (16... Rd8 $4 17. Rxe6+ fxe6 18. Qg6#) 17. Qxd6
O-O-O 18. Qf4 Nc5 $11) 16... Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Nf6 (17... Rd8 $5 $11) 18. Nh4 Bxg2
19. Nxg2 Ne4 $11) 15... O-O 16. Qc3 a5 $1 17. a3 a4 18. Re2 (18. Bd6 Rd8 $11)
18... Be7 19. Bd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Ra7 $1 $15 21. Qb4 Rc7 22. Nd2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2
Rc6 $1 $138 24. Rd4 $138 Nc5 25. Nf3 Qb7 26. Qc3 Rcc8 $1 {<->d} 27. Kg1 (27.
Red2 $2 Ne4) 27... Rcd8 $17 28. Re1 Rxd4 29. Nxd4 Rd8 30. Re3 $2 Ne4 31. Qd3
Ng5 32. h4 (32. f3 Qd7) 32... Nh3+ 33. Kh2 Nxf2 34. Qe2 Qh1# 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Spring-B"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.03.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chirila, Ioan Cristian"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2019.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 {Generally
speaking, following Vishy Anand's opening choices is a very healthy idea.} 7.
Nxc6 bxc6 8. c4 Be6 9. Qa4 (9. Bg5 Qd7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. e3 h5 {
Jakovenko-Anand, 2016.}) 9... Qd7 10. Bg5 {A slight deviation.} (10. Rd1 Rc8 {
was seen twice in battles between Vachier Lagrave and Anand. Black scored 1.5
points.}) 10... Rc8 11. Nd2 {[#]} Ng4 $5 {In the regular Grunfeld with proper
color assignement, the ownership of this idea belongs to Anatoly Karpov.} 12.
Nb3 h6 13. Bd2 Be7 ({I imagine Chirila was intending to meet} 13... dxc4 {with}
14. Rac1 {Honestly, it's getting too late in the day for me to delve into the
resulting complications.}) 14. Rfd1 $2 {Too slow.} (14. Rac1 $1 d4 $140 15. Na5
c5 16. Bc6) 14... Nf6 15. Qa5 O-O 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Qxc5 Rfe8 $15 18. Be1 {
[#] Once Black overcomes his difficulties in developing his pieces under the
adverse situation of being down a tempo the strong center will guaranteee him
a pleasant game} Bh3 {Greg gets down to business right away.} 19. Bh1 h5 $1 20.
Rac1 h4 21. Rc3 hxg3 22. hxg3 e4 23. Ra3 Qg4 {[#] A textbook attacking pattern.
Next is Qh5 and Ng4.} 24. f3 ({The only way to counter was to set up a tactic:
} 24. Re3 Qh5 $2 (24... Qg6 $15) 25. Bc3 Ng4 26. Rxe4) 24... exf3 25. Bxf3 Qg6
26. Rxa7 Ne4 $19 27. Qd4 Nxg3 28. Kh2 Nxe2 {Completing the utter demolition of
White's position. Greg parties like it's the 1984 USSR Young Masters in
Vilnius all over again.} 29. Qf2 Bg4 30. Bxg4 Qxg4 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Qf2 Re5
0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 6th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2017.06.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Nemcova, Katerina"]
[Black "Padmini, Rout"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2313"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2017.06.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America (W)"]
[BlackTeam "India (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qb6 8.
Qb3 Qxb3 9. Nxb3 Nh5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Kf7 14. Rc1
Bd6 15. a3 Ne7 16. Bd3 b6 17. Ke2 g4 18. Ne1 h5 19. Kd2 Bd7 20. Rc3 Rh6 21. Nc1
b5 22. b4 a5 23. Nc2 axb4 24. axb4 Ra4 25. Be2 e5 26. Nd3 Rh8 27. Nc5 Bxc5 28.
Rxc5 Ra2 29. Kc3 Bf5 30. Bd3 Ke6 31. Rxb5 Bxd3 32. Kxd3 Nf5 33. Ra5 Ra8 34.
Rxa2 Rxa2 35. Rxh5 Nd6 36. dxe5 fxe5 37. f4 gxf3 38. gxf3 Rb2 39. Rh6+ Kd7 40.
Kc3 Rb1 41. g4 Rf1 42. Rh3 Nb5+ 43. Kb2 d4 44. exd4 exd4 {Relatively smooth
sailing by Nemcova up to this point.} 45. Rh5 {This move sure looked good, but
there were some unforeseen problems.} (45. Na3 $142 $1) 45... Kc6 46. Rc5+ Kb6
47. Rd5 $2 {It seems strange to repeat moves, especially since Katerina's team
was losing by one point.} ({However, there was no win to be found anywhere.} 
47. g5 Rf2 48. Kc1 d3 (48... Rxf3 $2 49. Rxb5+) 49. Ne3 Nd4 50. Nc4+ ({or} 50.
g6 Nb3+ 51. Kb1 Nd2+ 52. Kb2 Nc4+) 50... Ka6 51. Nd2 Nxf3 52. Nxf3 Rxf3 53. Kd2
Rg3 54. Kc3 Kb6 55. Rf5 Kc7 56. Rf7+ Kd6 57. Rg7 Kc6 58. g6 Kb5 59. Rg8 Kb6 60.
b5 Kb7 {and White can no longer improve her position.}) 47... Kc6 48. Rc5+ Kb6
49. Rd5 Kc6 50. Rc5+ 1/2-1/2

