[Event "Politiken Cup 21st"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1999.07.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Barkhagen, Jonas"]
[Black "Aagaard, Jacob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Aagaard,J"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1999.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Ndf3 c5 11. Bf4 Na6 12. Bh3 Ne4 13. Qa4 g5 $1 14. Be3 f5
$13 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Qxc6 $4 Rf6 17. Qb7 b5 $4 (17... cxd4 $19) 18. Ne5 Nc7 19.
Nc6 Qd7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. dxc5 Qd8 22. Bd4 Re6 23. Bxf5 Rb8 24. Qxc7 $1 Qxc7
25. Bxe6+ Kf8 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. a4 Nf6 14. e3 (14. a5
b5 (14... Bd6 15. axb6 axb6 16. Qc2 $14 {Alterman,B-Gofshtein,L/Rishon le Zion/
1994/}) 15. c5 $14) 14... Rc8 15. Re1 $6 Ne4 $1 (15... Rc7 16. a5 {Korchnoi,
V-Petrosian,T/URS/1971/0,5/42/}) 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Qg4 Rf6 18. Rec1 Qf8 $15 {
/\ Qf7,Rcf8} 19. Rc2 Qf7 20. Be1 h5 21. Qd1 Rf8 22. Rac1 Qg6 23. Bh3 $2 (23. b4
$1 Bxc4 (23... Bb7 $1 24. b5 c5 $15) 24. Rxc4 dxc4 25. Rxc4 h4 26. Rxc6 $132)
23... Qh6 24. b4 h4 (24... Bxc4 $2 25. Rxc4 dxc4 26. Rxc4 $44) 25. Bf1 (25. Bg2
hxg3 26. hxg3 Bd6 $17) 25... hxg3 26. hxg3 Bd6 27. Bg2 (27. b5 Bxg3 $19) 27...
Bxg3 $3 28. fxg3 Qxe3+ 29. Kh2 Rh6+ 30. Bh3 Rf1 $1 31. Rg2 Rxh3+ 32. Kxh3 Qh6+
33. Kg4 e5 $1 {/\Bc8} 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Khalifman} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 (6. cxd5
exd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Ndf3 c5 $10 {Oll-Razuvaev, Rostov
1993}) 6... Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 (8. Ne5 c5 9. Nb3 Bb7 $1 $10) (8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Ne5 c5 10. Ndf3 Ne4 $5 $10 {Razuvaev-Hjartarson, Moscow 1987}) 8... c5 $1 (8...
Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rad1 c5 $10 {Lobron-Yudasin, Manila 1990}) (
8... Nbd7 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bb2 c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Ndc4 cxd4 $5 {
Dzindzichashvili-Polugajevski, USR 1971}) 9. Bb2 (9. Ne5 $5) 9... Nc6 10. cxd5
Nxd5 (10... exd5 $5 {Khalifman}) 11. dxc5 bxc5 (11... Bxc5 {Khalifman} 12. Ne4
Be7 13. Nd4 $1 $14 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf6 15. Qa4 $1 $16) 12. Rc1 {><c5} (12. Ne5 $5
Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rc8 (13... Qb6 14. Nc4 $14) 14. Nc4 Bf6 $5 $10) 12... Rc8 13. Re1
Qb6 14. Nc4 (14. Qc2 Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Nc4 Nb4 $1 17. Qe4 (17. Nxb6 Rxc2
18. Rxc2 Nxc2 19. Rc1 d3 20. exd3 Nb4 21. Nc4 Nxd3 $15) (17. Qb1 $5) 17... Bxc4
18. Rxc4 Rxc4 19. bxc4 Bc5 20. Rb1 (20. a3 d3 $132) 20... Rd8 21. a3 f5 $1 $13)
(14. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Bg5 $5 $13) 14... Bxc4 15. Rxc4 (15.
bxc4 Ne3 $1 $15 (15... Qxb2 16. cxd5 Rfd8 17. Rc2 {/\ e4|^})) 15... Na5 16. Rg4
$5 (16. Rc1 Nb4 (16... c4 $5) 17. a3 Rfd8 18. Nd2 Na2 $5 19. Ra1 (19. Rc2 Nxb3
20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxa2 c4 $17) 19... c4 $1 20. Rxa2 cxb3 21. Ra1 Rc2 22. Bc1 b2
$19) 16... Nf6 (16... Bf6 {Khalifman} 17. Ne5 $14) 17. Ra4 Rfd8 18. Qa1 (18.
Qb1 $5) 18... Nc6 (18... c4 19. Bc3) 19. Rc4 Na5 20. Ra4 Nc6 21. Rf4 (21. Rc4
Na5 22. Ra4 $10) 21... Nb4 22. Rc1 $6 (22. Qb1 Qa6 23. Rc4 (23. a3 Nbd5 24. Rc4
Rb8 $15) 23... Qxa2 24. Qxa2 Nxa2 25. Ra4 Nb4 26. Rxa7 Bf8 $5 $10 (26... Nc6
27. Ra6)) (22. Rc4 $14 {Khalifman}) 22... Qa6 $1 23. Rxf6 $6 (23. a3 Nbd5 24.
Rfc4 Nb6 (24... Rb8 $13 {Khalifman xb3}) 25. R4c2 c4 26. b4 Nbd5 $36) (23. Bf1
$142 Qxa2 24. Qxa2 Nxa2 25. Ra1 Nb4 26. Rxa7 Nfd5 $36 27. Rc4 Nc6 $10) 23...
gxf6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Qxe2 26. Ne5 (26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Ke8 28. Re1 (
28. Ng5 $15 {Khalifman}) 28... Rd1 $1) (26. Bf1 Rd1 27. Rxd1 Qxd1 28. Ne5 Qh5)
26... Rd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 28. Bf1 Qh5 29. Qf4 (29. g4 $143 Nd5 $1 $19) (29. Bc4
Nd5 (29... Qf5 $1 {Khalifman} 30. Qxf5 exf5 31. Nxf7 Kg7 $15) 30. Bxd5 Qd1+ (
30... exd5 $2 31. g4 $1) 31. Kg2 Qxd5+ 32. Kh3 Rc7 (32... Qb7 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34.
Qh6+ Ke8 35. Qxh7 $44) 33. Ng4 h5 $17) (29. Be2 {Khalifman} Qf5 $19) 29... Qf5
30. Qe3 Nc2 31. Qc3 Nd4 32. f4 Qe4 $19 33. Bd3 Ne2+ 34. Bxe2 Qxe2 35. Qa5 Qd1+
36. Kf2 Rd8 37. Nc4 Qc2+ 38. Kf3 Qd1+ 39. Kf2 Rd3 40. Kg2 Qf3+ 41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42.
Kg4 Qf3+ 43. Kg5 (43. Kh3 {Khalifman} Qxf4 $19) 43... Kg7 44. Qc7 h6+ 45. Kh4
Qe2 46. Kh3 Rd5 47. Ne5 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2
c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 (9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 {
Karpov-Khalifman}) 9... Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 c5
14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 (17. Nc4 b2 18. Bxb2 Bxc4 19.
Qg4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxc4 Ne5 22. Qa6 Nf3+ $10 (22... Nf3+ {Schussler} 23.
Bxf3 Qxf3 $10 {Now a well-known drawing-line - see Nikolic,Pr-Khalifman,A,
Reykjavik 1991 (CBM 26/game 687).})) 17... Bb5 18. axb3 $1 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6
20. Rxa7 Nf6 (20... Rxc3 21. Nb1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxe7 Rd8 24. Qd5 $18) (
20... Bf6 21. Ne4 $16) 21. Qf3 Qd5 $2 (21... Rc7 $1 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Nc4) 22.
Rexe7 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Rxc3 24. Ng5 $40 Rxb3 25. Nxf7 Re8 26. Reb7 Re1+ 27. Kg2
Ne8 28. Rb8 Rd3 29. f4 Re6 30. h4 (30. Ne5 $18 Rxe5 31. fxe5) 30... Re2+ 31.
Kh3 $2 h5 32. Ne5 Rd1 $3 $10 33. Rxe8+ Kh7 34. g4 Re3+ 35. Kg2 Rd2+ 36. Kf1 Rh3
37. Kg1 Rg3+ 38. Kf1 Rh3 39. Kg1 Rg3+ 40. Kf1 Rh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid Magistral 7th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1998.05.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 (5... Bb4+ {Anand,V-Adams,M/
Wijk aan Zee/1998}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Bg5 (10. Nc3
) 10... a4 11. Nc3 Bxc3 (11... axb3 12. axb3 Rxa1 13. Rxa1 Nbd7 14. Na2 Ba3 15.
Nc1 Bxc1 16. Qxc1 $14) 12. Qxc3 Nbd7 (12... Ne4 13. Qd3 $1 (13. Bxd8 Nxc3 14.
Bxc7 Nxe2+ 15. Kh1 axb3 16. axb3 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxd4 19. Bd1 $14 {
^^}) 13... Qc8 14. d5 $14) (12... h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. b4 $14 {>< Pa4}) 13. b4
h6 14. Bc1 (14. Bxf6 Nxf6) 14... b5 $1 15. cxb5 Nb6 16. Ba3 (16. Ne1 Bxg2 17.
Nxg2 Nfd5 (17... Qd7 18. Qd3) 18. Qd2 (18. Qd3 Nxb4 19. Qd2 N4d5 $13) 18... Nc4
{/\ Ndb6, d5}) 16... Rc8 $1 (16... Qd7 $2 17. Ne5 $1 $16) (16... Be4 17. Ne1
Nfd5 18. Qc6 $1 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 $14) 17. Nd2 $2 (17. Ne1 $1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Nfd5
19. Qd3 f5 20. Rab1 {/\ Bc1-d2, Rfc1, f3, e4}) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nfd5 19. Qd3
f5 20. Rac1 (20. Nf3 Qd7 21. Rab1 Rb8 22. Bc1 $11) 20... Qd7 21. e3 Rb8 22. f3
$6 f4 23. gxf4 Rxf4 24. e4 (24. Kh1 Rf6) 24... Nf6 25. Kh1 Rf8 26. Rg1 Nh5 $2 (
26... d5 $1 27. e5 Nh7 $1 $15 {/\ Nc4, Ng5}) 27. Rc6 Rh4 $2 (27... R4f7 $1 $13)
28. Bc1 Nf4 29. Qc2 Rf7 30. Nf1 d5 31. e5 $1 Nc4 32. Ne3 Nh3 33. Rg3 Ng5 34.
Ng4 $6 (34. Qd1 $1 $16) 34... Rxf3 (34... Rf5 $1 35. Bxg5 hxg5 36. Qxa4 Qf7 $1
37. Qd1 $1 (37. Qa8+ Kh7 38. Nf6+ $2 Rxf6 39. exf6 Qh5 $17) 37... Rxg4 38. Rxg4
Rxf3 39. Rg1 Qf5 $44) 35. Bxg5 Rxg3 36. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 37. Bxh4 (37. Qg6+ Qg7 38.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 39. Bxh4) 37... Rg4 38. Bxf6 Ne3 39. Rxc7 $1 (39. Rxc7 Nxc2 40. Rxd7
Rxd4 41. b6 Rxb4 42. b7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Aronian,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 {Interestingly, before the game I was going to play
3.g3, but then changed my mind for some reason (possibly the speed of my
opponent's play worried me) and I decided to play a popular line which I had
looked at before the tournament.} b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O
8. Rc1 {After this move, my opponent thought for 20 minutes, which could not
but please me. But once he started playing at blitz speed again, I realised
that this was just a matter of choosing which variation to play, and not the
confusion for which I had hoped.} d5 {In this quite fresh position, Black has
played the move 8...c6, which seems dubious to me, and also the exotic 8...Ba3
9.Rc2 Nc6!? which is hardly likely to find many followers as bold as its
inventor. Another option is 8...Bb7.} 9. cxd5 exd5 {If my database is to be
believed, this move is a novelty. Admittedly, thanks to my stereotyped play,
the game soon reaches almost a standard position from the line with 7.Bg2 d5} (
{After} 9... Nxd5 {an interesting position can arise if White follows in the
footsteps of the main inspiration for this variation Topalov:} 10. Nxd5 exd5
11. Bg2 Re8 12. Rc2 Bd6 13. Bg5 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 {When analysing the position, I
came to the conclusion that if the Black player does not know it, it would be
hard to find the best reply. However, some people have been put off this whole
variation for White precisely by the move 11...Re8. Mind you, I am not sure
that the quiet 10.Bg2 can bring very much. Van Wely tried the original 11.Bh3,
and maybe that is where White should seek something?}) 10. Bg2 {Surprised by
my opponent's previous move, I spent 7 minutes in this obvious reply.} Bb7 {
Not being familiar with the subtleties of these positions, I thought my
opponent wanted to advance c5, and therefore refrained from 10.Bh3 in order to
keep the d5-pawn under observation. But whether the bishop is better on h3 or
g2 is a question that is difficult to answer.} 11. O-O Nbd7 {Here I thought
for 10 minutes. I somehow wanted to put my knight on e5, but I did not like
the simple 11...Re8 12.Bf4 Nf8, Furthermore, at the back of my mind was a game
of Botvinnik against Lundin, in which the Patriarch won as Black precisely
because in a similar position, his opponent started jumping forward with his
pieces, and was gradually driven back. Then I decided to play e4 at some point
and as a preliminary, to put the rooks on e1 and d1.} 12. Qc2 {I did not play
12.Nh4 because I did not see what to do after 12..g6.} Re8 13. Bf4 {I do not
know how to explain this move. The bishop is no better here than on d2.} ({
I did not like} 13. Rfe1 {because of} Nf8 14. Ne5 Ne6 {and the need to play e3
did not fit in with my aggressive plans. I look at various ideas to meet Nf8
by Nh4, but in all lines, things are complicated by the dark-square weaknesses
on the queenside. Overall, given that I cannot suggest anything for White in
this position, one must conclude hat Black has no problems.}) 13... c6 14. Rcd1
{After 8 minutes thought, I decided on this move after calculating the
variation 14...Nf8 15.e4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Qxe4 Bb4 18.Qf5 and thanks to
the threat of Ne5, Black does not get to take the rook on f1. Only after
playing my move did I notice that after 14...Bb4 White probably has nothing
better than 15.Bd2, since the alternative 15.Rfe1 looks very dubious. Even so,
one can only marvel at the solidity of White's position in these closed
openings! Even after a series of second-rate moves, he is still OK.} Nh5 {
A standard move in this type of position, although with the pawn on b3, I
believe Black has other better options.} (14... Nf8 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4
17. Qxe4 Bb4 18. Qf5) (14... Bb4 15. Bd2 (15. Rfe1)) 15. Kh1 ({After} 15. Bc1 {
I thought} Bb4 {would follow, and then for example} 16. e3 Nhf6 {. In the game,
I wanted to avoid such positions, where Black has easy play, and so after 12
minutes' thought, I decided on the strange, even rather stupid-looking text,
with the idea of sharpening the game.}) 15... Bb4 {Testing the seriousness of
my intentions.} 16. e3 {Now I did not want to consider other moves and decided
to place the bishop in its trap. In the game, this dubious idea prevailed.} Qe7
({A solid move, which does not spoil the picture, but it would be better to
increase the tension with} 16... h6 {White would have to play very accurately
in order not to fall into a difficult position. I thought about} 17. Ne2 {
and if} g5 {then} 18. g4 {with a sharp position in all variations. For example}
Nxf4 ({On} 18... Nhf6 19. Bg3 Nxg4 20. h3 Ngf6 21. Ne5 {with the idea of f4
gives White compensation}) ({, or} 18... gxf4 19. gxh5 fxe3 20. Bh3) 19. exf4
Ba6 20. Ng3 Bxf1 21. Bxf1 gxf4 22. Nf5 {and despite the material deficit, I
like White's position. So it may be that there is no direct refutation of the
idea with e3.}) 17. Ne2 h6 {The main cause of all Black's troubles.} ({Better
was} 17... Ba6 {which after what I thought was the forced line} 18. Rg1 Qe4 19.
Qb2 {gives Black a comfortable position after} Qe6 ({the trick} 19... Bxe2 20.
Qxe2 Nxf4 21. gxf4 Qxf4 {does not do Black any favours after} 22. Ne5 Rxe5 23.
dxe5 Qxe5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Qg4 {. After} Bd6 26. Qg2 {we reach a surprising
position in which despite Black's apparent advantage, he is actually on the
verge of defeat, because of the problem in repulsing White's threats.}) 20. Ne5
Nhf6 {. Now finally the poorly-placed White pieces begin to tell.}) 18. Ne5
Nxe5 {Maybe the cautious move 18...Qe6 was better, since hunting down the
bishop is interesting, but brings Black to the edge of defeat.} 19. dxe5 {
Opening a route for the knight.} g5 (19... f6 {does not bring any relief.
White has the resource} 20. Bf3 Nxf4 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. gxf4 {and probably
White's play on the g-file, and the associated attack, gives him the advantage.
}) 20. Nd4 gxf4 {But this is unnecessary. There was no need to hurry with this
capture. He should immediately employ the same idea as in the game.} ({After} 
20... Ng7 {Black has a reasonable position, since after the relatively best}
21. Nxc6 Qc5 22. Qxc5 Bxc5 23. Bxd5 a5 {Black has his trumps and
counterchances.}) 21. gxf4 {Now I think White's attack is worth more than the
piece.} Ng7 {An attempt to buy White off with the c6-pawn, but it is already
too late. The attack develops unstoppably.} 22. Rg1 Kh8 23. Bf3 ({Here I
avoided the tempting, but incorrect} 23. Bxd5 {I did not like} cxd5 24. Rxg7
Kxg7 25. Nf5+ Kh8 26. Nxe7 Rxe7 {and Black suddenly has attacking chances
himself.}) 23... Rg8 24. Rg3 Ne6 (24... Qd7 {does not help the defence,
because after} 25. Rdg1 {Black does have the move} Ne6 {in view of} 26. Qf5
Rxg3 27. Rxg3 Qe7 28. Rh3 {and Black is in a bad way.}) 25. Rh3 {This is the
correct move-order,} ({since after} 25. Nf5 {Black has the chance to bale out
with} Rxg3 26. Nxe7 Rxf3 {, although here too, Black only just survives after
the computer move} 27. Ng6+ {.}) 25... Rg6 26. Nf5 ({Here too, grabbing
material by} 26. f5 {would give Black some hope after} Ng5 27. Rh4 c5 28. fxg6
cxd4 {.}) ({Admittedly, those more inclined towards the technical phase of the
game would prefer} 26. Nxe6 Rxe6 27. f5 {but it seemed to me that mate was not
far off.}) 26... Qf8 (26... Qc5 {is not very effective, since after} 27. Qb1 {
all the old problems with the king remain.}) 27. Bh5 {Here I started to relax,
thinking that the game was over, and I almost regretted it.} Kh7 28. Nxh6 {
The computer move 28.Nh4, with the idea of f5, is very strong. I was not yet
thinking of such fanciful measures.} Qxh6 29. Rg1 {Here many roads lead to
Rome, and it seemed to me that I had chosen the most effective. I had
calculated that after 29.Rg1 Rg8 20.Qf5 Black would have to resign. But my
opponent replied...} Kh8 {...which came as rather a shock. It is terrible to
have to admit it, but the move Kh8 had escaped my attention altogether, and I
was very lucky that I still have...} 30. Rxg6 fxg6 31. Bg4 {after which all is
well.} Qxh3 32. Bxh3 Nf8 33. f5 {Black is now killed by the bad position of
his king.} Re8 34. f4 gxf5 ({Here I looked at the attempt to break out by} 
34... c5 {but after the simple} 35. fxg6 Kg7 (35... d4+ 36. Bg2 Bxg2+ 37. Qxg2
{and the threat on g7 does not give Black any breathing space.}) 36. Qf5 {
the queen breaks into the black position with deadly effect.}) 35. Qxf5 Nh7 36.
Qd7 ({Although I was obsessed by ideas of pushing the pawns after} 36. Qh5 Re7
37. Bf5 c5 38. Bxh7 Rxh7 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. f5 {(I missed the idea of going
after the bishop with 40.Qb8), I decided to remove the bishop from the board.})
36... Re7 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Bc8 Bxc8 (38... Bc5 {was possibly more stubborn,
although also losing after} 39. Bxb7 Rxb7 40. Qc8 Rf7 41. Qxc6 Bxe3 42. e6 Rxf4
43. Qd7+) 39. Qxc8 Bc5 ({Equally hopeless is} 39... c5 40. Qc6 d4 41. Qd6) 40.
Qxc6 Bxe3 41. Qd6 {Maybe 41.f5 is simpler, but I was secretely hoping for 41...
Rf7 42.e6 with a triumphal march of the pawns.} Bc5 42. Qxd5 Nf8 {Hoping to
reach Q v R+B, which is not easy to win.} 43. f5 Nd7 44. b4 {This little
refinement decides things. Now taking on b4 loses the bishop after f6, whilst
44...Re5 after 45.Qd7+ Be7 46.Qa7 is also hopeless.} Nxe5 45. bxc5 bxc5 46.
Qxc5 {The rest is easy and requires little more than care, which I managed.}
Kf6 47. Qd6+ Kf7 48. h4 Nd7 49. Qg6+ Kf8 50. Qh6+ Kf7 51. Qg6+ Kf8 52. h5 Rf7
53. Qd6+ Kg8 54. Qg6+ Rg7 55. Qe6+ Rf7 56. h6 Kf8 57. Qd6+ Ke8 58. Kg2 Nf8 59.
f6 Rd7 60. Qc6 Kf7 61. Qxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Tonto Village Chess.com"]
[Site "Tonto Village"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Pruess, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2011.06.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 (8... Ne4 9. d5) 9. Nbd2 {In this very last game of the tournament I wanted
to play as solid as I could do.} (9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O
{is known to be a sharper line.}) 9... Nbd7 (9... O-O $6 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nd3
$14) 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 (12... dxc4 $5 13. Nxc4 (13. bxc4 cxd4
14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe5 Bc5 $44) 13... cxd4 (13... Bb7 14. e5 Nd5
15. Bd2) 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Rc1 $5 {is what I have played against Ehlvest back
in time.} (15. e5 Nd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nf5 $40 dxc4 18. Qg4 g6 (18... Bg5 19.
e6 fxe6 20. Nxg7 $40) 19. Red1 h5 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Rxd7 hxg4 22. Rxe7 cxb3
23. axb3 $11)) (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re2 Bf6 16. Rd2 {
and this I have even tried against Karpov.}) 13. Ng5 $5 (13. Nxe4 Bb7 14. Nfg5
cxd4 (14... Qc7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19.
Qxd4 $14) 15. Bxd4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qc7 $11) 13... cxd4 (13... b5 $6 {is a move
which occupied my mind during the game.} 14. Ndxe4 $1 (14. dxc5 bxc4 15. c6 Nd5
16. Ngxe4) (14. cxb5 Nd5) 14... bxc4 15. dxc5 (15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44
) 15... Nd5 16. Bxg7 $3 (16. bxc4 Nxc3 17. Nxc3 Rc8) 16... Kxg7 17. Qg4 $40)
14. Bxd4 Bc5 $146 {An interesting novelty by IM Pruess.} (14... Bb4 15. Ngxe4 (
15. Re2) (15. a3 $2 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Nc5 17. Qc3 Nxb3) 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rc8 17.
a3 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Nc5 19. Bc2 $14) 15. Ndxe4 (15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Ndxe4 Nfxe4 17.
Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rc8 $14) 15... Bxd4 16. Qxd4 h6 17. Nxf6+ (17. Nf3 Nxe4 18.
Qxe4 Nc5 19. Qe3 Bb7 20. Rad1 $14) 17... Nxf6 18. Nf3 Bb7 19. Rad1 Qe7 {
I believe both sides played natural moves till here.} (19... Qc7 20. Qe5) (
19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 {is always an issue but I prefer the bishop.}) 20. Qd6 Qxd6
21. Rxd6 Rfd8 22. Red1 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Kf8 (23... Bxf3 $6 24. Bxf3 Rc8 25. Bb7
Rc7 (25... Rb8 26. Ba6) 26. Rd8+ Kh7 27. Bf3 Rd7 28. Ra8 $16) 24. Ne5 Bxg2 25.
Kxg2 Ke7 26. Rd3 Rc8 27. b4 Rc7 28. b5 (28. Ra3 $142 Kd6 29. f4 {could have
turned out to be better.}) 28... Nd7 29. Nc6+ Kf6 30. Rf3+ Kg6 31. h4 $1 (31.
Ra3 $6 Kf5 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Nxa7 Ke4 34. Nc6 (34. Nc8 $2 Kd4 $17) 34... Kd3
35. Nd8 Kxc4 36. Nxf7 Kxb5 37. Nd6+ Kb4 $17) (31. g4 $5 a5 $132) 31... f6 $1 (
31... h5 32. Ra3 Kf5 33. Rxa7 Rxa7 34. Nxa7 Ke4 35. Nc6 (35. Nc8 $6 Kd4 36. Nd6
f5 37. Kf3 Ne5+ 38. Kf4 Nd3+ 39. Kg5 Nxf2 40. Kg6 Ne4 $17) 35... Kd3 36. Nd8
Kxc4 37. Nxf7 Kxb5 38. Nd6+ Kb4 39. Kf3 $13 {Now at least there is a weakness
on the kingside.}) (31... f5 $2 32. Ra3 Kf6 33. f4 e5 34. Rxa7 Rxa7 35. Nxa7
exf4 36. gxf4) 32. Ra3 Ne5 33. Nxe5+ fxe5 34. Kf3 Kf5 $1 {Black needs to
soften White's kingside.} 35. g4+ Kf6 36. Rc3 {I had some hopes in the endgame.
} (36. Ra4 Ke7 37. Ke4 Kd6 38. f3 Rf7 $132) 36... Rd7 37. Ke3 (37. c5 $6 bxc5
38. Rxc5 Rd3+ $11) 37... Rd4 38. f3 h5 39. gxh5 (39. g5+ $2 Kf5 40. c5 bxc5 41.
Rxc5 Rxh4 42. Rc7 Ra4 $17) 39... Rxh4 40. Ra3 Rxc4 41. Rxa7 Rb4 42. a4 Rb3+ 43.
Ke4 (43. Kf2 $6 Rb2+ 44. Kg3 Rb3 45. Rb7 e4 46. Rxb6 Rxf3+ 47. Kg4 (47. Kg2 Rf4
48. Rb8 Ke5 49. Rc8 e3 50. b6 e2 51. b7 Rb4 52. Kf2 Rxb7 53. Kxe2 $11) 47...
Rf1 48. Rc6 e3 49. Rc2 Ra1 $11) 43... Rb4+ 44. Kd3 Rb3+ 45. Ke2 (45. Kc4 Rxf3
46. a5 Rf4+ $11) 45... Rb2+ 46. Kd1 Ra2 47. Ra6 Kf5 48. Rxb6 (48. Kc1 Ra3 49.
Kb2 Rxf3 50. Rxb6 e4 (50... Rf2+ $2 51. Kc3 Rf3+ 52. Kb4 Rf4+ 53. Ka5 e4 54.
Rc6 e3 55. Rc1 e2 56. Re1 $18) 51. Ra6 (51. Rb8 $2 e3 52. Kc3 Ke4 $19) 51... e3
52. Kc3 Rf4 53. Kd3 Re4 54. Ke2 Kf4 55. Ra7 Rb4 $11) 48... Rxa4 49. Rb8 e4 $1 {
The simplest.} (49... Rb4 50. b6 e4 $1 $11 (50... Kf6 $2 51. b7 Kf7 52. Kc2 Rb6
53. Kc3 Rb1 54. Kc4 Rb2 55. Kc5 Rc2+ 56. Kd6 Rd2+ 57. Kxe5 Rd5+ 58. Ke4 Rb5 59.
Kd4 Rb1 60. h6 Kg6 61. hxg7 Kxg7 62. Kc5 Rb2 63. Kc6 Rc2+ 64. Kd6 $18) (50...
Kf4 $2 51. b7 Ke3 52. Kc2 e4 53. fxe4 Kxe4 54. Kc3 Rb1 55. Kc4 e5 56. Kc5 Rc1+
57. Kd6 Rb1 58. Ke6 $18)) 50. b6 Ke5 51. b7 (51. f4+ Kd6 52. Ke2 Ra3 53. Rg8
Kc6 54. Rxg7 Kxb6 55. h6 Kc5 56. h7 Rh3 $11) 51... Rd4+ $5 (51... Rb4 52. f4+
Kd6 53. Ke2 Rb3 54. Rd8+ Kc7 55. Rg8 Kxb7 56. Rxg7+ Kc6 57. h6 Rh3 58. h7 Kd5
$11) 52. Ke1 Rd7 53. f4+ Kd6 (53... Kd4 $5 54. Ke2 e3 55. Kf3 e5 (55... Kd3 $2
56. Re8 Rxb7 57. Rxe6 $16) 56. f5 e2 $1 (56... e4+ $2 57. Ke2 $18) 57. Kxe2 Ke4
58. h6 gxh6 59. f6 Kf4 $11) 54. Ke2 $6 {It was a better idea to support the
h-pawn.} (54. Kf2 $1 Kc7 (54... Kc6 55. Ke3 Kd5 $11) 55. Re8 Kxb7 56. Kg3 $1
Rd1 57. Rxe6 Rg1+ 58. Kh4 Kc7 59. Rxe4 Kd7 60. Re2 Kd6 61. Re5 (61. Re8 Kd7 62.
Rg8 Ke6 $11) 61... Kd7 62. Rg5 Rxg5 63. fxg5 (63. Kxg5 Ke7 64. Kg6 Kf8 65. f5
Kg8 $11) 63... Ke7 $11) 54... Kc7 (54... Kc6 55. Ke3 Kd5 $11) 55. Re8 Kxb7 56.
Rxe6 Rd5 $11 57. Re5 Rxe5 58. fxe5 Kc6 59. Ke3 Kd5 60. Kf4 (60. e6 Kxe6 61.
Kxe4 $11) 60... e3 61. Kxe3 Kxe5 62. h6 (62. Kf3 Kf5 63. Kg3 Kg5 64. h6 $8 (64.
Kh3 $4 Kxh5 65. Kg3 Kg5 $19) 64... Kxh6 65. Kh4 $11) 62... gxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CCA-ICC op"]
[Site "Lake George"]
[Date "2005.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.05.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ {I have tried to take Viktor out of his
automatic pilot. In Lake George he was in a great form and by beating Ehlvest
in the last round he ended up clear first.} 4. Bd2 a5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 $5 {
This is Romanishin's great invention used occasionally by me and German GM
Eric Lobron.} 7. Ne5 $6 {I have always found this move innoculous.} Ra7 8. O-O
Ba6 9. Bf4 $5 {Played by the tactical genius Zaid in Tbilisi 1974. The guy got
killed by a bus absent mindely wandering on the street after his immigration
to Israel.} Be7 {I did not want to get bothered about my bishop.} 10. Qc2 d6
11. Nf3 c5 $1 12. dxc5 {Draw offer.} bxc5 {I have always thought that this
kind of pawn structure is a great achievement however things are not very
simple.} 13. Rd1 Qb6 $6 {A risky move.} ({After the normal} 13... Nc6 14. b3 (
14. Ne5 $6 Nb4 15. Qc1 Qb6 $15) (14. Nc3 $5 {even this is possible.} Nb4 (14...
Bxc4 $2 15. Qa4 Nb4 16. a3 Ra8 17. axb4 axb4 18. Qxa8 Qxa8 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20.
Nd2 bxc3 21. Nxc4 (21. Bxa8 $2 Bxe2 22. Re1 cxd2 23. Bxd2 Bd3 $17) 21... Ra4
22. b3 Ra6 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. Bb7 Ra2 25. Nxd6 Rd2 26. Ra1 g5 27. Nc4 $18) 15.
Qd2 e5 16. Bg5 Bxc4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 a4 $40) 14... Nb4 15.
Qc1 a4 16. Nc3 axb3 17. axb3 $11) 14. b3 h6 15. Nc3 Rd8 16. Na4 (16. e4 e5 17.
Be3 Nc6 $13) 16... Qc7 17. Rac1 e5 $1 {Black should not be terrified to
compromise his structure in case of activity, this is what Dr. Tarrasch
thought to all of us.} 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. e3 Rb7 20. Ne1 Rbb8 21. Qb1 {Viktor was
burning a lot of time and tried to play safe.} (21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Bxa5 Rd7 $44
{is playable for white.}) 21... Bb7 22. Nc3 Na7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qf5 Nc6 25.
Qf3 Rd7 26. Nd3 Re8 ({I could not judge the consequences of} 26... a4 $5 27.
bxa4 $1 Qa6 $44) 27. Qg2 Bd8 $1 $13 {The position is totally atypical and this
was increasing my self-esteem especially when my opponent was heading to time
trouble.} ({It is a conceptual mistake to exchange queens in such type of
positions.} 27... Nb4 $2 28. Qxb7 Rxb7 29. Nb2 $16) 28. f3 $138 Nb4 29. Be1 (
29. Nf2 d5 $36) 29... e4 {I have thought that I would come better out of the
complications but Viktor was tough as rock!} 30. Nxe4 $5 ({For me the normal
continuation should have been} 30. fxe4 Nxe4 31. Nxe4 Nxd3 32. Rxd3 Rxe4 33.
Rcd1 a4 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 Bg5 36. Bf2 axb3 37. axb3 f5 $11 {providing a
draw.}) 30... Nxe4 31. fxe4 Bg5 $1 {The sting of the scorpion! I have thought
that this makes a difference between two lines.} 32. Nf4 $8 {Here I have
stopped and burned all my time so he caught me on the clock.} Qxe4 {Alas I had
to exchange the queens. Now he has an easy job since almost all the rest of
the moves were forced.} ({It is amazing that after} 32... Rxe4 $6 33. a3 Na6
34. Bxa5 Rxe3 35. Qxb7 Rxb7 36. Rxd6 Nb8 37. Rb1 $3 {This move caused an
headache for me.} (37. Bb6 $2 Nd7 38. Rxd7 Rxd7 39. b4 Rxa3 40. Bxc5 Bxf4 41.
gxf4 Rb3 $17) (37. Rb6 $2 Rxb3 38. Rxb7 Rxb7 $17) (37. b4 $4 Rxa3 $19) 37...
Rexb3 38. Rxb3 Rxb3 39. Rb6 $1 (39. Bc7 $5 Be7 40. Rb6 $16) 39... Rxb6 40. Bxb6
Nd7 41. Bc7 $16 {It is difficult to play against an outside passer.}) 33. Qxe4
Rxe4 34. Bxb4 axb4 35. Kf2 Rde7 36. Rd3 Bxf4 37. gxf4 f5 (37... g5 $2 38. Rg1)
38. h4 Ra7 39. Rc2 Re6 40. Rcd2 {So he made the time control and we have a
dead drawn position over the board.} h5 {I had to be careful. White was
sitting on the better end of the equality.} 41. Rxd6 (41. Rd5 g6 42. Rxd6 Rxd6
43. Rxd6 Rxa2+ $11) 41... Rxd6 42. Rxd6 Rxa2+ 43. Kf3 (43. Ke1 $5 {Attracted
my attention.} Rb2 44. Rd5 Rxb3 45. Kd2 g6 46. Rxc5 Rc3 $11) 43... Rb2 44. Rd5
g6 45. Rxc5 Rxb3 46. Ke2 (46. Rb5 Rb2 $11) 46... Rc3 $1 {Now the exchange of
last queenside pawns was unavoidable. So we have divided the points.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1999.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Nosenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Re1 (12. Bf4 $5 Qe7 $1) 12... c5
13. Bf4 $5 (13. Be3 $142 $1 Bb7 14. Nh4 $14) 13... Bf8 14. Ne5 $6 (14. dxc5
Nxc5 15. Be5 Nce4 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nd4 $14) 14... Bb7 15. e3 h6 $1 {xBf4} 16.
g4 (16. h4 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Ne4 $36) 16... Rc8 17. h3 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 (18. dxe5 $5
Ne4 19. Re2 (19. Nxe4 $6 dxe4 20. Qc2 Qd5 $1) 19... Nxc3 $1 (19... g5 $6 20.
Nxe4 dxe4 21. Rd2 Qe7 22. Rd7 Rcd8 23. Rxe7 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxe7 25. Bg3 Bg7 26.
Bf1 $44) (19... Ba6 $6 20. Rec2) 20. Rxc3 d4 21. exd4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qd5+ 23. f3
cxd4 24. Rd3 Bc5 $11) 18... Ne4 19. Nxe4 (19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bg3 Qf6 (20... b5
$5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Qxd8 Rexd8 23. Red1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bb6 $11) 21. Re2 Ba6
22. Rd2 Bd3 23. Bf1 cxd4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bxd3 exd3 (25... dxe3 $4 26. Ba6 $1
$18) 26. Rxd3 $1 (26. exd4 Ba3 $3 {Zhubov} 27. Be5 (27. Kg2 $4 Rc1 28. Qf3 Rg1+
$19) 27... Qg5 28. f4 Qh4 29. Kg2 Rc1 $1 {Alexandrova,O} (29... Bb4 30. Rxd3 f6
31. d5 fxe5 32. fxe5 $132) (29... f6 $5 30. b4 fxe5 $1 31. Qb3+ Kh8 32. Qxa3 e4
$19) 30. Qf3 Qe1 31. Qxd3 Qg1+ 32. Kf3 Rf1+ 33. Ke4 Qh1+ 34. Kf5 g6+ 35. Kf6
Qc6+) 26... Ba3 27. Qe2 dxe3 28. Rxe3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "SRB-chT"]
[Site "Kragujevac"]
[Date "2015.08.26"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.08.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pozega"]
[BlackTeam "Kraljevo Sloga Turist"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Re1 $5 {An interesting move if it is followed
properly.} (11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Rc1 Na6 13. Ne5 h6 $1 (13... Qc8 14. Nd3) (13... c5
14. Nb5 Ne4 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd3 Qd7 17. a4 $14) 14. Nb5 (14. Nd3 Bf8) 14...
Bf8 $13 {is the new idea which made me to choose this branch of QID.}) 11...
Bb7 12. Rc1 $6 (12. Bc1 Na6 13. Bb2 {is the idea behind Re1.}) 12... Na6 13.
Bf4 Ne4 $1 $15 {All of a sudden the initiative changed hands.} 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Ne5 Bb4 $6 {I was in between the text} ({and the direct} 15... Bd6 $142 16.
Qc2 Nb4 17. Qb2 f6 18. Nc4 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Nd5 20. Qd2 $15 (20. e3 Nb4 21. Red1
Bd5 $17)) (15... Bf6 $5) 16. Rf1 Bd6 17. Qc2 (17. Qd2 $2 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qxd2 19.
Bxd2 Rxe5) 17... Nb4 18. Qb2 Qe7 $2 {That is the move to really put blame on..}
(18... f6 19. Nc4 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Nd5 21. e3 (21. Qd2 $15) 21... Nb4 22. Rc3 Bd5
$15 {should still be better for Black.}) 19. Bd2 $1 Bxe5 (19... Nd5 20. Nc4 a5
$5 $36) 20. dxe5 c5 21. Bxb4 cxb4 22. Rfd1 h5 23. e3 a5 $5 24. Rd6 Qxe5 25.
Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxb6 Bc8 27. f4 $1 {Completely overlooked this one.} Re7 28. Rd6
Bg4 $6 (28... Bf5 29. Rc5 g6 30. Bf1 $1 Be6 $11 {is enough to keep the balance.
} (30... a4 $2 31. Bc4 axb3 32. Bxb3)) 29. Rc4 f5 $2 30. h3 $6 ({and what after
} 30. Rd2 $1 $16) 30... Be2 31. Rc2 Bd3 32. Rc5 Rf8 33. Rdd5 ({We both missed} 
33. Bf3 $1) ({but seen} 33. Rxa5 $6 Rc7) 33... Ra7 34. Bf1 $138 a4 $2 {My
optimism has never ended in his time trouble.} (34... Bxf1 35. Kxf1 a4 36. Rxf5
Rxf5 37. Rxf5 axb3 38. axb3 Ra1+ 39. Ke2 Ra2+ 40. Kd1 Ra1+ 41. Kc2 Ra2+ 42. Kc1
Re2 43. Rxh5 Rxe3 $11) 35. Bxd3 exd3 36. Rxd3 $2 (36. Kg2 $1 axb3 37. axb3 Ra2+
38. Kf3 $16) 36... axb3 37. axb3 Ra2 38. Rcd5 $1 $11 {The unavoidable rooks
exchange made me terribly upset.} Rb2 39. Rd8 Rxd8 40. Rxd8+ Kf7 41. Rd3 Kf6 ({
There is no need for} 41... h4 42. gxh4 Kg6 43. Kf1 Kh5 44. Rd7 Rxb3 45. Kf2
Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Rh2 47. Kg3 Re2 $11) 42. h4 Ke7 43. Kf1 Ke6 44. Kg1 (44. Ke1 Rg2
45. Rd4 Rxg3 46. Kd2 Rg4 47. Rxb4 Rxh4 {may not be dangerous for Black.}) 44...
Ke7 45. Kf1 Ke6 46. Kg1 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.05"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 {Enough with Petrosian System!} Ba6 5. b3
Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 {Judit likes this system,it does not offer black
much however it is a tough nut to crack.} 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 {I prefer this} ({
to} 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11.
Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 {looks more accurate if you want
to exchange on e4 everything.}) 13. Nxe4 (13. Ng5 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bb7 15. Ndxe4
Nxe4 {transposes to the text.}) 13... Bb7 14. Nfg5 cxd4 (14... Qc7 {was played
by GM Lautier against me in Ohrid 2001.}) 15. Bxd4 ({I was calculating the
following line during the game.} 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18.
Bxd4 Rxb7 $11) 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 $5 {I wanted to place my queen on f3 that
was why I went for this exchange.} (16. Nxe4 Qc7 17. Nc3 {has even Karpov's
trademark on.} Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19. Qf3 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Rfd8 $11) 16... Bxe4
17. Nxe4 Nc5 18. Bc3 $1 $146 {Showing good fighting ability but nothing more.}
(18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bc3 a5 $132) 18... Nxe4 {Draw offer.} 19. Rxe4 $14 Bf6 (
19... Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rfd8 21. Ree1 $1 $14 {and white is slightly better.} (21.
Red4 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bf6 23. Rd3 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Kf8 $11)) 20. Qxd8 $6 {I have
forgotten my prepared move against 19...Bf6.} (20. Qf3 $1 {Grischuk} Bxc3 21.
Qxc3 Qe7 22. Rd4 Rfd8 23. Rad1 $14 {and once GM Adorjan was aiming for such an
ending against GM Sax..}) 20... Rfxd8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rg4+ {Here I have
decided to force a draw because after white has lost the d line black
objectively could not be better.} (22. Re2 $1 Rd4 $1 23. Rc1 Rad8 24. f4 f5 25.
Kf2 Kg7 26. c5 bxc5 27. Rxc5 R8d7 $11) (22. c5 bxc5 23. Rc4 Rac8 (23... Rd2 24.
Rxc5 a5 $11) 24. Rac1 Rd2 25. Ra4 Rc7 26. Rcc4 Rdd7 27. Ra5 Rd5 28. Rca4 $11)
22... Kf8 23. Rh4 Kg7 24. Rg4+ Kf8 25. Rh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nova Gorica op 04th"]
[Site "Nova Gorica"]
[Date "1999.02.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1999.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 {This was a small surprise for Lembit.} b6 4. g3 Ba6
5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Bb7 {and this rare move was a surprise to me.}
8. Bg2 (8. Nc3 Bxf3 9. exf3 O-O $13 (9... d5 10. f4 $13)) 8... c5 9. dxc5 $1 {
wildest reaction.} bxc5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. O-O Qe7 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Qd6 Qxd6 $6 (
13... Kf8 $5 14. Na4 (14. Nb5 Ne8) (14. Ng5 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6 17.
Rad1 Ke7 18. Nce4 Ne8 19. R6d2 d6) 14... Rc8 15. Ne5 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Ke7 18. Rad1 Rc7 19. Nc3 a6 $14) 14. Rxd6 Ne8 15. Rd3 Kf8 16. Rad1 Ke7 17.
Na4 $1 Rc8 $8 (17... Na6 18. Ne5) 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Rxd7+ $1 Nxd7 20. Rxd7+ Kf6
(20... Kf8 $2 21. Rxf7+ Kg8 22. Kxg2 $18) 21. f4 Rc7 (21... Nd6 $6 22. Rxd6 $1)
22. Kxg2 Rxd7 23. Nxd7+ Ke7 24. Ndxc5 Rd8 25. Nd3 (25. Kf3 Rd1 $132) 25... Nd6
26. Kf3 $5 (26. Ne5 Rc8 27. Kf3 (27. Kf2 f6 28. Nf3 $6 Nxc4 29. bxc4 Rxc4 30.
Nb2 Rc2 $15) (27. Nb2 $6 f6 28. Nf3 Ne4) 27... f6 28. Nd3 Nf5 29. e4 (29. g4
Nd4+ 30. Ke3 Rd8 31. Nac5 h5 32. gxh5 Nc2+ 33. Kd2 Nb4 34. Nb7 $13) 29... Nd4+
30. Ke3 Rd8 $132) (26. Nac5 Nf5 27. e4 Nd4 28. Kf2 Nc2 $11) 26... Nf5 27. Nc3
h5 28. Ne5 Nd4+ 29. Ke3 f6 (29... Nc2+ 30. Kf3 Nd4+ 31. Ke4) 30. Nd3 Nc2+ 31.
Ke4 a5 (31... g5 32. fxg5 Rd4+ 33. Kf3 fxg5 34. Ne4 g4+ 35. Kf4) 32. Nb5 f5+ $6
{A very ambitious move.} 33. Kf3 (33. Ke5 $1 Ne3 34. h3 {looks risky but is
also possible.}) 33... Nb4 $2 (33... a4 34. bxa4) (33... Kf6 34. a3) 34. Nxb4
axb4 35. a3 bxa3 36. Nxa3 Kd6 $6 (36... Ra8 37. Nb5 Ra2 38. Ke3 (38. b4 Rc2)
38... Kf6 39. Kd3 e5 40. fxe5+ Kxe5 41. Nd4 $14) 37. b4 Ra8 38. Nb5+ Kd7 39.
Nd4 Ra4 40. Nc2 Ra2 41. Ne1 $1 {The move which Lembit failed to see.} (41. Nd4
Rb2 42. b5 Kd6 43. Ke3 Rb1 44. Nc6 Kc5 45. Ne5 Rb3+ 46. Kd2 h4 47. gxh4 Rh3 48.
e3 Rxh2+ 49. Kc3 Rxh4 50. Nd3+ $40) 41... Ra3+ 42. Nd3 Rc3 43. b5 Kd6 44. c5+
Kd5 45. b6 Rb3 (45... Kc6 46. Ke3 Kd5 47. Kd2 Rb3 48. Kc2 Rb5 49. Kc3 Rb1 50.
Nb2 Kc6 51. Kc2 Rh1 52. Nc4 Rxh2 53. Na5+ Kd7 54. c6+ Kd6 55. c7 Kd7 56. Nc6
Rxe2+ 57. Kd3 $18) 46. Kg2 $6 {An attempt in vain.} (46. Ke3 $1 Rb5 47. Kd2 Kd4
48. Kc2 $18) 46... Rb1 (46... Rb5 $3 47. Kf2 $1 {a forced decision.} (47. Kh3
Kd4 (47... Ke4 48. Ne5 $3 (48. Kh4 Ke3 49. Kxh5 Kxe2 50. Ne5 (50. c6 Rxb6 51.
Ne5 Rb3 52. Kg6 Kf2 53. Kxg7 Kg2 54. Kf6 Kxh2 55. Kxe6 Kxg3 56. Kxf5 Rb4 $11)
50... Rxc5 51. Nd7 Rb5 52. Kg6 Kf3 53. Kxg7 Kg2 54. h4 Rd5 55. Ne5 (55. Nf8
Kxg3 56. h5 Rb5 57. Kf6 Rxb6 58. h6 e5+ 59. Kxe5 Rxh6 $11) 55... Rb5 56. Nc4 (
56. h5 Rxb6 57. h6 Kxg3 58. h7 Rb7+ 59. Nf7 Rb8 $11) 56... Rb4 57. h5 Rxc4 58.
h6 Rd4 59. h7 Rd7+ 60. Kg6 Rd8 $11) 48... Rxc5 49. Nd7 Rb5 50. b7 $18) 48. Kh4
Ke3 49. Kxh5 Kxe2 50. Ne5 Rxc5 51. Nd7 Rb5 52. Kg6 Kf3 53. Kxg7 Kg2 54. h4 $11)
47... Kd4 48. Ke1 Ke3 49. Kd1 {still wins}) 47. Kh3 Kc6 (47... Rb5 48. Kh4 Ke4
49. Kxh5 Ke3 50. Kg6 Kxe2 51. c6 Rxb6 52. Ne5 Rb1 53. Kxg7 $18) (47... Kd4 48.
Kh4 Ke3 49. Kxh5 Rb5 50. Kg6 Kxe2 51. c6 Rxb6 52. Ne5 Rb1 53. Kxg7 Kf2 54. Kf6
Kg2 55. Ke7 Kxh2 (55... Rc1 56. Kd6 Rd1+ (56... Kxh2 57. c7 Rxc7 58. Kxc7 Kxg3
59. Ng6 $18) 57. Kc5 Rd8 58. c7 Rc8 (58... Rf8 59. Nc6 Rc8 60. Kd6 Kxh2 61. Nd4
Kxg3 62. Nxe6 Rh8 63. Nd8 $18) 59. Kd6 Kxh2 60. Kd7) 56. c7 Rc1 57. Kd6 Rxc7 (
57... Rd1+ 58. Kc5 Rd5+ 59. Kb4 $1 $18) 58. Kxc7 Kxg3 59. Nd3 $5 Kf3 60. Kd6
Ke4 61. Kxe6 $18) 48. Kh4 Rg1 (48... Rh1 49. Ne5+ Kb7 50. Nf3 Rc1 51. Kxh5 $18)
49. Ne5+ Kb7 (49... Kxc5 $2 50. b7 Rb1 51. Nd7+ $18) 50. Kxh5 Rg2 51. Kg6 Rxh2
(51... Rxe2 52. h4 Rg2 53. Kxg7 Rxg3+ 54. Kf6 Rc3 55. h5 Rxc5 56. h6 Rc8 57.
Nf7 Kxb6 58. h7 $18) 52. Kxg7 (52. e3 $6 Rc2 $1 (52... Rg2 $2 53. Kxg7 Rxg3+
54. Kf6 Rxe3 55. c6+) 53. Kxg7 Rxc5 54. Kf6 Rc3 55. Kxe6 Rxe3 56. Kxf5 Rxg3 $11
) 52... Rxe2 53. Kf6 Rg2 (53... Rc2 54. Nd7 (54. Kxe6 Rxc5 55. Kxf5 Kxb6 56.
Ke6 Rc8 57. g4 Kc5 58. g5 Kd4) 54... Rc3 55. Kxe6 Kc6 56. Ne5+ $18) 54. Nf7 $1
{reaching the critical d8 square.} (54. Kxe6 Rxg3 55. Kxf5 Rc3 56. Nd7 Kc6 57.
Ke6 $18) 54... Rxg3 (54... Rc2 55. Nd8+ Kc8 56. Nxe6 Kd7 57. Kxf5 $18) 55. Nd8+
Kc8 56. Nxe6 Kb7 57. Kxf5 Kc6 58. Kf6 Rg1 59. f5 Rf1 (59... Kd5 60. Ke7 Re1 61.
Kd7 $18) 60. Ke7 (60. Ke7 Rxf5 61. Nd8+ $1 (61. Nd4+ Kxc5 62. b7 Kxd4 63. b8=Q
$18) 61... Kxc5 62. b7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Valjevo"]
[Site "Valjevo"]
[Date "2007.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2007.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 {To play a former world champion
of this caliber is always difficult. I wanted to play a logical game against
Tolya Evgenievich.} Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 {A solid
system which should give some advantage for White.} (9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7
11. Nd2 f5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb2 $13 {is considered to be better for
White, but I have very bad memories of it, connected with my lost to GM
Emanuel Berg in the Sigeman Invitational, last year.}) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O O-O
11. Re1 Bb7 (11... c5 {is another line which is semi-independent from ours.}
12. e4 Nxe4 (12... dxe4 13. Ng5 Bb7 14. Ndxe4 cxd4 (14... Qc7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6
16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qd6 $14
{S.Atalik-Lautier,Ohrid(m/2) 2001.}) 15. Bxd4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Nc5
18. Bc3 $14 {S.Atalik-J.Polgar,Bled(ol) 2002.}) (12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Rc8 15. Rc1 $5 b5 $2 (15... Bxc4 $1 16. bxc4 e5 17. Nf3 Qc7 18. Bb2 $13)
16. e5 $16 {S.Atalik-Ehlvest,Philadelphia 2000.})) 12. e4 Nxe4 $1 {This is the
correct way to capture on e4 without allowing the line below and above.} (12...
dxe4 13. Ng5 c5 14. Ndxe4 $14) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 c5 15. Re2 $1 (15. Re3
$11 {is all completey worked out.} Bf6 16. dxc5 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Nxc5 18. Ne5 $11
{with P.Nikolic-Almasi,Bosnian League 2007 being one of the latest examples.})
15... Bf6 16. Rd2 $8 (16. Qc2 $6 Qc7 $1 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 cxd4 18. Bxa8 Qxa8
19. Rd1 Ne5 20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rd8 23. Qd2 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 $14)
17. Rd1 $11) (16. Rc1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc7 19. Rd2 Nc5 20. Nb5 Qc6+
$13 21. Qf3 $140 $2 Qxf3+ 22. Kxf3 Bg5 $19) 16... Qc8 $5 {Played after long
thought.} (16... Qc7 $2 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. b4 Na6 20. Rd7 Rfd8 21.
Rxc7 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Nxc7 23. Rd7 $16) (16... Qe7 17. Qc2 $14) 17. Qc2 $5 {
Is this always the best square for the queen in this line?} (17. Qe2 cxd4 18.
Bxd4 Qc7 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Rd8
24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qf3 $14) 17... cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 (18... e5 $5 19. Bc3 e4
20. Bh3 Bxc3 21. Bxd7 Qc5 22. Qxc3 exf3 23. b4 Qc7 24. c5 bxc5 25. Qxc5 $14)
19. Rxd4 Nf6 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qe2 $5 (21. Ng5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rad8 23. Ne4 Nxe4
24. Qxe4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Rc8 $14) 21... Bxf3 $1 {Just in time. I should have
never allowed this.} 22. Qxf3 Rad8 23. Qd3 (23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. b4
Qc8 $1 (25... Kf8 $2 26. c5 bxc5 27. bxc5 Nd5 28. Qd3 g6 29. c6 Ke8 30. Qb3 $16
) 26. c5 bxc5 27. bxc5 Nd5 28. Qa3 Qc7 $11) 23... Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Rc8 25. f4 Kf8
$1 $11 {Black equalizes by simply bringing his king to the centre.} 26. Bf3 Ke7
27. Kf2 h5 28. h4 $5 Qc5 29. Ke2 g6 (29... a5 30. Qd3 $5 $13) 30. Bb7 Qxd4 31.
Rxd4 Rc7 32. Be4 $5 a5 {He offered a draw with this move and I accepted.} (
32... a5 33. Ke3 Ne8 34. a3 Nd6 35. Bd3 Rc5 36. Kf3 Rc8 37. Ke3 Nf5+ 38. Bxf5
gxf5 39. a4 $1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT 5th"]
[Site "Banja Vrucica"]
[Date "2006.06.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Sibarevic, Milenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2006.06.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Banja Luka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bg2
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 $5 {There are many possibilities in this
particular position.} Nbd7 12. Rad1 Bd6 13. Bf4 $1 Re8 $5 (13... Bxf4 14. gxf4
$14) 14. Bxd6 (14. Nb5 $2 Ba6 15. a4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 c6 $1 17. Nc3 (17. Qxc6 $2
Rc8 18. Qd6 Bxb5 19. axb5 Ne4 20. Qxd5 Nc3 21. Qf5 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxe2 $17)
17... Nh5 $19) 14... cxd6 15. e3 $14 {I know only one important game that
white has won in this structure:Miles-Jussupow,Vrbas 1980.} Ne4 {Draw offer.
And I am sick of it.What is wrong with these people?Why are they so
peaceful?What do they want?You play someone who is 300 rating points more than
you have ,you are much behing in the clock department,you take a
cardiovascular pill during the game and you offer a draw.Yeah what
for?Probably to make me happy.} 16. Rc1 Ndf6 17. Qb2 (17. Qd3 Rc8) 17... Qd7
18. Nd2 Rac8 19. Ndb1 $1 h5 20. f3 Ng5 (20... Nxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Rc8
23. Qd2 Qc7 24. Bh3 $16) 21. h4 Ne6 22. Bh3 $16 {White increases his advantage.
} Rc7 23. Qd2 Rec8 24. a4 $1 (24. e4 $2 dxe4 25. d5 Nxd5 $19) 24... a6 25. Kf2
b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Na2 $1 $16 {Black lost on time.} 1-0

[Event "GRE-chT 36th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Papadopoulos, Ioannis K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.07.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 $5 {This is a sideline which
is a little bit underestimated by theory.} 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 a5
$5 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 $5 {There are always some ways of squeezing some
advantage for White in this opening due to Black's artificial pawn structure.}
(10. a3 Bxd2 11. Nfxd2 Bc6 12. e4 d5 13. e5 Nfd7 $14) 10... d5 (10... Ra7 11.
Be3) 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Na4 Nfd7 ({I was expecting} 12... Bb5 $142 13. Nb2 Ne4 14.
Be3 $13) 13. Nxd7 $5 (13. Bxb4 axb4 14. Nd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Na6 16. Rac1 $16)
13... Nxd7 14. Re1 $5 (14. Rc1 {looks more normal, doesn't it?}) 14... Bb5 15.
Nc3 Bc6 $6 {A strange plan designed to prevent e4.} (15... Bxc3 16. Bxc3 a4 17.
e4 c6 18. Bb4 Re8 19. bxa4 Bxa4 $11) 16. Rc1 Ra6 $2 {The final mistake in this
sequence of moves.} (16... Nf6 17. Rc2 $5 $14) 17. e4 $1 {Before coming up
with this one I had foreseen the game scenario.} Bxc3 (17... dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4
19. Rxe4 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Nf6 21. Re5 $16) 18. Rxc3 dxe4 19. Qc2 Qa8 20. Bxe4 ({
The exchange sac was also in contention:} 20. Rxe4 $5 Bxe4 (20... Nf6 21. Rxe6
fxe6 22. Bxc6 Qd8 23. Qd3 Rb6 24. Rc4 $44) 21. Bxe4 Qd8 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Bd3
Rd6 24. Rxc7 Ne5 25. Be2 Rxd4 26. Bxa5 Qd6 27. a4 $44) 20... Bxe4 21. Rxe4 a4 (
21... Nf6 22. Rh4 $1 h6 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Qc1 $18) 22. b4 Rc8 23. Rh4 Nf8 24.
Rc5 $1 (24. Rh5 f5) 24... Qb7 (24... Ng6 25. Rhh5 Qf3 26. Be3 $16) 25. a3 Qf3
$2 (25... Ng6 26. Rhh5 Qf3 27. Be3 $16) 26. b5 $1 Rb6 (26... Rd6 27. Bb4 $18)
27. Ba5 $1 Rb7 28. d5 $1 Rd8 (28... exd5 29. b6 $18) 29. Rf4 $1 (29. Bxc7 $4
Rxc7 30. Rxc7 Rxd5 31. b6 Rd1+ 32. Qxd1 Qxd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd5+ 34. Kg1 Qd1+ $11 {
would be another flash of stupidity.}) 29... Qb3 30. Bxc7 Qxc2 (30... Rxd5 31.
b6 (31. Qxb3 axb3 32. Rxd5 exd5 33. b6 Ne6 34. Rb4 Kf8 35. Bf4 Nxf4 36. gxf4
Ke7 37. a4 Kd6 38. a5 Kc6 39. Rxb3 Rb8 40. Kf1 $18 {should also win.}) 31...
Qxc2 (31... Rxc5 32. Qxc5 Nd7 33. Rd4 $18) 32. Rxc2 Ra5 33. Rfc4 $18) 31. Rxc2
Rc8 32. d6 Rxb5 33. Rxa4 Nd7 34. Rb4 $18 {This had the looks of being simplest
among alternatives.} (34. Ra7 Kf8 (34... f6 35. a4 Rd5 36. a5 Rd3 37. a6 Ra3
38. Rb2 $18) 35. Bb6 $1 $18) (34. Rac4 $18) 34... Rd5 35. a4 g5 (35... Rxd6 36.
Bxd6 Rxc2 37. Rb7 $18) (35... f6 36. Ra2 $18) 36. Ra2 $1 $18 f5 37. a5 Rd1+ 38.
Kg2 g4 39. Rb5 $1 {So he resigns.} 1-0

[Event "GRE-chT 30th"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2001.07.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Genov, Petar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {Not the most popular line.} Bb7
6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O d6 9. Nxd4 Qd7 10. a4 Be7 (10... Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6
12. b4 $14) 11. a5 Bd8 $2 $146 {An unfortunate novelty.} 12. Nb5 $1 (12. a6 $6
Nxa6 13. Rxa6 Bxa6 14. e5 d5 15. exf6 Bxf6 {And black is no worse.}) 12... a6
$2 (12... O-O 13. a6 $1 (13. axb6 axb6 (13... Bxb6 $2 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. e5 Qc7
16. exf6 gxf6 17. Ne4) 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. b3 $14) (13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. e5 Qc7 15.
exf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be5 $14) 13... Bc6 (13... Bxa6 $2 14. e5) 14. Nd4 $16) 13.
Nxd6+ $1 {The position requires brutal measures.} Qxd6 14. e5 Qxe5 (14... Qc7
15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 $16) 15. Bxb7 {This was one of the points I was in
between two seemingly promising lines.} Ra7 16. Bg2 $1 {Simple chess.} (16. Ne4
$6 Nxe4 17. Bf4 Qxf4 $1 18. gxf4 Rxb7) 16... Rd7 $6 (16... bxa5 17. Qa4+ Nbd7
18. Nb3 O-O 19. Nxa5 $16) 17. Qb3 O-O (17... bxa5 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Bf4 Qb7 20.
Qa4 $18) 18. Nf3 $5 {White goes for more.} (18. axb6 Qc5 19. b7 $18) 18... Qe2
(18... Qf5 19. Bf4) 19. Re1 Qd3 20. Ra3 $1 {Every piece into the game.White
throws even the garbage bin in the attack.} (20. Qxd3 Rxd3 21. Ne5 Rb3 $132)
20... Qxb3 21. Rxb3 b5 (21... Nc6 22. axb6 Na5 23. Rb4 Nc6 24. Ra4 $18) 22. Bd2
Nc6 $2 {Black does not create difficulties.} (22... Rxd2 23. Nxd2 Bxa5 24. Rd1
Rd8 25. cxb5 Bxd2 26. Rc3 $3 $18 {was my idea.}) 23. cxb5 Nxa5 24. Bxa5 Bxa5
25. Ra1 $18 Bb6 26. bxa6 Ba7 27. Rb7 {Anything goes!} (27. Ne5 Rd2 28. Rf1 $18)
27... Rxb7 28. axb7 Bb8 29. Nd4 g5 30. Rc1 Nd7 (30... Kg7 31. Rc8 Nd7 32. Bc6
Nf6 (32... Ne5 33. Be8) 33. Bb5 $18) 31. Nc6 Kg7 32. Nxb8 Nxb8 33. Rc8 {
Black is all tied up.} f6 34. Bf1 Kf7 35. Bc4 Ke7 36. Bxe6 Rd8 37. Rxb8 $5 {
Telling the trth I was annoyed by the fact that black did not resign so I went
for this line.} (37. Kg2) 37... Rxb8 38. Bc8 Kd6 39. Kg2 Ke5 40. Kf3 f5 41. Ke3
h6 42. h3 Kd5 43. Kd3 (43. Bxf5 Re8+ 44. Kd3 Kd6 45. f4 gxf4 46. gxf4 Kc7 47.
Bc8 $18) 43... Kc5 44. f3 Kd5 45. b4 (45. Bxf5 Rd8) 45... h5 46. b5 Ke5 (46...
Kc5 47. b6 Kd5 48. Bxf5 Rd8 49. Bc8 $18) 47. Kc4 h4 48. gxh4 (48. gxh4 gxh4 49.
Kc5 Kf4 50. Kb6 Kxf3 51. Bxf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 14th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2006.05.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 $5 {
I always believe that black can always come close but never really achieves a
full equality in this long theoretical line.} c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7
Nxd7 11. Nd2 f5 $5 {To play it in the spirit of Stonewall is a little bit
neglected these days albeit nothing is wrong about it.} 12. Rc1 {Difficult to
find a real plan for white.} (12. O-O O-O) 12... Rc8 13. Rc2 (13. O-O O-O 14.
Bb2 Bd6 {results in the same type of positions like in the game.}) 13... O-O
14. O-O Nf6 15. Bb2 Bd6 16. Qc1 Qe7 17. e3 $6 (17. a3 $142 $13 {might have
been better.}) 17... g5 $1 {Once white plays e3 black can go for this.} 18. f4
$5 (18. Nf3 g4 19. Ne5 Ne4 (19... c5 20. Rd1) 20. Rd1 $13 (20. Bxe4 fxe4 21.
Nxg4 Qg7 $44)) 18... g4 19. Rf2 h5 20. a3 (20. c5 bxc5 21. dxc5 Bc7) 20... h4
21. gxh4 $1 {Now we have got a game proceeding in both wings.} Nh5 22. b4 Bb7 (
22... Qxh4 23. c5) 23. c5 (23. b5 $6 cxb5 24. cxb5 (24. cxd5 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 exd5
) 24... Kh7 $1 $40) 23... Bc7 24. cxb6 axb6 25. Nf1 $2 (25. a4 Qxh4 26. b5 Nf6
$1 27. bxc6 Ba6 28. Bf1 Bxf1 29. Qxf1 Ra8 30. Ba3 Rf7 $44) 25... Bd6 26. Ng3
Qxh4 27. Nxh5 Qxh5 28. Bf1 Kf7 29. b5 cxb5 30. Bxb5 Rh8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Rc2
Rxc2 33. Qxc2 Qh4 34. Qf2 {I have failled to understand the danger in this
position.} Qe7 $1 35. a4 $2 {I was trying something wrong here.} (35. h3 Bxa3
36. hxg4 fxg4 37. Qh2 Kg7 38. Bxa3 Qxa3 39. Qe2 Kf6 40. Kg2 $11 {and white
stays with the right bishop and keeps the equality.}) 35... Bc8 36. h3 Bd7 $1
$17 {Black has found time to exchange his bad bishop.} 37. hxg4 Bxb5 38. axb5
fxg4 39. Kg2 Qf6 40. Kg3 Qh6 $3 $17 {It is amazing that white may be lost
because of bad bishop and bad pawn structure despite of extra pawn.} 41. Kxg4
Qg6+ 42. Kh3 (42. Kf3 Qe4+ 43. Ke2 Bb4 44. Kf1 Qb1+ 45. Kg2 Qd3 (45... Qd1 $2
46. f5 (46. Kh2 $2 Be1 47. Qg2 Bd2 $17) 46... Qg4+ 47. Qg3 Qe4+ 48. Qf3 Qc2+
49. Qf2 Qxf2+ 50. Kxf2 exf5 51. Kg3 Kg6 52. Bc1 Bd6+ 53. Kf3 Kh5 54. Bd2 Kh4
55. Bc3 $11) 46. Kf3 Qxb5 47. Qe2 Qxe2+ 48. Kxe2 Kf6 49. Kd3 Kf5 50. Bc1 b5 51.
Bb2 Be1 52. Ke2 Ba5 53. Kd3 Kg4 54. Ke2 b4 55. Kf2 Kf5 56. Kf3 b3 57. Ba1 Bd2
58. Bb2 Bb4 59. Kf2 Ke4 60. Ke2 Be7 61. Kd2 Kf3 62. Kd3 Bh4 63. Bc1 Bf2 $19)
42... Qd3 43. Kg4 Kg6 44. Qg3 (44. Kf3 Qxb5 45. Qc2+ Kf6 46. Kf2 Qe8 47. Qh7
Qg6 48. Qd7 Qc2+ 49. Kf3 Qd1+ 50. Kf2 Be7 51. Qb5 Kf5 $19) 44... Qxb5 45. Kf3+
Kf7 46. Qh2 (46. Qg2 Qd3) 46... Qf1+ 47. Kg3 Qd3 48. Bc1 b5 (48... Bb4 $19 {
was even better.}) 49. Qb2 b4 50. Kf2 b3 $19 51. Qe2 Qh7 52. Qb2 Qh2+ 53. Kf3
Qh1+ 54. Ke2 Qg2+ 55. Kd3 Qf1+ {A fantastic ending by young Swedish GM Berg!}
0-1

[Event "CRO Cup"]
[Site "Sibenik"]
[Date "2006.05.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Markus, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2006.05.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 $5 {Markus came up with a
system which is not really fully discovered.} 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O (8.
Ne5 $142 d5 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nxd7 $14 {might have been a better
option.}) 8... Bc6 9. Na3 $5 $146 {An over the board early morning inspiration.
} cxd4 10. Qxd4 $1 (10. Nc4 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 (11. exf3 $6 Nc6 12. f4 d5 13. Ne5
Nxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7 15. Qxd4 Bc5 16. Qg4 g6 $15) 11... Nc6 12. Bf4 d5 13. Ne5
Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bc5 $11) 10... Be7 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Bd2 $1 Bd5 (12... a5 13. Rac1)
13. Ne3 Be4 (13... Nc6 14. Qa4 Be4 15. Bc3 $14) 14. Bc3 Qb6 15. Ng4 $1 {
I have to start liquidating pieces to claim advantage.} Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Kxg2 Nc6 19. Rad1 $5 {I have calculated a long line.It was
worth of a try.} (19. Nxc6 Bxc3 20. Rac1 Bf6 21. Na5 Rfb8 (21... Rfc8 22. e4
$14) 22. e4 Rb5 23. Nc4 d5 24. exd5 Rxd5 25. Rfd1 Rad8 (25... Rc8 26. Ne3 Rdc5
27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Rd7 a5 29. Ra7 $16) 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Ne3 Rd8 $14) 19... Bxd4
20. Bxd4 Rfb8 (20... d5 21. Bc5 $14 (21. Rd2)) 21. e4 a5 {Draw offer} 22. Be3 (
22. Bc5 Rb5 23. Bd6 f6 24. f4 Kf7 $11) 22... Rb7 23. Rd2 $14 {I have decided
to offer a draw with 3rd and 4th board already having drawn and second board
being better against Dusko on the second.Anyway after that one also drew and
we got the first place in Croatian Cup.} (23. Rd2 Kf8 24. Rfd1 (24. Rc1 a4 25.
bxa4 Rxa4 26. f3 Ke8 $11) 24... Ke8 25. Bc5 $1 (25. a4 Rc8) (25. f3 a4 26. bxa4
Rxa4 $11) 25... Rb5 (25... a4 26. b4) 26. Bd6 f6 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Trophy 28th"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2014.11.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Zajic, Milan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2014.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 {Back to Nf3.} b6 4. g3 Bb4+ {Milan comes up with a
mixture of QID and Bogo. I myself tried this against GM Csaba Horvath on the
Island of Sicily.} 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. Na3 $5 {An over the board
decision but the more I look at it the more I like it.} (7. b3 d5 ({or} 7... c6
{lead to more explored positions.})) 7... O-O (7... c5 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O O-O
10. Rfd1 Rc8 11. Ne5 $1 cxd4 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Rxd4 c5 15. Rd2
Rfd8 16. Rad1 Rxd2 17. Rxd2 Kf8 $14 {is known and it seems to be possible to
improve on it.}) (7... c6 8. Bg2 d5 9. O-O O-O 10. Rac1 (10. Rfc1 Nbd7 11. Ne5)
10... Nbd7 11. Ne5 $14 {The same is valid for these positions.}) 8. Bg2 Bb7 9.
O-O d6 10. Nh4 $1 (10. Nb5 Nbd7) 10... Bxg2 11. Nxg2 c6 {This seems logical
since it prepares d5, a6 and then b5 and e5.} (11... c5 $5 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5
a6 14. f3 b5 15. e4 Nbd7 16. Nc2 Ne5 17. Nge3 $13) 12. Qd3 Nbd7 (12... d5 13.
cxd5 cxd5 14. Rfc1 $14) 13. e4 Re8 (13... a6 14. f3) 14. f3 a6 15. Qe2 (15. Qe3
c5 $1) 15... Qc7 16. Rfe1 $1 {White is trying to force e5 by menacing Nf6.} e5
17. d5 cxd5 (17... c5 18. Ne3 $16) 18. cxd5 Rec8 19. Qe3 $5 (19. Ne3 b5 20. Kg2
Nc5 21. Nac2 {is another way to handle the position.}) 19... b5 (19... Qc5 20.
Qxc5 Rxc5 21. Ne3 g6 22. Nac2 $14) 20. Rec1 Qb6 {I was happy to exchange
queens.} (20... Qa5 $5 {bothered me the most.} 21. Nc2 Rc7 22. a3 $1 Rac8 23.
Nb4 $14) 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. Ne3 (22. Rc6 $2 {is obviously wrong:} Rxc6 23. dxc6
Rc8 24. Rc1 Kf8) 22... g6 23. Rc2 (23. b3) 23... Rc5 $5 {A clever idea.} (23...
Na4 24. b3 Rxc2 (24... Nc3 $2 25. Kf1 {and the knight gets stuck there.}) 25.
Naxc2 Nc3 26. Nb4 a5 27. Nc6 $14) 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. b3 Kf8 26. Kf2 Ke7 27. Ke2
R8c7 (27... Nfd7) 28. Rxc5 $1 {Time to break the status quo.} dxc5 (28... Rxc5
29. Nac2 $1 $14) 29. Nac2 {The threat is 30.Nb4.} Kd6 (29... Ne8 30. a4 Nc8 $13
) 30. a4 $1 Nc8 (30... c4 $5 31. Na3 (31. bxc4 Nxc4 32. axb5 (32. Rb1 Nxe3 33.
Nxe3 Kc5) 32... axb5 33. Ra1 Nxe3 34. Nxe3 $14) 31... cxb3 32. Rxc7 Kxc7 33.
axb5 a5 34. Nec4 Nxc4 35. Nxc4 Nd7 36. Kd2 a4 37. Kc3 $13 {is a real mess but
in each case I preferred White.}) (30... bxa4 $2 31. bxa4 $16 {brings
insurmountable difficulties.}) 31. Na3 Rb7 32. axb5 $6 {There is no need to
force things.} (32. Ra1 Ke7) (32. Nac2 Nd7 33. Ne1 f5 34. Nd3 fxe4 35. fxe4 $14
{I should have shuffled pieces and enjoyed a very slight edge.}) 32... axb5 33.
b4 (33. Ra1 Ke7 34. Nb1 Ra7 35. Rxa7+ Nxa7 36. Nc3 Nd7 37. Kd3 Kd6 $11) 33...
cxb4 $1 (33... c4 $2 34. Nxb5+ $1 Rxb5 35. Nxc4+ Ke7 36. Nxe5 Nb6 37. Ra1 Nfd7
38. Ra5 Rxa5 39. Nc6+ Kd6 40. bxa5 Nc4 41. a6 $36 {gives White some chances.})
34. Nac2 $6 $138 {Conceivably I should have gone for a draw.} (34. Nxb5+ $1
Rxb5 35. Rxc8 b3 36. Nc4+ $1 (36. Rc6+ Ke7 37. Rc1 Nd7 $40) 36... Kd7 $1 (36...
Ke7 $6 37. Nb2 $14) 37. Rf8 b2 (37... Ke7 $2 38. Rxf7+ $1) 38. Rxf7+ Ke8 (38...
Kd8 39. Nd2 Nd7 40. Rxh7 b1=Q 41. Nxb1 Rxb1 $13) 39. Nd6+ Kd8 40. Nb7+ Kc8 41.
Nd6+ Kd8 $11 (41... Kb8 $2 42. Rf8+ $18)) 34... b3 35. Nb4 $6 (35. Na3 $142 Kd7
36. Rb1 Nd6 37. Rxb3 Nfe8 $14) 35... Nd7 36. Rc6+ Ke7 37. Rc3 Nc5 $1 {In this
part of the game Zajic's play was impeccable.} 38. Nd3 (38. Nd1 Kd6 39. Nd3
Nxd3 40. Kxd3 Nb6 41. Rxb3 Na4 $40) 38... Nxd3 39. Kxd3 b2 40. Rb3 $6 {The
notorious 40th move.} (40. Kc2 Nb6 41. Nd1 $1 b1=Q+ 42. Kxb1 Nc4 43. Nb2 f5 44.
Nxc4 bxc4+ 45. Kc2 fxe4 46. fxe4 Rb4 47. Ra3 c3 $11) 40... Ra7 $36 41. Rxb2
Ra3+ 42. Ke2 Nd6 43. Nc2 Ra4 44. Nb4 $1 {By spending a good amount of time, I
pulled myself together and calculated the ending to the bone.} (44. Kd3 f5 45.
Rb4 {is a suggestion.}) 44... f5 45. Nd3 $1 (45. Nc6+ Kf6) 45... fxe4 46. Nxe5
Nf5 47. Nc6+ $1 {First White should cover the d4-square.} (47. g4 $6 exf3+ 48.
Kf2 Nd6 $17) 47... Kd6 48. fxe4 Rxe4+ 49. Kf3 $1 {Much simpler} ({than} 49. Kd3
Re3+ (49... Kxd5 50. Nb4+ $11) 50. Kd2 Ra3 (50... Kxd5 51. Rxb5+ Kxc6 52. Rxf5
$11) 51. Rxb5 Ra2+ 52. Kc3 Rxh2 53. Na5 $1 $132) 49... Rc4 (49... Re3+ 50. Kf4)
50. Rxb5 $1 Rxc6 51. dxc6 Nd4+ 52. Kf4 Nxb5 53. Kg5 $11 Nd4 54. Kh6 Nf3 55. h4
(55. Kxh7 g5 56. h3 (56. h4 Nxh4 57. Kh6 Nf3 58. Kh5 $11) (56. Kg6 $4 g4 57.
Kf5 Nxh2 $19 {is the only way to lose this ending.}) 56... Kxc6 57. Kg6 Kd6 58.
Kf5 $11) 55... Kxc6 56. Kxh7 Ne5 57. Kg7 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Continental op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2001.07.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2001.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bb7 $5 {Black tries to play without
immediate c5 thus inviting white to play e5.} (11... c5 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4
dxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 {is normal.}) 12. e4 Rc8 13. Rc1 h6 {After this move I
decide not to delay e5 because black has committed some sort of weakness in
kingside.} 14. e5 Ne8 15. cxd5 {I wanted to play this move before black plays
Nc7 and got ready for c5.} cxd5 16. Bf1 Nc7 17. Bb2 $1 {At least temporarily
preventing Ba6.Also white already considers Bf1-d3-b1 maneuver.} Nb8 18. Bd3 $6
{I did not particularly like this move.The reason for that it marks time.} (18.
h4 Ba6 19. Nh2 $1 Bxf1 20. Ndxf1 {and white is ready for kingside action.})
18... Ba6 19. Bb1 Nb5 $1 {With this superb move black's game becomes more
meaningful.} 20. Nf1 Na3 21. Bd3 Qd7 22. Qe2 $1 {White is seemingly on the
defensive side.Na3 looks great but on the other hand black may have to pull it
out.} Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Nc6 $5 {Risky play.During the game my opinion was black
had to look for queens exchange.} (23... Qb5 24. Qxb5 Nxb5 25. a4 Ba3 (25...
Na3 26. Ne3 b5 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Bxa3 Bxa3 29. axb5 Rc3 30. Ra1 Rxb3 31. Kg2
$11) 26. axb5 Bxb2 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Re2 Bc3 29. Ra2 Rc7 30. Ne3 $11) 24. Ne3
a5 (24... Nb4 25. Qd2) 25. Ng4 Rfe8 $6 {This is another planless move.I was
anticipating other moves but this.} (25... Nb4 {After this natural move white
has a choice of going for some unclear postion or to force a draw by pseudo
aggressive sacrifices.} 26. Nxh6+ (26. Qd2 Nbc2 27. Red1 Rfd8 $13) 26... gxh6
27. Qd2 Nbc2 28. Qxh6 Nxe1 29. Rxe1 (29. Ng5 Nf3+) 29... Qb5 30. Bxa3 $11) (
25... Rfd8 26. Qe3 Bf8 $13) 26. Qd2 Kh7 27. Qf4 $1 $16 Bb4 $8 {This is an
interesting stage of the game.I believe "Shurik" was already in time trouble.I
started to calculate the longest queen move possible in the position,then gave
the whole idea up because I thought that it would lead to some unclear
position.} 28. Re2 $2 (28. Qxh6+ $1 gxh6 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Nxd7 Bxe1 31. Nxe1
Nb5 (31... Nxd4 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Bxa3 b5 34. Kf1 b4 35. Bb2 Nb5 36. Ke2 $1)
32. Nxb6 Rc7 33. Rc5 Nba7 34. Nd3 Rb8 35. Na4 $16) 28... Qe7 29. h4 Nb8 30. Kg2
Nd7 31. Rh1 Kg8 {and whites advantage has evaporated.} 32. Bc1 (32. Nxh6+ gxh6
33. Qxh6 Qf8) 32... Nb5 33. Nxh6+ $2 {Ridiculous sacrifice,in the last moves
white of course misplaced all of his pieces but stillthis is too much.} ({
After the thematic} 33. Ng5 $2 {black does not have to take it.}) 33... gxh6
34. Qxh6 f6 $6 (34... f5 $142) ({Bad is} 34... Qf8 35. Qf4) 35. h5 Qh7 36. Qf4
{Best under these circumstances.} (36. Qxh7+ $6 Kxh7 37. exf6 Nxf6 38. a4 Nd6
39. Rxe6 Rxe6 40. Ng5+ Kg8 41. Nxe6 Nde4 {and black dominates.}) 36... Qf5 37.
Qh4 Nc3 38. g4 Qh7 39. Re3 ({Tempting was} 39. exf6 Nxe2 40. Ng5 Qc2 $1 (40...
Nxc1 41. Nxh7) 41. f7+ Kh8 42. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 43. Nf7+ Kg7 44. Qg5+ Kxf7 {
Whites attack vanishes since g6 square is under control.} 45. Qg6+ Qxg6 $19)
39... Ne4 (39... Be7 40. exf6 Bxf6 41. g5) 40. exf6 Ndxf6 $17 {With this move
we have completedthe time control.A though defends was waiting for white.} 41.
Re2 Nd7 (41... Be7 $2 42. g5 Nxh5 (42... Qxh5 43. gxf6 Qxh4 44. Rxh4 Bxf6 45.
Rg4+ Kf7 46. Bf4 $11) 43. Be3 $1 {and white wins the piece back.}) 42. Be3 (42.
Ng5 $6 Be7) 42... Rf8 43. Ng5 (43. g5 Qf5) 43... Nxg5 44. Qxg5+ Kh8 45. Qh6 $1
{White has to exchange queens to put up a fight.} Rc6 46. Qxh7+ Kxh7 47. g5 Kg7
48. Rc1 $1 {Any exchange strangely is a mean of relief for white.} Rxc1 ({After
} 48... Nb8 49. Kg3 {black still keeps his edge.Black has to somehow improve
his knight.}) 49. Bxc1 Rc8 50. Bf4 Kf7 51. Kh3 Ba3 $2 {A very bad idea,
bringing black's game in absolute jeopardy.} (51... Rh8 52. Kg4 Bc3 53. Be3 e5
54. dxe5 Nxe5+ 55. Kf5 Ke7 $1 (55... Rxh5 56. Rc2 d4 57. Kxe5 dxe3+ 58. Rxc3
Rxg5+ 59. Ke4 exf2 60. Rf3+ $11) 56. g6 Rxh5+ 57. Bg5+ Kf8 58. f4 Nc6 59. Kg4
Rh1 60. Re6 $132) 52. Kg4 Bc1 53. Bd6 Rc6 $1 {Black is aware of the c line's
importance.} (53... Rg8 $2 54. g6+ Kf6 55. Rc2 (55. Bg3 Ke7) 55... Bh6 56. Rc7
Rd8 57. Bg3 $18) 54. Bg3 Ba3 55. f4 Nf8 56. f5 ({Now I did not want to take a
draw with.} 56. g6+ Nxg6 57. hxg6+ Kxg6 58. Rxe6+ Rxe6 59. f5+ Kf7 60. fxe6+
Kxe6 61. Bc7 b5 62. Bxa5 Kd7 63. Kf5 Kc6 64. Ke6 Bb2 65. Ke5 Ba3 66. Bd8 Bd6+
67. Ke6 Ba3 68. Bf6 Bb2 $11 69. a4 bxa4 70. bxa4 Bxd4 $1 $11) 56... exf5+ 57.
Kxf5 Rc3 58. g6+ Kg8 59. Be5 $2 {As Yermo pointed out both in post-mortem and
in our later analysis about the game this is a an empty move!The bishop has
nothing to do there on e5.} (59. Bf4 Rf3 60. Kg4 Rf1 61. Re8 Rg1+ 62. Kf3 Rf1+
63. Kg3 Rh1 64. Re5 $16) 59... Rf3+ 60. Kg4 Rf1 61. Bg3 Rg1 62. Kf3 Rf1+ 63.
Kg2 $2 {Another bad move white should avoid the rook swap.} (63. Bf2 Bd6 (63...
Rh1 64. Re5 Nd7 65. Rf5 $16) 64. Re8 Kg7 65. Rc8 (65. Rd8 $4 Be7) 65... Bf4 66.
Rc6 Nd7 67. Kxf4 Rxf2+ 68. Ke3 Rf8 69. Rc7 Rd8 70. Kf4 Kh6 71. Kf5 Nf8 72. g7
Nh7 73. Rb7 Re8 74. Rxb6+ Kxg7 75. h6+ {and white has all the chances.}) 63...
Rf5 64. Re5 Rxe5 65. Bxe5 $11 Nd7 (65... Bb2 {also leads to a draw.} 66. Kf3
Ne6 (66... Nd7 67. Kf4 Nxe5 68. Kxe5 Kg7 69. Kxd5 Kh6 70. a4 Ba1 $11) 67. h6
Nf8 68. h7+ Nxh7 69. gxh7+ Kxh7 70. a4 Kg6 71. Ke3 Kf5 72. Bc7 Bc3 73. Bxb6 Be1
74. Bc5 Ke6 75. Ke2 Bc3 76. Kd3 Be1 77. Kc2 Kf5 $11) 66. Bf4 $4 {White
collapses.Around here I had 15' and "Shurik" 1'.Instead of shaking him up in
time trouble I have tried to flag him which cost me the game.} (66. h6 $1 Nxe5
(66... Nf8 $5 67. h7+ (67. g7 $2 Ng6 68. Bc7 Bc1 $19) 67... Nxh7 68. gxh7+ Kxh7
69. Bc7 b5 70. Bxa5 Kg6 $11 {Again the same drawish endgame.}) 67. dxe5 {
This position is objectively leading to a draw but black has to be careful.
Important factor is that black's bishop belongs to a3-f8 diagonal,but if it
goes toa1-h8 diagonal black is lost.} d4 (67... Bb2 68. e6 Bf6 $2 69. Kf3 d4
70. Ke4 Kh8 (70... Kf8 71. g7+ Kg8 72. Kf5 $18) 71. g7+ Kh7 72. a4 $22 $18) 68.
e6 d3 69. Kf2 Bc5+ 70. Ke1 Bb4+ 71. Kd1 $11) (66. Kf3 {also draws but white
should not touch to his a pawn with pawn on a4 it is lost.} Nxe5+ 67. dxe5 Kg7
68. Kf4 d4 69. Ke4 Bc5 70. Kd3 (70. a4 $4 Kh6 71. Kd3 Bf8 72. e6 Bc5 73. Ke4
Kg7 74. Kd3 Kf6 75. Ke4 Kxe6 76. h6 Kf6 77. h7 Kg7 78. Kd3 Be7 79. Kxd4 Bf6+
80. Kc4 Kxg6 81. Kb5 Kxh7 82. Kxb6 Bc3 $19) 70... Kh6 71. Ke4 Bf8 72. e6 Bc5
73. Kd3 Kg7 (73... b5 $6 {does not serve black.} 74. Ke4 b4 75. Kd3 Kg7 76. Kc4
{white indeed threatens to take on c5.} Bf8 (76... Kf6 $2 77. Kxc5 d3 78. h6 d2
79. g7 d1=Q 80. g8=Q) 77. Kxd4 Kf6 78. Kd5 Ke7 79. Kc6 (79. Ke5 Bg7+ 80. Kf5
Bh6 81. Ke5 $11) 79... Kxe6 80. Kb5 Kf6 81. Kxa5 Kg7 82. Kb5 Kh6 83. Kc4 Be7 (
83... Bg7 $4 84. Kxb4 Kxh5 85. a4 Kxg6 86. a5 Kf5 87. Kc5 Ke6 88. a6 Bh6 89. b4
Kd7 90. Kb6 Kc8 91. a7 Be3+ 92. Ka6 Bxa7 93. Kxa7 $18) 84. Kd5 Bf8 85. Ke6 Bg7
86. Kf7 Bc3 87. Kf8 Be5 88. Kg8 $11) 74. Ke4 Kf6 75. Kd3 Kxe6 76. h6 Kf6 77. h7
Kg7 78. Ke4 Be7 79. Kxd4 Bf6+ 80. Kc4 Kxg6 81. Kb5 Bd4 82. h8=Q Bxh8 83. Kxb6
$11) 66... Bb2 $19 67. Kf3 (67. Be3 Nf6 68. h6 Ng4 69. Kf3 Nxe3 70. h7+ Kg7 71.
Kxe3 Kh8 (71... Bc1+ $2 72. Kf3 Bg5 73. Kg4 Bf6 74. Kf5 Bxd4 75. Ke6 Kxg6 76.
Kxd5 Bf6 77. Kc6 Kxh7 78. Kxb6 $11 {With his pawn on a2 white never lose this
kind of positions.}) 72. Kd3 Bc1 73. Ke2 Bg5 74. Kf3 Bf6 75. Kg4 Bxd4 76. Kf5
Bg7 77. Kf4 Bf6 $19) 67... Bxd4 68. h6 $2 {Final flash of stupidity.} (68. Kg4
Bc3 69. h6 d4 70. Kf3 d3 71. Ke3 d2 72. Ke2 Ne5 $19) 68... Ne5+ $1 $19 69. Bxe5
Bxe5 70. Ke3 Kf8 71. Kd3 Ke7 72. a4 Kf6 73. g7 Kf7 74. Ke3 Bb2 75. Kd3 Bc1 76.
Kd4 Bxh6 77. Kxd5 Be3 78. Kc4 Kxg7 79. b4 Bd2 80. bxa5 bxa5 0-1

[Event "Subasic Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Zenica"]
[Date "2006.12.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Stojanovic, Dalibor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 $5 {For many years this was
considered to be mistake. However, by advance sex (Man+Computer) some young
people came up with a new approach based on a central pawn sac.} Bb7 (5... c5
6. d5 $1 $44 {This makes the line playable.}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ $5 {An absolutely
new approach.} (6... c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 $44 {is identical to the starting
points of the line mentioned above.}) 7. Nc3 (7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 $14 {
transposes to some hybrid between the QID and Bogo.} (8. Nbxd2 c5 9. e4 cxd4
10. Nxd4 O-O 11. O-O d6 $11)) 7... Be4 8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. O-O a5 $5 {
A tempo waste!} (10... d6 11. b3 {With White's pawn on a2 White is not afraid
from this kind of play since Black's counterplay with b5 does amount to
anything.} (11. b4 Nbd7 12. Bb2 $14) 11... Nbd7 12. Bb2 $14) 11. Bg5 $6 {
I have a weakness for this idiotic move. All success I had with it might have
been associated with my win in a similar position against the current WWC Xu
Yuhua in Beijing 1997.} (11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 c6 14. Bf1 d5 15. Nd2
$14) 11... h6 $2 {This is some serious cooperation by Black. Dalibor was not
alarmed about his lagging development.} (11... d6 12. Bxf6 (12. Qe3 Nbd7) (12.
Nd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nbd7 14. Qf3 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qc6 Qd7 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 $11)
(12. c5 Nbd7 13. cxd6 cxd6 $11) 12... Qxf6 13. Qe3 Bb7 $11) 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13.
Qe3 $1 Bxf3 $6 (13... Bb7 14. Qd3 Nc6 15. e4 $14 {is not terrible for Black.})
14. Qxf3 $1 {I thought that my queen stands in front of my pieces and after
the exchange my advantage would have become bigger in the endgame due to
better piece and bigger space. So according to my chess logic after the swap I
would have performed pawn breaks with c5 or d5 easier.} (14. Bxf3 Nc6 15. Rfd1
Rad8 $14) 14... Qxf3 15. Bxf3 Nc6 16. Rfd1 Rab8 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. e3 $1 (18.
Bxc6 dxc6 19. d5 Rd6 $1 20. dxe6 fxe6 $11) 18... Na7 19. c5 $1 c6 (19... bxc5
20. Rxc5 Rxb2 21. a4 $1 (21. Rxa5 Nb5 22. a4 Nd6 23. Ra1 $16) (21. Rxc7 $2 Nb5
22. Rb7 Rb4 $132) 21... c6 22. Rxa5 Nc8 23. Ra8 $16) 20. b3 Kf8 21. e4 f6 22.
d5 {So far White has brought in all the desired pawn pushes.} e5 23. Be2 $6 {
Difficult to say where the light squared bishop should stay, I have thought
that I cut any further counterplay from him connected with Nb5.} (23. Bg4 $142
$16) (23. cxb6 Rxb6 24. Bg4 $16) 23... d6 $1 $138 {I have thought he will lose
the game in a couple of moves. Sometimes you forget about the defensive
abilities of this strange piece so called the knight.} 24. dxc6 (24. cxb6 $6
Rxb6 25. dxc6 Nxc6 26. Rd5 $14) 24... Nxc6 (24... dxc5 $2 25. c7 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1
Rc8 27. Rd8+ (27. Rd7 $18) 27... Ke7 28. Rxc8 Nxc8 29. Bg4 $18) 25. Rxd6 (25.
Bb5 $2 Na7 (25... Nd4 26. c6 (26. Rxd4 bxc5 (26... exd4 27. c6 Rdc8 $14)) 26...
Nxb5 27. c7 Nxc7 28. Rxc7 $44) 26. c6 Nxb5 27. c7 Nxc7 28. Rxc7 $44) 25... Rxd6
(25... Nd4 $6 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Ba6 b5 28. Kg2 Rd7 29. c6 Rc7 30. Bb7 Ke7 31.
Rc5 $16) 26. cxd6 Nd4 27. Bh5 $1 {It is amazing that Black can survive after
this.} (27. Bg4 Rd8 28. d7 g6 29. Rc7 Ke7 30. Bh3 Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Ng5 $11) (27.
Ba6 Rd8 28. Rc7 Rxd6 29. Bc4 g5 $11) 27... Rd8 28. Rc7 Rxd6 29. Bg6 (29. Rf7+
Kg8) 29... Ne6 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Re7 $2 {This tiny mistake changed a lot of
things.} (31. Rb7 $1 Kf8 (31... Nf8 $2 32. Rb8 Rd2 33. a4 Rd3 34. Bf5 Rd6 35.
h4 g5 36. h5 $1 Kg7 37. Rb7+ Kg8 38. Kg2 Ne6 39. Bxe6+ Rxe6 40. Kf3 Rd6 41. Kg4
$18) 32. Kg2 Nd8 33. Ra7 $16) 31... Nf8 $1 32. Bf7+ {A sad necessity.} ({
All of a sudden I have realised that I do not have a mating mechanism after} 
32. Re8 Rd2 $11) 32... Kh7 33. Re8 (33. Bd5 Nd7) 33... Nd7 34. Be6 Nc5 35. Bf5+
g6 36. Re7+ Kg8 37. Bxg6 Rd2 38. Rc7 Rxa2 39. Bf7+ Kh8 40. Bd5 Nd3 $44 {
White has won a pawn by force but now his kingside pawns are in danger.} 41.
Rf7 (41. Rc6 Kg7 42. Rxb6 h5 $1 $44 (42... Nxf2 $2 43. Rb7+ Kg6 44. Bf7+ Kg5
45. Be6 $18)) (41. Kg2 $2 Nxf2 42. Kf3 h5 $1 $19) 41... Nxf2 (41... Rxf2 42.
Rb7) 42. Rxf6 (42. b4 $2 Nh3+ 43. Kf1 Rf2+ 44. Ke1 axb4 45. Be6 Rxh2 $19) 42...
Nh3+ 43. Kf1 Kg7 44. Rxb6 Rf2+ 45. Ke1 Rxh2 $11 46. Be6 $2 {Trying to bring
the bishop on f5 is a time consuming and wrong idea.} (46. Ra6 Rg2 47. Rxa5
Rxg3 48. b4 $11) 46... Ng5 47. Bf5 Nf3+ 48. Kd1 Nd4 49. Rg6+ Kf7 50. Ra6 Nxf5
$2 {This loses the advantage a little bit too early.} (50... h5 51. Ke1 (51.
Rxa5 $2 Rh1+ 52. Kd2 Nxb3+ $19) 51... Ra2 52. Bg6+ Ke7 53. Bxh5 Nxb3 $15) 51.
exf5 h5 52. Rh6 $6 {An empty move.} (52. Rxa5 Kf6 53. Ra4 Rg2 54. Rh4 $11)
52... Rg2 53. Rg6 $5 (53. Rxh5 Kf6 (53... Rxg3 54. Rh7+ Kf6 55. Ra7 $11) 54.
Rh4 Rxg3 55. Ra4 $11) 53... Rb2 54. Re6 Rxb3 55. Rxe5 a4 56. Ra5 a3 57. Ke2
Rxg3 58. Kf2 Rb3 59. Ra6 h4 60. Kg2 h3+ 61. Kh2 $11 {With his king cut from
the 6th rank Black has to agree for a draw soon.} Ke7 62. Re6+ Kf7 63. Ra6 Rf3
64. Kg1 Ke7 65. Kh2 Kd7 66. f6 Ke8 (66... Kc7 67. f7 $11) 67. Ra7 Rxf6 68. Rxa3
1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 28th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2000.07.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 {The beginning of a 3 Queens Indian 3draws series
with Jaan.} 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7
10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 {Jaan takes the challenge and goes after
white.} (12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re3 Bf6 16. dxc5 $14) 13.
Nxc4 cxd4 (13... Bb7 14. Qd3 $5 (14. e5 Nd5 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. a4 $13 {is a well
known Kasparov idea.}) 14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qc2) 14. Nxd4 Rc8 (14...
Bxc4 15. bxc4 Ne5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxe5 Bc5 18. Qe2 (18. Rf1 $5 Qxd1 (18...
Qe7 19. Qe2) 19. Raxd1 Rad8 $44) 18... Nd7 19. Bf4 e5 20. Be3) 15. Rc1 $6 $146
(15. e5 $5 {Van Wely's idea struck both me and Jaan during the game.} Nd5 16.
Bxd5 exd5 17. Nf5 Bxc4 $5 (17... dxc4 $6 {looks like simply refuting whites
idea.} 18. Qg4 Bg5 (18... g6 19. Nh6+ (19. e6 h5 (19... Bf6 20. e7 Qc7 21.
exf8=Q+ Kxf8 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Qd4 Qd8 24. Qc3 $18) (19... Nf6 20. Nh6+ (20.
Bxf6 Bxf6 21. e7 Qd5 $11) 20... Kg7 21. Rad1 Kxh6 (21... Qc7 22. Nf5+ Kg8 23.
Rd7 $18) (21... Qxd1 22. Nf5+ Kh8 23. Qxd1 gxf5 24. Qd7 $18) 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23.
Rxd8 Rcxd8 24. e7 Rfe8 25. exd8=Q Rxe1+ 26. Kg2 Bxd8 27. Qd7 Bg5 28. h4 Bc1 29.
Qxf7 c3 30. g4 Ba3 31. b4 Bxb4 32. Qf4+ Kg7 33. Qxb4 $18) 20. Qe2 gxf5 21. exd7
(21. Qxh5 $6 Bf6 (21... f6 $2 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Rad1 cxb3 24. Rd4 Rc4 25. Rxd7
Rxc3 26. Rxd8 $18) (21... Nf6 22. Qg5+ Kh7 (22... Kh8 $2 23. Rad1) 23. Qxf5+
Kh6 24. Rad1 fxe6 25. Qh3+ Kg6 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 $17) 22. e7 Bxc3 23. exd8=Q Rcxd8
$17) 21... Qxd7 22. Qxe7 Qxe7 23. Rxe7 cxb3 24. axb3 Rxc3 25. Rxa6 Ra8 26. b4
Rb3 27. Raxa7 Rxa7 28. Rxa7 Rxb4 29. Kg2 $15) 19... Kg7 (19... Kh8 20. e6+ Nf6
21. Nxf7+ Rxf7 22. exf7 Kg7 23. Bxf6+ Bxf6 24. Re8 Qxe8 25. fxe8=Q Rxe8 26. Rd1
$18) 20. Rad1 Kxh6 21. Rxd7 cxb3 (21... Qe8 22. e6 f6 23. Bb4 Rc5 24. Bxc5 bxc5
25. Qf4+ g5 26. Qc7 $18) 22. Rxd8 Rfxd8 (22... Rcxd8 23. e6 f6 24. axb3 $18)
23. Qf4+ Bg5 24. Qxf7 Rxc3 25. f4 Bh4 26. axb3 $16) 19. Rad1 $1 (19. e6 fxe6 (
19... h5 $2 20. Qxh5 fxe6 21. Nxg7 Qe7 22. Nxe6 Bf6 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Nxf8 Qxf8
25. Rad1 Bxc3 26. Qh3+ Kg8 27. Rxd7 Bg7 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Re4 $18) 20. Nxg7 Nc5
21. f4 Qd3 $17) (19. Bd2 $2 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxd2 $19) 19... h5 20. Qxh5 g6 21.
Qh3 {Van Wely&Cifuentes.} (21. Nh6+ Kh7 22. Qh3 Bxh6 23. Rxd7 Qg5) 21... cxb3
$1 (21... gxf5 $2 22. e6 Bf6 23. e7 Qe8 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Qxf5 Nh7 26. Rd7 Rc5
27. Qg4+ Rg5 28. Qd4 $18) 22. Ba1 (22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. e6 Rxc3 24. exd7 b2 $19) (
22. e6 Rxc3 23. Rxd7 gxf5 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Qxf5 Rc5 26. Qg4+ Rg5 27. Qe4 Bf6
28. e7 Re8 29. axb3 $17) (22. Bd4 $3 Qc7 (22... gxf5 23. e6 f6 24. Qxf5 Ne5 25.
Bxe5 Qe8 26. Rd7 Qh5 27. e7 Rfe8 28. Bxf6 Rc5 29. Rd5 Bc8 30. Qd3 $18) (22...
Re8 23. e6 Nf6 (23... f6 24. exd7 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rc1 26. Rxc1 Bxc1 27. Nh6+
Bxh6 (27... Kg7 28. Qe6 b2 (28... Bb5 29. Qxf6+ Qxf6 30. Bxf6+ $18) 29. Qxf6+
Qxf6 30. Bxf6+ $18) 28. Qe6+ Kh7 29. Bxf6 Bc4 30. Qxc4 Qxd7 31. Qxb3 $18) 24.
exf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Qg7+ Ke6 28. Qxg6 $18) 23. e6 Nf6 24.
Bxf6 Bxf6 25. exf7+ Rxf7 26. Nh6+ Kf8 27. Nxf7 Qxf7 28. Rd7 Qxd7 29. Qxd7 bxa2
30. Qxa7 Bc4 31. Rc1 $18) 22... Rc1 23. Rxc1 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 gxf5 25. Qxf5 $5 Nc5
26. Qg4+ Kh7 27. e6 f6 28. Qh5+ $11) (17... Nc5 $2 18. Ncd6 (18. Qxd5 $16)
18... Rc7 19. Qg4 $1 (19. Qxd5 $6 Nd3 $1 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. e6 f5 $1 (21... f6
$2 22. Nf5 Qd8 23. Qe4 Bb7 24. e7 Bxe4 25. exd8=Q Rxd8 26. Rxe4 Rxc3 27. Re7
$16)) 19... g6 (19... Bg5 20. Bd2 $1 f6 21. Bxg5 fxg5 22. e6 $18) 20. Nh6+ Kg7
21. Ndf5+ Kh8 22. e6+ f6 23. Nf7+ $1 Rxf7 24. exf7 Ne4 $8 (24... gxf5 25. Bxf6+
$1 $18) 25. Rxe4 $3 dxe4 (25... gxf5 26. Bxf6+ $1 $18 Bxf6) (25... Bf8 26. Qxg6
$3 $18) 26. Rd1 Qf8 (26... Bd3 27. Qxe4 $1 Qf8 (27... Rxc3 28. Qxe7 Qxe7 29.
Nxe7 Kg7 30. Nd5) 28. Qxe7 $3 Qxe7 29. Nxe7 Kg7 30. Rxd3 Rxe7 31. Bxf6+ $18) (
26... Rd7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Bxf6+ $18) 27. Nxe7 Rxc3 28. Qe6 Kg7 $8 29. Nd5 Rf3
30. Qxe4 Rf5 31. Nc7 $18 Bc8 (31... Re5 32. Qxe5 fxe5 33. Ne6+ $18) 32. Ne8+
Kh8 33. Nd6 (33. Qc6 $1 $18) 33... Re5 34. Qf4 Re6 (34... Bf5 35. g4) 35. Nxc8
Qxc8 36. Qh6 {Van Wely-Lautier, Monaco(rapid) 1999}) 18. Qg4 (18. bxc4 Rxc4 $8
19. Re3 $11) (18. Qd4 Ba6 19. e6 Nf6 (19... Bf6 20. e7 Bxd4 21. exd8=Q Bxf2+
22. Kxf2 Rcxd8 23. Bxg7 Rfe8 24. Bd4 $44)) 18... Bg5 (18... g6 $2 19. e6 Nf6
20. Bxf6 (20. exf7+ $2 Kxf7 (20... Rxf7 21. Nxe7+ $18) 21. Rxe7+ Qxe7 22. Nh6+
Kg7 23. Nf5+ Kf7 $11) 20... Bxf6 21. e7 Qc7 22. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 23. Rac1 gxf5 24.
Qxf5 Bg7 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Red1 $16) 19. Bd2 (19. e6 fxe6 20. Nxg7 (20. Nd6 Ba6
$1 (20... Bf6 $2 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 (22... Qxf6 23. Qxf6 Nxf6 24. Nxc8
Rxc8 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Re7 $14) 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxf7 Bb5 25. Re7 Qf8 26. Rxd7
Bxd7 27. Qxd7 Rc2 $11) (20... Bd3 $5 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Nxc8 Qxc8 23. Bb4 Bf5 (
23... Nc5 24. Qxd5 Qd8 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Rad1 $14) 24. Qxd5 Nf6 25. Qb5 Rd8 $17
) 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Nf7+ Rxf7 23. Qxf7 Bf6 $17) 20... Bd3 21. Nxe6 Bf5 22. Qd4
Bf6 (22... Qf6 23. Nxf8) 23. Qxd5 Bxe6 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 $19) (19. bxc4 Rxc4 20.
Bd4 g6 21. Nd6 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 f5 $19) (19. Nxg7 Be2 20. Rxe2 Rxc3 21. Nf5 Kh8
22. h4 $44) (19. h4 Bd3 $40) 19... Bd3 (19... g6 20. Bxg5 gxf5 21. Qf4 $18) (
19... Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Bf6 21. Rae1 Bb5 22. Nxg7 Kh8 23. Bg5 Bxg5 24. Rxg5 $40)
20. Bxg5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Qe8 22. e6 (22. Bf6 Kh8) 22... fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Qxe6 24.
Rxe6 Nc5 25. Re2 $14) 15... b5 $2 (15... Bxc4 16. bxc4 e5 (16... Ba3 $2 17. Rc2
Rxc4 18. Nb5 Qc8 19. Qd3) 17. Nf3 Qc7 $1 $15 (17... Rxc4 18. Nxe5 Rxc3 19. Nxd7
Rxc1 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxc1 $11)) 16. e5 $1 bxc4 17. exf6 Nxf6 (17... Bxf6 18.
Nc6 Qc7 19. Ba5 Nb6 20. bxc4 $16) 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Nxe7+ $2 (19. Qf3 $1 cxb3 20.
axb3 Bb5 (20... Rc7 $2 21. Qf4 {wins the exchange.}) 21. Nxa7 Rd8 22. Be5 $14)
19... Qxe7 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qd6 Bb5 $5 (21... e5 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Bf1 Rfd8
24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. bxc4 Rd2 27. Rc1 Rxa2 (27... Kf8 28. c5 Ke7 29.
c6 Kd8 30. Rb1 Rxa2 31. Rb7 a5 32. Rxf7 Rc2 33. Ra7 Rxc6 34. Rxa5 Kd7 $11) 28.
c5 Rd2 29. c6 Rd8 30. Kg2 f5 31. Kf3 Kg7 32. Ke3 $11) 22. Qb4 Bc6 23. Rxc4 Bxg2
24. Kxg2 Rxc4 25. Qxc4 $1 (25. bxc4 Qd4) 25... Rd8 26. Qc5 Qd4 (26... Rd7 $1
$11) 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Rc1 g6 29. Rc7 a6 30. Rc6 a5 31. Rc5 a4 32. Rb5 (32. Rc4
$2 Rxc4 33. bxc4 Kf8 34. Kf3 Ke7 35. Ke4 (35. c5 e5) 35... Kd6 36. Kd3 Kc5 37.
a3 e5 38. f3 (38. Kc3 e4) 38... f5 $19) 32... Rd2 (32... axb3 $11) 33. bxa4 (
33. bxa4 Rxa2 34. a5 f5 (34... Kg7 35. g4 h6 36. h4 Kf6 37. g5+ hxg5 38. hxg5+
Ke7 39. Rb7+ Kd6 40. Ra7 (40. Rxf7 Rxa5) 40... Ke5 41. Rxf7 Rxa5 42. Rf6 Ra3
43. f3 Ra1 $11) 35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. Ra8 e5 37. a6 e4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skopje op 18th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2002.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Andonovski, Ljubisa"]
[Black "Bojkovic, Natasa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
Bd6 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Bf3 f5 11. Kg2 Nc6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nbd2 Nce7 14. Re1 Qd7
15. e4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 h6 17. Qe2 Nf5 $1 18. Nexd6 $2 {A terrible mistake.
Correct was 18.Qd1 or 18.Qc2.} {[%tqu "En","White's last move looks very
natural, but in fact it's a very bad slip. How to punish White for it?","Use
your cavalry!","Try to deflect the g3-pawn!","f5h4","",5]} Nh4+ $1 {[%csl Re2,
Rf3,Rg2][%cal Gd5f4,Gh4f3,Gh4g2,Gf4e2,Gf4g2,Gf8f3] This powerful blow yields
Black a decisive advantage.} 19. Kh1 (19. gxh4 {loses after} Nf4+) 19... Nxf3
20. Ne4 Nxe1 {Gathering the harvest!} 21. Rxe1 Nf6 $1 22. f3 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Rf7
24. Qg4 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Raf8 {, and White resigned, as he has no compensation
for the exchange.} 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bf4
Qc8 9. Rc1 Qb7 10. Ne5 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. b4 b5 13. Qb3 Rc8 14. O-O Nc6 15.
Nxc6 Rxc6 16. e4 Rc4 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. a3 Qc6 20. Rce1 Bf8 21.
Re5 Rd8 22. Rfe1 $6 ({More cautious} 22. Rd1 {was to be preferred. After the
text move Black gets a dangerous initiative.}) 22... Bc8 23. Qe3 Rc3 24. Qd2
Rxa3 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Qe1 Be6 {White has no sufficient compensation for the
pawn, but Beliavsky tries to organize some counterplay on the kingside.} 27.
Bg5 Rd6 28. f4 g6 $6 ({Much stronger was} 28... Qd7 {After the text move
White's attack on the kingside becomes very dangerous.}) 29. f5 gxf5 30. Bf6
Bh6 (30... Rc6 {or 30...h6 was much more prudent.}) 31. g4 $1 fxg4 $2 {This
mistake could be fatal for Black.} 32. Rc5 $2 ({Overlooking the winning
continuation. After} 32. Qh4 $1 {would become irresistible.}) 32... Bf4 33. Qh4
Ra1+ 34. Bf1 h6 35. Qf2 Bxe5 36. dxe5 Rda6 37. Qd2 d4 38. Qxh6 {[%tqu "En",
"Black's king is in a desperate situation, but Black can strike first. How
should Black continue?","Eliminate the key defender of the white king.","Use
your a1-rook to expose the enemy king.","a1f1","After this simple move White's
king is doomed.",3]} Rxf1+ $1 {[%csl Ga6,Gb7,Rg1] Now mate is inevitable:} 39.
Kxf1 Ra1+ (39... Ra1+ {, with mate in a few moves:} 40. Rc1 (40. Ke2 Qf3+ 41.
Kd2 Qd1#) 40... Qh1+ 41. Kf2 (41. Ke2 Qg2+ 42. Kd3 Bc4+ 43. Kxd4 (43. Rxc4 Rd1+
) 43... Qd5+ 44. Ke3 Qf3+ 45. Kd4 Qd3+ 46. Kc5 Qd5#) 41... Ra2+ 42. Kg3 Qf3+
43. Kh4 Rxh2+ 44. Kg5 Qe3#) 0-1

[Event "Montreal-A 5th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Roussel Roozmon, Thomas"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Na4 Bb5 13. Nc5 a5 14. Qc2 Qe7 15.
Rfe1 Rfc8 16. Ne5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nd7 19. Bb2 Bc6 20. e4 dxe4 21.
Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 23. Ra4 Nf6 24. Qc3 Rd5 25. Rxa5 Rad8 26. c6 Rd2 27. Rc2
Rd1+ 28. Kg2 h6 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Raxc5 {The ending is clearly better for White.
} Nd5 31. Rb5 f6 32. Rb7 Ra8 33. a3 Kf7 34. h4 (34. b4) 34... g5 35. h5 e5 36.
a4 Ke6 37. Rb5 f5 38. Re2 e4 39. Rb7 {White obviously lost orientation in the
endgame and allowed his opponent to develop a dangerous iniative on the
kingside.} Rg8 40. b4 $4 ({Careless move, allowing Black to conclude the game
with a nice combination. Correct was} 40. Rc2 {or 40.Rh2.}) {[%tqu "En","White
obviously understimated the opponent's threats. How should Black continue?",
"Expose the enemy king and bring the g8-rook into attack.","Sacrifice your
knight!","d5f4","This is a nice touch!",5]} 40... Nf4+ $1 {[%csl Gd1,Re2,Gf4,
Rg2,Gg5,Gg8][%cal Gg8g2,Gd1h1] This impressive knight move, obviously
overlooked by White, decides the game for Black.} 41. gxf4 gxf4+ 42. Kh2 (42.
Kh3 Rh1#) 42... f3 (42... f3 {, with inevitable mate:} 43. Rc2 Rg2+ 44. Kh3
Rh1#) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 {
I think one of the most solid lines against 5 Nbd2.} 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O (
9... d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nh4 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 c5 13. d5 e5 14. Rae1 Ne4 15. Bc1 f5
16. f3 Nef6 17. Qc2 g6 18. Bh6 $16 {Tuominen,R-Veingold,A/Turku 1996/1-0 (64)})
10. O-O d6 {Black has elastic pawnstructure,all their pieces is well-placed ;
on the other hand white's two bishops is not so impotant thing in this
position, and white's play not so clear, all these factors make this line
quite safe for black.} (10... Nc6 $5 11. Rfd1 h6 (11... Bxf3 $2 12. Qxf3 Nxd4
13. Qxa8 Qxa8 14. Bxa8 Rxa8 15. Bg5 $16) 12. Qe3 Re8 13. Ne5 (13. Bc3 d5 14. b3
Ne7 $132) (13. b4 $5 {/\} d5 14. Ne5 Ne7 15. f3 Bh7 16. Rac1 $14) 13... Bxg2 (
13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxg2 15. exf6 Bc6 16. fxg7 $16) 14. Kxg2 Ne7 15. Qf3 d6 16.
Ng4 $6 (16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Qxc6 Qd7 $10) (16. Nd3 d5 17. cxd5 exd5 $10) 16... Nh7
$1 (16... Nf5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bc3 $36) 17. Qd3 (17. e4 f5 18. exf5 exf5 19.
Ne3 Ng5 20. Qh5 Rf8 $40) 17... f5 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. f3 (19. f4 $6 Nf6 {><e4})
19... Rf8 20. Nc2 Nf6 $11 {Ftacnik,L-Kortchnoi,V/Brno 1992/1/2-1/2 (67)}) 11.
Bg5 (11. Qa3 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 14. b4 e5 15. c5 dxc5 16. dxc5
bxc5 17. bxc5 h6 18. Ba5 Nb8 19. Bc3 Nc6 $11 {Romanishin,O-Timman,J/Taxco izt
1985/0-1 (74)}) (11. Rfd1 Nbd7 (11... Qe7 {N} 12. Qe3 $1 $14 Nbd7 13. Bc3 Rfe8
14. Rac1 h6 15. b3 Rac8 $2 16. Bh3 $1 c6 (16... Bb7 17. d5 e5 18. Nh4 $16) 17.
Bb2 Rc7 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Nb1 $1 {/\ Nc3, d5} a6 20. Bg2 Rec8 21. Ba3 $1 $16 {
1-0 Karpov,A-Andersson,U/Reggio Emilia 1991 (35)}) 12. Rac1 h6 (12... Qe7 13.
Qa3 a5 14. h3 Rfe8 15. Be3 e5 16. Qc3 exd4 17. Bxd4 c5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qb3
Qc7 $11 {Van Wely,L-Balashov,Y/BL2-W 1993/1-0 (55)}) 13. Qa3 a5 14. b3 Qe7 15.
Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5 17. Nf3 Nce4 18. Be1 Nh7 19. Qa4 f5 20. Qc6 Nhf6 21. Nd2
Qf7 22. f3 Nxd2 23. Bxd2 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 $11 {De Boer,G-Van der Wiel,J/
NLD-ch Hilversum 1988/0-1 (61)}) 11... Nbd7 12. Qe3 $146 (12. Rad1 h6 13. Bxf6
Nxf6 14. Ne1 {= Torre,E-Timman,J/Bruxelles 1987}) 12... Qe8 $11 (12... h6 $6
13. Qxe4 $1 Nxe4 14. Bxd8 Raxd8 15. Rfd1 $14) 13. Rfc1 (13. Nh4 Bxg2 14. Nxg2
h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11) 13... Bb7 14. Bxf6 {otherwise after the next 14...Ne4
bishop on g5 is out of play.} Nxf6 15. h3 (15. b4 $1 Nd7 $140 16. c5 Nf6 17. a4
Nd5 18. Qd2 $36) 15... Nd7 16. Rc3 (16. b4 c5 17. a3 Qe7 $11) 16... h6 17. Ne5
{after this move , the draw result becomes clear.} Bxg2 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Kxg2
a5 20. Rd1 Rfe8 21. Rd2 Qa4 22. Qd3 e5 23. dxe5 Rxe5 24. b3 Qb4 25. a4 Rae8 26.
e3 R8e6 27. Qc2 Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Roque"]
[Site "San Roque"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 c6 10. Bc3 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxc4 15.
bxc4 bxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Ba3 (17... Re8) (17... e5) 18. Nxc4 (18. Rad1 $2
Nb6 {threating Ba4}) (18. Nb1 Bd6 {it's i think the main idea (of17...Ba3),to
improve bishop on d6 and to play 19...e5,or sometimes c5 without long
preparation (Re8,Bf8).} 19. a4 Ba6 20. Nd2 {Karpov-Gurevich.M. 1988 ,and now
20...c5!21d5-Ne5 was possible with good chances.} (20. e5 $5 {An interesting
idea to confine (with next 21 a5) black piecies.} Be7 21. a5 $1 Qc7 22. Nd2 Rb8
23. Qa4 Bb5 24. Qa2 $14 {and here draw was agreed in Belakovskaia-Fedorovich
1991 game})) 18... Bxc4 19. Qa4 Qe7 {N} (19... c5 20. Qxa3 cxd4 21. Bxd4 $14)
20. Qxc4 c5 21. d5 (21. Rad1 Nb6 (21... cxd4 22. Qxd4 Rxc3 $2 (22... e5 $10)
23. Qxc3 Bb4 24. Qc7 $1 (24. Rxd7 Bxc3 25. Rxe7 Bxe1 26. Rxa7 $14) 24... Bxe1
25. Rxe1 Qb4 26. Rd1 $16) 22. Qa6 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Rc2 24. Re2 $10) (21. Rab1 cxd4
22. Qxd4 e5 23. Qd2 Nf6 $10) 21... Bb4 (21... exd5 $2 22. exd5 Qd6 23. Bxg7 $1
$18) (21... Nb6 $5 22. Qa6 (22. Qd3 {/\Bg7} c4 (22... Bb4 $2 23. Bxb4 cxb4 24.
d6 $16) 23. Qd4 f6 (23... Qg5 $5) 24. Bh3 e5 25. Qd2 Rb8 $13 {with idea Na4 to
change B on c3.}) 22... c4 (22... Bb4 $5) 23. Bh3 Rc7 24. Rab1 $14) 22. dxe6 $6
Qxe6 $6 (22... fxe6 $142 23. e5 (23. Rab1 Nb6 24. Qb3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Rfd8 $15) (
23. Bh3 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 c4 $10) 23... Nb6 24. Qb3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 $10) 23. Qxe6
fxe6 24. Rac1 Nb6 $2 {/\25...Na426Bb4-cb ><c3} (24... Kf7 $142 $14) 25. Bh3 Kf7
26. Re3 $1 $16 Rg8 $1 (26... Bxc3 $2 27. Rexc3 c4 (27... Nd7 $142) 28. Bf1 $16)
(26... g5 $2 27. Rf3+ Ke7 28. Rxf8 Rxf8 29. Bxb4 cxb4 30. Rc7+ $18) 27. a3 $1
Bxc3 $8 28. Rexc3 Nd7 (28... c4 $2 29. Bf1 Rc5 30. Bxc4 Rgc8 $2 31. Bxe6+ $18)
29. Bf1 Rb8 $8 30. a4 $1 Rb4 31. Rd1 (31. Bb5 Nb6 (31... Ke7 32. Rd1 Nb6 33.
Rxc5 Nxa4 34. Rd7+ Kf6 35. e5+ Kg5 (35... Kg6 $2 36. Bd3+ $18) 36. h4+ (36. f4+
$2 Kh6 37. Bxa4 Rxa4 38. Rc6 Ra2 $132) 36... Kh6 37. Bxa4 Rxa4 38. Re7 $16) 32.
Rxc5 Nxa4 33. Rc7+ Kf6 34. Bd3 $1 (34. Rxa7 Rxb5 35. Rxa4 g5 {and it must be
draw.}) 34... Nb2 (34... Rd8 35. e5+ Kxe5 36. Bxh7 $16) 35. e5+ Kxe5 36. Bxh7
Ra8 37. Rxg7 $18) 31... Nf6 $8 32. Rxc5 Rxa4 (32... Nxe4 33. Rc7+ Kf6 34. Rxa7
$18) 33. e5 Nd5 (33... Ne4 34. Rc7+ Kg6 35. Bc4 $1 $18) 34. Bc4 (34. Rb1 $5)
34... Rd8 35. Bxd5 $2 (35. f4 $1 g6 (35... a5 36. f5 $18) (35... Ke7 36. f5 $18
) 36. g4 $1 (36. Bxd5 exd5 37. Rcxd5 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Ra2 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. g4 Re2
$1 $10 (40... Ra4 41. e6 Rxf4 42. Rd8+ $18)) 36... Ke7 37. f5 gxf5 38. gxf5
Rg8+ 39. Kf2 $18 Rg5 40. f6+ Kf7 41. Bxd5 Rxe5 42. Rc7+ Kxf6 43. Bf3 $18) 35...
Rxd5 36. Rdxd5 exd5 37. Rxd5 Ke6 38. Rb5 g5 $1 $10 39. Rb7 h5 40. Rg7 (40. Rh7
h4 $10) 40... Kf5 41. e6 Re4 42. Rxa7 Rxe6 43. Kg2 Kg6 44. Ra4 Rb6 45. h4 g4
46. Kf1 Re6 47. Ra3 Kf5 48. Re3 Ra6 49. Rc3 Re6 50. Rd3 Kg6 51. Re3 Ra6 52. Re5
Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ra2+ 54. Kf1 Ra1+ 55. Re1 Rxe1+ 56. Kxe1 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 (7... d5
{is another line}) 8. e4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 (10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Qd7 $6
(11... Bb7 12. cxd5 (12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 Na6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. a3 {[%csl Gb4]}
Nb8 16. Rec1 Nc6 17. b4 Rc8 18. Qc2 g6 19. Qd2 f6 $13 {1-0 Halasz,T-Kiselev,S/
HUN-chop 1990 (38)}) 12... cxd5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Ne2 Rc8 15. Nf4 Rc7 16. h4 $36
{Browne,W-Speelman,J/Lone Pine op 1978/1-0 (55)}) 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 b5 14.
c5 b4 15. Na4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb7 17. Nb2 Na6 18. Qd2 Nc7 19. Nd3 a5 20. a3 $16 {
Haik,A-Cshom,I/Biel/1986/1:0/49/}) 11. Bxc3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 (12... Bxc5 $143
13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Rad1 $14 {Christiansen,L-Ligterink,H/Luzern ol/
1982/1:0/20/}) 13. Qe2 (13. O-O $5 Bb7 14. Qe2 Qd7 (14... O-O $142) 15. cxd5
Bxd5 (15... Qxd5 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. Kg2 {[%csl Rf8]}) 16. Nd2 Nc6 17. Ne4 Nd4 18.
Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qg4 Kf8 20. Rac1 $16 {Ribli,Z-Timman,J/Tilburg/1984/1:0/46/})
13... Bb7 14. Rd1 ({Too risky} 14. O-O-O $6 d4 15. Be4 (15. Bd2 Qc7) 15... Nc6
(15... Qb6 $5 16. Ba5 Qa6 17. Kb2 {Timman/} Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nc6 19. Bd2 Qb6 $13 {
[%cal Ga7a5,Ga5a4]}) 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Qd3 Rb8 (17... a5 $6 18. a4 Rb8 {/\19.
Kc2? Ne5 20.Ne5 Be4!-+/} 19. Rhe1 $14) 18. Kb2 h6 (18... a5 $6 19. Ka1 a4 20.
Rb1 $36) 19. Ka1 Bd8 20. Rb1 $6 (20. Rhe1 $5 O-O 21. Rc1 $1 Nb4 22. Bxb4 Bxe4
23. Rxe4 Qxb4 24. Nd2 a5 $15) 20... O-O 21. Rhe1 (21. g4 $5 {/\h4,g5|^/}) 21...
Nb4 (21... Qa6 $5) 22. Bxb4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Qxb4 24. Kb2 Ba5 $36 {1/2-1/2
Kortschnoj,V-Timman,J/KRO m 1982 (41)}) (14. O-O $5 d4 $6 (14... Qd7 {see 13
0-0}) (14... O-O 15. Rad1 Qb6 (15... d4 16. Bd2 Nd7 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc7
19. Rfe1 Rfb8 (19... Rfe8 20. h4 a5 21. a4 Rab8 22. Rb1 Bf8 23. Qg4 Kh8 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z-Chandler,M/Sarajevo 1985 (27)}) 20. Bg5 Qd8 (20... Bf8 $5) 21.
Bxe7 Qxe7 22. b4 cxb4 23. Nxd4 Nc5 24. Nc6 Nxe4 {1-0 Kavalek,L-Portisch,L/
Thessaloniki olm 1984 (52)} (24... Qe8 25. Qf3 Rb6 $11)) 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Rfe1
Qe6 18. b4 d4 $1 19. Ba1 Nd7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ruban,V-Mitenkov,A/RUS-chT 1994}) 15.
Bd2 O-O 16. Be4 (16. h4 $1 Nd7 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 $36) 16... Qc7 (16... Bxe4
17. Qxe4 Nd7 18. Ne1 $1 $14 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gf2f4]}) 17. Rfe1 Nd7 18. Qd3 Bxe4 19.
Rxe4 a5 20. Bg5 Rfe8 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Rae1 a4 {[%csl Rb3]} 23. h4 axb3 24.
axb3 Ra3 25. Nd2 Qb8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Petursson,M-Hansen,C/Gausdal zt 1985 (36)})
14... d4 (14... Qb6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bb5+ Bc6 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18. Qd3 d4 19.
Bb2 $14) 15. Be4 Qc7 (15... Nc6 16. Bd2 O-O 17. O-O a5 18. a4 Rb8 19. Ne1 $1 {
[%cal Ge1d3,Gf2f4,Gf4f5]} Qb6 20. Rb1 $14) 16. Bd2 Nd7 17. O-O h6 $2 (17... a5
18. Bg5 $1) (17... O-O 18. Bxb7 (18. Bg5 $2 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe5 $1) 18... Qxb7
19. Bg5 Bd8 $1 $11) 18. h4 (18. Ba5 $5 Qc8 (18... Qxa5 $2 19. Bxb7 Rd8 20. Bc6
$1 O-O 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Ne1 $1 $16) 19. b4 cxb4 20. Nxd4 O-O 21. Bc2 Nb6 22.
Qd3 g6 {and black is O.K.}) 18... a5 19. Rfe1 Ra7 $5 20. Qd3 (20. a4 $5) 20...
a4 21. Bxb7 {And here i offered draw , which was accepted by my opponent, in
view of next variation.0,5-0,5} Qxb7 22. b4 $1 (22. Re4 $143 axb3 23. axb3 Ra3
(23... O-O $5 24. Rg4 $140 Kh8 25. Bxh6 $2 gxh6 26. Qd2 Bg5 $3 (26... Kh7 27.
Qd3+ $11) 27. Nxg5 (27. hxg5 Qxf3 28. g6 Kg7 $19) (27. Qd3 Be3 $1) 27... Nxe5
28. Re4 Qxe4 $1 29. Nxe4 Nf3+ $19) 24. Rb1 O-O 25. Bc1 Ra2 $15) 22... cxb4 23.
Nxd4 O-O (23... Nc5 24. Qe2 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gd4b5]} Ra6 (24... b3 25. Qg4 $1
$36) 25. Qg4) 24. Nb5 Ra6 25. Qb1 Nb6 26. Bxb4 (26. Nd6 $2 Bxd6 27. exd6 Nxc4
28. Bxb4 (28. Qxb4 Nxd6 $17) 28... Rb6) 26... Nxc4 27. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "1997.03.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Be7 (8... Bc5 9. Nc2 (9. N4b3 $6 d6 10. O-O e5 $1 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rd1 a5 13. a4
O-O 14. Nf1 Re8 15. Kh1 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. f3 d5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 $17 {Votava,
J-Polak,T/Lazne Bohdanec 1997/0-1 (74)}) 9... Qc7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qe2 d6 12.
Nb3 O-O 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. Nxc5 dxc5 (15... bxc5 16. Qd2) 16. Qd2
Rf8 17. Qe1 {1/2-1/2 Browne,W-Petursson,M/Chicago National op 1991}) (8... d6
9. O-O Qc7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. f4 $6 (12. Re1 a6 13. Nb1 Nc6 14. Nc3)
12... a6 13. g4 Nc6 14. Nc2 Nd7 15. g5 b5 16. Qh5 bxc4 17. Rf3 Rfe8 18. Nxc4 d5
19. Rh3 Nf8 20. f5 exf5 (20... dxc4 $1 21. f6 (21. g6 fxg6 22. fxg6 h6 23. Bxg7
Bc5+ 24. Qxc5 Qxg7 $19) 21... Bc5+ 22. Kh1 e5 $19) 21. exd5 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Ne7
23. Rd1 Rad8 24. Be5 Qc8 25. Rhd3 Neg6 26. Bg3 f4 27. Be1 Qf5 $15 {1-0 Ftacnik
Lubomir-Van Den Doel Erik/It, Sonnevanck (Netherlands) 1995 (40)}) 9. O-O O-O
10. b3 (10. e5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 (11. exf6 $2 Bxf6) 11... Ne8 {[%cal Gd7d6,Gf7f6]}
12. Qf3 Na6 $132) 10... d6 11. Bb2 {threatening 12e5} Qc8 $6 (11... Qc7 $142 {
leads to Ftachnik-Van Den Doel 1995 game.} 12. Nb5 $140 Qd7 {[%cal Ga7a6]}) 12.
Rc1 Nbd7 (12... Nc6 $5) 13. Re1 Re8 14. h3 a6 15. Qc2 (15. f4 $6 e5 (15... Bf8
$2 16. e5 $18) 16. Nf5 Bf8 $132 {[%cal Gg7g6]} (16... Qc5+ $6 17. Kh2)) 15...
Qc7 16. b4 Rac8 17. a3 h5 $2 {[%csl Rg5]} (17... Bf8 $142) (17... Qb8 $142 {
with complicated play in both cases.}) 18. N4f3 $1 (18. N2f3 b5 $1 19. cxb5
Qxc2 20. Rxc2 Rxc2 21. Nxc2 axb5 (21... Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. bxa6 d5 24. Nfd4
$44) 22. Nfd4 Ne5 {with a good position.}) 18... Qb8 (18... d5 19. e5 Ne4 20.
Qd3 $1 Nxd2 21. Nxd2 $16) 19. Ng5 Qa8 20. h4 $2 {[%csl Gg4]} (20. Qd3 $1 {
[%csl Gb5]} Bf8 (20... Ne5 21. Qe2 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) (20... h4 21. gxh4 Ne5 22.
Qe3 $16) 21. f4 $16) 20... Nf8 21. Qa4 (21. Qd3 Ng6) 21... e5 22. Qb3 {[%csl
Gf7][%cal Gc4c5]} N6h7 23. Nxh7 Nxh7 24. Qe3 Qa7 (24... b5 $2 25. Qe2 {[%csl
Gb5,Gh5]} bxc4 26. Nxc4 $18 {[%csl Gh5][%cal Gc4b6]}) 25. Qd3 Rc7 26. Nf1 Nf6
27. Ne3 Bc8 28. Rc2 (28. Nf5 Bf8 (28... Bxf5 29. exf5 Rec8 {isn't so clear.})
29. Nxd6 Bxd6 30. Qxd6 Rd7 31. Qc6 Rd2 32. Bc3 (32. Bxe5 Bb7 $19) 32... Bd7 33.
Qxf6 gxf6 34. Bxd2 $11) (28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 Bg4 $11) (28. Bf3 $5 Bd7 (28...
Be6 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. exd5 $14) 29. Bd1 Rec8 30. Bb3 $14) 28... Bd7 {[%cal
Gb6b5]} 29. Nf5 Bf8 30. Bc1 (30. Nxd6 $2 Bxd6 31. Qxd6 Ba4 $17 {[%cal Gc7d7]})
30... Be6 (30... b5) 31. Bg5 Nh7 32. Nxd6 (32. Be3 Rc6 {[%cal Gg7g6]}) (32. Bd2
Rec8 33. Rec1 Nf6 $11) 32... Rd7 33. c5 bxc5 34. bxc5 Nxg5 35. hxg5 Red8 36.
Qc3 $2 (36. Qe3 $1 Bxd6 37. cxd6 Qxe3 38. Rxe3 Rxd6 $11) 36... Bxd6 $2 (36...
Rc7 $1 37. Qb2 (37. Nf5 $2 Rxc5 38. Qe3 Rxc2 $3 39. Qxa7 Bc5 $17) 37... Rxc5
38. Rxc5 Qxc5 39. Nb7 Qd4 $17) 37. cxd6 Rxd6 38. Qxe5 Rd2 39. Re2 Rd1+ 40. Kh2
Bg4 $1 41. Re3 R1d2 42. Qc3 (42. Rxd2 Rxd2 43. g6 $6 (43. Kg1 Rd1+) 43... fxg6
44. Qe8+ Kh7 45. Qf8 Qc7 {[%csl Gf2][%cal Gc7c2,Gh5h4]}) 42... Rxc2 43. Qxc2
Qe7 (43... Qd4 $5) 44. Rd3 (44. f4 Qd6 {[%csl Gh2][%cal Gd6d2]} (44... Rd1 45.
Rd3 Rxd3 (45... Ra1 46. Qb2 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gb2b8,Gd3d8]}) 46. Qxd3 $16) 45.
e5 Qd2 (45... Qd4 46. Qc3) 46. Qxd2 Rxd2 $132 47. g6 fxg6 48. e6 Kf8 49. e7+
Ke8 $11) (44. g6 fxg6 45. Rd3 Rxd3 46. Qxd3 Bc8 47. f4 Kh7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6
8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1
dxc4 15. bxc4 bxc4 {Now this variation becomes one of the main weapons against
Queens Indian with 4g3.} 16. Qc2 (16. Qa4 {more popular line.}) 16... Re8 (
16... Nb6 17. Nf1 (17. a4 Qc7 18. a5 Nd7 19. Bf1 e5 $5) 17... c5 18. d5 exd5
19. exd5 Bf6 20. Ne3 Rb8 21. Be4 h6 22. Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Hertneck,G/
Lucerne WTC 1985}) (16... Qc7 17. Bf1 e5 (17... c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Nf6 20.
Be5 Qd8 21. Nxc4 Qxd5 22. Rad1 Qc6 23. Bg2 Qb5 24. Ne3 $1 {/\ Nf5, a4+/-}) 18.
Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Ne5 21. Be2 $1 (21. Bxe5 $14) 21... Rfd8 (
21... c5 $5 22. Rac1 Nc6 23. Be3 Qa5 $14 {/\} 24. Bc4 Ne5) 22. Red1 c5 23. Rac1
Nc6 24. Be3 $16 {1-0 Chernin,A-Psakhis,L/Beer_Sheva 1993 (49)}) 17. Rad1 (17.
Bf1 $5 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Nb6 20. Rad1 Qxd5 21. Nxc4 Qa8 (21... Qf3 22.
Re3 Qa8 23. Nxb6 axb6 24. Bh3 {worse for black.}) 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. Bh3 $1 Bf8
(23... Bb7 24. Bxc8 Qxc8 25. Re3 Qc6 26. f3 $14) (23... Rcd8 24. Bd7) (23... b5
24. Bxc8 Qxc8 25. a4 $1 b4 26. Bxb4 Bb7 (26... cxb4 27. Qxc8 Bxc8 28. Rxe7 $1)
27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Qxc5 $16) 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. a4 $14) 17... Nb6 $146 {N, /\Bb5}
(17... Bf8 18. a4 (18. Nf1 $1 $14 {Dautov}) 18... c5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Rxe1+
21. Rxe1 Nb6 22. Ba5 $8 (22. Rd1 Qd7 23. a5 Qa4 $17) 22... Qd7 (22... c3 23.
Ne4 h6 24. Nxc3 $10) (22... Qd6 $5 {>=} 23. Bxb6 Qxb6 24. Nxc4 Qb4 25. Rc1 Re8
$15) 23. Bxb6 axb6 $10 24. Rb1 b5 25. axb5 Bxb5 {1/2-1/2 Cosma,I-Stoica,V/
Romania 1995}) 18. a4 {[%cal Ga4a5]} c5 19. d5 $8 exd5 20. exd5 (20. a5 $6 d4
$1 (20... Nd7 21. exd5 {in white's favour.}) 21. axb6 axb6 (21... Qxb6 22. Rb1
(22. Ba1 c3) 22... Qe6 23. Ba1 c3 24. Nf3 $44) 22. Qa2 (22. Ba1 b5 {very
dangerous for white.}) 22... Ra8 23. Nxc4 Bb5 (23... b5 24. Ne5 {[%csl Gf7]}
Rf8 25. Bb2 $16) 24. Na3 c4 $17) 20... Qd7 21. a5 (21. Be4 $1 {[%csl Gh7][%cal
Ge4f5]} g6 (21... Qxa4 $2 22. Bxh7+ Kf8 23. Qb2 $16) 22. Ba1 {[%csl Gf6,Gg7,
Gh8][%cal Gc2b2,Gc2c3]} Qxa4 (22... Nxa4 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 {with very
dangerous position for black.}) (22... Rcd8 23. a5 Nxd5 24. Nxc4 Bb7 25. a6 Ba8
26. Ne3 $1 Nxe3 27. Qb2 $18) 23. Qc3 f6 24. d6 Bd8 25. Bg2 $36 {[%cal Gd2e4]})
21... Na4 22. Ba1 (22. Be5 Bd8 $5 (22... c3 $142) 23. Bh3 $1 Qxh3 24. Qxa4 Bg5
25. Bf4 Rxe1+ (25... Be7 26. d6 Bb7 27. f3 Bc6 28. Qxc4 Bf8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 $14)
26. Rxe1 h6 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Nxc4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qd7 30. Re5 Qd8 {and it must
be draw.}) 22... c3 23. Ne4 (23. Bxc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 c4 (24... Bf6 25. Rxe8+
Qxe8 26. Qc2 Bd4 27. Nf3 Qe2 $11) 25. Ne4 Bf8 $15 {[%cal Gc8b8]}) 23... Bb5 (
23... Bf8 {Dautov} 24. Nxc3 Nxc3 25. Bxc3 $14 (25. Qxc3 $14)) 24. Nxc3 (24. d6
Bf8 (24... Bd8 $8 {Dautov} 25. Bxc3 $1 (25. Nxc3 Rxe1+ (25... Bxa5 $2 26. Re7
Rxe7 27. dxe7 Qe8 28. Nxb5 Qxb5 29. Bh3 $18) 26. Rxe1 Nxc3 $1 (26... Bxa5 $2
27. Nxb5 Qxb5 (27... Bxe1 28. Qxa4 Rb8 29. Bf1 Qf5 30. Qa2 a6 31. Na3 $16) 28.
Re7 $36) 27. Qxc3 Bf6 28. Qd2 Bxa1 29. Rxa1 Rd8 30. Rd1 Ba4 31. Rb1 h6 $11)
25... Nxc3 (25... f5 $2 26. Bh3 Nxc3 27. Nxc3 $16) 26. Qxc3 $14 c4 (26... h6 $2
27. Rd5 c4 28. Nc5 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 $18) 27. Qb4 (27. Rd5 $2 Bc6 28. Nc5 Bf6)
27... a6 28. Nc3 Bf6 (28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Bc6 $2 30. Bxc6 Qxc6 31. Qxc4 $18)
29. Nd5 $16) (24... Bxd6 $2 25. Re3 Rc6 26. Ng5 $16) 25. Bxc3 (25. Nxc3 $2
Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Nxc3 27. Qxc3 Qxd6 $19) (25. Ng5 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 g6 27. Bd5 Qxd6
28. Bxf7+ Kh8 29. Bb3 $18) 25... Nxc3 (25... c4 $2 26. Ng5 g6 27. Ne4 $16) 26.
Qxc3 c4 27. Rd4 a6 {with equal chances.}) (24. Re3 $5 {Dautov}) 24... Nxc3 25.
Qxc3 (25. Bxc3 Ba4 26. Bh3 Bxc2 27. Bxd7 Bxd1 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. d6 (29. Rxd1
Bd6 $11) 29... f6 $1 30. dxe7 (30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. d7 Kf7 $17) 30... Bf3 31. Bb2
Kf7 32. Ba3 $11) 25... Bf6 $11 26. Qa3 (26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Qa3 Bxa1 28. Qxa1 c4
29. Qc3 Qd7 30. d6 Bc6 $11) (26. Qd2 {Dautov} Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Bxa1 28. Rxa1 Qd6
29. h4 h6 $11) 26... Be2 27. Rd2 (27. Rc1 Bxa1 (27... Bd4 $5) (27... Bd4 $132 {
Dautov}) 28. Qxa1 c4 29. Qd4 Rcd8 $11) 27... Bd3 $1 {after this accurate move,
draw result is becoming clear.} 28. Rxe8+ (28. Rc1 Bxa1 29. Qxa1 c4 30. Qd4 $11
) 28... Rxe8 29. Rd1 Bxa1 (29... Be2 30. Rc1 Bxa1 31. Qxa1 c4 32. Qd4 Bd3 33.
a6 h6 $11) 30. Qxd3 (30. Qxa1 {Dautov} c4 31. Qd4 h6 $11) 30... Bd4 31. Rb1 g6
32. Bf3 Qc7 (32... Qa4 {Dautov} 33. Qd2 $11) 33. Qb5 (33. a6 $6 Qa5) 33... Rd8
34. a6 c4 35. Qc6 Rc8 36. Qxc7 (36. Rb7 $2 {Dautov} Qd8) 36... Rxc7 37. Kf1 (
37. Rd1 {Dautov} Be5 $1 (37... c3 $4 38. d6 Rc4 39. d7 $18)) (37. Rb7 {Dautov}
Be5 $11) 37... c3 38. Rc1 Kf8 39. Ke2 Ke7 (39... Rc4 {Dautov} 40. Kd3 Rb4 41.
Rc2 $11) 40. Kd3 Bxf2 41. Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 15th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.03.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Blees, Albert"]
[Black "Gershon, Alik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Qc8 12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Nxe4 (14.
Nd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 a6 16. Qb3 {[%csl Gb6]} Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Ra7 $1 19.
Qxb7 Rxb7 20. f3 Rc8 21. e4 Ne8 $11 {[%cal Ge7f6] 1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Karpov,A/
Monaco MNC 1999 (36)}) 14... Bxe4 15. Qa4 ({Nothing gives} 15. Qd2 Qb7 16. Bd6
Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Rac8 {[%cal Gc8c6]} 18. Rd4 (18. b3 $143 h6 19. Rd4 $2 (19. Ne1
$11) 19... Rc6 20. Qf4 Rc5 21. Rd6 b5 $17 {0-1 Dautov,R-Smirin,I/Daugavpils
1989/CBM 16/[Schussler] (40)}) 18... Rc7 {[%cal Gf8c8,Gb6b5]} (18... Rc6 19.
Qf4 Rc5 $5) 19. Rcd1 Rfc8 20. b3 b5 21. cxb5 Qxb5 $15 {0-1 Garcia,R-Atlas,V/
Moscow 1994/EXP 44 (54)}) (15. Qb3 Qb7 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Rac8 $11 {
Dlugy-Adorjan, New York 1984.}) 15... Qb7 $1 $146 {This logical move is a
strong improvement comparing with the game Meister-Atlas and in my opinion
clearly closes this line.} (15... Bc6 16. Qb3 Qa6 $2 {[%cal Gc6a4]} (16... Qb7
$142) 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne4 19. Rd4 Nc5 20. Qc2 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Qxa2 21. b4
Qxc2 22. Rxc2 Nb3 23. Rd3 Be4 24. Rcc3 $16 {[%csl Rb3] 1-0 Meister,P-Atlas,V/
BL9394 1994/BL 90 (75)}) 16. Bd6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] After this logical move
white is even in troubles.There is no coordination among the white pieces,
especially white's queen on a4 is very bad placed; and the difference between
black's bishop on e4 and white's on g2 makes black's position clearly better.
So the best way for white was to change the bishops (e4 and g2) and to
recognize, that there are no chances to get an advantage in this line.} (16.
Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 d5 $11) 16... Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Rfc8 $1 {[%cal Gb6b5]} 18. Rcd1 (
18. Qb4 Rc5 $1 {[%cal Ga8c8,Gb6b5]} (18... Nd5 19. Qa3) 19. Rcd1 $140 Qc7 $1
$17 {[%csl Gc4,Gd6][%cal Gf6d5]}) 18... Qc7 19. Qb4 (19. b3 Qc5 $1 (19... Bd5
20. Qb4 Ne4 21. cxd5 Nxd6 22. dxe6 $16) 20. Qb5 (20. R6d2 Bc6 21. Qa6 Ne4 $17)
20... Qa3 $1 $17 {[%cal Gc8c5]}) 19... Rab8 (19... Qxc4 $2 20. Qxc4 Rxc4 21.
Nd2) 20. b3 a5 21. Qa3 (21. Qb5 $2 Bc6 (21... Bd5 $17 {[%csl Gd6]}) 22. Qe5 (
22. Qg5 Ne4 $19) 22... Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Ne8 $19) 21... b5 22. cxb5 Rxb5 23. Nd2 {
[%cal Gd2c4]} (23. Ne1 Bd5 $1 {[%csl Gd6]} (23... Bxg2 24. Nxg2 Nd5 $5 {
[%csl Gc3][%cal Gd5c3]}) 24. e4 (24. Bxd5 Nxd5 (24... exd5 $5 {[%csl Gd6]}) 25.
e4 Rc5 $1 26. e5 f6 $17) 24... Rc5 $1 25. e5 Bxg2 26. exf6 Bd5 27. Ra6 gxf6 $19
) 23... Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qc2 25. Nc4 (25. Nf3 Qxe2 26. Re1 Qc2 27. Nd4 Qd2 28.
Rexe6 (28. Re2 Qd1) 28... fxe6 29. Nxb5 Nd5 {[%cal Gc8f8] with decisive attack
for black.}) 25... Rh5 $1 {[%mdl 128]} (25... Qxe2 $2 26. R6d2 {[%cal Gc4d6]}
Qe4+ 27. f3 $16) 26. R6d4 (26. Nb6 Re8 27. Qa4 (27. Nxd7 Ne4 $19) 27... Qf5 $17
{[%cal Gf5h3,Gf6e4]}) 26... e5 $17 (26... Qxe2 27. R1d2 Qe1 28. Rd1 Qc3 29.
R4d3 (29. R1d3 Qc2) 29... Qb4 30. Qxb4 axb4 31. Nb6 Rc2 32. Nxd7) 27. R4d2 Qf5
28. h4 $8 (28. Nd6 Qh3+ 29. Kf3 Rc3+ 30. Rd3 e4+ 31. Nxe4 Qf5+ $19) 28... Ne4 {
[%csl Gd2,Gf2]} (28... Rxh4 $2 29. gxh4 Qg4+ $11) 29. f3 Nxd2 30. Rxd2 e4 (
30... Qe6 31. Rd6 Qe7 32. Qxa5 $44 {[%csl Gh5]}) 31. Qe7 exf3+ 32. exf3 Rf8 $6
(32... Qe6 33. Rxd7 Qxe7 34. Rxe7 Rd5 35. Ra7 h5 $17 36. a4 $140 Rd3 37. Nxa5
Rc2+ 38. Kh3 Rxf3 $19) 33. Rxd7 h6 $2 $138 (33... Qc5 $1 34. Qxc5 (34. Qe4 Qb4
$1 $17 (34... Rh6 {[%cal Gh6e6]} 35. Rd5)) 34... Rxc5 35. Ra7 Rd8 36. a4 (36.
Nxa5 Rc2+ 37. Kh3 Rxa2 $19) 36... h5 $17 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Gd8d3]} 37. Rxa5 Rxa5
38. Nxa5 Rd2+ 39. Kg1 Rb2 $19) 34. g4 Qg6 35. Rd6 $2 (35. Ne5 Qc2+ 36. Kg3 Rxe5
37. Qxe5 Qxa2 $11) 35... f6 (35... Qc2+ $2 36. Rd2 Qg6 37. Ne5 $16) 36. Rd2 $2
(36. Kh3 Rb5 37. h5 Qe8 38. Rd7 Qxe7 39. Rxe7 {[%cal Gc4d6,Gd6f5]} f5 $1 $17)
36... Rxh4 $19 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Ne3 Re8 39. Qb6 Qg5 40. Rd3 Qf4 {[%csl Rg2]}
41. Kf2 Rh3 0-1

[Event "Ljubljana"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Farago, Ivan"]
[Black "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1997.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 d5 (9... Be4 10. Qb2 d5 11. a3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Nc6 14.
Rac1 Ne7 15. Rfd1 c6 16. Bg2 Ra7 17. Nf3 Qb8 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. Nd3 Rac7 20. e3
$14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kortschnoj,V/Monaco Amber blind 1994/EXP 40 (21)}) (9... Re8
10. Nc3 d6 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 Nbd7 14. Bf1 d5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16.
dxe5 Nd7 17. f3 Bg6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rad1 c6 20. e4 $16 {1-0 Oll,L-Nikolic,P/
Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/}) 10. cxd5 (10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Rad1 Ne4
13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ne5 Nf6 16. Qc3 Rfd8 $11 {1-0 Gonzalez Garcia
Jose-Petran Pal/It, Budapest (Hungary) 1995 (29)}) (10. Bf4 a4 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12.
bxa4 Qe7 13. a3 Bxd2 14. Bxd2 Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Ne4 16. Be1 Qf6 17. e3 h6 18. cxd5
exd5 19. Nd2 Nd6 20. Nb1 Qe6 21. Bb4 $16 {Nikolic,P-Salov,V/Barcelona WCup
1989/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 10... exd5 11. Bg5 $5 $146 (11. Bf4 Na6 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Qb2
Ne4 14. a3 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nc3 Rfe8 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. e3 Qe7 19. Bf1 {
[%csl Ga6]} c5 20. Bb5 Rf8 21. Ne5 Nc7 22. Bc6 cxd4 23. exd4 Ne6 24. Nxe4 dxe4
25. d5 $16 {1-0 Hort,V-Chandler,M/BL8687 1987/BL 80 (42)}) 11... Be7 {[%cal
Gf6e4]} (11... Nbd7 $6 12. Ne5 {[%csl Gc6]}) (11... c6 $5) 12. Nc3 Ne4 13. Bxe7
(13. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Ne5 f6 16. Nc4 $14 (16. Bxe4 $2 Bxe4 17.
Qxe4 c6 18. Qh4 g5 $19)) 13... Qxe7 14. Ne5 (14. Nxe4 {see 13Ne4}) 14... Nxc3 (
14... Na6 15. Nxd5 $1 (15. Nxe4 Nb4 16. Qb2 dxe4 17. a3 Nd5 18. Bxe4 f6 19.
Bxd5+ Bxd5 $44 20. Ng4 Qe6 {[%csl Gb3]}) 15... Bxd5 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 f6
18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. Nd3 Qxe2 20. Nf4 $36 {[%csl Ga6,Re6]}) 15. Qxc3 Na6 (15... c5
{[%csl Gd5]} 16. e3 Rc8 17. Rfd1 (17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]})
17... Nd7 $140 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. e4 $18) 16. Nc6
Bxc6 (16... Qxe2 $142 17. Rfe1 Qg4 (17... Qb5 18. Bxd5 Kh8 19. Re5 $36) 18.
Bxd5 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rad8 20. Re4 Qg6 21. Rae1 Nb4 22. Bb7 $14 Nxa2 $140 23. Qxc7
Nb4 24. Qxd8 $1 $18) 17. Qxc6 Qxe2 (17... Nb4 18. Qc3 Qxe2 19. Qxc7 $16) 18. a3
$1 {[%csl Ga6]} (18. Rfe1 Qg4) 18... Qb2 19. Qxd5 (19. Bxd5 Qxd4 20. Rad1 Qb2
$1 {[%csl Ga3]} 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qc4+ Kg6 {and white has only draw with
perpetual check.}) 19... Rad8 20. Qc4 (20. Qb5 Nb8 21. d5 Nd7 $11) 20... Nb8
21. d5 (21. Qxc7 Qxd4 22. Rac1 {only a little better for white.}) 21... Nd7 22.
b4 $2 (22. Qxc7 $1 Qxb3 23. d6 {with clear advantage for white.}) 22... axb4
23. axb4 Nf6 24. Qxc7 (24. Ra7 Qe5 25. Rd1 Rd7 $11 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gf8d8]})
24... Qxb4 25. Rab1 Qc5 (25... Qd6 {also good.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clarin GP final"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1998.03.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sorin, Ariel"]
[Black "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qa4 c5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Bxd2 O-O 9. Bg2 (9. Bf4 Qc8 10. Bd6 Re8 11. dxc5 Ne4 12. Bg2 bxc5 13. Nd2 Nxd2
$1 $11 {Portisch,L-Seirawan,Y/Mar del Plata 1981 (18)}) 9... d5 (9... Bb7 10.
O-O Qe7 (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 dxc6 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,
L-Keres,P/Amsterdam IBM 1971}) 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Rac1 d6 13. Bc3 Nbd7 14. Ne5
Bxg2 $11 {Lechtynsky,J-Csom,I/Capablanca mem-B 1985 (17)}) 10. cxd5 $6 {
After this careless move white faces serious problems.Better was} (10. Bf4 $5
Qd7 $5 (10... Bxc4 11. Nd2 $1 a6 (11... b5 12. Qd1 {[%csl Rc4]}) 12. Nxc4 b5
13. Qa5 bxc4 14. Qxc5 Nbd7 15. Qb4 $14) 11. Qxd7 Nbxd7 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. cxd5
exd5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O-O Nc5 16. Bxd5 Rad8 $36 {Toth,C-Sunye Neto,J/Merida
1993 (29)}) 10... exd5 {[%csl Re1]} 11. O-O (11. Bg5 $5 Qe8 $5 (11... h6 12.
Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Ne5 $14) 12. Qxe8 Rxe8 13. e3 (13. O-O Bxe2 14. Rfe1
Nbd7 $17) 13... Ne4 14. Bf4 Nc6 15. Rd1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Rac8 $36)
11... Bxe2 12. Rfe1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qd7 $1 14. Qd1 $6 {More persistant was} (14.
Qxd7 $5 Nbxd7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 (15... bxc5 16. Re7 Rae8 17. Rae1 Rxe7 18. Rxe7 $44
) 16. Bc3 Nfe4 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Bd4 f5 $15) 14... cxd4 15. Bb4 Re8 16. Rxe8+
Qxe8 17. Qxd4 Nc6 $17 {The position has stabilized and black's advantage
becomes more and more disturbing.} 18. Qf4 Nxb4 19. axb4 Qd7 20. g4 $5 {
Trying to create some counterplay.} h6 21. h4 Rd8 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Nh7 24.
Rc1 Qe6 25. Bh5 g6 26. Bg4 Qe4 $1 $19 {[%csl Rb2,Rg5] Transfering the game
into easily wining ending.} 27. Qxe4 dxe4 28. Rc7 Rd2 29. Bd7 Rxb2 30. b5 Ra2
31. Bc6 Nxg5 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Bb7 Kf6 34. Bd5 Rb2 35. Bc6 Ke5 36. Rxa7 f5 37.
Be8 Nf3 38. Re7+ Kf4 39. Bxg6 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Nh4+ 0-1

[Event "Clarin GP final"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1998.03.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Black "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1998.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 (6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2
Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 c5 (9... c5 10. b3 $5 (10. dxc5 $5 bxc5 11. b3 Bb7 12.
Bb2 a5 13. e4 d4 14. Nec4 Nfd7 15. Re1 Nb6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. Nc4 $14 {
Romanishin,O-Psakhis,L/URS-ch50 Moscow 1983/1-0 (45)}) 10... Re8 (10... Bb7 $1
{/\ Na6}) 11. Bb2 cxd4 $6 (11... Bb7 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. Qd3 Rc8 $10) 12. Ndf3 (
12. Bxd4 $2 Bc5 $10) 12... Bc5 (12... Ne4 13. Bxd4 Ba3 $5) 13. a3 Nbd7 14. Nd3
$1 $16 {Polugaevsky,L-Rodriguez,A/Sochi 1988 (30)}) (9... Bb7 10. Ndf3 c5 11.
Bf4 $5 (11. b3 Na6 12. Bb2 {/\ e3, Qe2, Rfc1+/=}))) 6... Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5
c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ndf3 Re8 (10... Qc8 $5 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Qb7 13. Bg5
Rfe8 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Re1 Rae8 17. e3 c4 $11 {Kraidman,
Y-Fyllingen,R/Gausdal Int 1991/0-1 (81)}) 11. b3 Ne4 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Rc1 Nd7
14. Nd3 (14. Rc2 $5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. Nd3 Rc8 $10 17. Qc1 (17. dxc5 bxc5
18. Qe1 Qe7 $132) 17... c4 $6 (17... Qe7 $10) 18. Ne5 $1 b5 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20.
bxc4 Bxe5 21. dxe5 bxc4 22. Bc3 $1 $14 {Ehlvest,J-Psakhis,L/Tilburg 1992 (48)})
(14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Ne5 {/\ Nd3+/=}) 14... Rc8 15. Bh3 $6 {
Passing the initiative into black's hands.More logical continuation was} (15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. Nd2 Bg5 17. e3 Ba6 18. Qc2 Qa5 $5 19. Rfd1 Nxd2 (19... f5 $5 {
[%cal Gd5d4]}) 20. Bc3 $1 (20. Qxd2 $6 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 d4 $5 (21... Rxe3 22. Nf4
$8 (22. fxe3 Bxe3+ 23. Rf2 Bxd3 $15) 22... Bxf4 23. gxf4 Rd3 24. Rxd3 Bxd3 25.
Bxd5 Nb6 26. Bf3 c4 $11) 22. Nf4 Nb6 23. exd4 cxd4 24. Rxc8 Nxc8 25. Rd1 Bxf4
26. gxf4 d3 27. Bf1 Rd8 $15) 20... Bxd3 21. Qxd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2d3] with better
prospects.}) (15. Rc2 $5 {[%cal Gd1a1,Gf1c1]} Bd6 16. Qa1 (16. Qc1 $5 {[%cal
Gf1d1]}) 16... Ndf6 17. Rfc1 $13) 15... Rc7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rc2 Nb6 18. Qc1
Bd6 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gd5d4,Gb6d5]} 19. e3 c4 $1 $36 {Very responsible,but
fully justified move.} 20. Nf4 $8 (20. Be5 $2 cxd3 21. Rxc7 d2 22. Qc2 Qxc7 23.
Qxc7 Bxc7 24. Bxc7 Ba6 $19 {[%cal Ga6e2]}) (20. bxc4 dxc4 21. Nde1 c3 22. Bxc3
Nxc3 23. Rxc3 Ba6 $17) 20... Bxf4 21. exf4 (21. gxf4 Rc6 $5 $36 {[%cal Gc6g6,
Gg6h6,Ge4c5,Gc5d3]}) 21... Nc5 22. Bd4 (22. Rd1 $5 Bc8 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. bxc4
dxc4 25. Ne5 Ncd7 $13 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 22... Nd3 23. Qa3 Bc8 24. Bxc8 Qxc8 25.
Ne5 $6 {[%csl Ra3]} (25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Ne5 Rd8 $15) {[%tqu "En","","","",
"d3f4","",10]} 25... Nxf4 $1 $15 26. gxf4 f6 $1 (26... Rxe5 27. Bxe5 Qg4+ 28.
Kh1 Qf3+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ $11 (29... Rc6 $2 30. f5 $18)) 27. f3 (27. Bxb6 axb6 28.
Qd6 fxe5 (28... Rd8 $1 29. Qxb6 fxe5 30. fxe5 Qg4+ 31. Kh1 Qe4+ 32. f3 Qxe5 $15
) 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. bxc4 Qg4+ $15) 27... fxe5 28. fxe5 (28. Bxe5
Rf7 $15 {[%cal Gb6d7]}) 28... Qf5 29. Qc1 Rc6 30. Rg2 Ree6 31. Qg5 $1 Qf8 (
31... Qxg5 32. Rxg5 $14 {[%cal Gf3f4,Gf4f5]}) 32. Qe3 Nc8 {[%cal Gc8e7,Ge7f5]}
(32... Rc7 $5 33. f4 Rf7 34. Bc5 Rxe5 (34... Qb8 35. Rd1 $14) 35. Qxe5 Qxc5+
36. Kh1 $14) 33. f4 Qf5 (33... Ne7 $2 34. f5 Nxf5 35. Qg5 $18) 34. Bxa7 c3 35.
Bd4 (35. Bc5 $5 c2 36. Qd4 Nb6 37. Rc1 $16) 35... c2 36. Rc1 Rg6 37. Rg3 h5 $1
$132 38. Bb2 $6 (38. Qf3 $5 Ne7 39. a4 $13) 38... Rxg3+ 39. hxg3 Rg6 {[%cal
Gh5h4]} 40. Kh2 (40. Qf3 Ne7 41. Bd4 h4 42. Bf2 d4 $40) 40... h4 $1 41. gxh4 $2
(41. Rg1 hxg3+ (41... d4 42. Qxd4 hxg3+ 43. Rxg3 Qh5+ 44. Kg2 Qe2+ 45. Qf2 Qe4+
46. Kg1 $16) 42. Rxg3 Rh6+ 43. Kg2 Qh5 44. Kf2 (44. Rh3 Qg4+ 45. Rg3 Qh5 $11)
44... Qh1 $40) 41... Qg4 $1 $19 42. Rxc2 (42. Qf2 Rh6 43. Qg2 Rxh4+ 44. Kg1
Qd1+ 45. Qf1 Qd2 46. Qg2 Qe3+ $19) 42... Qxh4+ 43. Qh3 Qxf4+ 44. Kh1 Rh6 45.
Rxc8+ Kh7 46. Rc3 $8 (46. Qxh6+ Qxh6+ 47. Kg2 Qg5+ 48. Kh1 Qh4+ 49. Kg2 Qg4+
$19 {[%csl Rc8]}) 46... Qf1+ 47. Kh2 Qf2+ 48. Kh1 Qxb2 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Balogh, Tomas"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1999.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. bxc4 $2 ({
Of course the normal continuation for white is} 7. Ne5) 7... Bxc4 8. Nc3 $146 (
8. O-O Be7 (8... Bd5 9. Nc3 Bb7 (9... Be7 $5) 10. Qa4+ Bc6 11. Qb3 Be7 12. e4
Bb7 (12... Nxe4 $2 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Nxc6 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 $16) 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Bf4
O-O 15. Rad1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Gelfand,B/Linares 1990/CBM 17/[Gelfand] 
(27)}) 9. Ne5 (9. Nc3 $142 $5) 9... Bd5 10. Qa4+ c6 11. Bxd5 (11. f3 $2 {
[%cal Ge2e4]} b5 12. Qd1 c5 $17) 11... Nxd5 (11... exd5 $17) 12. e4 b5 (12...
Nf6 13. f3 b5 (13... O-O 14. Rd1 $15) 14. Qd1 O-O $17) 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Be3 {
[%csl Gc6]} Qc7 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Nd2 (16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Qxc6 Qxc6 18. Rxc6 Rfc8
19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 $17) 16... Rc8 17. a3 N6d7 18. Nd3 a5 {and white doesn't get
enough compensation for the pawn. 0-1 Antonsen,M-Farago,I/Forli 1991/EXT 91op 
(34)}) 8... c6 9. O-O (9. Ne5 Bb4 $17) 9... Bb4 $1 {[%mdl 32] A strong
positional idea, afterwards it is clear, that white has nothing for the pawn.}
10. Bb2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bd5 $17 12. a4 (12. Bb4 a5 (12... Na6 $2 13. Ba3 Nc7 {
[%cal Gc7b5]} 14. Ne5 $1 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nb5 16. Bb2 O-O 17. a4 Nc7 18. Rc1 $44)
13. Ba3 b5 $17 {[%cal Gb5b4]}) 12... O-O 13. Rc1 $6 {White plays very slowly
and without any plan, of cause in this case black's win is only a question of
time. Better was} (13. Ne5 $142 c5 $1 (13... Nbd7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rc8
16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Qd3 $15) (13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nd5 15. Bb2 $15) 14. dxc5 Bxg2
(14... bxc5 15. f3 $1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nbd7 16. e4 Bb7 17. Qc2 $15) 15. Kxg2 bxc5
16. Qc2 Nd5 (16... Nbd7 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Rd2 {[%cal Ga1d1] with
some compensation}) 17. Rfd1 f6 18. Nc4 Qe7 19. e4 Nb4 $17) 13... Nbd7 14. Bb4
Re8 15. Qd3 (15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qd5+ {[%csl Ge5]} 18. Qxd5
Nxd5 19. Bd6 (19. Ba3 c5 20. e4 Ne7 21. Rfd1 Nc6 22. f4 Red8 $19) 19... c5 $17)
15... Be4 16. Qa3 a5 17. Bd6 b5 $1 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Bc7 Qc8 (19... Qe7 20. Bd6
) 20. Bxa5 (20. Bf4 Qa6 $19) 20... Qb7 21. Ra1 (21. Qb4 Nd5 22. Qd2 b4 23. Ra1
Qb5 $19) 21... Nd5 $19 {Now white is hopeless against bundle on a-file and
black wins easily.} 22. Nh4 b4 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 23. Qa4 {[%csl Gb5]} Bxg2 24.
Nxg2 Reb8 $19 25. Nf4 Nxf4 26. gxf4 b3 27. Rfb1 b2 28. Ra2 Qb3 $1 {white
resighned in view of the next variation:29Rbb2-Qa430Rb8-Nb831Ra4-Nc6 and black
wins.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
(8. Re1 d5 9. cxd5 (9. b3 c5 (9... Nbd7 10. Bb2 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 bxc5
13. Nh4 {[%cal Gh4f5]} g6 {[%csl Rc3,Rd4,Re5,Rf6,Rg7,Rh8]} 14. e4 d4 15. e5 (
15. Nc4 $5) 15... Nd5 16. Qg4 $5 Qc7 17. Rac1 Rae8 $6 (17... Nxe5 $142 18. Qe2
$14 {[%cal Gb2d4]}) 18. Bxd4 h5 19. Qh3 Bg5 20. Nhf3 Bxd2 21. Nxd2 Nb4 22. e6 {
1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Kruppa,Y/Uzhgorod 1987/EXT 87 (26)} (22. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 (22...
Nd3 23. Qxd7 $1 Qxd7 24. Nf6+ $18 {[%cal Gf6d7,Gd7f8]}) 23. Rxe4 Nxa2 24. Rc4
$36)) 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Qc2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Nb4 15. Nf6+
Bxf6 16. Qb1 Rc8 $11 {0-1 Shulman,Y-Ljubojevic,L/Pamplona 1996/CBM 52/[Hecht] 
(54)}) 9... exd5 10. Ne5 Re8 11. Qb3 a5 $1 12. Nf1 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bg5
a4 15. Qc2 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rad1 d4 $15 {0-1 Rogozenko,D-Iordachescu,V/
Kishinev 1998/CBM 64_06 (39)}) 8... c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 (9... d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11.
dxc5 bxc5 12. Nh4 {[%cal Gh4f5]} g6 13. Re1 $14 {[%cal Ge2e4,Rb2h8]}) 10. Nxd4
Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc7 {[%cal Gb8c6]} (11... d5 12. Rc1 $14 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Rb8d7,
Gd4c6]}) 12. e4 $1 d6 13. f4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 (14. Nb5 Qb7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 $132 {
[%csl Gb7,Rg2][%cal Rf6f5,Rb7g2]}) 14... Qxc6 15. Qf3 {[%cal Ga1d1,Rf8d8,Ra8c8,
Rd6d5,Ge4e5,Gd2e4]} Rfd8 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. e5 (17. h3 $6 d5 $1 18. e5 Ne4 19.
Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qe3 Rd3 $1 {[%csl Gc6,Rg2][%cal Rc6g2]} (20... Bc5 $6 21. Bd4
Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 $14 e3+ 24. Kg1 e2 $2 25. Re1 Qf3 26. Qf2 $16) 21.
Rxd3 exd3+ 22. Qf3 $2 (22. Kf2 $2 Rd8 $1 $17) (22. Kh2 $8 Rd8 23. Rd1 Qc5 $8
$15 (23... Bc5 $2 24. Rxd3 $1 $18)) 22... b5 $1 23. Qxc6 (23. Rc1 d2 24. Rd1
bxc4 25. bxc4 Bb4 $17) 23... Rxc6 24. Rc1 bxc4 25. bxc4 d2 26. Rd1 Bb4 $17)
17... Ng4 $2 (17... Qxf3+ 18. Nxf3 Ng4 19. Rfe1 dxe5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. h3 Nf6
22. Bxe5 (22. fxe5 Nd7 23. Nd4 Nc5 $15 {[%cal Gc5d3]}) 22... Nd7 23. Rd1 Nxe5
24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Nxe5 a6 $11 {[%cal Rb6b5]}) 18. Ne4 d5 19. cxd5 Rxd5 (19...
exd5 20. Nf2 (20. Qxg4 dxe4 $13) 20... Nxf2 21. Rxf2 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal
Gf4f5]}) 20. Rc1 Bc5 (20... Qb7 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qb7 23. h3 Nh6 24. g4
$16 {[%csl Rh6]}) 21. Rfe1 h5 (21... Nh6 22. b4 Qb5 23. Qb3 Rd3 24. Qc4 $18)
22. h3 (22. b4 Qb5 23. h3 Rd3 24. Qe2 Ne3+ 25. Kh1 $18) 22... Rcd8 (22... Nh6
23. b4 Qb5 24. Qc3 Rd3 25. Qc4 $18) 23. Re2 $1 $18 (23. hxg4 $140 $2 hxg4 24.
Qxg4 Rd2+) 23... Qa8 (23... Nh6 24. b4) 24. Nxc5 Rd2 (24... bxc5 25. hxg4 hxg4
26. Qe4 Rd2 27. Qxa8 Rxe2+ 28. Kf1 $18) 25. Ne4 R2d3 26. Nf6+ $1 1-0

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1999.04.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "El Kher, Henrik"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2338"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 $146 {Not a very ambitious move, but quite possible.} (9. a3 Bxd2
10. Qxd2 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qb2 d5 (12... Qe7 {a little bit passive} 13. Nc3
Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Rac1 d6 16. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2e4]} h6 17. Nde4 Ne8 18. Rc2 {
[%cal Gc2d2]} Na5 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Grabarczyk,M-Hansen,S/MK Cafe
Cup, Koszalin POL 1998 (40)}) 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Nbd2 Rfd8 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nc4
b5 17. Nce5 Qf6 {and black equalized comfortably 1/2-1/2 Sahovic,D-Tiviakov,S/
Imperia 1989/EXT 89op2 (31)}) (9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Qd3 d6 11. Nbd2 a5 12. Nh4 Bxg2
13. Nxg2 Nc6 14. Ne4 a4 15. Ne3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd7 17. d5 Na5 $132 {1-0 Van
Wely,L-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo MNC 1999 (88)}) (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bc3 Be7 (10...
d5 $11) 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. Nbd2 d6 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Qb2 Qb8 16. Nf1
Rfd8 $13 {1-0 Siegel,G-Sorin,M/1998-9 French Team Ch FRA 1999 (75)}) 9... Be4 (
{Hansen could equalize easily after} 9... Bxd2 10. Nbxd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12.
Kxg2 Nc6 (12... d5 13. Rfd1 Qd7 {[%cal Gb8c6]} 14. Rac1 Rc8 $11) 13. N2f3 Nxd4
14. Nxd4 d5 $11 {but he prefered a more complicated play.}) 10. Qb2 Nc6 11.
Bxb4 (11. dxc5 bxc5 (11... Bxc5 12. Nc3 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Bg5
Qe6 $13) 12. Nc3 Bg6 {with complicated play}) 11... cxb4 12. Nbd2 (12. a3 $5 {
deserves serious attention - with the idea to develop the knight to c3.}) 12...
d5 13. Rfd1 (13. e3 Rc8 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Nd2 Nc3 (15... f5 $5) (15... Nxd2
$143 16. Qxd2 dxc4 17. bxc4 Na5 18. Rfc1 $14) 16. Nb1 Ne4 17. Nd2 $11) 13...
Rc8 14. a3 bxa3 15. Rxa3 a5 16. Raa1 Nb4 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. cxd5 $2
{[%mdl 16384] Bad strategical decision. Now it will be more easy for black to
play on the c-file, with help of two very strong knights, which confine
white's play very strong.} (19. e3 Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gf8c8]} 20. Ne5 $140 Rfc8 21.
Nd3 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 Nd6 $17) (19. Ne5 $1 $11 {[%cal Ge5d3]}) 19... exd5 20. Bh3 (
20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rc7 $1 {[%cal Ge7d8,Gd8c8]}) (20. Ne5 Qe6 $15 (20... f6
21. Nd3 $11)) 20... Rxc1 21. Rxc1 (21. Qxc1 b5 $1 (21... Qf6 22. Qc7 $132) (
21... Na2 22. Qc2 Nac3 23. Rd3 Qa3 24. Kg2 Qa1 25. Bf5 $11 {[%cal Gf5e4]}) 22.
Ne5 $140 Na2 23. Qe3 Nac3 24. Rc1 (24. Ra1 Qb4) 24... b4 $17) 21... Qf6 $1 22.
Rc7 (22. Rf1 {[%cal Gf3e5]} Qh6 23. Bg2 Rc8 $17) 22... h5 {[%cal Gg7g5]
Suddenly white hasn't a normal defence against the comming g7-g5-g4.} 23. Qc1 (
23. Bg2 g5 24. e3 Nd3 $17) 23... g5 24. g4 (24. Rc8 g4 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Bxg4
hxg4 27. Qc8+ Kg7 28. Qxg4+ Qg6 $19) 24... Na2 25. Qe3 (25. Qc2 hxg4 $1 (25...
Qf4 26. gxh5 g4 27. e3 $8 Qf5 (27... Qxf3 28. Bg2 $11) 28. Qxa2 (28. Nh4 Qg5
$19) 28... gxh3 29. Ne1 $8 Qxh5 $17) 26. Bxg4 Qf4 27. Bd7 g4 28. e3 Qxf3 29.
Qxa2 Ng5 $19 {[%cal Gg5h3]}) 25... Qd6 26. Ra7 hxg4 27. Bxg4 f5 28. Nxg5 (28.
Nd2 Qf4 $1 29. Qxf4 gxf4 30. Nxe4 fxg4 31. Nd2 Rc8 $19) 28... Qg6 $1 $19 29.
Nh7 (29. Nxe4 dxe4 $19) 29... Qxg4+ 30. Kh1 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Qh6 (32. f3
Qh3 $19) 32... Nxf2# 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Manninen, Marko"]
[Black "Felsberger, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4
b5 $146 (8... g6 9. cxd5 Bg7 10. Nc4 (10. e4 O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Qc2 Na6 13. a3
b5 14. Rb1 c4 15. b4 {[%csl Ga6]} Nc7 16. Bb2 Nce8 17. Ndf3 Nd7 18. Nd4 $16 {
Czerwonski Aleksander-Bobras Piotr/Ch Poland, Brzeg Dolny (Poland) 1996/1-0 
(45)}) 10... O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Bf4 Ba6 13. Rc1 Bxc4 14. Rxc4 b5 15. Rc2 Qb6
16. e4 Nbd7 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. b4 Rac8 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. e5 Nh5 21. e6 Nxf4 22.
gxf4 f5 $15 {0-1 Browne,W-Ivanov,A/Linares NL 1992 (38)}) (8... Qe7 9. O-O g6
10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 Bc6 12. b4 Bg7 13. bxc5 O-O 14. Rb1 bxc5 15. Ba3 d6 16.
Qd2 Nd7 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. e4 N7b6 19. exd5 (19. Rfc1 $1 {Avrukh,B.}) 19... Bxd5
20. Rbc1 Rac8 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Qa5 Qc6 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Bxc5 Bxg2 25. Nxg2 $11
{Korchnoi,V-Polugaevsky,L/Monaco 1992/1-0 (67)}) (8... Qc7 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. e4
Bb7 11. O-O Nc6 12. e5 Ng8 13. Nc4 Nd4 14. Be3 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 b5 16. Bxd4 cxd4
17. Nd2 $16 {1-0 Manninen,M-Lassila,E/Jyvaskyla op 1994 (31)}) (8... Be7 9. Nf5
O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. cxd5 Bf8 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. b3 d6 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Bd2 Bc8 16.
e4 Nf6 17. Qc2 Na6 18. Rfe1 b5 {1/2-1/2 Bjork,C-Polak,T/EUCup Gr4 Berlin 1996})
9. cxd5 d6 (9... Bxd5 10. e4 $1 (10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 Nb6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13.
Qxd6 {[%cal Gh4f5]} Qe7 14. Nf5 Qxd6 15. Nxd6+ Ke7 16. Nxb5 a6 17. Nc3 $14)
10... Bc6 (10... Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. e5 Bxg2 13. exf6 Bxf1 14. fxe7 Qxe7 15.
Nxf1 $16) 11. e5 $1 (11. O-O d6) 11... Bxg2 12. Nxg2 Nd5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Ne4
Nd4 15. Be3 $16 {[%csl Ge8]}) 10. O-O Bxd5 $6 {gives to white very serious
attacking chances,only for pawn dawn.} (10... g6 $142 11. a4 (11. e4 Bg7 12. a4
b4 13. f4 O-O 14. Nhf3 Re8 15. Qc2 c4 $1) 11... b4 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Qc2 Bg7 14.
Bf4 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 O-O 16. Nf3 Re8 $13) 11. Bxd5 ({another way was.} 11. e4 Bc6
12. a4 $5 (12. Nf5 $2 g6) (12. Re1 Be7 13. Nf5 O-O 14. Nb3 $44) 12... bxa4 (
12... b4 {[%csl Gc4]} 13. Nc4 Be7 14. Nf5 O-O 15. Ncxd6 $16) 13. e5 dxe5 14.
Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. Qxa4 Qd7 16. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4b6]} Rb8 17. Re1 $44) 11... Nxd5 12.
Ne4 (12. a4 $5 bxa4 (12... b4 $2 13. Ne4 Nb6 14. a5) 13. Qxa4+ Qd7 (13... Nd7
14. Qe4+ Ne7 15. Nc4 $18) 14. Nc4 (14. Qe4+ Qe6 15. Nf5 Nc6) 14... Qxa4 $1 (
14... Nc6 15. Nf5 Rc8 16. e4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rd1 g6 19. Ne3 $36 {[%csl
Rb6,Rd6,Rf6][%cal Ge3c4,Ge3d5]}) 15. Rxa4 Nd7 16. Ra6 (16. Nf5 N7b6) 16... N7b6
17. Nxb6 Nxb6 18. Bf4 $44 {[%cal Gf1a1]}) 12... Nb6 13. Nc3 Qd7 (13... b4 14.
Nd5 N8d7 15. a3 $1 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Nb6 17. Qe4+ (17. Qc6+ Qd7 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7)
17... Qe7 18. Qf3 $1 $16 (18. Qxe7+ Bxe7 19. Nf5 g6)) 14. e4 Na6 (14... g6 15.
Bf4 (15. Qd3 b4 16. Nd5 Bg7 {and white nas nothing.}) 15... b4 (15... Be7 16.
Ng2 O-O 17. Ne3 $44) 16. Nd5 Bg7 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Bxd6 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bd4 20. e5
Nc6 21. Qe2 $44) 15. a4 b4 (15... bxa4 16. Nxa4 Nxa4 17. Rxa4 Nb4 18. Bd2 $1
Be7 19. Nf5 g6 20. Bc3 $16) 16. a5 (16. Nb5 $142 Nc7 (16... g6 17. Bf4 Rd8 18.
Qe2 $40 {[%cal Ga4a5,Ga1d1,Ge4e5] And white has exellent attacking chances.})
17. Nxc7+ Qxc7 18. a5 Nd7 19. b3 {And black cannot to develop kingside .})
16... Nc8 $2 (16... bxc3 17. axb6 axb6 18. Qd5 (18. bxc3 g6 (18... Be7 19. Nf5
O-O 20. Qg4 $18 {[%cal Gg4d7]}) 19. Qd3 b5 (19... Nc7 20. Rxa8+ Nxa8 21. Qa6 (
21. Qd5 Nc7 22. Qb7 b5 23. Bg5 Be7 24. Bxe7 Kxe7) 21... Qc6 $11) 20. Ra5 Nc7)
18... Ra7 19. bxc3 Be7 20. Nf5 O-O 21. Bf4 $14) 17. Nd5 $16 {[%csl Ga6,Rc8,Ge8,
Rf8]} Ne7 18. Bg5 $1 (18. Nxe7 Bxe7 19. Nf5 g6) 18... Nxd5 19. exd5 f6 $8 20.
Bxf6 $1 (20. Re1+ Kf7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Bxf6 $2 gxf6 23. Nf5 Qf7 24. Qf3 {
[%cal Ge1e4,Ge4g4]} h5 $19) 20... gxf6 21. Qe2+ Be7 22. Qxa6 O-O {black
parryed white's attack, but white now has almost strategically winning
position,because of weaknees on e6, a nice field for white's knight.} 23. Ng2 {
[%cal Gg2f4,Gf4e6]} f5 24. Nf4 Bf6 25. Qe2 ({also possible} 25. Rab1) 25...
Rfe8 26. Ne6 {now white has a very easy plan for win ; first to protect b3
pawn Rad1 ,b3;and second to win comfortably f5 pawn,that will help to create
decisive attack.} Qb7 27. Rad1 Bd4 {the only chance to create something,but
unfourtanetly the double rook ending is also losing for black.} 28. Qd2 (28.
Qc2 b3) 28... Qxd5 29. Nxd4 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 cxd4 31. Rxd4 {[%csl Gb4,Gd6,Gf5]}
Re2 (31... b3 32. Rfd1 Re2 33. R1d2) 32. Rxb4 $18 Rc8 33. Rb7 Rcc2 34. b4 d5
35. Rxa7 d4 36. Rd7 Rc4 37. a6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 Re8 (11... Na6 12. Bf4 c5 13. Qc2 Ne4 14.
Rfd1 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bf6 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Re8 18. e3 Nb4 19. Qb2 cxd4 20.
Rxd4 Rxe5 21. Rxb4 $16 {[%csl Gd5] 1-0 Granda Zuniga-Kengis/32nd Chess
Olympiad, Yerevan 1996 (39)}) 12. Bf4 (12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Bf4 c6 14. e4 Nf8 15.
exd5 cxd5 16. Bh3 Ba3 (16... a6 17. Na4 Bd6 18. Be3 $1 $14 b5 19. Nc5 Bc8 (
19... Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Ne6 21. Rc2 $14) 20. Bg2 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Rxe5 22. Bd4 Re8 (
22... Rf5 $2 23. f4 $16) 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Bxd5 Bh3 $1 $132 {Epishin,V-Yudasin,
L/Biel (izt) 1993/1/2-1/2 (66)} (24... Ra7 25. Ne4 Qg6 26. Nd6 $18)) 17. Rc2 a6
18. Na4 Ne6 19. Bc1 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Aseev,K/URS-ch58 Moscow 1991}) 12...
Na6 13. Qc2 (13. Ne5 c5 $1 {[%csl Gd4] and black's position is very
comfortable.} (13... c6 14. e4 Nc7 (14... Ba3 15. Rc2 (15. Rb1 Bb4 16. exd5 $1
cxd5 (16... Bxc3 $2 17. dxc6 Bc8 18. Rc1 Qxd4 19. c7 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Bxe5 21.
Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxa8 {and white must win.}) 17. Nb5 $14)) 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bg5
Ne6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. f4 $14)) 13... h6 (13... c5 {not so bad , but gives to
white a strong play against d pawn.} 14. Rfd1 (14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rfd1 {[%csl
Gc5,Gd5]} Qd7 $13) 14... Qd7 (14... Nb4 15. Qb1) 15. Be5 $14 {with typical
idea 16 Ng5}) (13... c6 $5) 14. Rfd1 (14. Rcd1 $5) 14... Ba3 (14... c6 15. Qb2
(15. Ne5 Ba3 {Leads to game's continuation.} (15... Nc7 $2 16. Nxc6 $1 {
[%cal Gc1c7]} Bxc6 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. Nxd5 $18)) 15... Nc7 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 17. Ne5
Qd6 18. e3 Rac8 $11) 15. Ra1 {[%cal Gc3b1]} (15. Rb1 c6 (15... Nb4 $5 16. Qd2
Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Ne5 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Ge5c4]} b5 $1 $13) 16. Ne5 Nb4 17.
Qd2 a5 18. Ra1 {[%cal Rc3b1]} Na6 {and white has nothing.}) 15... c6 {[%cal
Ga6c7,Gc7e6] typical manoeuvre in this line.} (15... Nb4 $6 16. Qd2 c6 17. Ne5
{[%cal Gc3b1] and black has to play 17...Na6} (17. Nb1 $4 Ne4 $19)) 16. Ne5 Nc7
17. Nxc6 $1 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Gc2c7]} (17. e4 Ne6 (17... dxe4 18. Nxe4 Ncd5 19.
Bc1 Bf8 20. Bb2 $11) 18. Be3 Rc8 $15) 17... Bxc6 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Nb5 Qe7 20.
Nxa3 (20. Qxc6 $4 Rac8) 20... Rac8 21. Qb2 (21. Nb1 Bb5 (21... Qxe2 22. Qxe2
Rxe2 23. Nc3 Re7 $11) 22. Nc3 Bxe2 23. Re1 Qb4 24. Rac1 Ba6 $11) 21... Qxe2 $11
22. Qxe2 Rxe2 23. Bf1 (23. Rdc1 Bd7 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Nb5 a6 26. Nc3 Rd2 27.
Rd1 $11) 23... Re7 (23... Rb2 24. Rdb1 Rxb1 (24... Rd2 25. Rd1) 25. Rxb1 Bd7
26. f3 Rc3 27. Kf2 $11 {[%cal Gb1e1,Ge1e3]}) 24. Rac1 Rcc7 25. f3 (25. Nb5 Bxb5
26. Bxb5 Ne4 27. Bc6 Rc8 $1 28. b4 (28. Bxd5 $2 Nc3 {[%cal Gc3e2,Gc3d5]} 29.
Bf3 Rec7 $19) 28... Rec7 29. b5 Nd6 30. Rb1 Nf5 {[%cal Gf5e7]} 31. Bxd5 Rd8 $11
) 25... Ne8 26. Kf2 Kf8 27. Rd2 Bb7 28. Rxc7 Nxc7 29. Nc2 Ne6 30. Bh3 Ng5 31.
Bg4 (31. Bf1 Rc7 $11) 31... Nh7 $1 32. h4 Nf6 33. Bf5 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Copenhagen Aruna"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1997.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1997.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 {The best
known continuation of course - 7Bg2.} O-O 8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5
11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 (12. Rc1 c5 $1 13. Kg2 Nc6 $10 {Karpov,A-Sokolov,A (m8)
Linares 1987.}) 12... Qd7 13. Qe2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 c5 (14... Nc6 $6 15. Rhe1 Nd8
16. Ng1 c5 17. f4 $14 {Karpov,A-Sokolov,A (m10) Linares 1987.}) 15. Rad1 (15.
e6 $5 fxe6 (15... Qxe6 16. Qxe6 fxe6 17. Rhe1 Bf6 18. Rxe6 Na6 19. Rae1 Nc7 20.
R6e2 Nb5 21. Bb2 cxd4 22. Rd2 Rae8 23. a4 Nc3 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nxd4 Ne4 {
Ribli,Z-Browne,W Thessaloniki(ol) 1984}) 16. Rhe1 Bf6 17. Qxe6+ Qxe6 18. Rxe6
$14) (15. Rhe1 Qe6 16. Ng1 Nc6 17. dxc5 (17. Rad1 $2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bb4 19. Rf1
Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc3 21. Rh4 Qxe5 22. Qd3 g6 23. Nf3 Qg7 24. Qxd5 $11) 17... d4
18. Bd2 Bxc5 19. Qe4 Rfe8 20. f4 Rad8 21. Nf3 d3 22. Ng5 $2 (22. Rad1 f5 23.
exf6 $1 Qxe4 24. f7+ $10) 22... Qd5 $15 {0-1 Agdestein,S-Karpov,A/Gjovik m
1991 (49)}) 15... Nc6 16. Rd2 Qe6 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 (17... Rad8 18. Qe3 h6 (18...
Rfe8 19. Bb2 h6 20. Ne1 f6 21. exf6 Qxe3 22. fxe3 Bxf6 23. dxc5 Bxb2 24. Rxb2
Rxe3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Petursson,M-Van der Wiel,J/Reykjavik 1985 (49)}) 19. Bb2 Rd7
20. Ne1 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Bc5 23. Qa4 Rfd8 24. Nd3 d4 25. Re2 Qd5+
26. f3 Qb7 27. Rc1 b5 28. Qa5 Qb6 29. Qxb6 Bxb6 30. f4 {gave white a very
pleasant ending. Pinter,J-Stoica,V/Thessaloniki olm 1984/1-0 (56)}) 18. Ng1 {
[%cal Gg1h3,Gh3f4]} (18. Qe3 h6 19. Ng1 f6 20. exf6 Qxe3 21. fxe3 Bxf6 22. Ne2
cxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Rac8 26. e4 Re8 27. exd5 Re2+ 28. Kh3
Rxa2 {and black made a draw in this ending. Polugaevsky,L-Sosonko,G/
Thessaloniki (ol) 1984/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 18... Rac8 $146 (18... cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bb4
{1/2-1/2 Olafsson,H-Polugaevsky,L/Sochi 1988}) 19. Nh3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Qf5 $6 (
20... Bb4 $142 21. Rd3 (21. Nf4 Qf5 22. Rd3 Qe4+ $1 $15) 21... Re8 $1 (21...
Qf5 22. Bb2 Qe4+ 23. Qxe4 dxe4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Ng5 $16) 22.
Nf4 (22. Bb2 d4 23. f4 (23. Bxd4 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 (24. Re3 Qc6+ 25. Kg1 Ng6 $11)
24... Qxe5 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Rd7 a5 $11) 23... f6 (23... Qd5+ 24. Qf3 $14) 24.
Bxd4 fxe5 $11) 22... Qf5 23. Bb2 d4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 $2 (24... Bd6 $1 $11) 25.
Rxd4 Bc3 26. Rd5 $1 Bxe5 27. Nd3 $16) 21. Bb2 Qe4+ (21... d4 $2 22. Bxd4 Nxd4
23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Rc2 25. Qd1 $1 $16 (25. Qb5 {also enough.})) 22. Qf3 (
22. Qxe4 dxe4 23. Nf4 $14 {[%csl Ge4]}) 22... Rc7 {with idea : 23 Rd5-Qf3
26Kf3-Rd5 27Rd5 - Nb4 and white hasn't 28Rd7.} (22... Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Rc7 24.
Nf4 (24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Nb4 $11) 24... d4 25. Ke4 $1 (25. Bxd4 Rcd7 26. Ke4
Nxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4+ 28. Rxd4 Rxd4+ 29. Kxd4 Bc5+ 30. Kd5 Bxf2 $11) 25... Bc5
26. Nd3 $16 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gd2c2,Gd1c1]}) 23. Qxe4 $2 (23. Nf4 $1 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3
d4 25. Ke4 {and white has a clear advantage in this ending. See previous note.}
) 23... dxe4 {Black has a good chances to maintain the balance , because white
is not succesfull to win e4 pawn.Black has enough time to get real
counterchances.} 24. Rxd8+ (24. Nf4 Kf8) 24... Nxd8 25. Nf4 Kf8 26. Ba3 (26.
Rd2 g5 (26... Nb7 27. Re2 Nc5 28. Ba3 Rd7 29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. Rxe4 g5 (30... Rd2
31. Re2) 31. Nh3 h6 32. Re2 $16) 27. Ne2 (27. Nd5 Rd7 28. Kf1 Ne6 29. Ke2 Bc5 (
29... g4 $5 {[%csl Gh2][%cal Ge6g5,Gg5f3]}) 30. Nf6 Rxd2+ 31. Kxd2 Bxf2 32.
Nxe4 Bg1 $11) 27... Ne6 $11) 26... Rc8 27. Bxe7+ Kxe7 28. Rd4 g5 (28... e3 29.
Nd5+ Ke6 30. Nxe3 Kxe5 31. Rd7 $16) 29. Nd5+ Ke6 30. Nb4 Nb7 $2 {Decisive
mistake, after which white cannot to save this ending.} (30... a5 $1 31. Rd6+
Kf5 32. Na6 (32. Nd5 Kxe5 33. Nxb6 Kxd6 34. Nxc8+ Kc5 $15) 32... Ne6 (32...
Kxe5 $5 33. Rxb6 Rc2 34. Rb5+ Kf6 35. Nc5 e3 36. Ne4+ Kg6 $11) 33. Rxb6 Rc2 34.
Rb7 Rxa2 35. Rxf7+ Kxe5 $11) (30... Kxe5 $4 31. Rxd8 $18) (30... Kf5 $6 31. Rd7
{gives white some chances.}) 31. Rxe4 Nc5 32. Re2 a5 33. Nc2 Nd3 34. Nd4+ Kd5
35. Nf5 $1 Rc1 (35... Rc7 36. Rd2 Kxe5 37. Rxd3 Kxf5 38. Rd5+ $16) (35... Rc3
36. Re3 {winning immediately.}) 36. Rd2 Rc3 (36... Kxe5 37. Rxd3 Kxf5 38. Rd5+
Kg6 (38... Ke6 39. Rxg5 f5 40. Rh5 $18) 39. Rd6+ f6 40. Rxb6 Ra1 41. a4 Rb1 42.
g4 $1 {and white must win.}) 37. Ne3+ Ke4 38. Nd1 Rc2 $8 39. Rxc2 Ne1+ 40. Kh3
Nxc2 41. Kg4 $18 {All the rest is easy technical job.} h6 42. f4 gxf4 43. gxf4
Nb4 44. Nc3+ Kd4 45. Nb5+ Kc5 46. a4 Nd5 47. Kf5 Kb4 48. Ke4 Ne7 49. Nd4 h5 50.
f5 Kc3 51. f6 Ng6 52. e6 fxe6 53. f7 Nf8 54. Ke5 Nd7+ 55. Kxe6 Nf8+ 56. Ke7 Nh7
{Black is hopeless against manoeuvre - Ne6-g5} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Fernandez, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. e4 $5 cxd4 (
7... Nxe4 $2 8. Ne5) 8. e5 Ng4 9. O-O d6 $5 {Starting forced play which leads
to quite comfortable positions for Black.} (9... Nc6 10. h3 Nh6 11. Ne4 Be7 12.
Bf4 O-O 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf5 15. Qd3 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. b3 Rac8 18.
Qe2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Agdestein,S-Carlsen,M/Oslo 2005 (80)}) (9... Qc7 10. Re1 f5
11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Bc5 14. N2b3 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qc3 O-O
$13 {1-0 Malakhatko,V-Soltanici,R/Kusadasi 2006 (42)}) 10. h3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5
Bxg2 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Kxg2 Nd7 {Black's king is stuck in the centre, so he
can't afford himself to protect the pawn on d4.} (13... d5 $6 14. Qg4 Nc6 15.
Nf3 Qd7 (15... Qf6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qh5+ $16) 16. Rd1 $36) 14. Ne4 Be7 15.
Qxd4 Nc5 16. Re1 d5 $1 ({Less accurate is} 16... Qd7 17. Ng5+ (17. Bg5 Nxe4 18.
Bxe7 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Qxe7 20. Rf1+ Kg8 21. Qe4 $36) 17... Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qc6+ 19.
Kg1 Rhe8 20. Rad1 $14 {and White keeps some pressure.}) 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Qf4+
Qf6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Qc7+ Kg6 {The king is perfectly safe on g6.} 21. Bf4 Rhe8
(21... h6) 22. Qd7 Rad8 23. Qg4+ Kf7 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rd1 Kg8 $6 {Black is
throwing a well-played game away in just a couple of moves. The pawn on d5 is
far too important to give it up, so Black should've played} (25... d4 26. Qd7+
(26. b4 Bxb4 27. Qd7+ Re7 28. Qd5+ Qe6 $11) 26... Re7 27. Qd5+ Qe6 $11) 26. Qf3
$14 Kh8 $2 {It was necessary to take on b2, even though White is clearly
better in that case because he manages to put a bishop on e5.} (26... Qxb2 27.
Qxd5+ Kh8 28. Rd2 Qf6 29. Be5 $1 Qg6 30. f4 Qb1 31. Rd1 Qc2+ 32. Qd2 Qxd2+ 33.
Rxd2 Kg8 34. Kf3 $14) 27. Rxd5 $18 Rf8 (27... Qxb2 $2 28. Be5 $1 Qxa2 29. Bxg7+
Kxg7 30. Rg5+ Kh6 31. Qf6#) 28. b3 h6 29. h4 Qb2 30. Rd2 Qb1 31. Qd3 Qa1 32.
Re2 Qf6 33. h5 Qf7 34. Re5 Qb7+ 35. Qd5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 {This rare continuation becomes
nowadays very popular,with help of A.Fominyh, which he sucsesfully playing
last two years .} c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 c4 $2 (7... d6 8. Bg2 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10.
Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 (11. a4 Re8 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Ng5 Rb4 15. Qf3 Qf6
16. Ne6 fxe6 17. dxe6 Nc6 18. Qxc6 Rf8 19. Bf4 $16 {Groszpeter,A-Stajcic,N/
Kecskemet 1993/1-0 (53)}) 11... Re8 (11... Qe7 12. Rfe1 Nbd7 13. a4 Ng4 14. Bg5
Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nd2 c4 18. Qc2 Nc5 19. Nce4 $14 {
Fominyh-Obukhov 1997}) 12. Rfe1 Ne4 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Qxe4 Rxe4 16.
Bxd6 Nd7 17. Rab1 Rxe2 18. Rxe2 Bxe2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Epishin,V/RUS-ch
m3-4 1997 (34)}) (7... g6 8. Bf4 d6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. Qe3+ Kf8 11. Nc3 h6 12. Qc1
Qe7 13. O-O Nbd7 14. h3 Re8 15. a4 {1/2-1/2 Peric,S-Epishin,V/Open, Geneva SUI
1997}) 8. Qe3+ Qe7 9. Nc3 Qxe3 10. Bxe3 Bb4 11. Bd4 $1 $146 (11. O-O-O Bxc3 12.
bxc3 Bb7 13. Bd4 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bd4 Nc6 16. Bg2 Nf4 $132 {Renman,
N-Schneider,L/Eksjo 1981/1/2-1/2 (85)}) 11... Nxd5 $6 (11... Ke7 12. O-O-O d6 (
12... Re8 $2 13. d6+ $1 Bxd6 14. Bxf6+ gxf6 15. Nd5+ Kd8 16. Nxf6 Re6 17. Nxh7
$18) (12... Bb7 13. e4 {[%cal Gf1c4]} Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nxe4 15. Re1 f5 (15... Bxd5
16. Ng5 f5 17. f3 $18) 16. Ng5 Kf8 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Bxc4 $18 {[%csl Gc3,Rc4]})
13. e4 Nbd7 14. Nh4 g6 (14... Rhd8 15. Nf5+ (15. f4 $5 Kf8 16. e5 Bxc3 17. Bxc3
dxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 19. e6 Nf2 20. Nf5 $1 Kg8 21. Bg2 Nxh1 22. Bxh1 $16) 15...
Kf8 16. a3 Bc5 17. b4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 $16) 15. f4 Rhe8 16. e5 Ng4 17. Nf3 $16)
12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. O-O-O $1 Ne7 (13... Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bb7 16. Bh3 $1
(16. Bg2 b5 {with some countrplay for black.}) 16... b5 17. Bf5 Rg7 18. Rd6 {
[%cal Gh1d1,Gf3e5] with great advantage.}) 14. Be5 Nbc6 15. Ne4 O-O-O (15...
Nxe5 $2 16. Nf6+ $18) 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Rg6 (17... Nf5 18. Bh3 Nxd6 19.
Rxd6 Kc7 20. Rhd1 Bc8 21. Bf5 Rg7 22. h4 $16 {[%cal Gh4h6]}) (17... Nf5 18. Bf4
$1 (18. Bh3 Nxd6 19. Rxd6 Rg6 20. Rd2 Rh6 21. Bg4 (21. Bf5 Ne7) 21... Kc7 22.
Rhd1 d6 $14) (18. Ba3 $5) 18... Nce7 19. e4 Bb7 20. Bxc4 Bxe4 21. Ba6+ Bb7 22.
Bxb7+ Kxb7 23. Ne5 $16) 18. Rd2 $1 {[%csl Ge2][%cal Gh2h4,Gf1h3,Gh1d1]} (18.
Bh3 Rh6 $1 (18... c3 19. Bxe7 cxb2+ 20. Kxb2 Nxe7 21. Ne5 $18)) 18... Nf5 19.
Bf4 Bb7 (19... Ng7 $142 20. Bh3 Ne6 21. Bd6 {and white's position is
strategically winning.}) 20. e4 $18 {[%cal Rf1c4]} Nb4 21. exf5 Bxf3 22. fxg6
Bxh1 23. gxf7 {There is no defence against 24 Bd6} 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Borges Matos, Juan R"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 124]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7.
dxc5 bxc5 (7... Bxc5) 8. Nc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 Bc6
$6 $146 (12... d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e3 (14. Qc2 $6 Na6 {[%cal Ga6b4]} 15. a3 h6
16. Be5 d4 17. Na4 Qb5 18. b4 $2 cxb4 19. Nxd4 Rxd4 $1 20. Rxd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Qxe5 $17 {Olafsson,H-Bareev,E Hastings 1990}) (14. Ne5 $1 Na6 15. Rad1 Qe6 (
15... Nc7 $2 {[%csl Rc7]} 16. Qb3 (16. e4 $1 Qe6 (16... d4 $140 17. Nc4 Qa6 18.
Bxc7 dxc3 19. Qxa6 Bxa6 20. Bxd8 $18) 17. Ng6 $1) 16... Rac8 (16... Qxb3 17.
axb3 Bd6 18. Nd3 Ne6 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. b4 $1) 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Nc4 dxc4 19.
Bxb7 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Bxc7 Bxc7 23. Ba6 Be5 24. Na4 $16 {
Skembris,S-Arabatzis,M/Ano Liosia Open, Athens GRE 1998/1-0 (51)}) 16. Nc4 Nb4
17. a3 (17. Na5 $5) 17... Bc6 18. Qa5 d4 19. axb4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 cxb4 $10 {
Tukmakov,V-Aseev,K USSR(ch) 48/(693) 1989}) 14... Na6 (14... Nc6 15. Ne5 g5 $5
(15... Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qe6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rad1 (18. Qa3) 18... Bc6 19. Qa6 {
and white's presure very unpleasant.}) 16. Nxf7 (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 gxf4
18. Nxc6 (18. Rxd8+ Nxd8 19. Qe8+ Bf8 20. Nd7 Ne6 21. Qxa8 Bxa8 22. Nxb6 Bxg2
23. Kxg2 axb6 24. gxf4 $11) 18... Bxc6 19. Qxc6 Qxc6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bxc6
fxe3 22. fxe3 Rd2 $11) 16... Kxf7 17. Bxg5 Nb4 18. a3 d4 19. axb4 dxc3 20. Rxd8
cxb2 $2 (20... Rxd8 21. bxc3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qb7+ 23. Kg1 cxb4 24. cxb4 Rd2 $11)
21. Rxa8 Bxg2 22. Rxa7 $18 {1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Jurek,J/Schwaebisch Gmuend op 1997
(41)}) 15. Rad1 h6 16. h4 (16. Be5 Nb4 {/\Bc6}) 16... Rac8 $10 {0-1 Sturua,
Z-Arkhipov,S/Moscow Alekhine op 1992 (38)} (16... Nb4 17. Ne5 $13)) 13. Qc2 (
13. Qb3 $1 Na6 (13... d6 14. Rad1 Qxb3 15. axb3 Ne8 16. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 17. cxb5
Nd7 18. b4 $1 d5 (18... cxb4 $2 19. Nd4 $16) 19. e4 Nef6 20. Nh4 $36) 14. Qxb6
(14. Rad1 $140 Qxb3 15. axb3 Nb4 $11) 14... axb6 15. Rad1 {[%cal Gf3e5]} Rdc8
16. e4 $1 (16. a3 $5) 16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxd7 Rd8 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 $16 {[%csl Ra6]}) 13... Qb7 14. Rad1 (14. Qb3 $1 {see13 Qb3}) 14... h6 (
14... Ne4 $2 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ng5 $1 Bxc2 17. Bxb7 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Nc6 19. Bxa8
Rxa8 20. Rxd7) (14... Na6 $5) 15. Bd6 (15. Qb3 $5) 15... Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Na6 {
[%cal Ga6c7,Gc7e8] now white could to understand, that d6-square is not so
important and black has a normal play.} 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Rab8 19. Ne1 (19.
b3 Nb4 (19... Nc7 20. Nf4 (20. e4 e5 $1 {[%cal Gc7e6,Ge6d4]}) 20... Nce8 21.
R6d3 $14) 20. Qc1 (20. Qd2 Nc6 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc6d4]}) 20... Nc6 21. Qa3 (21.
R6d2 Nd4 22. Ne1 $11 {[%cal Ge1c2]}) 21... Ne8 22. R6d2 d6 23. Nb5 Qe7 $11 24.
Nxd6 $140 $2 Nxd6 25. Qxc5 Ne4 26. Qxe7 Rxd2 $19) 19... Nc7 (19... Nb4 20. Qa4)
20. b3 Nce8 21. R6d2 d5 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Qf5 (23. Na4 Rdc8 24. Nxc5 $2 Qe7 $17
{[%cal Gf6e4]}) 23... Nc7 $11 (23... d4 $2 24. Qxc5 Rbc8 25. Qa5 $18) (23...
Qe7 $2 {[%cal Ge7e6]} 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxe2 27. Qe5 $1 $16)
24. e4 (24. Nd3 Ne6) 24... d4 25. e5 (25. f3 Ne6 26. Ne2 {[%cal Ge1d3]} Ne8 $1
27. Nd3 Nd6 28. Qd5 Qxd5 29. exd5 Ng5 $36 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gc5c4]}) 25... Nfd5
26. Ne4 Ne6 27. Rc1 (27. Nd3 Qe7 (27... Nc3 $140 $2 28. Ndxc5 Nxc5 29. Nxc3 $1
$16) 28. Rc1 Rdc8 $11) 27... Nc3 28. Nd6 (28. Nxc3 $6 dxc3 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30.
Rxc3 Rd2 (30... Rd1 31. Re3) 31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. Nxf3 Rxa2 $15) 28... Qe7 29. h4 (
29. Nd3 $142 a5 (29... g6 30. Qh3 Ng5 31. Qg2) 30. f4 a4 31. bxa4 Ra8 32. Qg4
Kh7 (32... Rxa4 $2 33. Nf5 $16) 33. Qf5+ (33. f5 Qg5 $1) 33... Kg8 34. Qg4 $11)
29... f6 (29... a5 $5 {[%cal Ga5a4]}) 30. Nc4 (30. exf6 Qxf6 (30... Qxd6 $2 31.
f7+ Kf8 32. Rxc3 $16) 31. Qxf6 gxf6 32. Nf5 Kh7 (32... h5 $2 33. Ne7+ Kf7 34.
Nc6 $18) 33. Nd3 $11) 30... fxe5 31. Qxe5 (31. Nxe5 Rf8 32. Qg4 Qd6 33. N1d3
Rbe8 34. Re1 Nc7 $11) 31... Rbc8 {[%cal Gd8d5]} (31... Rxb3 $5 32. axb3 Rd5 33.
Qb8+ Rd8 $11) 32. Nd3 Rd5 33. Qe1 Qf6 34. Qf1 {[%cal Gf1g2,Gc1e1]} Qf5 35. Qg2
Re8 36. Re1 Nc7 $1 37. Rxe8+ Nxe8 38. Nf4 Rd8 39. Qb7 Nf6 40. Qxa7 Nfe4 (40...
Nce4 41. Rb2 $1 (41. Qb6 Re8 42. Re2 g5 $1 $40) 41... d3 42. Qc7 Rd4 43. Ne3
Qd7 44. Qxd7 Nxd7 45. Kf1 $16) 41. Qb6 $2 $138 (41. Qe7 $142 Ra8 42. Rb2 Rxa2
43. Rxa2 Nxa2 $11) 41... Rf8 $2 $138 (41... Re8 $1 42. Rb2 d3 $1 43. Nxd3 (43.
Qc6 Rd8 44. Qb6 (44. Ne3 Qf7) 44... Rd4 {and d-pawn is very dangerous for
white.}) 43... Nxg3 $40) 42. Rb2 Nd1 (42... d3 43. Nxd3 Nxg3 44. fxg3 Qxd3 45.
Qe6+ Kh7 46. Qe1 Ne4 47. Rg2 $14) 43. Re2 d3 44. Nxd3 Qg4 45. Nf4 Rxf4 (45...
Ndc3 $143 46. Rxe4 $1 (46. Re1 Rxf4 47. Ne5 Ne2+ 48. Rxe2 Qxe2 49. Qe6+ {
with perpetual check.}) 46... Nxe4 47. Ne5 Qf5 48. Neg6 Re8 49. Qc6 Qf7 (49...
Nf6 $2 50. Qxe8+ $1 Nxe8 51. Ne7+ $18) 50. a4 (50. Kg2 $5) 50... Nd2 51. a5
Nxb3 52. a6 Kh7 $140 $2 (52... Rd8 $13) 53. a7 Re1+ 54. Kg2 Qxa7 55. Qc8 $18)
46. Ne5 Qxe2 47. Qe6+ Kh7 48. Qg6+ Kg8 49. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 12380]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7.
Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 h6 (9... O-O 10. O-O d6 (10... Nc6 $5 11. Rfd1 h6
(11... Bxf3 $2 12. Qxf3 Nxd4 13. Qxa8 Qxa8 14. Bxa8 Rxa8 15. Bg5 $16) 12. Qe3
Re8 13. Ne5 (13. Bc3 d5 14. b3 Ne7 $132) (13. b4 $5 d5 14. Ne5 Ne7 15. f3 Bh7
16. Rac1 $14) 13... Bxg2 (13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxg2 15. exf6 Bc6 16. fxg7 $16)
14. Kxg2 Ne7 15. Qf3 d6 $11 {Ftacnik,L-Kortchnoi,V/Brno 1992/1/2-1/2 (67)}) 11.
Bg5 (11. Qa3 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 14. b4 e5 15. c5 dxc5 16. dxc5
bxc5 17. bxc5 h6 18. Ba5 Nb8 $1 19. Bc3 Nc6 $11 {Romanishin,O-Timman,J/Taxco
izt 1985/0-1 (74)}) (11. Rfe1 Nbd7 12. Rad1 a5 13. Bc1 a4 14. Qc3 Qb8 15. Nd2 (
15. Bh3 $5) 15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c5 17. e4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 e5 19. Qe3 Rc8 20. f3
h6 21. Qe2 Qc7 $11 {Van Wely,L-Adams,M/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997/1/2-1/2 (92)}) (11.
Rfd1 Nbd7 (11... Qe7 12. Qe3 Nbd7 13. Bc3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 h6 15. b3 Rac8 16. Bh3
$14 {Karpov,An-Andersson,U/Reggio Emilia top-16/1991/}) 12. Bg5 Qc8 13. Bxf6
Nxf6 14. Nd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 c5 16. Qd3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rd8 18. e4 Qc6 19. Re1 b5
20. Rac1 bxc4 21. Rxc4 Qa6 22. Ra4 Qb7 23. Rc1 $14 {Gunawan,R-Timman,J/
Indonesia 1983/MCD-r8/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 11... Nbd7 12. Rad1 (12. Qe3 Qe8 $11 (
12... h6 $6 13. Qxe4 $1 Nxe4 14. Bxd8 Raxd8 15. Rfd1 $14) 13. Rfc1 (13. Nh4
Bxg2 14. Nxg2 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11) 13... Bb7 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. h3 (15. b4 $1
Nd7 $140 16. c5 Nf6 17. a4 Nd5 18. Qd2 $36) 15... Nd7 16. Rc3 (16. b4 c5 17. a3
Qe7 $11) 16... h6 17. Ne5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Timman,J/EU-chTM 1997 (27)})
12... h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne1 Qe7 $6 (14... Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Qe7 $11) 15. f3 Bb7
16. e4 c5 17. d5 {with clear advantage for white. 1/2-1/2 Torre,E-Timman,J/
Brussels 1987 (41)}) (9... d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nh4 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 c5 $6 (12...
O-O $142) 13. d5 e5 14. Rae1 Ne4 15. Bc1 f5 16. f3 Nef6 17. Qc2 g6 18. Bh6 $16
{Tuominen,R-Veingold,A/Turku 1996/1-0 (64)}) 10. O-O O-O 11. Rac1 d6 12. Rfd1
Nbd7 13. Qa3 a5 14. Bh3 (14. b3 $143 Qe7 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5 17. Nf3 Nce4
18. Be1 Nh7 19. Qa4 f5 20. Qc6 Nhf6 21. Nd2 Qf7 22. f3 Nxd2 23. Bxd2 Qd7 24.
Qxd7 Nxd7 $11 {De Boer,G-Van der Wiel,J/NLD-ch 1988/0-1 (61)}) 14... Qe7 15.
Ne5 Rae8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Be3 {[%cal Gc4c5]} f5 $1 $146 (17... Bc6 $2 18. c5
bxc5 19. dxc5 d5 20. Qxa5 $16 {Piket,J-Bischoff,K/Hamburg SKA 1991/1-0 (61)})
18. f3 (18. d5 {[%csl Re4]} exd5 (18... e5 $2 19. f3 f4 20. fxe4 fxe3 21. Qxe3
$14) 19. cxd5 Ne5 $1 (19... Nf6 20. Bd4 Nh7 21. Qc3 Rf7 $11) 20. f3 $140 $2 Bd3
$1 $17) 18... Bb7 19. c5 Nf6 20. Bd2 {[%cal Gb2b4]} g5 (20... Nd5 $142 21. c6 (
21. Qb3 Qf7 $1 (21... Rb8 22. e4 $16 {[%csl Re6]})) 21... Ba6 22. e4 fxe4 23.
fxe4 Nf6 24. e5 dxe5 (24... Ne4 $143 25. exd6 cxd6 26. Bf4 g5 27. Re1 $16) 25.
Qxe7 Rxe7 26. dxe5 Nd5 $11) 21. Bg2 (21. b4 Ra8 22. bxa5 bxa5 $13) 21... Kg7 (
21... Nd5 22. e4 fxe4 23. fxe4 Nf6 24. e5 $1 Bxg2 25. exf6 Qxf6 26. Kxg2 Qf2+
27. Kh1 $18) 22. b4 Nd5 $2 (22... Ra8 23. bxa5 bxa5 $13) 23. bxa5 f4 (23...
bxa5 $2 24. e4 fxe4 25. fxe4 Nf6 26. e5 $1 Bxg2 27. exf6+ Qxf6 28. Kxg2 Qf2+
29. Kh1 $18) 24. axb6 Ra8 (24... cxb6 25. cxd6 Qd7 26. Bb4 Ra8 27. Qb3 $16) 25.
Qb2 cxb6 26. Bb4 $16 (26. cxb6 Ra6 $44) 26... Nxb4 27. Qxb4 bxc5 (27... dxc5
28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Rxc5 (29. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 30. Rxc5 Bd5 $11) 29... Rfd8 (29... Rxa2
30. Qc3+ $18 {[%cal Gc5c7]}) 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Qc3+ $16) 28. dxc5 d5 29. Qb2+
Kg8 30. c6 (30. Bh3 $5 Ra6 31. Qe5 $16) 30... Bc8 31. Rd2 $2 (31. gxf4 Rxf4) (
31. c7 $1 Qd6 32. Qc2 Rf6 (32... e5 33. Qc6 Qxc6 34. Rxc6 Rxa2 35. Rxd5 $18)
33. gxf4 Qxf4 34. Qc6 $18) 31... Qa7+ 32. Kf1 Qc7 $1 $44 33. Qc2 Rf6 34. Qc3
Rf7 35. g4 $2 {[%csl Rg2]} (35. gxf4 Rxf4 $44) 35... Ba6 36. Qc2 Kg7 37. Rb1
Rc8 38. Qc3+ Kg8 39. Qc2 Rg7 (39... Kg7 $11) 40. Qc3 Qxc6 41. Qf6 Kh7 42. Rdb2
$1 Qd6 43. h4 d4 {[%cal Gd4d3]} 44. Rb6 (44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Kg1 $1 (45. Rb6 Rc1+
46. Rxc1 Qxb6 47. Qe5 d3 48. Qe4+ Kh6 (48... Kh8 49. exd3 Rd7 50. Qe5+) 49.
exd3 Rd7 $19) 45... Rf8 (45... Rc6 $142 $15 {[%csl Rg2]}) 46. Rb6 Qxb6 47.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 48. Rxb6 Bxe2 49. Rxe6 d3 50. Bf1 Bxf3 51. Bxd3 Bxg4 52. Rg6+ $11)
44... Rc1+ 45. Rxc1 (45. Kf2 Qc5 46. Rxc1 Qxb6 $17 {[%cal Gd4d3]}) 45... Qxb6
46. Qe5 (46. hxg5 d3 $1 $19) 46... d3 47. Qe4+ Kh8 48. exd3 Rd7 49. Qe5+ (49.
Rd1 Bxd3+ 50. Rxd3 Qb1+ 51. Kf2 Qxd3 {and black wins.}) 49... Kg8 50. Qc5 Qxc5
51. Rxc5 gxh4 52. Kf2 $2 (52. g5 Bxd3+ 53. Kf2 Bf5 $1 $17) (52. Kg1 $1 Kf7 (
52... Rxd3 53. Rc6 $11) 53. Rh5 Kg6 54. Bf1 $11) 52... Rxd3 53. Rc6 (53. a4 Ra3
54. Rc6 h3) 53... h3 $1 54. Rxa6 (54. Bxh3 Bb7 55. Rc7 Rxf3+ 56. Ke2 Bd5 $19)
54... Rd2+ 55. Kf1 Rd1+ 56. Kf2 Rd2+ 57. Kf1 hxg2+ 58. Kg1 Re2 (58... Kf7 59.
Ra5 {[%cal Ga5h5]} Re2 60. Rh5 Rxa2 61. Rxh6 e5 62. Rh2 e4 63. Rxg2 Ra1+ 64.
Kf2 e3+ 65. Ke2 Ke6 66. Kd3 Kd5 67. Rb2 (67. g5 Ra3+ 68. Ke2 Ra2+ 69. Kf1 Rxg2
70. Kxg2 Ke5 $19) 67... Rf1 $19) 59. a4 Kf7 $2 (59... e5 $1 60. Rf6 (60. Rxh6
$2 e4 61. Rh3 e3 $19) 60... Kg7 61. Rf5 Kg6 62. a5 (62. Rf8 Kg5 {[%cal Gg5h4,
Gh4g3]} 63. a5 Kh4 64. Kh2 g1=Q+ $1 65. Kxg1 Kg3 66. Kf1 Ra2 67. Rf5 Kxf3 68.
Rxe5 Ra1+ 69. Re1 Rxa5 $19) 62... h5 $1 63. Rxh5 e4 $19) 60. a5 e5 61. Rb6 Ke7
$1 (61... e4 $2 62. Rb4 $1) 62. Rb4 (62. a6 e4 63. a7 exf3 $19) 62... Ra2 63.
a6 Rxa6 64. Kxg2 Kd6 65. Rb8 Kc5 66. Kf2 (66. Rd8 Kc4 (66... Rd6 67. Rc8+ Kd4
68. Kf2) 67. Kf2 Ra2+ 68. Ke1 $11) 66... Ra4 67. Ke1 $4 (67. Ke2 Kc4 (67...
Ra2+ 68. Kd3 Ra3+ 69. Ke4 Re3+ 70. Kf5 Rxf3 71. Kxe5 Rf1 72. Rc8+ $11) 68. Rc8+
Kd4 69. Rd8+ Kc3 70. Rd5 $11) 67... Kd4 68. Rd8+ Ke3 {...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1997.04.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 {another popular line is 9Nc3.} Bxd2 {Relatively a new
interpretation in this position.} (9... Re8 10. Nc3 d6 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3
Be4 13. Qb2 Nbd7 14. Bf1 d5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. f3 Bg6 18. cxd5 exd5
19. Rad1 c6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bh3 Ra7 22. f4 f5 23. exf6 $16 {1-0 Oll-Nikolic/
32nd Chess Olympiad, Yerevan 1996 (25)}) (9... Qe7 10. Nc3 h6 11. a3 $2 Bxa3
12. e4 Bb4 13. e5 Nh7 14. Ng5 Nxg5 15. Bxb7 Nc6 $1 16. Bxc6 dxc6 17. Bxg5 Qxg5
18. Ne4 Qf5 19. Qe2 Rfd8 $17 {0-1 Cativelli,G-Markeluk,S/Buenos Aires BCA op
1989 (29)}) (9... h6 $5 10. Nc3 Re8 11. a3 (11. Rfe1 d5 $10) 11... Bxc3 (11...
Bf8 12. e4 $16) 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd1 (13. Qb2 a4 14. b4 d5 $15) 13... d5 (13...
a4 14. bxa4 d5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. a5 $1 $14) 14. Rc1 Nbd7 15. Re1 (15. Bh3 $6
dxc4 16. bxc4 Bxf3 17. exf3 e5 $1) 15... Qc8 16. Bf1 Qb7 (16... Bxf3 17. exf3
$14 {/\ f4, Bg2}) 17. Nd2 Bh7 18. Bb2 c6 19. e3 b5 $5 20. cxb5 (20. c5 a4 $15)
20... cxb5 21. Qe2 $1 Reb8 (21... Rab8 22. Bc3 $5) 22. f3 $14 {Karpov,A-Anand,
V/Tilburg 1991/1-0 (53)}) (9... Be4 10. Qb2 d5 11. a3 Bxd2 12. Nbxd2 Nbd7 13.
Rfd1 Qe7 14. Rac1 c6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rc2 {1/2-1/2 Garcia
Ilundain,D-Gomez Esteban,J/Linares zt 1995}) 10. Nbxd2 d5 11. Rfd1 $146 (11.
cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. Ndc4 g6 14. Rac1 Na6 15. Qb2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Ne8 17.
Ne3 c6 18. a3 Nd6 19. Rd2 Kg7 20. Rdc2 Nb8 21. a4 f6 22. Nd3 Rce8 23. b4 axb4
24. Qxb4 $16 {1-0 Beliavsky-Ahmed/32nd Chess Olympiad, Yerevan 1996 (33)})
11... Na6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3]} (13. Rac1 Re8 14. Ne5 c5 15.
Ndf3 Ne4 $11) (13. Ne5 Re8 {with next c5}) 13... Ne4 (13... c5 14. Ne3 $14 {
[%csl Gd5]}) 14. Ne5 (14. Rac1 Qf6 15. e3 c5 16. Ne5 Rfc8 17. Qb2 cxd4 18. exd4
b5 $132 {[%cal Gb5b4,Ge4c3]}) 14... Qe7 $6 (14... Nb4 $142 15. Qb2 f6 16. Nf3
$14) 15. Bxe4 $1 {Unusual, positional decision, but very strong.} dxe4 16. a3
$1 {[%csl Ga6]} c5 {[%csl Gb6]} (16... Rad8 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Qxc6 Nb8 19. Qb7
$1 $16 {[%csl Gb8,Gc7]}) 17. Nc4 Rad8 (17... cxd4 $142 18. Rxd4 (18. Nxb6 $2
Rad8 $17) 18... Rad8 19. Rad1 Rxd4 20. Rxd4 Qc7 (20... Rd8 21. Qd2 Rxd4 22.
Qxd4 Nc5 23. b4) 21. Nfe3 Nc5 22. Qd1 $14) 18. d5 b5 (18... Rxd5 $143 19. Nxb6
Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Ne3 $16 {[%csl Ga5,Gc5]}) 19. d6 Qe6 20. Nxa5 Ba8 (20...
Bd5 21. Ne3 Rxd6 22. a4) 21. a4 bxa4 22. bxa4 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Rd1 Qc7 (
24... Qe6 25. Ne3 $16) 25. Qc3 Rd8 (25... Nb4 26. Nb3 Rc8 27. Qxc5) 26. Rxd8+
Qxd8 27. Nb3 h6 28. Ne3 $16 {it's difficult to believe , but black's position
is very hard.The white's piecies more active , than their opponents, as well ,
as a pawn more dangerous,than black's one,at the same time black has no active
play and white can gradually to intesify their position.} Qc8 29. h4 h5 30. a5
g6 31. Qf6 Qc6 (31... c4 $2 32. Qc3 $18) (31... Qb7 32. Nd2) 32. Qd8+ Kg7 33.
Nd2 Nc7 34. Ndc4 Ne6 35. Qb8 Qa6 (35... Nd4 36. Kf1 Bb7 {[%cal Gb7a6]} 37. Qe5+
Kg8 38. Nd6 Ba6 39. Qe7 {with decisive attack.}) 36. Nd6 $2 {i think the time
trouble mistake.} (36. Qb6 Qxb6 (36... Bb7 37. Nd6 $18) 37. axb6 Kf6 38. Na5
Nd8 39. Kf1 Ke6 40. Ke1 Kd6 41. Kd2 Bb7 42. Ng2 Ba6 $11) (36. Qd6 Qxd6 37. Nxd6
Nc7 {not so clear.}) (36. Nb6 Bc6) (36. Qe8 Bc6 37. Qe7 Qb7 38. Qd6 Bb5 $11) (
36. Qe5+ $1 {was the right way.} Kg8 (36... f6 37. Qb8 {and black has no
chances to hold position.}) 37. Qf6 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Gc4e5]}) 36... Bc6 $2 (
36... Qxa5 37. Qe8 (37. Ne8+ Kh7 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Ne8+ Kh7 40. Qe5 Qe1+ 41. Kg2
Qxe2 42. Nf6+ Kh6 43. Ng8+ Kh7 $11) 37... Qa7 38. Nxf7 Qxf7 39. Qxa8 Nd4 40.
Qxe4 Nxe2+ 41. Kg2 Nd4 {and it must be draw.}) 37. Qb6 Qa8 (37... Qxb6 38. axb6
Nd8 39. Nec4 $18 {[%cal Gc4a5]}) 38. a6 Nd4 39. Kf1 Ne6 40. a7 {Fantastic
domination of white piecies,of course black hopeless against 41Qb8 with next
Ne3-c4-a5-b7. We are not often see , such a positional games of Veselin,
usually his games full of tactics and complicated variations;no wonder , that
he considered one of the best players of the world.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 {
Quite rare line, but it's not so bad for Black.} 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 a4 {
Securing the bishop on b4.} 10. Nbd2 (10. a3 $6 axb3 {[%cal Ga8a1]}) 10... h6
11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qc2 Ra7 $5 {[%cal Gb8c6,Gf8a8,Ga4b3] Black is not looking
for simplifications. One of the ideas behind a move in the game is to fight
for the a-file by doubling the rooks and taking on b3.} (12... axb3 13. axb3
Rxa1 14. Rxa1 c5 15. Rd1 cxd4 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Nxd4 d5 $6 18. cxd5 Rc8 19. d6
Bxd6 20. Qb1 Bb4 $11 {1-0 Adianto,U-Browne,W/San Francisco 1987/CBM 005 (41)})
(12... c5 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Nc3 axb3 16. axb3 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Qf6 18.
Rc1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 Nc6 $15 {0-1 Gheorghiu,F-Huebner,R/Novi Sad
1990/TD (62)}) 13. e3 (13. bxa4 $6 {Of course taking on a4 can't be right.} Bc6
14. c5 bxc5 15. dxc5 Na6 16. Nb3 Bxa4 17. Qc4 d5 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nbd4 d5 $15
{0-1 Just,S-Szypulski,A/Porz 1989/EXT 97 (39)}) 13... Nc6 14. d5 {White has to
act fast in order to pose Black some problems.} Ne5 15. Nd4 c6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17.
dxc6 dxc6 18. Nc3 {Admitting that Black has managed to equalize. The only
attempt to fight for advantage was} (18. f4 Nd7 (18... Ng4 $6 {[%csl Rc6,Rg4]}
19. Qe2 f5 20. h3 c5 21. Nb5 Raa8 22. hxg4 fxe4 23. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Re4]}) 19.
Nf2 Rc8 20. Nd3 Bd6 21. Rad1 axb3 22. axb3 g6 $5 $13 {[%cal Ge6e5]}) 18... c5
19. Ndb5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rd7 $6 {A risky attempt to play for a win. After} (20...
axb3 21. axb3 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Qf6 23. Qe4 Ng6 24. Rc1 $11 {the position would
have remained equal.}) 21. Qe4 Qf6 22. Nxa4 g5 23. Rad1 $1 {Trading a pair of
rooks is the right decision because in some lines White's rook is hanging on
a1.} (23. Nxb6 Rd2 24. a3 Ba5 25. Na4 Nd3 26. Qf3 Rxf2+ 27. Rxf2 Qxa1 $44)
23... Rfd8 24. Nac3 $5 ({It seems that Black gets sufficient compensation after
} 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Nxb6 Rd2 26. a3 Ba5 $1 (26... Nd3 27. Kg1 Nxf2 28. Qg2 $16)
27. Qa8+ Kh7 $1 (27... Kg7 $2 28. Qxa5 Qf3+ 29. Kg1 Qe4 30. Qc3 {[%cal Gc3g7]}
f6 31. f3 $18) 28. Qxa5 (28. Qe4+ $11) 28... Qf3+ 29. Kg1 Qe4 30. Qa8 Nf3+ 31.
Kh1 Qg4 $40 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gg4h3]}) 24... Rd2 25. a3 Ba5 26. h3 Kg7 27. Rxd2
Rxd2 28. Na4 $6 {Throwing the advantage away. It was the right moment to
activate the knights:} (28. Nc7 $1 Kg8 29. Ne8 Qf5 30. Qa8 Qd3 31. Nd6+ Kh7 32.
Nce4 $16) 28... Nd3 29. Kg1 Qe5 (29... Nxf2 30. Qg2 Nd3 31. Qxd2 Bxd2 32. Rxf6
Kxf6 33. Nxb6 Bxe3+ 34. Kg2 Nc1 $11) 30. Qf3 $6 (30. Qxe5+ Nxe5 31. b4 cxb4 32.
axb4 Bxb4 33. Nxb6 $11) 30... Ra2 31. Na7 $4 {A blunder which costs White the
game.} (31. e4 $1 Ne1 32. Qe3 Nc2 33. Qe2 f5 $15) 31... Be1 $1 $19 {[%csl Rf2]}
32. Nc6 Qc7 33. g4 Bxf2+ 34. Kh1 Qg3 35. Qxg3 Bxg3 36. Nxb6 $2 (36. Nc3 Rxa3
37. Ne4 Bc7 $19) 36... Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Nxh3+ 38. Kh1 Rh2# 0-1

[Event "Madrid Magistral 7th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1998.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 236]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2
Bd6 (7... Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 (8. Nbxd2 O-O (8... c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1
Nc6 12. cxd5 exd5 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5]} 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Qc2 Nb4 15. Qxc5 Nxa2 (15...
Qxc5 16. Rxc5 Nxa2 17. Nd4 $14) 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Rc6 Rab8 $2 (17... Rfb8 18.
Nd4 $14) 18. Ra1 Nb4 19. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 20. Ra4 $16 {1-0 Nikolic,P-Yudasin,L/
Tilburg 1993 (31)}) 9. O-O Nbd7 (9... c5 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Re1 Bb7 12. cxd5 exd5
13. Qc2 Re8 14. Qb2 Qe7 15. e3 a5 $11 {0-1 Tischer,G-Eismont,O/Biel op 1994 
(36)}) 10. Rc1 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Re1 Re8 13. e3 Rc8 14. Bh3 Rc7 15. Bf1 {
1/2-1/2 Alterman,B-Yudasin,L/Haifa 1995}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. cxd5 exd5 11.
Nc3 Bb7 12. Rac1 Na6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qb2 c5 15. e3 Nc7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qa3
Na6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Razuvaev,Y/Tilburg 1994 (23)}) 8. Nc3 (8. Bc3 O-O 9.
O-O Bb7 10. Nbd2 Na6 11. cxd5 exd5 {1/2-1/2 Pares Vives,J-Garcia Ilundain,D/
Terrassa op 1994}) 8... c6 $2 $146 (8... Nbd7 9. e4 $1 c5 (9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4
dxe4 11. Ng5 $14) 10. exd5 exd5 11. Qe2+ Kf8 (11... Be7 12. Ne5 $1 Bb7 13. dxc5
(13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 O-O $11 {[%cal Ge7f6]}) 13... Nxc5 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 O-O (15... Bxd5 16. Nc6 $16) 16. Rd1 $16) 12. O-O Qc7 13.
dxc5 bxc5 14. Qd3 $6 (14. Rfe1 $1 Nb6 (14... d4 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. cxb5 Re8 17.
Qd3 $16) (14... Re8 15. Qd3) 15. Bg5 $1) 14... Nb6 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. cxb5 h6 17.
Nh4 g6 18. a4 Kg7 19. a5 Nbd7 20. Rfe1 Rab8 {and black is O.K. Nestorovic,
D-Rajkovic,D/Belgrade GMA 1988/1/2-1/2 (54)}) (8... Bb7 $5) 9. O-O O-O 10. e4
$1 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5 Be7 13. Nxe4 Nd7 (13... f5 14. Nc3 Qxd4 15. Qe2 (
15. Nb5 $5 Bxb5 (15... cxb5 16. Bxa8 bxc4 17. Be3 $14) 16. cxb5 Rd8 17. Bf4 $16
) 15... e5 16. Nd5 $1 $16) (13... Qxd4 14. Qh5 $1 {[%cal Gd2c3]} (14. Bc3 Qxd1
15. Rfxd1 $44) 14... f5 (14... g6 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rh8]} 15. Qh3 f5 16. Bc3 Qd8
17. Rad1 (17. Qh6 Rf7 18. Rad1 Qf8 19. Qxf8+ Rxf8 20. Nd6 Rd8 21. Nb5 $1 $16)
17... Qc7 18. Qh6 e5 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Nd7 21. Qe7 Rf7 22. Qe6 $1 e4 23.
Rd6 Nc5 24. Qe5 $16) 15. Bc3 Qd7 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 h6 18. Qe3 $16 {[%csl
Ra6,Rb8]}) 14. Bf4 $16 Nf6 (14... b5 15. c5 $1 b4 16. Re1 Bb5 17. Bd6 $1 $16)
15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rfd1 h6 17. a4 $1 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ga4a5]} Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6
19. Be5 Qe7 20. a5 b5 21. c5 {[%cal Ge5d6]} Rfd8 22. b4 {[%csl Ra6] white's
position is straregically winning ,because of black,s bishop on a6 and white's
victory only the question of time.} Rd7 (22... Bxe5 23. dxe5 $18 {[%cal Gd1d6]}
) 23. Ra3 Qd8 24. Rdd3 Be7 (24... Bb7 25. a6 $1 Ba8 $18 {[%csl Ra8]}) 25. Qd1
Bf8 26. g4 Rd5 (26... f6 27. Bg3 {[%csl Rg6,Rh7]}) 27. h4 $1 Qxh4 28. Bxd5 cxd5
29. g5 $1 Qxg5+ (29... hxg5 30. Rh3 Qe4 31. Qh5 f6 32. Bxf6 $1 (32. Rae3 Qf5
33. Ref3 {also win.}) 32... gxf6 (32... Qb1+ 33. Kh2 gxf6 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Rh7+
Kg6 36. Qg8+ Kf5 37. Rf3+ Ke4 38. Qg6+ $18) 33. Rae3 (33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rh7+ Kg6
$1 (34... Ke8 35. Qg8 $18) 35. Qg8+ Kf5 36. Rxa7 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 (37. Kh2 $2 Bd6+
38. cxd6 Rxg8) 37... Qe4+ $11) 33... Qb1+ 34. Kg2 Bg7 35. Rxe6 $18) 30. Rg3 Qf5
31. Raf3 Qh7 32. Qe2 {[%csl Gb5]} (32. Rf6 Be7 $1 (32... Bb7 33. Qh5 Qb1+ 34.
Kh2 g6 35. Rgxg6+ fxg6 36. Rxg6+ Kh7 37. Rxh6+ $1 {with mate.}) 33. Rf4 Bg5)
32... g5 (32... Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qe4 34. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2h6]}) (32... Rc6 33. Kh2 Rc8
34. Rf4 {with idea 35Bg7-Bg736Rfg4 + -} g6 35. Bf6 {[%cal Ge2e5]} Bg7 36. Qe5
$18) 33. Bf6 $1 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qe4 35. Qd2 Bg7 36. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 37. Qxg5 Qh7+ 38.
Kg2 Re8 39. Qf6 {after 39...Kh840Qf7-Rg841Rg4 white wins easily.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Saratov GShK"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Ne5 Bb7 $1 $146 (10... Nfd7 11. Nd3 b5 (11... Bb7 12. e4 (
12. O-O c5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rc1 Na6 16. e4 $14 {Horvath,
C-Kustar,S/Zalakaros op 1992 (39)}) 12... dxc4 (12... Na6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qe2
Nc7 15. Bb4 Bxb4 16. Nxb4 c5 $132 {Belakovskaia,A-Epstein,E/USA-chW 1996/1/2-1/
2 (54)}) 13. Nxc4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. O-O Qe7 17. Qg4 $14 {
Titov,G-Slabek,A/Katowice op 1991 (40)}) (11... Nf6 12. O-O (12. Ne5 Nfd7 13.
Nd3 Nf6 14. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Temirbaev,S-Novikov,I/URS-FL 1986}) 12... Nbd7 13. e4
Rc8 14. Re1 c5 15. exd5 exd5 16. dxc5 bxc5 (16... Nxc5 17. Nb4 Bb7 18. cxd5 Nd3
$1 19. Nxd3 Rxc3 20. Nf4 Bd6 $14 {Horvath,J-Tunik,G/Budapest GM 1992/1/2-1/2 
(60)}) 17. Qc2 (17. Qe2 Re8 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxe8+
Qxe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ $44 {Lputian,S-Portisch,L/Manila izt 1990 
(50)}) 17... d4 18. Bb2 Bd6 19. Re2 Qc7 $132 {Novikov,I-Gurevich,V/Ukraina-chT
1991/1/2-1/2 (48)}) 12. O-O bxc4 13. bxc4 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 dxc4 15. Nb2 Nb6 16. e4
$44 {Lalev,D-Farago,I/Albena 1983 (38)}) 11. O-O Nbd7 (11... c5 $5 12. dxc5 (
12. e3 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. cxd5 $1 exd5 (15... Nxd5 $2 16. Nc4
$16) 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. Bb2 Qe6 $10) (12. Rc1 cxd4 $1 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6
15. Nf3 dxc4 16. Rxc4 Bd5 $10) 12... Bxc5 13. Qc2 Na6 14. Rfd1 Rc8 $13) 12. e4
(12. Ndf3 c5 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 $10) (12. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 (12... Nxd7 13. e4 dxc4 14.
Nxc4 c5 15. d5 $1 exd5 16. exd5 Bf6 17. Rc1 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Qf6 19. Re3 $14) 13.
e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 c5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Qg4 $14)
12... a5 $5 13. Re1 Nxe5 {After this move all the major pieces quickly
disappear from the board.} 14. dxe5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 (15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxd1
17. Raxd1 Rfd8 18. f3 c5 19. a4 $11) 15... dxe4 16. Bxe4 Qxd1 17. Rexd1 Rfd8
18. Kf1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11 {The arising endgame is
absolutely equal despite of the fact that white has a huge advantage in space.}
21. Ke2 Kf8 22. a3 (22. h4 $5 h5 23. f3 Ke8 24. Be1 Bc7 $1 (24... Kd7 25. g4
hxg4 26. fxg4 Ba6 27. h5 a4 28. Bd2 $14 {[%cal Gg4g5,Gh5h6]}) 25. Bc3 Bd8 $11)
22... g6 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Ke8 25. Kd3 (25. f4 h5 26. h3 Kd7 27. g4 hxg4 28.
hxg4 Ba6 29. Kd3 b5 $11) 25... Kd7 26. h4 Be7 27. f4 Kc7 28. Ke3 (28. Be1 h5 $1
$11) 28... Ba6 29. Kd3 b5 30. c5 Bxc5 $5 31. bxc5 b4+ 32. Kd4 bxc3 33. Kxc3 Be2
34. Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch53"]
[Site "Belgrade "]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Knezevic, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Oratovsky,M,Finkel,A} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5
Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 a5 9. Bxb4 $1 {This move seems to be refutation of the
whole variation:white wins a pawn while all attempts of black to create
counterplay just don't work out!} (9. O-O O-O (9... Bc6 10. Nc3 (10. a3 Be7 11.
Nc3 Qc8 12. Bg5 Qb7 13. Qc2 Ra6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e4 O-O 16. Rfd1 d6 $13 {
Gallego,V-Rajkovic,D/Madrid-B 1994 (33)}) 10... O-O (10... Qc8 $5 11. Qc2 Qb7
12. Ne1 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 O-O 14. Bg5 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Ne4 16. Qf3 d5 17. Be3 Nd7 $15
{Garcia Trobat,F-Granda Zuniga,J/Rapidplay, Villarrobledo ESP 1997 (37)}) 11.
Qc2 Qc8 12. Ne5 $6 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 c5 14. Qd3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 d6 16. Nc4 Nc6 $36 {
Livshits-Olafsson/32nd Chess Olympiad, Yerevan 1996 (33)}) 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3
Ba6 12. Qc2 d5 13. Rfc1 Nbd7 14. e4 c5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Be3 $14 {Karpov,
A-Christiansen,L/Wijk match-activ 1993 (33)}) (9. Ne5 c6 10. Nc3 Ba6 11. Qc2
O-O 12. Na4 Bb5 13. Nc3 Ba6 14. Na4 Bb5 $11 {Arkell,K-Adams,M/Dublin zt 1993/1/
2-1/2 (53)}) 9... axb4 10. Qd2 Qe7 {Other moves also don't give black the
opportunity to get any compensation for a pawn.} (10... Nc6 11. Qg5 Ra5 12.
Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 Rg6 {[%cal Gd8a8]} 14. Qd2 $16) (10... Nd5 11. e4 Nf6 12. Qg5
$1 Bd3 13. e5 Nd5 14. Qxg7 Rf8 15. Ng5 $1 Nc6 16. Nxh7 Bxh7 17. Qxh7 Nxd4 18.
Qd3 $16) 11. Qg5 $1 c5 12. Qxg7 (12. dxc5 $6 h6 $1 13. Qe3 Nd5 14. Qd4 O-O {
[%cal Gb8c6]} 15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Nxc6 dxc6 $44) (12. Qxc5 $6 Qxc5 13. dxc5 Bc6 14.
Nbd2 Ra5 $11) 12... Rg8 13. Qh6 c4 14. bxc4 (14. Nfd2 $2 Bc6 (14... cxb3 15.
Nxb3 $16) (14... c3 15. Bxa8 cxd2+ 16. Nxd2 d5 17. Qf4 $18) 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16.
Nxc4 Nxd4 $17 {[%cal Rd4b3,Rd4c2]}) 14... Bxc4 15. Qd2 Bd5 (15... b3 16. Nc3
$16 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 16. Qb2 $16 {The opening is over and we can see that
black's initiative didn't give any visiable results.} Nc6 17. O-O Kf8 18. Nbd2
Ne4 (18... Kg7 $2 19. e4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. d5+ $18) 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rfc1
Qd6 21. e3 Ra5 22. Nd2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qd5+ 24. f3 f5 25. Nb3 Rb5 (25... Ra3 26.
Rc5 Qd6 27. Nd2 $18 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) 26. Qe2 {Making the final preparation for
e4.} Ke7 27. Rc2 Na5 28. Nc5 Rbb8 29. e4 $1 $18 fxe4 30. fxe4 Qg5 (30... Qxd4
31. Rd1 $18 {[%csl Rd7]}) 31. d5 Qe5 32. Rd1 b3 33. axb3 Nxb3 34. d6+ Ke8 35.
Nxb3 Rxb3 36. Rc8+ Kf7 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 (9. Ne5 {is more popular.}) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Rc8 (11...
b5 $6 12. c5 $1 (12. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nf3 b4 16. Bd4
Qa5 $1 $15 {[%cal Gf8c8]}) (12. Bb2 dxc4 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. Nxc4 c5 15. Nfe5
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 (16. dxe5 Nd5) 16... Rc8 17. Nc6 cxd4 18. Rfd1 Bb7 19. Rxd4 Nd5
20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11) 12... b4 13. Bxb4 Bxe2 14. Rfe1 Ba6 15. Bc3 $14 {[%cal
Gb3b4,Ga2a4]}) 12. Qb2 (12. e4 b5 (12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15.
Qe3 c5 16. Rad1 $14) 13. e5 Ne8 14. c5 $5 b4 15. Bxb4 Bxf1 16. Bxf1 Rb8 17. Bc3
f6 18. b4 (18. exf6 {was necessary.} Bxf6 19. Re1 Nc7 20. Bd3 $44) 18... a5 $1
19. a3 Nc7 20. Rc1 axb4 21. axb4 f5 $1 $17 {0-1 Arbakov,V-Sax,G/Muenster op
1996 (45)}) (12. Rad1 $6 b5 13. Rfe1 c5 (13... bxc4 14. bxc4 dxc4 15. e4 $44)
14. e4 $2 (14. cxb5 Bxb5 15. Qb2 $11) 14... bxc4 15. dxc5 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Nxc5
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxc5 Qb6 19. Rc1 Be7 $17 {0-1 Zielinska,M-Litinskaya,M/
Warsaw op-W 1996 (34)}) (12. Rfe1 c5 (12... b5 $2 13. c5) 13. Qb2 cxd4 14. Nxd4
e5 15. Nc2 d4 16. Bb4 Nc5 17. Qa3 $5 Qd6 18. Rad1 Rc7 19. Qxa6 Nxa6 20. Bxd6
Bxd6 21. e3 Nb4 (21... d3 22. Ne4 $1) 22. Nxb4 Bxb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,
M-Chandler,M/London WFW 1990 (25)}) 12... c5 13. Rac1 (13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rad1
Qe7 $15) 13... cxd4 $146 (13... dxc4 14. bxc4 (14. Nxc4 $6 Ne4 15. Rfd1 (15.
Nfe5 $6 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Rc5 $1 $15) 15... Bf6 $15)
14... Qc7 (14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 {[%csl Rc6]}) 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. e3 Bb7 $11) (
13... Bb7 $143 14. Ne5 $1 Qc7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. cxd5 exd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 17. Bh3
Rcd8 18. Ng4 (18. Nef3 $1 {[%cal Gc3e5,Gb3b4]} Bc8 19. Be5 Qb7 20. Bg2 $14)
18... d4 $1 19. Bxd4 Qc6 20. Nf3 Nxg4 21. Bxg4 Qe4 $44 22. Bxc5 {1/2-1/2
Farago,I-Lingnau,C/Muenster op 1996}) 14. Bxd4 (14. Nxd4 $5 e5 15. Nc2 dxc4 (
15... d4 $6 16. Bb4 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gb2a3]} Nc5 $140 $2 17. Qa3 Qd6 18. Qxa6
$1 Nxa6 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Bb7 $18) 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Rxc4 (17... Bc5 18.
Nb4 $1) 18. Ne3 $1 (18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Bc5 $15) 18... Rc7 (18... Rc5 19.
Nf5 Re8 20. Rfd1 $44) 19. Bxe5 $11) 14... dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Bc5 $10
17. e3 Qe7 18. Qb3 Rc7 (18... e5 $5 19. Bb2 (19. Bxc5 $2 Nxc5 20. Qc2 Rfd8 $15)
19... Rfd8 20. Rfd1 $10) 19. Bb2 Bd6 $1 {[%cal Gd7c5]} 20. Nd4 Nc5 21. Qc2 Rfc8
$8 (21... a6 $2 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Ne5 $1 Qa4 24. Rfd1 $1 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 $14) 22.
Rfd1 (22. Nb5 Rd7 23. Nxd6 Rxd6 24. Rfd1 Rcd8 $11) 22... a6 23. Ba1 h6 24. Qd2
Nce4 25. Qd3 Nc5 26. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 32nd"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1997.05.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Borges Matos, Juan R"]
[Black "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 a6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rd2 {[%csl Gd6]} (12. Rac1 Qc7 13. Qb4
Ne8 14. Na4 Nd7 15. Qd2 Nc5 (15... e5 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Nef6 18. Nc3 Nc5
19. Qd2 Rfd8 20. b4 Nce4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Nh4 Bxg2 23. Nxg2 a5 24. a3 axb4 25.
axb4 $14 {1-0 Burmakin,V-Petran,P/Zalakaros op 1992 (36)}) 16. Nc3 Ne4 17. Nxe4
Bxe4 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 h6 20. Qd3 Qb7 21. Ne1 Rc8 22. Qf3 Qd7 23. Qb3 Qc6
24. Qf3 Qd7 25. Qb3 Qc6 26. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Hansen Lars Bo-Onischuk Alexander/
Bundesliga nd) North 1995}) 12... Qc7 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Ng5 {[%cal Gg5e4]} (14.
Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Nc6 16. Bg5 Na5 17. Ne3 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Rc2
Qb7 $11 {Boensch,U-Stempin,P/Polanica Zdroj 1987/1-0 (61)}) (14. Qc2 h6 15. e4
Nh5 16. Be3 Nd7 17. b3 Rac8 18. a4 Nhf6 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Rxd8+
Bxd8 22. Be3 Be7 23. f3 Nd7 {and black is O.K. Grivas,E-Ionescu,C/Dubai olm
1986/0-1 (60) .}) (14. Qb3 Ne8 15. e4 Nd7 16. e5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Rxd8
Rxd8 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxb7 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Meister,P-Wegner,H/BL 1987 (27)})
14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nc6 (15... e5 16. Be3 Ng4 17. Nd5 Nxe3+ 18. fxe3 Qb7 19.
Ne4 Bf8 20. Qc2 {[%cal Ge4g5]} h6 21. g4 $1 $40) 16. Nge4 Ne8 (16... Nxe4 $6
17. Nxe4 e5 {[%csl Gd5]} (17... Qb7 $2 18. Bxd6 $16) 18. Be3 Qb7 19. f3 b5 20.
Qc2 $1 (20. cxb5 axb5 21. Qb3 Na5 22. Qd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Nc4 24. Bc1 f5 25. Nf2
Rxa2 26. Rxb5 Kf7 $11) 20... Nb4 21. Qc3 (21. Qb1 d5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) 21...
bxc4 (21... d5 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 $16) 22. a3 d5 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Bxc5 Nc6
25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 {with advantage.}) 17. Bg5 $146 (17. g4 Na5 18. b3 Nb7
19. f3 Kf8 $1 20. Bg3 $6 (20. Qa3 $142 $10) 20... Qc8 $1 {ףa4} 21. Bf2 b5 22.
cxb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 d5 24. Na4 Ra5 25. Qb6 dxe4 26. Rxd8 exf3+ 27. exf3 Bxd8 28.
Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Qxb7 Rd5 $17 {Zaltsman,V-Arnason,J/New York 1986}) 17... f6 (
17... Bxg5 $5 18. Nxg5 h6 (18... Ne5 19. Rd4 (19. Qc2 h6 (19... Nf6 $2 20. Nce4
Qb7 21. f3 $16) 20. Qh7+ Kf8 $17) 19... Rdc8 20. Qc2 h6 21. Qh7+ Kf8 $13) 19.
Nf3 (19. Nge4 $2 f5 $19) 19... Na5 20. Rd4 (20. b3 $2 b5) 20... Rdc8 21. Nd2
$11) 18. Be3 (18. Bf4 $143 Na5 $1 19. b3 (19. Rd4 Qb7 (19... e5 20. Nd5 Qb7 21.
b4 exd4 22. bxa5 f5 23. Qc6 $1 Rd7 24. Qxb7 Rxb7 25. Nxb6 Rxb6 26. axb6 fxe4
27. Rxd4 $44 (27. c5 $2 g5 $1 $19)) 20. b4 Nxc4 $19) 19... f5 20. Ng5 b5 21.
Qa3 (21. cxb5 Qxc3 22. Nxe6 Rdb8 $17) 21... Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rdb8 $17) 18... Ne5
19. Rd4 Rdc8 20. Nd2 f5 21. f3 Bf6 22. Bf2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nc6 23. Rd3 Na5 24.
e4 g6 25. Bd4 Bxd4 (25... Nxc4 $2 26. Qxc4 (26. Nxc4 $2 b5 $17) 26... Qxc4 27.
Nxc4 Rxc4 28. Bxf6 Nxf6 29. exf5 gxf5 30. Rxd6 $16) 26. Rxd4 Nc6 27. Rd3 Ne5
28. Rd4 Nf6 29. Qa3 (29. f4 Nf7 $1 $15 (29... Nc6 30. Rd3) (29... Ned7 30. Nb3
$14 {[%csl Gd6]}) (29... Neg4 30. Nf1)) 29... Rd8 30. exf5 gxf5 31. Ne2 {
[%cal Ga3e3]} Nc6 (31... Ng6 32. Nf1 {[%csl Gd6]}) (31... b5 $5 32. Nf4 Qe7 (
32... Kf7 33. Qb3 {[%csl Gb3,Gf7][%cal Gb3f7]}) 33. Qb3 (33. cxb5 axb5 34. Qb3
d5 35. Re1 Nc6 36. Rd3 Rd6 $15) 33... Nfd7 34. cxb5 Nc5 35. Qe3 axb5 36. b4 $13
) 32. Rh4 (32. Rd3 e5 $6 (32... Ne5 $11) (32... b5 33. Nf4) 33. Nf1 {[%csl Gd6]
[%cal Gf1e3]}) 32... Ne5 33. Qe3 {After this move black is succesful to
consolidate it's own position,but white still hold equality.} (33. Rd4 $11)
33... Re8 34. Rh6 $2 (34. Qg5+ Qg7 (34... Kf7 35. Rh6 $36) 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36.
Rd4 $11) 34... Qg7 35. Rh4 b5 36. b3 Rad8 37. Nf4 $2 (37. Rd4 Nc6 38. Rh4 (38.
Rd3 Nb4) 38... bxc4 ({now} 38... e5 {is not so good, in view of} 39. cxb5 axb5
40. Qd3) 39. Rxc4 (39. bxc4 d5 40. Qb6 Ne5 41. Rd4 Ned7 42. Qxa6 e5 {and black
gets serious intiative.}) (39. Nxc4 d5 40. Ne5 $2 d4 41. Nxd4 Nd5 $19) 39...
Nd5 40. Qf2 Ncb4 41. Nc1 $15) 37... Ng6 $1 38. Nxg6 hxg6 39. Rd4 (39. Qd3 g5
40. Rd4 d5 41. cxb5 (41. cxd5 e5 $19) 41... e5 42. Rb4 e4 43. Qe2 d4 $17) 39...
e5 40. Rd3 Qb7 $2 (40... d5 $1 41. cxd5 (41. c5 d4 42. Qg1 (42. Qf2 e4 $19)
42... Nd5 $19 {with winning position.}) 41... e4 $1 (41... Nxd5 42. Qe2 e4 $2
43. Nxe4 $1) 42. fxe4 fxe4 {and white lose material.}) 41. Kg1 Kf7 (41... d5
42. cxd5 Nxd5 (42... Rxd5 43. Rxd5 Nxd5 44. Qc5 Rc8 45. Qd6 Qb6+ 46. Qxb6 Nxb6
47. Nf1 $11) 43. Qc5 $11) 42. Re1 d5 43. cxd5 Nxd5 (43... Rxd5 44. Rxd5 Nxd5
45. Qc5 $11 Rc8 $140 $6 46. Qd6) 44. Qc5 Nf6 (44... Re7 {[%cal Ge7c7]} 45. Ne4
$1) 45. Rxd8 Rxd8 46. Qe3 Qd5 (46... Rd5 47. b4 {[%cal Gd2b3,Gb3c5]}) 47. Re2
Qd4 48. Qxd4 Rxd4 (48... exd4 49. Nf1 (49. Kf2 $143 Rc8 50. Nf1 {[%cal Ge2d2]}
Rc1 51. Rd2 Ra1 $15)) 49. Nf1 (49. Kf2 $143 Nd5 50. Ke1 Kf6 (50... Ke6 $2 51.
f4 e4 52. Nf3 $14) 51. Nf1 Nc3 52. Rc2 b4 $17) 49... Ke6 (49... e4 50. Kf2 Ke6
51. Rc2 $11) 50. Rc2 Kd7 51. Kf2 Nd5 52. Rd2 Rxd2+ (52... Nc3 $142 53. Rc2 Rd3
(53... b4 54. a3 a5 (54... Nd1+ 55. Ke1 bxa3 56. Ra2 $11)) 54. Ne3 Kd6 $15) 53.
Nxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 32nd"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1997.05.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Borges Matos, Juan R"]
[Black "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 {Nowadays this variation is not
so popular, because white cannot achieve advantage in two main lines of this
variation;in variation, which was occured in the game,with 7...Bc5 and also
with 7...bc.But, i think white still has some chances to improve something.}
Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Bf4 Qc8 12.
Rac1 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. h3 (14. Nd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Rd8 (15... a6 $5) 16. Nb5 {
[%csl Gd6]} Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ne8 18. Qf3 Qc6 19. b3 g5 20. Be3 g4 21. Qxc6 dxc6
22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. Nd4 Rc8 24. h3 $1 gxh3+ $2 (24... h5 $142) 25. Kxh3 $14 {
Goldin,A-Ivanov,A/New York op 1991/1-0 (75)}) (14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qa4 (15. Qb3
Qb7 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Rac8 $11 {Dlugy,M-Adorjan,A/New York 1984}) (15. Qd2
$5 Qb7 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Rac8 18. b3 h6 19. Rd4 Rc6 20. Qf4 Rc5 21. Rd6 b5
22. Bf1 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rf5 $17 {0-1 Dautov,R-Smirin,I/URS-sf Daugavpils 1989 
(40)}) 15... Bc6 16. Qb3 Qa6 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne4 19. Rd4 Nc5 (19... Rac8
$142) 20. Qc2 Qxa2 21. b4 Qxc2 22. Rxc2 Nb3 23. Rd3 Be4 24. Rcc3 $16 {Meister,
P-Atlas,V/BL 1994/1-0 (75)}) 14... Rd8 15. Nd4 $146 {An improvement , as
compared with Bareev-Karpov game,but stiil not enough to get something real.} (
15. g4 $2 d6 $1 $15 16. Qd3 $6 (16. g5 $6 Nh5 $17) (16. Ne1) 16... Nxc3 17.
Rxc3 $2 (17. Qxc3 $8) 17... e5 $19 {/\ Re2 0-1 Bareev,E-Karpov,A/Tilburg 1991 
(24)}) 15... Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxg2 (16... d6 17. Nb5 $2 (17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qf3
Qxf3 (18... Ne4 19. Nb5 {[%cal Gb5c3]} Rac8 20. b3 a6 21. Nc3 Nc5 22. Qxb7 Nxb7
$14) 19. exf3 $5 (19. Nxf3 Rac8 $11) 19... Rac8 (19... Rd7 20. Nc6 Bf8 21. b4
$14 {[%csl Gc6]}) 20. Nb5 Rd7 $1 21. b4 (21. Nxd6 $2 Rcd8 $19) 21... d5 (21...
a6 22. Nxd6 Rcd8 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 Nd5 25. Ne4 f5 $13) 22. cxd5 Rxc1 23.
Rxc1 Nxd5 24. Rc8+ Rd8 25. Nxa7 Rxc8 26. Nxc8 Bxb4 $11) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 e5
19. Be3 (19. Bg5 $2 Ne4 $19) 19... a6 20. Na3 $15 {[%csl Ga3]}) 17. Kxg2 a6 (
17... d5 $142 18. Qf3 Qb7 {see 17...Qb7}) (17... Qb7+ 18. Qf3 d5 (18... Qxf3+
19. Nxf3 (19. Kxf3 Rdc8 20. Nb5 {[%csl Gd6]} a6 21. Nd6 Rc6 22. Be5 {and black
under pressure.})) (18... Ne4 19. Nb5 $14) 19. cxd5 (19. Bg5 Rac8) 19... Nxd5
20. Be5 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Rac8 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 (21... Rxc8 22. Nf5 $14) 22. Nf5 exf5
23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Qe6 25. Qa8+ Bf8 26. Bc3 Qe4+ $11) 18. Qf3 Ra7 $1 {
[%cal Gc8b7]} 19. a3 (19. e4 $1 Qb7 (19... d6 $6 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 $16 {
[%cal Gd4c6]}) 20. e5 Ne8 21. Rd3 $14) 19... Qb7 20. b4 Rc8 21. Rc2 (21. Qxb7
Rxb7 22. Nf3 {[%csl Gd6,Rd7]} Kf8) 21... d6 (21... Qxf3+ 22. Kxf3 $142 $14 (22.
Nxf3 Nd5 (22... d5 $6 23. Rdc1) 23. Be5 (23. Bd2 Rac7 24. Rdc1 d6 25. Nd4 Nf6
$11) 23... d6 24. Bd4 Rac7 25. e4 Nf6 26. Bxf6 (26. Bxb6 Rxc4 (26... Rc6 27.
Be3 Nxe4 28. Rdc1 R6c7 $132) 27. Rxc4 Rxc4) 26... gxf6 27. Rdc1 d5 $11)) 22.
Nb3 {I think draw was agreed in position , which is full of live,but
objectively positions is about equal after the best.} (22. Nb3 Qxf3+ (22... d5
$2 23. Rdc1 {and black has real problems with c file.}) 23. Kxf3 Nd5 $1 (23...
Nd7 $2 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Ne5+ 26. Kg2 Nxc4 27. Rxc4 $18) (23... d5 24.
Rdc1) 24. Bd2 Rac7 (24... f5 $2 25. Nd4) 25. Rdc1 (25. e4 $2 Nf6 26. Rdc1 Nd7
$17 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb6b5,Gd7e5]}) 25... Nf6 $1 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Gf6d7,Gd7e5]}
(25... b5 26. c5 dxc5 27. bxc5 Kf8 28. Ba5 Rc6 29. Bb4 $14 {[%cal Gb3a5]}) 26.
Bf4 Nd5 (26... Nd7 27. g4) 27. Bd2 $11 {]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 06th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1998.06.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Degerman, Lars"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 10. f3 a6 11. Rd1 (11. e4 Be7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Nd2
d6 15. Rac1 Nbd7 16. b4 Qb7 17. Qb3 Ne5 $13 {Martinovsky,E-Browne,W/St.Martin
op 1991 (35)}) (11. Nb5 Qb7 12. N5c3 Be7 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Rfd1 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Portisch,L/Reggio Emilia 1987}) 11... Ra7 (11... Be7 12. Be3
O-O 13. Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Popov,L-Popovic,P/Stara Pazova 1988}) (11... Qb7 12. Bg5
$5 Be7 13. Nc3 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Rd3 O-O 17. Rad1 $14 {Pein,
M-Novikov,I/Perenyi-B 1989/1-0 (60)}) 12. Nc3 Be7 13. e4 O-O 14. Be3 Rc8 15.
Rac1 $1 d6 (15... Qxc4 $2 16. b3 $1 Qxa4 (16... Qb4 17. Nd5 $1 Rxc1 18. Nxe7+
Qxe7 19. Rxc1 Ne8 20. Rc8 Rb7 21. Bf4 $18) 17. Nxa4 Rac7 18. Nxb6 $1 Rxc1 19.
Bxc1 (19. Rxc1 $4 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Bc5) 19... Rc7 (19... Rc3 20. Bf4 $16) 20. Bf4
d6 21. e5 Nh5 22. exd6 Nxf4+ 23. gxf4 Bxd6 24. Nxe6 Rc2+ 25. Kg3 Be7 26. Nd4
$16) 16. b4 Qb7 (16... Qxc4 $4 17. Ncb5 $18) 17. Qb3 Nbd7 18. Nb1 Qa8 $1 $13 {
[%cal Ga7c7]} (18... Ne5 19. a4 Raa8 $10) 19. Rc2 Rac7 20. Rdc1 Ne5 21. Nd2 (
21. a4 $2 Nxe4 $1 22. fxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Kf1 Qh1+ 24. Bg1 Bg5 $1 25. Re1 Rxc4 $19)
21... h6 22. a4 (22. a3 $5) 22... Nfd7 23. Bg1 a5 24. f4 $6 {[%csl Re4]
Weakening the pawn on e4 and giving to black an additional target.} (24. Nb5
Rb7 25. bxa5 bxa5 $15) 24... Nc6 25. Nxc6 Qxc6 26. b5 Qb7 27. Qd3 $1 (27. Qf3
Bf6 $15) 27... Rd8 28. Nf3 Nc5 $15 (28... Nf6 29. Re1 d5 $2 30. exd5 exd5 31.
cxd5 Rcd7 (31... Rxc2+ 32. Qxc2 Rxd5 33. Qc6 $1) 32. Ne5 $1 Rxd5 33. Qf3 Rd2+
34. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kh1 $16) 29. Bxc5 dxc5 30. Qe2 Bf6 (30... Rcd7 31. Ne5 Rd6
32. Nc6 R8d7 $10) 31. Rd2 Rxd2 (31... Rcd7 32. Rcd1 (32. Rxd7 $2 Qxd7 33. e5
Be7 34. Rc2 Qd3 35. Qxd3 Rxd3 $15) 32... Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Rxd2 34. Nxd2 Bc3 35.
Nf3 Qd7 $10) 32. Nxd2 e5 33. Nf3 $8 exf4 34. gxf4 Rd7 35. Kg3 g6 $6 {
Permitting white to equalize.After} (35... Bd4 $1 36. Rd1 Rd6 37. Nxd4 cxd4 38.
Qd3 Qc8 $1 $15 {black would keep better chanses.}) 36. e5 $1 Bg7 37. Rd1 $1 $10
Bf8 38. Rd3 Rxd3 39. Qxd3 Qc8 40. Qd5 Be7 41. Qc6 Qe6 42. Qxe6 {Now the draw
becomes inevitable.} fxe6 43. h4 Kf7 44. Kg4 h5+ 45. Kg3 Bd8 46. Ng1 Be7 47.
Nh3 Bd8 48. Nf2 Be7 49. Ne4 Ke8 50. Ng5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch m3-4"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.24"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.04.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Bg2 (
8. e4 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 g6 10. Kg2 Bg7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Rhe1 $5) 8... g6
9. O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 (11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bh6
Bg7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. e4 Nd6 19. Nd1 Qd7 $11 {0-1
Stajcic,N-Debnar,L/Topolcianky ch-SVK 1994 (44)}) (11. a4 Re8 12. Re1 Ne4 13.
Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Ng5 Rb4 (14... Rxe2 15. Rxe2 Bxe2 16. Bf4 Nd7 {deserve attention.
}) 15. Qf3 Qf6 (15... Qe7 $142) 16. Ne6 $1 fxe6 17. dxe6 Nc6 18. Qxc6 Rf8 19.
Bf4 $16 {Groszpeter,A-Stajcic,N/Kecskemet 1993/1-0 (53)}) 11... Re8 $146 {
[%cal Gf6e4] A slihgtly more active approach, than in the game mentioned below,
but on the whole black's idea to prevent e2-e4 is doubtful, because, they will
have a serious problems with development of their queenside pieces.} (11... Qe7
12. Rfe1 Nbd7 13. a4 Ng4 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nd2 c4 18.
Qc2 Nc5 19. Nce4 $1 $14 {Fominyh,A-Obukhov,A/RUS-Cup5 Ekaterinburg 1997/1-0 
(62)}) (11... Ne8 $142 12. Rfe1 Nd7 13. e4 $140 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Be3 Nd6)
12. Rfe1 (12. Qc2 b5 $1 13. Rfe1 b4 14. Na4 Nxd5 $1 15. Ng5 Nxf4 16. gxf4 Nd7
17. Bxa8 Qxa8 {with more than enough compensation.}) 12... Ne4 13. Qc2 $2 (13.
Nxe4 $1 Rxe4 14. Qc2 Rc4 (14... Re8 15. e4 Qc7 {[%csl Gd6] otherwise black has
problems with development on queenside.} 16. e5 dxe5 17. d6 Qc8 (17... Qxd6 18.
Nxe5 $18) 18. Bxe5 {with big advantage for white.}) 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. e4 $1 Nd7 (
16... Rxe4 17. Rxe4 (17. Ng5 Re2 (17... Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Qd8 19. Ne4 Nd7 (19...
Be5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. d6 Nd7 22. Ng5 $16 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Gg2d5]}) 20. Nxd6 Nf6
21. b3 Qd7 22. Nc4 $14) 18. Rxe2 Qxe2 19. Re1 (19. Qxe2 Bxe2 20. Re1 Bb5 21.
Bxd6 {and white is better})) 17... Qxe4 18. Re1 Qa4 19. Bxd6 Nd7 20. b3 Qg4 21.
h3 Qf5 22. g4 Qf6 23. Be7 Qc3 24. d6 $16) 17. e5 $1 $16 (17. Bf1 Ra4)) 13...
Qe7 $6 (13... Nxc3 $142 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. e4 Nd7 {[%cal Ge8e7,Ga8e8,Gb6b5] with
comfortable position.}) 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Qxe4 (15. Qd2 $5 {[%csl Re4][%cal
Gf3e5]} Qe7 16. Rac1 (16. e4 Nd7) 16... Nd7 17. b4 $1 Nf6 (17... Bb7 $142) 18.
bxc5 bxc5 19. Qa5 Bc8 20. e4 $16) 15... Rxe4 16. Bxd6 $2 (16. Ng5 $3 $32 {
[%csl Ra6,Ra8,Rb8][%cal Gg5e6,Gg2a8]} Rb4 (16... Re8 17. Ne6 $1 $16 (17. Ne4
Bxb2 18. Nxd6 $16)) (16... Rxf4 17. gxf4 Bxb2 18. Rab1 (18. Rad1 Bc3 19. Ne6)
18... Bc3 19. Ne6 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 fxe6 21. dxe6 Nc6 (21... Bc4 22. Bxa8 Bxe6 23.
Rd1 Bxa2 24. Rxd6 $18) 22. Bxc6 Rc8 23. Bd7 Rb8 24. e4 (24. e7 Kf7 25. e8=Q+
Rxe8 26. Bxe8+ Kxe8 27. e4 $14) 24... Kf8 25. Re3 {[%cal Ge3a3,Ge3h3]} Bb7 26.
Rh3 h5 27. f5 Ke7 28. f6+ $1 Kxf6 29. Rf3+ Kg7 30. e7 $18) 17. Ne6 $1 Bxb2 (
17... fxe6 18. dxe6 $18) 18. Rab1 (18. Nc7 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Bb7 20. Nxa8 Bxa8 21.
Bxd6 Nd7 $11) 18... Bc3 19. Rxb4 $16) 16... Nd7 17. Rab1 (17. Ng5 Rb4 (17...
Rxe2 18. Rxe2 Bxe2 19. Re1 Bb5 20. Be7 {and white's d pawn is very dangerous.})
18. Be7 (18. Ne6 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bc4 $17) 18... h6 19. d6 Rc8 20. Bh3 f5 $132)
17... Rxe2 18. Rxe2 (18. Be7 Rxb2) 18... Bxe2 19. b3 $6 (19. Re1 Ba6 {with
equal chances.} (19... Bxf3 $2 20. Bxf3 Bxb2 21. Bc7 {and white's d pawn is
very dangerous for black.})) 19... c4 20. bxc4 (20. Re1 $142 Bxf3 (20... Bd3)
21. Bxf3 c3 22. Bf4 Rc8 23. Re7 $132) 20... Bxc4 21. Nd2 ({ending after} 21. a3
Bxd5 {is hopeless}) 21... Bxa2 22. Rc1 {[%csl Ga2]} Nf6 (22... Re8 $2 23. Rc2 (
23. Rc7 Nf6 24. Rxa7 Bxd5) 23... Re1+ 24. Nf1 Bb3 25. Rc7 {and white's
countrplay enough for draw.}) 23. Be5 $2 (23. Be7 Nxd5 (23... Bxd5 $4 24. Bxf6
Bxg2 25. Bxg7 $18) 24. Rc2 Re8 25. Rxa2 Nxe7 26. Rxa7 {and white has drawing
chances.}) 23... Re8 24. Bxf6 (24. Ra1 Rxe5 25. Rxa2 Re1+ 26. Nf1 a5 $19) 24...
Bxf6 25. Ne4 Bb2 (25... Be5 {also enough for the win.}) 26. Rd1 f5 27. Nd6 (27.
Ng5 Bf6 28. Ne6 a5 $19) 27... Bb3 (27... Re7 28. Rd2 Ba3 29. Rxa2 Bxd6 30. Bf1
a5 31. Bb5 {and white has some chances.}) 28. Rb1 Re2 (28... Bc2 $2 29. Rxb2
Re1+ 30. Bf1 Bd3 31. Nc8 Bxf1 32. f4 Bc4+ 33. Kf2 $132) 29. Bf1 (29. Kf1 Rd2
30. Ke1 Rc2 $19) 29... Rd2 30. Bc4 Rd1+ $6 ({more easy was} 30... Be5 31. Rxb3
Bxd6 32. Re3 a5 $19) ({or} 30... Ba4 31. Nc8 b5 32. Bf1 a6 (32... Bd4 33. Bxb5
Rxf2 34. Rb4 Rd2+ 35. Kf1) 33. Re1 Ba3 $19) 31. Rxd1 Bxd1 32. Nc8 Kf8 $2 (32...
b5 33. Bxb5 a5 34. d6 a4 35. d7 Bf6 36. Nd6 Bb3 $19) (32... a5 33. d6+ Kf8 34.
d7 Bf6 35. Nxb6 a4 36. Kf1 Bb3 {also must be winning for black.}) 33. Nxa7 $11
Ba4 34. Nb5 Bxb5 35. Bxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Agency"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bates, Richard"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 $6 $146 {Very strange move and even very
difficult to explain it's idea.} (11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rc1 c5 (12... Re8 13. Re1 Bb7
14. e4 dxe4 15. Ng5 Bb4 16. Re2 $5 c5 17. Ndxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxg5 19. Bxb7 Rc7
20. Bg2 cxd4 21. Qxd4 Bc5 22. Qd2 Qe7 23. Rd1 Nf6 24. Qf4 $14 {[%csl Gb2,Gg2]
1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Pinter,J/AUT-chT9697 1996 (43)}) 13. Re1 (13. Rc2 Re8 (13...
b5 $6 14. dxc5 bxc4 $6 (14... Nxc5 15. cxb5 Bxb5 16. Nd4 $14) 15. b4 Bb5 16.
Rc1 {[%cal Ga2a4]} a5 17. a3 (17. a4 axb4 $1 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. axb5 Nxc5 $44 {
[%csl Rb4,Rc4]}) 17... axb4 18. axb4 Nb8 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Ra1 (20. N2f3 Ba4)
20... Qb7 21. Nxb5 Qxb5 22. Qa4 Qxa4 23. Rxa4 Ne8 24. e4 $16 {Portisch,
L-Farago,I/HUN-ch 1991/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 14. Qb1 Bf8 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Rcc1 Qb8 17.
e4 cxd4 18. cxd5 e5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Rausis,I-Farago,I/Hyeres op 1992}) 13... cxd4
$6 (13... Bb7 $11) 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. a3 Ba8 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. e4 N5f6 18. Nc4 $1
$16 a6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nf5 exf5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Nc5 23. Nd6 Qd7 24. Nxc8
$18 {1-0 Larsen,B-Karpov,A/Brussels blitz 1987 (42)}) (11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Nxd7
Qxd7 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 b5 16. Qe2 (16. c5 b4) 16... bxc4 17.
Rfd1 Bf6 18. bxc4 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Smyslov,V-Portisch,L/New York op 1987}) (11. a4
$6 c5 12. a5 b5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rc1 bxc4 15. bxc4 Nce4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. cxd5
Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qxa5 19. Rc2 exd5 20. Ne5 {[%csl Rc6]} Bb5 21. Qxd5 Rad8 22. Qb7
Bf6 23. Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Karolyi,T-Tiviakov,S/Clichy op 1991}) 11... Rc8 12. Bb2
Re8 (12... c5 $142 13. Rc1 dxc4 $5 14. Nxc4 (14. bxc4 $6 Bb7 $1 (14... cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Qc7 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxd7 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qxa7 $11) 15.
e3 Qc7 16. Qb3 Rfd8 $15) 14... Bb7 15. dxc5 (15. Nce5 $5 cxd4 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17.
Qxd4 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 (18. Nxe5 $2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qc2 $1 $17 {[%cal Gf8d8,Ge7c5]})
18... Rd8 $11) 15... Nxc5 {[%csl Rb3]}) 13. Re1 c5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 (14... exd5 $5
) 15. dxc5 (15. e4 N5f6 16. b4 $1 (16. Rc1 cxd4 $1 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. e5 Nd5 19.
Nxd4 Nc5 $15 {[%csl Gd3]}) 16... Bd3 $5 $13) 15... Bf6 $6 (15... Nxc5 $142 16.
b4 Nd7 17. Qa4 Nb8 18. b5 Qd7 19. Bxg7 $1 (19. Qg4 $2 Bf6 $17) 19... Qxb5 20.
Qg4 (20. Qxb5 Bxb5 $11) 20... f5 21. Qd4 Nc6 22. Qb2 Qxb2 23. Bxb2 Bf6 24. Bxf6
Nxf6 25. e4 $11) 16. Bxf6 N7xf6 17. Rc1 Rxc5 (17... bxc5 $2 18. e4 Ne7 19. e5
Nfd5 20. Ne4 $16) 18. Rxc5 bxc5 19. Qc2 $2 (19. Qc1 $142 $1 Qa5 20. Ne5 $14 {
[%cal Ge3e4]}) 19... Qa5 {[%csl Ra3]} 20. e4 Nb6 (20... Nc3 $2 {[%csl Rc3]} 21.
Bf1 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Qb5+ 23. Kg2 $16) 21. e5 Nfd7 22. Ra1 $2 (22. Ng5 Nf8 23. Be4
$1 Ng6 24. Rc1 (24. h4 c4 $1) 24... Qxa3 25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. Rxc5 Rd8 27. Bxg6
hxg6 28. Nge4 $11) 22... h6 23. Ne4 Nd5 {[%csl Ra3,Rb3]} 24. Nfd2 Rb8 $1 25.
Nc4 $8 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Ne7 $1 $17 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge7f5,Gf5d4]} 27. f4 Nf5 28.
Qc3 (28. Qf2 Rb3 $6 (28... Nd4 $1 $17) 29. Rd1 Ne3 30. Qd2 $1 Qxd2 31. Rxd2 $11
) 28... Qxc3 29. Nxc3 Rb2 30. Bc6 $2 (30. Rb1 Rc2 31. Ne4 Ne3 (31... Rxc4 32.
Rb7) 32. Bf3 Nb6 33. Nxc5 Rxc4 34. Rb5 (34. Ne4 Ra4 35. Rb3 Nec4 $17) 34... Nc2
35. Ra5 Rc3 $17) 30... Nb6 31. Ne4 Nd4 $19 32. Bb5 Nxb5 33. cxb5 Rxb5 34. Rd1
c4 35. h4 Rd5 36. Rc1 Rd3 37. Kf2 Rxa3 38. Nd6 Ra4 39. Ke3 Nd5+ 40. Kd4 c3+ 41.
Kd3 Ra2 0-1

[Event "Presov"]
[Site "Presov"]
[Date "1999.08.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1999.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. Qc2 (7. b3)
7... c5 8. Bg2 (8. e4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. O-O-O a6 12. f4 (12. Rg1
{[%cal Gg3g4,Gg4g5]} Qc7 13. f4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. e5 Ng4 16. Bd3 f5 $2 (
16... Ne3 $1 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Qe2 Nxd1 19. Qh5 Bf3 $1 20. Qh3 Bg4 $1 21. Qh4
Qd8 $1 22. Qxg4 Kxh7 23. Rxd1 $44) 17. Rge1 $16 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Razuvaev,Y/
URS-FL 1978 (35)}) 12... Qc7 13. Bd3 d6 14. Rhe1 Nbd7 15. Qe2 {[%cal Ge4e5]} d5
(15... Rfd8 $142 16. e5 $140 dxe5 17. fxe5 Ne8 18. Qh5 Nf8) 16. cxd5 exd5 17.
e5 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Kb1 Nc5 20. Nf5 $16 {[%cal Gf5d6] 1-0 Tunik,
G-Veselovsky,S/Minsk op 1994 (40)}) 8... Nc6 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Rb8 $146 (
10... O-O 11. b3 (11. Nbd2 Rb8 12. b3 Rb6 13. Rfe1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nb4 14. Qc3
d6 15. a3 Nc6 16. Rab1 Qb8 $11 {0-1 Kashdan,I-Steiner,E/Stockholm ol 1937 (36)}
) 11... Qc7 (11... Rb8 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. Rfd1 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ng5 $6 (15.
Na4 $1 {[%csl Gc5]} c4 {[%csl Gd4]} 16. Nc3 Rfd8 17. Nd4 $14) 15... g6 16. Qd2
(16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Nd4) 16... Rbd8 $15 {[%csl Gg5] 0-1 Vidmar,M-Kostic,B/
Ljubljana 1938 (34)}) 12. Nc3 d5 (12... Nb4 13. Qd2 $2 (13. Qb2 $142) 13...
Rad8 {[%cal Gd7d5]} 14. e4 d6 {0-1 Bergs,T-Steiner,E/Kemeri 1937 (35)} (14...
d5 $1 $17)) 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rfe1 {[%csl Ge2]} (14. Na4 Ne4) 14... Nb4 15. Qb2
d4 16. Nd1 $2 {[%csl Gd1]} (16. Na4 d3 $140 17. Rac1 Nc2 18. Red1 dxe2 19. Rd2
$16) 16... Bb7 $17 {Pirc,V-Szabo,L/Ljubljana 1938/0-1 (55)}) 11. b3 Qb6 $6 {
The beginning of the dubious idea.} (11... O-O $142 12. Nc3 d5 $11) 12. Nc3 Nd4
$2 (12... O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 (13... d5 14. Na4 Qa5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Qxc5 Qxc5
17. Nxc5 Bxe2 18. Rd2 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 14. Ne4 $1 $14) 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Ne4 (
14. Na4 $5 {also looks very strong.} Qc7 15. Rad1 e5 16. e3 dxe3 17. fxe3 O-O
18. Nc3 {[%csl Gd5,Gd7]} Bb7 $140 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Rxf6 gxf6 21. Nd5 $40)
14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 d6 (15... Bb7 $144 16. Qe5 (16. Qg4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 O-O 18.
Rfd1 Qc6+ 19. Kg1 e5 $11) 16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2 f6 (17... O-O $143 18. Rfd1 $16 {
[%csl Gd4]}) 18. Qh5+ Ke7 19. Rad1 $16) 16. Rad1 e5 17. e3 dxe3 (17... Bb7 18.
Qg4 $1 $16 {[%csl Gg7]}) 18. Qxe3 Qxe3 (18... O-O 19. Rd5 $1 {[%csl Gd6][%cal
Gf1d1] and i don't see the way how black can hold d6-pawn.}) 19. fxe3 Ke7 20.
Rd5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd5a5] This is the key move in white strategy,black has not
only one weakness on d6,but even weaker subject-a7-pawn.} Rhc8 21. Ra5 Rb6 22.
Rd1 Rc7 {[%cal Ga6c8]} (22... f5 23. Bh3 g6 24. e4 Rf8 25. exf5 gxf5 26. c5 (
26. Re1 $5 $16 {[%cal Gc4c5]}) 26... dxc5 27. Rxc5 Kf6 28. Rc7 $16) 23. Bh3 $1
g6 24. e4 f6 25. Kf2 Rbc6 26. Ke3 Rb6 27. Rdd5 Rbc6 28. Ra4 $1 {[%cal Gd5a5]
desicive idea.} Rb6 29. Rda5 Rcc6 30. Bf1 $18 {[%cal Gc4c5]} f5 (30... Bb7 31.
Rxa7 $18) 31. exf5 (31. c5 Rxb3+ 32. axb3 Bxf1 33. Rxa7+ Ke6 34. exf5+ gxf5 35.
cxd6 Kxd6 (35... Bb5 36. Rxh7 Bxa4 37. d7 Rd6 38. bxa4 $18) 36. Rxh7 Rc3+ 37.
Kf2 Bb5 38. Ra5 Rxb3 39. Rb7 $18) 31... gxf5 32. Bg2 (32. c5 $18) 32... d5 (
32... e4 33. Rxf5 $18) 33. c5 (33. Bxd5 Rh6 34. b4 {[%cal Gb4b5] and white
must win easily.}) (33. Rxd5 $18) 33... d4+ 34. Kf2 (34. Kd2 e4 35. cxb6 e3+
36. Kd1 e2+ 37. Kd2 Rc2+ 38. Kxc2 e1=Q 39. Rxa6 $16) 34... e4 35. cxb6 (35.
Rxd4 Rb8 (35... Rb5 36. Rxb5 Bxb5 37. a4 Ba6 38. b4 $18) 36. Rd6 $18 {maybe
was the most practical way.}) 35... e3+ (35... Rc2+ 36. Ke1 d3 37. Bxe4 $1 (37.
Rxa6 e3) 37... Re2+ 38. Kd1 fxe4 39. Rxa6 $18) 36. Kf3 Re6 37. Rc5 (37. bxa7
$142 $1 Bb7+ (37... e2 38. a8=Q e1=Q 39. Qa7+ Kf6 40. Qxd4+ $18) 38. Ke2 d3+ (
38... Bxg2 39. Rxd4) 39. Kxd3 e2 40. Bxb7 e1=Q 41. a8=Q $18) (37. Rxa6 $143 e2
38. bxa7 e1=Q {[%cal Ge1e3]} 39. Rxe6+ Kxe6 40. Rxd4 Qa5 $16) 37... e2 38. Rc1
d3 39. Rd4 (39. bxa7 Bb7+ (39... d2 40. Rc7+ Kf6 41. a8=Q e1=N+ $1 42. Kf2 Nd3+
43. Kg1 Re1+ 44. Bf1 Rxf1+ 45. Kg2 Rf2+ 46. Kh3 $18) 40. Kf4 d2 $1 $17) 39...
e1=Q 40. Rxe1 Rxe1 41. bxa7 (41. Bh3 axb6 42. Bxf5 Re2 43. Bxd3 Bxd3 44. Rxd3
Rxh2 (44... Rxa2 45. h4 {[%cal Gf3g4,Gg4h5]}) 45. a4 $16) 41... Bb7+ 42. Kf4
Bxg2 43. Rxd3 Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c7]} 44. Rd4 $1 {[%cal Gd4a4]} (44. Kxf5 Rc5+ 45.
Kf4 Ra5 $11) 44... Rc5 {[%cal Gc5a5]} 45. Ra4 Ba8 46. Ra6 Kf7 47. h4 {[%cal
Gh4h5,Gh5h6]} h5 48. Rh6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Only this move finally misses the
win for white. Even two black pawns doesn't cost so much, as a7-pawn,which
didn't allows to activate black bishop.} ({There were two good possibilities
for white:} 48. Kg5 Kg7 (48... Rb5 49. Rf6+ {[%cal Gf6f5]}) 49. b4 Rc3 50. b5
Rxg3+ 51. Kxf5 $18) (48. a4 Kg7 (48... Rc3 49. Rh6 Kg7 (49... Rxb3 50. Rh8) 50.
Rxh5 Rxb3 51. Rg5+ Kh7 52. Rxf5 Rb4+ 53. Kg5 Rxa4 54. Rf7+ Kg8 55. Rc7 $18) 49.
Kg5 Rc3 50. b4 {and white winning.}) 48... Ra5 49. a4 Be4 50. Rxh5 Kg6 51. Rg5+
Kf6 52. g4 Bc2 $1 53. gxf5 Bxb3 54. Rg6+ Kf7 55. Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Krakow"]
[Date "2006.03.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 (13... c5 14.
exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 $14) 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 bxc4 16. Qe2 Nf6 (16... c5 $5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qg4 $1 (18. Nxc5 $6 Rxc5
19. b4 Rc7 $6 20. Rad1 Rd7 21. Qg4 g6 22. a4 Rxd1 $2 23. Rxd1 Qc7 24. Qd4 e5
25. Qd7 $16 {/\Re1+- 1-0 Avrukh,B-Kalesis,N/Budapest 1993/CBM 038/[Dautov] (32)
}) 18... g6 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Rad1 {'|^' Khalifman.} Qc8 21. Qd4 f6 (21... e5
$2 22. Rxe5 Rd8 23. Qxd8+ $18) 22. Bh3 Rc6 23. Qd7 $36 {'+/-' Dautov.}) 17. Nc5
$1 {This move was recommended by Dautov back in the mid 90ies!} (17. Rac1 Nxe4
18. Bxe4 Bf6 19. Red1 Qc7 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qa5 Qb7 22. bxc4 Bxc4 23. Bb4 Qb5 24.
Qxb5 cxb5 $44 {Khalifman; Vyzhmanavin,A-Magerramov,E Cheliabinsk 1991}) (17.
Red1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qd6 19. bxc4 Bf6 20. Qh5 h6 $1 21. Qa5 c5 22. d5 Bd4 $1 (
22... Bxc3 23. Qxc3 $14) 23. Qa3 Rfd8 24. Rac1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Lutz,C/
Groningen 1993/CBM 039/[Khalifman]}) 17... Bxc5 (17... Qb6 18. bxc4 $1 Bxc5 19.
Rab1 $16) 18. dxc5 Qe7 (18... Qd3 $5 19. Qb2 (19. Qe5 Qg6 (19... Qf5 $2 20.
Qxf5 exf5 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Re7 $16) 20. b4 Rfd8 $132) 19... Nd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5
21. Bxg7 $36) 19. b4 (19. Qe5 cxb3 20. axb3 Bb5 $13) 19... Rfd8 (19... Nd5 20.
Bxd5 $1 cxd5 21. Qe5 Qf6 (21... f6 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxe6 $16) 22. Qxf6 gxf6
23. Bxf6 Rb8 24. Reb1 $1 $14) 20. Qb2 $1 $14 {[%csl Rg7] It looks like Black's
defensive task is pretty tough after this strong move. White isn't in the
hurry to win back the pawn on c4. It's much more important to tie up Black's
pieces in order not to allow Nd5 in the future.} (20. Be5 Rd3 21. a4 Nd5 22.
Rab1 c3 23. b5 (23. Bxd5 $2 Rxg3+ $1 $19) 23... Rd2 $132) 20... Ne8 $6 (20...
Rd3) 21. a4 h6 (21... f6 $2 22. b5 Bb7 23. Bh3) 22. Re2 $6 {Useless move.
Black's life would've been more difficult after} (22. f4 $1 {[%csl Re6][%cal
Gf4f5]} Qf8 23. Rad1 Nc7 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxc6 Nd5 26. Be5 $16) 22... Rd3 23.
Be4 Rd7 24. Ree1 Bb7 25. Qa2 Ba6 26. Rab1 Nf6 27. Bg2 Nd5 {Black has finally
managed to bring the knight to d5 and now the position isn't that clear.} 28.
Be5 Qf8 (28... Rb7 $6 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Bxg7 Qg5 31. Bc3 $16) 29. Rec1 $6 {
Wasting precious time. Better was} (29. b5 Bb7 30. Qxc4 cxb5 31. Qxb5 Bc6 32.
Qa6 Ne7 $14) 29... Rb7 30. Qa3 Qd8 (30... Qe7 31. h4 f6 32. Bd6 Qf7 $132) 31.
h4 f6 32. Bd6 c3 33. Rxc3 $5 (33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Qxc3 Bc4 $11) 33... Nxc3 34.
Qxc3 Qd7 $6 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7] Now the rook and the bishop are stuck on very
awkward positions.} (34... Rf7 $1 {[%cal Ga6b7,Ge6e5,Gd8e8]}) 35. Rb2 Qf7 $2 {
Missing White's next move which leads to easily winning position for White.} (
35... e5) 36. b5 $18 cxb5 (36... Bxb5 37. axb5 Rxb5 38. Rxb5 cxb5 39. Qa5 Qd7
40. Bf1 $18) 37. Qa5 bxa4 38. Qxa6 Rxb2 39. Qxc8+ Kh7 40. Qa6 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Qg6
42. Qxa4 Rb2 43. Qd4 Re2 44. c6 e5 45. Qxa7 Rc2 46. c7 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 35th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1998.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2
Bc6 9. Bg2 Qc8 (9... O-O 10. O-O a5 (10... Qc8 11. Qc2 a5 12. Rac1 Qb7 13. Bf4
Bxc3 14. Qxc3 a4 $11 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga8a1] Shneider,A-Shipov,S/Groningen op
1992/0-1 (56)}) 11. Qc2 (11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 a4 $6 13. b4 d6 14. Rc1 Nbd7 15.
Bd2 Bd5 16. Bg5 Qb8 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Ne1 c6 19. Nd3 $14 {[%csl Rc6] Alterman,
B-Gofstein,L Israel 1992}) 11... h6 $5 (11... Bxc3 $143 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd2 a4
14. b4 d6 15. Rfc1 Nbd7 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qb8 18. Qd3 Qb7 19. Rab1 Rfc8 20.
f3 Rab8 21. e4 $16 {Georgiev,Kir-Rajkovic,D Jugoslavija 1991}) (11... Qc8 $2
12. Bg5 $1 Bxc3 13. Bxf6 Bxa1 14. Ng5 g6 15. Qd2 $16 {/\Ne4}) 12. Rfc1 Qc8 13.
Bf4 Qb7 (13... Bxc3 $6 14. Qxc3 Qb7 15. Qd2 $1 Kh7 (15... d6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17.
Qxh6 Nbd7 18. Rxc6 $1 Qxc6 19. Ne5 Qc3 20. Rc1 $16) (15... Ne4 16. Qe3 g5 $2
17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. Qxe4 $1 $16) 16. Rc2 Na6 17. Rxc6 $1 dxc6 18. Ne5 $36 {
1-0 Tukmakov,V-Adams,M/Wijk op 1993 (35)}) 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nd5 16. Qd2
Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Na6 18. Rc3 $14) 10. O-O Bxc3 $146 (10... Qb7 $5 11. a3 (11. Ne1
Bxg2 12. Nxg2 Nc6 13. e3 O-O 14. Na4 e5 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. dxe5 Nxe5 $36 {
[%csl Rf3,Rh3] Johansson,T-Hillarp Persson,T/Rilton Cup 1992/0-1 (58)}) 11...
Bxc3 12. Bxc3 O-O 13. b4 d6 14. Qc2 Be4 15. Ne1 Nbd7 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Qxe4
Nxe4 18. Rc1 Nb6 $11 {T: 1.20 - 1.55 1/2-1/2 Mastrokoukos,G-Rajkovic,D/Iraklio
Schev 1994 (42)}) 11. Bxc3 Qb7 12. Rc1 (12. Ne1 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 O-O 14. Rc1 a5
$11) 12... O-O 13. Re1 (13. Qc2 $142 {[%cal Gf1d1,Gc2b2] With idea Rd1,Qb2,
exchange bishops and f3,e4.Rook may standing better on d1.}) 13... Rc8 (13...
Na6 $2 14. a3 Rab8 15. b4 $16 {[%csl Ra6]}) 14. Qc2 h6 (14... a5 $5 {[%cal
Rb7b4,Ga8a3,Ra5a4]}) 15. Qb2 Bd5 16. Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 d6 {[%cal Gb8d7,Rc7c5]}
18. f3 (18. Red1 Nbd7 19. f3 $14 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 18... Nbd7 19. e4 c5 20. Ne3 (
20. dxc5 $6 Rxc5 $1 (20... Nxc5 $6 21. Bxf6 $2 (21. Qd2 Qb6 22. Bd4 {[%cal
Rb3b4]} (22. Ne3 $5) 22... Rab8 23. Red1 $14) 21... Nd3 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Qd4
Nxe1 24. Nxe1 gxf6 $19) 21. Bd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 e5 23. Bc3 d5 24. exd5 (24. Bxe5
dxe4 $1 (24... Nxe5 25. Qxe5 dxe4 26. fxe4 (26. Rc7 $4 Qb6+ $19) 26... Qb6+ 27.
Kh1 Ng4 28. Qc5 Qxc5 29. Rxc5 Rd8 30. Rc1 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxe4 $11) 25. Bxf6 Nxf6
$15) 24... Qxd5 $15 {[%csl Gd5] Queen domination.}) 20... cxd4 21. Bxd4 Rxc1
22. Rxc1 e5 $1 23. Bc3 d5 24. exd5 (24. Bxe5 $2 dxe4 $15) 24... Nxd5 25. Nxd5
Qxd5 26. Qe2 Rc8 27. Kg2 f6 28. Bd2 $1 $14 {[%cal Gd2e3] 28...Rc1+ 29. Bc1 Nc5
30. Be3 e4 31.Bc5 ef+ 32.Qf3 Qc5 33.Qf2 +/=} (28. Rd1 Qc6 29. Bb2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. a4 $5 (14.
Nxe4 Rc8 15. a4 (15. Qc2 b5 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Qe7 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxf6
Qxf6 20. Rfe1 Rfd8 21. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Ibragimov,I/Fort
Lauderdale 2004/CBM 101 ext (41)}) 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf6 17. Qd3 h6 18. Rfd1
Qc7 19. h4 Rfd8 20. Qf3 c5 21. d5 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 exd5 23. cxd5 Qd6 24. Rd2 Rc7
25. Rad1 Re7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Teske,H-Markos,J/Pardubice 2002(53)}) 14... Nd5 $5 {
After this move the position becomes extremely unclear, however it seems that
Black isn't obliged to go for this sharp line.} (14... Rc8 $5 {deserved
attention: preparing to capture on e4.}) 15. cxd5 Bxf1 16. d6 $5 {Not allowing
Black to get a strong pawn center, but giving up the lightsquared bishop. It's
not easy to evaluate the consequences of this move, but I think that taking on
f1 definitely deserves very serious attention.} (16. Nxf1 exd5 $132) 16... Bxg2
17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Kxg2 f5 {This move is necessary to protect a pawn on e4.} (
18... Rad8 19. Qe2 f5 20. Nc4 c5 21. Qe3 $6 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Rd5 23. Ne5 Qd6 24.
Nc4 Qd8 25. Bb2 Rd3 $15 {0-1 Matthiesen,M-Schandorff,L/Denmark 2001 (40)}) 19.
Nc4 Rad8 20. Ra2 Rd5 ({Black needs some open files for his rooks, for that
reason} 20... c5 $5 {should come into consideration} 21. Rd2 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Rd5
23. Ne3 Rd7 $13 {[%cal Gf8d8]}) 21. Ne3 Rd7 22. Rd2 f4 23. gxf4 {Allowing
Black's pawn to come to f3 seems to be wrong, so 23.gxf4 definitely makes
sense.} (23. Nc4 Qg5 {[%csl Gg4]} 24. Ne5 Rd6 25. Qe1 f3+ 26. Kg1 Qf5 $15)
23... Rxf4 24. Qh5 Rd8 {[%cal Gd8f8] Once white king is exposed Black should
try to look for counterplay on the kingside.} 25. Rc2 Rdf8 26. Be1 Qf6 27. Qe5
Qf7 $6 (27... Qg6+ $5 28. Kh1 Rf3 29. Re2 h5 $1 30. Ng2 (30. b4 h4 $1 $36)
30... Rxb3 31. Nf4 Qf7 32. Qxe6 (32. Rxe4 $2 Rb1 33. Kg2 Rxe1 $17) 32... Qxe6
33. Nxe6 Re8 34. Rxe4 a5 $15) 28. b4 Rf3 29. Re2 ({Of course White can't take
on e4.} 29. Qxe4 $4 Rxe3 30. Qxe3 (30. fxe3 Qf1+ 31. Kg3 Qxe1+ 32. Kg4 Rf6 $19)
30... Qg6+ $19 {[%csl Rc2]}) 29... Rf4 30. Kf1 Qg6 31. Rc2 Qh6 32. Ke2 {
Getting away from the danger.} (32. Ng2 $2 Qh3 $1 {[%cal Gh3f1]}) 32... Qxh2
33. Kd1 Qh1 {[%csl Rf2] Each side is playing its strong cards.} 34. Qxe6+ Kh8
35. Qxc6 h6 36. d5 Rxf2 37. Rxf2 Rxf2 38. Qc8+ (38. d6 $2 Qf3+ $19) 38... Kh7
39. Qg4 h5 40. Qg3 Ra2 ({It looks like the endgame arising after} 40... Qf3+
41. Qxf3 Rxf3 42. Ke2 g5 43. d6 Kg6 $15 {should favour Black, but I can't
blame him for choosing the safe line leading to a draw.}) 41. d6 Ra1+ 42. Kd2
Rxe1 43. Qxe1 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group2"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Herzliya Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qc8 9. Rd1 a6 10. Nc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qb7+ 12. f3 Be7 13. Bg5 (13.
e4) (13. Bf4 O-O 14. Rd2 h6 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. e4 d6 17. Nde2 Ne8 18. e5 dxe5 19.
Bxe5 Qc6 20. Qb3 Ra7 21. Ne4 Nd7 22. Bc3 Ndf6 $10 {Piket,J-Karpov,A/Monaco
rapid 1993/1/2-1/2(72)}) 13... Nc6 $1 $146 (13... h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qb3 $5 (
15. Rd3 $146 O-O 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Qb3 Rc7 18. Ne4 Be7 19. g4 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6
21. Nd6 Raa7 $10 {Sorin,A-Leitao,R/Schahin Cury, Americana BRA 1997/1/2-1/2(48)
}) (15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qb3 (16. Rd3 O-O 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Qb3 Ra7 $1 $10 {Matlak,
M-Novikov,I/Rubinstein mem 1989/EXT 89/0-1 (47)}) 16... Qc7 17. Rac1 O-O $10 {
Jukic,M-Balashov,Y/Katowice op 1992/TD 92\04/1-0(54)}) 15... Nc6 (15... O-O 16.
c5) 16. Ne4 Be7 17. c5 $36 {Jukic,M-Mitenkov,A/Katowice op 1992/1/2-1/2 (63)})
(13... O-O $6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Ba3 $16 {Karpeshov,O-Vilkov,V/
RUS-chT 1995/EXT 97/1-0 (55)}) 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxc6 dxc6 $10
17. Ne4 (17. Rd6 Rc8 18. Rad1 O-O (18... Be7 19. Rd7) 19. Rd7 Rfd8 20. Ne4 Be7
$10 21. c5 $140 f5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Nd6 Be7 $1) 17... Ke7 $1 (
17... Be7 $6 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Rc8 20. Rad1) 18. Nxf6 Kxf6 (18... gxf6 $10
) 19. Rd6 Rhd8 $1 20. Rad1 (20. Rxc6 Rd2 21. Kf2 (21. Rxb6 $6 Rxe2+ 22. Kh3 (
22. Kg1 $2 Rd8 $17) 22... Rd8 23. Rxa6 Rdd2) 21... Rxb2 22. Rd1 Rxa2 23. Rxb6
Rc8 $10) 20... Ke7 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1997.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1997.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 c6 $5 (13... d5 {
Chernin} 14. Bh3 $5 Bf5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Nh4 Ne4 $5 (16... g6 17. Bd2 $1 {
/\ Bg5,Ng2-f4 Chernin}) 17. f3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 f4 19. Rac1 $14 {
Chernin-Romanishin, Taastrup 1992}) (13... Qb8 14. Bh3 b5 $1 {Petursson-Lerner,
Moscow 1987}) 14. Bf1 b5 15. Ng5 {A typical plan for this kind of positions:
first of all white puts his bishop on f1 keeping it from exchange then tries
to transfer e4 and to take controle over the center.} (15. d5 $6 {Almasi} cxd5
(15... bxc4 $2 16. dxe6 $1 fxe6 17. bxc4 $16) (15... exd5 $5 16. cxb5 c5 17.
Bxf6 (17. Nd2 $6 d4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bd2 Qf6) 17... Nxf6 18. Nd2 Bg6) (15...
Bxf3 $5 16. exf3 exd5 17. cxb5 c5) 16. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 17. cxb5 a4 $2 (17... Qb6
18. a4 Bxf3 19. exf3 Nd7 $13) 18. bxa4 Rxa4 19. Rec1 $1 Qa5 20. a3 $16 {
Sjoberg-Almasi, Malmo 1994}) (15. Nd2 $5 b4 $6 (15... Bg6 16. a3 Qb6 (16... d5
$6 17. e4 $1 dxe4 (17... bxc4 18. e5 $1 Ne8 19. bxc4 Nc7 20. Bg2 c5 21. Qa2 $16
) 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Bxb5 Rb8 20. Bc6 Qc7 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. d5 $36 {[%cal Gc3g7]
}) 17. d5 cxd5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bd4 Qb7 20. Bh3 Rfc8 21. Rac1 $44) 16. Nxe4
Nxe4 17. Bd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Rc8 19. Bg2 $16) 15... Bg6 16. Bg2 (16. cxb5 $6 cxb5
17. Bg2 d5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. Bd2 Rfc8 $11) (16. f3 $5 bxc4 17. bxc4 d5 18. Bg2
dxc4 19. e4 c5 20. Rad1 $44 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gd4d5]}) 16... d5 17. c5 $6 {
Permitting black to equalize without any problems.Still deserved attention 17.
f3!?} h6 18. Nf3 Ne4 $1 $11 19. Bd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Qf6 (20... Be4 $5 21. Ne5 $6
(21. Qf4 $5) 21... Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 f6 $15) 21. Rac1 a4 22. b4 e5
23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.06"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Canada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 {Baburin} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2
Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 (11... Qe7 12. Qe3 $1 $14
Nbd7 13. Bc3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 h6 15. b3 Rac8 $2 (15... c5 $142) 16. Bh3 $1 c6 (
16... Bb7 17. d5 e5 18. Nh4 $16) 17. Bb2 Rc7 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Nb1 $1 {[%cal
Gb1c3,Gd4d5]} a6 20. Bg2 Rec8 21. Ba3 $1 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Andersson,U/Reggio
Emilia 1991 (35)}) 12. Rac1 Re8 $146 (12... Qe7 13. Qa3 a5 (13... Rfe8 14. b4
e5 15. c5 dxc5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. bxc5 h6 18. Ba5 Nb8 19. Bc3 Nc6 $11 {
Romanishin,O-Timman,J/Taxco izt 1985/0-1 (74)}) 14. Bh3 (14. Bf1 Rfe8 15. Nh4 {
[%cal Gf2f3]} h6 16. f3 Bh7 17. e4 e5 18. d5 (18. Be3 g5 19. Ng2 g4 $5 $13 {
[%csl Re4]}) 18... Nc5 19. Bh3 Kh8 20. Nf5 Qf8 21. Rf1 Ng8 22. Rce1 Ne7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Browne,W-Bischoff,K/Dortmund 1990/CBM 18/[Schussler] (51)}) 14... h6 $6
(14... Rfe8 $142) 15. Ne5 $1 Rae8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Be3 $1 {[%cal Gc4c5]} (17.
f3 Bh7 18. e4 $6 e5 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 17... Bc6 18. c5 bxc5 19. dxc5 d5 20. Qxa5
Nf6 21. Qa6 Qd7 22. Qd3 $16 {1-0 Piket,J-Bischoff,K/Hamburg 1991/CBM 24 (61)})
(12... h6 13. Qa3 a5 14. b3 $6 {strange move} (14. Bh3 $142) 14... Qe7 15. Ne5
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5 $1 17. Nf3 Nce4 18. Be1 Nh7 19. Qa4 {[%csl Rc6]} f5 20. Qc6
Nhf6 21. Nd2 Qf7 22. f3 Nxd2 23. Bxd2 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 $11 {De Boer,G-Van der
Wiel,J/NLD-ch Hilversum 1988/0-1 (61)}) 13. Bh3 h6 14. Be3 c5 (14... Qe7 $142
15. Qa3 a5 {with nice play for black.}) 15. dxc5 Nxc5 (15... dxc5 16. Bf4 $1
Qc8 17. Rd6 Qb7 18. Rcd1 Nf8 19. Ne5 $16) 16. Qc3 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Qe7 (16...
a5 17. Bd4 $1 (17. Bf4 d5 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. f3 Bh7) 17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 {[%csl
Gd4,Gh3] and due the pair of bishops white is clearly better.} (18. exf3 $5))
17. b4 Nb7 {[%csl Rb7]} 18. Nd4 (18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Bg2 d5 $1 {[%cal Gb7d6] gives
black good play.} (19... Ng4 $140 $2 20. Nb3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 $16)) 18... Rec8 19.
Qd2 (19. Qb3 $6 d5 20. a3 (20. f3 $2 dxc4 $1 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Bd5 $17 {
[%csl Ra2,Rb4]}) 20... Nd6 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Qd3 $11) 19... d5 20. f3 Bh7 (
20... Bg6 {was more accurate.}) 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. b5 {[%csl Rc6] '!' Baburin.
Baburin: 'This is a very typical technique for such positions - White
establishes an outpost on c6 and wants to plant a knight there. Then he would
be able to concentrate his pieces on the c-file, using the knight on c6 as a
shield.'} (22. Nc6 $6 Qe8 (22... Qd6 $2 {[%cal Gd2d6]} 23. b5 (23. Bf4 $143
Nxf4 (23... Qf8 24. Be5 $16 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 24. Qxf4 Qxf4 25. gxf4 Kf8 (25...
Rc7 26. Nxa7 $1) 26. Rd7 Nd8 27. b5 Ke8 28. Re7+ Kf8 $11) 23... a6 24. Bxh6 $1
{[%cal Ge2e4][%mdl 64]} axb5 25. Qg5 Bg6 26. Rxd5 $1 exd5 27. Ne7+ $18) 23. b5
a6 24. a4 axb5 25. axb5 Na5 $1 $17) 22... Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Nc5 25.
Nc6 Qc7 (25... Qd6 26. Bg2 {[%cal Gf3f4]}) 26. Bg2 (26. f4 $5) 26... a6 {
Baburin: 'This may be necessary, as otherwise White would play f3-f4, and then
prepare a2-a4-a5. Black's position is probably already lost, as his pieces are
very passive. Black's only hope is that his knight will stay on c5 as long as
possible, but White can undermine this piece eventually.'} 27. f4 Re8 $2 (27...
axb5 $8 28. Ne7+ Qxe7 29. Bxa8 Qa7 30. Bd5 (30. Bc6 Qxa2 31. Bxb5 Qb2 $44)
30... Bf5 31. Bb3 Be4 32. Rd1 Kh7 {and black has very good chances to survive
in this position.}) 28. a4 {[%cal Ga4a5] Suddenly,we can see , that black's
knight on c5 isn't so suitable,and black cannot do anything against white's
threating a4-a5.} (28. bxa6 $5 {was also interesting} Nxa6 29. Nb4 Nc5 30. Nd5
$1 Qa7 31. Nxb6 Nd7 32. Bc6 Rc8 33. Bxd7 Rxc1+ 34. Qxc1 Qxb6+ 35. e3 $16) 28...
axb5 (28... a5 29. Nxa5 Qa7 30. Nc4 Nxa4 31. Ra1 $18) 29. a5 $1 {Baburin: 'The
knight on c5 loses its support and Black's position collapses.'} Na4 (29... Qb7
30. Nb4 Be4 31. a6 Qa8 32. Bxe4 Qxe4 33. Qxe4 Nxe4 34. Rc6 $18) 30. a6 Nc5 31.
a7 Kh8 32. Qe5 (32. Qe5 Qxe5 (32... Qb7 33. Qb8 $1) 33. Nxe5 Be4 34. Nxf7+ Kh7
35. Nd6 $1) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Eismont, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 (5. Bg2 {Avrukh,B.} d5 6. O-O Be7
7. Ne5 (7. Nc3 Bb7 8. b3 O-O 9. Qc2 Ba6 10. a4 dxc4 11. bxc4 Bxc4 12. Ne5 Qxd4
13. Bxc6 Qxe5 14. Bxa8 Na6 15. Bf3 Nb4 16. Qb2 Qf5 17. Nb5 Nc2 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19.
Qxd4 Rc8 20. Ba3 Bxa3 21. Rxa3 e5 22. Qe3 e4 $44 {Sulava Nenad-Piskov Yury/It 
(open), Formia (Italy) 1995/0-1 (50)}) 7... Bb7 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10.
Bf4 O-O 11. Rc1 a6 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bc7 Qe8 14. Na4 b5 15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5
a5 17. a3 a4 18. Qd4 Qd7 19. Bb6 Bf6 20. Qb4 Bc6 21. e3 h5 22. h4 e5 23. Qd2 d4
24. e4 Qg4 $11 {Pavlovic,D-Maksimovic,B/JUG-ch Banja Vrucica 1991/0-1 (57)
[Avrukh,B]}) 5... d5 6. Bg2 Be7 (6... dxc4 $5 {Avrukh,B.} 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. e4 (8.
Nxc4 Ba6 9. Ne5 Bd6 $11) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 $44 {[Avrukh,B]}) 7. Ne5 (7. O-O)
7... O-O 8. O-O Ba6 (8... Nfd7 $2 {Avrukh,B.} 9. cxd5 Nxe5 (9... cxd5 10. Nxd5
exd5 11. Bxd5) 10. dxe5 exd5 11. Nxd5 $18) (8... Bb7 {Avrukh,B.} 9. e4 dxe4 10.
Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 $16 {[Avrukh,B]}) 9. Qa4 (9. cxd5 {Avrukh,B.} cxd5) 9... b5
10. cxb5 cxb5 11. Nxb5 Qe8 12. Nc3 Qxa4 13. Nxa4 Bxe2 14. Re1 Bb5 15. Nc5 (15.
Nc3 {Avrukh,B.} Ba6 (15... Be8 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19.
Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Rxe7 $16) 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Rac1 Bb4 $11 {[Avrukh,B]})
15... Nc6 $2 (15... Rc8 $1 {Avrukh,B.} 16. Be3 Nc6 17. Rac1 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ng4
19. Bd4 Rc7 $1 {[%cal Ga8c8,Gg4h6,Gh6f5] And black has good chances. [Avrukh,B]
}) 16. Nxe6 $1 $18 (16. Nxc6 $2 {Avrukh,B.} Bxc5 (16... Bxc6 17. Nxe6 Bb4 $13)
17. dxc5 Bxc6 18. Bf4 $14) 16... Bb4 (16... fxe6 {Avrukh,B.} 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18.
Rxe6 $18) 17. Nxf8 (17. Nxc6 $2 {Avrukh,B.} Bxc6 18. Nxf8 Bxe1 $13 {[%csl Gf8]}
) 17... Nxd4 (17... Bxe1 {Avrukh,B.} 18. Be3 Bxf2+ (18... Bb4 19. Nfd7 $18) 19.
Bxf2 Rxf8 20. a4 $18) 18. Rd1 $18 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Kxf8 20. Bg5 Ne4 21. Be3 Nf6 22.
a4 Ba6 23. Nc6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 $5
$146 {N/} (6. Nbd2) (6. Nbd2 {Belov} Na5 (6... d5 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2 Bd6 9. O-O
O-O 10. a3 a5 11. Qc2 a4 12. Re1 Be7 $6 (12... e5 $142) 13. e3 Qd7 14. cxd5
exd5 15. Nb1 $1 $14 {Barlov,D-Beliavsky,A/YUG/1992/0:1/58/}) 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Qc7 (10... Be7 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. Ndf3 d6
14. Bd2 dxe5 15. Bxa5 Qb8 16. Bc3 Bd6 $10 {Sorin,A-Almasi,Z/Buenos Aires/1996/
0,5/53/}) 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Nde4 {Sorin,A-Zarnicki,P/
Villa Gesell/1996/1:0/40/} Qb7 $5 $14 {Dautov,R/}) (6. d5 $2 {Belov} Na5 7. Qa4
Bxc4 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Nc3 Nd5 10. Bd2 Bb4 11. Ne4 Qe7 $17 {Czerwonski,A-Stempin,
P/POL-ch/1986/0:1/25/}) 6... Qc8 (6... Na5 $5 7. Qa4 $1 {[%cal Gb2b4] /\8.b4} (
7. Bxa5 $6 bxa5 8. Nbd2 Bb4 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 d5) 7... Qc8 $1 $13 (7... Bxc4
$2 8. Bxa5 $18) (7... c5 8. dxc5 (8. Bg2 $5) 8... Bxc5 9. Bg2 $1 (9. b4 $6 Ne4
$1 10. bxc5 Qf6 $1 11. Bxa5 bxa5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Nc3 Qxc3+ $17 {_|_}) 9... Ne4
10. O-O $16)) 7. Bg2 Na5 (7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qa4 $14 (9. Rc1 $5)) (7... d5
$5 {Belov} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 Na5 11. Qc2 O-O $14) 8. Bxa5 bxa5 9.
O-O Be7 (9... c5 10. Nbd2 (10. d5 $5 Rb8 11. Qc3 (11. Qc2)) 10... Rb8 11. Qc2
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 (12... Bb4 13. Rac1 $14) 13. N4b3 $14) (9... Rb8 10. Qc2 c5
11. Nbd2 {-9...c5} (11. e4 cxd4 12. e5 Nd5 $1 $132)) (9... d5 {Belov} 10. Ne5
Be7 11. Qa4+ c6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qxa5 $16) 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. e4 d5 12. exd5 (
12. Ne5 $5 Bb4 $1 (12... Rb8 13. Qc2 c5 $5) 13. Nc6 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nxe4
Qb7 16. Nxb4 Qxb4 17. Rfc1 $1 $13 (17. Qxb4 axb4 18. b3 Bb7 19. Nc5 Bf3 $15))
12... exd5 13. Rfe1 Bb4 (13... Bxc4 14. Nxc4 dxc4 15. Qxc4 (15. Qc2 $5) 15...
Bd6 16. Ne5 Rb8 17. b3 Rb4 18. Qc3 $16 c5 $140 19. dxc5 Qxc5 (19... Bxc5 20.
Rac1 $18) 20. Qxc5 Bxc5 21. Nd3 $18) (13... dxc4 14. Qc2 $1 (14. Nxc4 Rb8 15.
Qc2 Bxc4 16. Rxe7 (16. Qxc4 Bd6 $10) 16... Qd8 $1 $14) 14... Bb4 (14... Bd6 $2
15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Ndxc4 $16) 15. Ne5 (15. Re5 $5) 15... Bb7 (15... Rb8 $2 16. Nc6
Rb6 17. a3 $1 Bd6 18. Nxa5 $16) 16. Bc6 $14) 14. c5 (14. cxd5 Bb7 $1 $10 (14...
Bb7 {Belov} 15. Re5 Bd6 $13)) 14... c6 (14... Ne4 $2 15. Nxe4 $1 Bxe1 16. Qxd5
Bb4 17. a3 $18) 15. Qc2 h6 $2 (15... Ne4 $2 16. Nxe4 Bxe1 17. Nd6 $18) (15...
Qc7 $142) 16. Re3 $1 $16 Bb5 (16... Ng4 17. Re7 {with ideas 18Bh3 ,18Nf1 and
19a3}) (16... Qc7 $2 17. Nf1 $18) (16... Bxd2 {Belov} 17. Qxd2 Qc7 18. Ra3 $16)
17. Nh4 (17. Nf1 a4) 17... Qg4 $2 (17... Bxd2 18. Qxd2 a4 19. Rae1 $16 (19.
Rae1 {Belov} Qd7 (19... Qc7 20. Nf5 Rfe8 21. Nd6 Rxe3 22. Qxe3 $18) 20. Nf3
Rfe8 (20... Ng4 21. Bh3 f5 22. Re7 $16) 21. Ne5 Qc7 22. h3 $16)) (17... Ng4 18.
Re7) (17... g6 $2 18. Nxg6 fxg6 (18... Bxd2 19. Ne7+ $18) 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20.
Qxh6+ Kg8 (20... Nh7 21. Re7 $18) 21. Bh3 $18) 18. Ndf3 $18 {with idea 19a3} a4
$8 19. h3 (19. Nf5 Ne4) 19... Qd7 (19... Qc8 20. Nf5 $18) 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. Nf5
Rad8 (21... Nd7 22. Qd1 $1 $36) 22. Bf1 $1 Rfe8 $2 (22... Bxf1 $2 23. Rxf1 $18)
(22... a6 $8 23. Bxb5 (23. a3 {Belov} Ba5 24. Nd6 $16) 23... cxb5 (23... axb5
24. Nxc6 $1) 24. Qe2 $18) 23. Bxb5 cxb5 24. Qe2 a6 (24... Qb8 25. Nd6 $18 (25.
Nc6 {Belov} Rxe3 26. Nxe3 $18)) (24... Re6 {Belov} 25. Qxb5 Ba5 26. Qxa4 $18) {
[%tqu "En","Find the best move for white","","","e5g4","",10]} 25. Ng4 $1 Nxg4
(25... Rxe3 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Qxe3 (27. fxe3)) (25... Ne4 26. Ngxh6+ (26. f3
$18 Bd2 27. fxe4 Bxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rxe4 29. Nf6+ $1) 26... gxh6 27. Qg4+ $18) 26.
Rxe8+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.29"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 c5 7. Bg2
Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 (12. e4 d6 13. Bb2
Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Nf1 Qb8 $11 {Miralles,G-Kortschnoj,V/Royan
1988/1/2-1/2(23)}) 12... Rc8 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Rac1 $146 (14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4
Bf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qe3 Rfd8 18. Rac1 {1/2-1/2 Petursson,M-Adorjan,A/
Reykjavik op 1982}) 14... Qc7 15. Qb1 Rfd8 16. Qa1 a5 17. b5 Nb8 18. Nf1 Ne8
19. Ne3 Bxf3 $6 (19... d6 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Bf6 $11) 20. exf3 $1 {[%cal
Gf3f4]} Bf6 21. f4 Qc5 (21... d6 22. f5) 22. f5 $1 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Qe7 $2 (23...
Nf6 $142 24. Rc2 $142 $14 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gc2d2] /+-} (24. fxe6 dxe6 (24...
fxe6 $6 25. Rc2 {[%cal Gc2d2]}) 25. Bb7 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rf8 {[%cal Gb8d7]})) 24.
Qd4 $1 Rc5 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Rc2 d6 27. Re2 Nd7 28. f4 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Re6] /+-
() <->d,e} Qf7 (28... Qf6 29. Qe4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3g4]}) 29. f5 Ndf6 30. fxe6
Qxe6 31. Rde1 Qe5 32. Qd3 Qh5 33. Nd5 Nxd5 34. Bxd5+ Kh8 35. Bf3 Qf7 36. Re7
Qf8 37. Bd5 $2 (37. Qg6 $1 $18 Nf6 $8 (37... Rg5 $2 38. Qxe8 $1) (37... Re5 38.
Be4 Nf6 39. Rf7 Qxf7 (39... Qg8 40. Rxf6 $1 Rg5 41. Qf7) 40. Qxf7 Nxe4 41. Qc7
$18) 38. Rf7 Qg8 39. Rxf6 $1 Rg5 40. Qf7 gxf6 41. Qxf6+ Rg7 42. Qxh6+ Qh7 43.
Qf6 $18 {[%cal Ge1e4,Ge4h4]}) 37... Rc7 38. R7e6 Nf6 39. Qg6 Rf7 {[%cal Yf6d5]}
(39... Nxd5 40. Re8 $18) 40. Bc6 Rc7 41. Qd3 Rf7 42. Qd4 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6]} d5 $8
43. cxd5 Qxa3 44. d6 Kh7 45. d7 Rdxd7 (45... Nxd7 46. Rd6 $18) 46. Bxd7 Rxd7
47. Qxb6 Rd2 48. Qe3 Qa2 $4 (48... Qxe3+ $8 49. R6xe3 Rb2 $1 {This ending
should be winning for white even without queenside pawns,but first white
should try to change rooks.} 50. Re5 Nd7 (50... Ng4 51. Rf5 $1 Kg6 (51... Nxh2
$4 52. Rf2 $18) 52. Rf4 Nf6 53. Re5) (50... a4 51. R1e2 Rb1+ 52. Kg2) 51. Rd5
Nb6 52. Rc5) {[%tqu "En","","","","e6f6","",10]} 49. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 {[%tqu "En",
"","","","e3e4","",5,"e3e4","",0]} 50. Qe4+ (50. Qe4+ Kh8 (50... Kg7 51. Qg4+
Kf8 52. Qc8+ Kg7 53. Re7+) 51. Qa8+ $1 Kg7 (51... Qg8 52. Re8) 52. Re7+ Kg6 53.
Qe8+ Kg5 (53... Kf5 54. Qh5#) {[%tqu "En","Find mate in 5moves","","","h2h4",
"",5]} 54. h4+ Kg4 55. Qg6+ Kh3 56. Qf5+ Kxg3 57. Rg7+ Kxh4 58. Qg4#) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 Rb8 $1
$146 (6... Qc8 {Fominyh,A-Sokolov,An Rus-ch Elista,1996(09)}) 7. Bg2 b5 8. cxb5
Bxb5 (8... Rxb5 $5 9. Qc2 (9. Qa4 Qc8) 9... Qb8 10. b3 $13 (10. Bc3 Nd5)) 9.
Qc2 Nb4 (9... Bb4 10. Nc3 $14) 10. Qc1 Qc8 (10... Bd3 11. Na3 Be7 $5) (10...
Be7 11. a3 (11. Nc3 Bc6 12. a3 (12. O-O $14) 12... Nbd5 13. Ne5 Ba8 $13) 11...
Nbd5 12. Ne5 O-O 13. b4 $14) 11. a3 (11. Nc3 Bc6 12. O-O Qb7 $10) 11... Qa6 $2
(11... Nbd5 12. Nc3 (12. b4 $2 Qa6 {/\ 13..Bb4}) (12. Ne5 c5 $132 13. e4 Nb6
14. Nc3 Ba6 $15) 12... Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Nd5 $10) 12. Nc3 Nbd5 13. Nxb5 Qxb5 14. b4
Ne4 (14... Be7 15. Ne5 O-O 16. e4 Nb6 17. Bf1 (17. Qxc7 Rfc8 18. Qxa7 Ra8 19.
Qb7 Rcb8 $10) 17... Qa4 18. Bd3 $16) (14... d6 $142) 15. Ne5 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 a5 (
16... Nxb4 17. O-O Nd5 18. e4 $1 (18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Rfb1 Qa5 $13) 18... Nf6 (
18... Nb6 19. Rfb1 (19. a4 Qb4 20. Qxb4 (20. Qf4 f6 21. Nf3 Bd6) 20... Bxb4 21.
a5 Nc8 22. Rfb1 c6) 19... Qa4 20. Bf1 c6 21. Nxf7 $1 $18) 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Rfb1
Qa5 21. Nc4 $16) (16... Be7 $142 17. O-O f6 18. Nd3 $16) 17. bxa5 Bxa3 (17...
Qb1+ 18. Qd1 (18. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 19. Qd1 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Bxa3 $10) 18... Qxd1+ (
18... Nc3 19. Rxb1 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 Nxb1 21. a6 $18) 19. Kxd1 (19. Rxd1 Bxa3 $14)
19... Ra8 20. Nc4 $16) 18. O-O Bb4 19. Qc2 (19. Qa2 $2 Nc3) 19... Ke7 (19...
O-O $2 20. Bxd5 (20. e4 Nc3) 20... Qxd5 21. Qxc7 $18) (19... Bxa5 20. Rfb1 Nb4
(20... Bb4 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nd3 $18) 21. Qa4 $18) 20. Rfb1 $18 (20. Bxd5 Qxd5
(20... exd5 $2 21. Rfb1 $18) 21. a6 (21. Qxc7 Rhc8 22. Qa7 Ra8 23. Qb6 Bxa5)
21... Qxd4 22. a7 (22. Qxc7 Qd6 23. Rfc1 Qxc7 24. Rxc7 Kd6 (24... Rhd8 $2 25.
Rxd7+ $1 Rxd7 26. Nc6+ $18) 25. Rxd7+ Kxe5 26. Rxf7 $14) 22... Qxe5 (22... Ra8
23. Qxc7 Qd6 24. Rfc1 (24. Qb7 Qxe5 25. Qxb4+ Qd6 $14) 24... Qxc7 25. Rxc7 Kd6
(25... Rhd8 26. Nc6+ (26. Rb7 Bc3) 26... Kd6 27. Nxd8 Kxc7 28. Nxf7 Bc5 29. Rc1
Kb6 (29... d6 30. Ng5 $16) 30. Ng5 (30. Ne5 Rxa7 $10) 30... h6 31. Ne4 Be7 $10)
) 23. axb8=Q Rxb8 24. Qxh7 $16) 20... Nc3 $8 21. Rb2 {[%cal Ge5d3] /\ Nd3} Qa6
$8 22. e3 $1 (22. Rxb4 $5 Nxe2+ 23. Kf1 Nxg3+ (23... Nxd4+ 24. Qc4 $18) 24. Ke1
(24. Kg1 Ne2+) 24... Rxb4 25. hxg3 Rhb8 26. Bf1 $16) 22... Bxa5 23. Rxb8 Ne2+ (
23... Rxb8 24. Qxc3 Bxc3 25. Rxa6 Rb1+ 26. Bf1 $18) 24. Kh1 Rxb8 25. Nc4 Rb5
26. Qxe2 d5 {[%tqu "En","Make last move in following game","","","c4b2","",10,
"c4e5","It's pity that you can't see what is waiting for you after this move!",
0]} 27. Nb2 $1 {Second win after 9.Bd2 by Fominyh,A in this
"superopen"!Fominih,A has prepared somthing for this tournament.After this win
he made two draws in two last rounds and devides 3-8 places in this
superstrong competition} (27. Ne5 $4 Rb1+ 28. Rxb1 Qxe2 29. Nc6+ Kd6 30. Nxa5
Qxf2 $17) 1-0

[Event "Terres Catalanes 15th"]
[Site "Ampuriabrava"]
[Date "1997.09.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Black "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. d4 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2
O-O 8. O-O d5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 c6 13. Rc1 Re8 14.
e4 Nf8 15. Be3 $146 (15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bh3 (16. Ng4 Ne6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Be3
Qd7 19. Qd3 Rad8 20. Rfd1 g6 21. Rc2 Be7 22. Ne2 Bd6 23. Qd2 Rc8 {1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu,F-Lutz,C/Bern op 1994}) 16... Ba3 (16... a6 {N} 17. Na4 Bd6 18. Be3
$1 $14 {Epishin,V-Yudasin,L/Biel izt 1993/1/2-1/2(65)}) 17. Rc2 a6 18. Na4 Ne6
19. Bc1 Bd6 {Epishin-Aseev/URS-ch/1991/1/2-1/2}) 15... Ne6 16. f4 $2 {[%csl
Re4] After this move e4-point becomes vulnerable.} (16. exd5 $142) 16... Rc8 {
preparing c6-c5} 17. exd5 cxd5 $15 18. Qd3 (18. Rc2 Bb4 19. Nb5 a6 20. a3 $2
Be7) 18... Nc7 {[%csl Ra3,Rb4,Re3][%cal Rb7a6] |^<<} 19. Rfd1 Bb4 20. Bd2 Ba6
21. Qf3 Qd6 22. Be1 Bb7 23. Qd3 a5 24. Kh1 g6 25. h3 Kg7 26. Kh2 Bxc3 27. Bxc3
Ne4 $17 {The consiquance of f4-move} 28. Be1 f6 29. Nf3 Na6 30. Qb1 Nb4 31. a3
(31. Bxb4 axb4 {[%csl Rc3]}) 31... Nc6 32. b4 axb4 33. axb4 Ne7 34. Rxc8 Bxc8
35. Rc1 Nf5 {Suddenly the knight was transfering in few moves from a6 to f5
and now looking to other stop on-e3} 36. Qb3 h5 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Rh5h4]} 37. h4
Bd7 {[%cal Rd7b5]} 38. Qc2 Ne3 {It was the tenth move of this knight in this
game!} 39. Qc7 $4 (39. Qd3 Nxg2 40. Kxg2 Qe6 $17) 39... Qe6 40. Ng1 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lev, Ronen"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc1 {[%mdl 8] New move in this popular position.The only advantage of
this move ,if to compare it with 9Qc2(i think the main line in this position),
that black has no Be4 with tempo,but it's not clear where black's bishop is
better.And on the other hand white need to make one move more in order to
develop rook a1.} (9. Qc2 h6 (9... Bxd2 $6 10. Nbxd2 d5 11. Rfd1 Na6 12. cxd5
exd5 13. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3]} (13. Rac1 Re8 14. Ne5 c5 15. Ndf3 Ne4 $11) (13. Ne5
Re8 {with next c5}) 13... Ne4 14. Ne5 Qe7 $6 (14... Nb4 $142 15. Qb2 f6 16. Nf3
$14) 15. Bxe4 $1 {Unusual, positional decision, but very strong.} dxe4 16. a3
$1 $16 {[%csl Ga6] . 1-0 Topalov,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Dos Hermanas 1997/CBM 59/
[Avrukh,B] (40)}) (9... Re8 10. Nc3 d6 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 Nbd7
14. Bf1 d5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. f3 Bg6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rad1 c6 20.
e4 dxe4 21. Bh3 Ra7 22. f4 f5 23. exf6 $16 {1-0 Oll-Nikolic/32nd Chess
Olympiad, Yerevan 1996 (25)}) (9... Be4 10. Qb2 d5 (10... Nc6 11. a3 (11. Rd1
$5) 11... Be7 12. Bc3 {[%cal Gb1d2]} (12. Nc3 $6 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxd4 14. Bxa8
Qxa8 $44) 12... a4 13. b4 b5 14. Nbd2 bxc4 15. Nxc4 Na7 {[%cal Ga7b5]} 16. Rac1
Nb5 17. Rfd1 Ra6 18. Be1 Qa8 $1 {and black reached comfortable play. 1/2-1/2
Damljanovic,B-Damaso,R/Magistral Algarve, Vila Real de Santo A 1998 (118)}) 11.
a3 Bxd2 12. Nbxd2 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Rac1 c6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. cxd5 cxd5 17.
Rc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Ilundain,D-Gomez Esteban,J/Linares zt 1995}) 10. Nc3 (
10. Bf4 a4 11. Nc3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 d6 13. b4 b5 $6 (13... Nbd7 $142 14. b5 Qe7
15. Qb4 Rfe8 {[%cal Ge6e5] with nice position for black.}) 14. cxb5 Nbd7 15.
Rfc1 Rc8 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Nb6 18. Qd3 Qd7 19. Bd2 Rb8 20. Ne3 Rb7 21. Rc6
{and white is slightly better.  1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Yudasin,L/Lvov 1987/TD
87\01 (47)}) 10... d6 (10... Re8 11. a3 (11. Rfe1 d5 $10) 11... Bxc3 (11... Bf8
12. e4 $16) 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd1 (13. Qb2 a4 14. b4 d5 $15) 13... d5 (13... a4
14. bxa4 d5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. a5 $1 $14) 14. Rc1 Nbd7 15. Re1 (15. Bh3 $6 dxc4
16. bxc4 Bxf3 17. exf3 e5 $1) 15... Qc8 16. Bf1 {[%cal Gf3d2]} Qb7 (16... Bxf3
17. exf3 $14 {/\ f4, Bg2}) 17. Nd2 Bh7 18. Bb2 c6 19. e3 b5 $5 20. cxb5 (20. c5
a4 $15) 20... cxb5 21. Qe2 $1 Reb8 (21... Rab8 22. Bc3 $5) 22. f3 $14 {Karpov,
A-Anand,V/Tilburg 1991/1-0 (53)}) 11. Rad1 Nbd7 12. Rfe1 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Be4 14.
Qb2 c6 15. Bh3 b5 16. Qc1 bxc4 17. bxc4 d5 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Bg2 Nb6 20. c5 Nbd7
21. Nf3 Qc7 $2 (21... Ne4 $142 $11) 22. Bd2 $1 a4 23. Bf4 {and white is better.
0-1 Shneider,A-Psakhis,L/Tilburg 1994/CBM 44 (54)}) 9... h6 (9... c5 {in my
opinion must be very strong after 9Qc1}) 10. Bf4 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gc4c5,Ga2a3]}
a4 {[%mdl 4]} (10... d5 $5 11. Nc3 (11. Ne5 Nbd7) (11. c5 $140 a4) 11... Ne4 $1
12. Nb5 $2 c6 13. Nc7 Ra7 $17 {[%csl Rc7]}) 11. Nc3 axb3 12. axb3 Rxa1 13. Qxa1
Be7 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (13... Bxc3 14. Qxc3 d6 15. Ra1 Nbd7 16. Ra7 Be4 $11 (
16... Qb8 $6 17. Qa1)) 14. d5 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rb8]} exd5 $2 (14... Na6 $142 15.
Nd4 {[%cal Ge2e4]} (15. e4 Nc5 16. e5 Nh5 17. Qb1 Nxf4 18. gxf4 $36) 15... Bc5
16. Ndb5 (16. Rd1 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Nc5 18. Qb2 Re8 {[%cal Ge6e5] and black is O.K.
}) 16... exd5 17. Nxd5 (17. cxd5 Re8 18. e4 Nh5 {[%cal Gc7c6]}) 17... Nxd5 18.
cxd5 Re8 19. e4 $14) 15. Nd4 $16 {[%cal Gd4f5]} Nc6 (15... c5 $2 16. Nf5 $18 {
[%cal Gf4b8]}) (15... c6 16. Qa7 $1 Bc5 (16... Qc8 17. Na4 Bc5 18. Nf5 $18 {
[%csl Rd6]}) 17. Nf5 Qc8 18. Bd6 $18 (18. Na4 $18)) 16. Nf5 Nb4 (16... dxc4 17.
Nd5 Re8 18. Bxc7 Qc8 19. bxc4 {with hopeless position for black.}) (16... d4
17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Na5 19. b4 {[%cal Gd5d6] and white winning.}) 17. Qa7 (
17. Bxc7 $143 Qxc7 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Nexd5 $16 {but, now this position with
pawn up is not enough for white.}) 17... Bc6 18. Bxc7 Qe8 19. Qxb6 $18 (19.
Bxb6 {[%cal Gf5e7,Gb6c5] was winning immediatly.}) 19... dxc4 20. bxc4 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 Nc6 22. Nd5 Ne4 23. f3 Ng5 24. Qb2 f6 25. Nfxe7+ $1 Nxe7 26. Bd6 Nxd5 27.
cxd5 Rf7 28. Qc2 {[%cal Gf1b1,Gb1b8]} Nh7 29. Rb1 Nf8 30. Rb8 Qe3 31. Kf1 {
Black has no defence against simple 32Qc8.} 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 ({More
popular is} 7. Bc3) 7... O-O 8. Rc1 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Na6 12.
Bf4 Re8 13. Ne5 h6 (13... c6 14. e4 Nc7 15. exd5 cxd5 16. a4 Ne6 17. Be3 Bb4
18. Qd3 a6 19. Bh3 h6 20. f4 $14 {0-1 Schandorff,L-Hansen,S/Koege 2005 (59)})
14. Nb5 $5 {An interesting try to fight for an opening advantage, but it seems
that Black has an excellent counterplay in all of the lines.} (14. Nd3 Bf8 15.
Rc2 c6 16. Qa1 Nb4 17. Nxb4 Bxb4 18. a3 Bf8 19. Rd1 Qd7 20. Qb2 Qf5 {1/2-1/2
Vescovi,G-Spraggett,K/Buenos Aires 2005}) 14... c5 ({Black couldn't play} 14...
c6 $2 {because White gets a huge adavantage after an exchange sacrifice on f6.}
15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Rxc6 Qd7 17. Rxf6 (17. Qc1 Nb4 18. Rxf6 Rec8) 17... Bxf6 18.
Nc3 (18. Nd6 Rf8 19. Bxd5 Rad8 20. Bc4 Nc7 21. Qd3 $14) 18... Nb4 19. a3 Rac8
20. Qd2 Nc6 (20... Nc2 21. Nxd5 Qe6 22. e3 $16) 21. Nxd5 Bd8 22. Rc1 $16) 15.
Nc4 Bc6 $1 {A well calculated move. Another reasonable try was} (15... Ne4 16.
Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nbd6 Bxd6 18. Nxd6 Re7 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Qd2 Rd7 21. Rfd1 Ne6 $11
{with a balanced position.}) 16. Ncd6 Rf8 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nd4 {[%csl Rc6]}
cxd4 $1 {Starting a forced play which eventually leads to equality.} (18...
Bxd6 $2 19. Nxc6 Qd7 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 $18) 19. Rxc6 Nb4 20.
Nb7 Qe8 {[%cal Ge8b5]} 21. Rc7 (21. Rc1 Nxa2) 21... Na6 22. Rc1 {There is no
other square for the rook.} (22. Rc2 $2 Qb5 23. Nd6 Qd7 24. Qd3 Nb4 $19) 22...
Qb5 23. Nd6 Qd7 24. Qd3 $1 {White's knight is trapped on d6, but fortunately
White has this move which keeps material balance.} Bxd6 25. Qxa6 Bxf4 26. gxf4
Qg4 27. Qd3 $1 {White wins back a pawn on d4.} (27. e3 $6 Rae8 28. Qd3 dxe3 29.
fxe3 Re6 $15 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gf8e8,Gg4h4,Gf6g4]}) 27... Qxf4 28. Rcd1 Rfe8 29.
Rfe1 Rac8 (29... Ng4 $6 30. Qg3 Qxg3 31. hxg3 $14) 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc2
32. a4 Rexe2 33. Rxe2 Rxe2 34. Bxd5 Nxd5 35. Rxd5 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Rad1 (11. Rfd1 Nc6 12. Qb5 Na5 13. b3 d5 14.
cxd5 {1/2-1/2 Dlugy,M-Psakhis,L/New York op 1997}) 11... d6 (11... Rd8 12. Rd2
d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e3 (14. Ne5 $142 {[%cal Gf1d1]} d4 $140 $2 15. Nc4) 14...
Na6 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Be5 Nb4 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Ne1 Bc6 19. Qa5 d4 20. Ne4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Ikonnikov Vyacheslav-Palac Mladen/Ch Paris (open), Paris (France) 1996
(25)}) 12. Rd2 (12. h3 Rd8 13. Rd2 h6 14. g4 $6 Nc6 15. Qd1 d5 16. cxd5 exd5
17. b3 $4 Qb4 {[%csl Gc3,Gf4] 0-1 Khomyakov,V-Kiselev,S/Katowice op 1992})
12... h6 (12... Rd8 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Qb3 {1/2 Zaltsman,V-Psakhis,L/Philadelphia
World op 1989}) 13. Rb1 $146 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Gb2b4]} (13. Rfd1 e5 14. Be3 {
><d5} Nc6 15. Rb1 (15. Ne1 $5 {/\} Nd4 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. f3 $14) 15... a5 (
15... Rfd8 $2 16. b4 $1 Nxb4 17. a3 Ne4 18. Rxb4 $18) 16. Qb5 Qc7 17. Qb3 Rfd8
18. Nh4 Rab8 19. Nf5 Nd4 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Bareev,E/Bled/
Rogaska Slatina 1991 (30)}) 13... Na6 (13... e5 {[%csl Gd5]} 14. Be3 Nc6 $2 15.
b4 $16) (13... a5 $5) 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Rfd8 16. Rbd1 Nc7 17. Rd3 {[%cal
Gf4c1]} (17. e4) 17... Rac8 (17... Qxb2 $4 18. Rb1 $18) 18. h3 $2 (18. e4 {
was necessary.} Na6 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Ga6b4,Gb4c6,Ga6b8,Gb8c6]} (18... e5 $6 {
[%csl Gd5]} 19. Bc1 (19. Be3 $143) 19... Ne6 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. Ned5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5
Qb7 23. Be3 $16) (18... Ng4 $140 19. h3 Ne5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Qd7 Bg5 24. Na4 $16) 19. Ne1 (19. Qb5 {[%csl Gd6]} Nb4 20. R3d2
Ne8 $11) 19... Nb4 20. R3d2 Nc6 (20... Ne8 21. e5 $1 $14) 21. Bxd6 (21. Nf3 $2
Nd4 $1 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Rxd4 e5 $19) 21... Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Qxb2 23. Qb3 $11)
18... g5 $1 19. Bc1 d5 $17 20. cxd5 (20. h4 d4 21. Nb1 Ne4 $17 {[%csl Gb1,Gc1,
Gg2]}) 20... exd5 21. Ne3 d4 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Qc2 (23. e3 $142 Ne6 (23... dxc3
24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8 cxb2 26. Bxb2 Qxb2 27. Nxh6+ Kg7 28. Nf5+ $11) (23...
Qe6 24. g4 h5 25. f3) 24. Ne2 c4 (24... Rd5 $5) 25. Rxd4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27.
Nfxd4 $15) 23... Na6 (23... Qe6 {also good.} 24. g4 Re8 {[%csl Ge2]} 25. Na4
Ncd5 $17) 24. Na4 Qe6 25. Rf3 Nb4 26. Qd2 Ne4 27. Qe1 Nxa2 28. Bd2 Nd6 $1 $19 {
Black changes the only active white's piece , and now it becomes clear that
game is over.} 29. Nxd6 Bxd6 30. Ra3 Rb8 31. e3 Nb4 32. exd4 Qxe1+ (32... Qxh3
33. Bxb4 (33. dxc5 Nc2 $19) 33... cxb4 34. Re3 Qf5 $17) 33. Bxe1 cxd4 (33...
Nc2 34. Ba5) 34. Bxb4 Rxb4 35. Rdd3 Rc8 36. Ra1 Bf8 37. Kg2 Rcb8 $138 38. Kf3
Kh7 39. g4 $2 {[%csl Gf4]} (39. Ke2 $142) 39... Kg6 40. Ke2 Re8+ 41. Kd2 Bd6 $1
{[%cal Gd6f4]} 42. b3 Bf4+ 43. Kd1 Rb5 $1 {[%cal Gb5e5,Ge5e1]} 44. Nb2 Rbe5 45.
Ra6+ (45. Kc2 Re2+ 46. Kb1 Rxf2 $19) 45... Kg7 46. b4 Re1+ 47. Kc2 R8e2+ 48.
Kb3 Rb1 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Gf4c1]} 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karasev, Vladimir I"]
[Black "Cherepkov, Alexander V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. Nc3 {
A rare continuatinon, the main line here 8cd [Avrukh,B]} c6 {I think the best
reaction , the black's idea is to take on d5 with c pawn, that promise to
black good chances in such kind of position.[Avrukh,B]} 9. O-O O-O 10. cxd5 (
10. Bf4 {Avrukh,B} Nbd7 (10... dxc4 11. bxc4 Bxc4 12. Bxb8 $1 Rxb8 13. Ne5 $16
{[Avrukh,B]}) 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Qd3 Nh5 $6 (12... c5 $1 {[Avrukh,B]}) 13. Bd2
Nhf6 14. e4 b5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Nb6 19. Qg4 $16
{1-0 Staniszewski,P-Stempin,P/POL-ch Bytom 1986 (62)}) 10... cxd5 11. Ne5 (11.
a3 {Avrukh,B} Nc6 12. b4 Bc4 13. b5 Na5 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Nb1 Qd7
17. a4 Rc7 18. Bc3 Rfc8 $17 {0-1 Kraeussling Andreas-Farago Ivan/Bayern
Oberliga 1995 (32)}) 11... Bb7 (11... Nfd7 $1 {Avrukh,B More logical. [Avrukh,
B]} 12. Nxd7 (12. f4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 (13. fxe5 Nc6 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Qd2 Qc7 $17 {
[%cal Gc7c3,Ge7a3]}) 13... Nc6 14. Kh1 Rc8 $15) 12... Qxd7 (12... Nxd7 13. Re1
Rc8 14. Rc1 $11) 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Bc1 $1 (14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Rad8 $17) 14...
Rac8 15. Bb2 Rc7 16. Rc1 $11 {[Avrukh,B]}) 12. Qc2 {[%csl Ge4]} (12. Rc1 {
Avrukh,B} Nbd7 13. Bf4 $11 (13. f4 Rc8)) 12... Nbd7 (12... Nc6 {Avrukh,B} 13.
Nxc6 (13. Nxd5 Nxd4 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Qd3 Rad8 $17) 13... Bxc6 $11 {[Avrukh,B]
}) (12... Nfd7 $5 {Avrukh,B}) 13. f4 (13. Nxd7 {Avrukh,B} Qxd7 14. Qb2 $11)
13... Rc8 14. Qd3 Nxe5 (14... a6 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gb6b4] Avrukh,B} 15. a4 (15.
Rac1 b5 $15)) 15. fxe5 (15. dxe5 $2 {Avrukh,B} Bc5+ 16. e3 Ne4 $17) 15... Nd7
16. Bh3 (16. e4 $2 {Avrukh,B} dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe5 $1 (17... Bxe4 18. Qxe4 (18.
Nxe4 $2 Nxe5 $19) 18... Bb4 19. Rf3 $13) 18. Bxh7+ (18. dxe5 Bc5+ 19. Rf2 Qxd3
20. Bxd3 Rcd8 $19) 18... Kh8 19. Qe3 Ng4 20. Qf4 f5 $19 {[Avrukh,B]}) 16... Nb8
$1 17. Rf2 Ba6 18. Qf3 {[%cal Gf3g4]} Nc6 19. Qg4 {[%cal Gd2h6]} Kh8 (19... h5
$6 {Avrukh,B} 20. Qxh5 $1 (20. Qf4 b5 21. Raf1 b4 $15) 20... Nxd4 21. Raf1 $40
{[Avrukh,B]}) 20. Raf1 Qe8 (20... f5 {Avrukh,B} 21. exf6 Rxf6 $5 {[Avrukh,B]})
21. Rf4 b5 (21... h6 $2 {[%csl Gh6] Avrukh,B} 22. R4f2 $40) 22. R1f2 {[%csl
Ge2]} (22. Qh5 $2 {Avrukh,B} f5 $1 $17) 22... b4 23. Nd1 Bb7 {[%cal Ga7a4]} 24.
Ne3 a5 25. Qf3 f5 (25... Nd8 {Avrukh,B It looks passive, although,white has no
chances on kingside.[Avrukh,B]}) 26. exf6 Bxf6 (26... Rxf6 $5 {Avrukh,B with
idea} 27. Qg4 h5 $1 28. Qf3 Nxd4 $17 {[Avrukh,B]}) 27. Qg4 Nd8 (27... e5 {
Avrukh,B} 28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Qe6 Qxe6 30. Bxe6 Rc5 $15 {[Avrukh,B]}) 28. Qf3 (
28. Qh4 $5 {Avrukh,B} Qf7 (28... Nc6 29. Rxf6 $5 gxf6 30. Rxf6 Qe7 31. Ng4 Nxd4
32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Nf6 Nxe2+ 34. Kf2 Qg7 35. Kxe2 Rf8 36. Bg5 $13) 29. Qg4 Qe8
$11 {[Avrukh,B]}) 28... e5 (28... Nc6 {Avrukh,B} 29. Qg4 e5 {lead to27...e5.} (
29... Nd8 $11)) (28... e5 $4 {1/2-1/2} {Strange desicion for white,to agree on
draw, after terrible mistake of black.} 29. dxe5 d4 30. Nd5 Qxe5 31. Bxc8 Bxd5
32. e4 $18 (32. Qd3 {Avrukh,B} Nf7 33. Bh3 Ng5 34. Bg2 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Re8 $132 {
[Avrukh,B]} (35... Qd5+ 36. e4 $18))) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.03.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 {A big surprise for me, because Victor always plays
Grynfeld defence.} 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8. O-O
Ra7 $146 (8... d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... exd5) 10. Re1 $5 $14 (10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3
Nd7 12. Re1 c5 13. e4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bb7 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Qb2 Bf6 17. Rad1 cxd4
18. Bxd4 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Nd4 Qc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ree,H-Kuligowski,A/Wijk
aan Zee 1983 (40)})) (8... c6 9. Ne5 (9. Qc2 d5 10. Bxb4 axb4 11. a3 Bb7 12.
Nbd2 bxa3 13. b4 Na6 14. Qb3 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Nd5 16. Rxa3 Ndxb4 17. Nfe5 Qc7 18.
Rb1 $44 {Zimmerman,Y-Letreguilly,O/Budapest FS12 IM 1994/0-1 (77)}) 9... d5 10.
Bg5 Be7 11. Nd2 Nfd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxd7 {1/2-1/2 Peter Ambrocz-Eperjesi
Laszlo/It (cat.2), Budapest (Hungary) 1995}) (8... Bb7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4
11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 13. Nf3 d5 14. Rc1 Ba3 15. Rc2 Qd7 16. Bc3 a4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Vyzmanavin,A-Christiansen,L/Manila olm 1992 (60)}) 9. Bf4 a4 (9... d5
$5 10. c5 Ne4 11. Qc2 (11. a3 Bc3 12. cxb6 cxb6 13. Ra2 b5 (13... a4 $5 {
also interesting.}) 14. Ng5 $1 Nxg5 15. Nxc3 b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Nb5 Rd7 $14)
11... a4 12. cxb6 cxb6 13. bxa4 Nd7 $13) 10. Qc2 d5 11. Rd1 Qc8 (11... Nbd7 12.
Ne5 Bb7 13. Nc3 $14) 12. Ne5 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 (13... bxc5 14. Nc3 (14. bxa4 Rd8
15. a3 Ba5 16. Nc3 $14) 14... axb3 15. axb3 Rd8 16. Bg5 {[%csl Gd5]}) 14. Nc3
b5 $2 (14... axb3 15. axb3 dxc4 16. Nxc4 $14 {[%cal Ga1a7]} (16. bxc4 Nh5 $1
$11)) 15. cxb5 Bxb5 16. Rac1 Rc7 17. Nc4 (17. Ng6 $1 axb3 18. axb3 fxg6 19.
Bxc7 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qxc7 21. Nxb5 Qb6+ 22. Nd4 e5 23. Kg1 exd4 24. Qc5 $18)
17... axb3 18. axb3 Bxc4 19. Bxc7 (19. bxc4 $2 Ng4 $1 20. e3 (20. Bxc7 Nxf2 $5
(20... Bxf2+ 21. Kh1 Be3)) (20. Rf1 e5 21. Bg5 Bxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Rxc4) 20... e5
21. Bg5 f6 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Bh4 g5 $17) 19... Qxc7 20. bxc4 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2
Qc5+ (21... Ng4+ 22. Ke1 Ne3 23. Qd3 Nxg2+ 24. Kf1 $18) 22. Ke1 (22. Kf3 $2 d4
$1 (22... Nc6 23. e3 $16 Ne5+ 24. Ke2 Nfg4 25. Qd2 Qxc4+ 26. Ke1 Nxh2 27. Qe2
$1) 23. Nb5 Qh5+ 24. g4 $8 (24. Kf2 Ng4+ 25. Ke1 Qxh2 $1) 24... Qxg4+ (24...
Nxg4 25. Rxd4 Nc6) 25. Kf2 Qf4+ 26. Bf3 Ng4+ 27. Ke1 Qxh2 28. Bxg4 Qg1+ 29. Kd2
Qe3+ $11) 22... Ng4 (22... Qg1+ 23. Bf1 Qxh2 (23... Ng4 24. e4 $2) 24. Qd3 $1)
23. e3 $2 (23. e4 $1 Ne3 (23... Qg1+ 24. Bf1 d4 (24... Ne3 25. Qf2 $18) 25. Nb5
$18) 24. Qe2 d4 (24... Nxd1 25. Rxd1 Qg1+ 26. Bf1 dxc4 27. Qf2 $18) 25. Nb5 Nc6
26. Rd2 $18 (26. Kf2)) 23... Nxe3 24. Qf2 d4 25. Ne4 (25. Ne2 e5 (25... Nxd1
26. Rxd1 Qb4+ (26... Qxc4 27. Qxd4 $1 $16) (26... e5 27. Bd5 $44) 27. Kf1 d3
28. Nf4 Qxc4 29. Qe3 $18) 26. Rd2 f5 $44) 25... Qe5 26. Rd2 f5 27. Qf4 Qxf4 28.
Nf6+ gxf6 $138 (28... Rxf6 $1 29. gxf4 Rg6 30. Bf1 Nc6 $1 {with idea 31...
Rg1-h1} 31. Kf2 Rg4 32. Rxd4 Nxf1 33. Rd6 Rxf4+ 34. Kg1 Nd4 35. Rxf1 Ne2+ 36.
Kg2 Rxc4 $17) 29. gxf4 Kf7 30. Rb1 e5 31. Rb7+ Kg6 32. Rdb2 Na6 33. fxe5 Nc5
34. e6 Re8 (34... Nd3+ $1 35. Ke2 Nxb2 36. e7 Rc8 (36... Re8 37. Bc6 Rxe7 38.
Rxe7 Nexc4 $1) 37. Bc6 Nexc4 38. e8=Q+ Rxe8+ 39. Bxe8+ Kh6 $17) 35. Bd5 f4 36.
Ke2 (36. Rb8) 36... Nxb7 37. Rxb7 Kf5 38. Rxh7 Ke5 (38... Nxd5 39. cxd5 Ke4 40.
d6 Rxe6 41. Re7 Kd5+ 42. Kd3 Kxd6 43. Rxe6+ Kxe6 44. Kxd4 Kf5 45. h3 $1 $11)
39. Rd7 Rh8 40. e7 Nf5 41. Kf3 $1 $18 Ng7 (41... Re8 42. Bf7 $1 Rxe7 43. Rd5#)
42. Rd8 Rxh2 43. Rg8 Rh3+ 44. Kf2 Rh2+ 45. Kf1 Ne8 46. Rxe8 Kd6 47. Be4 Rh5 48.
Rd8+ Kxe7 49. Rxd4 Ke6 50. Bf3 Ra5 51. Rxf4 f5 52. Rd4 Ra3 53. Ke2 Ke5 54. Rd3
Ra2+ 55. Rd2 Ra3 56. Bd5 Rc3 57. Rd3 Rc2+ 58. Kd1 Ra2 59. c5 Ra5 60. c6 Rc5 61.
Bh1 Rc4 62. Kd2 Rh4 63. Bf3 Rh8 64. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 13th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Bagaturov, Giorgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 {A rare and dudious move.The main line
here, is 17...Bb5.Here some last games in this line;} (17... Bb5 18. Nxb3 (18.
axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 21. Nc4 Nc5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxf6 gxf6
24. Ne3 Nxb3 25. Nf5 Rc1 26. Rxc1 Nxc1 27. Rb7 b5 28. Kg2 h5 29. Rxb5 Nd3 30.
Rb6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Karpov,A/FRA Cap d'Agde (F2) 1996 (45)}) 18... Bxc6
19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Nf5+ Kh8 22. Rxe7 Bh3 23. Qd4+ Ne5 24. Qxe5+ f6
25. Qe2 Bxf5 26. Rd1 Bg4 27. Rxd8 Bxe2 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 {1/2-1/2 Barus-Zarnicki/
32nd Chess Olympiad, Yerevan 1996}) 18. Bxb2 Nc5 (18... Nf6 19. Nb3 (19. Qb3 $5
Qxd2 20. Rxe7 Ng4 21. Qc3 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 f6 $13 (22... Nf6 23. Qd4 $1 Qxd4 24.
Bxd4 $16 {[%csl Ga7]})) 19... Bb4 20. Re3 Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rfd8 22. Rd4 $1 {
[%csl Gc6] with advantage for white.}) 19. Nc4 $2 $146 (19. Ba3 $1 $16 Bd6 ({
Avrukh,B} 19... Bb5 20. Nb3 Bxc6 21. Qxd8 Bxd8 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. Bxc5 Ba5 (
23... Bf6 24. Rab1 Rfd8 25. Bxa7 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 $16) 24. Rec1 Rfd8 25. Bxa7 $16
{Avrukh,B}) 20. Nb3 Nd3 (20... Nxb3 21. Bxd6 Nxa1 22. Bxf8 $16) 21. Bxd6 Qxd6
22. Nc1 $1 Rfd8 23. Nxd3 Bxd3 24. Qa4 $1 (24. Bf1 Kf8 $13) 24... a5 25. Rad1
Qc7 26. Bh3 $1 $18 {1-0 Gheorghiu,F-Cserna,L/West Berlin 1986}) (19. Qg4 Bf6)
19... Bf6 $2 (19... Bxc4 $1 20. Qg4 $8 Bg5 $1 (20... Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxc4
$14) 21. Qxc4 (21. h4 Nd3 $19) 21... Nd3 22. Bc3 $1 (22. Re2 Nxb2 23. Rxb2 Bf6
$19) 22... Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 (23... Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 $11) 24. Rxe8+
Qxe8 25. Qg4 Bh6 $15 {with idea 26...Rc6}) 20. Bxf6 (20. Qxd8 $5 Rfxd8 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. Ne3 Nd3 23. Red1 $14) 20... Qxf6 21. Ne5 Rfd8 (21... Rfe8 $143 22. Nd7
) 22. Nd7 (22. Qg4 Rd2 23. Nf3 {[%cal Ga8f8]} Rdd8 (23... Rc2 $4 24. Qxc8+ Bxc8
25. Re8#) 24. Ne5 $11) (22. Qc2 {was interesting alternative.}) 22... Qf5 (
22... Qb2 $6 23. Re7 Nd3 24. Re2 (24. Qf1 Nf4 25. Qe1 Nd3 $11 (25... Nxg2 26.
Kxg2 {with idea 27 e7})) 24... Qc3 (24... Qd4 25. Rd2 $16) 25. Rc2 Qd4 26. Rd2
$16 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gd2d4]}) 23. Re5 (23. Re7 Bb5 (23... Nd3 24. Qf3) 24. a4
Bc4 $13 {[%csl Re7][%cal Gc4e6]} (24... Qg5 25. Qe1 Nd3 26. Qe3 Qxe3 27. Rxe3
Bc4 28. Rd1 $16)) 23... Qxe5 (23... Qg6 $2 24. Re7 {[%cal Gg2d5,Gd5f7]} Bc4 25.
c7 $1 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Qxd7 $18) 24. Nxe5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Kf8 26. Nd7+ Ke8
27. Nxc5 (27. Re1+ Kd8 28. Ne5 Ke7 $1 (28... Rc7 29. Bd5 Nd3 30. Nxd3 Bxd3 31.
Rd1 $16) 29. Bd5 (29. f4 $5) 29... Kd6 30. Bxf7 Bb5 31. f4 Bxc6 $11) 27... bxc5
28. Bh3 Rc7 29. Re1+ Kf8 (29... Kd8 $2 30. Bd7 $16) 30. Re5 c4 31. Bd7 f6 32.
Ra5 (32. Rd5 Ke7 33. Ra5 c3 34. Rc5 Kd6 35. Rxc3 Bb5 $11) 32... Bc8 $8 33. Bxc8
Rxc8 34. Rc5 Ke7 $11 35. Rxc4 a6 $1 {The last accurate move.} (35... Kd6 $2 36.
Ra4 Rc7 37. Ra6 $16) 36. h4 Kd6 37. h5 Rxc6 38. Rg4 Rc7 39. Kg2 Ke6 40. Ra4 Rc6
41. Re4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group7"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1997.09.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ristic, Nebojsa M"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.09.15"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Smederevska Palanka Gosa"]
[BlackTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. c5 $6 $146 {A new idea in
one of the most popular variation,but not a very good one!} (6. cxb5 {-is the
most popular continuation}) 6... d6 7. cxd6 cxd6 $10 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10.
d5 $6 {Brave,but not fully justified decision.Better was} (10. Qd3 Qb6 11. b4 (
11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Bb2 $6 b4 $1 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Qd2 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Qxc4 16. Rfc1
Qb5 $15) 11... d5 12. a3 O-O 13. Bf4 Rac8 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15. Nb3 Ne4 $10 {
with equal position.}) 10... Nxd5 11. Nd4 N7b6 12. Nc6 (12. e4 Nc7 13. Nc6 Qd7
14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Qg4 f6 $17) 12... Qd7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. e4 Nc7
15. e5 Ncd5 $1 ({Black has to play very carefuly to neutralize white's
pressure.For example:} 15... d5 $6 16. Qg4 $1 f5 17. Qf4 h6 18. Rd1 Rc8 19. h4
$1 $36 {with full compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 16. Re1 dxe5 17. a4
b4 $1 {Restraining white pieces on the queenside.} 18. Rxe5 Rd8 (18... O-O 19.
a5 (19. Bxd5 Rad8 20. Bg5 Qc7 $1 21. Bxd8 Qxe5 22. Bxb6 axb6 $17) 19... Nd7 $1
20. Qxd5 Rad8 $3 21. Bg5 $8 Nxe5 22. Bxe7 exd5 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 $17) 19. Qe1 Rd6
20. Bb2 Nd7 $1 {Bringing the knight to defense.} 21. Rh5 N7f6 22. Rg5 O-O $17
23. Nd2 h6 24. Re5 Rc8 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Rd7 27. Rd1 Rc2 28. Ba1 Nc3 $1 {
Using the fact that the pawn on b4 is "poisoned" black exchanges a couple of
pieces.} 29. Bxc3 (29. Rxd7 $6 Qxd7 30. Rxb4 $2 Ne2+ 31. Kh1 Rc1 $19) 29...
bxc3 30. Red4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Qg5 $1 $19 32. f4 Qc5 33. Qe3 Qb6 34. a5 Qxa5 35.
Ra4 Qb5 36. Rd4 Rxg2+ $1 0-1

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 10948]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. Bc1 $5
$146 {[%cal Gc1b2]} (13. Nh4 {[%cal Gh4f5]} Re8 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. Bh3 Qd8 16. Bf4
Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,M-Psakhis,L/Oostende op 1992 (38)}) (13.
Bf4 Rd8 (13... c5 14. Be5 Rd8 (14... h6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nh4 Nb4 17. Qf5 Ng4
18. Qxc8 Raxc8 $2 (18... Rfxc8 19. Nf5 $140 Bf8 $14) 19. Nf5 Rfe8 20. Bxg7 Ba6
21. h3 $2 {1/2-1/2 Bukic,E-Grosar,A/Ljubljana Iskra 1992 (33)} (21. Bf3 $16))
15. Ng5 Nb4 16. Qb1 h6 17. Bh3 Qc6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Nf3 $14 {
[%csl Rf8] 1/2-1/2 Yuferov,S-Obukhov,A/Krasnodar 1991 (42)}) 14. Ng5 (14. Be5
h6 15. Nh4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxh4 17. Nc3 Be7 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Qb2 Rac8 20. a3 Bf6
$11 {[%csl Rb2,Gf6][%cal Gc7c5,Rf6b2] 0-1 Langeweg,K-Kudrin,S/OHRA-B 1985 (41)}
) 14... Nb4 15. Qb1 h6 16. Bh3 Qb8 17. Nf3 Nh5 18. Bc1 (18. Be5 $1 $14) 18...
c5 19. a3 Na6 20. Be3 Nc7 21. Ne5 Ne8 22. b4 c4 $11 {[%csl Gc4,Yd5] 1-0 Avrukh,
B-Van den Doel,E/EU-chJM U18 1995 (30)}) (13. Bg5 Qe6 14. Ne5 c5 15. e3 Rfd8
16. Ne2 cxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 18. Qb1 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. f3 Nf6 (20... Nc3 $142
21. Nxc3 Rxc3 22. Rfe1 Qc7 $11) 21. Nf4 Rc7 22. Rfe1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,
A-Kengis,E/WchT 1993 (25)}) (13. Ng5 h6 $2 (13... c6 $5) 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5
hxg5 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. Qc4 Qb7 18. Bxg5 $16 {[%csl Ra6] Veingold,A-Akesson,R/
Jyvaskyla op2 1996/1/2-1/2 (59)}) 13... Rd8 14. Bb2 h6 15. Qb1 (15. Nh4 Nb4 16.
Qf5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxh4 18. Qxc8 Raxc8 19. Nc3 Bf6 $11) 15... c5 16. e3 (16. dxc5
bxc5 17. Nh4 Qe6 18. Qf5 $14) 16... Nc7 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. dxc5 (18. Rfd1 {
[%cal Rd1d7]} Qe6 (18... Rac8 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Nh4 (20. e4 $6 d4 21. e5 Nfd5
22. Ne4 Ne6 $15) 20... Ne6 21. Nf5 d4 22. exd4 Nxd4 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Re1 Qd7
$13) 19. Ne2 $14 {[%cal Ge2f4]}) 18... bxc5 19. Rfd1 Ne6 20. Qf5 (20. Ne5 Qe8
21. Qf5 Rab8 22. Ne2 $14 {[%cal Ge2f4]}) 20... Qe8 21. Ne1 $6 (21. Ne5 $142 {
Look previous note.} g6 $140 $2 22. Nxg6 $1 $18) 21... g6 22. Qb1 Rab8 {
[%cal Rd5d4]} 23. Ne2 Ne4 24. Nd3 {[%cal Gd3c5,Gc1c5,Ge2f4]} (24. Nf4 $5 Nxf4
25. gxf4 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge1d3]}) 24... g5 $5 {[%csl Re2][%cal Gg5f4,
Gc5d4] Limitation,and also prepearing to attack!} 25. Qa1 (25. g4 $5 {[%csl
Rf5,Rh5][%cal Gg4f5,Gg4h5]} d4 $2 (25... Rdc8 $5 26. Ng3 $1 {[%cal Gg3f5]} (26.
Be5 $6 Bd6 $5 27. Bxe4 dxe4 $1 (27... Bxe5 $4 28. Nxe5 $18 {[%cal Ge5d7]}) 28.
Bxd6 exd3 29. Qxd3 Qc6 30. e4 Rd8 $44) (26. f3 $6 Nd6 27. Ng3 $13 {[%csl Re3,
Rg2]}) 26... Nxg3 (26... Nd6 27. Ne5 $16) 27. hxg3 d4 28. exd4 Nxd4 29. Bxb7
Rxb7 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Ne1 {[%cal Gb1e4,Ye1d3]} Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Qd7 33. Qe4 Rb6
34. Nd3 $14 {[%csl Rd4,Rg8]}) 26. exd4 Nxd4 (26... cxd4 {[%csl Gd3]} 27. Ne5 $1
$16 {[%csl Rd4]}) 27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gc7b7,Yg2e4]} Bd6 29. Rc4 $16
) 25... Rbc8 (25... f5 $2 26. f3 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gd3c5]}) 26. Nc3 $2 (
26. g4 $1 $14 {[%csl Rf5,Yf7,Yg5,Rh5,Yh6][%cal Gg4f5,Gg4h5,Ra1h8]} c4 $140 $6
27. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge2d4,Ge2g3,Yg3f5,Yd4f5]}) 26... f5 $13 27. Ne5 h5
$1 {[%cal Rh5g4]} (27... d4 $6 28. Nxe4 fxe4 29. exd4 Nxd4 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31.
Rxd4 cxd4 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qxd4 $16) (27... Bf6 $6 28. Nxe4 fxe4 29. Ng4 Bxb2
30. Qxb2 Qg6 31. f3 $1 $14) 28. f3 $2 (28. f4 $1 Nxc3 (28... Bf6 $2 29. Nxe4
fxe4 30. f5 Ng7 31. g4 $1 $16) 29. Bxc3 Bf6 $13) 28... Nxc3 29. Bxc3 d4 $1 30.
Ba5 Rd5 $1 (30... Rd6 31. Nc4 Rd7 32. Ne5 Rd6 $11) 31. f4 Rxe5 32. Bxb7 (32.
fxe5 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 dxe3 $132 {[%cal Rf5f4] '©' Petursson.} (33... Qb5 34. exd4
$1 Qe2+ 35. Kg1 Qe3+ $11)) 32... Rxe3 33. Bd2 (33. Bxc8 $2 Qxc8 34. Bd2 Re2 $40
) 33... gxf4 34. gxf4 {'?' Petursson.} (34. Bxc8 Qxc8 35. Bxe3 fxe3 $44 {
[%csl Gd4,Ge3,Rg1]} 36. Rxd4 $140 $4 {'~~' Petursson.} (36. Qb2 $13) 36... Bf6
$1 $19) 34... Re2 {'->!' Petursson.} 35. Qb1 Qd7 $1 (35... Qg6+ $2 36. Kh1 $16
{[%cal Gd1g1]}) (35... Rc7 36. Qd3 Rxd2 37. Qxd2 (37. Rxd2 $2 Rxb7 38. Qxf5 Bd6
39. Re2 Rg7+ 40. Kf2 Re7 41. Rg1+ Ng7 $17) 37... Qg6+ (37... Rxb7 38. Qg2+ Kh8
39. Qxb7 Nxf4 40. Kh1 $16) 38. Kh1 Rxb7 39. Rg1 Bg5 40. fxg5 $16) 36. Bf3 {
'?' Petursson.} (36. Ba6 Kh8 $3 {[%cal Gc8g8]} (36... d3 $2 37. Qxd3 Qxd3 38.
Bxd3 $16 {[%cal Gd3f5,Gd3e2]}) 37. Bxe2 (37. Kf1 $2 Rxh2 $19 38. Bxc8 Qc6 $18 {
With mate in 4.}) 37... Rg8+ 38. Kf1 Qc6 $19) (36. Ba6 $13) 36... d3 $1 $19 37.
Bc3 (37. Rc4 Nd4 $19) 37... Re3 (37... Nxf4 $19) 38. Kf2 Rxf3+ $1 (38... c4 $2
39. Kxe3 Bc5+ 40. Kd2 $18) 39. Kxf3 Qd5+ 40. Kg3 Nxf4 {'!' Petursson.} 41. Rg1
(41. Kxf4 Qe4+ 42. Kg3 Bh4+ 43. Kh3 Qg4#) 41... Kf7 {[%cal Rc8g8]} 42. Rce1
Rg8+ 43. Kxf4 Bd6+ 44. Be5 Bxe5+ {45Re5-Qd4 -+ Petursson: 'WHITE resigned
because of '} (44... Bxe5+ 45. Rxe5 Qd4+ 46. Kxf5 Rxg1) 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kiss, Pal"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. cxd5 (12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14.
Ne3 Nd7 15. Qc2 (15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Re1 Qa5 17. Qc2 Ba3 $10 {Retursson-Portish
1987}) 15... c5 $1 16. d5 Bf6 {with good position for black Epishin-Dautov 1996
}) 12... cxd5 (12... exd5 $2 13. Re1 Bb7 14. e4 $16) 13. Qd2 (13. Rc1 {draw
Estermera-S.Ionov 1993}) (13. Re1 $142 Bb7 14. e4 Bb4 15. Rc1 Bxc3 16. Rxc3
dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Nd7 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. Rf4 $1 Nf6 (20... Rc8 $2 21.
Qc2 Kh8 22. Rh4 $16) 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Qh4 Kg7 (23... Rg8 $2 24.
Qxf6+ Rg7 25. h4 $16) 24. Rf3 Qxc6 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Rf4 Qc2 27. Rg4+ Qg6 28.
Rxg6+ hxg6 29. h4 Rfd8 $10 {Yusupov-A.Sokolov 1986}) 13... Bb7 14. Rac1 (14.
Rfe1 Nd7 15. Nd3 Nf6 16. Qb2 Rc8 17. e3 $10 {Pichler-Vyzmanavin 1991}) 14...
Nd7 15. e4 $6 (15. Nd3 Nf6 16. Qb2 $10 {and position is still playable}) 15...
Nxe5 $1 (15... dxe4 16. Nxe4 (16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxe4 Rfd8 $15) (16. Bxe4 Bxe4
17. Nxe4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxd2 19. Nxd2 Rac8 $10) 16... Nxe5 (16... Bxe4 $2 17.
Bxe4 Nxe5 18. Bxa8 $18) 17. dxe5 Bxe4 $10) 16. dxe5 d4 (16... dxe4 17. Qe2 $10
(17. Nxe4 $10)) 17. Nb5 Ba6 $10 18. a4 Bxb5 19. axb5 Qd7 20. Qd3 (20. Rc6 a6 $1
) 20... Rac8 21. Rfd1 Ba3 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bf1 Bb2 24. Qb1 Bc3 25. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Lillafured"]
[Date "1999.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rb8 {A rare continuation,but
in fact not a bad one,in some lines the rook will be placed better on b-file,
than on c-file(after usual 12...Rc8).} 13. Bb2 $146 (13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxc4 15.
bxc4 bxc4 {now black's rook is well-placed on b-file.} 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 {
[%cal Ga2a4]} Ba3 18. Nb1 Be7 19. Nd2 Ba3 20. Nb1 Be7 21. Nd2 {1/2-1/2
Danielsen,H-Sax,G/Valby 1994/EXT 97 (21)}) (13. Re1 Nf6 14. e4 c5 15. e5 Ne8 {
1/2-1/2 Kopjonkin,G-Farago,I/Zalakaros 1994/TD 94\02 (15)}) (13. a4 $5 Nf6 14.
e4 c5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Re1 Bb7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Be5 Rc8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20.
Bxd5 Nxd5 {and black equalized easily 1/2-1/2 Butnorius,A-Lerner,K/St.
Petersburg 1992/CBM 30 (42)}) 13... Nf6 (13... b5 $5 14. c5 (14. cxd5 cxd5 $11
{[%cal Gb5b4]}) 14... b4 (14... e5 15. dxe5 Nxc5 16. f4 $36 (16. Rc1 b4 {
[%cal Gd8a5]} 17. f4 Qa5 18. f5 Bg5 $13)) 15. a3 Qc8 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. Re1 $14)
14. Rc1 c5 (14... b5 $5 15. c5 b4 $11) 15. cxd5 (15. dxc5 bxc5 (15... Bxc5 $5)
16. Bxf6 $140 Bxf6 $1 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Rxc5 Qe7 {[%csl Ge2]}) 15... exd5 16.
Re1 Re8 17. e3 Rc8 18. dxc5 bxc5 (18... Bxc5 {[%cal Gd5d4]} 19. Nf3 (19. Bxf6
$140 Qxf6 20. Bxd5 Rcd8 $17) 19... Bb4 (19... Ne4 20. a3 $14 {[%csl Gb4,Gd4]
[%cal Gf3d4]}) 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Nd2 {[%cal Ga2a3]} Qf5 22. a3 Bxd2 23. Qxd2
Ne4 $11) 19. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2f5]} (19. e4 $5 dxe4 (19... d4 20. Nc4 $14 (20. e5
Nd5 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Gd5b4]} 21. a3 Bg5 $1)) 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 (20... Qb6 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Rxc5 $1 $16) 21. Bxe4 Qxd1 22. Rcxd1 Red8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8
24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rxe7 Rd2 26. Be5 (26. Rxa7 $140 $2 Be2 $1 27. Bc3 Rd1+ 28.
Kg2 Bf1+ 29. Kf3 Rd3+) (26. Bc3 Rc2) 26... Kg6 27. Rxa7 Rxa2 $11) 19... Qd7 20.
Nf3 (20. e4 d4 21. Nc4 Bf8 $13) 20... Ne4 21. Ne5 Qe6 (21... Qf5 $2 22. f3 Nd6
23. Qxf5 Nxf5 24. Bh3 $1 g6 25. e4 $18) 22. Nd3 {[%cal Gd3f4]} Bxd3 (22... Bd6
23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. exf4 $14 {[%cal Gf2f3]}) 23. Qxd3 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Red1
Red8 26. Rd2 h6 27. Qb5 (27. Rdc2 Qb6 (27... Qe7) 28. Rc3 {[%cal Gd3c2]} Rc6
29. Qc2 Rdc8 $11) 27... Qb6 $1 {[%mdl 512] Nice decision.Sax is sacrifice the
central pawn,but the endgame,which occured after this is very close to draw.}
28. Qxb6 axb6 29. Rcd1 Rc7 (29... c4 30. bxc4 Rxc4 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5
33. Rxd5 Ra4 34. Rd2 $16 {[%cal Gg1f1,Gf1e1,Ge1d1,Gd1c1,Gc1b2]}) 30. Bxd5 Rcd7
31. e4 Kf8 $1 {[%cal Gf6e4]} (31... Nxe4 $2 32. Bxf7+ $18) 32. Rd3 (32. Rd3
Nxd5 (32... b5 33. Kg2 Ke7 {also deserve attention}) 33. Rxd5 (33. exd5 Ke7 {
[%cal Ge7d6]}) 33... Rxd5 34. Rxd5 (34. exd5 Ke7 {[%cal Ge7d6] and it must be
easy draw for black}) 34... Rxd5 35. exd5 Ke7 36. Kf1 Kd6 37. Ke2 Kxd5 38. Kd3
b5 39. a4 Kc6 $1 40. Kc3 Kb6 $11) (32. f3 Ke7 33. Kf2 Nxd5 34. exd5 Kd6)
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Black "Arkhangelsky, Boris Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Bb2 (9. Nc3 {deserve serious attention} Rc8 $140 $6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. dxc5
bxc5 12. Rc1 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5]}) 9... Rc8 10. Ne5 {[%mdl 8]} (10. Nc3 Be7 11.
dxc5 (11. Rc1 O-O 12. Re1 (12. dxc5 $6 d4 $1 13. Nb1 bxc5 14. Nbd2 Re8 15. Nc4
Nd5 16. Ne1 $2 Bg5 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. Nxb6 axb6 $17 {Beckhuis-Gavrikov/BL 9394})
12... Ne4 13. Na4 $2 (13. e3 cxd4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17.
Bxd4 f5 $10) (13. dxc5 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 bxc5 15. e3 Qd7 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Red1 Qe6
18. Qb2 Bf8 $10) 13... c4 $1 {[%csl Ga4]} 14. Nc3 (14. bxc4 Bxc4 15. a3 b5 16.
Nc3 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 b4 $17) 14... Bb4 15. Rf1 $2 (15. bxc4 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc4 17.
a3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 b5 $15) 15... Re8 $17 {[%csl Re2] 0-1 Kanstler,B-Gofshtein,L/
Rishon le Zion 1994/CBM 45/[Dautov] (27)}) 11... bxc5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Na4 Re8 {
[%csl Ge2]} (13... Ne4 $140 14. Nd2 $1) 14. Re1 c4 {[%csl Gd4]} 15. Nd4 Bb4 16.
Bc3 Ba3 17. Rb1 Nxd4 (17... Ne4 $5 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Qd4 Bf8 $13) 18. Qxd4 $14
{1-0 Smyslov,V-Sosonko,G/Tilburg 1984/MCD-r8 (31)} cxb3 19. axb3 Bxe2 20. Qxa7
Bd3 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Re1 $36) (10. Re1 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e3 Qd6 $2 (12...
Re8 {was a normal way for black}) 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nh4 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal
Gh4f5] 1-0 Mowsziszian,K-Siegel,G/BL9495 1995/BL 90 (41)}) 10... Be7 (10...
Nxd4 $5 11. Bxd4 cxd4 12. Qxd4 {[%cal Gd4a4]} Bd6 $1 13. Nc3 (13. Qa4+ b5 14.
Qxa6 Bxe5 $17 {[%csl Ga1]}) 13... O-O 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 (15. Qxd5 $2 Rc5)
15... Bxe2 16. Rfe1 Bh5 $11) 11. Nxc6 Rxc6 12. Nc3 (12. dxc5 Re6 $1 (12... bxc5
$2 13. Nc3 Rd6 14. Na4 $16 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 13. Re1 bxc5 {with nice play for
black}) 12... c4 13. b4 (13. Re1 O-O 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Rc7 $1 (15... Nd5
$143 16. Qh5 {[%cal Gg2c6]} Rh6 $2 17. Qxd5 $1 (17. Qf5 Nb4 $1) 17... Qxd5 18.
Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxd5 b5 20. a4 $16) 16. Rc1 $11) 13... Bb7 (13... Bxb4 $2 14. Qa4
$18) 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 (15... Nd5 16. Nc3 $8 Nxc3 (16... Rd6 $143 17.
Qa4+ $1 {[%csl Ga7]} Qd7 (17... Bc6 18. b5 Nxc3 19. Bxc3 (19. Bxc6+ $2 Rxc6 20.
Bxc3 Rc7 $15) 19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 {[%csl Rc4]} Qc7 21. Rfe1 {[%cal Gc3b4]} O-O
22. Bb4 $16) 18. Qxa7 O-O 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd7 Rxd7 21. Bc3 $16 {f.e.} Bf6
22. Rfd1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rfd8 24. a4 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. a5 bxa5
28. bxa5 {with winning rookending for white}) 17. Bxc3 {see 16..0-0} (17. Bxc6+
Bxc6 18. Bxc3 Qd5 19. f3 O-O $44)) 16. Bxe4 Rc7 $2 {a bad mistake, which will
give white simply pawn up,from quite unclear position.} (16... O-O $1 {was the
most sensitive move.} 17. d5 (17. Qf3 Qd7 $1 (17... Rf6 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qxb7
Bxb4 20. Rac1 Qc8 21. Qe4+ Rg6 22. d5 b5 $13)) (17. Bxc6 Bxc6 {[%cal Gd8d5]}
18. d5 Bxd5 $1 (18... Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Bxd5 20. Bc3 $1 {and white is slightly
better in this endgame.}) 19. Re1 (19. Qg4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 $44) 19... Bxb4
20. Qd4 (20. Qg4 f6 21. Red1 Qa8 $17 {[%csl Gf1,Gf3,Gg2,Gh1,Gh3]}) 20... Qf6 (
20... Qg5 $2 21. Re5 $18) 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Red1 c3 $1 (22... Bf3 23. Rd4 b5
24. Rf4 Be2 25. Bxf6 Re8) 23. Rxd5 cxb2 24. Rb1 Bc3 $15) 17... Rh6 $5 (17...
Rc7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qg4+ Bg5 (19... Kh8 $2 20. Qf5 $18) 20. d6 (20. h4 f5 21.
Bxf5 Qxd5 $19) 20... Qxd6 21. Qxg5+ Kh8 $11) 18. Qg4 Bf6 $11) 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18.
d5 O-O (18... Rd7 19. Qg4 $16) 19. Qg4 f6 $2 {[%csl Ge6,Re7][%mdl 16384]} (
19... Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxc4 Rd7 $16 {and technically it's not so easy for
white to win this position.}) 20. Qxc4 $18 b5 (20... Rc7 21. Qb3) 21. Qe4 Qd6 {
[%csl Gb4]} 22. a3 Rd8 23. Rfd1 Rc7 24. Rac1 Rdc8 25. Rxc7 (25. Qf5 $1 {
[%cal Gf5c8]} Rxc1 26. Bxc1 Rd8 27. Be3 {was more easy for white}) 25... Rxc7
26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Kf7 28. Be3 {[%cal Ge3c5]} Qd7 29. Kg2 a6 30. h4 f5 31.
Qd3 Bf6 $6 (31... Bd6 32. Bc5 Be5 33. h5 g6 34. h6 $1 $18 {[%csl Gh7]}) 32. Bf4
h6 33. h5 $1 Bg5 34. Be5 f4 $138 35. gxf4 Bh4 36. Qg6+ Kg8 37. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c5 6. Bg2 (6. dxc5 bxc5 7. Bg2 Bb7
8. O-O d6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qc2 a6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxb7
Ra7 15. Bg2 Be7 16. Rad1 Qa5 $14 {0-1 Schrama,P-Govedarica,R/Baden Baden 1987/
TD 87\04 (48)}) 6... Nc6 $146 (6... d5 7. O-O Nc6 (7... Be7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bb2
O-O 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Nc4 Rc8 12. e4 N5f6 13. d5 exd5 (13... Nxe4 14. dxe6 fxe6
15. Qe2 Ndf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Rfe1 $36 {[%cal Gf3g5]}) 14. exd5
Bxc4 15. bxc4 $14 {[%csl Gb2,Gg2] 1-0 Neverov,V-Sazonov,A/Yalta 1996/EXT 97 
(41)}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bb2 Rc8 10. Re1 Be7 11. Na3 $6 {[%csl Ra3]} (11. Nc3 $5
{[%csl Rd5]}) 11... O-O 12. Nc2 Ne4 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. e4 $2 (14. Nf3) 14... dxe4
15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf6 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Gf6][%cal Gf6b2] 0-1 Bach,M-Schilow,
V/BL2-N9697 1997/BL2-N (31)}) (6... Bb7 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 g6 9. Bb2 Bg7 10.
cxd5 d6 11. O-O b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2c4]} a5 14. Qc2 O-O 15. e4 Nbd7
16. Rfe1 Nh5 (16... Re8 $5) 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Tratar,M-Slak,M/
SLO-ch 1994/EXT 97 (30)}) 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Ne7 $6 (8... Nb4 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. e4
Ba6 11. Bf1 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 $14 {[%csl Gb4]}) 9. Nc3 g6 $2 (9... d6 10. O-O g6
11. Bb2 Bg7 $14) 10. Bg5 Bg7 11. d6 Nc6 12. Nd5 $16 Nxd5 (12... O-O 13. Nc7 Bb7
14. Nxa8 Bxa8 15. O-O $16) (12... Rc8 $5 13. Nc7+ Rxc7 14. dxc7 Qxc7 15. Rc1
O-O 16. Bf4 $16) 13. Bxd8 Nc3 (13... Rxd8 14. Rc1 Nc3 15. Qd2 Nxe2 (15... Ne4 {
Like in the game.}) 16. Bf1 $1 Nxc1 17. Bxa6 $18) 14. Qd2 Rxd8 15. Rc1 Ne4 16.
Qf4 f5 17. Nd2 $6 (17. Ng5 $1 Be5 (17... O-O 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Qxe4 Nb4 20. O-O
Rde8 21. Qg4 Nxa2 (21... Bxe2 22. Qxd7 Bxf1 23. Ne6 $1 $18) 22. Ra1 $1 $18) 18.
Qh4 Nxd6 (18... Bc3+ 19. Rxc3 Nxc3 20. Bxc6 dxc6 21. Ne4 $1 $18) (18... Bf6 19.
Bxe4 $18) (18... Nxg5 19. Qxg5 Bxd6 20. Bxc6 Be7 (20... dxc6 21. Qf6 $18) 21.
Qh6 dxc6 22. Qg7 Rf8 23. Qxh7 $18) 19. Nxh7 $1) 17... O-O 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19.
Qxe4 Rde8 20. Qd5+ Kh8 21. Qd2 (21. Rc4 $2 Bd4 22. O-O (22. f4 Nb4 $44 23. Rxb4
Bc3+ (23... Rxe2+ 24. Kd1 $18)) 22... Rf5) 21... Bxe2 $6 (21... Nb4 $5 22. Rc4
$1 (22. O-O Rxe2 $44) 22... Bxc4 23. bxc4 $16) 22. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 23. Kxe2 Nd4+ 24.
Kf1 {[%cal Gg2h3,Gh3d7]} Nf5 (24... Be5 25. Bh3 Rf7 26. Kg2 Bxd6 $16) 25. Bh3
Nxd6 (25... Bd4 26. Kg2 Nxd6 27. f4 Nf5 28. Rhe1 d5 29. Bxf5 $18 {[%cal Ge1e7]}
) 26. Bxd7 $18 {Tehnical position.} Ne4 27. Rc2 Bd4 28. f4 g5 {Black has some
tactical chances ,but Popov play's very accurate.} 29. f5 Nf6 30. Be6 Ng4 31.
Ke2 Kg7 (31... Ne3 32. Rd2 Nxf5 33. Bxf5 Rxf5 34. Kd3 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gd3c4,
Gc4b5,Gb5a6,Gb5c6,Gc6b7]}) 32. Rd2 Ne3 33. Kd3 Kf6 34. h3 $1 (34. Re1 $6 Ng4 {
[%cal Gg4e5]}) 34... Rd8 35. Re2 Nxf5 36. Bxf5 Be5+ 37. Kc4 Kxf5 38. Rf1+ (38.
g4+ $144 Ke6 39. Kb5 $18) 38... Ke6 39. Kb5 Rd5 40. Kc6 Rd6+ 41. Kb7 b5 (41...
Rd7+ 42. Ka6 Re7 43. Rfe1 Kd5 44. a4 h5 45. Rxe5+ $1 Rxe5 46. Rxe5+ Kxe5 47.
Kxa7 $18 {[%cal Ga7b6,Ra4a8]}) 42. Kxa7 c4 43. a4 $1 cxb3 (43... bxa4 44. bxc4
$18 {[%cal Gf1e1]}) 44. axb5 Rd5 45. Ka6 b2 46. Rb1 Kd7 47. b6 h5 48. Rxe5 $1
Rxe5 49. Rxb2 Kc8 50. Rf2 Re3 51. b7+ Kc7 52. Rc2+ 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nepomnishay, Mikhail I"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. O-O Bc5 $5 $146 {[%cal Gc5g1,Gg4e3]} (9... Rc8 {Avrukh,B} 10. Qa4 Bb7
11. h3 Nh6 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Nepomnishay Mikhail I-Aseev Konstantin N/Ch
St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg (Russ 1996}) (9... Rb8 {Avrukh,B} 10. Re1 Qc7
11. Ne4 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bf4 f6 14. Qh5+ Kd8 15. Ng5 g6 16. Qh4 {
1-0 Panczyk,K-Stempin,P/POL-ch Lublin 1988 (22) With very strong attack for
white.[Avrukh,B]}) 10. Qa4 $2 {White at once reacted not in the best way.
[Avrukh,B]} (10. a3 {Avrukh,B} Ne3 $1 {Black's main idea.} 11. fxe3 dxe3 12.
Kh1 exd2 $17) (10. Ne4 $1 {[%csl Gg4] Avrukh,B} Bxc4 (10... Ngxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5
12. Bf4 $44 Nxc4 (12... Nc6 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. Bd6 $36) 13. Nxc5 bxc5 14. Bxa8 (
14. Qa4 Qc8 15. Bxa8 Nb6 $17 {[%cal Ga6f1]}) 14... Qxa8 (14... Nxb2 $2 15. Qg4
$40) 15. Qg4 O-O (15... g6 $5) 16. Bh6 (16. b3 f5 17. Qe2 Ne3 $19) 16... g6 17.
Qf4 Qb8 $44) 11. Re1 Bd5 (11... f5 12. Nxc5 bxc5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15.
Qc1 {[%cal Gc1h6,Gc1c5]}) 12. Nxc5 bxc5 13. Nxd4 $1 {[%cal Gd1g4]} Nxd4 14.
Qxg4 $44 {[Avrukh,B]}) 10... Bb7 11. Nb3 (11. Ne4 {Avrukh,B} Ncxe5 12. Nxe5
Nxe5 13. Bf4 Nd3 $1 $19 {[Avrukh,B]}) 11... Qc7 (11... Ncxe5 $6 {Avrukh,B} 12.
Nxe5 Bxg2 13. Nxg4 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 $11 {[Avrukh,B]}) 12. Bf4 h6 {[%csl Ge5][%cal
Gg7g5]} (12... Ne7 $143 {Avrukh,B} 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. Qa6 Bb7 $11 {[Avrukh,B]})
13. Rad1 $2 {after this move , game is over.} (13. h3 $142 {Avrukh,B} g5 14.
hxg4 gxf4 15. gxf4 Rg8 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Nh2 O-O-O {[%cal Gd7d6]} 18. b4 (18.
Qb5 d6 19. exd6 Qxd6 20. b4 cxb4 $17) 18... Nxb4 19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. a3 Nc6 21.
Qb5+ Qb6 22. Rab1 Kc7 23. Qa4 Qa5 24. Qxa5+ Nxa5 25. Rb5 Nc6 (25... Nb7 26.
Rfb1 Rb8 27. Kf1 a6 28. Rb6 Na5 $19) 26. Rxc5 a6 $17 {[%csl Gc5]}) (13. h4 {
Avrukh,B} g5 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Bxg5 (16. Nxg5 Ncxe5 $17) 16...
Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf6 Bxg2 $17 {[Avrukh,B]}) 13... g5 $19 14. Bc1 Ngxe5 {
Black , simply too pawns up[because white cannot take on d4],and there in no
chances for any sensible counterplay,for white.[Avrukh,B ]} 15. Nbd2 (15. Nbxd4
{Avrukh,B} Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qb7+ 19. f3 g4 $19 {
[Avrukh,B]}) 15... a5 16. a3 O-O 17. Qc2 f5 18. b3 g4 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bb2
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qc6+ 22. Kg1 Nf7 $1 {[%cal Gf7g5,Gg5h3]} 23. Qd3 Ng5 {[%cal
Gg5h3]} 24. f3 e5 0-1

[Event "Radulescu Memorial"]
[Site "Calimanesti"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Navrotescu, Catalin"]
[Black "Cioara, Andrei Nestor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5 bxc5 8.
O-O Be7 $6 (8... Rb8 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. e4 d6 12. Re1 {[%cal Ge4e5]} e5
$1 $13 {0-1 Weiss,R-Kohlweyer,B/BL2-SW 1990/BL2 (34)}) (8... Bb7 9. Ng5 $5 {
[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd2e4]} d5 $1 (9... Be7 $6 10. Nde4 $1 Nxe4 (10... O-O 11.
Nxf6+ (11. Nd6 Qb6 12. Nxb7 Qxb7 13. b3 $14) 11... Bxf6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Nd6 $14
) 11. Nxe4 d5 $6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 d4 14. Qa4 Qd7 15. Nd5 $16) 10. cxd5
Nxd5 (10... exd5 $2 11. e4 $16) 11. Ndf3 Be7 12. Bd2 h6 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Rc1 Qb6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Hellsten,J-Hjartarson,J/Bermuda 1997/CBM 58/[Avrukh,B] (43)}) (
8... Qc7 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Re1 Rad8 12. Rc1 d6 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. Ne4 d5 (
14... h6 $5) 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Neg5 g6 17. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} Nde5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5
19. Bd4 $1 {1/2-1/2 Zhidkov,V-Dautov,R/Sverdlovsk 1989 (28)}) 9. e4 (9. Qa4 Bb7
(9... Qb6 10. Ne5 $1) (9... Qa5 $142 $1 10. Qxa5 Nxa5 $11) 10. Ne5 Na5 11. Ndf3
O-O 12. Rd1 d6 13. Bd2 $1 dxe5 14. Bxa5 Qb8 15. Bc3 e4 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Qa5 $16
{1-0 Nemet Ivan-Zeller Frank/Tournament (team), Wasserburg (Germany) 1996 (31)}
) 9... O-O (9... Qc7 $6 10. e5 Ng4 11. Re1 O-O 12. Qa4 $1 Bb7 13. h3 Nh6 14.
Ne4 $16) (9... d6 10. e5 $1 Nd7 (10... dxe5 $2 11. Qa4 $18 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 11.
exd6 Bxd6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 $16) (9... e5 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2
d6 12. Ne1 $14 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gf2f4]}) 10. e5 Ng4 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Re1 f6 (12...
Rae8 13. h3 Nh6 14. b3 f5 15. Bb2 Nf7 16. Rad1 Bc8 17. Nb1 {[%cal Gb1c3]} d6
18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Nc3 a6 20. Rd2 $14 {and white's pressure is very unpleasant
Kock,H-Arkhipov,S/HUN-chop Gyor 1990/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 13. exf6 gxf6 $2 (13...
Nxf6 $142 14. Nf1 $1 $14 (14. Nb3 {[%cal Gc1f4]} Rae8 (14... Nd5 15. Ng5 {
[%cal Gg5e6]} Bxg5 16. Bxg5 $14) 15. Bf4 Qb6 {[%cal Gb6b4]}) (14. b3 Bb7 15.
Bb2 a5 $132 {[%cal Ga5a4]}) 14... Nd5 $140 {[%cal Ge7f6]} 15. Ne3 $1) 14. b3
$16 {The opening part of the game was finished clearly in white's favour.They
have very comfortable position and their play is very easy.On the other hand
black's position is very unpleasant: black's knight on g4 is bad placed ,the
pawn structure doesn't give to black to create any serious counterplay and
gives to white good opportunities to attack it.} Bb7 (14... f5 15. Bb2 Bf6 16.
Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qe3 $1 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Ge3g5]}) 15. Bb2 Nh6 16. Nh4 $6 {[%cal
Ge2h5]} (16. Rad1 $1 Nf7 $140 17. Ne4 $1 $16) 16... f5 $1 (16... Nd4 17. Qh5
Nf7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Ndf3 {[%csl Gd4]} Bb4 21. Re2 $16) 17. Qh5
Bf6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Qg5+ Kf7 20. Ndf3 (20. Bf3 {[%cal Gf3h5]} Ng8 (20... Rg8
$140 $2 21. Bh5+ Ke7 22. Nxf5+ $1 Nxf5 23. Qxg8) 21. Rad1 Nd4 22. Bh5+ Kf8 23.
Ndf3 Qc6 $13) 20... Rg8 (20... d6 $142 $1 21. Rad1 e5 22. Qd2 Kg8 23. Ng5 Kh8
$1 {[%cal Ga8g8] doesn't look clear at all.} (23... Nd4 24. Nhf3)) 21. Qd2 (21.
Qe3 Ng4 $1 22. Qxc5 d6 23. Qb5 a6 24. Qa4 Qb6 {[%csl Gf2]} (24... f4) 25. Re2
f4 {[%csl Ya4]} 26. Rd1 e5 $44) 21... Ke7 (21... Rg7 22. Rad1 Kg8 23. Qc3 Rf8
24. Qe3 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3h6,Ge3c5]}) 22. Rad1 Nf7 (22... f4 23. Qc3 {[%cal
Gf3e5]} Nf7 24. Rd5 $1 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Gh4f5]}) 23. Qe3 Ncd8 $2 (23... Nb4
$142 $1 24. Re2 f4 25. Qc3 (25. gxf4 $2 Rxf4 (25... Bxf3 26. Nxf3 Rfg6 27. Nh4
Rg4 28. Nf5+ Kf8 29. Ng3 $16) 26. Rxd7+ Kxd7 27. Qxe6+ Kd8 28. Rd2+ Nd5 29.
cxd5 Bc8 $17) 25... d6 $13) 24. Re2 {[%cal Ge2d2]} Be4 (24... f4 25. Qd3 {
[%cal Gd3h7]}) 25. Ne1 (25. Red2 d6 26. Ne1 Bxg2 27. Nhxg2 Nc6 28. Nf4 Nce5 $14
) 25... Bxg2 26. Nexg2 {[%cal Gg2f4]} Kf8 27. Nf4 (27. Red2 d6 28. Nf4 $5)
27... Rg4 28. Nhg2 d6 {[%csl Ge6]} (28... Kg8 $6 29. Qc3 $1 Rh6 30. Nd5 $18 {
[%cal Gd5f6]}) 29. Qc3 Ne5 (29... Qe7 $2 30. Nd5 $18) (29... Rh6 $16) 30. Red2
Ndf7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (30... Ndc6 $8 31. Rxd6 (31. Ne3 $2 Rxf4 $1 32. gxf4 Nf3+
33. Kg2 (33. Kh1 Ncd4 $40 {[%cal Gc7b7]}) 33... Ncd4 $17) 31... Nd4 32. R1xd4 (
32. Ra6 Nef3+ 33. Kh1 Rh6 34. h4 (34. h3 Rxg3 35. fxg3 Rxh3+ 36. Nxh3 Qxg3 $19)
34... Nxh4 35. gxh4 Rgxh4+ 36. Nxh4 Qxf4 $19) (32. R6xd4 $144 cxd4 33. Rxd4)
32... cxd4 33. Rxd4 Kf7 34. Rd1 Rg8 35. Ne1 $16 {[%cal Ge1f3,Gf4d3] White is
clearly better,but still it's a lot of game to play.}) 31. Rxd6 $1 Nxd6 32.
Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. d4 {Dokhoian} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 $6 7.
Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Bd6 (8... Nfd7) (8... c6) 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. e4 Ne7 11. Bb2 (11.
Bf3 $6 Nbc6 12. Kg2 Bxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. d5 Nd4 15. Be3 c5 {and black was O.K.
0-1 Jasnikowski,Z-Lau,R/Polanica Zdroj 1986 (37)}) (11. e5 $2 Bxe5 12. Bxa8
Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15. Rb1 c6 $17) 11... Nbc6 12. Nbd2 O-O (12...
e5 13. d5 Na5 14. Kg1 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. bxc4 O-O 17. Bh3 f5 18. Kg2 $16 {
Kasparov-V.Atlas 1996}) 13. Kg1 b5 14. Nxd6 $1 $146 (14. Ne3 f5 (14... e5 15.
d5 (15. Nf3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Be5 $11) 15... Nd4 16. Nf3 c5 {gives black good
chances.}) 15. exf5 exf5 16. a3 Qe8 $2 (16... f4 $142 17. Nd5 Bb7 $5) 17. f4
Rd8 18. b4 Kh8 19. Kf2 Bb7 20. Re1 a5 21. d5 Nb8 22. Nb3 $16 {[%cal Gd1d4] 1-0
Burger,K-Petursson,M/Reykjavik op 1986 (43)}) 14... cxd6 15. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5,
Gh5h6]} Qb6 (15... d5 $142 {Dokhoian} 16. e5 (16. h5 {Gelfand}) 16... Qb6 17.
Nf3 f6) 16. h5 $6 {[%cal Gh1h4,Gh4g4]} (16. d5 Ne5 {[%cal Ge5d3]} (16... Nd4 $5
) 17. Nf1 b4 18. Bd4 Qa5 19. Ne3 (19. h5 $2 exd5 20. exd5 Bxf1 $1 21. Kxf1 Nf5
$15) 19... exd5 (19... Rac8 20. h5 h6 {leads to the game.}) 20. exd5 f5 21. f4
Nd3 22. h5 h6 23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Nc5 25. Kh2 $16) 16... h6 $6 (16... Nxd4 $1
17. h6 g6 18. Nc4 (18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 f6 (19... f5 20. exf5 Rac8 (20...
Nxf5 21. Qc3 e5 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Rc1 Bb7 25. Rh3 Nd4 26. Qc7 Nf3+
27. Kf1 Qxc7 28. Rxc7 Be4 29. g4 $14) (20... gxf5 21. Qe2 e5 22. Bxe5 b4 23.
Qb2 $16) 21. f6 {[%cal Gf3e2]} (21. Qe2 e5 22. fxg6 Nxg6 $13) 21... Nf5 22. g4
Nd4 23. Qe3 $16) 20. Bxf6 e5 21. g4 Nc6 22. g5 Nd4 $13) 18... Ne2+ $1 (18...
bxc4 19. Bxd4 Qc7 20. Bf6 {and white has good compensation.}) 19. Qxe2 bxc4 20.
Bf6 cxb3 21. Qb2 Nc6 22. Be7 (22. axb3 $2 e5) 22... Nd4 (22... Qd4 23. Qxd4
Nxd4 24. axb3 Rfe8 25. Bxd6 Bb7 26. Ra4) 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. axb3 e5 25. Kh2 $13)
17. d5 Ne5 {[%cal Ge5d3]} (17... Nd4 18. Nf3 (18. Nc4 Ne2+ (18... bxc4 19. Bxd4
Qa5 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Qg4 e5 22. Be3 cxb3 23. Qe6+ Rf7 24. Qxb3 $16) 19. Qxe2
bxc4 20. Qd2 (20. Qg4 e5 21. Qd7 Rfe8) 20... e5 (20... cxb3 21. axb3 e5 22. Qa5
$14 {[%csl Rd6]}) 21. b4 f5 22. a4 $14) 18... Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 e5 20. g4 $1 Rac8
21. Bc1 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Rc3 (21... f6 22. Be3 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Re7]}) 22. Be3 (22.
Bd2 $2 Rd3 23. Be2 Rd4) 22... Rxe3 23. fxe3 Qxe3+ 24. Kg2 $16) 18. Nf1 {
/\ Bd4,Ne3,Rh4 פe7} b4 {[%cal Ge5d3]} 19. Bd4 Qa5 (19... Be2 20. Bxb6 Bxd1 21.
Rxd1 axb6 22. f4 Ng4 23. dxe6 Rxa2 24. Rxd6 $16) 20. Ne3 Rac8 (20... Nd3 {
[%cal Ge6e5]} {also good} 21. Nc4 (21. Bf1 e5 22. Bxd3 exd4 23. Nc2 (23. Nc4
$143 Qc5 24. Rc1 Rac8 25. Kg2 f5 $132) 23... Bxd3 24. Qxd3 f5 (24... Rac8 25.
Nxd4 Rc3 26. Qb5 $16) 25. Qxd4 fxe4 26. Nxb4 $16) 21... Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qa3 23.
Qb3 exd5 24. cxd5 {and white is clearly better.}) 21. Rh4 Rc7 (21... Nd3 22.
Bh3 $1 (22. Bf1 Nc5 $14) 22... e5 $140 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Nc4 $1 $18) 22. Qd2
$16 {[%cal Ga2a3]} (22. Bxe5 $2 dxe5 23. d6 Rd7) 22... Rc3 $2 (22... Nd3 $142
23. Nc4 (23. a3 $143 e5 24. axb4 Qxb4 25. Qxb4 Nxb4 {[%csl Gh4]} 26. Bxe5 dxe5
27. d6 Rd7 28. dxe7 Rxe7 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. exd5 Bb5 $11) 23... Bxc4 24. bxc4 e5
(24... Qa3 25. Rd1 e5 26. Qxd3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 exd4 28. Rxd4 (28. e5 $2 Rxc4 (
28... Nc8 29. e6 $16) 29. Rhxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 dxe5 31. Rxb4 Rd8 $11) 28... Rfc8
29. Bf1 a5 30. g4 a4 31. f4 $16 Rb7 32. Rh2) (24... Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. d6
Rd7 27. Rg4 $1 {[%cal Gd2h6]} Nc8 28. Qxh6 f6 29. Qg6 $16 {[%cal Gh5h6]}) 25.
Qxd3 exd4 26. e5 $1 $16) (22... Rfc8 {Dokhoian} 23. Ng4 Rc2 (23... exd5 24.
Nxh6+ gxh6 (24... Kh7 25. Ng4 dxe4 26. h6 g6 27. Nf6+ Kh8 28. Nxe4) 25. Qxh6
Be2 26. Qxd6 $40) 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 (24... gxh6 25. Qxh6 Be2 26. Qf6 $5 (26. dxe6))
25. Qf4 f6 (25... f5 26. Qg5) 26. Ng4 $1 (26. dxe6 $5 gxh6 27. Qxf6 Ng8 28.
Qf5+ Kh8 29. g4 $36) 26... Rxa2 (26... Nxg4 27. Qxg4 e5 28. Be3) 27. Rxa2 Qxa2
28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Qxf6 Ng8 30. Qxe6 $18) 23. Bxc3 bxc3 24. Qd4 $18 exd5 25.
exd5 Qc7 (25... Be2 26. Re1 Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 Bxf3 28. Nc4 Qxa2 29. Qxc3 $18) 26.
Qd1 (26. Rc1 $143 Rc8 {[%cal Ge5d3]}) 26... Rc8 27. Be4 {[%csl Gd3]} Qb6 28.
Rf4 Bb7 29. Rc1 Qa5 30. Rc2 Kh8 31. Bg2 Ba6 32. Ra4 Qb6 33. Nc4 $1 Bxc4 34.
bxc4 Nf5 (34... Nxc4 {Dokhoian} 35. Rxc3 Nb2 36. Rxc8+ Nxc8 37. Qe2 Nxa4 38.
Qe8+ Kh7 39. Be4+) 35. Rxc3 Nd4 $2 $138 36. c5 Rxc5 (36... dxc5 {Dokhoian} 37.
Rxd4) 37. Qxd4 1-0

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1997.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 {
Nowadays this move becoming more and more popular, with help of A.Karpov and
his coach A.Epishin.This line now becoming the main their weapon against
Queens Indian.} 8. O-O Nbd7 (8... Bd6 $143 $6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. b4 $1 c6 11. Rb1
O-O 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. e4 $14 {Juhasz,
B-Rigo,J/HUN-chT1 9394 ;TD 94/03 1994}) 9. Nc3 (9. Re1 Bb4 10. Bd2 a5 11. Nc3
Ba6 12. a3 Be7 13. e4 Bb7 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 N5f6 16. Nfg5 Bd5 $2 (16...
Nxe4 17. Nxe4 O-O 18. Qc2 Bd5 $11) 17. Nxf7 $3 Kxf7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Nxe6 {
with decisive attack. 1-0 Kamsky,G-Salov,V/Amsterdam Donner 1996 (37) .}) (9.
Ba3 Bxa3 (9... c5 10. Nc3 Ba6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Bxc5 $1 Bxc5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4
Ncd7 15. Qa4 Qb6 16. Ne5 $14) 10. Nxa3 Ba6 11. b4 Qe7 (11... c6 $5 {/\Qb6}) 12.
Rb1 Rb8 $2 (12... O-O $142 13. Qc2 Rfb8 $132) 13. Qa4 $1 Bxe2 14. Rfc1 Bxf3 (
14... Qd8 $2 15. Ne5 Rb7 16. Rb2 Bh5 17. Nc6 Qc8 18. Na5 Rb6 19. Rbc2 $16) 15.
Bxf3 Qd8 16. Nb5 O-O 17. Nxc7 (17. Nxa7 $2 Ra8) 17... Rb7 18. Na6 Qb6 19. b5
$16 {1-0 Huzman,A-Salov,V/Amsterdam Donner 1995 (37)}) 9... Ba6 10. Ne5 $1 $146
{[%csl Gc6] A slightly more active move, than in the others last games in this
variation.White trying to use the fact , that black needs two moves to castle
and this time is quite enough , so that to get positional pluses.} (10. Na4 Bb5
11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Na4 Bb5 13. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Thiel,K-Rigo,J/Wuppertal-B 1986}) (10.
Rb1 {[%cal Gb3b4]} c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. b4 Be7 13. b5 Bb7 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. Bd2
Nb6 16. a4 Nc4 17. Na2 {[%cal Ga2b4,Gb4c6]} a5 18. Nb3 Qb6 19. Qe1 Bd8 20. Bc3
O-O 21. e3 e5 22. Qe2 $14 {Nikolic,P-Karpov,A/Amber-blind6th rapid 1997/1-0 
(55)}) (10. Re1 Bb4 11. Bd2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. b4 Bxb4 14. Qa4 Qa5 15. Qxa5
Bxa5 16. Nxd5 Bxd2 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Nxd2 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Karpov,A/
Amber-blind6th rapid 1997 (24)}) (10. Bb2 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Na4 Qb8 (12...
Bb5 13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 a5 15. Nd4 Qb8 $10) 13. Ne1 (13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 c6
15. Ne5 Qc7 16. f4 $13 {0-1 Polak,T-Epishin,V/Open1/4/22 1996 (36)}) 13... Bb5
14. Nc3 Rc8 15. Nxb5 Qxb5 16. Nd3 a5 17. Ba1 Bd6 18. e3 Rcb8 19. Bc3 a4 20. b4
$16 {1-0 Arbakov Valentin-Epishin Vladimir/Biel 1996 (40)}) 10... Bd6 (10...
Bb7 $2 {[%csl Gc6]} 11. Bf4 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Gc3b5,Ga1c1]} c5 (11... Bd6 12.
Rc1 O-O 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Nc4 $1 (15. Nc6 Qb6) 15... dxc4 16. Bxb7
Ra7 17. Bg2 cxb3 18. Bxd6 $18) 12. Nb5 $16) (10... Nxe5 $2 11. dxe5 $32 Bb4 (
11... Nd7 12. Nxd5 $1 exd5 13. Qxd5 Nb6 (13... Rb8 14. e6 $18) 14. Qc6+ Qd7 15.
Bg5 $1 {[%cal Gf1d1]} (15. Rd1 Qxc6 16. Bxc6+ Ke7 17. Bxa8 Nxa8 18. Bg5+ f6 19.
exf6+ gxf6 20. Bf4 $16) 15... Rc8 16. Rfd1 Bb5 17. Rxd7 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Nxd7 19.
Rd1 $18) 12. exf6 Bxc3 13. fxg7 Bxg7 14. Rb1 O-O 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Rc1 $16 {
[%csl Ga7,Gc7]}) 11. Nc6 (11. Bf4 Bxe5 (11... O-O $142) 12. dxe5 (12. Bxe5 Nxe5
13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 c5) 12... Nh5 (12... Ng4 13. Qd4 c5 14. Qa4 Qb6 15. Bxd5 $1
exd5 16. Nxd5 Qb7 17. e6 $1 $18) 13. Be3 {[%cal Gg3g4]} Nxe5 14. f4 Nc6 15. b4
{[%cal Gd1a4]} (15. f5 Nf6 (15... O-O 16. Bc5 Ne7 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Rxf8+ Qxf8
19. Nxd5 $18) 16. Bc5 Ne7 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Qd4 O-O 19. Qe5 Qd7 20. Bh3 Bc8 21.
e4 {looks very good for white.}) 15... Bb7 16. Bc5 Nf6 17. e4 {with strong
intiative.} (17. b5 Ne7)) 11... Qc8 12. a3 (12. Bb2 Qb7 $140 13. Rc1 Qxc6 $2
14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Rc2 O-O 17. Qc1 $16 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Gb2a3]
But 13... 0-0 gives to black comfortable position.}) (12. Re1 $2 Bb7 13. Na5
Bb4) 12... O-O 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 $5 Qe8 (13... Qb7 $6 14. Na5 Qb6 15. b4 {
and white is clearly better.}) 14. Nb4 $1 (14. Rc1 Nb6 (14... Bxa3 $2 15. Ra1
Nb6 16. Rxa3 Qxc6 17. Qa1 $1 Bb7 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Na4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 15.
Bxd6 cxd6 16. Nb4 Bb7 $11) 14... Bb7 15. Nd3 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5]} Bxf4 16. gxf4 $14
(16. Nxf4 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. b4 $14)) 13... Qe8 {Black has to play against
annoying knight on c6, in order to play c7-c5.} (13... Qb7 $2 14. Na5 Qb6 15.
b4 $16) (13... Bb7 $6 14. Na5 c5 15. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c8]}) 14. Qd2 (14. b4 h6 (
14... Nb6 15. Na5 (15. Ne5 Nfd7) 15... Nc4 16. Nxc4 (16. Nb3 Bb7 17. Bxf6 gxf6
18. e4 $16) 16... Bxc4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 15. Bxf6 (15. Bd2 Nb6 16. Ne5 Nc4 $11
) 15... Nxf6 16. Na5 (16. Ne5 Bb7 {also good for black.} (16... Bxe5 17. dxe5
Nd7 18. Qd4 c5 $1 (18... Qe7 $2 19. b5 $16) 19. bxc5 Rc8 $11)) 16... c6 {
[%cal Ge6e5]} 17. Rc1 (17. f4 Bc7 18. Na4 (18. Nb3 Bc4 $132 {[%cal Ga7a5]})
18... Bxa5 19. bxa5 Rb8 20. Nc5 Bc4 21. Qd2 Nd7 $11) 17... e5 (17... Rc8 18. f4
$14) 18. Nxc6 $5 Qxc6 19. Nxd5 Qb5 20. a4 (20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Qd2
$6 Qxe2 23. Qxh6 Qf3 $17) 20... Qxe2 21. b5 Qxd1 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Rfxd1 Rac8
$11) 14... Nb6 (14... h6 15. Bf4 $1) 15. Na5 {after this move black gets a
competent play.} (15. Nb4 $1 Bb7 (15... Bxb4 $6 16. axb4 Bb7 17. Ra5 $16 {
[%csl Ga5,Ga7,Gc5,Gc7]}) 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 (18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19.
Nxe4 Kg7 20. Rac1 $14) 18... Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rc8 (19... Bxb4 20. Qh6 f5 21. Bxa8
$18) 20. Nc6 $16) 15... c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 (17. Rfc1 Rc8 18. b4 Be7 $11
{[%cal Gh7h6]}) 17... gxf6 18. Rfc1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} (18. b4 Be7 {with next 19...
f5 and 20...Bf6}) 18... Rc8 19. e4 d4 (19... dxe4 $2 20. Nxe4 Be7 21. Rxc8 Bxc8
(21... Nxc8 22. Qh6) 22. b4 $16) 20. Nd1 (20. Ne2 d3 (20... e5 $2 21. Bh3 Rc7
22. Qh6 {[%csl Gh7][%cal Gh3f5]} Bc8 $8 23. b4 Bd6 24. Bxc8 Nxc8 25. Qxf6 $18)
21. Nf4 Qb5 (21... Qd7 22. Nh5 Bd4 23. Qh6 f5 24. exf5 exf5 25. Nc6 $40) 22.
Bf1 (22. Nh5 $2 Bd4 (22... Bxf2+) 23. Qh6 Qg5 $19) 22... Rfd8 23. b4 Bf8 24.
Rxc8 Nxc8 25. Rd1 Qa4 $11) 20... d3 21. e5 (21. b4 $6 Bd4 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1
Qd7 {and black has even better chances with d3 pawn.}) 21... Bd4 (21... fxe5
22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf6+ (23. Qxe5+ $2 f6 $17) 23... Kg8 24. Nc6 $5 Bd6 {and
white has to make draw.}) 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 (22... Nxc8 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Rc1 Qb5
25. Ne3 $13 (25. b4 $5)) 23. Rc1 (23. Nc6 Qd7 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Qf4 fxe5 26. Qg5+
Kf8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qg5+ $11) 23... Qd7 24. Bc6 (24. Nc6 {see 23Nc6}) 24...
Qe7 $6 (24... Qd8 25. b4 (25. Bb7 Bxb7 26. Nxb7 Qd5 27. Qxd3 (27. exf6 Bxf6 28.
Nc5 Rd8 29. Ne3 Qd4 30. b4 $13) 27... Rb8 28. Na5 {[%cal Ga5c6]} Nd7 {[%cal
Gd7e5,Ge5f3]} 29. Qc4 Qxc4 30. Rxc4 Nxe5 $11) 25... Bxe5 (25... fxe5 26. b5 Bc8
27. Bg2 $14 {[%cal Ga5c6]}) 26. b5 Bc8 27. Be4 Qd4 28. Qxd3 f5 29. Qxd4 Bxd4
30. Bf3 $14 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Ga5c6]}) 25. Be4 (25. b4 fxe5 (25... Bxe5 26. b5
Bc8 27. Qxd3 Rd8 28. Qb3 Rd2 29. Bf3 $14) 26. b5 Bc8 27. Qxd3 f5 (27... Rd8 28.
Qb3 $11 {[%cal Gc6f3,Ga5c6]}) 28. Bg2 Rf7 29. Nc6 Qg5 30. Rc2 $13) 25... fxe5 (
25... Bxe5 $142 26. Nc6 Qd6 (26... Qxa3 $2 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qh6
f5 30. Rc7 $18) 27. Qa5 (27. Nb4 f5 28. Bf3 Bb5 29. a4 a5 $1 $17) 27... Bb7 28.
Qxa7 Qc7 (28... Bxc6 29. Rxc6 Qd4 30. Bf3 $16) 29. Qa5 $1 {[%csl Gc1][%cal
Ga5d2] and black's compensation is not enough.} (29. Bxd3 Ra8 30. Ne7+ Qxe7 31.
Qxb6 Rxa3 $11)) 26. Nc6 Qf6 27. Bxd3 (27. Nxa7 $1 Nd7 (27... Nc4 28. bxc4 Bxa7
29. Qa5 $18) (27... Rd8 28. Nc6 Rd7 29. Nb8 $1 $18) 28. Nc6 Nc5 29. Rxc5 (29.
Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 30. Nxd4 Rc8 $1 $17) 29... Bxc5 30. Qa5 Qh6 31. Qxc5 (31. Qxa6
$18) 31... Qd2 32. Ne3 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 d2 34. Qxe5 $18) 27... Bb7 $143 (27... Bxd3
28. Qxd3 Nd5 29. Rc4 Bb6 30. Qe4 $16 {[%csl Ge5]}) 28. Be4 (28. Ne3 Qg5) 28...
Bxc6 (28... Rc8 29. b4 (29. Rc2 Bxc6 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Bxc6 $11) 29... Bxc6 30.
Bxc6 $14) 29. Rxc6 Rd8 30. Nc3 (30. Qc2 h6 31. Nc3 Rc8 32. Rxc8+ Nxc8 33. Nb5
Qd8 $11) 30... Nc8 (30... Rc8 31. Rxc8+ Nxc8 $11) 31. Bg2 {[%cal Gc3e4]} (31.
Nb5 $6 Bb6 32. Qc2 Ne7) 31... Kg7 (31... Bb6 32. Ne4 Qg7 (32... Rxd2 $140 $2
33. Nxf6+ Kg7 34. Ne8+ $18) 33. Qe2 Ne7 $132) 32. Ne4 Qg6 33. Qa5 Rd5 (33...
Qh5 34. Bf3 $1 (34. Qxd8 $2 Qd1+ 35. Bf1 Bxf2+ $19) (34. h3 Bb6 {[%cal Gc8e7,
Ge7d5,Ge7f5] and black gets intiative.}) 34... Qxf3 35. Qxd8 Bxf2+ 36. Nxf2
Qxc6 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38. Qxe5 $11) 34. Qb4 Nb6 (34... a5 $5) 35. Qe7 (35. Rc7 Bb2
36. Rxa7 $140 $2 Rd1+ 37. Bf1 Nd5 $19 {[%csl Ge4]}) 35... Bb2 $2 (35... Rd7 36.
Qh4 {[%cal Ge4d6,Gd6e8]} (36. Qb4 $11) 36... Nd5 {[%cal Gd5e7,Ge7f5]} 37. Nd6
Bxf2+ $1 (37... Ne7 38. Ne8+ Kf8 39. Be4 $16) 38. Kxf2 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 Qc2+ 40.
Ke1 Qc1+ 41. Ke2 Qc2+ $11) 36. h4 $2 (36. Nc5 $1 {[%cal Gc5e6]} Rd1+ 37. Bf1
Kh8 (37... Kh6 38. Nxe6 $1 $18) 38. Qxa7 Qb1 39. Qa6 Nd5 (39... Bxa3 40. Nxe6
$1 fxe6 41. Rxb6) 40. Qe2 $18 {[%cal Gc6c8,Ge2g4]}) 36... Rd1+ $2 (36... Rd7
$142 37. Qc5 Bd4 (37... Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Rc1 39. Qd6 Rxc6 40. Qxc6 Bxa3 41. Qc3 $14
{[%csl Ga3,Ge5][%cal Gb3b4]}) 38. Qc2 Nd5 $11 {[%cal Gd5f6]}) 37. Kh2 Nd5 38.
Qe8 (38. Qxa7 Nf6 (38... Bd4 39. Qb8 $18 {[%cal Gc6c8]}) 39. Nxf6 Qxf6 40. Rc8
Rd8 (40... Bd4 41. Qa8) 41. Rc2 Bd4 42. Qa5 {with big advantage.}) 38... Nf6
39. Nxf6 $8 Qxf6 40. Rc8 Kh6 41. Qf8+ Qg7 42. Qc5 {[%cal Gc5e3]} Qg6 (42... Bd4
43. Qc2 Qg4 44. Rf8 (44. Rh8 e4) 44... Qg7 45. Qc8 {[%cal Gf8g8,Gc8f8]} (45.
Re8 Qg4 46. Re7 Kg7) 45... Bxf2 (45... f6 46. Qe8 $18 (46. Rg8 Qf7)) 46. Rg8
Bxg3+ 47. Kh3 $18) 43. Bf3 {[%cal Gg3g5]} (43. Qe3+ $1 Kg7 44. Qxa7 Qf6 45. Qc5
{and white wins easily.}) 43... Rd7 44. g4 f6 45. Qf8+ (45. Bc6 $1 Rf7 $8 46.
Be8 Qxg4 47. Qe3+ (47. Bxf7 Qxh4+ 48. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) 47... Kg7 48. Bxf7 Qxh4+
49. Kg2 Bd4 50. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 51. Kxg3 Kxf7 52. Rc7+ Kg6 53. b4 {and white must
win.}) 45... Qg7 46. Qe8 $2 (46. Qc5 Bd4 (46... Qg6 47. Bc6 {see 45 Bc6}) 47.
Qc1+ Kg6 48. Bc6 Re7 49. Be8+ $18) 46... Qf7 47. Qh8 {[%cal Gc8g8,Gg4g5]} e4 $1
{Very strong, black's idea to dictract white's bishop from h5 field.} (47...
Qg7 $4 48. Rg8 $3 $18) 48. Bxe4 (48. Be2 Rd2) 48... Qg7 49. Qxg7+ Kxg7 $11 50.
Rc6 Bxa3 51. Rxe6 Re7 52. Ra6 Bc5 53. f3 Bb6 54. Ra2 Bc7+ 55. Kh3 Bf4 56. Ra5
h6 57. Rf5 Bd2 58. Kg2 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Black "Kosarev, Andrei M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4
{Not the critical move in this line ,more popular 8. 0-0} cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10.
a3 bxa3 {[%mdl 8]} ({Black has no problems after theoretical 10...Na6 f.e:} 
10... Na6 11. axb4 (11. Ne5 Bxg2 (11... d5 12. Nd2 $6 (12. axb4 $142 Nxb4 13.
Nd3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 $11) 12... bxa3 13. Rxa3 Nb4 14. Nd3 Nxd3 15. exd3 a5 16. Qa1
b5 $1 $15 {[%csl Gd4] 0-1 Tunik,G-Epishin,V/Podolsk 1992/EXT 92ch (68)}) 12.
Kxg2 d5 13. e3 Qc7 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Na3 Qb7 16. Kg1 Ne4 17. Qe2 {1/2-1/2
Karolyi,T-Kuligowski,A/Brussels 1986/CBM 01 (17)}) 11... Nxb4 12. Nc3 Qe7 (
12... a5 $6 {[%csl Gb6]} 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d5 15. e3 Rc8 16. Na4 {[%csl
Gb6]} dxc4 17. bxc4 b5 18. cxb5 Qd5+ 19. Qf3 Qxb5 20. Nc5 $16 {[%cal Gf1b1]
1-0 Dzindzichashvili,R-Morris,W/Philadelphia 1989/EXT 89op (52)}) 13. e3 (13.
Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rfc8 15. Qd2 d6 16. Nd3 Nc6 17. Nf4 d5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Beckhuis,
G-Lau,R/BL9293 1993/BL 90 (22)}) 13... Rfc8 14. Qe2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ne5
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 d6 18. Nd3 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 Nxd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dzindzichashvili,
R-Garcia Gonzales,G/Luzern 1989/CBM 16 (21)}) 11. Rxa3 (11. b4 Qe7 12. b5 a5 $1
{gives to black very comfortable play}) 11... Qe7 12. Qc1 (12. Ra4 $5) 12...
Na6 13. Qb2 (13. Nc3 Nb4 14. Na2 Nc2 $5 (14... Rfc8) 15. Ra4 Bxf3 16. Qxc2 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 d5 $11) 13... Nb4 14. Nbd2 $6 {Very unfortunate place for white's
knight.Now black gets very nice play and their knight on b4 doesn't give to
white to obtain any serious play.} (14. Nc3 $142 Rfc8 15. Rfa1 (15. Na2 Nc6 {
[%cal Gd7d5]} 16. Nc3 $11) 15... a5 16. Na4 Qd8 17. c5 bxc5 18. dxc5 Ra6 $11 {
[%cal Gd7d6]}) 14... a5 15. Rc1 (15. Rd1 $142) 15... d6 16. Qb1 {White has to
protect d3-square,in order to play e4.} e5 17. e4 Rfe8 18. d5 (18. Re1) 18...
Nd7 $15 {[%cal Gd7c5]} 19. Ne1 Nc5 20. Nf1 Bc8 {[%cal Gc8d7]} (20... b5 $6 21.
Ne3 bxc4 22. Nxc4 {[%csl Ga5]}) 21. Ne3 Bd7 22. Rd1 (22. N1c2 Nbd3 23. Rd1 b5
$36) 22... g6 {[%csl Gf5]} 23. N1c2 b5 24. cxb5 Bxb5 25. Ne1 $1 (25. Nxb4 axb4
26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Bf1 Bxf1 (27... Be8 28. Nc4) 28. Nxf1 Ra3 29. Nd2 Qa7 $17)
25... Reb8 26. Rd2 {Black's position looks very active ,but still it's not
enough for something serious,while white playing very accurate in defence.With
this moment black starts to play very slowand strange and allows to white to
create decisive attack in some moves,in what very difficult to believe in this
position.} Qd7 {unnecessary move} (26... a4 $140 $2 27. bxa4 Rxa4 28. Rxa4 Bxa4
29. Rb2) (26... Qd8) 27. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} h5 28. Kh2 Qc8 29. Qd1 a4 30. bxa4
Bxa4 {Strange decision,why not to change rooks immediatly?} (30... Rxa4 31.
Rxa4 (31. Rc3 $5 Rba8 32. Rb2 Na2 33. Rcc2 Nb4 34. Rc3 $11) 31... Bxa4 32. Qc1
$11 (32. Qf3 Nb3 33. Rb2 Qc3)) 31. Qf3 {[%cal Gf3f6]} Nb3 32. Rb2 Nd4 (32...
Qc1 $142 33. Qe2 Nd4 34. Qd2 Qxd2 35. Rxd2 $11) 33. Qf6 Qc5 $2 {[%mdl 16384]
And once again srange unnecassary move,which allows to white create strong
attack,this was the last moment,when it was possible to equalize position.} (
33... Qc1 $1 34. Nd3 Nxd3 35. Rxb8+ Rxb8 36. Rxd3 (36. Qxd6 $2 Rb2 $1 37. Rxd3
Rxf2 $19 {[%cal Gd4f3]}) (36. Rxa4 Qc7 37. Ra6 Qd8 $1 (37... Nb4 $2 38. Rxd6
Nb5 39. Nf5 $1 gxf5 40. Qg5+ Kf8 41. Rh6 $18) 38. Rxd6 Qxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg7 40.
Ra6 Nxf2 {and black is not worse}) 36... Qc7 $11 {[%cal Gc7d8]}) (33... Nb5 34.
Bh3 $1 Qd8 (34... Qc1 35. Be6 $1 fxe6 36. Qxg6+ Kf8 37. dxe6 $18) 35. Qxd8+
Rxd8 36. Ra1 $18 {[%csl Gb4]}) 34. Nf3 Nxf3+ (34... Qc1 $2 35. Nxd4 exd4 (35...
Qxb2 36. Ndf5 {with mate}) 36. Qxd4) (34... Be8 35. Rxa8 Rxa8 36. Ng5 $16 {
[%cal Gg3g4]} Qc3 (36... Nd3 37. Rb7) 37. Rb1 {[%csl Gd6]}) 35. Bxf3 {[%cal
Gf3h5,Gg3g4][%mdl 128]} Qc1 (35... Bd7 {[%csl Gf5]} 36. Rab3 $1 Rb6 37. g4 hxg4
38. Bxg4 $1 {with decisive attack} (38. h5 {[%cal Gh5h6]} gxh5 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40.
Qxh5 $40)) (35... Qd4 36. Bxh5 Qxe4 (36... Qxb2 {see the game}) 37. Bf3 Qd4 38.
Rb1 {[%cal Gh4h5]} Nc2 39. Rxb8+ Rxb8 40. h5 Nxe3 41. hxg6 $18) 36. Bxh5 $1
Qxb2 37. Ng4 Be8 (37... gxh5 38. Rf3 $1 {[%cal Gg4h6]} (38. Nh6+ Kh7 39. Qxf7+
Kh8 $8 (39... Kxh6 $2 40. Rf3) 40. Qf6+ $11) 38... hxg4 (38... Rb7 39. Nh6+ Kf8
40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Rxf7#) 39. Qxf7+ Kh8 40. Qh5+ Kg8 41. Qxg4+ Kh8 42. Qh5+ Kg8
43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Rf5 Qxf2+ 45. Rxf2 Rf8 46. Rxf8+ Rxf8 47. Qxd6 Rf2+ 48. Kh3
$18) 38. Nh6+ Kf8 (38... Kh7 39. Nxf7 gxh5 40. Qh8+ Kg6 41. Qg8+ Kf6 42. Qg5+
Kxf7 43. Rf3#) 39. Bxg6 $18 Qxf2+ 40. Qxf2 Rxa3 41. Qf6 Ra2+ 42. Kh3 Nxd5 43.
exd5 Bd7+ 44. Bf5 Bxf5+ 45. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5 bxc5 8.
O-O Bb7 {A new move according to my database.[Avrukh,B]} (8... Be7 {Avrukh,B}
9. e4 (9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Ne5 Na5 11. Ndf3 O-O 12. Rd1 d6 13. Bd2 dxe5 14. Bxa5 Qb8
15. Bc3 e4 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Qa5 $16 {1-0 Nemet Ivan-Zeller Frank/Tournament 
(team), Wasserburg (Germany) 1996 (31)}) 9... O-O 10. Re1 Ng4 11. e5 Qc7 12.
Qe2 Rae8 13. h3 Nh6 14. b3 f5 15. Bb2 Nf7 16. Rad1 Bc8 17. Nb1 d6 18. exd6 Bxd6
19. Nc3 a6 20. Rd2 $14 {Kock,H-Arkhipov,S/HUN-chop Gyor 1990/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (
8... Qc7 {Avrukh,B} 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Re1 Rad8 12. Rc1 d6 13. Qc2 Nd7
14. Ne4 d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Neg5 g6 17. h4 Nde5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bd4 c4 20.
bxc4 dxc4 21. Bc3 Nd7 22. Rb1 $36 {1/2-1/2 Zhidkov,V-Dautov,R/Sverdlovsk 1989 
(28)}) 9. Ng5 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd2e4] Interesting idea , normal is 9e4, or 9b3.
[Avrukh,B]} d5 $1 (9... Be7 $6 {Avrukh,B} 10. Nde4 $1 Nxe4 (10... O-O 11. Nxf6+
(11. Nd6 Qb6 12. Nxb7 Qxb7 13. b3 $14) 11... Bxf6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Nd6 $14) 11.
Nxe4 d5 $6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 d4 14. Qa4 Qd7 15. Nd5 $16) (9... d6 {Avrukh,B
} 10. Nde4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 f5 12. Ng5 (12. Nc3 $5) 12... Qd7 13. Qa4 {[%cal
Gg5e6]} Rc8 $13 {[Avrukh,B]}) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 (10... exd5 $2 {Avrukh,B} 11. e4
$16 {[Avrukh,B]}) 11. Ndf3 (11. e4 $6 {[%csl Gd3,Gd4] Avrukh,B} Ndb4 (11...
Qxg5 $2 12. exd5 exd5 13. Re1+ Be7 14. Ne4 $18) 12. Nc4 (12. Qh5 g6) 12... Qxd1
13. Rxd1 Nd4 $11) (11. Nb3 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gg5e4] Avrukh,B} Be7 12. Ne4 (12.
e4 $2 Nf6 $17 (12... Ndb4 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 c4 15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Nxh7 cxb3 17.
Bh6 Qd4 18. Nxf8 Qxg7 19. Bxg7 Bxf8 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. axb3 $11)) 12... Qb6 $11
{[Avrukh,B]}) 11... Be7 12. Bd2 h6 (12... O-O {Avrukh,B} 13. Qc2 g6 $13 {
[Avrukh,B]}) 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Rc1 Qb6 $15 15. Re1 (15. Qc2 {Avrukh,B} Nd4 (15...
Rac8) 16. Nxd4 cxd4 {and black is better.[Avrukh,B]}) (15. Ne1 $6 {[%cal Ge1d3]
Avrukh,B} Ba6 $1 (15... f5 $2 16. Nc3 Rad8 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nd3 $36 {[%cal
Gd3f4,Gf4e6,Gf4d5,Gf4g6]}) 16. b3 Rad8 17. Nd3 Bxd3 18. exd3 Ndb4 $17 {[Avrukh,
B]}) 15... Rfd8 16. Qa4 (16. Qc2 {Avrukh,B} Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 $15) (16. b3 {
Avrukh,B} a5 $1 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Ga5a4] [Avrukh,B]}) 16... Nd4 (16... Ba6 $142
$5 {[%cal Ga6b5] Avrukh,B}) 17. Ne5 Qc7 (17... Ba6 $2 {Avrukh,B} 18. Ba5 Qxb2
19. Bxd8 Nxe2+ 20. Kh1 Rxd8 21. Rb1 (21. Nxf7 $5) 21... Nec3 22. Nxc3 Nxc3 23.
Qf4 $1 $16 {[Avrukh,B]}) (17... Qa6 {Avrukh,B} 18. Qc4 $1 $11 {(Avrukh,B]}) 18.
Nd3 Nb6 (18... Bc6 $2 {Avrukh,B} 19. Qa5 $16) 19. Qd1 $2 {[%cal Gd8d1]} (19.
Qa5 {Avrukh,B} Nxe2+ (19... Nc6 20. Qc3 Nd5 21. Qc4 Nb6 $11) (19... c4 20. Bf4
Qc8 21. Ne5 Rd5 22. Qc3 $14) 20. Rxe2 Rxd3 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Qd7 $11 {
[Avrukh,B]}) 19... c4 $8 20. Nf4 (20. Bf4 {Avrukh,B} Qc8 21. Ne5 Nb3 $17 {
[Avrukh,B]}) 20... e5 21. e3 (21. Nh5 {Avrukh,B} f5 $17) 21... Nb5 (21... exf4
{Avrukh,B} 22. exd4 fxg3 (22... Rxd4 $2 23. Bxf4 $14) 23. hxg3 Rxd4 24. Qe2 (
24. Qg4 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Be3 {And white has some compensation, for pawn
dawn.[Avrukh ,B]})) 22. Ne2 Rd3 (22... f5 {Avrukh,B} 23. N4c3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2
Nxc3 (24... Qd7 25. Rc2 a6 $1 $17) 25. Nxc3 Rd3 $17 {[Avrukh,B]}) 23. Qc2 Rad8
(23... f5 {Avrukh,B} 24. a4 $1 (24. N4c3 $2 Nxc3 25. Nxc3 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Rad8
$17) 24... Bxe4 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. axb5 $13 {[Avrukh,B]}) 24. Ba5 f5 25. a4 (25.
Bxb6 {Avrukh,B} axb6 26. Qa4 $1 (26. Nc5 Qxc5 27. Bxb7 Nd6 28. Bg2 Bf6 $15 {
[%cal Ge5e4]}) 26... Qc6 (26... Bxe4 27. Bxe4 fxe4 28. Qxb5 $16) 27. Rxc4 Qd7
28. N4c3 Nxc3 29. Nxc3 e4 {And black's activity, enough for equal chances.
[Avrukh,B]}) 25... fxe4 (25... Bxe4 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. axb5 (27. Bxb6 axb6 28.
axb5 Bb4 29. Rf1 Rc8 $15) 27... Rc8 $13 28. Nc3 Qb7 29. Qe2 {[%cal Ge2g4]} Nd7
30. Qg4 Nc5 31. Bb4 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Gc4,Re4] [Avrukh,B]}) 26. axb5 (26. Bxb6
$143 $2 axb6 27. axb5 Bb4 28. Rf1 Bd5 $17 {[Avrukh,B]}) 26... Kh8 (26... Qc5
27. Nc3 (27. Bxb6 Qxb6 (27... axb6 28. Qxc4+ Qxc4 29. Rxc4 Bd5 30. Ra4 Rd2 31.
Nc3 $16) 28. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4 29. Qxc4+ Kh8 (29... R3d5 30. Nc3 $1 $16) 30. Qxe4
Qxb5 31. Rc2 $14) 27... Rd2 28. Qb1 R2d3 29. Qa2 $1 $14 {[Avrukh,B]}) 27. Nc3 (
27. Bxb6 axb6 (27... Qxb6 28. Qxc4 Bd5 29. Qa4 $1 (29. Qc7 Bb4 30. Qxb6 axb6
$132) 29... Rb3 30. Nc3 Rxb2 31. Rb1 $1 $16 (31. Bxe4 Rb4 32. Nxd5 Rxa4 (32...
Rxd5 33. Qa2 $16) 33. Nxb6 axb6 $14)) 28. Qxc4 Qxc4 29. Rxc4 Bd5 (29... Rd1 30.
Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Bf1 {[%cal Ge2c3]}) 30. Ra4 Rd2 31. Nc3 Rxb2 32. Nxd5 Rxd5 33.
Bxe4 Rd8 $14) 27... Qd7 (27... Rd2 28. Qb1 Rf8 29. Rf1 $1) 28. Bxb6 (28. Bxe4
Bxe4 29. Nxe4 Qxb5 30. Bxb6 Qxb6 {With good chances to hold position for black.
[Avrukh,B]}) 28... axb6 29. Qa4 (29. Nxe4 Bd5 $1 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gd7b7]}) (29.
Bxe4 Rd2 (29... Bxe4 30. Nxe4 Qxb5 31. Qxc4 Qxb2 32. Rb1 $16) 30. Qa4 Bxe4 31.
Nxe4 Rxb2 32. Qxc4 Rb4 $1 $14 {[Avrukh,B]}) 29... Rd2 30. Rcd1 (30. Bxe4 Rf8
$132) 30... Rf8 (30... Qf5 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Nxe2 Qd7 34. Nc3 $16
{[Avrukh,B]}) 31. Rf1 $1 $16 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Qf5 33. Qa7 $1 Qc8 (33... Qxf2+ 34.
Kh1 $16 {[%cal Ga7b7,Gb7e7]}) 34. Bxe4 $2 {Suddenly, after this not ,so
accurate move , black creates real countrplay.[Avrukh,B]} (34. Qxb6 $1 Bc5 35.
Qg6 Rf6 36. Qh5 $18) 34... Bxe4 35. Nxe4 Qg4 36. Nc3 (36. Qd7 Qf3 37. Rf1 Qxe4
38. Qxe7 Rf6 {And it's very difficult to win for white.[Avrukh,B]}) 36... Qf3
37. Rf1 (37. Rd2 $1 Bc5 (37... Ra8 38. Qd7 (38. Qxe7 Ra1+ 39. Rd1 Rxd1+ 40.
Nxd1 Qxd1+ 41. Kg2 Qd5+ $11) 38... Bc5 (38... Bb4 39. Rd1 Rf8 40. Rf1 Bxc3 41.
bxc3 $16) 39. Rd1 Rf8 40. Qd2 $16) 38. Nd5 {[%cal Ga7a4,Ga4d1]} (38. Nd1 $2 Bb4
39. Rd7 (39. Nc3 Bxc3 40. bxc3 Ra8 $19) 39... Be1 $19) 38... Bb4 39. Nxb4 Ra8
40. Qa6 $1 $16 {[Avrukh,B]}) 37... Bc5 38. Qa1 {[%cal Ga1d1,Gd1f3]} (38. Nd1 {
Avrukh,B} Ra8 (38... Rd8 39. Nc3 Rf8 $11) 39. Qd7 Ra1 $44) 38... Rd8 39. Qc1 (
39. Qb1 Rd3 {almost the same.[Avrukh,B]}) 39... Rd3 40. Na4 Qd5 41. Nc3 Qf3 42.
Na4 (42. Qc2 $5 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Gc3a2,Ga2c1]} h5 $1 {[%cal Gh5h3]} 43. h4 (43.
Na4 $2 h4 44. Qxc4 Rd4 $3 $19) 43... Rxe3 $1 44. fxe3 Bxe3+ 45. Rf2 Qxg3+ 46.
Kf1 Qh3+ 47. Kg1 Qg3+ $11) (42. Nb1 $5 Qd5 (42... Rxe3 43. Nd2 Qf7 44. fxe3 (
44. Qxc4 Qxc4 45. Nxc4 Re2 $11) 44... Bxe3+ 45. Kg2 Qd5+ 46. Kh3 Bxd2 47. Rf8+
Kh7 48. Qf1 e4 49. Qf7 {and this ending is winning for white.[Avrukh,B]}) 43.
Qc2 h5 (43... Bb4 44. Rc1 Qc5 $44 {black must simply stand on the place,
because every move, will give to white objects to attack.[Avrukh,]} (44... Qxb5
45. Qxc4 Qxc4 46. Rxc4 Rb3 47. Rc2 $16)) 44. Qe2 g6 45. Nc3 Rd2 46. Nxd5 Rxe2
47. Rb1 Rc2 (47... Kg7 48. Nc3 Rc2 49. Na4 $1 $18) (47... Rd2 48. Nc3 Bb4 49.
Na4 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Rb1d1,Rb1a1]}) 48. Nf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6d7]} Bd6 49. Kg2 $18 {
[Avrukh,B]}) 42... Qd5 43. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch52"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1997.06.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. N4b3 (9. Nc2) (9. Nb5) 9... Be7 (9... d6 $5 10. O-O e5 11.
Qe2 $5 (11. Nxc5 $142 dxc5 12. Qa4+ $11) 11... Nc6 12. Rd1 a5 13. a4 O-O 14.
Nf1 Re8 15. Kh1 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. f3 d5 $1 18. cxd5 Nxd5 $17 {Votava,
J-Polak,T/Lazne Bohdanec 1997/0-1 (74)}) 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nd4 (11. Re1 d6 12.
Nd4 a6 13. b3 Nbd7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Rc1 (15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Rac1 Bf8 17. Kh1 Rac8
18. Nc2 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Chernin,A/Praha 1989}) 15... Rfe8 16. h3 Bf8 17. Nb1
Rac8 18. Nc3 Qb8 19. Rc2 g6 20. Rce2 Ba8 $13 {Piket,J-Salov,V/Wijk aan Zee
1992/1/2-1/2 (70)}) 11... Nc6 (11... a6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 d6 {was another way.
}) 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. b3 (13. f4 d6 (13... a6 14. Nc3 Bc5+ $6 {it's not a good
place for bishop.} 15. Kh1 d6 16. Nf3 O-O 17. a3 a5 18. b3 $14) 14. b3 a6 15.
Nc3 O-O 16. Bb2 b5 $132 17. cxb5 $140 axb5 18. Nxb5 Ba6 19. e5 (19. a4 Bxb5 20.
axb5 Qxb5 $11) 19... Qb6+ $1 20. Rf2 (20. Kh1 Bxb5 21. exf6 Bxf1 22. Nxf1 gxf6
(22... Bxf6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qh4 $11) 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qh4 Rg8 (
24... e5 $2 25. Qh3 $1 {[%cal Gg2e4]} (25. Be4 $2 f5 $19) 25... Rg8 26. Rc1
Rac8 27. Be4 $16) 25. Bxf6+ Bxf6 26. Qxf6+ Rg7 {and black is better.}) 20...
dxe5 $17 {[%cal Ge7c5]}) 13... a6 14. Nc3 O-O (14... b5 15. Bb2 O-O {was a
very promising continuation for black, for example:} 16. f4 (16. a3 Ne5 {
[%cal Ge5d3]}) 16... Nb4 $1 {[%cal Gb4d3]} 17. Qe2 Nc2 $1 18. Rac1 Bc5+ 19. Kh1
Ne3 $17) 15. Bb2 d6 $2 (15... b5 {wasn't late -see 14...b5}) 16. Re1 Ra7 (16...
Re8 $5) 17. Nf1 Ba8 {[%cal Gb6b5]} 18. a4 $1 Nd7 19. Ne3 Bf6 20. Rb1 Rc8 (20...
Nd4 21. Ng4 e5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. cxd5 $16) 21. Re2 Nc5 $6 (21...
Bd4 $142 22. Nc2 Bc5 23. Bc1 (23. Na2 a5 24. Nc3 Nde5 25. Nb5 Rd7 26. Rd2 $14)
23... Rac7 24. Kh1 {and black's position is still very passive.} (24. b4 $140
Bd4 $1)) 22. Rd2 Rd7 23. Ng4 Be7 24. h4 $1 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gh5h6]} h5 $6 (24...
Bf8 $142 25. h5 h6 26. Ba3 {[%cal Gb3b4] and white is better.} (26. Ba1 Nb4 27.
Qe2 $5) (26. Nxh6+ {gives only draw} gxh6 27. Nd5 exd5 28. Qg4+ Kh7 29. Qf5+
Kg8 30. Qg4+ $11)) 25. Ne3 Bf6 (25... g6 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rh8]} 26. Ne2 $16 {
[%cal Gb3b4,Gd1c2,Gc2c3]}) 26. Ba1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gb3b4]} (26. Qxh5 $2 Nxb3)
26... Na7 $2 (26... g6 27. b4 Nb7 {[%cal Ga6a5]} 28. Ncd5 $1 Bxa1 29. Nxb6 Bg7
(29... Bc3 30. Nxd7 Qc7 31. Rc2 Bg7 (31... Bxb4 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Nfd5 $1 $18)
32. b5 Nd4 33. Rd2 Qxd7 34. Rxd4 Bxd4 35. Qxd4 $18) 30. Nxd7 Qc7 31. c5 (31. b5
$2 axb5 32. cxb5 Nca5 $13) (31. e5 Qxd7 32. exd6 a5 $1 $13) 31... Qxd7 32. b5 (
32. Nc4 $5 $16) 32... axb5 33. axb5 Nca5 34. c6 Nxc6 35. bxc6 Qxc6 36. Ra2 $16)
27. Qxh5 Bxc3 (27... b5 28. Ng4 Bxc3 29. Bxc3 e5 (29... Nxe4 30. Bxg7 $18) 30.
Qg5 Kf8 31. axb5 axb5 32. Rbd1 $18) 28. Bxc3 Nxe4 29. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 (29... f5
30. Bxe4 (30. Bf6 $5) 30... Bxe4 31. Bf6 $18 (31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qh7 f4 33. Qxe4
fxe3 34. Qh7 $18)) 30. Qg4+ (30. Bxe4 $2 Bxe4 31. Qg4+ Bg6 32. h5 Nc6 $1 33.
hxg6 Ne5 $11) 30... Kh8 31. Qh5+ Kg7 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Bxe4 $1 f5 34. Nxf5 (34.
Bxf5 $5 exf5 35. Nxf5 Rg8 (35... Qb7 36. Rd5 Qc7 37. Qd4+ Kh7 38. Ne3 $1 Bxd5
39. Nxd5 Qd8 40. Nf6+ Kh6 41. Nxd7 Qxd7 42. Qxb6 $18) 36. Qd4+ Kh7 37. Qd3 $1
Kh8 38. Re1 {[%cal Ge1e6]} Qb7 39. Qc3+ Kh7 40. Rd5 {with a decisive attack.})
34... Rg8 $2 (34... Bxe4 $142 35. Qxe4 exf5 36. Qxf5 Rg7 37. Qh5+ (37. Re1 Rf8)
37... Rh7 (37... Kg8 38. Qd5+ Rf7 39. Qxd6 $16) 38. Qg6 $16) (34... exf5 {
Petursson} 35. Bxf5 Rdc7 (35... Qb7 36. Rd5 Rcd8 37. Bxd7 Rxd7 38. Qh5+ Kg7 39.
Rg5+ Kf8 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Rg7+ Ke6 42. Re1+ Kf5 43. Qh5+ Kf6 44. Qg5#) 36. Rxd6
$18) 35. Qf4 $1 {[%cal Gf4h6]} Bxe4 (35... exf5 36. Qh6+ Rh7 37. Qf6+ Rhg7 38.
Bxf5 Qb7 39. Rd5 $18) 36. Qh6+ Rh7 37. Qf6+ Rhg7 38. Qh6+ Rh7 39. Qf6+ $18 Rhg7
40. Nxg7 Rxg7 41. Re1 (41. Rbd1 {is also possible.}) 41... Bf5 42. Rxe6 {
the most practical way.} ({Also after} 42. Red1 {white wins easily.}) 42...
Bxe6 43. Qh6+ $1 Kg8 (43... Rh7 44. Qxe6 Nc8 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46. Rd5 $18) 44.
Qxe6+ Kh7 45. Rxd6 (45. Rd5 $1 {winning immediately.}) 45... Qc7 46. Rxb6 Rxg3+
47. fxg3 Qxg3+ 48. Kf1 Qf3+ 49. Ke1 Qc3+ 50. Ke2 Qc2+ 51. Kf3 Qd1+ 52. Kf4 Qf1+
53. Ke5 Qe1+ 54. Kd6 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1998.11.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Krayz, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.11.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O
d6 9. Nxd4 Nbd7 10. a4 {[%mdl 4]} (10. Re1 Qc7 (10... Qc8 11. a4 $1 a6 (11...
Be7 12. a5 bxa5 13. N2b3 Qxc4 $2 (13... Rb8 14. Nxa5 Ba8 15. Nb5 $16) 14. Nxa5
Qa6 15. e5 Bxg2 16. exf6 $18) 12. a5 e5 {[%csl Rd5]} (12... bxa5 13. N2b3 Nc5
14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Nb3 $1 Qxc4 $2 16. Nxa5 Qb5 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. e5 Nd5 19. exd6
$18) (12... Rb8 $142) 13. Nf5 (13. N4b3 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Nb1 $5 {[%cal
Gb1c3,Gc3d5]} (15. Nf1 $5 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3d5]}) 15... Be7 16. Nc3 b4 17. Nd5
Nxd5 18. exd5 O-O 19. Bd2 {[%csl Rb4] with clear advantage for white.}) 13...
g6 14. Ne3 Be7 15. axb6 O-O (15... Nxb6 16. b4 O-O 17. Bb2 $16 {[%cal Ga1c1,
Gc4c5]}) 16. b4 Bd8 17. Nb3 $1 (17. c5 $6 dxc5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nec4 Nd3 $13 {
1-0 Oll,L-Kengis,E/Riga 1995/CBM 47/[Dautov] (41)}) 17... Bxb6 (17... Bxe4 $2
18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Qd5 $18) (17... Nxe4 18. Nd5 $16) 18. Qd3 $1 {and black's
position is very unpleasant.}) (10... Be7 $2 11. e5 Bxg2 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Nxe6
fxe6 14. Kxg2 Nc5 15. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Re6]}) (10... a6 11. e5 Bxg2 12. exf6
Bb7 (12... Qxf6 13. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 14. Kxg2 Nc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 $16 {
Browne,W-Burger,K/Philadelphia open/1990/}) 13. fxg7 Bxg7 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Rxe4
$14) 11. a4 (11. Nb5 Qb8) 11... a6 12. a5 Be7 13. N2b3 Rc8 14. axb6 Nxb6 15.
Na5 Ba8 16. b3 Nfd7 17. Be3 O-O 18. Rc1 Rfe8 19. Re2 Nc5 20. Qc2 $14 {1-0
Huzman,A-Har Zvi,R/ISR-chT 1996/EXP 52 (36)}) (10. b3 Qc7 11. Bb2 Be7 12. f4
O-O 13. f5 e5 14. Nb5 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. g4 h6 {and black is O.K.1/
2-1/2 Shulman,Y-Budnikov,A/Vladivostok (07) ;EXP 43 1994 (22)}) 10... Nc5 $1
$146 {[%mdl 8]} (10... a6 11. a5 (11. Qc2 $142) 11... bxa5 12. N2b3 a4 $1 {
interesting idea the white's rook will placed not so good on a4 in view of
coming Nc5,orNb6.} 13. Rxa4 Rc8 14. Na5 Ba8 15. Re1 Be7 (15... Nc5 16. Ra2
Ncxe4 17. f3 Nc5 18. b4 Ncd7 19. b5 axb5 20. cxb5 $44) 16. Ndc6 $2 {[%mdl 64]}
(16. Ra2 Nc5 17. Qc2 Qb6 {with nice position for black.}) 16... Rxc6 (16...
Bxc6 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 $1 O-O 20. Rxe6 $1 Rxc4 21. Re1 Rxa4
22. Qxa4 $14) 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxa6 Qc8 19. Rxc6 Qxc6 20. e5 Qxc4 21. exf6
Nxf6 {and white hasn't compensation for pawn. 0-1 Kohler,T-Siegel,G/Berlin
1997/EXP 59 (87)}) 11. a5 (11. Re1 $2 Nd3) (11. Qe2 e5 12. Nc2 Be7 13. b4 Ne6 {
[%cal Ga7a5]} 14. a5 O-O $13) 11... bxa5 12. N4b3 Nxb3 (12... Bxe4 $2 13. Nxe4
Ncxe4 14. Re1 d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. f3 Bb4 17. Re2 $18) (12... Rb8 $2 13. Nxa5 (
13. Nxc5 $143 dxc5 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Qxa5 Qxa5 16. Rxa5 a6 $11) 13... Ba8 14. e5
$1 dxe5 (14... Nfd7 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. b4 Nd3 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Ne4 Bxb4 19.
Qxd3 Bxa5 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21. Nb7 $18) 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6+ Nfd7 17. Rxa7 Qb6
18. Bxd7+ Nxd7 19. Qa4 $16) 13. Qxb3 Bc6 (13... Qb6 14. Qa4+ Bc6 15. Qxa5 Be7
16. b3 O-O 17. Bb2 $14) 14. Qc3 Be7 ({Of cause not} 14... a4 $2 15. e5 $1 Bxg2
16. exf6 Bxf1 17. fxg7 {and white wins.}) 15. Qxa5 Qxa5 16. Rxa5 Bd8 $1 17. Ra2
a5 (17... Bb6) 18. b3 Bb6 19. Ba3 Kd7 20. Rc1 (20. Bxd6 Kxd6 21. e5+ Kxe5 22.
Bxc6 Rac8 $11) 20... Rhc8 $11 {Black played good and interesting in the
opening and equalized soon,but the problem,that draw result is enough for
white to go into the second round of the Israel-ch.} 21. c5 (21. h3) (21. Rd1
$6 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Kc7 {[%cal Gf6d7,Gd7c5]}) 21... dxc5 (21... Bxc5 22. Bxc5
dxc5 23. Nc4 Kc7 24. e5 Nd7 25. Bxc6 Kxc6 $11) 22. Bxc5 (22. Nc4 Bc7 (22...
Rab8 $140 23. Rd2+ Kc7 24. Bb2 $1 {[%cal Gb2e5] and wins .}) 23. Rd2+ Ke8 24.
e5 Nd5 25. Bxc5 a4 $11) 22... Bb5 ({Maybe} 22... Bb7 23. Rac2 Bxc5 24. Rxc5
Rxc5 25. Rxc5 a4 26. bxa4 Rxa4 {gives to black more chances for the
win!!Because the draw was enough for white to go into the second round.} 27. f3
$11) 23. Rac2 Rab8 24. Bxb6 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Rxb6 26. Ra2 {Forcing the draw
immediatly.} Ra6 27. Bf1 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 Kc6 29. Ra4 Kb5 30. Nc4 Nd7 (30... Nxe4
$4 31. Na3+ $18 {[%cal Ga4e4]}) 31. Na3+ Kb6 32. Nc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Tyomkin,D Van Wely} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c6
6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O Be7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. b3 Bb7 (9... Nfd7 {Avrukh,B} 10. Nd3 (10. f4
$6 Nxe5 11. fxe5 c5 12. Bb2 cxd4 13. Nf3 Bb7 14. Nxd4 Qd7 $15 {A-A
Peicheva-Adamski/Koblenz op, SW 1991 (35)}) (10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bb2 b5 12. cxd5
cxd5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Nf3 a5 {Popov,L-Karner,H/Tallinn 1973/1-0 (56)}) 10... Nf6
11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Rc8 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Rad1 $14
Rfd8 17. Rfe1 b5 $6 18. c5 $1 {[%csl Ra6]} Bb7 19. b4 a5 20. a3 Ra8 21. Qb3 Re8
22. Ne5 $1 Nf8 23. h4 $1 Ng6 24. Ng4 Ne7 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. d5 $1 {Boensch,
U-Votava,J/EUCup Gr4 Berlin 1996/1-0(39)}) 10. Bb2 Na6 $146 (10... Nbd7 {
Avrukh,B} 11. Nd3 (11. Rc1 {Ftacnik}) 11... Qb8 {[%cal Yb8b7,Gc6c5]} 12. Re1
Rd8 13. Qc2 dxc4 14. Nxc4 c5 15. dxc5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ {1/2-1/2 Ligterink,
G-Povah,N/Wijk aan Zee II 1981}) 11. e4 $14 Rc8 (11... dxc4 12. bxc4 c5 13. d5
$16) (11... dxe4 $5 12. Nxe4 Qc7 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 13. c5 $1 $36 {[%csl Rb7][%cal
Yb2g7]}) 12. Re1 Bb4 $6 {Another inaccuracy letting white to develop the
initiative.} (12... c5 $5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Qe2 $5 {[%csl Ya6,Ye7]} (14. Nf1 {
Ftacnik /\ Nf1-e3-f5}) 14... Re8 (14... cxd4 $5 15. Bxd4 Bc5 16. Bb2 $36 {
with complicated position.}) 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qf3 $13) (12... dxe4
{Ftacnik} 13. Nxe4 Qc7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qf3 $14) 13. exd5 cxd5 (13... exd5 {
Ftacnik} 14. a3 $14) 14. a3 Bxd2 {Ftacnik: This idea is clearly dubious, black
gives up his valuable bishop in the hope to attack the "hanging pawns" c4-d4.
Unfortunatelly in combination with the displaced a6 knight and potential
opening of a1-h8 diagonal it is connected with great the risk.} (14... Bd6 {
Ftacnik} 15. Qe2 $14) 15. Qxd2 $16 {^^} Qc7 (15... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 16. Rac1 $14 (
16. a4 {Van Wely} Rfd8 (16... dxc4 17. Ba3 c3 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20.
Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Nc4 Nd5 22. Qxh7) 17. Ba3 Qc7 18. Rac1 dxc4 19. Rxc4 (19. bxc4)
19... Qb8 (19... Nc5 20. Qc2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qb7+ 22. f3 {/\ 23.Nc6, 24.Ne7+})
20. Be7 $1)) 16. Rac1 dxc4 (16... Qb8 $5 17. Qg5 $1 dxc4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. bxc4
{with rich attacking possibilities.}) 17. Rxc4 (17. bxc4 $6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+
19. f3 b5 20. c5 Nb8 $15) 17... Qe7 (17... Qb8 {Ftacnik} 18. Nc6 (18. d5 {
Van Wely} exd5 19. Ng4 $1) 18... Bxc6 19. Bxc6 $14) {[%tqu "En","","","",
"d4d5","",10]} 18. d5 $1 {[%cal Gb2g7,Ge1e7] By this typical pawn sacrifice
white opens /^b2-g7 and<->d and e getting strong initiative. Ftacnik: Rarely
has one move more tactical implications, the impact of all white's pieces is
suddenly maximized.} Nxd5 (18... Bxd5 19. Ng4 $1 (19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Ng4 h5 (
20... Nac7 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Nf5 exf5 23. Rxe7 Nxe7 24. Qd7 Ncd5 25. Qxa7 $13) (
20... Rxc4 21. bxc4 Ndc7 22. Bxg7 $18) 21. Rxc8 (21. Bxg7 {Ftacnik} Kxg7 22.
Qh6+ Kg8 23. Re5 f6 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rg5+ Qxg5 26. Qxg5+ $18) 21... Rxc8 22.
Nh6+ (22. Qd4 Qg5 $18) 22... gxh6 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Rxe7 Rc7 25. Re5 $14) 19...
Bxc4 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh6 Bd3 22. Nxf6+ Kh8 23. Be4 $1 $18) (18... Rxc4 $5 {
Ftacnik} 19. d6 (19. bxc4 Rd8 20. Qc3 Nc5 21. Ng4 Ne8 $13) 19... Qd8 20. Bxb7
Nc5 21. Nxc4 Nxb7 $14) (18... exd5 {Ftacnik} 19. Rxc8 (19. Ng4 {Van Wely} Ne4
20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Bxg7) 19... Rxc8 20. Nc6 $1 $18) (18... Rfd8 {Ftacnik} 19.
Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Nc6 $18) (18... Rcd8 {Ftacnik} 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Rxg4 f6 21. Rxe6
Qxe6 22. Rxg7+ Kh8 23. Rxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qc2+ $18) {[%tqu "En","How white can
develop the initiative?","","","e5g4","",10]} 19. Ng4 $1 {[%cal Rb2g7]
Suddenly black is helpless against numerous threats.} h5 (19... f5 20. Rxc8 (
20. Bxd5 {Ftacnik} Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qf7 (21... Nc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxe6 $18) 22.
Nh6+ gxh6 23. Qd4 $18) 20... Rxc8 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 fxg4 23. Rxe6 Qf7 24.
Qg5 Rf8 25. Rf6 Qe8 26. Rxf8+ Qxf8 27. Qxg4 $18) (19... Qd8 {Ftacnik} 20. Nh6+
(20. Bxd5 {Van Wely} Rxc4 (20... Qxd5 21. Nf6+) 21. bxc4 exd5 22. Bf6 {/\ 23.
Qg5} gxf6 23. Qh6) 20... Kh8 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Rg4+ Kh8 23. Rg8+ $1 Rxg8 24.
Nxf7+ Kg7 25. Nxd8 Rcxd8 26. Rxe6 $18) (19... Rfd8 {Ftacnik} 20. Bxd5 (20. Nh6+
{Van Wely} gxh6 21. Qxh6 f6 (21... f5 22. Rxe6) 22. Rg4+ Kh8 23. Bxd5) 20...
Rxc4 21. bxc4 $18) (19... Rxc4 {Ftacnik} 20. bxc4 f5 21. Nh6+ gxh6 22. cxd5 $18
) {[%tqu "En","","","","b2g7","",10]} 20. Bxg7 $1 {[%cal Rd2h6] Dutch GM
finishes the game by another brilliant sacrifice! Black is allowed to take the
B or N,but everything leads to the same. Ftacnik: There we already several
road to Rome, but the blow on g7 has a symbolic value. Black is severely
punished for giving up his bishop.} (20. Bxd5 {Ftacnik} Rxc4 21. Nh6+ gxh6 (
21... Kh7 22. Bxc4 gxh6 23. Qd3+ $18) 22. Qxh6 $18) 20... Kxg7 (20... hxg4 21.
Rxg4 f5 22. Bxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qh6+ Ke8 24. Rg8+ (24. Rg7 $18 {Ftacnik}) 24... Kd7
25. Rg7 $18) (20... Rxc4 {Ftacnik Van Wely} 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. bxc4 hxg4 23.
cxd5) 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 (22... Rxc4 {Ftacnik} 23. Nf6+ Qxf6 24. Qxf6
exd5 25. bxc4 $18) (22... f5 {Ftacnik} 23. Rxe6 $18) 23. Nf6+ Qxf6 24. Qxf6
Bxc4 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qxh5+ Kg8 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Re4 (28. Re4 {Ftacnik} Bd3 29.
Rh4+ Bh7 30. Qh6 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Ne5
d5 9. Bc3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 $5 {The fashion for this move is starting to return and not without
reason. White's latest attempts to fight for advantage with 15.Bxe4 were not
too successful, so 15.Nxe4 is a natural choice to look for improvements.} (15.
Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 c5 (16... Nb6 17. Qb3 (17. c5 Nd5 18. Qc2 h6 19. Bg2 Rb8 20.
Nf3 Bf6 21. Bd2 Rb7 22. Rad1 Bb5 23. h4 Rd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Efimenko,Z/
Saint Vincent 2005 (33)}) 17... c5 18. d5 Bf6 19. Rad1 exd5 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21.
cxd5 Rfd8 22. Bg2 c4 23. Qa3 Bb7 24. Ne4 Qg6 25. Nc3 $16 {1-0 Nielsen,
P-Carlsen,M/Aalborg 2006 (39)}) 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bf6 19. Ne4 Bxc3 20. Nxc3
Nb6 21. Re4 Re8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Leko,P/Morelia/Linares 2006 (28)}) 15...
bxc4 16. Bf1 $5 {Another promising try is 16.Qe2, which probably poses Black
more problems, than a move in the game, but also after 16.Bf1 Black's task
isn't easy at all.} (16. Qe2 $5 Nf6 17. Red1 (17. Rac1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6 19.
Red1 Qe7 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qa5 Qb7 22. bxc4 Bxc4 23. Bb4 Qb5 24. Qxb5 cxb5 $44 {
Vyzhmanavin,A-Magerramov,E Cheliabinsk 1991}) 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qd6 19. bxc4
Bf6 20. Qh5 h6 $1 21. Qa5 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Lutz,C/Groningen 1993/
CBM 039/[Khalifman] (23)}) 16... Nb6 17. Nc5 Nd5 18. Qf3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Qb6 ({
After} 19... Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qe7 21. Qa5 $1 {[%csl Ra6]} (21. b4 Rfd8 22. Rad1
Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 $11) 21... Qb7 22. Red1 (22. a4 $5) 22... Qb5 23. Qa3 Qb7 24.
Rd6 $14 {White is clearly better so Black is forced to play 19...Qb6.}) 20. b4
{Up to this point the players were following an earlier game: Komarov,
D-Smirnov,P/Saint Vincent 2005, in which a draw was agreed in this position.}
Rfd8 21. a4 Bxc5 $6 {After the move in the game Black is doomed to passive
defense, so more appealing looks:} (21... Bf6 $5 {[%csl Rd4]} 22. Red1 Rd6 23.
a5 (23. Rd2 Rcd8 24. Rad1 h6 $11) 23... Qb5 24. Ne4 Rd5 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Rac1
Rcd8 $11) 22. dxc5 Qc7 23. Rab1 {[%cal Gb4b5]} Rb8 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Rd5
26. Red1 h6 {Probably the correct decision. After} (26... Rbd8 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 (
27... cxd5 28. Qc2 d4 29. b5 d3 30. Qc3 e5 31. c6 $14) 28. Rc1 (28. b5 $6 cxb5
29. Qxb5 g5 $1 30. Qb8+ $140 Qxb8 31. Rxb8+ Kg7 32. Rc8 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Ra1 $15)
28... h5 29. b5 $14 {White keeps an edge.}) 27. Rxd5 exd5 28. Qd4 a6 {Now
White will have to sacrifice a pawn on b5 in order to break through on the
queenside.} 29. Kg2 Qe7 30. Rb3 $1 {[%cal Gb3e3]} Qb7 31. h4 Re8 32. Re3 Rb8 ({
There is no easy draw after} 32... Rxe3 33. fxe3 (33. Qxe3 Qxb4 34. Qe8+ Kh7
35. Qxc6 Qe4+ 36. Kh2 Qf5 $11) 33... a5 $1 34. bxa5 (34. b5 cxb5 35. axb5 Qxb5
36. Qxd5 a4 $11) 34... Qa6 35. Kf2 Qxa5 36. h5 $14 {[%cal Gf2e2,Ge2d1,Gd1b3,
Gd4b4]}) 33. h5 $1 Kf8 (33... Qxb4 $2 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Qd3+ $18) 34. Qe5 Rd8
35. b5 $1 {White pieces are perfectly placed so there is no need to delay the
break-through.} axb5 36. axb5 d4 (36... cxb5 37. c6 Qa8 38. c7 d4+ 39. Re4) 37.
Re4 cxb5 38. c6 Qa8 39. c7 Rc8 40. f3 d3 $2 ({It seems that Black missed a
draw with his last move. After the correct} 40... Qa2+ $1 {I didn't manage to
find a winning line for White.} 41. Re2 (41. Kg1 Qb1+ 42. Re1 Qb4 $13) (41. Kh3
$6 Qe6+) 41... Qc4 42. Qe7+ Kg8 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qxc8 Qxe2+ 45. Kh3 Qxf3 $11)
41. Rd4 $18 Re8 (41... d2 42. Rd7 $1 $18) 42. Qd6+ Kg8 43. Qd8 Qa2+ 44. Kh3
Qe6+ 45. g4 d2 46. Re4 $1 {Excellent technique by the Armenian GM!} 1-0

[Event "Donetzk zt"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "1998.11.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ovsejevitsch, Sergei"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 944]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 (13.
Rc1 $5 {another line}) 13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 (15. Rc1 Rc8 16. c5 b4 $1
(16... Nd5 $143 17. Rxe4 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 f5 19. Rxe6 Qxd4 20. Rc1 Bxc5 21. Qe2
Bb6 22. Nf3 Qg4 23. Rd1 {[%cal Rd1d7,Re2e7]} f4 24. h3 $1 $16 b4 $2 {1-0
Karpov,A-Portisch,L/Rotterdam 1989/CBM 13 (44)} (24... Qxg3 25. Kf1 Bxf2 26.
Qxf2 b4+ 27. Kg1 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 $16) (24... Qf5 25. g4 Qf7 26. Ng5 Qb7 $16) 25.
hxg4 $18) 17. Bb2 $8 (17. Bxb4 Nd5 $15) 17... Bd3 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Qd7 (
19... Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Bf6 21. Qe2 Qd5 22. Rc4 a5 23. Bc1 $14 {[%cal Gc1f4,Gf4e5]}
) 20. Rc4 {[%cal Gb2c1,Gc1f4]} a5 21. Bc1 Nd5 22. Bxd5 $1 {[%csl Rc3]} exd5 23.
Rc2 Bf6 24. Rce2 Rfe8 $11 {Jussupow,A-Karpov,A/London 1989, (44)(1/2:1/2)})
15... Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd5 (16... h6 17. Bf1 Qd7 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 bxc4 20.
bxc4 Bf6 21. Bb4 {[%cal Gb4c5]} Rfd8 22. Bc5 Be7 23. Qc2 {[%csl Ra6][%cal
Gc2a4]} Bb7 $8 {[%csl Ra7]} 24. Qa4 Rc7 25. Bg2 Ba8 26. h4 {White has clear
advantage: bishop on a8 has no moves,pawn on c6 is weak.If black will change
bishop e7 on bishop c5 white will control line "d" because of point on d6.} h5
{[%csl Ra8,Rc6,Gg2] 1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Chandler,M/Moscow 1990/TD 90\03 (61)}
27. Bf3 $16) 17. Bxe4 (17. cxd5 cxd5 18. a3 Bxa3 (18... b4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20.
Nb1 Bd3 21. Qb2 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Qf6 $44 {[%csl Rd4]}) 19. Qa2 Qd6 20. Bb2 Bb4 $44
{[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc8c2]}) 17... Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 (19. c5 Bxd4 20. Qc2
f5 21. Bg2 Qf6 22. Nf3 Bc3 23. Re3 b4 24. Rd6 Rfe8 25. a3 f4 $2 (25... Bb5 {
[%cal Ga7a5]} 26. axb4 Bxb4 $132 {[%csl Gb4,Gb5][%cal Gc8d8]}) 26. gxf4 Qf5 27.
Qxf5 exf5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. axb4 Bxb4 30. Rxc6 $16 {1-0 Van der Sterren,
P-Hoeksema,H/NLD-chT 1993/EXT 93ch (37)}) 19... g6 $146 (19... bxc4 20. bxc4
Bxd4 $2 (20... g6 21. Nf3 {Like in the game.}) (20... Qxd4 $5 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22.
Ne4 Qxc4 23. Nxf6 gxf6 24. Rd7 f5 (24... Qxc2 25. Bxc2 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Gd7]})
25. Bxf5 exf5 26. Qxf5 Rfe8 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Qg5+ Kh7 29. Qh5+ $11) 21. Nb3 c5
22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Re4 g6 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Rdxd4 Qg5 26. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 27. Rxe6
Bb7 28. Rd7 {1-0 Novikov,I-Fusthy,Z/Cattolica 1993/TD 93\07 (28)}) 20. Nf3 bxc4
21. bxc4 Qa5 22. c5 $1 $14 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gf3e5]} (22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qc5
$11 {[%csl Rc4]}) 22... Rfd8 23. Qc1 {[%cal Gc1f4]} Bb5 (23... Qxa2 24. Qf4 Kg7
25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 $40 {[%csl Rf7,Rg7][%cal Gd1d7,Gf4f6,Gh2h4,
Gh4h5,Gh5h6,Gh5g6]}) 24. h4 Rd7 25. Ne5 $1 (25. Qf4 $6 Bxd4 (25... Bg7 $5 26.
Ne5 $140 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Rcd8 $1 {[%csl Re1][%cal Ga5e1]}) 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Rxd4
Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Qxa2 29. Ng5 $40 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rh6]}) 25... Bxe5 26. dxe5 Rxd1 (
26... Rcd8 27. Rd6 $16) 27. Rxd1 Qxa2 28. Rd7 {[%csl Rf6,Rg5,Rg7,Rh6] Now
black won the pawn,but white rook пг absolutely control of line "d" and 7-th
line. Ovsejevitsch gived up the pawn on queen side for attacking the black's
king.The pawn structure (black squares) is very weak,so white has all chances
for a successful attack.} Rf8 29. Qf4 a5 30. h5 Qe2 31. h6 Qh5 32. Kg2 a4 33.
Ra7 $22 {Now black has some problems with finding move to do...zugzwang?!} Qd1
34. Qf6 Bf1+ 35. Kh2 (35. Kg1 $2 Bd3+ 36. Kh2 Qh5+ 37. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) 35... Qh5+
36. Kg1 Qxh6 37. Kxf1 Qc1+ 38. Kg2 a3 {Unbelievable ,but extra piece isn't
enough for white's win.} 39. Qf3 (39. Qe7 $2 a2 $1 (39... Qc4 $2 40. Bxc6 a2
41. Bf3 $18 {[%cal Gc5c6]}) 40. Rxa2 Qc4 41. Bb1 Qd5+ 42. Kh2 Qb3 43. Ra1 Qb2 {
[%cal Gb2f2]}) (39. Qf4 $5 Qxc5 40. Ra6 Rc8 41. Bf3 Kg7 (41... Rc7 $4 {[%cal
Gc7a7]} 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. Qf6+ Kh6 44. Ra4 $18 {[%cal Ra4h4]}) 42. Qe3 Qxe3 43.
fxe3 c5 44. Rxa3 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gg2f2,Gf2e2,Ge2d3,Gd3c4]} (44. Bd1 Rd8) 44...
c4 45. Rc3 Rc5 $11) 39... Qxc5 40. Rxa3 Qxe5 41. Bxc6 h5 42. Ra7 Kg7 {White
has some advantage,but it,s not enough for the win.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elgoibar 08th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "1998.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fernandes, Antonio ETG"]
[Black "Ubilava, Elizbar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1998.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Ne5 $5 (7. O-O
{is more popular line.}) 7... Ra7 8. O-O (8. Nd3 $6 c5 $1 (8... Be7 9. Nc3 c6
10. e4 Ba6 11. e5 $16) 9. Nxb4 (9. Nc3 $5 Ba6 $1 $13) (9. Bxb4 axb4 10. dxc5
$140 bxc5 11. Nxc5 Qc7 $15) 9... axb4 10. Bf4 d6 $8 11. dxc5 (11. d5 e5 $15)
11... bxc5 12. O-O (12. Bxd6 Rd7 $19) (12. Qxd6 Rd7 $19) 12... Ne8 {[%csl Ra2,
Rf4]} (12... Rd7 13. a3) 13. Nd2 e5 14. Be3 Qe7 $2 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Lobron,E/
Biel 1993/CBM 37 (44) >= 14. ...f5 =/+}) 8... Bb7 (8... d6 {I think the
simpliest way to equalize for black.} 9. Nd3 Bxd2 10. Nxd2 (10. Qxd2 Bb7 11.
Nc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c5 {and black has no problems at all f.e:} 13. Ne1 {[%cal
Ge1f3]} cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qd2 Rd7 16. Nf3 d5 {1/2-1/2 Agzamov,G-Jussupow,A/
Frunze 1981/URS-ch (24)}) 10... c5 11. e3 (11. dxc5 bxc5 $11) 11... Nbd7 (11...
Bb7) 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Qf3 Rc7 15. Ne4 Qa8 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Qxa8
{1/2-1/2 Kavalek,L-Hort,V/Wijk aan Zee 1982/MCD-r8 (17)}) (8... Ba6 $5) 9. Qa4
{[%mdl 8]} (9. Bxb7 Rxb7 10. Bf4 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gc4c5,Ga2a3]} Be7 11. Nc3 c6
$6 (11... d6 $142 12. Nf3 {[%cal Ge2e4]} (12. Nd3 c5 $13) 12... d5 $13 (12...
c5 13. d5 $14)) 12. e4 b5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. Ng4 $1 b4 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Ne2 (
16. Na4 $5) 16... d6 17. Qa4 Qb6 18. Rac1 $6 (18. Be3 $142 $14) 18... h6 $2 (
18... Bxd4 $1 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Rfd1 Qxe4 21. Bxd6 Rd8 22. Bf4 $11 (22. Be7
Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 h6)) 19. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Ra5,Gc6,Rd6] 1-0 Ippolito,D-Inocencio,
E/Philadelphia 1997/EXP 60 (31)}) (9. Bg5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Be7 11. Nc3 h6 (11...
d6 12. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 13. Ng4 {[%cal Ge2e4]} c5 (13... Be7 14. e4 $14) 14. Nxf6+
Qxf6 15. d5 $14) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nf3 d6 (13... d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qb3 c6
16. Rac1 Re8 17. e3 $14 {[%csl Gb6,Gc6][%cal Gc3a4]}) 14. e4 Be7 15. Qd2 $14 {
1-0 Hochgraefe,M-Stelting,T/OLNN9697 1997/EXT 97 (70)}) 9... Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Bxd2
11. Nxd2 c5 $1 (11... d6 12. Nef3 (12. Nd3 c5 {and black has comfortable
position.}) 12... e5 $5 (12... c5 13. e4 $14) 13. e4 (13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Rfd1
Qe8 $1 (14... Qe7 15. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5,Ge3d5]}) 15. Qb3 Nbd7 $11) 13...
Nbd7 14. Qc2 $14) 12. Nef3 (12. Ndf3 d6 13. Nd3 Qd7 14. Qxd7 Rxd7 15. Rfd1 Nc6
$11) 12... Nc6 13. Nb3 (13. e3 Qa8 $1 {[%cal Ga8g2]} 14. Kg1 cxd4 15. exd4 d5
$11) 13... Nxd4 (13... Ne4 $142 14. d5 Ne7 15. Rfd1 Nf5 16. Nbd2 $14) 14. Nbxd4
cxd4 15. Nxd4 d5 16. Rac1 (16. Nc6 $140 $2 Qd7 {[%cal Gd7a4]}) 16... Rc7 17.
Rfd1 $2 (17. cxd5 Qxd5+ 18. Nf3 $11) 17... Rxc4 $2 (17... Qc8 {[%cal Gc7c1]}
18. b3 (18. Nb5 Rc5 $1 (18... Rxc4 19. Rxc4 dxc4 (19... Qxc4 20. Qxc4 dxc4 21.
Na3 $11) 20. Nd6 Qa8+ 21. Kg1 $11) 19. b3 e5 $1 $17 {[%csl Ga4]}) 18... Rc5 {
and black's pressure on c-file is very unpleasant for white.}) 18. Rxc4 dxc4
19. Nc6 Qa8 20. Rd4 $6 (20. Qxc4 Rc8 21. Rc1 Nd7 22. f3 {[%cal Gc6e7]} Kh8 23.
Qb5 $14) 20... c3 21. bxc3 Nd5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Very serious blunder,after,
which black gets almost losing position by forced.} (21... Rc8 22. Rc4 Qb7 {
[%cal Gb6b5]} 23. Kg1 (23. f3 $2 Nd5 $19 {[%csl Re3]}) (23. Qb5 Ne8) 23... b5
24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. Rxc8+ Kxe7 $1 26. Qa3+ b4 27. cxb4 Qxc8 28. bxa5+ Kd7 29. a6
Qa8 30. a7 $44 {and i think white's compensation must be enough for the draw.})
22. e4 $16 Nc7 {[%csl Rc7]} (22... Nxc3 23. Qc4 Nxa2 (23... Nb1 24. Qc1 Qb7 25.
Rd6 $18) 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qxa2 Qb7 26. Qa3 Re8 27. Qd6 $1 $18) (22... Nf6 $142
23. Qb5 {[%csl Rb6]} Qb7 24. Nxa5 Qa8 25. Nc6 Qxa2 26. Qxb6 $16) 23. Rd7 b5 24.
Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qd4 $1 Qb8 (25... Ne8 26. Rd8 (26. Ra7 Qb8 27. Rxa5 $16) 26... Qb7
27. Qc5 $1 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Ge7g6]} Qxe4+ 28. Kh3 Qf3 29. Qxb5 $18) 26. Nc6 Qc8
27. Nd8 f6 28. Qd6 Kg8 {and black resighned in this position not waiting for
coming 28Qe7} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Black "Kalinin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxc4 15.
bxc4 bxc4 16. Qc2 (16. Qa4) 16... Re8 (16... Nb6 17. a4 $1 (17. Nf1 c5 18. d5
exd5 19. exd5 Bf6 20. Ne3 Rb8 21. Be4 h6 22. Nf5 {draw Chernin-Hertneck 1985})
17... Qc7 18. a5 Nd7 19. Bf1 c5 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Nf6 22. Be5 $1 Qd8 23.
Nxc4 Qxd5 (23... Nxd5 24. Rad1 $36) 24. Nb6 $1 axb6 25. Bxa6 Ra8 26. axb6 $18 {
Chernin.}) (16... Qc7 17. Bf1 e5 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Ne5 21.
Be2 Rfd8 22. Red1 c5 23. Rac1 Nc6 24. Be3 $16 {Chernin-Psakhis 1993}) 17. Rad1
(17. Bf1 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Nb6 20. Rad1 Qxd5 21. Nxc4 Qa8 $1 $17) 17...
Qc7 (17... Bf8 $5 18. a4 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Nb6 22. Ba5 {
Cosma-Stoica,V 1995} Qd6 $1 23. Bxb6 Qxb6 24. Nxc4 Qb4 25. Rc1 Re8 $15) 18. Bf1
Nb6 (18... c5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nb6 21. Ba5 (21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. Be5 Bd6 23.
Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxc4 $10) 21... Qd7 (21... Rcd8 22. Nxc4 Bb7 23. Bg2 $14) 22.
Nxc4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Bd6 $10) 19. a4 c5 20. a5 (20. d5 $6 exd5 21.
a5 d4 $1 22. axb6 axb6 23. Ba1 b5 $17) 20... cxd4 (20... Nd7 21. d5 exd5 22.
exd5 $14) 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Rb1 (22. Ba1 Bb4 (22... d3 23. Qc3 Bf6 24. e5 $16)
(22... Qc5 $5 23. Rc1 (23. Qa2 Bb5 24. Rc1 c3 25. Nb3 Bc4 $1 $15) 23... Bg5 24.
Rcd1 e5 $15) 23. Rb1 c3 24. Nf3 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 e5 26. Ne1 a5 27. Nd3 Rc4 $15)
22... dxc3 (22... Qd6 $2 23. Bb4 d3 24. Qa2 Qc6 25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Rec1 c3 27.
Rb3 $1 $16) 23. Rxb6 cxd2 24. Ra1 axb6 25. Rxa6 Red8 26. Ra1 (26. Be2 b5 27.
Ra7 Kf8 28. e5 g6 29. Rb7 b4 30. Bd1 $10) 26... c3 $44 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6
8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 O-O (10... Bb7 $6 11. O-O c5 (11... O-O 12. e4 {
+=}) 12. dxc5 Nxc5 (12... bxc5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nh4 {+/-}) 13. b4 Ncd7 14.
cxd5 Bxd5 15. e4 Bb7 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Qb3 O-O 18. Rac1 a6 19. a4 {+= 1-0
Velikov, P-Kruszynski,W/Albena 1983/MCD-r8 (34)}) 11. e4 Rc8 12. O-O b5 {
This logical move was like a novelty for me during the game, 12...c5 was the
only move, which I studyied before. And suddenly I discovered, that I have no
normal possibility except an exchange sacrifice, which I had to play in the
game.} (12... c5 {Dautov} 13. exd5 exd5 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Ba1 dxc4
17. Nxc4 Bb7 (17... cxd4 18. Nxd4 {+=}) 18. Nce5 cxd4 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. Nxd4
Nxe5 21. Nb5 Rc5 22. Rxe5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rc2 {= Andrianov,N-Korolev,A/corr. 1987
}) 13. e5 Ne8 14. c5 {'!' Dautov. Dautov: 'Ein aussichtreiches Opfer. F�r
die Qualit�t bekommt Wei� einen Bauern und gro�en Raumvorteil.'} b4 $8 {
Certainly if black not accept white's sacrifise, he will get a strategically
lost position.} 15. Bxb4 Bxf1 16. Bxf1 {~= The position which I didn't like
during the game in fact is very unclear. White has a clear play on the
Queenside, on the other side black's play is to provoke f7-f6, but very
accurately because after this the e6-weakness must be desicive.} a5 ({The only
example, which I found in this position was Arbakov-Sax, which continued:} 
16... Rb8 17. Bc3 {and here 17Qc3 with idea Ba5 deserved attention} f6 18. b4 (
18. exf6 $5) 18... a5 19. a3 Nc7 20. Rc1 axb4 21. axb4 f5 22. Nb3 Nb5 23. Na5
Qc8 24. Bd2 {=+ 0-1 Arbakov, V-Sax,G/Muenster 1996/EXP 55 (45)}) 17. Bc3 Ra8 {
With two good moves Sakaev took control over two important squares a5 and a6
and also brake on my play on the queenside. Dautov: 'Die Stellung ist
geschlossen, so finden die schwarzen T�rme vorerst keine Anwendung.'} (17...
f6 {Dautov} 18. exf6 Rxf6 (18... Bxf6 $2 19. Bh3 {+/-}) 19. Re1 g6 20. Bh3 Ng7
21. a3 {+=}) 18. Bd3 g6 (18... h6 $2 19. Re1 Nc7 20. Nf1 $36 {/\Qd1,Bb1,Qd3/
^b1-h7}) (18... h6 $5 {Dautov mit weiterem Nc7 kam in Frage.}) 19. Re1 {
'+/=' Dautov.} Ng7 {A nice square for the knight, where he also protects the
e6-square, after the coming f7-f6.} ({Nach} 19... Nc7 {Dautov w�rde dieser
Springer am K�nigsfl�gel fehlen:} 20. h4 $1 (20. a3 Qb8 21. b4 axb4 22.
axb4 Nb5 23. Bb2 Nc7 {=}) 20... f5 21. exf6 Rxf6 (21... Bxf6 22. h5 $40) 22.
Nh2 {+= , und die Drohungen Ng4 und h4-h5 sind sehr unangenehm.}) 20. a3 {
'!' Dautov.} Qc7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 {Dautov: 'Wei� beabsichtigt die
�berf�hrung eines Springers nach a5, um die Schw�che c6 aufs Korn zu
nehmen.'} f6 {'!' Dautov. Dautov: 'Schwarz hat nur diese M�glichkeit, seine
Figuren zu aktivieren.'} (22... f5 23. Nb3 $6 (23. exf6 $142 {-22...f6}) 23...
g5 24. Na5 g4 25. Nd2 Bg5 {=+}) 23. exf6 (23. Nb3 $6 fxe5 (23... f5 $5) 24.
Nxe5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Ra3 $1 {=+ <->a1-a8}) 23... Bxf6 {'?' Dautov. Dautov:
'Dieses Schlagen sieht sehr nat�rlich aus, erlaubt jedoch Wei�, seinen
Plan durchzuf�hren.'} (23... Rxf6 $1 {(Dautov) /\Raf8 war korrekt. Schwarz
sucht Gegenspiel auf der f-Linie.} 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 Raf8 26. f4 (26. Re2
$5) 26... R6f7 27. Nb3 Bf6 28. Re1 Qd7 29. Na5 Nf5 $132) 24. Nb3 Rfe8 25. Na5 {
'+/ -' Dautov.} Kf7 (25... e5 $2 26. dxe5 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29.
Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Nxc6 {+/-}) (25... Nf5 $2 26. Qa4 Nb8 27. b5 $36 (27. Ne5 {Dautov
} Bxe5 28. Rxe5 {+/-})) 26. Qa4 Rec8 (26... Rac8 $1 {Dautov} 27. Ba6 {+-}) 27.
Bd2 $1 {Nice idea white's bishop will get new square on f4. Dautov: 'W�hrend
Schwarz an seine Schw�chen gebunden ist, verst�rkt Wei� unaufhaltsam den
Druck.'} Nf5 (27... e5 $2 28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5+ Bxe5 30. Qxc6 $1 {+/-}) 28.
Bf4 Qa7 (28... Qd8 $2 29. Qd1 $1 Ra7 30. Qe2 Qe8 31. Bxf5 gxf5 (31... exf5 32.
Qxe8+ Rxe8 33. Rxe8 Kxe8 34. Nxc6 {+/-}) 32. Ng5+ $1 Bxg5 33. Qh5+ Kg8 34.
Qxg5+ Kh8 35. Qh6 Nf8 36. Bd6 Ng6 37. h4 {+-}) 29. Bxf5 gxf5 $2 $138 {'?'
Dautov. Desicive mistake in both sides timetrouble, after a very good
defensive game Sakaev missed white's idea, after which white will get a
desicive attack. Dautov: 'Der entscheidende Fehler. Pl�tzlich ger�t der
schwarze K�nig in gro�e Gefahr.'} ({After} 29... exf5 {I didn't find
something special and black gets good chances to save this game f.e.} 30. Bg5 (
30. Qb3 {/\31Nc6} Qa6 $1 (30... Kg7 $2 31. Re6 Qa6 32. Qe3 {+/-}) 31. Bg5 Re8 {
=+}) (30. Ng5+ Bxg5 (30... Kg8 {Dautov}) 31. Bxg5 Nf6 {=+}) (30. Qd1 {Dautov}
Qa6) 30... Qc7 31. Bxf6 Kxf6 {Dautov: ', und Wei� hat nicht mehr als eine
ausreichende Kompensation.'} 32. Ne5 Nxe5 $8 33. dxe5+ Kg7 (33... Ke6 34. Qd1
$36) 34. e6 Qe7 35. Qa1+ Qf6 (35... Kg8 36. Qe5 {+/-}) 36. Qxf6+ Kxf6 37. e7
Kf7 38. Nb7 Re8 39. Nd6+ Kf6 {=}) 30. Qd1 $1 {Now all black piecies , which
placed on the queenside cannot help to his king on the other side of the board.
Dautov: 'Ausgezeichnet! Die wei�e Dame wird blitzschnell auf den
K�nigsfl�gel �berf�hrt, das Ziel - schwache Felder h5 und h6.'} Nf8 (
30... Qa6 31. Ng5+ Bxg5 32. Qh5+ {+-} (32. Qh5+ {Dautov} Kf8 33. Bxg5 {+-}))
31. Be5 $1 Bd8 (31... Ng6 32. Bxf6 Kxf6 33. h4 $1 $40 (33. Qd2 $5 $40)) 32. Bd6
{'!' Dautov.} Bxa5 (32... Ng6 33. Ne5+ $1 Nxe5 34. Qh5+ Ng6 (34... Kg7 {Dautov}
35. Bxe5+ Kf8 36. Bd6+ {+-}) 35. Qxh7+ {+-}) (32... Bf6 {Dautov} 33. Bxf8 Rxf8
34. Ne5+ Bxe5 35. Nxc6 {+-}) 33. bxa5 Qxa5 34. Qc1 $1 Qa3 (34... Qa7 $8 {Dautov
} 35. Qh6 Kg8 36. Bxf8 Rxf8 37. Qxe6+ Qf7 38. Qxc6 {+-}) 35. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT 0809"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2009.02.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2008.12.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ {It was really very easy to guess my
opponent's choice, as in my opinion he one of the great experts in 4...
Bb4-line, that he has played frequently, since 1985.} 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7.
O-O c6 {there is no doubt that the Bb4, Be7 system is one of the most solid of
Black's options against the Catalan.} 8. Qc2 ({In our previous encounter I
opted for} 8. Bf4 {. You can find that game fully annotated in CBM 104.}) 8...
b6 9. Rd1 {An important crossroad for Black} Ba6 {Obviously Black can develop
his bishop to b7; that is quite popular as well.} 10. b3 Nbd7 11. a4 $5 {
The latest trend in this position, that is slowly becoming more and more
popular thanks, to the efforts of Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand. White
starts some activity on the queenside and what I realy like in this variation
is that White tries to justify his usually "misplaced" dark-squared bishop on
d2.} ({Still, the main line is considered to be} 11. Bf4) 11... c5 {Black's
most popular reply. One of my recent games saw:} (11... Qc8 12. Na3 c5 13. Qb2
Ne4 14. Be1 Qb7 {It's looks a bit strange to place queen on the diagonal of
the "Catalan" bishop, but Black has enough time to regroup} 15. e3 Rac8 16.
Rac1 Qa8 $6 {Not the best square for Black's queen, better would have been} (
16... Qb8 {, though after} 17. Ne5 {I would prefer White's position.}) 17. Ne5
Ndf6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nb5 Bb7 {Avrukh-Adams, Spanish league 2008. Here I
overlooked the strong idea} 20. Bh3 $1 Rcd8 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Ba5 $1 $16) 12.
Na3 {Whte's knight supports the c4-pawn and at the same time it can move to b5
at a suitable moment.} ({Worse is} 12. Nc3 $6 {, as Black can simply capture
the c4-pawn} dxc4 13. bxc4 Bxc4 14. Ne5 Bd5 $1 {Sulava,N (2516)-Sprenger,J 
(2431)/Metz 2003/CBM 093 ext (21)}) 12... Bb7 13. Qb2 {White removes in
advance his queen from c-file and prepares at the same time the b3-b4 advance.}
(13. a5 $6 {is premature in view of} dxc4 14. Nxc4 {Kortschnoj,V (2635)-Lerner,
K (2580)/Muenster 1996. and now the simple} b5 $1 {gives Black an excellent
position, for instance:} 15. Nce5 Be4 16. Qb2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 $15) 13... Ne4
(13... Rc8 {Another popular option.}) 14. Be1 $1 {White's bishop belongs to
this square, where it helps to start White's play on the queenside by means of
b4, a5 and etc.} ({Black does not experience any problems after} 14. Bf4 $6 Bf6
{Novikov,S (2535)-Jakovenko,D (2691)/Moscow 2007/CBM 117 (81)}) 14... Bf6 {
A pretty natural move. Black's bishop becomes more active on a long diagonal.
One of the recent games saw an interesting alternaitve idea} (14... f5 15. b4
Bc6 16. a5 $6 {Obviously this is the right moment to improve White's play, as
after the text move Black took over the initiative} cxb4 17. Bxb4 bxa5 18. Bxe7
Qxe7 19. c5 Rab8 20. Qc1 a4 $17 {Miroshnichenko,E (2667)-Nakamura,H (2699)/AUT}
) 15. e3 {[%csl Gd4] White strenghtens the d4-pawn and at the same time
creates an idea of the move Ne5. Here I deviated from the game
Mikhalevski-Lerner Israeli league 2009, which had been played two rounds
before, where Victor opted for} (15. Rac1) 15... Qe7 $146 {This logical move
appears to be a novelty. Previously Black tried unsuccessfully to release the
tension in the centre by means of} (15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qb8 17. Rac1 Rd8 18.
Qb1 a6 19. a5 $1 {[%csl Gb6]} Be7 20. Nac2 bxa5 21. Bxa5 Rc8 22. Nb4 $1 Nef6
23. cxd5 Bxb4 24. Bxb4 Bxd5 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. e4 Bb7 27. f3 $16 {1/2-1/2
Piket,J (2640)-Kramnik,V (2740)/Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 057 ext (51)}) 16. Ne5 {
This was my original idea. The main point is that with the bishop on f6, Black
cannot comfortably capture on e5 with his knight.} g6 $1 {A very good
positional idea, Black intends first to play next Bg7, thus creating the idea
of knight recapture with his own knight.} 17. a5 {It was too early for} (17.
Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Bc3 {, as Black keeps the balance after} Qe7 20.
dxc5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 bxc5 22. Nb5 a6 23. Nd6 Bd5 $1 24. cxd5 Qxd6 25. dxe6 Qxe6
26. Qxc5 Qxb3 $11 {should be not much.}) 17... bxa5 $6 ({I was expecting} 17...
Bg7 {and probably this was the best option for Black. I was planning to play}
18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Bc3 Qe7 21. dxc5 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 bxc5 23. Nb5 {
, but here again as in the previous note Black can play} a6 24. Nd6 Bd5 {
In the event of} (24... Rad8 25. Qe5 Qc7 26. Kg2 {Black'sposition is pretty
passive and White can slowly prepare the advance of his kingside pawns} Ba8 27.
Rab1 {with the idea 28.b4} Rb8 28. h4 $36) 25. cxd5 Qxd6 26. dxe6 Qxe6 27. Qxc5
Qxb3 28. Rab1 $14 {[%csl Ra6] and White keeps some annoying pressure.}) ({
Also interesting for him was} 17... cxd4 18. exd4 Bg7 {, but here White has an
unexpected tactical idea} 19. a6 $1 Bxa6 20. Nc2 {[%csl Ga6][%cal Ge1b4]} Nxe5
21. dxe5 Bb7 {I don't believe Black has sufficient compensation after} (21...
Nc5 22. b4 Bxc4 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Rab1) 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Bb4 Qg5 24. Bxf8 Rxf8
{The main point is that} (24... Bxe5 $2 {is impossible in view of} 25. Be7 $1
$18) 25. Rxa7 Bxe5 26. Qc1 $14 {White is better.}) 18. Bxa5 Rfc8 $2 {This
allows White to simplify the position in his favour. Better would have been} (
18... cxd4 $142 19. exd4 Bg7 {Here White should play} 20. Nd3 {retaining
better chances. Not so clear} (20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. f3 Nd6 22. c5 Nf5 23. Nc2 Ba6
$1 $13)) 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 21. Bc3 {The key point of White's idea.
Black is forced to trade his dark-squared bishop.} Qe7 22. dxc5 Bxc3 23. Qxc3
Rxc5 {After more or less a series of forced moves we reached the position I
was aiming for when I played my 19th move. White has a clear positional
advantage, as Black has no compensation for White's extra pawn on the kingside,
Black's bishop is seriously restricted by his own pawn (e4), while White's
knight can enter into the game very easily.} ({Even worse would be} 23... Qxc5
24. Nb5 {[%cal Gb5d6] with tactical justification} Qxb5 {[%csl Gc3]} 25. Rd8+
$1 Rxd8 26. cxb5 {with a winning poisition.}) 24. Ra2 $5 {White obviously
intends to double his rooks on d-file. Quite strong would have been} (24. Nb5
a6 25. b4 $1 (25. Nd6 Bd5 $1 {would significantly reduce White's advantage.})
25... Rc6 26. Nd4 Rd6 (26... Rcc8 27. Nb3 $1 $16) 27. c5 {only not} (27. Nb3 $6
Rd3 $1 28. Rxd3 exd3 $132 {and Black would be happy to activate his light
bishop even at the cost of a pawn.}) 27... Rdd8 28. Nb3 $16) 24... Rh5 {
An understandable decision. Black tries somehow to create counterplay, as he
didn't like to suffer passively.} 25. Rad2 $6 {Much stronger was} (25. Nb5 $1
a6 {Another line} (25... e5 {[%cal Ge7e6,Ge6h3]} 26. Nd6 Bc6 27. Qa5 $1 Qe6 28.
Qc7 {and it appears} Qh3 {is not really a big problem for White} 29. f3 $1 $18
{[%csl Gh2][%cal Ga2h2] and Black unavoidably loses material.}) 26. Nd6 {
During the game I considered this position unclear, as Black has} Bd5 {[%csl
Gd6] In fact I overlooked the incredibly strong} 27. Qb4 $1 {I missed this
move.} Bc6 28. Qb6 {and Black loses the a6-pawn.}) 25... Bc6 $1 {Now Black
take control over the b5-square and White has to activate his knight via the
c2-square.} 26. Nc2 a5 {Another good positional move. Black prevents Nb4 which
was coming.} 27. Rd6 Bd5 28. Rb6 {White uses a drawback of Black's 26th move,
that weakened the b6-square.} Qc7 29. Rb5 $1 {This move is much stronger than}
(29. Qd4 Bc6 {[%csl Gb6] and White is slightly tied up with his rook on b6.})
29... a4 $1 {The best chance.} 30. Rd4 {The alternative would be} (30. Ra1 {
which seems to me stronger} axb3 31. Rxa8+ Bxa8 32. Rxh5 gxh5 33. Qxb3 h4 34.
Qb5 $16 {[%cal Gb5g5,Gb5e8]}) 30... axb3 {Black couldn't advance his a-pawn} (
30... a3 {, as after} 31. Rd1 $1 a2 32. Ra1 {White eventually will capture the
a-pawn.}) 31. Qxb3 Bc6 32. Rxh5 gxh5 33. h4 {In the event of} (33. Nb4 {
Black should reply with the calm} Be8 $14 {, but not} (33... h4 34. Qd1 $1 $16
{[%cal Gd1g4]})) 33... e5 $1 34. Rd1 $14 {Black has managed to get back into
the game; still, White retains better chances, thanks to his better pawn
structure.} Rb8 {Doesn't change much.} (34... Ba4 35. Qc3 Rd8 36. Rc1 $1 $14)
35. Qa3 Rd8 36. Rc1 Rd2 $2 {A serious mistake.} (36... Be8 $142 $1 {And Black
is seriously in the game.}) 37. Qb4 $2 $138 {Being already short of time I
missed the following nice idea} (37. Qc5 $1 {[%cal Gc2b4]} Qd7 38. Qxe5 Rd1+
39. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 40. Kg2 Qxc2 (40... Qf3+ $142 41. Kf1 Qd1+ 42. Ne1 $16) 41. Qg5+
$1 Kf8 42. Qc5+ $18 {[%cal Gc5c6] with winning position for White.}) 37... Rd6
38. Qc5 Qe7 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gd6d1] Threatening 39...Rd1} 39. Rf1 ({Much
stronger was} 39. Qa5 $1 {with the idea of Nb4 and starting to push the a-pawn.
}) 39... Qe6 40. Nb4 {Black's position is pretty difficult here, as White has
managed to activate his knight.} Bb7 41. Qc7 {Again I miss the best option} (
41. Qb5 Rb6 42. Qa5 $1 {followed by the advance of the c-pawn.}) 41... Rd7 42.
Qb8+ Kg7 43. c5 f6 $1 {Black defends the e5-pawn and is ready to activate his
queen.} 44. Qa7 (44. Rc1 {allows} Qg4 $1 {[%cal Gd7d1]} 45. Re1 Qe6 {and it's
not clear how to improve White's position.}) 44... Bc8 $2 {Black didn't take a
great opportunity} (44... Qc4 $1 {Would keep the balance, for instance} 45. Na2
(45. Rb1 Qb5 46. Qb6 Qe2) 45... Bc6 46. Qa5 Rb7 {and Black's pieces are very
active.}) 45. Qa8 Rb7 (45... Bb7 46. Qa4 Rc7 47. Rc1 $16) 46. Nd5 $1 {Being in
serious time trouble I was happy to simplify the position and forget forever
about possible mating attacks for Black on the light squares.} Qxd5 47. Qxc8
Qd7 48. Qa8 $1 {Of course White has no intention to trade queens, as after} (
48. Qxd7+ Rxd7 {the endgame is absolutely drawish.}) 48... Rc7 49. Qa5 Qc6 {
It looks like Black is very close to a draw. He has managed to block White's
passed pawn and it's not clear how White can break through. In fact I believe
Black's position is very difficult; White has a clear plan : he should find a
good way to sacrifice his passed pawn, and switch to the attack against
Black's monarch.} 50. Rd1 Kg6 51. Rc1 Rc8 52. Qb4 {In the beginning my idea
was just to make a few moves in order to gain some minutes for figuring out
the right idea.} Qd5 53. Qb6 Qc6 (53... Rc6 54. Qb8 Qe6 {seems to me Black's
best chance, though I believe White should be able to squeeze a full point
from this position.}) 54. Qb3 {Finally I found the right idea to take control
over the a2-g8 diagonal.} Rd8 55. Qc4 $1 {[%csl Ge4] The e4-pawn is also being
aimed at.} Rc8 $2 {This allows White to penetrate decisively. More stubborn was
} (55... Rd7 {, though here after} 56. Rb1 Qd5 57. Qa4 {Black's position is
very difficult.}) 56. Rd1 $1 $18 {Now Black has no hope against White's
offensive.} Qxc5 57. Qxe4+ f5 58. Qb7 $1 {[%csl Rg6]} Rc7 59. Qb8 ({Also very
strong was.} 59. Qb3) 59... Rc8 60. Rd6+ Kf7 61. Qb3+ Qc4 62. Rd7+ Kf6 {
This loses at once, but even after the best defence} (62... Ke6 {White wins
easily} 63. Qb7 Qc6 64. Re7+ Kd6 65. Qxc6+ Rxc6 66. Rxh7 $18 {[%cal Gh7h5]})
63. Qb6+ Rc6 64. Qd8+ {Mate in two is coming.} 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Meribel"]
[Date "1998.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Hauchard, Arnaud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 (7. d5 $5
exd5 8. Nh4 g6 $5 (8... Be7 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. e4 Bc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf5 $44) 9.
cxd5 Bg7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Nd6 (11. O-O d6 12. Bf4 Ba6 $1 13. Rc1 Bxc4 14. Rxc4
b5 $10) 11... Ba6 12. a4 Ne8 13. Ne4 d6 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rb1 Ndf6 $10 {Van Wely,
L-Psakhis,L/Leenwarden/1993/0:1/45/}) 7... cxd4 (7... Nxe4 8. Ne5 d5 9. cxd5
Nxd2 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. Bxd2 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. O-O f6 14. Rfe1 (14. Nc6 Qc7
15. Rfe1+ Kf7 {[%csl Rc6]}) 14... fxe5 15. Rxe5+ Be7 16. Bg5 b5 17. Qxb5 Rb8
18. Qc6 Rb6 19. Qa4 Rb4 20. Qc6 Rb6 {0,5/Goldin,A 2535-Smirin,I 2490-Moskva 
(GMA) 1989}) 8. O-O {Salov: Khalifman: Ein seit längerem bekannte Verbesserung
gegenüber anderen Zügen.} (8. Nxd4 Bc5 $1 (8... Bb4 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11.
N2b3 Rc8 12. Rd1 a6 13. Bf4 Be7 14. Rd2 Bb4 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Rd4 Ne8 17. Rad1
$16 {Agdestein,S-Wedberg,T/Haninge 45/(665) 1988}) 9. Nb5 (9. N2b3 Bxe4) (9.
N4b3 Be7 $10 (9... Be7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Re1 d6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2
Nbd7 $10 {Piket,J-Salov,V/Wijk/1992/ + Ftacnik,L-Chernin,A/Praha/1989/})) (9.
Nc2 {N} Qc7 10. O-O Be7 (10... O-O 11. b3 Be7 12. e5 $5) (10... Nc6 11. b3 h5
$5 12. Rb1 h4 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2 hxg3 15. hxg3 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 $14 {
Browne,W-Ivanov,AV/USA-ch/1989/}) 11. e5 $6 (11. b3 d6 $10) 11... Bxg2 12. exf6
Bxf1 13. fxe7 Bd3 (13... Bxc4 14. Qg4 Bd5 15. Ne3 $5 Rg8 {/\ Nc6-e7}) 14. Qf3 (
14. Qg4 $2 Bg6) 14... Bxc2 15. Qxa8 Kxe7 16. b3 Rd8 $1 17. Ba3+ Ke8 18. Qf3 (
18. Ne4 d5 19. Nd6+ Rxd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Rc1 Bf5 $19) 18... Qe5
$1 19. Rc1 Bg6 $17 {Agdestein,S-Hjartarson,J/Beograd 48/692/1989/}) 9... a6 10.
Nc3 Qc7 11. O-O (11. Qe2 Be7 $1 12. O-O d6 13. a4 {/\ a5} Nc6 $1 14. b3 O-O 15.
Bb2 Nd7 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Qe3 Rfe8 $1 18. Ba3 Bf6 $1 19. b4 $6 (19. Ne2 Rac8 $15
) 19... Bd4 20. Qe2 Bxc3 $1 21. Rxc3 (21. bxc5 $5 Bxd2 $1 22. cxb6 Bxc1 23.
bxc7 Bxa3 24. Rb1 Ra7 $1 25. e5 Ba8 $1 $17) 21... Nxa4 22. Rcc1 a5 $17 {
Welin,T-Chernin,A/Lugano 47/642/1989/}) 11... Be7 $10) 8... d6 (8... Nc6 9. e5
Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Rh6]}) 9. Nxd4 {Salov: Khalifman: Diese
Stellung hatte Karpov schon auf dem Brett. Fürchtete er nun eine Verbesserung
gegenüber der Spielweise von Ivantschuk?} Qc8 (9... Nbd7 10. Re1 (10. b3 Qc7
11. Bb2 Be7 12. f4 (12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rae1 {1/2-1/2 Shvidler,E-Csom,I/Tel Aviv
1989/EXT 89 (13)}) 12... O-O 13. f5 e5 14. Nb5 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17.
g4 h6 18. Qe2 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nb6 20. Ne3 d5 21. Nexd5 Nbxd5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23.
Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,Y-Budnikov,A/Vladivostok 1994/}) 10... Qc7 (10... Be7 11.
e5 Bxg2 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Kxg2 Nc5 15. Ne4 $14) (10... e5 11. Nb5
a6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Nf1 Rc8 14. Ne3 O-O 15. a4 g6 16. b3 Nc5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. Ba3
Ne6 19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Chiburdanidze,M/Groningen ctW 1997
(35)}) 11. a4 (11. Nb5 $1 Qb8 12. c5 $3 {[%cal Gd2c4]} dxc5 (12... Nxc5 13. Nc4
$16) 13. Nc4 e5 14. f4 $1 Bc6 15. Nc3 $1 b5 16. fxe5 $16 {Browne,W-Bradford,J/
Dallas 1996/Inf 70/[Yermolinsky,A] (16)}) 11... a6 12. a5 Be7 13. N2b3 Rc8 14.
axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5 Ba8 16. b3 $14 {1-0 Huzman,A-Har Zvi,R/ISR-chT 1996/EXP 52 
(36)}) (9... Qd7 10. Re1 (10. a4 $1 Nc6 (10... Be7 11. a5 O-O 12. Re1 Na6 13.
b3 bxa5 14. Rxa5 Nc5 15. Qc2 Bd8 16. Ra2 Bb6 $13 {1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Ivanov,A/
USA-ch G1 1997/ (30)}) 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. b4 $1 (12. Re1) 12... Be7 (12... a5 $5
13. b5 Bb7 14. Bb2 Rc8 (14... Be7 $6 15. e5 Bxg2 16. exf6 Bxf1 17. fxe7 Bh3 18.
Bxg7 Rg8 19. Ne4 $18) 15. e5 $16) 13. b5 Bb7 14. a5 $16 {1-0 Browne,W-Ivanov,A/
USA (ch) 1997/Inf 70/[Browne,W] (32)}) 10... Be7 11. Nb1 (11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2
Nc6 13. N2f3 (13. f4 $6 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 $1 15. Bb2 exf4 16. gxf4 b5 $132)
13... a6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 $1 15. Nd4 Qc7 $10) 11... Nc6 12. Nc3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O
14. b3 (14. h3 Rab8 15. Be3 a6 16. a4 Ba8 $132 {/\Qc7}) 14... Rfd8 15. Bb2 Rab8
16. h3 Ba8 $10 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A/Linares 1994/ (30)}) (9... a6 $5 10.
Re1 Qc7 (10... Nbd7 11. e5 $1 Bxg2 12. exf6 Bb7 (12... Qxf6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14.
Kxg2 Nc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Be7 17. Rf4 Qe5 18. Be3 Rf8 19. Bd4 Qa5 20.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. Qg4 {1-0 Browne,W-Burger,K/World op 1990/ (34)}) 13. fxg7 Bxg7
14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Rxe4 O-O 16. Rg4 $14) 11. a4 $1 $14 {Khalifman: Wenn Weiß zu
a4-a5 kommt steht er gut.} (11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. Nf1 Rfe8
15. Rc2 Rac8 16. f3 Qb8 17. Bh3 Bf8 18. Ne3 Ba8 19. Bf1 Qb7 20. Rd2 {1/2-1/2
Nemet,I-Summermatter,D/Biel SWZ-ch (05)/1989}) 11... Nc6 (11... Nbd7 {Ftacnik}
12. a5 Be7 13. N2b3 Rd8 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5 Ba8 {Then White started an
interesting attack:} 16. Nac6 Bxc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. e5 Qxc4 19. exf6 Bxf6 20.
Be3 Nc8 21. Rc1 Qb4 22. Bd2 Qd4 23. Bc6+ Ke7 24. Re4 {Avrukh,B} Qd3 {[%tqu
"En","","","","c1c3","",10,"e4b4","Boensch,U-Chuchelov,V/Berliner Sommer sp
1996/1-0(32)",0]} 25. Rc3 $1 (25. Rb4 {Boensch,U-Chuchelov,V/Berliner Sommer
sp 1996/1-0(32)}) 25... Bxc3 26. Bg5+ f6 27. Qxd3 $18) 12. Nxc6 {Khalifman:
Logisch} Bxc6 (12... Qxc6 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2 $14) 13. a5 Rb8 $6 {Khalifman:
Vermutlich hat Karpov bei der ganzen Sache das starke Turmmanöver im 15.Zug
übersehen.} (13... bxa5 $142 14. Nb3 Rb8 (14... a4 15. Nd4 $16) 15. Nxa5 Ba8
$14) (13... Be7 $142 14. Nb3 (14. axb6 Qxb6 15. Re3 O-O) 14... Rb8 $13 (14...
O-O 15. axb6 Qxb6 16. Na5 {[%csl Rc6]})) 14. axb6 Qxb6 (14... Rxb6 15. b3 (15.
c5 dxc5 16. Nc4 Rb4 17. Bf4 Qd7 $13) 15... Be7 16. Bb2 $16) 15. Re3 $1 $16 {
1-0 Salov,V-Karpov,A/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63/[Salov] (32) Khalifman: Sehr
stark gespielt.}) (9... Be7 10. Qa4+ $5 Qd7 (10... Nbd7 11. Nc6 $16) 11. Qxd7+
Nbxd7 $2 (11... Kxd7 $142 $14) 12. Nb5 O-O 13. e5 Bxg2 14. exf6 Bxf1 15. fxe7
$16) (9... Qc7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. f4 a6 13. g4 Nc6 14. Nc2 Nd7 15. g5
$40 {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Van den Doel,E/Sonnevanck 1995/ (40)}) 10. a4 Nc6 11. Nxc6
Bxc6 12. b4 Be7 13. Qe2 a5 (13... O-O 14. b5 Bb7 15. a5 {[%cal Ga5a6]} bxa5 16.
Nb3 a6 17. b6 $1 {with advantage.}) 14. c5 $5 bxc5 $2 (14... dxc5 15. b5 $1 (
15. Nc4 $140 $4 axb4 16. Nxb6 Qa6 $1 $19) (15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. Nc4 Ra6 17. Bf4
Qb7 $17) 15... Bb7 16. Nc4 Nd7 $8 (16... Qc7 $2 17. Bf4 $18) 17. Rd1 {[%cal
Gd1d7]} O-O 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Nxb6 Qd4 20. Bb2 Qb4 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 $11 {[%cal
Rc5c4]}) 15. b5 Bb7 16. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4b6]} Qc7 17. Bd2 $1 {[%csl Ra5][%cal
Gd2a5,Gc4a5,Gb5b6]} O-O (17... d5 18. Bxa5 Qb8 19. exd5 Bxd5 (19... exd5 $2 20.
Rfe1 Ne4 21. Bc3 $1 O-O 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nb6 Ra7 24. Nd7 $18) 20. Bc3 $16) 18.
Bxa5 Qb8 19. Bc3 $16 d5 (19... Re8 20. a5 d5 21. exd5 Bxd5 $16) (19... Nxe4 $5
20. Bxe4 d5 21. Qg4 (21. Be5 Qa7 22. Qg4 g6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qh3 f6 25. Qxe6+
Rf7 26. Nd6 Bxd6 27. Bxd6 $16) 21... g6 22. Bg2 (22. Bxg6) 22... dxc4 23. Bxb7
Qxb7 24. Qxc4 $16) 20. exd5 Bxd5 (20... Nxd5 $2 21. Be5 Qd8 22. a5 $18) 21.
Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Be5 Qb7 23. Qg4 $6 (23. Rfb1 $142 f6 24. Bd6 e5 25. Qf3 Rfd8 26.
Bxe7 Qxe7 27. a5 $16) 23... Bf6 24. Qf3 (24. Qe4 $144) 24... Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Rfc8
{[%cal Rc5c4]} (25... f6 $2 26. Nc4 e5 $140 $4 27. Nd6 $1 $18) 26. Rfc1 Qc7 (
26... Rc7 $5 27. Nc6 Qb6 28. Rcb1 c4 29. a5 Qc5 $132 {[%cal Rc4c1]}) 27. Nc4
Nb6 28. Nxb6 Qxb6 29. Rc4 $1 h6 (29... Ra5) 30. Rd1 Ra7 $2 (30... Rd8 31. Rxd8+
(31. Rd7 $144 $5 Rxd7 32. Qxa8+ Rd8) 31... Rxd8 32. Qc6 Qa5 33. Kg2 $1 $14 (33.
Qxc5 Qe1+ 34. Kg2 Rd1 $36)) 31. Rd3 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf3d1,Rd3d6]} Qb8 (31... Rca8
32. Qd1 $1 $16) 32. Qd1 Qe5 33. b6 $18 Rb7 34. a5 Kh7 35. Kg2 Ra8 $2 (35... Qf5
$18) 36. Qc2 g6 37. Rxc5 Qe4+ 38. f3 Qe1 39. Qd2 Qa1 40. h4 {[%cal Gg2h3]} h5
41. Qc3 1-0

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Denver"]
[Date "1998.11.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1998.10.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Ba3 $5 {
It seems that this is a new move. It's main aim is to prevent ...c5.} Be7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d5 {The opening phase is over and White needs to make a plan.
Seirawan chooses to play against the backward c-pawn, most likely he
anticipated this possibility when he played 7 Ba3.} 10. Qc2 $5 Nbd7 11. Rc1 $1
c6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nc3 a5 ({Also after} 13... Ba6 14. e4 $1 {Black's
position is very difficult.}) 14. Nxb5 $5 {[#]This is interesting - White
trades better pawn structure for firm control over the newly opened c-file. He
could also develop his initiative with 14 e3 or 14 e4.} cxb5 {[%mdl 34816]} 15.
e3 h6 16. Bf1 b4 17. Bd3 Qd6 18. Qc7 Qxc7 19. Rxc7 Rfb8 ({Black could not easy
the pressure along the c-file, as after} 19... Rfc8 $2 20. Rac1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7
Kf8 22. Bb5 {the weakness of his queenside would be fatal.}) 20. Rac1 Kf8 {
Black plans to play ...Hf8-e8-d8 and only then ...Rc8, making sure that all
rooks will come off. This idea requires an appropriate response from White.}
21. h3 $1 {Seirawan prepares to play Ne5, after which the role of his rook on
the 7th rank will increase significantly. White could not play it immediately,
as after 21 Ne5? Nxe5 22 dxe5 Ng4 he would have lost a pawn.} Ke8 22. Ne5 Nxe5
23. dxe5 Nd7 24. f4 Kd8 25. e4 $1 {It's very important to clear out some
diagonals for the bishop.} dxe4 26. Bxe4 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Kxc8 29.
Kf2 {Since the opening White's positional advantage has gone through many
metamorphoses, but remains undoubted: his king will advance to the centre,
while the bishop can target the f7-pawn or attack the knight. Detailed
analysis of this endgame is beyond the aim of my article; despite Black's
resistance, White capitalised on his advantage:} f6 30. exf6 Nxf6 31. Bf3 Kd7
32. Ke3 Kd6 33. Kd4 g5 {Otherwise White would play h3-h4 and g3-g4-g5. Black
can't prevent this plan with 33...h5, as then after 34 h4 he will be in a
zugzwang.} 34. fxg5 hxg5 35. h4 e5+ 36. Ke3 g4 37. Be4 Ke6 38. Bb7 Kd7 39. Ba6
Ke7 40. Bc8 Kd6 41. Bf5 Kd5 42. Bg6 Ke6 43. Kd3 Nd5 44. Be4 Nf6 45. Bg6 Nd5 46.
Be4 Nf6 47. Bb7 Kd7 48. Kc4 Kc7 49. Ba6 Kd7 50. Kc5 Ke7 51. Bc8 Ne4+ 52. Kd5
Nxg3 53. Kxe5 Ne2 54. Bxg4 Nc3 55. Be6 Kf8 56. Kf6 Ne4+ 57. Kg6 Nc5 58. Bd5 Nd3
59. Kf6 Nc5 60. h5 Nd7+ 61. Kg6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group7"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1996.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Stanec, Nikolaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Alchevsk Garant-Donbass"]
[BlackTeam "Graz Merkur Versicherung"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. a4 Nf6 14. a5 b5 $6 15.
c5 Qe8 16. b4 Qh5 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Ne1 Rae8 19. Nd3 Bf6 20. f4 g5 {#Black does
not like the "wait and see" policy, however the text makes things worse for
him. With bad connections between the flanks (the a6-bishop!), which is due to
the lack of space, Black's solution (opening the g-file) is equal to commiting
suicide in positional terms. Perhaps, he planned to play ...g4, sealing the
right wing, but who is going to allow this?!} 21. h3 $1 Kh8 22. g4 $1 fxg4 23.
e3 Rg8 24. hxg4 Qh6 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Bg7 27. Ra2 Rgf8 28. Raf2 Bc8 29. Rf3
Qg6 30. Rh3 Bh6 31. Qd4 Bg7 32. Bf3 $18 Re7 33. Be2 gxf4 34. exf4 Ref7 35. g5
Qe4 36. Qxe4 dxe4 37. Bd2 Rd7 38. Be3 Rdd8 39. Kg2 Bd7 40. Rd1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.13"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. Re1 c5 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Qe2 d6 14. Rad1 Qc8 15.
g4 $5 {White starts pushing Black's pieces away on the kingside, using his
dominance in the centre - a plan known from the Sicilian Defence. Apparently,
this method of dealing with the Hedgehog is quite popular.} Re8 16. g5 Nfd7 17.
Be3 Ne5 18. Ndb5 $5 {This knight will be pushed back, but before this, the
black rook will be forced to move to d8, so White does not waste any time, in
fact he gains some as he forces Black to play ...a6 at some stage.} Rd8 19. f4
Nc6 20. f5 a6 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Re8 23. Qg4 Bf8 24. g6 fxg6 25. fxg6 hxg6
26. Rd2 Nd7 27. Qxg6 b5 28. Bd4 Ne5 (28... e5 $2 29. Be3 bxc4 30. Bh3 {with a
strong attack.}) 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Rd3 Bc5+ 31. Kh1 Rf8 32. Rh3 Rf6 33. Qh7+
Kf7 34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. Qh7+ Kf7 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Qxe5 bxc4 38. bxc4 Bf2 $6 (38...
Qc6 $5) 39. Rb1 Qd7 40. Qh5 Rh6 41. Qg4 ({Also good is} 41. Qd1 Qxd1+ 42. Nxd1
Rxh3 43. Rxb7) 41... Rxh3 42. Bxh3 Re8 43. Nd5 $18 Bd4 44. Qd1 Qf7 45. Qxd4
exd5 46. cxd5 Bc8 47. Bg2 Bg4 48. Rf1 Qh5 49. Qc3 Be2 50. Rf5 Qh4 51. Kg1 Rb8
52. Qg3 Qd8 53. Bh3 Rb1+ 54. Kg2 Qb6 55. Rf2 Bh5 56. Be6+ Kh7 57. Qh4 Kh6 58.
Qf4+ Kh7 59. Qf5+ Kh6 60. Qf8 Qd4 61. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group4"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1996.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Votava, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SV Empor"]
[BlackTeam "Prague SK Dum armady "]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

{Our last three game feature the passive black bishop on a6, which can not be
moved to the other flank easily. In all of them White employed a typical plan
- started actions on the kingside, in order to highlight the absence of that
unfortunate a6-bishop there!} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c6
6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nd3 Nf6 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. e4 dxe4
13. Nxe4 Rc8 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 b5 $6 {#The
idea of this pawn advance is too activate the a6-bishop by weakening the
c4-pawn and turning it into a real target. However, it does not work here, as
White is not going to allow ...bxc.} 18. c5 $1 {White grabs space and shuts
the a6-bishop out of play. Of course, the b2-bishop is not prefect now either,
but it is still more useful than the one on a6 - at least it protects the
d4-pawn.} Bb7 19. b4 a5 20. a3 Ra8 21. Qb3 Re8 22. Ne5 $1 {White establishes
the knight in the centre, since it cannot really be taken: 22... Nxe5 23 dxe
Be7 would give White a lot of space and an easy attack on the kingside, where
the b2 bishop can be moved as well. 22... Bxe5 23 dxe would be even worse for
Black, since White would get an outpost on d6 as well. Of course, White can
play Rd1-d6! even with the bishop on e7, getting more than enough for the
Exchange. Thus, Black has to live with the white knight staying on e5.} Nf8 23.
h4 $1 Ng6 24. Ng4 Ne7 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. d5 $1 {#Moving the "sleeping beauty"
into the attack means curtains for Black!} Nxd5 27. Bxd5 cxd5 28. Bxf6 d4 29.
Rxd4 Qc6 30. Rg4+ Kf8 31. Ree4 Red8 32. Qe3 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 axb4 34. Qh6+ Ke8 35.
Qxh7 Qxc5 36. Rg8+ Kd7 37. Qxf7+ Kc6 38. Rxe6+ Rd6 39. Be7 Rxg8 40. Rxd6+ 1-0

[Event "HUN-chT 0304"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "2003.11.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Flumbort, Andras"]
[Black "Anka, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[Annotator "Bagonyai,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. O-O
Ba6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 ({"Egyszerubb"} 10... O-O 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Qe8 $1
({RR} 12... dxc4 13. e4 Qe8 $140 $5 {Bagonyai,A}) 13. a4 $146 dxc4 14. bxc4
Bxc4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxc4 Bd6 $1 17. Ne5 f5 18. h4 c5 19. Bxe4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Leon 2002/CBM 90/[Gershon,A] (20)}) 11. Bf4 c5 (11...
Nh5 12. Bc1 Nhf6 13. Nc3 dxc4 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Ne5 $5 cxb3 16. axb3 Nb8 17. e3
$36) 12. dxc5 Rxc5 $6 $146 ({RR} 12... Bxc5 13. Qb2 ({RR} 13. Nc3 O-O (13... b5
14. e4 b4 15. Na4 Nxe4 16. Nxc5 Ndxc5 17. a3 $1 bxa3 18. Rxa3 Qb6 19. Be3 $1
$40 {Bagonyai,A}) 14. e4 Ng4 15. exd5 Nxf2 16. Rf1 e5 17. Bc1 e4 18. Nh4 e3 19.
Na4 Bd4 20. Bb2 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 b5 22. Nf5 Qg5 23. Nd6 bxa4 24. Nxc8 Bxc8 25. Qd4
Nf6 26. Rae1 Re8 27. d6 Nh3+ 28. Bxh3 Bxh3 29. Rf4 Qa5 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. Qxe3
axb3 32. d7 Bxd7 33. axb3 Bh3 {0-1 Nielsen,P-Anand,V/Moscow 2001/CBM 86/[Heine
Nielsen] (33)}) 13... O-O 14. Nc3 Bb4 ({RR} 14... Ng4 15. e3 e5 16. Bg5 f6 17.
Bh4 g5 18. Nxd5 e4 19. Nd4 Qe8 20. Nf5 Qe6 21. b4 Qxf5 22. bxc5 Qe6 23. cxb6
Nxb6 24. h3 Ne5 25. Qa3 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 exf3 27. g4 Nxc4 28. Qe7 Qf7 29. Bg3 {
Kramnik,V-Leko,P/RWE Gas m 2001/ Extra 80 Multimedia/[Weteschnik,M]/1/2-1/2 
(129)}) 15. Ne5 b5 16. a3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 bxc4 18. b4 Bb7 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxd7
Nxd7 21. Be5 f6 22. Bd4 Qc7 23. Bxa7 Ne5 24. a4 e3 25. Qxe3 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qb7+
27. Kg1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Nxh2+ 29. Kg1 Nf3+ 30. Kf1 e5 31. Bc5 Rfd8 32. a5 Nd4 33.
Kg1 Nf3+ 34. Kf1 Qc6 35. a6 Nd2+ 36. Kg1 Nb3 37. a7 Nxa1 38. Rxa1 Rd3 39. Qe2
Qd5 40. Kh2 Ra8 41. Be3 Qe4 42. b5 f5 43. Re1 f4 44. Bc5 fxg3+ 45. fxg3 Qd5 46.
Qxe5 Rd2+ 47. Kh3 {Van Wely,L-Polgar,J/Hoogeveen 2001/CBM 86/0-1 (61)}) 13. Nc3
O-O 14. e4 $1 dxe4 (14... dxc4 15. b4 $18) 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qc8 $6 (16...
Qe8 $8 17. Nd4 Nf6 18. Qe2 Qc8 $14) 17. Nd4 Nf6 (17... Bf6 $142 18. Bd6 Rd8 $14
) 18. Nc6 Qb7 (18... Bd8 $142 19. Nxa7 Nxe4 20. Nxc8 Nc3 21. Nxb6 $1 $18) 19.
Qf3 $18 Ne8 20. Nb8 $1 Qxf3 21. Bxf3 Bc8 22. Nd7 Bxd7 23. Rxd7 Bf6 24. Rad1 e5
25. Bd2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 (9. Nc3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Qc2 Qe7
$10 {Van Gisbergen,S-Nijboer,F/NLD-ch/1994/0,5/57/}) (9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Qd3 d6
11. Nbd2 a5 12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 Nd7 $10 {Van der Sterren,P-Nijboer,F/
NLD-ch/1995/0,5/30/}) (9. Bc3 Na6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 Nb8 13. Nbd2
a5 14. b5 Ra7 15. Bxd4 d6 $10 {Eingorn,V-Dizdarevic,E/Manila olm/1992/}) 9...
Bxc5 (9... bxc5 10. Nc3 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Na4 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Qe7 14. Re1 Nbd7
15. e4 dxe4 16. Nc3 Ne5 17. Ndxe4 $14 {Dokhoian,Y-Romanishin,O/Lvov/1990/1:0/
40/}) 10. Nc3 d5 (10... Be7 11. Qc2 d6 12. Rfd1 a6 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nbd7
15. Nce4 h6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Ne4 Qc7 $10 {Atalik,S-Kiselev,S/Cheliabinsk/
1991/0,5/43/}) 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qc2 Na6 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Ng5 g6 15. Rad1 Be7
$6 (15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Be7 17. Be3 Qc8 18. Qxc8 Rfxc8 19. Rd7 Bxg5 20. Bxg5
Rc2 21. Rfd1 Nc5 (21... Rxe2 $2 22. Bf6 $40) 22. Rd8+ (22. R1d2 Rxd2 23. Rxd2
Ne4 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Bxd8 $14) 22... Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kg7 24. Rd2 $14) 16. e4 $1
Rc8 17. Qb2 Bxg5 (17... Bb7 18. Bf4 Qe8 $8 19. h4 $36) 18. exd5 Bxd2 19. dxe6
$1 (19. Rxd2 exd5 20. Rxd5 Qc7 $14) 19... Bc3 $8 (19... fxe6 20. Rxd2 Qf6 21.
Qa3 $16) 20. exf7+ Kg7 (20... Rxf7 $4 21. Rxd8+ $18) (20... Kxf7 21. Qe2 Qf6
22. Qxa6 $16) 21. Qe2 $1 Qc7 22. Qxa6 $16 Rxf7 23. Rc1 (23. Rd3 $5) 23... Rd8
24. Rc2 Rd2 25. Rxd2 Bxd2 26. Qd3 Qc3 27. Qd8 Rf8 28. Qe7+ Rf7 29. Qd8 Rf8 30.
Qd5 Qb2 31. a4 Bb4 32. f4 $36 (32. h4 Bc5 $132) 32... Bc5+ 33. Kh1 Qd4 34. Qf3
(34. Rd1 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Re8 36. h4 Re3 37. Kh2 Rxb3 38. Rd7+ Kh6 (38... Kh8 39.
Bd5 Rf3 40. Kg2 Rf2+ 41. Kh3 a5 42. h5 gxh5 43. Be4 Re2 44. Rxh7+ Kg8 45. Bf5
Ra2 46. Rxh5 Rxa4 $13) 39. g4 Bf2 40. g5+ (40. h5 Bg3+ 41. Kg1 Bxf4) 40... Kh5
41. Rxh7+ Kg4 42. h5 Bg3+ 43. Kg1 Rb1+ 44. Bf1 Bxf4 45. hxg6 Be3+ 46. Kg2 Rb2+
47. Kh1 $5) 34... Re8 35. f5 (35. h4 $5 Re3 36. Qb7+ Re7 37. Qc6 Qe3 38. Kh2 a5
39. f5 $36) 35... Rf8 36. Qb7+ Rf7 37. f6+ Qxf6 38. Rxf6 Rxb7 39. Rxg6+ hxg6
40. Bxb7 g5 $14 41. Kg2 a5 42. Kf3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2006.07.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Berg,E"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2006.07.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. O-O Be7 {There is no use to wait with this move. Sooner or later ...d6
must be played and then the bishop should not be left at c5.} 10. a3 d6 11. b4
Qc7 {Protecting the bishop on b7 not to allow any tactics for white.} 12. Bb2
Nbd7 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Qb3 O-O {Black has completed his development and is sson
about to break in the center. Therefore White must do something not to risk
getting a worse position.} 15. Nd4 {White now forces the exchange of the white
squared bishops. This will weaken the White king position but also the black
queenside and especially the square c6 that might come into use after a timely
b4-b5. With this move White also prepares the advance of her f-pawn to gain
space in the center.} Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a6 {A standard move. Black covers the b5
square for the White knight and starts preparing for ...b6-b5.} 17. f4 {
White would like to take control in the center and move the queen over to the
long diagonal h1-a8 before the advancement of b4-b5.} ({But also the direct} 
17. b5 {was possible, i.e.} Nc5 18. Qf3 axb5 19. cxb5 {with an interesting
position. White has the c6 and Black the c5-square. Which one that is
strongest is hard to decide. In my opinion Black should be OK here, though
it's still a lot to play for.}) 17... Rfe8 {Black prepares a counterstrike in
the center before White gets time to complete her plan. The idea is to move
back the bishop to f8 and then play ...e5. Sometimes Black might also play ...
g6 to manouvre the bishop to g7.} 18. Qf3 Bf8 19. b5 {White has made all
necessary preparation and now it's time to take care about the c6-square. The
c5-square is no longer so interesting at least not at first. Black has more
important things to do.} e5 $1 {An old basic rule in chess is that you should
always answer a flank attack with a counter-thrust in the center. Taking that
rule into account it is not very hard to find out that this is the move to
play here. What's comming next is more complicated though.} 20. Nc6 e4 {
In one way an antipositional move. Now the diagonal for the WHite bishop is
opened up once again, but there are other aspects in the position that
shouldn't be turned down. It is a very concret position, where correct
calculation is significant. It is hard to survey the position, but I was still
satisfied having created an unbalanced position with mutual chances.} ({
To open up the position with} 20... exf4 {only helps White. After} 21. gxf4 {
Black has got the e-file, but he is unable to use it as he lacks piece
coordination.}) 21. Qe3 {White temporarily blocks the e-pawn and threatens to
stabilise the position with h3 which would give her the advantage.} Ng4 {
The concrete play continuos. Black has no time to lose as then he would risk
getting a clearly worse position.} 22. Qd4 ({The alternative} 22. Qc3 {leads
to the same after} Nc5 23. h3 e3 24. hxg4 exd2 25. Qxd2) 22... Nc5 {Now ...e3
is threatened followed by a fork on b3 winning an exchange. White cannot play
e3 as then she would loose control of the important d3 square.} 23. h3 e3 $1
24. hxg4 $1 {An interesting exchange sacrifice. White gets a pawn and a
halfopen h-file, but most important of all she has a very strong knight on c6.}
({Black gets a good game after} 24. Nf3 Nf6 25. Qd1 Nfe4 {with astrong
initiative.}) 24... exd2 25. Qxd2 Qd7 $1 {A strong "zwischenzug" that forces
White to weaken her position. Worse is the immediate} ({Now after} 25... Nb3
26. Qd3 Nxc1 27. Rxc1 Qd7 {White can play} 28. Kf3 $1 {with very good
compensation.}) 26. f5 $6 {A misstake that puts White into big trouble. After
this move the white pawns is getting very vulnerable and difficult to protect.
Better was} (26. g5 Nb3 27. Qd3 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 {with compensation for the
exchange.}) ({Another very interesting move was the seemingly risky} 26. Kf3 {
If Black now accepts the exchange sacrifice White has got excellent
compensation. Instead} axb5 {should be played with the idea} 27. cxb5 Qe6 {
making use of the White's vulnerable kings position.}) 26... Nb3 27. Qd3 Nxc1
28. Rxc1 Rxc6 $1 {Giving back the exchange is the best Black can do. Otherwise
he can not makeuse of his rooks anyway, because they are almost stalemated by
the White knigh on c6.} 29. bxc6 Qxc6+ 30. Kf2 $2 {This move looses a pawn by
force. Better was} (30. Kh3 {and at least White keeps the material balance.
However Black can continue the pressure with} Re4 31. g5 ({After} 31. Bd4 $2 d5
$1 {Black has a huge advantage.}) 31... Qe8 32. Bd4 Rxe2 33. Bxb6 f6 $1 34. g6
hxg6 35. fxg6 Qe6+ 36. g4 Re5 $1 {Black has aclear advantage in view of the
naked White king.}) 30... Re4 31. g5 $4 {The loosing mistake. Now the f5-pawn
will be lost and thereby the whole White position is falling apart. White
could no longer hold on to the g4-pawn but a tricky try would be} (31. Bd4 Rxg4
32. Qf3 $1 Re4 (32... Qxf3+ $4 {looses for Black in view of} 33. exf3 Rxd4 34.
Ke3 $1 {and the rook is trapped in the middle of the board.}) 33. Rc3 {Now
there is the threat of Re3 winning a rook.} Qb7 {Prepares for ...Re7 to get
away from the pin.} (33... d5 {just gives back the extrapawn after} 34. cxd5
Qxd5 {After} 35. Bxb6 Qe5 {blacks position is still preferable because of
white's vulnerable king. Anyway it's no bi advantage and Black might be weak
himself on the 8th rank.}) 34. f6 {White takes terrain on the kingside and
also stops the rook manouvre to ..e7.} g6 35. e3 {White is still missing a
pawn, but has good compensation and excellent drawing chances.} ({Now} 35. Re3
{can be met by} d5 {as White no longer threatens the Black queen after cxd5.}))
({On} 31. Qd5 Qe8 {will follow and then} 32. Qd3 Rxg4 {with a clear advantage
to Black.}) 31... Qc5+ {This move my opponent obviously missed in the time
trouble. Now the White king is in check and the f5 pawn will be falling next.}
32. e3 Qxf5+ 33. Kg2 Be7 {Now its time for the defensive bishop to get out and
see some light. After that the g5-pawn has been removed Balck will aslo be
able to get some air for his king by means of ...h6 or ...h5.} 34. Bd4 Bxg5 35.
Bxb6 h5 $1 {An excellent both attacking and defending move. Now there is no
longer any risk for Black to get mated on the 8th rank, but the White king is
i deep trouble.} 36. Qd5 ({The natural} 36. Qxd6 {was perhaps the best chance
for White, but after} Re6 {I don't belive that White will survive much longer.
In any case we were both in time trouble at this stage and then its important
to go forward and not just wait. in the game Black keeps a solid extra pawn
with no counterchances at all for White.}) 36... Qg4 37. Rf1 Bf6 {A good
denfending move, eliminating all Whites chances of counterplay.} 38. Rf4 {
This is forced as ...h4 wasa deadly threat.} Qe2+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 41.
Kg1 Rxf4 $1 {There are a lot of winning movves for black but this is stright
forward and forces the win in a instructive way.} 42. exf4 (42. gxf4 {is not
much better. Black continues with} Bh4 $1 {and after} 43. Qg2 Qxc4 {Black has
two extra pawns and a wining position. Its important though to answer} 44. Bd4
{with 44...f6 and not} g6 $4 {loosing to} 45. Qa8+ {and Black gets mated on h8.
}) 42... h4 {Now the White pawnchain will be broken giving Black two passed
pawns on the kingside that will be decisive.} 43. gxh4 ({På} 43. Bf2 {there
folloiws} hxg3 44. Bxg3 Qe3+ 45. Kg2 Qxa3 {with two extra pawns for Black.
Still White can fight on a bit with} 46. Qa8+ Kh7 47. Qd5 $1 {and Black is
forced to give up his f7-pawn. White has some small chanses and can hope to
get perpetual checks, but after correct play the blakc passed a-pawn will
decide.}) 43... Qg4+ 44. Qg2 Qxf4 45. Qa8+ Kh7 46. Qxa6 {White's last chance
is to create a passed pawn on the a-file, but at this moment her pieces are
plaed very uncoordinated which black is not late to make use of.} Qg3+ 47. Kf1
Qd3+ $1 {The h-pawn doesn't run anywhere, but the c-pawn will not allways be
so easy to capture.} 48. Kg2 d5 {With help of some tactics Black has now been
able to win the c4-pawn from White. Blacks passes d-pawn will be far more
dangerous than the white a pawn. Moreover Black will have at least one pawn to
the good and the White king is in a shaky position. White is lost.} 49. Qb7
Qg6+ {Protects the f7-pawn and prepares for ...dxc4 depending on White's reply.
} 50. Kf3 {White chooses to play active to answer 50...dxc4 with 51.Qe4 with
queenexchange after which the passed a-pawn suddenly will become very
dangerous.} Qe4+ $1 {The c4-pawn is not runnoing away yet so Black takes the
opportunity to win the h4-pawn by check.} 51. Kg3 Qxh4+ 52. Kf3 ({Equally
hopeless is} 52. Kg2 Qg4+ 53. Kf2 Bh4+ {etc.}) 52... Qh1+ $1 {Now Black forces
white to choose between loosing the c4-pawn with two extra pawns for Black or
to get mated.} 53. Kg3 {White chooses the mate, but} (53. Ke2 {is not much
better after} Qe4+ 54. Kf2 Bh4+ 55. Kg1 Qg6+ 56. Kf1 dxc4 {and Black wins.})
53... Bh4+ 54. Kg4 f5+ {White resigned. After 55.Kxf5 there will follow Qe4#}
0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 {Diagramm [#] Eine bereits hundertfach erreichte
Stellung. Weiß hat einen Bauern geopfert, aber nach dem Verschwinden des Be6
ist das Feld f5 für den weißen Springer zugänglich - zusammen mit dem Druck
in der d-Linie und dem rückständigen Bauern d7 besitzt der Anziehende
reichlich Kompensation und Schwarz tut gut daran, den Bauern beizeiten
zurückzugeben.} 11. Qa4 Nf6 12. Nh4 O-O ({Nur eine Blitzpartie, aber sie
illustriert, was passiert, wenn Schwarz den Bauern zu halten versucht:} 12...
g6 13. Bh6 Bf8 14. Bg5 Bg7 15. Nc3 h6 16. Bf4 O-O 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. Rd2 g5 19.
Rad1 a6 20. Nd6 Nxd6 21. Bxd6 b5 22. Qa3 gxh4 23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. Rxd7 Qb6 25.
Qf3 Nd8 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Bxb7 h3 30. Qxh3 Qd1+ 31.
Kg2 Qxe2 32. Qf5 Kg7 33. Be4 Qxb2 34. Qh7+ Kf6 35. Qh8+ Bg7 36. Qd8+ Ke6 37.
Qd5+ Ke7 38. Qb7+ Kd8 39. Qa8+ Kc7 40. Qb7+ Kd8 41. Qa8+ Kc7 42. Qb7+ Kd8 43.
Qb6+ {1/2-1/2 (43) Sychev,K (2415)-Navara,D (2730) Minsk 2015}) 13. Nf5 d5 14.
Nc3 Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 ({Oder} 16. Rxd4 Qe8 17. Qxe8 Rfxe8 18. Rd1 Bb4
19. Bd2 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Rxe2 21. Bf3 Re6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 g6
25. Rad1 Rc6 26. Rd7 Rc2 27. Rb7 Rxb2 28. Rdd7 Rf8 29. Rxa7 b5 30. Rdb7 b4 31.
h4 h5 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. Ra4 Rc8 34. Rbxb4 Rcc2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 36. Ra7 Kf6 37. a4
Ra2 38. Ra8 Kf5 39. a5 Ra3 40. Ra7 Kf6 41. Ra8 Kf5 42. Ra7 Kf6 43. a6 Ke6 44.
f3 Kf6 45. Kf2 Ke5 46. Ke2 Kf6 47. Ra8 Kf5 48. Kf2 Kf6 49. g4 Ke5 50. a7 Kf6
51. gxh5 gxh5 52. Rh8 Rxa7 53. Rxh5 Ra1 54. Rb5 Rh1 55. Kg3 Kg6 56. Rb6+ f6 57.
Rb5 Kh6 58. Kg4 Kg6 59. h5+ Kh6 60. f4 Rg1+ 61. Kf5 Kxh5 62. Kxf6+ Kh6 63. Rb2
Rg6+ 64. Kf7 Rg7+ 65. Kf8 Rg4 66. Rb4 Kg6 67. f5+ Kxf5 68. Rxg4 Kxg4 {1/2-1/2 
(68) Nakamura,H (2776)-Harikrishna,P (2723) Caleta 2015}) 16... Bc5 17. Qh4 Ne4
18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bc6 23. Nd5
Bxd5 24. Rxd5 {Diagramm [#] Die Stellung ist völlig ausgeglichen. Der weiße
König kann die schwachen Bauern bequem von f2 aus schützen, ohne selber
angegriffen werden zu können.} Rc8 25. Rd7 h5 26. Rxa7 Rc2 27. Kf2 Rxb2 28. a4
g6 29. a5 bxa5 30. Rxa5 f5 31. h4 Kg7 32. Ra7+ Kf6 33. Ra6+ Kf7 34. Ra7+ Kf6
35. Ra6+ Kf7 36. Ra7+ {Diagramm [#] Die Partie dauerte nur zwei Stunden und
trotzdem ist das Brett fast vollkommen leergefegt. Der Zuschauer, der sich
"erst später zugeschaltet" hatte, wähnte sich fast beim Schnellschach.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op 49th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2016.08.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2016.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 Ba6 {Diagramm [#] Ein wenig ahnt man hier bereits, dass
der Punkt e2 später eine Rolle spielen wird.} 11. Bc3 Rc8 12. Nbd2 c5 13. dxc5
Bxc5 14. Qb2 Re8 15. cxd5 {Letztlich ist es Jumabayev, der die großen
taktischen Verwicklungen auslöst.} Bxe2 16. dxe6 Bxd1 {Diagramm [#] Eine
extrem komplizierte taktische Gemengelage.} 17. exf7+ {Die pragmatische
Lösung. Weiß kommt damit sogar leicht in Vorteil, doch materiell bleibt er
um ungefähr eine Bauerneinheit im Hintertreffen. Da ist es nicht ohne Ironie,
dass genau dieser Bauer dem Anziehenden am Ende fehlen wird.} ({Die
Konsequenzen von} 17. exd7 Qxd7 {bewerten die Computer am Ende als ungefähr
ausgeglichen, doch in sämtlichen Varianten muss sich Weiß massiver Drohungen
erwehren - verständlich, dass er sich das in einer praktischen Partie nicht
antun wollte!} 18. Rxd1 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 (19. Kh1 Ne4 20. Ne5 (20. Bxg7 $2 Be3)
20... Nxg3+ 21. hxg3 Rxe5 22. Bxe5 Qg4) 19... Qd3 20. Kg1 Rxc3 21. Bf1 Qe3+)
17... Kxf7 18. Rxd1 Ng4 19. Nd4 Ndf6 20. b4 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 {Diagramm [#] In
dieser Stellung hat Weiß trotz des geringen materiellen Nachteils leichten
Vorteil. Das Läuferpaar ist in der offenen Stellung natürlich äußerst
gefährlich.} Qd6 $6 {Eine Ungenauigkeit. Wie man gleich sieht, steht die Dame
hier gleich aus mehreren Gründen gefährdet.} (21... Qc7 $1) 22. Nf3 Ne4 $2 {
Diagramm [#] Jetzt steht Weiß gar auf Gewinn - und verliert am Ende doch!} 23.
Bh3 $2 (23. Qb3+ $1 Qe6 (23... Kf8 24. Bxg7+) (23... Re6 24. Bb2 Qc7 25. Nd4)
24. Ng5+ Nxg5 25. Bd5) 23... h5 {Jetzt geht es Schwarz schon wieder besser.}
24. Qb3+ Qe6 25. Ne5+ Kf8 26. Qf3+ Nef6 27. Nd7+ Kf7 28. Nxf6 gxf6 29. Qf4 Rc2
30. Bf1 Rd8 {Diagramm [#]} 31. h3 $2 (31. Qf3 {deckt den Td1.}) 31... Nxf2 {
Dieser Einschlag bringt Schwarz auf die Siegesstraße.} 32. Ra1 Rxd4 (32... Ne4
{war stärker.}) 33. Qxd4 Nxh3+ 34. Bxh3 Qxh3 35. Qd5+ Kg7 36. Qb7+ Kh6 {
Diagramm [#] Der Pulverdampf hat sich verzogen - Shankland fährt den Punkt
jetzt sicher nach Hause.} 37. Qf3 Qe6 38. b5 Qe5 39. Rf1 Rxa2 40. Qxf6+ Qxf6
41. Rxf6+ Kg5 42. Rf4 Rb2 43. Ra4 Rxb5 44. Rxa7 Kg4 45. Rg7+ Kf3 46. Rg6 Rb2
47. Rg5 b5 48. Rxh5 b4 49. Rb5 b3 50. Rb8 Kxg3 51. Kf1 Kf3 52. Ke1 Ke3 53. Re8+
Kd3 54. Rd8+ Kc2 55. Rc8+ Kb1 56. Rb8 Kc1 57. Rb7 Rb1 58. Rh7 Kc2+ 59. Ke2 Rg1
60. Rc7+ Kb1 61. Rd7 b2 62. Kd2 Rg5 63. Rh7 Ra5 0-1

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Ftacnik Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 $5 (9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2
O-O 12. O-O {-- match in Elista.}) 9... Nbd7 (9... O-O) 10. Rc1 (10. Qc2 Bb7
11. O-O O-O 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. e4 Rc7 14. Rfe1 Qa8 15. e5 $14 {Johansen,D-Wong
Meng Kong/Sydney (06)/1990/}) (10. Qc2 {Ftacnik}) (10. O-O {Ftacnik} O-O 11.
Re1) 10... O-O 11. Rc2 $5 (11. O-O {Ftacnik} Rc8 12. Re1) 11... Rc8 12. O-O c5
13. a4 {N/} (13. Qa1 {Psakhis} Re8 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Ne5 Red8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17.
dxc5 bxc5 18. cxd5 Bxe2 19. Re1 Bd3 20. dxe6 Bxc2 21. exd7 {Granda Zuniga,J-Ho,
V/Novi Sad olm/1990/1:0/48/}) (13. Bb2 Bb7 (13... b5 $5 {Psakhis} 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. dxc5 Nb4 16. Rc1 Nxc5 17. a3 Nd5 18. e4 Nf6 19. b4 Na4 20. Bd4 Rxc1 21.
Qxc1 Bb7 $13 {Granda Zuniga,J-Adorjan,A/Novi Sad olm/1990/0,5/26/}) 14. dxc5
Rxc5 15. Nd4 Re8 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 {Horvath,J-Stohl,I/OST-BL/1993/}) 13...
cxd4 $6 (13... Bb7 $5 $10 {Psakhis}) (13... dxc4 $5 {Ftacnik} 14. bxc4 Bb7 15.
e3 $13) (13... dxc4 $1 {Petursson: appears to be the correct way against
Granda Zunjiga's rather original play.}) 14. Nxd4 Nc5 (14... dxc4 {Ftacnik} 15.
Nc6 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Qe8 17. Nxa7 $14) 15. Ba1 dxc4 $6 (15... Bb7 {Psakhis !} 16.
Qb1 (16. b4 Na6 17. b5 Nb4 18. Rc1 Bd6 $13) 16... e5 17. Nf5 d4 $13) 16. b4 $1
(16. Nc6 {Ftacnik} Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. bxc4 Rfd8 $17) 16... c3 (16... Nxa4
17. b5 (17. Nc6 Qe8) 17... c3 (17... Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 (19...
Bxf6 20. Nxc4 Rfd8 (20... Qxb5 21. Nd6 Nb2 22. Qb1 Qd7 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxb2
$18) 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Be4 Nc3 23. Ne3 $16) 20. Ra2 a6 21. Qxa4 axb5 22. Qa6 c3
23. Nb3 $18) 18. N2b3 (18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. bxa6 Rfd8) 18... e5 19.
Nc6 Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Bc8 21. Qxd8 (21. Bxc3 $14 {Ftacnik}) (21. Bxc3 $16) 21...
Rxd8 22. Ra2 $18 {_|_} (22. Ra2 {Psakhis} Be6 23. Rxa4 Bxb3 24. Rxa7 Bb4 25.
Bxc3 $5 Bxc3 26. Ra3 Bc4 27. Rxc3 Bxe2 28. Re1 $16)) (16... Nb3 {Psakhis} 17.
N2xb3 cxb3 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. b5 $16) 17. Bxc3 (17. Nc6 $5 {Psakhis}
Rxc6 (17... Qe8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxc3 (19. Bxc3 Nxa4 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Qxa4 $18)) 18. Bxc6 Qc8 (18... cxd2 {Ftacnik} 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Rxd2
Qe7 $16) (18... Nxa4 19. Bxa4 cxd2 20. Rxd2 Qb8 21. b5 Bb7 $16) 19. bxc5 Qxc6
20. cxb6 Bb7 21. Nf3 $16) 17... Nxa4 18. Ba1 Bxb4 $2 (18... b5 19. Nc6 Qe8 $14
(19... Qc7 $5 {Psakhis} 20. Be5 (20. Nb3 Rfd8 21. Qc1 $44) 20... Bd6 (20... Qb7
{Ftacnik} 21. Qa1 Nd5 22. Rfc1 $13) 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. e3 f5 23. Qh5 f6) (19...
Qe8 20. Nxa7 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 Nb6 22. Nc6 $16) (19... Qd7 20. Nb3 (20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Ne4 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc7 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Rdc1 Kg7 $15) 20... Nd5 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Qxd5 Qb7 23. Rfc1 $14)) (18... Rxc2 19. Qxc2 b5 20. Nc6 Qc7 21. Be5
Qb7 $14) 19. Rxc8 (19. Nc6 $6 {Psakhis} Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Nc5) 19... Bxc8 (19...
Qxc8 {Psakhis} 20. Nc6 (20. Nc6 Bb7 21. Qxa4 Bxc6 (21... Bxd2 22. Ne7+ $18) 22.
Qxb4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $16)) 20. Qxa4 Bxd2 21. Nc6 {Petursson: For his two pawns
White has achieved a dominating position.} Qe8 (21... Bd7 22. Rd1 Ba5 (22...
Bxc6 23. Qxc6 Ng4 24. Bc3 Be3 25. Rxd8 Bxf2+ 26. Kf1 Rxd8 27. Bf3 Rd1+ 28. Kg2
$18) 23. Qh4 Qe8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxf6 Bxc6 26. Rd4 $18 {+-}) (21... Qc7 {
Psakhis} 22. Rd1 (22. Be5 {Ftacnik} Qd7 23. Rd1 Bb7 24. Qc2 (24. Bxf6 gxf6 25.
Rxd2 Qxd2 26. Ne7+ Kg7 27. Bxb7 Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Qc7 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Be4 $13)
24... Nd5 25. Nb8 $16) 22... Bg5 (22... Bh6 23. Qh4 $40) 23. Be5 Qb7 (23... b5
24. Qb4) 24. Bd6 Qa6 (24... Nd5 25. Bxf8 Bd7 26. Qg4) 25. Qxa6 Bxa6 26. Bxf8
Kxf8 27. f4 Bh6 28. Rd8+ Ne8 29. Nxa7 $18) 22. Rd1 Ba5 {[#]} (22... Bh6 23.
Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qxa7 {Petursson: Here Black would be totally dominated} Kh8 (
24... e5 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Bc6 $18) 25. Qc7 e5 26. Rd8 Qe6 27. Bh3 Qxh3 28. Qxf7
Rxd8 29. Qxf6+ $18) (22... Bg5 $5 {Psakhis} 23. h4 Bh6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxa7
$16) (22... Bg5 $5 {Petursson}) 23. Qh4 $1 $18 (23. Rd8 {Petursson} Qxd8 24.
Nxd8 Rxd8 $13) 23... e5 (23... Nd7 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 (25... Bxd7 {
Ftacnik} 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6#) 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28.
Qf6#) (23... Bd7 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxf6 (25. Be4 h6 (25... f5 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27.
Qf6+ Kg8 28. Ne7+ $18) 26. Qxh6 f5 27. Qg5+ Kh7 28. Ne5 fxe4 29. Rxd7 $18) (25.
Rd4 {Ftacnik} Bc3 (25... e5 26. Qxf6 exd4 27. Ne7+ Qxe7 28. Qxe7 $16) 26. Ne7+
Qxe7 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Be4 f5 29. Qxe7 $18) 25... Bxc6 26. Rd4 $18 {+-}) (23...
Nd5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6#)
24. Bxe5 Bd7 (24... Qe6 $8 {Psakhis} 25. Rd6 Qg4 (25... Qa2 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27.
Qxf6 $1) 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Rxf6 (27. Bxf6 $2 gxf6 28. Qxf6+ Qg7) 27... Qxh4 28.
gxh4 Be6 29. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 $18 gxf6 $2 31. Bxf6+ Kg8 32. Ne7#) (24...
Bb7 {Psakhis} 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rd4 $5 (26. Be4) 26... Bc3 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Be4
Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Bxc6 30. Rc4 $18) (24... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Rxd7 f6
27. Be4 $18) 25. Bxf6 gxf6 (25... Bxc6 {Psakhis} 26. Qg5 (26. Qg5 {Ftacnik} g6
27. Qh6 $18)) 26. Be4 h6 (26... h5 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxh5 $18 (28. Qxf6 {
Ftacnik} Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Re8 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8#)) (
26... f5 {Psakhis} 27. Ne7+ Qxe7 (27... Kg7 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qf6#) 28. Qxe7 $18
) 27. Rxd7 {Final blow!} Qxd7 28. Qxh6 f5 (28... Rc8 {Psakhis} 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30.
Qh8#) 29. Bxf5 $1 (29. Bxf5 Qd1+ (29... Qxf5 {Psakhis} 30. Ne7#) 30. Kg2 $18)
1-0

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 (7...
Nxe4 $2 8. Ne5 Nc3 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh3 $1 $18) 8. e5 Ng4 (8... Ne4 9. O-O Nxd2
10. Bxd2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Qxc6 dxc6 13. Bxc6+ Qd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 $10 {
Salov,V-Karpov,An/Wijk aan Zee/1993/}) 9. O-O Nc6 $2 (9... Qc7 10. Re1 h5 (
10... Nc6 11. h3 Nh6 12. Ne4 Ng8 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Rc1 $16 {Oll,L-Sokolov,I/Wijk/
1993/}) 11. h3 Nh6 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nc6 14. N2f3 $14) 10. h3 Nh6 11. Ne4
d5 (11... Nf5 $6 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14. Bg5 $18) 12. exd6 Nf5 13. c5 $1
h5 (13... bxc5 14. Nxc5 Qb6 15. Nxb7 Qxb7 16. Ne5 $18) 14. b4 b5 (14... Nxb4
15. Qa4+ Bc6 (15... Nc6 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. d7+ $18) 16. Qxb4 Bxe4 17. Qb5+ Qd7 18.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Ne5+ Ke8 20. Bxe4 $18) 15. Bg5 f6 (15... Qc8 16. a4 $1) 16. Qb3
Kf7 (16... fxg5 17. Qxe6+ Nfe7 18. Nfxg5 $18) 17. Rfe1 Qd7 18. Bd2 Re8 19. a4
bxa4 (19... a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bf1 Nd8 22. Ra7 Kg8 23. Bd3 $16) 20. Rxa4 a6
21. Bf1 Nb8 22. Neg5+ $1 Kg6 (22... fxg5 23. Ne5+) 23. Bd3 (23. Bd3 Bd5 24.
Nh4+ Kh6 25. Nxe6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Herculane"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marasescu, Ioan"]
[Black "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Ne1 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 c6 13. Nb1 Bxd2 14. Nxd2 e5
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Ne4 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Ne3 g6 20. Qb2 Rfd8
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 Ne4 24. Kg2 b5 (24... Qd4 $142 $17) 25.
f3 Nd6 26. cxb5 cxb5 27. Qd2 b4 28. Ne3 f5 29. Qd5+ Qxd5 30. Nxd5 Kf7 31. Kf2
Ke6 32. Nb6 f4 33. gxf4 exf4 34. e3 Ke5 35. Ke2 fxe3 36. Kxe3 g5 37. Nd7+ Kf5
38. Nb8 Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oberliga Bayern 9495"]
[Site "Bayern"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?.3"]
[White "Tischer, Guenter"]
[Black "Menacher, Manfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nuernberg SC NT 1873"]
[BlackTeam "Regensburg DJK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. dxc5 Nxc3 14. Rxc3
bxc5 15. b4 Bc4 16. Qa4+ Kf8 17. bxc5 Rxc5 18. Rb1 Qc7 19. Nd4 $16 g6 20. Qb4
Kg7 21. Qb2 Kh6 22. g4 $1 g5 23. Rh3+ Kg6 24. Rh6+ (24. Rh6+ Kxh6 25. Nf5+ Nxf5
26. Qf6#) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nd2 Na6 12. e4 c5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Re1 $1 cxd4 (
14... Re8 15. cxd5 (15. Nf1 $5 {Torre}) 15... Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 $2 16. Qh5 $1)
16. Nc6 Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. dxc5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxe1 20. Qxe1 Nxc5 21. Bxf6
Qc6+ $10) 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Ng4 dxc4 $1 17. Nxf6+ (17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxb7 (18.
Nxf6+ $2 Qxf6 19. Bxb7 Bxf2+ 20. Kg2 Bxe1 21. Qxe1 Rae8 $19) 18... Nxg4 19. Ne4
$1 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Rab8 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Bf3 h5 $1 23. h3 Nf6 24. bxc4 Rb2 25.
Re5 $10) (17. Bxb7 Qxd4 $1 18. Nxc4 (18. Bxa8 $2 Nxg4) 18... Qxd1 19. Raxd1
Rad8 $1 $10) (17. Nxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 (18. Rxe7 $2 Qxe7 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qg4+
Kh8 21. Qh4 Nd7 22. Kxg2 Rg8 $19) 18... Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Bf6 $10) (17. Rxe7 $5
Qxd4 (17... Qxe7 $2 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Qh4 $18) 18. Nxc4 (18.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Rxb7 Nxb7 20. Bxb7 Rad8 $19) 18... Qxg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. Bxb7
Nxb7 21. Rxb7 Rfb8 $10) 17... Bxf6 18. Bxc5 (18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Bxb7 Rad8 $1)
18... bxc5 (18... Bxa1 $4 19. Bxf8 Bxg2 20. Be7 $1 Qd5 21. bxc4 $18) 19. Bxb7
Bxa1 20. Bxa8 Bc3 21. bxc4 Bxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. e5 (9. Qe2 $5) 9... Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 c5 12. O-O Bb7 $1 13. Re1 dxc4
14. bxc4 $5 (14. Bxc4 O-O $10) 14... O-O (14... Nd7 15. Be4 (15. d5 $5) 15...
Bxe4 16. Rxe4 cxd4 17. Rxd4) 15. Be4 (15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nd7 17. Rad1 Nc5
18. Bc2 Qc8 $13) 15... Bxe4 16. Rxe4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 {/\ Nb5-d6} Na6 (17... Qd7 {
/\ Nc6} 18. Rg4 Nc6 $2 19. Rxg7+) 18. Qf3 Nc5 19. Nc6 (19. Rg4 h5 20. Rf4 Bg5)
19... Qc7 20. Rg4 Rfc8 $2 (20... Kh8 $1 $13) 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bd2 $1 Kh8 23.
Bg5 Qb7 24. Qf4 Nd7 25. Bh6 $1 Rg8 (25... gxh6 26. Rd1 f5 27. exf6 $18) 26. Rd1
(26. Qxf7 $2 gxh6 27. Rd1 Rxg4 28. Rxd7 Qe4 $10) 26... Raf8 (26... Nf8 27. Rxg7
Rxg7 28. Qf6) 27. Rxg7 $1 Rxg7 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Qe7 Qe4 31. Rxd7
Qe1+ (31... Kg8 $142) 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. f3 Qc2+ (33... Qe2+ 34. Kh3 Qf1+ 35. Kh4
Qxc4+ 36. Kh5 Kg7 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Kh6 $1) 34. Kh3 Qf5+ 35. Kh4 Kg7 (35... Kg8
36. Rd8 Rxd8 37. Qxd8+ Kg7 38. Qg5+ $18) 36. Rd4 $1 Rc8 37. Rf4 Qxe5 38. Rxf7+
Kg8 39. f4 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8.
Bg2 d5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 (9... O-O) 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 Qe7 13. O-O O-O
14. Rfd1 Rfd8 {/\ dxc4} 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. e4 d4 $1 (16... Qc5+ 17. Qd4 $1 $16)
(16... dxe4 17. Qe3 $14) 17. Qxd4 Rac8 $44 (17... Nc5 18. Qe3 (18. Qb4 $5)
18... Nd3 $44) 18. Qe3 (18. Rac1 Nc5) 18... Qb4 (18... Nc5) 19. Ne2 (19. Na4 $5
) 19... Nc5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qc3 Qxc3 $1 22. Nxc3 Kf8 $15 {_|_} 23. b4 (23.
Bf1 Bxf1 24. Rxf1) 23... Nd3 24. b5 Rc8 $1 25. bxa6 Rxc3 26. Bf1 Nc5 $17 27.
Rd1 Ke7 28. Bb5 Ra3 29. Rd2 (29. Rd6 Rxa2 30. Rc6 Ra5 $19) 29... g6 30. Kg2 Kf8
31. Rd8+ $8 Kg7 32. Ra8 Rxa2+ 33. Kf3 Ra3+ 34. Kg2 Ra5 35. Bf1 Nxa6 36. Rxa7
Nc5 37. Rxa5 $6 (37. Rc7 $17) 37... bxa5 38. Kf3 g5 $5 (38... a4 39. Ke3 a3 40.
Bc4 Na6 41. Kd2 Nb4 42. Kc3) 39. fxg5 (39. Ke3) 39... Nd7 (39... a4 $142 40.
Ke3 Nb3 41. Bc4 Na5 42. Ba2 Nc6 43. Kd2 Kg6 $19) 40. Bb5 $1 Nxe5+ 41. Kf4 Ng6+
42. Ke3 Kf8 43. Kd4 Ke7 44. e5 $2 (44. Ba4) 44... Kf8 $1 45. Ba4 Kg7 46. Bc2
Ne7 47. Kc5 Nf5 $2 (47... Nd5 $1 48. Kd4 $1 $8 (48. Kb5 Ne3 $19) 48... Nb4 49.
Ba4 Kg6 50. h4 Kg7 51. Be8 Nd5 52. Ba4 (52. Bc6 Ne7 $19 {/\ Nf5}) 52... Nb6 $19
) 48. Bxf5 $3 $10 exf5 49. Kb5 Kg6 (49... Kf8 50. Kxa5 Ke7 51. Kb5 Ke6 52. Kc6
$10) 50. h4 Kh5 51. Kxa5 f4 (51... Kg4 52. Kb5 f4 53. gxf4 Kxf4 54. Kc6 Kxe5
55. Kd7 $10) 52. gxf4 Kxh4 53. f5 $1 Kxg5 54. e6 Kf6 55. Kb5 h5 56. Kc5 $1 fxe6
(56... h4 57. Kd6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 {This has been a popular line for
White ever since the 1984/85 Kasparov - Karpov marathon.} Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 {A highly topical line at the moment.} 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7
Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O (11... f5 12. a4 O-O 13. b4 Rc8 14. Qb3 Nf6 15. O-O Ne4 16.
cxd5 cxd5 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. b5 Bb7 19. Bb4 {was better for White in
Soffer-Unzicker, Budapest 1993.}) 12. O-O b5 (12... Rc8 {is the main line.} 13.
e4 (13. Re1 c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. a3 Nf6 {was agreed drawn in Vyzmanavin-Karpov,
Leon 1993.}) 13... c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 $1 Bb5
18. axb3 Bxc6 (18... a5 19. Rc1 Nc5 20. Qg4 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne4 Qd4 23.
Red1 Bd3 24. Rxc5 $1 {led to unclear complications in Ftacnik-Sax, Budapest
Zonal 1993.}) 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 (20... Nf6 21. Qf3 Qd5 22. Rexe7 Qxf3
23. Nxf3 Rxc3 24. Ng5 Rxb3 25. Nxf7 $16 {was played in Karpov-Korchnoi,
Tilburg 1991.}) 21. Nc4 Bxc3 (21... Nc5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. b4 $14
{Karpov-Belyavsky, Linares 1993.}) 22. Rxd7 Qc8 23. Re3 Bf6 24. Qd5 {was
slightly better for White in Khalifman-Van der Wiel, Ter Apel 1993.}) 13. Re1
bxc4 (13... f5 14. e3 Bb7 15. a4 b4 16. Bb2 a5 {was eventually drawn in
Gonzalez-Braude, New York Open 1993.}) 14. bxc4 Nb6 15. c5 {A very commital
move, but a safe one since the light squares in the center are easily
controlled.} Nc4 16. Nb3 $1 {A new move, as far as I know, and a powerful one.}
f5 17. e3 Rb8 18. Nc1 e5 19. dxe5 Bxc5 20. Nd3 Ba3 21. Qc2 Qe7 22. Rab1 Bb5 23.
Ba1 a5 24. Qc3 Rbd8 25. h4 Qe8 26. Red1 Be7 27. Qd4 Na3 28. Rbc1 Bc4 29. e6 Bf6
30. Qc5 Be7 31. Qxa5 Ra8 32. Qe1 Bxd3 33. Rxd3 Nc4 {Now Fed demolished Black's
position with a fine sacrifice.} 34. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 35. Rd7 $1 Ra6 36. Qc3 Bf6
37. Qxc4 Ra8 {[#]} 38. e7+ Rf7 39. Qxc6 Bxa1 40. Qxa8 $1 1-0

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kochyev, Alexander"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Ne5 Na6 10. Be3 (10. Nd3 $5 {P f4}) 10... c5 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4
13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. b4 Ne6 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Bxe4 Nd8 $1 $10 18. Qc2
Nxc6 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Qxc6 Qxe2 (20... Qxe2 21. Rc2 {Browne-Tal,M/Las Palmas/
1977/1/2-1/2/21/}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. Qc2 c5 8.
e4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. O-O-O a6 12. Rg1 Qc7 13. f4 Nc6 14. Nxc6
Bxc6 15. e5 Ng4 16. Bd3 f5 $2 (16... Ne3 $1 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Qe2 Nxd1 19. Qh5
Bf3 $1 20. Qh3 Bg4 $1 21. Qh4 Qd8 $1 22. Qxg4 Kxh7 23. Rxd1 $44) 17. Rge1 Rac8
18. h3 Nh6 19. Kb1 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Qb3 b4 22. Qxb4 Rb8 23. Bb5 Rfc8 24. a4
Nf7 25. Rd2 Rb7 26. Red1 h6 27. Rd4 Bxb5 28. axb5 Qb6 29. Rxd7 $18 Rxd7 30.
Rxd7 Qg1+ 31. Ka2 Ra8+ 32. Kb3 Qxg3 33. b6 Rb8 34. b7 Qe3 35. Qa5 Qxf4 36. Rxf7
1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 79th"]
[Site "Plymouth"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Arkell, Keith C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O
Bc6 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. Rc1 $1 cxd4 12. Bxe7 (12. Rxc6 dxc6 13. Ne5 Bxa3
14. Bxc6+ $16 {[ Commentary room ]}) 12... Qxe7 13. Qa5 Nb4 14. Rc4 $1 (14. a3
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nbd5 $13) 14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nbd5 16. Rxd4 Qd8 $6 17. Qd2 $14 {
[ x d7 ]} Rb8 $2 (17... Rc8 {[ x c3 ]}) 18. e4 $1 $16 Ne7 19. e5 Nfd5 20. Bxd5
Nxd5 21. Nc3 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 O-O 23. Rad1 Rb7 24. Qd2 {[#]} Qe7 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26.
Qxd7 Qa3 27. Rd2 h6 {[ At this point White's pieces dominate the board,
somehow the roles are soon reversed ]} 28. Kg2 a5 29. Rc2 Qb4 30. Rc4 Qe1 31.
Qd4 Qe2 32. Ra4 Rc8 $1 33. Qe4 (33. Rxa5 Rc1) 33... Qd2 34. Qf3 g6 35. Qb7 Rd8
36. Qb5 Rd5 37. Qe8+ Kg7 38. Rf4 Rd7 39. h4 Qd5+ 40. Kh2 Rc7 41. Qa4 Rc2 42.
Qe8 {[ 42..Rc7 43.Qa4 etc ]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Greenville"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1983.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 (7... d5
8. Bg2 c5) 8. e4 d5 9. e5 (9. Qe2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Bg2 c5 12. Nfg5) 9...
Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 (10... Nxd2 $6 11. Qxd2 $14) 11. Bxc3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Qe2
Bb7 14. O-O $1 (14. O-O-O d4 15. Bd2 Qc7) 14... d4 $6 (14... Qd7 15. cxd5 Qxd5
16. Kg2 O-O 17. Rad1 Qc6 18. Rfe1 $10) 15. Bd2 O-O 16. h4 $1 Nd7 17. Rae1 $2 (
17. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 (17... h6 18. Nh3) 18. hxg5 (18. Bxg5)) 17... Qc7 18. Be4 (18.
Ng5) 18... Rfe8 19. Qd3 Nf8 20. Bg5 (20. Nh2) 20... Bxe4 21. Rxe4 a5 22. Bxe7
Rxe7 23. a4 Rb8 24. Nd2 Qc6 (24... f5) 25. h5 h6 26. f4 Qb6 27. Re2 f5 28. Rg2
Qb4 29. Rf3 Rd8 30. g4 Qc3 31. Qf1 $1 (31. Qxc3 $2 dxc3 32. Rxc3 Rd4 $17) 31...
Qc2 $4 (31... d3 $1 32. Rfg3 {/\33.Qf3}) 32. Rfg3 (32. Rd3 Qb2 33. Nb1 (33. Ne4
) 33... Qa1 34. Qc1 {/\35.Rb2,36.Qc2,37.Ra2}) 32... d3 33. Qf3 Rd4 34. Kh2 Qc1
35. gxf5 (35. g5 hxg5 36. Rxg5 Qe1) 35... exf5 36. Qc6 Qe1 $1 (36... Rxf4 $2
37. Qf6 $1) (36... Ne6 37. Qxe6+) 37. Qf6 $2 (37. Qxh6 $1 Rdd7 38. Qf6 Rf7 39.
Qc6) 37... Rdd7 $1 38. Qxf5 (38. Qxh6 Ne6) 38... Rf7 39. Qg4 Kh8 $1 40. Rf3 Rd4
41. Qg3 Qxg3+ 42. Kxg3 $1 (42. Kxg3 Rf5 43. Rh2 Ne6 44. Rh4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf Petrosian-Kortschnoj+1-0"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1971.07.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1971.07.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Ne5) 5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 d5 8. Ne5 O-O 9. O-O c6 $14 10. Bc3 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Re1
f5 $5 (13... Nf6) 14. a4 Nf6 15. e3 Rc7 16. a5 (16. c5 $1 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oberliga Bayern 9495"]
[Site "Bayern"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Kraeussling, Andreas"]
[Black "Farago, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1994.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Marktheidenfeld TV"]
[BlackTeam "Regensburg DJK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. Nc3
c6 9. O-O O-O 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. a3 Nc6 12. b4 Bc4 13. b5 Na5 14. Ne5 Rc8 15.
Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Nb1 Qd7 17. a4 Rc7 18. Bc3 Rfc8 19. Ra2 Ne4 20. Be1 f5 21. Qd3
Bg5 22. f3 Ne3 (22... Ned6 $15) 23. fxe4 dxe4 24. Qd2 (24. Qb3 $142 Nxf1 25.
Kxf1 Qxd4 26. Qxe6+ $10) 24... Rc2 25. Rxc2 Rxc2 $17 26. Qb4 Rxe2 27. Bxe4 (27.
Bf2 Nxf1 28. Bxf1 Rc2 $17) 27... Be7 28. Bc6 Bxb4 29. Bxd7 Bxe1 30. Bxe6+ Kf8
31. Rf3 Bf2+ $3 32. Rxf2 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bukic, Enver"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ (5... d5 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O Nc6
8. Bb2 Rc8 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Be7 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rc1 O-O $10 {
Romanishin-Fernandez, Cienfuegos 1977}) 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Ne5
O-O 10. Bc3 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. e4 (13. Re1 f5 14. a4 Nf6 15. e3
Rc7 16. a5 {Remis. Korchnoi-Petrosian, cm (8) 1971}) 13... dxc4 $1 14. bxc4 b5
$1 15. Qc2 bxc4 16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. Rab1 $10 (17. a4 $5 {/\Qa2} c5 $5 18. d5 $13)
17... Rb8 18. Rxb8 Qxb8 19. Ba1 Qb5 20. Rb1 Qh5 21. Nxc4 Rc8 22. Ne5 Ng4 23.
Nxg4 Qxg4 24. Bc3 h5 25. Qd1 $6 $10 Qxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bc4 27. Rb1 c5 28. d5 exd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 (7. Na3
Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Nh4 Bxg2 11. Nxg2 Nbd7 12. Rad1 c6 13. f3 d5 14.
Rc1 $14 {Taimanov-Larsen, Leningrad izt 1973}) 7... Bb7 (7... d5 8. Bg2 O-O 9.
Nc3 (9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Ne5 Qd6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. f4 Rad8 14. Rfd1 Nb8
15. Rac1 Bc8 $10 {Petrosian-Larsen, Manila 1974}) 9... c5 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. O-O
Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Rac1 $14 {Waganian-Balashov, USSR-ch 1974}) 8. Bg2 O-O 9.
O-O d6 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qe3 Bb7 13. Qd3 f5 14. Rad1 Nd7 15. Nh4
Bxg2 16. Nxg2 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. Nf4 Qe7 20. Rd2 a5 21. Rfd1
Rae8 22. Qb7 Rb8 23. Qd5 Rfe8 24. Qd4 Qf7 25. Qc3 Ng4 26. Rd5 {/\26..Nf6 27.
Rxf5} Kg8 27. Qf3 Rf8 28. R5d4 Rbe8 29. h4 {/\Qd5} Re5 30. Nd3 Re7 31. e3 Rfe8
32. Qd5 g6 33. Qxf7+ Rxf7 34. a3 Nf6 35. Nf4 Ne4 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Rc1 h6 38. Ne2
g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Rdd1 Kg6 41. Nc3 Rh7 42. Nxe4 fxe4 43. Rh1 Rxh1 44. Rxh1
Re5 45. Rd1 g4 46. Kf1 Rc5 47. Rd4 Kf5 48. Ke1 b5 49. a4 b4 50. Kd2 Re5 51. Kd1
Ke6 52. Ke2 c5 53. Rd1 Rh5 54. Rd2 Kd7 (54... Rh1 55. Rd1 $1 Rxd1 56. Kxd1 d5
57. Kd2 $10) 55. Rd1 Kc6 56. Rd2 d5 57. Rd1 (57. cxd5+ Rxd5 58. Rxd5 (58. Rb2
Rd3 {/\..c4, ..Kc5}) 58... Kxd5 {/\..c4 -+}) 57... dxc4 58. bxc4 Rh8 59. Rb1
Rb8 60. Kd2 Rf8 61. Rf1 Rd8+ 62. Kc2 Rd3 63. Rh1 (63. Kb2 $3 Rc3 (63... Rd2+
64. Kb3 Kd6 65. Rh1 Rxf2 66. Rh6+ $10 {/\ Patt}) 64. Rc1) 63... Rc3+ (63... Ra3
64. Rh6+ Kd7 65. Rh7+ Ke6 66. Rh6+ Kf7 67. Rh7+ Kg6 68. Rc7 Rc3+ (68... Rxa4
69. Rxc5 Ra2+ 70. Kb3 Rxf2 $10 (70... Ra3+ 71. Kb2 a4 72. Rb5 Rb3+ 73. Ka2 Kf6
74. Ra5 Ra3+ 75. Kb2 Ke6 76. Rb5 $10)) 69. Kb2 Rxc4 70. Ra7 Rc3 71. Rxa5 {
s. Partieverlauf}) 64. Kb2 Rxc4 65. Rh6+ Kd5 66. Rh5+ Ke6 67. Rh6+ Kf5 68. Rh5+
Kf6 (68... Kg6 69. Rh8 Rc3 70. Ra8 Kf5 71. Rxa5 Ke5 72. Ra8 Kd5 73. a5 Kc4 (
73... Kc6 74. a6 Rd3 (74... Ra3 75. a7 Kb7 76. Re8 c4 77. Rb8+ $1) 75. a7 Kb7
76. Rc8 $10) 74. a6 Ra3 75. a7 Ra6 76. Re8 {s. Partieverlauf}) 69. Rh6+ Kg5 70.
Ra6 Kf5 71. Rxa5 Rc3 72. Ra8 Ke5 (72... c4 73. a5 Ra3 74. a6 c3+ 75. Kc2 Ra2+
76. Kb3 Rb2+ 77. Ka4 c2 78. Rc8 b3 79. a7 $10) 73. a5 Ra3 74. a6 Kd5 75. a7 Kc4
76. Re8 Rxa7 77. Rxe4+ Kd3 78. Rxg4 Rc7 (78... b3 79. Rg8 c4 80. Rd8+ Ke2 81.
Kc3) 79. Rg8 Rf7 (79... c4 80. Rd8+ Ke2 81. Rb8 b3 82. Kc3 Kxf2 83. e4) 80.
Rd8+ Kc4 81. Rd2 b3 82. f4 Kb4 83. Rd8 Rb7 84. f5 c4 85. Rc8 Rd7 86. Rb8+ Kc5
87. Rc8+ Kb4 88. Rb8+ Kc5 89. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Bulletin/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 {c5 est la grande
ligne mais c'est probablement une simple transposition} (6... c5 {Dlugy,M 
(2455)-Saeed,S (2390) 22th Wch U20 1983 (11) 1-0}) 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 c5 9. dxc5
(9. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 9... Bxc5 $146 (9... bxc5 {[%csl Gd4] L'alternative}
10. Rd1 Qb6 (10... d6 {Antoshin,V-Szabo,L Alekhine Memorial 1963 (10) 1/2}) 11.
Bf4 d6 12. Rd2 (12. Rab1 {[%csl Rb2]}) 12... Nc6 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 Qxb2
$36 {[%csl Rc4];Karpov,A (2730)-Polugaevsky,L (2610) Biel 1990 (5) 1-0}) 10.
Bf4 Nc6 11. Rad1 $32 {Les Noirs ont des difficultés à terminer le
développement et notamment pour trouver une bonne case pour la Q} a6 12. Rd2 (
12. Bd6) 12... Qc8 13. Rfd1 Na5 {[%csl Rc4]} 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Be7 16. Nxd7
(16. c5 $142 $1 Qxc5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Rxd7 Qc6+ 19. Qxc6 Nxc6 20. Bd6 {
[%csl Rb6]} Bxd6 21. R1xd6 $36 (21. R7xd6 Rfc8 22. Na4 Rab8 23. Rc1 $36)) 16...
Nxc4 {Début d'une série d'échange qui va applanir la position} 17. Nxf8 Nxd2
18. Nxh7 Nc4 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qb3 Qc6+ 21. f3 Nxb2 22. Rc1 Nc4 23. Ne4 b5 24.
Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qd3 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Black "Saeed, Saeed Ahmed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Bulletin/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 (6... Be7 {Dlugy,
M-Adianto,U 22th Wch U20 1983 (3) 1/2}) 7. dxc5 {L'américain a utilisé
plusieurs fois cette variante solide pendant le tournoi} (7. O-O cxd4 $11) 7...
Bxc5 (7... bxc5 {Donne des positions plus déséquilibrées pour jouer pour le
gain}) 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O a6 $2 (9... Be7 {[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6c5]}) 10. Bf4 Be7 11.
Rfd1 d6 12. Rd2 Qc7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Qd1 Ne8 15. b3 b5 $2 {La poussée
thématique mais réalisée dans des mauvaises conditions à cause du retard
de développement des Noirs} (15... Nd7 16. Rdc2 Nc5 $132 {[%cal Gc5e4]} (16...
Bc6 {[%cal Gc7b7,Gb6b5]} 17. Nd5)) 16. cxb5 Qa5 17. Rdc2 Nd7 18. bxa6 Bxa6 19.
Nd4 d5 20. Na4 Ba3 21. Bd2 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Rc2 Ba6 24. Nc6 Qf6 25. Bc3
Qg6 26. Bb4 Bxb4 27. Nxb4 Bb7 28. e4 Rd8 29. exd5 exd5 30. Rd2 Ndf6 31. Nc3 Nc7
32. Bxd5 Ncxd5 33. Nbxd5 Re8 34. Re2 Kf8 35. Rxe8+ Nxe8 36. Qd4 Qd6 37. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 {It seems as if this move is
gaining quite some speed in the chess fashion world.} Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 c5
8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Rb8 14. b3
Be7 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Qe3 $14 {White seems to have a little pressure with the
open d-file and the potential weakness of c5.} Bxf3 $5 {A typical Karjakin
move. He is willing to go down a pawn to somehow hold an opposite colored
bishop position.} 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc7 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. Qe4
Qa5 22. Qe2 d6 23. exd6 Bxd6 24. h4 Bc5 25. Kg2 Qc7 26. Qe4 a5 27. h5 h6 28.
Be2 Kf8 29. f4 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. f5 Rxd1 32. Bxd1 {With every piece trade
Black comes closer to h is goal. The blockade in the queenside is permanent.}
Ke7 (32... exf5 $11) 33. Bg4 Qd6 34. fxe6 fxe6 {With o nly one weakness to
latch onto there is very little MVL can do.} 35. Kh3 Bd4 36. Qb7+ Kf6 37. a3
Bc5 38. Qf3+ Ke7 39. Qc3 Kf7 40. Qxa5 Bxa3 41. Qe1 Bc5 42. Qb1 Ke7 43. Qe4 Bb4
44. Bf5 Bc5 45. Bg6 Kd8 46. Qa8+ Kc7 47. b4 Bxb4 48. Qa7+ Kc8 49. Qxg7 Qf8 50.
Qa1 Qf3 51. Qa6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.10.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Kovanova, Baira"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5
O-O 9. O-O c6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. e4 dxc4 (11... Rc8 12. Bf4 a6 13. Qe2 dxe4 14.
Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bf6 17. Rd3 Qe7 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. c5 b5 20. a4
Ra8 21. Qh5 g6 22. Qe5 Qe7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rda3 Rxa3 25. Rxa3 {1-0 Matlakov
Maxim (RUS) (2533)-Kalugin Sergei (RUS) (2406)/Dagomys (Russia) 2009 (39)}) 12.
Nxc4 b5 13. Ne5 (13. Ne3) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Be3 $14 Qc8 16. f4 a6 17.
a4 b4 $6 (17... Rd8) 18. Nb1 $16 a5 (18... c5 19. Nd2 {and white controls the
critical c4 square}) 19. Bf1 (19. Nd2 Ba6 20. Rac1 $16) 19... c5 20. Nd2 Qc7
21. Bb5 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Nc4 f6 (23... Nb6 $5 24. b3 $14) 24. exf6 Nxf6
25. e5 Nd5 26. Qe4 g6 $1 {WGM Kovanova defends the position accurately} 27. Rd2
Rfd8 28. Bf2 Qe8 {in this sort of position black will sit and wait and try to
avoid any weaknesses anywhere as the pawn chain and structure is quite
vulnerable. The question is what can white do to break through?} 29. Rc2 (29.
Qf3 Qf7 30. Rad1 Qf5 31. Ne3 (31. Rxd5 $5 {is nice but not winning} exd5 32.
Nb6 Ra7 33. Nxd5 Kg7 34. Rc1 Qe6 35. Nxe7 Rxe7 36. Rxc5 Rd2 37. b3 Red7 $11)
31... Nxe3 32. Bxe3 Rab8 33. g4 $14) 29... Qf7 30. Rac1 (30. Nd6 $5) 30... Qf5
31. Qxf5 gxf5 32. Kf1 Rd7 33. Ke2 Ra6 $6 (33... Kf7 34. Nd2 Rc8 35. Bxc5 Rdc7
36. Nb3 Bxc5 37. Rxc5 Nc3+ 38. bxc3 Rxc5 39. Nxc5 Rxc5 40. Kd2 Rc4 41. cxb4
Rxb4 42. Rc7+ {with advantage to white}) 34. Nd2 Nb6 35. Bxc5 Bxc5 36. Rxc5
Nxa4 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Nb3 $1 $16 {threatening Nc5 so b2 is indirectly protected
} Raa7 39. R8c2 Rd5 40. Ra1 Nb6 41. Rc6 Nd7 42. Rxe6 {white has won a critical
pawn} Nc5 43. Nxc5 Rxc5 44. Rd6 a4 45. Kd3 b3 (45... a3 46. Rd4 Rb5 47. Kc4 Rb6
48. Kb3 $18) 46. Rd4 Rc2 47. Raxa4 $16 Re7 48. h3 $6 (48. Rab4 Rxb2 (48... Rxh2
49. Kc3 Rh3 50. Rd3 h5 51. Rxb3 h4 52. gxh4 Rc7+ 53. Kd2 Rh2+ 54. Ke3 Rh3+ 55.
Kf2 Rxh4 56. Kg3 Rg4+ 57. Kf3 $18) 49. Rd6 Rc7 50. Rdb6 Rxh2 51. Rxb3 Rg2 52.
Kd4 $18) 48... Rxb2 49. g4 fxg4 50. hxg4 Rg2 51. g5 (51. Rdb4 b2 52. Rb6 Rxg4
53. Rxb2 $16) 51... Kg6 52. Ke4 b2 53. Rab4 Kh5 54. Kf3 $1 {of course black
must be very careful here} Rc2 55. Rd6 (55. Rb6 Rc3+ 56. Ke4 Rc2 57. Rdb4 Kg4
58. Rxb2 Rc4+ 59. Kd5 Rxf4 60. g6 $1 $18 hxg6 61. Rxg6+ Kh3 62. Rb1 Kh2 63. e6
Ra7 64. Rb8 $1) 55... Rc3+ 56. Ke4 Kg4 $6 (56... Rc4+ 57. Rd4 Rc2 $14) 57. Rxb2
Rc4+ 58. Kd5 $1 $18 Rxf4 59. Rg2+ Kf3 60. Rf6 $1 {very nice and well played}
Kxg2 61. Rxf4 Kg3 62. Rf6 {This should also win but} (62. Re4 $1 {as well as
any other move cutting off the king across the rank} Rg7 63. e6 Rxg5+ 64. Re5
$1 Rg8 65. e7 Re8 66. Ke6 Kg4 $1 {last try} 67. Kf7 Ra8 68. e8=Q Rxe8 69. Rxe8
h5 70. Kg6 h4 71. Re4+ Kg3 72. Kg5 {and white wins easily}) 62... Kg4 63. Kd6
Ra7 64. g6 hxg6 65. Rxg6+ $2 (65. e6 g5 66. e7 Ra6+ 67. Kd5 (67. Ke5 Ra5+ 68.
Ke6 Ra6+ 69. Kd7 Ra7+ 70. Kd8 Ra8+ 71. Kc7 Kh3 $11) 67... Rxf6 68. e8=Q {
should also win but it will be a long game}) 65... Kf5 66. Rf6+ Kg5 {now its a
draw} 67. Ke6 Ra6+ 68. Kf7 Ra7+ 69. Kf8 Ra5 70. Re6 Kf5 71. Kf7 Rxe5 72. Rxe5+
Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {Against such an opening expert
like Leko, Ivanchuk prefers to play a quiet variation, where the main
confrontation of forces usually starts in the middlegame.} d5 {After the
develo pment of the knight to d2, the position with hanging pawns usually
offers Black comfortable play, because of the lack of pressure aginst the
d5-square. The fact that Black will have to lose a tempo with his queen's
bishop is of lesser relevance (a situation we are accostumed already with from
the game Bacrot-Topalov).} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne5 Be7 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10.
O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Ndf3 h6 13. Bf4 Bf8 14. Rac1 c5 15. h4 {A double edged
decision. White intends to increase his influence over the king side, but if
his activity will fail to bring in concrete results, the king side will remain
iremediably weak.} Na6 16. Bh3 Bd6 17. e3 {#White's concentration of minor
pieces on the king side looks impressive, but has a rather sterile character
in view of his impossibility of opening files for the rooks.} Qe7 18. Ng4 Ne4
19. Bxd6 Qxd6 {After the exchange of the bishops Black gets almost perfect
stability on dark squares. White's knights start feeling a bit uncomfortable.}
20. Bg2 Nc7 21. Nge5 Qf6 22. Qc2 Ne6 {#Having been carried way by his king
side operations, White slightly neglected the situation on the other wing.
Concretely, his queen has no comfortable square at its disposal. With his next
move, Ivanchuk tries to solve this problem.} 23. b3 $2 Rac8 $2 ({Leko missed a
unexpected tactical resource, based on the lack of stability of the white
knights:} 23... cxd4 24. exd4 Nxd4 $3 25. Rxd4 Rac8 26. Qb2 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Rxe5
{winning a pawn because of the vulnerability of the f2-square. He might have
decided already to simplify the position in order to reach a draw, which is
proven by his next move, too and is partly justified by his favourable
tournament situation.}) 24. Qb2 cxd4 $6 ({There was no need to release the
tension in the centre. Black could have consolidated his advantage of space
with} 24... a5) 25. exd4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Ng4 Qe7 29. Ne3 {
#As a consequence of the simplifications prematurely provoked by Black, the
knigth has obtained this excelent square. White's position is more pleasant
already and Leko had to struggle for 35 more moves, although he never got into
concrete danger of losing.} Bb7 30. Bh3 Nc7 31. Nf5 Qd8 32. Ne5 Nb5 33. a4 Nbd6
34. Qc2 a5 35. Ne3 Nf6 36. f3 Nde8 37. Kf2 Qc7 38. Bf5 Qxc2+ 39. Bxc2 Nd6 40.
g4 g5 41. Nf5 Nxf5 42. Bxf5 gxh4 43. Nd3 Ba6 44. Nf4 b5 45. axb5 Bxb5 46. Ng2
a4 47. bxa4 Bxa4 48. Nxh4 Ne8 49. Ke3 Kf8 50. Kf4 Ke7 51. Bd3 Ng7 52. Ke5 Bc6
53. Bh7 f6+ 54. Kf4 h5 55. Nf5+ Nxf5 56. gxf5 Be8 57. Bg8 Bf7 58. Bxf7 Kxf7 59.
Kg3 Kg7 60. Kh4 Kh6 61. f4 Kh7 62. Kxh5 Kg7 63. Kh4 Kh6 64. Kg4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 {#} 13. Re1 ({A
relatively rare move compared to the highly topical} 13. e4 {. By delaying
concrete action in the centre, White aims for a quiet course of events.}) 13...
c5 ({Black immediately takes advantage of the fact that he was practically
been given a free tempo for action in the centre. Compared with the main line,
starting with 13.e4,} 13... b5 $6 {makes little sense now, because of} 14. c5 {
blocking the position and leaving the a6-bishop terribly misplaced, since
there would be no target on the f1-a6 in connection with the thematic ...b4})
14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rc1 Nf6 16. e3 Bb7 17. Rc2 {#Not wishing to wait until his
hanging pawns will be submitted to strong pressure, Leko prefers to switch to
a isolani-structure. The fact that the white knight is far from the d4-square
certainly favours Black. Besides, the exchange of one pair of rooks is
inevitable, which is always a relief for the side having an isolated pawn.}
cxd4 $5 18. Bxd4 Qd7 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Qb1 h5 21. Rd1 Qe6 22. Rc1 g6 23. h3
Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Qc6 25. Qb1 Ne4 26. Nf3 Ba3 27. Be5 Qc1+ 28. Qxc1 Bxc1 29. a4
Ba3 30. Bb8 a6 31. Ne5 Be7 32. Bc7 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ba5 Bd6 35. Nd3 Kf8 36.
Bb4 Ke7 37. Bxd6+ Kxd6 {White has achieved the generally desirable exchange of
the dark-squared bishops, but in the meanwhile Black has activated his king.}
38. b4 {Creating a barrier in front of the king, but weakening the b-pawn.} Bc8
39. Ne1 Nc3 40. Nc2 Na2 41. Bf1 Bf5 42. Nd4 {#Finally, the knight hass
occupied this optimal square, but this is more of a warranty for maintaining
equality than a chance for advantage.} Bd7 43. Nxb5+ Bxb5 44. Bxb5 Nxb4 45. Kg2
Na2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "L'Ami, Alina"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The player from Qatar certainly outplayed her younger opponent. The
light-squared blockade that she obtained thanks to her pawn sacrifice gave her
better activity all over the board. However nothing was ever very clear. If
Zhu Chen had any real chances it was with the move 26...Bc4! which she missed,
but even then her advantage was far from decisive.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. a3 Bxc3
11. Bxc3 Nbd7 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Qe7 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Ra1 Qd8 17.
Rd1 Be4 18. Qb3 b5 19. cxb5 Qb8 20. Bf1 Bd5 21. Qc2 Ra2 22. Qd3 Be4 23. Qc4 Qa7
24. Rc1 Bd5 25. Qd3 Qa3 26. Rc2 Ne4 (26... Bc4 $1 27. Qd2 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Bxb5
$15 {The light square control gives Black a slight edge.}) 27. Rxa2 Qxa2 28.
Nd2 Nxd2 29. Qxd2 Qb1 30. Qb2 Qd1 31. Qd2 Qb1 32. Qb2 Qd1 33. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2013.03.09"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2013.03.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Bc3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Bb7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 c5
15. Re1 Bf6 16. Qc2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rc8 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Re8
21. Rad1 Qc7 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Kg2 Nf6 24. Bf3 Kf8 25. Qd3 g6 26. h4 Qe5 27.
a4 Kg7 28. Qd2 Re7 29. a5 h6 30. a6 Re8 31. Qc1 Qc7 32. Rd3 Rd8 33. Rxd8 Qxd8
34. Qf4 Qc8 35. Qe5 h5 36. Bb7 Qd8 37. Qf4 Ng4 38. Bf3 Nf6 39. Qe5 Kg8 40. Qg5
Qd4 41. Qc1 Kg7 42. Qe1 Kf8 43. Qe2 Nd7 44. Bb7 Ne5 45. Bd5 Kg7 46. Be4 Kf8 47.
Bc2 Kg7 48. Qe4 ({Oder auch} 48. Be4 Qc3 49. Bd5 Nd3 50. Qe8 Qf6 51. Qe3 $11)
48... Qxe4+ 49. Bxe4 Kf6 50. f3 Ke7 51. Kf2 f5 52. Bd5 Nd3+ 53. Ke3 Nb4 54. Bb7
Nc2+ 55. Kd3 Nd4 56. b4 Kd6 57. b5 f4 58. g4 (58. gxf4 Nf5 59. Bc8 Nxh4 60. Ke4
Ng2 61. Bh3 Ne1 62. f5 gxf5+ 63. Bxf5 $11 {ist auch remis.}) 58... Ke5 ({
Naheliegend war} 58... hxg4 59. fxg4 Ke5 60. Ba8 $11) 59. Be4 $2 {Stellt die
Partie ein.} (59. gxh5 gxh5 60. Be4 {ist totremis}) 59... g5 {Nun entsteht in
jedem Fall ein schwarzer Freibauer auf der h-Linie und der Läufer kann wegen
des Bauern f3 nicht eingreifen.} 60. gxh5 (60. hxg5 h4 61. g6 Kf6 {und der
h-Bauer läuft durch.}) 60... gxh4 61. h6 Kf6 62. Bb7 h3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.22"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 c6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 O-O 13. O-O Qe7 14. Rfd1
Rad8 15. cxd5 exd5 $2 {Though some games saw errors swing back and forth, in
this game, it was all Eljanov needed and he never let go of the reins.} (15...
cxd5 {The difference from the game is that now after} 16. e4 dxe4 17. Qd6 Qxd6
18. Rxd6 e3 $1 {Black is able to contain White.} 19. Re1 Nb8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21.
Rxe3 Rd2 {and Black is ok.}) 16. e4 dxe4 17. Qd6 {Black is probably already
lost strategically.} Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Nc5 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Rxd6 21. exd6 Rd8
22. Rd1 c5 23. Bc6 Kf8 24. Kf2 g6 25. g4 c4 26. Ke3 c3 27. Rd4 (27. d7 {
was stronger and more expedient.} Ke7 28. Rc1 Kd6 29. Rxc3 $18) 27... c2 28.
Kd2 Be2 29. g5 Bg4 30. Be4 Ke8 31. Bxc2 Kd7 32. b4 b5 33. Bd3 Kc6 34. a3 a6 35.
Be4+ Kb6 36. Ke3 Be6 37. h4 a5 38. Bd3 ({White misses the amazing shot} 38. f5
$3 gxf5 39. Bf3 Rc8 40. Kf4 Rc4 41. Ke5 Bd7 42. bxa5+ Kxa5 43. Bd5 $1 {and
after} Rxd4 44. Kxd4 Ka4 45. Bxf7 {Black cannot stop both the d- and g-pawns
from queening.}) 38... axb4 39. axb4 Re8 40. Kf3 Kc6 41. f5 Bd7 42. Be4+ Kb6
43. Kf4 Ka6 44. Rd2 Kb6 45. Rd4 Ka6 46. Bd5 Bxf5 47. Bxf7 Rf8 48. d7 Rd8 49.
Ke5 ({Black resigned since after} 49. Ke5 Rxd7 50. Rxd7 Bxd7 51. Bg8 Kb6 52.
Bxh7 Bf5 53. h5 {it is over.}) 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Rfd1 Rd8 12. Rd2 d6 13. Rad1 a6 14. g4 Nxg4 15.
Bxd6 Rxd6 16. Qe8+ Bf8 17. Ng5 Ne5 18. Bxb7 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Qxb7 20. Rd8 Ng6 21.
Na4 Qe7 22. Qxe7 Nxe7 23. Nxh7 Kxh7 24. Rxf8 Nec6 25. Rxf7 Kg8 26. Rc7 Ra7 27.
Rxa7 Nxa7 28. Nxc5 Kf7 29. b4 Ke7 30. a4 Kd6 31. Kg2 Nac6 32. Nd3 Nd7 33. b5
axb5 34. cxb5 Na5 35. Kf3 Nb6 36. Nb2 Ke5 37. Ke3 Nb3 38. h4 (38. Kd3 $1 Nc5+
39. Kc3 Ncxa4+ $2 (39... Nd5+ $1 40. Kc4 Nb7 $1) 40. Nxa4 Nxa4+ 41. Kb4 Nb6 42.
Kc5 Na4+ 43. Kc6) 38... Kf5 39. Kd3 Nc5+ 40. Kc3 Ncxa4+ 41. Nxa4 Nxa4+ 42. Kb4
Nb6 43. Kc5 Na4+ 44. Kb4 Nb6 45. Kc5 Na4+ 46. Kc6 Kg4 47. Kd6 Kxh4 48. Kxe6 Nc3
49. b6 Na4 50. b7 Nc5+ 51. Kf7 Nxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 ({The fianchetto QI has
recently been adopted by Topalov, who enriched it with several remarkable
ideas. Leko's choice of variation seems to have been dictated by the wish of
avoiding the territories where Topalov's bombs have exploded already. After
the generally approved continuation} 12... Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Re1
Rb8 16. c5 Bc8 17. Nf3 Ne4 {he stunned the spectators and his opponent with}
18. Rxe4 $5 dxe4 19. Ne5 {and went on to win a nice game, Topalov-Aronian,
Wijk aan Zee 2006}) 13. e4 b5 (13... c5 {was tried in Topalov-Anand, San Luis
2005. Topalov eventually missed a win after a complicated fight.}) 14. Re1 dxe4
15. Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 {#} Bf6 ({Improving over a
previous game by Bacrot.} 18... Nb6 19. Ba5 $1 Bf6 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Qf3 Qd7 22.
Bxb6 axb6 23. Ne4 Bd4 24. Qf4 {with an active position for White, Bacrot-Adams,
Dortmund 2005}) 19. Ne4 Bxc3 20. Nxc3 Nb6 21. Re4 Re8 22. Qf3 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Re6
24. Rd1 Qe8 25. Rg4 Kh8 26. Qc3 f6 27. Rf4 Bb7 28. Rf3 h6 {White can hardly
make any progress against Black's well organized defence.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 27th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2011.03.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ipatov, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.02.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 c6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nc3 h6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. e4 d6 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Be7 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Qc3 Nd7 14. O-O-O Qc7
15. Bd3 Rfd8 16. Bb1 Nf8 {#} 17. Rdg1 $5 {Best or not, the young Ipatov
certainly deserves extra marks for ambition.} b5 18. g4 bxc4 19. g5 hxg5 20.
Nfxg5 Rd5 {#} 21. Qf3 ({White misses a chance with} 21. Nxf7 $3 Kxf7 22. Nd6+
Bxd6 (22... Kg8 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Rg1+ Kh6 25. Qh3+) 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Rxg7+
Ke8 25. Qf6) 21... Bxg5+ 22. Rxg5 Ng6 23. Rhg1 Rxe5 {#} 24. Nf6+ $3 Kf8 25.
Rxg6 $1 fxg6 26. Nd5+ Qf7 27. Qa3+ $1 c5 (27... Ke8 28. Bxg6) (27... Kg8 28.
Ne7+ Kf8 (28... Kh7 29. Qh3+ Rh5 30. Qxh5#) 29. Nxc6+) 28. Qxc5+ Kg8 29. Ne7+
Kh8 30. Qxe5 Qxe7 31. Bxg6 Qh4 32. Rg5 1-0

[Event "Bilbao Masters 9th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 ({Am Nebentisch wurde der Läufer nach f4 entwickelt.} 
10. Bf4) 10... Ba6 11. a4 c5 12. Na3 Bb7 13. Qb2 Qc8 ({Die Variante kennt
Nakamura auch gut von der anderen Seite:} 13... Ne4 14. Be1 f5 15. e3 Bf6 16.
Rac1 Qe7 17. b4 Bc6 18. Qb3 a5 $11 {1-0 (99) Le,Q (2694)-Nakamura,H (2733) Cap
d'Agde 2010}) 14. Rac1 Bc6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nh4 Re8 18. Nf5 Bf8
19. Bf4 Qb7 {[#]} (19... a6 $11) 20. Nb5 $5 {Nakamura bringt etwas Würze ins
Spiel.} Bxb5 21. axb5 Qxb5 22. Ne3 Rac8 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 {Weiß hat die
etwas bessere Bauernstruktur.} Nb6 (24... Rxe2 $2 25. Qa1 {und falls} Ree8 $2 {
gewinnt Weiß mit} 26. Qxa7 {Material: d7 und f7 sind unter Beschuss.}) 25. Bc4
Nxc4 26. Rxc4 Rcd8 27. Ra1 Re6 (27... Rd7 $14) 28. Be3 ({Nach} 28. Rxa7 Rd1+
29. Kg2 Re1 {steht Schwarz sehr aktiv.}) 28... Rb8 29. Qc2 Qxb3 30. Qxb3 Rxb3
31. Rxa7 Re8 32. Rc7 Rb2 33. Bxc5 (33. Kf1 $5 $14 {ist der Maschinenvorschlag.}
) 33... Bxc5 34. R7xc5 Rbxe2 35. Rc8 Re1+ 36. Kg2 g6 37. h4 Rxc8 38. Rxc8+ Kg7
39. Rc7 Rd1 40. Rc8 Re1 41. Rc7 Rd1 42. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna m"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2015.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 c6 {In der
sechsten und letzten Partie des Wettkampfs zwischen Ragger und Mamedyarov
folgen beide Spieler einer oft gespielten Variante der damenindischen
Verteidigung, zuletzt gespielt in einer Partie zwischen Aronian und Agdestein.
Letzterer war als Coach norwegischer Jugendlicher beim Open in Wien und hat
beim Blitzturnier den dritten Platz belegt.} 14. Bf1 (14. Rac1 h6 15. Bf1 b5
16. Bd2 bxc4 17. bxc4 Re8 18. Red1 Qc7 19. Qa3 c5 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Ne1 Bb7 22.
f3 e5 23. e4 Nf8 24. Ng2 Ne6 25. Ne3 Nd4 26. Nd5 Qd6 27. Kg2 Nd7 28. Rb1 Reb8
29. Kf2 Bc6 30. Bc3 Rb4 31. Bxb4 axb4 32. Qb2 Bxd5 33. cxd5 Nb6 34. Rbc1 Na4
35. Qd2 Nc3 36. Rxc3 bxc3 37. Qxc3 Rxa2+ 38. Rd2 Rxd2+ 39. Qxd2 Qb6 40. Bc4 g5
41. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 (41) Aronian,L (2815)-Agdestein,S (2628) Stavanger 2014})
14... b5 15. Nd2 {Analog zum Vorgänger von Aronian war hier Tac1 möglich.
Ragger forciert die Ereignisse unter Aufgabe des Läuferpaares.} b4 16. Nxe4
Nxe4 17. Bd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 c5 {Schwarz fixiert die weißen Bauern und hofft
auf einen guten Springer gegen einen schlechten Läufer.} 19. a3 ({
Selbstverständich nicht} 19. d5 e5 {und der Läufer wird immer schlechter.})
19... cxd4 20. axb4 ({Eine Ungenauigkeit wäre} 20. Qxd4 $6 Nc5 21. Reb1 a4 $15
{mit leichtem Vorteil für Schwarz.}) 20... axb4 21. Qxb4 ({Hier folgt auf} 21.
Qxd4 {einfach} Qf6) 21... Nc5 22. Rab1 $6 (22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. e3 d3 24. Qd2 Rb8
25. b4 Ne4 26. Qxd3 Rxb4 {mit Ausgleich.}) 22... Ra2 ({Interessant war auch} 
22... Ne4 23. Bg2 Rb8 24. Qa3 Nc3 $15) 23. Red1 Qf6 {Mamedyarov steht bereits
aktiver und Ragger musss aufpassen, dass die Stellung nicht entgleitet. Der
nächste Zug ist notwendige Prophylaxe.} 24. Qe1 Ne4 25. Ra1 Rb2 26. Rab1 Ra2
27. Ra1 Rb2 28. Rab1 Ra2 {An dieser Stelle verzichtet Ragger dreimalige
Stellungswiederholung zu reklamieren. Er hätte dies bereits tun können, wenn
er dem Schiedsrichter seine Absicht bekundet erneut Ta1 zu spielen.} 29. Ra1
Raa8 $6 {Jetzt weicht Mamedyarov der Zugwiederholung aus.} 30. Rdb1 {
Stattdessen hätte sich Ragger mit} (30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Bg2 d5 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33.
b4 {mit zwei verbunden Bauern am Damenflügel leichten Vorteil verschaffen
können.}) 30... Nc5 31. Qb4 $6 {Eine seltsame Ungenauigkeit.} Qd8 {Mit einem
Remisangebot sichert sich Mamedyarov den 3,5:2,5 Matchsieg. Stattdessen hätte}
(31... Rab8 $1 32. Qe1 (32. Qa3 Ne4 33. f3 Nc3 34. Rb2 d5 $17) 32... Nxb3 $17 {
den letzten weißen Zug bestrafen können.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 41st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2008.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 {
I wanted to play for a win. I don't know about Yannick's intentions, but
anyway 7...c6 wasn't satisfactory. Ich wollte auf Gewinn spielen. Ich weiß
nicht, wie es um Yannicks Absichten bestellt war, aber so oder so war 7...c6
jedenfalls nicht zufriedenstellend.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11.
Rc1 Nbd7 {The normal way to treat these positions is to put the knight on a6,
from where it can be transferred to e6 via c7 after having played ...c5. The
text move was played by Leko against van Wely in Dortmund. The knight will
still usually go to e6, in this case via f8.  Die normale Behandlungsweise
dieser Stellungen besteht darin, den Springer nach a6 zu stellen, von wo er
nach ...c5 über c7 nach e6 überführt werden kann. Der Textzug wurde von Leko
gegen van Wely in Dortmund gespielt. Der Springer wird meist trotzdem nach e6
gehen, in diesem Fall über f8.} 12. Bf4 {With the knight on d7 it is better to
put the pawn on c6, because d5 would be weaker than with the knight on a6, and
in addition the c7-square would not be covered in case of an eventual Nb5. Mit
dem Springer auf d7 ist es besser, den Bauern nach c6 zu stellen, denn ohne
den Springer auf a6 wäre d5 schwächer, und außerdem wäre im Fall eines
eventuellen Nb5 das Feld c7 nicht gedeckt.} c6 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Rcd1 {The idea
of this slightly weird-looking move is to play Ne5, when the rook would be
well placed on d1. However, after Black's response, Ne5 will not really have
the desired effect, and White will have to change plans. Still the move cannot
really be called a mistake, as nothing much is happening here anyway, and a
tempo loss isn't that serious. Die Idee dieses etwas seltsam wirkenden Zuges
ist, Ne5 zu spielen, wonach der Turm auf d1 gut stände. Doch nach der
schwarzen Erwiderung wird Ne5 eindeutig nicht den gewünschten Effekt haben,
und Weiß wird umdenken müssen. Trotzdem ist der Zug nicht wirklich als Fehler
zu bezeichnen, da sowieso nicht viel los ist und ein Tempoverlust nicht so
tragisch ausfällt.} Bb4 $1 15. Bd2 (15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 (16. dxe5 Ng4) 16...
Nd7 {fails to impress. vermag nicht zu beeindrucken.}) 15... Rc8 16. Qb2 Qe7
17. Rfe1 Qf8 {A totally unnecessary move, as e4 Bxc3 exd5 will probably never
really be an issue. However, since my opponent had already consumed a lot of
time, and didn't seem to have found a plan, I thought it might be a good idea
to just wait and see. Ein total unnötiger Zug, da e4 Bxc3 exd5 wahrscheinlich
nie wirklich ein Thema sein wird. Aber da mein Gegner bereits eine Menge Zeit
verbraucht hatte und keinen Plan gefunden zu haben schien, hielt ich es für
eine gute Idee, einfach abzuwarten.} 18. Bh3 Rcd8 19. Qc2 h6 $5 ({The normal
Das normale} 19... Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Bxb4 Qxb4 23. Ne5 Rxd4
24. Nxc6 Bxc6 25. Qxc6 Red8 26. Rxd4 $1 {is obviously fine for Black, but not
especially interesting. I wanted to keep the pieces on the board! ist
offensichtlich in Ordnung für Schwarz, aber nicht sonderlich interessant. Ich
wollte die Figuren auf dem Brett behalten!}) 20. Nh4 {Probably a good move,
even if this is what I wanted to provoke with my previous move. The knight
looks nice on f5, but it is also a bit loose. Wahrscheinlich ein guter Zug,
auch wenn ich genau dies mit meinem vorigen Zug provozieren wollte. Der
Springer sieht gut aus auf f5, hängt aber auch ein bisschen in der Luft.} c5
21. Nf5 a6 {I felt that I had to cover the b5-square, and this certainly felt
more natural than the computer suggestion of Ba6. Ich spürte, dass ich das
Feld b5 decken musste, und dies fühlte sich gewiss natürlicher an als der
Computervorschlag Ba6.} 22. Qb2 Bxc3 {I decided that it was time to ease the
pressure. Ich beschloss, dass es Zeit war, den Druck zu lindern.} ({Rybka's
suggestion of Rybkas Vorschlag} 22... cxd4 23. Nxd4 Ne5 {with nice piece play
as compensation for the isolated pawn is probably also fine. mit schönem
Figurenspiel als Kompensation für den isolierten Bauern ist wahrscheinlich
auch gut.}) 23. Bxc3 Ne4 24. dxc5 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 bxc5 26. Qa5 Nf6 27. Qb6 $2 {
The critical moment in the game. Pelletier got too excited and missed a simple
tactic, after which the white pieces are suddenly loose, and soon everything
falls apart. Der kritische Moment in der Partie. Pelletier wurde zu aufgeregt
und übersah eine einfache taktische Wendung, wonach die weißen Figuren
plötzlich in der Luft hängen, und bald fällt alles auseinander.} (27. Rc1 Ne4
28. Bg2 Bc8 {or oder}) (27. Bg2 {would have led to a normal position, where
Black has a weak pawn pair in the centre, but should have sufficient dynamic
counterplay, often connected with the ideas of d4 and Ne4. hätte zu einer
normalen Stellung geführt, wo Schwarz ein schwaches Bauernpaar im Zentrum
verfügt, aber genügend dynamisches Gegenspiel haben sollte, oft verbunden mit
den Ideen d4 und Ne4.}) 27... Bc8 $1 28. Kg2 (28. Nxh6+ gxh6 29. Bxc8 Rd6 $1 {
is what Pelletier had missed. ist, was Pelletier übersehen hatte.}) (28. f3 Be6
29. e4 g6 30. g4 {is a slightly better chance according to Rybka, but I will
refrain from taking this varation any further, as I guess neither of us
calculated this, and the position really confuses me. Anyway, Black must be
winning here. ist eine etwas bessere Chance laut Rybka, aber ich werde darauf
verzichten, diese Variante weiter auszuführen, da m.E. keiner von uns dies
berechnet hatte und mich außerdem die Stellung wirklich verwirrt. So oder so,
Schwarz muss hier auf Gewinn stehen.}) 28... Ne4 29. f3 Ng5 (29... Nc3 {
was another interesting possibilty, which I in the end rejected because after
war eine weitere interssante Möglichkeit, welche ich am Ende verwarf, weil ich
nach} 30. Rd3 (30. Rd2 d4 {with ...Nd5 to come is deadly. nebst ...Nd5 ist
tödlich.}) 30... Nxe2 31. Re3 Bxf5 32. R3xe2 Rxe2+ 33. Rxe2 Bd3 {I would
"only" be a pawn up. "nur" einen Bauer mehr hätte.}) 30. g4 h5 {The most
effective. Am effektivsten.} 31. Rc1 g6 $6 (31... Nxh3 {was more accurate. My
choice in the game was based on an oversight. war genauer. Meine Wahl in der
Partie fusst auf einem Versehen..} 32. Kxh3 hxg4+ 33. fxg4 g6 34. Ng3 Qh6+ 35.
Kg2 Bxg4 {would transpose to the game. würde zur Partie führen.}) 32. Ng3 Nxh3
(32... Qh6 {was my intention, but this fails to war meine Absicht, dies
scheitert aber an} 33. Nxh5 (33. Nf5 {is also reasonable. ist ebenfalls
vernünftig.}) 33... Nxh3 34. Nf6+) 33. Kxh3 hxg4+ 34. fxg4 $6 (34. Kg2 {
was a better chance, even if Black is nearly winning anyway. war eine bessere
Chance, auch wenn Schwarz trotzdem nahezu auf Gewinn steht.}) 34... Qh6+ 35.
Kg2 Bxg4 36. Qxc5 {Losing immediately, but it was hard to suggest anything
reasonable anyway. Verliert auf der Stelle, aber es war auch schwer, etwas
Vernünftiges vorzuschlagen.} Re3 $2 (36... Rc8 {is the most obvious move, and
I tried for a while to find a forced win after it. Unfortunately the right
solution ist der offensichtlichste Zug, und ich versuchte eine Weile, danach
einen forcierten Gewinn zu finden. Leider kam mir die richtige Lösung} 37. Qa3
Rxe2+ $1 38. Nxe2 (38. Rxe2 Rxc1 $19) 38... Qh3+ 39. Kf2 Qf3+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41.
Kg2 Bh3+ {with mate never crossed my mind. nebst Matt niemals in den Sinn.})
37. Qd4 {In serious time-trouble Pelletier allows a combination. It has to be
said that White was in serious trouble anyway though. In ernster Zeitnot lässt
Pelletier eine Kombination zu. Dazu ist zu sagen, dass Weiß sowieso in großen
Schwierigkeiten steckte.} (37. Kg1 {is what I considered the best defence,
after which I planned hielt ich für die beste Verteidigung, wonach ich} Rc8 38.
Qa3 Rce8 {which should still give Black a practically winning advantage.
plante, was Schwarz noch immer einen praktisch gewinnbringenden Vorteil geben
sollte.}) 37... Qh3+ 38. Kg1 Rxg3+ 39. hxg3 Qxg3+ 40. Kh1 Bf5 {Pelletier
resigned because of Pelletier gab auf wegen} (40... Bf5 41. Red1 Qg5 $1 {
protecting d8 in case of Qxe4. The decisive Be4 will now follow. , was d8
deckt für den Fall von Qxe4. Das entscheidende Be4 wird nun folgen.}) 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c6 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. O-O (
8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5
exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7
Bf6 21. Nc4 Nc5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. b4 $1 $14 {Karpov,An-Beliavsky,
A/Linares/1993/1:0 (41) Inf 57/113/}) 8... d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 $10 10. Rd1 O-O 11.
a4 Bd6 12. a5 Qe7 13. Bf4 Bxf4 (13... Bb4 14. axb6 (14. Bd2 Bd6 $10) 14... axb6
15. Nbd2) 14. gxf4 c5 15. Ne5 Rfc8 (15... cxd4 $5 16. Nc6 Qc5 17. Nxd4 Rac8 (
17... Rfc8 $5) 18. axb6 Qxb6 19. Qa2 Bb7 20. Qxa7) 16. Qb2 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Rab8
18. Nc3 bxa5 $1 19. cxd5 (19. Rxa5 Bxc4) 19... exd5 20. Nxd7 (20. Rxa5 Nxe5 21.
Rxa6 (21. fxe5 Qxe5) 21... Nc6 22. Rd2 Nb4 $13) 20... Qxd7 21. Nxd5 (21. Rxa5
Bc4 22. Ra3 (22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxb3 $1) 22... Qc7 {/\ Bb3}) 21... Nxd5 22.
Rxd5 Qe6 23. e3 (23. Re5 Qxb3 24. Qxb3 Rxb3 25. Raxa5 (25. Rexa5 Bxe2) 25...
Rb1+ 26. Bf1 f6 27. Re7 Kf8) 23... Bb7 24. Re5 Qf6 (24... Qg6 25. Rg5) 25. Bxb7
Rxb7 26. Raxa5 h6 $1 27. Qb1 Qh4 (27... Rcb8 28. Qe4 Rxb3 29. Rxa7) (27... Rbc7
28. Ra1) 28. Qd1 Rb6 29. Rh5 Rg6+ (29... Rg6+ 30. Kf1 Qe7 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial-01"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1956.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1956.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 (5. b3 $5) 5... c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7.
dxc5 (7. Ne5 Nxd4 $1 8. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44) 7... Bxc5 (7... bxc5 $5) 8. O-O (8. a3
$5) 8... O-O (8... Rc8 $5 9. a3 Be7 $5 (9... Nd4 $2 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Qa4)) 9.
a3 Be7 10. b4 Bb7 11. Bb2 Qc7 (11... d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. e4 Nf6 14. e5 Nd5 15.
Ne4 $16) 12. Rc1 Rac8 13. e4 d6 $13 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Bf6 (15... Rfd8 $5)
16. Nb3 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Nf6 18. Nfd2 $6 (18. Re1 $5 Rfd8 (18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 dxe5
20. c5) 19. h3 a6) 18... Rfd8 19. f4 $6 (19. f3 $5 {/\ Nf1-e3/}) 19... a5 20.
Qc3 e5 $1 21. b5 (21. f5 a4 22. Na1 Nd4 $36) 21... Ne7 22. a4 exf4 23. gxf4 Ng6
$17 24. Rf1 Re8 25. Qd4 Re7 26. Rce1 Rce8 27. Re2 Nd7 (27... d5 28. e5 dxc4 29.
Qxc4 Bxg2 30. Rxg2 $13) (27... Nh5 $5 28. Ref2 (28. f5 Ne5 $17) (28. Qe3 f5 $17
) 28... Nh4 29. Bh1 f5 $36) 28. Ref2 Nc5 $6 (28... Nf6 $5) 29. f5 $6 (29. Nxc5
$5 dxc5 30. Qc3 Rd7 31. e5 Red8 32. Ne4 Rd3 33. Qc2) 29... Nxb3 30. Nxb3 Nh4 (
30... Rxe4 $2 31. fxg6 $1 Rxd4 32. gxf7+ $18) 31. Nd2 (31. f6 $2 Rxe4 $1 32.
Bxe4 Rxe4 33. Qd1 Qxc4) 31... Re5 32. Bh1 g5 33. h3 (33. fxg6 $6 hxg6 34. Rxf7
Rg5+ $19) 33... Kf8 34. Qe3 h6 35. Qe2 Kg7 36. Qg4 Qd8 (36... Qc5 $5) 37. Qg3
Kf8 38. Qc3 Kg8 39. Kh2 Qc7 40. Qg3 Kh7 41. Rg1 Qd8 42. Rd1 Qc7 43. Rb1 Qc5 44.
Rbf1 Bxe4 $1 $19 45. Bxe4 Rxe4 46. Nxe4 Rxe4 47. Qc3 d5 $1 48. Qg3 (48. Qf6
Qc7+ 49. Kh1 Re3 50. Rh2 dxc4 51. Qc6 Qf4 $1 52. Rd1 (52. Rxf4 Re1+) 52... Re4
$19) 48... Re3 49. Qb8 dxc4 50. Rd2 $2 (50. Rd1) 50... Nf3+ 51. Rxf3 Rxf3 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial-01"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1956.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1956.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 d5 8.
Bg2 O-O (8... c6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 (9... dxc4 10. Ne5) 10. Qb2 O-O (10... dxc4 11.
bxc4 Bxc4 12. Nd2 Ba6 13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Bg2) 11. O-O Qe7 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. Rac1
dxc4 14. bxc4 Bxc4 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Bxc6 Rac8 17. Nb5 $14 {Zaitsev,I-Liebert,H/
Szolnok/1975/}) 9. O-O c5 10. Nc3 (10. Ne5 Ne4 11. Qe3 {Rukavina,J-Bronstein,D/
Sarajevo/1971/} Bb7 $13) 10... Nc6 (10... Bb7 11. Ne5 $14) 11. Rfd1 Rc8 (11...
dxc4 12. dxc5 Qe7 $5 (12... bxc5 13. bxc4 Qxd2 14. Nxd2 Rac8 15. Nb5 $14)) 12.
cxd5 exd5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxe2 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Rxd8+
Rxd8 18. Re1 Rd1 19. Rxd1 Bxd1 20. Nd2 Nb4 21. a4 $6 (21. a3 Nc2 22. a4 Nd4 23.
Bd5 Kf8 24. f4 f6 25. Kf2 Ke7 26. Ke3 $14) 21... c4 $1 22. Nxc4 Bxb3 23. Nb2
Kf8 24. Be4 h6 25. Kf1 Na6 $6 (25... Ke7 26. Ke2 Kd6 27. Kd2 Kc5 28. Kc3 Bd5
$15) 26. Ke2 Nc5 27. Bc6 Ke7 28. Ke3 Kd6 29. Be8 $1 $10 Be6 (29... Ke5 30. f4+)
30. Kd4 f6 31. Nc4+ Bxc4 32. Kxc4 Ne4 33. f4 Nd2+ 34. Kb5 Kc7 (34... Nf1 35.
Ka6 Nxh2 36. Kxa7 Kc7 37. Ka6 $13) 35. Ka6 (35. Ka6 Nf1 (35... Kb8 36. Bb5 $10)
36. Kxa7 Nxh2 37. Ka6 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Rc1 (10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qb8 12. e4 Qb7 13. Qf3 d6 14. Nd3
Rad8 15. d5 c6 16. b4 c5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 $13 {Ftacnik,L-Romanishin,O/ITA/1996/0,
5/28/}) 10... Re8 (10... d5 $5) (10... c5 11. Bf4 d5 12. Ne5 h6 13. cxd5 exd5
14. Nd3 cxd4 15. Nb5 Nc5 16. Nxd4 a5 17. Nf5 $36 {Yusupov,A-Bischoff,D/Hamburg/
1991/1|0/37/}) 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qb8 13. e3 $1 Qb7+ 14. Qf3 Qxf3+ 15. Kxf3
$14 c6 16. e4 (16. g4 $5) 16... Rac8 17. Be3 Ba3 $6 (17... d6 $5) 18. Rc2 d6 (
18... Bf8 $5) 19. Nxc6 $1 Rxc6 20. Nb5 Bb4 21. Nxa7 Rc7 (21... Rec8 $5) 22. Nb5
d5 (22... Rc6 23. a3 Ba5 24. b4 Bxb4 (24... Nxb4 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Rb2 Rxc4 (
26... Ba5 27. d5 exd5 28. exd5 $18) 27. Rfb1 Bc3 28. Rc2 Rec8 29. Rbc1 $18) 25.
axb4 Nxb4 26. Rb2 Na6 (26... Rxc4 27. Nxd6 $18) 27. d5 exd5 28. exd5 Rxc4 29.
Nxd6 $18) 23. e5 Nd7 (23... Ne4 $2 24. Nxc7 Nxc7 25. cxd5 $18) 24. Nxc7 Nxc7
25. Rfc1 f6 (25... Ba3 26. cxd5 Bxc1 (26... Nxd5 27. Rc8 Kf8 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29.
Rc8+ Ke7 30. Rg8 Nxe3 (30... g6 31. Bg5+ f6 32. Rg7+ $18) 31. Kxe3 g6 32. Ra8
$16) 27. Rxc7 Bxe3 28. Kxe3 Nf8 29. d6 $16) 26. Ke2 Kf7 (26... fxe5 27. dxe5
Nxe5 28. Bxb6) 27. f4 Ba3 28. Rb1 Bb4 29. Bd2 Be7 30. a4 Ra8 31. Ra1 Bd8 (31...
f5 $5) 32. Kd3 dxc4+ $6 (32... f5 33. a5 (33. c5 $5 b5 34. Rca2) 33... b5 34.
cxb5 Nxb5 $13) 33. bxc4 b5 34. cxb5 Nxb5 35. Rb2 Nc7 36. Rb7 $16 fxe5 37. fxe5
Ke8 38. a5 Nb8 39. Bb4 Kd7 40. Bd6 Kc8 (40... Nba6 41. Rf1 $16) 41. Rb6 Nba6
42. Rc1 Ra7 (42... Kd7 43. Rf1 $16) 43. Bxc7 Nxc7 44. Rxe6 Rxa5 45. Rd6 Ra3+
46. Ke2 (46. Ke4 Bg5 47. Rc2 g6 $132) 46... Ra2+ 47. Kf3 Rxh2 (47... Ra3+ 48.
Kg4 $18) 48. e6 Rd2 49. Rd7 Rd3+ 50. Kg2 Rd2+ 51. Kf1 (51. Kh3 h5 52. d5 g5
$132) 51... Rd3 52. d5 Rxg3 53. d6 Rg6 54. Rcxc7+ Bxc7 55. Rxc7+ Kb8 56. Re7
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Chernin,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Graz Merkur"]
[BlackTeam "Bihac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxc4 15.
bxc4 bxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. Red1 $1 Bf8 19. Bf1 c5 20. d5 exd5 21.
exd5 Nb6 22. a4 Ba6 23. Nf3 $1 Qd6 $146 24. Ng5 Qg6 (24... Qh6 25. Qf5) 25.
Qxg6 hxg6 26. d6 Red8 (26... Rcd8 27. a5 Na8 (27... Nd7 28. Bg2 Nf6 29. Bc6 $16
) 28. Bg2) 27. Bh3 $1 Rc6 (27... f5 28. a5 Nd7 29. Bg2 Nf6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31.
Bd5+ $18) (27... Nd7 28. Ba5) 28. d7 (28. a5 Nc8 29. d7 Nd6) 28... Be7 $8 29.
a5 (29. f4 Rc7 $1 (29... Bf6 30. Be5 Bxe5 31. fxe5 c3 32. Bg2 c2 33. Bxc6
cxd1=Q+ 34. Rxd1 Be2 35. e6 $1 fxe6 36. Nxe6 Bxd1 37. Nxd8 Bg4 38. Ne6 Nxd7 39.
Bxd7 $18) 30. Rd2 (30. Be5 Rb7 31. a5 $140 Nxd7 32. Bg2 Nxe5 $1 $19) (30. Ra2
f5 31. Ne6 Rcxd7) 30... Bf6 $1 $13 (30... Nxd7 31. Rad1 Bc8 32. Ba5 $18) (30...
Bb7 31. Re1 Kf8 32. Nh7+)) 29... Nxd7 (29... Bxg5 30. axb6 Rxb6 31. Ba5) 30.
Bxd7 Rc7 31. Ne6 fxe6 32. Bxe6+ Kf8 33. Be5 Rb7 $8 (33... Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rc6 (
34... Rb7 35. Bc8) 35. Bd7 $18) 34. Rxd8+ Bxd8 35. Bc8 Re7 36. Bxa6 Rxe5 37.
Bxc4 g5 $11 38. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Rc2 c5 14. Bf4 Bb7
15. Qc1 a5 16. Rd1 a4 17. dxc5 axb3 18. axb3 Nxc5 (18... bxc5 $5) 19. Qb2 Bf6
20. Be5 $14 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qe7 22. Nd3 Ne6 23. Nf4 Nxf4 24. gxf4 Qb4 25. Rc7 Re7
26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Qe5 Qe6 28. Bxd5 Qg6+ 29. Kh1 Bxd5+ 30. Qxd5 Re8 31. Rc1 h6
32. e3 Qf6 33. Rc6 Qh4 34. Rc7 Rf8 35. Qf3 Rd8 36. h3 Rd6 37. b4 f5 38. b5 Qd8
39. Rc6 Rd2 40. Kg2 Rb2 41. Qh5 Rxb5 42. Qg6 Kf8 43. Kg3 Qe8 44. Qd6+ Kg8 45.
Rxb6 Rxb6 46. Qxb6 Kh7 47. Qb1 Qg6+ 48. Kh2 Qe6 49. Qd3 Kg6 50. Kg3 Qc6 51. Qb3
Kh7 52. Qd3 Kg6 53. f3 Qc1 54. Kf2 Qb2+ 55. Qe2 Qc1 56. Qe1 Qc2+ 57. Kg3 Kh5
58. e4 g5 59. Qe3 Kg6 60. Qb6+ Kh7 61. Qb7+ Kg6 62. Qb6+ Kh7 63. Qf6 gxf4+ 64.
Kxf4 fxe4 65. Qe7+ Kg8 66. Qxe4 Qh2+ 67. Kf5 Qxh3+ 68. Kf6 1-0

[Event "British CF-35 Championship"]
[Site "London (Bishopsgate)"]
[Date "1948.08.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)BCM, Nov 1948, p.402 2)Schach-Welt 1948, S.141} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6
4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. Qc2 c5 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O
O-O 11. b3 Qe7 12. Nc3 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rfe1 Rac8 15. Rad1 d4 16. Na4 Nb4
17. Qb2 Bb5 18. e3 d3 19. Nc3 Ba6 20. Rd2 Nc2 21. Rc1 c4 22. Ne1 Nxe1 23. Rxe1
Qb4 24. bxc4 Qxc4 25. Nb1 Ne4 26. Bxe4 Qxe4 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. exd4 Rfd8 29. Kg2
Kf8 30. Re5 Rxd4 31. Ra5 Rd6 32. Na3 Rc3 33. f3 Rdc6 34. Kf2 Re6 35. Ra4 f5 36.
g4 Rc1 37. gxf5 Re2+ 38. Rxe2 dxe2 39. Nc2 Rf1+ 40. Ke3 Bb5 41. Rb4 e1=Q+ 42.
Nxe1 Rxe1+ 43. Kf4 Bc6 44. Rc4 Be8 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rad1 Qc8 12. Nb5 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Nc7 (14.
Nd2 $5 {-16.Nd2!?}) 14... Rb8 15. Nb5 Ra8 16. Nd2 $5 Nxd2 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18.
Rxd2 d5 19. cxd5 Rfc8 $6 (19... Nxd5 $142 20. Qe4 Qa6 21. a4 Nf6 22. Qc2 Rac8
23. Qb3 Rfd8 24. Rfd1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Qb7 $10 {Barlov,D}) 20. Qb3 Nxd5 21. Nd6
Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Rd8 23. Be5 Ne7 24. Rfd1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Rc8 26. Qd1 Qa8 27. Rd7
Ng6 28. Bc3 Nf8 29. Rd6 f6 30. Qd3 Qb7 31. f3 Rc7 32. Rd8 Kf7 33. Bb4 Ng6 34.
Qb5 Rc6 35. Qd3 Rc7 36. h4 a5 37. Bd2 Qc6 38. Rd6 Qa4 39. Bc3 Qxa2 40. Rxb6 a4
41. Qd8 1-0

[Event "ESP-chTa"]
[Site "Spain"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Black "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Bf4 Rd8 14. Ng5 Qg4
15. a3 h6 16. Nf3 c5 17. Nh4 Qe6 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Bh3 Qe8 20. Qb2 Nh5 21. Be3
Nc7 22. Rac1 Ne6 23. Bg2 Nf6 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. Na4 d4 26. Bxb7 Rab8 27. Bxd4
Nxd4 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Bc6 Qe5 30. b4 a5 31. b5 Ng4 32. h3 Nxf2 33. Kxf2 Qe3+
34. Kf1 Bxa3 35. Qc2 Bxc1 36. Qxc1 Qxg3 37. Rd3 $1 Qh4 38. Qc5 $1 Qf4+ 39. Rf3
Qd2 40. Rd3 Qa2 41. Nb6 Qe6 42. Nd5 Kh8 43. Qxd4 Rd6 44. Qe3 Qf5+ 45. Qf3 Qg5
46. Qg3 Qc1+ 47. Qe1 Qg5 48. Rg3 Qf5+ 49. Rf3 Qe6 50. Nf4 Qc4 51. Nd3 f6 52.
Qxa5 Qd4 53. Qb4 Qa1+ {[#]} 54. Kf2 $4 (54. Qe1) 54... Rxc6 55. Qe4 Qa7+ 56.
Kg2 Rcc8 57. Nf4 Re8 58. Qc4 Rbc8 59. Qb3 Qb7 60. Kf2 Rb8 61. Re3 Rxe3 62. Qxe3
Qxb5 0-1

[Event "Linares cf"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1987.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Rc2 Nf6
15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Qd6 17. Qc1 $1 c5 18. Qa3 Bb7 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Ne5 Nd7
$1 21. Rec1 (21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Rxc5 d4 $44) 21... Nxe5 22. fxe5 Qg6 23. Qxc5 d4
(23... Rxe5 $4 24. Qb5 $1 Rg5 25. Rc8+ $18) 24. f3 d3 25. exd3 Qxd3 26. Rc3 Qf5
27. Qb5 Rab8 28. Re1 h6 29. Qd3 $14 Rxe5 30. Qxf5 Rxf5 31. Re7 a5 32. Kf2 g5
33. Kg3 Kf8 34. Rec7 Kg7 35. R3c5 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 Ra8 37. Bf1 a4 38. Bc4 axb3 39.
Bxb3 Rd8 40. Rc3 Kg6 41. Bxf7+ Kxf7 42. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 (7...
Nxe4 $2 8. Ne5 d5 (8... Nd6 9. Bxb7 Nxb7 10. Qf3 $18) (8... Nc3 9. Qh5 g6 10.
Qh3 $18) (8... f5 9. Nxe4 {/\ Qh5+-}) 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd2 10. Nxf7 $18) 10.
Qa4+ Nd7 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bh3 Bc8 13. Qc6 Rb8 14. Nxf7 $18) 8. e5 Ng4 9. O-O
Qc7 10. Re1 Bc5 $2 11. Ne4 $1 (11. h3 $2 Ne3 $17) 11... d3 (11... Nc6 12. Bf4
O-O 13. a3 $1 a5 14. Qd2 f6 15. exf6 e5 16. fxg7 Kxg7 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Nxe5
$18) (11... Bxe4 12. Rxe4 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. Nxd4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4
Nc6 17. Nxc6 dxc6 18. Qh5+ Kf8 19. Qf3 $18) 12. Nfg5 $1 Nxe5 13. Bf4 d6 (13...
f6 14. Qh5+ Ke7 15. Nxf6 $1 gxf6 16. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 17. Qf7+ Kd6 18. Bxe5+ $18)
14. Qh5 Kf8 (14... d2 15. Nxe6 $1 dxe1=Q+ 16. Rxe1 $18) (14... g6 15. Nf6+ $1
Ke7 (15... Kd8 16. Qh6 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qe7 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Qg7 $18) 16. Qh6 $18
) 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 (16... Bxg2 17. Rxc5 $1 $18 {Vegh,E}) 17. Bxe5
Qd7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxe6+ $1 Kg8 20. Nxg7 Nc6 21. Nf5 $1 Nxe5 22. Qg5+ Ng6
23. Qf6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch51 Final"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1984.04.24"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1984.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Ne5 Na6 12. Nd3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5
15. b4 Be7 16. a3 Rc8 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nf3 Rfd8 20. Qb3 Ba6 21.
Ne5 Qe8 22. Rfe1 Bf6 23. e4 Ne7 24. Rac1 Bb5 25. Nf3 Rd3 26. Qa2 Rxc1 27. Rxc1
Qd7 28. h4 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Rxc1 30. Bxc1 Qd1 31. Bf4 Ng6 32. Bc7 Bc3 33. Ng5 {[#]}
h6 $1 $19 34. Nxe6 (34. Nf3 Bd3 35. Ng1 b5 $19) 34... Qd3 $1 $19 (34... fxe6
35. Qxe6+ Kh7 36. Bh3 Qf3 $17) 35. Qd5 Qxd5 36. exd5 fxe6 37. dxe6 Be5 38. Bd8
Kf8 39. f4 Bb2 40. f5 Ne7 41. g4 Bxa3 0-1

[Event "Costa del Sol-20"]
[Site "Torremolinos"]
[Date "1980.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tatai, Stefano"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1980.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. a4 Rc8 12. Na3 Ne4 13. Be1 f5 14. b4 Bb7 15. Qb2
a6 16. c5 b5 17. Ne5 Bf6 18. f3 Ng5 19. Bd2 Nf7 20. Bf4 Nfxe5 {[#]} 21. dxe5 (
21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 f4 23. Bh3 Re8 $11) 21... g5 22. exf6 gxf4 23. gxf4 $11
Rxf6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Kh1 Rg6 (25... Rh6) 26. Rg1 Rc7 (26... Qh4) 27. e3 $14 (
27. Nc2 $14) 27... Nf8 28. Bh3 (28. Nc2 $14) 28... Qh4 $11 29. Rxg6+ Nxg6 30.
Qg2 (30. Bg2) 30... Rg7 $15 (30... d4 $15) 31. Rg1 d4 32. exd4 Qxf4 33. Nc2 Bc8
34. Qg5 (34. Qe2) 34... Qxg5 $17 35. Rxg5 Ra7 {[#]} 36. Rg1 $19 (36. d5 $17
cxd5 37. Bf1 Kf7 38. Rg1 Kf6 39. c6 Ra2 40. Nd4 Ne7 41. Bxb5 Rb2 $19) 36... Ra2
37. Ne1 Rd2 38. Bf1 Rxd4 39. Nd3 Kf7 40. Be2 e5 41. Rxg6 hxg6 42. Nxe5+ Kf6 43.
Nxc6 Rd2 44. Bxb5 f4 45. Bf1 Bb7 46. Bb5 g5 47. Kg1 Rb2 48. Ba4 Ba6 49. Nb8
Rxb4 50. Nxa6 Rxa4 51. Nb8 Ra8 52. Nd7+ Ke6 53. c6 Rc8 54. Nc5+ Kf5 55. Nb3 Ke5
56. Na5 Ra8 57. Nc4+ Kd4 58. Nd6 Ke3 59. c7 Kxf3 60. h3 Ke2 0-1

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Magerramov, Elmar S"]
[Black "Makarichev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Ba6 8. b3
$5 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... exd5 10. Ne5 $14) 10. Re1 c5 11. e4 Nf6 12. a3 $1 Bxd2
13. Nbxd2 Nbd7 14. e5 Nd5 15. Ne4 $14 {(), ><d6} Qb8 $6 (15... Qe7 $1 {>=} 16.
Nd6 Rad8 $1 $8 17. Rc1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxe5 19. Nc4 $5 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Nf6 21. Nc6
Qc7 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. Qa4 Rc8 $44 {<=>}) 16. Nd6 cxd4 $6 (16... h6 $14 {>=})
17. Qxd4 $16 Nc5 (17... Rd8 $2 18. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 19. Ng5+ Ke7 20. Nxe6 $1 $18)
18. Ng5 $1 Qd8 $8 (18... h6 $2 19. Ngxf7 $1 Rxf7 (19... Nxb3 20. Qg4 $18) 20.
Bxd5 exd5 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. e6+ $1 Nxe6 23. Qxd5 Bc8 24. Rac1 $18 {->}) 19. Qg4
Ra7 $1 $8 (19... h6 $2 20. Ngxf7 Rxf7 21. b4 $1 $18) 20. b4 Nd3 21. Be4 $1 g6
$8 (21... Nxe1 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Be4 $1 $18) (21... h6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxd3
$18) 22. Nxe6 Nxe5 $8 (22... fxe6 $2 23. Bxd3 $18) (22... Qd7 $2 23. Bxd5 Nxe1
24. Rxe1 Bc8 25. h3 $1 fxe6 26. Nxc8 $18) 23. Nxd8 Nxg4 24. N8xf7 $1 $16 {
Magerramov,E} Ndf6 25. Bc2 Raxf7 26. Bb3 $1 Nh6 27. Nxf7 Nxf7 28. Re6 Kg7 29.
Rxb6 Bc8 30. bxa5 $18 Ng5 31. f4 Nh3+ 32. Kg2 Re8 33. Rc1 Re2+ 34. Kf1 Rf2+ $6
35. Ke1 Ne4 36. Rc2 1-0

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wilder, Michael"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Bg5 h6 (10... a4 $5 11. bxa4 h6) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. a3 (12.
Rd1 a4 13. bxa4 c5 $36) 12... Bc5 $6 {Polugaevsky starts complicating, but
there is something wrong in his cal- culations.} (12... Be7 13. e4 $14) 13.
dxc5 $1 (13. Rd1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxd4 $17) 13... Qxa1 14. Ng5 $1 (14. cxb6 Nc6 (
14... cxb6 15. Ng5 hxg5 16. Bxb7 Ra7 17. Nc3 Qxa3 18. Nb5 Qc5 19. Nxa7 Qc7 20.
Qe4 d5 $1) 15. Nc3 Qxa3 16. Nb5 $13) 14... hxg5 15. Bxb7 Ra7 (15... Nc6 16.
Bxa8 Rxa8 17. cxb6 cxb6 18. Qd2 $14 (18. Qd2 Qd4 19. Qxg5 (19. Rd1 Qxd2 20.
Rxd2 Rd8 $10) 19... a4 $1 $132)) 16. Nc3 Qxf1+ (16... Qxa3 17. Nb5 Qxc5 (17...
Qb4 18. Nxa7 bxc5 (18... c6 19. Nc8 $18) 19. Nb5 $1 c6 20. Nd6 $18) 18. Nxa7 c6
(18... b5 19. Nxb5 c6 20. Nc3 Qb6 (20... Qb4 $1 21. Ne4 f6 22. Ba8 Qb6 (22...
Na6 23. Rd1 Rxa8 24. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 25. Qg6+ $18) (22... d5 23. Nd2 (23. cxd5
cxd5 24. Nd2 Na6 (24... Nd7 25. Qc6 Qxd2 26. Qxe6+ Kh7 27. Qf5+ Kh6 28. Bxd5
Ne5 $16) 25. Bc6 (25. Qc6 Nc5 26. Rc1 $18) 25... Rc8 26. Qg6 $1 Nc5 27. Be8
Qxd2 28. Qf7+ Kh7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Bf7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+) 23... Qb6 24. cxd5 exd5 (
24... cxd5 25. e4 Qa7 26. Bc6 $18) 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Qf5 $18) 23. Nd6 Na6 24. Qg6
Rxa8 25. Ne8 $18) 21. Ne4 Qxb7 (21... f6 22. Nd6 $18) 22. Nxg5 f5 23. Ra1 $16)
19. Nc8 Rd8 (19... d5 20. Qd2 $18) 20. Qd2 $1 $16 d5 21. Qxg5) 17. Kxf1 Rxb7
18. Ne4 g4 (18... bxc5 19. Nxg5 f5 20. Qd3 $18) (18... Na6 19. c6 $1 dxc6 20.
Nxg5 g6 21. Qe4 $18) 19. cxb6 cxb6 {Blacks position is difficult, and with no
time left on the clock it is impossible.} (19... Rxb6 $5 20. Nc5 (20. Nc3 Nc6
21. Nb5 $16) 20... d6 21. Na4 Rb7 22. c5 d5 23. c6 Ra7 24. Nc5 Rd8 $13) 20. Nd6
Rc7 21. Qe4 Rc6 (21... f5 22. Qd4 (22. Qf4 $5 Nc6 23. e4 $16) 22... Rc6 23. e4
g6 24. e5) 22. Qd4 Na6 23. e4 f6 (23... Nc5 24. b4 (24. e5 Nxb3 (24... f6 $5
25. exf6 Rxf6 26. b4 (26. Ne8 Rf7 27. b4 Nb3 28. Qe3 a4) 26... Nb3 (26... e5
27. Qd5+ Ne6 28. Qxe5) 27. Qd1 $16) 25. Qxg4 f6 (25... Rc5 26. Ne4 $1 $18) (
25... f5 26. Qg6 {/\ Ne8 +- ->}) 26. Ne8 $1 Rxe8 27. exf6 $18) 24... axb4 25.
axb4 Nb3 26. Qd1 Ra8 $1) 24. Nb5 Nb8 (24... Nc5 25. b4 Nb3 26. Qxd7 Rfc8 27.
Na7 $18) (24... Rf7 25. Na7 Rc5 26. Qd6 $18) 25. Nc3 d6 (25... Rf7 26. Na4 $18)
26. Qd1 f5 27. Nb5 a4 $2 (27... fxe4 28. Qxg4 d5 29. Nd4 Rd6 30. Nxe6 $18) (
27... Kf7 28. exf5 exf5 29. Qd5+ Ke7 30. Nd4 $18) 28. Nd4 $1 Rcc8 29. Nxe6 Rf7
(29... Rf6 30. exf5 axb3 31. Qxb3 $18) 30. Ng5 Rf6 31. b4 Nd7 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33.
Nf7+ Kh7 34. Nxd6 Rcf8 35. e5 Rh6 36. e6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 c6 (6... O-O) (6...
Nc6) 7. O-O O-O (7... dxc4 8. Bxb4 axb4 9. Ne5 $14) 8. Bg5 (8. Qc2 $5) 8... Be7
9. Nc3 b6 10. Ne5 (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 Ba6 $15) 10... Ba6 11. cxd5 (11. Qc2
Nfd7 $10) (11. Rc1 $5 Bxc4 $5 $13 (11... Nfd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxc6 $5 Nxc6
14. cxd5 $44)) 11... cxd5 12. Re1 Ra7 13. Rc1 b5 14. e3 Qb6 15. Qb3 Rb7 16. Bf1
a4 17. Qd1 a3 18. bxa3 (18. b3 $15) 18... Bxa3 19. Rb1 (19. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 20.
Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 $10) 19... Qa5 (19... Ne4 $2 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nc4) 20. Rb3 (
20. Bxf6 gxf6 (20... Qxc3 21. Qg4) 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Qh4 Be7 23. Ng4 Qxc3 $10 (
23... Qd8 $13) (23... Rg8 $13)) 20... Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bg2 f6 23. Bxe4
fxe5 24. Rf1 (24. Qb1 $1 $132) 24... b4 (24... exd4 { b4-+}) 25. d5 Qb5 26.
Re1 Rd7 27. Qb1 (27. Qh5 g6 28. Bxg6 exd5 $19) 27... exd5 (27... g6 28. dxe6) (
27... Rxd5 $2 28. Be7 $1 Rc8 29. Bxb4 Bxb4 30. Rxb4 Qe8 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Rh4
$1 $40) 28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Qg6 Qc6 30. Qh5 g6 31. Bxg6+ Kg8 32. e4 Bc4 33. exd5
(33. Rbe3 d4) 33... Bxd5 34. Rbe3 Bb2 35. Bh6 (35. g4 $2 Bh1 $1) 35... Rf6 (
35... Bh1 $2 36. Be4 $1 Bxe4 37. Rxe4) 36. Rxe5 Bxe5 37. Rxe5 Rxg6 (37... Re6
$2 38. Bf7+ Rxf7 39. Rg5+) 38. Re8+ Kf7 (38... Kh7 $1 39. Bg7+ (39. Bc1+ Rh6
40. Qf5+ Qg6 41. Qf8 Qf6 $19) 39... Rh6 40. Bxh6 (40. Qf5+ Kxg7 $19) 40... Bf3
$1 (40... Bf7 $4 41. Rh8+) 41. Qf5+ Qg6 42. Qxf3 Qxe8 43. Bf4 Nc6 $19) 39. Qf5+
Rf6 40. Qh5+ Rg6 41. Qf5+ Rf6 42. Rf8+ (42. Rf8+ Ke7 43. Rxf6 Qxf6 44. Bg5 Qxg5
45. Qxg5+ Kf7 46. Qf4+ Kg7 47. Qxb8 Bf3 48. Qe5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grivas, Efstratios"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 Ng4 8. h3
Nh6 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Nf5 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 Bb7 13. g4 $1 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4
15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bg5 O-O (16... Bxg5 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Nxb7 Qc7 19. f4 Be7 20.
Nd6 $40) 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 (17... Qxe7 18. f4 $1 (18. Nd6 $6 Nxe5 $1 19. Nxb7 Nxc4
20. Na5 bxa5 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Qxd4 d5 $44)) 18. Qxd4 Ng6 19. f4 Qc7 {/\ ...f6}
20. Rad1 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rac8 22. Rc1 f6 $1 23. Qd6 $1 fxe5 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25.
Bxg6 hxg6 26. fxe5 Rfc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.20"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3
Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O (9... d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nh4 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 c5 13. d5 e5 14.
Rae1 Ne4 15. Bc1 f5 16. f3 Nef6 17. Qc2 g6 18. Bh6 $16 {Tuominen,R-Veingold,A/
Turku 1996/1-0 (64)}) 10. O-O d6 {Black has an elastic pawnstructure, all his
pieces are well-placed ; on the other hand white's two bishops are not so
impotant . White's plans are not so clear in this position. All these factors
make this line quite safe for black.} (10... Nc6 $5 11. Rfd1 h6 (11... Bxf3 $2
12. Qxf3 Nxd4 13. Qxa8 Qxa8 14. Bxa8 Rxa8 15. Bg5 $16) 12. Qe3 Re8 13. Ne5 (13.
Bc3 d5 14. b3 Ne7 $132) (13. b4 $5 {/\} d5 14. Ne5 Ne7 15. f3 Bh7 16. Rac1 $14)
13... Bxg2 (13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxg2 15. exf6 Bc6 16. fxg7 $16) 14. Kxg2 Ne7
15. Qf3 d6 16. Ng4 $6 (16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Qxc6 Qd7 $10) (16. Nd3 d5 17. cxd5 exd5
$10) 16... Nh7 $1 (16... Nf5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bc3 $36) 17. Qd3 (17. e4 f5 18.
exf5 exf5 19. Ne3 Ng5 20. Qh5 Rf8 $40) 17... f5 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. f3 (19. f4 $6
Nf6 {><e4}) 19... Rf8 20. Nc2 Nf6 $11 {Ftacnik,L-Kortchnoi,V/Brno 1992/1/2-1/2
(67)}) 11. Rfe1 (11. Rfd1 Nbd7 (11... Qe7 {N} 12. Qe3 $1 $14 Nbd7 13. Bc3 Rfe8
14. Rac1 h6 15. b3 Rac8 $2 16. Bh3 $1 c6 (16... Bb7 17. d5 e5 18. Nh4 $16) 17.
Bb2 Rc7 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Nb1 $1 {/\ Nc3, d5} a6 20. Bg2 Rec8 21. Ba3 $1 $16 {
1-0 Karpov,A-Andersson,U/Reggio Emilia 1991 (35)}) 12. Bg5 (12. Rac1 h6 13. Qa3
a5 14. b3 Qe7 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5 17. Nf3 Nce4 18. Be1 Nh7 19. Qa4 f5 20.
Qc6 Nhf6 21. Nd2 Qf7 22. f3 Nxd2 23. Bxd2 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 $11 {De Boer,G-Van
der Wiel,J/NLD-ch Hilversum 1988/0-1 (61)}) 12... Qc8 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nd2
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 c5 16. Qd3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rd8 18. e4 Qc6 19. Re1 b5 20. Rac1 bxc4
21. Rxc4 Qa6 22. Ra4 Qb7 23. Rc1 e5 24. Rb4 Qe7 25. Qc3 d5 26. Rb5 dxe4 27.
Rxe5 Qb7 28. Qb3 Qd7 29. Nxe4 Rab8 30. Qf3 Nd5 31. Re1 f6 32. Rxd5 Qxd5 33.
Nxf6+ gxf6 34. Re8+ Rxe8 35. Qxd5+ Kg7 {Gunawan,R-Timman,J/Indonesia 1983/
MCD-r8/1/2-1/2 (46)}) (11. Qa3 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 (13... a5 14. h3
Rfe8 15. Be3 e5 16. Qc3 exd4 17. Bxd4 c5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qb3 Qc7 $11 {
Van Wely,L-Balashov,Y/BL2-W 1993/1-0 (55)}) 14. b4 e5 15. c5 dxc5 16. dxc5 bxc5
17. bxc5 h6 18. Ba5 Nb8 19. Bc3 Nc6 20. Qa4 Qe6 21. h3 Rad8 22. Ba1 Bd5 23. e3
Rd7 24. g4 Red8 25. Re1 Rb8 26. Bc3 Rdd8 27. Red1 Ne4 28. Be1 Ng5 29. Nxg5 hxg5
30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Qc4 Rbd8 32. Kf1 Qd7 33. Bxd5 Qxd5 34. Qxd5 Rxd5 35. Ke2 f6 {
Romanishin,O-Timman,J/Taxco izt 1985/IZT/0-1 (74)}) (11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Rad1 (12.
Qe3 $146 Qe8 $11 (12... h6 $6 13. Qxe4 $1 Nxe4 14. Bxd8 Raxd8 15. Rfd1 $14) 13.
Rfc1 (13. Nh4 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11) 13... Bb7 14. Bxf6 {
otherwise after the next 14...Ne4 bishop on g5 is out of play.} Nxf6 15. h3 (
15. b4 $1 Nd7 $140 16. c5 Nf6 17. a4 Nd5 18. Qd2 $36) 15... Nd7 16. Rc3 (16. b4
c5 17. a3 Qe7 $11) 16... h6 17. Ne5 {after this move , the draw result becomes
clear.} Bxg2 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Kxg2 a5 20. Rd1 Rfe8 21. Rd2 Qa4 22. Qd3 e5 23.
dxe5 Rxe5 24. b3 Qb4 25. a4 Rae8 26. e3 R8e6 27. Qc2 Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,
L-Timman,J/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57/[Avrukh,B]}) 12... h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne1 Qe7
15. f3 Bb7 16. e4 c5 17. d5 Bc8 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Qd3 Rfd8 20. b3 a6 21. Rf2
Rab8 22. Nc2 b5 23. Ne3 b4 24. Rfd2 a5 25. Qc2 Ne8 26. Rd3 a4 27. Qd2 Rdc8 28.
f4 f6 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. exf5 Kh8 31. Re1 Qd7 32. g4 Rd8 33. Rde3 d5 34. Re7 Qc8
35. Bxd5 Nc7 36. R1e4 axb3 37. axb3 Nxd5 38. cxd5 Rb7 39. Qe3 Rxe7 40. Rxe7 c4
41. bxc4 Qxc4 42. Re8+ {1/2-1/2 Torre,E-Timman,J/Brussels 1987/CBM 02}) 11...
Nbd7 12. Rad1 a5 13. Bc1 a4 14. Qc3 Qb8 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c5 17. e4 cxd4
18. Qxd4 e5 19. Qe3 Rc8 20. f3 h6 21. Qe2 Qc7 22. Nb1 Qxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24.
Rxd6 Rac8 25. Rdd1 Nf8 26. Na3 Rb4 27. Re2 Ne6 28. Be3 g5 29. g4 Rc7 30. Rd6
Ne8 31. Rd5 Nf4+ 32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Red2 Ng7 34. Nb5 Rc1 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Nd6
Rb1 37. b3 Ne6 38. Rd7 axb3 39. axb3 Rd4 40. Nxf7 Rxd2+ 41. Rxd2 Kg7 42. Nd6
Rxb3 43. Nf5+ Kf6 44. Rd6 Rb2+ 45. Kf1 Kf7 46. Nxh6+ Ke7 47. Nf5+ Kf7 48. e5 b5
49. Nh6+ Ke7 50. Nf5+ Kf7 51. Rd7+ Kf8 52. Rh7 Rb1+ 53. Ke2 Rc1 54. Rh8+ Kf7
55. Rh7+ Kf8 56. Rh6 Rc6 57. Rh8+ (57. Rf6+ Ke8 58. Ng7+ Ke7 59. Nxe6 Rxe6 60.
Rf5 Rg6 61. Kd3 $18) 57... Kf7 58. Rb8 Rc5 59. Rxb5 Rxb5 60. Nd6+ Ke7 61. Nxb5
Nc5 62. Nd4 $2 (62. Nc3 Ke6 63. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 64. fxe4 Kxe5 65. Kf3 Ke6 (65...
Kd4 66. h4 gxh4 67. Kxf4 h3 68. Kg3 Kxe4 69. Kxh3 $18) 66. h4 gxh4 67. Kxf4 Kf6
68. Kf3 $18) 62... Nd7 63. e6 Ne5 64. Kd2 Kd6 65. Kc3 Ke7 66. Kb4 Kd6 67. e7
Kxe7 68. Kc5 Kf6 69. Kd5 Nd3 70. Nc6 Ne1 71. Ke4 Ng2 72. Nd4 Ne3 73. Nf5 Nc4
74. Kd3 Ne5+ 75. Ke2 Ng6 76. Kf2 Ke5 77. Kg2 Kf6 78. h3 Ne5 79. Nd6 Kg6 80. Ne4
Kh6 81. Kf2 Kg6 82. Ke2 Kh6 83. Nc5 Kg6 $2 84. h4 $2 (84. Nd3 Kf6 85. h4 gxh4 (
85... Nxd3 86. hxg5+ $18) 86. Nxf4 {/\ Nh3, Ke3-e4, f4+-}) 84... gxh4 85. Ne6
h3 86. Nxf4+ Kg5 87. Nxh3+ Kh4 88. Nf2 Kg3 89. g5 Nxf3 90. g6 Nd4+ 91. Kd3 Ne6
92. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 $5 14. Re1 bxc4
15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 $5 Bb5 17. Qc2 Ba3 $5 18. Nb1 $5 (18. Nxc4 $5 Bxc4 19.
Qa4 c5 20. Qxa3 (20. Qxc4 Nb6 $10) 20... cxd4 21. Bxd4 $14 {Gurevich,M}) 18...
Bd6 19. a4 Ba6 20. Nd2 (20. e5 $6 Bb8 21. Nd2 c5 $1) 20... e5 $6 (20... c5 $5
21. d5 Ne5 $132) 21. Rad1 Qe7 (21... exd4 22. Bxd4 (22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Rxd4 Ne5
$17) 22... Bb4 23. Bxg7 $6 Kxg7 24. Qb2+ Qf6 (24... c3 25. Qxb4 cxd2 26. Rxd2 (
26. Qxd2 Ne5 $5 27. Qc3 Qf6 28. f4 {/\ e5~/=}) 26... Rc7 27. Red1 Bc8 28. Bh3
$44) 25. Qxb4 Ne5 {/\ 26...Nd3, 26...Qf2<=>}) 22. Bf1 (22. Bh3 $5 Rc7 23. Nf3
$14 {Gurevich,M}) 22... Qe6 23. dxe5 Bxe5 (23... Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Bxc4
$16) 24. f4 Bc7 25. e5 $14 (25. Nf3 $5 {/\ Nd4-f5}) 25... Nb6 $6 (25... Bb6+
26. Kh1 Nc5 27. f5 Qd5+ 28. Ne4 Nd3 29. Bg2 $14) 26. f5 $1 $16 Qh6 27. Ne4 Nd5
28. Bd2 Bb6+ 29. Kh1 (29. Kg2 $5 Be3 (29... Qh5 $2 30. Be2) 30. Bc1 {/\ Nc5}
Bxc1 31. Qxc1 Qxc1 32. Rxc1 $16) 29... Qh5 (29... Be3 $2 30. Rxe3 $1 Nxe3 31.
Qc1 Rcd8 32. Nd6 $18) 30. Be2 Qh3 31. Ng5 Qh6 32. Bxc4 {(+)} (32. Nxf7 $1 Qh3
33. Nd6 $18 (33. Qe4 c3 34. Bg4 cxd2 35. Rxd2 Qxg4 36. Nh6+ gxh6 37. Qxg4+ Kh8
$13)) 32... Bxc4 (32... Bb7 $5) 33. Qxc4 Qh5 (33... Ba5 $5 34. Nxf7 $1 Qh5 35.
g4 $1 $16 (35. Bxa5 $6 Qf3+ 36. Kg1 Rxf7 37. Rf1 Qg2+ $1 38. Kxg2 Ne3+ 39. Kg1
Nxc4 $10)) 34. Qe4 Bf2 {(+)} 35. g4 Qh4 36. Nf3 (36. Rf1 $18) 36... Qd8 37. Rf1
Bb6 38. Rde1 Re8 39. Re2 Qc7 $2 (39... Nf6 $1 $132) 40. Rc1 Qb7 41. Qc4 c5 42.
Kg2 Nb4 43. e6 $1 $16 {Karpov,An} fxe6 44. Rxe6 Kh8 45. Rce1 Qd7 46. a5 $1 $18
Bxa5 47. Qxc5 $1 Nd3 48. Qxa5 Nxe1+ 49. Rxe1 Red8 50. Kg3 $1 Qb7 51. Qa3 Rd7
52. Bf4 Qb5 53. Re5 Qc6 54. Qe3 Rb7 55. Re6 Qa4 56. Re4 Qb5 57. Be5 Qc6 58. Bd4
Qd6+ 59. Kh3 Rf8 60. Bc5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch53"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1986.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb7 14. Nfg5 cxd4
15. Bxd4 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ne4 Bxd4 (18... Be7 19. Qf3 Rab8
20. Qh5 e5 $1 21. Bb2 f6 $10) 19. Qxd4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Qa8 21. Qc3 Nb8 22. Qf3 (
22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Qxf6 $10) 22... Na6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 h6 25. Rd7 f5 26.
Nd2 Qc8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qc6 Qxd2 29. Qxe6+ Kf8 30. Qc8+ Ke7 31. Qxa6 Qe1+
32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Kf1 Qb1+ 34. Ke2 Qc2+ 35. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.04.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1979.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 (7...
c6 {main line} 8. Bg2 d5 $13) 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O c5 $6 (9... d5 {main line} 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Na6 {/\c5}) 10. d5 $1 exd5 11. Ng5 (11. Nh4 $2 Ne4 $1 12. Nf5
Bf6) (11. Ne1 Na6 12. cxd5 d6 13. Nc2 Nc7 14. e4 Re8 15. f4 $14 {Dorfman,
J-Eingorn/URS/1984/}) 11... Na6 (11... d6 $6 12. Nh3 Nbd7 13. Nf4) 12. cxd5 d6
13. e4 Nd7 (13... Nxd5 14. Nxf7 $1) 14. h4 Nc7 15. a4 (15. f4) 15... h6 16. Nf3
Bf6 17. Rc1 Ne5 18. Bf4 Ng6 19. Be3 Re8 $14 20. h5 (20. Nd2 Ba6 21. Nc4 (21.
Re1 Ne5 $1) 21... Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Re1 b5 $1) 20... Ne5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 (
21... Bxe5 $1 22. f4 Bf6 23. e5 dxe5 24. d6 (24. f5 Bg5 $1) 24... exf4 $5) 22.
Na2 {/\b4} a5 23. Nc3 Rf8 {/\f5} 24. Qf3 $2 {/\Nc3-d1-b2-c4} (24. Nb1 {
/\Nb1-a3-c4}) 24... Ne8 25. Nd1 Nd6 26. Nb2 Ba6 27. Rfd1 (27. Nc4 $2 Bxc4 28.
bxc4 Bg5) 27... Bg5 $1 28. Bxg5 $2 (28. Bf1 $1 {><c4} f5 29. exf5 Rxf5 30. Qg4
$13) 28... Qxg5 29. Bh3 (29. g4 g6 $1) 29... f5 30. exf5 Nxf5 31. Bxf5 Rxf5 32.
Qe4 Raf8 33. Rc2 Qxh5 34. d6 R5f7 {/\Bb7} 35. d7 Rd8 36. Rcd2 Qf3 $1 37. Qxf3
Rxf3 38. Nc4 Bxc4 39. bxc4 Rc3 40. Re1 Rxc4 41. Rxe5 Kf7 42. Rd3 Rxa4 43. Rf3+
Kg6 44. Re7 Rd4 45. Rff7 Rg8 46. Rf4 Rxf4 47. gxf4 (47. Re8 Rd4 $1 $19) 47...
Rd8 48. Re6+ Kf5 0-1

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. a4 c5 (11... Rc8 $6 12. a5 $14) (11... Ne4) 12.
Na3 Bb7 13. Qb2 Rc8 14. Rac1 Ne4 15. Be1 Bf6 16. b4 cxd4 (16... Ba8 $10) 17.
Nxd4 Qe7 (17... a6 $14) 18. Nab5 Ne5 (18... a6 19. Na7 Ra8 20. Nac6 Bxc6 21.
Nxc6 Qd6 22. Qb1 $1 $18) (18... dxc4 19. Nxa7 Rc7 20. Nab5 Rcc8 21. Qb1 $18)
19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qb1 (20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Qb1 $16) 20... Nd6 (20... Qb7 $2 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. f3 $18) (20... Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nd6 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rc7 $16) 21.
Rxc8 Nxc8 (21... Rxc8 $5 22. Bxd5 Nxb5 23. Nxb5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Nc4 $16) 22. Bxd5
exd5 23. Nf5 Qb7 24. Nc3 Rd8 25. Qb3 d4 (25... Qd7 $2 26. Qxd5 $1 $18) (25...
g6 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 gxf5 29. Bc3 $1 $18) 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 27.
Rxd4 Nf3+ 28. exf3 Bxd4 29. Ne4 Qd7 30. Qd3 f5 31. Qc4+ Kh8 32. Ng5 h6 33. Qe6
Qxe6 34. Nxe6 Bf6 35. Kf1 Kg8 36. Ke2 Kf7 37. Nc7 Be5 38. Na6 Ke6 39. Kd3 Kd5
40. b5 Ne7 41. Nb4+ Kc5 42. Nc2 (42. Bd2 g5 $5 $16) 42... Nd5 43. f4 Bf6 44. f3
g6 45. Bf2+ Kd6 46. Kc4 Nc3 (46... Ne7 $5 47. a5 Nc8 48. a6 Ke6) 47. Kb3 Nd5 (
47... Kd5 $2 48. Nb4+) 48. Ne1 Nc3 49. Nd3 Ne2 50. Kc4 Nc3 51. a5 bxa5 52. Bxa7
Na4 53. Kb3 Nc3 54. Kc4 Na4 55. Kb3 Nc3 56. b6 Kc6 57. Ne5+ (57. Nc5 $2 a4+ 58.
Kc4 (58. Kc2 Nd5 $1 59. b7 Nb4+ 60. Kd2 Na6) 58... Nb5 59. b7 Nd6+) 57... Bxe5
58. fxe5 Nb5 (58... Nd5 59. Ka4 $1 $18) 59. Ka4 (59. Ka4 $1 $18 Nd4 60. b7 $1
$18) 1-0

[Event "NED-chT 9900"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "2000.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Chuchelov,V"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hilversum HSG"]
[BlackTeam "Bussum"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Nd4 Nxc3
15. Qxc3 a6 16. Qb3 Bxg2 (16... Bc5 {Piket,J} 17. Bg5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne4 19. Be3
Qb7 20. f3 Nf6 21. Bf2 $14 (21. Nf5)) 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Ra7 $1 (18... Qxf3+
{Piket,J} 19. Kxf3 (19. Nxf3 Rfc8 20. Rd3 d5 21. Rdc3 b5 22. cxb5 Rxc3 23. Rxc3
axb5 24. Rc7 Bf8 25. Ne5 g5 $1 $17 {CH.}) 19... Rac8 (19... Rfc8 20. g4 $14)
20. e4 d6 21. Ne2 Rc6 (21... Rfd8 $5) (21... Nd7 $5) 22. b4 Rfc8 23. b5 Rxc4 (
23... axb5 24. cxb5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1 26. Bxc1 d5 27. exd5 Nxd5 28. a4 Kf8 $5
$13 {CH.}) 24. bxa6 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Ra8 26. Rc7 $16) 19. Qxb7 Rxb7 20. f3 Rc8 (
20... Nh5 $5 {Piket,J} 21. Be3 Rc8 (21... f5 $5 {CH.}) 22. Nb3 (22. g4 $5)
22... f5 $13) 21. e4 d6 (21... Ne8 $5 22. h4 (22. a4 $5) 22... h5 $1 23. a4 Bf6
24. Be3 (24. e5 $5 Be7 25. Be3 $13 {Piket,J} d6 26. exd6 Nxd6 27. b3 $14 {CH.})
24... Rbc7 25. b3 d5 (25... b5 {Piket,Je} 26. cxb5 $5 (26. axb5 $5 Bxd4 27.
Bxd4 axb5 28. c5 Ra8 $13 (28... d6 29. b4 (29. cxd6 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Nxd6 31.
Rxc8+ Nxc8 32. Bc5)) 29. Ra1 {CH.} Rca7 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31. Bf2 Nf6 32. Rd6 Ra3
33. b4 Rb3 34. Be1 $16 {xb5}) 26... Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxc1 29. bxa6
Rc7 30. b4 $16) 26. Ne2 (26. exd5 {Piket,J} exd5 27. Nf5 dxc4 28. Bxb6 Rc6 29.
Rxc4 Rxc4 30. bxc4 Rxc4 31. a5 $14 Rc2+ $140 {CH.} 32. Kh3 g6 33. Ne3 Rc8 34.
Rd7 $36) 26... dxc4 27. Bxb6 Rc6 28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. bxc4 Rxc4 30. a5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Karpov,A/Monaco (m/1)1999}) 22. Ne2 Ne8 $146 (22... Rc6 23. b3
(23. b4 $5 $14 {Piket,Je}) 23... Nd7 24. Rc2 (24. Nd4 $5 {CH.} Rc8 25. Nc2 Ne5
26. Nb4 $14) 24... g5 25. Be3 Rc8 26. Rcd2 b5 27. cxb5 axb5 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29.
Nxc1 Rc7 30. Nd3 Ne5 31. Nf2 $14 {1-0 Piket,J-Seirawan,Y/Internet 2000 (74)})
23. b3 h5 $5 24. h4 g6 25. Rd2 (25. Rd3 $5) 25... Rbc7 (25... Rc5 26. a4 {
/\b4-b5}) 26. Rd3 (26. Rcd1 b5 27. cxb5 axb5 $132 {<->c}) (26. e5 dxe5 (26...
d5 $2 27. cxd5 Rxc1 28. Nxc1 Rxc1 29. d6 Bd8 30. d7 Ng7 31. Bg5 $18) 27. Bxe5
Rc5 $13 28. Bf4 $5 (28. Bd4 R5c6 29. Rcd1 b5 $132) 28... b5 29. Rd7 Bf8 30.
cxb5 Rxc1 31. Nxc1 axb5 $132 32. a4 $140 bxa4 33. bxa4 Nf6 34. Ra7 Nd5 35. Nd3
Rc2+ 36. Kh3 f6 $15) 26... Rc5 27. a4 $14 R5c6 28. Rcd1 Rc5 (28... Kg7 29. e5
dxe5 30. Bxe5+ f6 31. Rd7 Kf7 32. Bf4 e5 33. Be3 $14) (28... Kf8 $5 29. Kf1 $5
(29. Nc3 R6c7 30. Na2 (30. e5 $2 d5) 30... Rb7 31. e5 dxe5 32. Bxe5 b5 $132))
29. Kf1 (29. Bd2 $5 Bf8 30. Bb4 R5c7 {/\d5} 31. R3d2) (29. Nc3 $5 Rb8 (29...
Bf6 30. Na2 b5 31. cxb5 axb5 32. a5 b4 33. a6 $16) 30. Na2 b5 31. cxb5 axb5 32.
Be3 Rc2+ 33. R1d2 Rxd2+ 34. Bxd2 bxa4 35. bxa4 Rb2 $132) 29... Bf8 (29... b5 $5
30. cxb5 axb5 31. Be3 R5c7 32. axb5 Rb7 33. b6 $5 (33. Rc3 $5 Rcb8 34. Nd4 Bf6
35. Ke2 Bxd4 36. Bxd4 Rxb5 37. Rdd3 Kf8 $11) 33... Bd8 34. e5 d5 35. Ra1 Bxb6
36. Bxb6 Rxb6 37. Nd4 $14) (29... Kf8 30. Nc3 R5c7 31. e5 (31. Na2 Rb7 32. e5
dxe5 33. Bxe5 b5) 31... dxe5 32. Bxe5 Rc5 33. Bd4 R5c6 34. Ne4 $16) 30. Nc3 (
30. Be3 R5c6 31. Nc3 Rb8 32. Na2 Rcc8 33. Nb4 $140 d5) 30... Rb8 $1 (30... Bg7
$6 31. Na2 Be5 32. Bxe5 (32. Be3 $6 Bxg3 33. Bxc5 bxc5) 32... Rxe5 33. Nb4 a5 (
33... Ra5 34. Rxd6 Nxd6 35. Rxd6 b5 36. axb5 $1 axb5 37. Nc6 Ra1+ 38. Ke2 Kf8
39. cxb5 $16) 34. Na2 Kf8 35. Nc3 Ke7 36. Nb5 Rc6 37. Kf2 $16) (30... f5 31.
exf5 gxf5 32. Ne2 Kf7 33. Be3 R5c6 34. Nf4 Nf6 35. Bf2 $16) 31. R1d2 (31. Na2
$5 Rb7 (31... Rcc8 32. e5 dxe5 33. Bxe5 Ra8 34. Nc3 $16) (31... b5 32. cxb5
axb5 33. Be3 Rcc8 34. a5) 32. Nb4 Rc8 (32... a5 33. Na2 f5 34. Nc3 $16) 33.
Nxa6 $5 Ra7 34. Nb4 d5 35. Nxd5 exd5 36. Rxd5 Bc5 $13) 31... Rb7 $1 32. Ke2 Be7
33. Kd1 Kf8 34. Rc2 Rc8 35. Ne2 Rbc7 36. Ra2 Rb7 37. Bh6+ Kg8 38. Be3 Bf6 39.
Bf4 Be7 40. Nc3 Bf6 $1 41. Ne2 Be7 42. Rc2 Rbc7 43. Nc3 Bf6 44. Nb1 b5 $6 (
44... Be7) 45. axb5 axb5 46. Na3 bxc4 47. Rxc4 (47. Nxc4 $5 Be7 (47... Ra7 48.
Rcd2) 48. Ra2 $14) 47... Be7 48. Rxc7 Rxc7 49. Nc4 Rc6 50. Kc2 f5 $1 51. Rc3
fxe4 52. fxe4 Nf6 53. Nd2 (53. e5 dxe5 54. Bxe5 (54. Nxe5 Rxc3+ 55. Kxc3 Nd5+
56. Kc4 Nxf4 57. gxf4 Bxh4 $17) 54... Nd5 55. Rf3 Rc8 56. Bd4 g5 57. hxg5 Bxg5
$11) 53... Rxc3+ 54. Kxc3 Kf7 55. Kd3 $138 (55. b4 d5 56. b5 (56. e5 Ng4 57. b5
Bc5) 56... dxe4 57. Kd4 Nd5 58. Nxe4 Nxf4 59. gxf4 Bxh4 60. b6 Bd8 61. b7 (61.
Kc5 $2 Bxb6+ 62. Kxb6 e5 63. fxe5 Ke6 $19) 61... Bc7 $17) (55. Bg5 $5 d5 56.
Kd4 dxe4 (56... Bb4 57. exd5 Nxd5 58. Nc4 $14) 57. Nxe4 Nxe4 58. Kxe4 Bb4 59.
Kd4 Be1 60. Bf4 Kf6 61. Ke4 Bc3 62. Bg5+ Kf7 63. Kd3 Be1 64. Bf4 Kf6 65. Ke4
Bc3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.06.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 (7...
Nxe4 $6 8. Ne5 $1 d5 (8... Nc3 $4 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh3 $18) 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10. cxd5
Nxd2 (10... exd5 11. Bh3 $18) 11. Bxd2 (11. Nxf7 $5) 11... Bxd5 12. Bxd5 exd5
13. O-O f6 14. Rfe1 fxe5 15. Rxe5+ Be7 16. Rae1 $1 (16. Bg5 b5 17. Qxb5 Rb8 18.
Qc6 Rb6 19. Qa4 Rb4 20. Qc6 Rb6 {0.5:0.5 Goldin-Smirin, Moscow(GMA) 1989})
16... Kf7 (16... cxd4 17. Bg5 $18) 17. Rxd5 $1 $18) (7... d6 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5
Ba6 10. Bf1 Qc8 11. Qa4+ Nfd7 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Qxa6 Nxa6 14. O-O Nb4 15. Nc4
f5 16. exf5 Nf6 17. Bg5 Nbxd5 18. Rad1 $16 {Sosonko-Miles, Wijk aan Zee 1981})
8. O-O {Salov: Khalifman: Ein seit längerem bekannte Verbesserung gegenüber
anderen Zügen.} (8. e5 $5) 8... d6 (8... Bc5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Ng5 $1 Qxg5 (10...
Nc3 11. bxc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qxg5 13. Nf3 $16) (10... Nxd2 11. Bxb7 Nxf1 12. Bxa8
$16) 11. Nxe4 Qxe5 (11... Qd8 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Bxb7 $18) 12. Bf4 $18) (8...
Nc6 9. e5 Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. Ne4 $16) (8... Nxe4 9. Ne5 Bd6 (9... d5 10. cxd5
exd5 11. Qa4+ Nd7 12. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 13. Bh3 b5 (13... Bc8 14. Qc6 Rb8 15. Nxf7
$1 Qf6 16. Be6 $1 Rg8 17. Bg5 $18) 14. Qxb5 Bc8 15. Qc6 Rb8 16. Nxf7) (9...
Nxd2 10. Bxb7 Nxf1 11. Bxa8 $16) (9... Nd6 10. Bxb7 Nxb7 11. Qf3 $16) 10. Nxf7
Kxf7 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bxe4 Nc6 13. Qf3+ Kg8 14. Bxc6 dxc6 15. Qxc6 Rc8 16. Qe4
Qf6 $14) 9. Nxd4 {Salov: Khalifman: Diese Stellung hatte Karpov schon auf dem
Brett. Fürchtete er nun eine Verbesserung gegenüber der Spielweise von
Ivantschuk?} Qc8 (9... Be7 10. Qa4+ $5 Qd7 (10... Nbd7 11. Nc6 $16) 11. Qxd7+
Nbxd7 $2 (11... Kxd7 $142 $14) 12. Nb5 O-O 13. e5 Bxg2 $1 14. exf6 Bxf1 15.
fxe7 $16) 10. a4 $1 Be7 (10... Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. b4 Be7 13. b5 Bb7 14. a5
Rb8 15. Bb2 O-O 16. a6 Ba8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ra8 20. Qe2 $14 {
Tregubov-Brodsky/ Krasnodar 1998  -73/585}) 11. a5 bxa5 12. Qa4+ Nbd7 13. N4b3
$1 Bc6 14. Qxa5 O-O 15. Qc3 Bd8 16. Na5 e5 17. b4 Bb6 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. Ndb3 Rab8
20. Bd2 (20. Nxc6 $14) 20... Ba8 21. Rac1 $2 (21. Rfc1 $1 $16 {x Qc7,Bb6})
21... Rfd8 $1 22. Qe2 Nf8 23. c5 Bxa5 24. Nxa5 dxc5 25. Rxc5 Qd7 $1 26. Bc3 Ne6
$1 $132 27. Bxe5 $1 (27. Rxe5 $6 Qd3 $1 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. Be1 Ng4 30. Rh5 g6 (
30... Nf6 31. Re5 $11) 31. Rh4 h5 $44 {x Rh4}) 27... Nxc5 (27... Rxb4 28. Rc4
Rxc4 29. Qxc4 Ng4 30. Ba1 $14) 28. Bxb8 Nd3 $6 (28... Ncxe4 $1 29. Be5 Re8 30.
Qb2 (30. Bxf6 $2 Nxg3 $1 $19) 30... Nd2 $1 31. Rd1 (31. Bxa8 Nxf1 32. Bxf6 Qh3
33. Bg2 Re1 $3 $19) (31. Bxf6 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Qd5+ $19) 31... Bxg2 32. Rxd2 $8
Qh3 33. f4 Ba8 $15) 29. Bf4 Nxb4 30. Bg5 $1 Qd4 $1 31. Nb3 Qc3 32. Rb1 Nd3 33.
Qd2 Qe5 34. Qa5 Qxa5 35. Nxa5 $14 h6 36. Bxf6 gxf6 37. Nc4 (37. Rd1 f5 $1)
37... Rc8 38. Nd6 Rc1+ 39. Rxc1 Nxc1 40. Bf1 $6 (40. Kf1 $1 a5 41. Ke1 Nd3+ 42.
Ke2 Nc5 43. Kd2 Kf8 44. f3 $1 Bc6 45. Kc3 $14) 40... a5 $1 $13 41. f3 a4 42.
Nb5 Bc6 43. Na3 (43. Nc3 $2 a3 44. Bc4 Bd7 $1 $19 {/\Be6}) 43... Kf8 44. Kf2
Ke7 45. Ke3 Kd6 46. Bc4 $1 (46. Kd4 Nb3+ 47. Kc3 Kc5 48. Bd3 f5 $15) 46... Kc5
47. Bxf7 Kb4 48. Nc2+ Kc3 49. Nd4 Bd7 50. f4 a3 51. e5 fxe5 52. fxe5 Ba4 53.
Bd5 (53. g4 a2 54. Bxa2 Nxa2 55. Nf5 Kc4 56. Nxh6 Kd5 57. Kf4 Nb4 58. Kf5 Bd7+
59. Kf6 Nd3 60. g5 Nxe5 61. h4 (61. g6 Nxg6 62. Kxg6 Bh3 $11) 61... Be8 62. Nf5
Ng4+ 63. Kg7 Ne5 $11) 53... Nb3 (53... a2 54. Bxa2 Nxa2 55. Nf5 Kc4 56. Nxh6
Kd5 57. Kf4 Nb4 58. Kf5 Bd7+ 59. Kf6 Nd3 60. Nf7 Nf2 $11) 54. Bxb3 Bxb3 55.
Nb5+ Kb4 56. Nxa3 $11 Kxa3 57. Kf4 Be6 58. g4 Kb4 59. g5 (59. h4 Kc5 60. g5
hxg5+ 61. Kxg5 Kd5 62. Kf6 Bg4 63. e6 Kd6 $11) 59... hxg5+ 60. Kxg5 Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. Na3 c6 (
7... O-O $142 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O d6 10. Rfd1 Nbd7 11. Rac1 Qe7 12. Nb5 a6 13.
Nc3 Ne4 14. Qd3 f5 15. Ne1 Ndf6 16. d5 Rae8 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Miles,A/Tilburg
1986}) 8. Bg2 d5 9. O-O O-O 10. Rfc1 (10. Rac1 Nbd7 (10... Qd6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12.
cxd5 cxd5 13. Rc6 Qe7 14. Rfc1 $16) 11. Rc2 Qe7 12. Rfc1 Rfc8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 Nc5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. b4 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nb5 $16 {Marovic,D-Lengyel,L/Malaga 1969}) 10... Nbd7 11. Ne5 (
11. Rc2 $5 $14) 11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 (12... Ne4 $2 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qe3 f5
15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Rd6 Rad8 17. Rad1 c5 18. Qd2 Rxd6 19. exd6 $16) 13. f4 b5 $6 (
13... f6 $2 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rc6 Nc5 (15... Qe7 $2 16. Rxe6) 16. b4 Ne4 17.
Bxe4 dxe4 18. Rd6 $16) (13... Qe7 14. cxd5 (14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Rad8 16. Qe3
Bb7 17. Rd1 f6 $5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Bf3 c5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 $44) (
14. b4 $5 $14) 14... cxd5 15. Nc2 (15. Rc7 Rfc8 16. Rac1 Qd8 $10) 15... Rfc8
16. Nd4 $14) 14. cxd5 Qb6+ 15. e3 cxd5 16. Nc2 Rac8 17. a3 $1 (17. Nd4 b4 $132)
17... Rc7 (17... Bb7 $142 18. Nd4 Rxc1+ (18... Nc5 19. Rc2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4
21. Rac1 $16) 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Qb4 a6 22. Qe7 Qc5 23. Qd8+ Nf8
24. Kf2 Qc1 25. b4 $14) 18. Nd4 Rfc8 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. Bf1 $1 $16 {><b5} f6 (
20... h6 21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 $16 {/\Qc3-b4}) 21. exf6 gxf6 (21... Nxf6 22.
Qb4 $16) 22. f5 $1 Nf8 (22... e5 23. Ne6 (23. Nxb5 Bxb5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Bxb5
Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Rc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 28. Kg2 $14) 23... Rc8 24. a4 Nf8 25. axb5
Bb7 26. Nxf8 Kxf8 27. Ra3 $16) 23. Re1 e5 (23... exf5 24. Nxb5 $16) (23... Kh8
24. Qb4 $16) 24. Nxb5 Rd7 25. a4 Bc8 $6 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. a5 $18 Qb8 28. e4 a6
29. Nc7 Bb7 30. exd5 Rd7 31. Qc3 Rd6 32. Qc5 Qd8 33. b4 Qe7 34. Ne8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Ibrayev, Nurlan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. d4 {Gershon} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 {Dieser Zug erfreut
sich in letzter Zeit großer Beliebheit.} Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5
9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O O-O {Die anderen
Fortsetzungen sind hier 13...Rb8 und 13...Nc6.} (13... Rb8 {Gershon} 14. b3 (
14. Re1 Bg6 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rad1 h6 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qc7 $11 {
Postny,E-Gruenfeld,Y/Israel 2003}) 14... Nc6 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Qe3 Bg6 17. Rfd1
Qc7 18. Ne1 $5 {Gelfand,B-Almasi,Z/Budapest 2003}) 14. Bd2 ({After the
naturally looking} 14. Be3 {Gershon: white would find it difficult to get rid
of the black bishop on e4.} Nc6 {[%cal Gd8a5,Ga8b8] an the position is about
equal.}) 14... Nc6 15. Qe3 Bg6 $146 {Der erste neue Zug. In den beiden
Vorgängerpartien spielte Gelfand 15...Bxf3.} ({Gershon: Personally, I prefer} 
15... Bxf3 {Gershon: 'but it's a matter of taste.'} 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bc3 {
Gershon: 'White must solve the "knight issue" fast. If black is able to play
f6 and Bxf6 he would get a hold of the 'd4' square for good. Finkel,A: 'White
is trying to get rid of the knight as fast as he can. If black is able to play
f6 and Bxf6 he would get a hold of the 'd4' square for good.''} (17. Bxa8 $143
{Gershon} Qxa8 {[%cal Gd4f3]} 18. f3 Nc2 19. Qd3 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 Qc6 {[%cal
Gf7f6] is good for black! '<=>' Finkel,A.}) 17... Rb8 $1 {'!?' Gershon.
Gershon: 'This move is an improvment comparing to the game Lautier-Gelfand.
Black's idea is very simple and at the same time very efficient: he is ready
to give up a pawn for trading his knight for the white's darksquared bishop.
In return black imposes on white multiple trade over the d-file and blockade
of the queenside pawns of white. ' Ein starkes positionelles Bauernopfer.
Schwarz erreicht eine perfekte schwarzfeldrige Blockade.} (17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3
f6 19. Rad1 Rb8 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Rd3 Qc6 22. Rfd1 {Gershon: '1/2-1/2 Lautier,
J-Gelfand,B/Cannes 2002/CBM 88/[Gershon] '} Rb7 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Rd6 Qc8 25.
Bxf6 Rxf6 26. b3 $14 {Lautier,J-Gelfand,B/Cannes 2002}) 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4
Qc7 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. b3 d6 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Qe4 Bc5 {Gershon: '1/2-1/2
Bareev,E-Gelfand,B/Sochi 2004/CBM 101/[Finkel,A] (45)'} 24. Kg2 a5 $14 {
Bareev,E-Gelfand,B/Sochi 2004}) 16. Bc3 Qb6 {Gershon: 'Black is going to
protect his only weakness on d7 with a rook, and then try to break free with a
thematic f7-f6 advance.'} 17. Rfd1 {Die naheliegende Turmverdopplung auf der
d-Linie.} Rad8 $1 {Gershon: 'Of course, keeping a rook on f8 to execute the
next part of the plan.' Dieser Turm übernimmt die Verteidigung der Schwäche d7,
der andere wird für das mögliche Gegenspiel mit f7-f6 auf dem Königsflügel
bleiben.} (17... Rfd8 18. Rd2 a5 19. Rad1 Qa7 20. Nh4 (20. h3 Rab8) 20... Bh5
21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 $14) 18. Rd2 a5 {'!?' Gershon. Gershon: 'The point is to
put a queen on a7, where it would protect both the 'c5' and the 'd7' pawns. '}
(18... d5 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Nh4 (20. Rad1 Be7 21. Nh4 $14) 20... Nd4 $1 21.
Nxg6 hxg6 22. Rad1 e5 23. Bd5 $14) (18... f6 {Gershon} 19. Rad1 $16) 19. Rad1
Qa7 20. a3 $6 {Diese Prophylaxe war unnötig, denn nach 20...Nb4 hat Weiß die
Antwort 21.b3. Besser war sofort 20.Nh4!, mit Abtausch eines schwarzen Läufers.
} (20. h3 Nb4 21. b3 $14 (21. a3 $2 Na2 $11)) (20. Nh4 $1 Bh5 ({Nach} 20...
Bxh4 $6 21. gxh4 Bh5 22. f3 {wird der schwarze König bald die Gefahren der
halboffenen g-Linie spüren.} h6 23. Kh1 Nb4 24. b3 Nc6 25. Bh3 $16) 21. Bf3
Bxf3 22. Nxf3 f6 {bleibt Schwarz passiv, rückt der weiße h-Bauer vor.} 23. exf6
Bxf6 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Qxe5 $14 {Dank der Schwäche d7 hat Weiß
einen langfristigen Vorteil.}) (20. Ng5 {[%cal Gg5e4] Gershon was worth
serious consideration.} f6 (20... Qc7 21. f4 $14)) 20... a4 $1 {
Selbstverständlich fixiert Schwarz gerne den gegnerischen Damenflügel.} 21. h3
$6 {Die Überführung des Springers nach g4 erlaubt Schwarz ein chancenreiches
Bauernopfer. Vorzuziehen war nach wie vor 21.Nh4!} (21. Nh4 $1 Bh5 22. Bf3 Bxf3
23. Nxf3 $14) 21... h6 (21... f6 $6 22. Nh4 Nd4 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. exf6 Bxf6 25.
Qe4 Nf5 26. Qg4 $16) 22. Nh2 Nd4 $1 (22... Qc7 $6 23. Ng4 Rfe8 24. Be4 Bxe4 25.
Qxe4 $14) 23. Bxd4 (23. Rxd4 $5 {Gershon} cxd4 24. Bxd4 Qa6 25. Bb6 Qxc4 (25...
Rb8 26. c5) 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 $15) 23... cxd4 24. Qxd4 Bc5 {Gershon: 'In the cost
of a pawn (which is barely felt, due to white's poor pawn structure on the Q
side) black has activated his dark squared bishop, and gained initiative!' 
Der starke schwarze Läufer erwachte zum Leben, und bald wird ihm auch der
schlafende Turm f8 folgen. Schwarz hat eine ausreichende Kompensation für den
Bauern.} 25. Qg4 (25. Qc3 $2 Rb8 $1 {gab Schwarz eine gefährliche Initiative.})
25... Bf5 ({In Frage kam auch} 25... Qc7 $5 26. Qe2 f6 27. exf6 Rxf6 28. Ng4
Rf5 29. Ne3 Re5 $44) 26. Qe2 f6 27. Nf1 $2 {Ich unterschätzte den folgenden
Zug von Schwarz. Mit 27.exf6! konnte Weiß seinen Mehrbauern behalten und den
Punkt f2 ausreichend schützen, allerdings ohne einen Vorteil zu erzielen.} (27.
exf6 $1 Rxf6 28. Kh1 d6 29. Ng4 Bxg4 (29... Rff8 30. Ne5 $14) 30. Qxg4 Bxf2 $1
(30... Qb6 $6 31. Re2 $14) 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Qe3 33. Rd8+ Rf8 34. Rxf8+
Kxf8 $11) 27... Bg6 $1 28. exf6 Rxf6 {Weiß kann nun den Bauernverlust nicht
vermeiden und muß um den Ausgleich kämpfen.} 29. Ne3 Rxf2 $1 ({Oder} 29... Rdf8
$1 30. Ng4 R6f7 31. Qe5 $1 Bxf2+ 32. Rxf2 Rxf2 33. Nxf2 Qxf2+ 34. Kh2 $11) 30.
Kxf2 Rf8+ 31. Kg1 (31. Bf3 $4 Be4 $19) 31... Bxe3+ 32. Kh2 Rf2 (32... Bxd2 33.
Rxd2 $11 (33. Qxd2 $2 Rf2 $17)) 33. Qe1 $11 Bxd2 34. Rxd2 Rxd2 35. Qxd2 Qc5 (
35... Kh7 36. c5 Qxc5 37. Qxd7 Qc4 38. Qc6 Qb3 39. Qc3 $11) 36. Qxd7 Qxc4 37.
Qd2 Kh7 38. Qe3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Nbd7 {N} 7. cxd5 Bb4+ (
7... Nxd5 8. O-O Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Re1 $14) 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Nxd5 (9...
exd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc3 $14) 10. Nc3 Bb7 (10... Nxc3 $5 11. Qxc3 O-O 12. Ne5
Nxe5 13. dxe5 Rc8 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Bf3 c5 16. O-O Rfd8 $10) 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1
Rc8 $2 (12... c5 13. Nh4 N7f6 14. dxc5 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Ne4 17. Qc2
Nxc5 18. b4 $16) (12... Nxc3 $142 13. Qxc3 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qe7) 13. Nb5 $1 a5 14.
Na7 Ra8 15. Nc6 Qe8 16. e4 N5f6 17. Rfe1 (17. Nfe5 $5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Qc2
Nc5 20. Nd4 Qe7 21. Rfd1 $14) (17. e5 Nd5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nf3 $14)
17... Nb8 18. Nxb8 (18. Nce5 $6 Bxe4 19. Rxc7 Na6) 18... Rxb8 19. Qc2 (19. d5
exd5 20. exd5 Qd8 21. Ne5 Nxd5 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Nb4 24. Qxd8 Rbxd8 25.
Rxc7 Nxa2 $10) (19. Ne5 $5) 19... h6 20. Ne5 Rc8 21. d5 (21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. Qxc6
Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Rfd8 24. Rc4 Rd7 25. Rec1 Rcd8 26. e5 (26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rxc7
Rxd4 $10) 26... Nd5 27. Kf1 $14) 21... Nd7 (21... exd5 22. exd5 Qd8 23. Nc6
Bxc6 24. Qxc6 $16) 22. Nc4 (22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. dxc6 Nc5 24. a3 Rd8 25. Red1 e5
$10) (22. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 23. Bh3 c5 24. Qc4 $1 $16 {><e6}) 22... exd5 23. exd5
Qd8 24. Qf5 (24. Bh3 Bxd5 25. Rcd1 c6 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Nxb6 Qh3 28. Nxd5 cxd5
29. Qd2 Rc5 30. Re5 $14) 24... Nf6 25. Rcd1 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Ne3 (27. d6
Bxg2 28. Kxg2 cxd6 29. Rxd6 Rc6 30. Rd2 Rc5 $10) 27... Rd8 28. Rc1 (28. h4 $5
Qd7 29. Qe5 Qd6 30. Qc3 $14) 28... Qd7 $10 29. Qe5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Bxd5 31. Nxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Magerramov, Elmar S"]
[Black "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 (5. Nc3 b6 6. e3) 5... b6 6. Bg2
(6. Nc3 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bg2 c6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bg5 d5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. cxd5
cxd5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qd2 Be7 15. Rfc1 b5 16. e3 b4 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. Qb2 Qb8
19. Ne2 Rc8 20. Nf4 Qd6 $10 {Karpov,An-Yusupov,A Linares 1992}) 6... Ba6 7. Qc2
(7. b3 O-O 8. O-O Bb7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 $1 13.
Nf3 d5 14. Rc1 Ba3 15. Rc2 Qd7 16. Bc3 a4 17. Qd3 axb3 18. axb3 Rfd8 $10 {
Vyzmanavin,A-Christiansen,L Manila ol 1992}) 7... O-O 8. O-O c5 (8... c6 9. Bf4
Be7 10. Nbd2 d5 11. b3 Nbd7 12. e4 Rc8 13. e5 Nh5 14. Be3 g6 15. Rfd1 Ng7 16.
g4 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Rac1 Be7 $13 {Serebrjanik,A-Topalov,V Vrnjacka Banja
1991}) 9. Bf4 (9. Rd1 Ra7 10. e4 cxd4 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. e5 Ne8 13. Rxd4 Nc6 14.
Rh4 h6 15. Nbd2 d6 16. exd6 Nxd6 17. Nd4 Ne7 $15 {Lobron,E-Yusupov,A BL91/92
FTG Frankfurt-Bayern 1991}) 9... cxd4 $8 10. Nxd4 Ra7 (10... d5 $1 11. b3 $2 (
11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nc3 Nxf4 13. Bxa8 Qxd4 14. gxf4 Qxf4 $44) 11... Bc5 12. Rd1
Nbd7 13. Bg5 Rc8 $17 {Tinius,M-Schlosser,P BL92/93 Bayern-Empor 1992}) 11. Nc3
$1 d6 (11... Bxc4 $4 12. Ncb5 Bxb5 13. Nxb5 Ra6 14. Bb7 $18) 12. Ndb5 Rd7 13.
b3 (13. Rfd1 $5 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxb5 15. cxb5 $16) 13... h6 14. Rfd1 d5 15. cxd5
Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 (16... Bxb5 $2 17. Nxb4 axb4 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Rd1 Qc8 20.
Qxc8 Rxc8 21. Bxb8 Rxb8 22. Bf3 $16 {/\Rd4}) 17. Nd4 $16 Qf6 18. Bh3 Re7 19. e3
Ba3 20. Qf5 Nd7 21. Qxd5 Ne5 22. Bg2 (22. Bf1 Bb7 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxe5 Rxe5
25. Nb5 Bc5 26. Be2 $16) 22... Nd3 23. Qf5 Re6 $1 24. Bf1 Qxf5 25. Nxf5 Nxf4
26. Bxa6 Nh3+ 27. Kg2 Rf6 28. e4 Nxf2 29. Kxf2 g6 30. g4 gxf5 31. gxf5 Re8 32.
Kf3 Rd6 33. Bc4 Kf8 34. Bd5 Bb2 35. Rab1 Be5 36. h3 Rc8 37. Rbc1 Rdd8 38. Kg4 {
><h6} Ke7 39. Kh5 Kf6 40. Rxc8 Rxc8 41. Bc4 Kg7 42. a4 Bf4 43. Rd5 Rc5 44. Rd8
Rc7 45. h4 Re7 (45... Be5 46. Re8 f6 47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Rg6 $18) 46. Bd5 Bg3 47.
Rc8 Bc7 (47... Rc7 48. Re8) 48. Kg4 Kf6 49. Rh8 Kg7 50. f6+ $1 Kxf6 51. Rxh6+
Ke5 (51... Kg7 52. Rc6 f6 $6 53. Be6 $18) 52. Kf3 Bd6 53. Rh8 Kf6 54. Rg8 Rc7
55. Bc4 Rb7 56. Kg4 Re7 57. Bd5 Rc7 58. Rg5 Re7 59. h5 $18 Re5 60. Rg8 Ke7 61.
h6 f5+ 62. Kh4 Kd7 63. h7 Be7+ 64. Kg3 Bf6 65. h8=Q Bxh8 66. Rxh8 fxe4 67. Bc4
1-0

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 $5 8.
O-O O-O 9. dxc5 bxc5 $1 10. Bf4 (10. Be3 d6 $1 11. a3 Ba5 $10) 10... d5 11. Ne5
Nc6 $1 12. cxd5 $6 (12. Nd3 $5 Qb6 (12... dxc4 13. bxc4 Qd4 $6 14. Nxb4 $1 Qxd1
$8 15. Rxd1 cxb4 16. a3 $14) 13. a3 Ba5 $13) 12... Nxe5 (12... Nxd5 13. Nxc6
Bxc6 14. Be5 $14) (12... exd5 13. Nd3 $13) 13. Bxe5 exd5 $1 $10 14. Bc3 (14.
Nc3 $2 Ng4 $19) (14. Nd2 $6 Re8 $15) 14... Qe7 15. a3 $1 (15. Bxb4 cxb4 {><c3})
15... Bxc3 16. Nxc3 Rad8 17. Qc2 Rfe8 18. Na4 Rc8 (18... Qxe2 $2 19. Qxe2 Rxe2
20. Nxc5 $16 {_|_}) 19. Rfe1 $1 (19. e3 d4 $1 $17) (19. Rfc1 c4 20. e3 d4 $3
21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. exd4 cxb3 $17) 19... c4 20. b4 $5 d4 (20... a5 21. Nc5 axb4
22. axb4 Bc6 23. e3 $10) 21. Nc5 $1 (21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nc5 Qd5 {/\ Ne4-/+})
21... Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nd7 $10 (22... Rxc5 $6 23. bxc5 Qxc5 24. Rac1 $1 c3 25. Qd3
$1 {/\ e3+/-} (25. e3 $4 Qd5+ 26. Kg1 d3 27. Qxc3 d2 $19 {Ruban,V})) 23. Qxc4
Nxc5 24. bxc5 Qxc5 25. Qxc5 Rxc5 26. Rad1 Rc3 27. Rxd4 Rxa3 28. Rd7 Ra2 $1 29.
Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Re1 Bb7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 {N} (
14. bxc4) 14... b5 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Nf3 Qa5 $5 (16... Qb6 {>=} 17. Qc2 Rac8 18.
a3 a5 $10) 17. Qc2 b4 (17... Rac8 18. a3 Qb6 (18... Bxa3 19. Nb1 b4 20. Nxa3
bxa3 21. b4 $1 $16) 19. b4 a5 20. Qb2 $14 {/\e5,Ne4}) 18. Na4 c5 19. d5 exd5
20. exd5 Bf6 21. Rad1 Rae8 (21... Rad8 $5) 22. d6 Qb5 $2 (22... g6 $142 $1 23.
Ne5 (23. Qd3 Bc6) (23. Nd2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qa6 25. Nc4 Qc6+ 26. f3 Bd4 $10) 23...
Bxe5 24. Bxb7 Bd4 $10) 23. Nb2 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Bd4 (24... Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Ne5 (
25... Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Qd3 27. Qe2 $1 Qxd6 28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Bg4 $16)
26. Bg2 (26. Bd5 Rd8 27. Qf5 $16) 26... Rd8 27. Qf5 $1 $16 (27. Rd1 $2 Qa6 $1
$10)) 25. Nc4 $16 Nb6 $6 26. Re7 Nxc4 27. bxc4 $18 Qb6 (27... Qa6 28. Rxe8 Rxe8
29. d7 Rd8 30. Re1 $18) 28. Rde1 $2 (28. Rxd4 $142 cxd4 29. c5 Qa6 (29... Qb5
30. Be2) (29... d3 30. Qc4 Rc8 (30... Qa5 $2 31. Qxf7+ $18) 31. cxb6 Rxc4 32.
bxa7 d2 33. d7 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 Re1 35. a8=Q Rxa8 36. Bxa8 $18) 30. Be2 Qc6 (30...
Qa5 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. d7 Rd8 33. c6 Qc7 34. Bf3 a5 35. Qc4 $18) 31. Rc7 Qd5 32.
d7 Rd8 33. c6 $18) (28. Rxe8 $142 Rxe8 29. d7 Rd8 30. Re1 g6 31. Re8+ Kg7 32.
Qa4 Bf6 33. Qc6 Qxc6 34. Bxc6 $18 {/\Kf1-e2-...a4-b5}) 28... Rd8 29. Bd5 (29.
d7 {>=} Bf6 (29... Qd6 30. Bg4 g6 31. Re8 $16) 30. Re8 Rxd7 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.
Qxh7 g6 33. Qh6+ Bg7 34. Qe3 Bc3 $1 (34... Rd8 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Bd5 Rf8 37. Re3
$16) 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qxd7 Bxe1 $10) 29... Qxd6 30. Rxa7 Rd7 $10 31. Qa4 Rxa7
32. Qxa7 Qf6 33. Re2 g6 34. Kg2 h5 35. h4 Qf5 36. Qe7 Qf6 37. Qd7 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch50"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.06.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Qd3 d6 11. Nbd2 a5 $1 (11... Qc7 12. Ne1 $1 (12. e4 e5 13.
Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 a5 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 $5 16. h3 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19.
Qd3 Re6 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Rae1 h6 $10 {/\Bc6,b5-Vyzmanavin,A}) 12... Bxg2 (12...
Nc6 13. f4 $1) 13. Nxg2 Nc6 14. f4 $1 d5 {Ruban,V-Kiselev,S/Russia (ch) 1994} (
14... e5 $6 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 17. Ne4 $40) (14... Nd7 15. e4 $16)
15. Ne1 $1 $14 {/\Nef3-Ruban}) 12. e4 (12. Rad1 Qc7 13. e4 e5 14. Nh4 Nc6 15.
d5 Ne7 16. Bh3 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 $10 {Gruenberg,H_U.-Hjartarson,J Novi Sad(ol)
1990}) (12. Ne1 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 Nc6 14. d5 (14. f4 d5 $10) (14. e4 e5 $10) 14...
exd5 15. cxd5 Ne5 16. Qd4 Rc8 17. f4 Ned7 18. e4 Re8 19. Rfe1 Qc7 $132) 12...
e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 Nd7 $1 (14... Qc7) 15. Rad1 Re8 16. Rfe1 Nxd4 (16...
exd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Nxc6 Nxd3 19. Nxd8 Raxd8 20. Re3 Nc5 $10) 17. Nxd4 Nc5
18. Qe3 exd4 19. Qxd4 a4 $10 20. Re3 Qf6 $5 (20... axb3 21. axb3 Ra2 (21... Ra3
$5) 22. Nf1 Re6 $132 {><b3,e4}) 21. Nf1 (21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Nf1 axb3 23. axb3
Bxe4 (23... Red8 $5 {/\Kf8-e7}) 24. Rxd6 Bxg2 25. Rxe8+ (25. Kxg2 Rxe3 26. Nxe3
Rb8 27. Nd5 Nxb3 28. Nxb4 Na5 $10) 25... Rxe8 26. Kxg2 Re6 $10) 21... Qxd4 22.
Rxd4 axb3 23. axb3 Red8 24. Rd1 (24. f4 Ra3 25. Nd2 (25. e5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Rxb3
27. Rxb3 Nxb3 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. exd6 Nc5 $15) 25... Ne6 26. Rdd3 Nc5 27. Rd4
Ne6 $10) 24... f6 25. g4 Ra3 26. h3 Bc6 (26... Rxb3 27. Rxb3 Nxb3 28. Rb1 Nc5
29. Rxb4 Bxe4 30. Rxb6 $10) 27. Rb1 Rda8 (27... b5 28. Nd2 Ra2 29. Rd1 $10 {
/\Bf1}) (27... Kf7 28. Ng3 g6 29. Ne2 $10) 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Rb1 Rda8 30. Rd1 Rd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 bxc4 15.
bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Re8 $1 {/\Bf8,e5} 18. a4 (18. Rad1 $6 Nb6 {/\Ba4}
) (18. Nf1 $5 Bf8 19. Ne3 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 (20... Nc5 $6 21. Red1 Nd3 22. Nxc4
$1 Bxc4 23. Bf1 $16) 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. a4 Ba6 23. Bf1 Bb4 24. Bxc4 $14) 18...
Ba6 19. Rad1 (19. Red1 Bf8 20. Qa2 c5 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5
24. Nxc4 Re8 25. Rac1 Qf6 26. Bf1 Rb8 $15 {Rausis-Gurevich,M/Cap d'Agde/1994})
19... Bf8 20. Qa2 (20. Bf1 $6 c5 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Nb6 $17)
20... c5 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nb6 24. Ba5 Qd7 (24... Qf6 25. Ne4
$1 {Hracek} (25. Bxb6 Qxb6 26. Nxc4 (26. Rb1 $6 Qg6 $15) 26... Qb4 27. Rc1 Re8
28. Ne3 $10 {/\Bf1}) 25... Qg6 26. Nc3 Rb8 27. Bf1 $10) (24... Rb8 $5 25. Bxb6
Rxb6 (25... Qxb6 26. Rb1 Qc7 27. Rxb8 Qxb8 28. Nxc4 Qb4 29. Bf1 $10) 26. Nxc4
Rb4 (26... Bxc4 27. Qxc4 $10) 27. Ne5 $10) (24... Qd7 25. Bxb6 axb6 26. Nxc4
Bxc4 27. Qxc4 Ra8 (27... Re8 28. Rb1 Ra8 29. Rb5 Ra5 30. Rxa5 bxa5 $10) 28. Re4
Re8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga zt"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2
c5 (6... Be7 {Hansen,Cu} 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Na6 {N} 9. a3 c5 10. b3 d5 11. Bb2
dxc4 12. Qxc4 Qc8 13. Qd3 Rd8 14. Rfc1 Qb8 15. Qc2 $14 {Yusupov,A
2610-Spraggett,K 2575, Quebec (m/7) 1989}) 7. e4 (7. d5 $5 {Chekhov} exd5 8.
Nh4 g6 $5 (8... Be7 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. e4 Bc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf5 $44) 9. cxd5
Bg7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Nd6 (11. O-O d6 12. Bf4 Ba6 $1 13. Rc1 Bxc4 14. Rxc4 b5 $10
{Psakhis/}) 11... Ba6 12. a4 Ne8 13. Ne4 d6 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rb1 Ndf6 $10 {
Van Wely,L-Psakhis,L/Leenwarden/1993/0:1/45/}) 7... cxd4 (7... Nxe4 {Hansen,Cu
N} 8. Ne5 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd2 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. Bxd2 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. O-O f6
14. Rfe1 fxe5 15. Rxe5+ Be7 16. Bg5 b5 17. Qxb5 Rb8 18. Qc6 Rb6 19. Qa4 Rb4 20.
Qc6 Rb6 {0,5/Goldin,A 2535-Smirin,I 2490-Moskva (GMA) 1989}) 8. O-O (8. Nxd4 {
Hansen,Cu} a6 (8... Bb4 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. N2b3 Rc8 12. Rd1 a6 13. Bf4
Be7 14. Rd2 Bb4 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Rd4 Ne8 17. Rad1 $16 {+/- Agdestein,
S-Wedberg,T/Haninge 45/(665) 1988}) (8... Bc5 $1 {N} 9. Nb5 (9. N2b3 Bxe4) (9.
N4b3 Be7 $10 (9... Be7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Re1 d6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2
Nbd7 $10 {Piket,J-Salov,V/Wijk/1992/ + Ftacnik,L-Chernin,A/Praha/1989/})) (9.
Nc2 {N} Qc7 10. O-O Be7 (10... O-O 11. b3 Be7 12. e5 $5) (10... Nc6 11. b3 h5
$5 12. Rb1 h4 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2 hxg3 15. hxg3 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 $14 {
Browne,W-Ivanov,AV/USA-ch/1989/}) 11. e5 $6 (11. b3 d6 $10) 11... Bxg2 12. exf6
Bxf1 13. fxe7 Bd3 (13... Bxc4 14. Qg4 Bd5 15. Ne3 $5 Rg8 {/\ Nc6-e7}) 14. Qf3 (
14. Qg4 $2 Bg6) 14... Bxc2 15. Qxa8 Kxe7 16. b3 Rd8 $1 17. Ba3+ Ke8 18. Qf3 (
18. Ne4 d5 19. Nd6+ Rxd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Rc1 Bf5 $19) 18... Qe5
$1 19. Rc1 Bg6 $17 {Agdestein,S-Hjartarson,J/Beograd 48/692/1989/}) 9... a6 10.
Nc3 Qc7 11. Qe2 (11. O-O Be7 $10) 11... Be7 $1 12. O-O d6 13. a4 {/\ a5} Nc6 $1
14. b3 O-O 15. Bb2 Nd7 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Qe3 Rfe8 $1 18. Ba3 Bf6 $1 19. b4 $6 (
19. Ne2 Rac8 $15) 19... Bd4 20. Qe2 Bxc3 $1 21. Rxc3 (21. bxc5 $5 Bxd2 $1 22.
cxb6 Bxc1 23. bxc7 Bxa3 24. Rb1 Ra7 $1 25. e5 Ba8 $1 $17) 21... Nxa4 22. Rcc1
a5 $17 {Welin,T-Chernin,A/Lugano 47/642/1989/}) 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 d6 11. b3
Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. Nf1 Rfe8 15. Rc2 Rac8 16. f3 Qb8 17. Bh3 Bf8
18. Ne3 Ba8 19. Bf1 Qb7 20. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Nemet,I-Summermatter,D/Biel ch-CH (05)
1989}) (8. e5 {Hansen,Cu} Ne4 $1 9. O-O Nxd2 10. Bxd2 Bxf3 (10... Qc7 {Chekhov}
11. Bf4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. Bxc6 dxc6 14. Qxd4 Rd8 15. Qe4 Be7 16. h4 O-O 17.
h5 Rd7 $10 {Van Wely,L-Gurevich,M/Groningen/1993/0,5/41/}) 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12.
Qxc6 dxc6 13. Bxc6+ Qd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 $10) 8... d6 (8... Nxe4 {Hansen,Cu} 9.
Ne5 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qa4+ Nd7 12. Re1 $36) (8... Nc6 {Hansen,Cu} 9. e5 {
Karpov,A/} Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. Ne4 $16) (8... Bc5 {Hansen,Cu} 9. e5 Ne4 10. Ng5
$1 Nc3 11. bxc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qxg5 13. Nf3 $16) 9. Nxd4 Nbd7 {N/} (9... Qd7 10.
Re1 Be7 11. Nb1 (11. b3 {Hansen,Cu} O-O 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. N2f3 a6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
$1 15. Nd4 Qc7 $10) 11... Nc6 12. Nc3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O {Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A/
Linares/1994/0:1/30/} 14. b3 (14. h3 {Hansen,Cu} Rab8 15. Be3 a6 16. a4 Ba8
$132 {/\Qc7}) 14... Rfd8 15. Bb2 Rab8 16. h3 Ba8 $10 {Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,An/
Linares 1994 Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A/Linares/1994/}) (9... Qc7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2
O-O 12. f4 a6 13. g4 Nc6 14. Nc2 Nd7 15. g5 b5 16. Qh5 bxc4 17. Rf3 Rfe8 18.
Nxc4 $40 {Ftacnik,L-Van den Doel,E/Wijk Sonnevanck (02) ;CBM 46 1995} (18. Nxc4
{Hansen,Cu} d5 $13 {Ftacnik,L-Van den Doel,E/Wijk Sonnvanck/1995/})) (9... Be7
{Hansen,Cu} 10. Qa4+ $5 Qd7 11. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 $2 12. Nb5 O-O 13. e5 Bxg2 14. exf6
Bxf1 15. fxe7 $16) 10. Re1 (10. b3 {Hansen,Cu} Qc7 11. Bb2 Be7 12. f4 O-O 13.
f5 e5 14. Nb5 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. g4 h6 18. Qe2 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nb6
20. Ne3 d5 21. Nexd5 Nbxd5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,Y-Budnikov,
A/Vladivostok (07) ;EXP 43 1994}) 10... Qc8 (10... Be7 11. e5 Bxg2 12. exf6
Bxf6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Kxg2 Nc5 15. Ne4 $14) (10... a6 11. e5 Bxg2 12. exf6 Bb7
(12... Qxf6 {Hansen,Cu} 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Kxg2 Nc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 $16 {
Browne,W-Burger,K/Philadelphia open/1990/}) 13. fxg7 Bxg7 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Rxe4
$14) (10... Qc7 $5 {Chekhov} 11. Nb5 Qb8) 11. a4 $1 a6 {קb6} (11... Be7 12. a5
bxa5 13. N2b3 Qxc4 $2 (13... Rb8 14. Nxa5 Ba8 15. Nb5 $16) 14. Nxa5 Qa6 15. e5
Bxg2 16. exf6 $16) 12. a5 e5 {><d5} (12... bxa5 13. N2b3 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15.
Nb3 $1 Qxc4 $2 16. Nxa5 Qb5 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. e5 Nd5 19. exd6 $18) (12... Rb8 {
Chekhov} 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. N2b3 Be7 15. Na5 Ba8) 13. Nf5 (13. N4b3 {>=} b5 14.
cxb5 axb5 15. Nb1 $5 (15. Nf1 $5) 15... Be7 16. Nc3 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5
$16) 13... g6 14. Ne3 Be7 15. axb6 O-O (15... Nxb6 16. b4 O-O 17. Bb2 $16 {
/\Rc1,c5/}) (15... Bd8 $6 {Hansen,Cu} 16. b4 Bxb6 17. c5 dxc5 18. Ndc4 $16) 16.
b4 Bd8 17. c5 $6 (17. Nb3 $1 Bxb6 (17... Bxe4 $2 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Qd5 $18) (
17... Nxe4 18. Nd5 $16) 18. Qd3 $16) 17... dxc5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 (18... Qxc5 {
Hansen,Cu} 19. Ba3 $16) (18... Be7 {Chekhov} 19. Ba3 Bxc5 20. Rc1) 19. Nec4 {
קb6, /\Ba3} (19. Ba3 $5 {Chekhov}) 19... Nd3 20. Re3 $2 (20. Re2 {/\Ba3} Nxc1
21. Rxc1 Qe6 $132) 20... Nxf2 $1 (20... Nxc1 {Hansen,Cu} 21. Rxc1 Qe6 22. Rd3
Be7 23. Qa4 $14) (20... Qd7 {Chekhov} 21. Ba3) 21. Kxf2 Ng4+ 22. Ke1 (22. Ke2
Nxe3 23. Kxe3 Bxb6+ 24. Nxb6 Qc3+ 25. Ke2 Qxa1 26. Nxa8 Rxa8 $15) 22... Nxe3
23. Nxe3 Bxb6 $36 24. Ndc4 Bxe3 (24... Bd4 $5 {Chekhov} 25. Rb1) 25. Nxe3 Rd8
26. Qb3 (26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Qc3+ 28. Bd2 Qd4 $36) 26... Rb8 27. Qa3 {
><h6,><g7,><f6} Qe6 28. Rb1 (28. Nd5 $6 Bxd5 29. exd5 Rxd5 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 $40)
28... Ba8 (28... h5 $5 {Hansen,Cu}) 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 30. Bd2 Rb1+ 31. Ke2 Bc6 $15
{/\32..Bb5+ 33.Kf2 Qf6+} 32. h3 (32. Qc5 $5 {Chekhov} Bb5+ 33. Kf2 {/\Bb4/})
32... Bb5+ 33. Kf2 {><d5} Qb6 (33... Rb3 $5 34. Qc5 $2 Rb2 35. Qc3 Qa2 36. Ke1
Rb3 37. Qc8+ Kg7 $17) (33... Qf6+ {Hansen,Cu} 34. Bf3 {/\Nd5}) 34. Qc3 Qd4 35.
Qc8+ Kg7 36. Bc3 Qd3 $2 (36... Qd6 $10 37. Nd5 $16 {Chekhov}) 37. Bxe5+ f6 38.
Bxf6+ $3 Kxf6 $2 (38... Kf7 39. Qc7+ Bd7 (39... Kxf6 {Chekhov} 40. Nd5+ $18)
40. Qf4 Qd2+ 41. Kf3 $16) 39. Nd5+ $18 Ke5 (39... Kg7 40. Qc7+ Kh6 (40... Kg8
41. Qd8+ Kf7 42. Qe7+ $18) 41. Qf4+ Kg7 42. Qf6+ Kh6 43. Qf8+ $18 (43. Qf8+ {
Chekhov} Kg5 44. Qf4+ Kh5 45. Qh4#)) (39... Kg5 {Chekhov} 40. h4+ Kh6 41. Qf8+
$18) 40. Qh8+ Kd6 41. Qf8+ (41. Qf8+ Kc6 (41... Ke6 {Chekhov} 42. Qe7#) (41...
Ke5 {Chekhov} 42. Qf6#) 42. Qc8+ Kd6 43. Qc7+ Ke6 44. Qe7#) 1-0

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Qd7 13. Qe2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 c5 (
14... Nc6) 15. Rhe1 (15. e6 Qxe6 16. Qxe6 fxe6 17. Rhe1 Bf6 18. Rxe6 Na6 19.
Rae1 Nc7 20. R6e2 Nb5 21. Bb2 cxd4 22. Rd2 Rae8 23. a4 Nc3 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25.
Nxd4 Ne4 {Ribli,Z-Browne,W Thessaloniki(ol) 1984}) (15. Rad1 Nc6 16. Rd2 Qe6
17. Rhd1 Rad8 18. Qe3 Rfe8 19. Bb2 h6 $10 20. Ne1) 15... Qe6 16. Rad1 (16. Ng1
Nc6 17. dxc5 $6 d4 $1 18. Bd2 Bxc5 19. Qe4 Rfe8 20. f4 Rad8 21. Nf3 d3 22. Ng5
Qd5 23. Rac1 Nd4 24. b4 Be7 25. Nf3 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Nc2 $15 {Agdestein,S-Karpov,
An Gjovik(m/2) 1991 52/525}) 16... Nc6 17. Ng1 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bb4 19. Rf1 f6 $2
(19... Nxd4 $142 20. Rxd4 Bc3 21. Rh4 (21. Rd3 Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxd5 Bf6
$10) 21... Qxe5 (21... Bxe5 $2 22. Qh5 h6 23. Re1 f6 24. f4 $18) 22. Qd3 g6 23.
Nf3 Qg7 24. Qxd5 Rfd8 $10) 20. exf6 Qxe2 21. Nxe2 gxf6 22. Nf4 $16 Kf7 23. Nxd5
Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Bc5 25. Rd2 a5 26. Rfd1 Rfd8 27. Kf3 Rd6 28. Nf4 Rxd2 29. Rxd2
Ra7 30. Kg4 a4 31. bxa4 (31. Kf5 $142 axb3 32. axb3 $18) 31... Rxa4 32. Kf5 Be7
33. Nd5 Ra5 34. f4 Bb4 35. Rd3 Be7 36. g4 Bf8 (36... Rxa2 37. Rh3 Bf8 38. Rxh7+
Bg7 39. Nxb6 Ra5+ 40. Ke4 $18) 37. h4 h6 $2 (37... Be7 $142 38. g5 fxg5 39.
hxg5 Bf8 $16 40. Kg4 Rxa2) 38. h5 {><g6} Bd6 (38... Be7 39. Rd4 Rxa2 40. Nxe7
Kxe7 41. Kg6 $18) 39. Rd4 Bc5 40. Rc4 Bd6 41. Ke4 Bc5 42. a4 $18 Ke6 43. Nc7+
Kd7 44. Nb5 Ke6 45. Nc3 Ra8 46. Ne2 {/\Ng3-f5} Rg8 47. a5 Kd6 48. Ng3 (48. axb6
Bxb6 49. Kf5 Bd8 50. Nc3 $18) 48... Rxg4 49. Nf5+ Kc6 50. axb6 Kxb6 51. Kf3 Rg8
52. Re4 Kc7 53. Re6 Bf8 54. Ke4 Bb4 55. Nxh6 Kd7 56. Rb6 Rh8 57. Nf7 Re8+ 58.
Kf5 Bc3 59. h6 Ke7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Black "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e3 {N} (14.
Qc2 Na6 15. a3 h6 16. Be5 d4 17. Na4 Qb5 18. b4 $2 cxb4 19. Nxd4 Rxd4 $1 20.
Rxd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qxe5 $17 {Olafsson,H-Bareev,E Hastings 1990}) (14. Ne5 $1
Na6 15. Rad1 Qe6 16. Nc4 Nb4 17. a3 Bc6 18. Qa5 d4 19. axb4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 cxb4
$10 {Tukmakov,V-Aseev,K USSR(ch) 48/(693) 1989}) 14... Na6 15. Rad1 h6 16. h4 (
16. Be5 Nb4 {/\Bc6}) 16... Rac8 $10 (16... Nb4 17. Ne5 $13) 17. Be5 Nb4 $1 18.
Bxf6 Bxf6 (18... Qxf6 $2 19. Qxa7 Bc6 20. a3 Ra8 (20... Rd7 21. Qb6 Rb7 22. Qa5
$16) 21. Qc7 Bd6 22. Ne4 dxe4 23. Rxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxb2 25. Ne5 $16) 19. a3
Bc6 20. Qb3 Na6 21. Qa2 $2 (21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5
Bxb2 25. Rd6 Bxa3 (25... Rb8 26. Nd2) (25... c4 26. Rxb6 c3 27. Nd4) 26. Rxb6
Nb4 27. Bh3 $10) 21... Nc7 (21... d4 22. exd4 cxd4 23. Ne2 Bd5 24. Qb1 Bb3 25.
Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Be6 $15) 22. Ne2 (22. Nh2 $5 $15) 22... Ne6 23. Nh2 Ba4 24.
Re1 Bb3 25. Qb1 Qa5 $17 26. Qc1 g6 27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. exf4 Re8 29. Rde2 Rxe2 30.
Rxe2 Bc4 31. Rd2 d4 32. Ng4 Bg7 33. Ne5 Be6 34. Re2 {/\Ng6} (34. Rc2 Bxe5 35.
fxe5 d3 36. Rc3 c4 $17) 34... Qb6 35. Bf1 (35. Nc4 Qb3 36. Nd6 Rb8 $17) 35...
c4 $19 36. Re4 d3 37. h5 (37. Nxc4 Qb3 $19) 37... gxh5 38. f5 Bxf5 39. Nxc4 $2
(39. Nxc4 $2 Bxe4) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
a5 {N} (8... Bxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Rfd1 a5 13. a3 axb4
14. axb4 b5 $6 15. cxb5 Nb6 16. Ra5 Qd7 17. Rc1 Rec8 $2 18. Ne5 $1 $18 {
Yurtaev,L-Romanishin,O URS-FL56 Simferopol 1988}) (8... Bxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. b3
Nbd7 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Rad1 Ne4 13. Qc2 f5 14. d5 Rac8 15. Nd4 exd5 16. cxd5 Bxd5
17. f3 c5 18. Nb5 Nef6 19. e4 fxe4 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8
23. Rxd5 Nef6 24. Rd2 $44 {Anastasian,A-Kurajica,B Moscow Alekhine op 1992}) 9.
Rd1 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. a3 (14. Bh3 $5
Qe7 15. Nd2 c5 16. e4 $1 $14) (14. e3 $5 {/\d5} c5 15. d5 exd5 16. Nh4 $1 Ne5 (
16... d4 17. exd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 $14) 17. cxd5 b5 18. e4 b4 19. Qe3 $14) 14...
Qe7 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 c5 $1 17. dxc5 bxc5 (17... dxc5 18. b5 $14 {/^ a1-h8})
18. b5 Nb6 $10 19. Qa5 Nfd7 (19... Qc7 $6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qd2 Red8 22. Qf4
Qe7 23. e4 $14) 20. Qd2 d5 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Nh4 g6 $1 (22... Qxe2 23. Nf5 Qxd2
24. Rxd2 $36) 23. e3 Ne5 24. Qe2 Red8 25. Nf3 Nec4 26. Ba1 f6 (26... Ra8 $5 {
/\Ra5,Rda8}) 27. Nd2 $1 Ne5 28. Nb3 Rc7 29. Na5 Ba8 30. Rc2 Kg7 $6 31. Rdc1
Rdc8 32. g4 $1 Kg8 33. h4 Qe6 34. Nb3 (34. g5 $1 fxg5 35. hxg5 Qf5 {/\d4} 36.
f4 Nd3 37. Rd1 c4 38. Bd4 $16) (34. g5 f5 35. Nb3 Ned7 $14 (35... Nbc4 36. Nd4
$1 Qf7 (36... Qb6 $2 37. Nc6 $1 $16) 37. b6 $36) (35... Nbd7 36. Bxe5 Qxe5 37.
b6 $1)) (34. Nb3 c4 $1 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. e5
Ng4 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 f6 11. exf6 $5 {N} (11. Ne4 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. Bg5
$16 {Timman}) (11. h3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Qh5+ Kd8 15. Nf3 (
15. Qxe5 Nc6 16. Qg5+ Be7 (16... Kc8 $5 17. Ne4 $44) 17. Qxg7 Kc7 18. Ne4 Rag8
19. Bf4+ Kd8 20. Qh6 e5 21. Bg5 Rg6 22. Bxe7+ Kxe7 23. Qh4+ Ke8 24. f4 $16 {
Blees,A-Luce,S Budapest Noviki-B 1990}) 15... d6 16. Ng5 g6 17. Qg4 Kc8 18. f4
Nc6 19. fxe5 Qd7 20. exd6 e5 $10 {Timman,J-Agdestein,S Reykjavik 1987 43/678})
11... Nxf6 12. Nb3 Bb4 (12... Qxc4 13. Bf4 $36 {/\Ne5,Rc1}) 13. Re2 O-O 14. Bf4
Qxc4 $2 (14... Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nbxd4 $14) 15. Rc2 $1 Qa6 (
15... Qd5 16. Nh4 Ne4 17. Re2 Rxf4 18. gxf4 Qh5 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qxh4 21.
Nxd4 $16) 16. Bf1 b5 (16... Qa4 17. Nfxd4 Ba6 (17... a6 $2 18. a3 Be7 19. Rc4
$18) 18. Bg2 Nd5 19. Nxe6 dxe6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Qxa8 $18) 17.
Nfxd4 $16 Nd5 (17... Bc6 18. a4 Qb7 19. Nxc6 dxc6 20. axb5 cxb5 21. Rc7 $16)
18. Bxb5 Qb6 19. Bxb8 Raxb8 20. Bxd7 Rbd8 (20... e5 21. Nc6 $16) 21. Bc6 e5 22.
Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Nc6 Ne3 24. Qe2 Nxc2 25. Nxd8 Qc8 26. Rd1 (26. Rc1 Nd4 27. Rxc8
Nxe2+ 28. Kf1 Nd4 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Rc4 $16) 26... Ne1 27. Qe4 Rxd8 28. Rxd8+
Qxd8 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Qxb4 Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Qa8 32. Nc5 $1 $18 Ne1+ 33. Kf1 Nf3 34.
h4 h6 35. Qb7 Qf8 36. Ne6 Qf6 (36... Qf6 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Nf8+ Kg8 39. Nd7+)
1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 (11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Bf4 c6 13. Qc2 Nh5 14.
Be3 Nxe5 15. dxe5 g6 16. Rad1 Re8 17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bf2 Bxc3 20. Qxc3
Rxe2 21. a4 Qf6 22. Bd4 Qf5 23. Qf3 Qc2 24. Rc1 Rxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2
c5 27. Be5 d4+ $10 {Georgiev,Ki-Vyzmanavin,A Calcutta 1992}) (11. Qc2 Nbd7 12.
Rfd1 c6 13. Qb2 (13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Be5 f6 15. Bf4 f5 16. Be3 g6 17. Qd2 Ng7 18.
Bh6 Bd6 19. Bf4 Ba3 20. h4 Rc8 {1/4:1/4 Khalifman,A-Vyzmanavin,A Sochi-A 1989})
13... Re8 14. Rac1 Nf8 15. b4 Ne6 16. Be1 Rb8 17. e3 Bd6 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. Rb1
Nc7 (19... c5 $5) 20. f4 c5 21. b5 Qe6 22. Qe2 cxd4 23. exd4 Ne4 $10 {Eingorn,
V-Vyzmanavin,A URS-ch Leningrad 1990}) (11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Nh5 (12... c5 13.
Rad1 Rc8 14. Nb5 a6 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Re8 17. Bf4 $14) 13. Bd2 c6 14. Rab1
Re8 15. b4 Nhf6 16. Bf4 Bf8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nh5 20. b5 Nxf4
21. gxf4 Rc8 22. Qb3 Qh4 23. e3 Re6 $13 {Weih,K-Hertneck,G BL 8686
Sindelfingen-Bayern 1986}) 11... Nbd7 (11... Re8 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Bf4 c6 14. e4
Nf8 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bh3 Ba3 17. Rc2 a6 18. Na4 Ne6 19. Bc1 Bd6 {1/4:1/4
Epishin,V-Aseev,K SSSR(ch) 1991 53/(506)}) 12. Rc2 Re8 13. Qc1 Nf8 14. Rd1 Ne6
15. Be3 c6 16. Qb2 Bf8 17. Ne5 (17. b4 Rb8 $5 18. a3 c5 $132) 17... Qe7 $10 18.
Na4 Rac8 19. Nd3 g6 20. Bh3 (20. b4 Ba6 21. a3 Bc4) 20... Bg7 21. Nf4 Ne4 22.
Qc1 f5 23. Bf1 Nf8 24. Bg2 Nd7 25. Nd3 Bf6 26. Nc3 Bg7 27. a3 Ndf6 (27... c5 $6
28. Nf4 {><d5}) 28. Bf3 Nxc3 (28... c5 $5 29. dxc5 bxc5 30. Na4 d4 31. Bf4 Nd7
32. b4 cxb4 33. axb4 $13) 29. Rxc3 Ne4 30. Rc2 c5 31. dxc5 d4 32. Bd2 $2 (32.
Bh6 Bxh6 33. Qxh6 bxc5 $15) (32. c6 $1 Ba8 (32... dxe3 33. cxb7 Qxb7 34. Rxc8
exf2+ 35. Nxf2 Rxc8 36. Qf4 $10) 33. Bh6 Nc3 (33... Bxh6 34. Qxh6 Nc3 $2 35.
Nf4 $1 $16) 34. Bxg7 Qxg7 35. Re1 Bxc6 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. e3 Rce6 $10) 32...
bxc5 $17 33. b4 c4 $1 $19 34. Rxc4 Nc3 35. Rxc3 (35. Rxc8 Nxe2+ 36. Bxe2 Rxc8
37. Qxc8+ (37. Qb1 Qe4 $1 38. f3 Qxe2 $19) 37... Bxc8 38. Re1 {/\Nc5,Bc4} Ba6
$1 $19) 35... dxc3 36. Bg5 Qf7 37. Bxb7 Qxb7 38. Nc5 Qb5 39. e4 fxe4 40. Qc2
Qc4 41. Rd7 e3 42. Bxe3 (42. fxe3 Rf8 $19) 42... Rcd8 43. Rxa7 Bd4 44. Bxd4
Rxd4 0-1

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bb7 (9... c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 $6 (10... Bxc5 11. Nb3 Re8 12. Nd3
Nbd7 $10) 11. b3 Bb7 12. Bb2 a5 13. e4 d4 (13... Nxe4 $142 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Qc2 $44) 14. Nec4 Nfd7 15. Re1 Nb6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. Nc4 Qd8 18. Bc1 Nd7 19.
Bd2 Ra6 20. a4 Qa8 21. Qc2 $16 {Romanishin,O-Psakhis,L USSR(ch) 1983 35/620})
10. Ndf3 c5 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Rc1 Ne4 (13... Nf8 $2 14. Ng5 $16) 14.
Rc2 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. Nd3 Rc8 17. Qc1 c4 (17... Qe7 18. Rd1 cxd4 $5 19.
Bxd4 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Rc8 21. Qb1 Ba3 $10) 18. Ne5 b5 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. bxc4 Bxe5
21. dxe5 bxc4 22. Bc3 (22. Rxc4 $6 Qd5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Qb1 e3 25. f3 Ba6 $44)
22... Qe7 $10 23. Qe3 Qc5 24. Bd4 Qa5 25. Rb1 Ba8 26. Bc3 Qc5 27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28.
Rcb2 h6 (28... h5 $142 29. a4 Rd8 30. a5 Rcd5 $10) 29. a4 Rd8 30. a5 Rcd5 31.
Kg2 Kh7 (31... e3 $1 32. f3 Rd2 33. g4 (33. Bxd2 exd2 34. Rxd2 Rxd2 35. Rb8+
Kh7 36. Rxa8 Rxe2+ 37. Kf1 $10) 33... Bc6 34. Kg3 g5 35. Rb8 Kh7 36. Rxd8 Rxd8
$10 {/\Rd2}) 32. g4 Bc6 (32... e3 $1 33. f3 Rd2 $10) 33. Kg3 Rd1 $2 (33... Rd3+
34. exd3 Rxd3+ 35. Kg2 $8 Rxc3 36. Kg1 Ra3 37. Rc2 Bd5 38. Rb5 Be6 $10) (33...
g5 $5 34. Rb8 Rd1 35. Rxd1 Rxd1 36. e6 fxe6 37. Rh8+ Kg6 38. Rg8+ Kf7 39. Rg7+
Ke8 40. Rxa7 Rc1 $10) 34. Kf4 Kg6 $16 {><e4} 35. Rxd1 (35. Rb4 $5 Rxb1 36. Rxb1
{/\Rb4} Rd5 37. Rb8 Rd1 38. Rc8 Bd5 39. Rd8 $16) 35... Rxd1 36. Rb4 Rc1 $2 (
36... Bd5 37. Rb5 Be6 38. Kxe4 Bxg4 39. f3 Bf5+ 40. Ke3 Rc1 41. Kd4 $16) 37.
Rxc4 Bb5 38. Rc7 a6 (38... Bxe2 39. e6 f6 40. h4 h5 41. g5 Bd3 42. Rxg7+ Kxg7
43. gxf6+ Kg6 44. f7 $18) 39. e6 f6 40. h4 $18 Bxe2 (40... h5 41. g5 Bxe2 42.
Kxe4 $18) 41. h5+ Kh7 42. e7 Bb5 43. Kf5 $1 Rc2 44. Ke6 Rxf2 45. Rd7 Bc4+ 46.
Rd5 Rc2 47. e8=Q Rxc3 48. Qg6+ Kh8 49. Qxe4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. e5
Ng8 9. O-O Bc5 {N} (9... d6 $6 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 a6 (11... dxe5 12. Qf3
Nd7 13. Nb5 $16) 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Qf3 Ra7 14. Ne4 $36) (9... Qc8 10. Nb3 Nc6
11. Nbxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Ne7 13. b3 Nf5 14. Qd3 Bc5 15. Bd2 $14 {Karner,H-Fokin,
S SSSR 1979 29/(522)}) 10. Nb3 (10. Re1 $6 Ne7 11. Nb3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nbc6 13.
Bg5 Rc8 14. Rad1 d6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19.
Nxd4 Qa4 20. Qe2 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qxa2 $15 {Elvest,J-Sturua,Z Helsinki op 1992})
10... Qc7 11. Nbxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Ne7 13. b3 Nf5 14. Qf4 Nc6 (14... O-O 15. Ba3
Re8 16. g4 $16) 15. Re1 Nce7 (15... f6 $2 16. exf6 Qxf4 17. fxg7 $1 $18) 16.
Ba3 (16. Bb2 $1 Ng6 17. Qd2 O-O 18. h4 $16) 16... f6 17. Bd6 (17. exf6 $2 Qxf4
18. fxg7 Rg8 19. gxf4 Rxg7 $17 {/\Rg2}) (17. Bb2 $5 Ng6 (17... g5 18. Qd2 g4
19. exf6 gxf3 20. fxe7 Rg8 21. Bh1 Nxe7 22. Qd3 $16) 18. Qd2 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxg2
20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Kxg2 $14) 17... fxe5 18. Bxc7 exf4 19. Bxf4
Rf8 20. Rad1 (20. Ng5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 h6 (21... Nh4+ $2 22. Kh1) 22. Ne4 O-O-O
23. Nd6+ (23. g4 $4 Nh4+ 24. Kg3 g5 $19) 23... Nxd6 24. Bxd6 Rf7 25. f4 $14)
20... O-O-O 21. Rd3 (21. Ng5) 21... h6 22. Bd2 g5 23. h3 Ng6 24. Bc3 Rf7 25.
Nd4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Rf5 (27... Ne7 $142 $14) 28. Rf3 Rdf8 29. Rxf5
Rxf5 30. Re3 $1 Kc7 31. Rf3 h5 32. b4 d6 33. b5 $1 {><a7} g4 34. hxg4 hxg4 35.
Ra3 Kb7 36. Re3 $1 e5 37. Bc3 $16 {><a7,d6} Nf8 38. Bb4 Rf6 39. f3 Rg6 40. fxg4
Nd7 41. g5 (41. Rd3 Kc7 42. g5 $16) 41... a5 (41... Nc5 42. Bxc5 bxc5 43. g4
Rxg5 44. Kg3 $18) 42. Ba3 Kc7 43. Rd3 e4 44. Re3 Rxg5 45. Rxe4 $18 d5 46. Rd4
dxc4 47. Bd6+ Kd8 48. a4 Rg6 49. Bf4 c3 50. Rc4 Re6 51. Kf3 Re1 52. Bc7+ Ke7
53. Rxc3 Ra1 54. Re3+ (54. Rc4 Ke6) 54... Kf7 55. Bd8 (55. Bd6 Nf6) 55... Rd1
56. Re7+ Kg6 57. Bc7 Kf6 58. Re4 Kf7 59. Rc4 $6 (59. g4 $142 Rc1 60. Bd6 Nc5
61. Bxc5 Rxc5 62. Kf4 $18) 59... Ra1 60. Kf4 Ke6 61. Kg5 Kd5 62. Rh4 Nc5 $2 (
62... Rc1 $1 63. Bd8 Rc8 64. Be7 Rg8+ 65. Kf4 Ne5 $132) 63. Bxb6 Ne4+ 64. Kg6
Rxa4 65. Bc7 Rb4 66. Rh5+ Kc4 67. b6 a4 68. Ra5 Nc5 69. Bd6 $4 (69. g4 Nd7 70.
Kf7 Kb3 71. g5 Nxb6 72. g6 $18) 69... Rxb6 70. Rxc5+ Kd4 $10 71. Ra5 Rxd6+ 72.
Kf5 $4 (72. Kf7 Ke4 73. g4 a3 74. g5 Rd5 $10) 72... Rd5+ $19 73. Rxd5+ Kxd5 74.
g4 a3 75. g5 a2 76. g6 a1=Q 0-1

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O (8... Rc8 9. Qa4 Nb8 10. b4 (10. Bf4 $2 Bxc4 $1 $17 {Ghitescu,Th-Foisor,O
Romania(ch) 1982}) 10... Be7 11. b5 Bb7 12. Qxa7 $14) (8... Nb4 9. Qc3 Be7 10.
a3 Nc6 11. b4 $14) 9. Bg5 $5 {N} Rc8 (9... Nb4 10. Qb3 (10. Qc3 $2 Ne4 11. Bxd8
Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc2 13. Bg5 Nxa1 14. Rc1 Bxc4 15. Nbd2 Bxa2 16. Rxa1 Bd5 $15)
10... d5 11. Nbd2 $13) (9... h6 $142 $1 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nc3 Qe7 $10) 10. Qa4
Bb7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bf4 $1 Qe7 (12... Nh5 $5 13. Bd2 Qc7 $10) 13. a3 a5 $2 (
13... Bd6 $142 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rfd1 Qb8 16. Nb5 $140 Ne4 $1) 14. Rad1 Rfd8
15. Ne5 $16 {><b5,b6} Ba8 16. Nd3 $1 (16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 $14 (17...
dxc6 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Qb3 $1 $16 {/\Ne4})) 16... Nh5 17. Bc1 Bd4 (17... Nd4
18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Be3 $5 Nf5 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Ne4 {/\g4}) 18. Nb5 Nf6 19. Bf4
Ne8 20. Rd2 Bf6 21. Rfd1 d5 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Rc2 Na7 24. Nxa7 Qxa7 25. Rdc1
Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Qe7 27. Qb5 Qe6 28. h4 g5 $5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Bc1 (30. Be3 d4
31. Bxg5 $2 Nd6 32. Nf4 Qg4 33. Bxf6 Nxb5 34. Bxd8 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Qd7 $10) 30...
Rb8 {/\Nd6-e4} 31. Ne1 $1 (31. Nc5 Qf5 32. Qd3 Qxd3 33. Nxd3 Nd6 $14) 31... Nd6
32. Qd3 Ne4 33. Nf3 {/\Be3-d4} Nc5 34. Qd1 Qf5 35. Be3 Bc6 36. Rd2 (36. Bxc5 $2
Ba4 37. e4 Bxc2 38. Qxc2 Qxe4 $17) (36. b3 $5 $16) 36... Ba4 37. Rxd5 Qxf3 38.
Bxf3 Bxd1 39. Rxd1 Bxb2 40. Bxg5 Bxa3 41. Bf6 $1 $40 Ne6 $6 (41... b5 42. Rd5
Ne6 (42... Kh7 43. g4 $40) 43. Rh5 Ng7 44. Rg5 Bf8 45. Be5 Rc8 46. Bxg7 Bxg7
47. Rxb5 $16) 42. Rd7 $1 Nf8 (42... b5 43. Bh5 Rf8 44. Rb7 b4 45. Ra7 b3 46.
Rxa5 b2 47. Rb5 $18) 43. Ra7 Nh7 44. Be5 Rd8 45. Bh5 f6 (45... Rf8 46. Bd4 $18)
46. Bf7+ Kh8 47. Bc3 $18 {/\Bg6} Rc8 (47... Bb4 48. Bxb4 axb4 49. f4 $18) 48.
Bd2 Bc1 49. Be6 Rd8 50. Bc3 Bh6 51. Bf5 Bg7 52. Bxh7 Kxh7 53. Bxf6 Rg8 54. Kf1
1-0

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bc3 d5 8. Ne5
Nfd7 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. Bg2 c6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 (15. Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bf6 19. Rc1 Nb6 20. Ba5
Qd7 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. a4 h6 23. Qb3 Qc7 24. Ne4 Be5 $10 {Dzhandzhava,
L-Chandler,M London Lloyds 1990}) (15. Bxe4 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bf6 18.
Bxf6 Nxf6 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. Bg2 Qa5 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Bd3 23. Qb2 Qb4 $10 {
Chernin,A-Timman,J Amsterdam 44/664 1987}) 15... bxc4 16. Qe2 Rc7 {N} (16...
Nf6 17. Rac1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6 19. Red1 Qe7 (19... Qc7 20. bxc4 c5 21. d5 Bxc3
22. Rxc3 exd5 23. Bxd5 $14) 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qa5 Qb7 22. bxc4 Bxc4 23. Bb4 Qb5
24. Qxb5 cxb5 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 {Vyzmanavin,A-Magerramov,E Cheliabinsk 1990}) (
16... c5 $5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qg4 (18. Rad1 $6 Nd3 19. bxc4 Bxc4 20. Bf1 Qd5 $1
) 18... g6 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Rad1 Qc8 21. Qd4 f6 (21... e5 $2 22. Rxe5 Rd8 23.
Qxd8+ $18) 22. Bh3 Rc6 23. Qd7 $36) 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bf1 $1 (18. bxc4 $6 Nb6
19. Nd2 c5 $15) 18... Rd8 (18... c5 19. d5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nb6 (20... Bb7 21. Nd6
Bxd6 22. Rxd6 cxb3 23. Bh3 $44) 21. Re5 $36) 19. a4 $5 {/\a5,bc4,/\20.bc4 Nb6
21.Qa2} (19. Ba5 Nb6 20. Nc5 Bf6 21. Qe4 $16) 19... Nb6 20. Nc5 Nd5 21. Ba5 Nb6
22. Qe4 Bf6 23. bxc4 $16 Bxc4 $5 24. Bxc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Qc2 Nd6 27.
Nb3 {/\d5} Qb6 (27... Nf5 $2 28. d5 $1 $18) 28. Re3 $1 Nf5 29. Rc3 Bxd4 (29...
Ne7 $16) 30. a5 $1 (30. Rxc6 $4 Bxf2+ 31. Kg2 Ne3+ $19) 30... Qb7 31. g4 (31.
Rxc6 $18) 31... Qe7 32. Rcd3 (32. gxf5 Bxc3 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. Qxc3 exf5 $16)
32... Qg5 33. Qe2 c5 (33... e5 34. Qxe5 Qxg4+ 35. Kf1 c5 36. Qxc5 $18) 34. Nxc5
e5 35. Kf1 (35. Qxe5 Qxg4+ 36. Kf1 h5 37. Qe4 $18) 35... Nh4 (35... Ne7 $142
36. Nb3 Nc6 37. Qe4 Qh6) 36. Nb3 $18 h5 (36... Ng6 37. Nxd4 Nf4 38. Nf3 $18)
37. Nxd4 exd4 38. Rxd4 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 Qxa5 40. gxh5 Nf5 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Rd8
Qa1+ 43. Kg2 Kh6 44. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Ne1 {N} (10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rc1 c6 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Nd2 Bb7 14.
e4 dxe4 15. Ndxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bb4 17. Re3 $14 {Novikov,I-Basin,L USSR 46/713
1988}) (10. Bf4 Qe7 (10... Bxf4 11. gxf4 c5 12. Ne5 Bb7 $13 {Yudasin}) 11. Rc1
Rfe8 12. Rc2 c6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc1 Ne4 15. Re1 Bb7 16. Qf4 Qe7 17. Bh3 Nf8
$2 18. Nxd5 $1 $16 {Winants,L-Sax,G Brussels WCup 1988}) (10. Nh4 Re8 11. Re1
Ne4 $1 12. Bb2 Ndf6 $36 {Lukacs,P-Yudasin,L Leipzig 43/667 1986}) 10... Re8 11.
Nd3 c6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 (12... Qe7 $5 13. Bxd6 Qxd6) 13. Nxf4 Qe7 14. Qc2 (14. Rc1
$5 Nf8 (14... Rac8 15. Bh3) 15. Re1 Bb7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qd6
19. Qd3 Rad8 20. Red1 $14) 14... Nf8 15. Rfe1 Bb7 16. Rac1 (16. Qb2 Rad8 17. b4
Ne4 18. e3 $14) 16... Rad8 17. e4 $2 {><d4} (17. e3 c5 $6 18. Red1 $14) 17...
dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nd5 $1 19. Nd3 Ne6 20. Nc3 $6 (20. Qb2 Nb4 21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Red1
Rxd4 23. a3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qe7 25. Qe5 $44) 20... Nb4 $17 21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. h3
Rxd4 23. Re3 Red8 24. Rce1 Qe7 25. Be4 g6 26. h4 Rd2 27. Qb1 Qf6 28. Rf3 (28.
R1e2 Rxe2 29. Nxe2 Rd2 $17) 28... Qg7 29. b4 Nd4 30. Rfe3 Qf6 31. Nd1 Ba6 $19
32. Kg2 Bb5 33. a3 Ba4 34. Qc1 Nc2 35. Bxc2 Rxc2 {/\Rd1} 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. Qe3
$2 (37. Qg5 Qxg5 38. hxg5 Rxe8 39. Rxe8 c5 40. Re7 Bc6+ $19) 37... Rxe8 38.
Qxe8 Rd2 39. h5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 $5 (6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O
d5 8. Ne5 Nfd7 $1 9. cxd5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 cxd5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. e4 d4
14. Nb5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 Ba6 16. Qa4 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 Ng6 18. Bc7 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Raxe8
20. e5 Bc5 $17 {Anand,V-Tiviakov,S Tilburg 1992}) (6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
d5 9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Rac1 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 a6 12. Qb3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 b5 14. Qd3 c5 $10
{Adams,M-Tiviakov,S Oakham 1992}) (6. Bg2 c6 7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5 O-O 9. O-O Nfd7
10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Qg4 Bf6
16. Bg5 Nd7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Bf4 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Be7 $10 {Kanstler,B-Tiviakov,S
URS-ch58 1991}) 6... c6 7. e4 d5 8. Bd3 (8. e5 Ne4 9. Bd3 Nxd2 (9... Nxc3 10.
bxc3 $5) 10. Qxd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 $14) (8. cxd5 cxd5 9.
e5 Ne4 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nc6 $13) 8... dxe4 (8... Ba6 9. Qe2
$14) 9. Nxe4 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Rhe1 c5 13. Bc3 Nxe4 $2 (13...
Qc7 $142 14. dxc5 Nxe4 (14... bxc5 $14) (14... Nxc5 $5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxf6
Nxd3+ 17. Rxd3 gxf6 $13) 15. Bxe4 Nxc5 (15... Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nxc5 17. Qg4 $36)
16. Bxb7 Qxb7 $10) 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 {/\d5} Nf6 $5 (15... Bf6 16. Ne5 cxd4
17. Bxd4 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 $16) (15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 $2 17. Qg4 $18) 16. Qb7 $1
$16 Re8 17. dxc5 (17. d5 $5 exd5 18. cxd5 Qd7 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 $14) 17... Qc8 18.
c6 (18. Qxc8 $5 Rexc8 19. b4 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4 bxc5 22. b5 Ra4 23. Ne5
$16 {/\Kc2}) 18... Qxb7 19. cxb7 Rab8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Rd7 Re7 22. Ne5 $1 (22.
Red1 Kf8 $1 23. Rd8+ Re8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Rd7 Ke8 26. Rc7 Bd8 27. Rc8 Rxb7 $10
) 22... Rxd7 23. Nxd7 Rxb7 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Kc2 Kf8 26. Rd1 Rc7 27. Kc3 Ke7
28. b4 e5 29. a4 f5 30. c5 $1 (30. Rd5 Ke6 31. a5 $16) 30... bxc5 31. b5 c4 32.
a5 f6 33. Rd2 (33. b6 axb6 34. axb6 Rb7 35. Rb1 Kd6 36. Kxc4 Kc6 37. h4 f4 38.
gxf4 exf4 39. h5 (39. f3 h5 $1 40. Kd4 Rxb6 41. Rxb6+ Kxb6 42. Ke4 (42. Kd5 Kb5
$10) 42... Kc5 43. Kxf4 (43. Kf5 Kd5 $10) 43... Kd4 44. Kf5 Ke3 45. Kxf6 Kxf3
46. Kg5 Ke4 47. Kxh5 Kf5 $10) 39... f3 40. h6 Rxb6 41. Rxb6+ Kxb6 42. Kd5 Kb5
$10) 33... h5 (33... Rc8 34. b6 axb6 35. axb6 Rb8 36. Rb2 Kd6 37. Kxc4 Kc6 38.
b7 f4 39. gxf4 exf4 40. Kd4 f3 41. Ke4 Rxb7 42. Rxb7 Kxb7 43. Kf5 Kc6 44. Kxf6
Kd5 45. Kf5 $18) 34. h4 (34. b6 $1 axb6 35. axb6 Rb7 36. Rb2 Kd6 37. Kxc4 Kc6
38. h4 f4 39. gxf4 exf4 40. Kd4 f3 (40... Rd7+ 41. Ke4 Kb7 42. Kf5 $1 $18) 41.
Ke4 Re7+ (41... Rxb6 42. Rxb6+ Kxb6 43. Kxf3 Kc5 44. Ke4 Kd6 45. Kf5 Ke7 46.
Kg6 Ke6 47. f4 $18) 42. Kxf3 Kb7 43. Rb5 $16) 34... Ke6 35. Rd8 $2 (35. b6 axb6
36. axb6 Rb7 37. Rb2 Kd5 38. Rb5+ Kc6 (38... Ke4 39. Kxc4 f4 40. gxf4 Kxf4 41.
Kc5 Kf3 42. Kc6 Rb8 43. Kc7 Rh8 44. b7 Kxf2 45. b8=Q Rxb8 46. Rxb8 Kg3 47. Rb4
f5 48. Kd6 $18) 39. Kxc4 Kd6 40. Rb1 Kc6 41. Rb2 f4 $16 {->34.b6}) 35... Rc5
36. Rb8 Kd5 37. a6 Rc7 $8 38. Rb7 Rc5 39. Rd7+ Ke4 40. Rxa7 Rxb5 41. Rf7 Ra5
42. Rxf6 Ra4 $10 43. Re6 Kf3 44. Rxe5 Kxf2 45. Rxf5+ Kxg3 46. Rxh5 Rxa6 47. Rh8
Kg4 48. h5 Kg5 49. h6 Rxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. Nc3
{N} (8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rc1 c6 12. Re1 (12. Rc2 Rc8 {/\Ne4}
) 12... Rc8 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. e4 $14 {Novikov,I-Basin,L SSSR 1988 46/713}) (8.
Ne5 O-O 9. O-O Re8 (9... Nbd7 $5 10. Bf4 Qe8) 10. Nc3 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Rxe5 12.
Bf4 Re6 13. Nxd5 Bxe2 14. Bxc7 Qc8 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qc1 Bxf1 17. Bxa8 $14 {
Veingold,A-Yudasin,L SSSR 1984 37/585}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nh4 c6 10. a3 (10. Nf5 Bb4
11. Bd2 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Re1 g6 14. Nh6+ (14. Nh4 $10) 14... Kg7 15. Rc1 Nf8
{פh6}) 10... g6 $1 (10... O-O 11. Nf5 Bc7 12. O-O $36 {Yudasin,54/507}) 11.
O-O (11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bd2 O-O 13. b4 $5 (13. e4 $6 f5 14. e5 Ndxe5 $1 $44 {
Yudasin,54/(507)}) 13... Bc4 (13... Qf6 14. Nf3 $14) (13... Ngf6 14. b5 Bb7 15.
Qb3 $14) 14. b5 cxb5 15. Bxd5 (15. Nxd5 $2 Re8 16. Nc3 b4 $36) 15... Bxd5 16.
Nxd5 $13) 11... O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Re1 Be7 $1 14. Nf3 Ne4 $10 15. Bxe7 Qxe7
16. Qc2 Bb7 17. Nd2 (17. b4 c5 $1 $132) 17... Ndf6 (17... c5 18. Ncxe4 dxe4 19.
dxc5 Nxc5 20. b4 e3 21. bxc5 exd2 22. Qxd2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qxc5 $10) 18. Ndxe4
dxe4 19. e3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.04.14"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Nce4 $6 {Dieser
Eröffnungsfehler ist gut bekannt. Schwarz landet forciert in einem
schlechteren Endspiel.} ({Korrekt ist} 12... Qc8 13. Rac1 Nce4 14. Nd4 Nxc3 15.
Qxc3 a6) 13. Ne5 $1 Nxc3 14. Bxb7 Nxd1 15. Rxd1 Rb8 (15... Rc8 $2 16. Bxc8 Qxc8
17. Qa4 $16) 16. Nc6 dxc6 17. Rxd8 Rbxd8 18. Bxc6 ({Ein anderer, für Schwarz
nicht weniger gefährliche Versuch ist} 18. Qa4 $5 Ng4 $5 {wurde von Hracek
nach der Partie vorgeschlagen. Schwarz versucht den Punkt f2 anzugreifen.} ({
Gespielt wurde bisher nur} 18... Bd6 {Aussichtsreicher ist dagegen} 19. Qxa7 $1
({Nicht viel bringt Weiß} 19. Bxc6 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Rc8 $1 (20... a5 $6 21. c5 $1
$18 {Timman,J-Seirawan,Y/Amsterdam 1992}) 21. Bb7 Rc7 22. Qxa7 Nd7 23. Qa6 Nc5
24. Qxb6 Rxb7 25. Qxc5 Rxb2 $11) 19... Bxf4 20. gxf4 Rd7 21. b4 b5 22. Qa6 bxc4
23. Bxc6 Rd1+ 24. Kg2 Rc1 25. b5 $16 {Huzman,A-Podgaets,M/Ohrid 2001}) 19. h3 (
19. Bxc6 Bc5 20. Kg2 a5 $132) 19... e5 20. Bc1 b5 21. Qc2 Nf6 22. Bxc6 bxc4 23.
Bb5 $14 {sichert Weiß einen langfristigen Vorteil.}) 18... Bd6 19. Bxd6 $6 {
Der Läufertausch vereinfacht die schwarze Verteidigung. Weiß kann seine
Bauernmajorität auf dem Damenflügel am besten mit Hilfe seines Läuferpaares
zur Geltung bringen. Ich wußte, daß diese Stellung in der Partie
Vyzmanavin-Aseev vorkam, konnte mich aber nicht daran erinnern, wie Weiß
fortsetzte.} ({Vyzmanavin spielte wesentlich besser:} 19. Bd2 $1 Rc8 20. Qa4 $1
Rc7 (20... a5 $2 21. Be3) 21. b4 Rfc8 22. Bb5 $1 Ne4 23. Be1 Be5 (23... Be7 24.
Kg2 Bf6 25. Ba6 Rd8 26. Qc2 Nd6 27. c5 Nf5 28. Qa4 $16 {Kantsler,B-Baimuratov,
S/Bishkek 1993}) 24. Ba6 Rd8 25. Kg2 Nf6 26. c5 bxc5 27. Qa5 Ne8 28. bxc5 Rb8
29. c6 $16 {Vyzmanavin,A-Aseev,K/Moscow URS-ch 1991}) 19... Rxd6 20. Bf3 (20.
Qa4 $5 a5 (20... Rc8 $2 21. Bb7 Rc7 22. Qxa7 $16) 21. Qb5 Rc8 22. Bf3 Kf8 (
22... Rc5 23. Qa6) 23. a3 Ke7 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Nd7 $14 {, und Schwarz kann
die Stellung ohne große Mühe halten.}) 20... Rc8 $1 {Der beste Zug.} ({Weder} 
20... Rfd8 $6 21. Qc3 Rd1+ 22. Kg2 Ra1 23. a3 Rdd1 24. e4 Rg1+ 25. Kh3 h6 26.
Qe5 $16) ({, noch} 20... e5 $6 21. b4 Rc8 22. Bb7 Rc7 23. Ba6 $14 {><e5 bietet
eine vollwertige Alternative zum Textzug.}) 21. Qc3 Rd7 22. b3 Rc5 23. e3 (23.
b4 Rc8 24. c5 $2 bxc5 25. bxc5 Rdc7 26. c6 Nd5 $11) 23... h6 24. Kg2 Rdc7 {
Mit der Idee b6-b5.} (24... b5 $2 25. Qb4) ({In Frage kam} 24... a5 $5 {, z.B.}
25. a3 Rdc7 26. Be2 Rd7 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Rc8 29. Qa3 Rd6 30. Qa7 Kf8 $14)
25. Be2 Rd7 26. Bf3 Rdc7 27. Be2 Rd7 28. b4 {Nach einer gründlichen
Vorbereitung kommen die weißen Bauern in Bewegung.} Rc8 29. a4 {Weiß plant,
dem Gegner mit a4-a5 eine Schwäche auf b6 zu verpassen.} Nd5 (29... Ne4 30. Qe5
(30. Qc2) 30... Nd2 $6 31. Qb5 Rdc7 32. c5 $1 bxc5 33. Qd3 cxb4 34. Qxd2 $16) (
29... Kf8 $5) 30. Qd4 (30. Qa3 $1 Nf6 31. a5 Rd2 32. axb6 axb6 33. Qa6 $14)
30... Nf6 31. Qc3 Rdc7 $6 {Sehr kooperativ, Hracek erlaubt mir die
Planausführung.} 32. Qe5 Nd7 (32... a5 $2 33. Qb5 axb4 34. Qxb6 $16) 33. Qb5 $1
Kf8 34. a5 Ke7 35. f4 $1 (35. Qa4 Ne5 $11) 35... Rc6 36. Qa4 Rd6 37. Kf2 Rc7
38. e4 $6 {Zu früh!} ({Wesentlich unangenehmer war die Aufgabe von Schwarz nach
} 38. Qa1 $1 {Zumindest hätte mein Gegner einige einzige Verteidigungszüge
finden müssen.} g6 (38... Nf6 39. Kf3 {/\e4-e5}) (38... f6 39. axb6 axb6 40.
Qa8 Nf8 41. Qb8 $36) 39. e4 e5 $1 (39... h5 $2 40. e5 $16) 40. fxe5 Re6 41.
axb6 axb6 42. Bg4 Rec6 43. Qd4 Rxc4 44. Qd6+ Ke8 45. Bxd7+ (45. e6 Nf6 46.
exf7+ Kxf7 47. Be6+ Kg7 $14) 45... Rxd7 46. Qxb6 Rxe4 {, und Schwarz wird das
Unentschieden halten.}) 38... e5 $1 39. Qb5 g6 40. Ke3 (40. Bg4 exf4 41. gxf4
a6 $1 42. Qxa6 bxa5 $11) 40... h5 41. Bf1 Rdc6 42. Bd3 Rd6 43. Bf1 Rdc6 44. Bd3
{Der Remisschluß mag etwas verfrüht erscheinen, aber ich sah keinen
konstruktiven Plan. Schwarz pendelt mit seinem Turm auf den Feldern c6 und d6,
gelegentlich ist Re6 und Nd7-f6 möglich.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.03.17"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Koenig Plauen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. Qc2 (9. Bd3 dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 $1) (9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 c5 {
ist die Hauptvariante.}) 9... Bb4 $6 $146 {Diese Neuerung dürfte nicht viele
Nachfolger finden. Zuverlässiger ist das mehrmals gespielte 9...dxe4.} (9...
dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Bc3 $5 (11. Bg2 c5 12. Neg5 O-O 13. dxc5 h6 14. Nh3 Be4
15. Qb2 bxc5 16. O-O Qb6 17. Bc3 Qb7 18. Qe2 Nbd7 19. Nf4 Rfe8 $11 {Gheorghiu,
F-Ribli,Z/Baile Herculane 1982}) (11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. O-O Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14.
Ne5 Rc8 15. Bc3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. Rad1 Qc7 $11 {Savon,V-Kalugin,S/Orel 1997
}) 11... c5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nbd7 14. O-O-O Nc5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Rhe1
Bxd4 17. Bf1 O-O 18. Rxd4 Qe7 19. b4 Nd7 20. Bd3 h6 21. Qd2 $14 {Borges Mateos,
J-Berzinsh,R/Barcelona 2000}) 10. e5 Bxc3 (10... Nfd7 11. Rd1 $14) 11. Bxc3 Ne4
12. Bd3 $1 (12. Bb2 c5 13. Bd3 Bb7 $13) 12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bb7 ({Auch im
Falle von} 13... O-O 14. O-O Nd7 {bekommt Weiß einen leichten Vorteil:} 15.
cxd5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 cxd5 (16... exd5 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Nh4 $1 $14) 17. Rac1 Rc8
18. Rc3 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 $14) 14. O-O O-O (14... dxc4 $2 15. bxc4 c5 16. Bc2 Nd7
17. Rad1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Qe7 19. Nb5 $16) 15. Qc2 h6 16. cxd5 cxd5 $6 {In der
damit entstehenden "französischen" Bauernstruktur wird Schwarz dauerhaft unter
Druck stehen.} ({Chancenreicher für Schwarz war es, die Bauernstruktur
flexibel zu lassen:} 16... Qxd5 17. Be4 Qd7 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Rfd1 Na6 20. a3
$14) 17. Rac1 $14 Nc6 18. Qd2 Qe7 (18... f6 $2 19. Bb5 Rc8 20. exf6 Qxf6 21.
Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Ne5 $16) 19. Bb1 $1 {Durch die Mattdrohungen schwächt Weiß die
Bauerndeckung des gegnerischen Königs.} Rfc8 20. Qd3 g6 21. h4 a5 22. Qe3 h5 ({
Nach} 22... Kg7 {mußte Beliavsky mit} 23. h5 $1 (23. Nh2 h5) 23... Ba6 24. Rfe1
gxh5 25. Kg2 $40 {rechnen.}) 23. Qh6 $5 {Dieses Damenmanöver sieht nach reinem
Zeitverlust aus, da Schwarz schnell alle Türme abtauschen kann. Dennoch ist
die Sache nicht so einfach. Außer der naheliegenden Idee Nc6-b4 mit dem
Turmtausch sollte Weiß mit dem gegnerischen Gegenspiel nach a5-a4 rechnen. Und
dafür wird Schwarz in der Partie kaum Zeit haben.} (23. Rc3 a4 $1 24. Rfc1 axb3
25. axb3 Na5 $132) 23... Qf8 24. Qf4 ({Noch besser war} 24. Qg5 $1 {(mit der
Idee Bxg6)} Qd8 $1 (24... Qe7 $4 25. Rxc6 $18) 25. Qf4 a4 $2 (25... Ba6 26.
Rfe1 Nb4 $14) 26. Ng5 Qe7 27. g4 axb3 28. axb3 hxg4 29. Qxg4 $40) 24... Ba6 ({
Riskant war} 24... a4 $6 {, der weiße Angriff kann schnell gefährlich werden:}
25. g4 axb3 26. axb3 hxg4 27. Ng5 Ra3 (27... Na5 $5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Qxg4 $40
{/\Bxg6,/\h5}) 28. Qxg4 Qh6 (28... Rxb3 $2 29. h5 gxh5 30. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 31. Qxh5
$18) (28... Qe7 29. Rc3 Nd8 30. Rg3 $16) 29. Qf4 Qg7 (29... Qf8 30. h5 $16) 30.
Rc3 $40) 25. Rfe1 Nb4 26. Qd2 {Sebstverständlich darf Weiß den Abtausch auf d3
nicht zulassen.} Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 {Beliavsky hat sein Ziel
erreicht und alle Türme abgetauscht. Aber zu seinem Leidwesen ist das
Potential der restlichen weißen Figuren immer noch ausreichend, um einen
gefährlichen Angriff aufzubauen.} 29. Kg2 Qe8 30. a3 Nc6 ({Die taktische
Möglichkeit} 30... Qb5 {brachte Schwarz ebenfalls keine Erleichterung:} 31.
Bxg6 $1 fxg6 32. axb4 Qf1+ 33. Kh2 Be2 (33... Qe2 34. Qxe2 Bxe2 35. bxa5 bxa5
36. Nd2 $16) 34. Qe3 Bxf3 35. Qxf3 axb4 36. Qf6 Kh7 37. Qf8 $1 Qe2 38. Qf7+ Kh8
39. Qf4 Kh7 40. Kg2 $16) 31. Ng5 Nb8 $2 {Die folgende Springerüberführung
erleichtert keineswegs die Verteidigung von Schwarz, ganz im Gegenteil.} ({
Zäher war} 31... Qe7 32. Qf4 Nd8 (32... Kg7 $5 33. Bc2 $14) 33. Qc1 $14 (33. g4
hxg4 34. Qxg4 $2 Qxa3 35. h5 $2 Qc1 $17) (33. Bc2 $5 $14 Qxa3 $2 34. Qf6 Qf8
35. Nxf7 Nxf7 36. Qxg6+ Qg7 37. Qxe6 $16)) 32. Qf4 Nd7 33. g4 $16 hxg4 (33...
Be2 34. f3 $16) 34. Qxg4 {Nach der Durchsetzung von g3-g4 läuft der weiße
Angriff von selbst.} Nf8 $2 ({Besser war} 34... Qe7 35. h5 Be2 36. f3 f5 37.
exf6 $1 Nxf6 38. Qg3 Nxh5 39. Qe5 Qf6 40. Qxf6 Nxf6 41. Bxg6 Bd1 42. b4 axb4
43. axb4 Kg7 44. Bb1 $16) 35. h5 Qe7 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. Nh3 $1 Qe8 38. Nf4 Kh7
$2 {Der Verlust des Bauern war zu vermeiden.} (38... Kg7 $142 39. Qg5 $16) 39.
Qh4+ Kg8 40. Qh6 Qf7 41. Bxg6 Qg7 42. Qxg7+ Kxg7 43. Be8 {Weiß hat mehr
Material bei überlegener Stellung, die Vorteilumsetzung ist nicht schwer.} Kh6
44. Kg3 Kg5 45. f3 Bc8 46. Nh3+ Kf5 47. Bh5 Bd7 48. Kh4 Bb5 49. Bg4+ Kg6 50.
Nf4+ Kf7 51. Kg5 Ke7 52. Kh6 Kf7 53. Bh5+ Kg8 54. Bg6 Bc6 55. Nh3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 $1 {Eine Überraschung für mich. Meine Hoffnung, in der
Hauptvariante} (9... Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rac1 Nce4 14.
Nd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 a6 16. Qb3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 {ein ruhiges Endspiel 
(immer ratsam gegen Judit) zu erreichen, hat sich nicht erfüllt.}) 10. Qc2 $1 (
10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bf4 Qc8 $1 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 a6 15. Nb3 Be7
16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Qc7 18. Rad1 h6 19. f3 Ra7 20. R6d2 Nc6 21. c5 b5 22. Qe4
Ne5 23. Rc2 Nc4 $15 {Huebner,R-Timman,J/Venlo 2000}) 10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d5 $5
{Judit spielt wie immer aktiv.} (11... Be7 $5 12. Bf4 d6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Rac1
Rd8) 12. Rd1 Nd7 ({In Betracht kam} 12... d4 $5 {z..B.} 13. Qc2 (13. Nxd4 Bxg2
14. Kxg2 e5 15. Nf5 $1 Qxd1 16. Qxe5 f6 17. Qe6+ Rf7 (17... Kh8 $2 18. Bh6 $18)
18. Qe8+ Rf8 19. Qe6+ $11) 13... Nc6 14. a3 a5 15. e3 Ra7 $1 (15... Qf6 $2 16.
exd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Bxd4 18. Bg5 $18) 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Be3 e5 $11
) 13. Bg5 $1 {Provoziert die Schwächung durch f7-f6.} (13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 (
14. Ne5 $2 Rc8 $17) 14... Bxe4 15. Ne5 Bd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rxd5 Qf6 18. Bf4
Nxe5 $11) 13... Qe8 $2 {Judit ihrerseits provoziert vor Bc5-e7 den Zug b2-b4.
Dieser Zug ist aber im Gegensatz zu f7-f6 keine Schwächung, sondern ein
wichtiger Tempogewinn!} (13... f6 14. Be3 Rc8 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 (
16... Nxc5 17. Qe3 $14) 17. Qe3 $14) ({Die korrekte Verteidigung bestand in} 
13... Be7 $1 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Rac1 Nc5 $1 17. b4 Na4 $1 (17...
Ne4 18. Qb2 Rfc8 19. Ne5 $14) 18. Qc2 (18. Qa3 b5 19. Nd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rac8
$11) 18... b5 19. a3 (19. e4 Bb7 $11) 19... a5 $11) 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. b4 Be7
16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rac1 $14 {Eine typische damenindische Stellung. Weiß hat in
diesem Stellungstyp eigentlich nur eine, dafür aber sehr kraftvolle
strategische Idee, die Überführung seines Springers auf c6.} Rfd8 (17... a5 $2
18. Qc7 $16 {/\e4, /\Ne5}) (17... Nf6 18. Ne5 $14) 18. Nd4 Nf6 19. b5 Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 Rd5 21. Nc6 Qd7 22. Qc2 $1 {Der Damentausch im Zusammenhang mit der
Öffnung der a-Linie durch a7-a6 wäre eine willkommene Erleichterung für
Schwarz.} (22. Rxd5 $2 Qxd5+ 23. Qf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 a6 $11) 22... Qb7 23. a4 h6
24. e4 Rc5 25. Qd3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 a6 27. Rc4 {/\Rd4} (27. Rd1 $5) 27... axb5 28.
axb5 Qc7 (28... Nd7 $6 29. Rd4 Nc5 30. Qd1 Qc7 31. e5 $16) 29. Rd4 $16 e5 $2 {
Leider gab es für Schwarz keine Alternative zum passiven Ausharren (Qb7-c7,
Kh8-g8). Der Plan von Weiß sollte in der Vorbereitung von h4, g4-g5 bestehen.
Es läßt sich schwer sagen, ob sein Vorteil zum Gewinn ausreichen wird.} 30. Rc4
Qd7 $2 {Stellt einen Bauern ein. Aber die schwarze Stellung war ohnehin durch
die neue Schwäche e5 schwer belastet.} (30... Kh8 31. Qc3 Re8 32. Ra4 Qd6 33.
Qc2 $1 $16 {/\Ra7}) 31. Nxe5 $18 {Das hat Judit übersehen, die weiße Dame ist
gedeckt.} (31. Qxd7 $2 Nxd7 32. Ne7+ Kh7 33. Rc6 Ra2 $132) (31. Qc2 $2 Qd6 $11)
31... Qe6 $6 (31... Qxd3 32. Nxd3 Ra5 33. Rb4 Ne8 34. Ne5 Nc7 (34... Nd6 $2 35.
Nc6 Rxb5 36. e5 $3 Rxb4 37. exd6 $18) 35. Rc4 (35. Nc4 Rxb5 36. Rxb5 Nxb5 37.
Nxb6) 35... Rxb5 36. Nxf7 $18) 32. Nc6 Ra2 33. e5 Qd5+ (33... Ng4 $2 34. Ne7+
Qxe7 35. Rc8+ $18) 34. Qxd5 Nxd5 35. Rd4 Nc3 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Rd7 {Weiß
gewinnt den Bauern f7. Der Rest ist nicht schwer.} (37. Rf8 $18) 37... Nxb5 38.
Rxf7 Rc2 39. Nb4 Re2 40. Nd3 Na3 41. Kf3 Rc2 42. e6 Rc8 43. Ke4 Re8 44. Kd5 b5
45. Rb7 Nc2 46. e7 Kg6 47. Ke6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Modesto"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8.
Nc3 d5 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Nd7 12. Bg2 (12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Nc3 c5
14. dxc5 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Bb7 16. Rg1 bxc5 17. Bg2 O-O-O+ 18. Ke2 Bxg2 19. Rxg2
Kb7 $10 {Dlugy,M-De Firmian,N/USA-ch/1989/}) 12... Nf6 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4
Bb7 15. Rc1 $5 {N} (15. O-O O-O 16. Qe3 Qf6 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rd2 Rd7 19. Rfd1
Rad8 20. h4 $14 h5 21. Kh2 g6 22. Rd3 Kg7 23. R3d2 Rc8 24. c5 {ץb7} Re7 25.
Qf3 Qxf3 26. Bxf3 Rcc7 27. Bg2 Kf6 28. f4 Red7 $10 {Hjartarson-De Firmian/
Akureyri/1994}) 15... O-O 16. c5 Qd7 {><d4} 17. O-O (17. Qe3 $2 Rfd8 $17) 17...
e5 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Qc2 exd4 20. cxb6 $6 (20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Be4 Qe6 22. f3 g6
23. g4 Kg7 24. Qf2 $14) 20... axb6 21. Bxc6 $10 Qc8 (21... Bxc6 22. Qxc6 Qxc6
23. Rxc6 b5 24. Rb6 g6 25. Rxb5 Rxa2 $10) 22. Qe4 Bxc6 23. Qxc6 (23. Rxc6 Qb7
24. a4 Rd6 25. Rdc1 d3 $15) 23... Qa6 24. a4 Qa5 25. Rd3 h6 26. Qe4 (26. Rcd1
Rac8 27. Qe4 Qb4 $10) 26... b5 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 bxa4 29. bxa4 Qxa4 30.
Rc8+ Kh7 31. Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9596 38th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1995.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Ne3 Nd7 15.
Qc2 $6 (15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Re1 Qa5 17. Qc2 Ba3 $10 {Petursson,M-Portisch,L/
Reykjavik 1987}) 15... c5 $1 {N} (15... Rc8 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. a3 c5 18. d5 Ne5
19. a4 b4 20. Nb5 $1 $16 {Karpov,An-Vyzmanavin,A /Tilburg 20' 1993}) 16. d5 Bf6
17. dxe6 (17. Rad1 $2 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 b4 $17) (17. Rfd1 b4 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. e5 (
19. Na4 $2 Bxa1 20. Nxc5 Rc8 $19) 19... Bxe5 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Rxd7 Bxc3 22.
Rad1 Qf3 $17 {/\Be2,/\Bb7}) 17... fxe6 18. e5 Bxe5 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Rad1 (19.
Ne4 $2 Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxa1 $17) 19... Qc8 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Nf3+
23. Bxf3 Rxf3 24. Rc1 $14) 19. Rad1 (19. Bxa8 $2 Qxa8 20. Rad1 Bd4 21. Qe4 (21.
Ne2 Ne5 $17) 21... Ne5 22. Qxa8 Rxa8 $17) 19... Bd4 $2 (19... Rc8 20. Bh3 (20.
Rfe1 Bd4 $17) (20. Qe4 $2 b4 21. Nc4 bxc3 22. Nxe5 Bxf1 23. Bxf1 Nf6 $19) 20...
Re8 $1 (20... Qe7 $2 21. Qe4 $16) (20... Rc6 $2 21. Qe4 Qb6 22. Ne2 $16) 21.
Ne4 (21. Rfe1 Bd4 $17) (21. Qe4 $2 b4 $19) 21... Qc7 $1 (21... Qe7 22. Ng5 Qxg5
23. Rxd7 Rc7 24. Rxc7 Bxc7 25. Qe4 $44) 22. Ng5 Nf8 23. Rfe1 Bb7 $17) 20. b4 $1
Rc8 21. bxc5 Nxc5 22. Ne2 e5 $15 23. Nxd4 (23. Nf5 b4 24. Nfxd4 exd4 25. Rxd4
Qe7 26. Rd2 Rce8 27. Re1 Kh8 $15 {/\Rf2}) 23... exd4 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Rxd4 Ne6
26. Bxe6 Qxd4 27. Bxc8 Bxc8 28. Rd1 Qf6 (28... Qe5 29. Rd5 Qa1+ 30. Rd1) 29.
Nd5 $1 Qf3 (29... Qf7 30. Nf4 Bb7 31. Qc5 a6 32. h4 $10) 30. Rd3 Qe4 31. Qc5 $1
Qf5 $1 (31... Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Rxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Bh3+ 34. Kf3 Bg4+ 35. Kg2 $10) 32.
Rc3 $6 $138 Bb7 33. Nf4 Rd8 $1 34. f3 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 (35. Rc1 $2 Rd1+ 36. Kg2
Qxa2+ 37. Rc2 Rd2+ $19) 35... Qxa2+ 36. Kh3 Qf7 $2 $138 (36... Qa6 37. Rd3 Rg8
(37... Bc8+ 38. g4 Rg8 39. Kg3 Qb7 40. Rd5 $1 $10 {/\} a6 $4 41. Ng6+ hxg6 42.
Rh5+ gxh5 43. Qxh5#) (37... Rc8 38. g4 $44) 38. g4 Ba8 39. Qe7 $44) (36... a6
37. Qc7 (37. Qe7 Bc8+ 38. g4 Qg8 39. Rc7 Qf8 40. Qe5 Rd7 $17) 37... Qd2 38. Re3
(38. Ne6 $2 Qh6+ 39. Kg2 Rd2+ 40. Kf1 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Qxe6 $19) (38. g4 Qd7 $1 39.
Qe5 (39. Ne6 Qxc7 40. Rxc7 Rb8 $19) 39... Rc8 $17) 38... Bc8+ 39. g4 Rf8 40.
Re7 Qd4 41. Rf7 Rg8 $17) 37. Qxb5 Bc8+ 38. Kg2 Qa2+ 39. Qe2 $10 Qxe2+ 40. Nxe2
a5 41. Rc5 a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5
bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 d6 11. Rad1 Qb6 12. Rd2 Rd8 13. Rfd1 {
Es entstand eine bekannte theoretische Stellung. Weiß hat Druck gegen den
Bauern d6 und will ihn durch Ng5-e4, Qa4-b5 (b3) oder e4-e5 verstärken.
Schwarz versucht, diesen Druck zu neutralisieren und seine Entwicklung zu
beenden.} h6 {Gegen den möglichen Ausfall Ng5 gerichtet. Die anderen
Möglichkeiten sind 13...a6, 13..Na6 und 13..Ne8.} 14. Qb5 {Durch dieses
Abtauschangebot wird Schwarz zu 14...Ne8 gezwungen.} Ne8 15. e4 {Prinzipiell
gespielt, es droht e4-e5.} ({Harmlos ist} 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. b3 {, Schwarz hat
verschiedene Wege zum Ausgleich:} Nd7 (16... g5 17. Be3 Nd7 $11) 17. Nb5 d5 18.
cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nc3 Bc6 20. a4 g5 $2 (20... Ndf6) 21. Nxg5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 hxg5 23.
Rxd7 $16 {Sorin,A-Frois,F/Buenos Aires 1998}) 15... Nd7 $146 {Dieser Zug ist
neu.} ({In der Praxis kam bereits} 15... g5 16. Be3 Nc6 $6 {vor, nach} 17. e5
$1 dxe5 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rxd8 Bxd8 20. Bxc5 Qc7 21. Nxe5 a6 22. Qa4 Qxe5 23.
Bxc6 $16 {hatte Schwarz einen schweren Stand in Seres,L-Orgovan,S/Ungarn 1999.}
) 16. e5 {Ftacnik: 'White has seemingly achieved a lot, as his rooks exercise
pressure along the d file. Black's position is still rather flexible and solid.
'} ({Nicht viel versprach Weiß} 16. Qxb6 axb6 $1 (16... Nxb6 17. b3 g5 18. Be3
$14 {mit den Ideen 18.e5 und 19.h4.}) 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 (18. Bxe5 dxe5 19.
Rd7 Bxf3 $1 20. Bxf3 e4 21. Nxe4 (21. Bxe4 Nf6 $11) 21... Kf8 $11) 18... Bxg2
19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Kxg2 g5 21. Be3 Bf6 $11) 16... Qxb5 ({In der Variante} 16...
Nxe5 $2 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Rd7 {macht sich die Tatsache bemerkbar, daß Weiß die
Damen noch nicht getauscht hat:} Bxf3 19. Bxf3 e4 20. Nxe4 Kf8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8
22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. Nxc5 $16) ({Zu einem leichten weißen Vorteil führte} 16... d5
$5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nh4 {'!?' Ftacnik.} (18. Ne1 {Ftacnik} Qxb5 19. Nxb5 Nb6
20. b3 a6 21. Nc3 Nc7 $11) 18... Bxh4 19. gxh4 Nc7 20. Qxb6 Nxb6 21. b3 Ne6 22.
Be3 d4 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Be4 dxe3 25. fxe3 $14) 17. Nxb5 d5 (17... Nxe5 {
Ftacnik} 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Kxg2 $14) 18. cxd5 Bxd5 $1 {Mit
diesem genauen Zug gleicht Schwarz aus. Dank seinem Vorposten auf d5 hat er
zumindest keine Probleme.} ({Die Variante} 18... exd5 $6 19. Nh4 $1 Bxh4 (19...
Nb6 $2 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Nbd6 Nxd6 22. exd6 $14) 20. gxh4 Nb6 21. Nd6 Nxd6 22.
exd6 $14 {ist eindeutig günstig für Weiß.}) 19. Nc3 Nc7 (19... Nb6 $5 20. Nxd5
Nxd5 21. Ne1 (21. Nh4 $2 Nxf4 $17) 21... Nec7 $11) 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 (20... exd5 {
Ftacnik} 21. e6 $1 Nxe6 22. Rxd5 Nb6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Bb8 $14)
21. Nh4 $6 {Ftacnik: 'This move looks a bit odd as white does not want to lose
the bishop on the f4 square.'  Ich habe beschlossen, auf Gewinn zu spielen,
obwohl mir die Risiken durchaus bewußt waren.} ({Zu einer ungefähr
ausgeglichenen Stellung führte} 21. g4 N7b6 (21... Nxf4 $1 {Ftacnik} 22. Rxd7
Kf8 $11) 22. Bg3 Rab8 23. Bf1) 21... Bxh4 (21... N7b6 $2 22. Nf5 exf5 23. Bxd5
Nxd5 24. Rxd5 $14) (21... Nxf4 {Ftacnik} 22. Bxa8 Bxh4 23. Rxd7 Rxa8 24. gxf4
$18) (21... g5 $2 {Ftacnik} 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 $18) 22. gxh4
N7b6 23. Bg3 {Das entstandene Endspiel ist sehr ungewöhnlich. Die weißen
Läufer sind nicht übermäßig aktiv und haben keine Angriffsobjekte. Die
schwarzen Springer sind dagegen sehr mobil. Meine Hoffnung war, den Marsch des
Bauern f2 bis f5 zu verwirklichen, um Schwächen zu kreieren. Dieser Plan ist
aber sehr schwer durchführbar, während Schwarz mit seinem Spiel auf dem
Damenflügel sehr schnell vorankommt.} (23. h5 $6 {Ftacnik} Nc4 $1 24. Bxd5 exd5
25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Nxb2 $11) 23... Rac8 $6 ({Unklar war die Fixierung} 
23... h5 $5 24. Bf3 (24. Bf4 $5) 24... g6 25. Bf4 $1 Rab8 (25... Nc4 $5) 26.
Bg5 Rdc8 27. Rc2 {, mit gegenseitigen Chancen.}) ({Aber die Turmaufstellung} 
23... Rab8 $1 24. h5 Rdc8 {sah wesentlich besser aus als der Textzug.}) (23...
h5 $1 $11 {Ftacnik}) 24. h5 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'After this move white has
a chance to open the position for his bishop's pair.'} c4 (24... Nc4 {Ftacnik}
25. Rc2 Ncb6 26. Be4 c4 $13) 25. f4 c3 $2 {Stefannson überschätzt seine
Möglichkeiten. Er sollte in jedem Fall f4-f5 verhindern.} (25... Re8 $1 26. Rc1
$11 (26. f5 $2 Ne3 $17)) (25... Na4 {Ftacnik} 26. f5 $1 c3 27. bxc3 Naxc3 28.
fxe6 fxe6 29. Re1 $14) 26. bxc3 Rxc3 (26... Nc4 27. Rd4 Nce3 28. R1d3 Nxg2 29.
Kxg2 $16) 27. f5 Re8 (27... Nc4 28. Rd3 $14) 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Bh3 $14 {
Ftacnik: 'The prospect's of the far reaching bishops have been seriously
improved.'  Nach der glücklichen Ausführung seines Planes steht Weiß bereits
etwas besser. Ein schwarzer Turm ist an die Schwäche e6 gebunden, und Weiß
braucht nur den zweiten abtauschen, um z.B, auf c6 eindringen zu können. Aber
so weit kommt es nicht. Der isländische Großmeister, offensichtlich durch den
Kulissenwechsel verwirrt, greift sofort fehl.} Nf4 $6 ({Richtig war} 29... a5
$14) (29... Ra3 {Ftacnik} 30. Rf2 $14) 30. Bg4 Nbd5 $2 {Diese "Aktivierung"
kostet Schwarz Material.} 31. Rd4 $1 $16 {Der Springer f4 ist gefangen.} g5 (
31... Rf8 32. Rf1 $18) (31... Ne3 {Ftacnik} 32. Bxf4 Nxg4 33. Bd2 $18) 32. hxg6
Nxg6 33. Bxe6+ Rxe6 34. Rxd5 h5 (34... Kf7 {Ftacnik} 35. R1d2 h5 $16) 35. Rd6
Kf7 $2 {Verliert sofort.} ({Auch nach} 35... Nf8 36. R1d2 {sollte Weiß
allmählich gewinnen.}) 36. Rf1+ 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Rabinovich,A} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7.
Bd2 a5 (7... c5 $5 {Rabinovich,A} 8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Qc2
Nc6 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. a3 bxa3 15. b4 a5 16. c5 $36 {1-0 Shariyazdanov,
A-Baklan,V/Neum BIH 2000/ (43)}) 8. O-O O-O {Rabinovich,A: White has to choose
now between few very interesting continuations:} 9. Qc2 {Rabinovich,A: 'White
chose the most popular line this days.White will try to push e4.'} (9. Bf4 {
Rabinovich,A} a4 10. a3 axb3 11. Qxb3 Be7 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. d5 Na5 $15 {[%csl
Rc4][%cal Gb7a6] 0-1 Bilek,I-Almasi,Z/HUN 1995/EXT 2000 (40)}) (9. a3 {
Rabinovich,A} Be7 10. Nc3 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nd3 Re8 14. Nf4 Nf8
15. Qc2 c6 16. Rfd1 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bykhovsky,A-Lutz,C/Tel Aviv 1999/CBM 71 
(25)}) (9. Bg5 {Rabinovich,A} a4 $1 10. a3 axb3 11. Qxb3 Be7 $11) (9. Bc3 {
Rabinovich,A} d5 10. a3 Be7 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. Bb2 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rc8 17. e3 Bf6 18. Nc4 Bb5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nxb6 Bxd4
21. Qxd4 Rb8 22. Nxd5 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Rxb3 24. Rd1 Qd6 25. a4 h6 26. Qa7 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Skembris,S-Romanishin,O/Cutro 1999/CBM 71 (52)}) (9. Nc3 {Rabinovich,A}
d5 10. cxd5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxd5 12. Ne1 Na6 13. f3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd3 Bb7
16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qxd8 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Karpov,A/Tilburg 1992/CBM 32 (17)}) (
9. Qc1 $5 {Rabinovich,A Deserves more attention.}) 9... d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11.
Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 {Rabinovich,A: All this moves are known to the theory. The
next white move which was played was 13.Qb2 after what position stays unclear.
After the game Topalov,V-Adams,M Frankfurt2000, where black succesfully got
out of the opening white didn't play for a while this line. I think that the
novelty in the currient game will return this modern variation to life.} Be4
13. Qc1 $5 $146 {'N!' Rabinovich,A. Ein neuer Versuch. Der Textzug hat
gegenüber dem üblichen 13.Qb2 zwei Vorteile: 1) die Dame kann in manchen
Varianten auf e3 oder f4 ziehen; 2) der Läufer c3 ist nicht eingeengt und kann
u. U. nach b2.} (13. Qb2 a4 (13... c6 14. Bf1 b5 $132 15. Nd2 b4 $11) 14. Bf1
c5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. b4 a3 17. Qb3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qc6 21.
f3 Qa4 22. Qb1 d5 $13 {Topalov,V-Adams,M/Frankfurt 2000}) 13... h6 {Diese
Prophylaxe scheint unnötig zu sein. Schwarz sollte lieber eine der
Alternativen wählen.} (13... Qb8 14. Bh3 c6 15. Nh4 h6 16. f3 Bh7 17. e4 $14) (
13... c6 $5) (13... a4 $5 14. b4 a3 15. Bh3) 14. Bh3 {'+/=' Rabinovich,A.
Rabinovich,A: 'Black can't stop from white to play e4.'} Bh7 $6 15. Nd2 Ne4 $6
{Dies verhilft Weiß zu einem perfekten Zentrum.} (15... d5 16. cxd5 exd5 17.
Bb2 $14 {/\Qc6}) ({Zu empfehlen war} 15... c5 16. Qb2 cxd4 17. Bxd4 e5 18. Bc3
$14) (15... e5 $6 {Rabinovich,A} 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bg2 {[%csl Gc3,Gg2][%cal
Ge1d1] With long range advantage for white.}) 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. f3 Bh7 (17...
Bb7 {Rabinovich,A} 18. e4 e5 19. Qb2 {[%csl Gb2,Gc3,Gh3][%cal Ga1d1] White
really should like this position.}) 18. e4 $14 {Rabinovich,A: 'White achieved
a very pleasant position. Black has to play accuratly not to get into trublle
in early stages of the game.'  Genauso könnte man als Einschätzung "+/-"
setzten: Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel, den passiven Bh7 und wenig Raum, während
Weiß dazu ein stolzes Läuferpaar besitzt.} a4 19. Qb2 {Rabinovich,A: 'White is
ready to open the a-file ,his two bishops would like to get more space!?'} (19.
Qe3 $5 $14) 19... Qe7 20. b4 a3 {'?!' Rabinovich,A. Rabinovich,A: 'This move
is unnessasary now. The P on a3 will be weak and will deserve a lot of black
attention.'  Sonst folgt 21.a3. Nun ist aber der weit vorgerückte Bauer
schwach.} 21. Qb3 {><a3} Rfd8 22. Rad1 Nf6 $2 {Danach geht der Bauer a3
verloren.} ({Besser war} 22... c5 23. Rd2 $14 {/\Red1}) (22... c5 $5 {
Rabinovich,A As much as black doen't want to open the position this move was
keeping the P on a3 alive .}) 23. b5 $16 Nd7 24. Bb4 e5 {Rabinovich,A: 'This
is almost forced move for black.'} (24... Ra7 {Rabinovich,A} 25. e5 $16) 25.
dxe5 (25. Bxa3 $5 exd4 26. Rxd4 Nc5 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. Rdd1 $16) 25... Qxe5 (
25... Nxe5 $2 26. f4 Nd7 27. e5 $16) 26. Bxa3 ({Selbstverständlich vermeidet
man nach Möglichkeit eine Stellung mit ungleichfarbigen Läufern:} 26. Bxd7 $6
Rxd7 27. Bxa3 Kh8 $16 {/\f6,Bg8}) (26. Bxd7 $5 {Rabinovich,A}) 26... Nc5 27.
Qe3 Na4 (27... Ra4 28. Rd5 Qe7 29. e5 $16) (27... f6 $5) 28. Bb4 {Rabinovich,A:
'Securing the c3 square.'} Kh8 29. Rd5 Qb2 30. a3 (30. Qb3 $5 $16) 30... f6
$138 31. f4 $2 {Der materielle Vorteil, eine überlegene Stellung und die
Zeitnot meines Gegners haben mich nachlässig gemacht. Schwarz läßt seine Dame
selbstverständlich nicht mit 32.Rd2 fangen, während der weiße Bauer e4 schwach
wird.} ({Stattdessen sollte man die schwarze Dame zurückbefördern:} 31. Rd2 $1
Qe5 32. f4 Qh5 (32... Qe8 {Rabinovich,A} 33. Bg2 $18 {[%cal Ge3d4,Gd2e2,Ge4e5]}
) 33. Bg2 $18 {/\e5 , und der Durchbruch e4-e5 wird entscheiden.}) 31... Qc2 $1
32. Rd4 (32. Bg2 $1 {Rabinovich,A} Qxc4 (32... Bg8 {Rabinovich,A} 33. Rh5 Nb2
34. e5 Nxc4 35. Qc1 Qxc1 36. Rxc1 Ra7 37. exf6 gxf6 38. Rxh6+ Kg7 39. Rh4 $16 {
[%cal Gh4g4,Gg4g8,Gc1c4]}) 33. Rc1 $18) 32... Nc5 {'[]' Rabinovich,A.} 33. Bg2
Re8 $132 {><e4} 34. e5 $2 {Dies sollte den ganzen Vorteil vergeben, führt aber
in Romanischins Zeitnot zum schnellen Sieg.} ({Vorsichtiger und besser war der
Damentausch} 34. Qe2 $1 Qxe2 35. Rxe2 $16) (34. Re2 {Rabinovich,A} Qb1+ 35. Re1
Qc2) 34... Rad8 {'<=>' Rabinovich,A.} (34... dxe5 {Rabinovich,A} 35. Bxa8 $18)
35. Rd2 {'?!' Rabinovich,A. Rabinovich,A: 'White is playing like the position
is already won. The last move gives up almost all the advantage which white
gained by now. '} (35. Bc6 $1 Nd3 $1 (35... fxe5 36. Rd2 Qxc4 37. Bxe8 {-35.Rd2
}) (35... Re7 36. Qd2 $18) (35... dxe5 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Bxc5 bxc5 38. fxe5
fxe5 39. Qxc5 $16 Bg8 40. Qxe5 Rd2 41. Qxc7 Rxh2 42. Qf4 $18) 36. Bxe8 Nxe1 37.
Bc6 fxe5 38. fxe5 Nd3 $132) 35... Qxc4 36. Bc6 fxe5 $2 {Rabinovich,A: 'This is
decisive mistake.Now white is back on top. After 36...Nd3! black could have
stayed in the game.'} ({Ich hatte die folgende Erwiderung unterschätzt:} 36...
Nd3 $1 37. Rxd3 (37. Red1 $2 Nxb4 38. Bxe8 Rxe8 39. axb4 fxe5 $15) 37... Qxd3
38. Qxd3 Bxd3 39. Rd1 (39. Bxe8 {Rabinovich,A} Rxe8 40. exd6 Rxe1+ 41. Bxe1
cxd6 42. a4 Bc2 (42... Kg8 {Rabinovich,A} 43. Bf2 $6 Bc2 $11) 43. a5 bxa5 44.
b6 Be4 45. Bxa5 $14) 39... Bg6 40. exd6 cxd6 41. Bxe8 Bxe8 $11) 37. Bxe8 $18 {
Nun ist es aus.} Rxe8 38. Bxc5 {'!' Rabinovich,A.} bxc5 (38... dxc5 39. fxe5
Qxb5 40. e6 $18) 39. b6 $1 cxb6 40. Rxd6 e4 41. Rxb6 Rd8 42. Rc6 Qa2 43. Rxc5
Rd2 44. Rc8+ Bg8 45. Qxe4 Rxh2 46. Qf3 Rd2 47. f5 Qb2 48. Qa8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 {Die Lieblingsvariante von Andrei Sokolov, die er unter anderem mehrmals
in seinem Match gegen An. Karpov in Linares 1987 angewendet hat und in- und
auswendig kennt.} 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Re1 Bb7
({Gegen Karpov spielte Sokolov zweimal} 13... c5 14. Be3 Bb7 15. Bh3 $1 {
(diese Idee ist sehr stark)} cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nf6 17. Rc2 Bb4 18. Rf1 Ba6 {
und verlor beide Partien. Kein Wunder, daß er diese Variante durch
Zugumstellung zu vermeiden sucht.}) 14. Rc2 (14. Bh3 {hätte hier wenig Sinn.})
14... a5 15. Qc1 c5 {Mehr oder weniger erzwungen.} (15... Bd6 $6 16. Bf4 $14) (
15... c6 $6 16. Bh3 $14) 16. Be3 a4 {Diese Stellung ist in der Theorie auch
bekannt.} 17. Bh3 {Zwingt Schwarz zum Abtausch im Zentrum.} ({In Sokolovs
Praxis kam auch} 17. Rd1 {vor. Nach} h6 (17... axb3 18. axb3 Bf6 19. Ne1 (19.
Bh3 $5 $14) 19... h6 20. Bf3 Qe7 21. Qd2 Ra3 22. Rb1 Rd8 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Qb4
$14 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/Moskau 1984}) 18. dxc5 axb3 19. axb3 {griff er fehl:}
bxc5 $2 {und verlor einen Bauern:} (19... Nxc5 $1) 20. Ne1 Bf6 21. Qd2 Qb6 22.
Bxd5 $16 {Georgiev,K-Sokolov,A/Ulcinj 1997}) 17... axb3 18. axb3 cxd4 19. Bxd4
{Erst dieser Zug ist neu.} (19. Nxd4 Nc5 (19... Bc5 $5 {wurde von Andrei bei
der Partieanalyse vorgeschlagen.}) 20. Rd1 Bf6 21. b4 Ne6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rc7
Rb8 24. b5 Qd6 $11 {brachte Weiß nichts in Olafsson,H-Hansen,C/Gausdal 1985})
19... Nc5 20. Qb2 Bf8 {Trotz des leichten positionellen Vorteils ist die
Aufgabe von Weiß nicht leicht. Die schwarzen Figuren stehen aktiv und von der
Schwäche des Isolani kann noch keine Rede sein.} 21. Rec1 {Gegen den möglichen
Versuch Bb7-c8 gerichtet, außerdem plant Weiß bei Gelegenheit b3-b4.} (21. b4
$6 Ne4 {mit der Idee Ra4 wäre verfrüht.}) (21. Ne5 $5) 21... Ba6 {Schwarz
aktiviert seinen passiv stehenden Läufer.} ({In Frage kam} 21... Ne6 $5 22. Rd1
(22. Bxe6 $2 Ba3 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rc7+ Re7 $15) 22... Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Qf6 {
, und Schwarz sollte allmählich ausgleichen.}) 22. Ra1 {Ich nutzte sofort die
Gelegenheit zum Turmtausch, diese Taktik zahlt sich beim Spiel gegen Isolani
meistens aus.} Bb5 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Be3 Qa6 $11 {Schwarz hat ausgeglichen.} (
24... Bd6 $5 25. Nd4 Be5 $11 {war auch gut.}) 25. Nd4 Ra8 26. Bg2 Ne4 {Mein
Gegner, der große Erfahrung mit diesem Stellungstyp hatte, spielte recht
sicher, während ich an jedem Zug überlegte. Das hatte zufolge, daß meine Zeit
langsam knapp wurde. Deswegen beschloß ich, das Stellungsbild zu verändern und
das Spiel etwas konkreter zu gestalten.} 27. Bxe4 $1 (27. h3 Bd7 $11) 27...
dxe4 28. Rc7 Be8 29. Kg2 {Die Stellungseinschätzung hat sich nicht verändert,
das Spiel ist nach wie vor ausgeglichen. Dennoch ging meine Rechnung auf -
Sokolov war etwas verwirrt und begann länger nachzudenken. Innerhalb von zwei
Zügen hatte er seinen gesamten Zeitvorteil verloren.} Rd8 $6 {Nicht die beste
Verteidigung. Schwarz sollte stattdessen seine Dame aktivieren.} ({Es gab
einige Gefahren zu erkennen:} 29... g6 $4 30. Ne6 $3 fxe6 31. Qf6 $18) ({Oder} 
29... Rc8 $6 30. Qc2 Rxc7 31. Qxc7 $14 Bb5 32. Nxb5 Qxb5 33. Qc4 $1 Qxc4 34.
bxc4 Bc5 35. Bxc5 bxc5 36. f3 $16) ({Aber} 29... b5 $1 {(oder 29... Qa5!=) war
korrekt.} 30. Qc2 Bd6 31. Rc3 Bb4 32. Rc7 Bd6 $11) 30. Nc6 $2 {Ebenfalls nicht
das Beste.} (30. Nf5 $6 Rd7) ({Gefährlicher für Schwarz war} 30. Qc2 $1 Bd6 (
30... Qa8 31. Nc6 $1 Rd6 32. Ne7+ Bxe7 33. Rc8 $16) 31. Rc3 Qa8 (31... Bb4 $2
32. Rc4 $16) 32. Nf5 $14) 30... Rd1 $2 {Mit der beginnenden Zeitnot läßt die
Qualität der Züge schnell nach. Und Dank der neuen Zeitkontrolle der FIDE
beginnt die Zeitnot sehr früh und hört nach dem 40. Zug nicht auf! In Ohrid
habe ich keinen einzigen Schachprofi getroffen, der diese Innovation
befürwortet hätte.} (30... Rc8 31. Ne7+ Bxe7 32. Rxe7 Kf8 33. Re5 Bc6 $11) 31.
Ne7+ {Eine praktische Entscheidung.} ({Auf Komplikationen, selbst wenn sie
aussichtsreich sind, läßt man sich in Zeitnot ungern ein:} 31. Qc2 $1 Qa1 32.
Qxe4 Bd7 33. h4 $16 {wäre objektiv die beste Fortsetzung.}) 31... Bxe7 32. Rxe7
Qc8 $2 {Dieser Fehler kostet Schwarz einen Bauern.} (32... Kf8 $14) (32... Qb5
33. Qc2 Rd8 $14) 33. Qc3 (33. Qc2 $1) 33... Rd8 34. Qxc8 Rxc8 35. Bxb6 $16 Bb5
36. b4 $2 {Der letzte Patzer. Ich erwartete nur 36...Bxe2 und wollte mir ein
Tempo aussparen...} (36. e3 $2 Re8 37. Rc7 Be2 38. b4 h5 $14) ({Richtig war} 
36. Re5 $1 Bxe2 37. Rxe4 Bb5 38. Re3 $16 {, und Schwarz würde ein schwerer
Kampf um Remis bevorstehen.}) 36... Re8 $1 $11 {Diesen einfachen Zwischenzug
habe ich vollkommen übersehen. Das entstehende Endspiel mit ungleichfarbigen
Läufern ist totremis.} 37. Rxe8+ Bxe8 38. g4 Bb5 39. e3 f6 40. h4 Kf7 41. Kg3
Ke6 42. Kf4 Bc6 43. g5 f5 44. g6 hxg6 45. Bd4 Bb5 46. Bxg7 Be2 47. Bd4 Kd6 48.
Kg5 Bh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.10"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 Bxd2 10. Nbxd2 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rac1 (12. Ne5 $5 Qe7 $6 13. Ndc4
$1 g6 $6 14. Rac1 Na6 15. Qb2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Ne8 $2 17. Ne3 c6 18. a3 Nd6 19.
Rd2 Kg7 20. Rdc2 $16 {Beliavsky,A-Ahmed,A/Yerevan olm 1996}) (12. Rfd1 Na6 13.
Nf1 Ne4 $6 14. Ne5 Qe7 15. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 16. a3 c5 17. Nc4 Rad8 18. d5 b5 19. d6
Qe6 20. Nxa5 Ba8 21. a4 $16 {Topalov-Illescas Cordoba Dos Hermanas 1997.})
12... Na6 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. e3 c5 15. Qb2 Qe7 16. Nb1 $1 Ne4 17. Nc3 {Die
Effizienz des weißen Springers auf c3 gegenüber d2 ist offensichtlich. Weiß
droht bereits, dem Gegner mit 17.cxd5 einen Isolani zu verpassen.} Rac8 $6 (
17... Rad8 $1 {war sicherer.} 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 $132 {
Ich hatte vor, mit 18.Bf1+/= fortzusetzen.}) 18. dxc5 Rxc5 (18... Nxc3 $6 19.
Qxc3 Nxc5 20. Nd4 $14) 19. Na4 $2 {Ein oberflächlicher Zug! Der Nachziehende
träumt davon, seinen b-Bauern nach b4 zu bringen, um das Feld c3 zu
kontrollieren, und ich helfe ihm noch dabei!} ({Selbstverständlich war} 19. Nd4
$1 {vorzuziehen.} Qf6 (19... Rec8 20. Na4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Qf6 (
22... Nac5 23. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 (23... Nxe4 24. f3 $16) 24. Nxb6 Nd3 25. Qd2 $16)
23. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 24. Qc4 h6 25. Qb5 $16) 20. Na4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nac5 (21... Nb4
$6 22. Bf1 $16) 22. Bxe4 $1 Nxe4 23. Rc7 $14) 19... Rxc1 20. Rxc1 b5 $1 {
Nun sollte Weiß sehr sorgfältig spielen, um nicht in Nachteil zu geraten.} 21.
Nc3 Nac5 22. Qc2 $1 (22. Bf1 b4 $15) 22... Nxf2 $6 {Wahrscheinlich hat
Kurajica meinen nächsten Zug übersehen. Dabei konnte er mich absolut risikolos
den einzigen Ausgleich suchen lassen.} (22... b4 $1 23. Nxe4 $1 (23. Ne2 $6 Qf6
$15 {/\Rc8, Ba6, ><c3.}) 23... dxe4 (23... Nxe4 $2 24. Qc7 Nc3 25. Qxe7 Rxe7
26. Nd4 $14 {nebst 27.a3, axb4 und Ra1.}) 24. Qxc5 Qxc5 (24... exf3 $2 25. Qxe7
Rxe7 26. Bxf3 $18) 25. Rxc5 exf3 26. Rb5 $1 {ist am besten. Der weiße Turm
kontrolliert die 5.Reihe.} (26. Bf1 $2 Rd8 27. Rxa5 Rd1 $17 {/\h5, Be4-d3.} 28.
Rb5 $2 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Ba6 $19) (26. Rc7 $2 Be4 27. Bf1 Rd8 28. h4 (28. h3 h5 $1
) 28... h5 $1 29. Bc4 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rd2 31. Kg1 (31. Bxf7+ Kh7 $17) 31... Bg6
$17) 26... Be4 27. Bf1 Rd8 28. h4 g6 (28... Kf8 29. Re5 f5 30. Bh3 $11) 29. Re5
$1 Bb1 30. Bc4 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rd2 32. g4 $1 Rxf2+ 33. Kg3 Rxa2 34. Re8+ Kg7 35.
Re7 $11) 23. Nxd5 $1 {Ein Gegenschlag!} (23. Kxf2 $2 Qxe3+ 24. Kf1 b4 $17) (23.
Qxf2 $2 Nd3 24. Qd2 Nxc1 25. Qxc1 Qc5 $1 26. Ne2 Qxc1+ 27. Nxc1 Rxe3 28. Kf2
Rc3 $17) 23... Qe4 $2 {Ein Verlustzug. Nach 15-minutigen Nachdenken findet
mein Gegner nicht die einzige Rettung.} (23... Qd7 $1 24. Qxc5 Nd3 25. Qd4 Qxd5
$11) 24. Qxc5 Nd3 25. Nd2 $1 (25. Ng5 $5 Qe5 26. Ne7+ (26. Qc2 $6 Bxd5 27. Qxd3
Bxg2 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Kxg2 Qxg5 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Rc7+ Kd6 $1 (31... Kd8 32.
Rc8+ $18) 32. Qxe8 Qd5+ $14) 26... Rxe7 27. Qxe5 Rxe5 28. Rc7 Rxg5 29. Rxb7 $16
) 25... Qe6 $1 (25... Qe5 26. Ne7+ $1 Qxe7 (26... Rxe7 27. Qxe5 Rxe5 28. Rc3
$18) 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Rc3 $18) 26. Nc7 $2 {Ein Fehler.} ({Ich hätte mich
lieber mit einer technisch gewonnenen Stellung nach} 26. Qxb5 Nxc1 27. Qxb7
Nxa2 28. Nc4 $18 {begnügen sollen.}) 26... Qh6 $2 {Zu meinem großen Glück
übersieht auch mein Gegner seine beste Möglichkeit.} (26... Qd7 $1 {Wir haben
beide nach} 27. Qd4 (27. Qxb5 Qxb5 28. Nxb5 Nxc1 29. Bxb7 Rxe3 $14) 27... Qxd4
28. exd4 {die Berechnung abgebrochen und den Zug} Re2 $1 {außer Acht gelassen.
Schwarz behält gute Remischancen:} 29. Bxb7 Nxc1 30. Ne4 b4 $1 $14) 27. Qa7 $18
Nxc1 28. Nxe8 Bxg2 29. Nc7 $1 g5 30. Kxg2 Qc6+ 31. e4 Qc3 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. Ne8+
Kg6 34. Qd6+ f6 35. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.02.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
{Eine Erfindung von P.Nikolic. Weiß strebt e2-e4 unter günstigen Umständen an.
Von Zeit zu Zeit bedient sich Ivanchuk dieser Idee.} (8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10.
Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 {ist eine bekannte Theorievariante.}) 8... d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5
10. Bg2 c5 ({Ein sicheres Entwicklungsschema stellt} 10... Nd7 11. O-O c5 12.
Rfd1 Rc8 {dar, z.B.} 13. Qb2 Bb7 14. e4 Nb4 $6 (14... N5f6 $142) 15. Be3 Qe8
16. a3 Nc6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Na5 19. Re1 Qd8 20. Rad1 Bf6 21. Qc2 $16 {
Ivanchuk,V-Ehlvest,J/Tallinn 2000}) 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxd5 exd5 (12... Qxd5 $4
13. Ng5 $18) 13. Bc3 Rc8 $146 (13... Bf6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. e3 Rac8 16. Qb2 Rfd8
17. Rac1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Qd2 Nd3 20. Rc2 Nc5 $11 {/\Ne4, Vyzmanavin,
A-Hellers,F/Stockholm 1990}) 14. Qb2 c4 $6 {Die Aufhebung der Zentrumsspannung
erleichtert das Spiel von Weiß. Besser war es, mit 14...Bf6 zu der Partie
Vyzmanavin-Hellers zu wechseln.} (14... Bf6 15. Rfd1 Qe7) 15. Ne5 b5 16. a3 Re8
(16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 cxb3 18. Qxb3 d4 19. Bb4 $14) 17. Rfe1 Bf8 ({In Frage kam
} 17... Bf6 $5 18. Nxc6 (18. Rad1 Na5 $132) (18. e3 Qd6 19. f4 $13) 18... Rxc6
19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Bxe4 Re6 22. Bf3 $14) 18. Nxc6 (18. e4 $2 Rxe5
19. dxe5 d4 $17) 18... Rxc6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Bxe4 Re6 22. Bf3 $14
{Der weiße Freibauer d4 ist mobiler als sein Pendant auf c4, der Ba6 steht
nicht optimal - der kleine weiße Vorteil ist offensichtlich.} Qc7 23. d5 Re8
24. Rd1 {/\d6} f6 ({Der Abtausch} 24... cxb3 $6 25. Qxb3 {käme nur Weiß zugute:
} Qc4 $4 26. Qxc4 bxc4 27. d6 Rd8 28. d7 Bb5 29. Bg4 $18 {/\Ba5}) 25. h4 $5 {
Dieser Vormarsch des h-Bauern sollte die Stellung des schwarzen Königs
schwächen. Leider trifft es im gleichen Maß auf die Stellung des weißen
Monarchen zu.} ({Eine gute Alternative bot} 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. Qc2 {/\Qa4} Bc8 {
Aber mit einer simplen Lösung, dem Tausch der schwarzfeldrigen Läufer, behält
Weiß seinen kleinen Vorteil.} 27. Bb4 ({Die verlockende Abwicklung} 27. Be4 h6
28. Bg6 Rd8 29. Qd2 {/\Ba5} {bringt Weiß nicht viel wegen} Bg4 $1 30. Ba5 (30.
Re1 Rc8 $11) 30... Qd7 31. Bxd8 Bxd1 $11) 27... Bxb4 28. axb4 Rd8 {/\Rd4} 29.
Qc3 Ba6 30. Re1 $14) 25... Bc8 26. h5 Bc5 $1 {/\Qg3 Dieser Stich kommt gerade
rechtzeitig. Hier mußte ich feststellen, daß die geplante Erwiderung 27.Bd4
nicht viel taugt.} 27. Kg2 (27. Bd4 $6 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 cxb3 29. d6 Qf7 {, und es
ist plötzlich Weiß, der den Ausgleich suchen muß.}) 27... Qd7 28. Rh1 (28. g4
$2 Re4 $1 $17) 28... h6 (28... cxb3 29. Qxb3 h6 30. Bb4 $14) 29. bxc4 bxc4 30.
Bd4 $6 {Der Wunsch, den aktiven Läufer c5 zu verjagen, ist verständlich, aber
dabei vernachlässigt Weiß seinen Bauern d5. Richtig war 30.Bb4.} (30. Bb4 $1
Bb6 $6 (30... Bxb4 31. axb4 $14) 31. Qc2 {/\Qg6} a5 32. Bc3 Bb7 33. Rd1 Bc8 34.
Qg6 $1 $16 Qh3+ 35. Kg1 Re7 (35... Rf8 36. Be4 $18) 36. d6 $18) 30... Bf8 31.
Qc3 $2 (31. Bc3 $1 $14) 31... Bb7 $1 $11 {Diese starke Antwort habe ich
vollkommen übersehen. Das Remis läßt sich nicht vermeiden.} 32. Qxc4 Rd8 33.
Bxa7 Bxd5 34. Bxd5+ Qxd5+ 35. Qxd5+ Rxd5 36. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.12.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Empor Berlin"]
[BlackTeam "St Ingbert"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Qd3 $5 $146 (12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4
b5 14. Ne3 Nd7 $132) (12. Re1 Bb7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 Nd7 $132) (
12. Qd2 Bb7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Kh1 Rfd8 18.
f4 Nf8 19. Ne2 a5 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Rc2 g6 22. Qc1 c5 23. d5 $14 {Oll,L-Gulko,
B/Polanica Zdroj 1996}) 12... Bd6 $5 (12... Bf6 13. f4 $1 $14 (13. Rfd1 c5 $132
)) (12... Bb7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Qb6 $132) 13. Rfd1
Qc7 (13... c5 $2 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bxd5 $18) (13... Bxe5 $6 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4
Rc8 (15... Qc7 16. Qe3 $1 {-13...Qc7}) 16. Qd2 $1 (16. Qe3 Qe7 $11) (16. Qd4
Qc7 $1 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. e4 dxe4 20. Qe3 Nc5 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 $11) (
16. e4 Rc7 (16... Qc7 $2 17. Qd2 $16) 17. Qe3 dxc4 18. Bf1 Qc8 19. bxc4 Nc5
$132) 16... Qe7 (16... Rc7 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. e4 $16) 17. e4 Rfd8 18. cxd5 cxd5
19. Rac1 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 $16) (13... Nd7 14. Nxc6 Qc7 15. e4 $1
Qxc6 16. exd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qc8 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. Re1 $14) 14. Qe3 Bxe5 $2 (
14... Nd7 $1 15. cxd5 (15. Nxc6 $2 Qxc6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qc8 18. Ne4 Ba3
19. Bxa8 Qxa8 $15) 15... cxd5 16. Rac1 (16. Nxf7 $2 Kxf7 17. Nxd5 Qc2 $17)
16... Qd8 (16... Ba3 $2 17. Nxd5) (16... Bxe5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxc7 Bxc7 19.
Qe7 Rad8 20. Bxd5 Nf6 21. Bf3 $14) 17. Nc6 Qe8 $11) 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Rac8 (
16... dxc4 17. Rd6 Nb8 18. Rad1 cxb3 19. axb3 $36) 17. Rac1 $16 Qd8 (17... Qb8
18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qd4 $16 {/\e4}) (17... dxc4 18. Ne4 cxb3 19. Nd6 $16) 18. Qd4
Nb8 (18... c5 19. Qd2 d4 20. Ne4 f6 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. e3 $16) 19. cxd5 cxd5 20.
e4 dxe4 21. Qxd8 $2 (21. Qe3 $1 Qe7 22. Nxe4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bb7 (23... Rc8 24.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Qc3 $16) 24. Nd6 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Na6 {/\Nc7-d5} 26. Qc3 f6 27. b4
fxe5 28. fxe5 $16 {/\} Qg5 29. Rf1 Rxf1 $2 30. Qc8+ $18) 21... Rfxd8 22. Rxd8+
Rxd8 23. Nxe4 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $14 25. Kf2 (25. Nd6 Bd7 $14) 25... Na6 26.
Bf3 Kf8 $6 (26... Bd7 27. Bh5 Nc7 28. Nd6 f6 $14) 27. Bh5 $1 g6 (27... Bd7 $2
28. Ng5 g6 29. Nxh7+ Kg7 30. Nf6 $18) 28. Be2 {><f6} Nc7 29. Nf6 h6 $6 (29...
h5 $142 30. Bf3 $14 {/\h3,g4}) 30. Bc4 (30. Bf3 $1 {/\} Ne8 31. Bc6 Nxf6 $2 32.
exf6 $16) 30... Bb7 {/\Bc6,Ne8,Kg7} (30... Ne8 $2 31. Bb5) 31. g4 {><h6} Bc6
32. h4 (32. Ke3 Ne8 33. b4 Ba4 $8 (33... Kg7 $2 34. b5 $18) 34. Kd4 Kg7 35. Ne4
Kf8 $14) 32... Ne8 33. Ke3 $2 (33. b4 Nxf6 (33... Ba4) 34. exf6 Ke8 35. Ke3 Kd7
36. Kd4 Kd6 $11) 33... Kg7 34. g5 h5 $1 {/\Kf8,Ng7-f5} 35. Nxe8+ Bxe8 $11 36.
Kd4 Kf8 37. Be2 Bc6 38. b4 Ke7 39. a3 Kd7 40. Bd1 Ke7 41. a4 Kd7 42. Bc2 Ke7
43. Bb3 Bd7 44. a5 Bc6 45. Bc4 Bf3 46. Bb5 Bg2 47. Ba4 Bf3 48. Bc2 Be2 49. Bb3
Bb5 50. Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Levin, Felix"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2
Bc6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 a5 (11... Qc8 $5 12. O-O Qb7 13. b4 Be4 14.
Nh4 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 $132 {/\Nc6,a5}) 12. O-O Be4 $6 (12... Qc8
$142 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qb7+ 15. Kg1 Ne4 $1 (15... Nd5 16. Bb2 f5 17. e3 Nc6
18. Qe2 Rf7 19. Rac1 $14 {/\Rc5|^<<}) 16. Nxe4 Qxe4 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. f3 Qd5 19.
Rab1 f5 20. Qd3 f4 $5 $132 {><b3}) 13. Qe1 $1 a4 $8 (13... Nc6 $2 14. Ne5 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 $16) 14. b4 Nd5 15. Rc1 f5 (15... Nb6 $5 {Levin} 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2
d5 18. Bb2 Qd7 19. e4 Nc6 20. e5 $14) 16. Ne5 Bxg2 (16... d6 $5 17. f3 (17. Nd3
$2 Bxd3 18. exd3 Qd7 {/\Nc6-e7}) 17... dxe5 18. fxe4 Ne3 19. exf5 $5 Nxg2 20.
Qf2 $1 exd4 21. Qxg2 Ra6 22. b5 $1 Rb6 23. Rcd1 $16) 17. Kxg2 d6 (17... f4 18.
e4 fxe3 19. fxe3 Rxf1 20. Kxf1 d6 21. Nd3 Nd7 22. e4 $16) 18. Nd3 Nd7 (18... f4
19. Bd2 g5 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. Kh1 Nd7 22. e4 $16) 19. Bd2 Qf6 $2 {Kein guter
Platz fuer die Dame.} (19... Qc8 $1 20. f3 Qb7 21. e3 Rae8 22. Qd1 (22. Qe2 e5
$132) 22... Qb5 23. Nb2 N7b6 24. e4 fxe4 25. fxe4 Nf6 $132) 20. e3 Rf7 (20...
Rae8 21. Qd1 $1 (21. f3 $2 e5) 21... N7b6 22. f3 $16) 21. Qe2 Raf8 22. f3 Qg6
23. Rc6 $1 $16 {Auf dem Koenigsfluegel hat Schwarz nichts,und sein
Damenfluegel ist sehr schwa ch.} Qh5 $2 (23... Nb8 24. Rc2 Nd7 25. Re1 e5 26.
dxe5 dxe5 27. e4 fxe4 28. Qxe4 (28. fxe4 $2 Nf4+) 28... Qxe4 29. fxe4 Rf3 30.
Nf4 $1 Nxf4+ 31. Kxf3 Nd3+ 32. Ke2 Nxe1 33. Kxe1 $16) (23... h5 24. h4 $16 {
><g5}) 24. Nf4 Nxf4+ 25. exf4 $18 Nb8 (25... Nf6 26. Qxe6 Re8 27. Qc4 $18) 26.
Rc2 Re7 27. b5 $1 Qe8 28. Rfc1 Rff7 29. Ba5 e5 30. fxe5 dxe5 31. Bb4 Re6 32. d5
Rb6 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Rxc7 Nd7 35. Qc4 Rb8 36. d6+ Kh8 37. Qc6 Rd8 38. b6 e4
39. b7 exf3+ 40. Qxf3 Qg8 41. Bc3 Qa2+ 42. Kh3 Qe6 43. Rc8 Rg8 44. Qf4 h6 45.
Qc4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Magerramov, Elmar S"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 Na6 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Bg5 Rd8 14. f4 (14. e3
h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qh5 Qe6 17. Nd3 c6 18. b4 $14 (18. Ne2 Be7 19. Ne5 Bf8 20.
Nf4 Qe8 21. h4 Rd6 22. Rfd1 $13 {Gomes Esteban,J-Polugaevsky,L Palma de
Mallorca 1989 48/687})) 14... c5 (14... h6 $5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 c5 17. Qh5
Qe6) 15. e3 Nc7 16. f5 Re8 {N} (16... Nce8 17. g4 h6 18. Bh4 (18. Bf4 $5) 18...
Qc7 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 a6 22. Nc3 b5 23. Qe1 Bd6 $1 $132 {
Magerramov,E-Psakhis,L Nimes 1991 51/519}) 17. g4 Bd6 18. Bf4 h6 19. Qf3 $5 {
/\Rfd1,פc7,><d5} (19. h4 Ne4 20. g5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Qxf5 (21... Bxe5 22. Bxe5
Nxg5 23. f6 $1 g6 24. Qe1 $40) 22. Nxf7 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Qg6 $13) 19... Ne4 $1 (
19... Re7 $2 20. Ng6 $1 $16) (19... Qd8 $2 20. Qg3 $1 $16 {/\Nf7}) 20. Rfd1 (
20. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 21. Qg3 Nd5 22. dxc5 (22. Bxe4 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 f6) 22... Nxf4
23. exf4 Bxc5+ 24. Kh1 f6 25. Ng6 a5 $13) 20... Qd8 $2 (20... Nxc3 $142 21.
Rxc3 Qd8 22. Qg3 $140 Nb5 23. Rc2 cxd4 24. exd4 (24. a4 $2 f6 25. Ng6 Rxe3 $17)
24... Be7 $13 (24... Qe7 $132 {/\Nd4})) 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qg3 Nd5 $2 (22...
cxd4 $142 23. Rxd4 (23. exd4 Nb5 $13 24. a4 $140 Nxd4 $1) (23. Nxf7 Bxf4 24.
Nxd8 Bxg3 25. Nxb7 (25. hxg3 Raxd8 26. Rxc7 dxe3 $1) 25... Be5 26. exd4 Bf4 27.
Rc6 Nb5 $1 $13) 23... Nb5 24. Rdd1 Qe7 (24... Qb8 25. Nd7 Bxf4 26. exf4 Qd8 27.
g5 $40) 25. Ng6 $1 fxg6 26. Bxd6 Nxd6 (26... Qf7) 27. Qxd6 gxf5 28. Rc7 $16)
23. dxc5 $18 Bxc5 (23... Nxf4 24. exf4 Bxc5+ 25. Kh1 Qf6 26. Rd7 Re7 27. Rxb7
Rxb7 28. Bxe4 Rab8 29. Bxb7 Rxb7 30. Qf3 $18) 24. Bxe4 Nxf4 25. Qxf4 Qc7 26.
Bxb7 Qxb7 27. b4 Bxb4 28. Rd7 Qb8 29. Rcc7 Bd6 30. Qc4 $1 Bxe5 31. Qxf7+ Kh8
32. Rc6 $1 1-0

[Event "Kemerovo1"]
[Site "Kemerovo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7
8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Ng5 $5 {N} (13.
a3 {Belov} c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Ne1 d4 16. Na4 Nd7 17. Nb2 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 $14 {
Ruban,V-Aseev,K/URS-ch/1991/0,5/28/}) (13. Bf4 Rd8 14. Ng5 Qd7 15. a3 h6 16.
Nf3 c5 17. Qb2 Qe6 $10 {Kiselev,S-Sakaev,K/St-Peterburg zt/1993/0:1/41/}) (13.
Nh4 $5 {Belov} Re8 $6 (13... g6 $142 {Dautov/}) 14. a3 c5 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. dxc5
bxc5 (16... Nxc5 $142) 17. Bg5 $16 {Lutz,C-Grosar,A/Graz zt/1993/0,5/41/}) (13.
Bg5 {Belov} Rd8 14. Nh4 (14. Ne5 c5 15. Rac1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e3 Nc7 $10 {
Eingorn,V-Aseev,K/Lvov zt/1990/0:1/43/}) 14... g6 15. Bf3 c6 16. Ng2 Qd7 17.
Nf4 $14 {Chernin,A-Aseev,K/Lvov zt/1990/0,5/28/}) 13... h6 $2 (13... Nb4 14.
Qb2 c5 15. Rac1 Qf5 16. h4 Rfd8 17. Na4 Na6 18. Be3 h6 19. Nh3 Ng4 20. Bd2 Bc6
21. dxc5 b5 22. Nc3 Bxc5 $36 {Ribli,Z-Polugaevsky,L/Thessaloniki olm (3) 1984})
(13... c6 14. a3 Nc7 15. Bf4 Nce8 16. b4 h6 17. Nf3 Nd6 18. Ne5 $14 Qe6 19.
Rac1 Rfe8 20. a4 Rac8 21. Qb3 Bf8 22. b5 c5 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Nxd5 $16 {
Filippov,V-Aseev,K/RUS-ch Elista (08) ;CBM 50 1995}) (13... Rd8 14. Bh3 Qb8 15.
Bf4 (15. Rac1 $14 {Belov}) 15... h6 16. Nf3 $14) (13... g6 {Belov} 14. Bh3 Qd8
15. Bf4 $14) 14. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 (14... hxg5 {Belov} 15. Nxe7+) (14... Nxd5 {Belov
} 15. Qh7#) 15. Bxd5 hxg5 (15... Rb8 {Belov} 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18.
e4 $16) 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. Bxg5 $16 c5 (17... Rd8 18. Qc4 Qb7 19. e4 b5 20. Qe2
$16) (17... Qd5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e4 Qd7 20. Rac1 $16) 18. Qc4 Nc7 (18... Qb7
$5 {/\} 19. d5 (19. dxc5 {Belov} Nxc5 20. b4 Ne6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rac1 $14)
19... Rd8 20. e4 b5 21. Qe2 Nxd5 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qxb5 Ndc7 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.
Qe2 Nb4 26. Rd1 Qe7 $14) 19. dxc5 Ne6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Rac1 bxc5 (21... Nxc5
22. b4 Ne6 23. Rd7 (23. e3 $16) 23... Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qc8 $16) 22. e3
Qb7 (22... Rd8 $142 23. h4 $16) (22... Ng5 {Belov} 23. Qd5 $16) 23. Rd6 Be7 24.
Qd5 $1 Rb8 (24... Qb5 {Belov} 25. Rd7 Bf6 26. Rxa7 Rd8 27. Qb7 $18) 25. Qxb7
Rxb7 26. Rc6 Rd7 27. h4 g6 (27... Rd2 {Belov} 28. Ra6) 28. Kf1 Kg7 29. Ke2 Rb7
(29... Bf6 $142) 30. Rd1 Nf8 31. f4 Nd7 32. Kf3 Nb6 (32... f5 33. g4 (33. e4
Nf6 (33... fxe4+ 34. Kxe4 Nf6+ 35. Kf3 $18) 34. e5 Ne4 35. Rd3 $16) 33... fxg4+
(33... Bxh4 34. g5 {/\Rcd6,Rh1} Bxg5 35. Rcd6 $18) (33... Nf6 34. gxf5 gxf5 35.
Rg1+ Kf7 36. Rg5 $18) 34. Kxg4 Nf6+ 35. Kf3 $16 {/\e4-e5}) 33. g4 a5 (33...
Bxh4 34. g5 $18) 34. g5 a4 35. e4 axb3 36. axb3 Nd7 37. Rd3 Nf8 $2 (37... f6 {
>=} 38. Kg4 Kf7 $16) 38. f5 gxf5 39. exf5 f6 40. Re3 Nh7 (40... fxg5 $2 41.
Rxe7+ Rxe7 42. f6+ $18) 41. Rce6 Bd8 42. g6 $18 Nf8 43. Re8 Rd7 (43... Ba5 44.
R3e7+ Rxe7 45. Rxe7+ Kg8 46. Ke4 $18) 44. h5 Rd5 45. Kg4 (45. h6+ {Belov} Kxh6
46. Rxf8 Rxf5+ 47. Kg4 Rg5+ 48. Kf3 Rf5+ 49. Ke2 Bc7 $16) 45... Rd4+ 46. R3e4
Rxe4+ (46... Rd7 {Belov} 47. h6+ Kxh6 48. Rxf8 $18) 47. Rxe4 Nd7 48. Re8 Ne5+
49. Kh3 Nc6 (49... Ba5 {Belov} 50. Re7+ Kh6 (50... Kf8 51. h6 Kxe7 52. h7 $18)
51. Rh7+ Kg5 52. g7 $18) 50. Kg4 Ba5 (50... Ne5+ {Belov} 51. Kf4 Nc6 52. Ke4
$18) 51. Kf4 Ne5 52. Ke4 Ng4 53. Kd5 Bb4 54. Re7+ Kg8 55. Rc7 Ba3 56. Ke6 Kf8
57. h6 Nxh6 58. Kxf6 Bb2+ 59. Ke6 Ng4 60. Rxc5 Nf6 61. b4 Ne4 62. Rc8+ Kg7 63.
Rc7+ Kg8 64. b5 Ng5+ 65. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Levin, Felix"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 (5... d5 {
Schussler} 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Bd6 {8. - c6 - Miralles,G-Fedorowicz,
J, Cannes 1992 CBM 28 game 412} 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Bf3 O-O 12. Kg2 b5
13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. Nc3 $14 {Farago,I-Podlesnik,B, Bled op 1992 CBM 29 game 64})
6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 (9. Qc2) (9. Bc3 {Schussler} Na6 (9...
d5 10. Ne5 Qc8 {Beljavsky,A-Karpov,An, Linares 1992 CBM 28 game 482}) 10. Bb2
Be7 11. Nc3 d5 12. Ne5 Re8 13. Rc1 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Na4 $14 {Stohl,I-Lau,R,
Dortmund op-A 1992 CBM 29 game 642}) 9... h6 (9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxb4
axb4 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Qf4 d5 14. Rfc1 c5 15. cxd5 exd5 (15... Bxd5 16. Ne5 $14)
16. Qe3 $1 Nd7 17. Bh3 $1 f5 18. Ne1 g5 19. Qd2 $16 {Van Wely-Kortschnoi,Wijk
aan Zee 1992,53/552}) (9... d6 $5 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13.
Qb2 Qb8 14. Bh3 b5 $132 {Petursson,M-Lerner,K Moskva 1987}) (9... d5 {Schussler
} 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nd3 Qe7 12. Na4 $1 $14 {Epishin,V-Kortschnoj,V, Wijk 1992
CBM 28 game 848}) (9... Re8 {Schussler} 10. Rc1 h6 {Kortschnoj,V-Anand,V,
Roquebrune 1992 CBM 28 game 707}) 10. Qc2 d6 11. Rfe1 (11. d5 $5 exd5 12. Nd4
Ne4 $6 (12... c6 $1 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. a3 Bc5 15. Ncb5 Nc6 $13 {Tukmakov}) 13.
cxd5 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 a4 $6 15. Nc2 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Re8 17. e3 $16 {Tukmakov,
V-Romanishin,O Biel 1988}) 11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd1 $5 (13. Qb2) 13...
Nbd7 14. Bh3 c6 (14... Bxf3 15. exf3 c6 16. f4 g6 17. Bg2 d5 18. g4 $16) 15.
Nd2 Bh7 16. e4 d5 17. Bg2 (17. e5 $5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. f3 Bh7 20. f4 Be4
$132) 17... b5 $2 (17... Nxe4 $142 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Nf6 21.
Re3 b5 22. a4 $1 $14) 18. e5 Ne8 19. a4 b4 (19... bxc4 $2 20. bxc4 {/\c5,Nb3,
><a5}) 20. Bb2 Nc7 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. f4 Qe7 23. Qe2 Rfd8 24. Rf1 Nb6 (24... f6 $5
$16) 25. Kh1 dxc4 $6 26. Nxc4 Nxc4 27. Rxc4 Nd5 28. Rfc1 Qb7 29. Rc5 Qb6 30.
Qf2 {/\f5} Ne7 31. g4 Rd7 $6 (31... Qa6 $142 $16) 32. f5 $1 Qd8 (32... exf5 33.
d5 (33. gxf5 {Schussler} Bxf5 34. d5 $18) 33... fxg4 34. d6 Ng6 35. Bd4 $18)
33. Be4 Kh8 34. h3 h5 35. Kh2 Ra7 36. Bb1 Rd7 37. f6 $18 Nd5 38. Bxh7 Kxh7 39.
Rf1 $40 gxf6 40. exf6 Qf8 41. Qh4 Qh6 42. Bc1 Qg6 43. gxh5 Qd3 44. Rg1 Ne3 45.
Qg3 Qe2+ 46. Kh1 (46. Kh1 Nf5 47. Rxf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 $5 (7...
Bb4+) 8. O-O Nbd7 $1 (8... Bd6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. b4 c6 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Bg5 Nbd7
13. Qa4 Bb7 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. e4 $14 {Juhasz,B-Rigo,J/HUN-chT1 9394
;TD 94/03 1994}) 9. Ba3 (9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O (11... c5 12. Na4
$14) 12. Na4 Bb5 (12... Ne4 $5) 13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 a5 15. Nd4 Qb8 $10) 9...
Bxa3 (9... c5 10. Nc3 Ba6 11. Rc1 Rc8 (11... cxd4 12. Bxf8 Nxf8 13. Qxd4 N8d7
14. Qa4 $14) 12. Bxc5 $1 Bxc5 (12... Nxc5 13. dxc5 Qa5 (13... Bxc5 $2 14. b4
$18) 14. a3 Qxc5 15. b4 $16) 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ncd7 15. Qa4 Qb6 16. Ne5 $14)
10. Nxa3 Ba6 11. b4 (11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Nb1 Rc8 $1 (12... c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd4
Ncd7 15. Rc2 O-O 16. Rfc1 $14) 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Na4 c5 $10) 11... Qe7 (11... c6
$5 {/\Qb6}) 12. Rb1 Rb8 $2 (12... O-O {>=} 13. Qc2 Rfb8 $132) 13. Qa4 $1 Bxe2
14. Rfc1 Bxf3 (14... Qd8 $2 15. Ne5 Rb7 16. Rb2 Bh5 17. Nc6 Qc8 18. Na5 Rb6 19.
Rbc2 $16) 15. Bxf3 Qd8 16. Nb5 O-O (16... Rb7 17. Qa5 O-O 18. Nxa7 Nb6 19. Nc6
$16 {/\} Qd6 $2 20. Qa6 $18) 17. Nxc7 (17. Nxa7 $2 Ra8) 17... Rb7 18. Na6 Qb6
19. b5 $16 Nb8 20. Nc5 Rc7 21. Qb4 Rfc8 22. a4 a5 $2 {[%csl Ra5] ><a5} (22...
a6 23. Rc3 Nfd7 24. Nxd7 Nxd7 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. bxa6 Qxa6 (26... Rc1+ $2 27.
Rxc1 Qxb4 28. Rc8+ Nf8 29. a7 $18) 27. Be2 $1 Qc8 28. Kg2 $16 {o^}) 23. Qd2 {
/\Nb3} Nbd7 24. Nb3 Rc4 (24... Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 $18) 25. Be2 Ne4
26. Qe1 Rc3 27. f3 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 Nd6 30. Qc3 $18 Nc4 (30... Nb7
31. Qc6 $18) 31. Bxc4 Qc7 32. Nxa5 Nb6 33. Nc6 Nxc4 34. Qb4 f6 35. a5 Kf7 36.
Qc5 Ke8 37. b6 Qb7 38. a6 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2005.06.12"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2005.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luzern"]
[BlackTeam "Biel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. a4 $6 {Nicht der
beste Zug, mehr Chancen auf Eröffnungsvorteil bietet Weiß 13.Re1 bzw. 13.e4.} (
13. Re1 b5 14. c5 (14. Qc2 dxc4 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. e4 Re8 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bf1
Nb6 19. a4 c5 $11 {Onischuk,A-Anand,V/Mallorca 2004}) 14... e5 15. dxe5 Nxc5
16. a3 Ne6 17. b4 d4 18. Bb2 c5 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. e3 dxe3 22. Rxe3
Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bb7 24. Rd7 Bxe4 25. Rxe7 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 a5 27. Ra7 Ra8 $11 {
Karpov,A-Kamsky,G/Elista (m/3) 1996}) (13. e4 b5 14. Re1 bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16.
Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2) 13... Nf6 14. e4 dxe4 {Am einfachsten gleicht Schwarz mit 14..
c5 aus, aber auch gegen den Textzug ist nichts einzuwenden.} (14... c5 $1 15.
exd5 (15. e5 Nd7 16. Re1 cxd4 17. Bxd4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Nc5 $11 20.
Bxc5 $6 Bxc5 $15 {Van der Sterren,P-Polgar,J/Istanbul 2000}) 15... exd5 16. Re1
Re8 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Bb2 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Ba3 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Ra1 dxc4 22. Nxc4
Bxc4 23. Rxa3 Qd6 24. Qa1 Bd5 $11 {Wu Shaobin-Onischuk,A/Mallorca 2004}) 15.
Nxe4 {Weiß darf nicht zu anspruchsvoll sein, auf 15.b4? folgt 15...Nd5!} (15.
b4 $2 Nd5 $1 (15... Bb7 $6 16. Re1 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. b5 $14) 16. cxd5 Bxf1
17. Nxf1 cxd5 $15) 15... c5 16. Ra2 Bb7 $6 {Mit dem Entstehen eines Freibauern
auf d5 kann Weiß wieder auf Vorteil hoffen. Einfacher wäre es, auf d4 zu
tauschen.} (16... cxd4 $1 17. Bxd4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Qg4 Bf6
(20... Bg5 $5 $11) 21. Rd2 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rd7 23. Rfd1 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Qc7 $11 25.
Qd1 Qc5 $11) 17. d5 $1 exd5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. cxd5 Rfe8 21. Rd2
Rbd8 22. Re1 (22. d6 $2 {hätte den Bauern eingebüßt:} Bxg2 23. Kxg2 g6 24. Kg1
Rd7 $17) 22... Rxe1+ $6 {Es gab für Schwarz keinen Grund, die e-Linie
aufzugeben, genauer war 22...Qd6.} (22... Qd6 23. Rde2 Kf8 $1 {Der Abtausch
aller Türme käme Schwarz sehr gelegen.} 24. h4 a6 $11) 23. Qxe1 g6 24. h4 h5
25. Re2 $1 {Der Turm wird auf eine aktive Position e5 überführt.} Qd6 (25...
Bxd5 $4 26. Re8+ Kg7 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Qd2 $18) 26. Re5 $14 {Weiß steht etwas
besser, er droht bei Gelegenheit mit f4-f5, außerdem muß der Nachziehende
dauernd mit Re5-e7(e8) rechnen.} a6 27. Qe2 b5 $2 {Stellt einen Bauern ein.
Mit passiver und geduldiger Verteidigung könnte Yannick seine Stellung
zusammenhalten.} (27... Kg7 28. f4 Bc8 29. Kh2 Qf6 $5 (29... a5 $14) 30. a5 (
30. Re7 $5 $14) 30... bxa5 31. Qd2 Qd6 32. Qxa5 Bf5) 28. axb5 Kg7 (28... axb5
29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Qxe8+ Kg7 31. Qxb5 $16) 29. bxa6 Qxa6 30. Qe3 $6 (30. Qxa6 $6
Bxa6 31. Re3 c4 32. bxc4 Bxc4 33. Rc3 Ba2 $16 {würde Schwarz zu viele
Remischancen einräumen.}) ({Mit} 30. Qd2 $1 $16 {konnte ich die folgende
taktische Verwicklung umgehen.}) 30... Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Qd4 32. Qxd4 $1 cxd4 33.
Re4 Rxd5 34. Re7 d3 35. Rxb7 {Eine vernünftige Entscheidung bei Zeitmangel. Im
Turmendspiel mit dem b-Bauern hat Weiß gute praktische Gewinnchancen.} ({Nach} 
35. Bxd5 d2 36. Rxf7+ Kh6 37. Rxb7 d1=Q 38. Bg2 Qd6 39. f4 $16 {hat Weiß einen
klaren Vorteil, aber es wäre noch zu früh von einer Gewinnstellung zu sprechen,
z.B.} Qd1 40. b4 Qd4 41. b5 Qc5 42. b6 Qd4 43. Bc6 Qc5 $11) 35... d2 36. Bf3 (
36. Rxf7+ $6 Kg8 37. Bxd5 d1=Q 38. Bc4 Kh8 $16 {, diese Version des Endspiels
R+B+2P ist ungünstiger für Weiß als die vorherige.}) 36... d1=Q 37. Bxd1 Rxd1
38. Kg2 ({Eine andere Option war die seitliche Platzierung des weißen Turmes
gefolgt von Kg2-f3. Es sieht so aus, als ob Schwarz danach Remis halten könnte.
} 38. Re7 Rb1 39. Re3 f6 40. Kg2 g5 41. Kf3 Rb2 42. Re7+ (42. Rc3 Kg6 43. Ke3
Kf5 44. Rc5+ Kg4 45. Rc4+ Kh3 46. b4 g4 47. Rf4 Kg2 $11) 42... Kg6 43. Rb7 g4+
44. Ke3 Kf5 45. Rb5+ (45. Rb4 Kg6 46. Rb5 Kh6 47. b4 Kg6 $11) 45... Kg6 46. Rb8
Kf5 47. b4 Rb3+ 48. Kd4 Rb2 49. b5 Rxf2 50. b6 (50. Re8 Rb2 51. Kc5 Rc2+ 52.
Kb4 Rb2+ 53. Kc4 Kg6 54. Re3 f5 $11) (50. Rh8 Ke6 51. b6 Rb2 52. Kc5 Rb3 53.
Rxh5 Rxg3 $11) 50... Rb2 51. b7 (51. Kc5 Rc2+ 52. Kd6 Rb2 $11) 51... Rb5 52.
Kc4 Rb2 53. Kc5 Rb3 54. Kc6 Rc3+ 55. Kd6 Rb3 56. Ke7 Ke4 $1 57. Kxf6 Kf3 $11)
38... Rd3 $1 {Unterbindet die Aktivierung des weißen Königs.} 39. Kf1 Rd2 $1
40. Kg2 Rd3 41. Kf1 Rd2 42. Re7 Rb2 43. Re3 f6 44. Ke1 (44. f4 g5 45. fxg5 (45.
f5 Kf7 46. Ke1 Rh2 47. Re4 Rg2 $11) 45... fxg5 46. hxg5 Kg6 47. Ke1 Kxg5 48.
Kd1 Kg4 49. Kc1 Rg2 50. b4 Rxg3 51. Rxg3+ Kxg3 52. b5 h4 53. b6 h3 54. b7 h2
55. b8=Q+ Kg2 $11 {bringt Weiß nichts.}) 44... g5 45. Rf3 $1 {Die einzige
Möglichkeit, den weißen König zu befreien.} Rb1+ 46. Kd2 Rh1 $1 47. hxg5 $2 {
Nach diesem Fehler ist die Stellung definitiv remislich. Es schien, als ob 47.
b4! der Gewinnweg wäre, auf jeden Fall war dieser Zug besser. Man darf nicht
vergessen, daß wir mit 6-stündiger Kontrolle spielten und dementsprechend
beide über nicht viel Restbedenkzeit verfügten.} (47. b4 $1 gxh4 48. gxh4 Rxh4
49. Rb3 Re4 (49... Rd4+ 50. Ke3 Rd7 51. b5 Rb7 52. b6 h4 (52... Kg6 53. Kd4 $1
h4 54. Kc5 $18) 53. Kf3 f5 54. Kg2 Kh6 55. Kh3 Kg5 56. Rb4 $18) 50. b5 h4 (
50... Re8 51. b6 Kf7 52. b7 Rb8 53. Ke3 Ke6 54. Kf4 Kd5 55. Kf5 $18) 51. b6 h3
(51... Re8 $2 52. b7 Rb8 53. Ke3 $18) 52. b7 h2 53. b8=Q h1=Q 54. Rg3+ Kf7 55.
Qg8+ Ke7 56. Rg7+ Kd6 57. Qb8+ Ke6 (57... Kd5 58. Qb5+ Ke6 59. Qd7+ Ke5 60. f4+
$1) 58. Qc8+ Ke5 59. f4+ $3 Rxf4 (59... Kxf4 60. Qg4+ Ke5 61. Re7+ Kd5 62. Qd7+
$18) 60. Qc7+ $18) 47... fxg5 48. Kc2 h4 49. gxh4 (49. b4 h3 50. g4 h2 51. Rh3
Kf6 52. b5 Kg6 53. Kb2 Rd1 54. Rxh2 Rd5 $11) 49... gxh4 50. b4 h3 $6 {Leichter
ließ sich das Unentschieden mit 50...Kg6! erreichen.} (50... Kg6 51. b5 Ra1 $1
52. b6 (52. Kb3 Rb1+ 53. Kc4 Rh1 54. Kc5 h3 55. Kb6 h2 56. Rh3 Kg5 $11) 52...
Ra2+ 53. Kb1 Ra6 54. Rb3 h3 $11) 51. Kb2 h2 52. Rh3 Kf6 53. b5 Ke6 $4 {Der
entscheidende Fehler. Mit 53...Ke7! konnte Pelletier remisieren, allerdings
auch nicht problemlos.} (53... Ke7 $1 54. Rh7+ (54. b6 Kd7 $11) 54... Kd8 55.
b6 Kc8 56. Kc2 Kb8 57. Kd2 Rb1 58. Rxh2 Rxb6 59. Rh4 $1 (59. Rh3 Rf6 60. Ke2
Kc7 61. Rd3 Kc6 62. Ke3 Re6+ $11) 59... Kc7 60. Rd4 Rb3 $1 {Schneidet den
weißen König auf der 3. Reihe ab.} 61. Ke2 Kc6 62. f3 (62. f4 Kc5 $11) 62...
Ra3 63. Kf2 Ra8 64. Ke3 Re8+ $11) 54. Rh7 $1 $18 {Der schwarze König wird auf
der 7. Reihe abgeschnitten, und die Drohung b6-b7 entscheidet die Partie.} Re1
(54... Kd5 55. b6 Rf1 56. Rxh2 Kc6 57. Rh6+ Kb7 58. Rf6 $18) 55. Rxh2 Kd5 56.
Kc3 Re5 57. Kb4 Rf5 58. Ka5 Kc5 59. Rh1 Rxf2 60. Rc1+ Kd6 61. Ka6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 {Ein geradliniger und logischer Aufbau. Weiß will nach
e2-e4 seine Bauernmajorität im Zentrum spielen lassen.} d6 11. Nbd2 Re8 $146 (
11... Qc7 12. Ne1 (12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 a5 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 $13) 12...
Bxg2 (12... Nc6 13. f4 $1) 13. Nxg2 Nc6 14. f4 $1 d5 (14... e5 $6 15. fxe5 dxe5
16. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 17. Ne4 $40) 15. Rfc1 $6 (15. Ne1 $1) 15... Qd7 16. e3 Rfc8
17. Ne1 $1 Rc7 18. Nef3 $14 {Ruban,V-Kiselev,S/Russia (ch) 1994}) (11... a5 12.
Nh4 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 Nc6 14. Ne4 a4 15. Ne3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd7 17. d5 Na5 18. dxe6
fxe6 19. Nc2 Rac8 20. Rab1 $14 {Van Wely,L-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo 1999}) 12.
Rad1 (12. e4 e5 {/\Nc6}) (12. Nh4 $5) 12... Nbd7 13. Nh4 {Durch den
Läuferabtausch gewinnt Weiß Zeit für die typische Überführung eines Springers
auf das Schlüsselfeld e3. Etwas genauer war jedoch 13.Ne1.} (13. Ne1 $142 $1)
13... Bxg2 ({In Frage kam} 13... d5 $1 14. Nhf3 (14. e4 $6 g5 15. e5 gxh4 16.
exf6 Qxf6 $15) 14... Ne4 $132) 14. Nxg2 e5 15. e4 {Nun ist es an der Zeit, das
Feld e4 zu besetzen.} (15. Ne3 $6 e4 16. Qc2 b5 $1 $132 {würde Schwarz sehr
gut schmecken:} 17. f3 exf3 18. Rxf3 bxc4 19. bxc4 Qb6 $15) 15... Nf8 {Nikolic
verzichtet vernünftigerweise auf das Schlagen auf d4 und erzwingt lieber den
Bauerntausch auf e5.} (15... exd4 $2 16. Qxd4 Nc5 17. f3 Ne6 18. Qf2 Nc5 {><d6}
19. Ne3 $14 {[%csl Rd6]}) 16. Ne3 Ne6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nd5 Nc5 19. Qb1 ({
Weniger klar war das voreilige} 19. Qe3 a5 20. f4 $6 exf4 21. Qxf4 Ra7 $1 {
mit der Idee} 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. Rxf6 $2 Rd7 $17) 19... a5 20.
Rfe1 $14 {Die entstandene Stellung ist zweifelsohne etwas besser für Weiß,
dessen stolzer Springer d5 mehr "wiegt" als der schwarze Nc5. Mit den nächsten
Zügen verbessert Weiß die Stellung seines zweiten Springers während Schwarz
seine beste Verteidigungsstellung einnimmt.} Rc8 21. Nf1 Nfd7 22. Nfe3 Rc6 23.
f3 h5 24. Kg2 g6 25. Qb2 {/\a3 Um seinen Druck zu verstärken wird Weiß den
Damenflügel öffnen müssen.} Qc8 26. Rd2 {Hier verfiel ich auf die Idee, den
Springer e3 via c2 auf b5 zu überführen. Wesentlich einfacher war jedoch der
sofortige Vorstoß 26.a3.} (26. a3 bxa3 27. Qxa3 Nf8 28. b4 axb4 29. Qxb4 Nfd7 (
29... Qe6 30. Qb5 Nh7 31. h4 Nf8 32. Re2 Nfd7 33. Red2 $14) 30. Re2 Kg7 31.
Red2 $14 {Weiß hat Fortschritte gemacht: der Bauer b6 ist schwach und das
langsame Eindringen in die schwarze Stellung (Qb5,Nb4,Rd6 oder Ra2-a7) läßt
sich auf Dauer nicht vermeiden.}) 26... Nf8 27. Nc2 Nh7 {/\Ng5} 28. h4 Kg7 29.
Nde3 $6 ({Entschlossener wäre} 29. a3 bxa3 30. Nxa3 $14 {/\Nb5 mit der Idee} f5
$2 31. Nb5 fxe4 32. Na7 exf3+ 33. Kh2 $18) 29... Nf6 30. a3 bxa3 31. Nxa3 Rd8
32. Nd5 Qb8 33. Nb5 Rd7 34. Red1 Re6 35. Kg1 $6 {/\ 36.Nxf6 Rxd2 37.Nxh5++/-} (
35. b4 $1 axb4 36. Qxb4 $14) 35... Nxd5 $1 {Gerade zur richtigen Zeit gespielt.
} 36. cxd5 {Scheint am besten zu sein , eigentlich ist die Veränderung der
Bauernstruktur günstig für Weiß. Aber gerade hier sieht man die Nachteile der
schönen Springerposition auf b5 - Schwarz kann schnell das Gegenspiel mit
f7-f5 aufziehen.} (36. Rxd5 $14) (36. exd5 Re8 37. Re2 Kg8 $14) 36... Re8 37.
Kg2 ({Besser war} 37. b4 axb4 (37... Na6 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. Na3 $1 Qxb2 40. Rxb2
$14) 38. Qxb4 Qd8 {/\g5} 39. Qc3 Kh7 (39... g5 40. Rh2 $14) 40. Qe3 f5 41. Nc3
Qf6 $14) 37... Kh7 38. Qb1 $6 (38. b4 $14) 38... Qd8 $132 {/\g5} 39. b4 {
Hier vermisste ich schmerzlich meinen Springer auf e3.} axb4 40. Qxb4 f5 41.
Nc3 Rg8 (41... f4 42. Ne2 fxg3 43. Rh1 $13) 42. Rh1 {Hier beschloß ich, daß
die Zeit reif für ein Remisangebot ist. Der schwarze Angriff kann leicht
gefährlich werden.} (42. Rh1 Qf6 43. Na4 $2 (43. Qb5 Rf7 44. Qc6 $1 $11) 43...
fxe4 44. fxe4 Rf7 45. Nxc5 Qf3+ 46. Kh2 bxc5 47. Qxc5 g5 $40) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.01.31"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nb3 $5 $146 (19. Qg4 Bf6
20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. Bxf3 Bb5 23. Re7 $11 {Timoschenko-Bagaturov/
Enakievo 1997}) (19. Nc4 Bxc4 (19... Nd3 20. Rxe7 $1 Bxc4 21. Rd7 Nxb2 22. Rxd8
Nxd1 23. Rdxd1 $1 $14) 20. Qg4 Bg5 $1 21. Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 $1 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6
$1 24. Bxf6 (24. Bh3 $2 Qd2 25. Kf1 Rce8 $17 {Komarov}) 24... Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6
26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2 g6 28. Bb7 b4 $11 {Georgiev,K-Komarov,D/JUG-chT 1997}) (19.
Ba3 Bb5 $1 (19... Bd6 $2 20. Nb3 Nd3 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Nc1 Rfd8 23. Nxd3 Bxd3
24. Qa4 $16 {Gheorghiu,F-Cserna,L/Berlin op 1986}) 20. Nb3 Bf6 $1 21. Nxc5 bxc5
22. Rb1 (22. Bxc5 Bxa1 23. Bxf8 Qxf8 24. Qxa1 Bxc6 $11) 22... Qxd1 23. Rexd1
Bxc6 24. Bxc5 Bxg2 25. Bxf8 Bf3 $11) 19... Nd3 (19... Qxd1 $2 20. Raxd1 Rfe8
21. Bh3 $16) (19... Bb5 $2 20. Qg4 Bf6 21. Nxc5 Bxb2 22. Rad1 Qc7 23. Rd7 Qb8
24. Na4 Bf6 25. Rb7 Qd6 (25... Qa8 26. c7 $16) 26. Rxa7 Bxc6 27. Nxb6 $16) 20.
Re2 Bb4 $1 (20... Bf6 $2 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Rd2 Rfd8 23. Qg4 $1 $16 {/\Qa4,/
\Rad1}) (20... Qc7 $2 21. Bd4 $1 Rfd8 22. Re3 $1 Nc5 23. Qg4 g6 24. Rae1 $16) (
20... Qd6 $5 21. Bc3 Rfd8 $13) (20... Nxb2 21. Rxb2 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rfd8 23.
Rxd8+ $1 (23. Rd7 $6 Rxd7 24. cxd7 Rc7 $1 25. Rd2 Bd8 $15 {/\Kf8-e7}) 23...
Rxd8 (23... Bxd8 24. Rd2 Bf6 25. Rd7 $14) 24. h4 Kf8 25. Rc2 $14) 21. Bd4 {
/\Re3} Nc5 $2 (21... Bc5 $1 22. Nxc5 (22. Bc3 $2 Nf4 $1 23. Rd2 Ne2+ 24. Kh1
Qe7 $1 (24... Nxc3 $2 25. Rxd8 Nxd1 26. Rdxd1 Bxf2 27. Rd7 $44) 25. Bb2 Bxf2
$17) (22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Rd2 c4 $11) 22... bxc5 23. Bc3 Bb5 $1 (23... c4 $2 24.
Rb1 $16) 24. Re3 c4 25. Qg4 g6 26. a4 Bxc6 27. Qxc4 Bxg2 28. Qxd3 $11) 22. Rc2
$1 (22. Re3 Ne6 23. Bc3 (23. Be5 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bb5 25. Rc1 Rfe8 $13 {/\Nc5})
23... Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. f4 Kf8 $14) 22...
Bd3 (22... Ne6 23. Be3 Bd3 24. Rcc1 $16) 23. Nxc5 $1 Bxc2 (23... Bxc5 24. Qxd3
Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Bxd4 26. Rd1 $16) (23... bxc5 24. Qxd3 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 cxd4 26. Rc4
Bc3 27. Rb1 $16) 24. Qg4 g6 $2 (24... Bg6 25. Nd7 Re8 26. Bxg7 $1 (26. Bxb6 $5
axb6 27. Qxb4 Re2 $132) 26... Kxg7 27. Qxb4 Re6 $1 (27... Qe7 $2 28. Qd4+ f6
29. g4 $1 h6 30. h4 $16) 28. Qd4+ f6 29. g4 h6 30. h4 Be8 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5
Bxd7 33. cxd7 Rc7 34. Rd1 $40) 25. Nd7 Bf5 26. Qf4 Bxd7 27. cxd7 Rc4 (27... Rc7
28. Bf6 Bd2 $1 29. Bxd8 Bxf4 30. Bxc7 Bxc7 31. Rc1 $16) (27... Rc2 28. Be4 $1 (
28. Qe5 $2 f6 29. Qe6+ Kg7 30. Qb3 Bc5 31. Qxc2 Bxd4 32. Rd1 Qxd7 $11) 28...
Rc4 (28... Rc7 29. Bf6 $16) (28... Rd2 $2 29. Bf6 Bd6 30. Qh4 $1 $18) 29. Qe5
Rxd4 30. Qxd4 Bc5 31. Qd2 Qe7 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Bc6 $16) 28. Qe5 Rxd4 29. Qxd4
Qe7 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Bc6 $16 Bc5 (31... Qe2 32. Kg2 Bc5 33. Rd2 $1 Qe6 34. Qa4
a6 35. Bb7 $1 Qe1 (35... a5 36. Bc6 $16) 36. Qf4 Qe7 37. Qc7 a5 38. Bc6 $16)
32. Qf4 Kg7 33. h4 h5 34. Kg2 Qe6 (34... Qf6 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. Re1 Be7 37. f3
$18 {/\g4-g5}) 35. Qf3 Qe7 36. Rd2 Qf6 37. Re2 Bd6 38. Re8 $18 Bc7 39. Qxf6+
Kxf6 40. Kf3 Kf5 41. Ke3 a6 (41... Kg4 42. Ke4 a6 43. Re7 f5+ 44. Kd5 Kf3 45.
Ke6+ Kxf2 46. Re8 Kxg3 47. Ke7 $18) (41... g5 42. hxg5 Kxg5 43. Ke4 Kf6 44. Kd5
a6 45. Bb5 $3 axb5 46. Kc6 $18) 42. Kd4 Kf6 43. Kd5 b5 44. Kc5 Ba5 (44... Kf5
45. a4 bxa4 46. Bxa4 Kf6 47. Kc6 $18) 45. Kd6 b4 46. Bb7 Bb6 47. Bxa6 Ba5 48.
Bc4 Bb6 49. Bb3 Ba5 50. f4 Bb6 51. Kc6 Ba5 52. Re5 1-0

[Event "SUI-ch int"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kishnev, Sergey"]
[Black "Huss, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 Nxe4 (12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb7 14.
Nfg5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7 $10) (12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb7 14. Ned2 $5 a6 15. Qe2
cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 $13 {Kasparov,G-Ivanchuk,V Tilburg 1989,48/685}
) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re2 (15. Re3 Bf6 16. dxc5 (16. Rd3) 16... Bxc3
17. Rxc3 Nxc5 18. b4 Ne4 19. Re3 Qf6 20. Qd4 Rfd8 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rae1 a5 23.
a3 axb4 24. axb4 Nd6 25. c5 bxc5 26. bxc5 Nf5 27. Rc3 Bxf3 28. Bxf3 Rac8 $10 {
Bukic,E-Kiselev,S Ljubljana Iskra 1992}) 15... Bf6 16. Rd2 Qe7 17. Qc2 $1 (17.
Qe2 Rad8 18. Rad1 h6 19. h4 a5 20. Qe3 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Nc5 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Rd4
Bxf3 24. Bxf3 {1/2:1/2 Dlugy,M-Brown,W USA-ch 1989}) 17... Rad8 18. Rad1 Bxf3 (
18... h6 $5 19. d5 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 exd5 21. cxd5 Nf6 22. d6 Qe6 $13 {/\Ne4}) 19.
Bxf3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Nf6 22. Qd2 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 Rc8 24. Bg2 Kf8 (
24... h6 25. f4 Qa3 $132) 25. f4 Qc5 26. Qxc5+ Rxc5 (26... bxc5 $2 27. Rd6 Ke7
28. Ra6 Rc7 29. Bf3 h5 30. h3 $16) 27. Rd8+ Ke7 28. Ra8 Rc7 29. Bf3 (29. h3 $5
Kd6 30. g4 h6 {/\Kc5-b4}) 29... h5 30. Kf2 Kd6 31. Ke3 (31. h3 Kc5 32. Ke3 Kb4
$132) 31... e5 $2 (31... Ng4+ $142 32. Bxg4 (32. Kd4 $2 Nxh2 33. Bxh5 Nf1)
32... hxg4 33. Kd4 Kc6 $14) 32. h3 exf4+ 33. gxf4 $1 $16 Kc5 34. a3 a5 $6 (
34... g6 35. Kd3 Nd7 36. b4+ Kd6 37. Kd4 Ke7 $16) 35. Kd3 g6 36. Kc3 Kd6 37.
Kd4 Ke6 38. Ra6 $18 {><b6} Nd7 39. Bd5+ Kf5 40. Ke3 Nc5 (40... f6 41. Be4+ $18)
41. Rxb6 Re7+ 42. Kd4 Ne4 43. Rb7 $1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 c6 8.
Nc3 d5 {Diese Variante wird von Nikolic des öfteren gespielt.} 9. e4 O-O $146 {
Eine neue Idee, Schwarz strebt eine "französische" Stellung an. Nicht anders
als beim Schlagen auf e4 kann Weiß auch hier auf einen leichten
Eröffnungsvorteil hoffen.} (9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Nd7 12. Bg2 Nf6 13.
Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7 15. O-O O-O 16. Qe3 Qf6 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rd2 Rd7 19.
Rfd1 Rad8 20. h4 $14 {Hjartarson,J-De Firmian,N/Akureyri 1994}) (9... dxe4 10.
Ng5 Nbd7 11. Ngxe4 O-O 12. Bg2 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf6 14. O-O Rc8 15. Rfd1 Nxe4 16.
Bxe4 Qc7 17. Qe3 g6 18. Rd2 Bb7 19. c5 e5 20. Rad1 Rfe8 21. b4 $14 {Vyzmanavin,
A-Ikonnikov,V/Cheliabinsk 1990}) 10. e5 Ne8 ({Besser sieht} 10... Nfd7 {
aus, z.B.} 11. cxd5 (11. Bd3 f6 $132) 11... Bxf1 12. Kxf1 cxd5 (12... exd5 13.
Kg2 $14) 13. Kg2 f6 14. Rhe1 Nc6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Re3 Rae8 17. Rae1 $14 {
[%csl Re6] ><e6}) 11. cxd5 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 cxd5 $6 {Überläßt den schlecht
stehenden Ne8 seinem Schicksal.} ({Vorzuziehen war} 12... exd5 13. Kg2 Nc7 14.
Rac1 Ne6 15. Ne2 $14) 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. h4 h6 (15... f6 16. Rhe1
fxe5 17. Nxe5 Qf6 18. Qe3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qf5 20. Nb5 $14) 16. Ne2 f6 17. Nf4 Qd7
18. Rhe1 $16 {Der weiße Druck nimmt zu.} fxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21.
Rxe5 Nc7 22. Qe2 Re8 23. g4 $1 {Der Startschuß zum Königsangriff. Die
schwarzen Figuren sind zu schlecht platziert, um diesen ohne Verluste zu
widerstehen.} (23. Qg4 $16) 23... Qd7 24. g5 hxg5 25. hxg5 $2 {Der Tribut an
den Schnellschachmodus. Ich sah nur die Mattideen auf der h-Linie.} ({Viel
einfacher war} 25. Rxg5 $1 {, und gegen die Angriffsaufstellung Ng6+Qh5 ist
kein Kraut gewachsen.} Qf7 (25... Rf8 26. Ng6 Rf6 27. Qh5 $18) 26. Ng6 Qf6 27.
Qh5 $18) 25... Qf7 26. Qg4 g6 27. Re3 $2 {Zu hastig, da Schwarz seinen Turm
aktivieren kann.} ({Besser war} 27. f3 $1 {, um 27...Rf8 zu verhindern. Nach
dem weiteren Kg3 und eventuell a2-a4 konnte Weiß in aller Ruhe seinen Turm auf
die h-Linie überführen.}) 27... Rf8 28. Nd3 Qf5 29. Qh4 e5 $2 ({Zäher war} 
29... Rf7 $1 $14 {mit der Idee} 30. Rh3 Qe4+) 30. Rh3 $2 {Diese Ungenauigkeit
erschwert die Gewinnumsetzung enorm.} ({Ich hätte lieber meinen Zeitvorteil (8
Minuten gegen 4) in die Berechnung investieren sollen. Viel besser ist} 30.
Nxe5 Ne6 31. Rf3 Qe4 (31... Nf4+ $2 32. Kg3 Nh5+ 33. Kh2 $18) 32. Qxe4 dxe4 33.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 (33... Nxf8 34. Kg3 Ne6 35. d5 Nxg5 36. Kg4 $18) 34. Nxg6+ Kg7 35.
Ne5 Nxg5 (35... Nxd4 36. Kg3 $18) 36. Kg3 Kf6 37. Kf4 Nh3+ 38. Ke3 $18) 30...
Qe4+ 31. Qxe4 dxe4 32. Nxe5 Rf5 33. Nxg6 Kg7 $1 {Mit weniger Material und Zeit
stellt Nikolic seine Zähigkeit unter Beweis.} (33... Rxg5+ $2 34. Rg3 Rxg3+ 35.
fxg3 $1) 34. Ne7 Rxg5+ 35. Rg3 Kf6 36. Rxg5 Kxg5 37. d5 $6 {Ich war mir sicher,
forciert zu gewinnen.} ({Richtig ist die Königszentralisierung} 37. Kf1 $1 Kf6
38. Nc6 a5 39. Ke2 Nd5 40. a4 {, und nach der Überführung des Springers auf e3
gewinnt Weiß nach und nach.}) 37... Kf6 38. d6 Ne6 $8 {Diesen einzigen Zug
habe ich glatt übersehen. Auf jeden (!) anderen Springerzug gewinnt 39.Nd5+
Ke6 40.Nc7+.} (38... Nb5 39. Nd5+ Ke6 40. Nc7+ $18) 39. Nc6 $2 (39. Kg3 $1 {
war besser, z.B.} Ke5 40. Nc8 $1 Nc5 41. b4 Nd7 42. Nxa7 Kxd6 43. Kf4 $16)
39... Nf4+ $1 40. Kf1 ({Auch} 40. Kg3 Ne2+ 41. Kg4 Ke6 42. Nxa7 Kxd6 43. Kf5
Kd5 {mit der Idee Nc1 räumt Weiß nicht zu viele Gewinnchancen ein.}) 40... Ke6
41. Nxa7 Kxd6 42. Nb5+ Kc5 $1 {Der beste Weg, der schwarze König geht auf
Bauernraub.} 43. Nc3 Kb4 44. Nxe4 Ka3 45. Nc3 (45. Nd2 Kxa2 46. f3 Kb2 47. Kf2
Kc3 $11) 45... Kb2 46. Ne2 Nd3 47. Nd4 {Das Remis ist nicht zu vermeiden.} (47.
f4 Kxa2 48. f5 Kb2 $1 $11 (48... Kxb3 $4 49. Nc1+ Nxc1 50. f6 $18)) 47... Kxa2
48. Ke2 Nc1+ 49. Ke3 Nxb3 $11 50. f4 Nc5 51. f5 Nd7 52. Ke4 Kb2 $6 (52... Nf6+
$11) 53. Kd5 Nf6+ 54. Ke5 (54. Ke6 Ng4 55. Nc6 b5 56. Ne5 Nh6 57. f6 b4 58. Ng4
b3 59. Nxh6 Kc2 $11) 54... Ng4+ 55. Kf4 Nf6 56. Kg5 Ne4+ 57. Kf4 Nf6 58. Ke5
Ng4+ 59. Ke6 Kc3 60. Nb5+ Kc4 61. Nd6+ Kd4 62. Nb5+ Kc5 63. Nd6 b5 64. Nxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Qc7 $1 (10... Be7 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qb6 13. Ndf3
Qb4 14. Qc2 Qb7 15. Rd1 Nc6 (15... O-O $5 16. Qa4 Qb4 $1 $10 {Ftacnik}) 16. Qb3
Qc7 17. Bf4 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 g5 19. Qf3 O-O 20. Nxd7 gxf4 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 22. gxf4
$13 {Ftacnik,L-Farago,I Warszawa zt 1987}) 11. Re1 (11. Nb3 Nxb3 12. Bf4 Bd6
13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qxb3 Qc7 $10 {Dautov,R-Ribli,Z BL9192 Empor-Bayern 1991})
11... Nc6 12. e4 {/\e5} Bd6 $1 (12... e5 $6 13. Nb1 Nd4 14. Nc3 $14) 13. Qc2 (
13. b3 $2 Ne5 $17) 13... Ng4 $1 14. b3 h5 (14... Nd4 $2 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Nf3
e5 17. h3 Nf6 18. Nxd4 $1 exd4 19. e5 $16) (14... O-O $5 15. Bb2 f6 (15... Nge5
{/\Nb4-d3} 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. e5 f6 $13) 16. Rad1 Nge5
17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Nf3 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 e5 $15) 15. Bb2 f6 16. Rad1 O-O-O (16... h4
$2 17. Nxh4 Nxh2 (17... Rxh4 18. gxh4 Bxh2+ 19. Kf1 $16) 18. e5 $1 Nxe5 19.
Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 fxe5 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. Kxh2 $18) 17. Nf1 Nge5
18. Qd2 Nxf3+ (18... Be7 $2 19. a3 $14 {/\Bc3,b4}) 19. Bxf3 Be5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 (
20... Qxe5 21. Bg2 g5 22. Ne3 {/\Nd5} Qc7 23. Qc3 Nd4 $2 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Qxd4
$16) 21. Qg5 $1 (21. Bg2 $2 Nd4 $15 {><f3}) 21... h4 $5 (21... Nd4 22. Bxh5 Nc2
23. Re2 Nd4 24. Ree1 Nc2 $10) 22. Qxg7 $1 Nd4 23. Bg2 Rdg8 24. Qe7 {/\b4} a5
25. Rd3 d6 26. Qxc7+ (26. Qf6 $2 Qd7 $17 {/\Qe8,Rg6}) 26... Kxc7 $44 27. gxh4
$5 (27. h3 Bc6 28. g4 a4 29. Nd2 Rb8 $44) 27... Rxh4 28. Rg3 Rf8 29. Nd2 Rhf4
30. Rg7+ Kb6 31. f3 Bc6 32. Kf2 (32. h3 $5 Be8 33. Rg4 R4f6 34. Rg5 $1 {
/\Kh2-g3,h4}) 32... Nc2 33. Re2 (33. Rc1 $2 Nb4) 33... Nd4 34. Re3 Nc2 35. Re2
(35. Rc3 Nd4 36. Ke1 a4 $44) 35... Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hjartarson,J} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 (6. e4
cxd4 7. e5 Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bg2 Nc6 $10) 6... Nc6 7. O-O $5 (7. dxc5 bxc5 (7...
Bxc5 $10) 8. O-O Be7 $10) (7. Qa4 Bb7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 $5 $10) (7. Ne5 $6 Nxd4 8.
Bxa8 Qxa8 $44) (7. Qa4 {Hjartarson,J}) 7... cxd4 8. a3 Qc8 (8... Be7 $6 9. b4
Bb7 10. Nxd4 (10. Nxd4 {Hjartarson,J} Qc8 (10... Qc7 $2 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Nf3 $16
{/\} a6 $2 13. Bf4 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Bxb7 $18) 11. e3 $14)) 9.
b4 Bb7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nb3 (11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qb7+ $10)
11... d6 12. b5 $6 (12. Nbxd4 $142 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O $10 (13... O-O {
Hjartarson,J} 14. Rac1 Rd8 $10)) 12... Nb8 (12... Ne5 $6 {Hjartarson,J} 13.
Nbxd4 $1 Nxf3+ (13... Nxc4 $2 14. Rc1 d5 15. Ne5 O-O 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. Bxb7
Qxb7 18. Rxc4 $16) 14. Bxf3 Bxf3 15. exf3 Qxc4 16. Rc1 Qd5 17. f4 $44 {><c6})
13. Nfxd4 $2 (13. Nbxd4 e5 14. Nc2 Nbd7 15. Ne3 Nc5 $10) (13. Qxd4 {Hjartarson,
J} Nbd7 $10) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e5 (14... Qxc4 $1 15. Rc1 Qd5+ 16. Nf3 Qxd1
17. Rfxd1 Nbd7 18. Rc7 e5 $17) 15. Nf3 Qxc4 16. Rc1 Qe6 17. Rc7 Nbd7 (17... O-O
$5 18. Ng5 Qd5+ 19. e4 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Nbd7 $17) 18. e4 (18. Ng5 $2 {Hjartarson,J
} Qd5+ 19. Qxd5 $2 Nxd5 20. Nxf7 Rf8 $19) 18... h6 (18... Nxe4 19. Re1 (19.
Rxd7 $1 {Hjartarson,J} Kxd7 (19... Qxd7 20. Qd5 O-O 21. Qxe4 Qxb5 22. Nfd2 $132
) 20. Nxe5+ Ke8 21. Nc6 $44) 19... f5 (19... d5 20. Rc6 Bd6 21. Rxe4 dxe4 22.
Ng5 $16) (19... Ndf6 20. Nbd4 exd4 21. Nxd4 Qa2 22. Qc2 $44) 20. Nbd4 exd4 21.
Nxd4 Qd5 22. f3 Nef6 23. Qe2 $40) (18... O-O $2 19. Ng5 Qg4 20. Qxg4 Nxg4 21.
Rxd7 Bxg5 22. Rxd6 $14) 19. Nh4 $2 (19. Re1 $142 $1 {/\} O-O 20. Nfd4 $1 exd4
21. Nxd4 Qa2 (21... Qe5 22. f4 $16) 22. Qc2 Bd8 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Ra1 Qxa1 25.
Bxa1 Bf6 $15) 19... Nxe4 (19... g6 {Hjartarson,J} 20. Qd3 O-O 21. f4 $44) 20.
Qf3 Bxh4 21. Qxe4 O-O $17 22. Nd4 (22. Qxh4 Qxb3 23. Rxd7 Qxb2 $17) 22... exd4
23. Qxh4 (23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Rxd7 Rfd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Bxd4 Rc8 $17) 23...
Qd5+ 24. f3 Nc5 (24... Qxb5 {Hjartarson,J} 25. Qxd4 Nf6 26. Rf2 Rfd8 $17) 25.
Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Bxd4 Ne6 27. Rc4 d5 (27... Rfc8 $5 28. Rfc1 Rxc4 29. Rxc4 d5 30.
Ra4 Rc8 $17) 28. Ra4 Nc5 (28... Rfc8 $5 $17) 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Ra6 Rfb8 (30...
Rfc8 $5 31. Rd1 d4 32. Kf2 Kf8 $17) 31. a4 Rb6 32. Ra5 c4 33. Rc1 $1 (33. Rd1
$2 c3 34. Rxd5 Rc8 35. Rd1 c2 (35... Rd6 $1 {Hjartarson,J} 36. Rc1 c2 $19) 36.
Rc1 Rd6 37. Rxa7 Rd1 $19) 33... Rb7 (33... Rd6 $1 34. Kf2 Rc8 35. Rxa7 d4 36.
a5 d3 37. b6 d2 38. b7 Rcd8 39. Rd1 c3 $19) 34. Ra6 (34. b6 Rxb6 35. Rxd5 Rc8
$17) 34... Rb6 35. Ra5 Rb7 36. Ra6 Rd8 37. Rc6 Rb6 38. Rc5 a6 39. Rd1 axb5 40.
axb5 Rbd6 41. Kf2 (41. f4 {Hjartarson,J} g6 42. Kf3 h5 $17) 41... Kf8 42. Rd4
$6 (42. h4 $5 Ke7 43. h5 Ke6 44. Ra1 Ke5 45. Ke3 $17) (42. f4 {Hjartarson,J}
Ke7 $17) 42... Ke7 43. Rd2 g5 44. f4 (44. Re2+ {Hjartarson,J} Re6 45. Rd2 Re5
46. f4 gxf4 47. gxf4 Rh5 $19) 44... g4 $1 45. h3 $2 (45. Re2+ {Hjartarson,J}
Kf8 46. Rd2 Kg7 47. Rd1 Kg6 48. Rd2 Kf5 49. Re2 f6 $19) 45... gxh3 46. g4 f5 $1
$19 47. Kg3 (47. gxf5 Rg8 48. Kf3 Kf6 49. Rcxd5 Rxd5 50. Rxd5 c3 51. Rd1 c2 52.
Rc1 h2 $19) 47... Rg8 48. Rcxd5 Rxd5 49. Rxd5 fxg4 50. Rc5 h5 51. Rxh5 (51.
Rxc4 {Hjartarson,J} h4+ $19) 51... c3 52. b6 (52. Rc5 {Hjartarson,J} Rh8 $19)
52... Kd6 53. Rh7 Rc8 54. Rh6+ Kc5 55. Rh7 Kxb6 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. Ne5 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 $5 (12. Rc1 Qc8 13. Bg5 Rd8 14.
f4) (12. Rc1 c5 $1 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. e3 Nc7 16. Ng4 Ne4 $10) (12.
Bc1 {/\Bb2}) 12... Qc8 (12... c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 (13... Nxc5 14. Nb5 $14) 14. Nc4
$1 $14) 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. Qc2 c5 (14... Qe6 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Nd3 Ba3 17. Rb1 Nb4
18. Nxb4 Bxb4 19. Nb5 Rdc8 $13) 15. Rfd1 Qe6 16. Nb5 h6 (16... Ne4 {>=} 17.
dxc5 bxc5 (17... Bxc5 18. Nd3 $14) 18. Bxe4 dxe4 $10) 17. Qb1 Ne4 18. Be3 Bf8 (
18... Bf6 19. Nd3 Bc6 20. a4 Bxb5 21. axb5 cxd4 22. Nf4 Qe8 23. Bxd4 Qxb5 24.
Nxd5 $16) 19. a4 $14 Qe8 20. dxc5 $6 (20. Nd3 $1 $14 Bc6 21. Nf4 Nf6 (21...
Bxb5 22. axb5 Nb4 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxc5 Bxc5 27.
Rxc5 e3 28. Qf5 $16) 22. Qf5 {/\} Qd7 (22... Bd7 23. Qe5 Bxb5 24. axb5 Qxb5 25.
Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Rac8 27. Bc4 $18) 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Nd3 $16) 20... Bxc5 (
20... Qxe5 $2 21. c6 Bxc6 (21... Bc8 $2 22. Bxe4 $18) 22. Rxc6 $16) (20... bxc5
$5 21. Bxe4 (21. Nd3 d4 $132) 21... Qxe5 (21... dxe4 $2 22. Nc4 Bd5 23. Rd2 $16
) 22. Bf3 Rd7 $10) 21. Bxc5 (21. Ng4 Qe6 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Bxe4 (23. Ne3 $6 d4
24. Nc4 Rd7 $10) 23... Qxg4 $10) 21... bxc5 $10 22. Bxe4 Qxe5 (22... dxe4 $6
23. Nc4 $14) 23. Bf3 Qe7 24. e3 Nb4 25. Qf5 a6 26. Nc3 d4 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Qe4
Qb6 (28... Qxe4 $6 29. Nxe4 dxe3 30. fxe3 Re8 31. Rc4 $14) (28... Qa7 29. exd4
cxd4 30. Ne2 d3 31. Qxb4 dxe2 32. Re1 Re8 33. Qc4 Qb7 $10) 29. a5 Qxa5 30. exd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 Na6 12. Qc2 (12. Ne5 h6 (12... Ba3 13. Rb1
Re8 14. Nd3 Bf8 15. Bg5 c6 16. b4 Nc7 {Brenninkmeijer-Sokolov,I/Groningen/1991}
17. a4 $14) 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Bf4 Ba3 15. Rcd1 c6 16. Bc1 Bd6 17. f4 c5 18. Nb5
Bf8 19. e3 Nc7 {Remis/Novikov-Aseev/URS-ch/1990}) 12... Ba3 $5 (12... Qc8 $5)
13. Rcd1 Re8 14. Ne5 (14. Nb5 $6 Bf8 {/\c6} 15. Ne5 c5 $10) 14... h6 15. Qf5 $1
Bb4 {/\c6,Nc7} (15... c6 16. e4 Nc7 17. exd5 Ncxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. b4 $1 {
ץa3} Ba6 (19... Qd6 20. Rb1) 20. Rfe1 Bb2 $2 21. Qb1 Bxd4 22. Nc6 $18) (15...
c5 $6 16. dxc5 bxc5 (16... Bxc5 17. Bf4 $16 {/\Nd5}) 17. Nc4 Bb4 18. a3 Bxc3
19. Bxc3 Rxe2 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Na5 Rb8 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Bxd5
Rb6 25. Bc4 $16) 16. Rfe1 $14 c6 (16... c5 $6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Ne4 Bxd2 19.
Rxd2 Bc8 20. Qf4 $16) 17. e4 Nc7 (17... Bxc3 18. Bxc3 dxe4 19. Bxe4 $14) 18.
exd5 (18. Nxd5 $5 Ncxd5 (18... Bxd2 19. Nxc7 Bxe1 20. Nxe8 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Qxe8
22. Nc4 Qe7 23. e5 Nd5 24. Nd6 Rd8 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Rc1 $16) 19. exd5 Bxd2 20.
Rxd2 (20. dxc6 $2 Bc8) 20... cxd5 21. Rc2 Rc8 22. Rec1 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 $14) 18...
Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Ncxd5 20. Bd2 (20. Bb2 $5 $14) 20... Qc8 21. Qc2 Ne7 (21... Qc7
22. Rc1 Re6 23. h4 $5 $14 {/\g4-g5}) 22. Bb4 (22. Rc1 Nfd5) 22... Ned5 23. Ba3
Qc7 24. Rc1 Rad8 25. f4 (25. Red1 $5 a5 $1 $8 26. Bh3 $6 (26. Nxc6 $2 Rc8 $17)
26... c5 {/\} 27. Nd3 $2 Nb4 28. Nxb4 axb4 29. Bxb4 Qc6 $17) 25... a5 26. Qf2
Qc8 27. h3 Qa8 $132 {/\a4} 28. g4 Nd7 29. Nc4 (29. Bxd5 $6 Nxe5 (29... cxd5 $2
30. Rc7 $16) 30. dxe5 Rxd5 $10) 29... a4 30. Bd6 (30. Nd6 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 axb3
32. Nxb7 Rb8 33. Bb2 Rxb7 34. axb3 Ra7 $10) (30. b4 Qb8 $132) 30... c5 31. dxc5
Nb4 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Bxb7 (33. Rd1 axb3 34. axb3 bxc5 $10) 33... Qxb7 34. Re1
Ra8 35. c6 Nxc6 $10 36. g5 b5 37. Nd2 hxg5 38. fxg5 axb3 39. axb3 Nf8 40. Ne4
Ng6 41. Nc5 (41. h4 $5 {/\} Qd7 42. h5 Qg4+ 43. Qg2 Qxh5 $2 44. Ng3 $16) 41...
Qc8 42. Rf1 Ra7 43. Qf5 Qxf5 44. Rxf5 Ra1+ 45. Kf2 (45. Rf1 Rxf1+ 46. Kxf1 Nh4
47. Ke2 Nf5 48. Bc7 Kh7 $10) 45... Rd1 46. Ne4 b4 47. Rc5 Nd4 48. Rc8+ Kh7 49.
Bxb4 Nxb3 50. Bc3 Rd3 51. Rc7 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Bf4 c6 13. Ne5 Re8 (13... Nxe5 14.
Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bf4 f5 16. Qd3 $14) (13... Bb4 $6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. f4 c5 16. e3 Re8
17. Qd3 cxd4 18. exd4 a6 19. Nd1 $1 Ne4 (19... h6 $142) 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Ne3
Ndf6 22. g4 $16 {Epishin-Razuvaev/Rostov/1993}) 14. e4 Nf8 15. exd5 cxd5 16.
Bh3 a6 {N} (16... Ba3 17. Rc2 a6 18. Na4 Ne6 19. Bc1 Bd6 {Remis/Epishin-Aseev/
URS-ch/1991}) 17. Na4 Bd6 18. Be3 $1 $14 b5 (18... Ne6 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6
Rb8 21. Qd3 $16) 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. Bg2 $1 (20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Ned3 $1 (21. Nxa6 $6
Qa5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nc5 Rxc5 24. dxc5 Bxe5 $15) 21... Qb6 22. Rc2 $14 {><c5})
20... Bxe5 21. dxe5 Rxe5 22. Bd4 Re8 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Bxd5 (24. Qxd5 Rb8 (
24... Bf5 25. Qxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxa8 $16) (24... Ra7 25. Ne4 {/\Nd6}) 25. Ne4 Qe6
26. Nd6 Rd8 27. Rc6 $14) 24... Bh3 (24... Rb8 25. Ne4 Qg6 26. Nd6 $16) 25. Bxa8
Bxf1 26. Ne4 (26. Bb7 $6 Be2 27. Qd2 Bf3 28. Bxa6 Re2 29. Qf4 Qxf4 30. gxf4
Rxa2 31. Bxb5 Ng6 $44) 26... Qh6 (26... Qe7 $2 27. Bc6 $18) (26... Qb6 27. Bd5
Bh3 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Ng5+ $16) 27. Rc6 $1 $16 Ne6 (27... Qh3 28. Qxf1 Qxf1+
29. Kxf1 Rxa8 30. Nc5 a5 31. a3 $16 {/\Rb6}) 28. Rxa6 Bh3 29. Bd5 Qg6 (29...
Rc8 30. Ra8 $5 Rxa8 31. Bxa8 $16) 30. Bxe6 $1 (30. Ra8 $5) 30... fxe6 (30...
Bxe6 31. Nc5 $16) 31. f3 Bf5 32. Nd6 (32. Qd7 $5 Rf8 33. Rc6 {/\Rc8} Bxe4 34.
fxe4 Qg5 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Qf5 $1 Qe3+ 37. Kg2 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 $16) 32... Rd8 33.
Qd4 $6 (33. Qe1 $16) (33. Rc6 $16 {/\Rc8}) 33... Bh3 34. Qe4 $2 (34. Qd1 $16)
34... Qf6 $132 35. Rc6 (35. g4 Qa1+ 36. Kf2 Qf1+ 37. Kg3 Qg2+ 38. Kh4 Bxg4 $1
39. Qxg4 Qxh2+ 40. Qh3 g5+ $1 41. Kg4 h5+ 42. Qxh5 Qg2#) 35... Qa1+ 36. Kf2
Qxa2+ 37. Qe2 Qxb3 38. g4 $6 (38. Nxb5 $142 $10) 38... Qd5 39. Nb7 $8 Rf8 (
39... Rb8 40. Na5 {/\Kg3,Qe6}) 40. Qxe6+ Qxe6 41. Rxe6 Bxg4 42. Rb6 $1 $15 (42.
Re3 Bd7 43. Nc5 (43. Nd6 $2 b4 $17) 43... Bc6 $17) 42... Rxf3+ (42... Bxf3 43.
Nd6 $15) 43. Kg2 h6 44. Rxb5 Rc3 45. Nd6 Kh7 46. Rb4 Bf3+ 47. Kf2 Bd5 48. Rd4
Rc2+ 49. Ke3 Ba8 50. Rd2 Rc3+ 51. Rd3 Rc1 52. Ra3 Bc6 53. Ra7 Rc3+ 54. Kd4 Rc2
55. Rc7 Rd2+ 56. Ke5 Ba4 57. Nf5 Rg2 58. Kf4 Bb3 59. Kf3 Bd5+ 60. Kf4 Be6 61.
Kf3 Rg6 62. Ne3 h5 63. Rc5 Rf6+ 64. Kg3 Kh6 65. Rc6 Kg6 66. Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
a5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 (10. Re1) (10. Nc3) 10... Be7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Ne5 (12. Qc2
$142 $1 d5 13. Rfc1 Nbd7 14. e4 c5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Qd1 Re8 18.
Bh3 Rb8 19. Bf4 Rb7 20. Ne5 $16 {Karpov-Christiansen/Wijk 25'/1993}) 12... d5
13. Be3 (13. Qc2 Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 $10 {/\c5}) 13... Nfd7 14. Nd3 Nb6 $5 (
14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 c5 16. Rfc1 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 (16... Bxc5 17. Rfc1 Qe7 $10)
17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. e4 d4 19. e5 Nd7 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Rfe1 $14) 16... Na6 $132)
15. a4 (15. Nc5 N8d7 16. Nxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Ra8 $10 18. Qb5 $6 c6 19. Qd3 c5 $10
) 15... Nc6 16. Nb5 Nb4 17. Rc1 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Qd7 $1 {/\c6} (18... Bxb5 19.
Qxb5 $14) (18... Rc8 19. Rc6 Bb7 20. Rc2 c6 21. Na7 Rc7 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Bxd6
Qxd6 24. Rfc1 Qd7 25. Qc3 Ra8 26. Qc5 Rxa7 27. Qxb6 Ra6 28. Qc5 $14) 19. Rxc7
$8 Qxc7 20. Nxc7 Bxd3 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. exd3 Bb4 $1 $10 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Kf1 Kf8
25. Ke2 Ke8 26. f4 Kd7 27. Rxc8 Nxc8 {/\Ne7-c6,Bc3,><d4} 28. Bc1 Bc3 (28... Ne7
29. Bb2 $10) 29. Bd2 Bxd2 30. Kxd2 Ne7 31. Kc3 Nc6 32. Bf3 Ke7 33. h4 Kf6 34.
Bg4 g6 35. Bh3 h6 36. Bg4 Kg7 (36... g5 37. hxg5+ hxg5 38. fxg5+ Kxg5 39. Bf3
$10) 37. Bd1 Nb4 38. Bg4 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. fxg5 Kg6 41. Bd1 Kxg5 42. Be2 Nc6
43. Bd1 Kf6 44. Bh5 Ke7 45. Bd1 Kd6 46. Bh5 f6 47. Bg4 Ke7 48. Bh5 Kf8 49. Bd1
Kg7 50. Bh5 f5 51. Bd1 Kg6 52. Be2 Kg5 53. Bd1 Nb4 54. Be2 Nc6 55. Bd1 f4 56.
gxf4+ Kxf4 57. Bh5 Ke3 58. Be8 Nb4 $8 (58... Nxd4 $2 59. b4 Ne2+ 60. Kb2 axb4
61. a5 $18) 59. Bf7 Na2+ (59... Na2+ 60. Kb2 Nb4 61. Kc3 Na2+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
c6 9. Nxc4 {N} (9. bxc4 O-O 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Qc2 Rd8 12. Nd3 Ba5 (12... Be7 13.
Nd2 Nbd7 14. e4 $16) 13. Na3 Nbd7 14. Bf3 Rac8 15. e4 c5 16. e5 cxd4 17. exf6
Nxf6 $44 {Kurajica-Karpov/Bugojno/1980}) (9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ Ke7 11. Bxa8 (
11. bxc4 $6 Bxc4 12. Qa4 a5 13. a3 b5 $1 14. Bxb5 Qxd4 $15) 11... Qxa8 12. f3
Rd8 13. Kf2 (13. Ba3 $5 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 cxb3 15. Qxb3 Rxd4 16. Kf2 $16) 13... e5
14. Ba3 Bxa3 15. Nxa3 Rxd4 16. Qc2 Qd5 17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Qc5 19. Kg2 Nd5
20. Qc1 Rxc4 21. Qg5+ $16 {Bouaziz-Hansen,J/Thessaloniki ol/1984}) 9... O-O 10.
Bb2 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 $10 12. Ne4 Be7 (12... Rac8 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Rc1 Bb7
15. Ne5 c5 16. a3 Bxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Nf3 Ba5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bxf6 gxf6
21. Rc4 $16) 13. Qc2 (13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Ncd2 (14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $10) 14... Rac8 15.
Bf3 Qb8 $10 {/\c5}) 13... Rad8 $6 (13... Rac8 $1 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (
15... Bxf6 $10) 16. Nd2 c5 $10) 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (15... Nxf6 16. Nd2
(16. Ne5 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 $10) 16... Rc8 {/\Qb8,c5=}) 16. Nd2 c5 $2 (16... Rc8
$1 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Bf3 Qb8 19. Kg2 c5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Qc3 e5 $1 $10) 17. Ne4
Be7 (17... Rc8 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. dxc5 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Qc6+ 21. f3 $16) 18. dxc5
bxc5 (18... Nxc5 19. Qc3 f6 20. b4 Na6 21. Qxc7 Nxc7 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxf6
Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Rxf6 25. Rxc7 Rd2 26. Rxa7 Rxe2 27. Rf1 $16) 19. Qc3 Nf6 20. Bf3
$14 {><c5} Rc8 21. Kg2 Bd5 22. Nd2 Rfd8 (22... Bxf3+ $2 23. Nxf3 $16) 23. Nc4
Qb7 24. Rhd1 Ne8 25. Qe3 h6 26. h4 Bf6 27. Rd3 Qa6 28. Bxf6 Nxf6 29. Rc2 Rd7 (
29... Bxc4 30. Rxc4 (30. bxc4 $1 Qa4 31. Rcd2 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Rb8 33. Qd6 Qb4 34.
a3 Qb6 $14) 30... Qxa2 (30... Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Qxa2 32. b4 $16) 31. Qxc5 $1 Qa6 $8
32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Ra4 Qb6 34. b4 Rd7 $14) 30. Ne5 Rdc7 31. Rdc3 Qb5 (31...
Bxf3+ $2 32. Qxf3 Nd5 33. Rc4 Nb6 34. Rg4 $16) 32. Qf4 Qb7 33. Nd3 Qb5 34. Qe3
Bxf3+ $2 (34... c4 $2 35. Nb2 $16 Ng4 36. Qf4 Ne5 37. e4 Nxf3 38. Qxf3 Bc6 39.
Nxc4 $16) (34... Nd7 $142 $1) 35. Qxf3 Nd5 36. Rc4 Nb6 37. Rg4 $16 f5 (37... c4
38. Qf6 g6 39. Ne5 Nd5 40. Rxg6+ fxg6 41. Qxg6+ $40) 38. Rg6 Qe8 39. h5 Nd5 (
39... c4 40. Nf4 Rc6 (40... e5 41. Nd5 $16) 41. bxc4 Nxc4 42. Rxc4 Rxc4 43.
Nxe6 $40) 40. e4 $1 fxe4 41. Qxe4 Nf6 42. Qe5 Qc6+ 43. f3 Rf7 $6 (43... Qd5 44.
Qxf6 Qxd3 45. Qxe6+ Kh7 46. Qc4 $16) 44. Rxc5 $18 Qd7 45. Rxc8+ Qxc8 46. Nc5
Re7 47. b4 Kh7 48. g4 Qd8 49. Ne4 Nd5 50. g5 Qf8 51. Kg3 Rf7 52. Rxh6+ Kg8 53.
Qxe6 Qxb4 54. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. Ne5 d5 (10... Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc8 12. e4 Qb7 13. Qf3 Nb4 14.
Rad1 d6 15. Nd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 $14) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 h6 (12... c5 13. Be3 (
13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. e3 Nc7 16. Ng4 Ne4 17. Bxc7 Rxc7 18. Nxe4 dxe4
19. Ne5 Qc8 $10) 13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd7 Bxe3 17. fxe3
Re8 18. Qd4 $14 {Karpov,Zaitsev}) (12... Qc8 13. Bg5) 13. Be3 $5 {N} (13. Qc2
$5 Qc8 14. Qb2 c5 15. Be3 Qf5 16. Nd3 Ne4 17. Nf4 Nxc3 (17... Bf6 $5) 18. Qxc3
Rfd8 19. Rfd1 g5 20. Nh5 Qg6 21. g4 Bc8 22. h3 Be6 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Bd4 $16 {
Neverovsky-Aseev/URS-chT Podolsk/1990}) 13... Qc8 14. Qc2 Ba3 $5 15. Rb1 c6 16.
Nd3 $2 (16. f4 {>=} Nb4 (16... Re8 17. h3 {/\g4-g5->}) 17. Qd2 Qf5 18. h3 Qc2
19. g4 Qxd2 20. Bxd2 $14 {/\g5}) 16... Nb4 $1 17. Nxb4 Bxb4 $10 18. Qb2 $6 (18.
Bd2 Re8 19. Rfe1 Qd7 (19... Qe6 $5 20. e4 (20. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22.
Bxb4 c5 23. e4 Qxd4 $17) 20... dxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Qd6
$10) 20. Rbd1 Rad8 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $10) 18... Qf5 {/^b1-h7,/\Re8-e6}
19. Bd2 (19. a3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Rfe8 21. Rfe1 Re6 $10) 19... Rfe8 20. Rbc1 Ba6
21. Rfe1 Bxc3 (21... Re6 $5 {/\} 22. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd2 24. Bxe6 Bxc1
$19) 22. Bxc3 Ng4 23. e3 (23. Bf3 Re6 (23... Qh5 24. h4 g5 $2 25. Kg2 gxh4 26.
Rh1 $16) 24. h3 Nf6 25. Kg2 Rae8 $36 {/\h5,g5-g4}) 23... h5 24. Qd2 (24. h3 $1
{>=} Nf6 25. f3 Re6 26. Bd2 $10 Rae8 $6 27. Qa3 Qd3 28. Rcd1 $16) 24... Re6 25.
f3 Nf6 26. Qf2 Rae8 (26... g5 $6 27. e4 $1) 27. Bd2 (27. h3 $1 g5 28. g4 Qg6
29. Bd2 $10) 27... g5 $1 28. Rc3 g4 29. e4 $2 (29. fxg4 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 hxg4 31.
Rec1 Bb7 $15) (29. Rec1 Bb7 30. Rf1 gxf3 31. Qxf3 Qxf3 32. Bxf3 Ne4 33. Bxe4
Rxe4 34. Rf4 $10) 29... dxe4 30. fxe4 Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 32. Bxe4 Rxe4 $17
33. Rce3 Rxe3 34. Rxe3 $6 (34. Bxe3 {>=} Rd8 35. Rc1 Rd6 $17) 34... Rd8 35. Bc3
Rd6 {/\Rf6} 36. Re8+ Kh7 37. Re7 Rf6+ 38. Ke3 (38. Kg1 Rf1+ 39. Kg2 Rf3 40. Bb2
Bf1+ 41. Kg1 Bh3 42. Re1 Kg6 $19) 38... Rf3+ 39. Kd2 Kg6 40. Rxa7 Rf2+ 41. Ke1
Rxa2 42. Bd2 f6 43. Ra8 Ra1+ 44. Kf2 Rf1+ 45. Kg2 Bd3 46. Bf4 Rb1 $19 47. Rh8
Rb2+ 48. Kg1 Rxb3 49. Rh6+ Kf5 50. Rxh5+ Ke4 51. Kf2 Rb2+ 52. Ke1 Kxd4 53. Rh6
Be4 54. Rxf6 Rxh2 55. Bc7 b5 56. Rf4 b4 0-1

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 (12... f5 13. a4 Rc8 14.
Qc2 Nf6 15. a5 b5 16. c5 Qe8 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Bb2 b4 19. Rfe1 Ne4 20. Ne5 Ng5
21. e3 Nh3+ 22. Kh1 Bf6 23. f3 g5 24. Rad1 g4 25. f4 $14 {Vyzmanavin-Balashov/
Lvov plof/1990}) 13. Re1 f5 (13... c5 14. cxd5 exd5 $132) (13... Nf6 14. e4 $14
) 14. Rc1 (14. a4 Rc7 15. e3 Qc8 16. a5 Nf6 17. axb6 axb6 18. Ra2 Bb7 19. b4
Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. c5 Bd8 $1 22. f3 exf3 23. Bxf3 Ba6 $10 {Janocha-Chekhov/
Wisla BES/1992}) 14... Nf6 15. Bb2 b5 $5 (15... Qe8 $5 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. Ne5 $14
Bb4 18. Rf1 Nd2 $4 19. a3 Nxf1 20. axb4 $18) (15... Ne4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 (16...
dxe4 17. f3 $14) 17. Bh3 Qd7 18. f3 Bg5 19. Rc3 $14) 16. c5 Bb7 17. b4 $14 {()}
a5 18. a3 a4 $6 (18... Ra8 19. f3 (19. Bc3 axb4 20. axb4 Qd7 21. Qc2 Bd8 22.
Nf3 Bc7 $14) 19... axb4 20. axb4 Qe8 21. e4 Qf7 $14) 19. f3 Rc7 20. e4 Bc8 21.
Rc2 g6 (21... fxe4 22. fxe4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Bf6 25. Rd2 $16) 22.
Kh1 (22. exf5 $6 exf5 23. Nf1 g5 24. Bc1 h6 25. h4 Nh5 $132) 22... Rf7 23. e5
Nh5 $2 {פh5} (23... Nd7 $1 24. f4 Nf8 25. g4 (25. Nf3 h6 26. Bh3 g5 27. fxg5
hxg5 28. g4 f4 29. Bf1 Rh7 30. Bd3 Rh6 $132 {/\Ng6,Qf8,Bd7-e8}) 25... h6 (25...
fxg4 26. Qxg4 Kh8 27. Nf3 $14) 26. gxf5 exf5 $132) 24. f4 Ng7 25. Nf3 Qf8 (
25... h6 $5 26. Bh3 g5 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. g4 f4 (28... fxg4 29. Bxg4 Nf5 30. Rg2
$16) 29. Bf1 Qf8 30. Bd3 $16) 26. Bc1 Nh5 27. Bf1 Bd8 28. Bd3 $16 Bd7 29. Rg2
Be8 30. Be3 Rb7 31. Qd2 Ra7 32. Reg1 Ng7 33. h3 (33. g4 $6 fxg4 34. Rxg4 Nf5
35. h4 Rg7 $14) 33... Kh8 34. g4 {פg7} Rab7 35. Nh2 Ra7 36. Qe1 Rab7 37. Rf1
Ra7 38. Nf3 Rab7 39. Be2 Ra7 (39... h6 40. Nh4 Kh7 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Ng6 Qg8
43. Rfg1 Rfd7 44. Bf2 $16) 40. Bf2 $1 Ra8 (40... fxg4 41. hxg4 Rxf4 42. Be3
Rff7 43. Rgf2 Qg8 44. Ng5 Rxf2 45. Rxf2 $16) 41. Rgg1 Bd7 42. Bh4 fxg4 (42...
Qg8 43. Bxd8 Rxd8 44. Ng5 Rff8 45. Qh4 Rde8 46. Bd3 $16) 43. hxg4 Rxf4 44. Ng5
Kg8 (44... h6 45. Rxf4 Qxf4 46. Rf1 Bxg5 (46... hxg5 47. Rxf4 gxf4 48. Bxd8
Rxd8 49. Qh4+ $18) 47. Rxf4 Bxf4 48. Bf6 Rf8 49. Bd3 Be8 50. Qh4 $16) 45. Qg3
Bxg5 46. Bxg5 Rxf1 47. Rxf1 $18 Qe8 48. Qh4 Bc8 49. Bh6 Ra7 50. Kg2 Qe7 (50...
Rf7 51. Rh1 Qd7 52. Bd3 Ne8 53. Bg5 Rg7 54. Bf6 Rf7 55. Bxg6 $18) 51. Bg5 Qe8
52. Rh1 h5 53. Bf6 Qf7 54. Qg5 (54. Qg5 Kf8 55. gxh5 gxh5 56. Bxh5 Nxh5 57.
Rxh5 Ke8 58. Rh8+ Kd7 59. Rg8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Farago, Ivan"]
[Black "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 d5 $6 {N} (12... Nb8 $1 13. Nbd2
a5 14. b5 Ra7 15. Bxd4 d6 16. Bb2 Qc8 17. Rc1 Rd8 18. Qc2 h6 19. Rfd1 Ba8 20.
h3 Rc7 21. a4 Nbd7 22. Ba3 Bf8 23. Nd4 d5 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. cxd5
exd5 27. Nb3 Bxb5 28. Qxc7 Qxc7 29. Rxc7 Bxa4 $13 {Eingorn-Dizdarevic/Manila
olm/1992}) 13. Nxd4 Rc8 (13... Qd7 {>=} 14. cxd5 (14. Nd2 e5 15. N4f3 e4 $13)
14... Bxd5 (14... Nxd5 15. e4 Nf6 16. Nd2 $14) 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 (15... Qxd5 16.
Nc3 Qb7 17. Qb3 $14) 16. e4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Nc7 18. Nd2 $14 {><c6}) 14. Nd2 Qd7 15.
cxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7 17. Qb3 $14 Nc7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 (18... Nb5 $142) 19. Bh3 $1
Qe8 20. f3 Nb5 (20... Kh8 $5 21. Nc4 Nb5 22. Nxb5 Qxb5 23. Ne5 Qe8 24. Nxf7+
Qxf7 25. Bxe6 Qg6 26. Bf5 $1 (26. Bxc8 Rxc8 {/\Ne4}) 26... Qg5 27. Bxc8 Rxc8
28. Rac1 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 Qh5 $14) 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxc8 Bxc8 (
23... Rxc8 24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 $16 {/\a4}) 24. Nf1 Nc7 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Rd1
Qe8 (26... Qf8 27. Qc3 (27. e5 $6 Nfe8 $132 {/\Be6} (27... Be6 $2 28. exf6 Bxb3
29. fxg7+ Qxg7 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rd7 Nd5 32. Ne3 $18)) (27. Ne3 $5) 27... Ne6
28. Ne3 Ng5 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. exf5 Qa8 31. Kg2 $14) 27. Qc3 Ne6 28. Ne3 Ng5 29.
Nd5 $16 Bh3 30. Rd3 Qf8 31. Nxe7 Qxe7 32. Qe5 Qxe5 (32... Ne6 $2 33. f4 (33. g4
$5 $16) 33... Qb7 (33... Ng4 $2 34. Qh5 $18) 34. f5 Nf8 35. Rd8 Kg8 36. Qe6+
Qf7 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. Bxf6 gxf6 39. Ra8 $18) 33. Bxe5 h5 (33... Nd7 34. g4 h6
35. Bf4 Nf8 36. Bxg5 hxg5 37. Rd8 Kg8 38. Ra8 $18) 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Bxf6 gxf6
36. Kf2 Be6 37. Ra8 b5 38. Rxa7+ Kg6 39. a4 bxa4 40. b5 $18 Nf7 41. b6 Nd6 42.
b7 Nxb7 43. Rxb7 a3 44. Ra7 a2 45. Ke3 h4 46. Kf4 Kh5 47. Ra5+ Kg6 48. gxh4 Kh6
49. Kg3 Kg6 50. f4 Bb3 51. f5+ Kh5 52. Ra8 Kh6 53. Kf4 Bc4 54. e5 fxe5+ 55.
Kxe5 Kg7 56. Ra7+ Bf7 57. h3 Kf8 58. Kf6 Bd5 59. h5 Kg8 60. Ke7 1-0

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Ne5 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 h6 (12... Ba3 13. Rb1 Re8 14.
Nd3 Bf8 15. Bg5 c6 16. b4 Nc7 17. a4 $14) 13. Bf4 {N} (13. Qc2 Qc8 14. Qb2 c5
15. Be3 $14) (13. Be3 {->Goldin-Psakhis/Novosibirsk/1993}) 13... Qc8 14. g4 $5
Qe6 (14... Nxg4 $6 15. Nxd5 Bd6 16. Ng6 $1 fxg6 17. Bxd6 Qe6 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19.
e4 $16) 15. e3 c5 16. dxc5 (16. h4 cxd4 17. exd4 Nd7 (17... Rac8 18. g5 hxg5 (
18... Ne4 19. Nxe4 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 dxe4 21. gxh6 gxh6 22. Qh5 $40) 19. hxg5 Ne4
20. Nxe4 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 dxe4 22. Qh5 Bd6 23. Bh3 $40) (17... Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4
19. g5 Qf5 20. Be3 (20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. Nxg4 hxg5 22. hxg5 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24.
Re1 $10) 20... f6 21. gxf6 Bxf6 $15) 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bg3 Rac8 $13) 16... bxc5
17. Qd3 $2 (17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rac8 (18... Bd6 19. Nd3 Nb4 20. Bxd6 Nxd3 21.
Qxd3 Rxd6 22. h3 $14) 19. h3 Nc7 $13) 17... Bd6 18. Qf5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 (19. Bxe5
Nxg4 20. Qxe6 fxe6 $17) 19... Qxg4 (19... Qxe5 $2 20. Bxe5 Nxg4 21. Bd6 Rfd8
22. Nxd5 Rxd6 23. Ne7+ Kf8 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Nf5 $14) 20. Bg3 Rfe8 21. Qf4 Qe6
$1 (21... Qxf4 22. Bxf4 g5 23. Bg3 Ne4 24. Rfd1 $44) 22. Rfd1 Rad8 $17 {/\Ne4}
23. Qh4 $1 Qf5 $5 (23... Qe7 24. Qa4 Ne4 $2 25. Nxd5 $1 $10) (23... Qb6 $6 24.
Na4 Qa5 25. Nxc5 $1 Nxc5 26. b4 Qxa2 27. bxc5 $44) (23... Bc6 $5 $17 {/\Qe7,
Nc7-e6}) 24. Qa4 (24. Nb5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 (25. Nxa7 d4 $36) 25... Qxe4 26. Qxe4
dxe4 27. Nxa7 Nb4 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxc5 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Nd3 31. Rc7 Ne1+ 32. Kh3
Bd5 $40) 24... Qc8 (24... Ne4 $5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Qxa6 Ng5 $40) 25. Nb5 Ne4
26. Nc3 (26. Nxa7 Qa8 27. Nb5 d4 $1 $40 28. exd4 $2 Nxg3 29. Bxb7 Ne2+ 30. Kf1
Qxb7 $19) 26... Nxg3 $2 (26... Nxc3 27. Rxc3 Bc6 28. Qa5 d4 29. exd4 (29. Bxc6
$2 dxc3 $19) 29... Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Qb7+ $17) 27. hxg3 $44 Re5 28. Qh4 Kh7 $6 (
28... Rd6 $1 29. Ne4 Rc6 (29... Rd7 $2 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 31. Qd4 $16) 30. Nc3 Rd6
31. Ne4 $10) 29. Rd2 (29. Ne4 $5 {/\Nc5} g5 30. Qh5 Kg7 31. Nxc5 Nxc5 32. b4 d4
33. exd4 Bxg2 34. bxc5 Re4 35. Kxg2 Qc6 $1 36. d5 Rxd5 37. Rxd5 Qxd5 38. Qf3 g4
39. Qc3+ f6 40. Kg1 Qc6 $14) 29... Bc6 $2 (29... Rd6 $1 $8) 30. Ne4 $1 $16 Bb5
(30... d4 31. exd4 cxd4 32. Rxc6 Qxc6 33. Ng5+ $18) (30... Ree8 31. Nxc5 Nxc5
32. Rxc5 Qe6 33. Qd4 $16) 31. Nxc5 Nxc5 32. Rdc2 Qb7 $2 (32... Qb8 33. Rxc5 $16
) (32... Qb7 $2 33. Qxd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. e3 d5 (10... c5 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. exd4 d5 13. Ne5 Nb4 14. Bg5
Rc8 15. Rac1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rfd1 Re8 $13 {Piket-Hansen/Antwerpen/1993})
11. Qe2 c5 12. Rfd1 Nc7 (12... Qc8 13. Be1 Rd8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rac1 h6 $6 (
15... Qe6 $142) 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. f4 cxd4 18. Nb5 $1 Bd6 19. Nc6 Re8 20. Ncxd4
Qd7 21. Bh3 Qd8 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Nf5 $16 {Granda Zuniga-Lobron/Biel izt/1993})
13. Ne5 Bd6 14. Be1 Qe7 15. f4 Rfd8 (15... Ne4 $5 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. dxc5 Bxe5 (
17... bxc5 18. Ba5 $14) 18. fxe5 Qxc5 19. Bc3 $14) 16. g4 $14 Nfe8 (16... Ne4
17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. g5 $14) 17. g5 f6 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. Bh4 Qf8 20. Bf3 Nce8 21.
cxd5 (21. Qg2 $5 cxd4 22. exd4 Bb4 23. Rac1 $16) 21... exd5 22. Qg2 $16 {><d5}
cxd4 23. exd4 Bb4 24. Rac1 Nc7 (24... Rac8 $2 25. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 (25... Rxc1 26.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 27. Rxc1 Bxf3 28. Nxf3 $16) 26. Rxc8 Nxf4 27. Rxd8 Nxg2 28. Bxb7
Nxh4 29. Bd5+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nd6+ $18) (24... Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Rdc8 26. Rdc1
Rxc3 27. Rxc3 Ne4 28. Bg4 Qd6 29. Qh3 $40) 25. Ne2 Nce8 (25... Ne6 $4 26. f5
$18) 26. Ng3 Rac8 27. Qh3 (27. Nf5 $1 Kh8 28. Qh3 Kg8 (28... Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rc8
$2 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Ng6+ hxg6 32. Bxf6+ Kg8 33. Bxd5+ $18) 29. Kh1 $16 {/\}
Ba3 $2 30. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 31. Qe6+ Kg7 32. Rg1+ Kh8 33. Nf7+ $18) 27... Nd6 28.
Nh5 $2 Nxh5 29. Bxh5 Rxc1 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Rxc1 Qxf4 $17 32. Bxd8 Qxc1+ 33. Kg2
Qd2+ 34. Kh1 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qb2+ (35... Qc2+ 36. Kg1 Qb1+ 37. Kf2 $1 Ne4+ (37...
Qxa2+ 38. Be2) 38. Kg2 Qxa2+ 39. Kh3 Qxb3+ 40. Bf3 h6 41. Qe8+ $10) 36. Kg3 (
36. Kh1 $2 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qxa2+ 38. Kh3 Qxb3+ 39. Bf3 Bc8 $19) 36... Ne4+ 37. Kh3
Qc3+ 38. Kg2 Qc2+ 39. Kh1 (39. Kh3 $2 Bc8) 39... Qb1+ 40. Kg2 Qc2+ 41. Kh1 Qc1+
42. Kg2 Qd2+ 43. Kh3 Qe3+ 44. Bf3 (44. Kg2 Qf2+ 45. Kh3 Qf1+ $19) 44... Qh6+
45. Qxh6 gxh6 {><d4} 46. Bh5 (46. Be2 Nc3) 46... Kg7 47. Kg2 (47. Be8 Ng5+ 48.
Kg4 Ne6 $17) 47... Bc3 48. Nf3 Nf6 49. Bxf6+ Kxf6 {^^} 50. Kf2 Bc8 51. Ke3 Bb2
52. Ne5 Bc1+ 53. Kf2 (53. Kf3 Bf5 $17) 53... Bf4 54. Nc6 a5 {/\Bd7} (54... Bd7
55. Nb4) 55. Bf3 Bxh2 56. Bxd5 Bd6 (56... h5 $142 $17) 57. Be4 Bf5 $2 (57...
Bd7 $1 58. d5 Bf5 59. Bxf5 Kxf5 60. Kf3 h5 61. Na7 Ke5 $19) 58. Bxf5 Kxf5 59.
Kf3 h5 60. Na7 h4 61. Nb5 Ke6 (61... Bb8 62. a3 h3 63. b4 axb4 64. axb4 $10)
62. Kg4 Be7 63. Kf4 Kd5 64. a3 $10 Bxa3 $5 (64... Bf6 65. b4 Bxd4 (65... axb4
66. axb4 Bxd4 67. Kg4 Bf2 68. Na7 $10 {/\b5,Nc8xb6}) 66. bxa5 bxa5 67. a4 h5
68. Kf3 Be5 69. Kg2 Kc4 70. Kh3 Kb4 71. Na7 Kxa4 72. Nc6 $10) 65. Nxa3 Kxd4 66.
Nb5+ (66. Nc4 $2 a4 67. Nxb6 a3 68. Nc4 a2 69. Ne3 Kd3 $19) 66... Kc5 67. Nc7
b5 68. Ne6+ Kd5 (68... Kb4 69. Nd4 $10) 69. Nc7+ Kc6 70. Ne6 b4 71. Ng5 $1 h6
72. Nf3 Kd5 73. Ke3 $1 h3 74. Kd3 h5 (74... Ke6 75. Ke4 Kf6 76. Kf4 $10) 75.
Ke3 Kc5 76. Kd3 (76. Ke4 $2 a4 77. bxa4 b3 78. Kd3 Kb4 79. a5 Ka3 80. a6 b2 81.
Nd2 h2 $19) 76... Kb5 77. Ke3 h4 (77... a4 78. bxa4+ Kxa4 79. Kf2 b3 80. Nd2 b2
81. Kg3 $10) 78. Kf2 Kc5 79. Ne5 Kb5 (79... Kd5 $4 80. Nc4 a4 81. Nb6+ $18)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Bremer SG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 d6 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 {Ein Standardmanöver.
Weiß möchte den Nd2 über f1 nach e3 überführen, ohne dabei seine Zentralbauern
ungeschützt zu lassen. Zu diesem Zweck wird zuerst der andere Springer nach c2
gebracht, und der Bauer e4 mit f2-f3 gedeckt.} Nc6 14. Nc2 a5 {Eine gute
Alternative stellt das direkte Schlagen auf d4 dar, in der Partie entscheidet
sich Hjartarson später dafür.} (14... Nxd4 $1 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Qc5 17.
Qd3 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 Re6 19. Qe3 Rae8 20. f3 g5 21. Qxc5 dxc5 $11 {Chuchelov,
V-Morawietz,D/Cologne 1993}) 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 $146 {Hjartarson bereitet den
Abtausch im Zentrum vor. Weniger überzeugend ist das Gegenspiel mit b6-b5.} (
15... Ba6 {} 16. Nf1 Rab8 17. Nfe3 b5 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Qd2 Rfd8 $5 20. Rec1
Qb7 (20... exd4 21. Nxd4 Qb6 22. Ndf5 $16) 21. d5 Ne7 22. a3 $14 {Vyzmanavin,
A-Kiselev,S/Helsinki 1992}) 16. Nf1 Nxd4 $1 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 {
Schwarz hat auf Kosten seiner Schwäche d6 einen starken Posten c5 für die Dame
bekommen. Außerdem öffnet er im nächsten Zug die a-Linie und sichert sich
damit das zukünftige Gegenspiel.} 19. Rad1 a4 20. f3 $1 (20. Re3 axb3 21. axb3
Ng4 22. Red3 Ne5 23. R3d2 Ra3 $132) 20... axb3 21. axb3 Red8 $1 {Ein guter
prophylaktischer Zug. Bevor Schwarz seine a-Linie nutzen kann, muß er seine
Hauptschwäche d6 ausreichen schützen.} (21... Ra3 $2 22. Re3 $16 {><d6}) 22.
Re3 $1 $14 {Die Turmverdoppelung auf der d-Linie zwingt den gegnerischen
Springer zur Passivität und sichert damit einen kleinen weißen Vorteil. Nichts
versprach dagegen 22.Ne3.} (22. Ne3 Ra3 23. e5 Ne8 24. Qxc5 bxc5 25. Rd3 g6 26.
Red1 f5 27. exd6 Rd7 $11 {/\Ra6}) 22... Ne8 23. Red3 {/\e5} Rdb8 24. Ne3 {
/\Nf5 Endlich hat Weiß seinen mit dem 13. Zug begonnen Plan vollendet. Der
Springer auf e3 steht in unmittelbarer Reichweite der beiden schwachen Bauern
d6 und b4.} g6 25. Kh1 $2 {Diese "normal" aussehende Zug ist ein ernsthafter
Fehler. Nach langem Nachdenken entschied ich mich schließlich für den
richtigen Plan mit Qb2 und Kh1, verwechselte aber die Zugreihenfolge. Mit 25.
Qb2! hielt Weiß seinen Vorteil fest.} (25. Bh3 Bc6 $11) (25. Qb2 $1 Ra5 $1 {
Die genaueste Art der Turmverdoppelung auf der a-Linie.} (25... Ra3 $6 {
kostet Schwarz ein zusätzliches Tempo:} 26. Kh1 h5 $1 (26... Rba8 $2 27. Ng4
Qg5 28. h4 Qh5 29. Rxd6 $18) 27. Nc2 $1 Ra5 28. Nd4 Rba8 (28... Nc7 $2 29. Qd2
Rba8 30. Nc2 $16) 29. R3d2 $1 (29. Nb5 Ra2 30. Qc1 Qf2 $132) 29... Nc7 (29...
h4 30. gxh4 Nc7 31. h5 $1 Qxh5 32. Nc2 Ra2 33. Qc1 $16) 30. h4 Qe5 31. Kh2 $16)
26. Kh1 h5 27. Nc2 $5 Rba8 28. Nd4 Ra2 29. Qc1 Rf2 30. R3d2 Ra2 31. Rxf2 Rxf2
32. Rd2 Rxd2 33. Qxd2 Nc7 34. h4 $14 {, und nach dem folgenden Nc2 hat Weiß
ein angenehmeres Endspiel.}) 25... Ra2 $1 {Erstaunlicherweise war mir dieser
natürliche Zug vollkommen entgangen, ich rechnete nur mit 25...Ra3 26.Qb2 usw.
Nun ist die gewünschte Aufstellung mit Qb2 nicht mehr möglich, während Schwarz
seine Stellung mit jedem Zug verbessern kann.} 26. Nd5 {Selbstverständlich
gefiel es mir nicht, meinen starken Springer gegen den schlechten schwarzen
Läufer zu tauschen, ich konnte jedoch keine gute Alternative finden. Es ist
schwer zu glauben, aber Schwarz steht bereits besser.} (26. R1d2 Rba8 27. Rxa2
Rxa2 28. h4 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Rb2 30. Rd3 Kf8 $15 {/\Ke7,Nc7-a6-c5}) (26. Ng4 Qxd4
27. Rxd4 Rb2 28. R4d3 Ra8 $15) 26... Bxd5 27. Qxd5 (27. cxd5 Rba8 28. f4 Rc2
29. e5 Raa2 30. Rg1 Re2 $36) 27... Qf2 {Hjartarson spielt auf Nummer sicher.
Besser war 27...Rab8!} (27... Rba8 $1 28. f4 Qxd5 (28... Qf2 29. e5 $11) 29.
Rxd5 Rb2 30. e5 Raa2 $15) 28. R3d2 Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Qxd2 30. Rxd2 Ra8 31. Bh3 Kf8
$1 {Das entstandene Endspiel ist etwas besser für Schwarz. Seine
Bauernschwächen sind unbedeutend, der aktivere Turm auf der einzigen offenen
Linie wiegt viel mehr.} (31... Ra7 32. Rd5 Ra3 33. Rb5 Rxb3 34. Rxb6 $11) 32.
Bd7 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Nf6 34. Ba4 (34. Rxd6 $2 Ke7 35. Rxb6 Nxd7 36. Rxb4 Ra2+ 37.
Kh3 Ne5 $17) 34... Ke7 35. Kf2 $6 $138 {Das passive Abwarten erlaubt Schwarz,
den schwachen Bauern h2 zu fixieren. Vorzuziehen war die aktive Verteidigung
35.Re2!} (35. Re2 $1 {/\e5} Ke6 36. f4 Nd7 37. Bxd7+ Kxd7 38. Rd2 Kc6 39. Kf3
$11) 35... g5 $138 36. Re2 Ke6 37. Ke3 (37. f4 $2 gxf4 38. gxf4 Nh5 39. Ke3 Rf1
$17) 37... Rc1 38. Kd4 h6 39. Bc6 $2 {Ein weiterer Zeitnotfehler, richtig war
39.Rd2.} (39. Rd2 $15) 39... Rd1+ 40. Ke3 Rb1 41. Kd4 (41. Ba4 Nd7 $17) 41...
Nd7 $1 {In dem entstehenden Turmendspiel gewinnt Hjartarson einen Bauern.} (
41... Rxb3 $2 42. e5 dxe5+ 43. Rxe5+ Kd6 44. Rf5 $11) 42. Bxd7+ Kxd7 43. Re3
Rb2 $17 44. h4 gxh4 45. gxh4 Rh2 46. e5 {Es ist schwer zu sagen, ob 46.Rd3
besser war. Ich entschloß mich für die Reduzierung des Materials.} (46. Rd3
Rxh4 47. Ke3 Rh5 48. Rd2 b5 49. cxb5 Rxb5 50. Kf4 h5 $17) 46... Rxh4+ 47. Kd3
Rh2 (47... Rf4 48. exd6 Kxd6 49. Ke2 $17) 48. exd6 Kxd6 49. f4 $1 h5 50. Re5
Rb2 $2 {Der Bauerntausch kommt Weiß sehr entgegen. Deutlich gefährlicher war
50...h4! Ich konnte keinen Gewinn für Schwarz finden, aber die weiße
Verteidigung wäre in jedem Fall äußerst schwierig gewesen.} (50... h4 $1 51.
Rh5 h3 52. Rh6+ Ke7 53. Ke4 Re2+ 54. Kd4 $1 (54. Kd5 $2 Re3 55. Rxb6 Rxb3 56.
c5 Rb1 57. Rh6 Rh1 $19) 54... h2 55. Kd5 Rd2+ (55... Kf8 56. f5 Kg7 57. Rh5 Kf6
58. Kc6 Ke5 59. Kxb6 Kf4 60. c5 $11) 56. Ke5 Kf8 57. f5 Kg7 58. Rh3 Re2+ 59.
Kf4 Rb2 60. Ke5 Rxb3 61. Rxh2 Re3+ 62. Kd4 Rg3 63. Ke5 $1 b3 64. Kd4 $1 (64.
Rd2 $2 Rc3 65. Rg2+ Kf8 66. Kd4 Rf3 67. Ke4 Rh3 68. Ke5 Ke7 $17) 64... Rg4+ (
64... Kf6 65. Rh6+ Kxf5 66. Rxb6 $11) (64... Rf3 65. Ke5 Rc3 66. Rg2+ Kf8 67.
Kd4 Rc2 68. Rg3 b2 69. Rb3 $11) 65. Kc3 Rf4 66. Kxb3 Rxf5 67. Kc3 $17 {, und
Weiß dürfte diese Stellung halten können.}) 51. Rxh5 Rxb3+ 52. Kd4 Rb1 53. Rh6+
{Einfacher führte 53.Rb5! zum Remis.} (53. Rb5 $1 Kc6 54. Ke5 b3 55. f5 $11)
53... Kc7 54. c5 $1 (54. Kd3 $2 Rc1 $17) 54... Rd1+ (54... bxc5+ 55. Kxc5 Kd7
56. Rb6 Ke7 57. Kd5 b3 58. Ke5 b2 59. Kf5 $11) 55. Kc4 bxc5 56. Kxc5 b3 57.
Rc6+ Kd7 58. Rb6 Rd3 59. Kc4 Rf3 60. Kd5 Rxf4 61. Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nd2 (10. O-O Na6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. e4 Bb4 14. exd5
Bxc3 15. Bxc3 cxd5 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. Bb2 $14 {Karpov-Georgiev,Ki/Biel/1992})
10... Nbd7 11. Nxd7 (11. O-O c5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 g6 $14 {
Jusupov-Sokolov,A/Riga m/4/1986}) 11... Qxd7 12. O-O O-O (12... c5 $5) 13. e4
$14 Rfd8 14. Re1 (14. e5 $5 Ne8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. f4 Rdc8 17. Bb2 Ba6 18. Rf2
Bd3 19. Nf1 Bxf1 20. Bxf1 $14) 14... dxe4 $6 (14... c5 $6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. e5
Ne8 17. f4 $16) (14... dxc4 $6 15. bxc4 $16) (14... Rac8 $142 15. Rc1 $14) 15.
Nxe4 c5 (15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf6 17. Qc2 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Rad1 Qf6 20.
Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Be4 Rxd1 (21... Qe7 22. Qe2 g6 23. Qf3 $16) 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. c5 Qd4 25. cxb6 Qxb6 26. Qd1 $1 $16) 16. d5 $1 Nxe4 (16... exd5
$2 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. cxd5 $16 {/\} Bxd5 $2 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21.
Re8+ $18) 17. Bxe4 exd5 18. cxd5 $16 Qd6 $1 (18... Bd6 19. Qc2 h6 (19... g6 $2
20. Bb2 {/\Qc3}) 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5 Qc7 22. Rad1 Re8 23. Qd2 Kg8 24. Bb1 $16
{/\Qd3}) 19. Qc2 Bf6 $2 (19... g6 20. Rad1 Bf8 (20... Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. d6
$16) 21. Qb2 $16) (19... Qh6 $142 20. Rad1 (20. Bxh7+ Qxh7 21. Qxh7+ Kxh7 22.
Rxe7 Bxd5 23. Rae1 $1 {Epishin} a5 $10 {/\a4,/\Rab8-b7}) 20... Bd6 21. Re3 Re8
22. Rde1 Re7 23. Bf3 $16) 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Rad1 Rab8 (21... Rd6 {>=} 22. Bxh7+
Kf8 23. Be4 Rad8 24. Qc4 $16) 22. d6 $1 (22. Bxh7+ Kf8 23. Be4 Rd6 $16) 22...
g6 23. d7 Bc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Re7 $18 Kf8 (25... Rb7 26. Qc3 {/\Qe5}) 26. Qe2
{/\Qe5} Qf6 27. Re5 Qc6 (27... Rb7 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Qe8 Rb8 31.
Qe5+ f6 32. Qxb8 $18) 28. Red5 Kg8 (28... Qf6 29. Qa6 Ra8 30. Qb7 $18 {Epishin}
) 29. Rd6 Qc7 30. h4 $40 b5 (30... h5 31. Qe7 Rb7 32. g4 hxg4 33. h5 gxh5 34.
Qg5+ Kf8 35. Rh6 $18) 31. h5 Rb6 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Qe5+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35.
Qf6+ Kf8 36. Re1 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O
$5 {N} (8. e5 Ne4 $1 9. O-O Nxd2 10. Bxd2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Qxc6 dxc6 13.
Bxc6+ Qd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 $10) (8. Nxd4 Bc5 $1 (8... d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 a6
11. e5 $5 Bxg2 12. exf6 Qxf6 (12... Bb7 $5) 13. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 14. Kxg2 Nc5 15.
Ne4 $16 {Browne-Burger/Philadelphia op/1990}) 9. Nb5 a6 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. O-O Be7
$10) 8... d6 (8... Nxe4 $6 9. Ne5 d5 (9... Nxd2 10. Bxb7 Nxf1 11. Bxa8 $16) (
9... Nd6 10. Bxb7 Nxb7 11. Qf3 $16) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qa4+ Nd7 12. Re1 $36) (
8... Nc6 $6 9. e5 Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. Ne4 $16) (8... Bc5 $6 9. e5 Ne4 10. Ng5 $1
Nc3 (10... Nxd2 11. Bxb7 Nxf1 12. Bxa8 $16) (10... Qxg5 $2 11. Nxe4 Qd8 12.
Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Bxb7 $18) 11. bxc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qxg5 13. Nf3 $16) 9. Nxd4 Qd7 $1
(9... Be7 10. Qa4+ $5 Qd7 (10... Nbd7 11. Nc6 $16) 11. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 $2 (11...
Kxd7 $142 $14) 12. Nb5 O-O 13. e5 Bxg2 14. exf6 Bxf1 15. fxe7 $16) 10. Re1 Be7
11. Nb1 (11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. N2f3 (13. f4 $6 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 $1 15. Bb2
exf4 16. gxf4 b5 $132) 13... a6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 $1 15. Nd4 Qc7 $10) 11... Nc6 12.
Nc3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. b3 (14. h3 Rab8 15. Be3 a6 16. a4 Ba8 $132 {/\Qc7})
14... Rfd8 15. Bb2 Rab8 16. h3 Ba8 $10 17. g4 $6 {><f4} h6 18. a4 (18. f4 $2 d5
$17 {/\Bc5}) 18... a6 19. Ba3 Qc8 20. Bb2 $6 Qc5 21. Qd2 Nd7 22. Red1 Ne5 23.
Ne2 {/\Bd4,f4} (23. Kh1 Ng6 24. f4 Nh4 $15) 23... Bg5 24. Qc3 Bf6 25. Ba3 (25.
Qd2 $5) 25... Qc7 26. Qd2 (26. Qg3 Ng6 27. Rac1 Bh4 $1 {/\} 28. Qe3 $2 Bg5)
26... Ng6 27. Rac1 Be7 28. Qe3 $2 (28. f4 b5 $1 29. cxb5 Qa7+ 30. Qd4 Qxd4+ 31.
Rxd4 (31. Nxd4 axb5 32. Nxb5 Nxf4 $17) 31... axb5 32. a5 e5 33. fxe5 Nxe5 $15 {
/\Nc6}) (28. Rc3 $1 Qa7 (28... Bg5 $6 29. Bxd6 Qc6 30. f4 Nxf4 31. Nxf4 e5 32.
Rd3 Bxf4 33. Qb2 Rbc8 34. Bxe5 $14) 29. Rd3 Ne5 30. Rd4 Nc6 31. Rd3 Ne5 $10)
28... Bg5 29. f4 Nxf4 $1 30. Nxf4 e5 $17 (30... e5 31. Qd3 Bxf4 32. Rc2 $17)
0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nepomnishay, Mikhail I"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 Ng4 8. h3
Nh6 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Nf5 11. a3 Rc8 $2 (11... Qc7 12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 h5 14.
Bf4 a5 15. b5 Nd8 16. Nxd4 Qxc4 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Rc1 Qe6 19. Ng5 $16 {
Sherbakov-Galliamova/Cheliabinsk/1989}) (11... Be7 $1 12. b4 Bb7 13. g4 Nh4 14.
Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bg5 $1 O-O 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd4 Ng6 19. f4 Qc7 $10
{Grivas-Aseev/Leningrad/1989}) 12. Re1 (12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 $2 Nxb4 $1 $17)
12... Be7 13. b4 Bb7 14. Ne4 $1 (14. Nb3 $6 O-O 15. g4 Nh4 16. Nxh4 Bxh4 17.
Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 f6 $17) 14... h5 (14... O-O 15. g4 Nh4 16.
Nxh4 Bxh4 17. Nd6 Rc7 18. Nxb7 Rxb7 19. b5 Na5 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. Qxd4 f6 22.
Ra2 $16) (14... d6 15. g4 dxe5 16. gxf5 exf5 17. Ng3 e4 18. Nxf5 exf3 19. Nxg7+
Kf8 20. Bh6 Kg8 21. Qxf3 $18) (14... d5 15. cxd5 exd5 (15... Qxd5 16. g4 Nh6
17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Nf6+ $5 Bxf6 19. exf6 Qd8 20. Nxd4 Qxf6 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Rc1
Bd7 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Qa4+ Kf8 25. Qxa7 $16) 16. Nf6+ Kf8 17. Nh5 $16) (14...
f6 15. g4 fxe5 16. gxf5 exf5 17. Ng3 f4 18. Nxe5 fxg3 19. Qh5+ g6 20. Nxg6
gxf2+ 21. Kxf2 $18) 15. Bf4 $16 d6 (15... O-O 16. g4 hxg4 17. hxg4 Nh6 18. Bxh6
gxh6 19. Qd2 Kg7 20. Ng3 $40) (15... f6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Qd3 Rg8 $2 18. Nxf6+
Bxf6 19. Qxf5 $18) 16. exd6 Nxd6 17. Neg5 $6 (17. Bxd6 $1 Bxd6 18. Nxd4 Be5 19.
Nb5 $1 O-O 20. Ned6 (20. Qxh5 $5 g6 21. Qh6 Bg7 22. Qf4 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 $36)
20... Bxa1 21. Qxa1 Qd7 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Rd1 $16) 17... Bf6 $2 (17... Nxc4 18.
Qd3 $44 {/\} b5 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. Qg6+ Kd7 21. Qxe6+ Ke8 22. Qg6+ Kd7 23. h4
$18) (17... Nf5 18. Qd3 $44) 18. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Rxe6+ Kf7 20. Rxd6 $18 Qe7
21. c5 bxc5 22. bxc5 Nd8 23. Qb3+ Kf8 24. Rxf6+ $1 (24. Rxf6+ Qxf6 25. Bd6+ Ke8
26. Re1+ Kd7 27. Ne5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 14th Group3"]
[Site "Lubniewice"]
[Date "1998.09.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.09.18"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gorzow Stilon Welkopolski"]
[BlackTeam "Alchevsk Garant-Donbass"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 (13. e4 c5 14.
exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 {f�hrt zur Hauptvariante.}) 13... c5 14. cxd5
exd5 (14... cxd4 15. Bxd4 exd5 16. a3 Nc5 17. Bb2 Bf6 $1 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. b4 (
19. Bxd5 Rfd8 {~=}) 19... Ne6 20. e3 {Chernin,A-Titz,H/Muenchen 1992} Rfd8 {=})
15. a3 (15. Qb1 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Qb2 Ne6 18. Nf3 Bb4 19. Rec1 Qe7 {
=+ Hansen,L-Sax,G/Lugano 1989}) 15... Nf6 (15... Bf6 $5) (15... cxd4 {-14...
cxd4}) 16. b4 cxd4 (16... Qd7 $2 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. bxc5 Rxc5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 (
19... Bxf6 20. Ne4 {+/-}) 20. Nf3 Rd8 21. Nd4 {+/- Dautov,R-Utasi,T/Budapest
1989}) 17. Bxd4 Qd7 18. Qb3 {+=} Bb5 19. Qb2 (19. a4 $5 Bc4 20. Qb2 Rfd8 21. b5
{+= /\Rac1} (21. e3 Bd3 $132)) 19... Ba4 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+
Qxc8 23. Nf1 $1 Bd7 $1 24. Ne3 Be6 {Wei� steht etwas besser.Der Plan von
Schwarz sollte darin bestehen, den unangenehmen Druck auf der Diagonale a1-h8
loszuwerden. Daf�r sollte er zuerst mit seiner Dame den Isolani d5 decken,
Nf6-e8 und f7-f6 folgen lassen und abschlie�end die Stellung seines
Springers verbessern.} 25. Be5 $1 {/\25...Qd7 26.Qd4} (25. f4 Qd7 26. Bf3 Ne8
27. g4 f6 28. f5 Bf7 29. Qb3 Nc7 30. a4 Bd6 {=}) 25... h6 $2 {Schwarz verliert
kostbare Zeit. Er sollte an dem oben erw�hnten Plan festhalten und 25...Qd7
spielen.} (25... Qc6 26. f4 (26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Qd2 Qc3 28. Qxc3 Bxc3 29. Bxd5
Bd7 {+= /\b5,Bb2}) 26... Ne8 27. Qd2 {+/-}) (25... a5 26. f4 axb4 27. axb4 {
/\Qd4} Qf8 {/\Ne4} 28. f5 Bd7 29. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 30. Nxd5 f6 (30... Bxf5 $2 31.
Bxg7 $1) 31. Qa2 Kh8 32. Bd4 {+/-}) (25... Qd7 $1 {war st�rker} 26. Qd4 Qc6
$1 $132 {mit gutem Gegenspiel dank der Drohung Qc1.}) 26. f4 {+/-} a5 27. Bf3
axb4 28. axb4 Qf8 (28... b5 $5 29. Kg2 Bh3+ 30. Kf2 Be6 31. Qd4 Qd7 {Schwarz
steht zwar sehr passiv, seine Festung ist jedoch nicht leicht einzunehmen.} 32.
Qd3 $5 d4 33. Bxd4 Bxb4 34. f5 Bb3 $1 35. Bxf6 Qxd3 36. exd3 gxf6 37. Bc6 Ba4
38. Kf3 Bc5 39. Ke4 {+/-}) 29. Kg2 $1 (29. f5 Bd7 30. Bxd5 Bxb4 31. Bxf6 gxf6
32. Qxf6 Bc5 33. Qe5 Qg7 {=}) 29... Qd8 $138 (29... Ne4 $2 30. f5 Bg5 31. fxe6
Bxe3 32. Qb3 {+-}) 30. Qd4 Bf8 (30... b5 31. f5 Bd7 32. Nxd5 Bxf5 33. Bxf6 Bxf6
34. Nxf6+ Qxf6 35. Qxf6 gxf6 36. Bc6 {+-}) (30... g6 31. g4 {+/-}) 31. f5 Bc8
32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Bxd5 Qe7 34. e4 {+-} Bb7 (34... Qxb4 35. Bxg7 {+-}) 35. f6
gxf6 36. Bxf6 Qc7 37. Bxb7 Qxb7 38. b5 Qc7 39. e5 Qc2+ 40. Kh3 Kh7 41. Qd7 Qb3
(41... Qg6 $142 42. g4 h5 43. Kh4 Bb4 44. Qf5 Be1+ 45. Kh3 hxg4+ 46. Qxg4 Qd3+
47. Kg2 Qd2+ 48. Kh1 Qd5+ 49. Qg2 Qxg2+ 50. Kxg2 Kg6 51. Kf3 Kf5 52. Bd8 Kxe5
53. Bxb6 {+-}) 42. Qf5+ (42. e6 Qxe6+ 43. Qxe6 fxe6 44. Bd4 {+-}) 42... Kg8 43.
Qc8 $1 {/\Be7} Qb4 (43... Qd1 44. Qg4+ {+-}) 44. Qg4+ Kh7 45. Qf5+ (45. Qf5+
Kg8 46. e6 {+-}) 1-0

[Event "Sochi"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rad1 Qc8 (12... Re8 $5 13. Bf4 Qd7
14. Be5 Rad8 $132) 13. Bg5 {N} (13. Bf4 c5 14. Be5 Rd8 (14... h6 15. dxc5 bxc5
16. Nh4 $36) 15. Ng5 Nb4 16. Qb1 h6 17. Bh3 Qc6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20.
Nf3 Bc8 $13 {Yuferov-Obukhov/URS/1991}) (13. Nh4 Re8 (13... g6 $5) 14. Nf5 Bf8
15. Bh3 Qd8 16. Bf4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. d5 Nb4 19. Qxc7 Qxc7 20. Bxc7 Nxd5
21. Rc1 Ba6 $10 {Hebden-Psakhis/Oostende op/1992}) 13... Re8 14. Ne5 c5 15. Qb2
Nc7 $1 (15... cxd4 $5 16. Nb5 (16. Rxd4 $2 Bc5 $17) 16... Ne4 17. Bxe7 (17. Rc1
$2 Qe6 18. Bf4 Bf6 $17 19. Nxd4 $4 Bxe5 $19) 17... Rxe7 18. Qxd4 (18. Nf3 $2
Nc3 $17) 18... Qc5 $1 (18... Qc2 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 (19... dxe4 20. Qd8+ Re8 21. Qd7
Rxe5 22. Qxb7 Qc8 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8 24. Nxa7 $16) 20. Nf3 $14) 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20.
Bxe4 Rxe5 21. Bf3 Bc6 22. Nc3 Rd8 $2 (22... Nc7 $142 23. Rd2 $14) 23. Nxd5 $1
Rdxd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Rd1 Nc7 27. e4 Bc6 28. Rd8+ Ne8 29. Rc8
$16) 16. e3 Qf5 17. f4 Rad8 18. Kh1 (18. Bxf6 $5 Qxf6 (18... Bxf6 19. g4 Qc8
20. g5 Bxe5 21. fxe5 (21. dxe5 d4 22. exd4 cxd4 23. Ne4 Nb5 $13) 21... Qg4 22.
Qf2 Rd7 23. h4 $14) 19. g4 h6 $132) (18. Bf3 $142 $1 {/\Qg2}) 18... Qc8 (18...
cxd4 19. exd4 Ne4 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Qa3 $6 Rde8 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qxa7 Nd5 $36)
19. Bf3 (19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Bf3 $10) 19... cxd4 20. exd4 Ne4 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22.
Rc1 f6 23. Bg4 Qa8 24. Nf3 Ne8 $1 25. Nh4 N8d6 26. Nf5 Nxf5 27. Bxf5 Rde8 $15
28. Kg1 Qd8 29. Rfe1 g6 30. Bg4 $2 (30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Rcd1 Rd7 32. Qf2 f5 $15)
30... h5 31. Be2 $2 (31. Bh3 $2 Ng5 32. Rxe7 Nxh3+ 33. Kg2 Nxf4+ 34. gxf4 Qxe7
$19) (31. Bf3 Ng5 32. Rf1 Nxf3+ 33. Rxf3 Qd7 $17 {<->e}) (31. Bd1 Ba6 {/\Nxg3}
32. Nxe4 dxe4 33. f5 e3 34. fxg6 e2 35. Bc2 Re3 $17 {->}) 31... Nxc3 32. Rxc3
Ba6 $19 33. Rc2 Qd7 34. b4 Bc4 35. Rxc4 dxc4 36. Bxc4+ Kg7 37. Rxe7+ Qxe7 (
37... Qxe7 38. Qd2 Qe1+ 39. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 40. Kf2 Re4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 10. e3 $5 {N} c5 (10... d5 11. Qe2 c5 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Be1 Rd8
14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rac1 h6 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. f4 cxd4 $2 (17... Bf8 $142) 18. Nb5
$1 Bd6 19. Nc6 Re8 20. Ncxd4 Qd7 21. Bh3 Qd8 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Nf5 Qd8 24. b4
Ne4 25. Qb2 f6 26. Qe2 Nd6 27. Qh5 $16 {->Granda Zuniga-Lobron/Biel izt/1993})
11. Qe2 cxd4 (11... d5 $142) 12. exd4 d5 13. Ne5 Nb4 (13... Rc8 $6 14. Nb5 Ra8
15. Rac1 $14) 14. Bg5 Rc8 15. Rac1 h6 (15... Ba8 16. Rfd1 dxc4 17. Bxa8 Rxa8
18. bxc4 Rc8 19. a3 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. d5 $36) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rfd1 Re8 (
17... Qe7 $2 18. a3 $16 {/\cd5}) 18. Nb5 (18. a3 Nc6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Bxd5 (
20. Nxd5 $2 Nxd4 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $19) (20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. Qh5 Rc7 $10) 20... Nxd4
$1 21. Rxd4 (21. Bxf7+ $2 Kf8 22. Rxd4 Qxd4 23. Bxe8 Bxe5 $19) 21... Bxd5 22.
Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 24. Kg2 Rxe5 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Qg4+ Rg5 27. Qf4 Rc8
28. Qxf6 Rg6 $10) 18... a6 19. Na7 Ra8 (19... Rc7 20. a3 Bxe5 21. dxe5 (21.
Qxe5 Na2 22. Rc2 dxc4 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. bxc4 (24. Nc6 $2 cxb3 $1 25. Nxd8 bxc2
$19) 24... Rxa7 25. Rxa2 Rd7 $10) 21... Nc6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24.
Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qxa6 Rxe5 27. Qa8+ Kh7 28. Rxd5 Re1+ 29. Kg2 Qc1
$44) 20. a3 Na2 $6 (20... Rxa7 21. axb4 Bxe5 22. Qxe5 dxc4 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24.
bxc4 $14) (20... Bxe5 $1 21. dxe5 (21. Qxe5 Na2 22. Rc2 dxc4 23. bxc4 Bxg2 24.
Kxg2 Rxa7 25. Rxa2 $10) 21... Rxa7 (21... Nc6 $2 22. cxd5 $1 Nxa7 23. dxe6 Qe7
24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Rd7 $18) 22. axb4 Qe7 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rxd5
Qxb4 $10) 21. Qxa2 Rxa7 22. b4 $1 {/\c5} dxc4 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Qxc4 $36 {<->c}
Qa8 25. Qc6 Rd8 26. Qe4 b5 (26... Rc8 27. Rc6 Rbb8 28. Rdc1 $14) 27. h4 Ra7 28.
Qxa8 Raxa8 29. f4 $1 Rac8 $6 (29... Bxe5 $1 30. fxe5 (30. dxe5 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1
a5 $10) 30... a5 31. Rc5 axb4 32. axb4 Rd5 33. Rxd5 exd5 34. Rc1 Ra3 $10) 30.
Nc6 Re8 31. Rc5 Kf8 32. Kf2 Be7 33. Nxe7 Kxe7 34. Rdc1 $14 Rcd8 35. Rc7+ Rd7
36. R1c6 (36. h5 $1 Ra8 37. Rxd7+ Kxd7 38. Rc5 $14 {>=}) 36... Ra8 37. Ke3 Kd8
(37... a5 $1 {>=} 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. Rb6 axb4 40. axb4 Ra3+ 41. Kf2 Rd3 42.
Rxb5 Rxd4 43. Rb7+ Ke8 44. Ke3 Rd5 45. b5 h5 46. b6 Rd6 47. Ke4 Kf8 48. Rb8+
Ke7 49. b7 Rb6 $10) 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. Rc5 Kd6 (39... f5 40. h5 Kd6 41. d5 exd5
42. Kd4 $16 {><f5}) 40. g4 g6 41. h5 (41. d5 exd5 42. Kd4 Re8 43. Rxd5+ Kc6 44.
Re5 Rd8+ $10) 41... Rg8 42. hxg6 fxg6 (42... Rxg6 $5 43. Kf3 Rg8 44. f5 Rg7 45.
Kf4 Rg8 $14) 43. Ke4 Rb8 $2 (43... Re8 $1 {>=} 44. a4 Rb8 $14) 44. d5 $16 exd5+
45. Rxd5+ Ke7 (45... Ke6 46. f5+ $16) (45... Kc6 46. f5 Re8+ 47. Re5 Rxe5+ 48.
Kxe5 $18) 46. Ke5 Re8 47. Rd6 Kf7+ 48. Kd5 Re3 49. Rxa6 Rg3 50. a4 bxa4 51. b5
a3 52. b6 Rb3 53. Kc6 $18 Rc3+ 54. Kd7 Rd3+ 55. Kc8 Rc3+ 56. Kb8 Rc4 57. b7
Rxf4 58. Ka7 Rb4 59. b8=Q Rxb8 60. Kxb8 h5 61. g5 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS10 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Kalesis, Nikolaos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 $1 (15. c5 $2 f5 16. f3 b4 17. Bxb4 Ne5 18. Bc3 Nd3 $17 {Karpov-Timman/
FIDE-Wch (2)/1993}) (15. Bxe4 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 $10)
15... bxc4 16. Qe2 c5 $6 {N} (16... Rc7 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bf1 Rd8 19. a4 Nb6 20.
Nc5 Nd5 21. Ba5 Nb6 22. Qe4 Bf6 23. bxc4 $16 {Epishin-Shneider/Moscow Alekhine
op/1992}) (16... Nf6 {>=} 17. Rac1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6 19. Red1 Qc7 20. Qh5 g6
21. Qa5 Qb7 22. bxc4 Bxc4 23. Bb4 Qb5 24. Qxb5 cxb5 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Bd3 (26.
d5 $5) 26... Bxa2 27. Bxb5 Rd8 $10 {Vyzmanavin-Magerramov/Cheliabinsk/1990})
17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 $6 (18. Rad1 $2 Nd3 19. bxc4 Bxc4 20. Bf1 Qd5 $17) (18.
Qg4 $1 g6 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Rad1 Qc8 21. Qd4 f6 22. Bh3 Rc6 23. Qd7 $16) 18...
Rxc5 (18... Bxc5 $6 19. b4 $1 (19. Qe5 Qf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Bxf6 $14) 19...
Bb6 (19... Be7 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qg4 g6 22. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Rf7 24. Qxa6
Rd8 25. Bd5 $16) 20. Qg4 g6 21. Rad1 Qe7 22. Qf4 Bc7 (22... f6 23. Rxe6 $1 Qxe6
24. Bd5 $18) 23. Qd4 e5 24. Qxa7 $16) 19. b4 Rc7 $6 (19... Rg5 $1 20. a4 (20.
Rad1 Qb6 $13) (20. f4 Rg6 $13) 20... Qc8 $13 (20... Qd3 21. Qb2 $14) (20... Qb6
21. b5 Bb7 22. a5 Qc7 23. Be5 Qc8 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Qxc4 Rc8 $132)) 20. Rad1
Rd7 21. Qg4 g6 22. a4 Rxd1 $2 (22... Rd3 {>=} 23. b5 (23. Bf1 h5 $13) 23... Bc8
24. Rc1 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Bb4 26. Qxc4 Qa5 27. Rec1 Bxc3 28. Rxc3 e5 $14) 23. Rxd1
Qc7 24. Qd4 e5 25. Qd7 $16 Bd8 (25... Rc8 26. b5 $18) 26. Qd5 Re8 27. b5 Bc8
28. Bxe5 $1 Qe7 29. Bc3 Be6 30. Qd4 f6 31. a5 Bc7 $2 (31... Qc7 32. Bc6 Rf8 33.
Qe4 Qf7 34. Rd6 Bf5 35. Qd4 $18) 32. Qxa7 Bg4 33. Bd5+ {/\Re1+-} 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6
21. Nc4 Nc5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 $1 (23... Rxf6 24. b4 Ne6 25. Nxb6 Ng5
26. Rd7 $1 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Rb8 28. Red1 Kf8 29. Nd5 Re6 30. Nc7 $16 {
Karpov-Beliavsky/Linares/1993}) 24. Ree7 Nxb3 25. Ne3 Rf8 26. Nf5 (26. g4 {
/\Nf5} h5 27. gxh5 Rc5 28. h6 Rh5 $10 29. Ng4 $2 Rg5 $17) (26. Ra4 $5 Nc5 (
26... Rfc8 27. Nf5 Rc5 28. Nd6 $14) 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Nf5 Re6 29. Rc7 Ne4 30.
Nh6 Nd6 31. Rc6 f5 32. Rh4 b5 33. Rh5 $10) 26... h5 $1 $10 27. Re3 (27. Nh6+
Kg7 28. Nxf7 Kg6 $10) (27. Re3 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Nc5 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Nd5 b5 31. Ra5
Rb8 (31... Rd8 32. Nf4 b4 33. Nxh5+ Kg6 34. Nf4+ Kh7 35. Rb5 b3 36. Re7 $36)
32. Nc3 b4 33. Rxc5 Rxc3 34. Rcxc3 bxc3 35. Rxc3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Podolsk"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. b3 {N} (10. Ndf3 c5 11. dxc5 (11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Re8
13. Rc1 Ne4 14. Rc2 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. Nd3 Rc8 $10 {Ehlvest-Psakhis/Tilburg/
1992}) 11... bxc5 12. Bf4 Na6 13. Rc1 h6 14. Nd2 Rb8 15. Nd3 Bd6 $10 {
Oll-Razuvaev/Rostov na Donu op/1993}) 10... c5 11. Bb2 Nc6 $5 (11... Nbd7 12.
Nxd7 Qxd7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rc1 Qe6 $10) 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Rc1 (13. dxc5 bxc5
14. Rc1 {/\Bxf6} (14. Nc4 Rc8 15. Ne5 Ba8 $10) 14... Qb6 (14... Nd7 $6 15. Nc4
$1) 15. Qc2 Nd7 $13 {/\} 16. e4 d4 17. Bxd4 $2 Bb5 $15) 13... Bb5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
(14... bxc5 $2 15. Bxf6 $16) 15. Nb1 $6 (15. Bxf6 $6 Qxf6 16. Bxd5 Rad8 17. Ne4
(17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Bb4 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Qc2 f5 21. Nc3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxe2
$10) 17... Qe5 18. Nxc5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Nd3 Bxd3 21. exd3 Rxd3 $10) (15.
a3 Qe7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 $13) (15. Nf3 $1 Re8 (15... Qe7 16. Rc2 (16. Re1 $4 Bxf2+
17. Kxf2 Ng4+ $19) 16... Rfe8 17. Nd4 $14) 16. Re1 $1 (16. Rc2 Rc8 $132) 16...
Rc8 (16... Bb4 17. Bc3 $14) 17. a3 a5 (17... Ne4 18. e3 $14) 18. e3 $14 {/\Nd4}
) 15... Ba6 $1 (15... Re8 $2 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nc3 Ba6 18. b4 $1 Bf8 (18...
Bxb4 $2 19. Nxd5 Qd6 20. Nxb4 Qxb4 21. Bxa8 $18) 19. Nxd5 Qe5 20. Qb3 Bxe2 21.
Rfe1 $16) 16. Rc2 (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nc3 Rad8 18. Nxd5 Qe6 19. Rc2 Rd6 20. Rd2
Rfd8 $44 {/\Bb4}) 16... Re8 17. Nc3 $6 (17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nc3 Rad8 19. Nxd5 Qe6
20. Bf3 Rd6 $44) (17. a3 Ne4 18. b4 Bf8 $132) 17... d4 18. Na4 Rc8 $15 19. Nxc5
(19. Bf3 d3 $1 20. Bxf6 (20. Rd2 Bb4 $17) (20. Nxc5 dxc2 21. Qxd8 Rexd8 22.
Nxa6 Rd1 23. Bc1 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rd8 $17) 20... dxe2 $1 21. Bxe2 Qxd1 22. Rxd1
Bxf2+ $19) 19... bxc5 20. Bf3 Nd7 $1 (20... d3 $2 21. Rd2) 21. Rd2 Ne5 22. Bg2
Qb6 23. Re1 Bb7 24. e4 $2 (24. e3 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qb7+ 26. f3 Ng4 27. exd4 Ne3+
28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. dxc5 Rce8 $15) 24... a5 25. f4 Nc6 26. h4 a4 $17 27. h5 (27.
bxa4 $2 c4 28. Bxd4 Nxd4 29. Rxd4 Red8 $19) 27... axb3 28. axb3 Na5 29. Rd3 Ba6
30. Rf3 Rcd8 $19 31. Bc1 (31. Bf1 c4 $19 (31... d3 $19)) 31... d3 32. Bb2 Nxb3
33. Bc3 d2 34. Ree3 c4 35. Kh2 Bb7 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 (9. Qe3+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Bh3 Rhe8 13. O-O
Kf8 14. Rfc1 c6 $10 {Hjartarson-Agdestein/Gausdal zt/1987}) 9... O-O 10. Bg2
Ne4 $6 {N} (10... Re8 11. Ne5 $1 (11. O-O Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 Nc6 14. Qf4
f6 15. Nxe4 Nxd4 16. Nc3 g5 17. Qg4 Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Bxe2 19. Qa4 Bxf1 20. Bxa8
Bh3 $15 {Beliavsky-Gelfand/Linares/1993}) 11... c5 12. O-O Bb7 $13) 11. Nxe4
dxe4 12. Ng5 (12. Ne5 $5 f5 13. f3 (13. O-O c5 14. d5 Nd7 $132) (13. Rd1 Nd7
14. Nc6 Qf6 $132) 13... Nd7 14. Nc6 Qf6 15. Rc1 e3 $1 16. Qc2 $13) 12... Nc6
13. Bxe4 (13. Rd1 $6 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxg5 15. Bxe4 Rad8 $17) (13. d5 e3 $1 14.
Qxe3 Re8 15. Be4 Nb4 16. O-O (16. Bxh7+ $6 Kh8 $1 (16... Kf8 $2 17. Ne6+ fxe6
18. Qf4+ Qf6 19. Qxb4+ Re7 20. O-O exd5 21. Bd3 $16) 17. Be4 Nc2+ 18. Bxc2 Rxe3
19. Nxf7+ Kg8 20. Nxd8 Rxe2+ 21. Kd1 Rxd8 $17) 16... h6 $10 (16... Nxd5 $6 17.
Qf3 Nf6 18. Bxa8 Bxe2 19. Qf4 Bxf1 20. Bc6 $16)) 13... Nxd4 14. Bxh7+ (14. Bxa8
$2 Qxa8 15. O-O-O Nxe2+ 16. Kb2 h6 17. Nh3 Qe4 $40) 14... Kh8 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16.
Qxd3 Qxg5 17. Qxd4 Rae8 (17... Rad8 18. Qc3 c5 19. O-O Rd2 20. Qf3 Kg8 21. Rfd1
$16) (17... Rfe8 $5 18. Qc4 (18. e3 $1 Rad8 19. Qc3 $16 {/\0-0}) 18... Qa5+ 19.
Kf1 Qd2 20. Re1 (20. Qxf7 $2 Qxe2+ 21. Kg2 Rf8 22. Rhe1 Qg4 23. Qd5 Rad8 $10)
20... Kg8 $44) 18. e3 (18. Qc4 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Qd2 $44) 18... Qb5 19. Qc4 (19.
O-O-O $5 c5 20. Qd5 Qb4 21. Kb2 $16) 19... Qxc4 20. bxc4 Re5 $1 (20... Re4 21.
Rc1 Rd8 22. Ke2 $16) 21. O-O-O $6 (21. Ke2 $1 Rc5 22. Rac1 Rd8 23. h4 (23. Rhd1
$5 Rxd1 24. Kxd1 g5 25. h3 Rc6 26. Kd2 Rh6 27. c5 $16) 23... Rd6 24. Rhd1 Rdc6
25. Rd4 Ra5 (25... b5 $2 26. cxb5 $1) 26. Rc2 $16) 21... Rf5 $1 (21... Rc5 22.
Rd4 b5 23. Kc2 bxc4 24. Rb1 $16) 22. Rhf1 $6 (22. f4 {>=} Re8 23. Rhe1 Rc5 24.
Rd4 b5 25. e4 bxc4 26. Re3 $16) 22... Re8 $132 23. Kc2 (23. Rd7 Rxe3 24. Rxc7
Re2 25. Rxa7 Rfxf2 26. Rxf2 Rxf2 $10) 23... c6 24. h4 (24. Rd7 Rxe3 25. fxe3
Rxf1 26. Rxa7 Rf2+ 27. Kb3 Rxh2 28. Rxf7 Re2 29. Re7 Rg2 $10) 24... g6 25. g4
$6 (25. Rd3 Re4 26. Kb3 Rg4 27. Rdd1 (27. Rd7 Rxg3 28. fxg3 Rxf1 29. Rxa7 Rf3
$10) 27... Kg7 $10 {><f2,c4}) 25... Rf3 26. Kd3 Kg7 27. Ke2 Rf4 $10 28. c5 Rxg4
29. Rd6 bxc5 30. Rxc6 Rxh4 31. Rxc5 Ra4 32. Rc2 Re6 33. Rd1 Rea6 34. Rdd2 g5
35. Kf3 Kg6 36. Kg3 f6 37. Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. a3 $6 {N} (6. Qc2) (6.
Qb3) (6. Qa4) 6... Bxd2+ 7. Nxd2 Nc6 $6 (7... Bb7 $1 8. d5 $6 (8. f3 c5 $10 (
8... d5 $10)) (8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 $10) 8... exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O (10. Nb3
c6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 cxd5 $10) 10... Bc6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. e4 Ne7 (12...
Nf6 13. e5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 $44) 13. b3 d6 14. Bb2 Nd7 $15) 8. e3 $1 (8. Bg2 Nxd4
9. Bxa8 Qxa8 10. O-O Qc6 $1 11. e3 Nf5 $44) 8... O-O (8... d5 9. Qa4 Bb7 10.
Bg2 $14) 9. b4 $1 $14 (9. Bg2 Na5 $1 10. b3 (10. Bxa8 Qxa8 11. O-O Nxc4 $44)
10... d5 11. Qc2 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 $10) 9... Bb7 10. Bg2 d5 11. O-O (11. c5 $5
bxc5 (11... a6 12. Bb2 $16) 12. dxc5 Ne5 13. Qe2 $1 a5 14. Bb2 Ned7 15. O-O e5
$14) 11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 Na5 $1 13. Nxa5 (13. Bxb7 $5 Nxb7 14. Qf3 (14. Bb2 Qd5
$132 {/\d5}) 14... Qd5 (14... Nd6 15. Ne5 $16) 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 Nd6 17. a4
a6 $1 18. Bd2 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra5 Nc4 21. Nxc4 bxc4 22. Rfa1 $14) 13...
Bxg2 14. Kxg2 bxa5 15. bxa5 Qd5+ 16. f3 (16. Qf3 Qxa5 17. e4 Rfd8 (17... c5 18.
Bg5 Nd7 19. d5 $14) 18. Be3 Rab8 $10) (16. Kg1 $5 Qxa5 17. Bd2 Qa6 (17... Qf5
18. Rc1 $14) 18. Qc2 $14) 16... Qxa5 17. Bd2 Qa6 18. Bb4 Rfe8 (18... Nd5 19.
Qd2 Nxb4 20. axb4 Qd6 21. Qc3 $14) 19. Re1 Rad8 20. Qc2 (20. Qe2 $1 Qa4 21.
Rac1 $14) 20... Nd5 21. Bc5 h6 22. Rac1 {/\Qc4} Nb6 23. Bb4 Nd5 24. Bc5 Nb6 25.
Kf2 (25. Red1 $142 $1 $14 Nd5 26. Kf2) 25... e5 $1 26. dxe5 Nd7 $132 {><d3} 27.
Red1 Nxe5 28. Bd4 Rd5 (28... Qe6 $142 $13) 29. Qe2 (29. e4 $2 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Qf6
31. Qc3 Nxf3 32. Ra4 Nd4+ 33. Kg2 Rxe4 $17) 29... Qe6 (29... Qxa3 30. Rxc7 a5
31. f4 Ng6 32. Qc4 $14) 30. Bxa7 Ra5 31. Bc5 (31. Rxc7 Qh3 32. Kg1 $16) 31...
Qh3 32. Kg1 Qf5 33. Bb4 Nxf3+ 34. Kg2 Ng5 35. Bxa5 Qxa5 (35... Qe4+ $2 36. Kf2
$8 Nh3+ 37. Ke1 $16) 36. Qd3 $2 {Offensichtlich Zeitnot} (36. h4 $1 Qa8+ 37.
Kg1 Nf3+ 38. Kf2 Ne5 39. Rxc7 Re6 40. e4 $16) 36... Qa8+ 37. Qd5 Qxa3 38. h4 $4
(38. Qd3 Qa8+ 39. Qd5 $10) 38... Rxe3 $19 39. hxg5 $6 Rxg3+ 40. Kf1 (40. Kh2
Rh3+ 41. Kg1 Qe3+ 42. Kg2 Rg3+ 43. Kh1 Rg1+ $1) 40... Qe3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 74th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2002.11.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O $6 ({Energischer ist} 10. Nc3 $1 Re8 (10... Qe7 11.
Ne5 Bb7 12. O-O c5 13. e3 Na6 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Nc7 16. Qb2 Ne6 $11 {
Shipov,S-Goldin,A/St Petersburg 1993}) (10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5 Nc6 13.
Bxe4 Nxd4 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qxg5 17. Qxd4 Rae8 18. e3 Qb5 19.
Qc4 $16 {Georgiev,K-Christiansen,L/Las Palmas 1993}) 11. Ne5 $1 c5 12. O-O Bb7
13. Rfd1 Na6 14. e3 Qe7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qb2 Nc7 17. a3 cxd4 18. exd4 Ne6 19.
f4 Red8 20. b4 Ne4 $11 {Khalifman-Chandler/BL 9192}) 10... Re8 11. Re1 (11. Ne5
Nbd7 12. Nc6 $2 Rxe2 $15) 11... Qd6 $146 (11... Nbd7 12. e3 Ne4 13. Qb2 c5 14.
Nc3 cxd4 15. exd4 Ndf6 16. Ne5 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. Qb2 Qd6 $10 {Farago-Lau/
Wuppertal/1986}) (11... c5 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Nh4 d4
16. Na4 $14 {Portisch,L-Ljubojevic,L/Reykjavik 1987}) 12. e3 Nbd7 13. Nc3 c6 $6
{Die Passivität im Zentrum bringt Schwarz nichts Gutes. Er sollte sich in der
einen oder anderen Form für das Spiel mit c7-c5 entscheiden.} (13... Ne4 14.
Qb2 c5 $11) (13... c5 14. Rac1 Rac8 $11) 14. Rac1 Rad8 15. Red1 Bb7 16. Qb2 Ng4
$2 {Hier hatte Roman die letzte Möglichkeit für c6-c5. Sein Vorhaben, die
weiße Struktur auf dem Königsflügel zu lockern, ist der verlorenen Zeit
keineswegs wert.} (16... c5 $1) 17. h3 Ngf6 18. b4 $1 $14 {Nun ist Schwarz zu
Passivität verurteilt, während Weiß seine Stellung mit a4-a5 verbessern kann.}
Qb8 $6 (18... Ne4 $14) 19. a4 Ne4 $2 {Diese Fehlentscheidung kostet Schwarz
einen Bauern.} 20. Nxe4 dxe4 (20... Rxe4 21. Ne5 $16) 21. Ng5 $16 Nf6 22. Qb1
$1 c5 23. bxc5 Bd5 (23... bxc5 24. Rxc5 h6 25. Rb5 Rd7 26. Nxe4 $18) 24. h4 {
Weiß hat einen Mehrbauern bei überragender Stellung. Der Rest ist leicht
verständlich.} bxc5 25. Rxc5 Qd6 26. Rdc1 Rb8 27. Rb5 h6 28. Nh3 a6 29. Rb2
Rxb2 30. Qxb2 Rb8 31. Qc3 Rb4 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33. Nf4 Bb7 34. Qc7 Qf8 $2 $138 (
34... Qxc7 $142 35. Rxc7 Kg8 $16) 35. h5 $18 Rb2 36. Bh3 Kg8 37. Bf5 Rb4 38.
Rc5 Qe8 39. a5 Qf8 40. Kg2 Rb2 41. Re5 Ba8 42. Bc8 Ne8 43. Qc3 Rb8 44. Bxa6 Nf6
45. Rc5 Qd6 46. Rc8+ Kh7 47. Qc7 Qxc7 48. Rxc7 Nd5 49. Rxf7 Rb2 50. Nxd5 Bxd5
51. Rd7 Bc6 52. Rc7 Bd5 53. Bc8 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
a5 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 $5 {N} (10. a3 Be7 (10... Bxd2 $142 11. Nfxd2 d5 12. Nc3
c6 $10) 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qc2 d5 13. Rfc1 Nbd7 14. e4 c5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Be3
Rc8 17. Qd1 Re8 18. Bh3 Rb8 19. Bf4 Rb7 20. Ne5 $16 {Karpov,An-Christiansen,L
Wijk m 25' 1993}) (10. Bg5 d5 11. a3 Be7 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. Ne5 Nfd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Nxd7 Nxd7 $10 {Hansen,C-Lobron,E Wijk m 1993}) (10. Nc3 Bc6) 10... Bc6 (
10... d5 11. Nc3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 a4 (12... Nbd7 13. a4 Bc6 14. Qc2 $16) 13. b4
$14) 11. a3 Be7 (11... Bxd2 12. Nbxd2 {/\e4} (12. Qxd2 $5) 12... d5 13. Ne5 Bb7
14. Qc2 $16) 12. Qc2 (12. Nc3 $1 Ne4 13. Qc2 $1 (13. Ne5 Nxd2 (13... Nxc3 14.
Bxc3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Bf6 16. Qd2 d6 17. Nc4 Nc6 $13) 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Bxc6 dxc6
16. Qxd2 Rb8 $10) 13... Nxd2 (13... Nxc3 14. Bxc3 $14) 14. Qxd2 $14 f5 $6 15.
d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 $16) 12... Be4 13. Qb2 Nc6 14. Nc3 Bxf3 $1 15. Bxf3 Nxd4 16.
Bxa8 Qxa8 $44 17. Be3 Nf5 (17... c5 $6 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Nb5 e5 20. e3 dxe3 21.
Rxe3 d6 22. Rc1 $16) 18. Bf4 c5 (18... Qb7 $5 19. Rad1 (19. Rac1 Rb8 {><b3})
19... Bc5 $1 $36) 19. a4 d5 20. Nb5 Rc8 (20... h6 $5 $44) 21. Rac1 h6 22. Qc2
d4 23. Na3 (23. e4 dxe3 24. Bxe3 (24. fxe3 Nd5 $44) 24... Ng4 25. Bf4 Qf3 26.
h3 Nf6 $44 {/\Nh4}) 23... Bd6 24. Bd2 (24. Bxd6 Nxd6 25. Nc4 Nxc4 26. Qxc4 Ne4
$10) 24... Ne4 25. Qd3 (25. Nc4 Bc7 26. Qd3 $13) 25... Nxd2 $5 26. Qxd2 c4 $1
27. Nxc4 Bb4 28. Qd3 Bxe1 29. Nb6 Rxc1 30. Nxa8 Bb4+ (30... h5 $1 31. Kg2 (31.
Nb6 h4 32. g4 $2 Ne3 $1 33. fxe3 h3 34. Qc4 Ra1 $19) (31. Qb5 g5 32. Nb6 g4 $44
) 31... g6 $5 $44) 31. Kg2 Rc3 32. Qa6 d3 $2 (32... h5 $142 $1 $13) 33. exd3
Rc2 34. Nb6 $16 h5 (34... Be1 35. g4 $1 Nh4+ (35... Rxf2+ $2 36. Kg1 $18) (
35... Bxf2 $2 36. gxf5 Bxb6+ 37. Kf3 $18) 36. Kf1 Bxf2 37. d4 $1 $16 {/\Qa8,/
\Qd3}) (34... Bc5 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Kh3 $16) 35. Nc4 g5 36. Qa8+ Kg7 37. Qe4 Bc3
38. Ne3 Nxe3+ 39. Qxe3 $18 Bf6 40. d4 Rc7 41. Qd2 Rd7 42. Qxa5 Rxd4 43. b4 Rd5
44. b5 g4 45. h3 Bd4 46. hxg4 hxg4 47. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2
Bc6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O a5 (10... Qc8 $142) 11. Qc2 (11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 a4 $6
(12... Qc8 $1) 13. b4 d6 14. Rc1 Nbd7 15. Bd2 Bd5 16. Bg5 Qb8 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18.
Ne1 c6 19. Nd3 $14 {Alterman,B-Gofstein,L Israel 1992}) 11... h6 $5 {N} (11...
Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd2 a4 (13... Nc6 $5) 14. b4 d6 15. Rfc1 Nbd7 16. Ne1
Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qb8 18. Qd3 Qb7 (18... c6 19. Bd2 Qb5 20. Ne3 $14 {Georgiev,Kir})
19. Rab1 Rfc8 20. f3 Rab8 21. e4 $16 {Georgiev,Kir-Rajkovic,D Jugoslavija 1991}
) (11... Qc8 $2 12. Bg5 $1 Bxc3 13. Bxf6 Bxa1 14. Ng5 g6 15. Qd2 $16 {/\Ne4})
12. Rfc1 Qc8 13. Bf4 Bxc3 $6 (13... Qb7 14. a3 (14. Na4 $5 Na6 $1 $13) (14. Be5
Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nd5 16. Qd2 d6 17. Bf4 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Na6 $10) 14... Bxc3 (14...
Be7 $5) 15. Qxc3 Nd5 16. Qd2 Nxf4 (16... Qxb3 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 $40) 17.
Qxf4 Na6 18. Rc3 $14) 14. Qxc3 Qb7 15. Qd2 $1 Kh7 (15... d6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17.
Qxh6 Nbd7 18. Rxc6 $1 Qxc6 19. Ne5 Qc3 (19... Qb6 $2 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Be4 $18)
20. Rc1 $16) (15... Ne4 16. Qe3 g5 $2 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. Qxe4 $16) 16. Rc2 Na6
17. Rxc6 $1 dxc6 18. Ne5 $16 Nb4 (18... Nd5 19. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 20. Ng4 $16) 19.
Rc1 Nbd5 (19... Ra6 20. a3 (20. Nxc6 Nxc6 21. Qc2+ Kg8 22. Bxc6 Qb4 23. Qc5 $14
) 20... Nbd5 21. Qc2+ Kh8 (21... Kg8 22. Nxc6 $16) 22. Bd2 Ne7 23. b4 $1 $16)
20. Nxc6 Qb6 (20... Nxf4 $142 21. Qxf4 Qb6 22. e4 $16) 21. Qc2+ Kh8 22. Bd2 Ra6
23. a3 Re8 24. e3 Kg8 25. Bf1 Raa8 26. a4 $1 Nd7 27. Bb5 N5f6 28. Qc4 Ne4 $2
29. Bxa5 $18 Qb7 30. Bxc7 Nb6 31. Bxb6 Qxb6 32. b4 Nd6 33. Qc5 Qc7 34. a5 Rec8
35. Bd3 Qd7 36. a6 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 b5 6. cxb5 (6. Bg2 bxc4 7. Qa4
Nd5 8. Nxc4 Bb4+ 9. Ncd2 (9. Bd2 $5) 9... O-O 10. a3 Bxd2+ (10... Be7 $5 $13)
11. Bxd2 f5 12. Ne5 d6 13. Nc4 Qd7 14. Qxd7 Nxd7 15. Rc1 N7f6 16. O-O $14 {
Mascarinas,R-Rivas Pastor,M Manila olm 1992}) 6... Bxb5 7. Ne5 $5 {N} (7. Bg2
d5 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 (10. Nb3 Ba4 11. Qd3 Bxb3 12. axb3 $6 (12.
Qxb3 $10) 12... O-O 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. Rfc1 Rc8 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe3 Qb6 $15 {
Polugaevsky,L-Rivas Pastor,M Logronon ESP-CIS 1991}) 10... Bxb4 $1 (10... Bd6
11. a4 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qe7 13. b5 a6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Ng5 Nd5 16. Ndxe4 Bb4 17. Nxf7
$1 $18 {Gheorghiu,F-Przewoznik,J Timisoara 1987}) 11. Rb1 Nc6 12. a3 Bxd2 13.
Bxd2 Bc4 14. Qa4 Qd7 $17) 7... d5 8. Bg2 Nfd7 $6 (8... Nbd7 9. a4 $5 (9. Ndf3
Nxe5 10. Nxe5 c5 $10) 9... Ba6 10. Nc6 Qc8 11. b4 Bb7 12. b5 Bxc6 13. bxc6 Nb8
$13) (8... c5 9. Ndf3 (9. O-O cxd4 10. Ndf3 Bc5 $13) (9. Qb3 Qb6) 9... Nbd7 10.
Bf4 (10. Ng5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 $13 (11... Nd7 $6 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5 $16))
10... Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Qa5+ $10) 9. Ndf3 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Nd7 (10... c5 11. O-O $14)
11. a4 $1 Nxe5 (11... Ba6 12. Nc6 Qc8 13. b4 Bb7 14. b5 Bxc6 15. bxc6 Nb8 16.
O-O Nxc6 17. e4 $36) 12. axb5 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 $1 (13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Nc4 $10)
13... Nd7 $6 (13... Nc4 $1 14. e4 (14. Qa4 Be7 15. b6+ Qd7 16. b7 (16. bxa7
Qxa4 17. Rxa4 Nb6 18. Ra6 Nc8 $10) (16. bxc7 Qxa4 17. Rxa4 Nb6 18. Ra6 Kd7 $10)
16... Rb8 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Rxa7 c6 $10) 14... O-O 15. exd5 exd5 {/\Rb8} 16.
Qb3 Bd2 $10) 14. e4 $14 Nb6 (14... Nf6 15. e5 Nd7 16. Qg4 g6 17. Qe2 O-O 18. h4
$16) 15. Qb3 Be7 16. Bf4 O-O 17. exd5 Nxd5 (17... exd5 $1 18. Bf3 Bg5 (18...
Bd6 19. Be3 $14) 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. Kg2 Nc4 21. Qb4 $14) 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Kg2
Bd6 20. Be3 $6 (20. Bxd6 $1 Qxd6 21. Ra6 Qd7 22. Rc1 $16) 20... Qe8 $1 21. Qxd5
Rb8 22. Ra5 Bb4 23. Rxa7 Rxb5 24. Qf3 Bd6 $44 25. Bc1 (25. Rb1 Qb8 26. Ra2 Rb3
$44) 25... Qb8 $6 (25... Qe6 $1 26. Rb7 (26. Rd1 Rb3 27. Qc6 h6 $5 $44) 26...
Rf5 27. Qc6 Rd5 $1 28. Be3 Qe4+ 29. f3 Qxe3 30. Qxd5 Qd2+ 31. Kh3 Qh6+ 32. Kg4
Qg6+ 33. Kh3 $10) 26. Ra6 Qc8 27. Qc6 Rh5 28. h4 Rf5 29. Ra7 Qe6 30. Be3 Rd5
31. Re1 $16 Rxd4 (31... Rf5 32. Ra8 $16) 32. Rxc7 Rxh4 $6 (32... Qe4+ 33. Qxe4
Rxe4 34. Rd7 $16) 33. gxh4 Qg4+ 34. Kf1 Qh3+ 35. Ke2 Qg4+ 36. f3 $18 Qg2+ 37.
Kd1 Bxc7 38. Qxc7 Qxb2 (38... Qxf3+ 39. Kc1 Qf5 40. Rd1 $18) 39. Bd2 Qf6 40.
Qf4 Qxf4 41. Bxf4 Ra8 42. Re7 f6 43. Ke2 Ra5 44. Kf2 Rb5 45. Kg3 Ra5 46. Rc7 h5
47. Be3 Ra3 48. Bd4 Rd3 49. Bc3 Rd5 50. Kf4 Rb5 51. Ke4 Rb3 52. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 h6 10. a3 {N} (10. Nc3 Na6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14.
Rfd1 c6 15. Bd2 Qe7 {1/4:1/4 Psakhis,L-Karpov,An Baden-Baden 1992}) (10. Nc3
Re8 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd1 d5 14. Rc1 Nbd7 15. Re1 Qc8 16. Bf1 Qb7
17. Nd2 Bh7 18. Bb2 c6 19. e3 b5 $13 {Karpov,An-Anand,V Tilburg 1991 53/505})
10... Be7 (10... Bxd2 $142 11. Nbxd2 d5 (11... Na6 12. e4 d6 13. Rfe1 $14) 12.
cxd5 exd5 13. Rac1 Na6 14. e3 c5 15. Rfd1 {/\Nb1-c3}) 11. Nc3 d5 12. Rfd1 Qc8
$6 (12... Na6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bf4 (14. Nh4 Re8 15. Nf5 Bf8 $14) 14... Nh5 15.
Be3 $14 {/\Ne5}) 13. cxd5 exd5 (13... Nxd5 14. e4 (14. Nxd5 exd5 15. b4 $14)
14... Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Nd7 16. Bb2 $14) 14. Bf4 Rd8 $6 (14... Na6 15. Nh4 (15. Nb5
Qd7 $1) 15... Re8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Bh3 Qd8 18. Nb5 $16) (14... Nh5 $142) 15. Nh4
$16 Bf8 16. Nf5 Rd7 $6 17. Ne3 Qd8 18. Be5 c6 19. Bh3 Re7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nf5
Re8 22. Qd2 Kh7 23. Qd3 Ba6 24. Qf3 Bc8 (24... Nd7 $2 25. Qh5 $18) 25. Qh5 Be6
26. Rd3 $1 Bg7 (26... Nd7 $5 27. Rf3 Bg7 28. Rf4 Rg8 $16) 27. e4 dxe4 $2 28.
Nxe4 Rg8 29. Rf3 $18 Nd7 30. Rc1 Bf8 (30... Bd5 31. Rf4 Ra7 32. Nxg7 Rxg7 33.
Rh4 $18) 31. Rxc6 Rg6 32. Nh4 Ne5 33. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.13"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Jenni, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bc6 ({
Mehr verbreitet ist 7...d5.} 7... d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Ne5) 8. O-O Qc8
9. Bg5 $5 (9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Rc1 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 Qb7 $44) (9. Nbd2 Qb7
10. Bb2 Be7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rac1 $14) 9... Be7 $6 {Eine naheliegende, aber
nicht die beste Antwort. Als Folge kann Weiß die Fesslung des Nf6 ausnutzen
und e2-e4 durchsetzen.} (9... Qb7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nc3 d5 12. a3 a5 13. Qc2
Nd7 14. Nh4 Be7 15. Rfc1 f5 {Van Wely,L-Timoshenko,G/Ohrid 2001} 16. Nf3 $14) (
{Besser war} 9... Ne4 $1 10. Bf4 {/\Ne5} d6 11. Qc2 Qb7 12. Rc1 Be7 {/\0-0,Rc8}
13. Ne1 Bf6 $1 $13) 10. Nc3 d6 $2 {Ein weiterer Fehler. Schwarz verliert
kostbare Zeit und lockert unnötig die Position seines Bc6.} (10... Qb7 11. Qc2
O-O (11... Na6 12. a3 $16) (11... a5 12. Rfe1 Na6 13. e4 $14) 12. Rfe1 h6 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e4 $14) 11. Rc1 Qb7 12. Qc2 h6 (12... O-O 13. e4 $16 Nbd7 $2 14.
d5 exd5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. Ng5 $18) 13. Bxf6 Bxf6
14. e4 O-O 15. d5 $1 exd5 16. Nxd5 ({Möglicherweise war 16.exd5! besser:} 16.
exd5 $1 Bd7 17. Ne4 Bd8 18. Nd4 a5 19. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Qb4 21. Nc3 $1 $16
{/\Nd5}) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Na6 18. a3 $1 {Ein wichtiger Zug, der die
Aufstellung Nc5 und a5 verhindert.} Rab8 $6 ({Genauer war} 18... Rae8 19. Nd2
Re7 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. Rxe7 Rxe7 22. b4 $16) 19. Nd2 Bg5 20. b4 $16 {[%csl Ra6,
Rc7] ><c7,Na6 Dank der Schwäche c7 und dem passiven Na6 hat Weiß einen klaren
Vorteil.} Rbe8 21. h4 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Re7 23. Rc4 ({Nicht weniger überzeugend
war der Abtausch aller Türme, wonach das Eindringen der weißen Dame nicht zu
vermeiden wäre:} 23. Rfe1 $5 Rfe8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Re1 Rxe1+ (25... Kf8 26.
Rxe7 Kxe7 27. Qd3 $1 Qb6 28. Qe4+ Kf8 29. Qh7 Qd4 30. Bf1 $18) 26. Qxe1 Kf8 27.
Qe4 h5 28. Qf5 $1 g6 29. Qd7 $16) 23... Nb8 24. Rfc1 {/\Qc3} a5 $5 {Praktisch
gesehen die beste Verteidigungsmöglichkeit, Schwarz opfert einen Bauern, um
seinen leidenden Springer endlich zu aktivieren.} 25. bxa5 Na6 26. Rg4 Kh8 27.
Qc3 Rg8 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Nc5 $2 ({Nur mit} 29... Qb3 $142 $16 {war noch
Widerstand zu leisten.}) 30. Qe7 $18 Nd3 (30... Qa7 31. Qxf7 Qxa5 32. Kh2 Qxa3
33. Rxg7 $1 Rxg7 34. Qf8+ Kh7 35. Bh3 $18) 31. Qxf7 Qb1+ (31... Ne5 32. Rb4 $18
) 32. Kh2 Ne5 33. Rb4 Qc1 (33... Qxb4 34. Qxg8+ Kxg8 35. axb4 $18) 34. Qf4 Qxa3
35. Ra4 Qb3 36. a6 Nd3 37. Qc4 Qd1 38. Qd4 Nxf2 39. Qxd1 Nxd1 40. a7 Ra8 41.
Ra3 Nf2 42. Bf3 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 bxc4 15.
bxc4 dxc4 16. Qc2 (16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 $14) 16... Qc7 (16... Nb6 $5 17. Nf1 c5
18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Bf6 20. Ne3 Rb8 21. Be4 h6 22. Nf5 {Remis/
Chernin-Hertneck/Luzern WchT/1985}) 17. Bf1 (17. Nf1 e5 18. Ne3 exd4 19. Bxd4
Bc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc4 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 $10 {
Karpov-Kasparov/Leningrad-Wch (21)/1986}) 17... e5 18. Nxc4 (18. Bxc4 $5 Bxc4
19. Nxc4 exd4 20. Bxd4 $14) 18... Bxc4 19. Bxc4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Ne5 21. Be2 $1 (
21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Rab1 Rb8 23. Kg2 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Rb8 25. f4 Qc7 {+/=/=}) 21...
Rfd8 22. Red1 c5 23. Rac1 Nc6 24. Be3 (24. Bxc5 $2 Nd4 25. Bxe7 Nxc2 26. Bxd8
Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rxc2 $10) 24... Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 g6 26. Qa4 (26. Bc4 Bf6
{/\Bd4} 27. Bxc5 $4 Ne5 28. Rc1 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 Be7 $17) 26... Bf8 27. Bc4 Nd4 (
27... Ne5 28. Bd5 $14) (27... Bg7 28. Ba6 (28. Bxc5 Ne5 29. Ba6 Qxc5 30. Bxc8
Qxc8 31. Qxa7 $10) 28... Rd8 29. Rxd8+ (29. Bxc5 $2 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qa5 $17)
29... Nxd8 30. Qe8+ Bf8 31. Bc4 (31. Bxc5 Qxc5 32. Qxd8 Qc2 $10) 31... Qe7 32.
Qxe7 Bxe7 33. Kf1 $14) 28. Bxd4 (28. Kg2 $5 $14 {/\Bd5}) 28... cxd4 29. Bb3 (
29. Bd5 Bg7 (29... Qc2 30. Bb3 Qxe4 31. Qxa7 $16) 30. Rd3 Qc2 $132 {/\} 31. Rb3
d3 32. Qd7 d2 33. Bxf7+ Kf8 $17) 29... Bc5 (29... Bg7 {>=} 30. Rd3 Qe7 31. Bd5
(31. Rf3 $2 Qxe4 32. Rxf7 $4 Rc1+ $19) 31... Rc3 $10) 30. Rd3 Kg7 31. Rf3 $14
Rf8 (31... f6 32. e5 $1 f5 33. e6 $16) 32. Qc4 Bb6 33. Qd5 f6 34. Kg2 Qe7 (
34... Rd8 35. Qe6 Rd6 $4 36. Qg8+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ $18) 35. Qc6 h5 36. h4 Rd8 37.
Bd5 Qd6 (37... Rd6 38. Qb5 $14) 38. Qc2 Rd7 39. Qc8 Rd8 40. Qa6 f5 $2 (40...
Rd7 41. Qb5 Rd8 $14) 41. Bc4 Qc6 $6 (41... fxe4 42. Qb7+ Rd7 43. Qxe4 Re7 44.
Qa8 Qd8 45. Qc6 $16 {->}) 42. exf5 Rf8 43. Bd3 gxf5 44. Bb1 $1 $16 Rf7 (44...
f4 $2 45. Qd3 Qh6 46. Qe4 $16) (44... Rf6 45. Qe2 $16) 45. Qe2 Bc7 46. Qd2 $1
$18 {/\Qg5} f4 47. Qxd4+ Rf6 (47... Qf6 48. Qxa7 $18) 48. Qd3 Kf8 (48... fxg3
49. Qh7+ Kf8 50. Qh6+ Kf7 51. Qg6+ Ke7 52. Qg7+ $18) 49. Qh7 Be5 50. Qh8+ (50.
Qh8+ Ke7 51. Qxh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 74th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2002.11.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bb7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 c5
15. Re1 Bf6 16. Qd2 {Eine interessante Idee, auf die mich A.Graf aufmerksam
machte. Weiß plant das Spiel im Zentrum und versucht, die Kontrolle über die
d-Linie zu bekommen.} Qc8 $2 {Besser ist 16...Qc7.} (16... Qc7 17. Rad1 Rfd8 (
17... Rad8 $142 $1) 18. Qe3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 h6 20. Rd2 Rac8 21. Red1 Kf8 22. h4
Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Ke7 $14 24. Bxf6+ Nxf6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 27. Qd4+ Ke7
28. b4 $14 {Graf,A-Joachim,S/Germany 2002}) 17. Rad1 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19.
Qxd4 Rd8 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Rd4 $1 $14 {Auf diese Weise erreicht Weiß sein Ziel
und erobert die d-Linie.} Nf6 22. Red1 Rxd4 (22... h6 23. Ne5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2
Rac8 25. b4 $14) 23. Qxd4 h6 24. Ne5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rc8 26. b4 $5 {Ein
geradliniges Vorgehen. Die positionelle Drohung b4-b5 und Ne5-c6 scheint sehr
unangenehm für Schwarz, aber Arkadij findet die beste Verteidigung.} ({In
Betracht kam} 26. a4 $5 {Weiß möchte damit nichts überstürzen und seine
Stellung zuerst mit Qd6, f2-f3 verbessern. Die Idee b4-b5 kommt möglicherweise
später zur Anwendung.} a5 (26... a6 27. Qd6 Qb7+ 28. f3 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. c5
$16) 27. Qd6 Qb7+ (27... Ne4 $2 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Nd7 Kg6 31. f3
$16) 28. f3 $14 {Der schwarze Springer kann das Traumfeld c5 nicht erreichen,
und die Schwäche b6 sichert Weiß einen langfristigen Vorteil.}) 26... Qb7+ 27.
Kg1 b5 $1 28. c5 Nd5 {Weiß kann sich zwar über den gedeckten Freibauer c5
freuen, dafür ist der schwarze Springer sehr stark geworden.} 29. Rd3 $2 {
Ein dummer Zug, der zwei wertvolle Tempi verliert. Es ist klar, daß Schwarz
das Gegenspiel mit a7-a5 plant, wie sollte also Weiß darauf reagieren? Während
der Partie überlegte ich die Vertreibung des schwarzen Springers von d5
mittels Ng4-e3 oder Nd3-f4. Aber möglicherweise war seine Aushebelung mittels
f4-f5 die beste Idee.} (29. Ng4 Qa6 $1 30. Rd2 Rd8 31. Ne3 Qa3 $132) (29. a3 $1
a5 (29... Qa6 $2 30. Rd3 $14) 30. f4 $5 (30. Nd3 axb4 31. axb4 Ra8 32. Nf4 Ne7
33. Ra1 Rxa1+ 34. Qxa1 $14) (30. Ng4 axb4 31. axb4 Ra8 32. Ne3 Nf6 33. Ra1
Rxa1+ 34. Qxa1 $14) 30... axb4 31. axb4 Ra8 (31... Rd8 $2 32. f5 exf5 $2 33. c6
Qc7 34. Nd7 $18) 32. f5 Ra4 (32... Ra2 33. fxe6 fxe6 34. Qe4 $14) 33. fxe6 fxe6
34. Nd3 $14 {><e6}) 29... a5 30. a3 (30. bxa5 $2 Qa7 31. c6 Qxa5 $15) (30. Rf3
$2 f6 31. Nd3 Nxb4 $19) 30... axb4 31. axb4 Qa8 (31... Ra8 $5) 32. Rd1 {
Das Eingeständnis des Fehlers im 29.Zug. Weiß muß sich bereits um den
Ausgleich bemühen.} Qa4 33. Rb1 Ra8 34. Qb2 Qa7 {Hier und in den nächsten
Zügen konnte Najditsch die Damen tauschen und ein ausgeglichenes Endspiel
erreichen. Er wollte jedoch angesichts meines Zeitmangels die Spannung
aufrechterhalten.} (34... Qa2 35. Qxa2 Rxa2 36. Nc6 $11) 35. Nd3 Ne7 (35... Qa2
36. Qxa2 Rxa2 37. Ne5 $11) 36. h4 Rd8 (36... Qa3 $11) 37. Ne5 Qc7 38. Qe2 Nf5
$6 (38... Nd5 39. Rb3 Ra8 40. Kg2 $11) 39. Nf3 Ra8 $6 (39... Qc6 $11) 40. Rd1
Ra3 {/\Ng3} 41. Kh2 {Dank dem inkonsequenten Spiel des Gegners bekam Weiß
erneut einen leichten Vorteil. Er reicht jedoch nicht aus, um die Partie zu
gewinnen.} (41. Nd4 $5 Nxg3 $1 (41... Nxd4 42. Rxd4 $14) 42. Qb2 Ra4 $13) 41...
Rb3 42. Qe4 Rb2 43. Rd2 Rxd2 44. Nxd2 Ne7 $1 45. Qa8+ Kh7 46. Qe4+ ({Möglich
war} 46. Qe8 Nc6 47. Ne4 Nxb4 48. Qxb5 Nc6 49. Nd6 $14 {, aber diese Stellung
läßt sich kaum gewinnen.}) 46... Kg8 47. Qd3 Qb7 48. Ne4 Qd5 $1 {Das forciert
entstehende Damenendspiel ist remislich.} 49. Qxb5 Qxe4 50. Qe8+ Kh7 51. Qxe7
Qf3 52. Kg1 Qd1+ 53. Kg2 Qd5+ 54. Kg1 Qd1+ 55. Kg2 Qd5+ 56. f3 Qd2+ 57. Kh3
Qxb4 58. Qxf7 Qxc5 59. Qxe6 h5 $1 60. Qe4+ g6 61. Kg2 Qa7 62. Qe6 Qb7 63. Qf6
Qd7 64. Qc3 Qa7 65. f4 Qa2+ 66. Kf3 Qd5+ 67. Ke3 Qe6+ 68. Qe5 Qb3+ 69. Kd4 Qxg3
70. Qe7+ Kg8 71. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 3rd"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1999.10.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1999.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 (11. Bf4 $1 {ist genauer. Weiß nimmt damit
die Schwäche c7 aufs Korn und zwingt den schwarzen Springer zur Entwicklung
auf a6. Der mögliche Abtausch der schwarzfeldrigen Läufer ist für Weiß günstig.
} Na6 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Qb2 Ne4 14. a3 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nc3 Rfe8 17. Rac1
Rad8 18. e3 Qe7 19. Bf1 $14 {Hort,V-Chandler,M/BL8687}) 11... Re8 12. a3 Bf8 (
12... Bxc3 13. Bxc3 $14) 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 Na6 14. Rfd1 $14) 13... Nbd7 14. Rfd1
(14. Bh3 $6 Be7) 14... h6 15. Bf4 $2 {Der Läufertausch war natürlicher und
stärker, die neue Position auf f4 erweist sich schnell als unsicher.} (15. Bxf6
$142 Nxf6 16. Ne5 c5 17. e3 Qe7 18. f4 Qe6 $11) 15... c5 $11 16. Qb2 (16. Nb5
Rc8 (16... Ba6 $11)) 16... Ne4 {/\Nxc3} 17. Rac1 (17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Ne5 Nxe5
19. Bxe5 (19. dxe5 $2 Qe7 {/\g5}) 19... Qe7 20. Bf4 $11) 17... g5 $1 {Ein
typischer Zug. Schwarz erobert damit zusätzlichen Raum auf dem Königsflügel,
ermöglicht seinem Läufer f8 das Fianchetto und bekommt weitere Optionen zur
Verfügung, g5-g4 und f5-f4.} 18. Be3 Bg7 $2 {Ein erheblicher Fehler. Schwarz
vernachlässigt für einen Augenblick die schwache Diagonale h3-c8, wonach sein
gesamtes Konzept ins Wanken gerät.} ({Durch einen weiteren energischen Zug} 
18... f5 $1 $15 {konnte Schwarz die Möglichkeit Bg2-h3 ausschalten und die
Initiative übernehmen.}) 19. Bh3 $1 $14 {גh3-c8} Nf8 20. Qa2 $1 {/\Ne4, dxc5}
(20. b4 $2 axb4 21. axb4 Nxc3 22. Rxc3 c4 $15) 20... Qe7 (20... Nxc3 21. Rxc3
$14) (20... Qf6 $5) 21. Na4 $16 {><b6} h5 22. Bg2 $2 {Wie gewonnen, so
zerronnen! Durch diesen und den nächsten Zug läßt Weiß seinen Vorteil aus. Es
war an der Zeit, Komplikationen herbeizuführen:} (22. Nxb6 $1 g4 (22... Ra6 23.
dxc5 g4 24. c6 $16) 23. Nxa8 Bxa8 24. Bg2 gxf3 25. exf3 cxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27.
fxe4 (27. Rxd4 $2 Nc3 $1 $17) 27... Bc5 28. exd5 Bxa3 29. Rc4 $16 {/\Re4 und
nach den weiteren Zügen wie Re4 und Qe2 gerät Schwarz stark unter Beschuß.})
22... Nd7 (22... g4 23. Nh4 cxd4 24. Nf5 Qf6 25. Nxd4 $14) 23. Nc3 $2 {Erneut
zu schüchtern gespielt.} (23. Nxb6 $1 Nxb6 24. dxc5 d4 $1 (24... Nc8 25. c6 Ba6
26. Rxd5 $16) 25. Bxd4 (25. Nxd4 Nd5 26. c6 Ndc3) 25... Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Nxc5 27.
Nf5 Qe5 28. Nd6 Bxg2 29. Nxe8 Rxe8 30. Kxg2 $14) 23... f5 $1 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25.
dxc5 $2 {Diesmal gab es wiederum keinen Grund, Material zu opfern, in den
entstehenden Stellungen wird Weiß hart ums Remis kämpfen müssen.} (25. Nxg5
cxd4 26. Bf4 Nc5 27. Qb1 $13 {war korrekt und führte zu einer komplexen
Stellung mit gegenseitigen Chancen.}) 25... exf3 $15 26. c6 {Hier begann die
beiderseitige Zeitnot.} Bxc6 27. Bxf3 g4 $2 (27... Nc5 $142 28. b4 (28. Bxd5+
Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Ne4 $17) 28... axb4 29. Bxd5+ Bxd5 30. Qxd5+ Qe6 31. axb4 Ne4 $15
) 28. Bg2 $2 (28. Bxg4 $1 hxg4 {><d5, g4} 29. Rxc6 $11) 28... Nc5 (28... Rac8
$1 29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. Bxd5+ Re6 31. b4 Nf6 $17) 29. b4 axb4 30. Bxd5+ Bxd5 31.
Qxd5+ Qf7 (31... Qe6 32. axb4 Qxd5 33. Rxd5 Ne4 34. Rxh5 $11) 32. axb4 Na4 33.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Rd7+ Re7 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. Kg2 $2 {Die Stellung
hat sich vereinfacht, und die rechtzeitige Bauernreduzierung durch 37.h3!
hätte wahrscheinlich die Partie in den Remishafen geführt.} (37. h3 $1 $11)
37... b5 38. Rb7 {Es gab zu wenig Zeit, um die Gefahren des entstehenden
Endspiels B gegen R zu erkennen.} ({Aber auch nach} 38. h3 Re8 39. hxg4 hxg4
$17 {steht Weiß mit dem Rücken zur Wand.}) 38... Nc3 39. Bc5+ Kg8 40. Rxg7+
Kxg7 41. Bd4+ Kg6 42. Bxc3 Ra2 {Dieses Endspiel ist auf eine interessante
Weise verloren.} 43. e3 (43. Kf1 Rc2 44. Bd4 Rc1+ 45. Kg2 Re1 46. e3 Re2 $19)
43... Kf5 44. Bg7 ({Zäher war} 44. Bd4 $1 Ke4 (44... Rc2 45. Bg7 Ke4 46. Bf8
Kd3 47. Bc5) 45. Bc5 Kd3 46. Kf1 Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Ke2 48. e4 {, und nun gewinnt
Schwarz durch eine Reihe der Zugzwänge:} Ra6 49. e5 Re6 50. Bd6 Re8 $22 {
Zugzwang Nr.1.} 51. h3 (51. Bc7 $2 Rf8 52. Bb6 Rf5 53. Bd4 Kd3 $19 54. Bb2 Rf8
55. Bc1 Kc3 $19) 51... Re6 52. Bb8 Re7 53. Bd6 Re8 $22 {Nr.2.} 54. h4 ({
Nichts ändert} 54. hxg4 hxg4) 54... Re6 55. Bb8 Re7 56. Bd6 Re8 $22 {Nr.3.} 57.
Kg1 Kf3 58. Kf1 Ra8 59. Ke1 Ra2 $19) 44... Ke4 45. Bf8 Kd3 46. Bd6 $2 (46. Kf1
Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Ra8 48. Bd6 Ra6 49. Bc5 Ke2 $19) 46... Ra6 47. Bc5 Ra2 $2 {
Kurz vor dem Ziel kommt Schwarz vom richtigen Weg ab.} (47... Ke2 $1 {/\Rf6}
48. e4 Re6 $19 {gewann einen Bauern und die Partie.}) 48. Kf1 Rb2 49. Kg2 Kc4
50. e4 $2 (50. Kf1 $1 Rxb4 $2 51. Bxb4 Kxb4 {Beide Gegner dachten während der
Partie, Schwarz würde dieses Endspiel gewinnen. Dennoch kann Weiß remisieren.}
52. Ke2 Kb3 (52... Kc3 $2 53. Kd1) 53. e4 Kc4 54. f4 $1 gxf3+ 55. Kxf3 b4 56.
Ke2 $1 (56. Ke3 $4 Kc3 57. e5 b3 58. e6 b2 59. e7 b1=Q 60. e8=Q Qe1+) (56. e5
$4 b3 57. e6 b2 58. e7 b1=Q 59. e8=Q Qf1+ $19) 56... Kd4 57. Kd2 Kxe4 58. h3
$11) 50... Re2 51. h3 Rxe4 52. hxg4 hxg4 53. Bf8 Kd5 $1 {Ein schönes Manöver!
Schwarz verdrängt den Läufer von der Diagonale a3-f8.} (53... Kc3 54. Bc5 Rxb4
$2 55. Bxb4+ Kxb4 56. f4 gxf3+ 57. Kxf3 $11) 54. Kf1 (54. f4 Re2+ 55. Kf1 Rc2
$19) 54... Re8 55. Bc5 Rc8 56. Be7 Ke6 57. Bg5 (57. Bc5 Rxc5 58. bxc5 b4 {
Der entscheidende Tempogewinn gegenüber der Variante zum 53. Zug von Schwarz.
Weiß hat keine Zeit für f2-f4.} 59. Ke2 Kd5 $19) 57... Rc4 58. Bd2 Kf5 {
Der weiße Läufer ist passiv, und Schwarz gewinnt leicht:} (58... Kf5 59. Ke2
Ke4 60. Be1 Rc2+ 61. Bd2 Rb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3 {
N} (8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Qc2 a6 11. Rad1 Re8 12. Nh4 Rb8 $1 13. e4 dxe4
14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 b5 17. Qc2 Be7 $10 {0,5/Gulko-Yudasin/
Leon/1992}) 8... O-O (8... dxc4 $2 9. Nd2 $16) 9. Nd2 $1 Bb7 10. Bb2 c5 (10...
Rb8 $6 11. Nb5 Be7 (11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 $16) 12. Nxa7 c6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rc1
$16) (10... a6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Ndxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Rb8 14. Qe2 Nf6 $2 (14...
Be7 $14) 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. c5 $16) 11. cxd5 exd5 (11... Nxd5 12.
Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 (14... bxc5 $2 15. Nc4 $16) 15. Nf3 $16)
12. dxc5 Nxc5 $8 (12... bxc5 $2 13. Nc4 $16) (12... Bxc5 13. Nc4 $1 Re8 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Rxe2 17. Rad1 $16) 13. Nf3 Re8 $6 (13... Nce4
$1 14. Nb5 Bc5 15. a3 a5 $132) 14. Nb5 Be7 (14... Bf8 $2 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nc7
$18) 15. Rc1 a6 (15... a5 $5) 16. Nbd4 Nfe4 $6 (16... a5 $1 {>=} 17. Ne5 (17.
a3 Nfe4) 17... Bf8 $14) 17. b4 Ne6 18. Qb3 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bf6 20. Rc2 Nd6 21.
Rd1 $16 h6 22. e3 Nc4 23. Ne1 $1 {/\Bf6,Nd3-f4} b5 24. Qc3 $1 (24. Bxf6 Qxf6
25. Bxd5 $2 Rad8 26. e4 Bxd5 27. exd5 Qf5 $15) 24... Bxd4 25. Qxd4 a5 26. Nd3
axb4 27. Nxb4 Ra4 28. Qc5 Qb6 29. Rxc4 $1 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Rxb4 31. Rc7 $1 Ba8 32.
Bxd5 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 Ra4 34. Rxb5 Rxa2 35. Rbb7 Rf8 36. g4 $1 Ra4 37. h3 h5 $2 (
37... g5 $1 38. Rc6 (38. Kg2 Ra6 $1) 38... Kg7 39. Kg2 Ra2 40. Kg3 Re8 41. Rcc7
Rf8 $16) 38. g5 g6 39. Kg2 Raa8 40. Rc6 $1 (40. Kg3 $2 Rac8 $1 (40... Rab8 $2
41. Rxf7 $18) 41. Rd7 Rcd8 42. Rxd8 Rxd8 $14) 40... Rab8 41. Rbc7 Rb5 42. h4
Rb4 43. f3 $1 Rfb8 (43... Rxh4 $2 44. e4 $18 {/\Rc1,Kg3}) 44. Rf6 R8b7 (44...
Rf8 45. e4 Rb5 46. Kg3 Ra5 47. Re7 $18 {/\e5-e6}) 45. Rfxf7 Rxc7 46. Rxc7 Rxh4
47. e4 $18 Kf8 48. Rc8+ Kg7 49. Rc7+ Kf8 50. Rc1 Rf4 51. Rc8+ Kg7 52. Rc7+ Kg8
53. Rc6 Kg7 54. Rc7+ Kg8 55. Kg3 Rf8 56. f4 Re8 57. Rc4 Rf8 58. Rc5 Re8 59. Kf3
Ra8 60. f5 Ra3+ 61. Kf4 h4 62. Rc8+ Kg7 63. f6+ Kf7 64. Rc7+ Kf8 65. Rg7 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 8. cxd5
(8. Nc3 $1 {>=} O-O 9. O-O dxc4 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bb4
c5 14. Bxd5 $16) 8... exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O (10. Bg5 Bb4 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. O-O
Re8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Qd3 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nd2 Re7 17. Red1 a5 18. e3 Qd7 19.
Qc2 Rae8 20. Ne2 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Nc3 h5 $10 {Epishin-Yudasin/Dos
Hermanas/1993}) (10. Ne5 $5 Re8 11. O-O Bxe5 (11... Bb7 12. Bg5 $14) 12. dxe5
Rxe5 13. Bf4 Re6 14. Nxd5 Bxe2 15. Bxc7 Qc8 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Qc1 Bxf1 18.
Bxa8 Bh3 19. Bd5 $14) 10... Nbd7 (10... Re8) 11. Re1 (11. Nh4 Re8 12. Re1 c6
13. Nf5 Bf8 $13) 11... c5 $6 (11... Re8 {>=} 12. Rc1 c6 13. Qc2 {/\e4} Rc8 14.
e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 c5 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Re1 Qd8 19. Bg5 Qc7 20.
dxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. Bh3 Ra8 $10 {Eingorn-Shipov/Berlin Summer op/1992})
12. Be3 Bb7 13. Nh4 $1 {><d5} Ng4 (13... cxd4 $6 14. Bxd4 $16) (13... Ne4 14.
Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 15. dxc5 Nc3 16. Qd3 Be5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxa1 19. c6 Ne5
$17) (13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 15. Nf5 Be7 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Qb2 $16) 14. Nxd5
(14. Bxd5 $6 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qg5 17. Nf4 Nf6 18. Nf3 Qg4 $44) 14...
Bxd5 (14... Nxe3 15. Nxe3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 cxd4 17. Nef5 Qf6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Nf3
$16) 15. Bxd5 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Rc8 17. Qd3 Nf6 18. Bc4 g6 19. Rf1 Kg7 20. Rf3 $16
Ng4 21. h3 $1 (21. Raf1 f5 22. h3 (22. e4 Nxh2 $1 23. Nxf5+ gxf5 24. Kxh2 Qh4+
25. Kg2 Qxe4 $14) (22. Nxf5+ gxf5 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. Rxf5 Nh6 $13) 22... Nf6 $14
) 21... Nh6 22. Ng2 Nf5 23. Raf1 b5 (23... Nxg3 24. Rxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rxf7+ Kh8
26. dxc5 $16) (23... Bxg3 $2 24. e4 $18) 24. Bd5 $1 Qg5 (24... Bxg3 25. Be4 Bb8
26. Bxf5 gxf5 27. Qxf5 $16) 25. dxc5 Bxc5 (25... Rxc5 26. b4 (26. e4 Nxg3 27.
Rxf7+ Rxf7 28. Rxf7+ Kh8 29. Qd4+ Qe5 $14) 26... Rc7 27. Be4 Bxg3 28. Bxf5 gxf5
29. Rxf5 Qg6 30. Qxb5 $16) 26. h4 Qe7 (26... Qg4 27. Kh2 $16 {/\e4}) 27. Rxf5
$1 gxf5 28. Rxf5 f6 29. Kh2 Bd6 (29... a6 30. Nf4 $16) 30. Qxb5 Kh8 31. Qd3 Qc7
32. Nf4 Rfe8 33. Kg2 (33. Rxf6 $5 Rf8 34. Rh6 Bxf4 35. exf4 Rxf4 36. Rc6 Rxh4+
37. Kg2 $18) 33... Re7 34. Bf3 (34. Rxf6 $5 $16) 34... Rg7 35. g4 Bxf4 (35...
Rcg8 $142 $16) 36. exf4 Rd8 37. Qc4 $18 Qe7 38. Qc3 Rd6 39. Rc5 Rd8 40. Rc6 Rd6
41. Rc4 Rd8 42. Rc6 Rd6 43. Rc5 Rd8 44. b4 Rdg8 45. Kf2 Qd6 46. Rf5 Rf8 47. Qc5
Qd8 48. Rd5 Qb8 49. Qd4 Qc8 50. b5 Rxg4 51. Bxg4 Qxg4 52. f5 Qh3 53. Ke1 Rf7
54. Kd2 Qg3 55. a4 Kg7 56. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Lisbon zt"]
[Site "Lisbon"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Garcia Paolicchi, Raul"]
[Black "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Bf4 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rac1 (13. Rfd1 Rd8 14.
Be5 Ne4 15. Qb2 g5 $1 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 f6 18. d5 fxe5 19. Qxe5 Re8 20.
Nxe4 Nc5 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Rac1 Qd8 $17 {Ruban-Dautov/Novosibirsk/1989}) 13...
Ba3 14. Rcd1 Be7 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Be5 (16. Qb2 h6 17. a3 (17. Rfd1 Qe6 18. Ne5
c5 19. Nd3 Ne4 20. Be3 Bf6 $10) 17... c6 18. b4 $14 Nc7 19. Rfd1 Ne6 20. Be3
Qd7 21. Bh3 Bd6 22. Rc2 Qe7 23. Nh4 Qe8 24. Nf3 Ba6 25. a4 Bc4 26. Ne5 b5 27.
Nxc4 bxc4 28. b5 Rab8 $15 {Bewersdorff-Razuvaev/Reykjavik op/1990}) 16... h6 (
16... Ne4 $2 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 $16) (16... c5 17. Rfd1 Qe6 18. Qb2 $14) 17.
Nh4 Qe6 18. Nf5 (18. Qf5 $5 Nd7 (18... Bc8 19. Qf3 c6 20. e4 $13) 19. Qxe6 fxe6
20. Ng6 Ba3 21. Rcd1 Kf7 $10) (18. f4 $6 c5 19. f5 Qc8 $132) 18... Bf8 19. Bh3
$1 (19. Ne3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 f6 23. Qg6 Qf7 24. Qxf7+
Kxf7 25. Bxc7 Rd7 26. Bf4 g5 $17) (19. h3 c5 20. Bxf6 (20. g4 Ne4 $132) 20...
Qxf6 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Ne3 Nb4 23. Qb1 Qa6 $1 $10) 19... Ne4 20. Nxe4 (20. f3
$5 Nb4 (20... Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Kh7 $2 22. Nd6 Qxh3 23. Nxb7 Rd7 24. Qd3+ $18) 21.
Qb2 Nxc3 (21... Ng5 22. Bg4 h5 $2 23. Nxg7 $18) 22. Rxc3 c5 23. Re3 Qg6 24.
Bxg7 $1 $16) 20... dxe4 21. Kg2 Qe8 22. Qb2 c5 (22... g6 23. Ne3 c5 24. Ng4 $16
) 23. Kg1 $2 (23. dxc5 $1 e3+ 24. f3 Rd2 25. Qc3 f6 (25... g6 26. Nd6 Bxd6 27.
cxd6 Rxe2+ 28. Kg1 $16) (25... Rxe2+ 26. Kg1 Bc8 27. Bxg7 Bxf5 28. Bxf8 Qxf8
29. Bxf5 Nxc5 30. Rfe1 $16) 26. c6 (26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Qxf6 Rxe2+ 28. Kg1 Qh5) (
26. Qxe3 Rxa2 $10) 26... Bxc6 (26... Qxc6 $2 27. Qxe3 Qd5 28. Bc3 Rxa2 29. Ne7+
$18) 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Qxf6 $5 (28. Qxc6 Qxc6 29. Rxc6 Rxe2+ $15) 28... Rxe2+
29. Kg1 Bd5 30. Rce1 $5 $40) 23... f6 24. Bf4 Qh5 25. Kg2 Rd5 26. g4 Qf7 $17 {
ץh3,g4} 27. dxc5 Nxc5 28. Ne3 Rd7 29. Kg1 (29. Rfd1 Rad8 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Rd1
Ne6 32. Bg3 Ng5 $17) 29... Ne6 30. Bg3 Rad8 31. Rfd1 Bc5 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Nf5
$2 (33. Qc3 Bd4 34. Qd2 Be5 35. Qe1 Nf4 36. Bf1 Qg6 $17) 33... e3 $1 34. Nxe3 (
34. f3 Rd2 35. Rc2 Bxf3 36. exf3 e2+ $19) 34... Bxe3 35. fxe3 Ng5 $19 36. Bg2
Bxg2 37. Kxg2 Qd5+ 38. e4 Qxe4+ 39. Kf1 Nh3 40. Rc8+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 h6 (9... d6 10. a3 (10. Re1 Re8 11. e4 e5 12. Nc3 $14) 10... Bxd2
11. Nbxd2 Nc6 $5 {N} 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nb1 (14. b4 $5) 14... Bc8 15. Nc3
Ng4 16. Rae1 Ng6 17. Qd2 (17. Nd2 f5 $132) 17... Bd7 18. a4 $6 h6 19. Nd1 f5
20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ne3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Qd7 23. e4 Bg4 24. Qe3 $10 {->Hansen,
LB-Romanishin/Malmo/1993}) 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3 d5 12. Rfd1 (12. cxd5 exd5 13.
Bf4 Na6 14. Rfd1 Qd7 15. Be5 Rfe8 16. Nh4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19.
Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Qxh4 f6 21. Bf4 Rxe2 $13 {Van der Sterren-Piket/Wijk op/1993})
12... Na6 {N} (12... Qc8 $6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Nh4 $1 Bf8 16. Nf5
$16 {Karpov-Lobron/Baden-Baden/1992}) 13. Bc1 (13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bf4) 13... c5
14. cxd5 exd5 (14... Nxd5 $2 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. e4 $18) 15. Bb2 Re8 16. Rac1 Bf8
17. e3 Nc7 18. Ne5 $14 cxd4 (18... Ne6 $6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Nc4 Re7 21. Nxd5
Nxd5 22. e4 Nec7 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Qd2 Rd7 25. Bh3 Re7 26. Ne3 $18) 19. exd4
Bd6 (19... Ne6 $5) 20. f4 (20. Nc4 $5 Ne6 (20... dxc4 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bc6 cxb3
23. Qxb3 Re7 24. Nb5 $16) (20... Ra6 21. Re1 Ba8 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxe8+ Nfxe8
24. Qe2 Bb7 25. Qe5 $16) 21. Nb5 (21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Nb5 Qd7 $132) 21... Bf8 22.
Ne5 Rc8 23. Qf5 $14) (20. Re1 $1 Ne6 21. Nb5 Rc8 22. Qf5 $14) 20... b5 {><c5} (
20... Ne6 $5 21. Nb5 Rc8 22. Qf5 Bb8 $14) 21. Qf5 Bc8 22. Qc2 Bd7 {/\b4} 23.
Nb1 $1 Qc8 (23... Rc8 24. Qd3 $14) 24. Qf2 Bf5 25. Nd2 h5 $6 (25... Ne4 26.
Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. d5 $16) (25... Ng4 26. Qf3 (26. Nxg4 Bxg4 27. Bxd5
$2 Re2 28. Qf1 Nxd5 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 $17) 26... f6 27. h3 fxe5 28. dxe5 Nxe5 29.
fxe5 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. Qf4 Re7 32. Bxd5+ $16) (25... Qb7 26. h3 h5 27.
Ndf3 $6 Ne4 $132 {><g3}) 26. Ndf3 Ne4 27. Qf1 Be7 (27... f6 28. Nh4 $1 fxe5 (
28... Bg4 29. Nxg4 hxg4 30. f5 $16) (28... Bh7 29. Bh3 $16) 29. fxe5 Be6 30.
Bxe4 Bxe5 31. Bg6 Rf8 32. Qe2 $18) 28. Rc6 f6 29. Rdc1 Bd8 30. Nd3 $16 Ra6 31.
Rxa6 Qxa6 32. Nc5 Qc8 (32... Qb6 33. Nh4 Bh7 34. f5 $16) (32... Nxc5 33. dxc5
Be4 34. Nd4 $16) 33. Nh4 Nxc5 (33... Bg4 34. Nxe4 dxe4 35. f5 e3 36. Qd3 e2 37.
Re1 $16 {/\h3}) (33... Bd7 34. Nxd7 Qxd7 35. Bh3 Qf7 36. Bf5 $16) 34. dxc5 (34.
Nxf5 $5 Qxf5 35. dxc5 Re3 36. Bc3 $16) 34... Be4 35. f5 Bxg2 36. Qxg2 (36. Nxg2
$1 Qd7 37. Qf3 Qf7 38. Nf4 $16) 36... Qd7 37. Qf3 Qe7 38. c6 (38. Qxh5 $2 Qe3+
39. Kh1 Qxb3 $132) 38... Qe2 39. Qxe2 Rxe2 40. Bd4 {/\Bb6} Na6 41. Ng2 Re4 42.
Bf2 Bc7 43. Ne3 $6 (43. Nf4 $1 Bxf4 44. gxf4 Rxf4 45. c7 Nxc7 46. Rxc7 Rxf5 47.
Rc5 $16) (43. Rd1 $5 d4 44. Rxd4 $2 (44. Nf4 Bxf4 45. gxf4 $16) (44. Bxd4 $4
Rxd4 45. Rxd4 Bb6 $19) 44... Rxd4 45. Bxd4 Nb8 $10) 43... Rd4 44. Kf1 Rd3 45.
Rd1 (45. Ke2 Rxb3 46. Nxd5 Rxa3 47. Nxc7 Nxc7 48. Bb6 Na8 49. Bd8 a4 $132) (45.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 46. Nxd1 Nb8 47. Nc3 Nxc6 48. Nxd5 Bd6 49. a4 bxa4 50. bxa4 $14)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rostov on Don"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Bf4 c6 13. Ne5 Bb4 $6 {N} (13...
Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bf4 f5 16. Qd3 Kh8 17. Bh3 Bg5 18. e3 g6 19. Bxg5 Qxg5
20. Nb1 (20. b4 $14) 20... Qe7 21. Nd2 a5 22. Qb1 a4 23. b4 a3 24. Rc3 b5 25.
Rb3 Nb6 $13 {Magerramov-Vyzmanavin/Budapest Spring-op/1989}) (13... Re8 14. e4
Nf8 (14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Qg4 $16) 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bh3
Ba3 17. Rc2 a6 18. Na4 Ne6 19. Bc1 Bd6 {Remis/Epishin-Aseev/URS-ch/1991}) 14.
Bg5 Be7 15. f4 c5 16. e3 (16. Bxf6 Nxf6 $10) (16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18.
dxc5 bxc5 19. Nxd5 Bd4+ 20. e3 Bxd5 $10) 16... Re8 17. Qd3 $1 (17. Nxd7 Nxd7
18. Bxe7 Qxe7 $10) 17... cxd4 (17... a6 $2 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 (18... Qxd7 19. Bxf6
Bxf6 20. dxc5 $16) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Nxd5 $16) 18. exd4 a6 (18... Rc8 19. Bh3
Rc7 20. Nb5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 a6 22. Nc7 $16) (18... Nf8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qf3 $16)
19. Nd1 $1 {<->c,><c6} Ne4 $6 (19... h6 $1 20. Bh4 (20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Ne3 Ba3
22. Rc2 Rc8 $132) 20... Ne4 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Ne3 Ndf6 $14) 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21.
Ne3 Ndf6 22. g4 $1 (22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Qe8 $1 24. Nf5 Re6 25. Rc7 Nd6 26.
Nxd6 Rxd6 $132) 22... Nd6 (22... h6 23. h4) 23. g5 Nfe4 24. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 25.
Rxc6 $16 {><d5} Nb5 26. Rfc1 g6 27. a4 Na7 (27... Nc7 28. Rxb6 Ne6 29. Nxd5
Qxd5 30. Bxe4 $16) 28. R6c2 $6 (28. Rxb6 $1 Qxb6 (28... a5 $142 $16) 29. Nxd5
Qd6 30. Nxe7+ Qxe7 31. Qxe4 $18) 28... Qd6 (28... a5 29. Ng4 $40 {/\Be4}) 29.
Qxa6 Rd8 (29... Nf6 30. gxf6 Rxe3 31. Rc7 $16) 30. Qf1 b5 31. Ng4 (31. axb5 Qb6
$132) (31. a5 $5 b4 (31... Qb4 32. Qd3 Qxa5 33. Nxd5 $16) 32. Ng4 Nc3 $132 33.
Nf6+ Kg7 34. Rxc3 bxc3 35. Nxd5) 31... Qb4 32. Qd3 bxa4 33. bxa4 Qxa4 34. Rc7
$36 Qb4 (34... Rdd7 $2 35. Rc8+ Nxc8 36. Rxc8+ Kg7 37. Nh6 $18) 35. Bxe4 dxe4
36. Qc3 (36. Qe3 $5 Nb5 37. Rxe7 Qxe7 38. d5 $16) 36... Qxc3 (36... Rxc7 $5 37.
Qxb4 Rxc1+ 38. Kg2 Nc6 (38... Rc2+ $2 39. Kg3 Nc6 40. Nh6+ Kg7 41. Qb3 $18) 39.
Nh6+ Kg7 40. Qb2 (40. Qb7 Rc2+ 41. Kg3 Rf8 $13) 40... Rc4 41. d5+ Nd4 42. Qb7
$1 (42. Qb6 Ne6 $1 43. dxe6 Rd2+ 44. Kh3 Rc3+ 45. Kg4 Rg2+ $10) 42... Rf8 43.
Qe7 Rc2+ 44. Kh3 Rc3+ 45. Kg4 $18) 37. R1xc3 Kf8 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. Rc7+ Rd7 40.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 41. Kf2 Ke6 42. Ke3 $18 Nb5 43. Kxe4 f5+ 44. gxf6 Nd6+ 45. Kd3 h5
46. Ne3 Kxf6 47. h4 Nf7 48. d5 Nd6 49. Kd4 Ke7 50. Kc5 Kd7 51. Kd4 Ke7 52. Ke5
(52. f5 $6 gxf5 53. Ke5 f4 54. Kxf4 Kf6) 52... Nf7+ 53. Ke4 $1 Nd6+ 54. Kd4 {
(.)} Kd7 55. f5 $1 gxf5 56. Ke5 Ne4 57. Nxf5 Nf2 58. Ne3 Nh1 59. Kf4 Nf2 60.
Kg5 Kd6 61. Kxh5 Nd3 62. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Re1 (12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 (13. bxc4
$2 f6) 13... b5 14. Ne3 Nd7 (14... b4 15. Ne2 $14) 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rad1 Qb6 (
16... Qa5 $5) 17. h4 Rfd8 18. Bh3 c5 $6 19. d5 Bf6 20. Ne2 c4 21. dxe6 fxe6 22.
Nf4 $14 {Ionov-Vyzmanavin/URS-ch58/1991}) 12... Bb7 (12... f6 $6 13. Nd3 dxc4
14. Nf4 Qd7 15. Bh3 f5 16. e4 $36) 13. e4 dxc4 14. bxc4 (14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3
Bb4 16. Qc2 Qa5 17. Rac1 Nd7 $132) 14... c5 $6 {N} (14... Qd6 15. Nf3 Nd7 16.
e5 Qb4 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. a3 Qa5 19. Qc2 Ba8 20. Nd2 f6 {Vyzmanavin-Bareev/Lvov
zt/1990} 21. f4 $1 fxe5 22. fxe5 $16) (14... Nd7 {>=} 15. Nf3 Qc7 16. Qb3 $5 (
16. e5 Bb4 17. Rc1 Rfe8 {/\c5} 18. Re3 Rad8 $132) 16... e5 17. d5 Nc5 18. Qc2
$14) 15. d5 exd5 (15... Bf6 $2 16. Nxf7 $1 $16 {Vyzmanavin} Rxf7 17. e5 Bg5 18.
f4 exd5 19. e6 Re7 20. Nxd5) 16. exd5 (16. Nxd5 Bf6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. f4 Rd8
19. Qc2 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 $10) 16... Bf6 17. f4 Re8 {/\Nd7} (17... Nd7 $6 18.
Nb5 $1 $16) 18. Qh5 $1 (18. Bh3 $5 Bc8 19. Bxc8 Qxc8 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qf3 Nd7 22.
Nc6 Qa6 $13) 18... g6 19. Qf3 {><f6} Nd7 20. Nc6 Bd4+ (20... Bxc6 21. dxc6 Bd4+
22. Kh1 Nf6 23. Rad1 $16) (20... Qc8 21. Rad1 Ba6 22. d6 $16) (20... Rxe1+ 21.
Rxe1 Qf8 22. Bh3 Bd4+ 23. Kg2 Re8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Nb5 $16) 21. Nxd4 (21. Kh1
$6 Qf6 22. Nxd4 Qxd4 $132) 21... cxd4 22. Nb5 $16 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qf8 (23... Ba6
$2 24. Nxd4 Bxc4 25. d6 Rc8 26. Nc6 Qf8 27. Ne7+ $18) 24. Qd3 (24. Nxd4 $2 Qc5
25. Qd3 Ba6 $132) 24... Qb4 25. Rb1 Qa5 26. Qxd4 Re8 (26... Qxa2 27. Ra1 Qe2
28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. Nxa7 Qe1+ 30. Bf1 $16) 27. Nc3 Ba6 28. d6 Qc5 29. Qxc5 Nxc5
30. Nb5 Rd8 31. Rd1 Bxb5 (31... f5 32. Nxa7 Bxc4 33. Nc6 $18) 32. cxb5 f5 33.
Bc6 Kf7 34. d7 Ke6 35. Re1+ Kd6 36. Re8 Kc7 37. Re7 $18 Nd3 (37... h5 38. Rg7
Nxd7 39. Rxg6 $18) 38. Rxh7 Nb4 39. Rg7 Nxc6 40. bxc6 Kxc6 41. Rxg6+ Kc5 42.
Rf6 Kb4 43. Rd6 Ka3 44. Rd2 b5 45. h4 a5 46. h5 b4 47. h6 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. O-O Na6 12. e4 c5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Re1 (14. Ng4
$6 Qd7 15. Ne5 Qc8 $11 {Torre,E-Karpov,A/Tilburg 1982}) 14... cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5
16. Bb2 $5 $146 {/\b4} (16. Ng4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Bf6
20. Rad1 h5 $1 21. Bxf6 hxg4 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 23. Ne3 Nd3 24. Re2 Ne5 25. Red2
Rxd2 26. Rxd2 g6 $11 {Kamsky,G-Karpov,A/Fide-Wch (Elista) 1996}) (16. b4 $6 Ne6
17. Bc3 d4 $1) 16... Rc8 (16... Re8 $5 17. b4 Ncd7 18. Qb3 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 dxc4
20. Nxc4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qc7 22. Rae1 Bf8 $11) 17. b4 (17. Ng4 Nd3 18. Rxe7 Qxe7
19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qf3 Ne5 21. Qxf6 (21. Nxf6+ Kg7 22. Nh5+ Kh6) 21... Qxf6 22.
Nxf6+ Kg7 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Ng4 $11) 17... Nce4 (17... Ne6 18. a3 $14) (
17... Ncd7 $1 18. a3 (18. Qa4 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Ng4 $1 20. Bf4 (20. Qxa7 Bxb4) (20.
Bh3 $2 Nxe5 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Rxe5 Bf6 $17) 20... Bf6 21. Rad1 Bd4 $132) 18...
Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Qd7 $11 20. Qf1 (20. Bh3 $6 Qxh3 21. Rxe7 Ba8 {/\dxc4}) (20. Qe2
Bd6 21. Rg5 $2 (21. Re3 Ng4 $1) 21... h6 $17) 20... dxc4 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nxc4
Rfd8 $11) 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qb3 {><e4} Qc7 (19... Bd6 $5 {Huzman} 20. Rac1 Qe7
(20... Re8 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. c5+ Bd5 23. Bxf6 Bxb3 24. Bxd8 bxc5 25. axb3
Rexd8 26. Bxe4 $16) 21. Nd3 $13) 20. Rac1 Bd6 21. Qc3 {/\Ng4} Qe7 22. Nd3 (22.
a3 $1 {/\Ng4} Qe6 (22... h5 23. Nf3 $14) 23. Nf3 (23. Red1 Rfd8 $11) 23... Qf5
24. Nd4 (24. Nd2 Rfe8 25. Qc2 Be5 $11) 24... Qg6 (24... Qh5 $2 25. Nb5 Bb8 26.
Bxe4 $16) 25. Bh3 Rcd8 26. Nf5 $14) 22... Qc7 $4 (22... Rfd8 23. f3 (23. c5 $2
Qf8 $1) 23... e3 24. Rc2 (24. c5 bxc5 25. Nxc5 e2 $13) 24... Qe6 25. Qb3 $14 {
><e3}) (22... Rfe8 23. c5 (23. a3 $2 Qc7 $17) 23... Qf8 $1 $13 {/\} (23... Qd7
24. Nf4 (24. Qd4 Bf8 (24... exd3 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Re1 $1 $16) 25. Nf4 $13)
24... Bxf4 (24... bxc5 25. Bh3) 25. gxf4 $14) (23... Bb8 24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. gxf4
bxc5 26. bxc5 $14) 24. Qd2 Be7) 23. Bxe4 $18 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Qc6 $2 (24... Rfe8
$142) 25. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 13. bxc4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe5 Bc5 (16... Bb4 $6 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 Qe7 19. Qa4 $16 {
Gruen,G-Scheeren,P Plovdiv EUchT 1983}) 17. Rf1 (17. Nf3 Qe7 (17... Bxc4 $5 18.
Bd4 Bb4 19. e5 $13) 18. Bd4 Bb4 19. e5 Ng4 20. Re4 Nh6 21. a3 Ba5 22. Bb2 Rac8
23. Rc1 Bb7 24. Rd4 Bc6 $14 {Kortschnoi,V-Tal,M URS 1972}) 17... Qd3 (17... Rc8
$6 18. Rc1 b5 19. Nb3 Ba3 20. c5 Bxc1 21. Qxc1 Bb7 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. f3 Qh5 24.
Bd6 $16 {Eingorn,V-Lerner,K URS-ch 1984}) 18. Bxf6 (18. Nb3 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Bxc4
20. Nxc5 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 bxc5 22. Bd6 Rfc8 23. e5 Nd5 24. f4 g6 25. g4 c4 26. f5
gxf5 27. gxf5 Ne3 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 $10 {Salov,V-Olafsson,H Wijk 1991}) 18... Rxf6
19. Nb3 Qxd1 {N} (19... Rd8 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. e5 Rff8 (21... Rf7 22. Be4 $1 $14
) 22. Qxd3 Rxd3 23. Rfc1 Rd2 24. Bh3 $14) 20. Raxd1 Rc8 $1 $10 21. Nxc5 (21.
Rc1 Ba3 22. Rc2 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 Bxc4 24. Rd1 $10) (21. Nd2 $2 Rcf8 $17) 21...
Rxc5 22. Rd7 Rf7 23. Rd8+ Rf8 24. Rfd1 Bxc4 25. R8d7 Rf7 26. Rd8+ (26. Rxf7
Kxf7 27. Rd7+ Kf8 28. Rxa7 Bb5 29. f4 (29. h3 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Rc2 31. Kg1 Rc1+ $10
) 29... Rc1+ 30. Kf2 Rc2+ 31. Kf3 Be2+ 32. Ke3 Bc4 $10) 26... Rf8 27. R8d7 Rf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9495 37th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Belotti, Bruno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O b5 $6 13. c5 e5 14. dxe5 $1 (
14. b4 e4 15. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Qc7 17. Bg2 $44) 14... Bxc5 {N} (14... Nxc5
15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Bb2 a5 (16... Ne6 17. e4 d4 18. f4 $36) 17. f4 a4 $6 (17... f5)
18. f5 Bg5 19. Bd4 Nd7 20. b4 Re8 21. Nf3 $1 Bxc1 22. Qxc1 $18 {Polgar,Zsu-Sax/
Ungarn ch/1991}) 15. Nf3 (15. b4 $2 d4 16. bxc5 (16. Bb2 Bxb4 17. Bxd4 (17.
Bxc6 Rc8 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Nf3 d3 $1 $13) 17... Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxd2 $10) 16...
dxc3 17. Ne4 Nxe5 $13) 15... Re8 (15... b4 16. Bb2 Qb6 17. Qc2 Be7 18. Rfd1
Rfd8 19. Rac1 Bb7 20. e4 $16) 16. Qc2 b4 (16... Qb6 17. b4 Be7 18. Rfd1 Bb7 19.
Bh3 Nf8 20. Bd4 $16) 17. Bb2 Bb5 (17... Bb7 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. e3 $16 {/\Rac1,Bd4
} (19. e4 Rad8 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Rac1 $14)) 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. e3 $16 Rad8 20.
Bh3 $1 (20. Rac1 Bf8 21. Ng5 $2 g6) 20... Be7 (20... Bf8 21. Ng5 g6 22. e6 $18)
21. Rac1 (21. e6 $5 Nf8 (21... fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Qf5 $40) 22. exf7+ Kxf7
23. Qf5+ Kg8 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Qc7 26. Rac1 $16) 21... Nf8 22. Nd4 c5 23.
Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Bg2 $18 c4 (24... Qb7 25. Qd3) 25. Rxd5 $1 cxb3 26. Qxb3 Qa6 27.
Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Bd5 Ne6 29. Bd4 (29. e4 $5 $18) 29... Kf8 (29... Nxd4 30. exd4
Kf8 31. Qf3 f6 32. Rc6 $18) 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Qc2 (31. Rc7 Rc8 32. Rxc8+ Qxc8
33. Bxa7 $18) 31... g6 32. h4 Kf7 33. h5 (33. Qc7 Qxa2 34. Bc5 Re8 35. Rd1 $18)
33... Rd5 34. Qe4 Rd7 35. Rc2 Qb7 36. Qf4+ Kg7 37. Qg4 Kf7 38. hxg6+ hxg6 39.
Qh3 Qe4 $2 (39... Bf8 $142) 40. Qh7+ Kf8 41. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Graz zt"]
[Site "Graz"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 {Hansen,Cu Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2
O-O 7. a3 {N} (7. O-O Ba6 8. Ne5 Ra7 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. a3 d6 11. axb4 dxe5 12.
dxe5 Ng4 13. b5 Nxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. b3 c6 (15... Kf8 $142) 16. bxa6 Rxa6 17.
Nc3 Rc8 18. h3 Kf8 19. f4 Ned7 20. b4 Ke7 21. Kf2 Rc7 22. Ke3 Rca7 23. Rxa6
Rxa6 24. Kd2 c5 25. b5 Ra7 26. Kc2 h6 27. Kb3 g5 28. Na4 $14 {Zueger-Schlosser/
Mitropa Cup/1993}) (7. Ne5 {Hansen,Cu} Ra7 8. O-O (8. d5 Ba6 9. Bxb4 axb4 10.
Nd2 Qe7 11. dxe6 dxe6 12. O-O c5 $10 {Wegner,H-Wirthensohn,H/Hamburg SKA/1991/}
) (8. Bxb4 axb4 9. a3 d6 10. Nd3 c5 $10 {Petran,P-Schlosser,P/Elekes Budapest/
1992/}) 8... d6 9. Nd3 Bxd2 (9... c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Bg5 $14 {
Nikolic,P-Lobron,E/SWIFT Rapid/1992/}) 10. Qxd2 Bb7 11. Nc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c5
13. Ne1 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qd2 Rd7 16. Nf3 d5 $10 {Agzamov,G-Yusupov,A/USSR/
1981/}) 7... Be7 (7... Bxd2+ {Ftacnik} 8. Nfxd2 $1 d5 9. Nc3 $14 {Yusupov,
A-Lobron,E/BL 9293/1993/} (9. Nc3 {Hansen,Cu} c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. O-O Bb7 12.
cxd5 exd5 13. e4 d4 14. Na4 Na6 15. Rc1 $14 {Gruen,P-Lobron,E/BL/1992/})) 8.
Nc3 $1 (8. O-O Ba6 9. Qc2 c5 $132) 8... Ba6 9. Ne5 c6 (9... d5 10. cxd5 exd5
11. O-O $16) (9... Ra7 10. Nb5 $5 (10. Qb3 d6 (10... c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Nb5
Bxb5 13. Qxb5 $16) 11. Nc6 Nxc6 12. Bxc6 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. e4 c6 15. O-O
$14) 10... Bxb5 11. cxb5 d5 12. O-O Nfd7 13. Nc6 Nxc6 14. bxc6 Nf6 15. Qc2 $14)
10. O-O d5 11. cxd5 (11. Qb3 {Ftacnik} dxc4 12. Nxc4 a4 $1) (11. Qa4 {Ftacnik}
Nfd7 $1) 11... cxd5 12. Rc1 (12. Re1 $142 Nfd7 (12... b5 13. b4 $1 $14) 13.
Nxd7 Nxd7 (13... Qxd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bb7 16. Qf3 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nc6 18. d5
exd5 19. Nxd5 $14) 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Rc8 16. Bg2 Nf6 17. Bf4 $14) 12... b5
$5 (12... Nfd7 $1 13. f4 (13. Nxd7 Qxd7 (13... Nxd7 14. Re1 Nf6 $10) 14. Re1
Nc6 $10) (13. Nd3 $5 {Ftacnik} Bxd3 14. exd3 Nf6 $1 {/\ Ne8-d6}) 13... Nxe5 14.
fxe5 Qd7 $10 {/\Nc6}) 13. b4 $1 (13. Nd3 $2 b4 14. axb4 Bxd3 15. exd3 Bxb4 $15)
13... Qb6 (13... axb4 14. axb4 Nfd7 (14... Bxb4 $2 15. Nxd5 Bxd2 16. Nxf6+ gxf6
17. Qxd2 $16) (14... Nbd7 15. Nc6 Qe8 16. e4 $1 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rc8
19. Qe2 Nf6 (19... Nb6 20. Ra1 Bb7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Ra7 $16) 20. Bg2 $16 {
/\Ra1,><b5}) 15. Nd3 Nb6 (15... Nc6 $2 16. Nxd5) 16. Nc5 Nc4 17. Ra1 Bxc5 18.
dxc5 (18. bxc5 Nc6 $132 {/\b4}) 18... Nc6 19. Rb1 $16) 14. e3 axb4 15. axb4 Rc8
$1 (15... Nbd7 16. Nd3 $1 Ne8 17. Nc5 Ndf6 18. f3 {/\e4} Rd8 19. Ra1 Bb7 20.
Ra5 Nd6 21. Qe2 $16) (15... Bxb4 {Hansen,Cu} 16. Nxd5 $16) 16. Ne2 (16. Nd3 Nc6
17. Qb3 Ne8 18. Nc5 Nd6 $10) 16... Nbd7 $6 (16... Nc6 $1 17. Nxc6 (17. Nd3 Ne8
18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Nf6 20. Bg2 Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nc5 Bb7 $13) (17. Nd3
$16 {Hansen,Cu}) 17... Rxc6 18. Rxc6 Qxc6 19. Nf4 Ne4 20. Nd3 Nd6 21. Nc5 Bb7
$10) (16... Ne4 $13 {Ftacnik}) 17. Nd3 Ne4 (17... Rc4 $142 18. Nc5 Bb7 19. Nc3
{/\Qb3,Ra1} Ra3 20. Rc2 $14) 18. Nc5 Ndf6 19. f3 Nd6 (19... Nxd2 {Ftacnik} 20.
Qxd2 Bb7 $14) 20. e4 $14 dxe4 (20... Nc4 21. e5 Ne8 22. f4 $40) 21. fxe4 Nc4
22. e5 Nd5 23. Bxd5 $1 exd5 24. Nf4 Bb7 $6 (24... Bxc5 $1 25. bxc5 Qc6 26. Rf2
(26. Rc2 $2 b4 $1 $15) 26... Bb7 $132 {<->a}) 25. Rc2 Ra3 (25... Bxc5 $142) 26.
Qg4 $16 Rca8 27. Bc1 (27. Nh5 $5 {Hansen,Cu} Qg6 (27... g6 $2 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29.
Rxf6 $16) 28. Qxg6 hxg6 29. Na6 R8xa6 30. Nf4 $16) 27... Ra1 28. Rcf2 Bxc5 29.
bxc5 Qh6 30. e6 $18 fxe6 (30... Rf8 31. e7 Re8 32. Nxd5 Rxc1 33. Nf6+ $18) 31.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 32. Nxe6 h6 33. Rf7 (33. Rf7 {Ftacnik} Rxc1 34. Rxg7+ Kh8 35. Rxc1
$18) 1-0

[Event "Graz zt"]
[Site "Graz"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Nh4 $5 {N} (13. Bg5
Rd8 14. Nh4 g6 15. Bf3 (15. Nf3 Qe6 16. Qb2 Bf8 17. Rd3 $6 (17. a3 $14 {Aseev})
17... Re8 18. Bf4 Ne4 $10 {Eingorn-Aseev/Berlin/1990}) 15... c6 16. Ng2 Qd7 17.
Nf4 Nc7 18. Bg2 Kg7 19. h4 h6 20. Bh3 Qe8 21. Bxf6+ Bxf6 22. e3 Bc8 23. Bxc8
Raxc8 $10 {Chernin-Aseev/Lvov/ zt/1990}) 13... Re8 $6 (13... g6 $142 14. Bg5 (
14. a3 $5 c5 15. Nf3 Rd8 16. Qb2 $13) 14... Rd8 {-13.Bg5}) 14. a3 c5 (14... g6
15. b4 c6 16. Qb2 {/\b5} Nc7 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. Ne5 $1 c5 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Nc4
Bf8 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Bf4 $16) 15. Nf5 Bf8 (15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Qb2 $16
) 16. dxc5 bxc5 $2 (16... Nxc5 $142 17. b4 (17. Bh3 $2 Kh8 $1 {/\g6}) 17...
Nce4 18. Nd4 a5 $132) 17. Bg5 Re5 (17... Ne4 $8 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20.
Rxd6 $16) 18. Nh6+ gxh6 19. Bxf6 Re6 20. Qf5 (20. Bh3 d4 {/\Qc6} 21. Bf5 $1 Bd6
22. e4 Qe8 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. e5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Re1 Qf6 27. Ne4 $16) (
20. Bh4 $1 d4 (20... Nb4 21. Qf5 d4 22. Ne4 $18) 21. Nd5 Bg7 22. Rac1 Qd7 23.
e4 $16) 20... Rb6 21. Qf4 Nc7 (21... d4 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Ne4 Rxb3 24. Be5 f5
25. Nf6+ Kf7 26. e3 Bg7 27. Ng4 $16 {->}) 22. Nxd5 $2 (22. Rab1 d4 23. Bxb7
Rxb7 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. Qf3 $16) 22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxf6 $1 $15 25.
Qxf6 Bg7 26. Qf3 Bxa1 27. Rf5 $1 f6 $8 (27... Qe8 28. Rxf7 Qxf7 29. Qxa8+ Kg7
30. Qc8 Qxb3 31. Qxc5 $10) 28. Rxc5 Qxc5 29. Qxa8+ Kg7 30. Qb7+ Kg8 31. Qa8+
Kf7 32. Qe4 f5 33. Qb7+ Qe7 (33... Kg6 $142 34. Qa6+ Bf6 (34... Qb6 35. Qc4 $15
) 35. b4 $15) 34. Qd5+ Kg6 35. Qg8+ Bg7 36. Qc4 h5 37. Qa6+ Bf6 38. h4 Qc5 39.
e3 Kg7 40. b4 Qb6 41. Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Villa Gesell"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sorin, Ariel"]
[Black "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Qc7 (10... Be7 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qb6 (12... Qc7 13.
Ndf3 O-O 14. Bd2 Nb7 15. Bg5 $14) 13. Ndf3 Qb4 14. Qc2 Qb7 15. Rd1 Nc6 16. Qb3
Qc7 17. Bf4 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 g5 19. Qf3 O-O 20. Nxd7 gxf4 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 22. gxf4
$13 {Ftacnik,L-Farago,I Warszawa zt 1987}) 11. Rd1 {N} (11. Re1 Nc6 12. e4 Bd6
13. Qc2 Ng4 14. b3 h5 15. Bb2 f6 16. Rad1 O-O-O 17. Nf1 Nge5 18. Qd2 Nxf3+ 19.
Bxf3 Be5 $10 {Psakhis,L-Lobron,E/Baden Baden 1992}) (11. Nb3 Nxb3 12. Bf4 Bd6
13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qxb3 Qc7 $10) 11... Be7 (11... Nc6 $5) 12. Ng5 Bxg2 (12...
O-O 13. Nde4 d6 (13... d5 $2 14. Nxf6+ (14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. Nf3 $14)
14... gxf6 15. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 16. cxd5 exd5 (16... f5 17. Bd2 Bd8 18. d6 $18) 17.
Qh4+ Kg8 18. Qg4+ Kh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Bh6 $16) 14. Bf4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bc6 16.
Qc2 Nb7 $10) 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Nde4 Nxe4 $2 (14... d6 15. Bf4 Nb7 16. Qc2 Nxe4
17. Qxe4 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 $14 {/\Rd2,Rad1}) (14... Qb7 $5 15. f3 Qb4 16. Qxb4 cxb4
17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Ne4 Nxc4 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxd7 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ (21. Rc7
Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. b3 Nb6 $10) 21... Rxd8 22. b3 Na3 23. Bh6 $14) 15. Rxd7
$1 $16 Qe5 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. Qxa5 g5 (17... Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Qxa7 g5 (
19... Rd1 $2 20. Bg5 $18) 20. h3 h5 21. g4 hxg4 22. hxg4 $18 {/\Qb7}) 18. h3 h5
19. Qc7 $5 (19. g4 hxg4 20. hxg4 $16) 19... g4 20. hxg4 hxg4 21. Qf4 $1 (21.
Rxe7 $2 gxf3+ 22. exf3 Rfc8 23. Qf4 Qxe7 24. Qxe4 $14) 21... gxf3+ 22. exf3 Ng5
$2 (22... Nd6 $2 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Bf4 $18) (22... Nxf2 $1 23. Kxf2 Rfd8 24.
Qxf6 (24. Qg4+ Kf8 $44) (24. Rb7 Rd4 (24... Qg6 25. Be3 $16) 25. Qxf6 Bxf6 $14)
24... Bxf6 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Ke2 $1 {/\Rb1,b3} Rd4 (26... Kg7 27. Rb1 Rh8 28.
Be3 Rh2+ 29. Kd3 $16) 27. b3 Rxc4 28. bxc4 Bxa1 29. Be3 Be5 (29... Bd4 $2 30.
Bxd4 cxd4 31. Kd3 e5 32. f4 $18) 30. Bxc5 Bxg3 31. Bxa7 $16) 23. Qg4 Qxf3+ 24.
Qxf3 Nxf3 25. Rxe7 $18 Ne1+ 26. Kf1 Nc2 27. Rb1 Rfe8 (27... Rfd8 28. Bg5 $18)
28. Bg5 Nd4 29. Rd1 e5 30. Kg2 Kf8 $2 31. Rd7 a5 $2 (31... Re6 32. Rc7 $18) 32.
Bf6 $1 Re6 33. Rh1 Rxf6 34. Rh8+ Kg7 35. Rxa8 Nf3 36. Rxa5 e4 37. Rxc5 Ne1+ 38.
Kf1 Nf3 39. g4 e3 40. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 13th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1997.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Ba3 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 Ba6 (10... c6 11. Nxb5 cxb5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Rc6 $14 {
<->c Huzman}) 11. Rc1 $1 {N} (11. b4 Qe7 $2 (11... c6 12. Qc2 Qb6 $11) 12. Rb1
Rb8 13. Qa4 $1 Bxe2 14. Rfc1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qd8 16. Nb5 $1 O-O 17. Nxc7 Rb7 18.
Na6 Qb6 19. b5 $16 {Huzman,A-Salov,V/Amsterdam 64/470 1995}) 11... Qe7 12. Nb1
Rc8 (12... c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd4 Rc8 15. Rc2 $16) (12... Qd6 13. Rc2 $1 (13.
Nc3 O-O 14. Na4 Rfc8 $11 {Huzman}) 13... O-O 14. Qc1 $16) 13. Rc2 (13. Rc6 $5
Bb7 14. Rc2 $14) 13... Qb4 $2 (13... c5 14. Qc1 Qd6 $1 (14... O-O $2 15. Qa3
Qd6 16. Rfc1 $16) 15. Qa3 Ke7 16. dxc5 (16. Rfc1 cxd4 (16... c4 $5 17. bxc4
Rxc4 18. Rxc4 Bxc4 $11) 17. Nxd4 (17. Qxd6+ Kxd6 18. Nxd4 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Nb6 20.
Na3 Rc8 21. Nab5+ Bxb5 22. Nxb5+ Kd7 23. Rxc8 Nxc8 $11) 17... Qxa3 18. Nxa3
Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Bb7 20. Rc7 Rb8 $11 {/\Kd8}) 16... Rxc5 17. Rxc5 Nxc5 18. Rc1 Rc8
19. b4 Ncd7 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 $11) 14. Qe1 $1 (14. Qc1 c5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. a3 Qb6
$11) 14... Qxe1 (14... c5 $2 15. Rxc5 $1 $18) (14... Qb6 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Na4
Qb5 17. Qc1 $16) (14... Qb7 15. Qa5 Qb6 16. Qa3 $16) 15. Rxe1 Ke7 16. Rec1 c6
17. Bf1 $1 Bb7 (17... Kd6 $2 18. e4 Bxf1 19. e5+ $18) 18. e3 a5 (18... Ne4 {
/\c5} 19. Ne1 $1 (19. Nbd2 Nxd2 20. Nxd2 Kd6 $11) 19... Kd6 (19... e5 $2 20.
Bh3 $16) 20. f3 Nef6 21. Nc3 $16) 19. Nc3 $16 Nb6 20. Ne2 {/\Ne5} Nfd7 (20...
Nbd7 21. Nf4 Ne4 22. Nd3 f6 23. Nfe1 Ra8 24. f3 Nd6 25. Nb2 Nb6 26. Ned3 $16)
21. Nf4 Ra8 {/\a4<=>} 22. Nd3 (22. h4 a4 23. b4 a3 24. Nd3 Nc4 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26.
Bxc4 (26. bxc5 $2 Ba6 $11) 26... Nd7 $14) (22. a4 $1 Rhc8 23. h4 $16) 22...
Rhc8 (22... f6 {><e6} 23. h4 a4 (23... Kd6 $2 24. Nc5 Bc8 25. Bh3) 24. Nb4 axb3
25. axb3 Ra3 26. Nxc6+ Bxc6 27. Rxc6 Rxb3 28. Bh3 $36) 23. Nfe5 $2 (23. Nde5
Nb8 (23... f6 24. Nxc6+ Kd6 25. Bb5 $16) 24. a4 f6 25. Nd3 N8d7 26. h4 $16)
23... f6 24. Nxd7 $2 (24. Nf3 g5 $14) 24... Nxd7 25. Bh3 Kd6 $11 26. Nf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 f5 12. Rc1 {Der andere Plan ist mit a4-a5
verbunden.} (12. a4 O-O 13. O-O Nf6 14. a5 Bd6 15. axb6 axb6 16. Qc2 Qe7 17.
Ra2 Bb7 18. Rfa1 Rxa2 19. Rxa2 Ne4 $6 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. e3 c5 22. Qd1 Bb8 23.
Bh3 Qf7 24. b4 $14 {Alterman,B-Gofshtein,L/Rishon le Zion (08) ;CBM 45 1994})
12... O-O 13. O-O Rc8 (13... Nf6 14. Bb2 Bd6 15. Rc2 Qe7 16. Qa1 f4 17. e4 $2
fxe3 18. fxe3 Ng4 19. Qe1 Qg5 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 21. Nf1 e5 22. h3 Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1
Nxe3 $17 {Engqvist,T-Ostenstad,B/Gausdal International (02) 1993}) 14. Bb2 Bd6
15. a3 $1 Qe7 16. Rc2 {Jetzt ist Karpovs Idee klar- die Dame von c1 und die
Türme von c2 und d1 sollen den Bauernsturm auf dem Damenflügel unterstüzen.}
Nf6 (16... Bxa3 $2 17. Bxa3 Qxa3 18. Qa1 Qxa1 19. Rxa1 Nb8 20. Rca2 $16) 17.
Qc1 Kh8 $6 {Dieser Zug wurde "für alle Fälle"gemacht. Schwarz traut sich nicht,
gegen Karpov ein risikofreudiges Gegenspiel anzufangen und gerät in Folge
unter die Räder.} (17... f4 $5 18. Nf3 (18. Bh3 $5) 18... fxg3 19. hxg3 c5 20.
dxc5 bxc5 $132) 18. e3 $14 Ne4 19. Rd1 Bb7 20. b4 Bb8 $6 {Schwarz ist Zug für
Zug nur mit Prophylaxe beschäftig, die teilweise überflüssig erscheint. Jetzt
z.B. hatte er Angst vor c4-c5 und ermöglicht durch den Läuferabzug die
Bewegung des Pa3.} 21. Bf1 Qe8 22. a4 a6 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. b5 axb5 25. cxb5 Bd6
(25... cxb5 $5 26. Ba3 (26. Bxb5 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 Qe7 28. Rc1 Bd6) 26... Rxc2 27.
Qxc2 Rf7 28. Bxb5 Qd8 29. Rc1 Rc7 30. Qd2 Rxc1+ 31. Qxc1 Bd6 32. Bxd6 Qxd6 33.
h4 $14) 26. Ba3 Bxa3 27. Qxa3 Qf7 28. Rdc1 $16 c5 (28... cxb5 29. axb5 $16 {
/\Qb6}) 29. dxc5 Rxc5 30. a5 $2 {Ich glaube, hier hat Karpov seine
Möglichkeiten überschätzt. Viel sicherer scheint mir} (30. Qb2 $1 Rxc2 31. Rxc2
$16 {/\Qd4, ><b6}) 30... Rxc2 31. Rxc2 bxa5 $13 32. b6 $1 (32. Qxa5 d4 33. exd4
e3 34. f4 e5 $1 $132) (32. Qd6 a4 33. b6 h6 34. h4 Qf6 $132) 32... d4 $2 (32...
e5 $1 {/\d4} 33. Qb2 (33. Qc3 Qe6 $1 (33... Qf6 $2 34. Qc7 $16) 34. Qxa5 d4 $36
) 33... Qf6 (33... d4 $2 34. Rc7 Qf3 (34... Qd5 35. Bc4 $18) 35. Rxb7 dxe3 36.
h3 exf2+ 37. Kh2 $18) 34. Rc7 Rb8 35. Qb5 {/\Rb7} Rf8 36. Qb2 $10) 33. exd4 e5
34. Bc4 $1 Qe8 35. d5 Qd8 36. Qxa5 $18 e3 37. fxe3 Qf6 38. Qb4 h5 39. e4 Qf3
40. Qe1 Qf6 41. Qe3 Qg6 42. Rf2 Rc8 43. Bb5 Rd8 44. h4 Rd6 45. Rf8+ Kh7 46. Be8
Qg4 47. Qf3 Rxb6 48. Bxh5 Qh3 49. Qf5+ Qxf5 50. exf5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.23"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Philippines"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PHI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
a5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 (10. Nc3 Bc6 11. Qc2 Qc8 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qb7) 10...
Bxd2 (10... Be7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qc2 d5 13. Rfc1 Nbd7 14. e4 $14 {
Karpov-Christiansen/Wijk aan Zee/1993}) 11. Nfxd2 (11. Qxd2 Bc6 12. Nc3 Qc8 13.
Rfc1 Qb7 14. Rab1 Rc8 $10) 11... Nd5 $2 {N} (11... Bc6 12. e4 d5 13. e5 Nfd7
14. Nc3 Bb7 15. b4 Nc6 16. Nf3 axb4 17. axb4 Nb6 18. b5 Na5 19. Qd3 Qe7 20. Nd2
c5 $10 {Van der Sterren-Ehlvest/Reykjavik op/1994}) 12. Bxd5 $1 (12. Re1 Nc6 (
12... f5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nc3 Bc6 15. b4 $16) 13. e4 Nb6 14. Nf3 $14) 12...
exd5 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. b4 $16 Bb7 (14... axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 $16) (14...
d6 15. Nb3 axb4 16. axb4 $16 {/\Na5}) 15. Nb3 axb4 16. axb4 d6 (16... c6 17.
Nc5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Qb6 19. Qa5 Qxa5 20. bxa5 $16) 17. Na5 Qc8 18. Qb3 Nc6 (18...
c6 19. b5 $16) 19. Nxd5 Re8 (19... Nxd4 $2 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Qd3 $18) 20. Nxc6 (
20. e3 Nxa5 21. bxa5 Ra7 22. Rfb1 $16) 20... Bxc6 21. Rac1 Bxd5 (21... Qb7 $2
22. Nxc7 Qxc7 23. b5 Rab8 24. Qc4 $18) 22. Qxd5 Rb8 (22... Rxe2 $2 23. Rxc7 $18
) 23. Qc4 (23. Rc2 Rxb4 24. Rfc1 Qe6 (24... Rb7 $2 25. Qxd6 $18) 25. Qxe6 fxe6
26. e3 c5 27. dxc5 dxc5 28. Rxc5 $16) 23... Rb7 24. e3 Qf5 25. Qc6 Reb8 26. Ra1
g6 27. Ra8 Qc8 28. Rxb8 Qxb8 29. Rc1 h5 30. h4 Ra7 31. b5 Qd8 (31... Rb7 32.
Qd7 $2 (32. Kg2 $16) 32... c5 33. bxc6 Rxd7 34. cxd7 Kg7 35. Rc8 Qb1+ 36. Kh2
Qf5 $10) 32. Qd5 (32. Kg2 {>=} Qb8 33. e4 (33. b6 $5 Qxb6 34. Qxb6 cxb6 35. Rc6
$16) 33... Rb7 34. d5 $16) 32... Qb8 33. Rc6 $2 (33. Kg2 Rb7 (33... Qb7 34. Rc6
$16) 34. Qc6 Kg7 $16) 33... Ra1+ 34. Kh2 Rb1 35. Qc4 Qa8 $1 $132 36. Qd5 (36.
b6 Rxb6 37. Rxc7 Qf3 38. Qa2 d5 $14) (36. e4 Qa1 37. Rxc7 Rh1+ 38. Kg2 Rg1+ 39.
Kf3 Qd1+ 40. Qe2 Qxd4 $132) 36... Qa5 37. Rc2 (37. Qe4 Qe1 38. Rc2 Kg7 $10)
37... Rxb5 38. Qc6 Rb1 39. Qxc7 Qe1 40. Qc6 Qg1+ 41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42. Qg2 Qd3 $10
43. Ra2 Qc4 44. Rd2 (44. Ra7 Kg7 45. Qf3 Qf1+ $10) 44... Qc3 45. Ra2 Qc4 46.
Rd2 Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Zwesten op 1st"]
[Site "Bad Zwesten"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.01.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. dxc5
bxc5 {N} (8... Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Qc7 11. Qc2 Rac8 12. b3 d5 13. Bb2 dxc4
14. Qxc4 Na5 15. Qh4 Be7 $10 {Didishko,V-Kupreichik,V/Minsk 1982}) 9. Ne5 Qa5 (
9... Na5 10. Bxb7 Nxb7 11. O-O $14) 10. Bxc6 $5 (10. Qxa5 Nxa5 11. Bxb7 Nxb7
$10) 10... Qxa4 11. Bxa4 Bxh1 12. f3 Bg2 (12... h5 $2 13. Nb3 h4 14. g4 Bd6 15.
Bf4 $16) (12... Bd6 13. Nd3 Bg2 (13... h5 14. Nb3 h4 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Bg2
17. Kf2 h3 18. e4 $44) 14. Nb3 $44) 13. Nb3 Rb8 $6 (13... Bd6 14. Bf4 (14. Nd3
{-12...Bd6}) 14... g5 15. Nxd7 (15. Nxf7 $2 Bxf4 16. Nxh8 Be3 17. Rd1 Ke7 18.
Rd3 Bg1 $17) (15. O-O-O gxf4 16. Rxd6 Ke7 17. Rd1 fxg3 18. hxg3 d5 19. g4 $44)
15... gxf4 16. Nxf6+ Ke7 17. Ne4 fxg3 18. hxg3 Be5 $13) 14. Bd2 $6 (14. Nd3 $1
e5 (14... Bh3 15. Bf4 $16) (14... Bd6 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Nxf4 Bh1 17. Kf2 Rb4 18.
Bb5 $16) 15. Nxe5 (15. Kf2 $5 Bh3 16. g4 h5 17. g5 Nh7 18. Nbxc5 Bxc5+ 19. Nxc5
$36) 15... Bd6 16. Nd3 $14) 14... Bd6 15. Bc3 O-O $2 (15... Ke7 16. Kf2 (16.
Rd1 Rb6 17. Kf2 Bh3 18. g4 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 d6 20. Bxf6+ $2 (20. Bc3 $1 $44) 20...
Kxf6 21. Kg3 Ra6 22. Bb5 Rxa2 23. Kxh3 Rxb2 $17) 16... Bh3 17. g4 (17. Nd3 $6
Rhc8 18. e4 e5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 d6 $15) 17... Bxe5 18. Bxe5 d6 19. Bc3 $1
h5 20. g5 Ne8 (20... Nh7 21. Na5 $36) 21. Na5 Kf8 22. Rd1 $44) 16. Rd1 (16. g4
$1 {/\Kf2} Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Rb4 18. Bb5 d5 19. Bc3 Rxb5 20. cxb5 $16) 16... Bxe5
17. Bxe5 Rb4 18. Bb5 d5 19. Bc3 Rxb5 (19... dxc4 20. Bxb4 cxb4 21. Bxc4 $16)
20. cxb5 $16 Nd7 21. Rc1 (21. Na5 $5 Bh3 22. Nc6 Ra8 23. b4 a6 24. a4 Nb6 25.
Ra1 $16 {o^b5}) 21... Rb8 (21... Bh3 $2 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Bb4 Nd7 24. Bxf8 Kxf8
25. Rc7 $18) 22. Kf2 Bh3 23. g4 h5 24. Kg3 hxg4 25. fxg4 Bxg4 26. Kxg4 Rxb5 27.
e3 (27. Rc2 $1 f6 28. Nc1 Kf7 29. b3 e5 30. Bb2 Ke6 31. Nd3 $16) 27... f6 28.
Kg3 $6 Kf7 29. Rf1 $6 (29. Rc2) 29... e5 30. Rf2 Ke6 31. h4 Nb6 $10 32. Rg2 Na4
33. Kf3 c4 34. Nc1 Nxc3 35. bxc3 Rb1 36. Ne2 Rf1+ 37. Kg4 (37. Kg4 g6 38. Ng3
Rc1 39. Ne2 Rb1 (39... Rf1 $10) 40. Kf3 {/\e4} Rf1+ 41. Rf2 Rh1 42. Rg2 Rf1+
$10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Terekhov, Andrey"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be3 Qc8 12. Rac1 Nc5 (12... Rd8 13. Bd4 d6 14.
b4 Ne4 15. Qb3 $14 {פa6 Skembris,S-Yudasin,L/Beer_Sheva 1993}) 13. Qc2 Nce4
14. Bd4 Rd8 15. Ne1 {N} (15. Qd3 {>=} Nxc3 (15... d6 16. b3 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qc7
18. Qa1 Be4 19. a4 Qb7 20. Ne1 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 d5 22. Ne3 dxc4 23. Nxc4 Rac8 24.
f3 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Bc5 26. Kf1 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 b5 {1/2-1/2 Sorin,A-Shneider,A/
Groningen op (10) 1994}) 16. Qxc3 Qc7 17. b3 Rac8 18. Qb2 Be4 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20.
Nxg2 Qb7 21. Ne3 h5 $2 22. a4 Ne8 23. Rd3 Bf6 24. Rcd1 a6 25. Qd2 Be7 26. a5
$14 {Karpov,An-Ehlvest,J/Skelleftea 1989}) 15... Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxg2 17. Nxg2
Qb7 $10 18. f3 $6 (18. b3 Rac8 19. Qb2 d5 $10 (19... d6 20. Ne3 {/\Rd3,Rcd1}))
18... Rac8 19. Qb3 Rc6 $1 {><c4} (19... d5 20. Ne3 dxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Qxc4
$10 (22. Nxc4 $2 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bc5 $15)) 20. e4 Rdc8 21. Ne3 d6 22. a4 Qc7 23.
Qd3 (23. Rd2 $2 d5 24. exd5 (24. Bxf6 dxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. Nxc4 Bxf6 $15)
24... Nxd5 $15 {><c4}) 23... Nd7 (23... d5 $5 24. exd5 (24. Bxf6 dxe4 25. Qxe4
Bxf6 26. b3 $15) 24... Nxd5 25. b3 Nb4 26. Qe2 Bc5 27. Rd2 Rd6 28. Rcd1 Rcd8
$15) 24. b3 (24. b4 $2 Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Qb3 Bg5 $17) 24... Bf6 25. Bxf6
Nxf6 26. Rc2 Nd7 27. Rcd2 Nc5 28. Qb1 Qe7 29. Kf2 h6 30. Rd4 (30. b4 Nb7 31.
Qb2 a5 32. b5 R6c7 33. Qd4 $10) 30... Nb7 31. e5 $2 (31. R1d2 $10) (31. Qd3 $10
) 31... Qc7 32. exd6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Nxd6 34. Qd3 Rd8 $15 {/\Nb7-c5} 35. Kg2 $6 (
35. Qc3 a5 36. Ke2 {>=} (36. b4 axb4 37. Qxb4 Nb7 38. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $15)) (35. b4
Nb7 36. Qc2 Rxd1 37. Qxd1 a5 38. b5 Nc5 $15) 35... Nb7 36. Qc2 a5 37. Rxd8+ $2
Qxd8 38. Qc3 Nc5 $17 {/\Qb3} 39. b4 (39. Kf2 Qd3 40. Qxd3 Nxd3+ 41. Kf1 Nc5 $19
) 39... Nxa4 40. Qc2 axb4 $1 $19 41. Qxa4 Qd2+ 42. Kh3 Qxe3 43. Qxb4 Qxf3 44.
Qxb6 Qf1+ 45. Kh4 g5+ 46. Kg4 Qf5+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9697"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Duisburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 10. f3 a6 11. Rd1 Be7 $6 (11... Qb7 12. Nc3 Be7 13. e4 O-O $11
) 12. Nb5 Qc6 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxc6 Nxc6 (14... dxc6 15. Rxd6 Ke7 16. Rd1 Ra7
17. Be3 Rd7 18. Nc3 $16 c5 19. Na4 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Nbd7 21. Nxb6 $18 {Matlak,
M-Borges Mateos,J/Polanica Zdroj 1988}) 15. Rxd6 Ke7 16. Rd1 d5 (16... Rhc8 17.
b3 b5 18. Na3 b4 19. Nc2 a5 20. Kf2 h6 21. g4 d6 22. Bf4 d5 23. Ne3 d4 24. Nc2
Rd8 25. Bc1 e5 26. a3 $14 {Matlak,M-Pavlovic,M/Protvino II 1988}) 17. Na3 $1 {N
} (17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd2 Rhd8 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 f6 $11 {Cosma-Kalesis /1993
}) 17... Rhd8 18. b3 Rab8 (18... dxc4 $2 19. Nxc4 b5 20. Ba3+ b4 21. Na5 $1
Rxd1 22. Nxc6+ Ke8 23. Rxd1 bxa3 24. e4 Rc8 25. Rd6 $16) (18... b5 $2 19. cxb5
axb5 20. Nxb5 Rdb8 21. Na3 (21. a4 Rxb5 22. axb5 Rxa1 23. bxc6 e5 $13) 21...
Nb4 22. Bb2 $16) (18... e5 $5) 19. Bb2 b5 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Nc2 $1 (21. Rdc1
Ndb4 22. Bxg7 Rd2 23. Kf2 Rc8 $13 {><f2}) 21... Rbc8 22. Kf2 (22. Bxg7 $4 Ncb4
23. Nxb4 Ne3+ $17) 22... g6 $2 (22... f6 23. Rac1 $14) 23. Rac1 Ke8 (23... Ncb4
24. Nxb4 Nxb4 25. Ba3 a5 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 (26... Rxc1 $4 27. Ra8 $18) 27. Ke3 $16)
24. Ne1 $1 {/\Nd3-c5,><a6} Nb6 (24... Ncb4 25. a3 Na2 (25... Nc6 26. Nd3 Na5
27. Nc5 $16) 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Ra1 Ndc3 28. b4 $16) 25. Nd3 Nd7 26. e4 $16 a5 (
26... Ne7 27. Ke3 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Nb4 a5 31. Nc6 a4 32.
bxa4 bxa4 33. Kd4 $16) 27. Ke3 Ne7 28. Bc3 Ra8 (28... b4 29. Bd4 $16) 29. Bd4
Rdc8 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. Bxe5 f5 $2 (31... b4 32. g4 a4 33. Rxc8+ Nxc8 (33... Rxc8
34. bxa4 Ra8 35. Bc7 $16) 34. Rd4 $16) 32. Bf6 a4 33. b4 Kf7 34. Bg5 Ke8 35. a3
Ra7 $4 (35... Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Rc8 37. Rxc8+ Nxc8 38. exf5 exf5 39. Kd4 Kd7 40.
Kc5 Nd6 41. Bf4 $18) 36. Rxc8+ 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5
Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 {N N/} (9. Ba3 Bxa3 {Huzman/} (9... Be7 $5
10. Bxe7 (10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. Qb2 $14 {Assmann,
T-Vuckovic,A/Bodenseecup/1996/0:1/43/}) 10... Qxe7 11. Nc3 Ba6 $10) 10. Nxa3
Ba6 (10... c6 $5) 11. b4 {Huzman-Salov/Amsterdam Donner/1996} c6 {/\Qb6} (11...
c6 {Psakhis} 12. Qc2 Qb6 $10) (11... Qe7 $2 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Qa4 $1 $16 {
Huzman,A-Salov,V/Amsterdam/1995/1:0/38/Inf 64/470/})) (9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Bb2 Be7
11. Rc1 O-O 12. Na4 Rc8 $10 (12... Qb8 $10 {Psakhis} 13. Nc5 $6 Bxc5 14. dxc5
c6 $15 {Polak,T-Epishin,V/Wien op-1/1996/0:1/36/})) 9... Bb4 (9... Ba6 $5) 10.
Bd2 a5 (10... Bd6 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. e4 $14) (10... Bxd2 {Psakhis} 11. Nbxd2 O-O (
11... c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. a4 $1 Ba6 14. b4 Ncd7 15. b5 Bb7 16. a5 $16) 12. Rc1
$14) 11. Nc3 (11. a3 Bxd2 12. Nbxd2 c5) 11... Ba6 (11... Bc6 $5 12. a3 Be7 13.
Qc2 O-O $13) 12. a3 Be7 (12... Bxc3 {Psakhis} 13. Bxc3 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Rc3a5]}
) 13. e4 Bb7 (13... Nxe4 $5 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ne5 (15. Rxe4 Bb7 16. Re1 (16.
Rg4 O-O 17. Bh6 Bf6) 16... O-O 17. Qc2 Bd5 $10) 15... Bb7 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17.
Rxe4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qd5 19. Qc2 O-O $10) (13... dxe4 {Psakhis} 14. Ng5 $5) 14.
exd5 (14. e5 $6 Ne4 $15 (14... Ne4 {Psakhis} 15. Qc2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 c5)) 14...
Nxd5 (14... exd5 {Psakhis} 15. Qe2 (15. Nb5 $5 Ne4 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Nd2 $16)) (
14... Bxd5 {Psakhis} 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Qc6 (17. Ne5 $5)) 15. Ne4 (
15. Nxd5 {Psakhis} Bxd5 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Bf4 c5 $10) 15... N5f6 (15... O-O 16.
Ne5 (16. Qc2 $14 {Psakhis}) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 $14 {><a5,c7}) 16. Nfg5 (16.
Nxf6+ {Psakhis} Nxf6 17. Qc2 O-O 18. Bf4 Rc8 $10) 16... Bd5 $2 (16... Nxe4 17.
Bxe4 (17. Nxe4 Bd5 {/\c6} (17... O-O 18. Qc2 Bd5) (17... Bd5 $2 {Petursson} 18.
Qg4 O-O 19. Bh6 $18) (17... O-O $1)) 17... Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nf6 $10) 17. Nxf7 $1
Kxf7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Nxe6 $16 Bxe6 (19... Qb8 20. Nxg7 (20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxg7
$1 N7f6 (21... Kxg7 22. Qg4+ Kf8 23. Qh5 $1 Bf6 24. Qxd5 $18) 22. Nf5 Bf8 23.
Bg5 $16) 20... Bxg2 (20... Kxg7 21. Rxe7+ Kf8 22. Qe2 $18) 21. Rxe7 {/\Ne6,Rg7#
} Bd5 22. Bh6 $18 {/\Nf5,Rg7}) 20. Rxe6 (20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Rxe6 Bd6 22. Qc2 Qd5
23. Rae1 Kf7 $14) (20. Bxa8 $16 {Petursson}) 20... Kf7 (20... Rb8 21. Qe2 Bd6 (
21... Bf8 $2 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Bd5+ Kg7 24. Qg4#) 22. Qc4 Kf8 23. Bxa5 $16 {->}
) (20... Ra7 21. Qe2 (21. Qc2 $5) (21. Qe1 Kf7 22. Bxa5 Re8 (22... Rxa5 {
Psakhis} 23. Rxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qxa5 $16) 23. b4 Nf8 24. Re3 Qxd4 25. Rd1 $36)
21... Bd6 (21... Kf8 22. Ra6 (22. g4 {Petursson} h6 23. h4 $40) 22... Rxa6 (
22... Qb8 {Psakhis} 23. Bxa5) 23. Qxa6 $16) 22. Bg5 (22. Qc4 Kf8 23. Rae1 Bxa3
24. Bg5 $40) 22... h6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Qc2 $1 {/\Qg6} Bf8 25. Rae1 Bxa3 26.
Qg6 Kf8 27. Bc6 Ra8 28. Bxa8 Qxa8 29. Rxf6+ gxf6 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32.
Re4 $18) 21. Qe2 (21. Bxa8 $5 {Psakhis}) 21... Re8 (21... Ra7 {Psakhis} 22. Ra6
$5 (22. Qc4 Kf8 23. Rae1 Bxa3 24. Bc6 $40) 22... Rxa6 (22... Qb8 23. Qe6+ Kf8
24. Rxa7 Qxa7 25. Re1 Bd6 26. Bd5 $18) 23. Qxa6 Nb6 24. Be3 $14) 22. Bxa8 Qxa8
23. Re1 Qd8 (23... Bd6 $2 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 (24... Nxe8 {Psakhis} 25. Qe6+) 25.
Qc4+ $18) 24. Bxa5 $18 (24. Qc4 $5 {Psakhis} Kf8 25. Bxa5 Bd6 26. Bb4 $18)
24... Nf8 (24... Nb6 {Psakhis} 25. Bxb6 cxb6 26. Qc4 Kf8 27. a4 $18) 25. Re3
Ng6 (25... Bxa3 $2 26. b4 $18 {/\Qa2}) (25... Bd6 {Psakhis} 26. Qc4+ Kg6 27.
Rxe8 Nxe8 28. Bb4 $18) 26. Qc4+ Qd5 (26... Nd5 27. Bxc7 $18) 27. Qxc7 (27. Bb4
$5 {Psakhis} Bxb4 28. Rxe8 Bxe1 (28... Qxc4 29. bxc4 Nxe8 30. axb4 $18) 29.
Rxe1 $18) 27... Kf8 (27... Qxd4 {Psakhis} 28. Bb4 Nd5 29. Qd7) 28. Bb4 (28. Bb6
{Psakhis} Bxa3 29. Bc5+ Bxc5 30. Qxc5+ Qxc5 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. dxc5 $18) 28...
Bxb4 29. axb4 Rd8 (29... Qxd4 30. Qc5+ Qxc5 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. bxc5 $18) 30. b5
Qxd4 (30... Ng4 {Psakhis} 31. Rf3+ Nf6 (31... Kg8 32. Qc4) 32. b6) 31. b6 Qd7
32. Qc5+ Kg8 33. Qc4+ Kf8 (33... Qf7 {Psakhis} 34. b7 Rb8 35. Qc8+ Qf8 36. Re8)
34. Re6 Nd5 (34... Rc8 35. Qb4+ (35. Qa4 {Psakhis}) 35... Kg8 36. b7 Rb8 37.
Rb6 $18 {/\Rc1}) 35. Qe4 Kf7 (35... Nf6 36. Qb4+ $18 (36. Qc6 {Psakhis})) 36.
b7 $1 Nf8 (36... Qxb7 37. Qf3+ Kg8 38. Re8+) 37. Re8 Nf6 38. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 33rd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. Rd1 (10. Bf4 {Tsesarsky} a6 11. Nc3 Qb7+ 12.
f3 Be7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Rd2 h6 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. e4 d6 17. Nde2 Ne8 18. e5 dxe5
19. Bxe5 Qc6 20. Qb3 Ra7 21. Ne4 Nd7 22. Bc3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Karpov,A/
Amber rapid 1993 (73)}) 10... Bc5 $6 (10... Be7 {>=} 11. Nc3 O-O (11... a6) 12.
Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rac1 Be7 15. e4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 dxc6 $10 {
Tunik-Schneider,A/Podolsk GMA-qual/1989} (16... dxc6 {Tsesarsky} 17. Rd3 Qc7
18. Rcd1 Rfd8 $10 {1-0 Tunik,G-Shneider,A/Podolsk GMA-qual ;EXT 89 1989 (39)}))
(10... Nc6 {Tsesarsky} 11. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 12. Qxc6 dxc6 13. Bf4 Be7 14. Nd2 O-O-O
15. Nf3 Nd7 16. Rab1 Rhe8 17. b4 f6 18. Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Keres,P/
Luhacovice (12) ;MCL 02 1969}) (10... Na6 {Tsesarsky} 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Qc2 a6
13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rac1 d6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. b4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Nb7 18. Ne4 Qc6 19.
b5 Qc7 20. Qd2 $16 {1-0 Inkiov,V-Ostenstad,B/Gausdal PG ;EXT 88op 1988 (38)})
11. Nc3 Qb7+ (11... O-O {Tsesarsky} 12. Nf3 $6 (12. Bg5 $14) 12... Qb7 13. Bf4
Nc6 14. Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Ne5 16. Qb5 Nxf3 17. exf3 Rac8 18. Qa4 Rc5 19. Nb5 {
1/2-1/2 Bobotsov,M-Keres,P/Sofia 8/526 1969}) 12. f3 O-O (12... a6 13. Bg5 Be7
14. Qb3 Nc6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Rd4 Rg8 18. Rad1 Ra7 19. Ne4 $16 {
Nikolic,Pr-Nikolac/JUG/1984}) 13. Bg5 Rc8 (13... Be7 14. Ne4 (14. e4 h6 15. Be3
Nc6 $132) 14... Nxe4 (14... Rc8 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bh6 $14) 15. Bxe7 Re8 16.
Ba3 (16. Qa3 {Tsesarsky} d5 17. Bh4 Nc5 18. cxd5 $14) 16... Nc5 17. Qc2 $14 (
17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Nb5 Rd8 $13)) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 {/\f5} (15... Kg7 {
Tsesarsky} 16. Nb5 {[%cal Re4d6,Rb5d6,Yd1d6]}) 16. g4 $1 $14 h5 $2 (16... Nc6
$2 17. Nb5 $16) (16... a6 17. Rd2 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 (18... dxc6 19. Rad1 $14)
19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Rd4 $14) (16... Qc7 {Tsesarsky} 17. b3 (17. Rac1 Qe5 $132)
17... Qe5 18. Rd3 $14 {[%cal Ga1d1]}) (16... a6 {Tsesarsky /\Nc6}) 17. Qb5 $1
Kg7 (17... hxg4 18. Qh5 (18. Kf2 $2 f5) 18... f5 (18... gxf3+ $2 19. Kf2 $18 {
/\Rg1}) (18... Rxc4 $2 19. Qxg4+ Kf8 20. Qh4 $16) (18... Nc6 $2 19. Qxg4+ Kf8
20. Qh4 Kg7 21. Nxc6 dxc6 22. Rg1 $18) 19. Ng5 (19. Nd6 $3 Bxd6 20. Nxf5 exf5
21. Rxd6 {White Queen must remain in H5!} gxf3+ (21... Rc6 22. Rad1 Rxd6 23.
Rxd6 $18) 22. Kf2 Qe4 23. Rg1+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qf6+ Kf8 26. exf3 Qc2+ 27.
Kg3 f4+ 28. Qxf4 Qxc4 (28... Qh7 29. Rh6 Qg7+ 30. Kh3 Qxg1 31. Rh8+ $18) 29.
Qh6+ Ke8 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qe5+ Kf8 (31... Kd8 32. Rh6 $1 $18) 32. Re1 $18)
19... Bxg5 20. Qxg5+ Kf8 (20... Kh7 $2 21. Nxf5 $1 (21. Kf2 Rxc4 22. Qh5+ $10)
21... exf5 22. Rd6 $1 (22. Qxf5+ $2 Kg8 23. Rd6 gxf3+ 24. exf3 (24. Kf2 Qc7 $1
$10) 24... Rc5 25. Rg6+ fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ $10) 22... Rc6
$8 23. Qxf5+ Kh8 24. Rad1 gxf3+ 25. Kf2 Rxd6 $8 26. Rxd6 $18) 21. Nb5 (21. Qh6+
{Tsesarsky} Ke7 $8 {=} (21... Kg8 $4 22. h3 $1 {/\-> <-> G , H} Rxc4 23. hxg4
$18 {[%cal Gd1h1]})) (21. Nxf5 exf5 22. Rd6 Rc6 $10) 21... gxf3+ (21... Rxc4
22. Nd6 gxf3+ 23. Kf2 $16) 22. exf3 Rxc4 23. Qd8+ Kg7 24. Rg1 Kh7 25. Kf2 Qc8
26. Qg5 Qc5+ 27. Kf1 Rg4 28. Qh5+ Kg7 29. Rxg4+ fxg4 30. Qxc5 bxc5 31. Nc7 $18)
18. Ng3 $1 (18. Qxh5 d5 $1 (18... Rxc4 $2 19. g5 fxg5 20. Nxg5 Bxg5 21. Qxg5+
Kf8 22. Qd8+ Kg7 23. Kf2 $18) 19. cxd5 Rh8 20. Nf5+ exf5 21. Qxf5 $14) 18... h4
$5 (18... hxg4 19. Qh5 Rc5 (19... gxf3+ $2 20. Kh3 (20. exf3 {Tsesarsky} Rc5
21. Ngf5+ Rxf5 22. Nxf5+ exf5 23. Kh1 Bc5 24. Rg1+ Bxg1 25. Rxg1+ Kf8 26. Re1
Kg7 27. Re7 $18) 20... Rg8 (20... Rc5 21. Ngf5+) 21. Ngf5+ Kf8 22. Rg1 $18) 20.
Ndf5+ $1 (20. Qxg4+ Rg5 21. Qf4 Nc6 $132 {/\Rh8}) 20... exf5 21. Nxf5+ Rxf5 22.
Qxf5 gxf3+ 23. exf3 {/\Rd4->} Nc6 (23... Qc6 24. Rd4 Qe6 25. Rg4+ Kf8 26. Qh7
$40) 24. Rxd7 Qa6 25. Rc7 Qxc4 26. Qe4 $1 Qxe4 27. fxe4 $16) (18... Rc5 {
Tsesarsky} 19. Nxh5+ $16) 19. Nh5+ Kg8 20. Qb3 $16 {/\Qe3-h6} Qc7 21. Qd3 (21.
Qe3 Qe5 22. Qh6 $2 Qg5 $10) 21... Na6 (21... Qxc4 $2 {Tsesarsky} 22. Qe3 Rc5
23. Rac1 $18 (23. Qh6)) (21... Nc6 {Tsesarsky} 22. Nb5 (22. Nxc6 dxc6 23. Qd4
Qe5 24. Qxe5 fxe5 25. Rd7 Kf8 $14) 22... Qe5 23. f4 Qc5 (23... Qxb2 24. Rdb1
$18) 24. Nd6 $16) 22. Rac1 (22. Qd2 Qe5) 22... Nc5 $2 (22... Qe5 23. f4 Qc7 24.
Qf3 $16 {><h4}) (22... Nb4 {>=} 23. Qd2 Qe5 (23... f5 {Tsesarsky} 24. Qh6 (24.
gxf5 Qe5 25. a3 Nc6 26. Kh1 Kh7 27. e4 $16) 24... Qe5 25. gxf5 {[%cal Gd1g1]}
Qh8 $8 26. Qxh8+ Kxh8 27. a3 Nc6 28. f6 Bc5 29. Nxc6 dxc6 30. Rd7 $18) 24. a3
Nc6) 23. Qd2 Qe5 $2 (23... Kh7 $8 24. b4 (24. Qe1 f5 25. gxf5 Rg8+ 26. Kh1 Qe5
$13) 24... Na6 (24... Nb7 $2 25. Nb5 Qe5 26. Qc2+ $16 {/\Rd7}) 25. a3 $16) 24.
b4 Na6 25. Nf5 $1 $18 (25. Nf5 Bxb4 (25... exf5 26. Qh6 Qxe2+ 27. Kg1 $18) (
25... Bf8 26. Nh6+ Kh7 27. Nxf7 $18) 26. Qh6 Qxe2+ 27. Kg1 Bc5+ 28. Nd4 $18)
1-0

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.06.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1967.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 Ng8 (7...
Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Nf5 11. Qa4 Qc8 12. Ne4 h5 13. Bg5 $44 {
Geller,E-Georgadze,T/URS/1980/ Inf 30/622/}) 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O b5 (9... Rb8 10.
Re1 Be7 11. a3 f6 12. b4 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Qh5+ Kf8 15. Qxe5 $16 {Nesis,
G-Hasin,Ab/corr. 1984/ Inf 38/708/}) (9... Nge7 10. Qa4 Bb7 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12.
Bxb7 Nef5 13. Nf3 $14 {Adamski,J-Vilela,J/Halle/1981/ Inf 31/607/}) 10. cxb5
Bxb5 11. Re1 Bb4 12. a3 $44 Bxd2 (12... Ba5 $2 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4 $18) 13. Bxd2
Nge7 14. b4 Rc8 15. Rc1 a6 (15... d5 $2 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. a4 Bd3 18. Bf4 $18)
16. Qb3 (16. a4 $5 Bd3 17. Qb3 Bg6 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Nb8 20. Nxd4 $16) 16...
Na7 17. Nxd4 O-O 18. Be3 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qb8 20. Nxb5 axb5 (20... Nxb5 $2 21. a4
Nc7 22. Bc5 $18) 21. Bc5 Nac8 22. Qd3 Rd8 (22... Qxe5 23. Qxd7 $18) 23. f4 $6 (
23. Bxe7 $5 Nxe7 24. Rc5 d6 (24... Rc8 25. Qxd7 Rxc5 26. bxc5 $18) 25. Rxb5 Qc7
26. Rb7 Qc1+ 27. Qf1 $18) 23... d6 24. Bf2 (24. Rd1 Nd5 25. exd6 Nxd6 26. Bxd5
Ne8 27. Qf3 exd5 28. Rxd5 Nf6 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $14) 24... Nd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 (
25... dxe5 $2 26. Bxe6 Rxd3 (26... fxe6 27. Qb3 Qd6 28. fxe5 Qxe5 29. Re1 $16)
27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 28. Bxc8 exf4 29. gxf4 Rxa3 30. Bd7 $18) 26. Qxd5 Ne7 27. Qe4
dxe5 28. fxe5 Ng6 29. e6 Qd6 (29... fxe6 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Re1 $16 {/\ h4}) 30.
exf7+ Kxf7 31. Qf5+ (31. Re1 Kg8 32. h4 $16) 31... Kg8 32. Qxb5 Ne5 $132 33.
Be3 h5 (33... Ng4 $2 34. Qc4+ $18) (33... Nf3+ $6 34. Kg2) 34. Rf1 h4 35. Qe2 (
35. gxh4 Qg6+ 36. Bg5 Qe4 $1 $10) 35... h3 36. Bf4 Qd4+ 37. Qe3 Qd5 38. Qe2
Qd4+ 39. Qe3 (39. Qf2 $4 Nf3+ 40. Kh1 Qxf2 41. Rxf2 Rd1+ $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 Qe7 (9... c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rad1 Na6 14.
Qb1 $14 {Nikolic,Pr-Kortschnoj,V/Tilburg/1987/}) 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12.
e4 a4 13. bxa4 Nc6 14. Rd1 (14. a3 $2 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. axb4 Qxa1 17. Nc3
Qa3 $17) 14... e5 15. a3 Ba5 (15... Bd6 $5 16. d5 (16. Nc3 exd4 (16... Nxd4 17.
Nxd4 exd4 18. e5 Qxe5 19. Bxb7 Rab8)) 16... Na5 $44) 16. d5 Nb8 17. Nbd2 (17.
c5 bxc5 18. Qxc5 Bb6 19. Qc2 Na6 20. Nbd2 Nc5 $132) 17... d6 18. c5 $1 bxc5 (
18... Bxd2 19. Nxd2 (19. c6 $6 Bxc6 20. Rxd2 Bxa4 21. Qxc7 Nd7 $10) 19... dxc5
20. Nc4 Nd7 $14) 19. Rab1 Ba6 20. Nb3 Bb6 21. a5 Ba7 22. Nbd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bc3 Rc8 (11... dxc4 12. bxc4 Bxc4 13. Nd2 Ba6
14. d5 cxd5 15. Bxg7 $44) 12. Nd2 O-O (12... b5 $5) 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 bxc4 15.
bxc4 Bxc4 $6 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. a4 $1 (17. Qe2 $2 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Bf6
$10) (17. Bf1 $6 Nb6 18. a4 c5 19. a5 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nd7 21. Bxa7 Bb4 $1 $13)
17... Qb6 (17... c5 $2 18. d5 exd5 19. Qxd5 $16) (17... Qc7 $5 18. Bf1 Rcd8 $1
19. Bxc4 Nb6 {/\ c5}) 18. Bf1 Qa6 $2 (18... Qb3 $5 19. Qd2 Rb8 20. Reb1 Qxb1
21. Rxb1 Rxb1 22. Kg2 $14) 19. a5 c5 20. d5 Rfd8 21. e5 $1 exd5 22. Qxd5 Nf6
23. Qxc4 $5 (23. Qf3 $5 Nd5 24. e6 $1 f6 $8 (24... fxe6 25. Qg4 Nxc3 26. Bxc4
$18) 25. Rac1 $16) 23... Qxc4 24. Bxc4 Nd5 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Red1 $1 Rcd8 27.
Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rb1 $16 f6 (28... g5 $5 29. Rb7 Rd3 30. Be1 Kf8 31. Rxa7 Ra3 $16)
29. Rb7 Kf7 30. exf6 gxf6 31. Rxa7 Rd3 32. Be1 Ke6 33. Kf1 Ra3 $6 (33... h5 $5
34. a6 $5 (34. Ke2 $6 Ra3 35. Bd2 Ra2) 34... c4 (34... Ra3 35. Bd2 {/\ Be3})
35. Rc7 $16) 34. Bd2 $1 $18 h5 35. Be3 Ra2 36. a6 Bd6 (36... c4 37. Ra8 c3 38.
a7 c2 39. Rc8 $18) 37. Ra8 Kd7 38. a7 Kc7 39. Kg2 {/\ Kh3} Kb7 40. Rd8 Bc7 41.
Rd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Black "Makarichev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cherepovets Severstal"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 (6... d6 7. O-O
Nbd7 8. Qc2 e5 9. Nc3 Re8 $14) 7. O-O Ba6 (7... Bb7) 8. Qc2 (8. Ne5 Ra7 9. Bxb4
axb4 10. a3 d6 11. axb4 dxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. b5 Nxe5 14. b3 Qe7 15. Qd4 f6 16.
bxa6 Rd8 17. Qe3 Rxa6 $10) 8... c5 (8... d5 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Rfc1
Nc6 12. e3 Ra7 $14 {Savon,V-Romanishin,O/Lvov/1978/}) 9. Rd1 (9. Bg5 cxd4 10.
Nxd4 Ra7 11. a3 Be7) 9... d5 $2 (9... Bxd2 $5 10. Nbxd2 Nc6 11. dxc5 bxc5 $10)
(9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ra7 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. Qa4 Rc7) 10. Bg5 cxd4 (10... Bxc4 $2
11. a3 $16) 11. cxd5 Qc8 $6 (11... d3 12. exd3 exd5 13. Nc3 $14) (11... exd5
12. Nxd4 $16) 12. Qxc8 Rxc8 13. dxe6 $16 Bxe2 14. Nxd4 Bxd1 15. exf7+ Kxf7 16.
Bxa8 Nbd7 17. Bg2 Bc5 18. Nc3 $1 (18. Nb3 Bxb3 19. axb3 Ng4 $14) 18... Bxd4 19.
Rxd1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 (20. Rc1 $4 Rc5 21. Be3 Bxb2 $19) 20... Rxc3 21. Bf1 a4 (
21... Ne5 22. Be3 Ra3 23. Bxb6 Rxa2 24. Bd4 Nfd7 25. Bg2 $16) 22. Bd2 Rc2 23.
Bd3 Rc7 24. Bb5 $18 Nc5 25. Bb4 Nfe4 26. f3 Ng5 27. Kf2 Nge6 28. Rd6 Nb7 29.
Rxb6 Rc2+ 30. Ke3 Nbc5 31. a3 g5 32. Rc6 h6 33. Bxa4 Ra2 34. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Novgorod op"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O (7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rad1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Nb5 Nce4
14. Nfd4 a6 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. f3 g5 $13 {Dlugy,M-Adorjan,A/New York/1987/}) 7...
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. f3 a6 12. Nc3 O-O (12... Qb7 $5
13. Bf4 O-O 14. Rd2 Rc8 15. Rad1 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. e4 b5 $10 {Nikolic,
P-Browne,W/Reykjavik/1986/ Inf 41/622/}) 13. Ndb5 $5 (13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Rac1 d6
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd5 $44) 13... Qc5 (13... axb5 $5 14. Qxa8 Nc6 (14... bxc4 $5
15. Qa4 d5 $44) 15. Bf4 $1 (15. Nxb5 $2 Qe5 16. Qa4 Qxe2+ $40) 15... e5 $8 16.
Nxb5 Rxa8 17. Nxc7 Rc8 18. Nd5 exf4 $16) (13... Qc6 14. Nd6 Bxd6 15. Qxc6 Nxc6
16. Rxd6 Rfd8 17. b3 $14) 14. Bf4 e5 (14... axb5 15. Qxa8 Nc6 16. Qa6 bxc4 17.
Na4 Qb4 18. a3 Qb3 19. Rdc1 $14) 15. Bg5 Rc8 $2 (15... e4 $8 16. Bxf6 exf3+ 17.
exf3 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Qc6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Nc3 Nc6 $14) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd6 $16
Rf8 18. Nde4 $1 Qc6 19. Rd6 Qxa4 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Nxa4 b5 22. Nb6 Ra7 23.
Rxf6 Rc7 24. b3 $18 Re8 25. Nd5 Rc5 26. Rb6 Kg7 27. Ne3 e4 28. f4 Rec8 29. cxb5
(29. b4 Rxc4 30. Nxc4 bxc4 31. Rd6 $18) 29... Rxb5 30. Rd6 Rc3 31. Kf2 Kf8 32.
Rad1 Ra5 33. R1d2 Rc1 34. Nc4 Rh5 35. h4 a5 36. Rb6 1-0

[Event "Piatigorsky Cup-01"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1963.07.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Benko, Pal C"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 (6... O-O 7. e4
Bb7 8. Bd3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. O-O c5 12. Qc2 c4 13. Be2 Na6 $13 {
Antoshin,V-Speelman,J/Frunze/1979/1:0 (55) Inf 28/623/}) 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Ne4
9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Ne1 (11. Bf4 $5 $14) 11... Bxg2 12. Nxg2 c5 13. d5
exd5 14. Rxd5 (14. cxd5 $5 d6 (14... c4 $2 15. Ne3 $16) (14... Bf6 15. Bf4 Bxb2
16. Rab1 Bf6 17. Ne3 $44) 15. Bf4 a6 16. Qb3 Nd7 $10 (16... b5 17. a4 $14))
14... Nc6 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. Bc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Re8 $15 18. Ne3 $6 (18. Nf4 Ne5 19.
Rad1 Qc6 $15) (18. Qc2 $5 Ne5 (18... Qa6 $40) 19. Ne3 Qc6 20. Rad1 $14) 18...
Rxe3 $1 19. fxe3 Qe8 20. Qc2 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 Ne5 22. Rf1 Re8 23. Rf4 f6 24. Qe4 (
24. a4 $5 $15) 24... Ng6 25. Qxe3 Rxe3 26. Rxd7 (26. Rf3 Rxe2 27. Rxd7 Ne5 28.
Rd8+ Kf7 $17) 26... Nxf4 27. gxf4 Rxe2 28. Rxa7 Rf2 29. Rb7 Rxf4 30. Rxb6 Rxc4
$19 31. Rb3 Kf7 32. Kg2 g5 33. Kf3 Ke6 34. Ra3 h5 35. Ke2 Rh4 36. Ra6+ Ke5 37.
a4 c4 38. Rc6 Rxh2+ 39. Ke3 Rh3+ 40. Kd2 Rd3+ 41. Kc2 h4 42. Rxc4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bf4 (9. Bg5 a4 10. bxa4 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. a3 Ba5 13. e3 c5 14. Ra2
Ra7 15. Ne5 cxd4 $15 {Petursson,M-Polugaevsky,L/Reykjavik/1987/0:1/34/}) 9...
d5 (9... a4 $5) 10. Nbd2 c5 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12... bxc5 $5 13. Nb1 a4
$132) 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. e3 $10 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CZE-chT 1617"]
[Site "Czech Republic"]
[Date "2016.12.11"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Dragun, Kamil"]
[Black "Bernasek, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Dragun/Macieja"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2016.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pardubice"]
[BlackTeam "Unichess"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2
Be7 $6 {This move gives White additional options. During the game I thought it
wasn't beneficial to play 9.b4, but I was wrong.} (8... c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O
Be7) 9. O-O (9. b4 $1 Nc6 (9... Bc6 $6 10. Qa3 Bb7 (10... Nb7 11. Qb2 $5 {
Not natural, but very concrete.} (11. Qc3 Ne4 12. Qc2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Nd6 14. O-O
$14) 11... Ne4 $4 (11... Nd6 12. O-O $14) 12. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Gb2]} Nxd2 13. Nxc6
dxc6 14. Bxc6+ Kf8 15. Bxd2 $18) 11. Qc3 Nc6 12. a3 O-O 13. O-O $14) 10. Ne5
O-O 11. O-O Qc8 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. c5 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Qc2 $14 {[%cal Gd2b3]
}) 9... c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 (10... Bxc5 $6 {is dubious:} 11. b4 Bc6 12. Qa3 Be7
13. Qc3 (13. e4 $5 Nb7 (13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qe3 Bf6 16. bxa5 $16) 14.
Nd4 $16) 13... Nb7 14. b5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rb8 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Nb3 Nc5 18. Nxc5
Bxc5 19. e4 d6 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 $14) 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. Ndf3 Qc7
$6 {I don't like this move, because Black should first make the white knight
move away, and only then decide where to develop the queen.} (13... d6 14. Bd2
$5 dxe5 15. Bxa5 Qb8 16. Bc3 e4 17. Ne5 Bd6 18. Nc6 Qc7 19. Rad1 Rfc8 20. Na5 (
20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Na5 Rab8 22. Rd2 Rb4 23. Qd1 Be5 24. Nb3 $11) 20... Be5 21.
Qc2 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 $11) 14. Rd1 d6 15. Bd2 Nb7 {Now, because of Qc7, Black has
to evacuate his knight. It gives White at least a visual advantage.} (15...
dxe5 $2 16. Bxa5 Qb7 17. Bc3 e4 18. Ne5 $16) 16. Nc6 (16. Qc6 Rfc8 17. Qxc7
Rxc7 18. Nd3 Nd8 $11) 16... Rfc8 (16... Ne4 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Be3 f5 19. Nd2
Nf6 (19... Nxd2 20. Bxd2 (20. Rxd2 $6 e5 21. f3 f4 22. Bf2 e4) 20... e5 21. Qc6
f4 22. Qd5+ Rf7 23. f3) 20. Bg5) 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bg5 Qd7 $1 (18... h6 19.
Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rd2 $14 {[%csl Rd6] During the game I evaluated that my position
should be slightly better due to the weak d6-pawn.}) 19. Qxd7 (19. Qc2 Ne8 20.
Bd2 Qc6 21. Bc3 e5 22. Kg1 Nd8 23. Ng5 $1 Nf6 24. f4 $1 h6 25. Nf3 Ng4 26. Qd2
$13 {with interesting play for both sides.}) 19... Nxd7 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Rac1
Rc6 ({I was a bit afraid of} 21... d5 $5 {due to insecure position of the
bishop.} 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Bf4 Re8 24. e3 f6 (24... c4 $5 25. b4 $1 {A great
move that doesn't allow the Nb7 to enter the game.} Na4 (25... a5 26. Bc7 Na4
27. b5 Nbc5 28. Nb1 Nd3 29. Rxd3 $1 cxd3 30. b6 $16) 26. Nb1 Rad8 27. Nc3) 25.
Nb1 Rac8 26. h4) 22. e4 {Now I was sure the game would develop according to my
plan. Unfortunately, it is still difficult to win, as the position is closed.}
a5 23. Nb1 $1 a4 24. Na3 {[%csl Ga3] The knight is now blocking the whole of
Black's counterplay.} Na5 25. Bd2 (25. Rd3 f6 26. Bf4 e5 27. Bd2 Kf7 28. f4 Ke7
29. b3 axb3 30. axb3 Nb7 31. Nb5 Ra2 32. Kf3) 25... Kf8 26. f4 Ke7 27. Be3 Rb8
28. Bd2 Ra8 29. Rc2 {White doesn't have to hurry, Black cannot improve the
position.} f6 30. g4 e5 31. f5 Rcc8 {[%cal Ga5c6,Gc6d4]} (31... Nb7 $6 {
Black is not in time to get to d4 with the knight.} 32. g5 Rcc8 33. Nb5 Nd8 34.
Be3) 32. Bxa5 $1 Rxa5 33. h4 h6 34. Kf3 Rd8 35. Ke3 {It was possible to play
g5 immediately, but I didn't want to give my opponent additional possibilities.
} (35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 Rh8 (36... Kd7 37. gxf6 gxf6 38. Rg2) 37. Rcd2 d5 $5 (
37... Rh3+ $4 38. Kg2 Rxa3 39. Rxd6 $1 $18) (37... Nc8 38. Nb5 Ra6 39. gxf6+
gxf6 40. Rg1) 38. gxf6+ gxf6 39. cxd5 Rh3+ 40. Kg2 (40. Kf2 Ra8 41. Rg1 Rah8
42. Rg7+ Kd8 43. Rg4 $14) 40... Rh4 41. Rh1 Rxh1 42. Kxh1 Nc8 43. Nc4) 35...
Kd7 36. Rh2 Kc6 (36... Rh8 37. Rdh1 Raa8 38. g5) 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Raa8 39.
g6 $2 {Looks very natural and logical, as the black knight will not be able to
defend the g7-pawn quickly. However after the position gets closed, White will
not have a way to win. 39.gxf6 looked promising, giving more space to the
white rooks.} (39. gxf6 $1 gxf6 40. Rh6 $1 (40. Rh7 Rd7) 40... Rf8 (40... Rh8
41. Rxf6 Rh3+ 42. Kf2 Rd8 43. Rg6 Rh2+ 44. Rg2 Rh4 45. Ke3 $14) 41. Rh7 Rac8 (
41... Rh8 $4 42. Rxd6+ $1 Kxd6 43. Nb5+ Kc6 44. Rc7#) (41... Rfd8 42. Rf7 Rd7
43. Rxf6 Rh8 44. Rg6 $14) (41... Rad8 42. b3 axb3 43. axb3 Rd7 44. Rxd7 Kxd7
45. Nb5 Nc8 46. Rh1 Rf7 47. Rh8 $16) 42. Rdh1 Rg8 43. Kf3 Rc7 44. Rxc7+ Kxc7
45. Rh6 Rf8 46. b3 $14) 39... Rh8 40. Rdh1 Rhg8 41. Kd3 Rab8 42. Kc3 Na8 $1 43.
Nc2 Nc7 {[%csl Gc7,Gg7][%cal Gc7e8]} 44. Ne3 Ra8 45. Rh7 Rab8 46. b3 {The only
test; however, it's a small one.} axb3 47. axb3 Ra8 48. Kb2 Kb6 49. Ra1 Rxa1
50. Kxa1 Kc6 51. Kb2 Kb6 52. Kc3 Kc6 53. Nf1 Kb6 54. Ng3 Kc6 55. Nh5 Ne8 56.
Ng3 Nc7 57. Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 $5 {A rare but
interesting move.} (6... c5 {is the main line.}) (6... g6 $6 {was tried by
opponent earlier in the tournament.}) 7. O-O O-O 8. Rd1 $5 (8. Nc3 Ne4 $132)
8... Qc8 (8... d6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 $36 (11. bxc3 $5)) 9. Nc3
Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Be4 $5 12. Bg5 $5 (12. Bf4 $5) 12... f6 $5 (12...
Bxg5 13. Nxg5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 $14) 13. Bf4 a5 $5 {White seems to be better, but
in fact the position is just not so clear.} 14. Ne1 (14. Qe3 $5 {was tempting,
but after} Bb7 15. Qd3 d6 16. Bh3 (16. e4 e5 $132) 16... f5 17. d5 Nd7 $1 {
Black is quite fine.}) (14. d5 e5 $132) 14... Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Qb7 16. Qc2 Na6 $5
(16... Nc6 $5) 17. e4 b5 $1 {The whole Black plan is quite weird but
definitely interesting - typical of Hari!} 18. d5 e5 19. Be3 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Bd6
21. b3 $6 {A weakening and not very useful move, which I played too fast since
both my opponent and I already had not so much time on the clock.} (21. Ne1 $1
{was necessary, while} Qxb2 $4 {would lose to} 22. Rab1 Qa3 23. Nc2 $18) 21...
Qb4 {Now Black has solved all his problems.} 22. Rdc1 (22. Qc2 $5) 22... Qxc4
23. Rxc4 f5 $1 24. Bd2 Nb4 (24... Nc5 {was more natural, but after something
like} 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Ne3 Rf3 27. Kg2 Raf8 28. Nd1 $1 Nd3 29. Bxa5 Nxf2 30.
Bxc7 {the position is equal.}) 25. Bxb4 axb4 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Ne3 Rff8 28. Rc2
Ra5 29. Rd1 $1 {Just in time!} Re8 $6 (29... Rfa8 30. Rdd2 {and White is OK,
but probably nothing more.}) 30. Nc4 Rc5 {I am not sure that the rook should
come here at any point at all.} 31. Re2 {Suddenly all the black pieces are
quite misplaced and Black's position start to be very difficult.} Bf8 $5 (31...
Kf7 32. Re4 $14) 32. f4 (32. Rxe5 $2 Rxe5 33. Nxe5 Rc2 $132) 32... e4 (32... d6
33. Kf2 {is very difficult for Black.}) 33. Kf2 $5 g6 (33... d6 34. Rd4 $18)
34. d6 $6 ({The natural} 34. Ne5 {was very strong:} Re7 (34... Bg7 35. Nxd7 Rc3
36. Ne5 Bxe5 37. Rxe4 Ra8 38. fxe5 Rxa2+ 39. Re2 {is probably winning for
White.}) 35. Rd4 Bg7 36. Rxb4 $1 {The move I missed.} Bxe5 37. Rbxe4 $18) 34...
cxd6 $2 (34... Re6 $1 35. dxc7 Rxc7 {would be not so clear due to the arrival
of the black ship on c5.}) 35. Nxd6 Bxd6 36. Rxd6 Re7 37. Ke3 $2 (37. Rd4 d5
38. Rxb4 Kf7 39. a4 {would be clearly better for White. However, Black keeps
some decent drawing chances due to his central pawns.}) 37... Kf7 38. Kd4 Rc1
39. Rd5 Rd1+ (39... d6 $8 40. Ke3 Rc3+ 41. Kf2 {was what I saw when I played
37.Re3, but I missed that Black can go} Ke6 $1 {and after} 42. Rxe4+ Kxd5 43.
Rxe7 Rc2+ {Black equalises since} 44. Re2 $4 Rxe2+ 45. Kxe2 Ke4 $1 {is just
winning for Black!}) 40. Kc4 Rf1 41. Kxb4 e3 42. a4 $5 (42. Rd3 Rf2 43. Rexe3
Rxe3 44. Rxe3 Rxa2 45. h4 {should also win.}) (42. Kc3 $5) 42... Rf2 43. Re1 d6
$6 (43... e2 44. Kc3 {doesn't change much.}) 44. Rd3 e2 45. Kc3 Rxh2 46. Kd2 h5
(46... Rg2 47. a5 {should win easily.}) 47. Rxd6 h4 48. gxh4 Rxh4 49. Rxe2 Rb7
50. Kc2 Rxf4 (50... Rh3 51. Rd3 Rxd3 52. Kxd3 Rxb3+ 53. Kc4 $18) 51. Red2 $6 {
Played instantly in order to keep some time for the more difficult moves later,
but I noticed immediately after playing that 51.Rh2 would have won the game
immediatly.} (51. Rh2 $1 Kg7 52. Rg2 Rf6 53. Rxf6 Kxf6 54. Kc3 $18 {White will
later give the rook up for the g-pawn and should be more than in time to
promote one - or two - queens!}) (51. Rg2 $4 Rf3 {is a draw.}) 51... g5 52. a5
Rb5 (52... g4 53. Rh2 $18) 53. a6 Ra5 54. R2d5 $5 Rf2+ (54... Ra2+ 55. Kb1 $5
Rff2 56. Rf5+ $18) 55. Kc3 Rxd5 56. Rxd5 Ra2 57. Rxg5 (57. Rd6 $18) 57... Rxa6
58. Re5 {The black king is definitely much too far away.} Kf6 59. Re8 Kf7 60.
Re4 Rc6+ 61. Kd4 Rb6 62. Kc4 Rc6+ 63. Kd5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Eljanov,P"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod Illit "]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 {It was rather unexpected to see this move. For some
reason Gata didn`t want to play the Grünfeld against me again.} 3. d4 e6 4. g3
Ba6 5. Qb3 c6 6. Bg5 $5 {After some thinking my mind came up with this rare
idea.} ({The main move is} 6. Bf4 {but after} Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 d5 {White
has almost nothing}) 6... h6 $6 {A strange move, as my idea is to take Black's
knight at some point, even without this invitation.} ({For example} 6... d5 7.
cxd5 cxd5 8. Bxf6 $5 (8. e3 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Be7 10. Kg2 Nc6 (10... O-O 11. Nc3 Nc6
12. Rhc1 Qd7 13. Qa4 Rfc8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rxc3 16. Qxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxe7
Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nxe5 19. Rc7 h5 20. b3 a6 21. h3 b5 22. Bc5 Nd3 23. Bd4 e5 24.
Bc3 a5 25. f4 d4 26. Bd2 dxe3 27. Bxe3 exf4 28. gxf4 Nb4 29. Rb7 Nd5 30. Kf3 b4
31. Bd4 Rd8 32. Bb2 Nc3 33. Ra7 Rd3+ {0-1 Grivas,E (2520)-Ivanchuk,V (2715)/
Iraklion 2004/EXT 2008}) 11. Rc1 Na5 12. Qb5+ Qd7 13. Qa6 Bd6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.
Nc3 Qb7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. Rac1 Kg7 19. Ne1 f5 20. Nd3 Nc4 21. Qh5 h6
22. Ne2 Qa6 23. Nef4 Be7 24. b3 Nd6 25. Ne5 Bg5 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Rc7+ Kh8 28.
Qg6 {1-0 Grivas,E (2505) -Genov,P (2435)/Heraklio 1993/TD}) 8... Qxf6 (8...
gxf6 9. e3 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Be7 11. Kg2 $14 Nc6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rc3
Rac8 15. Rac1 Na5 16. Qc2 Rxc3 17. Qxc3 Rd8 18. Ne1 Nb7 19. Nd3 Nd6 20. Qb3 Rc8
21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Qa4 a6 23. Qd1 f5 24. Ne5 Bf6 25. Qb3 Qb7 {1/2 Kulaots,K 
(2550)-Gustafsson,J (2589)/ Ermioni 2006/CBM 113 ext}) 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. Ne5 $36 {
and I'm threating some unpleasant tricks.}) 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nc3 g5 $6 (8... g6
$142 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O {was more solid}) 9. Bg2 Qe7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Bg7
12. O-O (12. Nxg4 Bxd4 13. Rd1 Bg7 $132) 12... O-O 13. Rfd1 (13. Nxg4 Bxd4 14.
Nxh6+ Kh7 15. Ng4 f5 $132) 13... h5 14. e3 $1 {I found the right plan here.
Now the penetration of one of my knights to f4 is very annoying.} Rc8 15. Rac1
$1 {Again, I like this move.} (15. Nd3 {However, another interesting move is:}
d5 16. cxd5 Bxd3 17. d6 Qxd6 18. Rxd3 $14 {but Black is more solid here than
in the game.}) 15... d6 16. Nd3 Bh6 (16... Nd7 17. Nf4 Nf6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19.
Bxe4 $16) 17. Qa4 Bb7 18. d5 $5 ({An interesting alternative is:} 18. Nf4 Bxf4
19. exf4 Nd7 20. Re1 $36) 18... b5 {This is a blunder, but the black position
is difficult anyway.} (18... cxd5 19. cxd5 e5 20. Nb4 Qd7 21. Nc6 Bg7 (21...
Nxc6 22. Ne4 $18) 22. Ne4 Na6 23. b4 $16) 19. dxc6 ({My silicon friend is very
tricky as usual:} 19. cxb5 $5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 $1 exd5 (20... Rxc3 21. Bxb7 Rxc1
22. Bxa8 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 $16) 21. Nxd5 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Qe4 $16 {but the
move in the game is not weaker.}) 19... Bxc6 20. Nxb5 (20. cxb5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Nd7 $16) 20... a6 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Nc3 Bg7 23. Ne4 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qa3 (
{A simpler line was} 25. b4 Rab8 26. a3 $16) 25... Rc6 26. Rc2 Qc7 27. Rcd2
Rxc4 28. Nxd6 ({I saw} 28. Qd3 $1 {and it was my intention to play} Re8 29.
Nxd6 Bxd6 30. Qxd6 $16 {this endgame should be winning. But for some reason I
decided to make another move in time trouble}) 28... Rc1 $1 29. Ne4 Rb8 (29...
Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qc2 31. Qd3 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Bxb2 33. Rd7 {This endgame is still
unpleasant}) 30. Qd3 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rxb2 32. Ng5 Kf8 33. Qh7 Bg7 34. Qxh5 $138
{This is not a mistake but another possibility was more to the point in time
trouble:} (34. Rf1 $5 $16) (34. a3 $5 $16) 34... Rxf2 $1 35. Qxg4 Rf5 $8 36.
Qb4+ $2 {But this is a typical time trouble mistake! The unneccesary check
could spoil everything.} ({After} 36. Kg2 $1 $16 {White still is much better})
36... Kg8 37. Kg2 Rb5 $2 {Almost the same mistake, not check to the king but
to the queen!} (37... Bh6 $1 38. Ne4 Bxe3 39. Qb2 Bh6 40. Qe2 Bg7 $11) 38. Qf4
$1 $18 {When I made this move I had 3 seconds left (but received an increment
of 30). It was pleasant to realise that my position was completely winning.}
Rb2+ (38... Qc2+ 39. Kh3 Rxg5 40. Rd8+ $18) 39. Kh3 Qxf4 40. Rd8+ $1 {The last
finesse.} (40. exf4 Bh6 $16) 40... Bf8 41. exf4 Re2 42. Ra8 f6 43. Nf3 Re3 (
43... Rxa2 44. Nd4 $18) 44. Nd4 Re4 45. Nc6 Re3 46. h5 Kf7 47. Ra7+ Ke8 48.
Ra8+ Kf7 49. Rxa6 e5 50. fxe5 fxe5 51. Nd8+ Ke7 52. Ne6 Rf3 53. Ng5 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 Bb7 7. Bc3 Ne4 8. a3
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Qf6 $146 10. d5 (10. e4 $2 Nxd4 $1 11. Nxd4 Bxe4 12. f3 Bc5 $17)
10... Ne7 11. e4 Qxc3+ 12. Nxc3 a6 13. Bg2 g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Rfe1 $1 h6 16. h4
$1 (16. Rad1 g5 17. e5 Ng6 $132) 16... O-O 17. Rad1 exd5 (17... d6 18. e5 $16)
18. cxd5 d6 19. e5 $1 (19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. f4 $2 Nxd5) 19... Rae8 (19... dxe5 $6
20. Nxe5 Z0 21. d6 $140 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6]}) 20. exd6 cxd6 21. Nd4 Nf5 22. Nc6 ({
After} 22. Nxf5 $2 gxf5 {[%csl Gg7] Black is better because of the pair of
bishops. Also, white has no good play anymore.}) 22... b5 23. a4 $1 $14 bxa4 (
23... Bxc3 24. bxc3 bxa4 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Rb1 $1 Bc8 27. Ra1 Re2 28. Rxa4 Rc2
29. g4 $1 $18 (29. c4 Rc1+ 30. Bf1 Ne3 (30... Nxg3 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Nxc8 Nxf1
33. Nxd6 $16) 31. fxe3 Bh3 32. Kf2 Bxf1 33. c5 dxc5 34. d6 Bb5 (34... Bh3 35.
Rxa6 $14) 35. d7 Rf1+ 36. Kg2 Rd1 $19)) 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nxa4 h5 26. b4 Rc8
27. Nb6 Rc7 28. Nc4 Kf8 29. Rd3 $16 Bf6 (29... Z0 $140 30. Ra3 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6,
Rb6,Rd6][%cal Yg2f1,Yf1a6,Yg2h3]}) 30. N4a5 Bc8 31. Bh3 Bd7 32. Ra3 Bc8 33. Nc4
$138 Be7 34. Kh2 Bb7 35. N4a5 Bc8 36. Nb3 Bf6 37. Nba5 Bd7 38. Bf1 Bc8 39. Nb3
Bb7 40. Nba5 Bc8 41. Bd3 $2 (41. Kg2 Ne7 (41... Nd4 42. Nxd4 Bxd4 43. Nc6 $16)
42. Nxe7 Bxe7 43. Nc6 Bb7 44. Rxa6 $1 Bxa6 45. Bxa6 Ke8 46. b5 Bd8 47. b6 Rxc6
48. dxc6 Bxb6 49. Bc4 d5 50. Bxd5 Ke7 51. f4 f5 52. Kf3 $14 Ba7 $140 $4 53. Bf7
$18) 41... Nd4 42. Bf1 Nb5 $11 43. Re3 Nc3 44. Bg2 Bd7 45. Re1 Rc8 46. Kg1 Rc7
47. Bf3 $2 (47. Kh2 $11) 47... Bg4 $1 $15 48. Bxg4 hxg4 49. Re3 Nxd5 50. Rd3
Nc3 51. Rxd6 Ne4 52. Rd5 Kg7 53. Kg2 Bc3 54. Rd8 f5 55. f3 gxf3+ 56. Kxf3 Nd2+
57. Kf4 Nc4 58. Ra8 Nxa5 59. Nxa5 Bd2+ 60. Kf3 Bxb4 61. Rxa6 Rc3+ 62. Kg2 Kh6
$2 63. Nc6 Bd6 64. Nd4 $1 Bxg3 $4 (64... Be5 65. Nxf5+ Kh5 $11) 65. Nxf5+ Kh5
66. Nxg3+ Kh6 (66... Kxh4 67. Ra4+) 67. h5 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Qf4 d5 14. Rfc1 c5
15. cxd5 exd5 (15... Bxd5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ra5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rc2 $16 {
Timman - Hübner, Sarajevo 1991.}) 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Bh3 f5 18. Ne1 g5 19. Qd2 (
19. f3 f4 20. Qf2 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Rc2 $14) 19... g4 20. Bf1 f4 21. gxf4
cxd4 22. Ng2 Qf6 23. Qxb4 Nc5 24. Rd1 Bc2 25. Rdc1 Be4 26. Rd1 Bc2 27. Rdc1 d3
28. exd3 Bxd3 (28... Nxb3 29. axb3 Rxa1 30. Rxc2 $14) 29. a4 Be4 30. a5 Ne6 31.
Qxb6 Nd4 32. Ne1 (32. Qxf6 Nf3+ 33. Kh1 Rxf6 $40) 32... Qg7 33. Rc7 $2 {
Hier wäre 33.Ta4! sehr stark gewesen, aber Van Wely war wahrscheinlich in
Zeitnot.} Ne2+ 34. Bxe2 Qxa1 35. Kf1 Rxf4 36. Qe6+ (36. a6 Raf8 37. a7 d4 $40)
36... Kh8 37. Rf7 Rxf7 38. Qxf7 Qg7 39. Qxg7+ $2 (39. Qe6 $13) 39... Kxg7 $19
40. b4 d4 41. a6 d3 42. Bxd3 Bxd3+ 43. Nxd3 Rxa6 44. Kg2 Ra3 45. Nf4 Rb3 46. h3
Rxb4 47. Kg3 gxh3 48. Nxh3 Kf6 49. f3 Kf5 50. Nf2 Rb6 51. Nh3 Rg6+ 52. Kf2 Rg8
53. Ng1 Kg5 54. Kg3 Kh5+ 55. Kh2 Kh4 56. Nh3 Rf8 57. Kg2 Ra8 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.12.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Black "Gershon, Alik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nd3 Nf6 (11... b5 12. O-O bxc4 13. bxc4 Bxc4
14. Nxc4 dxc4 15. Nb2 Nb6 16. e4 Na6 $13 {Lalev,D-Farago,I/Albena 1983}) (11...
Bb7 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. O-O Qe7 17. Qg4 f5
18. Qf4 fxe4 19. Qg4 Nd7 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Nf6 22. Qe2 $14 {Titov,
G-Slabek,A/Katowice 1991}) 12. e4 (12. Ne5 Nfd7 13. Nd3 Nf6 14. Ne5 {1/2-1/2
Temirbaev,S-Novikov,I/Kujbyshev 1986/MCL (14)}) 12... dxe4 $6 {Dubious
decision leading to white's advantage.} (12... Nbd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Re1 c5 15.
exd5 exd5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qe2 Re8 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Qxe8+ Qxe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 $14 {Lputian,S-Portisch,L/
Manila 1990}) 13. Nxe4 Bb7 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Qf3 $1 $14 {Main problem of black
in this position is his incapability to transfer c5.} Nbd7 16. Nxf6+ (16. Nxc6
$6 Kh8 17. Nd2 Rac8 18. d5 Bxc6 19. dxc6 Ne5 20. Qe2 Nxc6 $13) 16... Bxf6 (
16... Nxf6 $2 17. Nxc6 Kh8 18. O-O Rac8 19. d5 $16) 17. Ng4 Be7 18. O-O f5 ({
An attempt to push c5 also didn't promise black an easy life since white is
ready to meet it with d5:} 18... Rab8 19. Rad1 c5 $5 20. d5 exd5 21. cxd5 Bd6
22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qh5 $16 {[%csl Rf7,Rh8][%cal Gg2e4]}) 19. Ne3 ({Of course not
} 19. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rab8 $11 {and black equalizes with c5.}) 19... Bf6 (
19... Nf6 20. Rad1 Ne4 21. Bb2 Bf6 22. Ng4 $14) 20. Rac1 Rad8 21. Qe2 Nb8 $6 {
Too pasive.It was necessary to look for counterplay with c5.} (21... c5 $5 22.
d5 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Rde8 24. Rd1 exd5 25. cxd5 Qe5 $132) 22. Rfd1 g6 23. Qb2 Qg7
24. b4 $1 Rf7 {Missing the last chance to push c5.} (24... c5 $5 25. dxc5 (25.
bxc5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 bxc5 27. d5 e5 $14) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 bxc5
28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. bxc5 $14) 25. Qb3 $1 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Bxd4 26. c5 e5 27. Nc4
$16 {[%cal Gc4d6] Black pieces took very simple positions while white ones are
placed just about perfectly.} Kf8 28. Nd6 Re7 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Rc4 ({Not so
bad was} 30. Qb2 $5 d3 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rxd3 Red7 33. a3 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rb8]}
) 30... d3 31. Rcc1 bxc5 32. bxc5 Ba6 33. Bf1 Nd7 34. Qa3 d2 35. Rxd2 Bxf1 36.
Kxf1 Qh6 37. f4 Qh3+ $6 {[%csl Rh3]} (37... Nf6 38. Kg1 Qh5 39. Qb2 Ng8 $16 {
[%cal Gh5h6,Gh6g7]}) 38. Kg1 h5 39. Qb2 Kg8 40. Re2 $1 $18 Rg7 41. Rce1 Qg4 42.
Re7 Rxe7 43. Rxe7 Qd1+ 44. Kg2 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Markus, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 "France"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia & Montenegro"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

{This is a very short, but a very eventful game with a lot of interesting
variations.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7.
Qc3 d5 (7... c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Nc6 13.
O-O Rb8 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc7 16. Re1 Be7 $11 {Van Wely,L-Gelfand,B/Monte
Carlo 2005}) 8. c5 (8. b3 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e3 Be7 11. Bb2 Qb6 12. Bg2 O-O
13. Ne5 Rad8 $13 {Martinovic,S-Tosic,M/Pirot 2004}) (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 c5 10.
a3 Rc8 11. dxc5 Rxc5 12. Qd1 Rc8 13. e4 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Nf6 $11 {Riazantsev,
A-Mchedlishvili,M/Dubai 2005}) {This move is a novelty, but hardly a good one.}
8... c6 $6 (8... Be7 9. e3 $6 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Qd7 11. a4 Nc6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13.
dxe5 d4 14. exd4 Qc6 $44 {Van Wely,L-Hracek,Z/Germany 2004}) 9. b4 Nc4 (9...
Nb7 $6 {[%csl Rb7]}) 10. Nxc4 dxc4 $5 {Of course it's more natural to take on
c4 with the bishop, but it also doesn't promise black an easy life.} (10...
Bxc4 11. Ne5 a5 12. Nxc4 (12. Nxc6 $2 Qc8 13. Ne5 axb4 14. Qxb4 bxc5 $17) 12...
axb4 13. Qxb4 bxc5 (13... dxc4 14. Qxb6 Qxb6 15. cxb6 Bb4+ 16. Kd1 Ng4 17. Kc2
Nxf2 18. Rg1 $14) 14. Qb7 (14. dxc5 dxc4 15. Bg2 Nd5 16. Qb7 Qa5+ 17. Bd2 Qa4
$132) 14... dxc4 15. Bg2 Rc8 16. Bxc6+ Nd7 17. d5 $16) 11. Qc2 (11. Bg2 $5 Nd5
12. Qb2 bxc5 13. bxc5 $1 (13. dxc5 c3 14. Qa3 Bb5 15. e4 Nf6 16. Qxc3 Nxe4 17.
Qd4 $14) 13... Qa5+ 14. Qd2 c3 15. Qd1 Rd8 16. O-O $14) 11... Nd5 12. Bd2 Qf6
13. Rc1 $1 {White's position is strategically winning. All he has to do is to
pay attention to the tactics.} (13. Bg2 $143 $6 bxc5 14. bxc5 Bxc5 15. O-O Bxd4
(15... Bb6 16. e4 Nc7 17. Bg5 Qg6 18. Bf4 $16) 16. Bg5 Bxa1 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18.
e4 $14) 13... Be7 14. Bg2 Qg6 15. Ne5 $6 ({More in the spirit of the position
was} 15. e4 $1 c3 16. Bxc3 $5 (16. Ne5 cxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Qh5 (17... Qh6 18. Qxh6
gxh6 19. exd5 cxd5 20. a4 $16) 18. exd5 cxd5 19. h4 $16 {[%csl Rh5]}) 16... Nf4
(16... Nxc3 $6 17. Ne5 $1 Qh5 18. Bf3 $16) 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Qh5 19. Ng1
$16 {and white is just a pawn up.}) 15... Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Bf6 17. Nxc6 $2 {
A mistake giving away a major part of white's advantage.} (17. e4 Bxe5 18. dxe5
Ne7 19. Be3 b5 20. Ke2 $16) 17... Kd7 18. a4 $6 {I guess white was counting on
this move, but it leads to black's advantage.} (18. Ne5+ Bxe5 19. dxe5 bxc5 20.
bxc5 Rab8 $132) 18... Kxc6 19. b5+ Bxb5 20. axb5+ Kxb5 21. e4 {The crucial
moment in the game. With his next move black throws away a game, blundering
that his king is in the mating net, while after correct 21...B:d4! white would
be the one who had to fight for survival.} Nc7 $4 (21... Bxd4 $1 22. exd5 Kxc5
23. dxe6 Rae8 24. Bh3 fxe6 $132 {[%cal Gb6b3]}) 22. e5 Be7 23. Rb2+ (23. Rb2+
Ka4 24. Ke2 Ka3 25. Bc3) 1-0

[Event "Lvov Cup of Galychina"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2001.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Maksimenko, Andrei"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bf4
b5 $5 {Romanishin is very original player with a lot of intereting ideas in
the opening. This game is very typical for the advanterous style of Ukrainian
player.} (8... Qc8 9. O-O d5 10. Ne5 Qb7 11. cxd5 (11. Rfc1 Rc8 12. cxd5 cxd5
13. Nb5 Bxb5 14. Rxc8+ Qxc8 15. Qxb5 $14 {Trifunovic,P-O'Kelly de Galway,A/
Beverwijk 1963/MCL}) 11... cxd5 12. Rfc1 (12. Rfe1 b5 13. Qb3 b4 14. Na4 Rc8
15. Rac1 Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. e4 Rxc1 18. Bxc1 Bc4 $15 {Euwe,M-Matanovic,A/
Beverwijk 1958/MCD}) 12... b5 13. Qd1 Nbd7 14. a3 Rfc8 15. Nd3 Qb6 16. e3 Bb7
17. b4 $14 {Ivkov,B-Bertholdt,D/Munich 1958/MCD}) (8... d6 9. Rc1 Qc8 10. O-O
Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Bb7 12. e4 $14 {Portisch,L-Smyslov,V/Amsterdam 1964/IZT}) 9. cxb5
cxb5 10. Nxb5 Nd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 $5 {This move seems to be a novelty. Much more
logical is 11...N:f4 getting rid of white bishop, but after 11...N:f4 white
gets better chanses in almost all variations,so Romanishin prefers to exchange
the knight defending the pawn on e2 in order to keep white king in the center.}
(11... Nxf4 12. gxf4 Qb6 (12... d5 13. O-O Bd6 (13... Qb6 14. Rab1 Nc6 15. Rfc1
Rfc8 16. Bf1 Rab8 17. Qd1 Qa5 $44 {Benko,P-Mista,L/Reggio Emilia 1970/EXT 2000}
) 14. f5 Qf6 15. Rfe1 Qxf5 16. e4 Qg6 17. exd5 Bc8 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 $16 {
Sorin,A-Ricardi,P/Villa Martelli 1998/EXT 99}) 13. Qb3 Bb4 14. Ne5 d5 15. a3
Bxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Rc8 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Bf3 $16 {Ivkov,B-Taimanov,M/
Leningrad 1964/EXT 2001}) 12. bxc3 d5 13. Nd2 $1 (13. Bxb8 $6 Qc8 $8 14. Rb1
Qxc3+ 15. Kf1 Raxb8 $17 {[%csl Rf1]}) (13. Qc2 $5 Nd7 14. O-O Rc8 15. Rfc1 Qa5
$44 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ge7a3]}) 13... Qc8 14. c4 Nd7 15. c5 (15. cxd5 $6 Nb6 16.
Qc6 Nxd5 17. Qxc8 Raxc8 $15) 15... g5 $5 {Intending to bring a rook to b2 via
b8.} 16. Be3 Rb8 17. f4 Bb5 18. Qa3 gxf4 19. gxf4 ({Too dangerous is} 19. Bxf4
$6 e5 20. Qe3 $5 Re8 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 Bd8 23. Qxd5 Rxe2+ 24. Kd1 Qa6 $40
{[%csl Rd1] and white king doesn't feel safe on d1.}) 19... Kh8 20. Rg1 f5 21.
Nf3 a6 $5 {Preparing Nb6!} 22. Bf2 $6 {[%cal Gf2h4]} (22. Qc1 $1 $16) 22... Nb6
$1 $132 23. Ng5 Nc4 24. Qc3 $6 {Wasting precious time.} (24. Qh3 $1 Bxg5 25.
fxg5 Qd8 26. Bf3 Qa5+ 27. Kf1 Qc3 28. Rd1 $14) 24... Bd8 {[%cal Gd8a5]} 25. Qh3
Ba5+ 26. Kf1 Nd2+ 27. Ke1 Ne4+ (27... Qb7 $5 $36) 28. Kf1 Nd2+ 29. Ke1 Ne4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
Bd6 {Shabalov is known for his uncompromising style of playing. Even in such a
solid opening as Queeens Indian defense he finds a way to complicate matters
right out of the opening.} (8... Nfd7 9. Nxc4 c6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nbd2 b5 12.
Ne3 Bb7 $14 {Karpov-Timman, matchgame 8, Malaysia 1990.}) 9. Nxc4 (9. Bf4 Bxe5
10. Bxe5 c6 11. bxc4 O-O 12. Na3 Ng4 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. Bf3 Nf6 16.
Kg2 Bb7 17. Qc3 c5 $132 {Pelletier,Y-Atlas,V/Zuerich 1992}) (9. Nd2 Bxe5 10.
dxe5 Ng4 11. h3 Nxe5 12. Bxa8 c3 13. Qc2 cxd2 14. Bxd2 O-O 15. Rd1 c5 16. Bc3
Qc7 17. Bg2 Nbc6 18. f4 Ng6 19. Kf2 $16 {Ivanchuk,V-Motwani,P/Manila 1992})
9... Nd5 10. Nxd6+ (10. Bb2 O-O (10... Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Bf3 Nd7 13. Kg2 c5
14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rc8 $11 {Sturua,Z-Leko,P/Bled 2002}) 11.
Kg1 Nc6 12. Nbd2 Bb4 13. Qc2 b5 14. Ne3 Nce7 15. a3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bxd2 17. Qxd2
c5 $132 {Lengyel,L-Zaitsev,I/Graz 1979}) (10. Bf3 Nc6 (10... O-O 11. e4 c6 12.
Kg2 Ne7 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Ba3 Qd7 15. Qd2 Rd8 16. Rd1 Bb7 17. Qe3 Na6 18. Nd2
$14 {Mecking,H-Vescovi,G/Sao Paulo 2000}) (10... f5 11. Kg2 Nc6 12. Bb2 O-O 13.
Nbd2 Nce7 14. Re1 Qd7 15. e4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 h6 $13 {Andonovski,L-Bojkovic,N/
Skopje 2002}) 11. Kg2 O-O 12. Bb2 b5 13. Ne3 Nxe3+ 14. fxe3 Ne7 15. e4 c5 $13 {
Pytel,K-Kengis,E/Jurmala 1983}) (10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. Nc3 Nce7 13.
Nxd5 Nxd5 $14 {Nikolic,P-Gelfand,B/Tilburg 1990}) (10. e4 Ne7 11. Bb2 Nbc6 12.
Nbd2 b5 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Kg1 O-O 15. h4 $14 {Tratar,M-Podlesnik,B/Grize 2001}
) 10... Qxd6 $146 {Very logical continuation for some reason never tried
before.} (10... cxd6 11. Bf3 (11. Bb2 Nd7 12. Nc3 N7f6 13. Bf3 O-O 14. Kg2 Nxc3
15. Bxc3 Nd5 16. Bb2 f5 $11 {Chuchelov,V-Genov,P/Berlin 1993}) 11... O-O (11...
Nd7 12. Kg2 f5 13. Qd2 N7f6 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11 {Stotika,
V-Shaposhnikov,E/St Petersburg 2001}) 12. Kg2 Nc6 (12... Bb7 13. e4 Nc7 14. Nc3
Qd7 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Qe2 $14 {Gorbunov,A-Tomashevsky,E/Rybinsk 2001}) 13. Bb2
Rc8 14. Qd2 Qd7 15. Rc1 Nf6 16. Na3 d5 17. Nc2 Ne4 $13 {Wohlmann,E-Reichmann,E/
Austria 1993}) 11. Kg1 $6 {This move is just too slow. White had to fight for
advantage by playing} (11. Bf3 Nc6 12. Kg2 Rd8 13. Ba3 Qd7 14. Qd2 {[%cal
Gd2g5]} e5 15. dxe5 $1 (15. Qg5 f6 16. Qh4 Kf7 17. e4 Nde7 18. d5 Nd4 19. Bg4
f5 $15) 15... Nxe5 16. Nc3 $1 Nxf3 17. exf3 c5 18. Rhe1+ Kf8 19. Rad1 Bb7 20.
b4 $36) 11... Nc6 12. Bb2 $6 Rd8 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Nf3 Nde7 15. Qe1 $6 (15. Qc2)
15... f6 $15 {[%cal Ge6e5] White pieces lack coordination while black is ready
for the break in the center.} 16. h3 e5 17. e3 (17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Kh2 Nd4 19.
Nxd4 exd4 20. e3 Nf5 21. Rd1 c5 $15) 17... exd4 18. Nxd4 Ne5 {[%cal Ge5d3]} 19.
Kh2 c5 20. Nf3 Nd3 $6 {Inaccuracy permitting white to equalize.} (20... Bb7 $1
21. Nxe5 (21. Qe2 Qd3) 21... Bxg2 22. Kxg2 fxe5 23. Qe2 Qd2 24. Rhe1 e4 25.
Qc4+ Qd5 $15) 21. Qd2 Qc7 (21... Bb7 $5) 22. Qc2 Nb4 23. Qc1 h5 $5 24. Rd1 $6 (
24. Bc3 $142 Nd3 25. Qc2 Nf5 26. e4 Ne7 27. Rhd1 $13) 24... Rxd1 25. Qxd1 Rd8
26. Qc1 Nf5 27. e4 Nd3 28. Qc2 Nd6 29. e5 Ne4 30. Nd4 $2 {Very nice move,
however a bad one! White had to take on f6 with complicated position in which
white's chances are not worse.} (30. exf6 $142 $1 gxf6 (30... Ndxf2 $2 31. Be5
$16) 31. Ne1 Ndxf2 (31... Nexf2 $6 32. Nxd3 Nxd3 33. Bxf6 $16) 32. Bxe4 Nxe4
33. Qxe4 Rd2+ 34. Ng2 Bb7 35. Qe8+ Kh7 (35... Kg7 $2 36. Bxf6+ $18) 36. Qxh5+
Kg8 37. Qg6+ Qg7 38. Qe8+ $11) 30... Nxb2 $1 31. Ne6 Qxe5 32. Nxd8 Nd3 33. Bxe4
Qxe4 $17 34. b4 $8 {[%cal Gc2a4] Only chance to save the knight.} h4 35. Rg1
Qe8 36. bxc5 Qxd8 (36... bxc5 $5 37. Nb7 $8 {[%cal Gc2b3]} c4 38. Na5 Qb5 39.
Qc3 Qe5 $1 40. Qxe5 fxe5 $17) 37. Rd1 Qc7 $6 {For some reason black deviates
from logical} (37... hxg3+ 38. fxg3 bxc5 39. Qxc5 Qd7 40. Qe3 Qd5 $19 {with
winning position.}) 38. Qb3+ Kh8 39. Rxd3 Bxd3 40. Qxd3 bxc5 41. Qc4 hxg3+ 42.
fxg3 Qc6 (42... g6 43. h4 Kg7 44. a4 f5 $17) 43. h4 Qd6 44. Kg2 Qe5 45. a4 Kh7
46. a5 Kg6 47. Qd3+ f5 48. Kf3 Kh5 $6 (48... Qe6 $5) 49. Qc4 g6 (49... Qe4+ 50.
Qxe4 fxe4+ 51. Kxe4 Kg4 52. Kd5 Kxg3 53. Kxc5 Kxh4 54. Kc6 g5 55. Kb7 g4 56.
Kxa7 g3 57. Kb7 g2 58. a6 g1=Q 59. a7 $11) 50. Qf7 Qe4+ 51. Kf2 c4 52. Qxa7 $11
Qc2+ (52... c3 $2 53. Qe3 $1) 53. Kf3 Qe4+ 54. Kf2 Qc2+ 55. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Igualada"]
[Site "Igualada"]
[Date "2005.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
{Favorite continuation of Bosnian grandmaster Nikolic, which was used by
Beliavsky on a couple of occasions.} (8. Bg2 {is considered to be the main
line.}) 8... c5 $5 {Volokitin is looking for complications. Black doesn't
experience any particular problems after natural} (8... d5 {since in some
lines he may gain a tempo by pushing c5 in just one move (normally in this
structure black is forced to play c7-c6 in the opening to support d5).}) 9. d5
(9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e4 Nc6 11. Rd1 d6 12. Bg2 Nd7 13. O-O Nde5 14. Ne2 Bb7 15.
Ne1 Nd7 $13 {Krysztofiak,M-Ibrahimov,R/Warsaw 2005}) 9... exd5 10. cxd5 b5 (
10... d6 $6 11. e4 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Nbd7 13. Kg2 Re8 14. Rhe1 Bf8 15. Rad1 a6 16.
a4 Qc7 17. h3 Qb7 18. Rb1 $14 {Novikov,I-Gurevich,V/Kherson 1989}) 11. Rd1 $6 {
Beliavsky doesn't want to enter theoretical discussions with better prepared
opponent, even though it was an only way to test black's idea:} (11. e4 b4 $5
12. Bxa6 bxc3 $1 13. Bb7 cxd2+ 14. Kf1 $5 ({Less clear} 14. Nxd2 Na6 15. Bxa6
Nxe4 16. Qxe4 (16. Nxe4 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Qxa6+ 18. Kg2 f5 $15) 16... Bf6 17. O-O-O
(17. O-O $2 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Qf6 $17) 17... Qa5 18. Qc4 Qxa2 19. Rdf1 Rfe8 $44 {
with good compensation for a piece.}) 14... Nc6 15. dxc6 Rb8 16. Nxd2 dxc6 17.
Ba6 $14 {and white is better. After a move in the game black seizes initiative
and white has to find quite a few precise moves to keep the balance.}) 11... b4
12. Na4 (12. d6 Bxd6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nc6 $15) 12... Re8 13. d6 $1 ({
Of course not} 13. Nxc5 $6 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Be3 Nxd5 $36 {[%csl Rc2,Re1,Re3]
and all white pieces are hanging.}) 13... Bxd6 14. Bxb4 cxb4 15. Rxd6 Ne4 (
15... Qe7 16. Rd2 d6 17. Bg2 Bb7 18. O-O Nbd7 19. Qc7 Rab8 $11) 16. Rd4 Ng5 $5
{Interesting attempt, but Beliavsky is on guard.} 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. Qd2 $1 {
[%cal Ga4c5] Very important multiple purpose move.} (18. Bg2 $6 Rxe2+ (18...
Nc6 $5) 19. Qxe2 Bxe2 20. Bxa8 Bb5 $17) 18... Qg6 $6 {Now the knight jumps in
to c5.} (18... Qh5 $5 $36) 19. Nc5 $1 Bb5 20. e4 Na6 $1 21. Bxb5 (21. Nxa6 $4
Rxe4+ 22. Rxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Qe3 Qxh1 $19) 21... Nxc5 22. O-O $6 {White keeps the
balance after a move in the game, but it was safer to play} (22. f3 a5 (22...
Qb6 23. Be2 d5 24. Rxd5 Rad8 25. Bc4 $13) 23. O-O Qb6 24. Bc4 Ne6 25. Bxe6 dxe6
26. Kg2 $11 {with drawish position.}) 22... Nxe4 23. Qxb4 Rab8 $36 24. Re1 (24.
Qa5 $5 Qh5 25. a4 Ng5 26. Rxd7 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nh4+ 28. gxh4 Qg4+ 29. Kh1 $11)
24... Ng5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Bxd7 $2 {Underestimating black's attacking
potential.} (26. Rxd7 Qb1+ 27. Kg2 Qf5 28. Kg1 $13) 26... Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nxd4 28.
Bxe8 Qe4+ 29. Kh3 (29. Kg1 Nf3+ $19) 29... g5 $1 $19 {[%csl Re8,Rh3]} 30. Bd7
f5 $2 {Throwing away a win, while after correct} (30... h5 $1 {white is
defenseless:} 31. Qc5 (31. Qd6 Qh1 32. Qa6 (32. Qxd4 Qf1#) 32... Nf3 33. Qc8+
Kg7 34. Qc3+ f6 $19) 31... g4+ 32. Kh4 Nf3+ 33. Kxh5 Qg6# {it's important to
mention that black is deprived of this possibility when the pawn is on f5.})
31. f3 $2 {Refusing to take a gift!} (31. Qc5 $1 $11) 31... g4+ $19 32. fxg4
Qxg4+ 33. Kg2 Qf3+ 34. Kh3 Qf1+ (34... Qf1+ 35. Kh4 Nf3+ 36. Kh5 Qh3+ 37. Qh4
Nxh4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Lvov Cup of Galychina"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2001.12.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Levin, Felix"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2001.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 {Bishop goes
back in order to come to e4.} 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qd1 O-O 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd2 ({
Interesting plan was demonstrated in the following game:} 10. Bxd2 d6 11. b4
Qe7 12. a4 c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. b5 a5 15. Ra2 Nbd7 16. Bc3 Rad8 17. Qa1 Rfe8
18. Rd2 $14 {and white got better chanses; Nemet,I-Huss,A/SWZ-GP 1990/CBM 17})
10... a5 {Usefull move preventing b4. Once white transfers b4 black may
exchange major pieces over the a-file.} (10... d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Qe7 (
12... Qb8 13. Rac1 a5 14. a3 b5 15. c5 h6 16. Bh3 Bd5 17. Qd3 $14 {Blees,
A-Romanishin,O/Kecskemet 1989}) 13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. Rad1 a5 15. Qc3 c5 16. Nh4
Bxg2 17. Nxg2 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc5 19. Ne3 $14 {Buhr,C-Gustafsson,J/Hamburg 1999/
CBM 68}) 11. b3 d6 (11... a4 12. Ba3 d6 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Bf1 Re8 15. Nh4 Bb7
16. f3 d5 17. Qc2 c5 $132 {Topalov,V-Adams,M/Dortmund 1999/CBM 72}) 12. Bb2
Nbd7 13. Rfd1 (13. Rac1 a4 14. b4 a3 15. Ba1 b5 16. cxb5 Qb8 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18.
Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Kxg2 Qxb5 20. Rxc7 $14 {Tal,M-Bronstein,D/Tallinn 1981/MCL}) (13.
Rfe1 a4 14. Bf1 h6 15. Qc3 Bb7 16. Nd2 c5 17. e4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc5 19. Bg2 $14
{Hellsten,J-Hansen,S/Germany 2000}) (13. Nh4 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 a4 15. Qc2 c5 16.
Ne3 cxd4 17. Bxd4 axb3 18. axb3 Qc7 $11 {Huebner,R-Lobron,E/Munich 1991/CBM 23}
) 13... h6 (13... Qb8 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 b5 16. f3 Qb6 17. Rac1 bxc4 18.
Rxc4 Rfb8 19. Rdc1 Ne8 $14 {Gruvaeus,C-Agrest,E/Orebro 2000/CBM 77}) 14. Qc3
Re8 15. Bh3 {Preparing the retreat of the knight followed by e4.} Bh7 16. Nd2 {
Without the knights it's very difficult for white to break extremly solid
position of black, so deserved attention a plan which would leave the knights
on the board.} Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. f3 Bg6 (18... Bb7 $6 19. e4 Qe7 20. a3 f6
21. Bg2 e5 $14) 19. e4 Qe7 20. a3 f6 (20... e5 $2 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. dxe5 Rxe5
23. Qxe5 $18 {[%cal Gd1d7]}) 21. b4 e5 22. d5 ({Nothing promises} 22. c5 axb4
23. axb4 Rxa1 24. Bxa1 dxc5 25. dxc5 Nf8 26. cxb6 cxb6 $132 {and black easily
holds.}) 22... Ra7 $5 $132 {Starting the fight over the a-file.} 23. Qe1 Rea8
24. Bc3 Bh5 25. Bg4 (25. Be6+ Kh8 26. Kg2 axb4 27. axb4 Nf8 28. Bh3 Nh7 {
[%cal Gh7g5]} 29. Rxa7 Rxa7 30. Ra1 Rxa1 31. Qxa1 Ng5 $11) 25... Bxg4 26. fxg4
Qe8 27. Rdb1 axb4 28. axb4 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Rxa1 30. Bxa1 (30. Qxa1 $2 Qg6 {
[%csl Re4,Rg4]} 31. Qa8+ Nf8 32. Qc8 Qxe4 $19) 30... Nf8 31. Bc3 Qa4 32. Qb1
Qa3 33. Qb2 Qa4 34. Qb1 Nd7 35. Be1 Qa3 {The only chanse to play for win is to
transfer b5 sooner or later. But also after} (35... b5 $5 36. cxb5 Qxb5 37. Qc2
$11 {white has no problems to hold.}) 36. Kf2 Nf8 37. Ke2 Nh7 38. h4 Nf8 {
Till the end of the game black tries to shatter white's position, but without
success.} 39. Qd3 Qa2+ 40. Bd2 Nd7 41. Kf3 Kf7 42. Ke2 Ke7 43. Kd1 Kd8 44. Ke2
Qa1 45. Be1 Nb8 46. Bd2 Qa2 47. Qc3 Na6 48. g5 hxg5 49. hxg5 fxg5 50. Kf3 Qb1
51. Bxg5+ Ke8 52. Bd2 Nb8 53. Qa3 Qf1+ 54. Ke3 Nd7 55. Qa8+ Ke7 56. Qg8 Qf6 57.
Be1 Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Nojabrsk"]
[Date "2005.03.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2005.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
Bd6 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. e4 Ne7 (10... c6 11. Kg1 Bxc4 12. bxc4 Nc7 13. Bb2 O-O 14.
Nd2 $16 {Sokolov,A-Detter,P/Cappelle la Grande 1994}) 11. Bb2 (11. Bf3 Nbc6 12.
Kg2 Bxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. d5 Nd4 15. Be3 c5 16. Nd2 O-O 17. Nb3 Qc7 $13 {
Jasnikowski,Z-Lau,R/Polanica Zdroj 1986}) (11. Kg1 Bxc4 12. bxc4 O-O 13. Bb2
Nbc6 14. Nd2 e5 15. d5 Na5 16. Bh3 f5 17. exf5 Nxf5 $132 {Burmakin,V-Podlesnik,
B/Ljubljana 1996}) (11. e5 $2 Bxe5 12. Bxa8 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15.
Rb1 c6 $17) 11... Nbc6 12. Nbd2 (12. Kg1 b5 13. Ne3 e5 14. d5 Na5 15. Bf1 Qc8
16. b4 Bxb4 17. Bxe5 f6 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. Nxc3 $16 {Postl,A-Gerhold,M/Austria
1999}) 12... e5 (12... O-O 13. Kg1 b5 14. Nxd6 $1 cxd6 15. h4 Qb6 (15... Rc8
16. h5 h6 17. Rh4 Qb6 18. d5 Ne5 19. Nf1 b4 20. Bd4 Qb7 21. Ne3 $14 {Tratar,
M-Podlesnik,B/Grize 2001}) 16. h5 {[%cal Gh1h4,Gh4g4]} h6 17. d5 $14 {Kasparov,
G-Gelfand,B/Novgorod 1997}) (12... b5 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. d5 Ne5 15. dxe6 fxe6
16. Nf3 N7c6 17. Bh3 Qe7 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Rc1 $14 {Stojanovic,M-Podlesnik,B/
Budva 2003}) 13. d5 Na5 (13... Nd4 14. Nf3 c5 15. Kg1 Bxc4 16. bxc4 O-O 17. h4
Nc8 18. Bh3 Re8 19. Kg2 Bf8 20. Rc1 Nd6 $132 {Huzman,A-Kasparov,G/Tel Aviv 1998
}) 14. Rc1 $5 {A new idea in the well-known position. White intends to take on
c4 with the rook.} (14. Kg1 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. bxc4 O-O 17. Bh3 f5 18. Kg2
Qe8 19. Rf1 f4 20. f3 Kh8 21. a4 $14 {Kasparov,G-Atlas,V/Catonsville 1997})
14... O-O 15. Kg1 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 (16... f6 $5 17. Bh3 Bc8 18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19.
Kg2 b5 20. Na5 c5 21. dxc6 (21. Nb7 Qb6 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Qe2 a6 $13) 21... Bb4
22. Nb7 Qb6 $11) 17. Rxc4 f5 (17... c6 $5 18. dxc6 Rc8 19. Qc2 b5 20. Rc3 Qb6
$11) 18. Bh3 {White has to bring the rook into play.} fxe4 19. Kg2 Bc5 20. Rf1
c6 21. Rxe4 Nxd5 22. Qe2 (22. Rxe5 $2 {[%csl Rd1]} Rxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Ne3+ 24. Rxe3
Qxd1 $19) 22... Bd4 $1 $11 {It seems that black succeeded to reach an equality.
} (22... Bd6 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Kh8 25. Kg1 Nf6 26. Bg2 $14 {[%cal Gg2a8]})
23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rxd4 Kh8 25. Qd2 Qf6 26. Kg1 $1 {[%cal Gh3g2]} Rae8 $2 (26...
Rad8 27. Rd1 a5 28. Bg2 Rd6 $11) 27. Bg2 Re2 (27... Ne7 28. Rd6 Qf5 29. Bxc6
Nxc6 30. Rxc6 $16) (27... Nc7 {[%cal Gc6c5,Gc7e6,Ge6d4]} 28. Rf4 Qe6 29. Re4 $1
Qf6 (29... Qf7 30. Rxe8 Qxe8 31. Qd6 $16) 30. Rxe8 Nxe8 31. Qd7 $16) (27... Rd8
28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Qxd5 Qb2 31. a4 h6 $16) 28. Qxe2 $16 Qxd4 29.
Qa6 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6] Black is forced to give up a pawn, but nevertheless he
keeps the drawing chances.} b5 30. Qxc6 Nc3 31. a3 b4 32. axb4 (32. a4 $5 Qe5
$14 {[%csl Ge1]}) 32... Qxb4 33. Qa6 Qd4 (33... Qxb3 34. Qxa7 $16) 34. Qc4 Qxc4
35. bxc4 Rc8 36. Ra1 Rxc4 37. Rxa7 g6 $6 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gc3e4,Ge4f6]} (37...
Kg8) 38. Re7 $1 Rd4 (38... Rc5 39. h4 Nb5 {[%cal Gc5c7,Gh8g7]} 40. Bf1 $1 Nd6 (
40... Rc7 $4 41. Re8+ Kg7 42. Bxb5) 41. Kg2 Nf5 42. Rd7 Re5 43. Bd3 Ne7 $16 (
43... Re7 $2 44. Bxf5 $18)) 39. Bf3 Nb5 40. h4 Nd6 41. h5 Nf5 (41... gxh5 42.
Bxh5 Re4 43. Rd7 Nf5 44. Kg2 Re7 $16) 42. Rf7 Kg8 43. Ra7 Rd6 44. Be2 Rd8 $6 (
44... gxh5 $5) 45. g4 Nd4 46. Bc4+ Kh8 47. h6 $18 {[%csl Rh8]} Nc6 48. Rc7 Ne5
49. Be6 Rf8 50. g5 Nd3 51. Bf7 Ne5 52. Bd5 Nd3 53. f3 Nf4 54. Bc4 Nh3+ 55. Kg2
Nf4+ (55... Nxg5 56. Bd5 $1 {[%csl Rg5]} Nxf3 57. Bxf3 Rd8 58. Bd5 $18 {
[%cal Gg2e7]}) 56. Kg3 Nh5+ 57. Kf2 Nf4 58. Kg3 Nh5+ 59. Kh2 Nf4 60. Re7 Nh5
61. Re4 Nf4 62. Rd4 Nh5 63. Bf7 $1 Rb8 64. Kh3 Ra8 65. Kg4 Rc8 66. Re4 Rf8 67.
Re8 Rxe8 68. Bxe8 Kg8 69. f4 Kf8 (69... Kh8 70. f5 $18) 70. Ba4 Kg8 71. Bc2 {
[%cal Gf4f5]} Kf7 72. Bb3+ 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. exd5 {
Relatively new idea, which was introduced by Kramnik in his game against Leko
in Dortmund.} (14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 {has been tested many times before, but
black does not experience any problems here.}) 14... exd5 (14... cxd5 15. c5 (
15. Re1 bxc4 16. bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qc8 18. Qa4 Rb8 19. Qxa7 Qxc4 $15 {Ibraev,
N-Pedersen,N/Bled 2002}) 15... b4 16. Bxb4 Bxf1 17. Bxf1 $16 {Anand,V-Adams,M/
Wijk an Zee,2005}) 15. Re1 {'Gershon: 'White's idea is that he deprived black
of the simplifying idea: dxe4, and wants to exploit his spatial advantage. ''}
Rb8 (15... dxc4 16. bxc4 Qc7 17. c5 Rfe8 18. Qb3 Bf8 19. Qa3 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bc8
21. Ba5 Qb7 22. Bd8 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qa5 Be6 $11 {Bologan,V-Macieja,B/
Izmir 2004}) 16. a3 (16. c5 Bc8 $1 (16... b4 17. Bb2 Bb5 18. a3 bxa3 19. Rxa3
a6 20. Bh3 Re8 21. Bc3 Rb7 22. Ba5 $14 {Zueger,B-Summermatter,D/Arosa 1990})
17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Ne5 Nxc3 19. Qd3 Qc7 20. Qxc3 Re8 21. a4 b4 $11 {Kramnik,
V-Leko,P/Dortmund 2004}) 16... Re8 17. c5 Bc8 {The bishop has nothing to do a6
so it's transferred to the kingside.} 18. b4 (18. h3 $6 a5 $1) 18... Qc7 19. a4
a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nb3 (21. h3 Bf5 22. g4 Bg6 23. Nf3 Be4 24. Ne5 Bxg2 25.
Kxg2 Ne4 $132) 21... Bf5 22. Bd2 (22. Ra6) 22... Ra8 23. Bf4 Qd7 {Just as in
the game Kramnik-Leko black doesn't experience any problems.} 24. Re2 h6 25.
Rea2 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 g5 27. Be5 Ne4 $36 28. Qa1 {[%csl Re5] The only way to keep
the bihop alive is by bringing it to b6.} f6 29. Ra7 Qe6 30. Bc7 Bf8 $1 31. Ra2
Qc8 $5 32. Bb6 {[%csl Rb6]} g4 33. Re2 Ng5 (33... h5 34. Qc1 Kh7 35. Qf1 Bh6
36. f3 gxf3 37. Bxf3 Bg4 38. Re1) 34. Rxe8 Qxe8 35. Bc7 Qe2 36. Bf4 Nf3+ (36...
Be4 37. Bxg5 Bxg2 38. Kxg2 hxg5 39. Qb1 Kf7 40. Na5 $11) 37. Bxf3 gxf3 (37...
Qxf3 38. Nd2 Qe2 39. Be3 $11) 38. h4 Bc2 39. Na5 Bd1 40. Qc3 Qe6 41. Qd3 Bc2
42. Qf1 h5 43. Kh2 Kh7 44. Qc1 Be4 45. Nb3 Qg4 46. Nd2 Bf5 47. Qh1 $1 Qh3+ (
47... Be4 48. Qe1 Bf5 49. Kg1 Bd3 50. Qe8 Bg7 51. Qe3 Be2 52. Kh2 $14) 48. Kg1
Qxh1+ 49. Kxh1 Kg6 50. Kg1 Bg4 (50... Be4 $2 51. Nxe4 dxe4 52. d5 $18 {[%cal
Gc5c8]}) 51. Kf1 Kf5 52. Ke1 Bg7 53. Kd1 Ke6 54. Kc1 Kd7 55. Kb2 Ke6 56. Kc3 f5
57. Kd3 Bf8 58. Ke3 Bg7 59. Nb3 Kd7 60. Na5 Bf8 61. Bg5 Kc7 62. Nb3 Kd7 63. Nc1
Bg7 64. Nd3 Ke6 65. Bf4 Kd7 66. Kd2 Ke6 67. Kc3 Kd7 68. Be5 Bh6 69. Bh8 $5 (69.
Bf6) 69... Kc7 $2 (69... f4 $1 70. gxf4 (70. Be5 fxg3 71. Bxg3 Bg7 $11) 70...
Ke6 71. Be5 (71. Ne5 $6 Bxf4 72. Nxc6 $2 Bg3 $19) (71. Kd2 Bf5 $11 72. Be5 $140
Bxd3 73. Kxd3 Kf5 74. Ke3 Bf8 75. Kxf3 Be7 $11) 71... Bf5 $11) 70. Bf6 Kd7 71.
Ne5+ Kc7 (71... Ke6 72. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 73. hxg5 f4 74. gxf4 Bf5 75. Nxf3 $18) 72.
Kd3 Kb7 73. Nf7 Bf8 $2 (73... Bc1 74. Bg5 $1 Bb2 75. Be3 {[%csl Rb2]} Kc7 76.
Ne5 {[%cal Ge5g6,Gg6f4,Gd3d2,Gf4d3]} Kb7 77. Kc2 Ba1 78. Nd3 $18) 74. Nd8+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.14"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Stamenkov, Vanco"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Macedonia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bc6 8. O-O
a5 (8... Be7 9. Nc3 (9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nc3 (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 d5 $1 12. Qc2 a5
13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Ra6 16. Rac1 Rd6 $1 17. Rc4 c6 18. Ne5 Qb6
$10 {Alterman,B-Karpov,An/Tyniste n. Orlici/1995/0:1/59/}) 10... Nd5 11. Bxe7
Qxe7 12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 a5 14. a3 $14) 9... O-O 10. Bb2 a5 11. Ne1 d5 $5 12.
Nd3 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Rc2 a4 15. bxa4 Nb6 $10 {Duchov,A-Kiselev,S/Moscow/
1992/0,5/36/}) 9. Bg5 (9. a3 Qc8 10. Nbd2 (10. Nc3 Qb7 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Qc2 Ra6
13. Bf4 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 d5 15. Ne5 $14 {Bodiroga,P-Perunovic,M/Kragujevac 2000/
EXT 2001}) 10... Ne4 11. Nc4 d6 12. Qc2 Qb7 13. Ne1 Nf6 14. f3 d5 15. Ne5 Nfd7
$132 {Goloshchapov,A-Sambuev,B/St Petersburg 2000/EXT 2001}) (9. Nc3 Bb4 10.
Bb2 O-O 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. Na4 Qb7+ 14. f3 Na6 $13 {Siegel,
G-Doering,T/Germany 1993/GER}) (9. Ba3 Bb4 10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc8 12. e3
Qb7+ 13. Qf3 Qxf3+ 14. Kxf3 d6 15. Nd3 Bxa3 16. Nxa3 $14 {Kopjonkin,G-Tunik,G/
Smolensk 2000/CBM 77}) (9. Bb2 Qc8 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. d5 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxd5 13.
Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qd4 Qd8 15. Qg4 $44 {Zontakh,A-Sakaev,K/Vrnjacka Banja 1999/EXT
2000}) 9... Be7 10. Nc3 (10. Qc2 Na6 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qb2 O-O 13. a3 $14 {
Epishin,V-Kengis,E/Parnu 1996/CBM 52}) (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 d5 12. Qc2 O-O
13. Rfd1 Ra6 14. Rac1 Qd6 15. Bf1 Rb6 16. e4 $14 {Tunik,G-Ivanov,T/Pardubice
1996/CBM 55}) 10... O-O 11. Rc1 Na6 12. Bxf6 {White could wait with this move.
For example} (12. Qc2 $5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e4 Bb7 15. Rfd1 $14) 12... Bxf6
13. e4 Bb7 14. e5 Be7 15. d5 $2 {This move is either blunder either
unjustified sacrifice- in any case after it black gets significient advantage,
which he easily transfers into the point.} Ba3 16. Rc2 (16. Rb1 Bb4 17. Rc1
Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Bxd5 $17) 16... exd5 (16... Nb4 $6 17. Nb5 $1 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 Bb4
19. Nxc7 Rc8 20. d6 $13) 17. Nd4 c6 $17 {White has no serious attacking
chanses ans witth couple of accurate moves black deprives white of any
counterpay.} 18. f4 Re8 19. Kh1 Bf8 20. Qg4 Nc5 21. h4 (21. Nf5 g6 (21... Kh8
$2 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Rxc5 $14 {[%csl Rg7]}) 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 Ba6 24. Rfc1
Bd3 25. Rd2 Qf6 $19) 21... d6 $5 22. h5 (22. Nf5 g6 23. Nxd6 Bxd6 24. exd6 Qxd6
$17) 22... Qd7 23. Nf5 Kh8 $1 24. Qg5 (24. Nd1 g6 25. Nfe3 dxe5 26. fxe5 Qxg4
27. Nxg4 gxh5 $19) 24... h6 25. Qg4 dxe5 26. fxe5 Rxe5 $19 {It's all over now.}
27. Rcf2 (27. Ne2 Ba6) 27... Ba6 28. Rd1 Rae8 29. Kh2 Nd3 30. Rf3 Ne1 31. Rxe1
Rxe1 32. Qd4 R1e5 33. Bh3 Bc8 34. Qh4 Qc7 35. Rf2 Bxf5 36. Bxf5 Bd6 (36... Be7
$5) 37. Rf3 Re3 38. Qg4 Rxf3 39. Qxf3 Bxg3+ 40. Kg2 Be5 41. Nd1 Bd4 42. Bd3 Qe7
43. Kh3 Kg8 44. a4 Qg5 45. Qf5 Qxf5+ 46. Bxf5 Re2 47. Nc3 Bxc3 0-1

[Event "Hastings 0203 78th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2003.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2002.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O (
8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5
exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7
Bf6 21. Nc4 Nc5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. b4 $1 $14 {Karpov,An-Beliavsky,
A/Linares/1993}) 8... d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf4 (11. a4 Bd6 12. a5 Qe7
13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. gxf4 c5 15. Ne5 Rfc8 16. Qb2 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Rab8 18. Nc3 bxa5
$1 $13) 11... Rc8 (11... Nh5 12. Bc1 Nhf6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Nc3 Nh5 15. Bc1 Nhf6
16. Bf4 Nh5 17. Bc1 Nhf6 18. e4 dxc4 19. Bf4 b5 20. bxc4 bxc4 21. Rab1 Qa5 22.
Bd2 Qc7 23. Bf4 Qa5 24. Bd2 Qc7 25. Bf4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Lobron,E-Schandorff,L/
Germany 2001}) 12. Nc3 h6 $5 {This move is a novelty leadin to complicated
strategical struggle.} (12... dxc4 13. Nd2 b5 14. bxc4 bxc4 15. Qa4 Bb5 16.
Nxb5 cxb5 17. Qxb5 Qb6 $13 {Delchev,A-Beliavsky,A/Moscow 2001}) (12... Nh5 13.
Bc1 Nhf6 (13... f5 14. a4 Bb4 15. a5 bxa5 16. c5 Qc7 (16... Nhf6 17. Na2 Bb5
18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Rxa7 Ra8 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Bb2 $14 {Sasikiran,K-Barua,D/
Mumbai 2003}) 17. Bd2 Qb8 18. e3 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Na2 Bxd2
22. Qxd2 $14 {Nielsen,P-Stefansson,H/Malmo 2002}) 14. e4 (14. Bb2 dxc4 15. bxc4
Bxc4 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Ne4 $1 $36 {Bacrot,E-Lautier,J/Paris 2002})
14... dxc4 15. Nd2 (15. Bf4 Bb4 16. Nd2 c5 17. d5 e5 18. Bg5 cxb3 19. axb3 $16
{[%cal Ga1a7] Nielsen,P-Beliavsky,A/Bled 2002}) 15... b5 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Na4
c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Ne5 20. Bb2 Bd6 $13 {Georgiev,K-Mitkov,N/Skopje 2002})
(12... Qe8 $5 13. a4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Bxc4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxc4 Bd6 17. Ne5 f5
18. h4 c5 19. Bxe4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Leon 2002}) 13. e4
dxc4 14. Nd2 b5 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Na4 (16. Qa4 {In the later game white tried
to fight for advantage by 16.Qa4, but also didn't manage to get anything out
of the opening after} Bb5 17. Nxb5 Nb6 18. Qxa7 cxb5 19. Qa6 Na4 $132 {Sriram,
J-Harikrishna,P/Mumbai 2003}) 16... c5 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Nh5 19. Be3 Bf6 20.
Rab1 Bd4 $5 {Very strong manouver creating white a weakness on e3.} 21. Nxc4 (
21. Ne4 $5 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Nhf6 23. Nac3 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Ne5 25. Qc3 Re8 26. Qa3 c3
$1 $132 {[%cal Ga6e2,Ge2f3]}) 21... Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qg5 $5 24. e4 (
24. Qc1 Nhf6 25. Nc3 Qh5 26. Qd2 Ng4 27. h3 Nge5 $13) 24... Nhf6 25. Qc1 Qh5
26. Qf4 Ng4 {Bringing the knight to e5.} 27. h3 (27. h4 $5 {[%cal Gg2h3]})
27... Nge5 28. Nc3 Qg6 29. Kh2 c4 $15 {Black pieces take great positions,
however it's still far from being easy to break through.} 30. Rb5 $6 {[%cal
Gd5d6,Gb5d5]} a6 $1 31. Rbb1 Qd6 32. Qe3 Rc5 33. a4 $6 Rcc8 34. Ne2 Kh7 35. Nd4
Rb8 36. Nf5 Qc5 37. Qc3 ({More persistant was} 37. Qxc5 $5 Nxc5 38. Nd4 Rxb1
39. Rxb1 Nxa4 40. Nc6 Nd3 41. e5 Nac5 42. d6 $15) 37... g6 38. Nd4 Rfe8 39. Rf1
Kg8 40. Kh1 Nd3 41. Rxb8 (41. Kh2 Rxb1 42. Rxb1 Nf2 43. Qe3 Nxe4 44. Bxe4 Nf6
45. Qxh6 Nxe4 $19) 41... Rxb8 42. Nc6 Rb2 $17 43. e5 $2 {[%csl Rd5]} (43. a5)
43... Rxg2 $1 44. e6 fxe6 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 {
Typical manouver for this structure. Black improves position of the bishop
before taking on d2.} 8. Qd1 O-O (8... Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Bc3 Qe7
(11... Nbd7 12. Re1 Qe7 (12... d5 13. Qa4 a5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bh3 c5 16. Qb5
Qc7 $13 {Adorjan,A-Hansen,C/Esbjerg 1988}) 13. Bh3 c5 14. Nd2 Bc6 15. b3 cxd4
16. Bxd4 Rad8 17. Qc2 Ne5 18. e4 Qb7 19. Bg2 Ned7 20. b4 Qa8 21. h3 $14 {
Epishin,V-Solozhenkin,E/Leningrad 1986}) 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Qe3 Rfe8 14. Rfd1 Bb7
15. Bh3 Ne4 16. Be1 c5 17. Bg2 Ndf6 18. Nd2 cxd4 19. Qxd4 e5 20. Qd3 Nc5 21.
Qa3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qb7+ $11 {Grivas,E-Kotronias,V/Karditsa 1984}) 9. O-O Bxd2
10. Qxd2 (10. Bxd2 a5 11. Rc1 d6 12. c5 Na6 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Qa4 Qb8 15. Qa3
h6 16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. f3 {1/2-1/2 Grivas,E-Balashov,Y/
Dortmund 1992/TD (19)}) 10... d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Qe7 (12... Qb8 13. Rac1 a5
14. a3 b5 15. c5 h6 16. Bh3 Bd5 17. Qd3 Ne4 18. Bg2 b4 19. a4 Ndf6 20. Ne1 $14
{Blees,A-Romanishin,O/Kecskemet 1989}) (12... a5 13. Nh4 (13. Rfd1 a4 14. Bh3
Bxf3 15. exf3 d5 16. f4 g6 17. Bf1 c6 $11 {Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 2001}
) (13. Rac1 a4 14. b4 a3 15. Ba1 b5 16. cxb5 Qb8 $44 {Tal,M-Bronstein,D/
Tallinn 1981}) 13... Bxg2 14. Nxg2 a4 15. Qc2 c5 $11 {Huebner,R-Lobron,E/
Munich 1991}) 13. Rac1 $6 {Strange decision. Rook has nothing to do on c1.
More logical was to put it on d1.} (13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. Rad1 a5 15. Qc3 c5 16.
Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc5 19. Ne3 e5 20. Qh4 $14 {Buhr,C-Gustafsson,
J/Hamburg 1999}) 13... Rfe8 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Qc3 {A bit slow, but possible
continuation. Serous alternative was} (15. Bh3 $5 a5 16. Nh4 a4 17. f3 Bb7 18.
e4 axb3 19. axb3 Ra2 20. Rc2 $14) 15... a5 16. Bh3 Bb7 17. Nd2 e5 18. e4 (18.
d5 c6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. e4 Nc5 21. f3 Bd7 22. Bg2 Rec8 23. a4 $14 {[%cal Gd2f1,
Gf1e3]}) 18... exd4 19. Qxd4 Nc5 20. f4 $2 {[%csl Re4] Bad move. White had to
play 20.f3 not weakening a pawn on e4.} (20. f3) 20... Rad8 21. Bg2 Rd7 $1 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Ge7d8,Gd7e7] Preparing to bring the rook to e7.} 22. a3 Qd8 23.
Re2 (23. b4 Na4 24. Ba1 c5 25. Qf2 cxb4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Bh3 Rc7 28. e5 dxe5
29. fxe5 Nh7 $15) 23... d5 $1 $17 {[%cal Gd7d2] Taking advantage of the fact
that white rook on e2 is unprotected.} 24. cxd5 (24. e5 $2 dxc4 25. Qc3 Bxg2
26. Kxg2 Rd3 $19) 24... Bxd5 $5 {Black keeps an advantage with this move as
well, but much more convincing was} (24... Rxd5 $142 $1 25. exd5 (25. Qc3 Rd3
26. Qc2 Nfxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Rce1 Re6 $1 29. Bxe4 $140 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Nxe4
31. Rxe4 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Rd2+ $19) 25... Rxe2 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Bxd5 28. Bf1
Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Nb3 30. Bxf6 gxf6 $17) 25. Qc3 Bb7 26. Qc2 Nd3 27. Bxf6 $6 (27.
Rb1 $5 Nxb2 28. Rxb2 $15) 27... Qxf6 28. Rf1 Qd4+ 29. Kh1 Nc5 {[%csl Ra3,Rb3,
Re4]} 30. Nf3 Qd3 $1 {White can't protect both his pawns on the queenside and
e4} 31. b4 Ba6 (31... Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Bxe4 33. Re2 axb4 34. axb4 Nd3 $17) 32.
Rfe1 Qxc2 33. Rxc2 Nd3 34. Rb1 (34. Rd2 axb4 35. axb4 Nxe1 36. Rxd7 Nxg2 37.
Kxg2 Rxe4 38. Rxc7 Rxb4 $17) 34... axb4 35. axb4 Nxb4 $4 {Throwing away well
played game. May be Timman forgot that white may just play Ng1 after check.} (
35... Rxe4 36. b5 Bb7 (36... Rb4 $2 37. Rxb4 Nxb4 38. bxa6 {[%cal Ga6a8]} Nxc2
39. a7 Rd8 40. Nd2 $16) 37. Rd2 Ree7 $17) 36. Rxb4 Rd1+ 37. Ng1 $18 c5 38. Rxb6
Bd3 39. Rc3 Ra8 40. Bf3 Rd2 41. Rxd3 (41. e5 $2 Raa2 {[%csl Rh2]} 42. Nh3 Ra1+
43. Ng1 Raa2 $11) 41... Rxd3 42. e5 Rad8 43. Kg2 Kf8 44. Rc6 Rc3 45. Ne2 Rc4
46. Kf2 Rb8 47. Bd5 Rc2 48. Be4 Rc4 (48... Rd2 49. Ke3 Rbb2 50. Bd3 $18 {
[%csl Rc5]}) 49. Bd3 Ra4 50. Rxc5 Rd8 51. Bc4 Ra7 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53. Ke4 Rd7 54.
Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 {Winants: L'une des nombreuses
inventions de Nimzovich : la mobilisation du Fou en g2 est contrée par une
démonstration sur l'aile opposée.} 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 (6. Nbd2 Bc3 7. Rb1 Bb7)
6... Be7 {Les Noirs ont empêché la sortie du Fou en b2 et surtout bloqué la
case d2 aux dépens du Cavalier. Ils envisagent donc de poursuivre les
hostilités contre c4.} 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 {Winants: Pour dégager la
grande diagonale et préparer une percée au centre (e4).} ({Après} 9. Nbd2 {
le jeu se poursuivrait par} Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 $1 {avec des chances
partagées.}) 9... Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 {Winants: Le
dernier cri dans cette variante : les Noirs se réservent la possibilité de
miner le centre adverse via ...c5 ou ...b5.} (12... Rb8 13. Bb2 f5 14. Qc2 b5
15. c5 Bf6 16. b4 Qc7 17. Nf3 Bc8 $13 {Milos,G-Kunte,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/
CBM 80}) 13. Qc2 $5 {Another attempt to fight for opening advantage in one of
the main lines of queens indian defense. However with accurate play black
manages to neutralize white's initiative.} (13. Re1 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. e3 Rc8
16. a4 (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. a3 {Une précaution utile.} Rfd8 19. b4
Bf8 20. Nf3 Bc4 21. Qd2 {Il est possible que Karpov ait considéré cette
position а son avantage, compte tenu du pion isolé sur d5 et de l'avant-poste
pour le Cavalier en d4. Or justement, le Fc4 est, lui aussi, fort bien
installé et on ne voit pas comment les Tours blanches pourraient se montrer
actives.} b5 {Non seulement pour renforcer c4, mais aussi pour accroître le
potentiel de l'artillerie sur la sixième rangée.} 22. Nd4 g6 $13 {Karpov,
A-Anand,V/Leon 1999/CBM 72 Ouvrant de nouvelles perspectives au Foou de cases
noires.}) 16... Be7 17. Bf1 Bb7 18. a5 dxc4 19. bxc4 Qc7 $15 {Belunek,
V-Berezjuk,S/CZE 1999/EXT 2001}) ({Quelques suites instructives :} 13. e4 b5
14. Re1 {menaçant 15.e5 suivi de c5 avec étouffement.} dxe4 {profitant encore
du fait que le Cd2 est lié а la défense du pion c4.} 15. Qc2 (15. Rc1 Rc8 16.
c5 b4 $1 ({après} 16... Nd5 17. Rxe4 {etc., le Fa6 se retrouverait hors du jeu,
Karpov-Portisch, Rotterdam 1989}) 17. Bb2 {forcé} ({si} 17. Bxb4 Nd5) 17... Bd3
18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Qd7 20. Rc4 a5 21. Bc1 Nd5 {avec égalité,
Yussupov-Karpov, Londres 1989}) 15... Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd5 $3 17. Bxe4 Nxc3 18.
Qxc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nf3 bxc4 21. bxc4 Qa5 {et les Noirs sont bien.}) 13...
Rb8 $5 ({May be even better was natural} 13... Rc8 $5 {,but also a move in the
game seems to promise black sufficient counterchanses.}) 14. Bb2 c5 15. dxc5
Bxc5 16. e4 (16. Rad1 Qe7 17. e4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Rfd8 $13) 16... dxc4 17. Nxc4
Rc8 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. e5 Nd5 20. Qe4 ({Of course not} 20. Bxd5 $2 exd5 21. Rxd5
Bb7 22. Rd2 Qe6 $17 {[%cal Ge6h3,Ge6c6] and white faces serious problems over
the diagonal a8-h1.}) 20... Bb4 21. Rc1 b5 22. Nd6 $5 {The only way to keep
the position alive.} (22. Ne3 Bb7 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qe2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qb7+ $11)
22... Bxd6 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Qd4 f6 25. Qxa7 b4 {Strong knight on d5 and
active bishop are enough to keep the position equal.} 26. Rfd1 (26. Rxc8 Rxc8
27. Rd1 $5) 26... Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Be2 28. Re1 (28. Rd2) 28... Nc3 29. a4 bxa3 30.
Bxa3 Qd2 31. Ra1 Rd8 32. Qe7 Qd7 33. Bh3 ({White gets nothing after} 33. Qxd7
Rxd7 34. Bc5 f5 35. Re1 Ba6 $11 {[%cal Ga6b7]}) 33... f5 34. Qb4 Ne4 35. Bg2
Qd1+ $1 36. Qe1 ({After} 36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Bf1 Rxf1+ 38. Kg2 Rxf2+ 39. Kg1 (
39. Kh3 $2 Bg4+ 40. Kh4 Rxh2#) 39... Rf1+ 40. Kg2 Rf2+ $11 {black may force a
draw by perpetual.} (40... h6 $5 $13)) 36... Qxe1+ 37. Rxe1 Rd2 38. Bc1 (38.
Bxe4 $11) 38... Rc2 39. Be3 h6 40. h4 Nc3 41. b4 $6 {Once black bishop comes
to d5 white's chanses to win the game are minimal.} (41. Ra1 $5 $14 {[%csl Rg7]
[%cal Ga1a7,Ge3d4]}) 41... Bc4 $1 42. Kh2 Bd5 43. Bf1 Ne4 44. Kg1 Nd2 45. Bxd2
Rxd2 46. Rb1 Ba2 47. Rc1 Rb2 48. b5 Kf7 {At this point a draw could be agreed,
but Beliavsky is famous for his great fighting spirit!} 49. Bd3 Bd5 50. Kf1 g5
51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Ke1 Ke7 53. Rc8 Kd6 54. Rg8 Ke5 (54... g4 $5) 55. Rxg5 Kd4
56. Bxf5 $6 (56. Be2 Rb1+ 57. Kd2 Rb2+ $11) 56... exf5 57. Rxf5 Rxb5 58. g4
Rb1+ 59. Kd2 Rb2+ 60. Kc1 Re2 $15 61. g5 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.10"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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 "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 $5 6. Nbd2 Bb7 (6... Bb4 7.
d5 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Na5 9. Qa4 Ne4 10. Bxa5 bxa5 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Bg2 $16 {
[%csl Ra5] Vaganian,R-Nogueiras,J/Montpellier 1985/Candidates}) 7. e3 (7. e4 a5
(7... Be7 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 Nb4 10. a3 Na6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Re8
14. b4 $14 {Stajcic,N-Grabuzova,T/Pardubice 1993/TD}) (7... Na5 8. Qe3 (8. Qc2
Bb4 9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qd1 Ng4 13. a3 Qf6 14. Rb1 Nc6 15.
b4 $14 {Barlov,D-Benjamin,J/New York 1987/CBM 02}) 8... Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O
d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. e5 Ne8 13. b4 Bxb4 14. Ng5 g6 15. Ndf3 Nc4 16. Qf4 $40 {
Chekhov,V-Vyzmanavin,A/Tashkent 1987/EXT 2000}) (7... d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 Ne4
10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Bb1 c5 12. O-O Rc8 13. a3 c4 14. Qe3 Nd3 15. Bxd3 cxd3 16. Qxd3
$14 {Stohl,I-Hracek,Z/CZE 1998/EXT 99}) 8. a3 a4 9. Qc2 Na5 10. Bd3 Nb3 11.
Nxb3 axb3 12. Qe2 Be7 13. e5 Ng4 14. h3 Nh6 15. Be4 $14 {Stajcic,N-Lejlic,S/
Bled 1993/TD}) 7... Na5 8. Qa4 {Queen has nothing to do on a4 so may be white
should have prefered 8.Qc2, although it's hard to believe that white may get
an opening advantage after this move.} (8. Qc2 $5) 8... c5 $11 9. dxc5 (9. Bg2
cxd4 10. exd4 Rc8 11. O-O Be7 {[%csl Ra4]} 12. Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. b4 $13
) 9... Bxc5 10. Bg2 Rc8 11. O-O Be7 {It turns out that it's not so easy for
white to complete the development!} 12. b4 $5 (12. Nd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14.
Rd1 d5 $15) 12... Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Rxc4 14. Qxa7 Bd5 15. Bb2 $6 ({Better was} 15.
a3 Rc8 {[%csl Ra7]} (15... O-O 16. Bb2) 16. Qa4 Ra8 17. Qb5 Bc6 18. Qe5 d6 19.
Qb2 $11 {and white keeps equal chanses, which is quiet an acievment after his
opening experement.}) 15... Bxb4 16. Bd4 O-O 17. Ne5 $2 {Now white is just a
pawn down with no compensation for it.} (17. Bxb6 Qa8 18. Qxa8 Rxa8 19. Bd4 Rc2
20. a4 (20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nd4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rcxa2 $17) 20... Ne4 $15) 17... Rc7
$1 18. Qa6 (18. Qxb6 $2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qa8+ 20. f3 Rb7 $19 {[%csl Rb6]}) 18...
Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Bc5 20. Rfd1 Nd5 $6 ({I like} 20... Qa8+ 21. Qxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxc5
bxc5 $17 {and it's hard to believe that white may hold this position.}) 21.
Bxc5 Rxc5 22. e4 Ne3+ 23. fxe3 Rxe5 24. Qb7 $1 Qg5 (24... Qa8 25. Rxd7 Qxb7 26.
Rxb7 Rxe4 27. Rxb6 Rxe3 28. a4 $17) 25. Qxb6 Rxe4 26. Rxd7 Rxe3 27. Rf1 Re2+
28. Rf2 Rxf2+ 29. Qxf2 Qb5 30. Ra7 Qd5+ 31. Qf3 Qd4 (31... Qxf3+ 32. Kxf3 g5
33. a4 Rd8 34. a5 Kg7 $15) 32. Qf2 Qd5+ 33. Qf3 Qc4 $6 {Black had to trade
queens which would leave him with some winning chanses, while in the queens
ening white easily holds the position due to a-pawn.} 34. Ra8 g5 35. a4 g4 36.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Qa3+ Ke8 38. a5 Qa6 39. h3 h5 40. hxg4 hxg4 41. Qa4+ Ke7 42.
Qb4+ Kd7 43. Qd4+ Kc6 44. Qe4+ Kb5 45. Qe5+ Kb4 46. Qe1+ Kb5 47. Qe5+ Kc6 48.
Qe4+ Kd7 49. Qd4+ Qd6 50. Qa7+ Qc7 51. Qd4+ Ke8 52. Qa4+ Qd7 53. Qa3 Qc6+ 54.
Kf2 Qc2+ 55. Kg1 Qd1+ 56. Kf2 Qd2+ 57. Kf1 Qd1+ 58. Kf2 Qd4+ 59. Kg2 Qe4+ 60.
Kf2 Qc2+ 61. Kg1 Qd1+ 62. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
d5 (8... c5 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 d6 11. e4 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Nbd7 13. Kg2 Re8 14.
Rhe1 Bf8 15. Rad1 $14 {Novikov,I-Gurevich,V/Kherson 1989/CBM 16}) 9. cxd5 exd5
(9... Nxd5 10. Bg2 (10. Rd1 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfe1
Nd4 $13 {Nikolic,P-Sax,G/Wijk aan Zee 1989/CBM 11}) 10... Nd7 (10... c5 11. O-O
Nc6 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bc3 Bf6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 $11 {Vyzmanavin,A-Hellers,F/
Stockholm 1990/EXT 97}) 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rfd1 c5 13. Qb2 N7f6 (13... Bb7 14. e4
(14. Rac1 N7f6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Ehlvest,J/
Skelleftea 1989/CBM 14 (16)}) 14... Nb4 15. Be3 Qe8 16. a3 Nc6 17. d5 exd5 18.
exd5 Na5 19. Re1 $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Ehlvest,J/Tallinn 2000/CBM 74 ext}) 14. dxc5
bxc5 15. Rac1 Qb6 16. Ne5 Qb8 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bf4 $14 {Eingorn,V-Shneider,A/
Leningrad 1990/URS-ch}) 10. Bg5 $5 {A new approuch in this particular position.
However the idea itself is typical for this kind of positions.} (10. Bg2 Bb7 (
10... c5 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Nxd5 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Nxd4 15. Qe4 $14 {
Lerner,K-Wells,P/Graz 1995/EXT 98}) 11. Ne5 Na6 12. O-O Qc8 13. Bg5 Rd8 14.
Rfd1 h6 15. Be3 Qe6 16. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Psakhis,L/Manila 1992/TD (16)})
10... Nbd7 11. e3 $5 (11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Rc8 $132) 11... Bxf1 12. Kxf1 h6 13.
Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Kg2 Qc8 15. Rhd1 Rd8 16. Rac1 Qa6 $5 {So far both side made very
logical and natural moves. The idea behind the last move of black is also
quiet logical- he intends to transer c5, which was impossible right away.} (
16... c5 $6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 {[%csl Rc5]} d4 21.
exd4 Qb7+ 22. d5 $1 Rxd5 23. Qe4 $16 {[%cal Ge4b7]}) (16... Qe6 $2 17. Nb5 {
[%csl Rc7]} Rdc8 18. Nxc7 Qd7 19. Nxa8 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Bd8 21. Rdc1 $16) 17. Ne5
Ba3 18. Rb1 c5 19. Nc6 $5 Re8 20. b4 cxb4 (20... b5 $2 21. bxc5 Qxc6 22. Nxb5 {
[%csl Ra3]} Qa6 23. Rb3 $18) 21. Nxb4 Qc8 $5 22. Qd3 Bxb4 23. Rxb4 h5 $6 {
This plan braught black success in the game, but better was} (23... Qe6 $13 {
[%cal Ge8c8,Gc8c6,Ga8c8] with unclear position}) 24. Ne2 (24. h3 $5 Qe6 (24...
h4 25. g4 Qe6 (25... Nxg4 $2 26. hxg4 (26. Nxd5 $5) 26... Qxg4+ 27. Kh2 Rac8
28. Qe2 $16) 26. Rbb1 Rac8 $11)) 24... h4 25. f3 Qe6 26. Rb3 {[%cal Ge2f4]} g5
27. h3 $6 {Losing a thread! After logical} (27. gxh4 $1 gxh4 (27... g4 $6 28.
Rg1 gxf3+ (28... Kh8 29. Nf4) 29. Kxf3+ Kh8 30. Nf4 Qd7 31. Rg5 $1 $16) 28. Nf4
Qd7 29. Kf2 $14 {[%cal Gd1g1,Gg1g5] white would have chanses to punish black
for his advanterous play}) 27... Nh5 $1 $13 28. gxh4 $6 {Another inaccuracy
after which white has to be very carefull not to find himself in troubles.} (
28. g4 Nf4+ 29. Nxf4 gxf4 30. Re1 (30. exf4 $2 Qe2+ 31. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 32. Kg1 Rc8
$17) 30... fxe3 31. Qxe3 Qxe3 (31... Qd6 $2 32. Qg5+ $16) 32. Rbxe3 Rxe3 33.
Rxe3 Rc8 $11) 28... Nf4+ $1 29. Nxf4 gxf4 30. exf4 Kh8 $5 $44 {White is two
pawns up, (but what pawns!) but insecure position of his king gives black more
than sufficient counterplay.} 31. f5 (31. Kh2 Qe2+ $1 32. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 33. Kh1
Rc8 $15 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) (31. Rd2 $5) 31... Qd6 32. Qd2 Kh7 $1 {[%csl Gh6]} 33.
Kh1 Qg3 34. Rg1 $6 (34. Qg2 Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Re2+ 36. Kg3 Rxa2 37. Rc3 $13) 34...
Qxh3+ 35. Qh2 Qxf5 $15 {A material balance has been restored and white is left
with all problems of his position for free!} 36. Qd2 Rac8 37. Qd3 $6 Qxd3 38.
Rxd3 Rc2 39. a3 Ree2 $19 {Black rooks are enormously strong!} 40. Rgd1 (40. Rg4
f5 41. Rg5 Re1+ 42. Rg1 Rxg1+ 43. Kxg1 f4 $19 {[%cal Gh7h4,Gh4g3]}) 40... Kg6
41. Rb3 Kf5 42. Rb5 Kf4 43. Rxd5 f6 $1 {[%cal Gf4g3]} 44. Rd8 Rh2+ 45. Kg1
Rcg2+ 46. Kf1 Rg3 47. Rd6 f5 48. Rd3 Rh1+ 49. Kf2 Rhg1 {[%cal Gg3g2]} 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 (5... Bb4+ {Anand,V-Adams,M/
Wijk aan Zee/1998}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 (9. Bg5 Be7 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 Na6 14. f4 Be7 15. f5 c5 16. e3 Rc8
17. Qf3 $13 {Ruban,V-Vyzmanavin/Novosibirsk(10)/1993/}) (9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5
Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxd5 12. Ne1 Na6 13. f3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd3 Bb7 16. Nxc5
bxc5 17. Qxd8 {1/2;Chernin,A-Karpov,A/Tilburg/1992/}) 9... d6 (9... Re8 10. Nc3
h6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 $14 {Peng Zhaoqin-Maric,A/Shanghai ctW/
1992/}) (9... h6 10. a3 (10. Nc3 Na6 (10... Re8 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13.
Qd1 d5 14. Bh3 Bxf3 15. exf3 a4 $10 {Zsu.Polgar-Polugaevsky,L/Aruba Tumba/1992/
}) 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14. Rfd1 c6 15. Bd2 Qe7 {1/2;Psakhis,
L-Karpov,A/Baden Baden/1992/}) 10... Be7 11. Nc3 d5 12. Rfd1 (12. cxd5 exd5 13.
Bf4 Na6 14. Rfd1 Qd7 15. Be5 $14 {Van der Sterren,P-Piket,J/Wijk op/1993/})
12... Na6 (12... Qc8 $6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bf4 Rd8 $6 15. Nh4 $16 {Karpov,
A-Lobron,E/Baden Baden/1992/}) 13. Bc1 c5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bb2 Re8 $13 {
Garcia Ilundain,D-Karpov,A/Leon/1993/}) 10. Bc3 (10. a3 Bxd2 {1/2-1/2 Neverov,
V-Romanishin,O/Helsinki 1992/CBM 32 (10)} (10... Bxd2 11. Nbxd2 Nc6 $1 $146 (
11... c5 $6 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. Nb5 Na7 15. Nxa7 Rxa7 16. Rad1 $14 {
Beliavsky,A-Kortschnoi,V/Biel/1992/}) (11... Nbd7 12. e4 e5 13. Rfe1 Re8 14.
Rad1 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. f3 Ne6 17. Nf5 $14 {Granda Zuniga,J-Karpov,A/Madrid/
1992/}) 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nb1 $5 (14. Qb2 {/\b4} c6 $1 $13) 14... Bc8 $1
15. Nc3 Ng4 16. Rae1 Ng6 $13 {Hansen,L-Romanishin,O/Malmo 1993/CBM 36})) (10.
Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14. Bh3 Bf5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16.
Nh4 $14 {Chernin,A-Romanishin,O/Taastrup/1992/}) (10. Bg5 a4 11. Nc3 Bxc3 12.
Qxc3 Nbd7 13. b4 h6 14. Bc1 b5 $1 15. cxb5 Nb6 $44 {Anand,V-Adams,M/Madrid
1998/CBM 65}) (10. Nc3) 10... d5 $5 {This move looks like waste of tempo, but
we must not forget that white also lost a tempo with Bc1-d2-c3 so a move in
the game has a right to exist.} (10... Nbd7 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Re8 13. e4 e5
14. d5 {1/2-1/2 Soffer,R-Bischoff,K/Bern 1990/CBM 17 (14)} (14. Rad1 Rc8 15.
Rfe1 Qe7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 c6 18. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Dorfman,J-Zhang Zhong/Cap
d'Agde 2000/CBM 80 no vc (18)})) 11. a3 Be7 12. Nbd2 Na6 {I think that knight
is more natural on d7, but I guess it's just a matter of taste!} (12... Nbd7)
13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Ne5 c5 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 15. Qb2 $5 Qc7 16. Rac1 dxc4 (16... Rfd8
17. e3 dxc4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. bxc4 $14) 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ndxc4 Ne4 (18... Rfd8
) 19. dxc5 Bxc5 $6 {This move is serious inaccuracy permitting white to get an
advantage.} (19... Nxc3 $5 20. Rd7 Qe4 21. Rxc3 Bxc5 22. Rf3 f6 $132) 20. Bd4
$1 Rfd8 $2 {After this move black has to fight for a draw till the end of the
game and manages to save the game only with some help of white} (20... f6 $2
21. Nd7 $1 Bxa3 (21... Rfd8 22. Ndxb6 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 $16) 22. Qxa3
Qxd7 23. Nxb6 Rxc1 24. Qxf8+ $1 Kxf8 25. Nxd7+ $18) 21. Bxc5 Naxc5 22. f3 $1
$16 {[%cal Gc4d6] Knight can't move because of Nd6.} b5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Ne3
Qb6 $1 {The only move.} (24... Rd2 $2 25. Rc2 Rxc2 26. Qxc2 Qc7 27. Nd3 $18)
25. fxe4 Nxe4 26. N5g4 f6 $1 {[%csl Ge5] Once again black finds the best
chanse.} (26... h5 $2 27. Qe5 $18) 27. Qc2 f5 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Rxc6 fxg4 30.
Rxe6 {[%csl Ra5,Rb5]} Nd2 (30... Nf6 $6 31. Re5 Rb8 32. a4 bxa4 33. bxa4 Rb3
34. Ng2 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}) 31. Rb6 Re8 (31... b4 32. axb4 Nxb3 33. bxa5 Nxa5 34.
Nxg4 $16) 32. Nxg4 Nxb3 33. Rxb5 a4 34. Re5 (34. Rb4 Rxe2 35. Rxa4 Nd2 36. Rf4
h5 37. Nf2 g5 38. Rf5 Kh7 39. Nh3 Kg6 40. Rxg5+ Kf6 41. Rxh5 Nf3+ 42. Kf1 Rxh2
$14) 34... Rc8 35. Ne3 {White is a pawn up, but it's not simple to convert his
material advantage into win.} (35. Re4 $16) 35... Rc3 36. Nf5 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Ra1
38. Nd6 h6 39. Nc4 Ra2 40. Ke3 Nc1 41. Kf3 Nb3 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. h4 $5 Rc2 44.
Nb6 Nd4+ 45. Kf2 Ra2 46. Re4 (46. Nc4 Rc2 47. Nb6 $16) 46... Nb5 47. Rxa4 $2 (
47. Nxa4 Rxa3 48. Nc5 Ra7 49. Rb4 $16) 47... Nc3 48. Rb4 Rxa3 49. Nc4 $6 (49.
e4 $14) 49... Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 (9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 Na6 14.
f4 Be7 15. f5 c5 16. e3 Rc8 17. Qf3 $13 {Ruban,V-Vyzmanavin/Novosibirsk(10)/
1993/}) (9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxd5 12. Ne1 Na6 13. f3 c5 14. dxc5
Nxc5 15. Nd3 Bb7 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qxd8 {1/2;Chernin,A-Karpov,A/Tilburg/1992/})
9... d6 (9... Re8 10. Nc3 h6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 $14 {Peng
Zhaoqin-Maric,A/Shanghai ctW/1992/}) (9... h6 10. a3 (10. Nc3 Na6 (10... Re8
11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd1 d5 14. Bh3 Bxf3 15. exf3 a4 $10 {Zsu.
Polgar-Polugaevsky,L/Aruba Tumba/1992/}) 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5
14. Rfd1 c6 15. Bd2 Qe7 {1/2;Psakhis,L-Karpov,A/Baden Baden/1992/}) 10... Be7
11. Nc3 d5 12. Rfd1 (12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bf4 Na6 14. Rfd1 Qd7 15. Be5 $14 {
Van der Sterren,P-Piket,J/Wijk op/1993/}) 12... Na6 (12... Qc8 $6 13. cxd5 exd5
14. Bf4 Rd8 $6 15. Nh4 $16 {Karpov,A-Lobron,E/Baden Baden/1992/}) 13. Bc1 c5
14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bb2 Re8 $13 {Garcia Ilundain,D-Karpov,A/Leon/1993/}) 10. a3 (
10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14. Bh3 Bf5 15. Bxf5 exf5
16. Nh4 $14 {Chernin,A-Romanishin,O/Taastrup/1992/}) (10. Re1 Re8 11. e4 e5 12.
Nc3 Nbd7 13. Re2 a4 14. Rae1 axb3 15. axb3 c6 16. Rd1 $14 {Magerramov,E-Lerner,
K/Palma de Mallorca 1989/TD}) (10. Bg5 $5) 10... Bxd2 11. Nbxd2 Nbd7 {Slightly
passive continuation, but extremly solid one.} ({Very serious attention
deserves} 11... Nc6 $1 $146 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nb1 $5 Bc8 $1 15. Nc3 Ng4
16. Rae1 Ng6 $13 {with great position for black, Hansen,L-Romanishin,O/Malmo
1993/CBM 36}) (11... c5 $6 12. e4 (12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. e4 e5 14. d5 g6 15. Ne1 h5
16. Nd3 h4 $132 {Krizsany,L-Lengyel,L/Hungary 1998/EXT 2000}) 12... cxd4 13.
Nxd4 Nc6 14. Nb5 Na7 15. Nxa7 Rxa7 16. Rad1 $14 {Beliavsky,A-Kortschnoi,V/Biel/
1992/}) 12. e4 e5 13. d5 $5 {On my opinion white has to close the center in
order to fight for the advantage, otherwise black gets very comfortable
position.} (13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Rad1 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. f3 Ne6 17. Nf5 Qd7 18.
Nb1 Qc6 19. a4 Qc5+ $11 {Granda Zuniga,J-Karpov,A/Madrid 1992/CBM 30}) 13... c6
14. Rfc1 (14. Nh4 g6 15. b4 Nh5 16. dxc6 {[%cal Gh5g7]} Bxc6 17. Rac1 Nf4 $132)
14... Ng4 15. Bh3 (15. Ne1 cxd5 16. cxd5 (16. exd5 f5) 16... Rc8 17. Qd1 Nh6
18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Nc4 Qe7 $132 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 15... Nh6 16. b4 Kh8 17. Qd3 Qe7
18. Qe3 $6 {White has made too many waiting moves while it was just perfect
timing to determine position in the center.After} (18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Re1 $5
Rad8 (19... g6 $2 20. b5 Bb7 (20... Nc5 $2 21. Qe3 $18 {[%csl Rc6,Rh6][%cal
Ge3h6]}) 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Nxe5 $16 {[%cal Gd3d7]}) 20. Rad1 Nf6 21. Nb1 $14 {
white would keep better chanses.}) 18... c5 $5 $11 19. Rab1 axb4 20. axb4 Ra7
$5 {White has certain advantage in space, but it's not enough to get serious
chanses for something more.} 21. bxc5 (21. Ne1 Rfa8 22. Nd3 Ng8 $13) 21... bxc5
22. Ra1 Rfa8 23. Qc3 Bc8 (23... Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 25. Qxa1 Qd8 $11) 24. Rxa7
Rxa7 25. Nb3 {[%cal Gb3a5,Ga5c6]} Qd8 {Covering square a5} 26. Ra1 Rxa1+ 27.
Qxa1 Nb6 28. Bf1 ({Some chanses to win the game would leave} 28. Bxc8 Qxc8 29.
Nfd2 Qb7 30. Qa5 $14 {[%cal Ga5b5] ,but even in this case draw seems to be the
most likely outcome of the game.}) 28... f5 29. Nbd2 Qe7 30. Qa5 Qc7 31. Qb5
Bd7 32. Qa6 Bc8 33. Qa1 Nf7 34. Bd3 f4 35. Nb3 (35. gxf4 exf4 $15 {[%cal Gb6d7,
Gd7e5]}) 35... fxg3 36. hxg3 Nd7 37. Nfd2 Nf6 38. Qa8 h6 39. Nf1 Kh7 40. Ne3
Qb7 41. Qxb7 Bxb7 42. Kg2 g6 43. Nd2 h5 44. Bc2 Kh6 45. Ba4 Bc8 46. Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.09"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Black "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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 "Spain II"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
Bb7 (8... Nbd7 9. Bb2 Rc8 10. Re1 c5 11. e4 dxc4 12. bxc4 cxd4 13. e5 Ne8 14.
Nxd4 $14 {Azmaiparashvili,Z-Nisipeanu,L/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72}) (8... c5 9.
cxd5 (9. Bb2 Nbd7 (9... Nc6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Rc1 Qa5
14. a3 Rfd8 $132 {Huebner,R-Sosonko,G/Biel 1976/IZT}) 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Re1 Bb7
12. Rc2 dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Ncd2 {1/2-1/2 Adorjan,A-Kurajica,B/Debrecen 1992/
EU-chT (14)}) (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Nb5 Qe7
14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Qd4 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Karpov,A/
Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63 (17)}) 9... Nxd5 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. a3 Rc8
13. Re1 Nf6 14. b4 Bd4 15. Qb3 $14 {Shashin,B-Antoshin,V/Moscow 1970/MCD}) 9.
Bb2 a5 10. Qc2 (10. a3 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qc2 Na6 13. Rac1 h6 14. Rfd1 Qc8
15. Nh4 Re8 16. Nf5 Qe6 $13 {Veingold,A-Gavrikov,V/Tallinn 1999/CBM 68 ext})
10... Na6 11. Rac1 c5 {I like more 12...a4,although a move in the game is also
ok.} (11... a4 12. Qb1 axb3 13. axb3 h6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ne5 Re8 $132 {
Aagaard,J-Gavrikov,V/Gothenburg 1998/CBM 63}) 12. Rfd1 Qc8 (12... Rc8 13. dxc5
Nxc5 14. Qb1 $14 {[%csl Rb6]}) 13. Qb1 Rd8 14. Bh3 $5 {Intending to take on d5
and not to permit black to take with the pawn.} dxc4 $6 {[%csl Rb6]} (14... Qb8
$5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Be5 Qa7 $132) 15. Nxc4 Be4 16. Qa1 Qb7 17.
Ng5 $14 {Now black faces problems.} Bd5 $6 {Permitting white to get very
serious advantage with very natural temporary sacrifice on f7.} (17... Bg6 18.
Ne5 cxd4 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Bxd4 $14) 18. Ne5 Rf8 19. f3 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nd7 20.
Ngxf7 $1 {The position simply calls for this move.} Rxf7 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. e4
Bc6 23. d5 $1 (23. Bxe6+ $5 Kxe6 24. d5+ Bxd5 25. exd5+ Kf7 26. Bxg7 Bf6 27.
Bxf6 Nxf6 28. d6 $36) 23... exd5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. Rd1 Qg5 (26...
Qxf3 27. Rf1 $18) 27. Rxd7 $16 {Black king feels extremly unsafe on f7.} Rd8
28. Qe1 $6 {Missing the possibility to decide the game on the spot:} (28. f4 $1
Qg6 (28... Qh6 $2 29. Bxg7 Qxh3 (29... Qxg7 30. Rxe7+ $18) 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 32. Qf8#) 29. Rxd8 Bxd8 30. Qd1 {[%csl Rf7]} Be7 31. Qd5+ Kf8 32.
Qa8+ Kf7 33. f5 $18) 28... Rxd7 29. Bxd7 Nb4 (29... Nc7 30. Be5 Ne8 31. f4 $16)
30. Be6+ Kf8 31. Qe4 Bf6 32. Bd7 Qg6 33. Bf5 Qe8 $6 ({More chanses to safe the
game would leave} 33... Qf7 $5 34. Qa8+ Ke7 35. Qb7+ Kf8) 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35.
Qxe8+ Kxe8 36. a3 Nc6 37. Bxh7 Nd4 38. Bg8 $1 Nxf3+ 39. Kg2 Ne1+ 40. Kf2 Nc2
41. a4 Nd4 42. Bc4 $1 $16 Nf5 $6 {Once again black choses not the most
persistent continuation.} (42... f5 $5 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Kf4 Kf6 $16) 43. Kf3 Nd6
44. Bd3 Kf7 45. Kf4 Ke6 46. g4 Kd5 47. h4 Kd4 48. Bg6 $18 {[%cal Gh4h8] Now
it's all over.} b5 49. h5 (49. axb5 c4 50. bxc4 a4 51. h5 a3 52. Bb1 Kc3 53. c5
(53. b6 $2 Kb2 54. Ba2 Kxa2 55. b7 Nxb7 56. h6 Kb3 57. h7 a2 $11) 53... Kb2 54.
cxd6 Kxb1 55. d7 a2 56. d8=Q a1=Q 57. Qd1+ $18) 49... bxa4 (49... c4 50. h6 c3
51. h7 Nf7 52. axb5 Kc5 53. Bc2 $18 {[%cal Gf4f6]}) 50. bxa4 c4 51. h6 c3 52.
h7 Nf7 53. Bc2 Nh8 54. Kf5 Ke3 55. Kxf6 Kd2 56. Bf5 1-0

[Event "USA-CHN Summit"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2001.03.15"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.03.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 d5 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 (10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. cxd5 cxd5
$11 14. Rfc1 Qd6 15. Rc2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Rc7 17. Bf1 (17. Nb1 Rfc8 18. Rxc7 Rxc7
19. Rxc7 Qxc7 {1/2-1/2 Ivkov,B-Tal,M/Sarajevo 1966/EXT 98 (19)}) 17... Qe7 18.
e3 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Qd7 20. a4 Rfc8 21. Nb5 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Ne4 23. Qc1 Rxc2 24.
Qxc2 g6 25. Ke2 Nd6 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. f4 {1/2-1/2 Bagirov,V-Razuvaev,Y/Frunze
1979/MCL (27)}) 10... Nbd7 (10... Bb7 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Rac8
14. e4 $5 dxe4 15. Nxe4 c5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qe7 19. Bxb7
Qxb7 20. Rd6 $16 {Berg,M-Muehlens,R/Germany 1998/EXT 99 (36)}) 11. Rd1 (11.
Nbd2 c5 12. Rac1 (12. e4 cxd4 13. exd5 exd5 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Rfe1 g6 $11 {
Gurevich,D-Christiansen,L/Estes Park 1987/EXT 97 (39)}) 12... Rc8 13. Qb2 Rc7
14. Rfd1 Qb8 15. e3 Rfc8 $11 {Xu Jun-Arnason,J/Thessaloniki 1984/EXT 97-B (33)}
) 11... Rc8 12. Ne5 $6 {After this move white has to be very carefull not to
find himself in troubles.} (12. Nbd2 c5 $11) 12... c5 $5 ({May be better was} 
12... Nxe5 $5 13. dxe5 Ng4 (13... Nd7) 14. Qc3 Qc7 15. f4 dxc4 16. h3 Nh6 17.
bxc4 Rfd8 $15 {with slightly better chanses.}) 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. cxd5 (14. dxc5
bxc5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. e3 Rfd8 17. Nc3 d4 $15) 14... cxd4 ({After} 14... Nxd5
15. Qb2 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Qc7 17. Na3 Qc3 18. Rd2 $11 {and white keeps an equality.
}) 15. Qb2 e5 (15... Nxd5 $11) 16. e3 Nxd5 $2 {Missing 23th move of white.
After correct} (16... Qf5 $1 17. Na3 (17. exd4 $4 Rc2 $19) 17... d3 18. Rac1 e4
$15 {white has to work very hard to keep the position balanced.}) 17. exd4 Nb4
18. Na3 Nd3 19. Qe2 (19. dxe5 $2 Qe7 {[%csl Ra3]} 20. Qe2 Qxa3 21. Rxd3 Bxd3
22. Qxd3 Qb2 $19) 19... Qxd4 20. Nc4 Bxc4 $6 (20... Rxc4 21. bxc4 Bxc4 22. Be4
Rd8 23. Qe3 b5 $11) 21. bxc4 e4 22. Bxe4 Rfe8 23. Bxd3 $1 $14 {[%cal Gd1d4]}
Rxe2 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rxd4 Rc5 $1 26. Rh4+ (26. Rd7 Rf5 $1 27. f4 Rc5 $11 {
[%csl Rg1]}) 26... Kg6 27. Rg4+ Rg5 28. Rxg5+ Kxg5 29. a3 Kf6 $5 {[%csl Rf7]} (
29... Rc2 $6 30. Rd1 Rxc4 31. Rd7 Ra4 32. Rxf7 Rxa3 33. Rxg7+ Kf6 34. Rb7 $16)
30. Rc1 Ra2 31. Rc3 g5 32. h3 Kg6 33. Kg2 f6 34. Kf3 f5 35. h4 Ra1 36. hxg5
Kxg5 37. Kg2 Ra2 38. Kg1 Kg4 39. Kg2 Kg5 40. Kf3 Ra1 41. Ke3 Kg4 42. c5 bxc5
43. Rc4+ Kg5 44. Ra4 Re1+ 45. Kd3 Rd1+ 46. Ke2 Rd7 47. Ra5 Rc7 48. f3 f4 49.
gxf4+ Kxf4 50. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.08"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Supatashvili, Khvicha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 {Cifuentes,R} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rad1 (12. Rac1) (12.
Rfd1) (12. Bf4) 12... Re8 (12... Qc8 13. Bg5 (13. Nh4 Re8 (13... g6 $5) 14. Nf5
Bf8 15. Bh3 Qd8 16. Bf4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. d5 Nb4 19. Qxc7 Qxc7 20. Bxc7
Nxd5 21. Rc1 Ba6 22. Rfd1 Nxc7 23. Rxc7 Bxe2 24. Rdd7 Red8 $10 {Hebden,
M-Psakhis,L/Ostend/1992/0.5/40/}) (13. Bf4 c5 14. Be5 Rd8 (14... h6 15. dxc5
bxc5 16. Nh4 $36) 15. Ng5 Nb4 16. Qb1 h6 17. Bh3 Qc6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8
20. Nf3 Bc8 $13 {Yuferov-Obukhov/URS/1991}) 13... Qe6 (13... Re8 14. Ne5 c5 15.
Qb2 Nc7 (15... cxd4 $5 16. Nb5 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Qxd4 $14) 16. e3 Qf5 17.
f4 Rad8 18. Kh1 Qc8 $10 {Neverov,V-Aseev,K/Sochi/1993/0:1/37/}) 14. Ne5 c5 15.
e3 Rfd8 16. Ne2 cxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 18. Qb1 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 {Khalifman,
A-Kengis,E/Lucerne/1993/0.5/26/}) 13. Bc1 $5 (13. Bf4 Qd7 (13... Bf8 14. Ne5 c6
15. Qb2 {1/2-1/2 Ilic,Z-Averkin,O/Cetinje 1991/EXT 98 (15)}) 14. Be5 Rad8 15.
a3 (15. Ng5 g6 16. Bh3 Qc6 17. Qd2 Nh5 $1 18. Nf3 f6 19. Bf4 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Bb4
21. Rc1 Qd6 22. e3 Qe7 23. Qd3 c6 $13 {Timoshchenko,G-Aseev,K/Frunze/1988/0.5/
63/}) 15... Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 f6 18. Bf4 Bxa3 19. Nxe4 $14 {Ruban,
V-Dautov,R/Tbilisi 1989/CBM 12}) (13. Bg5 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16.
Ne5 Nb4 17. Qb2 f6 18. Nc4 a5 $10 {Tunik,G-Brodsky,M/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 56
ext}) (13. Ne5 h6 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. Qb2 Qe6 16. Nd3 Ne4 17. b4 c6 $13 {Avrukh,
B-Aseev,K/Beersheba 1998/EXT 99}) 13... c6 14. a3 {Cifuentes,R: 'Controlling
b4 square and preparing b3-b4, with pressure on queen side.'} Nc7 15. b4 Bd6 $6
{So far both sides went after the theory. in this position deserves attention
15...h6 preventing white from playing Bg5.} (15... Bf8 16. Qb3 Ne6 17. Ng5 Nxg5
18. Bxg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. b5 $14 {Tunik,G-Akhmadeev,V/Orel 1996/EXT 99}) (
15... h6 $5 16. Ne5 a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Qb3 Ne6 $13) (15... a5 $142 $1 {
Cifuentes,R} 16. bxa5 (16. Qb3 {Cifuentes,R} axb4 17. axb4 Qd6 18. Bf4 (18. b5
$2 {Cifuentes,R} Qb4 $1 19. Qxb4 Bxb4 20. bxc6 Bxc6 $17) 18... Qxb4 19. Rb1
Qxb3 20. Rxb3 Nb5 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Rxb5 Ba6 $11) 16... Rxa5 17. a4 $13) 16.
Bg5 (16. Bf4 $5 {Cifuentes,R}) 16... h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. e4 Qd8 $6 {This move
also can be criticized! After} (18... dxe4 $5 19. Nxe4 (19. Nd2 Bf8 20. Ndxe4
Qg6 21. f4 a5 $13) 19... Qf5 (19... Qg6 {Cifuentes,R} 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5
Rxe5 22. Rd7 c5 $1 $11 23. Nf6+ (23. Rxc7 {Cifuentes,R} Bxe4) 23... Qxf6 24.
Bxb7 Rb8 25. Rxc7 (25. Bg2 {Cifuentes,R} Re7 26. Rfd1 Ne6) 25... Qd8 26. Rc6
Rxb7 $11) 20. Nh4 Qh7 21. Rfe1 Bf8 (21... Nd5 {Cifuentes,R} 22. Bh3 Be7 23. Nf5
(23. Bf5 {Cifuentes,R} g6 24. Bd7 Red8 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. Qxc6 Rac8 27. Qb7 Rc7
28. Qa6 f5 29. Nd2 Nc3 30. Rc1 Bxh4 31. gxh4 Rdc8 32. Kg2 Qd7 33. Qd3 Qd5+ 34.
Nf3 Ne4 $44) 23... Bf8 24. Qb3 Qg6 $13) 22. Nf3 Qf5 $13 {the position would
remain unclear.}) 19. e5 Be7 20. Rb1 Ne6 {'?' Cifuentes,R.} (20... a5 $1 {
Cifuentes,R} 21. bxa5 b5 22. a4 b4 23. Na2 Na6 $11) 21. Rfd1 {'?' Cifuentes,R.}
(21. a4 $5 {Cifuentes,R} a5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Rb3 $14) 21... a5 22. Qb3 axb4
23. axb4 b5 24. Ne1 $5 {White knight comes to c2 from where it will defend
both d4 an b4.} Qb6 25. Nc2 f6 26. Ne2 $1 {The idea behind this manouvre is to
start an attack against black king.} (26. Ne4 fxe5 27. dxe5 Bf8 $15) 26... fxe5
27. dxe5 Bd8 {'?' Cifuentes,R.} (27... Rf8 $1 {Cifuentes,R} 28. Ne3 $13 (28.
Ned4 {Cifuentes,R} Nxd4 29. Nxd4 Ra4 30. Qc3 c5 31. bxc5 Bxc5 $17)) 28. Ne1 Nf8
29. Nd3 Nd7 30. Nef4 $1 $40 {White is ready to sacrifice a pawn in order to
improve positions of his pieces even more.} Nxe5 31. Nc5 Kh8 (31... Be7 $2 32.
Nxd5 $1 cxd5 33. Nxb7 Qxb7 34. Bxd5+ $18) 32. Re1 Bf6 33. Qc2 Nf7 {'?'
Cifuentes,R.} (33... Rad8 $6 34. Nh5 $16) (33... Nc4 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Qg6 Ra8
36. Nd7 Qd8 37. Qf7 $1 $18 {[%cal Gf4g6,Gd7f8]}) (33... Re7 $142 {Cifuentes,R}
34. Rxe5 Rxe5 35. Ng6+ Kg8 36. Nd7 Qc7 37. Nxf6+ gxf6 38. Nxe5 Qxe5 $8 39. Qg6+
$14) 34. Qg6 $1 Rxe1+ (34... Ne5 $5 35. Qh5 Kg8 36. Nd7 $1 {[%csl Re8]} Qc7 37.
Nxf6+ gxf6 38. Qxh6 Qg7 39. Qh5 $14) 35. Rxe1 Qc7 36. Bf1 $1 {[%cal Gf1d3]
Suddenly black king finds himself under mating attack!} Ne5 37. Rxe5 $1 Qxe5 (
37... Bxe5 38. Bd3 Kg8 39. Qe6+) 38. Bd3 Kg8 39. Nxb7 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Bd4 41. Qh7+
Kf7 42. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "Zanic Memorial"]
[Site "Stara Pazova"]
[Date "2001.03.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zivanic, Marko"]
[Black "Ostojic, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 {One of the most
critical positions in queen's indian defense in which where played hundred of
games,but till now the theory can't give an assesment of arising position-it
changes from game to game.} (13. Rc1 $5 {another line}) 13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4
15. Qc2 (15. Rc1 Rc8 16. c5 b4 $1 (16... Nd5 $143 17. Rxe4 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 f5 19.
Rxe6 Qxd4 20. Rc1 Bxc5 21. Qe2 Bb6 22. Nf3 Qg4 23. Rd1 {[%cal Rd1d7,Re2e7]} f4
24. h3 $1 $16) 17. Bb2 $8 (17. Bxb4 Nd5 $15) 17... Bd3 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4
Qd7 20. Rc4 {[%cal Gb2c1,Gc1f4]} a5 21. Bc1 Nd5 22. Bxd5 $1 {[%csl Rc3]} exd5
23. Rc2 Bf6 24. Rce2 Rfe8 $11 {Jussupow,A-Karpov,A/London 1989, (44)(1/2:1/2)})
15... Rb8 (15... Qc7 16. Bb2 {1/2-1/2 Van der Sterren,P-Chernin,A/Altensteig
1991/CBM 25 (16)}) (15... Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd5 (16... h6 17. Bf1 Qd7 18. Nxe4 Nxe4
19. Qxe4 bxc4 20. bxc4 Bf6 21. Bb4 {[%cal Gb4c5]} Rfd8 22. Bc5 Be7 23. Qc2 $14
{[%csl Ra6][%cal Gc2a4]}) 17. Bxe4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 (19. c5 Bxd4 20.
Qc2 f5 21. Bg2 Qf6 22. Nf3 Bc3 23. Re3 b4 24. Rd6 Rfe8 25. a3 f4 $2 (25... Bb5
{[%cal Ga7a5]} 26. axb4 Bxb4 $132 {[%csl Gb4,Gb5][%cal Gc8d8]}) 26. gxf4 Qf5
27. Qxf5 exf5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. axb4 Bxb4 30. Rxc6 $16 {1-0 Van der Sterren,
P-Hoeksema,H/NLD-chT 1993/EXT 93ch (37)}) 19... bxc4 (19... g6 {'N' Avrukh,B.}
20. Nf3 bxc4 21. bxc4 Qa5 22. Re3 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee 1998/
CBM 63 (22)} (22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qc5 $11 {[%csl Rc4]})) 20. bxc4 Bxd4 {
'?' Avrukh,B.} 21. Nb3 c5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Re4 g6 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Rdxd4 Qg5
26. Bxg6 {'!' Avrukh,B.} fxg6 27. Rxe6 Bb7 28. Rd7 {1-0 Novikov,I-Fusthy,Z/
Cattolica 1993/TD (28)}) (15... Rc8) 16. Rad1 Qc7 (16... Qc8 17. Bf1 Rd8 18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bf6 20. Rf4 Qc7 $6 21. Bd3 h6 22. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 23. Qe2 $16 {
Adianto,U-Sendur,A/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (30)}) (16... h6 17. Bf1 bxc4 18.
bxc4 Bb4 19. Bxb4 Rxb4 20. a3 Rb6 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qc8 23. Bd3 $14 {
Almasi,Z-Palac,M/Pula 1999/EXT 2000 (37)}) 17. Bf1 bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. d5 (19.
dxc5 Bxc5 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Bb7 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Bxe5 Rbd8 $11) 19... exd5
20. cxd5 Bxf1 21. Nxf1 (21. Kxf1 Nxd5) 21... Ne8 ({Doesn't help} 21... c4 22.
Ne3 Bb4 (22... Rfd8 $6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Nxc4 Rb2 25. Qxe4 $18 {[%cal Ge4e8]})
(22... Rfc8 23. d6 Bxd6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxe4 c3 26. Nd5 Qd8 27. Qd4 $36) 23.
Bxb4 Rxb4 24. a3 Rb5 25. d6 Qd7 26. Qxc4 $14 {and white is better.}) 22. Rxe4
Bf6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Rc4 (24. d6 Qb6 25. Re7 Rfe8 (25... Rbd8 $6 26. d7 Qc7
27. Qf5 $16) 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Ne3 Nd7 28. Qa4 $14) 24... Nd7 25. Ne3 Qe5 (
25... Rfd8) 26. Rh4 h6 27. Qa4 Rfd8 (27... Nf6 28. Qxa7) 28. Re4 Qf6 29. Rf4
Qb6 30. Nf5 Nf6 $4 {Very painful blunder, actually losing on the spot.} (30...
Ne5 31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Qe4 Qc7 33. Rf5 Qxe7 34. Rxe5 Qd6 $14) 31. Ne7+ Kh8 32.
Nc6 Nxd5 (32... Rxd5 33. Nxb8 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Qxb8 35. Rc4 $18) 33. Nxb8 Nxf4
34. Rxd8+ Qxd8 35. Qxf4 $18 {[%cal Gf4b8]} Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qd5+ 37. Qf3 Qxa2 38.
Nd7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nc3
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O O-O {In this position white was usually putting the
knight one e5 and only after that was starting to think!Kortchnoi tries
different plan,which however proves to be insufficient to get opening
advantage.} 11. Nh4 $5 (11. Ne5 Nbd7 (11... Na6 $5 12. Bf4 c5 13. Rc1 Re8 14.
dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nf3 Rc8 16. Nb5 $14 {Naumkin,I-Szekely,P/Catania op 1994}) 12.
Rc1 Re8 13. Nb5 c5 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Bh3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bf8 $132 {Maric,
A-Chiburdanidze,M/FIDE Candidates W 1997}) (11. Rc1 Na6 12. Ne5 (12. Bg5 c5 13.
Qc2 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. e3 Rfd8 17. Ne2 Nb4 $13 {Granda Zuniga,
J-Vaganian,R/Wijk 1989}) 12... c5 (12... Re8 13. Bg5 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e3
c5 16. Nd3 cxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 $13 {Gyimesi,Z-Farago,I/HUN-ch 1999}) 13. dxc5
bxc5 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. e3 Nc7 16. Ng4 Ne4 $11 {Epishin,V-Dautov,R/Brno Morava-A
1991}) 11... g6 $1 {[%csl Gf5] Black is not afraid to weaken his kingside.He
oftenly plays g6 later in this kind of position,and white can't take an
advantage of this early advance.} 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Bxe7 (13. Nxe4 $6 dxe4 14.
Bxe7 Qxe7 {[%csl Rh4]} 15. Rc1 Bd5 $5 16. Rc3 c6 $5 $13 {[%cal Gb8d7,Gf7f5]})
13... Qxe7 14. Rc1 Na6 15. Qd3 (15. Nf3 $5 Rad8 16. e3 c5 17. Ne5 Nc7 18. Qc2
f6 19. Nd3 Ne6 $132) 15... c5 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. Qe3 f5 18. Qh6 $6 {Dubious
decision,letting black to sieze the initiative.} (18. Ne5) 18... Rd6 19. dxc5 (
19. Nb5 $6 Re6 20. Nxa7 g5 {[%csl Rh6]} 21. Qh5 Kg7 22. Ne5 Rh6 23. Qf3 Nd2 $15
) 19... bxc5 20. Nxe4 fxe4 (20... dxe4 $5 21. Ng5 Rfd8) 21. Ng5 Qg7 $6 22.
Qxg7+ (22. Qh4 h6 23. Nh3 g5 24. Qh5 Rdf6 $5 $15 {[%csl Rh3,Rh5]}) 22... Kxg7
23. Rfd1 Rfd8 24. f3 h6 (24... exf3 $6 25. Bxf3 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5][%cal Gf3b7]} h6
26. Nh3 g5 27. Nf2 $14 {[%cal Gf2d3]}) 25. Nh3 e3 26. Nf4 Bc6 27. Kf1 {
Threatening Nd3} (27. Nd3 $6 Bb5 28. Nxc5 $2 Nxc5 29. Rxc5 Bxe2 30. Re1 d4 $1
31. Rxe2 d3 $19 {[%cal Gd3d1]}) 27... Bb5 $8 (27... d4 $6 28. Nd3 Rd5 (28...
Bb5 29. Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Rxc5 d3 31. exd3 Bxd3+ 32. Ke1 $16) 29. f4 {[%cal Gg2c6]}
R5d6 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 31. Rxc5 d3 $1 32. Rxd3 $1 Rxd3 33. Bxc6 $1 $14 {[%csl Re3]
[%cal Gf1g2,Gg2f3]}) 28. a4 (28. Nd3 c4 (28... Bxd3 29. Rxd3 d4 30. f4 Nb4 31.
Rdd1 d3 32. exd3 Nxd3 33. Rc2 $13) 29. Nb2 cxb3 (29... Nb4 $5) 30. axb3 Nb4 31.
Rc7+ R8d7 32. Rxd7+ Rxd7 33. Rc1 $11) 28... Be8 29. Nd3 c4 30. bxc4 Bxa4 31.
Re1 dxc4 32. Ne5 $5 ({Deserved attention} 32. Rxc4 $5 Bb5 33. Rc3 {[%csl Ra6]
and black knight on a6 is out of play:} Bxd3 34. exd3 Rxd3 35. Rxe3 $11) 32...
Bb5 33. Nxc4 Re6 34. Bh3 Re7 35. Rc3 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gc3e3] Now the game is
drawn by force.} Rc7 36. Rec1 Rxc4 37. Rxc4 Bxc4 38. Rxc4 Rd1+ 39. Kg2 Rd2 40.
Kf1 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Rd2 42. Kf1 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 {Predrag Nikolic's favorite move.
} ({More current is} 5. b3) 5... c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 {Black has lost a tempo on the
bishop's retreat in order to avoid problems along the long diagonal. However,
it is not so horrible for Black - otherwise, his move 4 would simply disappear
from practice.} 7. dxc5 {White strives for victory and doesn't want to trade
off the bishops.} ({Calmer play arises after} 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2)
7... bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 d6 11. Rfd1 Qb6 12. Rab1 (12. Qb5 Qc7
13. Qa4 (13. Rd2 a6 14. Qb3 Nc6 15. Qd1 Rfd8 16. h3 Rd7 17. g4 Rad8 18. g5 Nh5
19. Bh2 Nd4 20. e3 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 g6 23. Qg4 {1/2-1/2 Antoshin,
V-Csom,I/Baku 1980/EXT 2000 (23)}) 13... a6 14. Rd2 Nbd7 15. Rad1 Nb6 16. Qa5
Rac8 17. Rxd6 $1 $16 {Fominyh,A-Roeder,M/Balassagyarmat 1990/EXT 97}) (12. Qc2
Rd8 13. Rd2 h6 14. h3 Nc6 15. Be3 Nb4 16. Qb3 Qa6 17. Nb5 Rac8 $132 {Meister,
P-Rajkovic,D/Germany 1990/GER-chT}) (12. Qb3 Rd8 13. Rd2 Nbd7 14. Rad1 Ne8 15.
Qc2 h6 16. e4 Rac8 17. h3 Bc6 18. g4 Qb7 19. Re1 Bf8 20. Re3 {1/2-1/2 Dlugy,
M-Rodriguez,A/Amsterdam 1987/TD (20)}) 12... Na6 13. a3 {White covers the
b4-point and obtains the possibility of starting a pawn storm on the queenside.
} (13. Nb5 d5 14. Ne5 d4 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. e3 dxe3 17. Bxe3 h6 18. a3 Rfc8 19.
Bf4 $14 {Pelletier,Y-Alterman,B/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext}) 13... Bc6 $5 {A new
idea. Anastasian is going to build up on the long diagonal in order to
intensify his pressure on the center.} (13... Rac8 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. e4 h6 16.
Qe2 Bc6 (16... Nb8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 21.
Qf3 Rd4 22. b3 $14 {Nikolic,P-Volke,K/Germany 1999/GER-chT}) 17. e5 dxe5 18.
Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nb8 20. h4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 22. Qf3 a6 23. Qxc6 Rxc6 24.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Rd1 $14 {Piket,J-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext}) ({
Previously only unpretentious development was tested:} 13... Rac8) 14. Qc2 Rfd8
{White threatened to capture on d6.} 15. e4 $1 Qb7 16. Ne1 Rab8 17. Qe2 e5 $6 {
A serious concession on Black's part. It is quite explainable - he has to
solve some big problems. For example, White can try b2-b4 or e4-e5. The black
knight on a6 is especially out of place here.} (17... h6 18. Nc2 Qb3 19. e5
dxe5 20. Bxe5 $14) 18. Bg5 h6 $6 {[%csl Rd5]} ({More stubborn and logical is} 
18... Ne8 $5 {retaining the knight in order to fight for the important
d5-point.}) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nc2 {[%cal Gb2b5]} Qb3 $8 21. Ne3 (21. Na1 Qb7
22. Nc2 Qb3) 21... Nc7 22. Rd3 Bg5 23. Nf5 $1 $40 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gf2f4]
Suddenly White starts a mating attack!} Qxc4 24. f4 $1 ({Winning the pawn back
would yield all White's advantage:} 24. Nxd6 $6 Qe6 25. Rbd1 Ne8 $11) 24...
exf4 (24... Bf6 $2 25. fxe5 Bxe5 (25... dxe5 26. Rxd8+ {[%csl Rc4]} Rxd8 27.
Qxc4 $18) 26. Ne7+ Kh7 27. Nxc6 $18) 25. gxf4 Bf6 26. e5 $1 ({Winning the pawn
back with} 26. Nxh6+ Kf8 $13 (26... gxh6 $4 27. Rg3+ Kf8 28. Qxc4 {is not
appealing for Nikolic. He does not want to waste tempos for such a trifle!}))
26... Bxg2 ({Black loses the queen in case of} 26... Qxf4 $4 27. Rf1 Qxe5 28.
Re3 $18) 27. exf6 Ne6 {Anastasian desperately tries to confuse his opponent,
and he could have succeeded, if his opponent hadn't been so strong!} (27... Bb7
28. Nxh6+ $1 Kh7 29. Nf5 $18 {[%cal Ge2h5]}) 28. Nxh6+ $1 $18 Kh7 ({Again
impossible is} 28... gxh6 $4 29. Rg3+) 29. Nf5 g6 30. Qg4 Re8 31. Nd5 $3 {
An extremel y beautiful and strong move! The Bosnian GM pleases the spectators
by choosing the most artful way to victory!} Kg8 (31... Qxd3 32. Qh4+ Kg8 33.
Nde7+ Rxe7 34. Nxe7+ Kf8 35. Qh8#) ({or} 31... Bxd5 32. Rh3+ Kg8 33. Qh4 $18)
32. Qh4 Qxd5 $8 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 34. Ne7+ Rxe7 35. fxe7 Nd4 36. Qf6 {Yes, no one
could save such a position, provided the opponent plays sensibly. However, the
game continues...} Nf5 37. Re1 Re8 38. Kf2 Be6 39. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 40. Qxg6+ Ng7
41. Qf6 d5 42. Kf3 d4 43. h4 Kh7 44. Qf8 c4 45. h5 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.09.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 (7. Nc3 c6
8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Nfg5 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 h6 $13 {
Topalov-Anand, Sofia 2005}) 7... c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2
O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 ({Another popular continuation is 13...b5, but in
the latest game played with this move Black didn't manage to equalize and
suffered a defeat, so Vishy chooses more solid approach.} 13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4
15. Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 (16. Nxc4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qc2 h6 19. a4 Qc7 20.
Red1 Rfd8 21. Rac1 Qa7 $11 {Anand,V-Adams,M/Linares 2005}) 16... c5 (16... Nb6
$5 17. c5 Nd5 18. Qc2 h6 19. Bg2 Rb8 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Bd2 Rb7 $11 {Pelletier,
Y-Gelfand,B/Biel 2005}) 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nb6 19. Ba5 Bf6 20. Rb1 Rb8 21.
Qf3 Qd7 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Ne4 $14 {Bacrot,E-Adams,M/Dortmund 2005}) 14. exd5
exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 $1 {This move is considered to be
the safest path.} 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 {Once again Vishy opts for the
most solid move, even though Black managed to hold also after 19...Bf6 and 19..
.Nd3!?:} (19... Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ne5 Rfd8 22. Nd7 $6 Qf5 23. Re5 Qxe5 24.
Nxe5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Kf8 $11 {Epishin,V-Bagaturov,G/Cappelle la Grande 1997}) (
19... Nd3 $5 20. Rxe7 Bxc4 21. Rd7 Nxb2 22. Rxd8 Nxd1 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxd1
Kf8 $11 {Maki Uuro,M-Agopov,M/Helsinki 2002}) 20. Qg4 {[%csl Rc4,Rg7]} Bg5 ({
Of course Black isn't ready to suffer after} 20... Bf6 $6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22.
Qxc4 $16) 21. Qxc4 Nd3 22. Ba3 {Another possible continuation is} (22. Be5 {
but just a move in the game it's hardly dangerous for black.} Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6
24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2 g6 28. Bb7 b4 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Rxc5
Rfe8 31. Kf1 Kf8 $11 {Bacrot,E-Lutz,C/Gothenburg 2005}) 22... Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8
{The opponents played a long theoretical line which is considered harmless for
Black. White has a good compensation for exchange, but that's about it. In
other words draw is the most likely result in this line.} 24. Rxe8+ (24. Be4 $6
g6 25. h4 $6 Bf6 26. Re3 Qd4 27. Qc2 b5 28. Bc5 Qc4 $17 {Sammalvuo,T-Veingold,
A/Finland 1997}) 24... Qxe8 25. Bd5 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Gc4g4,Ga3b2]} h5 {Taking
square g4 under control in order to neutralize White's pressure on g7.} (25...
Be7) 26. Kg2 Be7 27. Bb2 Bf6 28. Bc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1f4] Even disrupting Black's
pawn structure is not a fair price for the bishop exchange. Thanks to the
bishop's pair White can keep pressure on Black's position.} Qe7 29. Be3 ({
In my opinion it was better to force Black to play g5 since after a move in
the game the position remains balanced.} 29. Bf4 $1 g5 (29... Qc5 $2 30. Bxf7+
Kf8 31. Qe6 $18) 30. Be3) 29... Rc7 30. h4 Be5 31. Qd3 Bd6 32. Bg5 Qe8 33. Qf3
b5 $1 {White can't capture on h5 if he's got some aggressive intentions, so
it's just about a time to bring the pawn to b4.} 34. Be3 (34. Qxh5 Rxc6 35.
Bxc6 Qxc6+ 36. Qf3 Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 a5 38. Ke4 b4 39. Kd5 Bf8 $11) 34... Qe5 35.
Qd1 Qe8 36. Qxh5 Rxc6 37. Bxa7 $5 {Topalov isn't ready to call it a day yet!
After} (37. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 38. Qf3 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 a5 40. Ke4 b4 41. Kd5 Be7 42. Bc5
Bd8 {the position should be drawish.}) 37... Ra6 38. Bd4 Bf8 39. Be5 b4 40. Qf5
{White keeps some initiative going, but with a couple of accurate moves Anand
shows that it's not more than illusion.} g6 $1 41. Qf4 Qe7 $1 (41... Bg7 42.
Bxg7 Kxg7 43. Qxb4) 42. Bd4 Ra5 43. Qf3 Bg7 44. Bb6 Rb5 $6 {It was much safer
to put a rook on a6 to keep an eye on g6 just in case.} (44... Ra6) 45. Be3 Bc3
$6 46. Bg5 Qa7 (46... Qf8) 47. Qd3 $1 $14 {Diagram [#]} Rb6 (47... Qa6 $2 48.
Bd8 $1 $18 {Followed by Kh2 and Bc4 winning a rook.}) 48. Be3 Qa6 $6 {I think
Anand overlooked White's 52nd move, otherwise he would've chosen 48...Qb8 with
reasonable chances to survive, even though things are not that simple as it
may look like.} (48... Bg7 $6 49. Qxg6 $1 $16) (48... Qb8 49. Bxb6 Qxb6 50. a4
$1 Bf6 51. Bb3 $14) 49. Bxf7+ $1 {[%csl Rb6]} Kxf7 50. Qd7+ Kf8 (50... Kf6 51.
Qd8+ Kf5 52. Bxb6 Qxa2 53. g4+ Ke5 54. Bc7+ Ke4 55. Qe8+ $18) 51. Qd8+ Kf7 52.
Qc7+ $1 $18 {Winning a pawn on g6 and getting an easily winning endgame.} (52.
Qxb6 Qxa2 $11) 52... Kg8 53. Qxb6 Qxa2 54. Qxg6+ Kh8 (54... Kf8 55. Bc5#) 55.
Qc6 $1 Qf7 56. g4 Bg7 57. h5 ({Another winning line is} 57. g5 b3 58. g6 Qg8
59. h5 b2 60. Qb7 Qe6 61. Bf4 Qf5 62. Bd6 Qg5+ 63. Bg3 Qf5 64. h6 Qxg6 65.
hxg7+ Qxg7 66. Qxg7+ Kxg7 67. Be5+ $18) 57... b3 58. Qe4 b2 59. h6 Bf6 {
Diagram [#]} 60. Bd4 $6 {An inaccuracy after which a win isn't that simple.} (
60. g5 $1 Qe7 61. Qxe7 Bxe7 62. Bd4+ Kh7 63. Bxb2 Bxg5 64. Bg7 $18) 60... Kg8
61. Bxf6 $2 {After a move in the game the position is drawish, so Topalov had
to play} (61. Bxb2 $5 Bxb2 62. g5 Kh8 63. f4 $18) 61... Qxf6 62. Kg3 Qb6 $1 63.
Qc4+ (63. g5 $2 Qb8+ $1 $19) 63... Kh7 64. g5 Qg6 $11 65. Qc7+ Kg8 66. Qb8+ Kf7
$1 (66... Kh7 $2 67. Qb7+ Kg8 68. h7+ Qxh7 69. Qxb2 $18) 67. Qb7+ Kf8 68. Qb8+
Kf7 69. Qb3+ Kf8 70. Qf3+ Ke7 71. Qe3+ Kd7 72. Qd4+ Ke6 (72... Qd6+ 73. Qxd6+
Kxd6 74. h7 b1=Q 75. h8=Q Qg1+ 76. Kf3 Qd1+ $11) 73. Qxb2 Qxg5+ 74. Kf3 Qh5+
75. Ke4 Qf5+ $2 {After the move in the game white is winning...again!} (75...
Qg6+ $11) 76. Ke3 Qg5+ 77. f4 $18 Qg3+ 78. Ke4 Qe1+ 79. Kf3 Qf1+ 80. Kg3 Qg1+
81. Qg2 Qb1 82. Qc6+ Kf7 83. Qd7+ Kf6 84. Qg7+ Ke6 85. Qe5+ (85. f5+ $1 Kd5 (
85... Qxf5 86. h7 Qd3+ 87. Kh4 $18) 86. Kg4 $18) 85... Kf7 86. Qh5+ Kf6 87.
Qg5+ Kf7 88. Qh5+ Kf6 89. Qh4+ Kf7 90. h7 $2 {The last mistake! A well-known
principle of queen endgames says that the party who has some extra material
should keep the queen closer to the center. This approach offers a chance to
avoid the perpetual, whereas at the edge of the board the queen can't help the
king...See the rest of the game!} Qe1+ 91. Kg4 Qd1+ 92. Kg5 Qd8+ 93. Kh5 Qd5+
94. Qg5 Qh1+ 95. Qh4 Qd5+ 96. Kg4 Qd1+ 97. Kg3 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 (7. Qc2 c5
8. e4 cxd4 9. e5 Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. a3 d6 $13 {Grivas,
E-Bagaturov,G/Chania 2000}) 7... c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 (9... d6 10. a3 (10.
Bg2 Bb7 11. Qd3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. b3 Qb6 14. Bb2 Nc6 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Rfe1
a5 17. a4 Rab8 $132 {Postny,E-Lindberg,B/Pardubice 2002}) 10... Bb7 11. b4 Nc6
(11... cxb4 12. axb4 Nc6 13. b5 Nb8 14. Bg2 Nbd7 15. O-O e5 16. Ba3 $14 {
Beliavsky,A-Grigoriants,S/Linares 2003}) 12. Bg2 Be7 13. b5 Qa5 14. Qd3 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 dxe5 16. O-O O-O 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Qc2 $14 {Kramnik,V-Almasi,I;2002}) 10. e5
Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 {White has a bit more space, but black has good places for
his pieces.} 12. Bg2 {White has some space advantage, whereas black is
counting on having only one weakness (d7) which can be easily defended, as
white's structure isn't perfect as well.} Be7 (12... Rb8 13. O-O Be7 14. Re1
Bg6 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rad1 h6 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qc7 $11 {Postny,
E-Gruenfeld,Y/Israel 2003}) 13. O-O O-O (13... Rb8 14. b3 Nc6 15. Bb2 O-O 16.
Qe3 Bg6 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Ne1 $5 {Gelfand,B-Almasi,Z/Budapest 2003}) 14. Bd2 Nc6
15. Qe3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bc3 {White is trying to get rid of the knight as
fast as he can. If black is able to play f6 and Bxf6 he would get a hold of
the 'd4' square for good.} (17. Bxa8 $143 Qxa8 {[%cal Gd4f3]} 18. f3 Nc2 19.
Qd3 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 Qc6 $132 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 17... Rb8 $5 {[%mdl 32] This move
is an improvment comparing to the game Lautier-Gelfand. Black's idea is very
simple and at the same time very efficient: he is ready to give up a pawn for
trading his knight for the white's darksquared bishop. In return black imposes
on white multiple trade over the d-file and blockade of the queenside pawns of
white.} (17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 f6 {[%cal Gf6e5]} 19. Rad1 (19. exf6 {(Gershon)
would allow black an interesting possibility:} Bxf6 20. Rad1 Bd4 $5 21. Qe4 e5
{black is getting a strong hold of the center in compensation for weakening
his pawn structure.}) 19... Rb8 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Rd3 {[%csl Rd7]} Qc6 22. Rfd1 {
Lautier,J-Gelfand,B/Cannes/2002}) (17... Nc2 {(Gershon) is bad due to:} 18. Qd3
(18. Qe4 {Gershon} Nxa1 19. Qxa8 Qxa8 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Rxa1 Rb8 22. Rd1 Rb7
23. b3 {is unpleasant for black - his pawns are weak and the bishop more
passive.}) 18... Nxa1 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Qxd7 $16 {winnning a pawn}) 18. Bxd4
cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc7 20. Rad1 ({Nothing changed} 20. Rab1 Rfd8 21. Rfc1 Bc5 22.
Qc3 a5 23. a3 Qb6 $44 {and white doesn't stand a chance to transfer b4.}) 20...
Rfd8 21. b3 d6 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Qe4 Bc5 24. Kg2 (24. Qc6 Qxc6 25. Bxc6 Kf8 26.
Kg2 Ke7 27. Kf3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 $11 {[%cal Ga7a5]}) 24... a5 {
The fact white is a pawn up is of no importance since white can't make any
progress on the queenside.} 25. h4 Qb6 26. Qc2 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 {Once black
manages to trade all major pieces a draw agreement is on the way!} 28. Rd2 h6 (
28... g6) 29. h5 Rd6 30. Be4 Qd8 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. f4 f5 33. Bb7 Qd4 34. Kh3
Kf7 35. Qe2 Kf6 36. Qf3 Bb4 37. Qc6 Qd6 38. Qe8 Qf8 39. Qb5 Qc5 40. Qe8 Qf8 41.
Qa4 Qc5 42. Qd7 Qd6 43. Qb5 Qc5 44. Bg2 Qxb5 45. cxb5 Bc5 46. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.13"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 {Nikolich an expert in this line, but this move
doesn't seem to promise white anything special.} (10. Rd1 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12.
Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfe1 Nd4 15. Qb2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxe2 $13 {Nikolic,P-Sax,
G/Wijk aan Zee 1989}) (10. Bg2 Nd7 (10... c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxd5 (12. dxc5
bxc5 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Qb2 Qb6 15. e4 Ndb4 16. Na4 Qb7 $132 {Zhu Chen-Karpov,A/
Dubai 2002}) 12... exd5 13. Bc3 Bf6 (13... Rc8 14. Qb2 c4 15. Ne5 b5 16. a3 Re8
17. Rfe1 Bf8 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Bxe4 Re6 $11 {Dautov,
R-Lutz,C/Germany 2001}) 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. e3 Rac8 16. Qb2 Rfd8 17. Rac1 cxd4 18.
Nxd4 Ne5 19. Qd2 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Hellers,F/Stockholm 1990}) 11. O-O c5 12.
Rfd1 Rc8 13. Qb2 Bb7 (13... N7f6 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rac1 Qb6 16. Ne5 Qb8 17.
Nxd5 exd5 18. Bf4 Qb7 $13 {Eingorn,V-Shneider,A/Leningrad 1990}) 14. Rac1 (14.
e4 Nb4 (14... N5f6 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bd6 17. Bh3 h6 18. Nb5 Bb8 19. Bc3 a6
20. Na3 b5 21. Nc2 Re8 22. Ne3 $14 {Topalov,V-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo 2001}) 15.
Be3 Qe8 16. a3 Nc6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Na5 19. Re1 Qd8 20. Rad1 Bf6 21. Qc2
$14 {Ivanchuk,V-Ehlvest,J/Tallinn 2000}) 14... N7f6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. dxc5 Rxc5
{1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Ehlvest,J/Skelleftea 1989}) 10... exd5 11. e3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1
Nd7 ({Black got good counterchances also after} 12... c5 13. Kg2 Nd7 14. dxc5
bxc5 15. Rhd1 Nf6 16. Bc3 Ne4 17. Rac1 Qd6 $13 {Beliavsky,A-Wu Shaobin/Bled
2002}) 13. Qc6 {Temporarily preventing black from playing c5.} Nf6 14. Kg2 Bd6
15. Rhc1 Qe7 ({Deserved attention} 15... a5 $5 16. a3 Qe7 17. b4 a4 (17... axb4
18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Qxb4 21. Qxc7 $14) 18. Be1 Rfe8 $132 {
leaving white with passive bishop on e1.}) 16. b4 Rfc8 17. Rab1 h6 18. Be1 Qe4
19. a4 Ng4 20. Qc2 c5 21. bxc5 (21. dxc5 bxc5 22. b5 Qe6 23. Bc3 Ne5 24. Bxe5
Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 21... bxc5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 {It seems that after this
move agame should end up a draw, but black makes series of mistake in
relatively simple endgame.} (22... Bxc5 23. h3 Nf6 24. Rb5 Nd7 $11) 23. Qxe4
dxe4 24. Nd4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Ne5 26. Ba5 $1 a6 (26... Nd3 27. Rc6 Bc5 28. Bc3 Rb8
29. Nf5 Bf8 30. g4 $14 {[%csl Re4]}) 27. Bb6 {[%cal Ga4a5]} a5 $6 {[%csl Ra5]
The pawn on a5 is a target for white pieces so safer was} (27... g6 28. a5 Kf8
$11 {with balanced position.}) 28. Nc6 Nxc6 $2 {Blunder leading to very
difficult endgame.} (28... Nd3 29. Rc4 (29. Rb1) 29... Ra6 30. Bd4 f5 31. Bc3
Bb4 $11) 29. Rxc6 $16 Bb4 30. g4 $1 {[%csl Ra5,Re4] It proves impossible for
black to defened 2 weaknesses in his camp.} Kh7 $6 (30... Re8 $5 31. Kg3 Re5
32. h4 Rd5 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gb4e1,Gd5d2]}) 31. Rc7 Kg8 32. h4 Rb8 33. Rc6 Kh7
34. Kg3 Be1 35. h5 Rb7 36. Kf4 Bxf2 (36... Re7 37. Rc5 Bxf2 38. Rxa5 Bg1 39.
Kg3 $18) 37. Bxa5 $18 Ra7 38. Rc5 Bh4 39. Kxe4 Bg5 40. Kd3 g6 41. e4 Bh4 42.
Kc4 Bf2 43. Rd5 f6 44. e5 fxe5 45. Rxe5 Rf7 46. Bd2 Rc7+ 47. Kd3 Rd7+ 48. Ke2
Bd4 49. hxg6+ Kxg6 50. Re6+ Kf7 51. Rxh6 Bg7 52. Ra6 Be5 53. Be3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.20"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
{Even though a hundreds of games were played in this line, in none of them
white opted for 8.Rc1.} (8. Qc2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. e3 Bxf1 12.
Kxf1 c5 13. Kg2 Nd7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rhd1 Nf6 16. Bc3 Ne4 17. Rac1 Qd6 $13 {
Beliavsky,A-Wu Shaobin/Bled 2002}) (8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5
Ne4) 8... Ba3 9. Rc2 (9. Rb1 d5 10. cxd5 (10. b4 c5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5
13. Qa4 cxd4 14. Qxa3 dxc3 15. Bxc3 Ne4 $13) 10... exd5 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Nc6
13. Bg5 Re8 $132) 9... Nc6 10. Bc1 Bb4 (10... Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Bb7 12. Bg2 Ne7 13.
O-O d6 14. Qd3 Re8 15. e4 $14) 11. Bg2 (11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Bb7 13. Bg2 Ne7
14. O-O d6 $13) 11... b5 $5 {Beliavsky is famous for his uncompromising style,
that's why he starts a fight for the initiative from the very first moves.} 12.
cxb5 Bxb5 13. Bd2 (13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Ne4 (14... Rb8 15. Re1 Ne4) 15. Re3 d5
16. a4 Ba6 17. Ba3 $14) 13... Rb8 14. O-O a5 {Black's play on the queenside is
based on the advance of an a-pawn.} 15. Nxb5 Rxb5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18.
Qd2 Nb4 19. Rcc1 c6 20. Rfd1 Qa8 21. e3 (21. e4 d5 22. e5 Be7 23. Rc3 Rb6 24.
Rdc1 $13) 21... Rfb8 22. Ne5 $6 {I don't like the idea to give black a chance
to get rid of the knight.} Bxe5 23. dxe5 R5b7 24. Rc4 Nd5 25. Rdc1 (25. Ra4 Ra7
26. Rh4 a4 27. Qc2 h6 28. Rxa4 Rxa4 29. bxa4 Rb4 30. Rd4 $13) 25... Rb4 26. Qd4
Qb7 27. Qc5 a4 28. bxa4 Rxc4 29. Qxc4 Qb2 30. a5 Qd2 (30... Qxe5 $5) 31. Qc2 (
31. a6 Rb2 $6 32. Qf1 $16) 31... Qxa5 32. Rb1 Ra8 33. Bxd5 exd5 (33... Qxd5 34.
Qa4 Rf8 35. Rd1 Qxe5 36. Rxd7 $11) 34. Rb2 g6 35. Kg2 $6 (35. Rb7 Ra7 36. Qb2
Rxb7 37. Qxb7 Qxa2 38. Qxd7 Qa1+ 39. Kg2 Qxe5 40. Qxc6 $11) 35... d4 36. exd4
Qd5+ 37. Kg1 Qxd4 38. Qe2 Re8 39. Rd2 $6 (39. Qd2) 39... Rxe5 (39... Qa1+ 40.
Rd1 Qxe5 (40... Rxe5 41. Qd2 $18 {[%csl Ra1]}) 41. Qxe5 Rxe5 42. Rxd7 $11) 40.
Rxd4 Rxe2 41. Rxd7 Rxa2 42. Rc7 Rc2 43. g4 $1 h6 44. Kg2 Kg7 (44... g5 $5 45.
h4 Kg7 46. Kg3) 45. h4 Kf6 46. Kg3 Rc1 47. f3 Ke6 48. Kf4 Rc4+ 49. Kg3 h5 50.
Rc8 Kf6 51. Rc7 Rc1 52. Kf4 hxg4 53. fxg4 Kg7 54. h5 Kh6 55. hxg6 Kxg6 56. Rc8
Rc4+ 57. Kf3 c5 58. Rg8+ Kh6 59. Rh8+ Kg7 60. Rh5 Rc1 61. Ke3 c4 62. Rg5+ Kh6
63. Rf5 Re1+ 64. Kd2 Re7 65. Kc3 Rc7 66. Ra5 Kg6 67. Rb5 Kf6 68. Rf5+ Ke6 69.
Ra5 Rc8 70. Rb5 Kd6 71. Rf5 Rc7 72. g5 Ke7 73. Rf4 Rc5 74. Rg4 Rc6 75. Rf4 Kf8
76. Rf6 Rxf6 77. gxf6 Kg8 78. Kxc4 Kh7 79. Kd4 Kg6 80. Ke5 Kg5 81. Ke4 Kxf6 82.
Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 07th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Maharramzade, Javad"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 $5 {The most popular reply is 5.
b3,but the move in the game is at least as dangerous for black as the main
line.} Bb4 6. Qc2 O-O (6... c5 $5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bb7
11. Nb3 Be7 12. e4 Qc7 13. Bf4 d6 14. Rac1 Rac8 $13 {Nemet,I-Shariyazdanov,A/
MTO 1999}) (6... Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qd1 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. b3 a4
12. Ba3 d6 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Bf1 $14 {Topalov,V-Adams,M/It 1999}) 7. Bg2 d5 8.
O-O c5 (8... Bxd2 9. Nxd2 Nc6 10. e3 Qe7 11. b3 Rac8 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. Qc3 $14 {
Ehlvest,J-Kortschnoj,V/Groningen PCA 1993}) 9. dxc5 $5 (9. cxd5 Bxe2 $2 10.
dxe6 $1 Bxf1 11. Nxf1 Nc6 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 $1 $16 {Walker,D-Gillen,A/BCF-ch
1992}) 9... bxc5 (9... Bxc5 $5 10. a3 Nbd7 (10... Bb7 11. b4 Bd6 12. Bb2 Nbd7
13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nd4 $14) 11. b4 Be7 12. b5 Bb7 13. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) 10. b3 Nbd7
11. Bb2 Qb6 12. e3 Bb7 $132 {The opening stage of the game is over and we can
make some conclusions:black has solved opening problems and now has quiet
comfortable position,however the position remains complicated and every
mistake may change the assesment to both directions.} 13. Rfd1 a5 $6 {Dubious
plan,finally causing black serious problems.Better was} (13... Rad8 14. Rac1
Rfe8 15. cxd5 exd5 16. a3 Ba5 $132) 14. Ne5 a4 (14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Ng4 16. Bb2
Rad8 17. Nf3 $14 {[%csl Rb4]}) 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. bxa4 Qa6 $6 17. Nb3 $6 {
Letting black to escape,while after 17.a3! he could be severely punished for
his 13th move:} (17. a3 $1 Bxd2 (17... Ba5 18. Nb3 Bb6 (18... dxc4 $2 19. Nxa5
$18 {[%csl Rd7]}) 19. a5 Bxa5 20. Nxa5 Qxa5 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23.
Rxd5 $16) 18. Rxd2 Nb6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxc5 $16) 17... Nb6 18.
a3 (18. cxd5 c4 19. Nd4 Nxd5 $132) 18... Qxc4 $8 (18... dxc4 19. axb4 cxb3 20.
Qc3 f6 21. b5 Qa7 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qxb3 $18) 19. Qxc4 $1 (19. Rac1 Qxc2 20.
Rxc2 c4 21. axb4 cxb3 22. Rc3 Rxa4 23. Rxb3 Nc4 $132) 19... Nxc4 20. axb4 (20.
Bxg7 Kxg7 21. axb4 cxb4 $13) 20... Nxb2 21. Nxc5 $1 $36 {White still keeps
slightly better chanse,but with accurate play black manages to equalize.} Nxd1
22. Rxd1 Bc6 $1 (22... Rfb8 $5 23. b5 (23. e4 Bc6 24. b5 Bxb5 25. axb5 Rxb5 26.
Nd3 dxe4 $11) 23... f5 $5 (23... Ra5 24. e4 $16) 24. Ra1 Bc8 25. Bf1 Kf7 26. a5
Ke7 $14) 23. b5 Rfc8 $8 24. bxc6 Rxc6 25. Nb3 Rc3 $11 {The arising ending is
balanced.} 26. Nd4 Ra3 27. e4 $5 dxe4 28. Bxe4 Rd8 $1 (28... R8xa4 29. Nc2 $1
$18 {[%csl Rg8]}) 29. Rc1 (29. Bc2 Ra2 (29... e5 $2 30. Nf5 $1 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1
Ra1 32. Ne3 $18) 30. Bb3 Rb2 31. Rc1 $1 Kf8 32. Nc6 Rdd2 $13) 29... Rxa4 30.
Nc6 Rf8 31. Bf3 {The draw agreement could have taken place on every move,but
for some reason the game goes on!} g5 32. h3 Kg7 33. Rd1 Rc4 34. Ne5 Rc7 35.
Kg2 Rfc8 36. Rd6 Rc5 37. Nc6 Rc7 38. Nd4 Kf6 39. Ra6 Rd7 40. Ne2 Rc2 41. Rc6
Rxc6 42. Bxc6 Rd2 43. Kf3 Rd6 44. Be4 h5 45. Ke3 Kg7 46. f4 f5 47. Bc2 Kf6 48.
h4 gxh4 49. gxh4 e5 50. fxe5+ Kxe5 51. Nf4 (51. Kf3 Rd2 52. Bb1 Rd1 $11) 51...
Rd4 $1 {Taking advantage of the fact that sqare h8 is dark,while white has
lightcolored bishop.} 52. Ng6+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "8.8"]
[White "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Black "Michaelsen, Nils"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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 "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 (7. d5 $5
exd5 8. Nh4 g6 $5 9. cxd5 Bg7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Nd6 Ba6 12. a4 Ne8 13. Ne4 d6 14.
O-O Nd7 15. Rb1 Ndf6 $10 {Van Wely,L-Psakhis,L/Leenwarden/1993}) 7... cxd4 (
7... Nxe4 8. Ne5 d5 (8... Nc3 $4 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh3 $18) 9. cxd5 $6 (9. Qa4+ $1
Nd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bh3 $18) 9... Nxd2 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. Bxd2 Bxd5 12. Bxd5
exd5 13. O-O f6 14. Rfe1 $40 {Goldin,A 2535-Smirin,I 2490-Moskva (GMA) 1989}) (
7... d6 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 Ba6 10. Bf1 Qc8 11. Qa4+ Nfd7 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Qxa6
Nxa6 14. O-O Nb4 15. Nc4 f5 16. exf5 Nf6 17. Bg5 Nbxd5 18. Rad1 $16 {
Sosonko-Miles, Wijk aan Zee 1981}) 8. O-O (8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb5 (9. N4b3 Be7 10.
O-O Qc7 11. Re1 d6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2 Nbd7 $10 {Piket,J-Salov,V/
Wijk/1992}) (9. Nc2 Qc7 10. O-O Nc6 11. b3 h5 $5 12. Rb1 h4 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2
hxg3 15. hxg3 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 $14 {Browne,W-Ivanov,AV/USA-ch/1989/})
9... a6 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. Qe2 Be7 $1 12. O-O d6 13. a4 Nc6 $1 14. b3 O-O $13 {
Welin,T-Chernin,A/Lugano 47/642/1989}) 8... d6 (8... Nc6 9. e5 Ng4 10. h3 Nh6
11. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Rh6]}) 9. Nxd4 Qc8 (9... Nbd7 10. Re1 Qc7 11. a4 (11. Nb5 $1
Qb8 12. c5 $3 {[%cal Gd2c4]} dxc5 (12... Nxc5 13. Nc4 $16) 13. Nc4 e5 14. f4 $1
Bc6 15. Nc3 $1 b5 16. fxe5 $16 {Browne,W-Bradford,J/Dallas 1996}) 11... a6 12.
a5 Be7 13. N2b3 Rc8 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5 Ba8 16. b3 $14 {Huzman,A-Har Zvi,R/
ISR-chT 1996}) (9... Qd7 10. Re1 (10. a4 $1 Be7 11. a5 O-O 12. Re1 Na6 13. b3
bxa5 14. Rxa5 Nc5 15. Qc2 Bd8 16. Ra2 Bb6 $13 {1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Ivanov,A/
USA-ch G1 1997/ (30)}) 10... Be7 11. Nb1 Nc6 12. Nc3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. b3
Rfd8 15. Bb2 Rab8 16. h3 Ba8 $10 {Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A/Linares 1994}) (9... a6
$5 10. Re1 Qc7 11. a4 $1 $14 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. a5 Rb8 $6 14. axb6 Qxb6 15.
Re3 $1 $16 {Salov,V-Karpov,A/Wijk aan Zee 1998}) (9... Qc7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2
O-O 12. f4 a6 13. g4 Nc6 14. Nc2 Nd7 15. g5 $40 {Ftacnik,L-Van den Doel,E/
Sonnevanck 1995}) 10. Re1 (10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rfc1 a6 14.
N2b3 Qc7 15. a4 a5 16. Nb5 Qc8 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. Bc3 $14 {Tuominen,R-Hokkanen,
P/Finland 1998}) (10. a4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. b4 Be7 13. b5 Bb7 14. a5 Rb8 15.
Bb2 O-O 16. a6 $16 {Tregubov,P-Brodsky,M/Krasnodar 1998}) (10. b4 Be7 11. a4
O-O 12. a5 bxa5 13. Rxa5 a6 14. Bb2 Nbd7 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Rc1 $14 {Ivanov,
M-Fuchs,H/Baden 2001}) 10... Be7 11. a4 Nc6 {Usualy black prefers not to trade
the knights in the hedgehog.} (11... O-O 12. a5) 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Nb3 e5 $6 {
[%csl Gd5] Volunterely giving up control over the light squares.} (13... O-O
14. Nd4 Bb7 15. b3 Rd8 16. a5 bxa5 17. Bd2) 14. Nd2 $1 $14 {[%cal Gd2b1,Gb1c3,
Gb2b3] The knight returns to c3 in order to come to d5 at the right moment.}
Qb7 (14... O-O 15. Nb1 Qe6 16. b3 a5 17. Nc3 Nd7 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Rb1 $14) 15.
Qe2 O-O 16. Nb1 h6 17. Nc3 a6 18. b3 Bd7 19. Ba3 Rfd8 20. Red1 Be6 {Another
possible plan wass to open the second front on the kingside, but white doesn't
want to give his opponent any counterplay.} 21. Bb4 (21. h3 Rac8 22. Kh2 Rc7
23. f4 Qb8 24. f5 Bc8 25. Rd3 $14) 21... Bf8 22. Ra2 Qc7 23. Rad2 Rab8 24. Nd5
Nxd5 ({No better was} 24... Bxd5 25. cxd5 b5 26. Rc2 Qa7 27. Ba5 Rdc8 28. Rc6
$16) 25. cxd5 Bc8 26. Rc2 Qa7 27. Rdc1 a5 28. Bd2 Bd7 29. Be3 Rb7 (29... Rdc8
30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8 Bxc8 32. Qb5 $18) 30. Bf3 $1 g6 (30... f5 31. exf5 Bxf5
32. Rc3 {[%cal Gf3g4]} Kh8 33. Bg4 Bh7 34. Rc6 $16) 31. Bg4 Bxg4 (31... f5 32.
exf5 gxf5 33. Bh3 $18 {[%csl Rf5,Rh6][%cal Ge2h5]}) 32. Qxg4 $18 Qa6 33. Qh4 (
33. Rc6 $5) 33... Be7 34. Qxh6 Qd3 35. Rc4 (35. Rc8 Qxe4 36. Rxd8+ Bxd8 37. Rc8
Rd7 38. Qg5 $18) 35... Qxb3 36. h4 Bf8 37. Qg5 Be7 38. Qg4 b5 39. axb5 Qxb5 40.
Rc7 Rxc7 41. Rxc7 Qe8 42. h5 Bf6 43. hxg6 fxg6 44. Qh3 $1 Bg7 45. Bg5 Ra8 46.
Re7 Qf8 (46... Qc8 47. Rxg7+ Kxg7 48. Qh6+ Kf7 49. Qh7+ Kf8 50. Bh6+ Ke8 51.
Qg8+ Kd7 52. Qf7+ Kd8 53. Bg5#) 47. Qe6+ Kh8 48. Rf7 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 {This natural move is considered to be the side-line.
Official theory prefers} (10... Nfd7 {which was tried by Anand in round 2.})
11. Nd2 Na6 {The position of the knight on a6 is quite typical for many
variations of QID. The idea behind a move in the game is to support c5.} 12. e4
Rc8 13. Re1 (13. Bb2 Rc7 14. Rc1 Qa8 15. Re1 Rfc8 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. h3 c5 $11 {
Vaillant,S-Georgiev,K/Metz 1997}) 13... Rc7 $1 {Diagram [#]} ({An excellent
manoeuvre. Black is going to transfer his Q to a8, the R to d8 and to open the
center with c6-c5.} 13... Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Qe2 dxc4 17. Nxc4
c5 18. d5 Bf8 19. Rad1 exd5 20. exd5 Nb4 $13 {Leyva,H-Linford,C/Dos Hermanas
2004}) 14. Nd3 {The knight had nothing much to do on e5, so White retreats
with it to d3 preparing an advance of the e-pawn.} (14. a3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16.
exd5 exd5 17. b4 Ne6 18. Bb2 dxc4 19. Bxb7 c3 20. Bxc3 Rxc3 21. Bg2 $14 {
Chernin,A-Georgiev,K/Villarrobledo 1997}) 14... dxe4 {Due to the threat e4-e5
Black couldn't wait any longer with this capture.} 15. Nxe4 c5 16. Nxf6+ {
Topalov doesn't want to take any risks, so he prefers the move in the game. In
case of} (16. dxc5 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 {Black could've tried to play
for a win by} Rd7 {even though it looks like White is doing fine in that case}
(18... Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 $11) 19. Qg4 Bg5 20. Ne5 (20. Rd4 $2 Rxd4 21. Qxd4
Qxd4 22. Bxd4 Rd8 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Bxb6 Rxd3 $17) 20... f5 21. Qh5 fxe4 22.
Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Qxg5 Nxc5 24. Rf1 $14) 16... Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Ne5 Bxe5 ({
The option 18...cxd4 19.Bxd4 is risky from the strategic standpoint. As the
Ne5 is far too annoying, Black has either to trade it or to take precautions
against the possible Nc6. In both cases White keeps slgihtly better chances.} 
18... cxd4 19. Bxd4 Qc7 20. Qg4 Nc5 21. Rad1 $14) 19. dxe5 Rd7 {Taking over
control over the d-file.} 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Qe4 {
Diagram [#]} Nb8 ({In case of} 23... Qd3 24. Qxd3 Rxd3 25. Rc1 {Forcing black
to play 25...Nb4 as White is planning to bring the king to e2.} Nb4 26. Bxb4
cxb4 27. c5 bxc5 28. Rxc5 g5 29. Ra5 $11) (23... Nb4 $5) 24. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 {Very solid
variation,quiet suprising for the Polgar's agressive style!This line was
played oftenly on the highest level and proved to be very good way to play for
a draw.} 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4
13. Nxe4 Bb7 ({Another good alternative is} 13... Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re3 Bf6
16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc7 19. Qf3 Rad8 $11 {Karpov,A-Anand,V/
Siemens Giants 1999}) 14. Ned2 ({Nothing promises} 14. Nfg5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7
16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ne4 Be7 $1 19. Qf3 Rab8 20. Qh5 e5 21. Bb2 f6
22. Rad1 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Ljubojevic,L/Tilburg 1989}) 14... Re8 $5 {Black
doesn't want to take on d4 and defends the bishop to prevent d5 in the nearest
future.} (14... Rc8 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 18. Kg1 Rfe8 19.
Rad1 a6 20. N4f3 Qb7 $11 {Levitina,I-Maric,A/Shanghai ctW 1992}) (14... a6 $6
15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 18. N2f3 Qb7 19. b4 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Bf8
21. Kg1 $14 {[%csl Rd7] Kasparov,G-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg 1989}) 15. Qe2 Qc7 16.
Rad1 Rad8 17. dxc5 {White has just run out of usefull moves and he finally
takes on c5.} Bxc5 {Keeping square e5 under control.but also after} (17... Nxc5
$5 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rd6 $11 {black is doing o'kay.}) 18. Ng5 (18. b4 Bf8
19. a3 a5 20. Rc1 axb4 21. axb4 Ra8 $11) 18... Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h6 $5 (19... Qb7+
20. Qf3 Qxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Nb8 22. Nge4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Be7 $11) 20. Nge4 Be7 21. f4
$5 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 (22. Qxe4 Bf6 $11) 22... f5 $1 $11 (22... Nc5 $2 23. Qg4 $1 {
[%csl Rg7]} g6 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. Bxf6 Nd3 26. Rf1 $1 Qc6+ 27. Qf3 $14) 23. Nf2
(23. Nd2 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Nf3 Ne4 26. Qe3 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 $11) 23... Bf6
24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 {Black has the only weakness in his position-pawn
e6,which he easily defends,and slightly exposed position of white king gives
him sufficient counterchanses.} 26. Rd1 Qc7 27. Qe5 Qb7+ 28. Kg1 Kf7 29. Rd6
Qf3 30. Qe1 Qb7 31. Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 {Most top
players prefer 7.Bc3, but it's just a matter of fashion!} (7. Bc3) 7... O-O 8.
Rc1 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. O-O Re8 13. Bf4 c5 14. dxc5 (
14. Re1 Nf6 15. Bg5 Rc8 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bh3 Ra8 18. Nd4 h6 19. Bf4 Ne4 $11 {
Timman,J-Ribli,Z/Amsterdam 1980}) 14... Bxc5 15. Qxd5 $5 {An interesting
attempt to fight for the opening advantage. In most of the games played White
refrained from taking a pawn on d5 in this position.} (15. Rc2 Nf6 16. Ne1 Ne4
17. Nd3 d4 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Bh3 Nc3 20. Qd2 Rc6 21. Ne5 Rf6 $17 {Ree,H-Timman,J/
Wijk aan Zee 1980}) (15. Nd4 Nf6 16. Rc2 Qd7 17. Qa1 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Bxd4 19.
Qxd4 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Bxe2 22. h3 $44 {Shipov,S-Kengis,E/Gistrup
1997}) 15... Nf6 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Ne5 Nd5 $6 {I think after the following
game Black will have to reconsider this pawn sacrifice. In my opinion Black
should be able to neutralize White's pressure after the natural} (17... Bxe2
18. Rfe1 Ba6 $14 {[%cal Gf6d5] quite easily} 19. Nc6 $140 (19. Bf3 Nd5) 19...
Ng4 $1 $15 {[%csl Rf2]}) 18. Bf3 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Rd2 $146 {This is the first new
move. In the only game which was played in this position Black opted for 19...
f6 and after 20.Nc4 Bxc4 Black is perfectly safe. However 20.Nc6 would've
posed Black some problems..} (19... f6 20. Nc4 $6 (20. Nc6) 20... Bxc4 21. bxc4
Rd2 22. a4 Red8 23. e3 {1/2-1/2 Eriksson,A-Renman,N/Gavle 1982}) 20. Rfd1 Red8
21. Rxd2 $1 {Most ambitious and best. White isn't interested to play the minor
pieces endgame after} (21. e3 $5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Bb5 24. Bf3 f6
25. Bd5+ Kf8 26. Nf3 $14) 21... Rxd2 22. b4 Bxb4 23. Rc7 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rf7]}
g6 ({May be more accurate was} 23... f6 $5 24. Rxa7 Bb5 25. Ra8+ Bf8 26. a4 $14
) 24. e3 f5 {It's too dangerous to take on a2.} (24... Rxa2 25. Nxf7 Ra1+ 26.
Kg2 Bf1+ 27. Kg3 a5 28. Ng5 $16 {[%csl Rg8,Rh7][%cal Gf3d5]}) 25. Rxa7 $5 ({
Nothing changed} 25. a3 $5 Bc5 (25... Ba5 $2 26. Nd7 $1 Rd6 27. Bd5+ Kh8 28.
Bb3 $18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gd7f8,Gd7b8,Gd7e5]}) 26. Rxa7 Be2 27. Bxe2 Rxe2 28.
Nd7 Be7 $16) 25... Be2 26. Bxe2 (26. Bc6 $5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gc6a4,Ga4b3]})
26... Rxe2 27. Nd7 Be7 28. Nxb6 Bh4 29. a4 Rb2 30. Nd5 Rd2 31. Rd7 Bxf2+ 32.
Kf1 Bxe3 33. Nf6+ $2 {Up to this moment everything was pretty forced and
logical, but White's last move is a serious mistake after which Black manages
to survive. After the correct} (33. a5 $1 {[%cal Gd7d8,Ga5a8]} Kf8 (33... Bxf4
34. a6 {[%cal Gd5f6]} Ra2 35. a7 $18) 34. Ke1 $1 {[%csl Rd2,Re3]} Bxf4 35. a6
Ra2 36. a7 $18 {Black is helpless.}) 33... Kf8 34. Nxh7+ Ke8 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36.
Nh7+ Ke8 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. Rxd2 Bxd2 39. Nd5 Kf7 40. Ke2 Ba5 41. Kd3 Ke6 42. Kc4
Bd2 43. Kc5 Kd7 44. Kb5 Kd6 45. Nb6 Kc7 46. a5 Kb8 47. Nd5 Ka7 48. h3 g5 49.
fxg5 Bxg5 50. Nb4 f4 51. Nc6+ Kb7 52. Nd4 (52. a6+ Ka8 53. Ne5 Bf6 54. Nf3 Ka7
55. h4 Bb2 56. h5 Bg7 $11) 52... Bf6 53. Nf3 Ka7 54. h4 Bg7 55. h5 Kb7 56. a6+
Ka7 57. Ka5 Bc3+ 58. Kb5 Bg7 59. Nd2 Bh6 60. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest m"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2005.03.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2005.03.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 h6 13.
Bh3 Re8 14. Be3 a5 15. Nd2 $14 {Nikolic,P-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee NED 2000}) 5...
Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 (9. Qc2 Be4 10. Qb2 c6 11. Bf4 Be7
12. Nc3 d5 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Ne5 {[%csl Gf4,Gg2] Adianto,U-Barus,C/Vung Tau
VIE 2000}) 9... d6 (9... d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a3 Be7 12. Qc2 c5 13. Rfd1 Nbd7
14. Bf4 Rc8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Ne5 $14 {Polovodin,I-Pavlov,A/St Petersburg RUS
2000}) 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 $14 (11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 c6 14.
Red1 b5 15. Be1 Qb8 16. Rac1 bxc4 17. Rxc4 Qb5 18. a4 Qh5 $132 {Stefansson,
H-Handke,F/Reykjavik 2004}) 11... Bxc3 (11... Re8 12. Nb5 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Bxg2
14. Kxg2 e5 15. Nf1 Nf8 16. e4 $6 exd4 17. Rxd4 Ne6 {Georgiev,K-Nisipeanu,L/
New Delhi/Teheran 2000}) (11... h6 12. d5 e5 13. Nh4 Nc5 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3
a4 16. b4 Nb3 17. Rab1 Bc8 18. c5 $1 $16 {Nyback,T-Sharavdorj,D/Mallorca 2004})
12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 {Karpov is the first one to deviate from the previous
game, which braught him a very impressive win.} (13. Qb2 c6 (13... a4 14. Rac1
b5 15. Qd2 Qb8 16. Bb4 axb3 17. axb3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Ra4 $15 {Lukacs,
P-Kristjansson,S/Budapest 2002/}) 14. Bf1 b5 (14... Qe7 15. Nh4 d5 16. f3 Bg6
17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bg2 Ne8 20. e4 $16 {Barus,C-Abarca Aguirre,M/
Moscow 1994}) 15. Nh4 d5 16. f3 Bg6 17. Be1 Qb6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20.
e3 Ne8 21. g4 $14 {Karpov,A-Istratescu,A/Bucharest 2005}) (13. Qd2 a4 14. Ng5
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb8 16. f3 b5 17. e4 e5 18. d5 axb3 19. axb3 bxc4 20. bxc4 Qb3
$11 {Fortes Gil,J-Vera Pons,F/Castelldefels 2004}) 13... a4 (13... h6 14. Bh3
c6 15. Nd2 Bh7 16. Bg2 d5 17. a4 Qe7 18. Qb2 c5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nf1 $14 {
Damljanovic,B-Pikula,D/Sozina 2004}) 14. Bh3 {Not wasting a time to keep an
a-file closed Karpov prepares a typical plan of pushing e4. It has already
become a common knowladge that white has no chances to get an opening
advantage if the lightsquared bishops are traded, so white has got to play
this awkward, but a usefull move!} (14. Bf1 axb3 15. axb3 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Qe7 17.
Nd2 Ra8 18. Qb2 Bb7 19. Qc2 e5 20. d5 b5 21. e4 bxc4 22. Nxc4 $14 {Nikolic,
P-Kristjansson,S/Selfoss 2002}) 14... Qe7 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Qc2 axb3 17. axb3 c5
(17... e5 18. d5 c6 19. dxc6 (19. e4 b5 $5 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. f3) 19... Bxc6 {
[%cal Gd6d5]} 20. e4 b5 21. f3 $1 {[%cal Gd2c4]} Rxa1 22. Bxa1 b4 (22... bxc4
$2 23. Nxc4 d5 24. Bxd7 $16) 23. Nf1 Nc5 24. Ne3 $14) 18. Qb2 h6 19. b4 cxd4
20. Bxd4 Rfc8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nf1 d5 $6 {After this move black is doomed to
passivity.} (22... e5 23. Bc3 Ne4 24. Ne3 Ndf6 25. Be1 Ng5 26. Bf1 Qe6 27. h4
Ngh7 $132) (22... b5 $5 23. cxb5 e5 24. Bc3 Nb6 25. Ne3 Ne4 26. Be1 d5 $132)
23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Ne3 Bb7 25. b5 {[%csl Gc6]} Qa3 $2 {Blundering a pawn on b6.}
(25... Rc8 $5 {[%csl Gc4]}) 26. Qxa3 Rxa3 27. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 28. Rd6 $16 {
[%csl Rb6]} Nd5 $6 (28... Ra1+ 29. Bf1 Ne4 30. Rxb6 Nc5 31. f3 Kf8 32. Kf2 Ke7
33. Nc4 Bd5 34. Ne5 $16) 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Rxb6 Ra1+ 31. Bf1 Rb1 (31... g5) 32.
Rb8+ Kh7 33. b6 g5 34. f3 f5 35. Kf2 Rb4 36. e4 $1 $18 {Transposing into a
different kind of an endgame!} fxe4 37. fxe4 Bxe4 (37... Rxe4 38. Bd3 $18) 38.
Ba6 Ra4 39. b7 Rxa6 40. Rh8+ Kxh8 41. b8=Q+ Kh7 42. Qc7+ Kg6 43. Qc4 $1 Bb7 44.
Qb3 Be4 (44... Bc8 45. Qc2+ $18) 45. Ke3 Bf5 46. g4 Ra5 47. gxf5+ Rxf5 48.
Qxe6+ Rf6 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. h4 gxh4 51. Qe7+ Kg6 52. Ke4 h3 53. Qe8+ Kg7 54.
Qd7+ Kh8 55. Qxh3 Rg6 56. Kf5 Kh7 57. Qd3 Rg5+ 58. Kf6+ Kh8 59. Qe4 Kg8 (59...
Rg7) 60. Qe6+ Kh7 61. Kf7 Rg8 62. Qf5+ Kh8 63. Qe5+ Kh7 64. Qe6 (64. Qe6 Rg7+
65. Kf8 Rg5 66. Qf6 Rg8+ 67. Kf7 Rg5) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.11.16"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 (7...
Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be3 $5 {Karpov - Ehlvest,
SkellefteÅ 1989.}) 8. Nc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 (10. Rd1 d6 (10... Qb6 11. Bf4
(11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Bf4 Rac8 13. Na4 Qa5 14. b3 Rfd8 15. a3 d6 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Bc3
Rd7 18. Rac1 Nd8 $13 {Karpov,A-Timman,J/Paris 1991}) 11... Rd8 (11... a6 12.
Rd2 d6 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 h6 16. Nge4 Ne8 17. g4 Ra7 18. a3 $14
{Kantsler,B-Podlesnik,B/Ljubljana 1992}) (11... Na6 12. Rd2 Rfd8 13. Ne5 $1
Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rac8 15. Rad1 d6 16. Nf3 h6 17. Qb5 $1 $14 {Skembris,
S-Stefansson,H/Gausdal 1993}) (11... Qxb2 $2 12. Rab1 Qxc3 13. Rxb7 Nc6 $2 14.
Bd2 {traps the black queen.}) 12. Rd2 h6 13. Qb3 d6 14. Rad1 Ne8 15. e4 Qxb3
16. axb3 f6 17. e5 $1 $14 {Seirawan,Y-Vaganian,R/Rotterdam 1989}) (10... a6 11.
Bf4 Ra7 12. Rd2 Nc6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ng4 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17.
Rxd6 Qb8 $13 {Kallai,G-Sokolov,A/FRA 1992}) 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. Rd2 Rd8 (12... Nc6
13. Qd1 (13. Qb5 $5 Qc7 $1 14. Rad1 a6 15. Qa4 Nd4 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Rfb8
$11 {Salov,V-Chandler,M/Manila 1990}) 13... Nd4 14. e3 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Rfd8 16.
Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. Rxd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 h5 20. b3 $16 {Dlugy,M-Browne,W/
USA 1986}) (12... h6 13. Qb3 (13. h3 Nh5 14. Be3 a6 15. a3 Qc7 16. g4 Nf6 17.
Bf4 Nbd7 18. Qc2 Rab8 $13 {Lputian,S-Csom,I/Rimavska Sobota 1991}) 13... Nbd7
14. Rad1 e5 15. Be3 Rab8 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. b3 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Ne1 Bxg2
20. Kxg2 Nc8 $11 {Horvath,C-Fauland,A/Austria 1991}) 13. Rad1 Na6 (13... h6 14.
h3 e5 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Ne1 Nd4 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ng2 Nd7 19. b3 Nb6 20. Qa5 Rdc8
$13 {Fominyh,A-Fish,G/Alushta 1993}) 14. Qb5 Ne8 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nac7 17.
Qa4 h6 18. Nf3 $14 {Antoshin,V-Szabo,L/Moscow 1963}) 10... d6 11. Rad1 Qb6 12.
Rd2 h6 {Preparing an advance of the e-pawn, which wasn't good right away due
to Bg5.} 13. Rfd1 e5 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Ne1 {This move is novelty, but it doesn't
change evaluation of the position. It's quite clear that black has good
counterchances no matter what move white plays.} (15. Rb1 a5 16. Qb5 Qc7 17.
Qb3 Rfd8 18. Nh4 Rab8 19. Nf5 Nd4 $13 {Nikolic,P-Bareev,E/Bled 1991}) 15...
Rfd8 16. Nd5 (16. g4 $5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gg4g5]} Nd4 (16... Nxg4 $2 17. Nd5 Qa6
18. Qxa6 Bxa6 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Rxd6) 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Qb7
$132 20. Bxf6 $140 Bxf6 21. Nd5 Bg5 $15 {[%csl Re2]}) 16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Rab8
18. Nd3 $6 {Knight has nothing to do on d3 so this move is just a waste of
time.} (18. f3 Nd4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Ng2 f5 21. Bf2 Bf6 $13) 18... a5 19. b3
Qc7 20. f3 Nd4 $15 {After this move it becomes clear that white lost a
strategical battle since he has no active plan while black may just advance
his a-pawn disturbing white on the queenside.} 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Bf2 (22. Kg2
f5 23. Bg1 Bg5 24. e3 Nxf3 25. Kxf3 e4+ 26. Kg2 exd3 27. Rxd3 Rb4 $15 {[%cal
Ga5a4,Gc7c6]}) 22... Bg5 $1 23. Rb2 f5 24. Ne1 e4 25. f4 $6 (25. Kg2 Rb4 26.
Qa3 Rdb8) 25... Bf6 26. Rbd2 Nc6 {Black is finally ready for Rb4 followed by
a4.} 27. Rc1 $6 {[%csl Ra4]} (27. Qa3) 27... Rb4 28. Qa3 a4 29. Nc2 Ra8 $1 30.
Rcd1 Rbb8 $1 31. Qc1 (31. bxa4 Bb2 32. Qe3 Na5 33. Rxd6 Nxc4 34. Qxc5 Qxc5 35.
Bxc5 Nxd6 36. Bxd6 Rd8 $17) 31... axb3 32. axb3 Na5 $1 33. Rxd6 Nxb3 34. Qe3
Bd4 $1 $19 {Winning an exchange.} 35. R6xd4 cxd4 36. Nxd4 Nxd4 37. Rxd4 (37.
Qxd4 Rd8 {[%csl Rd1]}) 37... Rb2 {[%csl Re2]} 38. Qc3 Raa2 39. Rd5 Rxe2 40. Bd4
Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "Bucharest m"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2005.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.03.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 $14 {In my opinion this move promises
white a steady opening edge.} (11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 c6 14. Red1
b5 15. Be1 Qb8 16. Rac1 bxc4 17. Rxc4 Qb5 18. a4 Qh5 $132 {Stefansson,H-Handke,
F/Reykjavik 2004}) 11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 c6 14. Bf1 {[%cal Gf2f3,
Ge2e4,Gf3h4] White is playing an accordance with a plan to push e4.} (14. Bh3
Qb8 15. Ne1 d5 16. Bd2 b5 17. Bf4 Qb7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. Rxc8+
Rxc8 21. Rc1 h6 $11 {Bilobrk,F-Loncar,R/Rabac 2004}) 14... b5 (14... Qe7 15.
Nh4 d5 16. f3 Bg6 17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bg2 Ne8 20. e4 $16 {Barus,
C-Abarca Aguirre,M/Moscow 1994}) (14... Bxf3 15. exf3 d5 16. Bd3 a4 17. Rac1
Qe7 18. Bb1 $14 {[%cal Gf3f4,Gb2e2]}) 15. Nh4 d5 (15... b4 16. Bd2 c5 17. Bf4
Qb6 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Rd6 Qb7 20. Rad1 $14) 16. f3 Bg6 17. Be1 $5 {[%cal Gg3g4,
Ge1g3]} Qb6 (17... bxc4 18. bxc4 Nb6 19. c5 Nbd7 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Qb7 $16) 18.
cxd5 cxd5 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. e3 {White is preparing for the transformation into
an endgame with 2 bishops versus a pair of knights.} Ne8 (20... e5 21. Nxg6 (
21. dxe5 $6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qxe3+ 23. Bf2 Qxe5 24. Bd4 Qb8 $13) 21... hxg6 22. g4
Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Re8 24. Bg3 $14) 21. g4 Nd6 22. Bg3 b4 {[%cal Gd6b5,Gb5c3]} 23.
Rxc8+ $1 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rc6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Rxc6 Qxc6 27. Qe2 $5 {[%cal Ge2a6]
Intending to trade the queens.} Kf8 28. Qa6 Qxa6 29. Bxa6 Ke7 30. h4 Nf6 $6 {
The endgame is highly unpleasent for black, but it seems that he should hold
it.} (30... Nb8 31. Bd3 Nc6 $14) 31. Bd3 Kd7 32. Kf2 Kc6 33. Ke2 Nfe8 (33...
Kd7) 34. Kd2 Nb5 35. Be5 Nbd6 (35... Nc3 36. a3 $5 Na2 37. a4 Nc3 38. h5 gxh5
39. gxh5 f6 40. Bg3 Nd6 41. Kc2 $16 {[%cal Gg3e1]}) 36. Bf1 Kb6 37. Kc2 Nb5 38.
Bg2 Kc6 39. Kd3 Nbd6 40. e4 Kd7 (40... Nb5) 41. Bh3 Ke7 42. Bf1 Kd7 43. Ke3 Ke7
44. Bd3 {White pieces are perfectly placed for the decisive break.} Kd7 45. Bf4
Kc6 46. e5 Nc8 (46... Nb5 47. h5 gxh5 48. Bxb5+ Kxb5 49. gxh5 Kc6 50. Bg5 Kd7
51. Bf6 $1 $18 {[%cal Gh5h8]}) 47. Bg5 Nb6 48. Be7 $18 {[%cal Gh4h5,Ge7f8,
Gf8g7]} Nd7 49. h5 (49. h5 gxh5 50. gxh5 Nc7 51. Bh7 $18 {[%cal Gh7g8]}) 1-0

[Event "Santiago Entel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "2005.03.22"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 (7... c5 $5 8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Qc2 Nc6 12.
e4 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. a3 bxa3 15. b4 a5 16. c5 $36 {Shariyazdanov,A-Baklan,V/
Neum BIH 2000}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 (9. Bf4 a4 10. a3 axb3 11. Qxb3 Be7 12. Nc3
Nc6 13. d5 Na5 $15 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb7a6] Bilek,I-Almasi,Z/HUN 1995}) (9. a3
Be7 10. Nc3 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nd3 Re8 14. Nf4 Nf8 15. Qc2 c6
16. Rfd1 Rc8 $11 {Bykhovsky,A-Lutz,C/Tel Aviv 1999}) (9. Bc3 d5 10. a3 Be7 11.
Nbd2 c5 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bb2 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rc8 $11 {
Skembris,S-Romanishin,O/Cutro 1999}) (9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxd5 12.
Ne1 Na6 13. f3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd3 Bb7 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qxd8 {1/2-1/2
Chernin,A-Karpov,A/Tilburg 1992/CBM 32 (17)}) 9... d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 $5
{White's idea in this variation is to push e4, so the rook is very well placed
on e1 to support an advance of the pawn.} (11. Rfd1 {Ftacnik} Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4
13. Qb2 c6 14. Bf1 b5 15. Nh4 d5 16. f3 Bg6 17. Be1 Qb6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rac1
Rfc8 20. e3 Ne8 21. g4 $14 {Karpov,A-Istratescu,A/Bucharest ROM 2005}) 11...
Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd1 {It's hard to say what is the best square for the
queen to retreat, since each one of the moves has it's drawbacks.} (13. Qc1 $5
$146 h6 14. Bh3 Bh7 $6 15. Nd2 Ne4 $6 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. f3 Bh7 18. e4 $14 {
Dautov,R-Romanishin,O/Essen 2001}) (13. Qb2 a4 (13... c6 14. Bf1 b5 $132 15.
Nd2 b4 $11) 14. Bf1 c5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. b4 a3 17. Qb3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3
Qc7 20. Rac1 Qc6 21. f3 Qa4 22. Qb1 d5 $13 {Topalov,V-Adams,M/Frankfurt 2000})
13... a4 14. b4 {Ftacnik: 'Ambitious move, but it weakens the control of white
squares.'} (14. Bf1 c5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. e4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 axb3 18. axb3 Qc7 19.
f3 e5 20. Bf2 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Nc5 $11 {Antic,D-Zontakh,A/Herceg Novi 2001} 22.
Qb2 $14 {(Ftacnik) Antic,D-Zontakh,A/Herceg Novi 2001}) 14... b5 $6 {'!?'
Ftacnik. This pawn sacrifice is unjustified under the circumstances. Black
should have played 14...d5 instead with good chances to reach an equality.
Ftacnik: 'An interesting and logical move. Black sacrifices a pawn in order to
take control over the light squares in the center and on the queen side.'} (
14... d5 15. cxd5 (15. c5 b5 16. Bf1 Re8 17. Nd2 Bg6 18. f3) 15... Nxd5 16. Rc1
Qe7 17. a3 Rfd8 $13 {[%cal Gc7c5]}) 15. cxb5 Qb8 16. Bf1 Nd5 (16... Qxb5 17.
Nd2 Nb6 18. a3 Qh5 19. f3 Bb7 20. e4 $16) 17. Bd2 Bxf3 $8 {Otherwise white
would've retreated with the knight and pushed e4.} (17... Qxb5 18. Ng5 $16 {
[%cal Gf2f3,Ge2e4]}) 18. exf3 Qa7 19. Be3 $1 $16 a3 $5 (19... Nxb4 20. d5 Qb7
21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Bd2 Nd5 23. Rxe6 $16) 20. Qd2 Qb7 21. Rab1 N7b6 22. Rb3 Rfc8
23. Rc1 (23. Qc1 $6 c6 24. bxc6 (24. Rxa3 cxb5 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Qb2 Nc4 $44)
24... Rxc6 25. Qb1 Nc4 26. b5 Rc7 $14) (23. Qd3 $5 $16 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Ge3d2,
Ge1b1]}) 23... c6 {'!?' Ftacnik.} 24. bxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 Qxc6 26. b5 Qb7 27.
Qc1 (27. Bd3 Nxe3 28. Qxe3 g6 29. Qc1 Qa7 30. Qc3 d5 $16) 27... Qa7 28. Qc6 {
'?!' Ftacnik.} (28. Bd2 $5) (28. Bd3 $1 $16 {Ftacnik}) 28... Qe7 29. Bf4 $6 {
Underestimating black's reply.} Rd8 $1 30. Rxa3 $2 (30. Qc1 Rc8 31. Qd2 (31.
Qxa3 Nxf4 32. gxf4 Ra8 33. Qb2 Qf6 $132) 31... Nxf4 32. Qxf4 d5 $14) 30... g5
$1 {Forcing white to sacrifice an exchange to save the queen.} (30... e5 31.
Ra6 exf4 32. Rxb6 Nxb6 33. Qxb6 fxg3 34. hxg3 Ra8 35. Bc4 h5 $14) 31. Ra6 {
Ftacnik: 'White pays the price for his reckless play, the initiative goes to
black with a spare exchange.'} (31. Be3 {Ftacnik} Rc8 $1 32. Bxg5 $8 Qxg5 33.
Qxd6 Qc1 $17) 31... gxf4 32. Rxb6 Nxb6 33. Qxb6 Ra8 (33... fxg3 {Ftacnik} 34.
hxg3 Ra8 35. d5 $15) 34. Bc4 Rc8 (34... d5 {Ftacnik} 35. Bb3 Qb4 36. Qc6 $11)
35. Bb3 fxg3 (35... d5 $5 36. Kg2 fxg3 37. hxg3 h5 $36) 36. hxg3 Qf8 $5 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Gc8c1,Gf8h6] '?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Black has began to play
with high ambitions, it made more sense to close the center and limit white's
bishop.'} (36... d5 $15) 37. Kg2 {'?!' Ftacnik.} Rc1 {'?!' Ftacnik} (37... d5
$15 {Ftacnik}) 38. d5 Qh6 (38... e5 39. Qe3 Rc5 40. a4 $14) 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40.
Qh4 Qd2 $2 (40... Qxh4 41. gxh4 Kf6 42. a4 (42. b6 $2 Rc8 43. a4 Ra8 $1 $17 {
[%csl Rb6][%cal Ga8a6]}) (42. f4 $5 $11 {Ftacnik}) 42... Rc3 43. Bd1 Rd3 44.
Bc2 Rd2 (44... Rxd5 $2 45. b6 Rd4 46. a5 Rb4 47. Bd3 d5 48. a6 $18) 45. Bb3 Rb2
$17) 41. dxe6 Qe1 42. Qg5+ Kf8 43. Kh3 $6 (43. e7+ Ke8 44. Qg8+ Kxe7 45. Qxf7+
Kd8 46. Qf6+ Kc7 47. Qg7+ Kb8 (47... Kb6 48. Qd4+ Kxb5 49. Qd5+ $18) 48. Kh3
Qxf2 49. Qg8+ $16) 43... Rc5 $1 $11 44. Qh6+ Ke7 45. Qh4+ Kf8 46. Kg2 Rc1 47.
Kh3 Rc5 48. Qd8+ $4 (48. Qh6+ Ke7 49. Qh4+ $11) 48... Kg7 $19 49. Qxd6 (49. g4
Qxf2 50. Bd1 Qf1+ 51. Kg3 Qg1+ 52. Kh3 Qxd1 $19) 49... Qh1+ 50. Kg4 f5+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 74th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2002.11.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Ne5 c6 8. Nc3
Qe8 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Gd7d5] Defending the pawn on c6 with idea to push d5.} 9.
O-O d5 10. Bf4 (10. Re1 b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. Qd1 b4 13. Nb1 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. Nd2 Qb6 16. e3 Rac8 $15 {Stahlberg,G-Taimanov,M/Zuerich 1953}) (10. cxd5
cxd5 11. Qxe8 (11. Qd1 Nc6 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Rc1 Qd7 $11 {Kagan,
S-Matanovic,A/Tel Aviv 1966}) 11... Rxe8 12. Bf4 (12. Bg5 h6 (12... Nbd7 13.
Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. a4 Nf6 16. Rfc1 Ne8 $11 {Skembris,S-Nikolaidis,K/
Halkida 2001}) 13. Bf4 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. e4 g5 17. Be3 dxe4
18. Bxe4 Nf6 $11 {Foisor,O-Toshkov,T/Baile Herculane 1978}) (12. Re1 Nbd7 13.
Nxd7 Nxd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Rac8 16. d5 Nc5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bf4 Bf6 19.
Rac1 b5 $13 {Mastrovasilis,A-Istratescu,A/Athens 2000}) 12... Nbd7 13. Nxd7
Nxd7 14. Rfc1 Rac8 15. a4 Bc4 16. e4 Nf6 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11 {
Olafsson,F-Matanovic,A/Hastings 1953}) 10... Bxc4 $5 {Black is ready to suffer
for a pawn, however white opts for a wrong plan and his initiative disappears
just after a couple of moves.} (10... b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. Qc2 b4 13. Na4 Bxe2
14. Qxe2 Qxa4 15. Rfc1 Qe8 16. Bf1 a5 17. f3 Ra7 $15 {Shtyrenkov,V-Kaiumov,D/
Alushta 2002}) 11. Nxc4 b5 12. Qa5 $6 {Very strange place for a queen. More
natural is} (12. Qc2 $142 bxc4 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3 Nbd7 15. e4 $44 {and
white's initiative should be enoufh for equality.}) 12... bxc4 13. b3 cxb3 14.
axb3 Qd8 15. Qxd8 {Without the queens it's much easier for black to overcome
white's pressure.} (15. Bc7 Qc8 16. Na4 $2 Na6 $19 {[%cal Ge7b4]}) (15. Qa2)
15... Rxd8 16. Na4 $6 {Letting black knight to come to b4.} (16. Rfc1 Nbd7 17.
e4 Nb6 (17... Nh5 18. Be3 Rdb8 $140 $6 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bxd5
Nhf6 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Rc7 a6 24. Rc6 $14) 18. Ra6 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4
Nd5 $15) 16... Na6 $5 {[%cal Ga6b4]} 17. Rfc1 Rdc8 18. Bf1 Nd7 19. Bd2 (19. e4
Nb4 20. f3 f5 21. e5 c5 $5 (21... Kf7 $5) 22. Bb5 Nc6 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5
Nd4 25. Bd7 Rxc5 $17) 19... Kf8 20. e3 {Last chance to pose before black
difficulties was} (20. Rc2 $5 Nb4 $140 21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. Rac1 {[%csl Rc6]} Nb8
(22... Ba3 23. Ra1 Be7 24. Rac1 Bf6 25. e3 Rab8 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Rxc6 Rxb3 28.
Rc8+ Ke7 29. Rc7 $16 {[%cal Ga4c5]}) 23. Ra1 Ba5 24. b4 Bc7 25. e3 Ke7 $15)
20... Nb4 $17 {Now black is just a pawn up.} 21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. Rc2 Ke7 23. Ba6
Rc7 24. Nb2 (24. Rac1 Kd6 $17) 24... Rb8 25. Be2 Bd6 26. Rc3 c5 $19 27. Nd3 (
27. dxc5 Be5 28. Rc2 Rxb3 29. Ra2 Bxb2 30. Raxb2 Rxb2 31. Rxb2 Nxc5 $19) 27...
cxd4 28. Rxc7 Bxc7 29. exd4 Bb6 30. Nb4 Rc8 31. Ra4 Rc3 32. Bb5 Nb8 $1 33. Na6
Nxa6 34. Bxa6 Rxb3 35. Kf1 Rb2 36. Bd3 Rd2 37. Bxh7 g6 0-1

[Event "Bangkok op 16th"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2016.04.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.04.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rad1 cxd4 {[#]Leading to an isolated queen pawn
- and active play for Black.} 12. Nb5 Bc5 13. Bf4 Ba6 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4
Re8 16. Bf3 Qd7 17. Nb3 Rac8 18. Nxc5 {[#]Not Black no longer has an isolated
queen pawn but hanging pawns - but he keeps active play.} bxc5 19. Bg5 d4 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qd2 Rcd8 22. b3 Kg7 23. Rfe1 Re5 24. Qf4 Qe7 25. b4 d3 26. bxc5
dxe2 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 {[#]White's passed c-pawn and Black's e-pawn create a
double-edged position in which White is the first to go wrong.} 28. c6 $6 ({
The engines recommend} 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Qb4 {with an equal position.}) 28...
Qa5 {[#]This attack on e1 forces White on the defensive.} 29. Qc1 Rc5 30. Qa1
Qd2 31. Kg2 Bb5 {[#]Suddenly White is lost. Black simply attacks the c-pawn
which White cannot defend.} 32. Kg1 Rc3 33. a4 Bxc6 34. Bxe2 Qd5 35. f3 Rxf3 {
[#]} 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.29"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. Re1 c5 14. cxd5 exd5
15. Rc1 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Bb2 d4 $6 {Dieser Vorstoß ist verfrüht.
Geduldiger und sicherer war zum Beispiel} (17... Qd7) 18. Nf3 d3 19. exd3 Nxd3
20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Rxe7 Nxb2 22. Qd7 $6 ({Mit} 22. Qd2 Nd3 23. Rxa7 {konnte
Weiß einen Bauern gewinnen. Nach} Rd8 {verweist Komodo auf den eleganten
Konter} 24. Nd4 {mit Vorteil für Weiß.}) 22... Qc1+ 23. Re1 Qc8 24. Qxc8 Rxc8
25. Bh3 Rd8 26. Ne5 {Die Stellung scheint ausgeglichen. Aber der Springer b2
ist immer noch außer Spiel und das bereitet Schwarz Sorgen.} g6 27. Bf1 Bxf1
28. Kxf1 a5 29. Re3 f6 30. Ng4 Kf7 31. Rc3 h5 32. Ne3 Nd3 33. Rc7+ Ke6 34. Rb7
Nc1 35. Rxb6+ Kf7 36. Rb7+ Ke6 37. Rb6+ Kf7 38. a4 {Weiß hat es geschafft,
einen Bauern zu gewinnen und sich Gewinnchancen zu verschaffen.} Rd3 39. b4
axb4 40. Rxb4 Ra3 41. Nc4 Ra1 42. Kg2 Nd3 43. Rb7+ Ke6 44. Rb6+ Ke7 45. a5 Ra4
46. Rc6 Ne1+ 47. Kf1 Nf3 48. Rc7+ Ke6 49. Ke2 Nxh2 50. Kd3 Nf3 51. Rc6+ Kf5 52.
Kc3 g5 53. Rc5+ Ke6 54. Kb3 Ra1 55. Kb2 Ra4 56. Kb3 Ra1 57. Kb2 Ra4 58. Nb6
Rb4+ 59. Ka3 Rb1 60. Ka2 Rb4 61. Rc6+ Kf5 62. a6 Ne5 63. Rxf6+ {Hier hatte
Eljanov praktisch seine gesamte Bedenkzeit verbraucht und lebte nur noch von
den 30 Sekunden Inkrement, die er nach jedem Zug bekam.} Kxf6 64. Nd5+ ({Nach} 
64. a7 Rxb6 65. a8=Q {wird Schwarz versuchen, mit Turm und Springer eine
Festung aufzubauen. Und auf den ersten Blick ist nicht zu sehen, wie Weiß die
knacken soll. Eljanov entschied sich deshalb für den Übergang ins
Springerendspiel. Aber auch das scheint nicht zu gewinnen zu sein.}) 64... Ke6
65. Nxb4 Nd7 66. Nd3 Kd6 67. a7 Nb6 68. Kb3 Kc7 69. Kc3 Kb7 70. Kd4 Kxa7 71.
Ke4 Nc4 72. Ne5 Nb2 73. Nf7 h4 74. Nxg5 hxg3 75. fxg3 Kb7 76. g4 Kc8 77. Kf5
Nd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0708"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.10.21"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Fish, Gennadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Fish/Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2007.10.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 {Eine der solidesten Varianten der
Damenindischen Verteidigung, die auf Nimzowitsch zurückgeführt wird und in
neuerer Zeit besonders von Exweltmeister Karpov oft praktiziert wurde.} 5. Nbd2
Bb7 {Das doppelte Ziehen des Läufers läßt sich mit der passiveren Aufstellung
des weißen Damenspringers auf d2 statt c3 rechtfertigen.} 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 {
Anders kann Weiß nicht auf einen Eröffnungsvorteil hoffen.} cxd4 ({Der
Königsbauer ist stark vergiftet. Nach} 7... Nxe4 $2 8. Ne5 $1 d5 {hat Weiß
zwei verheißungsvolle Fortsetzungen:} (8... Nd6 9. Bxb7 Nxb7 10. Qf3 Qc7 11.
Qxf7+ Kd8 12. Qh5 Kc8 13. Ng6 hxg6 14. Qxh8 $18) (8... Nc3 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh3 $1
$18) 9. cxd5 $1 (9. Qa4+ $1 Nd7 (9... Ke7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. dxc5
bxc5 (12... Qe8 13. Qd4) (12... Qd5 13. Bf4) 13. Bxe4 $18) 10. cxd5 Nd6 (10...
Nxd2 11. dxe6 {ist Zugumstellung zu 9.cxd5/11.dxe6}) (10... exd5 11. Nxe4 (11.
Bh3 $143 Nef6 12. O-O) 11... dxe4 12. Bh3 b5 13. Qxb5 Bc8 14. Qc6 Rb8 15. Nxf7
$18 Kxf7 16. Qe6#) 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Bxb7 Nxb7 13. O-O $32 {->+/-/+-}) 9...
Nxd2 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. dxe6 Bxg2 (11... b5 12. exd7+ Ke7 13. Bxb7 bxa4 14. Nc6+
Kxd7 15. Nxd8 Rxd8 16. Bxd2 $18) 12. exd7+ Ke7 13. Bxd2 Bxh1 (13... f6 14.
O-O-O Bxh1 15. Re1 $18) (13... b5 14. Qb3 $1 c4 15. Qxb5 Bxh1 16. Qxc4 $18) 14.
O-O-O f6 15. Qb3 $18) 8. e5 ({Gehaltvoller ist} 8. O-O d6 (8... Nc6 $2 9. e5) (
8... Nxe4 $2 9. Ne5) 9. Nxd4) 8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 ({Auch nach} 9. O-O Nxd2 10.
Bxd2 {kann das Spiel schnell verflachen, z.B.} Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Qxc6 dxc6
13. Bxc6+ Qd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. Rfd1 Kc6 $11 {, ECO (E2)}) 9... Bxe4 10. Qxd4
Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Qe4 $6 $146 ({Gekünstelt, klaren Ausgleich ergibt} 12.
Bxc6 {und z.B.} dxc6 13. Qe4 (13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Be3 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Neidhardt,C 
(2305)-Wells,P (2410)/Toulouse 1990/EXT 1997}) 13... Qc7 14. Be3 Be7 15. O-O-O
O-O 16. h4 Rad8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 {1/2-1/2
Gschnitzer,O (2465)-Dao Thien Hai (2480)/Hungary 1996/EXT 2000}) 12... Bb4+ 13.
Kf1 O-O 14. Kg2 f6 $1 15. exf6 (15. a3 Bc5 16. b4 (16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Rf1 Nd4
18. Bd1 Rad8 $15) 16... Bd4 17. Ra2 (17. Rb1 fxe5 (17... Bxe5 $2 18. b5 d5 19.
cxd5 Nd4 20. dxe6 Nxf3 21. Qxf3) 18. b5 Rxf3 $5 (18... Na5 $5 19. Qxa8 Qxa8 20.
Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Rb4 Rc8 22. Ra4 Rc7 $15) 19. Qxf3 Na5 {/\Rc8, Nxc4} 20. Bg5 Qf8)
17... fxe5 18. b5 Na5 19. Qxa8 Qxa8 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 {/\Nxc4=/+}) 15... Qxf6 16.
Rf1 Rac8 17. Bf4 (17. Be2 $5 Nd4 18. Bd3 Nf5 19. Kh1 g6 20. Rb1 $13) 17... Nd4
(17... g5 18. Be3 (18. Bc1 $2 Nd4) 18... Qxb2 19. Bxg5 Qg7 20. Be3 Bc5 21. Rad1
Bxe3 22. fxe3 Ne5 23. Be2 Rxf1 24. Rxf1 d6 $15) 18. Bg4 (18. Rad1 $142 Nxf3 19.
Qxf3 Rcd8 20. a3 Be7 21. Qe2 $11) 18... Rxc4 19. Be5 d5 20. Bxf6 dxe4 21. Be5
$2 ({I Hier hat Uwe Bönsch entweder der "Teufel geritten" oder der kritische
Matchstand beeinflußt. Jedenfalls mußte Weiß hier die "Remisbremse" mit} 21.
Bxd4 Rxd4 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Rad1 $11 {ziehen.}) ({II Ebenfalls abzuraten ist
von} 21. b3 $2 {wegen} gxf6 $1 (21... Bc3 $6 22. Be5) 22. bxc4 f5 $17 {Der
weiße Läufer ist keine Zierde seiner Gattung. Nach dem leichtsinnigen
Partiezug indes kann nur Schwarz mit seinem "halben" Mehrbauern Gewinnversuche
unternehmen.}) 21... Nf5 22. Rac1 Rxc1 $5 ({Fish verwarf} 22... Rfc8 {wegen}
23. Bf4 {, wonach - früher oder später - alle Türme getauscht werden und Weiß
sich aufgrund seines Läuferpaares relativ leichter verteidigen kann. Nach der
Partiefortsetzung indes behält Schwarz einen Turm, verfügt über mehr taktische
Möglichkeiten und gestaltet so das Spiel komplizierter.} (23. Rxc4 $6 Rxc4 24.
a3 (24. Bd1 Kf7 25. Bb3 Rc5 26. Bf4 Nd4 $17) 24... Bd2 25. Rd1 Rc2 26. Kf1 Kf7
27. Be2 Ne7 28. Bb5 Rc5 29. Ba4 e3 30. fxe3 Rxe5 31. Rxd2 Nd5 $17) {Weiter
könnte folgen (nach 23.Bf4):} 23... Rc2 24. a3 Be7 25. Rfe1 Kf7 26. b4 R2c4 27.
Be2 Rc3 (27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 a5 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Ba6 Kf6 $15)
28. Ba6 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rxc1 30. Bxc1 $15) 23. Rxc1 Bc5 24. Rd1 $2 ({Viel zu
riskant, Alternativen: I} 24. Re1 $2 Bxf2 $5 25. Rxe4 Ne3+ 26. Kh3 Nxg4 27.
Kxg4 Bc5 $17) ({II} 24. Rc4 $5 Bxf2 (24... e3 25. Bxf5 (25. f4 $2 e2) 25...
exf5 (25... Rxf5 $2 26. f4 g5 27. Re4 $15 {/=}) 26. fxe3 Re8 27. Bd4 Bxd4 28.
exd4 Re2+ 29. Kf3 Rxb2 30. Kf4 $1 Rxh2 31. Kxf5 Rxa2 32. Rc7 a5 33. d5 $132 {
(=)}) 25. Bxf5 (25. Rxe4 $6 Ne3+ 26. Kh3 Nxg4 27. Kxg4 Bc5) 25... Rxf5 26. Rc8+
Kf7 27. Rc7+ Ke8 28. g4 $1 Rxe5 29. Kxf2 Ra5 30. Rxg7 Rxa2 31. Rxh7 Rxb2+ 32.
Ke3 $132 {(=)}) ({III} 24. Bf4 $5 {, um nicht gleich den Bauern f2 abzugeben,
wäre laut Fish auf jeden Fall solider als die Partiefortsetzung gewesen, z.B.}
Rd8 25. Re1 Rd4 26. Re2 $15) 24... Bxf2 25. Rd7 ({Die Beseitigung des Springers
} 25. Bxf5 {verschafft keine Linderung:} Rxf5 26. Rd8+ Kf7 27. Rd7+ Ke8 28.
Rxa7 Bc5 29. Bc3 (29. Bxg7 e5 $19) 29... e3 30. Rxg7 h5 ({oder auch} 30... Rf2+
31. Kh3 Rc2 32. Rg4 Kd7 33. Re4 Kd6 34. Kg4 b5 35. a3 (35. b4 Bb6 $19) 35...
Rxh2 $19) 31. Rg6 Rf2+ 32. Kh3 Kd7 33. Rg7+ (33. Rg5 Rc2 34. Re5 Kd6 35. Re4
Rxc3 36. bxc3 Kd5 $19) 33... Kc6 34. Rg6 Kd5 35. Rg5+ Rf5 $19) 25... Bc5 26.
Rxa7 h5 $1 27. Bxh5 $2 ({Ein krasser Fehler in sehr schwieriger Lage,
Alternativen: I} 27. Be2 $2 Ne3+ 28. Kh3 Rf2 29. Rxg7+ Kf8 30. Bb5 (30. Bxh5
Rf5 $19) 30... Ng4 31. Rxg4 hxg4+ 32. Kxg4 Rxh2 $19) ({II Die kritische
Variante lautet} 27. Bxf5 Rxf5 28. Rxg7+ {und nun z.B.:} (28. b4 $2 Rxe5 $1 29.
bxc5 Rxc5 30. Re7 e5 31. Kf2 Ra5 $1 32. Ke3 Rxa2 33. Rxe5 Rxh2 34. Rxe4 Rb2 $19
) (28. Bc3 $2 e3 (28... e5) 29. Ra4 (29. Rxg7+ {siehe 28.Rxg7+}) 29... Rf2+ 30.
Kh3 Kf7 $19) 28... Kf8 29. Bc3 e3 30. Ra7 $8 {(/\Ra4-e4)} e5 $1 (30... Rf2+ $2
31. Kh3 Rc2 32. Ra4 Ke7 33. g4 $1 $132) 31. Ra4 Kf7 $1 $17 {(/\Ke6-d5) Dieses
interessante, komplexe Endspiel dürfte Weiß - besonders in der praktischen
Partie - kaum halten können:} 32. g4 (32. Re4 $2 Ke6 33. b4 Kd5 34. Rxe5+ Rxe5
35. Bxe5 Bxb4 $19) (32. Rh4 $2 Ke6 33. b4 Be7 34. Re4 Bg5 35. h4 Bh6 36. g4
Rf2+ 37. Kg1 Bf4 $19) 32... hxg4 $1 ({Daß auch Schwarz leicht straucheln kann,
zeigt beispielsweise die Alternative} 32... Rf2+ $2 33. Kg3 h4+ 34. Kh3 (34.
Kxh4 $2 Rf4 35. b3 e2 36. Rxf4+ exf4 37. Be1 Ke6 38. g5 (38. Kh3 Ke5) 38... Kf5
39. g6 Bd4 40. a4 Ke4 $19) 34... Rc2 35. Re4 e2 36. Be1 (36. Rxe5 Bd6 37. Rf5+
Ke6 38. Be1 Rc1 39. Bxh4 Rh1 $1 40. Kg2 Rxh2+ 41. Kf3 Rxh4 42. Kxe2 Rxg4 43.
Rf2 $5 (43. Rb5 Rb4 $1 44. Rxb4 Bxb4 $19 {Nalimov Endgame TB}) 43... Rd4 $17 {
/-+. Mit der Strategie, den weißen König von seinen Bauern abgeschnitten zu
halten und Turmtausch anzustreben, sollte dieses Endspiel für Schwarz gewonnen
sein.}) 36... Ke6 37. g5 (37. Bc3 $2 Bf2 38. Rxe5+ Kd6 39. Re8 Rxc3+ 40. bxc3
e1=Q 41. Rxe1 Bxe1 $19) 37... Kf5 38. g6 Kxg6 39. Rxe5 Kf6 40. Re8 Rxb2 41.
Bxh4+ Kf7 42. Re5 Bd6 43. Re4 b5 44. a3 Bxh2 45. Kg4 Bd6 46. Kf3 Bxa3 47. Rxe2
$15) 33. Rxg4 Ke6 34. b4 (34. h4 Kd5 35. Rg5 Rf2+ {nebst ...Bd4-+}) 34... Rf2+
35. Kg1 (35. Kg3 Bd6 36. Re4 Rc2 37. Rxe3 (37. Be1 Re2 38. Bc3 Kf5 $19) 37...
e4+ 38. Kg4 Rg2+ 39. Kh3 Rxh2+ 40. Kg4 Rg2+ 41. Kh3 Rxa2 42. Rxe4+ (42. Kg4 Kd5
$19) 42... Kf5 $19 {mit einer tödlichen Doppeldrohung}) (35. Kh3 Bd4 $1 36.
Bxd4 (36. Be1 Rf1 37. Bh4 Kd5 38. Rg2 Kc4 {/\Kd3-+}) 36... exd4 37. Rxd4 Ke5
38. Rd8 (38. Rd1 e2 39. Re1 Kf4 $19) 38... e2 39. Kg3 (39. Re8+ Kf4 $19 40.
Rf8+ Ke3 41. Re8+ Kd2 42. Rd8+ Ke1 {/\Kf1, e1Q}) 39... Rf8 $8 $19) 35... Rc2
36. bxc5 Rxc3 37. Kf1 bxc5 $17 {/-+ (38.a4 Kf5!?)}) 27... Ne3+ 28. Kh3 Rf5 $19
29. Rxg7+ Kf8 30. Bg6 Rxe5 31. Rf7+ Kg8 32. Rf4 Nf5 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2003.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 h6 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nd2 b5 15.
bxc4 bxc4 16. Qa4 $6 Bb5 $1 17. Nxb5 Nb6 18. Qxa7 cxb5 19. Nf1 {[%mdl 4] White
has terrible score in this variation, black pieces are too active and his "c"
pawn outright dangerous.} c3 (19... Na4 $5 20. d5 (20. Be5 Nc3 21. Re1 Ra8 22.
Qb7 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 $17) (20. Qb7 Nc3 21. Rd2 g5 $1 22. Be5 (22. Be3 Rc7 23.
Qa6 Nfxe4 $17) 22... Qd7 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Rc1 b4 $17) 20... Bc5 21. Qa6 Nc3
22. Re1 exd5 23. exd5 Nfxd5 $17) 20. Rac1 b4 21. d5 exd5 (21... Bc5 22. dxe6
Qe8 23. Bd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Nc4 25. e7 Nxd6 26. e5 Nb5 27. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 $15) 22.
e5 Ne8 $6 {Black loses a great part of his advantage by locating the knight to
the very passive square, much better was 22...Nfd7!} (22... Nfd7 $1 23. Bxd5 (
23. Ne3 g5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc7 26. Qd4 Bc5 27. Qd3 gxf4 28. e6 Ne5 29.
Qf5 Bd6 30. Be4 f6 31. Rcd1 Nc4 $17) 23... Rc7 24. Qa6 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Qa8 26.
Qxa8 Rxa8 27. Rc2 Nb6 $17) 23. Be3 Bc5 (23... Nc4 24. Bxd5 Qc7 25. e6 Qxa7 26.
exf7+ Kh8 27. Bxa7 Ned6 28. Ne3 Nb2 29. Rd4 Nxf7 $17) 24. Bxd5 Bxe3 (24... Nxd5
$2 25. Bxc5 Nec7 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 27. Qd4 $14) 25. Nxe3 Qc7 (25... Nxd5 $2 26.
Nxd5 Nc7 27. Nb6 $18) 26. Qa6 Qc5 (26... Nxd5 $2 27. Nxd5 Qc5 28. Qxc8 Qxc8 29.
Ne7+ $18) 27. Bb3 Nc7 28. Qb7 Rcd8 (28... Ne6 29. Nc2 Rfd8 30. Qe4 Ng5 31. Qxb4
Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Qxb4 34. Nxb4 Nxe5 35. Rc1 $11) 29. Qe4 Ne6 (29...
Rfe8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Bc2 Kf8 32. Rb1 $11) 30. Ng4 {Yevseev correctly looks
for the counterplay on the kingside, black has to be a bit careful.} (30. Nc2
$11) 30... Rd4 31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Qf5 (32. Qxd4 $2 Nxd4 33. Kf1 Nxb3 34. axb3
Nd7 $19) 32... Nc4 33. Rd1 Nd2 (33... Qc5 $2 34. Bc2 $1 g6 (34... Rc8 35. Qh7+
Kf8 36. Rd7 $18) 35. Qf6 $18) 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Nxh6+ $1 (35. Qxe6+ Kh7 36. Kg2
Qe4+ 37. Kh3 Nf3 $19) 35... gxh6 (35... gxh6 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38.
Qg6+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lublin 3rd"]
[Site "Lublin"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 {The knight
on d2 is not an ideal piece, so White has to strive to disrupt his opponent's
coordination as well.} (7. Nxd4 Bc5 $15) 7... Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O
Nf5 11. a3 {The whole line is not easy for White, since even the banal
recapture of the sacrificed d4-pawn is not so easy.} (11. Qa4 Qc8 (11... Bb7
12. Ne4 Na5 $5 (12... h5 13. a3 Be7 14. Re1 Kf8 15. Bf4 f6 $6 16. h4 Nh6 $2 17.
exf6 gxf6 18. Nd6 $16 {1-0 Maki Uuro,M-Lassila,E/Helsinki 1996/ (47)}) 13. Qc2
Rc8 14. b3 Bc5 15. Bf4 O-O 16. g4 Ne7 17. h4 $6 Ng6 $1 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Nd6 Bxf3
20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxf3 Nxe5 $17 {0-1 Hellsten,J (2495)-Shipov,S 
(2575)/Gistrup 1997 (45)}) 12. Ne4 h5 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Rfe1 a6 15. Qd1 Nb4 16.
Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxb4 Bxb4 18. Qxd4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Bc5 20. Qd2 a5 21. Qg5 g6 22.
Qf6 Rh7 23. Rd1 Ra7 {1/2-1/2 Geller,E (2565)-Giorgadze,T (2540)/Vilnius 1980 
(33)}) 11... Be7 (11... Rc8 12. Re1 (12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 $2 Nxb4 $1 $17) 12...
Be7 13. b4 Bb7 14. Ne4 $1 h5 15. Bf4 $11 {1-0 Nepomnishay,M-Geller,E/St
Petersburg 1994/ (24)}) (11... Qc7 12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 h5 14. Bf4 a5 $2 (14...
Be7 $15) 15. b5 Nd8 16. Nxd4 Qxc4 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Rc1 Qe6 19. Ng5 $16 {
Sherbakov-Galliamova/Cheliabinsk/1989}) 12. b4 Bb7 13. g4 {The most ambitious
continuation is pushing away the mighty f5-knight at the cost of weakening the
kingside. The alternatives are not easy to judge as 13.Nb3 promises little and
13.Ne4!? is unclear.} (13. Nb3 Rc8 (13... Qc7 14. Bf4 $6 (14. Re1) 14... h6 $1
15. g4 Nh4 16. Nxh4 Bxh4 17. b5 Ne7 18. Qxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ng6 20. Bh2 Qb7+ 21.
f3 O-O $15 {0-1 Goldin,A-Dokhoian,Y/Klaipeda 1988/ (44)}) 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. Re1
O-O 16. Rc1 (16. Nbxd4 Ncxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qxd4 Rc7 $11)
16... a5 $1 17. b5 (17. g4 Nh4 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 f6 $36) 17... Nd8 18. a4 Bb4 19. Re2 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nb7 21. Be4 $1 Ne7 22.
Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Adianto,U (2591)-Alekseev,E (2616)/Tripoli 2004 (35)}) (13. Ne4
$5 d5 (13... O-O 14. g4 d5 (14... Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. Nd6 $16) 15. cxd5 (15.
exd6 $6 Nxd6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 $15) (15. gxf5 $2 dxe4 16. f6 gxf6 17.
Bh6 exf3 18. Qxf3 Kh8 19. exf6 Bd6 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 $19) 15... exd5 16. Ned2 (16.
Neg5 Nh4 $1 $15) 16... Nh4 17. b5 Na5 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Nf3 Be7 20. Nxd4 $13) (
13... Rc8 14. g4 d5) (13... Qc7 14. g4 d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Neg5 $44) 14. cxd5
Qxd5 (14... exd5 15. Ned2 a6 $1 16. Nb3 Rc8 (16... O-O 17. g4) 17. Bb2 (17. g4
Nh4 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Rc4 $36) 17... O-O 18. g4 Nh4 19. Nxh4
Bxh4 $13) 15. Re1 d3 $5 (15... O-O $142 16. g4 (16. Bb2 d3 (16... Rfd8 17. g4
Nh6 (17... Ne3 18. fxe3 Qxe4 19. Nxd4 Qxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Nxd4+ 21. e4 $18) 18. Nxd4
Qd7 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Qxd7 Bxd7 21. Rac1 $16) 17. g4 Nh6 18. Re3 Rfd8 $13)
16... Ne3 $5 (16... Nh4 17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18. Nf6+ $18) (16... Nh6 17. Bxh6 gxh6
18. Qd2 $16) 17. fxe3 Qxe4 18. Nxd4 (18. exd4 Qd5 19. Be3 $132) 18... Qxe5 19.
Bb2 Bg5 $16) 16. Bb2 $44 O-O-O $2 (16... O-O $142) 17. g4 Nh6 18. Nfd2 Qb5 $4 (
18... Qd7 $8 19. Nc4 Kb8 20. Ned6 $16) (18... Nxe5 19. Nd6+ $1 Qxd6 20. Bxe5
$18) 19. Nc3 {1-0 Tregubov,P (2615)-Shaposhnikov,E (2503)/Samara 2000} (19. Nc3
Qa6 20. b5 $18)) 13... Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bg5 $1 {[%mdl 4]
Socko is rushing to take advantage of the d6-square weakness. The text move is
more ambitious than the more moderate line 16.Bf4.} (16. Bf4 O-O 17. g5 Kh8 (
17... Qb8 18. Re1 Kh8 19. Qh5 Nxe5 $5 (19... a5 20. Bg3 Rg8 21. c5 bxc5 22.
bxc5 Qe8 23. Qh4 a4 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. Be4 h6 26. cxd6 Qd8 27. Rab1 Rb8 28. gxh6
Qxh4 29. Bxh4 Na5 30. Bxb7 Rxb7 31. Rxb7 Nxb7 32. hxg7+ Kxg7 33. Rd1 $16 {
1-0 Eljanov,P (2655)-Alekseev,E (2634)/Moscow 2006 (104)}) 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21.
Nc5 Qc7 22. Nxb7 Qxc4 23. Re4 Qb5 24. Rh4 h6 25. gxh6 Qxh5 26. hxg7+ Kxg7 27.
Rxh5 d5 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rxd5 Rg8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Eljanov,P (2641)-Parligras,M 
(2560)/Warsaw 2005 (65)}) 18. Re1 Rc8 19. h4 Rg8 $1 20. Bg3 (20. Rc1 $5 Qf8 21.
c5 bxc5 22. bxc5) 20... Qf8 21. Qh5 a5 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 {0-1 Sakaev,K 
(2669)-Alekseev,E (2625)/Kazan 2005 (40)}) 16... f6 {Zhigalko is not ready to
risk falling behind after the cautious 16..0-0 and prefers to play the riskier
weakening move.} (16... O-O 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd4 Bxe4 (18... Ng6 19. f4 Nh4 (
19... Qc7 {Grivas-Aseev/Leningrad/1989}) 20. Bh1 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rc8 22. Rac1 f5
23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Qe5 Ng6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Chiburdanidze,M/Belgrade
1998/ (34)}) 19. Bxe4 Rc8 20. f4 (20. Rad1 $5 Rc7 (20... Qc7 21. Rfe1 Rfd8 22.
Qd6 Ng6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Re4 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 g5 26. f4 gxf4 27. Rxf4 g5 28. Rfd4
Rc7 {1/2-1/2 L'Ami,E (2628)-Parligras,M (2551)/Rijeka 2010 (31)}) (20... f5 21.
exf6 Rxf6 22. Qxd7 Qxd7 23. Rxd7 Rxc4 24. Re1 $16) (20... Ng6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22.
Qxd7 Qh4 23. Qd3 Rfd8 24. Qb3 $16) (20... Nc6 21. Bxc6 dxc6 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23.
Rd6 Rxd6 24. exd6 c5 25. Rd1 Kf8 26. f4 Rd8 27. b5 f6 $11) 21. f4 f6 22. exf6
Rxf6 23. Bc2 Qc8 24. Bb3 Kh8 {1-0 Tregubov,P (2626)-Kulaots,K (2531)/Moscow
2002 (57)}) 20... Qc7 21. Rac1 f5 22. exf6 Rxf6 23. c5 Rcf8 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25.
cxd6 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P (2628)-Gershon,A (2539)/Ohrid 2001 (40)}) (
16... Bxg5 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Nxb7 Qc7 19. Nd6 Rd8 20. f4 Be7 21. Nb5 Qc8 22. Be4
$14) 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bh6 $6 {It is not easy to judge the objective merit of
this move, but the more moderate retreat 18.Bf4 seems to retain the dynamic
balance.} (18. Bf4 O-O 19. Qb3 $11) 18... Rg8 19. c5 Qc7 (19... bxc5 20. Nxc5
Bxc5 21. bxc5 Qc7 $15) 20. Rc1 {White is bringing in the reserves as the
immediate conflict with the b-pawn advance would slightly favour the enemy.} (
20. b5 Na5 (20... Ne5 21. Nd6+ Bxd6 22. cxd6 Qb8 23. Qxd4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qb7+
25. f3 $11) 21. Qxd4 Rg6 $1 (21... Nb3 22. Qb2 Nxc5 (22... Nxa1 23. Nd6+ Bxd6
24. cxd6 $16) 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qxf6 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qb7+ 26. f3 $14) 22. Nd6+
Bxd6 23. cxd6 Qb8 $15) 20... b5 $6 (20... Rg6 $1 21. Qd2 f5 22. Bf4 e5 23. Nd6+
Bxd6 24. cxd6 Qxd6 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Bxb7 Rb8 27. f4 Nxg4 28. hxg4 Rxb7 29. g5
h6 $15) 21. Qd2 $6 {The home analyses of unbalanced positions can easily
reveal slips for both sides. The grandmasters are ignoring the strong idea 21.
Qf3! to their mutual peril. With the text continuation the game will be about
even.} (21. Qf3 $1 f5 (21... Rg6 22. Bf4 e5 23. Bd2 O-O-O (23... Kf8 24. Qb3 a5
25. f4 $16) 24. a4 a6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qf5 $16) (21... Kf7 22. Bf4 e5 (22...
Ne5 23. Qg3 $16) 23. Bd2 Kg7 24. Qf5 Raf8 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. Be4 Rh8 27. Qh5 $16)
22. gxf5 Ne5 23. Qh5+ Kd8 24. f3 exf5 25. Nd6 $14) 21... O-O-O 22. Bf4 e5 (
22... Ne5 $2 23. Nd6+ $18) 23. Bg3 h5 24. a4 $1 {It may be a waste of energy
to underline the first rule when there is opposite castling - advance as fast
as you can against the opponent's king!} (24. gxh5 $2 f5 25. Nd6+ Bxd6 26. cxd6
Qxd6 $17) 24... a6 (24... Ba6 25. g5 $1 fxg5 26. Nd6+ Bxd6 27. cxd6 Qxd6 28.
Rc5 $14) 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qe2 hxg4 27. hxg4 (27. Qxb5 gxh3 28. Bxh3 Rg7 29.
Bg2 Rh8 $17) 27... d3 {Zhigalko is feeling the heat on the queenside and wants
to have at least even chances with a grab of the g4-pawn.} (27... Qb8 28. Qxb5
Rxg4 29. Qe2 Rdg8 30. b5 $40) 28. Qxd3 Rxg4 29. Qxb5 (29. Bf3 Rxe4 30. Bxe4
Nxb4 31. Bxb7+ Qxb7 32. Qh7 Nc6 33. Rfd1 b4 $11) 29... Nd4 30. Qd3 (30. Nd6+
Bxd6 31. Bxb7+ (31. cxd6 Nxb5 32. dxc7 Nxc7 $17) 31... Qxb7 32. cxd6+ Kb8 $17)
30... Bc6 (30... Kb8 31. Rc4 Ne6 32. Ra1 Nf4 33. Bxf4 exf4 34. f3 Rg6 35. Kf1
Rdg8 36. Rc2 f5 $15) 31. b5 $5 {Socko is demonstrating excellent touch in a
very complex position. Most of the obvious lines are slightly favourable for
Black.} (31. Qxd4 exd4 32. Bxc7 Kxc7 33. Ng3 Rb8 $15) (31. Rc4 Qb7 32. Rxd4 (
32. Re1 Rdg8 33. b5 Qxb5 34. Rb1 Qa6 $17) 32... exd4 33. b5 Qxb5 (33... Bxe4
34. c6 Qxc6 35. Bxe4 Qc3 36. b6 Rxg3+ 37. fxg3 Qxd3 38. Bxd3 Kb7 $15) 34. Qxb5
Bxb5 35. Rb1 Rxg3 36. fxg3 Bc6 37. Nd6+ Bxd6 38. cxd6 Rg8 $15) 31... Bxe4 (
31... Bxb5 32. Nd6+ Bxd6 33. cxd6 Bxd3 34. Rxc7+ Kb8 35. Rb7+ Kc8 36. Rc1+ Nc6
37. Rb6 Ra4 38. Bh3 f5 39. Bxe5 Rg8+ $11) 32. Bxe4 Bxc5 33. b6 $2 {It is very
easy to miss the beat in charged positions and make a wrong choice. If White
wanted to continue with impeccable play he had to find the move 33.Rc3! with
equality.} (33. Rc3 $1 Rdg8 (33... f5 34. b6 Qxb6 35. Rb1 Rxg3+ 36. fxg3 Nc6+
37. Kg2 fxe4 38. Qc2 Bb4 39. Rc4 Kb7 40. Rcxb4 Nxb4 41. Qa4 Ra8 42. Qxd7+ $11)
34. Ra1 Kd8 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Ra6 $11) 33... Qxb6 34. Rb1 $2 (34. Rc3 Rdg8 35.
Rfc1 d6 $17) 34... Ne2+ $1 {Combinations are the soul of chess games and the
Black's counterblow is not lacking in charm.} 35. Kh1 (35. Qxe2 Rxg3+ 36. Kh2 (
36. Bg2 Qc6 $19) 36... Rg5 $19) (35. Kg2 Nf4+ 36. Kf3 Nxd3 37. Rxb6 Rxe4 38.
Kxe4 d5+ 39. Kxd3 Bxb6 $19) 35... Rh8+ 36. Bh2 (36. Kg2 Nf4+ 37. Kf3 Nxd3 38.
Rxb6 Nxf2 (38... Rxe4 39. Kxe4 d5+ 40. Kxd3 Bxb6 $19) 39. Bb7+ Kd8 40. Bxf2
Rf4+ 41. Ke2 Rh2 $19) 36... Rgh4 37. Qxe2 (37. Rxb6 Rxh2#) 37... Rxh2+ 38. Kg1
Qe6 {The queen is running away from the danger after 4 long moves.. .} 39. Bf3
(39. Bg2 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 $19 Qh3+) 39... f5 40. Rfc1 Qg6+ 41. Bg4 Rh1+ 42. Kg2
R8h2+ 43. Kg3 f4+ {The final mating picture is quite original.} (43... f4+ 44.
Kf3 Qc6+ 45. Qe4 Rxf2#) 0-1

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Qa4 $5) (5. Nbd2) 5... Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 (6. Nbd2 d5) 6... Be7 7. Nc3 (7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bc3 (10.
Nc3) 10... Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. e4 dxc4 $1 14. bxc4 b5 $1 15. Qc2
bxc4 16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. Rab1 $10 {Bukic-Tal, Bugojno 1978} (17. a4 $5)) 7... c6 (
7... d5 $6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 c5 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 $14) 8. e4 (8. Bg2 d5 $10
) 8... d5 9. Qc2 (9. Bd3 dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 $5) (9. e5 $5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxd2 $5 (
10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 c5 $5) 11. Qxd2 Bb7 $5 {Browne-Speelman, Lone Pine 1978} (
11... O-O $5)) 9... dxe4 (9... O-O $5) (9... Nbd7 $5) 10. Nxe4 Bb7 $1 11. Bd3 (
11. Bg2 $5 c5 12. Neg5 $5 (12. Ne5 $2 Qxd4 $19) (12. Nfg5 $5) (12. Nh4 $5)
12... O-O $13 (12... cxd4 $2 13. Nxf7 $1) (12... Qc8)) 11... Nbd7 12. O-O-O $5
(12. Bc3 {/\ Rd1,0-0}) 12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Rhe1 (14. Bd3 $2 c5 $17) (
14. Kb1 $5) (14. h4 $5) (14. Ne5 $2 Qxd4) 14... O-O $15 15. h4 $6 (15. Ne5 $5)
(15. Bc3 $15) 15... a5 16. Bc3 (16. Ng5 $2 {/\ x h6/g6} h6 17. Nh7 $2 Nxe4 18.
Nxf8 Ba3+ 19. Kb1 $19) (16. Ne5 $5 Qxd4 (16... a4 $6) (16... Nxe4 {/\a4}) 17.
Bxc6 (17. Bc3 $1 Qc5 (17... Ba3+) 18. Nd7)) 16... Bb4 17. Bxb4 $6 (17. Ne5)
17... axb4 18. Ne5 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 (19. Qxe4 Rxa2 $19) 19... c5 20. dxc5 $5 (20.
Rf4 Qc7 $17) (20. Ree1 cxd4 $17) (20. Rg4 $5 Qc7) (20. Re3 cxd4 {/\} 21. Red3
$2 Be4 $1) (20. Re2 cxd4 21. Red2 Qc7 $1 22. f4 f6 $1) 20... Bxe4 21. Qxe4 (21.
Rxd8 Bxc2 $19) 21... Qf6 $1 22. cxb6 Qxf2 $15 (22... Rxa2 $1) 23. Qd4 $5 (23.
b7 $2 Rxa2 $19) (23. Rd2 $5 Qxb6 $5 24. Nd7 Qg1+ 25. Rd1 Qxg3 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 (
26... Rxa2 $4 27. Qxh7+ $18)) (23. Rd2 $5 Qg1+ 24. Rd1 $1 (24. Kb2 $2 Qxb6 25.
Nd7 Qa7 26. Nxf8 Qxa2+ $19 27. Kc1 Qa1+ 28. Qb1 Qc3+ 29. Rc2 Qe1+ 30. Kb2 Qe5+
$1 31. Kc1 Ra1) 24... Qxb6 $5 (24... Qxg3 $5)) 23... Qxa2 24. Nd7 $2 (24. b7 $2
Qa1+ 25. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 26. Kc2 Rxd1 27. Kxd1 Rb8) (24. Qb2 $5 Qa6 25. Nd7 Rfd8 26.
c5 Qb5 $1) (24. c5 $1 Qh2 $1 {/\ 25...Ra2} (24... Qxb3 $2 25. Rd3 $1 Qa2 26. b7
$1 $18) 25. Rd2 Qh1+ 26. Rd1 Qg2 27. Rd2 $10) 24... Qa1+ $1 25. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 26.
Kc2 Rxd1 27. Kxd1 (27. Nxf8 Rd8 $1 28. c5 (28. Nd7 Rxd7 29. c5 Rd5 $1 (29...
Rb7 $1)) 28... Kxf8 29. c6 Rc8 30. c7 Ke7 $19) 27... Rd8 28. c5 Rxd7+ 29. Ke2
Rb7 $1 (29... Kf8 $4 30. c6 Ke7 31. b7 $1 $18) 30. Kd3 Kf8 31. Kc4 Ke8 (31...
Ke8 32. Kb5 Kd7 33. c6+ Kc8 34. cxb7+ Kxb7 $19) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "NED/INA"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 (13. Re1 {Timman,
J-Karpov,An/Brussels 5'/1987/}) 13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. c5 $6 $146 (15. Bxe4
bxc4 (15... c5 $5 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. Bg2
Qa5 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Bd3 23. Qb2 Qb4 $10 {Chernin,A-Timman,J/Amsterdam/
1987/}) 16. bxc4 Nb6 17. c5 $1 Nd5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Nf3 $16 {Karpov,An-Adorjan,A/
Luzern WTch/1989/}) 15... f5 $1 (15... e5 $2 16. b4 $1 $16) (15... Nf6 16. Nxe4
Nd5 17. Qd2 $16) 16. f3 (16. b4 Bf6 (16... Nf6) 17. Qb3 Re8 18. f3 $13) 16...
b4 $1 (16... e5 $2 17. b4 $1 Bf6 18. Nb3 {xBa6}) 17. Bxb4 (17. Bb2 e5 (17...
Bf6 18. fxe4 (18. Rc1 Nxc5 $1 19. Nxe4 (19. Rxc5 $2 Bxd4+) 19... Nd3 20. Nxf6+
Qxf6 21. Bf1 Nxb2 22. Qd2 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Rfd8 24. Qxb2 Qxd4+ $17) 18... Nxc5 19.
e5 Nd3 $17 20. exf6 Nxb2 21. Qc2 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Qxf6 $17) 18. fxe4 exd4 (18...
f4 $5)) 17... Ne5 $1 18. Bc3 (18. dxe5 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Qxb4 $17) 18... Nd3 19.
fxe4 (19. Re2 e5 $1 (19... Bf6 $17) 20. dxe5 Bxc5+ 21. Kh1 e3 $19) 19... Nxe1
20. Qxe1 e5 $1 (20... Bf6 21. e5 Be7 22. Nc4 Bxc4 23. bxc4 $13) 21. Nf3 (21.
dxe5 Bxc5+ 22. Kh1 f4 $17) (21. d5 cxd5 22. exd5 Bxc5+ 23. Kh1 e4) (21. exf5
exd4 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Bb4 d3 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Rd1 Re8 26. Qd6 Re2 $17) 21...
exd4 22. Bxd4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Bf6 24. Re1 $6 (24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Re1 Rce8 $140 $6
26. Qxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kf7 28. Re5 $13) (24. h4 Qc7 $17) 24... Re8 $1 25. Bxf6
(25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Nd4 (28. Bh3 $5 Rd8 $1 (28...
Bc8 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. Nd4 Kf7 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Ke3 Kd7 33. Kf4 $1 $15) (28...
Re2 29. a4 Rc2 30. b4 Rb2 31. Nd4 $17) 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. Bf5 Bd3 $19) 28... Rd8
$1 29. Nxc6 $2 Rd1+ 30. Kf2 Rd2+ 31. Kg1 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bb7 $19) (25. Ne5 Rc7
$1) (25. Be5 Bxe5 26. Nxe5 Qd2 $17) 25... Rxe4 (25... Qxf6 26. Qxe8+ (26. Ne5
Rc7 $140 27. Ng4 $1) 26... Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kf7 28. Re5 $1 (28. Ra8 Qa1+ 29. Kf2
Qxa2+) (28. Re1 Qc3) 28... h6 $17) 26. Bxd8 Rxe1+ 27. Nxe1 Rxd8 28. Bxc6 Rd1
29. Kf2 Rd2+ 30. Kf3 Rxa2 (30... Rxh2 31. a4) 31. h4 Kf8 32. Kf4 $1 Ke7 (32...
Be2 $5) 33. Nf3 Rf2 (33... Rc2 34. Be4 Rxc5 35. Bxh7 $17) 34. h5 $6 (34. Ke3
Rc2 35. Kd4 (35. b4 Rb2) 35... Rg2 $1 36. Ne5 (36. b4 Rxg3 37. b5 (37. Ne5 Rb3)
37... Bxb5 $1) 36... Rxg3 37. Bd5 Bb5 $1 (37... Rh3 38. Nc6+ Ke8 39. Nxa7 Rxh4+
40. Kc3 $132) 38. c6 Kd6) 34... Be2 $1 35. Ke3 Bxf3 36. Bxf3 Rb2 37. Bd5 Rc2
38. Kd4 Rh2 39. g4 Rh3 $1 40. Ke5 Re3+ 41. Kf4 Rc3 42. c6 $6 (42. b4 Rc1 {
/\ Rb1}) 42... Kd6 43. Bg8 (43. Be4 h6 (43... Rxb3 $6 44. Bxh7 a5 45. Kf5 $132)
44. Kf5 Rg3 45. b4 a6 $17) 43... h6 44. Kf5 (44. Bc4 Rxc4+ 45. bxc4 a5 $19)
44... Rxc6 $1 (44... Rc5+ 45. Kg6 Rg5+ 46. Kh7 Rxg4 47. Bf7 $1 a5 48. Bg6 Rg3
49. Kxg7 $132) 45. Kg6 Ke5+ 46. Kxg7 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 (5. b3) 5... Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O
cxd4 (7... Qc8 $6 8. Bf4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Bc5 11. Rd1 $14 {
Balashov-Polugaevski, URS-44ch 1976}) (7... Nc6 $5) 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Be7
10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Ndb5 $5 (12. e4 d6 $10) 12... Qc6+ 13. f3 Rc8 (
13... d6 $4 14. Nxd6 $18) (13... a6 $2 14. Nd6 $14) 14. Bf4 Ne8 15. Rac1 Bf8 (
15... Qxc4 $2 16. Qxc4 Rxc4 17. Bxb8 Rxb8 18. Rxd7 $18) (15... a6 16. Nd4 Qxc4
17. Qxc4 Rxc4 18. b3 Rc5 (18... Rc8 19. Nd5 Rxc1 20. Nxe7+ Kf8 21. Rxc1 Kxe7
22. Rc8 $18) 19. Na4 $16) 16. e4 h6 17. Ne2 d6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-GEO"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2003.09.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Athanasios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.09.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 f5 14. e3 Bd6 15. a4
{[%mdl 4] It is not easy for white to fight for any advantage gainst the very
solid black's set up, Izoria tries it with undermining the queenside.} Nhf6 16.
a5 (16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Qe7 18. Qb2 dxc4 19. Bf1 Nd5 20. bxc4 Nxc3 21. Qxc3
c5 {1/2-1/2 Kiss,A-Farago,I/Leiner 1996/ (26)}) 16... bxa5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 (17...
Qe7 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxa5 c5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Qa2 $16) 18. Rxa3 dxc4 19. Rda1
(19. b4 axb4 20. Rxa6 bxc3 21. Qxc3 (21. Ng5 $6 Qe7 22. Rxa7 Nd5 23. Nf3 Ra8
$15) 21... Nb6 22. Rxa7 c5 23. Qa5 $13) 19... cxb3 $2 {In this moment black
has three spare pawns, but positionally his structure becomes very vulenrable.
It was much better to try the freeing manouver with 19...c5.} (19... c5 20.
Rxa5 Bb7 (20... cxd4 21. Nxd4 cxb3 22. Qxb3 Bc4 23. Qb1 Nc5 24. Nc6 Rxc6 (24...
Qd6 25. Qb4 Bd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Nxa7 Rc7 29. Nb5 Qb6 30. Qd4
Rd7 31. Na7 $18) 25. Bxc6 Nb3 26. R5a4 $1 $18) 21. bxc4 (21. Rxa7 Bxf3 22. Bxf3
cxd4 23. exd4 Qb6 24. Qd2 cxb3 25. Rb7 Qd6 26. Nb5 Qe7 27. Qb2 $14) 21... Bxf3
22. Bxf3 cxd4 23. exd4 Rxc4 24. Qb3 Nb6 25. Be2 Rc6 26. Rc5 $14) 20. Qxb3 Nd5 (
20... Qe8 21. Rxa5 Bd3 22. Rxa7 c5 23. Nb5 c4 24. Qa4 $16) 21. Rxa5 Rb8 22. Qa3
Bc4 (22... Bb5 23. Rxa7 Rf7 24. Qc1 $16) 23. Rxa7 Nxc3 (23... Rb3 24. Qd6 Nxc3
25. Rxd7 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Qf6 27. Nd2 $18) 24. Qxc3 Bd5 25. Qa3 c5 (25... Nb6 26.
Ne5 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Ra8 28. Qc5 $18) 26. dxc5 Qc8 27. c6 $5 {The only difficulty
for white was to decide for one of very tempting line of converting his huge
advantage.} (27. Nd4 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 e5 29. Qa2+ Kh8 30. Qd5 exd4 31. Qxd7 Qxd7
32. Rxd7 dxe3 33. fxe3 Rfc8 34. Raa7 $18) (27. Rc1 Rb3 28. Qa1 $18) 27... Qxc6
(27... Bxc6 28. Rc1 e5 29. Nd4 $1 exd4 30. Bxc6 $18) 28. Nd4 Qc5 (28... Qc8 29.
Bxd5 exd5 30. Qd6 Nf6 31. Nc6 $18) 29. Rxd7 Qxa3 (29... Rb1+ 30. Bf1 Qxa3 31.
Rxa3) 30. Rxa3 Rb1+ 31. Bf1 Bc4 32. Raa7 $1 Rfb8 (32... Bxf1 $2 33. Rxg7+ Kh8
34. Rxh7+ Kg8 35. Rag7#) 33. Rxg7+ Kh8 34. Rxh7+ Kg8 35. Rag7+ Kf8 36. Rc7
Rxf1+ 37. Kg2 Rg1+ (37... Kg8 38. Rxc4 Rxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Kxh7 40. Nxe6 $18) 38.
Kxg1 Rb1+ 39. Kg2 Bf1+ 40. Kf3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ernst Salov Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ (5...
d5 {Schussler} 6. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 {A relatively new idea. Black equalized
comfortably in De Boer,GJ-Van der Wiel, J, NLD-ch 1991 (CBM 26/ game 444). For
6. - exd5 - see Portisch,L-Timman,J, Reykjavik 1991 (CBM 26/game 697).}) 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 (8. O-O {Schussler} d5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2
Nh5 $5 {Plachetka,J-Stohl,I, Stary Smokovec 1991 (CBM 26/game 844).}) 8... d5
9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 (13. bxc4 cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Ne5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe5 Bc5 $44 (16... Bc5 {Salov} 17. Rf1 (17. Qe2
Bxf2+ $1 18. Qxf2 Ng4 19. Qd4 Nxe5 $10) 17... Qd3 $1 $10)) 13... Bb7 14. Qd3 {N
} (14. e5 Nd5 15. Bb2 b5 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. exd6 c4 18. Ba3 b4 19. bxc4 bxa3 20.
Qb3 N5b6 $15 {Ftacnik,L-Lerner,K/Amsterdam OHRA-B/1988/} (20... N5b6 {Salov}
21. Rac1 $44 {Ftacnik-Lerner,Amsterdam 1988})) (14. Nfe5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 b5 16.
Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Ne3 Bc5 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. e5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb6 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 $10 {
Cvitan,O-Stempin,P/Warszawa/1990/}) 14... cxd4 (14... b5 15. Na5 $16) (14...
Rc8 $1 $14 {Ernst}) 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qc2 a6 (16... Rc8 {Salov} 17. Nb5 $1 (17.
Rad1 Qe8 $13) 17... a6 (17... Ncxe4 18. Bxf6) 18. Rad1 axb5 19. Rxd8 Rcxd8 20.
Ne5 $16 (20. Nxb6 Nd3 21. Rd1 Nxf2 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 $44)) 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bd2 $1
Ncd7 (18... b5 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Nb6 $18) (18... e5 19. Nf5 Bd8 20. Bb4 $16) (
18... Nfd7 19. b4 Na4 20. Bf4 $1 (20. Qxa4 b5 21. Qa5 Qxc4) 20... Qc8 (20... e5
21. Nxe5 Qxc2 22. Nxc2 $16) 21. Qb3 $16) (18... Ncxe4 {Salov} 19. Rxe4 b5 20.
Bf4 Qc8 21. Bd6 $18) 19. Bf4 Qc5 (19... e5 20. Nxe5 $1) (19... Qc8 20. Bd6 $1
Qd8 (20... Bxd6 21. Nxd6 Qxc2 22. Nxc2 Rab8 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. e5 Nd5 25. Nb4
$18) 21. Bxe7 (21. e5 $16 {Schussler}) 21... Qxe7 22. e5 Nd5 23. Nd6 Nc5 24.
N4f5 $1 $16) 20. Bc1 $1 Qc7 (20... b5 21. Na5 $16) (20... Rfe8 21. Ba3 Qc7 22.
Bxe7 Rxe7 23. e5 Nd5 24. Nd6 $16) 21. e5 Nd5 22. Ne3 Qxc2 (22... Rac8 23. Qxc7
Rxc7 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nf5 Bb4 27. Re2 $16) 23. Ndxc2 Rac8 (23...
Nxe3 24. Nxe3 (24. Bxe3 Bxg2 25. Rxd7 Be4 26. Rxe7 Bxc2 27. Bxb6 $14) 24...
Bxg2 (24... Nc5 {Salov} 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 26. Nc4 $36 (26. Rd7 Bb4 $1)) 25. Rxd7
Bb4 26. Nxg2 Bxe1 27. Nxe1 Rfd8 28. Rd6 $16) 24. Bxd5 $1 (24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25.
Bxd5 Rxc2 26. Be4 (26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rxd7 Rfxf2) 26... Rc7) 24... exd5 25. Nxd5
Bxd5 (25... Bc5 26. Ba3 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rxc2+ 28. Re2 Rxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Rd8 30.
Nxb6 Bc6 31. Rd6 Bb5+ 32. Ke3 $16) 26. Rxd5 Rxc2 27. Rxd7 Bb4 (27... Bc5 28.
Rd2 $1 (28. Be3 {Salov} Rxa2 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Rc7 $16) 28... Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Rd8
30. Be3 $16) 28. Red1 Rxa2 29. Be3 Bc5 (29... b5 30. Rc7 $16 (30. Rc1 {Ernst}
h6 31. e6 fxe6 32. Rcc7 $18)) (29... Bc3 {Ernst} 30. Bxb6 Bxe5 31. Bc5 Re8 32.
Re7 $18) 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Rc7 Ra3 $2 (31... Rb2 32. Rdd7 (32. e6 fxe6 33. Rdd7
Rfxf2 34. Rxg7+ Kf8 35. Rxh7 Rg2+ 36. Kh1 Kg8 37. Rcg7+ Kf8 38. Rb7 Kg8 39.
Rhd7 Rxh2+ 40. Kg1 Rhg2+ 41. Kf1 Rgf2+ $10) 32... Re2 $8 (32... Rxb3 33. e6 $1
$18) 33. Rxc5 $16) (31... Rb2 $142 {Salov}) 32. e6 $1 fxe6 33. Rdd7 {Ftacnik,L}
1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. Bd3 dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. Ne2 {The witty counterblow in the centre does not
solve all the defensive problems. Both grandmasters are known as respected
theoreticians, their discussion should be interesting.} (11. Be3 Nbd7 12. O-O (
12. h3 Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 $14) 12... Ng4 13. Qe2 Nxe3 14. fxe3 O-O 15. a4
Bb4 16. Qb2 Qe7 17. Nd1 Bd6 18. Nf2 c5 19. d5 Nf6 20. Qc2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sosonko,
G (2575)-Speelman,J (2410)/Amsterdam 1978 (30)}) 11... Nbd7 {The most natural
move in the position which is full of tactical possibilities. Black's
situation is more dangerous than meets the eye; holding the centre would
represent a great success.} (11... Nfd7 12. Bc3 O-O 13. Nxe5 (13. Qc2 exd4 14.
Nexd4 g6 15. O-O Nc5 16. Be2 $16) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. O-O Nc5 16. Nd4
Nxd3 17. Nxc6 Nxf2 $1 18. Rxf2 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bc5 20. Bd4 Rfc8 21. Bxc5 Rxc6
22. Ba3 Bxc4 23. Rc2 b5 24. Rd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L (2681)-Topalov,V (2780)
/Nice 2008 (46)}) (11... exd4 $6 12. O-O $1 Nfd7 13. Nexd4 Ne5 14. Be2 $16) 12.
Qc2 (12. dxe5 $2 Nc5 13. Bb1 Nfxe4 $15) 12... O-O 13. O-O Qc7 14. h3 {
Cheparinov is gettig ready for the exchanges in the centre. It might have been
more exact to centralise the rooks first.} (14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Rfe1 Bb7 $14)
14... Rad8 15. dxe5 (15. a4 exd4 16. Nexd4 Bd6 17. a5 Bc8 $11) 15... Nxe5 16.
Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bc3 Qh5 {From the h5-square, the queen is not only attacking,
but also defending the pawn on h7.} (17... Qc5 18. e5 Rxd3 19. exf6 Rxc3 20.
Nxc3 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Qxc4 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Qb2 $14) 18. e5 Nd7 19. Nf4 {White
is refusing the trade of the e5-pawn for the opponent's h7, since it would
simplify his defensive tasks.} (19. Rfd1 Nxe5 (19... Qxh3 $2 20. Bf5 $18) 20.
Nf4 Qg5 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Be4 Bc5 $11) 19... Qh6 20. Rfd1 Bg5 {Leko as a
cautious player is not engaging in adventures with weakening of the pawn
structure for the purpose of winning material.} (20... Nc5 21. Bf5 g6 22. Bg4
g5 23. Ne2 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxc4 25. Bb4 Bd5 $13) 21. Bf5 Nc5 22. Ng2 Bc8 (22...
Bxc4 $2 23. h4 Be7 24. Bd2 $16) 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Qf5 {White has to live with
tha failure of getting an advantage.} (24. h4 Be7 25. Nf4 Rfe8 26. Kg2 Ne6 27.
Ne2 f6 $11) 24... Qg6 25. Qxg6 hxg6 26. Bb4 (26. h4 Be7 27. Nf4 Rfd8 $11) 26...
Be7 27. Kf1 Rfe8 28. Ne1 a5 29. Bxc5 $6 {[%mdl 4096] The exchange of the
bishop is hard to comprehend. In positions with pawn assymetry the mobile
bishop is stronger than the lame knight.} (29. Ba3 f6 30. Rab1 Na4 31. Bxe7
Rxe7 32. exf6 gxf6 33. Rd6 Kf7 34. Nf3 $11) 29... Bxc5 30. Nd3 Bd4 31. Rab1 Rb8
32. f4 g5 $1 33. Nf2 {The time of simple solutions is over for White. He must
take care to avoid hitting serious problems.} (33. Nb4 axb4 34. Rxd4 gxf4 35.
gxf4 c5 36. Rd5 Ra8 $15) 33... Be3 (33... c5 34. Re1 gxf4 35. gxf4 Re6 36. Kg2
$11) 34. fxg5 {White may have possibly helped himself with tactics, but it
only confirms the precarious nature of his situation.} (34. Ng4 $5 gxf4 35. Ke2
Kf8 36. Kf3 Bc5 37. Kxf4 $11) 34... Rxe5 35. h4 Rf5 36. Rb2 b5 37. cxb5 cxb5 {
Black needs to save the connected pawns in order to keep his winning chances
alive.} (37... Rbxb5 38. Re2 Rxf2+ 39. Rxf2 Bxf2 40. Kxf2 Rb2+ 41. Kf3 Rxa2 42.
Rc1 $11) 38. Kg2 Rxf2+ 39. Rxf2 Bxf2 40. Kxf2 b4 41. Ke3 a4 42. Rb1 Kh7 43. Kd2
$6 {The defence of the rook endgame will be played by Cheparinov without any
enthusiasm. White will choose the second rate solution simply too often.} (43.
h5 $1 b3 44. axb3 axb3 45. Rb2 Rb4 (45... Rb5 46. Kf4) 46. Kf3 f6 (46... g6 47.
g4 Rb5 48. Kf4 Kg7 49. Kf3) 47. gxf6 gxf6 48. g4 Kh6 49. Kg3 Kg5 50. Kf3 Rb5
51. Kg3 Rb7 52. Kf3 Rb4 53. Kf2 Kxg4 54. h6 Rb7 55. h7 Rxh7 56. Rxb3 $11) 43...
Kg6 44. Rf1 $2 {White could still have held the draw by stopping the enemy
king on the square g6.} (44. g4 $1 b3 45. axb3 axb3 46. Kc3 b2 (46... Rh8 47.
Rh1) (46... f5 47. gxf6 Kxf6 48. Rf1+ Kg6 49. Kb2 Rb4 50. Rg1 $11) 47. Rxb2
Rxb2 48. Kxb2 f5 49. gxf6 Kxf6 50. Kc3 Ke5 51. Kd3 Kf4 52. h5 Kxg4 53. h6 gxh6
54. Ke2 Kg3 55. Kf1 $11) 44... Rd8+ 45. Kc2 Rc8+ 46. Kb1 Rc4 $1 47. Rf2 Rg4 48.
Rf3 Re4 49. Rf2 Re1+ 50. Kb2 Rg1 51. Rf4 {From afar the position might have
seemed sufficient, but in fact it is just one step from catastrophe.} (51. Rf3
Rg2+ 52. Kb1 a3 53. Rb3 (53. Rf4 Rxg3 54. Rxb4 Kh5 $19) 53... Kh5 54. Rxb4 Rxg3
55. Rf4 g6 56. Kc2 Re3 57. Kd2 Rh3 58. Rxf7 Rxh4 $17) 51... Rxg3 52. Rxb4 a3+
53. Kc2 Kh5 54. Rf4 g6 55. Ra4 (55. Rxf7 Kxh4 $17) 55... Rh3 56. Kd2 $2 {
The mental shortcut after a long fight with painful moments. Cheparinov will
suddenly play the endgame with no survival chances at all.} (56. Rf4 Rxh4 57.
Rxf7 Kxg5 $17) 56... Rxh4 57. Rxa3 Rh2+ 58. Ke1 Kxg5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "10.6"]
[White "Hackel, Mario"]
[Black "Neidhardt, Claus Ulrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2338"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 Plauen"]
[BlackTeam "Schott Mainz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. a4 Ba6 11. b3 Rc8 12. a5 c5 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. Ba5 (14. Qa2
Bb7 (14... Nb8 15. Ba5 Qd6 16. Nbd2 (16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Ne5 {1/2-1/2
Bogdanovski,V-Kurajica,B/Star Dojran/1991/ (17)}) 16... cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bd8 18.
cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nc4 Qc5 20. Nf5 Nb4 21. Qd2 N4c6 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Bc3 Bxc4 24.
Qh6 {1-0 Marin,M-Kiselev,S/Bucharest/1997/ (24)}) 15. b4 (15. Ba5 Qd6 16. Nbd2
cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qb8 18. cxd5 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-Balashov,Y/Helsinki/1984/ (18)})
15... cxb4 16. c5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. e3 Qd6 19. Nd4 a5 20. Be1 a4 21. Qb2
Ra8 {0-1 Danielsen,H-Galdunts,S/Yerevan 1996/ (34)}) 14... Qb8 15. Nbd2 (15.
Bc3 Bb7 16. Nbd2 h6 17. Qa2 a6 18. e3 Rfd8 19. Rab1 Qa8 20. Qa1 dxc4 21. bxc4
Bc6 {0-1 Franco Alonso,A-Acs,P/San Agustin/1998/ (44)}) 15... cxd4 (15... Bb7)
16. Nxd4 Bc5 (16... Bb7 17. Qb2 Nb6 $11) 17. Bc3 Qb6 (17... Bb7 18. b4 Bxd4 19.
Bxd4 dxc4 20. Bxa7 Qc7 21. e4 Rfd8 $13) 18. e3 Rfe8 $2 {[%mdl 64] Black is not
sensing the danger, bishop on a6 is rather loose and white will quickly obtain
huge advantage.} (18... e5 $5 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Rxa6 exd4 22. exd4
dxc4 23. Rb1 Qe7 24. Rxa7 $14) 19. b4 $1 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Qb7 21. Qa2 $1 e5 (21...
Bxc4 $2 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 $18) 22. Bc5 (22. Qxa6 Qxa6 23. Rxa6 exd4 24.
Bxd5 Nxd5 25. cxd5 dxe3 26. fxe3 $16) 22... Nb8 (22... Nxc5 23. bxc5 $18) 23.
Bd6 (23. cxd5 e4 24. Bd4 $18) 23... Re6 24. Bc5 Rd8 25. cxd5 Ree8 {If the
second player can not take back the pawn on d5 his position is quite critical.}
(25... Nxd5 26. Ne4 Rd7 27. Ng5 $18) 26. Ne4 Nxe4 (26... Nxd5 27. Rxd5 $1 Rxd5
28. Nd6 $18) 27. Bxe4 g6 28. f3 Qd7 (28... f5 $2 29. d6+ $18) 29. d6 Kg7 30.
Qb2 Kh6 (30... f5 31. Bd5 $18) 31. Ra5 Qc8 32. Bxa7 f5 33. Bxb8 {The final
tactical solution was mainly a question of taste.} (33. Bb1 Nc6 34. Rad5 $18)
33... fxe4 34. Bc7 exf3 (34... Rd7 35. fxe4 Bb7 36. Rxe5 $18) 35. Bxd8 Be2 (
35... Rxd8 36. Rxe5 Be2 37. Qd4 $18) 36. Rxe5 (36. Bg5+ Kxg5 37. d7 f2+ (37...
Rf8 38. Qxe5+ Kh6 39. Qg5+ Kg7 40. Qe7+ Kh6 41. Rh5+ gxh5 42. Rd6+ $18) 38.
Kxf2 Rf8+ 39. Kg1 $19) 36... Qh3 (36... Qxd8 37. Rdd5 Rf8 38. Kf2 $18) 37. Bg5+
Kh5 (37... Kg7 38. Re7+ $18) 38. Bf4+ (38. Bf4+ Rxe5 39. Qxe5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. Bb2 $5 (13. Re1) 13...
b5 14. c5 e5 15. dxe5 (15. b4 e4 (15... Bf6 16. e4 $1) (15... exd4 16. Nf3 $14)
16. f3 f5 17. a4 $14) 15... Nxc5 16. a3 $1 Bb7 17. b4 (17. Rc1 Ne6 (17... a5
18. f4 Qb6 $2 19. Bd4) 18. e4 c5 (18... d4 $5 19. f4 c5 20. f5 Nc7 21. f6 $40))
17... Na4 (17... Ne6 18. Nb3 $1 c5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bd4 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 a6 22.
Rad1 $16) 18. Bd4 a5 19. Qb3 Nb6 20. Qc3 Na4 (20... Nc4 21. Nb3 a4 (21... Nxa3
22. Nxa5) 22. Nc5 $16) 21. Qb3 Nb6 22. Rfd1 (22. Rfc1 $5) 22... Nc4 23. Qc3 Ra8
24. Nb3 Qc7 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. h3 (26. e4 $1 dxe4 (26... Bg4 27. f3 Be6 (27... Bh5
$2 28. exd5 cxd5 29. g4 Bg6 30. f4 $14) 28. f4) 27. Bxe4 $16) 26... Rd8 27. g4
$5 axb4 28. axb4 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Bxc5 30. bxc5 Bb7 (30... Re8 $2 31. f4 f6 32.
exf6 Rxe2 33. Ra8 $16) 31. e3 (31. Ra7 Ra8 32. Qa1 Qb8 $1) (31. e4 Ra8 32.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 33. exd5 cxd5 34. f4 Qa5 $13) 31... Ra8 32. Bf1 Rxa1 33. Qxa1 Qa5
34. Qxa5 Nxa5 35. Bd3 b4 $1 (35... Kf8 36. Kf1 g6 37. Ke2 Ke7 38. Kd2 Nc4+ 39.
Kc3 Kd7 40. Kb4 Kc7 41. f4 Bc8 42. f5 $16) 36. f4 Nc4 37. Bc2 $1 Bc8 (37... Ba6
38. Ba4 Bb5 $2 39. Bxb5 cxb5 40. c6 $18) 38. f5 $1 Nd2 39. Ba4 Bd7 (39... Nf3+
$2 40. Kf2 Nxd4 41. exd4 Bd7 42. Ke3 $18) 40. Kf2 g6 $1 41. Kg3 Kf8 42. Kf4 Ke7
43. e6 (43. Bc2 Bc8 44. Bd3 b3 45. Bc3 Ne4 46. Bxe4 dxe4 47. Kxe4 Ba6 48. Kf4
Bf1 49. h4 Bd3 50. e4 Bc2 51. e6 fxe6 52. f6+ Kf7 $10) 43... fxe6 44. f6+ Kf7
45. Bc2 h6 $1 46. h4 b3 47. Bd3 g5+ $1 (47... Nc4 48. Bxc4 dxc4 49. Ke5 g5 50.
h5 $1 Be8 51. e4 Bd7 52. Kd6 Be8 53. e5 $18) 48. hxg5 hxg5+ 49. Kg3 $2 (49.
Kxg5 Nf3+ 50. Kf4 (50. Kh6 e5 $1 51. Bb2 Bxg4) 50... Nxd4 51. exd4 Kxf6 52. g5+
Kg7 53. Ke5 Be8 54. Kxe6 Bg6 $19) (49. Ke5 $142 $1 Nf3+ 50. Kd6 Nxd4 (50... e5
51. Bb2 Bxg4 52. Kxc6 Kxf6 53. Kxd5) 51. exd4 (51. Kxd7 Nf3) 51... Be8 52. Ke5
Bd7 53. Kd6 $10) 49... b2 50. Bxb2 Nb3 51. Bc2 (51. Bd4 Nxd4 52. exd4 Kxf6 53.
Kf3 e5 $19) 51... Nxc5 52. e4 dxe4 (52... Nxe4+ 53. Bxe4 dxe4 54. Kf2 c5 55.
Ke3 Bc6 56. Bc3 $10) 53. Kf2 Bc8 (53... Nd3+ 54. Bxd3 exd3 55. Ke3 e5 56. Bxe5
Bxg4 57. Kxd3 $10) 54. Ke3 Nd7 55. Bxe4 c5 (55... Nxf6 56. Bxf6 Kxf6 57. Bxc6
$10) 56. Bf3 Ba6 57. Ba3 Bb5 58. Kf2 Bc4 59. Bc6 Ne5 (59... Nxf6 60. Kf3 e5 61.
Bxc5 Be6 $17) 60. Bf3 Bd5 (60... Kxf6 $2 61. Bb2 Bd5 62. Bd1 $10) 61. Be2 Nd7
62. Ke3 Bc6 (62... Kxf6 63. Bb5 Ne5 64. Bb2 $10) 63. Bd3 Kxf6 (63... Nxf6 64.
Bxc5 Nxg4+ 65. Ke2 $17) 64. Ke2 Kf7 (64... e5 $5 65. Bf5 c4 $16) 65. Bc1 Ne5 (
65... Kf6 66. Ba3) 66. Bxg5 Nxg4 67. Kd2 Bd5 68. Kc3 e5 69. Bf5 Nf6 70. Bh4 Ne8
71. Bf2 Nd6 72. Bd3 c4 (72... Nb7 73. Ba6 $10) 73. Bh7 Kg7 74. Bc2 Kf6 75. Kb4
Ke6 76. Bc5 Nb7 77. Bf2 Nd6 78. Bc5 Nf7 79. Be3 Kf6 80. Bd1 e4 81. Be2 Ne5 (
81... Nd6 82. Bf4 Ke6 83. Kc5 $1 (83. Bxd6 $2 Kxd6 84. Bxc4 Bxc4 85. Kxc4 Ke5
86. Kc3 Kf4 87. Kd2 Kf3 $19) 83... Nf5 84. Bxc4 $10) 82. Kc5 Bf7 (82... Ke6 83.
Kd4) 83. Kd4 Kf5 84. Kc3 Bd5 (84... Nd3 85. Bxd3 exd3 86. Bd2 $10) 85. Kd4 Ke6
86. Kc3 Kf5 87. Kd4 Bf7 88. Kc3 Ng4 89. Bxg4+ Kxg4 90. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.07.06"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Khalifman Chernin Karpov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8
13. e4 c5 {Black can afford to counter in the center partly due to the
pressure along the a6-f1 diagonal.} 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17.
Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 21. Nc4 (21. Ne4 Bxc3 22. Rxd7
Qa8 $5 (22... Qc8 23. Re3 (23. Nxc3 Rxc3 24. Qd5 Qc6 (24... g6 25. Ree7 Qc6 26.
Qxc6 Rxc6 27. Rb7 Rf6 {1/2-1/2 Bates,R-Valenzuele,L/WchJM-U14 Duisburg (10)/
1992 (31)}) 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. Rb7 Rd8 27. Re4 g5 $8 28. Re5 Rc5 $10) 23... Bb4
24. Qd3 (24. Qd5 Rc7 (24... Rc1+ 25. Kg2 Qc6 26. Rd3 h6 27. Rb7 Qg6 28. Rd4 Bc5
29. Nxc5 bxc5 30. Rf4 Rc2 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,M-Pogorelov,R/Benidorm op (06)/1993 
(49)}) 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Rd3 Qe7 27. Rd4 g6 28. Rc4 Rd8 29. Qc6 Bc5 {1/2-1/2
Tunik,G-Biriukov,O/St.Petersburg op-Petrov (04)/1996 (49)}) 24... h6 25. Rf3
Re6 26. Qd5 (26. Rd4 Be7 27. Nc3 Re1+ 28. Kg2 Qe6 29. Nd5 Bc5 30. Nf4 Qe5 31.
Rd7 Qa1 32. Nh3 {1/2-1/2 Magerramov,E-Zarnicki,P/Andorra op/1991 (48)}) 26...
Qc6 $1 27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28. Rf4 {1/2-1/2 Novikov,I-Stempin,P/Polanica Zdroj/1989/}
) 23. Re3 Bb2 24. Qf3 (24. Qd5 Rc1+ 25. Kg2 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 $14) 24... f5 $1 25.
Ng5 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Qxf3+ 27. Nxf3 f4 28. Re2 {1-0 Novikov,I-Veingold,A/Pamplona
op/1992/ (37)}) 21... Bxc3 (21... Rxc4 $2 22. bxc4 Bxc3 23. Re3 $18) (21... Nc5
22. Qxd8 Rxd8 (22... Bxd8 23. Bb4 Nd3 24. Bxf8 Nxe1 25. Bb4 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nd4
27. Ra8 Ne6 28. Be7 {+- Karpov}) 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 (23... gxf6 24. Ree7 {+/= Karpov
} Nxb3 25. Ne3 Rf8 26. Nf5 h5 $1 $10 {Illescas-Morovic (Las Palmas 1994)}) 24.
b4 Ne6 25. Nxb6 $16 {Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1993/}) 22. Rxd7 Qf6 (22...
Qc8 23. Re3 Bf6 24. Qd5 b5 25. Na3 b4 26. Nc4 h6 27. Kg2 Rc7 $2 (27... Rc5 28.
Qb7 {/\Rxf7} Qxb7+ 29. Rxb7 Bc3 $14) 28. Nb6 $1 $16 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Van der
Wiel,J/Ter Apel/1993/ (42)}) (22... Qa8 23. Re3 Bf6 24. Qd5 $14) 23. Re4 (23.
Re3 Re6 24. Rf3 Re1+ 25. Qxe1 Qxf3 $10) 23... Qf5 $2 {One of the most amazing
moments in the Elista match. Karpov has reportedly played this position over
with his seconds and not a single one of them noticed the obvious combination,
that white was preparing.} (23... Re6 24. Rf4 Qg6 $2 (24... Qxf4 25. gxf4 Re1+
26. Qxe1 Bxe1 27. Nxb6 $14) 25. Rdxf7 $1 Qxf7 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 (26... Kxf7 27.
Qd7+ Kf6 28. Qd3 {/\ Qh7}) 27. Qd8+ Rf8 28. Qd5 {1-0 Chernin,A-Veingold,A/
Sevilla/1993/ (39)}) 24. Rf4 Qe6 25. Rdxf7 $1 Re8 (25... Rxf7 26. Qd8+ $18) (
25... Qxf7 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qd8+ Rf8 28. Qd5+ $18) 26. Qf3 Bf6 27. Rb7 h6 28.
Kg2 (28. Ne3 $2 Rc3 $1 (28... Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Qxb3 $2 30. Rxf6 $18)) 28... Kh8 29.
h4 Kg8 30. Kh2 Kh8 31. Qh5 Rd8 (31... Kg8 $2 32. Rxf6 $18) 32. Rf7 Bd4 (32...
Rc5 $2 33. Qg6 Rc6 34. R4xf6 $18) 33. Rf8+ Rxf8 34. Rxf8+ Kh7 35. Qf3 Bc5 (
35... Bf6 36. Qd3+ g6 37. h5 Bg7 38. Rb8 $18) 36. Rf5 Rc8 37. h5 Rd8 (37... Qe1
38. Ne5 Bd4 39. Qd3 Qc3 40. Qe4 Kg8 41. Ng6 $18) 38. Re5 (38. Ne5 Rd2 $2) 38...
Qd7 39. Qe4+ Kh8 {White is a paws up, but winning is still a hard work away.} (
39... Kg8 40. Kg2 $16) 40. Kg2 Rf8 (40... Qd1 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Qxe8+ Kh7 43.
Qe4+ Kh8 44. Nxb6 Qxb3 (44... Bxb6 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qg6+) 45. Nd7 $16) 41. f4
Rd8 (41... Qd1 42. Qf3 Qg1+ 43. Kh3 b5 44. Nd2 $16) 42. Qf3 Bd4 (42... Qd1 $2
43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ $18) 43. Re2 b5 44. Nd2 (44. Ne5 Bxe5 45. fxe5 $16) 44...
Bb6 45. Ne4 Qd1 $6 46. Nf2 Qb1 (46... Bxf2 $2 {Karpov was shocked at
realization, that this natural move loses to} 47. Re8+ Rxe8 48. Qxd1 $18) 47.
Ng4 Qf5 48. Ne5 Kg8 $2 (48... Bc7 49. g4 Qf6 50. Ng6+ Kh7 51. Qe4 $18) 49. Nc6
(49. Nc6 Rd7 50. Ne7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rad1 Re8 12. Rfe1 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Be4 14. Qc1 a4
15. Bh3 (15. Nh4 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 axb3 17. axb3 $10) 15... axb3 16. axb3 Ra2 17.
Rd2 (17. Bb2 b5 $1 $132) 17... Qa8 18. Rxa2 Qxa2 19. Nd2 b5 (19... Bb7 20. e4
$14) (19... Qc2 20. Nxe4 $1 Qxe4 21. Bg2 $16) (19... Bc2 20. Bb2 $1 Bxb3 21.
Qc3 Ba4 22. Ra1 $18) 20. f3 Bc6 21. e4 bxc4 22. bxc4 e5 $6 23. Qa1 Ra8 (23...
Qxa1 24. Rxa1 exd4 25. Bxd4 $14) 24. Qxa2 Rxa2 25. d5 Bb7 (25... Ba4 26. Rb1
$16) 26. Rb1 Ba6 27. c5 $1 dxc5 28. f4 $1 h5 (28... exf4 29. e5 Nxd5 30. Bxd7
h6 31. Rb8+ Kh7 32. Bf5+ g6 33. e6 gxf5 34. exf7 $18) 29. fxe5 Ng4 30. Bxg4 (
30. e6 fxe6 31. dxe6 Nb6 32. Nf3 Kf8 $14) 30... hxg4 31. Ra1 Rc2 $6 (31...
Rxa1+ 32. Bxa1 $18) 32. Rxa6 Rxc3 33. Ra8+ Kh7 34. e6 fxe6 35. dxe6 Nf6 36. e7
Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Rc2 38. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 24th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2008.02.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2008.02.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Bf4 b6 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Nc3 h6 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nd2 b5 15.
bxc4 bxc4 16. Na4 {Quite an unseemly move born out of necessity. White would
love to play the queen to a4 but the statistics there are anything but
encouraging.} (16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Nxb5 Nb6 18. Qxa7 (18. Qa6 cxb5 19. Qxb5 Ba3 20.
Nf1 c3 21. Bc1 Nc4 22. Bxa3 Nxa3 23. Qa4 c2 24. Rdc1 Rc3 25. Ne3 Qc7 {0-1
Mikhalevski,V (2548)-Goldin,A (2629)/Ashdod 2003 (48)}) 18... cxb5 19. Qa6 (19.
Nf1 c3 20. Rac1 b4 21. d5 exd5 22. e5 Ne8 23. Be3 Bc5 24. Bxd5 Bxe3 25. Nxe3
Qc7 {1/2 Yevseev,D (2580)-Ionov,S (2541)/St Petersburg 2003 (35)}) 19... Na4
20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Bc5 22. Bh3 Nc3 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. Qxc8 Rxc8 25. Re1 Nfxd5
$15 {0-1 Sriram,J (2448)-Harikrishna,P (2539)/Mumbai 2003 (31)}) 16... c5 17.
d5 exd5 18. exd5 Nh5 19. Be3 Bf6 {Black's pieces are suddenly springing to
life with great energy. The dark-squared bishop will land on d4 taking lot of
sting out of White's chances.} 20. Nc3 (20. Rab1 Bd4 $5 21. Nxc4 (21. Ne4 $5
Bxe3 22. fxe3 Nhf6 (22... Qe7 23. Nac3 Nhf6 24. Kh1 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Nb6 26. a4
Rfd8 27. d6 Qe5 28. Qc3 Qxc3 29. Nxc3 {1/2 Yevseev,D (2580)-Lugovoi,A (2554)/
St Petersburg 2004 (43)}) 23. Nac3 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Ne5 25. Qc3 Re8 26. Qa3 c3 $1
$132) 21... Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qg5 $5 24. e4 (24. Qc1 Nhf6 25. Nc3 Qh5
26. Qd2 Ng4 27. h3 Nge5 $13) 24... Nhf6 25. Qc1 Qh5 26. Qf4 Ng4 27. h3 Nge5 {
0-1 Nielsen,P (2620)-Sasikiran,K (2670)/Hastings 2003/ (44)}) (20. Rac1 Bd4 21.
Nf1 Ne5 22. Qe2 Bxe3 23. Nxe3 Nf6 24. Nb2 Re8 25. Qc2 Nd3 {0-1 Coelho,L (2395)
-Fier,A (2499)/Santos 2007 (55)}) 20... Bd4 21. Nf1 (21. Nde4 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Rb8
23. Qa4 Rb6 24. Rab1 Bc8 25. d6 Nhf6 26. Qxc4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 $14 {1/2 Ehlvest,J
(2597)-Ivanov,A (2587)/New York 2006 (32)}) 21... Qf6 {Vitiugov is gaining
courage to improve the position of the queen, but it amy not suffice for
equality.} (21... Be5 22. Rab1 Rb8 $13) 22. Ne4 Qe5 (22... Qg6 23. Bxd4 cxd4
24. Rxd4 $14) 23. f4 Qc7 24. Bxd4 $6 {A logical grab of the pawn, but
objectvely speaking only 24.d6!? could offer any chances for the advantage.} (
24. d6 $5 Qa5 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Rxd4 Nhf6 (26... Qb6 27. Rad1 Nc5 28. Nxc5 Qxc5
29. Ne3 $14) 27. Ne3 $14) 24... cxd4 25. Rxd4 Nhf6 (25... Qb6 $5 26. Qc3 (26.
Rad1 f5 27. Nc3 Nc5 $15) 26... f5 27. Ned2 Nc5 28. Rb1 Na4 29. Rxb6 Nxc3 $13)
26. Nxf6+ {Kanep does not feel the danger in choosing second rate moves. It
made lot of sense to centralize the other knight.} (26. Ne3 $1 Nxe4 27. Bxe4
Nf6 $11) 26... Nxf6 27. Qc3 (27. d6 $2 Qc5 28. Rad1 (28. Qc3 Rcd8 $17) 28... c3
$17) 27... Ne8 $1 28. Kh1 (28. Bh3 $5 f5 29. Ne3 Nd6 30. Rb1 Rce8 $15) 28...
Nd6 29. a4 Rb8 30. Nd2 (30. Ne3 $2 Rb3 31. Qc1 Qc5 $17) 30... Rfc8 {Black can
claim lot of success in harmonizing his army, White must play very carefully.}
(30... Rfe8 31. Rc1 Qd8 $17) 31. Rc1 Qd8 32. h3 $2 {The only real consequence
of this fluffy move is the weakening of the g3-square with disastrous
consequences.} (32. Re1 Qf6 33. Re5 Re8 $15) 32... Nf5 33. Re4 Rb3 $1 {This
move crowns the efforts of the black pieces. Since Kanep is unable to take the
rook he might as well have resigned.} 34. Qe5 (34. Nxb3 cxb3 35. Qe1 Rxc1 36.
Qxc1 Nxg3+ 37. Kh2 Nxe4 38. Bxe4 f5 39. Bxf5 Qxd5 $19) 34... Nxg3+ 35. Kh2 Nxe4
36. Nxb3 (36. Nxe4 Qd7 $19) 36... Nf2 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 {This well know variation
is the subject of quite a few battles at the highest level. White is ready to
attack the center with the pawns, the opponent hopes to create sufficient
counterplay.} 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. e4 c5 15. exd5 exd5 16. dxc5 dxc4 $2 {[%mdl 4]
Onischuk accepts the challenge and opens up the position for a direct clash.
Much more modest and preferable in the future is the move 16...bxc5 with
chances for the equality.} (16... bxc5 17. cxd5 Bxf1 18. Nxf1 Nd7 19. Ne3 Bf6
$13) 17. c6 $1 c3 (17... cxb3 18. Re1 (18. Qc1 Rc8 19. Nc4 Bb5 20. Rd1 Qe8 21.
Re1 Qd8 22. axb3 Bxc6 23. Rxa7 Bxg2 24. Raxe7 Bc6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qf4 Qd5 27.
R7e4 $16) 18... Bb4 19. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 (19... Bxe1 $2 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qg4+ Kh8
22. Rxe1 $18) 20. Rxe4 Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rbd8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Bf3 Bf8 24. axb3
$16) 18. Bxc3 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 b5 {The advance of the b-pawn takes the perfect
square c4 from the knight and forces White to clarify the situation in the
center.} (19... Nd5 20. Be5 Bd6 21. Bb2 Be7 22. Rd1 Bf6 23. Nc4 Bxb2 24. Rxd5
Qf6 25. Rd6 $16) (19... Qc7 20. Nc4 Rbd8 21. Be5 Qc8 22. c7 Rde8 (22... Rd7 23.
Bh3 $18) 23. Bf4 Nh5 24. Nd6 Qxc7 25. Nxe8 Qd7 26. Rd1 Qxe8 27. Be3 $16) 20.
Ne4 $1 (20. Nf3 $6 Qb6 $14) 20... Nxe4 (20... Qc7 $5 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxf6
gxf6 23. Qd3 $16) 21. Bxe4 Qc8 {The defence becomes more difficult with each
further move, since the centralized white forces are manifesting exceptional
attacking potential.} (21... Qc7 22. Qh3 $1 g6 (22... h6 23. Qg4 Bg5 24. Qf5 g6
25. Qd5 Rbd8 (25... Rfd8 26. Be5 Rxd5 27. Bxc7 $16) 26. Qxb5 $16) 23. Qh6 f6
24. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Re1 $18) (21... Bf6 $2 22. Qh3 h6 23. Qf5
$18) 22. Qd3 $1 Kh8 (22... g6 23. Qd4 f6 24. Qxa7 $18) (22... h6 23. Bd5 Qg4
24. Re1 $18) 23. Rc1 f5 (23... Qc7 24. Qd5 $1 f6 25. Qh5 $18) 24. Bf3 Rd8 (
24... b4 25. Be5 Rb6 26. c7 $16) 25. Qe3 Qc7 26. Qe5 $1 {Sasikiran centralizes
the queen and grabs an additional pawn. The weaknesses on the kingside will
become untenable for the defender.} Bd6 (26... Qxe5 27. Bxe5 Rb6 28. c7 Rc8 29.
Bd4 Bd6 30. Bxb6 axb6 31. Rd1 Bxc7 32. Rc1 $18) 27. Qxf5 Rf8 28. Qg4 Be5 (28...
Qf7 29. Bd4 Rbd8 30. Bd5 $18) 29. Bd2 a5 (29... Qf7 30. Kg2 Rbd8 31. Be3 $16)
30. Be3 {Onischuk has managed to avert the first onslaught, but White will
have no problems to improve his pieces significantly.} a4 31. Be4 axb3 32. axb3
Rf6 33. Rc5 h6 (33... g6 34. f4 Bb2 (34... Bd6 35. Rc1 $18) 35. Qe2 Ba3 36.
Rxb5 $18) 34. Rd5 Rd8 35. Qh5 {The illustrative variation clearly explains why
Alexander decided to resign:} (35. Qh5 Bd6 36. Bd4 Re6 37. Qf5 Rxe4 38. Qxe4
Qxc6 39. Bxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rg5+ hxg5 41. Qxc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.
Nbxd2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nc6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Qc2
Nb4 15. Qxc5 Nxa2 (15... Qxc5 16. Rxc5 Nxa2 17. Nd4 $14) 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Rc6
Rab8 $2 (17... Rfb8 18. Nd4 $14) 18. Ra1 Nb4 19. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 20. Ra4 $16 Rfc8
21. Rxb4 Rc1+ 22. Bf1 Bxe2 23. Kg2 Bd1 (23... Bxf1+ 24. Nxf1 Rc5 25. Ne3 $16)
24. Rd4 Rd8 25. Nh4 Kf8 26. Bd3 Rc3 27. b4 h5 28. Nf5 Bg4 29. Ne3 Be6 30. h4
Kg7 31. Be2 Kh6 32. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Qe8 10. Ndc4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Both players toy with considerable
risk. Anand has revealed, that the variation was not prepared and he played it
out of immediate inspiration.} (10. Ndf3 Ne4 11. Bf4 Qb5 12. Nd3 Bxf4 13. a4
Qd7 14. Nxf4 Nc6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rad8 17. Qc2 Bb7 18. Rad1 f5 19. exf6
Nxf6 20. b4 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Granda Zuniga,J/Yerevan 1996/ (60)})
10... dxc4 (10... Be7 11. Ne3 Bd6 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Bf3 Bxe5 15.
dxe5 Qxe5 16. Qc2 $14) 11. Bxa8 c6 12. Qc2 {It seems that this move is not the
best line, but the main idea 12.b3! allows an easy draw for black.} (12. e4
Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Re1 Qe6 15. Qa4 Nfd7 16. Qa3 Nc5 17. b4 Nd3 18. Bf4 Nxe1
19. Rxe1 b5 20. Qe3 Qc8 21. Bxb8 Qxb8 22. Bxc6 Qd6 23. Bd5 Qxb4 $17 {0-1
Tregubov,P-Kalugin,S/Krasnodar 1998/ (38)}) (12. Qa4 Bxe5 (12... b5 13. Qa5 Nd5
14. Bxc6 Nxc6 15. Qxa6 Bxe5 16. dxe5 (16. Qxb5 Nc7 17. Qxc4 Nxd4 $11) 16... Nd4
17. e4 Nb4 18. Qd6 Nbc2 19. Rb1 $16) 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Rd1 Nc7 15. Bb7 Bxb7 16.
Qxa7 Qc8 17. Qxb6 Ne6 18. Bd2 Nd7 19. Qe3 c5 20. Bc3 Re8 $15) (12. b3 c3 $1 (
12... Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf4 Qe6 15. Qd6 Qxe2 16. Rfe1 Qf3 17. Re3 $14) (
12... cxb3 13. axb3 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Ba3 Nc3 16. Qd6 $16) 13. Nc4 (13. Qc2
Nd5 (13... Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Bf4 Qe6 16. Qxc3 Nd5 17. Qc1 Nxf4 18. Qxf4
Nd7 19. Qa4 Bxe2 20. Qxc6 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 $11) 14. Nc4 Be7 15. Bf4 f5 16. Bxb8
Qxb8 17. Bxc6 Nb4 18. Qxc3 Nxc6 $11) 13... Bxc4 14. bxc4 Qc8 15. d5 (15. e4
Nbd7 16. e5 Nxe5 17. c5 bxc5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Qc2 Qxa8 $15) 15... Qh3 16. f3
$8 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Qxg3+ 18. Kh1 Qh3+ $11 {Anand was realying on this drawing
motif in case nothing better could be found.}) 12... Bxe5 $1 (12... Nd5 13.
Nxc4 Nb4 14. Nxd6 (14. Qc3 Qxe2 15. b3 Nd5 16. Qb2 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Qxc4 18. Be3
$14) 14... Nxc2 15. Nxe8 Rxe8 16. Bf4 Bxe2 17. Rfc1 Nxa1 18. Rxa1 $16) 13. dxe5
Nd5 14. b3 (14. Qa4 Nc7 15. Bb7 Bxb7 16. Qxa7 Qc8 17. Qxb6 Nd7 18. Qa5 c5 $15)
(14. b4 Nc7 15. b5 Nxb5 16. a4 Nc7 17. Ba3 Nxa8 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 $15) 14... Qe7 $1
(14... Qxe5 15. bxc4 Bxc4 16. Ba3 Nc3 17. Bxf8 Nxe2+ 18. Kg2 $16) (14... Nc7
15. Ba3 Nxa8 16. Bxf8 cxb3 17. axb3 Qxf8 18. Rfd1 $13) 15. bxc4 (15. b4 $5 Nc7
(15... Nxb4 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Qg5 Qxg5 18. Bxg5 Re8 19. Rfd1 c3 20. a3 Nd5 21.
Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Rxd5 $14) (15... Re8 16. Bb2 Qxb4 $15) 16. b5 Bxb5 (16... Nxb5
17. a4 Nc7 18. Ba3 Qe8 (18... Qxe5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qxh7 Nxa8 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22.
Rad1 $16) 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 $15) 17. a4 Ba6 18. Ba3 Qe8 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. Rfd1 Nxa8
$15) (15. a4 Re8 16. Ba3 Qxe5 $17) 15... Nc7 16. Bb2 (16. Bxc6 Nxc6 17. Bf4
Nxe5 18. Qe4 f6 $17) 16... Nxa8 17. Rfd1 Nc7 {Black is probably not chosing
the best continuation and I have been critical towards the opponent after the
game. Despite that black has excellent position and genie from India finds
beautiful tricks.} (17... Nd7 $1 18. f4 (18. Rd4 Nc7 $1 (18... Nxe5 19. Re4 f6
20. f4 Qc5+ 21. Bd4 Qxc4 22. Qxc4+ Nxc4 23. Re7 Nd6 24. Rxa7 Bxe2 25. a4 $15)
19. Rad1 Nxe5 20. Re4 f6 21. f4 Qc5+ 22. Bd4 Qxc4 23. Qxc4+ Nxc4 24. Re7 Rf7
25. Bxf6 Rxe7 26. Bxe7 Nd5 27. Bd8 Nce3 28. Rc1 c5 $19) 18... Nc5 (18... Qc5+
19. Rd4 Nc7 20. e3 Bc8 21. Rad1) 19. e4 Bc8 20. Ba3 Bg4 21. Rd2 Nc7 $17) 18.
Rd6 f6 19. Rad1 (19. f4 fxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Qe4 Ne8 22. Rd4 c5 23. Qd5+ Qf7
24. Qxf7+ Rxf7 25. Re4 Re7 $19) 19... fxe5 20. Qe4 Qf7 (20... Re8 21. f4 Ne6 $1
(21... exf4 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Rd8+ Kf7 24. gxf4 $1 Bxc4 25. Rxb8 Nd5 26. Be5
$15) 22. Qxe5 (22. Bxe5 Nc5 23. Qc2 Nbd7 24. Ba1 Qxe2 $19) 22... Bxc4 23. a3
Qf7 $17) 21. Rd8 {Objectively the best move was modest 21.f3, the defender has
strong mating motives in the attack against the white king.} (21. f4 exf4 22.
Rd8 Ne6 $1 (22... fxg3 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (23... Qxf8 24. hxg3 $13) 24. Rd8+ Ne8
25. hxg3 Nd7 26. Qxc6 Ndf6 $17) 23. Rxf8+ Nxf8 24. Qxf4 Qxf4 25. gxf4 Bxc4 $19)
(21. Qxe5 Ne8 $1 (21... Qxf2+ $2 22. Kh1 Ne8 23. Qe6+ $1 Kh8 24. Rd8 $18) 22.
Rd8 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Bxc4 24. h4 Bd5+ $19) (21. f3 Ne6 $1 (21... Bxc4 22. Rd8 $1
Ne6 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Qxc4 Nd4 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Kf2 (26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Rxd4
Rb7 28. Kf2 c5 $15) 26... c5 27. e3 Nc6 28. Rd7+ Kf8 29. Rc7 $15) 22. Qxe5 Bxc4
23. f4 Nc5 24. Rd8 Nbd7 $19) 21... Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 Ne6 $1 23. Rxf8+ (23. Qxe5
Bxc4 $3 24. Rxb8 Bd5+ 25. e4 Qf3+ 26. Kg1 Qxd1+ $19) 23... Qxf8 24. Bxe5 (24.
Qxe5 Bxc4 $19) 24... Nc5 $1 {White has not achieved anything in the attack due
to the mating threats on f1 and after improving piece coordination Anand wins
easily.} (24... Nd7 25. Qxc6 Ndc5 26. Bd6 Qd8 27. Kg1 Bxc4 $19) 25. Qg4 Nbd7
26. Bb2 (26. Rxd7 $2 Qf1#) 26... Qe7 27. Rd6 h5 (27... Nf8 28. Kg1 h5 29. Qd4
Nce6 30. Qd2 c5 $19) 28. Qd4 Nf6 29. Kg1 (29. Qf4 Nce4 30. Rd4 c5 $19) 29...
Qxe2 30. Rxf6 gxf6 31. Qd8+ $1 {Small shock since black has missed this simple
check. Despite that black elegantly wins with a running excercise towards the
opposite flank.} (31. Qxf6 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 Ne6 34. Be5 Bxc4 $19)
31... Kf7 (31... Kh7 $2 32. Qxf6 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 $11) 32. Qxf6+ Ke8
33. Qh8+ (33. Qxc6+ Ke7 (33... Nd7 34. Qa8+ Kf7 35. Qd5+ Qe6 36. Qxh5+ Ke7 $19)
34. Qf6+ Kd7 35. Qf7+ Kc8 36. Qf8+ Kc7 37. Qf4+ Kc6 38. Qf6+ Ne6 $19) 33... Kd7
34. Qd4+ Kc7 $1 (34... Kc8 35. Qh8+ Kb7 36. Qg7+ $11) 35. Qf4+ Kc8 36. Qf8+ Kd7
37. Bf6 Bxc4 {Anand is a fascinating player and the magic touch of his play in
the most complicated positions reveals, why he sits on the second position of
the world ranking list.} (37... Bxc4 38. Qd8+ Ke6 39. Qe7+ Kf5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O f5 {It is possible, that
after this impressive Black win the popularity of the ambitious move 12...f5
will rise.} 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Qd2 Nf6 17. Ne5 Ne4 18. Qe3
c5 19. f3 Nf6 20. Kh1 {[%mdl 32] Kasimdzhanov senses the danger and modestly
retreats his king while his opponent is ready for the clarification of the
position.} (20. Rfd1 dxc4 21. bxc4 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Rfd8 $15) (20. f4 Rc7 21. Rc2
Rfc8 22. Rfc1 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Ba3 24. Rd1 (24. Bb2 Bxb2 25. Rxb2 dxc4 $17) 24...
b5 25. c5 Bxc5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Rxc5 Qxc5 28. Qxc5 Rxc5 {0-1 Donchenko,A 
(2385)-Kiselev,S (2525)/Moscow 1996/ (52)}) 20... cxd4 21. Bxd4 (21. Qxd4 Bxe5
22. Qxe5 dxc4 $17) 21... Bxe5 $1 22. Bxe5 (22. Qxe5 dxc4 23. Bh3 Kf7 $15) 22...
dxc4 23. Qd2 $2 {The transfer of the queen to the a1-h8 diagonal will cost too
much time and also weakens control of the e3 square.} (23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. Rxc4
Bxc4 25. Rc1 Bxa2 26. Rc7 Qd8 27. Bf1 Rf7 $17) 23... Rfd8 24. Qb2 Nd5 25. Bd4 (
25. bxc4 Ne3 26. Rfe1 Nxc4 $17) (25. Rg1 b5 $17) 25... e5 $5 {This nice
tactical operation was probably not necessary; since 25...Qb4 was promising
Gelfand very good chances.} (25... Qb4 26. bxc4 Qxb2 27. Bxb2 Ne3 $17) 26. Bxe5
c3 27. Bxc3 Nxc3 28. Rxc3 Qxe2 29. Rxc8 (29. Qxe2 Bxe2 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Re1
Rc2 $15) 29... Rxc8 30. Qd4 (30. Qxe2 Bxe2 31. Re1 Rc2 32. a3 f4 33. gxf4 Kf7
34. Kg1 Kf6 $15) 30... Qxa2 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Rd1 {Rustam was struggling to
find out which variation promises the best chance of survival.} (32. Qxf5 Qxb3
33. Qd7 Ra8 34. Ra1 (34. f4 Bxf1 35. Bxa8 Bb5 36. Qc8+ Qg8 37. Qb7 a5 $17)
34... Qd3 $17) 32... h6 33. f4 (33. Qxf5 Qxb3 34. Qd7 Qc2 35. f4 Bb5 $17) 33...
Qc2 34. Re1 Qf2 35. Rg1 Rc2 36. Qf7 (36. Qxf5 Qxg2+ $1 37. Rxg2 Rc1+ 38. Rg1
Bb7+ $19) (36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qxa7 Bd3 38. Qa8 Be4 $19) 36... Bd3 $1 {White's
fate is sealed, Gelfand enjoys not only an extra pawn but also a mating attack.
} 37. h4 Be4 38. Kh2 Rc1 (38... Rc3 39. Qg6 Rc1 $19) 39. Qe8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 10. e3 $1 d5 (10... c5) 11. Qe2 c5 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Be1 Rd8 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Rac1 h6 $6 (15... Qe6 $142 $14) 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. f4 cxd4 $6 (17...
Nb4 $142 {/\ Nc6}) 18. Nb5 $1 Bd6 (18... dxe3 19. Nd4 Qd6 20. Nf5 Qa3 (20...
Qe6 21. Bh3) 21. Bc3 Bf8 $8 22. Ng4 $40) 19. Nc6 Re8 20. Ncxd4 Qd7 21. Bh3 Qd8
(21... Qxh3 22. Nxd6 Re7 23. Nxb7 $18) 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Nf5 $16 Qd8 24. b4 $1
Ne4 25. Qb2 f6 $8 (25... Qf6 26. Qxf6 Nxf6 27. Nd6 $18) 26. Qe2 Nd6 27. Qh5 $1
(27. Nd4 $5) 27... Nxf5 28. Bxf5 Rxe3 29. Qg6 $2 (29. Bf2 Qe8 30. Bg6 Qe7 31.
Re1 $1 d4 (31... Rxe1+ $2 32. Rxe1 Qxb4 33. Bd3 {/\ 34. Re8, 34. Qg6+-}) 32.
Bxe3 dxe3 33. Rc3 Qxb4 34. Rcxe3 Qd4 35. Qd1 Qc5 36. Qb3+ Kh8 (36... Bd5 $4 37.
Qxd5+ $18) 37. Qc2 $18) 29... d4 $8 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Bg6 Qd5 32. Qh8+ Ke7 $1 (
32... Qg8 $2 33. Qxg8+ Kxg8 34. Rxd4 Re2 35. Bf2 $16) 33. Qxg7+ Kd6 34. Qxf6+
Re6 35. Qxd4 Rxe1+ 36. Kf2 Rxd1 37. Qf6+ Kd7 38. Qg7+ Kd6 (38... Kd8 $4 39.
Qf8+ Kd7 40. Bf5+ $18) 39. Qf6+ Kd7 40. Bf5+ Ke8 41. Bg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.07.10"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nd2 Na6 12. e4 c5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Re1 (14. Ng4
Qd7 15. Ne5 Qc8 16. Re1 dxc4 17. Ndxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rd8 20. Qf3
Rxd4 21. Nc6 Bc5 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Nd6 Qf8 24. Rad1 Bc5 25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. Qb7+
Kg8 27. Qxa6 Kh8 {Torre,E-Karpov,An/Tilburg/1982/0-1 (57)}) 14... cxd4 (14...
Re8 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nc6 Qc7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. dxc5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxe1 20.
Qxe1 Nxc5 21. Bxf6 Qc6+ $10) 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Ng4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 (17. Nxf6+ Bxf6
18. Bxc5 (18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Bxb7 Rad8 $1) 18... bxc5 (18... Bxa1 $4 19. Bxf8
Bxg2 20. Be7 $1 Qd5 21. bxc4 $18) 19. Bxb7 Bxa1 20. Bxa8 Bc3 21. bxc4 Bxd2 {
1/2-1/2 Torre,E-Adorjan,A/Wijk (02)/1984/}) (17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxb7 Nxg4 19.
Ne4 $1 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Rab8 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Bf3 h5 $1 23. h3 Nf6 24. bxc4 Rb2
25. Re5 $10) (17. Bxb7 Qxd4 $1 18. Nxc4 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Rad8 $1 $10) (17. Rxe7
$5 Qxd4 18. Nxc4 Qxg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. Rxb7 Rfb8 $10) 17... Bxg2
18. Kxg2 Nxg4 (18... Ne6 19. Bxf6 (19. Bb2 Qxd1 20. Nxf6+ {1/2-1/2 Schussler,
H-Sokolov,A/Thessaloniki olm (08)/1984/}) 19... Bxf6 20. Qxd8 Bxd8 21. Rad1 Bc7
22. Nge3 b5 23. Nd6 a6 24. Rd5 Rfd8 25. Nb7 {1-0 Torre,E-Sokolov,A/World-USSR/
1984 (39)}) 19. Qxg4 Bf6 20. Rad1 h5 {Karpov has an old acquitance with the
position, so he could afford to enter this rich tactical line.} (20... Bxd4 21.
Rxd4 Qc7 22. Nd6 Ne6 23. Rxe6 h5 24. Qe4 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh7 26. Rd5 g6 {
1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Karpov,An (16)/Wch31-KK1 Moscow/1984 (35)}) 21. Bxf6 (21.
Qxh5 Bxd4 22. Re5 Ne6 $19) (21. Qf4 Ne6 $17) 21... hxg4 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 23. Ne3
(23. Ne5 $5 f5 24. b4 $14) 23... Nd3 24. Re2 (24. Rf1 Ne5 $10) 24... Ne5 $1 (
24... Rfe8 25. Red2 Ne1+ 26. Kf1 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Nf3 28. Rd7 Nxh2+ 29. Kg2 $14)
25. Red2 (25. Nd5 f6 26. a4 Kf7 $10) 25... Rxd2 26. Rxd2 g6 {White can claim
only microscopic advantage, but Kamsky continues to fight till the end.} 27. h3
(27. Nd5 Kg7 $10) 27... gxh3+ 28. Kxh3 Re8 29. Kg2 Kf8 30. f4 Nc6 31. Kf3 (31.
Nc4 Rd8 $10) 31... Re6 32. g4 (32. Rd7 Ke8 33. Rc7 Nd4+ 34. Kf2 Nb5 35. Rb7 Re7
$10) 32... b5 33. Rd7 Ke8 34. Rd1 (34. Rb7 Nd4+ 35. Kf2 Re7 $10) 34... Ne7 35.
f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 Rc6 37. Ke4 Ng8 38. Ke5 Ra6 39. Rd2 Nf6 40. Rc2 Kd8 41. Kd4
Rb6 42. Kc5 b4 43. Kd4 Rd6+ 44. Ke5 {All white pieces are active and b4 pawn
is quite weak. On the other hand black is on alert and the position remains
pretty close to equal.} (44. Kc5 Rb6) 44... Ra6 45. Nc4 Ke7 46. Re2 Nd7+ (46...
Rc6 47. Kd4+ Kd8 48. Ne5 Rc7 49. Rh2) 47. Kf4+ Kf6 48. Rd2 (48. Ne3 Rd6 49.
Ng4+ Kg7 $10) 48... Ke7 49. Rh2 Nb6 50. Re2+ Kf8 (50... Kf6 51. Ne3 Ra5 52.
Ng4+ Kg7 53. Kg5 Nd5 $13) 51. Ne3 Ra5 52. Ke4 Ke7 53. Rc2 Kd6 54. Kd4 Kd7 55.
Ke4 Kd6 56. Rd2+ Ke7 57. Ng4 f6 (57... Nd7 $10) 58. Ne3 Re5+ 59. Kf4 Ra5 60.
Kg4 Re5 61. Kf3 Ra5 62. Rh2 Ke8 63. Ke4 (63. Rh8+ Kf7 $10) 63... Re5+ 64. Kd4
Ra5 65. Ke4 Re5+ 66. Kf4 Ra5 67. Kg4 Ke7 68. Rd2 Re5 69. Rd3 Kf7 70. Kf4 (70.
Nc4 Nxc4 71. bxc4 Re4+ 72. Kf3 Rxc4 73. Rd7+ Ke8 74. Rxa7 $10) 70... Ra5 71.
Rd6 Ke7 72. Re6+ Kf7 73. Re4 Rxa2 74. Rxb4 {Here are the exchanges favouring
the defender.} Ra5 75. Kf3 Re5 76. Rd4 Rb5 77. Rd3 (77. b4 a5 $10) 77... Nc8
78. Nd5 Ne7 79. Nxe7 Kxe7 80. Kg4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 7th"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.07.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. b3 Na6 11. Nc3 c5 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. cxd5 exd5 (13... Nb4 14.
Qb2 Nfxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Qd8 18. Nf3 $14) 14. Rac1 Rd8 15.
Qb1 (15. dxc5 bxc5 16. a3 d4 $11) 15... h6 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. Be3 (17. Nd3 Ne4)
17... cxd4 (17... Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 $14) 18. Bxd4 Ba3
19. Rc2 Bc5 (19... Nb4 20. Rcd2 a6 21. e3 $14) 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 $6 {Sokolov plays
in analogy with similar positions, but at this moment he could have well
afforded the sounder structure with 20...bxc5!?} (20... bxc5 $5 21. Nd3 Bc6 22.
Rcd2 d4 23. Nf4 Qe8 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11) 21. Nf3 Nfe4 22. Qb2 Ba6 23. b4 $1 Nxc3
(23... Nd7 $2 24. Nd4 $1 (24. Nxd5 Ndf6 $16) 24... Qd6 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. b5 Bb7
27. Nc6 $18) 24. Qxc3 Ne4 (24... Bxe2 $2 25. Nd4 Bxd1 26. Nxe6 Nxe6 27. Rd2 $16
) 25. Qe3 Rac8 26. Nd4 Qe8 27. Rdc1 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 {All white pieces are
somewhat better and isolated pawn on d5 can become a headache in many endgames.
} Qa4 (28... Rc8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. f3 Nf6 31. Qxe8+ Nxe8 32. Nc6 Ba6 33. Nxa7
Bxe2 34. Nc8 Bc4 35. a4 b5 36. a5 $16) 29. Qb3 Qd7 (29... Qxb3 30. axb3 Rc8 31.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Nc6 $14) 30. Qa3 Bb5 31. Qc1 a6 32. Rc7 Qd6 (32... Qe8 33. Qf4
$14) 33. Qf4 Qxf4 (33... Qg6 34. a3 $14) 34. gxf4 Kf8 (34... Re8 35. a3 Kf8 36.
Rb7 Rc8 37. Bxe4 dxe4 38. Rxb6 $16) 35. e3 Bd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Huge tactical
mistake, that just invites white to win decisive tempo for Ne5.} (35... Nd2 36.
h4 $16) 36. Nc6 $1 Re8 37. Ne5 Bb1 38. Rxf7+ Kg8 39. Rb7 Rc8 (39... Bxa2 40.
Rxb6 Ra8 41. Bh3 $18) 40. Bh3 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Nc3 (41... Bxa2 42. Be6+ Kh8 43.
Rb8+ $18) 42. Be6+ Kh7 43. f5 Ne4 (43... d4 44. Rb8 Bxa2 45. Bxa2 Nxa2 46. Ng6
$18) 44. Bg8+ $1 (44. Bg8+ $1 Kxg8 (44... Kh8 45. Ng6+ Kxg8 46. Rb8+ Kf7 47.
Rf8#) 45. Rb8+ Kh7 46. Ng6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21.
Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 $1 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27.
Qc2 b4 28. Bb7 g6 29. h4 {The board has witnessed a small drama in one of the
key lines of the Queen's Indian Defence. White has sacrificed the exchange for
the chance to tie down the enemy forces with the help of the c-pawn advance.
The big question in this line remains, if the more active party has any chance
for win.} h5 30. Kf1 (30. Kh2 a5 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Qb2+ Kh7 33. Qc2 Kg7 34. Qc4
a4 35. Bxc8 Rxc8 36. Rc2 b3 {1/2 Georgiev,K (2670)-Komarov,D (2600)/Niksic
1997/ (40)}) (30. Kg2 a5 31. Qc4 Kg7 32. Bxc8 {1/2 Beliavsky,A (2654)-Hracek,Z
(2612)/Germany 2001/}) 30... a5 31. Qc6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An important novelty
in the fight for clarifying the situation. Ivanchuk played 31.Qc5 against
Aronian, and could later have won, but Sasikiran's solution is stronger.} (31.
Qc5 Qxc5 32. Rxc5 a4 33. Ke2 b3 34. axb3 axb3 35. Kd3 Rfe8 36. Kc3 Kf8 37. Kxb3
(37. Ba6 $1 Ke7 38. Re5+ Kd7 39. Bb5+ $18) 37... Ke7 38. Kc4 Kd6 {1/2 Ivanchuk,
V (2750)-Aronian,L (2744)/Monte Carlo 2007/ (46)}) 31... Qxc6 (31... Qe7 32.
Bxc8 Rxc8 33. Re1 Qf8 34. Rd1 $18) 32. Rxc6 a4 33. Ke2 b3 34. axb3 axb3 35. Kd2
Rfe8 36. Ba6 $4 {A bad blunder, that can be to a degree understood in
connection with the last quoted game.} (36. Bxc8 $1 Rxc8 37. Kc3 Kf8 38. Kxb3
Ke7 39. Kc4 Kd7 40. Kd5 Rxc7 41. Rxc7+ Kxc7 42. Ke5 Kd7 43. Kf6 Ke8 44. f4 Kf8
45. f5 gxf5 46. Kxf5 Ke7 47. Kg5 Ke6 48. Kxh5 Kf5 49. Kh6 Kg4 50. h5 $18) 36...
b2 37. Kc2 (37. Bd3 Re7 $19) 37... Re6 $1 38. Rxe6 Rxc7+ 39. Kxb2 fxe6 40. Kb3
Rc1 0-1

[Event "Budapest zt-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov Hansen,LB} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 (10... Qxd7 $5 {Hansen,LB} 11.
Bc3 dxc4 12. d5 cxd5 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bb2 $13 {Chernin-Huss,San Bernardino 1991
}) 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rc8 (12... f5 {Hansen,LB} 13. b4 Nf6 14. c5 Ne4 15. Nxe4
fxe4 16. f3 exf3 17. Rxf3 e5 18. Rxf8+ Qxf8 19. cxb6 axb6 20. dxe5 Rd8 21. Qd4
Bxe2 22. Qxb6 c5 23. Re1 Bc4 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. b5 $16 {Zueger-Summermatter,
SWZ-GP Suhr 1991}) 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1
Bb5 18. axb3 a5 (18... Bxc6 {Hansen,LB} 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 21. Nc4 $1
$14 {Karpov-Beliavsky,Linares 1993}) 19. Rc1 $1 (19. Qg4 $6 Bf6 $1 $17) (19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 20. cxd7 (20. Qg4+ {Hansen,LB} Kh8 (20... Bg5 $5 21. Nf3 $1 (21. Ne4
Ne5 $5) (21. cxd7 Bxd7 22. Qe2 Rc2 $132) (21. h4 h5 $5 22. Qxg5+ Qxg5 23. hxg5
Bxc6 $10) 21... Rxc6 (21... h5 $6 22. Qxd7 $16) (21... h6 $6 22. Nxg5 hxg5 (
22... Qxg5 23. Qxd7 $16) 23. cxd7 Bxd7 24. Qd4+ $16) 22. Nxg5 Rg6 23. h4 h6 24.
Qd4+ Qf6 (24... Nf6 $6 25. Qe5 $1 $16) 25. Qxf6+ Rxf6 (25... Nxf6 26. Nf3 $16 {
/\Nd4;Ne5}) 26. Ne4 $14 {_|_}) 21. cxd7 Bxd7 (21... Rc7 22. Nf3 $1 $14 Qxd7 23.
Qf4 Qd6 24. Ne5 f6 $2 25. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Rad1 $1
Qc5 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Bd5+ $18) 22. Qe4 $1 Bb4 $1 {/\Qf6} (22... Re8 $6 23. Rad1
Bg5 24. Qd4+ Bf6 25. Qf4 Rxe1+ (25... Bg5 26. Qxf7 $1) 26. Rxe1 Bg5 27. Qxf7 $1
Bxd2 28. Re8+ $3 Qxe8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Bd5+ $18) 23. Qf4 $1 (23. Qd4+ $6 f6 24.
Rad1 Be8 $1 $13) 23... f6 24. Red1 $14 {/\Ne4;Nc4 |^}) 20... Bxd7 $132) 19...
Nc5 $5 $146 (19... Bf6 20. Nc4 $1 $16) (19... Bxc6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxc6 Rxc6
22. Bxc6 Nf6 23. Qc1 $1 Bc5 24. Kg2 $1 Qd4 $1 25. Re2 $14 {Gelfand,B-Van der
Wiel,J/Wijk aan Zee/1992/} (25. Re2 {Dautov} Rc8 {Gelfand,B-van der Wiel,J Wijk
} 26. Be4 h6 27. Nf3 Qd7 28. Nh4 $40)) 20. Qg4 $1 Bf6 (20... g6 21. Rcd1 $1 (
21. Nc4 $5 {Hansen,LB} f5 (21... Bxc6 $2 22. Rcd1 Bd7 23. Qd4 f6 24. Nxb6 Qxb6
25. Rxe7 $18) (21... Nd3 {Dautov} 22. Rxe7 $5 Nxc1 23. Rd7 Qe8 24. Nd6 $16) 22.
Qe2 Bf6 23. Rcd1 Qc7 (23... Bxc3 $6 24. Rxd8 Rfxd8 25. Rd1 $16) 24. Bxf6 Rxf6
25. Qb2 $16) 21... f5 $1 (21... Bxc6 $2 22. Nc4) (21... Nd3 22. Nc4 Bc5 23. Re2
$16) 22. Rxe7 $3 (22. Qf4 Bg5 23. Qe5 Bf6 24. Qd5+ Qxd5 25. Bxd5+ Kh8 $13 {
Van der Wiel,J}) 22... Qxe7 (22... fxg4 23. Rg7+ Kh8 24. Rxg6+ $18) (22... Rf7
23. Re8+ $1 Qxe8 24. Qd4 Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Re1+ Ne6 27. Rxe6+ Kxe6 28. Qe5#)
23. Bd5+ Ne6 24. Qd4 Rxc6 25. Qh8+ Kf7 26. Qxh7+ Ke8 27. Qxg6+ Qf7 28. Qxf7+
Kxf7 29. Bxc6 Bxc6 30. Nc4 $16) (20... f6 21. Rcd1 $1 Qc7 (21... Nd3 22. Nc4
Bc5 23. Re2 $16) 22. Nc4 Rce8 (22... Rcd8 23. Nxb6 $1 $16) 23. Ne3 $1 $16 (23.
Ne5 $2 fxe5 24. Bxe5 Bd6 $1)) 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne4 $1 Qd4 $5 (22... Nxe4 23.
Qxe4 $16 {/\} Rc7 24. Qe5 (24. Qe3 $1 $18 {Hansen,LB})) 23. Red1 Bd3 (23... Nd3
24. Qf5 Nxc1 (24... Bxc6 25. Ng5 (25. Rxd3 Bxe4 $3 26. Bxe4 Rxc1+ 27. Kg2 g6)
25... g6 26. Qxd3 $18) (24... Ba6 25. Rc3 (25. Bf1 {Hansen,LB} Rce8 (25... Rfe8
26. Ng5) (25... Rfd8 26. Ng5) (25... g6 26. Qf3 Rfd8 (26... Ne5 $2 27. Qf4 $18)
27. c7 Rxc7 $5 28. Rxc7 Ne5 29. Qxf7+ $1 Nxf7 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Bxa6 Rxe4 32.
Bc4 $18) 26. Bxd3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 $1 Qxe4 28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. c7 Ree8 30. Rd5 $18 {
/\Rb5+-})) (24... Qb4 25. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 26. Be4 Rfd8 (26... Rfe8 27. Qxh7+ Kf8
28. Bxd3 Rxc6 29. Qh6+ Ke7 30. Re1+ $18) 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Bxd3 Bxc6 29. Bc4
$18) 25. Rxd4 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Nxd4 27. Nf6+ $1 (27. Qe5 Rxc6 $132) (27. Qd5 {
Dautov} Rxc6 $1) 27... gxf6 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Qxd4 Rxc6 $8 (29... Kg7 30. Qg4+
Kh8 31. Qf5 $18) 30. Bxc6 Bxc6+ 31. Kg1 Kg7 32. Qxb6 $16) 24. Rxc5 $1 $8 (24.
Rc4 Qb2 25. Nxc5 (25. Rxc5 Bxe4 26. Rcc1 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qxb3 $10) 25... Bxc4 (
25... Be2 $2 26. Qd4) 26. Nd7 (26. Qxc4 {Dautov} bxc5 $10) 26... Bxb3 $13)
24... bxc5 25. Qd7 Rfd8 (25... Rxc6 $5 26. Qxd4 $1 (26. Qxc6 Bxe4 27. Rxd4 Bxc6
28. Rc4 $10) (26. Rxd3 Qxd7 27. Rxd7 c4 28. bxc4 (28. Nd2 c3 $1 29. Bxc6 c2 $19
) 28... Rxc4 $14) 26... cxd4 27. Rxd3 $16) 26. Qxd4 cxd4 (26... Rxd4 27. Nxc5
Rcd8 28. c7 Rc8 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Nxd3 Rxc7 31. Bd5 $16) 27. Rxd3 Rxc6 28. Bf1
Kf8 (28... Rb6 29. Be2 (29. Rf3 {Dautov} Rb4 30. Bc4 Rd7 31. Nc5 Re7 32. Rd3
$16) 29... Rdb8 30. Bd1) (28... Rc1 29. Kg2 h6 (29... Ra1 {Dautov} 30. Rf3 a4
31. Bc4 a3 32. Rxf7 Kh8 33. Ra7 $16) 30. Be2 $14) (28... h6 {Hansen,LB} 29. Rd1
(29. Nd2 $6 Rc3 30. Nc4 Rd5 $10) 29... Rb8 $1 30. Nd2 $1 {/\Bc4,Nf3} (30. Bc4
a4 $1 31. Bd5 Ra6 32. bxa4 Rxa4 $10) 30... Rb4 31. Nf3 (31. Bc4 a4) 31... Rxb3
(31... Rd6 32. Ne5 Rxb3 33. Nxf7 $1 $16) 32. Nxd4 Rd6 33. Nxb3 Rxd1 34. Nxa5
$14) (28... f5 {Dautov} 29. Ng5 Rc3 30. Nf3 $16) 29. Ng5 $5 (29. Rf3 $5 {Dautov
}) 29... Ke7 (29... Rc3 $1 30. Nf3 $14 (30. Nxh7+ $6 Ke7 31. Ng5 Rxd3 32. Bxd3
Rc8 33. Ne4 f5 $1 34. Nd2 Rc1+ 35. Bf1 d3 $132)) 30. Rd1 h6 (30... Rc3 31. Bc4
a4 32. Re1+ Kf8 33. Bxf7 axb3 34. Bxb3 $1 (34. Ne6+ Kxf7 35. Nxd8+ Kf6 36. Re6+
Kf5 $13) 34... Rxb3 35. Ne6+ Ke7 36. Nxd4+ $18) 31. Nf3 Rc3 (31... Rcd6 32. Ne5
$16 (32. Bc4 $16 {Hansen,LB})) (31... d3 $1 {Dautov} 32. Nd2 (32. Bxd3 Rc3 33.
Ne5 Kf6 34. Ng4+ Ke7 35. Ne5 Kf6 $10) 32... Rc3 33. Kg2 a4 34. bxa4 Ra3 35. Nc4
Rxa4 36. Ne5 Kf8 37. Nxd3 $14) 32. Nxd4 Kf6 (32... Rxb3 $4 {Hansen,LB} 33. Nc6+
$18) 33. Rd2 (33. Be2 Rc5 34. Bf3 a4 35. bxa4 Rc4 36. Nc2 Rxd1+ 37. Bxd1 Rxa4)
33... Rd6 (33... Rc5 34. Nf3 $16) 34. Kg2 Rd5 35. Bc4 (35. Nf3 $5) 35... Rd8
36. Ne2 (36. Nf3 Rxd2 37. Nxd2 Rc2 38. Ne4+ Ke7 39. Nc5 $16) 36... Rxd2 (36...
Rxg3+ $2 37. Nxg3 Rxd2 38. Ne4+ $18) 37. Nxc3 Ke7 (37... Rc2 38. Nd5+ Ke5 39.
Ne3 $18) 38. Kf3 (38. h4 $142 $5 h5 $140 39. Nd5+ Kf8 40. Nf4 g6 41. Nd3 $18)
38... f6 39. Nd5+ $6 (39. h4 h5 40. Nd5+ Kd6 41. Nf4 (41. Nf4 {Dautov} Kc5 42.
Bg8 $18)) 39... Kd6 40. Ne3 Kc5 $1 (40... Ke5 41. h4 h5 42. Bf7 $18) 41. h4 (
41. Nf5 $2 a4 $1) 41... h5 (41... Kb4 42. h5 a4 43. bxa4 Kxa4 44. Nf5 Rd7 45.
Ke4 $18) 42. Bf7 Rd7 43. Be8 (43. Bxh5 Rb7 44. Ke4 Rxb3 $13) 43... Rb7 (43...
Rd3 44. Ba4 Kd4 45. Kf4 $16) 44. Ba4 g5 $5 (44... Kb4 45. Nc4 $16 (45. Nd5+ Ka3
46. Nf4 Rxb3+ 47. Bxb3 Kxb3 48. Ke2 a4 49. Kd3 a3 50. Ne2 Kb2 51. Nc3 g6 $13))
(44... g6 $5 {Hansen,LB} 45. Ng2 g5) 45. hxg5 (45. Ke4 gxh4 46. gxh4 Rb4+ 47.
Nc4 (47. Kf5 Rxh4) 47... Rxa4 48. bxa4 Kxc4 49. Kf5 Kb4 50. Kxf6 Kxa4 51. f4
Kb3 $10) 45... fxg5 46. Nc4 Rf7+ (46... Kb4 47. Ne5 Kc3 48. Nc6 $18) 47. Kg2
Kb4 48. Ne5 Rf5 49. f4 $1 gxf4 50. gxf4 (50. Nd3+ Kc3 51. Nxf4 h4 52. Ne2+ Kd3)
50... Kc3 51. Kf3 (51. Kg3 Rf8 (51... Kd4 52. Bd7 Rf6 53. Nf3+ Ke3 54. Nh4 $16)
52. Nf3 Rg8+ 53. Ng5 Kd4 $14) 51... Rf8 (51... Kd4 52. Bd7 Rf8 53. Nc6+ Kc5 54.
Nxa5 Kb4 55. Nc6+ Kxb3 56. f5 $18) 52. Ke3 $5 (52. Ke4 h4 53. f5 (53. Ng6 h3 $1
54. Nxf8 h2) 53... h3 54. Nf3 Rh8 55. Nh2 Rg8 56. f6 Rg6 $1 (56... Rg2 57. f7
Rf2 58. Nf3) 57. Ke5 Rg2 58. f7 Rf2 59. Ke6 Re2+ 60. Kd7 Rf2) 52... Rf6 $1 (
52... h4 53. Ng6 h3 54. Nxf8 h2 55. Bc6 $18) 53. Ke4 (53. Nc6 h4 54. Nxa5 h3)
53... h4 54. f5 h3 55. Ng4 Rh6 (55... Rf8 56. Kf4 (56. Ke5 Rg8 57. f6 Rxg4 58.
f7 Rg5+ 59. Ke6 Rg6+ $10) 56... Kb4 57. Nh2 Rg8 58. f6 Rg6 59. Ke5 Rg2 $10) 56.
Nh2 (56. Nxh6 h2) 56... Rd6 57. Kf4 Rd2 (57... Rf6 {Hansen,LB} 58. Ke5 $18) 58.
Kg3 Rg2+ $2 (58... Rd3+ $1 59. Kg4 Rd4+ (59... Kb4 $5 {Hansen,LB /\Kc5-d6} 60.
f6 Rd6 61. Kg5 Rd2 (61... Rd5+ 62. Kg6) 62. Ng4 $1 h2 63. Bc6 $1 Kxb3 64. f7
Rd8 65. Nxh2 {/\Be8} Rf8 $8 66. Bd5+ Kb2 67. Ng4 a4 68. Ne5 a3 69. Nd3+ Kc3 70.
Nc1 $18) 60. Kxh3 Rf4 61. Bd7 Kxb3 62. Kg3 Rxf5 63. Bxf5 a4 64. Nf3 a3 65. Nd2+
Kb2 66. Nc4+ Kb3 67. Be6 a2 $10) (58... Rd5 $2 59. f6 (59. Nf3 $18 {Hansen,LB})
59... Rf5 60. Ng4 $18) 59. Kxh3 Rf2 60. Bd7 Kxb3 61. Ng4 Rf1 (61... Rxf5 62.
Bxf5 a4 63. Be6+ Kb2 64. Ne3 a3 65. Nc4+ Kb3 66. Nb6+ Kb2 67. Na4+ Kb1 68. Nc3+
$18) (61... Rd2 62. Be6+ Kb4 $1 (62... Kb2 63. Ne5 $1 Kc3 64. f6 Rf2 65. f7 a4
66. Kg3 Rf6 67. Ng4 Rxf7 68. Bxf7 a3 69. Ne5 Kb2 70. Nd3+ Kc2 71. Nb4+ $18) (
62... Kc3 63. f6 Rd8 64. f7 a4 65. Ne5 a3 66. Nc6 Ra8 67. Kg3) 63. f6 (63. Ne5
Kc5 64. Ng6 (64. f6 Kd6 65. f7 Rf2 66. Kg3 Rxf7 $10) 64... Kd6) 63... Rd8 64.
f7 Kc5 65. Kh4 Kd6 66. Ba2 Ke7 67. Kg5 (67. Ne5 Kf8 68. Ng6+ Kg7) 67... Rd2 68.
Kg6 $1 Rg2 (68... Rxa2 69. Kg7 $18) (68... Kf8 69. Ne5 Rf2 70. Be6 Ke7 (70...
a4 71. Bf5 Rxf5 72. Kxf5 Kg7 73. Ke6 a3 74. Ke7 $18) 71. Bf5 a4 (71... Rg2+ 72.
Ng4 Kf8 73. Kf6 a4 74. Ne5 $18) 72. Nc6+ Kf8 73. Nd4 $1 Ke7 (73... Rxf5 74.
Nxf5 a3 75. Nd4 a2 76. Ne6+) 74. Kg7 Rg2+ 75. Bg6 Rf2 76. Nf5+) 69. Be6 Rg1 (
69... Rg3 70. Kg7 Rf3 71. Ne5 Rf2 72. Ba2 a4 73. Ng6+ $18) 70. Kg7 Rf1 71. Bc4
Rf5 72. Ne5 Kd6 73. Ng6 Kc5 74. Be6 Rf2 75. f8=Q+ Rxf8 76. Nxf8 a4 77. Nd7+ Kb4
78. Ne5 a3 79. Nd3+ Kc3 80. Nc1 $18) 62. Kg2 Rd1 63. Be6+ Kc3 (63... Kb2 64.
Ne3 Rd2+ 65. Kf3 $18) 64. f6 Rd8 65. Ne5 a4 66. f7 a3 67. Nc6 Ra8 68. Kg3 Kb2
69. Nb4 {Ftacnik} (69. Nb4 Kc3 70. Na2+ Kd4 71. Kf4 Kc5 72. Ke5 Rb8 73. Kf6 Kd6
74. Bc4 Ra8 75. Kg7 Ke7 76. Nc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Barlov, Dragan"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 $5 (5... d5) 6. Nbd2 Na5 7.
Qa4 $5 Bb7 (7... c5 $2 8. e4 cxd4 9. b4 $18) 8. Bg2 c5 9. O-O Be7 $5 (9... Bc6)
10. Re1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc7 13. e4 O-O 14. e5 (14. Qc2 Rac8 15. b3
d6 16. Bb2 Rfd8 $10) 14... Ng4 (14... Ne8) 15. N2f3 Qxc4 $2 (15... f6 $1 $8 16.
Bf4 (16. exf6 Bxf6 17. c5 $8 Qxc5 18. Qxd7 Rae8 $17) 16... Qb7 17. Kg1 $13) 16.
Qxd7 $18 Rfe8 (16... Bb4 17. Re4 $18) (16... Bc5 17. Bg5 $1 h6 18. b3 Qd3 19.
Rad1 Qg6 20. Be7 $18) 17. h3 Nh6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Rec1 Qd3 20. Rc3 Qg6 21. Qa4
$1 {/\ b4, Rc7} Bc5 22. b4 (22. Rxc5 bxc5 23. Nb5 $16) 22... Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Qe4+
24. Nf3 Nc4 25. Re1 Qd5 (25... Qb7 26. Rxc4 b5 27. Rg4+ $18) 26. Qc2 $1 (26.
Rd1 Nb2 27. Qxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rxd5 exd5 $16) 26... b5 27. Qc1 Kg7 28. Rd1 Qb7 29.
Qf4 Qe7 30. Rcd3 Nb6 (30... Rad8 31. Qf6+ $18) 31. Rd6 $1 Rac8 (31... Nd5 32.
R1xd5 exd5 33. Qxh6+ Kh8 34. Ng5 $18) 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Qh5 Kg7 34. R1d4 Rc4 35.
Nd2 Qb7+ 36. Kh2 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Rg8 38. Ne4 Nd5 39. Nd6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Nh4 {The line with early pawn sacrifice 7.d5
is still developing rapidly, even though only the best players are finding
courage to defend the honour of white or black pieces.} Bxh4 12. Rxd5 Be7 13.
Nc3 Nc6 14. Qe4 O-O 15. Rh5 g6 16. Rh3 Bf6 {The very first new move in the
game. By the way what is white rook doing on h3!?} (16... f5 17. Qe3 Rf7 18.
Bd5 $16 {1/2 Nisipeanu,L (2690)-Baklan,V (2622)/Germany 2007}) 17. Nd5 Qd8 (
17... Bd4 18. Qh4 h5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Nxh5 $18) 18. Bh6 (18. Nxf6+
Qxf6 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. Bxf4 Rfe8 $15) 18... Bxb2 19. Rd1 (19. Bxf8 Bxa1 20. Be7
Qe8 21. Qh4 Nxe7 22. Nxe7+ Kf8 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Bd5 Qxe7 25. Qxh7 Bg7 $15)
19... Re8 20. Qg4 Re6 {Even though white is burning the bridges on the
queenisde his threats against the black king may become dangerous.} (20... Nd4
$1 21. Bg5 Nxe2+ 22. Kh1 h5 23. Qh4 Qb8 24. Bf6 Bd4 25. Qg5 Re6 26. Rxh5 Bxf6
27. Nxf6+ Rxf6 28. Qxf6 Bxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Qb7+ 30. f3 (30. Rhd5 Re8 $15) 30...
gxh5 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ $11) 21. Bg5 h5 (21... Qb8 22. Qh4 h5 23. g4 (23.
Bf6 Nd4) 23... Nd4 24. e4 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qd6 26. gxh5 Nf5 27. Qg4 Ree8 $13) 22.
Qh4 f6 (22... Qb8 $5) 23. Be3 f5 $2 {[%mdl 256] I feel that this move goes too
far, even though it took another mistake to turn it into a disaster.} (23...
Rd6 24. Qc4 Kg7 25. Qf4 Kf7 26. g4 Be5 $13) 24. Bg5 Qb8 25. Bf6 Be5 $2 {
Almasi was already forced to find the best defense with exchange sacrifice,
since white rook would sleep on h3.} (25... Nd4 $1 26. e3 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Nf3+
28. Bxf3 Bxf6 29. Qc4 Qe8 30. Bxa8 Qxa8 31. Rxd7 Qc6 $13) 26. Qg5 Kf7 (26...
Qe8 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Nc7 Qc8 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxe6 dxe6 31. f4 $18) 27. Rxh5
$1 {Scandal! Was it not imperative to prevent moves like this from happening?}
Qg8 (27... Bxf6 28. Rh7+ Bg7 29. Nf4 Nd4 30. Qh6 Qg8 31. Bxb7 Qxh7 32. Qxh7 Rh8
33. Nxe6 Rxh7 34. Ng5+ Kg8 35. Nxh7 Nxe2+ 36. Kf1 Nc3 37. Rxd7 Kxh7 38. Bc6 $16
) (27... Rxf6 28. Rh7+ Ke6 29. Nf4+ Bxf4 30. Bd5+ Kd6 31. Qxf6+ Kc7 32. Rxd7+
Kxd7 33. Bxc6+ $18) (27... gxh5 28. Qg7+ Ke8 29. Qg8#) 28. Rh6 Rc8 (28... Bxf6
29. Nxf6 Rxf6 30. Rxd7+ Ke6 31. Rxb7 $18) 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 (29... Rxe5 30. Qf6+
Ke8 31. Rh8 $18) 30. Qh4 (30. Nf6 Rxf6 31. Bxb7 Kg7 32. Bxc8 Qxc8 33. Qh4 Qg8
34. f4 Nf7 35. Rxd7 c4 36. g4 fxg4 37. e4 Rxf4 38. e5 $18) 30... Kg7 31. Nf4 {
The final part of the game is truly anticlimatic. All white pieces have
managed to use their potential and black position has fallen appart.} Bxg2 32.
Nxe6+ dxe6 33. Kxg2 Rf8 (33... c4 34. f4 Nf7 35. Rd7 Rf8 36. Qg5 $18) (33...
Re8 34. f4 Nc6 35. Rd7+ Re7 36. Rd6 Rc7 37. e4 fxe4 38. f5 $18) 34. f4 (34. f4
Nf7 35. Rd7 c4 36. Qg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Barlov, Dragan"]
[Black "Baragar, Fletcher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Qc8 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O
(8. Qd1 Bb4 9. O-O (9. Bd2 Nxd4) 9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 Na5 11. Qd3 c5 $10 {
Eingorn,V}) 8... Na5 9. Qc2 Nxc4 10. Bg5 Be7 11. e4 h6 (11... O-O $2 12. e5 $18
) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qa4 $1 $14 Na5 (13... Nxb2 $2 14. Qb5 $18) 14. b4 Nc6 (
14... Nc4 15. Qb3) 15. e5 Bd8 (15... Be7 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 O-O $2 18. Qxc6
$18) (15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxe5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rad1 $16) 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5
O-O 18. Rac1 $16 Ne7 $2 (18... a6 19. Qb3 Re8 20. Rfe1 Ne7 21. Nf6+ $18) 19.
Rxc7 $1 $18 Bxd5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd4 (21. Qxd7 Bxa2 22. Qxa7 $18 {Barlov,D})
21... Be6 22. Rd1 a5 23. a3 Rc3 24. Be4 Bc7 25. Nxe6 dxe6 26. Qd7 axb4 27. Qxe7
bxa3 28. Bh7+ Kxh7 29. Qxf8 Bxe5 30. Qxf7 a2 31. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gurevich,M} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Bf4 Qb7+ 13. f3 a6
14. Rd2 d6 $6 (14... Rc8 $5 15. Rad1 Nc6 16. Nxc6 (16. Nc2 b5 $132) 16... Qxc6
17. Qxc6 Rxc6 18. b3 b5 $132) 15. Nc2 Rd8 16. Rad1 b5 $5 (16... Ne8 $5 17. Bxd6
$5 b5 $1 (17... Bxd6 18. Ne4 b5 19. Qb3 $16 (19. Nxd6 $16 {Gurevich,M})) (17...
Nxd6 18. Ne4 b5 19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 $16) 18. cxb5 Nxd6 (18... axb5 19. Qxb5
Qxb5 20. Nxb5 $16) 19. Ne4 axb5 20. Nxd6 Rxa4 $1 21. Nxb7 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rxa2
$132) 17. cxb5 d5 18. Nd4 Rc8 (18... Nbd7 19. Nc6 $16) 19. Bxb8 (19. Qc2 Nbd7 (
19... Bb4 $5) (19... Bb4 $5 {Gurevich,M}) 20. Nc6 Bf8 21. a4 axb5 22. axb5 $13)
19... Rcxb8 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Qd3 (21. a4 Bb4 22. Qb3 Rc4 $132) (21. a3 axb5 22.
Ndxb5 Nd7 {/\ Nd7-b6-c4}) 21... Bb4 (21... Nd7 $5 {/\ Bf6, Ne5}) (21... Nd7 $5
{Gurevich,M /\ 22...Bf6; /\ 22...Ne5<=>}) 22. Rc2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 (23. Rxc3 Rxc3
24. Qxc3 axb5 25. a3 Rc8 26. Qb4 Rc4 27. Qxb5 Qxb5 28. Nxb5 Rc2 $132) 23...
axb5 24. Qxb5 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2
c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 (12... b5 $5 13.
Re1 bxc4 14. bxc4 Nb6 {Timman,J-Huebner/Sarajevo cm-7/1991/}) 13. e4 c5 $5 (
13... dxe4 14. Bxe4 b5 {Ftacnik,L-Adorjan,A/Szirak/1986/}) (13... dxc4 14. bxc4
b5 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Moskva m-21/1984/}) (13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Bxe4 c5
{Chernin,A-Timman,J/Amsterdam/1987/}) 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 (
16... Nb8 $5) 17. Nc4 (17. Re1 {Schussler} Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20.
Rxa7 Bf6 $10 {Novikov-Stempin, Polanica 1989}) 17... b2 $5 (17... Bxc4 18. Qg4
Bf6 19. Qxc4 (19. cxd7 $6 Bxc3) 19... Ne5 (19... b2 {Schussler} 20. Rad1 Bxc3
21. Qxc3 Qf6 $14 {Polugajevskij}) 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Rad1 $16) 18. Bxb2 Bxc4 19.
cxd7 $1 {N} (19. Qg4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 $1 21. Qxc4 (21. cxd7 Rc7 22. Rfd1 Be6
$17) 21... Ne5 22. Qa6 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Qxa7 Rxc6 $10 {Karpov,
A-Polugajevsky,L/Haninge/1990/}) 19... Rc7 20. Be5 $1 Rc5 21. Re1 Be6 22. Qd4
Rxe5 $2 (22... f6 $2 23. Bd6 Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Bxd7 25. Rad1 Rc7 26. Re7 $18) (
22... Qxd7 23. Qxd7 Bxd7 24. Bxg7 Re8 $14 (24... Kxg7 25. Rxe7 $16)) 23. Rxe5
Bf6 24. Rd1 Qc7 (24... Bxd7 25. f4 $1 $16) 25. Qd6 $1 Bxe5 26. Qxf8+ $1 (26.
d8=Q $2 Bxd6) 26... Kxf8 27. d8=Q+ Qxd8 28. Rxd8+ Ke7 29. Rd2 (29. Ra8 a5 30.
a3 $16) 29... b5 30. Bd5 $1 a5 31. Bxe6 Kxe6 32. f4 Bc3 33. Rd3 b4 34. Kf2 Bb2
(34... a4 35. Ke3) 35. Ke2 Bf6 36. Re3+ Kd5 37. Kd3 a4 38. Re4 Kc5 39. Rc4+ Kb5
40. Rc7 b3 41. axb3 Kb6 42. Rxf7 a3 43. Kc2 {Ftacnik,L} (43. Kc2 a2 44. Rxf6+
gxf6 45. Kb2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.23"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nc3 d6 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 Nbd7 14. Bf1 (14.
Nd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 c5 16. e4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qc7 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. e5 Qc6+ 20. Nf3
dxe5 {1/2-1/2 Sosonko,G-Dorfman,J/Polanica Zdroj (07)/1993/}) 14... d5 (14...
Bb7 15. Nd2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 (16. Bg2 Ndf6 $14) 16... Bxe4 17. f3 Bb7 18. e4 $14)
15. Ne5 Nxe5 (15... dxc4 16. f3 $1 Bb7 17. Nxc4 $14) 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. f3 Bg6 $2
(17... Bf5 $1 18. cxd5 (18. g4 Bg6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Rad1 c6 21. e6 fxe6 22.
Bxg7 e5 $13) 18... exd5 19. Rad1 c6 20. e6 fxe6 21. Bxg7 e5 $13) 18. cxd5 exd5
19. Rad1 c6 20. e4 $1 (20. e6 fxe6 21. Bxg7 e5 $13) 20... dxe4 (20... Nc5 21.
exd5 cxd5 22. Bc4 $16) 21. Bh3 Ra7 22. f4 f5 (22... Qe7 23. f5 Bh5 24. g4 Qg5
25. Qg2 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. gxh5 $18) 23. exf6 Bf7 (23... gxf6 24. Qd2 $1 f5
(24... Re7 25. Bxf6) 25. Qd4 Qe7 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Qg7+ Ke6 28. Rxe4+) 24. Rd6 (
24. fxg7 Bd5 $18) 24... Bd5 (24... gxf6 25. Bxf6 Qc8 26. Bh8 Kf8 27. Qg7+ Ke7
28. Red1 $18) 25. Qe2 Rf8 (25... gxf6 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. Qg4+ Rg7 28. Rxd8 $18)
26. Rxd5 (26. Rxd5 cxd5 27. Be6+ Rf7 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qh5+ Ke6 30. fxg7 $18)
1-0

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Ba6 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8.
Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 $5 {N} (10... d6 11. Rfd1 (11. Qe3 Nbd7 12.
Bh3 h6 13. Bc3 Re8 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. f3 $14 {McMahon,D-Wells,P/Dublin Telecom/
1991/}) 11... Qe7 12. Qe3 Nbd7 13. Bc3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 h6 15. b3 Rac8 16. Bh3 $14
{Karpov,An-Andersson,U/Reggio Emilia top-16/1991/}) 11. Rfd1 h6 (11... Bxf3 $2
12. Qxf3 Nxd4 13. Qxa8 Qxa8 14. Bxa8 Rxa8 15. Bg5 $16) 12. Qe3 Re8 13. Ne5 (13.
Bc3 d5 14. b3 Ne7 $132) (13. b4 $140 $5 d5 14. Ne5 Ne7 15. f3 Bh7 16. Rac1 $14)
13... Bxg2 (13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxg2 15. exf6 Bc6 16. fxg7 $16) 14. Kxg2 Ne7
15. Qf3 d6 16. Ng4 $6 (16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Qxc6 Qd7 $10) (16. Nd3 d5 17. cxd5 exd5
$10) 16... Nh7 $1 (16... Nf5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bc3 $36) 17. Qd3 (17. e4 f5 (
17... h5 18. Ne3 Ng5 19. Qxh5 (19. Qf4 $2 Ng6 $19) 19... Nxe4 20. Be1 d5 $36)
18. exf5 exf5 19. Ne3 Ng5 20. Qh5 Rf8 $40) 17... f5 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. f3 (19. f4
$6 Nf6 {xe4}) 19... Rf8 20. Nc2 Nf6 21. Rf1 Rf7 22. Rad1 Raf8 23. Na3 (23. e4
fxe4 24. fxe4 d5 (24... Ng4 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 26. Rf1 Rxf1 27. Qxf1 Qa4 28. Na3 $13
) 25. cxd5 exd5 26. e5 (26. exd5 Qxd5+ 27. Kg1 Nc6 $17) 26... Ne4 $17) 23...
Ng6 (23... a6 24. Nb1 Ng6 25. Nc3 e5 26. d5 $13) 24. Nb5 (24. e4 fxe4 25. fxe4
e5 26. d5 Qg4 27. Rde1 Nd7 $17) 24... e5 $1 25. Nc3 (25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Qc2 d5
27. Nd4 $1 Nxc4 28. Nxf5 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 c5 $15) 25... exd4 $6 (25... Re8 $1 26.
d5 (26. dxe5 Nxe5 27. Qd4 c5 28. Qf2 Nxc4 $17) 26... e4 27. Qd4 Qe7 $17) 26.
Qxd4 c5 27. Qf2 Qc6 28. Kg1 a6 29. a4 Rd7 30. Qe3 d5 (30... Ne5 31. b3 Re8 32.
Qf4 $132) (30... Re8 31. Qd3 Ne5 32. Qxf5 Nxc4 33. Bxh6 $13) 31. cxd5 Nxd5 32.
Nxd5 Rxd5 (32... Qxd5 33. Bc3 Qxd1 34. Qe6+ Kh7 35. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Kf2 $16) 33.
Bc3 Rfd8 (33... Re8 34. Qxe8+ Qxe8 35. Rxd5 Qe3+ 36. Kg2 Qxe2+ 37. Rf2 Qe6 38.
Rfd2 $14) 34. Rxd5 Qxd5 (34... Rxd5 35. b4 c4 36. Bb2 $14) 35. b4 Rf8 $6 $138 (
35... cxb4 36. Bxb4 Qd4 37. Qxd4 Rxd4 38. Rb1 Nf8 $14) 36. bxc5 bxc5 (36...
Qxc5 37. Qxc5 bxc5 38. Rb1 $16) 37. Rb1 f4 38. Qd2 Qe6 (38... Qc6 39. a5 $16)
39. Rb7 (39. a5 fxg3 40. hxg3 Nf4 $1 41. Rb6 Nxe2+ 42. Kf2 Qc4 $132) 39... Rf7
40. Rxf7 Qxf7 41. Kf2 (41. Qd6 Qc4 42. Qxg6 Qxc3 43. Qxa6 fxg3 44. hxg3 c4 45.
Qe6+ Kf8 46. a5 Qxa5 47. Qxc4 $16) 41... Qc4 (41... fxg3+ 42. hxg3 Nf8 43. a5
$16) 42. Qb2 Qf7 43. Qb6 (43. a5 $5 $16) 43... Qc4 $8 (43... Qe7 44. Bd2 $16)
44. Bb2 (44. Qxg6 fxg3+ 45. hxg3 Qxc3 46. Qxa6 c4 47. a5 Qd4+ 48. Kf1 c3 49.
Qe6+ Kf8 50. a6 Qc5 51. a7 Qxa7 52. Qc8+ Kf7 53. Qxc3 $16) 44... Nf8 45. Qb7 (
45. a5 Ne6 46. Be5 fxg3+ 47. hxg3 Nd4 $10) 45... fxg3+ 46. hxg3 Ne6 47. Be5 (
47. Qe7 Nd4 $13) 47... Qxa4 $1 48. f4 (48. Qe7 Qc6 49. f4 c4 50. e3 (50. f5
Qc5+ $1) 50... Qd5 $132) 48... Qe8 49. Qxa6 (49. f5 Qf8 50. e4 Ng5 $132) 49...
Qg6 50. Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qd7 h5 $1 (51... Qg4 52. Bxg7 Qxg7 53. Qxe6 $18) 52. e4
Qg4 53. f5 (53. Qe7 Nd4 54. Bxd4 cxd4 $10) 53... Nd4 54. Bxd4 cxd4 55. Qxd4 h4
56. gxh4 Qxh4+ 57. Ke2 (57. Ke3 Qe1+ 58. Kd3 Qd1+ 59. Kc4 Qa4+ 60. Kd5 Qd7+ 61.
Ke5 Qe7+ 62. Kf4 Qh4+ $10) 57... Qg3 58. Qc5 Qh3 59. Qe5 Qb3 60. Qd4 Qg3 61.
Qd5 (61. Kd2 Qf3 62. Kc2 $14 {Korchnoi,V}) 61... Qc3 62. Qd3 (62. Qe6 Qg3 63.
e5 Qg4+ 64. Kd3 Qd1+ 65. Kc4 Qa4+ 66. Kc5 Qa5+ 67. Kd6 Qb6+ 68. Ke7 Qc7+ 69.
Kf8 Qb8+ 70. Kf7 Qb7+ 71. Qe7 Qd5+ 72. Qe6 Qb7+ $10) 62... Qe5 63. Kf3 g6 $1
64. Qd7+ Qg7 65. Qe6 (65. Qxg7+ Kxg7 66. Kf4 gxf5 67. Kxf5 Kf7 $10) 65... gxf5
66. Qxf5+ (66. exf5 Qc3+ $10) 66... Kg8 67. Kf4 Qf8 $1 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Champions League"]
[Site "Vitoria Gasteiz"]
[Date "2007.11.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.11.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 $5 {Kasimdzhanov is not ready to suffer in the main line after 9.
..Nfd7. The knight jmove to the centre loses time, but Black wants to
eliminate White's dark squared bishop.} (9... Nfd7) 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O
12. Rc1 Bb4 13. e3 Qe7 (13... f6 14. Nd3 Bd6 15. cxd5 Ba3 16. Rc2 exd5 17. Re1
$14) 14. Re1 f6 15. Nd3 Ba3 {Black has to be alert to the dangers of his
position, where the knight from b8 is not yet developed.} (15... Bd6 $2 16.
cxd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 $1 $16) 16. Rc2 dxc4 17. bxc4 Bxc4 18. Nb1 Bb5 (18... Bxd3
19. Qxd3 Bd6 20. Rec1 e5 21. Be4 g6 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Rxc6 $14) 19. Nxa3 Qxa3
20. Nf4 {Topalov is not running any risk, as his pieces are better developed
and Black has to take care of several weaknesses.} Re8 (20... Qe7 21. Rc1 e5
22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. Ne6 Ba4 24. Qxa4 Qxe6 25. Qc2 $14) (20... Ba4 21. Qc1 Qxc1 22.
Rcxc1 Kf7 23. d5 e5 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Nd5 $14) 21. Qh5 Nd7 (21... Re7 22. d5 $1
g6 23. Qh3 $16) 22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Qxa2 24. Rc7 Re7 (24... Red8 $2 25. Qg4
f5 26. Qg5 $16) 25. Rec1 e5 (25... Rd8 26. Qb5 e5 27. Nd5 Rf7 28. Rc8 $16) 26.
Qf3 Rd8 (26... e4 27. Qg4 Rd8 28. R1c6 Qf7 29. Rxa7 $16) 27. Nd5 $6 {The weak
moment in the game: White believes that keeping the pieces on the board plays
in his favour. Objectively better was to trade the queens and strive for some
advantage in the endgame.} (27. Qd5+ $1 Qxd5 28. Nxd5 Rf7 (28... Re6 29. Rxa7
exd4 30. exd4 Rd6 31. Nb4 $16) 29. Rxa7 exd4 30. exd4 Ne5 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Rcc7
Re8 33. Nf5 $16) 27... Rf7 (27... Re6 $2 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Rc8+ Kf7 30. Qh5+
$18) 28. Nc3 Qb3 (28... Qe6 29. d5 Qe8 30. Rxa7 f5) 29. Rb1 Qe6 (29... Qc2 $2
30. Qd5 $1 $16) 30. d5 Qe8 31. Rxa7 f5 {Objectively speaking Black should have
enough counterplay with his compact position. Topalov finds it difficult to
claim any advantage.} 32. Kg2 (32. d6 e4 33. Qd1 Ne5 34. Rxf7 Qxf7 35. Rxb6 h6
$14) 32... Ra8 (32... e4 $5 33. Qd1 Rf6 $11) 33. Rc7 (33. Rba1 Rxa7 34. Rxa7
Nc5 35. Rxf7 Qxf7 $11) 33... Nc5 $2 {[%mdl 256] The balance in chess is often
a very sensitive issue. With one unfortunate move Black loses the foundation
of his defence and immediately faces serous trouble.} (33... e4 34. Qf4 Rd8 $13
) 34. d6 $1 e4 (34... Rxc7 35. dxc7 Rc8 36. Qd5+ Qf7 37. Rxb6 Nd7 38. Re6 Rxc7
39. Nb5 Rc5 40. Re8+ Nf8 41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 42. Qxc5+ $18) 35. Qd1 Nd3 (35... Ra3
36. Rxb6 Rxc3 37. Qd4 Nd7 38. Rxc3 Nxb6 39. Qxb6 $18) (35... Rxc7 $2 36. dxc7
Rc8 37. Qd5+ Kh8 38. Rxb6 Rxc7 39. Nb5 Rc8 40. Nd6 Qd7 41. Rb7 $18) 36. Qb3 $1
{White's queen suddenly has a chance to fullfil her dreams of a great destiny..
.} (36. Rxb6 Kh8 37. Nd5 $16) 36... Rd8 (36... Kf8 37. Nd5 Qe6 38. Qxb6 Qxd5
39. Qb8+ $18) 37. Ra1 (37. Re7 $1 Qf8 38. Qd5 $18) 37... Kf8 38. Rxf7+ (38.
Raa7 Rfd7 39. Nb5 Ne1+ 40. Kf1 Nf3 41. Qd5 $18) 38... Qxf7 39. Qxb6 Rc8 (39...
Qf6 40. Ra6 $18) 40. Ne2 {The defender now plays on with hopless cards, White
has all the trumps in the position.} Qh5 (40... Kg8 41. Nd4 h6 42. Ra7 $18) 41.
Nd4 Nxf2 (41... Qe8 42. d7 Qxd7 43. Ra7 Qe8 44. Qb7 $18) 42. d7 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1994.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1994.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. b4 $2 Bd6 8.
e3 (8. Qb3 O-O 9. b5 Bc8 $1 10. Rb1 a6 11. a4 axb5 12. axb5 Bf5 13. Rb2 Ra1 $17
) (8. Bg2 O-O 9. a3 Re8 $17) 8... Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Qd7 10. Rb1 Qh3+ 11. Kg1 Nbd7
12. Qf1 Qf5 13. Kg2 h5 14. h4 O-O 15. Rb3 a5 16. b5 a4 17. Rb2 Rfe8 18. Qe2 Ng4
$6 (18... Ne4) 19. Re1 Ndf6 20. Ng5 $1 Ne4 21. Ndxe4 dxe4 22. f4 $5 (22. Bd2 {
/\ Bb4} Nf6 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. Rxb4 Nd5 $15) 22... exf3+ 23. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3
f6 $1 (24... f5 25. e4 $10) 25. Nh3 (25. Ne4 Rad8 26. Nxd6 (26. Bd2 Nh2+ $1 27.
Kg2 Rxe4 28. Kxh2 Rxh4+ $19) 26... Rxd6 27. Ree2 f5 $17) 25... f5 26. Bd2 a3
27. Rb3 Ra4 28. Rc1 Nf6 29. Nf4 Kf7 30. Be1 Ke7 31. Rbc3 Kd7 32. Rc4 Rxc4 33.
Rxc4 Bxf4 34. gxf4 (34. Kxf4 Nd5+ 35. Kg5 Rxe3 $17) 34... Ne4 35. Bb4 (35. Ra4
Nd6 36. Rxa3 Nxb5 37. Rd3 Re6 {/\ Nd6-e4, Rg6}) 35... Re6 36. Rc2 (36. Bxa3 $4
Nd2+ $19) 36... Rg6 37. Rg2 Rg4 38. Bxa3 Nc3 39. Bb4 Rxg2 $1 (39... Nxb5 40. a4
(40. Rb2 Rxh4 41. Be1 Rh1 (41... Rh3+ $2 42. Kg2 Rxe3 43. Bf2) 42. Rxb5 Rxe1
43. Rxf5 $10) 40... Nd6 41. Rh2) 40. Kxg2 Nxa2 41. Bd2 Ke6 (41... c6 $5 42.
bxc6+ (42. Kf3 cxb5 43. Ke2 b4 44. Kd3 b3 45. Bc3 b5 46. Bb2 Nb4+ 47. Kc3 Nd5+
$19) 42... Kxc6 43. Kf3 Kd5 44. Ke2 Kc4 45. Kd1 Kd3 $140 $2 46. d5 $1) 42. Kf2
(42. Kf3 Kd5 $22) 42... Kd5 43. Kf3 Kc4 (43... g6 44. e4+ fxe4+ (44... Kxd4 45.
e5 Kd5 46. Ke3 c6 47. bxc6 Kxc6 48. Kd3 b5 49. Kc2 b4 50. Kb3 Nc3 51. Bxc3 bxc3
52. Kxc3 $18) 45. Ke3 Kc4 46. Kxe4 Kxb5 47. f5 $1 (47. Ke5 Kc4 48. Kf6 b5 49.
Kxg6 b4 50. f5 (50. Bxb4 Nxb4 51. f5 Nd5 $19) 50... b3 51. f6 b2 52. f7 b1=Q+
$19) 47... gxf5+ 48. Kxf5 Kc4 49. Kg6 b5 50. Kxh5 b4 51. Bxb4 Nxb4 52. Kg5 $1
Kd5 53. h5 Ke6 54. Kg6 Nd5 55. h6 Ne7+ 56. Kg5 Kf7 $19) 44. e4 Kxb5 (44...
fxe4+ 45. Kxe4 Kxb5 46. Kf5 Kc4 47. Kg6 b5 48. Kxg7 b4 49. f5 b3 50. f6 b2 51.
f7 b1=Q 52. f8=Q $13) 45. e5 Kc6 46. e6 (46. Ke3 Kd5 47. Kd3 c5 48. dxc5 bxc5
49. Kc2 Nb4+ 50. Bxb4 (50. Kc3 Nc6 51. Kd3 $17) 50... cxb4 51. Kb3 g5 $1 52.
fxg5 f4 53. g6 Ke6 $19) 46... Kd6 47. d5 c6 (47... b5 48. Be3 b4 49. Bc5+ $1)
48. dxc6 Kxc6 (48... Kxe6 $2 49. Ke3 Kd6 50. Kd4 Kxc6 51. Ke5 g6 52. Kf6 Kd6
53. Kxg6 Ke6 54. Kxh5 Kf6 55. Be3 b5 56. Bd4+ Kf7 57. Kg5 $16) 49. Ke3 Kd6 50.
Kd3 Kxe6 51. Kc4 Kd6 52. Kb3 (52. Kb5 Kc7 53. Be3 Nc3+) 52... Kd5 53. Kxa2 Ke4
54. Kb3 Kf3 55. Kc4 Kg4 56. Be1 (56. Kb5 Kxh4 57. Kxb6 Kg4 $19) 56... Kxf4 57.
Kd4 b5 58. Bb4 (58. Kc5 Ke3 59. Kxb5 f4 60. Kc5 f3 61. Kd5 f2 62. Bxf2+ Kxf2
63. Ke5 Kg3 $19) 58... Kg4 59. Be1 (59. Be7 f4 60. Ke4 f3 61. Ke3 Kg3 $19)
59... Kf4 60. Bd2+ Kg4 61. Be1 g5 62. hxg5 Kxg5 63. Ke3 Kg4 64. Kf2 (64. Kf2 h4
65. Bd2 h3 66. Bb4 f4 67. Bc5 f3 68. Kg1 Kf4 69. Kh2 Ke4 70. Kg3 h2 71. Kxh2
Kd3 72. Kg3 Ke2 73. Kf4 b4 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 19th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2012.04.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.04.09"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Chigorin CC"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Nc3 h6 {The war ranging on the board
is at this stage concentrated in trenches. The tension in the position is
clearly gravitating towards the centre, but Black chooses a waiting move with
the h-pawn.} (12... Qe8 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nb1 b5 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc3 Bb4 (16...
Nb6 17. a4 h6 18. Rab1 Bd8 19. Qa2 Nbd7 20. a5 Bc7 21. Bxc7 Rxc7 22. Nd2 e5 23.
Nxc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rusev,K (2516)-Yemelin,V (2567)/Skopje 2012 (45)}) 17. Rab1
Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Nxe4 19. Qa5 Bb5 20. a4 Bxa4 21. Qxa4 Nc3 22. Qxc4 Nxd1 23. Bd6
$16 {0-1 Cheparinov,I (2664)-Sjugirov,S (2610)/Plovdiv 2012 (75)}) (12... b5
13. c5 b4 14. Na4 Ne4 15. a3 bxa3 16. Rxa3 Bb5 17. Ne5 f5 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3
a6 20. Nd3 Re8 21. Rda1 g5 22. Bd6 Nf6 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Ne5 $16 {1-0
Kasimdzhanov,R (2678)-Postojev,A (2330)/Germany 2012 (32)}) 13. h3 Re8 {
Shimanov was already facing a pressing choice: will the move of his opponent
provoke him into activity on the kingside? He uses his tempo for another
non-specific move instead.} (13... Nh5 14. Bc1 f5 {This active move offers
Black the chance to fight for more than equality.} (14... Nhf6 15. e4 dxc4 16.
Nd2 (16. Be3 b5 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Na4 Qa5 19. Nd2 c5 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Ne5
22. Nb2 c3 23. Nb3 Qa3 24. Qxc3 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V (2632)-Vavrak,P (2472)/
Reykjavik 2008 (55)} Bd6 $15) 16... b5 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Na4 c5 19. d5 exd5 20.
exd5 Ne5 21. Nb2 Ne8 22. f4 Nd3 23. Nbxc4 Bf6 24. Rb1 $14 {1-0 Mikhalevski,V 
(2580)-Mitkov,N (2565)/Santo Domingo 2006 (42)}) 15. a4 (15. e3 Nhf6 (15... Bd6
16. Ne2 Nhf6 17. Bb2 c5 18. Nf4 Qe8 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Qc3 Bd6 21. Qe1 Bxf4 22.
exf4 dxc4 23. Rac1 cxb3 24. axb3 Nc5 25. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Sargissian,G (2667)
-Sethuraman,S (2455)/Helsingor 2009 (49)}) 16. Ne2 g5 17. a4 Ne4 18. Bb2 Bf6
19. Ne5 Bg7 20. Nd3 Qe7 21. a5 b5 22. Nb4 Nb8 23. Ba3 c5 24. Nxa6 Nxa6 25. cxb5
$16 {1/2-1/2 Jumabayev,R (2571)-Wang Hao (2727)/Guangzhou 2010 (75)}) 15... Bd6
16. a5 (16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 dxc4 18. a5 b5 19. Raa1 b4 20. Na4 c3 21. Ne5 Bb5
22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Qc7 $15 {0-1 Miroshnichenko,E (2647)-Khairullin,I (2544)/
Moscow 2008 (38)}) 16... bxa5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 dxc4 19. Rda1 c5 20. Rxa5
cxd4 21. Nxd4 cxb3 22. Qxb3 Bc4 23. Qd1 Ndf6 24. Rxa7 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A 
(2715)-Tomashevsky,E (2646)/Moscow 2007 (45)}) 14. e4 dxc4 15. Nd2 {Wang Hao
will demonstrate deep understanding of the position. White can even sacrifice
the pawn on the c4-square, but it can not give him advantage.} (15. bxc4 Bxc4
16. Nd2 Bb5 (16... Ba6 17. Qa4 Bd3 18. Nb3 b5 19. Qxa7 Bc4 $11) 17. Nf3 $11)
15... b5 (15... cxb3 $2 16. axb3 $16) 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Rab1 $1 {Making the
pieces more active is nearly always a sound strategy. It is much more
difficult is to know that there is nothing better at the moment.} (17. Qa4 Bb5
18. Qxa7 g5 19. Be3 Ra8 20. Qb7 Rb8 21. Qa7 Qc8 22. d5 Ra8 23. Nxb5 cxb5 24.
Qd4 exd5 25. Qc3 b4 26. Qc2 c3 27. Nb3 dxe4 $17 {0-1 Mikhalevski,V (2571)
-Eljanov,P (2651)/Montreal 2006 (40)}) (17. Bf1 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5
20. exd5 g5 21. Be3 Ne5 $11) 17... Qa5 18. Na4 e5 {Black can surely live
without fearing his opponent, but he would also need to discover the strongest
continuation.} (18... Bb5 $5 19. Nb2 c3 20. Nbc4 Ba4 21. Nb3 Qb4 22. Bf1 $13)
19. Be3 (19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nb2 c3 (20... Nh5 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Nbxc4 Qe6 23.
Ne3 $14) 21. Nb3 Qxa2 22. Bxe5 cxb2 23. Rxb2 $14) 19... exd4 20. Bxd4 Nc5 $6 {
The move of the knight to c5 is surely a significantly worse solution than the
witty move 20...Bb4!, as it would disturb the coordination of White's forces.}
(20... Bb4 $1 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxa4 23. a3 a5 $11) 21. Nb2 (21. Bxc5 $5
Bxc5 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Bb6 24. Rd6 $14) 21... Ne6 (21... c3 22. Bxc3 Qxa2
23. Ra1 Qe6 24. Bb4 $14) 22. Be3 c5 (22... c3 23. Nbc4 Qc7 24. Qxc3 $14) 23.
Ndxc4 Nd4 {The tactical complications are soemwhat dangerous for the defender,
since the white pieces have begun to work seamlessly together. On the other
hand also the first player has a problem with deciding which line promises the
best chances.} 24. Nxa5 (24. Qd3 $5 Qxa2 25. Ra1 Qxb2 26. Rxa6 Qb7 27. Na5 $14)
24... Nxc2 25. e5 Nxe3 (25... c4 26. exf6 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Bxf6 28. Bf1 Rxe3 29.
Kf2 Ra3 30. Nbxc4 Rxa2+ 31. Rd2 Rxd2+ 32. Nxd2 $16) 26. fxe3 Nh7 $2 {After the
game Shimanov surely struggled to understand, where his solutions in the
position have gone truly wrong. The strange looking move of the knight to h5
still promised a fully balanced position.} (26... Nh5 27. Kh2 c4 28. Bf1 Bd8
29. Naxc4 Bc7 $11) 27. Nbc4 Bxc4 (27... Rb8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Nc6 Rb7 30. Nd6
Rc7 31. Rc1 $16) 28. Nxc4 Rc7 29. Rd3 Ng5 30. Rdb3 {[%mdl 32] The geometry is
suddenly working against the defender. All the white pieces are breathing more
easily than their black counterparts.} Rd8 31. Rb7 Rdd7 32. Rb8+ Kh7 (32... Rd8
33. Rxd8+ Bxd8 34. Rb8 Ne6 35. Bd5 $16) 33. a4 {Black is still holding and
might be even hoping that his opponent has no way to break his defence. The
Chinese grandmaster is able to picture the solution quite well.} g6 34. a5 Ne6
35. a6 Nd8 36. Ra8 h5 37. Kf2 h4 (37... Kh6 38. Ke2 Kg5 39. h4+ Kg4 40. Kf2 $16
) 38. g4 Kg7 39. Ke2 Kh7 40. Be4 Kg7 41. Rbb8 Kh7 42. Bc2 Kh6 43. Ba4 Rd5 44.
Rc8 $1 {The triumph of the domination is finished by White with a simple
exchange of the last defensive piece that was preventing the worst.} (44. Rc8
$1 Rxc8 45. Rxc8 Kg7 46. Ra8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1996.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1996.10.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 Qb8 (13... a4 14.
Bf1 Bb7 15. Nd2 c5 (15... Ne4 16. Bg2 Ndf6 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. d5 Nxc3 19. Qxc3
e5 20. b4 f5 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Qh4 23. Rf1 Rae8 24. e3 Rf6 {Pinter,
J-Romanishin,O/Balatonbereny (02)/1995/1/2-1/2 (54)}) 16. Bh3 Qc7 17. Rad1 Ra6
18. d5 e5 19. f4 Rfa8 20. e4 axb3 21. axb3 Ra2 22. Qb1 Bc8 23. Qd3 Qd8 24. f5
h6 {Kragelj,I-Romanishin,O/Pula PCA op/1994/0-1 (59)}) (13... c6 14. Bf1 b5 15.
d5 cxd5 (15... exd5 $5 16. cxb5 c5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nd2 Bg6) (15... Bxf3 $5
16. exf3 exd5 17. cxb5 c5) 16. Bxf6 (16. cxb5 e5) 16... Nxf6 17. cxb5 a4 18.
bxa4 Rxa4 19. Rec1 (19. Nd2 Qa5) 19... Qa5 20. a3 Rb8 21. Nd4 {0-1 Sjoberg,
M-Almasi,Z/Malmo (06)/1994 (40)}) (13... d5 14. Bh3 (14. Bf1) 14... Bf5 15.
Bxf5 exf5 16. Nh4 Ne4 17. f3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 f4 19. Rac1 (19. cxd5 $2 Nf6 $15)
19... Nf6 $6 (19... fxg3 20. hxg3 Qg5 21. Kf2 c5 22. cxd5 Qxd5 23. Red1 cxd4
24. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 25. Rxd4 $14) 20. gxf4 {1-0 Chernin,A-Romanishin,O/Taastrup/
1992 (47)}) 14. Bf1 (14. Bh3 b5 15. d5 e5 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. cxb5 Qxb5 18. e4 Nc5
19. Bf1 Qb6 20. Nc4 Qa7 21. Nxa5 Bxe4 22. Nc6 Qb6 23. Bc4 Nd3 24. Qd2 Nxe1 25.
Rxe1 Rfe8 {Petursson,M-Lerner,K/Moscow-A/1987/0-1 (68)}) 14... c5 (14... Bxf3
15. exf3 d5 16. Rac1 c6 17. c5 Re8 18. Bd2 Qb7 19. Bf4 Rec8 20. Bd3 bxc5 21.
dxc5 Ne8 22. Bd2 Nc7 23. f4 Re8 24. Qb1 Nf8 25. Bc3 f6 {1/2-1/2 Hulak,
K-Polugaevsky,L/Zagreb izt (02)/1987 (43)}) 15. Rad1 (15. Nd2 Bc6 16. e4 cxd4
17. Bxd4 e5 18. Bc3 Nc5 $10) 15... Rd8 16. Bh3 $1 {White wants to control the
center without having to change the white squared bishops. Weiß will das
Zentrum beherschen, ohne die weißfeldrigen Läufer tauschen zu müssen.} a4 $1
17. Nd2 axb3 18. axb3 Bb7 (18... cxd4 19. Nxe4 dxc3 (19... Nxe4 20. Bxd4 e5 21.
Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Bxe5) 20. Nxc3 $16) 19. d5 e5 $2 (19... exd5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21.
Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nc4 (23. Qxf6 Qd8 24. Qf4 b5 $1) 23... Bxc4 24.
bxc4 Kg7 25. Rd5 $44) 20. e4 Nf8 21. f4 N6d7 22. Nf3 Re8 23. Rf1 f6 (23... Qc7
24. Ng5) 24. Qc2 Qc7 25. Ra1 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Kf7 $2 (26... Bc8 $5 27. Nh4 Nb8)
27. Nh4 Ra8 $2 28. Rf1 Bc8 29. Qe2 g6 30. Qf2 (30. Nf3 $5) 30... Qd8 (30... Kg7
31. Nf3) 31. Nf3 Qe7 32. Ng5+ $1 {Quite refreshing attacking idea, the knight
is happy to land on e6. Eine ziemlich erfrischende Angriffsidee, der Springer
landet gerne auf e6.} Kg7 (32... fxg5 33. fxe5+ Kg8 34. exd6 Qxd6 35. e5 $18)
33. Ne6+ Kg8 (33... Nxe6 34. dxe6 Nf8 35. f5 $18) 34. Nc7 $1 Ra7 35. Nb5 Ra8
36. fxe5 dxe5 (36... fxe5 37. Be6+ Nxe6 38. dxe6 Nf8 39. Qf7+ Qxf7 40. exf7+
Kg7 41. Nxd6 $18) 37. d6 Qf7 38. Nc7 Rb8 39. Nd5 Kg7 40. Bxd7 Nxd7 41. Nxf6 $1
Qxf6 (41... Nxf6 42. Bxe5 $18) (41... Qe6 42. Nd5 Bb7 43. Nc7 Qg8 44. Bxe5+ $18
) 42. Qxf6+ Nxf6 43. Bxe5 Bh3 44. Bxf6+ Kf7 45. Rf4 Ke6 46. Be7 Ra8 (46... h5
47. Rf6+ Ke5 48. Rxg6 $18) 47. Rh4 Ra1+ 48. Kf2 Ra2+ 49. Ke3 Bf1 (49... Rxh2
50. Rxh7 $18) 50. Rxh7 Rb2 51. d7 (51. Bf8 Rxb3+ 52. Kf4 Rd3 (52... Bxc4 53. d7
Rd3 54. Re7+ Kf6 55. e5#) 53. Kg5) 51... Re2+ 52. Kf4 Kxd7 53. Bxc5+ Kc6 54.
Be3 g5+ 55. Kf3 Rb2 56. Rh6+ Kd7 57. Kg4 (57. Bxg5 Rxb3+ 58. Kf4 Bxc4 $18)
57... Rxb3 58. Bxb6 Bxc4 59. Kxg5 Rb5+ 60. Kf4 Bd3 61. e5 Bc4 62. Rd6+ Ke7 63.
h4 Be6 64. h5 Rb2 65. Be3 Rb4+ 66. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.28"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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 "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Peru"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Ne5 (9. b3 Re8 10. Re1 Qe7 11. e3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Rac8 13. Nh4 Bd3 14.
Bh3 g6 15. Nb1 Ba6 16. Nc3 Bb4 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Ne4 19. Bb2 Rcd8 {0-1
Paulsen,J-Einarsson,A/Gausdal Int (09)/1990/ (26)}) (9. Re1 Bb7 10. Ne5 Nbd7
11. Ndc4 Be7 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Rc1 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Ne5 Qf5 17.
Nd3 Bf8 18. Qa4 Re4 19. Qb5 Re7 20. Bd6 Qd7 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 {
Browne,W-Arnason,J/Reykjavik op (07)/1990/1/2-1/2 (54)}) 9... Qe8 (9... Nbd7
10. Ndf3 Qe7 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Rc1 c5 13. Qa4 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Nf8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16.
Nd3 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 N8d7 18. Qa3 Rdc8 19. Ne1 Nb6 20. b3 a5 21. Ned3 Nfd7 22. Nb2
{Ftacnik,L-Lautier,J/Groningen/1988/1-0 (46)}) (9... c5 10. Ndf3 cxd4 (10...
Bb7 11. Bf4 Na6 12. Rc1 Nc7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bg5 Nce8 15. Nd3 Qb6 16. b3 Ne4
17. Be3 d4 18. Bd2 N8f6 19. Nb2 Be7 20. Nc4 Qa6 {0-1 Blees,A-Douven,R/NLD-ch 
(09)/1990/ (36)}) 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Qxd4 Bxe2 13. Rfe1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rxe5 15.
Rxe5 Nc6 16. Qc3 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qf8 19. Bxd5 Qc5 20. Rd1 Rd8 {
Browne,W-Arnason,J/Reykjavik Summit/1990/1-0 (46)}) 10. Ndf3 (10. Ndc4 dxc4 $5
(10... Bxc4 $6 11. Nxc4 dxc4 12. Bxa8 c6 13. Qc2 b5 (13... Qd7 14. e4 $18) 14.
a4 $16) 11. Bxa8 c6 12. Bf4 (12. Qc2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nb4 14. Nxd6 Nxc2 15. Nxe8
Rxe8 16. Bf4 Bxe2 $13) 12... Nd5 13. Ng6 Nxf4 14. Nxf4 c3 $1 $132) 10... Ne4 (
10... Nbd7 11. Bf4 c5 $13) 11. Bf4 Qb5 $6 (11... Nd7 12. Qa4 Nb8 (12... Nxe5
13. Qxa6 Nxf3+ 14. exf3 Bxf4 15. fxe4 $16) 13. Qc2 $14) 12. Nd3 Bxf4 13. a4 (
13. Nxf4 $5 Rd8 (13... Qxb2 $2 14. Nxd5 Bxe2 15. Qc1 Qxc1 16. Rfxc1 Na6 17. Ne5
$16) 14. Qc2 $14) 13... Qd7 14. Nxf4 Nc6 $6 (14... c6 15. Qc2 Qd6 16. Rfc1 Bb7
$14) 15. Ne5 $1 (15. Rc1 Nb4 $1 16. Qb3 Qd6 $13) 15... Nxe5 (15... Qd6 16. Nxc6
Qxc6 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Qc2 $16) 16. dxe5 Rad8 17. Qc2 Bb7 (17... c6 $5 18. Bxe4 (
18. Rfd1 Nc5 19. b4 Ne6) 18... dxe4 19. Qxe4 $14) 18. Rad1 $2 (18. Rfd1 $1 Qe7
(18... f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bh3 Qd6 21. Ne6 Bc8 22. Nxd8 Bxh3 23. Nc6 $18) 19.
Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxe4 Qxe5 21. Bxh7+ $1 (21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxc7 Qb3
24. Qxa7 Qxb2 25. Re1 $16) 21... Kh8 22. Bd3 $16) 18... f5 $1 19. exf6 Nxf6 20.
b4 (20. Bh3 Qd6 21. Ne6 Bc8 22. Nxd8 Bxh3 23. Nc6 (23. Nb7 $2 Qe7) 23... Bxf1
24. Rxf1 $14) 20... Rfe8 21. Rd4 Qf7 $6 (21... c6 $1 22. Rfd1 $14) 22. b5 a6 (
22... g5 23. Nd3 Re6 24. Nb4 $16) (22... a5 $5 23. Rc1 Rd7) 23. Rc1 Rd7 24. e3
(24. Bh3 Rde7 25. Be6 $6 Rxe6 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. Qxc7 Rc8 $1) 24... g5 (24... a5
$5) 25. Ne2 axb5 26. axb5 Re5 (26... Ne4 27. Nc3 Nxc3 28. Qxc3 $16) 27. Ra4 $1
Ne4 28. Nd4 (28. Bxe4 dxe4 $1) 28... Qf6 $6 (28... Nd6 29. Ra7 g4 $16) 29. Ra7
Nd6 30. Rxb7 $1 (30. Qa2 Kg7 (30... Rf7 31. Rc2 Kg7 32. Rxb7 Nxb7 33. Bxd5 Rxe3
34. Qa1 Rd3 35. Bxf7 Qxd4 36. Qxd4+ Rxd4 37. Rxc7 $16) 31. Rc2 g4 $16) 30...
Nxb7 31. Qc6 Rf7 (31... Qe7 32. Qxb7 c5 33. Qa8+ Rd8 34. Nc6 Rxa8 35. Nxe7+
Rxe7 36. Bxd5+ $18) (31... Qf7 32. Nf3 (32. Qxb7 c5 33. Qxb6 cxd4 34. Qxd4 $16)
32... Rf5 33. Qxb7 g4 34. Qa8+ Qf8 35. Qxf8+ Kxf8 36. Nd4 $18) 32. Qxf6 Rxf6
33. Rxc7 $2 (33. f4 $1 Rxe3 (33... gxf4 34. exf4 Rh5 35. Bf3 $1 $18) 34. Bxd5+
Kh8 35. Bxb7 gxf4 36. Rf1 Rd3 37. Ne2 f3 38. Nf4 Rb3 39. Bc6 Rf5 40. Ne6 $18)
33... Nd6 34. Nc6 Re8 35. Bxd5+ (35. Ne7+ Kg7 36. Nxd5+ Rf7 37. Rc6 Nxb5 38.
Rxb6 $14) 35... Kh8 36. Nd4 Re5 $1 (36... Rc8 37. Rd7 g4 38. Kf1 Rcf8 39. Ke1
$16) 37. Bc6 Rc5 38. Rd7 g4 $1 39. Kg2 (39. Kf1 Nf5 $14) 39... h5 40. e4 $6 (
40. h3 $1 Nf5 (40... Nf7 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Rb7 $16) 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Nxf5
Rcxf5 43. Rd2 $14) 40... Nf7 $1 41. f4 $1 $8 (41. Rb7 $2 Ng5 $1 42. Rxb6 Nh3
43. Rb8+ Kh7 44. Rb7+ Kh6 45. f4 Rc1 46. Ne2 Re1 $19) 41... gxf3+ (41... Rd6
42. Rxd6 Nxd6 43. e5 Rc4 44. exd6 Rxd4 45. d7 Kg7 46. Kf2 Kf6 47. Ke3 Rd1 48.
Ke4 Rd2 $10) 42. Nxf3 Rc2+ 43. Rd2 Rxd2+ 44. Nxd2 Ne5 45. Be8 (45. Bd5 Kg7 $15)
45... h4 (45... Rh6 $5 46. Nf3 Nc4 47. e5 Kg7 (47... Nxe5 $2 48. Nxe5 Re6 49.
Nf7+ Kg7 50. Bc6 $18) 48. h3 Nxe5 49. Nxe5 Re6 50. Nc4 Rxe8 51. Nxb6 $10) 46.
gxh4 Kg7 47. Bh5 Rd6 (47... Kh6 48. Be2 Ng6 49. Kg3 Nxh4 50. Kxh4 Rf2 51. Nc4
Rxe2 52. Nxb6 Rxe4+ 53. Kg3 $10) 48. Nf3 Rh6 49. Be8 $1 (49. Nxe5 Rxh5 50. Nc4
Rxb5 51. Kf3 $15) 49... Nxf3 (49... Re6 50. Nxe5 Rxe8 51. Nc4 $10) 50. Kxf3
Rxh4 51. e5 $1 (51. Ke3 Kf6 52. Kd4 Rxh2 53. Bc6 Rd2+ $17) 51... Rxh2 52. Bd7
$1 Rd2 53. e6 Kf6 54. Ke4 Ke7 55. Ke5 Rc2 56. Kd5 Rc5+ 57. Ke4 Kd6 58. Kd4 Rh5
59. Kc4 (59. Ke4 Rd5 60. Ke3 Kc5 61. Ke4 $10) 59... Rd5 60. Kc3 Rxb5 (60... Re5
61. Kd4 Re1 62. Kc4 Rxe6 63. Bxe6 Kxe6 64. Kc3 Kd5 65. Kd3 Kc5 66. Kc3 Kxb5 67.
Kb3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
Ba3 {The line with the active black bishops is trying to remind the first
player, that he used up too much time in building up his centre.} 9. Rc2 Nc6 (
9... Bb7 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. O-O Nxc3 (11... Nxd2 12. Rxd2 d6 (12... Bb4 13. Qc2 f5
14. d5 Qf6 15. Nd4 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Ndb5 a6 18. Rxd7 axb5 19. Nxb5 Rab8 20.
Rxb7 Rxb7 21. Bxc6 $14 {1-0 Van Wely,L (2680)-Berg,E (2593)/Kemer 2007 (34)})
13. Qc2 g6 14. e4 Nd7 15. Re2 Bb4 16. Rd1 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qe7 18. h4 Rad8 19. Qe3
e5 20. h5 Rfe8 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qh6 Nf6 23. Ng5 Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B (2724)-Ivanchuk,V (2752)/Merida 2005 (31)}) 12. Rxc3 a5 13. Qb1 f5
14. d5 Na6 15. Be3 Qe8 16. Nd4 Qg6 17. Nb5 Bb4 18. Rcc1 e5 19. a3 Bd6 20. b4
axb4 21. axb4 e4 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. b5 Nc5 {0-1 Polak,T (2507)-Vavrak,P (2475)/
Slovakia 2009 (38)}) (9... c5 10. Bc1 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qd6
Qb8 14. Rd1 b5 15. cxb5 Bxb5 16. Bg2 Ba6 17. O-O Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Rac8 19. Nd2 {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B (2733)-Anand,V (2779)/Monte Carlo 2007}) 10. Bg5 {White
needs to address the threat of Nb4, but Grischuk refuses to tackle the oddly
placed bishop on a3 with 10.Bc1.} (10. Bc1 Bb4 (10... Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Bb7 12. Bg2
Ne7 13. O-O d6 14. Qd3 Re8 15. e4 $14) 11. Bg2 (11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Bb7 13.
Bg2 Ne7 14. O-O d6 $13) 11... b5 $5 (11... Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Nb4 13. Ba3 c5 14.
Ne5 Rc8 15. O-O Qc7 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. Rc2 Bb7 18. f3 a5 19. e4 d6 20. Nd3 d5
21. e5 Nd7 22. Rff2 {1/2-1/2 Ibragimov,I (2602)-Ivanov,A (2565)/Stillwater
2007 (61)}) 12. cxb5 Bxb5 13. Bd2 (13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Ne4 (14... Rb8 15. Re1
Ne4) 15. Re3 d5 16. a4 Ba6 17. Ba3 $14) 13... Rb8 14. O-O a5 15. Nxb5 Rxb5 16.
Bg5 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qd2 Nb4 19. Rcc1 c6 20. Rfd1 Qa8 21. e3 (21. e4 d5
22. e5 Be7 23. Rc3 Rb6 24. Rdc1 $13) 21... Rfb8 22. Ne5 $6 {I don't like the
idea to give Black a chance to get rid of the knight.} Bxe5 23. dxe5 R5b7 24.
Rc4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S (2538)-Beliavsky,A (2667)/Sochi 2004/ (82)}) (10. Nb5
Bxb5 11. cxb5 Nb4 12. Rc4 Qe7 13. Rxc7 Rac8 14. Rxc8 Rxc8 15. Bh3 Nxa2 16. O-O
Nc3 17. Bxc3 Rxc3 18. Qd2 Rxb3 19. Ra1 Rxb5 20. Qd3 Ra5 21. e4 Bb2 22. Rxa5
bxa5 23. e5 Nd5 24. Qb5 Bc3 25. Qb8+ Qf8 26. Qxa7 Qd8 $15 {1-0 Borovikov,V 
(2595)-Poobesh Anand,S (2372)/Pardubice 2005 (43)}) 10... h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12.
Bg2 d5 13. O-O (13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Rd2 (14. Ne5 Rad8 15. O-O Nxc2 16. Qxc2 exd5
17. Nxd5 Qd6) 14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Ne5 Rad8 18. f4 Qd6 19.
Kh1 f6 20. Ng6 Re3 21. f5 Rde8 22. Nf4 c6 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A (2577)-Azarov,S 
(2582)/Saint Vincent 2005 (28)}) 13... dxc4 14. bxc4 (14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5
Qxe5 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. bxc4 Bb7 18. Qd3 Be7 $11) 14... Rad8 (14... Bxc4 $2 15.
Ne4 Qf5 16. Rxc4 Qxe4 17. Nd2 $18) 15. Rd2 {Topalov can claim the two bishops,
but his cluster of minor pieces on the queenside is quite loose.} (15. e3 Bd6 (
15... e5 16. Nb5 (16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Nh4 Bc8 $11) 16... Bd6 17. Nd2 Nb4 18. Ne4
Qe6 19. d5 Qd7 20. Rb2 $14) 16. Nb5 Qe7 $14) 15... Bb4 (15... Bb7 16. e3 (16.
Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qg5 18. f4 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Rxd2 21. fxg5 (21.
Qxd2 Rd8) 21... Rxd1 22. Rxd1 hxg5 23. Rd7 Rc8 24. Nb5 $11) 16... Qe7 17. Qc2
Na5 $11) (15... Bxc4 $2 16. Qa4 Bb4 17. Qxc6 Bxc3 18. Rc2 $18) 16. Qb3 Bxc3 (
16... Bb7 17. e3 Qe7 18. Rb1 a5 19. Rdd1 $14) 17. Qxc3 Na5 18. c5 $1 {Black
has chosen a very dangerous strategical solution. Without the desired move ...
c7-c5 the pieces on a5 and a6 will feel quite misplaced.} (18. Ne5 c5 19. f4
Rxd4 20. Rxd4 cxd4 21. Qb4 (21. Qxd4 Rd8 $17) 21... Rc8 22. Rd1 Qd8 $17) 18...
Nc4 (18... Qf5 19. Ne5 f6 20. g4 Qg5 21. f4 Qh4 22. Ng6 Qxg4 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24.
Qf3 $16) 19. Rc2 bxc5 (19... Qf5 20. e4 Qh5 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Rfc1 b5 23. a4 c6
$14) 20. Qb3 $1 {This move reportedly sent Topalov into deep thought. A
similar idea hoping to benefit from loose location of the knight on c4 was 20.
Rfc1!?} (20. Rfc1 $5 cxd4 21. Qd3 e5 (21... Rb8 22. Rxc4 c5 23. Qa3 Bxc4 24.
Rxc4 Rb1+ 25. Bf1 Rd8 26. Qd3 $14) 22. Rxc4 Rfe8 23. Nd2 $14) (20. dxc5 Qxc3
21. Rxc3 Nd2 22. Re1 $11) 20... cxd4 (20... Nd6 21. Qa3 Bb7 22. Rxc5 Bxf3 23.
Bxf3 Qxd4 24. Rfc1 $14) (20... Rb8 21. Qa4 Bb5 22. Qxa7 cxd4 23. Nxd4 $16) 21.
Rxc4 Rb8 22. Qc2 (22. Rb4 Rxb4 23. Qxb4 Bxe2 24. Nxd4 Bxf1 25. Bxf1 $13) 22...
Bxc4 23. Qxc4 e5 {[%mdl 1024] Topalov is definitely not very afraid of a
material imbalances, but here the gods are favouring White.} (23... Rfd8 24.
Qxc7 Rbc8 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26. Qc7 Rac8 (26... Rxa2 27. Ne5 $16) 27. Qa5 Rc2 28.
Re1 $16) 24. Qxc7 Rfe8 (24... Rb2 $1 25. Nxe5 Rxe2 26. f4 d3 (26... Rxa2 27.
Bd5 $16) 27. Qc4 (27. Bf3 Rxa2 28. Bd5 Rc2 29. Qxa7 d2 $14) 27... Qb6+ 28. Kh1
Rc2 29. Qxd3 Qb2 $14) 25. Qxa7 Rb2 (25... Ra8 26. Qd7 Red8 27. Qb5 e4 28. Nd2
$16) 26. Re1 {White had another solution for his problem with the hanging
e2-pawn, but did not want to create a passed pawn for the opponent on d3.} (26.
e3 $1 d3 27. Qa3 e4 28. Nd4 Rbb8 29. Qc3 $16) 26... g6 27. a4 Rd8 (27... Qd6
28. Nh4 $16) 28. Qa5 $1 e4 29. Nd2 (29. Qe5 Qxe5 30. Nxe5 d3 31. exd3 (31. Bxe4
Rxe2 32. Nxd3 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Rxd3 $16) 31... exd3 32. Rd1 d2 33. f4 $16) 29...
e3 30. fxe3 d3 $6 {Black is choosing the interesting solution of opening the
files for his rooks, even though it objectively may not be the best line.} (
30... dxe3 31. Ne4 Qd4 32. Qc5 Ra2 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. Nc3 Rc2 35. Nd5 Rxa4 36.
Nxe3 $16) 31. Ne4 Qe7 32. exd3 Rxd3 33. Qa8+ (33. Qc5 $2 Rxg2+ $1 $15) 33...
Kg7 34. Qc6 (34. Bf1 $1 Ra3 35. Qd5 Rxa4 36. Bc4 Rbb4 37. Nd6 $16) 34... f5 $1
{One weaker move by White enables the defender to create some problems again.}
35. Nf2 Rdd2 {We should probably not expect the moves that are the most
logical from Topalov. White would need to play very well to prove his
advantage after the grabbing of the e3-pawn.} (35... Rxe3 36. Rf1 $1 (36. Rd1
Re1+ 37. Bf1 Rxd1 38. Qc3+ Qf6 39. Nxd1 Qxc3 40. Nxc3 $14) 36... Qa7 37. Bd5
Ree2 38. Qc8 Rb8 (38... Rxf2 39. Qg8+ Kf6 40. Qh8+ Qg7 (40... Kg5 41. Qd8+ $18)
41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. Rxf2 $18) 39. Qc3+ Kh7 40. a5 Rbb2 41. Qc8 Rb8 42. Bg8+ Kh8
43. Qc3+ Qg7 44. Qxg7+ Kxg7 45. Bc4 $18) 36. Qc3+ Kh7 (36... Qf6 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6
38. Rf1 $18) 37. Rf1 Rbc2 {The last chance for counterplay was hidden in the
pawn attack on the kingside.} (37... h5 $1 38. Bf3 h4 39. gxh4 Qxh4 40. Qc7+
Kh6 41. Qe5 Kh7 42. Qf4 Qxf4 43. exf4 $16) 38. Qb3 Rb2 39. Qc3 Rbc2 40. Qb3 Rb2
41. Qc4 $1 {The first move after the time control is excellent, the queen on
f4 will help White to achieve the consolidation he wants.} h5 (41... Qxe3 42.
Qf7+ Kh8 43. Qf8+ Kh7 44. Bd5 Rxd5 45. Qf7+ Kh8 46. Qxd5 $18) 42. Qf4 Re2 (
42... Qd7 43. Bf3 Ra2 44. Nh3 $16) 43. Bf3 Rec2 (43... Rxe3 44. Nd1 $18) 44.
Nd3 Ra2 45. Nb4 $1 (45. Bd5 Ra3 46. Ne5) 45... Rxa4 46. Nxc2 Rxf4 47. gxf4 {
The fight is definitely over as Grischuk now has too many pieces. Black's g6
pawn is doomed to fall and the rest will be easy.} Kh6 (47... g5 48. fxg5 Qxg5+
49. Bg2 h4 50. Kh1 Qg4 51. Nd4 h3 52. Bd5 $18) 48. Rb1 Qe6 49. Re1 Qa2 50. Nd4
h4 51. Be2 g5 (51... Qa3 52. Kf2 Qb2 53. Rg1 Kh7 54. Nf3 $18) 52. fxg5+ Kxg5
53. Rf1 Kg6 54. Rxf5 {White has too much material for any tactical return of
the queen.} Qb1+ 55. Rf1 Qe4 56. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Olafsson"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 (10... Nbd7 11. Rc1 (11. Re1 c5 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Nh4
Ng4 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Rc8 17. Qd3 Nf6 18. Bc4 {Karpov,
An-Yudasin,L/Dos Hermanas (6) 1993/1-0 (56)}) 11... Re8 12. Re1 Bb4 13. a3 Bf8
14. Rc2 Bb7 15. Bc1 Ne4 16. Bb2 a6 17. e3 Bd6 18. Ne2 Qe7 19. Nf4 Nf8 20. Qc1
Ne6 {0-1 Chuchelov,V-Stefansson,H/EU-Cup Gr1 Eupen (02) 1994 (39)}) 11. Re1 (
11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Re1 (12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc2 Re7 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. e3
g6 17. Qb2 c6 18. b4 Bc4 19. b5 a6 20. bxc6 Rxc6 21. Nd2 b5 22. e4 dxe4 23.
Ndxe4 {1-0 Nikolaev,S-Bebcuk,E/Leningrad op 1991 (37)}) 12... c6 13. Qc2 Rc8
14. e4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 c5 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Re1 Qd8 19. Bg5 Qc7
20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. Bh3 {Eingorn,V-Shipov,S/Berlin Summer op 1992/
1-0 (51)}) 11... Nbd7 (11... c6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Nh4 Na6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6
Qxf6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qd8 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qd2 Qf6 20. Qf4 Qxf4 21. gxf4
Nb4 {0-1 Kolev,At-Douven,R/Groningen op (05) 1993 (42)}) (11... Bb7 12. Nb5 (
12. Rc1 Na6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nh4 Bb4 16. Bxd5 Bxc3 17. Bxb7 Bxe1
18. Qxe1 Rab8 19. Bxa6 b5 20. Bxb5 Rxb5 21. Nf3 {Van der Sterren,P-Douven,R/
NLD-ch (11) 1990/1/2-1/2 (57)}) 12... Bf8 13. Bf4 Na6 14. Qc2 Ne4 15. a3 Qd7
16. Nc3 Rac8 17. Ne5 Qe6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qc4 Qxc4 20. Nxc4 Rcd8 21. Rad1 Bd5
22. Rc1 {Ilic,Z-Genov,Peta/Heraklio op (5) 1993/0-1 (55)}) 12. Nh4 (12. e4 Nxe4
13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 f5 15. Qh5 Nf6 16. Qf7+ Kh8 17. Bh3 Qc8 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19.
Rxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxf5 Qe8 21. Qxe8+ Rxe8 {0-1 Soln,P-Vescovi,G/Duisburg WchJM-U14
(03) 1992 (41)}) 12... Bb7 (12... c6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bb7 16.
Qf3 Rc8 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Qg4 g6 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Bg5 Qc7 22. Bf4 Qd8
23. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Grabliauskas,V-Fish,G/EUCup Gr3 Lubniewice (01) 1994}) 13. Nf5
Bf8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bf4 (15. Bxf6 Nxf6 $10) 15... Rc8 16. a3 Ne4 $5 17. Nxe4 (
17. Qc2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Red1 $13) 17... dxe4 18. d5 $6 (18.
Bh3 $5 $13) 18... Nf6 19. d6 (19. Qc2 Qxd5 20. Ne3 Qe6 $17) 19... Nd5 $1 20.
dxc7 $6 (20. Qd4 c5 (20... cxd6 21. Bxd6 $1) 21. Qd2 Re6 $15) 20... Qf6 21. Bh3
(21. Nd4 Nxf4 22. gxf4 Qxf4 $19) 21... Nxf4 22. gxf4 Rxc7 23. Rc1 (23. b4 Bc8
24. Qd5 g6 $19) 23... Rxc1 24. Qxc1 e3 (24... Bc8 $6 25. Nxh6+ Qxh6 26. Bxc8 e3
$17) 25. Nxe3 (25. fxe3 Qg6+ 26. Ng3 (26. Kf2 Qh5 27. Kg3 Re6 $1 $40) 26...
Rxe3 $1 $19) 25... Qxf4 26. Bg2 (26. Nf5 Qxc1 27. Rxc1 Rxe2 28. Bf1 Rd2 29. Rc7
Bd5 $17) 26... Bxg2 27. Nxg2 (27. Kxg2 Bc5 28. b4 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Rxe3 $19) 27...
Qxc1 28. Rxc1 Rxe2 29. Rc8 (29. Nf4 Re4 30. Nd5 Bxa3 $19) 29... Rb2 30. b4 $2 (
30. Ne3 Rxb3 31. Nd5 Rb1+ 32. Kg2 Re1 $19) 30... Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4
cxd4 (7... Nxe4 8. Ne5 Nc3 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qh3) 8. e5 Ne4 9. O-O Nxd2 10. Bxd2
Bc5 $6 (10... Qc7 {Schussler} 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qxc4 13. Rc1 Qd5+ 14. Qf3
Qxf3+ 15. Kxf3 Na6 16. Nb5 f6 $13 {Dorfman-Polugajevskij, Moskau (GMA-open)
1990.}) 11. b4 Be7 12. b5 $1 (12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nc6 $10) 12... d3 $2 (
12... d6 $14) 13. Bc3 $1 a6 14. Qxd3 axb5 15. cxb5 Ra3 16. Nd2 $1 Qc7 17. Nc4
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ra4 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 Qb7+ 21. Kg1 O-O 22. a3 $18 {x Nb8}
Rg4 23. f4 h5 24. Rac1 Rg6 25. Be5 h4 26. a4 Qa8 27. Rc4 Re8 28. Qf3 Qd5 29.
Rc2 hxg3 30. hxg3 f6 31. Qxd5 exd5 32. f5 Rg5 (32... Rg4 33. Bf4 {/\ Kg2+-})
33. Bf4 Rxf5 34. g4 Rxf4 35. Rxf4 Kf7 36. Rd4 Rh8 37. Rxd5 Ke6 38. Rd3 Ke5 39.
Kg2 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 10th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2002.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 f5 14. a4 (14. e3
Bd6 (14... h6 15. Bb2 Bd6 16. a4 Nhf6 17. a5 b5 18. c5 Bb8 19. Na2 Bb7 20. Nb4
a6 21. Ne5 g5 22. f3 g4 23. f4 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Anastasian,A/Ohrid 2001/ 
(23)}) 15. a4 Nhf6 16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Qe7 18. Qb2 dxc4 19. Bf1 Nd5 20. bxc4
Nxc3 21. Qxc3 c5 22. Ra2 Nf6 23. Ne5 Rfd8 24. Qe1 Nd7 25. Rad2 cxd4 26. exd4
Nxe5 {1/2-1/2 Kiss,A-Farago,I/Leiner 1996/ (26)}) (14. Bb2 Bd6 15. e3 Qe7 16.
a4 Nhf6 17. a5 Bb7 (17... b5 18. c5 Bc7 19. Na2 Ne4 20. Nb4 Nb8 21. Nd3 Nd7 22.
Nfe5 {1-0 Wojtkiewicz,A-Drazic,S/Nova Gorica 1997/ (43)}) 18. axb6 axb6 19. Ra7
Rc7 20. Rda1 Ne4 21. Ba3 Bxa3 22. R1xa3 Rfc8 23. Ra1 Qf8 {0-1 Vaulin,A-Shipov,
S/Minsk 1997/ (43)}) 14... Bb4 (14... Bd6 15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qe7 17. Raa1
Nhf6 18. a5 b5 19. c5 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Na2 Rc7 23. Nb4 Bc8
24. e3 Qe8 25. Qc3 Re7 26. Qd4 Re4 27. Qc3 g5 {0-1 Ernst,S-Gofshtein,L/Haarlem
2000/ (52)}) 15. a5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Getting an advantage in this line is not easy,
white has to play very creatively.} bxa5 (15... Bxa5 $2 16. b4 $18) (15... dxc4
16. axb6 Qxb6 (16... cxb3 17. Qxb3 Qxb6 18. Na4 Qa5 19. Qxe6+ $18) 17. bxc4
Bxc4 18. Na2 Bxa2 19. Qxa2 c5 20. Ng5 Rfe8 21. d5 $16) 16. c5 Qc7 17. Bd2 (17.
Na2 Bb5 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Re1 a5 $13) 17... Qb8 (17... Rb8 $5 18. Re1 (18. Ng5
Rfe8 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Qxf5 Ree8 21. Nxd5 (21. Qxh5 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Bxe2 23.
Bxd5+ cxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Bxa5 Qc8 $17) 21... cxd5 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Bxb4
Rxb4 24. Qxh5 Nf6 25. Qg5 Bxe2 $17) 18... e5 19. Ng5 exd4 20. Ne6 Qc8 21. Nxd4
$15) 18. e3 e5 (18... Nhf6 19. Ng5 Rfe8 20. Na2 $11) 19. dxe5 Nxe5 (19... Nxc5
20. Be1 Ne4 21. Na2 Bxe1 22. Rxe1 Qb6 $15) 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Na2 Bxd2 22. Qxd2
a4 (22... Rb8 23. Qxa5 Be2 24. Nb4 Rxb4 25. Qxb4 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Rb8 27. Qa4 $14)
23. Nc3 (23. Nb4 Bb5 24. bxa4 Bc4 25. Rab1 Nf6 $11) 23... Qb8 24. Rxa4 Bb5 (
24... Bb7 25. Qd3 $14) 25. Nxb5 Qxb5 26. Qc2 {Nielsen hopes to break up the
pawn structure with the timely b4-b5 idea, black's task is to get the knight
back to the center.} (26. Rxa7 Qxc5 27. Rda1 Nf6 28. b4 Qd6 29. Qd4 $14) 26...
Rf7 (26... Rc7 27. Rdd4 Qb8 28. b4 g6 29. b5 cxb5 30. Bxd5+ Kh8 31. Ra1 $14)
27. Rda1 (27. Bh3 $5 g6 (27... Rcf8 28. Rda1 Qb8 29. Ra6 $16) 28. e4 dxe4 29.
Bf1 Qb8 30. Bc4 $16) 27... Qb8 28. b4 g6 29. Rb1 (29. Qd2 Nf6 30. Ra6 Ne4 31.
Qd4 Rcc7 $14) 29... Nf6 30. Ra6 Ne4 31. Bxe4 fxe4 (31... dxe4 32. Qc4 $14) 32.
Qa4 Qb7 (32... Rfc7 33. b5 Rb7 34. Qd4 Kf7 35. b6 $14) 33. b5 cxb5 $6 {Not yet
crucial, but this is certainly helping white as it weakens the d5 pawn.} (33...
Rcf8 $1 34. b6 (34. Rxc6 $2 Rxf2 35. b6 Qf7 36. Qd1 Qf5 37. Rc7 Ra2 38. Kh1 (
38. Qf1 Qh5 $19) 38... Qg5 $19) 34... axb6 35. Raxb6 (35. cxb6 Rxf2 36. Ra7 Qc8
37. Qa1 R2f7 38. b7 Qf5 39. b8=Q Qf2+ 40. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 35... Qd7 36. Qxc6 Qxc6
37. Rxc6 Rxf2 38. Rd6 Re2 39. Rxd5 Rxe3 $14) 34. Rxb5 Qd7 (34... Qe7 35. Qd4
Qd7 36. c6 Qf5 (36... Rxc6 37. Rxc6 Qxc6 38. Rxd5 $16) 37. Qd2 Qf6 $14) 35. Rd6
Qf5 36. Qa2 Rd7 37. Qb2 (37. Rxd7 Qxd7 38. Qb3 Rc7 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rh8 Ke6 41.
Qb8 $16) 37... Rcd8 (37... Qf3 $5 38. h3 (38. Qd2 Qf5) 38... Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Rf7
40. Rf6 Rxf6 41. Qxf6 Rf8 42. Rb8 Rxb8 43. Qe6+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ Kf7 45. Qxb8 $16)
38. Rb7 Qf3 (38... Rxb7 39. Rxd8+ $18) 39. h3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 11th Group2"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Osijek Mursa"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Qd3 d6 (10... Be4 11. Qe3 Nc6 12. Nbd2 d5) 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 (
11... a5 12. Rad1 (12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 Nd7 15. Rad1 Re8 16. Rfe1 Nxd4
17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Qe3 exd4 19. Qxd4 a4 20. Re3 Qf6 {Van der Sterren,P-Nijboer,F/
NLD-ch (09)/1995/0.5 (30)}) 12... Qc7 13. e4 e5 14. Nh4 Nc6 15. d5 Ne7 16. Bh3
Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. f4 Rae8 19. Rde1 {Gruenberg,H._U-Hjartarson,J/Novi Sad 
(ol)/1990/0.5 (42)}) (11... Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 $5 14. Nc2 a5 15. Kh1 (
15. Rfe1 Ba6 $2 16. Nf1 Rab8 17. Nfe3 b5 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Qd2 {Vyzmanavin,
A-Kiselev,S/Helsinki/1992/1-0 (40)}) 15... Rfe8 16. Rae1 Rad8 17. f4 Nxd4 18.
Nxd4 exd4 19. Qxd4 Re7 20. Re3 {0-1 Kadimova,I-Kiselev,S/Berliner Sommer 1994 
(98)}) 12. a3 (12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Re8 14. Nc2 a5 15. Ne3 exd4 16. Qxd4 Nc5 17.
f3 Qc7 18. Nf5 Rad8 19. Rad1 a4 {Engqvist,T-Karason,A/Gausdal Arnold Cup (9)/
1991/0-1 (64)}) 12... bxa3 (12... a5 13. axb4 axb4 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Ne1 Bxg2
16. Nxg2 Qa5 17. Ne3 {xb4}) 13. Rxa3 e5 (13... Qc7 14. b4 $14) 14. Nh4 Bxg2 15.
Nxg2 d5 $5 (15... exd4 16. Qxd4 Nc5 17. Ne3 $14) 16. Ne3 (16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. e4
Nb4 18. Qc3 Qe7 19. Ne3 Rfc8) 16... dxc4 17. Ndxc4 Qc7 (17... exd4 18. Qxd4 Nc5
19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. b4 $1 (20. Rfa1 b5 21. Ne5 b4 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Rxa7 Nxb3
24. Nc6 Re8 25. Nxb4 $16) 20... Ne6 21. Rfa1 b5 22. Ne5 Nd4 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24.
Rxa7 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 $16) 18. Rfa1 exd4 (18... Rfd8 19. d5 Nc5 20. d6 (20. Qf5 $5
Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Rxa7 $16) 20... Qd7 21. Qc3 $16) (18... e4
19. Qd2 b5 20. Na5 $1 (20. Qa5 $6 Qb8 $1 21. Nd2 a6 22. Nf5 Re8 {xNd2}) 20...
Rfc8 (20... Nb6 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. Ra2 $16) 21. d5 Nb6 22. Nc6 Nbxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5
24. Nxa7 b4 (24... Rd8 25. Nxb5 Rxa3 26. Rxa3 (26. Nxc7 Rxa1+ 27. Kg2 Rd1 $1
28. Qa5 Nxc7 29. Qxc7 $14) 26... Qc5 27. Ra5 $16) 25. Ra5 Nc3 26. Nxc8 Rxa5 27.
Rxa5 Qxa5 28. Qd7 $40) 19. Qxd4 Nc5 20. Qe5 $1 (20. Qd6 Qb7 $1 21. Na5 Qa6)
20... Qxe5 (20... Qc6 21. Nf5 Kh8 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Rxa7 Nxb3 24. Ncd6 $40) (
20... Qb7 21. Nd6 Qd7 (21... Qc6 22. Nef5 Qd7 23. Nxg7 Ng4 24. Qd4) 22. Nef5
$16) 21. Nxe5 a5 (21... b5 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Rxa7 Nxb3 24. Nf5 $1 h6 (24... Re8
25. Nxf7 Rxe2 26. N7d6 $16) 25. Nd6 $16) (21... Rae8 22. N5c4 b5 23. Nd6 Rb8
24. b4 Na4 25. Nxb5 Rxb5 26. Rxa4 $16) 22. b4 Ncd7 23. Nc6 (23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24.
bxa5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 bxa5 26. Rxa5 g6 $14) 23... Rfe8 24. bxa5 bxa5 25. Rxa5 Rxa5
26. Rxa5 g6 27. Kf1 (27. g4 Kg7 28. h3 h5) 27... Kg7 28. Nc2 Ng4 29. f3 $5 (29.
h3 Nge5) 29... Nge5 $1 (29... Nxh2+ $2 30. Kf2 $18 {xNh2}) (29... Ne3+ $2 30.
Nxe3 Rxe3 31. Ra7 Rc3 (31... Ne5 32. Nd8 $1) 32. Nd8 $1 Ne5 33. f4 Rc1+ 34. Kg2
Rd1 35. Ne6+ Kh6 36. Ng5 $18) 30. N6d4 h5 (30... f5 $6 31. Ra7 Re7 32. Nb4 $16)
31. e4 Nf6 32. Kg2 (32. Ra7 Rc8 $1) 32... Ned7 33. Ra7 Rb8 (33... Rc8 34. f4) (
33... Kg8 34. Nc6 $16) 34. f4 Nc5 35. e5 Nfd7 36. Kf3 (36. e6 $6 fxe6 37. Nxe6+
Nxe6 38. Rxd7+ Kf6 $14) 36... Nf8 (36... Rb7 37. Rxb7 Nxb7 38. Ke4 Nb6 39. Nb3
$16) 37. Ne3 $6 (37. f5 $5 gxf5 38. Nxf5+ Kg6 39. Nh4+ Kg7 40. Nd4 Nfd7 41.
Ndf5+ Kf8 42. Kf4 Nd3+ 43. Kg5 N7xe5 44. Kxh5 $16) (37. Na3 $5 Rb2 38. h4 Rd2
39. Nab5 Rd3+ 40. Ke2 Rxg3 41. Nd6 $16) 37... Nfe6 $138 (37... Rb2 38. h4 $16 (
38. f5 Nfd7 $1 39. Ne6+ (39. e6 $4 Ne5+ 40. Kf4 Ned3+ 41. Kg5 Ne4+ 42. Kh4
Rxh2#) 39... Nxe6 40. fxe6 Nxe5+ 41. Ke4 Re2 42. e7 Ng4 43. Ra3 f5+ 44. Kd4 Kf7
)) (37... Rb7 38. Rxb7 Nxb7 39. Ke4 Nc5+ 40. Kd5 $16) (37... Rb4 $1 38. Nc6 Rb3
$14) 38. Nxe6+ Nxe6 39. Nc4 Rb3+ (39... Rf8 40. Nd6 $16) 40. Kf2 Nd8 (40... Rc3
41. Nd6 Rc2+ 42. Ke3 Rxh2 43. Rxf7+ Kg8 44. Rf6 Nf8 45. e6 $18) 41. Rd7 Ne6 (
41... Rb8 42. Nd6 Ra8 43. Kg2 Rb8 44. Kh3 Ra8 45. g4 hxg4+ 46. Kxg4 Rb8 47. h4
Ra8 48. h5 gxh5+ 49. Kxh5 Kf8 50. f5 $18) 42. Nd6 Rb2+ 43. Ke3 Rb3+ 44. Kd2
Rb2+ (44... Rd3+ $5 45. Ke2 Kg8 46. Ra7 Rb3 47. Rxf7 Rb2+ (47... Nd4+ 48. Kd2
$18) 48. Ke3 Rxh2 49. Rf6) 45. Kd1 $1 (45. Kc1 Rxh2 46. Rxf7+ Kg8 47. Rf6 Nf8 {
/\ Re2}) 45... Rxh2 46. Rxf7+ Kh6 (46... Kg8 47. Rf6 Nf8 48. e6 Rh1+ 49. Ke2
Rh2+ 50. Kf3 Nh7 51. Rxg6+ Kf8 52. Nf5 $18) 47. Rf6 $1 (47. f5 $2 Rh1+ $1 (
47... Ng5 48. f6 Nxf7 49. Nxf7+ Kh7 50. e6 $18) 48. Kd2 Nd4) 47... Nd4 (47...
Ng7 48. f5 $18) 48. e6 h4 (48... Re2 49. Nf5+ $1 Nxf5 50. Kxe2 Kg7 (50... Nxg3+
51. Kf3 Nf5 52. Rxf5 $18) 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Rxf5 gxf5 53. Ke3 $18) 49. e7 Re2
50. Nf7+ $1 (50. Nf5+ Nxf5 51. Kxe2 Nxe7 52. gxh4 $16) (50. Nf7+ Kg7 51. Ne5
Kxf6 52. e8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rc1 c5 13. Be3 (13. dxc5 bxc5 14.
Ne1 Nb6 15. a4 Rc8 16. a5 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,An/Moscow(wchm/14)/1984/0,5/16/})
13... Re8 14. Re1 Bb7 15. Rc2 (15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Nb1 Nf6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nc3 {
Portisch,L-Timman,J/Tilburg/1983/0,5/41/} Qd7 19. Na4 d4 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Bg5
Ne4 $10 (21... Nd7 $10 {Portisch/})) (15. Bh3 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nf6 17. Rc2 Bb4 18.
Rf1 Ba6 19. Nh4 $5 (19. Bb2 Bf8 20. Nd4 Ne4 21. Qc1 Bc5 22. Rd1 Qf6 $1 $10 {
Karpov,An-Sokolov,A/Linares(m/2)/1987/1:0/61/}) 19... Bf8 $5 20. Nf5 Ne4 21.
Ne3 Qd6 22. Qc1 Rad8 23. Rd1 Qh6 $10 {Karpov,An-Sokolov,A/Linares(m/6)/1:0/90/}
) 15... a5 $5 (15... Bf8 16. Qc1 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nc5 18. Rd1 $14 {Novikov,
I-Onischuk,A/Nikolaev(zt)/1995/0,5/27/}) 16. a4 $146 (16. Qc1 a4 17. Rd1 (17.
Bh3 axb3 18. axb3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Ba3 $5 (19... Nc5 20. Rd1 Bf6 21. b4 $1 $16 {
Olafsson,H-Hansen,C/Gausdal(zt)/1985/0,5/40/}) 20. Qd2 Nc5 $13 {Taimanov/})
17... axb3 18. axb3 Bf6 19. Ne1 h6 20. Bf3 Qe7 21. Qd2 Ra3 $132 {Karpov,
An-Kasparov,G/Moscow(wchm/15)1984/0,5/93/}) (16. Bh3 $5) 16... h6 17. Bh3 cxd4
18. Nxd4 {/\ Nc6/} (18. Bxd4 Nc5 $132) 18... Bb4 (18... Nc5 $5) 19. Rf1 Bc5 20.
Bc1 Nf6 21. Bb2 Ne4 22. e3 Bc8 (22... Ng5 23. Bg2 Bc8 {-22...Bc8/}) 23. Bg2 Ng5
$6 (23... Ba6 $5 24. Re1 Qd7 25. Qh5 Nf6 26. Qh4 $14) 24. Nf3 $6 (24. Nc6 $1
Qd6 25. Qxd5 $16) 24... Ne4 (24... Bf5 $5 25. Rd2 Be4 $132) 25. Nd4 Ng5 $6 26.
Nf3 $6 Ne4 27. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Parnu-B"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Bg5 (9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bb2 a5 11. Ne1 d5 $5 12. Nd3 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Bd6 14.
Rc2 a4 15. bxa4 Nb6 $10 {Duchov,A-Kiselev,S/Moscow/1992/0,5/36/}) 9... a5 {N/}
(9... O-O 10. Nc3 (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 d5 $1 12. Qc2 a5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4
Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Ra6 16. Rac1 Rd6 $1 17. Rc4 c6 18. Ne5 Qb6 $10 {Alterman,
B-Karpov,An/Tyniste n. Orlici/1995/0:1/59/}) 10... Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qc2
Nxc3 13. Qxc3 a5 14. a3 $14 {Karpov/}) 10. Qc2 (10. Nc3 $5 $14) 10... Na6 11.
Nc3 Nb4 12. Qb2 O-O 13. a3 $14 Na6 $5 (13... Nbd5 14. Ne5 Bb7 (14... Nxc3 15.
Bxc6 (15. Nxc6 dxc6 (15... Nxe2+ $6 16. Qxe2 dxc6 17. Bxc6 Rb8 18. Qc4 $16) 16.
Qxc3 Nd5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rfc1 $14 {>< a5,c7/}) 15... dxc6 16.
Nxc6 Nxe2+ (16... Bxa3 $6 17. Qxc3 Nd5 (17... Ne4 18. Qc2 Qxg5 19. Rxa3 $16 {
>< a5/}) 18. Nxd8 $5 (18. Qc2 Qxg5 19. Rxa3 $14) 18... Nxc3 19. Rxa3 Nxe2+ 20.
Kg2 h6 21. Be7 Rfxd8 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxa5 Nxd4 24. Rd1 $16) 17. Qxe2 Qd7 18.
Qc2 $14) 15. Qc2 d6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nd3 $14 (18. Nc6 $2 Qd7 19.
Bxd5 exd5 20. Rfc1 Ra6 $17)) 14. Qc2 d5 (14... h6 $5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 Bxe4
17. Qxe4 c5 $14) 15. Ne5 Be8 16. e4 $1 (16. Rfc1 c5 17. e3 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19.
Ne2 Bb5 $5 20. Nc3 Be8 $10) 16... c6 17. Rfd1 (17. exd5 $5 cxd5 18. Rfc1 $14)
17... h6 (17... Rb8 18. Nd3 $5 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Bxe4 $16 {
>< c6/}) 18. Be3 (18. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 19. Na4 $14) 18... Nc7 $1 {/\ de, Nd5/} (
18... Rb8 $14) 19. Nd3 (19. Rdc1 $5 $14) 19... dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Nd5
$1 (21... Nb5 $6 22. Nc5 Bf6 23. Bg2 $5 $14 (23. Qd2 $14) 23... Nxd4 (23...
Bxd4 $4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. Qe4 $18) 24. Qc4 e5 25. f4 $36) 22. Bd2 Nf6 $1 (22...
Rb8 23. Nc5 $14) 23. Bf3 Qxd4 24. Be3 Qd8 25. Ne5 Qc8 (25... Nd5 26. Nxc6 Bxc6
27. Qxc6 Rc8 28. Qa6 Bf6 29. Rac1 $14) 26. Bc5 (26. Nxc6 $5 Bxc6 27. Bxc6 Ra6
28. Rdc1 $14) 26... Bxc5 27. Qxc5 Nd5 28. Nc4 (28. Rac1 $6 Qb8 $132) 28... Qa6
29. Rac1 Qa7 30. Qxa7 (30. Qd6 $5 $44) 30... Rxa7 31. Ne5 Rb7 32. Nxc6 (32. Rd3
Rb6 $5) 32... Bxc6 33. Rxc6 Rxb3 34. Bxd5 exd5 (34... exd5 35. Rxd5 Ra8 36. a4
Rb4 37. Rc7 Rxa4 38. Rdd7 Rf8 39. Ra7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 34th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2006.08.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Since last August it was my 6th encounter with Levon Aronian. In the first 5
I had the black pieces. So, it was my first chance to try my luck with the
white colour. This game was already analysed in some sites and the best one
was done by Maxim Notkin in www.chesstoday.net. I have used some of his ideas
in these comments. Seit letztem August war dies meine sechste Begegnung mit
Levon Aronian. In den ersten 5 hatte ich die schwarzen Figuren. Dies war also
meine erste Chance, mein Glück mit den weißen Figuren zu versuchen. Diese
Partie wurde bereits auf einigen Internetseiten analysiert, und die beste
Analyse war von Maxim Notkin auf www.chesstoday.net. Ich habe einige seiner
Ideen in den Kommentaren verwendet.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5.
Qc2 {For some reasons this move was least popular out of all the logical
options to protect c4 pawn (5.b3, 5.Nbd2, 5.Qa4, 5.Qb3). However, when in
January Shakhriyar Mamedyarov used it against me in Wijk aan Zee, I felt that
there is a potential in this line and started analyzing it together with
Alexander Khuzman Aus irgendwelchen Gründen war dieser Zug von allen logischen
Möglichkeiten zur Deckung des Bauern c4 (5.b3, 5.Nbd2, 5.Qa4, 5.Qb3) am
wenigsten populär. Als jedoch im Januar Shakhriyar Mamedyarov dies gegen mich
in Wijk aan Zee anwendete, spürte ich, dass es in diesem Abspiel ein Potential
gibt und fing an, es gemeinsam mit Alexander Khuzman zu analysieren.} Bb7 ({
I played Ich spielte} 5... c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. e4 (8. Bg2 {transposes
to the game führt zur Partie.}) 8... Qe7 9. Bd3 Nxd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. O-O Nc7 12.
Nc3 Ne6 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Rad1 Be7 15. Bc4 O-O 16. e5 Ncd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bxd4
Qc8 19. Qe2 d6 20. exd6 Bxd6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov,S-Gelfand,B/Wijk aan Zee
NED 2006 (35)}) 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 $5 {This is the most principled continuation.
Dies ist die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung.} ({Harmless is Harmlos ist} 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qc8 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Na6 12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Rfd1 Nce4
14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qd2 Rd8 16. Qf4 Qb7 {0-1 Ristic,N-Gligoric,S/Kladovo 1991/TD
(61)}) 7... exd5 8. cxd5 $5 {This is the idea. It was first introduced into
top level by Vallejo in his game vs Macieja in the Turin Olympiad. It looks
like that White is giving up a pawn for nothing, but he has a certain lead in
development and he is pinning his hopes to build up an initiative along the
central lines. Das ist die Idee. Auf Topebene eingeführt wurde sie von Vallejo
in seiner Partie gegen Macieja bei der Olympiade in Turin. Es scheint, als
gibt Weiß einen Bauern für nichts, aber er hat gewissen Entwicklungsvorsprung
und setzt seine Hoffnungen darauf, entlang den Zentrumslinien eine Initiative
zu entfalten.development and he is pinning his hopes to build up an initiative
along the central lines.} (8. Nh4 {was played before, but without much success.
wurde vorher gespielt, allerdings ohne großen Erfolg.}) 8... Bxd5 ({The
capture Das Schlagen} 8... Nxd5 {is waiting for a pioneer, as Maxim Notkin
wrote in Chess today. wartet noch auf einen Pionier, wie Maxim Notkin auf
Chess today schrieb.}) 9. Nc3 Bc6 ({Probably the most principled is Am
prinzipiellsten ist wahrscheinlich} 9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nc6 {even though White
had won the game in a complicated struggle. , wenngleich Weiß die Partie nach
kompliziertem Kampf gewann.} 11. Qa4 Rc8 12. Bf4 Be7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Kb1 Nd4
$6 15. Bb7 b5 16. Qxa7 b4 17. Na4 Rc7 18. e3 Ne6 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Qb6 Qe5 21.
Qa6 d5 22. f4 Qxe3 23. Rhe1 Qf3 24. Qd3 Qh5 25. Re5 Qh3 26. Bxd5 {1-0 Vallejo
Pons,F-Macieja,B/Turin ITA 2006 (42)}) (9... Bb7 10. e4 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. e5
Nb4 13. Qf5 g6 14. Qb1 Ng4 15. Re1 c4 16. Re4 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Rxc4 $16 {
1-0 Kostic,V-Nikolac,J/Bayern 2001/EXT 2002 (24)}) 10. e4 {I had a short look
at 9...Bc6 at home and decided that White has full compensation after short
castle. However, over the board I realized that castling long is even more
ambitious. Ich hatte mir 9...Bc6 zuhause kurz angesehen und beschlossen, dass
Weiß nach der Rochade volle Kompensation hat. Am Brett aber wurde mir klar,
dass die lange Rochade sogar noch ehrgeiziger ist.} (10. O-O Be7 11. Rd1 d6 12.
e4 Qc7 13. Nh4 g6 14. b4 Nbd7 (14... cxb4 $2 {Maxim Notkin (www.chesstoday.net)
} 15. Nd5) 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rfe8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Alexandrova,
O-Bojkovic,N/Belgrade 2001/CBM 84 ext (31)}) 10... Be7 (10... d6 11. Bf4) (
10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qe7 12. Nfd2 d5 13. O-O dxe4 14. Nxe4 $18) 11. Bf4 O-O 12.
O-O-O Na6 13. Qe2 ({Probably, more precise was Genauer war womöglich} 13. a3 {
as in the game Black had the reasonable alternative 13...Nc7. However, during
the game it's not easy to choose between such subleties and you instinctively
are afraid to allow the b5-b4 advance somewhere. , denn in der Partie hatte
Schwarz die ordentliche Alternative 13...Nc7. Aber während der Partie ist es
nciht so leicht, zwischen solchen Feinheiten zu wählen, und instinktiv hat man
Angst, irgendwo den Vorstoß b5-b4 zuzulassen.} Nb4 (13... Nc7 14. e5 Nfd5 15.
Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Ne1 Nxf4 17. Bxc6) (13... b5 14. Ne5) (13... Qc8 14. e5) 14. Qe2)
13... Nb4 (13... Qc8 14. Ne5 (14. e5 Ne8)) ({White has full compensation after
Weiß hat volle Kompensation nach} 13... Nc7 $5 {but probably not more, for
example , aber wahrscheinlich nicht mehr, zum Beispiel} 14. Ne5 Qc8 (14... Bb7
15. Nc4 Ne6 16. Nd6 Nd4 17. Rxd4 cxd4 18. Nxb7 Qc8 19. e5 Ne8 20. Kb1 (20. Nd6
Bxd6 21. Bxa8 Qxa8 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Bb8) 20... dxc3 21. Rc1 $44) 15. Rhe1
(15. Nc4 b5 16. Nd5 (16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Re8) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Re8) (15.
Nxc6 $5 dxc6 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 17. e5 Nd7 18. Rhe1 $44) 15... Bb7 (15... Ne6 16.
Nxc6 dxc6 17. e5 Nd7 18. Qe4 Nd4 19. Ne2 $16) 16. Nc4 (16. Kb1 Re8 17. Qc4 Ne6
18. Bh3 Bf8) (16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Ne6 18. Be5 $44 (18. Bh6 $5)) 16... Ne6 17.
Bd6 Nd4 18. Qf1 Qd8 19. e5 Bxg2 20. Qxg2 Bxd6 21. Nxd6 Ne8 22. Ndb5 $44) 14. a3
Qc8 (14... a5 15. Kb1) 15. Kb1 a5 {Black's concept is clear - he invites White
to take a piece on b4, when he will have a strong counterplay on the a-line.
Das Konzept von Schwarz ist klar - er lädt Weiß ein, auf b4 eine Figur zu
schlagen, wonach er starkes Gegenspiel auf der a-Linie haben wird.} (15... Qa6
{(Maxim Notkin (www.chesstoday.net))  is somewhat faint-hearted. Black admits
that his attacking resources are inadequate and forces the queen exchange but
after ist etwas kläglich. Schwarz räumt ein, dass seine Angriffsressourcen
nicht ausreichen und forciert den Damentausch, aber nach} 16. Rhe1 $1 (16. axb4
$2 Bxe4+ $1) 16... Qxe2 17. Rxe2 {the knight should finally retreat - sollte
der Springer endlich zurückgehen -} Na6 18. Ne5 Rfd8 19. Red2 $16) 16. Ne5 (16.
axb4 $2 axb4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Re8 {and Black would always have
counterplay, due to the weakened position of the white K. I didn't even
consider the idea to give the initiative to such a brilliant attacking player
as Levon. und Schwarz hätte immer Gegenspiel aufgrund der geschwächten
Stellung des weißen Königs. Ich kam nicht mal auf die Idee, einem so
brillanten Angriffspieler wie Levon die Initiative zu überlassen.}) 16... Re8
$2 {A natural looking move, but urgent measures were called for: Ein natürlich
wirkender Zug, aber es waren Notmaßnahmen erforderlich:} (16... d6 17. Nxc6
Qxc6 (17... Nxc6 18. Nd5 $16 (18. Nb5 $16)) 18. Rhg1 $1 (18. g4 {is not so
clear: ist nicht so klar:} c4 19. g5 Nd7 20. axb4 axb4 21. Nd5 Rfe8 22. e5 Kh8
{and the white K is the target of an attack. und der weiße K ist ein
Angriffsziel.}) 18... Qc8 19. g4 $16) ({The critical line goes Das kritische
Abspiel verläuft mit} 16... b5 $1 {Maxim Notkin} 17. g4 (17. Nxb5 Bxb5 18. Qxb5
d6 19. Nc4 Rb8) (17. Nxc6 dxc6 18. e5 Nfd5 $11) 17... c4 18. g5 Ne8 {with a
complicated game, where both sides have their chances. mit kompliziertem Spiel,
wo beide Seiten ihre Chancen haben.} 19. Bh3 $6 (19. h4 $5) 19... Bd6 $1 20.
Rxd6 Nxd6 21. Rd1 Nd3 22. Nxd3 cxd3 23. Qxd3 Nc4 $15) 17. Rhe1 {Centralisation
above all! Zentralisierung über alles!} (17. g4 $5 d6 18. Nxc6 ({The following
lines, indicated by Maxim Notkin, show that things are not clear after Die
folgenden Abspiele, angegeben von Maxim Notkin, zeigen, dass die Dinge nicht
klar sind nach} 18. Nc4 Qa6 (18... Qxg4 {Maxim Notkin} 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. Bg3) {
better is besser ist} 19. Bxd6 {Maxim Notkin (www.chesstoday.net)} (19. g5 Nxe4
20. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 21. Qxe4 (21. Nxe4 {Maxim Notkin (www.chesstoday.net)} d5) 21...
Bf8) 19... b5 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Nd6 $13) 18... Nxc6 19. g5 Nd7 20. Nd5 Nd4 21.
Qg4 $16) 17... Bf8 (17... d6 18. Nxc6 (18. Nc4 $5) 18... Nxc6 19. Nb5) 18. g4
$1 ({Again weak is the impatient Schwach ist wieder das ungeduldige} 18. Qc4 $6
d5 (18... Re6 $140 19. Bh3) 19. exd5 b5 $1 20. Qe2 Bd7 21. axb4 axb4 22. Ne4
Qa6) 18... g6 ({If Falls} 18... d6 {, so} 19. Nc4 {with a double attack on b6
and d6 mit Doppelangriff auf b6 und d6} (19. Nxc6 {Maxim Notkin} Nxc6 20. g5
Nd4 $1 {is less convincing. ist weniger überzeugend.}) 19... Qxg4 20. Qxg4 Nxg4
21. Bg3 $16 (21. axb4 axb4 22. Nd5 Nxf2 23. Rd2 $16 {Notkin,Maxim})) ({After
the slow and passive Nach dem langsamen und passiven} 18... Re7 19. g5 Ne8 {
(Maxim Notkin )} {and let's say , und nun z.B.} 20. h4 {the white attack is
developing without much problems. entwickelt sich der weiße Angriff ohne große
Probleme.}) 19. Bg3 $1 {/\ Qf3 White is bulding up pressure to force his
opponent to conceed d7-d6, when he'll be able to take on c6, followed by Nb5.
Weiß verstärkt den Druck, um seinen Gegner zu dem Zugeständnis d7-d6 zu
zwingen, wonach auf c6 nehmen kann, gefolgt von Nb5.} (19. Qc4 Re6 20. axb4
axb4 21. Nb5 Qa6 22. Bf1 d5 $19) ({It's not so strong to take on c6, while
Black's pawn is still on d7. Es ist nicht so stark, auf c6 zu nehmen, solange
der schwarze Bauer noch auf d7 ist.} 19. Nxc6 dxc6 20. e5 Nfd5) 19... Re6 (
19... Bg7 20. Nc4) (19... d6 20. Nc4) 20. f4 $1 d6 {There is no defence
against further advance, so Black allows the exchange on c6 in favourable
circumstances. Das weitere Vorrücken ist nicht aufzuhalten, daher erlaubt
Schwarz den Abtausch auf c6 unter günstigen Umständen.} (20... Re7 21. Bh4 (21.
f5 $1) 21... Bg7 22. Nxc6 dxc6 23. e5) (20... Bg7 21. f5 Re8 22. Qc4) 21. Nxc6
Nxc6 22. Nb5 {Now it's clear that White's strategy succeeded. Black's position
is hopeless. Jetzt ist klar, dass die weiße Strategie aufgegangen ist. Die
schwarze Stellung ist hoffnungslos.} Ne8 ({Or Oder} 22... Nd4 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24.
Rxd4) 23. e5 ({I also considered Ich erwog auch} 23. f5 Re7 (23... Re5 {
" with a faint hope for blockade" (Maxim Notkin) " mit schwacher Hoffnung auf
Blockade" (Maxim Notkin)} 24. g5) 24. e5 Nxe5 (24... dxe5 25. Qe4 Qa6 26. Bh4)
25. Bxa8 Qxa8 26. Nc3) 23... dxe5 24. Bd5 ({Also strong was Stark war auch} 24.
fxe5 Nc7 25. Bxc6 $1 (25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 (26. Bxc6 Bxe5 27. Bd7 Bxg3 $13 {
Maxim Notkin}) 26... Nd4 27. Qf2 Ra7) (25. Nxc7 Qxc7 26. Bd5 Rae8 $14) 25...
Rxc6 26. Nd6 Qd7 $8 (26... Qe6 27. Qf3) 27. Qg2 Ne6 28. Nxf7 Qc7 29. Nd6) 24...
a4 $2 {Black fails to put any resistance. Schwarz versäumt es, Widerstand zu
leisten.} ({I was worried about Sorgen machte mir} 24... Nd4 $1 25. Nxd4 exd4
26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Qxe6 (27. Qf3 $5) 27... fxe6 28. Rxe6 Nc7 (28... Nd6 29. f5)
29. Rxb6 Nd5 30. Rb7 Ne3 31. Rg1 $16 {and White still has to show technique.
und Weiß muss noch Technik zeigen.}) (24... exf4 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6
27. Bxf4 {is hopeless. ist hoffnungslos.}) (24... Re7 25. fxe5) 25. fxe5 (25.
f5 gxf5 26. gxf5 Rh6 27. Qg2 $1 {was also convincing. war ebenfalls
überzeugend.}) 25... Ng7 26. Qf3 Rb8 27. Nd6 {Winning in spectacular way.
Gewinnt auf spektakuläre Weise.} (27. Rf1 Nd8 28. Bh4 $1 Be7 29. Bxe6 Qxe6 30.
Nc7 {was even simpler. war sogar noch einfacher.}) 27... Bxd6 28. exd6 Nd4 29.
Rxd4 $1 {A not so difficult, but nice combination. Keine sehr schwierige, aber
eine hübsche Kombination.} Rxe1+ (29... cxd4 30. Bxe6 Nxe6 31. d7) 30. Bxe1
cxd4 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. d7 Qc5 (32... Qf8 33. Qxf8+ Rxf8 34. Bh4) 33. Bb4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gershon} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3
c6 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 (9. cxd5 {Gershon} Bxf1 10. Kxf1 cxd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Qe2
Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qc8 {with a French structure, but only without the french bishop
on c8. 0-1 Van Wely,L (2687) -Beliavsky,A (2630)/Minneapolis USA 2005/The Week
in Chess 550 (69)}) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 c5 $1 {Gershon: 'Technically, this is
not a novelty, but it's the first time this move is played between
Grandmasters. The plan is logical to open the long diagonal before the white
bishop gets there, hoping to disturb White's development.'} ({Another point of
Black's move is to prevent the idea played by Topalov in his game vs. Anand
earlied that year:} 10... Bb7 {Gershon} 11. Neg5 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 h6 14.
Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 15. O-O-O $3 {1-0 Topalov,V (2778)-Anand,V (2785)/Sofia BUL 2005/
The Week in Chess 550 (52).}) ({The more passive:} 10... Nbd7 {Gershon doesn't
help Black in solving his opening problems either:} 11. Bg2 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7
13. Rd1 Nf6 14. Qe2 c5 15. O-O cxd4 16. Bf4 $1 O-O 17. Nxd4 {with advantage
for White. 1-0 Huzman,A (2577)-Bakker,S (2300)/Amsterdam 2005/CBM 107 ext}) 11.
dxc5 $2 Bb7 12. Bd3 bxc5 $2 (12... Nbd7 $1 13. O-O (13. b4 a5) 13... Nxc5 14.
Nxc5 Bxf3 15. Ne4 Qd7 $15) (12... Na6 $5 13. b4 (13. O-O Nxc5 {- 12...Nbd7})
13... bxc5 14. b5 Nb4 15. Bxb4 cxb4 $15) 13. Bc3 {Gershon: 'Black managed to
achieve quite a few things with the early c5, but White is still better - he
has better pieces and a better pawn structure.'} Qb6 ({in a previous game to
reach this position Black played} 13... Nbd7 {Gershon} 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Rhe1
h6 16. Bb2 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bf6 {with advantage for White, and his loss
eventually had nothing to do with the opening. 0-1 Brkic,A (2403)-Huss,A (2347)
/Pula 2003/CBM 094 ext}) 14. O-O-O (14. Ne5 Nc6 $11 (14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f6 16.
Bxh7 fxe5 17. Qg6+ Kd7 18. O-O-O+ Kc8 19. Qxg7 $40)) 14... Nc6 (14... a5 $5 15.
Ne5 h6) 15. Rhe1 {Gershon: 'Like in the books - putting the pieces in the
center.'} Rd8 ({Gershon: Correct was} 15... Nd4 16. Nxd4 (16. Bxd4 {Gershon}
cxd4 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O {and Black has good play on the
queenside.}) 16... cxd4 17. c5 Bxc5 (17... Nxe4 18. cxb6 Nxc3 19. Be4) 18. Nxc5
dxc3 (18... Qxc5 19. Bxd4) 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Be4 $1 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 $14) ({
Gershon: After} 15... O-O-O 16. Ne5 {Gershon: 'Black's king doesn't feel safe
on the queenside.'} (16. Neg5 Rhf8) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 h6 $14 (17... Rd7 $5))
(15... Nb4 16. Bxb4 cxb4 $1 (16... Qxb4 17. Ne5 h6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (18... gxf6
19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Bg6+ Kf8 21. Rxe6 $18) 19. Ng6 fxg6 (19... Rg8 20. Bf5) 20.
Bxg6+ Kf8 (20... Ke7 21. Rxe6+) 21. Rxe6 $40 h5 (21... Kg8 22. Rd7 Rf8 $2 23.
Rxf6 $18 {Ulibin,M}) 22. Rde1 Bc6 23. Qd3 Qc3+ 24. Qxc3 Bxc3 25. R1e3 $16) 17.
Ne5 (17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Ne5 (18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5
Qxf2 $13) 18... Qd4 19. f4 (19. c5 Ke7) 19... Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Qd4 $11) (17. c5
Bxc5) 17... Bxe4 (17... Qd4 18. Nxf7 Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Nxe4+ 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxa1
Bxc2 22. Nxh8 Bf5) 18. Bxe4 Rc8 $132) 16. Ne5 Nb4 $2 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe4
18. Bxe4 O-O (18... Nxe4 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Qxe4 O-O 21. Rd1 $14) 19. Bf3 Nd7
20. Bf4 $13) (16... h6 $5) (16... Nxe4 {Gershon} 17. Bxe4 Nd4 (17... Nb4 $2 18.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Qd2) 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qe4 $1 Qb4 21. Kb1 {
and White has a substantial advantage.}) 17. Bxb4 Nxe4 (17... Qxb4 18. Ng5) 18.
Ba3 {'!' Gershon.} ({Gershon: The is no point to exchange a potentially good
bishop for a knight with no future:} 18. Bxe4 Qxb4 19. Bc6+ (19. Rxd8+ {Gershon
} Bxd8 {with a perfectly decent position for Black.}) (19. Nc6 {Gershon} Qa3+
20. Kb1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bf6 {and Black is by no means worse.}) 19... Bxc6 20.
Nxc6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qb7 22. Nxe7 (22. Ne5 Bf6) 22... Qxe7 $14) 18... Ng5 $2 (
18... Nf6 19. Bb2 a5 20. g4 a4 21. f4 $40) 19. Bb2 $2 (19. Qe2 $1 {Gershon:
'Preventing f6 and Nf3 was a much stronger alternative. Actually, White is
threatening to win a knight with f4 now. The next is pretty much forced:'} Qa5
(19... Rd4 20. Bb2) (19... O-O 20. f4 f6 21. fxg5 fxe5 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh5+
Kg8 24. g6 $18) (19... f5 {Gershon} 20. f4 Nf7 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Bxf5 $1 {
with a decisive advantage.}) 20. Bb2 Qxa2 21. h4 $18) 19... Bf6 $2 {Gershon:
'Returning the favor.'} (19... Nf3 $142 20. Nxf3 Bxf3 21. Bxg7 Rg8 22. Bc3 Bxd1
23. Rxd1 $44) (19... f6 {Gershon} 20. h4 (20. Bg6+ hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22. Nd7+
Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Rh6 $17) (20. f4 fxe5 21. fxg5 Bxg5+ 22. Kb1 Bf3 23. Bxh7 Rxd1+
24. Rxd1 Bxd1 25. Bg6+ Ke7 26. Qxd1 Rxh2) 20... fxe5 21. hxg5 Bxg5+ 22. Kb1)
20. Re3 {'!' Gershon. Gershon: 'A very strong move, realizing the importance
of the square f3 as a transfer point for Black's knight, on his way to d4.'}
Bxe5 21. Bxe5 f6 $2 {Gershon: 'White is ready to meet Nf3 now, but f6 creates
additional weaknesses in Black's camp.'} (21... O-O 22. f4 Nf3 23. Bxh7+ Kh8
24. Bd3 $16) 22. Bc3 $18 Nf3 23. Qe2 Ne5 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Qh5+ Kf8 26. Qxe5
Kf7 27. Rde1 Rd6 28. Qh5+ Kf6 29. Bxh7 Rf8 30. f4 Ke7 31. Qg5+ Rf6 32. Qxg7+
Rf7 33. Qg5+ Kd7 34. Bc2 Kc7 35. Qe5 Kd8 36. f5 Bc8 37. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Magas m"]
[Site "Magas"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I was glad to be invited to play a match against current European champion
Ernesto Inarkiev in Magas, capital of Republic of Ingushetia in the south of
Russia. Ernesto showed excellent form recently, which readers of CBM 173 could
witness. The match was excellently organized. It consisted of 6 classical and
6 rapid games. I was leading 3-2 in the classical part and was sure that
Ernesto would try to equalize the score in the last game.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 {Normally Inarkiev plays 4...Bb7, but as I said he was
looking for a more complicated game.} 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 {This is the main tabiya of this system. I have
some expierence with both colours. Sergey Karjakin had used it with big
success in the latest Candidates tournament.} 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Bc1 {This is a
side line system, but pretty playable.} Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bd6 (13... Bf8 {is an
alternative. It would transpose to a game from Botvinnik-Bronshtein WCh match!
For the curious readers I have included some more games in my annotations,
both modern and classical ones.} 14. f4 (14. Rc1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rxe5 16. Nb5 Re7
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Qg4+ Bg7 20. Rfd1 Qf8 21. Nd4 Bc8 22. Qh4 f5 23.
Nc6 Re8 24. Bh3 Bh6 25. Rc2 e3 {0-1 (39) Botvinnik,M-Bronstein,D Moscow 1951})
14... c5 15. e3 cxd4 16. exd4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qe2 Nf6 19. g4 a5 (19...
Nd5 20. Bxe4 f6 21. Qd3 g6 22. Bxg6 Re7 23. Nf7 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qxh7+
Bg7 26. g5 Qd6 27. g6+ Kf8 28. Rae1 Nb4 $13 {0-1 (43) Evans,L (2545)-Larsen,B 
(2625) San Antonio 1972}) 20. g5 Ba6 21. Qe3 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nd7 23. Bxe4 Nxe5
24. fxe5 Rc8 25. Bd3 Re7 26. Qe4 $44 {1/2 (48) Anton Guijarro,D (2639)
-Harikrishna,P (2755) Caleta ENG 2016}) 14. f4 c5 (14... Ne4 {led to an
impressive victory of 6th World Champion. However it can hardly be attributed
to an opening success:} 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. e3 Nf6 17. a3 c5 18. Qe2 cxd4 19.
Bxd4 Qe7 20. b4 a5 21. b5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. Bd4 Nc5 24. f5 Nd7 25. f6 Qe6
26. Qh5 Ne5 27. Rf5 Ng6 28. fxg7 Rad8 29. Qxh7+ {1-0 (27) Botvinnik,M-Padevsky,
N Monte Carlo 1968}) 15. e3 {Black has many plans here and no doubt it would
be tried in further games. My opponent went for the most straightforward one.}
cxd4 16. exd4 Bb4 17. Rc1 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 {I decided to take with a rook, as I
was not impressed by the following line:} (18. Bxc3 Ne4 19. Qh5 Nxe5 20. fxe5
Qe7) 18... Ne4 19. Rc2 {I do believe that has more point to have a rook here
rather than on c1, as they can be doubled. The rook can also join an attack on
the second row.} Nf8 $2 {A grave mistake, which allows White to start a mating
attack. Black had 2 options in his disposal:} (19... f6 {was the most natural
choice in my opinion. Now White has many options:} {There is an interesting
option, but it is hard to to be sure without a computer help:} 20. Bxe4 ({
Probably my opponent has rejected it because of} 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Rxc6 f5 22.
Qh5 (22. Qd3 Ndf6 $13) 22... g6 {and White has an option to take a draw:} (
22... Nb8 23. Rd6 $1 {is a cute line} ({or} 23. Rc7 $1)) 23. Rxg6+ hxg6 24.
Qxg6+) (20. Nd3 f5 21. Ne5 {is possible with a long game, where White's
chances are slightly more preferable.}) 20... dxe4 {leaves White with slightly
better chances:} (20... fxe5 21. Bxd5+ $1 (21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. fxe5 Kg8) 21...
Bxd5 22. dxe5 Be4 (22... Nc5 23. Rd2) 23. Rd2 Bc6 24. Rd6 Qc7 25. Qd4 {and it
seems that Black are not in time to double their pieces on long diagonal.} Rac8
26. Rc1 Nc5 27. b4 Ba8 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Qa4 $1 Qb7 $140 30. Qb3+) 21. Nc4 e3 (
21... Nf8 22. Ba3 (22. Ne3 Ba6 23. Re1 Ne6 $13) 22... Qd7 23. Nd6 Re6 24. Nxb7
Qxb7 25. d5 $14) 22. Nd6 Qe7 23. Nxe8 Qe4 24. Qf3 $14) (19... Ndf6 {was a
reasonable plan, with the idea to put knights on d6 and e4:} 20. Qd3 (20. g4
Nd6) 20... Nd6 21. Rfc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Ba3 {would lead to a complicated
game. Probably White is slightly better.}) 20. Qh5 {Suddenly it is not easy to
protect the f7-pawn.} g6 (20... Nd6 21. f5 f6 22. Nc6 {was probably the lesser
evil, but still White has a huge advantage}) (20... Re7 21. Ba3 Rc7 22. Rxc7
Qxc7 23. Rc1) (20... Qe7 21. Ba3) 21. Qh6 {Suddenly White has a mating attack.}
f6 ({In case of} 21... Nd6 22. g4 f6 {I would have to find} 23. f5 $1 (23. Nc6
$2 {allows} Qd7 $1 24. Bxd5+ Nf7 {and Black is doing fine}) 23... fxe5 24. f6
Qd7 25. dxe5 {with an easy win. Taking into account that I found a similiar
idea on move 23 I hope I would be able to find it here as well.}) 22. Bxe4 fxe5
(22... dxe4 23. Ng4 {is also bad} Rc8 (23... e3 24. d5 $1) (23... Bd5 24. f5)
24. Rxc8 (24. d5 Rxc2 25. Nxf6+ Kf7 26. f5 $1) 24... Bxc8 25. f5 $1 Bxf5 26.
Rxf5 gxf5 27. Nxf6+ Kf7 {and now the most stylish is} 28. d5 $1) 23. f5 $1 {
The pawn joins the attack and Black is hopeless.} ({The computer shows as the
most convincing the following line:} 23. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 24. f5) 23... Re7 (23...
dxe4 24. f6) 24. Bg2 e4 25. Ba3 Rf7 (25... Rg7 26. Bh3) 26. fxg6 (26. Rcf2 {
was also winning.}) 26... Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Nxg6 28. Rf2 ({The computer says it
was also possible to win by} 28. Bh3 Bc8 29. Rc6 $3 {, but I missed that move.}
) 28... Qd7 ({I considered} 28... Rc8 {to be the most stubborn:} 29. Bh3 Rc6
30. Bf5 Rf6 {Still white is winning easily after for example} 31. h4) 29. Bh3
Qc6 30. Be7 $1 {A nice way to add the bishop to the attack. The f6-square is
critical.} e3 (30... Nxe7 31. Be6+) 31. Rf6 Qc1+ ({I was hoping for a nice
mate:} 31... e2 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Rf8+ $1 Rxf8 34. Qxf8+ $1 Nxf8 35. Bf6#) 32.
Rf1 Qc6 33. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Grand-Prix tournament in Jermuk was an unusual event for me. In the first
half I had missed a lot of possibilities, but l after the second rest day luck
was on my side. Before the last round I was trailing the leaders by half a
point and I had White against one of the leaders Peter Leko, who had had an
excellent tournament so far. From childhood I read a lot about such a games:
White is half a point behind and needs a win, Black is leading and will be
satisfied with a draw. Whose task is easier? Which strategy is better to
apply? Polugaevsky-Portisch from the Interzonal Petropolis 1973 was always an
example for me (excellently annotated by the winner in the tournament book).
However, I decided to use another tactic and joined the theoretical discussion.
Das Grand-Prix-Turnier in Jermuk war eine ungewöhnliche Veranstaltung für mich.
In der ersten Hälfte hatte ich eine Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten ausgelassen,
aber nach dem zweiten Ruhetag war das Glück auf meiner Seite. Vor der letzten
Runde lag ich einen halben Punkt hinter den Führenden und hatte Weiß gegen
Peter Leko, einen von ihnen, der bis dahin ein ausgezeichnetes Turnier gehabt
hatte. Von Kindheit an hatte ich eine Menge über solche Partien gelesen: Weiß
liegt einen halben Punkt zurück und braucht einen Sieg, Schwarz führt und wird
mit einem Remis zufrieden sein. Wessen Aufgabe ist leichter? Welche Strategie
sollte man besser wählen? Polugaevsky-Portisch aus dem Interzonenturnier
Petropolis 1973 war immer ein Vorbild für mich (ausgezeichnet vom Gewinner im
Turnierbuch kommentiert). Doch ich entschloss mich zu einer anderen Taktik und
ließ mich auf die theoretische Diskussion ein.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 {
Peter had chosen his main opening. Recently he has added the Semi-Slav to his
repertoire. Peter hatte seine Stammeröffnung gewählt. In letzter Zeit hat er
seinem Repertoire auch Halbslawisch hinzugefügt.} 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 {I went for
the sharpest system. Since the games Vallejo-Macieja, Turin 2006 and
Gelfand-Aronian, Dortmund 2006 this system has become very topical. White
sacrifices a pawn, but gets an initiative for it.  Ich wählte das schärfste
System. Sein den Partien Vallejo-Macieja, Turin 2006 und Gelfand-Aronian,
Dortmund 2006 ist dieses System sehr aktuell geworden. Weiß opfert einen
Bauern, erlangt dafür aber Initiative.} Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5
9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 {The other move, 10...Qc8, went a bit out of fashion
this year. Der andere Zug, 10...Qc8, kam in diesem Jahr ein wenig aus der Mode.
} 11. Qf5 (11. Qa4 {Another testing plan was used in this tournament by Leko(!)
against Bacrot and by Aronian against Karjakin. I had chosen an alternative
move. Ein weiterer kritischer Plan wurde in diesem Turnier von Leko(!) gegen
Bacrot und von Aronian gegen Karjakin angewandt. Ich hatte einen Alternativzug
gewählt.}) 11... Nf6 12. e4 g6 (12... d6 13. e5 Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. exd6 Bf6
{was used in the games Bareev-Polgar,Ju and Carlsen-Pelletier, but White had
won both of them on the 64th move. kam in den Partien Bareev-Polgar,Ju und
Carlsen-Pelletier zur Anwendung, aber Weiß hatte beide im 64. Zug gewonnen.})
13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qc4 {This move has not been tried much in
tournament practice, but was suggested in Chess Informant in annotations to
the Aronian-Leko game. Dieser Zug wurde in der Turnierpraxis nicht allzu
häufig probiert, war aber im Schachinformator zu den Anmerkungen zu der Partie
Aronian-Leko angeregt worden.} ({Leko had shown the right path against Leko
hatte den richtigen Weg gegen} 15. Qh6 {gezeigt:} Nd4 $5 (15... Re8 $1 {Leko,P}
16. Ng5 $140 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qc7 18. g4 Nxe5 $3 19. gxh5 Ng4 20. Bf4 Re5 $3 21.
Qg5 Rxg5 22. Bxc7 Bxg2 23. h4 Rd5 $19) 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 cxd4 18. g4 $2
Rc8 $3 19. Rxd4 (19. gxh5 $2 {Leko,P} g5 $3 {(/\ Rc6)} 20. Bxg5 Bxg5 21. Qd6
Bf4 $17) 19... Ng7 {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L-Leko,P/Moscow 2006/Inf 98/[Leko,P] (27)})
15... d5 {The most natural move. Black gets rid of the weak d7-pawn. Der
natürlichste Zug. Schwarz beseitigt den Schwächling d7.} ({Both Leko and
Atalik had analysed only  Sowohl Leko als auch Atalik hatten nur} 15... Qc7 {
and given White an edge analysiert und Weiß ein Plus gegeben:} 16. Bh6 Ng7 17.
Nc3 $1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Bf4 $1 d6 20. Ng4 $5 (20. Nxg6 {Leko,P} hxg6 21.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 22. Nd5 $5 Nf5 23. Qe4 Kg7 24. Bd2 $1 Rae8 25. Bc3+ f6 26. Nxf6 $1
Qxe4+ 27. Nxe4+ Kf7 28. Rd3 c4 29. Rd2 $14) 20... Qb7 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Nxf7+
Rxf7 23. Qxf7 Rf8 24. Qc4 Rf5 25. Bxd6 Bh1 26. Qf1 $16 {Atalik,S}) 16. exd6 ({
Harmless is Harmlos ist} 16. Rxd5 Na5 17. Rxd8 Nxc4 18. Rd7 $140 Bxf3 19. Bxf3
Nxe5 20. Bxa8 Nxd7 {with a healthy extra pawn. mit gesundem Mehrbauern.}) 16...
Bxd6 17. Nc3 $1 {This is a new move. Dies ist ein neuer Zug.} ({My friend
Maxim Rodshtein inaccurately inserted Mein Freund Maxim Rodshtein schaltete
ungenauerweise} 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nc3 Na5 {and had to retreat to ein und musste
mit} 19. Qg4 {ausweichen} ({as denn auf} 19. Qd3 {is strongly met folgt stark}
Bf8 $15) 19... Bc6 20. Ng5 Nf6 {when Black is doing well, Rodshtein,M-Volke,K/
Kallithea 2008. wonach Schwarz gut steht, Rodshtein,M-Volke,K/Kallithea 2008.})
17... Na5 18. Qd3 Bc7 ({In the event of Im Fall von} 18... Be7 {ist der Zug} {
the move the move} 19. Qe2 $1 {is unpleasant. unangenehm.}) 19. Qc2 {Now I had
got the position I wanted to play. White is a pawn down, but Na5, Nh5 and Bc7
are poorly placed and thus White has full compensation for the pawn. I was
aware that engines don't see a big danger for Black and this gave me extra
confidence and motivation. I was convinced that my assessment of the position
was correct and was eager to prove that a human's view on a position can
sometimes be more precise than a computer's one (a very unpopular opinion
nowadays). Nun hatte ich die Stellung, die ich spielen wollte. Weiß hat einen
Bauern weniger, aber Na5, Nh5 und Bc7 stehen schlecht, und somit hat er volle
Kompensation dafür. Mir war klar, dass Engines keine große Gefahr für Schwarz
sehen, und das gab mir noch zusätzlich Selbstvertrauen und Motivation. Ich war
überzeugt, dass meine Einschätzung der Position korrekt war und brannte darauf
zu beweisen, dass die Stellungssicht eines Menschen manchmal genauer sein kann
als die eines Computers (eine ziemlich unpopuläre Meinung heutzutage).} Qe7 {
Black had other possibilities, which no doubt will be tested in tournament
practice in the near future. Thus I'll just show a beautiful line, indicated
by Sergei Shipov on his site crestbook.com. This line shows the big potential
of White's position. Scwharz hatte auch andere Möglichkeiten, die man
zweifellos in naher Zukunft in der Turnierpraxis testen wird. Ich werde daher
nur ein schönes Abspiel zeigen, angegeben von Sergei Shipov auf seiner Seite
crestbook.com, welche das große Potential der weißen Stellung zeigt.} (19...
Qc8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qe6 22. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 23. b4 $3 Qc4 24. Qd2 $1 Bd8 25.
Bb2 Qxb4 26. Bc3 Qa4 27. Ng5 $1 {with a mating attack. mit Mattangriff.}) 20.
Re1 {Any other reasonable move - 20.Nb5, 20.Nd5, 20.Bg5, 20.Bh6 - deserves
attention as well, but I chose the most concrete way. Jeder andere vernünftige
Zug - 20.Nb5, 20.Nd5, 20.Bg5, 20.Bh6 - verdient ebenfalls Aufmerksamkeit, aber
ich wählte das Konkreteste.} Qd7 ({The queen's fianchetto looks too bizarre:
Das Damenfianchetto wirkt zu bizarr:} 20... Qf6 21. Bg5 Qg7) 21. Bg5 (21. Bh6
Rfe8 22. Rad1 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 {deserved serious attention. kam ernsthaft in
Betracht.}) ({White is not in time to get the big diagonal: Auf die große
Diagonale kommt Weiß nicht rechtzeitig:} 21. b3 Rad8 22. Bb2 Qd3 $17) 21... f6
{An inaccurate move. Ein ungenauer Zug.} ({Better was Besser war} 21... Rfe8
22. Rad1 ({But Nicht aber} 22. Red1 {doesn't work: :} Qe6 23. b4 cxb4 24. Nb5
Be5) 22... Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 Qg4 24. f4 $1 $13 {with a complicated game. mit
kompliziertem Spiel.}) 22. Bh6 (22. Rad1 Qf7 (22... Qg7 23. Bd2 $1 {/\Nb5} Nc4
$140 $2 24. Qb3 Qf7 25. Ng5 $1) 23. Bh6 ({A possible try is Ein möglicher
Versuch ist} 23. Nb5 Rad8 24. Bh6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc8 (25... Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8
27. Nd6) 26. Nxa7 $14 {regaining the pawn and keeping some pressure. mit
Rückgewinn des Bauern und nach wie vor etwas Druck.}) 23... Rfd8 {leads to a
move transposition and was probably the most precise move order. führt zu
Zugumstellung und war vermutlich die genaueste Reihenfolge.}) 22... Rfd8 ({
In the event of Im Fall von} 22... Rfe8 {I intended beabsichtigte ich} 23. Red1
({Worthy of attention is Aufmerksamkeit verdient} 23. Rad1 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 $1
Qf7 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 26. Qa4 $1 Nd6 (26... Rd8 27. Qxa7 $1) (26... a6 $2 27. Rd7
$1) 27. Nd5 {with full compensation. mit voller Kompensation.}) 23... Qf7 24.
Nd5 Bxd5 ({However, there is the stronger Es gibt allerdings das stärkere} 
24... Rac8 $1 {with an unclear position mit unklarer Stellung.}) 25. Ng5 {
trying to exploit the weak white squares. um zu versuchen, die schwachen
weißen Felder auszunutzen.} fxg5 26. Bxd5 Re1+ 27. Kg2 $18) 23. Rad1 ({I
rejected Ich verwarf} 23. Ne4 Qd3 24. Qxd3 Rxd3 25. g4 f5 $1) 23... Qf7 24. b4
$1 {White cannot afford to slow down. He should keep the flame of initiative
burning even at the cost of new sacrifices. Weiß kann sich keine
Tempominderung leisten. Er sollte die Flamme der Initiative am Brennen halten,
selbst wenn dies neue Opfer fordert.} ({I didn't even consider the decent
option Ich erwog nicht einmal die ordentliche Möglichkeit} 24. Nb5 Nc6 (24...
Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Nd6 Qe7 28. Nxb7 Nxb7 29. b4 $1) 25. a3
Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. b4 {with some pressure in both cases. in beiden Fällen
mit etwas Druck.}) 24... cxb4 (24... Nc6 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Nb5 $1 {is in
White's favour. ist zugunsten von Weiß.}) 25. Nb5 Rxd1 (25... Rdc8 {loses to
verliert wegen} 26. Bh3 $1 Bxf3 (26... f5 27. Ng5 Qc4 28. Qxc4+ ({even simpler
is sogar noch einfacher ist} 28. Bxf5 $1) 28... Nxc4 29. Re7) 27. Be6 Qxe6 28.
Rxe6) 26. Rxd1 Rd8 $2 {The most natural, but probably not the best defence.
Die natürlichste, aber womöglich nicht die beste Verteidigung.} (26... Rc8 {
was stronger, when White has to choose between war stärker, wonach Weiß wählen
muss zwischen} 27. Bh3 $5 (27. Nxc7 Qxc7 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. Rf8+
Ke7 31. Rh8 Ng7 $3 $13 {Shipov}) (27. Nxa7 Rd8 (27... Re8 28. Nb5 Bb8 $44) 28.
Nb5 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 $44) 27... f5 28. Bg2 $44 {with full compensation for 2
pawns. mit voller Kompensation für 2 Bauern.}) 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Nd6 Qd7 ({
I was hoping for the spectacular finish Ich hoffte auf das spektakuläre Finale
} 28... Qc7 29. Qd2 $3 (29. Qe2 Qe7) 29... Bc6 30. Ne5 $3 fxe5 (30... Bxg2 31.
Kxg2 Qc5 (31... fxe5 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Nxd8+ Kh8 35. Nf7+ Kg8 36.
Nxe5+ Kh8 37. Qa8+) 32. Ne4 $1) 31. Bd5+ $1 Kh8 32. Nf7+) 29. Nxb7 {The game
moves on to a new stage. For the last 10 moves Black hasn't been able to find
a moment to get any of his Ns into the game. White managed to exchange the key
piece - Bb7 - and is now starting to penetrate into Black's camp by the white
squares. Die Partie geht in eine neue Phase. Die letzten 10 Züge über hat
Schwarz keinen Moment gefunden, einen seiner Sringer ins Spiel zu bringen.
Weiß hat es geschafft, die Schlüsselfigur zu tauschen - Bb7 - und schickt sich
nun an, auf den weißen Feldern ins schwarze Lager einzudringen.} ({Now Nun
führt} 29. Qd2 Bc6 30. Ne5 fxe5 31. Bd5+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ $11 {leads only to a
draw. nur zum Remis.}) 29... Nxb7 30. Qc4+ ({The immediate Das sofortige} 30.
Bh3 {also deserved attention, but it was difficult to decide on the move order.
But probably it leads to the same type of position. verdiente ebenfalls
Aufmerksamkeit, aber es war schwer, sich für die Zugfolge zu entscheiden. Doch
vermutlich führt dies zum gleichen Stellungstyp.}) 30... Kh8 ({On Auf} 30...
Qf7 {I planned plante ich} 31. Qc8 ({But even stronger is Noch stärker ist
allerdings} 31. Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 32. Nd4 Nc5 33. Bd5+ Ke7 34. g4 $1 {winning a
piece mit Figurengewinn.}) 31... Qc7 32. Qa8) 31. Bh3 $1 (31. Nd4 Nc5 32. Qxb4
{was also possible, but not in the spirit of position. war ebenfalls möglich,
entsprach aber nicht dem Geist der Stellung.}) 31... Qe7 (31... f5 32. Ne5) (
31... Qxh3 $2 32. Qf7) 32. Qd5 Nd6 (32... Nc5 33. Nd4) (32... f5 {looks
extremely dangerous, but doesn't lose: sieht extrem gefährlich aus, verliert
aber nicht:} 33. Ng5 (33. Bg5 Qc7) 33... Nf6 34. Qb3 Nd6 35. Ne6 $44 {and
White keeps on pressing. und Weiß bleibt am Drücker.}) 33. Nd4 Qe1+ $2 {
After this mistake Black's position deteriorates. Nach diesem Fehler geht es
mit der schwarzen Stellung bergab.} (33... f5 34. Nc6 Qc7 35. Bf8) ({Better
was Besser war} 33... Nf7 34. Bd2 (34. Be3 $5) (34. Nc6 Qe1+ (34... Qe8 35. Bd2
) 35. Bf1 Nxh6 36. Qxd8+ Ng8 (36... Kg7 37. g4) 37. Nxa7 Qa1 $11) 34... f5 35.
Nc6 Qe8 36. Nxd8 Nxd8 37. Bxb4 $44 {when Black had more defensive resources
than in the game. wonach Schwarz mehr Verteidigungsressourcen hätte als in der
Partie.}) 34. Bf1 (34. Kg2 $5 Qe5 (34... Qe4+ $2 35. Qxe4 Nxe4 36. Ne6 Be7 37.
g4 $1) 35. Qa8 $14 {was also possible. war ebenfalls möglich.}) 34... Qe5 35.
Qa8 Qe8 ({Or Oder} 35... Nf7 36. Be3) 36. Qxa7 Nf7 37. Be3 {I think that I had
played a good game so far, but starting from here I am dissatisfied with my
level of play. Ich denke, bis dahin hatte ich eine gute Partie gespielt, aber
von hier an bin ich mit dem Niveau meines Spiels unzufrieden.} ({Why not the
simple Wieso nicht das einfache} 37. Bd2 $1 f5 (37... Ne5 38. Bxb4 Ng7 39. Qb8)
38. Bxb4 Nf6 39. Bc3 {? ?}) 37... Ne5 38. Qa8 (38. Qb8 $5) 38... Qg8 ({Better
was Besser war} 38... Ng7 $1 39. Nc2 Qg8 $14) 39. Nc6 ({Simpler and better was
Einfacher und besser war} 39. Ne6 Be7 (39... Qxe6 40. Qxd8+ Kg7 41. Qc7+ Kg8
42. Qb8+ Kg7 43. Qb7+ $18) 40. Qxg8+ Kxg8 41. Bxb6 $16) (39. Nc2 $5 Ng7 40.
Nxb4 Nf5 41. Bf4 {Shipov}) 39... Nxc6 40. Qxc6 Ng7 (40... Qxa2 {loses a piece:
verliert eine Figur:} 41. g4 Ng7 42. Qd7 Qg8 43. Bh6) {The time control had
been passed. White has retained an advantage, but Black keeps drawing chances.
Unfortunately the second half of the game was marked by numerous mistakes from
both sides. They can be explained and probably excused by the great tension,
due to the importance of the game. I hope that readers will forgive me if I
mention them just briefly.  Die Zeitkontrolle war überstanden. Weiß hat
Vorteil behalten, aber Schwarz wahrt Remischancen. Leider war die zweite
Hälfte der Partie von beiderseits zahlreichen Fehlern gekennzeichnet. Sie
lassen sich erklären und womöglich entschuldigen durch die große Spannung
aufgrund der Bedeutung der Partie. Ich hoffe, die Leser werden mir verzeihen,
wenn ich sie nur kurz erwähne.} 41. Bh6 Be7 ({Better was Besser war} 41... Qf8
42. Bc4 Qe7 (42... Qc5 43. Qb7 Qf8 (43... Qe7 44. Qd5) 44. h3 (44. Qd5 $140 Be7
) 44... Qe7 45. Qd5) 43. Qd5 Qf8 44. g4 (44. Qd4 $5 {It wouldn't be easy to
find such a move. Ein solcher Zug wäre nicht einfach zu finden.} g5 (44... Qe7
45. Bd2 Bc7 46. Qd5 {winning the b4-pawn mit Gewinn des b4-Bauern.}) 45. Qd3 {
followed by Bb3-c2 nebst Bb3-c2.}) 44... g5 {and it's not clear if White can
win after und es ist nicht klar, ob Weiß gewinnen kann nach} (44... Be7 45. Qf7
Qxf7 46. Bxf7 Bd6 47. Bd2 {trapping the N - this was my idea during the game.
mit N-Fang - das war meine Idee während der Partie.}) 45. Qd4 Be7 46. Qxb6 f5
47. Bb3 fxg4 48. Qd4) (41... Nf5 42. Bc4) 42. Bc4 (42. Qxb6 $2 Qxa2 $1) 42...
Qd8 43. Be3 $1 {The bishop is returning to win the b6-pawn. Der Läufer kehrt
zurück, um den b6-Bauern abzuholen.} Nf5 (43... Bc5 44. Bxc5 bxc5 45. Qxc5 Qb8
46. Qe7 f5 47. Bf7 $18) (43... Qd6 44. Qxd6 Bxd6 45. Bxb6) 44. Bxb6 Qf8 ({
An attempt to go into counterattack backfires after Der Versuch eines
Gegenangriffs geht nach hinten los nach} 44... Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Nh4+ 46. Kh3 (46.
gxh4 $4 Qg4+ $11) 46... Nf5 47. g4 $1 $18 (47. Qe6 Kg7)) 45. Be6 {Now I
thought of a plan: to exchange queens, followed by the march of my K to the
b-pawn and transposition into a won B ending. That plan is good, but I
executed it in a very bad way. Nun überlegte ich mir einen Plan: Damentausch
nebst Marsch meines K zum b-Bauern und Übergang in ein gewonnenes B-Endspiel.
Dieser Plan ist gut, aber ich führte ihn auf sehr schlechte Weise aus.} ({
Rustam Kasimdzhanov had suggested another plan: Rustam Kasimdzhanov hatte
einen anderen Plan vorgeschlagen:} 45. Qd5 {/\g4, Bd4-b2 and a mating attack.
This also looks convincing, but I didn't want to allow even a shadow of
counterplay. und Mattangriff. Dies wirkt ebenfalls überzeugend, aber ich
wollte nicht einmal einen Schatten von Gegenspiel zulassen.}) 45... Ng7 46. Bd7
$2 ({Stronger was Stärker war} 46. Bd5 Nf5 47. Qd7 {then move my K to the
e-file and only then exchange the Qs. nebst Marsch meines K in die e-Linie und
erst dann der Tausch der Damen.}) 46... h5 47. Qc8 (47. Kf1 Qf7) 47... Kg8 48.
Kf1 Qxc8 49. Bxc8 Kf7 50. Ke2 Ne6 51. Kd3 Nc5+ 52. Kc4 (52. Kd4 b3 {leads to
an exchange of the a2-pawn. führt zum Abtausch des a2-Bauern.}) 52... Ne4 53.
Ba6 (53. Bd7 Nd2+ 54. Kd5 b3) 53... Ke6 (53... Nd2+ $6 54. Kd3 b3 (54... Nf3
55. h3) 55. Kxd2 bxa2 56. Bc4+) 54. Be3 (54. Bb5 h4 $5 (54... Nd2+ 55. Kd3 Nf3)
(54... Nd6+ $2 55. Kxb4 $1)) 54... Nc3 $6 (54... f5 $1) 55. Kb3 $6 ({White
could win a few tempi by Weiß konnte ein paar Tempi gewinnen mit} 55. Bc8+ $1
Kf7 (55... Ke5 $2 56. a3 $1 Nd5 57. Bd4+ Kd6 58. axb4) 56. Kb3 Ne4 57. Bh3)
55... Nd5 56. Bc4 (56. Bd4 $5) 56... Ke5 57. Bxd5 Kxd5 58. Bd2 {White has
achieved his goal - the bishop ending, but in a very bad version. Black's
pieces are very active and the position is drawn. Weiß hat sein Ziel erreiche
- das Läuferendspiel, aber in einer ganz schlechten Version. Die schwarzen
Figuren stehen sehr aktiv, und die Stelung ist remis.} Bc5 59. f3 f5 (59... g5
60. Bxb4 (60. h3 Bf2 (60... Bd6 61. g4 hxg4 62. fxg4 Ke4 63. Bxb4 Bc7) 61. g4
hxg4 62. hxg4 Kd4 63. Kxb4 Kd3 64. Bc3 Ke2 65. Bxf6 Kxf3 66. Bxg5 Kxg4 67. Bd2
Kf5 68. Kb5 Ke6 69. Kc6 Bh4 70. a4 Bd8 $11) 60... Bg1 61. h3 f5 {transposes to
the annotation of the 61st move. mit Übergang zur Anmerkung zum 61. Zug.}) 60.
Bxb4 Bg1 61. h3 Bf2 ({Black could save the game by Schwarz konnte die Partie
retten mit} 61... g5 62. Be1 (62. Bd2 g4 63. fxg4 fxg4 64. h4 Bf2 65. Bf4 Ke4
66. a4 Be1 $11 ({I even saw the incredible Ich sah sogar das unglaubliche} 
66... Kf3 67. a5 Bxg3 68. Bxg3 Kxg3 69. a6 Kh2 70. a7 g3 71. a8=Q g2 {and
White cannot win, as the h4-h5 pawns prevent him from forcing the K to g1. und
Weiß kann nicht gewinnen, da die Bauern h4/h5 ihn daran, hindern, den K nach
g1 zu zwingen.})) (62. g4 fxg4 63. fxg4 hxg4 64. hxg4 Ke4) 62... g4 63. fxg4
hxg4 (63... fxg4 64. h4 $18) 64. h4 (64. hxg4 fxg4 65. a4 Kc6 66. Kc4 Bh2)
64... Bh2 $1 65. h5 f4 66. gxf4 Bxf4 $11) 62. g4 fxg4 63. fxg4 hxg4 64. hxg4 g5
$2 {The final mistake. Der letzte Fehler.} ({The draw was still within reach
after the incredible Das Remis lag immer noch in Reichweite nach dem
unglaublichen} 64... Bh4 $3 65. Ba5 (65. a4 Bd8 66. a5 (66. Kc3 Ke4 $1) 66...
Bxa5 $1 67. Bxa5 g5 $3) (65. Ka4 Kc4 $1 66. Bd2 Bd8 $1) 65... Ke4 66. a4 Kf4
67. Bc7+ (67. g5 Ke5) 67... Kxg4 68. a5 Kf5 69. Bb6 Bg3 70. a6 Bb8 71. Kc4 Ke6
72. Kb5 Kd6 73. Bf2 Ba7 74. Bxa7 Kc7 75. Kc5 g5 76. Kd5 g4 77. Ke4 Kc6 78. Bf2
Kc7 $11) 65. a4 Bb6 (65... Ke4 66. Kc4 Kf3 67. a5) 66. Be7 $1 (66. Bd2 $2 Bd8
$1 $11) 66... Ke4 (66... Be3 67. Kb4) 67. Bxg5 Kf3 68. Kc4 Kxg4 69. Kb5 Bf2 70.
Bd2 {Ensuring the pawn's march to a6. Sichert den Vormarsch des Bauern nach a6.
} Kf5 71. a5 Ke4 72. Kc6 $1 {The last finesse. It is important to cut off
Black's king. Now the a-pawn is unstoppable. Die letzte Finesse. Es ist
wichtig, den schwarzen König abzuschneiden. Nun ist der a-Bauern nicht
aufzuhalten.} Kd3 73. Bg5 Kc4 74. Be7 Be3 75. a6 Ba7 76. Bd8 Bb8 77. Bc7 Ba7
78. Kb7 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Avrukh,B Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2
Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 (8... c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Bb7 12.
Nd4 Rc8 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Qd4 Nf6 {
0.5,Piket-Karpov/Hoogovens/1998/}) 9. Bb2 c5 10. Ne5 (10. Rc1 {Avrukh,B Avrukh,
B} Rc8 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Rc2 dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Ncd2 {1/2-1/2 Adorjan,
A-Kurajica,B/EU-chT Debrecen HU1-BNH 1992}) 10... Rc8 (10... Bb7 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Ndc4 cxd4 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Qxd4 Bf6 15. Qd2 Rfd8 {
Dzindzihashvili-Polugaevsky,71,12/569,USSR.}) 11. Nxd7 $146 (11. cxd5 Nxd5 12.
Nxd7 Qxd7 13. dxc5 Rfd8 14. Nc4 (14. cxb6 {Avrukh,B} Nxb6 15. Nf3 Qxd1 16.
Rfxd1 Bxe2) 14... Bxc5 15. e4 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Nb4 17. Qg4 Bf8 (17... Bd4 $2 {
Avrukh,B} 18. Rfd1 Rxc4 (18... e5 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Bh3 $16) 19. Bf1) 18. Bf6
Re8 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. a3 Nc2 21. e5 Kh8 22. Be4 gxf6 23. Qh5 h6 24. Bxc2 fxe5
25. Rd2 Red8 26. Rfd1 Kg8 27. Qg4+ Bg7 28. Qe4 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 f5 30. Qh4 Qxc4
31. Bd1 e4 32. Rc2 Qa6 33. Qe7 Rxc2 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Bxc2 Qxa3 36. Bb3 Qf8 37.
g4 fxg4 38. Qxe4 b5 39. Bc2 Qg8 40. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez,O-Ribli,Z/Surakarta/
Denpasar (11) ;MCD-r8 1982}) 11... Qxd7 12. dxc5 Rxc5 (12... bxc5 13. e4 $1 $14
) 13. cxd5 exd5 $1 $11 (13... Nxd5 14. Ne4 Rc7 (14... Rcc8 {Avrukh,B} 15. Nc3 (
15. Qd4 f6) 15... Rfd8 16. Nxd5 (16. Bxd5) 16... exd5 17. Bd4 Bc5 $132) 15. Qd4
Nf6 (15... f6 16. Bh3 $5 {/\Ng5}) 16. Qe5 Rc2 17. Rfd1 $36) 14. Nf3 $6 (14. Bd4
Rc7 15. Be5 Rc6 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. Nd4 Nc3 18. Qd2 Rcc8 19. a3 $11 (19. Rfc1 Bb4
20. Kh1 Nxe2)) 14... Rfc8 15. Ne1 (15. Ne5 Qf5 16. Nd3 Rc2) (15. Nd4 Ne4) 15...
Qf5 $6 {Avrukh: Black achived an initiative which more than enough compensates
weekness of the pawn structure(isolated pawn on-d5).} (15... Qe6 $1 16. Bf3 (
16. Nd3 Rc2 17. Nf4 Bxe2 $17) 16... Ne4 17. Bd4 (17. Nd3 Rc2 18. Nf4 Qd6 19.
Qxd5 $140 Nd2 20. Be5 Nxf3+ (20... Qh6 21. Bh5 (21. Be4 Nxf1 22. Bxc2 Qxh2+ 23.
Kxf1 Rxc2 $17) 21... g6 22. Qd7) 21. exf3 Qxd5 22. Nxd5 Bc5 23. b4 $140 Bxf1
24. bxc5 R8xc5 $19) 17... Nc3 (17... R5c7 18. Nd3 (18. Ng2 Ng5 19. Nf4 Nxf3+
20. exf3 Qf5 21. Re1 Bd6 $17) 18... Rc2 (18... Bd6 19. Rc1) 19. Nf4 Qf5 20. Be3
$1 Nc3 (20... Bb7 21. Rc1) 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxe2 24. Rfc1
$11) (17... Bf6 18. Ng2 (18. Bxf6 Qxf6) (18. Bxc5 Nc3 $19) 18... Bxd4 19. Qxd4
Ng5 20. Nf4 Nxf3+ 21. exf3 $11) 18. Bxc3 Rxc3 19. Nd3 g5 $1 (19... Qf5 20. Nf4
Rxf3 21. exf3 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Rd8 23. Qd3 $11) 20. a3 (20. Re1 d4 (20... g4 $140
21. Nf4)) 20... g4 (20... Rc2 21. Nb4 $15) 21. Bg2 (21. Nf4 gxf3 22. Nxe6 fxe2
$19) 21... Bg5 (21... Bd6 22. Qd2) 22. Re1 Bxd3 (22... Rc2 23. Nb4 Rd2 24. Qb1
Bxe2 25. Bxd5 Qf6 $15) 23. exd3 Qf5 24. Bf1 Kg7 $15) 16. Bd4 R5c7 17. Nd3 Bd6 {
Avrukh: Interesting pawn sacrifice.Black gets for the pawn ^^ and some entries
for his pieces via black squares.} (17... Rc2 18. a4 $1 (18. Nf4 g5 19. Bh3 g4
20. Bg2 Ne4 $17 21. f3 gxf3 22. Bxf3 Nd2 23. Rf2 Ba3) (18. Nf4 $1 {Avrukh,B})
18... Ne4 (18... Qg4 19. Nf4 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 Qxe2 21. Qxe2 Rxe2 22. Rac1 $11) 19.
a5 $13 Bb5 (19... Nd2 20. axb6 Bxd3 21. bxa7 $18) (19... b5 20. b4 Nd2 21. Bc5)
20. axb6 axb6 21. Ra8 $5 (21. Bxb6 Qf6 $13) 21... Rd2 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Qa1
$11 Bxd3 24. exd3 Rxd3 25. Bxg7 $13) (17... Ne4 {Avrukh,B} 18. Nf4 {[%cal
Rg2h3]}) 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Rc1 (19. Qd2 d4 20. Rac1 Rc3) 19... Rc3
20. Rxc3 Rxc3 21. Qd2 d4 22. Rd1 $13) 19. Bxd5 Qd4 20. Bf3 (20. Nf4 Qxd1 21.
Rfxd1 Be5 22. Rab1 Bxf4 23. gxf4 Bxe2 $15) 20... Rc2 21. a3 $1 $11 Be7 (21...
Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Qxd3 23. exd3 Be5 24. d4 Bxd4 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. Kg2 $11) 22. Nb4
Rd2 23. Qe1 Bb5 24. Nd5 (24. Rc1 Rxc1 (24... Rd8 25. Nc6 $11 (25. Rc7 Bxb4 26.
axb4 Qxb4 27. Bd5 $2 Bxe2)) (24... Rd8 $1 {Avrukh,B}) 25. Qxc1 Bxb4 26. axb4 g6
$11 (26... Qxb4 27. Qc7)) (24. e3 $2 {Avrukh,B} Qd6) (24. Rd1 $5 {Avrukh,B}
Bxb4 25. axb4 Rcc2 26. Rxd2 Rxd2 27. Qa1 Qxa1 28. Rxa1 Bxe2 29. Bxe2 (29. Re1
Bb5) 29... Rxe2 30. Rxa7 g6 31. Rb7 {White has winning some winning chances.})
24... Bf8 25. Rd1 (25. a4 Bxe2 $11) 25... Rxd1 26. Qxd1 Qxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxa3 28.
Ra1 (28. Kg2 Bc5 (28... Bf8 29. Ra1 a6 30. Nxb6 Rc3 31. Rb1 $16) (28... Rc1 29.
Rd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2a2]} Rb1 30. Rc2 g6 31. Rc7 $16) 29. b4 Bf8 30. Ra1 Rd8 (30...
a6 31. Nxb6 Rd8) 31. Rxa7 Bxe2 $11 (31... Bxe2 $1 {Avrukh,B} 32. Bxe2 Rxd5 33.
Bc4 Rf5)) 28... Rc1+ 29. Rxc1 Bxc1 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Nc8 Bd7 32. Nxa7 Ke7 33. b4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Qd7 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Qe2 Nxd2
$146 (14... f5 {Sutkus,R} 15. Qb5 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Ba3 17. Rc2 f4 $1 18. Ncb1 (18.
Ne2 {Sutkus,R} f3+ 19. Nxf3 Rxf3 $1) 18... Bc5 $1 19. dxc5 a6 $1 20. Qe2 (20.
Qd3 {Sutkus,R} Nxe5) 20... Nd4 (20... Rae8 {Sutkus,R} 21. Nf3) 21. Qd3 f3+ $1 (
21... Nxc2 {Sutkus,R} 22. Qxc2 Qf7 23. f3) 22. Nxf3 Nxf3 23. cxb6 (23. Re2 {
Sutkus,R} bxc5) 23... Nxe5 (23... cxb6 {Sutkus,R} 24. Re2 Rae8 25. Rd1 Qg4 26.
Nd2) 24. Qe2 Nf3 (24... Nc6 {Sutkus,R} 25. Rd1 cxb6 26. Nc3) (24... Rae8 {
Sutkus,R} 25. bxc7 Ng4 26. c8=Q $1) (24... Ng4 {Sutkus,R} 25. Rxc7 Qf5 26. Re7)
25. Rxc7 (25. bxc7 {Sutkus,R} Qg4 26. c8=Q Raxc8 27. Rxc8 Nh4+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ 29.
Ke1 Rxc8 $19) 25... Qg4 26. Nd2 $1 Rae8 27. Qxf3 $3 Rxf3 28. Nxf3 Rf8 29. Rc3
$1 d4 30. Rd3 Qe4 31. Rhd1 g5 32. h3 h5 33. Kg1 $3 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Qxf3 35. Rxd4
Qc6 36. Rb4 Qc5 37. Ra4 Qxb6 38. h4 g4 {1/2-1/2 Sutkus,R-Engel,K/corr 1988/Inf
54/[Sutkus,R] (38)}) (14... Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Nd8) 15. Qxd2 Nd8 16. Ne2 Ne6 17.
Rhd1 Rfd8 (17... Rad8) 18. Nfg1 (18. Nf4 c5) 18... c5 19. f4 f5 20. Nf3 Rac8
21. Qd3 g6 22. h3 (22. Nc3 Qb7) 22... Rc7 23. Rc2 Qc8 (23... b5 24. dxc5 Nxc5
25. Qe3 $14 b4 (25... Ne4 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Nfd4) 26. Nfd4) 24. Rdc1 Qd7 25.
Kh2 (25. g4 fxg4 26. hxg4 Nxf4+) 25... Rdc8 26. dxc5 $6 (26. g4 $1 Ng7 27. Kg3
Qe6 $14) 26... bxc5 (26... Rxc5 27. Ned4 Rxc2+ 28. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 29. Qxc2 Bc5 30.
Nxe6 Qxe6 31. Kg2 $14) 27. Nc3 c4 $1 (27... d4 28. Nb5 Rc6 29. Na3 $14) 28.
Qxd5 (28. bxc4 Rxc4 29. Nd2 Rd4) 28... cxb3 29. Qxb3 (29. Qxd7 Rxd7 30. axb3
Rdc7) (29. Rd2 Qxd5 30. Nxd5 Rxc1 31. Nxe7+ Kf8 32. Nxc8 Rxc8 33. axb3 Rc3 $11)
29... Rb7 30. Ne2 (30. Rd1 Rxb3 31. Rxd7 Rbxc3 32. Rxc3 Rxc3 33. Rxe7 Rxf3 34.
Rxe6 Rf2+ $11) 30... Rxb3 (30... Bc5 31. Qc3 Bg1+ 32. Kxg1 Rxc3 33. Nxc3 Qd3
34. Kf2 $13) 31. Rxc8+ Kf7 32. axb3 Qd3 33. Neg1 Qxb3 $15 34. R8c3 Qb6 35. Kg2
a5 36. Ne2 a4 37. R1c2 Qb7 38. Kh2 a3 39. Nc1 h6 40. h4 Qe4 41. Nd2 Qe1 42. Nf3
Qe4 (42... Qf1 43. Nb3 Bb4 44. Rc4) 43. Nd2 Qe1 44. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Boris Gelfand} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7.
bxc4 $5 {N} (7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Nfd7 9. Nxc4 c6 {Karpov,A-Timman,J/
Kuala-Lumpur/1990/1-0}) 7... Bxc4 8. O-O Bd5 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Qa4+ Bc6 11. Qb3
Be7 12. e4 Bb7 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Rad1 c6 16. Nd2 $6 (16. Bh3 $5 $146
) 16... b5 17. Nc4 bxc4 (17... Ba6 $13) 18. Qxb7 Qb6 19. Rb1 Qa5 20. Rec1 Ba3
21. Bc7 $1 Nb6 22. Rc2 Bb4 23. Nd1 Qa4 24. Rbc1 $1 Ba3 25. Nc3 Qa5 26. Rb1 Bb4
27. Nd1 Qa4 {Boris Gelfand} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gershon,A} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3
{Gershon,A: 'This move is becoming more and more popular recently, as white's
resources in the main lines (Bg2 followed by Bc3) are getting exhausted.'} (7.
Bg2 {Gershon,A} c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8
13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19.
Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 ({Topalov in his game vs. Anand in
the World Championships tournament continued} 22. Ba3 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 {
and after} 24. Rxe8+ $1 Qxe8 25. Bd5 h5 $6 26. Kg2 Be7 27. Bb2 Bf6 28. Bc1 Qe7
29. Be3 Rc7 30. h4 $1 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Anand,V/San Luis ARG 2005 (97) siezed
a very strong initiative. Perhaps this will revive the popularity of main
lines for white.}) 22... Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 {
1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Lutz,C/Gothenburg SWE 2005/The Week in Chess 561 (45) is
usually only enough for a draw.}) 7... O-O 8. Rc1 ({Another possible move is} 
8. Qc2 {Gershon,A and recently} c5 {seems to be an interesting approach for
black:} 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 b5 11. Rd1 b4 12. Na4 Re8 13. d6 Bxd6 14. Bxb4 cxb4
15. Rxd6 Ne4 16. Rd4 Ng5 $1 {and black got a strong initiative in 0-1
Beliavsky,A-Volokitin,A/Igualada ESP 2005/The Week in Chess 563 (34)}) 8... d5
(8... Ba3 9. Rc2 Bb7 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. O-O Nxd2 12. Rxd2 $14 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,
V/Merida ESP 2005}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... exd5 {Gershon,A} 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O
Nbd7 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Bf4 c6 14. Rcd1 Nh5 15. Kh1 Bb4 16. e3 $14 {1-0 Aronian,
L-Huzman,A/Warsaw POL 2005/The Week in Chess 555 (60)}) 10. Bg2 (10. Nxd5 {
Gershon,A} exd5 11. Bg2 Re8 12. Rc2 Bd6 13. Bg5 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 f6 15. Bf4 Nd7 16.
Ne1 c6 17. Nd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rc8 19. Bh3 $14 {0-1 Topalov,V-Polgar,J/Wijk aan
Zee NED 2005/The Week in Chess 534 (53)}) 10... Bb7 (10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bb7
12. Qc2 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Qe8 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c5 18.
Qd3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Ba3 20. Rc4 Rxc4 21. Nxc4 Be7 22. Qf3 Qc8 {Ftacnik,
L-Efimenko,Z/Warsaw POL 2005}) 11. O-O $5 $146 (11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qc2 Nc6 13.
e4 Nb4 14. Qb1 Bb7 15. O-O c5 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Ne5
Qc7 20. Nc4 Rd8 $11 {Carlsen,M-Efimenko,Z/Warsaw POL 2005}) 11... Nd7 (11... c5
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qc2 $14) (11... Nxc3 {Gershon,A was perhaps more precise} 12.
Bxc3 Nd7 {and black doesn't seem to have problems, like in Ftacnik - Efimenko.}
) 12. Qc2 c5 {'?' Gershon,A. Gershon,A: 'Too early. Black is not yet ready to
open the center.'} (12... Rc8 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Bb7 15. Rfd1 $14 Nf6 $140
16. Ng5) (12... Nxc3 {Gershon,A} 13. Qxc3 Rc8 14. Rfd1 c5 15. Qb2 Bf6 16. Bc3
Qe7 {with equality}) 13. Rfd1 Rc8 (13... cxd4 14. Nxd5 (14. Nxd4 $5) 14... Bxd5
15. Nxd4 Rc8 (15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Ba3 $5 {Notkin,M}) 16. Qxc8 Qxc8 17. Rxc8
Rxc8 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nf5 Kf8 20. e4 $1 (20. Bf4 Nf6) 20... dxe4 21. Bh6 $36)
({Here} 13... Nxc3 {Gershon,A already doesn't give black equality:} 14. Bxc3
Qe8 15. Qb2 {an white has an unpleasant pressure.}) 14. Nxd5 (14. Qb2 N5f6)
14... Bxd5 (14... exd5 $142 $14 15. Qf5 $1 {Gershon,A and the white pieces are
ideally placed to attack black's hanging pawns.}) 15. e4 Bb7 16. d5 exd5 (16...
Nf6 {Gershon,A} 17. Ng5 $1 h6 18. d6 (18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. dxe6 Rf8 20. Bf4 Qe8
21. e5 Bxg2 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Kxg2 Qxe6 $11) 18... Bxd6 19. Bf4 hxg5 20. Bxd6
Re8 21. Qe2 $1 {with big advantage for white}) 17. exd5 Qc7 (17... Bxd5 18. Bf4
Be6 (18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qe8 20. Re1 $18) 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Nc6 $16) (17... Nf6
18. Ne5 $16 Bxd5 $140 $2 (18... Nxd5 $140 $2 19. Bc3 (19. Bf4 $18) 19... Bf6
20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Rd1 $18) 19. Bf4) (17... Re8 18. d6 Bf6 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxb7
$16) (17... c4 $1 18. Nd4 (18. bxc4 Bxd5 19. Bc3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qc7) (18. d6 $5
cxb3 19. Qf5 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Bf6 21. axb3 Re8 $132) 18... cxb3 19. Qxb3 $14) (
17... Bd6 18. Ng5 g6 19. Ne4 $14 {Notkin,M}) (17... Bf6 18. d6 $16) 18. Nd4 $1
(18. d6 $6 Bxd6 19. Ng5 g6) (18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Ng5 Nf6 $11) 18... Bd6 (18... Bf6
19. Nc6 $16 {Notkin,M} (19. Nf5 $5)) (18... g6 19. d6 Bxd6 20. Nb5 $18) (18...
a6 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Ne6 fxe6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. dxe6 $18) 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. Qf5 Ne5
$2 (20... Nf6 $142 21. Bc3 Ne8 22. Re1 $16) (20... Rcd8 21. Bg5) 21. Bf4 $18
Rce8 (21... Rfe8 22. Re1 f6 23. Be4 h6 24. Bxh6) 22. Be4 g6 23. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Skopje op 18th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2002.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Mitkov, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Georgiev,Ki"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. O-O
Ba6 9. b3 {Rabinovich,A: White's results are not too shining in this line.
Black usually equalizes easily and even gets good chances for better game.}
Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Nc3 Nh5 {Rabinovich,A: Adams in the first
round in the same tournament played against Kramnik the same variation,but
here instead of the move in the game,he played c5.He got worse position with
isolated d-pawn and slowly Kramnik used this fact and won.Adams expirements
new idea,which after his next move looks like black is ready for draw.Van Wely
decides to play by entering really harmless line for black.} 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14.
e4 dxc4 15. Nd2 b5 (15... cxb3 {Rabinovich,A} 16. axb3 Nb8 $44 {It will be not
easy for black to consolidate his pieces.}) 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Na4 $146 (17. Qa4
$6 {Rabinovich,A} Bb5 18. Qc2 {White realizes that he got nothing,but a pawn
less and ready for draw,but black already with extra pawn has better position.}
Qa5 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee 2001/CBM 81/[Rabinovich,A] (49)})
17... c5 (17... Nb6 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Nxc4 $14) 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Ne5 (19...
Nb6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Nxc4 $14) 20. Bb2 (20. Nf1 $44 {/\ Ne3}) 20... Bd6 (20...
Nd3 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Nxb2 23. Nxb2 Bd6 24. Nd3 $14 {/\Rab1}) 21. Rab1 $6
(21. Bc3 $142 $44 {/\Rab1}) 21... c3 $1 22. Qxc3 Qd7 $6 (22... Bb5 $1 23. f4
Neg4 $1 24. h3 Bxa4 25. hxg4 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Ne8 27. Re1 $15) 23. Qa5 $1 $14 Bd3
(23... Be2 24. Re1 $1 Bc7 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26. Nxc5 Qd8 27. Qb7 Rb8 28. Rxe2 $1
Rxb7 29. Nxb7 $18) 24. Bxe5 Bxb1 25. Bxd6 Bc2 26. Bxf8 Bxd1 27. Nc3 Kxf8 28.
Nxd1 Nxd5 29. Nb2 Nb4 30. Ndc4 g6 31. a3 $6 (31. h4 $14) 31... Nc2 32. h3 Nd4
33. Ne3 $6 $138 Qb5 $1 $11 34. Qd2 Rd8 35. Nd5 Kg7 36. Kh2 Qb3 37. Qc3 (37. Qg5
Nf3+ $1 38. Bxf3 Qxf3 39. Qxd8 Qxf2+ $11) 37... Qxc3 38. Nxc3 Nc2 39. a4 Rd4
40. Bf1 $6 {[#]} (40. g4) 40... Nb4 $6 (40... Ne3 $1 41. fxe3 Rd2+ 42. Kg1 Rxb2
$15) 41. Kg2 f5 42. Kf3 Rd2 43. Nc4 Rc2 44. Nb5 Nc6 45. Ke3 Ra2 46. Nc3 Rc2 47.
Nd1 Nb4 48. h4 Nd5+ 49. Kf3 Kf6 50. Bd3 Ra2 51. Ndb2 Nb4 52. Ke3 Nd5+ (52...
Nxd3 53. Kxd3 $11) 53. Kd2 Nb6 54. Bc2 Nxc4+ 55. Nxc4 Ra1 56. Na5 Rf1 57. Ke2
Rc1 58. Bb3 Rb1 59. Kd3 Rf1 60. Ke2 Rb1 61. Bc2 Rc1 62. Bd1 Rb1 63. Kd2 h6 64.
Nc6 a6 $6 (64... Rb7 $142 $11) 65. Bc2 Rf1 66. Ke2 Rc1 67. Bd1 Rb1 68. Kd2 g5 (
68... Ke6 $11) 69. hxg5+ hxg5 70. f3 Ke6 71. Na5 Ke5 72. Nc4+ Kd4 $2 (72... Ke6
$142) 73. Ne3 f4 $2 (73... Rb2+ $142) 74. gxf4 gxf4 75. Nc2+ Kd5 76. Be2 Rb6
77. Kc3 a5 78. Bd3 $18 Rb8 79. Be4+ Ke6 80. Na3 Rb4 81. Bc2 Rb8 82. Nc4 Ra8 83.
Be4 Ra7 84. Nd2 Kd6 85. Kc4 Rc7 86. Nb3 Ra7 87. Kb5 Re7 88. Nxa5 Re8 89. Nc4+
1-0

[Event "Dortmund Gr-B"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2004.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. exd5 {
A new breeze in a well known position. Leko, however, proves this to be not
dangerous.} (14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 {has been tested many times before, but
black does not experience any problems here.}) 14... exd5 15. Re1 {White's
idea is that he deprived black of the simplifying idea: dxe4, and wants to
exploit his spatial advantage.} Rb8 16. c5 Bc8 $1 {The bishop has nothing more
to do on 'a6', and is transferred to the K's side.} (16... b4 {is pseudo
active, enabling white to open lines on the Q side in the future} 17. Bb2 {
[%cal Ga2a3]}) 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Ne5 {the only way to fight for initiative.} (18.
Bb2 f6 $11) 18... Nxc3 19. Qd3 Qc7 (19... Ne4 20. Nxc6 Qc7 21. Nxb8 Qxb8 22.
Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 {[%csl Gc5,Gd4] White pawns, supported by the rooks would
be very difficult to cope with here.}) 20. Qxc3 Re8 {Whtie has some visual
advantage, due to a bit more space, however, Black easily throws back White
pieces, and equalizes.} 21. a4 ({In their later game of the tournament (Blitz,
in the tiebreaks), Kramnik played:} 21. b4 {followed by a draw offer, which
was accepted.}) 21... b4 {not allowing the opening of an 'a' file.} 22. Qf3 Bf8
(22... f6 $143 $2 23. Qh5 $1 g6 (23... Bb7 24. Qf7+ Kh8 25. Ng6+ hxg6 26. Re3 {
[%cal Ga1e1,Gg3g4] In order to prevent mate, Black is forced to give back a
piece, leaving White with a strategically won position.} Rf8 27. Qxe7 Qxe7 28.
Rxe7 $16 {[%csl Rb7]}) 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Bf3 {[%cal Gf3h5] and
Black has no defence from Bh5}) 23. Re3 f6 {before White builds up pressure
along the 'e' file, it's time to swap some pieces.} 24. Nd3 (24. Qh5 {does not
work now} g6 25. Nxg6 Rxe3 26. fxe3 hxg6 27. Qxg6+ Qg7 $17) 24... Rxe3 25. fxe3
a5 $1 {The last finesse, not allowing white to fixate a weakness on b4} 26. e4
Be6 27. Qf4 (27. Nf4 dxe4 28. Nxe6 (28. Qxe4 Bxb3 29. Qxc6 Qxc6 30. Bxc6 Rd8 {
White loses one of his pawns by force now} 31. Rb1 Bf7 32. Ne2 Bc4 33. Kf2 Bxe2
34. Kxe2 Rxd4 $17)) 27... Qd8 28. e5 Rb7 29. exf6 Qxf6 30. Qxf6 {Neither side
can win here.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 {in the last couple of years
this move somewhat lost its popularity to} (5... d5 {which has been thoroughly
examined on highest levels.}) 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O
Nf5 {The key position for this line. White has two basic approaches here: 1.
Try and improve one's position slowly: gain space on Q-side (with a3-b4),
protect the 'e' pawn (Qe1), complete development (Bb2, Nb3). 2. Enter forced
lines with g3-g4 (now, or after a3-b4). It seems, however, that black achieves
decent play in both.} 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 Bb7 13. Nb3 (13. g4 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4
15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rc8 20. f4 Qc7 21.
Rac1 f5 22. exf6 Rxf6 23. c5 Rcf8 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. cxd6 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Tregubov,P-Gershon,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (40)}) 13... Rc8 (13... Qc7 14. Bf4 $6 (
14. Re1) 14... h6 $1 {Underlining the drawback of white's last move} 15. g4 Nh4
16. Nxh4 Bxh4 17. b5 Ne7 18. Qxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ng6 20. Bh2 Qb7+ 21. f3 O-O $15
{0-1 Goldin,A-Dokhoian,Y/Klaipeda 1988/CBM 11 (44)}) 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. Re1 {
Each side is trying to place his pieces on optimal positions. Whereas white
has some space advantage, it will most likely be minimized by the massive
exchanges connected to winning back the 'd4' pawn.} O-O 16. Rc1 (16. Nbxd4
Ncxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qxd4 Rc7 {[%csl Rc4,Rd7] with an equal
position, where black, to my taste, even has slightly better chances, because
his weakness is easier to protect that white's, and white has additional
weaknesses (e.g. the b4 pawn, after a7-a5)}) 16... a5 $1 17. b5 {[%csl Rb5,Rc4]
Black was able to fixate white's Q side pawns, and gained an important square
on 'c5' for his pieces in the future.} (17. g4 Nh4 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4
20. Bxd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f6 $36) 17... Nd8 18. a4 {or else, black would play a4
himself. But now, black gets an easy game for his pieces.} Bb4 19. Re2 Bxf3 {
Freeing the square for his knight.} 20. Bxf3 Nb7 21. Be4 $1 {[%cal Ge4f5,Ge4b7]
White has to act fast, before black finished regrouping.} Ne7 22. Nxd4 Rfd8 (
22... Nc5 $143 23. Bb1 Rfd8 24. Qc2 $14) 23. Nf3 Ng6 24. h4 d6 25. Qc2 Nf8 (
25... dxe5 26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 $18) 26. exd6 Bxd6 27. Ng5 $5 {Forcing black
to weaken his K side with h7-h6.} (27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Qe7 29. Bc6 Nc5 $11) (
27. Nd4 Bc5 28. Nc6 Qxg3+ 29. Kf1 Qh3+ 30. Bg2 Qxh4 31. Nxd8 Nxd8 {[%cal Gf8g6,
Gg6f4] and black has a very strong compensation for the exchange.}) 27... h6
28. Bxb7 Qxb7 29. Ne4 Bb4 (29... Be7 30. Qc3 f6 31. Ba3 $1 $11) 30. Bxg7 {
This leads to a forced draw.} (30. Ba1 {an attempt to play for advantage
doesn't work:} Nd7 (30... Qc7 31. Qb2 f6 32. Nxf6+ gxf6 33. Qxf6 Qe7 34. Qh8+
Kf7 35. Qxh6 $16) 31. Qb2 f6 $15 {Black is very solid, whereas white has
stratigical weaknesses.}) 30... Kxg7 31. Qb2+ f6 32. Nxf6 Qf7 $8 (32... Bc5 33.
Re4 Kf7 34. Rf4 Ke7 (34... Ng6 35. Nh5+ $1 Kg8 (35... Nxf4 36. Qg7+ Ke8 37.
Nf6#) 36. Rg4 Kh7 37. Nf6+ $18) 35. Nh7 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gb2g7]}) 33.
Nd7+ Kh7 34. Nf6+ Kg7 (34... Kg6 35. h5+ Kg7 36. Nd7+ $11) 35. Nd7+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 33rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2005.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2005.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 (16. Nxc4 {was tried here by Anand, being admitted as a
mistake after the game:} Nb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qc2 h6 19. a4 Qc7 20. Red1 Rfd8
21. Rac1 Qa7 22. Bb2 b5 23. Ra1 bxa4 24. bxa4 Bf6 25. Qd2 c5 $17 {0-1 Anand,
V-Adams,M/Linares ESP 2005/The Week in Chess 540 (52)}) 16... c5 17. d5 exd5
18. Bxd5 Nb6 19. Ba5 Bf6 {White is marginally better here, due to slightly
more pieces, which, however, should be easily neutralized by a player in
Mickey's calliber.} ({after} 19... Rb8 20. Qf3 Qd6 {a draw was agreed in Wells,
P-Lautier,J/Austria 1999/EXT 2000}) 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Qf3 Qd7 22. Bxb6 axb6 23.
Ne4 Bd4 24. Qf4 h6 (24... b5 {would allow white to build up an unpleasant
pressure over black king's position after} 25. Ng5 b4 26. Qe4 g6 27. Qh4 h5 28.
Re6 $1 Bxf2+ $1 {(it's fritz's line, I admit)} 29. Kg2 fxe6 30. Bxe6+ Qxe6 31.
Nxe6 Bb7+ 32. Kh3 Bc8 (32... Rf7 {loses on the spot to} 33. Rd1 Bd4 34. Qg5 Be4
35. Nxd4 cxd4 36. Rxd4 $18) 33. Qe7 Bxe6+ 34. Qxe6+ Kg7 35. Rf1 {and white
will probably win this.}) 25. a4 Rbe8 ({the line} 25... Qxa4 $5 26. Nd6 Qc2 27.
Rbc1 Qb2 28. Nxf7 {is a bit scary for a human to play, but the machine defends
easily with} Bb7 29. Nxh6+ Kh7 30. Nf7 (30. Qe4+ Kh8 31. Ng4 (31. Bxb7 Rxf2 $19
) 31... Bxf2+ 32. Nxf2 Qxf2+ 33. Kh1 Bxd5 34. Qxd5 Rf5 {with an equality})
30... Bxd5 31. cxd5 Bxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rxf7+ {and black is even
better}) 26. Rxb6 Qxa4 $1 27. Reb1 (27. Bc6 Qa5 {[%cal Ga5e1,Ga5b6]} 28. Reb1
Re5 {is dead equal}) 27... Bxc4 28. Bc6 Qa5 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 {The bishop pair,
along with a dangerous 'c' passer are sufficient compensation for the exchange
here.} 30. h4 Be5 $4 {But this is a bad blunder, showing that Adams was way
off his best shape in this game.} ({After a solid} 30... Be6 {black has little
to worry about}) 31. Nf6+ $1 {Without the light squared bishop black loses a
very big part of his solidity.} Bxf6 32. Qxc4 {[%csl Rf7]} (32. Rb8 $1 {
was even stronger, forcing another favourable exchange for white, and forcing
black remaining pieces to very awkward positions.} Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Rb8+
Bd8 35. Qxc4) 32... Qc3 33. Qxc3 Bxc3 34. Rb8 Kf8 35. h5 $1 {An important
finesse, blocking black's K side paws from moving.} Rxb8 36. Rxb8+ Ke7 37. Kf1
Kf6 38. Rb7 {"Where do you think you're going?". The remaining phase of the
game was conducted by Etienne with great precision.} Bd4 (38... Kg5 39. Rxf7
Kxh5 40. Rf5+ $18) 39. Ke2 Kg5 40. Rxf7 Kxh5 41. Kf3 Kg6 42. Rf8 Kg5 43. g4 Bf6
44. Kg3 {Black's 'c' pawn plays no role in this position, whereas the rook is
much better that the bishop, as surprising as it may sound.} Kg6 45. f4 h5 (
45... c4 46. Rc8 c3 47. Rc7 $1 Kh7 48. Kf3 Kg6 49. Ke4 {and black is in
zugzwang:} Kh7 50. Kf5 $18 {etc}) 46. g5 Be7 47. Re8 Kf7 48. Rc8 Ke6 49. Kf3
Bd6 50. Ke4 {black has two passers, but it's white's "f" one that will decide
the game.} g6 51. Rh8 Be7 52. Rh6 Kf7 53. Rh7+ {After 53...Kf8 white wins
easily with 54.Ke5-e6.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bb7 (11... c5 12. e4 dxc4 (12... dxe4 13.
Nxe4 {Another good alternative is} Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re3 Bf6 16. dxc5 Nxc5
17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc7 19. Qf3 Rad8 $11 {Karpov,A-Anand,V/Siemens Giants
1999}) 13. Nxc4 {is sharper.}) 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 c5 14. Ned2 (14. Nfg5 cxd4
(14... Qc7 $5 15. Nxf6+ (15. d5 $2 exd5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. cxd5
Rad8 {and d5 falls.}) 15... Bxf6 {The theoretical continuation.} (15... Nxf6 $6
16. dxc5 Bxg2 17. Qc2 g6 18. Kxg2 Qxc5 19. Ne4 Qc6 20. f3 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Qxe4
22. fxe4 $14) 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Rad8 20. Rad1
Qc7 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 $6 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Lautier,J/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84/
[Atalik] (66)} (22. Nxd6 $142) 22... Nc5 $11) 15. Bxd4 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.
Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ne4 Be7 $1 19. Qf3 Rab8 20. Qh5 e5 21. Bb2 f6 22. Rad1 {1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V-Ljubojevic,L/Tilburg 1989}) 14... cxd4 {Progorelov decides to be
the first to clarify the things in the center.} (14... Re8 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Rad1
Rad8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ng5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h6 20. Nge4 Be7 21. f4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 (
22. Qxe4 Bf6 $11) 22... f5 23. Nf2 (23. Nd2 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Nf3 Ne4 26.
Qe3 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 $11) 23... Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/Wijk aan Zee
2000/CBM 75/[Finkel,A] (31). (30)}) (14... Rc8 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Qc7 18. Kg1 Rfe8 19. Rad1 a6 20. N4f3 Qb7 $11 {Levitina,I-Maric,A/
Shanghai ctW 1992}) (14... a6 $6 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 18.
N2f3 Qb7 19. b4 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Bf8 21. Kg1 $14 {[%csl Rd7] Kasparov,G-Ivanchuk,
V/Tilburg 1989}) 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc7 {Black's position is super solid.
White's plus is a slightly more active pieces.} 17. b4 {Qb7 and Nc5 was
black's plan. Now white has to worry about his c4 pawn.} Rfd8 18. Qe2 Rac8 19.
Rac1 Nb8 $1 {freeing d7 for other pieces (Rook, knight).} (19... a5 {[%csl Rb5]
} 20. a3 {would play into white's hands.}) 20. a3 Rd7 21. N2f3 Qb7 22. Kg1 Rdd8
{[%cal Gf6d7,Ge7f6] preparing Nfd7, Bf6 after which the position is equal.} 23.
Ne5 Nfd7 24. Ndf3 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Bd6 {Once again, the line has proven to be
very drawish.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Gr-B"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2004.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 (13... c5 {
is the main alternative to the game line, leading to forced variations.}) 14.
Re1 bxc4 ({an alternative to the text is:} 14... dxe4 15. Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 c5
17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nb6 19. Ba5 $14) 15. bxc4 dxc4 {Black has just won a pawn,
and hopes to be able to begin exchanges in the center while white is busy
winning it back. White, on the other hand, has the better placing for his
piceces, and a better pawn structure, unless, of course, black is able to
carry out the c6-c5 break in the right moment. The middlegame plans of both
sides will be based upon those basic lines.} 16. Qa4 $1 {an important move.
Before developing the queen to c2, white drives black bishop to b5 first, so
he will be able to play a4 with a tempo.} Bb5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. a4 Ba6 19. a5
$146 {A new move, according to my database. Rad1 is what's mainly played here
by white. The nature of this move is rather a waiting one: white gives black a
move to play, and react accordingly.} Nf6 $6 (19... Bf8 {seems to be more
flexible than the game.If} 20. Rad1 {the game would have transposed into the
main lines. However, white is not obliged to play Rad1}) 20. Rad1 Bf8 21. Nf3 {
Very much in Viorel's style: the knight goes to the kingside, aiming for black
king.} (21. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3] is the more solid and positional approach. The
knight goes to e3, where he can both support the 'd5' pawn (after ...c5 d5),
and put pressure on 'c4'.}) 21... Rb8 {[%cal Gf8b4] preparing Bb4 if the
position is opened up.} 22. Ng5 {with an immediate threat of e4-e5} (22. Ne5 {
is just a shot in the air:} Qc7 {[%cal Gc6c5] the knight is missplaced on e5})
22... Nd7 {admitting the mistake.} (22... h6 23. e5 hxg5 24. exf6 Qxf6 (24...
gxf6 25. Bxc6 Bb7 26. d5 $1 $36 (26. Bxe8 $140 $2 Qd5 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qh7+
Bg7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Kf1 Qg2+ 31. Ke2 Qe4+ $11)) 25. d5 e5 26. dxc6 {with a
nice initiative for the pawn.}) 23. h4 h6 24. d5 $5 {White's play is very
inspired.} (24. Nf3 Bb4 $11) 24... hxg5 (24... cxd5 $142 {would be the most
straighforward reaction} 25. exd5 (25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. exd5 e5 $17) 25... hxg5
26. dxe6 Rxe6 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Bc6 Bc8 29. Qe2 $5 (29. hxg5 Qc7 30. Qe4 Nc5
$17) (29. Qa4 gxh4 30. Bxd7 Bxd7 31. Qxd7 (31. Rxd7 Rb1+ $19 {[%cal Gd8a8]})
31... Qxd7 32. Rxd7 Rb3 $19) 29... Qe7 30. hxg5 {[%cal Gg5g6,Ye2h5]} Rb3 (30...
Qf7 31. g6 Qxg6 32. Bxd7 Bxd7 33. Rxd7 {the pawn doesn't matter much here,
whereas White's active pieces ensure his an unpleasant initiative.}) 31. Qxc4 (
31. Bxd7 Bxd7 32. g6 Rxc3 33. Qh5 {is losing to the surprising:} Rxg3+ $1 34.
fxg3 (34. Kh2 Rxg6 $19) 34... Qc5+ $19) 31... Nc5 32. Bb4 Rxb4 33. Qxb4 {
with both sides having their chances.}) 25. dxc6 Re7 26. hxg5 Bb5 {Black
defends tenaciously} (26... Qc7 27. cxd7 Rxd7 28. g6 $1 fxg6 29. Bh3 $36) 27.
e5 {gaining more space, and opening more diagonals for his pieces. White
clearly has the upper hand here.} (27. cxd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Bxd7 29. g6 {is much
less effective now, than after 27...Qc7} fxg6 30. e5 Bc5 $132 {[%cal Gd8f8,
Gf8f5]}) 27... Qe8 {black must do something about the pin, even in a cost of a
tempo.} 28. cxd7 $6 ({much more energetic was:} 28. Bb4 $1 Bxc6 $8 (28... Nxe5
29. Bxe7 (29. Rxe5 Rc7 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Qh7 $16) 29... Nd3 30. Bxf8 Nxe1 31.
Rxe1 Kxf8 (31... Qxf8 32. g6 $16) 32. Qh7 $16) 29. Bxe7 Bxg2 30. Bxf8 Bf3 31.
Bd6 Bxd1 32. Rxd1 Rb5 33. Qxc4 Rxa5 34. Qc6 $16) 28... Rxd7 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30.
g6 {Thanks to this move, white still keeps the edge, after ruining black's
pawn stracture.} fxg6 31. Bd4 {[%csl Ra7]} Rc8 (31... a6 32. Qxc4) (31... Rb5
32. Qxc4 Rxa5 33. Qc7 $16) 32. Bxa7 {White's 'a' pawn is much more dangerous
than Black's 'c' pawn, since it's supported by a pair of strong bishops, and
black has worries on the kingside as well.} Ba4 33. Qc3 Qb5 {[%cal Gf8b4]} 34.
Bh3 {a tempting move, but White shouldn't have removed the bishop from its
fantastic position on the long diagonal.} (34. Ra1 Bb4 35. Qd4 Qxa5 36. Qg4 $1
$36 {[%csl Re6,Rg6,Rg7]}) 34... Qd5 35. Bg2 Qd3 $1 {of course, Kramnik does
not give his opponent another chance.} 36. Qa1 $2 {I suspect white was
experiencing some time pressure.} (36. Qd4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd4g4] and white has
a clear edge}) 36... Bc6 {Now Black exchages the light squared bishops, both
reducing the potential of the passed 'a' pawn, and making it harder for White
to attack the weaknesses on kingside.} 37. Bxc6 Rxc6 38. Be3 c3 39. Qa4 Qa6 $1
{not a trivial move, driving the queen away from such an active position.
However, there was no other satisfying way to stop the 'a' pawn:} (39... Ra6
40. Bb6 $1 {[%csl Ra6]}) (39... Rc4 40. Qe8) (39... Rc8 40. a6) 40. Rc1 Rc4 $1
{Finally, black's problems seem to be over.} 41. Qe8 c2 42. Qxg6 Qc6 {[%cal
Gf8a3]} 43. a6 Qxa6 44. Rxc2 Qa1+ $6 {Allowing white another shot to play for
a win} (44... Rxc2 45. Qxc2 Qa1+ {is an immedite draw.}) 45. Kg2 $6 (45. Kh2 $1
Rxc2 46. Qxe6+ Kh8 47. Qf5 Qa2 48. Qxf8+ {with a slight edge for white, with
no risk.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 Ng4 8. h3
Nh6 9. Bg2 {Tregubov like to play this opening every now and then.Objectively
black can hold, but has to play very precisely.} Nc6 10. O-O Nf5 (10... Be7 11.
a3 O-O 12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 Nxb4 $2 (13... Nf5 $5) 14. Nf6+ Bxf6 15. exf6 Nc6 16.
Bg5 Qc7 17. Bxh6 (17. fxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxh6+ Kxh6 19. Qd2+ Kg7 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21.
Qf6+ $11) 17... gxh6 18. Qd2 Kh8 19. Qxh6 Rg8 20. Ng5 Rxg5 21. Be4 Rxg3+ 22.
fxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kh1 {1-0 Hellsten,J-Astrom,R/Ronneby 1998/EXT 99 (23)}) 11. a3 (
11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Ne4 Na5 $5 (12... h5 $143 $6 13. a3 Be7 14. Re1 Kf8 15. Bf4 f6
16. h4 Nh6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Nd6 $16 {1-0 Maki Uuro,M-Lassila,E/Helsinki 1996/
EXT 98 (47)}) 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. b3 Bc5 15. Bf4 O-O 16. g4 Ne7 17. h4 $6 {A bit
too optimistic} Ng6 $1 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Nd6 Bxf3 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22.
Bxf3 Nxe5 $17 {[%csl Rg1,Rg4,Rh4] 0-1 Hellsten,J-Shipov,S/Gistrup 1997/EXT 98 
(45)}) 11... Be7 (11... Rc8 $6 12. Re1 (12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 $2 Nxb4 $1 $17)
12... Be7 13. b4 Bb7 14. Ne4 $1 h5 15. Bf4 $16 {1-0 Nepomnishay,M-Geller,E/St
Petersburg 1994/CBM 41/[Dautov] (24)}) (11... Qc7 12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 h5 14. Bf4
a5 15. b5 Nd8 16. Nxd4 Qxc4 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Rc1 Qe6 19. Ng5 $16 {
Sherbakov-Galliamova/Cheliabinsk/1989}) 12. b4 Bb7 13. g4 (13. Ne4 d5 (13...
O-O 14. g4 d5 (14... Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. Nd6 $16) 15. cxd5 (15. exd6 $6 Nxd6
16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 $15) (15. gxf5 $2 dxe4 16. f6 gxf6 17. Bh6 exf3 18.
Qxf3 Kh8 19. exf6 Bd6 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 $19 {[%cal Gc6d8]}) 15... exd5 16. Ned2 (
16. Neg5 Nh4 $1 $15) 16... Nh4 17. b5 Na5 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Nf3 Be7 20. Nxd4
$13) (13... Rc8 14. g4 d5 {Same as 13..0-0}) (13... Qc7 14. g4 d5 15. cxd5 exd5
16. Neg5 $44) 14. cxd5 Qxd5 (14... exd5 15. Ned2 a6 $1 {Preventing b4-b5, thus
making it more difficult for white to win the pawn back} 16. Nb3 Rc8 (16... O-O
17. g4) 17. Bb2 (17. g4 Nh4 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Rc4 $36) 17...
O-O 18. g4 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 $13) 15. Re1 d3 16. Bb2 $44) 13... Nh4 14. Nxh4
Bxh4 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd4 Bxe4 (18... Ng6 19. f4 Nh4
(19... Qc7 $10 {Grivas-Aseev/Leningrad/1989}) 20. Bh1 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rc8 22.
Rac1 f5 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Qe5 Ng6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Chiburdanidze,M/
Belgrade 1998/CBM 63 ext (34)}) 19. Bxe4 Rc8 20. Rad1 $146 (20. f4 Qc7 21. Rac1
f5 22. exf6 Rxf6 23. c5 Rcf8 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. cxd6 Nd5 26. f5 Ne3 27. Rf3 exf5
28. gxf5 Nxf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Gershon,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (40)}) 20...
Rc7 (20... f5 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Qxd7 Qxd7 23. Rxd7 Rxc4 24. Re1 Ng6 25. Bxg6
hxg6 26. Rxa7 Rc2 27. Rf1 e5 28. Re7 Ra2 29. Rxe5 Rxa3 30. Kg2 $16) (20... Ng6
21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qxd7 Qh4 23. Qd3 Rfd8 24. Qb3 $16) (20... Nc6 21. Bxc6 dxc6
22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. Rd6 Rxd6 24. exd6 c5 25. Rd1 Kf8 26. f4 Rd8 27. b5 f6 $11)
21. f4 f6 22. exf6 Rxf6 23. Bc2 $1 {transferring the B to another diagonal.
From b3 it will be guarding the 'c' pawn and always ready to join the attck}
Qc8 24. Bb3 Kh8 25. Qe4 Ng6 26. Rf2 Qf8 27. Rdf1 Qd6 $2 {Missing an
opportunity to simplify!} (27... d5 $1 28. cxd5 Rc3 29. Bc4 (29. Rf3 Rxf3 30.
Rxf3 exd5 31. Bxd5 Rxf4 32. Rxf4 Nxf4 $11) 29... exd5 30. Bxd5 Rxh3 31. f5 Nh4
$40) 28. Bc2 {[%cal Gf4f5]} Qc6 {Black cannot tolerate white queen anymore!}
29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. g5 $1 Rf7 31. f5 exf5 (31... Ne5 {loses on the spot, due to
a mate threat} 32. fxe6 Rxf2 33. Rxf2 {[%cal Gf2f8]} Rc8 34. e7 Kg8 {[%cal
Gc8e8,Ge5c6]} 35. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 36. Rf8 $18) 32. Be4 $1 {the point! 'c4' pawn
is untouchable} Rc8 (32... Rxc4 33. Bd5 {[%csl Yc4,Yf7][%cal Gd5f7,Gd5c4]}) 33.
Bd5 Rff8 34. Rxf5 Rxf5 35. Rxf5 $16 {[%csl Rd7] white pieces are dominating!
Black's next move is forced, as white's threatening Rf7 now. However, the
arising N vs B endgame is very unpleasant for black as he cannot free his
pieces!} Rf8 (35... Ne7 36. Rf7 Nxd5 37. cxd5 {[%cal Gf7a7,Gf7f8] and, again,
the last rank decides.} Rd8 38. h4 Kg8 39. Re7 Kf8 40. d6 $18) 36. Rxf8+ Nxf8
37. Kf2 h6 (37... Ng6 38. Kg3 Ne7 39. Kf4 {is losing for black}) (37... g6 {
wouldn't solve black's problems. as he cannot move any of his pieces now.
Thanks to white's ability to create a passed pawn on the Q side, any pawn
endgames arising after ...Ne6 BxN is lost for black} 38. Ke3) 38. Kf3 $1 ({
of course not} 38. gxh6 gxh6 39. Kf3 Kg7 40. Kf4 Kf6 {and black holds}) 38...
hxg5 39. Kg4 g6 (39... Ng6 40. Kxg5 Ne5 41. Kf5 Nd3 42. Be4 Nf2 43. h4 $1 (43.
Bc2 {is nice, but leads only to a draw} Nxh3 44. Ke5 g5 45. Bf5 Nf2 46. c5 bxc5
47. bxc5 g4) {a race of kings is won by white after:} 43... Nxe4 44. Kxe4 Kh7
45. Kd5 Kh6 46. Kd6 Kh5 47. Kxd7 Kxh4 48. c5 {winning}) 40. Kxg5 Kg7 {black is
still unable to untie his pieces.} 41. h4 Nh7+ 42. Kf4 Kf6 43. Bg8 Nf8 44. c5
bxc5 45. bxc5 Kg7 (45... Ne6+ 46. Bxe6 dxe6 (46... Kxe6 47. Ke4 a6 48. a4 a5
49. Kd4 $22 d6 (49... d5 50. c6 Kd6 51. c7 Kxc7 52. Kxd5 Kd7 53. Kc5 $18) 50.
c6 $18) 47. c6 Ke7 48. Ke5 $18) 46. Bc4 Kf6 47. Bb3 Nh7 48. Bg8 Nf8 {same
position as on move 45, only now it's white's turn to play.} 49. Ke4 {[%cal
Ge4d5,Gd5d6]} Kg7 (49... Ke7 50. Kd5 {would be a zugswang}) 50. Bc4 Kf6 51. Kd5
Ke7 52. Ke5 Nh7 53. Ba2 a5 54. Bc4 Nf6 (54... Nf8 55. Bg8 a4 56. Bc4 {[%csl
Ra4,Rg6]}) 55. Bd3 Ng4+ 56. Kf4 Nf6 57. Bxg6 {This game shows why the bishop
is considered to be better than a knight in endgames with pawns on both flanks.
} 1-0

[Event "ARM-ROW m"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2004.06.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of the World"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Bb7 6. Nc3 (6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 {
Is more promissing for white.} exd5 8. Nh4 g6 9. cxd5 d6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qe3+
Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Nc3 a6 14. e4 $16 {Huzman - Pikula, 2002}) 6... Nc6 7.
Qd1 $6 {A curious way to fight for opening advantage.} ({I prefer} 7. e4) 7...
Bb4 {The initiative is clearly on the Black side now} 8. Qd3 {4 out of the
first 8 moves White spent on moving his Q around.} d5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 {Black is
two tempi up compared to normal Nimzo positions.} 10. Bd2 $6 (10. a3 {Is
refuted by} Ne5 $1 (10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 {enforcing the center}) 11. dxe5 (11.
Nxe5 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qxh1 $19) 11... Qxd3 12. exd3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Bxf3 14. Rg1 (
14. exf6 Bxh1 15. fxg7 Rg8 16. Bh6 c5 $1 $17) 14... Ng4 $17 {but perhaps it
was the lesser evil.}) (10. Bg2 {Of course not:} Nxd4 $1 $19) 10... Qh5 11. Bg2
O-O-O $1 {Leko's exploiting his development advantage. He's not wasting time
and start attacking white's central pawn while finishing his develompent. Nxd4
is a threat now. Black's game unfold very naturally now.} 12. O-O e5 {[%csl
Rd3][%cal Gd8d3,Yb4c3,Ye5e4] After so many moves with the queen, it ended up
is the most unfortunate position.} 13. Rac1 (13. e3 {is more tenacious} Bc5 $17
) 13... Nxd4 14. Nb5 {Desparation, White's trying to create complications in a
lost position.} (14. Nxd4 Rxd4 15. Qc2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {[%cal Gc3b5]} Qg6 $1 $19
{the most precise.}) 14... Nxb5 15. Qxb5 Bxd2 {Leko calculates accurately,
that white's compensation consists of a few checks only.} 16. Nxd2 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Rxd2 18. Qa6+ Kb8 19. Rxc7 {A thematic sacrifice, but there's one problem
to it here.... White has no pieces left to mate Black king} Kxc7 20. Qxa7+ Kd6
21. Qxb6+ Ke7 22. Rc1 (22. Qb4+ Rd6 23. Rd1 Rhd8 $19) 22... Rhd8 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O Nc6 $5 $146 {
Bringing the N straing into the game. This move order (instead of 13...Rb8
first) takes away Huzman's idea of transferring the N to b3} (13... Rb8 14. Re1
$146 ({black had no problems after} 14. b3 Nc6 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Qe3 Bg6 17. Rfd1
Qc7 {in Gelfand - Almasi/Budapest 2003}) 14... Bg6 15. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2b3] An
interesting idea by white. The knight is heading to b3, intending to open the
'a' file , and through it wants to put pressure on black's position. However,
black will have a sufficient counterplay along the 'b' file.} f6 $1 {Black
realizes that he needs to open other fields of battle, in order to develop
counterplay} 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 fxe5 18. Qxe5 ({after} 18. Rxa7 Qb6 19. Ra5
d6 {black hs too strong of a center to have any problems.}) 18... O-O 19. Rxa7
Rxb3 20. Be3 {[%csl Rb2,Rc4,Rc5,Rd7] Each player has his objects to play
against. For now white has the more active pieces, but black's next strong
move forces his to exchange his most active one - the Q} Bf5 $1 {[%cal Gd7d6]}
(20... Bf6 21. Qxc5 Rxb2 22. Qd6 $16 {[%csl Rd7]}) 21. Qc7 (21. Bxc5 $5 {
was the only way for white to fight for an advantage. However, this
continuation envolves a great deal of risk.} d6 22. Qe2 dxc5 23. g4 Bf6 $1 (
23... Bd6 24. gxf5 Bxh2+ $1 25. Kh1 (25. Kxh2 Qb8+ 26. Kg1 Qxa7 $17) 25... Bb8
26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Re7 $16) ({the natural} 23... Qd4 $2 {is refuted nicely with:
} 24. gxf5 Rxb2 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Qe3 Bh4 27. Ra8 $3 Bd8 $8 ({of course not:} 
27... Rxa8 $4 28. Qe8+) (27... Bxf2+ $4 28. Kh1 Qd6 29. Qd3 $1 $18) 28. Qxd4
cxd4 29. Bd5 $16) 24. gxf5 exf5 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Rf7 (26. Ra8 Rb8 $11) (26.
Qxf5 Bc3 27. Qxf8+ Qxf8 28. bxc3 {The draw seems to be the most likely result})
26... Rxb2 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Qxf5 {white has a symbolic advantage, which will
not be enough for a win.}) 21... Qxc7 22. Rxc7 Rd8 {the position is roughly
equal now} 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxb2 25. Rc7 Rd2 26. c5 Rb8 27. Be4 Bh3 {
Black is playing for a win, avoiding clear drawing lines.} (27... Bxe4 28. Rxe4
Rbb2 29. Rf4 g5 30. Rf6 Rbc2 {is drawish}) 28. Ra1 $1 Rf8 (28... Rbb2 $2 29. c6
$1 $16) 29. f4 e5 30. Ra8 $2 ({Accepting the sac looks dangerous, but ,
nevertherless, white proves to be fine in all variations.} 30. fxe5 h6 $1 ({
the natural:} 30... Rdf2 {is refuted nicely with:} 31. Bd5+ Kh8 32. Rc8 $1 {
and white is winning}) 31. c6 (31. Rca7 Re2) 31... dxc6 32. Bxc6 $16) 30...
Rxa8 31. Bxa8 exf4 {Now it is black who is pressing for a win, due to a strong
rook, and better pawn formation} 32. gxf4 Kf7 33. Bf3 (33. c6 $4 Rg2+ 34. Kh1
Ra2 $19) 33... Kf6 34. c6 d5 ({after} 34... dxc6 35. Rxc6+ Kf5 36. Rc4 {
there is too little material left on the board for black to hope for any
winning chances}) 35. Ra7 d4 36. c7 Rc2 37. Be4 d3 38. Ra1 ({A computer comes
up with a surprising line:} 38. Bxd3 $2 Rg2+ 39. Kh1 Rd2 40. Ra6+ $1 Ke7 41.
c8=N+ $1 Kf8 42. Kg1 Rxd3 43. Nd6 Rf3 44. Ra1 Rxf4 {however, here black has
good winning chances}) 38... Rxc7 39. Bxd3 Rc3 40. Bf1 {white was able to
exchange the 'c' and 'd' pawns, and now, the draw is just a matter of
technique. The point is that a B ending with pawns 'h' & 'g' vs 'h' is an easy
draw.} Bg4 41. Ra6+ Kf5 42. Ra7 Kg6 43. Ra6+ Kh5 44. Ra7 Kh6 45. Ra6+ {White
is simply attacking the black pawns, not allowing his to even activate the king
} g6 46. Ra7 Bf5 $1 {finding the only way to proceed: the bishop is heading to
e4, and the rook will go to the 'h' file} 47. Kf2 Be4 48. Be2 Rh3 49. Kg1 Rh4
50. Rf7 Bf5 {eventually, black won a pawn, but the position is still drawn.
All white has to do, is wait} 51. Kg2 Rxf4 52. Kg3 Ra4 53. Bf3 Ra3 54. Kf2 Ra5
55. Kg3 g5 56. Rf6+ Kg7 57. Rb6 Ra3 58. Rb7+ Kf6 59. Rb6+ Ke7 60. Rb7+ Kd6 61.
Rb6+ Kc5 62. Rf6 Bb1 63. Kf2 Bg6 64. h4 {White saw a forced way to make the
draw inevitable.} gxh4 65. Rf4 Ra2+ 66. Kg1 h3 67. Rh4 Rb2 (67... Ra3 68. Kf2
$11) 68. Rxh3 Kd4 69. Rh2 Rb3 70. Kf2 Ke5 71. Rh4 Kf5 72. Be4+ $1 Kg5 {1/2-1/2
Huzman,A-Beliavsky,A/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/[Gershon] (72)} 73. Bxg6 {any
capture is leading to a theoretical draw now:} Kxh4 (73... hxg6 74. Ra4 $11)
74. Bxh7 $11) (13... O-O 14. Bd2 ({After the naturally looking} 14. Be3 {
white would find it difficult to get rid of the black bishop on e4} Nc6 {
[%cal Gd8a5,Ga8b8] an the position is about equal}) 14... Nc6 15. Qe3 Bxf3 16.
Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bc3 (17. Bxa8 $143 Qxa8 {[%cal Gd4f3]} 18. f3 Nc2 19. Qd3 Nxa1 20.
Rxa1 Qc6 {[%cal Gf7f6] is good for black!}) 17... Nxf3+ (17... Nc2 {is bad due
to:} 18. Qd3 ({less convicning is:} 18. Qe4 Nxa1 19. Qxa8 Qxa8 20. Bxa8 Rxa8
21. Rxa1 Rb8 22. Rd1 Rb7 23. b3 {is unpleasant for black - his pawns are weak
and the bishop more passive.}) 18... Nxa1 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Qxd7 $16 {winnning
a pawn}) 18. Qxf3 f6 19. Rad1 {Lautier - Gelfand/ Cannes 2002}) 14. Re1 Bg6 15.
Bf4 {Simple and good. White is simply developing pieces, preparing to press
along the 'd' file. Black, on the other hand, will try his chances on the Q
side.} (15. Nd2 {with analogy to Huzman - Beliavsky, doesn't work due to} Nd4
$1 16. Ne4 (16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. b3 Nc2 {and black is by no means worse}) 16...
Rb8) 15... O-O 16. Rad1 Rb8 17. Rd2 Qc7 18. Bg5 $5 (18. Red1 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Bh5
$1 $11) 18... Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Rfd8 20. Rd6 Nd4 (20... Nxe5 21. Qxe5 f6 22. Nxe6
$1 $16) 21. Nf3 Nf5 {Black cannot exchange the N's, since then white B will be
much better than black's, and black will have nothing to put against the white
pressure.} 22. Ra6 (22. Rd2 d6 23. g4 Ne7 (23... Nd4 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Rxd4
dxe5 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. h3 $14) 24. exd6 Rxd6 25. Red1 Rbd8 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27.
Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Qd2 Qc7 $14) 22... Qb7 (22... d5 23. exd6 (23. cxd5 exd5 $132)
23... Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Ne5 $14) 23. Qa5 Qxb2 24. Qxc5 Bh5 (24... Rdc8 25.
Qa3 (25. Qxa7 $4 Rb7 $19) 25... Rxc4 26. Rxa7 Qxa3 27. Rxa3 d5 28. exd6 Nxd6
29. Ne5 $14 {/+/-}) 25. Qa3 $1 Qc2 26. Rxa7 Qxc4 {I really don't know what
mark to assign to this move. The first impression is that black has simply
blundered a piece . However, after this he's able to build a fortress, which
is very difficult to break through. On the other hand, after 26...Bxf3 black
would have to face a running white pawn, supported by a very strong B.
Therefore, my guess would be that this move was based on a very deep
evaluation of the arising positions from a practical point of view.} (26...
Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Qxc4 $14 {[%cal Ga2a8,Yf3a8]}) 27. Ra4 Qc2 28. g4 Rb2 29. Rf1
Bxg4 30. Rxg4 Rxa2 {Black's position is very solid, and the pressure along the
2nd rank makes white's winning chances problematic.} 31. Qb4 ({In the endgame
black always maintains very good chances for a draw:} 31. Qc1 Rc8 32. Qxc2
Rcxc2 33. Rb4 g6 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rd8 Ne3 36. Ne1 (36. fxe3 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 g5
38. Rg1 Rxg1+ 39. Kxg1 g4 40. Nd4 Ra5 41. Rxd7 Rxe5 42. Kf2 Kg6 {with good
drawing chances}) 36... Nxf1 37. Nxc2 Nd2 38. Rc8 Ra5 39. f4 g5 40. fxg5 Rxe5
41. h4 d5 {with good chances for survival}) 31... g6 32. Nd4 {Exchanging minor
pieces and reducing black's temporary pressure.However, the less pieces remain
on the board, the harder it would be for white to dismantle black's defence.}
Qd3 33. Nxf5 Qxf5 34. Re4 (34. Qe4 Qxe4 35. Rxe4 d5 {and black pawns create an
unbreakable fortress.}) (34. Qe7 $5 Rb8 35. Rd4 Qxe5 36. Rxd7 Qf4 {once again,
the counterplay along the second rank proves sufficient.}) (34. Qd4 $142 Re2
35. Re4 Rxe4 36. Bxe4 (36. Qxe4 Qxe4 37. Bxe4 d5 {with draw being the most
likely result}) 36... Qg4+ 37. Kh1 Ra8 (37... d5 $2 38. exd6 f5 39. f3 Qf4 (
39... Qh4 40. Qe5 fxe4 41. Qxe6+ Kg7 42. fxe4 $18) 40. Qf6 Qxd6 41. Bc2 $18 {
black has weakened himself too much}) 38. f3 Qh3 39. Rf2 (39. Kg1 Ra2 40. Rf2
Rxf2 41. Qxf2 Qh5 {here too, black seems to have more chances to achieve the
desired result.}) 39... Qh4) 34... Rc8 35. Re3 $6 {after this the draw is
achieved almost by force} Rc1 $1 36. Qh4 Raa1 37. Qf6 (37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qxd7 $4
(38. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 39. Bf1 $11) 38... Rxf1+ 39. Bxf1 Qg4+ 40. Rg3 Qe2 $19) 37...
Qb1 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Qd8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 a6 (10... Na6 {is the main move here, but it leads to
very drawish positions.Looks like black wanted to keep more life in the
position}) 11. Rfd1 d6 12. Rac1 (12. Rd2 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rd8) 12... Nh5 $1 {
The most accurate way to finish development.} (12... Qc7 13. Qb4 Ne8 14. Na4
$14) 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Qc2 Nf6 {Black is delaying the development of the b8N,
which will go to either d7 or c6, in accordance with the situation on the
board.} 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Qd2 Ne4 ({of course not} 16... Nc6 $2 17. Nd5 exd5 18.
cxd5 $16) 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bg5 {Forcing more simplifications} (18. b4 Qb7 $11)
18... Nc6 (18... Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 (20. Qd3 h6 $1 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22.
Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxg7 hxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kd7 25. Kxg2 Nc6 $19) 20... Qb7+ $11) 19. Bxe7
Nxe7 20. Qf4 $1 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Rac8 22. Qb7 {The endgame is absolutely equal} a5
23. e3 Qxb7 24. Bxb7 Rc7 25. Bf3 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6]} Kf8 26. Rc3 Nc8 27. Be2 Ke7
28. Kf1 Na7 (28... d5 29. cxd5 Rxc3 30. bxc3 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 exd5 32. c4 dxc4 33.
Bxc4 $14 {thanks to the B white has a slight edge}) 29. Rb3 Rb8 30. Rbd3 Rd8
31. Rb3 Rb8 32. Rbd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Evdokimov, Alexander A"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 ({Other possibilities at
black's disposal here are} 5... c5) ({and} 5... d5) 6. Qc2 Bb7 {This way black
is hoping to exploit the somewhat unnatural way of white's development, and
make it hard for white to untie.} 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O
d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Bh3 ({The usual continuation here is} 12. Rac1 {not
determining the bishop's position just yet. In is a more flexible, and thus
more reasonable continuation.}) 12... Re8 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. Qa3 (14. Qe3 {
is the other playable move here, but I believe that once white played 8.Qb3,
the only way to try and achieve anything here - it is by putting the queen to
a3.}) 14... a5 15. Be3 Bb7 16. Nh4 h6 17. f3 c5 18. Bf2 Qf8 19. Ng2 $1 ({
The natural} 19. e4 {runs into} g5 20. Ng2 g4 21. Bxg4 Nxg4 22. fxg4 Bxe4 {
and black is more than ok.}) 19... Nh7 20. Ne1 {The knight is surprisingly
much better placed on e1 than on h4.} Ng5 21. Bg2 f5 {and now e4 is no more an
option.} 22. Nc2 Nf7 23. Rd2 Qe7 24. Ne3 Nf6 25. Rcd1 g5 $6 {I don't like this
move. Objectively, this is just a weakening, although if you want to win on
the black side, especially in such a solid opening - you must take risks.} ({
after} 25... a4 {the position remains approximately equal.}) 26. Qd3 Kh8 27.
Qc3 (27. Nc2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} f4 28. e4 e5 29. dxc5 dxc5 {black is fine}) 27...
f4 28. Ng4 Nxg4 29. fxg4 cxd4 $6 (29... Bxg2 30. Kxg2 e5 31. dxc5 bxc5 {
makes more sense than the game to me.}) 30. Rxd4 e5 31. Bxb7 Qxb7 32. Rd5 {
Playing it solid, but i'd probably not be able to stop myself from playing:} (
32. Rxd6 $5 Nxd6 33. Rxd6 {And black's position is just falling apart} Qe4 (
33... Qh7 34. Bxb6 Qb1+ {black must be quick with counterplay, or white will
start pushing his extra pawns on the queen's side} 35. Kf2 $1 {[%csl Rh8]}
fxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Kg7 37. Qd3 $1 {and white is much better}) 34. gxf4 gxf4 35. Qh3
Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 37. Kf1 {and I take white}) 32... Rac8 33. Qb3 $2 {A simple
blunder.} (33. Qd3 {was MUCH stronger allowing b2-b3 and eying black's
weakened king side.}) 33... Qc6 {[%csl Rc4] Now the 'c' pawn is undefendable.}
34. Bxb6 a4 35. Qb5 Qxc4 36. Qd7 ({The lesser evil was} 36. Qxc4 Rxc4 37. b3
Rc2 38. R1d2 Rxd2 39. Rxd2 axb3 40. axb3 Rb8 41. Bc7 Rxb3 42. gxf4 exf4 43.
Bxd6 {and although being worse, white still has very decent drawing chances.})
36... Kg8 {and now, all of a sudden, it's white's king the one who's in
trouble.} 37. Qf5 $2 ({Again, better was} 37. Rxd6 $1 Nxd6 38. Rxd6 Qc1+ 39.
Kg2 Qc2 40. Kg1 (40. Rxh6 Qxe2+ 41. Bf2 f3+ {mating}) 40... fxg3 41. hxg3 a3
42. bxa3 Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Qh7 $15 {and i'm in doubt black can win this. E.g} 44.
Qf5 {[%cal Gd6g6]} Qxf5 45. gxf5 Rc2 46. Rxh6 Rxe2+ 47. Kh3 Rxa2 48. Bc5 e4 49.
Kg4 e3 50. Kxg5 e2 51. Rg6+ {with a perpetual.}) 37... Rc6 $1 {Protecting the
'd' pawn.} 38. Qg6+ Kf8 39. Bf2 Qxe2 40. Rxd6 {A blunder, but white's position
was already lost.} (40. R5d2 Qxg4 41. Qe4 Rec8 $19) 40... Qxd1+ $1 0-1

[Event "Igualada"]
[Site "Igualada"]
[Date "2005.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. Qc2 {A rare move, and one that probably doesn't promise white opening
advantage.} (9. O-O {is the main move here} Na6 10. Re1 ({Gelfand, against
Beliavsky opted for} 10. Qb1 c5 11. e4 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Rd1
Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Beliavsky,A/Lvov 2000/CBM 77 (36) with a good position
for black}) 10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 c5 13. Be3 Nc7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Na4
Ne6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Nd3 $14 {1-0 Anand,V-Gelfand,B/Shenyang 2000/CBM 79/
[Gershon] (40)}) 9... c5 10. d5 (10. dxc5 {is less logical} bxc5 11. O-O Nc6
12. Rad1 d6 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Bc1 a6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Rd2 h6 17. Qb1 {1/2-1/2
Polak,T-Laznicka,V/Olomouc 2003/CBM 95 ext}) 10... exd5 11. Ng5 Nc6 (11... h6
$143 {weakens the king too much.} 12. h4 ({worse is} 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nc6
14. Nf3 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bf6 16. Rc1 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4) 12... Nc6 13. Nxd5) 12.
Nxd5 {This looks nice, but in fact doesn't give white any opening advantage.} (
12. cxd5 Nd4 13. Qd1 h6 {and black seizes the advantage.}) 12... g6 {Now Nd4
is a threat, so white has to retreat the knight.} 13. Nf3 {now black
simplifies the position to equality} Nxd5 14. cxd5 Nb4 $1 15. Bxb4 cxb4 16. Qd2
Re8 17. O-O Bf6 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rxe2 {the position is equal: white has
more space which is compensated by a somewhat troubled pawn on d5: it stays on
the color of the bishops, and this favors black.} 20. Qc4 Re8 ({after} 20...
Re5 {black was probably worried about} 21. f4 Re8 22. f5 {with dangerous
initiative}) 21. Qxb4 d6 22. Rac1 Qd7 23. h4 {Both players are true to their
styles: playing on in every position..} Re5 24. Qd4 Rc8 {looks that a draw
agreement is just around the corner....} 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qd2 Qe8 ({an
attempt to win a pawn with} 26... Qf5 27. Rc1 Bxd5 {is dangerous for black
mainly:} 28. f4 Re4 29. Kh2 {with white's advantage.} (29. Bxe4 Qxe4 30. Kh2
Be6)) 27. Rc1 Re2 28. Qc3 {It was time to repeat the position with Re5, but
black plays for a win and.... pays for it.} Rxa2 $4 (28... Re5 29. Qd2 $11) 29.
Qf6 $1 {White wins back the pawn, and now black rook is cut out of the game,
whereas white is about the invade along the 7th rank.} Rd2 (29... Qf8 30. Rc7
Bc8 31. Rc6 Bd7 32. Rxd6 Qe8 33. Bf1 $18 {[%cal Gf1b5]}) 30. Qxd6 Kg7 (30... a5
31. h5 $1 b5 ({after} 31... gxh5 {white can already take the 'b' pawn} 32. Qxb6
Bxd5 33. Qxa5 Qe2 34. Qd8+ Kg7 {and he now has the check on g5.} 35. Qg5+ $18)
32. h6 {and it's time to resign.}) 31. Qf4 Qe2 $2 {a blunder in a lost position
} 32. Rc7 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 (33. Bf1 {was even stronger:} Bxd5 34. h5 $1 h6 35. hxg6
Kxg6) 33... Bxd5 34. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. Re1 b5 14. Qc2 $146 (
14. e4 {is the more explored move here, but it doesn't seem to post black any
serious problems.} bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 c5 (17... Ba3 $5) 18.
d5 exd5 19. exd5 Bf6 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxc4 Rb2 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24.
gxf4 Rd2 $11 {1-0 Izeta Txabarri,F-Rodriguez Lopez,R/Palencia 1999/CBM 71 ext 
(36)}) 14... dxc4 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. e4 {turns out that white played Qc2 witout
forcing black bishop to b5 first (with Qa4). The only difference is that
'a2-a4' will now be played without a tempo on the bishop.} Re8 {In order to
equalize, black must play c5 at some point. With his last move Black forsees
the opening of the 'e' file after "c5 d5 exd5".} 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bf1 {[%csl
Rc4]} Nb6 {Taking the 'd5' square under control. Now white will not be able to
meet c5 with d5.} 19. a4 {Had white played Qa4-c2 (and not Qd1-c2), gaining
the tempo for a4... in this position it would be White's turn, and he'd enjoy
a serious advanatage. Now he's one tempo short, and that's exactly what Anand
needs to equalize.} (19. Nf3 {runs into:} Bb5 $15 {[%cal Gb5a4,Yc8a6]} (19...
c5 $140 $2 20. d5)) 19... c5 20. a5 cxd4 21. Bxd4 (21. axb6 dxc3 22. bxa7 Rb7
23. Qxc3 (23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. a8=Q Qxa8 25. Bxc4 Rc8 $19) 23... Bb4) 21... Nd7 {
Now all the Q side pawns are exchanged, leading to a totally equal ending.} 22.
Bxa7 Rb5 23. Qxc4 Rxa5 24. Qxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.09"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. exd5 exd5 (
14... cxd5 15. Re1 (15. c5 $5 b4 16. Bxb4 Bxf1 17. Qxf1 {An I like white's
pawn mass on the Q side}) 15... bxc4 16. bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qc8 18. Qa4 Rb8 19.
Qxa7 Qxc4 20. Rec1 Bb4 21. Bf1 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Bxc3 23. Rc1 Ra8 24. Qc7 Bxd4 25.
Rc2 Ne4 26. Kg2 Nxf2 27. Rxf2 Bxf2 28. Kxf2 Rxa2+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Ibraev,
N-Pedersen,N/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (38)}) 15. Re1 dxc4 (15... Rb8 16. c5 Bc8 17.
Nf3 Ne4 18. Ne5 Nxc3 19. Qd3 Qc7 20. Qxc3 Re8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Leko,P/
Dortmund GER 2004/CT-1355 (29)}) 16. bxc4 (16. Bxc6 Rc8 17. d5 b4 18. Be5 ({
an attempt to sac an exchange for a pair of connected passers:} 18. Bxf6 Bxf6
19. bxc4 {fails to} Bxa1 20. Qxa1 Rxc6 $19 {[%csl Rd2]}) (18. Rxe7 Qxe7 19.
Bxf6 Qxf6 20. bxc4 Rxc6 21. dxc6 Qxc6 $17 {[%cal Ga6b7]}) 18... Nxd5 19. Bxd5
Qxd5 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 $11) 16... Qc7 17. c5 {Fixing a
weakness for black on the one hand, but also blocking own pawns on the other.}
(17. cxb5 Bxb5 18. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2c6] Is a different approach. What white
probably didn't like here, is that the Black bishop is open an working now.})
17... Rfe8 (17... Rad8 {Black would like to put his R here, but the 'a5-d8' is
problematic.} 18. Qb3 {[%csl Rc7,Rd8][%cal Gb3a3,Gc3a5,Ya5d8]}) 18. Qb3 Bf8 19.
Qa3 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bc8 21. Ba5 ({I like more:} 21. Qa5 $142 $5 Qb7 (21... Qd7
22. Nf3 $16 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gf3e5]}) 22. a4 (22. Ne4 {is weaker} Nxe4 ({
of course not:} 22... Nd5 23. Nd6 $1 Bxd6 24. Re8+ $1 Bf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.
Qd8#) 23. Bxe4 {[%cal Ga2a4]} Rb8 24. a4 b4 25. Rb1 b3 $132) 22... a6 23. Ne4
Nxe4 (23... Nd5 24. Nd6 $18) 24. Bxe4 Rb8 25. Bd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2f4] and black
is still given under an unpleasant pressure.}) 21... Qb7 22. Bd8 (22. Ne4 Nxe4
(22... Nd5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Bxd5 Bf8 $14 (24... cxd5 25. Re8+ Bf8 26. c6 $18))
23. Bxe4 Be6 $14) 22... Nd5 {with a knight on d5 black has nothing to fear
from.} 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qa5 (24. Re8 Qc6) 24... Be6 25. Bc7 Be7 26. Rb1 Bd7
27. Nb3 h6 28. Re1 Bf6 29. a3 {A typical situation where both sides' positions
are equally bad.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0304 79th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2004.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2003.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bb4 $6 {An
unambitious move, allowing white to execute his main idea: the d4-d5 advance.}
7. Bg2 ({In the two other games that reached this position, white tried the
immediate:} 7. d5 {after which black failed to equalize} Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Ne7 (
8... Na5 9. Qa4 Ne4 10. Bxa5 bxa5 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Rb8 14. Ne5
$16 {1-0 Vaganian,R-Nogueiras,J/Montpellier 1985/Candidates (37)}) 9. Bc3 Nf5
10. Nd2 Nd6 11. f3 O-O 12. e4 exd5 13. cxd5 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 $14 a5 $2 15. e5 a4
16. Qc2 Qe8 $2 (16... Nxd5 $142 17. exd6 (17. Qd3 Nxc3 18. exd6 Re8+ 19. Kf2
Re2+ 20. Kg1 Qg5 21. Ne4 Qh6 22. Nf2 $13) 17... Re8+ 18. Kf2 Ne3 19. Qd3 Nxf1
20. Kxf1 $16) 17. Kf2 Nxd5 18. Qd3 $1 $18 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Speelman,J/La
Valetta 1980/EXT 2000 (37). (36)}) 7... Bb7 8. d5 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 (9. Bxd2 $5 Ne7
10. Bc3 exd5 (10... Nf5 11. Nd2 $16) 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. O-O-O dxc4 13. Qxc4 {
with a good compensation for the pawn}) 9... Ne7 10. e4 exd5 11. cxd5 O-O 12.
O-O d6 $6 {Unnecessarily weakening the 'c6' and 'c7' squares} (12... Re8 13.
Rd1 $14) 13. Nc4 Nd7 {[%cal Gf7f5] intending to target white's center with the
aid of f7-f5. However, such moves can often compromise one's own king.} 14. Be3
a5 15. Rfd1 Ng6 16. Rac1 $2 {Underestimating black's counterplay against the
'd5' pawn} (16. Qc2 $142 {would have been more unpleasant for black, which
would mean more preparation for f5.} Ne7 (16... f5 17. exf5 Ne7 18. Bg5 $16)
17. f4 f5 $140 18. e5 $16) 16... f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Bh3 $6 {The bishop is
heading to a wrong spot. On e6 it can be easily exchanged.} (18. Qc2 $142 Rf7
19. Be4 Ngf8 20. Re1 Nf6 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Ne3 $14 {white has a
small plus due to space advantage, and slightly better pieces.}) 18... Rf8 19.
Be6+ Kh8 20. f4 Ne7 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd7f6]} 21. Bf2 {[%cal Gc4e3]} Nf6 22.
Ne3 Ne4 (22... Bc8 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Qd3 $11) 23. Ng4 Bc8 24. Qc2 Nc5 25. Bxc5
{Creating a symbolic weakness on a5.} (25. Bxc8 Rxc8 $11) 25... bxc5 26. Ne3 {
[%cal Ge3c4]} Nc6 $1 {[%cal Gc6d4] forcing the N's exhange, since white cannot
tolerate black N on d4.} 27. Qe4 Nd4 28. Nc2 Nxc2 29. Rxc2 Qf6 30. Re2 Ba6 31.
Rf2 Rab8 32. Rdd2 Rb4 {The position is balanced, and I believe that the draw
offer came after the Q retreat (of course, Qd3 isn't very likely to be the
move actually played. My guess: 33.Qe3:)} 33. Qd3 $6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rd4 d5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 ({
Previously Peter tried} 14... exd5 15. Rdd1 Nce4 16. Rac1 Bc5 17. e3 Nxc3 18.
Qxc3 Ne4 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Be5 Rac8 21. Bd4 Be7 22. Qf1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Qd1
Bd6 25. Bf1 Qf5 26. Kg2 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 f6 28. Bd3 Kf7 29. Qc2 g5 $1 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Leko,P/Cannes FRA 2002/The Week in Chess 381 (33). (32)}) 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rad1 $146 {Not forcing anything concrete, which practice proved
to be good for black. However, black is too solid in the center, for white to
hope for an advantage.} (16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 (17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Bxg5 Ne4 19.
Qxc8 Raxc8 20. Be3 (20. Rxd5 Nxg5 21. Rxg5 Rc2 $15) 20... Rc2 21. f3 Rxe2 22.
fxe4 Rxe3 23. exd5 Re2 24. d6 Rd8 $11) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 e5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Kuzmin,A-Ravi,T/Calcutta 2002/CBM 88/[Gershon] (40). (40)}) ({of
course not} 16. e4 $4 {which is losing a pawn:} Nxe4 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc8c2]})
16... Ne4 $1 {the most accurate way} 17. Qd3 (17. Qxc8 Raxc8 18. Ne5 (18. Nd2
Nf6 $11) 18... f5 $11) 17... Qb7 18. Nd2 (18. Ne5 Nxf2 $1 (18... Rad8 $5) 19.
Bxd5 (19. Kxf2 Bxg2 20. Rd7 Bc5+ 21. e3 Qe4 22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. b4 $140 f6 $1 $17
) 19... Nh3+ 20. Kg2 Nxf4+ 21. gxf4 exd5 22. Rxd5 Bd6 $11) 18... Nf6 19. e4 Bc6
20. Bd6 (20. Nc4 Bc5 21. Nd6 Qd7 (21... Qe7 22. Rc4 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6]} e5 23. Be3
Bxe3 24. Qxe3 $14) 22. Rc4 Rfd8 $11) 20... Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Rac8 {[%cal Ge6e5]} (
21... e5 22. Qc3 {[%csl Rc6,Re5]} Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe5 $16) 22. e5 Bxg2
23. exf6 Bd5 {[%csl Rd6]} (23... gxf6 $2 24. Rd7 Qa8 25. f3 Bh3 26. Ne4 {
with a very strong compensation for the pawn}) 24. Qd4 {Forces a draw} (24.
fxg7 Kxg7 25. Qd4+ f6 $11 {[%cal Gb7e7] the weakened position of black K is
compensated by the strong B on d5.}) 24... gxf6 25. Qxf6 Qc7 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27.
Qf6+ Kg8 28. Rxd5 {Instead of giving a boring perpetual, Loek decided to do it
in style :-)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Solin 11th"]
[Site "Solin/Spilt"]
[Date "2003.12.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 (12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 (
13... Bb7 14. Nfg5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7 $14) 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re3 Bf6 $14 {
Is the more popular way to handle this line nowadays}) 13. Nxc4 Bb7 14. e5 Nd5
15. Bd2 Rc8 16. a4 (16. Qe2 $143 {Lautier} b5 17. Na5 (17. Nd6 $6 Bxd6 18. exd6
c4 $36) (17. Ba5 N7b6 $10) 17... Ba8 18. Qxb5 (18. dxc5 Rxc5 $1 $10) 18... cxd4
19. Nxd4 (19. Rac1 Nc3 $10) 19... Rc5 20. Qa6 (20. Nb7 $4 Rxb5 21. Nxd8 Rb6 $19
) 20... Nc7 21. Qe2 (21. Qxa7 $2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nxe5 {/\ Qd5} 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 (
23... Qxd4 $2 24. Nc6 $1 $18) 24. Nac6 Bc5 $1 $17) (21. Qf1 Bxg2 (21... Nxe5 $6
22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Bb4) 22. Qxg2 Nxe5 23. Nac6 (23. Rxe5 $2 Qxd4 24. Rxc5 Qxa1+
25. Rc1 Qxa2 $17) (23. Nb7 Qxd4 24. Be3 (24. Nxc5 $2 Bxc5 25. Be3 Qd6 26. Bxc5
Qxc5 27. Rac1 Qd6 28. Rcd1 Nd5 $17) 24... Qd5 $1 25. Bxc5 Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Bxc5 27.
Nxc5 Nxe1 28. Qxd5 Nxd5 29. Rxe1 Rc8 30. Nd3 $10) 23... Nxc6 24. Nxc6 Qxd2 25.
Nxe7+ Kh8 $10) 21... Bxg2 $11 {Kasparov,G (2785)-Lautier,J (2620) Yerevan ol 
(Men) 1996 (3) 1/2}) 16... a6 17. Qe2 Rc7 (17... Ba8 18. Rac1 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5
20. Red1 Qd7 21. h4 h6 22. Qg4 Kh7 23. Qh5 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Zarnicki,P/
Buenos Aires 1997/EXT 98 (38)}) (17... b5 18. Ba5 {The point is that comparing
to the line with 16.Qe2 black doesn't have Nb6 now.} N7b6 19. axb5 axb5 20.
Nxb6 Nxb6 21. Qxb5 $18) 18. Rac1 h6 19. Red1 Qb8 $1 {X-raying on the 'e5' pawn,
which might become weak after the inevitable exchange of 'd4 and 'c5' pawns.}
20. dxc5 Nxc5 $6 (20... Bxc5 $142 {not letting the N to d4}) 21. Nd4 Kh7 $6 (
21... Nd7 22. Qg4 (22. a5 b5 23. Nd6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bxd6 25. exd6 Qxd6 $17)
22... Nxe5 $1 (22... Kh7 23. Qh5) 23. Nxe5 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Qxe5 25. Bxh6 Rd8 {
and black is ok}) 22. a5 $1 b5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. exd6 Rcc8 25. b4 Nd7 26. Be4+ (
26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nxb5 {is immediately suggested by fritz, however, after the
initial horror and panic, black seems to be fine:} axb5 28. Qxb5 Bc6 (28... Rd8
29. a6 Ba8 30. Qxb8 Nxb8 31. b5 {with compensation, which, IMHO is only
sufficient for a draw.}) 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Rc1 Bb5 $15) 26... Kg8 27. Bxh6 $1 {
A thematical sacrifice, which demanded, however, a very deep calculation} Rxc1
(27... gxh6 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Qh5 N5f6 (29... N7f6 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg5+ Kh8
32. Bxd5 Nxd5 33. Nc6 Rxc6 34. Rxc6 Bxc6 35. Rd4 $18) 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Nc6
Bxc6 32. Bxc6 {[%cal Gd1d4,Gd4h4,Yh6g5]} Qa7 (32... Rfd8 33. Rd4 Nf8 34. Qxf6
Rxd6 35. Rg4+ Ng6 36. Rc5 $1 Rdxc6 37. Rh5 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 Qb7+ 39. Kh3 $18) 33.
Qg5+ Kh7 34. Bxd7 Nxd7 35. Rc7 $1 Rxc7 36. dxc7 Qxc7 37. Rd4 $18) 28. Rxc1 Rc8
(28... gxh6 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Qh5 N5f6 (30... Kg7 31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Qg6+ Kh8
33. Qh7#) (30... Kg8 31. Qxh6 N5f6 {leads to 30...N5f6}) (30... N7f6 31. Qxh6+
Kg8 32. Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gd4e6]} Nxc7 33. Qg5+ Kh8 34. Qxf6+ Kg8 35. Qg5+ Kh8 36.
Qh6+ Kg8 37. Qh7#) 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Bxb7 Qxb7 33. Nc6 $1 Nd5 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35.
Ne7 N7f6 $8 (35... Nxe7 36. Qxe7 $18) 36. Rc7 $3 Nxc7 37. Qxf6+ Kh7 38. Qh4+
Kg7 39. Qd4+ Kh7 (39... f6 40. Qg4+ Kh8 41. Qh5+ Kg7 42. Qg6+ Kh8 43. Qh6#) 40.
Qd3+ f5 (40... Kg7 41. Qc3+ f6 42. dxc7 $18) 41. Qd1 {[%cal Gd1h5,Gh5g6]} ({or
} 41. Qd4 {[%cal Gd4h4]} Qe4 42. Qxe4 fxe4 43. dxc7 $18) 41... Kg7 42. Qh5 $18)
29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Bd2 (30. Qg4 Qf8) 30... Qb8 31. Bxd5 Bxd5 32. Bf4 {The
opposite colored BB give black some survival chances} Qc8 33. Qc2 Bc4 (33...
Qxc2 34. Nxc2 e5 35. Be3 f6 36. Bc5 Kf7 37. f4 $16 (37. Ne3 Bf3)) 34. Nf3 $1
Qc6 35. Nd2 Bd5 $6 (35... e5 $142 36. Bg5 f6 37. Be3 Kf7 38. f4 exf4 39. Bxf4
Qd5) 36. Qxc6 Bxc6 37. Be3 e5 38. f4 $1 exf4 $6 {Giving up 'd4' and with it
the whole Qside} ({if black tries to keep the control over 'd4' square} 38...
f6 {white will decide the matters on the Kside} 39. f5 {[%cal Gg3g4,Gh2h4,
Gg4g5] Nevertheless, it seems to me that black has more chances here.}) 39.
Bxf4 Bd5 40. Kf2 {[%cal Gf2d4,Yd2e4,Ye4c5,Yd2b3,Yb3c5]} f6 41. Ke3 Kf7 42. Kd4
Ke6 43. g4 g5 44. Bg3 Ne5 (44... Bg2 45. Nb3 Bf3 46. Nc5+ Nxc5 47. Kxc5 Bxg4
48. Kb6 Kd7 (48... f5 49. Kxa6 f4 50. Bf2 Kxd6 51. Kxb5 $18) 49. Kxa6 Kc6 50.
Ka7 Bc8 51. h4 gxh4 52. Bxh4 Kxd6 53. Bxf6 Kc6 54. a6 Kc7 55. Be5+ Kc6 56. Bh2
$18) (44... Nf8 45. Ne4 Bxe4 46. Kxe4 Nd7 (46... Kd7 47. Kf5 $18) 47. Kd4 $22
$18 {[%cal Gd4d5,Gd4c5]}) 45. Bxe5 fxe5+ 46. Kc5 Bg2 (46... e4 47. Nf1 {
[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5]}) 47. Nf1 $1 Kd7 (47... Bxf1 48. Kc6 $18) 48. Ne3 Bf3 49.
Nd5 Kd8 50. Nc7 (50. Nc7 Bxg4 51. Nxa6 e4 52. Kd4 Kd7 53. Nc5+ Kxd6 54. a6 $18)
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3
Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 a5 13. Qe3 Re8 14. Bc3 Qe7
(14... d5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc8 17. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Adams,M/London
2000/CBM 76 (17).}) 15. Bh3 Bb7 16. Nh4 (16. Ne1 Ne4 17. Bg2 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxg2
19. Nxg2 e5 $11) (16. Nd2 e5) 16... Qf8 17. f3 c5 $1 {A strong positional pawn
sacrifice. Giving up the 'a' pawn, black gets a long term initiative} (17... e5
$143 18. d5 $14) 18. dxc5 $2 (18. Qd2 $142 cxd4 (18... Rad8 19. e4) 19. Qxd4 d5
20. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) 18... bxc5 19. Qd2 d5 (19... Ra6 20. e4 $14) 20. Bxa5 $6 ({
The lesser evil was} 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. Bxa5 (22. e4 d4 23. Bxa5
f5 $1 24. Nxf5 $140 Ne5 $17) 22... Ne5 23. b3 Qe7 $44) 20... d4 $1 {[%csl Ra5,
Rh3,Rh4] All of white pieces are badly placed, whereas the extra pawn is not
felt at all} 21. b4 (21. Ng2 h6 22. Ne1 g5 23. Bg2 Qg7 24. h3 (24. Nd3 g4 {
is similar to the game}) (24. g4 h5 25. h3 hxg4 26. hxg4 e5 27. b4 e4 $36))
21... h6 22. a3 g5 23. Ng2 Qg7 24. Ne1 (24. bxc5 Nxc5 25. Rb1 g4 26. Bxg4 Nxg4
27. fxg4 ({Fritz comes up with} 27. Bb6 $5 {and seems to be happy after} Ne4 (
27... Ne3 28. Nxe3 (28. Qxd4 Nxd1 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bxc5 Ba6 31. Rxd1 Bxc4 $11
) 28... dxe3 29. Qd4 Qxd4 (29... Na6 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. Bxe3 Bc6) 30. Rxd4 Na4)
28. Qxd4 e5 29. Qd7 Nc3 30. Qxb7 Nf6 31. Bc5 Nxe2+ 32. Kh1 Nc3 {But I would
take black here}) 27... e5 {with an extremely strong compensation}) 24... g4
25. Bg2 e5 26. fxg4 $6 {Compromising own king} (26. Rb1 $142 Bc6 (26... e4 27.
bxc5 gxf3 28. exf3 e3 29. Qxd4 e2 30. Rd2 Rxa5 31. Rxb7 Nxc5 32. Rbb2 $18) 27.
b5 (27. e3 $2 gxf3 28. Nxf3 Ne4 29. Qe1 Nc3 30. Nxd4 $1 exd4 31. Bxc6 Rxe3 32.
Bxa8 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Nxb1 $19) 27... Bb7 28. Rb3 {[%cal Gb3a3,Gb3f3]} e4 29. Bc7
{[%cal Yd7e5,Gc7e5]} gxf3 30. exf3 e3 $15) 26... Bxg2 27. Nxg2 Nxg4 {[%cal
Ge5e3]} (27... Ne4 $143 28. Qd3 Qxg4 $15) 28. Rf1 (28. e3 $5 Ndf6 29. exd4 Ne4
30. Qc2 exd4 {[%cal Ge4f2,Gf2h3]} 31. Rf1 $8 Nc3 32. Rce1 Ne5 (32... Rxe1 33.
Rxe1 Ne5 34. Qf5 $1 Nxc4 35. Qxc5 Nxa3 36. Qc6 $11) 33. Bc7 d3 34. Qd2 (34.
Bxe5 dxc2 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 $19) 34... Ne2+ 35. Kh1 Rxa3 $17) 28... e4 29. Qf4 (29.
e3 Nde5 $19) 29... e3 {white forces are cut in two now.} 30. Qf5 Ndf6 31. Nf4 (
31. Qxc5 $5 Ne4 32. Qf5 Ngf2 {[%cal Ge6f6,Ye8e5,Ge8e6]} (32... Re5 33. Qf3 (33.
Qf4 Nef2 34. Qf3 Nh3+ 35. Kh1 Ngf2+ 36. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 37. Kg1 Raxa5 38. bxa5 Rxa5
$11)) 33. Nh4 Re5 34. Qf3 Rae8 $17 {[%cal Ge4g5,Gg5h3]}) 31... Re5 32. Qc2 Ne4
$17 {[%csl Rg1]} 33. Bc7 Ree8 {[%cal Gg4h2]} 34. Nd5 (34. Nd3 $142 {[%cal
Gd3f2]} Rxa3 (34... h5 $143 $2 35. Rf5 h4 36. Nxc5 Ngf2 37. Nxe4 Nxe4 38. Kg2
hxg3 39. Bxg3 Rxa3 40. Rcf1 $132) 35. Nxc5 Nxc5 36. bxc5 d3 37. Qb1 (37. exd3
e2 $19 {[%cal Gg7d4]}) 37... d2 $19) 34... Ngf2 35. b5 h5 {Black is attacking
the K will virtually the whole army, while only white B is trying to protect
the monarch.} 36. a4 (36. b6 h4 37. b7 hxg3 38. h4 (38. h3 g2 $19 {[%cal Gf2h3]
}) 38... Qg4 39. bxa8=Q Rxa8 $19) 36... h4 37. Kg2 Re6 {Bringing in the final
resource. White is helpless} (37... Qg4 38. Rxf2 exf2 {is also winning, but
less precise}) 38. Rg1 (38. b6 hxg3 39. hxg3 (39. h3 Qh6 40. Rxf2 (40. Nf4 Rxb6
41. Bxb6 Qxf4 $19) 40... gxf2 (40... Nxf2 $4 41. Qf5 $16) 41. b7 Rae8 42. b8=Q
Rxb8 43. Bxb8 Rg6+ $19) 39... Qh8 (39... Re5 $2 40. Bxe5 Qxe5 41. Rg1 Qxg3+ 42.
Kf1 Nd2+ 43. Qxd2 Qxg1+ 44. Kxg1 exd2 45. Rb1 d1=Q+ 46. Rxd1 Nxd1 47. a5 $1 $18
) 40. Rh1 Rh6 41. b7 Re8 42. b8=Q Rxb8 43. Rxh6 Qxh6 44. Bxb8 Qh3+ 45. Kf3 Ng5+
46. Kf4 Qg4+ 47. Ke5 Qe6+ 48. Kf4 Nfh3#) 38... d3 39. exd3 h3+ 40. Kf1 Nd2+ (
40... Nd2+ 41. Ke2 Qg4+ 42. Ke1 Nf3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Stepanakert Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Stepanakert"]
[Date "2004.03.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O Nc6 {Following
Bologan's footsteps.} (13... O-O 14. Bd2 Nc6 15. Qe3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bc3
(17. Bxa8 $143 Qxa8 {[%cal Gd4f3]} 18. f3 Nc2 19. Qd3 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 Qc6 {
[%cal Gf7f6] is good for black!}) 17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 f6 19. Rad1 {Lautier -
Gelfand/ Cannes 2002}) 14. Nd2 $146 ({Bologan tried:} 14. Re1 Bg6 15. Bf4 O-O
16. Rad1 Rb8 17. Rd2 Qc7 18. Bg5 $5 (18. Red1 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Bh5 $1 $11) 18...
Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Rfd8 20. Rd6 Nd4 (20... Nxe5 21. Qxe5 f6 22. Nxe6 $1 $16) 21. Nf3
$14 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 99_01/[Gershon] (40)})
14... Bg6 15. Re1 Qc7 16. Ne4 (16. Nb3 $5 Rb8 17. Be3 Qxe5 (17... Nxe5 $6 18.
Nxc5 $1 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Rxe5 $14) 18. Qd2 $1 {[%cal Ge3f4,Ge3c5]} (18.
Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Rxe5 d6 $15) 18... Qh5 (18... Qc7 19. Nxc5 $14) 19.
Bf4 Rb7 20. Bd6 $1 $40) 16... O-O (16... Qxe5 {Leads to a worse endgame.} 17.
Qxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxc5 (18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxa8 Nxc4 {Having two pawns for an
exchange, and such a pawn mass in the center, black has good winning chances
in the arising endgame.}) 18... Rc8 19. Nxe6 dxe6 (19... Nd3 $2 20. Nxg7+ Kd8 (
20... Kf8 $2 21. Bh6 Nxe1 22. Rxe1 $18 {[%cal Gg7f5]}) 21. Bd2 $16 {[%cal
Gd2a5]}) 20. Rxe5 Rxc4 21. Be3 Bf6 22. Rb5 O-O 23. Bxa7 Rc2 {Black will win
back the 'b' pawn, but the remaining 'a' pawn supported by the two bishops
will be extremely dangerous.}) 17. Bf4 Rab8 18. Rad1 Nd4 {With the N on d4
black has no problem in this position.} 19. b3 Bxe4 {Preparing 20...d6.
However, black might have missed white's 21st move.} (19... Rfd8 20. Nd6 $14)
20. Rxe4 d6 $6 (20... Rfd8 $142 $11 {with the idea of d6 or d5.}) 21. Rexd4 $1
{The N must be destroyed, and black's last move made this exchange sac
possible.} (21. exd6 Bxd6 $11) 21... cxd4 22. Qxd4 {Now white is winning a
pawn.} dxe5 (22... d5 $143 23. cxd5 Rb4 24. Qe3 exd5 25. Bxd5 {White has two
pawns for an exchange, and two fierce bishops, black made a correct decision
not to go into this position.}) 23. Bxe5 Qa5 24. Bxb8 Rxb8 {Although being a
pawn down, black has very good drawing chances, due to the blocked and
vulnerable position of white's Q-side pawn chain.} 25. Qd2 Bb4 26. Qe2 Rd8 $1 {
The less major pieces are left on the board - the better black's chances are.}
27. Bf3 (27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Be4 Qd4 $14 ({but not:} 28... Qd2 29. Qxd2 Bxd2 30.
c5 Kf8 31. Kf1 Ke7 32. f4 $16)) 27... Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 g6 (28... Qxa2 $4 29. Qd8+
Bf8 30. c5 $18) 29. Kg2 Bc5 $1 {Black is keeping white Q side pawns from
moving, and puts an eye on the weak f2 pawn. The material disadvantage is not
a factor here.} (29... Qxa2 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qd4+ Kg8 32. c5 {once the 'c'
pawn starts moving, black is in trouble.}) 30. Qe2 Qc3 31. Bc6 h5 32. Qf3 {
The only way to break black domination is to swap the QQ, entering a drawish
^- ending.} Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 a5 {White Q side pawns cannot get moving now: In
order to play a2-a3, the king would have to come to b2, and with a king on b2 
(protecting the a3 pawn), b3-b4 advance will not be executable.} 34. Ke2 Kf8
35. f3 Ke7 36. Kd3 Bg1 37. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 "Chile"]
[BlackTeam "Spain II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. Bg2 Bd6 ({
Anand prefers:} 7... Qd7 {although in the following game his posiiton was
rather suspicious:} 8. O-O Bd6 9. Qc3 O-O 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. b4 $1
dxc4 13. Nf3 $2 {0-1 Ponomariov,R-Anand,V/Cap d'Agde 2003/CBM 98/[Roiz,M] (52)}
(13. a4 b5 14. Ne4 $16)) (7... Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Nxd4 $2 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11.
Ndc4 $1 (11. Nxc6 Qd7) 11... Bb4+ 12. Kf1 dxc4 13. Bxc6+ Bxc6 14. Qxc6+ Kf8 15.
Bg5 Qe8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qxf6 $16 {1-0 Halkias,S-Mastrovasilis,A/Antalya TUR
2004 (29)}) 8. O-O (8. Qa4 Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12.
Ncxd2 O-O 13. O-O Qd6 14. Rac1 a5 15. a3 Nd8 16. e3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Riazantsev,
A-Brodsky,M/Sochi 2004/CBM 101 (53)}) 8... O-O 9. Qa4 (9. Qc3 {- the queen is
better placed here, to my taste.}) 9... Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nb1 {A typical
manoeuvre: ther knight has nothing to do on d2, so it's transferred to c3.} Ne4
$1 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 {The next phase will be about the 'c4' square: if
white is able to push c4 - he'd be better. If black is able to prevent it -
the position would be equal, perhaps even with some advantage for black.} 14.
Nd2 {[%csl Rc4]} Qe8 $1 {[%mdl 96] An extremely important move in Black's plan.
It both drives white's Q away, and brings own lady to fight for the vital
square. A typical example when tactics serve a positional idea.} 15. Qd1 (15.
Qxe8 Rfxe8 {[%csl Re2]} 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Nxc4 Rxe2 $17) 15... Qc6
16. Bb2 Nc4 {Black has won the battle for the 'c4' square. His only problem
will now be a slightly awkwardly placed queen.} 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 {[%csl Rb2]} 18.
Re1 Rab8 {A useful move, protecting the bishop in case white succeedes to push
c4.} 19. e3 {[%cal Gg2f1]} Qb5 (19... a5 $5 20. Bf1 (20. a4 Qc6) 20... Qc6 21.
a4 Qe8 $11) 20. Qb3 Qxb3 $6 {I don't like this move - Black is opening the 'a'
file for white, and allows white to bring another pawn closer to the center.} (
20... Qa5 $142) 21. axb3 a5 22. Ba3 Rfd8 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rec1 {Now white has
a slight edge (which, however, didn't last that long in this game). White's
pluses over black's position: a better bishop, and a longer pawn chain. Of
course, if black plays coolly it shouldn't be too serious.} Kf8 25. Ra3 Ke7 26.
b4 (26. Kf1 {It's a good idea to bring the king closer to the center first.})
26... axb4 27. cxb4 Rc6 $1 28. Rb1 Kd6 29. Bf1 g6 30. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metalska Trgovina CC 90"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "2002.01.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Podlesnik, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 (6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5
Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Bd6 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Bf3 f5 12. Nc3 Nce7 13. Kg2 Bb7 14.
Nb5 O-O 15. Nbxd6 cxd6 16. Ba3 $14 {1-0 Lev,R-Rechlis,G/Israel 1999/EXT 2000 
(37)}) 6... Bb4+ (6... exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 (10. Qc2
Re8 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 c6 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. Nh4 Bb4 15. Nf5 Qf8 16. e3 g6 17.
Nh4 Qe7 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. a3 Bd6 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 $14 {1-0 Epishin,
V-Tomashevsky,E/Elista RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 339 (65)}) 10... Qe7 11. Bxd6
Qxd6 12. Re1 Rfe8 13. Rc1 Rad8 14. Qd2 Nf8 15. Qb2 Ne6 16. b4 $14 {1-0 Antic,
D-Damljanovic,B/Herceg Novi YUG 2001/The Week in Chess 335 (55)}) 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Qxd2 (8. Nfxd2 Nxd5 9. Bg2 Nd7 10. O-O {1/2-1/2 Polak,T-Lerner,K/Graz 1999/
EXT 2001 (10)}) 8... Ne4 {Trying to improve over the previously tried;} (8...
Nxd5 9. e4 $1 {After his game with Yudasin in 1999, Beliavsky comes with an
important novelty.} Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Nf6 11. Nc3 Qc8 12. Kg2 Qb7 13. Rhe1 O-O 14.
Rad1 $14 {Beliavski - Rechlis/2nd EUCC/Ohrid/2000}) 9. Qb2 exd5 10. Bg2 O-O 11.
O-O Re8 {white's best plan is to try and blockade black's pawns on the queen
side, whereas black, on his part, cannot allow that.} 12. b4 c5 (12... c6 13.
Ne5 $1 Bb7 14. Rc1 {and black has difficulties to develop his queen side.}) ({
the idea:} 12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nxg3 {is refuted by:} 14. Qxe8+ ({but not} 14.
Qd2 Nxf1 15. Bxf1 Nd7 {with good play for black}) 14... Qxe8 15. hxg3 {where
white's R + 2 pieces are much stronger than the queen}) 13. b5 (13. bxc5 bxc5
14. dxc5 Nc6 {with an unclear game} ({but not:} 14... Nxc5 $2 {[%csl Re2]} 15.
Nd4 {and black cannot develop})) 13... Bb7 14. Nc3 a6 15. a4 {white is not in
hurry to take on c5.} Qf6 16. e3 Nxc3 (16... Nd7 17. Rfc1 {- game}) 17. Qxc3
Nd7 18. Rfc1 a5 $2 {allowing white to drive the game into a technical endgame}
(18... axb5 $142 19. axb5 Qf5 {black should keep the queens on the board} (
19... Rxa1 $6 20. Rxa1 Ra8 21. Rxa8+ Bxa8 22. Qa3 Qd8 23. Bh3 $1 {is not
satisfactory for black.})) 19. dxc5 $1 {at the right moment} Qxc3 20. Rxc3 Nxc5
(20... bxc5 {would have made white's b5 pawn - a strong passer.} 21. Nd2 $1 $16
{[%csl Ra5,Rc5][%cal Gd2b3]}) 21. Nd4 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5][%cal Gg2d5] now black is
bound to a passive defence.} Rac8 22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Rac1 {[%cal Gd4b3] with a
strong threat: Nb3} Rce7 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gc5a4] with black being passive, his
position still remains solid, mainly due to the strong position of the night.
The answer to the problem is obvious:} 24. Rxc5 $1 bxc5 25. Rxc5 {black rooks
are extremely passive, while all white's pieces are working well.One of the
'a5' or 'd5' pawns is doomed (if not both), which will ensure white a safe
advantage until the very end.} g6 26. Kf1 $1 {bringing the king closer, black
has nothing productive to play} f5 {[%cal Gh3c8] black must close this
diagonal, or his rook will never move.} 27. Bg2 Rd7 (27... Rc8 28. Bxd5+ Kg7
29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. Bc6 $16 {[%cal Gd4b3]} (30. Nc6 $143 Rd7 31. Be6 Rd1+ $1 32.
Ke2 Bxe6 33. Kxd1 Bb3+ 34. Kd2 Bxa4 35. Nxa5 Bxb5 {with chances to save the
game})) 28. Nb3 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Nxa5 {now, white has two passers, the
rest is a matter of good technique} Kf8 ({an attemp to win back the 'a' pawn
fails:} 30... Ra7 31. Nc6 Rxa4 $4 32. Ne7+) 31. Nc6 Bb7 32. Nd4 {not allowing
black to break the pawns apart, of course.} Ke7 33. Ke2 Kd6 34. Kd2 Rd8 (34...
Kc5 35. Kc3 {[%cal Gd4b3]}) 35. a5 Ra8 36. Nb3 {[%csl Ra8,Rb7] black is
absolutely helpless} Bc8 37. Bf1 $1 {Not in hurry! Giving the 'a6 square a
little bit more protection} (37. a6 {would have given black a chance to change
the character of the game} Bxa6 38. bxa6 Rxa6) 37... d4 {desperation} (37...
Ra7 38. b6 Ra8 39. Kc3 Bb7 40. Kd4 Bc8 41. Nc5 Rxa5 42. b7 Kc7 43. bxc8=Q+ Kxc8
44. Kxd5 Ra2 45. Nd3 {is an easy win}) 38. exd4 Be6 39. Nc5 Bd5 40. a6 Rf8 41.
b6 {the rest is easy.Beautiful technique by white} f4 42. Bb5 fxg3 43. fxg3
Rf2+ 44. Kc3 Rxh2 45. Nd7 (45. b7 $142 Kc7 46. Nd7 Bxb7 47. axb7 Kxb7) 45...
Rg2 46. b7 Rxg3+ 47. Kb4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.02"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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 "France"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 (13... b5 {
is a more popular alternative in recent years. I suspect Lutz didn't play it
against Bacrot being concerned of the latter's improvement over the following
game:} 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 c5 (16... Nb6 {is perhaps more
accurate:} 17. c5 Nd5 18. Qc2 h6 19. Bg2 Rb8 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Bd2 Rb7 22. h4 Bb5
23. Re4 Rd7 24. a4 Ba6 25. Rb1 Ne7 26. Rb4 Nd5 27. Rb1 Ne7 28. Rb4 Nd5 {
1/2-1/2 Pelletier,Y-Gelfand,B/Biel SUI 2005/The Week in Chess 558}) 17. d5 exd5
18. Bxd5 Nb6 19. Ba5 Bf6 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Qf3 Qd7 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Ne4 Bd4 24.
Qf4 h6 25. a4 Rbe8 26. Rxb6 Qxa4 27. Reb1 Bxc4 28. Bc6 Qa5 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 30. h4
{here black has suffecient compensation for the exchange, but Adams blundered
here with} Be5 $2 {and lost after} 31. Nf6+ Bxf6 32. Qxc4 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Adams,
M/Dortmund GER 2005/The Week in Chess 558 (52)}) 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4
16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 (17... Bb5 {has been thoroughly studied in Kamski -
Karpov match} 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 21. Nc4 Bxc3 22. Rxd7
Qf6 23. Re4 {with slight edge for white}) 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 (19. Nb3 Nd3 20.
Re2 Bb4 21. Bd4 Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Anand,V/Shenyang 2000/CBM 079}) 19...
Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4 {After the forced series of moves, black is now able
to win an exchange (and does so). As compensation for the material white has a
very strong pawn on c6, which is strangling black, and an unanswered light
squared bishop.  What usually happens here is that black is forced to bail out
with an exchange sac, grabbing the 'c' pawn. However, in the light of
Topalov's latest innovation (see below) this position might lose its black
supporters.} Nd3 22. Be5 (22. Ba3 $5 {is probably the direction to search in
now:} Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 {the latest, and quite an important addition to this
line belongs to Veselin Topalov, from the world championship in San Luis,
where he played} 24. Rxe8+ $1 {and after} Qxe8 25. Bd5 h5 $6 26. Kg2 Be7 27.
Bb2 Bf6 28. Bc1 Qe7 29. Be3 Rc7 30. h4 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Anand,V/San Luis ARG
2005 (97) achieved a considerable advantage.}) 22... Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6
{this move is virtually automatic, which, however, strikes me as quite
illogical: why should white not keep his bishop pair on the board? Well, i'm
still under the impression of Topalov's play.} (24. Bf4 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.
Bd5 Be5 27. Be3 {would have led to virtually the same position as happened in
Topalov-Anand.}) 24... Qxf6 25. c7 {that was, of course, white's idea behind
taking on f6: with a pawn on c7 he is by no means risking to lose, but as
practice shows his risk of winning is minimal as well.} Qd6 26. Rc1 {white
winning black the exchange is a matter of time now (2 moves - Bb7 and Bxc8 -
to be exact), however, after that there is no win, as black throws in his
queen side pawns, which secures his sufficient counterplay.} b5 27. Qc2 g6 28.
Bb7 b4 29. Qc5 {That's Bacrot's improvement, which, however, doesn't really
improve his position. a draw is a draw.} (29. h4 h5 30. Kg2 a5 31. Qc4 Kg7 32.
Bxc8 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Hracek,Z/Germany 2001/CBM 82 ext}) 29... Qxc5 30.
Rxc5 {White is planning on bringing in the king to the queen side, but black
makes it just on time.} Rfe8 31. Kf1 Kf8 $1 {Simple and good. Here white can
no more wait with capture on c8, as he ran out of useful moves, whereas black
wants to play Ke7.} (31... a5 {would be bad now, and seems that this was
Etienne's idea:} 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. Ke2 Kf8 34. Kd3 a4 35. Rc4 b3 36. a3 {
white wins a pawn, and gets (some) chances for a win.}) 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. Ke2
Ke7 34. Kd3 Kd6 35. Kc4 Rxc7 36. Rxc7 Kxc7 37. Kxb4 Kb6 {this totally symetric
position is, of course, a dead draw.} 38. f4 f5 39. h3 h6 40. Kc4 Kc6 41. a3 a6
42. Kd4 Kd6 43. a4 a5 44. Kc4 Kc6 45. h4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zoler, Dan"]
[Black "Gershon, Alik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Be7 9. b4 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 Rc8 (11... a5 12. b5 Nb8 13. Qc2 d6 $2 14.
Ng5 $1 Bxg2 15. Bxf6 g6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Kxg2 $16 {1-0
Giorgadze,T-Kupreichik,V/URS 1979/MCD (44)}) 12. e4 (12. Qb3 a5 13. b5 Nb8 14.
Rfd1 Qc7 15. Rac1 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Kholmov,R-Tal,M/Baku 1972/URS-ch (15)}) 12...
d6 13. Qe2 a5 {A bit premature} (13... Qc7 $142 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 a5 $11)
14. b5 Nb8 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 (17... Nfd7 18. Rfd1 {
[%cal Gd1d7]}) 18. Ndf3 {While playing a5 I underestimated the power of
white's knight on e5.} (18. Rfd1 Nfd7 19. Ndf3 Nc5 20. Nd4 Na4 21. Ndc6 Nxc6
22. Rd7 Nb8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Bd4 $16 {0-1 Kutirov,R-Bitoon,R/Elista 1998/CBM
66 ext (64)}) 18... Nfd7 19. Rad1 Bf6 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 (21... gxf6
$142 22. Rd4 {I didn't like this position, but i think it would have been the
better choice}) 22. Ne5 Qc5 (22... Rfd8 23. Nc6 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 {And my Q and R
are cut off by the white knight.}) 23. Rd3 Rfd8 24. Rfd1 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 {
Black's position leaves a rather depressing impression.} (25. Qxd3 h5 {[%cal
Gf6g4]}) 25... h6 26. f4 h5 $1 {Now after f4 white has weakened his K side,
and since on h5 he has to react h3 this may give black some counterplay in the
future.} 27. h3 g6 28. Qf3 Qc7 {[%cal Gc8d8]} 29. Nc6 Re8 {[%cal Gf6d7]} 30.
Qe3 h4 $5 31. g4 {[%csl Gf4] This is a double sided coin, on one hand black
has weakened white's f4 pawn with his last move (which reduces the range of
white's queen action), on the other his h4 pawn is virtually dead.} Nd7 32. Qd4
Nc5 33. Re3 (33. Qd6 Qxd6 34. Rxd6 f6 $132 {[%cal Ge6e1]}) 33... Qd7 $5 (33...
f5 34. Qf6 {[%csl Ge6,Gg6,Gg8,Gh4]}) (33... Qb7 {[%cal Ge8c8,Gc8c7,Gc7d7]} 34.
Qf6 $16 {[%csl Gh4]}) 34. Qxd7 Nxd7 35. g5 $1 {Fixing black's pawns.} (35. Rd3
Nc5 36. Rd6 f6 {[%cal Gg8g7]} 37. Nd4 (37. Na7 Re7 {is the least black had
here.}) 37... e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Nf3 e4 $13) 35... Nb8 $6 {missing white's
reply.} (35... Kg7 36. Kf3 f5 37. gxf6+ Kxf6 {worse, but still playable.}) 36.
c5 $1 Nxc6 (36... bxc5 37. Nxa5 Nd7 38. Nc4 {[%cal Ge3d3]}) 37. bxc6 bxc5 (
37... Rc8 38. cxb6 Rxc6 39. Rb3 $18) 38. Rc3 Rc8 $2 $138 {Here black missed an
excellent drawing opportunity!} (38... Kf8 $142 $1 39. Rxc5 Ra8 40. c7 Rc8 41.
Kf3 Ke7 42. Kg4 Kd7 43. Kxh4 Rxc7 44. Rxa5 {-game, but with an extra tempo.})
39. Rxc5 Kf8 40. Kf3 Ke7 41. Kg4 Ra8 (41... Kd6 {When taking Nc6 I was relying
on this move, but after:} 42. Rxa5 Rxc6 {white does not have to take on h4
which draw, instead he plays:} 43. Ra7 $1 $18 {[%csl Gf7]} (43. Kxh4 $2 Rc4 44.
Kg3 Rc3+ 45. Kg4 Ke7 46. Ra8 Rc4 47. a4 e5 48. a5 Rxf4+ 49. Kg3 Ra4 50. a6 Ke6
51. a7 Kf5)) 42. c7 Kd7 43. Kxh4 Rc8 44. Rxa5 Rxc7 {as opposed to the position
arising after 38...Kf8! now it's white's turn to move, and he wins.} 45. a4 Ke7
(45... Rc4 {losing another tempo.} 46. Ra7+ Ke8 47. Ra8+ Ke7 48. Kg3) 46. Ra8
$1 {White is playing very accurately, not leaving black any chances. He cannot
allow black king getting to g7!} e5 (46... Rc4 47. Kg3 Rc3+ 48. Kg4 Rc4 49. a5
e5 50. a6 Rxf4+ 51. Kg3 Ra4 52. a7 {And now, since black can move with his
rook only, white wins the position in three steps: 1.wins the e5 pawn (in
order to eliminate any counterplay on blak's part) 2. escapes from black's
checks on the b file (b3) 3. plays h4-h5 on which black is forced to take and
then g5-g6 which also forces black to react, after which, either the 7th rank
is opened or he lets white check on g8, in both cases black loses his rook,
while the h5 g6 pawn are NOT dangerous.}) 47. a5 exf4 48. a6 Ke6 (48... f5 $5 {
should've been tried, it's black's best practical chance.} 49. gxf6+ ({but not:
} 49. a7 $4 Kd6 50. Rd8+ Kc5 {[%cal Gd7h7,Gc7h7]}) 49... Kxf6 50. a7 {winning})
49. Kg4 Ke5 (49... Re7 50. Kxf4 $18 {[%cal Ga6a7]}) 50. Re8+ Kd5 51. Re1 $1 {
the rest is a matter of a simple technique.} Ra7 52. Ra1 Ke4 53. Ra4+ Ke3 54.
Rxf4 Rxa6 55. Rxf7 Ra4+ 56. Kg3 Ra5 57. Re7+ Kd2 58. Kf4 Ra4+ 59. Re4 Ra1 60.
Re6 Rf1+ 61. Kg4 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Karlovy Vary"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jirovsky, Milos"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3
Qd7 $146 ({In the only game this position occured before, black continued:} 
8... Qc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rac1 Rfc8 14.
Qb1 {1-0 Piket,J-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo 1995/CBM 46 ext (28) And white enjoyed a
slight advantage.}) 9. Be3 Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 (10... Ng4 {looks tempting, but
black is left far behind in development.} 11. Rd1 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Qc8 (12... Qc7
13. Qa4 $1 Bb7 14. Nb5 Qc8 15. Qf4 $1 $16) 13. Bg2 Bxc5 14. Nd4 Bb7 15. Qa4
Bxd4 16. Rxd4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd4c4]} (16. exd4 {is less effective, since allows
black to castle} O-O $14)) 11. Rd1 Nb4 (11... Qe7 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14.
Bg2 O-O 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rc1 $14) 12. Qb3 (12. Qb1 Qe7 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Bg2
O-O 15. O-O Bb7 $11) 12... Bc4 $1 {The point of black's previous move. Leads
to massive piece exchanges, and an extra pawn in the endgame, which will be
compensated by white's activity.} 13. Rxd7 ({of course not} 13. Qxc4 $4 Nc2#)
13... Bxb3 14. Bxc5 bxc5 (14... Nc2+ $2 15. Kd2 Kxd7 (15... bxc5 16. Rc7 {
and black loses a piece}) 16. axb3 bxc5 17. Kxc2 $18) 15. Rc7 Nxa2 16. Bg2 $6 {
White is playing for the initiative, but it could cost him} ({an alternative
was:} 16. Rxc5 $142 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Bd5 18. Bg2 Rb8 19. O-O O-O 20. Rc2 {with a
draw}) 16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bd5 (17... a5 $2 18. Nd2 Bd5 19. e4 Ba2 20. Ke2 $16
{[%csl Ra2][%cal Gh1a1]}) 18. c4 $1 (18. Rxc5 $143 Ne4 19. Rc7 Nd6 {[%cal
Ge8d8]} 20. c4 $8 Kd8 21. Rc5 Bxc4 22. Ne5 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Kxc8 24. O-O Bb5 $17)
18... Be4 $2 (18... Bxc4 $142 19. Ng5 (19. Ne5 Bd5 $17) (19. Nd2 Nd5 20. Rxc5
Ba6 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Bb7 23. Re5+ Kd7 24. O-O Rhe8 (24... a5 $2 25. Nc4
$16 {[%cal Gc4b6,Gc4a5]}) 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 $17) 19... Nd5 (19... Bd5 20. e4 Ba2
21. Nxf7 O-O 22. Nd6 $11 {/+/=}) 20. Rxc5 Bb3 21. Rb5 Ba4 22. Bxd5 exd5 23.
Rxd5 {[%cal Gd5a5]} a5 {and the passed 'a' pawn supported by a bishop, gives
black some winning chances in the arising endgame.}) 19. O-O O-O 20. Ra1 {
Now the draw becomes inevitable.} a5 21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 a4 23. Ra3 (23. Rxc5
$143 a3 {and the black pawn becomes too dangerous.}) 23... Ne4 24. Nd3 g6 (
24... Rfb8 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Rxc5 g6 {-game}) 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Rxc5 Rfb8 27.
Rb5 Rxb5 28. cxb5 Kf8 29. b6 Rb8 30. Rxa4 Rxb6 {The remaining moves are
completely irrelevant, this is a dead draw.} 31. Ra2 h5 32. h4 Rb3 33. Rd2 Ke7
34. Rc2 Ra3 35. e3 Kf6 36. Rc4 Ra2 37. Rf4+ Kg7 38. Rd4 Rb2 39. Rc4 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 {This seems
to be the last word in the Qb3 line.} d6 (7... exd5 8. Nh4 g6 9. cxd5 d6 10.
O-O Bg7 $2 11. Qe3+ {and black collapsed after:} Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Nc3 a6
14. e4 Nbd7 15. f4 $1 Rhb8 16. e5 $1 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bg5 Ned7 19. Ne4 h6
20. Bxf6+ {1-0 Huzman,A-Pikula,D/Biel 2002/EXT 2003}) (7... Be7 8. Nc3 exd5 9.
cxd5 O-O 10. e4 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Re8 14. Rad1 Bf8 15. Rfe1
Nhf6 16. Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Nikitin,A-Smirnov,I/Alushta 2002/CBM 92 (42)}) 8. Nc3
e5 {Dao decides on a totally different approach, closing up the position and a
king's indian type of position arises, rather than the usual benoni-like
positions that arise after exd5.} 9. O-O g6 10. e4 Bg7 11. Ne1 {Black has
wasted some time in the opening (e6-e5, b6, Bb7) thus white is able to start
first.} O-O 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Nd3 {The best place for a knight in setups with
black pawns on 'c5' and 'e5': this way it control all the vital scares for the
upcoming battle.} a6 14. a4 Qc7 15. Rae1 Rae8 {Both sides are preparing for
the clash in the center, which will occure after f2-f4 and f7-f5.} 16. Bd2 {
so the bishop is not stuck after f2-f4} Bc8 {Finally the bishop is back to its
place} 17. Qc2 (17. h3 {I'd rather keep the Q on b3 for two reasons:  1. after
f4 and f7-f5 the center will open up, and the queen on the b1-h7 diagonal can
become vulnerable.  2. from b3 it attacks b6, thus one of black pieces will
always be forced to protect the pawn.}) 17... Kh8 18. h3 Ng8 19. Kh2 Qd8 (19...
f5 {Black should have found the courage to play f5 now, and not after wasting
2 tempi.}) 20. Qc1 Qc7 21. Re2 f5 22. f4 {Typically, such positions are full
of tactial load, and tend to flame quickly.} exf4 $6 {too early} ({better was} 
22... Ngf6 23. exf5 (23. b3 exf4 24. Nxf4 Ne5 $11) 23... gxf5 24. fxe5 Nxe5 {
[%csl Rc4,Rd3]} 25. Nxe5 dxe5 $11) 23. Nxf4 Ne5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Ne4 (25. Ne6
$5 {was definitely worth considering} Bxe6 26. Rxf8 Bxf8 (26... Rxf8 27. dxe6
Qe7 28. Bd5 $14) 27. dxe6 Rxe6 28. Nd5 Qd8 29. Bg5 Be7 (29... Qb8 30. Rf2 $36)
30. Nxe7 Nxe7 31. Rf2 {[%csl Rh8] White's compensation is much stronger than
black's extra pawn.}) 25... Qd8 26. Bc3 {It's somewhat easier to play the
white side here, mainly due to his space advantage, and the more active pieces.
} Nf6 $2 {Allowing white to put a knight on e6. An opportunity which he,
however, doesn't exploit.} 27. Nxf6 $2 (27. Ng5 $5 {[%cal Gg5e6] looks much
stronger than the text as} Nfg4+ $4 {doesn't work} 28. hxg4 Nxg4+ 29. Kg1 Qxg5
{due to} 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rxe8 {perhaps this intermediate move is what Loek
missed, during his 27th move} (31. Ne6+ Rxe6 32. Qxg5 Rxe2 {and there is still
a lot of fight ahead}) 31... Rxe8 32. Ne6+ $18) 27... Bxf6 28. g4 Bd7 29. Ref2
{[%cal Gf2f8] White could have had this position with a knight on e6 - quite
some difference!  Now black is feeling pretty comfortably.} Qe7 (29... Bg7 30.
Ne6 Bxe6 31. Rxf8+ Bxf8 32. dxe6 Rxe6 33. Rf7 {I prefer white here.}) 30. b3
Kg8 31. Kh1 {Both players remove their kings away from dangerous spots.} b5 32.
axb5 axb5 33. Qc2 Bh8 (33... Bh4 {was worth considering, significantly
reducing white's power along the 'f' file.}) 34. Ne6 Rxf2 35. Rxf2 bxc4 36.
bxc4 Qh4 (36... Bxe6 37. dxe6 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg2d5,Yf2f7] is not something
black would like to allow.}) 37. Be1 Qe7 38. Bd2 Nf7 {The position is roughly
equal now, but white's game is slightly more pleasant.} 39. Be4 Qh4 40. Kg2 Be5
$2 {a blunder in what seems like a time trouble. Well, once again white didn't
take advantage of it.} 41. Qb3 $2 {Not a bad move for itself, but missing a
winning move.} (41. Bxg6 {this very unhuman move would have won on the spot}
Qg3+ 42. Kf1 Qxh3+ 43. Ke1 $18 {Fritzie finds this line in a split of a second.
}) 41... Rxe6 {A strange decision! I see nothing wrong with:} (41... Bxe6 42.
dxe6 Rxe6 43. Bd5 Rf6) 42. dxe6 Bxe6 43. Bd5 {Now black is virtually hopeless,
and he did it all by himself.} Bxd5+ 44. cxd5 Qe7 45. Qf3 {white will sooner
or later advance his 'h' pawn, and break black's fortress.} Kg7 46. Be3 c4 $2 {
seeking some counterplay, but black had better off not creating himself
additional weaknesses.} 47. Bd2 Qc7 48. Rf1 $1 {making sure 'c3' isn't possible
} Qa7 (48... c3 49. Rc1 c2 50. Qd3 $18) 49. h4 Kg8 50. h5 c3 {desparation} 51.
Bxc3 Bxc3 52. Qxc3 Qa2+ 53. Kh3 gxh5 {And now white wins by force.} 54. Qc8+
Kg7 55. Qf5 hxg4+ 56. Qxg4+ Kf8 57. Qc8+ Kg7 58. Rg1+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup KO"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.10"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3
Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. Re1 (10. e3 Qc8 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Rfd1 Nxd2 13.
Rxd2 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ne5 Rd8 16. a3 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rc2 Qd6 19. Nd3
Nc7 20. b4 Ba6 21. b5 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Nxb5 23. Nf4 Qe5 24. Rf1 Nc3 25. Qd3 Rac8
$17 {1-0 Hertneck,G-Ivanchuk,V/Frankfurt 1998/CBM 65 ext (56)}) (10. d5 exd5
11. Nd4 c6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Nf5 Re8 15. Bf4 Bf8 16. Bxd5 Bxd5
17. Qxd5 Qf6 18. Ne3 Nc5 19. Qf3 Ne6 20. Nd5 Qg6 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. h4 $16 {
1-0 Kanstler,B-Psakhis,L/Israel 1999/EXT 2000 (32)}) (10. Qb1 d5 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Ne5 c6 13. Rd1 h6 14. Qb2 Re8 15. a3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Ne6 17. Be1 Bf8 {1/2-1/2
Bets,A-Alekseev,V/Alushta 1999/EXT 2000 (17)}) (10. Rc1 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. Nh4
Nc7 13. Nf5 Rb8 14. cxd5 d6 15. e4 Re8 16. Re1 Bc8 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Bf4 Ng4
19. Qc2 f6 20. Rcd1 Ne5 21. h3 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Peng Zhaoqin-Timman,J/Amsterdam
NED 2000/The Week in Chess 302 (58)}) (10. Bg5 d5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. cxd5 exd5
13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 c6 16. e3 Nc7 17. Qb2 c5 18. Qa3 Ne6 19. dxc5
bxc5 20. Na4 Rac8 21. Ne1 Be5 22. Rc2 g6 23. Qc1 Bg7 $13 {0-1 Nosenko,A-Lerner,
K/Ordzhonikidze UKR 2000/The Week in Chess 295 (76)}) (10. Bf4 Re8 11. a3 d5
12. Ne5 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Nce4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Rc1 Bf6
18. Nc6 Qd7 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. Qd3 Rc4 21. Be3 Ba6 $17 {0-1 Ilincic,Z-Pavlovic,M/
Subotica YUG 2000/The Week in Chess (40)}) (10. Ne5 d5 (10... Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qb8
12. e4 Qb7 13. Qf3 d6 14. Nd3 Rad8 15. d5 c6 16. b4 c5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nb4
Nfd7 19. Nc6 Rde8 20. Bf4 Nb8 21. e5 dxe5 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Bxe5 Nbd7 24. Bd4
e5 25. Rfe1 Qd8 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 f5 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,
L-Romanishin,O/Ischia 1996/CBM 54 (28)}) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bg5 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5
14. Rc1 h6 15. Be3 Re8 16. Bd4 Ne6 17. e3 Nxd4 18. exd4 Ba3 19. Rc2 Ba6 20. Re1
Rc8 $15 {[%cal Gc8c1] 1-0 Iljushin,A-Parligras,M/Tallinn 1997/EXT 98 (34)})
10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 c5 (12... h6 13. Qb1 c5 14. Be3 Qc8 15. Rd1 Rd8
16. a3 Qe6 17. f4 Bf8 18. Bf2 Rac8 19. f5 $6 Qe8 20. Qb2 Bd6 21. Nc4 Bb8 22.
dxc5 Nxc5 23. Nd2 d4 24. Na4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qxe2 {0-1 Kovacevic,B-Psakhis,L/
Bled 1995/EXT 98 (25)}) 13. Be3 Nc7 (13... Qc8 $5 {Ftacnik} 14. Rc1 Qe6) 14.
dxc5 bxc5 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (14... Bxc5 $5 {Ftacnik} 15. Bxc5 (15. Bd4 Bxd4 16.
Qxd4 Ne6 17. Qd3 Qc7 $11) 15... bxc5 16. Nd3 Qe7 $11) 15. Na4 {A typical
strategy against hanging pawns, white is putting as much pressure as possible
trying to make one of black's pawns move after which they blocked and become
weak rather than strong.} Ne6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Nd3 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gd3c5,Ge3c5,
Ga4c5,Gc1c5]} Qa5 $2 {A blunder (this was a blitz game to determine who would
be playing in the World Cup final!)} (17... Nd7 {was essential keeping the
position balanced} 18. Qd2 (18. Nf4 {Ftacnik} Nxf4 19. gxf4 Qc7 20. Bxd5 Rfd8
21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qc2 Rc6 23. f5 $14) 18... Re8 {etc}) 18. Naxc5 $1 Bxc5 $6 (
18... Nxc5 $2 19. b4 Qxa2 20. Nxc5 $18 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7][%cal Gc1a1]}) (18...
Rxc5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Nxc5 21. b4 Qxa2 {- would transpose to the game})
19. Bxc5 Nxc5 (19... Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Nxc5 21. b4 {-game}) 20. Rxc5 {'!' Ftacnik.}
Rxc5 21. b4 Qxa2 22. bxc5 {After the alternative 22.Nc5 the pawn would be weak,
but now it becomes white's main weapon, however, i'm not sure the text is
better than 22.Nc5} (22. Nxc5 Bc6 23. Qd4 (23. Qa1 $2 Qd2 $1 $11 {[%csl Rb4,
Re2][%cal Gf8e8]}) 23... Rb8 24. e3 $16) 22... a5 $2 (22... Rc8 $142 23. Qa1
Qxa1 24. Rxa1 a6 $14) 23. Qb1 $1 {[%cal Gc5c8] It's much more difficult to
stop the pawn without the Q's} Qxb1 24. Rxb1 Ba6 (24... Bc6 25. Ne5 Ba4 26. Ra1
$18) 25. Rb6 Bxd3 (25... Bc8 26. c6 (26. Rb5 $5 a4 27. Ra5 Bd7 28. Ne5 Rc8 29.
Bxd5 $16) 26... a4 27. Rb4 $18) 26. exd3 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gg2h3,Yc5c8]} h6 27.
Ra6 Rb8 28. Bh3 {'!' Ftacnik.} Rb1+ (28... Rb5 29. d4 Kf8 30. Ra8+ Ke7 31. Ra7+
Ke8 32. c6 $18) 29. Kg2 Rc1 30. Rxa5 $18 {The rest is a typical finale of a
blitz game.} g5 31. Bf5 Kg7 32. h3 d4 33. Kf3 Rc2 34. Bc8 Rc3 35. Ke2 Nd5 36.
Ba6 Rc2+ 37. Kf3 f5 38. Bc4 Nf6 39. Ra7+ Kg6 (39... Kh8 40. c6 $18) 40. Bf7+
Kg7 41. Bb3+ 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 (9... Qc8 {is another possible move, but since
the queen is heading to 'b7' anyway, there isn't much difference between the
two.}) 10. f3 ({Another way of playing this position is} 10. Rd1 {which, after}
a6 11. Nc3 Be7 12. f3 {leads to the game.}) 10... a6 11. Rd1 Ra7 {Protecting
from the Nb5-d6 threat, without removing the queen from the 'c' file yet.} 12.
Nc3 Be7 13. e4 O-O 14. Be3 d6 15. Rac1 Rc8 {Both side are developing their
pieces to optimal positions for now. In the next phse of the game white will
try to advance his queen side pawns, while trying no to allow black the
freeing d5 break.} 16. b4 Qb7 {This time black is more careful than in his
previous game.} ({where he played} 16... Nbd7 $2 {allowing} 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 18.
cxd5 Nc5 (18... Qb7 {or any other retreat with a queen allows} 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8
20. Nc6 {and white wins}) 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. Nc6 {1-0 Ilincic,Z-Almasi,Z/
Jahorina 2003/CBM 94 ext (32) and white got a big advantage, which he
eventually converted.}) ({of course} 16... Qxc4 $4 {is a suicide:} 17. Nce2 $18
) 17. Qb3 Nbd7 {While white is enjoying a pleasant spatial advantage, black's
position remains very solid, without any real weaknesses, which promises a
long balanced struggle.} 18. Na4 {[%cal Ga4b6,Ge3b6]} Bf8 {While on his last
move white increased the pressure on b6, to add black some worries in the
future, black continues to consolidate his forces.} 19. Bf2 Qa8 {[%cal Ga7c7]}
20. Ne2 {[%csl Rb6]} Qb8 21. g4 {Without opening a second front, white will
find it virtually impossible to bring down black's defences.} Rac7 22. Bg3 Ne8
{The two 'half-weaknesses' (d6 and b6) are easily protected, while white's 'c'
pawn is put under pressure, and being more advanced than black pawns, it's
harded for white to have it protected.} 23. Nb2 Qa8 24. Rc3 $6 ({An immediate} 
24. a3 {is more reasonable. Next, white might consider Qe3, followed by Rc2
and Rdc1.}) 24... Qb7 25. a3 g6 {[%cal Gf8g7,Gg7b2]} 26. Rcc1 $2 (26. Nd3 $142
Bg7 27. Rcc1 {with an equality.}) 26... Bh6 $1 ({White has probably anticipated
} 26... Bg7 27. Bxd6 Nxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxb2 29. Qxb2 Rxc4 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. Qd2 {
with white keeping a slight edge.}) 27. Rb1 {Now, the black has taken over the
'c' file, it's the right time for a more concrete play.} b5 $1 28. c5 dxc5 {
This is the point of black's last two moves. He's sacrificing an exchange for
a pawn, but build up a very frightening pawn chain on the queen side, while
his most advanced one - the protected 'c' passer is nicely supported by
black's dark bishop.} 29. Bxc7 c4 30. Qc3 Qxc7 $15 {Perhaps the position is
objectively equal, black's play is much easier.} 31. h3 Ne5 {provoking another
weakness in white's camp (f4), since white cannot tolerate black pieces
occupying such great spots.} 32. f4 Nc6 33. g5 Bf8 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gf8b4,
Gc6b4,Ga6a5]} 34. Qe3 Ng7 (34... a5 {is too early in view of} 35. bxa5 Qxa5 36.
a4 $1 {ruining black's pawn chain.}) 35. Rf1 Nh5 $6 (35... e5 {was stronger,
not allowing white time to regroup} 36. Nd1 exf4 37. Qxf4 Qe7 {[%csl Rg5][%cal
Gg7e6]} 38. Qe3 Ne6 39. h4 Bg7) 36. Nd1 Rd8 37. Nf2 e5 38. f5 $2 {A positional
blunder.} ({Better was} 38. fxe5 Nxe5 (38... Qxe5 39. Ng4) 39. Rbd1 Re8 40. Nc3
f5 41. Nd5 Qc6 {with an unclear game, although I still prefer black.}) 38...
Nd4 $1 {Threatening both Nxe2 (followed by Nf4+) and gxf5 winning another pawn.
White is obliged to take on d4, thus creating black two connected passers.} 39.
Nxd4 exd4 40. Qf3 d3 {There is no force to stop those pawns now.} 41. e5 {
Trying to complicate the position.} ({A passibe defence doesn't help either:} 
41. Rfd1 Nf4+ 42. Kh1 gxf5 43. exf5 Ne2 44. Rd2 Qg3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rf5]}) 41...
Qxe5 42. fxg6 hxg6 43. Ne4 Qd5 {The simples. now that all the weaknesses are
covered, white is left with no counterplay, and goes down quickly.} 44. h4 Bg7
45. Rbc1 d2 46. Rcd1 c3 47. Rf2 Qc4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 c6 6. Bg5 (6. Bf4 {is the main
move in this position, leading almost by force to a slightly better endgame.}
Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 exd5
13. Bxb8 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 Raxb8 15. Kd2 f6 16. Kd3 Kf7 17. Nh4 Rbc8 18. Nf5 Rfd8
19. Rac1 Bf8 20. Rfe1 Bb4 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Re2 g6 23. Ne3 Rd8 24. Rc2 Rd7 25.
Rc6 Be7 26. f4 Bf8 27. h4 Be7 28. g4 Bf8 29. f5 Be7 30. fxg6+ hxg6 31. h5 Bf8
32. Ng2 Bd6 33. Nh4 gxh5 34. gxh5 Ke6 35. h6 Rh7 36. b4 Kd7 37. b5 Bf8 38. Ng6
Bd6 39. Nh4 Bf8 40. Nf5 Bxh6 41. Rxf6 Bf4 42. Ne3 Bxe3 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Leko,
P/Cap D'Agde FRA 2003/The Week in Chess 468 (42)}) 6... d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bxf6
Qxf6 9. Nc3 Qd8 $6 (9... Qe7 $142 $5 10. a3 (10. Ne5 Qb4) 10... Qb7 11. Bg2 Nd7
12. O-O Be7 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. Qd1 Rad8 $14 {0-1 Halkias,S-Postny,E/Mureck 1998/
CBM 65 ext (44)}) 10. Ne5 {In order to fight for an edge, white must expoit
his development advantage.} Bd6 $6 (10... Nd7 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. e4 (12. Rc1 a6
13. Qxd7+ Qxd7 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. Na4 Rb8 16. Nxb6+ Kd6 $15 {[%csl Rb2][%cal
Gb7c6]}) 12... a6 13. exd5 b5 14. Qb3 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5
exd5 18. Bg2 $14) 11. Qa4+ Kf8 12. e4 {Black king is stuck in the center,
which means white should try and open up the game. That's what he does.} Qe8 $2
{Black is trying to exchange the Q's ASAP, however, he's simply giving up a
pawn into the endgame.} ({better was} 12... Bxf1 13. Kxf1 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15.
exd5 Nxe5 (15... exd5 $2 16. Nxd5 $16 Nxe5 $140 $2 17. Qb4+ Ke8 18. Qe4 $18)
16. Rd1 {[%cal Gd5e6]} Qf6 17. Qe4 $14 {/+/-}) 13. Qxe8+ Kxe8 14. exd5 exd5 15.
Bg2 $18 {The position is won for white. He is winning a pawn, AND is enjoying
a big positional advantage.} Bxe5 {Giving up an exchange.} (15... Bb7 {was
more stubborn} 16. Nxd5 Kf8 (16... Nd7 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Nxb6+ axb6 19. Bxb7
$18) 17. Nc4 Be7 18. O-O Na6 19. Nxe7 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Kxe7 21. Rfe1+ $18) 16.
Bxd5 Bxd4 17. O-O-O Bxf2 (17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 $18) 18. Bxa8 f6 {On top of all,
black doesn't even have the right to castle} 19. Kb1 $6 (19. Ne4 $142 {would
have been much stronger, exploiting the miserable position of black forces.}
Be3+ 20. Kb1 {[%cal Gh1e1]} Kf7 21. Nd6+ Kg6 22. Be4+ $18 {and it's time to
call it a day.}) 19... Bc5 20. Bd5 g6 21. Bb3 {A good prophylactic move,
freeing both the 'd' file, and the 'd5' square for other pieces.} (21. Ne4 Be7
22. Rhe1 Kf8) 21... Kf8 22. Ne4 (22. Rhe1) 22... Be7 23. Rhe1 h5 24. h4 Rh7 {
Although still being totally lost, black was able to stabilize his condition a
bit during the last few moves.} 25. Ka1 {more prophylaxy} Bb5 26. Nc3 $1 {
The knight is better placed on d5.} Bd7 27. Nd5 Nc6 28. Nxb6 (28. Nxe7 Rxe7 29.
Rxe7 Kxe7 30. Ba4 Ke6 31. Bxc6 Bxc6 32. b4 g5 {black has some drawing chances
due to a much better king.}) 28... Bg4 29. Nd7+ Kg7 (29... Ke8 $4 30. Nxf6+ $18
) 30. Rd5 Kh6 31. a3 {Black's position seems to be hopeless, but he keeps
fighting till the bitter end.} Bd8 32. Nc5 $2 {Allowing black to organize some
kind of counterplay against white's K side pawns. After this mistake, the win
is no more an easy one.} (32. Nb8 $1 {forcing more exchanges, would have,
probably been extremely unpleasant for black.} Ba5 33. Re8 Nxb8 34. Rxa5 $18)
32... Bc7 33. Rc1 Ne7 (33... Bxg3 $2 34. Ne4 $18) 34. Rd3 Be5 {All of a sudden,
it's not that simple anymore, and white loses track of the game.} 35. Ne4 Nf5 (
35... Bf5 36. Re1) 36. Bd1 $4 {Letting the win slip away.} (36. Ka2 {would
have still maintained good winning chances.}) 36... Rb7 $1 37. Rc2 $4 {and now
the draw too} (37. Nc5 Bxb2+ (37... Rxb2 38. Nd7 Rc2+ 39. Nxe5 Rxc1+ 40. Kb2
Rc5 41. Nxg4+ hxg4 42. Bxg4 {with a draw}) 38. Ka2 Bxc1 39. Nxb7 Bxd1 40. Rxd1
Be3 {and only black can win here.}) (37. Rdc3 {as shocking as it is, this
might have been the best option} Bxd1 38. Rxd1 Bxc3 39. bxc3 Rb6 $15) 37...
Bxd1 38. Rxd1 Ne3 {and now it's black the one who is winning.} 39. Rdd2 Nxc2+
40. Rxc2 Rb3 {[%cal Gb3a3]} 41. Ka2 Re3 (41... Re3 42. Rc4 f5 43. Ng5 Bxg3 {
and white is helpless against black's kingside pawn mass.}) 0-1

[Event "Naujac m"]
[Site "Naujac"]
[Date "2000.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.08.22"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 {Kortschnoj:
'This variation does not have a good reputation.'} 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8.
Bd2 a5 9. O-O (9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Bc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Ne4 13. Qc2 Nxc3
14. Qxc3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. b4 Qb6 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. bxc5 Na6 19. Rfb1 e5 20.
e3 exd4 21. exd4 Ra7 22. Kf1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Morovic Fernandez,I/Las
Vegas 1997/CBM 58 ext (39)}) (9. Ne5 $5 Ra7 (9... c6) 10. a3 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 d5
12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Qd6 14. Nc3 Rb7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb6 18.
Qc3 Ba6 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4 $16 {1-0 Garcia Ilundain,D-Garcia Padron,J/
Salamanca 1998/EXT 99 (35)}) 9... O-O (9... Bc6 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Nbxd2 d5 12.
Ne5 O-O 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 c6 15. e3 Qe7 16. Qc3 Nfd7 17. Nd3 Rc8 18. Bf1 Qd8
19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Lalic,B/Berlin 1996/
CBM 54 ext (38)}) 10. a3 (10. Bg5 d5 (10... h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nc3
Ba6 14. Re1 Qe7 15. Qc1 Nc6 16. e3 Rab8 17. Nd2 Na7 18. e4 e5 19. Nd5 Qd8 20.
dxe5 $2 Bxe5 21. Rb1 Bd3 $19 {1/2-1/2 Izoria,Z-Markos,J/Litohoto 1999/CBM 72
ext (33)}) 11. a3 Be7 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. Qc2 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. b4 c6 16. e3 $6
(16. e4 $5) 16... h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd2 e5 19. Nb3 exd4 20. exd4 axb4 21.
axb4 Bc4 $15 {0-1 Topalov,V-Lobron,E/Frankfurt 1997/CBM 58 ext (36)}) (10. Nc3
Bc6 11. Qc2 Qc8 12. a3 (12. Bg5 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Ne4 14. Qc2 Bd5 15. Bf4 Nc6 16.
Ne5 Nb4 17. Qc1 d6 18. Nc4 f5 19. f3 Nf6 20. a3 Nc6 21. Qc3 Qa6 $14 {1-0 Van
der Sterren,P-Horvath,T/Germany 1996/GER-chT (54)}) 12... Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qb7 14.
Rfc1 Be4 15. Qd1 Nc6 16. Bf1 Bxf3 17. exf3 Nd5 18. Be1 Rfb8 19. Rab1 Qb6 20.
Rc4 a4 21. b4 Na5 22. Rc2 Nb3 $15 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Granda Zuniga,J/Yerevan
1996/EXT 97 (47)}) 10... Be7 {Kortschnoj: 'In case of exchange of the bishops
on d2 black soon will have problems along the c-file, especially because of
weakness of the square c5. Well, in case of retreat to e7 - the same problems..
. '} (10... Bxd2 11. Qxd2 Bc6 12. Nc3 d5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Rfc1 $14) 11. Nc3 Bc6
{Kortschnoj: 'This is a novelty - an attempt to improve the variation. A
theoretical move is 11...Ba6, what after 12.Qc2! leads to clear white's
advantage.'} 12. Qc2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} d5 (12... Bb7 $5 13. e4 d5 (13... c5 $2 14.
dxc5 Bxc5 15. e5 $18) 14. e5 Ne4 $132) 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Na4 {[%csl Rc5][%cal
Ge5d3,Yd3c5,Ya4c5]} Nfd7 15. Nd3 {Kortschnoj: 'As it was predicted, white
occupies the c5-square.'} Bc6 {Kortschnoj: 'I would prefer to play here 15...
Ba6, but a slight improvement would not change matters - black position is
close to a collapse.'} (15... Ba6 $142 {[%cal Ga6e2] /\ Bb5..... The B is much
more actively placed here than on 'c6'} 16. Rfe1 Bb5 17. Nac5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bf6
$14) 16. Nac5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Ra7 18. Rfc1 Bb5 19. e3 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gd2a5,
Gc5b7]} Nd7 $2 {Losing on the spot} (19... Qe8 $142 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 h6 22.
Be3 $36 {White has the better position but there is still a lot of chess ahead.
}) 20. a4 $1 {Kortschnoj: 'This move wins a pawn.'} Be2 (20... Bxc5 21. axb5
Bb6 22. Ra4 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gc1a1,Gc2a2]} (22. b4 axb4 23. Bxb4 (23.
Rxa7 b3 $1 24. Qc3 Bxa7 25. Qxc7 b2 $17))) 21. Bxa5 {'!' Kortschnoj.} Nxc5 22.
dxc5 Rxa5 23. b4 Bf6 24. Ra3 Bc4 {Kortschnoj: 'Temporarily two black bishops
look very strong. May be, it is a good compensation for an exchange?'} (24...
Ra8 25. Qxe2 {The Q side pawns are unstoppable}) 25. bxa5 Qb8 {[%cal Gb8b4]}
26. Rb1 Qa7 27. Bf1 {'!' Kortschnoj.} Qxc5 28. Rab3 $18 {[%cal Gb3b8]} 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch Gr A"]
[Site "Balatonlelle"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Nce4 (12... Qc8 13. Rac1 Nce4
14. Nd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 a6 16. Qb3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Ra7 $1 19. Qxb7
Rxb7 20. f3 Rc8 21. e4 $14 {1-0 Piket,J-Seirawan,Y/Internet 2000/CBM 76 (74). 
(73)}) 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Bxb7 Nxd1 15. Rxd1 d5 $146 {Black is avoiding a Q sac
but will have a permanent weakness.} (15... Rb8 16. Nc6 dxc6 17. Rxd8 Rbxd8 18.
Qa4 Bd6 19. Qxa7 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Rd7 21. b4 b5 22. Qa6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,
A-Podgaets,M/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (30)}) 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bxa8 ({less effective
was:} 17. Nc6 Qd7 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Rc1) 17... Qxa8 18. Qc7 {
White Q is dominating all black's pieces. Neither the Q nor the Q can move now.
} Bc5 19. e3 h6 {[%cal Gg7g5]} (19... Qb8 20. Qxb8 Rxb8 21. Nxf7 $18) 20. Nd7 {
shifting the pressure to another side of the board.} (20. h4) 20... Nxd7 21.
Qxd7 Rd8 22. Qg4 Qc6 23. Be5 Bf8 24. Bc3 {[%csl Rd5,Rg7] black has two
weaknesses now, all that is needed for a win according the the "rules"} Qe6 $1
{[%csl Ra2,Rg4][%cal Ge6g4,Ge6a2,Yd5d4]} 25. Qd4 f5 26. Qa4 Qd7 27. Qa6 Qc6 28.
a4 $1 {white is trying to create another weakness in black's camp - the pawn
on 'b6'.} (28. Qxa7 $4 Ra8) 28... Rd7 29. Rd2 Bc5 30. Qd3 (30. a5 Qa4 31. Qc8+
Kh7) 30... Qe6 31. b4 Bf8 32. a5 {the next step of white's plan is to take on
b6, fix black pawn on b6, and start attacking it (Bd4, Ra2-a6)} Rc7 (32... bxa5
33. bxa5 a6 34. Rb2 Bc5 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Ra8 $16) 33. b5 Qe4 34. axb6 axb6 35.
Qxe4 fxe4 $2 {A strange decision, black leaves himself with two weaknesses (d5,
e4) instead of none.} (35... dxe4 $142 36. Bd4 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Rb1 {and the game
would end in a draw}) 36. Be5 {black is lost now, the weaknesses are
impossible to defend.} Rc5 37. Rb2 Kf7 38. Kg2 {[%cal Ge5d4]} (38. Bd4 Rc1+ 39.
Kg2 Bc5) 38... Rc4 39. Ra2 Rc5 40. Ra7+ Kg6 41. h4 h5 42. Bd4 Rxb5 43. Rd7 {
although black is a pawn up, but all his pawn are week, and his pieces very
disorganized. Therefore, the evaluation is in white's favor.} Ra5 (43... Kh6 {
was pretty much the only onther move black had, beside the text} 44. Kh3 {
[%cal Gg3g4]}) 44. Bxb6 Ra6 45. Bd4 {and now the weaknesses of 'd5' and 'e4'
will tell} Rd6 46. Rb7 Rd8 47. Kh3 Rd6 48. g4 hxg4+ 49. Kxg4 Rd8 50. Be5 $1 {
taking away the only square black rook had.} Re8 (50... Kh6 51. h5 {would have
led to the game}) 51. h5+ Kh7 52. Kf5 Kh6 53. Rd7 {[%csl Rd5,Re4]} Kxh5 54.
Rxd5 g6+ 55. Kxe4 g5 $2 (55... Bg7 56. f4 Kh6 {would have been the best try})
56. Kf5 $1 {Now black is either getting mated or has to fo into a lost B
ending..} Be7 57. Bg7 Rg8 (57... Rd8 {would prolong the game, but not change
the result.}) 58. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rfd1 d6 12. Qb4 {An interesting novelty -
forcing black to open up. Leko is trying to improve on their previous game in
the match} ({in the Brissago match Leko tried:} 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Rac1 Rd8 14.
Qd2 Nh5 15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Bf4 Nh5 17. Bg5 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Brissago
SUI 2004/The Week in Chess 519}) 12... Nc6 (12... Ne8 $2 13. c5 $1 {[%csl Rb7]
[%cal Gb4b7]} dxc5 14. Qb3 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gd1d8]} Qc8 (14... Bd6 15. Rxd6
Nxd6 16. Rd1 $18) 15. Qxb6 $16) 13. Qa3 d5 14. Qa4 Qc8 15. cxd5 (15. Rac1 dxc4
16. Qxc4 b5 17. Qd3 Rd8 18. Qb1 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Qd7 $11) 15... b5 {An important
intermediate move, allowing black to regain the pawn.} 16. Qc2 (16. Qb3 $2 Na5
17. Qc2 b4 18. Qa4 bxc3 19. Qxa5 cxb2 20. Rab1 Nxd5 $15) 16... Nb4 17. Qd2
Nbxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rac1 Qe8 {White's more active pieces, and Black's
queen side weaknesses make white's position slightly preferable. However,
Kramnik defends with precision.} 20. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4f5]} Rd8 ({after} 20... Bb4
21. Qd3 e5 22. Nf5 Rd8 (22... exf4 $2 23. Qd4 $1 {the point} f6 24. Bxd5+ Bxd5
25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Qd4 $16) 23. Bg5 f6 24. Qb3 {white retains some pressure}) ({
an attempt to keep the bishops} 20... h6 {was worth considering:} 21. Nf5 exf5
({much weaker is:} 21... Nxf4 22. Bxb7 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Rd8 24. Bc6 $1 Rxd2 25.
Rxd2 $1 $16) 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. Bxb7 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Bb4 {Black has no problems
here.}) 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qa5 {[%csl Ra6]} Rc8 {The rook has done
its role on the 'd' file. Now it's time to fight for the 'c' file.} 24. Nb3 Nf6
$1 {Very consistently Kramnik neutralizes white's pressure. With every piece
disappearing from the board, white's initiative evaporates.} 25. Bxb7 Rxc1 26.
Rxc1 Qxb7 {Now the draw becomes inevitable.} 27. Qd2 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 {The new
breeze in this line.} (7. Qc2 c5 8. e4 cxd4 9. e5 Ng4 (9... Ng8 $143 $2 10. Bd3
Rc8 11. O-O f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Ng5 Qc7 14. b3 Bd6 15. Bxh7 Ke7 16. Qg6 Rcf8
17. Qxg7+ $18 {1-0 Panchenko,A-Pogorelov,R/Gyor 1990/EXT 97 (43)}) 10. h3 Nh6
11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. a3 d6 14. Qa4 Qd7 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Ne4 Be7 17.
Bxh6 gxh6 18. Rfe1 O-O 19. Qc2 Kh8 20. b4 f5 $132 {0-1 Grivas,E-Bagaturov,G/
Chania 2000/EXT 2001 (41)}) 7... c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 ({another option,
deserving consideration is:} 9... d6 10. a3 Bb7 11. b4 Nc6 12. Bg2 Be7 13. b5
Qa5 14. Qd3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. O-O O-O 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Qc2 Rd7 19. Nb3 Qc7
20. Bd2 Qd6 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Rfd1 Rad8 23. f3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Nd7
26. Qd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Almasi,Z/Monaco MNC 2002/The Week in Chess 385 
(75). (74)}) 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 {White has some space advantage,
whereas black is counting on having only one weakness (d7) which can be easily
defended, as white's structure isn't perfect as well.} Be7 13. O-O Rb8 (13...
O-O 14. Bd2 ({After the naturally looking} 14. Be3 {white would find it
difficult to get rid of the black bishop on e4} Nc6 {[%cal Gd8a5,Ga8b8] and
the position is about equal}) 14... Nc6 15. Qe3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bc3 (17.
Bxa8 $143 Qxa8 {[%cal Gd4f3]} 18. f3 Nc2 19. Qd3 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 Qc6 {[%cal
Gf7f6] is good for black!}) 17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 f6 19. Rad1 Rb8 20. Qe3 $14 {
Lautier, J - Gelfand,B/Cannes NAO/2002}) 14. b3 ({in a later game, Alex Huzman
tried:} 14. Re1 $5 Bg6 15. Nd2 f6 16. Nb3 {intending to open the 'a' file,
thus giving black additional headache about his 7th rank.} Nxb3 17. axb3 fxe5
18. Qxe5 O-O 19. Rxa7 Rxb3 20. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Beliavsky,A/EIMCC
2003 2003 (72). (72)}) 14... Nc6 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Qe3 Bg6 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Ne1
$5 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge1d3] Probably already having the idea which started with
his 21st move in mind. However, it gives white no more than an equality. A
more traditional doubling of rooks was worth considering.} (18. Rd2 $5 Rfd8 19.
Rad1 d6 $140 20. exd6 Bxd6 21. Nh4 $1 $16) 18... Rfd8 (18... d6 $5 19. exd6
Bxd6 20. Nd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nd4 $5 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. f4 $14) 19. Nd3 d6 (19...
Qb6 20. Nf4 $16) 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Ne5 {Gelfand is giving up two rooks for a
queen, trying to expoit a certain missplacement of black pieces, however, with
precise play black is able to consolidate and equalize.} Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+
23. Bf1 Rc8 ({of course not:} 23... Nxe5 $4 24. Qxe5 {[%cal Ge5b8,Ge5g7]} Bf8
25. Qxb8 Bd3 26. Kg2 $18) 24. Qf3 (24. Nxc6 $6 Rxc6 25. Qe5 $2 f6 (25... Bf6
26. Qb8+ Rd8 27. Qb7 $11) 26. Qe3 (26. Qb8+ Kf7 $19) 26... Bd3) 24... Rd6 {
[%cal Gc6d4] all black pieces are awkwardly placed, but white is unable to
take advantage of it.} 25. Nxc6 Rdxc6 26. h4 h6 $1 (26... h5 {would have given
white another target for attack.}) 27. h5 Bf5 28. Bc3 R6c7 {the position
becomes roughly equal. black has more weaknesses, but the rooks will take
control over the open 'd' file, making white worry about his own safety.} 29.
Bd3 Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Rd8 31. Qe4 Rcd7 32. Kg2 (32. Qg4 Bf8 {black king is as safe
as it can get.}) 32... Rd3 33. Ba5 R8d7 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qc8 Rd1 {Neither side
can improve it's position, therefore, a draw is agreed.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Gershon, Alik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Qc2 Rb8 16. Rad1 Qc8 {[%mdl 8]} (16... Qc7 $143 17. Bf1 (17. Nxe4 bxc4 18.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. bxc4 c5 20. d5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 exd5 22. Bxd5 Bb7 23. Qe5 Rbc8 24.
Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Leko,P/Linares ESP 2001/
The Week in Chess 330 (57)}) 17... bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. dxc5 Bb7 20. Nb3 Nd7
21. Qb2 g6 22. Bg2 f5 23. Nd4 Nxc5 24. Nb5 Qb6 $17 {0-1 Timman,J-Anand,V/Wijk
aan Zee NED 2001/The Week in Chess 325 (30)}) 17. Ba5 $6 $146 (17. Bf1 bxc4 18.
bxc4 c5 19. Nxe4 cxd4 20. Nxf6+ (20. Bxd4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Bb7 22. Qe5 Bf6 23. Qc5
Bxd4 24. Qxc8 Rfxc8 25. Rxd4 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Anand,V/Monaco MNC 2001/The
Week in Chess 332 (25)}) 20... Bxf6 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qc5 23. Red1 g6 24.
Qc3 Rbc8 25. h4 h5 26. R1d2 Bb7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kallai,G-Adams,M/Montpellier FRA
2001/The Week in Chess 339 (32)}) 17... bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. Nxe4 cxd4 20. Rxd4
Nxe4 21. Bxe4 $6 (21. Rdxe4 $142 Bc5 $15) 21... f5 $1 22. Bg2 (22. Bd5 $4 exd5
23. Rxe7 Qc5 $19) 22... Bf6 23. Rd2 $8 (23. Rdd1 Rb2 24. Qc1 Qc5 {[%csl Ra5,
Rf2]} 25. Bd2 Qxc4 $19) (23. Rf4 {[%cal Ge1e6]} Rb2 24. Qd1 Rxa2 $19) 23...
Qxc4 $2 (23... Bxc4 24. Rc1 Rb5 (24... Ba6 25. Qd1 Qe8 26. Rd6 $44) 25. Bf1
Rxa5 26. Bxc4 Kh8 $17) 24. Rxe6 Qb5 25. Rd5 Qb1+ 26. Qxb1 {This is the move I
blundered on his 23rd move, forgetting that now white has the retreat Re1. Now
it's a draw.} (26. Qd1 Bc4 27. Re1 $8 Qxd1 28. Rdxd1 Bxa2 $17) 26... Rxb1+ 27.
Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Bxe1 Rb8 29. Bf1 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Rb1 31. Ke2 Rb2+ $11 32. Rd2 Kf7
33. Rxb2 Bxb2 34. Kd3 Ke6 35. Kc4 Kd6 36. f3 (36. Kb5 $2 {If white tries to
play for win he can only lose.} Bd4 37. f4 Kd5 38. Ka6 Ke4 39. a4 Kf3 40. a5
Kg2 41. h4 Kf1 42. Bb4 Kf2 43. Bd6 Kxg3 44. Bb8 Kxh4 45. Bxa7 Bc3 46. Kb6 Bxa5+
47. Kxa5 Kg4 $19 {[%cal Gh7h1]}) 36... Kc6 {The rest is of no interest. The
players put the P's on light squares, and then, the only thing black should
care about is not to enter P ending and not to let white K to d4, it's easy to
achieve} 37. h3 (37. Bc3 $2 Bxc3 38. Kxc3 Kc5 39. f4 g6 40. a3 a5 41. Kb3 Kb5
42. a4+ Kc5 43. Kc3 h6 44. h3 h5 45. h4 Kd5 46. Kd3 Kc5 $11) 37... g6 38. g4
fxg4 39. fxg4 Be5 40. Bf2 a6 41. Bd4 Bg3 42. Bg7 Bf2 43. Bh6 Bb6 44. h4 Bf2 45.
h5 gxh5 46. gxh5 Bb6 47. Bf4 Bf2 48. Be5 Bb6 49. Bd4 Bd8 {Wherever the white B
moves, his opponent takes over the other /^} 50. Ba7 Bf6 51. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 (12... Nce4 $2 13. Ne5 Nxc3
14. Bxb7 Nxd1 15. Rxd1 Rb8 16. Nc6 dxc6 17. Rxd8 Rbxd8 18. Bxc6 $16 {1-0
Kanstler,B-Baimuratov,S/Bishkek 1993/CBM 35 (51)}) (12... Nfe4 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14.
Qxc3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc8 16. b4 f6 17. bxc5 fxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxc5 19. f3 Rf7 20. Rd3
Qc6 21. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Van Gisbergen,S/Cappelle la Grande 1994/TD 
(31)}) (12... a6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. b3 d6 15. Bg5 Nfe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxe4
Bxe4 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Qb7 $11 {0-1 Kasimdzhanov,R-Timman,J/Dordrecht NED
2000 (34)}) 13. Rd4 (13. Rac1 a6 (13... Nce4 14. Nd4 (14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qd2 Qa6
16. a3 Rac8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qb4 (19. Qxd7 $2 Bxb2 $19) 19... d5
20. Nd2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rfd8 $17 {0-1 Skembris,S-Sax,G/Bolzano ITA 2000/The Week
in Chess 297 (43)}) 14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 a6 16. Bf3 Ra7 17. Nb3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3
Qb7 19. Qxb7 Rxb7 20. f3 Rc8 21. e4 Ne8 22. e5 f6 23. Rc2 Kf7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Huebner,R-Adams,M/Dortmund GER 2000/The Week in Chess 297 (36)}) 14. Bd6 Bxd6
15. Rxd6 Qc7 16. Rd4 Rac8 17. Rh4 $6 d6 18. g4 g6 {[%csl Rh4]} 19. Ng5 Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 Qe7 $17 {0-1 Burmakin,V-Kalesis,N/Balatonfuzfo 1993/EXT 98 (29)}) 13... d5
14. cxd5 (14. Rc1 Nfe4 15. cxd5 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxd5 17. b4 Bf6 18. Qe3 Bxd4 19.
Qxd4 Qa6 20. bxc5 Qxe2 21. Nd2 bxc5 22. Qxc5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $14 {1-0 Seres,
L-Kiesekamp,M/Szeged 1998/CBM 63 ext (53)}) 14... exd5 {[%cal Gc5e6]} (14...
Nxd5 {leads by force to an unpleasant endgame} 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17.
Bxd5 exd5 (17... Bf6 18. Bxa8 Bxd4 19. Bg2 $14 {^^}) (17... Bxf4 $2 18. Bxa8
Be5 19. Rh4 $18) 18. Bxg5 Ne4 19. Qxc8 Raxc8 20. Be3 Rc2 21. f3 Nf6 22. Rd2 $14
) 15. Rdd1 $1 (15. Be5 Ne6 16. Rh4 $2 Ne4 $36 {[%csl Rh4]}) 15... Ne6 $2 {
This move is the key of black's next difficulties} (15... Nce4 $142 16. Rac1
Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. Rxc3 Rac8 $14) 16. Be5 Ne4 17. Rac1 (17. Qd3 Nxc3 18.
Bxc3 Nc5 $11 {[%cal Gc5e4]}) 17... Bc5 (17... f6 18. Nxd5 $5 (18. Bd4) 18...
Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxc2 20. Rxc2 fxe5 21. Rxe5 N4c5 22. b4 Bf6 23. bxc5 (23. Re3
Rad8 24. bxc5 Rd1+ 25. Bf1 Nxc5 26. Ne5 $14) 23... Bxe5 24. Nxe5 {[%csl Ra8]}
Rad8 25. c6 $44) (17... Rd8 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxc2 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxc2
$16) 18. e3 Rd8 (18... f6 19. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 (19... fxe5 20. Qxe4 $18) (19...
Nxf2 20. Qxf2 fxe5 21. Ne7+ Bxe7 22. Rxc8 Raxc8 {[%cal Ge5e4]} 23. Qe2 $16) 20.
Rxd5 Nxf2 21. Qxf2 fxe5 22. Qd2 $16 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gb2b4]} (22. b4 e4 23.
bxc5 Nxc5 $11)) 19. Qb3 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc1c8]} N6g5 $2 {Perhaps black has
missed white's 23rd move or perhaps he missed his own tactical chance to hold
the pawn (19...Rd7!). Anyhow, this move loses almost by force.} (19... Nxc3 20.
Bxc3 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf3e5]}) (19... Rd7 $142 $1 {[%cal Gc8e8,Ga8d8]} 20.
Nd4 (20. Nxd5 $140 $2 Nxf2 $3 21. Kxf2 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxe3+ $1 24.
Kxe3 Qxc1+ $132) 20... Qe8 {and although worse black is still in the game}) 20.
Nxg5 Nxg5 21. Nxd5 {[%cal Gd5e7]} Nh3+ (21... Qe6 $142 22. Bc7 Rd7 (22... Bxd5
23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 $18) 23. Rxc5 bxc5 24. Qxb7 $18) 22. Bxh3 Qxh3 23. Rxc5
$18 bxc5 24. Qxb7 Qh5 25. Ne7+ Kf8 26. Rd5 $1 Qg4 (26... Qe2 27. Bd6 $18) 27.
Nf5 $1 Kg8 28. Bxg7 {[%cal Gf5h6]} (28. Bxg7 Qe2 29. Nh6+ Kxg7 30. Qxf7+ Kxh6
31. Qf6#) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 Bb7 (6... Rb8 7. a3 (
7. Bg2 $5 b5 8. c5 b4 9. a3 Bb7 10. O-O a5 11. axb4 axb4 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Nbd2
O-O 14. e4 d6 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 g6
20. Ra7 $16 {1-0 Huzman,A-Berend,F/Bonnevoie 1998/EXT 99 (35)}) 7... Bb7 8. Qd3
Na5 9. b4 Be4 10. Qc3 Nb7 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Be7 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Nbd2 O-O 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qd3 d5 17. Rfc1 cxb4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Rxa7 Na5 20. cxd5 Rxc1+
21. Bxc1 exd5 $14 {0-1 Epishin,V-Timoshenko,G/Graz 1997/EXT 2000 (33)}) (6...
Na5 7. Bxa5 bxa5 8. Bg2 Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Rac1 Rb8
13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Qxb2 16. Rc2 Qb6 $17 {0-1 Nestorovic,
D-Zontakh,A/Jagodina 1998/CBM 65 ext (42)}) (6... Be7 7. a3 O-O 8. Bg2 d5 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Qa4 Bb7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Rc1 Bf6 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. Nc3 Rad8 15. Qd1
Rfe8 16. h4 h6 17. Rc2 g5 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Nxg5 Qf5 21. Nh3 Nxd4
22. Rd2 Ba6 23. Qe1 Qh5 24. Bxc7 Nxe2+ 25. Rxe2 Qxe2 26. Qxe2 Bxe2 27. Bxd8
Rxd8 28. Bxe4 Bxb2 $17 {0-1 Devcic,D-Ribli,Z/Pula 1999/EXT 2000 (44)}) 7. d5 (
7. Bc3 Ne4 8. a3 d5 (8... Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Be7 10. Qd3 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Ne5
$1 {Fritz} (12... Qh5 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Rad1 Bf6 16. Qe3 Ne7 17. Ne4
Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qb5 19. Rd2 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Razuvaev,Y/St Petersburg
1998/CBM 67 (28)}) 13. dxe5 Qxd3 14. exd3 Bxf3 $17) 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11.
Rd1 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Bf6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qc2 Ne7 15. Nc3 c6 16. Rac1 g6 17. b4
a6 18. e3 Nf5 19. a4 Be7 20. b5 f6 21. bxc6 Bxc6 22. Qb3 Kh8 23. Ne1 $16 {
[%csl Gb6,Gd5] 1-0 Epishin,V-Blocker,C/Philadelphia 1998/EXT 99 (43)}) 7... Ne7
(7... exd5 8. cxd5 Ne7 9. d6 cxd6 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rad1
Rc8 14. Qc2 a6 15. Bf4 Qc7 16. Qf5 g6 17. Qd3 Nb4 18. Qd4 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5
20. Bh6 Bf6 21. Qd2 Rfe8 22. Ng5 Ne7 23. e4 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rc1 Bc6 26.
Qd4+ $36 {0-1 Bobrowska,M-Lerner,K/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73 no vc (56)}) 8. dxe6
fxe6 9. Bg2 Nf5 10. O-O (10. Bc3 Bc5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Be5 d6 13. Bc3 O-O 14.
Nbd2 a5 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qd1 Qe8 17. b3 b5 18. cxb5 Qxb5 19. Qd2 e5 $13 {
1-0 Bunzmann,D-Bucher,D/Zurich SUI 1999 (30)}) 10... Bc5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qc2
Qe8 {This is an unbalanced position with each side having it's pluses and
minuses.What is sure, there is planty of active plans for everyone.} 13. Bg5 (
13. e4 Qh5 $1 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gb7f3]} 14. Qd3 (14. exf5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 (15.
fxe6 Ng4 16. h4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nxf2 $19) 15... Qxf3 16. fxe6 Ng4 {[%csl Rf2]}
17. Be1 {[%cal Gc2f2]} Ne3 $1 18. Qe4 Nxf1 19. Qxf3 Rxf3 20. exd7 Nxg3 21. Rd1
Rd8 22. hxg3 Rf7 $19) 14... Nd6 15. Rae1 (15. e5 Ng4 16. h3 Rxf3 $1 $19) 15...
Ng4 16. h3 Nxf2 17. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Qc5+ 19. Be3 Qxc4 $15 {I believe that
a rook and two pawns are better in this position since black has a strong
center and white pieces do not have good positions.}) 13... Ng4 (13... Qh5 14.
Bxf6 Rxf6 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Raf8 17. Rad1 $11) 14. h3 Nxf2 $1 {Black gets
two pawns and seriously weakens his opponent's king.} ({the safe continuaiton
would be:} 14... Nf6 {but then there is no sense in black's last move.}) 15.
Rxf2 Nxg3 16. Qd2 (16. e3 Qh5 {[%csl Rf3,Rg5]} 17. Bf4 (17. b4 Bxb4 18. Bf4
Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Ne4 $19) 17... Rxf4 18. exf4 Bxf3 19. Kh2 Bxg2 (19... Bxf2 $4 20.
Qxf2 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 $18 {[%cal Gg2a8]}) 20. Rxg2 Nf5 $17) 16... Nf5 {No hurry
taking the R} 17. Re1 (17. e3 $142 Qg6 {[%cal Gb7f3]} 18. Bf4 $8 Bxf3 19. Rxf3
Nxe3 $1 20. Kh1 Nxg2 21. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 $13) 17... Qh5 18. Bf4 Bxf2+ 19.
Kxf2 Nh4 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gf8f2]} 20. Qe3 Nxg2 $1 {[%cal Gb7g2] Now black has
only one piece left, but what a piece! white has no opponent for black's
killer on b7} (20... Nxf3 $143 21. exf3 (21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. exf3 Qh4+ 23. Bg3
Qxc4 $17) 21... Qh4+ 22. Bg3 Qxc4 $15 {Grabbing a third pawn but allowing
white to consolidate his pieces}) 21. Kxg2 Qh4 22. Bg3 Qxc4 $17 23. Rd1 Qc6 (
23... Rf7 24. Rd4 Qc6 25. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4g5,Ge3d3] trying to create some
counterplay}) 24. Rd4 Rae8 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 25. Re4 Rf5 26. Kh2 (26. Nd4 Qc5 $19)
26... Qc5 27. Nd4 $8 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Re5 29. Qd3 (29. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 30. Kg2 d5 $19)
29... Rxe4 30. Qxe4 d6 31. Nf3 a5 32. a3 {All there is left for black is to
swap the queens and it will be a pure technique to give his a well earned
point.} Qd5 33. Qc2 Qc5 34. Qe4 Qb5 35. Qc2 h6 $1 {[%cal Gf3g5] Taking away
white's counterchances.} 36. Nd4 Qd7 37. Qe4 e5 38. Nf3 {The pawns are
beautifully placed completely killing all white pieces' activity} Rf8 39. a4
Qf5 40. Qc6 Rf7 41. Qc4 g5 42. Ne1 h5 43. Ng2 (43. e4 Qf1 $19) 43... h4 {
Black's play reminds me of a Football team that is advancing to the touchdown
slowly, yard by yard, combining rushes on the ground (pawn advances) and long
passes. However, unlike football, the defence here is completely helpless.} 44.
Be1 Kh7 {[%cal Gf7g7,Gg5g3]} 45. Bd2 Rg7 46. Be3 e4 {[%cal Gc4h4] cutting the
Q off the K side.but also giving white some squares in the center.} (46... g4
$6 47. Nxh4 Qf6 48. Qe4+ Kh8 49. Ng2 gxh3 50. Kxh3 Qf1 {is promissing but
gives white unnecessary counterchances.}) 47. Bd4 Re7 48. Qc6 Qf7 49. Kg1 Qe6
50. Qa8 c5 (50... Qxh3 $4 51. Qh8+ Kg6 52. Qf6+ $18) 51. Qh8+ Kg6 {All white's
counterplay consists of one check!} 52. Bf2 Re8 $1 (52... Qxh3 $2 {is not
necessary at all} 53. Qg8+ Kh5 (53... Rg7 54. Qe8+ $132) 54. Qh8+ Kg6 (54...
Kg4 $4 55. Qc8+ $18)) 53. Qc3 Rf8 54. Be1 d5 55. Qb3 Rf6 56. Qb5 d4 {[%csl Gg2]
The knight has not a single move! The rest could easily have been spared.} 57.
e3 d3 58. Bc3 Rf3 59. Qa6 Rxh3 60. Qb7 Rf3 61. Qg7+ Kh5 62. Qh8+ Kg4 63. Be1 h3
64. Nf4 gxf4 65. Qh4+ Kf5 66. Qh5+ Kf6 67. Bc3+ Ke7 68. Qg5+ Kd7 69. exf4 Kc6
0-1

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polovodin, Igor A"]
[Black "Pavlov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7.
Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 (10. Qc2 Na6 11. Rad1 h6 12. Ne5 Qc8 13.
Bh3 Qe8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Qc1 Bc8 17. Bg2 Bb7 18. a3 Bd6 19. Nc4
Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Bc8 21. Ne3 Be6 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Qe6 24. Qd3 Nb8 25. b4 axb4
26. axb4 Nc6 27. b5 Na5 28. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Salov,V/Linares 1992/CBM 28
(62)}) (10. Ne5 Nbd7 (10... c6 11. Rc1 dxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 13. Ne5 Qxd4 14. Nd3
Qb6 15. Be3 c5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bxc5 Rd8 18. Qc2 Na6 19. Be3 Ba3 20. Rcd1 Rac8
21. Qd2 Bb4 22. Rc1 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 {0-1 Shvidler,
E-Almasi,Z/Zuerich 1993/EXT 97 (25)}) 11. Nd3 Qe7 (11... Be7 12. Rc1 Ne4 13.
Be3 Ndf6 14. Qc2 Ba3 15. Rcd1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Ne4 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. Bc1 Rac8 19.
cxd5 exd5 20. Bxa3 Qxa3 21. Nf4 Qe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Huebner,R/Wijk aan
Zee 1992/CBM 28 (32)}) 12. Rc1 Rad8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bf4 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 c6 16.
Rc2 Ne4 17. Qc1 Rfe8 18. Qb2 h6 19. Rfc1 Qe6 20. Bd2 c5 21. dxc5 Ndxc5 22. Be3
Nxd3 23. exd3 Ng5 24. Qd4 Rd6 25. h4 $16 {1-0 Epishin,V-Pushkov,N/Podolsk 1992/
EXT 97 (48)}) 10... exd5 11. a3 (11. Rc1 Na6 12. Bf4 (12. Ne5 Ba3 13. Rb1 h6
14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rbd1 c6 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Qb2 Nc7 18. Be3 Ne6 19. f4 b5 20. Bf3
Qe7 21. Bf2 a4 22. Qc2 Rec8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pinter,J-Kurajica,B/Manila 1992/TD 
(60)}) 12... Qe7 13. Ne5 Qe6 14. Nd3 Ba3 15. Rc2 Qd7 16. Ne5 Qe8 17. Qb1 Bd6
18. Nd3 Ba3 19. Bc1 {1/2-1/2 Neverov,V-Gurevich,M/Tbilisi 1987/EXT 97 (19)}) (
11. Qc2 Re8 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Bh3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Rxe2 15. Rac1 c6 16. Bxd7 Qxd7
17. Ne5 Qf5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nd3 Qf3 20. Nf4 Qxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxa2 22. Nh5 Re2
23. Nxf6+ Kg7 24. Nd7 Rae8 25. Nxb6 Rd2 $17 {0-1 Polaczek,R-Sokolov,A/Biel
1992/CBM 31 ext (39)}) 11... Be7 12. Qc2 c5 $6 {I think it would be better
idea for black to keep the pawn on c6, since after a5 he has too many
weaknesses in the haging pawns structure.} 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. dxc5
bxc5 {[%csl Ya4,Ra5,Yb5]} 16. Ne5 {[%csl Rd5]} Nb6 (16... Re8 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 (
17... Nxe5 18. Nxf6+ {[%csl Gd8][%cal Gd1d8]}) 18. Bxd5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 (19.
Bxf7+ Nxf7 20. Rxd8 Rexd8 $13) 19... Nxd5 20. e4 Ne3 21. fxe3 Qb6 22. Qc4 $16 {
[%cal Gd1d3,Ya1d1]}) 17. Nc4 $1 Na8 (17... a4 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Nxa4 $18) 18.
Rac1 {No harry, black has no moves anyway} (18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. e4 $16) 18... h6
19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. e4 $18 {A very depressing position from black's point of
view.The rest is just an agony} g5 21. Be5 Nab6 22. Nxa5 Ba8 23. exd5 c4 24.
Nc6 Qd7 25. bxc4 Bxa3 26. Rb1 Bc5 27. Rb5 Bxc6 28. dxc6 Qe7 29. Ba1 Rcd8 30.
Bd5 Nxd5 31. cxd5 Bd6 32. Rb7 Bc7 33. Qc3 f6 34. Qc4 Kh8 35. Bc3 Rfe8 36. Rxc7
1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 {Perhaps a revival of the line the last GM game in
which was played in 1997} 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. e4 $6 $146 {Revealing
the plans a bit too soon to my taste.} (12. Rc1 Bf6 (12... Bb7 13. e4 dxc4 14.
Nxc4 Nd7 15. d5 cxd5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Rc8 19. Rfd1 Nf6 20.
Qb7 Qc7 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Grabarczyk,M-Pieniazek,A/Krynica 1997/CBM
61 ext (32)}) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. f4 (14. b4 $2 {[%csl Gc4]} Bxe5 15. dxe5 Bc4
16. f4 Nc6 17. a3 b5 18. Kh1 Qb6 19. Qe1 a5 $17 {0-1 Hultin,J-Rytshagov,M/
Stockholm 1997/EXT 98 (28)}) 14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Re1 Rc8 17. e4 Nc5 18.
Bf1 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rcxd8 21. Rc2 Rc8 22. Nb5 f5 23. exf6 gxf6 24.
Nd6 Rcd8 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Rd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Adams,M/Groningen
1997/CBM 63 (49)}) (12. Re1 Bb7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 Nd7 16. e5 Qb6
17. Nc2 Rad8 18. Qf3 Qa5 19. Qe3 b4 20. Na4 Qc7 21. Rac1 c5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23.
Nxc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Rc8 25. c6 Rxc6 26. Nd4 Rcc8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rc1 Rc5 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Adams,M/Germany 1996/GER-chT (28)}) (12. Qd2 $5 Bb7 13. e4
dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Kh1 Rfd8 18. f4 Nf8 19. Ne2 a5
20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Rc2 g6 22. Qc1 c5 23. d5 exd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Nd7 26.
Nd4 Bf8 27. Nc6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Oll,L-Gulko,B/Polanica Zdroj 1996/CBM 55 (40)})
12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Ne3 Nd7 (14... b4 $6 15. Ne2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qxd4 17.
Rfd1 Qb6 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. e5 {Black's extra pawn is barely felt here, but white
pieces get a very good play}) 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Ne2 Qb6 17. Rc2 (17. d5 $5 cxd5 (
17... c5 $2 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Nf4 Qc6 20. Nfd5 {[%cal Gd5b4]} Qe6 21. Bh3 Qxh3
22. Nxe7+ $18) (17... Ba3 $2 18. dxe6 Ne5 19. exf7+ Rxf7 20. Rc2 Rd8 21. Rd2
$16) 18. exd5 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qd2 b4 21. Rd1 Ne5 $13) 17... Rfd8 18. Qc1
(18. d5 c5 {Now the knight is already protected, so there are no accidents on
d7.}) 18... c5 19. d5 Ne5 {[%csl Yd3][%cal Ge5d3,Gb5b4]} 20. a3 $2 {Getting a
very difficult position by force} (20. Rd1 $142 b4 21. Nf4 (21. Nc4 Nxc4 22.
bxc4 exd5 23. exd5 Bf6 $15) (21. Rcd2 c4 22. dxe6 cxb3 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. exf7+
Nxf7 25. Qd2 bxa2 26. Qxa2 b3 $17) 21... Bg5 {[%csl Rd3]} 22. Rcd2 Bxf4 (22...
exd5 23. Nfxd5 $18 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) (22... c4 $143 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Gc8c1]} 23.
dxe6 Rxd2 (23... cxb3 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Qb2 {[%csl Re5]} Bf6 26. exf7+ Nxf7
27. Qxb3 $18) 24. exf7+ (24. Qxd2) 24... Nxf7 25. Qxd2 Bxf4 26. gxf4 c3 27. Qc2
$16) 23. gxf4 Ng6 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qxc5 Nxf4 28.
Qxb4 e5 $44) 20... b4 {[%csl Ra3,Rb3]} 21. Nc4 $2 {After this the 'b' pawn
becomes unstoppable, but there is really no good advice in this position.} (21.
Rd1 Nd3 {[%csl Ra3]} 22. Qa1 Bf6 23. Qa2 c4 $17) ({the least of evil would be} 
21. axb4 Nd3 22. Qd2 Nxb4 $36) 21... Nxc4 22. bxc4 b3 23. Rd2 exd5 24. exd5 Bf6
$17 25. Nf4 $6 {A blunder in a difficult position} (25. Be4 Re8 26. Bd3 g6 (
26... b2 $143 27. Qc2 Qa5 28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Bd3 Qxa3 $17 {[%csl Rh8][%cal
Ga7a2]}) 27. Nc3 Rb8 28. Ne4 Bg7 $17) 25... b2 26. Qc2 Bxc4 {[%cal Gc4a2]} 27.
Qxc4 b1=Q 28. Rxb1 Qxb1+ $19 29. Bf1 Bd4 (29... Qa1 $142 {[%cal Ga1c3] Black
should have swapped the queens off the board after which white can stop the
clock}) 30. Re2 Qb7 $6 31. h4 Rb8 32. Kh2 Qc7 33. Bg2 Re8 {With his last few
moves black got himself into a passive position allowing his opponent to
create some kind of a first line of defence making the realization much harder.
} 34. Rd2 Qd6 (34... Qa5 $142 {The Q is by far white's most important piece
here.}) 35. Nh3 h6 36. Ng1 Rb2 37. Rxb2 Bxb2 38. Nf3 Bf6 (38... Bxa3 39. Qa4 {
[%csl Ra3,Re8]}) 39. Nd2 Bd4 40. f4 f5 41. Qd3 g6 42. Nc4 {Now white has
reached the the best position he could think of some 10 move ago, however, his
position is still lost.} Qf6 43. d6 Qe6 44. Qb3 {[%csl Gb3,Rg8][%cal Gb3g8]}
Kf8 45. Qb5 g5 $1 {[%csl Rh2]} 46. d7 Rd8 47. hxg5 hxg5 {[%cal Ge6h6]} 48. Qc6
Ke7 49. Qxe6+ Kxe6 50. Bc6 g4 51. Kg2 Rxd7 {The easiest way, without giving
white any unnecessary chances} 52. Bxd7+ Kxd7 53. Kf1 Ke6 54. Ke2 Kd5 55. Nd2
c4 56. Nb1 Bb2 57. a4 Kd4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group2"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Black "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 {
black gives up on a cental pressure (after Bb4 cxb4) but instead gets a pawn
majority on the Q side, and his pawn on b4 will prevent white from deveoping
normally (by taking away the c3 square). This line usually leads to sharp
battles, where white breaks in the center, and black, at his turn, tries to
organize a sufficient counterplay.} 8. O-O O-O 9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Qc2
(11. a3 {is too slow, allowing black to realatively easily develop his forces.}
bxa3 12. Rxa3 a5 13. Qb1 Na6 14. Rd1 Re8 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qe7 17. Ra2 Nb4
$11 {1/2-1/2 Adianto,U-Kortschnoj,V/Manila 1992/TD (67). (66)}) 11... Qc7 {
Vladimir chooses a more flexible move than the one he played in his earlier
game against Sharyazdanov.} (11... Nc6 {the idea of this move is to provoke
white into playing d4-d5 , and thus get the hold of an important c5 square for
his pieces. However, it invokes some time loss time black, whereas he could
execute the same idea without spending time on Nc6.} 12. e4 (12. a3 $6 a5 13.
e4 bxa3 14. Rxa3 Nb4 $15 {[%cal Ge6e5,Gf8e8]}) 12... e5 13. d5 Nb8 {[%cal
Gb8d7,Gd7c5]} 14. a3 bxa3 (14... Na6 $1 {[%cal Gb4a3,Ga6b4,Ga7a5] Rabinovich})
15. b4 $1 a5 16. c5 {Led to a very sharp and unclear position in: 1-0
Shariyazdanov,A-Baklan,V/Neum 2000/CBM 80/[Rabinovich,A] (43)}) ({another
possibility is to keep the queen away from the 'c' file:} 11... Qe7 12. e4 e5
13. Nh4 g6 14. f4 Nbd7 15. Rae1 Rae8 16. Qd3 exd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 $11 {0-1
Romsdal,T-Aagaard,J/Copenhagen DEN 2002/The Week in Chess 402 (29)}) 12. e4 e5
13. Rfe1 a5 14. Rad1 Re8 {Neither player is in hurry to clarify the stuation
in the center, but rather improve their pieces' positions.} 15. Nf1 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3d5,Ye3f5]} Nbd7 16. Nh4 {Protecting the 'e' pawn on view of the
future developments in the center.} g6 {black cannot allow white knight
getting to f5.} 17. Ne3 exd4 18. Rxd4 {[%csl Rd6,Re4]} Nc5 {Black's 'd' pawn
is compromised, and he must seek for a counterpaly immediately.} 19. f3 a4 $1 {
the only way to go is to distract white on the Qside.} ({passive defence would
have led black to nowhere.} 19... Rad8 20. Red1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc2d2,Ge3f5,
Rd2h6]}) 20. Red1 axb3 21. axb3 Ra3 22. Rxd6 Rxb3 23. Nef5 $1 {White plays
against black king, and it gives his a big lead.} (23. Rxf6 {is hardly enough}
Rxe3 {and black's advanced 'b' pawn secures him good chances.}) 23... Rc3 $2 (
23... gxf5 24. Nxf5 $1 {[%cal Gc2d2]} ({black is fine after:} 24. Rxf6 fxe4 {
[%cal Ge4e3] and it's hard to tell whose king is more exposed}) 24... Nh5 $1 {
only move. This is probably the resource black missed.} 25. Qc1 Ng7 {and black
survives.}) 24. Qd2 Ne6 25. Kh1 Rxc4 {must free the 'c' file for counterplay,
but black is always one step behind.} (25... Qxc4 {would have weakened the 7th
rank too much.} 26. e5 (26. Qh6 {[%cal Gd6e6]} Qc7 $17) 26... Rc2 27. Nh6+ (27.
Qh6 Qe2 28. exf6 gxf5 29. Rf1 {[%cal Gd6e6,Gh4f5]})) 26. e5 Rc2 27. Nh6+ Kh8 (
27... Kf8 28. Qxb4 {winning}) 28. Nxf7+ $1 Kg8 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Qxb4 Nd5 31.
Qa4 (31. Qb5 $1 {[%csl Rd5,Re8][%cal Gb5e8,Gb5d5,Gb5f1] was much stronger.
Attacking two black pieces, and keeping an eye on defence.} Bc6 32. Qd3 {
[%csl Rc2,Rd5]}) (31. R6xd5 $4 {of course not} Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Rc1+) 31... Re7
32. Ng4 $2 (32. R6xd5 $2 {would run into a clever trap set by black:} Bxd5 33.
Rxd5 Rc1+ 34. Rd1 Qa7 $3 35. Qb3 Qa1 $19) (32. Qb3 $142 {with a big advantage.}
) 32... Rc1 33. Nf6 $4 {A gross blunder.} (33. Bf1 {white must close the first
rask, preventing black from vapturing the rook with a check.} b5 34. Qb3 Nc5
35. Rxc1 Nxb3 36. Rxc7 {and black should not be able to survive.}) 33... b5 34.
Qb3 Qc3 {and now white loses a rook.} 35. Qxc3 Rxd1+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group2"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[BlackTeam "Surgut Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {Tregubov's favorite line
against the Queen's Indian setup by black. With this last move white places
his knight to a slightly passive position, and blacks his own bishop. However,
this move allows his to conviniently develop his K side, without worrying
about black undermining the center.  Black has two basically deifferent
approaches here: 5...c5, trying to provoke some center battle, before white
has completed his development, and the one chosen in this game} d5 {This move
is very logical, of course. The pawn undelines the drawbacks of white's last
move, by limiting the mobility of Nd2 to zero, or about.} 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O
8. Ne5 c5 {If white could have his knight on c3, rather than on d2 in this
position, that would assure him an unpleasant pressure on black's center.
However, in the current formation, black is right in time before white is able
to regroup.} 9. dxc5 Bxc5 ({another move worth considering is} 9... bxc5 10. e4
({but not} 10. cxd5 exd5 {and white is not ready to play against the "hanging
pawn pair" in the center, whereas black, after Re8, already has most of his
pieces in place for counterplay.}) 10... dxc4 11. Ndxc4 Nfd7 12. Re1 Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 f6 (13... Qc7 {should've been enough as well.}) 14. Ng6 $5 hxg6 15. e5 Nc6
16. Bxc6 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Zontakh,A/Krasnodar 2000/
EXT 2001 (26). (25)}) 10. cxd5 $146 {with this move order white is able to
keep his e5 N in the game. However, this fact doesn't change the eveluation.} (
{in one of his previous games Tregubov tested:} 10. Nb3 {but after} Nbd7 11.
Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Nxc5 bxc5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bg5 Rae8 $1 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qxd5 (
16. Re1 d4 $11) 16... Qxd5 17. Bxd5 Rxe2 18. Rfc1 Rd8 19. Rd1 Kg7 20. b3 Rb2 {
1-0 Tregubov,P-Smikovski,I/Samara 2000/CBM 78 (42) black, obviously, has no
problems.}) 10... exd5 11. Nb3 Re8 12. Nd3 Nbd7 13. Bg5 ({of course not} 13.
Ndxc5 Bxe2 $19) 13... h6 $1 {Immediately getting rid of a potentially
unpleasant pin.} 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Re1 Rc8 16. e3 (16. Rc1 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4
18. Ndxc5 Qxd1 19. Rcxd1 bxc5 {with an equal endgame.}) 16... Ne4 17. Nbxc5
bxc5 18. Nf4 {[%csl Rd5]} Bb7 19. Qb3 Qb6 {after this move the position is
completely equal.} 20. Red1 Rcd8 21. Rac1 Qxb3 22. axb3 d4 $1 {the simplest
way to a draw.} 23. exd4 Rxd4 24. Re1 Rb8 25. Re3 Nf6 26. Bxb7 (26. Bxb7 Rxb7
27. Rxc5 Rd2 {white extra 'b' pawn is of no importance.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dallas UTD"]
[Site "Dallas"]
[Date "2004.12.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Kujovic, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 c5 $146 {Usually Black tries to complete his development first} (
9... O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qc2 (11. Rc1 Na6 (11... Re8 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Bf4 c6
14. e4 Nf8 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bh3 Ba3 17. Rc2 a6 18. Ne2 Ne6 19. Be3 Ne4 20. Nf4
N4g5 21. Bf5 g6 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Bh3 $14 {1-0 Epishin,V-Shengelia,D/Deizisau
2003/CBM 93 ext (46)}) 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Nd3 h6 14. Qc2 Rd8 15. Qb2 Ne4 16. Be3
c5 17. Na4 Bf6 18. Qa3 Bc6 19. dxc5 $6 {[%csl Ra3]} b5 20. Nab2 $2 (20. f3 Ng5
(20... bxa4 21. fxe4 dxe4 22. Nf2 $14) 21. Nc3 d4 22. Bxg5 Bxg5 23. f4 $13)
20... b4 21. Qa5 Re8 $19 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Grooten,H/Creon 2002/CBM 89 ext 
(63)}) 11... Nbd7 (11... Na6 12. Rad1 h6 13. Ne5 c6 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. Nd3 Nb4
16. Nxb4 {1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,A-Loginov,V/Samara 2000/CBM 78}) 12. Rfd1 Re8
13. Bf4 c6 14. Ne5 Nh5 15. Bc1 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Riazantsev,A/Moscow 2002/
CBM 88}) 10. O-O (10. dxc5 $5 bxc5 11. Ne5 {[%csl Rb8]} Bb7 12. Bf4 $14) 10...
Nc6 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rc1 {White puts pressure on the 'c' pawn that black
advanced a bit prematurely.} O-O 13. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Rc8] the black rook has no
good square to move now.} Rc7 (13... Ra8 14. Re1) 14. Bf4 Rb7 {[%csl Rb7] At
first sight, by far not the most fortunate place for a rook, although, in some
cases (e.g after dxc5 bxc5) it might become active.} 15. Re1 Re8 16. Bg2 {
After disturbing black rook's position, the bishop can go back now.} h6 $2 {
Too slow. Black must take care of his central pawns.} (16... Ne4 $1 {and black
seems to be ok:} 17. Ne5 $5 (17. dxc5 $2 Bxc5 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxd8 Nxd8 {
and black is more than ok}) 17... Nxd4 18. e3 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Nb5 20. Rc2 Nc7 21.
Nc6 Qd7 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Rd2 {draw should be the most likely result}) 17. Ne5
Nxd4 18. e3 {Now black is short of the defensive resource: Nxc3, which he
would have, had he played 16...Ne4} g5 (18... Ne6 19. Nxd5 Nxf4 20. exf4 {
[%csl Rb7,Re7][%cal Gg2b7,Ye5c6,Yc6e7]}) 19. Bxg5 Ne2+ (19... hxg5 20. exd4 Bf8
21. dxc5 Rbe7 22. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 (22... Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Bxf7+ $18) 23.
Qxd5 Qxd5 $140 $2 24. Nxd5 Rxe5 25. Nf6+ $18) 20. Nxe2 hxg5 21. Nc3 {[%csl Rd5]
The weakness of 'd5' combined with a weak king side will decide the game in
white's favor} Qd6 22. Ng4 $1 {Such simple moves sometimes save many efforts
when converting advantage into a full point. White exchanges the only Black
piece that could cover both 'd5' and the king side} Nxg4 (22... Rd7 23. Nxf6+
Bxf6 24. Nxd5 $18) 23. Qxg4 Qe6 24. Qd1 (24. Qh5 $142 {[%cal Gg2h3,Gg2d5] I
like this more, keeping the queen near black king, thus creating black
additional headache.} Rd8 25. Rcd1) 24... Rd7 25. Bxd5 Qd6 26. Qf3 $18 {
[%csl Rf7] Black position is simply falling apart now.} Rf8 27. Bc6 {White
plays very precisely.} Rdd8 28. Rcd1 Qf6 (28... Qe6 29. Nd5 {is of little
difference compared to the game.}) 29. Nd5 $1 Qe5 (29... Qxf3 30. Nxe7+ Kg7 31.
Bxf3) 30. Qf5 {Tactical blows land on black pieces from every possible
direction} Qd6 ({more stubborn was:} 30... Bd6) 31. h4 {The last defender is
removed now, and black collapses} Bc8 32. Nxe7+ Qxe7 33. Qxg5+ {Two pawns is a
comfortable enough advantage to take into an endgame. The rest needs no
comment.} Qxg5 34. hxg5 Be6 35. e4 c4 36. bxc4 Bxc4 37. a3 b5 38. Kg2 a5 39.
Rb1 Rb8 40. Rec1 Rfd8 41. Rb2 Rdc8 42. Bxb5 a4 43. Rb4 Bxb5 44. Rxb5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Gershon, Alik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 (9... Ne4 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Qc2 f5 13. Nc3 Nd7 14.
cxd5 cxd5 15. Nxe4 Nxe5 16. Nf6+ Rxf6 17. dxe5 Rf7 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Qd2 Bc5 20.
Rc2 Rfc7 21. Rfc1 Bb4 22. Qd1 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Qc8 {1/2-1/2
Skembris,S-Sokolov,A/Bar 1997/CBM 63 (24)}) 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 (11...
O-O 12. O-O Rc8 (12... Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. cxb5 (15. Qc2 Rc8 16.
Rad1 Nd5 17. Bxe4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. c5 Bxd4 20. Qc2 f5 21. Bg2 Qf6 22. b4
Rcd8 23. Nf3 Bc3 24. Re3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Bc8 26. Qb3 Ba1 27. Ne1 Kh8 28. Nc2 $44
{1-0 Karpov,A-Ehlvest,J/Bali INA 2000/The Week in Chess 286 (83)}) 15... cxb5
16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Bb2 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Zoler,D-Huzman,A/Ramat Aviv ISR 2000/The
Week in Chess 273 (17)}) 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxc4 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17.
Qc2 Re8 18. a4 Ba6 19. Rad1 (19. Rac1) 19... Bf8 20. Nf1 Rb8 21. Ne3 Bb4 22. d5
exd5 23. exd5 c5 24. d6 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Rb3 $17 {0-1 Sturua,Z-Shariyazdanov,A/
Biel SUI 2000/The Week in Chess 300 (82)}) 12. O-O Nf6 {Black postpones the
castle, preparing trying to press on white's center instead.} 13. e4 dxe4 $146
({worse is:} 13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Bf1 $1 b4 16. Bb2 c5 17. Bg2 Rc7 18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bf6 20. a3 Bb7 21. axb4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 cxd4 23. Qd3 O-O 24.
b5 Qd7 25. Ra6 $16 {1-0 Neverov,V-Sarwat,W/Tanta 1997/EXT 98 (56)}) 14. Nxe4
Nxe4 15. Bxe4 b5 16. Qf3 (16. Qe2 $5 bxc4 17. bxc4 Bf6 (17... c5 18. Rad1 $1 (
18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 $4 Qxd5) 18... cxd4 (18... O-O 19. d5 $40) 19. Bxd4 (19.
Rxd4 Qc7 $13 {[%cal Ge7f6,Ge8g8]}) 19... Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bf6 21. Bb7 Bxf1 22. Bxf6
Qxf6 23. Qa4+ Kf8 24. Bxc8 $18) 18. Rfd1 O-O $132) 16... O-O 17. Bxc6 bxc4 18.
b4 {the only way to fight for advantage} Qb6 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bf6 $5 {
black wants to trade the Q's even if it means detroying his own kingside
structure. The reason is the passed 'c' pawn which suddenly becomes very
strong.} 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. a4 $1 {The tempo is more important than doubled 'f'
pawns.} (22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. a4 c3 (23... Rfd8 $143 24. Bf3 $1 (24. Be4 c3 25. b5
Rc4 $36)) 24. b5 Rc5 25. Bf3 Bc8 $36) 22... Qxf3 23. Bxf3 Rc7 24. Rac1 Rfc8 25.
Rfd1 g6 26. Rc3 Bb7 27. Kg2 (27. Be2 $142 $5 {[%cal Gd1d4]} Re8 28. Rxc4 Rxc4
29. Bxc4 Re4 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Rd7 Re1+ 32. Bf1 Bf3 33. Rd2 $18) 27... Bxf3+ 28.
Kxf3 Rb7 29. Rb1 (29. b5 a6 30. bxa6 Rb4 $1 31. a5 Ra4 32. Rdc1 Kg7 $11 (32...
Rxa5 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. Rxc4 Rxa6 $11)) 29... a6 30. Ke2 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gc3e3,
Ge2d2,Gd2c3]} Kg7 31. Kd2 Rd7+ 32. Kc2 f5 (32... Re8 33. Rxc4 Re2+ 34. Kc3 Rxf2
35. b5 {White's chances are much better since his pawn is far more dangerous
than the black one's and all his pieces are ready to support its movement.})
33. Re3 Kf6 34. Kc3 Rd6 35. f4 Rd5 36. b5 axb5 37. axb5 $2 {throws half a
point away} (37. Rxb5 $1 Rd1 (37... Rd6 38. a5 Ra6 39. Ree5 $16 {[%cal Ge5c5] /
+-}) 38. Rb6+ $16) 37... Rdc5 38. Re2 Rb8 39. Re5 Rxe5 40. fxe5+ Kxe5 41. Kxc4
Rc8+ $1 42. Kb3 g5 43. Re1+ Kd4 44. Re7 (44. Re7 f4 45. gxf4 gxf4 46. Rf7 Ke3
47. Re7+ Kf2 48. Rxh7 Rf8 49. b6 f3 50. b7 Kg2 51. Rf7 Rb8 52. Ka4 f2 53. Rg7+
Kxh2 54. Rf7 Kg2 55. Rg7+ Kf1 56. Ka5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "12.5"]
[White "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 g6 $5 {Epishin's idea.
Black wants to target white's center positions from far away. So far he has
been quite successful.} (6... c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 {is the main continuation here.})
7. O-O (7. Nc3 Bg7 (7... Ne4 $6 {Too active to my taste.} 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Bg5
f6 10. Bd2 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rad1 f5 13. d5 e5 14. Qa3 Bxf3 15. exf3 d6 16.
f4 Nd7 17. fxe5 Nxe5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gyimesi,Z-Agdestein,S/Catalan Bay ENG 2003/
The Week in Chess 430 (45)}) 8. Qc2 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rd1 Na6 12.
Bg5 Qe8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. a3 c6 15. e4 Nc7 16. e5 Bg7 {1/2-1/2 Dlugy,M-Epishin,
V/New York 1997/CBM 57 ext (25). (24) black has no problems whatsoever.}) 7...
Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Rd1 (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 d6 12. Rad1 Bg7 13. Rfe1
Qe8 14. Qxe8 Rxe8 15. e5 Na6 16. exd6 cxd6 17. Nb5 Red8 18. b3 Rd7 {[%cal
Ga6c7] 1/2-1/2 Skembris,S-Epishin,V/Arco 1999/EXT 2000 (25) and white's slight
initiative got neutralized quickly.}) 9... d6 10. Qc2 {Doettling decides to
keep the dark bishop to himself, and trying to use his spacial advantage.} Qe7
11. e4 Nbd7 12. Rb1 Rac8 13. b3 c5 14. d5 (14. Ba3 Rfd8 {black will take on d4
at the most convenient time for him, therefore, white will be obliged to
advance his pawn sooner or later.}) 14... e5 {A KID type of pawn structure is
reached, whereas none of the players is ideally prepared for it.} 15. Bh3 a6 {
preparing to bring his light squared bishop to the h3-c8 diagonal, where it
belongs.} 16. a3 {White, on the other hand, is getting ready for a queen side
attack, which is much less effective with black pawn on c5.} Rc7 17. Qd3 Bc8
18. b4 Kh8 {[%cal Gf6g8,Gf7f5]} 19. Be3 Ng8 20. bxc5 bxc5 {white managed to
open a 'b' file, but there are no entrance squares as of yet.} 21. Bg5 Qe8 (
21... f6 22. Bd2 Bh6 {was also possible}) 22. Bd2 Bh6 $6 (22... Ne7 {[%cal
Gf7f5] seems more natural.}) 23. Nh4 Qd8 24. Re1 ({White could have tried:} 24.
Bxh6 Nxh6 25. Qe3 Kg7 26. Rf1 {[%cal Gf2f4] with the idea of exploiting
black's weakened king.}) 24... Bg7 25. Nd1 Ra7 26. Ne3 Nh6 {both players are
trying to manoeuver in order to get slight pluses, and improving their pieces
a bit. However, the closed nature of the position makes it hard for both to
come up with anything concrete, and the game ends in a draw soon.} 27. Rf1 Qe8
28. Bc3 Qe7 29. Kh1 Ng8 30. Qc2 Bf6 31. Nhg2 Bg7 32. Nh4 Bf6 33. Nhg2 Bg7 {
at this point both opponents got tired of countless manoeuvers and called it a
day.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 10. Bg2 (10. Nxd5 exd5 11. e3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Nd7 13.
Qc6 Nf6 14. Kg2 Bd6 15. Rhc1 Qe7 16. b4 Rfc8 17. Rab1 h6 18. Be1 $14 {1-0
Nikolic,P-Macieja,B/Solingen GER 2002/The Week in Chess 424 (53)}) 10... c5 11.
O-O Nc6 ({a bit too passive is:} 11... Nd7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Qb2 Bb7 14. e4 N5f6
15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bd6 17. Bh3 h6 18. Nb5 Bb8 19. Bc3 {1-0 Topalov,V-Karpov,
A/Monte Carlo 2001/CBM 81 ext (50) with an unpleasant pressure.}) 12. dxc5 (12.
Nxd5 exd5 13. Bc3 Rc8 14. Qb2 c4 15. Ne5 b5 16. a3 Re8 17. Rfe1 Bf8 18. Nxc6
Rxc6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Bxe4 Re6 22. Bf3 Qc7 23. d5 Re8 24. Rd1 f6
25. h4 Bc8 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Lutz,C/Porz GER 2002/The Week in Chess 384 (36)})
12... bxc5 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Qb2 Qb6 15. e4 Ndb4 16. Na4 Qb7 17. Bc3 f6 18. Bh3
Nd8 $11 {0-1 Zhu Chen-Karpov,A/Dubai UAE 2002/The Week in Chess 387 (26). (26)}
) 10. Bh3 {The best way to fight for advantage.} (10. Bg2 c5 11. Rd1 Nc6 12.
Bg5 (12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Na4 Re8 {with advantage fro black}) (12. Bf4 $142 Re8
13. O-O {with an approximate equality}) 12... h6 13. Be3 Qc8 14. O-O Rd8 15.
dxc5 (15. h3 $142 Qe6 {with a slight edge for black.}) 15... bxc5 16. Na4 Nb4
17. Qb2 ({even worse is:} 17. Qd2 d4 18. Bf4 Ne4 19. Qb2 d3 $17) 17... d4 18.
Bf4 Qe6 19. Ne5 (19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. a3 Nbd5 $17) 19... g5 20. Bxa8 gxf4 21. a3
Rxa8 22. axb4 Qxe5 23. Nxc5 Bxe2 24. gxf4 (24. Rfe1 f3 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ge5f5,
Gf5h3] followed by Qf5-h3.}) 24... Qh5 25. f3 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Bxc5 {0-1 Zhu
Chen-Lautier,J/Dubai 2002/CBM 89/[Gershon] (26).}) (10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. e3 Bxf1
12. Kxf1 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Kg2 Qc8 15. Rhd1 Rd8 16. Rac1 Qa6 17. Ne5 Ba3 18.
Rb1 c5 $15 {0-1 Avrukh,B-Macieja,B/Moscow RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 369 (49)})
10... c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Be3 Bc8 {Driving the annoying bishop away. However,
if such moves are called to deal with white's bishop, then his 10th move if
fully justified.} (12... Re8 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Rac1 c4 15. Ne5 Na5 16. bxc4 Nxc4
17. Qa4 Nxe3 $11 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Lautier,J/Moscow RUS 2001/The Week in Chess
370 (52)}) (12... Nb4 13. Qb2 Ne4 14. Rac1 Bf6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Bf1 Rfd8 17.
Qb1 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Hracek,Z/Solingen GER 2002/The Week in Chess 424 (17)})
13. Bg2 Be6 {Black bishop is much more passive on e6, than on a6, but he's
doing an important job of protecting the 'd' pawn.} 14. Rad1 {[%cal Gf3g5]} h6
15. Ne5 (15. Bf4 Rc8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. e4 d4 18. Na4 Qa5 $132) 15... Rc8 16.
Nxc6 Rxc6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Bf4 {[%cal Ge2e4]} c4 $1 {The most straightforward
way for black to maintain the balance} (18... Rc8 19. e4 (19. Bxd5 $6 Nxd5 20.
Nxd5 Bxd5 21. e4 Bxb3 22. axb3 Qb6 $11) (19. Be5 d4 $1 $13) 19... d4 20. Nb5
$14 {[%cal Gb5a3,Ga3c4]}) 19. Be5 cxb3 20. Qxb3 (20. axb3 $5 Bd6 (20... Qb6 21.
Qb1 {[%csl Rd5]} Bb4 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Bc3 {with good
chances for survival.}) 21. Bd4 Ne4 $1 (21... Qe7 22. Qd3 Rfc8 23. Bxf6 Qxf6
24. Nxd5 $16) 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Qd7 {[%csl Rb3]} 24. Nd5 Re8 {black's
pair of bishops, and white's weakened king give enough compensation for the
pawn.}) 20... d4 $1 {White probably underestimated this strong reply. Now the
game is heading to a draw by force.} 21. Rxd4 Qa5 (21... Bxb3 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23.
Bxc6 $16) 22. Nd5 {The game concludes fairly quickly now} (22. Qa4 Rc5 $1 {
[%csl Rc3,Re5]} 23. Qxa5 Rxa5 24. Bf4 Rc8 $11) 22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rb6 24. Qf3
Bxd5 25. Rxd5 (25. Qxd5 $4 Rb5 $19) 25... Qxa2 26. Bd4 Re6 27. e3 a6 28. Rf5
Qc2 29. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1999.08.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zoler, Dan"]
[Black "Gershon, Alik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Bb7 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. O-O d6 (11... Rc8 12. e4 (12. Qb3 a5 (12... Rc7
13. Rac1 Qa8 14. Qd3 h6 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. e4 d6 17. Qe2 a5 18. Ra1 axb4 19. axb4
Qc8 20. Bc3 Nd7 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Qe3 d5 {1/2-1/2
Bronstein,D-Taimanov,M/Zuerich 1953/Candidates (24)}) 13. b5 Nb8 14. Rfd1 Qc7
15. Rac1 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Kholmov,R-Tal,M/Baku 1972/URS-ch (15)}) 12... d6 13. Qe2
a5 $2 14. b5 Nb8 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 18. Ndf3 (18. Rfd1 Nfd7
19. Ndf3 Nc5 20. Nd4 Na4 21. Ndc6 Nxc6 22. Rd7 Nb8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Bd4 Nc5
25. Rd1 $16 {0-1 Kutirov,R-Bitoon,R/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (64)}) 18... Nfd7
19. Rad1 Bf6 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne5 Qc5 23. Rd3 Rfd8 24. Rfd1 Rxd3
25. Rxd3 h6 26. f4 $16 {1-0 Zoler,D-Gershon,A/Israeli League tt, Tel Aviv ISR
1999 (60)}) (11... a5 $2 12. b5 Nb8 13. Qc2 d6 14. Ng5 {[%csl Gb7,Gh7][%cal
Gb2f6,Gg2b7]} Bxg2 15. Bxf6 g6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Kxg2 $18 {
1-0 Giorgadze,T-Kupreichik,V/URS 1979/MCD (44)}) 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Ng5 Ne5 (13...
h6 14. Bxf6 hxg5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $16 {[%csl Gg5]} (15... Nxe7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17.
Ne4 $16)) 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Nde4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 {A tricky
position, on one hand white has virtually an extra pawn on the Q side, but his
biggest problem is the very passive knight on e4 (d2)} a5 $1 18. Rab1 (18. c5
Rfc8 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gf7f5]}) 18... Rfc8 19. Rfd1 $6 Qc6 20. Nd2 axb4 21. axb4
Ra4 22. Qc3 (22. b5 Qa8 23. Qb2 (23. Qc3 f6 24. Ra1 Bb4 25. Qb2 Bxd2 26. Rxa4
Qxa4 27. Rxd2 Qxc4) 23... f6 24. Ra1 Ra3 {[%csl Gc4] I consider this position
to be better for black}) 22... f6 23. c5 {Playing for a win, but it is a
double edged decision.} bxc5 24. b5 Qd5 $1 {Very important not to let white
knight on c4.} (24... Qa8 25. Nc4 $18 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Gb5b6,Gb6b7]}) 25. Nb3
Qa8 26. Rd7 (26. b6 Rb4 (26... c4 27. b7 Qxb7 28. Nc5 Qxb1 29. Rxb1 Bxc5 $15)
27. Rd7 Bf8 28. Ra1 (28. Qxb4 cxb4 29. b7 Qb8 30. bxc8=Q Qxc8 31. Rdd1 Qc2 $17)
) (26. Ra1 $5 c4 27. b6 Rxa1 (27... cxb3 28. Rxa4 $18) 28. Rxa1 Qc6 29. Na5
Qxb6 30. Nxc4 Qd4 31. Rc1 $15 {And i didn't see a way to win this position for
black}) 26... Bf8 27. Nd2 (27. b6 Rb4 28. Ra1 Qc6 29. Raa7 Rxb6) 27... Rb4 28.
Ra1 Qb8 29. Raa7 Qxb5 {I thought I was pretty safe here, but in fact white has
a very strong compensation for the material here.} 30. Qf3 Rd4 31. Rdb7 $2 {
Loses on the spot} (31. Rf7 $1 Qb4 {Zoler} (31... Rxd2 $4 32. Qg4 Qb1+ 33. Kg2
Qg6 34. Qxe6 $18) (31... Qe8 $2 32. Qb7 Rg4 33. Ne4 Rb8 34. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 35.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qxh7 $18) (31... f5 32. Qe3 $1 (32. Qh5 Rg4 $1 $19 {[%cal Gb5e8,
Gc5c1]}) 32... c4 33. Nf3 (33. Qg5 Rg4 34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 (34... Kxf8 35. Qe7+ Kg8
36. Qxe6+) 35. Rxg7+ Kh8 36. Qe7 Qe8 37. Rxh7+ Kg8 38. Qc7 Qb8 $15) 33... Rd1+
34. Kg2 e4 $44) 32. Qh5 Kh8 $19) 31... Qc6 $1 32. Qh5 (32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Rb8 (
33. Nf3 Rd8 $19) 33... Rxd2 34. Raa8 Kf7 35. Rxf8+ Kg6 36. Ra7 Rxe2 37. Rff7
Kf5 $19) 32... Qe8 33. Rf7 Rxd2 34. g4 (34. Qg4 Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 $19) 34...
c4 35. g5 fxg5 36. Qf3 c3 37. h4 (37. Qb7 Rd1+ 38. Kg2 Qc6+ $19) 37... c2 38.
Qb7 c1=Q+ 39. Kh2 Qxf7 40. Qxf7+ Kh8 41. h5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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 "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7.
Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 {'Rabinovich,A: 'Another possibility is to play 8.Qd1 and to
take later on d2 with Q.''} Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 {'Rabinovich,A: 'Very
solid line for black. For exchange for white pare of bishops black has very
nice pawn structure and well placed pieces.''} 11. Rfd1 (11. Qe3 {[%csl Ge4]}
Nbd7 12. Bc3 Qb8 13. Bh3 b5 14. b3 a5 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. Bg2 d5 17. Rfc1 bxc4 18.
bxc4 Nb6 19. a4 Qe8 20. Bb2 Kh8 21. Qf4 Qb8 22. Bc3 Qb7 23. c5 $16 {1-0 Dizdar,
G-Bistric,F/Zadar CRO 1999 (42)}) 11... Nbd7 12. Rac1 {Black has numerous
options in this position:} (12. Bh3 Qe7 13. Nh4 c5 14. Qe3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Rfd8
16. Rac1 h6 17. Bc3 Nc5 18. Qe3 a5 19. f3 Bh7 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 $14 {
0-1 Manninen,M-Veingold,A/Tampere 1992/EXT 2000 (45)}) (12. Bf1 {A new idea,
trying to play Ne1,f3,e4 as quick as possible.} Qe7 13. Ne1 c5 14. Be3 d5 $11)
12... Re8 (12... h6 13. Bh3 Re8 14. Be3 a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Nf1 (16. c5 Bd5 17.
Qa3 Qe7 (17... dxc5 18. dxc5 b5 19. c6 $14) 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Rc7 Rec8 20. Rdc1
Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Ne8 $11) 16... a4 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. f3 c5 19. Bf2 Rec8 20. Qd2 cxd4
$142 $1 (20... d5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Ra1 {Nicolic,P - Adams,M/
2000/1-0} (23. a3 $2 {[%csl Rb2]} Bb3 $15)) 21. Bxd4 d5 22. Ne3 Rd8 (22... e5
23. Nf5 Qf8 24. Bf2 d4 25. f4 Ne4 26. Qe1 Nxf2 27. Qxf2 $16) (22... dxc4 23.
Nxc4 b5 24. Ne3 $14 {^^}) 23. Qc2 $14 (23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11)) (12...
Qe7 13. Bh3 (13. Qa3 a5 14. Bh3 Rae8 (14... Rfe8 15. Be3 h6 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. c5
(17. b3 Qd8 18. c5 dxc5 19. dxc5 Ba6 20. Nc4 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Qe7 22. Bg2 Ra7 23.
Bc6 Ra6 24. Qa4 Rd8 25. Qb5 Ra7 26. cxb6 Nxb6 27. Bc5 {1-0 Ivanov,M-Heer,B/
Baden-Baden 2001/EXT 2002 (27)}) 17... dxc5 18. dxc5 Bd5 19. cxb6 Qxa3 20. bxa3
cxb6 21. Nc4 Rab8 22. Nd6 Red8 23. Rc2 Nc5 24. Nb5 Rbc8 25. f3 Na4 26. Rdc1
Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Bb7 28. Bf1 Rd1 29. Rc1 Rxc1 30. Bxc1 Bd5 31. e4 Bc6 32. Be3 Kf8
33. Na7 Bd7 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. Bd4 Ne8 36. Nb5 f6 37. e5 f5 38. Nd6 $14 {1-0
Timman,J-Salov,V/Rotterdam 1989/CBM 13 (63)}) (14... h6 15. Ne5 Rae8 16. Nxd7
Nxd7 17. Be3 Bc6 18. c5 bxc5 19. dxc5 d5 20. Qxa5 Nf6 21. Qa6 $16 {1-0 Piket,
J-Bischoff,K/Hamburg 1991/CBM 24 (61)}) 15. Ne1 $6 (15. Qe3) 15... Bf5 16. Bf1
e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Ng2 Bh3 19. Be1 h6 20. Qc3 Ne4 21. Qd4 f5 22. b3 Kh7 23.
f3 Ng5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Van der Wiel,J/Gouda 1997/EXT 99 (79)}) 13... c5
14. Qe3 Rfe8 15. Bc3 a5 16. b3 Bb7 17. Qd3 d5 18. Qe3 Ne4 19. Bb2 a4 {1/2-1/2
Ribshtein,N-Van den Doel,E/Antwerp 1999/EXT 2000 (41)}) 13. Be1 (13. Qe3 a5 14.
Bc3 d5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc8 17. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Adams,M/London 2000/
CBM 76 (17)}) (13. Bh3 Qe7 14. Be3 {[%cal Gf3d2]} a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Qc2 c5 17.
dxc5 bxc5 $11 {0-1 Dao Thien Hai-Adams,M/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 81/
[Rabinovich,A] (68)}) 13... Qe7 {There are many transpositions and various
move orders in this line, which, however, do not change the essence of the
position. White has a B pair that isn't felt, since black controls the centre.
Black, on his part, has to play on the Q side and try to affirm his hold of
the center.} 14. Qe3 a5 15. Bf1 $6 {A typical manoeuver: in order to throw the
B away from e4 white has to move the N, and for that the diagonal has to be
freed. However, this plan is rather awkward, and demands a lot of time, which
allows black to perfectly place his pieces and motion the centre.} Bb7 16. Nh4
{[%cal Gf2f3,Yh4g2]} Qf8 17. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Re1,Rf1,Rh4] Preventing black's
thematic c7-c5 andvance. However,white had to remove his forces away from the
centre, in order to carry out his plan, that when black strikes in the centre.}
e5 (17... c5 $2 18. dxc5 {[%csl Rd6]} dxc5 19. f3 $14 {[%cal Gd3d6,Ye2e4]}) 18.
d5 {Black has succeeded to close the centre.A Kings Indian pawn structure
arised, however, black doesn't have the "bad" dark bishop, which makes his
life much easier.} Nc5 19. Qc2 Bc8 20. f3 Kh8 $1 {[%cal Gf6g8,Gg8e7,Yf7f5]
Black finds the best placing for his pieces.} 21. Bf2 ({an attempt to begin a
Qside play is easily refuted:} 21. b3 Ng8 22. a3 Bd7 {[%cal Gd7a4,Ya4d1]} (
22... Ne7 23. b4)) 21... Ng8 22. e4 Ne7 {[%cal Gf7f5] f5 is a real threat now.}
23. Nf5 $1 {the only way to prevent f5. However, the less pieces remain on the
board, the easier will be the game for black.} Nxf5 24. exf5 g6 $15 25. fxg6
hxg6 {[%cal Gh8h2]} 26. Be3 Kg7 27. h4 Qh8 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gh8h5]} 28. Rd2 Qh5
29. Qd1 e4 30. Be2 (30. fxe4 $143 Bg4 (30... Nxe4 31. Bd4+ Kg8 32. Qxh5 gxh5
33. Rd3) 31. Be2 Bxe2 32. Qxe2 Nxe4 33. Qxh5 gxh5 34. Bd4+ Kh7 {[%csl Rg3]} 35.
Rd3 Rg8 36. Kh2 Rg4 37. Rf1 Kg6 $17 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) (30. f4 $142 $5 Bg4 31. Be2
Bxe2 32. Qxe2 {and although better, black will hardly be able to break through}
) 30... Kg8 $1 {removing the K from the long diagonal} 31. fxe4 Qe5 32. Bf4
Qxe4 33. Bf3 Qf5 34. Qf1 {White has stopped black's Kside attempts, but his
B's work poorly, whereas black will open a second front now.} Bd7 35. Rd4 $2 {
[%cal Gf4d2,Gf3g2] weakening the second row.} (35. Rcd1 $142 Rab8 36. Rf2 $15)
35... Rab8 36. Bd2 b5 $1 {black is ready to sacrifise a pawn in order to open
the 'b' file.} 37. Bxa5 bxc4 38. Rf4 (38. Bxc7 Rxb2 39. Bxd6 (39. Rcxc4 Qe5 $1
$19 {[%csl Rg3]}) 39... Nd3 {[%cal Gb2f2] is winning for black}) 38... Qe5 39.
Re1 Qxb2 40. Rxe8+ Rxe8 41. Qxc4 {[%csl Rg1] the difference between the two
kings is too big} Ra8 $1 42. Qc3 (42. Bc3 Qc1+ 43. Kh2 Qc2+ 44. Bg2 Rxa2 $19)
42... Qb1+ 43. Qe1 Qxa2 44. Qe7 Qb1+ 45. Kh2 Bf5 46. g4 $2 ({my silicon friend
offers a tough resistance after} 46. Bg2 $1 Rxa5 47. g4 Nd3 (47... Ra1 $143 48.
gxf5 Qg1+ 49. Kh3 Ra3+ 50. Bf3 $13) 48. Rf1 Qb2 49. gxf5 Qe5+ {black should
still win the endgame}) 46... Nd3 {now it's all over} 47. Rxf5 Qb2+ $1 {
[%cal Gb2g7] and important intermediate check} 48. Bg2 gxf5 49. Bxc7 Ra2 50.
Qg5+ Qg7 51. Qxf5 Ne1 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Perun, Sergey"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 "Moscow M. Saulin PRSFI"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Chess Federation"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Nc3 Bc6 {
[%mdl 4] The B retreat to c6 rather than a6 becomes more and more popular
lately.Black's idea is simple and logical, create as much pressure as possible
along the h1-a8 /^ thus making it difficult for white to develop an initiative}
8. Bg2 Bb4 (8... Qc8 9. O-O Qb7 10. Ne1 Bxg2 11. Nxg2 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1
a5 14. Re1 a4 15. e4 Bb4 16. e5 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Nd5 18. bxa4 Nc6 19. Ne3 Nxc3 20.
Rxc3 Qb2 21. Rc4 Qxa2 22. Qa1 Qd2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gyimesi,Z-Bitoon,R/Elista 1998/
CBM 66 ext (44)}) 9. Bd2 a5 (9... Qc8 {is the main move here} 10. O-O Qb7 (
10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qb7 12. Rc1 (12. Ne1 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 O-O 14. Rc1 a5 $11)
12... O-O 13. Re1 (13. Qc2 $142 {[%cal Gf1d1,Gc2b2] Avrukh}) 13... Rc8 (13...
Na6 $2 14. a3 Rab8 15. b4 $16 {[%csl Ra6]}) 14. Qc2 h6 (14... a5 $5 {[%cal
Rb7b4,Ga8a3,Ra5a4]}) 15. Qb2 Bd5 16. Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 d6 {[%cal Gb8d7,Rc7c5]}
18. f3 (18. Red1 Nbd7 19. f3 $14 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 18... Nbd7 19. e4 c5 20. Ne3
cxd4 21. Bxd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 e5 $1 23. Bc3 d5 24. exd5 (24. Bxe5 $2 dxe4 $15)
24... Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Qxd5 26. Qe2 Rc8 27. Kg2 f6 28. Bd2 $1 $14 {[%cal Gd2e3] 1/
2-1/2 Oll,L-Karpov,A/Polanica Zdroj 1998/CBM 67/[Avrukh,B] (28)}) 11. a3 (11.
Ne1 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 Nc6 13. e3 O-O 14. Na4 e5 15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. dxe5 Nxe5 $36 {
[%csl Rf3,Rh3] Johansson,T-Hillarp Persson,T/Rilton Cup 1992/0-1 (58)}) 11...
Bxc3 12. Bxc3 a5 (12... O-O 13. b4 d6 14. Qc2 Be4 15. Ne1 Nbd7 16. Bxe4 Qxe4
17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Rc1 Nb6 $11 {T: 1.20 - 1.55 1/2-1/2 Mastrokoukos,G-Rajkovic,
D/Iraklio Schev 1994 (42)}) 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 O-O 15. Nf4 Nd5 16. Bd2 Ra6
17. Nd3 d6 18. e4 Nf6 19. f3 Nc6 20. Be3 Rb8 21. Nc1 e5 22. d5 Na7 23. Ra2 Nb5
24. Qd2 c6 25. dxc6 Rxc6 26. Ne2 Nc7 $11 {0-1 Danielian,V-Sambuev,B/St
Petersburg 1999/CBM 74 no vc (68)}) (9... O-O 10. O-O Qc8 11. Qc2 a5 12. Rac1
Qb7 13. Bf4 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 a4 $11 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga8a1] Shneider,A-Shipov,S/
Groningen op 1992/0-1 (56)}) 10. a3 (10. O-O O-O 11. a3 (11. Qc2 h6 $5 {
Dautov: N} (11... Bxc3 $143 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd2 a4 (13... Nc6 $5) 14. b4 d6
15. Rfc1 Nbd7 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qb8 18. Qd3 Qb7 (18... c6 19. Bd2 Qb5 20.
Ne3 $14 {Georgiev,Kir}) 19. Rab1 Rfc8 20. f3 Rab8 21. e4 $16 {Georgiev,
Kir-Rajkovic,D Jugoslavija 1991}) (11... Qc8 $6 12. Bg5 $1 (12. Rac1 Qb7 13.
Bf4 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 a4 15. Rb1 Be4 16. Ne1 Nc6 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Qe3 Nf6 19. Nf3
Nd5 20. Qd2 axb3 21. axb3 Ra3 $15 {[%csl Rb3] 0-1 Shneider,A-Shipov,S/
Groningen 1992/EXT 97 (56)}) 12... Bxc3 13. Bxf6 Bxa1 14. Ng5 g6 15. Qd2 $16 {
/\Ne4}) 12. Rfc1 Qc8 13. Bf4 Qb7 14. a3 Bxc3 (14... Be7 $5) 15. Qxc3 Nd5 16.
Qd2 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Na6 18. Rc3 $14) 11... Bxc3 (11... Be7 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Bf4
Na6 14. e4 d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. Nb5 c5 17. Rfc1 Qb6 18. Bf1 Rac8 19. Qb2 f6 20.
Rc2 cxd4 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nbxd4 Nac5 23. Rc1 Rf8 $132 {[%cal Gf8f1] 0-1 Mann,
G-Sherzer,A/HUN 1998/EXT 2000 (35)}) 12. Bxc3 Bd5 (12... a4 $6 13. b4 d6 14.
Rc1 Nbd7 15. Bd2 Bd5 16. Bg5 Qb8 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Ne1 c6 19. Nd3 $14 {[%csl
Rc6] Alterman,B-Gofstein,L Israel 1992}) (12... Qc8 $1) 13. Bb2 Qc8 14. Nd2
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 d5 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Rc3 Nc6 19. e3 Ne7 20. Qc2 h6 21.
Rc1 c6 22. f3 Nd7 23. a4 Ra6 24. Ba3 Ng6 25. Qd3 Nf6 26. Kg2 e5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Iljushin,A-Sergeev,V/St Petersburg RUS 2000/The Week in Chess 276 (83)}) 10...
Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc8 {[%cal Gc8b7] Black gave away the two bishops but he is
controlling the h1-a8/^ which makes his position very comfortable} 12. O-O O-O
13. Rb1 Be4 (13... Qb7 14. b4 {[%cal Gb1b7]}) 14. Rb2 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6e7,Ye7f5,
Ye7d5]} 15. Qd2 Qa6 16. Rc1 (16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Rfb8 18. Qc2 Rb6 (18... a4
19. Rfb1 axb3 20. Rxb3 $14 {[%cal Ga3a7]}) 19. e4 d5 20. e5 Nd7 $13) 16... Rfb8
17. Qd1 Nd5 18. e3 Qb7 (18... Nce7 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Qd6 {[%csl Ra3]} 21.
Ra2 $11) 19. Bf1 (19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Na7 $15 {[%cal Ga7b5]}) 19... Nce7 20.
Nd2 {The bishop on e4 is unbearable, white must get the b1-h7 /^ back} Nxc3 21.
Rxc3 Bc6 $11 {[%cal Gc6h1] White has to somehow fight for the /^. The most
natural way to do so is: Bf1-d3.} 22. Qc2 {[%csl Rc7]} h6 23. Rb1 (23. e4 $143
f5 24. Bg2 fxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Nd5 $36 {[%cal Gb8f8]}) 23... Ra7 {
[%cal Gb7a8,Ga7b7]} 24. Rc1 Qa8 25. Rc5 (25. Bd3 $142 Rab7 (25... Nd5 $2 26.
Rc5 Rab7 27. Bh7+ Kh8 28. Be4 $14) 26. Be4 Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Nd5 28. Rd3 Rb5 $15 {
[%cal Ga8b7]}) 25... Rab7 26. Qc3 Nd5 $1 27. Qc2 {A strange situation: The
board is full of pieces, but neither side can improve his position.So after a
few more maneuvers draw is agreed} (27. Qxa5 $4 Ra7 $19) 27... Nf6 28. Bd3 Ra7
29. Qd1 Qb7 30. Qc2 Raa8 31. Qd1 Ra7 32. Qc2 Qb6 33. Qc3 Nd5 34. Qc2 Ne7 35.
Qc3 Nd5 36. Qc2 Ne7 37. Qc3 Kf8 38. Bf1 Raa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-GER m"]
[Site "Corfu"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1999.10.12"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Nc3 (7. Ba3 $5
{An interesting idea, considering that black will have to play d5 sooner or
later, and not having the dark bishop to cover on the weakened dark squares
will speak in white's favour.} Be7 8. Bg2 a5 (8... O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Qc2 Nbd7
11. Rc1 c6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nc3 a5 14. Nxb5 cxb5 15. e3 h6 16. Bf1 b4 17. Bd3
Qd6 18. Qc7 Qxc7 19. Rxc7 Rfb8 20. Rac1 Kf8 21. h3 Ke8 22. Ne5 $16 {1-0
Seirawan,Y-Christiansen,L/ch-USA Gp A, Denver USA 1998 (61)}) 9. Ne5 Ra7 10.
Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 d6 14. Nc6 Nxc6 15. Bxc6 Rb8 16. Bg2
Rb4 17. Qd2 c5 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Rfd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Gofshtein,L/
ch-FRA (team), 1999 (28)}) 7... Ba6 8. Bg2 d5 9. O-O (9. b4 c6 (9... Bd6 10.
O-O O-O 11. Rb1 Nbd7 (11... c6 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. a3 Nbd7 14. Re1 Bb7 15. Bf4 Bxf4
16. gxf4 a5 17. e3 Ba6 18. Rb2 Nb6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Dydyshko,V-Siegel,G/Germany
1998/GER-chT (18)}) 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. a3 Bc4 14. Nd2 Ba6 15. Rd1 c6 16. e4 e5 $5
17. Nb3 Rac8 18. Bb2 Rfe8 19. Rbc1 Bc4 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Na5 Nb6 22. Ba1 Qf8
23. Re1 Ba6 $13 {1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/Frankfurt 1997/CBM 58 ext (49)}) 10. Rb1
Nbd7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. gxf4 Bc4 15. a3 a5 16. e3 axb4
17. axb4 Qe7 18. b5 cxb5 19. Nxb5 Ne4 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Ra2 22. Qd1 Qh4 23.
Qf3 Nf6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gyimesi,Z-Dautov,R/Germany 1997/GER-chT (28)}) 9... Nbd7
10. Bf4 $6 {I think that putting a bishop on b2 would be a better idea, since
sooner or later black will have to play c5 and open the long diagonal.} (10.
Bb2 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16.
Nxe4 Nb6 17. Rc1 Nd5 18. Nc3 Bb4 19. Nxd5 Bxe1 20. Nxc7 Rc8 21. Ba3 Rxc7 22.
Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Bxf8 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Kxf8 25. Qd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Roeder,M-Epishin,V/
Groningen 1996/EXT 98 (30)}) (10. Rb1 Bb4 11. Na4 O-O 12. a3 Be7 13. b4 Ne4 14.
Bb2 Nd6 15. Re1 Nc4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Bb5 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. bxc5 Qd7 20. e4
c6 21. Qc2 Rab8 22. Bc3 Bc4 23. Bf1 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Bf6 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 57 ext (48)}) 10... c5 11. Rc1
Rc8 12. Ne5 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 $15 {[%cal Gc5a3]} 13. Na4 Ba3 14. Rxc8 Qxc8 $15)
12... Nxe5 (12... cxd4 $5 13. Qxd4 {[%cal Gd4a4]} Ba3 14. Nxd7 (14. Rc2 Qb6 $15
) 14... Qxd7 15. Rc2 O-O $11) 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bf4 Be7 15. dxc5 Rxc5 (15...
Bxc5 16. Na4 Ba3 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Qd4 O-O 19. Re1 (19. Qxa7 Bxe2 20. Re1 Bb5
$13) 19... Qb7 20. e4 Qb4 21. Qxb4 Bxb4 22. Rd1 $16) 16. b4 Rc4 17. Qa4 (17. b5
Bb7 18. a4 O-O $11) 17... Qb6 18. a3 Bf6 19. Bxd5 $1 {Exploiting the fact that
black king is yet to castle.} (19. Bd2 Bb7 {[%cal Gb7c6,Ge8g8]}) 19... Rxc3 (
19... exd5 20. Nxd5 Qb5 (20... Qb7 21. Nc7+ Rxc7 22. Rxc7 $18) 21. Nc7+ Rxc7
22. Qxb5 Bxb5 23. Rxc7 $16 {[%cal Gc7c8,Gc7a7]}) 20. Bc6 {Leads to an unclear
endgame.} (20. Rxc3 $5 Bb5 $1 (20... Bxc3 21. Bc6 Bc8 22. Rd1 Qd8 23. Qxa7 $18)
21. Rc8+ Ke7 22. Qxb5 (22. Qc2 $5 Rxc8 23. Qxc8 exd5 24. Bc7 Qc6 25. Rd1 $13 {
[%cal Ge2e4,Gc8d8,Gd8e8] On the one hand I have seen better positioned kings
than the black one in my life, on the other hand white has too few pieces to
exploit it.}) 22... Qxb5 23. Rxh8 (23. Bc4 Qa4 $1 24. Rxh8 g5 $19) 23... Qxd5
$19) 20... Qxc6 $1 (20... Bc8 21. Rxc3 Bxc3 22. Rd1 $18) 21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. Rxc6
Bxe2 23. Re1 (23. Rc8+ Bd8 24. Bc7 Ke7 $17) 23... Bf3 24. Rc7 (24. Rc8+ Bd8 25.
Bg5 f6 26. Rxe6+ Kf7 27. Rd6 Ke7 28. Bf4 g5 29. Rd3 Bb7 30. Bd6+ Ke6 31. Rc2
Ne5 $17 {White has won a pawn but black pices are now much better coordinated
which secures the advantage.}) 24... a5 (24... a6 $2 25. Ra7 {would leave
white with two passed pawns and an active rook, now black forces white change
two pieces after which it becomes very difficult for white to use his pawns.})
25. Rc8+ (25. bxa5 Bd8 26. Ra7 Nf6 {[%csl Ga8,Gc5][%cal Gf6d5,Ge8g8,Gf3a8]})
25... Bd8 26. Bc7 Ke7 27. Bxa5 Bb7 28. Rxd8 (28. Bxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rc7 Bd5 30. a4
Rb8 $1 31. Rb1 Kd6 $15) 28... Rxd8 29. Bxd8+ Kxd8 30. a4 Kc7 31. f4 Kb6 {
Now, when white pawns are not a big danger anymore, black will push his king
side pawns although the likely outcome is a draw because of the few pieces
left o nthe board.} 32. f5 (32. Kf2 Nf6 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Gf6g4,Gf6d5]} 33. f5
$140 e5 {[%cal Gf6g4]}) 32... e5 33. Rd1 Nf6 34. a5+ Kc6 (34... Kb5 35. Rd8 (
35. Rd6 {[%cal Gd6b6]} Bc6)) 35. Rc1+ Kb5 36. Rc5+ Kxb4 37. Rc7 (37. Rxe5 $2 {
would let black with an absolutely without risk position, white needs to break
blacks pawn structure.} Ba6 $17 {[%cal Ga6c4]}) 37... Ba6 38. Rxf7 e4 39. Rxg7
e3 (39... Kc3 $4 40. Rc7+ Kd2 41. Rc6 e3 42. Rxa6 Ne4 43. Re6 e2 44. Rxe4 $18)
40. Re7 e2 41. Kf2 Kxa5 42. h3 Bc4 43. g4 h6 44. Kf3 Kb4 {the king is too far
from the K side which forces black think about a draw.} 45. h4 Bd3 46. g5 Ne4
47. Rxe4+ Bxe4+ 48. Kxe2 h5 49. g6 Bxf5 50. g7 Be6 (50... Be6 51. Kf3 Kc5 52.
Kf4 Kd6 53. Kg5 Bf7 54. Kf6 Bg8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.03.12"]
[Round "12.6"]
[White "Gauglitz, Gernot"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dresden"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7.
Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 {The main possibilities here are: Qc2 and Nc3} Be7 (
9... Bxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 (10... Ne4 11. Qe3 d5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Nd7 14. cxd5
Bxd5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. bxc5 Qc7 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Rc1
Rc8 21. Qb4 Qa7 22. e4 Qb7 23. Qxb7 {1/2-1/2 Zaitsev,I-Pushkov,N/Orel 1994/CBM
42 (23)}) 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qe3 Bb7 14. Qd3 Nd7 15. Ng5 Qxg5 16.
Bxb7 Rad8 17. Bc6 d5 18. cxd5 Nb8 19. Rfc1 exd5 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Rd6 22.
Bb7 c6 23. b5 cxb5 24. Qxb5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Kallai,G-Romanishin,O/Balatonbereny
1995/CBM 50 (30)}) 10. Nc3 (10. Bc3 Ne4 11. Bb2 d5 12. Nbd2 c5 13. cxd5 Bxd5
14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Qc1 Qb6 17. Qe3 Qb7 18. Rfc1 Bd5 19. Rab1 Nd7
$15 {0-1 Horvath,J-Lakos,N/Lillafured 1999/CBM 68 ext (42)}) 10... d5 (10...
Na6 11. Qc2 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bf4 c5 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. Na4 Qc6 16. Rac1 Ne4
17. Nd2 f5 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. f3 exf3 20. Bxf3 Qe6 21. dxc5 Nxc5 $40 {0-1
Kummer,H-Polak,T/Austria 1998/EXT 99 (31) >>}) 11. Ne5 (11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 (
12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rfc1 (13. Bf4 Bf8 14. Rfd1 h6 15. Nb5 Na6 16. Ne5 c6 17. Nc3
Nc7 18. Na4 Ne6 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Qb2 {1/2-1/2 Butnorius,A-Kveinys,A/Vilnius LTU
2000 (20)}) 13... Na6 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Na4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. e3 h6 18. Nb2
c5 19. Nh4 Rac8 20. Nc4 Qe6 21. Qf5 cxd4 22. exd4 Qc6 23. Rc2 b5 24. Ne3 Qd6
25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Qd3 Nc7 $11 {1-0 Caoili,A-Epishin,V/3rd Open, Malaga ESP
2000 (38)}) 12... Nbd7 13. Nd3 Re8 14. Nf4 Nf8 15. Qc2 c6 16. Rfd1 Rc8 17. Bh3
Rb8 18. Bg2 Rc8 19. Bh3 Rb8 20. Bg2 Ng6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6
24. e4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Bykhovsky,A-Lutz,C/Tel Aviv 1999/CBM 71 (25)}) (
11. Qc2 Na6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 c5 14. Nb5 Qe8 15. a4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Ne4 17.
Nef3 Bf6 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Qb2 Qe7 20. Bh3 Rc3 21. Nf5 Qb4 22. Bd4 Nac5 23. Bxc3
Nxc3 24. Qc2 d4 $44 {0-1 Sjoberg,M-Epishin,V/Malmo 1994/CBM 42 (24)}) 11... Na6
(11... c6 12. Qc2 Na6 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne5 Qxd4 16. Bf4 Rfd8 17.
Rfd1 Qb6 18. a4 Nb4 19. Qe2 Ba6 20. axb5 cxb5 21. g4 $17 {0-1 Alfonsi,
J-Chernin,A/Bastia 1998/CBM 67 ext (25)}) 12. Qc2 c5 13. e3 Qc8 14. Na4 (14.
dxc5 $143 Nxc5 (14... dxc4 15. c6 $18) (14... bxc5) 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5
{[%cal Ge7f6]} 17. Rac1 (17. Qb2 $6 Bf6 18. Bc3 $2 Nd3 $1 $19) (17. Bc3 Ne4 $15
) 17... Bf6 18. Bc3 a4 $11) 14... Qc7 15. Rfc1 Bd6 16. Nf3 (16. cxd5 Bxe5 17.
dxe5 Nxd5 $11) (16. Nd3 dxc4 (16... Ne4 $5) 17. bxc4 (17. Qxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2
Qc6+) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 cxd4 19. exd4 Rfd8 $13 {[%csl Rg2]}) 16... Ne4 17.
Be1 Rab8 $2 {in face of his next move it's a loss of two tempis for black} (
17... Rfd8 $142) 18. Qe2 {Each side is trying to place his forces on the best
posts possible before showing one's intentions in the center} Ra8 {black wants
to be able to capture on d5 with the bishop} (18... Rfd8 19. cxd5 exd5 20. dxc5
bxc5 21. Nd4 $16 {[%cal Yd4f5,Yd4b5]}) 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. dxc5 bxc5 {[%csl Ra5,
Rb3,Rc5] Now the pawn structure is finally set while each player has a
weakness of his own to worry about.However, white pieces look a bit better
placed to me} 21. Nc3 (21. b4 $5 axb4 22. axb4 Rfc8 23. b5 Nb8 24. Nd2 Nxd2 25.
Bxd5 exd5 26. Qxd2 $16) 21... Nxc3 22. Bxc3 Qb7 (22... Bxb3 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
Qb2+ $16) 23. Bxa5 Qxb3 24. e4 Bc6 25. Nd2 Qa4 26. Bc3 {[%cal Ge2g4] Black
pieces are a bit stuck on the Q side so white tranfers the play to the K side}
Rfb8 {[%cal Gd6f8]} 27. Qg4 Bf8 28. Be5 $2 (28. Bf1 $142 $36) 28... Rb7 {
Freeing the b8 square from tranferring the knight to the defence.} 29. Bf1 Nb8
{[%cal Gb8d7]} 30. Rxc5 $4 (30. Nc4 Nd7 $11) 30... f5 31. Qg5 Bxc5 32. Bc4 Na6
$2 (32... fxe4 {It's very important to leave the f5 square unattacked by white
pawn} 33. Bxe6+ Kh8 34. Bf5 Rf7 35. Qh5 Rxf5 36. Qxf5 Nd7 $19) 33. Bxe6+ Kh8
34. Bxf5 Rf7 $2 (34... Rf8 $142 35. Qh5 (35. Qh6 Rxf5 36. exf5 Re7) 35... Rxf5
36. exf5 $17 {[%cal Gf5f6] Black should still be careful but with an acurate
play he will win}) 35. Qh6 Kg8 36. Qxh7+ (36. Qxh7+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qh4+
Kf8 (38... Ke8 39. Bg6 Bxf2+ 40. Kg2 $18) 39. Qh8+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2
c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 dxc4 14.
bxc4 b5 15. Re1 bxc4 16. Qc2 (16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Re8 (17... e5 18. a4 Ba6 19.
dxe5 Nc5 20. Bf1 Nb3 21. Rad1 Nxd2 22. Bxd2 c5 23. Bh3 Qd3 24. Qc1 Rc6 25. Bg5
Bxg5 26. Qxg5 Qc3 27. Qe7 Rcc8 28. Bxc8 Bxc8 29. Qxc5 Bh3 30. Qe3 $18 {1-0
Timoshenko,G-Anastasian,A/Berlin 1996/CBM 54 ext (68)}) 18. a4 (18. Red1 Ba3 (
18... Qc7 19. a4 Ba6 20. Qa2 c5 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Nxc4
Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Qd6 26. Rab1 Rb8 27. a5 Bf6 28. a6 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 $15 {0-1 Van
der Sterren,P-Van der Wiel,J/Gouda 1997/EXT 99 (74)}) 19. Nxc4 Bf8 20. Ne3 Nb6
21. a4 Ba6 22. Qa2 Qe7 23. h4 Nd7 24. Nc4 Nb6 25. Ne3 Nd7 26. Rab1 Qa3 27. Qxa3
Bxa3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van der Sterren,P-Almasi,Z/Germany 1997/GER-chT (51)}) 18...
Ba6 19. Rad1 Bf8 20. Nf1 Qb6 (20... Qc7 21. Ne3 e5 22. Bf1 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bb4
24. Bc3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Qe5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Komarov,D-Psakhis,L/Vienna 1996/CBM 53
ext (32)}) 21. Rb1 Qc7 22. f4 Rb8 23. Ne3 Rxb1 $11 {1-0 Kempinski,R-Grosar,A/
Pula 1998/EXT 2000 (48)}) 16... c5 $6 {I don't like the position arising after
this move, therefore, perhaps it was a good idea to wait with clarifications
in the center.} (16... Re8 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. a4 Qc7 19. Bf1 c5 20. d5 exd5 21.
exd5 Ne5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Nxc4 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kallai,G-Komarov,D/France 1996/CBM 55 ext (28)}) (16... Qc7 $142 17. Nf1 e5 18.
Ne3 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc4 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8
24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/London/Leningrad 1986/MainBase
(45)}) 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 {White is a pawn down, but the pawn is not a
factor in this position. White's pieces are placed very well, and black has to
worry about changing some pieces while white can win back the pawn and get a
big edge} Bf6 19. Rad1 Nb6 (19... Bxc3 $143 20. Qxc3 Nb6 21. Re5 Rc7 22. Nf1
Bb7 23. Ne3 {black has too little space} f6 24. Re4 Rd7 25. Bh3 $16) 20. Bxf6
Qxf6 21. a4 $1 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ga4a5]} Rfd8 22. Ne4 Qg6 23. d6 Rb8 (23... Nd7
$142 24. Qc3 Rb8 25. Qa5 Bb7 26. Qxa7 $16 {[%cal Ga4a8] the 'a' pawn has a
good potential of becoming unstoppable}) 24. Qc3 Bb7 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (24...
Nxa4 {Ftacnik} 25. Qa3 (25. Qa5 Bb5 26. Qxa7 Nb2 $15) 25... Bb5 26. Nxc5 Nxc5
27. Qxc5 a6 28. Re7 $13) 25. a5 Na4 (25... Nd7 26. Qxc4 $16) 26. Qa3 Nb2 $5 {
Trying to find counterplay in an unclear game but white finds a very beautiful
idea to refute black's plan} (26... Bc6 27. Nxc5 Nxc5 28. Qxc5 $16) 27. Qxb2
Bxe4 28. Qxb8 $1 {[%mdl 1024] white's pawn that will be on 'd7' in a couple of
moves will cost at least a R. Ftacnik: 'Karpov is very strong in technical
positions, this forced queen sacrifice benefits from the might of d passed
pawn.'} Rxb8 29. Rxe4 f5 (29... c3 30. d7 f5 31. d8=Q+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kf7 33.
Re3 $18) 30. Rxc4 Rd8 31. d7 $18 Qa6 32. Rxc5 Qe2 33. Rcc1 {no rush} Kf7 34.
Bd5+ Kf6 {Now white's plan is simple: place the B on c6 and one of the rooks
on e8. (If white tries to do it from the other side: Be6, black will have the
chance to give up only an exchange.} 35. Re1 Qd3 36. Red1 (36. Be6 $2 Rxd7 37.
Bxd7 Qxd7 $16) 36... Qe2 37. Bc6 {Ftacnik: 'The key move on the road to
victory, white's consolidated forces will ensure expensive prize payed for the
d pawn.'} g6 38. Re1 Qd2 (38... Qa6 39. Rc5 {[%csl Ge8][%cal Ge1e8]} Qd3 40.
Rd5 Qc3 41. Rd6+ Kf7 42. Re8 Qxa5 43. Rxd8 Qxd8 44. Rd1 f4 45. Re1 Qc7 46. gxf4
Qd6 47. Ba4 $18 {[%cal Ge1d1,Ge1e8]}) 39. Rcd1 Qc2 (39... Qxa5 40. Re8 {
is hopeless for black}) 40. Rd6+ Kf7 41. Re8 (41. Re8 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qb8 43. Rde6
$18) 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch 55th"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2000.03.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7.
Bd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Bf4 (10. Ne5 Bxg2 (10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12.
Bg5 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rc1 h6 15. Be3 Re8 16. Bd4 Ne6 17. e3 Nxd4 18. exd4
Ba3 19. Rc2 Ba6 20. Re1 Rc8 21. Re3 Re7 22. h4 Rec7 23. Bh3 $14 {1-0 Iljushin,
A-Parligras,M/Tallinn 1997/EXT 98 (34)}) 11. Kxg2 Qb8 12. e4 Qb7 13. Qf3 d6 (
13... Nb4 14. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Donaldson,J-Davies,N/Wrexham 1997/CBM 60 ext (14)})
14. Nd3 Rad8 (14... Nd7 15. d5 {1/2-1/2 Naumkin,I-Davies,N/Porto San Giorgio
1998/EXT 2000 (15)}) 15. d5 c6 16. b4 c5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nb4 Nfd7 19. Nc6
Rde8 20. Bf4 Nb8 21. e5 dxe5 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Bxe5 Nbd7 24. Bd4 e5 25. Rfe1
$11 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Romanishin,O/Ischia 1996/CBM 54 (28)}) (10. Rc1 Re8 11.
Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qb8 13. e3 Qb7+ 14. Qf3 Qxf3+ 15. Kxf3 c6 16. e4 Rac8 17. Be3
Ba3 18. Rc2 d6 19. Nxc6 $1 Rxc6 20. Nb5 Bb4 21. Nxa7 Rc7 22. Nb5 d5 (22... Rc6
23. a3) 23. e5 $16 {1-0 Komarov,D-Lerner,K/Vienna 1996/CBM 53 ext/[Chekhov] 
(56)}) (10. e3 Qc8 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Rfd1 Nxd2 13. Rxd2 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ne5
Rd8 16. a3 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rc2 Qd6 19. Nd3 Nc7 20. b4 Ba6 21. b5 Bxb5 22.
Nxb5 Nxb5 23. Nf4 Qe5 24. Rf1 Nc3 25. Qd3 Rac8 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28.
Bxd5 Rc3 29. Qb5 Kf8 $15 {1-0 Hertneck,G-Ivanchuk,V/Frankfurt 1998/CBM 65 ext 
(56)}) (10. d5 exd5 11. Nd4 c6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Nf5 Re8 15. Bf4
Bf8 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qf6 18. Ne3 Nc5 19. Qf3 Ne6 20. Nd5 Qg6 21. Rfd1
Rac8 22. h4 h5 23. Rd2 Qf5 24. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Kanstler,B-Psakhis,L/Israel 1999/
EXT 2000 (32)}) (10. Qb1 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 c6 13. Rd1 h6 14. Qb2 Re8 15.
a3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Ne6 17. Be1 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 Bets,A-Alekseev,V/Alushta 1999/EXT
2000 (17)}) (10. Re1 c5 {Transeferring into a Hadghog position} 11. e4 cxd4 12.
Nxd4 Nc5 13. Qe2 d6 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. g4 $5 Re8 16. g5 Nfd7 17. Be3 Ne5 18. Ndb5
Rd8 19. f4 Nc6 20. f5 a6 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Re8 23. Qg4 Bf8 24. g6 $40 {
1-0 Epishin,V-Sokolov,I/Groningen 1997/CBM 63 (61)}) 10... Re8 11. a3 d5 12.
Ne5 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 (13... bxc5 $5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qd3 Nc7 $13) 14. b4 (14.
Rc1 dxc4 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Nxc4 $11) 14... Nce4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. cxd5 $6 {
Getting a worse position by force} (16. Qc2 $142 Bf6 17. Rad1) 16... exd5 (
16... Bxd5 17. Qd3 (17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Qd3 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qa8 $11) 17... Nf6 18. e4
Bb7 19. Qe2 $14) 17. Rc1 Bf6 18. Nc6 (18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nd7 Bb2 (19... Bg5 20.
Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Rc7 Ba6 $17 {[%csl Rd7]}) 20. Rc7 $16 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gd1d5,
Gd1b3]}) 18... Qd7 19. Nd4 Rac8 {[%csl Gc4]} 20. Qd3 Rc4 21. Be3 (21. Rxc4 $4
dxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxd4 $19) 21... Ba6 22. Rxc4 (22. b5 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Rb1
Qa4 (24... Qc6 25. Rfd1 Nc3 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Qxd5 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Rc3 $15) 25.
Rfc1 Rec8 $17) 22... Bxc4 $2 (22... dxc4 $142 23. Qc2 (23. Qd1 $4 Nc3 24. Qd2 (
24. Bc6 Nxd1 25. Bxd7 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Rxe3 $19 {[%csl Ra3,Rd4,Re2]}) 24... Bxd4
25. Bxd4 Qxd4 $19) 23... Nxf2 24. Bxf2 Bxd4 $17) 23. Qc2 h5 24. Rd1 h4 {
/\ 25...hxg3 26.hxg3 Ng3 -+} 25. gxh4 Bxh4 26. Nf3 (26. f3 Nd6 27. Bf4 Nb5 $17)
26... Qg4 (26... Bxf2+ 27. Bxf2 Nxf2 28. Kxf2 Rxe2+ 29. Qxe2 Bxe2 30. Kxe2 $13
{[%cal Gf3d4]}) 27. Nxh4 Qxh4 {[%cal Ge4f6,Gf6g4]} 28. Rd4 b5 (28... Re6 $2 29.
Bxe4 Rxe4 (29... dxe4 30. Qxc4 Rg6+ 31. Kf1 $18) 30. Rxe4 Qxe4 31. Qxe4 dxe4
32. Kf1 $11) 29. Qd1 Qf6 $6 {[%cal Ge4c3]} (29... Re6 $142 30. f3 Rg6 31. fxe4
(31. Qf1 Qh3 $17 {[%cal Ge4c3]}) 31... Qh3 32. Qf1 Qxe3+ 33. Qf2 Qxa3 $17 {
[%csl Rd4][%cal Ga3a1]}) 30. Bxe4 $2 (30. Qe1 $11 {[%cal Gf2f3]}) 30... dxe4 {
[%csl Rg1]} 31. h3 Qf5 $2 (31... Qh4 $142 {[%csl Gd8] also keeping an eye on
the d8 square} 32. Qf1 Re5 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ge5h5,Gc4e6]}) 32. Rd8 Qg6+ 33. Kh2
f6 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Bxa7 Qh5 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Qd7 $2 (37. Qd6 Bxe2 38. Qg3
Bf3 $17) 37... Bxe2 38. Bd4 Bf3 39. Kg1 $4 (39. Qd6 Qg5 40. Qg3 Qc1 41. Qg1
Qxa3 $19) 39... Qg5+ 40. Kf1 Qc1# 0-1

[Event "ARG-ch Najdorf Memorial"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1999.11.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rubinetti, Jorge Alberto"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1999.11.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6
8. O-O d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. cxd5 $2 {with this move white: 1.frees
the 'c6' square for the problematic b8 N 2.opens the a6 B 3.the opening of the
c file is of course in blacks' favour since he's much better prepared for it.}
(11. Bc3 $5 dxc4 12. d5 cxd5 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bb2 Nc6 15. bxc4 Bxc4 16. Nd2 Ba6
17. Re1 (17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Re1 Bb7 19. e4 d4 20. e5 Nb4 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Ne4 d3
23. Ba3 $16 {1-0 Chernin,A-Huss,A/Brocco 1991/EXT 97 (41)}) 17... Rc8 18. e4 d4
19. Qh5 Nb4 20. Nf3 Rf8 21. Red1 Rc5 22. Ne5 Nd3 23. Nxd7 Rxh5 24. Bxd4 Kxd7
25. Bf1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Novikov,I-Adorjan,A/Debrecen 1990/CBM 20/ (64)}) (11. Bf4
O-O 12. Nd2 Bf6 13. Be5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Rd8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. f4 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rac8
18. Qd2 Qe7 19. a3 Qc5+ $15 {0-1 Garcia,D-Ehlvest,J/Terrassa 1991/CBM 24 (45)})
11... cxd5 12. Bc3 Nc6 13. Re1 O-O 14. e3 Rac8 15. Bf1 {White cannot bare the
B for a very long time.But with the trade of bishops white's light squares
become weak.} Qb7 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qe2 $6 {White thinks that in the endagame
his chances will become better, while in fact, he will only have bigger
trouble deffending his weaknesses.} (17. a3 $142 $5 {[%csl Gb4]} Rc7 18. Bb2
Rfc8 19. Nd2 Na5 20. Rc1 $15) (17. Bb2 Nb4 {[%cal Gb4d3,Gb4c2]}) (17. Nd2 Ba3)
17... Nb4 18. Qxa6 Nxa6 {[%cal Ga6b4]} 19. a3 Rc6 {[%cal Gf8c8]} 20. b4 $6 {
[%csl Gc4][%cal Ga6c7,Gc7b5,Gb5d6] Not a pleasant move to make, but it's
difficult to advise any serious improvment for white in this position.} (20.
Ra2 $5 Rfc8 21. Rc1 b5 $17 (21... Nc7 22. Bb2 Nb5 (22... Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 Nb5 24.
Bd2 {holding}) 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. a4 Nc7 $15 {[%cal Gc7a6]})) 20... Nc7 21. Bd2
Nb5 22. a4 (22. Rc1 Rfc8 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Ra2 Nd6 $17) 22... Nd6 23. b5 Rc2
24. Bb4 Rfc8 {The only open file is under black's control, and white can
hadrly do anything about it} 25. Na3 Rb2 26. Reb1 (26. Bxd6 Bxd6 $19 {[%csl
Ga3]}) 26... Rxb1+ 27. Rxb1 Kf8 $1 {[%csl Ge7] In order to penetrate black
needs to change the bishops.} 28. Rb2 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Nc4 $19 30. Bxe7+ Kxe7 31.
Ra2 (31. Nxc4 dxc4 32. Kf3 Kd6 33. e4 Rd1 {[%csl Gd4]} 34. Ke3 Rd3+ $19) (31.
Rc2 Rxc2 32. Nxc2 Nb2 33. Nb4 Kd6 $19) 31... Kd6 32. h4 e5 33. Nxc4+ dxc4 34.
dxe5+ Kc5 {[%cal Gc5b4,Gb4b3,Gc1d1,Gc4c1]} 35. f4 c3 36. Kf3 Kb4 {The rest is
forced through the very end} 37. Ke4 Kb3 38. Rf2 Rd1 39. f5 c2 40. Rxc2 Kxc2 {
Hecht: '[#] Weiß versucht mit seinem doppelten e-Freibauern und dem aktiven
König noch das beste zu machen. Doch Schwarz ist auf der Hut und gewinnt mit
einem Tempo.'} 41. e6 fxe6 42. fxe6 Rd8 43. Ke5 Kb3 44. e7 Ra8 45. Kd6 Kxa4 46.
Kc6 Ka5 47. e4 a6 48. bxa6 Kxa6 (48... b5 49. Kb7 Re8 50. a7 Rxe7+ 51. Kb8 Kb6
$19) 49. e5 b5 50. e6 b4 51. Kd7 b3 52. e8=Q Rxe8 53. Kxe8 b2 (53... b2 {Hecht}
54. e7 b1=Q 55. Kf7 Qf5+ 56. Kxg7 Qg6+ 57. Kf8 Qf6+ 58. Ke8 Kb7 $19) 0-1

[Event "VAM Hoogeveen 3rd"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "1999.10.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Qc2 (15. Rc1 Rc8 (15... Rb8 16. c5 b4 17. Bb2 Bd3 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4
20. Rxe4 Bf6 21. Qe2 Qa5 22. Ra1 Qb5 23. a3 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 h5 {With an equality
in: Karpov,A-Anand,V/ Siemens Giants, Frankfurt GER 1999 (41)}) 16. c5 Nd5 17.
Rxe4 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 f5 $5 19. Rxe6 Qxd4 20. Rc1 Bxc5 21. Qe2 Bb6 22. Nf3 Qg4 23.
Rd1 f4 $36 {1-0 Karpov,A-Portisch,L/Rotterdam 1989/CBM 13 (44)}) 15... Rc8 16.
Rad1 Nd5 $1 (16... h6 $6 {Much less effective than the game.} 17. Bf1 Qd7 18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 bxc4 20. bxc4 Bf6 21. Bb4 Rfd8 22. Bc5 Be7 23. Qc2 Bb7 24.
Qa4 Rc7 25. Bg2 Ba8 26. h4 h5 27. Bf3 g6 28. Qa5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Chandler,M/Moscow 1990/TD (61)}) 17. Bxe4 (17. Bb2 {Also failed to yield
white any advantage after:} Nb4 18. Qxe4 bxc4 19. bxc4 Nxa2 20. Ra1 Nb4 21. Bc3
Rb8 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 $11 {in :1/2-1/2 Dydyshko,V-Huzman,A/Batumi GEO 1999 (27)}) (
17. cxd5 $2 cxd5 {white has no way to escape b5-b4 with clear advantage for
black}) 17... Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nf3 bxc4 21. bxc4 Qa5 22. c5 (
22. Re3 c5 23. d5 exd5 24. Bxd5 {[%csl Ga6]} (24. cxd5 c4 25. d6 Rfd8 $132 {
[%cal Gc4c3]}) 24... Rc7 {[%cal Ga6c8,Gc8f5,Ya6b7]} 25. Ne5 Bc8 $11) 22... Bb5
$5 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Gb5a4] Timman doesn't want to test Karpov's homework and
not waiting for an improvement over his game with Adams earlier this year.His
idea is to put the bishop on a protected square, and have white prove he has
sufficient compensation for the pawn} (22... Rfd8 {Trying to immediately put
pressure on the weakenned with white's last move, d4 square.} 23. Qc1 Rd7 24.
h4 Qd8 (24... Qxa2 25. Qf4 Bg7 26. Ra1 {[%csl Ga6]} (26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 $44)
26... Qc4 27. Rec1 Qb5 28. Rcb1 (28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. dxe5 $44 {[%cal Gh4h5]})) 25.
Rd2 Bb5 26. Qc3 e5 27. dxe5 Rxd2 28. Nxd2 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxd2 30. Bf3 Qxa2 31.
Ra1 Qd2 32. Rxa7 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Adams,M/It, Dos Hermanas
ESP 1999 (47)}) 23. Qc1 Qxa2 24. Qf4 Bg7 25. Ra1 Qb2 {[%csl Gd4] Now that the
bishop is no longer unprotected, black queen can threaten on white's pawns,
thus forcing white to repeat moves.} 26. Reb1 (26. Rxa7 $2 Bxd4 27. Ng5 Bxc5
28. Rxf7 Be7 $1 $19) 26... Qc3 27. Rc1 Qb2 28. Rab1 Qa2 29. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Forchheim"]
[Date "2000.03.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.03.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 {Knaak} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6
7. Ne5 $5 (7. dxc5 Bxc5 (7... bxc5 8. O-O Bb7 (8... Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. b3 d6 11.
Bb2 Qc7 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Nb1 Rfd8 14. Nc3 a6 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. h3 Nde5 17. Nh2 Nb4
18. Re3 Bf6 19. Rd1 h5 20. h4 Qa5 $15 {0-1 Ivanov,T-Kastanieda,G/Krasnoiarsk
1998/EXT 2000 (52)}) 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e4 d6 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O
14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Nb1 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nc3 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Ne8 19. f4 e5 $6
20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rab8 23. Rde1 f6 24. Bh3 g6 25. Be6+ Kg7
26. g4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Bonin,J-Gustafsson,J/New York 1999/EXT 2000 (50)}) 8. a3
Bb7 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. O-O d6 (11... Rc8 12. e4 (12. Qb3 a5 (12... Rc7
13. Rac1 Qa8 14. Qd3 h6 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. e4 d6 17. Qe2 a5 18. Ra1 axb4 19. axb4
Qc8 20. Bc3 Nd7 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Qe3 d5 {1/2-1/2
Bronstein,D-Taimanov,M/Zuerich 1953/Candidates (24)}) 13. b5 Nb8 14. Rfd1 Qc7
15. Rac1 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Kholmov,R-Tal,M/Baku 1972/URS-ch (15)}) 12... d6 13. Qe2
a5 $2 14. b5 Nb8 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 18. Ndf3 (18. Rfd1 Nfd7
19. Ndf3 Nc5 20. Nd4 Na4 21. Ndc6 Nxc6 22. Rd7 Nb8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Bd4 Nc5
25. Rd1 $16 {0-1 Kutirov,R-Bitoon,R/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (64)}) 18... Nfd7
19. Rad1 Bf6 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne5 Qc5 23. Rd3 Rfd8 24. Rfd1 Rxd3
25. Rxd3 h6 26. f4 $16 {1-0 Zoler,D-Gershon,A/Israeli League tt, Tel Aviv ISR
1999 (60)}) (11... a5 $2 12. b5 Nb8 13. Qc2 d6 14. Ng5 {[%csl Gb7,Gh7][%cal
Gb2f6,Gg2b7]} Bxg2 15. Bxf6 g6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Kxg2 $18 {
1-0 Giorgadze,T-Kupreichik,V/URS 1979/MCD (44)}) 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Ng5 Ne5 (13...
h6 14. Bxf6 hxg5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $16 {[%csl Gg5]} (15... Nxe7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17.
Ne4 $16)) 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Nde4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 {A tricky
position, on one hand white has virtually an extra pawn on the Q side, but his
biggest problem is the very passive knight on e4 (d2)} a5 $1 $13 {0-1 Zoler,
D-Gershon,A/Antwerp 1999/CBM 72/[Gershon] (41)}) 7... Nxd4 {'!' Knaak. Knaak:
'Ein bekanntes und aussichtsreiches Qualitätsopfer.'} 8. e3 (8. Bxa8 Qxa8 9. f3
(9. O-O Be7 10. b3 d6 11. Nef3 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 Qc6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. h3 O-O 15.
Qc2 Ne4 16. Kh2 f5 17. Rad1 g5 18. Qc1 Rf7 19. Qe3 g4 20. Ne1 Bg5 21. f4 gxf3
22. Qxf3 Nd2 23. Qxc6 Nxf1+ 24. Kg1 Bxc6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Vladimirov,E-Dautov,R/
Frunze 1988/TD (47)}) 9... Be7 10. e3 Nf5 11. Kf2 O-O 12. e4 Nd4 13. Re1 Rd8
14. Nb3 d6 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. Nd3 Nd7 18. Qd1 Rf8 19. Bd2 f5 20. e5
Nc5 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22. Qe2 g5 $44 {... 0-1 Blaha,P-Olsar,J/CZE 1999/EXT 2000 
(39)}) 8... Nf5 9. Qa4 $1 $146 {Forcing black to waste an important tempo} (9.
Bxa8 Qxa8 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nef3 h5 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Nd2 Qc6 15. b3
h4 16. Qf3 hxg3 17. hxg3 Bb7 18. Qxc6 Bxc6 19. e4 Nd4 20. Bb2 Nc2 21. Bxg7 Rh7
22. Bf6 Rh6 23. Bg7 Rh7 24. Bf6 Nxa1 25. Bxa1 f5 $15 {1-0 Hertneck,G-Dautov,R/
Bad Wiessee 1997/CBM 61 ext (63)}) 9... Qc8 10. Bxa8 Qxa8 11. Rg1 {White's
idea is to castle long when the weakness of the h1-a8/^ will not be as felt as
it is woth short castle} Bc8 (11... Bb7 12. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Qb8 $8 13. gxf5
Qxe5 14. Qxa7 $16) 12. b3 Ne4 13. Bb2 Nxd2 14. Kxd2 Be7 15. Rad1 f6 16. Nd3 Bb7
17. Kc1 Bc6 18. Qa6 O-O {Knaak: 'Dautov konnte mit 18...Ba6 auf Remis spielen,
aber zurecht hat er hier noch ganz andere Absichten.'} 19. h4 Rb8 (19... Bb7
$142 $5 {I think this move is faster than the text.} 20. Qa3 (20. Qb5 Bc6 $11)
20... b5 21. h5 (21. cxb5 c4 22. Nb4 Rc8 $40) 21... bxc4 22. bxc4 d5 $44 23. g4
$140 Nd6 $36) (19... Bf3 20. Rd2 Bb7) 20. h5 b5 {'?' Knaak. Knaak: 'Ein wie
sich bald herausstellt fataler Fehler.'} ({Mit} 20... h6 $1 $15 {konnte
Schwarz dagegen das weiße Spiel am Königsflügel im Keime ersticken.}) 21. g4 {
'|^' Knaak.} Nh4 $2 {'?!' Knaak. The knight is much moreuseful on d6 Knaak:
'Eine weitere Ungenauigkeit; obwohl der Springer scheinbar das schöne Feld f3
sicher hat, wird er bis zum Schluss der Partie keine Rolle mehr spielen.'} (
21... Nd6 $142 22. g5 fxg5 23. Ne5 {Knaak: 'Weiß hat schon die Initiative
übernommen:'} Rb6 24. Qa5 bxc4 25. Rxd6 $1 {Knaak} (25. bxc4 Rxb2 26. Kxb2 (26.
Nxc6 Qxc6 $19) 26... Bf6 $19) 25... Bxd6 26. Qc3 $1 Bf8 27. Rxg5 $1 Qd8 (27...
h6 28. Rg1 $16) 28. f4 Qf6 29. Qd2 $1 Qe7 30. h6 $16) 22. g5 {'!' Knaak.} fxg5
23. Ne5 Rb6 {'?!' Knaak.} ({Mit} 23... Qb7 {(Knaak)} 24. Qxb7 Rxb7 {konnte
sich Schwarz in ein Endspiel retten, welches gewisse Remischancen bietet.}) 24.
Qa5 {'+-' Knaak. Now it's a defferent story since black is playing with one
pieces less} Qb7 25. Nxc6 dxc6 {Knaak: 'Unglaublich wie sich die Linien und
Diagonalen geöffnet haben.'} (25... Qxc6 26. Qxa7 {[%csl Rd7]} bxc4 27. Qxd7
$18) 26. Qc3 Bf6 27. Qd3 e5 $2 {A blunder in a bad position} (27... bxc4 28.
Qxc4 Bxb2+ 29. Kxb2 Qe7 30. Rxg5 $1 Qxg5 31. Qxe6+ Kf8 32. Qc8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+
$18) (27... Qe7 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. Qd8+ Qxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kf7 31. Rxg5 $18) 28.
Bxe5 (28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Qd8+ Kf7 30. Rd7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Ne5 Nxd4 8. e3
(8. Bxa8 $143 $6 {It's advisable to force the knight to a worse position.} Qxa8
9. O-O Be7 10. b3 d6 11. Nef3 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 Qc6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. h3 O-O 15. Qc2
Ne4 16. Kh2 f5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Vladimirov,E-Dautov,R/Frunze 1988/TD (47)}) 8...
Nf5 9. Qa4 $1 (9. Bxa8 Qxa8 10. O-O {A very risky move. To castle short with
such a weak diagonal, it takes some guts!} Bd6 11. Nef3 h5 (11... Qc6 $5 {
[%cal Ga6b7] should be considered}) 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Nd2 Qc6 15.
b3 h4 16. Qf3 hxg3 17. hxg3 Bb7 18. Qxc6 Bxc6 19. e4 Nd4 $13 {1-0 Hertneck,
G-Dautov,R/Bad Wiessee 1997/CBM 61 ext (63)}) 9... Qc8 10. Bxa8 Qxa8 11. Rg1
Bc8 12. b3 Ne4 13. Bb2 Nxd2 14. Kxd2 f6 {Amazingly enough, but only this is a
new move.The players are following the game Timman-Dautov, obviously having
different views on that game. However, I think black has more than sufficient
compensation for the sacrifised material.Deeper views on this position one can
find in the annotations to the above-mentioned game.} (14... Be7 15. Rad1 f6
16. Nd3 Bb7 17. Kc1 Bc6 18. Qa6 O-O 19. h4 Rb8 20. h5 b5 21. g4 Nh4 $2 {
The knight is out of play on h4} (21... Nd6 $142 $44) 22. g5 fxg5 23. Ne5 Rb6
24. Qa5 Qb7 25. Nxc6 dxc6 26. Qc3 Bf6 27. Qd3 $16 e5 $4 28. Bxe5 {1-0 Timman,
J-Dautov,R/Forchheim GER 2000/The Week in Chess 280 (28)}) 15. Nd3 Bb7 16. Rad1
Bc6 (16... Bf3 $5 17. Rde1 Bc6 18. Qa6 {Another possibility. According to
one's plans black can choose whether to place the bishop on c6 or f3}) 17. Qa6
Bf3 {Aseev wants to have white's rook on e1 where it's more passive, and the
bishop paralizes white's pieces to some extent.} 18. Rde1 Be7 19. Kc1 O-O {
[%csl Ra6,Re1,Gf3][%cal Gf5d6,Gd6e4,Gd7d5] White's biggest problem in the
position is, of course, the ugly placing of his Q, apart from that he seems to
be lacking an active plan, since any advance of the K side pawns will hand
black active pieces new objects for attacks.} 20. Nf4 $2 {An important loss of
time} (20. g4 Nd6 21. h4 Ne4 22. Qa3 {[%cal Gb2a1,Ga3b2]} (22. Qa4 Qb7 23. g5
a6 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Ne5 b5 27. Qa5 d6 $17) (22. g5 fxg5 23. hxg5
Bxg5 $15) 22... Bd6 $17) (20. Qa3 $142 {probably the best is to try and get
the Q back into the game}) 20... Nd6 21. g4 Ne4 22. Nd3 Bd6 23. h4 Bh2 $17 {
The exchange is won back, but the positional pluses are left intact.} 24. Rgf1
Bg2 25. f4 (25. f3 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Ng3 27. Rf2 (27. Re1 Qxf3 $19) 27... Bg1 28.
Rg2 Qxf3 $19) 25... Bg3 (25... Bxf1 26. Rxf1 d5 $17) 26. Rg1 (26. Rd1 Bxf1 27.
Rxf1 Bxh4 $19) 26... Nf2 $1 (26... Bxe1 27. Nxe1 Bh3 $17) 27. Nxf2 Bxf2 28. Bc3
Qb7 $2 {I have a hard time understanding this move. With white Q being out of
game, and the K being so week, the last thing black should do is consider
going into an ending with opposite color bishops, of course, he has a big
advantage there too} (28... Bxe1 29. Rxe1 Qe4 $1 30. Qa3 (30. Qxa7 $140 Qd3 31.
Kb2 Be4 $19) 30... d5 31. cxd5 exd5 $19) (28... Bxg1 $143 29. Rxg1 Qe4 30. Kb2)
29. Qxb7 Bxb7 30. g5 Bxe1 31. Rxe1 fxg5 32. hxg5 Be4 $1 {[%cal Gd7d5] Here the
bishop is excellentely placed controlling virtually the whole board.} 33. Be5
d5 34. Rd1 Rd8 {Black wants to cosolidate first, and then, after the king is
better placed(one of the main ideas is to penetrate with the king to f3) , to
advance h7-h5 with a winning position.} ({a natural idea to create a passed
pawn doesn't work, of course.} 34... h5 $2 35. gxh6 gxh6 36. Rg1+ Kf7 $8 37.
Rg7+ Ke8 38. Rxa7 $11) 35. Kb2 Kf7 36. Kc3 Rd7 37. a3 a5 38. b4 $2 {Creating
another file for black to penetrate through.White was better off waiting.} (38.
Rd2) 38... axb4+ 39. axb4 Ra7 $1 $19 40. bxc5 bxc5 41. Kb3 Kg6 {[%csl Re3]
[%cal Gg6f5,Gf5g4,Gg4f3]} 42. Bd6 $4 {A blunder in a difficult position} Rd7 (
42... Rd7 43. Bxc5 dxc4+ {[%csl Rd1]}) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade olympia hopes"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2002.06.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zivanic, Marko"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.06.26"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 {One of the popular positions,where
last word hasn't been said yet.The theory finds some new ideas here almost
every week.The possible moves for white here are : 4.b3, 4.Qa4, 4.Qb3 and text.
For a while 4.b3 was considered here as the main line,but with the time black
found the right plan and white started looking for advantage in other lines
such as the one in the game.} 5. Nbd2 Bb4 {Main line.This way black manages to
prevent white's e4.} (5... c6 $6 {Another move which was tried here,but
without any success.} 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nd3 Nf6
11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. e4 $14 {1-0 Boensch,U-Votava,J/Berlin 1996/CBM 55/[Baburin] 
(40) White easily achieved much better position.}) 6. Qc2 (6. e3 $5 {A novelty
by Tregubov,which didn't find any real believers.} O-O 7. a3 Bxd2+ (7... Be7 $5
8. Bg2 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 $11) 8. Qxd2 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6a5]} 9. b4 Bb7 10. Bg2 e5 $2
11. d5 e4 12. dxc6 exf3 13. cxb7 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Ravi,L/Ubeda 2000/CBM 75 (13)}
) 6... Bb7 (6... O-O {This continuation doesn't promise black the equalization.
} 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O Bxd2 9. Nxd2 Nc6 10. e3 Qe7 11. b3 Rac8 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. Qc3
$14 {1-0 Ehlvest,J-Kortschnoj,V/Groningen 1993/CBM 39 (61)}) 7. Bg2 Be4 (7...
O-O $5) 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ (8... a5 $5) 9. Bxd2 O-O (9... d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nh4
Bxg2 12. Nxg2 c5 13. d5 e5 14. Rae1 Ne4 15. Bc1 f5 16. f3 Nef6 17. Qc2 g6 18.
Bh6 $16 {Tuominen,R-Veingold,A/Turku 1996/1-0 (64)}) 10. O-O d6 {This is the
start position for opponents.Until now both played the best moves and now
white must choose his plan.Lets try to take a closer look at the position.
White: Has a pare of bishops and intends to open up the position.For this
purpose he would like to advance e4 as quick as possible without exchanging
the light-squared bishops. Black on the other hand has a very solid setup and
his plan should be playing on the Qside by pushing a5-a4 or in some variations
e5 or c5 could be convenient.} 11. Qe3 {White has 4 different moves in this
position,but most of them serve the same goal.} (11. Rfd1 Nbd7 (11... Qe7 {N}
12. Qe3 $1 $14 Nbd7 13. Bc3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 h6 15. b3 Rac8 $2 16. Bh3 $1 c6 (
16... Bb7 17. d5 e5 18. Nh4 $16) 17. Bb2 Rc7 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Nb1 $1 {/\ Nc3, d5
} a6 20. Bg2 Rec8 21. Ba3 $1 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Andersson,U/Reggio Emilia 1991 
(35)}) 12. Rac1 Re8 (12... h6 13. Qa3 a5 14. b3 Qe7 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5
17. Nf3 Nce4 18. Be1 Nh7 $11 {De Boer,G-Van der Wiel,J/NLD-ch Hilversum 1988/
0-1 (61)}) 13. Be1 Qe7 14. Qe3 a5 15. Bf1 Bb7 16. Nh4 Qf8 17. Qd3 e5 $11 {
0-1 Sakaev,K-Adams,M/Halkidiki GRE 2002/The Week in Chess 412 (51)}) (11. Qa3
$6 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 (13... a5 14. Bh3 (14. h3 Rfe8 15. Be3 e5
16. Qc3 exd4 17. Bxd4 c5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qb3 Qc7 $11 {Van Wely,L-Balashov,Y/
BL2-W 1993/1-0 (55)}) 14... h6 15. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Ljubojevic,L/
Monte Carlo 2001/CBM 81 ext (41)}) 14. b4 $5 e5 15. c5 dxc5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17.
bxc5 h6 18. Ba5 Nb8 $11 {[%cal Gb8c6] 0-1 Romanishin,O-Timman,J/Taxco 1985/IZT
(74)}) (11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Qe3 $146 Qe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Timman,J/Pula
1997/CBM 57 ext/[Avrukh,B] (27)} (12... h6 $6 13. Qxe4 $1 Nxe4 14. Bxd8 Raxd8
15. Rfd1 $14)) 11... Nbd7 12. Bc3 a5 13. Rfd1 c6 {[%cal Gb6b5,Gd6d5]} (13...
Qb8 14. Nh4 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalchishin,A-Garcia Gonzales,G/Havana 1982/MCD (14)})
14. Bf1 {White keeps on his plan Nd2 and e4.} h6 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. f3 b5 $1 $11 {
Exactly on time.} 17. b3 (17. cxb5 $6 cxb5 $15 {[%cal Gf6d5,Gb5b4]}) 17... d5 (
17... a4 $5 18. Qf2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} d5 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Bb4 Re8 $11) 18. Qf2
Qe7 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ga5a4,Ge7b4] Black solved the opening problems and white
must be aware since he is preparing e4 and it can become very tactical.} 19. a4
b4 20. Bb2 Rac8 $1 {Good place for the rook.In case of cxd5 the rook will be
already placed on the open file and in some variations preparing c5.} 21. Bh3 (
21. Re1 $14 {[%cal Ga1d1,Ge2e4]}) 21... Nh7 $5 {[%cal Gf7f5]} (21... Bf5 22.
Bg2 $14) 22. e4 $1 {now or never!} (22. Bg2 f5 {[%cal Gf8f2] Preventing e4 for
a long time.}) 22... f5 {[%csl Rb2,Rd2,Rh3]} 23. Qe3 {[%cal Ge4d5]} (23. exd5
$6 exd5 24. Re1 Qf7 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Rac1 Ng5 27. Bg2 f4 $15) 23... Qg5 $6 (
23... fxe4 $5 24. fxe4 dxe4 25. Bg2 (25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Ng5 27. Qg2 Rf3 $15
{[%cal Gf3b3]}) 25... Qg5 $1 $13) 24. Qe1 (24. f4 $1 {It is so tempting,
unclear why white didn't play it?} Qh5 (24... Qf6 $6 25. e5 Qe7 26. Bg2 $16)
25. exd5 Qxh3 (25... exd5 26. Qe6+ Rf7 27. Bg2 Nhf8 28. Qe3 Nf6 {[%cal Gf6g4,
Gc8e8]} 29. Qd3 Ne4 30. Nf3 {[%cal Gf3e5] And white is clearly better.}) 26.
Qxe6+ Rf7 27. dxc6 Nb6 28. d5 $44 (28. c5 Nf8 29. Qe5 Na8 30. d5 $44)) 24...
Qh5 25. Bg2 $6 (25. exd5 $5 exd5 26. Qe6+ Rf7 27. Bg2 Ng5 28. Qd6 $14) 25...
fxe4 26. fxe4 Ng5 $132 27. Qe3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Suddenly white slips and his
position gets lost.} (27. cxd5 $142 exd5 28. e5 {[%cal Ga1c1]} Nh3+ 29. Bxh3
Qxh3 30. Qe3 {[%cal Gd1f1] With nearly equal position.}) 27... Nf6 $19 {
[%cal Gf6g4]} 28. h4 $8 (28. Qe1 Nfxe4 29. h4 Rf2 $19) 28... Ng4 {Also good,
but seems like 28...Nge4 was just a little bit quicker.} (28... Ngxe4 $1 29.
Nxe4 Bxe4 30. Bh3 Ng4 31. Qe1 Rf3 $19) 29. Qe1 (29. Qe2 Rf2 $19) 29... dxe4 $1
{[%csl Gf3][%cal Gg5f3]} 30. Nxe4 Nf3+ $6 {Not the best.} (30... Bxe4 $1 31.
Bxe4 Rf2 {[%cal Gg5h3,Gf2h2]} 32. Bg2 Rxb2 $19) 31. Bxf3 Rxf3 {Despite the 30
move black still keeps most of what he gained due to white's mistake on 27
move.} 32. Nd6 {White had nothing better.} Rcf8 {[%csl Rg1]} 33. Rd2 Ne3 {
[%cal Gh5g4] White is complitely helpless and the game ends very quickly.} 34.
d5 Qg4 35. Be5 Qh3 {[%cal Gf3f1]} 36. Bf4 R8xf4 (36... R8xf4 37. gxf4 Qg4+ {
[%cal Gf3h3]}) 0-1

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.02.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 {other moves are:} (5... d5
$5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 (6... exd5 7. Nc3 $14) 7. Nc3 Qxb3 8. axb3 Bb7 9. Bg2 a5 10.
O-O Na6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Rfc1 O-O-O 13. Bxd6 Rxd6 14. e3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd5 {
1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Kishnev,S/Halkidiki GRE 2002/The Week in Chess 412 (15)}) (
5... c6 $5 6. Bf4 (6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bg2 (9. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6
10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 O-O 12. O-O-O $36 {1-0 Bauer,C-Sokolov,A/Val d'Isere FRA
2002/The Week in Chess 408 (61)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Re8 12. Rad1
Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bykhovsky,A-Gofshtein,Z/Tel Aviv ISR 2002/The Week in Chess
406 (18)}) 6... d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 (7... cxd5 $2 8. Bxb8 $1 Bc4 9. Qa4+ $1 b5 10.
Qc2 Rxb8 11. b3 $18) 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. e4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Topalov,V-Karpov,A/Dubai UAE 2002/The Week in Chess 387 (30)}) 6. Nbd2 d5 {
Anand is faithful to his line.} (6... Na5 $5 7. Qc3 {is another story}) 7. Bg2
(7. cxd5 exd5 8. Qa4 Bb7 9. Bg2 Bd6 10. O-O ({Kramnik tested:} 10. Nc4 dxc4 11.
Ne5 {but after:} Bxe5 (11... Bb4+ 12. Kf1 O-O 13. Nxc6 Qe8 14. Qxb4 Bxc6 15.
Qxc4 Bb5 16. Qc2 Rd8 17. a4 Ba6 18. b4 Rxd4 19. b5 Qe6 20. Bf3 Qh3+ 21. Kg1 Bc8
22. Bb2 Bf5 23. Qc3 Rd7 24. Bc6 Rdd8 25. Bg2 Qh5 26. Bf3 Qh3 27. Bg2 Qh6 28. h3
Rfe8 29. Bf3 Ne4 30. Qxc7 Rc8 31. Qf4 Qxf4 32. gxf4 Nd2 33. Kg2 Nxf3 34. exf3
f6 35. Rhc1 Rxc1 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Almasi,Z/Monte Carlo MNC 2003/The Week in
Chess 438 (35)}) 12. Bxc6+ Bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxe5 Qd5 $1 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 $11
{black has no problems 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Monaco MNC 2002/The Week in
Chess 385 (37)}) 10... O-O 11. Nb1 Ne4 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Rc1 Bxf4 14. gxf4 Ne7
15. Nc3 Nf5 16. e3 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qd1 Qd6 19. b4 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Leko,P/Monaco 2002/CBM 87 ext (25). (24)}) (7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2 (8. Ne5
Bd6 $1 9. Nxc6 Qd7 $15) 8... Qd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nb1 Ne4 12. Ng5
Nxg5 13. Bxg5 Nd8 $1 {0-1 Khalifman,A-Anand,V/Prague 2002/CBM 89/[Gershon] (32)
}) 7... Bb7 (7... Qd7 8. Qa4 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nb1 Ne4 12. Be3
Ne5 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Grischuk,A/Moscow RUS 2002/The Week in Chess 410
(81)}) 8. O-O {Vallejo improves on their games from Dortmund, where he played
8.cxd5:} (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 a6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13.
dxe5 Ne4 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. O-O O-O 16. Be3 Qe7 17. f3 Nc5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. f4 a5
20. Qb3 c6 21. Qa3 a4 22. Rac1 Ra5 23. e4 Ba8 24. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,
F-Anand,V/Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (24)}) 8... Bd6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nb1 {A
typical knight transfer. The knight is much better placed on c3, where he can
put pressure on d5 and does not block the way of the dark bishop.} O-O 11. Nc3
(11. Bg5 $5) 11... Na5 $1 {Winning an important tempo for h7-g4} 12. Qc2 h6 {
now the bishop on c1 has no good squares.} 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. gxf4 c5 $6 {
Trying to expoint white's kingside weakening by striking in the center, but
white is better prepared for an open game.} ({a strong alternative, however,
was to keep the center closed:} 14... Nc4 $5 {[%cal Gc4d6,Yd6e4,Yd6f5]}) 15.
Rad1 Qe7 16. Ne5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd4c5]} Rfd8 17. e3 Nc6 18. Qf5 {the 'g'
file will soon become a path for white rook to target the king.} Nb4 (18...
cxd4 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Rxd4 $16) (18... Qe6 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Bh3 Re8 $14) 19.
Kh1 Rd6 20. a3 $1 Na6 $16 {black pieces are completely discoordinated, with
his knight trying to find a place to stay.} 21. Nb5 (21. Rg1 $143 cxd4 22. Rxd4
Nc5 $14 {[%cal Gc5e4]}) 21... Re6 22. Rg1 Nc7 23. Nxc7 Qxc7 {the unfortunate
knight is finally exchanged, but black is lacking and kind of active plan,
whereas white has an easy way to slowly improve his position.} 24. Bf3 cxd4 25.
Rxd4 Rae8 26. Qh3 Kh8 27. Rdd1 Qe7 28. Rg3 Rxe5 {Anand find the only possible
way to change the nature of the position.} 29. fxe5 Qxe5 30. b4 {and the
decision proves itself right: Vallejo offered a draw, in a clearly better
position.} (30. b4 Ne4 31. Bxe4 Bc8 (31... Qxe4+ 32. Qg2 $16) (31... dxe4 32.
Qd7 $16) 32. Qf1 dxe4 33. Qc4 Be6 34. Qd4 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. e5 Ng4 8. h3
Nh6 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Nf5 (10... Be7 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 Nxb4 $2 (
13... Nf5 $5) 14. Nf6+ Bxf6 15. exf6 Nc6 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Bxh6 (17. fxg7 Kxg7
18. Bxh6+ Kxh6 19. Qd2+ Kg7 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. Qf6+ $11) 17... gxh6 18. Qd2 Kh8
19. Qxh6 Rg8 20. Ng5 Rxg5 21. Be4 Rxg3+ 22. fxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kh1 {1-0 Hellsten,
J-Astrom,R/Ronneby 1998/EXT 99 (23)}) 11. a3 (11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Ne4 Na5 $5 (12...
h5 $143 $6 13. a3 Be7 14. Re1 Kf8 15. Bf4 f6 16. h4 Nh6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Nd6
$16 {1-0 Maki Uuro,M-Lassila,E/Helsinki 1996/EXT 98 (47)}) 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. b3
Bc5 15. Bf4 O-O 16. g4 Ne7 17. h4 $6 {A bit too optimistic} Ng6 $1 18. Bg5 Be7
19. Nd6 Bxf3 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxf3 Nxe5 $17 {[%csl Rg1,Rg4,Rh4]
0-1 Hellsten,J-Shipov,S/Gistrup 1997/EXT 98 (45)}) 11... Be7 (11... Rc8 $6 12.
Re1 (12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 $2 Nxb4 $1 $17) 12... Be7 13. b4 Bb7 14. Ne4 $1 h5 15.
Bf4 $16 {1-0 Nepomnishay,M-Geller,E/St Petersburg 1994/CBM 41/[Dautov] (24)}) (
11... Qc7 12. b4 Bb7 13. Ne4 h5 14. Bf4 a5 15. b5 Nd8 16. Nxd4 Qxc4 17. Nxf5
exf5 18. Rc1 Qe6 19. Ng5 $16 {Sherbakov-Galliamova/Cheliabinsk/1989}) 12. b4
Bb7 13. Ne4 $5 $146 {/\ g4} (13. g4 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bg5 $1
O-O 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd4 Ng6 19. f4 Nh4 (19... Qc7 $10 {Grivas-Aseev/
Leningrad/1989}) 20. Bh1 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rc8 22. Rac1 f5 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Qe5
Ng6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Chiburdanidze,M/Belgrade 1998/CBM 63 ext (34)})
13... d5 (13... O-O 14. g4 d5 (14... Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. Nd6 $16) 15. cxd5 (
15. exd6 $6 Nxd6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 $15) (15. gxf5 $2 dxe4 16. f6 gxf6
17. Bh6 exf3 18. Qxf3 Kh8 19. exf6 Bd6 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 $19 {[%cal Gc6d8]}) 15...
exd5 16. Ned2 (16. Neg5 Nh4 $1 $15) 16... Nh4 17. b5 Na5 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Nf3
Be7 20. Nxd4 $13) (13... Rc8 14. g4 d5 {Same as 13..0-0}) (13... Qc7 14. g4 d5
15. cxd5 exd5 16. Neg5 $44) 14. cxd5 Qxd5 {Black has succeeded to avoid
doubling the pawns, but the Q feels a bit uncomfortable.} (14... exd5 15. Ned2
a6 $1 {Preventing b4-b5, thus making it more difficult for white to win the
pawn back} 16. Nb3 Rc8 (16... O-O 17. g4) 17. Bb2 (17. g4 Nh4 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19.
Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Rc4 $36) 17... O-O 18. g4 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 $13) 15. Re1 {
[%cal Gg2a8]} d3 $5 (15... O-O $142 16. g4 (16. Bb2 d3 (16... Rfd8 17. g4 Nh6 (
17... Ne3 18. fxe3 Qxe4 19. Nxd4 Qxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Nxd4+ 21. e4 $18 (21. Kf1 Nf3)
(21. Kg3 Nf3 {[%cal Ge7h4]})) 18. Nxd4 Qd7 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Qxd7 Bxd7 21. Rac1
$16) 17. g4 Nh6 18. Re3 Rfd8 $13) 16... Ne3 $5 (16... Nh4 17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18.
Nf6+ $18) (16... Nh6 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qd2 $16) 17. fxe3 Qxe4 18. Nxd4 (18.
exd4 Qd5 19. Be3 $132) 18... Qxe5 {[%cal Ge5a1]} 19. Bb2 Bg5 $16) 16. Bb2 O-O-O
$2 {A typical kamikaze move} (16... O-O $142 {-see annotations to black's
previous move}) 17. g4 Nh6 18. Nfd2 {[%cal Ge4d6]} Qb5 $4 {Loses at once} (
18... Qd7 $8 19. Nc4 Kb8 20. Ned6 $16) (18... Nxe5 19. Nd6+ $1 Qxd6 20. Bxe5
$18 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 19. Nc3 (19. Nc3 Qa6 20. b5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polovodin, Igor A"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Bf4 Rd8
{This line promises very little to white, even though almost every possible
move has been tried out in this position, but finally white gave up searching
for advantage for 4 years until this game} (13... c5 14. Be5 Rd8 15. Rac1 Ne4
16. Qb2 f6 17. Bf4 Qe6 18. a3 Bf8 19. Be3 Qe7 20. dxc5 Nxc3 21. Rxc3 bxc5 22.
Bc1 d4 23. Rcd3 Be4 24. R3d2 Rab8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gagarin,V-Obukhov,A/Briansk
1995/EXT 98 (57)}) 14. Rac1 (14. Ng5 $6 {Threatening Bh3, but eventually it's
just a loss of two tempi.} Qd7 15. a3 h6 16. Nf3 c5 17. Qb2 Qe6 18. Rac1 Ne4
19. Rc2 Bf6 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Bh3 Nc7 22. Qc1 Ne6 23. Na4 c4 24. bxc4 dxc4 25.
Qb2 Bd5 $17 {0-1 Kiselev,S-Sakaev,K/St Petersburg 1993/CBM 34 (41)}) (14. Qb2
Qe6 (14... h6 15. Ne5 c5 16. Nb5 Qe6 17. Rac1 Ne4 18. a4 Bf6 19. Nf3 Qe7 20.
Be5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Nb4 22. e3 a6 23. Nc3 Nf6 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 $11 {0-1
Bjerke,R-Hjartarson,J/Gausdal 1996/CBM 54 ext (33)}) 15. Ng5 Qf5 16. h4 c5 17.
Bh3 Qg6 18. Nf3 Ng4 19. Qb1 Qh5 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Bg2 cxd4 22. Nb5 Ne4 23. Bf3
Qg6 24. h5 Qf6 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Nc5 28. Qf3 Ne6 29. Rac1
Bc5 30. Rc4 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,A-Poluljahov,A/Podolsk 1990/TD (30)}) (14. a3 c5
15. Qb2 (15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nh4 Qe6 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Nb5 Qb6 19. a4 Nb4 20. Qb2
Ne8 {1/2-1/2 Hjartarson,J-Aseev,K/Linares 1996/CBM 51 ext (20)}) 15... Qe6 16.
Rac1 Bf8 17. Na2 Re8 18. Rc2 Rac8 19. Rdc1 Ne4 20. b4 c4 21. Ng5 Nxg5 22. Bxg5
Nc7 23. Bf4 Nb5 24. Rd1 Qf5 25. a4 {1/2-1/2 Timoshchenko,G-Dautov,R/Moscow
1989/TD (25)}) (14. Be5 Ne4 (14... Nb4 15. Qb2 c6 16. Rac1 Na6 17. a3 Nc7 18.
b4 Ne6 19. Bh3 Qd7 20. Ng5 Re8 21. Qb1 h6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qg6 $16 {1/2-1/2
Pankratov,A-Dragomarezkij,E/Moscow 1995/CBM 50 ext (40)} (23. e4 $36)) 15. Qb2
g5 $5 {[%csl Re5]} 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 f6 18. d5 fxe5 19. Qxe5 Re8 20. Nxe4
Nc5 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Rac1 Qd8 23. Bh3 Bc8 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Qf5 Bd6 26. Qg4
Kh8 27. Rc3 Qf6 $17 {0-1 Ruban,V-Dautov,R/Novosibirsk 1989/EXT 97 (95) ... and
after a 95-move struggle black finally realized his piece.}) 14... h6 15. Nh4 {
A new idea. White wants to bring his knight to f5 thus creating some threats
around the black monarch.} ({perhaps} 15. Ne5 $5 {deserves some analysis})
15... Qe6 16. Nf5 Bf8 (16... Ba3 $2 {looks more logical forcing the white R on
a passive position, but it fails due to a tactical reason} 17. Bh3 {[%cal
Gf5h6]} (17. Ra1 Bf8 {is better than the game.}) 17... Nb4 18. Qd2 $1 (18. Qb1)
18... Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Kh7 20. Bxh6 {White all white pieces are aimed against
black king} (20. Kg2 Bc8) 20... Ne8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bf4 $40) 17. h3 (17. Bh3 Kh8
{[%cal Gg7g6]} 18. Nxh6 $140 $2 Qxh3 19. Nxf7+ Kg8 20. Nxd8 Ng4 $1 $19) (17.
Qb1 $142) 17... c5 18. g4 $6 {after the inevitable opening of the center
white's last two move will backfire at him} Rd7 19. e3 Rad8 20. Qb1 (20. dxc5
bxc5 21. Qb1 Ne4 22. Na4 h5 {[%csl Rg4] Now white's K side becomes weak.})
20... Ne4 21. dxc5 (21. a3 {pretty much the only useful move white still had
in the position beside taking on c5. But it has its obvious drawback -
wekenning the Q side pawns.} h5 22. dxc5 bxc5 (22... Nxc3 23. Rxc3 bxc5 24.
gxh5) 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 {[%csl Rb3,Rc5,Rg4] The b3 and c5 pawns
compesate each other but whte has some additional weaknesses on the K side})
21... Nxc3 22. Rxc3 bxc5 23. Rcd3 Nb4 24. R3d2 a5 25. a3 $2 {[%csl Ra3,Rb3] I
would refrain from this move although it's not very easy to bare the knight on
b4.} (25. Qb2 $142 Kh7 $11 {[%cal Gg7g6,Gf8g7]}) 25... Nc6 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 26.
Qb2 Kh7 27. Qc2 g6 28. Ng3 a4 $1 {[%cal Gc6a5,Ga5c4] Clearing the way for his
pawns and pieces} 29. bxa4 Na5 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Yc4a3,Yc4d2]} 30. Bf1 c4 {
[%csl Gb3] Usually it is not advisable to play c4 with the B on b7. However,
here white is not able to establish a blockade on d4.} 31. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2d4]}
Nb3 32. Nd4 Nxd4 33. Rxd4 (33. exd4 Bxa3 $17 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Ga3b4,Gb7c6,
Gd7a7,Gd8a8,Ya7a4]}) 33... Bg7 34. R4d2 Rc8 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gd5d4] /\ 35...
d4 36.exd4 Qd5 -+} 35. Bg2 Rc5 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Ra4][%cal Ge6a6,Gc5a5,Gb7c6] The
R is doing an excellent job here, both defensively and offensively. After the
'a' pawns fall black's c pawn will become unstoppable} (35... d4 $2 36. Bxb7
Rxb7 37. exd4) 36. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b4]} Qa6 37. Rb4 Bc6 38. h4 {[%csl Rg6][%cal
Gh4h5]} Ra5 39. h5 Rxa4 (39... Bxa4 40. Rxa4 Rxa4 41. hxg6+ fxg6 42. Bxd5 {
[%cal Gd5g8]} Rd8 $19) 40. hxg6+ fxg6 41. Rxd5 (41. Rxa4 Bxa4 42. Qc1 Qe6 $17 {
[%csl Rg4]}) 41... Rxd5 42. Bxd5 Rxb4 43. Bxc6 (43. Bf7 Ba4 44. Qxg6+ Qxg6 45.
Bxg6+ Kxg6 46. axb4 Bf8 $19) 43... Rb2 44. Qe4 c3 45. Ba4 Qe2 46. Bg3 c2 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 $5 {One of the substitutes for 5.
b3 what was the main line here for the long time.} Nc6 {[%cal Gc6a5] Black can
choose here between a few setups of pawns and pieces. Stohl: /\Na5} (5... d5 $5
6. cxd5 Qxd5 (6... exd5 7. Nc3 $14) 7. Nc3 Qxb3 8. axb3 Bb7 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O
Na6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Rfc1 O-O-O 13. Bxd6 Rxd6 14. e3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd5 {1/2-1/2
Huzman,A-Kishnev,S/Halkidiki GRE 2002/The Week in Chess 412 (15)}) (5... c6 $5
6. Bf4 (6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bg2 (9. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 10. e4 dxe4
11. Nxe4 O-O 12. O-O-O $36 {1-0 Bauer,C-Sokolov,A/Val d'Isere FRA 2002/The
Week in Chess 408 (61)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Re8 12. Rad1 Bb7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Bykhovsky,A-Gofshtein,Z/Tel Aviv ISR 2002/The Week in Chess 406 (18)})
6... d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 (7... cxd5 $2 8. Bxb8 $1 Bc4 9. Qa4+ $1 b5 10. Qc2 Rxb8
11. b3 $18) 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. e4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,
V-Karpov,A/Dubai UAE 2002/The Week in Chess 387 (30)}) 6. Nbd2 (6. Bd2 $5 {
[%csl Ga5]} Bb7 {[%cal Rc6d4] /\Nd4} 7. Bc3 Ne4 8. a3 (8. Bg2 $2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 (
9. Nxc3 Nxd4 $19) 9... Na5 $17) 8... Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Be7 10. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Rb7,
Gc4,Gd4,Ge4]} d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 $32 12. e4 $2 $146 {[%csl Rd4,Re1,Re4] 0-1
Timman,J-Polgar,J/Malmo 2000/CBM 77/[Stohl] (40)} (12. Nc3 $142 $14 {1/2,
Epishin,V-Razuvaev,Y/RUS-ch St Petersburg/1998/ (28)})) 6... d5 (6... Na5 $5 {
Worth to be checked more!} 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Qc7 11.
Rd1 Be7 (11... Nc6 $132) 12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rb8 14. Qc2 Qb7+ 15. Kg1 Nc6 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Adams,M/Halkidiki GRE 2002/The Week in Chess 412 (15)}) 7.
Bg2 {This position is now a theme of many discussions.Black now must choose
between a few moves.....} (7. Qa4 $5 Bb7 8. Bg2 (8. Ne5 Bd6 $1 9. Nxc6 Qd7 $15)
8... Qd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 Nb4 11. Qd1 c5 $11 {0-1 Piket,J-Leko,P/Monaco MNC
2002/The Week in Chess 385 (47)}) 7... Bb7 $6 {[%mdl 8] The choice is made.But
as is it turns out, white gains a positional advantage fairly easily.} (7...
Bd6 $5 {The quickest way to finish development.} 8. Qa4 Bb7 9. cxd5 (9. O-O O-O
10. a3 a5 11. e3 Ne7 $13) 9... exd5 10. Nc4 dxc4 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. Bxc6+ Bxc6
13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxe5 Qd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bykhovsky,A-Lerner,K/Tel Aviv ISR 2002/
The Week in Chess 406 (25)}) (7... Qd7 8. Qa4 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11.
Nb1 Ne4 12. Be3 Ne5 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Grischuk,A/Moscow RUS 2002/The
Week in Chess 410 (81)}) (7... Be7 8. Qa4 Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc4 dxc4 11. Ne5
Bb4+ $14 {1-0 Pelletier,Y-Naiditsch,A/Zurich GER 2002/The Week in Chess 409 
(38)} (11... Nd5 $1 12. Nxc6 Qd7 $15)) 8. O-O {Black's main problem is that he
is just a tempo down.If his king was already castled then white couldn't have
played Ne5 and black would have been fine...} Be7 9. cxd5 $1 exd5 (9... Qxd5
10. Qa4 {[%cal Gf3e5]} (10. Ne5 $2 Nxd4 $3 11. Bxd5 Nxe2+ 12. Kh1 Bxd5+ $19) (
10. Qc2 $5 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nxd4 $4 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Nd4 $18) 10... b5 11. Qd1
$14 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 10. Ne5 $1 $14 O-O 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Nf3 {The results of
the opening are clearly in white's favour.Black won't be able to play c5 and
the c-file will be used by white for attacking the weak cP.} Bb7 13. Bf4 Re8 (
13... Bd6 14. Ne5 $14 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c2,Gf1c1]}) 14. Rac1 Bd6 {Forced,but now
white just gets an easy game by attacking the c7P.} 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. e3 Re7
17. Rc2 h5 $6 {This was unnecessary! Only one weakness on c7 shouldn't be
enough for winning.} (17... c5 $5 {[%cal Gc5c4]} 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20.
Qa3 Ne4 21. Nd4 $5 {[%cal Gd4b5,Gd4f5]} (21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Rxd2 Ba8 $14) 21...
c4 $1 22. Nf5 (22. Qxd6 Nxd6 23. Rd1 $14 {/+/-}) 22... Qxa3 23. bxa3 Rd7 24.
Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Ba6 28. Rd4 Bf1+ 29. Kg1 Bd3+ 30.
Kg2 $11) 18. Rfc1 Rd8 19. Qa4 a5 20. Qa3 $1 {[%mdl 4128] A very good decision!
Without the queens it is easier to pressure c7 and black won't have any
counterpay.} Qxa3 21. bxa3 Ne8 (21... Rc8 $6 22. Bh3 Ng4 23. Nh4 $16 {[%cal
Gf2f3,Gh4f5]}) 22. Bf1 Ba8 (22... Kf8 23. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gf1b5] Now
the results of black's 17 move are felt .Black can't play f6 because of a weak
g6 square.}) 23. a4 $16 f6 $6 (23... Kf8 24. Bb5 {[%cal Gb5e8,Gc2c7]} Rc8 25.
Ne5 $18 {[%cal Ge5d7,Gd7b6]}) (23... Bb7 $142 24. Bb5 Kf8 25. Bxe8 Rdxe8 26.
Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 Re7 $16) 24. Nh4 $18 {[%csl Rc7,Rh5][%cal Gf1e2]} Nd6 {
Black decides to give up the exchange.} 25. Ng6 Red7 26. Bh3 Kf7 27. Bxd7 Rxd7
28. Nf4 Nc4 29. e4 $1 {Wasting no time!} c6 30. Nxh5 $1 {[%csl Ra8] From now
on it's just a matter of technique and white plays the ending very accurately.}
b5 31. e5 $1 fxe5 32. dxe5 d4 (32... Nxe5 33. axb5 cxb5 34. Rc7 $18 {And
without the rooks on the board black has no chances.}) 33. Nf4 {[%cal Gf4d3,
Ge5e6]} Ke7 (33... Nxe5 {Last try.} 34. Rc5 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Nd2 36. Rf5+ Kg8 37.
Ne6 c5+ 38. Kh3 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gf5f8]} Bd5 39. Rf8+ Kh7 40. Nxc5 $18) 34. Nd3
{Now blocade on d3 prevents any counterplay from black.} Rd5 35. f4 Bb7 36. Kf2
Bc8 37. axb5 cxb5 38. Rxc4 $1 {The quickest! 3 pawns on Kside decide.} bxc4 39.
Rxc4 Bf5 40. Ke2 Rd7 41. Kd2 Ke6 42. Rc6+ Kd5 43. Rc5+ Ke4 (43... Ke6 44. Rxa5
$18 {[%csl Ga2,Ge5,Gf4,Gg3,Gh2]}) 44. e6 {[%cal Gc5e5]} 1-0

[Event "North Sea Cup 17th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2002.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 (5... Bb4+ {Alternative.} 6.
Bd2 Be7 {[%cal Gd7d5,Gc7c6]}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 {A rare variation. Which
concideres to be better for white,but in reality it is not so easy... This
line probably doesn't promise black a total equalization,but good pawn
structure and quick development of the pieces give black an interesting game.}
8. O-O O-O {Here white can choose between a few possible continuations:} 9. Qc2
(9. a3 $5 Bxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qf4 f5 14. Ng5 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Rf6 16. d5 e5 17. Qe3 Qe7 18. Ne6 $14 {[%cal Gf2f4] 1-0 Antic,
D-Jeremic,V/Banja Koviljaca YUG 2002/The Week in Chess 388 (41)}) (9. Nc3 d6 (
9... d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a3 Be7 {Black got a good game. 1/2-1/2 Dautov,
R-Epishin,V/Deizisau GER 2002/The Week in Chess 388 (28)}) 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11.
Rfe1 (11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Rfd1 Be4 13. Qb2 c6 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 b5 16. a4 $14 {
[%cal Gg2h3,Gf3d2,Ge2e4] 1-0 Burmakin,V-Ibragimov,I/Elista RUS 2001/The Week
in Chess 339 (44)}) 11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 b5 14. cxb5 a4 15. b4 Qb8
16. Bf1 Bxf3 17. exf3 Nd5 18. a3 N7b6 19. Bb2 $16 {1-0 Dautov,R-Zeller,F/
Deizisau GER 2002/The Week in Chess 388 (57)}) (9. Qc1 $5) 9... d6 10. Bg5 {
[%csl Rb4][%cal Ga2a3]} (10. Bc3 $5 Nbd7 (10... d5 11. a3 Bd6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13.
Nc3 Re8 14. Rfd1 Qb8 15. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Topalov,V-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee NED 2001/
The Week in Chess 323 (58)}) 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Nxc3 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Rfd1 Qb8
$14 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Short,N/Zuerich 2001/CBM 83 (35)}) (10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1
Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 h6 14. Bh3 Bh7 15. Nd2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. f3 Bh7
18. e4 $14 {1-0 Dautov,R-Romanishin,O/Essen GER 2001/The Week in Chess (48)})
10... a4 11. Nc3 axb3 (11... Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Nbd7 (12... Ne4 13. Qd3 $1 Nxg5 (
13... Qc8 14. d5 $14) 14. Nxg5 {[%cal Gd3h7]} Qxg5 15. Bxb7 Ra7 16. f4 Qe7 17.
Bg2 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 13. b4 h6 (13... Ne4 $5 14. Qc2 Qc8 15. Be3 c5 16. bxc5
bxc5 17. Rab1 Nef6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Zhu Chen-Maric,A/Shanghai CHN 2001/The Week
in Chess 343 (29)}) 14. Bc1 b5 $6 {Sacrafising the P,black hopes to take
control over all the light squares in the center:e4,d5,c4.The idea could be
correct,if black had in addition to that some active plan,using his pieces on
the light squares.What happens in the game,actually white keeps the pawn ,so
very soon black has to exchange light bishops and with only knights black
can't develop any serious initiative.} (14... Qe7 15. Bb2 Rfe8 $14) 15. cxb5
Nb6 16. Ba3 $1 $14 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c2,Gf1c1] /+/-1-0 Van Wely,L-Iordachescu,V/
Ohrid 2001}) 12. axb3 c5 (12... Rxa1 13. Rxa1 Nbd7 14. Na2 $1 Ba3 15. b4 {
[%csl Ra3]} c5 16. Qb3 cxb4 17. Nxb4 Bxb4 18. Qxb4 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6]}) 13.
Rxa8 (13. Nb5 $5 Rxa1 14. Rxa1 $14 {Keeping some pressure in the center.})
13... Bxa8 14. d5 $6 (14. Rd1 $1 Bxc3 $6 (14... h6 15. Bf4 $14) 15. Qxc3 Ne4 $5
16. Qa1 Nxg5 17. Qxa8 {[%csl Rb8] And white is much better.}) 14... exd5 $1 (
14... Bxc3 $5 15. Qxc3 exd5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Nh4 Nc6 $8 19. Nf5
dxc4 20. Bxc6 (20. bxc4 Ne5 21. Rc1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 $14) 20... Bxc6 21. Ne7+ Kh8
22. Nxc6 cxb3 23. Rb1 c4 24. e3 Ra8 $44) 15. Nxd5 (15. cxd5 $5 {[%cal Gf1d1]}
Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxd5 $6 (16... Nbd7 $1 $17 {[%csl Rd5]}) 17. Qa1 $14) 15... Bxd5
16. cxd5 h6 17. Bd2 $2 {This is already a mistake,after simple 17.Bxf6 the
position would be around equal.} (17. Bxf6 $5 Qxf6 18. Qc4 $11 {[%cal Gf3e1,
Ge1d3,Gg2d5]}) 17... Nxd5 18. Qe4 Bxd2 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A big positional
mistake! With opposite coloured bishops white is the only one who can have
initiative and the extra pawn is not felt at all.} (18... Nf6 $5 19. Qb7 Bxd2
20. Nxd2 Re8 $15 {/-/+}) 19. Qxd5 {[%csl Rd2]} Bc3 20. Rd1 Qf6 $6 (20... Qe7 $5
{[%cal Gf8d8] After this black had good survival chances}) 21. Qxd6 $14 {
Now material is equal,but white pieces are just better placed and black yet
brought the knight into the game.} Re8 (21... Qxd6 $5 22. Rxd6 b5 23. Rb6 (23.
Rd5 $14 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 23... b4 24. Bh3 Rd8 25. Kg2 Bf6 $14) 22. e3 Nc6 (22...
Qxd6 $5) 23. Qc7 Ne5 {Black manages to exchange the knights,but now the
difference between the bishops is felt even more.} 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qd7 {
[%cal Gg2d5]} Qe6 26. Bf1 (26. Qxe6 $5 Rxe6 27. Rd8+ Kh7 28. Be4+ g6 29. Rd7
Rf6 30. Bd5 Kg7 31. f4 $16) 26... Re7 $2 {This move allows white to bring the
bishop with tempo and black position becomes difficult.I guess black missed
white's reply on 27...Re8?!} (26... Qxd7 27. Rxd7 Kf8 28. Rb7 Rb8 29. Ra7 b5
30. Ra5 $16) (26... Kf8 $142 $5 {Would have been the more stubborn defence})
27. Qd8+ Kh7 (27... Re8 28. Bc4 $1 Bf6 $8 (28... Qxc4 29. Qxe8+ $18 {[%cal
Gb3c4]}) (28... Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ $18 {[%cal Gc4e6]}) 29. Qd7 Qe7 (29... Qxd7 30.
Rxd7 Rf8 31. Rb7 Bd8 32. Bd5 g6 33. e4 $16 {[%cal Ge4e5,Ge5e6] Looks very
passive for black.})) 28. Bc4 $1 Qf6 29. Rd7 $1 {Without rooks on the board ,
black can't hold the f7P.The difference between the bishops is huge,it is like
white plays with extra bishop. The best black can wish is exchanging the
queens and look for escape in opposite coloured bishops ending.I think that
giving up the game is a bit too soon though.} (29. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 30. Qxd7 $18 {
[%csl Rf7]} h5 (30... Kg8 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Bxf7 $18 {[%cal Ge8g8]}) 31. Bxf7 (
31. Qxf7 Qxf7 32. Bxf7 Kh6 33. f4 Bc3 34. Be8 $18 {Should be easily winning
ending.}) 31... g6 32. Bd5+ Kh6 33. f4 Bc3 34. Qe8 $18) 1-0

[Event "IND-ch"]
[Site "Mumbai"]
[Date "2003.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Prakash, GB."]
[Black "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Ne5 c5 $6 {This premature advance allows white an immediate play
against the hanging pawns.} ({the usual continuation is:} 9... Bb7 $142) 10.
dxc5 bxc5 11. Ndc4 $1 Bb7 $2 {After this move black's position becomes critical
} (11... Re8 $2 12. Bg5 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} Bb7 13. Qb3 Qc8 (13... Qc7 14. Bf4 Nh5
15. Na5 $1 Nxf4 16. gxf4 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ya5b7]}) 14. Na5 Nc6 15. Naxc6
Bxc6 16. Bxf6 $18) ({the only way to continue was:} 11... Nbd7 $142 $1 12. Nxd7
(12. Nc6 $6 Qe8 13. Bxd5 (13. Ne3 Nb6 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. b3 Rae8 $17 {[%csl
Re2]}) 13... Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Nf6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Nxd6 Rad8 $1 18.
Nf5 Rfe8 $11) 12... Qxd7 13. Ne3 Rad8 14. b3 Qe6 15. Qc2 $13) 12. Qb3 Bc6 (
12... Qc7 $2 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Ng6 Nxf4 15. Nxf4 {[%csl Rd5]} Rd8 16. Rfd1 $18)
13. Ne3 {The black pieces are poorly placed, and he cannot avoid material loss}
Qd6 (13... Re8 14. Rd1 Bf8 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Nxd5 Nd4 (16... Rxe2 17. Nf4 $18)
17. Rxd4 cxd4 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Bf4 $16) 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Nxd5
$16 Nd4 16. Bf4 Nxe2+ {This sacrifices an exchange, but significantly
weakening white's king, which gives black practical chances for survival.} (
16... Nxb3 17. Bxd6 Bxd6 (17... Nxd5 $2 18. Bxe7 Nxa1 19. Bxd5 $18) 18. Nxf6+
gxf6 19. axb3 Rae8 20. Rfd1 $16) 17. Kh1 Nxf4 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20.
gxf4 Qe4+ 21. f3 Qxf4 {the last 5 moves were forced, and now the players
reached a technically won position for white.} 22. Rac1 Rd8 23. Qc4 (23. Rcd1 {
would have been more techical. After exchanging one pair of rooks, black would
have no counterchances, and white would bring home the victory.}) 23... Qe5 24.
Qxc5 Qxb2 25. Qxa7 {white won a pawn, but disorganized his own pieces while
doing so. Black still has chances against white's weakened king.} h6 {[%cal
Gd8d2]} 26. Rb1 Qe5 27. Qb6 Ra8 ({of course not:} 27... Rd2 28. Qb8+ Qxb8 29.
Rxb8+ {with an easy win}) 28. Qb2 Qe6 29. Ra1 {preparing to push the pawn.} Nh5
30. Qb3 $4 {after this blunder, the win is no longer there.} (30. a4 Ra5 31.
Rfd1 Qh3 32. Qg2 {with a winning position}) 30... Ng3+ $1 31. Kg2 (31. hxg3 $4
{even loses} Qh3+ 32. Kg1 Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Ra5) 31... Nxf1 32. Qxe6 fxe6 33. Rxf1
Rxa2+ {and it is white who has to fight for a draw now! Luckily for him, the
draw is quite easy.} 34. Kg3 Kf7 35. h4 $1 Kf6 36. Rc1 Ra4 37. Rc5 {black
cannot make any progress without exchanging pawns in the process.} Ra1 38. Kg2
Rd1 39. Kg3 Rd5 (39... e5 40. f4 Rd3+ (40... e4 41. Re5 Rd3+ 42. Kg4 g6 {
[%cal Gh6h5]} 43. h5 gxh5+ 44. Rxh5 Kg6 45. Re5 e3 46. Kf3 $11) 41. Kg4 e4 42.
Rf5+ Kg6 43. h5+ Kh7 44. Re5 $11) 40. Rc8 h5 41. Rf8+ Ke7 42. Rh8 Kf7 43. Kf4
g5+ 44. hxg5 Rf5+ 45. Ke4 Rxg5 46. f4 Ra5 47. Rh6 {This is a draw already.
Black cannot make any progress without losing a pawn now.} Ke7 48. Kf3 Rf5 49.
Ke4 Kf7 50. Ke3 Rb5 51. Ke4 Rb4+ 52. Kf3 Rb3+ 53. Kg2 h4 54. Rxh4 Kg6 55. Rh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 {This sharp move has lately
lost its popularity to more solid replies, like Bb7 and Bb4:} (5... Bb7 6. Bg2
Bb4 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 Bxd2 9. Qxd2 Be4 10. b3 d6 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Qc3 a5 {
1-0 Gulko,B-Lafuente,P/Buenos Aires ARG 2005/The Week in Chess 554 (36) and
although a bit passive, black's position is very solid.}) (5... Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13.
Qa3 a5 14. Bh3 Rae8 15. Ne1 Bg6 {with a slight advantage for white. 1/2-1/2
Socko,B-Gelashvili,T/Athens GRE 2005/The Week in Chess 540 (74)}) 6. e4 cxd4 7.
e5 {this pawn sacrifice is the idea behind white's opening plan. Black's
position, however, is considered to be OK, provided that he knows what he's
doing.} Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Nf5 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 Bb7 13. g4 Nh4
14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Ne4 Be7 {these moves are played almost automatically, and
now whie has some options:} 16. Bf4 {White's latest attempt to achieve an
advantage, since Bg5 seems to be fine for black.} (16. Bg5 O-O 17. Bxe7 Nxe7
18. Qxd4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rc8 20. f4 (20. Rad1 $5 Rc7 21. f4 f6 22. exf6 Rxf6 23.
Bc2 Qc8 24. Bb3 Kh8 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Kulaots,K/Moscow 2002/CBM 88_01/[Gershon] 
(56) and black is OK.}) 20... Qc7 21. Rac1 f5 22. exf6 Rxf6 23. c5 Rcf8 24. Qd6
Qxd6 25. cxd6 Nd5 $1 26. f5 Ne3 27. Rf3 exf5 28. gxf5 Nxf5 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,
P-Gershon,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (39) and the draw is inevitable.}) 16... O-O 17.
g5 Kh8 $146 {Alekseev makes a move that is inevitable anyway, and waits to see
what are white's plans here.} (17... Qb8 {was tested in the previous game:} 18.
Re1 Kh8 19. Qh5 Nxe5 $5 {interesting long term sacrifice} 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nc5
Qc7 22. Nxb7 Qxc4 {white is a piece up, but his knight on b7 is stuck.} 23. Re4
Qb5 24. Rh4 h6 25. gxh6 Qxh5 26. hxg7+ Kxg7 27. Rxh5 d5 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rxd5
Rg8 {with an equality 1/2-1/2 Eljanov,P-Parligras,M/Warsaw POL 2005/The Week
in Chess 555 (65)}) 18. Re1 Rc8 {eying the weakness on c4.} 19. h4 Rg8 $1 {
an exceptionally strong positional idea: the rook frees up the square for the
queen to attack white pawns along the a3-f8 diagonal, and in the meanwhile
black protects everything on the kingside.} 20. Bg3 ({after} 20. Rc1 $5 Qf8 21.
c5 bxc5 22. bxc5 {the position remains unclear.}) 20... Qf8 21. Qh5 a5 {
this forces white to give uo the beautiful knight on e4, and move the pawn
from e5 to d6. A big achievement for black.} 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 Nd8 $2 {
Too passive, and what's more important: removing a defence from the key square
on e5.} (23... Qe8 {was stronger, intending to free the kingside with f5.}) 24.
Bf1 Qe8 {Now, compared to previous move, white has a very strong reply Re5.
But it's hard to suggest any real improvement for black.} (24... axb4 25. axb4
f6 26. Bd3 g6 27. Qd1 {is also very good for white.}) 25. Bd3 $2 ({Stronger was
} 25. Re5 $1 axb4 (25... f6 26. Qxe8 Rxe8 27. Rb5 axb4 28. axb4 Rc6 29. Bg2
Rxc4 30. Bxb7 Nxb7 31. Rxb6 {with white's advantage}) 26. axb4 {with a threat
of Rb5 and black queen side is falling apart.}) 25... f5 {now black is fine}
26. Qd1 $6 {and another mistake immediately.} ({white should have settled for
an approximately equal endgame after} 26. Qxe8 Rxe8 27. Rac1 Nf7 28. c5 axb4
29. axb4 bxc5 30. bxc5 g6 31. f4 {and white is slightly better.}) 26... Rf8 27.
bxa5 f4 28. Bh2 bxa5 29. Rb1 $6 (29. Qg4 {was probably white's last chance} Qf7
30. Rab1 {in order to meet Rc5 with Rb5} Bc6 31. h5 {threatening Bh7 with an
unclear game}) 29... Bc6 30. g6 {this plays to black's hands. White is too
weak on the kingside for opening it even move. However, it's hard to suggest
real improvements for white.} (30. Qg4 Nb7 31. Bxf4 Nc5 32. Bf1 Qf7 {with a
strong initiative for black.}) 30... Rf6 31. Qg4 (31. Qh5 h6 32. c5 Qf8 {
intending Bd5} 33. Qe5 Bf3 $1 {[%cal Gd8c6]} 34. Qxd4 Bh5 {and black is
clearly on top.}) 31... Qf8 32. Re5 {It's hard to imagine, but white position
is very difficult.} (32. Qh5 h6 33. Qxa5 Nb7 34. Qe5 Nxd6 {and black is better}
) 32... hxg6 33. Bxf4 (33. Bxg6 Nf7 34. Qh5+ Nh6 {and white's position quickly
deteriorates}) 33... Nf7 34. Rxa5 (34. Bxg6 {is beautifully refuted by} Bf3 $1
35. Qxf3 Rxg6+ 36. Kf1 Nxe5 $19) 34... Nh6 35. Bxh6 gxh6 36. Qxd4 Kg8 37. Be2
$2 {and after this white is lost.} ({but even after the better} 37. Kf1 Rf4 38.
Qe3 Qf6 {black controls the position.}) 37... Rf4 38. Qe3 Qf6 39. Qg3 Rxh4 40.
f3 ({a computer like} 40. Rh5 $1 {was the only way to keep fighting:} Rxh5 41.
Bxh5 {although after} Be4 42. Re1 Rxc4 {white will not hold it.}) 40... Qd4+ {
and on Kg2 black wins the queen with Rg4.} 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kuzmin, Alexey"]
[Black "Ravi, Thandalam Shanmugam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2357"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 {Due to the misplaced position of white queen black
is able to get a good hold of the center. This variation doesn't look like one
that will cause black to change and opening.} 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 (12...
a6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. b3 d6 15. Bg5 Nfe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Qd2 Rfd8
19. Qe3 Qb7 20. Rd2 d5 21. Rcd1 h6 22. cxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. h4 a5 $15 {
0-1 Kasimdzhanov,R-Timman,J/Dordrecht 2000/EXT 2001 (34)}) (12... Nce4 13. Ne5
Nxc3 14. Bxb7 Nxd1 15. Rxd1 Rb8 16. Nc6 dxc6 17. Rxd8 Rbxd8 18. Qa4 Bd6 19.
Qxa7 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Rd7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Podgaets,M/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (30)}
) 13. Rd4 d5 14. cxd5 (14. Rc1 Nce4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 h6 17. Qc3 Rd8 18.
Rcd1 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Qe8 20. h3 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/Wijk aan Zee NED
2002/The Week in Chess 377 (20)}) 14... Nxd5 (14... exd5 15. Rdd1 Nce4 16. Rac1
Bc5 17. e3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Ne4 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Be5 Rac8 21. Bd4 Be7 22. Qf1 Rxc1
23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Qd1 Bd6 25. Bf1 Qf5 26. Kg2 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 f6 28. Bd3 Kf7 29.
Qc2 g5 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Leko,P/Cannes FRA 2002/The Week in Chess 381 
(33). (32)}) 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Ng5 ({of course not} 16. e4 $4 {which is losing
a pawn:} Nxe4 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc8c2]}) 16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 (17. Bxd5 {would
have allowed black to get a slightly better rook ending:} exd5 $1 18. Bxg5 Ne4
19. Qxc8 Raxc8 20. Rxd5 Nxg5 21. Rxg5 Rc2 $15) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. Kg1
e5 {White is only symbolically better.His bishop will be limited to 3 squares
by black pawns. The open files will be controlled by each side.} 20. Rc4 Ne6
21. Be3 Rfd8 22. Rc1 Rd7 23. Qe4 {whtie has nothing better} (23. Rc8+ Rd8 ({
worse is:} 23... Rxc8 24. Qxc8+ Qxc8 25. Rxc8+ Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 {the bishop
is better than a N}) 24. Rxa8 Qxa8) 23... Qxe4 24. Rxe4 f6 25. Ra4 Rb8 26. Kg2
Kf7 27. g4 g6 28. Rc6 Ke7 {white's activity is virtual. Black has no
weaknesses in his camp.} 29. b3 f5 $6 {needlessly creating another target for
white rooks} (29... Rg8 $142) 30. f3 Kf7 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Rh4 Rg8+ 33. Kf2 Kf6
34. Bc1 $6 {missing an opportunity to get small edge} (34. f4 $1 e4 (34... Rg4
35. fxe5+ Kxe5 36. Rh5 $14) 35. Bc1 {might have become unpleasant for black})
34... f4 35. Bb2 Kf5 {Now black is fine} 36. Bc3 Rg5 37. Rh6 Rg6 38. Rh5+ Rg5
39. Rh6 Rg6 40. Rh5+ Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.05.12"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Bykhovsky, Avigdor"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2000.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Herzliya"]
[BlackTeam "Rishon Le Zion Kasparov"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. Ne5
O-O 9. O-O (9. Bc3 c5 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. O-O (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O Qe7 13. e3 Rd8
14. Qc2 Na6 15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qb1 a5 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. a3 Na6 19. Qa1 Bd6 20.
cxd5 exd5 21. Nef3 $14 {0-1 Pavlov,A-Ionov,S/Novgorod 1995/EXT 2000 (35)})
11... Nbd7 12. Ndf3 Rc8 13. Bb2 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Nce5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 Qd5+ 18. Kg1 Rfd8 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Nd3 Qh5 $15 {[%csl Rg1] 0-1
Teijeiro,B-Pogorelov,R/Mondariz 1996/EXT 98 (57)}) 9... Bb7 10. Bc3 {Is new
according to my database} (10. Nc3 Na6 (10... Nbd7 11. Bf4 c5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13.
Nxd5 exd5 14. Rc1 Re8 15. Qd3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qd7 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19.
Rxc5 bxc5 20. Rd1 Bf8 21. Bb2 Rd8 22. e3 h6 {1/2-1/2 Fomichenko,E-Brodsky,M/
Krasnodar 1998/EXT 2000 (22)}) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qc2 h6 (12... Qc8 13. Bg5 Rd8
14. Rfd1 h6 15. Be3 Qe6 16. Nd3 Bf8 17. Nf4 Qe8 18. Qf5 c6 19. Nh5 Nh7 20. Nf4
Nf6 21. Nh5 Nh7 22. Nf4 {1/2-1/2 Gonzalez Garcia,J-Van den Doel,E/Budapest
1995/CBM 50 ext (22)}) 13. Rfd1 (13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Rfe1 c5 15. Be3 Rd8 16. f4
cxd4 17. Bxd4 Ne4 18. Qb2 Bc5 19. Nb5 f6 20. Nd3 Qd7 21. a4 Qe7 22. Rc1 $14 {
1-0 Kolev,A-Tukmakov,V/Elenite 1993/CBM 38 (43)}) 13... Qc8 14. Nd3 c5 15. Qb2
Rd8 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Be3 g5 18. Na4 Ng4 19. Bh3 Bf6 20. Ne1 Bc8 21. Qd2 Qe7 22.
Bxg4 Bxg4 23. Nc2 $13 {1-0 Dydyshko,V-Roeder,M/Germany 1996/GER-chT2 (63)})
10... Na6 $1 {Psakhis expoits the fact that white has to waste another two
tempi in order to take the N out and prepares to open the center with c4 on
his next move} 11. Bb2 c5 12. cxd5 $6 {makes the life too easy for black} (12.
Nc3 $142 Rb8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. dxc5 (14. Nxd5 $6 Bxd5 15. Nc6 $2 Bxc6 16. Bxc6
Bf6 $1 {[%csl Rb2]} 17. e3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. exd4 Nb4 $15) 14... Nxc3 15.
Bxc3 Nxc5 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 $14) 12... Nxd5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. Nf3 Bf6 {Now white has to think about equalizing} 17. Qd3 $1 Qb7
(17... Nc7 $6 18. Rac1 Rfd8 (18... Rac8 $11) 19. dxc5 (19. Rfd1) 19... Qxd3 20.
exd3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Nb5 22. Rcc1 Rxd3 23. c6 $14) 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qe3 Bxc3 20.
Qxc3 $11 Rac8 (20... Qe4 21. Qe5 $11) 21. Rac1 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Ne4
24. Qe5 h6 25. Rd4 Nf6 26. Qe3 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yongchuan zt 3.3"]
[Site "Yongchuan"]
[Date "2003.07.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Xu, Jun"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2003.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 b5 ({the more popular
alternative nowadays is:} 12... Nh5 13. Bc1 f5 14. a4 (14. e3 g5 (14... Bd6 $6
15. a4 Nhf6 16. a5 $1 bxa5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 dxc4 19. Rda1 cxb3 20. Qxb3
Nd5 21. Rxa5 Rb8 22. Qa3 Bc4 23. Rxa7 Nxc3 (23... Rb3 24. Qd6) 24. Qxc3 $16 {
1-0 Izoria,Z-Mastrovasilis,A/Athens GRE 2003/The Week in Chess 464 (40)}) 15.
Ne2 Bd6 16. a4 h6 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Qe7 19. Raa1 Nhf6 20. Rac1 Ne4 21. Ne5
Qg7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Nc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Cyborowski,L-Chiburdanidze,M/Lippstadt
GER 2003/The Week in Chess 458 (39)}) 14... Bb4 15. a5 bxa5 (15... Bxa5 $4 16.
b4) 16. c5 Nhf6 17. Na2 Bb5 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Rxa7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sasikiran,
K-Barua,D/Mumbai IND 2003/The Week in Chess 430 (55). (54)}) 13. c5 b4 (13...
Bb7 14. e4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qc2 Nd5 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. h4 Rcd8
20. Re1 Bf6 21. Re4 Bc8 22. Rae1 $14 {1-0 Goldin,A-Hummel,P/Las Vegas 2001/EXT
2002 (32). (31)}) 14. Na4 Bb5 15. a3 a5 16. Ne1 $5 $146 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ge1d3,
Ye2e4]} (16. axb4 axb4 17. Re1 Ra8 18. Nb2 Ne4 19. Nd3 g5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Bc1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Izoria,Z-Esplana,C/Nakhchivan AZE 2003/The Week in Chess 452 (36)}
) 16... Nh5 17. Be3 $6 {Not a very fortunate place for the B. White'd better
keep the option of preventing 'f5-f4' with e2-e3 later on} (17. Bc1 Ra8 18.
axb4 axb4 19. Bb2 $11) 17... f5 18. Bf3 {before taking any kind of action on
the Q side, white pins black Q to defend the N.} (18. axb4 axb4 19. Nd3 Bxd3
20. Qxd3 f4 21. Bd2 $14) 18... Qe8 19. axb4 axb4 20. Nb6 $1 {White is not
wasting time to take a useless pawn on b4. He is looking to invade black's
position along the 'a' file instead. The 'b4' pawn is not going anywhere.} (20.
Bd2 e5 $132) 20... Nxb6 21. cxb6 Rb8 (21... f4 22. Bd2 (22. Bxh5 $2 Qxh5 23.
Bxf4 Rxf4 24. gxf4 Bxe2 25. b7 Rf8 26. Rd2 Qg4+ 27. Kh1 Qh3 $1 28. Ng2 Bf3 29.
Rg1 Bd6 $19) 22... fxg3 23. hxg3 Rb8 24. Ra7 {is similar to the game.}) 22. Ra7
Bd6 23. b7 f4 24. Bc1 e5 $1 {black must act in the center, before white is
able to stabilize the pawn on b7. Besides, his pieces are very well placed,
and there is no reason why such a play shouldn't work} 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Bb2
Qg5 27. Bc1 Qe5 28. Bb2 Qg5 29. Bc1 {White has nothing better to do other than
repeat the moves. However, playing black is hard to settle for a draw in such
a position} {too ambitious} Qe7 $2 (29... Rbe8 $5 {was the more conventional
way to continue}) 30. Nd3 $2 {Hard to say what did white miss, but black gets
a big advantage easily.} ({white should have accepted the sac} 30. Bxh5 fxg3
31. hxg3 Bc5 32. Ra8 Bxf2+ 33. Kg2 Bxg3 $1 34. Nf3 $1 (34. Rxb8 Bxb8 $19) (34.
Kxg3 Qe5+ 35. Kg2 Qxh5 {and black has at least a draw}) 34... Qxe2+ (34... Qxb7
35. Ng5 $1 g6 36. Bxg6 Rxa8 (36... Be5 37. Bxh7+ Kh8 38. Rh1 $18) 37. Bxh7+ Kh8
38. Bb2+ $18) 35. Qxe2 Bxe2 36. Rd2 Bxf3+ 37. Bxf3 Be5 38. Ra6 $18 {and black
pawn chain will soon be destroyed}) 30... fxg3 31. hxg3 Nxg3 $1 32. fxg3 Bxd3
33. Rxd3 Bc5+ $17 34. Kh1 Bxa7 35. Qxc6 Kh8 (35... Rxf3 36. Rxf3 Qxb7 37. Qe6+
Kh8 38. Bf4 $132) 36. Qxd5 {although his position is difficult, white has a
strong card - the 'b7' pawn.} Rbd8 37. Qc4 (37. Bg5 $5 {is nice, but not
sufficient} Rxd5 38. Bxe7 Rxd3 39. Bxf8 Rxb3 40. Bd6 (40. Kg2 Rb1 (40... Bb8)
41. Be4 Rg1+ 42. Kh3 Bb8 (42... b3 $4 43. Bc5 $18) 43. Bxb4 Rxg3+ $19) 40...
Rb1+ 41. Kg2 b3 $19) 37... Rxd3 38. Qxd3 Qc5 39. Qd1 Bb8 40. Kg2 h6 $17 41. Bd2
Rd8 $2 (41... Qd4 42. Qe1 Bd6 $17) 42. Bxb4 $1 Qg5 (42... Rxd1 43. Bxc5 $16 {
with a huge advantage for white.}) 43. Qe1 h5 44. Ba5 Rd6 $4 {A very careless
move ,letting white Q out.} ({after} 44... Rf8 {the position would have
remained balanced}) 45. Qc3 {Now black is unable to stop the 'b' pawn anymore}
h4 46. Qc8+ Kh7 47. Be1 Rd8 48. g4 $16 g6 49. Qe6 Rf8 {losing on the spot.
However, other moves seem to only prolong the struggle.} (49... Kh6 50. Bf2 {
[%csl Gb7,Rg5,Rh6][%cal Gf2e3] and eventually, even fritz agrees that black's
poition is impossible to hold.}) 50. Qd7+ Kh6 51. Bd2 Bf4 52. Qc8 $1 (52. Qc8
Rxc8 53. bxc8=Q Bxd2 54. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2
c6 8. Bc3 (8. Nc3 {is gaining some popularity in recent years, mainly due to
the fact that main lines (one of which we will see here) don't seem to promise
White much. Well, Topalov's defenitely intending to change that.}) 8... d5 9.
Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 ({In a recent world
championships (San Luis 2005), Anand continued} 12... Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5
exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 {- it's all theory so far -} 18. Bxb2
Nc5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4 Nd3 22. Ba3 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 {actually, it
is still theory} Re8 24. Rxe8+ {and only this was Topalov's novelty.} Qxe8 25.
Bd5 {with definitely sufficient compensation, but perhaps not more.}) 13. e4 b5
{One of the most critical positions in the Queen's Indian, and about one year
ago it was considered to give Black a rock solid equality.} 14. exd5 (14. Re1 {
used to be almost automatic for many years, but Black learned to equalize:}
dxe4 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd5 $1 {and now accepting the sac gives Black a
strong initiative on the queenside.} 17. cxd5 cxd5 {with a very impressive
pawn mass in the center - Black has nothing to worry about.}) 14... exd5 {
This move got many headlines after Anand beat Adams with it, utilizing a...
strong positional exchange sacrifice:} (14... cxd5 15. c5 $1 b4 16. Bxb4 Bxf1
17. Bxf1 e5 18. Bc3 a5 19. a3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. b4 {1-0 Anand,V (2786)
-Adams,M (2741)/Wijk aan Zee 2005/CBM 105/ [Tyomkin,D]}) 15. Re1 Rb8 16. c5 ({
in Bologan - Sadvakasov, Pojkovsky 2005 White continued} 16. a3 {but after} Re8
17. c5 Bc8 18. b4 Qc7 19. a4 a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nb3 Bf5 {he had no advantage.
}) 16... Bc8 {The bishop has no longer anything to do on the queenside.} 17.
Nf3 Ne4 18. Rxe4 $1 {Out of the blue... Actually, Levon was an innocent victim
of a bomb designed for somebody else. Topalov later admitted this idea to be
prepared for San Luis. But note an interesting tendency: all the noisy
novelties lately are somehow connected with exchange sacrifices, maybe we
should re-evaluate the relative strengths of knight/bishop and a rook?} ({
Until now White played} 18. Ne5 $5 {and this looks like a gun shot towards a
bunker} Nxc3 19. Qd3 Qc7 20. Qxc3 Re8 21. a4 b4 22. Qf3 Bf8 {and White failed
to get anything in the two encounters between Kramnik (White) and Leko in
Dortmund 2004.}) 18... dxe4 19. Ne5 {White's idea is very logical (like all
strong ideas, once executed - they all look so natural and easy).. The pawn on
d5 was a key defender of the h1-a8 diagonal, and now all Black's queenside is
compromised, along with the center, of course.} Qd5 $1 {A good reaction by
Aronian, especially given that he had to face a strong novelty over the board.}
({A passive defence, like} 19... Qc7 {will not do it:} 20. Bxe4 b4 21. Bd2 Bd7
(21... Bxc5 22. Nxc6) (21... f5 22. Bg2 Bb7 23. Qe2 Bf6 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Bf4 {
is bad for Black.}) 22. Bf4 Qb7 23. Qd3 {it's hard to see why the rook on b8
is stronger than a knight on e5, but even if one manages to see the 'why', he
can win the exchange back with Nxd7.}) 20. Qe1 $1 {Continuing the analysis.} ({
Bad is} 20. Qc2 {as now,} f5 {cannot be met with} 21. f3 $2 {due to} Bxc5 $1
22. dxc5 Qxc5+ 23. Kh1 b4 {and Black even wins because of the unfortunate
position of White's queen.}) 20... Bf5 ({But now} 20... f5 21. f3 {is already
very strong - Black's light bishop will have to protect c6 for the rest of the
game.}) 21. g4 $1 {A strong idea, which was suggested by Cheparinov (according
to Topalov, at least).} Bg6 22. f3 {Here Topalov was still within his home
preparation whereas Aronian had to carefully weigh each move.} ({it's still
too early to snatch material:} 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Bxe4 b4 25. Bb2
Rfc8 {followed by Bf6, with a good position for Black, perhaps even better.})
22... b4 $2 {A mistake, allowing White to control the center, which will in
the end decide the game.} (22... Bxc5 $1 23. dxc5 Qxc5+ 24. Kh1 b4 25. Bb2 Qc2
26. Qc1 Qe2 {was better, as the white king's is in a somewhat exposed position
which promises Black counterplay.}) 23. fxe4 Qe6 24. Bb2 Bf6 ({Perhaps Aronian
was planning on} 24... f6 {but after} 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Qg3 {with a lethal
Bf1-c4 reansfer, Black has every reason to get depressed.}) 25. Nxc6 $1 {
Another great move by Topalov, giving him two strong passered in the center.} (
{a slighly worse version (with a 180 degree difference in the eventual
evaluation) arises after:} 25. d5 Qe8 26. Nxg6 Bxb2 27. Nxf8 Bxa1 28. Qxa1 cxd5
29. exd5 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Kxf8 $19 {and Black's threats to white king will be much
stronger than the white runners.}) 25... Qxc6 26. e5 Qa6 27. exf6 Rfe8 {
Intenting to invade along the e-file, and get counterplay on the 2nd rank.} ({
After} 27... Qxf6 28. Qf2 $1 Qg5 29. d5 Qxg4 30. Qd4 Qxd4+ 31. Bxd4 {Black's
position is totally hopeless.}) 28. Qf1 $1 {Another strong move, depriving
Black of any counterplay.} ({If white snoozes with} 28. Qf2 Re2 29. Qg3 Rbe8
30. Bf1 Qc8 31. Bxe2 Rxe2 {,he suddenly finds himself in danger of losing.}) (
28. Qg3 Qxf6) 28... Qe2 $1 29. Qf2 $1 {We're used to see kings performing all
kinds of gracious triangles, but queens?! In any case, the World Champion's
last maneuver didn't allow Black to enter the second rank, and with this all
hopes for counterplay are gone.} (29. Qxe2 Rxe2 30. Bc1 Re1+ 31. Kf2 Rbe8 $132)
29... Qxg4 ({After} 29... Qd3 30. Bf1 Qe4 31. h3 {Black will have another
headache on a kingside.}) 30. h3 $1 {When you know what you want, everything
is so clear... even simple.} Qg5 (30... Qh5 31. Re1 {That's it. Preparational
moves are over, and once White starts moving his pawns - it's won't be a nice
sight.}) 31. Bc1 $1 {Transfrering the bishop to a better position, after which
it will be virtually imposible for Black to cope with White's passed pawns.} (
31. d5 {would have been too early due to} Be4) 31... Qh5 ({Perhaps} 31... Qxf6
{was better:} 32. Qxf6 gxf6 33. Bf4 Rbc8 34. Bb7 Rcd8 35. d5 Be4 36. Re1 {
and Black is still holding on, although it should be for long.}) 32. Bf4 Rbd8 (
32... Re2 33. Qg3 {Followed by Bf3.}) 33. c6 {Now it's showtime.} Be4 (33...
Re2 34. c7 Rc8 35. Qf3 Qxf3 36. Bxf3 Rc2 {Black loses because of the 8th rank
weakness.} 37. Re1 gxf6 38. Re7 {with a triumphant d-pawn march.}) 34. c7 Rc8
35. Re1 Qg6 {#} (35... Bxg2 {loses nicely to} 36. Rxe8+ Rxe8 37. Qxg2 Qd1+ 38.
Kh2 g6 39. Qe4 $1 {(Black doesn't even have a check)} Rc8 40. d5 {and Black
can resign.}) 36. Rxe4 $1 {Another exchange sacrifice, and again on e4. Two
white pawns are worth two black rooks.} Rxe4 37. d5 Rce8 38. d6 Re1+ 39. Kh2 {
Black could have resigned already now.} Qf5 40. Qg3 g6 41. Qg5 {The most
precise. Without the queens Black is hopeless.} Qxg5 42. Bxg5 Rd1 43. Bc6 Re2+
(43... Rc8 44. Bf4) 44. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Montecatini Terme"]
[Site "Montecatini Terme"]
[Date "2000.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 {Ivanchuk deviates from the
common lines arising after 5...c5, and goes for a solid continuation not
disclosing his plans yet.} 6. Bg2 O-O (6... Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 c5 9. dxc5
Bxc5 10. Bf4 d5 11. Ne5 Qe7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd3 h6 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15. Rac1 a6
16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qb3 $16 {1-0 Bjarnason,S-Thorfinnsson,B/Hafnarfjordur 1995/
EXT 98 (26)}) (6... Qc8 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 Ne4 (9... d5 $143 $6 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Rac1 c5 $6 (12... c6) 13. Ne5 Rd8 14. Bh3 $16 {
1-0 Neuman,P-Jurasek,M/CZE 1997/EXT 98 (28)}) 10. Bd2 f5 11. d5 Nxd2 12. Rxd2
Bf6 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14. Rxd4 e5 15. Rd2 d6 16. Rc1 a5 17. a3 Qd8 18. Qc2 Nd7 19.
b4 Qf6 20. Nb5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Polyakov,S-Lugovoi,A/Moscow 1998/EXT 99 (41)}) 7.
O-O (7. Ne5 c6 (7... d5 8. Nc3 c6 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Qxa6 Nxd4 11. Qa4 Bb4 12. e3
Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nf5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Sorin,A-Iglesias,L/Boca
1997/CBM 58 ext (37)}) 8. Nc3 Qe8 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qxe8 Rxe8 12. Re1
Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Rac8 16. d5 Nc5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bf4
Bf6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Mastrovasilis,A-Istratescu,A/Athens GRE 2000/The Week in
Chess 297 (40)}) 7... c6 8. Ne5 {Allowing black to play b6-b5} (8. Nc3 d5 9.
cxd5 cxd5 10. Ne5 Qe8 $5 {would transfer into Mastrovasilis,A-Istratescu,A/
Athens)}) 8... b5 9. cxb5 cxb5 10. Qd1 d5 11. Nd2 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gd2b3,Ge5d3,
Yb3c5,Yd3c5]} b4 {[%cal Ga6e2] A very important move in black's strategy,
gaining extra space on the Q side and preventing white's N from going to d3}
12. Re1 Qb6 13. Nb3 Nbd7 14. Bg5 $4 {an unbelievable blunder for such a strong
player as Piket, throuwing the game away on move 14!} (14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bf4
Rac8 16. Qd2 $11) (14. Bf4 $5) 14... Nxe5 15. Bxf6 $8 (15. dxe5 Ng4 16. e3 (16.
Bxe7 Qxf2+ 17. Kh1 Ne3 $19) 16... Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Bxg5 $19) 15... Bxf6 16. dxe5
Bxe5 {Now, beside the extra pawn black has a pair of B's and the more active
pieces.} 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Rac1 h6 {After one pair of rooks is changed the 8th
rank can become vulnerable, this explains black's last profilactic move.} 19.
e4 {White's position is too passive to do nothing... he needs some air for his
pieces} (19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 Bc4 $19) 19... dxe4 20. Bxe4 {[%csl Re5][%cal
Ge4h7]} Bf6 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rd8 (22... Rxc1+ $143 23. Qxc1 {Would've
given up an active R.. White's R will be restricted by the bishops.}) 23. Qc2
Bg5 {aking over the 'c' file} 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Qb1 {The last four moves by
white were absolutely forced} Bf6 26. Rd2 (26. Rc1 Rd8 27. Rc6 Qb5 $19 {
[%cal Gb5e2]}) 26... Bb5 $1 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga7a4]} 27. Qd1 a5 28. Nd4 Bg5 29.
f4 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gb6g1]} (29. Rc2 Rd8 {May I suggest a new screensaver
based upon this game: "The dancing rook" ?}) 29... Bf6 30. Kg2 Be8 31. b3 a4
32. bxa4 {[%csl Rc4]} (32. Bf3 axb3 33. axb3 Rc3) 32... Rc4 33. a5 Qxa5 34. Nb3
Qc7 35. Bf3 g5 $1 36. fxg5 hxg5 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gg5g4,Ye8c6,Yc6g2]} 37. Rf2
Kg7 38. Nd2 Rc1 39. Qb3 Bd4 40. Re2 Qc5 (40... Rg1+ 41. Kh3 Qc5 {[%cal Gc5f5,
Gf5h7] also win}) 41. h3 Rg1+ 42. Kh2 Qc1 {There is no defense against the Rh1,
Qg1# threat.} (42... Qc1 43. h4 g4 44. Bg2 Rh1+ 45. Bxh1 Qg1#) 0-1

[Event "Yongchuan zt 3.3"]
[Site "Yongchuan"]
[Date "2003.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wang, Rui"]
[Black "Yu, Shaoteng"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Ne5
d5 9. Bc3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Qc2 Rb8 16. Rad1 Qc8 (16... Qc7 $143 17. Bf1 (17. Nxe4 bxc4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.
bxc4 c5 20. d5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 exd5 22. Bxd5 Bb7 23. Qe5 Rbc8 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25.
Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Leko,P/Linares ESP 2001/The Week in
Chess 330 (57)}) 17... bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. dxc5 Bb7 20. Nb3 Nd7 21. Qb2 g6 22.
Bg2 f5 23. Nd4 Nxc5 24. Nb5 Qb6 $17 {0-1 Timman,J-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee NED
2001/The Week in Chess 325 (30)}) 17. Bf1 (17. Ba5 $143 bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19.
Nxe4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 (21. Rdxe4 $142 Bc5 $15) 21... f5 $1 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Gershon,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84/[Gershon] (51). (50)}) 17...
bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. Nxe4 cxd4 20. Nxf6+ (20. Bxd4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Bb7 22. Qe5
Bf6 23. Qc5 Bxd4 24. Qxc8 Rfxc8 25. Rxd4 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Anand,V/Monaco
MNC 2001/The Week in Chess 332 (25)}) 20... Bxf6 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qc5 23.
Red1 g6 24. Qa4 $146 {White's plan consists of targeting those of black pieces
that are attacking the weak 'c' pawn.} (24. Qc3 Rbc8 25. h4 h5 26. R1d2 Bb7 $15
{1/2-1/2 Kallai,G-Adams,M/Montpellier FRA 2001/The Week in Chess 339 (32)})
24... Bb7 (24... Rb6 $5 25. Bg2 e5 (25... Kg7) (25... Rc8 $11) 26. R4d2 Qxc4
27. Qd7 $44 {[%cal Gg2d5]}) 25. Qb5 Qa3 ({of course not} 25... Rfc8 $4 26. Rd8+
) 26. Qb3 Qa6 $6 (26... Qc5 $11) 27. Rd6 Qa5 28. Qc2 Qc5 {the numerous
manuoevres have yielded virtually nothing to either side.} 29. Qc3 Rbc8 $6 (
29... Bd5 30. Ra6 Rbc8 ({but not:} 30... Rfc8 $2 31. Qe5 $1 Bxc4 (31... Bb7 32.
Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxa7 $16) 32. Rd8+ Rxd8 33. Qxc5 Bxa6 34. Bxa6 $18) 31. Qd4 Bxc4
32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Bxc4 Rxc4 34. Rxa7 $14) 30. Qf6 a5 31. h4 Bd5 $4 {losing on
the spot to:} (31... Be4 $11) 32. h5 $1 {a winning intermediate move, which
black must have overlooked in his calculations} h6 33. R1xd5 exd5 34. hxg6 $18
fxg6 (34... dxc4 35. g7 Rfe8 36. Qxh6) 35. Qxg6+ {the rest needs no comment}
Kh8 36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Qg5+ (37. Qg5+ Kf7 38. Qg6+ Ke7 39. Qe6#) 1-0

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.02.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 (7. Qc2 c5
8. e4 cxd4 9. e5 Ng4 (9... Ng8 $143 $2 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. O-O f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13.
Ng5 Qc7 14. b3 Bd6 15. Bxh7 Ke7 16. Qg6 Rcf8 17. Qxg7+ $18 {1-0 Panchenko,
A-Pogorelov,R/Gyor 1990/EXT 97 (43)}) 10. h3 Nh6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. a3
d6 14. Qa4 Qd7 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Rfe1 O-O 19. Qc2 Kh8
20. b4 f5 $132 {0-1 Grivas,E-Bagaturov,G/Chania 2000/EXT 2001 (41)}) 7... c5 8.
dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 (9... d6 10. a3 Bb7 11. b4 Nc6 12. Bg2 Be7 13. b5 Qa5 14.
Qd3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. O-O O-O 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Qc2 Rd7 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Bd2
Qd6 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Rfd1 Rad8 23. f3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Nd7 26. Qd3
$14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Almasi,Z/Monaco MNC 2002/The Week in Chess 385 (75). 
(74)}) 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 {White has a bit more space, but black has
good places for his pieces.} 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bd2 ({After the
naturally looking} 14. Be3 {white would find it difficult to get rid of the
black bishop on e4} Nc6 {[%cal Gd8a5,Ga8b8] an the position is about equal})
14... Nc6 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gc6d4,Yf7f6]} 15. Qe3 {the bishop must go now,
which seems to give white an edge, but...} Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bc3 {white
must solve the "knight issue" fast. if black is able to play f6 and Bxf6 he
would get a hold of the 'd4' square for good.} (17. Bxa8 $143 Qxa8 {[%cal
Gd4f3]} 18. f3 Nc2 19. Qd3 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 Qc6 {[%cal Gf7f6] is good for black!})
17... Nxf3+ (17... Nc2 {is bad due to:} 18. Qd3 ({less is:} 18. Qe4 Nxa1 19.
Qxa8 Qxa8 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Rxa1 Rb8 22. Rd1 Rb7 23. b3 {is unpleasant for
black - his pawns are weak and the bishop more passive.}) 18... Nxa1 19. Bxa8
Qxa8 20. Qxd7 $16 {winnning a pawn}) 18. Qxf3 f6 {[%cal Gf6e5]} 19. Rad1 (19.
exf6 {would allow black an interesting possibility:} Bxf6 20. Rad1 Bd4 $5 (
20... Rb8 {would transpose to the game eventually}) 21. Qe4 e5 {black is
getting a strong hold of the center in compensation for weakening his pawn
structure.}) 19... Rb8 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Rd3 {[%csl Rd7]} Qc6 22. Rfd1 {white is
builing up pressure against black's only weakness - "d7".} Rb7 23. exf6 Bxf6
24. Rd6 Qc8 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. b3 {White surely has an advantage here, as he
has the more active pieces and no structural weaknesses. However, black has
only one reachable weakness (d7). His immediate plan is to exchange one pair
of rooks and reduce the pressure along the 'd' file} Rf7 27. R1d3 $6 {with the
idea of tripling along the 'd' file} (27. R1d2 $142 {[%cal Ge3e2,Ge2d1]
leaving a square for the other rook} h6 (27... Rb6 $140 28. R6d3) 28. Qe2 Kf8
29. Qd1 Ke8 30. Qh5 {black would still have to suffer a bit.}) 27... Rb6 $1 28.
Qd2 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Qc7 {now it's impossible to break through - black's position
is way too solid.} 30. Rd3 Kf8 31. Qe3 Rf5 (31... Ke7 $6 32. Rd5 d6 33. f4) 32.
Qe4 h6 33. h4 Ke7 {black has maximally improved his pieces.} 34. Re3 Rf6 35.
Qh7 Rf7 36. Qd3 Qd6 37. Qc3 (37. Qxd6+ Kxd6 {only black can be better here,
thanks to his potential in the center.}) 37... Qc6 38. Re5 d6 39. Re3 Rf6 40.
Qd3 Kf7 41. Re4 e5 {black is constantly improving on his position. The rook is
doing a fine job both defending and attacking and suddenly black's position
looks preferable. White must take measures to ensure the equality} 42. Re3 Qc8
43. Qd2 {[%cal Gb3b4]} Qf5 44. Rd3 (44. b4 $2 Qb1+ 45. Kg2 Qxb4 $15) 44... Ke7
45. a3 a5 46. b4 axb4 47. axb4 cxb4 48. Rb3 {with all the queen side pawns
gone the draw is inevitable} Kf7 49. Rxb4 Kg6 50. Rb6 Qe4 51. Rxd6 Qxc4 52. Rd5
Qe4 53. Rd3 Ra6 54. Rd6+ (54. Rd6+ Rxd6 55. Qxd6+ {needs no comment}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.02.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 (12... a6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14.
b3 d6 15. Bg5 Nfe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Qb7 20. Rd2
d5 21. Rcd1 h6 22. cxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. h4 a5 $15 {0-1 Kasimdzhanov,
R-Timman,J/Dordrecht 2000/EXT 2001 (34)}) (12... Nce4 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Bxb7
Nxd1 15. Rxd1 Rb8 16. Nc6 dxc6 17. Rxd8 Rbxd8 18. Qa4 Bd6 19. Qxa7 Bxf4 20.
gxf4 Rd7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Podgaets,M/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (30)}) 13. Rd4 d5
14. cxd5 (14. Rc1 Nce4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 h6 17. Qc3 Rd8 18. Rcd1 Rxd4 19.
Rxd4 Qe8 20. h3 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/Wijk aan Zee NED 2002/The Week in
Chess 377 (20)}) 14... exd5 $5 {[%cal Gc5e6] an interesting approach. Black
creates himself an isolated pawn, but gets active play for his pieces. The
immediate threat is: Ne6} (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Ng5 ({of course not} 
16. e4 $4 {which is losing a pawn:} Nxe4 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc8c2]}) 16... Bxg5
17. Bxg5 (17. Bxd5 {would have allowed black to get a slightly better rook
ending:} exd5 $1 18. Bxg5 Ne4 19. Qxc8 Raxc8 20. Rxd5 Nxg5 21. Rxg5 Rc2 $15)
17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 e5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kuzmin,A-Ravi,T/Calcutta 2002/
CBM 88_01/[Gershon] (40). (40)}) 15. Rdd1 Nce4 16. Rac1 Bc5 17. e3 Nxc3 {
removing one of the attackers on d5 pawn} 18. Qxc3 Ne4 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Be5 {
one of white's main problems is the misplaced dark squared biship. Therefore,
he's trying to activate it,} Rac8 21. Bd4 Be7 {now, white's having trouble
finding good places for his pieces.} ({of course not} 21... Bxd4 $2 {which
would have made white's play much easier.} 22. Qxd4 $14 {[%cal Gf3d2]}) 22. Qf1
(22. Nd2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 ({but not:} 23... Qf5 24. f3 Nxg3 (24... Nd6 25.
Qxf5 Nxf5 26. Rc7 $16) 25. e4 $18) 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Nxe4 Qc1+ 26. Qf1 Qxf1+
27. Kxf1 dxe4 28. Ke2 $11) 22... Rxc1 $1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 {once black trades off
the heavy pieces there will be no way for whtie to expoit the weakness of
black's 'd' pawn.} 24. Qd1 Bd6 25. Bf1 Qf5 26. Kg2 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 f6 28. Bd3 Kf7
29. Qc2 g5 $1 $11 {Very important not to let white drive black's N from e4.
White was threatening Ne1 and f3. Now it will be met with g4.} 30. Qe2 h5 31.
Nd2 g4 32. f3 gxf3+ 33. Qxf3 (33. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 34. Nxf3 Ke6 {is drawish}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3
Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 (11. Qe3 {[%csl Ge4]} Nbd7 12. Bc3 Qb8
13. Bh3 b5 14. b3 a5 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. Bg2 d5 17. Rfc1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Nb6 19. a4
Qe8 20. Bb2 Kh8 21. Qf4 Qb8 22. Bc3 Qb7 23. c5 $16 {1-0 Dizdar,G-Bistric,F/
Zadar CRO 1999 (42)}) 11... Nbd7 12. Rac1 (12. Bh3 Qe7 13. Nh4 c5 14. Qe3 cxd4
15. Qxd4 Rfd8 16. Rac1 h6 17. Bc3 Nc5 18. Qe3 a5 19. f3 Bh7 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21.
Bxf5 $14 {0-1 Manninen,M-Veingold,A/Tampere 1992/EXT 2000 (45)}) 12... h6 $146
(12... Qe7 13. Bh3 (13. Qa3 a5 14. Bh3 (14. h3 {Instead of runnig away from
exchanging the bishops white declares with his last move that he's ready to
swap the bishops.Personally I prefer Bh3 here.} Rfe8 15. Be3 e5 16. Qc3 exd4
17. Bxd4 c5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qb3 Qc7 20. Rd2 Qc6 21. Ne1 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 $14 {
1-0 Van Wely,L-Balashov,Y/Germany 1993/GER-chT2 (55)}) 14... Rae8 (14... Rfe8
15. Be3 h6 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. c5 dxc5 18. dxc5 Bd5 19. cxb6 Qxa3 20. bxa3 cxb6 21.
Nc4 Rab8 22. Nd6 Red8 23. Rc2 Nc5 24. Nb5 Rbc8 25. f3 Na4 26. Rdc1 Rxc2 27.
Rxc2 Bb7 28. Bf1 Rd1 29. Rc1 Rxc1 30. Bxc1 Bd5 31. e4 Bc6 32. Be3 Kf8 33. Na7
Bd7 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. Bd4 Ne8 36. Nb5 f6 37. e5 f5 38. Nd6 $14 {1-0 Timman,
J-Salov,V/Rotterdam 1989/CBM 13 (63)}) (14... h6 15. Ne5 Rae8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17.
Be3 Bc6 18. c5 bxc5 19. dxc5 d5 20. Qxa5 Nf6 21. Qa6 $16 {1-0 Piket,J-Bischoff,
K/Hamburg 1991/CBM 24 (61)}) 15. Ne1 $6 (15. Qe3) 15... Bf5 16. Bf1 e5 17. dxe5
Nxe5 18. Ng2 Bh3 19. Be1 h6 20. Qc3 Ne4 21. Qd4 f5 22. b3 Kh7 23. f3 Ng5 $36 {
1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Van der Wiel,J/Gouda 1997/EXT 99 (79)}) 13... c5 14. Qe3 Rfe8
15. Bc3 a5 16. b3 Bb7 17. Qd3 d5 18. Qe3 Ne4 19. Bb2 a4 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Nd2
Qg5 22. Qxg5 Nxg5 23. Bg2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 f6 25. Nc4 axb3 26. axb3 Reb8 27. dxc5
Nxc5 28. b4 Na4 29. Bd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ribshtein,N-Van den Doel,E/Antwerp 1999/
EXT 2000 (41)}) 13. Bh3 Re8 14. Be3 a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Nf1 (16. c5 Bd5 17. Qa3
Qe7 (17... dxc5 18. dxc5 b5 (18... Qe7 19. cxb6 Qxa3 20. bxa3 cxb6 21. Nc4 $14)
19. c6 $14) 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Rc7 Rec8 20. Rdc1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Ne8 $11) 16... a4
17. Qc2 Qe7 18. f3 c5 19. Bf2 Rec8 20. Qd2 d5 $2 (20... cxd4 $142 21. Bxd4 d5
22. Ne3 Rd8 (22... e5 23. Nf5 Qf8 24. Bf2 d4 25. f4 Ne4 26. Qe1 Nxf2 27. Qxf2
$16) (22... dxc4 23. Nxc4 b5 24. Ne3 $14 {^^}) 23. Qc2 $14 (23. cxd5 Nxd5 24.
Nxd5 Bxd5 $11)) 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 (22... exd5 23. Ne3 $16 {[%csl Rc5,
Rd5][%cal Gh3c8,Ge3f5,Ge3d5] With a very unpleasant pressure for white.}) (
22... Nxd5 23. e4 N5b6 (23... Ne5 24. Bg2 Nf6 25. Qc3 $16) 24. Qc3 $16) 23. Ra1
$8 (23. a3 $2 {[%csl Rb2]} Bb3 $15) 23... Ne5 24. Qc3 Nfd7 25. Ne3 Bb7 26. Bg2
$14 {The c5 pawn is practically dead and the question is whether he will be
able to create a counterplay against white's b2 pawn. This is very difficult
to achieve since black pieces don't have good squares.} Rab8 27. Rd2 {[%csl
Gb2,Ge2] With the idea of doubling the rooks on the 'c' file and keeping an
eye on both potentially weak pawns.} f6 28. Rc1 Nb6 29. Rdc2 Ned7 (29... c4
$142 30. Qa5 Nd5 31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. Bd4 $14) 30. Qa3 $1 {The ideal place for
the queen.} Ra8 (30... Ba6 31. Nf1 {[%cal Ge2e4,Gf1d2]}) 31. Nf1 $1 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Gf2c5,Ga3c5,Gc2c5]} Ra5 32. Nd2 e5 33. e4 Kh8 34. Bh3 {[%csl Rc5][%cal
Gh3c8] Weakenning the 'c5' pawn even more.} (34. Nc4 $5 Nxc4 35. Rxc4 $16)
34... Rd8 (34... Rc7 35. Nc4 Nxc4 36. Rxc4 $18) 35. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5,
Ge3d5] Removing the knight from a hanging position on d2} (35. Nc4) 35... Raa8
(35... Rc8 36. Ne3 Rc7 37. Nc4 Nxc4 38. Rxc4 $18) 36. Bxc5 Nxc5 37. Qxc5 $18
Qxc5+ 38. Rxc5 Ba6 39. Ne3 Rab8 (39... Rd2 40. R1c2 Rad8 41. Rc6 $18) 40. R1c2
Bd3 41. Rd2 Rd4 42. Be6 {[%csl Gc4]} Bb1 43. Rd1 Rxd1+ 44. Nxd1 a3 45. Nc3 (45.
Nc3 Bd3 46. b4 $18 {[%cal Gc5a5,Gg1e3]} (46. bxa3 Ra8 47. Rc6 Rxa3 48. Rxb6
Rxc3 49. Rb8+ Kh7 50. Bf5+ g6 51. Rb7+ $18)) 1-0

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Alzate, Dario"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. d4 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 (10. Nc3 {is what white usually opts for}) 10... c6 (
10... c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 $14) 11. Bc3 {A fresh plan in such
a position. Intead of placing his N on c3, white will develop the N via a
different path: Nd2-f3, intending to occupy the e5 square. Moreover, the N
will not close the 'c' file, allowing white to create pressure on the 'c' pawn,
in case it stays on c6. However, this plan has a drawback: from d2 the N
creates no pressure on 'd5', which means that black's thematic c6-c5 break
will be easier to carry out.} Bb7 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Nd3 a5 (13... c5 {was also
an option, but it's a good idea to weaken 'b3' first.}) 14. a4 Re8 {Beginning
with this move,which is not bad for itself, black will be postponing the c6-c5
break, for reasons that are quite unclear to me. If black doesn't push c5,
then white's plan fully justified.} (14... c5 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Bb2 Bf8 $11) 15.
Bb2 Bf8 16. Rc1 Rc8 {Black believes in his ability to hold a slighty inferior
position, with one weakness on c6.} (16... c5 {is a different approach.}) 17.
Rc2 Nb8 {[%cal Yb8a6,Ya6b4] an interesting plan, the final idea of which is to
trade one pair of N's. Generally, a good plan when you're low on space, but
this plan is time consuming, allowing white to rearange his forces.} 18. Nf3
Na6 19. Nfe5 Nb4 20. Nxb4 Bxb4 21. Qc1 {[%csl Rc6]} Qd6 22. Qf4 Qe7 $6 (22...
Qe6 {looks better} 23. Rfc1 h6 $14 {white has a slight pressure, but black
position is traditionally solid.} (23... Nd7 $2 24. Bh3 $1 Qxh3 25. Qxf7+ Kh8
26. Qxd7 $18)) 23. Rfc1 Bd6 {[%cal Gf6d7]} 24. Qf5 Bxe5 (24... c5 25. Nd3 $1 {
[%csl Rc5]} Ne4 26. dxc5 Bxc5 (26... bxc5 27. Bxe4 Qxe4 28. Qxe4 Rxe4 (28...
dxe4 29. Nxc5 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Rc8 32. Rxa5 Rc2 33. Bd4 $18) 29. Ba3
$18) 27. e3 $16) 25. dxe5 Nd7 26. f4 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Rcd8 {black clearly
underestimated white's exchange sacrifice.} (26... Nc5 {runs into} 27. Ba3 Qe6
28. Bh3 {with a very unpleasant pressure}) (26... f6 $5 {would have led to
great complications} 27. e4 $5 (27. exf6 Nxf6 $132 {[%cal Gf6e4]}) (27. Bh3
Rcd8) 27... g6 (27... fxe5 $6 28. exd5 cxd5 $2 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 (29... Rxc8 $4 30.
Bxd5+ $1 $18) 30. Bxd5+ Kh8 31. Qf7 $1 $18) 28. Qg4 dxe4 29. Bxe4 fxe5 {
[%cal Gd7f6]} 30. Bd3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd3c4] with a double edged game.}) 27.
Rxc6 $5 {A positional sacrifice. White gets only one pawn for the exchange,
but gets full control over the light squares, and destroys black's pawn center.
Of course, black still is an exchange up.} Bxc6 28. Rxc6 Nb8 $2 {black chooses
a slighly awkward path for his N to 'c5'...via a6} (28... Nc5 $142 29. Bd4 (29.
Rxb6 $4 Qa7 $1 $19 {[%cal Gc5e4]}) 29... Qb7 (29... Nxb3 30. Bxb6 Rb8 31. Bf2
$1 $40) 30. Rd6 Ne4 (30... Nxb3 31. Bf2 Nc5 (31... Rxd6 32. exd6 g6 33. Qxd5
Qxd5 34. Bxd5 Nc5 35. e4 $1 $16 {[%cal Yd5c6,Ye4e5,Gg1g2,Gg2f3,Gf3e3,Ge3d4,
Gd4d5,Yc6b5] the B pair, is dominating the whole board.}) 32. Bxd5) 31. Rxb6
Qc7 $14) 29. Rc1 Na6 30. h4 $4 {too slow. White MUST prevent black from
closing the dark bishop.} (30. Qd3 $142 Nc5 31. Qb5 {[%csl Rb6]} Qe6 32. Bd4
$11 {With a sufficient compensation for the exchange}) 30... Nc5 $17 31. Qg4 d4
(31... Nxb3 32. Rc6 d4 $1 (32... Nc5 33. Bd4 Nxa4 34. f5 Qf8 35. f6 {[%cal
Ge5e6]} g6 36. e6 Rxe6 37. Rxe6 fxe6 38. Qxe6+ Qf7 39. Qc6 Nc5 40. Qxb6 Ne6 41.
Qxa5 $36) 33. e6 $1 (33. Rxb6 d3 34. e3 (34. Rxb3 d2 $19) 34... Rb8 35. Rd6 d2
$19) 33... fxe6 34. Rxb6 Rb8 $19) 32. Kh2 f6 $1 {Black was able to block one
of white's B's, now it's time to open lines} 33. exf6 Qxf6 34. f5 Qe5 35. e3 {
white's position is already lost, so he tries his last chance to complicate.}
Qxe3 36. f6 Qh6 $4 {returning the favor} ({after} 36... g6 {white's
compensation quickly fades} 37. h5 Kf7 (37... Qh6 38. Rf1 Kf7 39. Bxd4 Qxh5+
40. Qxh5 gxh5 $17)) 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 $8 (37... g6 38. Rf1 {with a decisive attack}
) 38. f7+ $1 Kxf7 39. Rf1+ Kg8 40. Qxd4 $16 {[%csl Rg8]} Kh8 41. Qe5 $1 Qe6 (
41... Rd8 42. Rd1 $1 Rc8 43. Rd6 $18) 42. Qxe6 Nxe6 43. Re1 Kg8 {this loses at
once, but there were no other possiblities aleady} (43... Nc7 44. Rxe8+ Nxe8
45. g4 Kg8 46. Kg3 Kf7 47. Kf4 Ke6 48. g5 $16 {A typical position, with pawns
on both flanks, where the B is much more valuable that the N}) 44. Bc6 {
an important intermediate move. Black will not be able to unpin with Nc7
anymore.} Re7 45. Bd5 Kf7 46. g4 Kf6 (46... Re8 47. g5 h6 48. Kg3 hxg5 49. hxg5
g6 50. Re4 Re7 51. Kf2 Re8 $18 {[%cal Gf2e2,Ge2d3,Gd3c4,Gc4b5]}) 47. g5+ Kf5
48. Bg2 $1 $18 Kg4 49. Bh3+ Kxh4 50. g6 {the last finess} hxg6 51. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Penta Media GM"]
[Site "Kelamabakkam"]
[Date "2000.08.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2000.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 Bb7 (6... Ne4 7. Bg2
Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qa4 Bb7 10. d5 Nb8 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Qc2 a5 13. Rad1 Nba6 14.
Be3 Bf6 15. a3 Re8 16. Nd4 Qe7 17. Ndb5 d6 18. Rb1 $16 {1-0 Laketic,G-Cvitan,O/
Nova Gorica 1999/CBM 68 ext (30)}) (6... Rb8 7. Bg2 b5 8. c5 b4 9. Bg5 (9. a3
Bb7 10. O-O a5 11. axb4 axb4 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. e4 d6 15. d5 exd5 16.
exd5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 $1 $16 {1-0 Huzman,A-Berend,F/
Bonnevoie 1998/EXT 99 (35)}) 9... Be7 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. e3 O-O 13.
Rc1 Bb5 14. Bf1 Na5 15. Qd1 Bc6 16. Bd3 e5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bb1 $1 $36 {
1-0 Epishin,V-Sax,G/Germany 1997/GER-chT (34)}) 7. Bc3 (7. d5 Ne7 8. dxe6 fxe6
(8... dxe6 9. Bg2 Nf5 10. O-O Be7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Nxe4
Bxe4 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bf6 18. Rd2 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 Rad8 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Aseev,K/Samara RUS 2000/The Week in Chess 294 (41)}) 9. Bg2
Nf5 10. O-O (10. Bc3 Bc5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Be5 d6 13. Bc3 O-O 14. Nbd2 a5 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qd1 Qe8 17. b3 b5 18. cxb5 Qxb5 19. Qd2 e5 20. Ng5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Bb6 22. e4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Ne6 Bxa1 25. Nxf8 Bd4 26. Ne6 Bb6 27. Rc1 $14
{1-0 Bunzmann,D-Bucher,D/Zurich SUI 1999 (30)}) 10... Bc5 11. Nc3 (11. Bc3 Ne4
12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Rad1 a5 15. Qa4 d6 16. a3 Qc8 17. Ng5 Bxg2 18.
Kxg2 h6 19. Nf3 Qb7 20. Qc2 a4 21. Qd3 Rf7 22. Kg1 Raf8 $15 {1-0 Fominyh,
A-Poluljahov,A/Samara RUS 2000/The Week in Chess 294 (43)}) 11... O-O 12. Qc2
Qe8 13. Bg5 Ng4 14. h3 Nxf2 $1 15. Rxf2 Nxg3 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Re1 Qh5 18. Bf4
Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nh4 20. Qe3 Nxg2 21. Kxg2 Qh4 $19 {0-1 Fominyh,A-Sakaev,K/
Moscow RUS 1999 (69)}) 7... Ne4 (7... Na5 $143 $6 8. Bxa5 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 bxa5 10.
Nc3 Rb8 11. Rb1 Be7 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O c6 14. e4 d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. c5 f6 17.
Qg4 f5 18. Qd1 Rf7 19. a3 g5 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Nf8 22. Qa4 Qd7 23. b5 cxb5
24. Rxb5 Rxb5 25. Qxb5 $16 {1-0 Psakhis,L-Pogorelov,R/Andorra AND 2000/The
Week in Chess 295 (41)}) 8. a3 (8. Bg2 $2 Nxc3 9. Nxc3 (9. bxc3 Na5 $17) 9...
Nxd4 $17) 8... Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Be7 10. e4 $146 (10. Qd3 $2 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12.
Nc3 (12. e4 Qa5+ 13. Nbd2 O-O-O $5 {[%cal Gd8d2] Trying to take advantage of
the fact that white is falling behind in development to create concrete threats
} 14. Rc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1c7]} (14. Rd1 f5 15. b4 fxe4 $17) 14... f5 15. b4 fxe4
16. Qc3 (16. bxa5 exd3 17. axb6 axb6 {[%cal Gc6d4]} 18. Rg1 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxd4
$19) (16. Nxe4 Bxb4+ (16... Qf5 $5) 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Qc3 {[%csl Rc7]} Na2 $8
19. Qxa5 bxa5 $19) (16. Qxe4 Qxa3 17. Qxe6+ (17. Rxc6 Bxb4 {[%cal Gd8d6]})
17... Kb8 18. Rxc6 Bxb4 $19) 16... Qd5 $132 {0-1 Timman,J-Polgar,J/Malmoe 2000/
CBM 78_02/[Gershon] (40)}) 12... Ne5 $1 (12... Qh5 $143 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O
Rfd8 15. Rad1 Bf6 16. Qe3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Razuvaev,Y/St Petersburg 1998/
CBM 67 (28)}) 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 Qxh1 14. Nb5 (14. Qb5+ c6) 14... O-O 15. Nxc7
Rac8 $19) (13. Nxd5 Nxd3+ 14. Kd2 Bxd5 15. Kxd3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Rd8 $17) 13...
Qxd3 14. exd3 Bxf3 $17 {[%csl Rd3,Re5,Ge7,Gf3]}) (10. Bg2 Bf6 11. e3 (11. O-O
$2 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 c5 14. e3 cxd4 15. exd4 d5 16. Rd1 Rc8 $17)
11... O-O 12. O-O $11) 10... Bf6 11. Qd3 (11. Bg2 $140 $2 Nxd4 $1 12. Nxd4 c5
$19) 11... g5 $5 {A very double edged move!On one hand black aims to take
initiative from the very beginning but on the other hand it can be a serious
weakness later on.} 12. g4 (12. h3 $143 h5 13. Nc3 g4 14. d5 $8 (14. hxg4 hxg4
15. Rxh8+ Bxh8 16. Nh2 (16. d5 gxf3 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxf3 Qg5 $17) 16... Nxd4
17. Nxg4 Qg5 $17) 14... gxf3 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Qxf3 Be5 $15) 12... Bg7 13. Nc3
Qf6 (13... h5 $5 14. Rg1 hxg4 15. Rxg4 Bxd4 $6 16. Nxd4 Ne5 17. Qe2 Nxg4 18.
Qxg4 Rxh2 19. Nf3 $13) 14. O-O-O O-O-O (14... Qf4+ $6 15. Kb1 Qxg4 $2 16. Rg1
$16) 15. Kb1 (15. h3 d6) 15... d6 16. Qe3 h6 17. Ne2 $6 {[%cal Ge2g3,Gg3h5]
too passive} (17. h4 $5 Rhg8 (17... e5 18. d5 (18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 $15)
(18. Nd5 $6 exd4 19. Rxd4 (19. Nxd4 $4 Qe5 $19) 19... Qe6 $13) 18... Nd4 19.
Be2 Nxf3 20. Qxf3 gxh4 21. Qh3 Qg5 22. Qxh4 Qxh4 23. Rxh4 Bf6 24. Rh5 $14 {
[%cal Ge2f3,Yc3e2,Ye2g3,Yg3f5]}) 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Rh5 $14 {/+/-}) 17... Rhg8
18. Ng3 Bh8 19. Be2 Kb8 20. Rd2 Ne7 {[%cal Gc7c5,Ye7g6,Yg6f4]} 21. Nh5 $2 {
Again white's missing an oportunity to weaken black's position. White has
probably missed black's 22nd move.Instead he lets black execute the deadly
breakin the center: f5} (21. h4 $1 Qg6 (21... c5 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Rh5 Nc6 24.
d5 Nd4 (24... Ne5) 25. Nxg5 $16) (21... gxh4 22. Rxh4 Qg6 23. Bd3 {is, of
course, much btetter than the game.}) 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Rh5 Bf6 24. Ka2 (24.
Ka1 $143 {[%cal Ge4e5]} c5 25. e5 cxd4 26. Rxd4 dxe5 27. Nxe5 Qg7 28. Nd7+ Rxd7
29. Rxd7 Bxb2+ 30. Ka2 Bc6 $1 31. Rxe7 (31. Rd1 Be5 $44) 31... Bf6 32. Rxe6 (
32. Rxa7 Kxa7 {[%csl Yc6,Yf6]}) 32... fxe6 33. Qxe6 Rd8 $1 34. Qe3 (34. Qxc6
Ba1 $1 35. Qb5 Rd2+ 36. Kb3 Rb2+ $19) 34... Qc7 {with more than enough
compensation for the pawn}) 24... e5 25. d5 $14) 21... Qg6 22. Bd3 f5 $1 23.
exf5 Nxf5 24. Qe2 (24. gxf5 Qxh5 {[%csl Rf3]} 25. Be4 d5 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Bc2
Rde8 $17) (24. Bxf5 $4 exf5 $19 {[%cal Gg6b1]}) 24... Qf7 25. Be4 d5 26. cxd5
Nd6 $1 27. Ng3 (27. dxe6 Bxe4+ 28. Qxe4 Nxe4 29. exf7 Nxd2+ 30. Nxd2 Rgf8 $19)
27... Nxe4 {Now white collapses} 28. Nxe4 Bxd5 29. Ne1 e5 $1 {"Open the game
for the B's"} 30. Nd3 exd4 31. Nb4 Bb7 32. Rc1 c5 33. Na6+ Ka8 34. a4 c4 (34...
c4 35. Nb4 Qe7 {[%csl Rb4,Re4]}) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.28"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Schulze, Ulrich"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 {A very rare move, which does not post black any
serious problems.} (10. Rd1 Na6 11. Bf4 {is the main line here.}) 10... Qc8 11.
Rac1 Na6 12. Qd1 $6 {A somewhat strange decision. Why not simply develop the
rook?} (12. Rfd1 {makes much more sense.}) 12... Rd8 13. Qd2 Nc5 {[%cal Gf6e4,
Gd7d5] White's indecisive play allowed black to gain initiative} 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. b4 (15. Rfd1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 $15 {[%cal Gd7d5]}) 15... Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 {this is a typical situation where the bishop is
stronger than the knight} Qb7+ 19. Nf3 d5 {Getting rid of his only potential
weakness, black ensure that only he will have winning chance in this game.} 20.
cxd5 (20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 Qc6 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge6e5,Gd5d4] Without any
support from the pieces, the 'c5' pawn is a weakness more than anything else.})
20... Rxd5 21. Qc2 a5 {[%cal Gf6a1] The bishop on f6 prevents white from
fighting for the 'a' file. That's exactly where Black should play.} 22. a3 axb4
23. axb4 Rd4 24. b5 (24. Rb1 Rc8 25. Qa2 b5 $17 {is just bad for white.}) 24...
Rd5 25. Qc6 {White saves the pawn for now, and it might even look as a
dangerous passed pawn. However, after black places his bishop on 'c5' it will
be doomed.} Qxc6 26. bxc6 Rc8 (26... Be7 {is the natural move, but it allows:}
27. Rfd1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rc8 29. Rd7 Kf8 30. Rb7 $1 Bc5 31. Ng5 $14) 27. c7 Be7
28. Rc6 Bc5 $17 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gd5d7]} 29. Ra1 Kf8 30. e4 Rd7 $2 {Missing
white's defensive idea of Ra7-b7-b8. Now black's win becomes problematic} (
30... Rd6 $17 {is much more convincing}) 31. Ra7 Ke7 32. Rb7 Rd6 33. Rb8 (33.
Ne5 f6 34. Rb8 Rxc6 35. Nxc6+ Kd7 36. Rxc8 Kxc8 37. Nd8 e5 38. Ne6 g6 $19)
33... Rxc6 34. Rxc8 Bd6 35. Rg8 {White regainst material equality now, but
Black's 'b' pawn is advancing much faster than White's K side pawns} Rxc7 36.
e5 Ba3 37. Rxg7 h6 {No need to through away pawns, of course} (37... b5 38. Ng5
(38. Rxh7 b4 39. Ng5 Ke8 40. Ne4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge4d6,Yh7h8,Yh8b8]} b3 $140 $4
41. Nf6+ Ke7 (41... Kf8 42. Rh8+ Kg7 43. Rg8+ Kh6 44. g4 Bc1 45. h4 {mating})
42. Rh8)) 38. Nd4 $2 {White had to create counterplay fast. Now it's just a
matter of time} (38. Rh7 $142 $1 {tying the bishop to defending the pawn.} Bc1
{[%cal Gb6b1]} (38... b5 $143 39. Rxh6 b4 40. Rh8 Rb7 41. Nd2 b3 42. f4 (42.
Ne4 Kd7)) 39. Rh8 {[%cal Gh8b8]} Kd7 40. h4 Kc6 41. g4 Kc5 42. g5 hxg5 43. h5
Bf4 {[%cal Gg5g4]} 44. Kh3 {with a very double edged game}) 38... Bb2 $1 39.
Rg4 Rc5 {[%csl Re5]} 40. Nb3 Rb5 41. Nd4 Rc5 (41... Bxd4 42. Rxd4 Rxe5 {
Should be winning, but according to Dr. Tarrasch: "rook endings are always
drawn".}) 42. Re4 b5 43. Kf3 b4 44. Ke2 Bxd4 45. Rxd4 Rxe5+ {Entering a much
better version of the rook ending} 46. Kd3 Rd5 {A clean calculation of a
resulting pawn ending} 47. Kc4 (47. Rxd5 exd5 48. Kc2 d4 {is an easy win for
black of course}) 47... Rxd4+ 48. Kxd4 Kf6 49. Kc4 Ke5 50. f3 b3 51. Kxb3 Kd4 {
Now black king goes for a nice dinner, and therefore white resigned} 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch 57th"]
[Site "Banja Koviljaca"]
[Date "2002.03.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blagojevic, Dragisa"]
[Black "Jeremic, Veljko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 (5... Bb4+ {is the main line})
6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 ({The alternative is.} 7... c5 8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. O-O O-O
10. Nbd2 d6 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. a3 bxa3 15. b4 a5 16. c5 $44 {
1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Baklan,V/Neum BIH 2000/The Week in Chess 308 (43)}) 8. Nc3
(8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a3 Be7 12. Qc2 c5 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Bf4
Rc8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Ne5 {1-0 Polovodin,I-Pavlov,A/St Petersburg RUS 2000 (36)
White's position is better due to black's weaknesses on d5 and a5 .}) 8... O-O
9. Qc2 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 {Quite a few moves were tested by white. As a whole,
this position is pretty solid for black and white will need to look for an
improvement.} 11. Ne1 {This move can hardly post any serious problems.} (11.
Rad1 {allows black to gain initiative on the Q side.} Bxc3 (11... Qb8 $5) 12.
Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 a4 14. Bh3 b5 15. Nd2 axb3 16. axb3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Ra2 $15 {
0-1 Morovic Fernandez,I-Adams,M/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Rabinovich,A] (35). 
(35)}) (11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 a4 14. Bf1 c5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. b4 a3
17. Qb3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qc6 21. f3 Qa4 22. Qb1 d5 $1 $15
{0-1 Topalov,V-Adams,M/Frankfurt GER 2000/The Week in Chess 294 (65)}) (11.
Rfd1 Re8 (11... Bxc3 $5 12. Bxc3 Be4) 12. Nb5 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e5
15. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5,Ge3d5]} (15. d5 Nc5 16. e4 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb3b4]
Might give white some chances for advantage.}) 15... Nf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,
K-Nisipeanu,L/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 81/[Rabinovich,A] (55)}) 11... Bxg2 (
11... Qc8 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Nb5 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Qb8 15. a3 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 c6 17. Nc3
d5 18. Rfd1 b5 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Qd3 b4 21. Nb5 Rc8 22. a4 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,
V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 75 (22)}) 12. Nxg2 e5 $6 {A bit premature.
Black should have prepared better.} (12... c6 {without the light squared
bishops this move becomes possible.}) 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Ne3 Nc5 (14... c6) 15.
Rfd1 Ne6 $6 ({better was} 15... c6 {covering d5} 16. Na4 $5 Qc7 (16... Nxa4 17.
Bxb4 $18) 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. Nxc5 bxc5 $11) 16. Nb5 Qb8 $2 {A bad positional
blunder!} ({essential was:} 16... Bxd2 17. Rxd2 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Nf5 c5
20. e3 g6 21. exd4 gxf5 22. dxc5 Qc8 23. cxb6 {with an unclear position}) 17.
Bxb4 axb4 18. Nd5 $1 c5 $4 {And now a tactical one.} (18... Nxd5 19. cxd5 Nc5
20. Qc4 {white wins a pawn, but is still much better than the game}) (18... c6
19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Nxc6 $18) 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qf5 {Black forces are divided
and cannot come to rescue the king.} Kg7 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Qh4 Kg7 23. Nd6 $18 {
black is hopeless now} Rh8 24. Nf5+ Kg6 (24... Kf8 25. Qxf6 {isn't much better}
) 25. Qh6+ $1 {A very energetic play by white, punishing black for carelessness
} (25. Qh6+ Kxf5 26. g4+ Kxg4 (26... Ke4 27. f3#) 27. f3+ Kf5 28. e4#) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.27"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Mitkov, Nikola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Kisela Voda"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. O-O
Ba6 9. b3 Nbd7 {After a strange move order, the game transposed into a
critical line of the QI.} 10. Bf4 Rc8 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Nc3 {Black has tried
many moves here, most of which seem to give him a good game.} Nh5 {This move
is an attempt to take the sting out of white's position by forcing the B away
from f4.} (12... Qe8 13. a4 (13. e4 dxc4 14. Nd2 e5 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4
17. bxc4 Bc5 18. Rd2 Ndxe5 19. Na4 Bb4 {and black had no problems in 1/2-1/2
Ftacnik,L-Landa,K/Kaskady SVK 2002/The Week in Chess 400 (76)}) 13... dxc4 14.
bxc4 Bxc4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxc4 Bd6 17. Ne5 f5 18. h4 c5 19. Bxe4 cxd4 20. Qxd4
{1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Leon ESP 2002/The Week in Chess 398 (20).}) 13. Bc1
Nhf6 14. e4 (14. Bb2 {hardly the best place for the bishop, but white must
develop somehow} dxc4 {perhaps a bit too ambitious.} (14... Qe8 {was worth
considering, transposing into the Qe8 line, with white B on b2.}) 15. bxc4 Bxc4
16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Ne4 (18. e4 $2 Nb4 {[%csl Rb2,Rg2]}) 18... b5 19.
Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6 Qd7 21. Rd4 $44 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Lautier,J/Paris FRA 2002/The
Week in Chess 399 (27)}) 14... dxc4 15. Bf4 b5 (15... Bb4 $6 16. Nd2 c5 17. d5
e5 18. Bg5 cxb3 $6 (18... b5 19. bxc4 bxc4 (19... Bxc3 20. Qxc3 b4 21. Qc2 Bb7
22. Bh3 $16 {black has problems consolidating his position.})) 19. axb3 c4 20.
Rxa6 cxb3 21. Qxb3 Bxc3 22. Rxa7 Bd4 23. Nf3 $16 {1-0 Nielsen,P-Beliavsky,A/
Bled SLO 2002/The Week in Chess 418 (33)}) 16. bxc4 bxc4 {usually, white is
happier to get this position without e2-e4 played, since, he has Ne5 ideas,
then.} 17. Nd2 Qa5 {[%cal Ge7b4,Yc6c5] Removing the Q from 'd' file. The queen
is ideally placed on a5, both helping advance c5, and putting pressure on
e1-a5 diagonal..} 18. Na4 c5 19. d5 (19. Nxc4 $4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 cxd4 $17 {
[%cal Ge6e5]}) (19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 {[%cal Gf6g4,Ye6e5]} 21. e5 Bxf2+
$1 22. Kxf2 Ng4+ 23. Ke1 (23. Kf1 $2 c3+ $19) (23. Kg1 $4 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Nf2+ {
with mate}) 23... Nxe5 {[%cal Ge5d3,Gc4c3]} 24. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 25. Qe4 Qc5 {
with a big edge for black}) (19. e5 $2 cxd4 20. exf6 Bxf6 $17 {[%cal Gd4d3]})
19... e5 20. Be3 Ng4 $1 {the most straighforward way.} (20... Nb6 21. Nxb6 axb6
22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Ne8 24. Qe2 Nd6 {would lead to a solid, but slightly
passive position for black}) 21. Bh3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rcd8 23. Bxd7 $1 {in such a
closed position, the most efficient pieces are N's} Rxd7 24. Nxc4 Bxc4 25. Qxc4
{white achieved what he wanted, leaving black with a "bad" bishop. However,
it's black to play, and he can use dynamic factors (such as the N on a4), to
create counterplay against white's weaknesses: open king, 'e3'P.} Rb7 {[%cal
Gb7b4]} 26. a3 (26. Rab1 Rfb8 (26... Rxb1 $5 27. Rxb1 Qd2) 27. Rxb7 Rxb7 28. a3
) 26... Bd6 (26... Rfb8 $5 {deserved serious consideration} 27. d6 Bg5 {
[%cal Gg5e3,Ge3d4]} 28. Rd3 (28. Re1 Rb3 $36 {the 'd' pawn without a rook on
d1 to support is, is nothing but a weak pawn.}) 28... Rb1+ 29. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 30.
Kg2 Qe1 $40) 27. Rac1 Rfb8 28. Rc3 (28. Nxc5 Rb2 (28... Rc7 29. Qa6 $1 Rxc5 30.
Qxd6 $18) (28... Qxc5 29. Qxc5 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 Rb3 31. d6 Rd8 32. Rxe5 $18) 29.
Nd3 {[%cal Gc4c8,Gc4c6]} Rd2 $132) 28... g6 29. Kf2 {white doesn't want to
take the pawn for now. The pawn is weak anyway, and in the meanwhile, white
improves his position. However, one weakness is not enough for a win,
especially, when black controls the only open file in the position.} Rb5 $11
30. Rdc1 h5 31. h3 Qd8 32. Qd3 Qc8 33. Kg2 {both sides are trying to see if
they can squeeze a mistake from the opponent, and when it doesn't happen, they
shake hands.} Qa6 34. Qc2 Ra5 35. Rc4 Rab5 36. Rc3 Ra5 37. Rc4 Rab5 38. Rc3 Qc8
39. Qd3 Qa6 40. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Rfd1 d6 12. Rab1 Nbd7 {Lautier decides to allow
white the b2-b4 break, intending to quickly coordinate his forces in the
meantime. The big advantage of the N on d7 over a6, is that it can attack
white's 'c4' pawn, which will be weakened after b2-b4, from b6.} (12... Na6 {
Preventing white's thematic b2-b4 advance, is usually preffered in GM practice
in recent years.} 13. a3 Rac8 14. Qc2 (14. Qb5 Rfd8 15. b4 cxb4 16. axb4 Ne4
17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Ra1 Nxb4 19. Be3 Qxb5 20. cxb5 Bf6 21. Rxa7 Rb8 22. Nd4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Maksimenko,A-Almasi,Z/Jahorina BIH 2003/The Week in Chess 451 (25)})
14... h6 15. e4 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. h4 Ba8 18. Rd3 (18. g4 Nf8 19. g5 h5 20.
Bg3 g6 21. Rd2 Nb8 22. Qd1 a6 23. Rd3 e5 $1 {[%csl Gd4,Rd5]} 24. Nd5 Qa7 25.
Qd2 Nc6 26. Rd1 Nd4 $11 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Leko,P/Monte Carlo MNC 2003/The Week
in Chess 438 (52)}) 18... Nf8 19. Be3 Bf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Almasi,Z/
Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (19)}) 13. b4 {This move allows black to equalize, but
what esle could be suggested ?} (13. Qc2 $5 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b4] removing the
queen away from black's light pieces.}) 13... cxb4 {A significant improvement
over Nikolic-Stefansson game, which continued:} (13... Bc6 14. b5 Bb7 15. Qc2
Rfd8 16. e4 e5 17. Bd2 Nf8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Bc8 20. a4 Bg4 21. Rb3 $16 {
1-0 Nikolic,P-Stefansson,H/Selfoss 2002/CBM 92 no vc (77). (76)}) 14. Rxb4 Bc6
$1 {The main move of black's opening idea. After removing the bishop away from
the 'b' file, the queen can retreat to a more active square.} 15. Qa3 (15. Rxb6
Bxa4 16. Rbxd6 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Rac8 {is bad for white}) 15... Qc5 {[%cal Gd7b6]
It is clear now, that black was able to solve all his opening problems} 16. Be3
(16. Rb3 {Trying to reach black's weakest point: the 'd6' pawn.} Qxa3 17. Rxa3
Nb6 $11 {[%csl Rc4,Rd6]}) 16... Qh5 {[%cal Gf6g4] Black was able to organize
real threats on white's king.} 17. h3 Bxf3 {forcing a draw} (17... d5 {was an
alternative, but after:} 18. g4 $1 Qg6 19. Nh4 Qc2 (19... Bxb4 $2 20. Qxb4 Qc2
21. Rc1 $18) 20. Rc1 Qxc1+ 21. Bxc1 a5 22. cxd5 axb4 23. Qb3 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 exd5
(24... Bxh4 25. Nxb4 $14) 25. Nf5 {white's position looks preferable.}) 18.
Bxf3 Qxh3 19. Bg2 (19. Bxa8 $143 Rxa8 20. c5 Nxc5 (20... Ng4 21. Rxg4 Qxg4 22.
cxd6 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) 21. Rh4 Qf5 $15 {black's two pawns for the exchange,
and white's weak king decide the evaluation of the position in black's favor.})
19... Qh5 20. Bf3 Qh3 21. Bg2 Qh5 22. Bf3 {A very important game from a
theoretical point of view,} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Rc2 Rc8 12. O-O c5 13. a4 dxc4 {After the
Granda Zuniga - Kamsky game this move was suggested as an improvement over
black's play. However, Ivanisevic takes back with the N, rather than with a P,
as was suggested in all the commentary.} ({White achieved an advantage after:} 
13... cxd4 $6 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Ba1 dxc4 $6 16. b4 $1 c3 17. Bxc3 Nxa4 18. Ba1 {
in Granda Zuniga - Kamsky/Donner Memorial/Amsterdam 1996}) 14. Nxc4 Bb7 ({
an attempt to weaken white's Q side pawns leaves black's light squares
dangerously weak.} 14... Bxc4 $6 15. bxc4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 {[%csl Rc6]} Bc5 17.
Nc6 Qc7 18. e3 e5 19. Bd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ivanisevic,I-Brajovic,R/Nis 1997/EXT
2002 (39). (38)}) 15. dxc5 Bxc5 $6 {The bishop will be needed on e7, to get
rid of white's unpleasant pressure over the a1-h8 diagonal. Therefore, it'd be
better to recapture with a N.} (15... Nxc5 $142 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gf6e8,Ye7f6,
Gc5e4]} 16. Rd2 Bd5 {[%cal Gc5e4]}) 16. Qa1 $1 {Now, white gets a slight
pressure for the whole game.} Qe7 17. Nfe5 $1 {without black's N on d7, black
has more worries about white's battery on the long diagonal.} Bxg2 18. Kxg2
Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qb7+ 20. f3 Be7 {Finding the right plan, but after critical loss
of time.} 21. Rd1 Rfd8 (21... Ne8 22. Rcd2 {is unacceptable for black.}) 22.
Rcd2 Ne8 23. e4 $14 Rxd2+ 24. Rxd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 {Black's position looks
solid, as there are no apparent weaknesses in the position. However, white's
huge spacial advantage makes black's task very difficult.} 26. Qd4 {From this
square the queen works on both flanks, and preventing black from counterplay.
Black, on his side, should improve his pieces, try to exchange the Q's, and
then, fight for space with f6-e5 (putting pawns on squares of own bishop has
its clear drawbacks, but space is more important in this case)} Be7 27. g4 {
f6 was threatenning} Qc8 28. Bg3 Nf6 29. Be5 {white is not in hurry..} Bc5 30.
Qb2 Qd8 31. Qd2 {White cannot allow black queen into his position.} Qxd2+ 32.
Nxd2 Nd7 33. Bc3 {[%cal Gb3b4,Gb4b5]} Bd6 $2 {Black had to gain some space for
his pieces.} (33... e5 {Although, this move has obvious drawbacks: weakenning
the d5 square and limiting own bishop , he gains space. In the game, black had
no room for manoeuvering}) 34. Nc4 Bf4 (34... Bc7 $142 {[%cal Ge6e5] not as
good as before, but still playable.}) 35. Bd4 g6 36. e5 Kf8 $2 {Black believes
his position is unbreakable, whereas it was time for fast actions:} (36... f6
37. exf6 e5 38. Bc3 Kf7 39. b4 Kxf6 40. h3 Ke6 41. Kf2 Kd5 {with a centralized
king, black is not in danger.}) 37. b4 Ke7 38. b5 Kd8 39. a5 $1 Kc7 40. a6 {
There is the first weakness: pawns a7 and b6. The king cannot leave Qside now 
(due to Nxb6), which leaves the K side at white's disposal. Black's position
is lost now.} h5 41. h3 {[%cal Gg2f2,Gf2e2,Ge2d3,Gd3e4,Gc4d6] Preparing to
protect his e5 pawn with a K, which will free the N to attack f7.} Kb8 42. Kf2
Kc7 43. Ke2 h4 44. Kd3 Kb8 45. Ke4 Bg5 46. Nd6 {The rest is simple} f5+ 47.
exf6 Bxf6 48. Bxf6 Nxf6+ 49. Ke5 Nd5 50. f4 Nc7 51. g5 Nd5 52. f5 $1 (52. f5
gxf5 53. g6 Ne7 54. g7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Ba6 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 Qc7 11. Bb2 d6 12. e4 (12. Rac1 Nbd7 $5 13. e4 O-O
14. Nd4 a6 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Qd1 Rac8 17. Nb1 Qb8 18. Nc3 Bf8 19. h3 Ba8 20. a4
g6 21. Rb1 Bg7 22. Ba1 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Chuchelov,V/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92 no
vc (22).}) 12... O-O 13. Nd4 a6 14. Rac1 Nc6 $6 {A somewhat careless move,
after which black finds his pieces a bit discoordinated.} (14... Nbd7) 15. Nb5
$5 {White wants to drive his N to c3 anyway, so why not do that with a tempo,
disorganizing black pieces in the process? Playing this move, white had to
carefully evaluate the endgame arising if black accepts the sacrifice.} Qb8 $6
{Giving white the initiative for good. I think black was better of going into
the endgame with an extra pawn.} (15... axb5 16. cxb5 Rxa2 17. bxc6 Bxc6 $1 (
17... Ba6 18. Rfd1 {[%csl Yc6] the pawn on c6 is too strong.}) 18. e5 $1 Nd5
19. Qxc6 Qxc6 20. Rxc6 Rxb2 21. Nc4 Rxb3 22. exd6 Bd8 23. Rc8 $14 {White's
compensation for the pawn is obvious. However, it's hard to saw whether it
will be enough for more than a draw.} f6 {[%cal Gg8f7]}) 16. Nc3 Ra7 17. Rfd1
Ba8 18. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3] white was able to rearrange his forces.} b5 $6 {
A thematic advance. Without the white pawn on c4, black finds it much easier
to play d6-d5 later on. However, in this case white is very well prepared to
meet d5, and b5 can become an object for white's play later on.} (18... Nd7 {
[%cal Ge7f6] looks more solid}) 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Ne3 Nb4 {[%cal Gb4a6,Ga6c5]}
(20... b4 {gives away too many squares.} 21. Na4 Rc8 22. Nc4 $14 {[%csl Rb6,
Rd6][%cal Ya4b6]}) 21. Qb1 Na6 22. Ba1 $1 {intending to play b4, thus fixing
black pawn on b5, where it can be a potential weakness, and taking away the
'c5' square from black N's.} Nc5 23. b4 Na4 24. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2d4]} e5 {Is such
moves are called to justify black's play, he must have went wrong somewhere.}
25. Nf5 $6 (25. g4 $5 Nb6 26. g5 Ne8 27. h4 Nc4 28. Nf5) 25... Rd8 26. Qd3 Rad7
$2 {A final mistake. Black must push 'd5' seeking for counterplay.} (26... d5
$1 27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Qf5 Nab6 30. Rc5 Nxb4 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.
Bxa8 Qxa8 33. Rxe5 Rd7 34. Qe4 $14) 27. g4 $1 Bf8 $2 {Giving white too much
space to attack.} (27... Nxg4 $4 28. Qg3 h5 29. h3 $18) (27... h6 $1 28. Qe3 (
28. h4 $140 $6 Nxg4 29. Qg3 h5 30. f3 Qb6+ 31. Ned4 $1 Bf6 32. fxg4 exd4 33.
Bxd4 (33. gxh5 Nc3 $13) 33... Bxd4+ 34. Rxd4 $40)) 28. g5 Ne8 29. f4 $1 $18 {
[%csl Ra4,Re8][%cal Ga1g7]} Qb6+ (29... Qa7+ $142 30. Kh1 d5 31. Qxb5 g6 32.
Nh6+ Bxh6 33. gxh6 exf4 34. e5 $1 $16) 30. Kh1 g6 (30... d5 31. fxe5 dxe4 32.
Qxd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Qe6 34. Rd8 Qxf5 35. Rxe8 $18) 31. Ne3 exf4 $2 {a suicide.}
(31... Bg7 $142 32. Bh3 $16) 32. Nxf4 Qa6 33. Nfd5 Bxd5 34. Nxd5 Bg7 35. Bxg7
Kxg7 36. Bh3 (36. Bh3 Ra7 37. Qd4+ Kg8 38. Bc8 $1 Rxc8 39. Rxc8 Qxc8 40. Qxa7
Qg4 (40... Qc2 41. Qd4 $18) 41. Nf6+ $1 Nxf6 42. Qb8+ Kg7 43. gxf6+ Kxf6 44.
Qxd6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[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 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 (7. Qc2 c5
8. e4 cxd4 9. e5 Ng4 (9... Ng8 $143 $2 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. O-O f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13.
Ng5 Qc7 14. b3 Bd6 15. Bxh7 Ke7 16. Qg6 Rcf8 17. Qxg7+ $18 {1-0 Panchenko,
A-Pogorelov,R/Gyor 1990/EXT 97 (43)}) 10. h3 Nh6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. a3
d6 14. Qa4 Qd7 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Rfe1 O-O 19. Qc2 Kh8
20. b4 f5 $132 {0-1 Grivas,E-Bagaturov,G/Chania 2000/EXT 2001 (41)}) 7... c5 8.
dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 (9... d6 10. a3 Bb7 11. b4 Nc6 12. Bg2 Be7 13. b5 Qa5 14.
Qd3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. O-O O-O 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Qc2 Rd7 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Bd2
Qd6 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Rfd1 Rad8 23. f3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Nd7 26. Qd3
$14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Almasi,Z/Monaco MNC 2002/The Week in Chess 385 (75). 
(74)}) 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O Rb8 (13... O-O 14. Bd2 ({
After the naturally looking} 14. Be3 {white would find it difficult to get rid
of the black bishop on e4} Nc6 {[%cal Gd8a5,Ga8b8] an the position is about
equal}) 14... Nc6 15. Qe3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bc3 (17. Bxa8 $143 Qxa8 {
[%cal Gd4f3]} 18. f3 Nc2 19. Qd3 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 Qc6 {[%cal Gf7f6] is good for
black!}) 17... Nxf3+ (17... Nc2 {is bad due to:} 18. Qd3 ({less is:} 18. Qe4
Nxa1 19. Qxa8 Qxa8 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Rxa1 Rb8 22. Rd1 Rb7 23. b3 {is
unpleasant for black - his pawns are weak and the bishop more passive.}) 18...
Nxa1 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Qxd7 $16 {winnning a pawn}) 18. Qxf3 f6 19. Rad1 {
Lautier - Gelfand/ Cannes 2002}) 14. Re1 $146 ({black had no problems after} 
14. b3 Nc6 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Qe3 Bg6 17. Rfd1 Qc7 {in Gelfand - Almasi/Budapest
2003}) 14... Bg6 15. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2b3] An interesting idea by white. The
knight is heading to b3, intending to open the 'a' file , and through it wants
to put pressure on black's position. However, black will have a sufficient
counterplay along the 'b' file.} f6 $1 {Black realizes that he needs to open
other fields of battle, in order to develop counterplay} 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3
fxe5 18. Qxe5 ({after} 18. Rxa7 Qb6 19. Ra5 d6 {black hs too strong of a
center to have any problems.}) 18... O-O 19. Rxa7 Rxb3 20. Be3 {[%csl Rb2,Rc4,
Rc5,Rd7] Each player has his objects to play against. For now white has the
more active pieces, but black's next strong move forces his to exchange his
most active one - the Q} Bf5 $1 {[%cal Gd7d6]} (20... Bf6 21. Qxc5 Rxb2 22. Qd6
$16 {[%csl Rd7]}) 21. Qc7 (21. Bxc5 $5 {was the only way for white to fight
for an advantage. However, this continuation envolves a great deal of risk.} d6
22. Qe2 dxc5 23. g4 Bf6 $1 (23... Bd6 24. gxf5 Bxh2+ $1 25. Kh1 (25. Kxh2 Qb8+
26. Kg1 Qxa7 $17) 25... Bb8 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Re7 $16) ({the natural} 23... Qd4
$2 {is refuted nicely with:} 24. gxf5 Rxb2 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Qe3 Bh4 27. Ra8 $3
Bd8 $8 ({of course not:} 27... Rxa8 $4 28. Qe8+) (27... Bxf2+ $4 28. Kh1 Qd6
29. Qd3 $1 $18) 28. Qxd4 cxd4 29. Bd5 $16) 24. gxf5 exf5 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Rf7 (
26. Ra8 Rb8 $11) (26. Qxf5 Bc3 27. Qxf8+ Qxf8 28. bxc3 {The draw seems to be
the most likely result}) 26... Rxb2 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Qxf5 {white has a
symbolic advantage, which will not be enough for a win.}) 21... Qxc7 22. Rxc7
Rd8 {the position is roughly equal now} 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxb2 25. Rc7 Rd2
26. c5 Rb8 27. Be4 Bh3 {Black is playing for a win, avoiding clear drawing
lines.} (27... Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rbb2 29. Rf4 g5 30. Rf6 Rbc2 {is drawish}) 28. Ra1
$1 Rf8 (28... Rbb2 $2 29. c6 $1 $16) 29. f4 e5 30. Ra8 $2 ({Accepting the sac
looks dangerous, but ,nevertherless, white proves to be fine in all variations.
} 30. fxe5 h6 $1 ({the natural:} 30... Rdf2 {is refuted nicely with:} 31. Bd5+
Kh8 32. Rc8 $1 {and white is winning}) 31. c6 (31. Rca7 Re2) 31... dxc6 32.
Bxc6 $16) 30... Rxa8 31. Bxa8 exf4 {Now it is black who is pressing for a win,
due to a strong rook, and better pawn formation} 32. gxf4 Kf7 33. Bf3 (33. c6
$4 Rg2+ 34. Kh1 Ra2 $19) 33... Kf6 34. c6 d5 ({after} 34... dxc6 35. Rxc6+ Kf5
36. Rc4 {there is too little material left on the board for black to hope for
any winning chances}) 35. Ra7 d4 36. c7 Rc2 37. Be4 d3 38. Ra1 ({A computer
comes up with a surprising line:} 38. Bxd3 $2 Rg2+ 39. Kh1 Rd2 40. Ra6+ $1 Ke7
41. c8=N+ $1 Kf8 42. Kg1 Rxd3 43. Nd6 Rf3 44. Ra1 Rxf4 {however, here black
has good winning chances}) 38... Rxc7 39. Bxd3 Rc3 40. Bf1 {white was able to
exchange the 'c' and 'd' pawns, and now, the draw is just a matter of
technique. The point is that a B ending with pawns 'h' & 'g' vs 'h' is an easy
draw.} Bg4 41. Ra6+ Kf5 42. Ra7 Kg6 43. Ra6+ Kh5 44. Ra7 Kh6 45. Ra6+ {White
is simply attacking the black pawns, not allowing his to even activate the king
} g6 46. Ra7 Bf5 $1 {finding the only way to proceed: the bishop is heading to
e4, and the rook will go to the 'h' file} 47. Kf2 Be4 48. Be2 Rh3 49. Kg1 Rh4
50. Rf7 Bf5 {eventually, black won a pawn, but the position is still drawn.
All white has to do, is wait} 51. Kg2 Rxf4 52. Kg3 Ra4 53. Bf3 Ra3 54. Kf2 Ra5
55. Kg3 g5 56. Rf6+ Kg7 57. Rb6 Ra3 58. Rb7+ Kf6 59. Rb6+ Ke7 60. Rb7+ Kd6 61.
Rb6+ Kc5 62. Rf6 Bb1 63. Kf2 Bg6 64. h4 {White saw a forced way to make the
draw inevitable.} gxh4 65. Rf4 Ra2+ 66. Kg1 h3 67. Rh4 Rb2 (67... Ra3 68. Kf2
$11) 68. Rxh3 Kd4 69. Rh2 Rb3 70. Kf2 Ke5 71. Rh4 Kf5 72. Be4+ $1 Kg5 (72...
Kg5 73. Bxg6 {any capture is leading to a theoretical draw now:} Kxh4 (73...
hxg6 74. Ra4 $11) 74. Bxh7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 1st"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2002.10.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 (14. e5
Nd7 15. Re1 {I don't see any reason to play Re1 after e5. The point is that
after bxc4 dxc4 dxc4 black gains control over an important d5 square} (15. c5 {
an attempt to get a big spatial advantage in a cost of an exhchange. Although,
after the sacrifice, white is not in risk to lose, it's quite impossible for
his to win, either.} b4 16. Bxb4 Bxf1 17. Nxf1 f5 18. Ne3 Kh8 19. Nc2 g5 20.
Bd2 g4 21. Nb4 Rc8 22. Nd3 Rf7 23. h4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Barus,C-San Segundo
Carrillo,P/Bled SLO 2002/The Week in Chess 417 (42)}) 15... bxc4 16. bxc4 dxc4
17. Bxc6 Rc8 18. Qa4 Nb6 19. Qxa6 Rxc6 20. Qxa7 Nd5 21. Ne4 Rc7 22. Qa6 Nxc3
23. Nxc3 Bb4 24. Rec1 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Qxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Burmakin,V-Ehlvest,J/
Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (35)}) 14... bxc4 $146 {This is a first appearance for this
move in tournament practice.} (14... dxe4 15. Qc2 (15. Nxe4 $6 bxc4 16. Nxf6+
Bxf6 17. Bb4 Bxd4 18. Rc1 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qb6+ 20. Re3 Qxb4 21. bxc4 Bxc4 $17 {
0-1 Djuric,V-Stojanovic,N/Obrenovac YUG 2002/The Week in Chess 377 (24)}) 15...
Rb8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Nxe4 bxc4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. bxc4 c5 20. d5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3
exd5 22. Bxd5 Bb7 23. Qe5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Leko,P/Linares 2001/CBM 82 (57)
. (57)}) 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 {forcing the bishop to b5, thus closing the 'b'
file.} (16. Bf1 $5 c5 17. Nxc4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 $14) 16... Bb5 17. Qc2 Qc7 18. Nf1
{[%cal Gf1e3]} (18. Rab1 {was also worth considering, preparing Bf1}) (18. Bf1
c5) 18... Rfd8 (18... c5 {is always met with:} 19. d5 $16) 19. Ne3 $2 {missing
black's strong resource, and letting the advantage go.} (19. Rab1 a5 20. Red1 {
not allowing Bb4, would keep white in charge.}) 19... a5 $1 20. Rab1 Bb4 {
after the exchange of the dark B's , black will create counterplay against
white's d4 pawn, which should secure him the draw} 21. Red1 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Rd7
23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Rad8 {[%csl Rc6,Rd4]} 25. e5 {making sure not to become
worse.} Nd5 26. Rbc1 g6 27. Qxc6 (27. Qxc6 Qxc6 28. Rxc6 Nb4 29. Rc5 Nxa2 30.
d5 exd5 31. Rd2 (31. Bxd5 Nb4 $19) 31... Nb4 32. Rxa5 Nc6 33. Raxd5 Nxe5 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rd4 d5 14. cxd5 (14.
Rc1 Nce4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 h6 17. Qc3 Rd8 18. Rcd1 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Qe8 20. h3
{1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/Wijk aan Zee NED 2002/The Week in Chess 377 (20)})
14... exd5 {An interesting approach. Black creates himself an isolated pawn,
but gets an active play for his pieces. The immediate threat is: Ne6} (14...
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Ng5 ({of course not} 16. e4 $4 {which is losing a pawn:}
Nxe4 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc8c2]}) 16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 (17. Bxd5 {Would lead to a
slightly better endgame for white.} exd5 $1 18. Bxg5 Ne4 19. Qxc8 Raxc8 20. Be3
$1 (20. Rxd5 $6 Nxg5 21. Rxg5 Rc2 $15) 20... Rc2 21. f3 Nf6 (21... Rxe2 22.
fxe4 Rxe3 23. exd5 $14) 22. Rd2 $14) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 e5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Kuzmin,A-Ravi,T/Calcutta 2002/CBM 88_01/[Gershon] (40). (40)}) 15. Rdd1
Nce4 16. Rac1 Nxc3 {A new idea introduced into GM practice by J.Timman. Until
now black was trying to keep as many pieces on the board, using them actively
to compensate for the isolated pawn. The concept of this idea is to eliminate
as many heavy pieces as possible along the open 'c' file, thus significantly
reducing white's pressure on the pawn.} (16... Bc5 17. Nd4 (17. e3 Nxc3 18.
Qxc3 Ne4 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Be5 Rac8 21. Bd4 $14) 17... Re8 18. Nxe4 (18. e3 $5
Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Ne4 20. Qe1 Qd7 21. Nb3 Qa4 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. f3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Almasi,Z-Leko,P/Monte Carlo MNC 2003/The Week in Chess 436 (70)}) 18... Nxe4
19. Qd3 Qd8 20. Qf3 a5 21. Be3 Nd6 22. Bf4 Ne4 23. Be3 Nd6 24. Bf4 Ne4 {
1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee NED 2003/The Week in Chess 427 (24)})
17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. Rxc3 Rfc8 $146 {A very logical continuation of black's plan
began on his 16th move.} ({After} 18... Bc5 {white was able to get a slight
pressure after} 19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. Rc2 Ne4 21. Kf1 g6 22. Nb3 Rac8 23. f3 Nf6 24.
Bh3 $14 {in Nikolic,P-Timman,J/Enschede 2002/CBM 89 (63) 1/2-1/2}) 19. Rxc8+
Rxc8 {[%cal Gc8c2] After the exchange of one pair of rooks, black is
controling the 'c' file, which ensures his counterplay.} 20. Nd4 Bc5 21. Nf5 (
21. Bh3 Re8 {[%csl Re2]} 22. e3 {[%csl Rf4]} h6 $11 {[%cal Gg7g5]}) 21... Ba6
$1 {Preventing white from exchanging the minor pieces.} (21... g6 $143 {
would have led to a pleasant edge for white after:} 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Rc2
24. Be5 (24. Bf3 $143 Ne4 25. Be5 f6 26. Bd4 Ba6 $11) 24... Nd7 25. Bc3 Rxe2
26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5) 22. e3 g6 23. Nh6+ (23. Nd6 Bxd6 (23... Rd8 24. Ne4 $1
$16 {[%csl Rd5]}) (23... Rc6 24. Bxd5 Rxd6 25. Bxd6 Bxd6 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27.
Rxd6 Bb7 28. Rd4 g5 $13) 24. Bxd6 Rc2 25. h3 $1 (25. Be5 $2 Ng4 26. Bc3 Bc4 27.
Bxd5 Nxf2 $1 $15) 25... Be2 26. Re1 Ne4 27. Be5 Bc4 $15) 23... Kf8 $2 {Black
was probably afraid of a possible pin on the Nf6 after 23..Kg7 .However, as my
good buddy fritzie shows, black is alright then.} (23... Kg7 $142 {It is
important to attack the N.} 24. Bxd5 (24. Be5 Be7 $1 25. Ng4 Be2 26. Nxf6 Bxd1
27. Nxd5+ Kf8 $15) 24... Rd8 25. Bb3 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Nd5 27. Ng4 Nxf4 28. gxf4
f6 $1 {[%csl Rg4] Black's pair of B should suffice for a draw.}) 24. Be5 $6 {
Probably missing black's 25th move} (24. Bxd5 $142 $5 Nxd5 (24... Rd8 25. Bb3
Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 $16) 25. Rxd5 Bc4 26. Rd7 Bxa2 27. Rxa7 Be6 $14 28. h3 $1 {
white's chances lie in the active position of his rook, rather than the extra
pawn.}) 24... Ne4 25. Rxd5 Bxe3 $1 26. Bxe4 Bxh6 27. Rd7 {Looks like white is
in charge here, but black has enough counterplay against white's king and the
hanging bishops..} Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Re1 29. Bd6+ Kg7 30. Be5+ (30. Bd5 Bf1+ 31. Kf3
Be2+ {white cannot escape the perpetual.}) 30... Kf8 31. Bd6+ {An important
game from theoretical point of view.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Nyysti, Sampsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[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 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 ({White had a long term advantage after:} 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5
exd5 11. e3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Nd7 13. Qc6 Nf6 14. Kg2 Bd6 15. Rhc1 Qe7 16. b4 Rfc8
17. Rab1 $14 {in Nikolic,P-Macieja,B/Solingen GER 2002/The Week in Chess 424 
(53) 1-0}) 10. Bg2 (10. Bh3 {is another attempt to tackle black's development,
but doesn't seem to change the evaluation of the variation.} c5 11. O-O Nc6 12.
Be3 Nb4 (12... Bc8 13. Bg2 Be6 14. Rad1 h6 15. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,
B-Berkes,F/Budapest HUN 2003/The Week in Chess 441 (29)}) 13. Qb2 Ne4 14. Rac1
Bf6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Bf1 Rfd8 17. Qb1 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Hracek,Z/Solingen GER
2002/The Week in Chess 424 (17).}) 10... Re8 $6 {A bit slow, allowing white to
arrange his pieces with comfort.} ({black had no problems whatsoever after:} 
10... c5 $142 $1 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Qc8 14. O-O Rd8 {in Zhu Chen -
Lautier,Dubai 2002.}) 11. O-O Bd6 $2 {allowing white to get a big advantage
with a nice tactical shot.} (11... c5 $5) ({or} 11... h6 {were called for}) 12.
Bg5 $2 (12. Nxd5 $1 Rxe2 (12... Nxd5 13. Ng5 Bb7 14. Qxh7+ Kf8 15. Qh8+ Ke7 16.
Qxg7 $18) 13. Ng5 Nbd7 14. Rfe1 $16) 12... Nbd7 $5 {Trying to get some
counterplay.} (12... c6 $143 13. Rfe1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e4 {[%cal Ge4e5]}
Qg6 (15... dxe4 $2 16. Nxe4 Qg6 17. Nf6+ $1 $18) 16. Nh4 $1 Qe6 17. Nf5 Bf8 18.
Bh3 $16) 13. Nxd5 Rxe2 14. Qf5 Bb7 $2 {A decisive blunder, losing the game on
the spot.} (14... h6 $1 {taking the 'g5' square under control is vital} 15. Bh4
(15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 $11) 15... Bb7 16. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 17.
Nxe1 $14) 15. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 (15... gxf6 16. Qxd7 $1 Bxd5 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Ng5 $1
fxg5 19. Bxd5 $18) 16. Ng5 $1 {black position is hopeless now.} Nxd5 (16...
Bxd5 {would have led to material losses.} 17. Bxd5) 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Qh5 (18.
Qh5 Nf6 19. Qxe2 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "David, Alberto"]
[Black "Palo, Davor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Qc7 $6 {A waste of time. Black much create
counterplay in the center before white pushes e2-e4.} (11... c5 {Is the most
promissing continuation here.} 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 (13. Ng5 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bb7
15. Ndxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qc7 $11 {Radjabov - Leko, Bled (ol), 2002}) 13... Nxe4
(13... Bb7 {was also tried.}) 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re1 Bf6 {and black had no
problems in Radjabov-J.Polgar, Wijk Aan Zee, 2003}) 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Rad8
14. Qc2 Bb7 $6 {Black is preparing to play c5 on his next move, but....} ({
is was blacks's last chance to play} 14... c5 15. dxc5 $1 (15. Nfg5 Nxe4 16.
Nxe4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bb7 {and black is alright}) 15... bxc5 (15... Nxe4 16. cxb6
$16) (15... Nxc5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rad1 $16) 16. Rad1 $14) 15.
Nxf6+ $1 {A beginning of a very strong plan, preventing black from opening
diagonals for his bishops.} Nxf6 16. c5 $1 {The point of white's last move.
Looks like white is weakenning the 'd5' square, but his spatial advantage is
much more important in this case.} Nd5 ({of course, the pawn is untouchable:} 
16... bxc5 $2 {no need to open extra lines for the white pieces.} 17. dxc5 Bxc5
$4 18. Bxf6 $18) 17. b4 Bf6 {Black has found a reasonable setup for his pieces,
but lack of space for movement is beginning to tell very soon.} 18. h4 $1 $16 {
Gaining more space, and creating additional possibilities: g4-g5, Ng5 etc.} Ba6
(18... Rd7 {would eventually transpose into the game, as black has no real
plan, but wait.}) 19. Bd2 h6 $2 {Black should try to refrain from moving pawns
on the king side. Now white will have a very strong option of g4-g5,
destroying black's king shelter.} (19... Rd7 20. Ng5 (20. Re4 Rfd8 {looks much
better for black, than with a pawn on h6.}) 20... g6) 20. Re4 Rd7 21. Rae1 Ne7
22. g4 $1 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Rfd8 (22... bxc5 23. bxc5 Rfd8 24. Bf4 Qa5 25. Bd6 {
Is not much different from the game.}) 23. Bf4 Qb7 24. Bd6 {black is
completely paralized.} Ng6 ({black cannot even sacrifice an exchange to get
air for his pieces:} 24... Rxd6 25. cxd6 Nd5 26. g5 $18 {[%csl Rf6]}) 25. g5
hxg5 26. hxg5 {More space.} Be7 27. Bg3 {Of course, white doesn't want to
allow any exchange of material, there's too much of a difference between the
value of white and black pieces.} bxc5 {Normally, opening additional lines is
in favor of the side with the space advantage . However, it's hard to
criticize this move, for the tricky rules of chess require one to make a move
when his turn comes, in this case, black ran out of them a long time ago.} (
27... Nf8 {Would have prolonged black's misery for a few moves}) 28. bxc5 Nf8
29. Rb1 $1 ({less convincing is:} 29. Ne5 Rxd4 $1 30. Nxc6 Rd2 31. Qa4 Bxc5 32.
Nxd8 Qb6 $18 {[%csl Rf2] and although lost, black is getting practical chances.
}) 29... Qa8 30. Ne5 $18 Rd5 (30... Rxd4 {is impossible now} 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32.
Nxc6 {[%csl Ra8][%cal Gb1b8,Gc6e7,Gc6d4]}) 31. Rg4 {winning an exchange
without changing the essence of the position.} Qc8 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. Re1 $1 {
Preventing Ng6 - black still cannot move.} (33. Rb3) 33... Re8 (33... Ng6 34.
Nxg6 fxg6 35. Rxe7 Qxg4 36. Qxg6 Qxd4 37. Qf7+ $1 Kh8 38. Qh5+ {[%csl Rd1]
[%cal Gh5d1]} Kg8 39. Be5 $18) 34. Re3 Bd8 (34... Ng6 35. Nxg6 fxg6 (35... Qxg4
36. Nxe7+ Kh8 37. Ng6+ $18) 36. Qxg6 {[%csl Re8]}) 35. Qd1 {[%cal Gd1g4]} f5 {
desparation} (35... Bc7 $142 36. Qf3 Bxe5 37. Bxe5 Ng6 38. Rg3 $18) 36. gxf6
Bxf6 37. Qf3 Re6 38. Bf4 Qe8 39. Ra3 $1 {Entering the "garbage time" phase.}
Bc8 40. Rxa7 Re7 41. Rxe7 Qxe7 42. Rg3 Qe8 43. Bh6 Kh8 (43... Bxe5 44. dxe5 Ne6
45. Qf6 Qf8 46. Qg6 $18 (46. Bxg7 Nxg7 47. Qxc6 {is also winning, but is
giving black more chances.})) 44. Qh1 Kg8 (44... gxh6 45. Qxh6+ Nh7 46. Ng6+
Kg8 47. Nf8+ Kf7 48. Qxh7+ {mating}) 45. Bf4 Bf5 46. Qh6 Qe6 47. Qh2 {both
players were apparently in time trouble, so white is accumulating some time,
before forcing a victory.} (47. a4 {would be painful showing how hopeless
black position really is.}) 47... Nd7 48. Qh5 Nf8 49. Re3 Be4 50. f3 Bf5 51.
Bg5 g6 52. Qh6 Bg7 53. Qh4 Qc8 54. Bh6 Ne6 {seems that black simply got tired
of this position.} (54... Ne6 55. Bxg7 Nxg7 56. Qf6 Qb8 57. Qf7+ Kh7 58. Rb3
$18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. e4 Be7 (7...
d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 (10. Qc2 Qd7 11. a3 O-O-O 12. h4 Kb8 13. Bh3
Qe8 14. O-O f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Re1 Qh5 17. Bg2 f5 $132 {0-1 Oms Pallise,
J-Nisipeanu,L/Andorra la Vella AND 2003/The Week in Chess 453 (39)}) 10... Bb4
(10... Nb4 11. Bb1 c5 12. O-O Rc8 13. a3 c4 14. Qe3 Nd3 15. Bxd3 cxd3 16. Qxd3
Be7 17. Ne1 O-O 18. f3 Ng5 19. Nb3 $14 {0-1 Stohl,I-Hracek,Z/CZE 1998/EXT 99 
(53)}) 11. O-O O-O (11... Bxd2 12. Bxd2 O-O 13. Qc2 f5 14. Bb5 Ne7 15. b4 c6
16. Be2 Ng6 17. a4 Rc8 18. Qb2 Rc7 19. b5 c5 20. dxc5 Nxd2 21. Nxd2 bxc5 22. f4
Re8 $13 {0-1 Nielsen,P-Sasikiran,K/Copenhagen DEN 2003/The Week in Chess 455 
(54)}) 12. Rd1 Ng5 13. Nxg5 Qxg5 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bf4 $14 {1-0 Lerner,K-Novikov,
I/Yalta 1982/EXT 2002 (41). (40)}) 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e5
Ne4 12. Re1 (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxd4 14. Qe3 (14. Bxh7+ $4 Kxh7 15. Qd3+
Kh8 16. Nxd4 c5) 14... Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd7 $11) 12... f5 13. exf6
{White cannot allow black to stabilize his knight on e4.} ({an attempt to grab
a pawn} 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Bxe4 {loses to} Na5 $19) 13... Nxf6 14. a3 Kh8 15.
Qd1 $1 {Preparing to transfer the queen to support a K side attack.} a5 $6 {
A careless move. Black should have taken preventive measures.} (15... Qd7 $11 {
[%cal Ga8e8]}) 16. Ng5 $1 Nxd4 (16... Qd6 {would allow white to build up a
strong pressure after:} 17. Ndf3 $16 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gg5e6,Yc1f4]}) 17. Nxh7
Bc5 $1 {Black is getting positional pressure for the material, forcing white
to play accurately.} (17... Ba6 18. Nxf8 Bxd3 19. Ne6 Nxe6 20. Rxe6 $16 {
is a simple win for white}) 18. Nxf8 Qxf8 19. Nf3 {A natural move: with extra
material white is looking for as many simplifications as possible. White must
play energetically, or black's control in the center will become unpleasant} (
19. Nf1 {with an idea to consolidate own pieces is met by:} Bc8 $1 {[%cal
Gf6g4]} 20. Ne3 a4 $1 {and black has compensation for the material.}) 19... Ng4
{the only way to keep the initiative} (19... Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4
22. Qxf8+ Rxf8 23. Be3 {is just a technical position.}) 20. Bf4 Ne6 $1 {
Black's best practical chance!} (20... Nxf3+ {is bad due to:} 21. Qxf3 Bxf2+
22. Kg2 Bxe1 23. Qxg4 {and white gets to the K first.}) 21. Nh4 $6 {Right idea,
wrong execution. White should have placed the knight in the center. However,
the text doesn't let the win go yet, only making it more difficult.} (21. Ne5 {
The difference shows is the next line:} Bxf2+ 22. Kf1 Nxh2+ 23. Kxf2 Nxf4 24.
Kg1 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Nxd3 {and compared to the game(where the N was standing on h4)
white has the simple:} 26. Nxd3 {winning}) (21. Rxe6 $5 Nxf2 22. Qe2 Nxd3+ 23.
Be3 Ba6 24. Ng5 {although the material is approximately equal, it's clear that
white has the upper hand in the position.}) 21... Bxf2+ 22. Kf1 Nxh2+ 23. Kxf2
$2 {After this, white has to play carefully in order not to lose!} ({white
would have achieved the victory after a computer like:} 23. Kg2 $1 Nxf4+ (23...
d4+ 24. Kxh2 Nxf4 25. Ng6+ $1 Nxg6 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Bc4+ $18) 24. gxf4 {
[%cal Gh4g6]} d4+ 25. Kh3 $1 Bc8+ 26. f5 {and apart from the extra material,
white's threats are much more dangerous}) 23... Nxf4 24. Kg1 (24. gxf4 $2 Qxf4+
25. Nf3 (25. Kg1 Qg3+ 26. Ng2 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Rf8 $19) 25... d4 26. Rh1 Rf8 $19 {
the pin along the 'f' file is decisive}) 24... Qc5+ $1 {Black plays very
energetically} 25. Kh1 $6 {White shouldn't leave the N on h2} (25. Kxh2 $142
Qf2+ 26. Kh1 Nxd3 27. Qh5+ (27. Qxd3 d4+ 28. Re4 Re8 $19) 27... Kg8 28. Re8+
Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Qf8 {and black has the better chances in the engame}) 25... Nxd3
26. Qxd3 $2 {Both players play for a win, however, white crosses the thin line.
He should have called it a day after:} (26. Ng6+ Kg8 27. Ne7+ Kf8 (27... Kf7 $4
{loses to} 28. Qh5+ {[%cal Gh5f5]}) (27... Qxe7 28. Rxe7 Nf2+ 29. Kxh2 Nxd1 30.
Rxd1 $16) 28. Ng6+ Kf7 $1 (28... Kg8 $11) 29. Qxd3 Qf2 30. Re7+ $1 Kg8 (30...
Kf6 31. Rxc7 Ng4 32. Qf1 $1 {The unfortunate position of black's king tells.})
31. Rxc7 Ng4 32. Ne7+ Kh8 33. Ng6+ $11) 26... Ng4 $1 27. Qf3 (27. Ng6+ {
Now it's already too late:} Kg8 28. Ne7+ Qxe7 29. Rxe7 Nf2+ $19) (27. Rf1 Nf2+
28. Rxf2 Qxf2 29. Qf3 Qxf3+ 30. Nxf3 d4 31. Kg2 Rf8 $19) 27... Qf2 28. Qxg4 $4
{This loses by force} (28. Qxf2 Nxf2+ 29. Kg1 Ne4 {Although black is better,
white has good drawing chances.}) 28... d4+ {Now it's all over} 29. Re4 Qe3 30.
Ng6+ Kh7 31. Qh4+ (31. Qh5+ Qh6 32. Qxh6+ Kxh6 33. Kg1 Bxe4 34. Nf4 c5 $19)
31... Kxg6 32. Qg4+ Kh7 33. Qh4+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Hilversum op"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "2008.04.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Dgebuadze, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was my first win against a Grandmaster. At the same time it was my first
serious tournament in Holland and it was there that I played my first game
against a grandmaster.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 {I didn't particularly
expect a Queen's Indian, but anyway, I knew some ideas there.} 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3
{This is the main line. Now people also play 5.Qc2!? a lot.} Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 d5 {Not the main move order.} 8. O-O $5 {Transposing to the main line.} (8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qc2 {is another popular line.}) 8... c6 9.
Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nd2 {This is the main position of the
whole line.} f5 $5 {Not the most popular, but an aggressive move. I don't
actually know how White can get anything special after 12...Rc8, but at least
I knew, that I could press there without risk. This was of course what I
wanted and what my opponent wanted to avoid.} 13. Re1 (13. a4 {is another
interesting plan. White wants to open the a-file or shut in the bishop with 14.
a5 b5!? 15.c5, after which Black can sacrifice his pawn with 15...b4!? opening
up his bishop.} Nf6 14. a5 b5 (14... Bd6 {might be better and was the choice
of Hou Yifan.}) 15. c5 b4 {is what I meant.}) 13... Rc8 14. Rc1 (14. a4 {
is still possible.}) 14... Nf6 15. Bb2 {A good prophylactic move.} Qe8 {
This was was a novelty, but a logical one.} (15... Bd6 {is good and also
typical for this variation.}) 16. f3 {Objectively this move is not so great,
but it gives White an oportunity to play actively and I don't have to look for
a plan anymore, as e4! is my plan now.} (16. e3 {was a safer choice.} Bd6 {
and actually I don't like White's position that much. I couldn't find a clear
plan.} 17. Rc2 $5 {trying to double} Rf7 $1 18. Qc1 Rfc7 {and Black is OK, as}
19. Ba3 {is answered with} c5 $1 {Black is not worse here, possibly even
slightly better.}) 16... Qg6 {The most logical and I think the best.} (16...
Qf7 {trying to prevent e4 was also possible.} 17. e4 $5 (17. e3 {is also
possible, slowly improving first, and keeping e4 for later.}) 17... fxe4 18.
fxe4 dxe4 19. Kh1 $1 {with unclear balanced play.}) 17. e4 $5 {I was also
thinking about e3, but then I decided to play sharply with e4!?.} (17. e3 {
was probably worse.} Bd6 18. a3 $5 {preparing b4 and some counterplay there.}
h5 $5 (18... Rc7 19. b4 {and White has got some play on the queenside. The
position is about equal.}) 19. f4 (19. c5 $5 {looking for counterplay!} Be7 20.
f4 Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Bh3 Bd3 {and Black is slightly better.}) 19... h4 20.
gxh4 Qh6 21. c5 Be7 $5 {might be better.} (21... Bb8 22. Nf3 {the position is
totally unclear, but about equal, I think.}) 22. b4 {is also unclear.}) 17...
fxe4 {This was a very pleasant surprise for me, as everything I calculated was
connected with the idea f4! The text move is in fact very good and might be
the best choice, but after f4!? or dxe4 fxe4 f4!? White's task would be much
more difficult over the board. Even the best computers get confused here!} (
17... dxe4 18. fxe4 f4 $5 {here White has some alternatives.} 19. Bh3 $1 {
If I am not mistaken, this was my original intention. It is best, though very
tricky. With precise play White defends and then creates a counterattack.} (19.
gxf4 $5 {A brave, but probably bad decision.} Nh5 20. f5 exf5 $1 (20... Qh6 {
is also not bad, but exf is much better.}) 21. e5 (21. exf5 $2 {is losing
immediately.} Rxf5 22. Rxe7 Nf4 23. Qf3 Nxg2 24. Qe4 Ne3+ 25. Kh1 Ng4 26. Qe6+
Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Nd3 $19 {and White loses materia,l for example} 29.
Rb1 Rg5+ 30. Kf1 Rf8+ 31. Ke2 Nf4+ $19) 21... Nf4 22. Qf3 Qh6 {and Black is
better, though it does not look that clear, as White has a strong centre. Play
may continue} 23. Nf1 g5 24. h3 $6 (24. Rc2 g4 25. Qc3 Rcd8 26. e6 Rxd4 $1 {
and Black is much better.}) 24... g4 25. hxg4 fxg4 26. Qxg4+ Kh8 27. Re4 Nd3
28. Rc3 Nf2 (28... Nxb2 29. Rh3 Qg5 30. Qe2 Rxf1+ (30... Ba3 31. Rg4 Qe7 32.
Be4 $18) 31. Kxf1 Nxc4 32. bxc4 Rg8 33. Rc3 b5 34. Kg1 $16) 29. Qe2 Nxe4 30.
Qxe4 Rf4 31. Qe2 Qg6 32. Rf3 Rcf8 33. Rxf4 Rxf4 34. e6 Kg8 35. Qe5 Rf6 36. Qb8+
Rf8 37. Qe5 b5 {and Black has a big advantage and an attack.}) (19. Qf3 $5 {
The safest move, but it is not that promising for White.} fxg3 {Black might
have some alternatives.} 20. Qxg3 Qh6 {The following line is not forced, but
it shows Black's possibilities in the endgame.} 21. Qe3 Qxe3+ 22. Rxe3 e5 $1
23. Nf3 exd4 24. Nxd4 Bc5 25. Bh3 Rcd8 26. Rd1 Nh5 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Bf5 Nf4 29.
Kf2 Ng6 30. Ke1 Rd6 31. Rg3 Rfd8 32. Bxg6 hxg6 33. Rgd3 Re8 34. Re3 b5 $1 {
activating the bishop and having some slight advantage.}) 19... fxg3 20. Bxe6+
Kh8 21. Bf5 $1 (21. Bxc8 $2 Bxc8 $1 $19 {and Black's attack is unstoppable.})
21... Qg5 (21... gxh2+ {is also possible} 22. Kh1 Qh6 23. Rc2 $1 {preparing
Nf3!} (23. Nf3 $4 {immediately was wrong due to} Nh5 $1 $19) 23... Rcd8 (23...
Nh5 {is now answered by} 24. Nf1 $1 {with advantage}) 24. Nf3 Bd6 25. Bc1 Qh5
26. Rg2 {White has consolidated and is already thinking about counterattack.})
22. Nf3 gxh2+ 23. Kh1 {and now wherever the black queen goes, White keeps some
initiative. "Counter-initiative" is probably the right word.} Qh5 $1 (23... Qg3
24. Ne5 Qg5 25. Re2 (25. Bxc8 Bxc8) 25... Nh5 26. Rc3) (23... Qf4 24. Ne5 c5
25. Rc2) 24. Ne5 Rc7 25. Qxh5 (25. Re2 {is another possibility} Bc8 26. Bxc8
Rcxc8 27. Rxh2 Qxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Kg8 29. Re2 $14 {with some advantage for White.})
25... Nxh5 26. Kxh2 Bc8 27. Rf1 Bxf5 28. Rxf5 Rxf5 29. exf5 Nf6 30. Kg2 $14 {
and White is better.}) (17... f4 $5 {The most unpleasant. But in fact it isn't
that dangerous for White.} 18. exd5 $1 {Clearly the best.} (18. Bh3 {Here this
move isn't strong. It is just bad.The difference compared to the line where
Black first takes on c4 is that White's centre isn't so strong here.} fxg3 19.
Bxe6+ Kh8 20. exd5 {Other moves are possible, but they are probably not so
good either.} gxh2+ 21. Kh1 Rce8 {The safest move.} 22. Qc2 (22. dxc6 {is also
bad} Nh5 23. d5 (23. Bg4 {loses by force.} Ng3+ 24. Kxh2 Bd6 25. Re5 Nf5 {
and Black is winning.}) 23... Nf4 24. Bg4 Bc8 {with a big advantage. Black is
close to winning.}) 22... Qxc2 {Again the safest way to get an advantage.} 23.
Rxc2 cxd5 24. Kxh2 Bd6+ 25. Kg1 b5 $1 $17 {with a big advantage.}) (18. g4 {
A bit passive, but it looks relatively safe.} Rfe8 19. Qe2 Nd7 $1 20. Qf2 Qh6
$1 $17 {and Black has the advantage.}) 18... fxg3 (18... cxd5 19. Bh3 fxg3 20.
Bxe6+ Rf7 21. cxd5 gxh2+ 22. Kh1 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 $16) 19. Rxe6 $1 {and now
Black's attack looks dangerous, but I couldn't find anything good for him. I
might be mistaken in the following variations, because it is really difficult
to analyze.} (19. hxg3 cxd5 $17) 19... gxh2+ (19... Bb4 20. dxc6 gxh2+ 21. Kh1
Qg5 22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Qh4 24. Ne4 Nh5 25. d5 $16) 20. Kh1 Rce8 21. dxc6 Bb4
22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Ne4 Nh5 24. Bc3 Nf4 (24... Bd6 25. Be1 Bc8 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27.
f4 Nxf4 28. Bg3 Qh6 29. Qf3 Nxg2 30. Rf1 $1 $16) 25. Qd2 Bd6 26. Bb4 Bxb4 27.
Qxf4 Qxc6 28. a3 $1 $16) 18. fxe4 dxc4 {now White is safely better.} (18... Bb4
$1 {This was the best. And the position will become pretty dry and equal.} 19.
Bc3 {This is slightly more ambitious than exd.} (19. exd5 exd5 20. a3 Bxd2 21.
Qxd2 Rce8 22. cxd5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nxd5 24. Be4 Qf7 25. a4 Re8 26. Qf2 {with
equality.}) 19... Ba3 {The most precise I think. Bxc3 is also possible.} 20.
Rb1 c5 {Again, Black had a choice, but I like this move the most.} 21. exd5
exd5 22. cxd5 Bb7 23. Nc4 Nxd5 24. Bd2 Bb4 25. Ne5 (25. Bxb4 cxb4 26. Qd2 Ba8 {
is also equal. The c3 square fully compensates for White's passed pawn on d4.})
25... Qxb1 $1 {The easiest way to draw!} 26. Qxb1 Bxd2 27. Nd7 Rf7 28. Ne5 Rff8
{and it is probably best for both players to repeat moves.}) 19. Bh3 $1 {
A very strong intermediate move! Otherwise Black would be fine.} Qf7 20. Nxc4 (
20. bxc4 {was possible, but I didn't like the ending which arises after} Nd7
21. Rf1 (21. Qe2 $5 {This was the possibility I underestimated. Black has no
useful moves. But his position is pretty solid.}) 21... Qg6 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23.
Bxg4 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Nf8 {and this ending indeed does not look dangerous for
Black.}) 20... Bxc4 (20... Bb4 {was an alternative, but not a very promising
one.} 21. Rf1 Qd7 22. Qe2 {and Black has no useful moves, while White might
just improve his position, for example with Rf2, Raf1 or something like this,
and at some point prepare e5!}) 21. bxc4 Nd7 22. Kh1 {I wanted to play the
middlegame, not the ending.} (22. Rf1 Qg6 23. Qg4 Qxg4 24. Bxg4 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1
Nf8 {Again, I was not that confident about the ending, though of course it is
better for White.}) 22... Bb4 (22... Rce8 {is another possibility.} 23. Rf1 Qg6
24. Qe2 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Rf8 26. Rd1 {with advantage-White will prepare and play
d5 at some point.}) 23. d5 {I liked this move a lot.} (23. Rf1 Qg6 24. Qg4 Qxg4
25. Bxg4 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Nf8 {Again the same ending.}) 23... Nc5 24. Rf1 Qg6 25.
Qe2 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 cxd5 27. a3 $1 {Again a nice intermezzo!} Ba5 {Now the
bishop is totally out of play.} (27... Nxe4 {doesn't work. The 2 bishops will
be unstoppable.} 28. axb4 Rxc4 29. Qf3 Rc8 30. Qe3 {threatening Rf6!!} Re8 31.
b5 {with a big advantage.}) 28. exd5 Rf8 29. Bxe6+ {I saw some ideas in the
ending and I decided to go for it, as in the worst case, a draw is still
relatively satisfactory for me.} (29. d6 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Kf7 {is not so clear,
though White is obviously better.}) (29. Kg1 {was another promising
possibility, but with precise play I think Black can hold.} Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 exd5
31. Qe5 Qf7 (31... dxc4 32. Bxc4+ Kf8 33. Bb5 Qb1+ 34. Bf1 Qg6 35. Qb8+ $16)
32. cxd5 Nd7 33. Qe4 Nf6 (33... Nc5 34. Qe3 $16) 34. Bxf6 Qxf6 35. d6 g6 36.
Bc4+ Kf8 37. Qd5 Kg7 38. Kg2 b5 $1 {and it looks like Black can hold.}) 29...
Nxe6 30. Qxe6+ Qxe6 31. Rxf8+ {Again an intermediate move!! How many of them
did I play in this game??} Kxf8 32. dxe6 {Here is a very important moment.} a6
$2 {Loses easily.} (32... Bd2 $1 {was the only move. Now White has a wide
choice, and every time I look at this position I find another promising
possibility for White...and then I refute it! I haven't found a win, but maybe
it is there! The "main" line was chosen randomly. All White's possibilities
deserve attention and I think there are some additional tricks that I have
missed.} 33. a4 $5 (33. e7+ {An attempt to win immediatley, but probably it
just doesn't work.} Kxe7 34. Bxg7 a6 $3 {I think this is the only move to draw,
but even if I am mistaken, it is clearly the easiest one.} (34... Bc1 35. a4
Be3 36. Kg2 Kd6 37. Kf3 Bg1 38. h4 $1 Kc5 39. g4 Kxc4 40. Ke4 $1 $18 {was
White's main idea.}) 35. a4 (35. Bd4 {doesn't give anything either} b5 36. cxb5
axb5 37. Bc5+ Ke6 38. Kg2 (38. g4 Bg5 $1 39. Kg2 Kd5 40. Bf8 Kc4 41. Kg3 Kb3
42. h4 Bc1 43. h5 Bxa3 $11) 38... Kd5 39. Be7 Kc4 40. Kf3 Kb3 $11) (35. Kg2 b5
36. cxb5 axb5 37. Bb2 b4 $11) 35... Kd6 36. Bd4 Kc6 37. Kg2 b5 38. axb5+ axb5
39. cxb5+ Kxb5 40. Kf3 {Black has won a tempo compared to the game.} Kc6 41.
Be3 $5 {Cutting the black bishop off from the c1-h6 diagonal!} (41. Ke4 Kd6 42.
Kf5 Ke7 {and Black is in time! I laugh at happy Rybka, which says +-2.00 in
this position...}) 41... Bc3 $1 42. Kg4 Kd7 43. Kh5 (43. Kg5 Bg7) 43... Bg7 44.
Bh6 Bd4 45. Bf4 Bg7 {and Black holds again.}) (33. Kg2 {might be the most
promising from a practical point of view.} Bh6 34. Kf3 (34. Bd4 Ke7 35. c5 b5
$11) 34... Ke7 35. Ke4 Kxe6 36. Be5 g5 $5 (36... g6 37. Bb8 a6 38. a4 Kd7 39.
Kd5 $14) 37. g4 (37. Bb8 a6 38. a4 Kd7 39. Kd5 (39. Be5 Kc6 $11) 39... g4 $11)
37... Bf8 38. Bb2 $14 {Now we get to the same ending as in the main line , but
Black had to find 36...g5!! in order to reach it.}) (33. Bd4 Bg5 $1 {The best
move! Bf6 is the idea at some point.} 34. Kg2 (34. a4 Bf6 $1 {and Black holds
everywhere.} 35. Bf2 (35. Be3 Be7 36. a5 bxa5 $1 $11) 35... Bd8) 34... Bf6 35.
Bxf6 gxf6 36. Kf3 Ke7 {and Black probably saves this ending without much
problem.}) (33. Be5 Be3 34. a4 Bc5 (34... Ke7 35. Bxg7 Kxe6 36. Kg2 Kd6 37. Kf3
Bg1 38. h4 Kc5 39. g4 Kxc4 40. Ke4 $1 {again White seems to be winning.}) 35.
g4 $1 g5 36. Bf6 (36. Kg2 Ke7 37. Kf3 Kxe6 38. Ke4 Bd6 {will lead to a draw.
Both sides will promote and white will have an extra pawn, but according to
the Nalimov Tablebase, it will be a draw.}) 36... Be7 37. Bc3 Bc5 38. Kg2 Ke7
39. Kf3 Kxe6 40. Ke4 $14 {I think Black can hold this, but White can still try,
as Black's structure is not that good on both flanks and his king more passive
than its counterpart. The position is more dangerous for Black than it
actually looks. I think if White can manage to scare his opponent with some
sort of zugzwang, and provoke the move h6?, he will have some chances to win.}
Bd6 41. h3 Bc5 42. Bd2 $1 Be7 43. Be3 $1 {Looks like a small zugzwang.} h6 (
43... Bd8 44. c5 {Otherwise I don't see any plan for White.} bxc5 45. Bxc5 a6
46. Kd4 Bf6+ 47. Kc4 Bd8 48. Bd4 Kd6 49. Bg7 Bb6 50. Bh6 Be3 51. h4 {with
problems for Black. Probably Black is not forced to allow all this, but this
variation at least shows some of the ideas White has.}) 44. Bf2 $5 {Again a
mini-zugzwang} (44. Bd2 a5 $1 {with the same idea as in the main line.}) 44...
Bc5 $1 (44... Bd6 45. h4 $1 gxh4 46. Bxh4 {and the weakness on h6 already
gives White a big advantage.}) 45. Be1 Be7 46. Bg3 $1 {Looks like a zugzwang,
but...} a5 $1 {This totally illogical move saves Black (as far as I can see).
The idea is to attack the white bishop with Bd6, c5, b4! when it gets to e1.}
47. Bc7 Bc5 48. Bd8 Kd7 49. Bf6 Ke6 50. Bg7 Kf7 51. Bd4 Ke6 {and it seems that
Black can hold. But anyway in a practical game it is difficult to make moves
like h6 or a5!. Here White's plan might be connected with h4. The only way to
excecute this is to let the king help it!! Warning!: this plan works only
against computers.} 52. Bb2 Bd6 53. Bc1 Bc5 54. Bd2 Bb4 55. Be3 Bc5 56. Bc1 Bf2
57. Kf3 Bc5 58. Bb2 Kf7 59. Kg2 Kg6 60. Be5 Kf7 61. Kg3 Ke6 62. Bb2 Ke7 (62...
Bd6+ $1 {is an obvious improvement, but for a computer it is exactly the same
as 62...Ke7?.}) 63. h4 gxh4+ 64. Kxh4 {is the way you can trick your computer 
(I played White, engine Black), but not a Grandmaster :) I am sure Black could
improve on every move but the moves he played were best according to the
computer. In this position White will enjoy some new chances which might still
not be enough for a win, but might also be suffice :).}) (33. h4 $5 g5 $1 34.
Bf6 gxh4 35. Bxh4 Bc1 36. a4 Ba3 37. Kg2 Be7 38. Kf3 Bxh4 39. gxh4 Ke7 40. Kf4
Kxe6 41. Kg5 h5 $1 $11) 33... Bb4 $1 34. Be5 Bc5 35. g4 g5 36. Bf6 Be7 37. Bc3
Bc5 38. Bd2 h6 39. Kg2 (39. h4 gxh4 40. Bxh6+ Ke7 41. Kg2 Kxe6 42. Bf4 Kf6 43.
Kh3 Bf2 44. Bb8 a6 45. Bf4 $22 a5 {is the same}) 39... Ke7 40. h4 gxh4 (40...
Kf6 41. h5) 41. Bxh6 Kxe6 42. Bf4 Bd4 43. Kh3 Bf2 44. Bb8 a6 45. Ba7 a5 46. Bb8
{and I don't know whether White is winning or not, but he is obviously close.})
33. a4 $18 {Now it is over.} Ke7 (33... Bb4 $1 {would be the last try.} 34. g4
$1 g5 (34... g6 35. Bf6 $18) 35. Bc1 h6 36. Be3 Ba5 37. Kg2 Ke7 38. Kf3 Kxe6
39. Ke4 $22 $18) 34. Bxg7 Kxe6 35. Kg2 Kd6 36. Bd4 Kc6 37. Kf3 b5 38. axb5+
axb5 39. cxb5+ Kxb5 40. Ke4 {Black is just too late.} Kc4 (40... Kc6 41. Ke5 $1
Kd7 (41... Bd2 42. Ke6 $18) 42. Kf6 $18) 41. Be3 {Now I slowly promoted my
pawns.} Be1 42. Bf4 Bc3 43. Bd6 Be1 44. h4 Bf2 45. h5 Kb5 46. Kd5 {This was
probably not necessary, but it is good to cut off the black king even further
away.} Be3 47. g4 Bg5 48. Bc5 Ka4 49. Ke6 {Finally the king goes to help the
pawns promote.} Kb5 50. Be7 Bd2 51. g5 Kc6 52. g6 hxg6 53. hxg6 Bh6 54. Kf7 {
It was nice to beat my first Grandmaster in such a convincing way.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 3-4"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.17"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nd2 Bb7 {This line is less investigated than 10...Nfd7, Leko
played it against Topalov in San Luis and easily achieved equality} (10... Nfd7
{is another possible move, with plenty of theory}) 11. O-O Na6 {The idea of
this move is to wait for an exchange in the centre, and after c4xd5 e6xd5 the
knight goes to e6 where it's placed very well, the other possibility is 11...
Nbd7} (11... Nbd7 12. e4 a5 13. Re1 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4
Qxd1 17. Rexd1 Rfd8 18. Kf1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11 {with an
equal position, though White's play in this game could possibly be improved, 1/
2-1/2 Iljushin,A-Epishin,V/Maikop 1998/CBM 066/[Avrukh,B] (34)}) 12. e4 Rc8 {
[%cal Gc8c7,Gd8a8] Black is very solid in the centre.} (12... c5 {is another
possible move, it seems that Black can reach equality, here are some games by
Karpov with Black.} 13. exd5 exd5 14. Re1 (14. Ng4 Qd7 15. Ne5 Qc8 16. Re1 dxc4
17. Ndxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rd8 {and Black seizes the initiative
Torre,E-Karpov,An/Tilburg/1982/0-1 (57)}) 14... cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Ng4 dxc4
17. Nxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Bf6 20. Rad1 h5 (20... Bxd4 {is worse, as
after} 21. Rxd4 Qc7 22. Nd6 Ne6 $2 23. Rxe6 h5 24. Qe4 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ {White
got a very strong attack 1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Moscow 1984/MainBase (35)}
) 21. Bxf6 hxg4 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 {with an equal endgame 1/2-1/2 Kamsky,G-Karpov,
A/Elista 1996/CBM 054/[Ftacnik] (80)}) 13. Re1 Rc7 14. Nd3 (14. a3 c5 15. dxc5
Nxc5 16. exd5 exd5 17. b4 Ne6 18. Bb2 dxc4 19. Bxb7 c3 20. Bxc3 Rxc3 {and
Black is fine 1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Georgiev,K/Villarrobledo 1997/EXT 99 (58)})
14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 c5 16. d5 $5 $146 {An interesting novelty, in San Luis,
Topalov couldn't reach an advantage after 16.Nxf6 against Leko, and the game
quickly ended in a draw.} (16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5
Rd7 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Qe4 Nb8 24. Kg2 {1/2-1/2
Topalov,V-Leko,P/San Luis ARG 2005/The Week in Chess 570 (24)}) 16... exd5 17.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. cxd5 {Now Black should play very precisely.} g6 {
Black opens way for the king, other moves were probably not as good.} (19...
Rd7 $6 20. Qg4 Rdd8 ({of course not} 20... Rfd8 $4 21. Qxd7 $18) 21. Ne5 Rfe8
22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. dxc6 {and with the strong pawn on c6 which is supported by
the bishop, White is clearly better.}) ({After the natural} 19... Rd8 $2 {
White has a surprising tactical resource.} 20. d6 $1 {with the idea after} Qxd6
$2 (20... Rcd7 21. Qe2 {[%cal Ge2e8,Ge2a6]} Qxd6 22. Ne5 Re7 23. Rad1 Qc7 24.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Qxa6 {and White is winning.}) 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 {
to play} 22. Nxc5 $1 {and Black loses} Qc7 23. Qxd8+ Qxd8 24. Nxb7 Qb8 25. Rad1
$18) (19... Nb4 20. Nxb4 cxb4 {[%cal Gf6d6] White gets an advantage with an
active} 21. d6 $1 Rd7 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Qd5 Rd7 24. Rad1 Rfd8 25. Re7 $1 {
with a clear edge for White.}) (19... Qd6 20. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4]} Re7 21. Nc4
Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qd7 23. Rd1 {with a small edge for White.}) 20. Qg4 Rd8 21. Rad1
h5 $2 {A big mistake, which allows White to get a great advantage.} (21... Re7
{It seems important not to let White play Ne5, white is only slightly better
here, and Black can hope to equalise the game soon.} 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Nf4 Qd6
{followed by Nc7 or Nb4}) 22. Qa4 $1 {now White has a strong pressure on the
queenside, first of all, he threatens d5-d6.} Rd6 $6 {doesn't help to stop the
pawn} (22... Re7 {is not better} 23. d6 $1 {a strong move, White harasses the
knight on a6.} Rxe1+ (23... Qxd6 24. Bxb7 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 {winning}) 24. Nxe1
Bxg2 25. Nxg2 Nb8 26. Qxa7 Nc6 27. Qxb6 Rxd6 28. Ne3 Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 {with a
healthy extra pawn for White.}) (22... Rcd7 {perhaps this was Black's last
chance.} 23. Ne5 Re7 24. Nc4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nb4 26. Re8+ Rxe8 (26... Kg7 27.
Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Qxa7 Bxd5 29. Qxb6 Qxb6 30. Nxb6 Be6 31. a3 Nc2 32. a4 Bxb3 33.
a5 Nb4 34. Bb7 {and White should win in the endgame.}) 27. Qxe8+ Kg7 28. d6 Nd3
29. Qe3 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Qf5 {White is clearly better, but Black is in the game
yet.}) 23. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4] The knight is transfered to c4, and d5-d6 follows,
White's edge is almost decisive already.} Rc8 $6 (23... Nb4 {was probably more
stubborn} 24. Nc4 Rxd5 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 {[%cal Gf6f3]} 26. Qe8+ Kg7 27. f4 {
and White has the material advantage, although some accurate work is still
required.}) (23... Re7 24. Nc4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rd8 26. d6 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Nb4 28.
Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kg7 30. d7 {with a decisive advantage.}) 24. Nc4 Rdd8 25.
d6 $1 {now the black queenside collapses.} Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nb4 27. Qxa7 Nc2 {
Black wishes to establish the knight on d4.} (27... b5 28. Qe7 Kg7 29. d7 Ra8 (
29... Qxe7 30. Rxe7 Rc7 31. Ne5 $18 {[%cal Ge7f7]}) 30. Nd6 {[%cal Gd6e8]} Qxe7
31. Rxe7 {winning}) 28. Re4 Nd4 29. Rd3 {covering the square f3} (29. Rf4 {
was stronger} Qe6 30. Qxb6 Qd5+ 31. f3 {with two pawns up}) 29... Qf5 30. Qe7 {
(??) An unbelievable mistake! White blunders a whole rook, and Black doesn't
take advantage of it. There is also a possibility that the scoresheet is wrong,
since it's hard to believe that two such strong players as Grischuk and Bacrot,
missed this idea} Kh7 {(??)} (30... Nc6 31. Qh4 g5 $19 {winning the rook on e4,
clinched it for black}) 31. Rf4 Qd5+ 32. f3 {now it is over} Re8 (32... Kg7 33.
Nxb6 $18) 33. Rxf7+ Kg8 34. Rg7+ {A very strong game by White.} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 {This is not the most popular
move, the main line is 5.b3.} (5. b3) 5... c5 {A natural response, black
attacks the white centre, using the fact that the white queen doesn't support
the d-pawn anymore.} 6. d5 {A rare move, connected with a pawn sacrifice, the
usual move is 6.Bg2 after which the next lines are possible:} (6. Bg2 Nc6 (6...
Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nd2 Qb7+
13. Kg1 Rc8 14. Rac1 a6 {with a typical hedgehog structure, the position is
about equal 1/2-1/2 Mrkonjic,N-Farago,I/Bizovac 2002/CBM 86 ext (72)}) 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. a3 (8. O-O Rc8 9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rfd1 Na5 {
with good counterplay 0-1 Sjoberg,M-Psakhis,L/Vienna 1990/CBM 21 (17)}) 8...
Rc8 (8... Be7 9. O-O Rc8 10. Rd1 O-O 11. b3 Na5 {preparing b6-b5 or d7-d5 with
counterplay 0-1 Kock,H-Almasi,Z/Balatonbereny 1993/EXT 97 (28)}) 9. Qa4 Bb7 10.
O-O O-O 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Bg5 (12. b4 a5 13. b5 Nb8 {followed by d7-d6 Nb8-d7
with a complicated position 1-0 Ardiansyah,H-Adorjan,A/Indonesia 1983/MCD (57)}
) 12... Na5 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc7 {with mutual chances 1/2-1/2 Skembris,
S-Nikolic,P/Dubai (ol) 1986/Inf 42/(54)}) 6... exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 {now White
can't defend the pawn on d5, but he hopes to get compensation, because of his
better development, and his space advantage.} 8. e4 Qe7 $1 {inning the pawn.}
9. Bd3 {White tries to leave the queens on board, and develops the bishop to
d3, previously 9.Bg2 was mostly tried, when Black has an extra pawn in the
endgame, and a fine position.} (9. Bg2 Qxe4+ (9... Bxd5 10. O-O Bxe4 11. Qa4 $1
{it is important to stop d7-d5} Bc6 12. Qd1 {followed by Re1, with a strong
attack}) 10. Qxe4+ Nxe4 11. O-O Be7 (11... Nd6 $6 {is worse, White gets strong
positional compensation.} 12. Re1+ Kd8 13. Bf4 f6 14. Nc3 Na6 15. Rad1 Nc7 16.
Nd2 Nce8 17. Nde4 {with initiative 1/2-1/2 Crawley,G-Dizdarevic,E/Belgrade
1988/TD (53)}) 12. Re1 f5 $1 13. Nc3 Nxc3 (13... O-O $6 14. Nd2 Na6 15. Ndxe4
fxe4 16. Bf4 Bf6 17. Bxe4 {with a small plus for white 1-0 Vaganian,R-Razuvaev,
Y/Vilnius 1980/URS-ch (67)}) 14. bxc3 Bxd5 {is stronger, White has some
initiative but Black has nothing to worry about, for example} 15. Bg5 (15. Nh4
Bxg2 16. Nxf5 Nc6) 15... Nc6 16. Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxf5 Bh3 18. Nxe7 Nxe7 19. Rxe7+
Kf8 {[%cal Gh3e6]}) 9... Nxd5 {[%cal Gd5b4]} 10. a3 {White prevents Nd5-b4.}
Nc6 (10... Nf6 {trying to win another pawn is suicidal, as Black opens lines
on his king, here is how White can continue:} 11. O-O $1 Nxe4 (11... Bxe4 $6
12. Re1 d5 13. Nc3 {and Black collapses in the centre.}) 12. Re1 d5 13. Nc3 f5
{it seems that Black is solid, but White has too many targets to attack, for
example:} 14. Bb5+ Nd7 15. Nh4 g6 16. f3 {and Black loses a piece.}) 11. O-O
Nc7 12. Nc3 {Black has an extra pawn, but it is difficult for him to finish
the development, and his king doesn't seem to be secure on any side.} Ne6 {
The purpose of this move is to prevent the white bishop to come to f4 or g5,
and Black also plans to establish one of his knights on d4.} 13. Be3 {taking
d4 under control} Qd8 $1 {A logical move, Black prepares a short castle, as
castling to the queenside was very risky.} (13... O-O-O $6 14. Nd5 Qe8 15. b4 {
is very dangerous for Black.}) 14. Rad1 Be7 15. Bc4 {White doesn't hurry and
simply improves the position of his pieces.} (15. e5 $6 {is logical, to
prevent the castle, and also free the square on e4 for the knight but runs
into a refutation:} Ncd4 $1 16. Bxd4 Bxf3 {and White loses another exchange})
15... O-O 16. e5 Ncd4 {black gives his extra pawn back, but opens way for his
pieces and minimizes White's pressure. Also he plans to control the a8-h1
diagonal and create threats on the white king.} (16... Na5 {is met with} 17.
Bd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Ne4 {with some pressure for White.})
17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Qc8 $1 {planning to bring the queen to the a8-h1
diagonal, Black has good counterplay.} (18... Rc8 $2 19. Qe2 $1 {A strong move,
White wants to keep the bishop on c4, from where it stops the advance of the
black d and f pawns, and can go to d5.} (19. Be2 Ng5 20. f3 f6 {with
counterplay}) 19... Ng5 (19... d5 20. exd6 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Bf6 22. Rd2 $16 {
with a strong passed pawn}) 20. Bd5 $1 $16) (18... Ng5 $6 {is strongly met by}
19. Bd5 $1 Nf3+ 20. Kg2 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Bxd5+ 22. Nxd5 {with advantage for White.
}) 19. Qe2 d6 $1 {Another good move, Black gets rid of his d-pawn and reaches
a good position.} 20. exd6 (20. Nd5 $6 Re8 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 {and White has
problems on the e-file.}) 20... Bxd6 {Now both players had to calculate 21.
Bxg7, the analysis shows that this move probably led to a draw} 21. Bxe6 (21.
Bxg7 Ng5 {leads by force to an ending} (21... Re8 {A cunning move, Black has a
lot of threats, White defends only with} 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Bf6 $1 {very nice,
White wins a piece back.} Bg6 24. Rxd6 Nf4 25. Qd2 (25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. gxf4 {
is also interesting for White.}) 25... Qxc4 26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. gxf4 {and White
has the edge.}) 22. Bd5 Kxg7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qg4 Be7 25. Rd7 Qf3 26. Qxf3
Nxf3+ 27. Kg2 Bxa3 28. bxa3 Ne5 29. Rb7 Rfb8 {is equal}) 21... fxe6 {Although
Black's pawn structure is somewhat weakened, he has the bishop's pair and
prospects of attack.} 22. Ne4 Qc6 {[%cal Gc6h1]} 23. Rfe1 {White has to play
accurately already, Black's initiative shouldn't be underestimated.} e5 24.
Bxb6 $1 {The only move} (24. Bc3 $2 {loses to} Bc5 $1 {[%csl Gb7,Gc5] and
Black wins since f2 is indefensible.}) 24... Bxa3 $1 25. bxa3 (25. Bc5 Bxc5 26.
Qc4+ Kh8 27. Qxc5 Qg6 {is a little better for Black, as his bishop is very
strong.}) 25... axb6 26. Qb2 Ra4 {it seems that Black has the upper hand, but
White finds a nice way to bring the game to a draw.} 27. f3 $1 (27. Rd6 $4 {
loses to} Rxe4 $1 28. Rxc6 Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 Bxc6+ {and black wins}) 27... Rxf3 {
Black reconciles himself to a draw, anyway, he doesn't have anything better as
White is solid and his knight in the centre saves him from all the possible
troubles.} 28. Rd8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ (29. Qb3+ $2 Rc4 {and White is on the
defensive again.}) 29... Kxf8 30. Rf1+ Kg8 31. Qf2 $1 ({Again} 31. Qb3+ {
is refuted by} Rc4 $1) 31... h6 32. Qf8+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ {the pointe is that 33...
Qg6 refuted by 34.Nf6!} Kh8 (33... Qg6 $4 34. Nf6+ gxf6 35. Qd7+ Qg7 36. Qxa4 {
with great advantage for white}) 34. Qf8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 (5. b3 {is considered to be the
main line these days.}) 5... Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 {This is Black's main reply, he
tries to undermine White's centre, and White can't play d4-d5 now.} 7. dxc5 (7.
d5 $2 exd5 8. Nh4 Bc6 9. Qc2 dxc4 {and Black stays with an extra pawn.}) 7...
Bxc5 (7... bxc5 {is another possible recapture, here is an example of how the
game may continue} 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Rfd1 d6 12. Rab1 Nbd7
13. b4 cxb4 14. Rxb4 Bc6 15. Qa3 Qc5 16. Be3 Qh5 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qxh3 19.
Bg2 Qh5 20. Bf3 Qh3 21. Bg2 Qh5 22. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Gelfand,B/Enghien
les Bains 2003/CBM 096/[Gershon] (22)}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 {This is the
main move, the black bishop retreats and opens the route for the black knight
to c5 via a6. Other moves are also possible, for example:} (9... a6 10. Bf4 Be7
11. Rfd1 d6 12. Rd2 Qc7 13. Rad1 e5 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. Nh4 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 {
and Black couldn't solve his opening problems in Gurevich,D - Mekhitarian,K
American Continental 2005 1-0(48)}) (9... Ne4 $5 {deserves attention, Black
tries to exchange a few pieces and free himself in the centre with d7-d5.} 10.
Nxe4 (10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d5 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. cxd5
Bxd5 {1-0 Nikolic,P-Istratescu,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084 (59) and Black is close to
equalise.}) 10... Bxe4 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Rac1 Nc6 15.
Rd2 a6 16. Qd1 d5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 {is equal 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Lautier,J/Moscow
2001/CBM 086 (29)}) 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Bf4 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rd4 {This is
white's most serious try to get some advantage, the idea of this move is to
cover the e4 square and prevent the black knight to go there. The natural 13.
Rac1 is met by 13...Nce4 and Black doesn't have any problems.} (13. Rac1 Nce4 {
here is how the game may continue} 14. Nd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 a6 16. Qb3 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Ra7 $1 19. Qxb7 Rxb7 20. f3 Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Karpov,A/
Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 070/(36) and Black didn't have problems to achieve a draw}
) 13... d5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 (14... exd5 {to recapture with the pawn is also
possible, though it looks illogical, Black gets active piece play which
compensates him for the isolated pawn, for example:} 15. Rdd1 Nce4 16. Rac1 Bc5
17. e3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Ne4 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Be5 Rac8 21. Bd4 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,
B-Leko,P/Cannes FRA 2002/The Week in Chess 381 (33). (32) White's advantage is
too small.}) 15. Bg5 {This is white's idea. Mamedyarov already had experience
with this line as he had beaten Gashimov a couple of months earlier.} Nf6 $1 {
This is a new move in this position, in a game that was played a few rounds
before this one, in Wijk aan Zee, Leko simply captured the white bishop and
also gained equality. After the move played in the game, Black wants to jump
with the knight to e4 and exploit the pin of the white knight on c3.} (15...
Bxg5 {is also playable} 16. Nxg5 Nf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 {This is an improvement
that Leko introduced against Aronian, Gashimov captured with the knight and
soon got into trouble.} (17... Nxb7 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. Nge4 Nxe4 20. Rxd8+ Nxd8
21. Qxe4 h6 22. Nb5 a6 23. Nd6 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Nxc6 25. Rc1 Nd4 26. Rc7 $1 {
and white won in the endgame 1-0 Mamedyarov,S-Gashimov,V/Instanbul TUR 2005/
The Week in Chess 576 (52)}) 18. b4 h6 19. Nf3 Ncd7 20. Nb5 Rfc8 21. Qd2 Rc6
22. Rd1 a6 23. Nd6 Qc7 24. e4 e5 25. Rd3 Rc2 26. Qe1 a5 27. Ra3 Ng4 28. Rd2 Rc1
29. Rd1 Rc2 30. Rd2 Rc1 31. Rd1 Rc2 {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L-Leko,P/Wijk aan Zee NED
2006/The Week in Chess 584 (31)}) 16. Rc1 {White protects the queen and
prevents Nce4 from black.} h6 (16... e5 $6 {This move weakens the central
squares:} 17. Rdd1 (17. Nxe5 $2 {is bad due to} Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne6 {Black
attacks the bishop and the rook, at the same time, White has to give an
exchange}) 17... Qe6 18. b4 Na6 (18... Nce4 $2 {runs into} 19. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 20.
Ng5 Qc8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nd5 {and Black suffers a material loss}) 19. a3 {
couldn't satisfy Black, as his knight is out of play.}) 17. Bf4 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ (
18. b4 $6 Rxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb7+ 21. f3 Ncd7 {and Black is slightly
better already, as White's active play only brought him more weaknesses.})
18... Qxd8 19. Ne5 (19. Rd1 Qe8 {is equal.}) 19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rc8 {Black
coveres the square c6 and his rook also targets the white queen, the position
is equal.} 21. Qd1 Qc7 {An interesting reply, Black threatens to win a piece
by g7-g5, and any move of the white Ne5 would be answered by Qb7+.} 22. b4 Qb7+
(22... g5 $5 {deserved serious attention, as this is Black's only try if he
avoids to avoid a draw.} 23. bxc5 gxf4 24. gxf4 Bxc5 25. Qd3 {the position
remains unclear.}) 23. f3 Ncd7 24. Nxd7 Nxd7 25. a3 b5 (25... a5 26. Qb3 (26.
bxa5 $6 Bxa3 {ruins White's queenside.}) 26... axb4 27. axb4 $11) 26. Ne4 Rxc1
{The players agreed to a draw, as the position is totally equal.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O (
8. Bc3 {is another popular line} d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12.
O-O Rc8 13. e4 {with plenty of theory .}) 8... d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11.
Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 {Gelfand has already faced this position as black, and had no
problems against Tkachiev after 12...Qe8 which is also popular.} Nh5 {driving
away the white bishop out of f4.} (12... Qe8 13. e4 (13. a4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Bxc4
15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxc4 Bd6 17. Ne5 f5 18. h4 c5 19. Bxe4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Leon ESP 2002/The Week in Chess 398 (20).}) 13... dxc4 14.
bxc4 Bxc4 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Qa4 Bd3 17. Ndb1 Bxb1 18. Raxb1 a5 19. Qb3 (19. e5 {
probably an improvement} Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 (20... exd5 $5 {deserves attention})
21. Bf1 Rc7 22. Bb5 Qc8 23. Rdc1 Rd8 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Rc1 Qa7 26. Qc2 {
and white was able to put strong pressure on black 1-0 Nyback,T-Rodshtein,M/
Stockholm SWE 2006/The Week in Chess 583 (54)}) 19... b5 20. e5 a4 21. Qb2 Nd5
22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bh3 Ra8 24. Qc2 Nb6 25. Bf5 g6 26. Bd3 Kh8 27. Re1 Nc4 28.
Rbc1 Qd7 {and black went on to win 0-1 Tkachiev,V-Gelfand,B/Shenyang 2000/CBM
079 (43)}) 13. Bc1 Nhf6 (13... f5 {is another possible move, Black puts up a
solid pawn structure in order to restrict White's activity.} 14. e3 Bd6 15. a4
Nhf6 16. a5 bxa5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 dxc4 {with a complicated position
Izoria,Z - Mastrovasilis, A GEO-GRE Athens 2003}) 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Bc1 Nhf6 16.
Bf4 {A silent draw offer, White has other moves if he wants to play, 16.e4 or
16.Bb2.} (16. e4 {an interesting pawn sacrifice, white gets full compensation
for it} dxc4 17. Bf4 (17. Nd2 b5 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Na4 (19. Qa4 $6 Bb5 20. Qc2
Qa5 {and Black is simply a pawn up, 0-1 Van Wely,L-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee NED
2001/The Week in Chess 325 (49)}) 19... c5 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Ne5 22. Bb2 Bd6
{with compensation for the pawn Georgiev,K - Mitkov,N Skopje op 2002}) 17...
Bb4 18. Nd2 Qe7 (18... b5 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Na4 {White gets a small plus.}) 19.
Nxc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Ne2 {White is a little better 1-0 Van
Wely,L-Tkachiev,V/Enghien les Bains 2001/CBM 083/(41)}) (16. Bb2 dxc4 17. bxc4
Bxc4 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5 20. Ne4 b5 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. exd6 {with
compensation for the pawn 1-0 Bacrot,E-Lautier,J/Paris FRA 2002/The Week in
Chess 399 (27)}) 16... Re8 $1 {Black is not satisfied with a draw and plays
for a win.} (16... Nh5 $11) 17. e4 dxc4 18. bxc4 (18. Nd2 $5 {deserved
attention, White got a great advantage in the next game, though Black was very
cooperative.} c5 (18... b5 {deserved attention as well, similar to the lines
that were seen before}) 19. d5 e5 20. Bg5 b5 $2 (20... Nxd5 $1 {it seems that
Black can grab a pawn and gets away with it.} 21. Nxd5 Bxg5 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23.
Qxc4 Nf6 24. h4 Bh6 25. Ne3 Qc7 26. Nf5 {with compensation for White, but not
more than that.}) 21. bxc4 b4 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Ne2 Qd6 24. Nc1 Rb8 25. a3 Nd7
26. Bh3 bxa3 27. Rxa3 {[%csl Ra7,Rc5] and White's pressure becomes unbearable,
Black has too many weaknesses on the queenside, 1-0 Nyback,T-Thorfinnsson,B/
Vammala FIN 2005/The Week in Chess 566 (26)}) 18... Bxc4 19. Nd2 (19. Ne5 {
was possible, there's a long and a forced line, at the end of which Black is
totally fine.} Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 21. Rd4 b5 22. Rad1 Rc7 23. Qd2 Bb4 $1 {
this move allows Black to keep his knight.} 24. a3 Ba5 25. Rd6 {and White
still has to prove that he has enough compensation for the pawn.}) 19... Ba6
20. Qa4 Bd3 21. Ndb1 $2 {Gelfand plays the same as Tkachiev played against him
in a similar situation, but Ivanchuk finds a fantastic refutation.} (21. Nb3 {
was the correct move, after which the position is equal:} b5 $5 {securing the
spot on c4 for the bishop} (21... Bc2 {here Black can even face some trouble
after} 22. Rdc1 Bxb3 23. axb3 a5 24. e5 Nd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Bf1 $1 {and
White has very good compensation for the pawn.}) 22. Qxa7 Bc4 23. Nd2 Bd3 24.
Nb3 Bc4 {and a draw is likely here}) 21... b5 $1 22. Qxa7 e5 $1 {White has
probably missed the possibility of this blow, his position deteriorates quickly
} 23. Rxd3 {The pawn is poisoned:} (23. dxe5 $2 Bc5 24. Qa6 (24. Qb7 Bxf2+ 25.
Kxf2 Ng4+ 26. Ke1 Nc5 27. Qa7 Qd4 {and Black suddenly mates !}) 24... Bxf2+ 25.
Kh1 (25. Kxf2 Ng4+ 26. Ke1 Nc5 27. Qa3 Qd4 $19) 25... Nc5 26. Qa3 Ng4 {and
Black should collect White's central pawns in the near future.}) 23... exf4 24.
Rd1 (24. gxf4 $2 Ra8 25. Qb7 Nc5 $19 {costs White another exchange}) (24. Rd2 {
doesn't help too:} Bb4 {with the idea to catch the queen with Rc7} 25. a3 Bxc3
(25... Rc7 $2 26. axb4 {and White is still in the game}) 26. Nxc3 Ra8 27. Qb7
Nc5 28. Qxc6 Nb3 {with a simple win}) 24... b4 25. e5 $5 {White looks for any
counterplay, but his position is hopeless already, other moves were not better,
for example:} (25. Ne2 Nc5 {Attacking the pawn on e4 and threatening to trap
the white queen with Ra8.} 26. Nxf4 Ra8 27. Qxa8 Qxa8 28. dxc5 Bxc5 {with an
easy win for Black}) 25... bxc3 26. Nxc3 {White sacrifices a piece but hopes
to get some positional compensation, together with a couple of pawns.} (26.
exf6 c2 $19) 26... Bb4 27. Rdc1 Bxc3 28. Rxc3 Nd5 29. Rc2 Ra8 30. Qb7 Rb8 31.
Qa7 {White tries to make it difficult for black, to take advantage of his
extra piece. Black still has to be careful and find the most accurate moves.} (
31. Qxc6 $2 {runs into} Nb4) 31... Re7 {Again, defending the pawn on c6.} 32.
Qa3 (32. Rxc6 $2 Nxe5) 32... Re6 33. Rac1 Nf8 $1 (33... fxg3 34. hxg3 Qb6 35.
Bh3 {allows White to complicate matters.}) 34. Rxc6 Rxc6 35. Rxc6 Rb1+ {
Black gave the pawn on c6, but seized the initiative, and looks as he's on a
sure way to victory.} 36. Bf1 h5 {Black opens the way for his king, so the
weakness of his 8th row won't be important anymore, and also starts an attack
on the white king.} 37. Rd6 Qc8 38. Qd3 (38. Rxd5 $2 {allows} Qc4 {[%cal Gc4d5,
Gc4f1] and Black is winning.}) 38... Nc3 {threatening to play f4-f3 and Qc8-h3
next.} 39. Kg2 {taking the square f3 under control.} Ne6 40. Qc4 {now it was
time for Black to finish this great game with 40...f3+.} Qxc4 $4 (40... f3+ 41.
Kxf3 Ng5+ 42. Ke3 Qf5 {and the mate is inevitable}) 41. Bxc4 Ne4 {Black has
probably counted on his extra piece to bring him a calm victory in the endgame
but White starts to show amazing defensive resources.} 42. Bd3 $1 Re1 {Black
decides to keep the rooks on the board.} (42... Nxd6 43. Bxb1 Nb5 44. d5 Nc5
45. d6 {White has good chances for a draw as his pawns are very advanced and
his bishop is better than his opponent's knight(s)}) 43. Rb6 g6 44. Bxe4 Rxe4
45. d5 Nf8 46. gxf4 Rxf4 47. Rb8 $1 {Another strong move, White pins the black
knight and keeps it out of play.} Rd4 (47... Re4 48. Re8 {is also not clear})
48. e6 fxe6 49. dxe6 Re4 50. Re8 $1 Kg7 {now it suddenly turns out that
winning the white e-pawn won't bring Black the victory as after} (50... Rxe6
51. Rxe6 Nxe6 52. a4 Nc5 53. a5 Kf7 54. h4 {it's important to block the black
pawns, White plays this position as if it's a pawn ending, two on two, as the
black knight and the a-pawn are out of the game, and if black brings his king
to the queenside, his pawns become vulnerable} Kf6 55. Kg3 Kf5 56. f3 Ke5 (
56... g5 57. hxg5 Kxg5 58. f4+ Kf5 59. Kh4 $11) 57. Kf2 Kd5 58. Ke3 Ne6 59. a6
Kc6 60. Ke4 Kb6 61. Ke5 g5 62. hxg5 Nxg5 63. Kf4 Ne6+ 64. Kg3 Kxa6 65. Kh4 Ng7
66. f4 {drawing}) 51. f3 Re5 52. Re7+ Kh6 (52... Kg8 53. Re8 {is the same as
before}) 53. f4 Re2+ (53... Rxe6 {Now we have to validate that this ending is
still a draw:} 54. Rxe6 Nxe6 55. Kf3 Nc5 {not letting the white pawn advance
and preventing from the white king to come to e4} 56. Ke3 Kg7 (56... h4 57. Kf3
Kh5 58. a3 Na4 59. h3 {and White holds.}) 57. Kd4 Na4 58. Kc4 $1 (58. Ke5 {
a passive defense probably doesn't work, for example:} Kh6 $1 (58... Kf7 59. f5
g5 60. f6 Nc5 61. Kf5 {drawing}) 59. Kf6 h4 60. h3 Nc3 61. a3 Kh5 62. f5 (62.
Ke5 g5 63. fxg5 Kxg5 $19) 62... g5 63. Ke5 g4 64. hxg4+ Kg5 65. f6 Kg6 66. f7 (
66. Ke6 h3 67. f7 Kg7 68. Ke7 Nd5+ 69. Ke8 Nf6+ 70. Ke7 Nh7) 66... Kxf7 67. Kf4
Nd5+ 68. Kf3 (68. Ke4 Kg6) 68... Kg6 69. a4 Kg5 70. a5 Nb4 71. Kg2 Kxg4 72. Kh2
h3 73. Kg1 Kg3 74. Kh1 h2 75. a6 Nd3 76. a7 Nf2#) 58... Kf6 59. Kb4 Nb6 (59...
Nb2 60. Kc3 Nd1+ 61. Kd4 {and the a-pawn is ready to advance}) 60. Kc5 Nc8 61.
a4 Kf5 62. a5 Kxf4 63. a6 Ke5 64. Kc6 Kd4 65. Kc7 Na7 66. Kb6 Nc8+ 67. Kc7 {
with a draw}) 54. Kf3 Rxa2 55. Re8 Nh7 56. e7 Ra3+ 57. Kf2 Ra7 {Black has to
make this move, it's clear that the draw is in sight.} 58. h4 Nf6 {there is
nothing else} (58... Kg7 $2 59. Rg8+ Kxg8 60. e8=Q+) 59. Rh8+ Kg7 60. e8=Q Nxe8
61. Rxe8 {A superb defense by white.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bf4
d6 {The idea of this move, is to wait for White's castle and then Black can
play 9...b5, the immediate 8...b5 is not enough to equalise, but 8...Qc8 is a
possible alternative.} (8... Qc8 {here is how the game may continue} 9. Rc1 (9.
O-O d5 10. Ne5 Qb7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rfe1 b5 13. Qb3 b4 14. Na4 Rc8 15. Rac1
Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 {[%cal Ga6c4] and Black is fine Euwe,M-Matanovic,A/
Beverwijk 1958/MCD (18)}) 9... Qb7 10. Ne5 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. b4 b5 13. Qb3
Rc8 14. O-O Nc6 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. e4 Rc4 {and after an interesting battle
Black won 0-1 Beliavsky,A-Naiditsch,A/Wijk aan Zee NED 2006/The Week in Chess
584 (39)}) (8... b5 $6 {it seems that this move is not enough to reach
equality, Black sacrifices a pawn but doesn't get enough compensation for it.}
9. cxb5 cxb5 10. Nxb5 Nd5 11. Nc3 Nxf4 (11... Nxc3 {is also not enough to
equalise} 12. bxc3 d5 13. Nd2 Qc8 14. c4 $1 Nd7 15. c5 {1/2-1/2 Maksimenko,
A-Romanishin,O/Lvov 2001/CBM 087/(29) and white got a clear edge}) 12. gxf4 Qb6
(12... d5 13. O-O Bd6 14. f5 Qf6 15. Rfe1 Qxf5 16. e4 Qg6 17. exd5 {and White
is better Sorin,A-Ricardi,P/Villa Martelli 1998/EXT 99 (18)}) 13. Qb3 Qc7 14.
Ne5 Nc6 15. O-O Rfb8 16. Qa4 {with an advantage for White 1-0 Sriram,J-Taleb,M/
Kuala Lumpur MAS 2005/The Week in Chess 569 (96)}) 9. O-O b5 $1 {Now this is
the correct moment for this move.} 10. cxb5 cxb5 11. Qb3 {The only way to
fight for advantage, other moves can't cause black any problems.} (11. Qc2 {
This move is harmless, now Black's pawn can advance, opening way for the
bishop.} b4 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nd7 14. Rfe1 Rc8 {with equality 1/2-1/2
Dautov,R-Istratescu,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084 (15)}) (11. Nxb5 {Tthis is met with}
Qd7 12. Nc3 Qxa4 13. Nxa4 Bxe2 14. Rfe1 Bb5 15. Nd2 Bc6 {and Black has the
square d5 for his knight.}) 11... Nbd7 $6 {Black decides to sacrifice the pawn,
11...Qb6 looks safer, as White was able to get a stable plus in the game.} (
11... Qb6 12. a3 d5 {with Nb8-c6 and Black is very close to equalise.}) 12.
Nxb5 Rb8 (12... Bxb5 $2 {is not good} 13. Qxb5 Rb8 14. Qa6 Rxb2 15. Qxa7 Rxe2
16. a4 {White has a dangerous passed pawn, and a pair of bishops.}) 13. a4 Nd5
14. Rfc1 $6 {I think that this move is dubious, White can't hope for any
advantage after it.} (14. Bd2 {It seems that this move could cause problems to
Black, White doesn't let Black to corrupt his pawn structure, and plans to
advance in the centre with e2-e4.} f5 $1 {the best move, Black plans to
establish control over the white squares.} (14... Nc7 $2 {is not good in view
of} 15. Ba5 $1 {and White seizes the initiative.}) (14... N7b6 15. Rfe1 Nxa4
16. Qxa4 Bxb5 17. Qxa7 {and White keeps his extra pawn, without sufficient
compensation for Black.}) 15. Rfe1 N7f6 16. Ng5 $1 {White has to break with
e2-e4 in order to get advantage, otherwise Black is fine.} Qd7 17. e4 Nxe4 (
17... fxe4 18. Bh3 $1) 18. Nxe4 Bxb5 (18... fxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxb5 20. Bxd5 exd5
21. Qxd5+ Rf7 22. axb5 Rxb5 23. Rxa7 Qxa7 24. Qxb5 Qxd4 25. Be3 {and White has
a good winning chances in this endgame.}) 19. axb5 fxe4 (19... Rxb5 $2 20. Rxa7
$1 Qxa7 21. Qxb5 fxe4 22. Rxe4 $16) 20. Bxe4 Rxb5 21. Qc2 {with a small plus
for White.}) 14... Nxf4 15. gxf4 Nf6 {[%cal Gf6d5]} 16. Qc2 {It's not clear
what else White could do, but now Black exchanges on b5 and creates a strong
pressure on white's b-pawn, the draw is in sight.} Bxb5 17. axb5 Rxb5 18. Rxa7
Nd5 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Ra2 Rb8 21. e3 (21. e4 Nf6 {weakens White's pawns even
more.}) 21... Nb4 $1 {Black doesn't want to allow the white rook to enter the
8th rank, even though it's not so dangerous, Black has no reason to be on the
defensive.} (21... Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Qxb2 23. Rc8+ Bf8 24. Qxb2 Rxb2 25. Ng5 {
[%cal Gg5h7,Gg5e4] White has the initiative, although the position looks
drawish anyway.}) 22. Ra4 Nd5 23. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Ibrayev, Nurlan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Bf4 {You can find a theoretical part to this
line in the notes to the game Mamedyarov,S - Anand,V} Qc8 {The drawback of
this move order is that White can now retreat with the queen to a3 sometimes
and not necessarily to c2.} (11... Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 {is the game Mamedyarov,s -
Anand,V Weik aan Zee 2006}) 12. Nb5 (12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Qa3 $1 {this is the
additional option that White has, when Black uses this move order (11...Qc8
instead of the usual 11...Nc5).} (13. Qc2 Nce4 {leads to a well-known
theoretical position. where Black easily solves his problems and equalises.})
13... Re8 14. Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Qb8 16. Rcd1 {and it seems that White has
certain pressure.} Nd5 $2 {gets into an inferior endgame by force:} 17. cxd5
Qxd6 18. b4 exd5 (18... Na6 19. dxe6 Qxe6 20. Nd4 {and White wins}) 19. bxc5
Qxc5 20. Qxc5 bxc5 21. e3 {with a big advantage for White Skembris,S - Del Rio
Angelis,S Cutro op 2002}) 12... Ne4 (12... Nc5 13. Qa3 {pinning the knight on
c5} Ne8 14. Nd6 (14. b4 Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Meister,P-Arkell,K/York 1999/CBM 073 ext 
(45) and it's not clear what white had achieved with b2-b4.}) 14... Nxd6 15.
Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Qc7 17. Rad1 {leading to the same position as in the game})
13. Nd6 (13. Nd2 Nxd2 (13... Nac5 14. Qc2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a6 17.
Nd6 Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Ne4 19. Qb4 {and White has some pressure}) 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15.
Rxd2 Nc5 16. Qd1 Rfd8 17. Bd6 (17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Ne4 19. Rd4 Nxd6 20. Rxd6
Rac8 {is about equal}) 17... Bf6 {[%cal Gc5e4]} 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Nd6 Qc6 {
and Black is fine}) 13... Nxd6 14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Nc5 16. Qa3 Qc7 (16...
Ne4 {Black could have tried to solve all his problems with this move, after
which he quickly breaks with d7-d5, it seems as he's able to neutralize the
white's pressure.} 17. Rd4 d5 (17... f5 {looks risky for black, although
playable, after} 18. Rad1 d5 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. f4 {White can hope for a slight
edge.}) 18. Rad1 (18. Ne5 $6 Qc7 19. cxd5 Qxe5 20. Rxe4 Qxd5 {and White has to
be careful here.}) 18... Qc7 {covering the e5 square} (18... dxc4 19. Ne5 Nc5
20. Nxc4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 {with a small advantage for White}) 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20.
Nd2 Nf6 21. e4 Bb7 22. Nc4 (22. Rc4 Qd7 {is not dangerous for Black}) 22... e5
23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Rac8 25. Nxe5 Rfe8 26. f4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4 Nxe4 28. Rd7 f6 {
and Black should equalise.}) 17. Rad1 Bd5 {Black wins an exchange but White's
compensation is obvious.} 18. R6xd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Ne4 20. Qd3 {Black's main
problem in this position is that his rooks don't have any open files to
operate on.} Nf6 21. Rd6 {The rook keeps an eye on the knight on f6 from here.}
Rac8 22. b3 {This is the critical moment, the question is whether Black could
have get counterplay by sacrificing a pawn with b6-b5.} Qc5 $6 (22... b5 $1 23.
cxb5 Qc1+ 24. Bf1 (24. Qd1 $2 Qb2 25. Rd2 Rc1 26. Rxb2 Rxd1+ 27. Bf1 Rc8 {
and Black has total control of the position.}) 24... Rfe8 {The idea of this
move is to stop e2-e4.} (24... Qa1 25. e4 $1 (25. Ra6 $2 {is bad due to} Rc1
26. e3 Rd1 27. Qc4 (27. Qe2 Ne4 $19 {[%cal Ge4c3]}) 27... d5 28. Qe2 Ne4 {
with a strong initiative}) 25... Rc1 26. Kg2 Rfc8 27. e5 R8c3 {White has an
amazing resource here:} 28. b6 $1 Rxd3 (28... axb6 29. Rxb6 {and White is
winning}) 29. b7 $1 Rdc3 30. Ba6 (30. Rd1 Qxa2 31. Rxc1 Qxb3 32. Rxc3 Qxb7 33.
exf6 gxf6 {and Black has good chances for a draw.}) 30... Rc8 31. bxc8=Q+ Rxc8
32. Bxc8 Ne4 33. Rxd7 {and White keeps a strong initiative}) 25. Ra6 Rc7 26.
Kg2 Re6 27. Ra4 {the position is unclear, at the cost of a pawn, black has
opened lines for his rooks, and his pieces became active.}) 23. e3 Rfe8 24. Rd4
Qa3 (24... d5 $6 {Now the opening of the lines is not that good for Black:} 25.
cxd5 Qd6 26. Bh3 Rc1+ 27. Kg2 {and it's not clear what Black can do, against
White's central pawns.}) 25. Bh3 $1 Rc7 {An unfortunate decision, in the
endgame White plays without any risk, and has only two options, either to win
or to draw. From a psychological point of view, it's very unpleasent for Black
to defend this kind of positions.} (25... Qxa2 26. Bxd7 Nxd7 27. Rxd7 {looks
dangerous for Black, White might get a dangerous attack, but anyway, Black
should have chosen this line as the position remains complicated and all three
results are possible.} Qa5 28. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4b5]}) 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7
28. Qxd7 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Rxe7 30. Kf1 {obviously White's first task is to bring
the king to the centre.} Rd7 31. Ke2 f6 32. Nd4 Kf7 33. b4 {White improves his
position step by step, he has no reason to hurry.} Ke7 34. Kd3 Kd6 35. a3 g6
36. e4 a6 37. f4 Rd8 38. h4 Rd7 39. g4 Rf7 40. Ke3 Rc7 41. Kd3 Rf7 {Black has
no counterplay whatsoever and all he can do is wait for White's activity.} 42.
Nf3 {White frees the square d4 for the king.} a5 $2 {Black uses the fact that
he can exchange the a-pawns and goes for it, a passive defense was quite
possible.} (42... Rf8 43. Kd4 Rd8 {and it's still not easy for White to make
progress, for example:} 44. g5 Ke7+ 45. Ke3 Rd1 46. gxf6+ Kxf6 {and Black is
ok.}) 43. Nd4 $1 (43. Kd4 {allows the black rook to get involved in the game:}
axb4 44. axb4 Ra7) 43... axb4 44. axb4 {now Black suddenly finds himself in
zugzwang, any move will only worsen his position, if he moves the rook on the
seventh rank, white will push g4-g5, 44...h6 allows 45.h5 and the pawn on h6
will be lost, while any move with the king allows White to create a passed
c-pawn.} Rf8 {This move doesn't help as well.} (44... Rd7 45. g5 Ke7 46. c5 {
is probably winning for White.}) (44... h6 45. h5 Rg7 46. c5+ {and again Black
is on the verge of defeat.}) (44... Kd7 45. c5 bxc5 46. bxc5 h5 47. gxh5 gxh5
48. Kc4 Rg7 49. c6+ Kc8 50. Kd5 Rg4 51. Kd6 Rxf4 52. Nb5 {winning}) 45. c5+
bxc5 46. bxc5+ Kd7 47. Kc4 Ke7 (47... Ra8 48. Kd5 Ra1 49. g5 Ke7 50. f5 $18)
48. Nc6+ Kd7 49. Kd5 {Black is helpless.} h5 50. gxh5 gxh5 51. Nd4 Rd8 52. c6+
Kc7+ 53. Kc5 Re8 54. Nb5+ Kd8 55. c7+ Kd7 56. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top15 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qa4
$5 O-O 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. O-O Qc7 {/\ d7-d6-d5} (9... a6 10. Qb3 d6 11. Nd3 d5 12.
Nc3) 10. Nc3 a6 11. Nd3 c5 $6 (11... d5 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. c5 $16) (11... b5 12.
Qb3 bxc4 13. Qxc4 d5 14. Qa4 Nbd7 15. Bf4 Qb6 {/\ 16... c5=}) 12. d5 exd5 13.
Nxd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 d6 15. g4 $1 {/\ g4-g5, Qh4|^} Nd7 16. g5 c4 $5 17. Nb4 b5
18. Qc2 Nb6 $6 (18... Ne5 $5 {/\ 19... a5} 19. Qe4 (19. f4 Qc5+ 20. e3 a5)
19... f5 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Nc2 Nd7 $5) 19. a4 $1 {/\ Ra1-a3-h3} Nxa4 20. Ra3
Rfe8 21. Rh3 g6 22. b3 Nb6 23. Qc3 {/\ Bd2-c1-b2} Bc8 24. Re3 Bf5 25. Bc1 Nd7
26. Nc6 Ne5 27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. f4 Ng4 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. h3 $18 Qa7+ 31. Kh1 (
31. e3 b4) 31... b4 (31... Nf2+ 32. Rxf2 Qxf2 33. Bb2 $18) 32. Qg3 cxb3 33.
hxg4 Bc2 34. Bb2 a5 35. Bf6 Qb8 36. Qh4 Qf8 37. Rf3 h6 38. Rh3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1996.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Karpov Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 {Karpov`s favourite variation in the Queen`s Indian. As
russian`s joking, he built a house on this variation already.} d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7
10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 {A rare move.} (12... Rc8) (12... Rc8 {
Main continuation.} 13. e4 {Ftacnik} b5) 13. Re1 {Took 35`} (13. e4 {Usual} b5
(13... dxc4 {Ftacnik} 14. Nxc4 (14. bxc4 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 b5) 14... c5
15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bf6 $10) 14. Re1 (14. Rc1 bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5
17. Qc2 e5 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Bf6 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bf1 Bxc3
23. Qxc3 c5 24. Rd5 {1/2-1/2 Gonzalez,GJ-Farago,I/Budapest Elekes (10)/1995/})
14... dxc4 (14... bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Ba3 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19.
Qa4 Bb2 20. Bxb2 Rxb2 21. Qxc4 Qb6 22. Rad1 Ne5 23. Qc3 Rd8 24. Rf1 Ng6 25. a4
{1/2-1/2 Jakob,S-Lee,G/Biel op (03)/1991/ (31)}) 15. bxc4 Nb6 16. cxb5 cxb5 17.
Rc1 b4 18. Ba1 Rc8 19. Nb3 Bc4 20. d5 $36 {Torre,E-Seirawan,Y Toluka 1982} (20.
d5 exd5 21. exd5 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Na5 Bxa2 24. Nc6 b3 25. Ne7+ Qxe7 26.
Rxe7 b2 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Be4 Kf8 29. Qe2 Kxe7 30. Qxb2 {1-0 Torre,E-Seirawan,
Y/Toluca izt/1982/ (46)})) (13. a4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 14. e4 c5 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,
J-Farago,I/HUN-ch (10)/1993/}) 13... b5 14. c5 e5 (14... b4 15. Bb2 e5 16. dxe5
Bxc5 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. e3 Be7 19. Nf3 Rbd8 20. Nd4 Nxe5 21. Nf5 Bf6 22. Bxe5 Bxe5
23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nxc6 $16 {Gagarin-Batsanin Vladivostok 1995}) 15. dxe5 Nxc5
16. a3 (16. b4 $6 Na4 $1) (16. Rc1 Ne6 17. b4 (17. Bb2 {Ftacnik} c5 $10) 17...
d4 18. Bb2 Bxb4 19. Bxc6 Qa5 $15) 16... Ne6 {took 61` (the record of the match
so far)} 17. b4 d4 (17... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 18. Nf3 $14) 18. Bb2 c5 19. bxc5 Bxc5
20. Ne4 Be7 21. e3 (21. f4 $5 {Vasiukov,Gagarin} g6 $6 (21... Bb7 $5 22. f5 Nc5
$13) 22. Rf1 $36 {[/\23.f5]}) 21... dxe3 (21... d3 22. Qd2 $14) 22. Rxe3 Qxd1+
23. Rxd1 Bb7 (23... b4 24. Nd6 $14 b3 {(/\Ne6-c5-a4)} 25. Rc3 $5 {(/\26.Bd5)})
(23... Rfd8 24. Nd6 Rb6 25. Red3 b4 26. R3d2 b3 27. f4 $13) 24. Rd7 Bxe4 25.
Rxe7 (25. Bxe4 Bc5 26. Re2 (26. Red3 Bb6 {(/\27...Nc5)}) 26... b4 (26... Rfd8 {
Ftacnik} 27. Red2 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 b4 $132) 27. a4 (27. axb4 Rxb4 28. Kg2 Rfb8
$132) 27... Bb6 $13 {(/\28...Nc5)}) 25... Bxg2 26. Kxg2 a5 27. Ra7 Ra8 $10 (
27... b4 {Ftacnik} 28. Rxa5 bxa3 29. Bxa3 Rfd8 $14) 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Rb3 Rb8
30. Bc3 a4 31. Rb1 Rc8 32. Ba5 Rc5 33. f4 f6 {breaks the white`s pawn
structure.} (33... h5 $5) 34. exf6 (34. f5 Nd4 35. exf6 Nxf5 $10 (35... gxf6 {
Ftacnik} 36. Bb6 Rc2+ 37. Kh3 Nf3 38. g4 (38. Rxb5 $6 h5 $1 39. g4 h4 40. g5
Rxh2+ 41. Kg4 Nxg5 $15) 38... Rc3 39. Kg2 Rb3 40. Ra1 Ne5 41. h3 Kf7 42. Bc5))
34... gxf6 35. Rd1 Kf7 36. Rd7+ Kg6 37. Kf3 Rc4 38. Ke3 Nc5 39. Rd5 (39. f5+
Kxf5 40. Rxh7 Re4+ 41. Kf3 Ne6 $10) 39... Kf7 (39... h5 $5) 40. Bb6 (40. g4 $5)
(40. Bb4 Na6 41. Rxb5 (41. Bd2 Nc5 42. Bb4 $14) 41... Nxb4 42. axb4 (42. Rxb4
$4 Rxb4 43. axb4 a3) 42... a3 43. Kd3 (43. Ra5 Rxb4 44. Rxa3 f5 $10) 43... a2
44. Ra5 Rxb4 $10) (40. f5 h5 41. Bb4 (41. Bb6 Rc3+ 42. Ke2 Ne4 43. Rxb5 Rxa3
44. Ra5 Nc3+ 45. Kd2 Ne4+ $10) 41... Na6 42. Rxb5 Nxb4 43. axb4 a3 44. Ra5 Rxb4
45. Rxa3 h4 $10) 40... Rc3+ 41. Kd4 Rc4+ 42. Ke3 Rc3+ 43. Ke2 Ne4 44. Rxb5 Rxa3
45. Ra5 Kg6 (45... Nc3+ 46. Kd2 Ne4+ 47. Kc2 Rc3+ 48. Kd1 Ra3 49. Kc2 Rc3+ $10)
46. Bd4 h5 47. Be3 (47. f5+ $6 Kg5 48. Be3+ Kg4 $14) 47... f5 48. Ra6+ Kf7 49.
Ra5 Kg6 (49... Ke6 {Ftacnik} 50. Re5+ (50. Ra6+ $6 Kd5 51. Ra5+ Kc4 52. Rxf5
Rb3 $17) 50... Kd6 (50... Kf6 51. Bd4 Kg6 52. Re6+ $10) 51. Rxf5 Nc3+ 52. Kd2
Nd5 53. Bd4 Ra2+ 54. Kd3 Rxh2 55. Ke4 Re2+ 56. Kd3 Rg2 57. Ke4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2000.08.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2000.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O
Qc8 $5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 $5 {TN} (10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Re1 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13.
Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Qxd4 Be7 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Rad1 Rf7 18. Re2 Rc8 $132
{0-1 Rogozenko,D-Volke,K/BL98/99 Duisburg-Magdeburg 1999/BL9899 (48)}) 10...
Bxe4 11. Re1 (11. Qxd4 $5 Qb7 12. Qc3 Be7 13. Re1 Bc6 (13... O-O 14. Rxe4 Qxe4
15. Nd4 $18) 14. b4 $1 $36 Bxb4 $2 15. Qxb4 Bxf3 16. Bg5 $18) 11... Bxf3 $1 (
11... Bb7 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qg4 $16) 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. a3 $5 {[/\ b2-b4-b5]} (13.
Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxd4 Bb4 15. Rd1 O-O 16. a3 Bc5 $132 17. Qxd7 Qf3 $36) 13... Be7
(13... a5 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Qxd4 Bc5 16. Qg4 $36) 14. b4 Rb8 (14... O-O 15. b5
Na5 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. Qxd4 $16) (14... f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. b5 Ne7 (16... Ne5
17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Rxe5 Bxe5 19. Qh5+ $18) 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. a4 $5 $16) 15. Bxc6
(15. Bb2 f6 $5 16. exf6 (16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxd4 O-O $132) 16... Bxf6 17. Bxc6
Qxc6 18. Bxd4 O-O $132) 15... dxc6 16. Qxd4 (16. Qg4 g6 17. Qxd4 O-O $11) 16...
O-O $11 17. Be3 (17. Qe4 $142 Rd8 18. Be3 Rb7 $5 $11 {(/\ 19...Rbd7)}) 17... f5
$5 18. Red1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5
8. O-O O-O 9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Qd3 d6 (10... Be4 11. Qe3 Nc6 12. Nbd2 d5 13. cxd5
$1 (13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Nd2 Nc3 $15 {Dokhoian,Y-Romanischin,O Erevan 1989 inf 48/
682} (14... Nc3 15. Nb1 Nxd4 16. Nxc3 Nc2 17. Qc1 Nxa1 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd4 Nxb3
20. axb3 Rc8 $10 {Dokhoian,Y-Romanishin,O Erevan 1989 48/682})) 13... exd5 14.
Ne5 Bxg2 15. Nxc6 Qd7 16. Ne5 Qh3 17. Rfc1 $16 {Dautov,R-Romanischin,O
Kecskemet 1989 48/683} (17. Rfc1 {Dautov} Be4 {Dautov,R-Romanishin,O Kecskemet
1989 48/683} 18. f3 Bg6 19. Rc7 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Rc8 22. Rc6 $16)) (
10... d5 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Rfc1 Qe7 13. Qe3 Rac8 $10 {Nikolic,P-Arnason,JL
Moskva 1989 inf. 49/(597)} (13... Rac8 {Dautov} 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16.
cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nf3 Rc5 19. Qd4 Re8 $10 {Nikolic,P-Arnason,J
Moskva 1990})) 11. Nbd2 Qc7 (11... a5 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. e4 e5 $13 {Grunberg,
HU-Hjartarson,J Novi Sad OL 50/544} (13... e5 {Dautov} 14. Nh4 Nc6 15. d5 Ne7
16. Bh3 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 $10 {Gruenberg,H_U.-Hjartarson,J Novi Sad(ol) 1990
50/544})) (11... Nbd7 $6 {Dautov} 12. e4 e5 13. Nh4 $16) 12. e4 {/\e4-e5} e5
13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 (14. d5 $2 Ne7 {/\Sd7,a7-a5,Sc5 =/+}) 14... a5 15. Rfe1 (
15. f4 $2 {Dautov} Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qc5) (15. Kh1 $5 {Dautov /\f4}) 15... Ba6 16.
Nf1 Rab8 17. Nfe3 b5 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Qd2 $14 Rfd8 $6 (19... Nxd4 20. Nxd4
exd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 22. Rad1 $16) (19... Qb6 $2 20. Nf5 $16 {/\Nxg7/Nxd6}) (19...
g6 $1 20. Rec1 Qb6 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Qd6 Kg7 (22... Qd8 $10) 23. Nd5 Qd8 $10)
20. Rec1 {/\21.d5 Ne7 21.Nxb4} Qb7 (20... Qb6 21. Nf5 g6 22. d5 $1 Na7 (22...
gxf5 23. Qg5+) 23. Qh6 $16) 21. d5 Ne7 22. a3 $1 $16 {פe7,פf6} Nd7 (22...
bxa3 23. Rxa3 $16) (22... Be8 {Dautov} 23. axb4 axb4 24. Nc4 $16 {><d6,b4}) 23.
axb4 axb4 24. Nxb4 Nc5 25. Rab1 Bd7 26. Rxc5 $1 (26. Nd3 Nxb3 27. Qd1 Ba4 $132
(27... Ba4 {Dautov} 28. Rc4 Qd7 29. Nb2 Nc5 30. Nxa4 Rxb1 31. Qxb1 Nxa4 $10)) (
26. Nec2 {Dautov} f5 $44) 26... dxc5 27. Nd3 f6 (27... Qc7 {Dautov} 28. Rc1 (
28. Nc4 $2 Bb5 29. Ndxe5 f6 30. d6 Qa7 $17) 28... Rxb3 $2 29. Nxc5 Rb5 30. Ne6
Qxc1+ 31. Qxc1 fxe6 32. Qc7 Rbb8 33. dxe6 $18) (27... Ng6 {Dautov} 28. Nxc5 Qa7
(28... Qb4 $2 29. Qxb4 Rxb4 {/\Rb5} 30. Bf1 Be8 31. Ra1 Rc8 32. Ra5 $16) 29. b4
Bb5 $14) 28. Nxc5 {/\b3-b4} Qb4 (28... Qb6 {Dautov} 29. b4 (29. Nxd7 Rxd7 30.
Bh3 Rdd8 31. Nc4 Qb4 $13) 29... Bb5 30. Bh3 Ra8 $14) 29. Qxb4 Rxb4 30. Ra1 {
/\Ra7} Rb5 $2 (30... Kf7 31. Ra7 Ke8 32. Nc4 $16 (32. Nc4 {Dautov} Bb5 33. Rb7
$18)) (30... Nc8 $2 {Dautov} 31. Ra8 $18) (30... Bc8 {Dautov} 31. Bf1 $16 {
/\Ra7,Ra8}) 31. Nxd7 Rxd7 32. Ra8+ Kf7 33. Bh3 $18 Rdb7 34. Be6+ Kg6 35. d6 Nc6
36. Bd5 Rxd5 (36... Rc5 {Dautov} 37. Rc8 $18) 37. Nxd5 Nb8 (37... Rxb3 38. Ne7+
) 38. Ne7+ Kf7 39. Rxb8 Rxb8 40. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Azov"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Gurevich, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6
8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 (13... c5
{- 48/(689)}) 14. Re1 (14. c5 $2 b4 $17) 14... dxe4 15. Bxe4 (15. Nxe4 $5 {
Dautov} bxc4 16. Qe2) 15... bxc4 (15... c5 16. d5 (16. cxb5 $1 $146 Bxb5 (16...
cxd4 $2 17. Bxd4 Bxb5 18. Bxh7+ $1 $18) 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nb6 (18... Bf6 19.
Ne4 Bxc3 20. Nxc3 Ba6 $14) 19. Bg2 Bf6 (19... Bc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Qf3 $16)
20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ne4 Qg6 22. Qd2 $1 $16 {Shipov,S-Gagarin,V/Moscow/1994/})
16... exd5 17. Bxd5 Bf6 (17... Nf6 $6 18. Bg2 $14) 18. Bxf6 (18. Rc1 $5 {N}
bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nb6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Qf3 Rc7 22. Rcd1 $1 (22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qxf6
gxf6 24. Rcd1 Bb7 $10) 22... Bxc3 (22... Rd7 23. Bc6 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qe7 25. Bxf6
Qxf6 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Rd6 $16) 23. Qxc3 {+/= Chuchelov,V-Lutz,Ch/Deutschland
60/(490) 1994} (23. Qxc3 Rd7 24. Qe5 $1 Qf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Bc6 Rxd1 27. Rxd1
Bc8 28. Rd6 Be6 29. Kg2 $14 {Chuchelov,V})) 18... Nxf6 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. Bg2 (
20. Bc4 Bc6 $15) 20... Qa5 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Bd3 23. Qb2 Qb4 {/\ Qd4-/+}
24. Qc1 h6 25. Bh3 Rb8 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Nxf1 Ne4 28. a3 Qb7 29. h4 Rxd1 30.
Qxd1 Nc3 31. Qd3 Nb5 32. b4 $1 $8 Nd4 33. Nh2 Qb6 34. bxc5 Qxc5 35. Nf3 Nxf3+
36. Qxf3 a5 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Timman,J/Amsterdam 44/664 (Timman,J) 1987}) (
15... Nf6 {N} 16. Bg2 c5 (16... bxc4 17. bxc4 c5 $5 $13 {Rajkovic,D}) 17. d5 (
17. dxc5 $5) (17. cxb5 Bxb5 18. Nf3 Nd5 19. Bb2 c4 20. bxc4 Bxc4 21. Ne5 Bb4
22. Re4 Nf6 23. Nxc4 Rxc4 24. Qb3 Qc7 25. Re5 Bc3 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Bf1 Rc6 28.
Bb5 Ng4 29. Bxc6 {1-0 Tuvsanaa,N-Kalesis,N/Moscow olm (05) MGL-GRE ;EXP 44 1994
}) 17... exd5 18. cxd5 Re8 19. Nf1 b4 $1 20. Bb2 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Bf8 22. Qf3 Qd6
$6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6 $14 {Rajkovic,D-Kalesis,N/Ioannina 58/(567) 1993})
16. bxc4 c5 (16... Nb6 {N} 17. c5 $1 $14 Nd5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Nf3 Bf6 (19... Nf6
$5 20. Ne5 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Qd5 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. Rab1 $14) 20. Ne5 $1 Qc7 (20...
Bxe5 21. dxe5 $16 {/\ 22. Bd2, 22. h4-h5>>}) 21. h4 Rfd8 22. Bd2 Bg7 {/\ 23...
Nb4 24. Bb4 (24. Qc3 Be5 25. de5 Nd3 ) Rd4 25. Nc6 Re4} 23. Rad1 $1 {/\ h5|^>>}
Ne7 24. Qc3 $1 {/\ Qa3} Bb5 (24... Rxd4 $5 25. Qxd4 Bxe5 26. Qe3 $14) 25. Bc2
$1 $16 Nf5 26. Bf4 Qb7 27. a4 Ba6 28. Be4 Qa8 29. h5 $16 {()<<>>} g5 (29... Ne7
30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Qf3 $16 {|^}) 30. Bxg5 f6 31. h6 Nxh6 32. Bxh6 Bxh6 33. Qb3
$1 $18 Re8 34. Ng4 Kg7 35. Kg2 f5 36. Nxh6 Kxh6 37. Bxf5 exf5 38. Qf7 {1-0
Karpov,An-Adorjan,A/Luzern 48/689 1989}) 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 $14 Bf6 (18...
Nb6 $5 19. Qg4 (19. Qh5 $5) 19... Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ne4 Qg6 $10) 19. Ne4 (
19. Bxf6 Nxf6 $10) (19. Rc1 Bxc3 (19... Nb6 20. Ba5 Qd7 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. a4 h6
23. Qb3 Qc7 24. Ne4 Be5 25. Nc3 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Rfe8 27. Rce3 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Rd8
29. Rf3 Rd7 30. Qe3 Qd8 31. Qe4 Re7 32. Qf4 Qxd5 {0-1 Dzandzhava-Chandler,M/
Lloyds 1990}) 20. Rxc3 Nf6 21. Bf3 Rc7 (21... Qa5 22. Qc2 Rfe8 23. Rb1 Rcd8 24.
Nf1 Bc8 25. Ne3 Rd6 26. Kg2 h6 27. Qb2 Rb6 28. Rb3 Rxb3 29. Qxb3 Qc7 30. Qb5
Rd8 31. Nd5 Nxd5 32. cxd5 Bf5 33. Rc1 Rc8 34. Qa6 c4 35. d6 Qb6 36. Qa4 {
1/2-1/2 Chuchelov,V-Van Gisbergen,S/Cappelle la Grande (2) 1994}) 22. Nb3 Qxd1
23. Rxd1 Bc8 24. Kg2 Re8 25. Rd6 Re6 26. Rd8+ Re8 27. Rxe8+ Nxe8 28. Na5 Kf8
29. Rb3 {+/= Hansen} Nd6 30. Bd5 Bd7 31. Rb8+ Ke7 32. Kf3 Be6 {=Dautov/Lputian,
S-Dokhoian,Y/Erevan 1989}) 19... Bxc3 20. Nxc3 {><d5,ץa6} Nb6 (20... Nf6 {
Dautov} 21. Qa4 Qb6 22. Rab1 Qd6 23. Rbd1 Qb6 24. Re7 $16) (20... Qa5 {Dautov}
21. Re7 $16) 21. Qd3 (21. Qg4 Qf6 22. Rac1 Qd4 23. Re4 Qd2 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25.
Rxf4 {1/2-1/2 Polak,T-Shneider,A/Bern op (04) 1995}) 21... Qf6 (21... Bb7 $5
$10) (21... Nxd5 $2 {Dautov} 22. Nxd5 Kh8 (22... Re8 $2 23. Ne7+ Rxe7 24. Qxd8+
Rxd8 25. Rxe7 $18) 23. Re7 $18) (21... Rc7 {Dautov} 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. Qf5 $1 $14
g6 24. Qf4 Qc7 25. Qf3 $1 {/\} Bxc4 $2 26. Bxc4 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Nxc4 28. Nd5 Qa5
29. Qf6 Re8 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Nc6 $18) 22. Rad1 Rfd8 {/\Bxc4} (22... Rfe8 {
Dautov} 23. Rxe8+ (23. Ne4 Qg6) 23... Rxe8 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Nd6 Rf8 (25... Rd8
$2 26. Nf5 Qf6 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxd8 Qxf5 29. Qc7+ Kg6 30. Qxa7 $18) 26. Bf3
$14 {/\} Rd8 $2 27. Nf5 Qd7 28. Qc3 $16) (22... Rcd8 {Dautov} 23. Re4 $14) 23.
Re4 {/\Rf4 ->} Rf8 $2 (23... Rd7 $14 24. Qe3 g6 25. Re8+ (25. Rf4 {Dautov} Qg7
26. Re1 $36 {><f6,f7}) 25... Rxe8 26. Qxe8+ Kg7 27. Ne4 Qe7 28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29.
Nxc5 Bxc4 $10) 24. Rde1 {<->e,><d5,ץa6} Rcd8 25. Rf4 Qg5 (25... Qg6 26. Qxg6
hxg6 27. Re7 $16 (27. Re7 {Dautov} Nxd5 28. cxd5 $16)) (25... Qd6 $2 {Dautov}
26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 $2 27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. Re8+ $18) (25... Qh6 {Dautov} 26. Bxf7+ $16
) 26. h4 Nxd5 (26... Qh6 27. Re7 $16) 27. hxg5 Nxf4 28. Qf3 Nd3 $6 (28... Nh3+
{Dautov} 29. Kg2 (29. Kh2) 29... Nxg5 30. Qc6 Bc8 31. Qxc5 Bh3+ 32. Kh1 Nf3 33.
Re3 $18) (28... Ne6 $142 $16) 29. Re4 Bc8 (29... Bb7 {Dautov} 30. Nd5 Nb4 (
30... Bxd5 31. cxd5 Rxd5 $2 32. Re3 Nb4 33. a3 $18) 31. Re7 Bxd5 32. cxd5 $16)
30. Qe3 {קc5} f6 31. Nd5 Ne5 32. Qe2 (32. gxf6 gxf6 33. Nxf6+ Rxf6 34. Rxe5
Rd1+ 35. Kh2 $18) (32. gxf6 $18 {Dautov}) 32... Nc6 33. gxf6 gxf6 34. Ne7+ Nxe7
35. Rxe7 h5 (35... Rf7 {Dautov} 36. Rxf7 Kxf7 37. Qh5+ Kg8 38. Qxc5 Rd1+ 39.
Kh2 Bb7 40. g4 $18) 36. Qxh5 1-0

[Event "Zagreb zt"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2
Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 (11. Rc1 Na6 (11... Re8 12. Ne5
Nbd7 13. Bf4 c6 14. e4 Nf8 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bh3 Ba3 17. Rc2 a6 18. Na4 Ne6 19.
Bc1 Bd6 {0,5/Epishin,V-Aseev,K/USSR/1991/}) (11... c5 12. Re1 Re8 13. dxc5 Bxc5
14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. Bh3 Re7 16. Nd4 h6 17. Bf4 $14 {Nenashev,A-Dziuban,O/Barnaul/
1984/}) 12. Ne5 (12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e3 c5 15. Ne2 $14 {Ehlvest,
J-Grosar,A/Manila ol/1992/}) 12... c5 (12... Re8 13. Na4 (13. Bf4 h6 14. Qc2
Ba3 15. Rcd1 Bf8 16. Qb2 Qe7 17. Rfe1 $14) (13. Be3 Bd6 14. Bf4 c6 15. e4 Nc7
$10 {Granda Zuniga,J-Psakhis,L/New York/1992/}) 13... Bd6 14. Nd3 Qe7 15. Re1
Ne4 16. Bf4 $14 {Blagojevic,D-Dizdarevic,E/YU-ch/1991/}) (12... Ba3 13. Rb1 Re8
14. Bg5 Be7 15. Qc1 c6 16. Rd1 $14 {Khaludrov,E-Dragomarezkij,E/Warsaw op/1992/
}) 13. Be3 $14 {Kortjnoj,V-Diker/Beer-Sheva/1987/}) (11. Bf4 Na6 (11... Nbd7
12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Bd2 c6 14. Rab1 Re8 15. b4 $14 {Weih,K-Hertneck,G/BL/1986/})
12. Qc2 (12. Qb1 Qc8 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Qb2 h6 15. Rac1 c5 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. Nd3 {
Mikhalchishin,A-Psakhis,L/USSR/1984/} Ne4 18. Be3 g5 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. dxc5
bxc5 (20... Rd5 21. c6 Bxc6 22. Rxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxe4 $16 {Mikhalchishin,
A-Psakhis,L/USSR/1984/}) 21. Qe5 Qxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+
Bxd8 25. Nc4 $14 {Tratar,M-Grosar,A/Bled op/1992/}) 12... c5 (12... Qd7 13.
Rfd1 h6 14. Be5 Qe6 15. Nh4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxh4 $10 {Tukmakov,V-Psakhis,L/USSR/
1984/}) 13. Rfd1 Qc8 14. Be5 Rd8 15. Rac1 Ne4 16. Qb2 Qe6 $10 {Kasparov,
G-Karpov,A/Moscow Wch I/1984/}) 11... h6 (11... Na6 12. Rfd1 (12. Rad1 Re8 (
12... c5 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Be5 h6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nh4 Nb4 $10 {Bukic,E-Grosar,
A/Ljubljana Iskra/1992/}) 13. Bf4 Bf8 14. Ne5 c6 15. Qb2 {0,5/Ilic,Z-Averkin,O/
Cetinje tt/1991/}) 12... Qc8 (12... Re8 13. Bf4 c6 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. a3 Nc7 16.
Nf3 Bxf4 17. gxf4 Ne4 18. e3 {0,5/Psakhis,L-Dizdarevic,E/Zagreb Z/1993/}) (
12... Qd7 13. Bf4 Rfd8 14. Be5 h6 15. a3 c5 16. Rac1 Qe6 $10 {Kiselev,S-Grosar,
A/Ljubljana Iskra/1992/}) 13. a3 (13. Nh4 Re8 14. a3 c5 15. Nf5 Bf8 $13 {
Lutz,C-Grosar,A/Graz zt/1993/}) 13... c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Ne1 d4 16. Na4 Nd7
17. Nb2 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Re8 $6 (18... Qb7 $5) 19. Nc4 Bf8 20. e3 $16 {Ruban,
V-Aseev,K/USSR/1991/}) 12. Rfd1 Na6 13. a3 {/\b3-b4} c5 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. Qb2 Qe6
(15... Nc7 {/\Ne6} 16. b4 $14) 16. Rac1 {פa6} g5 $2 (16... Rfd8) (16... Rfe8 {
Dautov} 17. Be3 Ne4 18. Ne1 $6 Bf6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qb1 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22.
Rxd4 Nc5 23. Rc3 Qe5 24. e3 Ne6 $17 {Roeder-Aseev/Berlin op/1992}) (16... Rfd8
{Dautov} 17. Ne5 Ne4 18. Be3 Bf6 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. Rc2 Nc7 21. Bf1 Qf5 22. b4 c4
23. b5 Ne6 24. Bg2 g5 $15 {De Boer-Grooten/Wijk op/1993}) 17. Be3 (17. Bd2 $2 {
Dautov} g4 (17... Ne4 $132) 18. Nh4 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. b4 Bf6
22. Qb1 Nb3 23. Rc7 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 e3 $13) (17. Be5 $2 {Dautov} Nd7 $17) 17...
Ng4 (17... Ne4 $142 $1 {Dautov /\} 18. Ne5 (18. dxc5 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 bxc5 $13)
18... Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Bf6 $132) 18. Bd2 Rfd8 (18... f5 $142 {Dautov} 19. e3 (19.
Be1 $5) 19... Bd6 20. Nb5 Bb8 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. b4 c4 $132) 19. Be1 $16 (19.
Bh3 $5 {/\Nf3-e5}) (19. e3 {Dautov} f5 20. Nb5 $14) 19... f5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21.
Nb5 {/\b3-b4,><d4} Qb6 22. a4 {׻,פa6} Qf6 (22... d4 {Dautov} 23. b4 Nxb4 24.
Bxb4 cxb4 25. Nfxd4 $16) 23. Qb1 Rd7 (23... d4 {Dautov} 24. b4 Nxb4 25. Bxb4
cxb4 26. Nfxd4 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 a6 28. Nc7 $16 {><f5,Kg8}) 24. e3 {/\Bc3} (24. Bc3
d4) 24... d4 $2 (24... Ne5 $16) (24... Nc7 {Dautov} 25. Nxc7 Rxc7 26. b4 c4 27.
Bc3 Qg6 (27... Qf7 28. h3 Nf6 29. Qxf5 $18) 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 Rd7 30. Rxc4
dxc4 31. Rxd7 Bxg2 32. Rxe7 Be4 33. Qd1 $16) (24... f4 {Dautov} 25. exf4 gxf4
26. h3 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 28. Qg6+ $18) 25. h3 (25. exd4 {Dautov} f4 (25... Be4
26. Qa1 Qc6 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. Bxe4 Qxe4 29. dxe5 $16) 26. Ne5 $18) 25... Ne5 26.
Nxe5 Qxe5 27. exd4 cxd4 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. Qd3 (29. Nxd4 $16) 29... Bc5 (29...
Nc5 $142 {Dautov} 30. Qc4+ Qe6 31. Nxd4 Qxc4 32. Rxc4 $18 {_|_}) 30. b4 $16 Bb6
(30... Nxb4 31. Qc4+ $18) 31. Rc6 {/\a4-a5//\Nd6//\Rxh6} Kg7 32. Nd6 {Hansen,Cu
} 1-0

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov Hansen,LB} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5
14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 (18... a5 {
Hansen,LB} 19. Rc1 Bxc6 (19... Nc5 20. Qg4 $1 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne4 Qd4 23.
Red1 Bd3 24. Rxc5 $1 bxc5 25. Qd7 $1 Rfd8 26. Qxd4 cxd4 27. Rxd3 Rxc6 $14 {
Ftacnik,L-Sax,G/Budapest zt/1993/}) 20. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 21. Rxc6 Rxc6 22. Bxc6 Nf6
23. Qc1 $1 $14 {Gelfand,B-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk/1992/}) 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7
Bf6 (20... Nf6 21. Qf3 Qc8 (21... Qd5 22. Rexe7 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Rxc3 24. Ng5 Rxb3
25. Nxf7 $16 {Karpov,A-Kortjnoj,V/Tilburg/1991/}) 22. Nb1 Bd8 23. Kg2 $14 {
Chernin,A-Farago,I/Ungarn ch/1992/}) (20... Rxc3 $6 21. Nb1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7
23. Rxe7 Rd8 24. Qd5 Qc1+ 25. Kg2 Rf8 26. Rxd7 Qxb1 27. Rd6 $16 {Novikov,I-Oll,
L/Lvov zt/1990/}) 21. Nc4 (21. Ne4 Bxc3 22. Rxd7 Qc8 (22... Qa8 23. Re3 Bb2 24.
Qf3 f5 25. Ng5 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Qxf3+ 27. Nxf3 f4 28. Re2 {Novikov,I-Veingold,A/
Pamplona/1992/} fxg3 $1 29. hxg3 Bf6 $10) 23. Re3 (23. Nxc3 {0,5/Novikov,
I-Schneider,A/USSR ch/1989/} Rxc3 {0,5/Stohl,I-Sax,G/Elenite/1992/} 24. Qd5 Qc6
$10 {Schneider,A-Novikov,I/Kherson/1989/}) 23... Bb4 $10 {Novikov,I-Stempin,P/
Polanica Zdroj/1989/}) 21... Bxc3 (21... Nc5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. b4
Ne6 25. Nxb6 $16 {Karpov,A-Beljavsky,A/Linares/1993/} (25. Nxb6 {Dautov} Ng5
26. Rd7 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Rb8 28. Red1 $18 {Karpov-Beliavsky/Linares/1993})) 22.
Rxd7 Qc8 (22... Qf6 23. Re4 Re6 24. Rf4 Qg6 25. Rdxf7 $16 {Chernin,A-Veingold,
A/Sevilla op/1993/} (25. Rdxf7 $1 {Hansen,LB} Qxf7 $8 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qd8+
Rf8 28. Qd5 Rff6 29. Nd6 Bb4 30. Ne4 $18 {Chernin,A-Veingold/Sevilla/1993/}))
23. Re3 Bf6 (23... b5 24. Rxc3 bxc4 25. Qd5 Rc5 (25... cxb3 $2 {Hansen,LB} 26.
Rxc6 b2 27. Rxc8 b1=Q+ 28. Kg2 Rxc8 29. Rd8+ $18) 26. Qd4 $16) 24. Qd5 {
><b6,><f7} b5 (24... Rc5 {Hansen,LB} 25. Qb7 $16) 25. Na3 b4 26. Nc4 h6 (26...
Bc3 $2 {Dautov} 27. Ree7 Rf6 28. Nd6 Qa8 29. Rb7 Qa2 30. Ne4 Rf3 31. Kg2 $18) (
26... Rc5 $5 {Dautov} 27. Qb7 (27. Qd3 $5 $14) 27... Qxb7 28. Rxb7 Bc3 29. Nd6
$1 {/\Rf3} Rd5 (29... Rc6 30. Nf5 Rc5 31. Rf3 $16) 30. Ne4 Bd4 31. Re2 f5 32.
Ng5 Bc3 33. Ree7 Bf6 34. Rec7 Be5 35. Rd7 Rxd7 36. Rxd7 h6 $10) 27. Kg2 Rc7 $2
(27... Rc5 28. Qb7 {/\Rxf7} (28. Qd6 Rc6) 28... Qxb7+ 29. Rxb7 Bc3 $14 (29...
Bc3 {Dautov} 30. Nd6 (30. Rd3 Rcc8 31. Ne3 Ra8 32. Nd5 Ra3 33. Nxc3 Rxb3 $10)
30... Rd5 31. Ne4 Rc8 $10)) 28. Nb6 $1 Rxd7 (28... Qb8 {Hansen,LB} 29. Rxc7
Qxc7 30. Nd7 Rd8 (30... Rc8 31. Nxf6+ gxf6 32. Re4 $16) 31. Nxf6+ gxf6 32. Qf3
$1 Qb6 33. Re4 $16) 29. Nxd7 Re8 (29... Rd8 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Qf3 $16 (31. Qf3
{Dautov} Rd6 (31... Qa8 32. Re4 Rb8 33. Qg4+ Kh8 34. Kh3 $16) 32. Re4 Rb6 33.
Qe3 Qb7 34. f3 f5 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Qe5 $18) (31. Qe4 Qa8 $10)) 30. Nxf6+ gxf6
31. Rf3 {קb4,קf6} Qa6 (31... Qe6 {Dautov} 32. Qd2 $18) (31... Re6 {Dautov}
32. Qd2 $18) 32. Rf4 (32. Qd2 $5 $18 {Dautov}) 32... Re1 33. Rg4+ Kf8 (33...
Kh7 34. Qxf7+ $18) 34. Qc5+ Re7 (34... Ke8 {Hansen,LB} 35. Rg8+ Kd7 36. Qd5+
Ke7 (36... Qd6 37. Rd8+ $18) (36... Kc7 37. Qxf7+ $18 (37. Qd8+ $18 {Dautov}))
37. Qd8+ Ke6 38. Re8+ $18) 35. Re4 $1 $18 Qb7 36. Qxe7+ Qxe7 37. Rxe7 Kxe7 38.
Kf3 f5 (38... Kd6 39. Ke4 Kc5 40. g4 $18) (38... Ke6 {Hansen,LB} 39. Ke4 $18)
39. Ke3 Ke6 40. Kd4 f4 41. gxf4 Kf5 42. Kc4 {Hansen,Cu} 1-0

[Event "Taastrup"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Nc3 {N} (10. a3 Bxd2 11. Nbxd2 c5 12. e4 Nc6 $10 {
Raisky-Dautov 1988}) (10. Bc3 Nbd7 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Re8 13. e4 e5 14. d5 {
1/2-1/2 Soffer-Bischoff Bern zt 1990}) (10. Re1 Re8 11. e4 e5 12. Nc3 Nbd7 $13
{Magerramov-Lerner Palma de Mallorca 1989}) 10... Nbd7 11. Rfe1 {/\e4} Bxc3 12.
Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14. Bh3 {/\15.Nd2 Bg6 16.Lg2 + e2-e4} Bf5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16.
Nh4 Ne4 (16... g6 17. f3 $14) 17. f3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 f4 19. Rac1 (19. cxd5 $2 Nf6
$15) 19... Nf6 $6 20. gxf4 c5 21. Rcd1 Rc8 22. Nf5 Qd7 23. e4 $5 (23. Ng3 $5)
23... dxe4 24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Qh3 {/\Rxe4/Nh6+} Qe6 $8 26. d5 $1 (26. Nh6+ Qxh6
27. Qxh6 gxh6 28. Rxe4 $16) 26... Qg6+ 27. Kf1 Rce8 28. d6 Qf6 29. Qg4 $6 (29.
Ne7+ Rxe7 30. dxe7 Qxf4+ (30... Qxe7 31. Qf5 $18) 31. Kg1 (31. Kg2 Qg5+ (31...
Re8 32. Qf3 Qg5+ 33. Kh1 f5 34. Rd8 Rxd8 35. exd8=Q+ Qxd8 36. Qxf5 $16)) 31...
Re8 (31... Qg5+ 32. Qg2 $18) 32. Re2 $16) 29... Re6 30. Ne7+ Kh8 31. Nd5 Qh6
32. f5 Qxh2 $1 $13 33. Rxe4 Qh1+ 34. Kf2 Qxe4 35. Qxe4 Rxe4 36. Kf3 Re5 37. Kf4
f6 38. Ne7 {/\Nc6,d6-d7} g6 $8 39. fxg6 Kg7 40. Nf5+ Kxg6 41. Rg1+ Kh5 42. Rh1+
Kg6 43. Rh6+ Kf7 44. Rxh7+ Ke8 45. Ra7 $18 {/\46.d7+ Kd8 47.Ra8+} Rf7 46. Ra8+
Kd7 47. Nh6 $1 {Hansen,C} 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov Baburin} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O (10. cxd5 cxd5 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb2 Qc7
13. f3 Nf6 14. Qd2 Nfd7 15. Rc1 Qb7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Ba3 Nc6 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 $10
{Hansen,LB-Bareev,E/Bled/Roganska Slatina/1991/}) (10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Bb7
12. O-O Nd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nd2 c5 15. Rad1 Bf6 $15 {Zueger,B-Budnikov,A/
Wohlen op/1993/}) 10... Bb7 {N} (10... O-O {N} 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nd2 (12. Qc2 $1)
12... Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Nd7 14. Nd3 $14 {Dautov} Nf6 15. Rac1 Rc8 (15... a5 $142)
16. Rfd1 Bd6 17. Rc2 $1 Qe7 18. Qc1 Rfd8 19. a4 h6 20. Qa1 $1 $14 {Lobron,
E-Khalifman,A/Hamburg 1991}) (10... Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. e4 {N; 12.Re1 - 42/
695} (12. Re1 Bb7 (12... f6 $6 {N} 13. Nd3 dxc4 14. Nf4 Bb4 (14... Qd7 15. Bh3
f5 16. e4 $36) 15. Rc1 (15. Nxe6 $2 Qe7 16. Nxf8 Bxc3 $19) 15... Re8 {
Vyzmanavin,A-Bareev,E/USSR-ch 50/(547)/1990/} 16. Bh3 $1 e5 17. Ne6 Qe7 18. d5
{/\ e4+/- Bareev,E}) 13. cxd5 (13. e4 dxc4 14. bxc4 (14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 (15.
Ne5 Nd7 16. Nf3 Qa5 17. Qc2 b4 18. Na4 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Bf6 21. Rad1
Rae8 22. d6 Qb5 23. Nb2 $16 {Epishin,V-Dautov,R/Ter Apel/1995/}) 15... Bb4 16.
Qc2 Qa5 17. Rac1 Nd7 $132) 14... c5 $6 {N} (14... Qd6 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. e5 Qb4
17. Qd3 Rad8 18. a3 Qa5 19. Qc2 Ba8 20. Nd2 f6 {Vyzmanavin-Bareev/Lvov zt/1990}
21. f4 $1 fxe5 22. fxe5 $16) (14... Nd7 {>=} 15. Nf3 Qc7 16. Qb3 $5 e5 17. d5
Nc5 18. Qc2 $14) 15. d5 exd5 (15... Bf6 $2 16. Nxf7 $1 $16 {Vyzmanavin} Rxf7
17. e5 Bg5 18. f4 exd5 19. e6 Re7 20. Nxd5) 16. exd5 (16. Nxd5 Bf6 17. Nxf6+
Qxf6 18. f4 Rd8 19. Qc2 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 $10) 16... Bf6 17. f4 Re8 {/\Nd7} (
17... Nd7 $6 18. Nb5 $1 $16) 18. Qh5 $1 $14 {Chernin,A-Sax,G/Odorheiu
Securiesc/1993/} (18. Bh3 $5 Bc8 19. Bxc8 Qxc8 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qf3 Nd7 22. Nc6
Qa6 $13)) 13... cxd5 14. e4 (14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Nd3 Nf6 16. Qb2 Rc8 17. e3 Ba6 18.
Bf1 Qd6 19. Ne5 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 a6 21. a4 Rc7 22. Rec1 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Pichler,
J-Vyzmanavin,A/Gelsenkirchen 1991}) 14... Bb4 15. Rc1 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 dxe4 17.
Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Nd7 $10 {Jusupov,A-Sokolov,A/Riga cs/1986/}) (12. Rc1 {N}
Ba3 13. Rc2 f6 14. Nd3 $5 (14. cxd5 $5 cxd5 $1 {Huzman,A}) 14... Re8 (14...
dxc4 15. Nf4 $1 cxb3 16. Rd2 $3 Re8 17. Qxb3 Qd6 18. Nxe6 $1 Rxe6 19. d5 $16)
15. cxd5 cxd5 $8 {1/2-1/2 Vainerman,I-Novikov,I/USSR 52/(530) 1991} (15... cxd5
16. Nf4 $1 Bb7 $8 {=})) (12. Re1 {- 50/(547)}) 12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 Bb4 (13...
b5 14. Ne3 Nd7 (14... Qa5 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. a3 Bb7 18. b4 Qb6 19.
Qb3 a5 20. Rab1 axb4 21. axb4 e5 22. d5 Nf6 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Ncd5 {1/2-1/2
Hjartarson,J-Ehlvest,J/Belgrade 1989}) 15. Rc1 (15. Qc2 Rc8 (15... Qb6 $5 16.
Rfd1 Rfd8 17. a3 Bb7 {>=}) 16. Rad1 (16. Rfd1 {N} Qb6 17. a3 c5 (17... Bb7 18.
b4 a5 19. Qb2 axb4 20. axb4 Nf6 21. Nc2 $1 Rfd8 22. e5 Nd5 23. Ne4 Ra8 24. Nc5
$16) 18. d5 Ne5 (18... Rfd8 19. a4 b4 20. Nb5 $16) 19. a4 b4 20. Nb5 $1 $14 {
Karpov,An-Vyzmanavi,A/Tilburg 20'/1993/}) 16... Qb6 17. h4 Rfd8 18. Bh3 c5 $6
19. d5 Bf6 20. Ne2 c4 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Nf4 $14 {Ionov-Vyzmanavin/URS-ch58/1991
}) 15... Rc8 16. Re1 Qa5 17. Qc2 Ba3 18. Rb1 Nb6 $13 {Petursson,M-Portisch,L/
Reykjavik 43/(676) 1987}) 14. Ne2 Bb7 15. e5 Nd7 16. a3 Be7 17. Nc3 b5 18. Ne3
Qb6 19. b4 Rfd8 20. Qg4 Nf8 21. Nc2 a5 22. Ne4 $14 {+/= Petursson,M-Dolmatov,S/
Moscow 43/(676) 1987}) 11. Bb2 Nd7 12. Qc2 (12. Nxd7 {Dautov} Qxd7 13. Qc2 (13.
Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 O-O $10) 13... O-O 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 c5 $44) (12. Nd3 {
Dautov} O-O 13. Nd2 Ndf6 $10) 12... Nxe5 (12... Nef6 {Dautov} 13. Nd2 $14) (
12... Ndf6 {Dautov} 13. f3 Nd6 14. e4 $14) 13. dxe5 Nc5 (13... c5 $4 {Dautov}
14. f3 Ng5 15. h4 $18) 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Rad1 {/\b3-b4} a5 16. e4 dxc4 (16...
dxe4 $2 17. Nxe4 Qc7 18. Nd6 $16) (16... d4 $5 {Dautov /\Na6,c5} 17. Nf3 d3 18.
Qb1 (18. Qd2 Nxe4 19. Qxd3 (19. Qe3 Nc5 20. Ne1 Qc7 21. Nxd3 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 Rad8
$10) 19... Qxd3 20. Rxd3 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 $14) 18... Nxe4 19. Rxd3 Qc7 20. Rfd1
Nc5 21. Rd4 Rad8 $14) 17. Nxc4 Qc7 18. Nd6 {/\f2-f4-f5 Baburin: White has
established an outpost on d6. Black certainly cannot allow the Knight to stay
there forever, but trying to eliminate the Knight Black weakens his position.}
Ba6 (18... Rad8 19. Ba3 $16 Na6 (19... Nd7 20. Nb5 $18) 20. Nb5 $16) 19. Rfe1
Rad8 20. Qc3 {/\f4-f5} (20. Ba3 Nb7 $1 $15) 20... f6 21. exf6 Bxd6 (21... Bxf6
22. e5 $16) (21... gxf6 {Dautov} 22. e5 fxe5 23. Rxe5 (23. Nc4 Bf6 $13) 23...
Rf6 (23... Bf6 $4 24. Rg5+ Kh8 25. Qxf6+ $18) (23... Rxd6 $2 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25.
Rd5 Bf6 26. Qxf6 Rxf6 27. Rxd6 $18) 24. Rg5+ Kf8 25. Qe5 $40 {/\} Nd3 $2 26.
Qe4 $18) 22. e5 Nd3 $8 (22... Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Bxe5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 gxf6
26. Bc7 $16) 23. exd6 Rxd6 24. fxg7 (24. Ba3 $5 c5 25. Re3 $14) 24... Rxf2 (
24... Rf7 {Dautov} 25. Be4 Nxb2 (25... Nxe1 $4 26. Bxh7+ $18) 26. Qxb2 Rxg7 27.
Qe5 $16 {עg8}) (24... Rfd8 $5 {Dautov}) 25. Rxd3 (25. Be4 $6 {Dautov} Nxe1 26.
Rxe1 Rxb2 27. Qxb2 Qxg7 $15) 25... Rxg2+ $2 (25... Rxd3 $1 26. Kxf2 (26. Bd5
Rxc3 27. Rxe6 Rxg3+ $19) (26. Qxd3 Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Bxd3 $19) 26... Rxc3 27. Bxc3
Qd6 {/\Qc5+} 28. Bh3 (28. Re3 $5) 28... Bc8 (28... Qc5+ 29. Re3 Bc8 $13) 29.
Re3 {/\Rf3} Qc5 $13 30. Ke2 $6 (30. Be5 $44 {Dautov}) 30... Qh5+ 31. Rf3 Ba6+
32. Ke1 e5 33. g4 Qg5 $17) 26. Kxg2 Bxd3 (26... Rxd3 {Dautov >=} 27. Qf6 Rd2+
28. Kh3 Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Be5 $16) 27. Qf6 $16 Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Be5
Rd5 30. g4 {/\Kg3-f4, /\h2-h4-h5,g4-g5} Kg8 31. h4 {/\h4-h5} h5 (31... h6 {
Dautov} 32. Bf6 Rd6 33. Kg3 $16) 32. gxh5 Bf5 33. Kf3 Rd7 34. Kf4 c5 35. Kg5
Kf7 (35... Rd2 $5 $16) 36. Re2 Kg8 37. h6 {/\Rf2,Rxf5,Kg6 +-} Kh7 38. Rf2 Rd5 (
38... Kg8 $2 {Dautov} 39. Rxf5 exf5 40. Kg6 $18) 39. Kf6 Rd7 40. Rg2 Kg8 41.
h7+ Bxh7 42. Kxe6 $18 Rf7 43. Bf6 Rc7 44. Rd2 Rc6+ 45. Ke7 Rc7+ 46. Kd6 Rc8 47.
Rf2 {/\Be5,Ke7,Rf8+} Bd3 48. Be5 Re8 49. h5 c4 50. h6 cxb3 51. axb3 Ra8 52. Ke7
Ra7+ 53. Ke6 Ra8 54. Bd6 Re8+ 55. Kd7 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Nbd2 (10. a3 Na6 (10... bxa3 11. Rxa3 (11. b4 $5 Qe7 (
11... Nc6 12. b5 Na5 13. Nxa3 a6 14. bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Kiselev,
Sergey-Savon,Vladimir/Podolsk (08) 1991}) 12. Qa4 (12. Qb3 Nc6 $1 13. b5 Na5
14. Qxa3 d6 $13) 12... d5 $1 13. Nxa3 (13. c5 $2 a5 $1 $17) 13... dxc4 14. Nxc4
Nd5 15. Nfe5 Rc8 (15... Nc3 $6 16. Qc2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qxb4 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19.
Qxc3 $16) 16. Rfc1 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. b5 Bb7 (18... Be8 19. e4 $1 Nc7 20. e5
Bxb5 21. Qa3 $1 $16) 19. Qb3 h6 20. Ne5 Qe8 $6 (20... Nf6 {>=}) 21. Bf3 Rxc1+
22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Ra1 $14 {Rajkovic,D-Dizdarevic,E/Jugoslavija 50/545/1990/}) (
11. d5 $1 $14) (11. Nxa3 d5 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. b4 Qe7 15. c5 Bd7 16.
Qc2 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 bxc5 18. bxc5 e5 19. e3 $14 {Ionov,S-Kiselev,S/Cheljabinsk/
1992/}) 11... Qe7 12. Qc1 a5 13. Nc3 d5 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qb2 Rac8
17. Na4 Qb4 18. c5 Nd7 $10 {Ruehrig,V-Brueckner,T/BL 8687/1986/}) 11. Ne5 (11.
axb4 {N; 11.Ne5 - 42/(688)} Nxb4 12. Nc3 Ne4 (12... Qe7 {N} 13. Qd2 (13. e3
Rfc8 14. Qe2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 d6 18. Nd3 Qb7+ 19. Kg1
Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rc7 21. Ra2 {1/2-1/2 Dzindzichashvili,R-Garcia Gonzales,G/WchT
Luzern 1989}) (13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rfc8 15. Qd2 d6 16. Nd3 Nc6 17. Nf4 d5 18.
cxd5 exd5 19. Qd3 Nb4 20. Qf3 Rd8 21. Rfc1 a5 22. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 Beckhuis,G-Lau,
R/Bundesliga 1993}) 13... Rfd8 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 d6 16. Nf3 d5 17. Rfc1 a5
18. Na4 Qb7 19. c5 bxc5 20. Nxc5 Qb5 21. Ne5 $14 {+/= Arbakov,V-Balashov,Y/
Moskva 48/(682) 1989}) 13. Qc1 (13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 {1/2-1/2
Kishnev,S-Brunner,L/Leukerbad ch 1992}) 13... Nxc3 14. Qxc3 a5 15. Ne5 {
1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Benjamin,Joel/Saint John (open II) 45/(657) 1988}) (11. e3 {N
} Qe7 (11... d6 12. Qe1 bxa3 13. b4 $14) 12. a4 $5 Ne4 (12... d6 13. a5 b5 14.
cxb5 Nc7 15. Qd2 $16) 13. a5 (13. Nfd2 f5 $5) 13... b5 $1 14. Nfd2 (14. cxb5
Nc7 $15) 14... Nc3 $8 15. Qc2 (15. Nxc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 bxc3 17. cxb5 Nb4 $1 $13)
15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nxb1 17. Raxb1 Rfc8 (17... Rac8 $5) 18. Qe4 bxc4 19. bxc4
$14 {Epishin,V-Petursson,M/Bern open 52/524/1991/}) (11. axb4 {- 48/(682)})
11... Bxg2 12. Kxg2 d5 13. e3 Qc7 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Na3 Qb7 16. Kg1 Ne4 17. Qe2
{1/2-1/2 Karolyi jr,T-Kuligowski,A/Brussels OHRA-B 1986}) (10. Qd3 Be4 (10...
d6 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 (11... a5 12. Rad1 (12. e4 e5 $1 {/\ Nc6}) 12... Qc7 13. e4 e5
14. Nh4 Nc6 $10 15. d5 Ne7 (15... Nd4 $5 16. f4 Nd7 17. Ndf3 Nc5 18. Qe3 Nxf3+
19. Qxf3 $13) 16. Bh3 (16. f4 $2 Qc5+ 17. Kh1 Ng4 $17) 16... Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6
18. f4 Rae8 19. Rde1 Re7 (19... exf4 $6 20. gxf4 Re7 21. Nf3 Rfe8 22. e5 Nh5
23. e6 $1 $16) 20. f5 $14 {Gruenberg,HU-Hjartarson,J/Novi Sad ol 50/544/1990/})
(11... Qc7 {N} 12. e4 (12. Ne1 $5 {N} Bxg2 (12... Nc6 13. f4 $1) (12... Nbd7 {
Kharitonov Dautov} 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Nc2 a5 15. e4 e5 16. Ne3 exd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5
18. f3 Ne6 19. Qd3 Nc5 20. Qe2 $14) 13. Nxg2 (13. Kxg2 $5 {Kharitonov} Nc6 14.
e4 e5 15. Nc2 a5 16. Rfe1 {/\ f3,Nf1-e3+/=}) 13... Nc6 (13... e5 {Kharitonov
Dautov} 14. Ne3 Nc6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 $14) 14. f4 $1 (14. e4
$5 e5 15. Nf3 $1 {/\ Ne3, de5, Nd5}) 14... d5 (14... e5 $6 15. fxe5 dxe5 16.
Rxf6 $1 gxf6 17. Ne4 $40) (14... Nd7 15. e4 $16) (14... Rfe8 {Kharitonov} 15.
d5 $5 Nb8 16. e4 $14) 15. Rfc1 $6 (15. e4 $2 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Rad8 17. Nxf6+ gxf6
18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 Ne7 20. Ne3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Qc5+ $17) (15. Ne1 $1 {/\ Nef3+/
-}) (15. Rac1 $5 {Kharitonov}) 15... Qd7 (15... Qb7 $142 {/\ Rac8, Qa6 ><c4})
16. e3 Rfc8 (16... a5 {Kharitonov Dautov} 17. Ne1 a4 18. Nef3 axb3 19. axb3 Ra3
20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. fxe5 $16) 17. Ne1 $1 Rc7 18. Nef3 $14 {Ruban,V-Kiselev,S/
Russia-ch 61/559/1994/}) 12... e5 13. Ne1 {/\ Nc2-e3} Nc6 $5 (13... Nbd7 14.
Nc2 a5 15. Ne3 $14) 14. Nc2 (14. d5 $2 Ne7 {/\Sd7,a7-a5,Sc5 =/+}) 14... a5 15.
Rfe1 (15. f4 $2 {Dautov} Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qc5) (15. Kh1 $5 {Dautov /\f4}) (15. Kh1
Rfe8 16. Rae1 Rad8 17. f4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Qxd4 Re7 $15 {Kadimova,
I-Kiselev,S/Berlin Summer/1994/}) 15... Ba6 $2 (15... Rfe8 $5 16. h3 Nxd4 17.
Nxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Qd3 Re6 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Rae1 h6 {/\ Bc6, b5=}) 16.
Nf1 {/\ Nfe3+/=} Rab8 17. Nfe3 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Kiselev,S/Helsinki 55/518 /
1992/}) (11... a5 {- 50/544}) 12. e4 e5 {Engqvist,T-Karason,A/Gausdal Arnold
Cup/1991/} 13. Nh4 $16 {[+]}) (10... d5 {N} 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Rfc1 (12. a3 a5
13. axb4 axb4 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Olafsson,He/Lyon Eurocup tt 1994}) 12... Qe7
13. Qe3 (13. Ne5 Rfc8 14. f4 Ne8 15. e4 Ndf6 16. Re1 Qd8 17. Rac1 a5 18. exd5
exd5 19. c5 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. cxb6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qe6 23. Nf3 {1/2-1/2
Psakhis,L-Lutz,C/Baden Baden (06) 1992}) 13... Rac8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7
16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nf3 Rc5 19. Qd4 Re8 $10 {= Nikolic,Pr-Arnason,
J/Moskva (GMA) 49/(597) 1990}) 11. Qe3 Nc6 12. Nbd2 d5 13. cxd5 $1 {N} (13.
Rfc1 Qd6 $10) (13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Nxc6 Qd6 $10) (13. Nxe4 Nxe4 $10 (13... dxe4 $2
14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Bxe4 $16) 14. Nd2 (14. a3 bxa3 15. Rxa3 Nb4 16. Rc1 a5 17. Ne5
Nf6 18. cxd5 Nfxd5 19. Qd2 Qe7 20. Raa1 Rfd8 21. Nc4 Rab8 22. Ne5 {1/2-1/2
Lerner,K-Romanishin,O/Nikolaev zt (04) ;CBM 47 1995}) 14... Nc3 $15 {/\ Nd4}
15. Nb1 (15. Nf3) 15... Nxd4 $1 16. Nxc3 Nc2 17. Qc1 (17. Qd2 {>=} Nxa1 18. Nb5
dxc4 19. Qxb4 Nc2 20. Qc3 a6 21. Bxa8 axb5 22. Qxc2 Qxa8 23. bxc4 Rc8 $44)
17... Nxa1 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd4 Nxb3 (19... Rc8 $6 20. Qxa1 dxc4 21. Bb7 Rc7 22.
Bxa6 $16) 20. axb3 Rc8 $17 {Dokhoian,Y-Romanishin,O/Erevan 48/682 1989/}) 13...
exd5 14. Ne5 Bxg2 (14... Nxe5 $2 15. dxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $16) 15. Nxc6 Qd7 16.
Ne5 (16. Rfc1 Bh3 $8 17. Nxb4 $2 Rfe8 {><e2}) (16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Kxg2 Rfe8 18.
Nf3 Rxe7 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Qf3 Rc8 $10) 16... Qh3 17. Rfc1 $16 {/\ f3, Qf2
Dautov,R-Romanishin,O/Kecskemet 48/683 1989}) 10... d6 (10... Qe7 11. Qc1 a5
12. Re1 d6 13. Qb2 Re8 14. e3 Na6 15. h3 Rad8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qb1 Qb8 18. Ng5
Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h6 20. Nge4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 d5 22. Qf3 $14 {Hort,V-Wilder,M/
Dortmund/1988/}) 11. e3 (11. a3 bxa3 12. Rxa3 a5 13. Qb1 Na6 14. Rd1 (14. e4 e5
15. Rd1 Qe7 $15) 14... Re8 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qe7 $1 17. Ra2 Nb4 18. Rb2 h6
(18... e5 19. Nde4 $1 g6 20. dxe5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 dxe5 22. Rd6 $16) 19. Nge4 Nxe4
20. Qxe4 (20. Nxe4 d5 $1 $15) 20... d5 21. Qf3 $2 (21. Qf4 $1) 21... e5 $1 22.
cxd5 e4 23. Qh5 Rad8 24. Nc4 {Adianto,U-Kortchnoi,V/Manila ol/1992/} Nxd5 $15)
(11. Re1 Nbd7 12. a3 bxa3 13. b4 a5 14. Qb3 axb4 15. Qxb4 Qc7 16. Rxa3 Rxa3 17.
Qxa3 Ra8 $10 {Chuchelov,V-Lau,R/Porz/1994/}) 11... Nc6 12. Nh4 Rc8 13. f4 {
/\Nhf3,e3-e4} d5 14. g4 $6 {/\g4-g5, קd5} dxc4 15. bxc4 (15. Nxc4 $5 Nd5 $132)
15... Ne8 16. g5 Nd6 {/\Na5, קc4} 17. Rc1 Rc7 18. Qa4 $2 (18. Nhf3 Nf5 (18...
b5 19. c5 Nc4 (19... Nf5 20. Qe2 $14) 20. Qe2 $13) 19. Qe2 $13) 18... h6 $1 19.
Nhf3 Nf5 20. Rce1 hxg5 $1 21. Nxg5 Nxe3 $1 $19 22. Rxe3 Qxd4 23. Qb3 Qxd2 24.
Ne4 Qd8 25. Rh3 Qd4+ 26. Kh1 Na5 27. Qc2 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Rfc8 29. Rd1 Qf6 30. Qd2
Nxc4 31. Bh7+ Kf8 32. Qxb4+ Rc5 33. Bd3 a5 34. Qb3 Qxf4 35. Rf1 0-1

[Event "Akureyri"]
[Site "Akureyri"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8.
Nc3 (8. Qc2 c5 9. Nc3 (9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 $10 {Kouatly,B-Miles,A/
Strasbourg/1983/}) 9... Nc6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O d6 13. Rfd1 Qe7
$10 {Hort,V-Miles,A/Biel/1990/}) (8. Qf4 d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 (9... O-O 10. e4 dxe4
11. Nxe4 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bg2 Rc8 15. O-O $14 {Kortjnoj,
V-Kudrin,S/Titograd/1984/}) 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 O-O 13. Bg2 b5
14. c5 (14. O-O bxc4 15. Qxc6 Nb6 16. bxc4 Bxc4 $15 {Morovic,I-Sisniega,M/New
York op/1988/}) 14... Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Qc3 16. Re1 b4+ 17. Kg1 Bb5 $13 {Beljavsky,
A-Miles,A/Moskva GMA/1990/}) (8. Qb4 c5 9. dxc5 Qe7 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. Qa3 bxc5
12. O-O d6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rfd1 {0,5/Rogers,I-Miles,A/Dieren op/1988/}) (8. Bg2
d5 9. Ne5 (9. Qc2 Nbd7 {0,5/Naumkin,I-Miles,A/Kusadasi open/1990/} 10. Nbd2 Rc8
11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 b5 14. c5 Qa5+ 15. Nd2 O-O $13 {Gelfer,
I-Greenfeld,A/Israel/1986/}) (9. Qb4 Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. Nxd7
Nxd7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc3 $10 {Van der Sterren,P-Adams,M/Ostend open/1989/}) (
9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qb4 Qe7 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qa3 Qxa3 14. Nxa3 Ne4 15.
Rfc1 a5 $10 {Renet,O-Ikonnikov,V/EUCup/1993/}) (9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qb2 (10. Ne5
Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 Qe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. e4 d4
$44 {Tukmakov,V-Miles,A/Wijk/1984/}) 10... O-O 11. O-O dxc4 12. bxc4 Bxc4 13.
Nd2 Ba6 14. Bxc6 Rc8 15. Bg2 $13 Nb8 16. Nb3 Rc4 (16... Qe7 17. Rfe1 Rc4 18. e4
$14 {Torre,E-Miles,A/Thessaloniki ol/1984/}) 17. Rfc1 Qe7 18. e3 Rfc8 19. Nd2
$13 {Nikolic,Pr-Miles,A/Thessaloniki ol/1984/}) 9... Nfd7 10. Nxd7 (10. Qe3
Nxe5 11. Qxe5 O-O 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. Qe3 Rc8 14. O-O Nf6 {0,5/Jasnikowski,
Z-Apolonov,S/Wisla BES/1992/}) 10... Nxd7 11. Qb2 dxc4 12. bxc4 Rc8 13. Nd2 O-O
14. O-O c5 $10 {Torre,E-Portisch,L/Tilburg/1982/}) 8... d5 9. e4 (9. cxd5 cxd5
10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 $10 {Hertneck,G-Roder,M/Bad Vorishofen open/1990/})
9... Nxe4 (9... dxe4 10. Ng5 c5 11. Ncxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. dxc5 Nd7 14. c6
Ne5 15. Bg2 Nxc6 16. O-O-O e5 17. Qd5 $16 {Kortjnoj,V-Greenfeld,A/Beersheba/
1987/}) 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Nd7 12. Bg2 (12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Nc3 c5 14. dxc5
Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Bb7 16. Rg1 bxc5 17. Bg2 O-O-O+ 18. Ke2 Bxg2 19. Rxg2 Kb7 $10 {
Dlugy,M-deFirmian,N/USA-ch/1989/}) 12... Nf6 (12... O-O 13. Bxe4 h6 14. Nf3 Qc7
15. O-O Rad8 $10 {Schuh,H-Roeder,M/2.BLS/1993/}) 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 (13... Rc8 14.
O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 $14 {Hebden,M-Akesson,R/Lloyds Bank/1988/}) 14. Bxe4 Bb7 (
14... Qd6 15. O-O Rd8 16. Rad1 O-O 17. Qc2 f5 18. Bf3 c5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Rfe1
$14 {Dzindzichasvili,R-Miles,A/Tilburg/1985/}) 15. O-O O-O 16. Qe3 Qf6 {קd4}
17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rd2 Rd7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. h4 $14 {() /\Kg2-h3,g3-g4-g5 !?} h5
21. Kh2 g6 22. Rd3 Kg7 23. R3d2 Rc8 {/\c6-c5} 24. c5 {ץb7} Re7 {/\e6-e5} 25.
Qf3 Qxf3 26. Bxf3 Rcc7 {/\e6-e5} (26... e5 $2 27. dxe5 Rxe5 28. Rd7 $16) 27.
Bg2 Kf6 (27... e5 28. dxe5 Rxe5 29. Rd7 Re7 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. b4 $5 $14) 28. f4
Red7 {/\Ke7} 29. Kg1 Ke7 30. Kf2 Rc8 31. Ke3 {/\b3-b4,a2-a4 |^} b5 $1 {/\a7-a5}
32. b4 a5 33. a3 (33. bxa5 $2 Ra8 $15) 33... a4 $10 34. Bf3 {/\g3-g4} f5 35.
Kd3 Kf6 36. Kc3 Re7 37. Re1 Rcc7 38. Rde2 Rcd7 39. Re3 Rc7 40. Be2 Red7 41. Bd3
Re7 42. Bb1 Bc8 43. Ba2 Ra7 44. Re5 Rac7 45. R1e3 {Hansen,Cu} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 (8... Ne4 9. Bb2 d5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 f5 13.
Qc2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Nd7 15. e3 Bd6 16. a4 a5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Qe7 19. Raa1
Rac8 20. Rac1 Ba6 $13 {Neverov-Gagarin,Bucharest 1993}) 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7
Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 (12... b5 13. c5 $1 e5 14. dxe5 $1 Nxc5 15. Rc1
Bb7 16. Bb2 a5 17. f4 $14 {Zsuzsa Polgar-Sax,Budapest ch-HU 1991}) (12... Nf6
13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 $5 Rc8 16. Rad1 $1 h6 17. Bf1 $1 $14 {
Beliavsky-Chandler,Moskva GMA-open 1990}) 13. e4 (13. Re1 $5 c5 14. cxd5 exd5
15. a3 $1 (15. Qb1 $6 cxd4 $1 16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Qb2 Ne6 18. Nf3 Bb4 19. Rec1 Qe7
20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rd1 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Bc3 23. Qb1 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qa3 $1 $15 {
L.Hansen-Sax,Lugano open 1989}) 15... Nf6 16. b4 Qd7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. bxc5
Rxc5 19. Bxf6 $1 $16 {Dautov-Utasi,Budapest open 1989}) 13... c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 (17. Nc4 $5 b2 18. Bxb2 Bxc4 19. Qg4 Bf6 20.
Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxc4 Ne5 22. Qa6 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Qxa7 Rxc6 $10 {
Karpov-Polugaevsky,Haninge 1990}) 17... Bb5 (17... b2 $6 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Ba3
Bd6 20. Nb3 $16 {Gheorghiu-Cserna,Berlin open 1986}) 18. axb3 (18. Nxb3 $6 Bxc6
19. Bxg7 $5 Kxg7 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Nf5+ Kh8 22. Rxe7 Bh3 $1 23. Qd4+ Ne5 $1 24.
Qxe5+ (24. Rxe5 $6 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Rfd8 $17 {Chernin-Browne,Lugano open 1989})
24... f6 25. Qe2 $1 {/\Rh7} Bxf5 $1 26. Rd1 Bg4 $1 $10 {1/2-1/2;Yusupov-Sax,
Rotterdam 1989}) 18... Bxc6 (18... a5 $5 {Gelfand-van der Wiel,Wijk aan Zee
1992;Ftacnik-Sax,Budapest zt 1993}) 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 (20... Nf6 21.
Qf3 Qd5 (21... Qc8 {Dautov} 22. Nb1 (22. Nc4 Bc5 $13) 22... Bd8 (22... Bc5 23.
b4 $16) 23. Kg2 Re6 24. Qb7 Qxb7+ 25. Rxb7 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 $14 {Chernin,A-Farago,
I Ungarn 1992}) 22. Rexe7 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Rxc3 24. Ng5 Rxb3 25. Nxf7 $16 {
Karpov-Kortchnoi,Tilburg 1991}) (20... Rxc3 $2 21. Nb1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23.
Rxe7 Rd8 24. Qd5 Qc1+ 25. Kg2 Rf8 26. Rxd7 Qxb1 27. Rd6 $18 {Novikov-Oll,Lvov
zt 1990}) 21. Nc4 $1 (21. Ne4 Bxc3 22. Rxd7 Qc8 (22... Qa8 $10 {Dautov}) 23.
Re3 Bb4 24. Qd3 h6 25. Rf3 Re6 26. Qd5 Qc6 27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28. Rf4 {1/2-1/2;
Novikov-Stempin,Polanica Zdroj 1989}) (21. Ne4 {Anand has been played here
before}) 21... Nc5 {N} (21... Bxc3 $6 22. Rxd7 Qf6 (22... Qc8 {Anand} 23. Re3
Bf6 24. Rd5 $14) 23. Re4 $1 Re6 24. Rf4 Qg6 $6 (24... Re1+ 25. Qxe1 Bxe1 26.
Rxf6 gxf6 27. Nxb6 $16) (24... Qxf4 25. gxf4 Re1+ 26. Qxe1 Bxe1 27. Nxb6 $16)
25. Rdxf7 $1 Qxf7 $8 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 (26... Kxf7 27. Qd7+ Kf6 (27... Re7 28. Nd6+
$18) 28. Ne3 $18) 27. Qd8+ Rf8 28. Qd5 Rff6 29. Nd6 Bb4 30. Ne4 $18 {
Chernin-Veingold,Sevilla open 1993}) (21... Rc7 $2 22. Bxf6 gxf6 $8 23. Rxc7
Qxc7 24. Re7 Rd8 25. Qh5 $18) 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 (22... Bxd8 23. Bb4 $16 (23. Bb4 {
Dautov} Bc7 (23... Nd3 $2 24. Bxf8 Nxe1 25. Bb4 Nd3 26. Ra8 $18) (23... Rc7 24.
Ra8 $16) 24. Ne5 (24. Re7 Bd8 25. Ne5 (25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Reb7 Rb5 27. Nd6 Rxb3
28. Nxf7 Bf6 $10) 25... Bxe7 26. Nxc6 Bf6 27. Bxc5 bxc5 $10) 24... Bxe5 25.
Rxe5 h6 (25... Rfc8 26. Ree7 Rf6 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. Rec7 Rb8 29. Rab7 $16) 26.
Re3 $14)) 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 (23... gxf6 24. Ree7 $16 {/\Ne3-f5 ->} (24. Ree7 {
Dautov} Nxb3 25. Ne3 Rf8 26. Ra4 $36 (26. Nf5 h5 $1 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Nxf7 Kg6
$13))) (23... gxf6 $2 {Anand Is ugly and doesn't help Black. White can't play
Ne5 but Nc4-e3-f5 is frightening}) 24. b4 Ne6 $8 (24... Nb3 25. Rd7 $1 $18 {
X Nb3} (25. Rd7 $1 {Dautov} Rc8 26. Rd3 (26. Nd6 Rf8 $14) 26... h6 27. Ne3 Rc1
(27... Nc1 28. Rdd1 $18 {/\Nd5}) 28. Kf1 Rxe1+ 29. Kxe1 Nc1 30. Rc3 Na2 31.
Rc8+ Kh7 32. b5 Nb4 33. Ke2 $16) (25. Re3 b5 26. Nb2 Nc1 27. Rd7 Rf8 (27... Ra8
$2 28. Rc7 Na2 29. Ra7 $18) 28. Rc7 Na2 29. Nd3 Ra6 $14)) (24... Nd3 $2 {Dautov
} 25. Rd7 $18) 25. Nxb6 $16 Ng5 26. Rd7 $1 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Rb8 (27... Rf8 28. Nd5
Rh6 (28... Nxe1 29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Kxe1 $18) 29. Rd1 Rxh2 $2 30. Ne7+ Kh8 31.
Rd8 $18) 28. Red1 Kf8 (28... g6 {Dautov} 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kg7 31. Nd5
Re6 32. b5 $16) 29. Nd5 Re6 (29... Nxh2+ 30. Kg2 Rh6 31. Rd4 $18) 30. Nc7 Rh6 (
30... Reb6 {Dautov} 31. Rd8+ (31. b5 $16) 31... Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Ke7 33. Rd1 $16)
31. h4 g5 (31... Rxb4 $2 32. Rd8+ Ke7 33. R1d7+ Kf6 34. Nd5+ $18) 32. hxg5 Nxg5
(32... Rh1+ $142 33. Ke2 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 Nxg5 35. Rd4 $18) 33. R1d5 $18 Ne4 34.
Rd8+ Rxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kg7 (35... Ke7 $2 36. Re8+ (36. Rd4 $18 {Dautov}) 36... Kd7
37. Rxe4 Kxc7 38. Re7+ $18) 36. Ne8+ Kg6 (36... Kf8 37. Nf6+ (37. Nd6+ {Anand}
Ke7 38. Re8+ Kxd6 39. Rxe4 $18) 37... Ke7 38. Re8+ Kxf6 39. Rxe4 $18 {X Kf6})
37. Kg2 f6 38. Rd7 Rh5 39. Rg7+ Kh6 40. Re7 f5 (40... Re5 41. Nxf6 $1 $18) 41.
Re6+ Kg5 (41... Kg5 42. f4+ (42. f3 $18 {Dautov}) 42... Kg4 43. Rxe4 $1 $18)
1-0

[Event "Copenhagen K41"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Danielsen, Henrik"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1995.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 {A simple and solid line,but White should maintain a slight
edge.} 10. Re1 (10. e3 $1 {Presently considered the strongest.} d5 (10... c5
11. Qe2 cxd4 12. exd4 d5 13. Ne5 Nb4 14. Bg5 Rc8 15. Rac1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17.
Rfd1 Re8 18. Nb5 a6 19. Na7 $1 Ra8 20. a3 Na2 21. Qxa2 Rxa7 22. b4 $1 dxc4 23.
Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Qxc4 Qa8 25. Qc6 Rd8 26. Qe4 $16 {Piket,J-Hansen,Cu/Antwerpen/
1993/}) 11. Qe2 c5 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Be1 Rd8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rac1 h6 16. Ne5
Qe6 17. f4 $14 {Granda Zuniga,J-Lobron,E/Biel izt/1993/}) (10. Ne5 d5 11. cxd5
exd5 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. Qc2 c5 15. Rfd1 Qe6 16. Nb5 h6 17. Qb1 Ne4 18.
Be3 Bf8 19. a4 $14 {van der Sterren,P-Hansen,Cu/Biel izt/1993/}) (10. Bc1 $5 d5
11. Ne5 Qc8 (11... c5 12. Bb2 Nb4 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. a3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. cxd5
exd5 17. e3 $14 {Itkis,B-Brodsky,M/Bucharest/1994/}) 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Rc1 c5 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. e3 Qe6 16. Ne2 Rac8 17. Nf4 Qd6 18. Re1 $14 {Douven,R-Szekely,P/
Groningen/1994/}) 10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rc1 c5
15. e3 Rac8 $10 16. Bh3 $6 (16. Nb5 $5) 16... Rcd8 17. Qe2 $6 Nb4 $1 {>< /^
f1-a6,d3} 18. a3 Ba6 19. Nb5 Nc6 20. a4 $8 Qf6 $15 21. Bg2 cxd4 22. exd4 Bxb5
23. axb5 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Qxd4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rc4 Qd3 27. Rxe4 g6 $5 28. Re7 (
28. Qxd3 $5 Rxd3 29. Re7 Rxb3 30. Rxa7 Rxb5 31. Rb7 $15) 28... Qxb3 29. Rxa7
Rd5 30. Rb7 Rxb5 31. Qe3 $1 Qb2 $1 32. Rd1 {White should have decent holding
chances,but from here to the time control Black improves his position.} Qf6 33.
Rbd7 $6 (33. Qd4 $142) 33... Re5 34. Qd4 Rfe8 35. Rd6 Qf3 $1 36. Rd8 Rxd8 37.
Qxd8+ Kg7 38. Qd4 Qf6 $17 39. Kg2 b5 40. Rc1 h5 41. Rc7 Rf5 42. Qxf6+ Kxf6 43.
Rb7 Ke6 44. h3 $6 (44. f4 Kd6 45. Kf3 Kc6 46. Rb8 Kc5 47. h3 Kc4 48. g4 hxg4+
49. hxg4 Rc5 $19) 44... Kd6 45. g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 Kc6 $1 $19 47. Ra7 Rf4 0-1

[Event "Malmo"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 (9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nc3 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 Na6 14.
f4 Be7 15. f5 c5 16. e3 Rc8 17. Qf3 $13 {Ruban,V-Vyzmanavin/Novosibirsk(10)/
1993/}) (9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxd5 12. Ne1 Na6 13. f3 c5 14. dxc5
Nxc5 15. Nd3 Bb7 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qxd8 {1/2;Chernin,A-Karpov,A/Tilburg/1992/})
9... d6 (9... Re8 10. Nc3 h6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 $14 {Peng
Zhaoqin-Maric,A/Shanghai ctW/1992/}) (9... h6 10. a3 (10. Nc3 Na6 (10... Re8
11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qd1 d5 14. Bh3 Bxf3 15. exf3 a4 $10 {Zsu.
Polgar-Polugaevsky,L/Aruba Tumba/1992/}) 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5
14. Rfd1 c6 15. Bd2 Qe7 {1/2;Psakhis,L-Karpov,A/Baden Baden/1992/}) 10... Be7
11. Nc3 d5 12. Rfd1 (12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bf4 Na6 14. Rfd1 Qd7 15. Be5 $14 {
Van der Sterren,P-Piket,J/Wijk op/1993/}) 12... Na6 (12... Qc8 $6 13. cxd5 exd5
14. Bf4 Rd8 $6 15. Nh4 $16 {Karpov,A-Lobron,E/Baden Baden/1992/}) 13. Bc1 c5
14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bb2 Re8 $13 {Garcia Ilundain,D-Karpov,A/Leon/1993/}) 10. a3 (
10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14. Bh3 Bf5 15. Bxf5 exf5
16. Nh4 $14 {Chernin,A-Romanishin,O/Taastrup/1992/}) 10... Bxd2 11. Nbxd2 Nc6
$1 $146 (11... c5 $6 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. Nb5 Na7 15. Nxa7 Rxa7 16.
Rad1 $14 {Beliavsky,A-Kortschnoi,V/Biel/1992/}) (11... Nbd7 12. e4 e5 13. Rfe1
Re8 14. Rad1 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. f3 Ne6 17. Nf5 $14 {Granda Zuniga,J-Karpov,
A/Madrid/1992/}) 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nb1 $5 (14. Qb2 {/\b4} c6 $1 $13)
14... Bc8 $1 15. Nc3 Ng4 16. Rae1 Ng6 {The point of Black`novelty:the minor
pieces coordinate excellently.} 17. Qd2 Bd7 (17... h6 18. Nd1 a4 $5) 18. a4 $1
h6 (18... f5 $6 19. Ng5) 19. Nd1 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ne3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 $5 Qe7
23. e4 Bg4 24. Qe3 $10 Rf6 25. Nd2 Raf8 26. Bf3 Bh3 27. Bg2 Bg4 28. Bf3 Qd7 29.
Bxg4 Qxg4 30. Rxf6 Rxf6 31. Qe2 Qg5 32. Nf3 Qh5 33. Nd2 Qg5 34. Nf3 Qg4 35. Nd2
Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 57th"]
[Site "Plock"]
[Date "2000.05.10"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Urban, Klaudiusz"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8.
O-O Be7 9. a3 b6 10. b4 Bb7 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rc1 a5 13. b5 Nb8 14. Qc2 h6 15.
Rfd1 d6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxb7 Rc7 19. Bg2 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Rd7 21.
Bc6 Nxc6 22. bxc6 Rc7 23. c5 bxc5 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Rfc8 26. Rxc5 Kf8 27.
Rxa5 Rxc6 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 {[#] Je mehr Material auf der Seite mit
Bauerngleichgewicht vorhanden ist, desto größer sind grundsätzlich die
Gewinnaussichten für die Seite mit dem Freibauern.} 29. h4 Rc2 30. Kf1 g6 31.
h5 g5 32. g4 Kg7 33. f3 Kf6 34. Kf2 Rb2 35. Ra4 Rb3 36. Ke1 Rb1+ 37. Kd2 Rb2+
38. Kd3 Rb3+ 39. Ke4 Rb2 40. e3 Rb3 41. Ra7 Rc3 42. Kd4 Rb3 43. a4 Ra3 44. a5
Ra4+ 45. Kc5 Ra1 (45... Ra3 46. Kb4 Rxe3 47. a6 Rxf3 48. Rxf7+ Kxf7 49. a7 Rf4+
50. Kb5 Rxg4 51. a8=Q Rf4 52. Qh8 Rf6 53. Kc5 $18 {[%csl Rh6]}) 46. a6 Ke5 47.
Kb6 (47. Rxf7 Rxa6 48. f4+ gxf4 (48... Ke4 49. Rf6 Kxe3 50. f5 Ra5+ 51. Kb4 $18
) 49. exf4+ Ke4 50. Rf6 Ra1 51. Rxh6 Kxf4 52. Rg6 e5 53. h6 e4 $11) (47. Ra8 $1
Rc1+ (47... Ra3 48. Kb5 (48. a7 Ra1 49. Kb6 Rb1+ 50. Kc6 Ra1 51. Kd7 Kf6 52.
Ke8 Kg7 $11) 48... Rb3+ 49. Kc6 Ra3 50. Kd7 Kf6 51. Ke8 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Re8f8,
Rf8g8,Rg8h7]} Kg7 52. Ra7 Kg8 53. Rxf7 Rxa6 54. Rf6 $18) 48. Kb6 Rb1+ 49. Kc7
Rc1+ 50. Kd7 Ra1 (50... Rc3 51. a7 Ra3 52. Ke7 f5 53. Kf7 fxg4 54. fxg4 Ke4 55.
Kg6 Kxe3 56. Kxh6 $18) 51. Ke7 $18) 47... Rb1+ 48. Kc6 Rc1+ 49. Kb7 Rb1+ 50.
Kc8 Ra1 51. Ra8 Ra3 52. Ra7 Ra1 53. Kd8 f5 54. gxf5 exf5 55. Re7+ Kd5 56. a7 g4
{Die Etablierung eines eigenen Freibauern bedeutet für den Verteidiger in
aller Regel gute Remischancen.} 57. fxg4 (57. e4+ Kd4 (57... fxe4 58. fxg4 Kd4
59. g5 hxg5 60. h6 $18) 58. fxg4 (58. exf5 gxf3 59. Re1 Rxa7 60. Ke8 (60. f6 $2
Rf7) 60... f2 61. Rf1 Ke5 62. Rxf2 Kf6 $11) 58... fxg4 59. e5 g3 60. e6 Ke5 $11
) 57... fxg4 58. Kc8 g3 59. Rg7 g2 60. Kb8 Rb1+ 61. Kc7 Ra1 62. Kb6 Rb1+ 63.
Ka6 Ra1+ 64. Kb6 Rb1+ 65. Kc7 Ra1 66. Kb8 Rb1+ 67. Kc8 Ra1 68. Rxg2 Rxa7 69.
Rg6 Ke4 70. Re6+ Kf5 71. Rxh6 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Qd7 13. Qe2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Nc6
15. h4 Nd8 16. Ng5 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Qd3 Bxg5 19. hxg5 g6 20. Rae1 Nf7 21.
Bd2 Rae8 22. Bf4 c6 23. Qc2 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. a4 Kf8 27. f3
Qe6 28. g4 Ke8 29. Kf2 Kd8 30. Qd3 Qe7 31. Qd2 Kd7 32. Kg3 Kc8 33. Kf2 Kb7 34.
Qc1 c5 35. Qd2 cxd4 36. Qxd4 Qc5 37. Ke3 Kc6 38. Kd3 Qxd4+ 39. Kxd4 {[#] A
difficult case, in which White, perhaps without needing to, makes the knight
strong. [#] Schwieriger Fall, in dem Weiß vielleicht ohne Not, den Springer
stark macht.} a6 40. Bd2 Kd6 41. Bf4+ Ke6 42. Be3 (42. b4 $5 {and Black has to
move! The white pieces should wait on d4 and f4, in order to restrict the
knight. und Schwarz muß ziehen! Die weißen Figuren sollten doch auf d4 und f4
ausharren, um den Springer einzuschränken.}) 42... Ne5 43. Kc3 b5 44. axb5 axb5
45. f4 Nxg4 46. Bc1 Nf2 47. Kd4 Ne4 48. Bb2 Nd2 49. Kc3 Nf3 50. Kd3 Kd6 51.
Ba3+ Kc6 52. Bb4 Nh4 53. Kd4 Nf5+ 54. Ke5 Ne3 55. Bc3 Nc2 56. b4 Ne3 57. Bd4
Ng4+ 58. Ke6 Nh2 59. Kf6 Nf3 60. Bb2 d4 61. Kg7 Kd5 62. Kxh7 Nh4 63. Kg7 d3 64.
Bc1 Ke6 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Brzeg Dolny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Czerwonski, Aleksander"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1996.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. Ne5 c6 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Ndf3 Ne4 11. h4 Qe8 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Nxc6 Rxc6
15. Rxc6 Qxc6 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qc4 18. Rc1 Qxe2 19. Rc7 Bf6 20. Rxa7 h5
21. Qxe2 Bxe2 22. Be3 Rc8 23. Rb7 Bd8 24. Bf1 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Kf8 26. Bd2 Ke8 27.
Ke1 Rc4 28. Bc3 Bc7 29. Kd2 Kd7 30. Ra7 Kc8 31. Ra8+ Bb8 32. Ra3 Kb7 33. Kd3
Bd6 34. Rb3 Kc6 35. Bd2 b5 36. Rc3 f6 37. b3 Rxc3+ 38. Bxc3 {[#] Bildung eines
entfernten weißen Freibauern, schlechte schwarze Verteidigung ab Zug 41, Taktik
} b4 39. Bd2 e5 40. f3 Kb5 41. g4 hxg4 $6 (41... e4+ 42. fxe4 hxg4 43. exd5 f5
$13) (41... g6 $142 $5) 42. fxg4 Kc6 43. h5 Bf8 44. dxe5 fxe5 45. g5 Kc5 46. g6
Kb5 (46... Kc6 47. Bxb4 Bxb4 48. h6 $18) 47. Bg5 Kc5 48. h6 e4+ 49. Ke2 gxh6
50. Be7+ Bxe7 51. g7 1-0

[Event "Sao Paulo zt 2.4"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2003.09.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Zambrana, Oswaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2003.09.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nbd7 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 Qc8 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Rad1 Qb7+ 18. f3 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ne4 Rfd8 21. Nb5
Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4 23. fxe4 a6 24. Nc3 b5 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Ne2
bxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. bxc4 Bg5 30. Kf3 Kf8 31. h4 Bd2 32. Nf4 Ke7 33. Nd3 Kd6
34. g4 g6 35. e5+ Kc6 36. h5 Bc3 37. Ke4 gxh5 38. gxh5 a5 39. a4 f5+ 40. exf6
Bxf6 {[#] Bis hierher ist nichts an der schwarzen Verteidigung auszusetzen.
Mit seinem nächsten Zug treibt Mecking, gestützt auf die Springergabel auf d7,
den König zurück und bekommt einige Chancen.} 41. Ne5+ Kc7 (41... Bxe5 $1 {
Das war die Remislösung!} 42. Kxe5 Kc5 43. Kxe6 Kxc4 44. Kf5 Kd5 $1 {nur so} (
44... Kb4 $2 45. Kg6 Kxa4 46. Kxh6 Kb3 47. Kg5 a4 48. h6 a3 49. h7 a2 50. h8=Q
$18 {Gewinn um genau ein Tempo}) 45. Kg6 Ke6 46. Kxh6 Kf6 47. Kh7 Kf7 48. h6
Kf8 49. Kg6 Kg8 50. Kf6 Kh7 51. Ke6 Kxh6 52. Kd6 Kg7 53. Kc6 Kf8 54. Kb6 Ke8
55. Kxa5 Kd8 56. Kb6 Kc8 $11 {Remis um genau ein Tempo}) 42. c5 Be7 43. Ng4
Bxc5 $6 (43... Bg5 $142) 44. Nxh6 Kd7 45. Ng4 Ke7 $2 (45... Ke8 $142 {was den
Springergabeln Se5-c6/d7 vorsorglich aus dem Wege geht}) 46. Ne5 Ba3 (46... Bb4
47. Nc6+ Kf6 48. Nxb4 axb4 49. Kd4 $18) (46... Bb6 47. h6 Kf8 {oder Kf6} 48.
Nd7+ $18) (46... Kf6 47. Nd7+ $18) 47. Nc6+ Kf6 48. Nxa5 Kg5 (48... Bb4 49. Nc6
Bd2 50. Ne5 Ba5 51. Ng4+ Kg5 52. h6 Kg6 53. Kd4 Be1 54. Kc5 e5 55. Kd5 Bc3 56.
Ke4 Kh7 57. Kf5 {deutet eine der Gewinnideen an.}) 49. Nc6 Kxh5 50. a5 Kg6 51.
Kd4 Bb2+ 52. Kc4 Bc1 53. a6 {Feine Gewinnführung von Weiß, doch mit
zunehmender Spieldauer schwächer werdende Verteidigung.} 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nikolaev, Nikita"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2308"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
Bd6 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Bf3 f5 11. Bb2 Nd7 12. Nc3 N7f6 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd6+
cxd6 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Kg2 O-O 17. e3 Qe7 18. h4 Rf7 19. h5 Qe4+ 20. f3 Qxe3
21. Bc1 Qc3 22. Bf4 Re8 23. Rc1 Qb4 24. Re1 Rfe7 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Kh3 h6 27.
Qc2 Rf7 28. Qc6 Qxd4 29. Qe8+ Rf8 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Qxd6 Rf6 32. Be5 Rxd6 33.
Bxd4 Rd7 34. g4 fxg4+ 35. Kxg4 Kg8 36. Rc6 Bd3 37. Kf4 Kf7 38. Ke3 Bf5 39. Be5
Re7 40. Kd4 Be6 41. Bd6 Rd7 42. Ke5 d4 43. Kxd4 Bxb3 44. axb3 Ke6 45. Ke4 Rxd6
46. Rc7 Rd7 47. Rc6+ Kf7 48. f4 Rb7 49. f5 (49. b4 $142 a5 50. bxa5 bxa5 51.
Ra6 Rb5 52. f5 $15 {mit aktiver weißer Turmstellung.}) 49... a5 50. f6 $2 (50.
Kf4 $142 {oder Ke5}) 50... gxf6 51. Kf5 Kg7 52. Rd6 (52. Rxf6 Rf7 $19) 52... b5
53. Ra6 Re7 54. Rxa5 Re5+ 55. Kg4 f5+ 56. Kf3 (56. Kf4 Kf6 57. Ra6+ Re6 $19)
56... Kf6 57. Ra1 Re4 {[%csl Rb3,Rh5][%cal Re4b4,Rf6g5]} 58. Rg1 Rg4 (58... Rg4
59. Rxg4 fxg4+ 60. Kxg4 Ke5 61. b4 Ke4 62. Kg3 Kf5 63. Kf3 Kg5 64. Ke4 Kxh5 65.
Kd5 Kg4 66. Kc5 h5 67. Kxb5 h4 {und gewinnt mit genau einem Tempo mehr.}) 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 10th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2002.06.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2002.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Qd7 13. Re1 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 c5
15. e6 fxe6 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Qxe6+ Qxe6 18. Rxe6 Na6 19. Re3 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Rac8
21. g4 Rd7 22. g5 Be7 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Re6 Nc7 25. Rc6 Bd6 26. Be5 Bxe5 27.
Nxe5 Re7 28. Nd3 c4 29. bxc4 dxc4 30. Nf4 Rf8 31. Rxc4 Ne6 32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. f4
{[#] Zusammenspiel der weißen Türme auf der siebten und achten Reihe.} h6 (
33... Re2+ 34. Kg3 Rxa2 35. Rd7 {[%csl Ra7,Rg7,Rh7][%cal Rc4c7]} Ra3+ 36. Kg4
Kh8 37. Rcc7 Ra4 38. Rf7 Rg8 39. h4 a5 40. h5 h6 41. gxh6 gxh6+ 42. Kf5 Rb8 43.
Rf6 $16) ({Die Bauchlage} 33... Re7 34. Kf3 g6 $16 {mit Hemmung der weißen
Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel war eine nicht von der Hand zu weisende
Alternative.}) 34. h4 Rfe8 35. Kf3 h5 36. Rc3 Kh7 37. Rd7 Re1 38. Rxa7 Rf1+ 39.
Kg3 Rg1+ 40. Kf2 Rg4 41. f5 Kh8 42. g6 Rf4+ 43. Rf3 Rxh4 44. a4 Kg8 45. a5 Ra4
46. a6 h4 47. Re3 Rf8 48. Ree7 Rf4+ (48... Rxf5+ 49. Ke3 Rg4 50. Rxg7+ ({oder} 
50. Ra8+ Rf8 51. Rxf8+ Kxf8 52. Rf7+ Kg8 53. a7 Rxg6 54. Rb7 $18) 50... Kh8 51.
Rh7+ Kg8 52. Rag7+ Kf8 53. Rf7+ Rxf7 54. Rxf7+ Kg8 55. a7 Ra4 56. Rb7 $18) 49.
Ke3 R8xf5 (49... R8xf5 50. Re8+ Rf8 51. Raa8 Rf3+ 52. Ke4 {[%cal Ge4e5,Ge5e6,
Ge6e7]} h3 53. Rxf8+ Rxf8 54. Rxf8+ Kxf8 55. a7 $18) 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Blagojevic, Dragisa"]
[Black "Maksimovic, Branimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. Nc3 c6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qa4 c5 10. Rfd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. Bf4 Qb7+ 14. f3 a6
15. Rd2 Rc8 16. Rc1 d6 17. Nb3 Qc6 18. Qxc6 Rxc6 19. Nb1 Nbd7 20. Rdc2 Rac8 21.
N1d2 e5 22. Bg5 d5 23. Na1 d4 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Bxe7 Nec5 26. Bg5 f5 27. b3 Ne6
28. Bd2 e4 29. Rd1 b5 30. fxe4 fxe4 31. Bc3 bxc4 32. Bxd4 cxb3 33. Rxc6 Rxc6
34. Nxb3 Rc2 35. Bf2 Nf6 36. Rd2 Rc4 37. Rd6 Nc7 38. Bd4 Nb5 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40.
Bxf6 Kxf6 41. Ra8 Nc7 42. Rc8 Ke5 43. Kf2 g5 44. Rh8 Ne6 45. Rxh7 Rc3 46. Ke1
e3 47. Kd1 Rc4 48. h4 a5 49. hxg5 a4 50. Nc1 Nxg5 51. Nd3+ Kf5 52. Rh4 Rg4 53.
Rxg4 Kxg4 {2-0 Bauern, umsichtige Technik, ständige Verbesserung von
K+S-Positionen, Bereitschaft den letzten Bauern zu verteidigen, wenn sich der
sS gegen den anderen Bauern opfert} 54. Nb2 Kxg3 55. Nxa4 Ne4 56. Kc2 Kf4 (
56... Kf2 57. Kd3 Ng3 58. Nc3 $18) 57. Kd3 Nd6 58. Nc3 Ke5 59. Kxe3 Nc4+ 60.
Kd3 Nb2+ 61. Kc2 Nc4 62. Kb3 Kd4 63. Kb4 Ne3 64. Nb5+ Kd5 65. Na3 Kd4 66. Kb3
Kc5 67. Nc2 Nd5 68. e3 Kb5 69. Na3+ Kc5 70. Nc4 Kb5 71. e4 Nf4 72. Nb2 Ne2 73.
Nd3 Nd4+ 74. Kc3 Ne2+ 75. Kd2 Nd4 76. Ke3 Ne6 77. Nf4 Ng5 78. Kd4 Nf3+ 79. Kd5
Kb6 80. e5 Kc7 (80... Nxe5 81. Kxe5 Kc5 82. Nd3+ Kb5 83. Nc1 $18) 81. Ne6+ Kb6
82. Nd4 Nh4 83. Kd6 Ng6 84. e6 Ka5 85. Nc2 1-0

[Event "Recklinghausen"]
[Site "Recklinghausen"]
[Date "1998.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 10. f3 a6 11. Rd1 Qb7 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. Be3 Bc5 16. Bg5 Ng4 17. Ne4 h6 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bd2 f5 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Bc3
Ne3+ 22. Kg1 O-O 23. Bg7 Nxd1 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Rxd1 d6 26. Qd3 Rd8 27. e4 Qd7
28. b3 Qf7 29. Qe2 Qf6 30. Kg2 Qe5 31. Qe1 fxe4 32. Qxe4 Qxe4 33. fxe4 Kf7 34.
e5 Ke7 35. Rd3 a5 36. Kf2 Rf8+ 37. Rf3 Rxf3+ 38. Kxf3 {Bauernendspiel in der
Analyse} d5 (38... dxe5 39. g4 (39. Ke4 Kd6 (39... g4 40. Kxe5 h5 41. a3 Kd7
42. Kf6 Kd6 43. a4 (43. Kg5 Ke5 44. Kxh5 Kf5 (44... Kd4 45. Kxg4 e5 46. h4 $18)
45. Kh4 e5 46. h3 gxh3 (46... e4 47. hxg4+ Ke5 (47... Kg6 48. Kh3 Kg5 49. Kg2
Kxg4 50. Kf2 $18) 48. Kh3 Kd4 49. g5 e3 50. g6 e2 51. g7 e1=Q 52. g8=Q $16) 47.
Kxh3 Ke4 48. Kg2 Kd3 49. g4 e4 50. g5 e3 51. g6 e2 52. g7 e1=Q 53. g8=Q Kc3 $11
) 43... e5 44. Kf5 e4 45. Kxe4 Ke6 46. Kf4 Kf6 $11) 40. g4 Kd7 41. Kxe5 Ke7 42.
h3 Kd7 43. Kf6 Kd6 44. a3 e5 45. Kf5 e4 46. Kxe4 Ke6 47. a4 $18) 39... Kd7 40.
Ke4 Kd6 41. h3 Kd7 42. Kxe5 Ke7 43. a3 Kd7 44. Kf6 Kd6 45. a4 (45. Kg6 Ke5 46.
Kxh6 Kf4 $19) 45... e5 46. Kf5 e4 47. Kxe4 Ke6 $11) 39. a4 d4 40. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 1st"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2002.10.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Thorfinnsson, Bragi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2357"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2002.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. e4 b5 13. Qc2 Nfd7 14. a4 b4 15. Nb1
a5 16. Be3 Bf6 17. Nbd2 Re8 18. Re1 Nb6 19. Rad1 N8d7 20. Bf4 Qb8 21. Bf1 Ba6
22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Rb6 25. Re2 h6 26. h4 Rb7 27. Rde1 Nb6 28.
Qc2 Rbe7 29. Kg2 c4 30. Qd1 c3 31. b3 Nd7 32. g4 Ne5 33. Nd4 Nxg4 34. Nc6 Qc7
35. Bg3 h5 36. Nxe7+ Qxe7 37. e5 dxe5 38. f3 Nh6 39. Bxe5 Bxe5 40. Rxe5 Qxe5
41. Rxe5 Rxe5 42. d6 Re8 43. Qd5 Re2+ 44. Kh3 Rd2 45. Qxa5 c2 $2 (45... Rxd6 $1
46. Qxb4 Rc6 47. Qe4 Rc8 48. Qb7 Rc5 49. Qb8+ Kh7 50. Qd6 Rc8 51. Qd7 Rc5 52.
Qd4 Rc8 53. Qd3+ g6 {sieht nach Remis aus}) 46. Qc5 f6 47. a5 $18 Nf7 48. a6 g5
49. a7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e4 dxc4 13. Bf4 b5 14. bxc4 bxc4 15.
Rab1 Qa5 16. h3 h6 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. Bf4 Qa5 19. g4 Rfe8 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. Qc1 Rb8
22. Rxb8 Qxb8 23. g5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 c5 25. e5 Nd5 26. Nxd5 exd5 27. Bxe7 Rxe7
28. Qg5 Re6 29. Nh4 cxd4 30. Bxd5 Qxe5 31. Qd8+ Nf8 32. Bxe6 Qxe6 33. Qxd4 Qxh3
34. Qf4 Qe6 35. Rc1 g6 36. Nf3 Qd5 37. Ne5 Nd7 38. Nxc4 Bb7 39. f3 g5 40. Qe3
f6 41. Kf2 Ba6 42. Qe4 Qc5+ 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. Rd1 Bxc4 45. Rxd7+ Bf7 {[#] In der
offenen Stellung ist der Turm wesentlich stärker als der Läufer. Dazu gibt es
die Schwäche des a-Bauern.} 46. a4 ({Komfortabler war} 46. Qe6 $1 Qc2+ 47. Kg3
Qg6 48. Rxa7 {Z.B.} Kg8 (48... f5 49. Qxg6+ Kxg6 50. a4 $18) 49. Rxf7 Qxf7 50.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 51. a4 Ke6 52. a5 Kd6 53. Kg4 $18) 46... a5 47. Qd4 $6 ({Erneut} 47.
Qe6 Qf8 48. Ra7 $18) 47... Qc2+ $6 (47... Qxd4 48. Rxd4 Be8 {bot eine relle
Verteidigungschance}) 48. Kg3 Qb1 49. Ra7 Qe1+ 50. Kg2 Qe2+ 51. Qf2 Qe8 $2 {
Zu passiv} (51... Qc4 52. Rxa5 Bd5 $132 {[%csl Rf3]}) 52. Rxa5 Qc6 53. Qc5 Qe6
54. Qd4 Qa2+ 55. Kg3 Kg6 56. Ra6 Be6 57. Rxe6 $1 {Diesen Übergang ins
Bauernendspiel kennen wir schon.} 1-0

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 Bb7 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Ne7 9. d6 cxd6 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Qc2 a6 15.
Bf4 Qc7 16. Qf5 g6 17. Qd3 Nb4 18. Qd4 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bh6 Bf6 21. Qd2
Rfe8 22. Ng5 Ne7 23. e4 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rc1 Bc6 26. Qd4+ f6 27. f4 Ng8
28. h4 Qd8 29. h5 Bb5 30. Rfe1 Rc5 31. b4 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Bc6 33. hxg6 hxg6 34.
Kf2 Nh6 35. Bf3 Qe7 36. Rh1 Rh8 37. Re1 b5 38. a3 Kg8 39. Nh3 Qe6 40. Ng1 Ng4+
41. Bxg4 Qxg4 42. Nf3 Rh3 43. Rg1 Qe6 44. Re1 Kf7 45. Qe3 Rh8 46. Nh4 Qc4 47.
Qd2 Re8 48. Qxd6 Rxe4 49. Rxe4 Qxe4 50. Qc5 Qd3 51. Qe3 Qxe3+ 52. Kxe3 {
[#] Schwarz hat zwar den "schlechten" Läufer, doch der kreist den weißen
Springer ein.} f5 $1 53. Kd4 {Der Übergang ins Bauernendspiel verliert:} (53.
Nf3 Bxf3 54. Kxf3 Ke6 55. Ke3 Kd5 56. Kd3 d6 $22 {Das entscheidende
Reservetempo entscheidet für Schwarz.}) 53... Kf6 54. Kc5 g5 55. fxg5+ Kxg5 56.
Kd6 (56. Kb6 f4 57. gxf4+ Kxh4 58. Kxa6 Kg4 $19 {da der schlechte Läufer seine
Stärke ausspielt, nämlich seine eigenen Bauern decken zu können.}) 56... f4 0-1

[Event "Sonnevanck 5th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 d5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Rxc3
21. Nb1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxe7 Rd8 24. Qd5 Kh8 25. Qxf7 Qc1+ 26. Kg2 Qc6+
27. f3 Qc2+ 28. Kh3 Rg8 29. Na3 Qc1 30. Rxd7 Qxa3 31. Qd5 h6 32. f4 Qc5 33.
Qxc5 bxc5 34. Rd3 Rb8 35. Kg4 {Weiß sucht den Gewinn am Q-Flügel. Gute Technik!
} Rb5 36. Kf3 Rb4 37. Rc3 Kg8 38. Ke3 Kf7 39. Kd3 Ke6 40. Kc2 Kd5 41. Rd3+ Ke6
42. Re3+ Kf6 43. Rc3 Rb5 44. Rd3 Ke6 45. Re3+ Kf6 46. Kc3 Rb4 (46... h5 47. Kc4
Ra5 48. Re5 $18) 47. Re5 Rb5 48. h4 {Raumgewinn am K-Flügel !} g6 49. g4 Kf7
50. g5 hxg5 51. hxg5 Kf8 52. Re6 Kf7 53. Rf6+ Kg7 54. Rc6 Kf7 55. Ra6 Rb4 56.
Ra4 Rb6 (56... Rb5 57. Kc4 Rb7 58. Ra5 Rb4+ 59. Kc3 Rxf4 60. Rxc5 Ke6 61. b4
Kd6 62. Kb3 Rf1 63. Ka4 Ra1+ 64. Kb5 Ke6 65. Kc6 $18) 57. Ra5 Rb4 58. Rxc5 Rxf4
59. b4 $5 (59. Re5 $142 $1 {vertikale Sperre!}) 59... Ke7 (59... Ke6 60. Rc6+
Kf5 61. Rf6+ Kxg5 62. Rxf4 Kxf4 63. Kd4 Kf5 64. Kd5 Kf6 65. Kd6 g5 (65... Kf7
66. b5 Ke8 67. b6 Kd8 68. b7 $18) 66. b5 g4 67. b6 g3 68. b7 g2 69. b8=Q g1=Q
70. Qf8+ Kg5 71. Qg7+ $18) 60. Rc6 Kf7 61. b5 Rg4 62. Rc5 Ke7 63. b6 Rg1 64.
Rb5 Rc1+ 65. Kd3 Rc8 66. b7 Rb8 67. Rb6 Kd8 68. Rxg6 (68. Rxg6 Rxb7 69. Rg8+
Kc7 70. Rg7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7
15. Re3 Nf6 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rc8 19. Ng4 Rc7 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6
21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Rd3 Rcc8 23. Rc1 Rcd8 24. c5 bxc5 25. Rxc5 Qe7 26. Rcc3 h6
27. Qf3 e5 28. Rc4 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 f5 30. Qd5+ Rf7 31. h4 h5 32. Rc5 e4 33. Rc8+
Kh7 34. Qd1 g6 35. Qd4 Rg7 36. Rc5 Qb7 37. Qd5 Qe7 38. Rc6 e3 39. Re6 e2 40.
Qe5 Qb7+ 41. Kh2 f4 42. Qxe2 fxg3+ 43. fxg3 Rf7 44. Qc2 Rf5 45. Rc6 Qg7 46. Rc7
Rf2+ 47. Qxf2 Qxc7 48. b4 Qd7 49. Qc2 Qb5 50. Qc7+ Kh6 51. Qf4+ Kh7 52. Qf7+
Kh6 53. Qf8+ Kh7 54. Qe7+ Kg8 55. a3 a6 56. Qd8+ Kf7 57. Qd2 Qa4 58. Qc3 Qb5
59. Qe3 Kg7 60. Qe7+ Kg8 61. Qe6+ Kh7 62. Qe7+ Kg8 63. Qe4 Kh7 64. Kg2 a5 65.
Kf2 axb4 66. axb4 Kg7 67. Ke3 Kf7 68. Kd2 Qa4 69. Qd5+ Kf6 70. Qd6+ Kf5 71. Kc3
Qa3+ 72. Kc4 Qa4 73. Kc5 Qc2+ 74. Kb6 Kg4 $5 75. b5 $2 (75. Qd7+ $1 Qf5 (75...
Kxg3 76. Qc7+ Qxc7+ 77. Kxc7 $18) (75... Kf3 76. Qc6+ Qxc6+ 77. Kxc6 $18) 76.
Qxf5+ gxf5 77. b5 Kxg3 78. Kc5 $1 f4 79. b6 f3 80. b7 f2 81. b8=Q+ Kg2 82. Qg8+
Kh2 83. Qc4 Kg2 84. Kd4 $1 f1=Q 85. Qxf1+ Kxf1 86. Ke3 $3 {mit entscheidendem
Tempogewinn.}) 75... Kh3 {Schwarz hat sich nun ordentlich auf h3 versteckt,
was die weißen Gegenschachchancen drastisch verringert.} 76. Qe5 Qc4 77. Kb7
Qf7+ 78. Kc6 Qf3+ 79. Kd6 Qf8+ 80. Ke6 $2 ({Andere Versuche sollen die
Schwierigkeiten verdeutlichen, die Weiß mit dem Gewinnen hat:} 80. Kc6 Qf3+ 81.
Kb6 Qf2+ 82. Ka6 Qa2+ 83. Kb7 Qf7+ 84. Qc7 Qd5+ 85. Qc6 Qb3 (85... Qf7+ $5 86.
Kb8 Qf5 87. Qc8 (87. b6 Kxg3 88. Qd6+ Kxh4 89. b7 g5) 87... Kxg3 88. Qxf5 gxf5
89. b6 f4 90. b7 f3 91. Kc8 f2 92. b8=Q+ Kg2 93. Qb7+ Kh2 94. Qf3 Kg1 95. Qxh5
f1=Q $11) 86. b6 Kxg3 87. Qxg6+ Kxh4 88. Qe4+ Kg3 89. Kc6 Qc3+ 90. Kb5) 80...
Qe8+ $1 {und der König kann sich nicht mehr von der Dame lösen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Nf3 Rc8 15.
Rc1 Bd6 16. Ne5 Qe7 17. Nd3 Ne4 18. f3 Nf6 19. c5 Bb8 20. Qd2 Nd7 21. cxb6 axb6
22. e4 f4 23. e5 c5 24. Ba3 Qf7 25. Rfe1 fxg3 26. hxg3 Qg6 27. Nf4 Qxg3 28.
Nxe6 Rfe8 29. Qg5 Qxg5 30. Nxg5 cxd4 31. f4 Bb7 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Bh3 Nc5 34.
Bxc8 Bxc8 35. e6 Kf8 36. Nxh7+ Ke8 37. f5 Ne4 38. Bb2 Be5 39. Rd1 Nc3 40. Re1
Bg3 41. f6 gxf6 42. Bxc3 dxc3 43. Nxf6+ Ke7 44. Nxd5+ Kd6 45. e7 Bd7 46. e8=Q
Bxe8 47. Rxe8 Kxd5 {T-L: Abwicklung in 1-1B auf der b-Linie, theoertische
Remisposition} 48. Kf1 b5 49. a3 Bd6 50. Rc8 Bxa3 51. Rxc3 Kd4 52. Rc8 Kd3 53.
Ke1 Be7 54. Kd1 Ba3 55. Rc7 Bb2 56. Rh7 Kc3 57. Rh3+ Kb4 58. Kc2 Bf6 59. Rf3
Bg7 60. Rf4+ Ka3 61. Rf5 Kb4 62. Rg5 Bf6 63. Rg8 Ka3 64. Rg4 Bh8 65. Rf4 Bg7
66. Rh4 Bf6 67. Rh7 Kb4 68. Rh5 Bg7 69. Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.04.26"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Bochum"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Ba3 Bf6 20. Rc1 Bg5 21.
Rc2 Bb5 22. Nb3 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Bxc6 24. Nxc5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Be7 26. Rdc1 Rfe8 27.
Rc3 bxc5 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 g6 31. Rc7 Re2 32. Rxa7 h5 33.
Kf3 Rc2 34. h4 Kg7 35. Ra6 {In der Folge manövriert Dautov so geschickt mit
seinem Turm, dass Alterman erst sehr spät zu dem sonst typischen Gegenspiel am
Königsflügel kommt. Zudem nimmt Dautov eine Bauernstellung am Königsflügel ein,
die es dem Gegner nur unter großem Zeitverlust ermöglichen würde, einen Bauern
zu erobern.} Rb2 36. Ke3 Rc2 37. Ra4 Rb2 38. f3 Rc2 39. Ra6 Rb2 40. Ra8 Kf6 41.
Ra4 Kg7 42. Ra6 Rc2 43. a4 Ra2 44. Ke4 Ra3 45. Ra8 Kf6 46. Ra6+ Kg7 47. a5 Ra4+
48. Kd5 Ra3 49. Kc6 Rc3+ (49... Rxf3 50. Rb6 Rxg3 51. a6 f6 52. a7 Ra3 53. Kb7
Rxa7+ 54. Kxa7 g5 {und nun ist zu prüfen, welcher der Züge wie R b1, R b4 oder
Kb7 der korrekte ist.}) 50. Kb7 Ra3 51. f4 Ra1 52. Ra8 Kf6 53. a6 Kf5 54. Rf8
Rb1+ 55. Ka7 f6 56. Rb8 Re1 57. Rb3 Kg4 58. Kb6 Re6+ 59. Ka5 Re7 60. Ra3 g5 61.
fxg5 fxg5 62. hxg5 Re5+ 63. Kb6 Rxg5 64. a7 Rg8 65. Rc3 Rg6+ 66. Kb7 Rg7+ 67.
Kb8 {[%mdl 4128] Die Gewinntechnik im letzten Teil ist äußerst instruktiv!} 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Black "Enders, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 705]} 1. d4 {Avrukh,B} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 $6 (10. Nc3) 10... Bb7 11.
Bf4 Na6 12. a3 $5 {'?!' Avrukh,B. Avrukh,B: 'White decided to bring his rook
into the game this way?.Knight on b1 stay out the game for a long time.Another
and may be better possibility was :' Der Auftakt zu einem sehr interessanten
Plan. Weiß möchte sich noch nicht festlegen, ob er den Damenspringer nach c3
oder d2 entwickelt, und bringt daher erst einmal den Turm über a2 ins Spiel!} (
12. Nc3 {Avrukh,B} Bb4 $1 (12... c5 13. Rc1 Nc7 14. Be5 Ne6 15. Nh4 Ng4 (15...
Nxd4 $6 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Nb5 Ne4 (17... a6 18. Nxd4 $14 {[%csl Gb7,Gd4,Rd5,
Ge7][%cal Gh4f5]}) 18. Nf5 Bb4 19. Qxd4 Qg5 20. Qxb4 Qxf5 21. Qd4 $14 {[%csl
Rd5]}) 16. Nf5 Re8 17. Bxd5 $5 Nxf2 (17... Bxd5 $2 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. e4 $16)
18. Kxf2 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. e4 $36)) 12... c5 13. Ra2 Nc7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15.
e3 (15. Nc3 {Avrukh,B} d4 16. Na4 Ncd5 $17 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gf6e4,Gb7c6,Gc6a4]}
) 15... Ne6 16. Be5 {Meiner Meinung nach steht Weiß klar besser, weil die
hängenden Bauern sehr anfällig sind} Qb6 {'?!' Avrukh,B.} (16... Ne4 $142 {
Avrukh,B} 17. Nfd2 f5 $15 (17... f6 18. Ba1 f5 {Also deserve attention.})) 17.
Nh4 (17. Nc3 Rfd8) 17... g6 {Schwarz ist bereit, einen Bauern zu opfern, damit
der Springer nicht nach f5 gelangt} 18. Bxf6 $2 (18. Nc3 Rad8 $1 (18... d4 19.
Na4 Qb5 20. exd4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 Rad8 (22... Nxd4 23. Qxd4 $16) (
22... Rfd8 23. Rd2 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Rd8 26. Qh4 $16) 23. Rd2) (18...
Nd7 $2 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxe5 21. Qxe5 Qxb3 22. Rb2 $16 {[%csl Ra8]}) (
18... Rfd8 $2 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Nc7 22. Rd2 Bc3 23. Ree2 $1
Bxd2 24. Bxa8 $16) 19. Bxf6 (19. Rd2 Nd7) 19... Bxf6 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Qd6
(21... Nc7 {Avrukh,B} 22. e4 (22. Rd2 $2 Bc3 $17) 22... Bxh4 23. gxh4 Qf6 24.
Rc2 Qxh4 25. Rxc5 Ne6 $40 {Unclear position.White have a pawn more ,but knight
and queen, as known,are very strong piecies in attack.}) 22. e4 Bxh4 23. gxh4
Qf4) 18... Bxf6 19. Bxd5 {Übersieht eine wichtige Verteidigungsressource} Bxd5
$2 (19... Rad8 $1 20. Rd2 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Qxd5 Rb8 $1 {Fritz} (22...
Bxh4 23. gxh4 Rb8 24. Qe5 Qxb3 25. Nc3) 23. Nf3 Qxb3 24. Qxb3 Rxb3 25. Kf1 {
mit schlechterem aber vielleicht noch haltbarem Endspiel für Weiß}) 20. Qxd5
Rad8 {Avrukh,B: '.'} (20... Bxh4 21. gxh4 Rfd8 22. Qc4) 21. Qc4 Qb7 (21... Qc6
22. Nd2 Ng5 23. f3 Rd7 24. Rc2 Rfd8 25. Re2 Rd3) 22. Nd2 Ng5 23. e4 {e4 oder
f3, das ist hier die Frage. Beide Züge haben Vor- und Nachteile} (23. f3 Rd5 (
23... Ne6 $13 {Avrukh,B} 24. Ng2 (24. Rc2 Rd5 25. Ne4 Bg7 $132) 24... Ng5 25.
Rf1 Rd7 $44) 24. Re2 Rfd8 25. Rc2 Qe7) 23... Rd4 24. Qxc5 $2 {'??' Avrukh,B.
Merkwürdigerweise gewinnt Schwarz nach diesem zweiten Bauernraub fast forciert}
(24. Qe2 Rfd8 25. Nhf3 Nxf3+ 26. Nxf3 Rd3 (26... Rd3 {Avrukh,B} 27. e5 $11))
24... Rc8 25. Qa5 Ne6 $1 {Das ist die Pointe. Die Drohung Tc5 ist nur unter
schweren Zugeständnissen abzuwehren} (25... Nxe4 26. Nhf3 Rxd2 (26... Rc5 27.
Nxe4 Rxa5 28. Nxf6+ Kh8 29. Nxd4 Qb6 30. b4 Ra4 31. Nf5 gxf5 32. Nd7 Qd4 33.
Rae2 (33. Nc5)) (26... Rd5 27. Qb4 Qxb4 28. axb4 Nxd2 29. Nxd2 Rc7) 27. Rxd2
Nxd2 28. Nxd2 Bc3 29. Qg5 Bxd2 30. Qxd2 Qxb3) 26. b4 {'[]' Avrukh,B.} (26. Ng2
{Avrukh,B} Rc5 $1 $19 {Mate to queen!}) 26... Bxh4 {Schwarz steht trotz der
materiellen Einbußen auf Gewinn, da die Da5 nicht mehr rechtzeitig zur
Verteidigung auf den Königsflügel zurückkehren kann} (26... Bd8 27. Qa4 (27.
Qe5 Qd7 28. Nb3 f6) 27... Bxh4 28. gxh4 Rcd8) 27. gxh4 Rcd8 28. b5 $2 (28. Nf1
Nf4 (28... Rxe4 $2 29. Rae2 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Rd1 31. Rd2) 29. Rc2 Qd7 30. Rc3 Qg4+
31. Rg3 Ne2+ 32. Rxe2 Qxe2) 28... Nf4 29. Nf1 {'?' Avrukh,B.} (29. f3 {Avrukh,B
} Qe7 30. Nf1 Qxh4 31. Ng3 Nh3+ 32. Kh1 Rd1 33. Rg2 Ng5 $17) 29... Nh3+ 30. Kg2
$2 (30. Kh1 {war die letzte Chance, aber hier war ich nach der Serie der
vorangegangen Keulenschläge schon etwas groggy} Rxe4 31. f3 Rxe1 (31... Ree8
32. Re3 Rb8 33. Rae2 Rxe3 34. Rxe3 Qxb5 35. Qxb5 Rxb5) 32. Qxd8+ Kg7 33. Qd4+
f6 34. Kg2 Rxf1 35. Kxf1 Qxf3+ 36. Rf2 Qxf2+ 37. Qxf2 Nxf2 38. Kxf2 Kf7 39. Ke3
(39. h5 Ke6 40. hxg6 hxg6) 39... Ke6 40. Kd4 Kd6 41. a4 h6 42. a5 f5) 30...
Rxe4 31. Kg3 $2 (31. f3 Rg4+ (31... Nf4+ {Avrukh,B} 32. Kg1 Red4 $19) 32. Ng3
Nf4+ 33. Kf2 Rd3 34. Re3 Qd5) 31... Rg4+ 0-1

[Event "Match Kasparov-Huebner +3-0=3"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1985.06.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1985.05.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 d6 14. Ne1 Bxg2
15. Nxg2 c5 16. Qf3 Ra7 17. Rad1 a4 18. Rd2 axb3 19. axb3 Qc7 20. d5 e5 21. e4
Nd7 22. Qd3 Rfa8 23. Ne3 Ra1 24. Nd1 Nf6 25. Nc3 Ne8 26. Kg2 Rxf1 27. Qxf1 Qb8
28. Qb1 Nc7 29. Ra2 Kf8 30. Qa1 Rxa2 31. Qxa2 Qa8 32. Qxa8+ Nxa8 33. f4 f6 34.
Na4 {[%mdl 4096] [#]} g6 $2 ({Mit} 34... g5 {(Spasski) konnte Schwarz mühelos
remis halten. Er droht, mit 35...h5 den Königsflügel abzuschließen; Weiß hat
dagegen keine Parade:} {I.} 35. Kf3 ({II.} 35. fxg5 fxg5 36. g4 {In der Partie
entstand eine Stellung, in welcher der weiße h-Bauer auf h5, der schwarze auf
h6 stand; sonst war die Bauernstellung die gleiche wie hier. Sie war verloren,
weil der weiße Springer entscheidend auf f5 eindringen konnte.} Kf7 {A) Die
sofortige Springerwanderung nach f5 bringt nun gar nichts ein:} 37. Nc3 ({
B) Der Versuch, am Königsflügel durchzukommen, wird ebenfalls zurückgewiesen.} 
37. Kg3 Kg6 38. h4 gxh4+ ({Auch} 38... h5 {sollte zum Remis genügen.}) 39. Kxh4
h6 40. Nc3 Nc7 41. Nb5 ({Die Fortsetzung} 41. Nd1 b5 {bietet dem Weißen
ebensowenig Aussichten auf Gewinn.}) 41... Nxb5 42. cxb5 Kg7 43. Kh5 ({Auf} 43.
g5 {folgt} Kg6) 43... Kh7 44. g5 hxg5 45. Kxg5 Kg7) ({C) Der Versuch, am
Damenflügel einzudringen, fruchtet ebensowenig:} 37. Kf3 Kg6 38. Ke3 h5 39. h3
hxg4 40. hxg4 Kf7 41. Kd3 Ke7 42. Kc2 Kd7 43. b4 Kc8 44. Kb3 Kb7 45. bxc5 bxc5
46. Nc3 Nc7 47. Ka4 Kb6 48. Nd1 Ne8) 37... Nc7 38. Nd1 b5 39. Ne3 b4 40. Nf5
Ne8 {Der weiße König kann nicht mehr am Damenflügel eindringen; Schwarz hat
keine Schwierigkeiten, den Königsflügel zu verteidigen.}) 35... h5 36. fxg5 ({
Nach} 36. f5 {findet er weiße Springer am Königsflügel kein Einbruchsfeld mehr.
}) 36... fxg5 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Kd3 Kd7 39. Kc2 Kc8 40. b4 Kb7 41. bxc5 bxc5 42.
Nc3 Nc7 43. Nd1 Ne8 44. Ne3 Nf6 45. Nf5 Kc7 46. Kd3 Kd7 {Weiß kommt nicht
weiter.}) {Auch der Textzug sollte dazu genügen, unentschieden zu halten, wenn
auch jetzt viel genaueres Spiel erforderlich ist, um dieses Resultat zu
erzielen.} 35. Kf3 Kf7 36. h4 h6 (36... h5 {führt zum Verlust. Zunächst wird
gezeigt, wie Weiß nicht antworten sollte:} {I.} 37. Ke3 ({II.} 37. f5 {A)} gxf5
{ist riskant, weil dem weißen Springer das prächtige Feld e4 eingeräumt wird:}
({B)} 37... g5 {hält ohne Weiteres remis: der weiße Springer bekommt das Feld
f5 nicht mehr:} {Ba)} 38. Ke3 ({Bb)} 38. g4 hxg4+ 39. Kxg4 gxh4 40. Kxh4 Kg7 {
Die Stellung ist tot.}) ({Bc)} 38. hxg5 fxg5 39. Nc3 Nc7 40. Ke3 Kf6 {Weiß
kommt nicht weiter; schickt er seinen König zum Damenflügel, wird der
Freibauer des Schwarzen am Königsflügel gefährlich.}) 38... g4 39. Kd3 Ke7 40.
Kc3 Kd7 41. b4 Kc7 42. Kb3 Kb7 43. Nc3 Nc7 44. Nd1 Ne8 45. Ne3 Ng7 {Schwarz
hat die Drohung Se3xg4 pariert; Weiß kommt nicht weiter.}) 38. exf5 Kf8 39. Ke3
Kf7 {Es ist zwecklos, mit dem König zum Schutze des Bauern auf b6 am
Damenflügel zu eilen; sobald er auf c8 steht, kann Weiß mit dem Durchbruch
g3-g4 gewinnen: ...h5xg4, h4-h5, ...g4-g3, Sa4-c3 usw.} 40. Kd3 Kf8 41. Kc2 Kf7
42. b4 Kf8 43. Kb3 Ke7 {Schwarz muß mit dem König dieses Feld gerade dann
betreten, wenn der weiße König nach b3 gezogen ist.} {Aa)} 44. Ka3 ({Ab)} 44.
Nc3 Nc7 45. Ne4 Ne8 46. Ka4 Ng7 47. bxc5 bxc5 48. g4 hxg4 49. Ng3 e4 50. h5 Kf7
51. h6 Ne8 52. Kb5 Kg8 53. Kc6 Kh7 54. Kd7 Kxh6 55. Kxe8 e3 56. Ke7 Kg5 57. Ne2
Kxf5 58. Kxd6 Ke4 59. Kxc5 Kd3 ({Auf} 59... Kf3 {folgt} 60. Nd4+ {nebst 61.d6
und Weiß gewinnt.}) 60. Nf4+ Ke4 61. Ng2 {Ab1)} Kf3 ({Ab2)} 61... e2 62. d6 Kf3
63. Ne1+ Kf2 64. Nc2 g3 65. d7 g2 66. d8=Q g1=Q 67. Qxf6+ {und Weiß gewinnt.})
62. Nxe3 ({Aber nicht} 62. Ne1+ Ke2 63. d6 Kxe1 64. d7 g3 65. d8=Q g2 {und
Weiß schwebt in Verlustgefahr.}) 62... Kxe3 63. d6 g3 64. d7 g2 65. d8=Q {
und Weiß gewinnt.}) 44... e4 45. Nc3 e3 46. Kb3 Nc7 47. bxc5 dxc5 48. Kc2 Ne8
49. Ne4 Ng7 {Schwarz hat genügend Gegenspiel:} 50. g4 hxg4 51. Ng3 Ne8 {
mit der Drohung ...Se8-d6; der König hält den h-Bauern.}) ({III. Zum Gewinn
führt der Durchbruch} 37. g4 {.} {A)} hxg4+ ({B) Verharren mit} 37... Kg7 {
rettet den Schwarzen nicht. Weiß hat zwei Gewinnmöglichkeiten:} {Ba)} 38. g5 ({
Bb)} 38. f5 {ist einfacher:} gxf5 39. exf5 ({Dagegen erzielt Weiß mit} 39. gxh5
f4) ({oder} 39. gxf5 Kf7 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. Kd3 Kd7 42. Kc2 Kc8 43. Nc3 Nc7 44.
Ne2 Ne8 45. Ng3 Ng7 {keinen Erfolg.}) 39... hxg4+ 40. Kxg4 Kh6 41. Nc3 Nc7 42.
Ne4 Ne8 43. Ng3 Nc7 44. Kf3 b5 {Warten verbessert die Lage des Schwarzen nicht.
} 45. Ne4 bxc4 46. bxc4 Ne8 47. Ng3 Nc7 48. Ke3 Na8 49. Kd3 ({Übereilt wäre} 
49. Ne4 Nb6 50. Nxd6 Kh5 {und Schwarz hält remis.}) 49... Nb6 50. Kc3 Na4+ {
Bb1) Die direkte Methode} 51. Kb3 ({Bb2) Weiß muß wieder zu einem
Dreicksmanöver greifen, wenn er gewinnen will:} 51. Kc2 Nb6 52. Kb3 Nc8 ({
Auch nach} 52... Kg7 53. Ne4 {siegt Weiß mühelos.}) 53. Ka4 Ne7 54. Kb5 e4 55.
Nxe4 Nxf5 56. Nxf6 {mit leichtem Gewinn.}) 51... Nb6 52. Ne4 {ist zu plump:}
Kh5 53. Nxf6+ ({Nach} 53. Nxd6 Kxh4 54. Ne4 Nd7 {gerät Weiß in Verlustgefahr.})
53... Kxh4 54. Ne4 Kg4 {Bb1a)} 55. f6 ({Bb1b)} 55. Nxd6 Nd7 56. Ka4 Kf4 57. Kb5
e4 {ist gefahrlos für Schwarz.}) 55... Nd7 56. f7 Kf4 57. Nxd6 e4 58. Kc3 Ke5
59. Ne8 Kf5 60. Kd2 Kg6 61. Nd6 Kf6 62. Nxe4+ Kxf7 63. Kd3 Kg6 {Schwarz rettet
sich.}) {Ba1)} 38... f5 ({Ba2)} 38... exf4 39. Kxf4 Kf7 40. gxf6 Kxf6 41. e5+
dxe5+ 42. Ke4 {ist hoffnungslos für Schwarz:} g5 43. hxg5+ Kxg5 44. Kxe5 Kg6
45. Ke6 Nc7+ 46. Kd7 Na6 47. d6 h4 48. Kc8 h3 49. d7 h2 50. d8=Q h1=Q 51. Qxb6+
{und Weiß gewinnt.}) ({Ba3)} 38... fxg5 39. hxg5 {Ba3a)} Kf7 ({Ba3b)} 39...
exf4 40. Kxf4 Kf7 41. e5 {und jetzt:} {Ba3b1)} dxe5+ ({Ba3b2)} 41... Ke7 42.
Ke4 {Ba3b2a)} Kd7 ({Ba3b2b)} 42... h4 43. exd6+ Kxd6 44. Nc3 Nc7 (44... h3 {
scheitert an} 45. Nb5+ Kd7 46. Kf3) 45. Kf4 {gefolgt von 46.Se4+ und Weiß
siegt. Auch 43.e6 führt zu einem mühelosen Gewinn.}) ({Ba3b2c)} 42... dxe5 43.
Kxe5 h4 44. Kf4 h3 (44... Kd6 45. Nc3 h3 46. Ne4+ {nebst 47.Kg3 ist
aussichtslos für Schwarz.}) 45. Kg3 Kd6 46. Nc3 Nc7 (46... Ke5 47. Nb5 Kf5 48.
d6 {führt zu einem schrecklichen Tod.}) 47. Kxh3 Ke5 48. Kg4 Kd4 (48... Ne8 49.
Nb5 {bietet Schwarz keine Hoffnung auf Rettung.}) 49. Na4 b5 50. Nb6 bxc4 51.
bxc4 Ne8 52. Nc8 Ke5 53. Ne7 {und Weiß gewinnt.}) 43. Nc3 Nc7 44. Ne2 {Die
Drohung 45.Sf4 entscheidet.}) 42. Kxe5 Ke7 {Ba3b1a)} 43. d6+ ({Ba3b1b)} 43. Nc3
{ist einfacher:} h4 44. Kf4 Nc7 45. Kg4 ({Auch} 45. Ne4 Ne8 46. Kg4 Ng7 47.
Kxh4 Nf5+ 48. Kg4 Nd4 49. Nd2 {dürfte zum Gewinn genügen.}) 45... Kd6 46. Kxh4
Ke5 47. Kg4 Ne8 48. Na4 b5 49. Nxc5 bxc4 50. bxc4 Kd4 51. Nb7 Kxc4 52. d6 Ng7
53. d7 {und Weiß gewinnt.}) 43... Kd7 44. Kd5 h4 45. Nc3 h3 46. Ne4 h2 47. Nf2
Kc8 (47... Kd8 48. Kc6 Kc8 49. Nh1 {macht keinen Unterschied.}) 48. Kc6 Kd8 49.
Kb7 Kd7 50. Kxa8 Kxd6 51. Kb7 Ke6 52. Kxb6 Kf5 53. Kxc5 Kf4 54. b4 Kf3 55. Nh1
Kg2 56. b5 Kxh1 57. b6 Kg2 58. b7 h1=Q 59. b8=Q Qg1+ 60. Kc6 {gefolgt von 61.
De5 oder 61.Db5 mit Gewinnstellung für Weiß.}) {Ba3a1)} 40. fxe5 ({Ba3a2)} 40.
f5 {ist noch kräftiger:} Kg7 41. Kg3 Kf7 42. fxg6+ Kg7 43. Kh3 Kxg6 44. Kh4 {
und Weiß gewinnt.}) 40... dxe5 41. Nb2 Ke7 42. Nd3 Kd6 43. Ne1 Nc7 44. Ng2 Ke7
45. Nh4 Kf7 46. Ke3 {Schwarz hat keine Verteigung gegen die tödliche Drohung
47.Sf3.}) ({Ba4)} 38... Kf7 {Ba4a)} 39. gxf6 ({Ba4b)} 39. f5 Kg7 {Ba4b1)} 40.
Nc3 ({Ba4b2)} 40. Ke3 Kf7 41. Nc3 Nc7 42. Ne2 Ne8 43. Ng3 Ng7 {mit der Drohung
44..fxg5 45.hxg5 h4. Schwarz rettet sich. Der schwarze König sollte also auf
g7 stehen, wenn der weiße Springer zum Königsflügel losmarschiert.}) ({Ba4b3)} 
40. Kf2 Kf7 41. Ke3 Kg7 42. Nc3 Nc7 43. Ne2 b5 44. Ng3 {Ba4b3a)} b4 ({Ba4b3b)} 
44... bxc4 45. bxc4 Ne8 46. gxf6+ Kxf6 47. fxg6 Kxg6 ({Nach} 47... Ng7 {
zieht Weiß nicht} 48. Nf5 ({sondern} 48. Kd3 Kxg6 49. Kc3 Kf6 50. Kb3 Ke7 51.
Ka4 Kd7 52. Kb5 Kc7 53. Ka6 {mit Gewinn.}) 48... Nxf5+ 49. exf5 Kg7 {und das
Bauernendspiel ist remis,}) 48. Nf5 Kf7 49. Kd3 Kf8 50. Kc3 Nf6 {Sonst dringt
der weiße König entscheidend am Damenflügel ein.} 51. Nxd6 Ke7 52. Nf5+ Kd7 53.
Ng3 (53. Kd3 Kc7 54. Ke3 Kd7 55. Kf3 Kc7 56. Ng3 Kd7 57. Nxh5 Nxh5 58. Kg4 {
dürfte auch zum Sieg genügen.}) 53... Kc7 54. Kb3 Kb7 55. Ka4 Kb6 56. d6 Kc6
57. Ka5 Kxd6 58. Kb5 {und Weiß gewinnt, zum Beispiel} Kd7 59. Kxc5 Kc7 60. Kb5
Kb7 61. c5 Kc7 62. c6 Kc8 63. Kb6 Kb8 64. c7+ Kc8 65. Nf5 Nxe4 66. Kc6 {
nebst matt.}) 45. fxg6 Kxg6 ({Nach} 45... fxg5 46. Nf5+ Kxg6 47. Nxd6 g4 48.
Nb7 Na6 49. d6 {verliert Schwarz seinen c-Bauern.}) 46. gxf6 Kxf6 (46... Ne8 {
wird mit} 47. Nxh5 {widerlegt.}) 47. Nxh5+ Kf7 ({Nach} 47... Kg6 48. Ng3 Ne8
49. Kf3 {ist Schwarz in Zugzwang:} Nf6 50. h5+ {und entweder fällt der
schwarze d-Bauer, oder der weiße König dringt vor.}) 48. Kf2 Ne8 49. Kf3 Kg6
50. Kg4 {und der weiße König dringt ein:} Kh6 51. Ng3 Kg6 52. h5+ Kf6 53. Nf5
Kf7 54. Kg5 {und Weiß gewinnt. Wieder einmal kommt Weiß mit einem
Dreiecksmanöver zum Ziel.}) 40... Nc7 41. Ne2 b5 42. Ng3 b4 43. fxg6 fxg5 44.
Nf5+ Kxg6 45. Nxd6 g4+ 46. Ke3 Na6 {gefolgt von ...Sa6-b8-d7. Weiß findet kein
Durchkommen. Dies ist eine spezielle taktische Rettung, die nicht möglich wäre,
wenn der schwarze König auf e3 oder der schwarze auf f7 stünde.}) 39... Kxf6
40. Ke3 Ke7 41. Nb2 Nc7 42. Nd3 Kf6 43. b4 cxb4 (43... b5 44. bxc5 bxc4 45.
cxd6 {führt zum Verlust für Schwarz.}) 44. Nxb4 exf4+ ({Auf} 44... b5 {ist die
Fortsetzung} 45. fxe5+ Kxe5 46. Nd3+ Kf6 47. c5 {unangenehm für Schwarz.}) 45.
Kxf4 b5 {Nun dürfte} 46. c5 {nicht korrekt sein; Schwarz hält sich.}) 39. fxe5
dxe5 40. exf5 gxf5 41. d6 Kf7 42. g6+ {führt sofort in den Orkus.}) 38. Kxg4
exf4 39. Kxf4 Kg7 {Aa) Die direkte Methode} 40. Kg4 ({Ab) Die Spielweise des
Weißen läßt sich verbessern: er kann ein Tempo gewinnen. Der schwarze König
muß stets nach h6 gehen, wenn der weiße König auf g4 erscheint. Weiß kann
durch ein Dreieckmanöver erreichen, daß er die Ausgangsstellung mit Schwarz am
Zuge erhält.} 40. Kf3 Kh7 41. Kg3 Kg7 42. Kf4 Kh7 {Jetzt führt} 43. h5 {
zum Gewinn:} gxh5 44. Kf5 {und nun:} {Ab1)} Kg7 ({Ab2)} 44... Kh6 45. Nc3 Nc7 (
45... Kg7 46. Nb5 {ist natürlich hoffnungslos für Schwarz:} h4 47. Kg4 {usw.})
(45... h4 46. Kxf6 h3 47. Ne2 Kh5 48. Nf4+ Kg4 49. Nxh3 {ist ebenfalls
aussichtslos.}) 46. Kxf6 h4 47. Ke7 {und nun:} {Ab2a)} h3 ({Ab2b)} 47... Kg5
48. Kxd6 h3 49. Nd1 {und Weiß gewinnt.}) 48. Ne2 Kg5 49. Ng1 {Weiß eliminiert
den gegnerischen h-Bauern.}) ({Ab3)} 44... h4 45. Nc3 h3 46. Ne2 h2 47. Ng3 Nc7
48. Kxf6 Ne8+ 49. Ke7 Ng7 50. Kxd6 Nh5 51. Nh1 {Der h-Bauer kann den Schwarzen
nicht retten.}) 45. Ke6 {führt zu Abspiel Aa2a.}) 40... Kh6 41. h5 {ist zu
plump.} {Schwarz antwortet nicht Aa1)} Kg7 ({sondern Aa2)} 41... gxh5+ 42. Kf5
{Nun muß er wieder das Richtige wählen:} {Aa2a)} Kg7 ({Aa2b)} 42... h4 {
ist die bessere Wahl:} {Aa2b1)} 43. Kg4 ({Aa2b2)} 43. Nc3 h3 44. Ne2 h2 ({Nach
} 44... Kh5 45. Nf4+ Kh4 46. Nxh3 Kxh3 47. Kxf6 Kg4 ({oder} 47... Nc7 48. Ke7)
48. e5 {gewinnt Weiß.}) 45. Ng3 Nc7 46. Kxf6 Ne8+ 47. Ke7 Kg5 48. Kxe8 Kf4 49.
Nh1 Kxe4 50. Ke7 Kf3 51. Kxd6 Kg2 52. Kc7 Kxh1 53. d6 Kg1 54. d7 h1=Q 55. d8=Q
Qf3 {Weiß steht besser, doch ist nicht sicher, daß er gewinnen kann.}) 43... h3
({Riskant wäre die Fortstzung} 43... f5+ 44. exf5 h3 45. Kxh3 Kg5 46. Nc3 Kxf5
({oder} 46... Nc7 47. Ne4+ Kxf5 48. Nxd6+ Ke5 49. Nc8 b5 50. d6) 47. Nb5) 44.
Kxh3 Kg5 45. Kg3 f5 46. Nc3 Nc7 {Schwarz hält remis.}) 43. Ke6 {jetzt gibt es
keine Rettung mehr:} {Aa2a1)} h4 ({Aa1a2)} 43... b5 {Aa1a2a)} 44. Nxc5 {
ist schwach:} ({Aa2a2b)} 44. cxb5 {ist richtig:} h4 45. Nc3 h3 ({Die
Fortsetzung} 45... Nc7+ 46. Kxd6 Nxb5+ 47. Nxb5 h3 48. Kc7 h2 49. d6 h1=Q 50.
d7 {rettet den Schwarzen nicht:} Qxe4 ({oder} 50... c4 51. bxc4 Qxe4 52. Nd6
Qe7 53. Nf5+ {; Weiß kann diesen Möglichkeiten mit 50.Sb2 aus dem Wege gehen.})
51. d8=Q c4 52. Nd6) 46. Ne2 h2 47. Ng3 Nc7+ 48. Kxd6 Nxb5+ 49. Kxc5 ({dagegen
führt} 49. Ke7 {nur zum Remis:}) 49... Nc3 50. Kc6 Nxe4 51. Nh1 Kf7 52. d6 Ke8
53. Kc7 Nc5 54. b4 Nd7 ({Nach} 54... Ne6+ 55. Kc8 f5 56. b5 f4 57. b6 Nd8 58.
d7+ Ke7 59. Nf2 f3 60. Nh1 {gerät Schwarz in Zugzwang.}) 55. b5 f5 56. b6 Nxb6
57. Kxb6 Kd7 58. Kc5 f4 59. Kd5 f3 60. Nf2 Kd8 61. Ke6 Ke8 62. d7+ Kd8 63. Nh1
{und Weiß gewinnt.}) 44... bxc4 ({Dagegen verliert Schwarz nach} 44... dxc5 45.
d6 Nb6 46. b4) 45. Kxd6 ({Nach} 45. bxc4 dxc5 46. d6 Nb6 {gewinnt Schwarz ohne
Weiteres.}) 45... c3 46. Kc6 c2 47. Nd3 h4 48. d6 Kf7 {Die schwarzen
Freibauern sind schneller.}) 44. Nc3 h3 45. Ne2 h2 46. Ng3 Kg6 47. Kxd6 Kg5 48.
Kc6 Kg4 49. Nh1 Kf3 50. d6 Kg2 51. d7 Kxh1 52. d8=Q {und Weiß gewinnt.}) 42.
hxg6 Kxg6 43. Kf4 Kg7 44. Kf5 Kf7 45. Nc3 Nc7 46. Nb5 Ne8 47. Na7 Ng7+ 48. Kf4
{nebst 49.Sc8(+) und Weiß gewinnt,}) 37... f5 38. fxe5 dxe5 39. exf5 gxf5 40.
Kd3 Ke7 41. Kc3 Kd6 42. b4 cxb4+ 43. Kxb4 f4 44. gxf4 exf4 45. Kc3 b5 46. cxb5
Kxd5 47. Kd3 Ke5 48. Ke2 ({Nach} 48. b6 Nxb6 49. Nxb6 Kf5 {kann Weiß seinen
h-Bauern nicht retten.}) 48... Ke4 49. Nc3+ Kf5 50. Kf3 Nb6 51. Ne2 Nd5 52.
Nxf4 Nxf4 53. b6 Ne6 54. b7 Nd4+ 55. Ke3 Nc6 {remis}) ({Wie Abspiel III.
dartut, führt 36...h5 zum Verlust. Es bleibt zu untersuchen, wie die Lage zu
bewerten ist, wenn Schwarz den h-Bauern überhaupt nicht berührt, sondern
sofort beginnt, auf der Stelle zu treten, indem er} 36... Kg7 {spielt. Weiß
hat zwei plausible Fortsetzungen. Zunächst sei die weniger gefährliche
erörtert:} {I.} 37. g4 ({II.} 37. f5 {ist die giftigere Antwort auf 36...Kg7.}
{A)} gxf5 {ist schwach, weil nach} ({B)} 37... g5 {ist riskant, obzwar nicht
klar ist, wie Weiß den Gewinn erzwingen kann:} 38. hxg5 fxg5 39. Kg4 Kh6 (39...
Kf6 40. Kh5 {kostet den Schwarzen sofort einen Bauern und die Partie.}) (39...
h6 40. Kh5 Kh7 41. f6 Nc7 42. Nxb6 Ne8 {scheitert an} 43. Nd7) 40. Nc3 Nc7 41.
Nb5 Ne8 {Ba)} 42. Na7 {genügt nicht zum Sieg:} ({Bb)} 42. Kf3 {ist korrekt:}
Kg7 43. g4 ({Nach} 43. Na7 h5 44. Nc8 Kf7 45. Nxb6 Ke7 46. Na4 Nf6 47. Nb2 Kd7
48. Nd3 Kc7 49. b4 cxb4 50. Nxb4 g4+ 51. Ke3 Nd7 {dürfte Weiß keine
Gewinnaussichten mehr haben.}) 43... Kf7 44. Na7 Ke7 45. Nc8+ Kd8 46. Nxb6 Kc7
47. Na4 Nf6 48. Nc3 h6 ({Nach} 48... Kb6 49. Nb5 Ne8 50. f6 {gewinnt Weiß
mühelos.}) 49. Nb5+ Kd7 50. Na7 Kc7 51. Nc6 {Bb1)} Kd7 ({Bb2)} 51... Kb6 52.
Nd8 Kc7 53. Nf7 Ng8 54. b4 cxb4 55. c5 dxc5 (55... b3 {wird mit} 56. cxd6+ Kc8
57. d7+ Kxd7 58. Nxe5+ Kd6 59. Nd3 {oder 58...Kc7 59.Sc4 entkräftet.}) 56. Nxe5
Nf6 57. Nc4 b3 (57... h5 58. gxh5 Nxh5 59. e5 {führt zu einer Verluststellung
für Schwarz.}) 58. d6+ Kc6 59. e5 Kd5 60. exf6 Kxc4 61. f7 b2 62. f8=Q b1=Q {
Auf Grund der schlechten Stellung des weißen Königs kann Schwarz remis
erreichen. Es ist jedoch nicht ausgeschlossen, daß sich im Abspiel Bb2
Verbesserungen für Weiß finden lassen; sicherer ist C).}) 52. b4 cxb4 53. Nxb4
Kc7 54. Nc6 (54. Nd3 Nd7 55. Ke3 Nf6 56. Nf2 Kb6 57. Kd3 Ka5 58. Kc3 {führt zu
nichts; zwar ist} Ka4 ({aber nach} 58... Ka6 59. Kb4 Kb6 60. c5+ dxc5+ 61. Kc4
Ne8 {hat Weiß keine Gewinnchancen:} 62. d6 Kc6 {usw.}) 59. c5 dxc5 60. Kc4 Nd7
61. Nd3 {fatal für Schwarz,}) {Bb1)} 54... Kd7 ({Bb1a)} 54... Nd7 55. Ne7 Nf6
56. Ng6 Nd7 57. Nh8 Nf6 58. Nf7 Ng8 59. f6 {mit raschem Sieg für Weiß.}) ({
Bb1b)} 54... Kb6 55. Nd8 Kc5 56. Nb7+ ({Dagegen reicht} 56. Nf7 Ng8 57. f6 ({
oder} 57. Ke3 Nf6 58. Nxh6 Kxc4 59. Nf7 Nxg4+ {nicht zum Gewinn.}) 57... Nxf6
58. Nxh6 Kxc4 59. Nf7 Kc5 60. Nxg5 Kd4 61. Ne6+ Kd3) 56... Kxc4 57. Nxd6+ Kd4 (
57... Kd3 {wird mit} 58. Nf7 {nebst 59.d6 widerlegt.}) 58. Nb5+ Kc5 59. Nc7 Kd4
60. Ne6+ Kc4 61. d6 Kb5 62. Nd8 {nebst 63.Sf7 und Weiß gewinnt.}) 55. c5 Kc7
56. cxd6+ Kxd6 57. Nd8 Ke7 58. Ne6 Kd6 ({Auf} 58... Kf7 {gewinnt Weiß mit} 59.
d6 Ke8 60. Nc5 {nebst 61.Sd3.}) 59. Ng7 Kd7 60. Nh5 Nxh5 {Weicht der Springer
von seinem Blockadefeld, gewinnt Weiß leicht.} 61. gxh5 Ke7 62. Kg4 Kf7 63. d6
Kf6 64. d7 Ke7 65. f6+ Kxd7 66. Kf5 {und Weiß gewinnt: auf} Kd6 {folgt} 67. Kg6
g4 68. f7) 42... Nf6+ 43. Kf3 g4+ 44. Ke3 Nh5 45. Nc8 ({Nach} 45. Kf2 Nf6 {
muß der König nach e3 zurückkehren.}) 45... Nxg3 46. Nxd6 Kg7 47. Nc8 Nh5 ({
Nach} 47... Nf1+ 48. Kd3 g3 49. Ke2 Nd2 50. d6 Nxe4 51. Kf3 Nf6 52. Nxb6 {
bekommt Weiß Gewinnaussichten.}) 48. d6 Nf6 49. Nxb6 Kf7 50. Na4 {Es drohte 50.
..g3 51.Kf3 Sxe4.} Nd7 51. Kf2 Kf6 52. Kg3 Kg5 {Gewaltmaßnahmen mit b3-b4
führen nicht zum Ziel, weil der frei b-Bauer des Schwarzem zu stark wird. Weiß
hat Probleme.}) ({C)} 37... Kf7 {Weiteres Abwarten rettet den Schwarzen:} 38.
fxg6+ (38. g4 {ist unzureichend zum Erzielen eines Vorteils; mit} g5 {kann
Schwarz ins Abspiel IC überlenken.}) {Ca)} 38... hxg6 {ist verfehlt:} ({Cb)} 
38... Kxg6 {ist richtig.} 39. g4 {und nun:} (39. Kg4 h5+ 40. Kf3 f5 {ergibt
eine Remisstellung:} 41. exf5+ Kxf5 42. g4+ hxg4+ 43. Kg3 Nc7 44. Nxb6 Ne8 45.
Nc8 e4 46. h5 e3 47. h6 Kg6 48. Ne7+ Kxh6 49. Nf5+ Kg5 50. Nxe3 Nf6 {usw.}) {
Cb1)} 39... Kh6 ({Cb2)} 39... Kf7 {Cb2a)} 40. h5 {Schwarz muß gut reagieren:} (
{Cb2b)} 40. g5 {Cb2b1)} fxg5 {führt zum Verlust:} ({Cb2b2)} 40... Kg6 41. Kg4
Kg7 42. Kh5 {ist natürlich auch verderblich für Schwarz. Er muß bereitstehen,
Kg4 mit ...Kg6 beantworten zu können. Aus diesem Grund darf er nicht das Feld
h4 durch Abtausch auf g5 für den weißen König freilegen.}) ({Bb2b3)} 40... Kg7
41. Kg4 Kg6 {Cb2b3a)} 42. h5+ {42.gxf6 wird mit 42...h5+ abgewehrt.} ({Cb2b3b)
} 42. Nc3 Nc7 43. Nb5 Ne8 ({Das Bauernendspiel, das nach} 43... Nxb5 44. cxb5 {
entsteht, ist verloren für Schwarz:} fxg5 45. hxg5 {(a)} Kg7 ({(b)} 45... Kf7
46. Kf5 Ke7 47. g6 h6 48. g7 Kf7 49. g8=Q+ Kxg8 {(b1)} 50. Kg6 ({(b2)} 50. Ke6
h5 51. Kxd6 h4 52. Kc7 h3 53. d6 h2 54. d7 h1=Q 55. d8=Q+ Kg7 56. Qg5+ {
oder 55...Kf7 56.Dd5+ nebst 57.Kxb6 und Weiß gewinnt mühelos.}) 50... h5 51.
Kxh5 Kh7 {ist nicht ausreichend.}) 46. Kh5 Kh8 47. Kh6 Kg8 48. g6 Kh8 49. Kg5 {
usw.}) {Cb2b3b1)} 44. h5+ ({Cb2b3b2)} 44. Na7 fxg5 45. hxg5 h6 46. gxh6 Nf6+
47. Kf3 Kxh6 48. Nc8 Ne8 49. Nxb6 Kg5 50. Nc8 Kh5 51. Kg3 Kg5 52. Na7 Nc7 53.
Nc6 Na6 54. Nd8 Kf6 55. Nb7 Ke7 56. Kg4 {Die Gewinnaussichten des Weißen sind
dürftig. Der Textzug ist nicht schlechter als 36...Kg7. Weiß kann danach nicht
mehr erreichen als die gleiche Art von Stellung, die am Schluß der zuletzt
angeführten Variante entstand, wenn der Nachziehende korrekt fortsetzt:
vergleiche die Anmerkung zu 37...g6-g5??.}) 44... Kg7 45. Na7 {Hier fruchtet
das Manöver 45.Kf5 fxg5 46.Ke6 natürlich nichts mehr, weil der Bauer auf d6
gedeckt ist und Schwarz sogleich 46...g4 antwortet.} fxg5 46. Kxg5 h6+ 47. Kf5
Kf7 48. Nc8 Ng7+ 49. Kg4 Ne8 {Weiß hat auf Grund der Schwäche seiner bauern
auf h5 und e4 keine Gewinnaussichten.}) 42... Kf7 (42... Kg7 {wäre ein grober
Fehler:} 43. Kf5 fxg5 44. Ke6 {und Weiß siegt.}) 43. Kf5 fxg5 44. Kxg5 Kg7 {
mit Übergang ins Abspiel Cb2a4b. Schwarz kann remis halten.}) 41. hxg5 Kg6 (
41... Kg7 42. Kg4 Kf7 43. Kh4 Kg6 44. Kg4 {führt zur selben Stellung.}) 42. Kg4
Kf7 43. Kh5 Kg7 44. Nc3 Nc7 45. Nb5 Nxb5 (45... Ne8 46. Na7 {gefolgt von 47.
Sc8 bringt Schwarz ebenfalls in eine hoffnungslose Lage.}) 46. cxb5 Kh8 47. Kh6
Kg8 48. g6 Kh8 49. Kg5 {und Weiß gewinnt.}) {Cb2a1)} 40... h6 {führt zum
Verlust:} ({Cb2a2)} 40... Kg7 {ist ebenfalls verfehlt; der König sollte die
felder g7 und e7 nicht betreten, weil der weiße Springer in diesen Fällen auf
f5 mit Schachgebot erscheint:} 41. Nc3 Nc7 42. Ne2 b5 43. Ng3 bxc4 44. Nf5+ Kf8
45. bxc4 Ne8 46. Ke3 {Der weiße König strömt am Damenflügel ein.}) ({Cb2a3)} 
40... Ke7 41. Nc3 Nc7 42. Ne2 {Cb2a3a)} b5 ({Cb2a3b)} 42... Ne8 43. Ng3 Ng7 44.
Ke3 Kd7 45. Kd3 Kc7 46. Kc3 Kb7 47. b4 ({Auf} 47. Kb2 {stört} b5) 47... Kc8 (
47... Ka6 48. Kb3 Kb7 {führt schließlich zu Cb2a1b.}) 48. Kb3 Ne8 49. Nf5 Kd7
50. Ka4 cxb4 51. Kxb4 Nc7 52. Ka4 {Schwarz geht an Zugzwang zugrunde.}) 43. Ng3
{Cb2a3a1)} b4 ({Cb2a3a2)} 43... bxc4 44. Nf5+ Kd7 45. bxc4 Ne8 ({Nach} 45...
Na8 46. g5 fxg5 47. Kg4 Nb6 48. Kxg5 Nxc4 49. Kh6 Nd2 50. Kxh7 Nxe4 51. Kg6 {
ist die Umwandlung des h-Bauern nicht zu verhindern.}) 46. Ke3 Kc7 47. Kd3 Kb6
48. Kc3 Ka5 49. Kb3 Kb6 50. Ka4 Ka6 51. h6 Kb6 52. Ng7 Nc7 53. Ne6 Nxe6 {
Andernfalls folgt 54.Sf8.} 54. dxe6 Kc7 55. Kb5 Kd8 56. Kc6 Ke7 57. Kd5 {
und Weiß gewinnt.}) 44. Nf5+ Kd7 45. g5 fxg5 (45... Ne8 {wird mit} 46. g6 {
widerlegt.}) 46. Kg4 {Diesmal ist das Eindringen des weißen Königs am
Königsflügel entscheidend.}) ({Cb2a4)} 40... Kf8 {ist angewiesen:} {Cb2a4a)
Die Springerwanderung erbringt nun nichts.} 41. Nc3 ({Cb2a4b)} 41. Kg3 Kf7 42.
Kh4 Kf8 43. g5 fxg5+ ({Auch} 43... Kg7 {ist zureichend.}) 44. Kxg5 {Nun hält
sowohl 44...Kg7 wie 44...Kf7 remis:} {Cb2a4b1)} Kg7 ({Cb2a4b2)} 44... Kf7 {
ist ebenso gut wie 44...Kg7 und führt zum gleichen Stellungstypus wie in
Abspiel Cb2b3 untersucht.}) 45. Nc3 Nc7 46. Nd1 b5 ({Zum Verlust führt} 46...
Ne8 47. Ne3 Kf7 48. Nf5 Kf8 49. Kh6 Kg8 50. Ne7+ Kh8 51. Nc8 Kg8 52. Nxb6) 47.
Ne3 (47. cxb5 {genügt nicht zum Gewinn:} Nxb5 48. Ne3 Nd4 49. Nf5+ ({oder} 49.
Nc4 Nb5 50. Kf5 Kf7 {mit remis.}) 49... Nxf5 50. Kxf5 Kf7 51. h6 Ke7) 47...
bxc4 48. Nf5+ Kg8 49. bxc4 Ne8 50. Ne7+ (50. Kh6 Kh8 51. Ne7 {wird mit} Nf6 {
abgewehrt.}) 50... Kf8 51. Nc8 Kf7 52. Kf5 {Cb2a4b1a)} Ng7+ {ist ungenügend:} (
{Cb2a4b1b)} 52... h6 {hält remis. Weiß kann nicht mehr eindringen, weil er
kein Tempo gewinnen oder verlieren kann, um Zugzwang zu erreichen.}) 53. Kg4
Ne8 54. Kg5 Kf8 55. Kf5 Ng7+ (55... Kf7 56. h6 {ist hoffnungslos für Schwarz.})
56. Kf6 Nxh5+ 57. Ke6 Nf4+ 58. Kxd6 h5 59. Kxe5 Nd3+ (59... Ng6+ 60. Kf6 h4 61.
Nd6 h3 62. Nf5 h2 63. Ng3 {rettet den Schwarzen nicht.}) 60. Kf6 h4 61. e5 Nxe5
(61... Nf4 62. d6 Ke8 63. e6 h3 64. d7+ Kd8 65. Na7 {ist nicht wirksamer.}) 62.
Kxe5 h3 63. d6 Ke8 64. Ke6 h2 65. d7+ Kd8 66. Nd6 h1=Q 67. Nf7+ Kc7 68. d8=Q+ {
und Weiß gewinnt.}) 41... Nc7 42. Ne2 b5 43. Ng3 b4 44. Nf5 Ne8 {Weiß kann
nicht mehr gewinnen, weil der Damenflügel abgeschlossen ist:} 45. g5 fxg5 46.
Kg4 {wird mit} Nf6+ {pariert.}) 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Kd3 Kd7 43. Kc2 Kc8 44. Kb2 Kb7
45. Nc3 Nc7 46. Nd1 Ne8 47. Ne3 Ng7 48. Ka3 Ka7 49. Ka4 Ka6 50. b4 Ka7 (50...
cxb4 51. Kxb4 Ka7 52. Kb5 Kb7 53. Nf5 {kommt auf das Gleiche hinaus.}) 51. bxc5
bxc5 52. Kb5 Kb7 53. Nf5 Nxf5 54. gxf5 {und Weiß gewinnt.}) 40. Nc3 Nc7 41. Ne2
Ne8 ({Nach} 41... b5 42. Ng3 bxc4 43. Nf5+ Kg6 44. bxc4 Ne8 45. Kg3 Kf7 46. h5
{dringt der weiße König ungehindert am Damenflügel ein.}) 42. Ng3 Ng7 (42...
Kg6 43. Nf5 Kf7 44. h5 {führt zu einer Position, die sich nicht wesentlich von
der in der letzten Klammerbemerkung besprochenen unterscheidet.}) 43. Ke3 Kg6
44. Kd3 Kf7 (44... h5 45. gxh5+ Nxh5 46. Nf5 {ist hoffnungslos für Schwarz.})
45. Kc3 Ke7 46. Kb2 Kd7 47. Ka3 Kc7 48. Ka4 Kb8 ({Nach} 48... h6 49. Kb5 Kb7
50. h5 {ist Schwarz in verderblichem Zugzwang.}) 49. Kb5 Kb7 50. g5 fxg5 51.
hxg5 Ne8 52. Nh5 Nc7+ 53. Ka4 {Schwarz hat keine Verteidigung gegen die
tödliche Drohung 54.Sf6.}) 39. g4 Kg7 (39... g5 40. h5 {führt zu einer für
Schwarz hoffnungslosen Lage; der weiße König kann in aller Ruhe am Damenflügel
eindringen.}) 40. Ke3 Kf7 41. Kd3 Kg7 42. Kc2 Kf7 43. b4 f5 ({Längeres Warten
fruchtet nichts; nach} 43... cxb4 44. Kb3 f5 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. exf5 Kf6 47.
Kxb4 Kxf5 48. Kb5 e4 49. Kc6 e3 50. Nc3 {ist Schwarz verloren.}) 44. gxf5 gxf5
45. exf5 Kf6 (45... cxb4 46. h5 {ist nicht besser.}) 46. Nc3 Kxf5 47. Nb5 Kg4
48. Nxd6 Nc7 ({Nach} 48... Kxh4 49. Nf5+ Kg5 50. d6 {geht der d-Bauer zur Dame.
}) (48... cxb4 {wird mit} 49. Nb5 {beantwortet.}) 49. bxc5 bxc5 50. Ne4 Kxh4
51. Nxc5 Kg5 52. d6 {und Weiß gewinnt.}) 38. exf5 {das Feld e4 für den weißen
Springer frei geworden ist. Eine Beweisführung unter Angabe von Varianten
dafür, daß Weiß auf Gewinn steht, scheint angesichts der Eröterungen zu 36...
h5, IIA und IIIB, unnötig.}) 37... Kf7 {A)} 38. h5 ({B)} 38. g5 exf4 ({Falsch
wäre} 38... f5 {; nach} 39. fxe5 dxe5 40. exf5 gxf5 41. d6 Ke6 42. h5 Kxd6 43.
g6 hxg6 44. h6 {geht der weiße h-Bauer zur Dame.}) 39. Kxf4 Kg7 40. Nb2 Nc7 41.
Nd3 b5 42. gxf6+ Kxf6 43. e5+ dxe5+ 44. Nxe5 bxc4 45. bxc4 Ne8 46. Nd7+ Ke7 47.
Nxc5 Nd6 {Schwarz hält remis.}) ({C)} 38. f5 g5 39. hxg5 fxg5 {Weiß kann nur
weiterkommen, indem er mit seinem König zum Damenflügel eilt. Nach} 40. Ke3 Ke7
41. Kd3 Nc7 42. Nxb6 Ne8 43. b4 Nf6 {gewinnt Schwarz den Bauern mit gutem
Spiel zurück. Der freie f-Bauer nützt dem Weißen nichts, weil dem Springer das
prächtige Blockadefeld f6 winkt. Schwarz kann der Variante C aus dem Wege
gehen, indem er 37.g4 mit sofort 37...exf4 38.Kxf4 Kf7 beantwortet; auf 39.h5
kann er weiter verharren, weil der h-Bauer noch auf h7 steht. Ich sehe keine
Gewinnmöglichkeiten für Weiß.}) 38... g5 39. fxg5 fxg5 {In der Partie entstand
später eine ähnliche Stellung; der einzige Unterschied bestand darin, daß der
schwarze h-Bauer schon auf h6 stand. Jene Position war verloren; die jetzt das
Brett zierende Stellung ist klar remis, zum Beispiel} 40. Ke3 ({oder} 40. Nc3
Nc7 41. Nd1 b5 42. Ne3 b4 43. Nf5 Ne8 {usw.}) 40... Ke7 41. Kd3 Kd7 42. Kc2 Kc8
43. b4 Kb7 44. Kb3 Nc7 45. Nc3 Ne8 46. Nb5 Kc8 {mit der starken Drohung 47...
Kd7 nebst 48...Sf6}) 37. g4 g5 $4 {Dieser Zug kommt zu spät und verliert nun
zwingend. Zwei andere Möglichkeiten verdienen Beachtung: 37...exf4 und 37...
Kg7.} ({I.} 37... exf4 {ist schlecht. Nach} 38. Kxf4 {hat Schwarz die Wahl
zwischen:} {A)} g5+ ({B)} 38... Kg7 39. h5 {Ba)} g5+ ({Bb)} 39... Kf7 40. Ke3
Kg7 41. hxg6 Kxg6 42. Kf4 Kg7 43. Kf5 Kf7 44. Nc3 Nc7 45. Nb5 Ne8 46. Na7 Ng7+
47. Kf4 {Schwarz kann den Verlust des Bauern auf b6 nicht vermeiden und erhält
ein verlorenes Springerendspiel. Im Vergleich zum Abspiel Bc1a2 sind noch
einige weitere weiße und schwarze Bauern (zur Zeit e4 und g4 gegen h6, f6)
übriggeblieben, die den Verlust des Schwarzen besiegeln.}) 40. Ke3 Kf7 41. Kd3
Ke7 42. Kc3 Kd7 43. Kb2 Kc8 44. Ka3 Kb7 45. Nc3 Nc7 46. Nd1 Ne8 (46... b5 47.
Ne3 b4+ {wird mit} 48. Kb2 {beantwortet. Der Fall des Bauern h6 ist tödlich
für Schwarz, denn sein König gelangt nicht rechtzeitig zum anderen Flügel.})
47. Ne3 Ng7 48. Ka4 Ka6 49. b4 cxb4 (49... Ka7 50. Kb5 Kb7 51. bxc5 bxc5 52.
Nf5 {laüft auf das Gleiche hinaus.}) 50. Kxb4 Ka7 51. Kb5 Kb7 52. Nf5 {und
Weiß gewinnt das Bauernendspiel.}) 39. hxg5 hxg5+ 40. Kf5 Nc7 41. Nxb6 Ne8 42.
e5 {Aa)} Ng7+ ({Ab)} 42... dxe5 43. Nc8 Ng7+ 44. Ke4 {Ab1)} Ke8 ({Ab2)} 44...
Ne8 45. Kf3 {Schwarz ist in Zugzwang. Auf 45...Kf8 oder} Kg6 {folgt} 46. d6 Ng7
47. d7 Ne6 48. Ke4 {mit entscheidender Kraft, 45...Ng7 wird wieder mit 46.Nd6+
nebst 47.Nb7 beantwortet, und 45...Nc7 46.d6 nebst 47.d7 ist ebenfalls
hoffnungslos für Schwarz.}) ({Ab3)} 44... f5+ 45. gxf5 g4 {45...Kf6 scheitert
an 46.d6.} 46. Nd6+ Kf6 47. Nb7 {und Weiß gewinnt.}) 45. Nd6+ Kd7 46. Nb7 {
Schwarz verliert den Bauern c5 und die Partie.}) 43. Ke4 fxe5 44. Nc8 Ne8 45.
Kf5 {Der Bauer auf g5 fällt, wenn Schwarz nicht mit 45...e4 seinen e-Bauern
aufgibt; in jedem Fall steht Weiß auf Gewinn.}) ({II.} 37... Kg7 {ist die
richtige Fortsetzung.} {A)} 38. g5 ({B)} 38. h5 {Ba)} exf4 {ist fehlerhaft;
nach} ({Bb)} 38... gxh5 {ist gleichfalls schlecht:} 39. gxh5 {und nun} {Bb1)}
exf4 ({Bb2)} 39... Kf7 40. Kg4 Ke7 41. Kf5 Kf7 42. fxe5 fxe5 43. Nc3 Nc7 44.
Nb5 Ne8 45. Na7 Ng7+ (45... Nf6 46. Nc8 Nxh5 47. Nxd6+ Ke7 48. Kxe5 {ist
natürlich ganz hoffnungslos für Schwarz.}) 46. Kg4 Ke8 47. Nc8 Kd7 48. Nxb6+
Kc7 49. Na4 Kd7 50. Nc3 Ke7 51. Nd1 Ne8 52. Kf5 Kf7 53. Ne3 Nf6 ({Auf} 53...
Ng7+ 54. Kg4 Kf6 {folgt} 55. Kh4 {mit der tödlichen Drohung 56.Ng4+.}) 54. Ng4
Nxh5 55. Nxh6+ Ke7 ({Auf} 55... Kg7 {geschieht} 56. Kg5 {mit Gewinn für Weiß.})
56. Kg5 Ng3 57. Nf5+ Nxf5 58. Kxf5 ({Auch} 58. exf5 {reicht zum Gewinn.}) 58...
Kf7 59. Kg5 Kg7 60. Kg4 {und Weiß siegt.}) 40. Kxf4 Kf8 41. Kf5 Kf7 42. Nc3 Nc7
43. Nb5 Ne8 44. Kg4 Ke7 45. Na7 {Nun scheitert} Kd7 {an} 46. Kf5 {und 47.Kg6;
Weiß siegt.}) ({Bc) Schwarz muß weiter warten:} 38... Kf7 {Bc1)} 39. fxe5 ({
Bc2)} 39. Kg3 {Hiermit kann Weiß den Übergang in das Abspiel Bc1a forcieren,
denn} exf4+ 40. Kxf4 g5+ 41. Ke3 {führt zur Variante IBa, die für Schwarz
verderblich ist. Schwarz muß 39.Kg3 mit 39...Kg7 beantworten. Nun zieht Weiß
40.hxg6 Kxg6 41.fxe5 fxe5 42.Kh4; er hat das oben genannte Abspiel
herbeigeführt. Nach 42...Kh7 verliert Schwarz zwar einen Bauern, aber nicht
die Partie, wie unter IIBc1a2 dargetan ist.}) 39... fxe5 40. Kg3 Kf6 41. hxg6 {
Bc1a)} Kxg6 ({Bc1b)} 41... Kg7 42. Nc3 Nc7 43. Nd1 {Bc1b1)} Ne8 ({Bc1b2)} 43...
b5 44. Ne3 bxc4 45. bxc4 Kxg6 46. Nf5 Ne8 47. Kh4 Kh7 48. g5 hxg5+ 49. Kxg5 Kg8
50. Ne7+ ({Nach} 50. Kg6 Kf8 {kommt Weiß nicht weiter.}) 50... Kf7 51. Nc8 Kg7
{Schwarz erreicht das Unentschieden nun ohne Probleme.}) 44. Ne3 Kxg6 45. Nf5
h5 46. Ne7+ Kg5 47. gxh5 {Weiß gewinnt einen Bauern; eine ähnliche Stellung
wie unter Bc1a2b kommt zustande. Der Sinn der Feinheit 41...Kg7 ist dies nicht.
}) 42. Kh4 {Bc1a1)} Kg7 {ist schlecht:} ({Bc1a2)} 42... Kh7 {sollte zum
Erreichen des Unentschiedens genügen:} 43. Kh5 Kg7 44. g5 hxg5 45. Kxg5 Kf7 46.
Kf5 Ke7 47. Kg6 Nc7 48. Nxb6 Na6 {Bc1a2a)} 49. Nc8+ ({Bc1a2b)} 49. Na4 Nb4 50.
Nc3 Nd3 51. Na2 Kd7 {Weiß kommt ohne Bauerntäusche nicht weiter; Schwarz
verteidigt sich erfolgreich. Sicherer als 41...Kxg6 ist jedoch}) 49... Kd7 50.
Na7 Nb4 51. Kf6 ({Das Bauernendspiel, das nach} 51. Nc6 Nxc6 52. dxc6+ Kxc6 {
entsteht, ist remis, weil Schwarz die Fernopposition besitzt:} 53. Kf6 Kb6 54.
Kf5 Kb7 {usw.}) 51... Nd3 52. Nc6 Nc1 53. b4 cxb4 54. Nxb4 Nb3 55. Kf5 (55. Nd3
{wird mit} Nd2 {pariert.}) 55... Nc5 {Weiß kann nicht gewinnen.}) 43. Kh5 Kh7
44. g5 hxg5 45. Kxg5 Kg7 46. Kf5 Kf7 47. Nc3 Nc7 48. Nb5 Ne8 49. Na7 Ng7+ 50.
Kg5 {Weiß hat treffliche Gewinnchancen; der Springer des Schwarzen findet kein
sinnvolles Betätigungsfeld.}) 39. hxg6 Kxg6 40. Kxf4 {geht die Partie in
Abspiel IBb über. Weiß gewinnt.}) 38... hxg5 39. hxg5 {Aa)} fxg5 {führt zum
Verlust:} ({Ab)} 39... Kf7 {genügt zum Remis:} 40. Kg4 {und nun} {Ab1)} Kg7 ({
Ab2)} 40... exf4 41. Kxf4 Ke7 42. Nb2 Nc7 43. Nd3 {Ab2a)} Ne8 ({Ab2b)} 43... b5
44. gxf6+ Kxf6 45. e5+ dxe5+ 46. Nxe5 bxc4 47. bxc4 g5+ 48. Ke4 Ke7 49. Kf5 Na8
50. Kxg5 Nb6 51. Kf4 Kd6 {reicht ebenfalls zum Remis aus.}) 44. Nf2 (44. gxf6+
Kxf6 45. e5+ dxe5+ 46. Nxe5 {scheitert an} g5+ 47. Ke4 Nd6+) 44... Ng7 45.
gxf6+ Kxf6 46. Ng4+ Ke7 47. Kg5 Nh5 48. Kxg6 Ng3 {Sowohl nach 49.e5 dxe5 50.
Nxe5 Ne2 wie nach} 49. Nf2 Ne2 50. Nd3 Ng3 {hat Schwarz treffliche
Remisaussichten.}) 41. f5 Kf7 42. fxg6+ Kxg6 43. gxf6 Kxf6 44. Kh5 Ke7 45. Kg6
Nc7 46. Nxb6 Na6 {Schwarz sollte sich halten, vergleiche Bc1a2. Einfacher ist
jedoch}) 40. fxe5 dxe5 41. Kg4 Kf6 42. Nc3 Nc7 43. d6 Na6 44. Nd5+ Ke6 45. Nc7+
{und Weiß gewinnt.}) {Ich finde keinen Gewinn für Weiß, wenn sich Schwarz
richtig verteidigt. Nach dem fehlerhaften Textzug siegt Weiß mühelos.} 38. fxg5
fxg5 39. h5 Ke7 ({Mit} 39... Kf6 {konnte Schwarz eine Falle stellen. Spielt
Weiß nämlich nun} 40. Nc3 {wie in der Partie, so erhält Schwarz mit} Nc7 41.
Nd1 b5 42. Ne3 b4 43. Nf5 Ne8 {remis. Der Gewinn des h-Bauern nützt Weiß
nichts, weil sein König nirgens eindringen kann. Weiß begibt sich jedoch nach
39...Kf6 mit seinem König zunächst auf die Wanderschaft zum Damenflügel: 40.
Ke2. Es bleibt seinem Kollegen schließlich nichts anderes übrig, als
nachzurücken; sobald er die e-Linie betritt, zieht Weiß Na4-c3 und gewinnt wie
in der Partie.}) 40. Nc3 Nc7 41. Nd1 Ne8 ({Jetzt ist die in der vorherigen
Anmerkung angeführte Verteidigung nicht mehr wirksam:} 41... b5 42. Ne3 b4 43.
Nf5+ {und nun} {I.} Kf6 ({II.} 43... Kd7 44. Nxh6 {Auf Grund der Drohung 45.
Nf7 hat Schwarz keine Zeit, 44...Ne8 zu spielen; nach} Ke7 45. Nf5+ {ist seine
Lage hoffnungslos.}) 44. Nxd6 {Nun läßt die Drohung 45.Nf5 dem Schwarzen keine
Zeit zu Konsolidierungsmaßnahmen; nach} Kg7 45. Nb7 Na6 46. d6 {verliert er
den c-Bauern.}) 42. Ne3 Ng7 43. Ke2 Kd7 44. Kd3 Kc7 45. Kc2 Kc8 46. b4 Kc7 47.
Kb3 Kb7 48. Ka4 Kb8 (48... Ka6 {scheitert an} 49. Nf5 Nxf5 50. gxf5 g4 51. f6
g3 52. f7 g2 53. f8=Q g1=Q 54. Qa8#) ({Auch} 48... cxb4 49. Kxb4 Kb8 50. Kb5
Kb7 {gewährt keine genügende Verteidigung:} 51. Nf5 Nxf5 52. exf5 {und nun:} {
I.} e4 ({II.} 52... Kc7 53. f6 Kd7 54. Kxb6 e4 55. c5 dxc5 56. f7 Ke7 57. d6+ {
mit Gewinn für Weiß.}) 53. f6 e3 54. f7 e2 55. f8=Q e1=Q 56. Qf7+ {gefolgt von
57.Kg6 und Weiß setzt matt.}) 49. bxc5 bxc5 50. Ka5 Kb7 ({Auf} 50... Ka7 {folgt
} 51. Nf5 Nxf5 52. gxf5 g4 53. f6 g3 54. f7 g2 55. f8=Q g1=Q 56. Qe7+ Ka8 57.
Kb6 Qb1+ 58. Kc6 {und Schwarz ist völlig hilflos.}) 51. Kb5 Kc7 52. Ka6 Kc8 53.
Kb6 Kd7 54. Kb7 Ne8 ({Auf} 54... Ke8 {folgt} 55. Kc7 Ke7 56. Kc6 {und Schwarz
verliert den Bauern auf d6, gefolgt von weiteren.}) 55. Nf5 Nf6 56. Nxh6 Nxe4
57. Nf5 Nf6 58. h6 e4 {Sonst spielt Weiß 59.Ng3 nebst 60.Ne4 mit leichtem
Gewinn.} 59. Kb6 Nh7 60. Kb5 {Schwarz gab auf. Der weiße König läuft nach e2;
dann geschieht Nf5-g3-e4. Ein Opfer des Bauern auf d6 ist sinnlos:} (60. Kb5
Nf6 61. Ka4 Ke8 62. Nxd6+ Kf8 63. Nf5 Kf7 64. d6 {usw.   Das Endspiel wurde
auf der Grundlage der 1. Fassung dieser Anmerkungen bei einem Übungsseminar
besprochen, an dem die Herren Auer, Borngässer, Brunner, Dueball, Lau, Dr.
Ostermeyer und Schneider teilnahmen. Ich verdanke den genannten Spielern viele
wertvolle Hinweise für die Neufassung der Analyse.}) 1-0

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8.
Ne5 O-O 9. O-O Bb7 $6 (9... c5 $142 $10) 10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6
13. Rc1 {/\ 14.dc5 bc5 (14...Bc5 15.b4) 15.Bf6+/-} Bb7 (13... Rc8 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Nd4 Bd7 (16... Bb7 17. Bh3) 17. e3 $14) 14. dxc5 Bxc5 (14...
bxc5 $2 15. Bxf6 $16) 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Ne5 (16. Nd4 Qf6 $10 17. e3 $140 Ba6)
16... Qe7 17. Nd3 Rac8 (17... Ba3 $2 18. Bxa3 Qxa3 19. Rc7 $16) (17... Rfd8 18.
Nxc5 bxc5 19. e3 Rac8 20. Qg4 $14) 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. e3 (19. Ba3 Rfd8 (19... d4
$2 20. Qxd4) 20. Qc2 d4 {/\ 21...Nc3} 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Bxc5 Bxc2 (22... Qe5
23. Bxd4) 23. Bxe7 Re8 {/\ 24...Re2}) 19... Qe6 (19... Rfd8 $5) 20. Rc2 {
/\ 21.Qa1 f6 22.Rfc1; 21.Qc2!?} Ba6 21. Re1 Rfd8 22. f3 (22. Qa1 Bd3 23. Rcc1
f6 (23... Qf5 24. Bxg7 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 $13) 24. Rcd1 Bc2 25. Rc1 Bd3 $10) 22...
Nd6 $5 (22... Nf6 23. Qc1 Nd7 $14) 23. Rxc5 (23. Qc1 c4 24. Bd4 Nb5 $10) 23...
Rxc5 24. Qd4 Qf6 25. Qxc5 Qxb2 26. Qa5 Re8 27. Qxa6 Qc3 $8 (27... Nf5 $2 28.
Qd3 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Qc1+ 30. Kf2 $18) 28. Re2 (28. Kf2 d4 29. Qxd6 (29. e4 Re6
$36) 29... dxe3+ 30. Kf1 Qc2 31. Re2 (31. Rxe3 $2 Qc1+ $19) 31... Qc1+ 32. Re1
Qc2 $10) 28... Nf5 29. Qb5 Rd8 (29... Kf8 $6 30. Qxd5 Qc1+ (30... Nxe3 31. Qd2
$16) 31. Kf2 Nxe3 32. Qd2 Nd1+ 33. Ke1 (33. Kg1 $2 Nc3+) 33... Rxe2+ 34. Kxe2
Nc3+ 35. Kd3 Qxd2+ 36. Kxd2 Nxa2 37. Kd3 Ke7 38. Kc4 Kd6 39. f4 $16) 30. Kf2 d4
31. Qxf5 (31. exd4 $2 Qxd4+ 32. Ke1 (32. Kf1 Ne3+ 33. Kg1 Ng4+ $19) 32... Qg1+
33. Bf1 Ne3 34. Rd2 Rc8) 31... d3 32. Re1 g6 33. Qe4 Qd2+ 34. Kf1 Rc8 35. Bh3 (
35. f4 Rc1 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kg8 38. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 39. Kf2 Qc2+ (39... Qd2+
40. Kf3 Qe2+ 41. Ke4 $16 d2 42. Bf3) 40. Kg1 (40. Kf3 d2) 40... Qc1+ $10 {
41.Bf1 d2}) 35... Rc2 (35... Rc1 $10) 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kg8 (37... f6 $2
38. Qe7+ Kh6 (38... Kg8 39. Be6+) 39. Qf8+ Kg5 40. f4+ Kh5 41. g4+ Kh4 42. Qh6#
) (37... Kf8 38. Qh8+ Ke7 39. Qe5+ Kf8 (39... Kd8 40. Qd6+ Ke8 41. Bd7+ $18)
40. Qh8+ $10) 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 b5 7. c5 $5 $146 (7.
cxb5 Bxb5 8. e4 (8. Bg2 d5 9. a3 Bd6 10. Nb1 Ne4 {(Ftacnik-Lobron/Bl/1992/-56/
597)} 11. Ne5 $1 $14 {Ftacnik}) 8... Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Be7 10. Kg2 d5 11. e5 Nfd7
12. Nb3 a5 13. Be3 a4 14. Nc1 c6 15. Nd3 Qa5 16. h4 Qb5 $10 {Ftacnik-Rajkovic/
Bl/1990}) (7. b3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Be4 9. Qb2 bxc4 10. bxc4 Nc6 11. O-O Bxd2 12. Qxd2
$14 {Van Wely-Christiansen/Wijk an Zee/1993/-56/598}) (7. Bg2 bxc4 8. Ne5 Nd5
9. O-O O-O 10. Ndxc4 Be7 11. Bd2 f6 12. Nd3 Nc6 13. Qa4 $14 {Costisa-Rajkovic/
Yugoslavia/tch/1990}) 7... Bb7 $1 8. Bg2 Be4 (8... d6 9. cxd6 cxd6 10. Qb3 $16)
9. Qb3 Nc6 10. O-O Bxd2 11. Bxd2 Rb8 12. Bg5 $5 (12. Qe3 $5 {/\Ne5}) 12... h6 (
12... O-O 13. Qe3 $14) (12... Bxf3 $2 13. Qxf3 Nxd4 14. Qd3 $40) 13. Bxf6 Qxf6
14. Rfd1 $1 $14 d5 (14... Bxf3 $5 15. Qxf3 $14) 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Qe3 (16. Rac1
$5) 16... Bd5 17. Qd3 Bc4 $6 (17... Qg6 $142 $1 $14) 18. Qc2 {/\b3,e4} a5 $1
19. e4 d5 20. Ne5 $1 $16 (20. b3 dxe4) 20... Nxd4 (20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22.
b3 $16) 21. Rxd4 Qxe5 22. Rad1 dxe4 $6 (22... O-O $5 23. b3 Rfc8 $16) 23. Rxe4
Qf5 24. g4 $1 Qg5 25. h4 Qxh4 26. b3 $16 O-O 27. bxc4 bxc4 28. Rxc4 Rfd8 29.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 $6 (29... Rxd8 $142) 30. Be4 $1 h5 $6 $138 31. gxh5 Qg5+ 32. Kf1 f5
33. Rc8+ Rxc8 34. Qxc8+ Kh7 35. Bf3 $18 Qf6 36. a4 Kh6 37. Qc1+ Kh7 38. Qe1 e5
39. Qxa5 e4 40. Be2 Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Qf6 42. Qa6 Qg5+ 43. Kh3 {Yusupov} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Rc1 c5 11. Bf4 d5 (11... d6 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. Nxb5
$14) 12. Ne5 h6 (12... Nc7 $5) (12... Ne4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 Naxc5 $14) 13.
cxd5 exd5 14. Nd3 $1 $14 cxd4 15. Nb5 Nc5 (15... Bc5 16. Be5 $14) 16. Nxd4 a5 (
16... Re8 $142 17. Nb5 Ne6 18. Bc7 $140 Qd7 19. a4 Nc5) 17. Nf5 Re8 18. Be3
Nfe4 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Nf4 (20. Bxe4 $2 Nxe4 21. Bxb6 Qf6 $40) (20. Bxc5 Nxc5
21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxe2 24. Rxc5 Rad8 $14) 20... Qd6 21. Bd4
Rad8 22. Rc2 Ng5 23. Bxc5 $16 bxc5 24. Qc1 Ne4 25. Nd3 Rc8 $2 (25... d4 26.
Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Rxc5 $16) 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Nxc5 Qc6 28. Qe3 $18 Ba8 29. Rfc1
Rcd8 30. Na4 Qf6 31. Rc7 Bd5 32. Nc3 Be6 33. Nxe4 Qb2 34. R7c2 Qe5 35. Rc5 Bd5
36. Nc3 Qb8 37. Qf4 $138 {Yusupov} 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf1"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Artur Yusupov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 c6 8. O-O {8.Bc3 Ne4!? 9.0-0 Nc3 10.Nc3 d5 11.Ne5 -42/695} d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7
10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bc3 O-O {11...dc 12.d5~/=} 12. Nd2 Nf6 $5 {12...Rc8 13.e4+/=}
13. e4 (13. Rc1 $5 $10) (13. Qc2 c5 $10) 13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Rc1 (15. Qc2
$5 $10) 15... Rc8 16. c5 b4 $1 $10 {16...Nd5+/= -47/638} 17. Bb2 $8 {17.Bb4?
Nd5-/+} Bd3 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Qd7 (19... Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Bf6 21. Qe2 Qd5 22.
Rc4 a5 23. Bc1 {/\Bf4,Be5+/=}) 20. Rc4 $1 {/\Bc1-f4} a5 21. Bc1 Nd5 22. Bxd5 $1
{><c3} exd5 23. Rc2 Bf6 24. Rce2 Rfe8 25. Kg2 $6 (25. Bf4 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Re8 27.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qd3 $14) 25... h5 26. h3 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Re8 (27... Qf5 $1 $10)
28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Qd3 $1 Qe1 $6 {>=29...Qc8+/=} 30. Be3 Qc3 31. Qa6 (31. Qxc3
bxc3 32. Kf3 c2 33. Ke2 Bxd4 34. Kd2 Bf6 $8 35. Kxc2 Kf8 36. Bd2 a4 $1 {
36...Bd8? 37.Kb2+-><a5,^=} 37. bxa4 Ke8 $14) 31... Bxd4 32. Bxd4 Qxd4 33. Qxc6
Qe4+ 34. Kh2 h4 $1 35. Qd6 (35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qg4 Qxg4 {36...hg 37.Kg3 Qe5+/=}
37. hxg4 d4 38. c6 d3 39. gxh4 d2 40. c7 d1=Q 41. c8=Q Qd6+ $10) 35... hxg3+
36. Kxg3 Qd3+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kh2 Qc2 39. Kg2 Qe4+ 40. Kh2 Qc2 41. Kg3 Qd3+
42. f3 Qd1 43. Qd8+ (43. c6 Qg1+ 44. Kh4 Qf2+ 45. Kg4 {45.Qg3?? g5-+} Qg2+ 46.
Qg3 Qc2 $1 $10) 43... Kh7 44. Qh4+ {Artur Yusupov} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Muenster op"]
[Site "Muenster"]
[Date "1991.10.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Kalinitschew,S"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1991.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 Nxe4 $6 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4
Bb7 15. Re3 cxd4 $6 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 18. Qf3 $16 Rac8 19. Rd1 a6 $2
20. Nf5 Bf6 (20... Nf6 21. Nxg7 $3 Kxg7 22. Qg4+ Kh8 (22... Kh6 23. Rxe6 $1 {
/\Bd2}) 23. Qg5 Qb7+ 24. Kg1 e5 25. Rxe5 Rc6 26. Rde1 Bd8 (26... Rg8 27. Rxe7)
27. Re8 $1 $18) 21. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 22. Nh6+ Kh8 (22... gxh6 23. Bxf6 $1 (23. Qxf6
e5) 23... Qc6 24. Re4 h5 25. Kh3 Rfe8 26. Qe3 $18) 23. Qxf6 $1 e5 24. Bxe5 {
0.49-1.12} (24. Bxe5 Qc6+ 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. Bd6 $1 Ra8 27. Nxf7+ Kg8 28. Re7
Rf8 29. Rd7 $1) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 11th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2010.06.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2010.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 {My opponent had never played
this line before, so I did not expect it.} Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe4 {This was the real surprise, as White usually plays 10.
Rd1. But I had played this line before and thought that I was well prepared...}
Na6 11. Nh4 g6 12. Nf5 $1 $146 {A strong novelty, but the computer shows it,
so this was not a surprise for me.} ({It is clearly better than} 12. Qe5 f6 13.
Qe4 Qc8 {Svidler-Karjakin Sochi 2008.}) 12... gxf5 13. Qe5 O-O 14. Qxf5 (14.
Bxd5 Bf6 15. Qxf5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Nb4 17. Qf5 (17. Qd1 d5 $132) 17... Qe7 18. a3
Nc6 19. Nc3 Qe6 20. Qh5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 d5 {looks ok for Black.}) 14... Re8 ({
Black can also start with} 14... Bf6 {where White can transpose to the game
with} 15. Nc3 $5 Nac7 16. Be4 Re8) 15. Nc3 ({The greedy} 15. Bxd5 {does not
promise White anything after} Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Nc7 {followed by ...d5.}) 15...
Nac7 (15... Nxc3 16. Qg4+ Bg5 17. bxc3 {is very bad for Black.}) 16. Be4 ({
Of course not} 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Bf6 {and Black is just
fine.}) 16... Bf6 17. Qxh7+ Kf8 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. e4 Nc7 21. Bh6+
Ke7 22. e5 Bxe5 {But after my opponent played} 23. Qe4 $1 {I realised that
there was something wrong with my analyses :-)} ({I analysed till here and
thought it is a draw after} 23. Bg5+ Bf6 24. Rfe1+ Ne6 25. Rxe6+ dxe6 26. Bxf6+
Kxf6 27. Qh6+ Ke7 28. Qh4+ $11) 23... f6 (23... d5 24. Qxe5+ Kd7 25. Qf5+ Kc6
26. Qxf7 {looks terrible for Black with 3 connected pawns!}) (23... Kf6 $4 {
loses immediately after} 24. Bg5+ Kxg5 25. f4+ Kh6 26. fxe5 Qe7 27. Rf5 $18)
24. f4 d5 25. Qh7+ Kd6 26. fxe5+ fxe5 27. Rf7 {Black has an extra pawn, but
due to his very bad king it is very difficult to play and I think White has a
strong initiative!} Ne6 ({After} 27... Kc6 28. Raf1 {I did not see what to do.}
) 28. Qg6 Kc6 $2 ({Perhaps a better chance was} 28... Re7 29. Bg5 Rxf7 30. Bxd8
Rg7 31. Qh6 Rxd8 32. Rf1 {, but White should be better here.}) 29. Raf1 $16 {
At this moment my opponent was still on his preparation and I already had
about 15 minutes left! A very difficult moment in this game!} d4 {All other
moves are equally bad.} 30. R1f6 Qd5 31. Rxa7 Rad8 32. a4 $6 {This is also
good, but White is missing two forced wins:} (32. Qf7 Kb5 33. b3 d3 34. Bd2
Qd4+ 35. Kf1 Qg4 36. a4+ Kc6 37. Qb7+ Kd6 38. Kg2 Rh8 39. Rf2 Qh5 40. h4 Qe8
41. Rf6 $18) (32. Bf8 d3 33. Be7 Kb5 34. Bxd8 Qxd8 35. Rxe6 Qd4+ 36. Kf1 Rf8+
37. Kg2 Qd5+ 38. Kh3 Rh8+ 39. Kg4 Qd4+ 40. Kf3 $18) 32... c4 $2 {A mistake,
but having 7 minutes on the clock I was not able to understand anything about
what is going on :-).} (32... d3 33. Qf7 Qd4+ 34. Kg2 Kd6 35. Kh3 d2 36. Rd7+
Rxd7 37. Qxe8 Qd5 38. Bxd2 Kc7 {should be winning for White, but was a better
practical chance.}) 33. Qf7 $2 ({It is easy with a computer, but in the
practical game it was really hard to find:} 33. Bf8 $3 {with the idea Qf7} Rxf8
34. Rxe6+ Rd6 35. Qh7 Qxe6 36. Qb7+ Kc5 37. Ra5+ bxa5 (37... Kb4 38. Rb5+ Kxa4
39. Qa6#) 38. Qb5#) 33... Kc5 {White is still better, but now things are
geting complicated!} 34. Bd2 (34. Rc7+ Kb4 35. Re7 Rxe7 36. Qxe7+ Qc5 37. Qxe6
d3+ 38. Kf1 d2 39. Qxb6+ Qxb6 40. Bxd2+ Rxd2 41. Rxb6+ $16 {The endgame is
most likely winning for White.}) 34... c3 35. Rc7+ $2 ({This was a total
surprise for me as I was expecting only} 35. bxc3 Kc4 36. cxd4 Nxd4 {where
White is better, but due to the active position of the king Black has
practical chances for a draw.}) 35... Kb4 36. bxc3+ Kb3 $2 {Too optimistic! I
spend almost all my time trying to understand what my opponent had prepared
against 36...dxc3. I felt it is stronger than the text move, but finally I
decided not to play it, as I felt that my opponent was missing the point of
the game and had almost caught up with me on time!} ({Of course stronger was} 
36... dxc3 37. Bxc3+ Kb3 (37... Ka3 $5) 38. Rxe6 Rxe6 39. h4 Red6 40. Bxe5 Qxf7
41. Rxf7 Re6 42. Bf4 Kxa4 43. Kg2 {where White has to fight for a draw!}) 37.
c4 $2 ({White had a strong move:} 37. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 38. Qf1 Rc6 39. Qb1+ Kc4 40.
Rh7 Rc5 41. Qf1+ Kb3 42. Rh6 b5 43. Qd1+ Kb2 44. axb5 Ra8 45. Qc1+ Kb3 46. Qb1+
Kc4 47. Rh4 e4 48. Qf1+ d3 49. Qe1 Kxb5 50. Rxe4 Kc6 51. Rd4 Qf5 52. g4 Qe5 53.
Qf1 Rd5 54. Rc4+ Rc5 55. Qxd3 $16 {But all these lines are very computer like
and it is hard to blame players for not finding some moves especially in
mutual time-trouble!}) (37. Qg6 d3 38. Rcf7 Nf4 $19 {is losing for White!})
37... Qd6 38. Rb7 $2 (38. Rxe6 $1 Qxe6 39. Qf3+ Kc2 40. Qe2 Qf5 41. c5 Rc8 $11
{looks like a draw.}) 38... d3 {Here I was very happy with my postion! As my
king was not mated I simply have an extra king in the position! Because it
will help me to promote pawns! Now I think Black is winning!} 39. a5 Qd4+ 40.
Kf1 Qe4 41. Kg1 {Here my opponent offered me a draw, but I already could not
miss my chance!} Kc2 $1 42. Rxb6 (42. Rf2 Nd4 $19) 42... Kxd2 43. Rbxe6 Rxe6
44. Qxe6 Kc2 {Black's king is feeling very safe and Black simply promotes the
pawn!} 45. c5 Qd5 46. Qg4 Qd4+ 47. Rf2+ (47. Qxd4 exd4 $19) 47... d2 48. Qf3 e4
49. Qf7 Kc3 {White resigned! Of course there were many mistakes, but it is
easy with a computer and really hard to play such an unusual postion! By the
way, I think this game is a little bit similar to Gashimov-Grischuk, but there
Alexander even managed to get a better result, as he came with the king to a1 :
-)!} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Namgilov, Sogto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 $6 (12...
Rc8 $5 {Chekhov Ftacnik}) 13. Bb2 (13. e4 {Ftacnik} b5 14. Re1 (14. Rc1 bxc4
15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 e5 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Bf6 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21.
Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bf1 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 c5 24. Rd5 {1/2-1/2 Gonzalez,GJ-Farago,I/
Budapest Elekes (10)/1995/}) 14... dxc4 (14... bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5
17. Qc2 Ba3 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Qa4 Bb2 20. Bxb2 Rxb2 21. Qxc4 Qb6 {1/2-1/2
Jakob,S-Lee,G/Biel op (03)/1991/ (31)}) 15. bxc4 Nb6 16. cxb5 cxb5 17. Rc1 b4
18. Ba1 Rc8 19. Nb3 Bc4 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Na5 Bxa2 24.
Nc6 b3 25. Ne7+ Qxe7 26. Rxe7 b2 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Be4 {1-0 Torre,E-Seirawan,Y/
Toluca izt (09)/1982/ (46)}) (13. Re1 {Ftacnik} b5 14. c5 e5 (14... b4 15. Bb2
e5 16. dxe5 Bxc5 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. e3 Be7 19. Nf3 Rbd8 20. Nd4 Nxe5 21. Nf5 Bf6
22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nxc6 $16 {Gagarin-Batsanin/Vladivostok/1995/})
15. dxe5 Nxc5 16. a3 (16. Rc1 Ne6 17. b4 d4 18. Bb2 Bxb4 19. Bxc6 Qa5 $15)
16... Ne6 17. b4 d4 18. Bb2 c5 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. e3 dxe3 22. Rxe3
Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bb7 24. Rd7 Bxe4 25. Rxe7 (25. Bxe4 Bc5 26. Re2 b4 27. a4 Bb6
$13) 25... Bxg2 26. Kxg2 a5 27. Ra7 Ra8 $10 {Karpov,An-Kamsky,G (03)/Fide-Wch 
(Elista)/1996/1/2-1/2 (49)}) (13. a4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 14. e4 c5 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,
J-Farago,I/HUN-ch (10)/1993/} (14... c5 {Chekhov} 15. exd5 exd5 16. Re1 Bb7 17.
dxc5 Bxc5 18. Be5 Rc8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Ne4 $14 {Butnorius,
A-Lerner,K/St Petersburg/1992/0,5/42/})) 13... b5 (13... Nf6 14. e4 c5 15. exd5
exd5 16. dxc5 dxc4 17. Be5 $1 cxb3 18. Re1 b2 19. Rb1 Rc8 $16) 14. c5 e5 15.
dxe5 (15. b4 {Ftacnik} e4 16. f3 f5 17. a4 $14) 15... Nxc5 16. Rc1 $5 {/\
f2-f4-f5 N/} (16. a3 Bb7 17. b4 (17. Rc1 Ne6 18. e4 c5) 17... Na4 (17... Ne6
18. Nb3 $1 c5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bd4 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 a6 22. Rad1 $16) 18. Bd4 a5
19. Qb3 {Ftacnik} Nb6 20. Qc3 Na4 (20... Nc4 21. Nb3 a4 22. Nc5 $16) 21. Qb3
Nb6 22. Rfd1 (22. Rfc1 $5) 22... Nc4 23. Qc3 Ra8 24. Nb3 Qc7 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. e4
$1 (26. h3 Rd8 27. g4 $5 {Karpov,An-Kamsky,G (13)/Fide-Wch (Elista)/1996/1/2-1/
2 (90)}) 26... dxe4 27. Bxe4 $16) 16... Qd7 $6 (16... Rc8 17. f4 f5 18. exf6
Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nf3 $16) (16... Qa5 $5 17. Kh1 $1 (17. f4 $6 Qxa2 18.
Bd4 Qa3) 17... Qxa2 $2 18. Bd4) (16... b4 $5 {Ftacnik} 17. f4 Qa5 $13) (16...
Bb7 {Chekhov} 17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Nf3 (19. e4 Nd3) 19...
Ne4 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. f5 $16) 19. Bxf6 $6 (19. Ba3 $1 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Qb6 21. Nc4
dxc4 22. Qxd4 Ne6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Bxf8 $18) 19... Qxf6 20. Rxc5 Qd4+) 17. f4
$16 Qg4 (17... f5 $2 {Chekhov} 18. exf6 $22 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. Rxc5 $18) (
17... Rbd8 {Chekhov} 18. f5 $16) (17... Rfe8 {Chekhov} 18. f5 Bf8 19. Bd4 $16)
18. Bd4 Ne6 19. Bxa7 Ra8 20. Bf2 Bb7 (20... b4 $2 {Ftacnik} 21. Bf3 Qg6 (21...
Qh3 {Chekhov} 22. Rxc6 $18) 22. Rxc6 $18) 21. e4 $1 {Ftacnik: Very isntructive
position, white tries to win the fight in the center of the board. Ftacnik:
Sehr instruktiv, Weiß versucht den Kampf im Zentrum zu entscheiden.} Qxd1 (
21... f5 {Ftacnik} 22. exf6 Qxd1 23. Rfxd1 Bxf6 24. e5 Be7 25. Rc2 $16) 22.
Rfxd1 Rxa2 (22... dxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxa2 24. f5 (24. Rd7 $18 {Chekhov})) 23. exd5
cxd5 24. f5 Nd8 $8 (24... Bg5 25. fxe6 Rxd2 (25... Bxd2 26. Rc7 $18) 26. Rxd2
Bxd2 27. Rc7 Ba8 28. exf7+ Rxf7 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Rxa8 $18) (24... Ng5 25. Rc7
Bb4 26. Be3 $18) (24... Ba3 25. Ra1 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Bb4 27. fxe6 Bxd2 28. Ra7 Bc6
29. Rc7 $18) 25. Nf1 Bg5 (25... Re2 26. Rc7 $1 Rxe5 (26... Bb4 {Ftacnik} 27.
Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 $18) 27. Bd4 $18 (27. Bd4 Re2 28. Bf3 Bd6 29. Rd7 $18)) 26.
Rc7 g6 27. h4 Bh6 28. Bc5 Re8 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 (29... Rc2 {Ftacnik} 30. b4 Bxd5
31. Rxd5 $18) 30. Rxd5 {/\ 31.Rc8 Ftacnik: Khalifman have managed to severely
limit the scope of black's pieces mobility. Ftacnik: Khalifman hat es
geschafft, die Bewegungsfreiheit der schwarzen Figuren ernsthaft
einzuschränken.} Ra8 (30... gxf5 $2 {Ftacnik} 31. Rc8 $18) 31. g4 Bf4 32. Bd6
h5 (32... gxf5 {Ftacnik} 33. gxf5 Kg7 34. Rxb5 $18) 33. Rxb5 hxg4 34. Rc4 $1
Bh6 (34... Bxe5 {Ftacnik} 35. Bxe5 gxf5 36. Bf6 $18) 35. Rxg4 Kh7 36. fxg6+
fxg6 37. Ng3 Bg7 (37... Nf7 {Ftacnik} 38. Rb7 Ra7 39. Rxa7 Be3+ 40. Kg2 Bxa7
41. h5 Nxe5 42. Re4 $18) 38. h5 (38. Ne4 $18 {Chekhov}) 38... g5 (38... gxh5 {
Ftacnik} 39. Nxh5 Bh8 40. Nf6+ Bxf6 41. exf6 $18) 39. Ne4 (39. Ne4 {Ftacnik}
Kh6 40. Rxg5 Ne6 41. Rg6+ Kxh5 42. Rxg7 Nxg7 43. Nf6+ Kg6 44. Nxe8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Avrukh,B Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O
Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 (17... Bb5 {
Avrukh,B} 18. axb3 (18. Nxb3 {Ftacnik} Bxc6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Nf5+
Kh8 22. Rxe7 Bh3 23. Qd4+ Ne5 24. Qxe5+ f6 25. Qe2 Bxf5 26. Rd1 Bg4 27. Rxd8
Bxe2 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 {1/2-1/2 Barus-Zarnicki/Yerevan olm/1996/}) 18... Bxc6 19.
Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 $14) 18. Bxb2 Nc5 (18... Nf6 {Avrukh,B} 19. Nb3 (19. Qb3 $5
Qxd2 20. Rxe7 Ng4 21. Qc3 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 f6 $13 (22... Nf6 23. Qd4 $1 Qxd4 24.
Bxd4 $16 {[%csl Ga7]})) 19... Bb4 20. Re3 Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rfd8 22. Rd4 $1 {
[%csl Gc6] with advantage for white.}) 19. Qg4 $2 {Ftacnik: It is hard to
believe, that white had not known enough theory. The fear of Karpov's
improvement had inspired him to choose second rate idea. Das ist in dieser
Stellung ein bekannter Fehler.} (19. Ba3 Bd6 (19... Bb5 $5) (19... Bb5 {
Avrukh,B} 20. Nb3 Bxc6 21. Qxd8 Bxd8 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. Bxc5 Ba5 (23... Bf6 24.
Rab1 Rfd8 25. Bxa7 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 $16) 24. Rec1 Rfd8 25. Bxa7 $16) 20. Nb3 Nd3 (
20... Nxb3 {Avrukh,B} 21. Bxd6 Nxa1 22. Bxf8 $16) 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Nc1 Rfd8
23. Nxd3 Bxd3 24. Qa4 (24. Bf1 {Avrukh,B} Kf8 $13) 24... a5 25. Rad1 Qc7 26.
Bh3 b5 27. Qh4 {1-0 Gheorghiu,F-Cserna,L/Berlin op 1986/EXT 86op}) (19. Nb3 $5
Nd3 20. Re2) (19. Nc4 {Avrukh,B Avrukh,B} Bxc4 (19... Bf6 $2 20. Bxf6 (20. Qxd8
$5 Rfxd8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Ne3 Nd3 23. Red1 $14) 20... Qxf6 21. Ne5 Rfd8 {
Epishin,V-Bagaturov,G/Cappelle la Grande op 1997/1/2-1/2(40)} (21... Rfe8 $143
22. Nd7) (21... Rfd8 {Ftacnik} 22. Nd7 Qf5 23. Re5 (23. Re7 Bb5 24. a4 Bc4 $13)
23... Qxe5 (23... Qg6 $2 24. Re7 Bc4 25. c7 $1 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Qxd7 $18)
24. Nxe5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Kf8 26. Nd7+ Ke8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Bagaturov,G/
Cappelle op 1997 (40)})) 20. Qg4 Bg5 (20... Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxc4 $14) 21.
Qxc4 (21. h4 Nd3 $19) 21... Nd3 22. Be5 (22. Bc3 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rb1 (24.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qg4 Bh6 $15 {[%cal Gc8c6] with idea 26...Rc6}) 24... Re6 25. h4
Bf6 26. Bb4 Qd4 $17 {Barus,C-Shneider,A/World Cities, Jakarta INA 1997/0-1(54)}
(26... Qd4 27. Qc2 g6 28. Bf3 Be7 {0-1 Barus,C-Shneider,A/World Cities 1997/ 
(54)})) (22. Re2 Nxb2 23. Rxb2 Bf6 $19) 22... Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6
25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2 g6 28. Bb7 b4 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Komarov,D/
JUG-chT 1997}) 19... Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Avrukh: White found himself under a
couple of threats:Nd3,or simply Bb5 with taking pawn c6} 21. Ne4 $2 ({Nach} 21.
Qf3 Qxf3 (21... Qd6 {Avrukh,B} 22. Nb3 (22. Ne4 Qxc6 23. Rac1 Rfe8 $17) 22...
Bb5 23. Nxc5 (23. Rad1 Qxc6) 23... bxc5) 22. Bxf3 (22. Nxf3 Rxc6 23. Re7 $11)
22... Bb5 23. Re7 {steht Schwarz auch besser, aber der Schaden ist nicht so
groß.} (23. Re7 Bxc6 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxa7 $11)) (21. Nb3 $2 {Avrukh,B} Nd3
$19) (21. Rad1 {Avrukh,B} Nd3 $19) 21... Qxc6 22. Nxc5 (22. Rac1 {Ftacnik} Bb7
23. Qf5 Rfd8 $17) 22... Qxc5 {Schwarz hat einen ganzen Bauern mehr und der
Rest ist nur eine Sache der Technik. Weiß macht nun kurzen Prozess.} 23. Qa4 {
Avrukh: White probably missed 25move of black} Bb5 (23... Qb5 {Ftacnik} 24.
Qxb5 Bxb5 25. Re7 a6 26. a4 $15) 24. Qxa7 {Avrukh: desicive mistake} Rc7 25.
Bb7 Rxb7 {Simple, beautiful and decisive. White will be hopelessly weak along
a8 -h1 diagonal.} (25... Bc6 {Avrukh,B} 26. Rac1 Re7 $1 (26... Qd5 27. Bxc6)
27. Rf1 (27. Rxc5 Rxe1#) (27. Red1 Qh5 $1 $19 {[%csl Rb7,Rd1]}) 27... Qb5 28.
a4 $8 (28. Bxc6 $140 Qxf1+) (28. Rxc6 $140 Qxc6) 28... Qxa4 29. Qxa4 Bxa4 $17 (
29... Bxa4 {Ftacnik} 30. Bc6 $17)) 26. Qxb7 Bc6 (26... Bc6 27. Qe7 (27. Qc7 {
Avrukh,B} Qd5 28. Kf1 Qg2+ 29. Ke2 Re8+ 30. Kd3 Qd5+ 31. Kc3 (31. Kc2 Qc4+ {
-31.Kc3}) 31... Qc5+ 32. Kb2 (32. Kd2 Qd4+ 33. Kc2 Ba4+) (32. Kb3 Ba4+ (32...
Ra8 $19 {Ftacnik}) 33. Kxa4 Ra8+) 32... Qd4+ 33. Kb3 Qd3+ 34. Kb2 Qd2+ 35. Kb3
Bd5+) (27. Qa7 Qd5 28. Kf1 Qg2+ 29. Ke2 Re8+ 30. Kd3 Qd5+ 31. Kc3 Qc5+ 32. Kb2
(32. Kd2 Rd8+ 33. Ke2 Qc4+ 34. Ke3 Qe4#) (32. Kb3 Bd5+ 33. Kb2 Qd4+ 34. Kc2
Rc8+ 35. Kb1 Qb4#) 32... Qd4+ 33. Kc2 Be4+ (33... Ba4+ $19) 34. Rxe4 Rc8+ 35.
Kb3 Rc3+ 36. Kb2 Qd2+ 37. Kb1 Rc1#) 27... Qd5 (27... Qd5 28. Kf1 Qg2+ 29. Ke2
Re8 $19 (29... Bb5+ 30. Ke3 Re8 $19))) 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 (13... c5 14.
exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 $14) (13... dxe4 14.
Nxe4 b5 15. Qe2 $1 bxc4 16. Rfd1 Rc7 (16... Nb6 17. Nc5 $1 $16) 17. Ba5 $1 (17.
Nd2 Nb6 18. Nxc4 Bf6 $10 {Epishin,V-Magerramov,E USSR ch 1991}) 17... Nb6 18.
Nc5 Qc8 19. Rac1 Rd8 20. bxc4 $14) 14. Re1 dxe4 (14... bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16.
Qa4 (16. Qc2 Qc7 17. Bf1 e5 18. Nxc4 $14 {Chernin,A-Psakhis,L Beer Sheva 1993})
16... Bb5 17. Qc2 e5 $5 18. Nf3 $1 $14 {Savchenko,S-Anastasian,A Rostov op 1993
}) 15. Nxe4 (15. c5 $6 f5 16. f3 $2 (16. b4 Nf6 $15) 16... b4 $1 17. Bxb4 Ne5
$17 {Karpov,A-Timman,J WM Zwolle (2) 1993}) (15. Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 c5 17. d5
exd5 18. Bxd5 Bf6 19. Rc1 Nb6 $10 {Dzhandzhgava,L-Chandler,M London LB 1990})
15... bxc4 16. Qe2 Nf6 $1 (16... c5 $6 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qg4 $1 g6 19. Nxc5
Rxc5 20. Rad1 $36) (16... Rc7 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bf1 $1 $14 {Epishin,V-Shneider,
A Alekhin mem op 1992}) 17. Red1 {N} (17. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 (17... Qb6 18. bxc4 $1
Bxc5 19. Rab1 $16) 18. dxc5 Qe7 (18... Qd3 19. Qe5 Qf5 20. Bf1 $1 $14) (18...
Nd5 19. Be5 $16) 19. b4 $5 (19. Qe5 cxb3 20. axb3 Bb5 $13) 19... Rfd8 $1 (19...
Nd5 20. Bxd5 $1 (20. Be5 Nxb4 $1 21. Bd6 (21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qb2+ Qf6 23. Qxb4
Rb8 $13) 21... Qf6 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 $44) 20... cxd5 21. Qe5 Qf6 (21... f6 22.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxe6 $16) 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Bxf6 Rb8 24. Reb1 $1 $14) 20. Be5
Rd3 21. a4 Nd5 22. Rab1 c3 23. b5 (23. Bxd5 $2 Rxg3+ $1 $19) 23... Rd2 $132) (
17. Rac1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6 19. Red1 Qe7 (19... Qd6 $5) 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qa5 Qb7
22. bxc4 Bxc4 23. Bb4 Qb5 24. Qxb5 cxb5 $44 {Vyzhmanavin,A-Magerramov,E
Cheliabinsk 1991}) 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qd6 19. bxc4 (19. Rac1 Rb8 $13) 19...
Bf6 (19... Rfd8 $5) 20. Qh5 (20. Rab1 Rb8 21. Rb3 Rfd8 $10) (20. Qc2 $6 Bxc4 $1
21. Bxh7+ Kh8 $13) 20... h6 $1 (20... g6 21. Qa5 Bxc4 (21... c5 22. Qa3 $1 $16)
22. Bb4 Qd8 23. Qc5 $1 Bd5 24. Qxf8+ Qxf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 $14) 21. Qa5 (21. c5
Qe7 $1 (21... Qd7 22. Rac1 $1 Bc4 23. d5 $1) 22. Qf3 Qc7 $13) 21... c5 (21...
Bxc4 22. Bb4 Qd8 23. Qc5 $14) 22. d5 (22. Qa3 $6 Bxc4 23. Qxa7 Rc7 $17) (22.
dxc5 $6 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rd7 Rxc4 $15) 22... Bd4 $1 (22...
Bxc4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qc3 Qa6 $1 25. d6 $44) (22... Bxc3 23. Qxc3 $14) 23. Qa3
Rfd8 24. Rac1 (24. Rac1 Bxc4 (24... e5 $13) 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27.
Rxd4 exd5 28. Bxd5 Rcd8 29. Rcxc4 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yegiazarian, Arsen"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 $5 {N/} (9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Qc2 (11. Ne5 Na6 12. Bc1 Re8
13. Bb2 c5 14. Rc1 Bf8 $13 {Gheorghiu,F-Tukmakov,V/Bern/1995/0|1/45/}) (11. Rc1
Na6 12. Ne5 (12. Qc2 Ba3 13. Rcd1 Re8 14. Ne5 h6 15. Qf5 Bb4 16. Rfe1 c6 17. e4
Nc7 $14 {Karpov,An-Kurajica,B/Tilburg/1994/0,5/51/}) 12... Qc8 13. Bg5 Rd8 14.
f4 c5 15. e3 Nc7 16. f5 Re8 17. g4 Bd6 $13 {Magerramov,E-Sakaev,K/
St-Petersburg/1992/1|0/32/}) 11... Na6 12. Rad1 (12. Bg5 Re8 13. Rfd1 c6 14.
Qb2 Nc7 15. b4 Ne6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e3 g6 $10 {Garcia Palermo,C-Epishin,V/
Reggio Emilia/1994/0|1/45/}) 12... Qc8 13. Nh4 Re8 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. Bh3 Qd8 16.
Bf4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 $15 {Hebden,M-Psakhis,L/Ostende/1992/0,5/40/}) 9... Bb7
10. Nc3 (10. cxd5 Bxd5 $5 (10... Nxd5 $22 11. Nc3 c5 $13)) 10... Nbd7 11. Bf4 (
11. cxd5 Nxe5 $5 12. d6 Nc6 13. dxe7 Qxe7 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. e3 Na5 16. Qe2 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 c5 $10) 11... c5 12. cxd5 (12. Rc1 $5 Rc8 $5 $13) 12... Nxe5 13. d6 $6
(13. dxe5 $6 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15) (13. Bxe5 Nxd5 14. dxc5 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxg2
16. Kxg2 Bxc5 $10) 13... Bxg2 14. dxe7 (14. Kxg2 Qxd6 15. dxe5 (15. Bxe5 Qc6+
16. Kg1 Rfd8 $17) 15... Qc6+ 16. Kg1 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Nd5 $17) (14. dxe5 $2 Bxf1
15. dxe7 Qxe7 16. exf6 (16. Bg5 Qb7 $19) 16... Qxf6 17. Ne4 Qg6 18. f3 Bh3 19.
Ng5 e5 $19) 14... Qxe7 15. Kxg2 (15. dxe5 Bxf1 $19) 15... Ng6 16. Bg5 (16. dxc5
Nxf4+ 17. gxf4 Qxc5 18. Rc1 Rfd8 $17) 16... Rfd8 17. e3 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 $17
19. Ne2 e5 $5 (19... cxd4 20. exd4 Rd7 $17) 20. d5 e4 21. Rc1 Qf3+ 22. Kg1 Ne5
23. Nc3 f5 (23... Qf5 $22 24. Qc2 $2 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Ng5 $19) 24. Qxf3 Nxf3+ 25.
Kg2 Rd7 26. h3 Kf7 27. Rfd1 (27. g4 g6 $17) 27... Rad8 28. Rc2 h5 29. a3 g6 30.
Rb2 (30. b4 cxb4 31. axb4 Rc8 $17) 30... Ne5 31. Rbd2 a6 32. a4 Nf3 33. Rc2 Ne5
34. Rcd2 Nf3 35. Rc2 a5 $1 36. Rcc1 Kf6 37. h4 (37. Rc2 Ke5 $22 38. Rcc1 g5 39.
Rc2 h4 $17) 37... Ke5 38. Rc2 Rg8 39. Rh1 g5 40. hxg5 Rxg5 41. Kf1 h4 $1 42.
gxh4 Rh7 43. Ke2 (43. hxg5 Rxh1+ 44. Kg2 Rg1+ 45. Kh3 Nxg5+ 46. Kh4 Nf3+ 47.
Kh3 (47. Kh5 Kf6 $19) 47... Ra1 48. Kg3 Ne1 49. Rd2 Nd3 $17) 43... Rxh4 44.
Rxh4 Nxh4 (44... Rg1 $2 45. Rxe4+ fxe4 46. Nxe4 Kxe4 47. Rc4+) 45. d6 (45. Rc1
Nf3 46. Rd1 Rg1 47. Rxg1 Nxg1+ 48. Kd2 Nf3+ 49. Ke2 Ng5 $22 50. Kd2 Nh7 51. Ke2
Nf6 $17) 45... Nf3 $1 46. Rc1 (46. d7 Rg1 $19) 46... Kxd6 47. Nb5+ (47. Rd1+
Kc6 48. Nd5 Nd4+ 49. exd4 Kxd5 50. Ke3 Rh5 51. dxc5+ Kxc5 52. Rc1+ Kb4 53. Rc6
Rh3+ $19) 47... Kc6 48. Na7+ Kb7 49. Nb5 Rg1 50. Rxg1 Nxg1+ 51. Kf1 (51. Kd1
Kc6 $22 52. Nc3 Nf3 53. Ne2 Kd5 $19) 51... Nf3 52. Nd6+ Kc6 53. Nxf5 (53. Nc4
b5 54. axb5+ (54. Nxa5+ Kb6 $19) 54... Kxb5 55. Nd6+ Kb4 $19) 53... Nd2+ 54.
Ke2 Nxb3 $19 55. Kd1 (55. Ng3 Kd5 $19) 55... c4 56. Kc2 Nc5 57. Kc3 Nxa4+ 58.
Kxc4 Nb2+ 59. Kd4 a4 60. Kxe4 a3 61. Nd4+ Kc5 62. Nc2 (62. Nb3+ Kc4 63. Na1 Nd3
64. f4 b5 65. f5 Nc5+ 66. Ke5 b4 $19) 62... a2 63. f4 Kc4 64. f5 Kc3 65. f6 (
65. Na1 Nc4 66. f6 Kb2 (66... Nd6+ $6 67. Kd5 Nf7 68. e4 Kb2 69. e5 Kxa1 70. e6
) 67. Kd5 Nxe3+ $1 68. Ke6 (68. Kd4 Nf5+ 69. Ke5 Nh6 $19) 68... Kxa1 69. f7 Kb1
70. f8=Q a1=Q 71. Qb4+ Qb2 72. Qe1+ Ka2 73. Qxe3 Qb3+ $19) 65... Kxc2 66. f7
a1=Q 67. f8=Q Qh1+ 68. Ke5 Nc4+ 69. Kd4 Qd1+ $1 (69... Qd1+ 70. Kxc4 Qd3+ 71.
Kb4 Qb3#) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. Bg2 Bb7
8. O-O O-O 9. Bxb4 (9. Bc3 Qe7 (9... Na6 $5 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Be7 12. Nc3
Nc5 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Ng5 $6 (14. Nd2 $32 $10 {Salov}) 14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc6+
16. f3 Rfd8 $15 {Horvath,C-Salov,V/Hilversum/1993/0:1/36/}) 10. Bb2 d5 11. cxd5
exd5 12. Ne5 $14 {Polgar,Zs/Lutz,C/Groningen/1993/0,5/87/}) 9... cxb4 10. Qd3
d6 11. Nbd2 Qc7 (11... a5 $5 {Dautov /\} 12. e4 e5) 12. Ne1 $5 (12. e4 e5 13.
Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 a5 15. Rfe1 Ba6 $2 (15... Rfe8 $5 16. h3 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18.
Qxd4 Qc5 19. Qd3 Re6 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Rae1 h6 {/\ Bc6,b5= Vyzmanavin}) 16. Nf1
Rab8 17. Nfe3 b5 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Qd2 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Kiselev,S/Helsinki/
1992/1:0/40/}) 12... Bxg2 (12... Nc6 {Dautov} 13. Nc2 a5 14. f4 d5 15. e4 dxe4
16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 h6 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. f5 exf5 20. Rxf5 $16) (12... Nbd7 {
Dautov} 13. Bxb7 (13. e4 e5 14. Nc2 $14) 13... Qxb7 14. Nc2 a5 15. e4 e5 16.
Ne3 exd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 18. f3 Ne6 19. Qd3 Nc5 20. Qe2 $14) 13. Nxg2 (13. Kxg2 $5
Nc6 (13... d5 14. Nc2 $14) 14. e4 e5 15. Nc2 a5 16. Rfe1 {/\ f3,Nf1-e3+/=})
13... Nc6 (13... e5 {Dautov} 14. Ne3 Nc6 (14... Nbd7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6
17. Qd3 $14) 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 $14) 14. f4 $5 (14. e4 e5 15.
Nf3 (15. dxe5 {Dautov} dxe5 16. Ne3 Nd4 $10) 15... Rfe8 16. Rfe1 a5 $13) 14...
d5 (14... e5 $6 15. d5 Nb8 (15... Ne7 {Dautov} 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. e4 $16) 16.
fxe5 dxe5 17. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 18. Ne4 Nd7 19. Rf1 Qd8 20. Qf3 {/\ Ne3-g4->}) (
14... Rfe8 15. d5 $5 (15. e4 e5 16. d5 Nd4 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Ne3 Qc5 19. Kg2 {
/\ Nf5+/-}) 15... Nb8 16. e4 $14) 15. Rfc1 $14 (15. Rac1 $5) (15. e4 $2 {Dautov
} dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Rad8 18. Rad1 (18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 Ne7 20. Ne3
Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Qc5+ 22. Ne3 Rde8 $17) 18... Nxd4 $1 19. Rxd4 Qc5 20. Rfd1 Rxd4
21. Qxd4 Rd8 $19) 15... Qd7 16. e3 Rfc8 (16... a5 {Dautov} 17. Ne1 a4 18. Nef3
axb3 19. axb3 Ra3 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. fxe5 $16) 17. Ne1 Rc7 18. Nef3 Rac8 19. e4 (
19. Ne5 {Dautov} Nxe5 20. fxe5 Ng4 $14) (19. Rc2 $5 {Dautov} a5 20. Rac1 $16 {
/\Ne5,/\e4}) 19... Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 b5 $5 22. d5 (22. c5 Rd8 23. Rd1
Qd5) (22. cxb5 $2 Nxd4 23. Rxc7 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxc7 $17) 22... exd5 (22... Ne7
$2 {Dautov} 23. Ng5 Nf5 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rd1 $16) 23. cxd5 (23. Qxd5 Qxd5 (
23... bxc4 $2 24. Qxd7 Rxd7 25. Rxc4 $16) 24. cxd5 Nd4 25. Rxc7 Nxf3+ 26. Kf2
Rxc7 27. Kxf3 Kf8 28. Rd1 Ke8 $10) 23... Nd4 $1 (23... Ne7 {Dautov} 24. Rxc7
Qxc7 25. Rd1 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Qd6 27. Ng5 g6 28. Qd4 $16) 24. Rxc7 Nxf3+ 25. Qxf3
Qxc7 26. Rd1 Qd6 27. Qe3 a6 28. Qe5 (28. Rd2 {Dautov} h6 29. Kg2 $16) 28... Rd8
$4 (28... Qc5+ $1 29. Kf1 (29. Kh1 Qf2 30. Qe4 (30. Re1 h6 {/\Rc2}) 30... g6
31. Qg2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Kf8 $10) (29. Qd4 Qxd4+ 30. Rxd4 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Rc2+ 32.
Kf3 Kf8) 29... Qc2 30. Qe2 Qxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Kf8 $10 (31... Rc2+ {Dautov} 32. Rd2
Rxd2+ 33. Kxd2 Kf8 34. Kd3 Ke7 35. Kd4 Kd6 36. g4 f6 37. f5 h6 38. h3 a5 39. h4
a4 40. h5 a3 41. Ke4 Kc5 42. d6 Kxd6 43. Kd4 $10)) (28... Qxe5 $2 {Dautov} 29.
fxe5 Kf8 30. d6 $16) 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Kf2 $18 Kf8 31. Ke3 Ke7 32. Kd4 Rh6 33.
Rd2 Kd6 (33... Kd7 34. Kc5 $18) 34. Rc2 Rh3 35. Rc6+ Kd7 36. Rxa6 Rxh2 37. Kc5
Rc2+ (37... Rg2 38. Ra7+ Ke8 39. Kd6 f6 40. Rxg7 $18) 38. Kxb4 Rg2 39. Kc5 Rxg3
(39... Rc2+ 40. Kxb5 Rg2 41. Ra7+ $18) 40. Ra7+ (40. Ra7+ Ke8 41. Kc6 $18 Rc3+
42. Kd6 Rc8 43. Re7+ Kf8 44. Re2 h5 45. Kd7 Ra8 46. d6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Match Kortschnoj-Timman +1-1=4 KRO"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1982.12.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1982.12.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. e5 (9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 cxd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Qe2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd7 14. Kg2
Nc6 15. Rhe1 {Karpov,An-Sokolov,A/Linares(m/10)/1987/1:0/63/}) 9... Ne4 10. Bd3
Nxc3 (10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Qd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 b5 14. c5 b4 15. Na4 Bxd3
16. Qxd3 Qb7 17. Nb2 Na6 18. Qd2 Nc7 19. Nd3 a5 20. a3 $14 {Haik,A-Cshom,I/
Biel/1986/1:0/49/}) 11. Bxc3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 (12... Bxc5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2
O-O (14... dxc4 $5 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd5 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Rad1 Qb7 19. Ng5
$44 {Christiansen/}) 15. Rad1 $14 {Christiansen,L-Ligterink,H/Luzern ol/1982/1:
0/20/}) 13. Qe2 (13. O-O $5 Bb7 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 (15... Qxd5 16. Kg2
g5 17. Bc4 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe4 19. Rfe1 Bb7 20. h3 h5 21. g4 $16) 16. Nd2 Nc6 17.
Ne4 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qg4 Kf8 20. Rac1 $16 {Ribli,Z-Timman,J/Tilburg/1984/
1:0/46/}) (13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Bxa6 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nxa6 16. Nd2 $14 {Timman/})
13... Bb7 14. O-O-O $6 (14. O-O $5 d4 $6 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nd7
18. h4 {/\Ne1-d3+/-/}) 14... d4 15. Be4 Nc6 (15... Qb6 $5 16. Ba5 Qa6 17. Kb2 {
Timman/} Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nc6 19. Bd2 Qb6 $13) 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Qd3 Rb8 (17... a5
$6 18. a4 Rb8 {/\19.Kc2? Ne5 20.Ne5 Be4!-+/} 19. Rhe1 $14) 18. Kb2 h6 (18... a5
$6 19. Ka1 a4 (19... Nb4 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Rb1 $14) 20. Rb1 $36)
19. Ka1 Bd8 20. Rb1 $6 (20. Rhe1 $5 O-O 21. Rc1 $1 Nb4 22. Bxb4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4
Qxb4 24. Nd2) 20... O-O 21. Rhe1 (21. g4 $5 {/\h4,g5|^/}) 21... Nb4 (21... Qa6
$5) 22. Bxb4 Bxe4 (22... Qxb4 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Nd2 Ba5 25. Ne4 Qa3 26. Re2 Bc7
27. f4 a5 $132) 23. Rxe4 Qxb4 24. Kb2 Ba5 (24... f5 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Rf4 Rxf4
27. gxf4 Ba5 28. Rc1 $36 {Timman/}) 25. Ng1 (25. g4 $6 f5 26. exf6 Rxf6 $17)
25... Rfc8 26. Ne2 Rc6 27. a3 $8 (27. f4 Ra6 $1) 27... Qb7 28. Kc2 Rb6 29. Rf4
$1 Ra6 (29... Bc3 30. Qe4 Qa6 (30... Rxb3 $5 31. Qxb7 R3xb7 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33.
Nxc3 dxc3 34. Kxc3 Rb1 35. Re4 g5 $15) 31. Nxc3 dxc3 32. Qd3 (32. a4 Rxb3 33.
Rxb3 Qxa4 $19) 32... Qxa3 33. Qxc3 $10) 30. Re4 (30. b4 $2 cxb4 31. Rxd4 (31.
Nxd4 Qc7 $17) 31... Rb6 $17 {Timman/}) 30... Bc3 $2 (30... Bc7 31. Ra1 Rb6 32.
Nc1 $1 $15) 31. Nxc3 dxc3 32. Re3 (32. Kxc3 Rxa3 33. Kc2 (33. Qc2 Qb4+ $19)
33... a5 $17) 32... Rxa3 $17 33. Qxc3 Rd8 (33... Ra2+ 34. Rb2 Rxb2+ 35. Kxb2
Qg2 36. Re2 Qxh2 37. Qa5 {Timman/}) (33... Qg2 $5 34. Re2 Qxh2 $17) 34. Ra1 $6
(34. Qe1 Qd7 $36 (34... a5 $5 35. Kb2 Qb4 36. Qxb4 axb4 37. Kc1 (37. Re2 Rd3
38. Kc2 Rc3+ $19) 37... Ra2 38. Rb2 Rxb2 39. Kxb2 Rd2+ $19)) 34... Rxa1 35.
Qxa1 Qd7 $19 36. Qe1 Qd4 $2 (36... a5 $22 37. Qe2 a4 38. Rd3 axb3+ 39. Kc3 (39.
Rxb3 Qa4 40. Kb2 Ra8 41. Kc2 Qa1 $19) 39... Qxd3+ 40. Qxd3 Rxd3+ 41. Kxd3 Kh7
42. f4 (42. Kc3 Kg6 43. Kxb3 Kf5 44. f4 f6 $1 45. exf6 gxf6 46. Kc3 (46. Ka4 e5
$19 {Timman/}) 46... Ke4 $19) 42... Kg6 43. g4 h5 44. h3 hxg4 45. hxg4 f6 46.
exf6 gxf6 47. Kc3 e5 48. fxe5 fxe5 49. Kxb3 e4 50. Kc3 Kg5 $19) 37. Rc3 $1 $10
(37. Qe2 $2 Qa1 $17) 37... a5 38. Qe2 a4 39. bxa4 $1 Ra8 40. Ra3 Rb8 41. Rb3 (
41. Ra2 Rb4 $19) 41... Ra8 42. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Nc6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. Qf3 Qc8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (11... Qc7 12.
Nc3 Rd8 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Rxd6 15. Rad1 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Ke7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18.
Qxe4 h6 19. b3 Rd8 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Qxc6 a5 22. a3 g5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 h5
25. c5 $18 {Grivas,E-Fish,G/Heraklio 1995/}) 12. Nc3 Be7 (12... e5 $5) 13. Bf4
O-O 14. Rfd1 Qb7 15. Rd3 (15. Nb5 Rfd8 $11) 15... Rad8 16. Rad1 Rxd3 17. Rxd3
a6 18. Bd6 Rc8 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bf6 21. Be5 Be7 22. Bd6 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.04.24"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2 dxc4 15.
Be4 $5 {An interesting theoretical novelty. Earlier they have taken on c4 -
either with a bishop or a pawn.} Bxe4 ({More careful would be} 15... Qc7 {
and if} 16. b4 Be7 17. Nd4 {then} a6 {with good chances to repel the white's
assault.}) 16. Qxe4 Nd7 $2 {Decisive mistake!} (16... Qd5 {was called for.
With approximate continuation:} 17. Qg4 (17. Qxd5 exd5 18. b4 Be7 (18... d4 19.
Be1) 19. Nd4 Kd7 20. b5) 17... O-O 18. Rad1 Qb7 19. bxc4 {In both cases white,
due to the space advantage, has an edge.}) 17. b4 Be7 18. Nd4 Rc8 19. f4 g6 {
Since this move fails to prevent f4-f5 it has to be considered weak one, but
there is nothing better.} ({Say, after} 19... Qc7 20. f5 Qxe5 21. Qf3 {black's
position is dead lost...}) 20. f5 gxf5 21. Nxf5 Rg8 22. Qf3 exf5 23. Qxf5 Rg7
24. e6 Nf6 25. Rad1 Qc7 26. Be5 Qb7 27. Bxf6 fxe6 28. Qh5+ Rg6 29. Bxe7 Qxe7
30. Qb5+ 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1996.12.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Shamkovich Avrukh,B} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 {
12... Rb8 was tested two times in FIDE Wch match} (12... Rb8 13. Re1 (13. Bb2
b5 14. c5 e5 15. dxe5 Nxc5 16. a3 Bb7 17. b4 Na4 18. Bd4 a5 $1 {with sharp
play, Karpov,A-Kamsky,G/w-ch(13) Elista RUS 1996}) 13... b5 $5 14. c5 e5 15.
dxe5 Nxc5 16. a3 Ne6 17. b4 d4 18. Bb2 c5 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. e3 dxe3
22. Rxe3 Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 {play is even, Karpov,A-Kamsky,G/w-ch (3) Elista RUS
1996}) (12... Nf6 {Here is another recent Karpov's game:} 13. Re1 c5 14. e4
cxd4 15. Bxd4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Rc8 18. Rc1 Bc5 {Black has a
comfortable play, Van Wely,L-Karpov,A/Final Playoff, Cap D'Agde FRA 1996}) 13.
e4 b5 {In game 16 of the match in Elista, Karpov played Black and tried} (13...
c5 $6 {but after} 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 $1 cxb3 17. Re1 $1 Bb5 18.
axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 21. Nc4 Bxc3 22. Rxd7 Qf6 23. Re4 {
Kamsky managed to get a dangerous initiative, Kamsky,G-Karpov,A/w-ch (16)
Elista RUS 1996}) 14. Re1 dxc4 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Qa4 {Another line is 16Qc2.
(Avrukh.B.)} Bb5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. a4 Ba6 19. Rad1 Bf8 20. Nf1 (20. Re3 c5 21. d5
exd5 22. exd5 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Qe8 24. e4 Rd8 25. e5 Nxe5 26. Re1 f6 27. Bxe5 fxe5
28. Bh3 Kh8 29. Be6 Qg6 {0.5 Grabliauskas-Stohl 1996.(Avrukh.B.)}) (20. Qa2 c5
21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nb6 24. Ba5 Qd7 {0,5 Dautov-Hrachek 1995.
(Avrukh.B.)}) 20... Qb6 {New move according my database.(Avrukh.B.)} (20... Qc7
21. Ne3 e5 22. Bf1 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bb4 24. Bc3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Qe5 26. Qc2 Nb6 27.
a5 Na8 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 29. Nxc4 $14 {Komarov-Psakhis 1996 (Avrukh.B.)}) 21. Rb1 (
21. a5 $2 Qb3 22. Qxb3 (22. Qd2 Rb8 $17) 22... cxb3 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Nd2 b2 $1
25. Rxb2 Rxb2 26. Bxb2 Bb4 $17 {(Avrukh.B.)}) 21... Qc7 22. Ne3 Rb8 (22... e5
23. Bf1 (23. dxe5 Nc5 (23... Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 (24... Qxe5 25. Nxc4 Qe6 $10)
25. Bf1 Rce8 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. Nxc4 R5e6 $10) 24. Red1 Nd3 25. e6 $6 (25. Ba1
Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Nxc4 (27. Bf1 $2 Rce8) 27... Rc5 28. Bf1 {With idea
29Qa2, with equal chances.}) 25... Rxe6 $1 26. Bh3 Rxe4 $36) 23... exd4 24.
Bxd4 Rcd8 25. Bxc4 Bxc4 26. Nxc4 Nc5 27. Bc3 Qc8 $10 {(Avrukh.B.)}) 23. Bf1
Rxb1 (23... c5 24. d5 $14 {(Avrukh.B.)}) 24. Rxb1 Rb8 25. Bxc4 (25. Rd1 c5 (
25... e5 26. Bxc4 (26. dxe5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 29. Nxc4 Qe6 $10)
26... Bxc4 27. Nxc4 exd4 28. Bxd4 Bc5 $10) 26. d5 exd5 27. exd5 (27. Rxd5 Bb7
28. Rd1 Ne5 29. Bxc4 (29. Nxc4 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Re8 $1 $40) 29... Nxc4 30. Nxc4 Rd8
$10) (27. Nxd5 $6 Qc6 28. Ba1 Nb6 29. a5 (29. Nxb6 $2 axb6 30. Bxc4 Bxc4 31.
Qxc4 Ra8 $17) 29... Nxd5 30. exd5 Qc7 $15) 27... Ne5 28. Qe4 Nd3 29. Nxc4 Bxc4
30. Qxc4 (30. Bxd3 Bxd3 $10) 30... Nb2 $1 $10 {(Avrukh.B.)}) 25... Rxb1+ 26.
Qxb1 {After Rooks are gone, the position became drawish} Bxc4 27. Nxc4 Qc8 $1
$10 {(Avrukh.B.)} 28. Bd2 Qa6 29. Qc2 Nf6 (29... c5 30. Be3 (30. d5 exd5 31.
exd5 Nf6 32. Ne3 Qe2 $1 $15) 30... cxd4 31. Bxd4 Qc6 $10 {With idea.} 32. Bxa7
$2 Ne5 33. Ne3 Qb7 $1 $17 {(Avrukh.B.)}) 30. f3 c5 31. Be3 cxd4 32. Bxd4 Nd7
33. Kg2 h6 34. Ne5 Nxe5 35. Bxe5 Qb7 36. Bd4 a6 37. Qc4 h5 38. h3 g6 39. Be5
Bg7 40. Qc7 Qxc7 41. Bxc7 f5 42. Kf2 Kf7 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Ba5 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.02.04"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Bindlach"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 10. Rd1 a6 11. Nc3 Qb7+ 12. f3 Be7 13. Bg5 Nc6 $1 {This line
was examined in CBM 62, annotations to Nikolic-Psakhis. Almost 10 years later
GM P.Nikolic plays the same line against a player of the next generation.} 14.
Nxc6 (14. Bxf6 $5 {is probably a more accurate move order. In the following
game, however, Black equalized anyway:} gxf6 (14... Bxf6 15. Ne4 $1) 15. Nxc6
Qxc6 16. Rd3 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nb6 Ra7 20. Rc1 Bd8 21. Nc8
Rxa2 22. Rb3 Ra5 23. Nd6+ Ke7 24. Nxb5 Bb6 25. Nd6 Rc5 $11 {1-0 Chetverik,
M-Gerstner,B/Bad Wiessee GER 2006/EXT 2007 (32)}) 14... Qxc6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 (
15... gxf6 {led to a position from Chetverik-Gerstner.}) 16. Qxc6 dxc6 17. Ne4
Be5 $2 {Not the best reaction.} (17... Ke7 $142 $1 18. Nxf6 Kxf6 19. Rd6 Rhd8
20. Rad1 (20. Rxc6 Rd2 $11) 20... Ke7 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 {1/2-1/2
Nikolic,P-Psakhis,L/Eupen 1997/CBM 062/[Avrukh,B]}) 18. f4 Bb8 {The black
pieces now lack harmony but} (18... Bc7 {was not much better:} 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 (
19... Ke7 $2 20. Nxf7) 20. Rxd6 Rc8 21. Rad1 $16) 19. c5 $1 (19. Nd6+ {was now
senseless due to} Ke7) 19... b5 20. a4 $1 {White must act energetically to
make use of his temporary advantage in the arrangement of pieces.} Ke7 (20...
b4 21. Rd4 a5 22. Rad1 $16) 21. axb5 cxb5 22. c6 $1 Rd8 23. Nc5 $1 (23. Rxd8
$143 Kxd8 24. Nc5 (24. Ng5 Ke7) 24... a5) 23... Rd6 (23... a5 24. Nb7 $1 $18 {
[%cal Yd1d7]}) 24. Rxd6 Kxd6 25. Nxa6 Kxc6 26. Nb4+ Kb7 27. Rxa8 Kxa8 {With
the king on almost any other square, Black's position would be quite decent.
But now White starts bothering Black's unprotected pawns.} 28. Nc6 $1 {[%cal
Rc6d8,Rc6d4]} Bc7 29. Nd4 b4 30. Nc6 b3 {[%csl Rb3]} 31. Kf3 Kb7 (31... Bd6 32.
Na5 Ba3 33. Nc4 Be7 34. Ke4 {and the b3 pawn will fall anyway.}) 32. Nd4 e5 33.
Nxb3 exf4 34. gxf4 {White gradually brings home his advantage although it is
not an easy job:} Kc6 35. Ke4 g6 36. Nd4+ Kc5 37. e3 Kc4 38. b3+ Kb4 39. h3 Bb6
40. Kd3 Bc7 41. Kc2 Bb6 42. Kb2 f6 43. Nc2+ Kc5 44. Kc3 g5 45. Kd3 h5 46. Ke4
g4 47. h4 Kb5 48. Kf5 g3 49. Ne1 Kb4 (49... Bxe3 50. Ng2 Bd4 51. Kg6) 50. Kg6
Kc3 51. Kxh5 Kd2 52. Ng2 f5 53. Kg6 Ke2 54. h5 Kf2 55. h6 Kxg2 56. h7 Kf2 57.
h8=Q g2 58. Qh2 Kf1 59. Kxf5 Bxe3 (59... g1=Q 60. Qxg1+ Kxg1 61. b4 Kf2 (61...
Bxe3 62. Ke5 $18 {[%csl Gb4,Gf4]}) 62. Ke4 Kg3 63. f5 Bd8 64. Ke5 Kg4 65. f6
Kg5 66. f7 Be7 67. b5 Kg6 68. Ke6 $18) 60. Qh3 Bb6 61. Kg4 Kf2 62. Qf3+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.19"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 {This
normal move (well, White gets his pawn structure damaged but quickly develops
his pieces) is very rarely played. But indeed, it is not very promising.} (7.
Qc2 {is the main theoretical line.}) (7. Qd1 {- see Morozevich - Anand in CBM
117.}) 7... Qxb3 8. axb3 Bb7 (8... Bb4 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O a5 11. Bf4 Na6 12.
Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd5 14. Rfc1 Nxf4+ 15. gxf4 f6 16. Nd3 Kd7 17. Kf3 Rhd8 18.
e3 Bf8 19. h4 Kc8 20. Ke2 Kb7 21. h5 h6 22. Rg1 Nb4 $11 {1/2 Short,N (2682)
-Gwaze,R (2429)/Luanda ANG 2011/The Week in Chess 864 (43)}) (8... Nd5 9. Nxd5
exd5 10. Bf4 Bb4+ 11. Kd1 Bd6 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. Bh3 Bb5 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Bg2 Be6
16. Kd2 Kd7 17. Rc3 Nc6 18. Rhc1 Rhc8 19. e3 h6 20. Ne1 Nb4 $11 {1/2 Lysyj,I 
(2576)-Iljin,A (2529)/St Petersburg 2007/CBM 117 ext (40)}) 9. Bg2 a6 (9... a5
{is more active:} 10. O-O Na6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Rfc1 O-O-O 13. Bxd6 Rxd6 14. e3
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd5 {1/2 Huzman,A (2591)-Kishnev,S (2497)/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 092
}) 10. O-O (10. Bf4 Bd6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Ke7
15. b4 Rhc8 16. e4 d5 17. e5 Ne8 18. Ra3 Nc7 19. Rfa1 Rcb8 (19... Rab8 $142)
20. Nb3 Kd8 21. Nc1 Kc8 22. b5 a5 23. Nd3 Ra7 24. b4 Rba8 25. f4 $14 {1-0
Bunzmann,D (2498)-Rau,H (2325)/Schwaebisch Gmuend 2003/EXT 2004 (51)}) 10...
Nbd7 11. Bg5 {This plan is weaker than} (11. Bf4) 11... Bd6 12. Rfc1 O-O 13.
Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rfc8 15. Nce4 Bf8 {Too passive. Black allows White to
destroy his pawn structure on the kingside and create potential objects of
attack. Other options were more appropriate:} (15... Bb4) (15... Be7) (15...
Ne8) 16. Bxf6 (16. Rc6 Nd5) 16... gxf6 17. g4 (17. Rc6 {looks logical but
Black will easily oust that rook:} f5 18. Ng5 Nb8 19. Rc2 c5 $11) 17... c5 18.
dxc5 Bxc5 19. Nf3 Kf8 20. b4 Bxb4 21. Rxa6 Bc5 22. Rca1 Rxa6 23. Rxa6 {[%mdl
4096]} b5 24. Ra5 b4 25. Rb5 $14 Be7 26. b3 Rc7 27. Nd4 Kg7 28. f4 Bf8 29. e3 {
Black is completely passive.} Kg6 30. h4 (30. f5+ $5 exf5 31. Nxf5) 30... Kg7
31. Kf3 Be7 32. Ke2 Nc5 33. Nd2 Nb7 34. Nc4 Nc5 35. Nd2 Nb7 36. Ne4 Nd6 37. Rc5
$6 {A strange decision. Without rooks White's winning chances will be slim.
Don't forget that two knights can't mate a bare king!} (37. Nxd6 $142 Bxd6 38.
h5) 37... Rxc5 38. Nxc5 h5 $1 39. gxh5 Kh6 40. Nc6 Bf8 41. Nxb4 Kxh5 42. Nc6
Kxh4 43. Kf3 Kh5 44. b4 Kg6 45. Nd7 Bh6 46. Ke2 (46. Nd4 $142 {but Black
should not lose after} e5 47. fxe5 fxe5 48. Nxe5+ Kg5) 46... e5 47. Ne7+ (47.
fxe5 fxe5 48. Ncxe5+ Kf5) 47... Kg7 48. Kf3 exf4 49. e4 Nb5 50. Kg4 (50. Nf5+
Kg6 51. Nxh6 Kxh6 52. Kxf4 {was the last chance. Black must defend accurately,
e.g.} Kg6 53. Nb6 Kg7 54. Nd5 Kg6 55. Ne7+ Kg7 56. Ke3 Kf8 (56... Kh6 {is also
good, e.g.} 57. Kd3 Kg5 58. Kc4 Nc7 $1 59. Nd5 Ne6 60. b5 f5 61. b6 Nd8) ({
or even} 56... f5 $5 57. Nxf5+ Kf6) 57. Nf5 Ke8 58. Kd3 Kd7 59. Kc4 Na3+ 60.
Kd5 (60. Kc5 Ke6) 60... Nb5 61. Kc5 Nc3 62. Ng3 Ke6 63. Kc4 Nb1 64. Kb3 Nd2+ {
etc.}) 50... f3 51. Nf5+ Kh8 52. Kxf3 Bd2 53. Nxf6 Bxb4 54. e5 Bc3 55. Ke4 Nc7
56. Nd7 Kh7 57. Kf4 Nd5+ 58. Ke4 Nc7 59. Ne7 Kg7 60. Kf5 Bb4 61. Nc6 Ba3 62.
Nd4 Ne6 63. Nxe6+ fxe6+ 64. Kxe6 Bb2 65. Ke7 Bxe5 66. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 {This popular
line was examined in CBM 56, annotations to Van Wely - Karpov by GM L.Ftacnik.
The position is complicated but Black has good chances to equalize, despite
White's bishop pair.} Re8 {Other options:} (13... a4 14. Bh3 $1 c5 15. Rad1 Qc7
16. d5 e5 17. Nd2 Bg6 18. e4 Ne8 19. Qc2 Qd8 20. f4 f6 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. bxa4
exf4 23. gxf4 Nc7 24. Nf1 Qe8 25. Ng3 Nb8 26. f5 $16 {1-0 Markus,R-Kovacevic,A/
Bar 2003/EXT 2004 (35)}) (13... Qb8 14. Bf1 Bxf3 $1 15. exf3 d5 {a typical
manoeuvre closing down the position.} 16. Rac1 c6 17. c5 Re8 18. Bd2 Qb7 19.
Bf4 Rec8 20. Bd3 bxc5 21. dxc5 Ne8 22. Bd2 Nc7 23. f4 Re8 24. Qb1 Nf8 25. Bc3
f6 26. Re2 Nb5 27. Ba1 Na3 28. Qb2 Qb4 29. Qd2 Qxd2 30. Rxd2 Reb8 31. Bb2 Nb5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Hulak,K-Polugaevsky,L/Zagreb 1987/CBM 004 (43)}) (13... c6 14. Bf1
d5 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. a4 Nb8 17. Bg2 Na6 18. e4 Re8 19. Rac1 h6 20. Qa3 Ra7 21. e5
Nd7 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Bf1 Ndb8 24. Bb5 Rf8 25. Nf1 Nc7 26. Be2 Rb7 27. Bd2 Qd7
28. Ne3 Rd8 29. Nc2 Nc6 30. Qa1 b5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Nguyen Anh Dung-Barus,C/Bled
2002/EXT 2003 (42)}) 14. Bh3 {A common idea in such positions: White removes
this bishop in order to avoid its exchange.} (14. Bf1 Bb7 15. Nd2 c5 16. e4
cxd4 17. Bxd4 e5 18. Bc3 Nc5 19. Qc2 h5 20. a3 h4 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Rxa1 23.
Bxa1 Ne6 24. Bb2 Ng5 25. Qd3 hxg3 26. hxg3 Qc7 27. f4 Ne6 28. Qe3 Ng4 29. Qf3
Nf6 30. Bd3 Ra8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Akesson,R-Hansen,S/Sweden 2000/EXT 2002 (45)})
14... Bb7 (14... Bxf3 15. exf3 d5 {was possible, of course, but Black tries
another plan.}) 15. Nd2 e5 16. Rad1 (16. d5 {is principled, followed by e2-e4
and then preparation of f2-f4.}) 16... h6 17. f3 exd4 18. Bxd4 Ne5 19. Nf1 Nh5
20. Bxe5 {Black's knights are very strong and White decides to exchange one of
them. However,} (20. Ne3 $5 {[%cal Ye3d5] was interesting} Qg5 $140 21. Bg2)
20... Rxe5 21. e4 Qf6 22. Ne3 Qxf3 $5 {[%mdl 512] An unexpected twist - Black
sacrifices an exchange. As a compensation, he gets control of the dark squares
and weakens White's e4-pawn.} 23. Bg2 Qf6 24. Ng4 Qe7 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Qf2 Bc6
27. a4 Qc5 28. Qxc5 bxc5 29. Re3 Kf8 30. Red3 Ke7 31. Rd5 $2 {Why? There is no
danger for White after} (31. Bf3 Nf6 32. Kf2 {as Black can't bring his knight
to d4, e.g.} Nh7 33. h4 Nf8 34. Bg4 $1 Bxe4 35. Re3 f5 36. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 37. Rd5
$14) 31... Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Nf6 33. Rxc5 (33. Rxe5+ Kd6 34. Rf5 Re8 $17) 33... Kd6
34. Rb5 Ra7 $17 {[%mdl 4096] A typical situation when the knight is much
stronger than the "bad" bishop.} 35. h4 $6 (35. Rb8 Kc5 $5 $17 {[%cal Yc5d4]})
35... Nd7 {[%cal Rc7c6]} (35... c6 $5 36. Rb8 Kc5 {[%cal Yc5d4] was possible
here, too, but why not win by force in the following pawn endgame?}) 36. Rd5+
Ke7 37. Bh3 c6 38. Rxd7+ (38. Rd2 Nc5 $19) 38... Rxd7 39. Bxd7 Kxd7 {[%cal
Rd7d6,Rd6c5,Rc5b4]} 40. c5 h5 41. Kf2 g6 42. Ke2 f5 43. exf5 gxf5 44. Kd3 Ke6
45. Kc4 f4 46. gxf4 exf4 47. Kd4 Kf5 48. Kd3 (48. b4 f3 49. Ke3 axb4 50. a5 b3
51. a6 b2 52. a7 b1=Q 53. a8=Q Qe4+ 54. Kd2 Qd4+ $19) 48... f3 (48... f3 49.
Ke3 Kg4 50. Kf2 Kf4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 {This line has been examined
in many CBM issues, most recently in CBM 104, annotations to Dautov-Ibrayev by
GM R.Dautov.} Nc6 {As often happens, Black has more important things to do
than just preparing castling. Transferring his knight to d4 is one of them.
You will see that in some lines he even allows White to take that knight with
the bishop and win a pawn but obtains good counterplay on the dark squares.} (
12... Be7 13. O-O O-O {is a bit too slow:} 14. Re1 (14. Bd2 Nc6 15. Qe3 Bxf3
16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bc3 $1 Rb8 $5 (17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 f6 19. Rad1 Rb8 20. Qe3
Qc7 21. Rd3 Qc6 22. Rfd1 Rb7 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Rd6 Qc8 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. b3 $14
{1/2 Lautier,J (2687)-Gelfand,B (2703)/Cannes 2002/CBM 088/[Gershon] (54)}) 18.
Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc7 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. b3 d6 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Qe4 Bc5 $44 {
1/2 Bareev,E (2711)-Gelfand,B (2714)/Sochi 2004/CBM 101/[Finkel,A] (46)}) 14...
Bb7 (14... Bg6 15. Bg5 (15. Nh4 $5 $14) 15... Nc6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. h3 Rad8 18.
Rad1 d6 19. Qe3 dxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qxe5 Bc2 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Be4 Bxe4 24.
Qxe4 g6 $11 {1/2 Riazantsev,A (2603)-Adams,M (2718)/Bastia 2005/EXT 2006 (50)})
(14... Bxf3 $143 15. Bxf3 Rc8 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Rad1 f5 19. exf6
Bxf6 20. Be5 $14 {1/2 Harika,D (2461)-Javakhishvili,L (2466)/Dagomys 2008/CBM
123 Extra (45)}) 15. Bf4 (15. Be3 Qc7 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Bf4 Rfd8 {1/2 Tunik,G 
(2457)-Anisimov,P (2501)/St Petersburg 2005/CBM 108 ext}) 15... Qb6 16. Rad1
Rad8 17. Rd3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nc6 19. Bxc6 dxc6 $6 (19... Qxc6 $14) 20. Red1 Rxd3
21. Rxd3 Rd8 22. b3 $16 {_|_1-0 Miroshnichenko,E (2647)-Zakharstov,V (2585)/
Sochi 2008/CBM 123 Extra (53)}) (12... Rb8 13. O-O Be7 {is also insufficient
for equality:} 14. Re1 (14. b3 Nc6 15. Bb2 (15. Re1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nd4 17. Qg4
g6 18. Qe4 O-O 19. Bb2 Qa5 20. Red1 Rfd8 21. Rd3 Bf8 22. Bc3 Qc7 23. Bxd4 cxd4
24. Rxd4 Bc5 25. Rd3 d6 $44 {1/2 Riazantsev,A (2628)-Pavlovic,M (2522)/Moscow
2008/CBM 123 (31)}) 15... O-O 16. Qe3 Bg6 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Ne1 $5 (18. Rd2 $5
$14) 18... Rfd8 19. Nd3 d6 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Ne5 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Bf1
Rc8 24. Qf3 Rd6 $11 {1/2 Gelfand,B (2700)-Almasi,Z (2676)/Budapest 2003/CBM
095/[Gershon] (35)}) 14... Bg6 (14... Ba8 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. b3 Rfd8
18. Bg5 Nc6 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Ng5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nf5 22. Ne4 {1-0 Beliavsky,A 
(2667)-Cvitan,O (2516)/Celje 2003/CBM 097 ext (34)}) 15. Be3 (15. Nd2 f6 $1 16.
Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 fxe5 18. Qxe5 O-O 19. Rxa7 Rxb3 20. Be3 (20. Rd1 $1 $14)
20... Bf5 $1 21. Qc7 Qxc7 22. Rxc7 Rd8 {1/2 Huzman,A (2589)-Beliavsky,A (2649)/
Istanbul 2003/CBM 096/[Gershon] (72)}) (15. Bg5 Nc6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. h3 O-O
18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Rd6 f6 20. Red1 Be4 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Nd2 Bxg2
24. Kxg2 Rxb2 25. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Sargissian,G (2618)-Ivanov,A (2537)/Moscow 2004/
EXT 2005 (58)}) (15. Nh4 Qc7 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. b3 Nc6 18. Bb2 Nb4 19. Qd2 O-O
20. h4 Rfd8 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. h5 $14 {1/2 Giri,A (2466)-Heinemann,T (2490)/
Werder Bremen GER 2009/CBM 128 Extra (50)}) 15... O-O 16. Rad1 h6 17. Nd2 f5
18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qc7 20. Ra1 Rb4 21. Ra3 Rfb8 {1/2 Postny,E (2494)
-Gruenfeld,Y (2498)/Israel 2003/EXT 2004 (27)} 22. Bd2 $14) 13. O-O Rb8 (13...
Be7 14. Qe3 (14. Re1 Bg6 15. Bf4 (15. Nd2 Qc7 (15... Nd4 $5 16. Ne4 Rb8) 16.
Ne4 (16. Nb3 $5) 16... O-O 17. Bf4 Rab8 18. Rad1 Nd4 19. b3 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 d6 (
20... Rfd8 $142 $11 {[%cal Yd7d6]}) 21. Rexd4 $1 cxd4 22. Qxd4 dxe5 23. Bxe5
Qa5 24. Bxb8 Rxb8 $44 {1/2 Sargissian,G (2618)-Macieja,B (2653)/Stepanakert
2004/CBM 100/[Gershon] (37)}) 15... O-O 16. Rad1 Rb8 (16... Qc7 17. Bg5 Bxg5
18. Nxg5 Rab8 19. b3 (19. Rd6 $14) 19... h6 20. Bxc6 dxc6 21. Nh3 Rfd8 22. Nf4
Bf5 23. Nd3 {1/2 Riazantsev,A (2593)-Najer,E (2653)/Sochi 2006/CBM 111 ext})
17. Rd2 Qc7 18. Bg5 $5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Rfd8 20. Rd6 Nd4 21. Nf3 $14 {1/2 Bologan,
V (2679)-Adams,M (2720)/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 099/[Gershon] (40)}) 14... Bg6
15. Bd2 O-O 16. Bc3 Qc7 (16... Qb6 17. Rfd1 Rad8 $1 18. Rd2 a5 19. Rad1 Qa7 20.
a3 $6 (20. Nh4 $1 $14) 20... a4 $1 21. h3 $6 (21. Nh4 $1) 21... h6 22. Nh2 Nd4
$1 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Qxd4 Bc5 $44 {1/2 Dautov,R (2623)-Ibrayev,N (2476)/
Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Dautov] (38)}) 17. Rad1 Rab8 18. Rd2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 a5
20. Nh4 Bh5 {1/2 Estremera Panos,S (2370)-Palac,M (2587)/Cutro 2003/EXT 2007}
21. Bf3 $14) ({The immediate} 13... Bxf3 $5 {is possible:} 14. Qxf3 (14. Bxf3
Nd4) 14... Rb8 15. Qc3 Nd4 16. Re1 Be7 17. Rb1 (17. Be3 Qb6 18. b3 d6 19. exd6
Bxd6 $11 {0-1 Wiley,T (2335)-Halkias,S (2571)/Bad Wiessee 2006/EXT 2007 (71)})
17... Qb6 18. Be3 O-O 19. Qd3 a5 20. Be4 g6 21. Red1 Rfd8 22. Qa3 d5 23. exd6
Bxd6 $11 {1/2 Riazantsev,A (2638)-Zhigalko,S (2568)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 124 (42)})
14. Re1 (14. Ng5 $6 {, to avoid Bxf3, is too slow. Black easily pushes ...
d7-d6 and obtains a good position:} Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc7 16. Re1 Be7 17. Nf3 Qb7
18. Kg1 O-O 19. b3 d6 $11 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2679)-Gelfand,B (2696)/Monte Carlo
2005/CBM 105 ext (32)}) 14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 (15. Qxf3 Nd4 16. Qe4 (16. Qd3 Be7
17. Rb1 a5 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Be4 g6 20. Qa3 Rb4 $5 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Qd3 d6 23.
exd6 Qxd6 $44 {1/2 Bareev,E (2653)-Grischuk,A (2726)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (48)}
) 16... Be7 17. Rb1 a5 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Bc5 21. Qd3 O-O 22.
b3 Rfd8 23. Rbd1 {1/2 Svidler,P (2736)-Eljanov,P (2686)/Foros 2007/CBM 119})
15... Nd4 16. Bd1 $6 {A strange decision. One can hardly find a worse place
for this bishop. White prevents ...d7-d6 for the moment but Black needn't
hurry.} (16. Bg2 $11) 16... Be7 17. Be3 Qc7 {White is welcome to take on d4,
as said in the comment to move 12.} 18. Rb1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Alexey Shirov
wrongly believes Black can't take on e5.} (18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Qe4
Rxb2 21. Bc2 $15) (18. Bf4 $5) 18... Qxe5 $1 19. Bxd4 (19. Bf4 Qf5 {[%cal
Rf5b1]} 20. Bxb8 Qxb1 21. a3 O-O $17 22. Bxa7 $140 Ra8 23. Bb6 Rb8) 19... cxd4
20. Qd2 Qc5 {No pawn, no compensation. Black confidently converts his material
advantage.} 21. Be2 O-O 22. Red1 e5 23. Qd3 f5 24. g4 g6 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. b4
Qc6 27. b5 Qb6 28. Qg3+ Qg6 29. Bh5 Qxg3+ 30. hxg3 Bc5 31. Kg2 e4 32. Rh1 d3
33. Bd1 f4 34. Rh5 f3+ 35. Kf1 d6 36. Bb3 Rbe8 37. Re1 d2 38. Rd1 Bxf2 39. Rxd2
Bc5 40. Bc2 Re7 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.19"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Lenic, Luka"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. a3 {Too slow. More popular continuations:} (11.
Qa4) (11. Qf5) 11... Nc7 (11... Nf6 {, inviting e2-e4-e5, is less logical but
even then Black had no problems in the following game:} 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Ne8
14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3 Qc8 16. Rd2 Na5 17. Bg5 Bxf3 18. Bxe7 Bxg2 19. Bxf8 Qb7 20.
f4 Bc6 $44 {1/2 (30) Moiseenko,A (2703)-Mareco,S (2565) Jakarta 2013}) 12. Nc3
(12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Qf5 Nxe5 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Qxe5 Ne6 16. Nc3 d6 17. Qh5 O-O 18.
Be3 f5 $15 {0-1 (70) Wachinger,G (2254)-Volke,K (2472) Bad Wiessee 2007}) 12...
O-O 13. Bf4 (13. e4 d6 14. Be3 Qc8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nb8 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18.
Bxg5 Re8 19. Qa4 Qd7 20. Qh4 {0-1 (29) Panchanathan,M (2556)-Kononenko,D (2593)
Pardubice 2011} Na6 21. Bh3 f5 {, and White has no compensation for the pawn})
(13. Qf5 Ne6 14. Nd5 d6 15. Be3 g6 16. Qb1 Re8 17. b4 Bf8 18. Ra2 Bg7 $17 {
[%cal Yc6d4] 0-1 (46) Fominyh,A (2485)-Miroshnichenko,E (2680) Mumbai 2009})
13... Ne6 14. e3 Nxf4 (14... Re8 $143 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Qe7 17. Rd2 d6 18.
Nd5 Qf8 19. Rad1 $44 {0-1 (52) Mischuk,D (2312)-Makhmutov,R (2360) Kazan 2013})
15. gxf4 d6 (15... Re8 {is senseless here. White obtained an edge in the
following blitz game:} 16. Rd2 (16. Qf5 $5 d6 $140 17. Ne5 {was probably even
stronger}) 16... d6 17. Rad1 Rb8 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Rxd6 Qg4 21. h3
Qh5 22. Ng5 {1-0 (36) Wojtaszek,R (2734)-Navara,D (2734) Berlin GER 2015}) (
15... Na5 16. Nd5 $5) 16. Rd2 Qd7 17. Nd5 (17. Rad1 {is probably more accurate;
the knight keeps options to go to e4 or b5. E.g.} h6 (17... Rae8 $6 18. Ne4) (
17... Rad8 18. Nd5 Qg4 19. h3 Qh5 20. Ne5 Bh4 $1 21. Bf3 Qh6 22. Ng4 Qg6 23.
Qxg6 hxg6 24. Nc7 Rd7 25. Nb5 Be7 26. Nxd6 Rfd8 $11 {1/2 (43) Duzhakov,I (2336)
-Gasanov,E (2482) St Petersburg 2010}) 18. Nd5 Rfe8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Rxd6 Nd4
21. Nxd4 Qxd6 22. Nb5 Qe7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Nd6 Qf3 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Rd6 Qg4+
27. Kf1 Qh4 28. Kg2 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 Qh4 30. Kg2 Qg4+ {1/2 (30) Rusev,K (2558)
-Lenic,L (2639) Bol 2015}) 17... Rae8 18. Rad1 Bd8 (18... h6 $5) 19. b4 (19.
Nc3 $1 {[%cal Yc3e4] was quite strong. In the event of the logical} Re6 20. Ne4
Nb4 (20... Rg6 $5 21. Nfg5 $13) 21. Ne5 $1 Rxe5 $1 22. axb4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qg4+
24. Bg2 Re6 25. bxc5 Rg6 26. Qe4 bxc5 27. Rxd6 {White regains the pawn and
even keeps some pressure.}) 19... Qg4 $1 {[%mdl 256] Black activates his queen
keeping an extra pawn. White must fight for equality.} 20. h3 Qh5 21. b5 $6 (
21. Nh2 Bc8 $1 $15) 21... Ne7 22. Nxe7+ Bxe7 23. Nh2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 {White's
control of the light squares doesn't compensate for his material deficit. His
position would be much nicer if his knight stood on d5 and not on h2; however,
that is hardly achievable.} a6 $1 {Black opens up the a-file to activate his
rooks.} 25. bxa6 Ra8 26. Qc4 Qg6+ 27. Kh1 Qe6 28. Rd5 Qxh3 {The a6 pawn is
doomed, too, so Black's material advantage can increase.} 29. f5 Qh4 {The
simplest course. Black liquidates into an endgame while retaining an extra
pawn.} 30. Qxh4 Bxh4 31. Rxd6 Rxa6 32. Kg2 Rc8 33. Nf3 Be7 34. Rd7 Bf8 35. Rd8
Raa8 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Rb1 c4 38. a4 g6 39. Nd4 Bc5 40. fxg6 fxg6 41. Nb5 h5 {
[%mdl 32] The principle of two weaknesses: it is difficult for White to hold
both passed pawns.} 42. Kf3 g5 43. Rh1 h4 44. Rc1 Bb4 45. Kg4 c3 46. Nd4 Rc4
47. Kxg5 $2 {This loses at once as White can't stop Black's pawns now.} h3 48.
Kg4 (48. Nc2 Be7+ 49. Kf5 Rxa4 50. Rh1 Ra2 $19) 48... Ba3 49. Rf1 c2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5
Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qd7 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. c4 Nd8 {
This line was examined in CBM 120, annotations to Ni Hua - Tomashevsky. Since
then several important games have been played. Some of them saw other plans
for Black:} (14... Rd8 15. Rhd1 O-O 16. Rac1 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Nxd4 18. Be3 c5 19.
Bxd4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Qe8 21. Rcd1 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 Bc5 23. Qe4 h6 24. Nh4 Qe6 25.
Rd2 Re8 26. f4 a5 (26... f6 27. Rd5 Qc6 28. Nf3 f5 29. Qd3 $14 {1-0 Vescovi,G 
(2609)-Fier,A (2499)/Sao Paulo 2007/CBM 118 ext (77)}) 27. Nf3 g6 28. h4 Bb4
29. Rd5 Qg4 30. Nh2 Qe6 31. h5 f5 32. Qc4 gxh5 33. Nf3 $36 {1/2 Romanov,E 
(2515)-Wang Hao (2643)/Yerevan 2007/CBM 120 ext (41)}) (14... O-O-O 15. Rac1 (
15. Rhc1 Kb7 16. Qb3 g5 $5 17. h3 h5 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Bxg5 Bxg5
21. Nxg5 f6 22. Nf3 fxe5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. f4 Re3 26. Rf1 Rg8 27.
Rf3 Re2+ 28. Rf2 Re3 29. Rf3 {1/2 Miton,K (2580)-Socko,B (2627)/Karpacz POL
2008/The Week in Chess 724 (29)}) 15... Kb7 16. Qb3 h5 (16... dxc4 17. Rxc4 Nb8
18. Rhc1 c6 19. Ne1 (19. Ra4 $5 $36) (19. Bb4 $5 $36) 19... Ka8 20. Be3 h5 21.
h3 Qd5+ 22. Kh2 h4 23. g4 f6 $132 {0-1 Miton,K (2609)-Socko,B (2635)/Lublin
2008/CBM 123 (65)}) (16... g5 $5 {-cf. 17.Rhc1}) 17. h3 (17. h4 $142) 17... f6
$6 (17... g5 $1) 18. Rhe1 (18. e6 $1 Qxe6 $140 19. Rhe1 Qf7 20. cxd5 Qxd5 21.
Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxc6 Kxc6 23. Rxe7 $16) 18... fxe5 19. dxe5 Qe6 20. c5 Rhf8 $14 {
1-0 Jankovic,A (2532)-Lenic,L (2584)/Sibenik CRO 2008/The Week in Chess 726 
(32)}) 15. cxd5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15. Qb3 $5 c6 16. Rhc1 (16. a4 O-O 17. cxd5
cxd5 18. Qb5 Qxb5 19. axb5 Ne6 20. Rhc1 Rfd8 21. Rc6 Kf8 22. Be3 $14 {1/2
Parligras,M (2588)-Grigorov,G (2465)/Bucharest ROU 2008/The Week in Chess 723})
16... Ne6 17. Rab1 O-O 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 cxd5 20. Rb5 Rfd8 21. a4 Rd7 22.
Kf1 f6 23. Be3 Kf7 24. Ke2 Rb8 25. Ne1 (25. a5 $1) 25... a6 26. Rb3 fxe5 27.
Nd3 exd4 28. Ne5+ Ke8 29. Nxd7 Kxd7 $13 {1/2 Sakaev,K (2634)-Tomashevsky,E 
(2646)/Serpukhov 2007/EXT 2008 (37)}) (15. Be3 c6 16. a4 Ne6 17. Rhc1 O-O 18.
cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb3 Rfc8 20. Ne1 f5 21. Nd3 g5 22. Qb5 Qxb5 23. axb5 Rc7 24. h3
Kf7 $11 {1/2 Atalik,E (2432)-Zhao Xue (2518)/Kallithea GRE 2008/The Week in
Chess 729 (64)}) (15. e6 $5 {The most principled reply.} fxe6 16. Ne5 Qd6 $1 (
16... Qc8 $2 17. Qa4+ b5 18. cxb5 O-O 19. Rhc1 Qb7 20. Qa6 Bd6 21. Ba5 Rc8 22.
Nd3 Rf7 23. Rc3 Kf8 24. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Ni Hua (2681)-Tomashevsky,E (2654)/
Nizhniy Novgorod 2007/CBM 120/[Krasenkow] (35)}) 17. Qa4+ c6 18. c5 bxc5 19.
Bf4 O-O 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Nd7 Rxf4 $1 22. Qxf4 Qd6 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 24. Rhc1 Kf7
25. f4 Ke7 $11 {0-1 Kourousis,E (2191)-Tomashevsky,E (2658)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM
124 (32)}) {The text move is a fresh attempt to prevent Black's consolidation.}
15... Qxd5 16. Qa4+ (16. Qxc7 Ne6 (16... Nc6 $143 17. Be3 O-O 18. Rhc1 Rac8 19.
Qb7) 17. Qc3 Rd8 18. Be3 g5 19. h3 f5 $44) 16... c6 (16... b5 $6 17. Qb3 {
serious weakens Black's queenside.}) 17. Rhc1 Kd7 $5 {Very bold. Black wants
to play ...Nd8-e6 at any cost.} (17... O-O 18. Qc4 $14) 18. Bb4 (18. Rc3 $5 Ne6
19. Rac1 Rhc8 20. Be3 g5 $140 21. Kg1 $1 {[%cal Yf3d2]} Qxf3 $2 22. d5 $1 $40)
18... b5 19. Qa3 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 a5 21. Qb3 Ne6 $11 22. Rxc6 $5 {[%mdl 512] An
interesting exchange sacrifice.} Qxc6 23. d5 Qc4 24. dxe6+ Kxe6 $5 (24... fxe6
$6 25. Rd1+ Ke7 26. Qe3 $44 {[%cal Re3g5,Rd1c1]}) 25. Nd4+ $6 (25. Qe3 $5 $44)
25... Kd5 $1 {Steinitz would be delighted! White can't mate this centralized
king and will be glad if he finds a perpetual.} 26. Qf3+ (26. Qa3 $144 $5 Kxd4
(26... Qxd4 $4 27. Qd6+) (26... b4 27. Qf3+ Kxd4 28. Qf4+ {- the black queen
is not protected now!}) 27. Rc1 $1 (27. Rd1+ $143 Ke4 $1) 27... Rac8 (27... Qb4
$6 28. Qe3+ Kd5 29. Qd3+) (27... Rhc8 28. Rxc4+ bxc4 29. Qe3+ Kd5 30. Qf3+ Ke6
31. Qg4+ Ke7 32. Qxg7 $11) 28. Rxc4+ bxc4 {and Black can hardly avoid a
perpetual:} 29. Qd6+ (29. Qe3+ Kd5 30. Qf3+ {is possible, too}) 29... Kc3 (
29... Ke4 30. e6 $1) 30. Qa3+ Kc2 31. Qa4+ Kb2 32. Qxa5 c3 33. Qb4+ Ka1 34. a4
c2 35. Qa3+ Kb1 36. Qb3+ {etc.}) 26... Kxd4 27. Qe3+ $2 {This obvious check is
the decisive mistake.} (27. Re1 $1 {[%cal Re1e4]} Kc5 ({White should survive
after} 27... Rac8 28. Re4+ Kc5 29. Rxc4+ bxc4 30. Qa3+ {, too}) 28. Qe3+ Kd5 (
28... Kc6 29. Rc1) (28... Kb4 29. Qd2+ Ka4 30. Qd1+) (28... Qd4 29. Rc1+ Kd5
30. Qb3+ Kxe5 31. Re1+ Kf6 32. Qf3+ Kg6 (32... Kg5 33. Rd1 $1) 33. Re4 Qf6 34.
Rf4 $11) 29. e6 $1 {and White's attack should be sufficient for a draw.}) 27...
Kd5 28. Rd1+ ({Of course, not} 28. e6 $4 Qe4+) 28... Ke6 29. Rd6+ Ke7 30. Qg5+
Ke8 {The black king has come back home.} 31. e6 Rc8 $1 (31... fxe6 32. Qxg7)
32. exf7+ $2 (32. h4 $1 {, creating a safeheaven for the king, was more
stubborn. Black had the only, absolutely phantastic, way to win (indicated by
GM A.Huzman):} fxe6 $1 (32... Qe4+ 33. Kh2 Qe2 34. Kg2 {gives nothing}) 33.
Qxg7 Rg8 $3 34. Qxh7 {[%cal Yg2h2,Yd6d7]} (34. Qd7+ Kf8 35. Rxe6 Rg7) (34.
Qxg8+ Ke7) 34... Rg4 $3 {[%cal Rc4e4]} 35. Kh3 Rf4 $3 (35... Rc7 36. Qh8+ Kf7
$3 37. Rd8 Qc5 $3 {also wins}) 36. gxf4 Qf1+ 37. Kg4 Qg2+ 38. Kh5 Qf3+ 39. Kg5
Rc5+ $19) {After the text move Black wins without brilliancies although he
must play accurately.} 32... Qxf7 33. Rd3 (33. Qxb5+ Kf8 34. Rd7 Qe6 $19) 33...
Qb7+ 34. Kh3 Rf8 35. Qh5+ Ke7 36. Re3+ Kd8 37. Rd3+ Kc7 38. Rd5 Rce8 39. Rc5+ (
39. Rxb5 Qc8+ 40. g4 Rf6 $19) 39... Kd6 40. Rxb5 Qc8+ 41. Kh4 Qc4+ 42. g4 Qd4
0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.02.25"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bindlach"]
[BlackTeam "Remagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Ba3 {This move, deflecting the white rook from c1, is
a "Ukrainian speciality". The question is whether White can trap this bishop
later on.} 11. Rb1 Bb7 12. O-O (12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. b4 {is premature due to} a5
14. bxa5 Nc6 $1 15. O-O (15. axb6 cxb6 {[%cal Rd5a2]}) 15... Nxa5 16. Qc2 Nc4
17. Bb4 Bxb4 18. Rxb4 Nd6 19. a4 Ra5 20. Nd2 c5 21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. Qb1 Bxg2 23.
Kxg2 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Efimenko,Z/Germany 2006/CBM 112 (50)}) (12. Nb5
{is a loss of time, after which Black has no problems:} Be7 13. O-O a6 14. Nc3
Nd7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Bf4 c5 18. Qd3 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Qd3 Nf6
21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Eljanov,P/Sochi 2006/CBM 111
ext (31)}) 12... Nd7 ({Perhaps} 12... Be7 {makes sense as the white rook has
nothing to do on b1 anyway:} 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qb2 a5 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Rbc1 Nf6
17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Qb1 Rc8 20. Ne1 Bxg2 {1/2-1/2 Maric,A-Bojkovic,N/
Saint Vincent 2005/CBM 108 ext}) 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. b4 $1 {Now it is quite
timely. To free his bishop, Black must weaken his pawn structure.} a5 15. bxa5
bxa5 (15... Nf6 16. axb6 cxb6 17. Bg5 $5) 16. Qc2 (16. Be3 $5 Be7 $140 17. Qc2
Nf6 18. Ng5) 16... Nf6 17. Bg5 Be4 $1 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxd8 Raxd8 {[%cal
Yc7c5]} 20. Rb3 Bd6 21. Rb2 c5 (21... Rb8 $5 22. Rc2 Rb4 $14) 22. Rc2 $1 {
White skilfully keeps tension in the position.} g6 $2 {A strange move leading
to a lost position.} (22... cxd4 23. Nxd4 Nf6 24. Nc6 $16 Ra8 $140 25. Rd1) (
22... f5 $142 23. dxc5 Bxc5 (23... Nxc5 24. Nd4) 24. Ne5 $14) 23. e3 {[%cal
Yf1c1] White is not hurrying to win a pawn by} (23. Ne1 f5 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25.
dxc5 {as Black can't prevent material losses anyway.}) (23. Rfc1 {was
premature due to} cxd4 24. Nxd4 Ba3) 23... c4 (23... f5 24. Rfc1 cxd4 25. Nxd4
Ba3 26. Nxe6 $1 Bxc1 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxc1 $18) 24. Ne5 $1 (24. Rxc4 $143)
24... Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nd2 26. Rd1 Nb3 {Desperation. Of course, White ignores
this sacrifice.} 27. Rd6 (27. Rxd8 $2 Rxd8 28. axb3 $2 cxb3 $15 {[%csl Ga5,Gb3]
}) 27... Rc8 28. Bf1 a4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Bxc4 $18 Na5 31. Bf1 Ra8 32. f4 a3
33. Ra6 Rxa6 34. Bxa6 Kf8 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. Bb5+ Kc7 38. Kd3 Kb6 39.
Be8 Nb3 40. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. d5 {[%mdl 512] A rare (in this position; generally it is
typical for the QI Defence) but quite dangerous pawn sac.} (10. Bc1 {[%cal
Yc1b2] and}) (10. Ne5 {are common moves.}) 10... exd5 11. Nd4 Bc5 $146 (11...
c6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 (12... cxd5 13. Nf5 Nc5 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Bg5 Nce4 16. Nxd5
Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Nxg5 18. Qxg5 Rac8 19. Qd2 $14 {0-1 Saldano Dayer,H (2419)
-Pogorelov,R (2449)/Albacete 2003/CBM 096 ext (43)}) 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Nf5 Re8
15. Bf4 Bf8 16. Bxd5 Bc6 (16... Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qf6 18. Ne3 Nc5 {1-0 Kantsler,B 
(2539)-Psakhis,L (2564)/Israel 1999/EXT 2000 (32)} 19. Rac1 $14) 17. Nd6 Bxd6
18. Bxd6 Qg5 19. e4 (19. Bg2 $142 $14) 19... Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. exd5 Nc5
22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Rfe1 d6 24. f4 Kf8 25. Kf2 a5 26. Rxe8+ {1/2 Stummer,W (2456)
-Myers,D (2406)/LSS 2006/Telechess CBM 123}) 12. Nc2 (12. Nf5 $5 Ne4 13. Nxd5
Bxd5 14. cxd5 Nxf2 15. Qc2 Ne4+ 16. Kh1 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 $14 {[%csl Ra6]}) 12...
c6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bg5 Nc7 15. Ne3 d4 $6 (15... Bxe3 {was quite possible, e.
g.} 16. fxe3 (16. Bxe3 Ne4) 16... Qe8 17. Bxf6 (17. Rxf6 gxf6 18. Bh6 Qe5)
17... Qxe3+ 18. Rf2 gxf6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Bc6 $11 {The damage to Black's
kingside pawns is not decisive in this line. In the game he can't avoid it in
a much inferior situation.}) (15... Be7 $143 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18.
Ncxd5 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Ng4 $1 dxc3 (17... Be7 $2 18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $2 20. Nd5 {, and White keeps an extra piece.}) 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. Be4 d5 20. Bc2 f5 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Nxf5 $16 {[%csl Rh8] Black's
passed c3-pawn is safely blocked and doesn't compensate for the weakness of
his king.} Qf6 23. a3 a5 24. Qd3 (24. b4 $142 $1 axb4 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Ra4 Bc5
27. Rh4 $40) 24... Rg8 (24... b5 {doesn't help as White prevents ...b5-b4:} 25.
b4 $1 axb4 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Rfb1 Bc5 28. Nd4 Qh6 29. Qxc3 Bxd4 30. Qxd4+ Qg7
31. Qc5 $16) (24... Ra8 $1 {was a subtle and stubborn defence controlling the
a-file in case of b3-b4. Of course, Black's position remained difficult after}
25. Rfd1 ({or even} 25. Rfb1 $5 {[%cal Yb3b4]})) 25. b4 $1 axb4 (25... Bf8 26.
Nd4 Rg7 27. Qxc3 {winning a pawn.}) 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Ra7 $1 $18 Ne6 28. Ne7
Qg7 (28... Rg7 29. Nxd5 $18) 29. Nxg8 Kxg8 30. Qxd5 Bc5 31. e3 b5 32. Ra8 Rxa8
33. Qxa8+ Qf8 34. Qe4 Qh6 35. Ra1 b4 36. Ra5 Bf8 37. Qg4+ Qg7 38. Qh4 h6 39.
Ra8 Nc7 40. Rxf8+ $1 Qxf8 41. Qg4+ Kh8 42. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 {This line was examined by GM D.Tyomkin in CBM 107 
(annotations to Topalov - Anand).} 11. Bc3 {An interesting although hardly
promising move order. White postpones the decision regarding his f1-bishop and
makes a useful move. Practice has seen:} (11. Bg2 $6 c5 12. Neg5 O-O 13. dxc5
h6 14. Nh3 Be4 15. Qb2 {1/2 (52) Seirawan,Y (2565)-Browne,W (2570) South Bend
1981} Qc8 $1 {[%cal Yc8b7,Gb7g2]}) (11. Bd3 Nbd7 {[%cal Yc6c5]} 12. O-O-O Nxe4
13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Rhe1 O-O $15 {0-1 (31) Ribli,Z (2585)-Hort,V (2620) Tilburg
1978 MCL [Ftacnik,L]}) (11. Neg5 $5 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 h6 (13... O-O $5)
14. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 15. O-O-O Bd6 16. Nh4 Bc8 17. Re1 Na6 18. Re6 $1 $44 {1-0 (52)
Topalov,V (2778)-Anand,V (2785) Sofia 2005 CBM 159 [Tyomkin,D]}) 11... Nbd7 {
Probably a bit too slow.} (11... c5 $5 12. Bd3 cxd4 (12... Nbd7 13. O-O cxd4
14. Bxd4 Nc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. Ned2 Nf6 18. Ne4 Nd7 19. Qe2 Qc7
20. Nc3 {1/2 (20) Rashkovsky,N (2520)-Van der Wiel,J (2465) Sochi 1980}) (12...
Nc6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O Qc7 $11 {0-1 (17) Barczay,L (2445)-Schneider,A (2365)
Budapest 1982}) 13. Nxd4 Na6 $1 (13... Nbd7 14. O-O-O Nc5 (14... a6 $6 15. Rhe1
Qc7 {0-1 (44) Malakhatko,V (2550)-Arab,A (2428) Algiers 2012} 16. Ng5 $40) 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Rhe1 Bxd4 17. Bf1 O-O 18. Rxd4 Qe7 19. b4 Nd7 {1-0 (29) Borges
Mateos,J (2475)-Berzinsh,R (2438) Banyoles 2000} 20. Qd2 Nf6 21. Rh4 $40 {
[%cal Yd2g5]}) 14. Nxf6+ (14. O-O-O $6 Nb4) 14... Bxf6 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4
O-O (16... Nc5 17. Qc6+ Nd7 18. O-O-O Qc8 19. Kc2 Bxd4 20. Qxc8+ Rxc8 21. Rxd4
f6 22. Rhd1 $14 {1/2 (33) Malakhatko,V (2600)-Wang,Y (2698) Gibraltar 2008})
17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. O-O Qb7 20. Qxb7 Nxb7 21. Bb4 Rfc8 22. Rd2 a5 23.
Ba3 a4 24. Nb5 axb3 25. axb3 Nc5 $11 {1/2 (87) Van Wely,L (2655)-Carlsen,M 
(2646) Schagen 2006}) 12. Nxf6+ (12. Bg2 c5 13. Nxf6+ (13. Ned2 cxd4 14. Bxd4
Bc5 15. Bc3 Qe7 16. O-O Bb4 $11 {1/2 (64) Tosic,M (2450)-Lengyel,L (2375)
Budapest 1990}) 13... Bxf6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. O-O O-O 17. Bxf6 Qxf6
18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 e5 20. Nb5 $14 {1-0 (36) Popov,L (2465)-Deze,A (2380)
Novi Sad 1980}) 12... Bxf6 13. Bd3 ({For} 13. Bg2 c5 {see the previous note.})
13... c5 14. Be4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O 16. O-O Qc7 17. Rad1 {The position looks
equal but White keeps some pressure.} a6 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Qe3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 h6
(20... b5 21. c5 {[%csl Gc5]} Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Nxc5 $4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rc1) 21.
Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne5 b5 23. Rc1 bxc4 (23... Qb7 $5 24. c5 Rd5) 24. Rxc4 Qd6 25.
Qf3 Qd5 26. Kg2 a5 27. Ra4 Ra6 28. Re3 Rf8 29. Rc4 a4 $6 {Not a good idea - to
give White a passed pawn.} (29... Qd6 $14 {[%cal Yf6d5]}) 30. b4 $1 a3 31. Qxd5
Nxd5 32. Rb3 Rfa8 33. b5 Rb6 34. Nd7 (34. Rc5 $142 {[%cal Yc4e5]}) 34... Rb7
35. Nc5 Rb6 36. Na6 Kf8 37. Nc7 Ra5 (37... Rd8 38. Rc5 $16) 38. Nxd5 exd5 {
[%mdl 4096]} 39. Rc5 Ke7 40. Rxd5 Ke6 41. Rc5 Rb7 $2 {This move allows White's
passed pawn to move forward.} (41... g6 $142 $16) 42. Re3+ Kf6 (42... Kd6 43.
Ree5 {[%csl Rd6]}) 43. Rc6+ Kf5 44. b6 f6 (44... Rb5 45. Rxa3 R5xb6 46. Rf3+
Ke5 47. Rxb6 Rxb6 48. Rxf7 $18) 45. Rc7 (45. Rb3 $5 {followed by advancing the
kingside pawns.}) 45... Rxc7 (45... Rxb6 $142 46. Rxg7 h5 47. h3 Ra4 48. Kf3
Rbb4 49. Ree7 $1 Rc4 50. Rh7 Rc3+ 51. Kg2 Rc2 52. Rxh5+ Kg6 53. Rhh7 {[%cal
Rg3g4] - still, White should win here as well.}) 46. bxc7 Rc5 47. Re7 g5 48.
Kf3 {Without obstacles White's king marches to support the c7-pawn.} Rc3+ 49.
Ke2 Kg4 50. Kd2 Rc6 51. Kd3 Kh3 52. Kd4 Kxh2 53. Kd5 Rc2 54. Kd6 Kg2 55. Rf7 (
55. Rf7 Kxf2 56. Rxf6+ Kxg3 57. Rxh6 g4 58. Rh5 {[%cal Rh5c5]} Rxc7 59. Kxc7
Kf2 60. Rf5+ Ke2 61. Ra5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 {This classical
variation has been examined in several CBM issues including CBM 56 
(annotations to Van Wely - Karpov) and CBM 124 (annotations to Radjabov -
Ivanchuk).} c6 {The most popular move. Black continues his fight for the light
squares started with 11...Bxc3 and 12...Be4. Other options and recent games:} (
13... Qb8 14. Bf1 b5 $5 {(a recent attempt by Peter Wells)} 15. cxb5 Qxb5 16.
Nd2 d5 17. Nxe4 (17. f3 $5 Bg6 18. e4) 17... Nxe4 18. Rec1 a4 19. e3 Qb8 20.
bxa4 Rxa4 21. Qb5 Nxc3 22. Rxc3 Nb6 23. Bd3 g6 24. a3 Qa7 25. Qc5 Ra8 $11 {
1/2 (33) Hawkins,J (2423)-Wells,P (2488) Canterbury 2010}) (13... a4 14. Nd2
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 c5 16. e4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qc7 18. Rad1 axb3 19. axb3 Rfb8 20. Ra1
Rxa1 21. Rxa1 e5 22. Be3 h6 23. Qb1 {1/2 (23) Benkovic,P (2448)-Pavlovic,M 
(2522) Lenk 2008}) (13... Re8 $5 14. Bf1 h6 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. e4 e5 17. d5 Nc5
18. h3 c6 19. Re3 cxd5 20. cxd5 Ba6 21. a4 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Qd7 23. Kg2 b5 $132 {
0-1 (28) Damaso,R (2441)-Fernando,D (2449) Almada 2008}) 14. Rac1 (14. Bf1 b5
15. Rad1 Nb6 16. c5 Nbd5 17. Bd2 Bxf3 18. exf3 dxc5 19. dxc5 Qe7 20. Rc1 Nd7
21. f4 Qf6 $11 {1/2 (41) Shimanov,A (2639)-Almasi,Z (2695) Legnica 2013}) (14.
a4 Qe7 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c5 17. e4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Qc2 h6
21. Rad1 Rad8 22. f3 Qe6 23. Nb1 Ne8 {1/2 (23) Mamedyarov,S (2717)-Akopian,V 
(2712) Mainz 2009}) (14. Nd2 $5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 b5 16. Qc2 Qe7 (16... a4 $5) 17.
e4 e5 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Qd3 Rfb8 20. Rac1 $14 {1/2 (36) Lev,R (2398)-Bar,R 
(2449) Israel 2010}) 14... h6 (14... Qe7 15. Bf1 d5 16. Bd2 Rfc8 17. Bf4 c5 (
17... a4 $142) 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bh3 Re8 20. Nd2 $14 {1-0 (41) Halkias,S (2570)
-Antic,D (2518) Kragujevac 2009}) 15. Bf1 b5 {[%mdl 32] This plan is more
strategically ambitious than ...d6-d5 with a simple position and a minimal
edge for White.} 16. Bd2 bxc4 17. bxc4 (17. Rxc4 Nb6 18. Rcc1 a4 {can be
dangerous for White due to Black's total control over the light squares.})
17... Re8 18. Red1 Qc7 19. Qa3 c5 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Ne1 {A logical idea: White
intends to push away Black's bishop with f2-f3 and then play e2-e4 while the
knight goes to d3.} Bb7 22. f3 e5 {A good response.} 23. e4 {This yields the
d4-square to Black's knight.} (23. Rb1 $5 e4 24. f4 {was more ambitious.})
23... Nf8 24. Ng2 Ne6 25. Ne3 Nd4 26. Nd5 Qd6 $11 27. Kg2 Nd7 28. Rb1 Reb8 29.
Kf2 (29. Bc3 $142 {[%cal Rc3d4] A.Tukhaev} Qf8 $13) 29... Bc6 30. Bc3 {It
would be dangerous for White to capture the a5-pawn:} (30. Rxb8+ Rxb8 31. Bxa5
(31. Qxa5 Ra8 32. Qc3 Rxa2 $36) 31... Ra8 $36 {[%cal Ga8a3,Yf7f5]}) 30... Rb4
$1 {[%mdl 512] A typical exchange sacrifice, which White would do better to
decline.} 31. Bxb4 $6 (31. Bd3 $142 $13) 31... axb4 32. Qb2 Bxd5 33. cxd5 Nb6 {
Black's powerful knights guarantee him the upper hand.} 34. Rbc1 Na4 35. Qd2
Nc3 {Immediately restoring the material balance, which was not forced:} (35...
Qf6 $5 36. Be2 g5 $36) 36. Rxc3 bxc3 37. Qxc3 Rxa2+ 38. Rd2 Rxd2+ (38... Ra4 $5
{Black's powerful knight gives him good chances to fight for a win.}) 39. Qxd2
Qb6 40. Bc4 g5 41. Kg2 $15 {After the rook exchange White's defensive
possibilities have increased but still Black could have played on without
major risk.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 6th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2012.11.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.11.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc7 11. Nc3 a6 {[%cal Ya8a7] A rare move. Black plans
to develop his rook via a7.} (11... Qc8) (11... Ne6) ({and} 11... Nc6 {are
seen in practice more frequently.}) 12. Bf4 $146 {Two previous games went
quite successfully for Black:} (12. Ne4 d5 13. Nh4 Bxh4 14. gxh4 Nc6 15. Bf4
O-O 16. Ng5 g6 17. h5 Ne6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. e3 gxh5 20. Kh1 Kh8 {1/2
Khmelniker,I (2411)-Sulskis,S (2528)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (35) - White has
lost all his compensation for the missing material}) (12. Qf5 O-O 13. Bf4 (13.
Ng5 $1 g6 14. Qh3 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Bxb7 Ra7 17. Bg2 $44) 13... Ne6 14.
Bd6 Ra7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qe5 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nc6 18. Qd5 Ned4 19. Be4 Nb4 20.
Qh5 g6 21. Qh6 Nxe2+ 22. Nxe2 Qxe4 $19 {0-1 Arnaudov,P (2404)-Suba,M (2451)/
Arvier 2010/CBM 137 Extra (66)}) 12... O-O 13. e3 {White prefers to avoid
simplifications.} (13. Ng5 {was possible here, too:} Bxg5 14. Bxb7 Ra7 15. Bxg5
Qxg5 16. Be4 Qh6 17. e3 $44) 13... Ra7 14. Rd2 Ne6 15. Rad1 Nxf4 16. exf4 $44 {
[%csl Gd1,Gd2][%cal Gd2d7]} Qc8 (16... Bf6 $5) 17. h4 d6 18. a3 Nc6 $6 {
Black should be ready to exchange White's knight on d5.} (18... h6 $142) 19.
Nd5 Bd8 (19... b5 $5 {[%cal Yc5c4]}) 20. Ne3 Bf6 (20... Be7 21. Nf5) 21. Rxd6
Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Nf5 $14 Qb8 (24... Bf6 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26.
Rd6 $16 {[%csl Gf5,Rg8]}) 25. Qe4 g6 (25... Bxb2 26. Ne7+ Kh8 $2 27. Nc6 Qc7
28. Rd8 $18) 26. Ne7+ $6 {As a result of Black's inaccuracies, White has
obtained strong pressure but now he complicates his task.} (26. Nxd4 Qxd6 27.
Qxb7 b5 (27... cxd4 28. Qxa6 {with an extra pawn and excellent winning chances.
}) 28. Qc6 Rd8 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Kf1 cxd4 31. Ke2 $14 {_|_}) 26... Kg7 27.
R1xd4 cxd4 28. Qxd4+ f6 29. Nc6 Qc8 30. Kh2 {[%mdl 1024] White's pieces are
very active but that merely compensates for Black's material advantage.} Rc7 (
30... Qf5 $142 $1 {[%cal Yf8e8]}) 31. Qd5 $1 (31. Nd8 Re7 32. Qxb6 Rfe8) 31...
Re8 32. Nd4 Rce7 (32... Kh8 $1 {, evading the knight fork, was the right
defence. White has no decisive blow:} 33. Ne6 (33. Rxb6 $6 Rd7 34. Rd6 Red8) (
33. f5 gxf5 34. Nxf5 $2 Rc5) (33. Rxf6 Rd7 34. Rd6 Rxd6 35. Qxd6 Qc5) 33...
Rce7 34. f5 Qc2 $132) 33. f5 Qc1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This move definitely loses.
Black's queen has nothing to do on c1.} (33... Re5 34. Qf3 gxf5 35. Rxb6 Qc5) (
33... b5 $5) 34. Ne6+ Kh8 35. Qd4 Qc2 (35... Rf7 36. Rd8 Qc6 37. Qxb6 $1 $18)
36. Qxf6+ Kg8 37. fxg6 Qxg6 38. Qxg6+ hxg6 39. Nf4 Rg7 40. Rxb6 a5 {White has
a decisive material advantage, Black's resistance is absolutely hopeless.} 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.12.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 h6 13. Rad1 d6 14. Qb5 Ne8 {
This line was examined in several CBM issues (see e.g. CBM 139, annotations to
Navara - Leko) including an article by GM Spyridon Skembris in CBM 140. Here
I'll only mention recent developments.} 15. g4 {A fresh attempt. White keeps
his bishop on the h2-b8 diagonal.} (15. Qxb6 axb6 16. g4 Nc6 17. b3 Na7 18. Ne1
Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rab8 20. Nd3 b5 $132 {1/2 Arencibia Rodriguez,W (2511)-Corrales
Jimenez,F (2578)/Panama City 2011/EXT 2012 (64)}) (15. e4 g5 (15... Nd7 16. e5
Qxb5 17. Nxb5 d5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nh4 $5 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 a6 21. Na3 Nb6 22. Rxd8
Rxd8 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Bd2 Nc7 25. Ne3 Ncd5 26. Nac4 $14 {1-0 Fedoseev,V (2477)
-Bernadskiy,V (2438)/Lvov 2010/CBM 139 Extra (68)}) (15... Qxb5 {A primitive
move but White failed to prove his advantage in the following game:} 16. Nxb5
Bxe4 17. Nxd6 Nxd6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Rxd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Nc6 21. Ne1 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Rc8 23. Nd3 (23. Rd7 Ne5 24. Rxa7 Nxc4) 23... Nb8 {[%cal Yg8f8,Yf8e7]} 24.
Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Rd8+ Kh7 26. Rxb8 Rxc4 27. Rb7 Ra4 28. Rxf7 Rxa2 $11 {1/2
Alvarez Pedraza,A (2515)-Pogorelov,R (2430)/San Sebastian 2011/CBM 141 Extra 
(44)}) (15... Bc6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. h4 Ra7 18. e5 {Probably a bit premature.}
Rad7 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Bxc6 Bd4 23. Kg2 Nb8 24. Bf3
Nd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Nb5 Rd7 $14 {/= 1/2 Girya,O (2429)-Galojan,L (2385)/
Moscow 2011/CBM 140 Extra (42)}) 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Qa4 $6 {Hardly logical} (17.
h4 {is the main continuation seen in practice}) 17... Bc6 (17... Nef6 $5 $132)
18. Qc2 Qb7 19. Nd5 Bf8 20. Bxg5 $6 hxg5 21. Nxg5 Ne5 22. f4 Bh6 23. h4 Nxc4
24. Qxc4 exd5 25. exd5 {1-0 Melkumyan,H (2619)-Podolchenko,E (2474)/Rogaska
Slatina 2011/CBM 145 (50)} Bb5 {, and White's attack should be parried}) 15...
Nd7 (15... Qc7 $5 16. Qa4 a6 17. h4 Nd7 18. Qc2 Nf8 19. Bg3 Nf6 20. Nh2 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 Qc6+ 22. e4 Rd7 23. f3 Rad8 24. Nf1 Ng6 $11 {1-0 Rodshtein,M (2634)
-Zhigalko,S (2658)/Moscow 2012/CBM 147 (76)}) 16. h4 $5 $146 {[%cal Yg4g5]
[%mdl 8] A new, quite good plan.} (16. Qxb6 Nxb6 (16... axb6 $5 {leads to a
position from the following game, in which Black equalised:} 17. b3 Ndf6 18. h3
Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. a4 Rac8 21. Ne1 Bg6 22. Nc2 Bg5 23. Bxg5 Bxc2 24. Bxd8
Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd8 26. b4 cxb4 27. Rb1 d5 28. cxd5 exd5 29. Rxb4 Rd6 30. Rd4
Nc7 31. e4 Ne6 32. e5 Rd8 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Bxd5 Nc5 35. Bc6 Nd3 $11 {1/2
Hernandez Carmenates,H (2582)-Lafuente,P (2505)/Barcelona 2008/CBM 126 Extra 
(53)}) 17. b3 a6 18. Ne1 (18. h4 $5 {- game}) 18... Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rac8 20. Nf3
(20. e4 $5) 20... Bf6 21. Ne4 d5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Bg3 c4 $11 {1/2 Roiz,M 
(2668)-Leko,P (2728)/Saratov 2011/CBM 145 (54)}) 16... a6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. b3
Bf6 (18... d5 19. Ne5 Bxh4 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5
Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Nf6 25. Rd3 $14 ({but not} 25. Rxc5 $4 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Ne4+)) (
18... a5 19. a4) 19. Nb1 d5 $6 {This version of the central advance is even
less fortunate but what else can Black do?} ({If} 19... Be7 {then anyway} 20.
g5 {e.g.} e5 21. Be3 e4 22. Ne1 hxg5 23. Bxg5 (23. hxg5 $143 Nc7 24. Nc3 d5 {
M.Notkin}) 23... f6 24. Bf4 {, and White keeps pressure.}) 20. g5 hxg5 21. hxg5
Be7 22. Ne5 Nd6 23. g6 $1 f6 {Allowing a strong tactical blow.} (23... fxg6 24.
Nxg6 Bf6 25. Rd3 $16) (23... Rac8 $5 {[%cal Rf7f6]} 24. cxd5 {the simplest} (
24. gxf7+ Nxf7 25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. Nc3 Bf6 27. cxd5 $1 exd5 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29.
Bxd5+ Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 c4 32. bxc4 Rxc4 33. e3 Ra4 34. Rd2 Ke6 {
keeping drawing chances}) 24... Nxd5 (24... exd5 $2 25. gxf7+ Nxf7 26. Nc4 $1)
25. gxf7+ Nxf7 26. Bh2 $16) 24. Nf7 $1 e5 (24... Nxf7 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bc7)
25. Nxd6 {A difficult choice. Perhaps it was better to take the exchange:} (25.
Nxd8 Rxd8 26. Bh2 d4 27. Bxb7 Nxb7 {, and now} 28. e3 {[%cal Yf2f4] opening up
the position (indicated by IM M.Notkin)}) 25... Rxd6 (25... Bxd6 26. Be3 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Yc4d5]}) 26. Bg3 f5 27. Bxe5 Rxg6 28. cxd5 {White has won a
pawn; now he has to consolidate his position.} c4 29. Bg3 Bb4 30. bxc4 $1 {
The right decision. With two connected passed pawns for the exchange and a
pair of bishops White should be technically winning.} Bxd2 31. Nxd2 Rc8 32. e3
a5 (32... Nxc4 33. Nxc4 Rxc4 34. d6 $18) 33. Rb1 Ba6 34. d6 Nd7 35. Kf1 $6 (35.
e4 $142 $1 {opening up the position even further.}) 35... Kf8 36. Bf3 Rf6 37.
Kg2 g5 $1 {Black has considerably improved the co-ordination of his forces.}
38. Bh2 Bxc4 $6 {Missing a tactical resource:} (38... f4 39. Ne4 (39. Bg4 Rxd6
40. Ne4 Rd3) 39... g4 $1 40. Bd1 (40. Bxg4 Rg6 41. Kh3 Rh6+ $11) 40... Re6 41.
Ng5 f3+ 42. Kg1 Rg6 {with good drawing chances.}) 39. Nxc4 Rxc4 40. Rb7 Ke8 41.
Be2 Rc8 $2 {After this passive move Black's pieces will be completely tied up.}
(41... Rc6 42. Bb5 Rcxd6 43. Bxd6 Rxd6 {was correct, e.g.} 44. Ra7 (44. f4 $6 {
doesn't succeed due to} gxf4 45. exf4 Kd8 {, and the pawn endgame is drawn:}
46. Rxd7+ Rxd7 47. Bxd7 Kxd7 48. Kg3 Ke6 49. Kh4 a4 $1 50. Kg5 a3 $1 51. Kg6
Kd5 52. Kxf5 Kd4 $1 {shouldering off the white king} (52... Kc4 $4 53. Ke4 Kc3
54. f5 Kb2 55. f6 Kxa2 56. f7 Kb2 57. f8=Q a2 58. Qb4+ Kc2 59. Qe1 Kb2 60. Qd2+
Kb1 61. Kd3 $18) 53. Ke6 Kc3 54. f5 Kb2 55. f6 Kxa2 56. f7 Kb2 57. f8=Q a2 $11)
44... Ke7 45. a4 Rd2 46. Bxd7 Rxd7 47. Rxa5 Ke6 {, and it is not quite clear
whether this rook endgame is winning or not.}) 42. Bb5 Rd8 43. Be5 Re6 44. f4
gxf4 45. Bxf4 Rg6+ 46. Kf3 Rg1 47. Be5 Rg6 48. Kf4 Rh6 49. a4 Re6 50. Rc7 Rh6
51. Kg5 Rh7 (51... Re6 52. Bf6 Rxf6 53. Bxd7+ Rxd7 54. Rxd7 $18) 52. Bf6 Rb8
53. Bc6 {So, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's plan sets Black new problems in this line.
} 1-0

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5 c5 13. axb6 Qxb6 {About this old
line - see CBM 82, annotations to Hackel - Neidhardt by GM L.Ftacnik.} 14. Qa2
(14. Ba5 Qb8 15. Bc3 (15. Nbd2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bc5 17. Bc3 Qb6 $6 (17... Bb7 {
L.Ftacnik}) 18. e3 Rfe8 $2 (18... e5 $5 19. b4 $1 Bxb4 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Rxa6
exd4 22. exd4 dxc4 23. Rb1 Qe7 24. Rxa7 $14 {L.Ftacnik}) 19. b4 $1 Bxd4 20.
Bxd4 Qb7 21. Qa2 $1 $18 {1-0 Hackel,M (2338)-Neidhardt,C (2429)/Germany 2001/
CBM 082/[Ftacnik] (38)}) 15... Bb7 16. dxc5 (16. Nbd2 h6 17. Qa2 a6 18. e3 Rfd8
19. Rab1 Qa8 20. Qa1 dxc4 21. bxc4 Bc6 $13 {0-1 Franco Alonso,A (2165)-Acs,P 
(2450)/San Agustin 1998/EXT 2000 (44)}) 16... Bxc5 17. Nbd2 dxc4 18. bxc4 Qa8
19. e3 Ne4 $6 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Qe2 Rfd8 $4 (21... Nb6 $11) 22. Ng5 $1 Bxg2 23.
Qh5 $18 {1-0 Belikov,V (2487)-Zavgorodniy,S (2393)/Alushta 2002/CBM 092 (27)})
14... Bb7 (14... Nb8 15. Ba5 Qd6 16. Nbd2 (16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Ne5 {1/2
Bogdanovski,V (2440)-Kurajica,B (2520)/Star Dojran 1991/TD}) 16... cxd4 17.
Nxd4 Bd8 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nc4 Qc5 20. Nf5 $1 Nb4 21. Qd2 $16 {1-0 Marin,M 
(2545)-Kiselev,S (2485)/Bucharest 1997/CBM 060/[Marin,M] (24)}) 15. Ba5 (15.
Qxa7 $2 Qxb3 {[%cal Rc8a8,Rb3d1]}) (15. b4 $6 cxb4 (15... cxd4 16. c5 Qc7 17.
Nxd4 $16 {1-0 Mikhalevski,V (2608)-Djukic,N (2500)/Budva 2009/CBM 130 (36)})
16. c5 Nxc5 $1 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. e3 {gives Black good compensation for the
piece, e.g.} Qd6 (18... Nd7 19. Be1 Ra8 20. Qa5 Qxa5 21. Rxa5 Bb6 22. Bxb4 Bxa5
23. Bxa5 Rfc8 $13 {0-1 Mikhalevski,V (2625)-Sulashvili,M (2476)/Baku 2009/CBM
132 Extra (71)}) (18... Ra8 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Be1 Qxa5 21. Rxa5 Bb6 22. Bxb4
Bxa5 23. Bxa5 Rc5 $36 {1/2 Mikhalevski,V (2631)-Adams,M (2699)/Edmonton 2009/
CBM 131 Extra (48)}) (18... Ne4 19. Be1 Ra8 20. Ne5 Nf6 21. Nd3 a5 22. Nxc5
Qxc5 23. Qb2 Rfc8 $13 {1-0 Ruck,R (2548)-Gordon,S (2535)/Germany 2009/CBM 132
Extra (46)}) 19. Nd4 (19. Bc1 $5 {M.Marin}) 19... a5 20. Be1 a4 21. Qb2 Ra8 22.
Bf1 Rfb8 $17 {0-1 Danielsen,H (2495)-Galdunts,S (2465)/Yerevan 1996/EXT 1997 
(34)}) 15... Qa6 (15... Qd6 16. e3 $5 (16. Nbd2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qb8 18. cxd5 {
Razuvaev,Y (2500)-Balashov,Y (2535)/Helsinki 1984/MCL} Bxd5 $11) (16. dxc5 Qxc5
) 16... cxd4 17. exd4 Ne4 (17... dxc4 18. bxc4 e5 19. Bc3 $14) 18. c5 Qc6 19.
Nbd2 $14 e5 $6 20. Bh3 $1 f5 {1-0 Pavoni,F (2445)-Mazzoni,G/ICCF Email 2002/
ICCF Telechess CBM 102 (44)} 21. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 22. b4+ Kh8 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24.
dxe5 e3 25. f3 Qxf3 26. Bg2 Qxg2+ 27. Qxg2 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 $16) 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17.
b4 $6 {Tempting but wrong!} (17. Nbd2 $1 $14) 17... Nce4 18. c5 {[%csl Ra6,Gc5,
Re4] This move looks very formidable. White has got a strong passed pawn, and
Black's pieces look quite shaky, especially his queen and his centralised
knight, which is under the threat of being trapped by f2-f3. However, a
brilliant tactical idea could have changed everything!} (18. Nbd2 {didn't
quite work either:} dxc4 $1 (18... Nc3 $2 19. b5 Nxe2+ 20. Kf1) 19. b5 $5 Qxb5
20. Rdb1 Qd5 21. Rxb7 Qxb7 22. Ng5 c3 $1 23. Ndxe4 $1 (23. Ngxe4 $2 cxd2 $1 24.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Bxb7 Rc1+) 23... Nxe4 24. Nxe4 c2 $1 25. Bc3 Qb6 26. Qxc2 f5 $1
$17) 18... Ng4 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} 19. Nd4 $1 {[%cal Rb4b5]} e5 $2 {Alas! GM
Evgeny Alekseev misses} (19... Ngxf2 $1 20. b5 (20. Bxe4 Nxd1 21. b5 (21. Bd3
Bf6 $1) 21... Qxa5 22. Qxa5 (22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qc2+ Kg8 24. Rxa5 Ne3 25. Qd3
Bxc5 26. Qxe3 e5 $17) 22... Bxc5 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qd2 e5 $17) 20... Qxa5 $1
21. Qxa5 Bxc5 {With just a piece for the queen, Black has an excellent
position. In fact, he will now regain almost all the material, e.g.} 22. Na3
Nxd1 23. Rxd1 e5 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Nac2 Bb6 26. Qd2 Rfd8 27. e3 Rc5 $44) {
After the text move the complications turn out to be favorable for White.} 20.
Nf5 $1 Qf6 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. f3 Qg5 (22... Ne3 23. fxe4 Nxd1 24. Qb3 Rxc5 $1
25. Qxd1 $16) 23. Qb3 Nxg3 (23... Qe3+ 24. Qxe3 Nxe3 25. Rd3 Nxg2 26. fxe4 dxe4
(26... d4 27. Kxg2 Bxe4+ 28. Kf2 Bxd3 29. exd3 $18) 27. Rc3 $1 e3 28. Na3 $18 {
[%cal Ra3c4,Rc4d6]}) 24. hxg3 Ne3 25. Nd2 $1 Nxd1 26. Nf1 $1 {White wins the
knight and converts his material and positional advantage:} f5 27. Rxd1 f4 28.
Bh3 fxg3 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. e4 Rf8 31. exd5 e4 32. f4 Qxf4 33. Qxg3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Bindlach"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 (10... Nc6 {was examined in CBM 117, annotations
to Bologan-A.Ivanov.}) 11. Nh4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty. The
other moves seen in practice have not proven their effectiveness:} (11. Qf5 Nf6
12. Nc3 Nc6 (12... O-O 13. Bg5 d5 14. Qxc8 Rxc8 15. Nh4 Nbd7 16. Nf5 Bf8 17.
Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Khairullin,I/Sochi RUS
2007/The Week in Chess 653}) 13. Bg5 d5 14. Nh4 Nd4 15. Qxc8+ Rxc8 16. e3 Ne6
$15 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Leko,P/Odessa UKR 2007/The Week in Chess 635 (65)}) (11. Bg5
h6 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. e4 O-O 14. Nc3 Nbc6 15. Rd2 Ba6 (15... Qb8 16. Rad1 Rd8
17. a3 Ng6 18. Nb5 d5 19. exd5 Nce5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Re2 a6 22. Nc3 b5 23. Qf5
$16 {1-0 Postny,E-Chuchelov,V/Dresden GER 2007/The Week in Chess 649 (46)}) (
15... Nd8 $5 16. Nb5 Ne6 17. Nd6 Qc7 18. Qc3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Bc6 20. Nh4 Nd4 21.
Rxd4 cxd4 22. Rxd4 b5 23. Nhf5 Nxf5 24. exf5 f6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Potkin,V-Iljin,A/
Sochi RUS 2007/The Week in Chess 652 (37)}) 16. Bh3 Qb8 $5 (16... Ng6 17. Bxd7
Qb7 18. Bh3 (18. Bxc6 $5 Qxc6 19. Nd5 $14) 18... Rad8 19. Rad1 Qb8 20. Bg2 {
1/2-1/2 Aronian,L-Carlsen,M/Wijk aan Zee NED 2007/The Week in Chess 637}) (
16... Nb4 $5 {[%cal Yc5c4]} 17. Qa4 Qc6 18. Qd1 $14) 17. Bxd7 Qb7 18. Rad1 Rad8
19. Bh3 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Qd1 Ndc6 23. Qd6 Qb8 $1 24. Qxb8+
Nxb8 25. Nd2 Nbc6 26. f4 Nd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sargissian,G-Wojtaszek,R/Berlin GER
2007/The Week in Chess 639 (60)}) (11. e4 Nc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. e5 Nc6 14. Bg5
Nxe5 $6 (14... Nb4 $142 15. Qb1 Bxf3 16. Bxe7 Bxg2 17. Bxf8 Bf3 $13) 15. Nxe5
Bxg5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Chuchelov,V/Muelheim Nord
GER 2007/The Week in Chess 642 (21)}) (11. a3 Nf6 (11... O-O $142) 12. Nc3 d5
13. Bg5 d4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 $44 O-O (15... Nc6 $142 $13) 16. Rac1 $44 {
1-0 Rodshtein,M-Pashikian,A/Yerevan ARM 2006 (33)} (16. Nxd4 $5 cxd4 17. Qxc8
Rxc8 18. Nd6)) 11... Bxh4 {An obvious move but} (11... Nb4 $5 {needs testing.})
12. Rxd5 $5 Be7 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Qe4 $6 (14. Bf4 $5 Nb4 15. Qf5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5
Bxd5 17. Bxd5 O-O 18. Rd1 d6 19. Qe4 Re8 20. Qf3 Rf8 21. Qe4 Re8 22. Qf3 Rf8
23. Qe4 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Carlsen,M/Monte Carlo MNC 2007/The Week in Chess 645
}) 14... O-O 15. Rh5 g6 16. Rh3 f5 $2 {This is absolutely unnecessary and only
weakens Black's position. After, say,} (16... Re8 {it is not easy for White to
prove his compensation for the pawn.}) 17. Qe3 $2 (17. Qc4+ Kh8 (17... Rf7 18.
Bd5 Ne5 19. Bxf7+ Nxf7 20. Rxh7 $16) 18. Nd5 {gave White a strong attack.})
17... Rf7 $1 18. Bd5 {White offered a draw in this position, which Black
accepted, although his compensation for the exchange after} (18. Bd5 Qf8 {
is more than sufficient, due to White's horrible h3 rook.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5
c5 9. Nb3 {A rare move in this well-known theoretical position. White refrains
from committal continuations like} (9. dxc5 {or}) (9. cxd5) {and continues his
development.} 9... Bb7 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bg5 $146 (11. cxd5 {is harmless due to
} Bxd5 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Qc2 Bxg2 $142 $1 (13... Na6 14. e4 Nb4 15. Qe2 Bb7 16.
Nc4 Qb5 17. Nba5 (17. a4 Qa6 18. Nba5 Bc6 19. Be5 Rad8 20. Bc3 Ba8 21. Rfd1 Ne8
22. b3 Nd6 23. Rac1 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Nc6 25. Qb2 f6 26. Rxd8 {1/2 (26) Dothan,Y 
(2576)-Winckelmann,T (2521) ICCF Email 2003}) 17... Ba6 18. a3 Qxa5 19. axb4
Qb5 $6 (19... Bxc4 $1 20. Qxc4 Qxb4 21. Qxb4 cxb4 22. Rfd1 $44 {G.Sosonko}) 20.
Rfc1 cxb4 21. Qe1 $36 {1-0 (32) Sosonko,G (2585)-Portisch,L (2620) Tilburg 1981
}) 14. Kxg2 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 16. Kg1 Nd5 17. Na5 Qa6 18. Nc4 Nxf4 19. gxf4
Rad8 $11 {1/2 (32) Jussupow,A (2555)-Polugaevsky,L (2610) Toluca 1982}) 11...
Na6 (11... Qc7 $5 12. cxd5 $1 Rd8 $1 (12... Qxe5 $143 13. d6 $1 Bxg2 14. dxe7
Re8 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Kxg2 Qxe7 17. Qc2 $14) 13. Bf4 Nxd5 14. Nxf7 $5 Nxf4 15.
Nxd8 Bxg2 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Kxg2 Qc6+ 18. Kg1 a5 $132) 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Rac1 Qc7
14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ng4 Be7 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qa5 (17. Bxd5 Rfd8 18. e4 Nb4 19.
Ne3 Ba6 20. Rfd1 Nxa2 $11 {K.Landa}) 17... Qd7 (17... Qb6 $142 $11) 18. Ne3 d4
$6 (18... c4 $5 19. Nd4 Bg5 $132) 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nf5 Rfe8 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22.
Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 h6 $6 {After a lot of minor inaccuracies - a major one.
White now keeps an extra pawn.} (23... Rce8 $142 $1 {, and White has hardly
anything better than} 24. Rc2 (24. Qb5 Qxb5 25. Rxb5 Rxe2 26. Rd1 Re1+ 27. Rxe1
Rxe1+ 28. Kg2 Kf8 $11) 24... h6 25. Qd2 (25. Rb1 $144 Re5 26. Qd2 Rxe2 27. Qxe2
Rxe2 28. Rxe2 Qa6) 25... Rxe2 26. Qxe2 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Qa6 28. Rd2 Qxa2 29. Rfd1
Qb3 30. Rxd4 Qxb2 31. Ra4 {[%cal Yd1a1,Ya4a7] (K.Landa) Generally, the endgame
2R+3p vs Q+3p with pawns on the same side is theoretically drawn but defence
is not easy.}) 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Re1 Qa8 26. f3 (26. Qf5 $142 {K.Landa}) 26...
Qc8 27. Qd5 Rd7 28. Qf5 g6 29. Qd3 {[%cal Ye1d1,Ye2e4]} Rd5 {It was better for
Black to prevent e2-e4:} (29... Qc5 $5 30. Rd1 Kg7 31. Kg2 Re7 32. Kf1 Rd7 33.
e4 $140 $6 dxe3 $1 34. Qxd7 Qc2 35. Qd4+ Kg8 36. Qxe3 Qxd1+ 37. Kg2 a5 {
[%csl Rg2]}) 30. e4 Rc5 31. Re2 Rc4 (31... Qh3 32. Rd2 $1 Rc1+ 33. Rd1) 32. Kg2
Qc5 33. e5 Kg7 34. Qe4 (34. g4 $5 {K.Landa} Rc1 35. Kh3 {[%cal Re5e6]}) 34...
Rc1 35. f4 Qc4 36. e6 fxe6 37. b3 Qc5 38. Qxe6 Rc2 39. Qe4 Rxe2+ 40. Qxe2 {
[%mdl 4096]} Qc3 {In this queen endgame Black's d-pawn gives him good drawing
chances.} 41. Qe7+ Kg8 42. Qe4 d3 $5 {This sacrifice looks risky but Black's
conclusion that White can't stop his d-pawn is apparently correct.} (42... Kg7
43. Qb7+ Kf6 44. Qa6+ Kf7 45. Qxa7+ Kf6 {may be also enough for a draw.}) 43.
Qxg6+ ({The immediate} 43. Kf3 Qc2 $1 {, and now} 44. Qc4+ {is not dangerous
for Black:} Kg7 45. Ke3 Qe2+ 46. Kd4 Qxa2 47. Kxd3 Qxh2 {K.Landa} 48. Qd4+ Kg8
49. Qd5+ Kg7 50. Qb7+ Kf6 $11) 43... Kf8 44. f5 $6 (44. Kf3 $5 {brings the
king closer to Black's pawn; however, after} Qc2 $1 {White has plenty of
checks but can't make any progress. If} 45. Qxh6+ Kf7 46. Qh7+ Kf8 {[%cal
Rc2e2,Rd3d2]} 47. Qe4 {then} Qd1+ 48. Kg2 Qc2+ 49. Kh3 Qe2) 44... Qc2+ 45. Kf3
d2 {, and White must give a perpetual:} 46. Qxh6+ Ke8 47. Qe6+ Kd8 48. Qd6+ Kc8
49. Qe6+ Kc7 50. Qe7+ Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Qa4 Nf6 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nc3 Nc7 15.
Be3 {The present line (one of the most important in this gambit system) was
examined in CBM 127, annotations to Akopian - Palac. Several important games
have been played since.} Qe8 (15... f5 16. exf6 (16. e6 Nxe6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18.
Bxb7 {1/2 (18) Potkin,V (2653)-Volokitin,A (2677) Aix-les-Bains 2011}) 16...
Bxf6 17. Rd6 Be7 18. Rd2 d5 19. Bf4 $44 d4 $2 20. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 21. Bxb7 Bg5 22.
Qc4+ Kh8 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 25. Ne4 $16 {1-0 (31) Cheparinov,I 
(2659)-Drenchev,P (2493) Plovdiv BUL 2012}) (15... f6 16. Rd2 (16. exf6 $5 {
- see 15...f5}) (16. Bh3 $5 f5 17. Bf1) 16... Qe8 (16... fxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18.
Bxb7 Rb8 19. Be4 d6 20. Bf4 Nf7 {0-1 (39) Gnusarev,P (2373)-Bocharov,D (2606)
Tomsk 2009} 21. Rad1 $14) 17. Rad1 Rd8 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qb3+ Ne6
21. Qxb7 Ned4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. Nb5 Rb8 $5 25. Qa4 Qh5 26. Nxd4
Nxd4 27. Qxd7 Rxb2 28. Qe7 Rfb8 29. h3 Rxa2 30. Rxa2 Qxd1+ 31. Kh2 Nf3+ 32.
Bxf3 Qxf3 33. Qxc5 h6 34. Ra3 Qb7 35. Rxa7 Qb6 $11 {1/2 (69) Najer,E (2666)
-Motylev,A (2695) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009}) (15... Qc8 $5 16. Rd2 Na5 $1 {is
probably the simplest way to equalise} (16... a6 $143 17. Rad1) 17. Qxd7 Re8
18. Qxc8 Raxc8 19. Rdd1 Bf8 $11 {1/2 (42) Baumgartner,U (2230)-Van Tricht,M 
(2209) Lechenicher SchachServer 2009}) 16. Nd2 $146 {This novelty meets an
adequate reaction, and Black avoids problems.} (16. Rd2 Rd8 (16... Na5 $5 17.
Qxd7 Rc8 $11) 17. Re1 Ba8 18. Ne4 Ne6 19. a3 Kh8 20. Qc2 h6 21. g4 Ncd4 22.
Nxd4 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 d6 $11 {1/2 (29) Wang Yue (2736)-Leko,P (2747)
Elista 2008}) 16... Rb8 17. Nc4 b5 $5 18. Nxb5 Nxb5 19. Qxb5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 (20.
Bxb7 Nxc4 21. Bf4 d6 22. Qxc4 Rxb7 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Qe5 25. Rd5 Qxb2 26.
Rc1 $11) 20... Bxg2 21. Qxd7 Ba8 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Qxe8 Rfxe8 $11 {Black has an
inferior pawn structure but the bishop pair.} 24. Rad1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 f6 26. Nc4
Rd8 $6 {A strange decision - to give up a pawn. Still, Black can hold the
endgame.} (26... Bc6 $11 27. Na5 $140 Bf3) 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {[%mdl 4096]} 28.
Bxc5 a6 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. Kd3 g5 32. Kd4 h5 33. b3 Bc7 34. Bb6 Bd6
35. Bd8 Bb4 36. a3 Be1 37. Ke3 Bc3 38. Bc7 Bc6 39. Kd3 Ba1 40. f4 Bb5 41. a4
Bc6 42. Na5 Bg2 43. Kc4 Kd7 44. Bb8 Bf1+ 45. Kc5 Bc3 46. Nc4 Be2 47. f5 Be1 48.
Nb6+ Ke8 49. b4 Bf2+ 50. Kc6 Bxb6 $2 {Too early.} (50... Bd3 $142 51. Nd5 Bxf5
52. Nxf6+ Kf7) 51. Kxb6 Kd7 52. Kb7 Bd3 (52... Bd1 $2 53. Kxa6 Bxa4 54. b5 Bc2
55. b6 Bxf5 56. b7 Be4 57. Kb6 Ke6 58. Bc7 Bxb7 59. Kxb7 $18) (52... h4 $5 53.
gxh4 gxh4 54. Bf4) 53. Ba7 (53. b5 axb5 54. a5 $6 Be4+ 55. Kb6 $4 b4 $19) 53...
Bc2 $2 {This move definitely loses. It is still unclear whether White can win
after other continuations. Creating a passed pawn and giving Black his own one
by means of b4-b5 a6xb5 a4-a5 is double-edged so his main plan is Kb7-b6 and
b4-b5.} (53... g4 $2 {loses due to a brilliant zugzwang:} 54. Bd4 $1 Ke7 55.
Kb6 $22 Bc4 (55... Kf7 $144 56. b5 axb5 57. axb5 Ke7) 56. b5 axb5 57. axb5 Bd3
(57... Kd7 58. Bxf6) 58. Kc6 Kd8 59. b6 $1 Kc8 60. b7+ Kb8 61. Ba7+ $1 Kxa7 62.
Kc7 $18) (53... h4 54. gxh4 ({but not} 54. Bd4 hxg3 55. hxg3 Ke7 56. Kb6 Be2
57. b5 axb5 58. axb5 Bg4 59. Kc7 Bxf5 60. b6 Be4 61. b7 Bxb7 62. Kxb7 Ke6 $11 {
[%cal Ye6f5,Yf5g4,Yf6f5,Yf5f4]}) 54... gxh4 55. h3 $1 (55. Bf2 $2 h3) 55... Kd6
$1 56. Bf2 $1 Ke5 57. Bxh4 Kxf5 58. Kb6 {[%cal Yb4b5] , and only deep analysis
can show whether White wins. He has serious chances as his bishop can support
any of his passed pawns and stop Black's f-pawn along the same diagonal (Bf2 -
Ph4 or b6) - a very important principle described in endgame manuals.}) (53...
Ke7 54. Bd4 h4 (54... Kf7 55. Kb6 Ke7 56. b5 axb5 57. axb5 Kd7 58. Bxf6 Bxf5
59. Ka7 Be4 60. Bxg5 $18) 55. gxh4 gxh4 56. h3 {leads to a similar position as
after 53...h4} (56. Kb6 $143 h3 $1)) 54. Kxa6 Bxa4 55. b5 Bc2 56. Bd4 Bd3 (
56... Kc8 57. b6 Kb8 $8 58. Bxf6 Bd3+ 59. Ka5 Bxf5 60. Bxg5 $18 {_|_}) 57. Bxf6
Kc8 58. Bxg5 Bxf5 59. Ka7 {White moves his pawn to b6 and then creates a
decisive second passed pawn on the kingside.} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 37th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qa4 Nf6 {This whole line was examined in CBM
127, annotations to Akopian-Palac; however, some new developments have taken
place since then.} 12. Nh4 $5 {A good fresh idea but} ({there is apparently
nothing wrong with} 12. e4 {, e.g.} O-O (12... Nb4 $6 13. e5 $6 (13. a3 a5 $140
14. e5) 13... Ne4 $6 (13... Ng4 14. a3 Bc6 15. Qb3 c4 $1 16. Qxc4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3
Nxe5 18. Qe2 $44) 14. a3 a5 $6 15. e6 $1 $16 {0-1 Gundavaa,B (2458)-So,W (2610)
/Al Ain UAE 2008/The Week in Chess 739 (36)}) 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3
Qe8 16. Rd2 Rd8 17. Rad1 (17. Re1 Ba8 18. Ne4 Ne6 19. a3 Kh8 20. Qc2 h6 21. g4
Ncd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 d6 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 26. Bxa8 Bxe5 27.
Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Rxe5 Qxa8 29. Qe4 {1/2 Wang Yue (2736)-Leko,P (2747)/Elista 2008/
CBM 128}) 17... f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qb3+ Ne6 21. Qxb7 $14 {
1-0 Akopian,V (2679)-Palac,M (2583)/Kallithea 2008/CBM 127/[Krasenkow] (41)})
12... Qc8 $146 {This novelty doesn't solve Black's problems.} (12... g6 13. Bh6
Bf8 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Nc3 Kg7 16. Rd6 $44 (16. Qf4 $5) 16... Na5 $6 17. Qf4
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 h6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 $36 {1-0 Aronian,L (2750)-Leko,P (2751)/
Nice 2009/CBM 129 Extra (29)}) 13. Nf5 Nd4 $8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16.
Rxd4 Bc5 17. Rd3 $14 {[%mdl 16] Black has no compensation for his inferior
pawn structure. Both sides complete their decelopment, and then White starts
mounting pressure.} b5 18. Qf4 O-O 19. b4 Bb6 $6 (19... Be7 $5 {[%csl Gf6] is
safer.}) 20. Bb2 Rfe8 21. e3 Rac8 22. Nd2 (22. Na3 {[%cal Ra3b5,Rb2f6]} Re6 23.
Rad1 a6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Rxd7 Qc6 {[%csl Ra3]}) 22... Bd8 {See comment to
move 19.} 23. Rd1 Rc2 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. a3 Ra2 {This activity comes too late.
White starts a powerful kingside attack.} 26. Nf3 Qa6 27. g4 (27. Rxd7 $142
Qxa3 28. Ng5 Ra1 29. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 30. Kg2 $16) 27... h6 28. h4 (28. Rxd7 $5 Rxa3
29. g5 hxg5 30. Nxg5) 28... Rxa3 29. Rd6 Qa4 30. g5 hxg5 31. hxg5 Ra1 32. Rxa1
Bxa1 $6 (32... Qxa1+ $5 33. Kg2 Be5 34. Qe4 Bxd6 35. Qxe8+ Bf8 36. Ne5 Qa2 37.
Qxd7 (37. Nxd7 Qd5+ 38. Kh2 Qd6+ 39. f4 Qxb4) 37... a6 38. Qe8 g6 {and Black
apparently survives.}) 33. Rxd7 Rf8 {Black has managed to swap his weak pawn
but White's pieces are dominating the board. The endgame R+N vs R+B with 3
pawns vs 2 on the kingside (quite unpleasant for Black) now looks quite
probable.} 34. Qd6 (34. Nh4 $142 $1 g6 35. Qe4 {[%cal Rh4g6]} Bg7 36. Kg2 {
[%cal Rh4g6]} Qa2 37. Qe7 {[%cal Rh4g6,Rd7a7]} Qc4 38. Kg3 Qc3 $1 39. Rxa7 Qe5+
40. Qxe5 Bxe5+ 41. f4 Bc3 42. Rb7 Bxb4 43. Kf3 $16) 34... g6 35. Nh2 Bc3 (35...
Bg7 $5 36. Ng4 $140 a5 $1) 36. Ng4 Bg7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This loses instantly.} (
36... Bxb4 $2 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Qh2 Rh8 39. Qxh8+ Kxh8 40. Rd8+ Kg7 41. Rg8#) (
36... Qxb4 $142 37. Nh6+ (37. Nf6+ $2 Kg7 38. Qh2 Bxf6 39. Qh6+ Kg8 40. gxf6
Qg4+ 41. Kf1 Qc4+ $11) 37... Kg7 38. Qxb4 Bxb4 39. Rxa7 {Black is going to
lose his b-pawn but keep chances to save the endgame.}) 37. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 38.
gxf6 {[%cal Rd6f8][%mdl 64]} Rc8 (38... Re8 39. Qe7 $1 Rxe7 40. fxe7 $18) 39.
Rxf7 $1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Linex Magic"]
[BlackTeam "Zagreb"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qa4 {This move was played for the first time
in Shirov-Akopian, annotated in CBM 119 by GM I.Stohl.} Nf6 (11... Nc7 $143 $2
12. Ne5 $16 {I.Stohl}) 12. e4 (12. Nc3 O-O 13. g4 $1 Nb4 (13... h6 $5) 14. a3
Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. g5 Bc6 17. Qh4 $1 Ne8 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Rxd7 Bb7 $5 20.
Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Be3 Rd5 22. Nf3 Nd6 23. Qa4 b5 $1 $44 {1/2 Shirov,A (2699)
-Aronian,L (2759)/Elista 2007/CBM 119/[Stohl] (46)}) 12... O-O (12... Nd4 13.
Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc5 15. Qe5+ Qe7 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. Nc3 Ng4 18. Rd2 Rhc8 19.
h3 Ne5 20. Nd5+ Bxd5 21. Rxd5 f6 22. b3 $14 {1-0 Elsness,F (2428)-Hammer,J 
(2494)/Moss NOR 2008/The Week in Chess 725 (43)}) 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nc3 Nc7 (14...
Qc8 $6 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. Bf4 $6 (16. Bh3 $5 $36) 16... Nc7 17. Ne3 Ne6 18. Nf5
Bc7 19. Be3 Re8 20. Qg4 $6 (20. Nd6 $13) 20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 $15 {1/2
Ehlvest,J (2629)-Ivanov,A (2547)/Cali 2007/CBM 119 ext (29)}) 15. Be3 $146 {
[%mdl 8] The simplest and probably the best.} (15. Bf4 Ne6 16. Be3 Qc8 17. Rd2
Rd8 18. Rad1 Nb4 19. a3 Bc6 20. Qb3 Qb7 21. axb4 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 (22. Nd5 $142
Bxg2 23. Nxe7+ Kf8 24. Nd5 $44) 22... Qxf3 23. Qd5 Qxd5 24. Nxd5 Bf8 $13 {
1/2 Sargissian,G (2660)-Beliavsky,A (2606)/Paks HUN 2008/The Week in Chess 717
(40)}) (15. h4 $5 Ne6 16. h5 f5 17. Nd5 h6 18. a3 Rb8 19. Be3 (19. Nf4 $1 $44)
19... Qe8 20. b4 Bg5 21. Nxg5 hxg5 22. bxc5 Nxe5 23. cxb6 axb6 $17 {1/2
Jankovic,A (2532)-Palac,M (2587)/Sibenik CRO 2008/The Week in Chess 726 (32)})
15... Qe8 (15... f6 $5 16. Bh3 $5 f5 17. Bf1) 16. Rd2 Rd8 17. Rad1 f5 18. exf6
Bxf6 19. Bxc5 $5 {This tactical blow restores the material balance.} (19. Ng5
$5 {was another good option.}) 19... bxc5 20. Qb3+ Ne6 (20... d5 $142 $1 {
but after} 21. Qxb7 Rf7 22. Qb3 Rb8 23. Qa4 Rb4 24. Qc2 $14 {White keeps
pressure.}) 21. Qxb7 Ned4 (21... Rb8 22. Qxd7 Qxd7 23. Rxd7 Rxb2 24. Ne4 $14) (
21... Bd4 22. Nb5 $5) 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. Nb5 d5 $5 (24... Rb8 $5
25. Qa4 Qh5) 25. Nxd4 (25. Bxd5 $4 Na5) (25. Qa4 $5) 25... Nxd4 26. Qa3 Qb5 $1
27. Qxa7 Ra8 28. Qe7 Rae8 29. Qd6 Rd8 30. Qc7 h6 $2 {[%csl Rg6] Unnecessarily
giving the g6 square to the white queen.} (30... Rc8 $5 31. Qe5 Rf5 32. Qd6 Qe8
$132) 31. Kh1 (31. f4 $5) 31... Rfe8 (31... Rc8 32. Qd6 Rcd8 33. Qg6 Rf6 34.
Qd3 $16 Qxd3 $140 35. Rxd3 Rxf2 36. b4 $1) 32. Bf1 Qb4 33. a3 Qa4 34. Bg2 Qa6 (
34... Qc4 $5 35. h4 $5) 35. h4 {White improves his position without risk.} (35.
b4 $5 {was already possible} Qxa3 (35... Ne6 36. Qf7 Rf8 37. Qg6 Rf6 38. Qc2
$16) 36. Qxc5 Nb3 37. Qc3 (37. Rd3 $5) 37... Rc8 38. Qb2 Qxb4 39. Bxd5 Re1+ $1
40. Rxe1 Qxd2 41. Qxd2 Nxd2 $16 {_|_}) 35... Qf6 36. Qf4 $5 Qe7 $6 (36... Qxf4
37. gxf4 Rf8 38. b4 Rxf4 39. bxc5 Rxh4+ 40. Kg1 Ne6 41. c6 $16) 37. Qg4 Rf8 38.
b4 {This undermining comes at the best possible moment and decides the game!}
Nb3 39. Rxd5 Rxd5 40. Bxd5 Nd2 41. Kg2 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.27"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Ne4 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8] A new but hardly good
continuation in this well-known position. White seizes the d6 square and
initiative.} (10... Na6 {is usually played}) (10... d6) (10... a6) ({and} 10...
Qc8 {have also been seen in GMs' practice.}) 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Rac1
(13. Bd6 $5 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 {may be even more precise as White's a1 rook will go
to d1.}) 13... Rd8 14. Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Qc5 16. Qd1 (16. Rcd1 $5) 16... Bd5 $2
{It was relatively better to give up the d7 pawn to seize the d-file:} (16...
Nc6 17. Rxd7 h6 $16) 17. Rxd5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} exd5 18. Ng5 {[%cal Rg2d5,Rd1d5,
Gd5f7,Gd5a8]} (18. Ne5 $142 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg2d5,Rd1d5,Gd5f7,Gd5a8]} Rf8 $140
19. Bxd5 Nc6 20. Nxd7) 18... Rf8 19. Bxd5 Nc6 20. Qd3 g6 21. Ne4 Qd4 $1 {
Black now holds a material balance by tactical means but his position remains
compromised.} (21... Qe7 22. Qc3 Qe5 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 $18 {_|_}) 22.
Qxd4 Nxd4 23. Rd1 $1 (23. Bxa8 Nxe2+) 23... Nc6 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nxd7 Rfc8 26.
Rb1 $1 {[%cal Rb2b4]} Rc7 $8 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. Bxa8 Rxc4 {White has won a pawn 
(although not in the best version) and gradually converts his material
advantage:} 29. Bd5 Rc2 30. Kf1 g5 31. Bb3 Rd2 32. Ke1 Rd7 33. h3 h6 34. f4 Ng6
35. e3 Nf8 36. Rd1 Re7 37. Kf2 Nd7 38. Kf3 Nc5 39. Bc2 Rc7 40. Rd2 Nd7 41. e4
Nf8 42. e5 Nd7 43. Kg4 b5 44. h4 gxf4 45. gxf4 a5 46. Kh5 a4 47. Rg2+ Kf8 48.
Kxh6 Rc4 49. Kg5 Nc5 50. Bf5 Rc1 51. h5 Ke7 52. h6 Rh1 53. h7 Ne6+ 54. Kg4 Nf8
55. Rc2 Nxh7 56. Rc7+ Ke8 57. Rb7 Nf8 58. Rb8+ Ke7 59. Rb7+ Ke8 60. Rxb5 Rg1+
61. Kf3 Rf1+ 62. Ke4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Qe8 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nb1 {A rare
move in this well-known theoretical position. It should not create any
problems for Black; as well as the other continuations, though:} (14. h3 Bb4
15. Nd2 e5 16. Be3 {1/2 Gritsak,O (2537)-Izoria,Z (2602)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108 
(49)} Qe6 $15 {Z.Izoria}) (14. Bh3 Bb4 $1 15. Nd2 c5 16. Bd6 cxd4 17. Bxb4 dxc3
18. Bxf8 cxd2 19. Bb4 cxb3 20. Qxb3 Nxe4 $15 {1/2 Vasilevich,T (2414)-Arabidze,
M (2292)/Rijeka 2010/CBM 135 Extra (35)}) (14. Nd2 e5 $1 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Nxc4
Bxc4 17. bxc4 Bc5 $1 18. Rd2 Ndxe5 19. Na4 {1/2 Ftacnik,L (2576)-Landa,K (2623)
/Kaskady 2002/CBM 090 (76)} Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Nxf2 21. Kxf2 Rd8 $44) (14. bxc4
Bxc4 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Qa4 Bd3 17. Nb3 Bc2 18. Rdc1 Bd3 19. Rd1 Bc2 20. Rdc1 Bd3
$1 {1/2 Vidit,S (2492)-Sjugirov,S (2629)/Chennai 2011/CBM 143 Extra}) 14... b5
15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc3 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (16. a4 Bb4 17. Nbd2 Qe7 {[%cal Yc6c5]}
18. Bg5 c3 19. Nb1 h6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nxc3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Be2 23. Rdc1 Nxe4
$15 {1/2 David,A (2622)-Parligras,M (2574)/Rethymnon 2010/CBM 137 Extra (32)})
16... Bb4 (16... Nb6 {didn't bring Black equality in a later game:} 17. a4 h6
18. Rab1 Bd8 19. Qa2 Nbd7 20. a5 Bc7 21. Bxc7 Rxc7 22. Nd2 e5 23. Nxc4 $14 {
1/2 Rusev,K (2516)-Yemelin,V (2567)/Skopje MKD 2012/The Week in Chess 910 (45)}
) (16... Qd8 $1 {[%cal Yd8a5] should be checked. At least} 17. d5 cxd5 18. exd5
exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Bb7 21. Rdd1 Bf6 22. Rab1 Bc6 {looks OK for Black.}
) 17. Rab1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Nxe4 $2 {This move doesn't work, and Black suffers
material losses.} (18... c5 $1 19. Qa5 (19. d5 Nxe4 20. Qa5 c3 $13) 19... c3 $1
20. Qxc3 Nxe4 21. Qa5 Bc4 $1 22. Nd2 $1 Nxd2 23. Rxd2 $36) 19. Qa5 {[%csl Ra6]}
Bb5 (19... c3 20. Re1 $1 Bd3 21. Rbd1 Nd2 22. Qxc3 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bb5 24. Bd6
$18) 20. a4 (20. Re1 $1 f5 21. a4 $16) 20... Bxa4 (20... Qd8 21. Qxd8 Rfxd8 22.
axb5 cxb5 23. Rdc1 $1 $16 {[%csl Gf4,Gg2]}) 21. Qxa4 Nc3 22. Qxc4 Nxd1 23. Bd6
Nxf2 24. Kxf2 Qd8 25. Rb7 (25. Bxf8 $142 Kxf8 26. Rb7 {, and White's piece is
clearly stronger than Black's 3 pawns.}) 25... Re8 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Qg5
28. Qf4 {There was no need to go to an endgame, where Black's rook can become
powerful.} (28. Qc2 $142 {[%cal Yg2e4]} Qf5+ $2 29. Qxf5 exf5 30. Bf1) 28...
Qxf4+ 29. gxf4 a5 $1 30. Rb6 a4 31. Ke3 {Perhaps it was worth trying} (31. Bxc6
Red8 32. Ke2 $1 {[%cal Yb6a6]} ({but not} 32. Bxa4 Rc4) (32. Ke3 a3 $1 33. Bxa3
Rb8 {forces the exchange of rooks, after which a draw is quite obvious.}) 32...
a3 33. Bxa3 Rb8 34. Ra6 Rb3 35. Be7 Rdb8 36. Bd6 Rb2+ (36... R3b6 37. Ra7) 37.
Kf3 R8b3+ 38. Kg4 {although Black should hold on here.}) 31... a3 32. Rb1 Red8
33. Ra1 Ra8 34. Bxc6 Ra6 35. Bb5 Ra7 36. Rxa3 Rxa3+ 37. Bxa3 {Finally White
has had to exchange rooks, and the game should end in a draw. But...} Rb8 38.
Bc4 Rb1 39. Kf3 Rh1 40. Kg3 Rg1+ 41. Kf2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A blunder. Black now
unexpectedly wins the f4-pawn and obtains winning chances.} (41. Kf3 $11) 41...
Ra1 $1 42. Be7 Ra4 43. Be2 Rxf4+ 44. Bf3 Ra4 45. Kg3 Ra7 46. Bd8 Rd7 47. Bg5
Rc7 48. Be3 Rc3 49. Bd4 Rc4 50. Be3 Ra4 51. h4 f6 52. exf6 $2 (52. Bf4 $1 Ra5
53. Be4 fxe5 54. Be3 {with more chances to construct a fortress.}) 52... gxf6 {
[%csl Ge6,Gf6] It is hard to say whether White can hold this position but in
the game he failed to do it:} 53. Bc6 Ra3 54. Kf2 Kf7 55. Be4 f5 56. Bc6 e5 57.
Bg5 Ke6 58. Bg2 Ra4 59. Kf1 Ra2 60. Kg1 Rb2 61. Kf1 e4 62. Bf4 Kd5 63. Bh6 Rb6
64. Bf4 Kd4 65. Kf2 Rb2+ 66. Kg3 e3 67. Bf3 Kd3 68. Bd6 Rb6 69. Bc7 Rb4 70. h5
Rb1 71. Kf4 Rf1 72. Bd8 e2 73. Ba5 Kc4 74. h6 Kc5 75. Bc3 Kd6 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2
c6 9. e4 d5 {This position was the subject of a major theoretical discussion
between Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin: it happened in 3 games between
those players, which were annotated in CBM 151, 155, and 159.} 10. Qe2 ({
Levon Aronian played} 10. exd5 {in the above-mentioned games. I condemned the
text move in CBM 151 but Topalov seems to have a different opinion.}) 10... b5
$1 (10... Nbd7 11. e5 Ne8 12. O-O Nc7 13. a4 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nf8 15. h4 Qd7 16.
Red1 Red8 17. Be3 Rab8 18. Rdc1 (18. Ne1 $5 {[%cal Ye2g4,Ye1c2]}) 18... Rbc8
19. Kh2 Qe8 20. Ne1 Qd7 21. Nc2 dxc4 22. bxc4 Nd5 23. Bd2 Nxc3 24. Bxc3 c5 $11
{1/2 (32) Jussupow,A (2610)-Spraggett,K (2575) Quebec 1989}) (10... c5 11. dxc5
(11. exd5 exd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. dxc5 (13. Be3 $5 {[%cal Ya1d1]}) 13... Bxc5 14.
Bg5 Re8 15. Qc2 Nb4 16. Qb1 dxc4 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. bxc4 Bxc4 19. a3 Na6 $13 {
0-1 (56) Tukmakov,V (2575)-Ehlvest,J (2445) Minsk 1987}) 11... Bxc5 12. e5 Ne8
(12... Nfd7 $5 13. O-O Nc6 {[%cal Yc5e7,Yd7c5] V.Gavrikov} 14. Rad1 $36 {
[%cal Yd2f4]}) 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfd1 Nc7 15. Bg5 (15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Qc2 h6) 15...
Be7 16. Qe3 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 f6 18. Qe1 fxg5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qe6+
Kh8 22. Rxd5 (22. Ne5 Qe8 23. Bxd5 Bf6 24. Qxe8 Raxe8 25. Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Bxf7 {
1/2 (26) Gavrikov,V (2550)-Lerner,K (2520) Riga 1985}) 22... Qe8 23. Nxg5 h6 {
1/2 (39) Perez,J (1924)-Fages,J (1892) IECG 2002} 24. Ne4 Bc8 25. Qe5 Bb7 26.
Rd4 $14) 11. e5 (11. exd5 $2 exd5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Ba3 $1 14. Bf1 Re8 15.
Be3 (15. Ne5 Bb2 16. Rd1 Bxd4 17. f4 Nfd7 18. Nxd4 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Bxe2 20. Bxe2
Rxe5 {0-1 (20) Tukmakov,V (2575)-Chernin,A (2570) Moscow 1987}) 15... Qa5+ 16.
Kd1 Nc6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 $19 {-> 0-1 (48) Gustafsson,J (2634)
-Zhigalko,A (2568) Warsaw 2008}) 11... Ne8 {[%csl Re8]} ({I still believe that
} 11... Nfd7 $1 {is more appropriate. White must play} 12. cxb5 cxb5 {anyway,
and the b8-knight comes out to c6. In the following correspondence game Black
obtained an excellent position, and it would be interesting to see what
Veselin Topalov had prepared here:} 13. Qe3 b4 14. Ne2 Qb6 15. Rc1 Nc6 16. O-O
Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Rc7 Rad8 20. Rfc1 Rfe8 21. Be3 Qxe5 22.
Qb5 Nf6 23. Rxa7 Bd6 $15 {0-1 (53) Simon,H (2141)-Van Seben,E (2239) IECG 2007}
) 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Qe3 (13. Nxb5 $2 Qb6 14. a4 Nc7 15. Bf1 Nc6 {[%csl Rd4]})
13... Nc6 (13... b4 14. Na4 (14. Ne2 $6 Nc6 15. Nf4 Qb6 16. Nd3 Nc7 17. Rc1 Nb5
$17 {0-1 (35) Dydyshko,V-Ivanov,A Minsk 1985}) 14... Nc6 15. Bf1 Qa5 16. Bd3 (
16. Nb2 Rc8 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 f6 19. O-O Nc7 20. a3 Qb5 21. axb4 Bxb4 $11 {
1/2 (32) Atakisi,F (2512)-Lepikhov,A (2610) ICCF Email 2001}) 16... Rc8 (16...
Nc7 $5) 17. Rc1 $5 $36 (17. O-O $143 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nc7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxe7 Nxe7
21. a3 bxa3 22. Rxa3 Na6 $15 {0-1 (40) Atakisi,F (2523)-Teichmeister,S (2530)
ICCF 2002})) 14. Bf1 {[%mdl 32] A typical manoeuvre in this structure: White's
bishop is more active on d3 than on g2.} Rc8 15. Bd3 Nc7 16. Rc1 Ba3 $5 17. Rd1
Be7 18. h4 b4 19. Ne2 Bxd3 {A premature exchange, after which Black's
c7-knight becomes his headache for quite a while.} (19... Nb5 $5 $132 {[%cal
Yd8b6]}) 20. Qxd3 f5 (20... a6 {[%cal Yc7b5]} 21. Ng5 g6 22. Kf1 {, and the
weakness of Black's kingside promises White a strong attack} ({but} 22. Nxh7 $6
Kxh7 23. h5 {is premature due to} Rh8 $1)) 21. Rc1 Qd7 22. Bg5 h6 23. Bd2 a6
24. Rg1 Nb5 {Black has finally managed to activate his knight but White has
prepared an attack in the meantime.} 25. g4 $1 {[%mdl 128]} f4 ({The position
after} 25... fxg4 26. Rxg4 h5 27. Rg6 {is hardly satisfactory for Black but
the text move doesn't help him either.}) 26. g5 $1 hxg5 27. Qg6 Bd8 28. Rxg5 $1
Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Bxb4 Be7 31. Bxe7 Nxe7 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rg4 Nf5 34.
Rxf4 {White has won two pawns and easily converts his advantage.} Rc2 35. Ng3
Rxa2 (35... g6 36. a4 Nc7 37. h5) 36. Nxf5 exf5 37. Rxf5+ Ke6 38. Rf4 Ra1+ 39.
Kd2 Ra2+ 40. Ke3 Ra3 41. Ng5+ Kd7 42. Rf7+ Kc6 43. Rxg7 Rxb3+ 44. Kf4 Nxd4 45.
Rg6+ Kc5 46. Rxa6 Rb4 47. h5 Nc6+ 48. Kf5 Rh4 49. f4 Rxh5 50. Ra1 d4 51. Ke4 d3
52. Rc1+ Kb5 53. Kxd3 Nxe5+ 54. fxe5 Rxg5 55. Ke4 $18 {_|_} Rg2 56. e6 Kb6 57.
Ke5 Kb7 58. e7 Re2+ 59. Kf6 Rf2+ 60. Ke6 Re2+ 61. Kf7 Rf2+ 62. Ke8 Rf3 63. Rc4
Rf1 64. Kd7 Rd1+ 65. Ke6 Re1+ 66. Kd6 Kb6 67. Rb4+ Ka7 68. Rb5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2
{You can find a review by GM Evgeny Postny on this line in CBM 116.} Nxd5 9.
O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Nc3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (11. Qf5 {lead to Black's
advantage in the following famous game:} Nf6 12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 Nh5
15. Qh6 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 cxd4 18. g4 Rc8 19. Rxd4 Ng7 20. Nc3 f5 21.
Qd2 Bc5 22. Rxd7 Qh4 23. Nd5 Qxg4+ 24. Kf1 $17 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Qg4+ 26. Kf1 Qh3+
27. Kg1 Qg4+ {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L-Leko,P/Moscow 2006/EXT 2007}) 11... Nxc3 12.
bxc3 O-O (12... d6 $5 13. Ne5 Qc7 {looks more accurate, although after} 14. Nc4
O-O 15. Bf4 Rad8 16. Ne3 {White has a good compensation for the pawn anyway.})
13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Be4 $44 {White's bishop pair and pressure along
the d-file fully compensates his material deficit.} g6 16. Qa4 {After this
"soft" move the position equalizes.} (16. f4 $5 Nc4 17. Bd5 Nd6 18. e4 $36)
16... Qc7 17. Rb1 Bf6 18. Bf4 d6 19. c4 Rfd8 20. Rb3 Rbc8 21. h4 h5 22. Ra3 Rd7
23. Bg2 Re7 24. Qb5 $6 {A wrong way.} (24. Qc2 $142) 24... Rd8 25. Bd5 Kg7 26.
Bc1 Qd7 $1 {That's the point! White must exchange queens and Black obtains
some chances to convert his extra pawn in the endgame.} 27. Qxd7 (27. Qb1 $2
Qh3 28. Bg2 Qg4) 27... Rdxd7 28. Rb3 Rc7 29. e3 (29. Bf4 $5) 29... Nc6 30. a3
Be5 31. f4 Bf6 32. Bd2 Red7 33. Be1 Ne7 34. Bg2 Nf5 35. a4 Re7 36. Kf2 Re8 37.
Kf3 Rce7 38. Bf2 Re4 39. Bf1 R4e6 40. Rd2 Re4 41. Ra2 d5 $5 42. cxd5 c4 43.
Rba3 c3 44. Re2 Nd6 {Starting a long way astray...} (44... Rb4 $5 45. Rc2 {
[%cal Yc2c3]} Rd8 46. e4 Nd4+ 47. Bxd4 Bxd4 $15) 45. Rc2 {[%cal Yf1d3]} (45.
Be1 $6 Nc4 46. Rxc3 Bxc3 47. Bxc3+ f6 $17) 45... Nc4 46. Bxc4 Rxc4 47. Be1 Rc5
{Unfortunately, the further moves are scored incorrectly in the tournament
database. Here is how probably the game continued:} 48. e4 Rxd5 49. Raxc3 Rd7
$6 (49... Rd1 50. Re3 Be7 $11) 50. e5 Bd8 $14 {... White has already a space
advantage and eventually he managed to win the game.} 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.09.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2
c6 9. e4 d5 10. exd5 (10. Qe2 $6 {is poor due to} b5 $1 11. e5 (11. exd5 $2
exd5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Ba3 $1 14. Bf1 Re8 15. Ne5 Bb2 16. Rd1 Bxd4 $19 {
0-1 Tukmakov,V (2575)-Chernin,A (2570)/Moscow 1987/CBM 004 (20)}) 11... Nfd7 $1
12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Qe3 (13. Nxb5 $2 {again doesn't work due to} Ba3 $1 {[%csl
Rb5]}) 13... b4 14. Ne2 Qb6 15. Rc1 Nc6 $15 {0-1 Simon,H (2141)-Van Seben,E 
(2239)/IECG 2007/Telechess CBM 129 (53)}) 10... cxd5 (10... exd5 {[%csl Rb8]
gives White good compensation for the pawn after} 11. O-O $1 (11. Qe2 $2 b5 $1)
11... dxc4 12. Re1 {e.g.} Re8 13. bxc4 Bxc4 14. Ne5 Qxd4 15. Bg5 $1 Qxc3 16.
Rc1 Qa5 17. Rxc4 h6 18. Ra4 Qc5 19. Qb3 Rf8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxf7 $16 {
1-0 Szabo,V (2328)-Baranowski,T (2310)/Lechenicher SchachServer 2009/Telechess
CBM 141 (55)}) 11. Ne5 Nfd7 $6 $146 (11... Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 {is probably more
appropriate. In the following correspondence game Black equalised:} 13. Bg5 Rc8
14. Rc1 h6 15. Bf4 Ba3 16. Rc2 a6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20.
Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Re1 Re8 $11 {1/2 Dutra,A (2448)-Alpert,A (2422)/
ICCF WS 2006/ICCF CBM 132 (47)}) 12. O-O $1 (12. cxd5 $2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 $1 {
[%csl Re1]}) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Re1 dxc4 $1 {Black must sacrifice the
exchange. The weakness of the light squares in White's camp gives him decent
compensation.} (14... d4 15. Nb5 $1) 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Bh6 $5 Rd8 17. Qg4 Bf8
18. Rad1 (18. Ne4 cxb3 19. axb3 Bb7 $44) 18... Nc5 (18... cxb3 $1 {was
possible. After} 19. Bg5 (19. axb3 Bb7 20. Bg5 Bf3 21. Qf4 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 f6 23.
exf6 Nxf6 24. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 gxf6 26. Qxf6 Qd5 $11) 19... Nxe5 $1 (19...
Rc8 $143 20. Rxd7 Rxc3 21. Qf4 Qf3 22. Qxf3 Rxf3 23. axb3 Rxb3 24. Rxa7 $16)
20. Rxe5 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 b2 {, despite White's extra rook, Black has sufficient
counterplay, e.g.} 22. Re1 Qc6 23. Qb3 (23. Bd2 Bb7 24. f3 b5 $1) 23... h6 $1
24. Bd2 Bb7 25. Ne4 f5 26. Qxb2 fxe4 27. Rc1 Qd7 28. Be3 Bd5 {, and Black
should not lose.}) {After the text move White can regain a pawn keeping an
extra exchange. However, it is not easy to find the correct move order.} 19.
bxc4 $6 (19. Rxd8 $1 Qxd8 20. bxc4 Bb7 {- game} ({but not} 20... Qd3 $2 21. Rd1
$1 Qxc3 $2 22. Qxg7+ $1 Bxg7 23. Rd8+ Bf8 24. Rxf8#)) 19... Bb7 (19... Nd3 $142
$1 20. Re4 $1 (20. Re3 $143 Nb2) 20... Bb7 21. Re3 Nb4 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Ne4 $1
Nc2 $1 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Rc3 Qd4 $1 26. Rxc2 Qxe5 27. Qe2 Qxf6 $14) 20. Rxd8
Qxd8 {Of course, it is still very difficult for White to convert his material
advantage.} 21. Rd1 $6 (21. Nb5 $142 $1 {[%cal Yb5d6]} Qa8 22. Re3 $16) 21...
Qc7 22. Bf4 Qc6 23. f3 Nd7 $2 {Missing a brilliant tactical blow:} (23... Nd3
$1 {[%mdl 64]} 24. Rxd3 Qxc4 25. Rd8 Ba6 26. h4 Qf1+ 27. Kh2 Qf2+ $11) 24. Ne4
$16 {White is now in full control of the position.} Qa4 $2 {This loses at once.
} (24... Qc8 $142 25. Nf6+ (25. Rxd7 $6 Bxe4) 25... Nxf6 26. exf6 $16) 25. Rxd7
Bxe4 26. Rd8 Bg6 (26... Bc6 27. Bh6 Be8 28. Qg5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh6g7]}) 27. Bg5
$2 (27. Be3 $18 {[%cal Yg4d4]}) 27... Qa3 $2 {Both players overlook a
study-like possibility in this seemingly hopeless position:} (27... h6 $3 28.
Qd4 $142 (28. Be7 Bd3 $3 {Should White miss this blow, he would have to play}
29. Rxd3 (29. Rxf8+ $2 Kh7 {with an inevitable perpetual check}) 29... Bxe7 30.
Rd2 {and then try to win this game for a second time}) 28... hxg5 29. Qd6 Kh7
30. Qxf8 Kh6 31. Qd6 Qxc4 32. Rh8+ Bh7 33. Qd2 $1 Qc5+ 34. Kh1 Qxe5 35. h4 f6
36. hxg5+ Kg6 37. gxf6 gxf6 38. Kg2 {, and White should win}) 28. Qd4 h6 29.
Qd6 Kh7 30. Qxf8 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 36th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5
bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d6 13. Rad1 Ne8 14.
e4 Bc6 15. Qc2 Qb7 $5 {More accurate than} (15... Nd7 {- see Mamedyarov -
Kramnik in this issue.}) 16. Qb3 {A strategically risky idea (especially as
White was trying to obtain a draw in this game). Doubled pawns will be a
serious defect in his position.} (16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Nd5 Nb6 19. Nxe7+
Qxe7 20. Ne1 e5 21. Nf3 a5 22. Nh4 g6 23. f3 Rab8 24. b3 Nd7 25. Rd3 a4 26. Bh3
axb3 27. axb3 Nf8 28. Qd2 Bd7 29. Bxd7 Nxd7 30. Ng2 Rb7 31. Bh6 Nb8 32. Ne3 Nc6
33. Nd5 Qe6 34. Be3 Ra8 {1/2-1/2 Berdichesky,R-Alvarez,R/email 1999/79
telechess}) 16... Qxb3 17. axb3 f6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] In order to meet e4-e5
with ...f6xe5 keeping the d6 pawn.} (17... Nd7 $143 18. e5 $1 dxe5 19. Nxe5
Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 f6 23. Bf4 g5 24. Rd7 $1 Kf8 25. Be3
Rb8 26. Ne4 Rxb3 27. Bxc5 Bxc5 28. Nxc5 Rxb2 29. Nxe6+ Kg8 30. c5 $18 {1-0
Dlugy,M-Berzinsh,R/Liepaja 2006/CBM 113 ext (33)}) 18. Ne1 (18. e5 fxe5 19.
Nxe5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rc8 21. Nf3 Nc6) 18... Nd7 19. Ra1 Rdb8 20. Ra3 Rb7 21. e5
$6 {An unnecessary move. Dynamic equality could be kept by} (21. Nd3 Rab8 22.
Ra6 Rc8 23. Be3 $13) 21... Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxg2 23. Bxd6 $6 (23. Bxf6 Bc6 ({or} 
23... gxf6 24. Kxg2) 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 {doesn't solve White's problems but after
the text move he can hardly avoid serious losses.}) 23... Nxd6 24. Kxg2 Nf5 {
[%cal Rf5d4]} 25. Ra6 (25. Nb5 Nd4 $1) (25. Nc2 Nd4 $1) 25... Nd4 26. Nf3 (26.
Nd3 $142) 26... Nxb3 {and Black gradually brought home his extra pawn:} 27. Rd3
e5 28. Rd5 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {[%mdl 4096]} 30. Rd6 Be7 31. Ra6 Nd4 32. Nxd4
cxd4 33. Nb5 d3 34. Kf1 Bc5 35. Rc6 d2 36. Ke2 Rd7 37. Nc3 Bd4 38. Kxd2 $6 (38.
Nd1 $142 Kf7 39. c5) 38... Bxf2+ 39. Nd5 a5 40. b3 (40. Ra6 Ra7 41. Rxa7 Bxa7 {
is hopeless}) 40... Kf7 41. g4 Rb7 42. Ke2 (42. Kc2 Kg6 $5 43. Nc3 Be1 44. Ne4
Rd7 {[%cal Rd7d4]} 45. Rd6 Rxd6 46. Nxd6 Bb4 47. Ne4 Kf7 {and Black should win}
) 42... Bd4 43. h4 e4 44. h5 Rxb3 45. Rc7+ Ke6 (45... Ke6 46. Rxg7 (46. Re7+
Kd6 47. Rxe4 Kc5) 46... a4 47. Re7+ Kd6 48. Rxe4 Be5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Qe8 {This line was examined in CBM 93, annotations to Kalinitschew -
Graf by GM A.Finkel. As that game was played many years ago, a lot of new
material has appeared since then.} 10. b3 (10. cxd5 {is White's most popular
option but Black has no problems after the exchange of queens. Here is a
relatively recent example:} cxd5 11. Qxe8 Rxe8 12. Bf4 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14.
Rfc1 Rac8 15. a4 g5 16. Bd2 Bb4 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxg5 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bd3 20. a5
f6 21. Bf4 Nf8 22. f3 exf3 23. Bxf3 Ng6 24. Bd6 Red8 25. Bb4 Rc7 26. Ra3 Ne7
27. c4 Bg6 28. axb6 axb6 29. Ra6 Nc8 30. d5 exd5 31. c5 Rdd7 32. Ra8 bxc5 33.
Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Bxc5 Rc7 35. Bd4 Be4 $11 {1/2 Socko,B (2641)-Markus,R (2567)/
Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (50)}) (10. Qb3 {was played by GM Sh.Mamedyarov in a
rapid game. He won with the help of his opponent:} Nfd7 11. cxd5 Nxe5 12. dxe5
cxd5 13. Rd1 Nd7 (13... Nc6 $1 $36) 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe5 16. Bf4 Nc4 17.
Nd6 Nxd6 18. Bxa8 Nb7 19. Bxb7 Bxb7 20. Rac1 Qa8 21. Rd7 Bf6 22. Qd3 $13 {
1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2742)-Ibanez Aullana,J (2301)/Villarrobledo 2008/CBM 126
Extra (29)}) 10... b5 (10... Ne4 $5 11. Nxe4 Bb5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Qa3 Bxa3 14.
Bxa3 f6 $1 15. Nd6 Qd8 16. Bh3 $5 fxe5 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. dxe5 $44) 11. Qa5 Bd8
(11... bxc4 $5 12. bxc4 Qd8 13. Qa4 Nfd7 $1) 12. Qa3 Be7 13. c5 {In this
structure White keeps some pressure. His c5-pawn can't be undermined as
Black's pawn is already on b5, and preparing ...e6-e5 is not easy for Black
either.} Bb7 14. Qb2 a5 15. Nd3 b4 16. Na4 Nbd7 17. a3 $146 (17. Bf4 Ba6 18.
Rfd1 Qd8 (18... Nh5 $5) 19. a3 bxa3 20. Qxa3 Nh5 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. cxd6 Bxd3 23.
Rxd3 Nhf6 24. Rc1 Nb8 25. Rdc3 Ne8 26. Rxc6 $6 Nxc6 27. Rxc6 Nf6 28. Nc5 Rb8
29. d7 Ra8 $13 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Antoshin,V/Soviet Union 1978/EXT 2010 (42)})
17... Ba6 18. Rd1 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Ne4 {[%cal Yf7f5]} (19... bxa3 $5 20. Rxa3 (20.
Qxa3 e5) 20... e5 21. dxe5 Ng4) 20. f3 (20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rd1 f5 22. Qc2 bxa3
23. Rxa3 Qh5 $132) 20... Nef6 {After provoking the weakening f2-f3, ...e6-e5
can be more effective.} 21. Rd1 e5 22. e3 (22. dxe5 Nxc5 $1 23. exf6 $2 Bxf6
24. Qb1 Nxa4 25. bxa4 Qxe2) 22... bxa3 23. Qc2 Bd8 {[%cal Yd8c7] A standard
manoeuvre. The bishop protects the crucial a5-pawn and b6-square, as well as
aiming at White's kingside.} 24. Bxa3 Rb8 25. Re1 Qe6 26. Nb2 Re8 27. Nd3 Bc7
28. Bb2 e4 29. Nf2 exf3 30. Bxf3 Ne4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Bd1 Nf6 {[%csl Gd5]} 33.
Bc3 Nd5 34. Bxa5 {This pawn is not important anymore as Black has an excellent
kingside counterplay, and White's b3 pawn can't move forward.} Ra8 35. Qd2 Qg6
{[%cal Yh7h5]} 36. Kh1 $6 (36. Ra4 $142 Rxa5 37. Rxa5 h5 $1 $44) 36... Qh6 37.
b4 $6 (37. Kg1 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Bxa5 39. Qxa5 Nxe3 40. Qd2 Nf5 41. Qxh6 gxh6 (
41... Nxh6 42. b4 $13 {[%cal Yd4d5]}) 42. Bc2 Nxd4 43. Rxe4 Rxe4 44. Bxe4 Nxb3
45. Bxc6 Nxc5 $11) 37... Bxg3 38. Rg1 Bh4 39. Bb3 Bg5 $6 (39... Qxe3 $142 {
although the position after} 40. Qxe3 Nxe3 41. b5 (41. d5 Nxd5 42. b5 Bf6 43.
Ra2 Reb8 44. b6 Bd4) 41... Bf6 $1 (41... cxb5 42. d5 $44 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]}) 42.
bxc6 Bxd4 43. Ra2 {[%csl Gc6] was not easy to evaluate. GM Magnus Carlsen
prefers a simpler course but White obtains passed pawns anyway, with parity of
material.}) 40. Bxd5 Bxe3 41. Bxf7+ Kxf7 42. Qa2+ Qe6 43. Rgf1+ Kg8 44. Qxe6+
Rxe6 45. Rad1 Bg5 46. d5 cxd5 47. Rxd5 Bf6 48. Rd6 Rxd6 $2 (48... Kf7 $142 {
Still, White keeps winning chances after} 49. Rxe6 Kxe6 50. Rc1 Bg5 51. Rc2)
49. cxd6 {[%mdl 4096]} Bd8 (49... e3 50. Re1 ({but not} 50. Rxf6 gxf6 51. Kg2
Kf7 52. d7 Ke7 53. d8=Q+ Rxd8 54. Bxd8+ Kxd8 55. Kf3 Kc7 56. Kxe3 Kc6 57. Ke4
Kb5 58. Kf5 Kxb4 59. Kxf6 Kc5 60. Kg7 h5 $11) 50... Kf7 51. Rxe3 {, and White
should win.}) 50. Rf5 $2 {Missing the victorious} (50. Bc7 $1 e3 51. b5 Bh4 52.
d7 e2 53. Rg1 $1 (53. Rc1 $2 Rf8 $1 54. Kg2 Kf7 55. Kf3 (55. b6 Ke6 56. b7 Kxd7
) 55... Ke6+ 56. Kxe2 Kxd7 $11) 53... e1=Q (53... Bf2 54. Rc1) (53... Rf8 54.
b6 Rf1 55. Bg3) 54. Rxe1 Bxe1 55. d8=Q+ Rxd8 56. Bxd8 Kf7 57. b6 Bc3 58. b7 Be5
59. Bh4 Bb8 60. Bg3 Ba7 61. b8=Q Bxb8 62. Bxb8 $18 {Not an easy line to find!})
50... Bxa5 51. bxa5 Rd8 $1 52. Rd5 (52. a6 Rxd6 53. Ra5 Rd8 54. a7 Ra8 55. Kg2
Kf7 56. Kf2 Ke6 57. Ke3 Kd6 58. Kxe4 Kc6 59. Ke5 Kb6 60. Ra1 Rxa7 61. Rxa7 Kxa7
62. Ke6 Kb6 63. Kf7 g5 $11) 52... Kf7 53. a6 Ke6 54. Rd4 Kd7 55. Rb4 e3 56. Kg2
Rf8 57. a7 e2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 36th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d6 (12... d5 $6 {- see Lautier
- Macieja in CBM 110, annotated by GM M.Roiz.}) 13. Rad1 Ne8 {[%cal Ye7f6]} (
13... h6 {is another option.}) (13... a6 $143 14. Ng5 $14) 14. e4 (14. Nb5 $6
Na6 15. Qc2 (15. a3 h6 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nac7 18. Nxc7 Qxc7 19. Qa6 {
1/2-1/2 Novikov,I-Rodriguez Cespedes,A/Camaguey 1987/CBM 005}) 15... h6 16. h3
$2 (16. Nc3 $10) 16... d5 $1 $17 17. g4 Nb4 18. Qb1 dxc4 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rxd8
Bxd8 21. Na3 Bf6 22. Nxc4 Qa6 23. Nfd2 $1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qxa2 $2 (24... Nxa2 25.
Qe4 Qc8 $17 {Am.Rodriguez}) 25. Qxa2 Nxa2 26. Nb3 Be7 27. Bb8 a6 28. Ba7 $10 {
1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z-Rodriguez Cespedes,A/Subotica 1987/CBM 003/[Rodriguez,Am] (40)}
) (14. Bg5 Bxg5 (14... Nc6 $5) 15. Nxg5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,
A-Petursson,M/New York 1991/CBM 023}) (14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 h6 $5 16. Nge4 f5
{Am.Rodriguez}) 14... Bc6 15. Qc2 Nd7 (15... Qb7 {- see Gustafsson-Leko in
this issue.}) 16. e5 $1 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 $14 {White
keeps a small plus in this typical position: he controls the d-file and
Black's a7 and c5 pawns are potentially weak. Still, Black should not lose if
he plays accurately, which Kramnik duly demonstrates.} Nf6 20. Ne4 Rxd2 (20...
Qc6 21. f3 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4 23. fxe4 Kf8 24. Kf3 f6 25. Bc7 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Ke8
27. g4 a5 28. Rd3 (28. e5 $5) 28... e5 29. Ke3 Ra6 30. Kd2 a4 31. Kc2 Kf7 32.
a3 Ke6 33. h3 Ra7 34. Bb6 Ra6 35. Bc7 Ra7 36. Bb6 {1/2-1/2 Braun,A-Tischbierek,
R/Germany 2007/CBM 118}) 21. Rxd2 Rd8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. g4 h5 24. h3 (24. gxh5
f5 25. Ng3 Bf6 $44) 24... hxg4 25. hxg4 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Qc6 27. f3 f5 28. gxf5
exf5 29. Nc3 Qg6+ 30. Kf1 Qh5 31. Qg2+ Kf8 32. Nd5 Qh6 33. f4 Bd6 34. Qg1 Qh5
35. Kf2 Qh8 36. Qc1 Qd4+ 37. Kf3 Qd3+ 38. Kf2 Qd4+ 39. Kf3 Qd3+ 40. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.10"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qa4 Nf6 12. Nh4 Qc8 13. Nf5 Nd4 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Bc5 17. Rd3 b5 18. Qf4 O-O 19. b4 {This line was
examined in CBM 131, annotations to Leko - Bacrot.} Be7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] The
right retreat. The f6 knight should be protected.} (19... Bb6 $6 20. Bb2 Rfe8
21. e3 Rac8 22. Nd2 Bd8 23. Rd1 Rc2 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. a3 Ra2 26. Nf3 $16 {
1-0 Leko,P (2756)-Bacrot,E (2721)/Dortmund 2009/CBM 131/[Krasenkow] (39)}) 20.
Bb2 (20. Bd2 Rac8 $11 (20... a5 $143 21. a3 (21. bxa5 $6 b4 {is good for Black.
}) 21... axb4 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 23. Qxb4 $14)) 20... a5 $5 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Nd2
Qa6 $6 {An inaccuracy. The queen should control the e4 square.} (22... Rc8 $142
{[%cal Rc8c2]} 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Rd1 d5 (24... Rxa2 $6 25. Ne4) 25. a3 Rca8 {
and Black should reach a draw.}) (22... Rfa8 $5) 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Bf6 (
24... Qe6 25. Qd4 Bf6 26. Qb4 $14) 25. Bxf6 $6 (25. Qb4 $1 Ra4 (25... Rxa2 26.
Rxa2 Qxa2 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Rxd7 $14) 26. Qb3 {allowed White to
keep his a-pawn and some winning chances.}) ({Even after the text move} 25.
Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 {White could have tortured his opponent (the
rook endgame with 4 pawns vs 3 on the same side was quite probable).}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 4th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2016.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qa4 c5 7. a3 {[%mdl 4] A
very logical line: White provokes ...c7-c5 so that the position opens up, and
then obtains the advantage of the bishop pair.} Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 O-O (8... cxd4 {
, seen in a number of games, is another possibility.}) 9. dxc5 {An unusual
move order.} (9. Bf4 Qc8 (9... Bb7 10. dxc5 e5 $5 {is a curious idea}) 10. Bd6
Re8 11. dxc5 Ne4 12. Bg2 Bb7 $11 (12... bxc5 $143 {1/2 (18) Portisch,L (2650)
-Seirawan,Y (2555) Mar del Plata 1981} 13. Ne5 $1 Bb7 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. f3 $16)
) (9. Bg2 {is common but then, besides} {Black can also play} d5 $5 {:} (9...
Bb7 {e.g.} 10. dxc5 (10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 dxc6 {
1/2 (13) Portisch,L (2630)-Keres,P (2615) Amsterdam 1971}) 10... bxc5 11. Be3 (
11. O-O d6 12. b4 $5) 11... d6 12. O-O a5 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Ra6 15. Bf4 a4
16. Qc2 Nbd7 $11 {0-1 (34) Sebenik,M (2552)-Iordachescu,V (2645) Istanbul 2012}
) 10. dxc5 (10. Bf4 Qd7 11. Qxd7 Nbxd7 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7
15. O-O-O Nc5 $15 {1/2 (29) Toth,C (2420)-Sunye Neto,J (2545) Merida 1993}) (
10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be3 (11. O-O Bxe2 12. Rfe1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qd7 $1 $15 {0-1 (40)
Sorin,A (2460)-Zarnicki,P (2515) Villa Gesell 1998 CBM 064 [Avrukh,B]}) (11.
Bg5 Qe8 $1) 11... Qe8 $11) 10... bxc5 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. O-O Qe7 {[%cal Yd5d4] -
Black should equalise.}) 9... bxc5 10. Bg2 Qb6 $6 (10... Bb7 {transposes to
Sebenik-Iordachescu (see above). Black tries to make use of White's early
d4xc5 but the position of his queen on b6 is a serious drawback.}) 11. O-O Nc6
(11... d5 12. Ne5 $1 Qxb2 13. Bf4 $36) (11... Bb7 12. b4 $1) 12. Be3 $1 {
[%cal Ge3b6,Rb2b4,Re3c5] A very unpleasant pin, with a permanent threat of
b2-b4.} Rfc8 (12... Qa5 $6 13. Qc2 $1 Ng4 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Qh5 16. Bc5 $18
{1-0 (35) Belotti,B (2405)-Boog,A (2375) Biel 1992}) (12... Rab8 $5 13. b4 Bxc4
14. Bxc5 Bb3 $1 15. Bxb6 Bxa4 16. Bc5 Rfc8 17. Bd6 $14) 13. Rfd1 $1 (13. Bxc5
$143 Qxc5 14. Qxa6 Qa5 $1 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 {- Black regains the c4-pawn and
almost equalises.}) 13... d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bxc5 {Now in time!} Qa5 $1 {
A tactical trick enabling Black to regain the pawn but White keeps a
positional advantage.} 16. Qc2 (16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Nd4 Rxc5 18. b4 {was
possible too, but the game continuation is more clear.}) 16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2
Qxc5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. b4 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Gg2] White has a queenside pawn
advantage, his bishop is strong, and Black's d5-pawn is weak. Black gradually
succumbs to White's pressure.} h6 20. Qe3 $1 {A good idea. White's queenside
pawns will be especially strong in the endgame.} Qb7 {Too passive.} (20... Qxe3
21. fxe3 Ne7 {was relatively better after all.}) 21. Bh3 Re8 22. Qc3 Ne7 23.
Nd4 {[%csl Gc1,Gc3,Gd1,Gd4,Gh3]} Ne4 24. Qc7 Qa6 25. f3 Ng5 26. Bd7 Red8 27. h4
Nxf3+ $6 {Desperation.} (27... Nh7 28. Re1 Qf6 29. Rcd1 {and Black is in a
kind of stalemate.}) 28. Nxf3 Qxa3 29. Kg2 Qb2+ {An unnecessary check.} (29...
Qxb4 {may be more stubborn.}) 30. Rd2 Qxb4 31. Re1 {White may have technical
problems after the queen exchange but he avoids it, using his extra piece for
a decisive attack.} a5 32. Rde2 Ng6 33. h5 Nh8 34. Bf5 a4 35. Ne5 Qd6 36. Qc2
$1 Re8 37. Bh7+ Kf8 38. Qf5 Re7 39. Bg6 Kg8 40. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 41. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. Bxd5 {A rare continuation, instead of the usual} (15. dxc5) 15... Nf6 16.
Bg2 (16. Bf3 {is also possible but in the following correspondence game Black
successfully equalised:} cxd4 17. Bb2 b5 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. Rxc8
Rxc8 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. Bxd4 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. bxc4 Qxc4 25. Bb7 Re8 26. Qd2
g6 27. Rc1 Qe2 28. Qc3 Kg7 29. Bd5 h5 30. h3 Qe5 31. Qxe5 Rxe5 32. Bb3 Re7 33.
f3 Ne8 34. Rc5 Nd6 {1/2 (48) Loinjak,S (2524)-Diaz,S (2418) Lechenicher
SchachServer 2009}) 16... cxd4 17. Bb2 {Black's task is not so easy as his
d4-pawn is weak.} b5 (17... Bb4 $6 {1-0 (52) Rodriguez Rueda,P (2183)-Orozco
Lopez,L (2155) Pereira 2011} 18. Ne4) 18. Rc1 (18. cxb5 {led to full equality
in the following correspondence game:} Bxb5 19. Re1 Bb4 20. Re5 Ba6 21. Nc4
Bxc4 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Bf1 Rc7 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Bxd4 Rd8 26. Bb2 Rc2 27. Re2
Rxe2 28. Bxe2 Rd2 29. Bxf6 Rxe2 30. Bd4 a5 {1/2 (30) Marcinkiewicz,B-Rakay,K 
(2514) ICCF Email 2002}) 18... Bb4 ({After} 18... bxc4 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4
Bc5 21. Qd3 {White's bishop pair should not be underestimated although it is
not easy for him to make progress, e.g.} Re8 (21... Qd6 22. Rfd1 Rfe8 23. Rc2
Rc7 24. Bf3 Rce7 25. Kg2 h5 26. h4 Rd7 27. Bc1 Rde7 28. Bf4 Qa6 29. Rb1 g6 30.
Rb5 $36 {1-0 (40) Dautov,R (2535)-Petran,P (2455) Kecskemet 1989}) 22. Rfd1 Rb8
23. Rd2 Bb4 24. Rdc2 Bc5 25. Rd1 Qa5 26. Bf3 Re1+ 27. Kg2 Rxd1 28. Bxd1 Rd8 29.
Bc1 h6 30. Bf3 Nd7 31. Qf5 Bb4 32. Qxa5 {1/2 (32) Cardelli,G (2554)-Sabaev,S 
(2583) ICCF Email 2001}) (18... Qb6 $5 19. Qe2 Bc5 20. Qd3 {1/2 (20) Paredes
Prats,J (2379)-Munoz Moreno,F (2316) AEAC 2003}) 19. cxb5 {This is harmless.} (
19. a3 $5 {was an interesting attempt to put Black's last move under doubt}
Bxd2 $140 20. Qxd2 bxc4 21. bxc4 Bxc4 (21... Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Bxc4 23. Rc1 Bd5 24.
f3 $1) 22. Rfd1 d3 23. Qf4 $36) 19... Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Bxb5 21. Nc4 Re8 22. Qd3
Bc3 $132 23. Rd1 Nd7 (23... Ng4 {was more active. After} 24. Qf5 Bxc4 25. bxc4
Qc8 $1 {Black has no problems.}) 24. Qf5 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Re5 $2 {[%mdl 32] The
rook is misplaced here.} (25... Ne5 $1 {with the same idea} 26. Bd5 Qc8 $1 {
was appropriate here, too. Black's counterplay should be quite sufficient for
equality.}) 26. Qf3 Qe8 27. Bf4 Rc5 (27... Ra5 28. Rb1 $1 Rxa2 $140 $2 29. Bh3
Nf8 30. c5 $16) 28. Qb7 {[%cal Rg2c6]} Nf6 {[%csl Rf6]} ({Alas,} 28... Ne5 {
doesn't work any more due to} 29. Qxa7 Rxc4 $2 30. Bxe5) 29. Bf1 Qd7 30. Rb1
$16 {[%csl Rf6] White's pieces have invaded Black's camp. Pay attention to
Black's f6-knight, which is completely cut off.} g5 31. Qb8+ Kg7 (31... Ne8 32.
Be5 {is hardly better.}) 32. Be5 Qf5 33. Rb5 $1 Rxb5 34. cxb5 Qe6 35. a4 h5 36.
Qc7 h4 37. Bc4 Ba5 38. Bxe6 Bxc7 39. Bxc7 fxe6 40. Be5 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 bxc4 16. Qe2 {This line was examined in CBM 112, annotation by GM B.
Avrukh to the game Wojtaszek-Macieja.} Rb8 {A relatively new move, instead of
the popular} (16... Nf6) {However, the present game puts it under doubt.} 17.
Nc5 (17. bxc4 $2 Nb6 18. Nd2 Na4) (17. Bf1 Nb6 (17... Bb4 18. Qd2 Qa5 19. Bxb4
Qxb4 20. Qf4 Rbd8 21. Rab1 Qa3 22. bxc4 Nb6 23. Rbc1 Qa5 24. Nc5 Nd7 25. Nb3
Qxa2 26. Qe3 $16 {1-0 Shirov,A-Karjakin,S/Foros 2006/CBM 113 (34)}) 18. Nc5 Bb5
$6 (18... Qc8 $142) 19. a4 Nd5 20. Qf3 (20. Ba5 $1 Qxa5 21. axb5 $16) 20...
Bxc5 21. dxc5 Ba6 22. bxc4 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Qf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Macieja,B-Carlsen,M/
Turin 2006/CBM 113 (55)}) 17... Qc8 (17... Nxc5 18. dxc5 Bf6 $5 19. Rad1 $140
Bxc3 20. Rxd8 Rbxd8 $44) 18. bxc4 (18. Nxa6 $5 Qxa6 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 (19... Rb6
20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Rec1 $36) 20. bxc4 {deserves attention, keeping a bishop
pair in the endgame although Black's position is quite solid after} Rfc8 {
[%cal Yd7b6]} ({but not} 20... Nb6 21. Bxc6 Nxc4 22. d5 $1)) 18... Bf6 (18...
Nxc5 19. dxc5 Rd8 20. Qg4 e5 (20... g6 21. Qf4 $36) (20... Bf8 21. Rad1 $36)
21. Qxc8 Rbxc8 22. Rxe5 Bf6 23. Re3 Bxc4 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Re7 $14) 19. Ne4 {
White decides not to exchange Black's a6 bishop but rather keep it out of play.
} (19. Nxa6 {was now possible, too:} Qxa6 20. Rac1 c5 21. d5 Bxc3 22. Rxc3 exd5
23. cxd5 (23. Bxd5 Nf6 $11) 23... Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Rb1+ 25. Bf1 Rd1 26. Ra3 Rxd5
27. Rxa7 $14) 19... Be7 20. Rac1 Re8 21. Ba1 Qc7 22. Qd2 Bb4 23. Bc3 Ba3 24.
Rc2 Bf8 (24... Nb6 25. d5 $1 $40) 25. d5 {A tactical solution.} (25. Ba5 Qc8
26. c5 $1 $16 {[%cal Ye4d6] was a logical continuation of White's plan.}) 25...
exd5 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Bxg7 Qxc2 {Black could keep material balance but White
would get a clear position advantage due to Black's exposed king and weak
pawns:} (27... Qd8 28. Nf6+ $1 (28. Bxf8 $143 Nxf8 29. Rc6 $1 (29. Nc5 Rxe1+
30. Qxe1 Bc4 $14) 29... Re6 30. Rxe6 Nxe6 31. Qh6 (31. Qxd5 Qxd5 32. Nf6+ Kg7
33. Nxd5 Rb2 $14) 31... dxe4 32. Bxe4 Ng5 33. Qxa6 Rb2 $14) 28... Nxf6 29. Rxe8
Nxe8 (29... Rb1+ 30. Rc1 Rxc1+ 31. Qxc1 Nxe8 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Qh6+) (29...
Qxe8 30. Bxf6 Bh6 $5 31. Bg5 $16) 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qxa6 $16 {
[%csl Rd5,Rg8]}) 28. Qxc2 Bxg7 29. Qc6 dxe4 30. Qxa6 Nf6 31. Qxa7 $2 {Exchange
of the a-pawns is an extremely unfortunate idea. With the pawns on the same
side Black will have a lot, even amazing, drawing chances.} (31. h3 $5 {
[%cal Yg3g4]} h5 32. Qa4 {although winning this position is not easy.}) 31...
Ra8 32. Qb7 Rxa2 33. Bxe4 Nxe4 (33... Ra4 $1 34. f3 Nxe4 {would worsen White's
pawn structure and give him even less chances to win.}) 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 35. Qxe4
{[%mdl 4096] I used to have a similar endgame vs I.Naumkin more than 20 years
ago, however, with the pawn on g6 instead of f7. It was far from easy to
defend! Visually it looks like Black must have more drawing chances with his
pawn on f7.} h6 36. h4 ({According to GM A.Khalifman,} 36. Qe8+ $142 Bf8 37. f4
{[%cal Yf4f5,Yf5f6] with good winning chances. Of course, a detailed analysis
is needed to prove that.}) 36... Rd2 37. Qe8+ Bf8 38. Kg2 Rd6 39. Qe5 Re6 40.
Qf5 Be7 {Black controls the f6 square and his position is probably
unassailable. It is important that some drawn Q+p vs R+p endgames are possible,
e.g. with pawns on g5 vs f7 or h5 vs f7.} 41. Kh3 Bf8 42. f4 Be7 43. Kg2 Rb6
44. Qh5 Re6 45. Kf3 Rb6 46. Qg4+ Kf8 47. Qh5 Kg7 48. Qd5 Ra6 49. Kg4 Ra3 50.
Kh3 Bf6 51. Kg2 Rc3 52. Qf5 Ra3 53. Qg4+ Kh7 54. Qh5 Kg7 55. Qd5 Rc3 56. h5 Re3
57. g4 Re6 58. g5 hxg5 59. fxg5 Bxg5 $1 60. Qxg5+ Kh7 {This theoretical draw
is one of N.Grigoriev's numerous discoveries (now, with Nalimov tablebases,
everyone can make such a "discovery").} 61. Kf3 Rh6 62. Qf5+ Kg7 63. Qe5+ Kh7
64. Qe4+ Kg7 65. Qd4+ Kh7 66. Kg4 Re6 67. Kg5 Rh6 $1 {It is essential not to
allow h5-h6.} (67... Kg8 68. h6 $1 {is already lost.}) 68. Qc4 Kg7 69. Qa2 Re6
70. Qa1+ Kh7 71. Kf5 Rh6 72. Qa2 Kg7 73. Qb2+ Kh7 74. Qc3 Re6 75. Kg5 Rh6 76.
Qc4 Kg7 77. Qxf7+ Kxf7 78. Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Bc1 {A rare continuation. The
position of White's bishop on d2 is not very fortunate but few players decide
to waste two tempi to tranfer it to b2.} ({Main theoretical lines:} 12. Rc1 {
(see e.g. Meier-Kramnik in CBM 144)}) (12. Qc2) ({Black has no problems after} 
12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. f4 (13. Rc1 Ba3 $1 {[%cal Rd7e5]} 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxf6 Bxc1
16. Qxc1 gxf6 17. Qh6 Qf5 $15 {1/2 (45) Sargissian,G (2702)-Tomashevsky,E 
(2728) Huaian 2016}) 13... c5 14. Kh1 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Nc4 {
1-0 (51) Sargissian,G (2686)-Zhigalko,S (2678) Dubai 2014} cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nf6)
12... Nbd7 (12... h6 $6 {is quite strange:} 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. Rc1 a6 15. e3 Bd6
16. f4 b5 17. g4 b4 18. Ne2 Ne4 {1/2 (37) Anton Guijarro,D (2630)-Vazquez
Igarza,R (2565) Madrid 2015} 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Ng3 $36) 13. Bb2 {This position
often arises from other move orders (when Black doesn't give a check on b4 but
his bishop comes to b7 in one go).} Bd6 ({After} 13... Bf8 {White launched a
kingside attack in the following game:} 14. f4 c5 15. e3 cxd4 16. exd4 Ne4 17.
Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qe2 Nf6 19. g4 a5 20. g5 Ba6 21. Qe3 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nd7 23. Bxe4
Nxe5 24. fxe5 $16 {1/2 (48) Anton Guijarro,D (2639)-Harikrishna,P (2755)
Caleta ENG 2016}) 14. Nd3 {A modest continuation.} (14. Nc4 {is harmless, e.g.}
Bf8 15. Ne3 c6 16. Qc2 g6 17. Rad1 a5 18. Bh3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Nc4 Ba6 21.
Bg2 Re6 22. Ne3 Qe7 $132 {1/2 (53) Kosten,A (2514)-El Gindy,E (2498) Cairo 2003
}) (14. f4 $5 {deserved attention here, too:} c5 (14... Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16.
e3 Nf6 17. a3 c5 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Qe7 20. b4 a5 21. b5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7
23. Bd4 Nc5 24. f5 $16 {1-0 (27) Botvinnik,M-Padevsky,N Monte Carlo 1968}) 15.
e3 a6 (15... cxd4 16. exd4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qe2 Nf6 19. g4 {, like in
Anton-Harikrishna}) 16. Rc1 (16. g4 $5) 16... Rc8 17. Na4 (17. Bh3 $5) 17... b5
18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 $1 Rxc5 22. Bxg7 (22. Qd4
Qf6 23. Qxc5 Qxb2 24. Qb6 Bc8 25. Qc6 Rf8 26. Qxd5 Qxa2 27. b4 $14) 22... d4
23. Bxd4 Bxg2 24. Bxc5 Bxf1 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Bd4+ f6 27. Qf5 Kg7 28. Kxf1 $14 {
1/2 (42) Rashkovsky,N (2485)-Kuzmin,G (2565) Sochi 1976}) 14... a5 {[%mdl 32]
I don't like this move when White's knight is on c3. Black can't play ...a5-a4;
moreover, he must continue ...c7-c6 to protect the b5-square, after which his
b6-pawn will become vulnerable.} (14... a6 {[%cal Yf6e4] , preventing Nc3-b5,
is more standard and quite good.}) 15. Rc1 c6 16. Na4 Rc8 17. e3 Ba6 $6 {
The bishop does nothing here.} (17... Ne4 18. f3 (18. Re1 f5) 18... Ng5 19. Re1
f5 {, preventing e3-e4, was the most solid continuation.}) 18. Re1 h5 $6 {
This prophylaxis is risky as it weakens Black's position. Sergey Karjakin
relied on his next move but it was a tactical miscalculation. However, Black
was in some trouble already:} (18... Qe7 19. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5
Qxe5 22. Nxb6 Rb8 23. Na4 $14 {[%csl Gc5] was what White hoped for}) (18... Ne4
19. f3 Ng5 20. e4 $14) (18... g6 19. f3 {[%cal Ye3e4]}) 19. Bh3 Ng4 {Otherwise
18...h5 is senseless.} 20. Nf4 $6 (20. f3 $1 {was quite possible; the
resulting complications are favourable for White:} Rxe3 $1 (20... Nxe3 21. Qd2
Bxd3 22. Bxd7 $1 ({but not} 22. Qxd3 Qg5 $1 {[%cal Rd6g3]} 23. Kh1 $6 h4 $1 {
[%cal Rh4g3]} 24. f4 Qh6 25. Rxe3 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 hxg3) 22... Qxd7 23. Qxd3 Qe7
24. Rc3 b5 $8 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. Rxc5 {[%cal Rb2c1] , and Black inevitably loses
a piece.}) (20... Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Ngf6 22. Re2 $16) 21. Rxe3 Nxe3 22. Qd2 Bxd3
23. Qxd3 Qg5 24. Kh1 $1 Rd8 (24... Bxg3 25. Rg1 Qf4 $1 26. hxg3 Qxf3+ 27. Rg2 {
[%cal Rd3e2]} Re8 $1 28. Qe2 Qe4 29. Bxd7 Re7 30. Bh3 Nxg2 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32.
Kxg2 b5 33. Nc3 Rxd4 34. Bc1 $16) 25. f4 $1 (25. Re1 Bxg3 26. Qxe3 Qh4) 25...
Bxf4 26. Re1 Ng4 $1 27. Bxg4 Qxg4 28. gxf4 Qxf4 29. Bc1 $16 {[%cal Ge1e8]})
20... g6 (20... Bxf4 21. exf4 f5 22. Qd2 $14) 21. Bxg4 hxg4 22. Qxg4 Nf6 {
White has won a pawn but Black has some compensation due to his bishop pair.}
23. Qg5 (23. Qf3 $142 $14) 23... Be7 24. Nxg6 (24. Qh6 Bf8 25. Qh3 {looks
illogical but after the text move White has nothing better than a perpetual.})
24... fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Nc5 ({White will finally have to settle for a
draw after other attempts, too, e.g.} 26. e4 Bb4 27. Re3 Bd2 28. Rf3 Rf8 29.
Rc2 Nxe4 {etc.}) 26... bxc5 27. dxc5 Rf8 {[%cal Rd8e8]} 28. Qh6+ (28. e4 $6 d4)
28... Kg8 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nxd5 9. Qb3 {Another interesting option for White.} (9. O-O {-see
Bologan-Ivanov in this issue; the whole system is examined by GM Evgeny Postny
in his review (see CBM 116).}) 9... Nc7 (9... Nf6 10. Ne5 d5 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12.
Bf4 Be7 13. O-O-O Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Qc8 17. e4 Bxd5 18.
exd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Marzolo,C-Nezar,M/Nancy FRA 2007/The Week in Chess 642 (48)})
10. Ne5 d5 11. Nc3 Nd7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (11... Bd6 12. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 13. Nxd5
Kf8 14. Bg5 $44 Bxd5 $2 (14... Qc8) 15. Bxd8 Bxg2 16. O-O-O Bxh1 17. Rxd6 Ne8
18. Qe6 Nc6 19. Rd7 {1-0 Kazhgaleyev,M-Al Sayed,M/Doha QAT 2006/The Week in
Chess 633}) 12. Bf4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bd6 $1 {Absolutely correct. Black gives the
pawn back to develop his pieces.} 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bh6 Be5 {[%cal Ye8c8,Yd8d6]}
16. Qa4+ {White doesn't see anything better than this queen exchange.} Qd7 17.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 {The endgame is quite comfortable for Black.} 18. O-O-O Ke6 19. Rd3
Rab8 20. f4 Bd4 (20... Rg6 $1 {was very strong:} 21. Re3 Rxh6 22. Rxe5+ Kd6 $15
{and} 23. Nxd5 $2 ({or} 23. Bxd5 $2 f6 24. Rf5 Bc8) {doesn't work due to} 23...
f6 24. Rf5 Nxd5 25. Rd1 Kc7 26. Bxd5 Bc8) 21. f5+ Kf6 (21... Kxf5 $6 22. Bf4
Be5 23. Rf1 d4 24. Bh3+ Kf6 25. Bxe5+ Kxe5 26. Rf5+ Kd6 27. Rxf7 {[%csl Rd6]})
22. e4 dxe4 (22... Rbd8 23. h4 $5) 23. Nxe4+ Bxe4 24. Bxe4 {In the long run
White's pair of bishops should show itself.} Rge8 (24... Rbe8 $5 25. Bf3 Rd8 {
[%cal Yc7d5] preventing g3-g4 for the time being.}) 25. Bc6 (25. Re1 $142 {
[%cal Yg3g4]}) 25... Red8 26. Rf3 Rd6 27. Ba4 b5 28. Bc2 {White has lost a lot
of time for bishop manoeuvres.} Nd5 $6 (28... Ra6 $5 29. Kb1 Re8 {[%cal Ye8e2]}
) 29. Re1 (29. g4 $1) 29... Rg8 30. h3 Nb4 31. Bb1 Nc6 32. g4 Ne5 33. Rf4 Nc4
34. g5+ Rxg5 35. Bxg5+ Kxg5 {Black has a pawn for the exchange and quite a
solid position.} 36. Rg4+ Kf6 37. Re2 Be3+ 38. Kc2 Bg5 39. Rg3 Rd4 40. Rc3 b4
$6 {Weakening the position of his c4 knight. Black could have got rid of all
problems by means of} (40... Nd2 $1 41. h4 Bf4 {[%cal Rd2e4,Rc5c4]}) 41. Rd3 $1
Rh4 (41... Rxd3 42. Kxd3 Nd6 {is not a good fortress:} 43. Rc2 $1 c4+ 44. Kd4 {
and the White king moves forward.}) (41... Ne5 {is dubious, too:} 42. Rxd4 cxd4
43. Kd1 {[%cal Yb1e4,Ye2c2]}) 42. a3 $1 {[%cal Yb1a2]} bxa3 43. bxa3 Kxf5 {
This looks like a desperation.} 44. Kc3 $2 (44. Rc3 $142 $1 {[%cal Yb1a2]
White keeps his a3 pawn and excellent winning chances.}) 44... Kf6 45. Rd5 h6 (
45... Nxa3 $5 {was possible, and there is no win for White in sight:} 46. Rf2+
(46. Rf5+ Kg6) (46. Bd3 c4 47. Bf5 (47. Be4 Rxh3+) 47... a6) 46... Ke6 47. Rxg5
Nxb1+ 48. Kb2 Rb4+ 49. Kc1 Nc3 50. Rxc5 Ne4 {etc.}) {However, White can't save
his a3 pawn anyway.} 46. Rf2+ (46. Rf5+ $5 Kg7 47. Rxc5 Nb6 $5 (47... Nxa3 48.
Bf5 a6 49. Re4 $14)) 46... Ke7 (46... Kg7 {was possible, too:} 47. Rxc5 Nxa3
48. Ba2 (48. Bf5 Be7) 48... Bf6+ (48... Rxh3+ $2 49. Kb4 a5+ 50. Ka4) 49. Kb3
Be7 50. Rcf5 Rxh3+ 51. Kb2 f6 52. Rg2+ Kh7 {and Black holds on.}) 47. Rxc5 Nxa3
48. Ba2 (48. Bf5 $5 {, keeping the h3 pawn, was the only, quite modest chance
to play for a win:} Kd6 49. Ra5 Nc4 50. Ra6+ Kc5 51. Bg4 Ne5 52. Rf1 $5 (52.
Rfa2 Bd8)) 48... Rxh3+ 49. Kb4 Kd6 $1 50. Ra5 Be7 51. Rxa7 Re3 52. Ka4 Kc6 53.
Rxe7 Rxe7 54. Kxa3 Kc5 55. Rd2 Kc6 {And in this theoretically drawn position
Black lost on time.} 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qa4 (6. Qc2 {is the main
line.}) 6... c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 $146
{This new continuation can be enough for equality. Black completes his
development, and his position is quite solid. Practice has seen:} (11... d6 12.
Rfd1 Nbd7 13. Rac1 (13. Nd4 $5) 13... a5 14. b5 Nc5 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Nd4 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 Nfd7 18. N2b3 Qb7+ 19. f3 Rfc8 20. Nc6 Bf8 21. Nbd4 $14 {0-1 (60)
Koneru,H (2607)-Dzagnidze,N (2557) Beijing 2013}) (11... a5 12. b5 d6 13. Nd4
Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nfd7 15. Qc2 Nc5 16. e4 a4 17. Rac1 Bf6 18. N2f3 Qc7 19. Ba3 Rc8
20. Rfe1 g6 21. Qe2 Bg7 22. Qe3 Ra7 23. h4 $14 {1-0 (77) Gulko,B (2585)
-Ibragimov,I (2637) New York 2006}) (11... Qc7 {is the most flexible:} 12. Rac1
(12. a3 d6 (12... Ne4 13. Rfd1 Nxd2 14. Rxd2 d6 {1-0 (47) Indjic,A (2539)
-Sadler,M (2653) Tromso 2014 CBM 162 [Marjanovic,S]} 15. c5 bxc5 16. bxc5 dxc5
17. Rad1 $36) 13. Rac1 a6 14. Rfe1 Nbd7 15. e4 Rfe8 16. Qb3 Rac8 17. Nd4 Bf8
18. h3 g6 19. N4f3 Bg7 20. e5 dxe5 21. Nxe5 Red8 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Ndf3 h6 24.
Red1 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Qe4 $11 {1/2 (34) Dambacher,M (2417)-Lutz,C (2567) Germany
2010}) 12... d6 (12... Rc8 13. Rfd1 a6 14. Qb3 d6 15. a3 Nbd7 16. Qd3 Ra7 17.
Nb3 Ba8 $11 (17... Be4 $6 18. Qe3 Qb8 19. Bh3 $1 h6 20. Nfd4 Kf8 $6 21. f3 Bg6
22. Nd2 $1 Rac7 23. f4 Re8 24. Qf3 $14 {1-0 (36) Gulko Boris F (2560)-Granda
Zuniga Julio E (2615) Aruba 1992 [Gulko,B]})) 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. a3 (14. Nd4
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rfc8 16. Nf1 Qb7+ 17. Kg1 a6 18. Ne3 Ne5 19. Qb3 b5 $11 {1/2 (30)
Piket,J (2540)-Sax,G (2580) Tilburg 1989}) 14... Rac8 15. Qb3 Qb8 16. Nd4 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. f3 Rfe8 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nc3 b5 $11 {1/2 (55) Koneru,H (2613)
-Zhao,X (2538) Lopota 2014}) 12. a3 (12. b5 Na5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Ne4 $11)
12... a6 $6 {But this is a bit too slow.} (12... Qc7 $5 {A funny possible line:
} 13. Qc2 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 d6 16. Qg4 Ne5 $5 17. Nxe5 f5 $1 18. Qg6 (
18. Qd4 Bxg2 19. Nd7 e5) 18... Rf6 19. Qh5 Bxg2 20. Ng4 $1 Bxf1 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6
22. Bxf6 Qf7 $1 23. Qf3 Rc8 24. Bb2 Bh3 $11) 13. Qc2 h6 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Ne4
Nxe4 16. Qxe4 f5 {After this compromising move White gets a clear edge 
(although, of course, it is far from decisive).} ({However,} 16... d6 {is
hardly better due to} 17. Qg4 $5 {forcing} e5) 17. Qe3 Rad8 18. Rd2 Bf6 19.
Bxf6 Rxf6 20. c5 bxc5 21. Qxc5 d6 22. Qc4 Qb6 23. Rc1 d5 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. Rxc5
$16 {White's queenside pawn advantage is the key factor in this position.} g5
26. e3 f4 {A logical attempt at counterplay.} 27. Nd4 $1 fxe3 28. fxe3 Ne5 (
28... Nxd4 29. exd4 Rd7 $16) 29. Rc7 Ba8 $6 (29... Bc8 {is more stubborn.}) 30.
Re7 $6 {[%mdl 32]} ({A number of commentators indicated} 30. Rf2 $1 {,
exchanging Black's only active piece and key defender, which would have
practically ended the game.}) 30... Rc8 31. Rd1 (31. Rf2 $1 Rc1+ 32. Rf1 {
was still quite strong.}) 31... Ng4 32. Bh3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Even here White
could have kept a clear advantage by means of} 32. Rf1 $1 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 {
. However, the Indian grandmaster completely misses this key positional idea
and commits a terrible blunder instead.}) 32... Nf2 {White loses a piece and
must look for salvation. Shocked, he doesn't put up any resistance.} 33. Bxe6+
Rxe6 34. Rxe6 Nxd1 35. Nf5 $2 {Another oversight.} (35. Rxh6 $142 {[%cal Yh6a6]
, and White should reach a draw.}) 35... Rc1 $1 36. Re8+ (36. Kg2 Nxe3+ 37.
Nxe3 d4+ $19) 36... Kh7 37. Kg2 (37. Rxa8 Nxe3+ $19) 37... Bc6 38. Re7+ Kg6 39.
Nd4 Bb5 {Black has consolidated his position and easily converts his extra
piece.} 40. h4 Bd3 41. Re6+ Kf7 42. Kf3 Be4+ 43. Ke2 Nc3+ 44. Kd2 Rd1+ 45. Kxc3
Rxd4 46. Rxa6 Rd3+ 47. Kb2 Rxe3 48. b5 Ke7 49. Rxh6 d4 {[%csl Gd4]} 50. b6 Re2+
51. Kb3 d3 52. b7 d2 53. Rd6 Bxb7 54. Rd4 g4 55. Kc3 Rg2 56. h5 Rxg3+ 57. Kxd2
Rg1 58. h6 g3 59. Rh4 g2 60. h7 Rd1+ 61. Kc3 g1=Q 62. h8=Q Qc5+ 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 {This gambit line is very popular nowadays.} 10. Qe4 {GM Levan
Pantsulaia's most recent idea. Other side options:} (10. a3 $5 {This useful
prophylactic move was good enough for an Indian GM to beat a weaker player
named nomen omen - Anand!} Nc6 11. Rd1 Nf6 (11... Nc7 $5) 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Ne8
14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3 Ne6 16. Rd2 Ncd4 (16... Na5 $5) 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxg2
19. Kxg2 Rc8 20. Be3 Qc7 21. Qe4 $16 {1-0 Kunte,A-Poobesh Anand,S/Atul 2006/
CBM 115 ext (36)}) (10. Ne5 {is more common but not too dangerous due to} Qc7
11. Qe4 Nc6 $1 (11... Bc6 $143 12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. Nc3 Nf6 (13... Nxc3 14. bxc3
O-O 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. Rd3 a6 19. Rad1 Ra7 20. Rd6 Qe7
21. Qd3 Rc7 22. e4 $16 {1-0 Vavrak,P-Vovk,Y/Cappelle La Grande FRA 2008/The
Week in Chess 694 (35)}) 14. Qc2 (14. Qf3 $5) 14... O-O 15. e4 Nbd7 16. f4 Rfd8
17. Qe2 Rab8 18. e5 Ne8 19. Ne4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Pantsulaia,L-Ibrahimov,R/Abu
Dhabi 2007/CBM 119 ext (33)}) 12. Qxd5 Nd8 13. Qd3 Qxe5 (13... Bxg2 $5 14. Kxg2
Qxe5 15. Nc3 Ne6) 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Nd5 Bd6 17. Bf4 Qe6 18. Rfd1
Rfe8 19. e3 Rac8 20. Rac1 Be5 21. Qa6 $44 {0-1 Shengelia,D-Papp,G/Cappelle La
Grande FRA 2008/The Week in Chess 694 (35)}) (10. Rd1 {is the main move
examined in several CBM issues - see e.g. CBM 119 (Shirov - Aronian, with
annotations by GM I.Stohl) - and CBM 121 (Beliavsky - Almasi with annotations
by GM L.Ftacnik)}) 10... Na6 (10... Qc7 $2 11. Nh4 $1 O-O 12. Nf5 Bf6 13. Rd1
Na6 14. Rxd5 Rae8 15. Qg4 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Kh8 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Nc3 $18 {1-0
Pantsulaia,L-Sakelsek,T/Istanbul 2007/CBM 120 ext (35)}) (10... Bc6 {- see
Aronian-Anand in this issue.}) 11. Nh4 g6 (11... O-O 12. Nf5 $44) 12. Qe5 (12.
Bh6 $5 {, stopping Black's castling, looks logical and needs testing, e.g.} Bc6
(12... Nac7 13. Nc3) 13. Rd1 Nac7 14. Na3 $5) ({Or} 12. Rd1 Nac7 13. Bh6 Bc6 {
with the same line.}) 12... f6 13. Qe4 {[%cal Rh4g6]} Qc8 14. Rd1 Nac7 15. Nxg6
$5 {[%mdl 512] Still! White sacrifices a piece to start an attack on Black's
uncastled king. Theoretically this sacrifice is hardly sound but refuting it
over the board is far from easy!} hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. a3 {[%cal Re2e4] No
hurry! It is essential to prevent ...Nd5-b4.} b5 18. e4 Nb6 19. Nc3 d6 $6 {
Black has a lot of defensive possibilities, which could have put White's piece
sacrifice under doubt but it is not easy to keep cool blood over the board!} (
19... Ne6 $5 20. e5 (20. Nd5 $5 Nf8 $1) 20... Bxg2 21. exf6 Qc6 22. fxe7+ Kc7)
(19... Nc4) {The text move is less strong and allows White to slip away.} 20.
Bf4 Qe6 21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. Qg7 Re8 (22... Rg8 $4 23. Rxd6+) 23. e5 $1 Qxe5 24.
Bxb7 Ne6 $1 {Creating counteplay in time!} 25. Qg4 Nd4 26. Bxa8 Nxa8 27. Re1 (
27. a4 $5 {would have kept even more tension in the position.Black should
probably reply} f5 (27... b4 $6 28. Nb5 $1) 28. Qg6 Re6 $13) 27... Qxe1+ 28.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 Nc7 {This endgame is complex but roughly equal.} 30. Ne4 (
30. h4 $5 {This pawn is White'a main trump but Black can reply with} f5 $1 $11
31. Qg5+ Kd7 32. h5 $140 $4 Rg1+ $1) 30... Ne8 $1 31. Qg6 {A bit illogical but}
(31. Nxd6 Nxd6 {allows counterplay by the black knights, e.g.} 32. b4 $5 Ne4 $5
$132) 31... Be7 32. Nc3 Re5 $6 {Black fails to find the right arrangement of
his pieces to fight against White's h-pawn.} (32... Re6 $5 33. h4 f5 {and
White's counterplay after} 34. Qf7 {is enough to equalize but hardly more, e.g.
} Nc7 (34... Nd6 35. Qg8+ Kd7 36. Nd5) 35. h5 a5 36. Qg7 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38.
Na4 Ne8 39. Qf7 Nc7 $11) 33. h4 a5 34. Qd3 (34. h5 $1 Rg5 35. Qh7 $16 b4 36.
Ne4 Rg7 $2 37. Qxg7 $1 Nxg7 38. h6) 34... Nd6 35. Qh7 Ne8 36. f4 (36. h5 $1 $16
) 36... Re6 37. h5 f5 38. h6 Rd6 39. a4 $6 {White doesn't want to risk (time
pressure?)} (39. Qh8 $142 b4 40. Na4 Bf6 41. Qg8 $16) (39. a4 $143 {but still
playing for a win was possible for White:} b4 40. Nb5 Nxb5 41. axb5 c4 (41...
Rd2+ 42. Kf3) 42. Qxf5 Rxh6 43. Qd5+ Rd6 44. Qxc4 {etc.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit Men 4th"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "2007.08.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ {Quite a rare continuation
instead of the normal} (5... c5) 6. Bd2 Be7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 (8. Nc3 $6 Bxc4 9.
Bxc4 dxc4 10. O-O-O c6 11. Bf4 Na6 12. a3 b5 13. Ne5 Qc8 14. Bg5 O-O 15. h4 Rb8
16. Qe2 Qb7 17. h5 h6 18. Bf4 c5 19. d5 b4 $17 {0-1 Nisipeanu,L-Eljanov,P/
Foros UKR 2007/The Week in Chess 659 (37)}) (8. e5 Ne4 9. Bd3 (9. cxd5 $6 Bxf1
10. Qxe4 exd5 11. Qg4 Bg2 12. Rg1 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nc6 14. Bc3 O-O 15. Nd2 f6 16.
Qg4 f5 17. Qe2 Qd7 18. f4 Nd8 19. Nf3 Ne6 $17 {0-1 Guadalpi,D-Carlsson,P/
Tarragona ESP 2007/The Week in Chess 668 (31)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O (10. Bxe4 dxe4
11. Qxe4 Bxc4 $1 12. Qxa8 Bd5) 10... c5 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Qd7 $1 13. d5 (
13. Qxa8 Nc6 $1) 13... exd5 14. cxd5 f5 $1 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Re1 Qf7 $6 (16...
Bxb2 $17) 17. Nc3 Nd7 18. Qe6 Rae8 19. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $44 {0-1 Vuilleumier,
A-Oleksienko,M/Dresden GER 2007/The Week in Chess 648 (38)}) 8... Bxf1 9. Kxf1
exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 (12. Bxc3 Qd7 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. h4 Nd8 {
A typical plan in this position.} 15. Nh2 O-O 16. f4 f5 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Rhe1
Nf7 19. Qe2 Rae8 20. Qh5 Bd8 $4 (20... Kh8 $13) 21. Bb4 $1 Be7 22. Qg4+ $1 Qxg4
23. Nxg4 $18 {1-0 Williams,S-Jenni,F/Feugen AUT 2006 (27)}) 12... Qd7 (12...
O-O 13. h4 f6 $2 14. e6 c5 15. h5 Nc6 16. Qf5 $16 {1-0 Wasl,E-Ewald,A/
Neutraubling 1999/EXT 2005 (40)}) (12... c5 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. h4 $5 Qd7 15. Rae1
Qe6 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 cxd4 18. f4 $6 g6 $6 (18... dxc3 19. f5 Nd4 20. Qa4+
Qd7 21. Qxd4 cxd2) 19. cxd4 Rc8 20. Qd3 Ne7 21. Rc1 O-O 22. Bb4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1
Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. Qe2 Qc6 26. g4 $36 {1-0 Smerdon,D-Oleksienko,M/
Pardubice CZE 2007/The Week in Chess 664 (49)}) 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. c4 Nd8 (14...
Rd8 15. Rhd1 O-O 16. Rac1 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Nxd4 18. Be3 c5 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Rxd4
Qe8 21. Rcd1 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 Bc5 23. Qe4 h6 24. Nh4 Qe6 25. Rd2 Re8 26. f4 f6 27.
Rd5 Qc6 28. Nf3 f5 29. Qd3 $14 {1-0 Vescovi,G-Fier,A/Sao Paulo BRA 2007/The
Week in Chess 659 (76)}) 15. e6 $5 {[%mdl 512] An interesting (and quite
common) pawn sacrifice in order to make use of Black's uncastled king.} fxe6 (
15... Nxe6 16. Ne5 Qd6 17. Qa4+ Kf8 (17... c6 18. Bb4 $1) 18. Nd7+ Kg8 19. c5
$1 bxc5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Rac1 $44 {[%csl Rh8]}) 16. Ne5 Qc8 $2 (
16... Qd6 $1 {was correct, e.g.} 17. Qa4+ (17. Bf4 dxc4) 17... c6 18. c5 bxc5
19. Bf4 O-O $13) 17. Qa4+ b5 ({If now} 17... c6 {then} 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bb4 $1
{[%csl Re8] and the black king is in trouble.}) ({Or} 17... Kf8 18. Rhe1 $40)
18. cxb5 O-O {[%csl Rc7,Ge5,Re6] Black has managed to castle but the material
is now equal and White's positional advantage is huge.} 19. Rhc1 Qb7 20. Qa6 $5
(20. Rab1 $16 {was possible, too.}) 20... Bd6 21. Ba5 Rc8 22. Nd3 Rf7 23. Rc3
Kf8 24. Rac1 Qxa6 25. bxa6 {As usual, this pawn is a candidate queen (and the
black a7 pawn is another potential weakness).} Ke8 26. f4 Rd7 27. Kf3 Nf7 28.
Ne5 {winning material} Bxe5 29. dxe5 Nd8 30. Bxc7 d4 31. Rc5 Kf7 32. Bd6 Rxc5
33. Rxc5 Kg6 34. Ke4 Nf7 35. Rc6 {[%cal Ye4d4,Yc6c7]} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qa4 Nf6 12. Nh4 O-O $146 {[%mdl 8] The
simplest attempt to solve problems. It is amazing that this natural move is a
novelty!} (12... Qc8 {- see CBM 131, annotations to Leko - Bacrot, and CBM 133,
annotations to Nyback - Bacrot.}) (12... g6 13. Bh6 $36 {is also dangerous for
Black.}) 13. Nf5 d5 $5 14. Nc3 Nd4 $1 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 (16. Rxd4 Bc5 17.
Rd3 $5 Qe8 $1 (17... Qc8 $6 18. b4)) 16... Bc5 17. Qa4 Qc8 {[%mdl 512]} (17...
Qe8 $5 {was quite possible here, too, but Black decides to sacrifice a pawn
for a development advantage and initiative.}) 18. Nxd5 (18. Bf4 d4 $132) 18...
Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qe6 21. e4 $2 {Losing the pawn back and drawing.} (
21. Qd1 $142 Rfe8 22. e3 {, and Black has yet to prove his compensation.})
21... Rfe8 22. Bf4 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Rxe4 24. Rad1 Rae8 25. Kf1 f6 26. h4 Kf7 27.
a3 a5 28. Bd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 R8e6 30. Rd7+ Re7 31. R1d6 Rxd7 32. Rxd7+ Re7 33.
Rd8 Re5 34. Rd7+ Re7 35. Rd6 Re6 36. Rd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe4 Bc6 $146 {This attempt at improvement leads to a quiet
position, in which White gets the bishop pair as a compensation for Black's
extra pawn.} (10... Na6 {- see Radjabov - Leko in this issue.}) 11. Ne5 Nf6 12.
Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Rd1 Nd4 15. Nc3 {It was too risky to take the
exchange:} (15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3 b5 $1 17. Qa6 (17. Nxb5 Nxe2+ 18. Kf1 Nxc1
19. Raxc1 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 Qxh2 $17) 17... Rb8 18. Rxd4 Rb6 19. Qa5 cxd4 20. Nxb5
Qe4 $17) 15... b5 $5 16. Qa6 b4 (16... Rb8 $5 17. Bf4 Qb6 (17... Rb6 18. Qxa7 {
[%cal Rf4c7]}) 18. Qxb6 Rxb6 19. Bc7 b4 20. Bxb6 bxc3 21. bxc3 Nxe2+ 22. Kf1
Nxc3 23. Rd3 axb6 24. Rxc3 $11 {_|_}) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rb8 19. Bf4 Qb6 20.
Qc4 $44 d6 21. e3 Nb5 {[%csl Rf4]} 22. g4 Nc7 23. Be4 g6 24. Rd2 Rbd8 25. Qe2
$6 (25. Rad1 $44 {was more accurate.}) 25... d5 $1 {Giving back a pawn but
lifting the blockade.} 26. Bxc7 ({After} 26. Bxc7 Qxc7 27. Rxd5 (27. Bxd5 c4)
27... c4 {it is Black who can play for a win but he was satisfied with a draw.}
) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d6 13. Rad1 {This system was
examined in CBM 125, annotations to Mamedyarov - Kramnik and Gustafsson - Leko.
} h6 {Alternatives:} (13... Ne8) (13... a6) 14. Qb5 {[%mdl 32] Black's queen
is an important defender of his d6 pawn; therefore, White gladly exchanges it.
'Dautov: 'This offer to exchange forces Black into 14...Ne8.'' 'Dautov: 'Durch
dieses Abtauschangebot wird Schwarz zu 14...Ne8 gezwungen.''} (14. Qb3 Ne8 15.
e4 {1/2 Saric,A (2505)-Tomashevsky,E (2658)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 124 (50)} g5 $5
16. Be3 Nc6) 14... Ne8 15. e4 {'Dautov: 'The principled move, the threat is
e4-e5.'' 'Dautov: 'Prinzipiell gespielt, es droht e4-e5.''} (15. Qxb6 axb6 16.
b3 g5 $1 17. Be3 Nc7 18. h4 f6 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Nh4 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Nc6 22. f4
d5 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxa2 $11 {1/2 Socko,M 
(2481)-Chiburdanidze,M (2510)/Ekaterinburg 2007/CBM 118 ext (37)}) 15... g5 (
15... Nd7 $6 {This is a new move. Dieser Zug ist neu.} 16. e5 Qxb5 17. Nxb5 d5
18. cxd5 Bxd5 {Black equalises with this accurate move. Thanks to his
d5-outpost, at least he has no problems. Mit diesem genauen Zug gleicht
Schwarz aus. Dank seinem Vorposten auf d5 hat er zumindest keine Probleme.} 19.
Ne1 $1 $14 {E.Gleizerov} (19. Nc3 Nc7 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11 21. Nh4 $6 Bxh4 22.
gxh4 N7b6 $15 {1-0 Dautov,R (2631)-Stefansson,H (2570)/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084/
[Dautov] (36)})) 16. Be3 Nd7 (16... Nc6 $6 17. e5 $1 dxe5 (17... Na5 $1 18. b3
Qxb5 19. Nxb5 d5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Rc2 $14 {E.Gleizerov}) 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19.
Rxd8 Bxd8 20. Bxc5 Qc7 21. Nxe5 a6 22. Qa4 Qxe5 23. Bxc6 $16 {1/2 Seres,L 
(2420)-Orgovan,S (2340)/Hungary 1999/EXT 2000 (32)}) 17. h4 g4 18. Ne1 Qxb5 (
18... Kg7 $5 19. Bf4 Bc6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Nc2 Ne5 22. Ne3 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 gxf3
24. h5 Bf6 25. Ng4 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxe4 27. Bxh6+ Kh7 $13 {0-1 Wang Yue (2732)
-Bacrot,E (2716)/Nanjing CHN 2010/The Week in Chess 833 (43)}) (18... Bc6 $5
19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Bxh6 Bf6 $44) 19. cxb5 $5 {White's queenside pawns now
become dangerous; besides, his knight has chances to occupy the important c4
square; meanwhile, preparing ...d6-d5 is not an easy task for Black.} Bf8 20.
Nc2 $1 Ne5 (20... a6 $1 {E.Gleizerov} 21. Na3 axb5 22. Naxb5 Ne5 $132) 21. Na3
Rdc8 22. Bf4 Bg7 $6 {Too passive.} ({GM Evgeny Gleizerov recommends} 22... c4
$1 {but even then after} 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Nc2 (24. Bf1 Bxa3 25. bxa3 Nf6 26.
Bg2 Kf8 27. a4 Ke7 $11) 24... Nf6 25. Ne3 $1 Bb4 26. Rc2 {[%cal Yd1c1,Yc3a4]
White gradually collects the c4-pawn (even giving up his e4-pawn), keeping an
edge due to his strong queenside pawns.}) 23. Bxe5 $1 Bxe5 24. Nc4 {[%csl Gc4]}
Bd4 25. Ne2 e5 {...d6-d5 is now out of the question. White starts preparing
the undermining b2-b4.} 26. a4 Kf8 27. Rc2 Rc7 28. Na5 Rd7 29. b4 $1 Nf6 30.
Nc6 $16 {[%csl Gc6]} a6 $2 {Loses a pawn.} (30... Ke8 31. Rdc1 {[%cal Ye2d4,
Yg1f1,Yf1e2,Ye2d3] E.Gleizerov}) 31. Nexd4 cxd4 32. bxa6 Bxa6 33. Nxd4 $1 Bb7 (
33... exd4 $142 34. e5 d3 35. Rcc1 (35. Rb2 $5 Bb7 36. exf6 Rxa4 37. Rxd3 {
E.Gleizerov}) 35... Nd5 (35... Rb8 36. exf6 Rxb4 37. Rxd3 $1 Rxa4 (37... Rd8
38. Rd5 Rxa4 39. Rh5 Kg8 40. Rxh6 $18) 38. Rb1 Rc4 39. Rd5 Rd8 40. Rh5 $18) 36.
Bxd5 Bb7 37. e6 $1 fxe6 38. Bxe6 Re7 39. Bxg4 Rxa4 40. Rxd3 Rxb4 41. Bf3 (41.
Bh3 $5) 41... Bxf3 42. Rxf3+ {with good winning chances in the rook ending.})
34. Nf5 Bxe4 {Black restores the material balance but White's connected passed
pawns are now unstoppable.} 35. Bxe4 Nxe4 36. Rc4 Nf6 37. a5 Ne8 38. Nxh6 d5
39. Nxg4 f6 40. Rc6 Ke7 41. Ne3 d4 42. Nf5+ Kf7 43. a6 Kg6 44. g4 Nc7 45. b5
Nxb5 46. Rb1 d3 47. Rxb5 d2 48. Ne3 d1=Q+ 49. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 50. Kg2 Rd4 51. Kg3
Rd3+ 52. f3 Ra3 53. h5+ 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 {This line was examined by GM Evgeny Postny in his
theoretical survey in CBM116. See also my annotations to Bologan-A.Ivanov in
CBM117.} 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 d6 $146 (12... g6 13. Qf4 O-O (13... h6 $5 14. e5
Nh5 15. Qg4 Ng7 16. Nc3 Ne6 17. Be3 h5 18. Qa4 a6 19. Rd2 (19. Nd5 $44) 19...
b5 20. Qd1 c4 21. Nd5 Nb4 22. Bb6 $44 {0-1 Loeffler,S-Sakaev,K/Dresden GER
2007/The Week in Chess 648 (38)}) 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qg4 $1 (15. Qh6 Nd4 16. Nxd4
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 cxd4 18. g4 Rc8 $3 19. Rxd4 Ng7 20. Nc3 f5 21. Qd2 Bc5 22. Rxd7
Qh4 $17 {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L-Leko,P/Moscow RUS 2006/The Week in Chess 627 (27)})
15... d5 16. exd6 Bf6 $6 (16... Bxd6 17. Bg5 $44) 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxg2 19.
Nf5 Bc6 20. d7 Qc7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rfd8 23. Be3 Bxb2 24. Nh6+ Kf8 25.
Rad1 Bg7 26. Rxh5 gxh5 27. Qf5 {1-0 Carlsen,M-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo MNC 2007/
The Week in Chess 646}) 13. e5 Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. exd6 Bf6 16. Re1+ Kf8 17.
Nc3 Nb4 {White's d6-pawn is the main strategical problem in this kind of
position. It can be weak or strong. As Black's h8 rook is out of play, the
former possibility is more probable.} 18. Bg5 $6 {A dubious exchange sac.} (18.
Rd1 $14) 18... Bxf3 $6 {Black "believes" her opponent - and wrongly so!} (18...
Nc2 $1 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Re7 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Re8 $1 22. Rxe8+ Kxe8 23. Bc6+ Kd8
24. Rd1 Nd4 $15 {[%csl Rd6]}) 19. Bxf3 Rd8 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Re7 Nc2 22. Rd1
Nd4 23. Kg2 g6 24. Rxa7 Rxd6 $14 {[%mdl 32] In this position White's bishop is
very strong. Compared to the game Gelfand-Kasimdzhanov from this issue, there
is much more material on the board. Still, if Black's h8 rook safely comes out
without her having to make any concessions, the position will almost equalize.}
25. Be2 $1 Kg7 26. Bc4 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 {[%mdl 4096]} 28. Re1 Kf8 $6 {Cutting
off his own rook once again. Black's further attempts to free it take valuable
time and the invasion of White's rook, combined with the advance of his pawns,
decides. The lesser evil was to remove his strong knight from d4:} (28... Nf5
$142 29. Bd3 Nd6 30. Nb5 $14) 29. a4 h5 30. Nd5 h4 31. g4 g5 {[%csl Rg5]} 32.
Nc7 {[%cal Re1e8,Re8e7]} Nf6 33. h3 Kg7 34. Re5 Kh6 (34... Kg6 $142 $1 35. Bd3+
Kh6 36. f4 Rg8 37. Nb5 Nxb5 38. axb5 gxf4 39. Kf3 $16) 35. f4 Nh7 36. f5 Nc6 (
36... f6 37. Rd5 {[%cal Yd5d6]}) 37. Rd5 Kg7 (37... Rd8 38. Rxd8 Nxd8 39. Nd5)
38. f6+ $5 Kh6 39. Bb5 Nb4 $6 (39... Nd4 40. Rd6 Nxb5 41. axb5 Rb8 42. Nd5 Ra8
43. Nc3 Rb8 44. Kf2 $16) 40. Rd6 Rb8 41. Na6 Nxa6 42. Bxa6 Nf8 43. Bc4 {
The advantage of the bishop over the knight is now obvious.} Rb7 44. Kf3 Nd7 (
44... Ng6 45. Ke4 Nf4 46. Kf5 Nxh3 47. Rd8 Kh7 48. Rf8 $18) 45. Ke4 Kg6 46. Bd3
c4 47. Bxc4 Nxf6+ 48. Kd4 Kg7 49. Bb5 Re7 {Desperation.} (49... Rb8 50. b4 Rb7
51. Bc4 {[%cal Ra4a5]} Ra7 52. Rxb6 Rxa4 53. Rb7 Ra3 54. b5 Rxh3 55. b6 Rh2 56.
Rxf7+ Kg6 57. b7 Rb2 58. Re7 Nxg4 (58... h3 59. Bd3+ Kh6 60. Rf7) 59. Kc3 Rxb7
60. Rxb7 h3 61. Bd3+ Kf6 62. Kd4 $18) 50. Rxb6 Re4+ 51. Kd3 Rb4 52. Kc2 Nxg4
53. Kc3 Re4 54. hxg4 h3 55. Rd6 h2 56. Rd1 Rxg4 57. Rh1 Rg3+ 58. Kb4 Rg2 59.
Kb3 g4 60. a5 g3 61. Bc6 Re2 62. a6 Re7 63. Ra1 Ra7 64. Bg2 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. a3 (10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e3 Be7 12. Nbd2 Nc5 13. Rc1 Qc7 14.
Qe2 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Be5 d6 17. Bb2 a6 18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. f3
d5 $11 {1-0 Ponomariov,R (2705)-Grischuk,A (2715)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (33)}) (
10. Bb2 {is played more often, e.g.} cxd4 11. Qxd4 (11. a3 Be7 12. b4 Rc8 13.
Qxd4 Nb8 14. Nbd2 d6 15. Rfd1 Nbd7 16. Rac1 Rc7 17. Ne1 Qa8 18. e4 Rfc8 19. Nd3
a6 20. Qe3 h6 21. h3 b5 $132 {1/2 Pankratov,A (2530)-Olofson,D (2515)/ICCF
2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 112 (43)}) (11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc7 13. Nf3 Be7 14.
Nc3 Nc5 15. Qd4 Qb7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Kg1 d6 19. Qe3 a6 20. Nd4
Bf8 $11 {1/2 Aronian,L (2808)-Carlsen,M (2815)/Monte Carlo 2011/CBM 142 (37)})
11... Be7 (11... Bc5 $5 12. Qf4 d5) 12. Nc3 Nc5 13. Rfd1 d6 14. Rac1 a6 15. Qe3
Qc7 16. b4 Ncd7 $132 {0-1 Olafsson,H (2535)-Hjartarson,J (2595)/Vestmannaeyjar
1994/EXT 1997 (65)}) 10... Bxc3 11. Nxc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 (12. Qxd4 Nc5 13. Nd2
Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. Rac1 Qd7 18. b4 Ne6 19. Qd3 d4
$132 {1-0 Neverov,V (2535)-Kiselev,S (2470)/Pardubice 1993/TD (48)}) 12... Bxg2
13. Kxg2 Nc5 14. Rc1 Qc7 15. b4 Nb7 16. Ncb5 Qb8 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. f3
a6 20. Nc3 Nd6 21. Nb1 Nde8 22. Nd2 Qb7 23. c5 {Black's position is very solid
and can resist such attempts to break it up.} (23. N2b3 d6 {leads to a normal
hedgehog.}) 23... bxc5 $6 (23... a5 $5 {, immediately opening up the a-file
and activating the rook, may be more accurate.}) 24. bxc5 Qa7 (24... Rab8 $142)
25. N2b3 {[%csl Rd4] The wrong arrangement of the knights!} (25. N4b3 $142 $1
a5 26. a4 Nd5 27. Nc4 $1 {, and Black faces some problems}) 25... Nd5 26. c6
dxc6 $6 {Obvious but not good. Black had a chance to trade his passive rook:} (
26... Rxc6 $1 27. Rxc6 (27. Nxc6 Ne3+ 28. Kg1 (28. Kh1 Nxd1 {[%cal Rd1f2]})
28... dxc6 {regaining material with a good position}) 27... dxc6 28. Nxc6 Ne3+
29. Kg1 Qb6 30. Rc1 Nf5+ {with sufficient counterplay.}) 27. e4 {Of course,
after this pawn sacrifice White will have compensation due to his more active
pieces but it is not enough for any advantage.} (27. Nxc6 Ne3+ 28. Kh1 Nxd1 29.
Nxa7 Rxc1 $1 30. Kg2 Rc3 31. Qxd1 Rxa7 32. Qd8 Rxb3 33. Qxe8+ Kh7 $15) (27. Na5
$142 {setting up the knight on c6 and creating a kind of domination:} c5 (27...
Ne7 28. Naxc6 Nxc6 29. Nxc6 $14 {[%csl Gc6]}) 28. Ndc6 c4 (28... Qb6 29. e4)
29. Rxc4 Ne3+ 30. Kg1 Rd8 $1 31. Qxd8 Nxd1+ 32. Qd4 $1 Qxd4+ 33. Rxd4 Nc3 34.
Kf2 $14) {However, Black's inaccurate play enables White to create a similar
domination later on.} 27... Ne7 28. Nc5 Nf6 29. Ndb3 Ng6 30. Qc3 Nf8 (30... a5
$142 31. a4 Qc7) 31. Na5 Rab8 32. a4 Kh8 33. Rb1 $6 {Why exchange Black's
crumpled pieces?!} (33. Rd6 $1 $36) 33... Rb6 34. Rxb6 Qxb6 35. Nab7 (35. Nab3
$5 Rb8 36. Rd6) 35... Rb8 36. Nd6 Kg8 37. Rd2 a5 38. Nd3 N8d7 39. Nc4 Qa6 40.
Rc2 (40. Nxa5 Ra8 41. Nxc6 Qxa4) 40... c5 41. Rb2 Rb7 42. Rxb7 Qxb7 43. Qb2 Qa6
44. Qb5 Qxb5 45. axb5 {[%mdl 4096]} a4 {The exchanges have been favourable for
Black, who must now reach a draw without problems.} 46. Ndb2 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
White loses his sense of danger and misses a strong tactical blow!} ({A
logical outcome of the game could be something like} 46. b6 a3 47. Nc1 (47.
Nxa3 Nxb6 48. Nxc5 $11) 47... Kf8 48. b7 Ke7 49. e5 Nd5 50. Nxa3 Nb4 51. Nb5
Nc6 52. f4 Kd8 53. Kf3 Nd4+ 54. Nxd4 cxd4 55. Ke4 Kc7 56. Kxd4 Kxb7 $11) 46...
Nb6 $1 47. Kf2 (47. Nxb6 $2 {is impossible due to} a3 {, and Black's pawn
queens, which means that Black now blockades White's passed pawn and keeps his
strong extra pawn.}) 47... Nfd7 48. Ke3 Kf8 49. f4 f5 50. exf5 exf5 51. Kd3 Ke7
52. Na3 Nf6 $1 53. Nbc4 Nxc4 54. Nxc4 Ne4 55. Ne5 $6 {Totally upset, White
doesn't offer serious resistance.} (55. Kc2 Nd6 $1 56. b6 Kd7 57. Na5 {,
setting up a barrier, was much more stubborn.}) 55... Kd8 56. g4 fxg4 57. Nxg4
Nd6 58. b6 Kc8 59. Ne3 Kb7 60. Nd5 Kc6 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {This continuation is not very
popular. It is considered that Black pushes ...d7-d5 and ...c7-c5 and easily
equalises as White's d2-knight is misplaced.} d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 (
8. Ne5 {is another option.}) 8... c5 9. dxc5 (9. Bb2 {is played more often.})
9... bxc5 (9... Bxc5 {may be even simpler:} 10. Bb2 (10. a3 Bb7 11. b4 Be7 12.
Bb2 Nbd7 13. Nd4 a5 14. b5 Rc8 15. Rc1 Ne5 16. cxd5 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Bxd5 18. e4
Ba8 19. Qc2 Qd7 $11 {1/2 Van Oosterom,J (2779)-Fleetwood,D (2565)/ICCF WS 2006/
ICCF CBM 136 (79)}) 10... Nbd7 (10... Nc6 11. a3 Be7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. b4 dxc4
14. Qa4 Nb8 15. b5 Qd7 16. Nd4 Rc5 17. Nxc4 {1-0 Piket,J (2659)-Kramnik,V 
(2809)/Monte Carlo 2002/CBM 087 ext (36)} Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qxb5 19. Qxa7 Nd5 $1
$11) 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Nxc5
Nxc5 17. Qd4 Nf6 {1/2 Piket,J (2575)-Karpov,A (2735)/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 063}
) 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Bb2 (11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bb2 Nbd7 (12... Na6 13. e4 $1 d4 14.
Nec4 Nd7 15. e5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nb6 17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qf3 Re8 20. Rae1
$14 {1-0 Greenfeld,A (2581)-Narciso Dublan,M (2517)/Leon 2001/CBM 086 (44)})
13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. e4 $1 d4 15. Re1 a5 16. Nc4 Qe6 17. a4 Nd7 18. Qh5 Nb6 19.
Nd2 Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Rac1 Rab8 22. Bf1 Rfd8 23. Bb5 Rbc8 24. Ba3 Rc7 25.
Rc2 Bc8 26. h4 Bd7 27. Bxd7 Rdxd7 28. Kf1 Rd8 29. Rcc1 Rb8 30. Nf3 f6 31. Re2
Rd8 32. Rec2 {1/2 Salcedo Mederos,P (2487)-Brobakken,B (2472)/ICCF WS 2006/
ICCF CBM 132}) 11... Nbd7 {The simplest reply.} (11... a5 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. cxd5
exd5 14. Re1 a4 15. e4 d4 16. Nec4 Qa6 17. e5 Nfd7 18. Ne4 f5 $1 19. exf6 Nxf6
20. Qe2 Ra7 21. b4 $1 $36 {1/2 Nikolic,P (2620)-Granda Zuniga,J (2525)/Havana
1987/CBM 004 (33)}) (11... Qb6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qc2 Na6 14. Rac1 Rfe8 (14...
Nb4 $5 15. Qb1 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. a3 Nc6 $11 {L.Ftacnik}) 15. a3 Rad8 16.
Rfd1 Bf8 17. e3 Ba8 18. Qb1 Nc7 19. b4 $5 cxb4 20. Nd3 Nb5 (20... a5 21. Bd4
Qd6 22. axb4 axb4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qxb4 Qxb4 25. Nxb4 Bxb4 26. Rxc7 d4 $11 {
L.Ftacnik}) 21. axb4 $14 {1-0 Ftacnik L (2574)-Speelman J (2596)/Deutschland
Inf. 83/516 2002/[Ftacnik,L] (40)}) 12. e3 (12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. cxd5 {1/2 Oll,L 
(2640)-Khalifman,A (2650)/Parnu 1996/CBM 052}) (12. Qc2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qb6 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. e4 $5 Nxe4 (15... Ng4 $5 16. Bb2 d4 17. h3 $140 Ne5 18. f4 c4 $1)
16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Rfe8 19. Qf4 Qb4 20. Rac1 f6 21. Bc7 $14 {
1-0 Milos,G (2601)-Zarnicki,P (2521)/Santos 2004/CBM 103/[Ftacnik,L] (42)}) (
12. Nd3 {, evading the knight exchange, looks the most logical:} Qb6 (12... a5
$5) 13. e3 a5 14. Rb1 Bc6 (14... a4 $142) 15. Re1 a4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. b4 cxb4
18. Ba3 Qa6 19. Bxb4 Qxd3 20. Bxe7 Rfb8 21. Nf3 Bb5 22. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Murray,T 
(2573)-Gaprindashvili,P (2638)/ICCF Postal 2002/ICCF CBM 128 (74)}) 12... Nxe5
13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bb2 Bf6 $11 15. Qc2 Qb6 16. cxd5 exd5 {[%mdl 32]} 17. Rac1
Rac8 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qf5 g6 {Too passive and weakening.} (20...
Ba6 $142 21. Nf3 c4 $132) 21. Qf4 Kg7 22. h4 a5 23. e4 $1 {This undermining is
one of the typical methods of fighting against hanging pawns.} dxe4 24. Nc4 {
[%csl Gc4]} Qe6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qc7 $14 Qd5 $6 (26... Qd7 $142 $1 27. Qxd7 (
27. Qxa5 Ra8 28. Qxc5 Rxa2) 27... Rxd7 28. Nxa5 Ba6 {with good chances to
equalise.}) 27. Ne3 Qd2 28. Rc2 Rd7 (28... Qd7 29. Qxa5 $16) 29. Qxc5 Qe1+ 30.
Kh2 $16 h5 (30... h6 31. h5 $1 Nxh5 32. Bh3 f5 (32... Rd3 33. Be6 $1) 33. Qe5+
Nf6 34. g4 $1 $16 {->}) 31. Qe5 {[%cal Rg3g4]} (31. Qg5 $5 Rd5 $1 (31... Ng4+
32. Nxg4 hxg4 33. Qxg4) 32. Qf4 (32. Nxd5 $4 Ng4+ 33. Kh3 Qg1) 32... Rd7 33.
Nf5+ $5 Kg8 34. Qb8+ Kh7 $14) 31... Qb4 (31... Rd2 32. Qxa5 Rd1 33. Qxe1 Rxe1
34. b4 {, and White should convert his extra pawn.}) 32. Rc5 $2 (32. Bh3 $1 Rd8
(32... Re7 33. Qg5) 33. Rc7 $18) 32... Qd2 $2 (32... a4 $1 33. Qg5 Nh7 $1) 33.
Rc2 Qb4 34. Qg5 ({White again misses} 34. Bh3 $1) {but after long manoeuvring
finally brings home his positional advantage.} 34... Nh7 35. Qf4 Qd4 36. Bh3
Re7 37. Rc7 Qf6 38. Rc5 Qb6 39. Rc2 Qa6 40. Rd2 Qf6 41. Qb8 Nf8 42. Qd8 Ne6 {
Immediately giving up a pawn.} (42... Re5 $142) 43. Bxe6 Rxe6 44. Qxa5 Ba6 45.
Nd5 Qe5 46. Qc7 Bd3 47. Qxe5+ Rxe5 48. Nf4 Ba6 49. Nd5 Bd3 50. Nb4 Bf1 51. Nc2
Rb5 52. Ne3 Bd3 53. Rb2 Kf6 54. a4 Ra5 55. Ra2 Ke5 56. b4 Ra7 57. Ra3 Kd4 58.
b5 Kc5 59. Rc3+ Kd4 (59... Kb4 60. b6 $1 Rb7 61. Rc7 $1 Ba6 62. Rxb7 Bxb7 63.
g4 $1 $18 {[%cal Yh2g3,Yg3f4]}) 60. b6 Rxa4 61. b7 Rb4 62. Rc4+ $1 {[%mdl 64]}
(62. Rc4+ $1 Bxc4 63. Nc2+) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc7 {A rare defense, for the first time applied at the
elite GM level in the present game.} (10... Nc6 {- see Akopian-Palac in this
issue.}) 11. Nc3 Ne6 (11... O-O $2 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxb7 $18 {1-0 Scepanovic,R
(2284)-Pantovic,D (2171)/Belgrade 2008/CBM 122 Extra (22)}) (11... a6 12. Ne4
$6 (12. Ne5 $5) 12... d5 13. Nh4 Bxh4 14. gxh4 Nc6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Ng5 g6 17.
h5 Ne6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. e3 gxh5 20. Kh1 Kh8 $17 {1/2 Khmelniker,I (2411)
-Sulskis,S (2528)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (35)}) (11... Nc6 12. Ne5 $1 (12. Qf5
Qc8 13. Qh5 $6 O-O 14. Bg5 Ne6 15. Bh3 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nxg5 17. Bxd7 Qc7 18. Qxg5
Nd4 $17 {0-1 Scepanovic,R (2250)-Rajkovic,D (2522)/Belgrade 2007/CBM 121 Extra
(28)}) (12. e4 $5 Ne6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rd2 $44 Ncd4 $6 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bxd4
Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Bf6 $2 18. e5 Bxg2 19. exf6 $16 {1-0 Spiess,G (2398)-Bakker,S 
(2253)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (49)}) 12... Qc8 13. Qf5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Ne6 15. Nd5
Bxd5 $6 (15... Bd8 $5 16. b3 O-O 17. Bb2 $36) 16. Bxd5 Bf6 17. Qe4 Rb8 18. Bf4
Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bf6 20. Bd6 Be7 21. Bxb8 Qxb8 22. Bc4 Qc8 23. Bb5 $16 {1/2
Pashikian,A (2538)-Van Wely,L (2674)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (27)}) (11... Qc8 12.
Bf4 (12. e4 O-O 13. Be3 d6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh3 Nd7 16. Nf4 Nf6 17. Bh3 Qb8 18.
a4 Bc6 19. f3 Qb7 $15 {0-1 Tarasova,V (2276)-Kursova,M (2322)/Dagomys 2008/CBM
123 Extra (41)}) (12. Bg5 $5) 12... Ne6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Nc6 15. Qe4 O-O
16. Rad1 Bf6 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Rd8 20. Rd6 Rb8 21. e3 Nf8 22.
Bd5 $44 {1/2 Brunsteins,D-Schuster,P/LSS 2007/Telechess CBM 125 (31)}) 12. Ne5
$1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Nd5 Nxf4 14. gxf4 O-O 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. fxe5
Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Qd3 c4 20. Qg3 Bc5 21. Bh3 Rde8 22. Bxd7
Re7 23. Kh1 Rd8 24. Bf5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 g6 $11 {0-1 Schiendorfer,E (2240)-Carron,
J (2414)/Winterthur SUI 2008/The Week in Chess 727 (49)}) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 {
[%cal Rc2e4]} a6 $6 (13... Qc8 $5 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Qf5 $44) 14. Nd5 O-O 15. Nc4
Nc6 {Black must give the pawn back to complete his development but then the
weakness of light squares and the d7 pawn becomes essential.} 16. Ndxb6 (16.
Ncxb6 Rb8 17. Nc4 Nb4 $5 18. Nxb4 Rxb4 {[%cal Yd8a8]}) 16... Ncd4 17. Qe4 Rb8
18. Nd5 $16 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5]} f5 $5 {A desperate attempt to prevent total
blockade.} 19. Qd3 Nc7 20. Ncb6 Kh8 (20... Rf7 21. e3 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Nc6 23. b3
$16) 21. Bd2 (21. e3 Nc6 22. Nc4 $16) 21... Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxb2 23. Bc3 Rb5 24.
Bxd4 (24. a4 $5 Rb3 $140 25. Qxa6) 24... cxd4 25. Qxd4 Bc5 26. Qc4 Qc8 27. a4
Rb8 28. Nf4 d6 29. Ne6 Qc6+ 30. Qd5 Rfc8 31. Rac1 $6 {White moves astray.} (31.
Qxc6 Rxc6 32. Rab1 {[%cal Gb1b8]} Re8 (32... Rcc8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Rd5) 33.
Rb7 $16) 31... g6 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Rc4 $6 (33. e3 $14) 33... Re8 34. Nxc5 {
Alas, this unfavorable exchange is forced. The arising rook ending is drawn.} (
34. Nf4 g5 $1 {[%csl Re2]}) 34... Rxc5 35. Rf4 d5 36. e3 Re4 37. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 $5 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 {[%cal Rc6d4]}
(6... Na5 {is played more frequently but the whole line is quite rare. A
typical example in which Black equalized:} 7. Qc3 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10.
e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Rb8 14. Re1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nd4 16. Qd3
Be7 17. Rb1 a5 18. Bd2 Qb6 19. Be4 {1/2 Gustafsson,J (2606)-Eljanov,P (2681)/
Germany 2008/CBM 123}) 7. e4 (7. e3 $5 Na5 (7... h5 $5 {is curious}) 8. Qc2 (8.
Qc3 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Bg2 g6 11. b3 Bg7 12. Bb2 Nh5 13. Qc2 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Qf6
15. Qxf6 Nxf6 16. O-O Ke7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lysyj,I-Shirov,A/Mainz 2007/CBM 119 ext
(32)}) 8... c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Bg2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. b3 Qb6 13. Bb2 d6 14.
Ng5 e5 15. Nge4 Ne8 16. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Tunik,G (2490)-Azarova,N (2299)/Minsk
BLR 2008/The Week in Chess 717 (48)}) 7... d5 (7... Bb4 8. d5 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 Ne7
10. Bd3 d6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 (12. dxe6 $1 fxe6 13. Ng5 $36) 12... Nd7 13. Qc2
a5 14. Rfe1 Nc5 15. Bf1 h6 16. Be3 e5 17. Nh4 Bc8 18. Bg2 f5 {1/2 Farago,I 
(2482)-Lauer,M (2284)/Nuernberg GER 2008/The Week in Chess 722}) (7... Na5 8.
Qc2 Bb4 (8... c5 9. d5 $14) 9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qd1 Ng4 13.
a3 Qf6 14. Rb1 Nc6 15. b4 Bd6 16. Bb2 $14 {0-1 Barlov,D-Benjamin,J/New York
1987/CBM 002 (34)}) (7... Ne7 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Qc2 e5 12.
b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Nd7 14. Bf1 $14 {1-0 Barlov,D-Efimov,I/Cutro 1997/EXT 2000 (37)}
) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 (10. Qc2 Qd7 11. a3 O-O-O 12. h4 Kb8 13. Bh3
Qe8 14. O-O f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Re1 Qh5 17. Bg2 f5 $36 {0-1 Oms Pallise,
J-Nisipeanu,L/Andorra 2003/CBM 095 ext (39)}) (10. a3 Be7 11. Bd3 Qd7 12. O-O
O-O-O 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxd4 15. Bxb7+ Kxb7 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Qxf7 Qxe5
$11 {0-1 Gonzalez Zamora,J-Veingold,A/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (62)}) 10... Bb4 (
10... Be7 $5 {is probably safer but is it good enough to equalize?} 11. O-O O-O
12. Re1 (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxd4 14. Qe3 (14. Bxh7+ $4 Kxh7 15. Qd3+ Kh8
16. Nxd4 c5) 14... Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd7 $11) 12... f5 13. exf6 Nxf6
14. a3 Kh8 15. Qd1 $1 (15. Qc2 Ne4 16. Bb5 Qd6 $1 $11 (16... Nxd4 $2 17. Nxd4
Bc5 18. Nxe4 Bxd4 19. Bg5 Qc8 20. Rad1 $18 {1-0 Greenfeld,A-Almasi,Z/Mainz
2004/CBM 101 ext (25)})) 15... a5 $6 (15... Qd7 16. b4 Rae8 17. Bb2 $14) 16.
Ng5 $1 Nxd4 17. Nxh7 Bc5 $5 18. Nxf8 Qxf8 19. Nf3 Ng4 20. Bf4 Ne6 $5 21. Nh4 $6
(21. Ne5 $18 {Gershon}) 21... Bxf2+ 22. Kf1 Nxh2+ 23. Kxf2 $2 (23. Kg2 $3 Nxf4+
24. gxf4 d4+ 25. Kh3 $1 Bc8+ 26. f5 $18 {Gershon}) 23... Nxf4 24. Kg1 Qc5+ $1
$132 {0-1 Tkachiev,V-Sulskis,S/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096/[Gershon] (33)}) 11. O-O
O-O (11... Bxd2 12. Bxd2 (12. Nxd2 $5 {Sasikiran}) 12... O-O (12... Nxd2 13.
Nxd2 O-O (13... Nxd4 $2 14. Qa4+ Nc6 15. Bb5) 14. Qc3 $14) 13. Be3 Kh8 (13...
Qd7 14. Nh4 $1 $16) 14. Nh4 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. f3 a5 17. a3 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6
19. Rac1 Ne7 20. Bf4 Ra7 21. Rfe1 Qd7 22. Qe3 Nc6 23. Qc3 Ne7 24. Re5 Rc8 25.
Rce1 Neg8 26. Re6 $16 {0-1 Zakhartsov,V (2556)-Moranda,W (2533)/Warsaw POL
2008/The Week in Chess 718 (69)}) 12. Rd1 {[%cal Rd2e4]} (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13.
Bxe4 Nxd4 {is still OK for Black:} 14. Nxd4 Bxe4 15. Qxb4 c5 16. Ne6 cxb4 17.
Nxd8 Rfxd8 $11 {0-1 Cramling,P-Lautier,J/Montpellier 2006/CBM 111 ext (45)})
12... Bxd2 13. Bxd2 Qd7 (13... a5 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. a3 (15. Qa4 Ne7 16. b4 (16.
Bb5 $14) (16. Bf4 $14) 16... axb4 17. Bxb4 c5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Qa7 cxb4 20.
Qxb7 Nc3 21. Re1 Rb8 22. Qa7 {1/2-1/2 Riazantsev,A-Ivanov,S/St Petersburg 2005/
CBM 106 ext}) 15... Kh8 16. Bb5 Ne7 17. Be2 Ba8 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20.
Nh4 Rb8 21. Bg4 c5 22. f3 Ng5 23. Nf5 Qd8 24. Nd6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dydyshko,
V-Maiorov,N/Minsk 2007/CBM 116 ext (33)}) (13... Kh8 14. Rac1 (14. Be3 f6 15.
Bb5 $6 Na5 16. Qc2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. d5 Bxd5 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Rxd5 Qxf3
$15 {0-1 Karpov,A-Lautier,J/Cap d'Agde 2003/CBM 098 (44)}) (14. Bf4 $5 f6 15.
exf6 Rxf6 16. Rac1 $14 Qe8 $2 17. Qxd5 Nd6 18. Re1 Ne7 19. Qe5 $18 {0-1
Lautier,J-Sasikiran,K/Corsica 2005/EXT 2006 (25)}) 14... f6 15. Bf4 (15. Bb5
Qd7 16. e6 Qxe6 17. Qa4 Qf5 18. Kg2 Ne5 $1 19. dxe5 fxe5 $40 {1-0 Aleshin,O-Xu
Yuhua/Moscow 2005/EXT 2006 (39)}) 15... Na5 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. b4 $6 (17. exf6
Rxf6 18. Ne5 $16) 17... Nc6 18. Qa4 fxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe4 Rxf4 21. gxf4
Ng4 22. Bf3 Qh4 23. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 24. Kh1 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Qg4+ 26. Kh1 Qf3+ 27. Kg1
Qg4+ 28. Kh1 {1/2-1/2 Sargissian,G-Zhang Zhong/ICC INT 2004/CBM 105}) 14. Rac1
Rac8 15. Be3 $14 {White has a bishop pair, a space advantage, and Black's
b7-bishop is still passive.} Na5 16. Qc2 Nc4 17. Bf4 h6 18. b3 Na5 {[%csl Ra5]}
19. Nd2 $6 {So far everything has been correct but now White should have
prevented ...c7-c5 by means of} (19. Qb1 $1 $16 c5 $140 ({to other moves, say,
} 19... Qe6 {, White replies} 20. b4 $1 Nc4 $140 21. Rxc4 $18) 20. dxc5) 19...
c5 20. Nxe4 (20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Qb2 Rfc8 $14) 20... dxe4 21. Bxe4 cxd4 22. Qd3
Rxc1 23. Rxc1 $14 {White still keeps something of a plus, mostly due to
Black's poor a5-knight.} Rd8 (23... Bxe4 $5 24. Qxe4 d3) 24. b4 (24. Bxb7 $5
Nxb7 (24... Qxb7 25. b4 Nc6 26. Qe4 Rc8 27. e6 $18) 25. b4 {[%csl Rb7]}) 24...
Nc6 25. Qf3 Rc8 26. Rd1 Qe6 27. b5 $6 {White certainly saw Black's tactical
idea but he didn't find a good way to anticipate it. Here are some possible
lines:} (27. Qg2 Ba6) (27. Qh5 Rd8 {[%cal Yc6a5]}) (27. a3 g5 28. b5 gxf4 29.
bxc6 Bxc6 30. Rxd4 fxg3 31. hxg3 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rc5 {and Black has enough
counterplay in any case.}) 27... Nxe5 $1 28. Bxe5 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Re8 30. Re1 f6
31. Qxd4 Qxa2 {Even simpler than} (31... fxe5) 32. Re3 fxe5 33. Rxe5 Rxe5 34.
Qxe5 Qc4 35. h4 a6 36. bxa6 Qxa6 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qe4+ Kg8 39. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 39th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2011.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nc3
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Ne5 Na6 (12... Nbd7 {is another
option in this old theoretical line.}) 13. Bf4 {Or else:} (13. Nb5 c5 14. dxc5
bxc5 15. Qe1 Bf8 16. Bc3 $2 (16. Nd3 $11) 16... Qb8 17. Nf3 d4 $19 {0-1 Zhu
Chen (2497)-Chiburdanidze,M (2513)/Batumi 2001/CBM 086 (36)}) (13. Na4 Bd6 14.
Nd3 Qe7 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Bf4 {1-0 Blagojevic,D (2425)-Dizdarevic,E (2505)/
Kladovo 1991/TD (45)} Ba3 17. Rc2 Rad8 $13) (13. Bg5 Ne4 (13... c6 14. e3 Rc8
15. Re1 Nc7 16. e4 Ne6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Bh3 g6 $11 {1-0
Magerramov,E (2565)-Aseev,K (2560)/Podolsk 1992/EXT 1997 (37)}) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. e3 c5 16. Nd3 cxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 (17... Nc7 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Nf4 {1/2
Gligoric,S (2510)-Spassky,B (2615)/Bugojno 1984/MCD}) 18. Nb5 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Nb4
20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Qc7 Qxb5 23. Qxb7 Qb4 24. Qd7 Qe7 25. Qxe7 Rxe7
{1/2 Gyimesi,Z (2529)-Farago,I (2533)/Lillafured 1999/CBM 070}) (13. Be3 c6 (
13... h6 14. Qc2 c6 15. f4 Bd6 16. Bf2 Qe7 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Qb1 Nc7 19. Rfd1 {
1-0 Pinter,J (2565)-Sax,G (2535)/Szirak 1985/MCD (39)} Ba3 20. Rc2 Nb5 $1 21.
Nxb5 cxb5 $132 {[%cal Yf6e4]}) 14. Qd3 (14. f4 Bb4 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Nc7 17.
Qb2 Qe7 18. Nb1 Nb5 19. Bd2 c5 $1 $36 {0-1 Berebora,F (2390)-Dizdarevic,E 
(2515)/Solin 1994/EXT 1997 (37)}) 14... Ba3 15. Rb1 Nc7 16. b4 Qe7 17. Bd2 Bxb4
18. Rxb4 Qxb4 19. Nxd5 Qd6 20. Bb4 Qd8 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rc1 Rac8 $13 {
1-0 Makovsky,P (2457)-Skeels,J (2327)/IECG 2006/Telechess 117 (53)}) 13... h6 (
13... c5 14. Nb5 {[%csl Gb5]} (14. e3 $5 h6 $5) 14... Ne4 $6 (14... h6 {
- see below}) 15. dxc5 $1 Bxc5 16. Nd3 Qd7 17. a4 d4 18. b4 (18. Nxc5 $142 bxc5
19. f3 Nf6 20. e4 $1 $16) 18... Nxb4 19. Nxb4 Bxb4 20. Rc7 Qd5 21. Qxd4 $14 {
1/2 Fridman,D (2661)-Miroshnichenko,E (2690)/Eforie Nord 2009/CBM 132 Extra 
(27)}) (13... c6 {needs checking:} 14. e4 Nc7 15. exd5 cxd5 16. a4 Ne6 17. Be3
Bb4 18. Qd3 a6 19. Bh3 h6 $11 {0-1 Schandorff,L (2497)-Hansen,S (2553)/Koge
2005/CBM 105 ext (59)}) 14. Nb5 (14. Qd3 c5 $1 (14... Ba3 15. Rcd1 Bf8 16. h3
c5 17. g4 Nc7 18. Bg3 Qc8 19. Rc1 Ne4 $132 {1/2 Petursson,M (2565)-Stefansson,
H (2555)/Iceland 1998/EXT 2000 (32)}) 15. Qf5 (15. Nb5 Nb4 16. Qd2 a6) 15...
cxd4 16. Nb5 Bc5 17. Nf3 Rxe2 18. Nfxd4 Rxa2 19. Be5 Ne4 $17 {1/2 Hebden,M 
(2500)-Langeweg,K (2405)/Benidorm 1992/TD (46)}) (14. Nd3 Bf8 15. Rc2 c6 16.
Qa1 Nb4 17. Nxb4 Bxb4 18. a3 Bf8 19. Rd1 Qd7 20. Qb2 Qf5 {1/2 Vescovi,
G-Spraggett,K/Buenos Aires 2005}) (14. g4 c5 15. e3 Nc7 16. Bg3 Ne6 17. dxc5
bxc5 18. h3 Bd6 19. Ne2 h5 $132 {0-1 Roobol,M (2342)-Spoelman,W (2546)/
Vlissingen 2009/CBM 131 Extra (35)}) (14. h4 $5 {needs more tests as the games
played so far are not too convincing:} c5 (14... Ba3 $5 15. Rc2 c6) 15. dxc5 (
15. Nb5 $5) 15... Nxc5 (15... Bxc5 16. Nd3 Ba3 17. Rc2 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. Nb5
Bc5 20. Nd3 Red8 21. Qb1 $14 {1/2 Jussupow,A (2645)-Chuchelov,V (2550)/Ohrid
2001/CBM 084 (25)}) 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Rc2 Rb8 20. Rd2
d4 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Na4 Ne4 $15 {1/2 Radjabov,T (2729)-Gelfand,B (2733)/Monte
Carlo 2007/CBM 117 ext (46)}) 14... Bf8 (14... c5 15. Nc4 (15. dxc5 $5 bxc5 16.
Nc4) (15. a3 $5 Bf8 16. Bh3 {can lead to the game position}) 15... Bc6 $1 16.
Ncd6 Rf8 (16... Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qd7 18. a4 Rac8 19. Qd2 Nb4 $11 {V.Ivanchuk}) 17.
dxc5 bxc5 18. Nd4 (18. Qd2 Qd7 19. Qa5 {V.Ivanchuk} Nb8 $1 {[%cal Re7d8,Ra7a6]}
20. e4 $1 a6 $1 21. Nc7 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. exd5 Ra7 $1 24. dxc6 Qxc7 25.
Qxc5 a5 $1 $13) 18... cxd4 $1 19. Rxc6 Nb4 20. Nb7 Qe8 21. Rc7 Na6 22. Rc1 Qb5
23. Nd6 Qd7 24. Qd3 $1 Bxd6 25. Qxa6 Bxf4 26. gxf4 Qg4 27. Qd3 $1 Qxf4 28. Rcd1
Rfe8 29. Rfe1 Rac8 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc2 $11 {1/2 Aronian,L (2752)
-Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Morelia/Linares 2006/CBM 112/[Avrukh,B] (35)}) 15. Bh3 $146
{[%mdl 8]} (15. Nc6 Qd7 16. Nbxa7 $2 (16. Qc2 $142 Nb4 $1 17. Nxb4 Qxb5 18. Nd3
Ba3 19. Rcd1 Re7 $11) {doesn't work due to} 16... Rxa7 $1 17. Nxa7 Ra8 18. Qc2
c5 19. a3 Rxa7 20. Rfd1 Qe6 $17 {0-1 Onischuk,A (2670)-Alekseev,E (2708)/Biel
2008/CBM 126 (52)}) 15... c5 16. a3 {Now both White's b5-knight and a3-pawn
restrict Black's pieces on the queenside.} Ne4 (16... Nh5 $5) 17. Rc2 g6 18.
Qc1 g5 {Black must weaken his position to lift the pressure. The play becomes
extremely complicated.} 19. Be3 Bg7 20. Nf3 $6 {Too passive.} (20. f4 f6 21.
Nd3 c4 22. bxc4 dxc4 23. Rxc4 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Qd5 25. Kf2 Qxb5 $132) (20. f3 $142
$1 Nd6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. f4 f6 $140 23. Nd3 c4 24. bxc4 dxc4 25. Rxc4 Qd5 26.
Ne1 $1 Qh1+ 27. Kf2 Qxh2+ 28. Bg2 $14) 20... Qe7 (20... Bc6 $1 21. Nc3 Bd7 $1 {
K.Landa} 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Rd1 Rad8 $15) 21. Rd1 Rad8 (21... Bc6 $5 22. Nc3
Rad8) (21... Bc8 $5 22. Bxc8 Raxc8 23. dxc5 $140 $2 bxc5 24. Rxd5 $2 Qb7) 22.
Nxa7 Nd6 23. a4 Nb4 (23... Ra8 $5 24. Nb5 Nxb5 25. axb5 Nb4 26. Rcd2 Ra5 $132)
24. dxc5 bxc5 25. Rxc5 Na2 26. Qc2 Nb4 27. Qc1 (27. Qb1 $5 Ba6 28. Nb5 Nxb5 29.
Rxb5 (29. axb5 d4 $1) 29... Bxb5 30. axb5 Qb7 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. Bxd4 Qxb5 33. e3
$44) 27... Nc4 $6 {[%mdl 2048] A risky attempt to set a "fire on board"
instead of repeating moves:} (27... Na2) 28. bxc4 d4 29. Bxg5 $2 (29. Nxd4 Qxc5
30. Nf5 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Qxc4 32. Qd7 Rb8 33. Ne7+ Kh8 34. Nac8 $1 Rxc8 35. Qxb7
$1 $16 {(K.Landa) Of course, it was very difficult for White to find the right
way under time pressure.}) 29... Qxc5 30. Bxd8 d3 $1 31. Ne1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (
31. e4 $1 Qxa7 32. Qa3 Qc5 33. Rb1 Rxd8 34. Qxb4 Qxb4 35. Rxb4 Bxe4 36. Bg2 {
was the only way to put up any resistance, according to K.Landa}) 31... Rxe2
32. Qf4 Rxf2 $1 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[BlackTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. a3 d6 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty in a well-known
position.} (11... Nc7 $5 {- see Sargissian-Grischuk in CBM 128 (annotated by
GM I.Stohl).}) (11... Nf6 {is the main theoretical line, examined in many CBM
issues, most recently in CBM 126, annotations to Topalov-Anand by GM E.Postny.}
) 12. Nd4 $1 (12. e4 Nf6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Bf4 Rd8 {looks quite solid for Black.}
) 12... Nf6 13. Bxb7 (13. Nf5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 (14. Nxg7+ $6 Kf8 15. Bh6 Ng4 16.
Qd2 Kg8 17. Kxg2 Nxh6 18. Qxh6 Bf8) 14... Qb7+ 15. f3 O-O {leads to a similar
position}) 13... Qxb7 14. Nf5 O-O 15. Nc3 $1 (15. Nxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Nc6 {
gives Black a development advantage and the initiative.}) 15... Nc6 16. Bg5 Ne8
(16... Rad8 17. Qa4 $5 (17. e4 $143 Ng4 $1) 17... Qd7 18. e4 $44) 17. Bxe7 Nxe7
18. Nxd6 Qc6 19. Nf5 $6 {A harmless move. Simplifications are favorable for
Black.} (19. Nc4 $142 {[%cal Rc4e5]} Qe6 20. Nb5 {keeping up the pressure.})
19... Nxf5 20. Qxf5 Nf6 21. Nd5 (21. e4 Rad8 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qe4 Ne7 $11) 21...
Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Rad8 23. Rad1 g6 24. Qf3 (24. Qf3 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Re8 26. e4 c4
$132) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2012.06.06"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2012.05.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chalonnais Echiquier"]
[BlackTeam "Marseille Echecs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. cxd5 (10. a3 Nbd7 11. Qa4 $5 {is more popular but I don't
see any problems for Black after, say,} Bb7 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 14. e5 Nd5
15. Qg4 {1-0 Salem,A (2443)-Zhigalko,A (2551)/Warsaw 2008/CBM 125 Extra (68)}
Qc7 16. Nc4 g6 {The whole line is completely harmless.}) 10... Bxe2 (10... Nxd5
$142 11. Ne4 (11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nbd4 Nd7 13. Nc6 Rc8 14. Qa4 Nc5 15. Qxa6 Nxa6
16. Nxd8 {1/2 Mehaux,H (2354)-Punzon Moraleda,J/ICCF 2004/ICCF CBM 127}) 11...
Nd7 (11... Nb4 $143 12. Qd2 Be7 13. a3 Qxd2 14. Bxd2 Nd5 15. Nd4 Bc5 16. Nxc5
bxc5 17. Nf5 Nc6 18. Rfc1 $14 {1-0 Onischuk,A (2670)-Pelletier,Y (2569)/Biel
2008/CBM 126 (57)}) 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. Ng5 g6 $11 {1/2 Milos,G (2579)-Vescovi,G
(2609)/Sao Paulo 2007/CBM 118 ext (23)}) (10... Qc8 $5 11. Qb1 Nxd5 (11... exd5
$143 12. b4 Be7 13. b5 Bb7 14. Nd4 Bc5 15. Bb2 $14 {1/2 Ju,W (2389)-Bojkovic,N
(2423)/Nalchik 2008/CBM 126 Extra (41)})) (10... exd5 11. Nb3 Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7
13. Nxc5 bxc5 14. b3 d4 15. Bb2 Rxe2 16. Rxe2 d3 17. Re8+ Qxe8 18. Qc3 Rb8 19.
Re1 Qf8 20. Bf1 c4 21. bxc4 Bxc4 22. Ba3 Qc8 23. Rc1 Nb6 24. Bxd3 Bxa2 {
1/2 Bancevich,S (2214)-Van Seben,E (2363)/Lechenicher SchachServer 2009/
Telechess CBM 135}) 11. Re1 (11. dxe6 $1 Bxf1 (11... Nc6 12. exf7+ Rxf7 13. Ng5
Nd4 14. Nxf7 Nxc2 15. Nxd8 Rxd8 16. Rb1 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Re8 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Bf4
$1 Nxf2 20. b4 $1 Nxb4 21. Rxb4 Bxb4 22. Kxf2 {parrying Black's assault and
keeping some edge in the endgame}) 12. Nxf1 Nc6 {0-1 Pantsulaia,L (2611)
-Gasanov,E (2498)/Istanbul 2007/CBM 120 ext (43)} 13. exf7+ Kh8 14. Be3 $14)
11... Qc8 $1 {A good intermediate move.} (11... Bxf3 12. Nxf3 $1 exd5 (12...
Nxd5 13. Ng5 g6 14. Ne4 $44 {^^}) 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. Bg5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Qd6 16.
Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rf5 Qg6 18. Bxd5 $14 {[%csl Gd5,Rf7]}) 12. Nd4 (12. Qb1 $5 {
although} Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Nxd5 14. Ng5 g6 {is more favourable for Black than the
line in the previous annotation.}) 12... exd5 (12... Nxd5 $142 13. N2b3 Bh5 $1
(13... Bxd4 14. Qxc8 Rxc8 15. Nxd4 Bd3 (15... Ba6 16. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 17. Rxe6 $16
) 16. Rd1 Bg6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Bxd5+ Kf8 20. Bxa8 {, and White
wins a pawn although it is rather impossible to convert it after, say,} Nc6 21.
Bb7 Rc7 22. Ba6 Nb4 23. Bf1 Nd3) 14. Nxc5 bxc5 {, and White's compensation for
the pawn can only be enough to keep the balance.}) 13. Rxe2 Bxd4 14. Qxc8 Rxc8
15. Nb3 Nc6 16. Bf4 Bc5 (16... Re8 $5 17. Rc2 (17. Rd2 Be5) 17... Bc5 $1 18.
Nxc5 Nd4 19. Rd2 bxc5 20. Be3 Ne4 $11) 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Rd2 c4 19. Bg5 Ne4 20.
Rxd5 Nxg5 21. Rxg5 {White has recaptured the pawn keeping a bishop vs. a
knight in an open position; However, his winning chances are slim as Black's
pieces are active, and another pair of queenside pawns will soon be traded.}
Rab8 22. Rc5 Nb4 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 {[%mdl 4096]} 24. Bf1 Kf8 25. a4 (25. a3 Nd5
26. Rc1 Nb6 {[%csl Gb6]}) 25... c3 26. bxc3 Rxc3 27. Re1 Nc6 28. Bb5 g6 29. Re4
f5 30. Re6 Nd4 31. Re8+ Kf7 32. Rb8 Nxb5 33. Rxb5 Rc7 34. Ra5 {White retains
some small pressure in this rook endgame, too, due to his more active rook but
Black should easily hold his ground with accurate defence.} Kf6 35. h4 Re7 36.
Kg2 Kg7 37. Ra6 h5 38. Kf3 Kh6 39. Kf4 Re4+ 40. Kf3 Re7 41. a5 Rb7 42. Rc6 (42.
Rd6 {is more logical but Black has no problems after} Re7 (42... Rb3+ $143 43.
Kf4 Rb4+ 44. Ke5 Rb5+ 45. Rd5 {although even here Black should survive after}
Rb2) 43. a6 Kg7 44. Rd8 {[%cal Yd8b8,Yb8b7] the only positive idea} Kf6 $1 $11
{[%cal Re7e6]}) 42... Rb3+ 43. Kg2 Ra3 $6 {A strange decision but even after
giving up the a7-pawn Black should not lose.} (43... Rb7 $11) 44. Ra6 Ra4 45.
Kf3 (45. Rxa7 f4 46. a6 fxg3 47. Kxg3 (47. fxg3 g5 $5) 47... Rg4+ 48. Kh3 Rf4
49. Ra8 Kg7 50. Rc8 Ra4 51. Rc6 Kf7 {, and White can't improve his position.})
45... Ra3+ 46. Kf4 Ra4+ 47. Ke5 Ra2 48. f4 Ra3 49. Rxa7 Rxg3 50. Kf6 {White
tries to confuse his opponent.} ({In the event of} 50. a6 Ra3 51. Kf6 Ra1 ({
but not} 51... Ra4 $4 52. Ra8 Kh7 53. Kg5) 52. Kf7 {[%cal Rf7g8]} Kh7 {White
can't make any further progress: Black captures his f4 (and possibly h4) pawn
at an appropriate moment securing a draw, e.g.} 53. Ke6+ Kh6 54. Kd5 Ra4 55.
Kc5 Rxf4 56. Kb5 Rxh4 57. Rh7+ Kxh7 58. a7 Rg4 59. a8=Q h4 $11) 50... Rc3 $2 (
50... Rg4 51. Rg7 {was White's idea but} Rxf4 52. Rxg6+ Kh7 {leads to an easy
draw.}) ({or} 50... Rf3) 51. Re7 $1 Rc6+ $2 (51... Ra3 {was now a must;
however, it leads to the difficult (although theoretically drawn) endgame with
f- and h-pawns:} 52. Rg7 $1 Rxa5 53. Rxg6+ Kh7 54. Kg5 {Both Black's pawns
fall but fortunately, his king will not be cut off along the 7th rank.}) {
The text move loses. Black can't capture White's f4 pawn, and his a-pawn
decides the game.} 52. Re6 Rc4 53. a6 Ra4 (53... Rxf4 54. Re8 Kh7 55. a7 $18)
54. Rb6 Ra5 55. Kf7 Ra4 56. Rxg6+ Kh7 57. Rg5 (57. Rg5 Kh6 58. Rxf5 Rxa6 59.
Rf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 d6 11. Bf4 a6 {This system was examined by GM M.Marin
in CBM 120 (annotations to Leko-Aronian).} 12. Qa3 (12. Rd2 {is more popular.})
(12. Rac1 {and}) (12. Qb4 {are also played.}) 12... Ne8 (12... d5 $6 13. Qb3
dxc4 14. Qxc4 Qc8 15. Qxc8 (15. Qb3 $5 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Ya1c1]}) 15... Rxc8 16.
Na4 Bd8 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 a5 19. Rac1 Na6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nxb6 Rab8 22.
Nc6 Rxb6 23. Nxd8 Rxb2 24. Rc8 $18 {1/2-1/2 Wang,D-Xu Yuhua/Wuxi 2005/CBM 106
ext (68)}) 13. b4 $1 {A classic energetic plan in a hedgehog positions. White
prepares either c4-c5 or b4-b5 followed by the seizure of the c6-square.} (13.
Rac1 Qc7 14. b3 Nd7 15. Qb2 h6 16. h4 Nef6 17. Qd2 Ne8 18. e4 Rc8 19. Qe2 Nef6
20. e5 $6 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nxe5 22. Bg2 Rfd8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Bischoff,K/
Kuppenheim 2004/EXT 2005 (30)}) (13. b3 Nd7 14. Qb2 Qc7 15. a4 Rc8 16. Qd2 h6
17. Rab1 Rd8 18. e4 Ne5 19. Qe2 Ng6 20. Be3 Nf6 21. Ne1 Ne5 22. h3 Rfe8 23.
Rdc1 Ned7 24. f4 Rc8 25. Nd3 Qb8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Benen,S-Boekhoff,A/Philadelphia
2004/CBM 101 ext (42)}) (13. Qb3 Nd7 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc6+
17. f3 Nef6 18. Nde4 {1/2-1/2 Tratar,M-Hertneck,G/Salzburg 2004/CBM 102 ext})
13... Nd7 14. Qb3 Qb8 $6 {Not the best way to arrange Black's pieces.} (14...
Qc7 {[%cal Ya8c8,Yc7b8] is more normal.}) 15. Rd2 h6 $6 {This move is
generally useful but not at this particular moment.} (15... Qa7 $142) 16. Rad1
Qa7 17. Qa4 $1 Ndf6 18. Nd4 $1 Rc8 (18... e5 $6 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Qxc6) (18...
Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nh5 20. Be3 Rc8 21. Nc6 Qb7 22. b5 $16) 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 $14
{[%csl Gc6] As a result of his pretentious play, Black has suffered positional
losses.} Ng4 $6 {Simply losing a pawn.} (20... Qc7 21. b5 $16) (20... g5 $142
$5 21. Be3 Ng4 22. Bd4 $1 (22. Nb5 {is less appropriate now as Black obtains
some compensation for the pawn:} Qb8 23. Bxe8 Rfxe8 ({or} 23... axb5 24. Bxb5
Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rfd8 {[%cal Ye7f6,Yf6e5]}) 24. Qxa6 Nxe3 25. fxe3 d5 26. cxd5
Bxb4 27. Rd3 exd5 28. Rxd5 Rxe3 (28... Bc5 29. Nd6 $1) 29. Na7 Rf8 30. Nc6
Rxg3+ 31. Kh1 Qe8 32. hxg3 Qxc6 $14) 22... e5 23. Nd5 (23. c5 $5 {leads to
interesting complications:} dxc5 (23... exd4 24. cxb6 Qxb6 25. Nd5 Qd8 26. Bd7
$16) 24. Bxc5 $1 Bxc5 $1 (24... bxc5 $2 25. Rd7 Rc7 26. Nb5 axb5 27. Qxa7 Rxa7
28. Rxa7 Bf6 29. h3 $18) 25. bxc5 b5 26. Qxg4 Rxc6 27. Nd5 Qxc5 28. Qf5 $36)
23... Rxc6 24. Qxc6 exd4 25. Rxd4 Ne5 26. Qxb6 (26. Nxe7+ Kh8 $5 (26... Qxe7
27. Qxb6) 27. Qa4 Qxe7 28. Qxa6 $14) 26... Qxb6 27. Nxb6 Nf6 28. b5 $14 {
R+2P are stronger in the endgame than B+N.}) 21. Nb5 Qb8 22. Nxd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6
Nxd6 24. Rxd6 Ne5 25. b5 {and White eventually overcame technical difficulties
in the queen endgame:} axb5 26. cxb5 Rfd8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. h3 g5 29. Rd4 Qc7
30. e3 Rc8 31. Kg2 Nxc6 32. Rc4 Qa7 33. Qc2 Ne7 34. Rxc8+ Nxc8 35. Qxc8+ Kg7
36. Qc4 Qa8+ 37. Kg1 Qa5 38. a4 h5 39. Qd4+ Kg6 40. Qe4+ Kg7 41. h4 gxh4 42.
Qxh4 f6 43. Qc4 e5 44. Kf1 Qd2 45. Kg2 Qd8 46. Qc6 Kg6 47. e4 Qd1 48. Qxb6 h4
49. Qe6 hxg3 50. Qg8+ Kh6 51. Qxg3 Qxa4 52. Qd3 Qb4 53. Qd5 Qb2 54. Qc6 Kg5 55.
b6 Qe2 56. Qc1+ Kg6 57. Qb1 Qg4+ 58. Kf1 Qf3 59. Qc2 Qa3 60. Kg2 Qb4 61. Qc6
Kg5 62. b7 Qb1 63. Qd5 Kf4 64. Qd2+ Kxe4 65. f3+ Kf5 66. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Kruttika,Nadig"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. a3 Nc7 12. Bf4 Ne6 13. e3 Nxf4 14. exf4 O-O 15.
Nc3 d6 16. Rd2 Re8 17. Rad1 h6 18. Ne5 Nd4 19. Rxd4 Bxg2 20. R4d2 Bh3 21. Nb5
Qc8 22. Nxd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 f6 24. Rxf6 Qb7 25. Qc4+ Kh7 26. Qd3+ Kg8 27. Qb3+
Kh7 28. f3 $4 (28. Qc2+ $11) 28... gxf6 29. Rd7+ Qxd7 30. Nxd7 Kg7 31. Nxf6 $2
(31. g4 Rad8 32. Nxc5 bxc5 33. Qb7+ Kg8 34. Qb3+ Kf8 35. Qc3 Kg7 36. Kf2 {
and white may be able to hold}) 31... Re1+ 32. Kf2 Rf1+ 33. Ke2 Kxf6 34. Qa4
Kf7 35. Qc6 Re8+ 36. Kd2 Rf2+ 37. Kd1 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam ACT op 3rd"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2006.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "L'Ami,E"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2006.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 $5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ ({
In my opinion} 7... Bc6 {is a more solid alternative.}) 8. Bd2 a5 9. Bxb4 $1 ({
It is this highly anti-positional move that gives White a clear advantage. The
move is not new but was first played in 1998 by Ilincic. In the game
Karpov-Christiansen, Wijk aan Zee 1993 Black had decent compensation for the
exchange after} 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bc6 11. a3 Be7 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qb2 Nc6 14.
Nc3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxd4 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44) 9... axb4 10. Qd2 $1 {The point!
White threathens both Qxb4 and Qg5.} Nd5 ({The aforementioned game continued} 
10... Qe7 11. Qg5 c5 12. Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 c4 14. bxc4 Bxc4 15. Qd2 Bd5 16. Qb2
Nc6 17. O-O {Ilincic-Knezevic, Belgrade 1998 and White consolidated and won.})
11. e4 Nb6 12. Qxb4 Ba6 13. Nbd2 Nc6 14. Qc5 ({It is of vital importance to
prevent Black from castling. Black would have great play for the pawn after} 
14. Qc3 O-O 15. Bf1 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 f5 $1 {in the game Black has to spend some
additional time to castle.}) 14... Ne7 15. Bf1 Bb7 16. Bg2 Ba6 17. Bf1 Bb7 18.
Bd3 O-O 19. O-O f5 20. Qc2 (20. e5 $6 Nbd5 21. a3 Qe8 {followed by Qh5 would
give Black great play.}) 20... fxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nbd5 23. a4 {
Here I was very happy. Although Black has a nice square on d5 it can't fully
compensate the pawn.} Nc6 $6 24. Ne5 Nxe5 ({Improving White's structrure, a
better try is} 24... Nf6 {with the idea} 25. Qd3 Nb4 {-d5. And if 25.Qe3 Black
can repeat moves with 25...Nd5. White's best is probably 25.Qh4 after which it
is hard to show a good way for Black.}) ({Less advisable is} 24... Nc3 25. Qd3
Nxd4 26. Rfe1 {and the knights are not coming back home.}) 25. dxe5 Qe7 26.
Rac1 Rab8 27. f4 Rb4 28. Rc4 Rxc4 29. Nxc4 h5 $5 30. h4 $6 ({A decision I
regret. The simple} 30. Kg2 {was better. There is no need to be frightened by
any kingside activity from Black.}) 30... Qb4 31. Rf3 Ne7 $1 {Black is
defending with great care. Given some moves he will play Nf5-d4 and back the
knight up with c7-c5.} 32. Rd3 Nf5 33. Kg2 Rb8 ({Now} 33... c5 {would be met by
} 34. Nd6 Nd4 35. Nb5 {with a technically winning game.}) 34. Qf3 Qc5 35. Qxh5
d5 $1 {A devilish trick which was completely missed by your annotator! After
the game my opponent asked me if I had read his book Schaakwerk II. There he
showed a similiar motive by Norwegian GM Agdestein. In this case, however, the
trick doesn't work. I give it an exlamation mark anyway because the move put
me completely of balance.} 36. Nd2 $4 ({The shock of missing 35...d5
influenced my abbility to calculate properly. The forced line} 36. exd6 Ne3+
37. Nxe3 Qxh5 38. dxc7 Rf8 39. Rd8 Qc5 (39... Qe2+ 40. Kh3 {is no improvement.}
) 40. c8=Q Qxc8 41. Rxc8 Rxc8 42. Nc4 {leads to an ending that should be
winning for White.}) 36... Qc2 {Suddenly Black is in the drivers seat!} 37. Qe2
c5 38. Kf2 ({I quickly turned down} 38. Kh3 {because of} c4 {but computers are
tough defenders;} 39. bxc4 dxc4 40. Ra3 {(very natural!)} ({I was mainly
concentrating on} 40. Rd7 c3 41. Qc4 Kh8 {which is better for Black.}) 40...
Nh6 $1 (40... Rc8 $5 {preventing the Qc4-defense that would work after 40...c3.
} 41. Qe1 Qb2 42. Ra1 c3 43. Ne4 (43. Nf1 {looks a bit passive} Nd4 44. Ne3 c2
{winning material.}) 43... c2 (43... Ne3 $5 44. Qxe3 $1 (44. Qg1 c2 45. Rc1 Qa3
{looks like a position I would rather play with Black.}) 44... Qxa1 45. Qd3 c2
46. Nf6+ {with perpetual.}) 44. Rc1 Nd4 45. Qd2 Ne2 46. Qd7 Rf8 {(other rook
moves lose because of Ng5.)} 47. Qxe6+ Kh8 48. Qd6 Rc8 49. Qe6 {and White
saves the draw.}) (40... c3 41. Qc4 Qxd2 42. Qxe6+ Kh8 43. Qxf5 c2 44. e6 c1=Q
45. Qh5+ {with perpetual.}) 41. Qxc4 Qxd2 42. Qxe6+ Kh7 {and here I would
rather play Black.}) 38... Nd4 39. Qe3 Nf5 40. Qe2 Nd4 (40... c4 41. bxc4 dxc4
42. Nxc4 $1 {is a tricky resource.}) 41. Qe3 Nf5 ({And we agreed draw. I was
expecting my opponent to go for the queen-ending after} 41... Rxb3 {(41...Nxb3
leads to the same)} 42. Rxb3 Nxb3 43. Qxb3 Qxd2+ {but as Timman correctly
pointed out after the game} 44. Kf3 c4 45. Qb8+ Kh7 46. Qb1+ $1 {leads to an
immediate draw.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 10th"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2006.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "L'Ami,E"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2006.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 dxe4 ({The main
line received a big punch in last years Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee:} 
13... b5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Re1 Rb8 16. c5 Bc8 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Rxe4 $1 dxe4 19.
Ne5 Qd5 20. Qe1 Bf5 21. g4 Bg6 22. f3 b4 23. fxe4 {and White went on to win in
grand style. Topalov-Aronian, Wijk aan Zee 2006}) 14. Nxe4 b5 15. Nc5 $1 {
Officialy a novelty but the idea is well known in these type of positions.}
Bxc5 16. dxc5 bxc4 17. Qe2 Nd5 ({The bulletin suggested Black may have held
equality after} 17... Qd3 {but I think the ending is quite bad:} 18. Qxd3 cxd3
19. Bxc6 Rac8 20. Bf3 Nd5 $1 (20... Rxc5 21. Bb4 Rc2 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rfc1 {
is not an option for Black.}) 21. Be5 $1 (21. Bxd5 {looks attractive but} exd5
22. b4 Rfe8 23. a4 Bc4 24. Rfe1 Re2 25. Rxe2 dxe2 26. f3 d4 $1 {gives enough
counterplay.}) 21... Rfd8 22. Bd6 Nc3 23. a4 $1 d2 24. Rfd1 Nxd1 25. Rxd1 e5
26. b4 {and White is ready to take on d2 with a big advantage.}) 18. Be5 Qg5 ({
The complications after} 18... Qa5 {seem to favour White;} 19. bxc4 Qxc5 20.
Qg4 f6 21. Qxe6+ Rf7 (21... Kh8 22. Bd6 Qxc4 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Rfc1 {doesn't
help either.}) 22. Bd6 (22. cxd5 $5 fxe5 23. Rac1 Qd4 24. Rfe1 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 {
also causes problems for Black but is less clear then 22.Bd6.}) 22... Qxc4 23.
Rac1 Qe2 24. Qxe2 Bxe2 25. Rxc6 $1 Ne7 26. Rc7 Re8 27. Rfc1 {with a clear
advantage.}) 19. Bd6 Rfd8 20. bxc4 {Not only restoring the material balance
but also preparing to chase the knight away from d5 with Qc2. White is winning.
} Rac8 21. Qc2 Nb6 22. cxb6 Rxd6 23. Qa4 Bb7 24. Qxa7 Qe7 25. Qa3 c5 26. Qa7 $1
{A nice finish.} Rd7 27. Rad1 1-0

[Event "FRA-NED"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ligterink, Gert"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc2 c5 8. e4
cxd4 9. e5 Ng8 10. Bd3 Qc7 $5 {N} 11. O-O $6 (11. Bxh7 Ne7 12. Be4 (12. Ne4 $2
Nec6 {/\ Nb4 -+}) 12... Rc8 $13) 11... Ne7 12. b4 $6 (12. Nxd4 Rc8 $1 (12...
Nec6 $2 13. Nb5 Qxe5 14. Nf3 Qb8 15. Bf4 d6 16. Be4 $16) (12... Qxe5 $2 13.
N2f3 Qc7 14. Bf4 d6 15. b4 e5 (15... Nac6 16. Nb5 $18) 16. bxa5 exf4 17. axb6
axb6 18. Qa4+ Qd7 19. Nb5 Nc6 20. Bf5 $1 Qxf5 (20... Qb7 21. Nbd4 $18) 21. Nc7+
$18) (12... Ng6 13. f4 Bc5 14. N2f3 Bxc4 15. Be3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 O-O 17. Rac1 Qb7
18. Nb5 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 $44) 13. N2f3 (13. b3 Nec6 $17) (13. b4 Nac6 $17) 13...
Ng6 $15) 12... Nac6 13. a3 Bb7 14. Bb2 Ng6 $17 15. Bxg6 $2 hxg6 16. Rfe1 Rh5 $1
$19 17. Nxd4 (17. g4 Rh3 18. Kg2 Rxf3 $19) 17... Nxe5 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. f3 a6
20. Re3 Be7 21. Rde1 Nxc4 22. Nxe6 dxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Qxg6+ Kd8 25. Nxc4
Rg5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Bb7 14. e5 Nd5 15.
Bd2 Rc8 16. Qe2 $146 b5 $1 $10 17. Na5 (17. Nd6 $6 Bxd6 18. exd6 c4 $36) (17.
Ba5 N7b6 $10) 17... Ba8 (17... Ba6 $2 18. a4 Qb6 19. Bf1 Nc7 20. axb5 Bxb5 21.
Nc4 $36) 18. Qxb5 (18. dxc5 Rxc5 $1 $10 19. b4 $2 Rc2 20. Nd4 $2 Rxd2 21. Qxd2
Bxb4 $19) 18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 (19. Rac1 Nc3 $10) 19... Rc5 20. Qa6 $8 (20. Nb7
$4 Rxb5 21. Nxd8 Rb6 $19) 20... Nc7 21. Qe2 (21. Qxa7 $2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nxe5 {
/\ Qd5} 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 (23... Qxd4 $2 24. Nc6 $1 $18) 24. Nac6 Bc5 $1 $17) (21.
Qf1 Bxg2 (21... Nxe5 $6 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Bb4) 22. Qxg2 Nxe5 23. Nac6 (23. Rxe5
$2 Qxd4 24. Rxc5 Qxa1+ 25. Rc1 Qxa2 $17) (23. Nb7 Qxd4 24. Be3 (24. Nxc5 $2
Bxc5 25. Be3 Qd6 26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27. Rac1 Qd6 28. Rcd1 Nd5 $17) 24... Qd5 $1 25.
Bxc5 Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Bxc5 27. Nxc5 Nxe1 28. Qxd5 Nxd5 29. Rxe1 Rc8 30. Nd3 $10)
23... Nxc6 24. Nxc6 Qxd2 25. Nxe7+ Kh8 $10) 21... Bxg2 (21... Rxe5 $2 22. Qf1
$1 $36 {>< c6}) 22. Kxg2 Nxe5 23. b4 (23. Bb4 Qxd4 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Qxe5 (25.
Rad1 Qb4 26. Qxe5 Qxa5 $17) 25... Qxf2+ $5 (25... Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Bd4 27. Ree1
$10) 26. Kh3 Nd5 $40) 23... Rd5 (23... Rxa5 24. bxa5 Qxd4 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26.
Rxe5 Bf6 27. Rc5 Na6 $10) (23... Qa8+ 24. Kg1 (24. Qe4 $2 Rd5 $17 {/\ f5})
24... Rd5 {-> 23...Rd5}) 24. Bc3 Qa8 (24... Bxb4 $2 25. Bxb4 (25. Nac6 $5)
25... Rxd4 26. Qxe5 Rxb4 27. Nc6 Qa8 28. Qxc7 Rc8 29. Qxc8+ $18) 25. Kg1 $6 (
25. f3 $5 $13 {/\} Bxb4 $2 26. Bxb4 Rxd4 27. Bc3 $18 (27. Qxe5 $2 Rxb4 28. Qxc7
Rb2+ 29. Kh3 Qxf3 $40)) 25... Bf6 $15 (25... Bf6 26. Nab3 (26. f4 Rxa5 $1 {
(Kasparov)} 27. bxa5 Nf3+ 28. Nxf3 (28. Qxf3 $4 Bxd4+ 29. Kg2 Qxf3+ 30. Kxf3
Bxc3 $19) 28... Bxc3 29. Rec1 Bxa1 30. Rxc7 h6 $15 (30... Rc8 $6 31. Qe4))
26... Rfd8 27. f4 Ng6 28. Rad1 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1996.10.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.10.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 {
A new opening variation for Loek, but the most likely to happen given his
joint study of this line with Kamsky during the match against Karpov.} d5 9.
Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O f5 {This interesting move has never
really caught on but it deserves more consideration in my opinion. Black
radically solves the problem of the e4-push and keeps the c3-B hemmed in for a
while. The flip side is that you have to live up with your weaknesses on e5
and e6, but it's not such a bad version of the Dutch Stonewall, is it ?} 13.
Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb2 b5 $146 {Taking advantage of the B's retreat to b2, which
allows Black to push his b-P further after White closes the game with c5.} 15.
c5 b4 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Qd2 Rb8 18. Ra1 $1 {[%cal Ya1a7] The right plan: White
is ready to open the a-file at any suitable moment.} (18. Ne1 $6 {disrupts the
coordination of White's pieces and relinquinshes control of e5.} Qa5 $5 19. Ra1
e5 $132) 18... Bb5 $2 {[%csl Rb4] A silly mistake. The threat cetainly proved
stronger than its execution here, as I hurried to prepare for a3 before the
move was made. My idea was of course to follow-up with ...a6 once the a-file
had been opened, but I somehow 'forgot' that the b4-P was still here and
needed protection.} (18... Rb7 $1 19. a3 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Bb5 21. Rfa1 a6 $13 {
/\ g5-g4, h5}) 19. Rfc1 $1 $16 {>< b4: White plainly threatens to take on b4
as ...Be2 is now answered by Qe1 winning e6 and the game.} g5 $1 {[%cal Yg5g4,
Yh7h4] "Aux grands maux, les grands remèdes", in other words, great pains call
for great remedies. The best move given the circumstances, as White is at
least given something to worry about: an attack on the kingside by g4 and
h5-h4.} (19... Ba6 $2 {There is unfortunately no way back.} 20. a3 $16) (19...
Qc7 20. Qxb4 $1 Bxe2 21. Qe1 Bxf3 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxf3 Rbe8 24. Qd6 $16) (
19... a5 {Opening the a-file would only make matters worse.} 20. a3 g5 (20...
bxa3 21. Rxa3 Ra8 22. Rca1 $16) (20... Qc7 21. axb4 axb4 22. Ra2 Rb7 23. Rca1 {
/\ Ne1-c2+/-}) 21. axb4 axb4 22. Ra7 $16) 20. Qxb4 (20. e3 $5 {was a safer
option, which was equally good} a5 (20... g4 21. Ne1 h5 22. Qxb4 h4 23. Qd2 Rf7
24. Nd3 Rh7 25. Nf4 Nf8 26. a4 Ba6 27. b4 $16) 21. a3 Qc7 22. axb4 axb4 23. Ra2
$16 {/\ Rca1, Ne1-c2}) 20... g4 21. Ne5 Bxe5 (21... Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bg5 23. e3
Bd3 (23... Bf1 24. Qd4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 h5 26. Rh1 $1 h4 27. h3 $16) 24. Qd2 $1
Be4 25. Qe2 $1 {/\ Be4, >< g4} h5 26. h4 $1 gxh3 27. Bxe4 fxe4 28. Qxh5 $16)
22. dxe5 Bxe2 23. Qd2 Ba6 24. b4 $1 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Ya2a4,Yb4b5,Yc5c6]} Rf7 {
[%cal Yd7f8,Yf8g6,Yf7b7,Ya6c4] Black is walking on a tight rope, he has but
one decent plan to try and reach a defensible position: transfer his N to g6,
double on the b-file and put his B on c4. Only then will he be able to breath
with relief.} (24... Bc4 $2 25. Rxc4 dxc4 26. Rd1 $1 $18 (26. Bxc6 $2 Nxc5 27.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 $17)) 25. a4 Nf8 (25... Bc4 26. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 27. Bxc6 Nxc5 (27...
Qc7 28. Qd6 $16 (28. Bb5 $16)) 28. Qxd8+ Rxd8 29. bxc5 Rc8 30. Bb5 Rxc5 31. Bd4
$16) 26. Bd4 $2 {A routine move which throws away the win.} (26. b5 $1 {
was winning by force} cxb5 27. Bf1 Rc7 (27... Qc8 28. Qa5 $1 Qc6 29. Bd4 Rfb7
30. Rab1 Ng6 31. Rb2 bxa4 (31... Ne7 32. Rcb1 $18) 32. Rxb7 Bxb7 33. Bb5 Qc8
34. c6 Ne7 35. c7 Ra8 36. Qxa4 $18) 28. Bd4 $1 {/\ Qa5} (28. Qa5 $2 bxa4 $1 {
[%cal Rb8b2]}) (28. c6 $2 Qe8 $1 (28... Qc8 $2 29. Qa5 Rxc6 30. axb5 Rc2 31.
Bd3 Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Qb7 33. Rc7 Qb6 34. Qxb6 Rxb6 35. Bd4 $18) 29. Qa5 Rxc6 $1
$132) 28... Rc6 29. Qb4 $1 {/\ ab5} bxa4 30. Qxa4 $18 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6]}) 26...
Bc4 $1 $8 27. Rab1 (27. Rxc4 $2 dxc4 28. Bxc6 Rxb4 29. Qxb4 Qxd4 30. Rc1 Rc7
$17) 27... Ng6 28. Ba1 $2 {There was no reason to remove this B, as Rxc4 is
not a real threat. This important loss of tempo gives Black the chance to
balance the position.} (28. Rxc4 $2 dxc4 29. Bxc6 Nxe5) (28. Bf1 $1 {was the
right idea} Bxf1 29. Kxf1 a6 30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 Rxb5 32. Rxb5 cxb5 33. c6 $36
) 28... Rfb7 $1 {/\ a5: Black has achieved all he could possibly hope for in
this position.} 29. Bf1 $1 (29. Rxc4 $6 {would be dangerous, as White is then
on the verge of being worse.} dxc4 30. Qxd8+ Rxd8 31. Bxc6 Rxb4 $1 32. Rxb4
Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Rxa1 34. Bb5 $8 (34. Bd7 $6 Kf7 $1 35. c6 $2 Nxe5 36. c7 Nf3 37.
Bxe6+ Kf6 $19) 34... Nxe5 35. Bxc4 Nf3 36. Bf1 Ne1+ 37. Kg1 Nf3+ $10) 29...
Bxf1 {In this complex position, I offered a draw which was accepted without
much hesitation. The chances are actually equal} (29... Bxf1 30. Kxf1 a6 (30...
d4 $2 {is attractive but wrong} 31. b5 (31. Qa2 $5) 31... a6 (31... Qd5 32.
Qxd4 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qf3+ 34. Ke1 Qh1+ 35. Kd2 $16) 32. Qa2 $1 $16 (32. b6 $2 Rd7
$1 $13 {/\ Rd5})) 31. Bd4 Nh8 $1 {[%cal Yh8f7,Yf7g5,Rg5f3,Rg5e4] /\ Nh7-g5-f3}
32. Be3 $1 Ng6 (32... Nf7 $6 33. Bf4 Kg7 {[%cal Yh7h6,Yf7g5] /\ h6, Ng5} (33...
d4 $2 34. Qa2 $1 $16 {/\ Qc4} (34. Rc4 $2 Qd5)) (33... h6 $2 34. Bxh6 $16) 34.
Rb2 h6 35. Rcb1 Ng5 36. Qd3 Qc7 37. Qxa6 Ra7 38. Qd3 Rxa4 39. b5 cxb5 40. Rxb5
Rxb5 41. Qxb5 Ra5 42. Qe8 $16) 33. Qc3 (33. Bd4 Nh8 $1 $10) 33... Qc7 34. Bd4
Nh8 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1997.09.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O
d6 9. Nxd4 Qd7 10. b3 Nc6 11. Nb5 $5 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Re1 Rad8 (13... a6 14.
Nc3 b5 $6 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Nb4 17. Bf1 Rxa2 18. Rxa2 Nxa2 19. Ba3 $36 {
[%csl Ra2] >< Na2}) (13... Rac8 $5 14. Nf1 a6 15. Nc3 Qc7 $13) 14. Nf1 Qc8 15.
Ne3 Qb8 16. Nc3 (16. Ng4 Ne5 $1 $11) 16... Rfe8 17. Qe2 $1 {[%cal Ga1d1,Gd1d2,
Ge2d1] /\ Rad1, Rd2, Qd1} a6 18. Rad1 Na7 19. a4 Qa8 $6 (19... Bc6 $1 $11 {
[%cal Gb6b5] /\ b5}) 20. Rd2 Nc6 21. Qd1 (21. Ba3 $5 Ne5 $140 22. f4 {>< d6})
21... Ne5 22. Nc2 $1 $14 {[%cal Gc2d4,Gf2f4,Gf4f5] /\ Nd4, f4-f5} Ned7 23. Nd4
Nb8 (23... Nc5 24. Qc2 $14 {/\ f4-f5, b4, >< e6}) 24. Ba3 Rd7 25. h4 $1 {
/\ g4-g5} (25. f4 Nc6 $1 $11 26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27. Bxd6 $2 Red8 28. e5 Bxg2 29.
Rxg2 Bxd6 30. exd6 Rxd6 $15) 25... Red8 $6 (25... h6 $1 $14 26. g4 $140 $2 Nh7
$1 $15) 26. g4 Nc6 27. g5 Ne8 28. Qg4 $6 (28. Nxc6 $1 Bxc6 29. Qg4 b5 30. cxb5
axb5 31. axb5 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 Qxa3 33. Bc6 $36) 28... Nxd4 29. Rxd4 Nc7 30. Rd3
b5 31. h5 bxc4 32. bxc4 Ne8 33. h6 $2 $138 (33. g6 $1 Nf6 34. gxf7+ Kxf7 35.
Rf3 Qc8 36. Bh3 Qxc4 37. Nd5 $1 $40) 33... g6 34. Bh3 $2 (34. Bf1 $15) 34...
Qc8 35. Rd4 Rc7 36. Rc1 e5 $19 37. Qg3 Qa8 38. Rdd1 Rxc4 39. Nd5 Bxd5 40. exd5
Rxa4 41. Rb1 Ra5 $1 (41... Bxg5 $6 42. Bxd6 $1 Bh4 43. Qb3 (43. Qxe5 $2 Bf6 $1
$19 {/\ Nd6}) 43... Bxf2+ 44. Kg2 $1 $132) (41... Rb8 $6 42. Bd7 $132) 42. Bg2
Rb8 43. Qc3 Rab5 44. Rxb5 axb5 45. Ra1 b4 46. Bxb4 Qb7 47. Ba3 Bxg5 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
Ne4 9. Bb2 d5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nbd2 f5 12. Rc1 Bb7 (12... O-O $1 13. cxd5 cxd5
14. Rc6 Nd6 15. Ng5 (15. Ba3 Nf6 16. Ne5 Bb5 17. Rc1 Rc8 $11) 15... Bxg5 (15...
Rf6 16. Ba3 Nb5 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Rxe6 Bxa3 19. Bxd5 Kh8 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Nc4
Bf8 $14) 16. Rxd6 Qe7 17. Ba3 Rfd8 $1 18. Nf3 (18. Rxd5 $2 Qxa3 19. Rxd7 Rxd7
20. Bxa8 Rxd4 $19) (18. Nb1 $6 Qf7 19. Rc6 Rac8 $15) 18... Bf6 19. Qc1 Rac8 (
19... Bxe2 $2 20. Re1 $16) 20. Qb2 Nc5 $1 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rc1 Ne4 23. e3 $11
) 13. Ne1 O-O 14. Nd3 Bd6 15. e3 Qe7 16. Nf3 Rad8 (16... Rac8 $11) 17. Qe2 c5
$11 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 (18... Bb8 19. Ba3 $5) 19. Ba1 (19. Nfe5 $6 Nxe5 20. dxe5 (
20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 dxc4 22. bxc4 Ng5 $15) 20... Bb8 21. h4 {with the idea
22.Kh2 and 23.f3 trapping the Knight.} d4 22. exd4 cxd4 $15) 19... Bb8 20. Qb2
Qf8 $5 21. Qa3 Qe7 22. Qb2 Bd6 $1 23. Qe2 Rc8 {with the idea Red8.} 24. dxc5
bxc5 25. Nfe5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 (26. Nxe5 Red8 27. f3 Nf6 28. f4 $11) 26... Red8
27. Qb2 $2 (27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. cxd5 exd5 29. Nf4 Kh8 (29... d4 $6 30. Qc4+ Kh8
31. Qe6 $1 $14) 30. Qb2 {unclear.}) 27... d4 $1 $15 28. exd4 cxd4 29. Bxd6 (29.
Bxd4 $2 Ba3 30. Qa1 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 (31. Nxc1 e5 $19) 31... Qd7 $19) (29. Qxd4
Bc5 $1 (29... Ba3 30. Qa1 Bxc1 31. Qxc1 {with compensation.}) 30. Qa1 Rxd3 31.
Rxd3 Nxf2 32. Rd2 (32. Rd4 Nd3 $17) 32... Nd3+ 33. Bd4 (33. Kh1 Nxc1 34. Qxc1
Be3) 33... Bxd4+ 34. Qxd4 Nxc1 35. Bxb7 Qxb7 36. Qc3 Nxa2 37. Rxa2 Rd8 $17)
29... Qxd6 30. f4 Qe7 $1 {with the idea ...g5.} 31. Re1 g5 32. Qe2 gxf4 33.
Nxf4 (33. gxf4 $2 Kh8 34. Kh1 Rg8 35. Rg1 Qh4 $19) 33... e5 34. Nd3 (34. Nd5 $2
Bxd5 35. cxd5 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Nc3 37. Qd2 e4 $19) 34... Rd6 $1 $17 35. Qh5 $6 (
35. Rf1 Rf8 36. Rxf5 $1 Rxf5 37. Bxe4 Bxe4 38. Qxe4 $17) 35... Rf8 36. Bxe4 (
36. Rf1 Rdf6 37. Rce1 Qg7 $1 38. Qe2 (38. Nxe5 Rh6 $19) 38... Rg6 $19) 36...
fxe4 $1 $19 (36... Bxe4 $6 37. Rxe4 fxe4 38. Qg4+ Rg6 39. Qxe4 $17) 37. Qxe5 (
37. Nxe5 Re6 38. Nd3 (38. Ng4 e3 39. Nh6+ Rxh6 40. Qxh6 Qe4 $19) 38... Qg7 (
38... exd3 $2 39. Qg4+) 39. Nb4 (39. Nc5 Re5 $19) 39... Rh6 40. Qe2 (40. Qc5
Rf3 $1 41. Nd5 Rxg3+ 42. Kh1 Rg2 $19) 40... e3 41. Rf1 Qxg3+ $1 42. hxg3 Rh1#)
37... Re6 38. Qc5 (38. Qxd4 Rd8 $19) 38... Qg7 39. Nb4 Rf3 $1 40. Nd5 Rxg3+ 41.
Kh1 (41. hxg3 Qxg3+ 42. Kf1 Qf3+ $19) 41... Rg2 42. Qc7 (42. Rg1 Rxh2+ 43. Kxh2
Rh6#) 42... Qxc7 43. Nxc7 e3 $1 (43... e3 $1 44. Nd5 Rf2 $1 {/\ d3} 45. Rcd1 (
45. Rg1+ Kh8 46. Rcf1 Rxf1 47. Rxf1 e2 $19) 45... e2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-B 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
Bb7 9. Bg2 Ba3 10. Rc2 Bb4 11. O-O d6 12. d5 e5 13. Ne1 Nbd7 14. Nd3 Bxc3 15.
Bxc3 e4 16. Nf4 Re8 17. f3 Qe7 18. Nh3 c6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Nf2 Rad8 21. f4 d5
22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Qc1 Ba8 24. Ba1 f5 25. Rd1 Nc5 26. Rc4 a5 27. e3 Nb4 28. Rxd8
Rxd8 29. Bd4 Nxa2 30. Qa3 Nb4 31. Bxc5 bxc5 32. Qxa5 Nd5 33. Rxc5 Nxe3 34. Rc7
Qf6 35. Ra7 Bd5 36. Bh3 Rc8 37. Qa1 Bxb3 $2 (37... Qc3 38. Qxc3 Rxc3 $19) 38.
Nxe4 $11 Qxa1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Lobron,E"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ {Wird selten gespielt,und bietet daher
Spielern,die gerne möglichst früh aus- analysierte Pfade verlassen,d.h.eigene
Wege gehen wollen, ein reiches Be- tätigungsfeld.} 5. Bd2 a5 $5 {Neben 5...c5
die interessantere Möglichkeit, der Drohung 6.Lb4 zu begegnen.} 6. Bg2 O-O {
Für gewöhnlich stellt 6...Ba6 7.0-0 0-0 lediglich eine Zugumstellung dar.} 7.
Ne5 (7. O-O Ba6 8. Bg5 $5 Bxc4 9. Ne5 Bd5 10. e4 Bb7 11. Ng4 $44) (7. O-O Ba6
8. Ne5 Ra7 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. a3 d6 11. axb4 dxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 $13) 7... Ra7 8.
Nd3 $6 (8. O-O Ba6) 8... c5 $1 (8... Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 $16) (8... Be7 9. Nc3 c6 10.
e4 Ba6 11. e5 $16) 9. Nxb4 (9. Nc3 $5 Ba6 $13) (9. Nc3 d5 $13) 9... axb4 10.
Bf4 d6 $1 $8 11. dxc5 (11. d5 e5 $15) 11... bxc5 12. O-O (12. Bxd6 Rd7 $19) (
12. Qxd6 Rd7 $19) 12... Ne8 $15 {[+],>< Bf4,>< a2} (12... Rd7 13. a3) 13. Nd2
e5 14. Be3 Qe7 $2 {>= 14. ...f5 =/+} 15. a3 f5 16. Nb3 (16. f4 bxa3 (16... bxa3
17. fxe5 Qxe5 $17) 17. Rxa3 Rxa3 18. bxa3 e4 19. Nb1 Be6 $17 {>< Bg2,Pc4,Pa3})
16... f4 17. Bd2 bxa3 18. Rxa3 Rxa3 19. bxa3 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 $15 {>< Pc4,a3}
21. Bc3 Nd7 22. Na5 Qa8 23. f3 $1 (23. Qd5+ $2 Qxd5 24. cxd5 Nb6 25. Rd1 Nf6
$17) (23. Qb3 Qe4 $15) 23... fxg3 24. hxg3 Ndf6 25. Qd2 h5 $6 {>< g5, >= 25.
-h6 -> >>,/\ Qc8,Pe4O} 26. Rb1 Qc8 27. Qg5 Rf7 28. Qg6 $1 Kf8 $138 29. Kg2 (29.
Rb6 Qh3 $40 {/\ 30...Ng4}) 29... Qa8 $1 {>< Na5} 30. Qc2 $138 (30. Rb6 Ra7 $17)
30... e4 (30... Ra7 31. Qa4 $8 Ne4 32. Be1 $13) 31. Rb3 h4 $6 $138 (31... Ng4
$2 32. fxg4 e3+ 33. Nb7 Rxb7 34. Qe4 Rb8 35. Qxa8 Rxa8 36. gxh5 $16) (31... Ra7
32. Qd2 e3 33. Qe1 Ne4 34. fxe4 Qxe4+ 35. Kg1 Rf7 $13) (31... Kg8 $1 $36 {<=>})
32. gxh4 $8 (32. g4 exf3+ 33. exf3 Nxg4 $19) 32... exf3+ 33. exf3 Nh5 34. Qe4
$2 (34. Bd2 $142 Nf4+ 35. Bxf4 Rxf4 36. Kg3 Rf7 37. Qd2 $14) 34... Nf4+ 35. Kf2
Qxe4 (35... Qd8 36. Qh7 $16) 36. fxe4 Nd5+ 37. Kg3 (37. Ke2 Nf4+ 38. Kd2 Re7
$10) 37... Nxc3 38. Rxc3 Ra7 39. Nb3 $2 (39. Nc6 Nf6 40. Rf3 Rf7 41. Re3 Rc7
42. e5 Rxc6 43. exf6 gxf6 $10) 39... Rxa3 $15 40. e5 $1 dxe5 41. Rf3+ Ke7 42.
Nxc5 Rxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Nd6 44. Kg4 Nxc4 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Djukic, Nikola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 {Cette vieille idée de Grunfeld
revient un peu à la mode} (5. b3 Bb4+ (5... d5 6. cxd5 (6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 (7.
Nfd2 $6 {Uhlmann,W-Smyslov,V Alekhine Memorial 1956 0-1})) 6... exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6
8. Ne5 O-O (8... Qe7 9. f4 Ne4 {Krasenkow}) 9. Nc3 {Nikolic,P (2585)-Sax,G 
(2600) World Cup Reykjavik 1988 (7) 1/2})) (5. Nbd2 Bb4 (5... c5 6. e4 cxd4 7.
e5 Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Nf5 11. a3 Qc7 12. Re1 Be7 13. b4 Bb7 14.
Ne4 O-O 15. g4 {Goldin,A (2500)-Dautov,R (2515) Riga2 1988 0-1} (15. Bf4 $5 {
[%csl Ge5]}))) (5. Qc2) 5... Bb7 (5... c6 $143 6. Nc3 b5 {Ce gambit populaire
dans les années 70 a un peu disparu aujourd'hui mais il n'est néanmoins pas
réellement réfuté} 7. cxb5 cxb5 8. Nxb5 Qb6 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Bg2 O-O (10... Nc6)
11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bxe2 $132 {Chadaev,N (2580)-Iordachescu,V (2636) TUR-chT
Konya 2012 (3) 1/2}) 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 (7... bxc5 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gb8c6]}
8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 {[%csl Gb4,Gd4]} 11. Bf4 d6 (11... Rd8 12.
Rab1 h6 13. Qb5 Bc6 (13... d5 $5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nh4 {[%csl Rf5]} Rd7 16. Nf5
Bf8 (16... d4 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Qc4 Bf8 $132 {[%csl Rb2,Re2][%cal Gb8c6,Gb8d7,
Ga8e8]}))) 12. Rd2 (12. Rab1 {[%cal Gb2b4,Gb1b6]}) 12... Nc6 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14.
Rxd6 Qxb2 $132) 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 {[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6c5]} 10. Rd1 Na6 {
[%cal Ga6c5] Le N va regagner sur la Q, le temps perdu par Bc5e7} 11. Be3 {
[%emt 0:01:20]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 12. Rac1 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:
21]} 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Bd4 Nxc3 (14... Rd8 15. Qd3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qc7 17. b3 Rac8
18. Qb2 Be4 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Qb7 21. Ne3 h5 22. a4 Ne8 23. Rd3 Bf6 24.
Rcd1 a6 25. Qd2 Be7 26. a5 bxa5 27. Qxa5 Nf6 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Qxh5 {Karpov,A 
(2755)-Ehlvest,J (2620)/ Skelleftea 1989/CBM 014/1-0 (52)}) 15. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:
01:11]} Be4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} (15... Qc7 $11) 16. Bf1 $146 {[%emt 0:01:01][%cal
Gf3d2]} (16. Ng5 Bxg2 17. Qd3 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bh3 19. Be5 Qc6 20. f3 Bc5+ 21. Nxc5
Qxc5+ 22. Qd4 Qxd4+ 23. Rxd4 f6 24. Bd6 Rfc8 25. g4 h5 26. Kf2 hxg4 27. fxg4 f5
28. gxf5 Bxf5 29. Rg1 Re8 30. Rh4 e5 {Sturua,Z (2580)-Gershon,A (2540)/Linares
2001/CBM 081/1-0 (64)}) (16. Bh3 $5 {[%cal Gf3d2]}) 16... d6 {[%emt 0:01:05]}
17. Qe3 (17. Nd2 Bb7 (17... Bc6 {[%cal Gc8b7]})) (17. Bh3 $5 {[%cal Gh3c8]
Aurait gagné un tempo sur la partie en évitant de jouer ensuite Bf1 avant de
chasser le Be4 par Nd2} Qb7 18. Qe3 Rac8 19. b4 Rfe8 20. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2e4]})
17... Qb7 $132 {[%csl Gb7,Ge4]} 18. b4 Rac8 {Les pièces Noires sont maintenant
bien coordonnées} (18... e5 19. Bb2 a5 20. a3 Ng4 21. Qb3 axb4 22. axb4 $11)
19. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:45] Une nouvelle erreur
d'enregistrement des plateaux DGT et bien évidemment ce coup débile Ra8 n'a
pas été joué. Il y a en fait 02 coups de trop dans le pgn par rapport а la
feuille de partie et les Noirs ont joué directement 19. Bf5. La suite de la
partie est correctement sauvegardé.} (19... Bf5 20. Bg2 Qd7) 20. Nf3 Rac8 21.
Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 22. Bg2 Qd7 23. Qb3 e5 24. Be3 Bh3
25. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 26. Kxg2 d5 27. Bxf6 dxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Nxc4 Qc6+ 29. f3 Qxf6 30. Ne3 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:13]
} Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Rc4 (32. Rc7 $14) 32... Qe6 33. Qc2 Bg5 34. Rc6 Qd7
35. Nf5 g6 36. h4 Qxf5 37. Qxf5 gxf5 38. hxg5 Rd8 39. Kf2 Rd2 40. a3 Ra2 41.
Rc3 f4 42. gxf4 exf4 43. Rc4 Rxa3 44. Rxf4 Kg7 45. Rd4 h6 46. gxh6+ {La partie
n'a duré que 44 coups après l'erreur d'enregistrement du 19ème coup} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nb3 Nd3 20. Re2 Nxb2 21.
Rxb2 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rfd8 23. Rbd2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Nd4 Bc4
27. Bf1 ({Not really creative. In the game Topalov-Leko, played just days
earlier in Morelia, White chose} 27. a4 Kf8 28. Nb5 {which left White with
"the symbolically better side of a dead drawn position". Carlsen is not that
ambitious and forces an immediate repetition of moves.}) 27... Bd5 ({Not} 27...
Bxa2 $2 {because of} 28. Nb5 {winning a piece after 29.c7.}) 28. Bg2 Bc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ {Since 4...Ba6 faces Black with
concrete problems after the modern 5.Qc2 and 4...Bb7 is too dull for the taste
of some players, checks on the fourth or fifth move are worthy alternatives.
About 30 years ago, the game move used to be a speciality of the always
original Anthony Miles.} 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 {The most principled way of
capturing in all the Bogo-Indian genuine and hybrid lines. White needs to keep
the pressure along the d-file.} (6. Nbxd2 {defends the c4-pawn before it is
even attacked, but Black can return to the normal way of developing:} Bb7 7.
Bg2 O-O 8. O-O {In practice, Black has tried many moves, but I feel some
preference for} c5 $5 {aiming to transpose to a comfortable hedgehog, in which
there will be no pressure against the d6-pawn.} 9. Re1 ({Here is an example
from Miles' collection:} 9. Qa4 $6 Qc7 10. Rac1 d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. e3 h6 13.
Nb1 Rac8 14. Nc3 a6 $15 {Afifi,A-Miles,A (2510)/Lucerne 1982/EXT 97-B (0-1, 46)
. White's position has somewhat lost harmony.}) 9... cxd4 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. Qxd4
Nc6 12. Qh4 Ne7 13. Rac1 d6 14. Nfd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 a6 $15 {As pointed out by
Tisdall, White's knights are rather misplaced, Antunes,A (2510)-Cvitan,O (2550)
/Pula 1997/CBM 057 ext/[Tisdall] (0-1, 58) Now and in other comments below, I
have generally followed the paths opened by Miles, but have also chosen a more
recent game to offer a more complete picture.}) 6... Ba6 $5 (6... Bb7 7. Bg2
O-O {would transpose to a variation which I examined in an article for CBM 144}
) 7. b3 {The most flexible way of defending the c4-pawn.} (7. Na3 {misplaces
the knight and allows Black to switch to the normal development even with
"loss of time".} Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O (8... d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nh4 Bxg2 11. Nxg2 O-O
12. Rad1 c6 13. f3 d5 14. Rc1 c5 $11 {Taimanov,M (2595)-Larsen,B (2620)/
Leningrad 1973/IZT (1/2, 47)}) 9. O-O d6 10. Rad1 Nbd7 11. Nb5 {The knight
needs to be re-activated, but this manoeuvre allows Black to start queenside
counterplay efortlessly.} a6 12. Nc3 b5 $132 {Torre,E (2565)-Miles,A (2610)/
Wijk aan Zee 1984/MCL (1/2, 23)}) (7. Qc2 {This is a real loss of time and can
safely be answered with the same "method".} Bb7 8. Bg2 ({White has no time to
fight for the d5- and e4-squares yet, as} 8. Nc3 {runs into} Bxf3 9. exf3 Nc6
$132) 8... c5 9. dxc5 (9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2635)-Miles,
A (2590)/Escaldes 1998/CBM 068}) 9... bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. Nc3 Qe7
(12... a6 $6 {this is too slow and allows White build up pressure along the
d-file.} 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. Qd6 $14 {Gajewski,G (2555)-Riazantsev,A (2689)/Warsaw
2010/CBM 139 Extra (1-0, 52)}) 13. Rac1 ({After Black's last developing move,} 
13. Qd2 {cannot be dangerous: White has wasted too much time with his queen.}
d5 $5 14. cxd5 exd5 $13 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Nd4 17. Qc4 Nxe2+ 18. Kh1 Rfe8
$132) 13... Rfd8 14. e3 d6 15. b3 h6 {1/2 Fridman,D (2628)-Bischoff,K (2537)/
Bad Woerishofen 2008/CBM 122 Extra}) 7... c6 {The start of an effective plan
aimed at putting pressure on c4.} 8. Nc3 {In order to hope for an advantage,
White needs to start active play in the centre as soon as possible.} ({Even
with the extra tempo b2-b3,} 8. Qc2 {can be met with the slightly paradoxical}
c5 $5 9. Nc3 (9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Bg2 Qc7 $15 {The
weaknesses on dark squares left White struggling in Kouatly,B (2410)-Miles,A 
(2585)/Strasbourg 1983/EXT 2005 (0-1, 33)}) 9... Nc6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bg2 Bb7
12. O-O d6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. a3 O-O 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18.
Rxa7 {1/2 Hort,V (2545)-Miles,A (2595)/Biel 1990/CBM 019}) ({The following
game is a good example of the fact that White does not get much by releasing
the tension after ...d7-d5:} 8. Bg2 d5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Rc8
12. Rac1 O-O 13. Rc2 Rc7 14. Rfc1 Qb8 15. Ne5 Rfc8 16. f4 Bb7 17. e3 Ne8 {
Portisch,L (2635)-Miles,A (2570)/Luzern 1985/MCD (1/2, 50). Black is well
regrouped and had no problems in reaching a draw.}) 8... d5 9. e4 {Once again,
the most principled reaction.} (9. Bg2 Nbd7 {leaves White with problems
maintaining the tension:} 10. Qb2 (10. Ne5 {simplifies the position and allows
Black to develop freely.} Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 Qe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1
Rfd8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. e4 {The only active plan, which looks quite promising
in fact. White hopes to get his knight on to d6.} d4 $1 {A thematic move,
leaving the e4-pawn in the knight's way.} 17. Qxd4 Rac8 $44 {The extra pawn
does not make itself felt, while Black has a very active position.} 18. Qe3 Qb4
19. Ne2 Nc5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. Nxc3 Kf8 {Tukmakov,V (2550)-Miles,
A (2610)/Wijk aan Zee 1984/MCL/[Miles] (1/2, 56). By this moment, Miles
evaluates Black's position as slightly better. This may be a bit exaggerated,
but later he got a winning ending anyway.}) 10... dxc4 11. bxc4 Bxc4 12. Nd2
Ba6 13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Bg2 O-O 15. O-O Nb8 $132 {White enjoys free development
and can be satisfied with his position.} 16. Nb3 Qe7 (16... Rc4 {Nikolic,P 
(2330)-Miles,A (2510)/Thessaloniki 1984/EXT 1997 (1-0, 60)}) 17. Rfe1 Rc4 {
Torre,E (2505)-Miles,A (2510)/Thessaloniki 1984/EXT 97-B (1/2, 67)}) 9... Nxe4
10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 c5 $1 {Black has to react in the centre as soon as
possible.} ({Earlier,} 11... Nd7 {used to be played, but this allows White to
retain a space advantage. For instance:} 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Bg2 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7
15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 Qf6 17. Qe3 Rfd8 18. Rd2 Rd7 19. Rad1 g6 20. h4 h5 21. c5
$1 $14 {[%csl Gb7] Tkachiev,V (2652)-Bauer,C (2629)/Clichy 2007/CBM 118 ext 
(1-0, 51). A thematic move, leaving the enemy bishop out of play.}) 12. Bg2 (
12. Nxe4 {forces Black to sacrifice material, but this is not that bad
actually.} cxd4 13. Bg2 O-O (13... Nc6 $2 14. Nf6+ $1) 14. Ng5 (14. Nf6+ Qxf6
15. Bxa8 b5 $44) 14... Nd7 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. O-O Nf6 17. Qxd4 h6 18. Nh3 Bb7 {
[%csl Yf1,Yh3][%cal Gb7g2]} 19. Nf4 (19. Rfe1 $6 Qc8 $1 $40 {[%cal Gc8c6]})
19... Ne4 20. Nh5 f6 $44 {[%cal Ge4g5,Gf8d8]}) 12... Nc6 13. dxc5 Qxd2+ 14.
Kxd2 f5 {A highly non-symmetrical structure. Who said that the Queen's Indian
is dull-and-drawish?!} 15. Nxe6 $146 (15. cxb6 Ke7 16. bxa7 Rhd8+ $44 {Saric,A
(2514)-Riazantsev,A (2634)/Budva 2009/CBM 130 (0-1, 29)}) 15... Kf7 16. Nf4
bxc5 17. f3 Rad8+ 18. Kc3 e3 19. Nd3 Rhe8 {White has the better structure, but
his king is exposed. This latter detail is quite relevant since Black's army
is perfectly mobilised.} 20. Nxc5 (20. f4 e2 21. Bd5+ Rxd5 22. cxd5 Re3 23.
dxc6 Rxd3+ 24. Kc2 Ke6 $44) 20... e2 (20... Rd2 21. Bf1 Bc8 {looks quite all
right, too.}) 21. Nxa6 Re3+ 22. Kc2 Red3 {The first battery is set up along
the d-file, but the final part of the counter-attack will take place
horizontally!} 23. Rae1 Rd2+ 24. Kc1 (24. Kc3 $4 R8d3#) 24... Rxa2 25. f4 Rdd2
$11 26. Bxc6 Rac2+ 27. Kb1 Rb2+ 28. Ka1 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 {For Topalov, this variation has been a
fertile territory for research and innovating along the past years.} O-O 12.
O-O Nf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 b5 15. Qe2 $146 ({This new move leads to an
interesting position. Previously,} 15. Nc5 {had been played, when after} Bxc5
16. dxc5 bxc4 17. Qe2 Nd5 18. Be5 Qg5 19. Bd6 Rfd8 20. bxc4 {White was in
complete control in the game L'Ami-Iordachescu, Vlissingen 2006. 17...Qd3
looks like an improvement for Black.}) 15... bxc4 16. Rfd1 Nd5 17. Be1 Nb6 {
A paradoxical situation: For White, it will not be easy to win the pawn back
without making certain strategic concessions, but for Black it will be just as
difficult to give his minimal material advantage a stable character!} 18. Nc5
Qc8 19. Nxa6 Qxa6 20. a4 ({A logical move, which, however, weakens the
queenside dark squares. The simplistic} 20. Bxc6 {would have allowed Black
activate his play with} Rac8) 20... Rab8 21. Bf3 Bf6 22. Rac1 Nd5 23. Qxc4 Qb7
24. Qxc6 Qxb3 25. Be4 Nb4 26. Qd7 a5 27. Rb1 Qa2 28. Qa7 Qxa4 29. Ra1 Qb5 30.
Qxa5 Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 ({Deviating from the game
Topalov-Anand from the first round, where} 12... Nf6 {was played.}) 13. e4 c5
14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nb3 ({
One of Topalov's most memorable games went} 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4
Nd3 22. Ba3 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Bd5 {Topalov-Anand, San Luis
2005. White willingly entered a position where he is an exchange down, without
having any immediate threats. The further course of the game justified
Topalov's opening play, although Anand managed to survive miraculously.}) 19...
Nd3 20. Re2 Nxb2 ({We can suppose that Topalov had found an improvement over} 
20... Bb4 {, which soon led to a draw in Nielsen-Leko, Monte Carlo 2006.}) 21.
Rxb2 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rfd8 ({A logical novelty. Black simplifies his defensive
task by exchanging rooks. Previously} 22... Bf6 {had been played.}) 23. Rbd2
Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {Black is out of danger here. The pair of
bishops keep the white knight and the far advanced pawn under control.} 26. Nd4
Bc4 27. a4 Kf8 28. Nb5 {Practically forcing a draw. White had to hurry with
provoking this exchange, because otherwise the centralisation of the enemy
king would have endangered the c-pawn.} Bxb5 29. axb5 {The rest of the game
was played by inertia, or, to be more precise, according to the Sofia rule.}
Ke7 30. f4 Bc7 31. Kf2 h6 32. h4 f5 33. h5 Kf6 34. Bf1 Bd6 35. Ke3 Bc7 36. Kd4
Bd6 37. Kd5 Bc7 38. Bd3 Bb8 39. Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Be7 ({In the main lines,
starting with} 5... Nc6 {, Black would have to play ...d5 at a later moment,
when the placement of the knight in the front of the c-pawn leaves Black with
some problems of coordination. The move chosen by Leko is in the spirit of
hypermodern chess: White is allowed to build up an impressive pawn centre,
which, hopefully, will give Black a target for counterattack.}) 6. Nc3 O-O ({
Same policy. Another possible continuation is} 6... Bb7 7. Bg2 Nc6 {and now} 8.
Qd1 $1 {parries Black's bth threats, 8...Nxd4 and 8...Na5 9.Qa4 Bc6 followed
by 10...Nxc4. After} Na5 9. b3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb2 c5 13. dxc5
bxc5 14. e3 {Black had the same kind of problems as in the main line,
Beliavsky-Nikolic, Celje 2003.}) 7. e4 c5 ({A novelty over} 7... Bb7 {which
did not prove entirely adequate after} 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 c6 10. Bg2 Na6 11.
O-O Nc5 12. Qd1 cxd5 13. cxd5 Nce4 14. Nh4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bc5 16. Nf5 Re8 17. c4
d6 18. Bb2 Bc8 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 {. White has managed to consolidate his
advantage of space, while the pressure along the a1-h8 diagonal is quite
annoying for Black, Lautier-Sokolov, Aix les Bains 2003.}) 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 {
Black has managed to stabilize the situation in the centre, but faces the
difficult task of activating his queen's bishop.} Re8 10. Bd3 Bf8+ 11. Kf1 d6
12. Kg2 Nbd7 13. h4 g6 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. h5 Nxh5 $4 ({Equivalent to positional
suicide. Instead of allowing his kingside fall apart, Black should have
strived for queenside counterplay with} 15... a6 {. White would have had to
consolidate his d5-pawn with} 16. Qc2 b5 17. b3 {but after, say,} Bg7 18. hxg6
hxg6 19. Bg5 Qc7 {followed by ...Ne5, Black's position would have been viable.
In certain cases, ...b4 followed by ...Nxd5 could be strong.}) 16. Rxh5 $1 {
It is hard to refrain from such a move, of course. I wonder whether Leko
underestimated the force of the sacrifice or simply considered his position
very bad anyway when capturing on h5 with the knight.} gxh5 17. Ne4 f5 18. Neg5
h6 19. Nh3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Bxf5 Qf6 22. Be4 Re7 23. Qd1 h4 24. Qh5 hxg3
25. fxg3 Rg7 26. Bd2 Qf7 27. Qe2 Bc8 28. Nf2 Bf5 29. Bxf5 Qxf5 30. Ne4 {
Black has managed to exchange his passive bishop, but White's domination has
not been released in any way. The next phase of the game features the massive
invasion of White's pieces.} Rf7 31. Rh1 Qg6 32. Rh4 Kh8 33. Ng5 Rf5 34. Ne6 {
It becomes clear already that Black is in ig trouble.} h5 35. Bg5 Kg8 36. Rxh5
{And now, the material situation has become almost equal, without bringing any
relief for Black.} Re8 37. g4 Rf7 38. Bh4 Bg7 39. Rg5 Qh6 40. Qxe5 Kh8 41. Rxg7
$1 {It is not difficult to see that this wins.} Qd2+ 42. Kh3 Qd3+ 43. Bg3 Rxe6
44. dxe6 Rxg7 45. e7 Qh7+ 46. Kg2 {and for the first time in this tournament,
Morozevich' original and enterprising play has been crowned with success.} 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. Re1 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Nd7 19. Ne4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 {
A surprisingly short draw, if we consider who is playing with the white pieces.
Topalov was probably too dissapointed by his general result to continue the
fight in accordance with the Sofia rule.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Podolchenko, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 $2 {
Apparently, Black is not too well wersed in the subtleties of the Queen's
Indian. After this willing retreat of the bishop, he will be one or two tempi
down if compared to normal lines.} (7... O-O 8. O-O c6 9. b3 d5 {would lead by
a huge transposition to a popular tabyia of the 5.b3 system, which is typical
rather for the Catalan opening.}) 8. Nc3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 $146 (9... exd5 {
was played in a few irrelevant games, but is unsound. Even if he will have to
activate the d2-bishop, White still will be a tempo up compared to the normal
lines.}) 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. O-O Nd7 12. e4 Bb7 {As a consequence of the time
lost with his bishops, Black is well behind in development.} 13. Rad1 ({To me,
} 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Rac1 {looks like a more natural setup for the rooks.} c5 (
14... c6 15. Be3 a5 16. Nd2 $16) (14... Rc8 15. b4 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b5 $16
{[%cal Gd2c3,Gf3d2,Gd2c4,Gc2a4]}) 15. Bc3 $16) 13... O-O 14. Bc3 c6 15. Rfe1 a5
16. d5 $6 {Helping Black to free himself.} ({White remains in control after} 
16. Nd2 Qc7 17. Nc4 b5 18. Ne3 $14 {, since ...c5 would always be met by d4-d5!
}) 16... cxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxd5 $6 (19. Rxe5 Qc7 20. Bxd5
exd5 21. Rexd5 Rad8 $11) 19... Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Nf3+ 21. Kf1 Nxe1 22. Qe2 exd5 23.
Qg4 f6 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. Kxe1 Rfd8 26. Qxb6 Bb4 $15 {With a small material
advantage for Black.} 27. Kf1 Bxc3 28. bxc3 a4 29. h4 a3 30. h5 h6 31. Qc5 Ra4
32. Kg2 Rc4 33. Qxa3 Rdc8 34. Qd6 Rxc3 35. Qxd5 Ra3 36. g4 Rca8 37. f3 Rxa2+
38. Kg3 R2a3 39. Qe4 R3a5 40. Qe6 Re5 41. Qc6 Rd8 42. Qc3 Red5 43. Qc2 f5 44.
gxf5 Rf8 45. Kg4 Rdd8 46. Qc5 Rf6 47. Qc2 Ra8 48. Qb1 Kh7 49. f4 Ra5 50. Qc2
Ra1 51. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Nc3 dxc4 13. e4 {This is one of
the most complex Catalan tabiyas. Black has won a pawn, but the strong enemy
centre is not his only problem. In fact, the c4-pwn is kind of trapped, since .
..cxb3 axb3 would retrieve the a7-pawn (...Nb8 loses a piece to Bxb8). But at
the same time for White it is by no means easy to win retrieve the pawn, since
he has to keep his optimal mobilization in order to prevent the counterplay of
the well coordinated black army. And the same applies for Black: he cannot do
much to ensure a clear extra pawn. All these require very subtle manoeuvring
and it is not easy to spot the concrete consequences of any minor novelty.} Nh5
{Karpov,A (2725)-Kortschnoj,V (2665) World Championship 29th 1978 (32) 1-0
Grischuk spent a quarter of an hour on this move. Black agrees on wasting a
tempo to make sure the bishop leaves the h2-b8 diagonal. Time is not 100%
important in this position, as none of the players should rush defining his
plans, but I do not find much positiove in this manoeuvre. I unwillingly
remember the last and decisive game of the Baguio 1978 match when a similar
loss of time left Black without counterplay:} ({Black has tried many other
moves. The most original is} 13... Qe8 $5 {evacuating the dangerous d-file in
order to prepare a counterplay with ...e6-e5. Things did not go too well for
Black in a recent game, though:} 14. Nb1 $5 {One of the possible attempts of
retrieving the pawn as soon as possible.} (14. Qe2 Bb4 15. Rac1 Ba3 16. Rb1 Bb4
17. Bd2 c5 18. e5 cxd4 19. exf6 dxc3 $13) ({The main idea of Black's previous
move is revealed afetr} 14. Nd2 e5 15. dxe5 Ng4) 14... b5 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc3
{This only apparently loses time. The black queen is passive on e8,
immobilizing the f8-rook at the same time, so ...Qd8 is to be expected soon,
leveling the tempi.} Bb4 (16... Qd8 17. Rab1 {would in fact transpose below to
13...b5.}) 17. Rab1 Bxc3 $6 18. Qxc3 Nxe4 19. Qa5 $16 {Cheparinov,I (2664)
-Sjugirov,S (2610) Plovdiv 2012 CBM 148 [Krasenkow,M] (0-1, 75). Black's two
extra pawns are a feeble consolation for his poor coordination.}) ({The
straightforward} 13... b5 14. bxc4 bxc4 {leads to the same structure as in the
game. Here is another recent game of Cheparinov:} 15. Rab1 Qa5 16. h3 {This is
a useful move, preventing all kind of ...Ng4 and ...e5 stuff and preparing a
slow space gain with g3-g4-g5 if anything else fails. As we will see, Giri
will get this tempo for free in the main game.} Rfd8 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. Bf4 Qa5
19. Re1 {The idea of this mysterious move is over-defending the e4-pawn, a
detail which will prove useful after a few moves.} Nf8 {Black has achieved a
dead end with his piece mobilization, being in some sort of Zugzwang. But
removing the knight from the centre is not a good idea.} ({A neutral move such
as} 19... h6 {would have been preferable.}) 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. Qa4 Bb5 22. Nxb5
cxb5 23. Rxb5 {Now is the moment when the e4-pawn needs protection.} c3 24. Bf4
Qd7 25. Qb3 Ng6 26. Bc1 Qc6 27. h4 $14 {The knight has wasted two tempi to
reach a vulnerable position, Cheparinov,I (2683)-Durarbayli,V (2630) Warsaw
2015 (1-0, 62)}) ({Black is not prepared for} 13... c5 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 ({
Even stronger is} 15. e5 $1 d4 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. bxc4 Bxc4 18. Ne5 $16) 15...
Nh5 16. Be3 $14 {Izoria,Z (2565)-Balogh,C (2448) Dos Hermanas 2003 (1-0, 27)})
({During my live comments on Playchess.com, one spectator asked me what about} 
13... Ra8 {, defending a7 in order to make ...cxb3 a real threat. I could not
formulate a concrete answer, but said that removing the rook from the centre
releases the potential pressure allowing White higher freedom. Here is one
possible way to take advantage of this:} 14. Qe2 {(It is useful to compare
this line with the similar one arising after 13...Qe8 above.)} Bb4 15. Rac1 Ba3
16. Rb1 Bb4 17. Bd2 c5 18. e5 Bxc3 (18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 {[%csl Ra8,Gc6]} Bxc3
20. Bxc3 Nd5 21. Rbc1 Rc8 22. Ba1 $14 {[%cal Gb3c4]}) 19. exf6 Bxd2 20. fxg7
Kxg7 21. Nxd2 c3 22. Nc4 $36) 14. Be3 Nhf6 {Marin,M (2603)-Dobre,C (2358)
ROM-ch Calimanesti Caciulata 2015 (6) 1-0 Since this is a Catalan, I should
also mention a similar manoeuvre in a slightly different position as, for
instance, in} 15. h3 {With already known ideas.} b5 $6 {Played after another
long thought - 20 minutes. But I feel that after settling the queenside
structure the knight jumps turn into mere losses of time. Black should have
thought up a way of taking advantage there is no pressure along the h2-b8
diagonal anymore.} ({True,} 15... cxb3 $2 16. axb3 Nb8 {does not work out
properly:} 17. Bf4 Nfd7 {This is much too passive to be good.} 18. Ra2 {
[%cal Gd1a1]} Bb4 19. Rda1 c5 20. d5 Ba5 21. e5 $16) ({The thematic} 15... Bb4
$5 {is worth considering.} 16. Nd2 {Possibly premature.} Qe7 ({The critical
line is} 16... c5 $1 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Ne5 $1 {This takes full advantage of
the bishop's forced retreat to e3.} 19. f4 cxb3 20. axb3 Bd3 21. Qc1 Ned7 22.
Rxa7 c4 $132) 17. Nxc4 $6 (17. bxc4 $1 e5 18. f4 exd4 19. Bxd4 $14) 17... Bxc4
(17... Nd5 $1 18. Bd2 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 e5 $11) 18.
bxc4 e5 19. Ne2 $16 {Zontakh,A (2539)-Demianjuk,A (2342) St Petersburg 2014 
(1-0, 54)}) 16. bxc4 bxc4 {Karpov,A (2725)-Gurevich,M (2630) URS-ch55 Moscow
1988 (11) 1-0 Black has sort of stabilized his extra pawn, but he remains
passive. The a6-bishop only plays the part of defending the pawn and he cannot
open the centre easily, since ...c6-c5 usually runs into d4-d5. At the same
time, the c3-knight enjoys perfect stability. But even though he has a
dominant position, White has no simple way of retrieving the pawn, so for the
time being he should focus on preventing any form of black counterplay. The
first time I was impressed by White's treatement of this structure was when I
saw the game} 17. Rab1 Qa5 {Black develops his queen on the most active square,
controlling d5.} ({The more restrained} 17... Qc7 {would allow the interesting}
18. d5 $5 cxd5 19. exd5 exd5 (19... e5 $2 20. d6 $1 Bxd6 21. Qa4 {[%csl Ga6,
Gd6]} Bb7 22. Rxb7 $1) 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 {[%cal Ge3f4] Black's c4-pawn
looks very strong now, but White's activity is overwhelming. The immediate
threat is Bf4, almost trapping the queen and winning the knight after ...Qc6
Nd4. Moreover, there are strong kingside threats.} Rcd8 (21... Rb8 22. Rxb8
Nxb8 23. Bf4 Qc8 24. Nd4 $36 g6 25. Nb5 $36 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Gb5c7,Gb5d6]} Bxb5
$2 26. Rxb5 Nd7 27. Bb7 Qd8 28. Rd5 $18 {The helplessnes of Black's pieces is
impressive.}) 22. Bf4 Qc8 23. Ng5 g6 24. Nxh7 $1 $36 Kxh7 $2 25. Rh5+ Kg7 26.
Bh6+ Kg8 27. Bd5 $18 {[%cal Gc2g6]}) 18. Bd2 Qa3 $6 {This is asking for
trouble.} ({After White has obstructed the d-file, removing the danger of
d4-d5,} 18... Qc7 {was safer. True, White would retain the initiative, partly
because of Black's wasted time in the opening.} 19. Re1 (19. Bf1 Rfd8 20. Qa4
Bb5 $1 {[%csl Ge4]}) 19... Rfd8 (19... e5 20. Qa4 Bb5 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Rxb5
exd4 23. Nxd4 $14) (19... Rcd8 20. Qa4 Qc8 {may be solid, but surely looks
very passive.}) (19... Nb6 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Bf1 Re8 22. a4 $14) 20. Qa4 Bb5 21.
Nxb5 cxb5 22. Rxb5 c3 23. Bf4 Qc6 24. d5 (24. Ra5 $5 Qxa4 25. Rxa4) 24... Qc4
25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. d6 Bf8 27. e5 Nd5 28. Bc1 {Frankly speaking, if I would get
this position with white I would think of claiming a big advantage. Engines
consider the chances about even afetr} Ra4 {but I do not really believe it.
Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle (+/=).}) 19. Re1 $1 $146 {[%csl Ga3]
[%cal Ge1e3] This is the first move coming up to one's mind when seeing the
queen on a3.} ({True, a top level blitz game ended in a draw after} 19. g4 Rfd8
20. g5 Ne8 21. Bc1 Qa5 22. Bd2 Qa3 23. Bc1 Qa5 24. Bd2 Qa3 25. Bc1 {Anand,V 
(2788)-Leko,P (2752) Moscow 2009 ½-½}) 19... Nb6 {Black prepares a queen
sacrifice without anticipating White's 21st move.} ({But there was no way out
of trouble anyway:} 19... Rb8 20. Re3 Qa5 (20... Rxb1+ 21. Nxb1 Qd6 22. e5 $18)
21. e5 $14 {The knight has to retreat on a passive square for if} Nd5 $1 22.
Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Ng5 {[%csl Gd5,Gh7] wins the queen.}) 20. Re3 Rb8 ({
Consolidating the b6-knight with} 20... Nfd7 {would more or less forced White
to accept the sacrifice, but with the knight far from the kingside this would
have been promising:} 21. Nd5 cxd5 22. Rxa3 Bxa3 23. exd5 exd5 24. Ng5 $36) 21.
Rxb6 $5 {Not the only good move, but the most technical.} (21. e5 Nfd7 22. Nd5
cxd5 23. Rxa3 Bxa3 24. Ng5 g6 25. h4 $40) (21. Nd5 cxd5 22. Rxa3 Bxa3 23. exd5
(23. e5 $6 Ne4) 23... Nfxd5 (23... Nbxd5 $2 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Qa4 $18 {[%csl
Ga3,Ga6]}) 24. Ne5 $14 {Optically, Black is doing fine, due to his c-pawn and
the stable knights, but things are not so simple.} Rfc8 25. Bxd5 exd5 (25...
Nxd5 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Qa4 $18 {[%csl Ga3,Ga6]}) 26. Ba5 {[%csl Ra3,Ra6][%cal
Ga5b6]} f6 (26... Bf8 27. Bxb6 axb6 28. Qa4 Bb7 29. Qd7 f6 30. Qe6+ $18) 27.
Ng4 Bf8 28. Bxb6 axb6 29. Qa4 Bb7 30. Rxb6 c3 31. Ne3 $18) 21... Rxb6 ({
One important point is that after} 21... axb6 22. e5 $1 Nd7 23. Nb1 $18 {
the queen does not have the a4-square for retreating.}) 22. Na4 {Not all the
kngihts are bad on the edge of the board. It is esential to control the
b2-square to try trapping the queen.} (22. Nd1 $2 {does not achieve the same
due to} c3 $1 23. Rxc3 Qb4 $17) 22... Rb1+ $5 ({But now} 22... c3 {does not
work so well, since White has} 23. Nxb6 Qb2 (23... axb6 24. Rxc3 Qb4 25. Rxc6
$16) 24. Rxc3 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 axb6 26. Ne5 c5 27. Nc6 Bd8 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Rxc5
$16) 23. Kh2 (23. Qxb1 $2 Qxa4 $15) 23... c3 $8 24. Rxc3 Qb4 25. Rxc6 Qb5 {
Black ha smanaged to retain an extra exchange out of the complications, but
his pieces are hanging.} (25... Bd3 26. Qxd3 Qxa4 27. Rc7 Bd8 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29.
Qxb1 $16) 26. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Rb1,Gc6][%cal Ga4c3] Defending the rook in order
to threaten the deadly Nc3.} Ra1 {The rook does not have much space left.} 27.
Bc3 Rf1 (27... Rb1 {allows White improving the knight's placement with gain of
time:} 28. Nb2 $1 Ra1 29. Nbd3 Rb1 30. Rxa6 $18 {This did not work before the
manoeuvre, since the knight was hanging on a4.}) 28. Nb2 (28. Bxf1 Qxf1 $44 {
[%csl Ge4,Gh2]}) ({The engines' favourite is} 28. f3 {with the diea} Rd8 29.
Bxf1 Qxf1 30. Qg2 Qb5 31. Nc5 {with a sound extra pawn and a stable position.
Giri's move is more natural, but offers Black some chances for surviving.})
28... Qb7 $2 {Which Grischuk, in his usual time trouble, misses.} (28... Qe2
29. Qxe2 Bxe2 30. Bxf1 Bxf1 31. f3 Bb5 32. Rc7 Bd6 33. Rxa7 Rc8 34. Rb7 Be2 35.
Rb3 {White has two extra pawns and a stable queenside and centre, but his
b2-knight is a bit passive and the kingside is weak. Black could generate
counterplay with} Nh5 $5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf7f6] complicating White's
technical task.}) 29. Rxa6 $1 {The second exchange sacrifice is decisive.} Qxa6
30. Nbc4 $18 {A fantastic position: the rook is simply trapped.} Nxe4 {
Desperation.} 31. Bxe4 Rb8 (31... g6 32. Bg2 {renews the trapping issue.}) 32.
Bxh7+ Kf8 33. Qe2 Rc1 34. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 {
This combination between ...Ba6 and ...Bb4+ is not very popular nowadays.} O-O
({Recently, there have been a couple of games with the rather ambitious
continuation} 7... c5 8. Bg2 d5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O 12. dxc5
bxc5 {(This position can be reached via several move orders, of course). The
placement of the knight on c6 is slightly unusual for positions with hanging
pawns (...Na6 or ...Nbd7 are more popular ways of developing this knight), but
here it seems to make sense because of Black's general activity.} 13. Rfd1 (13.
Rfe1 Re8 14. Nh4 Qa5 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Nf5 $6 (16. Nxd5 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Nxd5 18.
Rxd5 Rxd5 19. Bxd5 Nb4 $132 {[%csl Ya2,Ye2]}) 16... Re5 $132 17. Nxd5 $2 Qxd2
18. Rxd2 Nxd5 {0-1 Zubarev,A (2074)-Kengis,E (2589)/Polanica Zdroj 2000/EXT
2001}) (13. Nh4 Rc8 14. Rac1 Re8 15. Rfe1 d4 16. Na4 c4 17. bxc4 Ne5 18. Nb2 (
18. c5 d3 $132 19. e3 $2 Nc4 $17) 18... Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 Bxc4 21.
Nf5 d3 22. Ne3 Bb5 23. exd3 Qxd3 $11 {Gyimesi,Z (2614)-Pelletier,Y (2570)/
Turin 2006/CBM 113 (1/2-1/2, 34)}) 13... d4 (13... Re8 $5) 14. Na4 Re8 (14...
Ne4 $5 15. Qc2 Re8 16. Nxc5 $6 Nb4 $1 {[%csl Gc5]}) 15. Nxc5 Bxe2 16. Nxd4 $1
Nxd4 17. Bxa8 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Re2 19. Qd3 Qxa8 20. Qxd4 $16 {Kempinski,R (2619)
-Kengis,E (2528)/Hamburg 2005/CBM 108 ext (1-0, 40)}) 8. Nc3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5
10. Bg2 Re8 11. Ne5 c5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 Na6 (13... Qe7 {CBM 36-5.b3 Bb4 6.
Bd2 Bd2 7.Qd2/Opening 1993/CBM 036/[Dautov]}) 14. Qf4 Nc7 $6 $146 {Black must
have been just too happy to threaten ...Ne6 with gain of tempo, probably
overloking White's answer.} (14... Qc7 15. Nb5 $5 (15. Nc4 Rad8 16. Ne3 (16.
Qxc7 Nxc7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Na4 Rxe2 20. Nxc5 $14 {van der Wiel})
16... Qxf4 17. gxf4 Nc7 $13 {Tukmakov,V (2590)-Van der Wiel,J (2540)/Rotterdam
1988/CBM 009 (1/2-1/2, 36)}) 15... Qe7 16. e3 (16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Qxe2 18.
Qxe2 Rxe2 19. Nd6 Bc6 20. Bf1 Re6 21. Nxf7 $1 $14 {Van der Wiel. Maybe too
optimistic?!}) 16... Rec8 17. Bh3 Rd8 18. Rac1 Nb4 19. a4 $6 (19. Nc3 $14)
19... a6 20. Nc3 {Rovchakov,V-Arzumanyan,S/RUS corr 1991/Corr Nr. 1 (0-1, 34)}
a5 $5 $13) 15. Ng4 $1 Nxg4 16. Qxg4 {White has obtained strong pressure
against Black's hanging pawns. The exchange of two pairs of minor pieces
favours him, by restricting Black's possibilities of counterplay in the centre.
} Qf6 17. e3 Rad8 18. Rac1 Qe7 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Qa4 Rd7 $5 ({An indirect way
of defending the a7-pawn. However, placing the rook on d7 has a major drawback,
as shown by Leko's next move.} 20... a6 21. Qa5 {, threatening Na4 would not
have been much fun either.}) 21. Ne4 $1 ({Black would have obtained certain
counterplay after} 21. Qxa7 Ne6 {, with the threat of d4.}) 21... d4 ({Black
could not defend his centre anymore.} 21... Ne6 {loses the c5-pawn to} 22. Nxc5
$1 Nxc5 23. Rxc5) ({while} 21... c4 {drops an exchange to} 22. Nc5 $1) 22. exd4
Bxe4 23. Bxe4 {Since the d7-roo is hanging, White just won a pawn.} Ne6 24. d5
$5 {An ambitious move.} ({Leko might have feared that after} 24. dxc5 Rxd1+ 25.
Rxd1 Nxc5 26. Qa3 $1 $16 {his winning chances would not be 100% sure. In case
of 26...Qxe4 27.Qxc5. Of course,} Nxe4 $4 {is impossible because of} 27. Qxe7
Rxe7 28. Rd8+) 24... Nd4 {Black's counterplay should not be underestimated.
The knight is very well placed, while the white queen is somewhat isolated
from the rest of the army (notably, the king).} 25. Re1 Qd8 26. Kf1 Rde7 27.
Bd3 {White has managed to avoid the knight forks on e2 and f3 and get out of
the pin. However, Black has not exhausted his resources.} Qc8 28. g4 $3 ({
This paradoxical move is the only way to prevent the deadly check on h3. Black
cannot capture the pawn because of Qxe8!+ followed by mate; a curious way of
coordinating White's queen with the other pieces. There was no time for the
intermediate} 28. Rxe7 {because of} Qh3+ {when the king's return to g1 would
be met by ...Nf3+ followed by mate, forcing him to go to the centre} 29. Ke1
Rxe7+ {with a powerful attack for Black.}) 28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rf8 30. h3 {
White has consolidates his position, maintaining his extra-pawn. However, the
technical part is quite difficult, especially beacuse of the weaknesses
induced by the move g4.} Qd8 31. Be4 Qb6 {Black should not have allowed the
infiltration of the enemy queen to d7.} 32. Bg2 g6 33. Kg1 Kg7 34. Qd7 Rd8 35.
Qe7 a5 36. Kh1 Nb5 37. Re6 Nd6 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Re7 {White has an extra-pawn
and a strong attack. The game is practically decided, despite the mutual time
trouble.} a4 $6 40. bxa4 $6 ({Just before the time control, Leko misses an
immediate win with} 40. Rxf7 $1) 40... c4 41. Kh2 Qb8 42. f4 Qc8 43. Re3 Re8
44. Rxe8+ Nxe8 45. Qc6 Qxc6 46. dxc6 {Black has managed to exchange the
intruders, but the ending is just as hopeless for him as the middlegame.} Kf8
47. Kg3 Ke7 48. Kf2 Kd6 49. Ke3 Kc5 50. g5 Nc7 51. a3 Ne6 52. Be4 c3 53. f5 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Qd1 $5 ({
As expected, Morozevich takes the first chance to avoid a theoretical dispute
on the well known paths. Anand had some experience against the popular
continuation} 7. Qc2 {, although it only consisted of blitz games: against
Ivanchuk and Gelfand, at Monte Carlo in 2003}) 7... c5 ({The only game where 7.
Qd1 had been played before continued with} 7... Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Ne4
10. Qe3 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 {and White's compact centre offered him the
more pleasant position in Tkachiev-Gaspariants, Biel 2003.}) 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. Bg2
Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Be7 {The position is typical for the Catalan opening.
White's chances for an advantage are connected with the weakness of the light
squares from Black's queenside.} 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Qxd8+ ({Carried out before
Black's castling, this exchange is aimed to misplace the enemy rooks. Indeed,
the natural development would consist of Rac8 and Rfd8, occupying both open
files. The main alternative was} 13. Qc2 {but after} O-O 14. Rfd1 Qe8 {White
has no obvious way to take advantage of the temporary passive placement of the
black queen.}) 13... Rxd8 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Nb5 ({A more natural continuation
would have been} 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 (15... exd5 {is less favourable than in the
game, because White has not given away his fianchetto-bishop.}) 16. Nc6 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 Rd7 18. b4 {eventually followed by the consolidation of the c6-knight
with b5. White would have retained a stable advantage.}) 15... f6 16. Bxd5 exd5
17. Nf3 Kf7 18. Nfd4 a6 19. Nc3 Rc8 {The absence of the white light-squared
bishop makes itself felt. The weakness of the e6-square is hardly relevant now,
while the black rook have the c8-square at their disposal (no Bh3 available),
making the fight for the c-file just even.} 20. Rfd1 Rhd8 21. f3 b5 22. a3 Bf8
23. Be3 Nd7 $1 {The knight is heading for c4, a square which has been
indirectly weakened by the advance of the white a-pawn.} 24. Nc2 Ne5 25. Bd4
Rd7 26. Kf2 Nc4 27. Ra2 Na5 28. Bb6 Nc4 29. Bd4 Na5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tisdall} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 {Aceasta este cea de-a treia
partida in care sortii mi-au harazit albele in fata lui Serghey. De fiecare
data discutiile teoretice s-au purtat in Deschiderea Catalana. Das Schikcksal
hat es gewollt, daß ich nun zum dritten Male Weiß spielen durfte gegen Sergey.}
Bb4+ {In turneul din Andorra 1996, Serghey a preferat In Andorra 1996 zog es
Sergey vor, 4..Le7 zu spielen.} (4... Be7 {dar nu a reusit sa egaleze complet:}
5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Rd1 b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. e4 dxe4
12. Nxe4 c5 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxb7 {. Cu toate acestea, partida
s-a incheiat in cele din urma remiza.In partida de fata el revine la
continuarea sa preferata, care il condusese in 1993 la infrangere, desi fara
nici o legatura cu rezultatul deschiderii. Obwhl die Partie remis endete,
verfügte Weiß nach der Eröffnung über einen spürbaren Vorteil.}) 5. Bd2 Be7 6.
Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Rd1 $5 {[De obicei se joaca]} (9. Bf4 Bb7 10.
Nbd2 Nbd7 11. e4 Rc8 12. Rad1 Nh5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. e5 g6 15. Bg5 Qd8 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. Qa4 a5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rfe1 Ng7 20. Nf1 f5 21. Qb3 Ne6 22. h4 Kg7 $2
{(O neatentie grava. Trebuia)} (22... h6 {si pozitia ideala a calului la e6 ii
asigura negrului perspective bune pe ambele flancuri. So wird die ideale
Postion des Ne6 gesichert. Schwarz hat auf beiden Flügeln gute Chancen.}) 23.
Ng5 $1 h6 (23... Nxg5 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. e6 Nf6 26. Qxb6 $16) 24. Nxe6+ Qxe6 25.
f4 $16 {Marin,M-Kiselef,S Memorialul Ciocaltea 1993}) (9. Bf4 {incercand
corectarea pozitiei nebunului. Continuarea din partida doreste sa arate ca si
la d2 nebunul poate fi util. Korrigiert die Postion des B auf d2. Die
vorliegende Partie zeigt aber, daß der B auch auf d2 gute Perspektiven hat.})
9... Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 (11... c5 $5 {Tisdall: This looks to be the
most reliable option, not removing the black rook from the potentially useful
a-file. White has made very little impression on black when facing this plan.}
12. Na3 Bb7 13. cxd5 (13. Qb2 dxc4 14. Nxc4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5 17.
f3 Qc8 18. a5 {1/2-1/2 Novikov,I-Tiviakov,S/URS-ch58 Moscow 1991}) 13... Bxd5
14. Nb5 a6 15. Nc3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 cxd4 17. Bg5 dxc3 18. Bxf6 Rc8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7
20. Rd3 Ne5 21. Rxc3 Nxf3+ 22. exf3 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Jussupow,A/URS-ch55
Moscow 1988}) 12. a5 c5 (12... b5 13. c5 $14 (13. c5 {Tisdall} Ne4 14. b4 f5
15. Bc1 Bf6 16. Bb2 Qc7 17. Nbd2 Rce8 18. Nb3 Bc8 19. Nc1 $14 {1-0 Neverov,
V-Kharitonov,A/Berliner Sommer 1996 (38)})) 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. Qa2 Nb8 (14...
Bb7 $5 {Tisdall} 15. b4 cxb4 16. c5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. e3 Qd6 {Tisdall:
gave black interesting compensation, though white made trouble for himself by
neglecting development.} 19. Nd4 (19. Bc1 $5) 19... a5 20. Be1 a4 21. Qb2 Ra8
22. Bf1 Rfb8 $36 {0-1 Danielsen,H-Galdunts,S/Erevan olm 1996 (34)}) 15. Ba5 Qd6
16. Nbd2 {Tisdall: A very sensible novelty. Maintaining the central tension
obviously creates more problems for black, who has several less than ideally
posted pieces.} (16. cxd5 {Tisdall} Qxd5 17. Ne5 $6 {Tisdall: completely
dissipated the potential in white's position, 1/2-1/2 Bogdanovski,V-Kurajica,B/
Star Dojran 1991}) 16... cxd4 (16... Nc6 {Tisdall} 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. b4 $1 $16)
(16... dxc4 {Tisdall} 17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Nc6 19. d5 $5 exd5 20. cxd5 Nxa5
21. Qxa5 Rc7 {Tisdall: and the only question is how great white's advantage is;
Black's queenside pawns are weak and the c4 or f5 squares beckon to the white
knight. Black must hope to transform the c-pawn into a source of counterplay.})
17. Nxd4 Bd8 {Tisdall: A very awkward looking move, but if black can regain
the d8 square for use then it will pay off.} (17... Qc5 $5 {Tisdall Tisdall:
is the critical variation. The pressure on c4 and d4 can only be met by one
move:} 18. Qb2 $1 (18. Nc2 dxc4 (18... Ng4 $5) 19. Bb4 Qc7) (18. e3 dxc4) (18.
Bc3 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4 Qxc4 $15) (18. cxd5 Qxd4 {Tisdall: and the
d-pawn plus discovered attack with the Nd2 do not appear to provide white with
real compensation.}) 18... dxc4 (18... Nc6 19. Bc3 $16) 19. bxc4 Qh5 $5 $132 {
Tisdall: and by clearing the queen form the c-file, he prepares Bc5 and
increases the pressure on the Pc4.}) 18. cxd5 Nxd5 (18... Bxa5 {Tisdall} 19.
Qxa5 Nxd5 20. Nc4 (20. Ne4 $14) 20... Bxc4 $140 $2 (20... Qc5 $14) 21. bxc4
Rxc4 22. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 23. Rxd5 $16) 19. Nc4 Qc5 {[#]Pozitia este aproximativ
simetrica, dar dezvoltarea superioara ii asigura albului initiativa. Die
Postion ist ungefähr symmetrisch, aber Weiß verfügt über einen
Entwicklugsvorsprung, der ihm klaren Vorteil einträgt.} 20. Nf5 $1 (20. Bxd5 $5
{Tisdall} exd5 (20... Qxd5 21. Bb4) 21. Ne3 {[%csl Ra7,Rd5][%cal Gb3b5]
Tisdall: gives white strong pressure against the weaknesses on a7 and d5.
Marin's choice is more ambitious and more interesting, but this continuation
may be objectively stronger.}) 20... Nb4 (20... exf5 21. Rxd5 $16) (20... Bxc4
21. bxc4 Bxa5 22. Qxa5 Qxa5 23. Rxa5 Rxc4 24. Bxd5 $16) (20... Bxa5 {Tisdall}
21. Qxa5 Qxa5 22. Rxa5 exf5 23. Bxd5 $16) (20... Bf6 $5 {Tisdall} 21. Ncd6 $1 (
21. Rac1 Nb4 22. Bxb4 (22. Qa4 N4c6 23. Nfd6 Nxa5) (22. Qa3 Nd3 $5 23. exd3 (
23. Qxc5 Nxc5 $1 24. Nfd6 Nxb3 $19) 23... Qxf5 $15) 22... Qxb4 23. Nfd6 Rc7 $11
) 21... Bxa1 (21... Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Bxa1 23. Nxc8 exf5 24. Bxd5 Qxa5 25. Bxf7+ $1
Kh8 (25... Rxf7 26. Qe8+ Rf8 27. Ne7+) (25... Kxf7 26. Qc4+ Kg6 27. Ne7+ Kf6
28. Rd6+ Kxe7 29. Qe6#) 26. Nd6 $16) 22. Qxa1 exf5 23. Bxd5 $1 $16 (23. Nxc8
Rxc8 $13) 23... Rc6 $140 24. Bxc6 Nxc6 25. b4 $18) 21. Qd2 N4c6 22. Bxc6 Nxc6
23. Bc3 $3 {[#]} Bxc4 $4 {[#]} (23... exf5 24. Rxa6 Be7 25. Qe3 $16 (25. Qb2
$14 {Tisdall})) (23... Qxf5 $142 24. Nd6 (24. Rxa6 Qb5) 24... Qg5 (24... Qc5
25. b4 Qb6 26. b5 $1 $16) (24... Qh5 $5) 25. Rxa6 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Rc7 $14) 24.
Qh6 $1 (24. Qh6 {Tisdall} gxh6 25. Nxh6#) 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. b3 Nc6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bb2 {The position is characteristic for the
English Hedgehog lines, but the knight's development on d2 deprives White from
the possibility of maintaining the centre under pressure.} Qc7 12. Rac1 h6 13.
Ne4 Nb4 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qb1 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 O-O 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Rc3 Ne7 19.
Rd1 Bc6 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 {White will not be able to maintain the blockade
on d6. At the same time, Black's only weakness, the d7-pawn, is safely
defended, which yields White's advantage a rather symbolic significance.} Nf5
22. Rd2 Rac8 23. Bh3 Ne7 24. Nd4 Rc7 25. e4 Rfc8 26. f3 Kf8 27. Kf2 a6 28. Ke3
Bb7 29. Rcc2 Nc6 30. Nxc6 Bxc6 31. Bf1 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 {La variante 4.Da4 suele llevar a posiciones del tipo
erizo. Sin embargo, Leko tiene sus proprías vistas sobre este asunto y
prefiere iniciar un juego concreto esde la fase temprana de la partida, lo que
lleva a una especíade Catalana.} d6 11. Bf4 a6 {The 4.Qa4 variation tends to
lead to Hedgehog-type positions. However, Leko has his own views and prefers
to start concrete play from an early stage of the game, giving the position a
Catalan character.} 12. Qb4 {Leko's move.} ({Here are two examples in which
White deviated from the normal course of events in the Hedgehog structure, by
sacrificing a knight on d5.} 12. Rac1 Qc7 13. Qb4 Ne8 14. Bg5 Nf6 (14... Bxg5
15. Nxg5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6 {looks playable, too.}) 15. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 16. Nd5 $5
{Otherwise, the previous exchange would have left Black with a solid position.}
exd5 17. cxd5 Qd8 18. Nd4 $44 Kh8 19. Nc6 Qc7 (19... Bxc6 20. dxc6 Qc7 21. Bd5
a5 22. Qh4 $36 {[%csl Gb8,Yf6,Yf7,Gh8]}) 20. Nd4 Qd8 21. Nc6 Qc7 22. Nd4 {
1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2731)-Lautier,J (2653)/Moscow 2001/CBM 086}) (12. Rd2 Qc7
13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Qc2 h6 15. e4 Nc6 $5 {Provocative, but probably not bad.} (
15... Nh5 16. Be3 Nd7 {would have led to a normal position.}) 16. Nd5 $5 exd5
17. cxd5 Rac8 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. Qb3 (19. Qxc6 Bxc6 20. e5 $11) 19... Nxe4 20.
Nd4 Qd7 21. Re2 d5 22. Qxb6 Bc5 23. Qb3 a5 $132 24. Nb5 $6 a4 $1 25. Qxa4 Nxf2
(25... Bc6 $2 26. Rxe4 $1 {Gyimesi,Z (2624)-Zhigalko,S (2490)/Warsaw 2005/CBM
110 ext (1-0, 35)}) 26. Rxf2 Bc6 27. Bf1 g5 28. Bc1 Rb8 $19) 12... Nc6 13. Qa3
d5 14. Qa4 Qc8 15. cxd5 b5 16. Qc2 Nb4 17. Qd2 Nbxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rac1 Qe8
20. Nd4 {All these moves had been played in one of the games of Leko'smatch
against Kramnik. Todo esto se había jugado en una de las partidas del
encuentro de Leko conKramnik.} Rc8 $146 {Kramnik placed his queen's rook on d8.
Kramnik habia colocado la torre en d8.} (20... Rd8 {Leko,P (2749)-Kramnik,V 
(2754)/Wijk aan Zee 2005/CBM 105/[Gershon] (1/2-1/2, 28)}) 21. Bxd5 $5 {
The position is almost symmetrical and White has to play actively if he wants
to convert his slight advance in development into something more concrete. La
posición es casi simetrica, por lo que las blancas tienen que jugar activo si
quieren convertir su ligera ventaja de desarrollo en algo más concreto.} Bxd5
22. Nf5 Rd8 (22... exf5 {is not too appealing, because it leaves White free
hands in the centre:} 23. Qxd5 Bf6 (23... Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bf6 25. Bd6 $1) 24.
Rxc8 (24. Bd6 Qd7 $1) 24... Qxc8 25. Rc1 Qe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. b3 {[%csl Ga6]
[%cal Yc1c6] followed by Rc6. White will maintain a long term advantage
because Black will have to keep his rook passive on a8.}) 23. Bc7 Rd7 24. e4
exf5 {A radical answer, aiming to avoid pawn weaknesses, but leaving White
with a strong passed pawn.} (24... Bc6 $2 {would lose material to} 25. Nxe7+
Qxe7 26. Bd6 Qd8 27. Rxc6 $18) (24... Bf6 25. Nd6 Qe7 26. exd5 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 (
27. dxe6 fxe6 28. Ne4 {is also possible.}) 27... Qxc7 28. Ne4 Be5 (28... exd5
29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Qxd5 $14 {White is better centralized, while Black's
kingside is weak. Any rook ending with White's rook on the sixth rank and
Black's on a8 would be very unpleasant, maybe lost for Black.}) 29. dxe6 fxe6
30. Qd3 $14 {[%csl Ge4] /\Ng5}) 25. exd5 Bd6 26. Re1 Qa8 27. Ba5 $16 {White
can be happy with the outcome of the opening. He has a strong passed pawn in
the centre, while the a5-bishop restricts Black's activity, in the same way as
in certain Catalan lines. Las blancas pueden estar contentas con el desenlace
de la apertura. Tienen un peón pasado en el centro y el alfil de a5 restringe
la actividad de las negras igual que en algunaslíneas de una Catalana
"original".} Rb8 28. a3 $6 ({But this overcautious move is hard to understand.
Why not Pero esta jugada es difícil de explicar. ¿Porque no} 28. Rc6 {,
continuing to activate his pieces? , continuando con la activación de su
posición?} Bf8 (28... b4 29. Qc2 g6 (29... f4 30. Qf5) 30. Qc4 Bf8 31. Rd1 Rb5
32. Bc7 $16) 29. Rec1 Re8 30. d6 $16) 28... b4 $1 {A good counterattacking
move. Since Bxb4 would lead to the loss of the d5-pawn, White has to cut his
bishop off from the rest of the board. Besides, the b5-square will become
available for Black's king's rook, making the central pawn feel insecure. Una
fuerte jugada de contraataque. Dado que Bxb4 llevaría a la pérdida del peón
central, las blancas tienen que aislar a su alfil del resto de la posición.
Además, se elibera la casilla de b5 para la torre, dejando al peón de d5 algo
vulnerable.} 29. axb4 Bf8 30. Re5 g6 31. Rc7 Rbd8 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 {White will
soon lose the d5-pawn and with it, any hope for a concrete advantage. Las
blancas perderán el peón de d5 pronto y, con él, toda esperanza de ventaja.}
33. Qe1 Rxd5 34. Re8 Qc6 35. b5 Qd7 (35... axb5 $4 36. Bb4 $18) 36. Kg2 (36.
Bb4 $2 Rd1 $19) 36... Rxb5 37. Bc3 Qd6 38. Qe3 Rb7 39. Qd4 Qxd4 40. Bxd4 f6 41.
Ra8 (41. Bc5 Rf7 42. Ra8 Kg7 43. Bxf8+ Rxf8 44. Rxa6 Rb8 $15) 41... Kf7 42.
Rxa6 Be7 43. Kf3 Rd7 44. Bc3 Bd6 45. Ke2 Be5 46. f4 Bxc3 47. bxc3 g5 48. Ra4
Rb7 49. Rd4 Ke6 50. Rd2 Rb1 51. Ke3 Rc1 52. Kd4 Rf1 53. Re2+ Kd6 54. Ke3 Rc1
55. Kd2 Rf1 56. Ke3 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 ({From the spectator's point
of view, a refreshing deviation from the ultra-fashionable Aus Zuschauersicht
eine erfrischende Abweichung vom ultramodischen Desde elpunto de vista del
espectador, esta es una desviación bienvenida de la ultra-popular} 5... Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 Be7) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 {Grischuk had played already this variation
before, but only in rapid and blitz events. Grischuk hatte diese Variante
bereits vorher gespielt, allerdings nur bei Schnell- und Blitzturnieren.} ({
The other possible attempt to take advantage of the slight weakness induced by
the move b3 is Der andere mögliche Versuch, aus der durch den Zug b3
hervorgerufenen leichten Schwächung Vorteil zu ziehen, ist La otra posibilidad
de intentar aprovechar la debilidad creada por b3 sería} 7... a5) 8. Bxb4 {
The most principled continuation. Die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung.} ({If White
wants to force his opponent to carry out the exchange himself, with, say Wenn
Weiß seinen Gegner zwingen will, selber zu tauschen, sagen wir mit} 8. O-O O-O
9. a3 Bxd2 10. Qxd2 {, the lost tempo (a3) as well as the slight weakness of
the white queenside offers Black good counterplay: hat Schwarz aufgrund des
verlorenen Tempos (a3) sowie der leichten Schwäche des weißen Damenflügels
gutes Gegenspiel:} cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 d5 $11 {With a better
development and more compact queenside structure, White could hope to take
advantage of the c6-square, as so often in this type of position, but here
Black has no problems at all. Mit besserer Entwicklung und einer kompakteren
Damenflügelstruktur könnte Weiß hoffen, wie so oft in diesem Stellungstyp das
Feld c6 auszuschlachten, aber hier hat Schwarz keinerlei Probleme.} 13. Nf3 $2
dxc4 14. bxc4 Qc7 $15 {Zoler,D (2455)-Grischuk,A (2709)/Rishon Le Ziyyon 
(blitz Wch) 2006/CBM 114 ext (0-1, 30)}) 8... cxb4 {The only difference if
compared to a popular Bogo Indian tabyia consists of White's extra-move b3.
This apparently insignificant detail not only leaves the c3-square weak, but
also deprives the white queen of the important b3-square. An old game between
two historical rivals, Karpov - Kortschnoj, Amsterdam 1987, where a genuine
Bogo Indian was played, continued 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qb3 a5 10.a3 Na6 11.Nbd2 and
Black could not activate his a6-knight under favourable circumstances. Der
einzige Unterschied im Vergleich zu einer beliebten Bogoindisch-Tabyia besteht
in dem weißen Mehrzug b3. Dieses scheinbar unbedeutende Detail macht nicht nur
das Feld c3 schwach, sondern nimmt der weißen Dame auch das wichtige Feld b3.
Eine alte Partie zwischen zwei historischen Rivalen, Karpov - Kortschnoj,
Amsterdam 1987, wo ein echter Bogoinder gespielt wurde, ging weiter mit 8.0-0
0-0 9.Qb3 a5 10.a3 Na6 11.Nbd2, und Schwarz konnte seinen Springer a6 nicht
unter günstigen Umständen aktivieren. La única diferencía comparando con una
de las tabyias de la India de Bogoliubov es la jugada adicional de las Blancas
b3. Este aparentemente insignifiante detalle no solo deja la casila de c3
débil, sino que también quita la casilla de b3 a la dama blanca. Una partida
antigua, entre dos rivales historicos, Karpov - Kortschnoj, Amsterdam 1987,
dónde se había jugado una India Bogo, continuó con 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qb3 a5 10.a3
Na6 11.Nbd2 y las negras no conseguíeron activar su caballo de a6 de una forma
favorable.} 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 Be4 {Possibly intended as an opening surprize,
by deviating from Grischuk's previous games (one of them against Gelfand
himself). The idea behind the last move is to play ...Nc6 and ...d5 without
shutting off his bishop. In the lines without ...Ba6 and b3, where the
c3-square is not weak, Black's main plan is to build a fortress on dark
squares, but here he has a choice as we shall see.} ({Grischuk's pevious games
followed precisely the dark-squared strategy:} 10... a5 11. Nbd2 d6 12. e4 Nbd7
({In a later game, Grischuk preferred to develop this knight more actively:} 
12... e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 Re8 15. Rfe1 Qc7 16. Rad1 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18.
Qxd4 Qc5 19. Nf1 a4 {Shirov,A (2699)-Grischuk,A (2717)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119 
(0-1, 51). and Black has a solid position, with chances for counterplay. und
Schwarz hat eine solide Position mit Chancen auf Gegenspiel.}) 13. Rfe1 e5 14.
Nh4 g6 15. Nf1 Re8 16. f3 {As usual against this plan, White has obtained
considerable advantage of space, but cannot make progress easily. Wie meist
gegen diesen Plan hat Weiß beträchtlichen Raumvorteil erlangt, kann aber nicht
leicht Fortschritte erzielen.} Nf8 17. Bh3 Bc8 18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19. Ne3 Ne6 20.
dxe5 dxe5 21. Qxd8 Rcxd8 22. Nd5 Nd7 23. Kf2 Kg7 24. Ng2 Ndc5 25. Red1 {
Both sides have installed their knights on the best available squares.
Although the d5-knight is the most stable and active at the same time, the
main drawback of White's position is that there is only one very good square
available, leaving the other knight slightly passive. Beide Seiten haben ihre
Springer auf den bestmöglichen Feldern installiert. Obwohl der d5-Springer
höchst stabil und gleichzeitig aktiv steht, ist der Hauptnachteil der weißen
Stellung, dass eben nur ein sehr gutes Feld zur Verfügung steht, wodurch der
andere Springer leicht passiv bleibt.} Rd6 $2 {But this is a typical blitz
blunder. Aber dies ist ein typischer Einsteller im Blitz.} (25... Rb8 $11) 26.
Ne1 (26. Nc7 $1 $18 Red8 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Ne8+) 26... Red8 27. Nd3 Nxd3+ 28.
Rxd3 Nc5 29. Re3 $11 {Gelfand,B (2729)-Grischuk,A (2709)/Rishon Le Ziyyon 2006/
CBM 114 ext (0-1, 47). White has solved the problem of the superfluous knight
and the position is just equal. Weiß hat das Problem des überzähligen
Springers gelöst, und die Stellung ist einfach ausgeglichen.}) 11. Qe3 Nc6 12.
Nbd2 d5 {A very interesting position, played on several occasions by
Romanischin (with Black). White has a pawn majority in the centre, but the
weakness of the c3-square offers Black unexpected ideas for counterplay. Eine
sehr interessante Stellung, die bei mehreren Gelegenheiten von Romanischin
gespielt wurde (mit Schwarz). Weiß hat eine Bauernmajorität im Zentrum, doch
die Schwäche des Feldes c3 bietet Schwarz unerwartete Gegenspielideen. Una
posición muy interesante, jugada en varias ocasiones por Romanishin (con
negras). Las blancas tienen un peón de ventaja en el centro, pero la debilidad
de la casilla de c3 ofrece a las negras inesperadas ideas de contrajuego.} 13.
Rfc1 $146 {A logical novelty. Before undertaling any concrete action, White
completes his development. Gelfand picked up precisely this rook because he
thought there was not much to be done on the files from the right side of the
board, while the queen's rook could get activated with a later a3.} (13. Ne5 {
is inoffensive because of ist harmlos wegen} Bxg2 14. Nxc6 Qd6 $10) ({At the
moment the game was played, theory considered Zum Zeitpunkt, als die Partie
gespielt wurde, hielt die Theorie} 13. cxd5 {as White's main chance for an
advantage. However, things are not entirely clear. für die beste weiße Chance
auf Vorteil. Doch die Sache ist nicht gänzlich klar.} exd5 (13... Bxd5 $5 {
might simply transpose to the game, or to similar positions. könnte zur Partie
führen bzw. zu ähnlichen Stellungen.}) 14. Ne5 Bxg2 (14... Nxe5 $2 15. dxe5
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $16 {Dautov}) 15. Nxc6 Qd7 16. Ne5 Qh3 17. Rfc1 {(/\ f3, Qf2,
Dautov)} Be4 ({In fact, it seems that Black can ignore the threat mentioned by
Dautov. He could simply increase his pressure against the kingside with
Tatsächlich scheint es, als könne Schwarz die von Dautov erwähnte Drohung
ignorieren. Er könnte einfach seinen Druck am Königsflügel erhöhen mit} 17...
Rae8 $5 {, for instance , z.B.} 18. f3 Nd7 19. Qf2 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qh6 $1 $132 {
and Black saves his bishop. The structure remains complex, with mutual
weaknesses. Also, it is not clear yet which of the remaining minor pieces is
stronger; it greatly depends on the further evolution of the position. und
Schwarz rettet seinen Läufer. Die Struktur bleibt komplex, mit beiderseitigen
Schwächen. Auch ist noch nicht klar, welche der verbleibenden Leichtfiguren
stärker ist; es hängt zum großen Teil von der weiteren Entwicklung der
Stellung ab.}) {and now, in Dautov,R (2535)-Romanishin,O (2515)/Kecskemet 1989/
TD (1-0, 81) White could have retained an advantage with und hätte Weiß in
Dautov,R (2535)-Romanishin,O (2515)/Kecskemet 1989/TD (1-0, 81), im Vorteil
bleiben können mit} 18. f3 Bg6 19. Rc7 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Rc8 22. Rc6
$16 {(Dautov). Indeed, simplifications tend to favour White, who has the more
compact structure, although the placement of his queenside pawns on light
squares is a permanent source of worry. (Dautov). Tatsächlich begünstigen
Vereinfachungen meist Weiß, der die kompaktere Struktur hat, obwohl die
Platzierung seiner Damenflügelbauern auf weißen Feldern ein permanenter Grund
zur Sorge ist.}) ({I would consider In meinen Augen ist} 13. Nxe4 {as the main
test for Black's plan. In practice, Romanischin had no problems against it,
which might have left the move outside theory's main path. die kritische
Prüfung für den schwarzen Plan. In der Praxis hatte Romanischin dagegen keine
Probleme, weshalb der Zug möglicherweise kein Teil des Hauptpfades der Theorie
geworden ist.} Nxe4 (13... dxe4 $2 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Bxe4 $16 {Romanishin, Stecko
}) 14. a3 (14. Nd2 Nc3 $15 {><d4, Dokhoian,Y (2575)-Romanishin,O (2555)/
Yerevan 1989/CBM 014 (1/2-1/2, 34)}) 14... bxa3 15. Rxa3 Nb4 16. Rc1 a5 17. Ne5
Nf6 {Maybe Black should not give up his control over the centre so easily.
Vielleicht sollte Schwarz seine Kontrolle über das Zentrum nicht so leicht
aufgeben.} (17... Qd6 18. Raa1 Rad8 {[%csl Gd4]}) 18. cxd5 Nfxd5 19. Qd2 Qe7 {
White has a wonderful bishop and a mobile centre. However, Black's stability
on the dark squares forces his opponent to show some caution. Weiß hat einen
wundervollen Läufer und ein mobiles Zentrum. Doch die Stabilität von Schwarz
auf den dunklen Feldern mahnt seinen Gegner zu einiger Vorsicht.} 20. Raa1 ({
White probably feared that after Weiß fürchtete womöglich, dass nach} 20. e4 {
(now, or slightly later) his d4-square would remain weak. However, Black would
also face some problems, because this time it is one of his knights that does
not find a stable square easily. (jetzt oder etwas später) sein Feld d4
schwach bleiben würde. Doch auch Schwarz stünde vor einigen Problemen, da es
diesmal einer seiner Springer ist, der nicht leicht ein stabiles Feld findet.})
20... Rfd8 21. Nc4 {The repetition initiated by this move looks like a
premature decision. White should have found a favourable moment to occupy the
centre with e4. Die durch diesen Zug eingeleitete Zugwiederholung wirkt etwas
verfrüht. Weiß hätte einen günstigen Moment finden sollen, um mit e4 das
Zentrum zu besetzen.} Rab8 22. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K (2560)-Romanishin,O (2595)
/Nikolaev 1995/CBM 047}) 13... Rc8 14. cxd5 ({With the c6-knight safely
defended, Wenn der c6-Springer sicher verteidigt ist, stellt} 14. Nxe4 {
is not dangerous any more: keine Gefahr mehr dar:} dxe4 $1 15. Ne5 (15. Ng5
$142 $11) 15... Qxd4 $1 16. Nxc6 Qxe3 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. fxe3 Rc7 $17) 14... Bxd5
({Now that the rook has quit the f1-square, White is better prepared for Nun,
da der Turm das Feld f1 verlassen hat, steht Weiß bereit zu} 14... exd5 $6 15.
Ne5 $1 Bxg2 $2 16. Nxc6 $18) 15. Qd3 {[%cal Ye2e4] White has got rid of the
temporary congestion of his pieces and is ready to occupy the centre. Weiß hat
sein zeitweiliges Figurenknäuel entwirrt und steht bereit, das Zentrum zu
besetzen.} Bxf3 $1 16. Nxf3 Nd5 17. Rc4 {Aiming to keep the rook alive before
the knight jumps to c3. Will den Turm am Leben halten, bevor der Springer nach
c3 hüpft. Aspirando a mantener "viva" a la torre, antes de que el caballo
salte a c3.} ({White is not prepared to undermine the c3-square with Weiß ist
nicht bereit, das Feld c3 mit} 17. a3 {because of zu unterminieren wegen} bxa3
18. Rxa3 Nxd4 $1 {for instance , zum Beispiel} 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rxa7 (20. Nxd4
$2 Qc1+ {[%csl Ga3]}) 20... Qc1+ 21. Bf1 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 b5 $11 {[%cal Yb5b4,
Yd5c3]}) 17... Nc3 18. a3 b5 $5 ({Grischuk refrains from the standard way of
ensuring stability to his knight, Grischuk verzichtet auf die Standardmethode,
seinem Springer Stabilität zuzusichern, Grischuk no quiere asegurar la
estabilidad del caballo de la manera estandar,} 18... a5 {, because this would
have allowed White to activate the other rook as well. Instead, the tactical
operation initiated with his last move will lead to mass simplifications and a
comfortable position for Black. , weil dies Weiß gestattet hätte, auch den
anderen Turm zu aktivieren. Stattdessen wird die mit seinem letzten Zug
eingeleitete taktische Operation zu Massenvereinfachungen und einer bequemen
Stellung für Schwarz führen. , porque esto hubiera permitido a las blancas la
activación de la otra torre. En vez de esto, la operación táctica iniciada por
su jugada anterior llevará a simplificaciones masivas y una posición
comfortable para las negras.}) 19. Rxc6 ({Forced. The generally desirable
Erzwungen. Das generell wünschenswerte Forzado. La jugada generalmente deseable
} 19. Rc5 $2 {, installing the rook on an apparently comfortable square, would
lose material to , was den Turm auf einem scheinbar bequemen Feld installiert,
würde Material verlieren wegen , instalando la torre en una casilla
aparentemente estable, perdería material por} Nxd4 $1 {attacking not only the
rook, but also the queen (in view of the threat Ndxe2+). , was nicht nur den
Turm attackiert, sondern auch die Dame (wegen der Drohung Sdxe2+). atacando no
solamente la torre, sino también la dama, por la amenaza Cdxe2+.}) 19... Rxc6
20. Ng5 Qxg5 21. Bxc6 Rc8 22. Bb7 Rc7 23. axb4 {Después de 23...Nxe2+ 24.Qxe2
Rxb7 25.Qe4, la actividad de las figuras blancas compiensa por la estructura
algo peor.} ({After Nach} 23. axb4 Nxe2+ 24. Qxe2 Rxb7 25. Qe4 $11 {White's
piece activity compensates for his slightly worse pawn structure. kompensiert
die Figurenaktivität von Weiß seine leicht schlechtere Bauernstruktur.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 ({For the first time in this tournament, Kramnik
refrains from the Catalan. Aronian usually answers Por primera vez en este
torneo, Kramnik evita la Catalana. Después de} 3. g3 {with , Aronian suele
jugar} c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 {and in fact he lost the theoretical duel in
the last two games (against Kramnik himself, in their rapid match earlier this
year and against Gelfand, here in Mexico.) , aunque cabe decir que perdió sus
últimas partidas (contra Kramnik en su encuentro de rápidas, este mismo año y
contra Gelfand en este torneo)}) 3... b6 4. g3 {Still, the bishop goes to g2,
which seems to suit Kramnik's taste these days. Sin embargo, el alfil irá a g2,
lo que parece que le conviene al estilo de Kramnik hoy en día.} Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 ({This was the last chance to transpose to a
genuine Catalan with Esta era la última posibilidad de transponer a una
Catalana veritable con} 8. O-O d5 9. Qc2 {, although some might call it a Bogo
Indian. It should be mentioned that some years ago it was precisely Kramnik
who popularized this curious transposition. , aunque algunos la llamarían Bogo
India.}) 8... d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 dxe4
14. Nxe4 b5 15. Re1 bxc4 {There have been some discussion in this line lately,
but theory is far from being settled yet. Ultimamente, hubo ciertas
discusiones en esta variante, pero sin llegar a unas conclusiones definitivas
todavía.} 16. Bf1 ({The main alternative is La principal alternativa es} 16.
Qe2 {See the comments on Radjabov,T (2729)-Karjakin,S (2678)/Wijk aan Zee 2007/
CBM 117/[Krasenkow] (1/2-1/2, 78).}) 16... Nb6 {Aronian had had this position
before, but with the white pieces. IHowever, this previous experience hardly
was useful to him for this game because in Aronian-Nakamura, Armenia 2005, a
draw was agreed right here. Aronian se había enfrentado a esta posición
anteriormente, pero... ¡desde el otro lado del tablero! Sin embargo, no debe
de haberle servido de mucho para esta ocasión, ya que en la partida
Aronian-Nakamura, Armenia 2005, se acordaron tablas aquí mismo.} (16... Nf6 17.
bxc4 (17. Nc5 Nd5 {would transpose to 16...Nb6.}) 17... Nxe4 18. Rxe4 c5 19. d5
$14 {Logothetis,S (2221)-Lobzhanidze,D (2450)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (1/2-1/2,
35)}) 17. Rb1 $5 {It is curious that this natural developing move, bringing
the last piece into play (true in a not entirely "normal" position) is a
novelty.} ({Earlier, White mainly tried Es curioso que una jugada tan natural
de desarrollo (trayendola última figura en el juego), es verdad, en una
posición bastante poco natural, sea una novedad. Antes, las blancas habían
probado principalmente} 17. Nc5 {See the comments and theoretical survey in
Sargissian,G (2603)-Efimenko,Z (2666)/Moscow 2006/CBM 112/[Avrukh,B] (1-0, 46).
}) 17... Nd5 $6 {Another merit of Kramnik's novelty, is that this natural and
tempting move, which is an adequate reaction against 17.Nc5, does not work too
well here. From a practical point of view, this is a huge handicap for Black.
Since 16.Rb1 was a mere developing move, I have tried to find ways to answer
with the same method with Black.} ({The first move that came to my mind is} 
17... Re8 $6 {However, it is not clear what this move could be useful for.
Sometimes, the fork on d7 is prevented, enabling ...Qb6, but this is if little
use from practical point of view. I have tried to work out such a (not at all
forced) variation in which the rook would be useful on e8:} 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19.
dxc5 Qxd1 20. Rbxd1 Nd5 21. Ba5 e5 {, but even here White is better after} 22.
bxc4 Nf6 23. Rd6 $14) ({Since there is no pressure on the c6-pawn now,} 17...
Rb8 $6 {also makes some sense. It is not really a developing move, but it aims
to improve the placement of an already developed piece. However, in the next
lines several drawbacks of this move can be seen:} 18. bxc4 Nxc4 (18... Bxc4 {
is impossible because after} 19. Rxb6 $1 Bxf1 {, the white rook has the
opportunity to capture a piece with} 20. Rxb8 $18) 19. Rxb8 Qxb8 20. Nc5 {
Here, too, we can see that after the exchange on b8 a fork is threatened on d7,
practically forcing} Bxc5 21. dxc5 $16 {[%csl Ga6,Gc4,Gg7][%cal Yd1d4,Yd1g4]
when White's pair of bishops is very active, while Black's minor pieces are
hanging.}) ({Just when I started thinking that there might be no adequate
solution to Kramnik's novelty, I remembered the words of my first trainer, IM
Mircea Pavlov: "When you do not know what to do, use Alatortsev's method, by
asking yourself in which stage of the plan (or game) you are!" Here, the most
normal thing to do with Black is connect rooks! Hence,} 17... Qd5 $5 {comes
into consideration. The move looks risky, because the queen is exposed in the
centre, but at the same time the c5-square is taken under control.
Straightforward continuations do not seem to offer White anything concrete:}
18. Bg2 (18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Re5 Bd6 20. Rxd5 cxd5 $44 {Does White have any
winning chances here?!}) 18... Qf5 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Be4 Qg5 21. h4 Qe7 22. dxc5
Qxc5 23. Qg4 g6 24. Qf4 $44 {White has a threatening position, but Black's 2
extra-pawns seem to offer him adequate compensation for the dangers.}) ({After
} 17... Qd5 {, White should probably bring new forces into the fight. I would
suggest} 18. a4 {, aiming to drive the enemy knight away. There is plenty of
play left in the position, but I feel that this is the direction to follow.})
18. Ba1 Bb4 $6 {These last attacking moves win an exchange almost by force,
but leave Black poorly coordinated. Las últimas dos jugadas "de ataque" ganan
calidad de manera casi forzada, pero dejarán a las negras malamente
coordinadas. Tal vez, era necesarío contestar 17.Tb1 con otra jugada de
desarrollo, pero ¿cual? La únicaposibilidad que me pasa por cabeza sería 17...
Te8,pero no es fácil entender de que modo esta jugada sería útil. Tal vez
¿¡por evitar el doble en d7, en caso de la generalmente deseable ...Db6?!} (
18... Rb8 19. bxc4 $14) 19. Nc5 $1 Bxe1 (19... Bxc5 20. dxc5 $14) (19... Qa5
20. bxc4 Bxe1 21. Qxe1 Qxe1 22. Rxe1 Nc7 23. Bc3 $16 {[%csl Ga6,Gc7][%cal
Yc3a5]}) 20. Qxe1 cxb3 ({This move is hard to understand. Black will simply
lose material, without getting any compensation for it. True, after Esta
jugada es difícil de entender. Las negras perderán material sis ningún pizca
de compensación. Es verdad que después de} 20... Nc7 21. bxc4 {, Black's minor
pieces are miserably placed, but then the criticism should be focused on the
17th and, possibly, 18th moves only. las figuras menores de las negras se
encontrarían en una situación deplorable, pero tal vez la critica tendría que
concentrarse en la 17-a y, posiblemente, 18-a jugada.}) 21. Nxa6 bxa2 22. Rb2 {
White has two bishops against rook and 2 pawns (ignoring the doomed a2-pawn).
Materially, this sounds OK for Black, but the a7- and c6-pawns are weak, too
and Black will not be able to create any dangerous passed pawn. The rest is a
matter of technique. [#]El resto es cosa de técnica.} Nc7 23. Rxa2 Nxa6 24.
Rxa6 Qd7 25. Qc3 f6 26. Qc5 Rf7 27. Bc3 Qb7 28. Qc4 Qd7 29. Bg2 Kh8 30. Bxc6
Qb7 31. Kg2 h6 32. d5 Qb8 (32... exd5 33. Bxb7 Rxc4 34. Bxd5 $18) 33. dxe6 Re7
34. Bb4 Rec7 35. e7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ $5 {An interesting
transposition to the Catalan, avoiding the dangerous lines with ...c5 and
d4-d5.} 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O (8. c5 $5 {has scored quite well in
practice and is logical, too, from the structural point of view.} O-O 9. Na3
Bb7 (9... d5 10. cxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O {[%cal Ga6e2,Gd2f4]} Rc8 12. Rfe1 Bb7 13.
Nc4 $16 {Shulman,Y (2632)-Friedel,J (2516)/Ledyard 2009/CBM 129 Extra (1-0, 31)
}) 10. b4 a5 11. Nc4 Nd5 12. Rb1 axb4 13. Nxb6 Nxb6 14. Rxb4 Ra6 15. Qb3 d5 16.
Rxb6 Rxb6 17. cxb6 c5 18. O-O c4 19. Qb2 Nc6 20. a4 $16 {Topalov,V (2791)
-Zhigalko,S (2592)/Dresden 2008/CBM 128 (1-0, 40)}) 8... d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 ({
Delaying this knight retreat offers White additional possibilities:} 9... O-O
10. Rd1 Nfd7 (10... Qc8 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Bf4 g5 16. Bxd5 $1 {Ponomariov,R (2734)-Kramnik,V (2790) Dortmund 2010 CBM
138 [Ponomariov] (1-0, 36)}) 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 $1 {This is the difference!
The e-pawn is not pinned any more.} (12. Bf4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 {transposes}) 12...
Nf6 (12... Nxe5 13. exd5 $1 $36 {Dzagnidze,N (2551)-Skripchenko,A (2460)
Antakya 2010 CBM 140 [Marin,M] (0-1, 29)}) 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Rac1 (
15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Bf6 20. Qf5 Qxd4
21. Bc3 Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rac1 Rab8 25. b3 $16 {Llanes
Hurtado,M (2446)-Guliev,L (2454) Santa Cruz de la Palma 2007 (1-0, 45)}) 15...
a6 16. Qb3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd5+ 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Bd2 $16 {Gupta,A
(2590)-Zeng,C (2377) Chennai 2011 (1-0, 45)}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Nxe5 12.
dxe5 O-O 13. Rd1 {This position has proven quite viable for Black. It is quite
possible that Nakamura did not expect this course of events at all, since the
novelty he produced one move later hardly changes the evaluation.} Bb7 (13...
Qd7 {is also playable.} 14. Nc3 Rc8 (14... Nc6 $2 15. Bxd5 $1 exd5 16. Nxd5 $16
{Bogdanovski,V (2435)-Mitkov,N (2492)/Gevgelija 2002/CBM 087 ext (1-0, 41)})
15. Rac1 Bb7 (15... Nc6 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. h4 a6 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxd5 {Banusz,T
(2517)-Bokros,A (2479)/Szentgotthard 2010/CBM 135 (1/2, 62)} Bf8 $5) 16. h4 Nc6
17. Qd2 Rd8 18. e3 Rac8 19. Qe2 Qe8 20. h5 h6 21. Qg4 Kh8 $11 {Prudnikova,S 
(2407)-Ioseliani,N (2491)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (1/2, 43)}) ({But} 13... g5 $6 {
is obviously premature, since the e5-pawn is not attacked yet.} 14. Be3 Nd7 15.
Bd4 Rc8 16. Nc3 Qc7 17. e4 $36 {Koneru,H (2603)-Thejkumar,M (2414)/Mumbai 2008/
CBM 124 Extra (1-0, 27)}) 14. Nd2 $146 {Not that great a square for the knight.
} ({Black did not face big problems after} 14. Nc3 {either:} Nc6 15. h4 (15.
Nxd5 $6 exd5 16. Bxd5 Qe8 17. Qe4 Rd8 18. Rac1 Ba8 $17 {Feller,S (2424)-Palac,
M (2582)/Cap d'Agde 2006/EXT 2007 (0-1, 45)}) 15... Rc8 {The most logical
developing move.} (15... h6 {An unnecessary weakening.} 16. e4 d4 17. Qe2 Qb8
18. Nb5 Rd8 19. Qg4 Kf8 $6 (19... g6 20. Rac1 Nxe5 $13) 20. Rac1 a6 (20... Nxe5
$6 21. Qh5 $1 Bf6 22. Nc7 $16) 21. Nd6 $16 {Razuvaev,Y (2560)-Nikolenko,O 
(2475)/Pardubice 1993/TD (1-0, 34)}) 16. Rac1 (16. e4 d4 17. Qe2 Qe8 18. Nb5
Bc5 19. a3 Rd8 20. b4 Be7 21. Qb2 d3 22. Bg5 $13 {Rahman,Z (2538)-Roktim,B 
(2389)/Dhaka 2005/CBM 105 ext (1/2, 64)}) 16... a6 17. Qb1 Qe8 18. Rc2 (18. Na4
Bd8 19. b3 Bc7 20. Be3 Nxe5 21. Bxb6 Bxb6 {1/2 Damljanovic,B (2585)-Roiz,M 
(2605)/Valjevo 2007/CBM 119}) 18... b5 19. a3 b4 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Rcc1 Bc5 22.
Na2 Nxa2 23. Qxa2 Qb5 24. e3 a5 $36 {Lastin,A (2590)-Tkachiev,V (2605)/Sochi
2005/CBM 107 (1/2, 42)}) 14... Nc6 (14... Na6 $5 15. e4 Rc8 16. Qb1 Nb4 17.
exd5 Bxd5 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Qe8 20. Nc3 (20. Nd6 $13) 20... Qc6 21. a3 Na6
22. Ne4 Nc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 $11 {Iskusnyh,S (2455)-Lastin,A (2611)/Samara 2011/ 
(1/2, 35)}) 15. Nf3 $6 {Underestimating the force of the next move.} (15. h4
$142 {Carlsen} Rc8 $36) 15... g5 $1 {I cannot help remembering another
occasion in which a plan based on ...g7-g5 yielded Carlsen a great win. It was
the Hedgehog from Kramnik,V (2799)-Carlsen,M (2733) Wijk aan Zee 2008 CBM 122 
[Marin,M] (0-1, 57)} 16. Be3 g4 {Well, here everything is simpler: Black wins
a pawn. However, one should also pay attention to his stability in the centre,
ensured precisely by the far advanced pawn.} 17. Nd4 Nxe5 $15 18. Bh6 Re8 19.
e4 Bc5 20. Nb3 Rc8 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Qa4 Bc6 23. Qd4 Qf6 $17 24. Bf4 dxe4 25.
Bxe4 Nf3+ $3 {If my endgame analysis is correct, this is a brilliant move,
leading almost by force to a won position, despite the presence of
opposite-coloured bishops..} (25... Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 h5 $17 {would
have been a reasonable alternative.}) 26. Bxf3 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Bxf3 28. Rd7 Rd5
29. Rxd5 (29. Rxa7 Red8 $19) 29... exd5 30. Be3 Re4 31. Re1 d4 32. Bd2 Rxe1+ {
(!) The same comment applies to this move.} (32... Be2 $17) 33. Bxe1 Be2 $1 {
Caging the enemy king.} 34. f4 {White cannot do without this freeing move,
which allows Black to create a second far advanced passed pawn.} (34. Bd2 Kg7
35. Kg2 Kg6 36. h3 h5 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. Bf4 (38. f4 gxf3+ 39. Kf2 Kf5 40. Bf4
Ke4 41. Bb8 a6 42. Ba7 b5 43. Bb8 Bc4 44. a3 Bd5 45. Bf4 Kd3 46. Be5 Kc4 47.
Bf6 d3 48. Ke3 Be4 $19) 38... Kf5 39. Bh6 Ke4 40. Bg7 b5 41. Bf6 a6 42. Bg7 Bc4
{Just as in the game, it is important to clear the way for the king. With the
actual structure, the space for invasion is too narrow.} 43. a3 (43. b3 Bd3 44.
Bf6 Bb1 45. a3 Bc2 46. b4 Bd3 47. Bg7 Be2 48. Bf6 Kd3 49. Bg7 Kc4 $19) 43...
Be2 44. Bf6 Kd3 45. Be5 Kc4 46. Bf6 d3 47. Bc3 Kb3 $19) 34... gxf3 35. Bf2 d3
36. Be1 Kg7 37. Kf2 Kf6 38. Ke3 Kf5 39. h3 {Another important decision.} ({
Keeping the pawn on h2 would not save him, either:} 39. Bc3 Kg4 40. Kf2 Kh3 41.
Kg1 Bd1 42. Bd2 ({The attempt to keep the bishop prisoner with} 42. b3 {
fails to} Bc2 43. Kf2 Bb1 44. a3 Ba2 45. b4 Bd5 {The bishop is right in time
to defend f3.} 46. Kg1 b5 47. Bd2 Be4 {We will see a lot of this setup, with
two pawns close to the promotion square and defended by the bishop.} 48. Bc3
Kg4 $19) 42... Ba4 (42... Bc2 {is less effective now:} 43. Kf2 Bb1 $6 44. a3
Kxh2 45. Kxf3 {White cannot be sure of a draw at all, but Black's winning plan
is less obvious here.}) 43. Bc3 Bc6 44. Bd2 Bd5 45. b3 a5 46. Be1 (46. Be3 b5
47. Bd2 b4 48. Be3 Bxb3 $1) 46... Bc6 (46... a4 $6 47. bxa4 Bxa2 48. a5 b5 49.
a6 Bd5 50. a7 Kg4 51. Kf2 {White can hold all the enemy pawns, while the black
bishop is partly restricted.}) 47. Bd2 a4 $1 {Weakening the light squares in
order to prepare the king's invasion.} 48. bxa4 Bxa4 49. Kf2 Bc6 50. Kg1 b5 51.
Be3 Bd5 52. a3 Be4 53. Bd2 Kg4 54. Kf2 Kf5 55. h3 Ke6 56. Be3 Kd5 57. Ke1 Kc4
58. Kd2 Kb3 59. Bc5 h5 $22 $19 60. Kd1 b4 $1 {><b4} 61. axb4 Kc3 $19) 39... h5
40. Bd2 Bf1 41. Be1 ({Here is another possible ending with the same familiar
winning method:} 41. h4 Kg4 42. Kf2 (42. Be1 Be2 {/\...f5-f4}) 42... Be2 43.
Bf4 Bd1 44. Ke3 Bc2 45. Kf2 Bb1 46. a3 Ba2 47. Bc1 Bd5 48. Bf4 b5 49. Bd2 a6
50. Bc3 Be4 51. Bd2 Kf5 52. Ke3 Ke6 53. b3 {Hoping to create a barrier, but it
will not last for long.} Kf5 54. a4 Kg4 55. axb5 axb5 56. Kf2 Bd5 57. b4 Be4 {
A familiar setup.} 58. Be3 Kf5 {Now, everything is ready for the invasion.} 59.
Bf4 Ke6 60. Bd2 Kd5 61. Ke3 Kc4 62. Kf2 Kb3 63. Ke3 Kc2 64. Be1 f2 $19) 41...
Bxh3 42. Kxd3 ({The most fantastic win arises after} 42. Kxf3 Bg4+ 43. Ke3 Be2
44. Bc3 Kg4 45. Be1 f6 {Playing for zugzwang.} 46. Bf2 f5 47. b3 (47. Be1 f4+
48. gxf4 h4 49. f5 h3 50. f6 h2 51. f7 h1=Q 52. f8=Q Qxe1 $19) 47... b5 (47...
f4+ 48. gxf4 h4 49. f5 $1) 48. a3 a6 49. b4 {The tempi have been exhausted,
but now the queenside configuration is lethal for the white king.} f4+ $1 50.
gxf4 h4 51. f5 h3 52. f6 d2 $1 53. Kxd2 (53. Kxe2 h2 54. f7 d1=Q+ $1) 53... h2
(53... Bc4 54. Bg1 Kg3 55. Bb6 h2 56. Bc7+ Kg2 57. Bxh2 Kxh2 58. Kc3 $11) 54.
f7 h1=Q 55. f8=Q Qd1+ 56. Kc3 Qd3+ 57. Kb2 Qd2+ $19 {with mate to follow soon.
Quite an unexpected finish!!}) 42... Bf1+ 43. Ke3 Kg4 44. Kf2 Bb5 45. Bc3 Bc6
46. Be5 b5 47. Bb8 a6 48. Bc7 f5 49. b3 Bd5 50. Bd6 f4 51. gxf4 (51. Bxf4 h4
$19) 51... h4 52. f5 Kxf5 53. Ke3 Kg4 54. Kf2 h3 55. Ke3 Be4 56. Kf2 Bb1 {
The already known plan of widening the area for infiltration.} 57. a3 Ba2 58.
b4 Bf7 $1 ({Black's plan is familiar to us: with two pawns close to promoting
and sustained by the bishop, Black keeps both white pieces busy and can
quietly march in with the king.} 58... Bf7 59. Bc7 Bh5 60. Bb8 Kf5 61. Bc7 Ke4
62. Bd6 Kd3 63. Bb8 (63. Kg3 $2 h2) ({The black bishop's placement is
explained by the following variation:} 63. Bh2 Kc2 64. Kg3 Bg4 65. Bg1 Kb3 {
Once again this setup. Black's kingside group remains untouchable. The bishop
on g2 would be less effective, because Black could not re-activate it if
necessary. Besides, Nakamura has kept the f1-square defended, so there was no
way to get it there.}) 63... Kc3 64. Kg1 Kb3 65. Bc7 Kxa3 66. Ba5 Bg4 $22 $19)
0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. a4 {This position is the starting point of my
recent opening database included with CBM 121.} c5 12. Na3 Bb7 13. Qb2 Rc8 14.
Rac1 Ne4 15. Be1 Bf6 16. b4 Ba8 {This was recommended by Jussupow as leading
to equality, but I believe that White's superior mobilization offers him
realistic chances for an advantage.} (16... cxd4 {Jussupow,A (2620)-Kharitonov,
A (2550)/Moscow 1988/URS-ch/[ChessBase] (1-0, 59)}) 17. e3 {White strengthens
his control over the central d4-square, but somewhat weakens the light squares.
} ({In my article I recommended} 17. Qb1 {with the possible continuation} Qe7
18. cxd5 Bxd5 (18... exd5 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nc3 $14) 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Nc4 {
[%csl Gc4][%cal Gb4b5]} cxb4 21. Bxb4 Ndc5 22. Nfe5 $14 (22. Nfd2 $6 Nxf2 $1
23. Kxf2 Rb8 $44) 22... Nxf2 $2 23. Kxf2 Rb8 24. Bxd5 Rxb4 25. Nc6 $16 {
Only further practice will prove if there is anything wrong in these lines.})
17... cxd4 18. exd4 dxc4 {At first sight, this looks like a complete strategic
success for Black. In Isolani structures, the white light-squared bishop is
not well placed on g2, because it can be exchanged, leaving the d5-square
chronically weak.} 19. Ne5 $1 {After this move, Kramnik's idea becomes obvious.
With ...Ne4 and ...Bf6 Black has weakened the control over the critical
d5-square and placed two of his pieces on vulnerable squares. White aims for
dynamic play in what is basically a static structure.} Bg5 $1 {The correct
reaction! Black provokes the move f4, in order to get the possibility of
consolidating his knight on e4.} ({The "natural developing move"} 19... Qe7 $6
{allows White get a dominating position with} 20. Qe2 Nd6 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Nc6
Qe8 23. b5 $16 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Ga3c4]}) (19... Bd5 20. Naxc4 $14 {[%cal Gc4e3]
leaves Black slightly hanging, too.}) ({The immediate} 19... Be7 {is less
adequate, because after} 20. Naxc4 $14 {the move played in the game} f5 $6 {
hardly makes sense.}) 20. f4 (20. Ra1 $2 c3 $17) (20. Rxc4 $2 Nxe5 21. Rxc8
Nf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxc8 $15) 20... Be7 21. Naxc4 {White has to eliminate this pawn
before anything.} (21. d5 $6 Nxe5 (21... Bxd5 $2 22. Bxe4 $18) (21... exd5 $2
22. Bxe4 $16) (21... c3 $5) 22. fxe5 c3 $1 {spoils White's coordination.})
21... f5 ({But now, the threat d5 was real:} 21... f6 $6 22. d5 $1 $16) 22. Ne3
{Both sides have taken the important squares under control, but White remains
slightly better developed. On the other hand, Black's structure is more
compact.} Rxc1 23. Qxc1 $1 (23. Rxc1 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qd3 $15) 23... Ndf6 (23...
Nxe5 $6 24. dxe5 $36 {would allow White to occupy the seventh rank with one of
his pieces.}) 24. Nc6 Qc7 25. b5 {White has expanded his area of dimination,
but Black will do just the same.} Nd5 (25... Bxc6 $6 {is probably premature:}
26. Qxc6 Qxc6 27. bxc6 Rc8 28. Rc1 Nd5 29. Nxd5 exd5 30. Bh3 g6 31. g4 $36) 26.
Nxd5 exd5 {[%cal Gf8c8]} 27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11 {The position has calmed down.
White's advantage in space on the queenside and his pair of bishops offer him
some remote hope of a better ending. However, Gelfand will prove that his
stability on the light squares is just enough to maintain the balance even.}
28. Qb2 Rc8 29. Rc1 Rc4 30. Bf1 Nd6 $1 {An exchange sacrifice in the spirit of
the 11th game of the Wch match Petrosian-Spassky 1969.} 31. Qa3 (31. Bxc4 $2
dxc4 $40 {[%csl Gg1][%cal Ge7e4,Ge7b7]}) 31... Qe4 32. Bf2 Rxc1 33. Qxc1 Nc4
34. Qd1 Bb7 35. Bd3 Qe6 36. Qh5 Nd6 37. Qe2 Qxe2 38. Bxe2 Kf7 39. Be1 Bc8 40.
Kf2 Nc4 41. Bb4 g6 42. Ke1 a6 {Eliminating the last source of worries.} 43.
bxa6 Bxa6 44. Bc3 Bb7 45. Kf2 Bc6 46. Bd1 Nd6 47. Ke3 Ke6 48. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. Nxb3 Bxc6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd4 Bxg2
21. Nf5+ Kh8 22. Rxe7 Bh3 23. Qd4+ Ne5 24. Qxe5+ f6 25. Qe2 Bxf5 26. Rd1 Bg4
27. Rxh7+ $146 (27. Rxd8 Bxe2 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 {1/2 Barus,C (2410)-Zarnicki,P 
(2540)/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97}) 27... Kxh7 28. Qxg4 Qe8 29. Rd7+ Rf7 30. Rxf7+
Qxf7 31. Qxc8 Qxa2 32. Qf5+ Kg7 33. Qg4+ Kh7 34. Qh5+ Kg7 35. Qg4+ Kh7 36. Qh5+
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 ({The rapid game deviated with} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bf4 Nbd7
12. Qc2 Re8 13. a3 Nf8 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. b4 Ne6 17. Qd2 {Shulman,Y 
(2623)-Savchenko,B (2644)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009 1.4 (0-1, 25)} Qe7 $132 {
[%cal Ge6d4]}) 9... Bb7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bf4 ({
Here is an old game of the main defender of these lines from more than 20
years ago>} 13. Nd3 a5 14. Rc1 Re8 15. Rc2 Nf8 16. Nf4 c6 17. Re1 Ba3 18. Bc3
Qd6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Bb4 21. Bb2 Rxe4 22. Bxe4 a4 {Jussupow,A (2660)
-Sokolov,A (2620)/Riga (m) 1986/Candidates (1/2, 50)}) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qd7
15. Rc1 c6 16. e4 Ba3 17. Rc2 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Rae8 19. Qf3 Bd6 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21.
Qxc6 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Rxe5 24. Rd1 {White's superior activity
yields him a temporary advantage only.} Re7 25. a4 g6 26. Kg2 Rfe8 27. Rd4 Kf8
28. h4 h5 29. Kf3 Re5 30. Rc7 R8e7 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. a4 Qc8 $5 {Ten years ago, I had the privilege of
facing this rare move (it had been played only once before) in a game against
the idol of my youth, Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi.} ({The main continuations are} 
11... c5 12. Na3 {as in Kramnik,V (2799)-Gelfand,B (2737) Wijk aan Zee 2008
CBM 122 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 48)}) ({and} 11... Rc8 12. a5 {see, for instance,
Mamedyarov,S (2763)-Alekseev,E (2700) Astrakhan 2010 CBM 137 [Krasenkow,M] 
(1-0, 33)}) 12. a5 {I also reacted this way.} ({But during the post mortem
Korchnoi asked me: "Why did you not play} 12. Na3 {"? I believe he was right,
this move looks more promising than our current min game continuation.} Bxa3 (
12... c5 13. Qb2 Ne4 14. Be1 Qb7 15. e3 Rac8 16. Rac1 Qa8 17. Ne5 Ndf6 18. cxd5
exd5 19. Nb5 $14 {Avrukh,B (2656)-Adams,M (2735) Cala Mayor 2008 (0-1, 65)})
13. Rxa3 c5 (13... dxc4 14. bxc4 c5 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. d5 exd5 18.
cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bg5 {When we reached this position in our analysis, Korchnoi
suddenly expressed his loss of interest with the brief evaluation: "Lost!"
Indeed, After} Qe6 20. Re3 $1 Qc6 21. Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Qd2 $18 {White wins
material}) 14. cxd5 $6 (14. a5 $5 $14) (14. Bf4 $14) 14... Bxe2 (14... Nxd5 15.
Be1 $5 $14) 15. dxe6 Bxd1 16. exf7+ $1 (16. Qxd1 fxe6 17. Ng5 Re8 18. dxc5 bxc5
19. Bf4 a6 20. Bxa8 {1/2-1/2 (20) Poluljahov,A (2525)-Brodsky,M (2527)
Krasnodar 2001}) 16... Rxf7 17. Qxd1 $14 {Here, too, Korchnoi shrugged his
shoulders and issued the same evaluation: "Lost!" This time it is an
exaggeration, of course, but Black's position is rather unpleasant despite his
extra exchange. The white bishops are just too strong.}) 12... dxc4 $146 {
At first sight, this new plan offers Black easy play, but things are by far
less simple than that.} (12... Qb7 13. axb6 axb6 14. Bf4 b5 15. Nbd2 bxc4 16.
bxc4 c5 17. Ra2 {White has some slight pressure, which is typical for this
variation. But the next move is a serious mistake, leading to a surprising
situation with white domination despite the symmetrycal structure and the
reduced material on the board!} Bxc4 $2 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Ne5 Qa3
21. Nc6 cxd4 (21... Re8 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Bd6 Re8 24. Qxc4 $18) 22. Rxd4 Bc5
23. Rxc4 {The black bishop experiences chronic discomfort.} Bd6 (23... Bb6 $5)
24. Bc1 Qa6 25. Ra4 Qb5 26. Ra5 Qb6 27. Be3 Qc7 28. Ra7 Qc8 29. Qd2 {1-0 Ribli,
Z (2554)-Lauber,A (2465) Germany 2012}) ({Korchnoi's continuation looks very
natural:} 12... c5 13. axb6 (13. cxd5 {may be a better try to keep the
position complicated.} Nxd5 14. e4 Nb4 15. Bxb4 cxb4 16. Qb2 Bb5 17. Rc1 Qb7
18. Nbd2 Rac8 {Black's bishop pair and the weakness of the c3-square
compensate for the compact and mobile centre.}) 13... axb6 14. Bg5 Bb7 15. Rxa8
Bxa8 16. cxd5 Bxd5 {Black has no problems at all, but White will manage to get
some for himself.} 17. Nc3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. Kg1 h6 21. Bxf6
Nxf6 22. Qd3 Rd8 23. Qf3 Qxf3 24. exf3 Rc8 25. Ndb5 Rc5 $15 {Marin,M (2511)
-Kortschnoj,V (2601) Barcelona 2004 (1/2-1/2, 42)}) 13. bxc4 c5 14. Bf4 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Bb7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nc3 {Despite simplifications, White retains a
slight edge. The threat a5-a6 with huge gain of space is unpleasant, the same
as White's control on the light squares.} bxa5 {Transforming the c-pawn into a
potential danger.} (17... Bb4 {does not solve all Black's problems either.} 18.
a6 Qc8 19. Ndb5 $14 Qxc4 $140 $6 20. Rd4 Qc5 21. Bd6 $16) 18. Nb3 Qc8 19. Nb5 {
[%cal Gb5c7,Gb5d6]} ({With ...e6-e5 in the air, it would have made sense to
keep the c3-knight close to the d5-square.} 19. Nxa5 e5 20. Bg5 $14) 19... a4
$6 (19... e5 $5 {[%cal Rf4c7]}) 20. Rxa4 Nb6 21. Rxa7 {This leads to complete
simpflifying and a draw.} ({White missed the spectacular zwischenzug} 21. Bd6
$3 $36 Nxa4 (21... Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Qc7 23. Ra5 $16) (21... Re8 22. Nxa7 Qd7 23.
Ra6 Bxd6 24. Rxb6 Qxa7 25. Rbxd6 $16) 22. Bxe7 Re8 23. Nd6 Qc7 24. Bxf6 gxf6
25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. c5 Nb6 27. Qe4 $16 {The strength of the c-pawn combined with
the weakness of the black kingside offer White excellent chances despite the
reduced material.}) 21... Rxa7 22. Nxa7 Qxc4 $11 23. Qxc4 Nxc4 24. Nc6 Ba3 25.
Bc1 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 Nb6 27. Nc5 Ra8 28. Nd3 Kf8 29. Kf1 Rc8 30. Nce5 Rxc1+ 31.
Nxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. a4 {I have examined this variation in an
article published in CBM 121.} Ne4 $5 {Strangely enough, I did not consider
this move in this concrete position, although the plan based on ...Ne4
followed by a transposition to a Stonewall with ...f5 was one of the main
themes of the article.} ({For instance:} 11... Rc8 12. a5 b5 13. c5 Ne4 14. Be1
f5 {Kramnik,V (2807)-Leko,P (2736)/Monte Carlo 2003/CBM 093 ext/ (1/2, 36)})
12. Be1 f5 13. a5 {White carries out his main plan without paying too much
attention to Black's incipient kingside counterplay.} Bd6 $146 {Black clears
the e7-square for the queen in order to get rooks connected. However, ...
Bf8-d6 not only looks like a loss of time, but also fails to place the bishop
in an active position. It will take a long time before the g3-pawn will become
vulnerable (...h5-h4)} (13... Bf6 {is slightly more typical.} 14. e3 {I do not
quite understand this move at this stage of the game. Delaying the development
and slightly weakening the light squares are its main defects. Only Black's
stereotyped play will eventually prove that the e2-square is useful to the
b1-knight.} (14. Nc3 $1 $14 b5 $2 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Qc6 exf3 18.
Bxf3 Qc8 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Rac1 Qb7 21. Bxd5 $18) 14... Qe7 15. Nc3 g5 $6 (
15... b5 $5 {may be a way to prove the move e3 as not entirely sound.}) 16. Ne2
h5 17. Nd2 h4 18. f3 Nxd2 19. Bxd2 hxg3 20. hxg3 Bg7 21. e4 $14 {Cvitan,O 
(2541)-Lugovoj,M (2240)/Neum 2000/EXT 2001 (1-0, 48)}) (13... Qb8 {is an
interesting way to keep the queenside defended.} 14. Nc3 b5 15. cxd5 (15. c5
Qc7 16. Na2 Rae8 17. Nb4 Bc8 {would transpose to the aforementioned
Kramnik-Leko game. In this line, Black lost a tempo with his queen, but
brought his a8-rook to e8 in just one move, so tempi are just the same.}) 15...
cxd5 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Qc6 Qd6 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Ng5 Rfe8 20. Rac1 Rac8 {
Harika,D (2445)-Dzagnidze,N (2536)/Kavala 2009 (1/2, 33)} 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Rc1
$36) ({Against} 13... b5 {White should deviate from the known paths.} 14. cxd5
(14. c5 $6 Bf6 15. Nc3 Qc7 16. Na2 Rae8 17. Nb4 Bc8 {would transpose to the
same game, but with an extra-tempo for Black.}) 14... cxd5 15. Qc6 Nd6 16. Bb4
Bb7 17. Qc1 Rc8 18. Qa3 $14 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5]}) 14. Nc3 Qe7 15. Ra2 $1 $14 {
A very strong move, proving that the black queenside is insufficiently well
defended.} Rfc8 $2 {Very carelessly played.} (15... b5 $2 {is also flawed
tactically:} 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qc6 $16) (15... Ndf6 {may be the
lesser evil, clearing the seventh rank and allowing the queen to defend the
queenside. The drawback of placing knights on e4 and f6 is that the e5-square
is insufficiently well defended, but this usually applies when the white dark
squared bishop is on the long diagonal.} 16. axb6 (16. Ne5 c5 {offers Black
practical chances.}) 16... axb6 17. Rda1 Bb7 $14) 16. axb6 axb6 17. Rda1 Bb7 $6
{Probably missing White's small combination.} (17... Nxc3 {would have been
slightly better, although exchanging the central knight can be regarded as a
positional concession.} 18. Bxc3 Bb7 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Rxa8+ Bxa8 21. Qa2 Qd8
22. Qa7 $16) 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 (18... Bxa8 19. Ra7 $16) 19. Rxa8+ Bxa8 20. cxd5 $1
({Much stronger than} 20. Qa2 $14) 20... Nxc3 (20... cxd5 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22.
Qc8+ Qf8 23. Qxd7 exf3 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. exf3 $18) (20... exd5
21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Qc8+ $16) 21. dxe6 $1 {White wins a pawn and preserves the
positional advantage, because the a8-bishop remains passive all the same.}
Nxe2+ 22. Qxe2 Nf8 23. Qa6 Bb7 24. Qxb6 Nxe6 25. b4 $16 {/+- I have the
feeling that Karjakin's novelty did not justify itself, although the cause of
the defeat should be looked for later in the game.} h6 26. Bc3 Qc7 27. Qa5 Qxa5
28. bxa5 Kf7 29. Ne5+ Bxe5 30. dxe5 Nc7 31. f4 Ke6 32. Bb4 Kd7 33. Bf1 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch 54th"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2004.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Flumbort, Andras"]
[Black "Cao, Sang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 Bc6 10. Qc2 d6 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Bf4 a6 13. e4 Qc7 14. Qe2 Nbd7 15. e5
dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Nxd7 Qb7 18. Ne5 Bh3 19. f3 h5 20. Ne4 Bf5 21. Ng5 Rad8
22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. g4 hxg4 24. fxg4 Be4 25. Rd1 Bc7 26. Bg3 Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Bg6
28. h4 Nh7 29. Nxh7 Bxh7 30. Bc3 Be4 31. h5 f5 32. Qd2 fxg4 33. Qd7 Qxd7 34.
Rxd7 Rf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Kf2 Bd3 37. Kg3 Bxc4 38. Kxg4 Bxa2 39. Kg5 {In
spite of his considerable material advantage Black has no dangerous candidates
to promotion in a position with opposite bishops. Besides, his g7-pawn needs
permanent care. No wonder that the game will soon end in a draw. Trotz seines
beträchtlichen Materialvorteils hat Schwarz in dieser Stellung mit
ungleichfarbigen Läufern keine gefährlichen Umwandlungskandidaten. Zudem
bedarf sein Bauer g7 der ständigen Obhut. Kein Wunder, dass die Partie bald
remis endet.} Bd5 40. Kf4 Bc4 41. Kf3 Kg8 42. Kf4 Kh7 43. Kg5 Be2 44. Be5 c4
45. Bc3 Bd1 46. Be5 a5 47. Bc3 a4 48. Be5 Kg8 49. Bc3 Kf7 50. Be5 Be2 51. Bd4
Bd3 52. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Indjic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Marjanovic,S"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Serbia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {The fourth possibility. The
main line is 5.b3} Bb4 ({The alternative is} 5... Bb7 {and after} 6. Bg2 Be7 {
or 6...c5}) 6. Qa4 (6. Qc2 {has been played more often.}) 6... c5 7. dxc5 ({
After} 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 {White temporarily has the bishop pair.}) 7... Bxc5
8. b4 Be7 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. a3 (12. Rac1 $5) 12... Ne4
$146 {A novelty} ({Grandmaster Lutz once played} 12... d6) 13. Rfd1 Nxd2 14.
Rxd2 $14 {White stands sligtly better} d6 (14... a5 15. b5 d6 16. Nd4 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 $14) 15. Qb3 ({A better move was} 15. Nd4) ({or} 15. c5 $5) 15... Nc6 ({
A more precise move was} 15... Nd7 16. Rc1 Rfc8) 16. Rad1 Rfd8 (16... Rac8) 17.
h4 $5 (17. Qe3 $14) 17... Rac8 (17... h6 18. Qe3 $14) 18. Ng5 h6 ({After} 18...
Ne5 19. Bxe5 Bxg2 (19... dxe5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Qa4 $1 Kf8 23.
Qxa7) 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Bxd6 22. Kxg2 {White has a pawn more.}) 19. Nxe6 {
The youngest Serbian grandmaster shows impatience.} ({It was better to
centralise the knight:} 19. Ne4 $1 $14 {with a small advantage}) 19... fxe6 20.
c5 d5 21. Bh3 $6 (21. Qe3 {was more precise:} e5 22. Rxd5 bxc5 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8
24. Qxc5 Bf6 25. Bh3 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Bg2 $44 {with compensation.}) 21...
Kh8 (21... bxc5 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Nd4 26. Bxd4
Bxd5 $15) 22. Bxe6 Ne5 ({For} 22... bxc5 {see my previous comment.}) 23. Bxc8 (
23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Rd8 26. Bxe5 Rxd5 27. Bxc7 Rd1+ 28. Kg2
bxc5 29. bxc5 Bxc5 30. a4 $11) 23... Rxc8 24. cxb6 (24. Qe3 Bf6 25. Bxe5 (25.
Rc1 Qb8 $13) 25... Qxe5 26. Qxe5 Bxe5 27. Rc1 Kh7 $13) 24... axb6 25. Rc1 {
Again not the best.} (25. e4 {was better:} Nc4 26. Rc2 Bf8 27. exd5 b5 28. Qf3
Qd7 $13 {with an unclear position.}) 25... Nc4 $15 {Although White has a rook
and two pawns for bishop and knight I think that Black has a slight advantage.}
26. Rd3 (26. Bd4 Bd6 (26... Nxd2 $6 27. Bxg7+ $1 Kg8 28. Rxc7 Nxb3 29. Rxe7 Ba6
30. Bxh6 Rc6 $13) (26... Kg8 $15) 27. Rdc2 Qe7 $15) 26... Qc6 27. Bd4 Bf6 (
27... Bd6) (27... Qe6) 28. Qc3 (28. a4) 28... Bxd4 29. Rxd4 b5 30. Rcd1 Qe6 31.
Qf3 Re8 32. Rf4 Kg8 33. h5 Ne5 (33... Nd6 $1 $15) 34. Qe3 Bc6 (34... d4 35.
Rdxd4 Qh3 36. Qb3+ Kh8 37. e4 Qxh5 $15) 35. Rc1 Qd7 36. Qc5 Nc4 37. e3 Bb7 (
37... Rc8) 38. Rd1 {A trap.} ({The correct move was} 38. Rc3) 38... Nxe3 $4
$138 {A blunder in time trouble.} ({Black has a small advantage after} 38...
Nxa3 39. Kh2 Rc8) ({or} 38... Rc8 39. Qd4 Nxa3) 39. fxe3 Qh3 40. Rf3 $1 $18
Qxh5 (40... d4 41. Qf5 $1 Qxf5 42. Rxf5 dxe3 43. Rxb5 $18) 41. Rdf1 Qg6 42. Qc7
({The machine suggests the more aggressive} 42. Qxb5 $1 Ba8 (42... Re7 43. Qc5)
43. Qd7 d4 44. Qf7+ Qxf7 45. Rxf7 dxe3 46. Rc7 e2 47. Re1 Bf3 48. a4 $18 {
with a winning position.}) 42... Bc6 43. Qf7+ Qxf7 44. Rxf7 Rxe3 45. R7f3 Re2 (
45... Re6 46. Rf8+ Kh7 47. Rc1 $16) 46. Rc1 Be8 $2 {The final mistake.} (46...
Re6 47. Kf2 $16) 47. Kf1 $1 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houska, Jovanka"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 $5 {
White wants to play e4, or else play a quick 8.cxd5 (against 7...d5, as in the
game), to force this classical structure:} d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 {This is a
kind of position which produces a great battle - many pieces, potential
central tension (if Black plays c5), and different possible approaches, for
both sides.} O-O 10. O-O {Now Black will retreat the B to b7 to have a better
control of c6, and then could play with either Na6/Nbd7, and a quick c5. A
less usual plan is c6 now, and Nfd7 when Ne5. I chose a flexible move, which
is almost always useful.} Re8 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Na6 13. Ne5 h6 {Another
useful move. Black could play g5 at some point harassing the f4-B.} 14. Qd2 (
14. Nb5 Bf8 {seen in a couple of recent top games} 15. Bh3 (15. Nc6 $2 Qd7 $1
16. Nbxa7 Rxa7 17. Nxa7 Ra8 $17 {0-1 (52) Onischuk,A (2670)-Alekseev,E (2708)
Biel 2008}) 15... c5 16. a3 Ne4 $13 {0-1 (32) Meier,G (2656)-Kramnik,V (2781)
Dortmund 2011. Once again, a kind of position I mentioned before. Many
possibilities in each move, demanding good energy and precision.}) 14... Ba3 $1
{Since Rc2 is not possible because of Nb4 right away.} 15. Rb1 Bf8 16. Rfd1 c6
$5 {Without the pressure along the c-file, I thought it was interesting to
hold c5 for a while, and bring my N immediately to e6.} 17. Qb2 Nc7 18. b4 Ne6
19. Rbc1 (19. b5 $5 {was a decent alternative for White. I was mostly thinking
about} cxb5 20. Qxb5 Rc8 21. Qb3 Nxf4 (21... Ne4 $5 {apparently is also
possible, probably better than my idea}) 22. gxf4 $14 {and I couldn't evaluate
precisely what's going on. I have the B pair, a potentially decent endgame,
with the Q-side majority, but White's N on e5 sets the tone for the entire
game. also, d5 P is under some pressure. After all, White could be pressing
here. With moves like e3, Rbc1, and possibly fighting for the c-file.}) 19...
Rc8 20. Be3 Bd6 $1 {Creating some pressure on e5, and also preparing things
like Qe7 (hittting b4) and Nxd4 next.} 21. b5 $2 (21. f4 $5 {was a possible
way to strengthen White's N. The position remains very complex:} Qe7 22. a3 Nc7
$5 $13 {with the idea of Nb5-Bb8-Nd6, trying to reach e4.}) 21... c5 $1 {
And suddenly White has to solve many problems at once.} 22. Nc6 (22. Nc4 {
was the only way to try and justify White's previous move. In any case, it
doesn't work:} Bxg3 $1 {a tactical blow I did not see during the game} (22...
cxd4 $2 {was my initial idea, at least equalising} 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxd4 Nxd4
25. Rxd4 Qe5 26. e3 Rc5 $11 {and the good activity on the c-file compensates
for the weak, isolated P on d5}) 23. hxg3 cxd4 24. Bxd4 ({the piece sacrifice
doesn't work as well:} 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd4 Bxc4 26. Bb7 Nd5 $1 27. Bxc8 Qxc8
$19 {Nef4 coming}) 24... Rxc4 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Bxd5 $2 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Rec8 28.
Rd3 Nc5 29. Rf3 Na4 $1 $19) (22. Nf3 Ng4 $17) 22... Bxc6 23. bxc6 cxd4 24. Bxd4
Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Be5 26. Rd3 Rxc6 27. e3 (27. f4 {wouldn't change much:} Bxc3 28.
Rdxc3 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Qd6 $17) 27... Qc8 28. f4 Bxc3 29. Rdxc3 Rxc3 (29... Rc5 $5
{was another way to play the endgame. I wasn't so sure about weakening my
Q-side structure} 30. Rxc5 bxc5 $17) 30. Rxc3 Qe6 {Besides being a P down,
White's K is also slightly vulnerable. The position should be already
technically lost. A possible plan for Black is just to expand the Q-side,
while trying to create small threats against the exposed white K.} 31. Rd3 Rc8
32. h3 Ne4 {Forcing a further weakness.} (32... Rc5 $5 {followed by Qc6 was
also very good.}) 33. g4 (33. Kh2 $2 Nxg3 $1 $19) 33... Nc5 {An oversight, but
after all I have good chances in the subsequent endgame.} 34. Bxd5 {I forgot
that my c8-R is hanging after 34...Nxd3 35.Bxe6, oops!} Nxd3 (34... Qe7 {
perhaps was stronger, keeping great attacking possibilities after:} 35. Rc3 Rd8
36. Qg2 g5 $40 {something hard to imagine!} 37. fxg5 $2 Qe5 $1 $19) 35. Bxe6
Nxb2 36. Bxc8 Nd1 {When choosing 34...Nxd3, I thought the endgame was enough
for a win, after exchanging one of the Q-side Ps, distracting White's K, and
trying to collect the K-side white Ps. Of course, this was only a general
assessment.} 37. Kg2 Nxe3+ 38. Kf3 Nd5 39. a4 (39. Ba6 {was better, but either
way it looks good for Black:} Nc3 40. Bc4 b5 41. Bd3 (41. Bb3 $2 a5 $19) 41...
Kf8 $1 (41... b4 {rushing things could backfire:} 42. Bc4 a5 43. Ke3 h5 $5 (
43... a4 $2 44. Kd4 Nxa2 45. Bxa2 b3 46. Bxb3 axb3 47. Kc3 $11 {and White
comes back in time}) 44. Kd4 $1 (44. gxh5 $2 a4 {now it works!} 45. Kd4 Nxa2
46. Bxa2 b3 47. Bxb3 axb3 48. Kc3 Kh7 49. Kxb3 Kh6 $19) 44... h4 45. a3 Kf8 46.
axb4 axb4 47. Kc5 {it seems White is not losing anymore} b3 48. Bxb3 Ne2 49.
Bc4 Nxf4 50. Bf1 $11) 42. Ke3 Nxa2 43. Bxb5 Nc3 44. Bc4 Ke7 45. Kd4 Na4 46. Bb3
Nb6 {It feels like winning, because Black will play Nd7 followed by a5, and
then try to go for Nb6/Nc5-a4-a3, or Nf8-Ne6 attacking the K-side Ps. f6-Kd6
would be also part of the position's improvement.} 47. g5 Nd7 $1 48. h4 a5 49.
Bc2 Kd6 50. Bb3 f6 51. Bc2 Nb6 52. Bd1 a4 53. Bc2 a3 54. Bb3 Nd7 55. Bg8 Nc5
56. gxh6 gxh6 57. Ba2 Ne6+ 58. Ke3 f5 $1 $19 {Ng7-Nh5 and the further invasion
of the black K into the Q-side will be decisive.}) 39... Kf8 40. Ba6 $2 {
In the last move before the time control, White ceases all resistance.} Nc3 $19
41. a5 (41. Bb5 {would be the best chance, in my opinion. The P endgame is
lost, but Black has to be careful:} Nxb5 42. axb5 Ke7 43. Ke4 Kd6 44. Kd4 g5 $1
(44... Kc7 $2 {spoiling everything in a study-like manner} 45. g5 $1 Kb7 46. h4
a5 47. bxa6+ Kxa6 48. h5 $1 b5 49. g6 $1 f6 {is the only way Black could play
on} (49... f5 50. Ke5 b4 51. Ke6 b3 52. Kf7 b2 53. Kxg7 b1=Q 54. Kh7 $3 (54.
Kh8 $2 Qb8+ 55. Kh7 Qxf4 56. g7 Qg5 57. g8=Q Qxg8+ 58. Kxg8 f4 59. Kg7 f3 60.
Kxh6 f2 61. Kg7 f1=Q $19)) 50. Kd5 b4 51. Ke6 b3 52. Kf7 b2 53. Kxg7 b1=Q 54.
Kh8 $3 Qb8+ 55. Kh7 Qxf4 56. g7 Qf5+ (56... Qg5 $2 57. g8=Q Qxg8+ 58. Kxg8 f5
59. Kg7 f4 60. Kxh6 f3 61. Kg7 f2 62. h6 f1=Q 63. h7 $11) 57. Kh8 Qxh5 58. g8=Q
{and the work starts all over again} Qe5 $17) 45. Ke4 (45. f5 $2 f6 $19 {
winning easily}) 45... Kc5 46. fxg5 hxg5 47. Kf5 Kxb5 48. Kxg5 a5 49. h4 a4 50.
h5 a3 51. h6 a2 52. h7 a1=Q $19 {almost there!}) 41... bxa5 42. Ke3 Nd5+ 43.
Ke4 Nb4 44. Bb5 Ke7 45. g5 f6 46. gxh6 gxh6 47. h4 Na2 48. Bc4 Nc3+ 49. Kf5 {
Now Black wins by force.} (49. Kd4 {stops my a-P right away, but after Na4-b6,
Black wins easily} Na4 $19) 49... a4 50. Kg6 a3 51. Kxh6 a2 52. Bxa2 Nxa2 53.
Kg7 Nc3 54. h5 Ne4 {[%cal Ge4d6,Gd6f7] Right on time to f7!} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.12"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD/Hracek"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{DAS PRACHTROSS Zbynek Hracek, dessen Saison mit einem halben Punkt aus fünf
Partien katastrophal begonnen hatte, zeigte gegen Loek Van Wely eine ganz
überzeugende Partie. Am Ende der Saison steigerte sich der Tscheche auf 7,5
Punkte (aus 15) und bewies mit seinen 50% an vorderster Front einmal mehr, wie
wertvoll er für Werder ist.} 1. d4 {Finkel,A} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6
5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 d5 $6 {This is my novelty, which I already
prepared a few months ago. My move is actually not strong, but for this
important game I decided to surprise my opponent in "his" variation. Everybody
plays 7..c5.} 8. c5 $1 (8. b3 {Finkel,A} c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e3 Be7 11. Bb2 Qb6
12. Bg2 O-O 13. Ne5 Rad8 $15 {Martinovic,S-Tosic,M/Pirot 2004}) (8. cxd5 {
Finkel,A} Nxd5 9. Qc2 c5 10. a3 Rc8 11. dxc5 Rxc5 12. Qd1 Rc8 $132 {Riazantsev,
A-Mchedlishvili,M/Dubai 2005}) 8... Be7 9. e3 $6 {Finkel,A: 'This move is an
inaccuracy after which black equalizes without any problems. Much better was'}
(9. b4 $1 $14 Nc4 {Finkel,A} 10. Nxc4 (10. a4 bxc5 11. dxc5 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 O-O)
10... Bxc4 (10... Ne4 11. Qc2 Bxc4 12. Ne5 Bb5 13. a4 Bd7 14. Bg2 $14) 11. Ne5
b5 12. Bg2 O-O 13. a4 $14 {with advantage.}) 9... Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Qd7 $1 11. a4
$6 {Again not the best, but after} ({I} 11. Kg2 $6 Nc6 12. Ne5 Ne4 13. Nxe4
Nxe5 14. cxb6 cxb6 15. dxe5 dxe4 16. Rd1 Qb7 {Black is okay.}) ({II Besser war
} 11. b4 $142 $5 {, z.B.} Qb5+ $5 (11... Ne4 $5) 12. Kg2 Nc6 13. a3 $5 O-O (
13... a5 $6 14. a4 $1 Qxb4 15. Qc2 b5 16. Ne1) 14. Rb1 bxc5 15. bxc5 Qa4 $13)
11... Nc6 12. Ne5 {This came instantly. I felt, that Black's position is very
promising. I' ve seen, that after a normal move I would have no problem, but
in the end I decided to sacrifice a pawn and to try an interesting position,
which in my opinion is slightly better for Black, at least more easily to
handle.} (12. b4 Ne4 $1 $36) 12... Nxe5 (12... Ne4 13. Nxd7 (13. Nxe4 Nxe5 $15
14. dxe5 $6 dxe4 $17) 13... Nxc3 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. c6 $1 f6 17.
Nxe4 dxe4 $11) 13. dxe5 d4 $5 {Ein feines Bauernopfer, mit dem Hracek großen
Einfluß auf die weißen Felder sowie auf das prächtige Standfeld d5 erlangt.} (
13... Ne4 14. c6 Qc8 15. Nxe4 Qa6+ 16. Kg2 dxe4 17. Rd1 (17. Qd4 Rd8 18. Qxe4
Qa5 $44) 17... Qe2 18. Rd7 Rd8 19. a5 O-O 20. axb6 axb6 21. Ra7 Qf3+ 22. Kg1
Rxd7 23. cxd7 Qd1+ 24. Kg2 Qf3+ $11) 14. exd4 (14. Qxd4 $2 Qc6 15. Rg1 Bxc5)
14... Qc6 15. Qf3 Nd5 $44 16. Ne4 O-O (16... bxc5 $5 17. dxc5 O-O 18. Kg2 f6
19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Qe2 Bd4 21. f3 Rab8 22. Rd1 e5 23. Ra3 a5 24. Qd3 h6 $140 {
,Nf6 Black has excellent compensation, but probably not more.}) 17. b4 $6 {
Nun opfert Van Wely gar zwei Bauern, um die harmonische Aufstellung des
Gegners zu stören. Möglicherweise war er aber mit der Alternative} (17. Kg2 $5
{doch besser beraten, z.B.} f6 $1 18. b4 $5 (18. exf6 Bxf6 $36) 18... fxe5 (
18... Nxb4 $6 19. exf6 Nc2 (19... Bxf6 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Rb1) 20. Qd3 Nxa1 21.
fxe7) 19. b5 Qb7 (19... Rxf3 $6 20. bxc6 Rd3 21. dxe5) 20. c6 Qc8 21. Qd1 exd4
22. Qxd4 Qe8 23. Bb2 Qg6 $15) 17... Nxb4 18. Ba3 Qxa4 $1 {Kaltblütig und stark!
} ({I} 18... Nd5 19. Kg2 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. cxb6 Be7 22. Qe2 axb6 (22... Bxa3
23. b7 Qxb7 24. Rxa3 Rae8 $15) (22... Nc3 23. Rhc1 Qxe4+ 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Bxe7
Rxf2+ 26. Kg1 cxb6 27. Re1 Rf7 28. Rxe4 Rxe7 $15) 23. Bxe7 (23. Rhc1 Qd7 24.
Bxe7 Nxe7 $11) 23... Nxe7 24. Rhc1 Qd5 25. Rxc7 Nf5 $15) ({II} 18... bxc5 $5
19. Bxb4 Qa6+ 20. Qe2 Qxe2+ 21. Kxe2 cxb4 22. Rhc1 Rfc8 $17) 19. cxb6 axb6 20.
Kg2 Ra5 $5 ({I} 20... Nc2 $4 21. Bxe7 Nxa1 22. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 (22... gxf6 23. Qg4+
Kh8 24. Bxf6#) 23. Qe4 Qc2 24. Bxf8 $18 {und Weiß behält eine Figur mehr}) ({II
} 20... Qb5 $5 21. Nf6+ (21. Bxb4 $4 Rxa1 (21... Qxb4 $4 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nf6+
gxf6 24. Qxa8+ Kg7 25. Rd1 $16) 22. Bxe7 Rxh1 23. Kxh1 Qf1#) 21... Bxf6 22.
exf6 g6 23. Rhb1 (23. d5 Rxa3 (23... Nxd5 24. Bxf8 Rxf8) 24. Rxa3 Nxd5 $17) (
23. Qf4 Qd5+ 24. f3 g5 $17) 23... c5 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. Qe3 Qc6+ 26. f3 e5 $17)
21. Rhc1 ({I} 21. d5 $2 exd5 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 (22... gxf6 $2 23. exf6 Bxf6 24.
Qxf6 $40) 23. exf6 c5 24. fxg7 Re8 $1 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26. Qxd5 (26. Rxa5 Qxa5 27.
Qxd5 Qa8 $19) 26... Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Qe4+ 28. Qxe4 Rxe4 $19) ({II} 21. Rhb1 Qb5
$17 22. Nf6+ Kh8) ({III} 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. exf6 Re8 $17 ({oder auch} 22... Rf5)
(22... Rc8)) 21... Qd7 22. Nf6+ {ein letzter verzweifelter Versuch} (22. Bxb4
Bxb4 23. Rxa5 bxa5 $17 {/-+ Black is much better, but White has still some
chances to survive.}) 22... Bxf6 ({Strenger war} 22... gxf6 $1 23. exf6 Bxf6
24. Qxf6 Rf5 (24... Rfa8) 25. Qh4 Qd5+ 26. Kg1 Nd3 {und vermutlich -+.}) 23.
exf6 $2 ({Zäher war zweifelsohne} 23. Bxb4 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Be7 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26.
Qc6 $17) 23... Rfa8 $1 $19 24. Kg1 ({Ebenso verlieren beispielsweise: I} 24.
Qg4 g6 25. Qf4 Nd5 26. Qf3 b5 $19) ({II} 24. Bb2 Rxa1 25. Bxa1 Qd5 26. Rxc7
Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 gxf6 28. Bb2 Nd5 $19) 24... Nd5 {Der Springer kehrt auf sein
ideales Blockadefeld zurück, und der Rest ist Sache der Technik.} 25. fxg7 b5
26. h4 b4 27. Bb2 Rxa1 28. Bxa1 Kxg7 29. Bb2 Qe7 30. Re1 Qf6 {The only hope
for White was my little time trouble.} 31. Qb3 Qg6 32. Kh2 Ra6 33. Qc4 Rb6 34.
Re5 h6 35. h5 Qf6 36. Kg2 b3 37. Qd3 Qd8 38. Qf3 f5 39. Kh2 Qg5 40. Rxd5 ({
Beseitigt frustriert den nervigen Rappen, was freilich keine Lösung ist ebenso
wie} 40. Qe2 Kf7 41. Kg1 Qg4 42. Qc4 Qd1+ 43. Kg2 Qc2 $19) 40... exd5 41. Qxd5
Qxh5+ 42. Kg1 Qf7 43. Qe5+ Kg6 44. g4 Re6 {Most simple.} 45. Qg3 fxg4 46. Qxg4+
Kh7 47. Kf1 Rg6 48. Qe4 Qc4+ 49. Ke1 Qe6 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 {The main line.} ({
A calmer alternative is} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bd6 9. O-O Nbd7 10.
Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 (11. Re1 $5 c5 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Nh4 $14) 11... Qe7 (11... Bxf4
12. gxf4 Qe7 13. Re1 c6 14. Ne5 $14) 12. Rc1 (12. Qc2 $142 Rac8 13. Rfd1 $14)
12... Rfe8 13. Bxd6 (13. Re1 $6 Bb4 14. Bxc7 $2 Rac8) 13... Qxd6 (13... cxd6 $6
14. Re1 Rac8 15. Ng5 $5 {/\ Nh3-f4 ><d5}) 14. Qc2 Rac8 15. Rfd1 $6 (15. Bh3
$142 c5 16. Rfd1 $14) 15... Ne4 $1 $146 (15... Re7) 16. e3 (16. Nxe4 dxe4 17.
Ng5 f5 18. d5 Nf8 19. h4 h6 20. Nh3 e3 $13) 16... f5 17. Bf1 (17. Ne5 $5 Nxc3
18. Qxc3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Rxe5 20. f4 $36) 17... Bxf1 18. Kxf1 (18. Rxf1 $142 $1 {
/\ Ne2}) 18... c6 19. Kg2 Qh6 20. Qd3 (20. Ne2 $2 Nxf2 $1 21. Kxf2 Qxe3+ $19) (
20. b4 $5 {/\ b5}) 20... Ndf6 21. Rf1 $1 (21. h3 $2 Nxf2 $1 22. Kxf2 Qxh3 $36)
21... Ng4 22. Nd1 $1 Re6 (22... Qd6 23. Ng1 $1 {/\ Ne2, f3}) 23. h3 (23. b4 $5)
23... Ngf6 (23... Nexf2 24. Rxf2 Nxf2 25. Nxf2 Rxe3 26. Qc2 c5 27. Re1 Rxe1 28.
Nxe1 Qe6 29. Nf3 $14) 24. Ne5 {Mikhalchishin,A-Almasi,Z/Bled (ol) 2002; with a
slightly better position for White.}) 6... dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 c6 $5 {
Not the most modern move, but in modern chess it is possible and fashionable
to prepare well forgotten lines.} ({Lately} 8... Bd6 {has been the usual
choice.} 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. e4 Ne7 11. Bb2 Nbc6 12. Nbd2 O-O (12... e5 $146) 13.
Kg1 b5 14. Nxd6 $146 (14. Ne3 f5 $13 (14... e5 $5 15. d5 Nd4 16. Nf3 c5 17.
dxc6 Ndxc6 $13)) 14... cxd6 15. h4 Qb6 16. h5 $5 h6 $6 (16... Nxd4 $1 17. h6 g6
18. Nf3 (18. Nc4 Ne2+ 19. Qxe2 bxc4 20. Bf6 Nc6 21. Qd2 $13 (21. bxc4 Nd4 22.
Qd2 e5 $15)) 18... Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 f5 $1 (19... f6 20. Bxf6 e5 21. g4 $16) 20.
exf5 Nxf5 21. Qc3 e5 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 $13) 17. d5 {Kasparov,
G-Gelfand,B/Novgorod 1997; with advantage.}) 9. Nxc6 $5 {This variation is
somewhat risky for White because Black gains a lot of activity with attacking
chances for the exchange. Instead, both captures on c4 have also been tried.} (
9. Nxc4 $5 O-O 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Rc1 (12. Ne4 $5 Be7 $1 13. Qc2
Rad8 (13... Rac8 $142) 14. Rc1 Bb7 (14... c5 $2 15. dxc5 $14) 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (
15... Nxf6 16. Ne5 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nd3 Bxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. f3 Be3 (
20... Ng4 $2 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Qc3 $16) 21. Qc7 Qa6 22. Rc4 Rc8 23. Qe5 $36)
16. Nd2 $1 c5 17. Ne4 Be7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Qc3 Nf6 (19... f6 20. Ng5 $1 $16)
20. Bf3 $14 {1-0 Epishin,V-Beliavsky,A/Novosibirsk 1993 (53)}) 12... Rac8 13.
Bf3 (13. a3 Be7 14. Bf3 Rfd8 15. Kg2 $13) 13... Rfd8 14. Kg2 (14. a3 Bxd2 15.
Qxd2 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Ne5 17. Bg2 c5 18. d5 $13) 14... c5 15. a3 (15. Nb1 $5 b5 $1
(15... Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Ne5 17. Rc2 Nxf3 18. exf3 e5 19. a3 Ba5 20. b4 Bxb4 21.
axb4 exd4 $13) 16. a3 (16. Ne3 Qb8 $1 $17) 16... bxc4 17. axb4 cxb4 18. bxc4
Bxc4 $17) 15... Bxd2 16. Qxd2 $2 (16. Nxd2 {>=} Qd6 $1 17. e3 (17. dxc5 $6 Nxc5
18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 Qe7 $1 $17) 17... cxd4 18. exd4 $13) 16... Bxc4 $1 17.
bxc4 (17. Rxc4 Ne5 18. Rc2 Nxf3 19. exf3 e5 $1 $17) 17... Ne5 18. d5 $8 exd5
19. Bxe5 (19. Bxd5 Nxc4 $19) 19... Qxe5 20. cxd5 Rd7 $15 {1/2-1/2
Rajkovic-Beliavsky,A/Jugoslavija 1993}) (9. bxc4 O-O (9... Bb7 10. Bb2 O-O 11.
Nd2 Qc7 12. Nd3 Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Nbd7 14. e4 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. cxd5 Rfe8 17. Re1
c4 18. Nf4 Rac8 19. Bc3 Rcd8 20. g4 Ne5 21. g5 Nfd7 22. Nh5 {Naumkin,I-Vuelban,
V/Torino 2008; with very unclear play.}) 10. Bb2 Bd6 (10... Qc7 11. Qc2 $6 Rd8
12. Nd3 Ba5 13. Na3 Nbd7 14. Bf3 Rac8 15. e4 c5 16. e5 cxd4 $6 (16... Ne8 $17)
17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qe2 $1 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qxc4 20. Kg2 $14 Bc3 21. Rhd1 Nd7 22.
Rab1 (22. a4 $5) 22... a5 23. Nf4 $5 $138 Qxa2 24. Bxc3 Qxe2 25. Nxe2 dxc3 26.
Rbc1 c2 27. Rd2 Kf8 28. Rcxc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kurajica,B-Karpov,A/Bugojno 517 1980
}) 11. Nd2 Qc7 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Nd3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxg2+ 15. Kxg2 Bxc5 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. Rhd1 Nc6 19. Ne4 Qf5 20. f3 Rfd8 21. Qc3 e5 22. Rd5 Nd4
23. Qxd4 {1-0 Bykhovsky,A-Gofshtein,L/Tel Aviv 1995}) 9... Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ Ke7
11. Bxa8 ({A very interesting try is} 11. a3 $1 Bc5 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Bf3 Qd7 $1
14. Kg2 Rhd8 15. e3 Bd6 16. bxc4 Bxc4 $6 (16... Rxc4 $142) 17. e4 Bb8 18. a4 $1
Kf8 $8 19. Na3 Ba6 20. Qb3 Kg8 21. Rhe1 {Kouatly,B-Saeed,S/Sharjan 1981; with
a better central position.}) 11... Qxa8 12. f3 Rd8 {This position has been
known to theory for three decades, but it has almost never occurred in
practice. Different specialists evaluated it differently - from white avantage
to black advantage. Such exchange sacrifices in g3 structures became very
popular, we can remember one of the games in the Anand-Topalov match.} 13. Ba3
({There are few other logical ways here:} 13. bxc4 Bxc4 14. Kf2 e5 15. Ba3 Bxa3
16. Nxa3 Rxd4 17. Qc2 Qd5 18. Rhd1 $16) (13. Kg2 Qc6 14. Ba3 Bxa3 15. Nxa3 c3
16. Rc1) 13... Bxa3 14. Nxa3 c3 $1 {Ther must be something serious for Black,
and it could be the passed pawn.} 15. Kf2 e5 16. Nc2 ({The tactical try} 16.
Qc1 {was better:} exd4 17. Nc2 Bxe2 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. Qxc3) 16... exd4 ({
It was better to solve the problem of the king in the centre:} 16... Kf8 $5)
17. Nxd4 (17. Qc1 {was still possible}) 17... Ne4+ $1 {Black's best chance.}
18. fxe4 Qxe4 19. e3 $6 {A serious inaccuracy - it was better to forget about
the knight.} ({The correct way in such situations is to try to an exchange of
queens after} 19. Qc1 $5 {followed by Qe3.}) ({Engines offer} 19. Rc1 Rxd4 20.
Qc2) 19... Rd6 $1 {All the black pieces are in the attack. White has only one
defence.} 20. g4 g6 $5 ({Black could have forced a draw with} 20... Rf6+ 21.
Nf5+ Rxf5+ 22. gxf5 Qh4+ 23. Kf3 ({or} 23. Kg1 Qg5+) 23... Bb7+ 24. Ke2 Ba6+ {
but she rightly plays for a win.}) ({Such moves as some annotators offered} 
20... Bc8 $5 {are not logical and considered just by engines. NOT A HUMAN MOVE!
}) 21. Rg1 $4 {A blunder.} ({The only way was} 21. Qf3 $1 Rf6 22. Nf5+ gxf5 23.
g5 {with chances to hold in a slightly worse for White position. After the
text he just collapses} Rd6 24. Qxe4+ fxe4 25. Rhd1 Bd3 26. Rac1 c2 {and both
sides dreams about a draw!}) 21... Rf6+ 22. Kg3 Qxe3+ 23. Nf3 Be2 $19 24. Qc1
Rxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.04.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "5400"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 ({Another
option is to avoid the sharp line} 7. Nc3 Bc6 8. Bg2 Bb4 9. Bd2 Qe7 10. O-O O-O
11. Qc2 a5 12. Rfe1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 d5 14. Na4 Bd6 15. Bf4 Nbd7 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17.
Rac1 Rfb8 18. Qc6 Qf8 19. e3 Rc8 20. Qb5 Qd8 21. Qd3 h5 22. h4 g6 {with good
chances to equalise, Grabarczyk,M-Beliavsky,A ,Warsaw 2002}) 7... Bb4+ ({
Here the great GURU of this line IGM Aleksandr Beliavsky tried successfully
other ideas} 7... d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 $146 (9. Ba3 {- 69/(469)}) 9... Ba6 10.
Ne5 ({The other option is not so strong:} 10. Re1 Bb4 11. Bd2 O-O 12. a3 Be7
13. b4 Bb7 14. Qc2 a5 15. Na4 axb4 16. Bxb4 Ra7 17. Nb2 Bd6 18. Nd3 Qa8 19.
Rab1 Bc6 20. Nfe5 Ba4 21. Qd2 Rc8 22. Rec1 Bxb4 23. axb4 Bb5 24. Bf3 Ne4 25.
Qf4 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Nd6 27. Qd2 Qb7 28. Qc3 Ra6 {Abramovic,B-Beliavsky,A,Nova
Gorica 2000. with very serious counterplay.}) 10... Bd6 11. Nc6 Qc8 12. a3 $1
O-O (12... Qb7 13. Na5 Qb6 14. b4 $16) 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qd2 Nb6 (14... h6 $5 15.
Bf4 Nh5 $5) 15. Na5 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfc1 (18. Rfe1 $5) 18...
Rc8 19. e4 $6 ({A better chance to keep the opening initiative was} 19. b4 Be7
20. e4 Nc4 21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. Qh6 Kh8 (22... Qd7 23. Nd5 exd5 24. Bh3 $16) 23.
Rd1 (23. e5 fxe5 24. Be4 f5 25. Qxe6 Rf6 26. Qxe5 fxe4 27. Nd5 Qf7 28. Qxe7
Qxe7 29. Nxe7 Rd8 30. Rd1 Rd3 $36) 23... Rg8 (23... Rc7 24. e5 fxe5 25. Be4 f5
26. Qxe6 Rf6 27. Qxe5 $16 {צc7}) 24. e5 fxe5 25. Qe3 $16) 19... d4 20. Nd1 d3
21. e5 Bd4 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Bc6 (24. Nc6 Rc8 $1) 24... Qe7 {
Beliavsky,A-Topalov,V ,Madrid 1997. with unclear play.}) (7... c5 8. O-O ({
A very interesting move which seriously needs to be tried out is} 8. dxc5 Bxc5
9. Nd4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 Bc6 11. e4 Qb6 12. Bb2 $6 ({White is better after
correctly placing the bishop} 12. Be3 $1 Nxe4 $140 13. Qxg7) 12... Nxe4 (12...
Qxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxe4 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bb2 $14) 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bb2
Nc5 16. O-O Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nc6 18. Nd2 Rg5 19. Nc4 Ra6 20. Rfd1 Ke7 21. Bc1 Rd5
$15 {Beliavsky,A-Novikov,I/Lviv 1984.}) 8... Bc6 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Nbd2 Be7 (10...
Rc8) 11. Rc1 (11. dxc5) 11... cxd4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 d5 16. Ne5 $14 {Smyslov,V-Beliavsky,A/Tilburg 1984}) 8. Bd2 a5 9. Bxb4 (9.
O-O {It is possible to try to obtain a positional advantage with another idea}
O-O 10. a3 Bxd2 (10... Be7) 11. Nfxd2 $1 $146 (11. Qxd2 d6 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. b4
axb4 14. axb4 Bb7 $11) 11... Nd5 (11... Bc6 $142 12. e4 d5 13. e5 Nfd7 14. Nc3
Bb7 15. b4 $14) 12. Bxd5 $1 exd5 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. b4 Bb7 15. Nb3 axb4 16. axb4
d6 17. Na5 Qc8 18. Qb3 $16 {Beliavsky,A -Torre,E ,Yerevan (ol) 1996}) 9... axb4
10. Qd2 {Going for the pawn!} Qe7 ({Another way of sacrificing the pawn
promises less:} 10... Nd5 11. e4 Nb6 12. Qxb4 Ba6 13. Nbd2 Nc6 14. Qc5 Ne7 15.
Bf1 Bb7 16. Bg2 Ba6 17. Bf1 Bb7 18. Bd3 O-O 19. O-O f5 20. Qc2 fxe4 21. Bxe4
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 {L'Ami,E -Timman,J ,Amsterdam , 2006. does not promise full
compensation to Black.}) (10... Na6 11. Qg5 c5 12. Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 $16) (10...
c5 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rb8 14. a4 $16) 11. Qg5 d5 ({Another way
to obtain compensation is the direct counterplay in the centre:} 11... c5 12.
Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 c4 (13... Nc6 {is no worse:} 14. dxc5 $1 Qxc5 15. O-O Ng4 (
15... Rg6 16. Qd2 Ne4 17. Qb2 {/\ a4+/-}) ({but much stronger is} 15... Ke7 16.
Nbd2 Qb6 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Ra3 19. e3 Rg6 20. Qh3 Qa6 21. Rab1 Qxc4 22. Nd2
Qc2 23. Bxc6 Qxd2 24. Rfd1 Qc3 25. Rbc1 Qb2 26. Rb1 Qxa2 27. Qh4 Qxb1 28. Rxb1
Rg4 29. Qh3 dxc6 30. Qf1 Nd5 31. Qd1 Rc4 {Vernay,C -Postny,E/Mulhouse 2010.
with serious compensation for the queen.}) 16. Qd2 Nge5 17. a4 $1 bxa3 (17...
Ba6 18. Ra2 $16) 18. b4 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qe7 20. Nxa3 $16) 14. bxc4 Bxc4 15. Qd2
Bd5 16. Qb2 Nc6 17. O-O Kf8 18. Nbd2 Ne4 (18... Kg7 19. Rfe1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4
21. d5+ $18) 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rfc1 {Ilincic,Z -Knezevic,B,Jugoslavija (ch)
1998. and White has a better position.}) (11... Bc6 12. Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 Bd5
14. Nbd2 $16) 12. Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qh6 c5 ({Another idea should be checked out in
praxis:} 13... Nbd7 $5 $146 14. Qc1 c5 15. Qb2 Ne4 16. O-O Qf6 17. a4 Ba6 18.
Ra2 Rc8 19. Rc1 Ke7 20. dxc5 Ndxc5 21. Qd4 $14 {Avrukh,B-Jenni,F ,Hersonissos
2007}) 14. Qd2 ({The exchange in the centre was not logical:} 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15.
O-O Ke7 16. Rc1 Qxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Ng4+ 18. Ke1 Nxh6 19. a4 bxa3 20. Nxa3 Bd7 21.
Ne5 Ng4 22. Nxg4 Rxg4 23. Nc2 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Nc6 25. Kd2 f5 26. Ra8 Rg6 {
Stokke,K-Malakhatko,V ,Gjovik, 2009. Just Black can have slight chances in
this endgame.}) ({, but} 14. a4 {looks to keep an advantage.}) 14... Nc6 15. a4
Ba6 (15... bxa3 16. Rxa3 Rb8 17. O-O {led to a better position for White.}) 16.
Ra2 $6 ({It was better not to allow the c5-pawn to move forward} 16. dxc5 Qxc5
17. Ra2 Ne4 18. Qe3 Qxe3 19. fxe3 Rc8 {with an unclear position, as the white
pawn is not a so important factor in the game.}) 16... c4 17. bxc4 Bxc4 18. Rb2
Rxa4 {Black is certainly better, but one problem - the king in the centre -
does not favour him too much.} 19. O-O Qd6 20. Rc1 Ke7 (20... b3 {allows White
to develop the bad knight.} 21. Nc3 Ra7 {but on other hand stopped all other
pieces.}) 21. Ne5 $1 {A nice opportunity to open up the king.} Nxe5 22. dxe5
Qxe5 23. Rxb4 Rxb4 ({The slightly more active} 23... Ra2 {was possible:} 24.
Rb7+ Nd7 25. Qb4+ Qd6) 24. Qxb4+ Qd6 25. Qd2 ({The endgame has to be equal,
but with a slight black initiative.} 25. Qxd6+ Kxd6 26. e3 Rb8 27. Nd2 Bd3 28.
Rc3 Bf5) 25... Rb8 26. Nc3 Qe5 {Black is slightly more centralised, but the
king in the centre will not allow much activity.} 27. e3 Rb3 28. Qc2 (28. Na4 {
was interesting.}) 28... Qb8 29. e4 (29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. Bxe4 {was the simplest
way to draw.}) 29... Rb2 30. Qa4 Qb6 31. Nd1 $4 ({It was necessary to play a
preliminary check} 31. Qa3+ Kd7 32. Nd1) 31... Ra2 $1 {The queen is trapped in
the most unexpected place.} 0-1

[Event "Al Ain op 3rd"]
[Site "Al Ain"]
[Date "2014.12.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bakre, Tejas"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2014.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "1:11:50"]
[BlackClock "0:30:16"]

{The following game sees an interesting queen sacrifice by Black in the
opening stage itself.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 c6 (12...
Na6 {[%cal Gc7c6,Ga6c7] has been quite popular for Black with the idea of
playing ...c6 and later ...Nc7.}) 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. e4 Nf8 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bh3
a6 ({In an earlier game, there was a short draw following} 16... Ba3 17. Rc2 a6
18. Na4 Ne6 19. Bc1 Bd6 {Epishin-Aseev/URS-ch/1991/1/2-1/2}) 17. Na4 Bd6 18.
Be3 Ne6 $5 $146 {This move has never been played before but it was mentioned
by Dautov in his analysis in ChessBase Magazine 37.} (18... b5 19. Nc5 Bc8 20.
Bg2 $1 $14 {with a slight edge for White, was played in Epishin vs Yudasin,
Biel - 1993. The game ended in a draw after 66 moves.}) 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6
b5 (20... Rb8 21. Qd3 $16 {Dautov in ChessBase Magazine 37.}) 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22.
dxc5 d4 {The queen sacrifice by Black had to be conceived before playing this
move at least, if not in preparation.} 23. Rd6 dxe3 {Otherwise the previous
move would not make any sense.} 24. Rxd8 Raxd8 25. Qc1 (25. Qb1 exf2+ 26. Rxf2
Nxc5 $11 {R+N+P being materially equal to the Q, without any positional
problems, Black is doing fine here .}) 25... Nd4 $1 26. Kg2 e2 27. Re1 Re7 {
Now for the queen, Black has a rook and knight, but quite obviously the pawn
on e2 is Black's hero. It is like a thorn in White's neck. Black's counterplay
revolves around it and the position seems to offer enough compensation for him
to survive.} 28. c6 $6 {Seems like a miscalculation. White probably thought
that he gets the e2-pawn in return for the c-pawn, but Black has a tactic up
his sleeve.} (28. Qc3 $142 {[%cal Gc3a5,Gc5c6] is a move that actually
threatens c6 since White is always ready to go Qa5 now.} Nc6 $1 (28... Ne4 $2
29. Qa5 $1 $16) 29. Qb2 {White is forced to take measures against ...Rd1.} (29.
b4 $2 Rd1 $19) 29... Nd4 $1 $14 {The positions seems slightly better for White
but It is hard for him to make progress.}) 28... Rc7 29. Qd2 Rxc6 30. Rxe2 Rcd6
$1 {[%csl Re2] The White R is doomed, wherever it goes. A nice position of
domination.} 31. Re7 (31. Re5 Nc6 $17) (31. Re3 Nf5 $17) (31. Re1 Nf3 $17)
31... Nc6 32. Qe3 Nxe7 33. Qxe7 Nd5 $17 {2Rs are usually stronger than a Q and
so, it is now Black who will start mounting the pressure.} 34. Qa7 Nc3 35. a3
g6 {The escape square of the right colour!} 36. Bg4 Nb1 37. a4 h5 38. Be2 Nc3
39. Bf3 bxa4 40. Qc5 Nd1 41. bxa4 Rd2 42. Bxd1 Rxd1 43. h4 R1d2 44. Qc7 $2 {
Making it easier for Black.} (44. Qa5 R8d6 45. Qb4 $17 {Black is winning but
still has some work to do.}) 44... Re8 (44... Re8 45. Qa7 Ree2 46. Qxa6 Rxf2+
$19) 0-1

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 3rd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2010.10.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Contrary to the previous game, this one *is* a theoretical battle which will
significantly advance the line's theory. The French champion managed to keep
his cool and racked up his third consecutive win.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6
4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 {Due to Kramnik's stylish victory this line has been becoming
more and more popular.} Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10.
Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d6 13. Rad1 h6 14. Qb5 (14. Qb3 {is used to be the
main line in this position but recent results among top players have been
"sterile" for such rich ground.}) 14... Ne8 15. e4 g5 16. Be3 Nd7 17. h4 g4 18.
Ne1 Kg7 $146 {A very normal move.} (18... Qxb5 19. cxb5 Bf8 20. Nc2 Ne5 21. Na3
Rdc8 22. Bf4 Bg7 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Nc4 Bd4 25. Ne2 e5 26. a4 Kf8 27. Rc2 Rc7
28. Na5 {1-0 Navara,D (2722)-Leko,P (2724)/ Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010 (53)}) 19.
Bf4 $6 ({A complicated position would have arisen after} 19. Qa4 Bc6 20. Qc2 {
where the caveats of ...Kg7 become apparent. White could keep the queens on
the board and black's king shelter would be attacked with even heavier
artillery!}) 19... Bc6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Nc2 Ne5 22. Ne3 Nf3+ $1 {One might
consider this move as natural but I personally cannot avoid praising it. The
knight on e5 looks great and one might not find it necessary to trade it for
the "blind" bishop on g2, however, the bishop on c6 will then have no one to
challenge it.} 23. Bxf3 gxf3 24. h5 Bf6 25. Ng4 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxe4 27. Bxh6+
Kh7 28. Bg5 Rd7 29. Bf4 f6 30. Kh2 $4 {A terrible mistake! White loses a piece!
} (30. Bxd6 Rad8 31. Bf4 Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Rxd2 33. Bxd2 Bd3 34. a3 Bxc4 35. Kh2 e5
36. Kh3 Be6 37. Kh4 {In spite of practical difficulties the position is about
even.}) 30... e5 31. Nxe5 {A disastrous try. White is hopeless and Bacrot has
not difficulty converting his advantage.} fxe5 32. Bxe5 Bf5 33. Bxd6 Rad8 34.
Bf4 Rxd2 35. Rxd2 Rxd2 36. Bxd2 Nd6 37. Bf4 Nxc4 38. g4 Bxg4 39. h6 Be6 40. Kg3
Bd5 41. Kg4 Nb2 42. a3 Nd1 43. c4 Nxf2+ {A fine victory for the French warrior
and a very bad day for the Chinese GM.} 0-1

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 3rd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2010.10.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the most exciting game of the day. The battle between the leader and
his closest rival was on its way to being Bacrot's 4th consecutive win, but
Carlsen, in spite of early mistakes, remained tough. This may have discouraged
Bacrot, whose inaccuracies made his task more difficult and in the end he
prematurely accepted the draw.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2
{An odd choice by Bacrot, but he has proved he knows what he is doing in this
event. His games against Anand and Wang Yue are testimony of this.} d5 6. Bg2
Bd6 {A risky decision by Carlsen. The upcoming e4 would cause the bishop on d6
some discomfort due to the fork threat of e5.} 7. b3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. e4 dxe4 {
The retreat of the bishop to e7 has been played quite a few times which may be
considered one reason why ...Bd6 is inaccurate. Carlsen wants to prove that he
stands on solid ground!} 10. Ng5 Nc6 11. dxc5 $1 {Accurate play by Bacrot. He
does not fall into such traps.} (11. Ndxe4 {is a mistake due to} Nxd4 {and
black is ready to offer his rook for white's light-squared bishop.}) 11... Bxc5
12. Ndxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 {White has achieved a lot of advantages within just 13
moves. From now on, the world number one has to defend a worse position with
no hopes to win.} Rad8 14. Rxd8 Rxd8 15. Nxc5 Rd1+ 16. Bf1 bxc5 17. Bb2 Rxa1
18. Bxa1 {The bishop pair seems to be the main theme in today's game. We
should add that although the better pawn structure also offers Bacrot good
winning chances, one should not forget that the c5-a7 set up is the best way
to stop White's threats and is Black's main hope to hold.} Nd7 19. f4 Bb7 20.
Kf2 Nd8 21. Bd3 f5 22. Nf3 Nf7 23. a3 g6 24. Be2 Kf8 25. b4 Ke7 26. Ke3 Bxf3 $1
27. Bxf3 {A paradoxical but correct decision. Though the position is still
much better for White, his light squared bishop has few targets to attack now.
As a result this should provoke White to push his pawns on both sides which
would favor the bishops but in the meantime it would also reduce the material
on the board.} Kd6 28. Bg7 Kc7 29. Kd2 Nd6 30. Kd3 Nc8 31. Kc3 Ncb6 32. Bd1 Nc8
33. Bf3 Nd6 34. Kd3 Nc8 35. h4 Nd6 36. Bc3 Nf7 37. h5 Kd6 {White is much
better here, however I personally cannot see a direct plan for white to
penetrate in black's fortress. I would like to leave the rest to ChessBase's
endgame expert GM Karsten Muller.} 38. Ke3 Kc7 39. Bg7 Nd6 40. hxg6 hxg6 41.
Kd3 Nf7 42. Bc3 Kd6 43. Ke3 g5 44. Bh5 gxf4+ 45. gxf4 Nd8 46. Be2 Kc7 47. Kd3
Kd6 48. Ke3 Kc7 {Though White's advantage has shrunk, he could still push with
no risk of losing.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Motylev,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After starting with two wins in Stavanger, Sergey had to face a very tough
opponent. His personal score vs Levon was far from satisfactory. This win
helped Sergey to make an amazing start (4 out of 4) and become the winner of
the first Norwegian supertournament.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5.
b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2 c6 9. e4 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Ne5 {
Levon plays again the variation he himself introduced to modern chess theory
in the game with... Sergey Karjakin!} Bb7 (11... Nfd7 12. O-O $1 Nxe5 13. dxe5
Nd7 14. Re1 dxc4 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Bh6 $1 Rd8 17. Qg4 Bf8 18. Rad1 {...1-0 (30)
Aronian,L (2816)-Karjakin,S (2778) Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2012}) 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bf4
Na5 14. Rc1 Ba3 15. Rb1 Bb4 16. Na4 ({Some days before Leko played} 16. Ne2 {
and got a big advantage quickly, but somehow neither Hammer nor Aronian later
had any intention of repeating this line.} Nc6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nf4 Ne4 19. cxd5
exd5 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Re1 Qf6 23. Rc1 Bb7 24. Re2 Rae8 25. Rc7
Ba8 26. Rxa7 Bc6 27. Rc2 Qd6 28. Qc1 Qb8 29. Ra3 Bb7 30. b4 Qd6 31. Rb3 Qf6 32.
Qb2 g5 33. Nd3 Nd6 34. a4 Nf5 35. Ne5 Nxd4 36. Qxd4 Qxe5 37. Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Re3
Ree8 39. Rc7 Ba8 40. Ra7 Rc8 41. h3 d4 42. Re5 d3 43. Rxg5+ Kh8 44. Bxa8 Rxa8
45. Rd7 Rfd8 46. Rgd5 Rxd7 47. Rxd7 Rxa4 48. b5 Rb4 49. Kg2 Rxb5 50. Rxd3 Kg7
51. Rd6 Rb4 52. g4 Rb1 53. Kg3 b5 54. Rb6 b4 55. Kf4 Rh1 56. Rxb4 Rxh3 57. Ke4
{1/2 (57) Leko,P (2744)-Karjakin,S (2786) Zug SUI 2013}) 16... Ne4 17. a3 Be7
18. cxd5 {Levon deviates from the game of the second round Hammer-Karjakin,
which continues} (18. Qd3 f6 $1 19. Ng4 Re8 ({The engine suggests} 19... Ba6 $5
20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 e5 $1 22. dxe5 f5 23. Nh6+ gxh6 24. Qe3 Qe8 {and Black
looks better}) 20. cxd5 exd5 21. f3 Nd6 22. Rfc1 Bf8 23. Ne3 Nf7 24. b4 Nc6 25.
b5 $2 Nce5 $1 26. dxe5 fxe5 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Qd4 Qf6 {Black got the advantage
and Sergey managed to win in the end.} 29. Kh1 Nd7 30. Qd3 Nc5 31. Nxc5 Bxc5
32. Nxd5 Qf7 33. Nb4 Re3 34. Qd2 Rae8 35. Re1 Bxf3 36. Rxe3 Bxe3 37. Qd3 Bxg2+
38. Kxg2 Bc5 39. Rf1 Qe6 40. Nc6 a5 41. a4 Qe2+ 42. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 43. Kh3 Re4 44.
Rf5 Rc4 45. Rd5 Kf7 46. Rh5 Rxa4 47. Rxh7 Re4 48. Rh8 a4 49. Ra8 a3 50. Nd8+
Kf6 51. Nb7 Be7 52. Ra6 Ke5 53. Kg2 Rb4 54. Rxb6 Ra4 {0-1 (54) Hammer,J (2608)
-Karjakin,S (2767) Sandnes NOR 2013}) 18... exd5 19. b4 Nc6 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Bh3
f5 22. f3 Nd6 {Black's position looks normal, so it's not clear what Levon
could have missed in his preparation.} 23. Qd3 Nxe5 $5 24. dxe5 (24. Bxe5 g6 {
and Black is slightly better, perhaps.}) 24... Rxc1 25. Bxc1 $6 ({Major
complications could follow} 25. Rxc1 Nc4 $8 26. Bxf5 Kh8 $1 {but it looks like
Black is all right since} 27. Bxh7 {doesn't work in view of} Bg5 $1) 25... Nc4
$1 {Now Black gains the initiative.} 26. f4 (26. Bxf5 Nxe5 27. Bxh7+ Kh8 $15)
26... b5 $1 27. Nc3 $6 (27. Nc5 {was bad too -} Bxc5+ 28. bxc5 d4 $1) ({
The ugly} 27. Nb2 {was perhaps better:} d4 28. Bg2 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qd5+ $15)
27... Qb6+ ({The immediate} 27... d4 $1 {was very strong too, perhaps even
better.} 28. Nxb5 Qd5 29. Nxd4 Bd8 $3 $19) 28. Rf2 d4 29. Ne2 (29. Nxb5 {
does not work:} Qxb5 30. Bf1 Rc8 31. Rc2 Bd5 32. Qxf5 Qb7) ({A more stubborn
try was probably} 29. Na4 $5 Qc7 30. Bf1 Qd7 $17) 29... Rd8 $1 {/\ ...Be4} 30.
Qxf5 d3 $1 31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Qf5+ $6 ({It is very unlikely that White can save
the endgame after} 32. Qxb6 axb6 33. Nc3 d2 34. Bxd2 Nxd2 35. Bg2 Bc8 {but it
was a better try.}) 32... Ke8 $1 {The king easily escapes now.} 33. Qxh7 (33.
e6 Rd6 $1 34. Qxh7 Kd8 $19) 33... d2 $1 34. Bxd2 Rxd2 35. e6 Rd1+ 36. Bf1 Qxe6
37. Qh5+ Kf8 38. Nc3 Qc6 {A very important win with convincing play by Sergey
Karjakin.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv ASA"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bykhovsky, Anatoly A"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
$8 (8. Bd2 $2 Qxd4 9. Bxb4 Qxa1 10. Bxa8 (10. Nc6 Nbd7 $17) 10... Qxe5 $17 {
/\c5,O-O}) 8... c6 9. bxc4 (9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ Ke7 11. Bxa8 (11. bxc4 $6
Bxc4 12. Qa4 a5 13. a3 b5 $1 14. Bxb5 Qxd4 $15) 11... Qxa8 12. f3 Rd8 13. Ba3
Bxa3 14. Nxa3 c3 $1 $44 {/\Qf3+,Ng4} (14... Ng4 $2 15. Qd2 {/\Qg5+}) (14...
cxb3 15. Qxb3 Rxd4 16. Kf2 $16) 15. Kf2 e5 $40 {><d4}) (9. Nxc4 O-O 10. Bb2 Qc7
11. Nbd2 Nbd7 $10 12. Ne4 Be7 {1-0 Epishin,V-Beliavsky,A/Novosibirsk (05) ;CBM
36 1993 (54)}) 9... O-O 10. Bb2 Bd6 (10... Qc7 11. Qc2 Rd8 12. Nd3 Ba5 (12...
Be7 13. Nd2 Nbd7 14. e4 $16) 13. Na3 Nbd7 14. Bf3 Rac8 15. e4 c5 16. e5 cxd4
17. exf6 Nxf6 $44 {Kurajica-Karpov/Bugojno/1980}) 11. Nd2 (11. Nxc6 $2 Nxc6 12.
Bxc6 Bxc4 13. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44 14. f3 $4 Qxf3+ $1) 11... Qc7 12. Qc2 $14 {[+]} Bb7
13. Nd3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxg2+ 15. Kxg2 Bxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxc5 (17. Ne4 $5 Bd4
(17... Be7 18. Qc3 Qc6 (18... f5 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Qxf6 Qxc4 21. Ne5 Qd5+ 22.
e4 Qxe4+ 23. f3 Qc2+ 24. Kh3 Na6 25. Rac1 $44) 19. f3 f5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxf6
Qxc4 22. Rhc1 $16 {/\Rc7}) (17... Nd7 18. Ndxc5 $1 bxc5 19. Rhd1 $16 {/\Rd7><f6
}) 18. Rad1 f5 19. Nf4 $40) 17... Qxc5 18. Rhd1 (18. Ne4 $5 Qf5 19. h4 $1 Nc6
20. h5 Nd4 (20... Nb4 21. Qb1 $16 {/\Rh4}) 21. Qd3 Rfd8 22. Rh4 $1 $16 {><f6})
18... Nc6 19. Ne4 Qf5 20. f3 Rfd8 21. Qc3 e5 $2 {><d5} (21... Kg7 22. g4 (22.
c5 bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Nxc5 $10) 22... Qe5 $10 23. Qe3 $6 Na5 $1 $15) 22.
Rd5 Nd4 $2 (22... Qe6 23. Rad1 $16 Nd4 $2 24. e3 $1 $18) 23. Qxd4 $1 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 5th"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2005.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Rui"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "222"]
[EventDate "2005.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rad1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Nce4 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Bxb7 Nxd1
15. Rxd1 Rb8 16. Nc6 dxc6 17. Rxd8 Rbxd8 18. Bxc6 Bd6 19. Bg5 Rc8 20. Qa4 Rc7
21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Be4 Be5 23. b3 Rd8 24. Bd3 Kg7 25. Qb4 Rd4 26. Qd2 Rcd7 27.
Qe3 a5 28. Kg2 Bc7 29. h3 Bd8 30. Qf3 Be7 31. Qh5 h6 32. Qb5 Rb7 33. Qc6 Rdd7
34. g4 Bc5 35. Qe4 Rxd3 36. Qxd3 Rc7 37. Qd2 Rc6 38. Qb2 e5 39. e3 Rc8 40. Kf3
Be7 41. Ke4 Rd8 42. h4 Kg6 43. Qc2 Kg7 44. Kf3 Rd6 45. c5 Rc6 46. Qe4 Rxc5 47.
Qb7 Bd8 48. Qd7 Bc7 49. a3 Rc3 50. Ke4 Rc5 51. Kf5 Rc2 52. f3 Rc3 53. Ke4 Rc5
54. b4 axb4 55. axb4 Rc4+ 56. Kf5 Rc3 57. b5 Rc5 58. h5 e4+ 59. Kxe4 Rc4+ 60.
Kd3 Rc5 61. f4 Bb8 62. Kd4 Bc7 63. Qe7 Bb8 64. Qd7 Bc7 65. Qe8 Bd6 66. Qd8 Bc7
67. Qd7 Rc1 68. Qe7 Bd6 69. Qd8 Bc7 70. Qe8 Rc5 71. Qe7 Bb8 72. Ke4 Rc4+ 73.
Kf3 Rc5 74. g5 fxg5 75. fxg5 Rxg5 76. Qd8 Rxb5 $5 {Schwarz gibt einfach den
Läufer auf, um eine uneinnehmbare Festung zu errichten:} 77. Qxb8 Rxh5 78. Qxb6
Rg5 79. Qb2+ Kg8 80. Kf4 Rg6 81. e4 Re6 82. Qb8+ Kg7 83. Qd8 Rg6 84. e5 Re6 85.
Kf5 Rg6 86. Ke4 Re6 87. Kd5 Rg6 88. Qd6 {[%tqu "De","Welcher Zug hielt das Tor
der schwarzen Festung geschlossen?","","","g6e6","",3,"g6d6","",0]} Re6 $1 {
[%mdl 256]} (88... Rxd6+ $2 89. exd6 Kf6 90. Kc6 $18) 89. Kc6 Rg6 90. Kd7 Re6
91. Qd4 Kh7 92. Qc3 Kg7 93. Qb2 Kh7 94. Qb8 Kg7 $1 95. Qb2 Kh7 96. Qf2 Kg7 97.
Qe3 Rg6 98. Qf3 Re6 99. Qc3 Kh7 100. Qg3 Rg6 101. Qf4 Kg7 102. Qe4 Re6 103. Qf5
Rg6 104. Qh3 Re6 105. Qg4+ Rg6 106. Qf5 Re6 107. Qxe6 fxe6 108. Kxe6 h5 109.
Kd7 h4 110. e6 h3 111. e7 h2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O
c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Qe8 13. e4 dxc4 14. h3
Bb4 15. Re1 h6 16. bxc4 Bxc4 17. a3 Be7 18. Nd2 Ba6 19. Qa4 Bd3 20. Re3 Bb5 21.
Nxb5 cxb5 22. Qxa7 g5 23. Bc7 Ra8 24. Qb7 Qc8 25. Qxc8 Raxc8 26. Be5 Nxe5 27.
dxe5 Nd7 28. Nf3 Rc5 29. Rb3 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Rxe5 31. Rab1 Rd8 32. Rxb5 Rxb5 33.
Rxb5 Bc5 {Es sieht auf den ersten Blick nach nicht viel aus. Doch Izoria weist
im Folgenden instruktiv nach, dass Weiß vor schwierigen Problemen steht:} 34.
Rb3 Rd2 35. Rf3 Ra2 36. Bf1 Bxa3 (36... Rxa3 $4 37. Rxa3 Bxa3 {wäre natürlich
total remis.}) 37. Bc4 Ra1+ 38. Kg2 Bc5 39. Rc3 Re1 40. Kf3 Kg7 41. Rc2 h5 42.
Rd2 Rc1 43. Be2 Kf6 44. Kg2 h4 45. gxh4 gxh4 46. Rd7 Rc2 47. Kf1 Kg6 48. e5 $6
(48. Rb7 {gefällt mir besser.}) 48... Rb2 49. f4 $2 (49. Rd3 {sollte zwar
langfristig auch verlieren, ist aber viel zäher.}) 49... Rb4 50. Bd3+ f5 51.
exf6+ Kxf6 52. f5 exf5 53. Rh7 Rf4+ 54. Ke2 Rf2+ 55. Ke1 Rf3 56. Bf1 Kg5 57.
Rh5+ Kxh5 58. Be2 Kg5 59. Bxf3 Kf4 60. Bc6 Kg3 61. Bd7 f4 (61... f4 62. Kf1 f3
63. Bc6 b5 64. Bxb5 Kxh3 65. Bd7+ Kg3 $19 {[%cal Gh4h1]}) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Bf4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nc3 $1 {An interesting
novelty, questoning the value of the popular idea of playing Rc8 before
castling.} O-O 14. e4 $1 {14 Qb2 transposes to Van-Wely- Polgar 2001, where 14.
..Bb4! gave black an edge.} Ng4 {The only critical response. 14...dxc4 15 e5!
is just bad for black.} 15. exd5 $5 {The point of whites play. This had been
carefully studie by Schandoff, S.B. Hansen and me before the WCC. We concluded
black was already in serious trouble.} Nxf2 16. Rf1 e5 (16... Nh3+ 17. Kh1 Nxf4
18. gxf4 exd5 19. Ng5 Nf6 20. Nxd5 g6 21. Rad1 {Is killing. Qc3-h3 is coming,})
17. Bc1 {17 Bg5 Nh3+ doesn't work, but the retreat is fine. Should white
manage to consolidate, his position will be positionally winning.} e4 18. Nh4
e3 {This was missed in our preperations, but still it doesn't change the
evaluation of the position. The idea is that black now has Nh3+ as taking it
allows e2+ winning an exchange. Still white gets fantastic compensation in
many lines.} (18... Qf6 19. Bb2 Nd1+ 20. Kh1 Ne3 {Wins the exchange, but after}
21. Qe2 Nxf1 22. Rxf1 Qd8 23. Nxe4 {White has a huge attack. Probably simply
winning. Ba6 is dead, and all whites pieces points in the right direction.})
19. Na4 Bd4 (19... Nh3+ 20. Bxh3 e2+ 21. Nxc5 exf1=Q+ 22. Bxf1 Nxc5 23. Bb2 {
Might not be as convincing as the previous exchange sacrife, but still good
enough. Blacks only chance might be tactical ideaswith b5, but immediately it
fails to} b5 24. Nf5 bxc4 25. Bxg7) 20. Bb2 (20. Rb1 {Wasn't great as} Nh3+ 21.
Bxh3 (21. Kh1 Nf2+) 21... e2+ 22. Kh1 exf1=Q+ 23. Bxf1 Bf6 {Followed by b5 is
good for black.}) 20... Bxb2 21. Qxb2 $4 {Played after a long think, but still
on general ground. It's easy to like the move, Nf5 is coming and that hits
both g7 and e3. And who wants a knight on b2? However chess is a game of
tactics, not of general explanations.} (21. Nxb2 $1 g6 {Else Nf5!} 22. a4 {
Stopping counterplay based on b5.} (22. Qc3 Re8 23. Rae1 Qe7 24. Re2 {With
Rfe1 coming, if b5, white has Qa5! Black is more or less lost here.}) 22... Re8
23. Rae1 Qe7 24. Re2 {Is good for white, but even better seems 22 Qc3!}) 21...
b5 {Now white is dead lost.} 22. Nf5 Qg5 {The move I missed. Defending f5, and
hitting e3. Normally taking e3 is a winning response, but with a4 hanging it's
different.} 23. Nd6 {Hoping for some chances with the passed pawns, but its
nonsense.} bxa4 24. Nxc8 Bxc8 25. Qd4 Nf6 26. Rae1 Re8 27. d6 Nh3+ 28. Bxh3 (
28. Kh1 e2 29. Rxf6 Qxf6 30. d7 Bxd7 31. Qxd7 Rd8 32. Qxh3 Qf2 {Kills whites
last hope.}) 28... Bxh3 29. Rf4 Qa5 $1 {Exact to the end, this hangs e3, but
there are tactics in the air.} 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. Qxe3 axb3 {Due to the mating
threats I have to give the d-pawn.} 32. d7 Bxd7 33. axb3 Bh3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Nisipeanu,LD"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 d6 13. e5 Qd7 14. Qc2 $5 {
A novelty which I found almost 3 years ago, since I never really trusted
White's chances for an advantage in the endgame which results after 14.Qxd7+.
I do not claim, that the move in the game is better then 14.Qxd7+, in fact it
is probably worse, but I was counting on the surprise effect, because no
engine suggests this move.} Nb4 $1 {This move took my opponent some time.} (
14... Nd5 15. exd6 Ncb4 16. Qc4 Qxd6 17. a3 {is worse for Black.}) ({The only
reasonable alternative to the game continuation is} 14... Ng4 15. exd6 O-O-O
16. Nc3 Bf6 {with an unclear game.}) 15. Qe2 Ba6 $1 ({Worse is} 15... Nfd5 16.
a3 Na6 17. Rxd5 Bxd5 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Bf4 Qe6 20. Qxa6 $16) 16. Qe1 Nc2 $1 {
Not an easy decision to take at the board, but the only right one!
Unfortunately for Yannick the precise moves cost him quite a lot of time and
already at this point he was experiencing some slight time pressure.} (16...
Nfd5 {is very risky, but just about playable. To be honest, I did not spend
much time on it before the game, since no human can play like this.} 17. Nc3 (
17. Ng5 O-O 18. e6 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Qxe6 20. Nxe6 Rf5 21. a3 Nd3 22. Bxd5 Rxd5
23. Nc7 Rf5 24. Rxd3 Bxd3 25. Nxa8 Bf6 $13) (17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Nc3 O-O-O 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Rhe8 22. Qd2 f6 23. Bxd5 fxg5 24. Bb7+ Kxb7 25.
Qxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Bb5 $14) 17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nd3 19. Qe3 Nxc1 20. Raxc1
O-O-O 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 $14) 17. Qd2 Nxa1 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Re1+ Be7 ({
After} 19... Kd8 20. Nc3 Re8 21. Rd1 {White has at least enough compensation.})
20. Nc3 O-O $6 {After finding all the right moves, Black finally makes a
mistake.} ({In time trouble it was not easy to decide on the right} 20... O-O-O
$1 {which basically would have called my 'bluff' for example:} 21. Nd5 (21. b4
Bf6 22. Bb2 Rhe8 23. Rxa1 Qf5 24. a4 {is maybe a better try.}) 21... Rhe8 22.
b4 Bf6 $1 (22... Bf8 23. Bb2 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Qe6 25. Bxa1 Qe2 26. Qc1 $13) 23.
Nxf6 gxf6 24. Bb2 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Re8 26. Bxa1 Re2 {and Black is probably
better here.}) 21. Ne5 Qc8 $6 (21... Qf5 {was the only way to stay in the game,
but even here White seems to be better after} 22. Bxa8 dxe5 (22... Rxa8 $2 23.
Qd5 Re8 24. Nc6 $18) 23. Be4 Qe6 24. Nd5 Bc4 25. Nxe7+ (25. b3 Bxd5 26. Bxd5
Qd6 27. Be4 Qxd2 28. Bxd2 f5 29. Bd5+ Kh8 30. Rxe5 $14) 25... Qxe7 26. b3 Bxb3
27. axb3 Nxb3 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 29. Qc2+ Kg8 30. Qxb3 $14) 22. Nc6 Bd8 23. Nd5 $16
Qg4 24. b3 Bb7 25. h3 Qh5 $2 {A big mistake in time trouble.} ({The only move
was} 25... Qd7 {although after} 26. Nce7+ Kh8 27. Bb2 $16 {Black's position is
quite depressing.}) 26. Nce7+ Kh8 27. Nf4 {Big material losses are unavoidable
and Yannick decided to call it a day.} 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4104]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7.
dxc5 bxc5 (7... Bxc5 $5 8. O-O (8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be3 Qc8
12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Bd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be4 16. Ng5 Bxg2 17. Qd3 $1 $14
{1-0 Sturua,Z-Gershon,A/Anibal Open ESP 2001/The Week in Chess 323 (64)}) 8...
O-O 9. b4 $6 Be7 10. Bb2 a5 11. b5 d6 $15 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gb8d7,Gd7c5] 0-1
Len,I-Lakos,N/Tel Aviv ISR 2001/The Week in Chess 330 (40)}) 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3
O-O 10. Bf4 (10. Rd1 a6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rab1 h6 13. b4 Bc6 14. Qb3 cxb4 15. Qxb4
e5 16. c5 $36 {1-0 Piket,J-Sokolov,A/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 345 (43)}
) 10... d6 11. Rfd1 Qb6 12. Rab1 (12. Rd2 $5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ga1d1]}) (12. Qb5
$5 Rd8 13. Rd2 Qc7 14. Rad1 a6 15. Qa4 h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van de Mortel,J-Adams,M/
Leeuwarden NED 2000/The Week in Chess 283 (30)}) 12... Rd8 $146 (12... Na6 13.
Nb5 (13. a3 Rfd8 14. Qc2 h6 15. e4 Rac8 16. Qe2 Nb8 $5 {[%cal Gb8c6,Gc6d4] or}
(16... Bc6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nb8 20. h4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 22.
Qf3 $14 {0-1 Piket,J-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (39)}) 17. e5 dxe5
18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 21. Qf3 Rd4 22. b3 Qb6 23. Na4 Qa6
24. Be5 $14 {1-0 Nikolic,P-Volke,K/Germany 1999/GER-chT (58)}) 13... d5 14. Ne5
d4 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. e3 dxe3 17. Bxe3 $14) (12... Nbd7 13. Rd2 Rfd8 14. Rbd1
Nf8 $13 {0-1 Dias,P-Chandler,M/Santo Antonio 2001/CBM 84/ (29)} 15. Qb5 $5) 13.
b4 Ne4 (13... Bc6 14. b5 Bb7 15. Qc2 $14 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. bxc5
Qxc5 16. Rb5 Qc8 ({doesn't work} 16... Bc6 17. Nd4 $1 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Nd7 19.
Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Bxd6 $16) 17. c5 $1 d5 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. Bxb8 Bxf3 {important
intermediate move. Black tries to equalize in endgame with opposite color
bishops. After} (19... Qxb8 20. Nd4 Qc7 21. Nc6 (21. Qc6 $5 $14) 21... Rc8 22.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. c6 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Gc6c7]} e3 25. fxe3 Qc5 26.
Qa6 $16) 20. Bxf3 Qxb8 21. c6 Qb6 22. e4 $1 {Now or never!} dxe4 $6 ({best
attempt was} 22... d4 23. e5) 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Bxe4 $14 {now white has
stable edge} Qc7 25. h4 g6 $6 {another inaccuracy. Better was} (25... h5 {
with still defendible position}) 26. h5 Bc5 27. Qb3 Qe5 28. h6 {[%csl Rg8,Rh7]}
Qxe4 $4 {Decisive mistake,probably in timetrouble.} (28... Bb6 29. Qd3 Qb2 $132
{[%csl Rf2][%cal Gb6f2,Gb2f2]}) 29. Qc3 $18 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qf5+ 31. Kg1 e5 32.
c7 Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qxa2+ 34. Kh3 Qe6+ 35. g4 Qc8 36. Qxe5 Qb7 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament (Women)"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2019.06.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Black "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Paehtz,E"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2019.05.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

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32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,
32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,
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32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,29986,29986,29987,29987,
29985,29987,29988,29988,29989,29989,29989,29989,29990,29990,29991,29991,29992,
29992,29993,29993,29994,29994]} {It seems that especially the Russian
encounters take care of real excitement which to me is hardly a surprise when
my favourite tactical magician Valentina Gunina is involved.} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:09] Valja's
main weapon used to be the Slav defense, which is naturally connected to her
former main coach Malakhov. In the past few years she added the Nimzo and
Queen's Indian to her repertoire which may perhaps explain that her time
management is not as fast as it used to be.} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {
[%emt 0:00:58]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 5. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:
44] is the first moment Valja had to take a serious decision. Her choice
meaning she is ready for an opening knowledge battle where she was likely
aware that her younger compatriot will be much better prepared.} c5 $5 {
[%emt 0:07:39] A very brave choice by the former European Women's Champion.
Checking this move in both players' databases - 0 games!} (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7
{or} (6... Bb4+ {would have probably gotten my preference, taking into regard
that I am not among the brave ones and hate forced lines when being surprised.}
)) 6. d5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bb7 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:50]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 10. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 11.
a3 $5 {[%emt 0:01:24] Going off the main road.} (11. Rxd5 $2 Nb4 $17 {[%mdl 64]
Double Attack}) (11. Qa4 $5 {is the main line which leads after} Nf6 12. Nh4
O-O 13. Nf5 d5 14. Nc3 Nd4 15. Nxd4 {to a quite high drawing statistics.})
11... Nc7 {[%emt 0:23:44]} (11... Nf6 $5 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nc3 Nc7 15.
Be3 $36) 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:46]} O-O {[%emt 0:08:01]} 13. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:38]
[#]} d6 $146 {[%emt 0:09:19]} (13... Ne6 14. e3 Nxf4 15. exf4 $44 (15. gxf4 d6
{seems objectively in favour for Black.})) 14. e3 {[%emt 0:18:30]} h6 $6 {
[%emt 0:17:49] This is rather weakening Black's position.} ({We were wondering
during the commentary if our Russian magician might even come up with
something crazy like} 14... g5 $2 {but we both decided that this is slightly
too ambitious for a classical game indeed and will not be working by engines
or even human intuition at all.} 15. Nxg5 Bxg5 16. Bxc6 (16. Rxd6 Qe7 17. Bxc6
$16) 16... Bxc6 17. Rxd6 Qe7 18. Rxc6 $18) 15. h4 $6 {[%emt 0:04:21] A very
human response but with the small drawback that after Black's next move the
capture of the bishop on f4 may not be in accordance with a hanging pawn on h4
and therefore reduces the option of gxf4 eventually. Additionally, it blocks
the square for White's knight on its road via h4 to f5.} (15. Nh4 $1 Bxh4 16.
gxh4 Ne8 (16... Qxh4 $2 17. Bg3 Qd8 (17... Qg5 18. Rxd6 $18) 18. Rxd6 Qe8 19.
Qa4 $16) 17. Nb5 $36) 15... Ne6 {[%emt 0:08:57] [#]} (15... Qc8 {was one
option we considered during the live commentary. Indeed it gives away the
extra material but taking into account that Valja was already pretty low on
time, it would have been a good idea to simplify.} 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Rd8
18. Rad1 Rxd6 19. Rxd6 Ne8 20. Rd1 Nf6 $14) (15... Qd7 $1 {The engine always
knows it better, but that's the move Black should have played in order to keep
equality.} 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Be4 Bf6 $13) 16. Bxd6 $1 {[%emt 0:09:
03]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:02:54]} (16... Qe8 $5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Ne4 {with a very
nice advantage for White.}) 17. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:50] [#]} (17. Nb5 $5 {[%cal
Rb5d6]} Ncd4 18. Nfxd4 Nxd4 19. exd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qf6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. dxc5
Qc6+ 23. Kg1 bxc5 $14 {but Black should hold.}) 17... Ncd4 $1 {[%emt 0:04:31]}
18. exd4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:03:06]} (18... Nxd4 $5 19. Nxd4 cxd4
20. Rxd4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Qf6 $1 22. Rd2 Rac8 $11) 19. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qf6 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 20. dxc5 {[%emt 0:15:17]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 21. Qd4 {
[%emt 0:02:09]} Nb3 {[%emt 0:04:34] Practically speaking, probably the best
choice in this position.} (21... Be7 $5 22. b4 Ne6 23. Qe3 $36) 22. Qxf6 {
[%emt 0:03:10]} ({Worse is} 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nxa1 $17) 22... gxf6 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Rab1 {[%emt 0:08:58]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Nh2 {
[%emt 0:00:52]} (24. Rd3 $5 {[%cal Rd3b3]} Nc5 25. Rd5 $14 Bc7 26. Nd4 Rxd5 27.
Bxd5 Rd8 28. Nf5 $14) 24... Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 25. Ng4 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Kg7 {
[%emt 0:00:49]} 26. Bd5 {[%emt 0:05:18]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Ne3 {[%emt 0:
00:21]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 28. Kg2 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 29.
Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Re5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 30. Ba2 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:01:48]} 31. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Nxd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Rd1 {
[%emt 0:00:23]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 33. Bxe6 $6 {[%emt 0:05:05] Well, in time
trouble this move is without any risk but eventually spoils the chance for any
advantage at all. Black improves his pawn structure and could anytime aim for
a rook ending without any risk. Indeed Black "could", but did not and had to
pay.} ({Better is} 33. Rd7 $1 Bxe3 34. fxe3 Rxe3 35. Kf2 Re5 36. Rxa7 $14)
33... fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 34. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 35.
Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} h5 $4 {[%emt 0:00:49] We were pretty puzzled and until
now it doesn't seem clear what was going on in Gunina's mind. Was she still
hoping for a chance to play for a win? Or did she underestimate the fact that
this knight could cause any danger at all? Eventually, it is this very
particular piece to decide the fate of the game.} (35... Bxe3 $1 $11 36. fxe3
a5 37. b4 a4 $11) 36. Ng2 $1 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 37. Nf4 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 38. Nd3 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Rf5+ {[%emt 0:00:
15]} 39. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bf8 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:00:44] The best defending
resource for Black. As passive as the bishop back there may look like, it is
the best square not to be hunted down or putting other pieces or pawns at risk.
} 40. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:00] A move to pass the time control, however, it might
have been wise to fix the pawn structure on the queenside instead.} (40. b4 $5
$16) 40... Bc5+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ke2 {[%emt 0:04:05]} a4 $1 {[%emt 0:12:
07] And b2/a3 will potentially be targets a life time.} 42. f3 {[%emt 0:07:18]}
Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} (42... Bb6) 43. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:04:06]}
(43... Bc5+ $5 $14) 44. Ke4 {[%emt 0:04:37]} (44. Nf4+ $5 Kh6 45. Kd2 Re5 46.
Rf7 Bg7 47. Rb7 $16) 44... Kh6 {[%emt 0:04:21]} 45. Ke3 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Kg6 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} 46. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 47. g4 $1 $16 {
[%emt 0:02:42] [#]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:02:22]} (47... Rd5 48. Rf7) 48. fxg4 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 49. Rf7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} (49. Rxd5 $5 {
will not be enough:} exd5 50. Ke3 (50. Nf4 Bd6 51. Nxd5 Be5 52. Nc3 b4 53. Nxa4
bxa3 54. bxa3 f5 55. gxf5 Bd6 $11) 50... Bg7 $1 $11 {and Black survives due to
his saving resource of f6-f5.}) 49... Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 50. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:
34]} Re5+ {[%emt 0:03:40]} 51. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Re1 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 52.
Rb7 {[%emt 0:03:58]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:01:26]} 53. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bf8 {
[%emt 0:01:18]} 54. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 55. Rh5+ {
[%emt 0:00:31]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 56. Nxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:
00:41]} (56... Kf7 57. Nd8+ Ke8 58. Rh8+ Kd7 59. Nb7 $18) 57. Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:
05]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 58. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:38]} (58. Nf5 $1 Bxb2 59. Rh6+
Kf7 60. Rh7+ Ke6 61. Ra7 Bxa3 62. Rxa4 {with practically even better chances
to win than in the game.}) 58... Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 59. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
Bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 60. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bc5+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 61. Ke4 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 62. h5+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 63. Nh4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 64. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:37]}
Re2+ {[%emt 0:01:08]} 65. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rf2+ {[%emt 0:00:38]} 66. Kg3 {
[%emt 0:01:08]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 67. Nf5+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:
33]} 68. h6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 69. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:13] [#]}
Kxg4 $4 {[%emt 0:00:12] Taking such a pawn with seconds on the clock is an act
of iron nerves or Hercules strength. I honestly think sometimes it is not bad
to be a chicken. Valja is rather a serial killer with generally speaking the
lowest percentage of draws compared to the rest of the field. Since knowing
this ruthless and courage approach from her a life time, I can assure you that
in her case it usually pays off. My Latin teacher, however, used to say:
"Exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis!"} (69... Kg6 {should save
the game with no risk at all...}) 70. h7 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:08]}
71. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} (71... Rf2+ {does not save Black
from her destiny:} 72. Kg1 $1 Rxf5+ 73. Rxc5 Rxc5 74. h8=Q $18) 72. Nh4 $3 {
[%emt 0:00:45] [#] A move I bet Alexsandra just spotted in this very
particular moment.} Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 73. h8=Q {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rf2+ {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 74. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 75. Kd1 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 76. Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:
39]} 77. Qh4+ {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 78. Qxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:27]}
Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 79. Qc6+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 80. Nh4 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 81. Qg6+ {[%emt 0:00:38]} Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:
25]} 82. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} ({Weaker is} 82. Ke1 Bg3 $14) 82... Bg3 {[%emt 0:
00:38]} 83. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} 84. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:23]}
Rf2+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} 85. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 86. Qh5+ {
[%emt 0:00:36]} Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 87. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:
37] [#]} 88. Qg6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 89. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:
13]} Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04] [#]} 90. Qg8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:00:15]}
91. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 92. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:25] After
Alexsandra missed her very good chance in her previous game, she eventually
got rewarded this time.} 1-0

[Event "SUI-GER m"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2002.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.09.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. Qa4
Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc4 dxc4 11. Ne5 Bb4+ ({Da das Endspiel nach} 11... Bxe5
12. Bxc6+ Bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxe5 Qd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 {für Weiss
günstig aussieht (Kramnik-Leko, Monaco rapid 2002), ist dieser Zug eine
Verbesserung. Trotzdem denke ich, dass Weiss später um Vorteil kämpfen kann.})
12. Kf1 O-O 13. Nxc6 (13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Nxc6 Qd5 15. f3 a5 $13) 13... Qd7 ({
Nach} 13... Qe8 14. Qxb4 Bxc6 15. Qxc4 Bb5 16. Qc2 {behält Weiss etwas Vorteil,
z.B:} Rd8 17. a4 Ba6 18. b4 $1 $36) 14. Bg5 (14. a3 Nd5) (14. Qxb4 Bxc6 15.
Qxc4 Bb5 16. Qc2 Rae8 17. Be3 Ng4 $40) 14... Rfe8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bf3 (16.
Qb5 a5 $36) 16... a6 $1 17. Rd1 $6 ({Hier setzte ich fehl fort. Ich hielt die
folgende Stellung für leicht besser, aber eigentlich kann bei der folgenden
Bauernstruktur nur Schwarz um Vorteil kämpfen. Wenig versprach auch} 17. Qxb4
$6 Bxc6 18. Qxc4 Bxf3 19. exf3 Qh3+ 20. Kg1 Re7 $44) ({, aber} 17. d5 $1 Bxc6
18. dxc6 Qd2 19. a3 Bc5 20. Qxc4 Qxb2 21. Kg2 $14 {[%csl Yc5,Yf3,Rg8] gab
einige Chancen auf ein positives Ergebnis.}) 17... b5 18. Qxb4 Bxc6 19. d5 (19.
Qc3 Rad8) 19... Re5 20. Qc5 $6 ({Es wurde natürlich auch} 20. Kg2 $142 Bxd5 21.
e4 {vorgeschlagen, aber mir schien die schwarze Kompensation nach} Rxe4 22.
Bxe4 Bxe4+ 23. f3 Bd5 24. Rhe1 Qf5 25. Re3 c6 $44 {[%csl Gd5] ausreichend. Auf
jeden Fall war das eine bessere Fortsetzung als die Partie.}) (20. e4 Bb7 21.
Kg2 f5 $132) 20... Bb7 21. Kg2 Qd6 {[%csl Rf3]} 22. Qxd6 (22. b4 Rd8 $36) 22...
cxd6 23. Rd4 Rc8 24. g4 a5 {Schwarz steht leicht besser, weil seine
Bauernmehrheit gefährlicher ist als die weisse.Die Doppelbauern auf f7/f6
spielen dabei eine wichtige Rolle bei der Blockade, können aber auch bei
unvorsichtigem Handeln schach werden.} (24... f5 25. Rg1 $5 $132) 25. Rc1 Ba6
26. e4 Re7 27. Be2 {(=)} Rec7 {Hiermit lehnte Arkadij mein Remisangebot
logischerweise ab.} 28. Rd2 Rc5 29. Rdc2 b4 30. Kf3 a4 $2 ({Richtig war} 30...
Bb5 {, um den Vorteil zu bewahren.} 31. Ke3 ({oder} 31. a4 c3 (31... Bxa4 32.
Rxc4 Bb3 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 dxc5 35. d6 Kf8 36. Ke3 a4 $15) 32. b3 (32.
axb5 cxb2 $19) (32. bxc3 Bxa4 $19) 32... Bd7 $15) 31... c3 $1 32. bxc3 Ba4 33.
Rb2 Rxc3+ 34. Rxc3 Rxc3+ (34... bxc3 35. Rb1 $11 {xc3}) 35. Bd3 Kf8 $15 {
Die schwarzen Figuren stehen viel aktiver.}) 31. a3 $138 (31. Ke3 $14) 31...
Rb8 32. Ke3 Rb6 $2 ({Die beste Chance bestand in} 32... c3 33. bxc3 (33. axb4
cxb2 34. bxc5 bxc1=Q+ 35. Rxc1 Rb3+) 33... b3 34. Rb2 Bxe2 35. Kxe2 Kg7 {
[%csl Gb3] , wonach Schwarz dieses Endspiel problemlos halten sollte.}) 33.
Bxc4 bxa3 {(=)} 34. bxa3 Bxc4 35. Rxc4 Rb3+ 36. Kf4 Ra5 $2 {Schwarz verurteilt
diesen Turm zur Passivität, anstatt auf c4 zu tauschen.} (36... Rxc4 37. Rxc4
Rxa3 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Rd8 Ra2 40. f3 Rxh2 41. Rxd6 a3 42. Ra6 a2 43. Ra8 $14 {
hätte natürlich nur noch Weiss Gewinnchancen, aber eine korrekte Verteidigung
sollte zur Punkteteilung genügen.}) 37. R1c3 $16 Kg7 $2 {Der entscheidende
Fehler in Zeitnot.} 38. Rxa4 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2008.09.20"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Volke, Karsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.03.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zuerich"]
[BlackTeam "Reichenstein"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Qc2
d5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 f5 {Dieser Aufbau
ist natürlich ganz gut spielbar, aber Schwarz verfügt in dieser Variante über
sicherere Methoden, sich zu behaupten.} 14. e3 (14. a4 {ist vermutlich etwas
genauer.}) 14... Bd6 15. a4 Nhf6 16. a5 b5 17. c5 Bc7 18. Na2 Nb8 19. Nb4 Nfd7
{Die schwarze Stellung ist passiv aber fest.} 20. Bb2 Qe7 21. Nd3 g5 22. h3 {
Käme Schwarz ungestört zu g4-h5, würde Weiß keine Fortschritte mehr machen
können. Der "Konter" g3-g4 muss also vorbereitet werden.} Rf7 23. b4 Rcf8 24.
Qe2 Bc8 25. Rf1 Rg7 26. g4 ({Eine auf keinen Fall forcierte aber lustige
Variante lautet} 26. Nfe5 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Nd7 28. f3 h5 (28... f4 29. exf4 gxf4
30. g4 $14) 29. e4 g4 30. exd5 gxh3 31. d6 Qg5 32. dxc7 Qxg3 33. Rf2 Rff7 34.
Kh1 hxg2+ 35. Rxg2 Qxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2 37. Kxg2 Nf8 38. Nf4 h4 39. Rd1 Rxc7 40.
Kh3 {mit weißem Vorteil im Endspiel.}) 26... h5 {Die schwarzen Türme stehen
gut, während Weiß nicht genug Zeit hatte, sich auf die Öffnung des
Königsflügels vorzubereiten. Weiß muss also auf der Hut sein.} 27. Nfe5 (27.
gxh5 $6 g4 28. hxg4 fxg4 29. Nfe5 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Qh4 $132) 27... Nxe5 28. dxe5 (
{Einen Springer nach e5 zu stellen war wohl nötig, aber Weiß sollte auch nicht
unnötig die passiven schwarzen Leichtfiguren abtauschen. Zu unklarem Spiel
führen, würde} 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. dxe5 hxg4 30. hxg4 Bd7 (30... Nd7 31. f3 fxg4
32. fxg4 Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 $14) 31. gxf5 Rxf5 32. e4 Rf4) 28... hxg4 (28... Bd7
29. gxf5 exf5 30. Qxh5) (28... Nd7 29. gxh5 $5 (29. f3 hxg4 30. fxg4 Rh7) 29...
g4 30. hxg4 Rxg4 31. f3 Rh4 32. f4 $14 Rg4 $140 33. Rf3 Qh4 34. Nf2 $16) 29.
hxg4 fxg4 $6 (29... Nd7 {wäre ganz kompliziert, Weiß kann ja seinen Ra1
momentan nicht gut zum Königsflügel bringen.}) 30. Qxg4 Bd7 31. Bh3 (31. f3 Be8
32. Bd4 Bg6 33. Nf2 $14 {/\ Qg3-Ng4-Kf2-Rh1}) 31... Rf5 ({Der überraschende Zug
} 31... Rf4 {gleicht nicht aus:} 32. exf4 (32. Qg3 Rc4 $13) 32... gxf4 33.
Qxg7+ Qxg7+ 34. Kh2 Qh7 35. Rg1+ Kf8 36. Nxf4 Qe4 37. Ng6+ Ke8 38. Rg4 Qe2 39.
Bd4 $14) 32. f3 Rh7 33. Qg3 Rff7 34. Nf2 $6 ({Der lange Sprung nach f6 ist zu
optimistisch, aber wegen Zeitmangel sah ich mich gezwungen, eher auf Gefühl
spielen. Besser war} 34. Kf2 Be8 35. Ke2 Nd7 36. Rh1 Rfg7 37. Rag1 $36) 34...
Be8 35. Ng4 Nd7 36. Rae1 Kh8 $6 (36... Rfg7 $6 37. e4 Bh5 38. exd5 exd5 39. Bc3
$36) ({Nach} 36... Rh4 37. Bg2 Rfh7 38. f4 Qg7 39. e4 Bh5 40. Nf6+ Nxf6 41.
exf6 Qg6 {gelingt es mir aber, keinen weißen Vorteil nachzuweisen:} 42. exd5 (
42. f7+ Kf8 $5) (42. Qxg5 Rg4 43. Qxg6+ Bxg6 44. f5 Bh2+ 45. Kf2 Bg3+ 46. Kg1
Bh2+ 47. Kf2 $11) 42... exd5 43. f7+ (43. Re6 Rg4) 43... Qxf7 44. Qxg5+ Bg6 45.
Be5 R7h5 46. Qg3 Bd8 {und der Kampf geht weiter.}) 37. Kg2 Qf8 $6 {Die
Überführung der Dame auf die g-Linie bringt nur Probleme.} (37... Rh4 $6 38.
Rh1 Rfh7 39. Nf6 Rxb4 (39... Nxf6 40. exf6 $18) 40. Bc3 {verliert die Qualität}
) ({Relativ besser war} 37... Rf8 38. Rh1 Qg7 39. e4 dxe4 40. Rxe4 Bg6 41. Rd4
$36) 38. Rh1 Qg8 (38... Qg7 39. e4 dxe4 40. Rxe4 $16) 39. Qf2 $2 $138 ({
Neben der taktischen Finesse} 39. Nh6 $1 Rxh6 $2 (39... Qg6 $142 40. Nxf7+ Bxf7
41. Bd4 $16) 40. Bxe6 $18) ({verpasste ich auf das sofortige} 39. e4 dxe4 40.
Rxe4 Qg6 41. Qe1 $16) 39... Qg6 40. Qe2 Rh4 41. e4 dxe4 (41... Rfh7 42. exd5
cxd5 43. c6 (43. Qxb5 Nf8 44. Qe2 Qf5 45. Nf2 $14) 43... Nb8 44. Nf6 Nxc6 45.
Nxh7 Kxh7 46. Rc1 $16) 42. Qxe4 {Das Zentrum hat sich geöffnet, konkrete
Aktion ist zu erwarten.} Nf8 (42... Rf4 43. Qxg6 Bxg6 44. Rd1 $1 (44. Bc3 Rc4 (
44... Bf5 45. Rd1 $16) 45. Re3 Bf5 $132) 44... Rxb4 45. Ba3 Rbxg4+ 46. Bxg4
Rxh1 47. Kxh1 Nf8 48. Bb2 $16) 43. Bc1 ({Für} 43. Nf6 $2 {ist es zu früh:} Rxe4
44. fxe4 (44. Rxe4 Rh7 $1 $19) (44. Bf5+ Rh4 45. Bxg6 Nxg6) 44... g4 $1 (44...
Rh7 45. Bf5 $1 exf5 46. e6 $18) 45. Bxg4+ Nh7 $19) 43... Qh5 $6 (43... Rf5 $6
44. Nf2 $1 Kg8 (44... Rxe4 45. Bxf5+ $18) (44... Rxe5 45. Qxg6 Nxg6 46. Bb2 $18
) 45. Bxf5 exf5 46. Qe3 Rxb4 47. e6 $16) ({Nach dem besseren} 43... Qg7 {
schlägt der Computer den prophylaktischen Zug} 44. Qb1 $5 {, der gegen} Ng6 {
mittels} 45. Bxg5 Nf4+ 46. Bxf4 Rxf4 47. Kg3 $16 {Vermutlich steht Weiß nach
44.Qb1 besser.}) 44. Nf6 $1 {Die entscheidende Abwicklung in ein Endspiel, wo
Weiß zwangsläufig einen Bauern gewinnt.} Rxe4 (44... Rxf6 {scheitert an} 45.
Bg4 Rh6 (45... Qh6 46. Rxh4 Qxh4 47. Rh1 $18) 46. Bxh5 Rxe4 47. Bxe8 $18) 45.
Nxh5 Rxe1 (45... Rxb4 46. Nf6 Re7 47. Bxg5 Kg7 48. Nh7 $5 $18) 46. Rxe1 Ng6 (
46... Bd8 47. Nf6 $1) (46... Nh7 47. Bxe6) 47. Bxg5 Nxe5 (47... Bxe5 48. Bxe6
$18) 48. Bf6+ (48. f4 Rd7 49. Bxe6 Rd2+ 50. Kh3 Rd3+ 51. Ng3 $18) 48... Rxf6
49. Nxf6 Bf7 $6 50. Rd1 (50. Bxe6 $1 Bxe6 51. Rh1+ Kg7 52. Ne8+ $18) 50... Kg7
51. Ng4 Ng6 52. Rd7 Nf4+ 53. Kh1 Nd5 54. Ne3 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 ({Prinzipieller ist
m.E.} 6. Bd2) 6... O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. a3 {Dieser Zug wurde nur einmal 1971 von
Kortschnoj gespielt. Die Hauptfortsetzung ist 8.0-0.} Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 c5 10. dxc5
bxc5 11. O-O ({Kortschnoj spielte} 11. b4 Nbd7 12. O-O {erreichte aber keinen
Vorteil nach} cxb4 13. axb4 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Rc8 15. Qa4 Rxc4 16. Qxa7 Qb8 {
Kortschnoj-Parma, Yerevan 1971}) ({Nach} 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qxc5 Re8 13. O-O (
13. e3 Nbd7 $40) 13... Bxe2 14. Re1 {steht Schwarz aktiver:} Nbd7 (14... Na6
15. Qd4 Nc7 16. b4 Nb5 17. Qf4 Rc8 18. Bb2 d4 19. Nb3 d3 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6
gxf6 $13) 15. Qd4 Rc8 16. b4 Nb8 $1 17. Bb2 Rc2 $36) 11... Qb6 {Weiss wird auf
d5 nicht tauschen, da sonst der Ba6 sehr stark würde. Daher bereite ich mich
darauf, mittels d4-e5 im Zentrum Raum zu gewinnen.} 12. b3 (12. b4 {geht nicht
gut wegen} cxb4 13. Rb1 (13. axb4 Rc8 $15) 13... Nc6 14. axb4 Nd4 $36) 12...
Nc6 13. e3 (13. Bb2 d4) (13. cxd5 $2 Nd4) 13... Rad8 ({Ich wurde optimistisch
und fing an, auf Vorteil zu spielen. Die richtige Turmstellung war aber} 13...
Rab8 {[%cal Gd2b3]}) 14. Rd1 $1 d4 15. Nf3 e5 $6 ({Ich zögerte zwischen dem
Partiezug und der Fortsetzung} 15... Bb7 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2
cxd4 {Die schwarze Stellung ist hier in Ordnung, man sehe:} 19. f3 (19. Bf4
Rfe8) (19. Bg5 e5) (19. Bb2 e5 20. b4 Qc6+ 21. f3 Nd5) 19... e5 $13) 16. exd4
Nxd4 (16... exd4 17. Bg5) (16... e4 $2 17. dxc5) 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. b4 {Diesen
logischen Zug hatte ich unterschätzt. Weiss besitzt das Läuferpaar, Schwarz
muss mit seinen Zentrumsbauern vorsichtig sein.} Rc8 $5 ({Kein Tempoverlust,
denn die Lage hat sich völlig geändert. Schwarz versucht gegen c4 Druck
auszuüben, um auszugleichen.} 18... Bc8 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Gc8g4,Gg4h5,Gh5g6]
ging leider nicht wegen} 19. Bb2 Bg4 20. f3 Be6 (20... Bh5 $2 21. bxc5 Qxc5 22.
Qd3 $18 {[%csl Gd4]}) 21. Qf2 $1) 19. Rb1 $6 ({Weiss hätte sich mit dem
bescheidenem} 19. Bb2 {begnügen sollen. Das Läuferpaar dominiert und
garantiert einen leichten Vorteil nach} Rfd8 20. bxc5 Qxc5 21. Rac1 Rd6 (21...
Qxc4 $2 22. Qxc4 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 Bxc4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 $16) (21... Bxc4 $2
22. Bf1 $18) 22. Qd2 $14) 19... Rfd8 20. Bg5 (20. Bh3 Rc7 21. Bf4 Re7 $13)
20... cxb4 21. Rxb4 Qe6 22. Bf1 (22. c5 d3 $13) 22... h6 23. Bc1 ({
Vernünftiger war} 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11 {Stefansson spielt aber auf Vorteil und
verliert den Faden.}) 23... Ng4 24. Bh3 $2 ({Nach diesem groben Fehler ist es
praktisch vorbei. Schlecht war ebenfalls} 24. Bd3 $6 Ne5 $1 (24... g6) 25. Bh7+
Kh8 26. Bf5 Rxc4 27. Qe4 Qc6 $17) ({aber} 24. Bb2 {hätte noch zum Ausgleich
genügt:} Ne5 25. Qe4 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Nxc4 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. Rxd4 $11) 24... Rxc4
({Stärker als} 24... d3 25. Qc3 Rxc4 (25... Qe2 26. Bxg4 Qxg4 27. Rxd3 Rxd3 28.
Qxd3 Bxc4 $15) 26. Rxc4 Bxc4 27. Bb2 f6 $17) 25. Qb2 $6 (25. Rxc4 Bxc4 $17 {/-+
}) 25... Rxb4 26. axb4 (26. Qxb4 Qe2 27. Bxg4 Qxg4 $19) 26... Bb7 $19 27. Rf1 (
27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Qe1+ 29. Bf1 Ba6 $19) (27. Bg2 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Qd5+ 29. f3
Ne5 $19) 27... Qd5 28. f3 Ne5 (28... Ne3 29. Bxe3 dxe3 $19) 29. Bg2 Nc4 30. Qa2
(30. Qf2 d3) 30... d3 31. Rf2 Qd4 (31... d2 32. Bxd2 Nxd2 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34. f4
Ne4 $1 $19) 32. Bd2 Re8 (32... Nxd2 33. Qxd2 Rc8 $19) 33. Bf1 Ne5 34. Bg2 Nxf3+
0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 Gp Haute"]
[Site "Evry"]
[Date "2008.06.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5
Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qd7 13. h4 ({Normalerweise
geschieht hier} 13. Kg2 {, aber Tkachiev führte diesen Zug schnell aus. Etwas
hatte er wohl vorbereitet!}) 13... h6 ({In einer Schnellpartie
Sakaev-Tomashevsky wurde hier} 13... Nc6 {gespielt, wonach Weiß "normal" mit
14.Kg2 spielte. Aber mir war unklar, wie ich auf} 14. Ng5 $1 {reagieren sollte.
Nach über 40 Minuten entschied ich, dass Schwarz hier nicht ausgleichen kann,
z.B:} Bxg5 (14... Nd8 15. Nxh7 Ne6 16. Kg2 O-O-O {ist leider ein Bauer ohne
wirkliche Kompensation.}) (14... Na5 15. Nxh7 (15. Re1 $5 Nc4 $140 16. e6 $40)
15... Nc4 16. Ng5 (16. Bf4 $6 Na3 17. Qd3 Qb5) 16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 {und wieder
ist die Kompensation kaum erkennbar.}) 15. hxg5 g6 (15... O-O-O 16. Rxh7 g6 17.
Rh6 Na5 (17... Rxh6 18. gxh6 Qh3+ 19. Kg1 Ne7 20. Bg5 Rh8 21. Bxe7 Rxh6 22. Bh4
$18) 18. Kg2 $16) 16. Kg2 O-O-O 17. Rh6 $16 {Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel.}) 14.
e6 ({Dieser Zug ist verlockend, reicht aber nicht zum Vorteil. Ich hatte mir
eher um die Fortsetzung} 14. Kg2 Nc6 15. c4 Nd8 {Sorgen gemacht, da nun} 16. e6
{fxe6 unmöglich ist. Es muss also 16...} Nxe6 {geschehen, wonach Schwarz die
Stellung zu halten scheint:} 17. Ne5 Qd6 18. Qa4+ Kf8 $13) 14... Qxe6 15. Re1
Qd6 ({Meine erste Absicht war hier} 15... Qf6 $2 {, aber nach} 16. Ne5 $1 {
konnte ich keine befriedigende Antwort finden.}) 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Kg2 ({Die
Alternative lautet} 17. Ne5 O-O 18. Qf5 ({oder} 18. g4 Bd6 (18... Bxh4 19. Nf3
Qf6 20. Rxh4 Qxf4 21. g5 $1 $40 Qxf3 $140 $2 22. Re3 $18) 19. g5 h5 {, und
Schwarz steht in Ordnung}) 18... Bd6 {, wonach ich die folgende Fortsetzung
gerechnet hatte:} 19. Ng6 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Bxd6 cxd6 22. Qxd5 Nc6 $1 (
22... Nd7 $6 23. Ne7+ {und d6 fällt}) 23. Qxc6 fxg6 24. Qd5+ (24. Qxd6 Qe4 $36)
24... Kh7 25. Kg2 Rc8 $11) 17... Nc6 18. Qa4 Qd7 19. Re2 ({Nach} 19. c4 {ist}
Rd8 {am sichersten,} ({denn} 19... dxc4 {ist wegen} 20. d5 {gefährlich, z.B:}
Na5 (20... Qxd5 21. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 22. Rd1 Qc5 23. Be3 $16) 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22.
Ne5+ Ke8 23. Bd2 $36) (19... O-O-O {ist zwar möglich, erschien mir aber als zu
gefährlich. Nach} 20. Qa6+ (20. Rxe7 Nxe7 21. Qxa7 Qc6 22. Ne5 Qb7 23. Qxb7+
Kxb7 24. Nxf7 Ng6 {und Schwarz wird dieses Endspiel halten.}) 20... Kb8 21. c5
Nb4 22. Qa3 Nc2 23. Qa6 $11 {erzwingt Schwarz aber die Zugwiederholung.}) 20.
Rc1 O-O (20... Nb4 21. Qxd7+ Rxd7 22. Ne5 $44) 21. cxd5 Nb4 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23.
Ne5 Rdd8 $5 $11) 19... Rd8 (19... O-O-O $2 20. Rxe7 $1 Nxe7 21. Qxa7 Qc6 22.
Ne5 Qb7 23. Qxb7+ Kxb7 24. Nxf7 $16) 20. c4 ({Die ausgleichende Ressource} 20.
Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Ne5 {hatte ich völlig übersehen!}) 20... O-O ({Weiß besitzt nach
} 20... dxc4 21. Qxc4 {genug Kompensation} (21. d5 $2 Qxd5 22. Rd2 Qc5 $17))
21. cxd5 Nb4 (21... Qxd5 $2 {verliert wegen} 22. Rc1 b5 23. Qb3 {Material}) 22.
Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Ne5 Rxd5 24. a3 Na6 25. Ng6 ({Nach} 25. Nc6 Bd6 {könnte Schwarz
um Vorteil kämpfen}) 25... fxg6 26. Rxe7 Rf7 27. Re8+ Rf8 ({Angesichts der
Matchsituation entschied mein Teamcaptain, dass ein Remis günstig wäre,
weshalb ich den Zug} 27... Kh7 {nicht versuchte. Schwarz steht in der
Hauptvariante} 28. Rhe1 (28. Be3 Ra5) 28... Rxd4 29. Ra8 g5 {(sonst Ree8 mit
unabwendbarem Matt)} 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Bxg5 c6 32. f4 {etwas besser, darf aber
die gegnerische Aktivität am Königsflügel nicht unterschätzen.}) 28. Re7 Rf7
29. Re8+ Rf8 {Nach weiteren 3 Stunden sicherte mein Team Clichy das
Unentschieden und somit den Titel!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nancy-A"]
[Site "Nancy"]
[Date "2010.02.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {Der Peruaner bereitet sich auf
seine Partien nur wenig vor. Daher weiß man auch nie genau, welche Eröffnung
vorkommen kann.} d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Re8
11. Re1 Bb7 (11... Qe7 12. e3 Rad8 {ist eine andere Möglichkeit.}) 12. a3 ({
\/Weiß schwächt eher seinen Damenflügel, ohne was Konkretes zu erzielen.
Natürlicher war} 12. Rc1) 12... a5 {Schwarz verzichtet auf c5, um dem Bb2
keine aktive Zukunft zu geben.} 13. e3 Rb8 {Da ich für Weiß keinen besonders
wirksamen nächsten Zug finden konnte, entschied ich mich für einen nützlichen
Wartezug. Falls ich später doch c7-c5 spiele, sollte der Turm auf der b-Linie
eine aktive Rolle spielen.} (13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 {war mir zu
direkt.}) 14. Bf1 {Granda findet einen wirksamen Zug! Nach 14...c5 kommt 15.
Bb5.} Ne4 ({Genauer war es sicher, noch einen nützlichen Zug zu spielen:} 14...
Qe7) 15. Nxe4 ({Nach} 15. Rc1 f5 {gelingt es dem Anziehenden nicht gut, um das
Feld e5 zu kämpfen, man siehe:} 16. Bb5 Rc8 17. Bxd7 $6 Qxd7 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19.
dxe5 Nc5 20. Nf3 Ba6 $36) 15... dxe4 16. Nd2 Bd5 17. Rc1 c6 18. Nb1 ({Ein
gutes Mannöver. Nach} 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. a4 f5 {hat Schwarz sein Zentrum
befestigt und ist bereit, am Königsflügel anzugreifen.}) 18... Qe7 19. a4 Qe6
$6 {Der Damenausfall nach h3 bringt überhaupt nichts, da Weiß die einzigen
Drohungen leicht abwehren kann.} (19... f5 {war besser, mit der Idee} 20. Nc3
Bf7 21. Bc4 Rbc8 $15) 20. Bc4 Qh3 ({Mein Computer will hier und in den
nächsten Zügen immer auf c4 schlagen:} 20... Bxc4 21. bxc4 Bb4 22. Re2 Qf5 {
Schwarz hat Perspektiven, aber die gegnerische Struktur zu verbessern war kein
Teil meiner Pläne.}) 21. Re2 Nf6 22. Qf1 Qf5 23. Rec2 h5 24. Ba3 ({Nach} 24.
Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rc6 Re6 $13 {steht der Rb8 plötzlich genau richtig!}) 24... Re6
25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Nc3 $6 ({Folgerichtiger war hier} 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Nc3 h4
28. Nb5 Re6 {, und nun schlägt der Computer das kaltblütige} 29. h3 $1 {vor} (
29. Nc7 Rd6 30. Nb5 Re6 {ist eine von Schwarz unvermeidbare Zugwiederholung})
29... hxg3 {vermutlich die beste Lösung, um die weiße Königsstellung ein
bisschen zu schwächen.} ({Zu nichts führt} 29... Qg6 30. Qg2 $1 Nh7 $140 31.
gxh4 Qh6 32. Rc8+ Rxc8 33. Rxc8+ Nf8 34. Kf1 $16) 30. fxg3 {[%cal Gf1f4]} Qh5
31. Qf4 Rd8 32. Kg2 Ne8 $5 33. g4 $1 (33. Na7 $6 Rf6 34. Qg4 Qh6 $132) 33...
Qh4 34. g5 Qxf4 ({Schwarz muss sich mit diesem unangenehmen Endspiel abfinden,
da} 34... Qh5 35. Rc8 Qe2+ 36. Kg3 (36. Qf2 Qh5 $1) 36... Rxc8 37. Rxc8 Kh7 38.
Qf2 {schlecht ist}) 35. exf4 Nd6 36. Nxd6 (36. Nc7 Rg6 {hält irgendwie:} 37.
Nxd5 Nf5 38. Rc8 Rxc8 39. Rxc8+ Kh7 $132) 36... Rexd6 37. f5 $14 {Weiß ist
viel aktiver und behält daher gute Gewinnchancen}) 26... h4 27. Nxd5 (27. h3 {
war wieder möglich, aber ungenügend zum Vorteil:} hxg3 28. fxg3 Qg6 $132) 27...
Nxd5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Rc6 $6 {Nach diesem Turmtausch gerät Weiß unerwartet in
Schwierigkeiten.} ({Das Gleichgewicht hielt zum Beispiel} 29. Rc7) 29... Rxc6
30. Rxc6 h3 $1 {Da dem weißen König sehr eng wird, kann Schwarz den Kampf um
die c-Linie für sich entscheiden.} 31. Qd1 Qf3 (31... b5 32. axb5 Rxb5 {
ist verlockend, bis man} 33. Rc5 $1 $11 {sieht}) ({Nach} 31... Rc8 32. Qc1 Rxc6
33. Qxc6 Qg4 34. Qc2 {sollte Weiß nicht verlieren:} g6 35. Kf1 Kg7 36. Ke1 Qf3
37. Qc7 $11) 32. Qf1 {Weiß kann sich nicht erlauben, die Damen zu tauschen.}
Qf5 33. Qd1 Qf3 34. Qf1 Qg4 35. f3 $5 {Weiß möchte nicht zusehen, wie Schwarz
seine Stellung mit g6 und Kg7 langsam verstärkt, und ergreift die erste
Gelegenheit, aktiver zu werden.} exf3 36. Kf2 g6 37. Qc1 ({Besser war sicher} 
37. Qd3 Kg7 ({Granda befürchtete wohl} 37... Rc8 38. Rxc8+ Qxc8 39. Kxf3 $15
Qc1 $6 {, aber} 40. Kg4 $1 {rettet den Tag!}) 38. Rc7 $15 {, wonach} Qe4 39.
Qxe4 (39. Qd2 b5 $1 $19) 39... dxe4 40. Re7 Rc8 41. Rxe4 Rc2+ 42. Kxf3 Rxh2 {
zu einem für Schwarz günstigen Turmendspiel führt. Unklar ist aber, ob es zum
Gewinn ausreicht.}) 37... Kg7 (37... b5 $2 {funktioniert nicht wegen} 38. axb5
Rxb5 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. Qc7 $11) 38. Qc2 Qe4 $1 ({Wieder ist} 38... b5 39. axb5
Rxb5 40. Rc5 {wenig überzeugend.}) 39. Qd1 b5 40. Qxf3 $2 ({Der letzte Zug vor
der Zeitkontrolle erweist sich als fatal. Schwarz sollte aber nach} 40. axb5
Rxb5 41. Rc5 Rb6 $1 {auch gewinnen, man siehe:} 42. Rxa5 Re6 43. Qc1 Qd3 44.
Ra2 Qxb3 45. Rb2 Qa3) 40... bxa4 ({Nach einer kurzen Ruhepause und einigen
Minuten Nachdenken gab Weiß auf. Das Turmendspiel ist tatsächlich hoffnungslos:
} 40... bxa4 41. Qxe4 dxe4 42. bxa4 Rb2+ 43. Kg1 Rg2+ 44. Kh1 Ra2 ({oder} 44...
Re2 45. Kg1 Rxe3) 45. Kg1 Rxa4 46. g4 Ra2 47. d5 a4 48. Ra6 a3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 {All das ist gut bekannt und wurde sogar wenige Tage zuvor
in der Dortmunder Partie Bacrot-Adams gespielt. Nun spielt aber Gelfand ein
seltener Zug, der auch einen schlechten Ruf hat.} Nb6 {Ich erinnerte mich
ungefähr an eine Partie Karpov-Adorjan, die der Russe meisterhaft gewonnen
hatte. Aber Gelfand wechselt bald.} 17. c5 Nd5 18. Qc2 h6 {So spielte laut
Gelfand einige Monate vor dieser Partie Efimenko erfolgreich gegen Khalifman
bei der Russischen Liga. Diese Partie scheint zu den Datenbanken den Weg nicht
gefunden zu haben.} (18... g6 $6 19. Nf3 Bf6 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. h4 Rfd8 22. Bd2
Bg7 23. Rad1 Ne7 24. Qc3 Bb5 25. Bc2 Nf5 26. Bf4 Qb7 27. a4 Ba6 28. Be4 Qa8 29.
h5 g5 30. Bxg5 f6 31. h6 Nxh6 32. Bxh6 Bxh6 33. Qb3 Re8 34. Ng4 Kg7 35. Kg2 f5
36. Nxh6 Kxh6 37. Bxf5 exf5 38. Qf7 {1-0 Karpov-Adorjan, TWch-Luzern 1989}) 19.
Bg2 (19. Nf3 Nf6 20. Ne5 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Bf6 {und im Vergeich zur Karpov-Partie,
sind die dunklen Felder um den schwarzen König nicht geschwächt.}) (19. Rab1
Qc7) 19... Rb8 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Bd2 Rb7 22. h4 ({Am Europa-Pokal in St Vincent
im September geschah in Bacrot-Efimenko} 22. Rad1 Bb5 23. h4 Rd7 24. Re4 Re8
25. a3 Rb7 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qe7 28. Rde1 Reb8 29. Bc1 Kh8 30. Rg4 Ba6 31.
Ra4 Bb5 32. Rg4 Ba6 33. Ra4 Bb5 {Remis}) 22... Bb5 (22... Qc7 23. Qc1 $1 (23.
g4 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. Re4 Rb2 $1 $13) 23... Bd3 24. g4 $36) (22... Rd7 $142)
23. Re4 Rd7 24. a4 Ba6 25. Rb1 ({Ganz richtig hat Gelfand seine Dame auf d8
belassen. Somit verhindert er} 25. g4 {:} Bxh4 26. Ne5 (26. Nxh4 Qxh4 27. g5
Qh5 28. gxh6 gxh6) 26... Nf6 (26... Rb7 $5 27. Nxc6 Qf6) 27. Nxc6 Qc7) 25...
Ne7 {Die Stellung ist im Gleichgewicht, die folgende Zugwiederholung ist
logisch.} 26. Rb4 Nd5 27. Rb1 (27. Rb3 Ne7 28. Bf4 Nf5 29. Rb8 $140 Qxb8 30.
Bxb8 Rxb8 $36) 27... Ne7 28. Rb4 Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-ch"]
[Site "Lenzerheide"]
[Date "2010.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Jenni, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 Ne4 {Diese seltene Idee wurde beim letzten Weltcup von Judith
Polgar gegen Boris Gelfand versucht (nach den Zügen 9...0-0 10.Rd1). Auch dort
gelang es dem Nachziehenden nicht, vollen Ausgleich zu erzielen.} 10. Nxe4 Bxe4
11. Rd1 Qc8 (11... O-O 12. Bf4 {würde in die obenerwähnte Partie überführen.})
12. Bf4 Na6 13. Rd4 ({Ungenau wäre} 13. Rd2 Nc5 14. Qd1 Bc6 {[%cal Gc5e4]})
13... Nc5 (13... Bc6 14. Qd1 {führt jetzt zu weissem Vorteil:} Bc5 15. Rd3 (15.
Bd6 $6 {reicht nach} Bxd4 16. Qxd4 f6 {nicht aus}) 15... Be4 16. Rd2 $36) 14.
Qd1 a5 (14... Bc6 15. b4 Ne4 16. Ne5 $16) 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Qc7 ({Im Fall
von} 16... Qb7 17. Qd4 O-O 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Rac8 20. Rd1 Rc6 21. Nf4 {
besitzt Weiss leichten Druck}) 17. Qd4 f6 $6 ({Auf} 17... O-O {wollte ich
während der Partie mit dem Qualitätsopfer} 18. Ne5 Bd5 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Bxd5 {
antworten. Aber der Computer beweist, dass Schwarz mittels} Rae8 21. Ng4 Kh8 {
nicht zu fürchten hat, sogar im Gegenteil! Richtig ist also wahrscheinlich 18.
Nh4.}) 18. Rd1 Bc2 ({Diese originelle Ressource hatte ich nicht erwartet. Die
logischeren Alternativen führen zu stabilem weissem Vorteil:} 18... O-O 19. Ne1
Bxg2 20. Kxg2 $14 {[%cal Ge1c2,Gc2a3,Ga3b5]}) ({oder} 18... Rc8 19. Nh4 (19.
Ne1 Bd5 $5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Bxd5 Ne6 22. Qg4 O-O $13) 19... Bxg2 (19... Bd5 $2
20. Nf5 $18) 20. Nxg2 $14 {[%cal Gg2e3,Ge3c2,Gc2a3,Ga3b5]}) 19. Rd2 Bb1 20. b3
({Hier beging ich einen praktischen Fehler. Auf der Suche nach einem Gewinnweg
vergass ich die Zeit, und liess meine Uhr auf 4 Minuten fallen. Da ich aber
die Konsequenzen von} 20. Ng5 {nicht einschätzen konnte, entschied ich mich
schliesslich für den ruhigeren Textzug. Nach 20.Ng5} Rd8 {hat aber Weiss
mittels} 21. Be4 $1 (21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qxd6 $1 23. Qxd6 Nxe4 24. Qd4 Nxd2
25. Qxd2 Ke7 $13) (21. Bh3 $6 fxg5 22. Qxg7 Rf8 23. Bg4 Bg6 24. Bxe6 Nxe6 25.
Rxe6+ dxe6 26. Qxc7 Rxd2 $15) {die Möglichkeit, in Vorteil zu kommen:} 21...
Bxa2 (21... Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxa2 23. Rxb6 $16) 22. Bxh7 (22. Nxh7 Ke7 $13) 22...
Ke7 23. Bc2 Bb3 24. Bd1 Ba2 25. Ne4 $36) 20... Rd8 (20... O-O $6 21. Nh4) (
20... Ke7 $6 21. Qb2 Bg6 (21... Be4 22. Ne5 $1 $16) 22. Nh4 $16) 21. Ne1 ({
Vielleicht war} 21. Nh4 $14 {vorzuziehen, um den gegnerischen Läufer
abzutauschen.}) 21... Ke7 ({Nach} 21... O-O {wollte ich} 22. f3 (22. e4 e5 23.
Qe3 Bxa2) 22... Bg6 23. e4 $14 {[%cal Ge1c2,Gc2a3] ziehen.}) (21... Bxa2 $2 22.
Rxa2 Ke7 23. Qg4 $1 $18) 22. Qb2 Bf5 $6 ({Der weisse Vorteil hält sich nach} 
22... Be4 23. R6d4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 $14 {in Grenzen.}) 23. a3 ({Möglich war hier
der sofortige Durchbruch am Damenflügel mittels} 23. b4 $5 axb4 24. Qxb4 Rb8
25. Rxd7+ Qxd7 26. Rxd7+ Kxd7 27. Nd3 $16 {Aber in beiderseitiger Zeitnot
spielte ich nur noch nach Gefühl.}) 23... Ne4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Qd4 Bc6 26. Nc2
h5 $6 (26... Kf7 27. b4 $16) 27. c5 Rb8 28. b4 (28. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Gc2d4]} Kf8
29. b4 $16) 28... axb4 $2 ({Der Springer kann nun zum Angriff teilnehmen.
Hartnäckiger war} 28... Kf7 29. a4 $5 axb4 30. Nxb4 bxc5 31. Qxc5 Qb6 32. Qxb6
Rxb6 33. Nxc6 dxc6 34. Rd7+ Kg6 35. Ra7 $16) 29. Nxb4 bxc5 30. Qxc5 {Schwarz
überschritt in dieser hoffnungslosen Stellung die Zeit.} 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2003.09.07"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.03.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Biel"]
[BlackTeam "Reichenstein"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 c6 {Bei weitem keine kritische
Fortsetzung in der 5.Qb3-Variante.} 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bf4 Bd6 (8... Bc4
9. Qd1 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Qa4 $36 {wurde in einer späteren Partie
Khalifman-Ibrahimov, EU-chT Plovdiv 2003, ohne besonderen Erfolg versucht.}) 9.
Qa4+ Kf8 {Andrei Sokolov nimmt in Kauf, dass er nach dem Textzug "zu Fuss"
rochieren muss. Trotzdem bleibt die schwarze Stellung solide.} 10. Be5 $1 ({
Die Alternativen} 10. Bxd6+ Qxd6 11. Bg2 g6 12. O-O Kg7 {und}) (10. Rc1 Bxf4
11. gxf4 g6 {bringen nichts ein.}) 10... Bb7 11. Nb5 ({Weiterhin energisch
gespielt, wobei} 11. Bxd6+ Qxd6 12. Nb5 Qe7 13. Rc1 Nc6) ({und} 11. Bg2 Nc6 {
erneut zu wenig versprechen.}) 11... Bc6 (11... Bxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Bg2 $14 {
[%csl Gd4]}) 12. Rc1 ({Im Endspiel nach} 12. Bxd6+ Qxd6 13. Nxd6 Bxa4 {hat
Schwarz nichts zu fürchten, z.B:} 14. Ne5 Be8 $1 (14... Ke7 15. Ndxf7 Rc8 16.
Bg2 h6 $140 $6 17. O-O Be8 18. Nh8 $1) 15. Rc1 Ke7 16. Nc8+ Kd8 17. e3 Nbd7 $11
{mit baldiger Befreiung der Kräfte.}) 12... Bxb5 13. Qxb5 g6 14. Bg2 ({Es
machte Sinn,} 14. h4 h5 (14... Kg7 15. h5 Bxe5 16. h6+ $5 (16. dxe5 Ne4) 16...
Kg8 17. Nxe5 $36) {einzuschieben, um die schwarzen Felder noch empfindlicher
zu machen. Nach} 15. Bg2 Kg7 16. O-O a6 17. Qb3 Bxe5 $1 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. e4
dxe4 20. Rfd1 Nd7 21. Ng5 {würde Weiss über genug Kompensation verfügen.})
14... Kg7 15. O-O a6 16. Qb3 b5 $6 ({Dieser Bauernzug ist fehl am Platz, da
der Nachziehende jetzt schon unter Entwicklungsschwierigkeiten leidet. Nach} 
16... Ra7 17. Rc2 Rc7 18. Rfc1 Rxc2 19. Qxc2 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gc1c8] müsste
sich Weiss mit einem kleinen Plus begnügen.} (19. Rxc2 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Ne4 21.
Nd4 Nc5 22. Qe3 a5)) 17. Bxf6+ $2 ({Ich versuchte meinen Vorteil durch die
Öffnung der Stellung auszunützen, aber dies gelingt nicht. Ich hätte mich
stattdessen um die Kontrolle der c-Linie kümmern sollen:} 17. Rc2 Qb6 18. Qe3
Nbd7 19. Rfc1 $16) 17... Qxf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nd2 Ra7 (19... Qxd4 {ist zu
gefährlich:} 20. Nxe4 Be7 21. Rfd1 Qb4 (21... Qe5 22. f4 $18) 22. Qe3 $16) 20.
Nxe4 Qe7 21. Nxd6 (21. d5 exd5 (21... Be5 $5) 22. Qxd5 Be5 $11) (21. Rfd1 Rd7)
21... Qxd6 22. d5 (22. Rfd1 Rd8 (22... Nd7 23. Rc6 Qe7 24. Qc3 $36) 23. d5 Rad7
(23... e5 24. Qc3 $16) 24. Qc3+ Kg8) 22... exd5 23. Bxd5 Rd8 24. Rfd1 Qf6 $6 ({
Vom minimalen Vorteil der besseren Leichtfigur kann Weiss keine Dividenden
ziehen. Leichter war hier noch} 24... Qe5 $11) 25. Rd3 ({Möglicherweise war} 
25. Rc3 Rad7 26. Kg2 {genauer.}) 25... Qe5 (25... Rad7 26. Rf3 Qg5 27. Qc3+ f6
28. Bb3 $14) 26. Kf1 Rc7 ({Verhindert ein Schach auf c3, was dem Nachziehenden
im Falle von} 26... Rad7 27. Re1 Qh5 28. Qc3+ f6 (28... Kg8 $2 29. Rde3 $1 $18)
29. Be4 Rxd3 (29... Qxh2 30. Rxd7+ Rxd7 31. Qc8 $18) 30. Bxd3 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 {
noch einige Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten könnte.}) 27. Re1 $6 ({Einzig konnte
noch} 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Kg2 {[%csl Rb8] etwas bieten.}) 27... Qf5 28. Be4 Rxd3
29. Qxd3 Qf6 30. Re2 Nd7 31. Bd5 Nb6 32. Bb3 Nc4 (32... Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Qc6+ 34.
Qe4 $11) 33. Bxc4 Rxc4 34. Qd5 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Qc6 36. Qxc6 Rxc6 37. Kf3 Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sorin, Ariel"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Be7 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. Ndf3 d6 14. Bd2 dxe5
15. Bxa5 Qb8 16. Bc3 Bd6 17. Rfd1 e4 18. Ng5 Be5 19. Qc2 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 h6 21.
Nh3 a5 22. Nf4 Qb4 23. Rac1 Rfd8 24. Qc2 g5 25. Nh3 a4 26. Ng1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1
Rb8 28. Rb1 Rd8 29. a3 Rd2 30. Qc1 Qb7 31. b4 e3+ 32. f3 g4 33. Qf1 cxb4 34.
Rxb4 Qc6 35. h3 h5 36. Kh2 h4 37. hxg4 hxg3+ 38. Kh3 Qd6 39. c5 Qxc5 40. Qa1 e5
41. Rxa4 Rd4 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. Qb1 Qc6 44. Qb8 Rd1 45. Kg2 Qc2 46. Qh8+ (46.
Qxe5 $2 Rxg1+ 47. Kxg1 Qd1+ 48. Kg2 Qxe2+ 49. Kxg3 Qf2+ 50. Kh3 Qxf3+ 51. Kh2
Kh7 $19) 46... Kg6 47. Rg8+ Nxg8 48. Qxg8+ Kf6 49. Qh8+ Ke6 50. Qe8+ Kd6 51.
Qd8+ Ke6 52. Qe8+ Kd6 53. Qd8+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karpov-Piket Match"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1999.02.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Piket,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rac1 Nce4 14. Nd4 Nxc3
15. Qxc3 a6 16. Qb3 (16. a3 $5 d6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qf3) (16. Nb3) 16... Bxg2 (
16... Bc5 17. Bg5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne4 19. Be3 Qb7 20. f3 Nf6 21. Bf2 (21. Nf5))
17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Ra7 (18... Qxf3+ 19. Kxf3 (19. Nxf3 Rfc8 (19... b5 20.
Ne5 (20. Be5)) 20. Bd6 (20. Rd3 d5 21. Rdc3 b5 22. cxd5 (22. cxb5 Rxc3 23. Rxc3
axb5 24. Rc7 Bd8 (24... Bf8 25. Ne5 Rxa2 26. Rc8 Rxb2 27. Bg5 $13) 25. Rb7)
22... Rxc3 23. Rxc3 Nxd5 $15) 20... Kf8) 19... Rac8 20. e4 d6 21. Ne2 Nd7 (
21... Rfd8) (21... Rc6 22. b4 Rfc8 23. b5 Rxc4 (23... axb5 24. cxb5 Rxc1 25.
Rxc1 Rxc1 26. Bxc1 d5 27. exd5 Nxd5 28. a4) 24. bxa6 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Ra8 26. Rc6
(26. Rc7))) 19. Qxb7 Rxb7 20. f3 Rc8 (20... Nh5 21. Be3 (21. Bd2) 21... Rc8 22.
Nb3 f5 $13) 21. e4 Ne8 (21... d6 22. Ne2 Rc6 (22... Ne8 23. b3 $14) 23. b4 $14)
22. h4 (22. a4 $5) 22... h5 $1 23. a4 Bf6 24. Be3 (24. e5 Be7 25. Be3 $13)
24... Rbc7 25. b3 d5 (25... b5 26. cxb5 $5 (26. axb5 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 axb5 28. c5
d6 (28... Ra8 $13) 29. b4 (29. cxd6 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Nxd6 31. Rxc8+ Nxc8 32. Bc5))
26... Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxc1 29. bxa6 Rc7 30. b4) 26. Ne2 (26. exd5
exd5 27. Nf5 dxc4 (27... g6 28. Nh6+ Kg7 29. Rxd5 Re7 30. Bg5 (30. Bf4)) 28.
Bxb6 Rc6 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. bxc4 Rxc4 31. a5) 26... dxc4 27. Bxb6 Rc6 28. Rxc4
Rxc4 29. bxc4 Rxc4 30. a5 Nc7 (30... Rc2 31. Kf1 Ra2 32. Rd7 $14) 31. Rc1 $6 (
31. Bxc7 $5 Rxc7 32. Rd6 Ra7 33. Nd4 Be7 (33... Bxd4 34. Rxd4 f6 35. Rd6 Kf7)
34. Rb6 Rd7 (34... Ra8) 35. Nc6 Rd2+ 36. Kh3 Bc5 37. Rxa6 Bg1 38. g4) (31. e5
$5 Bxe5 (31... Be7 32. Nf4 g5 $1 33. hxg5 Bxg5 34. Nxh5 Nd5 35. f4 Be7 $44) 32.
Rd8+ Kh7 33. f4 Bf6 34. Rc8 Re4 35. Kf3 Nb5 36. Ra8 Ra4 37. Rxa6) 31... Rxc1
32. Nxc1 Nb5 33. Nd3 Bc3 34. Nc5 Nd6 35. Nxa6 Nc4 (35... Nb7 $4 36. Nb4 $1 $18)
36. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Polgar,Zsu"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 (10... Qxd7 {Informator 52/528}) 11. Bc3 O-O 12.
Nd2 b5 (12... f5 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Rc1 Bd6 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Nd3 Ng4
18. Rc2 h5 {1/2 Horvath,J-Sax,G/Hun-ch/1991/}) 13. c5 (13. Re1 {Informator 51/
(522)}) 13... e5 14. dxe5 {N} (14. b4 {Informator 49/606}) 14... Nxc5 $6 (14...
Bxc5 $5) 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Bb2 a5 17. f4 a4 $6 (17... f5 $5) 18. f5 $1 (18. b4 a3
) 18... Bg5 (18... axb3 19. Nxb3 $1 (19. axb3 Ra2 20. Bd4 (20. Rc2 $5) 20...
Rxd2 21. Qxd2 Nxb3 22. Qc3 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 $14) 19... Rxa2 20. f6 gxf6 21. exf6
Nxb3 (21... Bd6 22. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 23. Rxc5 Rxb2 24. Qd4 $18) 22. fxe7 Qb6+ 23. Kh1
$18) 19. Bd4 $1 (19. b4 Be3+ 20. Kh1 a3) (19. Nf3 Be3+) 19... Nd7 20. b4 $1 Re8
(20... Qe7 21. Nf3 Bxc1 22. Qxc1 Qxb4 23. f6 {/\ Qg5,Bh3 |^ +-}) 21. Nf3 $1
Bxc1 22. Qxc1 $18 Qc7 23. Qc3 $5 (23. f6 $6 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Qf4 Rae8 26.
Qg4 g6 27. Qf4 g5 28. Qg4 Kh8) (23. Qf4 $5 f6 24. e6 Qxf4 25. gxf4 $16) 23...
Nb6 24. Ng5 (24. Qe3 Nc4 25. Qf4 f6 26. e6 Qxf4 27. gxf4 $16) (24. g4 $5) 24...
Nc4 25. e6 f6 (25... fxe6 26. fxe6 {/\ 27.Rf7 +-}) 26. Nh3 (26. Nf7 Rf8 {/\ Rf7
}) (26. Bxf6 $2 gxf6 27. Qxf6 Rf8 28. Nf7 Rxf7 $1 $17) 26... Ne5 (26... Nd6 27.
g4 {/\ g5, /\ Nf4-h5-f6|^}) 27. Nf4 Qd6 $138 28. Nd3 (28. Bc5 $18) 28... Nxd3
29. exd3 Qe7 30. a3 (30. Bc5 Qc7 31. a3 $18) 30... Rac8 31. g4 (31. Bc5 $142
$18) 31... h6 (31... c5 $5) 32. h4 $6 (32. Bc5 $18) 32... c5 $1 33. bxc5 $6 (
33. Bxc5 $142 $1 d4 34. Qxd4 $18) 33... Bc6 34. g5 (34. Qb4 $5) 34... Rf8 (
34... hxg5 35. hxg5 fxg5 36. f6 gxf6 37. Rxf6 $16 {|^}) 35. gxh6 gxh6 36. Rf3 (
36. Bf3 Kh8 37. Bh5 Be8) 36... Kh7 37. Rg3 Rg8 38. Qe1 $138 (38. Bxf6 Rxg3 39.
Bxe7 Rxg2+ 40. Kf1 Rcg8) 38... b4 $1 39. axb4 (39. Rxg8 Rxg8 40. Qxb4 Qg7 41.
Qb2 Qg3) 39... a3 40. Rg6 Rxg6 41. fxg6+ Kxg6 42. Qg3+ (42. b5 $5 Bxb5 43. Bxd5
Rxc5 (43... Rg8 44. Kh1 f5 $13)) 42... Kh7 43. h5 $2 (43. Qd6 Qg7 (43... Rc7
44. Bh3 $36) 44. Kf1 Rg8 45. Bxd5 Bxd5 46. Qxd5 Qg3 47. Qf5+ $18) 43... Rg8 44.
Qh3 (44. Qd6 Qg7) 44... Rg5 $1 45. Qe3 (45. Kh1 a2) 45... a2 46. b5 Qxc5 $1 (
46... Bxb5 $19) 47. Bxc5 a1=Q+ 48. Kh2 Rxg2+ 49. Kxg2 d4+ 50. bxc6 dxe3 51. e7
Qa8 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Polgar,Zsu"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
Nfd7 9. a3 Be7 10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. Bxa8 c6 12. Nd2 cxb3 $6 (12... b5 13. Nf3 Qc7
{Polgar,Zsu-Psakhis Aruba 1992.}) 13. Qxb3 Rf8 14. Nf3 Bf6 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. h4
Kg8 17. Rc1 Kh8 18. Bxc6 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Bd5 Nbd7 21. Rc2 Nc5 22. Qe3 Qd7
23. Bxe5 Qxd5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Kg2 Bb7 26. Rd2 {(1h 23' : 1h 14')} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ ({More common is the old
line} 5... a5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Ba6) 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8. Bg2 d5 9. O-O {
White should ignore the threat to take the Pc4 in order to bring the kingside
rook to c1.} O-O (9... dxc4 $6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. bxc4 $14) 10. Rc1 {The position
is similar to a Closed Catalan, just without dark-squared bishops. White
should be slightly better, but not more than that.} Nbd7 11. a4 c5 (11... Rc8
12. Na3 Qe7 13. Qb2 c5 14. Nb5 Nb8 15. Ne5 dxc4 16. bxc4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 (17.
Qxd4 $1 Rfd8 18. Qe3 $14) 17... Bb7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. a5 Nbd7 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21.
axb6 axb6 {1/2-1/2 Bronstein,D-Polugaevsky,L/Baku 1961/URS-ch}) 12. Na3 Bb7 13.
b4 $1 {The only way to keep pressing.} Rc8 {Ognjen Cvitan just made another
useful move, passing the decision about the central clinch into White's hands.
Now I had to decide which way to release the tension in the centre, there
being no more useful developing moves for White.} (13... Qe7 {was a worthy
alternative.}) 14. cxd5 ({Opening the b-file could bring no real dividends for
White:} 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Rab1 Ba8 16. Nb5 Ne4 17. Qf4 cxd4 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19.
Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rc1 Nec5 $1 {A clear "computer move", but that's modern chess!}
21. Qxd4 a6 22. Ne5 Bxg2 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Rxc5 Bc6 25. Qxd7 Bxd7 $11) 14...
Bxd5 15. dxc5 $1 bxc5 16. b5 {The idea of this version of the exchange in the
centre is to create a potentially dangerous passed pawn on the queenside.
Meanwhile, I was hoping to target Black's c-pawn.} a6 {Trying to break White's
pawns chain.} (16... c4 17. Qb4 Qc7 18. Rc2 {and the c-pawn is more likely to
be a weakness rather than a strong trump.}) 17. a5 {[%csl Ga5]} (17. bxa6 Qb6
18. Qd3 Ra8 19. a5 Qxa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rfa8 23. Rca4 Nd5
24. Nd2 $14) 17... Ne4 18. Qe1 axb5 19. Nxb5 Ra8 (19... c4 20. Nfd4 Ndc5 21.
Rd1 Qe7 22. a6 $16) 20. Nc3 {It was already possible to push the pawn forward,
but I was concerned that on a6 it might be lost, so I kept it on a5 where it
is well protected.} (20. a6 Nb8 (20... Qb6 21. Qa5 Rfb8 22. a7 $16) 21. a7 Nc6
22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Qb6 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rab1 Nb4 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Rxb4 $14
) 20... Nxc3 (20... Rxa5 $4 {would fall into a small trap.} 21. Rxa5 Qxa5 22.
Nxe4 Qxe1+ 23. Nxe1 $1 $18) ({An engine suggests here} 20... f5 $6 {the move
that unlikely to be considered by human player, as it weakens the kingside.})
21. Qxc3 Ra6 $6 {Not the best square for the rook.} ({After} 21... Ra7 {
I intended to continue} 22. Nd2 {with a comfortable position.}) 22. Bf1 Ra7 {
Admitting the inaccuracy made on the previous move.} 23. Nd2 Qa8 24. f3 Rc8 $2
({Now} 24... f5 {was already necessary. Black has to prevent e2-e4 and keep
his only active piece Bd5 in the center.}) 25. e4 Bb7 26. Nc4 {All Black's
pieces have been driven backwards, now White is in total control.} Qb8 27. Rcb1
Qc7 28. Nb6 $1 Rf8 (28... Nxb6 29. axb6 Rxa1 30. bxc7 Rxb1 31. Qd3 $18 {
[%cal Gd3d8,Gd3b1]}) (28... Rd8 29. Nxd7 Rxd7 30. a6 Ba8 31. Rc1 $18 {[%csl
Rc5]}) 29. Nxd7 Qxd7 30. Qxc5 $18 {So, White is a healthy pawn up without any
compensation from the opponent's side. Still, it's not yet easy to convert the
advantage into a full point since the a-pawn is securely blocked.} Ba6 31. Rd1
Qb7 32. Bg2 $5 {I wasn't sure whether to swap bishops or not. Normally, the
exchange of pieces favours the side with extra material. At last I decided to
leave the bishops on the board to keep my king better protected.} Qa8 33. Rd6
h6 34. h4 Rc8 35. Qd4 Bb5 36. Qb4 Ba6 37. Kh2 Rac7 38. Rad1 Rc2 39. R1d2 Kh7
40. Rd7 Rxd2 41. Qxd2 {My technique during the last few moves wasn't perfect
as usual, but the position is still too good to spoil it by an inaccuracy.} Kg8
42. Qf4 Rf8 43. Qe5 Rc8 44. g4 {I have to create a target on the kingside.} Rc2
{Active counterplay is Black's last chance. Otherwise, the march of White's
g-pawn will finish him off.} 45. Qd6 Kh7 46. Kg3 $2 {Immediatly after I made
this move I asked myself "wasn't 46.Kh3 much safer?". Of course, it was!} (46.
Kh3 $1 Bb5 47. Rxf7 Qxa5 48. Qe5 $18 {There is no check on e1, and that's it.})
46... Bb5 $1 47. Rxf7 Bf1 $2 {My experienced opponent missed something in his
calculations.} (47... Qxa5 {would force me to play precisely.} 48. Kh3 $1 {
I would have to admit my mistake!} (48. Qe5 {[%tqu "En","How should Black
continue?","","","c2g2","",3]} Rxg2+ $1 49. Kh3 {[%tqu "En","And now?","","",
"g2h2","",10]} Rh2+ $3 50. Qxh2 Kg8 $1 (50... Bf1+ 51. Kg3 Qe5+ 52. Rf4) 51.
Qc7 Bf1+ 52. Kg3 Qe1+ 53. Kf4 Qd2+ 54. Ke5 Qb2+ 55. Kd6 Qb4+ 56. Ke5 Qb2+ {
with a perpetual check. Incredible!}) (48. Qd4 e5 $1) (48. Qxe6 {[%tqu "En",
"How can Black save the game?","","","b5f1","This is the line where this idea
works!",10]} Bf1 $1 {This is the line where this idea works!} 49. Bxf1 Qe1+ {
The check on e1 reveals the main drawback of 46.Kg3.} 50. Kf4 Qd2+ 51. Kf5 Rc5+
52. e5 Qc2+ 53. Kf4 Qd2+ $11) (48. Qe7 Rxg2+ $1 49. Kxg2 Qd2+ 50. Kg3 Qe1+ 51.
Kf4 Qd2+ 52. Ke5 Qc3+ 53. Kxe6 Qc8+ 54. Ke5 Qc3+ 55. Kf4 Qc1+ 56. Kf5 Qc8+ 57.
Qe6 Qc3 $1 {Despite being a lot of material down, the game kept going as
white's king is wandering and might be in danger.}) 48... Bc4 49. Qc7 {Forcing
the exchange of queens. I believe that the resulting endgame is very tough for
Black and certainly unpleasant to defend.}) 48. Bxf1 Qxa5 49. Kh3 {Now the
white queen can join the defence and Black can simply resign.} Qa1 (49... Qe1
50. Bg2 Qg1 51. Qg3 $18) 50. Bg2 1-0

[Event "CRO-chT1A 26th"]
[Site "Mali Losinj"]
[Date "2017.09.28"]
[Round "1.41"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2017.09.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sesvete Sljeme"]
[BlackTeam "Zagreb"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 {When you face Ivanchuk, absolutely any opening
is possible.} 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 {I decided to go for an active line, rather
than the more dry 5.b3.} Bb4+ {Going for a side line.} ({The main line is:} 
5... c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O {where White gets long term
compensation for the pawn.}) 6. Bd2 Be7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10.
e5 {White has lost the right to castle, but gained some space in the centre.
The king will find a safe shelter on g2.} Ne4 {This line was quite common
about a decade ago, but nowadays is a rare guest in grandmaster practice.} 11.
Nc3 Nxd2+ (11... Nxc3 $6 12. bxc3 {The recapture by the bishop is also good,
but here White claims a serious advantage.} Qd7 13. h4 Nc6 (13... h6 14. Re1
Qe6 15. Ng1 $1 Nc6 16. Ne2 O-O-O 17. Nf4 Qg4 18. Kg2 g5 19. hxg5 Bxg5 20. Nh5
Bxd2 21. Qxd2 {1/2-1/2 (45) Bhat,V (2540)-Solomon,K (2368) Caleta 2010}) 14.
Ng5 Bxg5 (14... Nd8 15. Nxh7 Ne6 16. Kg2 c5 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 $16 {0-1 (50)
Rodshtein,M (2650)-Bartel,M (2594) Budva 2009}) 15. hxg5 O-O-O 16. Kg2 $16 {
1-0 (43) Hracek,Z (2638)-Petrik,T (2519) Czechia 2014}) 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. Kg2
Qd7 14. Rac1 {A logical move, but not the most precise.} (14. Qd3 $1 Nd8 15.
Ne1 Ne6 16. f4 c5 17. Nc2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. Nf3 $16 {1-0 (48) Chibukhchian,
A (2454)-Kalashian,D (2409) Yerevan 2013}) (14. Ne1 $6 {The immediate knight
transfer is too early in view of} f6 $132) 14... Nd8 {The knight is going to
e6.} (14... O-O 15. Qd3 Nd8 16. h4 h6 17. Ne1 Ne6 18. f4 c5 19. Nc2 $14) 15.
Nd1 {Transferring the knight to e3 and opening the c-file for the rook.} (15.
Ne1 {[%cal Gf2f4] was a more effective plan.}) 15... h5 16. h4 Ne6 17. Ne3 {
[%cal Ge3f5]} g6 18. Qd3 {Covering some light squares. If Black makes a
castles to the queenside, my queen can sneak to a6.} O-O 19. Ng1 $6 {The plan
f2-f4 is the most aggressive, but doesn't work here for concrete reasons.
Black is ready to meet it with a strike in the centre.} (19. Rhd1 {would have
been safer, completing the development. The position is approximately equal.})
19... Rad8 20. f4 c5 $1 {Now Black is starting to take over. I spent too many
tempi on those manoeuvres and my king is actually not very safe.} 21. Nf3 (21.
f5 Nxd4 $1 {I underestimated this when playing 19.Ng1. Black can sacrifice a
piece.} 22. f6 Rfe8 $1 {I was mainly concerned about 22...Nc6, but this move
is even stronger and was pointed out by Ivanchuk in the analysis after the
game.} (22... Nc6 23. fxe7 Qxe7 24. Nf3 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 {with a balanced
position, which I didn't like while calculating this line.}) 23. fxe7 Rxe7 24.
Nc2 Nc6 25. Nf3 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Rhe1 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 d4 $15) 21... cxd4
22. Nc2 (22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Qb5 $15) 22... Nc5 23. Qf1 $6 {I wanted to put
the knight on d4, but only made things worse.} (23. Qxd4 Qb5 {is annoying for
White, but still it was better than what I played.}) 23... d3 24. Ncd4 Rc8 {
I can't get the d3-pawn.} 25. a3 a5 26. Rd1 Rfe8 27. Ne1 $6 (27. Qf2 $17) 27...
Qa4 28. Nef3 f6 $6 (28... Bf8 {would have been safer, keeping the advantage.})
29. Kh2 $6 (29. Rxd3 $1 {was a good practical chance.} fxe5 30. fxe5 Nxd3 31.
Qxd3 {with decent compensation.}) 29... fxe5 30. fxe5 Qd7 31. b4 $6 {I saw
that this is not good, but just didn't see any other reasonable idea.} axb4 32.
axb4 Ne4 33. Rxd3 Bxb4 {Basically Black has a pawn and compensation, but in
mutual time trouble anything can happen.} 34. Rg1 $1 {The position is bad, but
at least I will take my rook out of the corner.} Bc5 35. Rg2 Bxd4 $6 {There
was no reason to force matters.} (35... Qg4 {[%cal Ge8f8]} 36. Qb1 Ra8 37. Qb3
Red8 $19 {[%cal Ga8a3]}) 36. Rxd4 Rf8 (36... Rc3 {was more convincing.}) 37.
Qd1 Qf5 (37... Qe6 $17) 38. Qb3 {[%csl Rd5]} Rc5 $2 {Time trouble oversight.} (
38... Kh8 $1 39. Ng5 (39. Qxd5 $2 Nc3) 39... Rc1 40. Nxe4 Qf1 41. Kh3 dxe4 42.
Qb2 {and White is still alive.}) 39. Qxb6 {Vassily blundered and now my queen
hits g6 as well.} Rc3 40. Ng5 {Trying to simplify the position.} (40. Qb7 $1
Qe6 (40... Qf7 41. Qxf7+ Rxf7 42. Ng5 Nxg5 43. hxg5 $11) 41. Rxe4 $1 Rcxf3 (
41... dxe4 $2 42. Ng5 Rf7 43. Nxf7 Qxf7 44. Qxe4 $16) 42. Rd4 $11) 40... Nxg5
41. hxg5 Qxg5 42. Qe6+ $6 (42. Qa5 {was far more precise in order to grab the
d5-pawn with check.} Re3 43. Qxd5+ Kg7 44. e6 Qxd5 45. Rxd5 Rxe6 46. g4 $11)
42... Kg7 43. Qxd5 {[%tqu "En","What is the best move for Black?","","","f8f2",
"I overlooked this. Now I have to find only moves to survive.",5]} Rf2 $1 {
I overlooked this. Now I have to find only moves to survive.} 44. Qd7+ $2 {
This loses. The queen should have stayed in the centre where it controls
numerous important squares.} (44. Rd3 $1 Rxg2+ 45. Kxg2 Rc2+ 46. Kh1 $1 Qc1+
47. Rd1 Qe3 48. Rf1 Kh6 49. Qa8 $11) 44... Kh6 45. Rd3 Rxg2+ 46. Kxg2 Rc2+ 47.
Kh3 (47. Kf3 Qxe5 $19) 47... Qc1 48. Rd1 Qb2 49. Rh1 Qxe5 $2 {Vassily grabbed
the pawn quickly, which spoiled all of his efforts. The winning move wasn't
easy to spot, especially after five hours of a tense fight.} (49... Qb4 $3 {
was the only winning path. Now White's queen has to control the g4-square and
therefore can't create a threat of perpetual check. Meanwhile, the threat 50...
Qe4 is decisive.} 50. Qd1 Qe4 $19) 50. Qf7 {There is no win for Black anymore!}
Qc5 51. Re1 Rf2 52. Qe6 Rf3 53. Qe5 Qf8 54. Kg2 Rf7 55. Re2 Kh7 56. Qe4 {
Now I am fully consolidated and the pawn has little significance.} Qc5 57. Rc2
Qb6 58. Re2 Qf6 59. Kh2 Qf1 60. Qg2 Qf5 61. Qe4 Qf6 62. Qd5 h4 63. Qe4 hxg3+
64. Kxg3 Qa1 65. Qe5 {My pieces are well placed to protect the king and there
is also a counterthreat with Rh2+.} Qa3+ 66. Qe3 Qd6+ 67. Qe5 Qd3+ 68. Qe3 Qd8
69. Qe5 Qd3+ 70. Qe3 Qf5 71. Rh2+ Kg8 72. Rf2 Qd7 (72... Qxf2+ 73. Qxf2 Rxf2
74. Kxf2 $11) 73. Rxf7 Qxf7 74. Qf4 Qe7 75. Qc4+ Kg7 76. Qd4+ Kf7 77. Qf4+ Ke6
78. Qe4+ Kd7 79. Qxg6 Qd6+ 80. Qxd6+ Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "AUT-chT 1718"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "2017.11.19"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Georgiadis, Nico"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Goetzis"]
[BlackTeam "Salzburg Royal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. Nf3 c6 {
We have reached a Closed Catalan structure, but without the dark-squared
bishops. White has a slight advantage in space, but Black is very solid.} 8.
Nc3 Nbd7 9. b3 b6 (9... b5 $5 {seems to be a good option.} 10. cxb5 cxb5 11.
O-O ({The pawn is taboo:} 11. Nxb5 $4 Ne4 12. Qd3 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 a6 $19 {[%csl
Rb5]}) 11... Qb6 $11) 10. O-O Ba6 (10... Bb7 {is more accurate.} 11. Rfd1 (11.
e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Qe7 {followed by one
of the rooks to d8, then c6-c5 at some point, equalising.}) 11... Qe7 12. Rac1
Rfd8 13. Qf4 Rac8 14. e4 Ba6 $6 {It's preferable to exchange everything on e4.}
15. e5 Ne8 16. Bf1 $14 {1/2-1/2 (37) Xiong,J (2652)-Bruzon Batista,L (2652)
Saint Louis 2017}) 11. Qc2 (11. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 Qe7 14. Rfd1
Rad8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rac1 f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. e3 {and White is marginally
better.}) 11... Rc8 {I declined the challenge and didn't grab the pawn.} (11...
dxc4 12. bxc4 (12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. bxc4 Bxc4 15. Ne4 Ba6 16. Nd6 $44)
12... Bxc4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 (14... Nd5 15. Ne4 $44 {[%cal Ge4d6]}) 15.
Rfd1 $44) 12. Rfd1 b5 $5 {Changing the structure.} (12... dxc4 $6 {Now it's
worse than on the previous move since White's rook is already on d1.} 13. Ne5
Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 $6 (14... Nd7 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. f4 $14) 15. bxc4 (15. e4 $2 Nb4
$17) 15... Bxc4 16. Ne4 $16 {[%cal Ge4d6,Ge2e4]}) ({There was nothing wrong
with a useful move, like} 12... Qe7 {If now} 13. e4 {then} dxc4 14. e5 Nd5 15.
bxc4 Bxc4 16. Ne4 Ba6 17. Nd6 Rc7 {White still has to prove his compensation,
even though his knight on d6 is quite annoying.}) 13. c5 b4 {This is forced,
otherwise my position will be cramped.} 14. Na4 {I would prefer to transfer
the knight to d2 via b1.} (14. Nb1 Bb5 15. a3 a5 16. e3 Ra8 17. Nbd2 Qc7 {
with decent play.}) 14... Bb5 15. Nb2 Ne4 {The position is balanced. Black has
some active pieces and his plan is the advance e6-e5. The b4-pawn is a
potential target, but it's not easy for White to attack it.} 16. a3 a5 17. e3
Ra8 18. Nd3 (18. Ne5 Nc3 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Bxe4 {is a small trick}) 19. Nxd7
Qxd7 20. Re1 e5 $11) 18... Nc3 19. Re1 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qf6 $2 {That's an
oversight.} (20... Qc7 {preparing e6-e5 at certain point. Black will have no
problems.}) 21. axb4 axb4 22. Ra6 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc6] Simply forgot about this
move. Now I have to put my rook in a passive position.} Rac8 (22... Rfc8 23.
Rea1 Qd8 24. Ne1 $16 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ge1c2]}) 23. h4 $5 (23. Ra7 e5 24. Qa6 $1
e4 25. Bh3 Nb5 26. Bxd7 Nxa7 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Ne5 Qe7 29. Ra1 Rc7 30. Qb6 $16)
23... e5 {There is no other way to create counterplay.} 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. dxe5
Qxe5 26. Qd4 (26. Rb6 Nb5 27. Bh3 f5 28. Qd2 {White is going to win a pawn,
basically for nothing.}) 26... Qxd4 27. exd4 Nb5 28. Rd1 Nc3 29. Re1 Nb5 30.
Rd1 Nc3 31. Rd2 {Obviously, White has every reason to continue as he is going
to win a pawn soon.} (31. Rd3 $1 {was more precise} Rfe8 32. Rb6 (32. Bh3 Rc7
33. Rb6 {winning a pawn in both cases.})) 31... Rfe8 32. Bh3 (32. Rb6 Re2 {
reveals the slight drawback of 31.Rd2.}) 32... Rc7 33. Rb6 Re1+ 34. Bf1 $2 {
The worst of the three options White had.} (34. Kg2 g6 35. Rxb4 f5 {and here
the best move seems to be 36.Kh2, so it's better to play it immediately.}) (34.
Kh2 $1 g6 35. Rxb4 f5 36. Bg2 {bringing the bishop back into play. Here I
would face a tough task, fighting for a draw.}) {[%tqu "En","How should Black
get some counterplay?","","","g7g5","The endgame suddenly becomes quite
dynamic. My king now has a safe square on g7, while its vis-а-vis might be in
danger.",12]} 34... g5 $1 {[%cal Gc7a7,Ga7a1] The endgame suddenly becomes
quite dynamic. My king now has a safe square on g7, while its vis-à-vis might
be in danger.} 35. hxg5 (35. Rxb4 Ra7 36. Kg2 Raa1 37. Rc2 Rxf1 38. Rxc3 g4 39.
f3 Rg1+ 40. Kf2 Raf1+ 41. Ke2 Re1+ {and Black gives a perpetual check.}) 35...
Ra7 (35... Ne4 36. Rc2 $1 (36. Ra2 $6 Rd1 37. Rxb4 Nd2 $15) 36... Rd1 {[%cal
Ge4d2]} 37. Kg2 Rxd4 38. f4 Nd2 39. Rb2 Ne4 40. Rc2 $11) 36. Kg2 Ne4 37. Re2
Rd1 $2 {Attacking the wrong pawn.} (37... Rb1 $1 38. Rxc6 Kg7 $1 (38... Rxb3 $2
39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. Rd8 $16) 39. f3 Nxg5 40. Rd6 Rxb3 41. Rxd5 Nxf3 42. c6 Rc3 43.
Rd7 Ra1 44. d5 Ne1+ 45. Kh2 Nf3+ $11) 38. f3 $2 (38. Rxc6 $1 Raa1 39. Rd6 $3 {
This move is difficult to spot in advance.} (39. Rxe4 $2 dxe4 40. Bc4 Rxd4 41.
Rc7 Rxc4 42. bxc4 Rc1 $11) 39... Rxd4 (39... Rxf1 40. Rxd5 Nc3 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42.
Ree8 h5 43. c6 $18) (39... Nxg5 40. Rxd5 Ne6 41. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 42. Rd8+ Kf7 43.
Rd7+ Kf6 44. Bc4 $18) (39... Nxd6 $2 40. cxd6 Ra8 41. d7 Kf8 42. Re5 Rxd4 {
[%cal Gd4e4]} 43. f3 $1 $18 {[%cal Gf1b5]}) 40. Rc2 Rdd1 41. f3 Rxf1 42. fxe4 {
and White should win.}) 38... Nxg5 39. Rxc6 Ne6 $6 {It was better to double
the rooks on the first rank and keep the knight on g5 for a while.} (39... Raa1
40. Rf2 Rac1 {Now White can't play 41.f4 in view of ...Ne4, so he has
basically only one piece that can move.} 41. Rd6 Rxd4 42. c6 Kg7 $15) 40. Rd6
Raa1 41. Rf2 Rxd4 42. c6 Rdd1 (42... Rc1 {was also possible, but wouldn't
change the evaluation. The position is balanced.}) 43. f4 {The pawn is running
all the way to f6, so my king can't feel too safe anymore.} Rac1 44. f5 Ng5 45.
Rd8+ Kg7 46. f6+ Kh6 47. Rg8 $1 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gf4h4]} Re1 $1 48. Rf4 (48. Rf5
Rc2+ 49. Kh1 Ne4 50. c7 d4 51. Kg1 $1 Rxc7 52. Rf4 {[%cal Gf4h4]} Rc5 53. Re8
d3 $1 54. Rfxe4 Rxf1+ $1 55. Kxf1 Rc1+ 56. Kf2 d2 57. Rd8 d1=Q 58. Rxd1 Rxd1
59. Rxb4 Kg5 $11) 48... Rc2+ 49. Kh1 Re4 50. Bg2 (50. Bd3 Rc1+ 51. Kg2 Rxf4 52.
gxf4 Ne4 53. Rg7 Rxc6 54. Rxf7 Rxf6 55. Rd7 Rxf4 56. Rxd5 {and this will
result in a draw.}) 50... Rxf4 51. gxf4 Ne4 52. Rc8 $2 {He should have
eliminated the knight straight away.} (52. Bxe4 dxe4 53. Re8 {and this rook
ending will end in a draw.}) 52... Nxf6 $2 (52... Ng3+ $1 53. Kh2 (53. Kg1 Ne2+
54. Kf1 Nxf4 $19) 53... Nh5 $1 {was the winning manoeuvre, getting both
White's f-pawns.}) 53. c7 Kg7 54. Bf1 Rc5 $6 (54... Ne4 55. Kg1 Rc5 {would be
far more challenging for White. In some cases the knight can go to d2,
attacking the b3-pawn. White should save himself by} 56. Bg2 $1 Kf6 57. Bxe4
dxe4 58. Re8 Rxc7 59. Rxe4 {going into a rook endgame.}) 55. Kg2 Ng8 $6 {
I was eager to get the c7-pawn, but there was no reason to hurry.} (55... h6 {
would be useful.}) 56. Rd8 Rxc7 57. Rxd5 {I eliminated the dangerous passed
pawn, but my knight is passive, so the extra pawn is not sufficient for a win.}
Rc2+ 58. Kg1 Nf6 59. Rg5+ {55...h6 would have been useful indeed.} Kf8 60. Bc4
Ne4 61. Rb5 Nd6 62. Rxb4 Nxc4 63. bxc4 Kg7 {This endgame is drawish, of course,
but I kept trying till the end.} 64. Ra4 Kg6 65. Ra6+ f6 66. Rc6 Kf5 67. c5 h5
68. Rc8 $6 Kxf4 69. c6 Kg3 70. Rg8+ Kf3 71. Rh8 Rxc6 $6 (71... h4 $1 {was a
better try, forcing the white rook to go back. Still it's a draw after} 72. Rc8
f5 73. Rc7 f4 74. Rc8) 72. Rxh5 Kg3 73. Kf1 Rc1+ 74. Ke2 Rc2+ 75. Kf1 Rf2+ 76.
Kg1 Rg2+ 77. Kf1 Rf2+ 78. Kg1 Ra2 79. Kf1 Ra1+ 80. Ke2 Kg4 81. Rb5 f5 82. Rb3
f4 83. Kf2 Ra2+ 84. Kf1 f3 85. Rb8 Ra1+ 86. Kf2 Ra2+ 87. Kf1 {Our team won the
match by a minimal margin and completed a very successful weekend with 7
points out of a possible 8!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2007.04.30"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2007.02.09"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris Chess 15"]
[BlackTeam "Mulhouse"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 ({The method
introduced by Adams seems to be the most reliable way for equality:} 13... b5
14. Re1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 bxc4 16. Qe2 Rb8 17. Bf1 Qc8 18. bxc4 Nb6 19. Nd2 Na4 20.
Ba5 c5 21. Qd1 Nb2 22. Qg4 Bd8 23. Nb3 cxd4 24. Qxd4 Bf6 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26. Qc5
Nxc4 27. Rac1 Nxa5 28. Qxa5 Qd8 29. Qxd8 Rfxd8 30. Bxa6 Rxa6 31. Re2 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov,S (2757)-Adams,M (2734)/Sofia BUL 2007/The Week in Chess
654 (37)}) 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. cxb6 {A new breeze in this highly
topical line. The theory of the main line 16.c6 went deeply into the endgame
where Black seems to hold nearly by force! Here is one recent example:} (16. c6
cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 Nxe1
23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2 g6 28. Bb7 b4 29. h4
h5 30. Kf1 a5 31. Qc5 Qxc5 32. Rxc5 a4 33. Ke2 b3 34. axb3 axb3 35. Kd3 Rfe8
36. Kc3 Kf8 37. Kxb3 Ke7 38. Kc4 Kd6 39. Bxc8 Rxc8 40. f4 Rxc7 41. Rxc7 Kxc7
42. Kd5 Kd7 43. f5 Ke7 44. Ke5 f6+ 45. Kf4 gxf5 46. Kxf5 Kf7 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,
V (2750)-Aronian,L (2744)/Monte Carlo MNC 2007/The Week in Chess 647}) 16...
Nxb6 17. Re1 cxb3 (17... Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Qd2 (20. Qd6 Qxd6
21. Nxd6 Rcd8 22. Nf5 g6 23. Ne3 Rfe8 24. Bf1 Re5 25. bxc4 Rc5 26. Rec1 Rdc8
27. Rc2 Kg7 28. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T (2700)-Leko,P (2740)/Morelia/
Linares 2006/CBM 112 (80)}) 20... Bb7 21. Qa5 Bd5 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxa7 Ra4
24. Qc7 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qxe4 27. Qxb6 $16 {1-0 Radjabov,T (2747)
-Shomoev,A (2551)/Sochi RUS 2007/The Week in Chess 652 (50)}) 18. Qxb3 Bf6 $6
$146 {It looks logical to exchange White's active bishop, but after this Black
will experience concrete problems with Pa7.} (18... Nd7 19. Ne4 (19. Nf3 Nc5
20. Qa3 {[%cal Ga1d1] is worth trying.}) 19... Nc5 20. Nxc5 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V
(2783)-Aronian,L (2744)/Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2007/The Week in Chess 644;
The game was played in the last round, so the exhausted players decided to
call it a day.}) (18... Rxc3 $6 19. Qxc3 Bf6 20. Qa5 Bxa1 21. Rxa1 Nc8 22. Qxa6
Qxd2 23. Rb1 $16 {[%csl Rc8] 1-0 Khalifman,A (2622)-Anisimov,P (2515)/Tomsk
2006/CBM 114 ext (48)}) 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qa3 Nc4 21. Nxc4 Rxc4 22. Qe7 {
[%csl Ra7] The weakness on a7 is white's main hope to squeeze something out of
this position.} Qb6 (22... Rc2 $2 23. Qxa7 $16) 23. Rab1 {[%tqu "En","How
should Black continue?","","","c4c7","",10,"b6c5","",0]} Rc7 $1 (23... Qc5 $2
24. Bf1 Qxe7 25. Rxe7 Rc6 26. Rxa7 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 {with only one pair of rooks
such endgame would be drawish, but with all four rooks are on the board White
is likely to win, since Black will be tied to defending the Pf7.}) 24. Rxb6
Rxe7 25. Rxe7 axb6 26. Bd5 {In spite of reduced material, White has serious
pressure in this endgame. Black has to find some way either to activate his
pieces or to exchange bishops to achieve a rook endgame even at a price of a
pawn.} Bc8 27. f4 $6 {I don't like this move, as it weakens the 2nd rank.} (27.
h4 $142) 27... g6 (27... Be6 $1 28. Bb3 (28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Ra8 {is enough
for a draw.}) 28... Bxb3 29. axb3 Rd8 30. Rb7 g6 31. Rxb6 Rd2 {is also drawish.
Here the drawback of 27.f4 is quite glaring. With the pawn chain f2-g3-h4
White would have much better winning chances.}) 28. Kf2 Kg7 29. Rc7 Kf6 $1 30.
Rc6+ (30. Bxf7 Rxf7 31. Rxc8 Ra7 {wins a pawn, but not the game.}) 30... Be6
31. Rxb6 Rc8 {At the cost of the pawn, Navara has activated his pieces.} 32.
Bc6 (32. Bxe6 $2 Rc2+ 33. Kf3 fxe6 $11 {[%csl Ra2,Rh2]}) 32... Rd8 33. Rb2 Rd3
34. Ba4 g5 $1 {[%mdl 256] According to the well-known rule: the defending side
should exchange as many pawns as possible.} 35. fxg5+ Kxg5 36. Bb3 h5 $1 37.
Ke2 Rc3 38. Kd2 Rf3 39. Bd1 Ra3 40. Bb3 h4 41. gxh4+ (41. Kc3 hxg3 42. hxg3 Kg4
$11) 41... Kxh4 42. Kc3 Kg4 {The f-pawn gives Black sufficient counterplay.}
43. Kb4 Ra8 44. a4 Bxb3 45. Rxb3 f5 46. Rg3+ (46. h3+ Kf4 $11 {followed by 47..
.Ke4.}) 46... Kf4 47. Rg7 Rh8 48. a5 Rxh2 49. a6 Rh8 50. Kc5 Ke4 51. Re7+ Kd3
52. a7 f4 53. Kb6 f3 54. Rf7 Ke2 55. Kb7 f2 56. a8=R Rxa8 57. Rxf2+ Kxf2 58.
Kxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olomouc Skanska Cup"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "2004.08.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. e4 {This is
the only way for white to fight for the opening advantage.} cxd4 (7... Nxe4 $2
8. Ne5 d5 (8... Nd6 9. Bxb7 Nxb7 10. Qf3 {[%csl Ra8,Rb7,Rf7]}) 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bh3 $40) 8. O-O d6 9. Nxd4 Nbd7 10. a4 {A typical
plan in this kind of positions. White is trying to create a weakness in
black's camp. However, in this concrete position more popular is 10.Re1.} (10.
Re1 Qc8 (10... Qc7 {--> 1-0 Roiz,M-Nyysti,S/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98 [Roiz] (25)})
(10... a6 11. a4 Rb8 12. a5 Be7 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. N2b3 O-O 15. Na5 Ba8 16. b4
Rfc8 17. Be3 Qd8 18. b5 Ne5 19. Ndc6 Nxc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. bxc6 Rb4 22. Qe2 e5
23. Rxa6 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Anastasian,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (23)}) 11. a4 Nc5 (
11... Be7 12. a5 bxa5 13. N2b3 Nc5 14. Nxa5 Bxe4 15. Nac6 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bd8 17.
b4 Nb7 18. Qf3 O-O 19. Bg5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Doettling,F-Werle,J/Germany 2004/CBM
100 (60)}) 12. a5 bxa5 13. N2b3 a4 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Qxa4+ Nd7 16. Nb3 Bc6 17.
Qa3 $14 {0-1 Tregubov,P-Hamdouchi,H/France 2002/EXT 2003 (33)}) (10. b3 {
--> 0-1 Korobov,A-Psakhis,L/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 [Psakhis] (46)}) 10... Qc8 ({
Probably stronger is} 10... Nc5 {as in the game Greenfeld,A-Krayz,A/Ramat Aviv
1998/CBM 68 [Avrukh,B] (1/2-1/2,32)}) 11. a5 a6 12. Re1 Be7 $146 (12... e5 13.
Nf5 g6 14. Ne3 $14 {1-0 Oll,L-Kengis,E/Riga 1995/CBM 47 [Dautov] (41)}) 13.
N2b3 Bd8 $1 {Very good manouevre. Black transfers his dark-squared bishop to
the a7-g1 diagonal, where it will put pressure on white's position.} (13...
Qxc4 $2 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5 Qc7 16. Nxb7 ({Strong as well is} 16. e5 Nfd5 17.
Nf5 $1) 16... Qxb7 17. e5 Nfd5 18. exd6 Bxd6 {[%tqu "En","What is the most
effective continuation for white?","","","d4e6","",10]} 19. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 20.
Rxe6+ Kd7 21. Qg4 {with crushing attack.}) (13... O-O $2 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5
Nxc4 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. e5 Nd5 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 20. Rxe6 Rf5 21.
Qd3 $18) 14. axb6 Bxb6 15. Na5 Ne5 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. b3 ({I calculated} 17. Nf5
$2 {, but black has very strong reply} O-O $1 (17... exf5 $2 18. exf5 Qa7 19.
Qxd6 Bxf2+ 20. Kf1 Bxe1 21. Qxe5+ Qe7 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. Bxa8 $18) 18. Nxd6 Qa7
$17 {[%csl Rd6,Rf2][%cal Gf8d8]}) (17. Nxe6 $2 {does not work as well, due to}
fxe6 18. Qxd6 Kf7 19. Qxe5 Bxf2+ $17) 17... O-O 18. Bb2 {White has small, but
stable advantage thanks to pair of good bishops and superior pawnstructure.}
Rab8 19. Rb1 h5 20. h3 h4 $6 {Quite a risky push, but my opponent did not want
to stay in passivity.} ({More solid would have been} 20... Bc5) 21. gxh4 $5 {
Not an easy choice. I wanted to open the "g" file for my heavy pieces, but
probably stronger would have been not to ruin the pawn structure by 21.g4.} Bc5
22. Bc3 $6 {I simply overlooked black's reply.} ({Stronger was} 22. h5) ({or} 
22. Kh1) 22... Bb4 $1 {The exchange of dark-squared bishops will emphasize the
weakness of the dark fields in white's camp.} 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. Bxb4 Qxb4 25. Re3
{Transfering the rook to "g" file.} Qc5 26. Rg3 Nh5 $6 {This move was a real
surprise to me. Black's idea is very risky, since the black king may be in
danger now...} ({I expected something like} 26... Rfc8 {with approximate
equality.}) 27. Qxh5 Qxd4 28. Rd1 Qc5 29. Qg5 Ng6 30. Qxc5 $4 {I realized very
well that this move should be the last one to consider, but nevertheless i
made it... One of the things that i can't explain...} ({After} 30. h5 Qxg5 31.
Rxg5 Nf4 32. Rxd6 Rxb3 {black has good compensation, since white's bishop is
very bad.}) ({The best move was} 30. Ra1 $1 {when white keeps an advantage.})
30... dxc5 31. Ra1 Rb6 32. Ra5 Rc8 33. Bf1 e5 $1 {Black does not bother
himself with capturing the Ph4. It's much more important to secure the f4
stronghold. White's extra pawn has no significance at all.} 34. Be2 Nf4 {
[%csl Gf4] The knight is dominating the board. White is fighting for a draw...}
35. Bg4 Rc7 36. Re3 Rd6 37. Kf1 g6 38. Re1 Rb6 39. Re3 {White has no good plan
and can only wait and see what black will come up with.} Kg7 40. Rc3 Rd6 41.
Ke1 (41. Re3 $142) 41... Rd4 {White is not able to defend the Pe4 without a
damage to his position, so i decided to capture on a6...} 42. Rxa6 Rxe4+ 43.
Kf1 f5 44. Bf3 Rd4 45. Ra1 e4 46. Be2 Rd2 {It's clear that black's advantage
is nearly to decisive.} 47. Re3 Rcd7 48. f3 Nxe2 $2 {This was a great relief.
After the exchange of the great knight for my poor bishop white's troubles are
already behind...} (48... Nh5 $1 49. Kf2 (49. fxe4 $2 f4 $19 {[%cal Gh5g3]})
49... Nf6 {black has good winning chances.}) 49. Rxe2 exf3 50. Rxd2 Rxd2 51.
Ra5 Kh6 $6 {This king's march connected with oversight...} ({There is a simple
draw after} 51... Rb2 52. Rxc5 Rxb3 53. h5 $11) 52. Rxc5 Kh5 53. Rd5 {This
simple move was overlooked by Vlastimil Babula.} Rh2 $2 {In mutual time
trouble black made another mistake, which is a decisive one.} ({Black could
still achieve the draw by} 53... Rb2 54. Rd3 Kxh4 55. Rxf3 g5 56. Rc3 g4 57.
hxg4 fxg4 58. c5 g3 59. c6 Rb1+ 60. Kg2 Rb2+ 61. Kf3 g2 62. Rc4+ Kh5 63. Rc1
Rc2 $1 $11) 54. Rd4 $1 Rb2 55. c5 $1 $18 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c4]} Rxb3 ({
A bit more stubborn would have been} 55... Rb1+ 56. Kf2 Rb2+ 57. Kg3 $1 ({
But not} 57. Kxf3 $2 Rxb3+ 58. Kf4 Rc3 $11) 57... f2 (57... f4+ 58. Rxf4 Rxb3
59. Rxf3 $18) 58. Kg2 Rxb3 59. Rc4 $18) 56. Rc4 Rb7 57. Kf2 {Now it's all over
for black.} g5 58. hxg5 Kxg5 59. c6 Rc7 60. Kxf3 Kf6 61. Kf4 Ke6 62. Rc1 Rc8
63. c7 Kd7 64. h4 {I must say, that in the end of this game I was lucky...} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 {This pawn
sacrifice is principled and extremely topical nowadays. In other case Black
equalizes easily.} (7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 Be7
12. Nd2 O-O 13. Rac1 Qb7 14. Nxc6 Rac8 15. Kg1 Qxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Murugan,K 
(2450)-Eingorn,V (2560)/London 1989/TD (24)}) 7... exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 ({The
other recapture} 8... Bxd5 $6 {proved to be worse for Black:} 9. Nc3 Bc6 10. e4
Be7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. O-O-O Na6 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. a3 Qc8 15. Kb1 a5 16. Ne5 Re8 17.
Rhe1 Bf8 18. g4 g6 19. Bg3 Re6 20. f4 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B (2729)-Aronian,L 
(2761)/Dortmund 2006/CBM 114 (33)}) 9. O-O {White is not in a rush to create
immediate threats, but plays for a long-term initiative. Black is somewhat
behind in development, and has numerous weak spots along the d-file.
Objectively speaking, Black should not be worse, but from the psychological
point of view it's easier to be on the attacking side.} Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 {
Defending the Bb7 against some potential tactical ideas along the diagonal
h1-a8. Vladimir Chuchelov had already played this move earlier this year. The
critical alternative is 10...Nc6. Here are the most recent examples:} (10...
Nc6 11. Qf5 (11. Rxd5 $4 Nb4) 11... Nf6 12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O (13... h6 14. e5
Nh5 15. Qg4 Ng7 16. Nc3 Ne6 17. Be3 h5 18. Qa4 a6 19. Rd2 b5 20. Qd1 $44 {
0-1 Loeffler,S (2448)-Sakaev,K (2633)/Dresden GER 2007/The Week in Chess 648 
(38)}) 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qg4 d5 16. exd6 Bf6 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxg2 19. Nf5 Bc6
20. d7 $1 $16 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2690)-Ivanchuk,V (2750)/Monte Carlo MNC 2007/The
Week in Chess 646 (27)}) 11. Bg5 (11. e4 Nc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. e5 Nc6 14. Bg5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxg5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 Ne6 18. h4 Qc7 19. f4 Bxf4 20. gxf4
Nxf4 21. Nd6 Rae8 22. Qf5 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P (2651)-Chuchelov,V (2539)/
Muelheim Nord GER 2007/The Week in Chess 642}) (11. Nh4 Bxh4 12. Rxd5 Be7 13.
Nc3 Nc6 14. Bf4 Nb4 15. Qf5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 O-O 18. Rd1 d6 19. Qe4
Re8 20. Qf3 Rf8 21. Qe4 Re8 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. Qe4 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B (2733)
-Carlsen,M (2690)/Monte Carlo MNC 2007/The Week in Chess 645}) 11... h6 ({
A picturesque line is:} 11... Bxg5 $2 12. Nxg5 Nf6 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Nc3 h6 15.
Nb5 O-O 16. Nd6 Qa6 17. Ngxf7 $1 Rxf7 18. Qb3 c4 19. Qf3 Nc6 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21.
Rxd7+ Ne7 22. Rxe7+ Kxe7 23. Qxa8 $18 {Great geometrical work.}) 12. Bxe7 Nxe7
{[%cal Gd7d5]} 13. e4 {Preventing d7-d5.} O-O 14. Nc3 Nbc6 15. Rd2 Qb8 $5 $146
{An attempt to improve Carlsen's play.} (15... Ba6 16. Bh3 Ng6 17. Bxd7 Qb7 18.
Bh3 (18. Bxc6 $5 Qxc6 19. Nd5 {keeping some pressure.}) 18... Rad8 19. Rad1 Qb8
20. Bg2 {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L (2744)-Carlsen,M (2690)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2007/The
Week in Chess 637}) 16. Rad1 (16. Rxd7 $6 Bc8 17. Rd2 Bg4 {is the point of 15..
.Qb8. Black is fine here as he is going to exchange on f3, followed by Nc6-d4
and Ne7-g6-e5.}) 16... Rd8 17. a3 {Covering the b4 square against a possible
knight move. Again, it was not promising to take on d7.} Ng6 $6 ({It was
better to cover the b5 square:} 17... a6 18. e5 Ng6 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Nxe5
Bxg2 20. Nxd7 Qb7 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kg7 24. Qd3 $18) 19.
Rxd7 Rxd7 20. Rxd7 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Qxe5 $11) 18. Nb5
d5 $1 {Practically forced.} (18... Nge5 $2 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. f4 Qe7 21. Nd6
Rab8 22. e5 {and White's position is simply overwhelming.}) 19. exd5 Nce5 20.
Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Re2 (21. Re1 $6 a6 22. Nc3 b5 23. Qf5 Nc4 {and the knight is
going to d6 with tempo.}) 21... a6 $2 {Probably, already the decisive mistake.}
({It was necessary to eliminate the knight by} 21... Ba6 $1 22. Qf5 (22. Qa4
Bxb5 23. Qxb5 Qd6 $14) 22... Bxb5 23. Rxe5 Qd6 24. Rde1 Re8 {and White's
advantage is only marginal.}) 22. Nc3 b5 23. Qf5 Ng6 (23... Nc4 24. Be4 $1 (24.
Re7 $6 Nd6 25. Qf4 Kf8 26. Rde1 Re8 {is not so convincing.}) 24... g6 25. Qh3
Kg7 (25... h5 26. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 27. Qe6+ Kg7 28. Qe7+ Kh6 29. f4 Re8 30. Qg5+
Kg7 31. Rde1 $18) 26. Bxg6 $1 Kxg6 27. Qg4+ Kh7 28. Re7 Rf8 29. Ne4 $18) 24.
Ne4 {White's pieces have occupied all the commanding outposts. Black is not
able to block the d-pawn in a proper way.} Qc7 {This makes White's task easier,
but objectively Black's position is already beyond saving.} (24... c4 25. d6
Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Ra7 27. Bh3 $1 {and Black has nothing to oppose the strong
passed pawn.}) 25. d6 Qb8 (25... Bxe4 26. Qxe4 $1 $18 ({But not} 26. Bxe4 $4
Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Bxa8 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Qxe2 $11)) 26. Qxc5 {White is a pawn
up and dominating.} Ra7 27. Qb6 Qa8 28. d7 Nf8 (28... Ne5 29. Nc5 Nxd7 (29...
Bxg2 30. Rxe5 $18 {[%cal Gb6d8]}) 30. Nxb7 Nxb6 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Nxd8 $18)
29. Nf6+ $1 {A small combination, just simplifying to a won endgame.} gxf6 30.
Qxd8 (30. Re8 Rxe8 31. d8=Q Bxg2 32. Qxa8 Raxa8 33. Kxg2 {was also clearly
winning.}) 30... Qxd8 31. Re8 Ra8 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Bxb7 a5 34. Bc6 b4 35. a4
Ng6 36. Rd6 Kf8 37. Rxf6 (37. f4 Ke7 38. Rd5 {would have been more precise.})
37... Ke7 38. Rf5 Kd6 39. Bb5 Ne5 40. Rf6+ Kd5 41. Rxh6 Nxd7 42. Rh5+ Kd4 43.
Rh4+ (43. Bxd7 $6 Rxd7 44. Rxa5 Kc4 {could give Black counterchances because
of the b-pawn.}) 43... Ke5 44. Rc4 Nb6 45. f4+ Kf5 46. Rc6 Nc8 $2 {A blunder
in a hopeless position.} 47. Rxc8 (47. Rxc8 Rxc8 48. Bd7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Jenni, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Godesberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Ne5 (
8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nd2 {is the main line.})
8... Qc7 {A very rare move. Black protects the Pc6 in order to drive away the
white knight by d7-d6.} (8... d5 9. Bc3 Nfd7 {leads to the main line.}) 9. O-O
d6 10. Nd3 O-O $146 (10... d5 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Nd2 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Bxc4 14. bxc4
$14 {0-1 Sanchez,J-Veingold,A (2435)/Seville 1990/EXT 97 (22)}) 11. e4 {
White's position is slightly superior thanks to his space advantage.} e5 12.
Bc3 Nbd7 13. Nd2 exd4 $6 {After this exchange white is getting free hand in
the centre.} (13... Rad8) ({or} 13... Rfe8 {should have been prefered.}) 14.
Bxd4 Rad8 (14... d5 $2 15. e5 $16) 15. Re1 Ne5 16. Nf4 $1 {According to the
well-known rule: the side which has more space should avoid the exchange of
pieces.} Bb7 {The bishop on a6 was doing nothing.} 17. Qc2 Nfd7 ({Possible was
} 17... Rfe8 {followed by Be7-f8, g7-g6, Bf8-g7.}) 18. Nf1 {Transfering the
knight to an ideal e3 square.} Rfe8 19. Rad1 Bf8 20. Ne3 Nf6 {Black is lack of
a good plan.} 21. h3 {Covering the square g4 against a possible knight jump.}
g6 22. Bb2 Bg7 23. Ne2 Ned7 24. Nc3 a5 25. a3 {[%cal Gb3b4]} h5 $6 {This move
only weakens the shelter of black's king.} (25... Nf8 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 $16)
26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Nf8 28. b5 $1 {This way white is getting an access to the
key d5 square and black's position is starting to collapse.} c5 29. Ncd5 Nxd5 (
29... Bxd5 30. Bxf6 $1 {and black loses material.}) 30. cxd5 Bxb2 31. Qxb2 $18
{White's position is winning. Black's position is totally cramped and he is
not able to resist the following white's smooth offensive in the centre and
the kingside.} Nd7 32. f4 c4 {The last attempt for a counterplay, but
obviously insufficient.} 33. Rc1 Nc5 34. Rxc4 Qd7 35. Qd4 Qxb5 36. g4 $1 Qa5 $2
{The last mistake in time-trouble.} ({The only way to prolong the resistance
would have been:} 36... h4 37. g5 $1 {[%cal Ge3g4] The point of 36.g4.} Bc8 $1
(37... Rc8 38. Ng4 Nd3 39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Nxe8 $1 Rxc4 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. e5 dxe5 (
{A spectacular mate is after:} 42... Nxe1 43. exd6+ Kd7 44. Nf6+ Kxd6 45. Qf8+
Kc7 46. d6#) 43. d6+ Kd7 44. Nf6+ Ke6 45. f5+ $1 gxf5 (45... Kxf5 46. Ne4 $18 {
[%cal Rh8f6]}) 46. d7 $18) 38. Rb4 Qd3 39. Rd1 Qxd4 40. Rdxd4 Nd7 41. Nc4 $18)
37. Ra1 Qb5 (37... Nb3 38. Rxa5 Nxd4 39. Ra7 Ne2+ 40. Kf2 {[%csl Rb7,Re2]
winning a piece.}) 38. gxh5 Nb3 39. Qf6 Nxa1 40. h6 {[%mdl 2048]} 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 ({The main
line continues with} 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 {and has seen hundreds of games at
the top level in recent years.}) 7... O-O 8. Rc1 {This way of development was
introduced by Topalov about five years ago. The idea of delaying the natural
developing move Bf1-g2 can be seen in the line 8...c6 9.e4 d5 10.Bd3 or 10.e5
where White's light-squared bishop appears to be useful on the diagonal f1-a6.
It should be noted that the immediate 8.e4 yields White no advantage. The
inclusion of the moves 8.Rc1 c6 favours White.} (8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1
exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Qd7 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Qe2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Nd8 16. Ne2 Ne6
17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Nfg1 c5 19. f4 f5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J (2649)-Gelfand,B 
(2681)/New Delhi/Teheran 2000/CBM 080 (44)}) 8... d5 9. cxd5 exd5 {Leko has
tried the other recapture as well.} (9... Nxd5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. O-O
c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. e4 Nbd7 15. Bf4 h6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe2 Rc8
19. Rcd1 Qe7 20. h4 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B (2736)-Leko,P (2755)/Moscow
2007/CBM 122 (27)}) 10. Bg2 Bb7 {The black bishop is now out of place on a6.}
11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qc2 (12. Bf4 c6 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Qb2 Nf8 15. b4 Ne6 16. Be3 Bd6
17. a4 Qe7 18. Rb1 a6 19. Bd2 Rab8 20. e3 c5 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Qa2 g6 23. dxc5
Bxc5 24. Ne2 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L (2677)-Leko,P (2741)/Dortmund 2008/
CBM 125 (31)}) 12... Re8 13. Rfd1 {In current game Grischuk employs a somewhat
different piece setup. Objectively, Black has nothing to complain about, the
position is approximately equal. Usually, in a position with such a pawn
structure a long manoeuvring battle is to be expected.} c6 14. Ne1 Nf8 15. Bg5
{White decides to get rid of his dark-squared bishop and then to put his pawns
on the dark squares.} (15. e4 $6 {The knight on e1 is not in harmony with this
push.} dxe4 16. Nxe4 Ne6 $15 {[%csl Rd4]}) 15... Ne6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e3 a5
18. Nd3 Be7 19. Rb1 {Preparing to open the b-file. On the other hand, the
coming b3-b4 advance will also open the a-file in Black's favour.} Ba3 {
I don't understand what exactly the bishop is doing there on a3, but the move
itself is not bad.} (19... Bd6 {looks more natural to me.}) 20. b4 axb4 21.
Nxb4 Qe7 22. Qb3 Ra7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (22... b5 23. e4 {This leads to massive
simplifications and equality.} (23. Nc2 Reb8 {Black is not worse.}) 23... dxe4
24. Bxe4 Bxb4 25. Qxb4 Qxb4 26. Rxb4 Red8 27. Nxb5 Rxa2 28. Nc3 Ra3 29. Rxb7
Rxc3 $11) 23. Nc2 {[%csl Rb6]} b5 $2 (23... Bd6 24. Qxb6 Ba8 {was the least of
the evils for Black, even though he is a pawn down without any compensation.})
{[%tqu "En","How can White win material?","","","g2d5","This oversight
definitely explains Leko's last two moves. Suddenly, Black's position falls
apart.",10]} 24. Bxd5 $1 {This oversight definitely explains Leko's last two
moves. Suddenly, Black's position falls apart.} cxd5 25. Nxb5 {A fork.} Ra6 26.
Nbxa3 {White has gained two pawns for nothing. Now he just has to watch out
for his light squares near the king.} Bc8 27. Nb4 Ng5 $1 {Nice practical
chance even if insufficient.} 28. Nxa6 Qe4 29. Qb5 Rf8 {The alternatives
didn't work for Black either.} (29... Nf3+ 30. Kf1 Bh3+ 31. Ke2 Bg4 32. Qxe8+
$1 Qxe8 33. Rb8 Nxd4+ 34. Kd2 Nf3+ 35. Kc3 Bc8 36. Rxd5 $18 {[%cal Gd5c5]}) (
29... Nh3+ 30. Kf1 Bxa6 31. Qxa6 Nxf2 $1 32. Rd2 (32. Kxf2 $4 Qxe3+ 33. Kg2
Qe4+ 34. Kh3 Qf5+ $11) 32... Ng4 33. Ke1 $1 Nxe3 (33... Qh1+ 34. Qf1 Rxe3+ 35.
Re2 Rxe2+ 36. Kxe2 Qe4+ 37. Kd2 Qxd4+ 38. Qd3 Qf2+ 39. Qe2 Qd4+ 40. Kc1 Qg1+
41. Kb2 Qd4+ 42. Kb3 Qb6+ 43. Nb5 $18 {No perpetual check.}) 34. Re2 Qxd4 35.
Qb6 Qd3 36. Qxe3 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 38. Kd2 $18 {In this variation White is
speculating on Black's undefended 8th rank.}) 30. Nc5 Qf3 31. Kf1 Nh3 (31...
Bg4 {[%cal Gf3h1]} 32. Ke1 $8 Qg2 33. Kd2 Qxf2+ 34. Kc3 Bxd1 35. Rxd1 Qxe3+ 36.
Qd3 $18) 32. Rd2 Qh1+ (32... Bg4 33. Ke1 $8 Qh1+ 34. Qf1 Ng1 $1 35. h3 $1 Nf3+
36. Ke2 Nh2+ 37. hxg4 Qf3+ 38. Kd3 Nxf1 39. Rxf1 $18 {Too much material for
the queen. Still, this was a better practical chance for Leko.}) 33. Ke2 Qxh2
34. Kd3 {The king escapes easily and White is a full rook up.} Nxf2+ 35. Kc3
Qxg3 36. Qe2 Ng4 37. Rf1 Qc7 38. Kb2 Qa5 39. Nb3 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 (7...
Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 {is the main alternative. The move in the text is
slightly more ambitious.}) 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 {
I don't have a lot of experience in this line. I've noticed this year Bacrot
neutralising several top players with Black, so I wanted to try this line as
well.} 12. Rd2 (12. Rab1 h6 13. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} a5 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15. cxb5 d5
16. Ne5 g5 17. Be3 Nbd7 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. bxc6 Ne5 20. Na4 Nxc6 21. Bxc5 Bxc5
22. Nxc5 Rab8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2759)-Bacrot,E (2721)/Dortmund GER 2009/
The Week in Chess 765 (30)}) 12... d6 13. Rad1 a6 $6 ({In my preparation for
the game I, obviously, noticed the following game, but still decided to play
13...a6. Now I think it's just a waste of tempi.} 13... Ne8 14. e4 Bc6 15. Qc2
Qb7 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 f6 $1 18. Ne1 Nd7 $11 {0-1 Gustafsson,J (2603)-Leko,
P (2741)/Dortmund 2008/CBM 125 (45)}) 14. Ng5 $1 {The knight is heading to e4
where it will exert pressure on Black's main weakness Pd6.} (14. g4 $5 Nxg4 15.
Bxd6 Rxd6 16. Qe8+ Bf8 17. Ng5 Ne5 18. Bxb7 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Qxb7 20. Rd8 Ng6 21.
Na4 Qe7 22. Qxe7 Nxe7 23. Nxh7 Kxh7 24. Rxf8 Nec6 (24... a5 $1 25. Nb6 Ra6 26.
Rxb8 Nc6 27. Rb7 Nd8 $11) 25. Rxf7 Kg8 26. Rc7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B (2733)
-Bacrot,E (2728)/Nalchik RUS 2009/The Week in Chess 754 (51)}) 14... Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 Ne8 $6 {This is too passive. Bacrot's choice would have been still better.
} (15... h6 $2 16. Nge4 Ne8 17. Nxd6 $1 {Amazingly, I found three games in
Mega Database, and in all of them White played 17.g4.} Nxd6 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19.
Ne4 Be7 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Qe8+ $18) (15... e5 16. Be3 Qb7+ 17. Kg1 $6 (17. f3
$1 {looks like an improvement.} Nc6 (17... Ng4 $2 18. Bxc5 $1 Nd7 (18... Bxg5
19. Rxd6 Rf8 20. R6d3 $18) 19. Bg1 Bxg5 20. Rxd6 Ngf6 21. c5 $18) 18. Nge4 Nxe4
19. Nxe4 Nd4 20. Nc3 $14) 17... h6 18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Nb4 21.
R5d2 Nc6 22. Rd5 Nb4 23. R5d2 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2751)-Bacrot,E (2728)/
Nalchik RUS 2009/The Week in Chess 755}) 16. Nge4 Kf8 $1 {Covering the
e8-square so as not to get mated.} 17. g4 $1 {A good move, setting free both
the g3-square for the minor pieces, and the 3rd rank for a possible transfer
of major pieces to the kingside. White is clearly better.} (17. a3 $6 {[%cal
Gb2b4]} Nc6 $1 18. Nxd6 (18. Bxd6 $2 Nxd6 19. Nxd6 Nd4 20. Nde4 f5 $15 {
[%csl Re4]}) 18... g5 $1 {The point.} 19. Nxe8 gxf4 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxd8 Bxd8
22. Nd6 Be7 23. Nde4 f5 24. Nd2 Qxb2 25. Qxc6 Qxd2 $11) 17... Ra7 18. a3 {
[%cal Gb2b4]} Rb7 {I have to prevent b2-b4, otherwise my position would simply
collapse.} 19. Kg1 {Probably White should have played g4-g5 here, or on the
next move. Black, for his part, could play ...h7-h6, but it's not easy to
decide.} Qc7 20. Qc2 Qc6 21. Qd3 h6 22. Qg3 $6 (22. h4 $1 {would have been
more consistent} Bxh4 $140 23. Qh3 Be7 24. g5 Bxg5 25. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 26. Nxg5
Nd7 27. e4 $1 (27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qg8 Ne5 29. f4 Nf6 30. Qxd8+ Kxd8 31. fxe5 Nd7
32. Nxf7+ Ke7 33. Rxd6 Qc8 34. Ng5 Nxe5 35. Rxe6+ Qxe6 36. Nxe6 Kxe6 37. Na4
$14) 27... Ne5 28. f4 Nxc4 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qg8 $16) 22... Rbd7 {Now White
does not have enough time for a kingside offensive; he has to watch out for ...
d6-d5 punch.} 23. Rd3 (23. g5 hxg5 24. Nxg5 Bxg5 25. Bxg5 f6 26. Be3 Qb7 $1 $11
{[%cal Gb8c6]}) 23... g5 $2 {My first really active move in this game appears
to be a huge mistake. I had a feeling that this was risky: my idea was to
drive away the white bishop from f4 in order to execute the ...d6-d5 thrust.
In fact, it was possible to play it right now.} (23... d5 $1 24. cxd5 exd5 25.
Nxc5 (25. Bxb8 dxe4 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 $11 28. Nxe4 $2 Qd1+ 29. Kg2
Qxe2 $17) 25... Bxc5 26. Bxb8 d4 27. Nb1 Re7 $44) 24. Qh3 $1 (24. Bc1 $2 d5 {
and White's pieces are getting kicked away.}) 24... Kg7 25. Bc1 $2 {Poor
calculation from both players.} (25. Bxg5 $3 {This crushing sacrifice could
just finish the game in style.} Bxg5 (25... hxg5 26. Qh5 $18 {[%cal Gd3h3]})
26. Nxg5 hxg5 27. Qh5 f6 28. Rh3 d5 29. cxd5 exd5 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Rh7+ Kg6 32.
Qg8+ Ng7 33. Rxg7+ Rxg7 34. Qxd8 $18) 25... Nf6 (25... d5 $6 26. cxd5 exd5 27.
Ng3 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gg3f5] and the knight gets to the f5-outpost.}) 26. Qf3
Nxe4 27. Nxe4 d5 28. cxd5 Rxd5 29. b3 (29. b4 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Qxd3 cxb4
32. Bb2+ f6 33. axb4 Qb5 $11) 29... Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Qd5 32. Bb2+ f6
33. Qc2 Nd7 {I was concerned about the manoeuvre Ne4-g3-h5, but, in fact it's
not so dangerous.} (33... Nc6 34. Ng3 Nd4 35. Nh5+ Kf8 36. Bxd4 Qxd4 37. h3
Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Qxa3 39. Qg6 Qxb3 {and White must give a perpetual check.}) 34.
Ng3 Nf8 35. Qc4 $2 {A terrible move, mainly from the psychological point of
view. This gave me a clear indication that Jan would accept the draw. Almost
any other move would keep a marginal edge for White.} Qxc4 36. bxc4 Kg6 37. Nf1
{Here my opponent offered a draw. The endgame is objectively equal, but Black
is the only side that can try to squeeze something out of the position thanks
to his more active king. The score in the match for the moment was 1.5-1.5,
our game was the last one.} f5 38. f3 Bf6 39. Bxf6 Kxf6 40. Kf2 Nd7 41. gxf5 $6
{I did not even consider playing this move. It just gives Black an opportunity
to create a passed pawn on the kingside. Still, the position remains
objectively drawish, but now White has to play it very accurately.} (41. Nd2
Ke5 42. Ke3 Nf6 43. h3 h5 44. gxh5 Nxh5 45. Nb3 Kd6 46. Na5 Nf4 47. h4 Ng2+ 48.
Kf2 Nxh4 49. Nb7+ Kc6 50. Nd8+ Kd7 51. Nb7 $11) 41... exf5 42. Nd2 Nb6 43. Ke3
Ke5 44. Kd3 h5 45. e3 g4 46. f4+ Ke6 47. e4 h4 48. Ke3 a5 $1 {After a long
thought I found the best chance for a win - to push the pawn up to a4.} 49. e5
a4 50. Kf2 Kd7 51. h3 Ke6 52. Kg2 Nd7 53. Nf1 $2 {This loses. The only way was
to go for Pa4.} (53. Nb1 $1 Nxe5 (53... Nf8 54. Nc3 Ng6 55. Nd5 Nxf4+ 56. Nxf4+
Kxe5 57. Nd3+ Kd4 58. Nb2 Kc3 59. Nxa4+ Kxc4 60. hxg4 fxg4 {would lead to the
same position as after 53...Nxe5.}) 54. fxe5 Kxe5 55. hxg4 fxg4 56. Nc3 Kd4 57.
Nxa4 Kxc4 58. Nb6+ Kd4 (58... Kb5 59. Nd5 Ka4 60. Ne3 $11) 59. a4 c4 60. a5 c3
61. a6 c2 62. a7 c1=Q 63. a8=Q {and Black has no more than a perpetual check.})
{[%tqu "En","Can Black win this endgame?","","","d7e5","",10]} 53... Nxe5 $1
54. fxe5 Kxe5 $19 55. Ne3 (55. hxg4 fxg4 56. Ne3 Kd4 57. Nxg4 Kxc4 $19) 55...
gxh3+ 56. Kxh3 Kd4 57. Nxf5+ Kxc4 58. Nd6+ Kb3 59. Nb7 c4 60. Na5+ Kc3 61. Kxh4
Kd3 62. Nc6 c3 63. Kg3 c2 64. Nb4+ Kd2 {[%mdl 4096]} (64... Kd2 65. Na2 c1=Q
66. Nxc1 Kxc1 67. Kf2 Kb2 68. Ke2 Kxa3 69. Kd2 Kb2 $19 {Just in time!}) 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 {This pawn
sacrifice appears regularly in top level tournaments. At first sight it does
not look very promising. However, practice shows time after time that Black
can experience difficulties as he is behind in development.} exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5
9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 {Defending the Bb7. Anand had already played this
position just a few weeks beforehand.} 11. a3 {Covering the b4-square against
a possible knight move. This quiet move is White's last word in this
fashionable variation.} (11. e4 Nc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. e5 Ne6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
Rxd5 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Carlsen,M (2775)-Anand,V (2798)/Mainz GER 2008/The Week
in Chess 717 (33)}) ({Also seen in practice is:} 11. Bg5) (11. Nh4 Bxh4 12.
Rxd5 {but, didn't yield White any advantage.}) 11... Nf6 12. Bg5 $1 $146 {
[%mdl 8] Another fine novelty from the "Topalov team kitchen". White is
intending to exchange on f6 before Black's queenside kinight is developed to
d7.} (12. Nc3 d5 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. e4 d4 15. e5 Nxe5 $1 ({After} 15... dxc3 $2
16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Re1 {Black's king will be stuck in the centre.}) 16. Nxe5
Bxg2 17. Qa4+ Nd7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Re1 Nxe5 20. Rxe5+ Kf8 21. Kxg2 dxc3 22.
bxc3 g6 23. Rae1 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2788)-Leko,P (2741)/Moscow RUS 2008/
The Week in Chess 720 (28). ... and White's compensation was sufficient only
for equality.}) 12... d5 $6 {Taking into account what happened in the game
later, it is easy say that this move is the source for Black's troubles.} (
12... O-O 13. Nc3 h6 14. Bf4 (14. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 15. Nb5 Nc6 16. Nd6 Qc7 {
is not dangerous for Black.}) 14... Nc6 {might be an improvement for Black.
Without any doubt, the theoretical discussion in this line will continue.}) 13.
Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Bxc3 (14... d4 $2 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nxd4 $1 cxd4 17. Qxc8+
Bxc8 18. Nd2 $18 {[%csl Ra8]}) (14... Qe6 $2 15. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 16. Ng5 Bb3 17.
Nxe6 Bxc2 18. Rd2 {and White wins material.}) 15. bxc3 Na6 $1 (15... O-O 16.
Ng5 g6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 {with a long-lasting initiative.}) 16. Nh4 g6 (
16... Qe6 $6 17. Nf5 O-O-O (17... O-O 18. c4 $16) 18. Nxg7 Qf6 19. Nf5 Nc7 20.
a4 $16 {[%cal Ga4a5]}) 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 {White has got back the pawn and
has a long-lasting initiative thanks to the activity of this pieces. Another
factor is that Black's king is less protected compared to his counterpart.
Still, Black's position is defendable.} O-O 19. Rad1 Nc7 {Transferring the
knight to e6.} 20. Rd7 Ne6 21. Qe4 (21. Qa4 c4 22. Rxa7 Nc5 23. Rxa8 Nxa4 24.
Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Ra8 $44) 21... Qe8 $2 {This move is already a critical
mistake. Instead of this, Black had two playable options.} (21... c4 22. Qf3
Qc5 23. Ng2 Rae8 (23... Qxa3 24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. Qxa8+ Nf8 26. Ne3 Qxc3 27. Qd5 {
Black's queenside pawns would definitely decide the game in the event of an
exchange of queens. Meanwhile, White is in possession of an initiative.}) 24.
Ne3 (24. Rxa7 $4 Ng5 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gg5h3,Gg5f3]} 25. Qg4 (25. Qf6 Re6 $19)
25... h5 $19) 24... Ng5 25. Qd5 Qxd5 26. R1xd5 Ne4 27. Rd4 Nxc3 28. Rxc4 Rc8 {
and Black should hold the endgame.} (28... Nxe2+ $4 29. Kf1 $18 {[%csl Re2]}))
(21... Nd4 22. Qe7 Nc6 23. Qf6 Nd4 24. Re7 Qc6 (24... Nc6 25. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 26.
Re4 {[%cal Ge4h4,Gh4h8]} Qf5 $8 27. Qxc6 $16) 25. Qg5 Ne6 26. Qe5 Rad8 {
and Black is only slightly worse.}) 22. Nf3 c4 (22... Nd4 23. Ne5 Nc6 24. f4
Nxe5 25. fxe5 Qe6 26. R1d6 Qh3 27. Rc7 {[%cal Gd6d7]} Rae8 28. Rxa7 {Black is
pawn down in a worse position. Nevertheless, this was the least of the evils
for him.}) 23. Qh4 $1 {This move is even stronger than the capture of Pc4.
White's attack is very strong.} (23. Qxc4 Nc5 $16) 23... Nc5 (23... Rd8 24. Ne5
{[%cal Ge5g4,Gg4f6]} h5 25. Qf6 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 {with total domination. One of
the threats is 27.Re7 followed by 28.Nxg6+-.}) 24. Re7 Rd8 (24... Qa4 25. Rd6
$1 Qc2 (25... Qxa3 26. Ng5 h5 27. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 28. Qxc4+ Kh8 29. Rh7#) 26. Ng5
h5 27. Rf6 $18 {[%csl Rf7]}) 25. Rf1 $1 {A crushing defeat for Vishy Anand.} ({
Black resigned in view of the following variation:} 25. Rf1 Qc6 26. Ng5 h5 27.
Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Qxd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0708"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2008.03.09"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2007.10.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Remagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 {A kind of psychological, speechless dialogue took
place: "What do you think about the Catalan?"} Bb4+ {"No, thanks!"} 4. Bd2 {
"Ok, then it is Bogo-Indian".} a5 5. Nf3 b6 {"I don't think so! I still prefer
the Queen's Indian. People say it is an extremely solid opening".} 6. Bg2 {
"Ok, I don't mind".} O-O 7. O-O Ba6 8. Ne5 (8. Qc2 {is a common alternative.})
8... Ra7 9. Bxb4 {This idea of opening the a-file is the only one that I could
recall at 10:00 in the morning. Actually, 9.Qc2 or 9.Bg5 are better attempts
to fight for an advantage.} (9. Qc2 d5 10. Rd1 c6 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. a3 Bxc4 13.
Nxc4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 c5 15. Nd2 bxa3 16. Rxa3 Rxa3 17. bxa3 cxd4 18. Nf3 Qd6 19.
Qxd4 Qxa3 20. Qxb6 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A (2697)-Grischuk,A (2717)/Moscow
2006/EXT 2007 (25)}) (9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rd1 c5 13. d5 d6
14. Nc6 Nxc6 15. dxc6 d5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B (2723)
-Grischuk,A (2717)/Monte Carlo 2006/CBM 111 ext (43)}) 9... axb4 10. a3 Bc8 $6
{This move is passive. In this case, what did Black play 7...Ba6 for? I
suppose, not with the idea to move the bishop back to its initial square...} (
10... d6 11. axb4 dxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Qxd8 (13. b5 Nxe5 14. b3 Qe7 15. Qd4 f6
16. bxa6 Rd8 17. Qe3 Rxa6 18. Nc3 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Nbc6 $11 {0-1 Hjartarson,J 
(2530)-Jussupow,A (2590)/Reykjavik 1985/MCD (40)}) 13... Rxd8 14. b5 Nxe5 15.
b3 Kf8 16. Nc3 Rd2 17. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18. Nxd1 Ke7 19. f4 Ned7 20. b4 f5 21. Nc3
Kd6 22. e4 c5 23. bxa6 Rxa6 24. e5+ Ke7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Makarov,M (2513)-Lerner,K
(2575)/Bydgoszcz 2000/CBM 076 ext (28)}) 11. Nd3 bxa3 12. Nxa3 ({The recapture
by the rook was a bit more precise. After} 12. Rxa3 Rxa3 13. Nxa3 {White does
not have a pressure along the a-file anymore. However, Black's bishop is stuck
on c8 and can't be exchanged as it is in the game. White is considerably
better.}) 12... Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Nb5 d5 {This way Black is trying to get
some space and also to put pressure on White's Pd4 On the other hand, this
move also creates some weaknesses in Black's camp. It was also possible to
play 14...d6, trying to get out of passivity step by step.} (14... d6 15. Ra8 (
15. Qc2 c6 16. Nc3 c5 17. Nb5 Nc6 18. e3 Qd7) 15... c6 16. Nc3 c5 17. e3 Qd7 {
In both cases Black is only slightly worse.}) 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4 c6 (16...
c5 17. Nf4 Qc6 18. Rfc1 Nbd7 19. Qc4 $1 {[%cal Gb2b4] The idea of b2-b4 is
troublesome for Black.}) 17. Nc3 Qh5 (17... Qd6 18. e4 $6 (18. Rfd1 {with a
stable advantage.}) 18... b5 19. Qa8 Rc7 20. Qa5 Rcc8 21. e5 Qxd4 22. exf6 Qxd3
23. fxg7 Kxg7 24. Rfd1 {White has a strong initiative for the pawn though, I
don't think that he really needs to sacrifice material in order to achieve
progress.}) 18. Nf4 {Only this move appeared to be a novelty!} (18. Kg2 $6 {
This move is not tempting enough.} c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Qc4 Nbd7 21. Ra5 Qg4
22. Ra4 Qh5 23. Ra5 Qg4 24. b3 Qxc4 25. bxc4 Rc8 26. Nb5 Ne8 {and Black
equalised gradually. 1/2-1/2 Ivkov,B-Romanishin,O/Novi Sad 1975/EXT 2001 (30)})
18... Qf5 19. Rfe1 $6 {An inaccuracy based on an oversight. I was going to
prepare the e2-e4 advance, and I thought that the reply that now follows was
not possible...} (19. Rfd1 {was more to the point. After} e5 (19... b5 20. Qa8
Rd7 21. e3 $16) 20. dxe5 Qxe5 {I would get the same position as in the game
but, with my turn to move...}) 19... e5 $1 20. dxe5 (20. e4 Nxe4 $1 21. Nxe4 $2
exf4 22. Nd6 $2 Qh3 $1 $15 {[%cal Gf4f3] I completely overlooked this move
while playing 19.Rfe1.}) 20... Qxe5 21. Red1 {Admitting the inaccuracy made on
19th move.} b5 22. Qd4 {I have nothing better than to exchange queens.} (22.
Qa8 Qc7 {[%cal Gb8d7] is not dangerous for Black. The queen on a8 is misplaced.
}) 22... Qe7 23. Qd6 Qxd6 (23... b4 $6 {would make Black's queenside pawns
more vulnerable.} 24. Na4 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Ra7 26. b3 $16 {[%csl Rb4,Rc6][%cal
Gf4d3,Ga1c1]}) 24. Rxd6 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Nbxd7 26. Nd3 {White has definitely
spoiled part of his advantage. Still, he keeps on pressing. The rook will
penetrate along the a-file. Black will be on the defensive as his queenside
pawns must be taken care of.} Re8 27. Ra6 c5 {[%csl Re2][%cal Gb5b4]} (27...
Re6 $2 28. Nb4 c5 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Na6 b4 31. Na4 Ne4 32. f3 $18 {An extra
pawn will be enough for a win.}) (27... Rc8 {would have been possible. Black
is intending to bring his king towards the centre. His position is unpleasant
but, defendable.}) 28. Kf1 $1 {It is needed to protect the Pe2.} Rb8 29. Rc6 c4
30. Nb4 Kf8 31. Ra6 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Ga6a5]} ({After} 31. Rc7 g5 {I didn't see
how to make any progress.}) ({After} 31. f3 Ne8 32. Ra6 Rb7 33. Ra5 Nc7 {
White does not achieve much as well.}) 31... Nc5 $6 {Sergey Fedorchuk is
striving for active counterplay but, it was objectively better to go for the
passive 31...Ne8 in order to protect the Pb5.} ({For instance, after} 31... Ne8
32. Nc6 Rb7 33. Ra5 Nc7 {White achieves nothing real and Black is threatening .
..b5-b4. Probably, I would play 32.f3 followed by 33.Kf2 trying to increase
the pressure step by step.}) 32. Ra5 Nfe4 33. Rxb5 $5 {I spent a lot of time
here and came to the conclusion that the resulting four knights endgame
promises me reasonable winning chances. I am still not sure if the decision
was objectively correct. Instead, I could keep an extra pawn.} (33. Nc6 Rc8 (
33... Nd2+ 34. Ke1 Ndb3 35. Rxb5 Rxb5 36. Nxb5 Na4 37. Kd1 Nxb2+ 38. Kc2 Na4
39. Na3 Nb6 40. Nxc4 Nxc4 41. Kxb3 {The knights endgame with four pawns
against three is won though, some good technique is required.}) 34. Na7 Ra8 35.
Ncxb5 {During the game I was a bit worried about placing my knights like this
but, it is temporary. White keeps a healthy extra pawn.} Nb3 36. Ra3 Rd8 37.
Nc6 Rd1+ 38. Kg2 {with good winning chances.}) 33... Rxb5 34. Nxb5 Na4 {
Black gets the pawn back. However, his Pc4 is a target and White's king will
be far more active compared to its counterpart.} 35. Ke1 Nxb2 36. f3 Nc5 37.
Kd2 Nba4 38. Nd5 $1 {Preventing the black king from coming into the game.} Nb3+
39. Kc2 {Basically, if White manages to capture the Pc4, his position will be
winning. Meanwhile, Black needs to exchange as many pawns as possible on the
kingside.} h5 $1 40. Ne3 ({Another option was} 40. Na3 Nd4+ 41. Kd2 Nb3+ 42.
Kd1 $1 Na5 43. Kc2 $16) 40... Nb6 41. h3 $1 {Moving the pawn out of a possible
fork on f1.} (41. Nxc4 $2 Nxc4 42. Kxb3 Ne3 $1 {[%csl Rg3,Rh2][%cal Ge3f1]} 43.
h3 f5 $11 {followed by ...Ne3-f1 exchanging almost all the pawns.}) 41... g5 $6
{I don't like this move as it weakens the f5-square. Instead, Black should try
to bring his king into play.} (41... Ke7 $142) 42. g4 {Now I am threatening to
take on c4.} Nc5 $5 {An interesting practical chance. The knight is quickly
heading to the kingside to attack White's pawns.} (42... h4 43. Nxc4 Nxc4 44.
Kxb3 $18 {Black can't capture the Ph3 in view of} Ne3 45. Kc3 Nd5+ 46. Kd2 Nf4
47. e3 Nxh3 48. Ke2 {[%csl Rh3] trapping the knight.}) ({Also after} 42... hxg4
43. hxg4 Nc5 44. Kc3 {[%csl Rc4] Black would face an uphill defensive task.})
43. gxh5 Ne6 44. Nf5 $2 {Unbelievable but, this is the wrong square for the
knight!} (44. Nd6 $1 Nf4 45. h6 Kg8 46. Ng4 {[%cal Gg4f6]} Nd7 47. e4 Nxh3 48.
Kc3 {This endgame seems to be won for White.}) 44... Nd7 $2 {Returning the
favour.} (44... Nf4 45. h6 (45. Ng3 $1 Nxh3 46. Nd6 Nf4 47. Nde4 {still
keeping some winning chances.}) 45... Kg8 46. Nbd6 Nxe2 47. Nxf7 {[%tqu "En",
"Can Black save the game?","","","e2d4","This is the point!",5]} Nd4+ $1 {
This is the point!} 48. Nxd4 Kxf7 $11) 45. h6 Kg8 46. Nbd6 {[%csl Rc4,Rf7]} Ne5
47. Ne4 Nf4 48. Nf6+ Kh8 {Forced.} (48... Kf8 49. e3 Nxh3 {[%tqu "En","Find
the final blow.","","","f6d7","",5]} 50. Nd7+ $1 Nxd7 51. h7 $18) 49. e3 Ng2 (
49... Nxh3 50. Nd6 {Black's king is in the mating net. Black can't move his
knight from h3 due to f3-f4 followed by mate on f7. Zugzwang!} c3 51. Kb3 $1
$18) 50. Kc3 Nh4 51. Nxh4 gxh4 52. f4 Nf3 {White is winning but, has to be
careful, some stalemate ideas are in the air. Somewhere at this point the
score in the match became 4-3 in favour of our opponents so, this game became
rather important for the final outcome of the match...} 53. Ne4 $2 {Black was
actually joking, there is no stalemate but, I took it seriously!} (53. Kxc4 $1
Ng5 54. Kd3 Nxh3 55. Ke2 Nxf4+ 56. exf4 h3 57. Ng4 $18) 53... Ng1 54. Nf2 Kh7
55. Kxc4 Kxh6 56. Kd3 f5 $2 {This move weakens the f5 square which is very
important.} ({After} 56... Kg6 {White would have serious difficulties to win
this endgame. White can't trap the knight on g1.}) 57. Kd2 Kg6 58. Nd3 $1 Kh5 (
58... Nxh3 59. Ke2 Kh5 60. Ne5 Nxf4+ 61. exf4 h3 62. Kf3 Kh4 63. Nd3 h2 64. Nf2
$18) 59. Ne5 {Now it is all over. Black's king is restricted and the knight is
trapped.} Nxh3 60. Ke2 {[%csl Rh3]} Ng5 61. fxg5 Kxg5 62. Kf3 Kf6 63. Kf4 h3
64. Nf3 Ke6 65. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 10th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2010.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pap, Gyula"]
[Black "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 (4... Bb7) 5. b3 Bb4+ (5... b5 $5 {
la ligne proposée par A. GREET dans sa récente monographie "play the Queen's
Indian"}) (5... Bb7 $5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 {Anand,V (2770)-Adams,M (2670)
Madrid Magistral 7th 1998 (1) 1-0}) 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 (7... c6 {[%cal Gd7d5]
La grande ligne et la variante 7. d5 est plus risquée}) 8. cxd5 exd5 (8... Nxd5
9. Nc3 {[%cal Gg2a8]} Nd7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 $14) 9. Nc3 O-O 10.
O-O Bb7 (10... Re8 $5 {[%csl Ge4]}) 11. Qc2 {[%cal Ge2e4,Gf3e5]} (11. Rc1)
11... c5 {Trés rarement joué aussi tôt mais après 12. Na6, c'est probablement
une simple transposition de coups} ({RR} 11... Na6 12. Rfd1 Re8 (12... c5 {
Transpose dans la partie}) 13. Bf4 ({RR} 13. Bc1 Bf8 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. e3 Rad8
16. a3 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nh4 Qe6 19. Ne2 Ne4 20. Nf4 Qb6 21. b4 cxb4 22. Bd4
b3 23. Qb2 Nac5 24. Rab1 Bc8 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Nxd5 Qh6 27. Rd4 Bd6 {
Komljenovic,D (2470)-Pogorelov,R (2415)/Las Palmas 1994/EXT 2003/0-1 (68)})
13... Qd7 14. a3 h6 15. b4 c6 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. b5 cxb5 18. Nxb5 Rec8 19. Qb3 Ne4
20. Rac1 Bf8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. d5 Qf5 24. Nxa7 Ra8 25. Qxb6 Bc5
26. Qxb7 {Van Wely,L (2675)-Spraggett,K (2577)/Villarrobledo 2006/CBM 113 ext/
1-0 (34)}) 12. Rfd1 {[%csl Rd5]} Na6 {[%cal Ga6c5]} 13. Rac1 (13. Bg5 h6 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rac1 Qe7 $132 {Ljubojevic,L (2590)-Vaganian,R (2585) Reggio
Emilia Top15 33rd 1991 1/2}) (13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Be5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge5f6,Gc3d5]
} Rd8 15. Rac1 $14 {Kasparov,G (2715)-Karpov,A (2705) World Championship
31th-KK1 1984 (4) 1/2}) 13... Qc8 $146 {[%cal Gc8b7]} ({RR} 13... Ne4 14. Be3
cxd4 15. Nxd4 Ba3 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Ndb5 Qe7 18. Nxa3 Qxa3 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Nd6
Rad8 21. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qxb7 23. Qc2 h6 24. Qc4 Rd8 25. b4 Kh8 26. b5 Nc5
27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. Qxc5 {Okamura,M (2189)-Cunha,E (2257)/Rio de Janeiro 2007/
EXT 2008/1-0 (41)}) (13... Re8 $5 {[%csl Ge4]} 14. Bf4 $14) (13... Rc8 $143 14.
Bh3 $1 $16) 14. Qb1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c8] les pièces Blanches sont nettement
plus actives mais il reste а trouver une bonne case pour le Bd2} h6 $2 {
[%csl Rf5,Rg6] Un coup naturel pour empêcher Bg5 mais l'affaiblissement des
cases blanches n'est pas négligeable} (14... Re8 15. Bg5 (15. Bf4)) 15. Nh4 $1
{[%csl Gf5] Profitant de l'affaiblissement "h6"} Rd8 16. dxc5 $1 (16. Nf5 Bf8
17. Bf4 Qe6 18. Bh3 $1 $36 {[%cal Gf5h6,Gh3e6]}) 16... bxc5 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5]
Pour profiter du dynamisme des P pendants, il faut avoir des pièces actives ce
qui n'est pas le cas de l'ukrainien dans cette position} 17. Qf5 $1 {Un fort
coup multifonction qui menace d'échanger les Q dans l'intérêt des Blancs tout
en accentuant la pression sur le P"d5"} Qe6 (17... Bc6 $142 18. Qxc8 Raxc8 19.
Bh3 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Na4 c4 22. Nf5 Ba3 $1 $132 {Les pièces noires
commencent а jouer}) 18. Ng6 $1 {Une jolie petite combinaison exploitant de
manière magistrale l'affaiblissement "h6"} Bf8 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Be3 $1 {
[%csl Ra6,Rb7][%cal Gg2b7,Gg6f4,Gf4e6]} Bc6 21. Bf4 Be8 (21... Rac8 22. Bh3 Kf7
23. Ne5+ $40) 22. Nxf8 {Gagne non seulement la paire de B mais le Be8 n'est
pas trés bon} Kxf8 23. h3 $5 {[%cal Gg3g4] Les Blancs peuvent se payer le luxe
de jouer sur tous les fronts} (23. Bh3 Kf7) 23... Rac8 24. g4 Nb4 {le N rejoue
enfin} 25. Rd2 (25. Be5 $5 {[%cal Ge5f6]}) (25. a3 Nc6 26. Rd2 (26. Kf1 Na5 {
[%csl Rb3]} 27. Rb1 Bg6 $132) (26. Na4 Nd4 {[%cal Gd4e2]}) 26... Na5 27. Rb2 c4
$132) 25... d4 $2 $138 {La difficulté dans le maniement des P pendants est de
bien calculer les conséquences de l'avancée des P car sinon le facteur
"statique" prend le dessus sur celui du "dynamisme"} (25... c4 $142 $5 $13 {
[%cal Gd5d4] Semblait plus logique pour essayer d'exploiter la majorité} 26. a3
Nc6 27. bxc4 Na5 $1 {[%cal Ga5b3,Ga5c4]}) 26. Ne4 {[%csl Rc5] force un nouvel
échange et la finale est trés mauvaise pour les Noirs qui vont avoir du mal а
défendre la faiblesse "c5"} Nxe4 27. Bxe4 Nd5 28. Be5 Rc6 $6 (28... Bb5 {
[%cal Gb5e2,Gf8f7]}) 29. e3 $1 {[%cal Gd2d8]} dxe3 30. fxe3 Rd7 31. Rf2+ Kg8
32. Rcf1 $40 {[%csl Rf8]} Rf7 33. Bh7+ $1 Kf8 34. Bg6 {Belle démonstration
technique du jeune hongrois} Rxf2 35. Rxf2+ Ke7 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Maze, Sebastien"]
[Black "Vavrak, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Qa4 Bb7 {Das,A (2367)-Vavrak,
P (2454) Rohde op 7th 2007 (6.7) 1/2}) (5. Nbd2) (5. Qc2 {la dernière mode а
haut niveau} Bb7 (5... c5) 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 $1 {La ligne critique} exd5 8. cxd5
{La théorie sur sur cette variante n'a pas donné d'avis définitif sur le
meilleur coup entre la reprise du B ou N mais je préfère celle du N} Nxd5 (8...
Bxd5 9. Nc3 Bc6 10. e4 $44) 9. O-O Be7 (9... Nb4 10. Qb3 d5 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5];
Marzolo,C (2483)-Bruned,B (2211) Le Touquet op (9) 1/2}) (9... Nc7 $1 {Peu de
parties ont été jouées avec Nc7 mais c'est peut-être une ligne solide
sous-estimée et en 2007 quelques joueurs commencent а s'intéresser а cette
variante.} 10. e4 {[%csl Rd4]} (10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Ne5 {[%cal Gg2b7]}
Qc8 {Pashikian,A (2532)-Van Wely,L (2683) EU-ch 8th Dresden (4) 1/2}) (10. Rd1
Be7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4d6]} d5 13. Nh4 $6 Bxh4 $15 {Khmelniker,I 
(2411)-Sulskis,S (2525) EU-ch 8th Dresden (7) 1/2}) (10. Qf5 $6 d5 $132 {
Luechtemeier,P (2270)-Butnorius,A (2402) EU-ch 8th Dresden (9) 0-1}) 10... Be7
11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rd1 Nc6 13. Be3 (13. a3 Ne6 $1 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Ge6d4]} 14. Be3
Bf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6d4,Ge6d4,Gc6d4,Gc5d4]} 15. e5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Nxd7 {
[%cal Gd7f8]} Bf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3d1]} 18. Nxf8 Qxf8 19. Rd2 Rd8 $1 {La paire de
B et l'affaiblissement du roque des blancs donnent assez de compensations} (
19... Re8 $143 20. Nd5) 20. Rd3 {[%cal Gc2d2]} (20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Qd2 Qa8 $132
{[%csl Gf3,Rg2]}) 20... Qe7 21. Qd2 Rxd3 22. Qxd3 Qb7 $36 {[%csl Rg2]}) 13...
Bf6 {Tregubov,P (2594)-Sargissian,G (2667) Mainz Ordix op 13th (11) 1/2} (13...
Nb4 $1 $146 {[%cal Gb4c2,Gd7d5,Gb4d5] Une nouveauté théorique que j'ai trouvé
en analysant une partie de N2} 14. Qd2 {Le coup le plus naturel car les autres
alternatives ne semblent pas donner l'avantage aux blancs mais la Qd2 serait
mieux placée derrière la R et l'idée des noirs est d'en profiter. Il faut
d'ailleurs noter que toutes les parties jouées en 2007 avec Nc7 retardent la
poussée "e4" de manière а éviter d'avoir une case faible en "d4" exploitable
par Ne6 et Nc6} (14. Qb3 $5 b5 $1 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gc5c4]} 15. Rd2 {[%cal
Ga1d1,Ga2a3,Gb3d1]} (15. a3 $4 c4) 15... c4 16. Qd1 Nd3 $36 {[%csl Gd3]}) (14.
Qb1 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Ga2a3]} Ne6 $1 (14... h6) (14... d6) 15. a3 Nc6 $11 {
[%csl Gd4]} 16. Nd5 Ba6 $132 {[%csl Ga6]}) (14. Qe2 Ba6 {[%cal Ga6e2]}) (14.
Qc1 $6 {[%csl Ra1,Rc1]}) 14... d5 $1 {Profitant de la position assez exposée
de la Qd2} 15. exd5 Nbxd5 16. Ne5 {[%cal Gg2b7]} Bf6 $1 17. Bf4 (17. Nxd5 Bxe5
(17... Bxd5) 18. Nxb6 Bxg2 19. Nxa8 Qxa8 (19... Qxd2) 20. f4 Bf3 21. fxe5 Bxd1
22. Rxd1 Ne6 $11 {[%csl Re5]}) 17... Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Qe7 19. Rd7 Bxe5)) 10. Rd1
Nb4 $5 $146 {[%cal Gb4c2,Gd7d5] C'est une nouveauté mais KARPOV reprend une
idée du brestois BRUNED jouée en 2006 au Touquet} (10... Qc8) (10... Nc6 11.
Qf5 $14) 11. Qb3 d5 $132 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]} 12. a3 N4c6 13. Rxd5 {[%cal Gd5d8]}
Qc8 {Tkachiev,V (2661)-Karpov,A (2670) EU-ch Blitz Ajaccio (20) 0-1}) 5... Bb4+
6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Qc2 (9. Ne5 {la ligne principale} Nfd7 10.
Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rc8 (12... f5) (12... Nf6) (12... b5) (12... Rb8)
) 9... O-O 10. Bf4 ({RR} 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Bf4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nc3 Nc6 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. a3 d4 16. b4 dxc3 17. bxc5 Re8 18. e3 bxc5 19. Qxc3 Be2 20. Rdc1
Ne4 21. Qc2 Qa6 22. Ne1 f5 23. f3 Nf6 24. Qxc5 Rac8 {Piket,J (2632)-Ljubojevic,
L (2566)/Monte Carlo 2001/CBM 081 ext/1-0 (80)}) 10... Nh5 $146 {[%cal Gh5f4]
la variante normale est plutôt de jouer d'abord Nbd7 avant Nh5 de manière а
éviter la prise intermédiaire en b8 qui laisse le Nh5 а la bande et permet de
prendre l'initiaitive au centre par e2e4} ({RR} 10... Nbd7 {[%cal Gf6h5] Avec
la même idée Nh5 mais sans permettre Bb8} 11. Nbd2 (11. Rd1 Rc8 (11... Nh5))
11... Nh5 12. Be3 f5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qc6 Kf7 15. h3 Qc8 16. Rac1 Qxc6 17.
Rxc6 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Rxc6 19. Rxc6 Bxe2 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 h6 22. Ne5+ Nxe5
23. dxe5 f4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. gxf4 Bc5 26. Ke2 {Brondum,E (2320)-Kristiansen,J
(2365)/Copenhagen 1979/EXT 2000/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 11. Bxb8 $1 Rxb8 12. e4 $14 {
[%csl Ge4,Rh5]} dxc4 (12... dxe4 $142 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qf4 {[%cal Gb1c3]} (14.
Qc2 Qc7 15. Nc3 Rfd8 16. Rad1 b5 $5) 14... Bd6 15. Ne5 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qe3
) 13. Rd1 cxb3 $6 14. axb3 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ga1a7]} Qc8 15. Ne5 $40 {[%csl Rc8]
[%cal Ge5c6,Gg2c6,Gd4d5] Il est difficile pour les noirs de s'accrocher au P
de plus} (15. Nc3 Ra8 {[%cal Ga8a7]}) 15... Bb7 (15... c5 16. d5 $1 exd5 17.
exd5 Bd6 18. Nc4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 a6 20. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3e4,Ge4d6]} Nf6 21. Rdb1 {
[%csl Rb5]} (21. Qa4 Be5)) 16. Rxa7 $36 {[%csl Ga7] Les noirs ont une position
trés passive} Nf6 17. Nc3 $16 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]} Nd7 (17... Rd8 18. f4 Ra8 19.
Rda1) 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. d5 Bf6 $2 (19... Ra8 20. dxe6 Qxd1+ $1 21. Qxd1 Rxa7
22. exf7+ Rxf7 23. e5) (19... b5) (19... e5 $142) 20. e5 $40 Bxe5 21. dxc6 Qc8
22. Nb5 Ba6 23. Nd6 (23. Qe2 $18) 23... Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. c7
Qa7 27. Be4 g6 28. Qc6 Be2 29. h4 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 10th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2010.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dziuba, Marcin"]
[Black "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 {01h30+30s} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 {Trés populaire
depuis quelques années avec le gambit d4d5 qui donne une forte initiative aux
Blancs} Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 $1 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... Bxd5 $143) 9. O-O Be7 (
9... Nc7 {Cet ordre de coups retombe sur la partie mais en jouant d'abord Be7,
les noirs évitent la variante 10. Nc3} 10. Rd1 (10. Nc3) 10... Be7) 10. Rd1 (
10. Qe4 Na6 $132 {Svidler,P (2738)-Karjakin,S (2727) Sochi FIDE GP 2008 (10)
0-1}) 10... Nc7 $1 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gd7d5,Gc7e6] Lorsque j'ai analysé la
partie Maze-Vavrak de l'open Rohde 2007, je mentionnais que la ligne
secondaire Nc7 était intéressante et probablement sous-évaluée.  Elle a depuis
gagné ses galons de noblesse notamment depuis son utilisation lors d'une
partie de Grischuk. Les Noirs libèrent la diagonale "a8h1" pour éviter des
ressources tactiques car le Bb7 n'est pas protégé, tout en laissant l'option
de jouer d7d5 pour occuper le centre et le Nc7 peut également faire pression
sur la case "d4" par Ne6. Les Noirs ont une position solide mais au détriment
d'un léger retard de développement.} (10... Qc8 {La grande ligne}) (10... Nc6)
11. Nc3 $1 {[%csl Gd5]} (11. e4 $143 {Probablement trop lent et la case "d4"
affaiblie pourra être exploitée par les Noirs avec Nc6 et Ne6} O-O (11... Nc6
12. Nc3 Ne6 $132 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Ge6d4]}) 12. e5 $6 (12. Nc3 $142 Nc6 13. Be3
{[%csl Rd4]} Bf6 {Tregubov,P (2594)-Sargissian,G (2667) Mainz Ordix op 13th
rapid 2006 (11) 1/2} (13... Nb4 $5 $146 {[%cal Gb4c2,Gd7d5] La Rd1 a privé la
Q blanche d'une case de repli et les Noirs ont des ressources tactiques} 14.
Qc1 $6 {[%csl Ra1,Rc1]} (14. Qb3 b5 $1 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gc5c4]} 15. a3 (15. Rd2
{[%cal Gb3d1]} c4 16. Qd1 Nd3 $36) 15... c4) (14. Qd2 d5 $1 {[%csl Re3][%cal
Gd5d4]} 15. exd5 Nbxd5 16. Ne5 {Bizarrement cette découverte ne semble pas
donner grand-chose aux Blancs.} Bf6 17. Nxd5 (17. Bf4 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Qe7 19. Rd7
Bxe5 20. Rxe7 Bxf4 21. Bxb7 Bd6 22. Ree1 Rae8 $132) 17... Bxe5 18. Nxb6 Bxg2
19. Nxa8 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxa8 $11) (14. Qe2 Ba6 $132 {[%csl Gb4,Rd3][%cal Ga6e2]}
))) 12... Nc6 $132 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gc7e6,Ge6d4];Yaksin,O (2345)-Tunik,G (2503)
Vladimir op 2009 (6) 1/2}) 11... Ne6 {[%csl Gd4] Prématuré car c'est déjà la
4ème fois en 11 coups que ce N est rejoué} (11... Qc8 {[%cal Gc8b7,Ge8g8] Une
précaution utile pour roquer mais au détriment d'un net retard de
développement.} 12. Bg5 $32 {Prusikin,M (2529)-Braun,A (2558) GER-ch 80th
Saarbruecken 2009 (7) 1-0}) (11... Nc6 12. Ne5 $40 {[%cal Gg2b7] la ligne
critique} (12. Qf5 $5) 12... Qc8 $8 {[%cal Gc8b7]} 13. Qf5 {[%csl Rd7][%cal
Gf5f7]} Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Ne6 15. Nd5 $44 {[%csl Gd5];Sargissian,G (2642)-Grischuk,
A (2719) EU-Cup 24th Kallithea 2008 (4) 1/2}) (11... d5 $2 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. e4
$40) (11... a6 12. Ne4 (12. Qf5 $142 {Arnaudov,P (2404)-Suba,M (2451) Arvier
op 2010 (7) 0-1}) (12. Be3 $14 {[%csl Gd4]}) 12... d5 $1 {Khmelniker,I (2411)
-Sulskis,S (2528) EU-ch 8th Dresden 2007 (7) 1/2}) 12. Ne5 $1 $146 {[%csl Rb7]}
({RR} 12. a3 Nc6 13. Nd5 O-O 14. b3 Rc8 15. Bb2 Ncd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qd3 Bxd5
18. Bxd5 Bf6 19. b4 h6 20. Rd2 Qc7 21. h4 Qd6 22. Ba2 Rfe8 23. Rad1 a5 24. bxa5
bxa5 25. Bb1 Nf8 26. e3 Rb8 {Dao Thien Hai (2510)-Eljanov,P (2720)/Dresden
2008/CBM 128/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 12... Bxg2 {06""} 13. Kxg2 a6 $6 {[%csl Rb6] 07""}
(13... Qc8 $142 14. Nd5 f6 15. Nc4 Nc6 $13) 14. Nd5 {[%csl Rb6]} O-O {29""} 15.
Nc4 $44 {[%csl Rb6,Gc4,Gd5,Rd6] l'avance de développement commence а payer} Nc6
{34""} 16. Ndxb6 Ra7 (16... Ncd4 $5) 17. Be3 Re8 {48""} 18. Qa4 (18. Qe4 $16 {
[%csl Gd5]}) 18... Ned4 19. Bxd4 (19. Rd2 $5 {[%cal Gd2e2,Ga1d1]}) 19... cxd4 (
19... Nxd4 $2 20. e3 {[%csl Rd4,Rd7][%cal Gd1d8]}) 20. Nd5 Bf8 {54""} (20...
Bc5 21. Rd2 $16) 21. Rd2 Qg5 22. Nf4 Qb5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Nb6 Rb7 25. Nbd5 b4
26. e3 $1 (26. a4 bxa3) 26... dxe3 27. Nxe3 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Ga1d1]} Ra8 {
[%csl Ra2][%cal Gb7a7]} 28. Nc4 Na5 {66""} 29. Nxa5 Rxa5 30. b3 g6 {69""} (
30... Rba7 $132 {[%csl Ra2]}) 31. Nd5 Kg7 (31... Bh6) 32. Rc1 Bc5 33. Rcc2 {
[%csl Ra2]} d6 {[%csl Gc5]} (33... Rba7) 34. g4 $1 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gf2f4,
Gh2h4]} Ra8 35. Re2 h6 36. h4 (36. f4) 36... Kf8 37. Kf3 f5 $6 {risqué} (37...
Re8 38. Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. Re2+ Kd8) (37... Rbb8 $142 {[%cal Gb8e8]} 38. Ke4 Re8+
39. Kd3) 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Kf4 {[%csl Rf5]} Rf7 40. f3 {[%cal Ge2g2,Ge2e6]} Ra5
41. h5 $1 {[%csl Rh6] Fixant la faiblesse et la finale devient trés difficile
а sauver pour les Noirs.} Rfa7 42. Kxf5 Rf7+ 43. Ke4 {[%csl Gf3]} (43. Kg6 {
[%cal Gg6h6]} Rxf3 44. Rc4 $40 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gc4e4]}) 43... Ra8 44. f4 {
[%csl Gf4]} Re8+ 45. Kd3 Rxe2 46. Rxe2 Rf5 47. Kc4 Rxh5 48. Nxb4 {[%csl Ga2]
[%cal Ga2a8]} Bxb4 49. Kxb4 Rf5 50. a4 (50. Re4 $143 h5 $13) 50... Kf7 (50...
Rxf4+ 51. Kb5 Rf7 52. Kb6 {[%cal Ga4a8]}) 51. a5 $18 {[%cal Ge2a2]} Rxf4+ 52.
Kb5 Rf3 53. b4 Ra3 54. Ka6 Rb3 55. b5 d5 56. b6 d4 57. b7 d3 58. Rd2 Ke6 59.
Rxd3 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 3rd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2007.04.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.04.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 {Une ligne populaire depuis
quelques années} (5. b3) (5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 {Transpose dans la partie}) 5...
Bb4+ $5 {Tente d'éviter la poussée c8 qui rend possivle le gambit d4d5} (5...
c5 6. d5) 6. Nbd2 (6. Bd2 {L'alternative} Be7 {Nakamura,H (2758)-Carlsen,M 
(2826) Moscow Tal Memorial 6th 2011 (9) 0-1}) 6... Bb7 $5 {Transpose dans la
variante 5. Nbd2} (6... O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 Nbd7 11.
Qa4 Qc8 12. b4 Bd6 {Ivanisevic,I (2607)-Socko,B (2646) EU-chT (Men) 16th 2007 
(5.1) 0-1} (12... Be7 13. Nd4 $36 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gd4c6]})) 7. Bg2 {[%cal
Gb7e4]} Be4 {[%csl Ge4] Le thème de la variante qui obtient le contrôle de
la case "e4" avec le gain de temps} (7... c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O (9. a3 O-O 10.
O-O) 9... Be7 10. b3 d6) 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Bc3 $5 {
Une ligne secondaire} (11. Qe3 a5 12. b3 Nbd7 13. Bc3 Re8 14. Bh3 Bb7 15. Rfd1
Qe7 16. Bb2 h6 17. Rac1 Qf8 18. Ne1 Rac8 19. Qd3 Qe7 20. Nc2 Ra8 21. Na3 Rec8
22. Nb5 a4 23. d5 axb3 24. axb3 e5 25. Ra1 Ba6 26. Nc3 Qd8 27. Ra2 Bb7 28. Rda1
Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Ra8 30. Qb1 c6 31. Bg2 cxd5 32. cxd5 b5 33. b4 Nb6 34. Rxa8 Qxa8
35. e4 Nc4 36. Bc1 Ba6 37. Bf1 Qc8 38. Qa2 Kh7 39. Kg2 Nd7 40. Bxc4 bxc4 {
Yilmaz,M (2570)-Sjugirov,S (2669) Moscow 2015 1/2-1/2}) (11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1
Qe7 13. Qa3 $14 {[%cal Ga3e7,Gb2b4]}) (11. Rac1) 11... Nbd7 12. Rfe1 {
Commençant la lutte pour le contrôle de la case "e4"} h6 (12... Qe7) 13. Bh3
$1 {[%cal Gf3d2] Un thème classique dans ce genre de structure pour jouer Nd2
sans échanger les B} c5 $1 $146 {Les Noirs doivent jouer de manière active
pour éviter que les Blancs ne prennent l'initiative grace à la paire de B et
au centre.} (13... d5 14. Nd2 dxc4 15. Qxc4 Bb7 16. b4 Rc8 17. Qb3 c5 18. bxc5
Bd5 19. Qa3 bxc5 20. e4 Ba8 21. Qxa7 cxd4 22. Qxd4 Nc5 23. Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. Ba5
Rd4 25. Rac1 Ra4 26. Nb3 Nfd7 27. Red1 Bb7 28. Nxc5 Rxc5 29. Bc3 Bc6 30. Bg2
Rxa2 31. Bd4 Rcc2 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. f3 e5 34. Be3 Kf8 35. Bf1 Ke7 36. Bd3 Rc3
37. Kf2 Nc5 38. Be2 Rc2 39. Rd2 Rxd2 40. Bxd2 Ne6 41. Bb4+ Kd7 42. Bc4 f6 43.
Ke3 {Gyimesi,Z (2596)-Maharramzade,J (2469) Bled 2002 1/2-1/2 (76)}) 14. Rad1
$32 Qc7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 $132 {[%csl Rb3,Gc5][%cal Gc5b3,Gc5e4] Nouveau gain de
temps sur la Q Blanche qui a du mal à trouver une bonne case dans cette
variante} 16. Qa3 e5 $1 17. Nh4 a5 18. Nf5 d5 $1 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Bd2 Rfd8 $15
{[%csl Ge5] Les pièces Noires sont nettement plus actives} 21. Ne3 Ne7 $1 (
21... Nxe3 $143 22. Bxe3 {[%cal Gd1c1]}) 22. Bc3 Nc6 {[%csl Gd4]} 23. b3 Nd4
$36 {[%csl Gd4]} 24. Qb2 {[%csl Rb2] Décidemment la Q aura été très
malheureuse dans ses choix dans cette partie!} Nd3 $3 25. Rxd3 {Les Blancs
décident de redonner du matériel mais les R Noires risquent d'être trop
fortes dans une position ouverte} (25. exd3 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Nxh2+ (26... Bxd3+ 27.
Rxd3) (26... Rxd3 27. Rc1 Nxh2+ 28. Kg1 Nf3+ 29. Kf1 Qb7 $36 {La position
Blanche peut peut-être tenir mais c'est très pénible à jouer.}) 27. Ke2
Bf3+ 28. Kd2 $13 {[%cal Gd2c1]} Bxd1 29. Rxd1 Nf3+ 30. Kc2 Nd4+ 31. Kc1 b5 $1 {
[%cal Ga8a6]} (31... Qxc3+ 32. Qxc3 Ne2+ 33. Kd2 Nxc3 34. Kxc3 {[%csl Gh3] Le
Bh3 empêche le développement de la Rac8 et l'attaque Noire s'essoufle un peu}
Kf8) 32. Kb1 Ra6 {Résoud le problème du Bh3} 33. Rc1 Rc6 $40) 25... Bxd3 26.
exd3 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Nxe1 28. Kxe1 Rxd3 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ga8d8] Le Bh3 qui
empêchait Rc7 est maintenant inutile et les R Noires sont trop fortes} 29.
Bxe5 Qc5 30. Bf1 Qb4+ $1 {Un joli coup intermédiaire} 31. Ke2 {[%csl Rf1]}
Rad8 $19 32. Kf3 Rd2 33. Qc3 Qxc3 34. Bxc3 Rxa2 35. Nf5 Ra3 (35... f6 36. Bc4+)
36. Bxg7 Rxb3+ 37. Kg4 a4 38. Bf6 Rd2 39. f4 b5 40. Nxh6+ Kh7 41. Kg5 Rd5+ 42.
Nf5 a3 0-1

[Event "Rohde op 10th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2010.10.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dziuba, Marcin"]
[Black "Pap, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 (5... Bd6 $5 {La dernière
mode qui donne des bon résultats pour les Noirs}) 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 (
8. Bf4 Nbd7 (8... Nh5) 9. Qc2 b6 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Nc3 $5 {la ligne la plus
ambitieuse} dxc4 12. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2c4]} Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7 15. e3 {
[%csl Ge5]} Rac8 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. a3 Qb8 18. b4 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Gc5][%cal
Gc4e5] Les Blancs ont un bon avantage d'espace et le levier libérateur 6c5 est
difficile а réaliser}) (8. Qb3 $5 {[%cal Gd2b4] C'est une option
supplémentaire pour profiter de la position du Bd2 et échanger le bon B des
Noirs mais la manoeuvre est un peu lente.} Nbd7 9. Bb4 (9. Bf4 a5 $132) 9...
Bxb4 10. Qxb4 a5 11. Qb3 b5 12. c5 b4 13. Nbd2 Ba6 14. Rfe1 Qc7 15. e4 dxe4 16.
Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Nf6 18. Ree1 {Bareev,E (2707)-Shirov,A (2715)
Amber-blindfold 11th rapid 2002 (5) 0-1} (18. Rh4 $5 Rfd8 19. Ne5 Nd5 20. Qc2
h6 21. Re1 Bb5 22. Qd2 Rac8 23. Rg4 {[%cal Gd2h6]} Nf6 24. Rf4 Qe7 (24... Kh8
25. Rxf6))) 8... b6 {Retombe d'un Gambit Dame vers une Ouest-Indienne mais
l'ordre de coups astucieux des Noirs permet d'éviter la variante а la mode Qc2
menaçant le gambit d4d5} 9. Rd1 (9. Bf4 Nbd7 (9... Nh5 {Après un gambit-dame,
une Ouest-Indienne, la partie pourrait ensuite transposer dans une ...Catalane!
} 10. Bxb8 {Jussupow,A (2610)-Salov,V (2630) World Cup Barcelona 1989 (14) 0-1}
(10. Bc1 f5 $5 (10... Nf6))) 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. e4 Rc8 12. Rad1 {[%cal Gc2b1]}
Nh5 13. Be3 Qc7 {Marin,M (2515)-Kiselev,S (2510) Ciocaltea Memorial 1993 1-0} (
13... f5 $5)) (9. b3 {[%cal Gb1c3]} Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 c5
13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Ng5 $36 {[%cal Gg2b7,Gc2h7]}) 9... Ba6 $5 {[%cal Ga6c4]
Force les Blancs а jouer b3 qu'ils voulaient éviter dans l'ouverture.} (9...
Nbd7 10. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4,Ge5c6]} Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 Bb7 {
Brunello,S (2467)-Zorko,J (2440) Mitropa Cup 29th 2010 (5) 1-0} (13... d4 $1 {
[%cal Gg4e5]} 14. Bf4 g5 $17)) (9... Bb7 {Plus passif} 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nc3
dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7 15. e3) 10. b3 (10. Ne5 $5 {
Il y a assez peu de théorie sur cette alternative} Nfd7 11. cxd5 {[%cal Gg2a8]}
cxd5 12. Bf4 (12. e4 $5 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Nxe5 13. exd5 $13 {[%cal Gd5d6,Gg2a8];
Yevseev,D (2531)-Grachev,B (2668) RUS-ch Higher League 63rd 2010 (7) 1-0} (13.
dxe5 $2 d4) 13... Be2) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 {[%cal Gd1d8,Ge2e4]} Qc8 $11 {
Ovetchkin,R (2473)-Grischuk,A (2704) RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5' blitz 2004 
(9) 0-1}) 10... Nbd7 11. a4 $5 {[%cal Ga4a5,Ga1a6]} (11. Bf4 {la grande ligne})
(11. Nc3 $5 {un sacrifice interessant dont l'idée est de faire pression
indirectement sur le P"a7"} dxc4 12. e4 Rc8 13. Bf4 $44 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal
Ga1a7];Kortschnoj,V (2635)-Gurevich,M (2585) Antwerp op 1995 (6) 1-0}) 11... c5
{Le levier thématique des Noirs} (11... Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 12. a5 c5 13. axb6
Qxb6 14. Ba5 Qb8 15. Nc3 $5 $146 {Entraine un sacrifice de P intéressant pouir
ouvrir la colonne "b" et essayer de profiter de la position exposée de la Qb8}
(15. Nbd2) (15. Bc3) 15... dxc4 16. bxc4 Bxc4 17. Rab1 Nb6 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19.
Na4 $44) (11... Ne4 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 12. Be1 f5 (12... Nd6 13. Nbd2 {[%cal Ge2e4]
}) 13. a5 $14) 12. Na3 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ga3c4,Ga3b5]} (12. Nc3 $143 dxc4 13.
bxc4 Bxc4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 {Gelfand,B (2714)-Lautier,J (2675) Biel GM 2001 (10) 1/2
} (14... Bd5 $142) (14... Rc8)) 12... Bb7 (12... cxd4 $143 13. Nxd4 Bxa3 14.
Rxa3 Qe7 15. Qb2 $16 {Dziuba,M (2556)-Kovalyov,A (2557) Dos Hermanas Internet
qual-D 10th blitz 2009 (9) 1-0}) 13. Qb2 {Un coup sophistiqué devenu populaire
а haut niveau depuis quelques années} Ne4 {[%cal Ge4d2,Gf7f5]} ({RR} 13... Rc8
14. Rac1 Ne4 15. Be1 Bf6 16. b4 Ba8 ({RR} 16... cxd4) 17. e3 ({RR} 17. Qb1 Qe7
18. cxd5 Bxd5 ({RR} 18... exd5 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nc3) 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Nc4 cxb4
21. Bxb4 Ndc5 22. Nfe5 ({RR} 22. Nfd2 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Rb8) 22... Nxf2 23. Kxf2
Rb8 24. Bxd5 Rxb4 25. Nc6) 17... cxd4 18. exd4 dxc4 19. Ne5 Bg5 ({RR} 19... Qe7
20. Qe2 Nd6 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Nc6 Qe8 23. b5) ({RR} 19... Bd5 20. Naxc4) ({RR} 
19... Be7 20. Naxc4 f5) 20. f4 ({RR} 20. Ra1 c3) ({RR} 20. Rxc4 Nxe5 21. Rxc8
Nf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxc8) 20... Be7 21. Naxc4 ({RR} 21. d5 Nxe5 ({RR} 21... Bxd5 22.
Bxe4) ({RR} 21... exd5 22. Bxe4) ({RR} 21... c3) 22. fxe5 c3) 21... f5 ({RR} 
21... f6 22. d5) 22. Ne3 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 ({RR} 23. Rxc1 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qd3) 23...
Ndf6 ({RR} 23... Nxe5 24. dxe5) 24. Nc6 Qc7 25. b5 Nd5 ({RR} 25... Bxc6 26.
Qxc6 Qxc6 27. bxc6 Rc8 28. Rc1 Nd5 29. Nxd5 exd5 30. Bh3 g6 31. g4) 26. Nxd5
exd5 27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 28. Qb2 {Kramnik,V (2799)-Gelfand,B (2737)/Wijk aan Zee
2008/CBM 122/[Marin,M]/1/2-1/2 (48)}) 14. Be1 {[%cal Gd1d4]} (14. Bf4) (14. Be3
$11) 14... Bf6 {[%cal Gf6b2] Qb2 n'offre pas que des avantages} (14... f5 $5
15. e3 Bf6 16. Rac1 {Le Quang,L (2694)-Nakamura,H (2733) Cap d'Agde CCAS
Trophee KO rapid 2010 (2.1) 1-0}) 15. e3 Rc8 $146 ({RR} 15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qb8
17. Rac1 Rd8 18. Qb1 a6 19. a5 $1 Be7 20. Nac2 bxa5 21. Bxa5 Rc8 22. Nb4 Nef6
23. cxd5 Bxb4 24. Bxb4 Bxd5 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. e4 Bb7 27. f3 Qc7 28. Be1 Rc8
29. Bf2 h6 30. Bf1 Ne5 31. Be2 g5 32. h3 Ng6 33. Bc4 h5 34. Nxe6 fxe6 {Piket,J
(2640)-Kramnik,V (2740)/Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 057 ext/1/2-1/2 (51)}) (15... Qe7)
16. Rac1 Qc7 17. b4 {la variante Qb2 permet cette poussée mais la position est
égale} Qb8 18. Qe2 (18. bxc5 bxc5) 18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Ne5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. b5
{[%csl Gc6]} Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qd6 $1 {Les pièces Noires commencent а s'activer}
23. Nac2 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc2b4,Gb4c6]} Rc8 $1 {[%cal Gc8c1] Forçant les
Blancs а perdre un tempo avant de jouer Nb4c6} (23... Rd8 $143 24. Nb4 $14 {
[%cal Gb4c6]}) 24. Rb1 (24. f4 $13) 24... Nc3 $132 25. Bxc3 Rxc3 26. Nb4 g6 27.
h3 h5 28. Qd2 Ra3 $1 29. Qd1 Qc5 $36 30. Kh1 (30. Ndc6 Nxc6 31. Nxd5 $13) 30...
Qd6 31. Ne2 Nc4 {[%csl Gc4]} 32. Nxd5 Nb2 33. Qd2 (33. Nxf6+ Qxf6 34. Qd4)
33... Bxd5 34. Qxd5 Qxd5 35. Bxd5 Nd3 (35... Nxa4) 36. Kg2 Rxa4 37. Rd1 Nc5 38.
Nf4 Kg7 39. Bc6 Ra1 40. Rd2 Rb1 41. Nd5 Rb2 (41... Be5) 42. Rxb2 Bxb2 43. f4
Kf8 44. Kf3 f6 45. e4 Bd4 (45... Ne6) 46. h4 Kf7 47. Nb4 Bc3 48. Bd5+ Kg7 49.
Nc6 a6 50. bxa6 Nxa6 51. e5 Nb4 52. Nxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 80th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2009.02.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Braun, Arik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2009.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nxd5 9. O-O Nc7 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bg5 $5 {Eine zu Hause vorbereitete
Neuerung, zuvor wurde einmal 12.e4 gespielt. Die Frage, ob 12.Bg5 besser ist
als das naheliegende 12.Bf4, ist offen, siehe die Anmerkung zum 14. Zug von
Weiß} (12. Bf4 Ne6 13. Bd6 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 O-O 15. Rad1 $14 {1-0 (32) Rusev,K 
(2543)-Kopasov,A (2205) Albena 2010}) 12... f6 13. Bf4 Ne6 14. Nd5 $5 {Die
Idee von 12.Bg5: Wenn Weiß die Läufer auf d6 tauschen möchte, spielt der
"schwarzfeldrig, in diesem Fall ist es wohl besser, auf den Zwischenzug 12.Bg5
zu verzichten und den schwrzen Bauern auf f7 zu belassen. Meine Idee bestand
darin, eher "weißfeldrig" zu agieren, um die weißen Felder zu schwäche
wurde schwarze f-Bauer "vorgelockt".} Nc6 15. Rac1 Kf7 $2 {Gekünstelt und
schlecht.} (15... O-O 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Bd6 Re8 18. b4 $14) 16. h4 g6 17. h5
g5 18. Be3 Qg8 {Der Unterschied in der Figurenstellung ist gewaltig, die
marode schwarze Stellung wird einfach "abgerissen":} 19. b4 $1 $18 cxb4 20.
Nxf6 $1 Kxf6 21. Rxd7 Bc8 22. Qxc6 Bxd7 23. Bd4+ 1-0

[Event "Andorra op 18th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "2000.06.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.06.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 Bb7 7. Bc3 Na5 $6 $146
(7... Ne4 8. a3 Nxc3 (8... d5 9. Bg2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nbd2 Bf6
13. e3 Ne7 14. c5 Qd7 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 a5 18. Nb3 Nc6 19. f4
a4 20. Nd4 bxc5 21. Qxc5 Nxd4 22. exd4 Ra6 23. Rc2 {Fominyh,A-Sandipan,C/
Hyderabad 2000/Ajelibre/1/2-1/2 (99)}) 9. Qxc3 Be7 (9... Qf6 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4
Qxc3+ 12. Nxc3 a6 13. Bg2 g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Rfe1 h6 16. h4 O-O 17. Rad1 exd5
18. cxd5 d6 19. e5 Rae8 20. exd6 cxd6 21. Nd4 Nf5 22. Nc6 b5 23. a4 bxa4 24.
Rxe8 {Epishin,V-Ehlvest,J/Ney York op 1998/CBM 64/ 1-0 (67)}) 10. Bg2 Bf6 11.
e3 Ne7 12. Qd3 c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. exd4 Rc8 15. Nb5 d5 16. cxd5 a6 17. Nc3 Nxd5
18. Ne4 Be7 19. O-O Qc7 20. Ne5 f6 21. Nf3 Qc2 22. Qxc2 {Ehlvest,J-Ivanchuk,V/
Elista 1998/CBM 65/ 0-1 (44)}) 8. Bxa5 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 bxa5 10. Nc3 Rb8 11. Rb1
Be7 (11... Bb4 $5 12. a3 $140 Be7) 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O c6 (13... c5 $5 14. d5
exd5 15. Nxd5 (15. cxd5 d6 {[%cal Gf6d7]}) 15... Nxd5 16. Qxd5 $14) 14. e4 d5
15. e5 Nd7 16. c5 $16 f6 17. Qg4 $1 f5 (17... fxe5 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qxc6 (19.
dxe5) 19... exd4 20. Nxd5 Bxc5 21. Bh3 Nb6 $1 22. Nc7 $1 $16 {[%cal Rc7e6]})
18. Qd1 Rf7 19. a3 $1 {[%cal Gb2b5]} g5 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Nf8 (21... a6 22.
Qa4) 22. Qa4 Qd7 23. b5 $18 cxb5 24. Rxb5 Rxb5 25. Qxb5 Qc8 (25... Qxb5 26.
Nxb5 {[%cal Gf1a1,Gb5d6]}) 26. Ra1 Bd8 $138 27. Nxd5 $1 Rd7 (27... exd5 28.
Bxd5 Ne6 29. Qe8+ $18) 28. c6 $1 Rg7 (28... Rxd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Qxd5+ Kh8
31. Rxa7 $18) 29. Nf6+ Kh8 (29... Bxf6 30. exf6 Rf7 31. d5 Qd8 32. Qc5 Qxf6 33.
Re1) 30. Ne8 Re7 31. Nd6 {[%csl Gd6]} Qc7 32. Qb7 (32. Ra6 $5 {[%cal Gb5b7]})
32... a5 33. Qa8 Qb6 34. Nb7 (34. Nc8 $1 Qxd4 35. Nxe7 Qxa1+ 36. Bf1 $18) 34...
Re8 (34... Qxd4 35. Qxd8 Qxa1+ 36. Bf1 Rf7 37. Nd6) 35. Nxd8 (35. Rc1 $5) 35...
Rxd8 36. Qxa5 Qxd4 37. c7 Rc8 38. Rc1 Qb2 39. Qc3 Qb6 40. Qc5 Qb2 41. Rd1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8.44"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O
d6 (8... Qc8 $5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. a3 Be7
14. b4 Rb8 15. Bxc6 dxc6 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Be3 f5 18. Red1 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,
P-Gurevich,M/Amsterdam Lost Boys op 2000/CBM 77 ext (18)}) 9. Nxd4 Nbd7 (9...
Qd7 10. a4 $1 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. b4 Be7 13. b5 Bb7 14. a5 Rb8 15. axb6 axb6
16. Ra7 O-O 17. Bb2 $14 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Solozhenkin,E/Paris op Fide 1999 (33)})
10. b3 (10. Re1 $5 Qc7 11. a4 Be7 12. a5 a6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. N4b3 Rab8 15. axb6
Qxb6 16. Na5 Ba8 17. Ndb3 Rfe8 18. Be3 $36 {1-0 Tibensky,R-Vojtek,V/SVK exliga
9900 1999 (49)}) 10... a6 (10... Qc7 $5 11. Bb2 Be7 12. f4 O-O 13. f5 e5 14.
Nb5 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. g4 h6 18. Qe2 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nb6 20. Ne3 d5
$132 21. Nexd5 Nbxd5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,Y-Budnikov,A/
Vladivostok 1994 (23)}) 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. Qe2 Be7 13. f4 O-O 14. Rac1 $146 (14.
g4 $5 g6 15. f5 e5 16. Nc2 d5 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Qe4 $16 {1-0
Ivanov,M-Seuffert,G/Wuerzburg op 1998/EXT 2001 (56)}) 14... g6 $5 15. Kh1 (15.
g4 e5 $1) 15... Rac8 16. Nc2 $5 $14 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Gc2e3,Gf4f5]} Ne8 {
[%cal Ge7f6]} 17. g4 (17. f5 $5 Bf6 $11) 17... Bf6 18. Ba3 $5 {[%cal Re4e5,
Ga3f8]} Nc5 19. Ne3 Bg7 (19... Bd4 $5) 20. g5 $1 {[%cal Gh2h4,Ge3g4]} Qe7 21.
h4 f6 22. b4 Nd7 23. Qg4 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 (24... exf5 $6 {[%csl Gd5]}) 25. Qe2
Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 a5 $1 27. Rfe1 (27. bxa5 $142 bxa5 28. Rb1 Nc5 29. Bxc5 dxc5 $14
) 27... axb4 28. Nd5 (28. Bxb4 Qf7 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) 28... Qf7 29. Qxe6 $2 (29.
Nxb4 Nc5 30. Nd3 Nc7 31. Rb1 $14) 29... Qxe6 30. Rxe6 bxa3 $1 31. Ne7+ Kf7 32.
Nxc8 Kxe6 33. Re1+ Be5 (33... Kf7 $4 34. Re7+ $18) (33... Ne5 34. Nxb6) 34.
fxe5 dxe5 35. Rb1 Nd6 $138 36. Nxb6 Nc5 37. Nd5 e4 (37... f4 $5 $36) 38. Nf4+
Ke5 39. Kg3 $1 Rc8 $1 (39... Ne6 40. Nxe6 Kxe6 41. Kf4 $16 {[%csl Gf4]}) 40.
Rd1 (40. Re1 {[%cal Rd2f3]} Kd4 $1) 40... Ne6 (40... Na4 $5) 41. Nf3+ $5 (41.
Nxe6 Kxe6 42. Kf4 (42. Rc1 Ke5 43. c5 Nb5) 42... Nxc4) (41. Nd3+ $5 Kd4 $8 (
41... exd3 42. Nf3+ Ke4 43. Re1#) 42. Nb3+ Kc3 $132) 41... exf3 42. Rd5+ $2 (
42. Nd3+ Kd4 (42... Ke4 43. Nf2+ Ke3 44. Re1+ Kd4 45. Rxe6 Nxc4 46. Kf4 $5) 43.
Nf4+ Ke5 $11) 42... Ke4 43. Nxe6 Nxc4 44. Rd7 f4+ $1 $19 45. Kf2 (45. Nxf4 f2
46. Kxf2 Ne5 47. Ra7 (47. Rxh7 Kxf4 {[%cal Rc8c2]}) 47... Kxf4 48. Rxa3 Rc2+
49. Ke1 Rh2 $19) 45... Nb2 $1 46. Rc7 (46. Rd4+ Ke5 47. Rd8 Rc2+ 48. Kxf3 Rc3+
49. Kg4 Rg3+ 50. Kh5 Kxe6 $19) 46... Nd3+ (46... Nd3+ 47. Kf1 Rb8 48. Nc5+ Nxc5
49. Rxc5 Rb1+ 50. Kf2 Rb2+ 51. Kf1 Rxa2 $19) 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Szoen, Dariusz"]
[Black "Lagowski, Patryk"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 "Lublin"]
[BlackTeam "Szkola Grudziadz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. a3 (6. Qb3 c5 7. Bg2 Nc6
8. O-O cxd4 9. Qa4 Bxd2 10. Bxd2 Qc8 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14.
Rxd4 e5 15. Rd6 Rb8 16. Bg5 Qxc4 17. Qa3 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20.
Qf3 Rc7 21. b3 Qc2 22. Rxf6 d5 23. Qxd5 Qxe2 24. Rf5 Rce7 25. Rc1 Qg4 26. Rf6
Rd7 27. Qb5 Kg7 28. Rfc6 Qf5 29. Qe2 Red8 30. R6c4 Rd2 31. Qg4+ Qxg4 32. Rxg4+
Kf6 33. Rc6+ R8d6 34. Rgc4 Rxc6 35. Rxc6+ Kg7 {Gelfand,B (2743)-Leko,P (2723)
Beijing 2014 1/2-1/2}) (6. Qc2 {La grande ligne} Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4) 6... Bxd2+ 7.
Nxd2 Bb7 8. Nf3 d5 (8... O-O) (8... Bxf3 9. exf3 d5 10. b3 Nc6 {[%csl Rd4]
[%cal Gd5c4]} 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Bg2 Qd6 13. O-O dxc4 14. bxc4 Rad8 (14... Na5))
9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bf4 c5 13. Rc1 $146 (13. dxc5 {
Ivanchuk,V (2699)-Anand,V (2753) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2003 (6) 1/2}) 13... cxd4
$1 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 e5 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Bg5 Nc5 $132 {[%cal Ga8d8]} 18.
Nb4 Nfe4 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Qc2 a5 21. Nd3 (21. Na6 $5 {[%cal Gc2e4]}) 21... Qb5 (
21... Nxd3 $142 22. exd3) 22. Nxe5 Nb3 23. Rcd1 (23. Qxe4 Nxc1 24. Rxc1) 23...
Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nf6 25. Nc6 Ng4 26. Bf4 $16 {[%csl Gf4]} a4 27. f3 Re8 28. e4 {
La position Noire devient difficile} Nf6 29. Nd4 Nxd4 30. Rxd4 g5 31. Rb4 $1
Qc5 32. Rc4 Qb5 33. Be3 g4 34. fxg4 Nxg4 35. Bf4 Nf6 36. Rb4 Qh5 {[%cal Gf6g4]}
37. Rxa4 Nxe4 $1 $13 {[%csl Gh3][%cal Ge4g5]} 38. Rd4 (38. Rxe4 Qd5 {[%cal
Gf7f5]} 39. Be5 Rxe5 (39... f5 40. Qc4) 40. Kf3) 38... Ng5 $40 39. Qd3 $4 Qh3+
40. Kg1 Nf3+ 41. Qxf3 Re1+ 42. Kf2 Qf1# 0-1

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Das, Arghyadip"]
[Black "Vavrak, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2367"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 (5. b3 {La ligne principale
jouée contre MAZE} Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 {Maze,S (2576)-Vavrak,P (2454) Rohde op 7th
2007 (4.1) 1-0}) (5. Qb3 $5 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6a5,Ga5b3,Ga5c4]} 6. Nbd2 (6. Bd2 {
[%cal Gd2a5]} Bb7 $1 7. Bc3) 6... Na5 7. Qa4 $13) 5... Bb7 (5... c5 $5 6. Bg2
Bb7 7. dxc5 (7. O-O cxd4 $132) 7... Bxc5 (7... bxc5 $5 {[%csl Gb4,Gd4]} 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 $1 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rd2 Nc6 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14. Rxd6
Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qxc3 16. Rxb7 Nd4 $40) 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 {[%cal
Ga6c5,Gc5a4]}) (5... c6 $6 {la mode au début des années 80 mais les blancs ont
trouvé des bonnes suites.} 6. Nc3 b5 7. cxb5 cxb5 8. Nxb5 Qb6 9. Nc3 Bb4) 6.
Bg2 Be7 (6... c5 {la ligne principale} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 (7... bxc5 {[%csl Gb4]}) 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3) 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 (8... c5) 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Nh4 {[%cal
Gg2e4] Une nouveauté dans cet ordre de coups mais après la prise en g2, on
retombe sur la variante 10. Ne1 joué également par l'indien auparavant} ({RR} 
10. Ne1 {[%cal Ge1g2]} d5 (10... Bxg2) 11. Bf4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rd1 Qe8 14.
Qxe8 Rxe8 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rxd5 Nc6 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Nd3 Rxe2 19. Nxc5 bxc5
20. Rc1 Nb4 21. Rdxc5 h6 22. Rc8+ Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Kh7 24. a3 Nd3 {Das,A (2324)
-Sangma,R (2214)/Goa 2002/CBM 091 ext/1-0 (72)}) 10... Bxg2 (10... f5 $5 $146 {
[%csl Rh4][%cal Ge7h4]} 11. Bxe4 (11. Nf3 Bf6 $11 {[%csl Rd4]}) 11... fxe4 12.
Ng2 Nc6 $5 13. Rd1 e5 $1 $132 14. d5 (14. dxe5 Nxe5 $132 (14... Bc5 $5 {
[%csl Rf2]})) 14... Nd4 {[%csl Re2]}) 11. Nxg2 f5 $146 ({RR} 11... Nc6 12. d5
Nd4 13. Qd1 Bf6 14. Bd2 exd5 15. Bc3 Nf5 16. cxd5 Re8 17. Qd3 Nd6 18. Rac1 Ne4
19. Bxf6 Qxf6 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B (2565)-Chernin,A (2580)/Amsterdam 1987/CBM 003})
12. Rd1 Bf6 $11 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Rac1 Nc6 $1 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 15. a3 e5 16. dxe5
Nxe5 17. Bf4 d6 18. Qc2 g5 {La position était intéressante et malheureusement
les deux joueurs n'ont pas respecté l'obligation du nombre minimal des 25
coups mais l'indien a privilégié ses chances de norme de GMI.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Barbot, Pierre"]
[Black "Ibrahim, Hatim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:06:31"]
[BlackClock "0:09:23"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:22]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ba6
{[%emt 0:00:20]} (4... Bb7) 5. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (5. Qc2) (5. b3 {La grande
ligne} Bb4+ (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5) 6. Bd2 Be7) 5... Nc6 $1 {[%emt 0:
01:21][%cal Gc6a5,Ga5b3,Ga5c4] Exploitant la position un peu artificielle de
la Qb3} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:01][%cal Gd2c4,Ge2e4]} (6. Bd2 $5 {[%csl Ga5]} Rb8
{[%cal Gb8b3]} 7. Bg2 Na5 $5 {[%cal Gb8b3]}) 6... Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:57]} (6...
Na5 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2 Rc8 9. c5 Nc6 10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Nd3 a5 12. O-O Ba6 13. Ne4
b5 14. Qd1 Nxd4 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Nc6 17. Qb3 b4 18. Rfd1 Bxe2 19. Rd2 Bh5
20. g4 Bg6 21. Rad1 Nb8 22. Qe3 Be7 23. c6 d5 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Bxd5 e5 26.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rxd8 Rhxd8 28. Qb3+ Kg7 29. Be3 Nxc6 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Qe6 Bf7
32. Qf5 Nd4 {0-1 (32) Sargissian,G (2673)-Harikrishna,P (2740) Linares 2015})
7. e4 {[%emt 0:06:15] La ligne critique} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:35]} (7... d5 {
La grande ligne} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5) 8. d5 $5 {[%emt 0:02:42]} (8. Bg2 O-O 9.
O-O d6 10. d5 $14 {Aronian,L (2648)-Schmaltz,R (2527) GER-ch Internet g/5'
blitz 2004 (10) 1-0}) 8... exd5 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 9. exd5 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Nb4 {
[%emt 0:09:27]} (9... Na5) 10. Bg2 {[%emt 0:07:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:00]} 11.
O-O {[%emt 0:01:17]} c6 $1 {[%emt 0:06:38]} 12. a3 {[%emt 0:06:09]} Na6 {
[%emt 0:00:25]} 13. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 14. Qc3 $146 {
[%emt 0:05:19]} (14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Ndf3 Nc5 16. Qc2 a5 17. Bd2 Nce4 18. Bf4 Bd6
19. Nd3 c5 20. a4 Rad8 21. Rad1 h6 22. Bc1 Rfe8 23. Nh4 Qc8 24. b3 Bf8 25. Bb2
Ng4 26. h3 Ngf6 27. Kh2 Bd6 28. f4 Nh5 29. g4 Nhg3 30. Rf3 Be7 31. Rxg3 Nxg3
32. Bxb7 Qxb7 33. Kxg3 Bxh4+ 34. Kxh4 Re3 35. Nf2 Rxd1 36. Nxd1 Qe7+ 37. g5
hxg5+ 38. fxg5 Re4+ 39. Kg3 Qxg5+ 40. Kf2 Qf5+ 41. Kg3 Rg4+ {0-1 (41)
Percivaldi,M (2310)-Brunello,S (2539) Helsingor 2015}) 14... Nc5 {[%emt 0:05:
05]} 15. b4 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:11:58]} 16. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nxc1
{[%emt 0:02:47]} 17. Raxc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 18. Rfe1 {
[%emt 0:08:02]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 19. c5 {[%emt 0:23:42]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:
10]} 20. bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 21. N2b3 {[%emt 0:00:24]
[%csl Rb7,Rc6][%cal Gb3a5]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 22. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 {
[%emt 0:10:17]} 23. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Ba8 {[%emt 0:08:53]} 24. Na5 $13 {
[%emt 0:01:31]} Bg5 $1 {[%emt 0:06:17] Les pièces Blanches sont un peu
désorganisées} 25. f4 {[%emt 0:14:22]} Nxf4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 26. gxf4 {
[%emt 0:00:18]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:15][%csl Ra4]} 27. Naxc6 $2 {[%emt 0:05:02]} (
27. Nab3 Bxc1 28. Rxc1 {[%csl Ra8] Et les Blancs peuvent peut-être tenir la
position}) 27... Bxc1 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 28. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:
02:11]} 29. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (29. Nxd8 Qxc1+) 29... Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:37]}
30. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:04:51]} Qe3+ {[%emt 0:03:37]} 31. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Rxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 32. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 33. Bg2 {
[%emt 0:01:14]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 34. Bd5 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:
33]} 0-1

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 3rd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2010.10.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 d6 13. e5 Qd7 14. Qf4 $5 Nh5 15.
Qc4 O-O 16. Nc3 Rae8 17. Be3 (17. g4 $2 Na5 $1) (17. h3 {/\ 18.g4} Nd4 18. Nxd4
cxd4 19. Qxd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb7+ 21. Qd5 Qxd5+ 22. Rxd5 dxe5 23. Rxe5 Nf6 $14 {
/=}) (17. exd6 $5) 17... Nb4 18. Rd2 Ba6 (18... d5) (18... Qe6) 19. Qb3 Nd3 20.
Qa3 Qc8 21. exd6 Bxd6 22. Rad1 (22. Bf1 Bf4 23. Bxd3 Bb7 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Ne1
Nh3+ 26. Kf1 Ng5 27. Be2 Qh3+ 28. Kg1 Qh6 $11 {(Gustafsson)}) 22... Be7 23. Nd5
Nb4 24. Ne5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Nf6 26. Bg2 c4 27. Qc3 Bb5 28. h3 Bc5 $2 (28... Qe6
$15) 29. Bxc5 Qxc5 30. Rd5 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Qc7 32. Rxb5 Rc8 33. Nc6 Rfe8 34. Rb4
Re2 35. Bf3 Re6 36. Rxc4 Rce8 37. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bachmann, Axel"]
[Black "Dragun, Kamil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ (5... Be7) 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7.
b3 c6 8. Bg2 d5 9. O-O (9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 Rc8 13.
cxd5 cxd5 14. Rxc8 Qxc8 15. Na3 {1/2-1/2 (15) Goganov,A (2609)-Jakovenko,D 
(2745) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014}) 9... Nbd7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. a4 c5 12. cxd5 $146 (
12. Na3 Bb7 13. b4 Rc8 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. b5 a6 17. a5 Ne4 18. Qe1
axb5 19. Nxb5 Ra8 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Ra6 22. Bf1 Ra7 23. Nd2 Qa8 24. f3 Rc8
25. e4 Bb7 26. Nc4 Qb8 27. Rcb1 Qc7 28. Nb6 Rf8 29. Nxd7 Qxd7 30. Qxc5 Ba6 31.
Rd1 Qb7 32. Bg2 Qa8 33. Rd6 h6 34. h4 Rc8 35. Qd4 Bb5 36. Qb4 Ba6 37. Kh2 Rac7
38. Rad1 Rc2 39. R1d2 Kh7 40. Rd7 Rxd2 41. Qxd2 Kg8 {Postny,E (2652)-Cvitan,O 
(2542) Budva 2009 1-0}) 12... Nxd5 (12... exd5) 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Rc8 15.
Rac1 Nf6 16. R3c2 cxd4 17. Rxc8 Bxc8 18. Qxd4 $32 Bb7 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Ne5 (
20. Rc7 Rd1+ 21. Bf1) 20... Ne4 21. Nd3 a5 22. Rc7 Bd5 23. Ne5 f5 (23... f6)
24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Nd7 Bd5 26. Nxb6 Bxb3 27. f4 Rd4 28. Ra7 Rb4 29. Ra6 Kf7 30.
Kf2 h6 31. Ra7+ Kg8 32. Nd7 Rxa4 33. Ra8+ Kf7 34. Ra7 Ra3 35. Nc5+ Kf6 36. Nd7+
Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 06th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2006.10.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Salaun, Yann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 $1 {la variante а la mode depuis
quelques mois contre Ba6 car les blancs ont trouvé quelques nouvelles idées
pour obtenir l'inititiative} d5 (5... c5 {La réponse principale qui amène un
jeu plus dynamique. Les blancs doivent souvent sacrifier un P mais le MI
préfère le jeu positionnel.} 6. d5 $1) (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 $1 {Le
sacrifice qui a donné une seconde jeunesse а la variante 5. Qc2} exd5 {le plus
étonnant est de voir que sur 26 parties recencées а ce jour sur le serveur
ChessBase avec 6.d5, 14 parties ont été jouées en 2006! C'est vraiment la
variante а la mode а haut niveau} 8. cxd5 (8. Nh4 $143) 8... Bxd5 (8... Nxd5 9.
O-O {[%cal Gg2b7]} Be7 {Rodshtein,M (2517)-Pashikian,A (2527) Wch U20 Yerevan 
(13) 1-0}) 9. Nc3 Bc6 (9... Bxf3 $5 {une idée logique donnant la paire de B
pour essayer de garder l'avantage du P de plus mais les quelques essais
pratiques ne donnent pas des résultats trés concluants pour les noirs.} 10.
Bxf3 Nc6 {[%cal Gf8e7,Ge8g8,Gd7d5,Ga8c8]} 11. Qa4 $1 {[%cal Gf3c6]} Rc8 12. Bf4
$1 Be7 13. O-O-O $1 $36 {Nisipeanu,L (2690)-Baklan,V (2622) ROM-chT div-A (9)
1-0 La conception récente de la variante, le OOO donne une bonne initiative
aux blancs}) 10. e4 {[%cal Gc1f4,Ge1c1]} Be7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. O-O-O Na6 {
[%cal Ga6b4]} 13. a3 $44) 6. cxd5 exd5 (6... Nxd5 $143 7. Bg2) 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 ({RR} 9... h6 10. Ne5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 c6 12. Rd1 Qd6 13. c4
Qe6 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Rac1 Nbd7 16. e3 Bb7 17. Nd3 Qe8 18. Nf4 Ne4 19. Qa4 b5 20.
cxb5 Nb6 21. Qb3 cxb5 22. Nd3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nd2 24. Qc2 {Rodriguez Vargas,O 
(2455)-Kurajica,B (2585)/Manila 1992/TD/1-0 (44)}) 10. Ne5 $1 $146 {[%cal
Gg2a8] une forte nouveauté} ({RR} 10. Re1 c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. e3
Qc7 14. Qa4 Bd3 15. Bb2 b5 16. Qd1 Be4 17. Bf1 c4 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Bg2 Nb6 20.
f3 Na4 21. Qc1 Qc6 22. Ra2 Re7 23. Ba1 Rae8 24. Nf1 a5 {Lilloni,L-Gereben,E/
San Benedetto 1957/EXT 2000/0-1 (35)}) 10... h6 $6 {l'idée d'ôter la
possibilité Bg5 aux blancs avec une pression indirecte sur le Pd5 est logique
mais c'est peut-être l'origine des problèmes а venir dans la position de yann
SALAÜN. En effet, l'idée est probablement erronée pour plusieurs raisons:  -
Le retard de dévelloppement s'accentue. - La position habituelle de
développement est plutôt Bf4 que Bg5 et "h6" donnerait un tempo de plus aux
blancs. - les cases "g6" et "f5" s'affaiblissent.} 11. Bf4 $1 Bb7 (11... c5
$143 12. dxc5 Bxc3 (12... bxc5 $2 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. a3 Ba5 16.
Bxd5 Bxd5 17. e4 $40) 13. Qxc3) 12. Rac1 c6 13. Qb3 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gb3g8,
Ge2e4,Gb3b4] Un coup multi fonction: le GMI gagne un tempo sur le B tout en
faisant pression sur la diagonale "a2g8"} Qe7 {[%cal Ge7b4,Ge7f7]} (13... Bxc3
14. bxc3 $16) 14. a3 Bd6 15. e4 $1 {[%cal Gf1e1]} dxe4 (15... g5 16. Nxf7 $1
gxf4 17. Nxh6+ Kh8 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. e5 Qe6 21. exf6) (15... Bxe5
$142 16. Bxe5 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nd7 19. f4 $1 {le français a évité
la perte d'un P mais les blancs gardent une initiative durable} Rac8 20. Rfe1 (
20. Bf5 $5 {[%cal Gf5c8]}) 20... Nxe5) 16. Nxf7 $1 {[%csl Rd6] Une petite
combinaison concrétisant la domination blanche. Ce qui est frappant est
l'absence de mauvais coup apparent de la part des noirs et c'est pourquoi 10.
h6 a sans doute été une faute exploitée par le GMI} Qxf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18.
Bxd6 $16 {la paire de B et le P de plus donne un net avantage aux blancs. Au
surplus, le MI est en retard de développement.} Nbd7 19. f3 $1 c5 $2 (19...
exf3 $8 20. Bxf3 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]}) 20. Nxe4 Ba6 21. Rfd1 $40 cxd4 22. Rc7 (22.
Rxd4 Rac8 23. Bc7 $1 {[%cal Ge4d6]}) 22... Kg6 23. Rxd4 Rac8 24. Kf2 $2 {
les deux jours commencaient а être en manque de temps} (24. Rxc8 $142 Rxc8 25.
Rd2 {[%csl Rc2]}) 24... Rxc7 25. Bxc7 Nc5 {[%cal Ge8e2]} 26. Rd8 (26. Bf4 Nd3+
{[%cal Gd3f4,Gd3b2]}) 26... Re7 (26... Nfxe4+ 27. fxe4 Re7 28. Bb8) 27. Bb8
Nd3+ 28. Ke3 Nxb2 29. Kd4 Na4 $6 {Les pièces noires mal placées sur la colonne
"a" vont donner naissance а des menaces tactiques comme la prise du Pa7 par la
R avec échec et double attaque.} (29... Nc4 $142 $5) 30. Nxf6 $6 {permet а la
Re7 de rentrer en 7ème rangée} (30. Bd6) 30... Kxf6 31. f4 Re2 $1 {j'ai
assisté а cette phase de la partie avant le contrôle du temps et les deux
joueurs avaient moins de deux minutes pour passer le 40ème coup.} 32. Be5+ Ke7
33. Ra8 $1 {[%cal Ga8a7]} Rd2+ $1 {en grand zeitnot, le MI cherche а gagner du
temps avec l'incrément de la cadence FISCHER tout en s'approchant du contrôle
du 40ème coup.} 34. Ke3 Rd3+ 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Ke1 Rxg2 $6 (36... Re2+ $1 {
30 s de plus!} 37. Kd1 Rxg2 38. Rxa7+ Ke6 39. Rxa6 Nb2+ {l'intérêt d'avoir
joué 36. Re2 était aussi de permettre cet échec intermédiaire qui réduit les
possibilités des blancs}) 37. Rxa7+ Ke6 $2 (37... Bb7 $1 38. Rxb7+ Ke6 39. Rxg7
Rxh2 40. g4 Kd5 41. Rg6 Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d3,Gd3e5,Gd3e1]} 42. Kf1 Nd3 43. Kg1 Nxe5
44. fxe5 Ra2 $11) 38. Rxa6 Nc5 39. Rxb6+ Kd5 40. Kf1 (40. Bxg7) 40... Rxh2 41.
Rb2 $6 (41. Bxg7) 41... Rxb2 42. Bxb2 g6 43. Bg7 h5 44. Kg2 Ke4 45. Bh6 Na4 46.
Bg5 Nc3 47. Bd8 {le B domine le N avec cette position ouverte et des P sur les
deux ailes.} Na4 48. Kh3 Kf5 49. Kh4 Nc3 50. Be7 Nd5 51. Bd6 Nc3 52. Be5 (52.
Bb4) 52... Ne4 $6 (52... Na4) 53. a4 Ke6 54. a5 $18 Kd5 55. a6 Kc6 56. Bd4 Kc7
57. Be3 Kb8 58. Kh3 Nd6 59. Kg2 Kc7 60. Kf3 Kc6 61. Bf2 Nf5 62. Ke4 Nh6 63. a7
Kb7 64. Kd5 Ng4 65. Bg1 Nf6+ 66. Ke5 Ng4+ 67. Ke6 (67. Ke4 {Ke4 saisi а tort
par le bulletin}) 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 06th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2006.11.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Black "Monroy, Charles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {Trés populaire actuellement} (
5. b3) 5... Bb4 (5... Bb7 {plus courant} 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O d6 9. Nxd4
Qd7 $1 (9... Nbd7 {le coup naturel sur cette structure hérisson est moins bon
а cause du plan d'IVANCHUK a4a5}) 10. a4 $1) 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+
9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 ({RR} 11. Qe3 Nbd7 12. Bc3 Qb8 13. Bh3 b5 14.
b3 a5 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. Bg2 d5 17. Rfc1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Nb6 19. a4 Qe8 20. Bb2 Kh8
21. Qf4 Qb8 22. Bc3 Qb7 23. c5) 11... Nbd7 12. Rac1 ({RR} 12. Bh3 Qe7 13. Nh4
c5 14. Qe3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Rfd8 16. Rac1 h6 17. Bc3 Nc5 18. Qe3 a5 19. f3 Bh7 20.
Nf5 Bxf5 21. Bxf5) ({RR} 12. Bf1 Qe7 13. Ne1 c5 14. Be3 d5) 12... Qe7 ({RR} 
12... Re8 13. Be1 ({RR} 13. Qe3 a5 14. Bc3 d5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc8 17. Qf3
) ({RR} 13. Bh3 Qe7 14. Be3 a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Qc2 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5) 13... Qe7
14. Qe3 a5 15. Bf1 Bb7 16. Nh4 Qf8 17. Qd3 e5 ({RR} 17... c5 18. dxc5 dxc5 19.
f3) 18. d5 Nc5 19. Qc2 Bc8 20. f3 Kh8 21. Bf2 ({RR} 21. b3 Ng8 22. a3 Bd7 ({RR
} 22... Ne7 23. b4)) 21... Ng8 22. e4 Ne7 23. Nf5 Nxf5 24. exf5 g6 25. fxg6
hxg6 26. Be3 Kg7 27. h4 {Sakaev,K (2647)-Adams,M (2752)/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM
092/[Gershon]/0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. Bh3 Re8 14. Be3 a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16.
Nf1 ({RR} 16. c5 Bd5 17. Qa3 Qe7 ({RR} 17... dxc5 18. dxc5 b5 19. c6) 18. cxd6
cxd6 19. Rc7 Rec8 20. Rdc1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Ne8) 16... a4 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. f3 c5
19. Bf2 Rec8 20. Qd2 cxd4 ({RR} 20... d5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Ra1 ({
RR} 23. a3 Bb3)) 21. Bxd4 d5 22. Ne3 Rd8 ({RR} 22... e5 23. Nf5 Qf8 24. Bf2 d4
25. f4 Ne4 26. Qe1 Nxf2 27. Qxf2) ({RR} 22... dxc4 23. Nxc4 b5 24. Ne3) 23. Qc2
({RR} 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5)) 13. Qa3 ({RR} 13. Bh3 c5 14. Qe3 Rfe8 15.
Bc3 a5 16. b3 Bb7 17. Qd3 d5 18. Qe3 Ne4 19. Bb2 a4) 13... Rfc8 $146 ({RR} 
13... a5 14. h3 ({RR} 14. Bh3 Rae8 ({RR} 14... Rfe8 15. Be3 h6 16. Nd2 Bb7 17.
c5 ({RR} 17. b3 Qd8 18. c5 dxc5 19. dxc5 Ba6 20. Nc4 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Qe7 22. Bg2
Ra7 23. Bc6 Ra6 24. Qa4 Rd8 25. Qb5 Ra7 26. cxb6 Nxb6 27. Bc5) 17... dxc5 18.
dxc5 Bd5 19. cxb6 Qxa3 20. bxa3 cxb6 21. Nc4 Rab8 22. Nd6 Red8 23. Rc2 Nc5 24.
Nb5 Rbc8 25. f3 Na4 26. Rdc1 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Bb7 28. Bf1 Rd1 29. Rc1) ({RR} 14...
h6 15. Ne5 Rae8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Be3 Bc6 18. c5 bxc5 19. dxc5 d5 20. Qxa5 Nf6
21. Qa6) ({RR} 14... Bf5 15. Bf1 h6 16. Be3 Rfe8 17. Nh4 Bh7 18. f3 e5 19. dxe5
Nxe5 20. Bf2 a4 21. Bh3 Ng6 22. Nxg6 fxg6 23. Rd2 g5 24. Bg2 g4 25. Qc3 Rf8 26.
Rf1 Rae8 27. b3 axb3 28. axb3 Nd7 29. b4 {Piket,J (2495)-Van der Wiel,J (2550)/
Rotterdam 1990/EXT 2002/1/2-1/2 (54)}) 15. Ne1 ({RR} 15. Qe3) 15... Bf5 16. Bf1
e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Ng2 Bh3 19. Be1 h6 20. Qc3 Ne4 21. Qd4 f5 22. b3 Kh7 23.
f3 Ng5) 14... Rfe8 15. Be3 e5 16. Qc3 exd4 17. Bxd4 c5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qb3
Qc7 20. Rd2 Qc6 21. Ne1 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 Ne4 23. Rd3 Ng5 24. Nf4 Ne6 25. Nxe6 fxe6
26. Rcd1 Rad8 27. f3 a4 28. Qc3 {Van Wely,L (2560)-Balashov,Y (2545)/Germany
1993/GER-chT2/1-0 (55)}) 14. Bh3 h6 15. Ne5 {[%cal Ga3e7]} c5 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17.
dxc5 Nxc5 (17... dxc5 $5 {[%csl Gd4]}) 18. b4 Nb7 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gb7d6]} (
18... Nd7) 19. Qe3 Bc6 20. Bc3 Rd8 21. Rd4 e5 22. Rd2 Rab8 23. a3 Bd7 24. Bg2
Be6 25. Bxb7 (25. Bb2 $16) 25... Rxb7 26. c5 f6 27. c6 Rc7 28. b5 d5 29. Bb4
Qf7 30. f4 d4 31. Qf2 Bc4 32. fxe5 Bxb5 33. Rxd4 Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch High Pool"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2001.08.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2001.08.13"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bc3 {This move
is quiet rare in this position.The main line is 7.Bg2 with following
opportunities for black:7...c6,7...d5,7...Bb7. The positions rise in those
variations are very well-known,that might be the idea behind the move in the
text to get down from popular tracks.} d5 (7... Ne4 $5 8. Bg2 (8. Bb2 $6 Bb4+
9. Nfd2 Qf6 10. f3 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 d5 $11) 8... Nxc3 9. Nxc3 c6 10. d5 O-O 11.
O-O exd5 12. cxd5 c5 13. Re1 Bf6 14. Rc1 d6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Arkell,K-Adams,M/
England 1997/EXT 99 (33)}) 8. Nbd2 (8. Bg2 {Could lead to positions from 7.Bg2
line.} c6 9. Nbd2 (9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 {0-1 Sinkovics,P-Balogh,C/
Budapest HUN 2000 (30) Reaching a well known theoretical position.}) 9... Nbd7
10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Pert,N-Franco Alonso,A/Athens
GRE 2001/The Week in Chess 355 (53) Familiar position with one from the text.
With one difference the N is on d7 and not on c6.}) 8... c5 $5 9. Bg2 O-O (9...
Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Re1 Rac8 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Nb1 d4 $132 {[%csl Ga6,Gf6][%cal Gf8d8] 1/2-1/2 Arkell,K-Turner,M/
Millfield ENG 2000/The Week in Chess 301 (41)}) 10. cxd5 (10. O-O Nc6 $11)
10... Nxd5 $1 {The best reply.Black uses the fact that white K is still in the
center,wins a tempi to finish the development.} (10... exd5 $5 11. Ne5 $14 {
[%cal Ge1g1]}) 11. Bb2 Nc6 (11... Nd7 $5 {This move was in my opinion more
flexible,black could reach an easy equalization.} 12. O-O Rc8) 12. dxc5 Bxc5
13. O-O Rc8 $11 {Black recieved a solid position and white got nothing from
the opening.} 14. Ne4 (14. a3 $5 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ga1c1]}) 14... Be7 15. Nd4 $6
(15. a3 $6 f5 $1 16. Ned2 (16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Bxe2 19. Re1
Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nd8 $15) 16... Bf6 $15 {[%csl Rc3]}) (15. Rc1 $11) 15... Ndb4 {
[%cal Gc6d4,Gb4c2]} 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 {Black position already looks better.Next
white move is very strong,giving up the pawn white gains good initiative
eventually enouth to hold the ending with one P down.} 17. Rc1 $1 (17. Re1 Nb4
$15 {[%csl Rc2]}) 17... Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Bxe2 19. Rd2 {Another accurate move.} (
19. Rd7 Rfd8 $1 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $17) 19... Ba6 20. Nd6 Rfd8 $8 21. Rcd1 Bxd6 (
21... Rc7 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Nf5 Rxd2 24. Nxe7+ Kf8 25. Rxd2 Kxe7 26. Bxg7 $11)
22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 {White two bishops and active R are good compensation
for the pawn.} Nb4 (23... Rd8 {Wouldn't change much.} 24. Be5 Rxd6 25. Bxd6 $44
) 24. Rd7 $1 h6 (24... Nxa2 25. Rxa7 Nb4 26. Ba3 Bb5 27. Rb7 $11) 25. Rxa7 Bd3
26. h3 {Now position is equal.Black has to be carefull not to let white
bishops collect the pawns,but this job is not too difficult.} Rc2 27. Bd4 $6 (
27. Ba3 $1 $11) 27... Nxa2 (27... Rxa2 $1 28. Bxb6 (28. Rxa2 Nxa2 29. Bxb6 Bc2
$15) 28... Rb2 $15) 28. Bxb6 Nb4 29. Rd7 (29. Bd4 $1 $14 {[%cal Ga7b7,Gb3b5]})
29... Nd5 30. Bd4 (30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Be4 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. g4 {[%cal Gg1h2,
Gh2g3]} Rb2 34. Rd4 Rxb3 35. Rxe4 Rxb6 $11) 30... Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Rb1 $11 32. Rb7
Bc2 33. Bc5 {[%cal Gb3b4] The position is completly drawn,white threatens to
advance the bP,so black transfers the game to opposite coloured bishops ending
and the draw result is agreed.} Rxb3 34. Rxb3 Bxb3 35. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lodhi, Mahmood"]
[Black "Nolte, Rolando"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2324"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {The alternatives are: 5.b3 5.
Qa4} d5 {Black has few very interesting variations except this move:} (5... Bb4
{[%cal Ga6c4]} 6. Qc2 Bb7 (6... O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3
Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nb3 Be7 $11 {[%cal Ga8c8] 0-1 Nikolic,P-Palac,M/Bled
SLO 2000/The Week in Chess 311 (41)}) 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. O-O Bxd2 10.
Bxd2 O-O 11. Rfd1 h6 12. Qe3 $14 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gg2h3,Gf3e1,Gf2f3] 1-0 Tregubov,
P-Romanishin,O/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 345 (46)}) (5... c5 {One of
the sharpest lines in this variation.} 6. e4 $5 cxd4 7. e5 Ng8 8. Bg2 Nc6 9.
O-O Rb8 10. Re1 h6 11. a3 b5 12. cxb5 Bxb5 13. b4 $14 {[%cal Ga3a4,Gb4b5,Gd2b3]
1-0 Tregubov,P-Ivanovic,B/Herceg Novi YUG 2001/The Week in Chess 344 (35)}) (
5... Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O (8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. N4b3 d6 10. O-O e5 11. Re1
O-O 12. Nf1 $14 {[%csl Rd5] 0-1 Ivanov,M-Baklan,V/Bischwiller FRA 2001/The
Week in Chess 336 (53)}) 8... d6 9. Nxd4 {Transfers the game to Marozy setup.}
Nbd7 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Qc7 $132 {0-1 Korobov,A-Psakhis,L/Ohrid MKD 2001/The
Week in Chess 344 (46)}) 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 (8. cxd5 $5 {Rabinovich
Alex In my opinion this move promises white more than 8.b3.Lets compare
position in the text with the positions with hanging black pawns c-d,since
this position will rise sooner or later after black will play c5.The most
typical white plan is to play against those pawns,for that white needs the N
on c3 and not on d2.Time for removing it on c3 white won't have.So the result
of this will be that black will have strong pawn structure in the center and
white won't be able to attack it.} exd5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. b3 a5 11. Bb2 Na6 12.
Rc1 c5 13. Nd3 Re8 14. Nf4 cxd4 15. Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/New
Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80 (49)}) 8... Nbd7 (8... c5 $5 {[%cal Gb8c6] This
logical move probably solves black's problems immideatly.} 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bb2
Nbd7 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Nxc5
Nxc5 17. Qd4 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Karpov,A/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63 (17)}) 9.
Bb2 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 $11 11. cxd5 (11. Re1 $5 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 11... exd5 12.
Re1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Rc8 13. e4 $6 {[%csl Rd3][%mdl 16384] After this move black
gains good initiative thanks to his c-P.} (13. Rc1 Qa5 $132) 13... c4 $1 $36 {
[%cal Gc4c3]} 14. bxc4 dxc4 15. Bc3 Nc5 $15 {[%csl Rd3]} 16. Nd4 $6 {Another
mistake,which brings white nothing but trublle.} (16. Bh3 $5 Rb8 17. Ne5 {
[%csl Gd3][%cal Ge5c6,Ge5d3]} Qc7 18. Rc1 $15) 16... Nd3 $1 $17 {[%csl Rf2]
[%cal Ge7c5]} 17. Qa4 $2 {This move already looses the game.Black wins
material and still has some initiative} (17. Rf1 Bb4 $1 $17) 17... Bc5 (17...
Nxe1 $5 18. Rxe1 Bc5 $19) 18. Rf1 (18. Qxa6 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Rf1 Ng4 $19
{[%csl Rf2][%cal Gc4c2] The game.}) 18... Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Qxa6 Ng4 $1
$19 {Black is winning ,white can't protect f2 and his position collepces.} 21.
Nf3 Qc5 22. h3 Ngxf2 23. Kh2 $8 Nxe4 24. Ng1 Qe5 (24... Nxg3 $3 25. Kxg3 Qe5+
26. Kg4 (26. Kf3 Qf4+ 27. Ke2 Rfe8+ 28. Kd1 Qd4 $19 {[%cal Gd3b4,Gd4a1]}) 26...
h5+ 27. Kh4 Rc5 $19 {[%cal Ge5g5]}) 25. Ne2 (25. Bxe4 Qxe4 $19 {[%cal Gc4c1]})
25... Nd2 {Black is making sort B moves and still white is helpless.} (25...
Nec5 $19 {[%cal Ge5e2,Gc5a6] Winning a piece.}) 26. Nf4 Nxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Nxf4 28.
Rxf4 c3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 4228]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 {[%cal Ga6c4]
Another possibilities are:} (5... d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5
Bb7 10. b3 a5 11. Bb2 Na6 12. Rc1 c5 13. Nd3 Re8 14. Nf4 cxd4 15. Nf3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/New Delhi IND 2000/The Week in Chess 317 (49)}) (
5... Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O Qc8 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. a3 Be7 14. b4 Rb8 15. Bxc6 dxc6 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Be3 f5 18.
Red1 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Gurevich,M/Amsterdam NED 2000/The Week in Chess 302 
(18)}) 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 {Stoping for a long time from white to play e4.}
8. Qb3 (8. Qd1 O-O 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 a5 13. Rfd1 a4
14. Bh3 Bxf3 15. exf3 d5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Monaco MNC 2001/The
Week in Chess 333 (23)}) 8... Nc6 (8... Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1
Nbd7 12. Rac1 h6 (12... Re8 13. Bh3 Qe7 14. Be3 a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Qc2 c5 17.
dxc5 bxc5 18. f3 h6 19. Bf2 Ne5 20. Bg2 Nc6 21. Nb1 e5 22. Nc3 Nd4 $15 {
0-1 Dao Thien Hai-Adams,M/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80 (68)}) 13. Bh3 Re8 14.
Be3 a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Nf1 a4 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. f3 c5 19. Bf2 Rec8 20. Qd2 d5 21.
dxc5 bxc5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Ra1 $5 Ne5 24. Qc3 $14 {1-0 Nikolic,P-Adams,M/Wijk
aan Zee NED 2000/The Week in Chess 273 (45)}) 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Bxd2 O-O 11. Rfd1
h6 12. Qe3 $14 {[%cal Ge3d4,Gd2c3] Protecting first d4 pawn. White plan is
easy: To play Bh3 then to move the N from f3,preparing f3 and e4.} a6 {[%cal
Gb6b5]} 13. Bc3 Re8 14. Bh3 b5 15. b3 bxc4 16. bxc4 Rb8 (16... d5 $5 17. Ne5
dxc4 18. f3 Bd5 19. Qf4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 21. e4 Bc6 22. Rd4 $14) 17. Ne5 d6 (
17... Nb4 18. Qd2 $14 {[%cal Gf2f3,Ge2e4]}) 18. f3 (18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. f3 Nd7
20. Qd3 $14 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 18... dxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. f4 (21.
Qc5 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Rb5 22. Qf2 Qe7 23. Bf1 Bc4 24. Rac1 $132) 21... Ne7 22. g4
$6 {White is planning to give everything for the attack on the black K.But
important thing is that his own K is also open,black uses that fact.} Qc8 $1 {
[%cal Gd5a8,Gc8b7]} 23. f5 Ba8 $1 24. f6 (24. Rab1 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Nd5 26. Qg3
Nxc3 27. Qxc3 exf5 28. gxf5 Qd8 $17 {[%cal Gd8h4,Gd8d5,Gd5e5,Gd5h1]}) 24... Ng6
$6 (24... Nd5 $5 25. Rxd5 (25. Qg3 Nxc3 26. Qxc3 Qb7 27. Kf2 Qb6+ 28. Qd4 gxf6
29. exf6 e5 $1 $17) 25... exd5 (25... Bxd5 26. g5 $44 {[%cal Gg1f2,Ga1g1,Gg1g7]
}) 26. g5 d4 27. Qg3 Qd8 28. gxh6 g6 29. Rd1 c5 $17) 25. fxg7 Qb7 26. Kf2 Rbd8
$6 {It was unnessassary to give up h6-P, now white is just a pawn up.} (26...
Kxg7 $142 $132) 27. Qxh6 Qb6+ (27... Qe4 $5 28. Qe3 (28. Rac1 $142) 28... Nf4 {
[%cal Gf4h3,Gf4d5]} 29. Qxe4 Nxh3+ 30. Kg3 Bxe4 31. Kxh3 Kxg7 {With good
chances to hold this ending.}) 28. Qe3 Qxe3+ 29. Kxe3 Kxg7 {[%cal Ge8h8]} 30.
Bf1 $1 Rd5 31. Rxd5 Bxd5 32. Kf2 $1 {[%cal Gf2g3,Gh2h4,Ge2e3,Gf1a6] White is
better,his last move prepares pushing the pawns on the K-side and also
prepares opening his light square B.} Bc4 33. e3 Bxf1 34. Rxf1 Rd8 35. Rc1 $16
{White has to play very accurately to win this ending.His plan is : 1.To place
the B on d4 2.To activate his rook 3.To put the k on g3 and to push the h-P.}
Rd5 $2 (35... c5 $1 $132 {The best move to stay in the game.As long as black
will have this pawn white bishop won't have a good place,the pawn on e5 will
be attacked and white will have to work hard since only to push h4 pawn can be
not enough to win.}) 36. Bd4 Ra5 37. Rxc7 Rxa2+ 38. Kg3 Ra5 (38... a5 39. h4 a4
40. h5 Nf8 41. g5 {[%cal Gg5g6]} Nh7 42. g6 Ng5 43. gxf7 Nxf7 44. Re7 $18) 39.
h4 Kg8 40. h5 Nxe5 41. g5 $18 (41. Kf4 Nd3+ 42. Ke4 e5 43. Kxd3 exd4 44. exd4
Rg5 {Black have got some surviving chances.}) 41... Rb5 42. g6 fxg6 43. h6 Nf7
44. h7+ Kxh7 45. Rxf7+ Kh6 46. Re7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Podgaets, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 (11... Bb7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14.
Rxe4 Bf6 15. Rc1 c5 16. Re2 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qc7 18. Rd2 Rfd8 19. Qe2 e5 20. Bb2
e4 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Nd4 a6 {1/2-1/2 Baginskaite,C-Shahade,G/San Francisco USA
2001/The Week in Chess 331 (22)}) 12. e4 dxe4 13. Ng5 {This continuetion
doesn't promise white much.} (13. Nxe4 Nxe4 (13... Bb7 14. Nfg5 Qc7 15. Nxf6+
Bxf6 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 $14 {[%cal Ge4d6,Ge1d1,
Gd1d2,Ga1d1,Gd4d6] 1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Lautier,J/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess
345 (66)}) 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re3 Bf6 (15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bf6 18.
Qf3 $14 {1-0 Gyimesi,Z-Czebe,A/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 344 (34)}) 16.
dxc5 Nxc5 17. b4 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Qf6 19. Qd4 Ne4 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Rd3 Rfc8 22.
Nd2 f5 23. Re1 Rab8 24. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,C-Timman,J/Malmoe SWE 2001/The
Week in Chess 345 (24)}) 13... cxd4 $1 {The best reply.} 14. Bxd4 Qc7 (14...
Bb7 15. Ndxe4 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Qf3 {1/2-1/2
Hansen,C-Adorjan,A/Debrecen 1990/CBM 20 (19)}) 15. Ndxe4 Rad8 $11 {Black
solved all the opening problems.} 16. Qc2 {[%cal Ge4f6,Gd4f6,Gc2h7]} Nxe4 17.
Nxe4 Bb7 18. Rad1 b5 (18... a6 $5 {[%cal Gb6b5]}) 19. Qc3 {[%cal Gd4g7,Gc4b5]}
b4 20. Qe3 e5 $6 {The pawns don't go back,from now on the square d5 will be
weak.} (20... a6 $5) 21. Bb2 $6 (21. Bxa7 $5 Ra8 22. Bh3 (22. Qd2 $1 Rfd8 23.
Be3 Nc5 24. Qc2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 27. Qxe4 Rxa2 28. c5 $16)
22... f5 {[%csl Ra7]} 23. Rxd7 (23. Nd2 $2 Rxa7 24. Qxa7 Bc5 25. Qa4 Bc6 26.
Qa6 Nb8 $19) 23... Qxd7 24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Qc6 $17) 21... Bc6 22. Nd2 $1 {
After exchanging the light square bishops,the squares e4,d5 will be very
convinient for white pieces.} Bxg2 23. Kxg2 f6 24. Qf3 (24. Nf3 $5 Nc5 25. Nh4
{[%csl Gf5] With complicated game.}) 24... Kh8 {Avoiding checks in the future.}
(24... Qa5 $5 {Was interesting to try.}) 25. Nf1 Nc5 26. Qe2 e4 $1 {[%csl Gd3]
[%cal Gc5d3,Gd8d3] Black is using every chance is given to activate his pieces.
} 27. Ne3 Nd3 28. Rf1 (28. Nd5 $6 Nxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qd7 30. Qxe4 Bc5 $17) 28...
Qa5 $6 (28... Nxb2 $5 29. Qxb2 f5 30. Nd5 Qc5 $132) 29. Ba1 $1 $14 {Good move.
Black N on d3 is not that powerfull now and some time black will have to play
f5,so the Ba1 will come in to the game.} Qg5 (29... f5 $6 30. Nd5 Rfe8 31. Qh5
$1 $16) (29... Rfe8 30. Nd5 Nc5 31. Qg4 $36) 30. Nd5 {[%cal Gd5e7,Ge2e4]} Bc5 (
{May be black was planning this move,but unfortunatly it doesn't work:} 30...
Rxd5 31. Qxe4 $1 f5 32. Qf3 $1 (32. Qxd5 Nf4+ $19) 32... Nf4+ 33. Qxf4 Qxf4 34.
gxf4 $18) 31. Qxe4 {Now black position is bad,he forced to give up two light
pieces for the R+P in order to lookm for some initiative,but white easily
defends and gets a big advantage.} Nxf2 32. Rxf2 Bxf2 33. Kxf2 $18 Qh5 {
[%cal Gh5h2,Gh5d1]} 34. Rh1 {A bit passive,but it is only temporary. In a few
moves R will be back to the game.} Rfe8 35. Qd3 $1 Re6 36. Bd4 Qf7 (36... Rde8
37. Nf4 $18) 37. Re1 Rde8 38. Rxe6 Qxe6 39. Be3 {From now it is easy.Black has
no counterplay and c-P decides.} Qh3 40. Kg1 Qd7 41. Kg2 {[%csl Gh3] White K
takes care of himself!} a5 42. Bf2 h5 $2 43. Qf3 (43. Nxb4 $1) 43... h4 44. g4
h3+ 45. Qxh3+ Kg8 46. Qf3 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rg8,Gh6][%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5,Gc4c5]
Black is absolutely hopeless.It was the place to resign,since there is nothing
black can do against white's plan.} Re5 47. Bg3 Re6 48. Kf1 $1 {Now black has
no places to enter with the R or a Q.} Qb7 49. h4 a4 50. h5 axb3 51. axb3 Qa6
52. Nxb4 {Another pawm left the board.} Qa1+ 53. Kg2 {The rest is simple and
requiers no explanations.} Qb2+ 54. Bf2 Re2 55. Nd5 Qe5 56. h6 Rb2 57. hxg7
Kxg7 58. b4 Rc2 59. Ne3 Rd2 60. b5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2
c5 (7... a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13.
Qb2 a4 14. Bf1 c5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. b4 a3 17. Qb3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3 Qc7
20. Rac1 Qc6 21. f3 Qa4 22. Qb1 d5 $15 {0-1 Topalov,V-Adams,M/Frankfurt GER
2000/The Week in Chess 294 (65)}) 8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Qc2
Nc6 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. a3 bxa3 15. b4 $44 {1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Baklan,V/
Neum BIH 2000/The Week in Chess 308 (43)}) (5... b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 (
7... Bb4+ 8. Bd2 a5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Qc2 d5 13. Ne5 Bb7
14. Na4 Nfd7 15. Nd3 Bc6 16. Nac5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 $14 {[%csl Rc7] 1-0 Tkachiev,
V-Nisipeanu,L/Naujac-sur-Mer FRA 2000/The Week in Chess 303 (28)}) 8. O-O Nbd7
9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Na4 Bd6 11. Bb2 Bb5 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Na4 Qe7 15. Qc2
$14 {[%csl Rc7] 1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Gelashvili,T/Yerevan ARM 2000/The Week in
Chess 292 (58)}) 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 c6 8. Bg2 (8. Nc3 $5 d5 9. e4 dxe4 10.
Ng5 Nbd7 (10... c5 11. dxc5 $6 (11. Bg2 $1 Bb7 12. Ncxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 $14)
11... Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Bb7 $15 {[%cal Ge4e3,Gb7h1]}) 11. Bg2 O-O 12. Ngxe4 Qc7
13. O-O Rad8 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. Rad1 Qb8 16. Qe3 {[%cal Gc4c5,Ge4d6]} h6 17. f4
$36 {[%cal Gf4f5] 1-0 Sorin,A-Soppe,G/Villa Martelli 1998/EXT 99 (37)
Preventing e5 and gaining some attacking  ideas.}) (8. Qf4 {[%cal Gf4d6] Very
interesting idea! White pushes e4 before developing the B and castling.Usually
white Q takes the place on c2 ,from where she helps promoting e4.The advantage
of the Q on f4 is: possible chances to attack the kingside.} d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7
10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Rc8 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O c5 15. Rad1 Qc7 16.
dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Morovic Fernandez,I-Miles,A/Havana 1999/CBM 71 (16)}) 8... d5 9.
O-O O-O 10. Rc1 (10. Qb4 $6 Bb7 11. Nc3 c5 {1/2-1/2 Podgaets,M-Roeder,M/Havana
1999/CBM 70 ext (15)} 12. dxc5 Na6 $11) 10... Nbd7 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 11. cxd5 (11.
Qb2 {I think this move gives better chances to get something from the opening.}
Qe7 12. Nbd2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 Nd7 16. Qc3 {[%cal Gc3a5]}
Bb7 17. Qa5 {[%csl Ra7,Rc5]} Qd8 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Ne4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Damljanovic,B-Adams,M/Palma de Mallorca 1989/TD (48)}) 11... cxd5 12.
Nc3 Rc8 13. Rc2 {White got absolutly nothing from the opening.I would say even
more, black position looks a bit nicer because: 1.black squares on white
queenside are weak 2.White will have to spend time to return the B into the
game.} Qe7 {[%cal Ge7a3]} 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Qf4 Qf8 $11 16. Bf1 (16. Ne5 Nxe5
17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Qa4 Nc5 19. Qa3 {[%cal Gb3b4]} d4 20. b4 (20. Ne4 d3 21. exd3
Bxd3 22. Rc3 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 a5 $11) 20... Nd3 21. exd3 Bxd3 22. Rd2 dxc3 23.
Rxc3 Bc4 $11) 16... Nh5 17. Qd2 Nhf6 {Saving time for the time pressure and
checking white's opinion about draw.} 18. Qf4 Ne8 19. Ne5 (19. Qh4 $5) 19...
Nxe5 20. dxe5 d4 (20... Rc5 21. b4 Rc4 $6 (21... Rc7 22. b5 Bb7 23. Bg2 Rdc8
24. Qa4 Ra8 $11 {[%cal Gc7c4]}) 22. e4 $16 {[%cal Gf1c4,Gc4a6]}) 21. Ne4 Rxc2
22. Rxc2 h6 {Good and nesassary move.Preventing Ng5 in the future and giving
the K some air.} 23. h4 Qe7 24. Rd2 Qc7 25. Bg2 f5 {This move transmits the
game into drawn ending.} 26. exf6 Qxf4 27. gxf4 Nxf6 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Be4 Kf7
30. Rc2 Rc8 (30... Ke7 31. Rc7+ Rd7 32. Rxd7+ Kxd7 33. Kf1 {[%cal Gf1e1,Ge1d2,
Ge2e3]} Kd6 34. b4 Bc4 35. a3 $11) 31. Rxc8 Bxc8 32. e3 dxe3 (32... e5 {
The last try to avoid immidiat draw,but it hard to believe it would change the
score of the game.}) 33. fxe3 a5 {The last moves don't change anything.The
position is complitely equal.} 34. a3 Ke7 35. Kf2 Kd6 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Bd7
38. Ke2 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pushkov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16384]} 1. d4 {[%mdl 16392]} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
{Also possible 6...b5,6...Bb7.} (5... d5 $5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Bd6
$13) 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 {This line becomes more and more popular.The line 7..
.c6 followed by d5 was the main subject for discution.The move in the text
doesn't promise us any taktical buttles or many complicated variations,but
from strategical point of view those positions are full of life.} 8. cxd5 (8.
Ne5 $5) 8... exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 (10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 (11. Bc1 $5 {[%cal
Gc1b2,Gf3e5]}) 11... Na6 12. Ne5 Re8 13. Bg5 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e3 c5 16.
Nd3 cxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 18. Nb5 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Nb4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nxb4 Qxb4
22. Qc7 Qxb5 23. Qxb7 Qb4 24. Qd7 Qe7 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 {1/2-1/2 Gyimesi,Z-Farago,
I/Lillafured 1999/CBM 70 (25)}) 10... Ne4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] The normal
reaction after 10.Ne5 is Bb7 protecting the c6-square and then developming the
Nb8.Another possibility for black is Qc8 and then c5.The move in the text is
also interesting.It doesn't change the character of the position,the Ne4 will
be probably exchanged on the one on d2.} 11. Be3 {The B is placed good here
against c5 in the future.} Bb7 12. Qc2 (12. Nd2 $6 Nc3 13. Qc2 (13. Qe1 Re8 14.
Ndf3 Ne4 $11) 13... Nxe2+ 14. Kh1 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bxc5 Qc7 17. Nd3 Na6 18.
b4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 Qxc5 $17) 12... Bf6 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Nd7 15. Nd3 $14 {
[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c2,Gf1c1] The opening is over and we can see that white is
slightly better.White game is on Q-side against c7-P. On the other hand black
has very flexble structure and it is really hard to break it.} Re8 16. Rac1 Nf8
17. Rc2 a5 {Black after c6 doesn't want to let white to play b4,a4 and to fix
black pawn structure on Q-side.} 18. h4 Ne6 {[%cal Ge6d4]} 19. Nf4 c6 20. Nxe6
Rxe6 21. Bg5 {White wants to exchange one pare of bishops and then to begin
his game on the Q-side} Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Qd6 (22... Qxg5 23. hxg5 Rae8 24. e3 Rg6
25. b4 $8 a4 26. Bh3 {[%csl Gd7]} Rd8 27. f4 $14) 23. Rfc1 Rae8 24. e3 h6 25.
Qg4 {[%cal Gg2f1,Gf1d3]} Rf6 {It seems like black almost equalized,but now he
is choosing the wrong plan.It was unnessasary to weaken the K-side.} 26. Qe2 g5
$2 (26... Rfe6 $142) 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Qg4 Rg6 29. e4 $1 {Now black begins to
feel uncomfortable.} Bc8 (29... Qe6 30. Qxe6 Rgxe6 31. exd5 cxd5 32. Rc7 Ba8
33. Bf3 {[%csl Ra8,Rd5][%cal Gg1g2] With good chances for win.}) 30. Qh5 $1 $16
{[%csl Rc6,Rg5,Rg8]} dxe4 (30... Bd7 31. exd5 cxd5 32. Rc7 $36 {[%csl Rg8]})
31. Rxc6 Qxc6 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Qxg5+ Kf8 34. Qh4 $16 f5 $8 (34... Bf5 35. d5
Rc1+ 36. Bf1 $18 {[%cal Gh4h8,Gh8e5,Gh4h6,Gh6c1,Ge5f5]}) 35. d5 $6 (35. Bf1 $1
{[%csl Rf8][%cal Gf1c4]}) 35... Rg6 36. Bh3 {[%csl Rf5]} Kg7 37. Qf4 $1 {
Good profylactic move.Avoiding unneeded complications in the future with black
pushing the f-P.} Rf6 38. Bf1 {[%cal Gf1c4,Gd5d6]} Kg6 39. Bc4 Bd7 {[%cal
Gb6b5] If only black could change the bishops the result of the game would
stayed unclear,but now white is collecting black pawns and black is helpless.}
40. Qc7 $18 Rf7 (40... Re7 41. Bb5 $18) 41. Qxb6+ Kg5 42. Qxa5 Rh7 {Black is
doubling his rooks on h-file in reason to get some counterplay.Of course it
can't be powerfull since only two pieces involve in the attack,white K easily
escapes the dangerous zone and the pawns do the job.} 43. Qd2+ Kg6 44. Qf4 Reh8
45. Kf1 Rh1+ 46. Ke2 R8h7 {Black could have resigned now.He is just hopeless
against white pushing the pawns.} 47. Kd2 Be8 48. a4 (48. Qd6+ $1 Kf7 (48...
Kg5 49. Qd8+) 49. Qe6+ Kf8 50. d6 {[%cal Ge6g8,Ge6f5] Was winning immediatly!})
48... Kf6 49. a5 (49. Qd6+ $1) 49... Bh5 50. a6 Bf3 51. Qd6+ Kg5 52. Qd8+ Kg6
53. Ke3 (53. a7 Rxa7 54. Qb6+ $18) 53... f4+ 54. gxf4 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch 56th"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2001.03.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2001.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Avrukh,B: Dokhoian} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 $5 {
Damljanovic played 3 times this line in currient tournament.This was the first
of them.In the 7 round in the event he played against Antic,who showed a very
good understanding of the position and won the game.} ({Another possibilities
for black:} 5... b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 $14) (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8.
O-O d5 {This line is more fashionable this days.}) (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2
Qe7 (7... c5) (7... Be7)) 6. cxd5 (6. Bg2 $5 {The most interesting
continuation,which defenetly deserves more attantion.} dxc4 $6 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8.
Kf1 Bd6 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. e4 Ne7 11. Bb2 (11. Bf3 $6 Nbc6 12. Kg2 Bxc4 13. bxc4
e5 14. d5 Nd4 15. Be3 c5 {and black was O.K. 0-1 Jasnikowski,Z-Lau,R/Polanica
Zdroj 1986 (37)}) (11. e5 $2 Bxe5 12. Bxa8 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15.
Rb1 c6 $17) 11... Nbc6 12. Nbd2 O-O (12... e5 13. d5 Na5 (13... Nd4 $5 14. Nf3
c5 15. Kg1 Bxc4 16. bxc4 O-O 17. h4 Nc8 18. Bh3 Re8 19. Kg2 Bf8 20. Rc1 Nd6 $13
{[%csl Gd4,Gd6] 0-1 Huzman,A-Kasparov,G/Tel Aviv 1998/CBM 65 (42)}) 14. Kg1
Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. bxc4 O-O 17. Bh3 f5 18. Kg2 $16 {Kasparov-V.Atlas 1996})
13. Kg1 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Gelfand,B/Novgorod 1997/CBM 60/[Avrukh,B] (37)})
6... exd5 7. Bg5 $6 $146 {Very dubious noveltyThis is not the best place for
the bishop in this setup.White already here was ready to take on f6 at some
moment,what really can't give him advantage.Simple 7.Bg2 was better.} Bb4+ 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. e3 {Nessasary move.} (9. Bg2 Re8 $36 {[%csl Re1] White already
faces some problems with development.}) 9... Bb7 (9... Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Nbd7 11.
Kg2 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. a3 Bxd2 $11) 10. Bg2 Be7 (10... Ba6 $5) 11. O-O Na6 {
White knights are not attacking d5,so black can develop the knight on a6,from
where it will support pushing c5.} 12. Ne5 c5 $11 {Black easily equalized.
White should be carrefull not to enter a worse position now,since black will
have two bishops soon.} 13. Bxf6 {Why not to wait for h6?} (13. Qf3 h6 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Ng4 Be7 $13) 13... Bxf6 14. Ndf3 g6 {[%cal Gh8b2]} 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qd2
Qe7 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 $15 {I think that black chances are already better.It is
hard for white to find some active plan,while black will improve his N and
then may be will open the center.} 18. h4 Nb4 19. Qb2 a5 20. a3 Nc6 21. Nd3
cxd4 $6 (21... Bg7 $5 22. Nf4 b5 $15 {[%cal Gc5c4]}) 22. exd4 Qd6 {[%cal Gc6e7,
Ge7f5]} 23. Nfe5 Ne7 24. b4 $132 axb4 25. axb4 Rxc1 (25... Nf5 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 (
26... Rxc8 27. Bh3 $14) 27. b5 $14 {[%cal Gd3b4,Gb4c6,Gd1a1,Ga1a7]}) 26. Rxc1
Rc8 27. Ra1 $11 Nc6 (27... Ra8 28. Rxa8+ Bxa8 29. b5 $14 {[%cal Gb2a2]}) 28. f4
Rc7 {[%cal Gb7c8,Gc8f5]} 29. Bh3 {Important move.Not letting black to bring
the B to the game .} Kg7 (29... Bc8 30. Ra8 Ne7 31. b5 Kg7 $15) 30. h5 $6 {
Really unnessasary move.White is giving up the pawn,without getting any
compensation.} (30. Rc1 $11 {Holding the pressure in the center.}) 30... gxh5
31. b5 Ne7 (31... Na5 $5 {[%cal Ga5c4]}) 32. Kh2 Bxe5 $6 (32... Bc8 33. Bxc8
Rxc8 34. Qe2 Bxe5 35. Nxe5 f6 36. Nd3 Kh6 $17 {[%cal Gc8c3,Ge7f5]}) 33. Nxe5 (
33. dxe5 $142 $1 Qg6 34. e6+ f6 35. Qd4 $1 $132 Rc2+ {[%cal Gc2d2]} (35... Qe4
$5 36. Qxe4 dxe4 37. Nb4 {With good chances for surviving for white.}) 36. Nf2
{[%cal Ga1a7] And white is O.K}) 33... f6 34. Nf3 Bc8 $1 {Black finally
exchanges his bad bishop.} 35. Bxc8 Rxc8 36. Ra7 (36. Qe2 $142 {It is better
for white to leave the rooks in the game.}) 36... Rc7 37. Rxc7 Qxc7 $17 38. Qe2
(38. Nh4 Qc4 $17 {[%cal Gc4d3]}) 38... Nf5 $17 39. Qe6 $6 (39. Kg2 $17) 39...
Qc2+ {Now black is winning by force.} 40. Kh3 Qe4 $19 41. Qd7+ (41. Qxe4 dxe4
42. Nd2 e3 43. Nf3 e2 44. d5 Nd4 45. Ne1 Nxb5 $19) 41... Kg6 42. Nh4+ (42. Nh2
Qe1 $19 {[%csl Rg3]}) 42... Nxh4 {White resigned here,since after 43.Kh4 black
could have played 43...Qh1+ exchanging the queens and easily winning the
Pending.The same after 43.gh4 Qf5+.} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 (5... b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2
Bb4+ 8. Bd2 a5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Qc2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} d5 13.
Ne5 Bb7 14. Na4 {[%cal Ga4c5]} Nfd7 15. Nd3 Bc6 16. Nac5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Ra7 18.
Rfc1 Bb5 19. e3 Nd7 20. a4 Be2 21. Bxa5 $16 {1-0 Tkachiev,V-Nisipeanu,L/
Naujac-sur-Mer FRA 2000/The Week in Chess 303 (28)}) (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb7
14. Nfg5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qf3 $11 {1/2-1/2
Gyimesi,Z-Almasi,Z/Budapest HUN 2000/The Week in Chess 310 (37)}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+
7. Bd2 a5 (7... c5 8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. e4 e5
13. d5 Nb8 14. a3 bxa3 15. b4 a5 16. c5 $36 {1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Baklan,V/Neum
BIH 2000/The Week in Chess 308 (43)}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Bc3 d5 {[%mdl 8]
A new idea played by black.The popular continuation here is 11...Nbd7 12.a3
Bc3 with interesting continuations.White mostly pushes e4,trying to gain some
space advantage in the center,while black has a solid and hard to break
position,playing on queenside.The move played in the game doesn't let white to
play e4,but now the pawn on c7 will be in ganger after c-file will be opened.}
11. a3 Bd6 (11... Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Nbd7 $14 {With small but a long range
advantage.White can prepare by 13.Rfc1 pressure on c7 pawn or to exchange on
d5 and to play b4,both cases white has a slightly better position.}) 12. Bb2
Nbd7 13. Nc3 {[%csl Rc7,Rd6][%cal Gc3b5]} Re8 (13... dxc4 14. bxc4 e5 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. Kxg2 $16) (13... c5 $5 {It should be one
of the ideas in this position,why not to play it now?After white will place
the R on d1 it will be tough to play c5.Here can arise position with two
hanging pawns and black will get good counterplay.} 14. Nb5 Be7 15. dxc5 dxc4
16. bxc4 Nxc5 17. Rad1 $11) 14. Rfd1 {Playing against both c5 and e5.Good
profilactic move.} Qb8 (14... c6 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qe3
$14) 15. Nb5 $14 {Now white gets a better position.Black can't avoid
exchanging his dark square B .Black sacrafises a pawn,trying to find some
fortune on the queenside.} a4 (15... Bf8 {Trying to save the B,can be
dangerous,because of 16.Bc1. B goes to f4 from where he will attack
already"feeling scared" c7 pawn.} 16. cxd5 (16. Bc1 $5 $14 {[%cal Gc1f4,Gf4c7]}
) 16... exd5 $11 {[%cal Ge8e2,Gc7c6]}) 16. bxa4 dxc4 17. Nd2 (17. Qxc4 Bd5 18.
Qc2 Be4 19. Qd2 Rxa4 20. Nxd6 cxd6 {Black is fine.}) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+
19. f3 {[%cal Gd2c4,Ge2e4] White is better.In addition to extra pawn,white
knights are taking good places and sometime white will also like to advance
the e4.} Rec8 20. Nxc4 Bf8 21. Rac1 $1 {e4 can wait,important to bring the
second R in the game.} Qa6 {[%csl Ra4] It will be hard for black to win the a4
pawn,since white always will play Ncd6 and win the c7 pawn.} 22. e4 c6 $6 {
May be it was better just to play 22...Be7 not to rush.After the move in the
game,black prepared to sacrafise an exchange ,but he doesn't get enough
compensation for the sacrafised material.} (22... Be7 $5 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5
Ne8 25. Rd7 Bc5 {White has to do a lot of work to prove that this extra pawn
is enough for win.}) 23. Ncd6 cxb5 $6 {Of course 23...Bd6 was better,but black
already prepared the sacrafise....} (23... Bxd6 24. Nxd6 Rd8 25. Rd2 $16 (25.
Qxc6 $2 Qe2+)) 24. Nxc8 b4 (24... bxa4 {[%cal Ga8c8,Ga6e2]} 25. Rd2 $18) 25.
Qc4 (25. axb4 {Could give black some surviving chances.} Rxc8 26. Qxc8 Qe2+ 27.
Kh3 Qxb2 (27... Qxf3 $1 28. Qc2 Nxe4 29. Rf1 Ng5+ 30. Kh4 Qe3 {[%cal Gg5f3,
Gf8e7]} 31. Qf2 $6 Nf3+ $3 32. Qxf3 (32. Kh3 Ng5+ 33. Kh4 $11) 32... Qh6+ 33.
Kg4 f5+ $19) 28. e5 $18) 25... bxa3 (25... Qxa4 26. axb4 $18) 26. Qxa6 {
Without the queens it easier to bring the N in the game.} Rxa6 27. Ba1 Rxa4 28.
d5 {[%cal Gd5d6] White must promote the d-pawn as much as possible,so black
pieces won't be able to concentrate on pushing the pawns on queenside.} Bc5 29.
dxe6 (29. Bxf6 $1 {Was winning immideatly.} Nxf6 (29... gxf6 30. dxe6 fxe6 31.
Rxd7 a2 32. Ra1 b5 33. Ne7+ Kf8 34. Nc6 b4 35. Rb7 $18) 30. Nxb6 Ra5 31. e5 $18
) 29... fxe6 30. Nd6 {White has brought his N to the game,but the position is
not simple .Black has stronge pawn on a2 and white must pay attantion not to
let black to push the b-pawn.} h5 31. Nb7 Ra7 32. Nd8 $6 (32. Nxc5 Nxc5 {
[%cal Gf6d7]} 33. Bxf6 gxf6 34. Rc3 {[%cal Gd1a1] Winning the a-pawn.}) 32...
Nf8 33. Nc6 Rb7 (33... Rc7 34. Nd4 $16 {[%cal Gd4b5,Ge4e5]}) 34. Rd3 N6d7 35.
Rb3 Rc7 36. Nb4 {[%cal Gb4c2,Gb4a6]} Ra7 37. Nc2 e5 (37... a2 38. Bb2 {[%cal
Gc1a1,Gb2a3,Ga1a2]}) 38. Bc3 $1 {[%cal Gc1a1] Finally white is winning the
a-pawn,after what the way to win is easier.} Ne6 39. Ra1 Nd4 40. Bxd4 exd4 41.
Nxa3 Ne5 42. f4 Nc4 43. Nc2 {[%cal Ge4e6,Gf4f5] White's position is won.The
plan is to bring the king to the center,activate the rooks and watch the black
d-pawn and be aware of any tricks.} Rd7 {[%cal Gd4d3]} 44. Rd1 Ra7 {[%cal
Ga7a2]} 45. Kh3 {[%cal Gc2d4]} Nd6 46. e5 Ne4 47. Rxd4 {White transfers the
ending to one without any counter chances for black.Pawn on b6 won't influence
anything.White king will enter the center and e and f pawns will win the game.}
Nf2+ (47... Bxd4 48. Nxd4 $18 {[%cal Gb3b6,Gh3h4]}) 48. Kg2 Bxd4 49. Nxd4 Ra2
50. Kf3 Ng4 51. h3 Nh2+ {Black is looking for tricks,but white carefully rids
of any complications and brings the K to the center.The rest is simple,black
doesn't want to put passivly the R on a6 to protect the b-pawn,trying to
attack white pawns on kingside.White R+Kplaced good enough to protect the
pawns and game ends in few moves.} 52. Ke4 Nf1 53. Kf5 Rg2 54. g4 hxg4 55. hxg4
g6+ 56. Kxg6 Rxg4+ 57. Kf5 Rg7 {The last trick.} 58. e6 (58. Rxb6 $4 Ng3+ $11
59. Kf6 (59. Ke6 $4 Rg6+ $19) 59... Nh5+ 60. Kf5 Ng3+) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7.
Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 h6 13. Bh3
Re8 14. Be3 a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Nf1 a4 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. f3 c5 19. Bf2 Rec8 20.
Qd2 d5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Ra1 $14 {[%csl Rc5] 1-0 Nikolic,P-Adams,
M/Wijk aan Zee NED 2000/The Week in Chess 273 (45)}) 5... Bb7 (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 c6 8. Qc2 d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Bg2 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 cxd4 13.
exd5 exd5 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Rac1 b5 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Psakhis,L/Haifa
ISR 2000 (37) It seems like black has no problems. This line is a good
alternative for line which was played in the game.}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 (9. Qc2 Be4 10. Qb2 c6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Nc3 d5 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14.
Ne5 {[%csl Gf4,Gg2] 1/2-1/2 Adianto,U-Barus,C/Vung Tau VIE 2000/The Week in
Chess 290 (35) White has a very promissing position. In addition to pare of
bishops,white has a better pieces development and black pawn structure is a
bit weak.}) 9... d6 (9... d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a3 Be7 12. Qc2 c5 13. Rfd1 Nbd7
14. Bf4 Rc8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Ne5 {1-0 Polovodin,I-Pavlov,A/St Petersburg RUS
2000 (36) White position is better since black weaknesses on d5 and a5 .}) 10.
Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 {This position is very tricky.Usually white tries to promote
e4 by playing 11.Rfe1 after what black exchanges his dark square B on c3 and
position arising is complicated,since black plays on queenside and white in
the center.The idea played by white in the game is probably harmless for black:
White wants to exchange his dark square B on black's one. Black succeds to
push e5 and solves all opening problems (if they where at all)?!} Re8 12. Nb5
Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e5 $11 15. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5,Ge3d5]} (15. d5
Nc5 16. e4 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb3b4] Might give white some chances for advantage.})
15... Nf8 16. e4 $6 {A little bit optimistic decition,the P on e4 will be a
reason for white headaches.} (16. Ne3 $142) (16. d5 {Still a possibility.})
16... exd4 {[%cal Ge8e4]} 17. Rxd4 Ne6 18. Rd2 Nc5 {[%csl Re4]} (18... Qd7 $1 {
[%cal Ge6g5,Gd7h3]}) 19. f3 {[%tqu "En","Find a god continuation for black","",
"","g7g5","Very brave positional decition.Black attackes the P on f3 by this
weaking important e4 square.",10]} g5 {[%cal Gg5g4] Very brave positional
decition.Black attackes the P on f3 by this weaking important e4 square.} 20.
h3 h5 21. g4 (21. Qb2 {[%cal Gb5c7]} g4 22. Nxc7 gxf3+ 23. Kh1 Qxc7 24. Qxf6
Nxe4 {[%cal Ge4f6,Ge4d2]}) 21... Ne6 22. Ng3 Nf4+ 23. Kh2 Nd7 $6 {May be it
was better to take on g4 first. Black gave up the pawn for initiative,but
white pieces are capble of defending very well.The rooks and the queen disable
black pressure very fast.} (23... hxg4 24. hxg4 Nd7 25. Nf5 Ne5 26. Rf1 Re6 $15
) 24. Nxh5 $5 Nxh5 25. gxh5 Qf6 {[%cal Gf6f3,Gf6a1]} 26. Rg1 (26. Rf1 {[%cal
Gd2g2]}) 26... Ne5 27. Rf2 (27. Nxc7 $5 Nxf3+ 28. Kh1 Nxg1 29. Kxg1 Rac8 30.
Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Rd5 {Black initiative is about to finish and white has more
material. Black has to look for escaping.}) 27... Qf4+ 28. Rg3 Rac8 (28... Re7
{[%cal Gd4f5]} 29. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4f5,Gd4e2]}) 29. Kg2 $1 {Good profilactic move.
} Kh7 {[%cal Ge8g8]} 30. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3d5,Gc3e2] White brings the N to the
kingside.} c6 {[%csl Rd6] Important move. Black can't let white N to enter the
d5 square.The price which black pays for it is a weak pawn on d6.} 31. Ne2 Qh4
32. Qd2 Qxh5 33. Qxd6 (33. Qxg5 $5 Qxg5 34. Rxg5 Rg8 35. Rxg8 Rxg8+ 36. Ng3 {
White is a pawn up.}) 33... Re6 34. Qd2 (34. Qd4 {[%cal Gd4b6]} Rg8 $6 (34...
c5 $142) 35. Qxb6 Nd3 36. Qxa5 Nxf2 37. Nf4 $1 $18) 34... Rg8 35. f4 (35. Nd4
Rd6 36. Qe3 c5 37. Nf5 Rd3 $44) 35... gxf4 36. Qxf4 Rxg3+ (36... Reg6 37. Qf5
$16) 37. Nxg3 Rg6 38. Kh2 (38. Qf5 $16) 38... Qg5 39. Qxg5 Rxg5 40. Rf5 Rxf5
41. Nxf5 {Hecht: '[#] Nach indirektem Bauerntausch erhält der schwarze
Springer eine dominierende Position auf c5, von wo aus er fast das gesamte
Brett kontrolliert. Der entfernte weiße Freibauer wird so kompensiert.'} Nd3 {
[%cal Gd3c1] White eventually got an extra pawn in the ending. But it is not
easy to win . Black attackes white pawns and then places his knight on good
square what gives him good surviving chances.} 42. Ne7 Nc1 43. Nxc6 Nxa2 44.
Kg3 Nc1 {[%cal Gc1d3,Gd3c5,Gc5b3,Gc5e4]} 45. Nd4 Nd3 46. Kf3 Kg6 47. Ke3 Nc5
48. Kf4 f6 {'!' Hecht. Black placed his pieces best,white tries to give up the
h P and activate the K , but black's defence is good enough to hold the draw.}
(48... Nd3+ {Hecht} 49. Ke3 Nc5 50. e5 Kg5 51. Kf3 Kh4 52. Kg2 Nd3 53. Nf3+ Kh5
54. Kg3 Nc5 55. Nd4 $14) 49. h4 (49. e5 {Hecht} Nd3+ 50. Ke4 Nxe5 51. Nf3 Nd7
52. Kd5 Nc5 53. Nd2 a4 54. bxa4 ({Riskant ist} 54. b4 $6 Nd3 55. Kc6 a3 56. Nb3
Nxb4+ 57. Kxb6 a2 58. Kc5 Nc2 59. Kd5 Kg5 60. c5 f5 {und nun einige Beispiele
für die Wendigkeit des schwarzen Springers, gegenüber dem der weiße Ritter
verblasst.} 61. Ke5 $5 (61. h4+ Kxh4 62. Ke5 Kg4 63. c6 Nb4 64. c7 Nc6+ 65. Kd6
Na7 $19) (61. Kc4 f4 62. c6 f3 63. c7 f2 64. c8=Q f1=Q+ 65. Kc3 $11) 61... Nb4
62. h4+ Kg4 63. h5 Nc6+ 64. Kd6 (64. Kf6 Kxh5 65. Kxf5 Nd4+ $19) 64... Na5)
54... Nxa4 $11) 49... Kh5 50. Kf5 Kxh4 51. Kxf6 Nxe4+ 52. Ke5 Nd2 53. Kd5 Kg4
54. Kc6 a4 55. bxa4 Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5
8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Nbd4 Rc8 14.
Qd1 Nc5 $11 {0-1 Nikolic,P-Palac,M/Bled SLO 2000/The Week in Chess 311 (41)}) (
5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Bf4 Na6
12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qd2 Qa6 $11 {0-1 Skembris,S-Sax,G/
Bolzano ITA 2000/The Week in Chess 297 (43)}) 5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 {Black
chooces one of the most popular lines nowdays.} 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O (8. Bc3 d5 9.
Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2
Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd5 $1 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Timman,J/Hoogeveen 1999/CBM 74 no vc (29)
This move seems to solve most of black's problems.Lately black gets good
positions in this line,that explains why white tried to look for advantage in
more peaceful line.}) 8... d5 9. Qc2 {White's results are not too shining in
this line. Black usually equalizes easily and even gets good chances for
better game.} Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 {Adams in the first
round in the same tournament played against Kramnik the same variation,but
here instead of the move in the game,he played c5.He got worse position with
isolated d-pawn and slowly Kramnik used this fact and won.Adams expirements
new idea,which after his next move looks like black is ready for draw.Van Wely
decides to play by entering really harmless line for black.} 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14.
e4 dxc4 15. Nd2 b5 (15... cxb3 16. axb3 Nb8 $44 {It will be not easy for black
to consolidate his pieces.}) 16. bxc4 bxc4 {[%cal Gd7b6]} 17. Qa4 Bb5 18. Qc2 {
White realizes that he got nothing,but a pawn less and ready for draw,but
black already with extra pawn has better position.} (18. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 19. Qb7
Qa5 {[%cal Gf8b8]} 20. Nxb5 cxb5 21. e5 Rfb8 22. Qf3 Nd5 $17) 18... Qa5 19. Nf3
(19. Bf1 Nb6 $15 {[%cal Gf8d8,Gd8d4]}) 19... h6 {Very nice move.Black prepares
removing the Q to kingside and takes care of g5 square in case white would
like to exchange queens .} (19... Bb4 20. Bb2 Bxc3 21. Bxc3 Ba4 22. Qd2 Qh5 23.
Re1 Rfd8 $15 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 24. Qg5 {Giving white some chances in the ending
to hold.}) 20. Bd2 Bb4 {[%cal Gb4c3,Gb5a4,Ga5h5]} 21. Rab1 {Forcing black to
do what he already wanted.} (21. Rac1 $5 Bxc3 $6 22. Bxc3 {And now black
doesn't have this opportunity to play Ba4 since the Q on c2 is protected.})
21... Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Ba4 23. Qd2 Qh5 24. Re1 Rfd8 {Now we clearly see that
white has no compensation for the pawn.Sooner or later black will play c5
after what white "pride",the center,will fall and lack of pawn would be felt.}
25. h3 {Preparing wrong plan.It was better to concentrate on black's c5.} (25.
Rb7 $6 Nc5 $17) (25. Ba5 Nb6 (25... Re8 26. Rb7 c5 27. Rxa7 Bc6 $15) 26. Ne5 c5
27. Bf3 Qg5 28. Qxg5 hxg5 29. Bxb6 axb6 30. Nxc4 {With good hopes for draw.})
25... c5 $17 26. g4 $6 Qg6 {[%cal Gh6h5]} 27. Qe2 {The last chance was to play
Nh4 and after Qg5 to exchange queens and look for sarviving in the ending. Now
black openes the center and the kingside.} cxd4 28. Nxd4 (28. Bxd4 Bc6 {
[%cal Gc6e4]} 29. Nd2 e5 30. Bxa7 c3 $19) 28... h5 $1 29. e5 (29. gxh5 Nxh5 {
[%cal Gh5f4,Gd7c5,Gc5d3]}) 29... hxg4 30. Kh2 (30. Nxe6 fxe6 $4 (30... gxh3 $6
31. Nf4 Qc2 32. exf6 hxg2 33. Qxc2 Bxc2 34. Rbc1 Ba4 35. fxg7 Bc6 36. Re7 {
White won't loose it.}) (30... Nd5 $3 31. Bxd5 gxh3+ 32. Kh2 fxe6 33. Rg1 Qf7
34. Be4 Nc5 $19) 31. exf6 gxh3 32. Qxe6+ $18 {[%cal Ge6g8,Ge6h3]}) 30... gxh3
31. Bf3 (31. Bxh3 Nd5 $19 {[%cal Gd5f4]}) 31... Qd3 $1 {Black transfers the
game to winning ending.} 32. Rbc1 (32. Nxe6 Qxc3 (32... fxe6 33. exf6 Qxe2 34.
Rxe2 Nxf6 35. Rxe6 Rd3 36. Re3 {Black is still winning,but two white bishops
can make some trouble.}) 33. Nxd8 Nxe5 34. Qxe5 Qxf3 $19 {[%cal Gf3g2,Gc8d8]})
32... Qxe2 33. Rxe2 Nh7 {[%cal Gh7f8,Gf8g6,Gg6e5,Gg6f4,Gf4d3]} (33... Nd5 34.
Bxd5 exd5 35. e6 $132 {Black's pawns are blockaded,what gives white some
counterplay.}) 34. Bh1 {[%cal Gf2f4]} Nb6 {[%cal Gb6d5]} 35. f4 Nd5 36. Bxd5
Rxd5 37. Rb1 Nf8 38. Kxh3 Ng6 39. Kg4 Rcd8 {Good technic by black.Now when all
the pieces are in the game,white is helpless.} 40. Re4 Ne7 41. Kf3 (41. Rb7 Nf5
42. Nxf5 $6 exf5+ 43. Kxf5 Bc2 $19) 41... Nc6 {Now black is winning by force.
Nice calculation.} 42. Nxc6 (42. Ne2 {[%csl Rb1,Re4]} Bc2) 42... Bxc6 43. Kf2 (
43. Ke2 {Was the only chance to hold.} Rd2+ 44. Bxd2 Bxe4 45. Rc1 Bd3+ 46. Ke3
Rd5 $19) 43... Rd2+ 44. Bxd2 Bxe4 45. Rb2 Rd3 {[%cal Gc4c3]} 46. Rc2 Rf3+ 47.
Ke2 Rxf4 48. Rxc4 $2 {Blunder in already lost position.} Bf3+ 49. Kd3 Be2+ 0-1

[Event "Santo Antonio 4th"]
[Site "Santo Antonio"]
[Date "2001.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dias, Paulo Jorge Guimara"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7.
dxc5 bxc5 (7... Bxc5 $5 8. O-O (8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be3 Qc8
12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Bd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be4 16. Ng5 Bxg2 17. Qd3 $1 $14
{1-0 Sturua,Z-Gershon,A/Anibal Open ESP 2001/The Week in Chess 323 (64)}) 8...
O-O 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 a5 11. b5 d6 $15 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gb8d7,Gd7c5] 0-1 Len,
I-Lakos,N/Tel Aviv ISR 2001/The Week in Chess 330 (40)}) 8. Nc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O
10. Rd1 d6 (10... a6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rab1 h6 13. b4 Bc6 14. Qb3 cxb4 15. Qxb4 e5
16. c5 $36 {1-0 Piket,J-Sokolov,A/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 345 (43)})
11. Bf4 Qb6 12. Rab1 (12. Rd2 $5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ga1d1]}) (12. Qb5 $5 Rd8 13.
Rd2 Qc7 14. Rad1 a6 15. Qa4 h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van de Mortel,J-Adams,M/Leeuwarden
NED 2000/The Week in Chess 283 (30)}) 12... Nbd7 (12... Na6 13. a3 (13. Nb5 d5
14. Ne5 d4 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. e3 dxe3 17. Bxe3 h6 18. a3 Rfc8 19. Bf4 g5 20. Bd2
Nc7 21. Nxc7 Rxc7 22. Ba5 $14 {[%csl Rg5,Rg8,Rh6] 1/2-1/2 Pelletier,Y-Alterman,
B/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (58)}) 13... Rac8 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. e4 h6 16. Qe2 Bc6 (
16... Nb8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 21. Qf3 Rd4 22.
b3 $14 {1-0 Nikolic,P-Volke,K/Germany 1999/GER-chT (58)}) 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5
Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nb8 20. h4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 22. Qf3 $14 {0-1 Piket,J-Gelfand,B/
Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (39)}) 13. Rd2 Rfd8 14. Rbd1 Nf8 15. h3 $6 {
White can't find the right plan and makes really unnessasary moves.Much better
was 15.Qb5} (15. Qb5 {The typical move in this pawn structure.} Qc7 (15... Ne4
16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxb6 (17. Bxd6 $1 Bxd6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Rxd6 Rxd6 20. Rxd6
Rxa2 21. Rxb6 $16) 17... axb6 18. a3 e5 (18... d5 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 dxc4
21. Nxc4 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 b5 23. Nd6 $14) 19. Be3 Ne6 20. Nh4 Bxg2 21. Nf5 $14)
16. Qb3 a6 17. Qc2 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 15... Ng6 16. Be3 h6 {[%csl Re3,Rf3,Rg2]
Suddenly white pieces find themselves placed not very well.} 17. Qc2 Bc6 $15 {
[%cal Ga8b8,Gb6b7]} 18. Ne1 Rac8 19. b3 Qb7 20. Na4 $4 {Blonder,which looses
by force.} (20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Ng2 {[%cal Gg2f4]} a6 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 22. Nf4 $6 (
22. f3 d5 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Bf2 d4 25. Na4 Qe6 $15 {[%csl Rg3,Rh3]}) 22... Nxf4
23. Bxf4 g5 24. Be3 d5 25. cxd5 exd5 {[%cal Gd5d4]}) 20... Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Ne4
22. Nc3 (22. Rd3 Ne5) 22... Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Bf6 {Preparing the best way to push
d5.} 24. Qd3 $6 Ne5 25. Qc2 d5 $19 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Bc1 (27. Bf4 $142) 27...
c4 28. Qf5 $6 cxb3 29. Nxd5 $4 {Another blonder,which finishes immediatly the
game.} Rxd5 {White probably missed that after 30.Rd5 black has Rc1+.} 0-1

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Barkhagen, Jonas"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 c5 (7...
Bb4+ 8. Bd2 a5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Qc2 d5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Na4
$14 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Ga4c5,Gf1c1] 1-0 Tkachiev,V-Nisipeanu,L/Naujac-sur-Mer
FRA 2000/The Week in Chess 303 (28)}) 8. O-O Bc6 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Nbd2 Be7 (10...
cxd4 11. Bxf8 Kxf8 12. Nc4 g6 13. Qxd4 Kg7 14. Nce5 Bd5 15. e4 $1 $16 {1-0 Zhu
Chen-Alexandria,N/Shanghai CHN 2001/The Week in Chess 343 (26)}) 11. dxc5 Nxc5
(11... Bxc5 $6 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Rc1 Nb7 14. e4 O-O 15. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,
V-Ivanchuk,V/Monaco MNC 2001/The Week in Chess 333 (50)}) 12. Rc1 Na6 $5 {
Interesting idea.Black is leaving himself b7 square for the bishop.} (12... Nb7
$6 {A bit passive.} 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e4 $1 {[%cal Gf3d4]} Nxe4 (14... Bxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rc7 (16. Qd4 {[%cal Gd4g7,Gd4e4]} Nf6 17. Rc7 Nd6 18. Rxa7 O-O
19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. a4 $14 {Strong pawns on queen-side should be very dangerous
in additin to white bishop on g2.On the other hand,if black will manage to
play d5 and to block the pawns with his knights,he will be o.k.}) 16... Nbc5
$13 {[%cal Ge8d8]} 17. Rxc5) 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qd4 {[%cal Gd4e4,Gd4g7]} f5 17.
Rc7 Nd6 {[%cal Gd6b5]} 18. Ne5 Rd8 19. a4 $1 $16 {[%csl Ga4,Gb3][%cal Gf1d1,
Gc7a7]}) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e4 $1 $14 O-O (14... Bxe4 $2 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Nd2
d5 (16... Nxd2 17. Bxa8 $18 {[%cal Gc1c8]}) 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Rd8 19. Qh5
$16 {[%cal Ge4c6]}) (14... Nxe4 $2 15. Rxc6 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 $1 $18) 15. Qe2 Bb7 (
15... Nc5 $6 16. e5 $36 Nd5 17. Qc4 {[%cal Gf3d4]} Nb7 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. Nxc6
Rxc6 20. Qa4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 $16) 16. e5 Nd5 (16... Ne8 17. Ne4 $32 {[%cal Gf1d1]
}) 17. Ne4 Rab8 18. Nd6 Nac7 $8 19. Nxb7 (19. Nd2 $5 {[%cal Gd2e4] The N on d6
is not letting black pieces to come into the game.So it was probably better to
leave him there.} Ba6 20. N2c4 Nb5 21. Qd2 Nxd6 22. exd6 $16) 19... Rxb7 20.
Rc4 {[%cal Gf1c1] White position is very pleasant.Black has no counterplay and
white is capble of preparing his play on queenside by doubling rooks on c-file.
} (20. Nd4 $5) 20... Rb4 $1 {Good decition.Black due to the lack in space has
to exchange one pare of rooks in reason to improve the placement of his pieces.
} 21. Rfc1 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 (22. bxc4 $6 {Although this move takes the important
d5 square from black knights,it is closes c-file and makes very comfortable
blockade square for black pieces on c5!} Nb6 23. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2a5,Gd2d6]} Rc8
$1 24. Qa5 Ncd5 25. Nd2 $6 (25. Qxa7 Rxc4 $14) 25... Qb4 $1) 22... Na8 $1 {
Black with very accurate defence almost equalized,the last move transfers the
knight to better square b6,afterwhat black pieces will have some good dark
squares:b4,c3,a3 to enter.} (22... f6 $5 23. Qc2 $14 {[%cal Gc4h4,Gc4c7,Gh4h7,
Gc2h7]}) 23. Qd3 (23. Nd4 Nab6 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Qd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2a5]}) 23...
Nab6 24. Rh4 h6 (24... f5 $1 25. exf6 (25. Nd2 $13 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) 25... Nxf6
26. Ng5 h6 27. Ne4 d5 $15) 25. Bf1 $6 {White lost his way.The advantage is
probably already dissappeared,so it was better to exchange the bishop for the
knight and to try to exploi his pawn adge on queenside.} f5 26. exf6 $2 {
This is already mistake.White R is not in the game to open f-file like this.it
was better to leave the position closed.} (26. Rd4 $142 {[%cal Gf3d2,Gf1g2,
Gd2c4]}) 26... Qxf6 $15 27. Kg2 a5 $1 {Good move.Taking care of b4 square for
the knight in the future.} 28. Re4 {Not such a good square for the rook.} (28.
Rd4 $142) 28... Nb4 29. Qe2 N6d5 $1 {[%cal Gd5c3,Gc3e4,Gc3e2,Gc3a2] Black
knight party.White at least is loosing a pawn.} 30. Ne5 $2 {Loosing material.}
(30. Rc4 {The only chance to hold the position.} Nc3 31. Qe3 Nbd5 32. Qd3 Nxa2
$17) 30... Nc3 31. Nxd7 Qf5 (31... Qf7 $1 32. Qe3 Nbd5 33. Qe1 Qxd7 $19) 32.
Rf4 (32. Re5 {The same as in the game.}) 32... Nxe2 33. Rxf5 Rxf5 34. Bxe2 Rd5
$1 $19 (34... Nxa2 35. Bg4 Rb5 36. Bxe6+ Kh8 37. Bc4 Rb7 38. Nc5 {Would leave
white some chances to survive.}) 35. Nb6 Rd2 36. Bc4 Nd5 37. Bxd5 exd5 38. a3 (
38. a4 Kf7 39. Kf3 Ke6 40. Ke3 Rc2 41. Kd4 Rc6 42. Na8 Kd6 $19 {[%csl Ra8]
[%cal Gc6a6]}) 38... Rd3 39. b4 Rxa3 40. Nxd5 a4 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Baikov, Vladimir A"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 (5... Be7 $5 6. Bg2 O-O 7.
O-O c6 8. Ne5 b5 9. cxb5 cxb5 10. Qd1 d5 11. Nd2 b4 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Nb3 Nbd7
14. Bg5 $2 {0-1 Piket,J-Ivanchuk,V/Montecatini Terme ITA 2000/The Week in
Chess 299 (42)} (14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bf4 $11) 14... Nxe5 $17) 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O (
7. dxc5 {Main line.} bxc5 (7... Bxc5)) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qc8 {It is also
possible to take first on g2.} 9. Bf4 (9. Rd1 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Be7 11. f3 O-O 12.
Nc3 d6 13. e4 a6 14. Be3 Qb7 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Nde2 Nbd7 17. Bd4 Rab8 $11 {
[%cal Gb6b5,Gd7c5] 0-1 Mchedlishvili,M-Shariyazdanov,A/Rotterdam 1998/EXT 99 
(62)}) 9... a6 10. Nc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qb7+ 12. f3 Be7 (12... Nc6 13. Nxc6 dxc6
14. Rad1 $14 {[%cal Gf4d6]}) 13. e4 O-O 14. e5 (14. Rad1 Nc6 $132 {[%cal Gc6d4,
Gb6b5]}) 14... Nh5 15. Be3 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 {After white played 14.e5 all last
moves where almost forced for both sides.Now the character of the position
changed.Black has a few weaknesses,but if he will finish the development it
won't be felt too much.White on the other hand should place his pieces in the
center and try to intterupt black's development. Objectivly the position is
equal.} 17. Rad1 Rc8 (17... Ng4 $5 {Was also o.k for black.} 18. Bg1 Ne5 $11 {
[%csl Rf3][%cal Gb8c6]}) (17... Nc6 18. Nxc6 dxc6 19. Rfe1 c5 20. Bg5 $14 {
[%csl Re6]}) 18. Rfe1 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 $11 {The opening is over and black has
no problems.Black is preparing to put some pressure on c-file and to play b5.
White has no real plan,but playing against the black one should give him good
game.} 20. Bf2 (20. Bg5 Rac8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Re2 b5 24. cxb5 axb5
25. Qb3 d5 $15) 20... Rac8 21. Nd5 Bd8 {Avoiding unnessary complications.} (
21... exd5 22. Rxe7 Rxc4 23. Qb3 $44 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gf2d4]}) 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6
23. Re2 R8c7 24. b3 b5 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Qe4 Qc8 (26... b4 $5) 27. Bd4 d5 28.
Qd3 Bxd4 29. Qxd4 {On the board are left only heavy pieces.The weakness on e6
is not felt.Position is equal,black is trying to get some winning chances due
to his d-P,but white pieces placed good enough and in the near future the a-P
will step ahead.} Qf8 30. Rde1 Qf5 31. g4 {It seems like an unnessasary move,
but it might give white K some air(square g3)} Qg6 32. a4 bxa4 33. bxa4 h5 34.
h3 {Players made few moves and agreed for a draw.It is difficult for one of
the sides to break somewhere.} Rc2 35. a5 hxg4 36. hxg4 Rxe2+ 37. Rxe2 Rc6 38.
Qa4 Qd3 {[%cal Gc6c3,Gc3f3,Gc3a3]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Boskovic Memorial"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2000.10.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 Bb7 7. Bc3 Ne4
8. a3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Be7 10. Qd3 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 $132 {0-1 Timman,J-Polgar,J/
Malmoe SWE 2000/The Week in Chess 290 (40)}) (5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4
8. Qd1 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. b3 a4 12. Ba3 d6 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 $11 {
0-1 Topalov,V-Adams,M/Dortmund 1999/CBM 72 (49)}) 5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2
c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 (9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Rc1 c5 13. Bb2
Rc8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rc2 Re8 16. Bh3 Rc7 17. Nf1 c4 $15 {0-1 Karpov,A-Anand,V/
Warsaw POL 2000/The Week in Chess 271 (43)}) 9... Bb7 (9... Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7
11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd5 17. Bb2
(17. Bxe4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nf3 bxc4 21. bxc4 Qa5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Izoria,Z-Gershon,A/Yerevan ARM 2000/The Week in Chess 308 (28)}) 17... f5 18.
cxd5 cxd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Polgar,J/Buenos Aires ARG 2000/The Week in
Chess 307 (40)}) 10. Nd2 Na6 $6 $146 {Not the strongest move.Better was to
place the N on d7.} 11. a3 {[%cal Gb3b4] White wants to prevent c5 by playing
next move b4.} c5 12. b4 O-O (12... cxd4 13. Bxd4 $14) 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b5 {
White got very promising position from the opening.Possibility of a4-a5-a6 and
weak squares on black queenside let white to enjoy of stayble advantage.} Nc7
15. Nb3 $1 $16 {[%cal Gb3a5,Ga5c6]} (15. O-O $6 Rb8 {[%cal Gd5d4] Give black
some chances to complicate the position.}) 15... Nd7 (15... Qc8 16. Na5 Ne4 {
[%cal Ge7f6,Ge4c3]} 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nec6 Bxc6 19. Nxc6 Re8 20. Qd2 $16 {
[%cal Gd2f4]}) 16. Na5 Nxe5 $8 17. Nxb7 Qc8 (17... Qb8) 18. Bxe5 Qxb7 19. O-O
$36 {[%csl Ge5,Gg2]} Rad8 20. a4 a5 $2 {This move makes white's life easier.
The P on a5 is very weak and difficult to defend.Black's position crushes very
fast.} (20... Bd6 $142 21. Bb2) 21. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2a5]} Qb6 (21... Qa7 22. Bc3
$6 (22. Bxc7 Qxc7 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Bxd5 $16 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 22... dxc4 23. Qe1
Nd5 24. Bxa5 Rd7 {[%cal Ge7f6,Gd5b4] Black gets countergame.}) 22. Bc3 {
[%cal Gc3a5]} dxc4 (22... Ra8 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qxd5 $18) 23. Qe1
Nd5 {Losses by force.} (23... Rd7 24. Bxa5 Qb8 25. Rc1 $18) 24. Bxa5 Qa7 25.
Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Qc1 Qa5 (26... Bf6 27. Ra3 c3 28. a5 $18) 27. Qxc4 Nb6 28. Qe4 {
[%cal Ge4b7,Gb7a6]} c4 (28... Rd4 29. Qb7 $18 {[%cal Gb7e7,Gb7a6]}) 29. Qb7 Rd7
30. Qa6 Ra7 $8 31. Qxa5 Rxa5 32. Rfd1 Kf8 33. Ra2 {The last moves don't change
anything,white wins easily.} g6 34. e3 c3 35. Be4 Bc5 36. Bc2 Nd5 37. Bb3 Nb4
38. Raa1 Be7 39. Rd4 Ra8 40. Rc1 c2 41. Rc4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4384]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 (6. Bg2
$5 {The most interesting continuation.} dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Bd6 9. Nxc4 (9.
Bxa8 Bxe5 $36) 9... Nd5 10. e4 Ne7 11. Bb2 (11. e5 Bxe5 12. Bxa8 Qxd4 13. Qxd4
Bxd4 $17) 11... Nbc6 12. Nbd2 e5 (12... O-O 13. Kg1 b5 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. h4 {
Kasparov-Gelfand Novgorod 1997.}) 13. d5 Nd4 $146 14. Nf3 c5 15. Kg1 Bxc4 16.
bxc4 O-O 17. h4 Nc8 18. Bh3 Re8 19. Kg2 Bf8 20. Rc1 Nd6 $13 {[%csl Gd4] 0-1
Huzman,A-Kasparov,G/Tel Aviv 1998/CBM 65 (42)}) 6... exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 (7... Bb4+
8. Bd2 c5 (8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Na6 (11... Re8 12. Bf4 Na6
13. Ne5 h6 14. h4 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd3 Ba3 17. Rc2 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. Nb5
Bc5 20. Nd3 Red8 21. Qb1 d4 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. b4 Bf8 24. Rfc1 Qd7 25. Rc6 {
1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Chuchelov,V/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 343 (25)}) 12.
Qc2 Ba3 13. Rcd1 h6 14. Ne5 Re8 15. Qf5 Bf8 16. Rfe1 c5 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4
cxd4 19. Qxd4 Nb4 20. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Kurajica,B/Tilburg 1994/CBM 44 (34)
}) (8... Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 Nc6
14. Qf4 f6 15. Nxe4 Nxd4 16. Nc3 g5 17. Qg4 Nxe2+ $17 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Gelfand,B/Linares 1993/CBM 34 (68)}) 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Bd6 11. Nc3 Bc4 12.
Bf4 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf3d4] 1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Ivanchuk,V/Reggio Emilia
1992/CBM 27 (37)}) (7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Qc2 Qd7 12.
Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Qb2 Qe8 14. Rac1 Qf8 $5 15. Nb1 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Portisch,L-Timman,J/Reykjavik 1991/CBM 26 (73)}) (7... c5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Ne5
Nxd4 10. e3 Ne6 11. Nxd5 Rc8 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. Qg4 c4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne5 Nxe5
16. Bxe5 b4 17. Rd1 Qa5 18. Bf1 Bb7 19. Bc4 Rd8 20. e4 Bc5 21. Nc7+ Nxc7 22.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qxg7+ {1-0 Gyimesi,Z-Palac,M/Pula 1999/EXT 2000 (23)}) 8. Nc3 (
8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 $6 Nbd7 10. Nc6 (10. f4 c5 $32 {[%cal Ra1g1]}) 10... Qe8 11.
Re1 Qe6 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Ga6b7]}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qc2 (10. Ne1 Re8 11.
Nd3 c6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 $14) (10. Bb2 Re8 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Rc1 c6 13. Nd2
$14 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 10... Re8 11. Bb2 (11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. gxf4 c5 13. Rfd1 Rc8
14. e3 Ne4 $15) 11... Rc8 12. Rfd1 {Against c5.} c6 13. Rac1 $14 Qe7 14. Nh4 {
[%cal Gh4f5] White is a slightly better.Black is a bit passive,but his solid
pawn structure doesn't let white to develop any initiative.} Bb4 15. Nf5 Qf8
16. e3 g6 17. Nh4 Qe7 18. Nf3 Ne4 (18... Bb7 $5 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 19. a3 Bd6 (
19... Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Bxa3 21. Ra1 Nb8 22. Ra2 $44 {[%cal Gd1a1]}) 20. Nxe4 $1 {
Very good decition.} (20. b4 f5 $11) 20... dxe4 21. Nd2 Nf6 (21... Bd3 22. Qc3
$14 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gd4d5]}) 22. Nc4 Bxc4 (22... Bb8 23. Ne5 c5 24. Bh3 Rc7 25. d5
$16) 23. bxc4 Bxa3 24. Bxa3 Qxa3 25. c5 Nd5 (25... Qa6 26. cxb6 axb6 27. Bh3
Rc7 28. d5 c5 29. d6 Ra7 30. d7 Rd8 31. Rd6 $16) 26. Ra1 Qc3 27. Bxe4 bxc5 28.
dxc5 Qxc2 29. Bxc2 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6] Last few moves where forced for both
sides.Now we face an ending where white has clear advantage thanks to better
bishop and black pawn weaknesses on qeenside.} Rc7 30. Rd4 {[%cal Gd4a4,Gd4h4]}
Rb8 31. Be4 Nc3 32. Bd3 {[%cal Ge3e4,Gf2f4]} Re8 {[%cal Ge8e5,Ge5c5]} 33. Rc4
Nd5 34. Ra5 {[%cal Gc4a4]} Nf6 35. Rca4 Ree7 36. Be2 {[%cal Ge2f3,Ga5a6,Ga6c6]}
Ne4 37. Bd3 Ng5 {Black N has no good posts,black is trying to place it on e6
attacking white c5-pawn.} (37... Nf6 38. Kg2 $16 {[%cal Ge3e4,Gf2f4,Gg2f3]})
38. Kg2 Red7 39. Bc4 Re7 $6 (39... Kf8 $142 $5) 40. h4 Ne4 (40... Ne6 41. Kf3 (
41. Bxe6 fxe6 42. Ra6 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Rc7,Re6,Re7][%cal Gg2f3,Gf3e4,Ge4e5]})
) 41. Bd3 Nf6 42. Be2 Ne4 43. Bf3 Nd2 44. Bd1 Ne4 {Black is just waiting for
white's plan,it was better to bring the K to the center.} 45. Bc2 {Black main
defensive line is after white plays Bf3,black plays Nd2.So white takes care of
the second rank and brings finally the b to f3.} Nf6 46. Ra2 $1 h5 47. Bd1 Red7
(47... Ne4 48. Bf3 f5 49. Bd1 $16 {[%cal Gg2f3,Gf3f4,Gd1b3]}) 48. Bf3 Nd5 49.
R2a4 Kg7 50. Rd4 {Black begins to feel uncomfortable.The weaknesses on c6 and
a7 force black to concentrate on passive defence.} Ne7 $2 {This move lets
white to advance his position to next stage.The rook on d6 deserves all black
attention.} (50... Kf6 $142 {Would leave black better difensive chances.}) 51.
Rd6 Nd5 52. e4 $6 {Now was the good time to transfer the game to rook ending.}
(52. Bxd5 $5 cxd5 53. Rxd7 Rxd7 54. Kf3 Kf6 55. Ke2 Ke5 56. Kd3 $16 {[%cal
Gf2f4,Gd3d4]}) 52... Nb4 53. Be2 Re7 54. f3 f5 55. Rd4 Nd5 56. Bd3 fxe4 57.
Bxe4 Nf6 58. Bd3 Rcd7 {White lost most of his advantage.Black rooks are back
in the game.} 59. Rd6 $11 {White tries his last shot.} (59. Rxd7 Rxd7 60. Bc4
Kh6 61. Ra6 Rd2+ 62. Kh3 Rc2 $11) 59... Nd5 $4 {After such a good defence,
black makes this terrible mistake that looses immediatly.} (59... Rxd6 60. cxd6
Rd7 $11) 60. Rxg6+ Kf7 61. Rd6 $18 Rxd6 62. cxd6 Rd7 63. Kf2 Kf6 64. Be4 Ke5
65. Bg6 {Black resigned,since 3 white pawns on the K-side will easily decide
the game.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2
c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 (9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Rc1 Bf6 13. f4
Bxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rf2 $14 {[%cal Ge2e4] 1-0 Timman,J-Polgar,
J/Hoogeveen NED 2000/The Week in Chess 311 (41)}) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1
c5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb7 (13... Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re3 Nf6 16. Ne5 cxd4
17. Bxd4 Qc7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Rxf3 Rac8 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Rfd3 Kf8
{1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee NED 2000/The Week in Chess 273 (22)}
) 14. Ned2 (14. Nfg5 $5) 14... Re8 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18.
Ng5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h6 20. Nge4 Be7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/Wijk aan Zee
NED 2000/The Week in Chess 273 (31)}) (5... b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
a5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Qc2 d5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Na4 Nfd7 15.
Nd3 Bc6 16. Nac5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 $14 {1-0 Tkachiev,V-Nisipeanu,L/Naujac-sur-Mer
FRA 2000/The Week in Chess 303 (28)}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 (
9. Qc1 {Interesting idea,played by Lev against Psakhis.White would like to
play Bf4,after what B on b4 will feel itself very uncomfortable}) 9... d6 (9...
d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Rad1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 f6 15. Bxb4
axb4 16. Nc4 Na6 $11 {0-1 Magerramov,E-Ibragimov,I/Dubai UAE 2000/The Week in
Chess 290 (61) Black has no problems.}) 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rad1 (11. Rfe1 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 a4 14. Bf1 c5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. b4 a3 17. Qb3 cxd4 18. Bxd4
e5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qc6 21. f3 Qa4 22. Qb1 d5 $1 $15 {0-1 Topalov,V-Adams,
M/Frankfurt GER 2000/The Week in Chess 294 (65)}) (11. Ne1 Qc8 12. Rc1 Re8 13.
Nb5 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Qb8 15. a3 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 c6 17. Nc3 d5 18. Rfd1 b5 19. cxb5
cxb5 20. Qd3 b4 21. Nb5 Rc8 22. a4 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee
2000/CBM 75 (22)}) 11... Bxc3 (11... Qb8 $5) 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 {Now the
plans of both sides are clear: White will play in the center,trying to use his
two bishops.Black will play a4 and b5 ,after what he will get one or more open
lines on queenside.} a4 14. Bh3 b5 (14... Bxf3 $5 15. exf3 d5 {[%csl Gc3,Gd7,
Gf6,Gh3]}) 15. Nd2 (15. cxb5 axb3 16. axb3 Qb8 $15) 15... axb3 16. axb3 bxc4
17. bxc4 Ra2 {The position is about equal,may be a bit better for black.White
should have played here 18.Ne4 Ne4 19.Bg2 with good chances to hold it. After
the move in the game ,white's position crushes very quickly.} 18. f3 $2 Bc2 19.
Rde1 c5 20. d5 (20. e3 $142 Qc7 $15 {[%csl Rc1,Rd2,Rh3]}) 20... exd5 21. Bxd7
Nxd7 22. cxd5 Qa8 $17 23. Bb2 Qa4 {[%cal Gf8b8]} (23... Rb8 $5 24. Nc4 (24.
Qxc2 Rbxb2 25. Qf5 Nb6 26. Ne4 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Nxd5 28. Nxd6 (28. Rb1 Ne3 29.
Rxb2 Rxb2 30. Ra1 h6 31. Kf2 Nf5 $17) 28... Ne3 29. Rf2 f5 30. f4 Rd2 31. Nb5
c4 $19) 24... Qa4 25. Qg5 f6 26. Qg4 h5 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Ba1 Qxc4 29. Qxd7 Qxd5
30. e4 Qd2 31. Qh3 Bb3 $19 32. Qxh5+ $6 Kg8 33. Qh3 Bc4 $19) 24. Bc3 Nb6 25. e4
Bd3 26. Rf2 Rc2 27. Qa1 Qxa1 28. Bxa1 Ra8 29. Nb3 (29. Nf1 {It was the last
chance for white:to change one R and to pray for black's mistake.}) 29... Nc4 {
[%cal Gc2f2,Gd3c2] Now white looses material.} 30. e5 $6 (30. Nc1 $142 Bxe4 31.
Bxg7 Rxf2 32. Kxf2 Bxd5 $19) 30... Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Bc2 32. Nd2 Nxd2 33. exd6 Nc4
34. d7 Ba4 35. Rc1 Bb5 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 31st"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2001.05.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%mdl 8576]} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c6 {Rare move.The
main line is 5...Bb4+.} (5... b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 c5 $6 (7... Bc6 8. O-O Qc8
9. Bg5 Qb7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nc3 d5 12. a3 a5 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. Nh4 Be7 15. Rfc1
f5 16. Na4 Bxa4 17. bxa4 Bxh4 18. gxh4 Ke7 19. Rab1 Qa7 20. Qd2 Rhg8 21. h3 $13
{1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Timoshenko,G/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 344 (27)}) 8.
O-O Bc6 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Rc1 Nb7 14. e4
O-O 15. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Monaco MNC 2001/The Week in Chess
333 (50)}) (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7
11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 Rb8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17.
Nxe4 bxc4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. bxc4 c5 20. d5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Leko,P/
Linares ESP 2001/The Week in Chess 330 (57)}) 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2 c5
$6 $146 {This move wasn't played yet,but it seems to be a very unlogical one.
Black K is still in the center,black didn't finish developming the pieces and
he playes c5 after he played c6 few moves earlier.I think it was better first
to play 8...Be7 and only then to think of c5.} (8... Rc8 $6 9. Bb2 Be7 10. Re1
O-O 11. e4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Vezzosi,P-Efimov,I/Reggio Emilia ITA 2001/The Week in
Chess 322 (59)}) 9. Bb2 Be7 10. Re1 (10. dxc5 $5 Bxc5 (10... bxc5 $5) 11. cxd5
exd5 12. Re1 O-O 13. e4 (13. e3 $14 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Ga2a3,Gb3b4] With very
pleasant game for white.}) 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Rxe4 Nf6 $11) 10... O-O
11. e4 $5 {This move leading white to a slightly better position.Black has to
be carefull,despite the fact that few pieces are exchanged,white controls the
center and his pawn-advantage on the Q-side can become powerfull.} (11. dxc5
bxc5 (11... Nxc5 $132) (11... Bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. e3 $14) 12. e4 dxe4 (12...
d4 13. e5 $36) 13. Ng5 $14 {[%csl Gb2,Gg2]}) 11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Bb7 13. Nfg5 {
[%cal Gg5e4,Gg5h7]} (13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qe2 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc7 $11
) 13... Rb8 (13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 e5 16. Qd3 {[%cal Ge4d6,Ga1d1]}
Qc7 17. Nc3 $1 $14 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gc3d5,Gc3b5]}) 14. Qc2 (14. dxc5 $5 bxc5 $8
(14... Nxc5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 (15... Bxc5 $2 16. Qc2 g6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Qc3 $18)
16. Be5 $1) 15. Qc2 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 $14 {[%csl Rc5]}) 14... h6 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16.
Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Nf3 {[%cal Ga1d1] Black succesfully got out of the opening.The
only thing which can bother him is white's control over the center.} cxd4 18.
Rad1 Qc8 19. Bxd4 Rd8 $11 {Black played very accurately and equalized the
position.} 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Ng4 {[%cal Gg4h6]} h5 $2 {Why to make this moves,
when white intends to play on K-side?White clearly was planning N-sacrafise....
.......} (21... Nf8 $1 {Defending against all white threats.}) 22. Ne3 $2 {
White misses a great chance to decide the game......} (22. Nh6+ $3 gxh6 (22...
Kf8 23. Qh7 $18) {[%tqu "En","Find the best way for white to continue the
attack.","","","e1e6","Correct. White attack is very strong.",10]} 23. Rxe6 Bg5
(23... fxe6 24. Qg6+ $18) (23... Nf6 24. Rxf6 Bxf6 (24... Rxd4 25. Rg6+ Kf8 26.
Rxd4 fxg6 27. Qxg6 $40 {[%csl Rf8]})) (23... Nf8 24. Rxh6 f6 25. Rxh5 $16) (
23... Bf8 24. Rg6+ $18) {[%tqu "En","How white should finish the attack?","",
"","e6g6","Now black is hopeless.",10]} 24. Rg6+ Kf8 (24... fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kf8
26. Bg7+ $3 Ke7 27. Re1+ Ne5 28. Rxe5+ Kd7 29. Qe6+ Kc7 30. Rc5+ $3 {[%cal
Gg7e5]} Kb8 (30... bxc5 31. Be5+ Rd6 32. Qxd6#) 31. Rxc8+ Rxc8 32. Be5+ Rbc7
33. f4 $18) 25. Bg7+ Ke8 (25... Kg8 26. Bxh6+ Kh8 (26... Kh7 27. Rg7+ Kxh6 28.
Qh7#) 27. Bg7+ Kg8 28. Rxg5 $18) 26. Re1+ Ne5 27. Rxe5+ Re7 28. Rxe7+ Bxe7 (
28... Kxe7 29. Qe4+ Kd7 {[%csl Rg6]} 30. Rf6 $1 Bxf6 31. Bxf6 Re8 32. Qd5+ Kc7
33. Be5+ Rxe5 34. Qxe5+ Kb7 35. Qd5+ Ka6 36. Qxf7 $18 {With easily winning
ending!}) 29. Rxh6 $18 {Two pawns up and a weak black K will give white an
easy win.}) 22... Bf6 23. b4 Rc7 $14 24. Qe2 {[%csl Rh5]} Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Ne5 $5
{[%cal Ge5c4,Ge5d3,Ge5f3,Ge5g6] The center,from there pieces can reach the
most important squares!} (25... Nf6 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Rc1 $14) 26. Re4 $6 {
White is trying to complicate the position by force.But black pieces are
placed good enough and if black had played at his next move 26...Nd3 it could
be hard to predict the result of the game.} (26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Rd1 (27. f4 $6
Nd3 28. Rd1 Rd7 29. a3 h4 {And black is at least not worse.}) 27... Qc8 $132)
26... f6 $6 {Letting white to gain some initiative,which can be dangerous if
black doesn't play accurate.} (26... Nd3 $5 27. Rd1 (27. Rb1 Qb7 {[%csl Re4]}
28. Rh4 Ne5 {[%csl Rf3]} 29. Rf4 Ng6 30. Rf3 Rcd7 $17) 27... Nxb4 28. Rxd8+
Qxd8 29. Qxh5 Rc5 $15) 27. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 28. Qxh5 Rd2 29. Ng4 $36 Rxc4 $4 {
A blonder which leads to complitely winning ending for white.} (29... Rxa2 30.
Nxe5 $44 (30. Rxe5 $44 {[%cal Ge5g5]})) 30. Nh6+ Kh7 $4 {Another blonder,which
looses immediately.} (30... gxh6 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32. Qxh6+ Kf7 33. Qxd2 $18) 31.
Nf5+ {[%cal Gf5e7]} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Re8 13.
Bh3 Qe7 14. Be3 a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Qc2 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. f3 h6 $11 {0-1 Dao
Thien Hai-Adams,M/New Delhi IND 2000/The Week in Chess 317 (68)}) 5... Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 {We are facing probably the most popular
line in King's Indian defence nowdays.Every week somebody comes up with some
new idea and still thete is no verdict yet. Black succeded to get good
positions lately in most of the complicated lines,but white finds some new
moves each time.Anyway if black is looking for good and solid line with
interesting game this one could be advicble.} Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Nf6 (12... b5 13. c5 f5 14. f4 g5 15. Nf3 gxf4 16. gxf4 Kh8 17. Kh1 Rg8
$132 {0-1 Karpov,A-Gurevich,M/Cap d'Agde FRA 2000 (50) With complicated game.
But not everyone likes to play Stonewall structure.}) 13. e4 b5 {Important
move,black must start playing on quenside and attack the white center,
otherwise white gets very nice play .} (13... dxe4 $6 14. Nxe4 Rc8 15. Qc2 b5
16. Bb2 Qc7 17. c5 b4 18. Rfe1 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 h6 20. Bc1 Qd7 21. Be3 Rfd8 22.
Rad1 Bb5 23. h4 $16 {1-0 Kuzmin,A-Kabatianski,A/Podolsk 1990/TD (55) With big
advantage for white.}) 14. Re1 (14. e5 $6 Nd7 15. c5 b4 16. Bxb4 Bxf1 17. Bxf1
{0-1 Dokuchaev,A-Anastasian,A/St Petersburg 1994/CBM 41 (28) Interesting
exchange sacrafise.Unfortunatly the position is close and the only thing white
can hope for is that black won't have enough resources for win.}) 14... dxe4
15. Qc2 {Following to mainbase Timman didn't play lately this line,probably he
prepared something .Anand doesn't take any risks and enters the less popular
line.The main line is 15...Rc8.May be after this game the evaluation about
what is the main line will change!?} Rb8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] According to this
game,this move begins his way to theoretical struggle.} 16. Rad1 (16. Nxe4 bxc4
17. Nc5 Bb5 (17... Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qd3 19. Qb2 Nd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Bxg7) 18. b4
{[%cal Ga2a4]} Qb6 19. a4 Ba6 20. a5 Qb5 21. Bf1 Nd5 22. Rab1 {May be
interesting since black Q and B on a6 placed bad.} (22. Nd7 Nxc3 $19 23. Nxb8
Rxb8 24. Qxc3 Bxb4)) 16... Qc7 {[%cal Gc6c5] Preparing c5 in the future and
connecting between the rooks.} 17. Bf1 $6 (17. Nxe4 $142 {Leads to equal
positions.White overevaluates his posotion.He shouldn't take the e4 pawn for
granted.} bxc4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Qe2 Bb4 20. Bxb4 Rxb4 21. Qg4+
Kh8 22. Qf3 Kg7 23. Qg4+ $11) 19. bxc4 Bxc4 $2 20. Bd2 {[%cal Gc2c4,Gd2f4]})
17... bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. dxc5 (19. Nxe4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Bb7 21. Bg2 Rfc8 $15 {
[%csl Rc4]}) 19... Bb7 20. Nb3 (20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nxe4 f5 22. Nd6 Ba8 {[%cal
Gc7c6]} 23. Qa4 Qxc5 24. Qd7 Bf6 $17 {[%cal Gb8b2,Ga7a6,Gb8d8]}) 20... Nd7 {
Black position is better.Pawn on c5 is lost, while the pawn on e4 can be
defended by f5.} 21. Qb2 g6 {Black realizes that white won't be able to use
the weaknesses on kingside.} (21... e5 $2 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Bxe5 {[%cal Ge5b8,
Ge5g7]}) 22. Bg2 f5 23. Nd4 $6 (23. Ba5 $142 Qc8 24. Bb4 Bf6 25. Qa3 Bc6 $15 {
[%cal Gd7e5,Ge5d3] Could leave white some counterpaly chances.}) 23... Nxc5 $17
24. Nb5 Qb6 {[%cal Gc5d3]} 25. Qa3 $6 {In worse position white makes taktikal
blunder.} (25. Bh8 Rf7 26. Qe5 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $19 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gc5d3]})
25... Rf7 {[%cal Gc5d3]} 26. Qxa7 Qxa7 27. Nxa7 Nd3 28. Re2 Bc5 {[%cal Gc5a7,
Gc5f2]} 29. Nb5 f4 $19 {[%cal Gf4g3,Gf4f3]} 30. Bh3 (30. Red2 Nxf2 $6 (30...
Bxf2+ $5 31. Rxf2 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 e3+ 33. Kg1 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 f3+ 35. Kg1 e2 $19)
31. Rd8+ Rf8 32. Rxb8 $4 (32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Rd7 {Leaves white some hopes.})
32... Nxd1+) {[%tqu "En","Find the best move for black.","","","d3f2","Correct.
Now black wins material.",10]} 30... Nxf2 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch 56th"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2001.03.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Antic, Dejan"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2001.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%mdl 2084] Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Nbd2 Bb4
6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qd1 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. b3 a4 12. Ba3 d6
13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Bf1 Re8 15. Nh4 Bb7 16. f3 d5 17. Qc2 c5 18. Bb2 cxd4 19.
Bxd4 Qc7 20. Rac1 e5 $15 {0-1 Topalov,V-Adams,M/Dortmund 1999/CBM 72 (49)})
5... d5 (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11.
Nd2 f5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb2 b5 15. c5 b4 16. Nf3 Bb5 17. Qd2 $14 {
[%csl Re6][%cal Gd2e3] 1-0 Beliavsky,A-Ashley,M/Las Vegas USA 2001/The Week in
Chess 332 (41)}) (5... b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Na4
Bd6 11. Bb2 Bb5 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Na4 Qe7 15. Qc2 Ne4 16. Ne5 $14 {
[%csl Rc6][%cal Ge5c6,Gc2c6] 1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Gelashvili,T/Yerevan ARM 2000/
The Week in Chess 292 (58)}) 6. cxd5 (6. Bg2 $5 {Probably the sharpest line
here. Kasparov played it with white against Gelfand in 1997, here he is trying
to bring up something new with black.} dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Bd6 9. Nxc4 (9.
Bxa8 Bxe5 $36) 9... Nd5 10. e4 Ne7 11. Bb2 (11. e5 Bxe5 12. Bxa8 Qxd4 13. Qxd4
Bxd4 {Black at least has enough compensation for the material.}) 11... Nbc6 12.
Nbd2 e5 (12... O-O 13. Kg1 b5 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. h4 {Kasparov-Gelfand Novgorod
1997.}) 13. d5 Nd4 $146 14. Nf3 c5 15. Kg1 Bxc4 16. bxc4 O-O 17. h4 Nc8 18. Bh3
Re8 19. Kg2 Bf8 20. Rc1 Nd6 $13 {[%csl Gd4] 0-1 Huzman,A-Kasparov,G/Tel Aviv
1998/CBM 65 (42)}) {My opinion about this 5.Bg2 variation is that not
everything is discavered yet and in the near future we will see new inventions
in that line.} 6... exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 (7... Bb4+ 8. Bd2 c5 (8... Be7 9. O-O O-O
10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Na6 12. Qc2 Ba3 13. Rcd1 h6 14. Ne5 Re8 15. Qf5 Bf8 16.
Rfe1 c5 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Nb4 20. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Karpov,
A-Kurajica,B/Tilburg 1994/CBM 44 (34)}) (8... Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11.
Nc3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 Nc6 14. Qf4 f6 15. Nxe4 Nxd4 16. Nc3 g5 17. Qg4
Nxe2+ $17 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Gelfand,B/Linares 1993/CBM 34 (68)}) 9. dxc5
Bxc5 10. b4 Bd6 11. Nc3 Bc4 12. Bf4 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf3d4] 1/2-1/2
Beliavsky,A-Ivanchuk,V/Reggio Emilia 1992/CBM 27 (37)}) (7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9.
Nc3 Bb7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Qc2 Qd7 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Qb2 Qe8 14. Rac1 Qf8 $5 15.
Nb1 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Timman,J/Reykjavik 1991/CBM 26 
(73)}) (7... c5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Ne5 Nxd4 10. e3 Ne6 11. Nxd5 Rc8 12. Bb2 Nd7 13.
Qg4 c4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 b4 17. Rd1 Qa5 18. Bf1 Bb7 19. Bc4 Rd8
20. e4 Bc5 21. Nc7+ Nxc7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qxg7+ {1-0 Gyimesi,Z-Palac,M/Pula
1999/EXT 2000 (23)}) 8. O-O Nbd7 (8... O-O 9. Ne5 $6 Nbd7 10. Nc6 (10. f4 c5
$32 {[%cal Ra1g1]}) 10... Qe8 11. Re1 Qe6 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Ga6b7]}) 9. Nc3 O-O
10. Bf4 (10. Ne1 Re8 11. Nd3 c6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 $14) (10. Bb2 Re8 11. Re1
Rc8 12. Rc1 c6 13. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 10... Qe7 (10... Bxf4 11. gxf4 c5
12. Ne5 Bb7 $13) 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Re1 Rfe8 {The opponents finished
development and now they are creating plans for the middlegame. White will try
to get some game on the Qside by pushing b4-a4-a5/b5. Black will have to
choose between fighting for the center by playing c5 or to put the N on e4 and
just to hold white pressure on Qside.} 13. Rc1 Rad8 14. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2b2,Gb3b4]
} Nf8 (14... c5 15. Red1 Nf8 $13 {It seems to be very logical continuation for
black.}) 15. Qb2 Ne6 16. b4 c5 {Now black is forced to play it otherways white
will get an easy game on Qside.} 17. bxc5 (17. b5 Bb7 18. Red1 {[%cal Ga2a4,
Ga4a5]}) 17... bxc5 18. dxc5 $14 Nxc5 19. Red1 Bc4 (19... Nce4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4
21. e3 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 20. Nd4 Qa6 21. Qc2 Ne6 (21... Nce4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23.
e3 Qxa2 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Qxa2 Bxa2 26. Ra1 Bc4 27. Rxa7 {[%cal Gd1b1,Gb1b7]
Black will have to show some sharpness to hold this ending.}) 22. e3 g6 23. Rd2
{[%cal Gc1d1]} Nc5 24. Nb3 $5 {Opening the d-file.} Nd3 $5 25. Rcd1 (25. Nxd5
$6 Nxd5 (25... Nxc1 26. Nc5 Qxa2 $1 (26... Qd6 27. Qxc4 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 $18 {
[%csl Rc1]}) 27. Nxf6+ Kh8 28. Qxc1 (28. Ncd7 Qxc2 29. Rxc2 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 Bd3
31. Rd2 Re6 32. Bf3 Rd6 33. Bxe2 R8xd7 $3 34. Nxd7 Be4+ $19) 28... Qxd2 (28...
Rxd2 29. Nxe8 Rxf2 30. Bh3 {[%cal Gc1c3,Gc3h8]} f6 31. Ne4 Rc2 32. Qe1 Qb2 $19
{[%cal Gc2c1]}) 29. Qxc4 Rxe3 30. Bf1 (30. fxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Rd1+ 32. Bf1 Qf2
$19) 30... Rf3 31. Nce4 $44) 26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27. Rxc4 $18 {Of course it is
impossible for human to calcalute all this variations on the board.}) 25... Nb4
26. Qb2 Rb8 27. Qa1 Rec8 (27... Bxb3 28. axb3 Qxa1 29. Rxa1 Rec8 30. Ne2 Rc7
31. Nd4 $14) 28. Nc1 {[%cal Gc1e2,Ge2f4,Gf4d5]} Qa3 {It seems like black
pieces took very good places,but it is only temporary. White rooks defend all
the important squares and the fall of d5 pawn is just a matter of time.} 29.
N1e2 (29. e4 $5 dxe4 30. Nb1 Qa6 31. Rd6 Qa5 32. Qxf6 Nd5 33. R6xd5 Bxd5 34.
Ne2 $44) 29... Bxe2 30. Nxe2 Rb6 $6 (30... Ne4 $142 31. Bxe4 dxe4 32. Nf4 $14 {
[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh2h4]}) 31. Nf4 $16 Qc3 (31... Rbc6 32. Nxd5 Nfxd5 33. Bxd5
Nxd5 34. Rxd5 $16 {[%csl Rg8]}) 32. a3 Qxa1 33. Rxa1 Nc2 (33... Rc2 34. Rad1
Rxd2 35. Rxd2 g5 36. Nh3 g4 37. Nf4 Nc6 38. Bxd5 Ne5 39. Nd3 $1 $16) 34. Rc1
Rbc6 35. Nxd5 Nxd5 36. Bxd5 Rc3 37. a4 Nb4 38. Rxc3 Rxc3 {Hecht: '[#] Der
Läufer ist bei offenem Zentrum und Mehrbauer die klar stärkere Leichtfigur.'}
39. Rd4 a5 (39... Nxd5 $5 {Hecht} 40. Rxd5 Rc6 $16 {ist wegen des Abtauschs
des Läufers eine beachtliche Alternative bei allerdings totaler Passivität.})
40. Bc4 $18 Kg7 41. Be2 Ra3 42. Rd7 Rxa4 43. Bc4 Ra1+ 44. Kg2 a4 (44... g5 $5 {
Hecht} 45. Rxf7+ Kg6 46. f4 (46. Ra7 {Hecht} g4 47. h3 h5 48. hxg4 hxg4 49. Be2
Ra2 50. Bxg4 Nd3 $13) 46... g4 47. e4 Rc1 $13) 45. Rxf7+ Kh8 {[%csl Rh8]} (
45... Kh6 $142 $5) 46. Rb7 Nc2 47. Kf3 Rc1 (47... a3 48. Kf4 a2 49. Ra7 Nb4 50.
Kg5 $18 {[%cal Gg5h6,Ga7a8,Ga7h7]}) 48. Be6 {[%cal Gf3g4,Gg4g5,Gg5h6]} Rd1 49.
Kf4 Rd6 50. Ke5 Ra6 51. Kf6 Ra8 52. Kg5 Ra5+ 53. Kf6 (53. Kh6 $4 Rh5#) 53...
Ra8 54. g4 $1 {Protecting the h5-square. Now black is helpless.} Re8 (54... a3
55. Kg5 a2 56. Kh6 a1=Q 57. Rxh7#) 55. Bf7 Ra8 56. Kg5 {[%cal Rg5h6,Rf7a2,
Rb7h7]} Ra6 57. Bc4 Rc6 58. Rb8+ Kg7 59. Rg8# 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%mdl 2216] Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Bg2 c6 {One of the most popular variations nowadays. White usually
plays 9.Ne5 afterwards rises very interesting position where white is trying
to promote e4 and black tryes to attack the center with c5 or b5. In the
current game white chooses the 9.Qc2 line which lately came in fashion.} 8. O-O
(8. Bc3 $5 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14.
Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 Rb8 16. Rad1 Qc7 (16... Qc8 $1 17. Ba5 bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19.
Nxe4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 f5 22. Bg2 Bf6 23. Rd2 Qxc4 (23... Bxc4 $1 $15
) 24. Rxe6 Qb5 25. Rd5 Qb1+ 26. Qxb1 Rxb1+ 27. Re1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Gershon,A/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 344 (51)}) 17. Bf1 bxc4 18. bxc4
c5 19. dxc5 (19. d5 $1) 19... Bb7 20. Nb3 Nd7 21. Qb2 g6 22. Bg2 f5 23. Nd4
Nxc5 $17 {0-1 Timman,J-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee NED 2001/The Week in Chess 325 (30)
}) 8... d5 9. Qc2 (9. Ne5 $5) 9... Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Nc3 Nh5 13.
Bc1 Nhf6 (13... f5 14. e3 h6 15. Bb2 Bd6 16. a4 Nhf6 17. a5 b5 18. c5 Bb8 19.
Na2 Bb7 20. Nb4 a6 21. Ne5 g5 22. f3 g4 23. f4 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Anastasian,
A/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 344 (23)}) 14. Bf4 (14. e4 dxc4 15. Nd2 (15.
Bb2 b5 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. Ne5 Nfd7 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Ng4 Nf6 20. Ne3 Rb8 21. a4
Nbd7 22. Bc3 Bb4 $11 {0-1 Jussupow,A-Lutz,C/Essen GER 2001/The Week in Chess 
(67)}) 15... b5 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Qa4 Bb5 18. Qc2 Qa5 19. Nf3 h6 20. Bd2 Bb4
21. Rab1 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Ba4 23. Qd2 Qh5 $15 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Adams,M/Wijk aan
Zee NED 2001/The Week in Chess 325 (49)}) 14... Nh5 15. Bc1 Nhf6 16. e4 dxc4
17. Bf4 $1 $146 {In his game against Adams, Van Wely played 17.Nd2 after what
he didn't get any advantage. The move in the text is better for white and it
opens a window for further analyzes and ideas.} (17. bxc4 Bxc4 18. Nd2 Ba6 19.
Qa4 Bd3 $15 {White compensation for the pawn is probably not enough.}) 17...
Bb4 (17... c5 $5 {Ftacnik} 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Re8 20. Nd2 Nh5 21. Be3 cxb3
22. axb3 Nb8 $13) (17... cxb3 $2 {Ftacnik} 18. axb3 Bb7 19. Rxa7 Ba8 20. Ne5
$16) (17... b5 {Ftacnik} 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Rab1 $14) 18. Nd2 Qe7 (18... b5 19.
bxc4 bxc4 {[%cal Gd7b6]} 20. Na4 $14 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) (18... c5 {Ftacnik} 19. d5
(19. dxc5 {Ftacnik} Bxc5 20. Nxc4 Ng4 $15) 19... e5 20. Be3 cxb3 21. axb3 Nb8
22. Nc4 $11) 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4 e5 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Is is very
natural, that black has to try breaking up white's center. '} 21. dxe5 (21. Be3
{Ftacnik} exd4 22. Bxd4 Rcd8 $13) 21... Nxe5 22. Ne2 $14 {We can make some
conclutions: White is slightly better. The opportunity to play f4 and e5 is
very unpleasant for black. A paar of bishops and a good center gives white an
optimistic view to the future. Black on the other hand can put some pressure
on c4-pawn, to put the R on e8 not to let white to play f4 and to try to
exchange few white pieces-the ending should be o.k for black since white has
few weaknesses.} Ng6 (22... b5 23. cxb5 cxb5 24. Qb3 Bc5 {[%cal Ge5g4,Gg4f2,
Gf6e4,Ge5g6]} 25. Nd4 $14) (22... Rfd8 {Ftacnik} 23. Nd4 Bc5 24. Nb3 $14) 23.
Be3 Ng4 $6 (23... Rfe8 $11 24. f3 Bc5 25. Nd4) 24. Bd4 Rfe8 25. f4 Nf8 {
'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'This passive prevarication is not easy to understand,
the white's bishop on d4 was literally provoking active approach.'} (25... c5
$5 26. Bf2 (26. h3 $2 cxd4 27. hxg4 b5 28. Nxd4 Rxc4 {[%cal Gb4c5]} 29. Qf2 Bc5
30. Bf1 $8 Rb4 31. a3 Rb3 $17 {[%cal Gg6f8,Gf8e6,Ge8d8,Gd8d4,Ge6d4]}) (26. Bf3
{Ftacnik} Nxh2 27. Kxh2 cxd4 28. Nxd4 Qc5 29. a3 $13) 26... Nxf2 (26... Qf6 $15
{Ftacnik}) 27. Kxf2 Rcd8 28. e5 $14 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gg2d5]}) 26. h3 c5 (26...
Nf6 27. e5 N6d7 28. Qa4 $14 {[%csl Rc6]}) 27. hxg4 cxd4 28. Nxd4 Qc5 {[%cal
Gc5g1,Gf8e6,Ge8d8] '?!' Ftacnik. Black sacrafised a pawn hoping now to return
it with good position. The next white move probably wasn't planned by black.} (
28... Bc5 $1 {Ftacnik} 29. Kh2 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Ne6 31. Rd5 b5 32. Rad1 Rxc4 33.
Qb2 a6 34. Rd7 Qc5 $13) 29. a3 $1 Bxa3 (29... Ba5 $5 {Ftacnik} 30. Kh2 Qxc4 31.
Qxc4 Rxc4 32. Nf5 Rc3 33. e5 $14) 30. Kh2 {Now white N is going to f5.} Bb4 (
30... a5 31. Nf5 $16 {[%csl Ra3,Rc5][%cal Gd1d5,Gf5d6]}) 31. Nf5 {[%cal Gf5d6]}
Qxc4 $8 32. Qxc4 Rxc4 33. Rxa7 $36 {[%cal Ge4e5,Gg2d5] It is really hard to
believe that black lost this position in 8 moves. But despite the fact that
not many pieces left on the board, black position is not that easy to hold.
White's R controls the 7 rank, after white will play e5 the B will go to d5.}
Rcc8 (33... Bc5 34. e5 Rc2 35. Kh3 Ne6 36. Bd5 {[%cal Gf5d6,Gd5e6]} Nd8 37. Be4
Rc4 38. Ra8 $18) 34. e5 {Ftacnik: 'The ideal coordination of white pieces will
be further enhanced with the active whitesquared bishop, Tkachiev will find it
hard to defend against all threats. '} Rcd8 (34... Red8 35. Bd5 Rc2+ 36. Kh3
$16) 35. Bd5 $16 Ne6 $6 {This move is loosing by force, but black's position
is already difficult.} (35... Kh8 36. Rxf7 $16) 36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Rxd8 Rxd8 38.
Nxg7 $18 Rd3 39. Nxe6 Be1 40. g5 $1 Bxg3+ 41. Kg2 {[%cal Gf4f5,Gf5f6,Gf6f7]}
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 {[%mdl 512]} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7.
Bd2 a5 {This line probably doesn't promise black a total equalization,but good
pawn structure and quick development of the pieces give black an interesting
game.} 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 (9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Rfd1 Be4 13.
Qb2 c6 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 b5 16. a4 $14 {[%cal Gg2h3,Gf3d2,Ge2e4] 1-0
Burmakin,V-Ibragimov,I/Elista RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 339 (44)}) (9. Qc1 $5)
9... d6 10. Bg5 (10. Bc3 d5 11. a3 Bd6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Re8 14. Rfd1 Qb8
15. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Topalov,V-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee NED 2001/The Week in Chess 323
(58)}) (10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 h6 14. Bh3 Bh7 15. Nd2
Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. f3 Bh7 18. e4 $14 {1-0 Dautov,R-Romanishin,O/Essen GER
2001/The Week in Chess (48)}) 10... a4 11. Nc3 Bxc3 (11... axb3 12. axb3 Rxa1
13. Rxa1 Nbd7 14. Na2 $1 Ba3 15. b4 {[%csl Ra3]} c5 16. Qb3 cxb4 17. Nxb4 Bxb4
18. Qxb4 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6]}) 12. Qxc3 Nbd7 (12... Ne4 13. Qd3 $1 Nxg5 (13...
Qc8 14. d5 $14) 14. Nxg5 {[%cal Gd3h7]} Qxg5 15. Bxb7 Ra7 16. f4 Qe7 17. Bg2 {
[%cal Ge2e4]}) 13. b4 h6 (13... Ne4 $5 14. Qc2 Qc8 15. Be3 c5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17.
Rab1 Nef6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Zhu Chen-Maric,A/Shanghai CHN 2001/The Week in Chess
343 (29)}) 14. Bc1 b5 $6 {Sacrafising the P,black hopes to take control over
all the light squares in the center:e4,d5,c4.The idea could be correct,if
black had in addition to that some active plan,using this pieces on the light
squares.What happens in the game,actually white keeps the pawn ,so very soon
black has to exchange light bishops and with only knights black can't develop
any serious initiative.} (14... Qe7 15. Bb2 Rfe8 $14) 15. cxb5 Nb6 16. Ba3 $1 {
[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c2,Gf1c1] Good decision.White bishop probably has no better
place and white rooks want to be placed on the c-file,so this move serves both
goals.} Rc8 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 $16 {[%cal Ge2e4,Gc3d3] Black already faces
some difficulties.White intends to play e4 as soon as possible.One way black
can stop it is Nfd5 followed by f5,although white still can play f3 and to try
to advance e4.Another way to stop e4 happened in the game:} d5 $5 {[%csl Ra3,
Rb4,Rd4] This move takes control over e4 and c4 sqaures,closes the Ba3.} 19.
Qd3 Ne8 {[%cal Ge8d6,Gd6c4,Gb6c4]} 20. Rac1 {I guess that white already at
this point of the game planned his exchange sacrafise.White simply doubles his
rooks on the c-file,looking in the future for f3 and e4.} Nd6 21. Rc5 Qd7 22.
Rfc1 Nbc4 {After this move black is forced to defend a very difficult position
without any counterplay,but what he could do else.He placed his pieces the
best way and figured out that nothing more than nice placement thay don't give,
so black decided to play the position with extra exchange for two pawns,in
order to look for some chances there.} (22... Rfd8 {[%cal Gd6c4,Gd8d4]} 23. Bb2
{[%cal Gf2f3,Ge2e4] And black has to play Nc4 anyway,since he has nothing else
to do.}) 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 24. R1xc4 $1 {[%csl Gc5]} dxc4 25. Qxc4 $16 {White is
clearly better.Material is equal.Light piece and two pawns for a rook.But the
most important thing is that black pieces are very passive.They are oblidged
to defend c7P and against white break in the center.} Rfd8 26. Bb2 {[%csl Rc7]
[%cal Ge2e4]} Rb8 27. e4 $1 {[%cal Gd4d5]} (27. Rxc7 $2 Qxb5 28. Qxb5 Rxb5 29.
a3 Rbb8 {[%cal Gb8c8,Gc8c2] And the result of the game is unclear!?}) 27... a3
28. Bc3 Rb6 $6 {Illusion! Black hopes after Rd6 to activate his pieces,but
unfortunatly black has no time for it.} (28... Rb7 $1 29. d5 Re8 {And black
still can hold the position.}) 29. d5 {[%csl Gc3] Finally the Bc3 is back in
the game.} exd5 30. Rxd5 Rd6 $8 (30... Qe8 31. Qd4 $18 {[%cal Gd4g7,Gd5d8]})
31. Rc5 $1 Rc8 $2 {Again passive move,which looses immideatly.Better was 31...
Qe6.} (31... Qe6 $5 32. Rxc7 Qxc4 33. Rxc4 Rb6 34. Rc7 Ra8 $1 {Could leave
black chances for a draw.} (34... Rxb5 35. Ra7 $16 {[%cal Ga7a3]})) 32. Be5 $1
$18 Rd2 $6 (32... Re6 33. Bxc7 Rce8 34. b6 Rxe4 35. Qb5 $18 {[%cal Gb6b7]}) 33.
b6 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch 56th"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2001.04.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Antic, Dejan"]
[Black "Ostojic, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2001.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%mdl 6184]} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2
Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qd1 O-O 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 a5 13.
Rfd1 a4 14. Bh3 Bxf3 15. exf3 d5 16. f4 g6 17. Bf1 c6 18. Qc2 axb3 19. axb3 Qc7
20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. b4 dxc4 22. Bxc4 Qd6 23. Qb3 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/
Monaco MNC 2001/The Week in Chess 333 (23)}) 5... Bb4+ (5... b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7.
Bg2 c5 8. O-O Bc6 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Rc1
Nb7 14. e4 O-O 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Nxc6 dxc6 17. Qe2 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/
Monaco MNC 2001/The Week in Chess 333 (50)}) (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rad1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 a4 14. Bh3 b5
15. Nd2 axb3 16. axb3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Ra2 18. f3 Bc2 $15 {0-1 Morovic Fernandez,
I-Adams,M/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (35)}) 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6
8. Bc3 (8. O-O $5 d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 $13 {
0-1 Van Wely,L-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee NED 2001/The Week in Chess 325 (49)}) 8...
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 {This line is probably one of the most problematic lines
nowdays.Every week somebody comes up with an new idea and the discution about
the evaluation of this variation continues. White plan is to develop the
pieces and to play e4,black on the other hand tries to intterupt this plan and
to play c5.} 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O (11... f5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8 14.
Bb2 b5 15. c5 b4 16. Nf3 Bb5 17. Qd2 a5 18. Qe3 $14 {[%csl Re6] 1-0 Beliavsky,
A-Ashley,M/Las Vegas USA 2001/The Week in Chess 332 (41)}) 12. O-O {Untill now
both sides followed the last words of theory.Now black has few interesting
continuations:} Nf6 (12... b5 13. c5 f5 14. f4 g5 15. Nf3 gxf4 16. gxf4 Kh8 17.
Kh1 Rg8 18. Rg1 Bf6 19. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Re6] 0-1 Karpov,A-Gurevich,M/Cap
d'Agde FRA 2000 (50)}) (12... Rc8 $1 {This move nowdays is the best black
weapon.} 13. e4 b5 (13... c5 $1 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1
b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Ba3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Anand,V/Bastia FRA 2000/The
Week in Chess 314 (22)} (19. Nc4 {Leading to equal ending.} Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5
21. Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 $44 {[%cal Ge1c1,
Gg2b7] 1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Hracek,Z/Bremen GER 2001 (32)})) 14. Re1 (14. c5 $5)
14... dxc4 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. a4 Ba6 19. Rad1 Bf8 20.
Nf1 Rb8 21. Ne3 Bb4 $15 {0-1 Sturua,Z-Shariyazdanov,A/Biel SUI 2000/The Week
in Chess 300 (82)}) 13. e4 b5 {The only move which gives black counterplay.}
14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 (15. Rc1 $6 Rb8 (15... Rc8 $5) 16. c5 b4 17. Bb2 Bd3 $11)
15... Rc8 {Another possibility is 15...Rb8} 16. Rad1 Nd5 17. Bxe4 $5 (17. cxd5
cxd5 18. a3 Bxa3 19. Qa2 b4 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. Qxa6 Rc2 22. Re2 Qc8 $15) (17.
Bb2 f5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb1 b4 {[%csl Rb2,Gb4,Gd5,Ge4,Ge6,Gf5,Rg2]}) 17...
Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 (19. c5 $5 Bxd4 20. Qc2 f5 21. Bg2 Qf6 22. b4 $44 {
[%csl Ra6,Rd4] This is really unusuall when both black bishops are out of the
game.It seems like the one on d4 is strong, but when you take a closer look
you understand that his major worry now is to escape,since white wants after
Nf3 to win it after few moves.}) 19... g6 $8 (19... bxc4 20. bxc4 Bxd4 21. Nf3
c5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Re4 $16) 20. Nf3 bxc4 21. bxc4 Qa5 {All this already was
known to both players.The position is unclear.White center can be strong,but
also,if black will manage to attack it can be weak.The B on a6 is in the game.
White comes up with new and interesting plan in this position,he begins
pushing the h-P by this weaking the black K.} 22. h4 $5 $146 (22. c5 Bb5 {
[%cal Gb5a4]} 23. Qc1 Qxa2 24. Qf4 Bg7 25. Ra1 Qb2 26. Reb1 $11) 22... Rfd8 (
22... c5 23. d5 $36) 23. h5 $1 Qxh5 24. Qa4 Bb7 25. Qxa7 Rd7 26. Qa4 Ra8 {
Black plays very accurately.} 27. Qb3 c5 $6 {Too early.Better was first to put
some pressure on d4P.} (27... Rad8 $5 {[%cal Gb7a8,Gf6d4]}) 28. Bxb7 Rb8 29.
dxc5 Rdxb7 (29... Rbxb7 30. Qe3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Rb2 (31... Rc7 $4 32. Qf4 $18 {
[%cal Gf4f6,Gf4c7]}) 32. c6 Qa5 33. Qf4 Qb6 34. Nd4 $18 {[%cal Gc6c7]}) 30. Qe3
$16 Rc8 (30... Rb2 31. Rd2 $16) 31. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2e4]} Bg5 32. Qe4 (32. Qe5
Bxd2 33. Qxh5 gxh5 34. Rxd2 Rxc5 $14 {Probably will end as a draw.}) 32... Rbc7
(32... Rb2 33. Nb3 Rxa2 34. c6 Be7 35. Rd7 Bb4 36. Re3 Rb2 37. c7 {And black
is in trouble.}) 33. Nb3 Be7 {[%tqu "En","Find the best move for white to keep
the advantage.","","","d1d6","Correct.Black can't take the present and white
keeps the extra pawn.",10]} 34. Rd6 $1 Qf5 (34... Bxd6 35. cxd6 Rd7 36. Qd4 $18
{[%cal Gc4c5] White pawns should finish the job.}) 35. Qd4 Rxc5 {Black is
trying to look for some chances,by exchanging few pieces.} 36. Nxc5 Bxd6 37.
Nxe6 Bf8 (37... fxe6 38. Qxd6 Rxc4 39. Rxe6 Rc8 40. Re7 {[%csl Rg8]} Rf8 41.
Qd4 Qf6 {Was the last try for black.Keeping some drawing chances.}) 38. Nxf8
Rxf8 39. c5 $18 {Black is not capble of stopping both white pawns.} Qc2 40. a4
Ra8 41. a5 Qa2 42. Ra1 Qe6 43. Qd6 {Good technic,white is not giving any
counterplay chances.} Qc4 44. a6 Qc3 45. Rb1 Kg7 46. Qc6 Ra7 47. Qb6 Qd3 (47...
Ra8 48. c6 $18 {[%cal Gc6c7,Ga6a7,Gb6b8]}) 48. Ra1 Qd4 49. Rc1 Re7 (49... Qd2
50. Rf1 Re7 51. c6 $18) 50. Qd6 Qb2 (50... Qe4 51. c6 $18) 51. Qxe7 Qxc1+ 52.
Kg2 Qc4 53. Qe5+ {Avoiding any complications with 53...Qd5+} f6 54. Qe7+ Kh6
55. Qb7 {Now black is helpless against a7-a8Q.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 (5... c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5
bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Qa4 Qa5 10. Qxa5 Nxa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. Bb2 d6 {1/2-1/2
Hellsten,J-Brynell,S/Orebro SWE 2000/The Week in Chess 298 (29) The position
is equal.}) (5... Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qd1 O-O 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd2 a5
11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 a4 14. Bf1 h6 15. Qc3 Bb7 16. Nd2 c5 17. e4 {
1/2-1/2 Hellsten,J-Hansen,S/Luebeck GER 2000 (33) White's position looks
slightly better.But still black has nice pawn structure and "good" pieces what
gives him good chances to equalize.}) (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O Qc8
9. e5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. a3 Be7 14. b4 Rb8 15.
Bxc6 dxc6 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Be3 f5 18. Red1 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Gurevich,M/
Amsterdam NED 2000/The Week in Chess 302 (18) Black absolutly has no problems.}
) 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. cxd5 {Another possibility is not to take on d5,but
to play 8.b3 followed by 9.Bb2 and 10.Ne5.} exd5 9. Ne5 Bb7 (9... c5 {This
line is an alternative for 9...Bb7.It looks like the last word wasn't said yet
in both variations.} 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Bf8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Qc2
Qc7 15. Nd3 Nbd7 16. Nf4 Bd6 17. e3 Rac8 $13 {[%cal Gd5d4] 1/2-1/2 Leitao,
R-Nisipeanu,L/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (45) The position is complicated,but black
should be satisfied with the results of the opening.}) 10. b3 a5 $5 {Very
interesting idea,first played by Karpov against Lautier in Amber Rapidplay
2000.} 11. Bb2 Na6 12. Rc1 {Lautier prefered to place the Q on c2 and R on d1.}
c5 13. Nd3 {[%cal Gd3f4]} (13. e3 Rc8 14. Ndf3 Bd6 $11) 13... Re8 14. Nf4 cxd4
$6 {This move leads to a slightly worse position,while after 14...Rc8 black
has a good  pawn structure and well placed pieces.} (14... Rc8 $11) 15. Nf3 (
15. Bxd4 Ba3 16. Ra1 Ne4 {And black is fine.}) 15... Nb4 16. a3 Na2 {This was
the black's idea.} 17. Rc2 Nc3 18. Qc1 (18. Qxd4 Nce4 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Ge7c5]
Black forced white to play a3 after what the pawn became a weakness.}) (18.
Bxc3 dxc3 19. Rxc3 Bxa3 $17) 18... Bc5 19. Nxd4 Nce4 (19... Bxd4 20. Bxc3 Bxc3
21. Rxc3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rd1 $14) 20. Nd3 Bf8 {The conclusions of the
black experiment are for white's faver.Control over d4 square and pressure on
d-file, clearly white is better.} 21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Bh3 (22. Qa1 $5 Rxc2 23. Nxc2
{[%cal Gd3f4,Gc2e3,Gf4d5,Ge3d5] Looks promising for white.}) 22... Rxc2 23.
Qxc2 Nc5 {Black,again,has to be careful.White pieces are taking good positions
and the pawn on d5 is still a small headache.But black succeded to put white
pawn on a3 and black knights are controling important squares like e4 and c5
what gives him some counterplay.} 24. Nf4 {[%cal Gd4f5]} g6 $1 {Important move,
black can't afford himself to wait until the second N will come to f5.} 25. b4
(25. Nb5 {[%cal Gb5c3,Gc3d5]} Bg7 26. Nc3 $14 {[%cal Gh3g2,Gg2d5]}) 25... axb4
26. axb4 Nce4 27. Qa4 (27. b5 {[%cal Gd4c6]} Bc5 28. e3 $14) 27... Qd6 {
Black attackes white weaknesses.} 28. Nd3 Ra8 29. Qb3 Ba6 30. b5 Bb7 31. Nc6 $5
Ng5 (31... Bxc6 32. Be5 Nc5 $8 33. Qb2 Nxd3 34. exd3 $18 {[%cal Gb5c6]}) 32.
Bg2 Bxc6 $1 {Black escapes by exchanging combination.} 33. Be5 Qe6 34. Bxf6 (
34. bxc6 Qxc6 35. Nf4 {White will return the pawn,but the draw result is in
the air.}) 34... Qxf6 35. bxc6 Qxc6 36. Bxd5 Qa4 {The important move,which had
to be seen by black when he started all this variation.} 37. Rb1 Qxb3 38. Rxb3
Ra5 39. Nf4 (39. Bc6 Bc5 40. Nxc5 bxc5 41. h4 $11) 39... Bd6 40. Bc6 Rc5 (40...
Bxf4 41. gxf4 Ne6 42. e3 Ra6 {Even here when black R placed so bad white has
not enough resources to win.}) 41. Bd7 {The draw agreement could come on every
move.} Rc1+ 42. Kg2 Bc5 43. Nd3 Rc2 44. Nxc5 bxc5 45. Re3 Rd2 46. Bb5 Kg7 47.
h4 Ne6 48. Bc4 Kf6 49. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 2nd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2001.08.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zugic, Igor"]
[Black "Hebert, Jean"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {[%mdl 22580]} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 (8. O-O $5 O-O 9. Qc2 d5 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 b5 13.
c5 b4 14. Nb1 Bb5 15. a3 a5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Xu Jun-Liang Chong/HeiBei CHN 2001/
The Week in Chess 351 (33)}) 8... d5 9. Nbd2 (9. Ne5 $5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11.
Nd2 f5 12. b4 $146 (12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb2 b5 15. c5 b4 16. Nf3 Bb5
17. Qd2 a5 18. Qe3 $14 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Ashley,M/Las Vegas USA 2001/The Week
in Chess 332 (41)}) 12... Rc8 13. Qb3 {1/2-1/2 Roiz,M-Thorfinnsson,B/Athens
GRE 2001/The Week in Chess 354 (13)}) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O Rc8 {Not such a
popular move.Not always the R is placed bestly on c8,sometimes b8 is more
convinient square for him.In my opinion 10...0-0 is more flexible.} (10... O-O
$5 11. Re1 Bb7 12. e4 Rc8 13. Rc1 h6 14. e5 Ne8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Bf1 Nc7 17.
Bb2 Nb8 $11 {[%cal Gb7a6] 0-1 Atalik,S-Goldin,A/Las Vegas USA 2001/The Week in
Chess 351 (76)}) 11. Re1 (11. Qc2 $5) (11. Qc2 $5 {Avrukh,B} c5 12. dxc5 dxc4
13. c6 $1 Rxc6 14. Nd4 Rc7 15. Nc6 Qc8 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bb4+ Nc5 18. Nxc4 $16
{A.Beliavsky}) 11... c5 {Black must play this move now,before castling
otherways white will easily promote e4 and will get a good game.} (11... O-O
12. e4 Bb7 13. Qc2 Rc7 14. e5 $14 {1-0 Neverov,V-Kharitonov,A/Lvov 1985/MCD 
(41)}) 12. Rc1 (12. cxd5 $6 {Harmless move.} Nxd5 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rc1 b5 15. a3
b4 $11 {1-0 Meyer,J-Kudrin,S/Palo Alto 1981/EXT 2000 (30)}) (12. e4 $5 {
The most logical continuation.As long as black K is in the center,white should
show some initiative in the center.} cxd4 (12... dxc4 $1) 13. Nxd4 e5 14. Nf5
d4 15. Bxd4 $1 exd4 16. e5 $36 {1-0 De Boer,G-Grooten,H/Amsterdam 1983/MCD (27)
}) 12... O-O 13. cxd5 (13. Bb2 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Bb7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8
17. Red1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 {1/2-1/2 Salov,V-Psakhis,L/Lvov 1984/URS-ch (18)})
13... exd5 (13... Nxd5 $5 14. Bb2 $11) 14. Bb2 Re8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 (15... bxc5
16. e4 $14) 16. Bh3 $1 $14 {We can make some conclusions.White achieved
something from the opening.Isolated d-P will need black's attention.The
d4-square is comfortable for white pieces.Good bishops also is important thing.
On the other hand black developed his pieces pretty well,if black will manage
to place his knight on e4 and develop some initiative the game should be
interesting and at the same time complicated.} (16. e3 $14) 16... Rc7 17. a3
Bf8 (17... Qe7 $5 {[%cal Ga6e2]}) 18. Nd4 Ne5 (18... Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Nc5 20. b4
Nce4 21. b5 $16 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Gd4c6]}) 19. Rxc7 Qxc7 20. Qb1 $16 {[%csl Gf5]
[%cal Gd4f5,Gh3f5,Gb1f5,Ge1c1] White is on the right way.He is holding the
d4-square using all the advantages of isolated pawn.The R is now will go to c1
or to d1 after what black will be busy with protecting his weaknesses.} (20.
Qa1 $1 $14 {[%cal Gb2f6,Ga1b2] Good place for the Q.}) 20... Qd8 {Black has no
good moves,so he tries to prepare against white plan.} 21. Rd1 (21. Rc1 $5 Bc5
22. Qa1 $1 {And white would keep everything he achieved by now.}) 21... Bc5 $1
{Black is using perfectly his opportunity.Bringing his pieces back to active
positions.Black's plan is very clear:to make white to play e3 and to enter d3
square with one of his pieces.} 22. e3 Bd3 (22... Nd3 $5 23. b4 Nxb2 24. Qxb2
Bd6 25. N2f3 $14 {[%cal Gb4b5]}) 23. Qa1 {[%cal Gd4e6]} Bf8 $2 (23... Ne4 $5 {
[%csl Gc5,Gd3,Ge4,Ge5] Black had to keep on this activity.There was no reason
to back of.} 24. Ne6 Qf6 $3 {Amazing move,which could be found only by machine.
But take a look at black pieces.They are defenetly took a very threatening
positions and that should have been black's futuring plan.} 25. Nxe4 (25. Nf4
$5 Bc2 $13) 25... Bxe4 $1 {[%cal Gf6f3] And white is in trouble.}) 24. Ne6 fxe6
25. Bxe5 {Now white is back on top.Instead of weakness on d5 there is one new
now on e6.} a5 26. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c6,Gc6c7]} Bc5 27. Qc3 $1 $16 {White controls
the important squares on board and after playing b4 black dark square bishop
won't have any good place too.} Bb5 $6 (27... Bf5 $5 28. Bxf5 exf5 {[%cal
Gc5a3] Although it doesn't look very pleasant for black it was the best chance
to fight for a draw.The ending ain't that easy,but counterchances that what
could help black in the ending.} 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Qxf6 gxf6 31. a4 d4 $1 {
Getting rid of one weakness and gaining some space for the B.} 32. exd4 Bxd4
33. Kf1 Kf7) 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Bd6 30. Qd4 {Black suffers fro lack of space.
White has just to improve the placement of his N and black won't be able to
protect all his weaknesses.} Kf7 $6 31. f4 $1 {[%cal Gf4f5]} Re7 (31... Kg8
$142 {It was better to return the k to safe place.}) 32. e4 $18 (32. Nf3 $1 h6
33. f5 $18 {Was winning immideatly.} exf5 $4 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Qxd5+ {[%cal
Gd5f7,Gd5b5]}) 32... Bxe5 33. fxe5 Ne8 34. Nf3 $6 (34. Bg2 $18) 34... h6 35.
exd5 (35. Nh4 $1 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gc1c2,Gc2f2,Gd4f2] With this powerfull
pieces white had to develop a very strong attack on black K.}) 35... Qxd5 $8 (
35... exd5 $2 36. Rc8 $18) 36. Qxd5 {Transfering the game to clearly better
ending,but why not to play this position with queens on the board,black had to
solve some serious problems.} (36. Qf4+ Kg8 37. Nd4 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Re6]}) 36...
exd5 37. Nd4 $16 Bc4 38. Re1 g6 {[%csl Gf5] It is very difficult for black to
hold this ending.White pieces dominate and e-P is very strong.} 39. Bd7 $1 $18
{[%cal Ge5e6,Gd4c6] White is winning some material now.} Nf6 (39... Kf8 40. e6
Nf6 41. Nc6 $18 Nxd7 42. Nxe7 Kxe7 43. exd7+ Kxd7 44. Kf2 Kd6 45. Ke3 Ke5 46.
Kd2+ Kf5 47. Kc3) 40. Be6+ Rxe6 41. Nxe6 Kxe6 42. exf6+ Kxf6 43. Kf2 {Black is
helpless.He is trying to bring his K to attack white pawns,but white is very
precise and leave no chances.} Kf5 44. Ke3 Kg4 (44... Ke5 45. Kd2+ Kd4 (45...
Kf5 46. Kc3 {[%cal Gc3d4]}) 46. Re6 $18) 45. Kd4 h5 $6 {This move is loosing
by force.} (45... b5 $5 {Was the last try.} 46. Re6 Kf5 47. Rb6 Kg5 48. Ke5 h5
49. h4+ Kh6 50. Rd6 Kg7 51. Rd7+ Kh6 52. Rxd5 Bxd5 53. Kxd5 g5 54. Kc5 $18) 46.
Re6 g5 47. Rxb6 Kh3 48. Rh6 Be2 49. Ke3 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv/Modiin"]
[Date "2000.12.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.12.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 (5... d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2
Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bd6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Nh4 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gh4f5] 1-0 Shneider,
A-Rogovski,V/Ordzhonikidze UKR 2000/The Week in Chess 295 (33)}) 6. cxb5 Bxb5
7. Bg2 Bc6 {Instead of this move black has to possible alternatives: 7...d5
and 7...Bb4+.} 8. O-O a5 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Qc2 {New move.Mostly was played here10.
Bb2 and black equalized easily.} (10. Bb2 O-O 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Bxc3 13.
Bxc3 Qc8 14. f3 Qa6 15. Be1 Nd5 16. Bf2 f5 $15 {0-1 Grabarczyk,M-Yakovich,Y/
Bad Wiessee 1999/EXT 2000 (58)}) 10... O-O 11. Bd2 Qc8 {[%cal Gc8b7]} 12. Rac1
(12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qb7 14. b4 $11) 12... Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qb7 {Black almost
solved openings problems and it seems that this variation doesn't promise
white too much,but.....} 14. Ba1 (14. Bd2 Rc8 {[%cal Gc6e4]} 15. Bg5 Be4 16.
Qd2 Nd5 $11) 14... h6 (14... Na6 {Also gives black good game.}) 15. d5 $1 {
Very nice sacrafise by promising young Israeli player.White at least gets a
very strong initiative and black must be careful, since his N yet in the game.}
Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Ne5 Nb4 17. Nxc6 N8xc6 18. Qb2 f6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qb1
$40 {[%cal Gb1g6]}) (15... exd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nd4 $18 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7,Rg8,
Rh6][%cal Gc2d2,Gd4f5]}) 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qd2 {The Q goes to kingside.Black K
is without any protection,it gives white good chance to start a strong attack
on him.} (17. Qxc7 Qxc7 18. Rxc7 Bc6 19. Nd4 Bxg2 (19... Na6 20. Rxc6 dxc6 21.
Nxc6 Nb4 (21... Kg7 22. Nxa5 Rad8 {[%cal Gd8d2]} 23. Nc4 {White has chances
for a win.}) 22. Ne7+ (22. Nxb4 $1 axb4 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Ra1 Kf8 25. Kg2 Ke7
26. Kf3 f5 27. Rc1 $16) 22... Kg7 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. a3 Nc2 25. a4 Nd4 $11) 20.
Kxg2 Rd8 21. Rfc1 Kf8 $14) 17... Kg7 18. Qf4 d6 {[%cal Gb8d7]} 19. Qg4+ Kh8 (
19... Kh7 20. Qh4 f5 (20... Nd7 21. e4 Bc6 (21... Bxe4 22. Ng5+ fxg5 23. Bxe4+
Kg7 24. Bxb7 gxh4 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Rxc7 $18) 22. Nd4 Ra6 23. Rc2 $36 {[%cal
Gf1c1]}) 21. Ng5+ Kg7 (21... Kg6 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Nh3 $40 {[%cal Gh3f4,Gc1c7]}
) 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. Qf6 hxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kh7 25. Rc4 {[%cal Gc4h4]} Be4 26. Rxe4
$1 fxe4 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. Bxe4 Qb5 (28... d5 29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Qh7#)
29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Bxa8 $18) 20. Qh4 Kg7 21. Qg4+ (21. Rfd1 $5 {[%cal Gd1d4,
Gd4g4]} Nd7 (21... Rg8 $6 22. Rxd5 exd5 (22... Qxd5 23. Nd4 $18) 23. Nd4 {
[%cal Gd4f5]} Kh7 24. Qxf6 c6 25. Bh3 $18) (21... Ra7 {The game.}) 22. Qg4+ Kh7
23. Ng5+ fxg5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qxd7 Ra7 26. Qf5+ Kg7 27. Rxd5 $14) 21... Kh8
22. Qf4 Kg7 23. Rfd1 {[%cal Gd1d5]} Ra7 $8 {The only defence.It is not easy to
find such moves like 23...Ra7!.} 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qh4 (25. e4 $6 Bxe4 26. Qh4
Kg7 27. Ne5 $5 Bxg2 (27... fxe5 28. Bxe4 d5 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Qh5 Kg7 31. Qg4+
$11) (27... f5 28. Ng4 fxg4 29. Qxg4+ Kh8 30. Bxe4 d5 (30... f5 31. Qf4 Qxe4
32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kh8 34. Rc4 $18) 31. Bb1 Nd7 32. Qh5 (32. Qd4+ Kg8 33.
Rc4 dxc4 34. Qg4+ Kh8 35. Qh5 $18 Kg7 36. Rxd7 {[%cal Gh5g6]}) 32... Kg7 33.
Rc4 Nf6 (33... dxc4 34. Rxd7 $18 {[%cal Gh5g6]}) 34. Rg4+ Nxg4 35. Qxg4+ Kh8
36. Qh5 Kg7 37. Rd4 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7]} Re8 (37... f5 $6 38. Rg4+ Kf6 (38... fxg4
39. Qg6+ $18) 39. Qxh6+ Ke7 40. Rg7+ Kd6 41. Rg6 Qc8 (41... Re8 42. Bxf5 {
Black Q and R far away from the action place.} Qb4 43. Qe3 {[%cal Ge3a7]} d4 (
43... Rb7 44. Bxe6 $18) 44. Rxe6+ Rxe6 45. Qxe6+ Kc5 46. Be4 Qc3 47. Kg2 $3 Kb4
(47... d3 48. a3 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge6c6,Gc6d5]} d2 (48... Qc2 49. Qc6+ Kd4 50.
Qd5+ Kc3 51. Qc5+ Kb2 52. Qxa7 $18) 49. Qh6) 48. Qe7+ Qc5 (48... Kb5 49. Qe8+
Kb4 50. Qb8+ $18) 49. a3+ Kb5 50. Qe8+ Ka6 51. Qb8 {[%cal Ge4d3]} Qb5 52. Qc8+
Kb6 53. a4 Qa6 54. Qe6+ Kc5 55. Qd5+ Kb4 56. Qxd4+ Ka3 (56... Kxb3 57. Qd2 $22
{[%csl Ra6,Ra7,Rb3]} Qb6 58. Bd5+ Kxa4 59. Qc2+ Kb4 60. Qc4+ Ka3 61. Qc3+ Ka4
62. Bc6+ $18) 57. Qc3 {[%cal Gb3b4]} Ka2 58. b4 $18 {[%cal Ge4d5]}) 42. Rxe6+
Qxe6 43. Qxf8+ Qe7 44. Qxf5 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rd6][%cal Gh2h5]}) 38. Rg4+ (38.
Qe5+ Kf8 39. Qf6 (39. Bg6 Ke7 (39... c5 40. Rf4 Qb8 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Rxf7+ Kd6
43. Qxh6 Rae7 44. Qf4+ e5 45. Qg5 $40 {[%csl Rd6]}) 40. Bxf7 (40. Qg7 Kd6 41.
Qxf7 Re7 42. Qf6 c5 $17) 40... Kxf7 41. Rg4 Ke7 $19) 39... Qb8 {[%cal Gb8d8]}
40. Rf4 c5 41. Bg6 Qd8 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qxh6 Kd6 (43... Rf8 44. Bxf7 $16) 44.
Bxf7 Ree7 45. Rf6 Qd7 46. Qf8 Kc6 $15) 38... Kf8 39. Rf4 Re7 40. Bg6 c5 41.
Qxh6+ Ke8 42. Qh8+ Kd7 43. Rxf7 Rxf7 44. Bxf7 {[%cal Gh8e8]} Ra8 45. Qg7 Qb8 {
[%cal Gb8f8,Gb8d6]} 46. h4 $15) 28. Ng4 Nd7 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Rd4 {[%cal Gg4f6,
Gd4h4]} Be4 31. Rxc7 Qxc7 32. Rxe4 Rc8 {[%cal Gc7c1]} (32... Qc3 33. Nxf6+ Nxf6
34. Rh4 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe4+ 36. Rxe4 Nxe4 37. Qe3 Nc5 38. Qg5+ $11) 33. Rc4 Qb7
34. Nxf6+ Nxf6 35. Rh4 Rc1+ 36. Qxc1 Nh7 {Black defence is winning.}) 25... Kg7
26. Qg4+ {Good decision.White should be careful not to overevaluate his
position.} (26. Rd4 {[%cal Gd4g4]} f5 27. Qh5 {[%cal Gd4h4]} c5 28. Rh4 Rh8 29.
g4 Qb5 30. e3 a4 (30... Bxf3 31. Bxf3 Nd7 32. g5 Ne5 33. gxh6+ Kh7 $15) 31.
gxf5 axb3 32. Rg4+ Kf8 33. axb3 Nc6 {White initiative is about to finish,while
black pieces take good places,looks like white has to think about holding the
equality.}) 26... Kh8 27. Qh4 Kg7 28. Qg4+ {Interesting idea 15.d5 should be
checked more,it looks that white position deserves more than perpetual check.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Belotti, Bruno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 6152]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7.
dxc5 bxc5 (7... Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d5 12. Rd1 Nd7
13. Bg5 Qe8 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. b4 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Nd4 Nf6
19. b5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 $16 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gd4c6] 1-0 Dautov,R-Polgar,J/
Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (47)}) 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 (
10. Bf4 d6 (10... Qb6 11. Rfd1 d6 12. Rab1 Na6 13. a3 Rac8 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. e4
h6 16. Qe2 Bc6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 $14 {0-1 Piket,J-Gelfand,B/
Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (39)}) 11. Rad1 Qb6 12. Rd2 Rd8 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Qb5
Ne8 15. e4 Nd7 16. e5 $14 {1-0 Dautov,R-Stefansson,H/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week
in Chess 344 (36)}) 10... d6 (10... a6 $6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rab1 h6 13. b4 Bc6 14.
Qb3 cxb4 15. Qxb4 e5 16. c5 $16 {1-0 Piket,J-Sokolov,A/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week
in Chess 345 (43)}) (10... Qb6 $142 {[%cal Gd7d5] In my opinion this is the
best plan for black.It is no sense in playing d6,then protecting this pawn for
few moves,trying to play d5 in the future.} 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d5 13. cxd5
exd5 14. Qc2 (14. Ne5 Na6 15. Rad1 Qe6 16. Nc4 Nb4 17. a3 Bc6 18. Qa5 d4 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Aseev,K/Odessa 1989/URS-ch (25)}) 14... Na6 15. a3 h6 16.
Be5 d4 17. Na4 Qb5 18. b4 cxb4 19. Nxd4 Rxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qxe5 $19 {
0-1 Olafsson,H-Bareev,E/Hastings 1990/CBM 22/[Schussler] (28)}) 11. Bf4 Bc6 $6
$146 {Black probably doesn't want to let white to play after Qb6, Qb5 entering
the slightly better ending,but this move returns white Q exactly where she
belongs to-square c2 from where she will support pushing e4.} (11... Qb6 {
The normal continuation.}) 12. Qc2 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Qc7 13. Rd2 a6 14. Rad1 Rd8
15. e4 $14 {[%cal Ge4e5] Black has some problems to finish the development.}
Nh5 {Probably forced move.} 16. Bg5 (16. Be3 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7b6,Gd6d5] With good
game.}) 16... Nf6 {Black can't afford himself to exchange the major protector
of the d6 pawn.} 17. Bxf6 $1 {This is a very logical continuation for white's
plan.If he wants to gain some advantage it must be thanks to black's
disdevelopment,there is no time to loose.} Bxf6 (17... gxf6 $5 {[%cal Gb8d7,
Ge7f8,Gf8g6,Gd7e5] Gives black very flaxible position and pawn structure.The
weakness of the K-side shouldn't be felt.}) 18. e5 dxe5 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Nxe5
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Bf6 (21... Nc6 22. Qa4 $1 $18) 22. Qe4 Ra7 {Last 5 moves were
pretty forced for both sides.Black still didn't bring the N into the game,on
the other hand it is difficult for white to take advantage of it now.The N on
c3 is not taking part in the game,so white puts it on a4 to put pressure on c5
pawn.} 23. Na4 g6 24. f4 $16 {White is clearly better,black can't leave white
N on e5 any longer and exchanges it.White gets a very good square for the R on
d6,what makes black's weaknesses on the Q-side even more felt.} Bxe5 25. fxe5
Nd7 {Finaly.} 26. Rd6 Qb7 $6 (26... Kg7 $142 27. b3 Qa5 {It would leave better
chances to hold.}) 27. Qxb7 Rxb7 28. b3 Rc7 $6 (28... Ra7 29. Rc6 Nxe5 30. Rxc5
f6 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. Nc5 h5 {White has to show some good technic to win this
ending.}) 29. Rxa6 Nxe5 30. Ra5 $1 Nd7 (30... Nd3 31. Kf3 $18 {[%csl Rc5][%cal
Gf3e3]}) 31. Nc3 f5 32. Ra8+ Kf7 33. Nb5 $1 $18 {White plays very well.He puts
black R on a very uncomfortable square and now white's position is winning.}
Rc6 34. a4 Rb6 35. a5 {Black can't stop the pawn and forced to sacrafise the N.
} Rb8 36. Rxb8 Nxb8 37. Nc7 $1 Ke7 (37... Nc6 38. a6 e5 39. Nb5 $18 {[%cal
Ga6a7]}) 38. a6 Nxa6 39. Nxa6 Kd6 40. Kf3 Kc6 41. b4 {This better than 41.Kf4}
cxb4 42. Nxb4+ Kc5 43. Nd3+ Kxc4 44. Ne5+ {The rest is simple in requires no
explanation.} Kd4 45. Nd7 g5 (45... e5 46. Nf8 Kd3 47. Nxh7 e4+ 48. Kg2 Kd2 49.
Nf8 (49. Ng5 e3 50. Nf3+ Kd1 51. h4 Kc2 52. Ng1 Kd2 53. Kf3 $18 {[%cal Gg1e2,
Ge2f4]}) 49... e3 50. Nxg6 e2 51. Nh4 e1=N+ 52. Kf2 Nd3+ 53. Kf3 Ne1+ 54. Kf4 {
Also was winning.}) 46. Nf8 g4+ 47. Kf4 e5+ 48. Kxf5 h5 49. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Rechlis, Gad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 (6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5
Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Bd6 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Bf3 f5 12. Nc3 Nce7 13. Kg2 Bb7 14.
Nb5 O-O 15. Nbxd6 cxd6 16. Ba3 $14 {1-0 Lev,R-Rechlis,G/Israel 1999/EXT 2000 
(37)}) 6... Bb4+ (6... exd5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 (10. Qc2
Re8 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 c6 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. Nh4 Bb4 15. Nf5 Qf8 16. e3 g6 17.
Nh4 Qe7 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. a3 Bd6 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 $14 {1-0 Epishin,
V-Tomashevsky,E/Elista RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 339 (65)}) 10... Qe7 11. Bxd6
Qxd6 12. Re1 Rfe8 13. Rc1 Rad8 14. Qd2 Nf8 15. Qb2 Ne6 16. b4 $14 {1-0 Antic,
D-Damljanovic,B/Herceg Novi YUG 2001/The Week in Chess 335 (55)}) 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Qxd2 Nxd5 {This idea,played by Yudasin in his games against Beliavsky and
against Ionov gave him pretty good positions in both games.Rechlis was trying
to follow by his steps,but Beliavsky probably has prepared something after his
game against Yudasin........} 9. e4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Nf6 11.
Nc3 Qc8 12. Kg2 Qb7 13. Rhe1 $14 {We can see that white got out of the opening
with few important advantages: 1.The advantage in development 2.Very strong
center supported by knights and rooks.} O-O 14. Rad1 Na6 {[%cal Gc7c5]} 15. Ne5
{White plan is very easy: to place best his pieces,to defend the center by f3
so to realize the knight and the rook from defending the e4-pawn.On the other
hand black suffers from lack of place and he will have to attack white center
by c5.} Rad8 16. f3 c5 $6 {Giving white a direct plan.} (16... Nb4 $5 {[%cal
Gb4c6] It was better to follow the waiting strategy,trying to exchange few
pieces.}) 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Nb4 {Black is trying to prove that the pawn on
d5 is nothing,but the weakness.But important fact is that, the far this pawn
will get the more space for white pieces it will give,besides it is very
difficult for black to attack it with his knights.} 19. d6 Nc6 {This move lets
white to build the setup,where black can't win the d6-P and white will easily
improve his position.} (19... Rfe8 $5 20. a3 (20. d7 Re6 $132 21. Nb5 {[%cal
Gb5d6,Gd6f7]} Nbd5 $13 22. g4 $6 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxd7 {[%cal Gd7b5,Gd5e3]} 24.
Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Nxd5 27. Nxa7 $11) 20... Nc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 $132) 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Re7 Rd7 22. Qf4 $16 b5 (22... Rxe7 23. dxe7
Re8 24. Rd8 $16) (22... Rfd8 23. Ne4 $18 Rxe7 24. dxe7 Rxd1 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26.
Qb8+ Kg7 27. e8=Q Rd2+ 28. Kh3 $18) 23. g4 $1 {The best plan for white.White
already has big advantage in space,his pieces placed the best way,exept the N,
which is looking for e4 and d5 squares,that's why white wants to move black N
from f6 square.} h6 24. h4 b4 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Nd5 (26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Qxe4 Re8
28. Qc4 Re5 29. Rd5 Qe6 $132 {With some chances to equalyze}) 26... Nxd5 27.
Rxd5 Rc8 $2 {This move is loosing the game . It was much better to play 27...
Rd8 attacking white pawn.} (27... Rd8 28. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Ge3e7,Ge3c5]} Qc6 29.
Qe7 Qxd5 (29... Re8 30. Rxc5 Rxe7 31. Rxc6 Re2+ 32. Kg3 Rd2 33. Kf4 g6 34. Ke5
$18 {[%cal Gc6a6]}) 30. Qxd8+ Kh7 31. Qe7 Qd2+ 32. Kg3 $18) 28. Re5 {[%cal
Ge5e7]} Re8 $8 (28... Qxd6 $4 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Qxd6) 29. Rxc5 $18 Re2+ (29...
Qe6 30. Qe4 $1 Qd7 31. Qd5 $18 (31. Rc7)) 30. Kh3 Qe6 31. Rc7 {[%cal Gc7e7,
Gd6d7]} Qd5 32. d7 Kh7 33. d8=Q (33. d8=Q Qxd8 34. Qf5+ Kg8 35. Rc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[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 {[%mdl 12608]} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {More popular
nowdays are: 5.b3 or 5.Qa4} d5 (5... Bb4 $5 {[%cal Ga6c4]} 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2
Be4 $1 8. Qd1 (8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 h6
13. Bh3 Re8 14. Be3 a5 15. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Gf2f3,Ge3f2,Ge2e4] 1-0 Nikolic,
P-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee NED 2000/The Week in Chess 273 (45)}) 8... O-O 9. O-O
Bxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 a5 13. Rfd1 a4 14. Bh3 Bxf3 15. exf3 d5
16. f4 g6 17. Bf1 c6 18. Qc2 axb3 19. axb3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. b4 dxc4 22.
Bxc4 Qd6 23. Qb3 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Monaco MNC 2001/The Week in Chess
333 (23)}) (5... c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O d6 9. Nxd4 Qd7 10. a4 Nc6 11.
Nxc6 Bxc6 12. b4 Be7 13. b5 Bb7 14. a5 $14 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Solozhenkin,E/Paris
1999/EXT 2000 (33)}) 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 $6 {This move doesn't promise
white much.Better chance to fight for opening advantage is 8.cd5.} (8. cxd5
exd5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. b3 a5 11. Bb2 Na6 12. Rc1 c5 13. Nd3 Re8 14. Nf4 cxd4 15.
Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80 (49)}) 8... c5
$1 9. Bb2 (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bb2 Nbd7 $11) 9... Nc6 10. Rc1 Rc8 $11 11. dxc5
bxc5 12. cxd5 (12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 $11) 12... exd5 13. Re1 Re8 14. e4 $2 {
This move brings white nothing,but a trubble.Weakness on d3 can't be defended
and white is forced to make next 4 moves just not to loose by force.} (14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Rxc5 Qe7 16. Rxd5 Nb4 {[%cal Gb4d5,Gb4c2,Gb4a2,Ga2c3]} 17. e4 $5 Nxd5
18. exd5 Qb4 $15) 14... Nb4 $1 {[%cal Gb4a2,Gb4d3,Gd3c1,Gd3e1,Gd3b2]} 15. e5 (
15. exd5 Nd3 16. Bxf6 Nxe1 17. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qxe7 19. Ne4 c4 {And it
seems like white didn't get enough compensation for the exchange.}) 15... Nd7 {
The best practical move.Not getting to any complication,black still threats to
play Nd3...} (15... Ng4 $5) 16. e6 fxe6 17. Rxe6 {[%cal Ge6a6] Avoiding Nd3,
attacking the Ba6.} Nf8 $1 {Very sharp move.Forcing white R to move from the 6
rank.} 18. Bh3 $8 {Both sides play very well.In very complicated position full
of tactics,players find the best moves to stay in the game.} (18. Re3 d4 19.
Re4 Bb7 20. Re2 Nxa2 21. Ra1 Nc3 $19) 18... Rc6 $6 (18... Rc7 $5 19. Be5 (19.
a3 Bc8 20. Re3 Bxh3 21. axb4 cxb4 $17) 19... Nxe6 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Bxc7 Qxc7
$17 {[%csl Ga6,Rd3,Ge7][%cal Ge7f6]}) 19. Nd4 $2 (19. Rxc6 Nxc6 20. a3 $11)
19... Rb6 20. Rxb6 Qxb6 (20... axb6 21. Ne6 Nxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Qh5 $132)
21. Nf5 (21. Qh5 $5 g6 (21... Qg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Ne6 {[%cal Ge6c7]} Nxe6 24.
Bxe6+ Kh7 $17 {[%cal Gb4d3,Gb4a2,Ge7g5,Gg5d2,Ge8e6]}) 22. Qe5 {[%cal Gb2h8]}
Qf6 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 24. Rxc5 $8 Re1+ 25. Kg2 (25. Nf1 Re4 26. Ne3 Bxd4 27. Bxd4
Rxd4 28. a3 Nd3 29. Ra5 Bb7 30. Rxa7 Bc6 31. Rc7 $44 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gh3g2]})
25... Rd1 $17) 21... Bf6 22. Qh5 {White is trying to complicate the game as
much as possible.} g6 (22... Bxb2 $4 23. Qxe8 Bxc1 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qxf8#) (
22... Re2 $1 {Probably the quickest way to win the game.} 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Rd1
Nxa2 $19 {[%cal Ga2c3]}) 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Nf5+ Kh8 25. Bxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qh6 $2 {
Dreaming of attack?! Now white position is crushing to pieces.White Q+N+B find
themselves out of the game and not only that in many variations they are
nothing but hanging pieces and not an attacking resource.} (26. Qh4 $5 {
The best try to hold the position.White had to stop thinking of initiative and
to try to simplifise the position,by exchanging the queens.} Qxh4 27. Nxh4 Nd3
28. Rd1 c4 29. bxc4 dxc4 30. Bf1 {[%cal Gh4f3] With good chances to survive.})
26... Nd3 $17 27. Rd1 Nd7 $6 {[%cal Gg6f5]} (27... Re6 $1 {[%cal Gg6f5]} 28.
Nh4 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Re2 30. Ndf3 Kg8 {[%cal Gf2e3,Gg8f8]} 31. Rf1 Qe3 32. Qxe3
Rxe3 $19) (27... Bc8 $1 28. g4 Bxf5 29. gxf5 Qd4 {[%csl Rf2]} 30. Rf1 Qf4 $1
31. Qxf4 Nxf4 32. Bg4 h5 33. Bf3 gxf5 34. Rc1 N8e6 $19) 28. Nh4 N7e5 $4 {
Between so many options for win black chooses the one which doesn't surve the
goal.It is like black doen't want to calculate any tactics and to win the
quiet way....} (28... Qxf2+ $1 29. Kh1 Qe2 {[%cal Gd3f2,Ge2d1]} 30. Rf1 Nf2+
31. Rxf2 Qxf2 $19) (28... Nxf2 $1 29. Bxd7 Nxd1 30. Bxe8 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qe1+ 32.
Kg2 Bf1+ 33. Nxf1 (33. Kf3 Qe2+ 34. Kf4 Qe3+ 35. Kg4 Nf2#) 33... Qe2+ 34. Kh3
Nf2+ 35. Kg2 Ng4+ 36. Kh3 Nxh6 $19) 29. Bf5 $1 {White is on the top.He is
finding the only move to stay in the game.} Kg8 $2 {And again,29...Nf2 was
good.} (29... Nxf2 30. Re1 {[%cal Gh4g6]} (30. Kxf2 Ng4+ $19 {[%cal Gg4f2,
Gg4h6]}) 30... Kg8 $19) 30. Bxd3 Nxd3 31. Ndf3 c4 (31... Re2 $17 {[%cal Ge2f2,
Ge2a2]}) 32. bxc4 dxc4 33. Qd2 c3 $6 (33... Bb7 $1 34. Ne1 Nxe1 35. Rxe1 Rxe1+
36. Qxe1 Qc6 37. f3 c3 $19 {[%csl Rh4]}) 34. Qc2 g5 $5 (34... Rc8 $17) 35. Nxg5
$1 Qxg5 36. Qb3+ Kf8 37. Qxc3 $44 {[%csl Rf8]} Qe5 $5 38. Qa3+ {[%cal Ga3a6,
Ga3f8]} (38. Rxd3 $4 Bxd3 39. Qxd3 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Qe4+ 41. Qxe4 Rxe4 $19) 38...
Nc5 39. Rc1 Rc8 40. Nf3 Qd5 41. Qe3 Bb7 $1 42. Rc3 Ne6 43. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {[%cal
Gc8b7] Black succeded to exchange few pieces and now it is the matter of
technic.White looses another pawn,due to black's threat 44...Bb7.} 44. Ne5 Bb7
45. f3 Qxa2 $17 46. Qh6+ Kg8 47. Qf6 Qb1+ 48. Kg2 Qc2+ 49. Kh3 Qc8 $1 {
Defending against all white threats.} 50. Qf7+ Kh8 51. Qf6+ Ng7+ 52. g4 Bd5 {
[%csl Gf7]} 53. Qd6 Be6 54. Qa3 a6 55. Qa5 Bg8 {[%cal Gh7h5]} 56. f4 Qe6 $6 {
[%csl Rh3]} (56... h5 $1 57. Kg3 hxg4 58. Nxg4 Nf5+ 59. Kh3 Be6 $19) 57. f5
Qb3+ 58. Kh4 Qe3 $1 {When you are material up,you have to attack!!} 59. h3 $6 {
Loosing by force.} (59. Qc7 Qh6+ 60. Kg3 Qg5 61. Kf3 $17) 59... Ne8 $6 {
Step by step black is loosing all his positional and later also material
advantage.} (59... Qf4 $1 {[%cal Gg7f5]} 60. Nd7 h6 {[%cal Gf4f2]} 61. Qc5 Qd2
{[%cal Gd2e1]} 62. Qe5 Bf7 $22 (62... Qxd7 63. f6 Qf7 64. fxg7+ Qxg7 $19) 63.
Nf6 (63. Nf8 Kg8 $19) 63... Nxf5+ 64. Qxf5 Qe1+ 65. Qf2 Qxf2#) 60. Qa1 $1 Qh6+
61. Kg3 Qf6 (61... Qd6 62. Kh4 Ng7 $17) 62. h4 $1 {Very good move.White is not
waiting anymore when black is going to find the right plan,but gains some
initiative himself.} h6 63. Kf4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Bh7 64. Qa4 Qe7 (64... Nd6 $5
65. Qd4 {[%cal Ge5f7]} (65. Qxa6 $6 Bxf5 66. g5 Bd3+ 67. gxf6 Bxa6 $19) 65...
Kg8 66. Qd5+ Kg7 67. Nd7 Qb2 $44 {[%csl Gf5,Gg4,Rg7,Gh4]}) 65. g5 $44 {White
was dreaming of position like that.Black extra piece is not felt,while white
pawns step by step almost reached the black K.} hxg5+ 66. hxg5 Nd6 {Black
finds nothing better,but to give up the extra piece and the game ends as a
draw.} 67. g6 Qf6 (67... Bg8 $4 68. Qd4 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Ge5f7]} Qf6 (68...
Qh4+ 69. Ng4+) 69. Nf7+ Kg7 70. Qxf6+ Kxf6 71. Nxd6 $18) 68. Qc2 $6 {Again not
the best way for a draw.} (68. Qd4 $1 Qxf5+ 69. Kg3 Ne4+ 70. Kg2 $11) 68...
Qxf5+ $6 (68... Bg8 69. Ng4 (69. Qd3 $1 $44 {[%cal Ge5g4]}) 69... Qd4+ 70. Kg3
Bd5 71. Qh2+ Kg8 72. Qh7+ Kf8 73. Qh6+ Ke8 $17 74. Qe3+ $2 Kd8 $2 (74... Qxe3+
$1 75. Nxe3 Bb3 $1 {[%csl Gc2,Gc4,Gd1,Gd5,Re3]} 76. Kf4 a5 77. Ke5 a4 78. Kd4
Nb5+ 79. Kd3 a3 80. Nc2 Ke7 81. Na1 Bd5 $19) 75. Qxd4 Nxf5+ 76. Kf4 Nxd4 77.
Ke5 $11) 69. Qxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EST-ch int"]
[Site "Puhajarve"]
[Date "2001.08.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Black "Zjukin, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2318"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O {The most popular move in this
position,another option is 11...f5,which can lead to Stonewall structure.} (
11... f5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb2 b5 15. c5 b4 16. Nf3 Bb5 17. Qd2 a5
18. Qe3 $14 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Ashley,M/Las Vegas USA 2001/The Week in Chess 332
(41)}) 12. O-O {This position is the topic of many theoretic discutions.Many
ideas were developed for black and white here.Lets see what they are,white,
mainly wishes to play e4 and to activate his pieces through the center.Black
can choose between: 1.Avoiding e4,by playing f5,but Stonewall setup not
everybody' taste2.To start counterplay on queenside by playing b5 3.Rc8 or Rb8
preparing c5 or b5.4.Nf6 preparing to play c5 in the near future.All the
opportunities are interesting and full of life.} Nf6 (12... b5 $5 13. c5 f5 14.
f4 g5 15. Nf3 gxf4 16. gxf4 Kh8 17. Kh1 Rg8 18. Rg1 Bf6 19. Qd2 Qf8 20. Ba5 Rc8
21. Qe3 $14 {0-1 Karpov,A-Gurevich,M/Cap d'Agde FRA 2000 (50)}) 13. Re1 $5 (13.
e4 {The alternative which proved to be a strong one for a while until black
didn't find few defensive ideas and succeded to get a comfortable game.} b5 $5
14. Re1 {Winants: menaçant 15.e5 suivi de c5 avec étouffement.} dxe4 {Winants:
profitant encore du fait que le Cd2 est lié а la défense du pion c4.} 15. Qc2 (
15. Rc1 Rc8 16. c5 b4 $1 ({après} 16... Nd5 17. Rxe4 {etc., le Fa6 se
retrouverait hors du jeu, Karpov-Portisch, Rotterdam 1989}) 17. Bb2 {forcé} ({
si} 17. Bxb4 Nd5) 17... Bd3 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Qd7 20. Rc4 a5 21. Bc1 Nd5 {
avec égalité, Yussupov-Karpov, Londres 1989}) 15... Rb8 (15... Rc8 {Winants}
16. Rad1 Nd5 $3 17. Bxe4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nf3 bxc4 21. bxc4 Qa5
{et les Noirs sont bien.}) 16. Rad1 Qc7 (16... Qc8 $1 17. Ba5 bxc4 18. bxc4 c5
19. Nxe4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 f5 22. Bg2 Bf6 23. Rd2 Qxc4 $15 {1/2-1/2
Beliavsky,A-Gershon,A/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 344 (51)}) 17. Bf1 bxc4
18. bxc4 c5 19. d5 $14 {1-0 Zivanic,M-Ostojic,N/Stara Pazova YUG 2001/The Week
in Chess 332 (38)} (19. dxc5 $6 Bb7 20. Nb3 Nd7 21. Qb2 g6 22. Bg2 f5 $17 {
0-1 Timman,J-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee NED 2001/The Week in Chess 325 (30)})) 13...
Rc8 14. e4 dxe4 (14... b5 $2 15. e5 Ne8 16. c5 $16) 15. Qc2 Bb7 $6 {This is
already adventure.Black give ups for any counterplay letting white to gain a
serious advantage.} (15... b5 $5 {Going to the mainlinee.} 16. Rad1 (16. c5 $2
b4 17. Bxb4 (17. Bb2 Bd3 $15) 17... Qxd4 18. Bc3 Qxc5 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 h6
{And white has no compensation for the P.}) 16... Nd5 $5) 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17.
Bxe4 h6 18. b4 $1 $14 {Black has only one problem-his light square B.Black
will try to play c5,so white is planning to play c5 by himself somewhen.} Bf6
19. Rad1 Rc7 {[%cal Gc7d7]} 20. Re3 Rd7 21. Red3 Qc7 {Black is passive.He is
trying to double rooks on d-file to attack d4 and at the same time to push c5
and to realize his B.} 22. R3d2 (22. c5 $1 Rfd8 23. Bb2 Ba6 24. R3d2 {And
black will suffer a lot until he will manage to get out of this passive
situation.}) 22... Rfd8 (22... c5 $5 {What a opportunity!} 23. Bxb7 (23. bxc5
Bxe4 24. Qxe4 bxc5 25. dxc5 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Qxc5 27. Be3 Qc7 $11) 23... Qxb7 24.
bxc5 bxc5 25. d5 (25. dxc5 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Be7 27. Be3 Rc8 {Black has some
chances for a draw.}) 25... Bxc3 26. Qxc3 Rfd8 $11) 23. Bb2 Bg5 $6 (23... c5
24. bxc5 bxc5 $11) 24. f4 Bf6 25. c5 $36 {From now on black position stays
without any counterplay and active ideas.} b5 $2 {This is already too much.
Black is making one big P from his light square B.Now white can easily develop
an attack on black K and black won't be able to do nothing.} (25... a5 $142 $5)
26. Bc3 $1 $16 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Ga2a4,Gd2g2,Gd2a2,Gd1h1,Gd1a1] Avoiding a5!
Preparing sometime a4 and may be enetering with rooks on a-file and it is
always good when rooks can move from a2 to h2 if nessasary.} a6 27. Kh1 Re7 {
Black just waiting.But there is nothing good expecting him.White will play g4
and just ruin black's right coast!} 28. Rd3 {[%cal Gc2g2]} (28. Bg2 Bc8 29. Qe4
Bd7 $16 {[%cal Gd7e8]}) 28... Bc8 $8 {It is now or never!} 29. Qg2 Bd7 30. Qf3
{[%cal Gg3g4]} Be8 {Black managed to remove the B to slightly better place,but
now black is not able to pressure d4,since he can't double rooks due to
weakness on c6!} 31. g4 {[%cal Gd1g1,Gg4g5] Black is helpless against white
initiative.} g6 (31... g5 32. Bd2 $1 $18) 32. f5 $6 {Too early.} (32. Qg3 $142
{[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5,Gg4g5] It was better to prepare one of the:f5,g5,h5 and
then to choose between them,while black has to be aware of each one of this
moves!}) 32... g5 $4 {Loosing by force,but why not to exchange first on f5?} (
32... exf5 33. gxf5 g5 34. Re1 Bd7 {[%cal Gd8e8] Would leave black good chance
for buttle.}) 33. fxe6 Qf4 $8 (33... Rxe6 $2 34. Bf5 Re7 35. d5 $18 {[%cal
Gd5d6]}) 34. Qxf4 gxf4 35. exf7+ Kxf7 36. Bf3 $18 {It is just a matter of time
until white will play d5 and slowly win this ending.} Kg7 37. d5 Bxc3 38. Rxc3
cxd5 39. Rxd5 Rxd5 40. Bxd5 Kf6 41. c6 Rc7 42. Kg2 {Black could have already
resigned here,since he has no real chances to survive.He can't move the R and
can't win the c6 P,due to the fact that Pending is lost.The Pf4 will be lost
soon too.} h5 43. h3 hxg4 44. hxg4 Kg5 45. Kf3 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gc3c5]} Bd7 $4
{Loosing immideatly,but what black could do instead?!} 46. cxd7 Rxc3+ 47. Ke4 {
[%cal Gd7d8,Gc3e3,Ge4d4]} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.10"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+
7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} (11. Ne1 {
Probably a harmeless move.} Qc8 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Nb5 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Qb8 15. a3
Bxd2 16. Qxd2 c6 17. Nc3 d5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee
2000/CBM 75 (22)}) (11. Rad1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 a4 14. Bh3 b5 15. Nd2
axb3 16. axb3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Ra2 18. f3 $6 (18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bg2 $11) 18... Bc2
$15 {0-1 Morovic Fernandez,I-Adams,M/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 313 
(35)}) 11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 a4 14. Bf1 {[%cal Gf3d2,Ge2e4]} c5 15.
Nd2 Bb7 16. b4 a3 17. Qb3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qc6 21. f3 Qa4
22. Qb1 d5 $15 {0-1 Topalov,V-Adams,M/Frankfurt GER 2000/The Week in Chess 294
(65)}) 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 (7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. Re1 d5 11. cxd5
exd5 12. Ne5 c5 13. Be3 Nc7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Na4 Ne6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Nd3 Qa5
18. Naxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. b4 Qxa2 22. bxc5 $16 {1-0 Anand,
V-Gelfand,B/Shenyang CHN 2000/The Week in Chess 305 (41)}) 7... c6 (7... Bb7 8.
Nc3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 g6 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rc1
Na6 15. Qd3 c5 16. Nf3 Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Korchnoi,V-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee NED
2000/The Week in Chess 273 (43) Looks like black has no problems.}) 8. Bc3 d5
9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 {[%cal Gb6b5]} (12... f5 13.
Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. e3 Nf6 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Lautier,J/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM
57 (37) Not everybody enjoys of playing Stonewall structure,but this one seems
to be a very interesting one.Although the position looks almost equal,white
still has a slightly better chances.}) (12... Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxc4 15.
bxc4 Nb6 (15... bxc4 $5 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. a4 Ba6 19. Rad1 Bf8 20. Nf1
Rb8 21. Ne3 Bb4 22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 c5 {0-1 Sturua,Z-Shariyazdanov,A/Biel SUI
2000/The Week in Chess 300 (82) White didn't succede to prove the compensation
for sacrafised pawn.}) 16. c5 Na4 17. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Ra6] 1-0 Hertneck,G-Wahls,
M/Passau GER 2000/The Week in Chess 276 (29)}) 13. a4 $6 {Not a best move.
First it looks like it preventing b5,but from the other side now pushing e4
will bring white nothing .} (13. Re1 b5 14. e4 bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5
17. Qc2 {[%cal Ga2a4]} Ba3 18. Nb1 Bd6 (18... Be7 19. Nd2 Ba3 20. Nb1 Be7 21.
Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Danielsen,H-Sax,G/Valby 1994/EXT 98 (21)}) 19. a4 Ba6 20. Nd2 Qc7
{1/2-1/2 Balogh,T-Butnorius,A/Batumi GEO 1999 (22) Black defenetly has no
problems.} (20... Bb4 $5)) 13... Nf6 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 14. e4 c5 15. e5 (15. exd5
exd5 $15) 15... Nd7 16. Re1 cxd4 {Simple and good.Black exchanges few pieces
in the center and leaves white with the weakness on c4.} 17. Bxd4 dxc4 18. Nxc4
Bxc4 19. bxc4 Nc5 20. Bxc5 {White uses an apportunity and transfers the game
into the ending with opposite colour bishops.Unfortunatly it is not getting
easier.} Bxc5 {[%csl Ra4,Rc4,Gc5,Rg2][%cal Gc5f2]} 21. Qc2 (21. Qxd8 Rfxd8 {
[%cal Gd8d2,Gd2f2]} 22. Rad1 Bb4 23. Rf1 Bc3 24. f4 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Rbc8 $15 {
With good chances for a winning.}) 21... Qc7 $15 {[%csl Ra4,Rc4,Re5]} 22. Rad1
Rbd8 (22... f6 23. Be4 h6 (23... f5 24. Bf3 f4 25. g4 $13) 24. exf6 Rxf6 25.
Re2 Rbf8 26. Rdd2 {[%cal Gg1g2,Gf2f3] And white is holding the position.}) 23.
Qb2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 {[%csl Ra4,Rc4,Re5,Rf2] The simplest choise.Instead of
calculating positions with the rooks in the game,black prefers to play Q and B
against Q and B.. But there is too big difference between the bishops and
existence of 4 pawn weaknesses is not making white's life any easier.} 25. Bf3
g6 26. Rxd8+ {Because of the weaknesses white can't even fight for d-file.}
Qxd8 27. Kg2 {Hecht: '[#] Aktiver schwarzer Läufer bei besserer Bauernstruktur.
'} Qd3 {It is very difficult to defend white position.Black will attack the
white K with at least one piece more,because white bishop can't really stop
the black one.} 28. Qe2 (28. Be2 Qe4+ 29. Kg1 Bd4 $19) 28... Qd7 {[%cal Gd7a4]
Very nice idea.Black forces white to put the Q on c2,afterwards the black Q
will take very important for attack place:D4!} 29. Qc2 Kf8 30. Bd1 (30. Be4
$142 {Hecht oder La8}) 30... Qd4 31. Qe2 h5 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 32. h4 Kg8 33. Bc2
Qc3 {Black gains more space and some good squares for pieces.} 34. Bd3 Kg7 35.
Bc2 Bd4 {Black position is already winning.} 36. f4 {[%csl Rg2]} Bc5 {[%cal
Gc3d4,Gd4g1]} 37. Bd3 {'?' Hecht.} (37. Be4 $1 {Hecht} Qa1 38. Bc6 $15) 37...
Qa1 {[%cal Ga1g1]} 38. Bc2 Qg1+ 39. Kf3 (39. Kh3 {Hecht} Qh1+ 40. Qh2 Qf1+ 41.
Qg2 Qxc4 $17) 39... a5 $22 40. Bb3 Qh1+ 41. Qg2 Qe1 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge1c3]} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.25"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zagreb Zrinjevac"]
[BlackTeam "Donetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

{[%mdl 512]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 (5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2
O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Ne5 b5 9. cxb5 cxb5 10. Qd1 d5 11. Nd2 b4 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Nb3
Nbd7 14. Bg5 $2 {It is really hard to explain such a mistake made by Piket.
Probably he missed after 15.de5 Ng4!} (14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bf4 {with equal
chances.}) 14... Nxe5 15. Bxf6 (15. dxe5 $2 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxf2+ 17. Kh1 Ne3 $19)
15... Bxf6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 $19 {0-1 Piket,J-Ivanchuk,V/ Montecatini Terme ITA
2000 (42)}) (5. Qc2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Rc8 9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Nc3
Be7 11. Bf4 Na5 12. Nd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Rc6 15. e4 Qa8 16. f3 Rfc8
17. b3 a6 18. e5 $16 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gd2e4,Ge4d6] 1-0 Gamundi Salamanca,
A-Rodriguez,A/ Barcelona ESP 2000 (42) The weakness on d7 and no good place
for the knight, gives white good advantage for a long time.}) (5. Qb3 Nc6 {
[%cal Gc6a5]} 6. Bd2 Bb7 {[%cal Gc6d4]} (6... Na5 7. Qa4 $14 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6]})
7. Bc3 Ne4 8. a3 {Unwanted,but needed move.} (8. Bg2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 (9. Nxc3 Nxd4
) 9... Na5 {Black is better.}) 8... Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Be7 10. Qd3 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5
12. e4 $2 (12. Nc3 $14) 12... Qa5+ 13. Nbd2 O-O-O 14. Rc1 f5 15. b4 fxe4 16.
Qc3 Qd5 17. Ne5 e3 18. Ndf3 exf2+ 19. Kxf2 Rhf8 20. Kg2 g5 $6 (20... Rxf3 21.
Nxf3 b5 $17) 21. Nxc6 {0-1 Timman,J-Polgar,J/ Malmoe SWE 2000 (40)}) (5. Nbd2
Bb4 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12.
Nb3 Be7 13. Nbd4 Rc8 14. Qd1 Nc5 15. Bd2 Bb7 16. Qb1 Bf6 17. Rd1 Nc7 18. Bb4
Be4 19. Qa2 Bd5 20. Qb1 Be4 $11 {0-1 Nikolic,P-Palac,M/ Bled SLO 2000 (41)
Black succesfully equalized .}) 5... Bb7 (5... b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 (7. Nc3
Ba6 8. Bg2 d5 9. b4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rb1 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. a3 Bc4 14. Nd2
Ba6 15. Rd1 c6 16. e4 e5 17. Nb3 $14 {1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/ Frankfurt 1997 (49)
}) 7... Bb4+ 8. Bd2 a5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Qc2 d5 13. Ne5 Bb7
14. Na4 Nfd7 15. Nd3 Bc6 16. Nac5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Ra7 18. Rfc1 $14 {1-0 Tkachiev,
V-Nisipeanu,L/ Naujac-sur-Mer FRA 2000 (28)}) (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6
8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nd2 Na6 11. a3 c5 12. b4 O-O 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b5 Nc7
15. Nb3 Nd7 16. Na5 Nxe5 17. Nxb7 Qc8 18. Bxe5 Qxb7 19. O-O Rad8 20. a4 $16 {
1-0 Beliavsky,A-Georgiev,K/ Belgrade YUG 2000 (41)}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 (
7... a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rad1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 a4
14. Bh3 b5 $11 {0-1 Morovic Fernandez,I-Adams,M/ Istanbul 2000 (35)}) 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Qc2 (11. Qb1 $5 {With the same idea to push e4,
but also to place the Q on b2,from where it will take control over the e5
square and will help promoting a3 and b4.}) 11... Nc6 12. e4 (12. a3 $6 a5 13.
e4 bxa3 14. Rxa3 Nb4 $15 {[%cal Ge6e5,Gf8e8]}) 12... e5 13. d5 Nb8 {[%cal
Gb8d7,Gd7c5]} 14. a3 bxa3 (14... Na6 $1 {[%cal Gb4a3,Ga6b4,Ga7a5]}) 15. b4 a5
16. c5 {Very interesting pawns sucrafice. White gets very strong initiative.
The pawn on c6 won't let black to get any game, on the same time white pieces
take control all over the board.} Na6 (16... axb4 17. c6 Ba6 18. c7 $6 (18.
Rfb1 $1 $16) 18... Qc8 19. Rfb1 Nbd7 20. Rxb4 Nc5 $17) 17. c6 Nxb4 18. Qc3 Ba6
19. Rfb1 a2 20. Rb2 Ne8 (20... Nd3 $5 21. c7 (21. Rbxa2 Nc5 22. Qe3 a4 23. h3
Re8 $15 {[%cal Ge8e5,Gb6b5]}) 21... Qe7 22. Rxb6 Nc5 23. Rxa2 Qxc7 24. Rc6 Qb7
25. Nxe5 $2 Nfxe4 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Qb1+ 28. Qc1 Qxa2 29. Nc3 Qb3 $19) 21.
Ne1 Qf6 {Black plays very passive,it might be better to try g6 and f5 to get
any counterplay.} 22. Qe3 (22. Nc2 $2 Nd3 {[%cal Gd3b2,Gd3f2]}) 22... Rb8 23.
Nc2 {Exchanging the only active black piece!} Nxc2 24. Rxc2 Nc7 25. Rcxa2 $36
Qd8 26. Rb2 Na8 {White has a pawn less, but it looks like he has two pieces
more.} 27. Bh3 Qc7 28. f4 Qe7 29. Nf3 exf4 30. gxf4 {[%csl Ra5,Ra8,Rb6][%cal
Gg2g7]} Nc7 31. Re1 a4 32. Rg2 {[%cal Gf3d4,Gd4f5]} f5 $8 33. e5 (33. Qd4 fxe4
34. Rxe4 Qf6 35. Qxf6 Rxf6 36. Rxa4 b5 37. Re4 $13) (33. Nd4 $1 Qxe4 (33...
fxe4 34. Nf5 Rxf5 35. Bxf5 Nxd5 36. Qxe4 Qxe4 37. Rxe4 {[%cal Gf5e6,Ge4a4]
White is winning.}) (33... Bc8 34. Bxf5 Nxd5 35. Qg3 Nc7 36. Bxc8 Rbxc8 37. Nf5
Rxf5 38. exf5 Qf6 39. Qg5 Qc3 40. Re7 Qa1+ 41. Kf2 Qd4+ 42. Kg3 Nd5 43. f6 g6
44. f7+ Kf8 45. Rd7 Qe3+ 46. Kh4 {[%cal Gg5h6]} Qxf4+ 47. Qxf4 Nxf4 48. Rg4 Ne6
49. Rxd6 Nc5 50. Rf4 $16 {[%cal Gc6c7,Gd6d8]}) 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Nxf5+ Qxf5
36. Bxf5 Rxf5 37. Qe7+ Rf7 38. Qxd6 $16 {[%csl Rg7] Two strong pawns in the
center and weak black king give white good chances for win.}) 33... dxe5 (33...
Nxd5 34. Qd4 $18 {[%cal Gd4d6,Ge5d6,Gd4g7]}) 34. Qxe5 Qxe5 35. Rxe5 Rbd8 36.
Bxf5 Rxf5 $6 (36... g6 $5 37. Bxg6 {It looks very tempting to sacrafise the B,
but unfortunatly it's enough only for draw.} (37. Nh4 Rf6 {And black has
better chances in the ending.}) 37... hxg6 38. Rxg6+ Kh7 39. Rg4 (39. Rg3 {
[%cal Gg3a3]} Rxd5 40. Re7+ Kh6 41. Rxc7 Rxf4 42. Ra7 Bc8 43. Ra8 {[%cal Ga8h8]
} Rd8 $13 (43... Rf8 44. Rxa4 $16 {[%csl Rh6]})) 39... Rxd5 40. Re7+ Kh6 41.
Ne5 {[%cal Gg4h4]} (41. Rxc7 a3 42. Ra7 a2 (42... Ra5 43. Ne5 $18 {[%cal Gg4h4]
}) 43. Rxa6 (43. Rh4+ $5 Kg6 44. Rxa6 Ra5 (44... Rd1+ 45. Kg2 a1=Q 46. Rxa1
Rxa1 $11 47. Nd4) 45. Rxa5 bxa5 46. f5+ Rxf5 47. Ra4 Rxf3 48. Rxa2 Rc3 49. Rxa5
Rxc6 $11) 43... Ra5 $19) 41... Rxe5 42. fxe5 Nd5 43. Re6+ Kh5 44. Rxa4 Be2 $14)
37. Rxf5 Bc4 (37... Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Nxd5 39. Rd2 $18) 38. Re5 Bxd5 $2 (38... Nxd5
{This move probably saves black!} 39. Rd2 (39. Reg5 g6 40. Ne5 Bb3 41. f5 Nf4)
39... a3 40. c7 Rc8 41. Rexd5 Bxd5 42. Rxd5 a2 43. Rd8+ (43. Rd1 Rxc7 44. Kf2
Ra7 45. Ra1 b5 46. Nd4 b4 47. Ke2 Ra3 48. Kd2 Kf7 $11) 43... Kf7 44. Rxc8 a1=Q+
45. Kg2 Qc1 46. Ne5+ Ke7 47. Ra8 Qd2+ $11 (47... Qxc7 $2 48. Ra7) 48. Kg3 Qe1+
49. Kg4 Qg1+ 50. Kh3 Qf1+ 51. Kg3 Qg1+) 39. Re7 Ne8 40. Rd2 {I guess it was
the last move in the time pressure,that is why white didn't play the simple 40.
Rd7!.But anyway white's position is winning.} (40. Rd7 $1 $18 Bxf3 41. Rxd8
Bxg2 42. c7 Bh3 43. c8=Q Bxc8 44. Rxe8+ Kf7 45. Rxc8) 40... a3 (40... Nf6 41.
Rd7 Rc8 42. R2xd5 Nxd5 43. Rxd5 Rxc6 44. Rd8+ Kf7 45. Ne5+) 41. c7 Ra8 42. Rxd5
a2 43. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Redbus KO"]
[Site "Southend"]
[Date "2001.04.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2001.04.13"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4128]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 {One of the 3
popular moves nowdays in the position, the others are: 5.b3, 5.Nbd2.} Bb7 (5...
Qc8 $5 {Flexble move.Keeping in option plan with c5 and also the plan with c6
and d5.}) 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 (7... Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6
11. Bf4 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rac1 Nce4 14. Nd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 a6 16. Bf3 Ra7 17.
Nb3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qb7 19. Qxb7 Rxb7 20. f3 $14 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Ge2e4] 1/2-1/2
Huebner,R-Adams,M/Dortmund GER 2000/The Week in Chess 297 (36)}) 8. O-O Be7 9.
Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Rad1 d6 (11... Rd8 12. Rd2 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 {In my
opinion this is the best continuation for black.I really don't see any sense
in playing d6 and later defending this P .Pushing d5 is the best way to fight
for the center.But it might be that not everyone likes this kind of positions.}
) 12. Rd2 {This position probably was known to both players.White plan is
pretty obvious: pressure on d6.a3 and b4 also possible after forcing black to
concentrate on defence of d6P..One of the white ideas is to play Qb5 and to
enter a slightly better ending.Black has to bring the Nb8 to the game and play
in the center,the best is to play d5.} Rd8 (12... h6 13. Rfd1 e5 14. Be3 Nc6
$14) 13. Rfd1 Nc6 $6 {This move is probably leading to worse ending.} (13...
Na6 $142) 14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Qxb2 (15... Rxd6 16. Rxd6 Qxb2 17. Qb5 Qc1+ (
17... Qxb5 18. cxb5 {The game.}) 18. Bf1 Rd8 19. Ne4 Rxd6 20. Nxd6 $18 {
[%csl Rb7,Rc6]}) 16. Qb5 $1 {Very good move.Black forced to enter the ending,
which finds out as a very difficult one.} Qxb5 (16... Qxc3 17. Qxb7 {[%csl Rc6,
Rd8]} Rxd6 18. Qxa8+ $18) 17. cxb5 Rxd6 18. Rxd6 Nb4 $6 (18... Ne7 19. Ne5 Bxg2
20. Kxg2 Ned5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rc6 $16) 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Kf8 21. e4 $1
$16 {[%csl Rb4]} Ke7 22. Rd2 {[%cal Ga2a3]} c4 $8 (22... Rd8 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24.
Nxf7+ Kc7 25. f4 $16 {[%cal Gg2f3]}) 23. Rd4 Rc8 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. Nxc4 $16 {
From now it is just the metter of technic.White is pawn up and black has no
compensation.White has to be carrefull not to exchange to many pawns.Black's
hope is to sacrafise sometime the knights for many white pawns as possible.} a6
26. bxa6 Nxa6 27. f4 Nd7 28. Kf3 f6 29. e5 Nb4 30. Ke3 Nc6 31. exf6+ gxf6 32.
a3 f5 33. h3 {Before pushing the a-P,white prepares the K-side.White plan is:1.
Putting the best the knights. 2.Pushing the a-pawn.3.After black will be busy
with stoping the a-pawn,white will bring the K to K-side.} Kf6 34. Nb5 Nc5 35.
Nd4 {Every exchange is good for white.White uses that fact to improve his
pieces.} Ne7 36. Nb6 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ga3a5] Preventing from black N entering
the d5 square.N on b6 is placed also good for pushing a-P.} e5 {Black tries to
exchange as many pawns as possible.} 37. fxe5+ Kxe5 38. a4 Ng6 39. a5 f4+ 40.
gxf4+ Nxf4 {Black is so close to exchange the last white P on h3,after what it
will be enough to sacrafise one of the knights for a-P.,but one tempi is
always a problem,isn't it?! All the game of chess is built on "one tempi".
White exchanges one N after what it is much easier to win.} 41. Nc4+ Kd5 42.
Kxf4 Kxc4 43. Ke5 h5 (43... Nd7+ 44. Kd6 Kxd4 45. Kxd7 Kc5 46. Ke6 $18) 44. Ne6
Nd3+ 45. Ke4 {The best move.} (45. Kf5 Kb5 46. Kg5 $4 (46. Nf4 {Still would
leave the winning chances.}) 46... h4 47. a6 (47. Kxh4 Nf2 $11 {[%cal Gf2h3]})
47... Kxa6 48. Nc5+ Nxc5 49. Kxh4 Ne4 $11) 45... Nb4 46. Nf4 Kb5 47. Nxh5 Kxa5
48. h4 $18 {Black K is far and black is hopless.} Kb6 49. Nf6 {[%csl Gd5,Gd7,
Ge8,Gg8] Very important square.As we will se soon the N controls few important
squares from there.} Kc7 50. h5 Nc6 51. h6 Nd8 52. h7 {The rest is simple and
needs no explanation.} Nf7 53. Kf5 Kd6 54. Kg6 Ke6 55. Kg7 Ke7 56. Ng4 Ke8 (
56... Nh8 57. Ne5 Ke8 58. Ng6 Nf7 59. Kf6 $18) 57. Ne5 Nh8 58. Ng6 Nf7 59. Kf6
1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2001.04.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2001.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 (7... a5
8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Ne1 Qc8 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Nb5 Bxg2 14. Nxg2
Qb8 15. a3 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 c6 17. Nc3 d5 18. Rfd1 b5 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Qd3 b4 21.
Nb5 Rc8 22. a4 {1/2-1/2 Korchnoi,V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee NED 2000/The Week in
Chess 272 (22)}) 8. O-O (8. Bxb4 $5 {This line seems to be the sharpest one.
White gains good initiative for the sacrafised material.} cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10.
Nbd2 d6 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. a3 bxa3 15. b4 a5 16. c5 $36 {
1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Baklan,V/Neum BIH 2000/The Week in Chess 308 (43)}) 8...
O-O 9. dxc5 {This move doesn't promise white much.White should look for
advantage in the 9.Bb4 line.} (9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Qd3 d6 11. Nbd2 a5 12. Nh4 Bxg2
13. Nxg2 Nc6 14. Ne4 a4 15. Ne3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd7 17. d5 Na5 $132 {1-0 Van
Wely,L-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (88)}) 9... Bxc5 (9... bxc5 10.
Nc3 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Na4 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Qe7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Re1 $14 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Ga4c3]}) 10. Nc3 Nc6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] This is a new move.
Black already tried here 10...Ne4,10...Be7, 10...Na6, 10...d5. All this moves
are playble.The move in the text seems to be an interesting one too.} (10...
Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bc3 d5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 {1/2-1/2
Petursson,M-Hjartarson,J/Copenhagen 1997/CBM 59 (15)}) 11. Bg5 (11. a3 $5 Be7
12. Bf4 (12. b4 $6 a5 13. b5 Nb8 14. Bf4 d6 {[%cal Gb8d7,Gd7c5]}) 12... d5 13.
cxd5 exd5 14. b4 $14) 11... Be7 12. Rc1 {[%cal Gg5f6,Gc3e4,Ge4d6]} Nb4 (12...
Rc8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne4 Bb2 15. Rc2 d5 16. Rxb2 (16. Rd2 $2 dxe4 17. Rxd8
Rfxd8 18. Nd2 Bc3 $17) 16... dxe4 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Ng5 {Winning a pawn.}) 13.
Qd2 d5 14. Nd4 (14. a3 Na6 $132 {[%csl Ra3]}) 14... h6 15. Bxf6 (15. Bf4 Qd7
16. a3 Nc6 $11) 15... Bxf6 16. Rfd1 $14 Qd7 17. cxd5 {It was better to leave
the pressure in the center,by playing 17.a3.} (17. a3 $5 Bxd4 (17... Nc6 18.
Nxc6 Bxc6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. e4 $16) 18. Qxd4 Nc6 19. Qg4 d4 20.
b4 f5 21. Qh4 Rad8 22. c5 $14 {[%cal Gc3b5,Gb5d6]}) 17... Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5
19. e3 {White is still slightly better due to weakness on d5 and Bb7,but it is
hard to get more than that.If white will try to remove the N to any   square
to attack d5P,black always will have the possibility to play d4 and to open
both of his bishops.} Rac8 20. h4 Rc5 {[%cal Gf8c8]} 21. Ne2 Rd8 22. Rxc5 bxc5
23. Qa5 d4 $132 {The position is getting complicated.Black sacrafises the P to
gain some initiative.It is a pity players didn't continue to play,it could
have been an interesting buttle.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Miskolci"]
[BlackTeam "Zagreb Zrinjevac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 (6... Bxd2+ 7.
Qxd2 c6 8. Qc2 d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Bg2 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 cxd4 13. exd5 exd5
14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Rac1 b5 17. Qb2 bxc4 18. bxc4 Bxc4 $2 (18... Nc5
$132) 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 dxc4 21. Nc6 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc4,Gc6] 1-0 Gelfand,
B-Psakhis,L/Haifa ISR 2000 (37)}) 7. Bg2 (7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10.
Re1 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 c5 13. Be3 Nc7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Na4 Ne6 16. Rc1
Rc8 17. Nd3 Qa5 18. Naxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. b4 Qxa2 22. bxc5
$14 {1-0 Anand,V-Gelfand,B/Shenyang CHN 2000/The Week in Chess 305 (41)}) 7...
c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 (9. Ne5 {[%cal Gg2a8]} Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12.
O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 Rc8 {[%cal Gb5c4,Gc6c5]} 16. Rad1 Nd5 $5
{This move was used by Portisch against Olafsson in Manila1992.Olafsson
sucrafised a piece,unfortunatly it was enough just for draw. For a few years
this move was forgotten and since 1998 it came back in fashion.Black gets good
counterplay if white acceptes the sucrafise.It looks like a safe and solid
line for black.} 17. Bb2 (17. Bxe4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nf3 bxc4
21. bxc4 Qa5 22. c5 Bb5 23. Qc1 Qxa2 24. Qf4 Bg7 25. Ra1 Qb2 26. Reb1 Qc3 27.
Rc1 Qb2 28. Rcb1 {1/2-1/2 Izoria,Z-Gershon,A/Yerevan ARM 2000/The Week in
Chess 308 (28)}) 17... f5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb1 b4 {[%csl Rb2,Rd2,Gd5,Ge4,Ge6,
Gf5,Rg2] 1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Polgar,J/Buenos Aires ARG 2000/The Week in Chess 307
(40)}) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 (11... Bb7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 c5 14.
Nfg5 $5 (14. Ned2 $14) 14... cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18.
Ne4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Nc5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24.
Nxc5 bxc5 25. Re5 Rc8 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Kd2 {1/2-1/2 Gyimesi,
Z-Chernin,A/Budapest HUN 2000/The Week in Chess 310 (28)}) 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4
Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re3 Nf6 16. Ne5 Qc7 $2 {Bad decision. It is dangerous to
leave well protected pawn on d5. After 16... cd4 black has no problems.} (16...
cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qc7 (17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rc8 19. Rd3 Qc7 20. Bb2 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Qf3 Bc5 23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Qb7+ 25. f3 Qc7 26. Qd3 {1/2-1/2
Gyimesi,Z-Akopian,V/Dubai 1999/CBM 70 ext (26)}) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20.
Rxf3 Rac8 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Rfd3 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee
2000/CBM 75 (22)}) 17. d5 exd5 18. cxd5 {[%cal Ge5c6]} Rad8 19. Rd3 $16 Bd6 $6
(19... Ne8 {[%cal Ge8d6,Ge7f6] Probably would give more chances for black to
hold already not so pleasant position.}) 20. Nc6 {[%cal Gg2b7,Gc3g7]} Nxd5 {
Mistake in calculations,but the position is bad anyway.} (20... Bxc6 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. dxc6 $18) {[%tqu "En","Find the best move for white.","","","c3g7",
"Correct. White is winning by force.",10]} 21. Bxg7 $1 Bxc6 (21... Kxg7 22.
Nxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxd5 $18) 22. Bxf8 Bxf8 23. Bxd5 Qe5 $6 {Sucrafising second
exchange ,but also unsuccesfully.} (23... Bg7 24. Rc1 $18) 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.
Rxd8 {The rest is simple.} Qe4 26. f3 Qe3+ 27. Kg2 Bg7 28. Rd3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Czebe, Attila"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 {[%mdl 4148]} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7.
Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 (9. Ne5 {Another popular possibility for white.} Nfd7
10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O (11... f5 $5 {Transfering to Stonewall structure.}
12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb2 b5 15. c5 b4 16. Nf3 Bb5 17. Qd2 a5 18. Qe3 $14
{1-0 Beliavsky,A-Ashley,M/Las Vegas USA 2001/The Week in Chess 332 (41)}) 12.
O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 Rb8 16. Rad1 Qc7 (16... Qc8 $5 {Gershon,
A}) 17. Bf1 bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. dxc5 Bb7 20. Nb3 Nd7 21. Qb2 g6 22. Bg2 f5 $15
{0-1 Timman,J-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee NED 2001/The Week in Chess 325 (30)}) 9...
Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 (11. Qb1 {[%cal Ge2e4]} c5 12. Qb2 Rc8 13. Rac1 cxd4
14. Bxd4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Bc5 17. e3 Qe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Granda Zuniga,
J-Vyzmanavin,A/Elenite 1993/CBM 38 (55)}) 11... c5 12. e4 (12. Rc1 $6 Rc8 13.
Bb2 b5 $1 $11) 12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 (13... Bb7 14. Nfg5 (14. Ned2 Re8 15.
Qe2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ng5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h6 20. Nge4 Be7 21.
f4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 f5 23. Nf2 Bf6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/Wijk aan Zee
NED 2000/The Week in Chess 273 (31)}) 14... cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6
17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ne4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Nxd6 Nb8
23. Nb7 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rc8 25. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Gelfand,B/Pamplona 1999/
CBM 75 (25)}) 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re3 cxd4 $6 {Not the best decition.It was
better to bring one of the pieces to f6,not letting white to play d5 and only
then to exchange on d4.} (15... Nf6 16. Ne5 Qc7 $2 (16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qc7 18.
Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Rxf3 Rac8 21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Rfd3 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Van
Wely,L-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee NED 2000/The Week in Chess 273 (22)}) 17. d5 exd5
18. cxd5 Rad8 19. Rd3 $16 {1-0 Gyimesi,Z-Shariyazdanov,A/Neum BIH 2000/The
Week in Chess 308 (28)}) (15... Bf6 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc7 19.
Qf3 Rad8 20. Rd1 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Anand,V/Frankfurt 1999/CBM 72 (26)})
16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bf6 (17... Bg5 $5 18. f4 Bf6 19. Qf3 a6 20. Rd1 Qc7 21.
Nc6 Rac8 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Ne5 b5 24. Red3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Polak,T-Sax,G/Istanbul
TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 313 (24)}) (17... Qc7 18. Qf3 a6 19. Rd1 Bf6 20. Nc6
Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Gyimesi,Z-Bunzmann,D/Fuerth GER 2000/The Week in Chess 303 (20)})
18. Qf3 Bxd4 $2 {Black decides to exchange his B,what wasn't forced at all.
White pawns advantage on the Q-side and better B than black's N make white
game very easy.} (18... Qc7 $142 19. Nb5 Qc8 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Rd1 $14) 19.
Bxd4 $14 Qc7 20. Rd1 Rad8 21. Red3 {[%cal Gf3g4,Gg4g7]} f6 {Black will have to
make this move sooner or later.It makes the e6P weak and if black will play
sometime e5,it will give white many light squares under control and will take
the N out of the game.} 22. Qe4 Rfe8 (22... e5 $6 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Bb2 $16 {
[%cal Gd5d8]}) 23. R3d2 $1 {Good profylactic move against any N jumps in the
future.} Nf8 24. Be3 {White transfers the game to the ending,where his
advantage on the Q-side will be felt even more.} Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Rd8 26. Rxd8
Qxd8 27. c5 $1 $16 {Black has no counterplay.White just uses his
pawn-advantage and better placed pieces to gain big positional adge.} Qc7 (
27... bxc5 28. Bxc5 $16 {[%cal Gc5a7,Gc5f8,Ge4e6]}) 28. c6 Kf7 29. Bf4 Qc8 (
29... e5 30. Qd5+ Ne6 31. Bc1 $16 {[%cal Gc1a3,Ga3d6] We can see here how
helpless is black.}) 30. Bd6 $18 b5 (30... Ng6 31. a4 Ne7 32. Bxe7 Kxe7 33.
Qb4+ Ke8 34. Qd6 e5 35. b4 $18 {[%csl Rc8,Re8]}) 31. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2c5,Gc5a7,
Gc5f8]} ({Even faster was:} 31. Bxf8 $1 Qxf8 (31... Kxf8 32. Qb4+ Ke8 33. Qxb5
$18) 32. Qd3 $18 {[%cal Gd3d7,Gc6c7,Gd3b5]}) 31... Nd7 32. a4 (32. cxd7 {
Also was winning.} Qxc2 33. d8=Q Qe4+ 34. Kh3 Qf5+ 35. g4 Qf3+ 36. Bg3 $18)
32... bxa4 33. bxa4 Nb6 34. Qc5 Qa6 $4 {Black resigned due to the variation:
35.Qh5+ and white mates in couple of moves.} (34... Ke8 $1 35. a5 Nd5 {White
defenetly has big advantage,but he had to work hard and to show some technic
to get a full point.}) 1-0

[Event "Elgoibar 10th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Black "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.11.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 (5... Bb4 {This variation
became popular al the last time.It seems like black reaches a very solid and
hard to break position with very nice pawn structure.} 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8.
Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Bh3 Qe7 14. Be3
a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Qc2 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. f3 h6 $11 {0-1 Dao Thien Hai-Adams,
M/New Delhi IND 2000/The Week in Chess 317 (68)}) 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 {This move
is already few years out of fashion.And indeed black gets a very comfortable
Beboni structure. Probably white should look for advantage in 6.e4 line.} exd5
8. Nh4 g6 {The best move.Other options like: 8...b5 8...Be7 give white a
better chances.} 9. cxd5 d6 $6 (9... Bg7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Nd6 (11. O-O d6 12.
Bf4 Ba6 13. Rc1 Bxc4 14. Rxc4 b5 15. Rc2 Qb6 16. e4 Nbd7 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. b4
Rac8 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. e5 Nh5 21. e6 Nxf4 22. gxf4 f5 $15 {0-1 Browne,W-Ivanov,
A/Linares 1992/CBM 33 ext (38)}) 11... Ba6 12. a4 Ne8 13. Ne4 d6 14. O-O Nd7
15. Rb1 Ndf6 16. Nc3 Ng4 17. Bd2 Qe7 $11 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Psakhis,L/Leeuwarden
1993/TD (45)} 18. b4 $2 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Ne3 $17) 10. O-O Bg7 11. Nc4 Ba6 12. Qb3
$5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting idea.Black has to castle now,because of
the threat 13.Qe3+,after what white plays 13.a4 and succedes in preventing b5
and building strong center.} O-O 13. a4 Ne8 14. e4 Nd7 15. f4 {This move ,his
purpose not only to build nice center structure,but not less important to take
control over e5 square and to prevent from black N on d7 to step in to the
game.} Rb8 {[%cal Gb6b5] Black will have to play b5 sooner or later.} 16. Re1 {
Very important profilactic move .White R goes out from the pin and helps to
play e5.} Qc7 {This positin is better for white.But despite this fact,black
has "good" pieces,good pawn structure and the idea of breaking on queenside.
You can see,that although white succeded to build good center,placed the N on
c4 and prevented until now b5,he still has nothing decisive.It just shows how
solid black's position is.} (16... b5 17. axb5 Bxb5 (17... Rxb5 18. Qc2 $16 {
[%cal Ga1a6,Ga6a7]}) 18. Rxa7 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxb2 20. Bxb2 Rxb2 21. Qc3 Rb4 22.
e5 $16) 17. Qc2 {White prepares for b5.} b5 (17... Nef6 18. Bd2 Rfe8 19. Nf3
$14) 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Na5 {The white N for a long time is dreaming about c6
square.} c4 {[%cal Gd7c5,Gc5d3]} 20. Nc6 $5 {Good pawn sacrafise.White
probably wasted all his advantage.This move,even if it doesn't win, it
complicates the position and black has to find some good moves.Open position,a
pare of bishops and a few weak black pawns let white enjoy of simple piece
play,while black pieces take "not the best positions" and they have to spend
some time to improve it.} (20. Nf3 c3 $13) 20... Bxc6 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. e5 (22.
Rxa7 Bd4+ {[%cal Gd4g1,Gd4a7]}) 22... Qc7 23. Be3 Nb6 24. Nf3 {Bringing the N
back in the game.} dxe5 25. fxe5 Rc8 {Black suffers from lack of space for his
pieces,may be because of that was better 25...Rd8 to take control over few
squares on d-file.} 26. Bf2 Bh8 $6 {[%cal Ge8g7,Gg7e6] Black prepares Ng7,Ne6.
He doesn't feel any danger........} {[%tqu "En","White pieces placed well.But
one of them is looking for one spacial square......","","","f3d4","Correct,now
white is winning.Square c6 is taken by white knight.",10]} 27. Nd4 $1 {White N
is in the center and black is in trouble.The square c6 is waiting for the
second N or may be square b5?!28.e6 also won't be too nice for black.} Bxe5 (
27... Qd7 {May be was better,but who would like the position after 28.Red1})
28. Nc6 {[%cal Ga1a7,Ge1e5] Look at white pieces,can you imagine a better
location for them?!} Bf6 29. Rxa7 Qd6 {[%tqu "En","How will you finish the
game?","","","a7a6","Very nice . White wins material and the game very soon
afterwards.",10,"f2b6","",0]} 30. Ra6 $1 (30. Bxb6 Rxc6 31. Bxc6 Qxc6 32. Bf2
Nd6 {Could give black some chances for draw.}) 30... Nd5 (30... Rxc6 31. Bxc6
Qxc6 32. Rxb6 Qd5 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. Rxf6 $18) 31. Ne7+ (31. Qxc4 {Also winning.
} Ndc7 32. Ne7+ (32. Bc5 Qd2 33. Bb4 Qxb2 (33... Nd6 34. Qf1 $18 {[%cal Gb4d2,
Gb4d6,Gf1f6]}) 34. Ra2 $18) 32... Bxe7 33. Rxd6 Nxd6 34. Qd3 $18) 31... Nxe7 {
[%mdl 2592]} 32. Rxd6 Nxd6 33. Rd1 Ndf5 (33... c3 {Could give some chances for
counterplay.}) 34. g4 {After white will exchange the bishops the pawn on c4
will fall.} Ng7 (34... Nh4 35. Be4 {[%csl Rh4]}) 35. Bd4 Bxd4+ 36. Rxd4 Ne6 37.
Rxc4 {Now it easy.} Rb8 38. b4 Rfd8 39. h4 h6 40. Qb2 Kh7 $6 {I guess it was
time pressure,but anyway black is lost.} 41. Qf6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 (5. b3) 5... Bb4 6. Qc2 (6. Qa4
Bxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Bc6 10. Qc2 Be4 11. Qa4 d6 12. c5 dxc5 13.
dxc5 Nbd7 14. Be3 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Rac1 Qb8 {1/2-1/2 Bonin,J-Fedorowicz,
J/New York USA 2000/The Week in Chess 294 (16)}) (6. Qb3 c5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Bxd2 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rfc1 Ne4 14. Qd1 Re8
15. Bf4 Qf6 {1/2-1/2 Kempinski,R-Hansen,S/Hamburg 1999/CBM 72 (24)}) 6... Bb7
7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 {Another possibility is to play 8.Qd1 and to take later on
d2 with Q.} Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 {Very solid line for black.For
exchange for white pare of bishops black has very nice pawn structure and well
placed pieces.} 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 (12. Bf1 {A new idea,trying to play Ne1,
f3,e4 as quick as possible.} Qe7 13. Ne1 c5 14. Be3 d5 15. Nf3 {1-0 Fominyh,
A-Adler,V/Linares ESP 2001/The Week in Chess 324 (72)} Rfc8 {Black got a
promossing position.}) 12... Re8 13. Bh3 Qe7 {All this already was played,but
still there isn't any verdict about currient variation.} 14. Be3 {[%cal Gf3d2]}
a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Qc2 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 {Black easily equalized. Now when
opening is finished lets try see what both sides will do: White who has a pare
of bishops will promote e4 and will try to open position as much as possible
to activate the bishops. Black will play a4 and will play on the queenside on
half open b-file and also will use the strangth of the knights by taking
control over squares which will be negleckted by white while it will try to
promote e4.} 18. f3 (18. Bf4 $5 {[%cal Gf4d6,Gd2b1,Gb1c3,Gd1d7]}) 18... h6 {
Black doesn't want to let white to exchange his bishop after Bg5.} 19. Bf2 Ne5
20. Bg2 Nc6 {Black is going to place his N on d4,from where it will influance
the game on the queenside, kingside and center.} 21. Nb1 e5 {[%cal Gc6d4]} 22.
Nc3 (22. e3 Nb4 23. Qa4 Bc6 24. Qa3 e4 $17 {[%cal Gb4d3]}) 22... Nd4 $15 23.
Qd2 Bc6 {[%cal Ga8b8,Gb8b2] The white's plan is stopped for a while ,since it
difficult to promote e4 without any material losing.Black simply watches the
d5 square,preventing e4 and beginning to play on b-file.} 24. Qe1 {White tries
to play Rd2,Qd1 and then e4.} a4 25. Rd2 Qb7 26. Qd1 Ra6 (26... Ng4 27. Qf1
Nxf2 28. Qxf2 {Looks also better for black due to strong N on d4 and good
pressure on b-file.}) 27. Nb5 $6 {White's position is a bit worse,but there
was no reason to sacrafise a pawn.} (27. e4 Rb6 $15) 27... Nxb5 (27... Bxb5 28.
cxb5 Nxb5 29. Rc4 a3 30. b3 {[%csl Rd6] With some counterplay.}) 28. cxb5 Bxb5
29. e4 (29. Rxd6 Bxe2 30. Qd2 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Bxf3 $19) 29... Qb8 $17 {White
initiative will end after the second N will enter the d4 square.} 30. g4 $6 {
White decides to complicate the game,but might have been better just to hold
the position,to prevent from black N to come to d4 and to play 30.Bh3.} Nh7 {
[%cal Gh7g5,Gh7f8,Gf8e6,Gg5e6,Ge6d4]} 31. h4 Nf8 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 Ne6 $19 {
[%cal Ge6f4,Ge6d4,Ge6g5] Now the position is winning for black: in addition to
extra pawn,black will have strong N on d4 and white king begins to feel unsafe.
} 34. Be3 g6 {[%cal Gg8g7,Ge8h8]} 35. Bh3 Nd4 36. Rf2 Bc6 {[%cal Gd6d5] The
moment black will play d5 the game wiil be finished.} 37. Bg4 Rb6 38. Qd2 Kg7
39. Kg2 Rh8 40. Kg3 Rb4 {[%cal Gd6d5,Gb4g4] Black improves all his pieces
before he openes the position.} 41. Rg1 d5 42. Rc1 (42. exd5 Bxd5 43. a3 Rb3
$19) 42... Qd6 43. Rh2 Rbb8 44. Rch1 {Gives up the second pawn,but the
position is already lost.} (44. exd5 Bxd5) 44... dxe4 45. f4 Rbd8 46. Rxh8 Rxh8
47. Rxh8 Kxh8 48. fxe5 Qxe5+ 49. Bf4 Qd5 {[%cal Ge4e3]} 50. Qh2+ Kg8 51. Kh3
Bd7 {Exchanging the bishops is the quickest way.Black has two pawns more and
combination of Q+N is very strong against the weak king.} 52. Qd2 Bxg4+ 53.
Kxg4 Qf5+ 54. Kg3 Ne6 {The rest is simple and needs no explanation.} 55. Be3
Qf3+ 56. Kh2 Nd4 57. Bxd4 cxd4 58. Qxd4 Qh5+ 59. Kg3 Qxg5+ 60. Kf2 Qf4+ 61. Ke2
Qf3+ 62. Kd2 a3 63. b4 Qg2+ 64. Kc1 Qxa2 65. b5 Qb3 66. b6 a2 67. Qb2 Qe3+ 68.
Kc2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 {This variation is one of the
most interesting discutions of the theory during the last few years.Mostly the
positions which arise in currient opening are full of life and demand good
understanding from both opponents.This game is good example of strategy buttle
in the center and on the Qside. Black can choose here between 5...Bb4+ 5....b5
and the move in the text.} (5... b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 a5 9. O-O
O-O 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Qc2 d5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Na4 Nfd7 15. Nd3 $14 {
[%csl Rc7][%cal Gd3c5,Ga4c5] 1-0 Tkachiev,V-Nisipeanu,L/Naujac-sur-Mer FRA
2000/The Week in Chess 303 (28) White achieved a pleasant position.}) 6. Bg2
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 (7... c5 {The alternative.} 8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 d6
11. Qc2 Nc6 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. a3 bxa3 15. b4 a5 16. c5 $44 {1-0
Shariyazdanov,A-Baklan,V/Neum BIH 2000/The Week in Chess 308 (43)}) 8. O-O O-O
9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Nb5 $146 (11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 a4 14.
Bf1 c5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. b4 a3 17. Qb3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qc6
21. f3 Qa4 22. Qb1 d5 $15 {0-1 Topalov,V-Adams,M/Frankfurt GER 2000/The Week
in Chess 294 (65)}) (11. Rad1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qc1 a4 14. Bh3 b5 15. Nd2
axb3 16. axb3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Ra2 18. f3 Bc2 $15 {0-1 Morovic Fernandez,I-Adams,
M/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (35)}) (11. Ne1 Qc8 12. Rc1 Re8 13.
Nb5 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Qb8 15. a3 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 c6 17. Nc3 d5 18. Rfd1 b5 19. cxb5
cxb5 20. Qd3 b4 21. Nb5 Rc8 22. a4 {1/2-1/2 Korchnoi,V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee
NED 2000/The Week in Chess 272 (22)}) (11. Rfd1 Re8 12. Nb5 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Bxg2
14. Kxg2 e5 15. Nf1 Nf8 16. e4 exd4 17. Rxd4 Ne6 18. Rd2 Nc5 19. f3 g5 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Nisipeanu,L/New Delhi IND 2000/The Week in Chess 317 (55)})
11... Qb8 {Black is planning after exchanging the bright-square bishops to
play on the Qside by pushing c6 and b5.} (11... Be4 $5 12. Qb2 d5 $11 {[%cal
Gc7c6,Ge4g6,Gh7h6]}) 12. Rfd1 Be4 13. Qb2 c6 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 b5 $6 (15...
a4 $142 16. b4 b5 $5 {[%cal Gd7b6]}) 16. a4 $1 bxc4 (16... b4 17. Bd2 $14 {
[%cal Ga1c1,Gg2h3,Gf3e1,Gf2f3,Ge2e4]}) 17. bxc4 Qc7 18. Nd2 Rfb8 19. Qa2 Bxg2
20. Kxg2 $14 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ga1b1,Gd2b3,Gb3a5,Ge2e4] White position is
better.The possibility of playing e4 and playing in the center and playing Nb3,
Rb1,Qd2 putting some pressure on a5,give white an easy game.} c5 21. d5 Re8 22.
e4 Ng4 $6 {This is already too optimistic.Black chooces the wrong plan.Looking
for counterplay black is opening the Kside.} (22... exd5 23. exd5 Re2 24. Re1
Rae8 25. Kf1 $14 {[%csl Ra5]}) 23. Rab1 f5 $6 24. h3 Nh6 (24... Ngf6 25. dxe6
Rxe6 26. exf5 $16) (24... Nge5 25. dxe6 Rxe6 26. exf5 Qc6+ 27. Kg1 Rh6 28. h4
Rf8 29. Qc2 Rh5 30. f4 Nf3+ (30... Rhxf5 31. fxe5 Rf2 32. Qe4 $18) 31. Nxf3
Qxf3 32. Qd3 Qg4 33. Rb7 $16) 25. Qb2 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc3g7,Gb2b7] Very
good move.White forces black to exchange one pare of rooks what will make
black's initiative on Kside weak.} (25. Qc2 $143) 25... Rab8 26. Qc2 $16 Rxb1
27. Rxb1 fxe4 (27... exd5 28. exd5 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rf5,Rh6]}) 28. Qxe4 $1 {
[%cal Gf2f4,Gd5e6]} e5 29. Rb5 Nf6 30. Qb1 $18 {[%cal Gb5b7,Gb5a5]} Qc8 (30...
Ra8 31. Bxa5 $1 Rxa5 $6 32. Rb7 Qd8 33. Rb8 $18) 31. Rxa5 Nf7 32. Ra7 Ng5 33.
g4 Nxg4 34. Qb7 $1 Ne3+ $6 {Black tries to sacrafise a piece and look for
complications,but white K defends himself very well.} (34... Qxb7 35. Rxb7 Nf6
36. a5 Ra8 37. h4 Nge4 38. Nxe4 Nxe4 39. Be1 $18) 35. fxe3 Qxh3+ 36. Kf2 (36.
Kg1 $4 Qxe3+ 37. Kg2 Qe2+ 38. Kg3 Qe3+ $11 39. Kg4 $4 Qf4+ 40. Kh5 g6+ 41. Kh6
Nf7#) 36... Rf8+ 37. Ke2 Qg4+ 38. Kd3 {Now the game is over. White is a piece
up and black has no real compensation for it.} Nh3 39. Kc2 Nf2 40. Kb3 $1 h5
41. Qd7 h4 42. Qe6+ Kh8 $6 (42... Qxe6 $142 43. dxe6 h3 44. Nf1 $18) 43. Qxd6
Rf6 44. Qd8+ {[%cal Gh8h7,Gd8f6]} 1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In an aproximately equal position Zhu Chen decided to sacrifice a pawn for
some positional compensation, and she eventually regained the pawn though the
game remained equal. However when the time came for Zhu Chen to simplify into
a drawn endgame, she missed her chance and instead lost a pawn. Zhao Xue
gradually conveted her material advantage with superior play.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3
O-O 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qa4 Qc8 12. O-O c5 13. Rfc1 Qb7 14. Qd1 Rac8 15. b3 Nb4
16. Qe2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Nxa2 19. Ra1 Nc3 20. Qa6 Qxa6 21. Rxa6 Ra8
22. Nc6 Nb5 23. Nf3 Ne8 24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. Nxd5 Rd8 26. Nb4 Rc8 27. Nd5 Rc1+ 28.
Kg2 Rb1 29. Nd4 Ned6 30. Nxb5 Nxb5 31. b4 $2 (31. Nb4 $1 Rxb3 32. Nc6 $11)
31... Rd1 32. e4 Rd4 33. f3 f5 34. Nf4 Rd2+ 35. Kh3 fxe4 36. fxe4 Kf7 37. Nd5
Ke6 38. Ra1 Ke5 39. Ne7 Rd7 40. Nc6+ Kxe4 41. Nb8 Rc7 42. Rf1 Kd5 43. Na6 Re7
44. Rc1 Kd6 45. Rc4 Re8 46. Rg4 g6 47. Rh4 Re7 48. Rc4 Re3 49. Kg4 Ra3 50. Nb8
Rc3 51. Rf4 Kc7 52. Rf8 Nd4 53. Rh8 a5 54. bxa5 bxa5 55. Kf4 Nc2 56. Nd7 Kxd7
57. Rxh7+ Kc6 58. Kg5 Kb5 59. Rb7+ Ka6 60. Rb2 Rc6 61. g4 Nd4 62. Kh6 Nf3 63.
Rf2 g5+ 64. Kh5 Rf6 65. Ra2 Rf4 66. h3 a4 67. h4 gxh4 68. g5 h3 0-1

[Event "Groningen m1"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2013.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.12.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The fourth and final game was the only decisive round of the match.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 (5... Bb4+ {is the more popular
variation, but b5 has never been truly refuted.}) 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8.
Bd2 a5 9. a3 {A relatively unknown move. The players are on their own now.
White has some pluses, such as his slight development and space advantage, but
Black has his own counterchances: good light square control and a solid pawn
structure.} Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Bc6 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qc2 Qb7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rfc1
Ra7 15. Ra2 Bd5 16. Rb2 d6 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Nbd7 19. Qc6 {Karpov has
played this in the manner for which he was always known: slow and steady,
always improving his positional advantages and step by step drilling his
opponent in.} Rb8 20. Rbc2 h6 $2 {This makes his opponent's task much easier.}
(20... Qxc6 21. Rxc6 Rbb7 {favors White, but at least material equality still
remains.}) 21. Qxc7 Qa6 22. Qc4 Qxc4 23. Rxc4 Nb6 24. Rc6 Ne8 25. e4 {White's
positional advantages and extra pawn give him a decisive advantage. Karpov
simply does not forgive such a big lead.} Kf8 26. Ne3 Ke7 27. d5 Kd7 28. dxe6+
fxe6 29. e5 d5 30. R6c5 Kd8 31. f4 Nd7 32. Rc6 Nc7 33. a4 Rb6 34. Rxb6 Nxb6 35.
Rc6 Nd7 36. Nf3 Nb8 37. Nd4 $1 Kd7 38. Rb6 Nba6 39. f5 {The final breakthrough.
Notice how Karpov never let Timman had the slightest counterplay or the
slightest piece activity throughout the game. The rest is straightforward.} Nc5
40. fxe6+ N5xe6 41. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "IND-ch 51st"]
[Site "Jalgaon"]
[Date "2013.12.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bg2 $5 {Notably, this is novelty. Adhiban believes in the
power of the fianchettoed bishop despite the fact that most strong
grandmasters like to place this piece on d3.} Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 {Even
though White didn't apply direct pressure on e4 with the bishop, it becomes
hard for Sasikirian to support his knight on that square. In the case of f5,
as happened in the game, the bishop will be better placed on g2 than on b3 as
it is hitting the vulnerable d5 pawn.} f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nb1 $1 {A
beautiful regrouping. The knight will proceed to c3 and pressure d5. It is
more harmonious to put it there than on e3 (via f1) since on that square it
would block out the bishop on c1.} Ng4 15. Nc3 (15. Qd1 {was more accurate to
prevent the following complications.}) 15... Rxf3 $1 {Sasikirian sees his
chance to complicate matters and doesn't think twice about doing it.} 16. Bxf3
Nxd4 17. Qd1 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Nf6 {Black has some compensation for the exchange.
He has a pawn and White's light squares have been weakened. However it is
obvious that only White can be better.} (18... Qd7 $1 {Was a much better move,
keeping important threats alive such as Rf8. Sasikirian might have missed the
following:} 19. Nxd5 $1 (19. Rxe7 $2 Qxe7 20. Qxg4 Qe1+ 21. Kg2 d4+ $19) 19...
Bc5 $1 20. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 21. Qxb7 Rd8 {It seems as if Black is running out of
steam, but the truth is that it is particularly hard to defend the f2 square.}
22. Be3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qd2 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rd2+ 26. Kf3 Ne5+ 27. Ke4 Rxb2
$11 {should not be dangerous for Black.}) 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. Rad1 c6 (20... c5 {
was an important move. Black prepares d4, the move played in the game is
simply too passive.}) 21. Qe2 Bd8 22. b4 h6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Ne4 $1 {A good
resource. Black will now lose the pair of bishops.} Bd8 25. Nd6 {The point of
White's maneuvers.} Qxd6 26. Qe8+ Kh7 (26... Qf8 27. Qd7 {threatens both the
bishop on b7 and Re8.}) 27. Re6 Bf6 {The only move not to lose instantly.} 28.
Qxa8 Qxe6 29. Qxb7 {With the dusut settled it is hard for Black to maintain
his pawns alive. His only hope is to create quick counterplay.} Qe2 $6 (29...
d4 $1 30. Rc1 d3 31. Qxc6 Qe2 {would have left White's win far from being
trivial.}) 30. Rf1 Qc4 31. Qxa7 Qxb4 32. Qd7 Qc3 33. Qf5+ g6 34. Qb1 Bd4 35.
Re1 {Black's king is too weak for Black to create sufficient counterplay. The
rest is a mop up.} Kg7 36. Re6 Bf6 37. Qxb6 {A very instructive game.} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bf4 d6 11. Rfd1 Qb6 12. Rd2 Rd8 13. Rad1 Ne8 $1 (13... a6
14. Ng5 $14) 14. Nb5 (14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 h6 $5 (15... Nd7 {/\ Ndf6}) 16.
Nge4 f5) (14. Bg5 Nc6 $10) 14... Na6 15. Qc2 h6 16. h3 $2 (16. Nc3 $10) 16...
d5 $1 $17 17. g4 (17. Ne5 d4 {>< Bf4}) 17... Nb4 18. Qb1 dxc4 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20.
Rxd8 Bxd8 21. Na3 $8 Bf6 {/\ Qa6!-/+} 22. Nxc4 Qa6 23. Nfd2 $1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2
Qxa2 $2 (24... Nxa2 25. Qe4 Qc8 {/\ Nb4, Be7-/+}) 25. Qxa2 Nxa2 26. Nb3 Be7 27.
Bb8 a6 28. Ba7 $10 Nb4 29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. Nxc5 Kf8 31. Kf3 Ke7 32. Ke3 Nd6 33.
Ne5 Nb5 34. Ned3 Nd5+ 35. Kd2 Ndc7 36. Nb4 a5 37. Nc2 Nd5 38. e3 Nb6 39. b3 f5
40. f4 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sydney Mercantile"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Gedevanishvili, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. a3 O-O 10. O-O Be7 11. b4 d6 {Gedevanishvili was probably not unhappy
with his position here; his prickly 'hedgehog' pawn structure tends to stop
White from exploiting his space advantage by taking away outposts on the fifth
rank.} 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Rac1 Nbd7 14. Qb3 Rac8 $6 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a6 $6
17. f4 $1 Rfe8 18. Qf3 g6 19. b5 $1 a5 20. Nc6 Bf8 21. e4 {Ftacnik has handled
the position with great virtuosity, gaining many squares for his pieces, and
after Gedevanishvili's next move is he able to make the decisive beakthrough.}
e5 {Those who have seen Ivanchuk's defeat of World Champion Kasparov from
Linares a month earlier will not be too surprised by White's next move. The
theme is rather similar - White is happy to ditch a pawn to clear the c4
square for his knight. In both cases the material gain for Black is only
temporary.} 22. c5 $3 bxc5 {Other captures lose the e5 pawn.} 23. fxe5 dxe5 24.
Nc4 Bg7 25. Bc3 Re6 26. Bxa5 Qb7 27. Nd8 $1 Rxd8 28. Bxd8 {White now has a
slow but sure win on material with rook for knight.} Qxb5 29. Qd3 h5 30. Rb1
Qa6 31. Rfe1 h4 32. Rb3 Qc6 33. Bxf6 Nxf6 34. Rb6 Qc8 35. Rxe6 Qxe6 36. a4 Bh6
37. a5 Nh5 38. Qd5 Qg4 39. Qxf7+ $1 Kh8 40. Nxe5 Nf4+ 41. Qxf4 $1 {An
impressive display by the tournament winner.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Nyysti, Sampsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Joensuu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. Nf3 {[%mdl 2064]} Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 ({
the most solid here is:} 6... d5 7. O-O Be7 ({or} 7... Bd6)) 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O
d6 9. Nxd4 Nbd7 ({another possibilities are:} 9... Qd7 10. b3 ({also promising
is:} 10. a4 Nc6 (10... Na6 11. a5 Be7 12. axb6 axb6 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Nb4 15.
Qe2 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Ra8 17. Rxa8+ Bxa8 18. Ba3 Nc6 19. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Zoler,
D-Tunik,G/Israel 1999/EXT 2000 (55)}) 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. b4 Be7 13. b5 Bb7 14.
a5 Rb8 15. axb6 axb6 16. Ra7 $36 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Solozhenkin,E/Paris 1999/EXT
2000 (33)}) 10... Be7 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. Nc2 O-O 13. f4 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Rac8 15. Rad1
Qc7 16. Ne3 $14 {1-0 Rogozenko,D-Charbonneau,P/Internet 2001/EXT 2003 (28)}) (
9... a6 10. a4 {that is a typical plan for white in that type of positions!}
Nbd7 11. Re1 Rb8 12. a5 Be7 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. N2b3 O-O 15. Na5 Ba8 16. b4 Rfc8
17. Ba3 $14 {1-0 Zivanic,M-Pikula,D/Budva 2002/EXT 2003 (43)}) 10. Re1 Qc7 {
Black cannot do without a7-a6 anyway,but probably that is the place for a
queen.} 11. a4 {I am sure that a2-a4 is the most dangerous plan for black here.
} a6 (11... Be7 12. a5 {[%cal Ga5a6,Gd4b5] is unpleasant for black.}) 12. a5
Be7 (12... bxa5 $2 13. N2b3 Qxc4 (13... a4 14. Rxa4 Nb6 15. Na5 $1 Nxa4 16.
Qxa4+ Nd7 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. e5 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. e6 $18) 14. Nxa5 Qc7 15.
Nxb7 Qxb7 16. e5 Nd5 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Nxe6 $18) 13. N2b3 $1 {My plan is to
put the knight on a5,there it will protect on c4 and put pressure on white
squares,so it's the only way to do it!} ({after} 13. axb6 $6 Nxb6 {the pawn on
c4 is under control,so i am not able to play Nd2-b3 here.}) 13... Rc8 {That is
the most logical move:black is freeing the spot on a8 for his bishop.} ({
There were a several games:} 13... g6 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5 e5 16. Bh6 $1 Nfd7
17. b4 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Rc1 Nc8 20. c5 $16 {1-0 Boensch,U-Kveinys,A/
Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (39)}) (13... Nc5 14. axb6 Qxb6 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Nb3 Rd8
17. Qc2 O-O 18. Bd2 Rb8 19. Na5 Ba8 20. Bc3 $14 {1-0 Oms Pallise,J-Garcia
Padron,J/Salamanca 1998/EXT 99 (65)}) (13... Rd8 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5 Ba8 16.
Nac6 $2 (16. b3 $14) 16... Bxc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. e5 Qxc4 19. exf6 Bxf6 $17 {
1-0 Boensch,U-Chuchelov,V/Berlin 1996/CBM 54 ext (33)}) 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5
Ba8 16. Bd2 $146 {That is a novelty and quite not the best one! The bishop
should be on e3,so b2-b3 was useful anyway!} ({white has got a stable
advantage after:} 16. b3 Nfd7 17. Be3 O-O 18. Rc1 Rfe8 19. Re2 $14 {1-0 Huzman,
A-Har Zvi,R/Israel 1996/CBM 52 ext (36)}) 16... O-O 17. Rc1 Nfd7 {[%cal Gd7e5,
Gd7c5] Now i cannot play b2-b4,so it is clear that my 16th move was just a
loss of time.On the other hand,i should just prevent black's counterplay.} 18.
b3 $1 (18. b4 $6 Ne5 {[%csl Rc4,Rd3][%cal Ge5d3]} 19. Bf1 Qa7 $132) 18... Rfe8
({deserves attention is:} 18... Qc5 $5 19. Bc3 Rfd8 20. b4 Qc7 {and white's
bishop on c3 is not at the best position.}) 19. Be3 {Now the position is like
in Huzman-Har Zvi,but white a tempo dawn! Actully,white has a space advantage,
so this tempo may be not so important if black couldn't get a real counterplay.
} Qb8 20. b4 Nf6 $2 {That is a very serious mistake.Black must attack white's
pawn c4.} ({after} 20... Ne5 21. Qe2 (21. Qb3 Ng4 $132) 21... Na4 $1 {[%csl
Rb4]} 22. b5 (22. Qd2 Nb6) (22. Bd2 Nb2 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Rd3][%cal Gb2d3,Gb2c4]})
22... axb5 23. Nxb5 Nc5 {white's chanses are only slighty better.}) 21. b5 $1 {
[%cal Ga5c6] Thats the point! Black is not able to prevent the penetration of
Na5 on c6.} axb5 22. cxb5 d5 $4 {That is alreasy a decisive mistake in the
time trouble.} ({necessary was:} 22... Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Bf8 24. Ndc6 Qc7 $16 {
but black's position is very hard.}) 23. Ndc6 {Now black cannot avoid loss of
material.} Bxc6 24. Nxc6 Qb7 25. Bxb6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.11.13"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Jenni, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Godesberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 {This move
gains some popularity nowadays, mainly due to Topalov's excellent victories!} (
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O) 7... d5 {
Now the game transposes to a position which oftenly arises after 7.Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9.Nc3.} ({The alternatives are:} 7... O-O) ({and} 7... c6) 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O c5 {Black is ready to play with seperated pawns. He
leaves the bishop at a6, since sometimes black can do without Ba6-b7,
controlling the a6-f1-diagonal. This continuation was successfully tried by
Rafael Vaganian. In fact, the following game shows a clear drawback of such a
provocative action!} ({The most common move in this position is:} 10... Bb7 {
[%cal Gb8a6] ,followed by Nb8-a6 or Nb8-d7. That theoretical lines are well
known.}) 11. Bg5 $1 {Taking control of the Nf6 - the main defender of the Pd5.}
({Another way of development is less principal:} 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13.
Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 d4 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Na4 d3 $132 {1/2-1/2
Tukmakov,V-Vaganian,R/Mazatlan 1988/EXT 97 (33)}) 11... Bb7 $6 {Now it's too
late! Black has no time for consolidating, so white gets a great advantage at
the early stage of the game!} ({I would prefer:} 11... Nbd7 $142 {intending to
meet} 12. Ne5 ({After} 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Rc1 Bb7 $14 {white has a permanent
strategical advantage, but black is quite solid.}) {with} 12... Bb7 13. Nxd7
Qxd7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxd5 Rfd8 18. e4 Bxd5 19.
exd5 Qb7 $14 {with a slighty worse but quite defensible position.}) 12. dxc5 $1
$146 {[%mdl 8] This natural tackle is a novelty! White immediately puts strong
pressure on the Pd5. In my opinion, the following game is a refutation of the
premature 10...c7-c5 advancement.} ({Nothing special promises:} 12. Rc1 Na6 13.
Qd3 Rc8 14. Rfd1 h6 15. Bf4 c4 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. Qc2 Nb4 $132 {1-0 Browne,
W-Peters,J/USA 1977/EXT 99 (36)}) 12... bxc5 ({Black cannot avoid loss of
material after:} 12... h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rc1 bxc5 15. Na4 $16 {[%csl Rc5]})
13. Nh4 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gh4f5] A very concrete play! Black cannot parry
all the threats now.} h6 $2 {Allowing a simple blow which leads to the loss of
the central pawn.} ({The same blow will follow after:} 13... Qd7 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxd5 $16) ({The best choice may be:} 13... Bc6 14. Nf5 d4 15.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nd5 $16) {[%tqu "En","Please,find the strongest move.","","",
"c3d5","Now black doesn't get any compensation for a pawn.",10,"g5f6","",0]}
14. Nxd5 $1 {Now black doesn't get any compensation for the pawn.} ({Less
promised:} 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rc1 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Na6 $14) 14... Nxd5 $2 {Black
chooses a less resistable continuation!} ({After} 14... hxg5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.
Bxb7 gxh4 17. Bxa8 Bxa1 18. Qxa1 $18 {white's position should be winning from
a technical point of view.}) ({But better looks:} 14... Bxd5 15. Bxf6 Bxg2 16.
Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxg2 Nc6 $16 {keeping some practical chances of survival due to
activity.}) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxd5 Rd8 {This pin is not effective, but I can
hardly recommend something better!} ({After} 16... Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Na6 18. Ng6 (
18. Qc4 $5 Qf6 19. Rad1 {[%csl Ra6]}) 18... Qd8 19. Qc4 Re8 20. Nf4 $18 {
black wouldn't have much hope as well.}) 17. Nf5 ({There is no reason for some
tactical tricks like:} 17. Ng6 $2 Qc7 18. Nf4 g5 19. Nh5 Bxd5 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21.
Nxd5 Qe5 22. e4 Qxe4 23. Nf6 Rxd1 24. Nxe4 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Nd7 $14) 17... Qc7 {
Keeping the Bb7 protected.} ({Another retreat of the queen allowed:} 17... Qe5
18. Bxb7 Rxd1 19. Raxd1 Qxf5 20. Bxa8 Nd7 21. Rd5 Qe6 22. Rfd1 Nf6 23. Rd8+ Kh7
24. Bf3 $18) 18. e4 $18 {White has a decisive material and strategical
advantage!} Bxd5 {Now white gets a strong passed d-pawn, but black couldn't
live with the strong Bd5.} 19. exd5 {[%cal Gd1g4] Black's monarch needs
defensive resourses.} Qe5 20. Ne3 $6 {A very strange retreat. White's position
was ready for the final attack!} ({Much more convincing would be:} 20. Qg4 $142
{[%csl Rh6][%cal Gf5h6]} Kh7 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Ne7 $1 {(the black knight's
development at d7 should be prevented.)} a5 23. Rad1 Ra7 24. Qe4+ g6 25. Rd3
$18 {with a totally winning position.}) 20... Nd7 {At least black is able to
complete his development.} 21. Rc1 Rac8 ({Black could provide more resistance
by:} 21... a5 {intending to swap some queen-side pawns} 22. Qf3 a4 23. Nc4 Qg5
$16 {/+-}) 22. Qf3 Nb6 23. Rfd1 {Now white's heavy pieces are located ideally!}
Rc7 24. h4 {White is in no hurry - black has no counterplay at all.} Qe7 $2 {
The final blunder. Black allows white to occupy the f5-square with tempo!} ({
A passive 'waiting strategy' was necessary:} 24... Rd6 $142 25. Rd2 Kh8 {
I believe white's position remains winning, but he needs a concrete plan,
since black's position is solid.}) 25. Nf5 {Finally white's knight comes to f5
for the second time in the game, so the game ends very soon!} Qe5 ({After} 
25... Qf8 26. d6 Rcd7 27. Rxc5 $18 {white is just 2 pawns up, while black's
pieces are paralized.}) 26. d6 {This advancement decides the game. Black
cannot avoid an additional loss of material.} Rcd7 27. Ne7+ Kh7 (27... Kh8 28.
Nc6 $18 {[%csl Rd8,Re5][%cal Yc6d8,Yc6e5]}) 28. Nc6 {White wins an exchange,
so black resigns.} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 (7... c6
{is the most common continuation here.}) 8. cxd5 exd5 {This pawn structure was
seen in many games of Sergey in this tournament.} 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nbd7 ({
Sergey was able to prove, that Black's position is very solid after} 10... Re8
{, which might be more flexible.}) 11. Qc2 {The most common setup - the
d1-spot is now vacant for one of White's rooks.} ({The ambitious transfer of
the knight to f5 doesn't offer White any advantage:} 11. Nh4 Re8 12. Nf5 Bb4
13. Re1 Nf8 $11) ({Another possible plan is based on leaving the Qd1 on its
initial spot, but after something like} 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Nb5 c5 $132
{Black's position seems perfectly playable.}) 11... Re8 12. Rfd1 ({In the
following recent game Black didn't pose any problems:} 12. Bf4 Nf8 13. Rfd1 Ne6
14. Be5 Bb7 15. a3 Ne4 16. b4 $6 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 c6 18. Rab1 a5 $15 {1/2 Gelfand,
B (2735)-Martirosyan,H (2425)/Moscow RUS 2016 (25)}) (12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Bd6
14. Nc4 Bf8 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. Qb2 Ba8 17. Ne5 c5 $132 {1/2 Spassov,L (2475)
-Georgiev,K (2430)/Plovdiv 1984/MCD (19)}) 12... Nf8 $146 {A novelty. This is
a standard manoeuvre - the knight is heading to e6, where it will put more
pressure on White's centre, whereas the Qd8 becomes more mobile.} ({In one
preceding game Black was able to solve all the problems after} 12... Bd6 13.
Bc1 (13. Nh4 $5 c6 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. Bf4 $14) 13... c6 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Rac1 Rac8
16. Nh4 g6 $11 {1-0 Pashikian,A (2617)-Hayrapetyan,H (2441)/Al-Ain UAE 2014/
The Week in Chess 1051 (66)}) 13. Ne5 (13. e4 {leads only to simplifications:}
dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bb7 15. Ne5 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Bd6 $11) 13... Bb7 {
Of course, Black has to cover the vulnerable c6-spot.} 14. Bc1 $1 {An
excellent move! White gets more control over the centre now.} ({Once again,} 
14. e4 {would be harmless:} dxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bd6 18.
Qf3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qe7 20. Bc3 Rad8 $11) 14... Ne6 15. Bb2 Bd6 ({After} 15... c5
16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rac1 Bf8 18. e3 $36 {the pressure on both hanging pawns is
very annoying.}) ({The modest} 15... c6 $5 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. e3 Bd6 {would lead
to a passive, but solid position.}) 16. e3 a6 {A somewhat inaccurate move,
which makes Black's queenside pawn structure less flexible.} (16... c5 {
would be premature:} 17. Nb5 Bb8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Nc4 $36) ({However,} 16...
c6 $5 {was a safer option.}) 17. Ne2 c5 {It looks like Hikaru has
underestimated the consquences of creating 2 hanging central pawns.} ({
Otherwise, he would have continued} 17... Rc8 18. Rac1 c6 $14) 18. dxc5 {
GM Karjakin dosn't see a reason for delaying this exchange.} ({Indeed,
something like} 18. Nc4 Bf8 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nf4 Rc8 21. Qe2 Ne6 $14 {would
hardly offer him more.}) 18... Nxc5 $1 {A correct choice - the isolated Pd5 is
under strong pressure, but Black's pieces are becoming more active now.} (18...
bxc5 19. Qf5 Qc7 20. Nd3 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Ndf4 $16) 19. Nd3 Nce4 $1 {
Hikaru sensibly deviates from the exchange of knights.} (19... Rc8 20. Nxc5
Bxc5 21. Qd3 Ne4 22. Rac1 $16) 20. Rac1 ({Possibly,} 20. Bd4 $5 Rc8 21. Qb2 $14
{would be more annoying for Black.}) 20... Rc8 21. Qb1 Qe7 22. Bd4 Rxc1 $6 {
There was no reason for losing control over open c-file.} (22... Bc5 $142 23.
Qa1 a5 $14) 23. Rxc1 b5 24. b4 $1 {Now, when Black's knight is far from
reaching the stable c4-spot, it makes sense to fix the favourable pawn
structure.} Nd7 25. a3 {This move gives Black time for regrouping his forces.}
({A more energetic way was} 25. Nef4 h6 26. Qb3 $16) 25... Nf8 26. Ba1 {
At this stage of game Sergey avoids any ''drastic'' measures.} (26. Nc5 $5 Bxc5
27. bxc5 Bc6 28. Qb2 Ne6 29. f3 Nf6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Qb4 $16) 26... Ne6 27.
Qa2 Bc7 28. Nd4 Bb6 {Black has been able to improve the placement of his minor
pieces, but the position is still quite unpleasant.} 29. h4 {[%mdl 8192]} Nxg3
$2 {A terrible tactical blunder.} (29... Nxd4 30. Bxd4 Bxd4 31. exd4 Qf6 32.
Qb2 h6 33. Nc5 Ba8 $14 {would have kept a worse, but solid position.}) 30. fxg3
Nxd4 {Hikaru's calculations were based on the vulnerablity of Nd3, but he had
missed an important detail...} 31. Bxd4 Bxd4 32. exd4 Qe3+ 33. Qf2 $1 Qxd3 34.
Rc7 $18 {That's it! The double attack immediately decides the battle. The
remaining few moves were just an agony.} f5 35. Rxb7 h6 36. Bxd5+ Kh7 37. Bg2
Re2 38. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 {No doubt,this theoretical positionhad been deeply
explored by both players.} 11. Qa4 ({The other popular continuations are:} 11.
a3) ({and} 11. Qf5) 11... Nf6 {White is a pawn down, so it is necessary to
play very energetically.} 12. Nh4 {The knight is heading to f5, whereas the
Bg2 is getting more powerful.} ({Another possible plan is advancing the e-pawn:
} 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3 {The pressure along the d-file
offers White full compensation for a pawn, but not more. Levon had good
memories from his experience in this line, but objectively after} Qe8 (15... f5
$5 {Potkin,V (2653)-Volokitin,A (2677)/Aix-les-Bains 2011, seems an
alternative worth considering.}) 16. Nd2 Rb8 17. Nc4 b5 18. Nxb5 Nxb5 19. Qxb5
Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxg2 21. Qxd7 Ba8 {Aronian,L (2802)-Leko,P (2735)/Wijk aan Zee
2013/CBM 153/[Krasenkow,M], Black's position was not bad at all.}) 12... O-O ({
Another logical response -} 12... g6 13. Bh6 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 {has also been
seen in Aronian's practice. Nowadays, the resulting positions are considered
somewhat shaky for Black.}) 13. Nc3 $146 {This innovation hardly poses Black
any problems, but this way of handling the position doesn't lead to
simplifications.} (13. Nf5 {was well known to Hikaru, who had employed it one
year earlier:} d5 14. Nc3 Nd4 $1 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Rxd4 (16. Qxd4 Bc5 17. Qa4
Qc8 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qe6 21. e4 Rfe8 $11 {1/2 Leko,P (2739)
-Karjakin,S (2720)/Wijk aan Zee 2010/CBM 135/[Krasenkow,M] (36)}) 16... Qe8 17.
Qxe8 Rfxe8 18. Rd1 Bb4 19. Bd2 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Rxe2 21. Bf3 Re6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23.
Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 g6 $11 {1/2 Nakamura,H (2776)-Harikrishna,P (2723)/Caleta
ENG 2015 (68)}) 13... g6 {Comparing to the above-mentioned note, the
consequences of this weakening move are less scary.} 14. Bg5 Rb8 {Protecting
the light-squared bishop is the most natural reaction to White's new idea.} ({
Another possibility was} 14... a6 15. Rd2 b5 $5 {seizing some space on the
q-side. For instance,} 16. Qf4 Rb8 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxb7 Bg5 (
19... Rxb7 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nf3 $44) 20. Qe4 Bxd2 21. Rxd2 Re8 22. Qd5 Qc7 23.
e3 {with complex, double-edged play.}) 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. Bh6 {The main idea
behind this move is freeing a way for the queen.} (16. Rd2 d5 17. Rad1 d4 18.
e3 Qe8 19. exd4 cxd4 20. Nb5 Nd7 {wouldn't pose Black any problems.}) 16... Re8
17. Qf4 Na5 {The exchange of bishops is clearly in Black's favour, so it makes
sense to force matters.} ({Of course, Hikaru doesn't fall into a nice trap:} 
17... Nh5 $4 18. Qxf7+ Kxf7 19. Bd5+ Kf6 20. Ne4+ Ke5 21. f4+ Nxf4 22. Bxf4#) (
17... Ba8 $5 {also deserved serious attention:} 18. Nf5 Nh5 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20.
Qh4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nf5 22. Qxd8 Rcxd8 {with approximate equality.}) 18. Nf5 (18.
Bxb7 $5 Nxb7 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Ne3 $44 {would have kept the
long-term compensation for a pawn.}) 18... Bxg2 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Kxg2 Qe5 $1
{Like in most cases, the centralised queen has excellent prospects.} 21. e3 $6
{A small tactical blunder.} ({There was no way to keep the queens on the board:
} 21. Qh4 $6 Nc6 22. Bg5 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 $15) ({However, a
better try was} 21. Bg5 Qxf4 22. gxf4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Kf3 Rd4 25. Rxd4
cxd4 26. Rd1 Nc6 27. Bf6 $11) 21... d5 $6 {Returning the favour.} ({Both
players missed} 21... Qe6 $1 {, and then after something like} 22. Qd6 (22. Rd6
$4 Nh5 $19) 22... Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Re6 $15 {White would be forced to fight for a
draw.}) 22. Bg5 Ne4 $6 {One more mistake, which leads to an unpleasant endgame.
} ({The correct move was} 22... Kg7 23. Qxe5 Rxe5 24. Bxf6+ Kxf6 25. Nxd5+ Kg7
26. Nc3 Nc6 {and Black should be able to neutralise White's control over the
open file.}) 23. Rxd5 Qxf4 24. gxf4 {The extra pawn is gone, while White's
pieces are still much more active.} Nxc3 ({Liquadating the powerful bishop
wouldn't solve the problems:} 24... Nxg5 25. fxg5 Kf8 26. Rad1 Nc6 27. Rd7 Re7
28. h4 $14) 25. bxc3 Kg7 $6 ({Black's defensive task would be easier after
swapping one pair of rooks:} 25... Rc7 $1 26. Rad1 Kg7 27. Rd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 h6
29. Bh4 Nc6 30. Rc7 Re6 $14) 26. Rd7 h6 27. Be7 Nc4 {Alas, Black cannot really
benfit from having such a stable knight.} ({As the following line illustrates,
Black was doomed to a passive defence:} 27... Nc6 28. Bh4 Re4 29. Rad1 Ra4 $140
$2 30. R1d6 Rxa2 31. Bf6+ Kg8 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rh8# $18) 28. Rad1
a5 29. R1d5 {Keeping an eye on the Pc5, so Black's pawns are not mobile
anymore.} Rc6 30. Ra7 Re6 31. Rdd7 Kg8 {Black is almost paralysed, but it's
not easy to make progress.} 32. h4 Kg7 33. Bd8 Kg8 34. Be7 Kg7 35. Rab7 {
Both players were interested in crossing the time control without committing
serious mistakes.} (35. a4 $1 {was stronger:} Kg8 36. Rab7 Kg7 37. Kf3 Nd2+ 38.
Ke2 Ne4 39. Bd8 Kg8 40. c4 $16) 35... Kg8 36. Rbc7 Na3 37. Bd8 Nc4 38. Be7 {
Levon doesn't let Black remove the knight from the q-side.} ({It was possible
to convert one type of advantage into another:} 38. Ra7 $5 {, and if} Nd6 {then
} 39. Bxb6 Nc8 40. Bxc5 Nxa7 41. Rxa7 $16) 38... Na3 39. Rb7 Nc4 40. Kf3 ({
Levon has missed the last chance to fix the favourable pawn structure:} 40. a4
$1 Kg7 41. Kf3 Nd2+ 42. Ke2 Ne4 43. Bd8 Kg8 44. Bxb6 Nxc3+ 45. Kf3 Nxa4 46.
Bxa5 Rf8 47. Bc7 $16 {the domination of White's pieces offers excellent
winning chances.}) 40... a4 $1 41. Rbc7 $6 {This inaccurate move allows Black
to liquidate into a rook endgame.} ({A better one was} 41. Ra7 $1 Na5 42. f5
gxf5 43. Bd6 h5 44. Bf4 Nc6 45. Rxa4 $16) 41... Nd2+ $1 42. Rxd2 ({A similar
type of endgame would arise after} 42. Ke2 Ne4 43. c4 Nf6 44. Bxf6 Rxf6 45. Re7
Rxe7 46. Rxe7 b5 47. cxb5 Rb6 48. Ra7 Rxb5 49. Rxa4 Rb2+ 50. Kf3 c4 {and Black
should be able to hold it.}) 42... R6xe7 43. Rc6 Re6 44. Rxe6 Rxe6 45. c4 {
Despite the major simplifications, Black's position is still difficult.} Kg7
46. e4 ({After} 46. Rd7 b5 47. cxb5 Rb6 48. Ra7 Rxb5 49. Rxa4 Rb2 50. a3 Ra2 {
it would be impossible to avoid the exchange of q-side pawns.}) 46... Re8 {
This move isn't a serious mistake yet,} ({But a more natural one would be} 
46... Re7 47. e5 Rb7 48. Rd6 b5 49. Ra6 bxc4 50. Rxa4 Rb4 51. Ra5 Kf8 52. Rxc5
Ra4 $11) 47. e5 Rb8 48. Rd7 {Now the threat of 49.e6 forces Black to spend a
tempo.} Kf8 49. f5 gxf5 50. Kf4 b5 {Still, Hikaru manages to activate his rook.
} 51. cxb5 Rxb5 52. Kxf5 a3 $4 {An unbelievable mistake.} ({Instead,} 52... Ke8
{would have secured an easy draw:} 53. Ra7 c4 54. Rc7 Rb2 55. f4 Rxa2 56. Rxc4
a3 57. Ra4 Rh2 58. Rxa3 Rxh4 $11) 53. f4 $2 {Returning the favour!} ({For some
reason, both players missed} 53. Kf6 Rb6+ 54. Rd6 {and Black loses on spot:}
Rb8 55. f4 Rc8 56. f5 c4 57. Rd7 c3 58. Rxf7+ Ke8 59. Rg7 Kf8 60. e6 $18) 53...
Rb4 54. Ra7 c4 55. Rxa3 Rb2 {Now White cannot save the Pa2, so the resulting
endgame seems drawish.} 56. Ra6 Kg7 57. a4 c3 58. Ra7 c2 59. Rc7 Rb4 60. a5 Ra4
61. Rxc2 Rxa5 {Liquidating the last q-side pawn is Black's indisputable
achivement.} 62. Rc4 Ra1 63. Rc7 Kf8 64. Rd7 Ra4 65. Rd3 Rc4 66. Re3 Ke7 67.
Re4 Rc1 68. Rb4 Kf8 69. Rb6 Kg7 70. Rb7 Kf8 71. Rb8+ Kg7 72. Rb4 Ra1 73. Rd4
Ra2 74. Rd7 {[%mdl 4096]} Kf8 $4 {Like earlier in the game, Black invites the
opponent's king into his camp! This time this blunder was dramatic - Hikaru
was forced to move his king after touching it!} ({At the same time, after} 
74... Re2 75. h5 Re1 76. Rc7 Re2 77. Rc3 Ra2 78. Rg3+ Kf8 {Black should be
able to achieve a draw.}) 75. Kf6 {This time Levon doesn't miss his chance!}
Ra6+ 76. Rd6 Ra8 77. h5 Kg8 78. f5 Rb8 79. Rd7 ({Or} 79. e6 fxe6 80. fxe6 Kf8
81. Rd7 Ra8 82. Rf7+ Kg8 83. Rg7+ Kh8 84. Rg6 $18) 79... Rb6+ 80. Ke7 Rb5 81.
Rd8+ Kh7 82. Kf6 Rb6+ 83. Rd6 Rb7 {Black resigns in view of 84.e6, promoting.}
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.02"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {[%mdl 2064]} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 {In my
opinion,that move is not principal and gives black more chanses for equality.}
({the main line goes with} 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Bd6 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10.
e4 Ne7) 6... exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Re1 {
The most popular.} (11. Bg5 c6 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Rac1 h6 15. Bxf6
Nxf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shipov,S-Olafsson,H/Internet ICC 2000/EXT 2001 (74)}) (11.
Rc1 Nbd7 12. Re1 c6 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. e4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 c5 17. Rxe8+
Qxe8 18. Re1 Qd8 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. Bh3 Ra8 23. Nd4
$14 {1-0 Eingorn,V-Shipov,S/Berlin 1992/EXT 98 (51)}) 11... Bb7 12. Nb5 {
In my opinion,that is just a loss of time,since the bishop has a comfortable
spot on f8 and c7-c6 is not bad at all.} (12. Qc2 Na6 13. Rad1 Ne4 14. Ne5 Nb4
15. Qb2 c5 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxb4 cxb4 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. d5 $14 {1-0 Petursson,
M-Plaskett,J/Hastings 1985/EXT 99 (57)}) (12. Rc1 a6 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. gxf4 Ne4
15. e3 Nd7 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nd3 Nf8 18. Qh5 Qd6 19. Ne2 Qe7 20. Ng3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Pushkov,N-Ibragimov,I/Cappelle la Grande 1998/CBM 63 ext (44)}) 12... Bf8 13.
Rc1 $146 {According to my database,before this game,black has won all the
games,in which this position has arised!} (13. Bf4 Na6 14. a3 (14. Ne5 c6 15.
Nc3 Nc7 16. a3 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nd3 Ne6 19. Bd2 Rb8 20. Na4 d4 $15 {
0-1 Bratchenko,A-Shipov,S/Cherepovets 1997/EXT 99 (34)}) 14... c6 15. Nc3 c5
16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. e3 Nc7 19. Qd2 Bd6 20. Rec1 Qe7 $11 {0-1
Bratchenko,A-Shaposhnikov,E/St Petersburg 2000/EXT 2001 (39)}) 13... c6 14. Nc3
Nbd7 {White's main problem is that his pawn on b3 and he cannot prepare b3-b4.
Without that typical move there is no good plan for white.} 15. Qc2 Rc8 (15...
Bd6 16. Qb1 (16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. Qxe4 Nf6 $11) 16...
Qe7 $11) 16. Qb2 Qe7 {[%cal Ye7a3] Preventing b3-b4.} 17. Bh3 (17. Nh4 $6 g6
18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qa3 $1 $15) 17... Rcd8 18. Bf4 Ne4 {Black has reached an
ideal position for this line.His main problem is that he cannot fight for
advantage without c6-c5.} 19. Nd2 {White wants just to simplify the position,
since the Ne4 is quite unpleasant.} ({after} 19. Nxe4 $6 dxe4 20. Nd2 (20. Ne5
Nxe5 21. Bxe5 e3 $1 $36) 20... Nf6 {black's chanses are preferable.}) 19...
Ndf6 (19... Ng5 {[%cal Gg5e6]} 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. e4 $132) 20. Ndxe4 Nxe4 ({
In my opinion,only black can stand better after:} 20... dxe4 $142 21. Be5 Nd5
22. Nxd5 Rxd5 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 21. Rc2 (21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Be3 $11) 21... Qf6 (
21... c5 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Bg2 Qe6 24. dxc5 bxc5 $132) 22. Nd1 $6 {Too
passively.Better was to change the knights.} (22. e3 $2 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Qe7 $17 {
[%csl Rf4][%cal Gg7g5,Gf7f6]}) (22. Nxe4 $142 dxe4 23. Be3 $11) 22... c5 $6 {
[%mdl 16384] Now white gets at least a clear target for pieces.Another
important fact is that the trade of queens is in white's favour,since his
queen had no future at all-on the other hand black could always create some
threats on the king-side.} (22... Bb4 $142 23. Rf1 Qe7 24. Ne3 g6 $15 {this
position looks unpleasant for white.}) 23. dxc5 Bxc5 {Black's activity
compensates the weakness of the isolated pawn d5.} ({Besides,there was an
interesting opportunity of:} 23... Qxb2 $5 24. Nxb2 bxc5 25. Nd3 d4 26. Bg2 Ba6
$132 {[%cal Ge4c3]}) 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Nb2 (25. Bg5 Rd6 $1 26. Nc3 h6 $11)
25... Ba6 {Now white has to play accurately,since d5-d4-d3 is a real threat
now.} 26. Kf1 Bb4 {Black shouldn't change the bishops-he has to keep more
pieces on the board.} (26... Ba3 $5 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Ya3c1]} 27. Nd3 Bc8 28.
Bg2 (28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bc1 Bd6 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 28... Ne4 $132 {
[%cal Gc8f5]}) 27. Bd2 Bxd2 28. Rxd2 Ne4 (28... d4 {[%cal Gf6e4]} 29. Rc2 Nd5
30. Bf5 $14) 29. Rc2 d4 30. Bf5 Nc3 (30... Re5 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Rd1 Kf8 $11)
31. Bd3 Bb7 (31... Bxd3 32. Nxd3 Re7 33. Rec1 $14 {[%cal Ge2e3]}) 32. Nd1 Nd5
$6 {Inaccurate move,that allows white to get some advantage.} ({after the
correct} 32... Ne4 $1 {there is no better than} 33. Nb2 (33. f3 Nc5 {[%csl Re3]
}) 33... Nc3 $11) 33. Rc4 $1 Nf6 34. Rc7 (34. Nb2 $142 $1 Ng4 35. Rd1 Nxh2+ 36.
Kg1 Ng4 37. Rc7 $14) 34... Rd7 35. Rxd7 Nxd7 36. Nb2 {Here the draw was agreed,
but white's chanses are slighty better.} ({For example:} 36. Nb2 Nc5 37. Rc1 {
[%cal Gb3b4]} a5 38. Bc4 $14 {[%cal Gc1d1]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bd6 {
Quite a rare system. Black doesn't want to lock the e-file by playing 7...Be7.
However, White is not obliged to release the pressure.} 8. Nc3 $1 {8. cxd5 is
much more popular, but the text move poses more problems.} (8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O
O-O 10. Nc3 Nbd7 {leads to a long strategic fight. This position can also
arise after 6.cxd5 and gives Black satisfactory results.}) 8... O-O ({In the
preceding game Vishy was able to secure a stable edge:} 8... c6 9. O-O O-O 10.
e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5 Be7 13. Nxe4 Nd7 14. Bf4 Nf6 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rfd1
$14 {1-0 Anand,V (2770)-Granda Zuniga,J (2630)/Madrid 1998/CBM 065/[Avrukh,B] 
(39)}) 9. O-O dxc4 $6 $146 {A novelty in a rather rare position. This new
approach is not successful, since White's pressure along the h1-a8 diagonal is
too strong.} ({Black cannot avoid an inferior position after} 9... Nbd7 {
either:} 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng5 Nf6 (12... Be7 13. Nxe4 Bb7 14. Qc2
$14 {1/2-1/2 Pinheiro,J (2288)-Spraggett,K (2501)/Lisbon 2000/CBM 079 ext (14)}
) 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Rb8 15. Qc2 $14) (9... c6 {leads to the above
mentioned game of Anand.}) 10. Ne5 c6 (10... Bxe5 {didn't work in view of:} 11.
dxe5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 $1 exd5 13. Bb4 c5 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. Bxd5 Nc6 16. Bxc6 $16 {
and White is just a pawn up.}) 11. bxc4 $1 {The most ambitious way: White
keeps the knight on e5, and it delays Black's development.} ({The quiet
alternative} 11. Nxc4 Be7 12. e3 Qc7 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. Re1 Rad8 15. a4 $14 {
also leads to a safe advantage.}) 11... Qc7 ({Grabbing a pawn by means of:} 
11... Bxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bf4 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Bxc4 15. h3 Nh6 16. g4 $16 {
is not recommended, since almost all Black's pieces are out of play.}) 12. Bf4
{This natural move seems inaccurate, since Black may exploit the vulnerable
position of White's bishop and ease the pressure.} ({A stronger move was:} 12.
f4 $1 Bb7 13. e4 Rd8 14. Qc2 $16 {with a clear advantage due to a strong pawn
centre.}) 12... Bb7 ({Correctly avoiding} 12... Nbd7 13. Nxc6 Bxf4 14. gxf4
Qxf4 15. e3 Qd6 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. cxb5 $16) ({But the immediate} 12... Nh5 $5 {
comes into consideration, since after} 13. Be3 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Qb3 Nd7
16. Bxc6 Rad8 $14 {Black's position is not that bad.}) 13. Rc1 Nh5 ({Again
avoiding a nice tactical trap:} 13... Nbd7 14. Nb5 $1 cxb5 15. cxb5 Nc5 (15...
Qb8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxb7 $18) 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bxb7 Rad8 18.
Bc6 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qa4 $16) 14. Ne4 $6 {Exchanging the strong Bf4
would definitely ease Simen's task.} ({Much stronger was} 14. Be3 Bxe5 15. dxe5
Qxe5 16. c5 $36 {with a powerful initiative for the sacrificed pawn.}) 14...
Nxf4 {The most natural response.} ({However, it was possible to delay it by
means of} 14... c5 $5 15. d5 (15. Nxd6 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 17. gxf4 Qxd6 $11) (
15. Qd3 f6 16. dxc5 Nxf4 $1 (16... Bxe5 $6 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 (17... fxe5 18. Ng5
Nf6 19. Nxe6 Qe7 20. Nxf8 Kxf8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Rfd1 $36) 18. Ng5 fxg5 19.
Bxb7 $14) 17. gxf4 Be7 18. Nf3 bxc5 $11) 15... Nxf4 16. gxf4 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Qxe5
18. f4 Qc7 $132) 15. gxf4 c5 16. Qd3 {Now Magnus has an unpleasant threat, so
Black has to simplify.} Bxe5 ({Of course, not} 16... cxd4 $2 17. Ng5 g6 18. Qh3
h5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. Qxe6+ $18) 17. Ng5 (17. dxe5 Nc6 18. Rfd1
Rad8 19. Nd6 Nb4 20. Qa3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f6 $132) 17... g6 18. Qh3 h5 19. dxe5
Nc6 $1 {Simen is on top!} ({Correctly refusing} 19... Bxg2 $6 20. Qxg2 Nc6 21.
Ne4 Rfd8 22. Qg5 $40 {and White develops a strong attack.}) 20. Ne4 (20. e3 Na5
21. Bf3 Kg7 22. Qg2 Rad8 $11) 20... Nd4 21. Nf6+ Kg7 {The king is somewhat
exposed, but White's attacking potential is not great.} 22. Rfe1 Nf5 {Freeing
a a way for the rooks.} ({After} 22... Rh8 23. e3 Nf5 24. Rc3 Rad8 25. e4 Nd4
26. Bf1 Kf8 27. Qh4 $14 {Black's position is solid, but rather passive.}) 23.
Rc3 Rh8 (23... Rfd8 $5 24. e4 Nd4 25. Rg3 Rh8 26. Qh4 $14) 24. Rd1 Rad8 25.
Rcd3 Rd4 $6 {A serious inaccuracy. Provoking e2-e3 is not a good idea, since
that is an important prophylactic move.} ({Instead, Simen should have opted
for:} 25... Nd4 26. e3 (26. Kf1 Ba6 27. Rc1 Bb7) 26... Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Nc3 28.
Rxd8 (28. R1d2 Nb1 $1 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8 Bxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Qxd8 $11) 28...
Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Bxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qxd8 31. Qf3 Nxa2 32. Qb7 Nb4 33. Qxa7 Nc2 $132) (
{Or} 25... Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qc6+ 28. Kg1 Qa4 $132) 26. e3 Rxd3 27.
Rxd3 Bxg2 ({Too passive is} 27... Bc8 28. Be4 b5 29. cxb5 Qa5 30. Bc6 $36) 28.
Qxg2 Rd8 29. Kf1 ({It was possible to grab a pawn:} 29. Nxh5+ $5 Kf8 30. Rxd8+
Qxd8 31. Nf6 a6 32. Qf3 b5 $14 {In the resulting position Black doesn't have
sufficient compensation for the pawn, but it would be very difficult for White
to make any progress.}) 29... Kf8 (29... Rxd3 $4 30. Ne8+) 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31.
Ke2 {Just in time! White is covering all the squares along the d-file, so
Black is doomed to a passive defence.} Qc8 $1 (31... Ne7 32. Qb7 $16) 32. a3 {
A useful prophylactic move - the pawn is somewhat less vulnerable now.} Ke7 (
32... Ne7 33. Qg5 Ng8 34. Ne4 Kg7 35. Nd6 Qa6 36. Qd8 Qxa3 37. h3 $36) 33. h3
Kd8 34. Qe4 Kc7 {Simen decides to keep the king on the q-side.} ({A waiting
strategy was possible as well:} 34... Ke7 $5 35. Qd3 Qc6 36. Kd2 Qb7 {and
Black has good drawish chances.}) 35. Nh7 Qe8 36. Ng5 {Keeping an eye on the
weak Pf7.} b5 $6 {The first step in a wrong direction - there was no need to
change the character of the position.} ({After the correct} 36... Qd7 $1 37.
Ke1 (37. Qa8 Qa4 $132) 37... a6 38. Ke2 Kb8 {Black's position seems very solid.
}) 37. Qd3 (37. cxb5 $5 Qxb5+ 38. Qd3 Qb2+ 39. Kf3 Qb7+ 40. Ne4 $14) 37... a6
38. Kd2 {White has all the time in the world, since Black has no active
possibilities.} Kb6 39. Kc3 Qe7 40. Ne4 {Now the Pb5 is a new target for White.
} Qc7 (40... Qe8 41. Kb3 Qc8 42. Nc3 $14) 41. Kb3 Kc6 (41... Qe7 42. Nc3 Qe8
$14) 42. Nc3 bxc4+ $2 {This leads to a very difficult position.} ({Simen's
task was tough, but it looks like after} 42... Qa5 $1 43. Qe4+ Kb6 {Black's
position is still tenable. For instance,} 44. Qa8 bxc4+ 45. Kb2 Kc7 $1 46. Qa7+
Kd8 $11 47. Qxf7 $140 $4 Qb6+ 48. Kc1 Qb3 $19) 43. Qxc4 Qb6+ 44. Kc2 {Now
Black cannot avoid an unpleasant penetration of White's queen.} Qa5 45. Qe4+
Kc7 46. Qa8 $1 $16 c4 $2 {The decisive mistake, which leads to loss of
material.} ({The last chance was} 46... Kd7 47. Qb7+ Ke8 48. Qb8+ Kd7 49. Kb2
Qc7 50. Qxc7+ Kxc7 51. Ne4 Kc6 52. Kb3 Kd5 53. Ng5 Nh6 54. Kc3 $16) 47. Qf8 $1
Kd7 ({It was possible to provide more resistance, but after} 47... Nh6 $1 48.
Qd6+ $1 (48. Qxh6 Qxa3 49. Qg7 Qb3+ 50. Kd2 Qb2+ 51. Kd1 Qxc3 52. Qxf7+ Kd8 $16
) 48... Kc8 49. Ne4 Qa4+ 50. Kd2 Qa5+ 51. Ke2 Nf5 52. Qc6+ Kd8 53. Nd6 Nxd6 54.
exd6 c3 55. Qb7 Qb5+ 56. Qxb5 axb5 57. e4 $18 {White wins anyway.}) 48. Ne4
Qa4+ 49. Kc1 $18 {The Nf5 is restricted, so Black lacks any counterplay.} Qc6
50. Qxf7+ Kc8 51. Nd6+ (51. Ng5 $18 {was also good enough.}) 51... Kd8 ({
The move} 51... Nxd6 {offers no hope:} 52. Qxe6+ Kb7 53. Qe7+ Ka8 54. exd6 $18)
52. Qf8+ Kc7 53. Qc8+ Kb6 54. Qb8+ {One more technical achievement of World
Champion!} ({Black resigns in view of} 54. Qb8+ Kc5 55. Qb4+ Kd5 56. Qd2+ Kc5
57. Qa5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 {Fabiano has deep theoretical knowledge in
various openings, so predicting his choice is a tough task.} Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6.
Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. a4 c5 12. a5 Rc8 {
The most popular continuation.} ({There are a couple of alternatives:} 12...
cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. Be1 Rc8 15. Qb2 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 e5 17. Qb2 $14 {1-0 (31)
Tomashevsky,E (2736)-Landa,K (2645)/Sochi 2012/CBM 148}) (12... Qc8 13. cxd5
Nxd5 (13... exd5 14. Nc3 $14) 14. Nc3 N7f6 (14... Nb4 15. Qb2 bxa5 16. Rac1 Rd8
17. Bg5 $14 {1-0 (31) Gyimesi,Z (2595)-Parligras,M (2601)/Germany 2010/EXT 2012
}) 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rac1 Qe6 $11 {1/2-1/2 (44)
Nielsen,P (2693)-Almasi,Z (2707)/Beijing 2011/CBM 145 Extra}) 13. Qa2 $5 $146 {
Fabiano comes up with an interesting novelty.} ({A well known theoretical
position arises after:} 13. axb6 Qxb6 {and now White may choose between
different continuations, but none of them poses Black any serious problems.
For instance,} 14. Qa2 (14. Ba5 Qb8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bc3 Bb7 17. Nbd2 dxc4 18.
bxc4 Qc7 $11) 14... Bb7 15. Ba5 (15. b4 cxb4 16. c5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. e3
Ra8 {as was played in Laznicka,V (2690)-Aronian,L (2783)/Plovdiv 2010/CBM 139
gives Black full compensation for a piece at the least.}) 15... Qa6 16. dxc5
Nxc5 17. Nbd2 (17. b4 Nce4 18. c5 Ng4 19. Nd4 Ngxf2 20. b5 Qxa5 21. Qxa5 Bxc5 {
leads to a wild position, where Black is definitely doing well.}) 17... dxc4
18. bxc4 Bd8 19. Ne5 (19. Bb4 Qxa2 20. Rxa2 Bb6 $11) 19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Bxa5
21. Qxa5 Qxa5 22. Rxa5 Rc7 {Wang Hao (2752)-Leko,P (2735)/Wijk aan Zee NED
2013 Black was able to neutralise the slight small pressure.}) 13... Nb8 {
The looks extremely passive, but it is not that bad.} ({I guess, Fabiano's
preparation was mainly based on:} 13... b5 14. b4 $1 {and it looks like the
resulting complications are quite promising for White:} cxd4 (14... cxb4 15. c5
Nb8 ({After} 15... Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Qb2 Ne4 18. e3 $14 {Black doesn't
have sufficient compensation for a piece.}) 16. Ne5 Ne4 17. Bxb4 f6 18. Nd3 Nc6
19. Qb2 $14) (14... bxc4 15. dxc5 Ne4 16. Nc3 Ndf6 17. Rab1 $14) 15. cxb5 Bxb5
16. Nxd4 Ba6 (16... Bc4 17. Qa4 Ne5 18. Na3 Ba6 19. b5 Bb7 20. Rac1 $14) 17.
Na3 Ne5 18. b5 Bb7 19. Qb2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Bc3 Bxa3 22. Qxa3 Qg5 23. Rac1
$14) ({However, the safest seems:} 13... Bb7 $1 14. a6 (14. Nc3 dxc4 15. bxc4
cxd4 16. Nb5 (16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 $11) 16... a6 17. Nbxd4 Ne4 18. Be1
Bc5 19. Nb3 Qc7 $11) 14... Bc6 15. Nc3 Qe8 $1 ({A less accurate way is:} 15...
Qc7 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. cxd5 Bxd5 (18... Nxd5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. e4
Nxc3 21. Rxd6 Nxa2 22. Rxa2 $14) 19. Rac1 $14) (15... dxc4 16. bxc4 cxd4 17.
Nxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rc5 19. Ncb5 Qa8+ 20. f3 $14) 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. Nxc6 dxc3 18.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxc3 Rfd8 {with good chances for equality.}) 14. axb6 ({But} 14.
Nc3 {promises nothing special:} dxc4 15. bxc4 cxd4 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. cxb5 Bc5
18. Be1 Qe8 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qxb5 $11) 14... axb6 ({Correctly rejecting} 
14... Qxb6 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nbd2 $14 {and White is clearly better.
}) 15. Nc3 ({Another tempting continuation was} 15. Qb2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 dxc4 17.
Bf4 {Black's position looks scary now, but the precise} Nfd7 $1 18. bxc4 (18.
Rxa6 Nxa6 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Bd6 Qf6 22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Bxf8 Rxf8
24. bxc4 Nc5 $11) 18... Rxc4 (18... Bf6 19. Bd6 Re8 20. e3 $14) 19. Rxa6 Nxa6
20. Nc6 Qe8 {should solve Black's problems:} 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bd6 Qe8 23. Nd2
Rc5 24. Nb3 Rc4 25. e3 Qc8 26. Bxf8 Nxf8 $11) 15... dxc4 {This decision seems
risky - opening up the d-file gives White definite tactical resources.} ({
As in the previous note, the safer way was:} 15... Bb7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qa7
Rc7 (17... Bc6 18. Ne5 Bd6 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Qb7 $14) 18. Bf4 Rd7 19. Ne5 (19.
cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qa4 Bc6 21. Qc4 Qb6 22. Ne5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nc6 $11)
19... Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qa6 Bb7 22. Qb5 Qc8 23. Ra7 $14 {with only a small
edge for White.}) 16. Bf4 cxb3 17. Qxb3 {At the moment Black is a pawn up, but
White's pieces are much more active.} Bb7 $2 {This move leads to a major loss
of material.} ({Giri should have opted for} 17... Bc4 18. Qxc4 cxd4 19. Qb5
Rxc3 20. Nxd4 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 exd5 23. Nf5 Bf6 24. Rab1 d4 25. Nxd4
$14) ({Or} 17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. dxc5 Bc4 20. Qxb6 Bxc5 21. Qb1 $14 {
In both cases White keeps a definite positional edge, but the reduced material
balance offers Black excellent drawing chances.}) 18. dxc5 Nbd7 19. Ra7 $1 {
The appearance of White's rook on the 7th rank is very unpleasant.} Bxf3 (19...
Bd5 {offered no hope:} 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. cxb6 Nxb6 22. Ne5 Bd6 23. Bh3 Bxe5 24.
Bxe5 Rc4 25. Rb7 Na4 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rb4 $18) 20. Bxf3 Nxc5 ({
After} 20... Bxc5 21. Bb7 Rc7 22. Bxc7 Qxc7 23. Nb5 Qe5 24. Bf3 $18 {White
should be able to convert the material and positional advantages into a full
point.}) 21. Qb1 Ncd7 (21... Qe8 {didn't help to save material either:} 22. Nb5
Rd8 (22... Nd5 23. Bd6 $18) 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Bxd6 $18) 22. Nb5 Rc5 23. Bc7 ({
White has missed a very clean way to a victory:} 23. Be3 $1 {Suddenly it turns
out, that Black's rook doesn't have a normal square for retreat:} Rc4 (23...
Rc8 24. Bg5 Qe8 25. Nc7 Qd8 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Nb5 $18) 24. Qa2 Rb4 25. Nc7 Qb8
26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Qxe7 Qxa7 29. Qxb4 $18) 23... Qc8 24. Bd6 $2 {
That only leads to a simplifications, which are suitable for Black.} ({Luckily
for Anish, Fabiano has failed to find} 24. Qd3 $1 Nd5 {(I hardly can see any
other reasonable move)} 25. Nd6 Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Ne5 (26... Rxc7 27. Bxd5 exd5 28.
Qxd5 Nf6 29. Qb3 $18) 27. Rxc5 Nxd3 28. Rxd5 Nb2 (28... exd5 29. Nf5 $18) 29.
Nc4 $1 Nxc4 30. Rd7 Bc5 31. Rc7 $18 {some technical work is still required,
but White's position is winning here.}) 24... Bxd6 25. Nxd6 Qd8 ({Of course,
not} 25... Qb8 $2 26. Rb7 Qd8 27. Ne4 Rd5 28. Nxf6+ Nxf6 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Ra7
$18) 26. Ne4 Rc7 {Now the Ra7 is unprotected, so Black manages to maintain the
material balance.} 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Qa1 Re8 $1 {The only, but sufficient
defence.} (28... Qc8 $2 29. Ra8 Nb8 30. Qxf6 $18) 29. Bc6 ({After} 29. Rd4 f5
$1 ({But} 29... Rxa7 {is less accurate:} 30. Qxa7 Re7 31. Bc6 Nf8 $1 32. Qa1
Qc8 33. Rg4+ Ng6 34. Qxf6 $14) 30. Bc6 Rxc6 31. Rdxd7 Qg5 32. Kg2 Rf8 {White's
advatage would be rather symbolic.}) 29... Re7 30. Ra8 ({There are no special
prospects after} 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 31. Qa3 Nf8 32. h4 Kg7 33. h5 h6 $11) 30... Rc8
31. Rxc8 Qxc8 $11 {Black has finally consolidated.} 32. Qa3 Nc5 33. Qf3 Kg7 ({
There was also nothing wrong with} 33... f5 $5) 34. Rd4 f5 35. Rh4 {This move
isn't scary, since White cannot create any serious threats.} Ra7 36. h3 Ne4 ({
Anish could have tried} 36... Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Kg8 38. Bb5 Qb7 39. Bc6 Qc7 {
though after} 40. Bb5 {the vulnerablity of Black's king gives White sufficient
counterplay.}) 37. Bxe4 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Ra1 39. Qh1 {Liqudating into a drawish
rook ending. The remaining few moves didn't change much.} fxe4 40. Qxc1 Rxc1
41. Rxe4 b5 42. Re5 b4 43. Rb5 Rc2 44. Rxb4 Rxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.22"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje"]
[BlackTeam "Biel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 {The most popular
continuation - black is trying to exploit the somewhat vulnerable position of
Qb3.} ({The alternatives are:} 5... c6) (5... d5) 6. Nbd2 {The alternative
here is 6.Bd2, but as the modern practice shows, black gets excellent results
in this line.} d5 {This advancement is quite logical, since the Nd2 doesn't
put serious pressure on the centre.} ({Another common line here is:} 6... Na5 {
[%cal Oa5b3,Gc7c5] followed by 7...c5.}) 7. Qa4 ({Another possibility is:} 7.
Bg2 {Here is some example from the modern practice:} Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qa4 Bb7
10. Nb1 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Na5 13. Nd2 Qe8 14. Qc2 dxc4 15. Bxb7 Nxb7
16. Nxc4 Qb5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sargissian,G-Efimenko,Z/Caleta ENG 2005/The Week in
Chess 535 (40)}) 7... Bb7 8. Ne5 $6 {In my opinion, this brave move is
premature and cannot promise white any advantage. In fact, it leads only to
the exchange of the Nc6, which is not placed ideally!} ({The critical line
here is probably:} 8. Bg2 Bd6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc4 dxc4 11. Ne5 Bb4+ 12. Kf1 {
with a very sharp play.}) 8... Bd6 {A typical idea for this system - white
cannot win the piece, since his queen is not protected after 9.Nxc6 Qd7.} 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Ndc4 {This is a new move from a technical point of view, but
actually the real novelty comes later, as the text only leads to a repetition
of moves.} Bb4+ {Of course, there is no reason for exchanging the dark-squared
bishop at this early stage of the game.} 11. Nd2 {A sad necessity, but
probably black cannot profit from this retreat!} ({Dubious would be:} 11. Bd2
$2 dxc4 12. Bxb4 Qd5 13. Nf3 a5 14. Bd2 b5 $17 {[%cal Ob5a4,Gc6d4]}) 11... Bd6
({I can hardly recommend:} 11... Qd6 $6 12. a3 Bxd2+ 13. Bxd2 O-O 14. Bf4 $14 {
and white's chances are slighty better due to his pair of bishops.}) 12. Bg2 $6
{Kiril has a good fighting spirit, but white had no objective reason for
avoiding the draw.} O-O {As a result of white's 7th brave move, black has
already some development advantage!} 13. Ndc4 $146 {An additional risky
decision - white's play is very provocative!} ({After} 13. Nxc6 Qd7 14. O-O
Bxc6 15. Qc2 Rfe8 $15 {1-0 Wielecki,Z-Strzelecki,J/Wisla 2000/EXT 2005 (44)
black's position is already preferable}) ({Hardly better is also:} 13. Ndf3 Qe8
14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qc2 Bb5 $15) 13... b5 $6 {Black finds an interesting
tactical resourse, but he could maintain an advantage by simple moves!} ({
A double-edged position could arise afer:} 13... Bxe5 14. Nxe5 (14. dxe5 Ne4
$15) 14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qc2 (17. O-O f6 $15) 17... c5 18.
O-O $132) ({But I failed to find an acceptable option for white after the
natural} 13... Bb4+ $142 $1 14. Bd2 (14. Nd2 $2 Nxd4 15. e3 b5 16. Qd1 Nc6 $17)
(14. Kf1 $2 Nxd4 15. e3 Qe8 16. Qxe8 Raxe8 17. exd4 Ba6 $17) 14... dxc4 ({
black's position is also preferable after:} 14... Bxd2+ $5 15. Nxd2 Nxe5 16.
dxe5 Nd7 17. f4 {(otherwise the Pe5 will fall soon)} f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 $15) 15.
Bxb4 b5 16. Qd1 Nxb4 17. Bxb7 Rb8 {[%cal Ob8b7,Gd8d4]} 18. Nc6 Nxc6 19. Bxc6
Qd6 $36 {[%cal Od6c6,Gc7c5,Gf8d8] followed by c7-c5 and Rf8-d8. In my opinion,
white's position is very dangerous here!}) 14. Qxb5 {Choosing a very
complicated line, where black can even win the exchange!} ({White hardly can
fight for any advantage after:} 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qa6 bxc4 (15... dxc4 $5 16.
Bxc6 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Rb8 $132 {[%csl Ra6]}) 16. Qxc6 Rb8 (16... h6 $5 17. O-O Rb8
$132 18. Bxd5 $140 Rb6 19. Qxc4 Rb4 20. Qc6 Rb6 $11) 17. O-O (17. Bg5 Rb6 18.
Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxd5 Rxb2 $11) 17... Qe8 18. Qxe8 Rfxe8 $132) 14... Nxd4 15. Qxb7
dxc4 {Once again, black goes for a more quiet continuation which promises him
only equality.} ({I don't see anything wrong with accepting the challenge:} 
15... Nc2+ $5 16. Kf1 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxa1 18. Nc6 Qd7 {Now white should play
very correctly in oder to get a sufficient compensation for the exchange:} 19.
Bf4 (19. Bg5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Kg2 Nc2 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Qxe4 f6 24. Bf4
Rae8 25. Qxc2 Rxe7 $15) 19... Rfe8 (19... Nc2 $5 20. Qxc7 Qe6) 20. h4 $1 (20.
Bf3 $2 Qh3+) 20... Qe6 (20... Nc2 $2 21. Bh3 {[%csl Rd7]}) 21. Bf3 Nc2 (21...
d4 $6 22. Kg2 Qxa2 23. Be5 $36) 22. Kg2 Nb4 $1 23. Nxb4 Rab8 24. Qxc7 Rxb4 25.
b3 $13) ({Black had also another good possibility:} 15... Qe7 $5 {(winning the
piece back)} 16. Ne3 (16. O-O Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe2+ 18. Kh1 Qxe5 19. Be3 Rab8 20.
Qxa7 d4 $17) 16... Qxe5 17. Qa6 Bb4+ 18. Kf1 Rfe8 {~~/=/+ and here black is at
least not worse, since white's pieces are not coordinated.}) 16. Nc6 $8 {
Now the play becomes quite forced.} Nxc6 17. Bxc6 Rb8 18. Qxa7 Bb4+ {This was
the point of black's previous play - now he wins the pawn back.} 19. Kf1 Qd1+
20. Kg2 Qxe2 {Black's pieces are very active now, so white should connect the
rooks as soon as possible.} 21. Bf3 Qc2 {Keeping the queen very active and
taking control of Pb2.} ({After} 21... Qe6 22. Rd1 Bd6 23. Qa4 Rfe8 24. Qc2 Be5
25. Rb1 $14 {white's chances are somewhat better.}) 22. Bf4 ({Another way of
development may be strongly met by:} 22. Be3 Bd2 $1 ({Less convincing is:} 
22... Qxb2 $6 23. Rab1 Qa3 24. Rhc1 $14 {and white is still better.}) 23. Bd4
Ne4 $1 {[%cal Ca7c7,Ge4g5]} 24. Qxc7 Ng5 25. Qe5 Qg6 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Cf3h5,
Ch5g6,Gg5f3]} 26. Bh5 Qc6+ 27. f3 Ne6 $132 {and black has a clear counterplay.}
) 22... Bd6 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Oc2b2,Ch1c1,Cc1c2,Gb8b2] Freeing a way for the
Rb8.} ({Black had also another tempting opportuntiy of exchanging the
dark-squared bishops:} 22... Bd2 $5 23. Be5 Qf5 24. Bc3 (24. Bd4 Ne4 $132 {
[%cal Ge4g5]}) 24... Bxc3 25. bxc3 Rbd8 {[%cal Gd8d3]} 26. Rhd1 Rd3 27. Rxd3
cxd3 28. Qxc7 g5 $1 $132 {[%cal Gg5g4,Gf8c8]}) 23. Rac1 Qxb2 {A direct play!} (
{Weaker would be:} 23... Qf5 $6 24. Rxc4 Rxb2 25. Re1 $14) 24. Rxc4 Bxf4 25.
Rxf4 {Now white's winning chances are connected only with the passed Pa2.} Rfd8
$6 {This move is quite logical, but the position deserves a more concrete play
from black!} ({I would prefer:} 25... Qc3 $142 {intending to advance the Pc7
and preparing a penetration of Rb8.} 26. a4 (26. Rf5 Rb2 27. a4 Nd7 {[%cal
Ch1d1,Cd1d7,Gd7e5]} 28. Qa5 Qc2 29. Rf1 c6 $132) 26... c5 27. a5 Rb2 28. Bc6
Ra2 29. a6 Qd3 30. Qxc5 Qxa6 $11) 26. a4 Qc3 $2 {A waste of time - now the Pa4
becomes very powerful.} ({It looks like black could hold on by:} 26... Qb6 $142
27. Qxb6 cxb6 28. Rb1 Kf8 {and it's not easy to make progress by white. For
instance,} 29. Rfb4 Nd7 30. Rd4 (30. Bc6 Ne5 31. Be4 Nd7) 30... Ke7 31. Bc6 (
31. Re1+ Kf8 32. Bc6 Nc5 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Rb1 Rd4 $11) 31... Nc5 32. Rdb4
Rbc8 ({Only not} 32... Kd6 $2 33. Bf3 Kc7 34. Rc4 $18 {[%cal Ga4a5]}) 33. Rxb6
Rd6 34. Bb7 Rxb6 35. Rxb6 Nxa4 36. Ra6 Rc7 $11) 27. Rd1 $1 {It's important to
swap the rooks - this will ease white to advance the passed Pa4. Suddenly
black finds himself in real troubles!} c5 $2 {As it usually happens, one
mistake leads to another one. After exchanging the rooks, white's passed pawn
becomes unstoppable.} ({Necessary was:} 27... Re8 28. a5 Rb2 29. a6 Ra2 30. Qb7
Qc2 31. Rf1 Qc5 32. Bc6 $16 {and although white's advantage is serious, black
is still in the game.}) 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. a5 $18 {Now everything is over -
black has no counterplay.} Qe5 ({Black would be also helpless either after} 
29... h6 30. a6 Qa5 31. Qb7 $18) ({or after} 29... Re8 30. a6 Qd3 31. Qb7 Re1
32. h4 Qf1+ 33. Kh2 $18) 30. a6 g5 {Desperation in a lost position! This only
creates an additional weakness.} (30... Qd6 31. Qb7 $18 {[%cal Ga6a7]}) (30...
Rb8 31. Rxf6 gxf6 32. Qd7 Rf8 33. a7 Qa1 34. Qb7 $18) 31. Qb6 Rd6 32. Qb8+ Kg7
33. a7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 {
This is very solid system for black.} 8. dxc5 (8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10.
Kxg2 Qc7 (10... O-O 11. N2f3 Be7 12. e4 d6 13. Re1 Qd7 14. b3 Rc8 15. Qe2 Qb7
16. Bb2 Nbd7 17. Kg1 a6 18. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Sax,G/EUCup f
Rotterdam 1988}) 11. N2f3 a6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. e4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rfe1 h6
16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e5 Be7 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Qd3 Rc7 20. b3 O-O 21. Qe4 Qc5 22.
Re2 b5 23. Rc2 Rfc8 24. Rdc1 Qb4 25. Nd2 d5 26. exd6 Qxd6 27. Nf3 Qc6 28. Qxc6
Rxc6 29. Nd4 Rd6 30. cxb5 Rxc2 31. Nxc2 axb5 32. Ne3 Ra6 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,
L-Sax,G/Haninge 1990}) 8... Bxc5 9. O-O (9. e4 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. a3 Be7 12.
b3 O-O 13. Bb2 d6 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. b4 Qb8 16. Qd3 Qa8 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Qe2
Nb8 19. Ne1 Nbd7 20. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 Yrjola,J-Sax,G/EU-chT (Men) 1992}) 9... Be7
10. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4] I wanted to gain more space on the queen-side.} (10. b3 {
is more popular, but the practice shows that black has good chanses for
equality:} d6 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. e4 (12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 14. Rac1 h6 15.
Ngf3 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. h3 Qb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hjartarson,J-Sax,G/Reykjavik 1988
}) (12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Qb1 O-O 14. e4 a6 15. Nd4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. h3 Rac8
18. Nf1 Nc5 19. Nd2 Ncd7 20. Re2 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Huebner,R/Hoogovens Wijk aan
Zee 1992}) 12... O-O 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Rac1 a6 15. Nb1 Rfe8 16. Nc3 Bf8 17. Qd2
Rad8 18. Rfe1 Qb8 19. h3 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Andersson,U/Ter Apel 1995}) (
10. e4 d6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. Ndf3 O-O 15. Qe2 Qb7 16.
b3 Nbd7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bb2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Sax,G/
World Cup Skellettea 1989}) 10... Qc7 11. b4 d6 (11... a5 12. b5 d5 13. Bb2 $14
) 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rac1 Nbd7 14. Qb3 Rac8 15. Nd4 a6 16. f4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 e5 $1
$146 {This standard move looks very dangerous for black:Whites knight gets his
ideal place on f5.But actually black has a solid position and his counterplay
in the centre is good enouth.} (17... Rfe8 $6 18. Qf3 g6 19. b5 $1 {[%csl Rc6]}
a5 20. Nc6 Bf8 21. e4 $36 {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Gedevanishvili,D/Sydney Mercantile
1991}) 18. Nf5 Rfe8 19. Qf3 {I spent a lot of time for this natural move and
understood that i have to play accurately,otherwise black may seize the
initiative.} (19. fxe5 $6 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qf3 (21. e4 Rcd8) 21... e4 22.
Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Bg5 $15) 19... Bf8 20. e4 (20. g4 exf4 21. g5 Ne5 $1 22.
Qxf4 (22. Bxe5 Rxe5 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Ge5f5]}) 22... Nfd7 $132) 20... Qb7 21.
Ne3 {[%cal Ge3d5]} b5 $6 (21... exf4 22. Qxf4 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Nd5 Nxd5
25. cxd5 $11) 22. Nd5 bxc4 23. fxe5 dxe5 $6 {As it usually happens,one mistake
leads to another.} (23... Nxe5 $142 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Nxc4 Rxe4
27. Rf2 $14 {[%cal Gc4a5]}) 24. Nxc4 Qb5 $6 25. Na5 Rxc1 $2 (25... Bd6 $14) 26.
Bxc1 $16 {[%cal Gc1g5] Black cannot create any counterplay.} Qa4 $2 (26... Bd6
$8 {[%cal Yd6c7]} 27. Bg5 Re6 $16) 27. Rf2 Rc8 28. Nc3 $1 $18 {Suddenly,blacks
queen has no squares-the game is over.} Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Qd1 (29... Nxe4 30. Qc2
Qxc2 31. Rxc2 $18) 30. Qc2 Qg4 31. Qe2 Qe6 {All the endgames are completely
lost for black,so his next moves are force.} (31... Qxe4+ 32. Qxe4 Nxe4 33. Rc2
$18) 32. Qc4 Qg4 33. Qe2 $138 {My next moves are connected with the
time-trouble.} Qe6 34. Qc4 Qg4 35. h3 Qd1 36. Qc2 Qd4 37. Nb3 Qb6 38. Bg5 Ne8 (
38... h6 39. Bxf6 Nxf6 40. Nc5) 39. Qd3 Nd6 40. Qd5 {Now white Q has a full
control in the centre and black cannot create even some threats.} h6 41. Nc5 $1
Nb8 42. Be3 Nc6 43. Qd3 Nb8 44. Nd7 Qb7 45. Nxb8 Nxe4 46. Qd7 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.12.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2002.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 {One year ago I played against
Konstantin 5.b3 and won an exellent game, but I was sure that my experienced
opponent prepared an improvement in this line.} Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 {
Not very popular system nowdays, but a solid one. Konstantin Lerner used to
play it in most of the games with 5.Nbd2.} (7... Be4 {Is the main continuation.
} 8. Qb3 (8. Qd1 O-O 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 (10... a5 11. b3 a4 12. Ba3 d6 13.
Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Bf1 Re8 15. Nh4 Bb7 16. f3 d5 17. Qc2 c5 $13 {[%csl Rh4]
0-1Topalov,V-Adams,M/Dortmunder Schachtage 1999}) 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 a5 13.
Rfd1 a4 14. Bh3 {[%cal Gf3g5,Gd2c3,Gf3d2]} Bxf3 15. exf3 d5 16. f4 g6 17. Bf1
$14 {0.5-0.5Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Amber-blind 10th 2001}) 8... Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O
10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Re8 {This is a favourite system of Michael
Adams} (12... h6 13. Bh3 Re8 14. Ne1 d5 15. f3 Bf5 16. g4 $5 Bg6 17. g5 hxg5
18. Bxg5 c5 $13 {0.5-0.5 Piket,J-Almasi,Z/Eu-ch 2nd playoff g15' rapid 2001})
13. Be1 (13. Qe3 a5 14. Bc3 d5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc8 {[%csl Rc3][%cal
Gc8b7] Lalic,B-Adams,M/Redbus Knockout 2000}) (13. Bh3 Qe7 14. Be3 {[%cal
Gf3d2]} a5 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Qc2 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 $11 {0-1Dao Thien Hai-Adams,M/
FIDE-Wch k.o 2000}) 13... Qe7 14. Qe3 a5 15. Bf1 Bb7 16. Nh4 Qf8 17. Qd3 e5 18.
d5 Nc5 19. Qc2 Bc8 20. f3 Kh8 21. Bf2 Ng8 22. e4 $14 {0-1Sakaev-Adams/EUCup
18th Halkidiki 2002}) 8. dxc5 (8. O-O {gives nothing:} cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10.
Kxg2 Qc7 (10... O-O 11. N2f3 Be7 12. e4 d6 13. Re1 Qd7 14. b3 Rc8 15. Qe2 Qb7
16. Bb2 Nbd7 17. Kg1 a6 $11 {0.5-0.5Kortschnoj,V-Sax,G/EUCup f Rotterdam 1988})
11. N2f3 a6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. e4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17.
e5 Be7 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Qd3 Rc7 20. b3 O-O $11 {0.5-0.5Ftachnik,L-Sax,G/
Haninge 1990}) 8... Bxc5 9. a3 $5 {[%cal Gb2b4]} (9. O-O Be7 (9... O-O $2 10.
e4 $1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge4e5] and black is in trouble because he cannot play
d7-d6}) 10. b3 {The most popular move. But in my opinion, there is no serious
problems for black and his development is very comfortable.For example:} d6 (
10... Qc7 11. Bb2 d6 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13. e4 O-O 14. Nd4 a6 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Qd1
Rac8 17. Nb1 Qb8 18. Nc3 Bf8 $11 {0.5-0.5Sakaev,K-Chuchelov,V/EUCup 18th
Halkidiki 2002}) 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Rad1 (12. e4 O-O 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Rac1 a6 15.
Nb1 Rfe8 16. Nc3 Bf8 17. Qd2 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Qb8 $11 {0.5-0.5Dautov,R-Andersson,
U/Ter Apel 1995}) 12... Qc7 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 b5 $1 $11 {0.5-0.5Van
Wely-Lerner/Bern op 1993}) 9... Qc7 $146 {It's unbelievable,but the natural a3
with b4 was played only one time!  I saw this brilliant Ftachnik's game and
decided to go for it!} (9... O-O 10. O-O Be7 11. b4 d6 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Rac1
Nbd7 14. Qb3 Rac8 15. Nd4 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gb4b5]} Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a6 17. f4
$1 Rfe8 18. Qf3 g6 19. b5 $16 {Ftachnik,L-Gedevanishvili,D/Sydnei Mercantile
1991}) 10. O-O Be7 11. b4 a5 $5 {If black want to play a7-a5 he have to do it
now because after 12.Bb2 and Bc3 this move will only create a weakness on-b6.}
12. b5 {There is no choice:} (12. Rb1 $6 axb4 13. axb4 Na6 $1) 12... d5 $6 {
A serious positional mistake. After this move the c6 square will be very weak.}
(12... d6 $142 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rac1 Rc8 {with good equalizing chanses}) 13. Bb2
Nbd7 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Qb1 Bc5 $2 {Strange decision. After this move black's
position is very hard.} (15... Qb8 $142 16. Nd4 {[%cal Yd4c6]} O-O 17. cxd5
Nxd5 $14 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) (15... Nc5) 16. cxd5 Bxd5 (16... exd5 17. Nd4 O-O 18.
e3 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rd5][%cal Gd4f5]}) 17. e4 Bb7 (17... Ba8 $142) 18. e5 Nd5 (
18... Ng4 19. Ne4 O-O (19... Ngxe5 $4 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxc5 Bxg2 22. Nxe6) 20.
h3 Nh6 21. Nd6 $16 {[%csl Rh6]} Bxf3 22. Bxf3) 19. Ne4 $16 Qd8 (19... O-O 20.
Nfg5 g6 21. Nd6 Rb8 22. Rfd1 $16) 20. Nfd2 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd2c4,Gc4d6]} (20.
Nfg5 $1 {[%cal Gc1c5] was more agressive} Be7 $8 21. h4 h6 (21... Kf8 $16) 22.
Nxe6 $1 fxe6 23. Nd6+ Bxd6 24. Qg6+ Kf8 25. exd6 N7f6 $8 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Bxd5
exd5 28. Re1 $18 {[%cal Gb2f6,Ge1e7]}) 20... O-O 21. Nc4 Rc7 22. Ncd6 Ba8 23.
Nxc5 Nxc5 (23... bxc5 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Gb5,Rc5]} 24. Rfd1) 24. Bd4 {[%csl Yc5,
Gd4][%cal Gd4c5]} Nd7 (24... f6 25. f4 {[%csl Re6]}) 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 $2 {After
this move black cannot survive - all his pieces are very passive.} ({the only
way to fight was} 25... Nxc7 26. Bxa8 Qxa8 27. Rc1 Nd5 $16) 26. Rc1 Qb8 27. f4
Rd8 28. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Yc6,Yc7,Yc8][%cal Gc2c8]} Ne7 {Black wants to change the
bishops but now it's too late!} 29. Qc7 Bxg2 30. Qxb8 Rxb8 31. Rc7 $1 $18 {
Full domination!} (31. Kxg2 $2 Nd5 $14 {[%cal Gg8f8,Gf8e7]}) 31... Rd8 32. Kxg2
Nd5 33. Rb7 f5 34. Kf3 {[%cal Gh2h3,Gg3g4,Gd4f2,Gf2h4]} h6 35. g4 $1 (35. a4 g5
) (35. Nc4 $2 Rc8 36. Nxb6 N7xb6 37. Bxb6 Rc3+ $14 {[%csl Gc3,Gd5]}) 35...
fxg4+ (35... g6 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. Bf2 {[%cal Gf2h4]}) 36. Kxg4 g6 (36... Rf8
37. f5 exf5+ 38. Kf3 $18 {[%cal Ge5e6]}) 37. Ne4 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Ge4f6]} Rf8
$8 38. Nf6+ N7xf6+ 39. exf6 Rf7 (39... Nxf6+ 40. Bxf6 Rxf6 41. Rxb6 {[%csl Ra5]
} Rf5 42. Rb7 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg8]}) 40. Rb8+ Rf8 (40... Kh7 41. a4 $18) 41. Rb7
$138 Rf7 42. Rb8+ Rf8 43. Rxf8+ Kxf8 44. a4 $1 $18 {Just in time! Now white is
winning because black has nothing to do and white can bring his king to d6.}
Kf7 45. Kf3 {[%cal Gf3e4,Ge4e5]} g5 46. fxg5 hxg5 47. Kg4 Nxf6+ (47... Kg6 48.
f7 Kxf7 49. Kxg5 $18) 48. Kxg5 Nd7 49. h4 e5 50. Be3 Nf6 51. Bxb6 Ne4+ 52. Kf5
(52. Kg4 $18) 52... Nd6+ (52... Nc3 53. Kxe5 Nxa4 54. Bd4 $18 {
Springerbeherrschung}) 53. Kg4 Nc4 54. Bc7 Ke6 55. h5 e4 56. h6 e3 57. h7 e2
58. Bxa5 ({Einfacher und nicht weniger effektvoll war} 58. h8=Q Ne3+ 59. Kg5
e1=Q 60. Qe5+ Kd7 61. Qd6+ Ke8 (61... Kc8 62. Qd8+ Kb7 63. Qb8#) 62. Qe6+ Kf8
63. Bd6+ Kg7 64. Qg6+ Kh8 65. Be5# {(Hecht)}) 58... Ne5+ 59. Kg3 Ng6 60. Kf2 {
[%mdl 36]} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.20"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{[%mdl 20480]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 {This line has
the reputation of a very solid system, where white takes a minimal risk.} Bb7
6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 {In this game Bartlomiej prefers to play with a massive
pawn structure in the centre.} ({The main line on top level is:} 7... Bxc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 {, followed by Na6-c5 or d7-d6.}) 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10.
Bf4 Qb6 11. Rfd1 Rd8 {Black doesn't hurry with 11...d6. In thid case white may
prepare a quick breakthrough b2-b4 by 12.Rab1.} 12. Rd2 {White's play is very
natural and simple - Joel decides to double the rooks along the d-file.} d5 $6
{As the following game shows, black is not prepared well for playing with
separated pawns.} ({Safer is:} 12... h6) ({or} 12... d6) 13. cxd5 exd5 $6 {
It's clear, that 13...Nxd5 doesn't look logical, but it was black's best
continuation, since now the central pawns become very weak.} ({I would prefer:
} 13... Nxd5 $142 14. Nxd5 (14. Ne5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxg2 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Kxg2
f6 18. Rd1 Qc8 $14) 14... Bxd5 (14... exd5 15. Ne5 Na6 16. Rad1 $16) 15. Rad1 (
15. Ne5 Bxg2 $14 {-->14.Ne5.}) 15... Nd7 $14) 14. Ne5 $1 {I believe white can
fight for the opening advantage only by energetical play! By the way, the
development of black's knight to d7 is not possible anymore.} ({Nothing
promises:} 14. e3 Na6 15. Rad1 h6 16. h4 (16. Be5 Nb4 {/\Bc6}) 16... Rac8 $10 {
0-1 Sturua,Z-Arkhipov,S/Moscow 1992/CBM 033/[Dautov] (38)} (16... Nb4 17. Ne5
$13)) 14... Na6 {This way of development looks slowly, but I can hardly
recommend another possibility, since the Pd5 is under attack!} (14... Nbd7 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Nxe5 (17... Qxb2 18. Rad1 Nf6 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8
20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Qc4 $16) 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Bxe5 Qe6 20. Bc3 $16) 15. Rad1
Nc7 {Black's pieces have no coordination and this allows white to win a pawn.}
({The previous game saw:} 15... Qe6 16. Nc4 $1 Nb4 (16... Rac8 17. Ne3 Nb4 18.
a3 Bc6 19. Qa5 $16) {and here white had a clear way of getting an advantage:}
17. Na5 $1 (17. a3 Bc6 18. Qa5 d4 19. axb4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 cxb4 {'=' 'Tukmakov,
V-Aseev,K USSR(ch) 48/(693) 1989'} 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 bxc3 23. bxc3 Qxe2
24. Qe5 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 a5 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Aseev,K/Odessa 1989/URS-ch}) 17...
Bc8 18. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ga2a3]} Qb6 $140 19. a3 Qxa5 20. axb4 $18) 16.
e4 $1 {That standard breakthrough is very powerful at this moment.} ({Less
promises} 16. Qb3 Rac8 $2 (16... Qxb3 $142 17. axb3 Bd6 18. Nd3 Bxf4 19. Nxf4
Kf8 $14) 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Nc4 $1 $16 {1-0 Skembris,S-Arabatzis,M/Athens 1998/
CBM 062 ext (50)}) 16... Ne6 $146 {This is probably the best chance - at least
black can exchange white's dark-squared bishop.} ({The alternatives were even
worse:} 16... dxe4 $2 17. Nc4 Rxd2 18. Rxd2 Qb4 19. Bxc7 $18) ({After} 16...
Qe6 $2 {[%tqu "En","Please,find the refutation of black's previous move","","",
"a4a5","white has a very strong reply:",10] white has a very strong reply:} 17.
Qa5 $1 {Now black cannot avoid loss of material.} Rac8 18. Qxa7 Ba8 19. exd5
Nfxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxe7 Qxa2 25.
Qb7 Rd8 26. b3 $18) (16... g5 17. Bxg5 d4 18. Ne2 Qe6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nc4 $18
{1-0 Kuzmin,A-Sakaev,K/Moscow 1991/URS-ch (40)}) 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 {After the
exchange at d5 the Bb7 may become uneffective - this is the reason of black's
decision.} ({Hardly better is:} 17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Bf6 20. d6
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 $16 {/+-}) 18. exd5 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Bd6 {Black has consolidated
somehow. Now white's task is breaking black's blockade.} 20. Qf5 {[%cal Ge5c6]}
Bxe5 {This exchange is more or less forced, since the appearance of white's
knight at c6 should be very unpleasant.} 21. Qxe5 Rd6 22. Qc3 ({The immediate} 
22. Rc2 a5 23. Qc3 Rc8 {could lead to the same position.}) 22... Rad8 $2 {
Black's decision is wrong from a strategical point of view - after swapping
the pawns white's bishop becomes much stronger than the Nf6!} ({Black could
provide much more resistance by:} 22... a5 23. Rc2 Rc8 $16 {and white's
attempt to breakthrough by b2-b4 advancement will be connected with some
exchanges.}) 23. Rc2 Nxd5 ({Now it's too late for:} 23... Rc8 24. b4 c4 25. Rd4
$18) 24. Qxc5 Ne7 ({Nothing changes} 24... Qxc5 25. Rxc5 Nb6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27.
Rc7 a5 28. b3 Kf8 29. Ra7 Rd1+ 30. Bf1 Rd5 31. a4 $18 {[%cal Gf1b5]}) 25. Rxd6
Rxd6 26. Be4 $18 {The endgame is winning for white - black cannot do anything
against the advancement of white's queen-side pawns. The Ne7 is restricted by
the bishop.} g6 27. Kg2 h5 ({Maybe it was better to keep the pawns at the dark
squares:} 27... h6 $5 {but it shouldn't make much difference!}) 28. h4 Re6 29.
Qxb6 axb6 ({After} 29... Rxb6 30. Rc7 Re6 31. f3 $18 {black would be paralized.
}) 30. Rc4 {[%cal Ga2a4]} Kf8 31. a4 Rd6 {Intending to activate the rook.} ({
After} 31... Ke8 32. b4 Kd7 33. Kf3 Rf6+ 34. Ke2 Re6 35. Kd3 $18 {black cannot
create any counterplay.}) 32. Kf3 Rd2 33. Rb4 {Attacking the Pb6 and forcing
black to keep the rook passive.} Rd6 34. Ke3 Re6 ({Or} 34... Ke8 35. Rd4 Re6
36. Kd2) 35. Kd3 Nc6 {Black cannot advance his monarch, but now the game
transposes into a lost rook endgame.} (35... Ke8 36. Rd4 {[%cal Gb2b4]} f5 37.
Bf3 Re1 38. Rd6 $18) 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. Rc4 Rf6 38. f4 Re6 ({After} 38... Ke7
39. b4 Kd7 40. a5 bxa5 41. bxa5 Ra6 42. Rc5 $18 {[%cal Gd3c4] black is
helpless.}) 39. Re4 Rc6 40. Re1 $1 {[%cal Ge1a1,Gb2b4] Now everything is ready
for creating a passed pawn.} Kg7 {[%cal Gg7f6,Gf6f5] A desperate attempt to
get some counterchances by attacking white's kingside pawns with the king.} (
40... Rc7 41. b4 Ra7 42. Ra1 Ke7 43. Kc4 $18) 41. b4 Kf6 42. Re5 {Preventing
any counterplay.} ({Simpler would be:} 42. a5 bxa5 43. bxa5 Kf5 44. Kd4 Kg4 45.
Re3 f6 46. Ra3 $18) 42... Rc1 43. Rb5 {Once again the rook's retreat is forced!
} Rc6 44. Kd4 Ke6 45. Re5+ Kd6 46. f5 $1 {Creating a second weakness on the
opposite side - according to the classical understanding!} Rc1 47. Rd5+ Ke7 ({
Nothing changed} 47... Kc7 48. fxg6 fxg6 49. Rg5 Rc6 50. Re5 Kd7 51. a5 bxa5
52. Rxa5 $18) 48. fxg6 fxg6 49. Rb5 Rc6 50. a5 bxa5 51. Rxa5 {White prefers to
push the b-pawn, as it is closer to it's monarch.} ({Good enough was also} 51.
bxa5 Rc1 (51... Ra6 52. Kc4 Kd7 53. Rc5 $18) 52. Rb6 Ra1 53. a6 $18) 51... Rf6
({Hopeless would be also:} 51... Kd7 52. b5 Rf6 53. Ra7+ Kc8 54. Ra6 Rf5 55.
Kc4 g5 56. Rc6+ Kb7 57. Rc5 $18) 52. Ra7+ Kd8 53. Rg7 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Yg7g6]
Taking control of Pg6. Now black is helpless.} Kc8 54. Kc5 Kb8 ({Or} 54... Rf5+
55. Kb6 Rf6+ 56. Ka5 $18) 55. b5 Re6 56. b6 Rf6 57. Kb5 {Creating a threat of
mate by Kb5-a6 and Rg7-g8.} Rf1 {Finally black is forced to give up one more
pawn.} 58. Rxg6 {Now the Ph5 will also fall in the future, so black has no
chances.} Rb1+ 59. Kc6 Rc1+ 60. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.11.12"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Miroshnichenko, Evgenij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O
Nbd7 ({Black may also wait with the development of his knight:} 7... c6 8. Qc2
b6 {, followed by Bc8-b7 or Bc8-a6.}) 8. Qc2 {This way of development is the
most popular here.} ({The alternatives are:} 8. Qb3) ({and} 8. Bf4) 8... c6 9.
Rd1 b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 {This is a well-known theoretical
position which may arise by different orders of moves. In fact, white may get
this position also from the Queen's Indian!} dxc4 {Black immediately accepts
the pawn sacrifice.} ({Here black had a large choice of possibilities:} 12...
c5) (12... Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 ({or} 13... f5)) (12... h6) ({or} 12... Qe8) 13.
Nd2 {A standard continuation - white exploits the vulnerable position of the
Ba6 for attacking the Pc4.} ({Black doesn't face real problems after:} 13. bxc4
Bxc4 14. Nd2 Ba6 15. Qa4 Bb7 16. Qxa7 Ba8 17. Rac1 c5 18. dxc5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2
Ra8 20. Qb7 Nxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ulko,J-Kharitonov,A/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 074 
(39)}) ({Another common possibility here is:} 13. e4 {--> this position may
also arise after 12...Nh5 13.Bc1 Nhf6 14.e4 dxc4.}) 13... b5 {A principal
answer: black wants to keep the extra pawn at any cost!} ({The alternatives
are:} 13... Nd5 14. bxc4 Nxf4 15. gxf4) ({and} 13... c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5) 14. bxc4
bxc4 15. Qa4 {White wins the pawn back, but black gets a strong passed pawn!} (
{Another possibility here is:} 15. e4 Nb6 (15... c5 16. d5 e5 17. Be3 Ng4 $132)
16. Nf3 Ba3 17. Bg5 h6 18. e5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Flumbort,A-Szabo,K/
Budapest 2004/CBM 099 ext (42)}) 15... Bb5 16. Nxb5 ({Accepting another pawn
sacrifice gives black a sufficient counterplay:} 16. Qxa7 Nd5 (16... Bb4 $5 17.
Nxb5 cxb5 18. Bb7 Nd5 19. Bxc8 Qxc8 $44) 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. a4 Bb4 19. Nxd5 cxd5
20. axb5 Re8 $44) 16... cxb5 17. Qxb5 Qb6 {Black is ready to trade the queens
in order to connect the rooks.} ({Playable looks also:} 17... Nd5 $5 18. Bxd5
exd5 19. Qxd5 Nf6 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Nf3 Nd5 $44) 18. a4 $5 $146 {An
interesting attempt to fight for the opening advantage. White wants to
exchange the queens in a more comfortable situation.} ({The previous game saw:
} 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Bb7 Rcd8 20. a4 c3 21. Nb3 Nfd5 22. a5 Nc4 $132 {1-0
Delchev,A-Beliavsky,A/Moscow 2001/CBM 086 (69) while black's lost didn't came
as a result of opening discuss.}) 18... Qxd4 {Now white is able to develop
some initiative, taking advantage of the vulnerablity of the Qd4.} ({Comes to
consideration:} 18... c3 $5 19. Nb3 c2 20. Rd3 a6 $1 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. Bb7 Nbd5
23. Bxc8 Rxc8 $44 {while black has reasonable compensation for the exchange.})
19. Rac1 {This was the point of white's idea - now black's queen is in danger,
so he must give up his extra pawn.} a6 $1 {This defensive resource allows
black to avoid big troubles.} ({Much worse would be:} 19... Qb6 $2 20. Nxc4
Qxb5 21. axb5 $16 {with a great advantage of white.}) 20. Qxa6 ({Nothing gives
} 20. Qb7 c3 21. Ne4 Qb4 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 $11) 20... c3 {Black's counterplay is
connected with this passed pawn!} 21. Ne4 ({The passive} 21. Nb1 {doesn't
promise any advantage:} Qb4 22. Qd3 Rfd8 23. Rxc3 Nc5 24. Qc2 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1
Rd8 26. Qc1 Qxa4 $11) 21... Qb4 $6 {A dubious decision - black should trade
the queens.} ({I would prefer:} 21... Qc4 $142 {intending to simplify the
position} 22. Qxc4 ({After} 22. Qb5 Nxe4 23. Rxd7 Bb4 $132 {black has enough
counterplay}) 22... Rxc4 23. Nxc3 Ba3 24. Rc2 Rfc8 25. Bb7 R8c5 26. Rd3 Bb4 27.
Bd2 Ra5 $14 {I believe white has no real winning chances here, as black's
pieces are very active.}) 22. Nd6 $6 {This tempting move doesn't promise a
real advantage for white.} ({It was better to consolidate the position by:} 22.
Qb5 Nxe4 (22... Rfd8 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Be5 Rc8 26. Bc6 $36) 23.
Rxd7 Nf6 24. Qxb4 Bxb4 25. Rd4 $14 {and here white has a permanent advantage
due to his pair of bishops.}) 22... Rc5 $1 {It's important to keep control of
Pc3.} 23. Nb7 {A very concrete play! However, now white's pieces have no much
coordination, so black shouldn't face real problems.} ({After} 23. Nb5 Rc4 {
I don't see anything better than} 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. Bd2 Rfc8 26. Nxc3 Rxc3 27.
Bxc3 Qxc3 28. a5 Bc5 29. Qa8+ Nf8 $132 {which leads to a double-edged play.}) (
{Black should be O.K also after:} 23. Qb7 Qxa4 24. Be3 (24. Ne4 c2 25. Rxd7
Nxd7 26. Nxc5 Bxc5 27. Bc6 $6 Qd4 28. Qxd7 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Ba3 30. Rg1 e5 $36)
24... Nd5 $1 ({After} 24... Rb8 25. Qxb8+ Nxb8 26. Bxc5 Nbd7 27. Be3 {white
may have some ambitions}) 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. Nb5 Nf6 28. Nxc3 Qb4
$11) 23... Rc4 {This move is connected with the following exchange sacrifice.}
({At the same time, I don't see anything wrong also with:} 23... Rcc8 24. Qb5 (
24. a5 c2) 24... e5 25. Be3 Rc7 $132 {[%cal Gf8b8]} 26. Na5 $140 $2 c2 27. Rf1
(27. Rd3 e4 28. Nc6 (28. Rb3 Qd6 $17 {[%cal Gd6d1,Gf8b8]}) 28... Rxc6 29. Rxd7
Rc3 $17) 27... Qc3 28. Nc6 Ba3 29. Qd3 Qxd3 30. exd3 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 e4 $17) 24.
Na5 ({After} 24. a5 $6 c2 25. Rf1 Nd5 {black cannot be worse with such a
strong Pc2. More than that, the Qa6 and Nb7 are practically out of play.}) ({
The same will follow after:} 24. Ra1 $6 c2 25. Rdc1 Nd5 $132) 24... Rxf4 $8 {
I can hardly call it 'sacrifice', because black had no other way!} 25. Nc6 ({
A forced draw could arise after:} 25. gxf4 Qxa4 26. e3 ({After} 26. Ra1 Qxf4
27. e3 Qg5 28. Nc6 Bc5 29. Qc4 Nd5 30. Kh1 Qf6 $132 {the weakness of white's
king gives black a sufficient counterplay.}) 26... Nc5 27. Qb6 Ncd7 28. Qa6 $11
(28. Qc7 $2 Bd8 $17) (28. Qa7 $2 Bc5 29. Qa6 Nb8 30. Qa8 c2 {[%cal Oc2d1,Gc5a3]
} 31. Rd2 Bb4 $17)) 25... Qxa4 {Now the draw is practically unavoidable, since
there are only king-side pawns on the board!} 26. Nxe7+ Kh8 27. Qd6 ({After} 
27. Qxa4 Rxa4 28. Rxc3 Ne5 $14 {/= white has only a symbolic advantage.}) 27...
c2 $11 {Black has finally consolidated. Now white has no objective reasons for
searching advantage.} ({Possible was also:} 27... Rc4 28. Bc6 Qa6 29. Bxd7 Qxd6
30. Rxd6 Rc7 $11 {winning the piece back.}) 28. Rd2 $2 {White is playing with
fire and leaves the Pc2 on board!} ({He should accept the draw after:} 28. gxf4
cxd1=Q+ 29. Rxd1 $11) 28... Rc4 $11 29. Bc6 Qb4 {Black doesn't take the real
chance of seizing an advantage!} ({At the same time, after} 29... Qb3 $142 $1
30. Bxd7 Qb2 31. Ng6+ hxg6 32. Qxf8+ Kh7 33. Rdxc2 Rxc2 34. Rxc2 Qxc2 35. Qd6 (
{The rest is worse:} 35. Qxf7 $2 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qxd7 $19) ({or} 35. Bc8 $2 g5 $17
{and bad location of the pieces makes white's position critical. For instance,}
36. h3 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 Qc7 $19 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gf6e4]}) 35... Qxe2 $15 {black's
extra pawn gives him some practical winning chances!}) 30. Qxb4 Rxb4 31. Bxd7
Rb1 {Here draw was agreed in view of: 32.Rdxc2 Rxc1+ 33.Rxc1 Nxd7.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op 45th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2012.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ {Black avoids
a well known lines, but it looks like now White gets a significant development
advantage.} (6... Be7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 {is much
more popular.}) 7. Nbxd2 d5 (7... c5 $6 8. e4 cxd4 9. e5 Ng8 10. Ne4 $16) 8.
cxd5 $1 {In my opinion, that tackle secures White a clear advantage.} ({
A few days later Magnus Carlsen solved all the problems in the main tournament:
} 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Ne5 (10. Qa4 Bb7 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. Rfe1 Bb7 13. e4
Qe7 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. a3 c5 16. e5 Ne8 $11 {1-0 Kazhgaleyev,M (2643)-Sax,G 
(2524)/Sibenik 2009/EXT 2010 (59)}) 10... c5 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13.
dxc5 Rac8 14. Nb3 bxc5 15. Rfd1 c4 16. Nd4 c3 $11 {1/2 Giri,A (2696)-Carlsen,M
(2837)/Biel SUI 2012 (37)}) 8... exd5 9. Rc1 c6 {Now Black is doomed to a
passive defence.} 10. e3 {This move offers more.} ({After} 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4
O-O 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. O-O Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Qd5 $14 {Black should be able to hold
a slightly inferior endgame.}) 10... Bxf1 11. Kxf1 O-O 12. Ne5 {The most
energetic.} (12. Kg2 $5 Re8 13. Rhd1 h6 14. a3 $14) 12... Qd6 $146 {Vitali
chooses the most principled way of defence - now White must take the pawn.} (
12... Re8 13. Nd3 a5 14. Kg2 Ra7 15. Nf3 Rc7 16. Qb3 Rc8 17. Rc2 $14 {1-0
Berczes,D (2512)-Rigo,J (2325)/Harkany 2009}) (12... Qc8 $6 13. Kg2 Qa6 14. b4
$14 (14. Nxc6 $6 Nxc6 15. Qxc6 Rac8 16. Qd6 Qe2)) 13. Nxc6 (13. Kg2 c5 14. Ndf3
c4 15. b3 b5 {doesn't promise any advantage.}) 13... Nxc6 14. Qxc6 Qxc6 15.
Rxc6 Rac8 {Black seizes the only open file.} 16. Rxc8 $1 {After long
meditation, I decided to give the pawn back.} ({It looks like White was able
to keep his extra pawn:} 16. Rc3 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Rc8 18. Nb1 {but Black's
activity doesn't leaves real winning chances. For instance:} {or} Rc4 (18...
Ne4 19. Kg2 b5 20. Rc1 Rc6 (20... b4 $6 21. f3 $1 Nxc3 22. a3 a5 23. axb4 axb4
24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Nxc3 bxc3 26. Ke2 $16) 21. Rc2 f5 22. Rb2 a6 $44) 19. Ke2 (19.
f3 Ra4 20. a3 Ne8 21. h4 Nd6 22. Ke2 f5 23. Kd3 Kf7 $44) 19... Ra4 20. a3 Ne4 {
[%csl Ra3][%cal Ge4d6,Gd6c4]} 21. g4 Kf8 $44) 16... Rxc8 17. Ke2 Rc2 18. f3 $1
{White should keep the knights on the board.} ({Black should be able to hold
the rook ending after} 18. Kd3 Rxb2 19. Ra1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4+ 21. Kxe4 Rxf2
22. Rc1 $14) 18... Rxb2 19. Ra1 $14 {White has a better pawn structure, while
Black's monarch is far away from the centre.} Ne8 {The Nf6 was restricted, but
now the rook is in trouble.} ({In my opinion} 19... Rc2 $142 {was safer:} 20.
Kd3 Rc6 21. a4 (21. e4 dxe4+ 22. fxe4 Ng4 $132) 21... Kf8 22. Rb1 Ne8 23. a5
Nc7 $14 {with a slightly passive but solid position.}) 20. Kd3 Rb5 {Taking
care of the poor rook.} ({The danger is in the air, as we can see in the
following line:} 20... Nd6 $2 21. Kc3 Rb5 22. a4 $1 ({Only not} 22. Nb3 $2 a5
$11) 22... Ra5 23. Nb3 Ra6 24. Kb4 $18 {and Black's position is completely
hopeless.}) (20... a5 21. Kc3 Rb5 22. e4 $14) (20... Rb4 21. Kc3 a5 22. a3 Rb5
23. e4 $14) 21. a4 Rb4 22. a5 f5 23. axb6 axb6 24. Kc3 Rb5 25. Nb3 {Although
the Rb5 has no squares at all, White cannot attack it!} (25. Ra7 Kf8 26. Rb7
Nd6 27. Rd7 Nf7 $14) 25... Nd6 26. Ra7 {Cutting off the king.} (26. Ra8+ $5 Kf7
27. Ra7+ Kf6 28. Rd7 Nc4 29. e4 fxe4 30. fxe4 Na5 31. Nxa5 bxa5 $14) 26... Kf8
{Vitali was under some time pressure, so he decides not to force matters.} ({
At the same time Black's task would be easier in the event of} 26... Nc4 $1 27.
e4 fxe4 28. fxe4 Nd6 (28... Na5 $2 29. Nxa5 bxa5 30. exd5 Rxd5 31. Kc4 $16) 29.
e5 Ne4+ 30. Kc2 Rb4 $14) 27. Rd7 (27. Nd2 Ra5 28. Rd7 Nf7 $14) 27... Nf7 $6 {
Too passive.} ({The most natural} 27... Nc4 $142 {was called anyway:} 28. e4
fxe4 29. fxe4 Ne3 30. e5 Nd1+ 31. Kc2 Ne3+ 32. Kb2 h5 $14) 28. h4 {Taking
control of the g5-spot.} h5 (28... g5 $2 {would be dubious:} 29. hxg5 Nxg5 30.
Kb2 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Ga3a4,Gb2a3]} Ke8 31. Rg7 $18) ({But Black had an amazing
alternative at his disposal:} 28... Nd6 $5 29. h5 ({Accepting the challenge
would lead to a nice draw:} 29. Rxd6 $2 Ke7 30. Rc6 Kd7 31. Na5 bxa5 32. Ra6
Kc7 $11) 29... Nc4 30. e4 fxe4 31. fxe4 Ne3 32. e5 Nd1+ 33. Kc2 Ne3+ 34. Kb2 h6
35. g4 $14) 29. Kb2 Ke8 30. Rb7 $2 {The rook is misplaced there.} ({White
could pose a lot of problems by} 30. Rc7 Rb4 $140 (30... Nd6 31. Rxg7 Nc4+ 32.
Kc3 Nxe3 33. Rg5 Nd1+ 34. Kc2 Ne3+ 35. Kb2 $16) 31. Rc6 {[%csl Rg6]} Ke7 32.
Rg6 b5 33. Rxg7 Kf6 34. Rg8 Nd6 35. Rb8 Nc4+ 36. Kc3 Ra4 37. Nc5 Ra3+ 38. Kb4
Rxe3 39. Rf8+ Kg6 40. Kxb5 {[%cal Gb5c6]} Rxf3 41. Ne6 $16) 30... Rb4 (30...
Nd6 $5 31. Rb8+ Ke7 32. Ka3 Kd7 33. Rg8 Nc4+ 34. Ka4 Kc6 35. Rxg7 (35. Rc8+ Kb7
36. Re8 Ka6 $11) 35... Nb2+ 36. Ka3 Nc4+ 37. Ka2 Rb4 $44) 31. Ka3 $6 {Allowing
Black to activate his poor rook!} ({I should keep the pressure by means of} 31.
f4 Nd6 32. Rxg7 Ne4 33. Rb7 b5 $14 {However, Black's activity should tell
anyway.}) 31... Rc4 32. Rxb6 Rc3 $1 {My king and knight are too far away and
cannot protect the pawns.} 33. Re6+ Kd7 34. Rg6 Rxe3 35. Rxg7 Ke7 36. f4 Kf6
37. Rg8 Nd6 38. Kb4 {The position is completely drawn.} (38. Kb4 Ne4 39. Nc5
Nxg3 40. Nd7+ Kf7 41. Rg5 Ke6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 ({Deviating from
releasing the tension by means of} 6. Bg2 {is more challenging, but} dxc4 7.
Ne5 Bb4+ {might lead to a very sharp play. Possibly, Loek didn't want to enter
into such complications without proper home preparation.}) 6... exd5 7. Bg2
Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Ne4 10. Qb2 {This is the safest retreat.} (10. Qc2
O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Ne5 {Jakovenko,D (2721)-Kovalenko,I (2643) Khanty-Mansiysk
2013} (12. Re1 c5 13. e3 Nc6 14. Qd1 Qf6 $15 {Potkin,V (2621)-Efimenko,Z (2648)
Dubai 2014}) {could be met by} 12... c5 13. Qb2 Qd6 $15 {with strong pressure
on White's centre.}) 10... O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 {A somewhat modest choice.}
({In comparison to the above-mentioned note, now White has more control over
the centre, so} 12. Ne5 $5 {deserves serious attention:} Nd7 (12... c5 13. Nd2
Nf6 14. Rfe1 $14 {Christiansen,L (2575)-Kavalek,L (2560) Los Angeles 1987}) 13.
Rd1 Ndf6 14. e3 c5 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Rac1 $14) 12... c5 13. dxc5 ({After} 13.
Nbd2 Nc6 {White would have nothing better than} 14. dxc5 bxc5 {, transposing
to the text.}) 13... Nc6 $1 ({The natural-looking} 13... bxc5 $6 {can be
strongly met by:} 14. Nfd2 $1 Qa5 15. Qa3 Qxa3 16. Nxa3 Nd7 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18.
Rac1 $14 {Bruzon Batista,L (2662)-Ibragimov,I (2605) Buenos Aires 2005, and
Black was doomed to passive defence.}) 14. Nbd2 $146 {Connecting the rooks is
the most natural decision.} ({One preceding game saw} 14. Nfd2 Nxc5 15. Nc3 Qf6
16. b4 $6 (16. Bxd5 $142 {was better, but even then after} Rad8 17. Bxc6 Qxc6
18. Rad1 h5 {Black gets excellent compensation for a pawn.}) 16... Nd4 $1 $36 {
Polak,T (2514)-Babula,V (2563) Kouty nad Desnou 2012}) ({The ''greedy''} 14.
cxb6 $2 Qxb6 15. e3 Nb4 $17 {definitely should be rejected.}) 14... bxc5 $11 {
The vulnerablity of Black's hanging pawns is now fully compensated for by
active piece play.} 15. Rac1 (15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 f5 18. Qa3 Bb5
19. Rc1 Nb4 20. Nc4 $11) 15... Qa5 16. Nxe4 {This exchange makes the play
sharper.} ({The quiet} 16. e3 Rad8 17. a3 $11 {would lead to an approximately
equal position.}) 16... dxe4 17. Ng5 f5 {It's necessary to protect the Pe4 and
leave the opponent's bishop locked in.} 18. a3 ({A more energetic way would be:
} 18. Red1 $5 Rad8 19. Bf1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 h6 21. Rd6 Nd4 22. Nh3 $13 {The
subsequent position contains definite danger for both sides.}) 18... h6 (18...
Qb6 19. b4 c4 20. Red1 Ne5 21. Nh3 $132) 19. b4 (19. Nh3 {could have led to an
equal endgame after} c4 20. bxc4 Bxc4 21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Ne5 $11) 19... Qb6
20. Qa2+ $6 {The first step in a wrong direction. Loek's move was connected
with an ambitious sac, but the consequences can be dangerous only for White.} (
{A safer way was:} 20. Nh3 cxb4 21. axb4 Rad8 (21... Nxb4 $6 22. Nf4 Re7 23.
Red1 $36) 22. Nf4 e3 23. fxe3 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Rd2 25. Qb1 Nd4 26. Qa1 Bb5 27.
Qxa7 Nxe2 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. Nxe2 Rexe2 30. Rxe2 Bxe2 {with a drawish endgame.})
20... c4 21. Rxc4 (21. Nh3 g5 22. Kh1 Ne5 $17) 21... Bxc4 22. Qxc4+ Kh8 23.
Nf7+ Kh7 24. g4 $2 {This desperate attempt to unlock the Bg2 leaves White's
king too exposed.} ({The only way of mantaining the balance wasn't easy to
find:} 24. Qd5 $1 Ne7 25. Qe5 a5 (25... Qb8 26. Qc5 Qc8 27. Nd6 Qxc5 28. bxc5
Red8 29. Nxf5 Nxf5 30. Bxe4 $11) 26. Nd6 Ng6 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. bxc5 Re5 29. Nxf5
Rxf5 30. Bxe4 Rff8 31. Bxa8 Rxa8 32. f4 Ne7 33. Rb1 $11) 24... Ne5 25. Nxe5
Rxe5 26. gxf5 Rae8 27. Bh3 Qf6 28. Rd1 Qh4 (28... Rd8 $5 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. e3
Qd1+ 31. Bf1 Qg4+ 32. Bg2 Qxf5 $17) 29. Kg2 Qh5 $6 ({A much stronger move was} 
29... Qg5+ 30. Kh1 Qh5 31. Kg2 Kh8 $17) 30. Rd7 $2 {Returning the favour. Now
White's setup lacks harmony.} ({Had Loek played} 30. Rc1 $1 Qg5+ 31. Kh1 $15 {
it would be difficult for Black to make further progress.}) 30... R5e7 $6 {
I guess, both players were short on time at this moment.} ({The correct} 30...
Qg5+ $1 31. Kh1 Rd8 32. Rxd8 Qxd8 33. Qc2 Qh4 34. Kg2 Qg5+ 35. Kf1 Qf4 $19 {
would yield Black access to the king.}) 31. Rd1 Rf8 32. a4 {There are no
serious threats, so White has time for advancing the pawns.} Rff7 33. a5 Qg5+
34. Kh1 Qf4 35. Kg2 Rc7 36. Qe6 Rf6 $6 {Missing one more opportunity of
swapping the rooks!} ({Much better was} 36... Qg5+ 37. Kf1 Rc1 38. Qg6+ Kg8 39.
Rxc1 Qxc1+ 40. Kg2 e3 $17) 37. Qe8 $2 {Unluckily for Loek, he is the last to
err in this spectacular game!} ({At the same time,} 37. Qb3 $1 Rd6 38. Rxd6
Qxd6 39. b5 Rb7 40. Qc4 $15 {would offer White excellent drawing chances.})
37... Rc2 38. Kf1 ({Or} 38. Qh5 g6 $1 39. fxg6+ (39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Rd8+ Kg7 41.
Rd7+ Kf8 $19) 39... Rxg6+ 40. Kf1 Qd6 $1 $19) 38... Rd6 $19 39. Re1 Rc1 40. f3
Rxe1+ 41. Kxe1 Qh4+ 42. Kf1 Qxh3+ 0-1

[Event "Kolkata op 19th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2014.03.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Lalith, Babu MR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2014.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 Qe7 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. a3 Bc3 12. Nxc3 dxc3 13. Bxc3 Na6 14. b4 Rfd8
15. Qb3 Ne4 16. Bb2 d5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe3 Nc7 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Ne5 Nf6 21.
Nc6 Bxc6 22. Bxc6 Ncd5 23. Qe5 Qc7 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Be5 Rcc8 26. Bb7 Rxc1 27.
Rxc1 Kf8 28. Kg2 Ne8 29. b5 f6 30. Bb2 Ndc7 31. a4 Rd2 32. Ba3+ Kf7 33. e3 Nd5
34. e4 Ne3+ 35. Kg1 Nc2 36. Bb2 Nd4 37. Bc3 $2 {Call it championship pressure
or momentary lapse of concentration, but White has blundered a piece. The
position was worth resigning, but Vidit keeps fighting...} Ne2+ 38. Kf1 Ra2 39.
Rd1 Nxc3 40. Rd7+ Kg6 41. Bc6 Nxa4 42. Rd8 Nc7 43. Rd7 Nxb5 44. Bxb5 Nc5 45.
Re7 Nxe4 46. Bd3 f5 47. Rxe6+ Kg5 48. h4+ Kg4 49. Bxe4 fxe4 50. Rxe4+ Kf5 51.
Re7 Kf6 52. Rb7 h5 53. f3 g6 54. g4 hxg4 55. fxg4 Ra4 56. h5 gxh5 57. gxh5 Kg5
58. Rh7 Ra2 59. Ke1 a5 {... and reaches this position.} 60. Kd1 $2 ({White had
to play} 60. Rd7 $1 Kxh5 61. Rd5+ Kg4 62. Rb5 {is a draw and would have
secured Vidit the title.}) 60... Rf2 $1 {With this move the point was in the
bag for Lalith, and the watching Oliver Barbosa must have heaved a sigh of
relief!} 61. Rh8 Rf6 62. Kc2 Rh6 63. Rg8+ Kf5 64. Kb3 Rxh5 65. Rb8 Rh3+ 66. Ka4
Rh4+ 67. Ka3 Rb4 68. Re8 Kf6 69. Re2 b5 70. Re8 Kf5 71. Rh8 Rg4 72. Rb8 Ra4+
73. Kb3 Rb4+ 74. Ka3 Ke5 75. Rh8 Rf4 76. Rb8 Ra4+ 77. Kb3 Rb4+ 78. Ka3 Kd6 79.
Ra8 Ra4+ 80. Kb3 Kc6 81. Rc8+ Kb7 82. Rh8 Rc4 83. Rh7+ Kb6 84. Rh6+ Rc6 85. Rh3
a4+ 86. Kb4 Rc4+ 87. Ka3 Ka5 88. Rh5 Rc3+ 89. Kb2 Re3 90. Ka2 a3 91. Rh4 b4 92.
Rh8 Re2+ 93. Ka1 Ka4 94. Rh3 Re1+ 95. Ka2 b3+ 96. Rxb3 Re2+ 97. Kb1 Kxb3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 "Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 {More than 200
games have reached this position and almost all of them have continued with
Bg2. Topalov wanted to try something different. But by making the move a3, he
cannot really hope for an opening advantage. It is more like trying to play a
fresh position.} 7. a3 $5 Ne4 8. Bg2 Bd6 9. Nfd2 Bb7 10. Qc2 f5 11. Nc3 O-O 12.
Nb5 Nc6 13. b4 $6 (13. Nxd6 cxd6 $5 {would have given Black a very comfortable
position but White is not worse in any way. The way Topalov plays leaves him
with a very bad position.}) 13... Be7 $1 {Preserving the bishop. The knight on
b5 looks really silly now.} 14. e3 a5 $1 15. bxa5 Rxa5 $17 {The opening has
gone horribly wrong for White. Not only is he behind in development, his pawn
structure is not so great with a weak and isolated a-pawn and also the black
knight on e4 is very well placed.} 16. Rb1 Qd7 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19.
Bd2 Ra6 20. O-O Na5 21. Bxa5 Rxa5 22. a4 Ba6 23. Rfc1 c6 24. Nc3 Rb8 $6 {
Why do you need to bring the rook from the half open f-file?} (24... Bd8 $1 25.
Na2 c5 $1 (25... Bc4 $6 26. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 27. Qxc4 $44) 26. dxc5 bxc5 $17) 25.
Bf1 Bc8 26. Na2 h6 27. Nb4 Bb7 28. Na2 Bd8 29. Nc3 Rba8 30. Rb2 Bc7 31. Qd1 {
Let's take stock once again to understand what's going on. White has a
weakness on a4 and Black has weaknesses on b6 and c6. It seems as if they
cancel out each other. But the important thing to note here is that the b6 and
c6 weaknesses can be protected by bishops on d8 and d7. Then they are
defending the weaknesses and also eyeing the kingside. Also crucial is the
semi-open f-file. While one of the black rook can continuously put pressure on
the a4 pawn, the other one can go to the f-file and start pressurising the f2
pawn and also threaten a kingside attack. Black has a clear advantage in this
position. It is interesting to see how Peter Leko misplayed this promising
position.} Bd8 $2 {An error. It was much more important to transfer the rook
to the f-file first.} (31... Rf8 $1 32. Qh5 Bc8 {Stopping Bh3.} 33. Rbc2 Bb8 $6
34. Ne2 Rf6 (34... Rf5 $6 35. Qg4 (35. Rxc6 $1 Rxh5 36. Rxc8+ Kh7 37. Rxb8 $11
{[%cal Ge2f4] White has excellent compensation.}) 35... Rf6 36. Qxd7 Bxd7 $17)
35. Nf4 Bxf4 36. exf4 Kh7 $15) 32. Qh5 Bc8 {Now the rook is stuck on a8 and
White can bring his knight into the game via e2.} 33. Rbc2 (33. Ne2 $1 {
was more accurate.}) 33... Be7 (33... Qe6 34. Ne2 Bd7 35. Nf4 Qe8 {and Black
has managed to co-ordinate his position. But White can execute a strong
positional exchange sacrifice.} 36. Qxe8+ Bxe8 37. Rxc6 $1 Bxc6 38. Rxc6 Rxa4
39. Nxd5 $14) 34. Ne2 Ba3 (34... Rxa4 35. Rxc6 $18) 35. Rb1 Rxa4 36. Rxb6 {
All of Black's superior co-ordination is lost and White has nearly a winning
position. The mistakes made by Leko were so subtle in nature - he didn't
organize his forces in the best possible way.} Bb7 37. Nf4 $18 {Look how the
position has changed. From a clearly better situation, Leko misplayed his
position so badly that he is completely lost!} Rb4 38. Ng6+ (38. Rxb4 Bxb4 39.
Bh3 Qd8 40. Ng6+ Kh7 41. Ne5 $18) 38... Kh7 39. Ne5 Qe8 40. Qxe8 Rxe8 41. Rxb4
Bxb4 42. Rb2 c5 43. dxc5 Rxe5 44. Rxb4 $18 {White has won a pawn and the rest
is a matter of straightforward technique.} Re7 45. Rb6 Rc7 46. Bb5 Bc8 47. Rc6
Rb7 48. Rxc8 Rxb5 49. c6 Rc5 50. Kg2 Rc2 51. h4 h5 52. c7 g6 53. g4 d4 54. exd4
e3 55. Kf1 e2+ 56. Ke1 g5 57. hxg5 h4 58. Rf8 h3 59. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. a3 $5 {[%cal Ga2a3] While Topalov wanted to
enforce b4 with the move Rb1, Caruana went for a3. But this move has a deeper
point which is to use the safer square a2 to lift the rook rather than the
b2-square.} c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bf4 Nbd7 (14... Bf8 {was played
by Karjakin against Topalov, and when Topalov had responded with Rb2, the
bishop came back to d6 as in many lines the rook was hanging on b2. Here
Caruana can avoid all of that with the move Ra2!} 15. Ra2 $1 Bd6 $2 16. Nxd5 $1
$18) 15. Nc4 $5 (15. Nxf7 $6 Kxf7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5+ Bxd5 18. Qxd5+ Kf8
$15) 15... Nb6 16. Na5 Ba6 17. b4 $5 (17. Nc6 Qd7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11 {should
be around equal.}) 17... cxb4 {This move was not expected by Caruana. It is
really not the best, but to prove an advantage against it is not an easy task.}
({Better was} 17... Bd6) ({or} 17... Qd7) 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Nc6 Bxc3 20. Nxd8
Bxe2 21. Qb3 (21. Qc2 {was also possible.} Bxa1 22. Rxa1 Raxd8 (22... Rexd8 23.
Qxe2 $18) 23. Rxa7 $16) 21... Bxa1 22. Rxa1 Raxd8 {Karjakin didn't want to
allow the manoeuvre Be5-d4 and hence took with this rook. But this means that
the a7-pawn falls.} (22... Rexd8 23. Bc7 Rdc8 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26.
Bxd5 $16) 23. Rxa7 Nc4 {This is critical for assessing the quality of
Karjakin's sacrifice. It must be said that over the board this position is not
so easy to win for White. Black hardly has any weaknesses. The pawns are all
on one side, which greatly reduces White's chances. Caruana tried hard but
couldn't crack through Karjakin's defences.} 24. h3 Bh5 25. Bg5 Bg6 26. Bxf6
gxf6 27. g4 Kg7 28. Qc3 d4 $1 {This was truly a study-like finish by Karjakin.
His defensive capabilities are truly fantastic.} 29. Qxc4 d3 30. g5 {This
looks like the most natural way to force events, but better could have been} (
30. Kh2 d2 31. Bf3 d1=Q 32. Bxd1 Rxd1 $16 {when White can keep trying. Whether
he can win or not is a different question, but he has some chances.}) 30... d2
(30... fxg5 $2 31. Bd5 $1 d2 32. Qd4+ Kg8 33. Qxd2 $18) 31. gxf6+ Kh8 (31...
Kxf6 32. Qc3+ Kg5 33. Bf3 {and the king on g5 doesn't really feel safe.} d1=Q+
34. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2 Kh6 36. Qf6 Re6 37. Qf4+ Kg7 38. Rxf7+ Bxf7 39. Qg4+ Kf8
40. Qxd1 {and although White is up a lot of material this might well be a
theoretical draw.}) 32. Bf3 Be4 $1 {A very strong move that had to be
accurately calculated.} 33. Kh2 (33. Qxf7 $2 d1=Q+ (33... Rg8+ 34. Qg7+ Rxg7+
35. fxg7+ Kg8 36. Bd1 $11) 34. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2 Rg8 36. Qxg8+ Kxg8 $19) (33.
Bg4 Rg8 34. Ra1 d1=Q+ 35. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Kh2 Bd5 $11) 33... Bd5 $1 34. Qg4 (34.
Qh4 Rg8 $1 35. Rxf7 (35. Bxd5 d1=Q) 35... Bxf7 36. Be4 Bg6 37. f7 d1=Q 38. Qf6+
Rg7 39. f8=Q+ Rxf8 40. Qxf8+ Rg8 41. Qf6+ $11) 34... Rg8 35. Bd1 Rxg4 36. hxg4
h6 {A brilliant defensive effort by Sergey.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 {What is wrong with Sergey, or should we ask: how
exactly does he believe so much in his system! He has played this for the
fourth time in the tournament. Nakamura tries to follow the path taken by
Veselin Topalov.} 11. Rb1 {[%cal Ga1b1]} Nbd7 {Karjakin improves on his game
against Topalov, where he went c5.} 12. b4 Bc4 13. Bf4 {This is the logical
move with the threat of Nd2.} Ne4 {Stopping Nd2.} 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Bxa2
16. Bxe4 Bxb1 17. Qxb1 Nf6 $1 {Giving back the exchange. Saving the rook and
giving up the h7 pawn is just too dangerous.} 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 {The position is
relatively even at this point. The question is what exactly was Nakamura's
home preparation all about if the best he could manage was this position.} 19.
e4 Rd8 $5 {This natural move was not studied by Nakamura in his home
preparation.} 20. Be3 $5 (20. d5 {is a bad move because of} c6 $1 21. d6 Bxd6
22. e5 Bxe5 $1 23. Bxe5 Rxd2 $17) (20. Be5 Ng4 $15) 20... Ng4 21. h3 $5 (21.
Rc1 {is another option at this point.} Nxe3 {Ok, Black is not really forced to
take on e3, but definitely the move Rc1 looks useful. Nakamura wanted to open
the f-file immediately for his rook.} 22. fxe3 $14) 21... Nxe3 22. fxe3 a5 $1 {
I like this move – it immediately clarifies the situation on the queenside.}
23. bxa5 (23. Qb3 Rf8) 23... Qxa5 24. Qc2 Qg5 25. Rf3 (25. Qxc7 Qxe3+ 26. Rf2
Bf6 $17) 25... c5 {Black is already very comfortably placed.} 26. Qb3 cxd4 27.
Qxf7+ Kh8 28. h4 (28. exd4 Qxd2 29. Qxe7 Qxd4+ 30. Kg2 $11) 28... Qe5 (28...
Qc5 29. Nb3 Qe5 30. Nxd4 Qxe4 31. Ne6 Rg8 32. h5 $36) 29. Nc4 Qxe4 30. Rf4 Qb1+
31. Kh2 (31. Kg2 Qa2+ 32. Kh3 Bb4 $11) 31... Rg8 32. exd4 b5 33. Ne5 Bd6 34.
Qd5 Qc2+ 35. Kg1 Bxe5 36. dxe5 Qe2 37. Rf2 Qe3 38. Kg2 b4 39. e6 (39. Qb5 $5 g5
$1 {Not at all an easy move to make, but it does equalize the game.} 40. h5
Qe4+ 41. Kh2 Qg4 $11) 39... h6 40. Qd7 Qe4+ 41. Kh2 Kh7 42. e7 Ra8 $1 {An
important idea creating mating nets on the back rank and securing the draw.}
43. Rg2 b3 44. Qb5 Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 68th"]
[Site "Chita"]
[Date "2015.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/Mokal,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2015.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. Bg2 (6. d5 {is the much
more combative move which initiates a very theoretical pawn sacrifice. Dubov
plays a safer continuation but one which is supposed to give Black quite a
safe theoretical equality.}) 6... Nc6 7. dxc5 bxc5 (7... Bxc5 {is the other
option.} 8. O-O Rc8 9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 {with an interesting
position.}) 8. O-O Be7 9. e4 Rc8 $6 (9... e5 $5 {Though this move looks
positionally suspect, it gives Black excellent chances as his knight is the
first one to get to d4.} 10. Qa4 (10. Nc3 Bxc4 $15) 10... Bb7 11. Nc3 O-O 12.
Re1 d6 13. Bg5 Nd4 $15) 10. e5 $1 Ng4 11. Qe4 (11. Qe2 $1 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 (
12... Nxf6 13. Nc3 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Nb5 $14) 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Nc3 (14. h3
Nh6 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Nc3 Qe7 $15 {Black who has two active bishops has
absolutely no problems.}) 14... Nh6 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Ne4 $14) 11... f5 12.
exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 {Effectively White has lost a tempo as he went Qc2-e4-e2.}
O-O 14. Nbd2 Bb7 $11 {Black has absolutely no problems in the opening.} 15. b3
a5 16. Bb2 Qb6 (16... Rc7 {with the idea of Qa8 came into consideration.}) 17.
Rab1 Qa7 18. a3 Qa8 19. Rfe1 a4 20. bxa4 Nd4 (20... Qxa4 $2 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22.
Rxb7 $18) 21. Qd3 Nxf3+ $6 (21... Bd8 $1 {with the idea of re-routing the
bishop to a5 is pretty strong.} 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Bc6 $44 {Black has
excellent compensation.}) 22. Bxf3 {This lets White get a comfortable position.
} Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Qxa4 24. Rbd1 Qc6 25. Ng5 g6 26. h4 $1 (26. Bxf6 Bxf6 {and the
d7-pawn cannot be taken just yet as the g5-knight is hanging.}) 26... Rcd8 27.
Qc3 Rb8 28. Ba1 (28. h5 $5 {As the knight cannot move, this move is pretty
strong.} gxh5 29. Ba1 $40) 28... Qb7 29. Rd3 h6 {White gets a winning position
now.} 30. Rf3 $1 hxg5 31. hxg5 {The knight cannot move because of mate on h8.}
Bd8 32. gxf6 Kf7 33. Rd1 $6 (33. Qd3 Qc6 34. g4 Rh8 35. Rh3 $18) 33... Rh8 (
33... d6 $1 {The idea is to go ...Rh8 when Black has excellent counterplay.}
34. Rxd6 $4 Qb1+ $1 35. Kg2 Rh8 $1 $19) 34. Qd3 d5 35. Be5 ({Another way to
get an advantage is to play} 35. cxd5 exd5 (35... Qxd5 36. Kg2 Qxd3 37. Rfxd3
$18) 36. Re1 $18 {The black king is just too exposed for Black to have any
realistic chances of defending this position.}) 35... Rc8 36. cxd5 exd5 37. Rf4
(37. Qxd5+ $1 {Sometimes when attacking it is difficult to transpose into an
endgame. But here it would have been a trivial win after} Qxd5 38. Rxd5 Rh5 39.
g4 Rg5 40. Re3 Rxg4+ 41. Kf1 $18 {Rd7+ is going to be a bone crusher and there
is no good way to prevent it.}) 37... g5 38. Rg4 (38. Rb1 $1 Qc6 (38... Qxb1+
39. Qxb1 gxf4 40. Qf5 fxg3 41. Qd7+ Kg6 42. Qg7+ Kf5 43. Qxh8 $18) 39. Rg4 d4 (
39... Bxf6 40. Qf5 Qe6 41. Rb7+ $18) 40. f3) 38... d4 $1 39. Qc4+ $2 (39. f3 $1
{was a nice little way to avert all the difficulties. The point is that ...Qb2
looks very threatening now but can be met with a very strong defensive move.}
Qb2 $5 40. Rh4 $3 gxh4 41. Qc4+ Kg6 42. Qe6 $1 {f7 is a huge threat now.} Qc2
43. Qg4+ Kf7 44. Qd7+ Kg6 45. Qg7+ Kf5 46. Re1 $1 $18 {This entire variation
was not at all easy to see.}) 39... Kg6 40. Qd3+ Kf7 41. Re4 (41. f3 $1 $18)
41... Bxf6 (41... Qd5 $1) 42. Bxf6 (42. Qf3 Qc6 43. Rde1 $18) 42... Kxf6 43.
Qf3+ Kg7 44. Qf5 Rh5 {White holds the advantage here. But have a look at the
position. The rook on e4 cannot move as a mate is threatened on h1. The black
king is completely exposed on g7. In such positions the value of each move is
extremely high and there are high chances that even a natural move can turn
out to be a mistake.} 45. Rde1 $2 {Played just after 49 seconds of thought.
This natural move is a mistake which throws away all the advantage that White
had.} (45. Qe5+ $1 {is the correct move. The idea is to first place the queen
on the e-file and then bring the rook to e1. In this way Re8 would not be
possible.} Kg8 (45... Kg6 46. Qd6+ Kf7 47. Rde1 $18 {is just crushing.}) (45...
Kh7 46. Rde1 $18) 46. Qe6+ Kg7 47. Rde1 {Once the rooks have doubled on the
e-file, the black king has no defence.} d3 (47... Rch8 48. Qe5+ Kg6 49. Qd6+
Kf7 50. Re7+ $18) 48. Qg4 d2 49. Re7+ Qxe7 50. Rxe7+ Kf8 51. Qxh5 $18) (45. g4
{This move looks pretty natural but has the drawback of allowing the rook to
come to e8.} Re8 $1 46. gxh5 Qxe4 {All endgames are simply worse for White.
But if he doesn't exchange the queens what should he do? Qg4 picking up the d1
rook is a huge threat. Here White has a hidden resource which is both deep and
beautiful.} 47. h6+ $3 {This is not just a spite check. The idea is to block
the h-file.} (47. Qxg5+ Kh7 {only helps Black as ...Rg8 is coming up next.} 48.
f3 Qe6 49. Qg6+ Qxg6+ 50. hxg6+ Kxg6 $17 {Black has excellent winning chances
in the endgame.}) (47. Qxc5 {loses now because of} Qg4+ 48. Kh2 Qxh5+ 49. Kg2
Qg4+ 50. Kh2 Rh8# {Maybe after seeing this variation you can appreciate the
value of the move 47.h6!!}) 47... Kxh6 48. Qxc5 $1 (48. Qf6+ Kh5 $19) 48...
Qg4+ 49. Kh2 Qxd1 50. Qc6+ $11 {White wins back the rook and the game ends in
a draw. I just wanted to show that seeing 0.00 on your computer screens is
sometimes very misleading. The only way to maintain that equality is by making
loads of accurate moves, not an easy task when your clock is ticking.}) 45...
Re8 $1 {Jakovenko takes his opportunity and pins down the rook.} 46. Kg2 {
It seems highly counter-intuitive to place your rook in a pin. But White would
like to play Qf3.} (46. f3 Rxe4 47. fxe4 Qb2 48. Qd7+ Kg6 49. Qe6+ $11 {
with a perpetual check would have been the easier way to make a draw.}) 46...
d3 {I was watching the live game at this point and I decided to take five
minutes on the clock and tried to guess the move for White. I came up with the
same losing move that Dubov played in the game. There was just one narrow path
to achieving the half point which was not at all easy but it did exist.} 47.
Qf3 $2 (47. f3 $3 {This brilliant move is the only way to draw the game. The
two exclamation marks are for seeing that ...Qb2+ is not a win for Black but a
super draw for White.} Qb2+ (47... d2 48. Rd1 Reh8 49. Qe5+ $11) (47... Rxe4
48. fxe4 $11) 48. R1e2 $3 Qxe2+ (48... dxe2 49. Qd7+ Kh6 50. Qc6+ $11) 49. Rxe2
Rxe2+ 50. Kg1 d2 (50... c4 51. Qd7+ Kf6 52. Qd6+ Re6 53. Qf8+ $11) 51. Qd7+ Kf6
52. Qd6+ $11 {What a brilliant defence! This was extremely difficult to see
during the game with your time ticking down.}) (47. Kg1 d2 $19) (47. g4 d2 48.
gxh5 dxe1=N+ $19) 47... d2 $1 48. Qc3+ (48. Rxe8 dxe1=N+ $1 {A nice little
underpromotion which ends the game!} 49. Rxe1 Rh2+ $1 $19) 48... Kg8 {White
has one more check on c4 but after ...Kh7 he would be just lost. Quite a
heartbreaking loss for Dubov as he was better for the major part of the game.
But Jakovenko was alert for the tactics and never gave up! That's why he
emerged victorious in the end.} 0-1

[Event "Beersheba-St Petersburg"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1998.03.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Sakaev,K"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.03.03"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Nxc3 $6 13. Bxc3 Nc6 14. Qd3
$1 (14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Bd2 Nd8 16. Rac1 c5 $11) 14... Qd7 15. Rad1 (15. h4 f5 $1
$11) 15... Nd8 16. h4 $1 $14 h6 (16... Ne6 17. Ng5 $16 Bxg5 $140 18. hxg5 Nxg5
19. Bd2 Ne4 20. f3 $18) 17. Nh2 f5 (17... Ne6 18. f4 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. f5
Nd8 21. Rhf1 $16) 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qg6 $1 (19. f3 h5 $1 $11) 19... Qf7 20. h5
Qxg6 (20... Be7 21. Qxf7+ (21. Ng4 $5 Qf3+ 22. Kh3 Qxc3 23. Nxh6+ Kh8 $13)
21... Nxf7 22. Ng4 $16) 21. hxg6 Nc6 22. Ng4 $16 Rae8 $2 (22... Ne7 $2 23. Bb4
$18) (22... a5 $1 23. Bb2 a4 $1 24. Rc1 Ne7 25. Rxc7 (25. Ba3 c5) 25... Nxg6
26. b4 $16) 23. Ne3 Re4 (23... Bg5 24. Nxd5 Re2 25. Be1 $1 (25. Nxc7 Rfxf2+ 26.
Kh3 Rf3 $16) 25... Rxa2 26. Nxc7 $16) 24. Nxd5 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Nxd4 26. Rhe1 $1
$18 (26. Nxc7 Nf3 $1 $44) 26... Rxe1 27. Rxe1 c6 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Re4 c5 30.
Nd5 Nc6 31. f4 Rc8 32. f5 Kg8 33. Re7 $1 Rd8 34. f6 $1 Nxe7 35. fxe7 Re8 36.
Kf3 b5 37. Ke4 c4 38. bxc4 bxc4 39. Kd4 Rc8 40. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin Avrukh,B Khalifman Ftacnik Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4.
g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O {Baburin: A modern move. In the
early 90s White relied on 8 e5 here but with mixed results. Khalifman: Ein
seit längerem bekannte Verbesserung gegenüber anderen Zügen.} (8. e5 {Ftacnik}
Ne4 $1 9. O-O Nxd2 10. Bxd2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Qxc6 dxc6 13. Bxc6+ Qd7 14.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 $10) (8. Nxd4 {Ftacnik} Bc5 $1 9. Nb5 a6 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. O-O Be7 $10
) 8... d6 (8... Nxe4 $6 {Ftacnik} 9. Ne5 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qa4+ Nd7 12. Re1
$36) (8... Nc6 $6 {Ftacnik} 9. e5 Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. Ne4 $16) (8... Bc5 $6 {
Ftacnik} 9. e5 Ne4 10. Ng5 $1 Nc3 11. bxc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qxg5 13. Nf3 $16) 9.
Nxd4 {Khalifman: Diese Stellung hatte Karpov schon auf dem Brett. Fürchtete er
nun eine Verbesserung gegenüber der Spielweise von Ivantschuk?} a6 $5 $146 (
9... Qd7 10. a4 $1 (10. Re1 {Ftacnik} Be7 11. Nb1 (11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nc6 13.
N2f3 a6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 $1 15. Nd4 Qc7 $10) 11... Nc6 12. Nc3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O
14. b3 (14. h3 Rab8 15. Be3 a6 16. a4 Ba8 $132 {/\Qc7}) 14... Rfd8 15. Bb2 Rab8
16. h3 Ba8 $10 17. g4 $6 {><f4} h6 18. a4 (18. f4 $2 d5 $17 {/\Bc5}) 18... a6
19. Ba3 Qc8 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A/Linares 1994/ (30)}) (10. b3 Be7 (10...
Nc6 11. Nb5 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Re1 Rad8 14. Nf1 Qc8 15. Ne3 Qb8 16. Nc3 Rfe8
17. Qe2 a6 18. Rad1 Na7 19. a4 Qa8 20. Rd2 Nc6 21. Qd1 Ne5 22. Nc2 Ned7 {
Piket,J-Lautier,J/Tilburg Fontys 1997/0-1 (47)}) 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. f4
Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. a4 Rfd8 16. Kh1 Qe8 17. Rae1 Nd7 18. Ba1 Rac8 19. Nf3 Ba8
20. g4 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Nd4 e5 {(59) 0-1 Ivanov,M-Tunik,G/Vladivostok
Zaitsev 1995/ (28)}) 10... Nc6 (10... Be7 11. a5 O-O 12. Re1 Na6 13. b3 bxa5
14. Rxa5 Nc5 15. Qc2 Bd8 16. Ra2 Bb6 17. Bb2 a5 18. Raa1 e5 19. Nf5 Nfxe4 20.
Bh3 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Qd8 {1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Ivanov,A/USA-ch G1 1997/ (30)}) 11.
Nxc6 Bxc6 12. b4 Be7 13. b5 $14 {Browne-Ivanov,A, USA(ch)1997}) (9... Nbd7 {
Ftacnik} 10. b3 (10. Re1 Qc8 (10... Be7 11. e5 Bxg2 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Nxe6 fxe6
14. Kxg2 Nc5 15. Ne4 $14) (10... Qc7 $5 11. a4 (11. Nb5 Qb8) 11... a6 12. a5
Be7 13. N2b3 Rc8 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5 Ba8 16. b3 Nfd7 17. Be3 O-O 18. Rc1 Rfe8
19. Re2 {1-0 Huzman,A-Har Zvi,R/ISR-chT 1996/ (35)}) (10... e5 11. Nb5 a6 12.
Nc3 Be7 13. Nf1 Rc8 14. Ne3 O-O 15. a4 g6 16. b3 Nc5 17. Qc2 Re8 18. Ba3 Ne6
19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Chiburdanidze,M/Groningen ctW 1997 (35)
}) 11. a4 $1 a6 (11... Be7 12. a5 bxa5 13. N2b3 Qxc4 $2 14. Nxa5 Qa6 15. e5
Bxg2 16. exf6 $16) 12. a5 e5 (12... bxa5 13. N2b3 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Nb3 $1
Qxc4 $2 16. Nxa5 Qb5 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. e5 Nd5 19. exd6 $18) 13. Nf5 (13. N4b3
b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Nb1 $5 Be7 16. Nc3 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 $16) 13... g6
14. Ne3 Be7 15. axb6 O-O 16. b4 Bd8 {1-0 Oll,L-Kengis,E/Riga zt 1995/ (40)}) (
10. a4 a6 11. a5 bxa5 12. N2b3 a4 13. Rxa4 Rc8 14. Na5 Ba8 15. Re1 Be7 16. Ndc6
$6 Rxc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxa6 Qc8 19. Rxc6 Qxc6 20. e5 Qxc4 21. exf6 Nxf6 22.
Bf1 Qc6 {Kohler,T-Siegel,G/Berliner Sommer 1997/0-1 (87)}) 10... Qc7 11. Bb2
Be7 12. f4 (12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rae1 {1/2-1/2 Shvidler,E-Csom,I/Tel Aviv-B 1989/})
12... O-O 13. f5 e5 14. Nb5 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. g4 h6 18. Qe2 bxc4
19. Nxc4 Nb6 20. Ne3 d5 21. Nexd5 Nbxd5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 {1/2-1/2
Shulman,Y-Budnikov,A/Vladivostok 1994/}) (9... Be7 {Ftacnik} 10. Qa4+ $5 Qd7
11. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 $2 12. Nb5 O-O 13. e5 Bxg2 14. exf6 Bxf1 15. fxe7 $16) (9...
Qc7 {Ftacnik} 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. f4 a6 13. g4 Nc6 14. Nc2 Nd7 15. g5 b5
16. Qh5 bxc4 17. Rf3 Rfe8 18. Nxc4 d5 19. Rh3 Nf8 20. f5 exf5 21. exd5 Bc5+ 22.
Kh1 Ne7 23. Rd1 Rad8 24. Be5 {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Van den Doel,E/Sonnevanck 1995/ 
(40)}) 10. Re1 Qc7 (10... Nbd7 11. e5 $1 Bxg2 12. exf6 Bb7 (12... Qxf6 13. Nxe6
fxe6 14. Kxg2 Nc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Be7 17. Rf4 Qe5 18. Be3 Rf8 19. Bd4 Qa5
20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. Qg4 {1-0 Browne,W-Burger,K/World op 1990/ (34)}) 13. fxg7
Bxg7 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Rxe4 O-O 16. Rg4 $14) 11. a4 $1 $14 {White's plan of
advancing a pawn is well known, but usually less effective in similar
positions. Black is lagging behind in development and white c4 pawn is safely
protected. It's highly desirable for White to exchange the b6-pawn - then the
Hedgehog will lose one of its needles. And a hedgehog without some needles is
not that safe! Khalifman: Wenn Weiß zu a4-a5 kommt steht er gut.} (11. b3 {
Ftacnik} Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. Nf1 Rfe8 15. Rc2 Rac8 16. f3 Qb8 17.
Bh3 Bf8 18. Ne3 Ba8 19. Bf1 Qb7 20. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Nemet,I-Summermatter,D/Biel
SWZ-ch (05)/1989}) 11... Nc6 (11... Nbd7 {Ftacnik} 12. a5 Be7 13. N2b3 Rd8 14.
axb6 Nxb6 15. Na5 Ba8 {Then White started an interesting attack:} 16. Nac6 Bxc6
17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. e5 Qxc4 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Be3 Nc8 21. Rc1 Qb4 22. Bd2 Qd4 23.
Bc6+ Ke7 24. Re4 {Avrukh,B} Qd3 {[%tqu "En","","","","c1c3","",10,"e4b4",
"Boensch,U-Chuchelov,V/Berliner Sommer sp 1996/1-0(32)",0]} 25. Rc3 $1 (25. Rb4
{Boensch,U-Chuchelov,V/Berliner Sommer sp 1996/1-0(32)}) 25... Bxc3 26. Bg5+ f6
27. Qxd3 $18) 12. Nxc6 {Khalifman: Logisch} Bxc6 (12... Qxc6 {Ftacnik} 13. b4
Be7 14. Bb2 $14) 13. a5 Rb8 $6 {Avrukh: This move let's white to develop an
initiative using his@. Khalifman: Vermutlich hat Karpov bei der ganzen Sache
das starke Turmmanöver im 15.Zug übersehen.} (13... bxa5 $142 14. Nb3 Rb8 (
14... a4 {Ftacnik} 15. Nd4 $16) 15. Nxa5 Ba8 $14) (13... Be7 $142 {Avrukh,B}
14. Nb3 (14. axb6 Qxb6 15. Re3 O-O) 14... Rb8 $13 (14... O-O 15. axb6 Qxb6 16.
Na5 {[%csl Rc6]})) 14. axb6 Qxb6 (14... Rxb6 {Ftacnik} 15. b3 (15. c5 dxc5 16.
Nc4 Rb4 17. Bf4 Qd7 $13) 15... Be7 16. Bb2 $16) 15. Re3 $1 $16 {Baburin: This
excellent rook lift highlights the weakness of the a-pawn. Khalifman: Sehr
stark gespielt.} Nd7 $8 (15... Be7 $2 {Ftacnik} 16. Rb3 Qc7 17. Rxb8+ Qxb8 18.
e5 Bxg2 19. exf6 $18) 16. Rb3 Qa7 (16... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 17. Rxa6 Rxb3 18. Nxb3
Qb7 19. Ra1 Bxe4 20. Na5 Qa8 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. Bf4 $16) 17. Rba3 (17. Rxb8+
Nxb8 18. b4 Be7 (18... Qb6 19. b5 $16) (18... Qb6 {Avrukh,B}) 19. b5 Bb7 20.
Nb3 O-O 21. Be3 Qa8 22. c5 $16) 17... Bb7 (17... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 18. Nb3 $1 (18.
Rb1 {[%cal Gb2b4,Yb4b5]} Rb4) 18... Nxb3 (18... Nxe4 19. Qe2 f5 20. Rxa6 $16)
19. Rxb3 Rxb3 20. Qxb3 Be7 21. Qa2 $16 (21. Qa2 $1 {Avrukh,B} Bb7 $140 22. Qa4+
)) 18. b4 Qb6 (18... Be7 {Ftacnik} 19. Bb2 (19. Qa4 Bf6 20. R1a2 Qb6 $14) (19.
b5 Bc8 20. Bb2 $14) 19... O-O 20. Nb3 $14) 19. Qa4 $1 {Weiß steht auf Gewinn.}
(19. b5 $5 axb5 20. cxb5 Qxb5 (20... d5 $2 21. exd5 Bxa3 22. Bxa3 Bxd5 23. Qg4
$40) 21. Rb1 Qc6 (21... Qc5 $5 22. Rab3 Qc7 23. Ba3 Be7 24. Nc4 Qxc4 25. Rxb7
Rxb7 26. Rxb7 Qa6 27. Qb3 $44) 22. Bf1 Be7 23. Bb5 Qc7 $13) 19... Be7 20. Bb2
Bf6 $2 (20... e5 $16) (20... Rg8 {Ftacnik} 21. Rd3 $16) 21. e5 $1 {Avrukh:
decisive breakthrough.} ({Baburin: Also interesting is} 21. Bxf6 {Baburin} gxf6
22. Rd3 {but 21 e5! is even more energetic.}) 21... Bxe5 (21... dxe5 22. c5 (
22. Rd3 $18 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gc4c5] Avrukh,B}) 22... Qc7 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. c6
Nb6 25. Qxa6 Qxc6 26. Nc4 Rb8 27. Nxb6 Rxb6 28. Qa8+ Bd8 (28... Qxa8 {Baburin}
29. Rxa8+ Bd8 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. Ra8+ Kd7 32. Rxh8 $18) 29. Rd1 $18) (21...
Bxg2 {Ftacnik} 22. exf6 Bc6 23. fxg7 Rg8 24. Qxa6 Qxb4 25. Qxc6 Qxb2 26. Rb1
$18) 22. c5 Qc7 (22... Qb5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Bxe5 $18) (22... dxc5 {Ftacnik}
23. Bxe5 $18) 23. Bxe5 dxe5 (23... Bxg2 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxd6 Qb7 25. Bxb8 $18)
24. Bxb7 Rxb7 (24... Qxb7 {Ftacnik} 25. c6 $18) 25. c6 Nb6 26. Qxa6 Qxc6 (26...
Rb8 27. Qa7 $18 (27. Qa7 {Ftacnik} Qc8 28. Ne4 O-O 29. c7 Rb7 30. Nd6 $1 Rxa7
31. Rxa7 Qd7 32. c8=Q $18)) 27. Nc4 $1 $18 {Avrukh: winning Nb6.} Rb8 (27...
Qc7 28. Qxb7 $18) (27... Qxc4 {Ftacnik} 28. Qxb7 Nc8 29. Rd3 O-O 30. Rd7 $18) (
27... O-O {Ftacnik} 28. Na5 $18) 28. Nxb6 O-O (28... Qxb6 {Ftacnik} 29. Qxb6
Rxb6 30. Ra8+ $18) (28... Rxb6 {Avrukh,B} 29. Qa8+) 29. Nc4 Qe4 (29... Qxa6 {
Ftacnik} 30. Rxa6 Rxb4 31. Nxe5 $18) 30. Re3 Qd5 31. Nxe5 Rfc8 32. Qd3 (32. Qd3
{Ftacnik} Rxb4 33. Qxd5 exd5 34. Nc6 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rd2 Nc6 $1 $10 13. Qb5 $5 (13. Qd1) (
13. Bxd6 $2 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qxc3 16. Rxb7 Nd4 $1 {/\} 17. Nxd4 $2
Qe1+ 18. Bf1 Ng4 $19) 13... Qc7 $1 14. Rad1 a6 15. Qa4 (15. Qxc5 $4 e5 $19)
15... Nd4 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Rfb8 18. b3 h6 19. f3 Nd7 20. Qa3 Qc6 21. Kf2
$6 (21. Qa4 $10) 21... Nb6 22. Be3 Nf5 23. Rd3 Rd8 24. Bc1 d5 $1 25. e4 Nd4 26.
exd5 exd5 27. Ne3 $6 (27. cxd5 $15 {>=}) 27... dxc4 $1 (27... Qf6 28. Nexd5
Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. cxd5 c4 31. Qxe7 $1 Qxe7 32. Rxd4 $44) 28. Nxc4 Nxc4 29.
bxc4 Qe6 $1 30. Be3 Qh3 $2 (30... Qxc4 31. Qa4 Qe6 $17) 31. Bxd4 $10 Qxh2+ 32.
Kf1 Rxd4 (32... cxd4 33. Qxe7 Re8 34. Qh4 $1 $10) 33. Rxd4 cxd4 34. Qxe7 Qh1+
35. Kf2 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 dxc3 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 (37... Kh7 38. Qe4+ $1 g6 39. Qxa8 c2
40. Rh8+ Kg7 41. Qf8+ Kf6 $10) 38. Qxd8+ Kh7 39. Qd3+ g6 40. Qxc3 Qxa2 41. c5
Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qa2+ 43. Kf1 Qb1+ 44. Kg2 Qa2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2
c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 13. bxc4 (13. Nxc4
Bb7 14. Nfe5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 b5 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Ne3 Bc5 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. e5 Bxg2
20. Kxg2 Qb6 $10 {Cvitan-Stempin,Warsaw 1990}) 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Nxe6
fxe6 16. Bxe5 Bc5 17. Rf1 $5 (17. Qe2 Bxf2+ $1 18. Qxf2 Ng4 19. Qd4 Nxe5 20.
Qxe5 Qxd2 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 $10) 17... Qd3 $1 (17... Bb4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 (18... Qxf6
$5) 19. Qa4 $16) (17... Rc8 18. Rc1 b5 19. Nb3 Ba3 20. c5 $1 Bxc1 21. Qxc1 $16
{Eingorn-Lerner,Lvov 1984}) 18. Nb3 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Bxc4 20. Nxc5 Bxf1 21. Rxf1
(21. Kxf1 $2 bxc5 22. Bd6 Ng4 $1 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Rd2 c4 $36) 21... bxc5 22.
Bd6 Rfc8 23. e5 Nd5 24. f4 g6 25. g4 (25. Bh3 $6 Re8 26. Bxc5 Rac8 27. Bxa7 Ra8
$15) 25... c4 26. f5 gxf5 (26... Kf7 $2 27. fxe6+ Kxe6 28. g5 $1 $16) (26... c3
$5 27. Bxd5 (27. fxe6 $6 Ne3 28. Bxa8 Nxf1 29. Bd5 Ne3 30. Bb3 c2 31. e7+ Kg7
32. Ba3 c1=Q+ 33. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kf2 Nxg4+ 35. Kg3 Rc8 36. Ba4 Nxe5 37. e8=Q
Rxe8 38. Bxe8 $15) 27... exd5 28. e6 c2 29. f6 c1=Q 30. f7+ $10) 27. gxf5 Ne3
28. Bxa8 Rxa8 29. Rc1 Nxf5 30. Rxc4 Nxd6 31. exd6 Rd8 $10 32. Rc6 Kf7 33. Rc7+
Kf6 34. Rxh7 a6 35. Rh6+ Kf5 36. Rh5+ Kf4 37. Kf2 Rxd6 38. Rh4+ Kg5 39. Ra4
Rd2+ 40. Ke3 Rxh2 41. Rxa6 Kf5 42. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Nc3 {
I was expecting the more usual cd5.} c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. b4 $5 {Only this move
can justify the exchange on d5. However it not clear whether this advance
achieves any advantage as White weakens c4-square.} (10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Nbd7
$11 {0-1 Stockfish 1.5.1 32-bit (2966)-Hiarcs 12 Sharpen PV On (2918)/CCRL
2009 (64)}) 10... Nbd7 11. b5 Bb7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb3 Ne4 $1 14. Rfd1 {[%mdl 8]
} (14. Rfc1 Nd6 $5 {1/2-1/2 Aranha Filho,A (2251)-Tsuboi,E (2341)/Sao Paulo
2001/CBM 084 ext (42)}) (14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ne1 a6 $1 $36) 14... a6 $5 15. a4 (
15. Nxe4 $6 dxe4 16. Ne1 (16. Ne5 axb5 17. Qxb5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ba6 19. Qb2 Bxe2
20. Bxe4 Bxd1 21. Bxa8 Qxa8 22. Rxd1 Rd8 $15) 16... axb5 $15) (15. bxa6 Bxa6
16. Nb5 $11) (15. Be1 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 axb5 17. Qxb5 Ra3 $36) 15... Rc8 $5 ({
Black would like to exchange on d2 and obtain the pair of bishops. However an
early exchange allows White to open the centre with e4.} 15... Nxd2 16. Nxd2
Rc8 (16... axb5 17. Nxb5 Nf6 18. Rdc1 Rc8 19. e3 {looks equal on the surface.
However it is easier to play White due to the symmetrical pawn structure and
weakness on b6.}) (16... f5 $6 17. bxa6 $1 Rxa6 18. Rdc1 $14) 17. e4 Bf6 18.
Ne2 Re8 $5 19. e5 Be7 20. Nf1 $14 {White has some space advantage which
enables him to manoeuvre his pieces to better squares.}) 16. Rac1 (16. Nxe4
dxe4 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Qb1 axb5 19. axb5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rc4 21. Rc1 Qc8 22. Be3 (
22. Rxc4 Qxc4 23. Be3 Bc5 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Qb2 Rb8 26. Rb1 e3 27. fxe3 Bxg2
28. Kxg2 Qe4+ 29. Kf2 Qf5+ 30. Kg1 Qe4 $11) 22... Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Qb7 24. Ra6
Rc8 $11) 16... Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Nf6 $5 18. e3 $6 {Underestimating Black's next
move.The pawn structure is similar, but it is necessary to have the right plan
to go about the position. Exchanging on a6 allows White to concentrate on the
b6-pawn as well as obtaining the b5-square for the knight. Still the position
remains equal but it is easier to play with Black.} (18. bxa6 $1 Bxa6 19. e4 (
19. e3 $5 Qd6 20. Rb1 Rc6 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. axb5 Rc7 $11) 19... dxe4 20. Ndxe4
Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Bc4 22. Qc2 g6 23. Bb7 Rc7 24. Nb5 Rxb7 25. Qxc4 Rd7 $11) (18. e4
$6 {is no longer available as the d4-pawn is hanging.} axb5 19. e5 (19. axb5 $6
Nxe4 20. Ndxe4 dxe4 $17) 19... bxa4 20. Nxa4 Nd7 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Nxb6 Nxb6
23. Qxb6 Qc2) 18... a5 $1 {Creating an outpost on b4 which can now be occupied
by the bishop or the queen.} 19. Rc2 Bb4 (19... Qd6 $5 20. Rdc1 Qb4 21. Qa2 g6
$11) 20. Rdc1 (20. Nf3 $142 Nd7 (20... Bd6 $5 21. Rdc1 Qe7 22. Ne2 $11) 21.
Rdc1 Qe7 22. Ne2 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Bd6 24. Nf4 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Nd3 $11)
20... Qe7 21. Nf3 (21. Na2 Bd6 $5 $11) 21... Ba3 22. Ra1 Bd6 23. Rac1 Ba3 24.
Ra1 Bd6 25. Rac1 Rc7 $5 {I decided to play on as Black has little risk of
losing.} 26. Ne2 Rfc8 27. Nf4 (27. h3 $5 {preparing Ne5 looks more to the
point.} Ne4 (27... g6 28. Ne5 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Kg7 $5 31. Nc6 Qc7 {
Again Black can continue without much risk.}) 28. Ne5 Nd2 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Qd1
Bxe5 31. Rxc7 Qxc7 32. Qxd2 Bd6 33. Nf4 g6 34. Nd3 Qc4 35. Qd1 Kg7 $5 36. Bf1 {
Although Black looks better, it is hard to make any headway without activating
the bishop on b7. To achieve this Black has to play, but this might weaken the
central pawn d5.}) 27... Ne4 $1 {Already anticipating the following exchanges,
Black prepares to exploit the weakness on a4.} 28. Nd3 $6 (28. Ne2 $5 {looks
more circumspect controlling c3 and keeping the e4-knight at bay.}) 28... Rxc2
29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Qc7 $1 31. Qxc7 Bxc7 32. Nb2 f6 {Restraining the Nf3
and preparing to move to the king towards the centre.} 33. Kf1 Bd6 34. Ne1 Nc3
35. Nc2 e5 36. Ke1 Kf7 37. Bh3 (37. Kd2 Nb1+ (37... Ne4+ 38. Bxe4 dxe4 39. Nc4
Bc7 40. dxe5 fxe5 41. N2a3 Ke6 42. Kc2 $11 {followed by Nb1-c3 and it is hard
to imagine that Black can win.}) 38. Kc1 Na3 $5 39. f3 (39. Na1 e4 $15) 39...
Bc8 $5 $15) 37... e4 38. Kd2 Nb1+ $1 {Repeating moves to move closer to the
time control on move 40.} 39. Kc1 Nc3 40. Kd2 Na2 41. Nd1 {Here and at several
moments later, Yannick prefers passive defence. In my opinion it was necessary
to try to break Black's favourable trend (Black has been improving his
position consistently in the last 15 moves or so).} ({In this regard} 41. f3 $5
{is worthy of consideration.} exf3 $142 $5 (41... Ke7 $143 42. f4 $1 (42. fxe4
$6 dxe4 43. Nc4 Bc7 44. N2a3 g6 45. Bg4 Nb4 46. Nb1 f5 47. Be2 Nd5 (47... h5 $5
) 48. Nc3 Nf6 $5 {followed by the advance of the kingside pawns.} (48... Nxc3
$5 49. Kxc3 Kf6 $15)) 42... g6 43. Nd1 f5 44. Bf1 Kf6 45. h4 $11) 42. Bg4 f2
43. Be2 f5 44. Nd3 g5 45. Nxf2 $15) 41... g6 42. Nc3 $6 ({Again} 42. f3 $5 {
was possible.} exf3 43. Bg4 f5 (43... h5 44. Bxf3 h4 45. gxh4 Bxh2 46. h5 $11
g5 $6 47. Bg4 $1 $14) 44. Bxf3 g5 45. Nf2 Ke6 (45... f4 46. gxf4 gxf4 47. e4
$11) 46. Nd3 h6 47. Bh5 Bc8 $15) (42. Bf1 {would have avoided the weak h-pawn
as occurred in the game. In this Black's winning chances are minimal.} f5 (
42... g5 43. Bh3 $1 $11) 43. h4 Bc8 44. Nc3 Nxc3 45. Kxc3 Kf6 $15) 42... Nxc3
43. Kxc3 f5 44. Kd2 (44. Bf1 g5 45. Be2 Kg6 46. f3 exf3 47. Bxf3 h5 48. Kd2 g4
49. Be2 h4 $17) (44. Bg2 g5 45. f4 exf3 46. Bxf3 g4 47. Bg2 h5 48. Kd2 h4 49.
gxh4 Bxh2 50. Na3 Kg6 51. Nc4 Bc7 52. Ne5+ Kh5 53. Nc6 Kxh4 $17) 44... Bc8 $5 {
Black has a space advantage and White's knight is misplaced. However Black
must open up the kingside to give scope to his bishops. In this process it is
quite possible that many pawns may get exchanged on the kingside. Hence Black
must retain his light coloured bishop to attack the weakness on a4.} 45. Ne1 g5
46. Ke2 Kf6 47. Nc2 (47. Bg2 f4 $1 (47... Be6 $6 48. f4 Bf7 (48... exf3+ 49.
Bxf3 Bf7 50. Nd3 Ke6 51. Nc1 $5 Be7 52. Na2 Kd6 53. Nc3 $11) 49. Nc2 Be7 (49...
Bh5+ $6 50. Kd2 h6 51. Bf1 Be8 52. Ke1 h5 53. h4 gxh4 54. gxh4 Ke6 55. Kf2 $11)
50. Bf1 h5 51. Kf2 h4 $15) 48. gxf4 gxf4 49. f3 Bf5 50. fxe4 dxe4 51. exf4 Bxf4
52. h3 Bg6 53. Nc2 Ke6 54. Ne3 Bg5 {Black continues with h5-h4, and then
exchanges his bishop for the e3-knight to obtain entry to White's queenside
for his bishop or king.} {A sample variation is as follows} 55. Kd2 (55. Kf2 $6
Bf6 56. d5+ (56. Nc2 Kd5 57. Ke3 Bg5+ 58. Kf2 Kc4 $19) 56... Kd6 57. Bf1 Bd4
$19) 55... h5 56. Bf1 h4 57. Bc4+ Kd6 58. Be2 Bf5 59. Bf1 Be6 60. Bg2 Bxe3+ 61.
Kxe3 Bb3 62. Bxe4 Bxa4 63. Bd3 Bb3 $19) 47... Be6 48. Ke1 (48. Bg2 $142 f4 (
48... h5 49. f4 h4 50. Bf1 Bf7 51. Kf2 Kg6 52. Ne1 hxg3+ 53. hxg3 gxf4 54. gxf4
Be7 55. Ng2 Kf6 56. Be2 Ke6 57. Bd1 $11) 49. gxf4 gxf4 50. f3 exf3+ 51. Bxf3
Bf5 52. Ne1 Ke6 $15) 48... Bf7 $5 49. Bf1 h5 50. Be2 f4 51. Kf1 $6 (51. exf4
gxf4 52. Bd1 h4 (52... e3 53. gxf4 exf2+ 54. Kxf2 Bxf4 55. h4 $11) 53. gxf4 (
53. gxh4 Be6 54. f3 Be7 $17) 53... Bxf4 54. Ne3 Kg5 $1 (54... Be6 $2 55. Bb3
Bxh2 56. Bxd5 Bf4 57. Bxe6 Kxe6 58. Kf1 h3 (58... Bg5 59. Kg2 Bf6 60. Kh3 Bxd4
61. Kxh4 Bxe3 62. fxe3 Kd5 63. Kg4 Kc4 64. Kf5 Kb4 65. Kxe4 Kxa4 66. Kd5 Kb3
67. e4 a4 68. e5 a3 69. e6 a2 70. e7 a1=Q 71. e8=Q Qc1 72. Qc6 $11) 59. Kg1 Bc7
60. Kh1 {and Black cannot make any headway.}) 55. h3 (55. Bb3 $2 Bxh2 56. Bxd5
Bxd5 57. Nxd5 h3 58. Kf1 Kg4 $19) 55... Bxe3 (55... Be6 56. Bg4) 56. fxe3 Be6
57. Bb3 Bxh3 58. Bxd5 Bg4 $1 59. Bxe4 h3 {and Black wins because White will be
unable to stop the a5-passer.} 60. Bc6 h2 61. Kf2 Bd1 62. Kg3 Bxa4 63. Kxh2 Bb3
64. Be4 Kg4 65. Bb1 a4 66. Kg2 a3 67. Kf2 a2 $19) 51... h4 $4 {Black misses
the golden opportunity.} (51... f3 $142 52. Bd1 Kf5 {Black's plan is to play
Kg4 and h4 and sacrifice his bishop on g3 or e3 to queen the f-pawn. White's
pieces are awkwardly placed and he cannot stop this plan.} 53. Ne1 (53. Na1 Kg4
54. Kg1 h4 55. Nb3 Bb4 56. Nc1 hxg3 57. hxg3 Bd2 58. Nb3 Bxe3 $19) 53... Kg4
54. Bb3 h4 55. Nc2 Kh3 56. Kg1 hxg3 57. hxg3 Bxg3 58. fxg3 Kxg3 $19) 52. gxf4
gxf4 53. exf4 Bxf4 54. Ne3 $1 (54. h3 $2 {would have avoided fixing the pawn
on a dark square (the colour of the unopposed bishop). However Black
eventually breaks with e3 to obtain entry to White's weaknesses on d4, a4 etc.
Play might continue} Be6 55. Kg2 Bd2 56. Bh5 Bc3 57. Be2 Kg5 58. Bd1 Bb2 59.
Be2 Kf4 60. Bh5 Bc1 61. Bg6 Bd2 62. Bh5 Bf5 63. Bd1 e3 64. fxe3+ Bxe3 $19)
54... Be6 (54... Bxh2 $4 55. Ng4+ $18) 55. Kg2 h3+ 56. Kg1 Ke7 $5 {Having
missed the opportunity on move 51, Black's main idea now is to bring the
dark-coloured bishop into White's camp and effect a breakthrough on e3 to gain
access to White's queenside pawns. However it is not clear how Black can
achieve it without help from White.} 57. Bd1 Kd6 58. Be2 Bg5 59. Kf1 Bf6 60.
Nc2 Bf5 61. Bd1 Bg7 (61... Bg6 62. Ke1 Ke6 (62... Bg5 63. Bg4 Bf4 64. Bxh3 Bxh2
65. Ne3 $11) 63. Bg4+ (63. Be2 e3 (63... Bf5 64. Kf1 $11) 64. Nxe3 Bxd4 65.
Bg4+ Ke5 66. Bxh3 Bxe3 67. fxe3 Bc2 68. Kd2 Bxa4 69. Bd7 d4 70. exd4+ Kxd4 71.
h4 Ke5 72. Kc3 Bd1 73. Be8 Kf6 74. Kd4 Bg4 75. Bc6 $11) 63... Bf5 64. Bd1 (64.
Bxf5+ $6 Kxf5 65. Ne3+ Kg5 66. Nxd5 Bxd4 $17) 64... Kd7 65. Bh5 Kd6 66. Bd1 Bh7
67. Bg4 e3 68. Nxe3 Bxd4 69. Nf5+ Bxf5 70. Bxf5 Kc5 71. Bxh3 Kb4 72. Be6 Kxa4
73. Bxd5 Kxb5 74. h4 a4 75. h5 Kc5 76. Bf7 b5 77. Be8 $1 a3 78. Bf7 Kb4 79. Kd2
$11) 62. Ne3 Be6 63. Nc2 Kd7 64. Ke1 $2 {Allowing the bishop to reach d2 after
which the position can no longer be saved.} (64. Be2 $142 Bh6 65. Ne3 $1 {
White stops Bd2 and if Black plays Bf8 then Nc2 stopping Ba3 or Bb4 and White
achieves a draw.}) 64... Bh6 65. Kf1 (65. Ne3 Bf4 66. Nf1 Bc1 67. Ng3 Ke7 68.
Ke2 Kf6 $17) 65... Bf4 66. Kg1 Bd2 67. Kf1 Kd6 68. Be2 Ke7 69. Bh5 Kf6 70. Be2
Kg5 71. Bd1 Kf4 72. Ke2 Bc3 73. Kf1 Bf7 74. Be2 Bd2 75. Bd1 Bc1 76. Ke1 Be6 77.
Ke2 Bg4+ 78. Ke1 Bf3 $1 {Quite a strong move putting White in zugzwang.
However during the game, I felt that I had overlooked the surprising tactic
Nb4 and was frantically calculating variations and was never able to catch the
b-pawn. But all that is required is to make space for the bishop on c1.} 79.
Be2 (79. Nb4 axb4 80. a5 bxa5 81. b6 Kg4 82. b7 Bf4 $19) 79... e3 80. Bd3 Bd2+
81. Kf1 Bg2+ 82. Ke2 Bf3+ 83. Kf1 Be4 84. fxe3+ Bxe3 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schluricke,R"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Bc3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 (12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 Bb7 14.
e5 Nd5 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. a4 $1 {Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/ Prague 2002}) 13. Ng5 $5 (13.
Nxe4 Bb7 14. Nfg5) 13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. Qc2 c5 8.
Bg2 Nc6 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Nc3 d6 14. Rd2
Rfd8 15. Rad1 a6 16. Ng5 Nd4 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. e3 Nf5 19. Qc2 Rac8 {[#]} 20.
Nd5 {Spicing up the position and giving Black problems to solve.} exd5 21. Qxf5
h6 ({After} 21... dxc4 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 {White threatens 24.Rxf6 and
Black is in trouble.}) 22. Nf3 dxc4 23. Rxd6 {[#]} Qc7 $2 ({Correct was} 23...
Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Re8 {with the simple threat of ...Qxb2.} 25. Rd2 $11 {with a
roughly equal position.}) 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxc5 {White won a
pawn.} Qd1+ 27. Kg2 Qc2 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. h3 a5 30. Nd4 Qe4+ (30... Qxb2 31.
Qxc4 {doesn't make life easier for Black.}) 31. Kh2 Qd3 32. Qc7 Qf1 33. Qf4 Qb1
{By attacking the queenside pawns Black forces a liquidation to a knight
ending.} 34. Qf5+ Qxf5 35. Nxf5 Ne4 36. Kg2 c3 37. bxc3 Nxc3 38. a3 Nb5 39. a4
Nc3 40. Nd4 Nxa4 41. Nb3 h5 42. Nxa5 {[#] Black managed to exchange the
queenside pawns which improves her drawing chances. But Black still has to
fight and in "Fundamental Chess Endgames" Karsten Müller claims that knight
endings with four against three pawns on one wing are almost always won for
the side with the extra-pawn.} g6 43. Nc4 Kg7 44. Kf3 Nc5 45. e4 Ne6 46. Ke3
Kf6 47. f4 Nc7 48. Ne5 Nb5 49. Kd3 Ke6 50. Nf3 Ke7 ({Exchanging knights loses
immediately:} 50... f6 $4 51. Nd4+) 51. Nd4 Nc7 52. Ke3 Na6 53. f5 gxf5 (53...
Kf6 54. Kf4 g5+ 55. Ke3 Nb4 56. h4 g4 57. Nb5 (57. Ne2 $2 {yields nothing} Ke5
58. Nf4 Nc2+) 57... Ke5 58. Na3 Kf6 59. Nc4 {and the advance of the e-pawn
secures White the win.}) 54. Nxf5+ Kf6 55. Kf4 Nc5 56. e5+ Kg6 57. Ne7+ ({
A shorter way to win was} 57. Nh4+ Kg7 58. Kf5 Ne6 59. Nf3 $18) 57... Kg7 58.
Kf5 Nd3 (58... Ne6 $5 {may have been more stubborn.}) 59. Nd5 Nc5 60. h4 Kh6
61. Nf6 Ne6 62. Ne8 Nc5 63. Nd6 Kg7 64. Ne8+ Kh6 65. Nd6 Kg7 66. Kg5 Nd7 67.
Nc4 f6+ 68. exf6+ Nxf6 69. Nd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.13"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nizhniy Tagil Polytechnik"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 Nc6 13. Rad1 Na5 14. Qb5 (14.
Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Nc6 16. Qb5 d5 17. e3 h6 18. h4 dxc4 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rxd8+
Bxd8 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. e4 Nd7 23. Bd6 Bf6 24. Ne3 Na5 25. f4 Bd4 26. Kf2 Nf6
27. Kf3 Ne8 28. e5 Nxd6 29. exd6 Kf8 30. f5 Ke8 31. a4 Kd7 32. fxe6+ fxe6 33.
Ke4 h5 34. Ng2 Nb3 35. Kf4 Nc1 36. Ke4 Nd3 37. Nb5 Bxb2 38. Ne3 Ne5 39. Nd1 c3
40. Ne3 Nc6 {0-1 (40) Van Wely,L (2678)-Karjakin,S (2756) Antalya 2013}) 14...
Qxb5 15. cxb5 Rac8 16. e4 h6 (16... Nxe4 $6 17. Rxd7) 17. h4 Kf8 18. Ne1 Nc4
19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rc2 Nb6 22. Bxd5 exd5 (22... Nxd5 $11) 23. b3 c4
24. Be3 cxb3 25. axb3 d6 26. Bxb6 (26. exd6 $5 Bxd6 27. Rc6) 26... axb6 27.
exd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd5 Bc5 29. Rcd2 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Ke7 31. Nd3 Bd6 32. Rd4 Rc3 33.
b4 g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Kf1 f5 36. Ke2 g4 37. Kd2 Rc8 38. Nf4 Bxf4+ 39. Rxf4
Ke6 40. f3 gxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rb1 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bf4 Bf8
15. Rb2 {[#]} Bd6 {[#]} (15... g5 {provoziert} 16. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 17. Bxg5 Qd7
18. Nxd5 {mit drei Bauern und Angriff für die Figur.}) 16. Nd3 (16. Nxf7 $5
Kxf7 17. Nxd5 Bxf4 18. Nxf6 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Re7 20. Nd5 {war auch hier möglich
und wird von der Maschine als vorteilhaft für Weiß angesehen.}) 16... Na6 17.
Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Nf4 Qe5 19. Rc2 Rad8 20. Na4 c4 21. Qd2 g5 22. Nh3 h6 23. f4 gxf4
24. Qxf4 cxb3 25. axb3 Kg7 26. Qxe5 Rxe5 27. Nf4 Re7 28. Nd3 Ng4 29. Rf4 Ne3
30. Rd2 d4 31. Bh3 Be4 32. Nac5 Nxc5 33. Nxc5 f5 34. g4 fxg4 35. Bxg4 Nxg4 36.
Rxg4+ Bg6 37. Kf2 Re5 38. Nd3 Rf5+ 39. Ke1 h5 40. Rg1 a5 41. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 $5 {Usual is 10. - Nxd7, which is considered
quite safe for Black.} 11. Bc3 dxc4 12. d5 $5 cxd5 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bb2 Nc6 15.
Qc2 (15. bxc4 Bxc4 16. Nd2 Ba6 17. Re1 Rc8 18. e4 $13 {Novikov-Adorjan,
Hungary 1990 (see game 278 at this disk).}) 15... f5 16. Rd1 Bd6 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-A 18th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1990.04.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1990.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 {
For 7. - c5, see the game Browne-Bishoff from the same tournament.} 8. Qb3
Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Qa3 a5 14. Bf1 Rfe8
15. Nh4 h6 16. f3 Bh7 17. e4 e5 18. d5 Nc5 19. Bh3 Kh8 20. Nf5 Qf8 21. Rf1 Ng8
22. Rce1 Ne7 23. Nh4 Qg8 24. Qc3 Rf8 25. Be3 g5 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. exf5 f6 28.
Rd1 Qh7 29. Qc2 h5 30. Rf2 Kg7 31. b3 Kf7 32. a3 a4 33. b4 Nb3 34. g4 hxg4 35.
Bxg4 Rh8 36. c5 bxc5 37. bxc5 Qg8 38. Qc4 Qc8 39. Rc2 Qa6 40. Qe4 dxc5 41. Bxc5
Nxc5 42. Rxc5 Qb6 43. Qc4 Ra5 44. d6+ Kg7 45. Qe6 Qxc5+ 46. Kh1 Nd5 47. Qd7+
Kf8 48. Qd8+ Kg7 49. Qd7+ Kf8 50. Qc8+ Kg7 51. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Ne5 Nbd7 {Not a succesful experiment. White
wins a pawn.} 12. Nc6 Qc8 13. e3 Nb8 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bb7 16. Qc2 Nxc6
17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxc6 Qa6 19. Qc4 Qxc4 20. bxc4 c5 21. d5 a6 22. Ke2 b5 23.
Rhc1 Re5 24. cxb5 Rxd5 25. b6 Rb8 26. Rab1 Kf8 27. a4 Ke7 28. a5 Kd6 29. Rc4 f5
30. f3 Kc6 31. e4 fxe4 32. Rxe4 Rb7 33. Ke3 Rd6 34. Re8 Rbd7 35. Rc8+ Kb7 36.
Rxc5 Re6+ 37. Kf4 Rf6+ 38. Ke4 Re7+ 39. Re5 Rxe5+ 40. Kxe5 Rxf3 41. Rc1 Re3+
42. Kd4 Re7 43. Rc5 Rf7 44. h4 (44. Rc7+ $2 Rxc7 45. bxc7 Kxc7 46. Kc5 h5 $1)
44... Kb8 45. Re5 Kb7 46. Kc5 g6 47. Kd6 Rf3 48. Re7+ Kb8 49. Rxh7 Rxg3 50. Ra7
g5 51. h5 g4 52. Rxa6 Rd3+ 53. Ke5 g3 54. Ra7 Ra3 55. Kd6 {55. - g2 56.Tg7
Txa5 57.Kc6 + -} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rd2 h6 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nc6 15.
Qd1 Rad8 16. b3 {[#]} e5 17. Be3 Nd4 18. Rc1 d5 19. Na4 Qe6 20. cxd5 Rxd5 21.
Nc3 Rd7 22. Qe1 Rfd8 23. Na4 Qh3 24. f3 Nd5 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Rdd1 Bb4 27. Qf2
Ne3 $19 28. Rd3 e4 29. Rxe3 {29.fxe4 Ng4 - +, 29.Nf4!} dxe3 30. Nxe3 Bd2 0-1

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Magomedov, Magaram"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c6 {5. - Bb7 intending 6. - c5
is supposed to equalize.} 6. e4 d5 7. cxd5 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 cxd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nbd2
Nxd2+ 11. Bxd2 Nd7 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Kg2 O-O 14. Qc7 Qc8 15. b4 Rd8 16. b5 Ba3
17. Rc3 Qxc7 18. Rxc7 h6 19. Rb1 a6 20. bxa6 Rxa6 21. Ne1 Be7 22. Rb2 Ba3 23.
Rbc2 Ra4 24. Nf3 b5 25. Rb7 Rc4 26. Rxc4 bxc4 27. Ra7 Bb2 28. Ba5 Rc8 29. Rxd7
c3 30. Rb7 c2 31. Bd2 c1=Q 32. Bxc1 Bxc1 33. Kf1 g5 34. Ke2 g4 35. Ne1 Bg5 36.
Rb2 Ra8 37. f3 gxf3+ 38. Nxf3 f6 39. Kd1 fxe5 40. dxe5 Ra4 41. Ne1 Kf7 42. Nd3
Kg6 43. Kc2 Ra3 44. Nb4 Kf5 45. Rb3 Ra8 46. h4 Be7 47. Nc6 Bc5 48. Rc3 Bb6 49.
Kb3 d4 50. Rc4 Ke4 51. a4 Kd5 52. g4 Bc5 53. Nb4+ Bxb4 54. Rxb4 Kxe5 55. Rb6
Rc8 56. Rb7 Kd6 57. Rb6+ Kd5 58. Rb7 e5 59. a5 Ra8 60. Rb5+ Ke4 61. Kc2 Kf4 62.
Rd5 Ra6 63. h5 Rc6+ 64. Kd2 Rc4 65. a6 Ra4 66. Rd6 e4 67. Rxh6 Ra2+ 68. Kc1 e3
69. Kb1 e2 70. Re6 d3 71. Kxa2 d2 72. a7 d1=Q 73. a8=Q Qc2+ 74. Ka3 Qc3+ 75.
Ka2 Qc4+ 76. Kb1 Qb3+ 77. Kc1 Qxe6 78. Qb8+ Kf3 79. Qb7+ Kf2 80. Qa7+ Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Bg5 Rd8 14. Nh4 (14.
Ne5 c5 15. Rac1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e3 {Eingorn-Aseev, Lvov (zt) 1990.}) 14...
g6 15. Bf3 c6 16. Ng2 Qd7 17. Nf4 Nc7 18. Bg2 Kg7 19. h4 h6 20. Bh3 Qe8 21.
Bxf6+ Bxf6 22. e3 Bc8 23. Bxc8 Raxc8 24. Rac1 Ne6 25. Ng2 Nc7 26. Nf4 Be7 27.
Qe2 Bd6 28. Qf3 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Nc3 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Na4 {12.Ne5!?} Bxd2 13. Nxd2 {
White`s opening-play makes a good impression. He combines an attack against c5
with the preparation of the thrust e2-e4.} Qe7 14. Re1 $1 Nbd7 15. e4 dxe4 16.
Nc3 Ne5 17. Ndxe4 Rad8 18. Qc2 Ba6 19. Ng5 Bd3 20. Qb2 Nfg4 21. f4 c4 22. Na4
a5 23. Rxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Qb4 25. Qc3 Rfe8 26. Qxb4 axb4 27. bxc4 f6 28. Bd5+
Rxd5 29. cxd5 fxg5 30. Nc5 Bf5 31. d6 gxf4 32. gxf4 Ra8 33. Rd1 Rxa2 34. d7
Bxd7 35. Rxd7 Rc2 36. Ne6 Rc6 37. Rxg7+ Kh8 38. Re7 h6 39. f5 b3 40. Rb7 Rc1+
1-0

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 (10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rad1 (11. Rac1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rfd1
Nce4 $10 {Dlugy,M-Adorjan,A, New York 1984}) 11... Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Nb5 Nce4
14. Nfd4 a6 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. f3 g5 $1 $15 {Dlugy,M-Browne,W, USA 1984}) 10...
Na6 11. Bf4 (11. Be3 Nc5 (11... Qc8 12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Bd4 $14 {
Karpov,A-Ehlvest,J, SkellefteÅ 1989}) 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qb8
15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rxd7 Qxb2 17. Rb1 Qxc3 18. Rxe7 {+/= / = Polugajevski,
L-Hellers,F, Haninge 1990.}) 11... Nc5 12. Qc2 Nce4 {12. - Qc8} 13. Ne5 $5 Nxc3
14. Bxb7 Nxd1 (14... Rb8 $2 15. Qxc3 Rxb7 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bd6
$18) 15. Rxd1 Rb8 16. Nc6 dxc6 17. Rxd8 Rbxd8 18. Bxc6 Bd6 19. Bd2 $1 $14 Rc8
20. Qa4 Rc7 21. b4 Rfc8 22. Bb5 Ne4 23. Be1 Be5 24. Ba6 Rd8 25. Kg2 Nf6 26. c5
bxc5 27. Qa5 Ne8 28. bxc5 Rb8 29. c6 $16 Bd4 30. Qa4 Bb6 31. Bc3 Rd8 32. Be5
Nd6 33. Qg4 f5 34. Qg5 Rf7 35. Qf4 Ne8 36. Bc4 Re7 37. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Nce4 $2 {12. - Qc8! +/=/=} 13.
Ne5 $1 Nxc3 14. Bxb7 Nxd1 15. Rxd1 Rb8 $5 (15... d5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nc6 Qd7
18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bg5 $16) (15... Rc8 $6 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. Qa4
$1 $18) 16. Nc6 dxc6 17. Rxd8 Rbxd8 18. Qa4 Bd6 19. Bxc6 (19. Bg5 Bb8 20. Bxc6
$16) 19... Bxf4 20. gxf4 a5 $6 {20. - Rc8 and 21. - Rc7 =} 21. c5 $16 bxc5 (
21... Rb8 22. cxb6 Rxb6 23. b3 Rc8 24. Bf3 Rc5 25. Qd4 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Rb8 27. Qa7
$18 {(Timman)}) 22. Qxa5 h6 23. Qxc5 Rd2 24. Qc3 $1 Rxe2 $5 25. Bf3 (25. Kf1
Ne4 $1 26. Qd3 (26. Qd4 Rxf2+ 27. Ke1 Rxf4 28. Bxe4 f5 $17) 26... Rxf2+ 27. Ke1
f5 $10) 25... Nd5 26. Qc1 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 Rxb2 $16 28. a4 Rc8 29. Qd4 Ra2 30. Bb7
$2 {30.h4 +/- (Seirawan)} Rc1+ 31. Kg2 g6 32. Ba6 Raa1 33. Bb7 Rg1+ 34. Kh3
Rad1 35. Qb6 Rg5 36. a5 Rd3+ 37. f3 Rd2 38. a6 (38. f4 $2 Rd3+ 39. Kh4 Rh5+ 40.
Kg4 f5#) 38... e5 39. Qe3 $1 Rh5+ 40. Kg3 Rg5+ {40. - Rhxh2?! 41.f4!} 41. Qxg5
hxg5 42. a7 Ra2 43. a8=Q+ Rxa8 44. Bxa8 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sjoberg, Mats"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Rc8 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. b3 d5 12. cxd5 {12.Sc3!?} Nxd5 13. Qe4 $2 Bf6
14. Ne5 Nxf4 $1 $19 15. Rxd8 Nxe2+ 16. Kh1 Rfxd8 17. Nxc6 Rd1+ 18. Bf1 Rxf1+
19. Kg2 Rg1+ 20. Kh3 {20.Kf3 Txc6 - +} h5 {Black threatens 21. - Sf4+ followed
by 22. - Lf1+.} 0-1

[Event "Candidates m6"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O b5 13. Re1 bxc4 14. bxc4 Nb6 (
14... f5 15. Rb1 Qc8 16. Ba5 {16.Bb4 + =} Nf6 17. Qa4 Ne4 $13 {Dzandzgava,
L-Ivanov,A, Philadelphia 1990}) 15. c5 Nc4 16. e4 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 dxe4 18. Bxe4
Qd7 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Qc2 g6 $10 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Rb1 Rb7 23. Rxb7 Qxb7 24.
Qb3 Qb5 25. Qxb5 Bxb5 26. Bc2 Kf8 27. a4 Bc4 28. Be4 Bd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Kg2
h5 31. h3 Kg7 32. Bd2 Kf6 33. g4 Ke6 34. f4 Bf6 35. Bc3 Kd7 36. Kf3 Kc8 37. Ke3
Bd8 38. Kd3 Kb7 39. Bd2 Ka6 40. Be1 Ba5 41. Bc3 Bc7 42. Bd2 f5 43. gxf5 gxf5
44. Kc2 Bd8 45. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Frias Pablaza, Victor J"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 d5 10. cxd5 (10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. e3 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 Rc8 $10)
10... exd5 11. Bb2 Ne4 12. dxc5 {More direct and logical than 12.a3 followed
by 13.Nfd2 as in the Ehlvest- Chandler game. Frias achieves a small advantage.
He gets the bishop-pair and a nice square on d4.} (12. a3 Ba5 13. Nfd2 f5 $13 {
Ehlvest-Chandler, Luzern 1989}) 12... bxc5 13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 Bb6 15. Nc3 cxb4
16. axb4 Na6 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Na4 Rfc8 19. b5 Nac5 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. e3 Rxa1 22.
Bxa1 Nf6 23. Qf3 Nce4 24. Nf5 d4 25. Nxd4 Rc5 26. Qf4 h6 27. h4 Nd6 28. Bc6
Bxc6 29. bxc6 Qe7 30. Qf3 Nfe4 31. Qg4 Nf6 32. Qh3 Qe4 33. Nb3 Rxc6 34. Bxf6
gxf6 35. Nd4 Rc5 36. Qg2 f5 37. Ra1 Ra5 38. Qf1 Rxa1 39. Qxa1 Qb7 40. Qb2 b5
41. Qb4 Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nd2 Nfd7 11. Nd3 $1 $14 Nf6 12. e4 Nbd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Re1 (
14. Nf4 b5 $5 15. Re1 dxc4 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Bf1 Nb6 $13) 14... c5 15. exd5
exd5 16. dxc5 bxc5 (16... Nxc5 17. Nb4 Bb7 18. cxd5 $16) (16... dxc4 17. Nb4
Nxc5 18. Nxa6 Nxa6 19. Bb7 $16) 17. Qe2 (17. Qc2 $142 $1 d4 18. Bb2 {/\ b4+/=})
17... Re8 18. Bxd5 (18. cxd5 $2 Nb6 $44) 18... Nxd5 19. cxd5 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Qxe8+ Qxe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Bc3 25. Nef3 Bd3 (25...
Bb7 26. d6 Kf8 27. Kf1 Ke8 28. Ke2 Ba6+ 29. Nc4 $14) 26. d6 Kf8 27. Nc4 f6 28.
Nfd2 Ke8 (28... Kf7 29. Kg2 Ke6 30. Kf3 Bxd2 31. Nxd2 Kxd6 32. Ke3 Bb5 33. g4
$5 Kd5 34. Ne4 c4 $6 35. b4 $16) 29. Kg2 Be2 $6 (29... Kd7 $14) 30. Ne4 Bd4 31.
Ne3 Bd3 32. Kf3 g6 $1 (32... Bb1 33. Nf5 Bxa2 34. Nxd4 cxd4 35. Nd2 $16) 33.
Nd5 $2 (33. g4 $1 $14) 33... Bxe4+ 34. Kxe4 f5+ $6 (34... Kd7 35. Nc7 Kc6 $10)
35. Kf4 Kd7 36. Kg5 Kxd6 37. Ne3 (37. Nf6 Ke6 38. Nxh7 Kf7 39. Kf4 Bxf2 40.
Ng5+ Kf6 41. Nf3 Bd4 $1 $10) 37... Bg7 38. h4 Ke5 (38... Ke6 $6 39. h5 Kf7 40.
hxg6+ hxg6 41. Nd5 Bd4 42. f3 $14) 39. Nc4+ (39. h5 $2 gxh5 $15) 39... Ke4 40.
h5 gxh5 41. Nd6+ (41. f4 $6 h4 $1 42. gxh4 Bf8 43. h5 Be7+ 44. Kh6 Kxf4 $15 {
Ambarcumian,A}) 41... Kf3 42. Nxf5 Bc3 43. Kxh5 Bd2 44. Nd6 Be1 45. g4 Bxf2 46.
g5 Ke2 47. Kh6 Be3 48. Nf7 Kd3 49. Kxh7 Bxg5 50. Nxg5 c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Afifi, Assem"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. b3 Be7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. e4 Rd8 14. Bb2 a6 15.
Qe2 Qb7 $10 16. f3 Rac8 17. Nc2 Ne5 18. Ne3 d6 19. Rd2 h6 20. Rad1 Rc7 21. a4
Nfd7 22. Ned5 $6 exd5 23. Nxd5 Bf8 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. f4 Nc6 26. Qf3 Qc8 27. h4
Nc5 28. Re2 Re8 29. Kh2 Qb7 $15 30. Rde1 Nb4 31. Bc3 a5 32. Bxb4 axb4 33. Re3
f5 34. Qh5 Qf7 $5 {34. - Rxe4} 35. Qxf5 Qxf5 36. exf5 Rxe3 37. Rxe3 Kf7 38. g4
Be7 39. g5 Bd8 40. Kg3 h5 41. Kf3 Bc7 42. Kg3 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates m6"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Qf4 d5 14. Rfc1 c5
15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ra5 $10 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rc2 Qa7 20. Qe3
h6 21. f3 Rd8 22. Rac1 Rd5 23. Kf2 Qe7 24. Rc4 Qd6 25. Nd3 Nd7 26. R1c2 g5 $6
27. h4 Ne5 28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Re4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 $14 Qd1 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. g4 Qd6
33. Kg2 Qd1 34. Rb2 Qd4 35. Qxd4 cxd4 36. Rd2 e5 37. Kf2 Kg7 38. e3 Rd5 39.
exd4 exd4 40. Ke2 Re5+ 41. Kd3 Re3+ 42. Kc4 Rxf3 43. Kxb4 Rf4 44. a4 Rxg4 45.
a5 Rg1 46. Rxd4 Ra1 47. Rd5 Kg6 48. Kc3 f5 49. Kb2 Re1 50. Rd6+ Kh5 51. Rf6 f4
52. a6 Re2+ 53. Ka3 Re1 54. Kb2 Re2+ 55. Ka3 Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates m2"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
Nfd7 9. Nxc4 c6 10. Bb2 b5 (10... O-O 11. Nbd2 b5 12. Ne3 Bb7 13. Qc2 $14 {
Karpov,A-Timman, J (cm, 8) Kuala Lumpur 1990.}) 11. Ncd2 $5 {11.Ne3 + =} Bb7
12. Nc3 Qb6 13. Nce4 O-O 14. a3 Be7 15. b4 a5 16. Nc5 Rd8 17. Bf3 axb4 18. axb4
Na6 19. Qb3 $16 e5 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. dxe5 Nb6 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Kg2 Bxb4 24. Rac1
Qb6 25. Qc2 Rac8 26. Ng5 $18 g6 27. e6 fxe6 28. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Aruba"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O (
8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5
exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 a5 $5 {Alterman,B-Chernin,
A, Beersheba 1992. CBM 30 game 177. 18. - Lxc6 19.Lxc6 Txc6 20.Txa7 Lf6! +/=/=.
} 19. Rc1 Nc5 20. Qg4 g6 $13) 8... d5 9. Bc3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 c5 12.
Rc1 (12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Bb7 14. Qc2 $5 {14.Dd3 Tc8 - Karpov,An-Polugajevski,
Reggio Emilia 1991/92.} Rc8 15. a4 a6 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rad1 Qe7 $10 {
Brenninkkeijer,J-Van der Wiel,Jm NLD-ch 1992, CBM 30 game 20.}) 12... Rc8 13.
Bb2 b5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. a3 Bb7 $10 17. Bd4 a5 18. Rc2 Nf6 19.
Qb1 Nce4 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Qb2 Qb7 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25.
Ne1 Bxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "254"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Be3 a5
15. Qc2 Ba3 16. Rb1 Bd6 17. Rec1 c5 18. Bh3 Ba6 19. Qb2 Nf6 20. Rc2 Ne4 21. Bg2
Qe7 22. Rd1 Bb7 23. Ne1 Rac8 24. Nd3 a4 25. Nf4 axb3 26. axb3 Bxf4 27. Bxf4
cxd4 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxd4 h6 30. Be3 Qf6 31. Bf3 Nd6 32. Rd2 Qxb2 33. Rxb2 b5
34. Ra2 Ne4 35. Ra7 Bc6 36. Bg4 Ra8 37. Rxa8+ Bxa8 38. b4 Bc6 39. Bd4 g6 40. f3
f5 41. Bh3 Ng5 42. Bg2 Ne6 43. Be5 d4 44. Kf2 Bd5 45. Bf1 Bc4 46. f4 Kf7 47.
Ke1 h5 48. Bg2 Ke7 49. Bc6 Nd8 50. Bf3 Ne6 51. h3 Kf7 52. Kd2 Ke7 53. Ke1 Kf7
54. Kf2 Ke7 55. g4 hxg4 56. hxg4 Bb3 57. Ke1 Kd7 58. Kd2 Ba2 59. gxf5 gxf5 60.
Bh5 Bd5 61. Ke1 Be4 62. Kf2 Bd5 63. Kg3 Be4 64. Kh4 Ke7 65. Kg3 Bd5 66. Kf2 Kd7
67. e3 dxe3+ 68. Kxe3 Be4 69. Kf2 Bd3 70. Bf3 Nf8 71. Kg3 Ng6 72. Bc3 Bc4 73.
Bf6 Ke6 74. Bd4 Kd7 75. Bc5 Bf7 76. Bd1 Bd5 77. Bh5 Bf7 78. Kf2 Ne5 79. Be2
Ng4+ 80. Kg3 Bc4 81. Bf3 Nf6 82. Kh4 Ne4 83. Be3 Bf7 84. Be2 Kc6 85. Bf1 Be8
86. Bh3 Bg6 87. Ba7 Kb7 88. Bd4 Kc6 89. Bg7 Kd5 90. Bf1 Kc6 91. Bd3 Bf7 92. Bc2
Kd7 93. Kh3 Bc4 94. Kg2 Be2 95. Bb3 Ke7 96. Bd5 Bc4 97. Bc6 Nf6 98. Bxf6+ Kxf6
99. Bb7 Bd3 100. Kf2 Ke7 101. Bc8 Kd6 102. Ke3 Be4 103. Kd4 Kc7 104. Be6 Kd6
105. Bf7 Bc6 106. Bh5 Bd5 107. Bd1 Bb7 108. Bb3 Be4 109. Bd1 Bb7 110. Be2 Bc6
111. Bf1 Be8 112. Bg2 Bf7 113. Bf3 Be8 114. Bd5 Bd7 115. Bg8 Bc6 116. Bh7 Bd7
117. Bg6 Be6 118. Kd3 Bd7 119. Bh5 Be6 120. Kc3 Kd5 121. Bf3+ Kd6 122. Kd4 Bf7
123. Bg2 Be8 124. Bb7 Bd7 125. Bd5 Be8 126. Bb3 Bd7 127. Bd1 Be6 {128.Be2 Bd7
129.Bd3 + -} 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 (11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rc1 c5 13. Rc2 b5 $5 $10 {
Portisch,L-Farago,I (CBM 27 game 421)}) 11... c5 12. e4 dxc4 (12... Nxe4 13.
Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Bf6 15. Re3 Bb7 16. Ne5 $5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Nxe5
19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Qc7 $10 {Horvath,Jo-Portisch,L (CBM 27 game 404)}) 13.
Nxc4 Bb7 14. Qd3 (14. Nfe5 cxd4 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 Rfd8 18.
Bb2 Bb4 19. Re2 b5 20. Na3 a6 21. Nc2 Bc5 22. e5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $10 {Kanstler,
B-Lerner,K (CBM 27 game 629)}) (14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Rad1 b5 $5 16. Na5 Bxe4 17.
Rxe4 b4 18. dxc5 Nxe4 19. Bxb4 Nexc5 20. Nd4 Na6 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Ndc6 Qe8 23.
Qd2 Ndb8 $15 {Neverov,V-Lerner,K (CBM 27 game 741)}) 14... Rc8 15. Rad1 b5 16.
Ba5 Qe8 17. Ncd2 cxd4 18. e5 Nc5 19. Qxd4 Nd5 $10 20. b4 $5 Na6 21. a3 Qd7 22.
Qxa7 Nc5 23. Ne4 Nxe4 {24.Rxe4 Bc5 25.bxc5 Ra8 26.c6 Qxc6 =} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
Nfd7 9. Nxc4 c6 10. Bb2 b5 (10... O-O 11. Nbd2 b5 12. Ne3 Bb7 13. Qc2 Qb6 $14 {
Karpov-Timman, (m/8), Malaysia 1990.}) 11. Ncd2 O-O 12. a3 Be7 13. b4 $14 Nb6
14. Qc2 Na4 15. Nb3 Nxb2 16. Qxb2 e5 $1 17. d5 {17.dxe5?? Qd1 mate, 17.e3!?}
cxd5 18. Nc3 Nc6 19. Nxd5 Bd6 20. Rd1 Rc8 21. Bh3 Rb8 22. Kg2 Bb7 23. e4 Ne7
24. Rhe1 Nxd5 25. exd5 Qb6 26. Kg1 Rbd8 27. Na5 $14 f5 28. Qb3 Kh8 29. Qe3 Qa6
30. Bf1 f4 31. Qe2 Qb6 32. Nxb7 fxg3 33. hxg3 Qxb7 34. Qxb5 Qf7 35. Qe2 Bc7 36.
Bg2 Bb6 37. Rf1 Rd6 38. Be4 Rf6 39. Kg2 Bxf2 40. Rd3 Qd7 41. Rf3 Rxf3 42. Bxf3
Bd4 43. Be4 Rxf1 44. Qxf1 Kg8 45. Qc4 g6 46. d6+ Kf8 47. Qc7 Qf7 48. d7 Qf2+
49. Kh3 Qf1+ 50. Bg2 Qf5+ 51. g4 Qd3+ 52. Kh2 Bb6 53. Qxe5 Qxd7 54. Qh8+ Ke7
55. Qxh7+ Kd8 56. Qg8+ Qe8 57. Qd5+ Qd7 58. Qxd7+ Kxd7 59. Kg3 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 (9. Bc3 d5 10. Ne5 Qc8 11. Bb2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qb7+ 14.
f3 Rd8 15. Qc2 Nc6 16. a3 Be7 17. e3 b5 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Karpov,An, Linares
1992 CBM 28 game 454.}) (9. Qc2 d6 $5 (9... c5 10. dxc5 (10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4
Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc7 13. Bg5 Qe5 $13 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Huebner,R, Wijk 1989 CBM
28 game 839.}) 10... Bxc5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rad1 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qb1 $10 {
Brenninkeijer,J-Kortschnoj,V, Wijk 1992 CBM 28 game 840.}) (9... Be4 10. Qb2 h6
11. Bf4 Be7 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. d5 $14 {Salov,V-Timman,J, Linares 1992 CBM 28 game
503.}) 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14. Bh3 Bf5 15. Bxf5
exf5 16. Nh4 Ne4 17. f3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 f4 19. Rac1 Nf6 $6 20. gxf4 $14 {Chernin,
A-Polugajevsky, Tastrup 1992 CBM 28 game 798.}) 9... d5 {9. - Re8 10.Rc1 h6 -
see Kortschnoj,V-Anand,V, Roguwbrune 1992 CBM 28 game 707 9. - h6 10.Qc2 Re8 -
see Polugajevsky,L-Anand,V, Roguebrune 1992 CBM 28 game 762.} (9... Ne4 10.
Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Qf4 d5 14. Rfc1 c5 15. cxd5 exd5 {
15. - Bxd5!} 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Bh3 $1 $14 {Van Wely,L-Kortschnoj,V, Wijk 1992
CBM 28 game 918.}) 10. Ne5 $5 {Epishin`s new move.} (10. Qc2 Na6 11. Rad1 h6
12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Bh3 Qe8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bf4 Rd8 $14 {Karpov,An-Salov,V,
Linares 1992 CBM 28 game 482.}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nd3 Qe7 (11... Be7 12. Rc1 Ne4
13. Be3 Ndf6 $13 {Epishin,V-Huebner,R, Wijk 1992 CBM 28 game 847.}) 12. Na4 $1
(12. Nxb4 axb4 13. Na4 Rfb8 14. Nb2 c5 $10) 12... Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Rad8 14. c5 {
14.Rac1 dxc4!} b5 15. Nab2 $2 {15.Nc3 +/=} Ra8 16. Qf4 $6 (16. f4 Ne4 17. Qe3
Ra6 18. Ne5 $13 {(Epishin)}) 16... Nb8 17. Ne5 Ra6 18. Rfe1 Ne4 19. Ned3 f6 20.
e3 Re8 $15 21. a3 $6 {21.Qh4!} e5 22. Qg4 Re6 $1 23. Qd1 Qf7 24. Rc1 exd4 25.
exd4 Nc6 26. Nf4 R6e7 (26... Nxf2 $5 27. Kxf2 Rxe1 28. Bxd5 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 $15 {
(Epishin)}) 27. Qd3 $6 g5 $1 28. Qxb5 gxf4 29. Qxb7 Nxd4 30. Nd3 c6 31. Qb6 f3
32. Bf1 Rb7 33. Qa6 Reb8 $19 34. Rxe4 dxe4 35. Nf4 Ra7 36. Qc4 Qxc4 37. Bxc4+
Kh8 38. Rd1 Ne2+ 39. Nxe2 fxe2 40. Re1 Rd7 41. Rxe2 Rd4 42. Kg2 a4 43. Re3 axb3
44. Bxb3 Rd3 45. Bc2 $6 Rxe3 46. fxe3 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9091"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1990.12.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nd2 b5 13. c5 e5 14. b4 e4 15. f3
(15. Nb3 $6 f5 16. Na5 Qc7 17. f4 g5 18. fxg5 $2 Bxg5 19. Bd2 e3 $15 {Wessman,
R-Ivanov,A, Reykjavik 1990}) 15... f5 16. fxe4 fxe4 17. Nb3 Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 $1 f5 13. Rc1 Qd7 (13... Nc6
$6 14. Ne2 $1 Qd7 $2 15. Qc2 $18) 14. Ne2 c5 15. h4 $1 Nc6 16. Be3 Nd8 (16...
Rac8 17. Nf4 $16) 17. Bg5 $5 (17. Ne1 cxd4 $1 18. Nxd4 Nc5 $13) 17... Bxg5 (
17... Ne6 $2 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. dxc5 $18) (17... Nxg5 18. hxg5 Ne6 19. Nf4 $1
Nxf4+ (19... Nxg5 $2 20. dxc5 Nxf3 21. c6 $18) 20. gxf4 $16) 18. hxg5 $5 (18.
Nxg5 Nxg5 (18... Ne6 $2 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Nf4 {/\ dc5+-}) 19. hxg5 Ne6 20. f4
$16) 18... Ne6 19. Nf4 Rac8 $1 (19... N6xg5 20. Nxg5 Nxg5 21. dxc5 $18) (19...
Rad8 20. dxc5 $1 bxc5 21. b4 $16) 20. dxc5 $1 Nxf4+ (20... Rxc5) 21. gxf4 Rxc5
(21... bxc5 22. Nh4 $1 {/\ f3} c4 23. bxc4 d4 24. Qd3 Qb7 (24... Nc5 25. Qa3)
25. Nf3 Rfd8 26. Rhd1 $16) 22. Rxc5 (22. Nd4 $142 $1 Rfc8 23. Rxh7 (23. Rxc5
bxc5 24. Ne2 $1 c4 25. Nd4 $14) 23... Kxh7 (23... Rxc1 24. Qh5 Kf8 25. e6 $1
Qc7 26. Rh8+ Ke7 27. Qf7+ Kd6 28. Nb5+ Kc6 29. Rxc8 $18) 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Rh1
Rc2 26. Qh8+ (26. Nxc2 Rxc2 27. g6 Rxf2+ 28. Kg1 Rf1+ $19) 26... Kf7 27. g6+
$18) 22... bxc5 (22... Nxc5 23. Nd4 $16) 23. Qd3 Qe6 24. Rc1 Rd8 $2 (24... Rb8
25. Nd2 $1 Rb4 26. Nxe4 fxe4 27. Qh3 $16) (24... h6 $1 25. gxh6 gxh6 26. Rg1
Kh7 $13) 25. b4 $1 $18 {Lukacs,P} cxb4 26. Nd4 Qb6 27. Rc6 Qa5 28. Ne6 Rd7 29.
Rc8+ Kf7 30. Nd4 Rc7 31. Qb5 1-0

[Event "Gjovik m"]
[Site "Gjovik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 (12. Qe2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd7 14.
Kg2 Nc6 $6 15. Rhe1 Nd8 16. Ng1 c5 17. f4 $14 {Karpov,A-Sokolov,A (m10)
Linares 1987.}) (12. Rc1 c5 $1 13. Kg2 Nc6 $10 {Karpov,A-Sokolov,A (m8)
Linares 1987.}) 12... Qd7 13. Qe2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 c5 $1 {Better than 14. - Nc6,
see Karpov,A-Sokolov,A, (m10) Linares 1987.} 15. Rhe1 Qe6 16. Ng1 Nc6 17. dxc5
(17. Rad1 $2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bb4 19. Rf1 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc3 $17) 17... d4 18. Bd2
Bxc5 19. Qe4 Rfe8 20. f4 Rad8 21. Nf3 d3 22. Ng5 $2 (22. Rad1 f5 23. exf6 $1
Qxe4 24. f7+ $10) 22... Qd5 $15 23. Rac1 Nd4 $1 24. b4 Be7 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26.
Nf3 Nc2 27. Re4 b5 $1 28. Ne1 Bxb4 29. Bxb4 d2 $1 $17 30. Bxd2 Rxd2+ 31. Kh3 f5
32. Nf3 Rf2 33. Rd4 $5 Nxd4 34. Nxd4 g6 35. Nxb5 Rb8 36. a4 h6 {36. - a6!?} 37.
Rc6 Rb6 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Rc7+ Kf8 40. Rc8+ Ke7 41. Rc7+ Kd8 $19 42. Rxa7 g5 43.
Ra8+ Ke7 44. Ra7+ Kf8 45. Ra8+ Kg7 46. Ra7+ Kg6 47. g4 fxg4+ 48. Kxg4 Rxf4+ 49.
Kg3 Re4 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 $1 d5 (9... Ne4 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nc3 d5 12. Qb1 $1 $14) 10. Ne5 Qc8 (
10... c5 11. e3 $14) 11. Bb2 dxc4 $6 (11... Be7 $14) 12. bxc4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2
Qb7+ 14. f3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Qb3 $1 $16 {/\ e4} Rfd8 17. a3 Be7 18. a4 Qe8
19. e4 Nd7 20. Nc3 Nb8 $1 21. Rad1 Nc6 22. Nb5 Rac8 23. Bc3 $6 (23. f4 $1 {
/\ f5}) 23... Bb4 $1 24. e5 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Rd7 26. Rfe1 Ne7 (26... Rcd8 $2 27.
d5 $1) 27. Rd3 Nf5 28. d5 c6 29. Nd6 $1 Nxd6 30. dxe6 Qxe6 31. exd6 Qf6 $2 (
31... Qg6 $1 $8 32. Qe5 $14) 32. Qd2 $6 (32. Qxf6 $1 gxf6 33. Re7 $1 Rdd8 (
33... Rcd8 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. g4 $1 $18 {/\ Kg3-f4}) 34. d7 Ra8 35. Rde3 $1 $18)
32... Rcd8 $2 (32... h6 $1) 33. Re4 $2 (33. Re7 $1 h6 (33... Rxe7 $2 34. dxe7
Re8 35. Re3 $18) 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. h4 $16 {Pinter,J}) 33... h6 $1 34. Red4 Kh7
35. h4 Qe5 36. g4 Kg8 37. h5 Qc5 38. Kh3 Re8 39. f4 Qb4 40. Qg2 Qe1 $1 41. Qf3
$6 c5 42. Rd5 f6 43. Rb3 Re2 44. f5 $2 Rf2 $1 $17 45. Qd1 Qe4 $1 46. Rg3 Re2
47. Kh4 Rh2+ 48. Rh3 Qg2 $1 $19 49. Qd3 Qf2+ 50. Qg3 Qxg3+ 51. Kxg3 Rc2 52. Kh4
Rxc4 53. Rb3 Rb4 54. Rxb4 axb4 55. Rd3 Kf7 56. Kg3 Ke8 57. Kf4 Ra7 58. Ke4 c4
59. Re3 c3 60. Kd5+ Kd8 61. Kc4 Rxa4 62. Kb3 Ra5 63. Kxb4 c2 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9091"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1990.12.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qc2 Na6 15.
a3 h6 16. Be5 d4 17. Na4 Qb5 18. b4 cxb4 19. Nxd4 Rxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Qxe5 $19 22. Qb2 Re8 23. axb4 Nxb4 24. Rad1 a5 25. e3 Qe6 26. Rc1 Ne4 27. Qe2
Bf6 28. Rdd1 Na2 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Summit"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne5 Bd6 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Ndf3 cxd4 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Qxd4 Bxe2 13. Rfe1 Bxf3 14.
Bxf3 Rxe5 15. Rxe5 Nc6 16. Qc3 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qf8 19. Bxd5 Qc5 20.
Rd1 Rd8 21. b4 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 $10 Ng4+ 23. Kf3 Nxe5+ 24. Ke4 Nd7 25. Kf4 Kf8
26. Bb3 Ke7 27. Re1+ Kf6 28. Rd1 g5+ 29. Ke4 Re8+ 30. Kd5 Re6 31. Kc4 Nb8 32.
Rf1+ Ke7 33. Kc3 Rc6+ 34. Kd4 Rd6+ 35. Ke4 f6 36. Rc1 Rc6 37. Re1 Nd7 $4 38.
Kd5+ Ne5 39. Rxe5+ fxe5 40. Kxc6 e4 41. Kd5 e3 42. Bc4 a5 43. bxa5 bxa5 44. Kd4
Kd6 45. Kxe3 Ke5 46. Bg8 h5 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
Bb7 9. Bd3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. O-O c5 13. Qe2 $5 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Na6
$1 (14... cxd4 15. Nb5 Na6 16. Rfd1 Nb4 17. Bf5 d3 18. Nbd4 $16) 15. Rad1 Nc7
16. Bf5 {/\ Bh3-g2} Qe8 17. Rfe1 Rd8 18. Ne2 Bc8 (18... c4 $5 19. Nf4 b5 20. b4
$1 $13 (20. Qa5 $2 Na6 $1)) 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Nf4 Rd8 21. dxc5 bxc5 (21... Bxc5
$2 22. b4 Be7 23. Nd4 $16) 22. Qa5 $1 $14 Qd7 (22... Qc6 23. Nd4 $1 cxd4 24.
Rc1 Qa6 25. Qxc7 Ba3 26. e6 $1) 23. Re2 $5 (23. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 24. Qb7 Rfb8 25.
Rxd5 Qxd5 $1 26. Nxd5 Rxb7 27. Nxe7+ Kf8 $17) (23. Kg2 $5) (23. h4 $5) 23...
Qc6 24. Rc2 Ne6 25. Qd2 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 Qe6 27. Ne1 $1 Rc8 28. Ng2 Rfd8 29. Ne3
f6 30. Qf5 Qxf5 31. Nxf5 Kf8 32. Ne3 d4 33. Nc4 Rd5 34. f4 $6 (34. exf6 $1 Bxf6
35. Rd3 {/\ Kg2, Re2, f4, Kf3+/=}) 34... g5 $1 35. Rf2 Kg7 36. Rdf1 Rf8 $6 (
36... gxf4 $142 37. gxf4 fxe5 38. fxe5 Rf8) 37. fxg5 fxe5 38. Rxf8 Bxf8 39. Re1
d3 40. Kf2 Kg6 41. Rxe5 $1 $16 Rd8 42. Ke3 Bg7 43. Re6+ $2 (43. Re7 $1 Bc3 44.
Re6+ $1 Kxg5 45. Rd6 Rxd6 46. Nxd6 Kg4 (46... d2 $2 47. Ne4+) 47. Kxd3 $16)
43... Kxg5 44. Rd6 Rxd6 45. Nxd6 Kg4 46. Ne4 Kh3 47. Kxd3 $6 (47. Nxc5 $2 Bd4+
$19) (47. Ng5+ Kxh2 48. Nxh7 Kxg3 49. Kxd3 Kg4 50. Kc4 Kf5 $1 $10) 47... Kxh2
48. Kc4 h5 49. Kd5 (49. Kxc5 Be5 $1) 49... Kg2 50. a4 Kf3 51. a5 Ba1 (51... a6
$10 {Pinter,J}) 52. a6 Bd4 53. Nd6 Kxg3 54. b4 cxb4 55. Kxd4 b3 56. Kc3 Kf4 57.
Nb5 h4 58. Nxa7 h3 59. Nc6 h2 60. a7 h1=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb7 14. Nxf6+ {
The third try in this position.} (14. Nfg5 {was played in Kasparov-Karpov game
18 W-ch 1984/85 and in Ivanchuk-Ljubojevic Tilburg 1989.}) (14. Ned2 {was
Kasparov`s new move in his game versus Ivanchuk in Tilburg 1989. The verdict:
Black is ok}) 14... Bxf6 15. Rc1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 a6 18. Qf3 Rc8 19.
Red1 Qc7 20. Ne2 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
Ne4 $5 9. O-O Nxc3 10. Nxc3 d5 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Re1 Bb7 13. e4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Qd6
15. Nf3 Nd7 16. e5 Qb4 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. a3 Qa5 19. Qc2 Ba8 20. Nd2 f6 21. Nb3
Qa6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Ne4 c5 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. dxc5 Nxc5 27.
Nxc5 bxc5 28. Qd3 Qa5 29. Rad1 Rb8 30. Rd2 Rff8 31. Qe3 Kh8 32. Rd7 Rb3 33.
Qxe6 Rxa3 34. Qe5 Qc3 35. Rf7 Rg8 36. Qe6 Ra6 37. Qe4 Rd6 38. Rxa7 Rd4 39. Qe8
Rd8 40. Qe6 h6 41. Rc7 Rd6 42. Qe5 Qd2 43. Rxc5 Rf8 44. Re2 Qc1+ 45. Kg2 Rd1
46. Rc7 Rg8 47. f4 Rh1 48. Kh3 Qf1+ 49. Rg2 Rg1 50. Qe2 Qb1 51. Rxg1 Qxg1 52.
c5 Rf8 53. Qe5 Qf1+ 54. Kh4 Rg8 55. Re7 Qg2 56. h3 Qa8 57. c6 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 (6... c6) 7. Ne5
Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Nfd7 9. Nxc4 c6 10. Qc2 $5 (10. Bb2) 10... O-O 11. Bf3 b5 12. Ne3
$6 (12. Nb2 $1 e5 13. Nd3 Bd6 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Nd2 $14) 12... Nf6 13. Bb2 Bb7
14. a3 Bd6 15. Nc3 Qb6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 h6 18. Kg2 Nd7 19. Rhd1 Nf6 $10
20. Bf3 Rfd8 (20... Nd5 $1) (20... Nd5 $1) 21. Kg1 Nd5 22. Ng2 c5 $6 (22... b4
$1 23. a4 (23. e4 bxa3) 23... c5 24. e4 Nc3 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. Qxc3 cxd4) 23. e4
Ne7 24. d5 (24. Ne3 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Qc7 26. Qb2 e5 27. Rac1 Qb8 28. Bc5 $14)
24... exd5 25. exd5 Ng6 26. Ne3 Be5 27. Rac1 $2 (27. Bg2 $14) 27... Qf6 $1 28.
Bxe5 Qxf3 29. Ba1 (29. Bb2 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Qxd5 32. Qxc5 Qxb3 33.
Qd4 f6 34. Qe4 Rf8 35. Qxg6 Qxb2 36. Rc7 f5) 29... Bxd5 $6 (29... Rac8 $1 30.
Qc3 $1 (30. Qf5 Qxf5 31. Nxf5 Bxd5 32. Nxg7 Bxb3 $17) 30... f6 31. Qd3 Ne7 32.
Qxb5 Ba8 33. Qd3 Nxd5 34. Nxd5 $10) 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Qxd5 32. Qxc5 Qxb3
$5 33. Qd4 f6 34. Qe4 Rd8 $1 35. Bxf6 $1 (35. Qxg6 $2 Rd1+) 35... Rd1+ 36. Rxd1
Qxd1+ 37. Kg2 Nf8 38. Bd4 $14 (38. Be7 Qd7 $1) 38... a6 39. h3 (39. Qe5 Qg4)
39... Qb3 40. Bc5 $1 Ne6 41. Bb4 Qc4 $5 42. Qxc4 bxc4 43. f4 (43. Kf3 Ng5+ 44.
Kg4 (44. Ke3 Nxh3 45. Bc5 Kf7) 44... Ne4 45. f3 Nf2+) (43. Kf1 Nd4 44. Ke1 (44.
Bc5 Nb3) 44... Kf7 45. Kd2 Ke6 46. Bf8 (46. Ke3 Kd5 47. Bf8 Ne6) (46. Bc3 Kd5
47. Ke3 Nf5+ 48. Kf4 g6) 46... Kf7 $10) 43... h5 $1 {/\ h4} (43... Nd4 $2 44.
Kf2 Kf7 45. g4 {/\ Ke3}) 44. Kf3 Nd4+ 45. Ke4 (45. Ke3 Nf5+ 46. Kf2 g6 $1 47.
g4 hxg4 48. hxg4 Nh6 49. Kf3 Kf7 $10) 45... Ne2 46. Be1 (46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4
c3 48. Kd3 Nxf4+ $10) 46... h4 $1 47. gxh4 c3 48. Kd3 Nxf4+ 49. Kxc3 Nxh3 50.
Kb4 (50. Bd2 Ng1 51. Kb4 Nf3 52. Bg5 Nxg5 53. hxg5 Kf7 $10) 50... g5 $1 51. Ka5
gxh4 52. Bxh4 (52. Kxa6 Nf4 53. a4 Nd3 $10) 52... Nf4 53. Kxa6 Kf7 $1 (53...
Nd3 $2 54. Kb5 $1 Kf7 55. a4 Ke6 56. a5 Kd7 57. a6 Kc8 58. Bg3 Nb2 59. Be5 (59.
Kc6 Nd3 60. a7 $2 Nb4+ $10) 59... Nd3 60. Bd6 $1 Nb2 61. Kc6 Nc4 62. a7 Na5+
63. Kb6 Nc4+ 64. Ka6 $18) 54. a4 Ke6 55. a5 Kd7 56. Kb7 Ne6 57. Bf2 Nd8+ 58.
Kb6 Kc8 (58... Nc6) 59. Bg3 Kd7 60. a6 Nc6 61. Bh2 Ne7 62. Kb7 (62. Kb7 Nc6 63.
Bc7 Na7 $1 64. Ba5 Nc6 65. Bb6 Kd6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch45"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1990.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Douven, Rudy C"]
[Black "Pliester, Leon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1990.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 b5 {The main alternative is 11. - Bb7 as
in for instance Dlugy - Browne, USA (ch), 1989 (this disk). To play Pb5 early
has not been popular since the crushing game Karpov - Adorjan, Luzern 1989.}
12. c5 Qb8 13. b4 Bc8 14. Qc2 Rd8 15. Rad1 Nf8 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Nb3 $14 Be8 18.
f4 Qc8 19. Na5 a6 20. a4 h6 21. Ra1 N6h7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra3 f6 24. Nf3 Bg6
25. Qa2 Be4 26. Ra1 Rb8 27. Nb3 g5 28. Ra7 Rd7 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Qa6 Rxa7 31.
Qxa7 Rb7 32. Qa8 Rb8 33. Qa6 Qd7 34. h3 Ng6 35. Qa7 Rb7 36. Qa8+ Nhf8 37. Be1
Bd8 38. Ra6 f5 39. e3 Bxf3 40. Bxf3 Kg7 41. Na5 Bxa5 42. bxa5 Ne7 43. Rb6 Ra7
44. Qb8 Nc8 45. Qe5+ Kg6 46. Qh8 Nh7 47. Rb8 Ne7 48. Bh5+ Kh6 49. Bf7 Ng6 50.
Bxg6 Kxg6 51. Rg8+ Kh6 52. Rd8 Qf7 53. Rd6 Re7 54. Qe5 Nf8 55. Rxc6 Ng6 56. Qd6
f4 57. exf4 Qf5 58. fxg5+ Qxg5 59. Bf2 Qc1+ 60. Kg2 Qc2 61. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-A 18th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1990.04.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1990.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. e4 d6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Ndf3 Qc7
15. Bf4 (15. Qe2 Qb7 16. b3 Nbd7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bb2 Rfd8 $10 {Vaganjan,
R-Sax,G SkellefteÅ (W-cup) 1989. Browne`s new try, though more logical, also
seems innocuous.}) 15... Qb7 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Kg1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rac8 19. Qe2
Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 h6 23. Qf3 Qxf3 24. Nxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Rxc3
$2 $16 {20. - Bf6! = Novikov-Stempin, Polanica 1989.} 21. Nb1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7
23. Rxe7 Rd8 24. Qd5 Qc1+ 25. Kg2 Rf8 26. Rxd7 Qxb1 27. Rd6 g6 28. Rxb6 Re8 29.
Rb4 Qe1 30. Rf4 Qe6 31. Qxe6 Rxe6 32. h4 Re2 33. Rf3 h6 34. Rd3 Kg7 35. Kf3 Rb2
36. Ke3 g5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. g4 Kf6 39. Rd6+ Ke5 40. Rb6 Kd5 41. f3 Rb1 42. Kd3
Kc5 43. Rf6 Rxb3+ 44. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Summit"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wessman, Richard"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O b5 13. c5 e5 14. b4 e4 15. Nb3
f5 16. Na5 Qc7 17. f4 g5 18. fxg5 Bxg5 19. Bd2 e3 20. Be1 Rae8 21. Qd3 Re4 $1
$17 22. Bc3 Bc8 23. a4 a6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxf5 Rxf5 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Qxe4
Nb8 28. Rd1 Qf7 29. h4 Be6 30. hxg5 Bd5 31. g6 hxg6 32. Qh4 Rh5 33. Rf1 Rxh4
0-1

[Event "Gausdal Int"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Murugan, Krishnamoorthy"]
[Black "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 (7. Nc3 d5
{The other main-line is 7. - 0-0 8.e4 d5 - see Agdestein,S-Karpov,A (CBM 25/
game 593).} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O c6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 $14 {
White has a typical very small edge. Zueger,B-Pichler,J (CBM 25/game 591).}) 9.
Nxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Be3 a5 15. Qc2
Ba3 16. Rb1 Bd6 $10 {Black is OK although perhaps some people find White` s
position slightly more comfortable to play. The exchange of Ns at move 8 and 9
favours Black. It` s enough to have one N, to occupy e4. Pinter,J-Alterman,B 
(CBM 25/game 88)}) 7... c6 8. Bc3 (8. Ne5 d5 9. a4 $5 Nfd7 10. Nd3 $5 {After
the more careful 10.Nxd7 Black can later on free himself with c6-c5.} dxc4 11.
Nb4 cxb3 12. Nxa6 Nxa6 13. Qxb3 Rc8 14. O-O O-O 15. Nc3 Nf6 $15 {Itkis,
B-Budnikov,A URS-ch 1991 (CBM 25/game 789).}) 8... d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 (9... Ne4 10.
O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Nd3 Nf6 16. Qb2
Rc8 17. e3 Ba6 18. Bf1 $10 {Pichler,J-Vyzmanavin,A (CBM 25/game 573).}) 10.
Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 (12... Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 (14. e5 $5 Nd7
15. c5 $5 b4 {Black has to accept the challenge. Otherwise White has a
space-bind at no cost.} 16. Bxb4 Bxf1 {An idea is 16. - f6 (17.exf6 Bxf6), but
White might replay 17.Bh3 or 17.Re1 fxe5 18.Bh3.} 17. Nxf1 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19.
f4 g5 $13 {Probably Black is OK. Neverov,V-Anastasian,A (CBM 25/game 897).})
14... dxe4 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Bb2 {White has a minimal edge, but a draw was
agreed here in Van der Sterren,P- Chernin,A (CBM25/game 63).}) 13. Re1 f5 14.
e3 Nf6 15. a3 Bd6 16. Bb4 Rf7 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Nf3 Rfc7 19. Ne5 c5 20. cxd5
Nxd5 21. Qd2 Nf6 22. Red1 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rc1+ 25. Rd1 Rxa1 26.
Rxa1 Rc3 27. b4 Bb5 28. a4 Be8 29. b5 Kf8 30. Nc6 Bxc6 31. Bxc6 a5 32. h3 Ke7
33. Rd1 Rc4 34. Rd4 Rxd4 35. exd4 Kd6 36. Kf1 e5 37. dxe5+ Kxe5 38. Ke2 Ne4 39.
f4+ Kd4 40. Bd7 g6 41. Kf3 Nc5 42. Be8 Nxa4 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Black "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bb2 Ne4 12. a3 Ba5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b4 Qb6 $5
{A new and strange-looking continuation, but Black does achieve an acceptable
position.} (14... Bb6 15. Nc3 cxb4 16. axb4 Na6 17. Nd4 $14 {Frias-Chandler,
England 1990.}) 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 cxb4 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. Bxb4 Qxb4 19. Rb1
Qe7 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. Nf5 Rd8 {21. - Dxf5!?.} 22. e4 $1 $14 Nc6 23. Qxd5 Rab8 24.
Qxd7 Rxd7 25. Rfc1 Ne5 26. f4 Nd3 $6 27. Rc3 g6 28. Ne3 Re8 $6 {28. - a5.} 29.
Rxb7 Rxb7 30. Rxd3 a5 31. Ra3 Ra7 32. Ra4 Rb8 33. Nd5 Rb2 34. e5 Kg7 35. g4 h6
36. f5 gxf5 37. gxf5 h5 38. e6 fxe6 39. fxe6 Re2 40. e7 Re5 41. Re4 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 (9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Nbd2 (10. a3 Na6 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Nc3 Ne4 $10 {
Kichnev,S-Brunner,L, SWZ-chI, CBM 31 game 850.}) 10... d6 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. a3
bxa3 13. b4 a5 $10 {Chuchelov,V-Lau,R, Porz 1992, CBM 31 game 774.}) (9. dxc5
Bxc5 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Ne5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. Qd2 Be7 $10 {
Zueger,V-Brunner,L, SWZ-chI 1992 CBM 31 game 878}) 9... d5 $6 {Probably too
ambitious.} 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bb2 $14 {Bb4 is misplaced and White has a lead
in development.} cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qf6 13. a3 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc5 (14... Be7 15. Nc3
$14) 15. Nb5 $1 Nc6 16. b4 Be7 17. e4 Nf6 18. e5 Nd5 19. N1c3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Nd8
$6 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Rd1 $16 a6 25. Rd7 axb5 26.
Rxb7 Kf8 27. Bd4 Ra6 28. h4 $1 h5 $6 29. Kf1 Ke8 30. Ke2 Kf8 31. Rb8 Ke8 32.
Rb7 Kf8 33. Kf1 Ke8 34. Kg2 Kf8 35. Rb8 Ke7 36. Rb7+ Kf8 37. Be3 $1 $18 Ke8 38.
Kf1 Kf8 39. Rb8 Ke7 40. Bg5+ f6 41. exf6+ gxf6 42. Bxf6+ Kxf6 43. Rxd8 Rxa3 44.
Rh8 $1 Rb3 (44... Kg6 45. Rg8+ {Or 45.Rb8 + -} Kh6 46. Rg5 $18) 45. Rxh5 Rxb4
46. Kg2 Kg6 47. Re5 Kf6 48. f4 Rb2+ 49. Kf3 b4 50. Rb5 b3 51. Kg4 Rb1 52. Kh5
b2 53. g4 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 (6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5
Bb4+ 8. Kf1 c6 9. bxc4 O-O 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Nd2 Qc7 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Nd3 Nbd7 $10
{Miralles,G-Fedorowicz,J, Cannes 1992.}) 6... Nxd5 7. e4 $5 {Usual is 7.Bg2.}
Bxf1 8. Kxf1 Nf6 9. Qe2 (9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Kg2 Be7 {10. - h6!?} 11. Nc3 O-O 12.
Qe2 $14 {(Epishin)}) 9... c5 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5+ Be7 12. Nc3 Nxd5 $6 (12...
O-O 13. Kg2 Re8 14. Qd3 $14) 13. Qe4 Nxc3 (13... Nc7 14. Bf4 $18 {15.Rd1 is
coming.}) 14. Qxa8 O-O 15. Kg2 (15. Bb2 Qd7 $5 16. Ne5 {16.Bxc3 Nc6} Qb5+ 17.
Kg2 Nd7 18. Qc6 $16) 15... Bf6 16. Bf4 (16. Bb2 Qd7 17. Bxc3 Nc6 $10) 16... Nd5
(16... Ne2 17. Qxb8 Qxb8 18. Bxb8 Bxa1 19. Bxa7 Ra8 20. Bxb6 Rxa2 21. Bxc5 $16)
17. Bxb8 (17. Be5 Qd7 18. Bxb8 Nf4+ 19. gxf4 Qg4+ 20. Kf1 Bxa1 21. Qb7 Qh3+ 22.
Ke2 $18 {(Epishin)}) 17... Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Nf6 $6 {18. - Sc3 =} 19. Qxa7 Qxb8 20.
Qxb8 Rxb8 21. Rd1 b5 22. Ne5 $14 Ra8 23. a4 bxa4 24. bxa4 Kf8 25. Ra1 Ke7 26.
a5 Ra6 27. f4 $6 {27.Re1! + =} Ne8 $10 28. Re1 Nd6 29. Kf3 (29. Nc4+ Kd7 30.
Rd1 Kc7 $10) 29... Kd8 30. Rd1 Kc7 31. Rd5 c4 32. Rc5+ Kd8 $2 (32... Kb7 33.
Ke3 f6 34. Nf3 Rc6 $10 {(Epishin)}) 33. Nc6+ Ke8 34. Re5+ Kf8 35. Nb4 Ra8 36.
a6 $18 c3 37. Rc5 Rb8 38. a7 Ra8 39. Nc6 f6 40. Rxc3 Nb5 41. Rc5 Nxa7 42. Ra5
Nxc6 43. Rxa8+ Kf7 44. Ke4 Ne7 45. g4 Ke6 46. Rf8 Nc6 47. f5+ Ke7 48. Rc8 Nd8
49. Rc7+ Kf8 50. Kd5 Nf7 51. Rc8+ Ke7 52. Rg8 g5 53. Rg7 Kf8 54. Rxh7 (54.
Rxf7+ $4 Kxf7 55. Kd6 Kg7 56. Ke6 Kh6 57. Kxf6 $10) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 (10... Qxd7 11. Bc3 (11. Bf4 {(Van der Wiel)} dxc4
{11. - Bf6!? (Van der Wiel).} 12. bxc4 Bxc4 13. Nd2 Qxd4 $2 14. Nxc4 Qxc4 15.
Rc1 Qxa2 16. Rxc6 Na6 17. Rc2 $18) 11... dxc4 12. d5 cxd5 13. Bxg7 Rg8 $13 {
Tjernin-Huss, San Bernardino 1991.}) 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. e4 c5 (13...
b5 14. Re1 dxc4 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Qa4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Nf6 18. Rab1 Qd7 19. Ba1 c5
20. d5 $1 $14 {Van der Sterren,P-Arkhipov,S, Nettetal 1992 CBM 28 game 586.})
14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 (15. Bxd5 Nf6 $10) 15... dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 {
17.Nc4 b2 is considered OK for Black.} Bb5 (17... b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Ba3 $14 {
Gheorghiu-Cserna, Berlin 1986.}) 18. axb3 a5 {New.} (18... Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6
20. Rxa7 Bf6 $13) 19. Rc1 (19. Qg4 $2 Nf6 $17) 19... Bxc6 (19... Nc5 20. Qg4 $1
Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rc7 24. Qe5 {(Van der Wiel)} Qxe5 25.
Rxe5 Ba6 $14) 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxc6 Rxc6 22. Bxc6 Nf6 23. Qc1 Bc5 24. Kg2 Qd4
25. Re2 $1 (25. Nf3 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 h6 27. Rf1 Qe3 28. Qa1 Bb4 $1 29. Nh4 Qc3 $15
) 25... Rc8 (25... Qd3 26. Ne4 Qxe2 $2 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Qe5 $18)
26. Bf3 (26. Be4 h6 27. Nf3 $14) 26... Re8 $1 $10 27. Qe1 Bb4 28. Rxe8 Nxe8 29.
Qxe8 Bxd2 30. Qe2 Bb4 31. Be4 h6 32. Qg4+ Kf8 33. Qf5 Ke7 34. Bd5 Qf6 35. Qc8
Bc5 36. f4 Qd6 37. Qb7+ Qd7 38. Qxd7+ Kxd7 39. Bxf7 b5 40. Bg6 a4 41. bxa4 bxa4
42. Kf3 Ke7 43. Bc2 a3 44. Bb3 Kf6 45. g4 Kg7 46. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Black "Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bf4
Qc8 9. Rc1 Qb7 10. d5 cxd5 {Known is 10. exd5. The new move doesn` offer Black
complete equality.} 11. cxd5 b5 12. Qb3 b4 13. d6 bxc3 14. dxe7 Re8 15. Qxb7
Bxb7 16. Rxc3 $14 Bd5 17. b3 Nc6 18. O-O Rxe7 19. Rd1 h6 20. Bd6 Ree8 21. Ne5
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Ne4 23. Rc2 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 d5 25. f3 Nf6 26. Rc7 Red8 27. Bxf6
gxf6 28. Rdc1 a5 29. R1c5 Rdb8 30. Rd7 Rc8 31. Rcc7 Rxc7 32. Rxc7 Rb8 33. Ra7
Rb5 34. g4 d4 35. Kf2 h5 36. h3 Rc5 37. gxh5 Rc2 38. Rxa5 d3 39. Ke3 dxe2 40.
Kf2 Rb2 41. Ra4 Kg7 42. Re4 Rxa2 43. Rxe2 Ra5 44. b4 Rxh5 45. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Ba6 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8.
Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. Qe3 Nbd7 13. Bc3 $14 Rfe8 14.
Rac1 h6 15. b3 Rac8 16. Bh3 $1 c6 {16. - Bf5!?} 17. Bb2 Rc7 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Nb1
a6 20. Bg2 Rec8 21. Ba3 Ne8 22. Nc3 Qd8 23. Qd2 Rb7 24. e4 b5 25. Ne2 Rbb8 26.
Nf4 Bh7 27. c5 d5 28. e5 a5 29. Re1 Ra8 30. Bb2 b4 31. Ra1 Qc7 32. a4 bxa3 33.
Rxa3 Qb7 34. Bc3 Nc7 35. Bxa5 Nb5 36. Ra4 $18 1-0

[Event "Dortmund-B"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Nc3 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 {Lputjan has recommended 12.
Na4. In any case is White slightly better due to to his pressure against the
hanging pawns c5 and d5.} Qe7 13. Nd3 d4 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Na4 $14 Nbd7 16. Rc1
Ba3 17. Rc4 Ne4 18. Bc1 Bxc1 19. Qxc1 Rfe8 20. Naxc5 Ndxc5 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22.
Rxc5 Rxe2 23. Qc4 Rae8 24. Rc7 Qf3 25. Qxd4 Rxa2 {Or 26.Rxa7 Rxa7 27.Qxa7 Qxb3
=} 26. Qd7 Rae2 27. Rc8 Kf8 28. Rxe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI Grand Prix"]
[Site "Suhr"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Black "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxe4 (12... dxc4 $5 13. Nxc4 Bb7
14. Nfe5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 b5 $13 {Cvitan-Stempin (see game 772/disk 17).}) 13.
Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re3 Nf6 16. Ne5 Bxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-GP"]
[Site "Suhr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Summermatter, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O f5 $6 {12. - b5, 12. - Nf6,
12. - Rc8} 13. b4 $14 Nf6 14. c5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. f3 exf3 17. Rxf3 e5 18.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 19. cxb6 axb6 20. dxe5 Rd8 21. Qd4 Bxe2 22. Qxb6 c5 23. Re1 Bc4 24.
Qe6+ Kh8 25. b5 Bg5 26. b6 Ba6 27. h4 Bh6 28. Ba5 c4 29. Qc6 c3 30. e6 Qe7 31.
Qxc3 d4 32. Qc7 Re8 33. Qxe7 Rxe7 34. Bb4 Re8 35. Bc6 Be3+ 36. Rxe3 dxe3 37.
Bxe8 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rad1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rd4 $1 {Controlling e4.
After Black`s next two moves White has a small, but long-term, edge.} d5 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Rdd1 Nce4 16. Be5 Qe6 17. Nb5 Rac8 18. Qb1 Ng4 19. Bf4 g5 20. Bc1
a6 21. Nbd4 Qf6 22. h3 Nh6 23. h4 gxh4 24. Bxh6 $16 Qxh6 25. Nf5 Qf6 26. N3xh4
Rc7 27. Nxe7+ Rxe7 28. Rd3 Rc7 29. Rf3 Qe5 30. Rd1 Bc8 31. Re3 f5 32. Qd3 Bb7
33. Qb3 b5 34. f4 Qe6 35. Nxf5 Qxf5 36. Bxe4 Qf7 37. Bxd5 Bxd5 38. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top15 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Ndf3 Bd6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd3 Re8 14. Be3 Nbd7
15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qa4 Qb6 17. b4 Bxd3 18. exd3 Qxb4 19. Qxb4 cxb4 20. Bh3 h6 {
20. - a5!?} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qa4 Bb7 (7...
c5 $6 8. e4 $1 cxd4 $2 9. b4 $18) 8. Bg2 c5 9. dxc5 {9.0-0} bxc5 10. O-O Be7
11. Rd1 O-O 12. Nb3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 Qb6 {13. - Qc7 =} 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rfd8
16. Bg5 $14 Qc7 17. Ng4 Rab8 18. Qf3 Qb7 19. b3 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Kf8 21. Nxf6
Bxf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rd6 Rb6 24. Rad1 Ke7 25. Rxb6 axb6 26. Kg4 $14 Rg8+ 27.
Kh5 d5 28. Kh6 d4 29. b4 f5 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Rb1 Kf6 32. a4 Ra8 33. Ra1 e5 34.
a5 Ra6 35. Kxh7 Kg5 36. Kg7 Kg4 37. h4 f4 38. gxf4 exf4 39. Ra3 Kxh4 40. Kxf7
f3 41. Rxf3 Rxa5 42. Ke6 $18 Ra2 43. Kd5 Rxe2 44. Kxc5 Kg4 45. Rd3 Rxf2 46.
Rxd4+ Kf5 47. Kd6 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Bf4 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rac1 Nce4 14. Nd4 Nxc3
15. Qxc3 Rd8 16. Nb5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ne8 18. Qf3 Qc6 19. b3 g5 20. Be3 g4 21.
Qxc6 dxc6 22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. Nd4 Rc8 24. h3 gxh3+ {24. - h5!} 25. Kxh3 $14 Be7
26. Nf3 f6 27. g4 Ng7 28. Rd1 Rc7 29. Bh6 Ne8 30. e4 Nd6 31. e5 Ne4 32. Kg2 Nc3
33. Rd2 b5 34. Bf4 Rb7 35. Rc2 b4 36. Nd4 Rb6 37. Nxe6 Ra6 38. Rd2 Rxa2 39. Rd7
Kf7 40. Nc7 fxe5 41. Bg5 Rxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Ne4+ 43. Ke3 Nxg5 44. Na6 Ne6 45. Rxa7
Nd4 46. Nxb4 Ke6 47. Nd3 Nxb3 48. Ra8 Bg5+ 49. Ke2 e4 50. Re8+ Be7 51. Nf2 Kf7
52. Ra8 Nc1+ 53. Kd2 Bg5+ 54. Kc2 e3 55. Nd3 Nxd3 56. Kxd3 Ke6 57. Rh8 h6 58.
Rg8 Kd7 59. c5 Bf4 60. Ke2 Bg5 61. Kf3 Kc7 62. Rg7+ Kd8 63. Ra7 Kc8 64. Ra1 Kd7
65. Rd1+ Kc7 66. Ke4 Kc8 67. Rh1 Kc7 68. Ra1 Kc8 69. Ra2 Kd7 70. Ke5 Bh4 71.
Re2 Bg5 72. Re1 Ke7 73. Rh1 Kd7 74. Kf5 Kc7 75. Ke6 1-0

[Event "URS-sf Ukraine-ch"]
[Site "Kherson"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 {Black now has an
option. He can either strive for counterplay with 13. - b5 or for liquidation
with 13. - c5 as in this game.} c5 $5 {By means of a precise series of moves
Black tries to reach an equal position by brute force.} 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5
dxc4 16. c6 {As this seems to lead to nothing 16. xc4, keeping the tension,
might be the best try for an advantage.} cxb3 $1 17. Re1 Bb5 $1 18. axb3 $5 {
A new but not very dangerous try.} (18. Nxb3 Bxc6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd4 Bxg2
21. Nf5+ Kh8 22. Rxe7 Bh3 23. Qd4+ Ne5 24. Qxe5+ $5 f6 25. Qe2 Bxf5 26. Rd1 Bg4
$1 {Draw agreed, Yusupov-Sax, Rotterdam 1989.}) 18... Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20.
Rxa7 Bf6 {Safer than 20. - xc3 21. b1!.} 21. Ne4 Bxc3 22. Rxd7 Qc8 23. Nxc3
Rxc3 24. Qd5 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8.
Bg2 d5 9. Qb2 {9.Nc3} c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rd1 Ne4 13. e3 Qf6 $1 {
Better than 13. - Re8 14.Nc3 + =.} 14. Ne5 Rfe8 {White is very slightly better
in the final position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-sf"]
[Site "Daugavpils"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Nce4 13. Rac1 Qc8 14. Nxe4 {
14. Nd4!?, Salov-Sax, SkellefteÅ 1989.} Bxe4 15. Qd2 $5 (15. Qb3 Qb7 16. Bd6
Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Rac8 $15 {Dlugy-Adorjan, New York 1984.}) 15... Qb7 16. Bd6 Bxd6
17. Qxd6 Rac8 18. b3 h6 19. Rd4 Rc6 20. Qf4 Rc5 21. Rd6 b5 22. Bf1 bxc4 23.
bxc4 {This game shows the need for an early White improvement.} Rf5 24. Qd2
Bxf3 25. exf3 Qxf3 26. Bg2 Qa3 27. Rd3 Qa5 28. Qb2 Rc8 29. Ra3 Qc5 30. Rf3 Qe5
31. Qxe5 Rxe5 32. Ra3 Rc7 33. Bf1 g5 34. Rb1 Kg7 35. f3 d5 36. Rb5 Re1 37. Kf2
Ra1 38. c5 e5 39. Ra6 g4 40. c6 gxf3 0-1

[Event "URS-sf Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arbakov, Valentin"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. a3 Na6 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Nc3 Qe7 (12... Ne4 13. Qc1 Nxc3
14. Qxc3 a5 15. Ne5 {Draw agreed, Yusupov-Benjamin, Saint John (open II) 1988.}
) 13. Qd2 Rfd8 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 d6 16. Nf3 d5 17. Rfc1 a5 18. Na4 Qb7 19.
c5 $1 $14 {Black will get a weak pawn at a5.} bxc5 20. Nxc5 Qb5 21. Ne5 Rdc8
22. Qe3 Nc6 23. Ned3 Nd8 24. Ra4 Ne8 25. Rca1 Nc7 26. Ne5 f6 27. Ned3 Kf7 28.
Nf4 Qb6 29. h4 g6 30. Nfd3 Ne8 31. b4 Nd6 32. bxa5 Qa7 33. a6 Qe7 34. Qf4 Kg7
35. Rb1 Ra7 36. Rab4 e5 37. Qg4 h5 38. Qh3 Nf5 39. Rb8 Rxb8 40. Rxb8 Kh7 41.
dxe5 fxe5 42. e4 dxe4 43. Nxe4 Rxa6 44. Ndc5 Rc6 45. Qh1 Nf7 46. Rb7 Rc7 47.
Nf6+ Kh8 48. Rb8+ Kg7 49. Ne8+ Kh7 50. Nxc7 Qxc5 51. Ne8 Nd4 52. Nf6+ Kg7 53.
Ne4 Qd5 54. Qb1 Nd6 55. f3 Qf7 56. Qd3 Qa7 57. Rb2 N6f5 58. Ng5 Nd6 59. Ne6+
1-0

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 {12. - Nf6, 12. - f5!?}
13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Nc4 $5 (17. Re1 Bb5 18.
axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 $10 {Novikov-Stempin, Polanica 1989. 20.
- Rxc3? 21.Nb1! with a clear advantage to White. See the game Novikov-Oll,
Lvov (zt) 1990.}) 17... b2 18. Bxb2 Bxc4 19. Qg4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxc4 Ne5
$10 22. Qa6 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Qxa7 Rxc6 25. Rab1 Qf6 26. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 27.
Rxc1 Qb2 28. Re1 h5 29. a4 Qd4 30. Rb1 Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O
{For 8. dxc5, see Browne-Bishoff, Dortmund-A, 1990.} cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2
Qc7 11. N2f3 a6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. e4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. e5 Be7 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Qd3 Rc7 20. b3 O-O 21. Qe4 Qc5 22. Re2 b5 23. Rc2
Rfc8 24. Rdc1 Qb4 25. Nd2 d5 26. exd6 Qxd6 27. Nf3 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. Nd4
Rd6 30. cxb5 Rxc2 31. Nxc2 axb5 32. Ne3 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2
c6 9. d5 $5 {Good enough for an interesting game (and to get Browne into
time-trouble) - but not for an opening-advantage.} exd5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5
cxd5 12. O-O Bf6 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Re1 d4 15. b4 Re8 {Black isn`t worse after 15.
- b5!?.} 16. a4 b5 17. a5 Rc8 18. Qb3 h6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Rc5 d6 21. Rh5 Qe6 22.
Qb1 Ne5 23. Ng5 Qg4 {Interesting is also 23. - hxg5 24. h7+ f8 25.hxg5 d8.} 24.
Qh7+ Kf8 25. Ne4 Qxh5 26. Nxf6 Qg6 {Had Browne missed 26. - gxf6? 27. xh6+ e7
28. f8+ + - ?} 27. Qxg6 fxg6 28. Nxe8 Kxe8 29. Be4 Kf7 30. Rd1 Ke6 31. f4 Nc4
32. Be1 Ne3 33. Rxd4 Rc1 34. Bxg6 Bb7 35. Be4 Ng4 36. Bxb7 Rxe1+ 37. Kg2 h5 38.
Bc8+ Ke7 39. Bxg4 hxg4 40. Kf2 Rb1 41. f5 Kf6 42. Rxg4 $18 Kxf5 43. Rg5+ Kf6
44. Rxb5 Rb3 45. e3 a6 46. Rb6 Ke5 47. h5 Ke4 48. g4 Rxe3 49. Rxd6 Rf3+ 50. Kg2
Rb3 51. Rxa6 Kf4 52. Rb6 1-0

[Event "Bern Training"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 (5... d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5
Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Nfd7 9. a3 Be7 10. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 11. Bxa8 c6 12. Nd2 b5 $1 {12. -
cxb3 - Polgar,Zsu-Yudasin,L, Madrid 1992. CBM 30 game 298.} 13. Nf3 $13 {
Polgar,Zsu-Psakhis,L, Aruba 1992. CBM 30 game 48.}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 (9. Qc2 d6 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Nbxd2 Nbd7 12. e4 e5 13. Rfe1 {
+/=/= - Granda Zuniga,J-Karpov,A, Madrid CBM 30 game 278.}) 9... h6 (9... Re8
10. Qc2 h6 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14. Bf1 c6 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. a3
Nbd7 $10 {Alterman,B-Kortschnoj,V, Beersheba CBM 30 game 179.}) 10. d5 $5 c6
11. dxe6 dxe6 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rad1 Nbd7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Rfd8
(16... Bxd2 17. Rxd2 c5 $10) 17. Bf4 Bc5 18. Be5 Ng4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Qc5
{20. - c5 =} 21. e3 Rd6 22. Nf3 Rad8 23. Rd4 $14 Nf6 24. Rfd1 Kf8 25. Qb2 Rxd4
26. Rxd4 Rd7 27. a3 e5 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Qe7 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Nd2 Nf6 32.
Ne4 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 g6 34. b5 $10 cxb5 35. Bxb7 Qxb7 36. Qxb5 Qc7 37. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Rc8 (11... Nxc3 12. Bxc3 c5 $10) 12. Nxd5
exd5 {12. - Bxd5!?} 13. Bh3 $1 Bd6 $2 14. Ne5 $1 $16 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. e4
$1 c6 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Qc1 $1 Nc5 21. Bxc8 $18 Nd3
22. Qc3 Nxe1 23. Ba6 d4 24. Qxe1 d3 25. Bc3 Qd7 26. Bd2 b5 27. Qe4 Qd5 28. Qxd5
Rxd5 29. f4 g5 30. Kf2 gxf4 31. gxf4 Rc5 32. Ke3 Rc6 33. Bxb5 Rh6 34. f5 Rh3+
35. Kd4 Rxh2 36. Kxd3 Kg7 {1.44-1.58} 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 $5 {As far as I know, none has dared to play like this before.
Black leaves the White knight unchallenged (normal is 9. - Nfd7) and goes for
an adventure with his own kingknight.} 10. O-O (10. Bxe4 $5 dxe4 11. Qc2 f6 12.
Ng4 Nd7 $13) 10... Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Ne3 Qa5 15.
Qc2 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. a3 {An alternative is 17. e5 followed by f4 and Ne4.
In the game Black succedes to solve most of his problems by playing e6-e5.} Bb7
18. b4 Qb6 19. Qb3 a5 20. Rab1 axb4 21. axb4 e5 22. d5 Nf6 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24.
Ncd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
Ne4 $5 {White can avoid this with 8.0-0 instead of 8.Bc3.} 9. Bb2 (9. Qc2 Nxc3
10. Nxc3 d5 11. O-O Nd7 $10) 9... d5 10. Nbd2 f5 $5 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. O-O O-O 13.
a3 Bf6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. a4 Rfd8 {The position could have been reached from a
Dutch Stonewall.} 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Ng4 Qf8 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20.
Rac1 Ng4 21. Rf1 Qf5 22. Qc3 Qh5 23. h3 Nf6 24. Qe3 Qg6 25. Rfd1 Qe8 26. Rd2
Qd7 27. Qf4 Qe7 28. Rdc2 Qb4 29. cxd5 exd5 30. Qe3 Qd6 31. Qf4 Qb4 32. Qe3 Qd6
33. Qf4 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1
Bd6 $5 (8... Nfd7 9. Nxc4 c6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nbd2 b5 12. Ne3 Bb7 $14 {
Karpov-Timman, matchgame 8, Malaysia 1990.}) 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nxd6+
cxd6 12. Nc3 Nce7 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 $14 14. Bf3 O-O 15. Kg2 f5 16. a4 Bb7 17. Rd1
f4 18. Ba3 Qd7 19. Kg1 Rf6 20. Rf1 Raf8 21. Qd3 a6 22. Be4 g5 23. Bg2 g4 24.
Bh1 f3 $15 25. Rfe1 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. e4 Ne7 28. Bxd6 Rg6 29. Bxe7 Qxe7 30.
Qxb5 Rd8 31. Ra5 Rxd4 32. h3 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Bxe4 34. hxg4 Qd8 35. Ra1 Rxg4 36.
Qe5 Bd5 37. Ra7 Rg6 38. b4 Qf6 39. Qc7 Rg7 40. Qb8+ Qf8 41. Rxg7+ Kxg7 42. Qa7+
Kg6 43. Qd4 Qf5 44. Kh2 Qh5+ 45. Kg1 Qf5 46. Kh2 h5 47. b5 Qe4 48. Qh8 Qf5 49.
Qg8+ Kf6 50. b6 Qc2 {2.30-2.43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bern zt"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Fauland, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
O-O 9. Nbd2 d5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. O-O b5 13. Re1 Rb8 14. e4 dxc4
15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. a4 Qc7 19. Qa2 Red8 20. a5 Nc8 21.
Nxc4 Bb4 22. Bxb4 Rxb4 23. Bf1 Ne7 24. Rd2 h6 25. Rc1 Bb5 26. Qa3 Ra4 27. Qb3
a6 28. Rdd1 Qa7 29. Qc3 c5 $1 $17 30. d5 exd5 31. Nb6 Rxe4 32. Bg2 Re6 33. Qxc5
Rc6 34. Qd4 Qc7 35. Rxc6 Nxc6 36. Qc5 d4 37. Nd5 Qd6 38. Qxd6 Rxd6 39. Nc7 Nxa5
40. Ra1 Nb3 41. Rb1 Bc4 42. Re1 d3 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O Rc8 {For the main-line 10. - 0-0 - see Karpov,
A-Polugajevski (CBM 27 game 525).} 11. Qb1 $5 {New.} (11. Re1 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5
13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bh3 $5 $13 {Stern,R-Petran,PA (CBM 27 game 197)}) 11... c5
12. dxc5 bxc5 13. e3 Rb8 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qf5 Nb6 18.
Rac1 Qc8 $1 $10 19. Qxc8 {Otherwise 19. - Qe6.} Rfxc8 20. Nd3 c4 21. Nf4 cxb3
22. axb3 Ne4 23. Be5 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Nxd6 25. Ra1 Nb5 26. Nf3 Rc3 27. Rdb1 Rc2 28.
Bf1 Nc3 29. Re1 Ne4 30. Be2 Ra8 31. Nd4 Rc3 32. Ra5 Nd2 33. Bd1 Ne4 34. f3 Nd6
35. Kf2 g5 36. Nfe2 Rc7 37. Bc2 Bc8 38. Rea1 g4 39. Nf4 gxf3 40. Kxf3 a6 41.
Bd3 h6 42. g4 Kf8 43. h3 Re7 44. Rc1 Bb7 45. Kf2 Nd7 $5 46. Nxd5 Re5 47. Nc6
Bxc6 48. Rxc6 Nb7 49. Raxa6 Rd8 50. Bc4 Nb8 51. Nf6 Nxc6 52. Rxc6 Rc5 53. Ra6
Nd6 54. Nh5 Nxc4 55. bxc4 Rxc4 56. Rxh6 Re8 57. Ng3 Re6 58. Rh8+ Ke7 59. Ra8
Kf6 60. Nf5 Rc5 61. Nd4 Rb6 62. Kg3 Rc1 63. Rg8 Ke7 64. Nf5+ Kf6 65. Kh4 Re1
66. Nh6 Ke7 67. Kg5 f6+ 68. Kh4 Rxe3 69. Nf5+ {69. - Kf7 70.Nxe3 Kxg8 71.g5!?
Rb4+ 72.Kh5 Rb5 73.Kg6 fxg5 74.Ng4!? =} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 (9. Qc2 d6 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Nbxd2 c5 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc6 {
+/=/=, Beliavsky,A-Kortschnoj,V, Biel 1992, CBM 31 game 161.}) 9... Re8 10. Re1
Na6 11. Qc2 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. a3 Be7 {13. - Bf8!?} 14. Bc1 c5 15. Bb2 Ne4
16. e3 Rc8 {16. - Bf6} 17. Bh3 Rc7 18. Nb5 Rc6 19. Ne5 Rh6 20. Bg2 Nc7 21. Nc3
Nxc3 22. Bxc3 $14 Bd6 23. Nc4 Bf8 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Ne5 Nb5 26. Bb2 Qe7 27. a4
Nc7 28. Nd3 {28.Nf3 +/=} Bd6 29. Bd4 Na6 30. Qb2 Qg5 31. Rac1 Bf8 32. Qe2 Qf5
33. Red1 Rc8 34. Rxc8 Qxc8 35. Qd2 Rc6 $1 {+/=/=} 36. Rc1 (36. Bxd5 Rc2) 36...
Rxc1+ 37. Qxc1 Qxc1+ 38. Nxc1 Bc5 39. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8.
Nc3 d5 9. e4 $5 {An interesting line but as De Firmian shows has Black not too
much to fear with careful play.} Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Nd7 12. Nxe4 Nf6
13. Nc3 $5 {13.Bg2} c5 $1 $10 14. dxc5 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Bb7 $1 16. Rg1 bxc5 17.
Bg2 O-O-O+ 18. Ke2 Bxg2 19. Rxg2 Kb7 20. Rgg1 Rd7 21. Rgd1 Rhd8 22. Rxd7+ Rxd7
23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Nxd1 Kc6 25. Kd3 Nd7 26. f4 f5 27. a3 a5 28. Kc3 e5 29. Ne3 g6
30. b4 axb4+ 31. axb4 cxb4+ 32. Kxb4 exf4 33. gxf4 Nc5 34. Nd5 Ne6 35. h4 Nd4
36. Nf6 Ne6 37. Nd5 Nd4 38. Nf6 Ne6 39. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Re1 f6 {A greedy new move.} (12...
Bb7 13. e4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Qd6 $14 15. Nf3 {Vyzmanavin-Bareev, Lvov (zt) 1990.})
13. Nd3 dxc4 14. Nf4 Bb4 15. Rc1 Re8 16. e3 (16. Bh3 $1 e5 17. Ne6 Qe7 18. d5
$16 {Bareev,E}) 16... Qd7 17. Qc2 Qf7 18. Red1 Bf8 19. h4 cxb3 20. Qxb3 Bb7 21.
Bh3 f5 22. e4 Bd6 23. exf5 Bxf4 24. gxf4 exf5 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bxf5 Na6 27.
Ne4 Rad8 28. Ng5+ Kf6 29. Be4 h6 30. Bxc6 Re7 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. Ne4+ Kf5 33.
Ng3+ Kg6 34. Kg2 Kf7 35. Kf3 Rd5 36. Rd2 Rbd7 37. Ne2 Nc7 38. Rc3 Ra5 39. Rb3
Nd5 40. Nc3 Ne7 41. Ne2 Nf5 42. h5 Nd6 43. d5 Ne8 44. Rbd3 Nf6 45. Nc3 Nxh5 46.
Nd1 Ra4 47. Rd4 Rxd4 48. Rxd4 Nf6 49. Ne3 Ke7 50. Nf5+ Kd8 51. d6 Ne8 52. Ke4
Rf7 53. Ke5 Kd7 54. Rd3 h5 55. Ra3 a5 56. Rb3 b5 57. Rg3 b4 58. a3 Nf6 59. axb4
axb4 60. Ne3 Kc6 61. Ke6 Rb7 62. Nc4 Kc5 63. Na5 Rb6 64. Nb3+ Kc4 65. Na5+ Kd4
66. Nb3+ Kc4 67. Na5+ Kd4 68. Nb3+ Ke4 69. Nc5+ Kxf4 70. Nd3+ Ke4 71. Nxb4 Rxb4
72. Rxg7 Ne8 73. Rg5 Rb6 74. Ke7 Nf6 75. Kxf6 Rxd6+ 76. Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Dlugy, Maxim"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 Nxe4 {12. - dxe4 allows the
deviation 13.Ng5 after which careful play is needed in order to equalize.} 13.
Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Re2 Bf6 16. Rd2 Qe7 $10 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Rad1 h6 19.
h4 a5 20. Qe3 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Nc5 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Rd4 Bxf3 $1 24. Bxf3 {
24. - Rxd4 25.Rxd4 Rd8} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI Grand Prix"]
[Site "Suhr"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Black "Huss, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 f5 $5 12. O-O O-O 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Rc1 Qe7
15. Nf3 Rac8 16. Qd2 Nf6 17. Ne5 Ne4 18. Qe3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 c5 20. f3 Ng5 21. h4
Nf7 22. cxd5 exd5 23. f4 d4 24. Qf2 Nh6 25. Bf3 Ng4 26. Bxg4 fxg4 27. Rfd1 Bb7
28. e3 Qe6 29. exd4 Qd5 30. Kh2 cxd4 31. Rxd4 Qb5 32. Rcd1 g5 33. e6 gxf4 34.
Rxf4 Rxf4 35. gxf4 Qf5 36. Rd7 Rc2 37. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "OHRA-B"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8.
Qb2 d5 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 {13.Nd3 c5} 13. Nxd7
Qxd7 14. b4 Rac8 15. Rab1 Ba6 16. Rfc1 Ne8 17. a4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Rxc4
Nd6 20. Rc2 Nf5 21. e3 Rc7 22. Rbc1 $14 Rfc8 23. Rc4 Ne7 24. Qc2 h6 25. Qe4 Qd6
26. Qc2 Nd5 27. Qb2 Kh8 28. R1c2 Kg8 29. e4 Ne7 30. Qc1 a6 31. Qe3 Qd8 32. d5
b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rc5 {Inviting a draw with 34. - cxd5 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Rxc7
Qxc7 37.exd5 exd5 38.Bxd5 Nxd5 39.Qe8+ Kh7 40.Qe4+.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
{8.e5} Bc5 9. Nc2 Qc7 10. O-O Nc6 11. b3 h5 $5 12. Rb1 h4 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2
hxg3 15. hxg3 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 Ra2 18. Qf3 Bd6 19. Qb3 Ra8 20. c5 bxc5
21. Bxf6 c4 22. Nxc4 gxf6 23. N2a3 Nd4 24. Qd3 e5 25. Rfc1 Rc8 26. Nxd6+ Qxd6
27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Nb5 Nxb5 29. Qxb5 Ba6 30. Qa4 $14 Ke7 31. b5 Bb7 32. Rd1 Qc5
33. Qb3 d6 34. Qd3 Ra8 35. Qb1 Ra4 36. Rd2 Rc4 37. Kh2 Rc1 38. Qb2 Qc8 39. f3
Qc5 40. Rf2 Rc3 41. Rd2 Rc4 42. b6 Rb4 43. Qa2 Qxb6 $17 44. Rc2 Kf8 45. Qa3 Kg7
46. Ra2 Rb3 47. Qa4 Qe3 48. Qa7 Qh6+ 49. Kg1 f5 50. exf5 Bxf3 51. Rf2 Rb1+ 52.
Rf1 Rxf1+ 53. Bxf1 Qg5 54. Qf2 Qxf5 $19 55. Be2 Qb1+ 56. Bf1 Be4 57. Qd2 Qb6+
58. Kh2 Bf5 59. Bc4 Bg6 {and white lost on time} 0-1

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Bc3 dxc4 12. d5 cxd5 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bb2 Nc6
15. bxc4 Bxc4 16. Nd2 Ba6 17. Re1 Rc8 18. e4 d4 19. Qh5 Nb4 20. Nf3 Rf8 21.
Red1 Rc5 22. Ne5 Nd3 23. Nxd7 Rxh5 24. Bxd4 Kxd7 25. Bf1 Rd8 26. Bxd3 Bxd3 27.
Rxd3 Ke8 28. Rad1 Ra5 29. R1d2 f6 30. Kg2 e5 31. Be3 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Rxa2 $17 33.
Kh3 Ra4 34. Rd1 Kf7 35. Rd7 Ke6 36. Rb7 Rxe4 37. Rxa7 b5 38. Ra6+ Kf5 39. Ra7
Ke6 40. Ra6+ Kf7 41. Ra7 Rc4 42. Rb7 b4 43. f4 e4 44. f5 h5 45. Kg2 Rc2+ 46.
Kf1 Ke8 47. h3 Rc3 48. Ke2 b3 49. g4 h4 50. Kd2 Rc2+ 51. Kd1 Rc3 52. Kd2 Rd3+
53. Ke2 Kd8 54. Bf4 Rxh3 55. Rb8+ Kd7 56. Rb7+ Ke8 57. Rb8+ Kf7 58. Rb7 Ke8 59.
Rb8+ Bd8 60. Bc7 Rd3 61. Bxd8 Rxd8 62. Rxb3 Ke7 63. Rb4 Rd5 64. Rxe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 (7...
Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Be3 $5 {Karpov - Ehlvest,
SkellefteÅ 1989.}) 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 d6 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. Rd2 Nc6 $5
(12... Rd8 13. Rad1 Ne8 14. Nb5 Na6 15. Qc2 h6 $10 {Ribli - Rodriguez, Am.
Subotica (izt) 1987.}) 13. Bxd6 {13.Qb5 was played in the Manila interzonal in
the game Salov - Chandler (see this disk).} Bxd6 14. Rxd6 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qxc3 16.
Rxb7 Nd4 17. Qd1 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxc4 19. a4 a5 20. Rb5 Ra7 21. Rd8 g5 {21. -
g6!? +=} 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qd6+ Kg7 24. Rxc5 Rd7 25. Qe5 Qb4 26. Qxg5+ Kf8 27.
Rc8+ Ke7 28. Kg2 1-0

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Shneider, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6
21. Ne4 Bxc3 22. Rxd7 Qc8 23. Nxc3 {Nothing new here. All is well-known.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rad1 (12. Rac1) (12. Rfd1) (12. Bf4
) 12... Re8 (12... Qc8 13. Bg5 (13. Nh4 Re8 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. Bh3 Qd8 16. Bf4 Ne4
17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. d5 Nb4 19. Qxc7 Qxc7 20. Bxc7 Nxd5 21. Rc1 Ba6 22. Rfd1 Nxc7
23. Rxc7 Bxe2 24. Rdd7 Red8 $10 {Hebden,M-Psakhis,L/Ostend/1992/0.5/40/}) 13...
Qe6 (13... Re8 14. Ne5 c5 15. Qb2 Nc7 16. e3 Qf5 17. f4 Rad8 18. Kh1 Qc8 $10 {
Neverov,V-Aseev,K/Sochi/1993/0:1/37/}) 14. Ne5 c5 15. e3 Rfd8 16. Ne2 cxd4 17.
exd4 Rac8 18. Qb1 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 {Khalifman,A-Kengis,E/Lucerne/1993/0.5/26/}
) 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 Qd7 14. Be5 Rad8 15. a3 $5 (15. Ng5 g6 16. Bh3 Qc6 17. Qd2
Nh5 $1 18. Nf3 f6 19. Bf4 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Bb4 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. e3 Qe7 23. Qd3 c6
$13 {Timoshchenko,G-Aseev,K/Frunze/1988/0.5/63/}) 15... Ne4 (15... Bxa3 16. Ng5
$36) 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 f6 18. Bf4 Bxa3 19. Nxe4 Nb4 20. Qb1 Nd5 21. Bd2 $14
{Ruban,V-Dautov,R/Tbilisi/1989/1:0/66/}) 13... Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxe4 dxe4
16. Ne5 Nb4 17. Qb2 f6 18. Nc4 a5 $10 19. Rc1 Nd5 20. a3 Ra7 $5 (20... b5 $2
21. Ne3 $1 $16) 21. e3 (21. Rc2 $5 {/\ Rec1,Ne3/}) 21... Kh8 22. Rfe1 $6 (22.
Rfd1 $1 $10) 22... b5 $1 23. Nd2 b4 $1 24. Nxe4 (24. axb4 Nxb4 $1 25. Bf1 Bd5
$15) 24... bxa3 25. Qa1 Nb4 $15 {o^ a3/} 26. Nc5 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rb8 (27... a2)
28. e4 (28. Qxa3 $5 Nd3 29. Red1 Nxc1 30. Rxc1 $15) 28... a2 29. Qc3 c6 30. Ra1
(30. Nd3 $2 a4 31. Nxb4 Qxb4 32. Qxb4 Rxb4 33. Rxc6 h6 34. bxa4 Raxa4 35. Rcc1
(35. Ra1 $2 Rb1 36. Rc1 Rxc1 $19) 35... Rxd4 $17) 30... Qd6 31. Re2 (31. Nd3 a4
32. Nxb4 axb3 $1 $36) 31... Rd8 32. Rd2 Re7 (32... f5 $1 $36) 33. Qc4 $1 f5 $5
34. exf5 (34. f3 $2 fxe4 35. fxe4 Rf8 $36) 34... Qf6 (34... Rf8 $5) 35. Ne6 Rd5
36. g4 Rxe6 $1 (36... h5 37. h3 Qh4 $2 38. Qe2) (36... g6 $2 37. Raxa2 $1 gxf5
(37... Nxa2 38. Qxc6 $1 $36) 38. Qxb4 $3 $16) 37. fxe6 Qxe6 $13 38. f3 h5 39.
h3 Qd6 (39... c5 40. Re2 $1) 40. Qe2 $1 c5 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Re2 $1 h4 (42...
cxd4 $2 43. Re6 Qf4 44. Qg6+ Kg8 45. Re8+ $18) 43. Qe4+ Kg8 44. dxc5 (44. Qe8+
Kh7 $10) 44... Qg3+ 45. Kh1 Rxc5 (45... Qxh3+ $2 46. Rh2 Qg3 47. Rhxa2 $1 $16)
46. Rd1 Rd5 $1 47. Rde1 Rc5 48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. Qe4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. Nc3 Qe7 $1 $146 11. Ne5 $5 (11. O-O Rd8 {/\ c5<=>}) 11...
Bb7 12. O-O c5 13. e3 Na6 14. Rac1 Rfd8 $10 15. Rfd1 Nc7 (15... Ne4 $5 16. Qb2
Qf6) 16. Qb2 Ne6 17. Ne2 (17. Rd2 cxd4 18. exd4 Nxd4 $1) 17... Ne4 18. Nd3 $1
Rac8 $2 (18... Qf6 19. Ndf4 Nxf2 $5 20. Kxf2 g5 $13) (18... Ba6 $5 19. Qa3 Bxd3
20. Rxd3 Qf6 21. Rf1 Qg6 $132) 19. Ndf4 Nxf4 20. Nxf4 $14 {/\ Qa3, xc5,a7} c4
21. bxc4 dxc4 22. d5 $1 c3 $6 (22... g5 $6 23. Nh5 $1) (22... Ba6 $5 {/\ b5})
23. Qb3 (23. Qc2 $142 $1 $16 {x Ne4,c3}) 23... Nd2 $1 24. Qa4 a5 25. Qd4 Qb4
26. Qd3 Rc5 27. h4 (27. e4 $5 {/\ e5|^}) 27... Bc8 28. e4 Bg4 29. Re1 Qc4 30.
Qe3 Qxa2 31. Rxc3 (31. e5 $5 Qc4 $1 (31... Nb3 $2 32. e6 $1 fxe6 $8 33. Nxe6 (
33. dxe6 $2 Nxc1) 33... Re8 34. Rxc3 $18) 32. e6 fxe6 33. dxe6 (33. Nxe6 Re8
$13) 33... Re8 $1 (33... Nb3 $2 34. e7 Re8 35. Bd5+ $1 Rxd5 36. Rxc3 $18) 34.
e7 $36 {/\ Nd3-e5}) 31... Nc4 32. Qd4 Qd2 33. Qxd2 $2 (33. Nd3 $1 Rdc8 (33...
Nb2 $2 34. Rxc5 Nxd3 35. Rcc1 $1 $18) (33... Be2 $2 34. Rxe2 $1 $18) 34. d6 $36
) 33... Nxd2 34. Rxc5 bxc5 35. Rc1 $2 $138 (35. e5 $142 $1 $13) 35... Nb3 36.
Rc4 $1 (36. Rc3 $2 a4 37. e5 Ra8 38. d6 a3 $1 39. Bxa8 a2 $19) 36... Bd7 $2
$138 (36... Ra8 37. e5 a4 38. d6 Ra7 39. e6 $1 Bxe6 40. Nxe6 fxe6 41. Bc6 a3 $1
42. d7 Rxd7 43. Bxd7 a2 44. Ra4 $10) (36... f6 $142 $1 $17 {Goldin}) 37. e5 Bb5
38. Rc3 c4 39. d6 a4 40. Nd5 a3 41. Rc2 $16 Kf8 42. Nc3 (42. Ra2 Ra8 $1 43. Nc3
Ra5 44. Nxb5 Rxb5 45. Rxa3 Rxe5 46. Bd5 $1 (46. Bc6 $2 Ra5 $1) 46... Nd4 (46...
Rxd5 $4 47. Ra8#) 47. Bxc4 $16) 42... Bd7 43. Ra2 f6 $1 44. exf6 $2 (44. f4 $1
Re8 (44... fxe5 $2 45. fxe5 Re8 46. Rf2+ Kg8 47. Bd5+ $18) 45. exf6 gxf6 46.
Rxa3 $16) 44... gxf6 45. Bd5 (45. Rxa3 Be6 $14) 45... Nd4 $1 46. Rxa3 Nb5 $1
47. Nxb5 Bxb5 48. Ra5 Be8 49. Bxc4 Rxd6 $10 50. Bd5 Kg7 51. Bf3 Rd7 52. Kg2 (
52. g4 $5) 52... Rc7 53. Be4 (53. g4 $5) 53... Bg6 54. Bf5 h5 $1 55. Bxg6 Kxg6
56. Ra3 Rc2 57. Kf3 Rc4 58. Re3 Ra4 59. Re4 Ra2 60. Ke3 Ra3+ 61. Kf4 Ra2 62. f3
Rf2 63. Rd4 Rf1 64. Rd5 Rh1 65. Rc5 Rh2 66. Rc1 Ra2 67. Re1 Rf2 68. Rh1 Ra2 69.
Re1 Rf2 70. g4 hxg4 71. Kxg4 Rg2+ 72. Kf4 Rh2 73. Rg1+ Kf7 74. Kg4 Kg6 75. Kf4+
Kf7 76. Kg3 Ra2 77. h5 Ra5 78. Kh4 Ra4+ 79. Rg4 Ra1 80. Rg2 Ra4+ 81. Kg3 Ra5
82. Rh2 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Gagarin, Vasilij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 c5 $6 16. cxb5 $1 $146 (16. d5) 16... Bxb5 (16... cxd4 $2 17. Bxd4 Bxb5
18. Bxh7+ $1 $18) 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nb6 (18... Bf6 19. Ne4 Bxc3 20. Nxc3 Ba6
$14) 19. Bg2 Bf6 (19... Bc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Qf3 $16) 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ne4
Qg6 22. Qd2 $1 $16 {/\ Qa5 xc5,a7} Bc6 23. Rac1 (23. Qa5 $2 f5 $1 $132) 23...
c4 $5 24. bxc4 Rfd8 25. Qa5 f5 $1 26. Nd2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rd3 28. Nf1 Qc6+ (28...
f4 $5) 29. Kg1 f4 30. Qf5 (30. Qxa7 $5) 30... Rd4 (30... Rf3 $2 31. Nd2 $1) 31.
Re7 Rf8 32. Qe5 Qf6 33. Qxf6 Rxf6 34. c5 Nc4 35. Rxa7 Ne5 36. Re7 Nc6 37. Rc7
$1 (37. Re2 Ra4 $1 38. Rb2 Nd4 $132) 37... h6 (37... Ra4 38. Nd2 $1 Rxa2 $140
39. Ne4 Re6 40. Rc8+ Kf7 41. Nd6+ $18) 38. Rb1 $1 Rd5 $2 $138 (38... Ra4 39.
Rbb7 $1 (39. Rb6 Nd4 $13) 39... Rg6 40. Rb6 Ne5 41. Rxg6 Nxg6 42. Nd2 Rxa2 43.
Nf3 $16) 39. a4 $2 $138 (39. Rb6 $1 Rxc5 40. Nd2 $16 fxg3 41. hxg3 Rc1+ 42. Kg2
Rc2 43. Nf3 Rxf3 44. Kxf3 Nd4+ 45. Ke4 Rxc7 46. Kxd4 Rc2 47. a4 Ra2 48. Ra6
Rxf2) 39... Rxc5 40. Nd2 (40. Rb6 Kh7 {/\ Nd4} 41. a5 f3 $13) 40... Ra5 41. Rb6
Ne5 $1 $14 42. Rb5 (42. Rxf6 gxf6 43. gxf4 Nd3 44. Ne4 Rxa4 45. Nxf6+ Kf8 $14)
42... Rxb5 43. axb5 fxg3 44. hxg3 (44. fxg3 $5) 44... Rd6 $1 (44... Nf3+ $2 45.
Nxf3 Rxf3 46. b6 Rb3 47. b7 Kh7 48. Kf1 $18) 45. Ne4 Rd1+ 46. Kg2 Rb1 47. f4 (
47. Nd6 Rb2 48. Nf5 Nd3 $10) 47... Rb2+ 48. Kh3 (48. Kf1 $5) 48... Nf3 49. Rc5
g6 $10 50. g4 Ng1+ 51. Kh4 Rb3 52. Nc3 Kf7 53. f5 Nf3+ 54. Kg3 Nd4 55. Kf4 Rxc3
56. Rxc3 Ne2+ 57. Ke5 Nxc3 58. b6 Na4 59. b7 Nc5 60. b8=N 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jakarta m"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Short,N"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 c6 8.
Bg2 d5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb4 Bb7 (10... Ne4 $6 {Karpov,A-Short,N/ Amsterdam VSR
1988}) 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Qa3 (12. dxc5 Na6 $10) 12... Nbd7 13. Rfd1 a5 14. Ne5 $6
(14. Rac1 $142) 14... cxd4 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. Rxd4 Rac8 18. Rad1 $5
(18. cxd5 $142 Bxd5 19. Rad1) 18... Qc7 $15 19. cxd5 Rxd5 20. Ne1 Rxd4 21. Rxd4
Bxg2 (21... Ba6 $5 22. Qd6 $140 $6 (22. Qb2 $142) 22... Qc3) 22. Kxg2 e5 23.
Rc4 $1 Qb7+ 24. Nf3 Rxc4 25. bxc4 Qc7 26. Qb2 Nd7 27. Qb5 {Black's advantage
is too slender to hold much prospect of victory.} Kf8 28. Qd5 h6 29. Nd2 Ke7 {
I think that my mind must have been on the return flight to Athens otherwise I
would have found 29...Nf6 which still leaves a small plus.} 30. Ne4 f5 31. Nc3
Nf6 32. Qb5 Kd6 33. Qb3 Qc6+ 34. f3 e4 35. Qd1+ Ke6 36. Qd4 exf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vladivostok Zaitsev Memorial"]
[Site "Vladivostok"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Shulman,Y"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O
a6 $2 (8... d6 9. Nxd4 Qd7 {Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A Linares 1994}) 9. e5 Ne4 (9...
Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. Nb3 Nf5 12. g4 $16) 10. Ng5 (10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qxd4 Bxf3 (
11... Bc6 12. Be3 b5 (12... Bc5 13. Qg4) 13. Rfd1 $16) 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. Qe4 $14
) 10... Qxg5 (10... Nc3 11. bxc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 (12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Kxg2 Nc6 $13)
12... Qxg5 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf3 Qf5 15. Bf4 $16) (10... Nxd2 $2 11. Bxb7 Nxf1 (
11... Ra7 12. Bxd2 Rxb7 13. Qf3 (13. Nxf7 $18 Kxf7 14. Qf3+) 13... d5 14. exd6
Rd7 $14) 12. Qh5 $1 {Tunik,G} g6 13. Qf3 $18) (10... Nxg5 11. Bxb7 Ra7 12. Bg2
f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. f4 $16) 11. Nxe4 Qxe5 (11... Qd8 12. Qxd4 $16) 12. Bf4 Qf5
(12... Qa5 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Nd6+ (14. Qd1 $36) 14... Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Nd8 (15...
Qc5 16. Qc7 (16. Qxc5 bxc5 17. Bd6 Rc8 18. Bxc5 Na5 19. b4 Nxc4) (16. b4 $6
Qxd6 17. Bxd6 Nd8) 16... Nd8 17. Bxb7 Qxc7 18. Bxc7 Nxb7 19. Bxb6 $16) 16. Rad1
(16. Be3)) 13. Qxd4 f6 (13... Bc6 14. Rfe1 b5 15. Rad1 $40) 14. Nxf6+ $1 $18
Qxf6 15. Be5 Bxg2 (15... Bc5 16. Bxf6 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 b5 19. cxb5
axb5 20. Bxg7 $18) 16. Bxf6 Bxf1 (16... Nc6 17. Qg4 Bxf1 18. Qh5+ (18. Bxg7 $2
Be2) 18... g6 19. Qh4 $18) 17. Bxg7 Nc6 18. Qc3 (18. Qf6 $2 Rg8) 18... Rg8 19.
Bxf8 Bxc4 20. Bd6 Bd5 21. Qf6 {/\Ra1-e1-e5-g5} 1-0

[Event "Groningen op-A"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2010.12.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nyzhnyk, Illya"]
[Black "Werle, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Skembris,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2010.12.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Following my Queen's Indian article in CBM 140, I saw this interesting game
which introduces a slightly different idea, but gives us the opportunity to
have a closer look at the ideas of this line. By the way, in this tournament
Nyzhnyk became the youngest grandmaster in the world at present!} 1. d4 Nf6 2.
c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O $1 Be7 9.
Nc3 O-O $1 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d6 13. Rad1 h6 14. Qb3 {In my
article in CBM 140 I proposed here 14.Qb5, as was played in many games. But
it's definitely worth looking at the idea which Nyzhnyk tried in this game.
The main ideas are the same, although here Black has the extra possibility of
exchanging the queens on b3 to get some counter game against the pawn b3. On
the other hand White keeps the square b5 for the knight.} (14. Qb5) 14... Ne8
15. e4 $5 {X e5} (15. Qxb6 axb6 16. b3 $36 {transposes to a position analysed
in my article in CBM 140.}) 15... g5 $1 {The correct reaction.} ({Worse would
be} 15... Nc6 $6 16. e5 $14 dxe5 $140 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxb7 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Rb8
20. Bg2 Qxb3 21. axb3 f6 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Rd7 $16) ({Preferable for White is
also} 15... Qxb3 16. axb3 $14 f6 $140 17. e5 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 g5 20.
Be3 Rc8 21. Ng6 Bf6 22. h4 Kg7 23. h5 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Nd7 $140 25. f4 $1 $14 (25.
Rxd6 $5 Nxd6 26. Rxd6 Rc7 27. Rxe6 $44) 25... Rab8 $140 26. fxg5 $16 hxg5 27.
Bxg5 Rxb3 28. Re2 e5 29. Ne7 $18) 16. Be3 Qxb3 $6 {This makes Black's task to
balance the game more difficult.} ({After the natural development move} 16...
Nc6 $5 {White is slightly better but not more than that. White could try} 17.
h4 ({or} 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. h4 gxh4 $5 $132) 17... g4 $140 18. Nh2 h5 19. e5 $5
$36 {but Black can fight on with} Na5 $1 ({but not} 19... dxe5 $2 20. Qxb6 axb6
21. Rd7 $16 Nd6 $140 22. R1xd6) 20. Qxb6 $140 axb6 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. b3 Ng7 {
with more or less equal chances.}) 17. axb3 $14 Nd7 $2 {This allows a tactical
solution.} (17... Nc6 $142 18. e5 $140 {and Black can probably balance the
game with} (18. h4 $5 $36) 18... Na5 $5 {Xb3 which leads to a very interesting
and sharp position} ({but not} 18... dxe5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 (19... Nxd8 20. Nxe5
$16) 20. Rxd8 Nxd8 (20... Bxd8 21. Bxc5 $16) 21. Nxe5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 $16) 19.
exd6 $140 Nxd6 20. Bxc5 Nxb3 21. Bxd6 Nxd2 22. Bxe7 Bxf3 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Bxf3
Nxf3+ 25. Kg2 Rxd1 26. Nxd1 Ne1+ 27. Kf1 Nf3 {and Black should hold.}) 18. e5
$1 $16 {A well calculated way to reach a clearly better endgame.} Nxe5 19. Nxe5
Bxg2 20. Kxg2 dxe5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. Bxc5 a5 {Plays into White's
hands.} (23... a6 $142 24. b4 f5 25. b5 axb5 26. cxb5 Nf6 27. b6 Nd7 28. b7 Bc7
29. b4 Kf7 30. Nb5 Bb8 31. Nd6+ Kf6 32. Nc4 $16) 24. b4 axb4 25. Bxb4 f5 26. c5
Kf7 27. c6 e4 28. Nb5 {The material is equal but the white queenside pawns
will soon decide the game.} Bb6 $2 {The decisive mistake.} (28... Bc7 $142 $16)
29. Bd6 {Here Black resigned because after 29...Nxd6 30.Nxd6 the black king
cannot come to the queenside to stop the white pawns.} 1-0

[Event "Augsburg Ibis 9th"]
[Site "Augsburg"]
[Date "2013.01.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Black "Hausner, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Skembris,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 {This is a side line in
which Black tries to keep his bishop on a6 and with a later ...d5 to put
pressure on the diagonal a6-f1. The alternative plan starts with ... c5.} 6.
Bg2 O-O ({After} 6... c6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Ne5 $5 {White is better, eg} Qe8 ({or} 
8... Qc7 9. Bf4 $14 d6 $140 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Bxc6 (11. Qxa6 $1 Nxd4 12. O-O-O
Rac8 13. Rxd4 e5 14. Nb5 Qc5 15. Nxa7 $1 $16) 11... Rac8 12. Qxa6 Qxc6 13. O-O
Qxc4 14. Qxa7 Rfe8 15. Rfd1 $14) 9. O-O d5 (9... Bb7 10. Bf4 d6 11. Nd3 Na6 12.
Rfd1 $14) 10. cxd5 (10. Bf4 $5 {is worth considering:} Bxc4 $140 11. Nxc4 b5
12. Qc2 bxc4 (12... dxc4 13. Nxb5 $16) 13. b3 $5 cxb3 14. axb3 Nbd7 15. Rfc1 {
with good compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 10... cxd5 11. Qxe8 Rxe8 12.
Bf4 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Rfc1 Rac8 15. a4 $36 {1-0 Khenkin,I (2656)
-Iordachescu,V (2645)/Istanbul 2012/CBM 151 (46)}) 7. Nc3 d5 {Black follows
his plan.} ({Also possible is} 7... Bb7 8. O-O $14) 8. Ne5 c6 $5 (8... Bb7 9.
O-O Qe8 (9... Ne4 10. Rd1 f6 11. Nd3 Bc6 12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 dxc4 14. Nf4
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 $14 {1-0 Haba,P (2482)-Zimmat,T/Kiel 2001/EXT 2003 (37)}) 10.
Qxe8 Rxe8 11. Bf4 c6 12. Rac1 $14) 9. Nxc6 {During the game I thought that
this was the only way to fight for an opening advantage.} (9. O-O $5 Bxc4 $140
(9... b5 10. cxb5 cxb5 11. Nxb5 Qe8 12. Nc3 Qxa4 13. Nxa4 Bxe2 {I didn't like
this position because d4 is weak and the only game for White is to try to
break the black pawn chain with f4-f5. But it seems that after} 14. Re1 Bb5 15.
Nc3 Ba6 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Rac1 Bf8 (17... Nbd7 $2 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxd5 $18) (
17... Nc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Nxd5 $18) 18. f4 g6 19. g4 $1 Nbd7 20. Nxd7 Nxd7
21. f5 $14 {White manages to make his plan work.}) 10. Nxc4 b5 11. Nxb5 cxb5
12. Qxb5 Qd7 13. Qxd7 Nbxd7 14. Ne3 Rfb8 15. Rd1 $14) 9... Nxc6 10. Qxa6 Nxd4 {
White has gained the two bishops and has pressure against d5, but he still
needs to finish his development.} 11. O-O Qc8 $5 $146 {My opponent seemed very
confident when he played this move.} (11... Rc8 12. cxd5 Nxd5 (12... Nc2 13.
Rb1 Nb4 14. Qa4 Nfxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxa7 Ra8 17. Qb7 Rxa2 18. Rd1 Bf6 19.
e4 Qc7 20. Qxc7 Nxc7 21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 Ne6 23. Rd6 $14 {1-0 Deviatkin,A (2588)
-Dodeja,P (2149)/Nagpur 2012/ EXT 2013 (73)}) 13. Bxd5 $1 (13. Nxd5 exd5 14.
Rd1 (14. Bd2 $5 $14 Rc2 $140 $4 15. Qd3 $18) 14... Bf6 $132) 13... exd5 14. Rd1
Nc2 15. Rb1 d4 (15... Na3 16. Nxd5 Nxb1 17. Qxc8 $18) 16. Qa4 $14 {and White
is better} Nb4 $140 (16... Qc7 $142 17. Qxc2 $14 dxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3
$14) 17. Be3 $16) 12. Qxc8 {Probably not the best.} ({It was not clear to me
if White can claim an advantage after} 12. Qa4 $5 $14 Ne4 {but with} (12...
Qxc4 13. Qxc4 dxc4 14. Bxa8 Rxa8 15. Rd1 $16) 13. Nxe4 $1 {he gets the better
game;} dxe4 (13... Nxe2+ 14. Kh1 dxe4 15. Be3 $16 {X KNe2} f5 16. Rae1 f4 17.
Rxe2 f3 18. Rd2 fxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Rf5 20. Qd7) 14. Be3 $1 $14 (14. Bxe4 Nxe2+ 15.
Kg2 Nxc1 16. Raxc1) 14... Nf5 $140 15. Bd2 Qb7 16. c5 bxc5 17. Bxe4 Qxb2 18.
Bxa8 Qxd2 19. Bf3 Nd4 20. Rad1 $16) 12... Raxc8 {Now the position is very
double-edged.} 13. cxd5 exd5 ({White gets the better game after} 13... Nxd5 14.
Bxd5 $1 exd5 15. e3 Nc2 16. Nxd5 Bc5 17. Rb1 Rfd8 18. Rd1 $14 f5 $140 19. a3
Kf7 20. b4 Bd4 21. exd4 Rxd5 22. Bb2 {X KNc2}) ({The best way for Black was} 
13... Bb4 $1 $44 14. dxe6 Bxc3 15. exf7+ Rxf7 16. Bh3 $140 $5 Nxe2+ 17. Kg2 $36
Re8 18. bxc3 Nxc3 (18... Nxc1 19. Raxc1 Rc7 20. Rfe1 $1 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Kf8 22.
Rc1 Ke7 23. Bf5 $14) 19. Bb2 Nfd5 $1 (19... Ncd5 20. Rae1 $14) 20. Rfe1 {
with an interesting endgame which is hard to evaluate.}) 14. Rd1 $1 $36 {
During the game I thought that this must be the safest way to fight for a
small advantage.} (14. Bg5 $6 Rxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe2+ 16. Kh1 Nxc3 $44) 14... Rxc3
$6 {Finally Black went wrong. This wins two pawns for the exchange but the
white rooks will be very active.} ({Black had to accept the endgame after} 
14... Nc2 $142 15. Rb1 Na3 16. bxa3 (16. Ra1 Nc2 $11) 16... Rxc3 17. Bxd5 Rc2 (
17... Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bxa3 19. Bxa3 Rxa3 20. Rb2 f5 21. Rc2 $36) (17... Rd8 18.
Bb3 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Bxa3 20. Bxa3 Rxa3 21. Rc1 Kf8 22. Bb3 $14) 18. Bb3 Rxe2 19.
Rb2 $1 $14 Rxb2 $140 20. Bxb2 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. a4 $36) 15. bxc3 Nxe2+ 16.
Kf1 Nxc3 17. Rd3 $16 Nce4 (17... Na4 $142 18. Ba3 (18. Rd4 b5 19. Bg5 Nc3 20.
Rd3 Rc8 21. Rc1 b4 22. Bxd5 Nfxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxg5 24. Rxg5 Rc7 $16) 18... Nc5 19.
Rd4) 18. Ba3 {Soon White will win back some pawns as Black has no time to
reorganise his forces.} Re8 (18... Bxa3 19. Rxa3 a5 20. Rd1 Rc8 21. Bxe4 dxe4
22. Rc3 Rb8 23. Rb3 h6 24. Rd6 $16) (18... Nc5 $142 $16) 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Bxe4
dxe4 $2 {This makes things easier for White.} (20... Rxe4 $142 21. Re1 $16) 21.
Rd8+ Ne8 (21... Re8 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Rd1 a6 24. Rd7 $18) 22. Rad1 Kf8 23.
R1d7 a6 24. Rd6 $1 Rb7 25. R6d7 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Sosonko,G"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 Bb4+ (6... dxc4 7. Ne5
Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Bd6 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Kg1 Nc6 12. Nbd2 Bb4 13. Qc2 b5 14.
Ne3 $13 {Lengyel-Zajcev/Graz/1979}) 7. Bd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O (8... c6) 9. cxd5
Nxd5 (9... exd5 10. Nc3) 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Re1 $6 (11. Rc1) (11. Nxd5 exd5 12.
Bf4) 11... c5 12. Rc1 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bg5 (14. Bc3 Nf6 15. e3
Ne4 $1 $17) 14... Nf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd5 Bb4 $17) 12... Bb7 (12... Rc8 13.
Nxd5 exd5 14. Bh3 $1) 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bf4 $6 (14. Be3 $10) (14. e4 Bb7 15.
Be3 $13) 14... Nf6 15. Qd3 Be4 16. Qd2 Nd5 $15 17. Red1 Rc8 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19.
Rc4 $1 (19. Qb2 Qe7 $17) (19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 f6 21. Nd3 Ba3 $15) 19... Nxf4
20. Rxe4 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Nd5 (21... Nxg2 22. Kxg2 $10) 22. Ne5 $10 Bd6 (22... Bb4
$2 23. Rxd5) 23. Nd3 Rfd8 24. Rd4 Nc3 25. a4 Be7 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Bf3 f5 28.
Rc2 Bf6 29. Kg2 Kf7 30. Nb4 a5 31. Nc6 Rd6 32. Na7 {/\33.Sc8, 33.Tc3 Lc3 34.Sb5
} Rd1 33. Nb5 Nxb5 34. axb5 Rb1 35. Rc7+ Be7 36. Rb7 Rxb3 37. Rxb6 a4 38. Bc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rostock-A 15th"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stern, Rene"]
[Black "Vitolinsh, Alvis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Stern,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1989.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 (7. Qxd4)
7... Bxg2 8. Kxg2 Qc8 9. b3 a6 10. Kg1 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nc3 Qb7 13. Qd3 d6
14. Rac1 Nbd7 15. Rfd1 Ne5 (15... Nc5 $142 16. Qb1 (16. Qf3 Qxf3 17. Nxf3 b5 $1
)) 16. Qb1 h5 17. h4 $2 {Leichten Vorteil bot} (17. h3 {,da} h4 18. g4 Ng6 $2 {
an} 19. Nxe6 {scheitert}) 17... Rfd8 18. a4 g6 (18... d5 $2 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20.
Ne4 $1 {mit der Drohung Nxe6}) 19. Qa1 Bf8 20. a5 Bh6 21. Rb1 Nfg4 22. Bc1 {
Notwendig, denn es drohte 22...Nxf2 23.Kxf2 Ng4+ mit Matt.} Bg7 23. f3 Nf6 24.
Bg5 Rd7 25. Kg2 Rc8 (25... d5 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. cxd5 exd5 28. axb6 Qxb6 29. Qa4
{mit unklarer Stellung}) 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. Be3 {Stärker ist} (27. e4 $142 {
nebst Be3}) 27... Qb7 28. Bg1 d5 29. c5 $5 Rdc7 {Die folgenden Züge geschehen
in beiderseitiger Zeitnot.} (29... Rxc5 $2 30. Nxe6) 30. Na4 Nfd7 31. Qa3 a5
32. Rdc1 Bf8 33. Qa1 Bg7 34. Qa3 Qa6 35. Rc2 Bf8 36. Rbc1 Nc6 37. Nxc6 Rxc6 38.
Qa1 Qb5 39. Qd4 $2 Bg7 (39... Qxb3 40. Rb2 Qa3 41. Qd1 Bg7 $1) 40. Qd3 Qxd3 41.
exd3 d4 $2 (41... Rb8 {mit Gewinnaussichten}) 42. Rc4 $1 e5 43. f4 f6 44. Nb6 {
2:37-2:24} (44. Nb6 Rd8 {folgt} 45. Bxd4 $1 exd4 (45... Nxb6 $2 46. cxb6 Rxc4
47. Rxc4 exd4 48. b7 {mit Gewinn}) 46. Rxd4 Rc7 47. c6 Nxb6 48. Rxd8+ Bf8 {
mit ungefährem Ausgleich}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 {This move became popular in the late
70s-early 80s of the 20th century. Nowadays it's played more often, than the
"classical"} (4... Bb7 {, although from a theoretical viewpoint the simple
fianchetto is doing fine. Currently White has tried to revive the aggressive}
5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 $5 {without too much success:} exd5 8. Nh4 c6 9.
cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. Re1 (11. e4 d5 12. Nc3 Bf6 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. Bf4 Nd7 16. Nd6 Ba6 17. Qxd5 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Rb8 19. Rd1 Nc5 20. Nxf7
Rxf7 21. b4 Qxd5 $1 22. Bxd5 Rd8 $11 {Shirov,A (2699)-Adams,M (2734)/Elista cm/
2007/}) 11... d5 12. e4 d4 $5 ({Blunts White's initiative by returning the P,
more ambitious is the somewhat provocative} 12... Bf6 $13) 13. Nxd4 c5 14. Nf5
Nc6 15. Nc3 Nd4 16. Bf4 Bf6 17. e5 Bxg2 18. exf6 Bf3 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Bxc7 Qxc7
21. Nb5 Bxd1 22. Nxc7 Bc2 23. Nxa8 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Nxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rxa8 {/=/+,
Aronian,L (2744)-Ivanchuk,V (2750)/Linares/2007/}) 5. Qc2 {This is currently
the most fashionable continuation. Its theory is developing very fast and
especially Aronian has contributed to it by playing the line with both colours.
} (5. b3 {is the most common reaction.}) (5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 c5 8.
dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Rb8 $5 14. Re1
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nd4 {This practically introduces a positional pawn sacrifice.}
16. Qe4 Be7 17. Rb1 a5 18. Be3 Qc7 $1 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Bc5 21. Qd3 O-O
22. b3 Rfd8 23. Rbd1 {1/2,Svidler,P (2736)-Eljanov,P (2686)/Foros/2007/} d6 $44
{[%csl Gc5][%cal Gc5a3,Gc5f2] Black controls the dark squares and with the ^-
White is unable to convert his << P-majority.}) 5... Bb7 ({White's previous
move was long considered harmless due to} 5... c5 {, but after} 6. d5 $5 (6.
Bg2 Nc6 $1 {and Black forces an exchange in the [+], which gives him good <=>
on the <->c. Even here White can play} 7. d5 $5 {but his compensation seems
less tangible, than in the game.}) 6... exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 {we only
transpose into the game position.} (8. e4 Qe7 9. Bd3 Nxd5 {[%cal Rd5b4] /\Nb4}
10. a3 {A similar position can arise from the 4.a3 line, but with an extra
tempo for White. This means he can play 10.0-0 with a powerful initiative for
the P. Here he has at best some compensation after} Nc6 11. O-O Nc7 12. Nc3 Ne6
13. Be3 Qd8 14. Rad1 Be7 15. Bc4 O-O 16. e5 Ncd4 (16... Ned4 17. Nxd4 Nxe5 $5
18. Bd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Bf6 23. Rc4 d6
24. Rc1 $44 {Jobava,B (2658)-Shanava,K (2532)/EU-ch Dresden/2007/}) 17. Nxd4
cxd4 18. Bxd4 Qc8 19. Qe2 d6 20. exd6 Bxd6 {Mamedyarov,S (2709)-Gelfand,B 
(2723)/Wijk aan Zee/2006/} 21. Bxg7 Ng5 22. Bd5 Kxg7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qg4 Be7
25. Rd7 Qf3 26. Qxf3 Nxf3+ 27. Kg2 Bxa3 28. bxa3 Ne5 $11)) ({Apart from these
two most common moves Black has recently tried other continuations.} 5... b5 {
doesn't seem ideal:} 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Bc6 10. Re1 $1
Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qc8 12. Bh3 $1 d6 13. Nd2 Qb7 14. Nc4 Bd5 15. f3 Bxc4 16. Qxc4
Nbd7 17. b4 a5 18. b5 a4 19. Bd2 $36 {[%csl Gd2,Gh3] (),^^,Inarkiev,E (2628)
-Tomashevsky,E (2595)/RUS-ch Moscow/2006/}) ({Deserving more attention is} 5...
Nc6 6. Nbd2 (6. Bg2 $5) 6... d5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. e4 Nb4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxd7+
Nxd7 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O Nf6 13. a3 c5 14. Re1 Be7 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. b4 cxd4
17. Ndf3 Nb8 18. Nxd4 Nfd7 19. Nef3 O-O 20. Bf4 Nc6 21. Rac1 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 g5
$1 23. Nc6 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 gxf4 25. Rc7 Ne5 26. Rxe7 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Nxe1 28. Kxe1
a5 $14 {/=,Aronian,L (2741)-Carlsen,M (2698)/Moscow/2006/}) (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Be7 7. e4 d5 8. Nc3 $5 ({After the simple} 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10. e5 Ne4
11. Nc3 {we get a position, resembling the 5.b3 lines. Here White has the} Nxc3
12. bxc3 {extra option, which gives him more chances for an advantage.}) 8...
Bxc4 9. Bxc4 dxc4 10. O-O-O ({Although queenside castling is not rare in this
line, here it seems very risky. After} 10. Qa4+ $142 $14 {Black must still
fight for equality}) 10... c6 11. Bf4 Na6 (11... O-O $5) 12. a3 $2 {׫} (12.
Ne5 $132 {~~}) 12... b5 13. Ne5 Qc8 14. Bg5 O-O 15. h4 Rb8 16. Qe2 Qb7 17. h5
h6 18. Bf4 c5 19. d5 b4 20. Na4 bxa3 21. Qxc4 exd5 22. exd5 Nb4 {[%csl Rc1]
->עc1,Nisipeanu,L (2693)-Eljanov,P (2686)/Foros/2007/}) 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 $5 {
[%mdl 512] The key move is this pawn sacrifice, other alternatives are too
soft and give Black a comfortable position.} (7. O-O cxd4 $11) (7. dxc5 Bxc5
$132) 7... exd5 8. cxd5 (8. Nh4 $143 Nc6 $1 $15 {also costs White a P under
worse circumstances.}) 8... Nxd5 ({Black voluntarily enters a potential pin,
but recent practice has shown this is the way to go.} 8... Bxd5 {gives White
an important development tempo with} 9. Nc3 Bc6 (9... Bb7 10. e4 $5 $36 {
is similar, the radical}) (9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nc6 11. Qa4 Rc8 12. Bf4 Be7 13.
O-O-O O-O 14. Kb1 {also doesn't solve Black's problems:} Qe8 (14... Nd4 15. Bb7
$16 {loses material without sufficient compensation.}) 15. g4 $1 d5 16. g5 Ne4
17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Nd4 19. Bg4 Qc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. e3 Ne6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6
23. Rd7 $16 {Tkachiev,V (2645)-Sokolov,A (2589)/FRA-ch Besancon/2006/}) 10. e4
Be7 ({Fighting for [+] space with} 10... d6 11. Bf4 Nh5 {accentuates Black's
lag in development after} 12. O-O-O $1 $32 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Be7 14. e5 O-O 15. h4
$40 {[%cal Rf3g5] /\Ng5} f6 16. Nd5 $1 fxe5 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 g6 19. Qb3 $1
Kg7 20. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 21. Qh3+ Kg8 22. Rh1 Qd7 23. Nf6+ {1-0,Roktim,B (2332)
-Bakre,T (2447)/IND-ch Atul/2006/}) 11. Bf4 O-O 12. O-O-O $1 Na6 13. Qe2 ({
Gelfand recommends} 13. a3 $5 {/\} Nc7 14. e5 Nfd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. h4 $1 $36
{[%cal Rf3g5] and again the threat Ng5 gives White a powerful initiative.})
13... Nb4 (13... Nc7 $142 $1 14. Ne5 Qc8 $44 {when White must still prove he
has an advantage.}) 14. a3 Qc8 15. Kb1 a5 16. Ne5 Re8 17. Rhe1 Bf8 18. g4 g6
19. Bg3 Re6 20. f4 d6 21. Nxc6 Nxc6 22. Nb5 Ne8 23. e5 $1 dxe5 24. Bd5 $16 {
/+-,Gelfand,B (2729)-Aronian,L (2761)/Dortmund/2006/ This impressive game
sparked extra interest in the 5.Qc2 line.}) 9. O-O {A logical developing move.}
({Black has found ways to defuse the straightforward tactical} 9. Qb3 {[%cal
Rf3e5] /\Ne5} Nc7 (9... Nf6 10. Ne5 d5 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bg5 Be7
14. Rd1 O-O 15. O-O Qe8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Ba4 $1 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qc3
Bxd1 20. Bxa8 Bxe2 21. Qxf6 Qd8 22. Qf5 $1 $11 Bxf1 23. Be4 Re8 24. Qxh7+ Kf8
25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qe5+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ {1/2,Wojtaszek,R (2620)-Adams,M (2734)/
FRA-chT Montpellier/2007/}) 10. Ne5 d5 11. Nc3 Be7 (11... Bd6 $6 {runs into
the powerful} 12. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 13. Nxd5 Kf8 14. Bg5 $1 $40) (11... Nd7 12. Bf4
Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bd6 14. Bxg7 $14 {Harikrishna,P (2673)-Ivanov,A (2577)/Moscow
Aeroflot/2007/}) 12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O-O c4 14. Nxc4 dxc4 15. Rxd8 Bxd8 $1 16.
Bxb7 (16. Qxc4 Bxg2 17. Rg1 Bc6 $15) 16... cxb3 17. Bxc7 bxa2 18. Nxa2 Bxc7 19.
Bxa8 Nd7 20. Bd5 Nf6 $11 {_|_,Gordon,S (2490)-Miroshnichenko,E (2646)/EU-ch
Dresden/2007/}) 9... Be7 {Black also continues his development, by keeping the
N on d5 he takes away the most natural square from White's Nb1. After} (9...
Nc7 10. Nc3 (10. e4 Be7 $13 {/\0-0}) 10... Be7 (10... d5 11. Rd1 $14 (11. Ne5
$5 $36)) 11. Rd1 Nc6 (11... O-O $2 12. Ng5 $18) 12. Ne5 $1 Qc8 13. Qf5 Nxe5 14.
Qxe5 Ne6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Bf6 17. Qe4 Rb8 18. Bf4 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bf6 20.
Bd6 Be7 21. Bxb8 Qxb8 22. Bc4 $16 {[%cal Gc4e6,Ge4a8] Pashikian,A (2538)-Van
Wely,L (2674)/EU-ch Dresden/2007/ material is formally equal, but White has
strong pressure on the light squares.}) ({Nobody has yet tested} 9... Nf6 10.
Nc3 $44 (10. e4 $5 $44)) 10. Rd1 Nc6 {Here Black already can't afford to
ignore White's play:} (10... O-O $6 11. Qe4 $16 {/\} f5 12. Qc4) ({The main
alternative is} 10... Qc8 {here it's still not quite clear, what's White's
best reaction:} 11. Qf5 (11. e4 Nb4 (11... Nc7 12. Nc3 $44 {/\e5,Ne4}) 12. Qc3
O-O 13. a3 N4c6 14. Bf4 d6 ({This is a simple solution, but Black can also
consider} 14... Nd8 $5 $13 {[%cal Yb8c6,Yd8e6] /\Ne6,Nbc6}) 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16.
Rxd6 Qc7 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. Nbd2 Nde5 $6 (18... Rae8 $132) (18... Ba6 $142 $5 $11)
19. b4 $1 $36 Rad8 20. bxc5 Nxf3+ 21. Nxf3 Na5 22. Ne5 bxc5 23. Ng4 c4 24. Ne3
f6 25. Rab1 Ba6 26. Nd5 Qc5 27. Qb4 $16 {Beliavsky,A (2648)-Khalifman,A (2624)/
Bazna/2007/}) ({An ambitious idea is} 11. Nh4 Bxh4 12. Rxd5 $1 Be7 13. Nc3 Nc6
14. Qe4 $5 {White wants to keep Black's K in the [+] at any cost.} (14. Bf4 Nb4
15. Qf5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 O-O 18. Rd1 d6 19. Qe4 Re8 20. Qf3 Rf8 21.
Qe4 Re8 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. Qe4 {1/2,Gelfand,B (2733)-Carlsen,M (2690)/Monte Carlo/
2007/}) 14... O-O $6 (14... Nb4 $142 15. Qe5 f6 (15... Kf8 $5 $13) 16. Qh5+ g6
17. Qh6 $13) 15. Rh5 $1 g6 16. Rh3 f5 17. Qc4+ $1 (17. Qe3 Rf7 18. Bd5 {
1/2,Nisipeanu,L (2689)-Baklan,V (2618)/Bundesliga/2007/} Qf8 $13) 17... Kh8 18.
Nd5 $16 {->}) (11. Bg5 {looks good, but gets White nowhere, when Black returns
the P in time:} h6 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. e4 O-O 14. Nc3 Nbc6 15. Rd2 Ba6 16. Bh3
Ng6 (16... Qb8 17. Bxd7 Qb7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Bh3 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Rd8 21. Rxd8+
Nxd8 22. Qd1 Ndc6 23. Qd6 Qb8 $11 {Sargissian,G (2658)-Wojtaszek,R (2637)/
Bundesliga/2007/}) 17. Bxd7 Qb7 18. Bh3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Qb8 20. Bg2 $11 {1/2,
Aronian,L (2744)-Carlsen,M (2690)/Wijk aan Zee/2007/}) 11... Nf6 12. Nc3 Nc6 $5
(12... O-O 13. Bg5 d5 (13... d6 14. Qxc8 Rxc8 15. Nb5 Nbd7 16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17.
Rxd6 h6 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Nh4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Ne8 21. Rd3 Rd8 $11 {/+/=,Gelfand,B 
(2733)-Ivanchuk,V (2729)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2007/}) 14. Nh4 (14. Qxc8 Rxc8 15. Nh4
Nbd7 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 {1/2,Khalifman,A (2624)
-Khairullin,I (2586)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2007/} Nb8 20. Rad1 $14) 14... Nc6 (14...
Nbd7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nf6 18. Qf3 {[%cal Rh4f5] /\Nf5+/=})
15. Qxc8 Rfxc8 16. Nf5 Kf8 17. Nb5 (17. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 18. Nd6 Bxc3 19. bxc3 $14
{_|_}) 17... Ne8 18. Bf4 g6 19. Nfd6 Nxd6 20. Nxd6 Bxd6 21. Bxd6+ Ne7 22. Bxd5
Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Rad1 Ke8 25. Re5 Rd7 26. Rd3 f6 $2 {׻} (26... a6 {
[%cal Ya8a7,Yd7d8,Ya7d7] /\Raa7,Rd8,Rad7 and Black should gradually neutralize
White's pressure. Creating an extra weakness will make this very difficult.})
27. Re4 $1 f5 (27... Kf7 $2 28. Bxc5 $1 $16) 28. Re5 a6 29. Rde3 Raa7 30. Re6
Rab7 31. Rf6 $16 {Ivanchuk,V (2729)-Eljanov,P (2686)/Foros/2007/ Black is
running out of constructive moves.}) 13. Bg5 d5 {For the time being Black
doesn't need to castle.} 14. Nh4 (14. Qf4 $5 {/\} d4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bd8
17. e3 $1 $44) 14... Nd4 15. Qxc8+ Rxc8 16. e3 Ne6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nf5 Rd8
19. Nxd5 Bxd5 (19... Bxb2 $5 20. Rab1 Be5) 20. Bxd5 O-O 21. Rab1 g6 {Gelfand,B
(2733)-Leko,P (2749)/Odessa/2007/} 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Ng4 $11) 11. Qa4 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] A new try.} (11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 d6 $11 {/~~ Although White can
probably regain the P-pawn, simplification only helps the defence.}) ({Until
now White's main continuation has been} 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 {/\e5 , due to the
positional threat e5 Black must act:} g6 $142 ({Interesting, but quite risky is
} 12... d6 13. e5 Qd7 14. Qxd7+ (14. Nh4 {can be well met by} Ng4 $1 15. exd6
Bxh4 $13) 14... Nxd7 15. exd6 Bf6 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Nc3 Nb4 18. Bg5 (18. Rd1 $14
{seems more circumspect.}) 18... Bxf3 (18... Nc2 $142 $1 19. Re7 $5 (19. Bxf6
Nxf6 20. Re7 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Re8 $1 $11) 19... Bxe7 20. Bxe7+ $44) 19. Bxf3 Rd8
20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Re7 Nc2 22. Rd1 Nd4 23. Kg2 g6 24. Rxa7 Rxd6 25. Be2 Kg7 26.
Bc4 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Re1 {Bareev,E (2643)-Polgar,J (2727)/Elista cm/2007/}
Nf5 29. Bd3 $5 $14) 13. Qf4 O-O (13... h6 14. e5 Nh5 {Loeffler,S (2448)-Sakaev,
K (2633)/EU-ch Dresden/2007/} 15. Qc4 $5 $44 {|^ Leaving the K in the [+] is
obviously very dangerous for Black.}) 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qc4 (15. Qh6 {Aronian,L 
(2741)-Leko,P (2741)/Moscow/2006/} Re8 $5 {Leko,/\} 16. Ng5 $2 Bxg5 17. Bxg5
Qc7 18. g4 Nxe5 $1 19. gxh5 Ng4 20. Bf4 Re5 $3 21. Qg5 Rxg5 22. Bxc7 Bxg2 23.
h4 Rd5 $19) (15. Qg4 d5 16. exd6 Bxd6 $5 (16... Bf6 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxg2
19. Nf5 Bc6 20. d7 Qc7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rfd8 23. Be3 Bxb2 24. Nh6+ Kf8 25.
Rad1 Bg7 26. Rxh5 gxh5 27. Qf5 {1-0,Carlsen,M (2690)-Ivanchuk,V (2750)/Monte
Carlo/2007/}) 17. Nc3 Qb8 $13 {gives White some compensation, but nothing
concrete.}) 15... d5 $1 (15... Qc7 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. Nc3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19.
Bf4 d6 20. Ng4 $1 $36 {Atalik}) 16. exd6 (16. Rxd5 Na5 $11 (16... Qc7 17. Nc3
$1 Na5 18. Qg4 $44)) 16... Bxd6 17. Nc3 Qb8 $13 {Again there seems to be no
obvious way for White to profit from the temporary disharmony of Black's
forces.}) 11... Nf6 (11... Nc7 $143 $2 12. Ne5 $16) 12. Nc3 O-O 13. g4 $1 {
Shirov doesn't shy away from risk, after losing game 1 he wants to equalize
immediately. We have already seen this motif above, White fights for the [+]
by advancing his Pg3.} Nb4 {Black doesn't want to allow the N to d5.} ({After} 
13... h6 14. h4 (14. Nh4 c4 $5 $13 {/\} 15. Qxc4 Ne5) 14... Nb4 15. a3 Nbd5 16.
Nxd5 Bxd5 17. g5 Bc6 {we get a similar position as in the game, but White's Q
doesn't have the h4-square. Nevertheless} 18. Qb3 $13 ({or} 18. Qf4 $5 $44 {
remains tense and unclear, Black can possibly even regret weakening his >>.}))
14. a3 (14. g5 Nfd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 $8 16. a3 b5 $1 17. Qxb5 Rb8 18. Qa4 Bc6 $132
{gives back the P for active << play.}) 14... Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 $8 (15... Nxd5
$2 16. Ne5 $18) 16. g5 Bc6 17. Qh4 $1 {The only consistent continuation.} (17.
Qxc6 $2 dxc6 18. Rxd8 Raxd8 19. gxf6 Rd1+ 20. Bf1 Bxf6 $17 {/-+ is
unacceptable.}) 17... Ne8 (17... Ne4 $6 18. Ne5 Bxg5 19. Nxc6 Bxh4 20. Nxd8
Nxf2 21. Rd5 $1 Raxd8 22. Rh5 Rde8 23. Kf1 Ne4 24. Rxh4 $14) 18. Ne5 {White
has the initiative, but Aronian fights back.} Bxg2 19. Rxd7 Bb7 $5 {[%mdl 512]
Black sacrifices a Q for active <=>. A brave decision, even more so as it was
not forced. After} (19... Qc8 20. Rxe7 (20. Kxg2 Bd6 {already forces} 21. g6 $1
hxg6 22. Nxg6 fxg6 23. Qc4+ Kh7 24. Qh4+ $11) 20... Bc6 $14 {/<=> White
retains his active R, but Black has reasonable chances to neutralize the
pressure.} (20... Qh3 $143 $6 21. Qg3 $1 $36) (20... Bh3 $5 $13)) 20. Rxd8 Rxd8
21. Be3 {Shirov wants to keep a chance to transfer his Q back to the <<.} ({
The immediate} 21. Qa4 Rd4 $44 {is not ideal and after}) (21. Bf4 {White must
reckon with} h6 $5 $132) 21... Rd5 (21... h6 $2 22. Qa4 $18) 22. Nf3 Nd6 23.
Qa4 b5 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Black's forces are well coordinated and he can defend
his << actively by tactical means.} 24. Qc2 (24. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 25. Qb6 Bd8 $19) (
24. Qb3 $5 $14 {[%cal Ya1d1] /\Rd1 deserves attention, it would help White to
exchange a pair of R without having to split his P as in the game.}) 24... Nf5
25. a4 (25. Bf4 {seems more solid, but} Rfd8 $44 {[%cal Gd8d1] <->d makes it
difficult for White to convert his advantage.}) 25... b4 ({More logical is the
immediate} 25... Nxe3) 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Nxe3 28. fxe3 Rd8 {Black has
more compact P, no real >< and an active ^^ - White's advantage despite the
extra Q is already mostly formal.} 29. Qc2 g6 30. h4 Bd6 $1 {Prevents the
manoeuvre Ne5-g4, followed by e4-e5.} 31. Kf2 (31. e4 Re8 32. e5 Bf8 33. e4 Bc8
$132) 31... a6 32. Nd2 Bf8 33. Nc4 (33. Ne4 Bxe4 34. Qxe4 Rd6 {[%cal Rd6e6] /
\Re6= shows another defensive motif - Black can build up a fortress.}) 33...
Bc8 34. Qe4 Be6 35. b3 Rd5 $5 (35... Bxc4 36. Qxc4 Rd6 $11 {as indicated above
was also possible, but Shirov was running out of time and Aronian decides
Black doesn't risk much anyway.}) 36. Kg3 h6 {Black's counterattack secures
him a draw.} 37. gxh6 Bxh6 38. Qf3 Kh7 (38... Bg5 $5 {[%cal Rg5h4] /\Bh4 more
or less forces} 39. hxg5 Rxg5+ 40. Kh2 Rh5+ 41. Kg1 Rg5+ $11) 39. e4 Rh5 40.
Nd6 Bg5 41. Nxf7 Bxh4+ 42. Kg2 c4 (42... Kg7 43. Nd6 Rg5+ 44. Kh1 Rg3 $11 {
draws, Aronian still tries to mix things up a bit.}) 43. bxc4 Kg8 (43... Be7
44. Qf4 b3 45. Qc7 b2 46. Qxe7 b1=Q 47. Nd8+ $11 {and this time it's White
giving a perpetual.}) 44. Nd6 Rg5+ 45. Kh1 Rg3 46. Qf4 Rh3+ (46... Rh3+ 47. Kg2
Rg3+ $11 48. Kf1 $4 Bh3+ $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 {Originates from Nimzowitsch.} ({
The classical} 4... Bb7 {is currently less popular amongst the top players,
but it's only a matter of fashion:} 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 $5 {This pawn
sacrifice has reappeared on the scene lately, Black holds his own after} (7.
Re1 Na6 ({The standard reaction is} 7... d5 8. cxd5 {Here White has a better
pawn structure and good practical results. However, Black's position is viable,
only he must be prepared to defend it patiently. After} exd5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 (9...
c5 {is more flexible, Black can develop his knight also via a6-c7.}) 10. Bf4 c5
11. dxc5 Nxc5 $1 (11... bxc5 12. Nh4 $36) 12. Rc1 Nfe4 13. Be5 a5 14. Bh3 Bc8
15. Bxc8 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Rxc8 17. Qd4 f6 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Rec1 Rfd8 20. Be3 Bf8
21. Qd1 Re8 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc8c1,Ge8e1] /<=>,Bacrot,E (2705)-Kryvoruchko,
Y (2679)/Bundesliga/2012/ Black has enough counterplay to defend his only
weakness on d5.}) 8. Nc3 Ne4 (8... d5 {can still transpose into the 7...d5
lines.}) 9. Qc2 (9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 c5 12. d5 Qc7 13. Nf3 exd5
14. cxd5 d6 {led to a complex Benoni structure:} 15. h4 Qd7 16. Bf4 b5 17. Qd2
c4 18. h5 h6 19. e4 (19. Nd4 $142 $5) 19... Nc5 $132 {/=/+,Sasikiran,K (2676)
-Korobov,A (2702)/New Delhi/2012/}) 9... f5 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 $14 {[%csl Ra6]
[%cal Ye2e4]} (10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxg5 Qxg5 12. Bxb7 {leads nowhere due to} Nxa2
$1 13. Bxa6 Nb4 $11)) 10. Ne5 d6 11. Nd3 d5 $6 (11... Bf6 $142 12. Be3 c5 $132)
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Nb4 14. Qb3 $1 Nxd3 15. exd3 Nf6 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Rac1 Bd8
18. Re5 c6 19. Rce1 Nh5 20. Bd2 g6 21. Bh6 Bf6 22. Bxf8 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 (23. dxe5
$5 Kxf8 24. Qa4 $36 {[%cal Rc3d5,Yb2b4,Yd3d4]}) 23... Kxf8 24. a4 Re8 25. a5
$14 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2742)-Adams,M (2753)/Bilbao/2013/}) (7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bf6 9. Rc1 c5 $132 {still has a good reputation for Black.}) 7... exd5 8. Nh4
c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. Nc3 d5 12. e4 Bf6 (12... Nba6 13. Bf4 Bf6 14.
Nd6 $5 Bc8 15. exd5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Be5 Nc5 18. c4 Ne7 (18... Nb4 $5 19.
Bc3 Nbd3 20. Bxc6 Bh3 $132) 19. Re1 Be6 20. Qd4 (20. Rc1 $5 Qd7 21. Rc2 f6 22.
Bc3 Rad8 23. Rd2 Qc7 24. Bb4 Bg4 25. Qxg4 Rxd6 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Qf4 $36 {
Miladinovic,I (2555)-Iordachescu,V (2490)/Elista olm/1998/}) 20... f6 21. Bf4
a5 22. Rad1 Ra7 23. Nf5 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Rd8 25. Nxe6 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Nxe6 27. Be3
Rb7 28. Rd6 Kf7 29. Bxc6 Nxc6 30. Rxc6 b5 31. c5 b4 $2 (31... a4 $14 {/=}) 32.
Ra6 $16 {Nisipeanu,L (2674)-Berkes,F (2673)/Bad Wiessee/2013/}) 13. exd5 (13.
Bf4 Bc8 $1 14. g4 Nba6 15. Rc1 Bxf5 16. gxf5 Bg5 17. Bxc7 Nxc7 18. f4 Be7 19.
exd5 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Bxd5 Rad8 $11 {[%csl
Gc5,Gd5] Sosonko,G (2565)-Tukmakov,V (2550)/Tilburg/1984/ The opposite-cloured
bishops guarantee a quick draw.}) 13... cxd5 ({Black can also consider
returning the pawn immediately with} 13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bf4 (15. Ne3
Nc6 16. Nxd5 Be5 17. Qg4 Re8 $1 18. Bg5 Qc8 19. Qh4 h6 20. Be3 Qd8 21. Qh5 Nd4
22. Rad1 Bxd5 23. Bxd4 Bxg2 24. Bxe5 Qg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Kxg2 Rxe5 $11 {
Ramirez Alvarez,A (2593)-Shulman,Y (2571)/USA-ch Saint Louis/2012/}) 15... Nc6
16. Bxd5 Na5 17. Bxb7 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Nxb7 19. b4 Nd8 20. Rfe1 Ne6 21. Be5 Bxe5
22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Rxe5 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nc6 Rd7 26. Re3 h6 27. Ra3 Rd1+
28. Kg2 Nd4 29. Nxa7 Rb1 $132 {Ragger,M (2655)-Rozentalis,E (2592)/AUT-chT/
2012/}) 14. Bf4 Nba6 15. Re1 Bc8 (15... Qd7 16. Bh3 {Kasparov,G (2595)
-Marjanovic,S (2490)/La Valetta olm/1980/} Qd8 $1 $11) 16. Nd6 Be6 17. Nxd5
Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Bxb2 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. h4 (21. Re8 Rxe8 22. Qxf7+
Kh8 23. Qd5 Qf6 24. Nf7+ Kg8 25. Nh6+ Kh8 $11) 21... h6 $1 22. Re2 Bf6 23. Qf3
Ne6 24. Re4 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Be5 26. Nxf7 Qc7 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 28. Rd7 Rxf4 29. gxf4
Qe8 $11 {Lehnhoff,H (2237)-Schwierzy,H (2435)/corr/2008/}) 5. b3 ({The pawn
sacrifice} 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O {is a line with
strong Armenian roots - Sargissian and Aronian have played it a lot, Levon
with both colours. After} Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Qa4 Nf6 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Ne8 14.
Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3 Qe8 (15... Qc8 $5) 16. Nd2 $5 $146 ({The older continuation is
} 16. Rd2 Rd8 17. Rad1 Kh8 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 f6 20. Bxc6 (20. Nge4 $5 Ba8
21. exf6 gxf6 22. Nd6 $44) 20... Bxc6 21. Qxc6 dxc6 22. Rxd8 fxg5 23. Rxe8 Rxe8
24. Rd7 Nb5 $11 {Pierzak,R (2501)-Ryvova,A (2434)/corr/2009/}) 16... Rb8 (16...
a6 $5) 17. Nc4 {Black forced the issue with} b5 18. Nxb5 Nxb5 19. Qxb5 Nxe5 20.
Nxe5 Bxg2 21. Qxd7 Ba8 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Qxe8 Rfxe8 24. Rad1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 f6 26.
Nc4 Rd8 $6 ({The pawn sacrifice is unnecessary, after} 26... Bc6 {Black should
hold the endgame.}) 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bxc5 a6 29. Kf1 $14 {Aronian,L (2802)
-Leko,P (2735)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/ For more details see the notes to this game
by Krasenkow in CBM 153.}) 5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 ({Here the main and
more played alternative is} 7. Bg2 c6 {, after} 8. O-O (8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7
10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16.
c6 cxb3 17. Re1 {has been analysed to exhaustion - Black holds the draw after}
b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6
24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2 b4 28. Bb7 g6 29. h4 a5 30. Kg2 Kg7
31. Qb2+ Kg8 32. Qc2 Kg7 33. Kf1 Rfe8 34. Bxc8 Rxc8 35. Qc5 Qxc5 36. Rxc5 a4
37. Ke2 b3 38. axb3 axb3 39. Kd3 Kf6 40. Kc3 Ke6 41. Kxb3 Kd6 $11 {Sasikiran,K
(2661)-Almasi,Z (2691)/Sibenik/2007/}) 8... d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. a4 (
11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. e4 (15. Nd2 c5 $1 $11)
15... dxc4 16. Nd2 e5 17. Nxc4 exd4 18. Rxd4 Rfd8 19. Ne2 Bc5 20. h3 Bxc4 21.
Qxc4 Ne5 22. Qc3 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 c5 24. Nf5 Nc6 25. Nxg7 Nd4 26. Qe3 Nxe4 27.
Bxe4 Kxg7 28. Qg5+ Kh8 $11 {Topalov,V (2752)-Leko,P (2737)/London/2012/}) 11...
c5 12. a5 Rc8 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. Qa2 Bb7 15. Ba5 (15. b4 cxb4 16. c5 Nxc5 17.
dxc5 Bxc5 18. e3 Ra8 19. Qa5 Nd7 20. Nd4 Qxa5 21. Rxa5 Bb6 22. Bxb4 Bxa5 23.
Bxa5 Rfc8 $13 {Laznicka,V (2690)-Aronian,L (2783)/EU-Cup Plovdiv/2010/ Black
has no reason to fear this complex endgame.}) 15... Qa6 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nbd2
({Po} 17. b4 Nce4 18. c5 Ng4 19. Nd4 {Mamedyarov,S (2763)-Alekseev,E (2700)/
Astrakhan/2010/} Ngxf2 $1 20. b5 Qxa5 21. Qxa5 Bxc5 $44 {Krasenkow}) 17... dxc4
18. bxc4 Bd8 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Bxa5 21. Qxa5 Qxa5 22. Rxa5 Rc7 23. Ndf3 (
23. Nd3 $5 Nfd7 $11) 23... Nfd7 24. Nd3 h6 25. Nd4 a6 $11 {Wang,H (2752)-Leko,
P (2735)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/}) 7... O-O (7... c6 8. e4 d5 {is nowadays played
almost solely by Leko:} 9. Bd3 ({Van Wely's} 9. Qe2 $5 {perhaps deserves more
attention:} O-O (9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Neg5 O-O 12. Bh3 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6
14. Bxe6+ Kh8 15. Ne5 Qxd4 16. O-O Bd6 17. Ng6+ Kh7 18. Bf5 Re8 19. Be3 Qc3 20.
Rad1 $40 {Van Wely,L (2674)-Jakovenko,D (2708)/Foros/2007/}) 10. e5 Ne8 $142 $5
(10... Nfd7 11. Qe3 Re8 12. Rd1 $1 $14 {()} (12. Bd3 $1 c5 13. cxd5 cxd4 14.
Qxd4 Bc5 15. Qe4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 exd5 17. O-O-O Nc6 18. Ng5 Nf8 19. f4 h6 20. Nf3
Nb4 $36 {Dydyshko,V-Salov,V/Ivano Frankovsk/1982/}) {/\} 12... c5 13. cxd5 Bxf1
14. Kxf1 $16) 11. Qe3 Nc7 $132 {[%cal Yc6c5]}) 9... dxe4 (9... dxc4 $5 10. bxc4
e5 11. Ne2 Nbd7 12. Qc2 O-O 13. O-O Qc7 14. h3 Rad8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5
17. Bc3 Qh5 18. e5 Nd7 19. Nf4 Qh6 20. Rfd1 Bg5 21. Bf5 Nc5 22. Ng2 Bc8 23.
Bxc8 Rxc8 $132 {Cheparinov,I (2678)-Leko,P (2756)/Jermuk/2009/}) 10. Nxe4 Bb7
11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ (12. Rd1 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. O-O O-O 16.
Bg5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qe7 18. Bc2 Rad8 19. Kg2 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 $11 {
Topalov,V (2784)-Leko,P (2737)/Kiev rpd/2013/}) 12... Nxf6 13. O-O c5 14. d5
exd5 15. Rfe1 dxc4 16. Bxc4 O-O 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. Ng5 Nd5 19. Qd3 Bxg5 20. Bxg5
f6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Bxd5+ Qxd5 23. Qxd5+ Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Kf8 $11 {[%cal Ya8e8]
Topalov,V (2767)-Leko,P (2737)/Beijing/2013/}) (7... d5 8. cxd5 exd5 {is not
too popular nowadays - Black prefers to avoid this pawn structure, as
mentioned already in the initial note.} 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12.
Ne5 Bb7 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 $14) 13... Nf8 14. e3 c6 15. f4 Rc8 16. Qf3 Rc7 17.
Rc2 h6 18. Bh4 N6h7 19. Bxe7 Rcxe7 20. Na4 Qd6 21. Rfc1 Rc7 22. Nc3 $14 {
Laznicka,V (2677)-Bologan,V (2672)/Poikovsky/2013/}) (7... Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O 9.
O-O Na6 10. d5 $5 exd5 11. Nd4 Bc5 12. Nc2 c6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bg5 Nc7 15. Ne3
d4 $2 (15... Bxe3 16. Bxe3 $44) 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Ng4 dxc3 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Be4
d5 20. Bc2 f5 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Nxf5 $16 {->,Aronian,L (2816)-Ivanchuk,V (2769)/
Istanbul olm/2012/}) 8. Bg2 {This natural move is currently White's main try.}
({Topalov's} 8. Rc1 {was all the rage, but it's not seen too often nowadays.
After} Ba3 (8... d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... exd5 {can transpose to Laznicka-Bologan
above.}) 10. Bg2 (10. Nxd5 $6 exd5 11. Bg2 Re8 12. Rc2 c5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bc3
Rc8 $36 15. Bh3 Rc7 16. Re1 $2 (16. dxc5 bxc5 $15) 16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18.
Nxd4 Bb4 19. Rf1 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Bc5 21. Rd1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxe2 $19 {Leko,P 
(2763)-Adams,M (2737)/Miskolc m/2005/}) 10... Bb7 (10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Nd7 12.
O-O Rc8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. b4 Nf6 15. Qa4 a6 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c5 18. dxc5
bxc5 19. Red1 Qb6 20. bxc5 Rxc5 21. Bd4 Qb7+ 22. f3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 $14 {Timman,
J (2594)-Wells,P (2480)/London/2006/}) 11. Qc2 Nf6 $5 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5
14. e4 Nbd7 15. Bf4 h6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe2 Rc8 19. Rcd1 Qe7 20. h4
Rfd8 21. Nd2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nf8 23. h5 $14 {/=,Gelfand,B (2736)-Leko,P (2755)/
Moscow/2007/}) 9. Rc2 Nc6 10. Bc1 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bg2 Nxc3
14. Rxc3 Qd6 $5 (14... Nb4 15. a3 Nd5 16. Rc2 Qe7 17. Qa1 Rac8 18. O-O c5 19.
Rfc1 Rc7 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 bxc5 22. Nd2 Rc8 23. Bf3 h6 {Grischuk,A (2746)
-Navara,D (2722)/Khanty-Mansiysk/2011/} 24. Qe5 $14 {Navara}) 15. O-O Rad8 $11
{Landa}) ({The once popular} 8. e4 {is rare nowadays:} d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1
exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Qd7 13. Qc2 Nxd2 (13... Nxc3 14. Qxc3 c5 $11) 14. Qxd2
Nc6 15. h4 Rac8 16. Rae1 Nd8 17. Ng5 Ne6 18. f4 (18. Qd3 $5) 18... c5 19. dxc5
Rxc5 20. Qd3 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Nxf4+ $1 22. gxf4 Qg4+ 23. Kf2 Qxf4+ {1/2,Karjakin,
S (2769)-Gashimov,V (2761)/Wijk aan Zee/2012/ Sadly this was Vugar's last
tournament.}) 8... c6 9. e4 (9. O-O d5 {is harmless, as with the knight on c3
it's difficult for White to retain the central tension:} 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Bf4
Rc8 12. Nd2 $6 ({There was the more circumspect and modest} 12. cxd5 $142 $11)
12... Nh5 13. Be3 f5 $1 14. f3 f4 15. Bf2 Bd6 16. g4 Nhf6 17. Re1 h6 18. e3
fxe3 19. Bxe3 Qc7 20. h3 c5 21. Ne2 {Gofshtein,L (2521)-Tiviakov,S (2623)/
Leiden/2010/} e5 $1 $17) 9... d5 10. exd5 {White wants to counter the pressure
on the a6-f1 diagonal with play of his own against d5.} ({The older move was} 
10. Qe2 b5 ({The alternative} 10... c5 $5 {deserves attention:} 11. exd5 exd5
12. Be3 (12. O-O Nc6 13. Be3 {can transpose}) 12... dxc4 13. bxc4 Nc6 14. Rd1
Re8 15. O-O Qc8 16. Rfe1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bb7 18. Ndb5 Ne5 19. Bd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2
Qc6+ 21. Nd5 Nxc4 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qf3 Kf8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nxa7 Qa8 26.
Nxf6 (26. Qb3 $5) 26... Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 gxf6 28. Rc1 Ne5+ 29. Kg2 {1/2,Wicklund
Hansen,G-Sherwood,R/corr/2007/}) 11. e5 $1 (11. exd5 $2 exd5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13.
Nxb5 Ba3 $1 14. Bf1 Re8 15. Be3 Qa5+ 16. Kd1 Nc6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 19.
Bd2 Bb4 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Qe1 Qc5 $19 {Gustafsson,J (2634)-Zhigalko,A (2568)/
Warsaw rpd/2008/}) 11... Ne8 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Qe3 b4 14. Na4 Nc6 15. Rc1 Rc8
16. Bf1 Qa5 17. Bd3 Bb5 18. O-O $5 $44 Bxa4 19. bxa4 Qxa4 20. Rc2 Rb8 21. Rfc1
Na5 22. Qe2 Qa3 23. Be3 g6 24. Kg2 Ng7 25. Rc7 b3 26. Rxa7 bxa2 27. Ra1 $14 {
/=,Germann,J (2205)-Muri,H (2398)/corr/2009/}) 10... cxd5 (10... exd5 11. O-O
$1 (11. Qe2 $2 b5 $1 {- see Gustafsson-Zhigalko.}) 11... dxc4 12. Re1 $32 {
was until now played only in postal chess and is pretty dangerous for Black:}
Re8 (12... Bb4 $5 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. bxc4 Bxc4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Re4
Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Be6 19. Rd4 Rc8 20. Rd6 $14 {Beskov,V (2229)-Marinov,P (2366)/
corr/2007/}) 13. bxc4 Bxc4 14. Ne5 $5 Qxd4 15. Bg5 $1 Qxc3 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Rxc4
h6 18. Ra4 Qc5 19. Qb3 Rf8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxf7 Qc3 22. Nxh6+ $36 {Szabo,V 
(2328)-Baranowski,T (2310)/Telechess/2009/}) 11. Ne5 Bb7 {A concession. Black
had no success with} (11... Nfd7 {, but even this aggressive move might be
playable:} 12. O-O (12. cxd5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 $1 {[%csl Re1] /\} 14. d6 $6
Nxe5 15. dxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne2 Rad8 17. O-O Qd6 $15) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14.
Re1 dxc4 ({Black must sacrifice the exchange, but} 14... d4 {is weaker:} 15.
Nb5 $1 $16) 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Bh6 $5 Rd8 17. Qg4 Bf8 18. Rad1 Nc5 ({Houdini
recommends} 18... cxb3 $1 19. Bg5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 b2 $44 {, but
one will hardly sacrifice a whole rook without preparation.}) 19. bxc4 (19.
Rxd8 $142 $1 Qxd8 20. bxc4 $14) 19... Bb7 (19... Nd3 $5) 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Rd1
$6 (21. Nb5 $1 $36 {prevents Qc7}) 21... Qc7 22. Bf4 Qc6 23. f3 Nd7 $2 (23...
Nd3 $3 24. Rxd3 Qxc4 25. Rd8 Ba6 $1 {[%cal Rc4f1]} (25... Qxc3 $2 26. Bh6 {
[%cal Rg4g7]} Qxe5 27. Qb4 Qc5+ 28. Qxc5 bxc5 29. Be3 $18) 26. h4 Qf1+ $11) 24.
Ne4 Qa4 25. Rxd7 Bxe4 26. Rd8 Bg6 27. Bg5 Qa3 28. Qd4 h6 29. Qd6 Kh7 30. Qxf8 {
1-0,Aronian,L (2816)-Karjakin,S (2778)/Sao Paulo/Bilbao/2012/ For more details
see the notes to this game by Krasenkow in CBM 151.}) 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bf4 (13.
Bg5 Rc8 14. Rc1 h6 15. Bf4 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 $11) 15... Ba3 {and in comparison
with the game, Black has the extra h6 move, equalising easily:} 16. Rc2 a6 17.
Nxc6 Bxc6 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Re1 Re8
23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $11 {Dutra Neto,A (2448)-Alpert,A (2422)/corr/2006/}) 13... Na5
(13... Rc8 14. Rc1 Na5 (14... Ba3 15. Rc2 a6 16. Bg5 $5 Be7 $14) (14... dxc4 $2
15. bxc4 Na5 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Nb5 $16) 15. Qe2 Ba3 16. Rc2 Bb4 (16... a6 17.
cxd5 Bb4 18. Bd2 (18. dxe6 $5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxc3 20. exf7+ $44) 18... exd5 19.
Qd3 Nc6 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nxd5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rxc2 24. Nxf6+ gxf6
25. Qxc2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qd5+ 27. Kg1 Qxe5 28. Qc6 $14 {jamwan,h (2602)-sh0tgun,
h (2731)/Engine Room/2012/}) 17. Bg5 Ba6 18. Rcc1 (18. Ng4 $5) 18... h6 (18...
dxc4 $142 $5 19. Ne4 Be7 $13) 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ng4 Kg7 21. Ne3 f5 (21... dxc4
22. Ncd5 $1 Ba3 (22... exd5 $2 23. Nf5+ Kh7 24. Qe3 Kg6 25. Qxh6+ Kxf5 26. Bh3+
Ke4 27. Qe3#) 23. Rc3 $40) 22. Nexd5 (22. Bxd5 $5) 22... exd5 23. Qe5+ f6 24.
Qxf5 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Rc7 26. Qg4+ Kh7 27. Bxd5 $14 {Paredes,C (2252)-Esen,N 
(2417)/corr/2011/}) 14. Rc1 Ba3 15. Rb1 (15. Rc2 dxc4 16. bxc4 (16. Bxb7 cxb3)
16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bb4 $132) 15... Bb4 (15... dxc4 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. bxc4 $36)
16. Ne2 {Still following previous examples.} (16. Na4 Ne4 {brought Karjakin 2
full points last year in Norway:} 17. a3 Be7 18. cxd5 (18. Qd3 f6 19. Ng4 Re8 (
{An engine recommendation is} 19... Ba6 $5 {/\} 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 e5 $1
22. dxe5 f5 23. Nh6+ gxh6 $13 {/=/+}) 20. cxd5 exd5 21. f3 Nd6 22. Rfc1 Bf8 23.
Ne3 Nf7 24. b4 Nc6 {would result in an apprixmately equal game after Ne3
rather than the careless} 25. b5 $2 (25. Nf1 $11) 25... Nce5 $1 26. dxe5 fxe5
$36 {Hammer,J (2608)-Karjakin,S (2767)/Stavanger/2013/}) 18... exd5 19. b4 Nc6
20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Bh3 f5 22. f3 Nd6 23. Qd3 ({According to Karjakin White should
play} 23. Nxc6 {, but Black has certainly no problems after} Bxc6 $11 {/=/+}) (
23. Nb2 $11) (23. Nc3 $5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Nc4 25. Nb5 $132) 23... Nxe5 24. dxe5 (
24. Bxe5 g6 $11) 24... Rxc1 25. Bxc1 $6 (25. Rxc1 $1 Nc4 26. Bxf5 Bg5 (26... g5
27. Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Qg6 gxf4 29. Bg8 $18) (26... Kh8 $5 $13) 27. Bxg5 Qxg5 28.
Be6+ Kh8 29. f4 Rxf4 30. h4 Qxe5 (30... Rxh4 $2 31. Rf1 $18) 31. gxf4 Qxe6 $44
{/= White's king is too exposed to make his minimal material advantage count.})
25... Nc4 26. f4 $6 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ra8h1]} (26. Re1 $142) 26... b5 $1 27. Nc3
$2 (27. Nb2 $142 $1 d4 28. Bg2 $15) 27... Qb6+ 28. Rf2 d4 29. Ne2 Rd8 30. Qxf5
d3 31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Qf5+ Ke8 $1 $19 {Aronian,L (2813)-Karjakin,S (2767)/
Stavanger/2013/ For more details see the notes to this game by Motylev in CBM
155.}) 16... Nc6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nf4 Qd6 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({Understandably
Karjakin is unwilling to repeat} 18... Ne4 $6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21.
Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Re1 Qf6 23. Rc1 Bb7 24. Re2 Rae8 25. Rc7 Ba8 26. Rxa7 $16 {
Leko,P (2744)-Karjakin,S (2786)/Zug/2013/}) 19. Bxf6 {This shouldn't have
given White anything special.} (19. Re1 Rad8 $5 $132) 19... Bxf6 20. cxd5 {
Now Black sank into deep thought - this is surprising considering the current
level of preparation.} exd5 $6 {In my (and Houdini's!) opinion not the best.} (
20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. dxe6 Bxg2 23. exf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxd6 Bxd6 25. Nxg2
Bc5 26. Nf4 $14 {doesn't give Black full compensation.}) (20... Nxd4 $142 $5
21. Ng4 (21. dxe6 Bxe5 $1 (21... Bxg2 $2 22. exf7+ Rxf7 (22... Kh8 23. Neg6+
hxg6 24. Nxg6+ Kh7 25. Qh5#) 23. Nxf7 $18) 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. exf7+ Kh8 24. Be4
Bxf4 25. gxf4 {[%csl Rg1]} g6 $11 {/=/+} (25... Rxf7 26. Qh5 g6 27. Qe5+ Qxe5
28. fxe5 Re8 $11)) (21. Nc4 Qc5 $11 (21... Qb8 $2 22. Nh5 $36) (21... Qd8 $5) {
/\} 22. dxe6 $6 Bxg2 23. exf7+ Rxf7 24. Nxg2 Rd8 $44 {|^}) 21... e5 22. Nh5 Be7
{[%csl Rg4,Rh5]} 23. Nxe5 $1 {[]} Bxd5 $1 (23... Qxe5 $2 24. Re1 $16) 24. Ng6
$5 (24. Qxd4 Bxg2 25. Qxd6 Bxd6 $11) 24... hxg6 (24... Bxg2 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26.
Qxd4 Qg5 27. Kxg2 Qxh5 28. Rbd1 $14) 25. Qxd4 gxh5 26. Bxd5 Rad8 27. Rbd1 Qf6
$11 {With the opposite-coloured bishops the most likely result is a draw.}) 21.
Bxd5 (21. Nxd5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 $11) 21... Bxe5 {Levels the material balance,
but now Black remains under pressure.} ({More generous was} 21... Rad8 $5 22.
Nxc6 (22. Re1 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd5 24. Rbd1 Rfe8) 22... Bxc6 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. d5
Qb7 {[%cal Yf6e5,Yf6g5] and White can hardly convert his extra pawn.}) 22. dxe5
Qxe5 23. Re1 $14 {[%cal Gg2b7,Ge1e8]} Qf6 24. Nh5 (24. Qe2 $142 $5 $36 {
White prevents both Re8 and the activation of Black's Knight:} Nd4 $2 (24...
Na5 $2 25. b4) 25. Qe4 Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Nf3+ 27. Kh1 $18 {[%csl Rf3]}) 24... Qh6
25. Qg4 Qg6 (25... Rae8 $5 26. Nf4 Bc8 $14 {/<=> also deserves attention.}) 26.
Qh3 $1 (26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Nf4 Rfd8 28. Rbc1 Rd6 29. h4 Kf8 $14 {/= gives White
less chances to increase his slight pressure.}) 26... Rad8 27. Nf4 Qf6 28. Be4
$6 {Rather artificial, White could have activated his major pieces instead.} (
28. Qg2 $1 Ba8 29. Rbc1 ({or} 29. Rbd1 {retains a slight pull.})) 28... g6 29.
Nd5 Qg7 ({Black played the text-move quickly, but} 29... Qd6 $5 $11 {was
perhaps more accurate.}) 30. Rbc1 {[%cal Rc1c6,Rd5b6]} (30. Qh4 Kh8 (30... g5
$2 31. Nf6+ $1) 31. Ne7 Nxe7 32. Bxb7 Nf5 $132) (30. Rbd1 $142 $5 {/\} Rfe8 $6
31. Qh4 g5 32. Qxh7+ $1 $14) 30... Kh8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A serious tactical
error, as it parries only one of White's threats.} (30... Rfe8 $11 {gives
Black good chances to finally consolidate his position. It's not easy for
White to develop his initiative:} 31. Qh4 g5 $1 (31... Kh8 $2 32. Nc7) 32.
Qxh7+ (32. Qh5 Nd4 $132) 32... Qxh7 33. Bxh7+ Kg7 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Rd1 (35.
Bd3 Nd4) 35... Nd4 $1 36. Rxd4 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Kxh7 38. Kh3 Re2 {wins the pawn
back and already White has to tread with care.}) 31. Nxb6 {White wins a
healthy pawn with good chances to score a full point.} axb6 (31... Ne5 32. Bxb7
axb6 33. Re2 $16) 32. Bxc6 Bxc6 33. Rxc6 Rd2 (33... Qb2 34. Rxb6 Qxa2 35. Qh4
$14 {/+/-}) 34. Qh4 (34. Rxb6 $4 Qd4 {[%csl Rb6,Rf2]}) (34. Qc8 $5 Rxc8 35.
Rxc8+ Qg8 36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 37. a4 $14 {/+/-}) 34... Rxa2 35. Qb4 ({Levon
probably wanted to avoid} 35. Rxb6 Qc3 $14) 35... h5 ({A more resilient move
was} 35... Ra1 36. Rcc1 $5 (36. Qxf8+ Qxf8 37. Rxa1 Qb4 $14 {/=}) (36. Rxb6 Re8
$1 37. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 38. Kg2 Qa8+ {forces White to expose his King with} 39. Kh3
$14) 36... Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Re8 ({Black can also consider} 37... Rb8 $5 38. Qf4
Qf8 39. Rc7 Kg7 $14 {- this is passive, but material is still equal.}) 38. Qxb6
Qb2 $14 {Here Black has an extra tempo in comparison with the game.}) 36. Qxb6
Ra1 37. Rcc1 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 {[%mdl 4096] The endgame resembles the last game of
the Alekhine-Capablanca match, only there White had a passed a-pawn instead.
If Black could swap queens and get his rook behind the passed pawn, his
drawing chances would increase. However, Alekhine managed to prevent this
transformation and also Aronian will avoid it.} Qb2 39. Rd1 {[%cal Rb6d4]} Kh7
{With the rook protecting the pawn from the side White should win.} ({However,
he shouldn't let Black activate his rook:} 39... Re8 $5 {/\} 40. Qd4+ Qxd4 41.
Rxd4 Re1+ 42. Kg2 Rb1 43. b4 Kg7 $14) 40. Qb5 Kg7 41. Qd3 {[%cal Yd1b1,Yd3d4]}
Rb8 42. Rb1 Qe5 43. Qd2 (43. b4 $2 Rxb4 $1 44. Rxb4 Qe1+ $11) 43... h4 {
Allows the queen swap. Aronian thought Black shoud have avoided simplification
with} (43... Kh7 $14 {, or}) (43... Qf5 $14 {, but in fact even the rather
risky text move retains drawing chances.}) 44. Qb2 Qxb2 45. Rxb2 Rb4 46. Kf1
Kf6 47. Ke2 Kf5 $2 {However, this is a serious mistake.} ({Black should have
brought his king across to blockade the passed pawn and free his rook:} 47...
Ke5 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. Kc3 Re4 $14 {[%cal Ye4e1,Ye1h1] and the result still
remains open.}) 48. Kd3 g5 49. Kc3 Rb7 50. b4 Kg4 {Goes for a counterattack,
but the Rb2 both supports the Pb4 and protects the kingside.} ({It's too late
for a change of mind,} 50... hxg3 51. hxg3 Ke6 52. b5 Kd6 53. Kb4 Kc7 54. Rc2+
Kb8 55. Rc6 $18 {leaves Black hopelessly passive.}) 51. b5 Kh3 (51... Kf3 52.
b6 f5 53. Kd4 f4 54. gxf4 gxf4 55. h3 $1 (55. Kc5 $2 h3 $1 56. Kc6 Rb8 57. Kc7
Rf8 58. b7 Kg2 59. f3+ Kxf3 60. b8=Q Rxb8 61. Kxb8 Ke4 $1 {[]} 62. Rb4+ Kf3 63.
Kc7 Kg2 64. Rb2+ Kg1 $11) 55... Kg2 56. Ke4 f3 57. Kf4 Kxh3 58. Kxf3 $18 {
Black's Ph4 is harmless, while White's pawns decide the issue.}) 52. gxh4 gxh4
53. f4 $1 ({White wisely avoids} 53. f3 f5 54. b6 f4 55. Kd4 Rd7+ 56. Kc5 Rd2
$5 {, although} 57. Rb4 $5 {probably still wins.}) 53... Kg4 54. b6 f5 (54...
Kxf4 55. Kd4 Kf3 56. Rb3+ Kg2 57. h3 $18 {[%cal Yd4h4]}) 55. Kd4 Kxf4 56. Rb3
$1 {Accurately stops any counterplay.} h3 (56... Kg4 57. h3+ Kf4 58. Kd5 $18)
57. Kd5 Kg4 58. Kc6 Rb8 59. Rg3+ $1 ({It's necessary to cut off the king:} 59.
b7 $2 f4 $1 60. Kc7 Rxb7+ 61. Rxb7 f3 62. Kd6 Kf4 63. Rf7+ Ke3 64. Ke5 f2 65.
Rf8 Ke2 66. Ke4 f1=Q 67. Rxf1 Kxf1 68. Kf3 Ke1 $1 $11) 59... Kh4 60. b7 f4 61.
Rg7 {[%cal Rc6c7] White wins a rook and the Pf4 gets nowhere.} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The eagerly awaited game betwwen the two highest raited players in Wijk was,
although theoretically interesting, somewhat an anticlimax with it's abrupt
end.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 {In the past two years especially due
to Topalov's efforts the main line lost some of it's peaceful reputation and
again became a fighting weapon.} Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 ({In 2005
Topalov was successful with} 7. Nc3 {, but since then Black has found suitable
antidotes:} c6 (7... O-O 8. Rc1 $5 d5 (8... c6 $6 9. e4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Bd3
Nxc3 12. Rxc3 $1 {shows one of the ideas behind 8.Rc1!? - the B can stay on
the c1-h6 digonal, targeting the >>.} c5 13. dxc5 (13. h4 $5 $40 {[%cal Rd3h7,
Rf3g5] /\Bh7,Ng5}) 13... bxc5 $6 (13... d4 $142 $5 $132) 14. h4 $1 h6 15. Bb1
$1 f5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Qc2 d4 18. Ng5 $1 hxg5 19. hxg5 dxc3 20. Bf4 $18 {
->,Topalov,V (2778)-Ponomariov,R (2695)/Sofia/2005/}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 (10.
Nxd5 $143 exd5 11. Bg2 Re8 $1 12. Rc2 c5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bc3 Rc8 15. Bh3 Rc7
$36 16. Re1 $2 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bb4 19. Rf1 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Bc5 21.
Rd1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxe2 23. Qc1 Qf6 24. Rf4 Qe7 25. Kg2 Re1 {0-1,Leko,P (2763)
-Adams,M (2737)/Miskolc rpd m/2005/}) 10... Nxc3 (10... Ba3 11. Rb1 Bb7 12. O-O
Nd7 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. b4 $1 a5 15. bxa5 bxa5 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. Bg5 Be4 18. Qxe4
Nxe4 19. Bxd8 Raxd8 20. Rb3 Bd6 21. Rb2 $1 c5 22. Rc2 g6 23. e3 $16 {[%csl Ra5,
Rc5] ><c5,a5,Navara,D (2719)-Goloshchapov,A (2555)/Bundesliga 0607/2007/}) 11.
Bxc3 Bb7 (11... Nd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. b4 Nf6 15. Qa4 a6 16. Ne5 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 c5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Red1 Qb6 20. bxc5 Rxc5 21. Bd4 Qb7+ 22. f3 Rxc1
23. Rxc1 $14 {Timman,J (2594)-Wells,P (2480)/London/Crowthorne/2006/}) 12. Qc2
(12. O-O Nd7 13. b4 $5 $11 {/+/=}) 12... Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Rfd1
Qe8 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c5 18. Qd3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Ba3 20. Rc4 Rxc4 21. Nxc4
Be7 22. Qf3 Qc8 23. Rd3 Nd5 24. a3 b5 $11 {Ftacnik,L (2540)-Efimenko,Z (2620)/
EU-ch Warsaw/2005/}) 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 c5 $1 (10... Bb7 11. Neg5 $1
c5 12. d5 $1 exd5 13. cxd5 h6 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. O-O-O Bd6 16. Nh4 Bc8 17. Re1
Na6 18. Re6 Nb4 19. Bxb4 cxb4 20. Bc4 $44 {->,Topalov,V (2778)-Anand,V (2785)/
Sofia/2005/}) 11. Bc3 (11. dxc5 $6 Bb7 12. Bd3 Nbd7 $1 $15 {/\} (12... bxc5 13.
Bc3 Qb6 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. Rhe1 Rd8 16. Ne5 $36 {Gelfand,B (2717)-Grischuk,A 
(2720)/W-Cup Khanty Mansiysk/2005/}) 13. cxb6 $2 Nc5 $19) 11... Bb7 12. Bd3
cxd4 13. Nxd4 Na6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Qf3
Qc7 19. O-O Qb7 20. Qxb7 Nxb7 $11 {Van Wely,L (2655)-Carlsen,M (2646)/Schagen
m/2006/}) 7... c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 (9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4
dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb7 $11 {is rightly considered sterile, White's hopes for an
opening advantage are connected only with the text move.}) 9... Nfd7 10. Nxd7
Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O {The first critical opeing position, in which Black's
choice will influence the further course of the game.} Nf6 ({The other main
move is} 12... Rc8 13. e4 {, here Black has also been experiencing some
problems lately:} c5 (13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 bxc4 16. Qe2 Rb8 17. Nc5
$5 Qc8 $6 ({Black should have probably tried the more principled} 17... Nxc5
$142 $5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Qe5 Qf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Bxf6 Rfc8 22. Bf1 $44) 18.
bxc4 Bf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Rac1 Re8 21. Ba1 Qc7 22. Qd2 Bb4 23. Bc3 Ba3 24. Rc2
Bf8 25. d5 $1 $16 {|^[+],Radjabov,T-Karjakin,S/Wijk aan Zee-A/2007/}) 14. exd5
exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 (16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. Re1 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Nd7 19. Ne4 Nc5
20. Nxc5 {1/2,Topalov,V-Aronjan,L/Morelia Linares/2007/} Bxc5 21. Rad1 Qb6 $11)
16... cxb3 17. Re1 b2 (17... Bb5 18. axb3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 $14 {/\}
Rxc3 $2 21. Nb1 {gives White a small, but more or less permanent pull.}) 18.
Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 $5 (19. Nb3 {was tested later in Linares/Morelia without much
success:} Nd3 20. Re2 Nxb2 21. Rxb2 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rfd8 23. Rbd2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2
Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Nd4 Bc4 27. a4 (27. Bf1 Bd5 28. Bg2 Bc4 {1/2,Carlsen,M 
(2690)-Aronian,L (2744)/Morelia Linares/2007/}) 27... Kf8 28. Nb5 Bxb5 29. axb5
Ke7 30. f4 Bc7 $11 {Topalov,V (2783)-Leko,P (2749)/Morelia Linares/2007/})
19... Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 (22. Ba3 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Bd5 h5 26. Kg2 Be7 27. Bb2 Bf6 28. Bc1 $44 {Topalov,V (2788)
-Anand,V (2788)/FIDE WCh San Luis/2005/ gives White compensation for the
exchange, but he can't claim an advantage.}) 22... Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6
Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2 b4 {has already been played in the past a
couple of times and Black drew easily, but his task is not so simple after the
refined} 28. Bb7 g6 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Kg7 (30... a5 $2 {has to wait,
Black's P will be vulnerable after} 31. Kf1 a4 32. Ke2 {׫}) (30... Rfe8 31.
Kf1 Kf8 32. Bxc8 (32. Ba6 $142 $1 {is similar to Wang Yue's idea.}) 32... Rxc8
33. Ke2 Ke7 34. Kd3 Kd6 35. Kc4 Rxc7 36. Rxc7 Kxc7 37. Kxb4 Kb6 $11 {Bacrot,E 
(2729)-Lutz,C (2616)/EU-chT Gothenburg/2005/}) 31. Rc6 Rfe8 32. Ba6 $1 {
Once his K can't cross the <->e, White must already prevent a5.} Kf8 33. Rc2 $1
f5 $6 {׻} (33... Kg7 $142 $5) 34. Kg2 Kf7 35. Kf3 Rf8 36. Kf4 Ke6 37. Rc4 Kd6
38. Bxc8 Rxc8 39. Rxb4 Rxc7 40. Ra4 Kc5 41. Kg5 $16 {_|_R,Wang Yue (2626)
-Sokolov,A (2589)/Paris/2006/}) 13. e4 dxe4 {A rare move, but Anand will
perhaps make it fashionable - he used it again in Morelia against the same
opponent.} (13... b5 14. exd5 (14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 Rb8 $1 16. Rad1 Qc8 {
[%cal Yb5c4,Yc6c5] /\bc4,c5<=>=}) 14... exd5 (14... cxd5 15. c5 $1 b4 16. Bxb4
Bxf1 17. Bxf1 $44 {/+/=, Anand,V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee-A/2005/}) 15. Re1 Rb8 16.
c5 Bc8 17. Nf3 Ne4 {is currently in a crisis due to Topalov's resourceful} 18.
Rxe4 $1 dxe4 19. Ne5 Qd5 20. Qe1 Bf5 21. g4 Bg6 22. f3 b4 $6 (22... Bxc5 $142
$5 23. dxc5 Qxc5+ 24. Kh1 b4 25. Bb2 Qc2 $14 {/<=>}) 23. fxe4 Qe6 24. Bb2 Bf6
$6 25. Nxc6 $1 Qxc6 26. e5 Qa6 27. exf6 Rfe8 28. Qf1 Qe2 29. Qf2 Qxg4 30. h3
Qg5 31. Bc1 Qh5 32. Bf4 Rbd8 33. c6 Be4 34. c7 Rc8 35. Re1 Qg6 36. Rxe4 $1 Rxe4
37. d5 $18 {[%csl Gc7,Gd5,Gf4,Gg2] ^^,o^,Topalov,V (2801)-Aronian,L (2752)/
Wijk aan Zee-A/2006/}) 14. a4 $5 {An ambitious attempt to stop the <=> with b5.
} (14. Re1 b5 {is a line, acceptable for Black - see the previous note.}) ({
The main alternative to the text move is the simple} 14. Nxe4 b5 {Consistent,
otherwise White has a pleasant () in a typical Catalan position.} (14... Rc8
15. Qc2 b5 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Qe7 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rfe1 $14 {
Onischuk,A (2655)-Ibragimov,I (2582)/Fort Lauderdale/2004/}) {Here the most
principled and dangerous continuation seems to be} 15. Nc5 $1 (15. Nxf6+ Bxf6
16. Bb4 (16. Bxc6 Rc8 17. cxb5 Bxb5 $11) 16... Bxd4 (16... bxc4 $5 17. Bxf8
Qxf8 18. Qe2 Rd8 $44) 17. Bxf8 Bxa1 18. Qxd8 (18. Qxa1 Qxf8 19. Bxc6 Rb8 $11)
18... Rxd8 19. Be7 Re8 20. Rd1 Bf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Bxc6 Rb8 23. c5 Rc8 24.
Rd6 b4 {[%cal Ra6d3,Rd3b1] /\Bd3-b1<=>}) (15. Qe2 bxc4 16. Rfd1 Nd5 17. Be1 Nb6
18. Nc5 Qc8 19. Nxa6 Qxa6 20. a4 Rab8 21. Bf3 Bf6 22. Rac1 Nd5 23. Qxc4 Qb7 24.
Qxc6 Qxb3 25. Be4 Nb4 26. Qd7 a5 27. Rb1 Qa2 28. Qa7 Qxa4 29. Ra1 Qb5 30. Qxa5
Nd5 $11 {1/2,Topalov,V (2783)-Anand,V (2779)/Morelia Linares/2007/}) 15... Bxc5
16. dxc5 bxc4 17. Qe2 Nd5 (17... Qe7 18. Bd4 $14) 18. Be5 Qg5 $2 19. Bd6 Rfd8
20. bxc4 Rac8 21. Qc2 Nb6 22. cxb6 Rxd6 23. Qa4 Bb7 24. Qxa7 Qe7 25. Qa3 c5 26.
Qa7 Rd7 27. Rad1 {1-0,L'Ami,E (2586)-Iordachescu,V (2603)/Vlissingen op/2006/})
14... Nd5 $5 {A natural try, Black wants to use his currently offside Ba6 to
solve his strategic problems by tactical means.} (14... Rc8 15. Nxe4 {[%csl
Ra6] ץa6,()} Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf6 17. Qd3 h6 18. Rfd1 Qc7 {Teske,H (2529)-Markos,
J (2467)/Pardubice op/2002/} 19. a5 b5 20. c5 $36) 15. cxd5 $8 (15. Bb2 $2 f5
$17) (15. Nxe4 $6 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Bf6 $11 {/=/+}) 15... Bxf1 {Anand in his
preparation probably underestimated the resulting position. After the game
Topalov criticized already this natural reaction and recommended the generous}
(15... cxd5 $5 16. Re1 Rc8 $44 {White's extra N doesn't make itself felt, as
his forces lack coordination.}) 16. d6 $1 {This intermediate move is necessary
to disrupt Black's P-chain.} (16. Bxf1 $2 exd5 $17 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5,Ge4] [+]} (
16... cxd5 $5)) 16... Bxg2 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Kxg2 f5 (18... Rad8 19. Qe2 (19.
Qe1 $5 f5 20. b4 {is similar to our game and stronger}) 19... f5 20. Nc4 (20.
b4 $1) 20... c5 21. Qe3 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Rd5 23. Ne5 Qd6 24. Nc4 Qd8 $13 {[%cal
Gd8d1] /=/+,Matthiesen,M (2289)-Schandorff,L (2551)/DEN-chT/2002/ With the
open d<-> Black has no problems and already White must take care.}) 19. b4 $1
$146 {[%mdl 8] An important improvement in comparison with the previous
example:} (19. Nc4 Rad8 (19... Rfd8 $5 {/\c5<=>}) 20. Ra2 (20. Qe1 $5 c5 21.
dxc5 bxc5 22. b4 $1 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Rb4b5] /\b5o^b}) 20... Rd5 (20... c5 $11)
21. Ne3 Rd7 22. Rd2 f4 23. gxf4 Rxf4 24. Qh5 Rd8 25. Rc2 Rdf8 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Gf8f1] /=/+,<->f,ע,Sasikiran,K (2670)-Motylev,A (2638)/Moscow Aeroflot op/
2006/ Here Black has managed to open an important file for his R and he has no
problems. Topalov, on th other hand, would like to keep the position more
closed for the time being. He probably realized the strength of the text move
some time ago, without intending to use it in a concrete game against Anand 
(who has never played 13...dxe4 previously). White first of all takes the
sting out of a c5 break, his N is not needed on c4 yet - from d2 it better
supports f3.}) 19... Qd7 $6 {This phase is already decisive for the future
fate of the game, from Anand's lack-lustre play we can see he didn't realize
the importance of the moment. Black starts to make moves out of general
considerations, which however don't counter White's plans. Instead, he should
have energetically sought <=> as soon as possible. Topalov didn't repeat this
line in Morelia - this indicates that he either wanted to avoid the position
after 15...cxd5!?, or found something better for Black at this point. However,
finding concrete improvements is not so easy, as immediate activity can do
more harm, than good:} (19... c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. b5 $16) ({Deserving
attention was a try like} 19... Rad8 20. Qe2 Rd5 {[%cal Yf8d8,Yc6c5,Ye6e5] /
\Rfd8,c5,e5} (20... c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. b5 Rd3 23. Rc1 $14) (20... a5 21. bxa5
c5 22. Qc4 $16) (20... e5 {is interesting, but at this moment White has the
accurate} 21. Qc4+ $1 (21. dxe5 Rd3 22. Rc1 Qe6 $1 $44 {For the P Black has
activated his major pieces and has undeniable <=>. An important component of
it is the fact that White still can't play} 23. f3 $2 Rfd8 24. fxe4 {due to}
Qa2 $19) 21... Qf7 22. dxe5 Qxc4 23. Nxc4 Rd3 24. Rc1 $16 {and he should be
able to gradually consolidate his position.}) {If White continues as in the
game} 21. f3 (21. Nc4 $5 {seems better.}) 21... exf3+ 22. Nxf3 {Black has} f4
23. g4 h5 {/\} 24. g5 Rxg5+ 25. Nxg5 Qxg5+ $44) 20. Qe2 Qd5 21. f3 exf3+ 22.
Nxf3 {[%mdl 32] White has made the first important step - he exchanged the Pe4,
which limited his forces. Although Black can't complain about the formal
material balance, he has serious problems generating any concrete active play.
His Rs lack open <->, pawn breaks either lose material outright, or only
create new ><. On the other hand, White's position has far more potential for
improvement. In the following moves he plans to dislodge Black's Q from it's 
[+] outpost and proceed to concentrate his forces against the ><e6 and Black's
K. Topalov will patiently implement this strategy.} h6 (22... f4 23. g4 $16 {
[%csl Rf4] doesn't help, the Pf4 can also become vulnerable.}) (22... a5 $5 23.
bxa5 bxa5 $14 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gb8b1] ><a5 was possibly better. Although the
Pa5 is weak, at least the <->b is open. Later (see move 30) Black won't get
even this chance.}) 23. Re1 Rfe8 24. Qc2 {White starts regrouping his forces.
He prepares Re5, after ...Qc4 he will have the reply Nd2.} Rad8 {Anand must
have felt the growing pressure, but he still doesn't want to resort to
desperate measures as, e.g.,} (24... g5 {With the text move he intends to meet
Re5 by preparing ...Rd5, as and exchange of R would greatly favour the defence.
However, Topalov doesn't have to hurry with occupying e5.}) 25. Bd2 $1 $16 {
Takes c5 under control and improves the B.} Qd7 26. Kf2 {White has enough time
to take the sting out of ideas as Qb7, followed by c5.} Rc8 27. Bf4 {White
toys with the idea Be5...} Qd5 28. Re5 {In the end Topalov puts his R on e5
after all - with 26...Rc8 Black's R is farther from d5.} Qd7 29. h4 {White
strengthens his position with prophylactic moves, this one is aimed against a
possible g5.} Ra8 30. Bd2 $1 {Again prophylaxis (stopping a5), but also part
of an active plan - the B goes to c3, once the N is free, it can head for f4.
Also 29.h4 comes in handy, White can fix the >>P with h5.} Rac8 {A very
unpleasant situation: Black can't do much more than mark time.} 31. Qc4 {
[%cal Re5f5] /\Rf5} Kh7 32. Bc3 Qd6 33. Ne1 b5 $6 {Anand can't endure the
massage any longer and tries to break free, but this advance only further
weakens his position.} 34. Qc5 Qd8 (34... Qxc5 35. Rxc5 bxa4 36. Ra5 $16 {
/+- and without Q White is free to concentrate all his forces, inclding the K,
against Black's ק.}) 35. Nd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3f4] /\Nf4 Again active prophylaxis,
White stops f4 and his N aims for the dream square. A noteworthy fact is that
from move 20 onwards there was no necessity to give any long and forcing lines.
The games between the world elite are usually far more complex and rarely is
one of the sides completely outplayed without lashing out. Thus, despite the
passivity and the apparent helplessness of Black's position, Anand's
resignation came as a big surprise. Some online commentators even waited 10-15
minutes to confirm that there has been no data transmission error. Although
the Indian GM was understandably disgusted with his position, after all the
material is still equal and converting White's advantage still requires more,
than just simple technique. Topalov immediately after the game said he
considered White's position strategically winning, but he wouldn't have
resigned so early. Subsequently he modified this statement, saying the by
transferring his R to d6 Black could still put up strong resistance. The point
is that to win the game White will once have to at least partially open the
position, something which might give Black some <=> after all.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 ({Eljanov has recently employed
Tiviakov's specialty} 4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bg2 c6 {with mixed
success:} 8. O-O (8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. O-O Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O
13. Rfe1 Ba6 14. h4 (14. a3 Nc6 15. b4 Bc4 16. Qe3 b5 17. Nd2 Qb6 18. Nxc4 bxc4
19. Rad1 Rae8 20. f4 g6 21. h4 f6 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bxd5+ Kg7 24. Bxc4 fxe5 25.
dxe5 Rd8 $132 {Karpov,A (2780)-Tiviakov,S (2625) Linares 1995. See the notes
to this game in CBM 046 by Dautov.}) 14... Nc6 15. h5 $146 (15. Ng5 {[%cal
Yg5h3,Yf2f5,Yh3f4] has been tried until now}) 15... Rc8 16. Rac1 Na5 17. h6 g6
18. Qf4 Nc4 19. Bf1 b5 20. b3 Na3 21. Na4 bxa4 22. Bxa6 Rc2 23. bxa4 Qb6 24.
Rxc2 Nxc2 25. Rc1 Nb4 $132 {Navara,D (2728)-Eljanov,P (2717) Germany 2016})
8... d5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Rfd1 Nbd7 11. Rac1 Rc8 12. Ne1 $146 dxc4 (12... c5 $5
13. cxd5 cxd4 14. d6 Bxd6 (14... Bxg2 15. dxe7 Qxe7 16. Kxg2 dxc3 17. Bxc3 Nc5
$132) 15. Bxb7 Nc5 16. Qc4 Nxb7 17. Qxd4 h6 $11) 13. Qxc4 b5 14. Qb3 Qb6 15.
Bg5 h6 (15... a6 16. Ne4 c5 17. Bxf6 $14) 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. e3 c5 $2 (17... Ba6
$14 {[%cal Yc6c5]}) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qxb5 Qxb5 20. Nxb5 a6 21. Nc3 cxd4 22.
exd4 Rfd8 23. Nf3 Rc4 24. Kf1 g5 25. h3 Rb4 26. Rc2 Kg7 27. b3 Nd5 28. Na4 $16
{Ding,L (2766)-Eljanov,P (2760) Wijk aan Zee 2016}) 5. b3 (5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 d6 (11... Rd8 {Kramnik,
V (2780)-Carlsen,M (2826) Bilbao 2010/ See the detailed notes to this game in
CBM 139}) 12. Rab1 Nbd7 13. b4 Rfb8 ({The main line, I mentioned} 13... cxb4
14. Qxb4 $1 $14 {already in 2010.}) 14. a3 h6 (14... a6 15. h3 Qc7 16. Qa5 Qxa5
17. bxa5 Ne8 18. e4 f6 19. e5 fxe5 20. Rxb7 Rxb7 21. Nxe5 Rab8 22. Bxb7 Rxb7
23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. Rb1 Bd8 25. Rb8 Bxa5 26. Ne4 Rd8 27. Rxd8 Bxd8 28. Bxd6 Nxd6
29. Nxd6 $14 {Nyzhnyk,I (2614)-Zelbel,P (2368) Germany 2012/ This game
possibly inspired Navara...}) 15. h3 a6 16. g4 Qc7 17. Qa5 $5 Qxa5 (17... Qc6
18. Ne1 Qc8 $132) 18. bxa5 Ne8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 (19... Bxg2 $5 20. Nxd7 Rxb1 21.
Rxb1 Bxh3 22. f3 f5 $13) 20. Bxb7 Nxc4 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Rb7 (22. e4 Bd8 $132)
(22. Na4 $5 Nxa5 23. e4 $14) 22... Bd8 23. Ne4 Bc7 24. Rc1 Nxa5 25. Rxc7 Nxc7
26. Bxd6 Nb5 27. Bxc5 Nb3 28. Rb1 Nxc5 29. Nxc5 Nxa3 30. Ra1 Nb5 31. Rxa6 Rxa6
32. Nxa6 {½, Navara,D (2730)-Tomashevsky,E (2728) Wijk aan Zee 2016}) 5...
Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 {Lately White has been fighting for an edge mainly with
the text move.} ({The main alternative is} 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 (8. O-O d5 9. Qc2
Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O {transposes to a Catalan position, after} 11. a4 c5 12. a5 Rc8
13. Qa2 $146 (13. axb6 Qxb6 14. Qa2 ({or} 14. Ba5 {are more testing
continuations})) 13... Nb8 (13... Bb7 $1 $11) 14. axb6 axb6 15. Nc3 dxc4 16.
Bf4 cxb3 17. Qxb3 {Caruana,F (2802)-Giri,A (2790) Shamkir 2015/} {Black should
have played} Bc4 $5 $14 {See the notes to this game by Roiz in CBM 166.}) 8...
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 {and now:} 13. Re1 $5 ({
There is nothing new in the long drawish line} 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5
dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Ba3 (19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21.
Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2
b4 28. Bb7 g6 29. h4 a5 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. Kg2 Rfe8 32. Kg1 Kg8 33. Kf1 Kg7 34.
Bxc8 Rxc8 35. Qc5 Qxc5 36. Rxc5 a4 37. Ke2 b3 38. axb3 axb3 39. Kd3 Kf6 40. Kc3
Ke6 41. Kxb3 Kd6 $11 {Meier,G (2659)-Almasi,Z (2707) Lubbock 2010}) 19... Bf6
20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Rc1 Bb5 22. Rxc5 Qb6 23. Ne4 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25. Nxf6+
Qxf6 26. Bd5 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Qc2 Qd6 29. Qe4 Kf8 30. h4 h6 {1/2, Le,Q 
(2697)-So,W (2760) Las Vegas 2015}) 13... c5 (13... f5 $5 {is fully playable,
but not to everyone's taste.}) 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rc1 cxd4 (15... Nf6 16. e3 Bb7
17. Rc2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Qd7 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Qb1 h5 21. Rd1 Qe6 22. Rc1 g6 23.
h3 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Qc6 25. Qb1 Ne4 26. Nf3 Ba3 27. Be5 Qc1+ 28. Qxc1 Bxc1 29. a4
Ba3 30. Bb8 a6 31. Ne5 Be7 32. Bc7 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ba5 Bd6 35. Nd3 Kf8 $11
{Aronian,L (2752)-Leko,P (2740) Morelia/Linares 2006/ Black gradually
neutralised White's slight pressure.}) 16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Bb2 d4 $6 (17... Qd7
$142 {is similar to Aronian-Leko}) 18. Nf3 d3 19. exd3 Nxd3 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21.
Rxe7 Nxb2 {Eljanov,P (2717)-Karjakin,S (2762) WCup Baku 2015} 22. Qd2 $16) 7...
c6 {An important crossroads. Karjakin changes his preference in comparison
with Aronian-Karjakin, Wijk 2014. However, this was hardly a surprise, as he
played the text against Aronian already in Stavanger 2014. The notes to these
games in CBM 159 and 161 (by Krasenkow) give a detailed overview of the whole
line.} ({Contrary to what I wrote 2 years ago, Black is recently more willing
to go for the strategically imbalanced} 7... d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O
Re8 (10... Bb7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rfd1 h6 13. Bf4 c6 14. a3 Nc7 15. b4 Ne6 16. Be5
Qd7 17. Nh4 Ne8 18. Nf5 f6 19. Bf4 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Nd6 21. Bh3 Qe8 22. Rd3 Bc8
23. Rg3 Nxf5 24. Bxf5 Bd6 25. e3 b5 26. Kh1 $36 {Rodshtein,M (2673)-Iturrizaga
Bonelli,E (2633) WCup Baku 2015}) 11. Ne5 (11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Bf4 Na6 13. Rfd1 h6
14. a3 Qc8 15. b4 c5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Rac1 Ne6 19. Nb5 Qxc2 20.
Rxc2 Nxf4 21. gxf4 Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Nxa7 Ra8 24. Nb5 Bxa3 $11 {Gelfand,
B (2747)-Harikrishna,P (2731) WChT Tsaghkadzor 2015}) (11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Bb7
13. Bf4 Nf8 14. Qd3 (14. Nb5 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nc4 Ne6 17. Be5 Ng4 18. Ba1
Rb8 19. Ne5 Nf6 20. Nd3 Qa5 21. Nc3 Red8 22. Na4 Rbc8 23. Qe1 Qb5 $15 {Navara,
D (2716)-Pavlidis,A (2479) Pardubice rpd 2014}) 14... Ne6 15. Rfd1 c6 16. Be3
Nd7 17. Nf3 Nf6 18. Bg5 Nxg5 19. Nxg5 h6 20. Nf3 Bd6 21. e3 Qe7 22. Ne2 Rac8
23. Nf4 Red8 24. Rc2 Rc7 25. Rdc1 Ba3 26. Rd1 Bd6 27. Rdc1 Ba3 28. Rd1 Bd6 {
½, Gelfand,B (2753)-Leko,P (2740) Tromso olm 2014}) 11... Bb7 12. Bc1 Nbd7 13.
Bb2 Bf8 14. f4 c5 15. e3 cxd4 16. exd4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qe2 Nf6 19. g4 a5
$6 (19... Qd5 $1 $13) 20. g5 $1 Ba6 21. Qe3 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nd7 23. Bxe4 Nxe5 24.
fxe5 $44 {|^, Anton Guijarro,D (2639)-Harikrishna,P (2755) Gibraltar 2016}) ({
Statistically the most popular reaction is} 7... O-O {, which Karjakin used to
play earlier:} 8. Bg2 (8. Rc1 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. O-O
c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bg5 ({Earlier Gelfand played} 14. e4 {against Leko, but
got nothing:} Nbd7 15. Bf4 Bb4 $5 16. e5 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Nd5 18. Qd2 Nxf4 19.
Qxf4 Rc8 20. Rcd1 Qe7 21. Qa4 Rc7 22. Rfe1 h6 23. Nd4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nc5 25. Qa3
a5 26. Nb5 Rd7 27. Nd6 f6 $132 {Gelfand,B (2736)-Leko,P (2755) Moscow blitz
2007}) 14... Nbd7 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Nd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 h6 18. Nc6 (18. Bxf6 $11 {
is safer}) 18... Qe8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ne5 Qb8 21. Nf3 Ng4 $11 {/=/+, Gelfand,
B (2743)-Wojtaszek,R (2744) Beijing rpd 2014}) 8... c6 9. e4 d5 10. exd5 (10.
Qe2 b5 (10... c5 $5 {is probably stronger}) 11. e5 Ne8 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Qe3 $1
{was already mentioned in 2014 as promising:} Nc6 14. Bf1 Rc8 15. Bd3 Nc7 16.
Rc1 Ba3 17. Rd1 Be7 18. h4 b4 19. Ne2 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 f5 21. Rc1 Qd7 22. Bg5 h6
23. Bd2 a6 24. Rg1 Nb5 25. g4 f4 26. g5 $40 {Topalov,V (2816)-Zhigalko,S (2656)
WCup Baku 2015}) 10... cxd5 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bf4 Na5 14. Rc1 Rc8
$146 (14... Ba3 15. Rb1 Bb4 {Aronian,L (2812)-Karjakin,S (2759) Wijk aan Zee
2014/ is the aforementioned game}) 15. Qe2 (15. Nb5 a6 16. Nc3 dxc4 17. Bxb7
Nxb7 18. bxc4 Na5 19. Ne2 {1/2, Colpe,M (2349)-Heimann,A (2557) Lueneburg 2015}
Nd7 $11 {/=/+}) 15... Bb4 $5 (15... dxc4 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. bxc4 Nd7 (17... Qxd4
18. Rfd1 Qc5 19. Nd7 $36) 18. Nb5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bg5 (19... Ra8 20. Rfd1 Nd6 21.
Qg4 g6 22. d5 Nxb5 23. cxb5 exd5 24. Rc7 Bd6 25. Rd7 Bxe5 26. Rxd8 Raxd8 27.
Qg5 Rfe8 28. Re1 Bd6 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Qxd5 Bc5 $14 {Cheparinov,I (2682)-Soza
de la Carrera,J (2252) Antofagasta 2016}) 20. f4 Be7 21. Nxa7 f6 22. Nxc8 Qxc8
{Cheparinov,I (2683)-Zhigalko,A (2574) Warsaw 2015} 23. Bb8 Nd8 24. Ba7 $36)
16. Rfd1 h6 17. Na4 dxc4 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. bxc4 Qe8 20. Nc3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Nd5
22. Rf3 Nxf4 23. Rxf4 f6 $11 {Gelfand,B (2743)-Ivanchuk,V (2704) Beijing rpd
2014}) 8. e4 d5 9. Bd3 (9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Bc3 (11. Neg5 c5 12. d5
exd5 13. cxd5 O-O $5 (13... h6 14. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 15. O-O-O Bd6 16. Nh4 Bc8 17.
Re1 Na6 18. Re6 $1 $40 {Topalov,V (2778)-Anand,V (2785) Sofia 2005/ See the
notes to this game by Tyomkin in CBM 107.}) 14. Bc3 g6 15. h4 Nxd5 16. O-O-O
Nc6 17. Bc4 Ncb4 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19. Ne5 b5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. Rxd8
Rfxd8 23. Re1 Bf8 24. Qxc6 Rac8 25. Qxc8 Rxc8+ $17 {sapfir,h (2479)-pezzi,h 
(2504) Engine Room 2012}) 11... c5 $1 (11... Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bd3 c5 14.
Be4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O 16. O-O Qc7 17. Rad1 a6 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Qe3 cxd4 20.
Bxd4 h6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne5 b5 23. Rc1 bxc4 24. Rxc4 $14 {Aronian,L (2815)
-Karjakin,S (2771) Stavanger 2014}) 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Na6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. O-O (17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. O-O Qb7 20. Qxb7
Nxb7 21. Bb4 Rfc8 22. Rd2 a5 23. Ba3 a4 24. Nb5 axb3 25. axb3 Nc5 $11 {Van
Wely,L (2655)-Carlsen,M (2646) Schagen 2006}) 17... Nc5 18. Qe3 Qd7 19. Rad1
Rfd8 20. Qf3 Qb7 21. Qxb7 Nxb7 22. f4 Nc5 23. Nb5 $11 {Mikaelyan,A (2448)
-Petrosyan,M (2466) Yerevan 2016}) (9. exd5 exd5 (9... cxd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Bg2
{transposes to the lines with 7...0-0.}) 10. Bg2 $5 {is a sharp and
interesting sacrifice, which requires more practical tests:} dxc4 11. O-O cxb3
12. Re1 bxa2 (12... O-O 13. Qxb3 $32) 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. d5 cxd5 15. Qa4+ Kf8 16.
Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 $1 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Nd7 20. Re3 Nc5 21. Qxa2 Qd6 22.
Rd1 $44 {Grischuk,A (2771)-Fedoseev,V (2659) WCup Baku 2015}) (9. Qe2 $5 dxe4 (
9... c5 10. e5 (10. exd5 exd5 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. O-O O-O 14. Rad1
Re8 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Qd2 d4 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Qc1 Bb7 19. Rfe1 f5 20. Nh4 g6 21.
f3 Nf6 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qg5 Ng7 $15 {Brunello,S (2562)-Bellia,
F (2452) Milan 2015}) 10... Nfd7 11. Qe3 dxc4 $6 (11... Nf8 $14) 12. d5 $1 exd5
13. Nxd5 Nc6 14. e6 (14. Bxc4 $16) 14... Nf6 15. exf7+ Kf8 $2 (15... Kxf7 16.
Ng5+ Ke8 17. Bg2 $5 Nxd5 18. Qe6 $36) 16. Nf4 Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Ne6+ Kxf7
19. Nxd8+ Raxd8 20. Qf3 Rhe8 21. Bxc4+ {1-0, Ashwin,J (2478)-Sangma,R (2318)
New Delhi 2007}) (9... O-O 10. e5 Ne8 11. Qe3 Nc7 12. Rd1 Nd7 (12... c5 $142 $5
$132 {[%cal Yb8c6]}) 13. Bd3 b5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Nb5 17. Qe2
Qa5 18. Rc1 Rfc8 19. h4 h6 20. Kg2 Rab8 21. g4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nb6 23. Nc5 Bxc5
24. dxc5 Nc8 25. g5 $40 {Navara,D (2734)-Getz,N (2409) Skopje 2015}) 10. Nxe4
Bb7 11. Neg5 O-O 12. Bh3 Nbd7 $5 $146 (12... h6 $2 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bxe6+ Kh8
15. Ne5 $40 {Van Wely,L (2674)-Jakovenko,D (2708) Foros 2007 See the notes to
this game in CBM 119 by Van Wely.}) 13. O-O-O c5 14. Rhe1 (14. d5 exd5 15. Rhe1
Bd6 16. Be6 $5 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Qxd6 dxc4 19. Ne6 Ne4 20. Qxf8+ Qxf8 21.
Nxf8 Nxf8 22. Re3 $14) 14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 Ba3+ 16. Kb1 h6 17. Nc2 Bc5 18. Nxe6
fxe6 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Bc3 {1/2-1/2 (32) Malakhatko,V (2560)-Spindelboeck,G 
(2257) Latschach 2014} Qe7 $1 {/\} 21. Bxd7 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 Bf3 $17) (9. e5 Ne4
10. Bd3 {had already been played in the 1980s; Black solves his problems after}
Nxc3 11. Bxc3 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 ({At least equivalent is} 12... bxc5 $5 13. cxd5
Qxd5 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qe2 Qb7 16. O-O O-O $11) 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2 dxc4 15.
Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd5 (16... Nd7 $2 17. b4 Be7 18. Nd4 Rc8 19. f4 g6 20. f5
gxf5 21. Nxf5 Rg8 22. Qf3 $18 {Van Wely,L (2654)-Babula,V (2567) Germany 2004})
17. Qg4 Qd3 (17... O-O $5) 18. Rac1 O-O 19. Rfd1 Qf5 20. Qxf5 exf5 21. bxc4 Nc6
22. Rd7 Rfd8 23. Rcd1 Be7 24. R1d5 Kf8 25. Rc7 Rdc8 26. Rdd7 Ke8 27. e6 fxe6
28. Bxg7 Bd8 29. Rb7 Rab8 $11 {Kunte,A (2484)-Kumaran,B (2294) Dharamshala 2014
}) (9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 cxd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Qe2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qc8 14. Bb2 Qa6
15. Qxa6 Nxa6 16. Ke2 Kd7 17. Rhc1 Rac8 18. Ne1 Nb4 19. a3 {½, Lukov,V (2445)
-Gelfand,B (2510) Halle 1987}) 9... dxe4 (9... dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. Ne2 Nfd7 (
11... Nbd7 12. Qc2 O-O 13. O-O Qc7 {Cheparinov,I (2678)-Leko,P (2756) Jermuk
2009} 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Rfe1 $14 {Ftacnik}) 12. Bc3 O-O 13. Nxe5 (13. Qc2 $5
exd4 14. Nexd4 g6 15. O-O Nc5 16. Be2 $36 {Ftacnik}) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7
15. O-O Nc5 16. Nd4 Nxd3 17. Nxc6 Nxf2 18. Rxf2 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bc5 20. Bd4 Rfc8
21. Bxc5 Rxc6 $15 {Van Wely,L (2681)-Topalov,V (2780) Nice blindfold rpd 2008})
(9... c5 10. exd5 (10. e5 $5) 10... exd5 11. dxc5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. bxc4
Bxc5 14. Qe2+ Qe7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nd7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. O-O Rhe8 19.
Rfd1 Kf8 $11 {Avrukh,B (2550)-Bunzmann,D (2370) WChJ Zagan 1997}) 10. Nxe4 Bb7
({Taking into account Ding's novel idea, perhaps a more accurate move is} 10...
Nbd7 $5 11. Qe2 (11. Qc2 c5 12. O-O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne2
Bb7 16. Rhf1 Bg2 17. Rg1 Bf3 18. Bc3 Qe7 19. g4 Bxf2 20. g5 Ng4 21. Be4 Ne3 22.
Bxa8 Bxa8 23. Qd2 Nf5 24. Kb2 Bxg1 25. Rxg1 O-O $13 {/=/+, Adhiban,B (2674)
-Fedoseev,V (2659) Baku 2015}) 11... c5 $6 (11... O-O 12. O-O-O (12. Nxf6+ Bxf6
13. Qe4 g6 14. Qxc6 $2 Nc5 $19) 12... c5 13. Bc3 (13. dxc5 Bb7 $1 {/\} 14. cxb6
axb6 $44) 13... Bb7 {is the right move order, we'll mention this position
below.}) 12. Bc3 (12. d5 $1 exd5 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nf5 $40) 12... cxd4 (12...
Bb7 $142 $5 13. O-O-O O-O) 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. O-O-O Nc5 (14... O-O 15. Rhe1 a6
16. Kb1 $14) 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Nf3 Qc7 17. Rhe1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 O-O 19. Be5 Qa5
20. Kb2 Rad8 21. g4 $36 {Khakimov,T (2291)-Lanin,A (2446) St Petersburg 2009})
11. Qe2 Nbd7 (11... Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nd7 13. Ne5 (13. O-O-O $142 $5 Nf6 14. Bc2 {
transposes to our game}) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qc7 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Bc3 c5 17.
Rhe1 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qb7 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Qxb7+ Kxb7 21. Re3 h5 22. Kd1 Bg5 23.
f4 Rd8+ $11 {Drasko,M (2480)-Vilela de Acuna,J (2410) Stary Smokovec 1984}) 12.
O-O-O $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Ding comes up with an enterprising novelty to spice
things up. In a g3 Queen's Indian White hasn't finished the fianchetto and he
even castles queenside - very rare indeed!} (12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. O-O c5 $11) ({
and} 12. Rd1 c5 $11 {didn't give Topalov anything against Leko in 2013 - both
games were quoted in the notes to Aronian-Karjakin, Wijk 2014.}) 12... Nxe4 (
12... c5 13. d5 $1 (13. Bc3 O-O 14. dxc5 (14. Kb1 Qc7 $132) 14... bxc5) 13...
Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bc2 $5 (15. Bc3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O $132) 15... exd5 16.
Rhe1 $44 {/\} d4 $2 (16... Kf8 17. cxd5 $32) 17. Nxd4 $1 cxd4 18. Bb4 Ng8 19.
Qg4 Kf8 20. Rxe7 Nxe7 21. Re1 $16) 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bc2 a5 {This and the
following moves are all evaluated quite highly by the engine, but Black still
lands in big trouble. However, there is no easy way out any more:} (14... c5
15. d5 $1 exd5 16. Rhe1 $36 {-12...c5}) (14... O-O 15. g4 $1 $14) 15. Rhe1 b5 (
15... a4 16. b4 a3 17. Bc3 b5 18. d5 $5 cxd5 19. c5 $44) 16. c5 {[%csl Rb7]} b4
{This structure is known from the Catalan as advantageous for White, so
Karjakin first of all wants to improve his Bb7.} (16... O-O 17. g4 Nxg4 18. Rg1
Nf6 19. Bh6 g6 20. Ne5 $1 $40 {[%csl Rg6]}) 17. g4 $1 {Preparing to "welcome"
Black's king in the event of 0-0.} Ba6 (17... Nxg4 18. Rg1 Nxh2 (18... Ba6 19.
Qe4 Nxf2 20. Qxc6+ Kf8 21. Ne5 $1 $18 Nxd1 22. Rxg7 $3 Kxg7 23. Qg2+ Kf8 24.
Bh6+) 19. Nxh2 Qxd4 20. Nf3 Qa1+ 21. Bb1 Bf6 22. Be3 $16) (17... h6 18. Ne5 $1
(18. h4 Nxg4 19. Rg1 Ba6 20. Qe1 h5) 18... Qxd4 (18... O-O 19. g5 $16 (19. Qe3
$5 $16)) 19. Nxf7 O-O 20. Nd6 $5 Bxd6 21. cxd6 $36) 18. Qe5 O-O 19. g5 Nh5 {
Karjakin prefers to sacrifice a pawn to slow down the attack.} (19... Nd5 20.
h4 {[%cal Rh4h6]} a4 21. bxa4 $1 Bc4 22. h5 Nc3 23. Bxc3 bxc3 24. h6 f6 25. Qe3
$16) 20. Qe4 g6 21. Qxc6 Ra7 22. Be4 (22. Qb6 $142 $5 Qxb6 23. cxb6 Rb7 24. Be3
Rxb6 (24... Bd8 25. Be4 Rxb6 26. d5 $16) 25. d5 Rd6 26. Bc5 Bb7 27. Bxd6 Bxd6
28. dxe6 $1 (28. Be4 f5 $1 $14) 28... Bf4+ 29. Nd2 fxe6 (29... Bf3 30. e7 Re8
31. Bd3 $1 $16) 30. Be4 $16) 22... Bb7 23. Qb6 Qxb6 24. cxb6 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Rb7
{[%mdl 4096] Black has reached an endgame, but he is still worse - his
queenside is vulnerable, also taking back the pawn requires time.} 26. Be3 $6 (
26. Re5 $5 Ra8 (26... Rxb6 27. Rxa5 $14) 27. d5 Rxb6 28. Be3 $14) 26... Rc8+ $6
(26... Bd8 $142 $1 27. d5 exd5 28. Rxd5 Bxb6 29. Bxb6 Rxb6 30. Rxa5 f6 $132)
27. Kb1 Rxb6 28. d5 Rd6 29. Rd2 $1 Kf8 ({The knight must remain out of play.} 
29... Ng7 {is weaker:} 30. Bf4 $16) 30. dxe6 Rxe6 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32. Rc2 $1 $36
{[%csl Ra5,Rh5] Material is equal, but White has a long-lasting pull.} Rd8 (
32... Rxc2 33. Kxc2 $16 {[%cal Re3b6,Yc2d3,Yd3b5]}) 33. Nd4 Ng7 34. Nc6 Rd1+
35. Rc1 Rd5 36. Nxe7 $1 {Eliminating the defender of the Pa5.} Kxe7 37. Rc7+
Kf8 38. Rc5 (38. Bc5+ $5 Ke8 $8 (38... Kg8 39. Rc8+ Kf7 40. Rf8#) 39. Bb6 Nf5 (
39... Rb5 40. Be3 Nf5 41. Rc5) 40. Ra7 $14 {/+/- wins a pawn as well and is
also promising.}) 38... Ke7 39. Rxd5 exd5 40. Bb6 Kd6 ({The engine considers} 
40... Ne6 $5 41. Bxa5 Nxg5 42. Bxb4+ Kd7 $14 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Yg5f3] more
resilient - Black has serious counterplay on the kingside.}) 41. Bxa5 Kc5 42.
Bd8 Nf5 43. Kc2 Nd4+ 44. Kd3 Nf5 45. Bc7 Kc6 (45... h6 46. gxh6 Nxh6 47. Bf4
Nf5 48. Bd2 $16 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Yd3e2,Ye2g4]}) 46. Bf4 Kc5 47. Be3+ Kb5 (47...
d4 48. Bd2 Ne7 49. Bf4 Kd5 50. Bc7 $16 {[%csl Rb4,Rd4]}) 48. Ke2 Nh4 49. Bd2 {
Black is trying to set up a fortress, but with play on both flanks the bishop
is a more effective minor piece.} Nf5 50. Kf3 Nd4+ (50... Kc5 51. Kf4 Nh4 52.
Be3+ Kd6 53. Bc1 Kc6 54. f3 $5 (54. Ke5 Nf3+ 55. Kf6 Kd7 56. Kg7 Ke6 57. Kxh7
Kf5 58. h4 Nxh4 59. Bd2 d4 60. Bxb4 Nf3 61. Kh6 {might be sufficient, but it
gives Black more counterplay.}) 54... Nf5 55. Bd2 Kc5 56. Be1 $16 {/+-}) 51.
Kf4 Nc6 (51... Nf5 52. Ke5 Kc5 53. Bf4 $18 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Ye5f6,Yf6f7]}) 52.
Be3 Ka6 53. Bc5 Kb5 54. Bd6 Ka5 $6 (54... Kb6 $142 55. Ke3 Kb7 56. f4 Kc8 57.
f5 $5 (57. a3 bxa3 58. Bxa3 Kd7 $16) 57... gxf5 58. h4 Kd7 59. Bc5 Ke6 60. h5
Kf7 61. Kf4 Ke6 62. h6 $22 Ne5 63. Bxb4 Nd3+ 64. Ke3 Nxb4 65. g6 $18) 55. Ke3 {
[%cal Rf2f5] Now Black's K is too far away and the breakthrough decides.} (55.
Ke3 Kb6 56. f4 Kb7 57. f5 gxf5 58. h4 Kc8 59. h5 Kd7 60. g6 hxg6 61. h6 $18)
1-0

[Event "Japfa Classic"]
[Site "Bali"]
[Date "2000.04.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2000.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 {Nowadays
this is the most usual move, later White develops his N to d2.} ({The attempt
to put it on a more natural square and occupy the [+]} 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 {
doesn't cause Black serious problems after} d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11.
e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 c5 13. Qe2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qd7 15. Rhe1 Qe6 {Less ambitious, but
more circumspect is} 16. Rad1 $142 (16. Ng1 Nc6 17. dxc5 d4 18. Bd2 Bxc5 19. f4
(19. Qe4 Rfe8 20. f4 Rad8 21. Nf3 d3 22. Ng5 Qd5 23. Rac1 Nd4 24. b4 Be7 $36 {
Agdestein,S-Karpov,A/Gjovik/1991/}) 19... d3 $1 20. Qe4 Rad8 21. Nf3 Nd4 22.
Nxd4 Rxd4 23. Qf3 Rfd8 24. f5 Qd5 25. Rad1 a5 $15 {[%csl Gd3] o^d,Karpov,
A-Anand,V/Leon m/1999/}) 16... Nc6 17. Ng1 cxd4 $1 18. Bxd4 Bb4 19. Rf1 Nxd4
20. Rxd4 Bc3 21. Rd3 Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxd5 Bf6 24. Rc1 Rfc8 $11 {Adianto,
U-Milos,G/Bali/2000/}) 7... c6 8. Bc3 {This leads to a heavily analysed line,
which Karpov plays with both colours.} ({For those, who like the Catalan and
want to avoid excessive theoretical know-how, Kramnik's idea might be
interesting:} 8. O-O d5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 $5 Rc8 12. Nc3 dxc4 (
12... Nh5 $5 13. Bc1 f5 $132) (12... c5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. dxc5
Rxc5 16. Qd2 Nf6 17. Be5 Qd7 18. Bd4 Rc7 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Ne5 Qe6
22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Nd3 Ne4 24. Qb2 $14 {Kramnik,V-Adams,M/Wijk/2000/}) 13. e4
b5 14. bxc4 bxc4 15. d5 cxd5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bb7 19. Rdd1
Qe8 20. Re1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nc5 22. Qxc4 Ne6 23. Qe4 Bf6 24. Rab1 Nxf4 25. Qxf4
Qd8 $11 {1/2,Psakhis,L-Huzman,A/Tel Aviv/1994/}) 8... d5 9. Ne5 {White frees
the long /^ and strives for a quick e4.} (9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5
12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb7 $11 {is considered harmless.}) 9... Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7
11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 {Here Black has a wide choice. The text was regarded
as a completely safe alternative, but the matters are not so clear.} (12... f5
$5 {is quite playable, but this transition to Dutch Stonewall positions is not
a favourite among players, who prefer the Queen's Indian.}) (12... b5 13. c5 $1
{[%csl Ra6] ץa6 The most ambitious.} (13. Re1 Rc8 {only transposes to the 12..
.Rc8 lines.}) 13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxc5 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Bb2 a5 17. f4 a4 $6 (17...
f5 $142 $5 $14) 18. f5 Bg5 19. Bd4 Nd7 20. b4 Re8 21. Nf3 $1 Bxc1 22. Qxc1 Qc7
23. Qc3 Nb6 24. Ng5 $16 {->>>,Polgar,Zsu-Sax,G/HUN-ch/1991/}) ({The most
popular move is} 12... Rc8 13. e4 {and now again Black has to choose:} {
The move with the best reputation is} c5 (13... b5 14. Re1 bxc4 (14... dxe4 15.
Nxe4 $1 bxc4 16. Qe2 $36 {/\} c5 $6 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qg4 g6 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20.
Rad1 Qc8 21. Qd4 f6 22. Bh3 Rc6 23. Qd7 $16) 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Qc2 Re8 (16...
c5 $6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. Rad1 Nb6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. a4 Rfd8 22. Ne4
Qg6 23. d6 Rb8 24. Qc3 Bb7 25. a5 Na4 26. Qa3 Nb2 27. Qxb2 Bxe4 28. Qxb8 $1
Rxb8 29. Rxe4 f5 30. Rxc4 Rd8 31. d7 $18 {[%csl Gd7] o^d,Karpov,A-Adianto,U/
Bali/2000/}) 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. Nf1 $5 c5 19. d5 (19. Qa4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 (20. Rxd4
Nc5 $17) 20... Bb7 21. Qxa7 Bc6 $15) 19... exd5 20. Rxd5 {[%cal Rc2a4] /\Qa4
This is the difference between the more common 16.Qa4 Bb5 17.Qc2-here the
a4-sqaure remains free.} Bb7 21. Rdd1 Qe7 22. Ne3 $44) 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 (
15. Bxd5 Nf6 16. Bg2 cxd4 17. Bb2 b5 18. Rc1 d3 $1 $36 {[%csl Gd3] o^d3}) 15...
dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 {Therefore the older continuation has returned on the
scene:} b2 (17... Bb5 18. axb3 $1 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxa7 Bf6 (20... Rxc3
$143 $2 21. Nb1 $16) 21. Nc4 $36 {/+/=}) 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Ba3 {The safest
probably is} Bf6 (19... Re8 $5 20. Nb3 Nd3 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 $132 {when Black's
d3-outpost makes it difficult for White to make progress with his passed pawn.}
) (19... Bb5 $6 20. Nb3 Bf6 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Rc1 $1 Bxc6 (22... Qa5 23. Bxc5
Rfd8 24. Qb3 Bxc6 25. Be7 Bxe7 (25... Re8 26. Bb4 $1 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 $18) 26.
Rxe7 Be8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Bc6 $1 Kf8 29. Bxe8 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Kxe7 31. Qxf7+ Kd6
32. Qd7+ Ke5 33. Qe7+ Kd4 34. Qe3+ $18) 23. Bxc5 $16 {[%csl Ra7] ><a7 costs
Black a pawn.}) 20. Bxc5 $5 (20. Rc1 Bg5 21. Rc2 Bb5 22. Nb3 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Bxc6
24. Nxc5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Be7 $1 26. Rdc1 Rfe8 27. Rc3 bxc5 28. Bxc5 {Dautov,
R-Alterman,B/Bundesliga 9798/1998/} Bf6 29. Rc4 a6 30. Be3 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 h5 32.
Rc6 Re6 $11 {Dautov}) 20... bxc5 21. Rc1 Bg5 $1 (21... Bb5 $2 22. Rxc5 Qb6 23.
Ne4 Be7 24. Re5 Bb4 25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Rh5 Rxc6 28. Qf5 $18 {
Rebel Tiger-Fritz 6a/Cadaques/2000/ Already computers are beginning to create
theory!!}) 22. f4 Bf6 $132) 13. e4 {The most principled move.} ({Too soft is} 
13. Re1 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. e3 Rc8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. a3 Rfd8 19.
b4 Bf8 20. Nf3 Bc4 21. Qd2 b5 22. Nd4 g6 23. Red1 Qb6 24. Rab1 Qa6 25. Ra1 Qb6
26. h4 h5 27. Bf3 Bg7 $11 {Karpov,A-Anand,V/Leon/1999/ Black had no problems
whatsoever and this lead Anand to proclaim the 7.Bg2 line a theoretical dead
end, with Karpov being the only one who tries to make it work. On Bali Karpov
showed he was still trying quite hard. (and successfully too!)}) 13... b5 {
Black must play actively, otherwise White gets a comfortable version of the
closed Catalan.} 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 {The most ambitious.} (15. c5 $2 Nd5 $17
{/\} 16. Nxe4 f5) (15. Rc1 Rb8 $5 16. c5 b4 17. Bb2 Bd3 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4
Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Bf6 21. Qe2 Qa5 22. Ra1 Qb5 23. a3 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 h5 25. Kg2 Rfd8
26. axb4 Rxb4 27. Rxa7 Rxb3 28. Rc7 $11 {Karpov,A-Anand,V/Frankfurt rapid/1999/
}) 15... Rc8 16. Rad1 {If Black manages to get in bxc4 and c5 without harm,
he'll have easy play. White tries to prevent this.} (16. Nxe4 bxc4 17. Nc5 cxb3
$5 18. axb3 Bb5 19. Rxa7 Ra8 $11) 16... Nd5 $1 (16... Qc7 17. Nxe4 bxc4 18.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. bxc4 $36 {/\} Bxc4 20. Bb4 c5 21. dxc5 $16) 17. Bxe4 (17. cxd5
$6 cxd5 18. a3 (18. Bf1 b4 $1 (18... Qb6 $36) 19. Bxa6 Rxc3 20. Qb1 Qb6 $17 {
[%csl Rd4] ><d4}) 18... Bxa3 (18... b4 $5 $36) 19. Qa2 b4 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21.
Qxa6 Rc2 22. Re2 Qc8 $5 $15 {/-/+}) (17. Bb2 f5 $1 (17... Nb4 $6 18. Qxe4 bxc4
19. bxc4 Nxa2 20. Ra1 Nb4 21. Bc3 $16) 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb1 b4 $44 {[%csl Gd5,
Ge4,Ge6,Gf5] <=>[+]}) 17... Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. c5 $5 (19. Qc2 g6 $142 $1 (
19... bxc4 20. bxc4 Bxd4 (20... Qxd4 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Be4 {/\Qa4|^}) 21. Nb3
c5 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Re4 $1 g6 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Rdxd4 Qg5 26. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 27.
Rxe6 Bb7 28. Rd7 {1-0,Novikov,I-Fusthy,Z/Cattolica/1993/}) 20. Nf3 bxc4 21.
bxc4 Qa5 22. c5 Bb5 $1 23. Qc1 Qxa2 24. Qf4 Bg7 25. Ra1 Qb2 26. Reb1 Qc3 27.
Rc1 Qb2 28. Rab1 Qa2 29. Ra1 {1/2,Karpov,A-Timman,J/Hoogeveen/1999/}) 19...
Bxd4 {White has substantial positional pluses (space advantage, ><c6,Ba6) so
Black must take the offered P.} (19... Qxd4 $2 20. Qa5 Bb7 21. Qxa7 Qd7 22. Nc4
$16 {[%cal Rc4d6] /\Nd6}) 20. Qc2 f5 21. Bg2 (21. Nf3 fxe4 22. Nxd4 (22. Rxd4
$2 Qf6 $19) 22... Qf6 23. b4 (23. Qxe4 e5 $5 24. Qxe5 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 b4 $11)
23... Rcd8 $1 (23... e5 24. Nb3 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qxe4 Rd5 27. f4 $1 $16)
24. Qxe4 (24. Nxc6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bb7 26. Na5 Bd5 $5 $40 (26... e3 27. fxe3 Qf3
28. Nxb7 Qxe3+ $11)) 24... Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Bc8 $5 26. Nxc6 (26. Nxe6 $2 Rde8 27.
Qxc6 Qf7 28. Nxf8 Bb7 $19) 26... Bb7 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. c6 (28. Qxb7 $2 Rd2 $1
$19) 28... Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Ba8 $132 {[%csl Re7,Rh1] /\Qf7,פe7,Kh1 and despite
the funny placement of Black's B he always has at least a draw.}) 21... Qf6 22.
b4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty and quite a logical one. White's chances to
gain an advantage are connected with his ability to keep the Ba6 out off play
as long as possible.} (22. Nf3 Bc3 23. Re3 b4 24. Rd6 Rfe8 25. a3 Rcd8 $142 $1
(25... Bb5 $2 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Nd4 Rcd8 28. Bxc6 $1 Rxd6 (28... Bxc6 29. Rxd8
Rxd8 30. Nxc6 $16) 29. cxd6 Qxd4 30. Bxb5 $16 {[%csl Gd6] o^d}) (25... f4 $2
26. gxf4 Qf5 27. Qxf5 exf5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. axb4 Bxb4 30. Rxc6 Bb5 31. Rc7
Rd8 32. h4 a6 33. Ne5 h6 34. c6 $18 {Van der Sterren,P-Hoeksema,H/NLD-chT/1993/
}) 26. axb4 (26. Rxc6 $6 Bb7 27. Rd6 Be4 $15) 26... Bxb4 27. Ne5 Rxd6 28. cxd6
Bxd6 (28... Rd8 $5 29. Qa2 $1 Bb5 30. Bxc6 $11 {is similar.}) 29. Qxc6 Rc8 30.
Qxa6 Rc1+ 31. Bf1 Bxe5 $11) 22... Rcd8 (22... Bc3 $2 23. Qb3 $5 (23. Re3 Bxb4
24. Nf3 {leads to a similar position as in the game, even the supplementary
defence} Bb7 25. Qb3 a5 26. a3 $1 Bxc5 27. Rxe6 a4 28. Qa2 Qc3 29. Re7+ Qb3 30.
Qxb3+ axb3 31. Rxb7 $16 {/+- loses a piece.}) 23... Rfd8 24. Rxe6 Qf7 25. Bxc6
$1 Bxd2 (25... Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Bxd2 27. Be8 $1 $18) 26. Re8+ $1 Rxe8 27. Bd5 $18)
({A more natural reaction is} 22... e5 $5 23. Qb3+ (23. Nf3 $143 Rce8 24. Qb3+
Kh8 25. Qa3 Bc8 $132 {and Black activates his passive B faster.}) 23... Kh8 24.
Qa3 Bb7 25. Nf3 $44 {White undoubtedly has compensation, the question is if he
is better.} (25. Qxa7 $6 Rf7 26. Qa3 $8 e4 $15)) 23. Nf3 {White ignores
material for the time being.} (23. Bxc6 e5 24. Qb3+ (24. Bg2 e4 $13) 24... Kh8
25. Bd5 Bc8 (25... e4 26. Nf3 $1 exf3 27. Re6 $16) 26. Nf3 f4 $132) (23. Qb3
Bc8 24. Bxc6 Bc3 25. Re2 Qd4 $36 {leads to a pin White would prefer to avoid.})
23... Bc3 (23... e5 $143 $6 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Qb3+ $16 {/\Re6}) 24. Re3 Rxd1+ (
24... Bxb4 25. Rb1 $142 (25. Rxd8 Qxd8 $1 (25... Rxd8 26. Qb3 Bxc5 27. Rxe6
Rd1+ 28. Bf1 $18) 26. a3 Ba5 $13) 25... Ba5 26. Ra3 b4 27. Rxa5 Bd3 28. Qc1
Bxb1 29. Qxb1 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rb4,Rc6] ק}) 25. Qxd1 Bc8 $6 {Ehlvest probably
could have afforded the brave} (25... Bxb4 26. Qb3 f4 $1 {[]} (26... Qa1+ $2
27. Bf1 Bxc5 (27... f4 28. gxf4 $18) 28. Re1 $1 (28. Rxe6 Kh8 29. Rxc6 Bb6 30.
Qa3 Rd8 31. Qxa6 Qb2 32. Rxb6 axb6 33. Qxb6 $16) 28... Qf6 29. Rxe6 Qf7 30. Ne5
$18) 27. Rxe6 (27. gxf4 Qxf4 28. Qxe6+ Qf7 29. Qxc6 Qxa2 30. Bh3 Kh8 $15) (27.
Re4 Ba5 28. Rxf4 Qa1+ 29. Bf1 Rf6 $1 $13 (29... Rxf4 $2 30. Qxe6+ Rf7 31. Ne5
$18)) (27. Re5 Ba5 {is similar to 27.Re6, as} 28. Qa3 $2 {fails to} Bc7) 27...
Qc3 28. Rxc6+ Qxb3 29. axb3 Bb7 $132) (25... f4 26. Re4 $44) 26. Qb3 Ba1 27.
Ne1 $5 Kh8 (27... Bd4 $143 28. Re2 Kh8 29. Bxc6 {White always can exchange the
strong Bd4 by Nc2 or Nf3.} e5 30. Bxb5 e4 31. Nc2 Be5 32. Ne3 $5 f4 33. Nd5 $16
{and the -> is insufficient.}) (27... f4 $5 28. Rf3 Be5 29. Nd3 g5 $13) 28. Nc2
f4 (28... Be5 29. Bxc6 $16) 29. gxf4 g5 $2 (29... Bb2 $142 $5 {[%cal Rb2c1] /
\Bc1} 30. Re1 Rd8 31. Bxc6 Rd2 $44 {<=>}) 30. Bxc6 gxf4 (30... Qxf4 31. Rf3
Qg4+ 32. Kf1 $16) 31. Rd3 Qg6+ 32. Kf1 $16 Bg7 {[%csl Gc5,Ge4] White has a
permanent advantage: o^c5, Black's e-pawn can hardly cross e4 and it's advance
will make a poor pice out of Bg7.} 33. Rd6 (33. Bd7 $2 Bxd7 34. Rxd7 f3 35. Ne1
Qg4 $1 36. Rd3 Qh3+ 37. Kg1 Be5 {gives Black at least a draw after} 38. Rxf3
Bxh2+) 33... Qh5 34. Qf3 Qxh2 35. Ne1 $2 ({But now with the Pf4 blockaded very
strong was} 35. Bd7 $1 e5 36. Bxc8 Rxc8 37. Ne1 $16 {/\} (37. c6 $2 e4 38. Qxe4
f3 $19) 37... Re8 38. Re6 $1 {After the exchange of the Bc8 the strength of
White's passed P would increase, it would probably take less than 30 moves to
get it to c6. Even later on Karpov spurns this possibility (time-trouble?) and
by hesitant play allows Black to get serious counterchances.}) 35... a6 36. Ke2
Qh6 37. Qe4 Qf6 38. Nf3 Qe7 39. Qd3 e5 40. Be4 Bf6 41. Qd5 Qg7 ({Black's o^ is
not dangerous:} 41... h5 $2 42. Nh4 $1 Bxh4 43. Rh6+ $18) 42. Qc6 $6 (42. a3
$142) 42... Qf7 (42... h5 43. Nxe5 $1 $18) 43. Ke1 {Now White's K gets under
an attack.} (43. Qd5 $142 $14) 43... Bg4 44. a3 Bxf3 45. Bxf3 e4 $1 46. Bxe4 (
46. Rd7 Qg6 47. Bxe4 Re8 48. Rxh7+ Kg8 $1 (48... Kxh7 $4 49. Qxe8) 49. Qd5+ Kf8
(49... Kxh7 $4 50. Qh5+) 50. Qd6+ Kg8 $11) 46... Qc4 47. Qd5 Bc3+ $2 {[%mdl
8192] Now Karpov manages to dafeguard his K, while preserving all the
positional advantages.} (47... Qc1+ $1 48. Ke2 (48. Qd1 Qxa3 49. Rxf6 $2 Qc3+
$19) 48... f3+ $1 49. Kxf3 (49. Bxf3 $2 Bc3 $1 50. Qd1 Re8+ 51. Kd3 Qxa3 $19 {
->}) 49... Be5+ (49... Bh4+ 50. Bf5 Qh1+ 51. Kf4 Qh2+ $11) 50. Ke2 Qf4 (50...
Bxd6 $2 51. Qd4+) 51. Rd8 Qxf2+ 52. Kd1 $11 {and White can speak about luck
that Black has no more than a perpetual.}) (47... Qc3+ 48. Kf1 Qh3+ 49. Ke2
Qxa3 $5 50. Qf5 f3+ $132) 48. Kd1 Qf1+ 49. Kc2 Bg7 50. f3 $1 $16 {[%mdl 4096]
The key move. In the following phase of the _|_ Karpov proceeds to squench
Black's <=>.} Qe2+ 51. Qd2 Qc4+ 52. Kd1 Qb3+ 53. Ke2 Qc4+ (53... Qxa3 54. Rd8
Qe3+ 55. Qxe3 fxe3 56. Rd7 $16) 54. Qd3 Qa2+ 55. Kf1 Qa1+ 56. Qb1 Qc3 57. Rd3
Qf6 58. Ke2 Qh6 59. Rd7 Re8 60. Qd3 Qf6 (60... Qh2+ 61. Kd1 Qg1+ 62. Kc2 Qf2+
63. Qd2 $18) 61. Qd5 Qb2+ 62. Kf1 Qc1+ 63. Qd1 Qc4+ (63... Qxa3 64. Rxg7 $1
Kxg7 (64... Rxe4 65. Rg4 $18) 65. Qd7+ Kf8 66. Qf5+ Kg7 67. Qg5+ Kf7 68. Bd5+
Re6 69. Qf5+ $18) 64. Kf2 Qa2+ 65. Qd2 Qe6 (65... Qxa3 66. c6 $18 {Black
leaves his Q active and continues to give numerous checks, but there is
perpetual.}) 66. c6 $18 Qh6 67. Qd3 $1 (67. Ke2 $2 Qxc6) 67... Qh2+ 68. Kf1
Qh1+ 69. Ke2 Qh2+ 70. Kd1 Qg1+ 71. Kc2 Qa1 72. Rd8 Qb2+ 73. Kd1 Qa1+ 74. Ke2
Qb2+ 75. Kf1 (75. Qd2 $4 Rxd8 $19) 75... Qa1+ 76. Kg2 Qa2+ (76... Qb2+ 77. Kh3
{loses faster.}) 77. Kh1 $1 (77. Qd2 $6 Qxd2+ 78. Rxd2 Be5 79. Rd7 Rg8+ $14 {
/\Rg7}) 77... Qa1+ 78. Kh2 Qa2+ 79. Qd2 Qxd2+ $8 (79... Qf7 80. c7 $18) 80.
Rxd2 Be5 81. Rd7 Rc8 82. Rxh7+ Kg8 83. Ra7 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5] He loses all his
<<P.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 $5 c5 {White's 5-th move is an
introduction to a quickly developing line (The article in CBM 116 is by now
practically outdated!) with a positional P-sacrifice, which is very popular
amongst the world elite.} ({However, not everyone is willing to enter the
complications with Black, so they look for ways out. The most usual one is} 
5... Bb4+ {More harmonious and more popular is} 6. Bd2 (6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5
8. O-O c5 $5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. cxd5 (10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13.
Nb3 Qc7 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Bf4 Qb7 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. Qb5 a6 19.
Qd3 Nf6 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Rc2 h6 $11 {L'Ami,E (2598)-Adams,M (2724)/London/
2007/}) 10... Nxd5 11. Nb3 Nd7 12. Ng5 g6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Nd4 Qc8 15. Nc6 Bc5
16. b4 Qxc6 17. bxc5 bxc5 $5 $11 {/~~} (17... f5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nf3 Qxc5 20.
Qa4 Bb5 21. Qh4 Bxe2 22. Qxh6 $36 {Pantsulaia,L (2580)-Petrik,T (2487)/Dresden
olm/2008/})) 6... Be7 (6... Qe7 7. Bg2 (7. a3 $142 $5) (7. e4 $14) 7... c6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bf4 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. a3 Rc8 12. Qa4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Re1
Qc6 $11 {/=/+,Vavrak,P (2466)-Petrik,T (2485)/SVK-ch Zvolen/2008/}) {White can
also play the natural developing move} 7. Bg2 (7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1
exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 ({Taking the B with} 11... Nxd2+ {doesn't seem
too logical, but even here after} 12. Qxd2 (12. Nxd2 $5 {/\f4,Nf3+/=}) 12...
Qd7 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. Qc2 O-O 15. Qa4 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Na5 17. Qxd7 Rxd7 18. Rhd1 c6
19. Ne1 Rad8 20. Na4 f6 21. Nd3 fxe5 22. Nxe5 Rc7 23. b3 Bd6 24. f4 g6 25. Nb2
Rdc8 26. Nbd3 c5 $132 {/+/=, Sargissian,G (2673)-Alekseev,E (2716)/EU-chT
Heraklio/2007/ Black was only slightly worse.}) 12. bxc3 (12. Bxc3 Qd7 13. h4
Nc6 14. Kg2 Nd8 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. hxg5 g6 17. Bd2 Ne6 18. Be3 c5 19. Qd2 Rc8 20.
Rh4 Qd8 21. Rd1 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxg5 23. Qxg5 Nxg5 24. Be3 Ne6 25. Rxd5 Ke7 $11 {
Ni Hua (2710)-Zhigalko,S (2592)/Dresden olm/2008/ The _|_ is about equal and
Black lost only due to later mistakes.}) 12... Qd7 13. Kg2 (13. h4 Nc6 $142 (
13... h6 14. e6 $1 Qxe6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Ne5 $5 (17. Kg2 Nc6 18. Qa4
Qd7 19. Re2 Rd8 20. c4 O-O 21. cxd5 Nb4 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Ne5 Rxd5 24. a3 Na6
25. Ng6 fxg6 26. Rxe7 Rf7 27. Re8+ Rf8 28. Re7 Rf7 29. Re8+ Rf8 {1/2, Tkachiev,
V (2657)-Pelletier,Y (2607)/Evry/2008/}) 17... O-O 18. Qf5 Bd6 19. Ng4 $1 Bxf4
20. gxf4 Nc6 21. Rg1 Kh8 22. Qh5 Qd6 23. f5 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. f6 Qe6 26.
fxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nxh6+ Kf8 28. Nf5 Qe1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. f3 {1-0, Safin,S (2510)
-Carlsson,P (2515)/Dresden olm/2008/ A powerful attacking performance by White!
}) 14. h5 (14. Ng5 $5 {Pelletier is more consistent}) 14... O-O 15. Re1 Rae8
16. Kg2 Nd8 17. Bg5 Ne6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nh4 Qg5 20. Nf5 f6 $1 $132 {Sakaev,K
(2634)-Tomashevsky,E (2646)/Serpukhov/2007/}) 13... Nc6 14. c4 Nd8 $1 15. Qb3 (
{Less effective is now} 15. e6 $6 fxe6 16. Ne5 Qd6 $1 17. Qa4+ c6 18. c5 bxc5
19. Bf4 O-O $1 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Nd7 Rxf4 22. Qxf4 Qd6 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 24. Rhc1
Kf7 $36 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5,Ge6] [+],Kourousis,E (2191)-Tomashevsky,E (2658)/EU-ch
Plovdiv/2008/}) ({Ani po} 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4+ c6 17. Rhc1 Kd7 $5 18. Bb4 b5
19. Qa3 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 a5 $13 {Huzman,A (2590)-Carlsen,M (2786)/ECC Kallithea/
2008/}) 15... c6 16. Rhc1 Ne6 17. Rab1 O-O 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 cxd5 20. Rb5
Rfd8 21. a4 Rd7 22. Kf1 f6 23. Be3 Kf7 $11 {/+/=, Sakaev,K (2634)-Tomashevsky,
E (2646)/Serpukhov/2007/}) 7... O-O $142 $1 {limits White's options:} (7... c6
{can be met by the original and promising} 8. c5 $5 O-O (8... d5 9. cxd6 Bxd6
10. Nc3 $14) 9. Na3 Bb7 (9... Nd5 $5) 10. b4 a5 $2 11. Nc4 Nd5 12. Rb1 $1 axb4
13. Nxb6 Nxb6 14. Rxb4 Ra6 15. Qb3 d5 16. Rxb6 Rxb6 17. cxb6 c5 18. O-O c4 19.
Qb2 Nc6 20. a4 Qd7 21. a5 $18 {Topalov,V (2791)-Zhigalko,S (2592)/Dresden olm/
2008/}) 8. O-O c6 9. Bf4 (9. Rd1 d5 10. b3 Nbd7 {leads to the Queen's Indian/
Catalan line, which was the topic of M.Marin's surveys in CBM 121 and 122.})
9... d5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Rfc1 c5 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. cxd5 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 Bxd5 16. Qxd4 Bc5 17. Bxf6 Bxd4 18. Bxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Rc2 Rad8
$11 {Nakamura,H (2704)-Ivanchuk,V (2786)/Cap d'Agde rpd/2008/}) ({However,
even the more exotic} 5... Nc6 $5 {hasn't been refuted:} 6. Nbd2 d5 7. Qa4 (7.
cxd5 Qxd5 8. e4 Nb4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O Nf6 13. a3
c5 14. Re1 Be7 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. b4 cxd4 17. Ndf3 Nb8 18. Nxd4 Nfd7 19. Nef3 O-O
20. Bf4 Nc6 21. Rac1 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 g5 $132 {Aronian,L (2741)-Carlsen,M (2698)/
Moscow/2006/}) 7... Bb7 8. Bg2 Qd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nb1 Ne4 12.
Nfd2 {Rather artificial manoeuvres} Ne7 $5 13. Qb3 Ng5 14. Nc3 Ne6 15. Nf3 c5
16. Rd1 Rc8 17. Bh3 f5 18. Nb5 c4 19. Nxd6+ Qxd6 20. Qa4+ Bc6 21. Qc2 O-O 22.
Bd2 Bd7 23. Bc3 f4 $15 {Nielsen,P (2662)-Izoria,Z (2610)/Dresden olm/2008/}) 6.
d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 {All these moves are made almost
automatically nowadays.} ({The experiments with} 9... Nc7 {are now rare - it's
enough to realize that in our game Grischuk later plays this move when White
has already invested a tempo into 11.a3 and still gets compensation.}) (9...
Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 {only transposes into the 10...Nc6 line from the following
note.}) (9... Qc8 10. a3 Be7 11. e4 Nc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 d6 14. Rad1 Nba6
15. h4 h6 16. Rfe1 Rd8 17. Kh2 Bf8 18. h5 Qg4 19. Nh4 Qxh5 20. f4 g5 21. Bf3 g4
22. Bg2 f5 23. Qb3+ Qf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Nxf5 $44 {|^, Prakash,G (2397)
-Laxman,R (2478)/New Delhi op/2009/}) 10. Rd1 {Apart from this solid move
White experimented with 2 tactical tries:} (10. Qe4 Na6 $5 ({This is more
ambitious than} 10... Bc6 11. Ne5 Nf6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Rd1 Nd4 15.
Nc3 b5 16. Qa6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rb8 19. Bf4 Qb6 20. Qc4 d6 21. e3 Nb5
22. g4 Nc7 23. Be4 g6 24. Rd2 Rbd8 25. Qe2 d5 26. Bxc7 $11 {1/2, Aronian,L 
(2739)-Anand,V (2799)/Morelia/Linares/2008/}) 11. Nh4 g6 12. Qe5 f6 13. Qe4 Qc8
14. Rd1 Nac7 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. a3 b5 18. e4 Nb6 19. Nc3 Ne6 $1
$13 (19... d6 $6 20. Bf4 Qe6 21. Bxd6 $1 Bxd6 22. Qg7 Re8 23. e5 Qxe5 24. Bxb7
$36 {Radjabov,T (2735)-Leko,P (2753)/Morelia/Linares/2008/}) {leads to a
complex position, in which White must still prove his compensation:} 20. b4 $6
(20. Nxb5 $142 $5) 20... cxb4 21. Nd5 Nf8 22. Qg7 Rh7 23. Qg8 Nxd5 24. exd5 d6
25. axb4 Qf5 26. Be3 a6 27. Rac1 Rc8 28. Bb6+ Ke8 29. h4 Qg6 $17 {Svidler,P 
(2738)-Karjakin,S (2727)/Sochi/2008/}) ({After} 10. Ne5 Qc7 (10... Bc6 $2 11.
Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Bxd5+ Bxd5 13. Qf5+ $16) 11. Qe4 {the safest choice is} Nc6 $1
12. Qxd5 Nd8 13. Qxd7+ Qxd7 14. Nxd7 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Kxd7 16. Rd1+ Kc6 17. Nc3
Re8 $11 {Nakamura,H (2704)-Baklan,V (2625)/AUT-chT/2008/}) 10... Qc8 ({After
the abovementioned} 10... Nc6 {White has 2 main reactions:} 11. Qa4 (11. Qf5
Nf6 12. e4 g6 ({If Black wants to play it safe, he can immediately return the
P with} 12... d6 $5 13. e5 Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. exd6 Bf6 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Nc3
Nb4 18. Bg5 Nc2 19. Re7 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxg5 21. Rxd7 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Rd1
Nd4 24. Bg2 h5 25. a4 a6 26. Bb7 Rh6 27. d7 Rd6 $11 {Carlsen,M (2775)
-Pelletier,Y (2569)/Biel/2008/}) 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qg4 $5 (15. Qc4 d5
16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nc3 Na5 19. Qg4 Bc6 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Qh4 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Qc7 23. Rd3 Qc6+ 24. Rf3 Be5 25. Rd1 b5 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Ne4 {Rodshtein,
M (2609)-Volke,K (2454)/ECC Kallithea/2008/} Re6 $1 $15) 15... d5 16. exd6 Bxd6
17. Nc3 Qb8 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qa4 $44 a6 $6 (19... Ne5 $5 $13) 20. Nd5 b5 21. Qh4
Ne7 22. Ne3 $1 Ra7 23. Rd2 Nc6 24. Nf5 $1 Nd4 25. N3xd4 cxd4 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27.
Rxd4 $36 {Wang Yue (2696)-Rowson,J (2599)/Liverpool/2007/}) 11... Nf6 12. e4 $1
(12. Nc3 O-O 13. g4 Nb4 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. g5 Bc6 17. Qh4 Ne8 18.
Ne5 Bxg2 19. Rxd7 Bb7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Be3 Rd5 $44 {Shirov,A (2699)-Aronian,L
(2759)/Elista m/2007/}) 12... O-O (12... Nb4 $5 13. e5 Ne4 14. a3 a5 15. e6 O-O
16. Ne5 d6 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qc8 20. exf7+ Kh8 21. Nf3 Rxf7
22. cxb4 axb4 $44 {Gundavaa,B (2458)-So,W (2610)/Al Ain/2008/}) 13. e5 Ne8 14.
Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3 Qe8 16. Rd2 Rd8 17. Rad1 $44 ({There was no Queens's (neither
King's, nor Nimzo!) Indian in Nanjing, but a new game was played in this line
in Elista:} 17. Re1 Ba8 18. Ne4 Ne6 19. a3 Kh8 20. Qc2 h6 21. g4 Ncd4 22. Nxd4
cxd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 d6 $1 $11 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 26. Bxa8 Bxe5 27. Rxd8 Qxd8
28. Rxe5 Qxa8 29. Qe4 {1/2, Wang Yue (2736)-Leko,P (2747)/Elista/2008/}) 17...
f5 $6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxc5 (19. Ne4 d5 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bf4 Na5 $13) 19...
bxc5 20. Qb3+ Ne6 $2 (20... d5 $142 $1 21. Qxb7 Rf7 22. Qb3 $11 {/+/=}) 21.
Qxb7 $36 {Akopian,V (2679)-Palac,M (2583)/ECC Kallithea/2008/}) ({Grischuk is
certainly not willing to repeat} 10... Nc7 11. Nc3 Ne6 12. Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 a6
14. Nd5 O-O 15. Nc4 Nc6 16. Ndxb6 Ncd4 17. Qe4 Rb8 18. Nd5 f5 19. Qd3 Nc7 20.
Ncb6 Kh8 {Sargissian,G (2642)-Grischuk,A (2719)/ECC Kallithea/2008/} 21. e3 $16
{Krasenkow}) 11. a3 {This is the latest fashion after Topalov's crushing win
against Anand in Bilbao 2008. However, White has tried quite a few other moves:
} (11. Nh4 Bxh4 12. Rxd5 Be7 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Qe4 ({Too soft is} 14. Qf5 $6 d6
15. Qh5 O-O 16. Be3 Nb4 17. Rd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19. Qf3 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 f5
21. Bf4 Nc6 22. Rad1 Rfd8 23. Kg2 Rd7 24. Bxd6 Bf6 $15 {Fressinet,L (2676)
-Sargissian,G (2642)/Dresden olm/2008/ This game was played immediately on the
next day!}) 14... Nb4 $5 (14... O-O 15. Rh5 g6 16. Rh3 d6 $5 17. Nd5 Re8 18. b4
Qd7 19. Bb2 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Qxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24.
Rh4 Re8 25. Rxd4 Rxe2 26. Rxd6 $11 {Beliavsky,A (2641)-Timman,J (2565)/Bazna/
2008/}) 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 Qc6 17. Rad1 g5 18. Bc1 Qe6 19. Qxe6 dxe6 20. Rd7
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Kf7 $15) (11. Bg5 f6 $5 $146 (11... h6 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. e4 O-O
$11 {still has a good reputation}) 12. Bd2 (12. Bc1 $5 $44) 12... Nc6 13. Qa4
Nc7 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Bf4 Ne6 16. Bd6 Re8 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxd7
Bc6 20. Rd6 Nd8 21. Nh4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nf7 $11 {Aronian,L (2739)-Leko,P (2753)/
Wijk aan Zee/2008/}) (11. Qf5 Nf6 12. Nc3 Nc6 (12... O-O 13. Bg5 d6 $11 (13...
h6 $5)) 13. Bg5 d5 14. Qf4 (14. Nh4 Nd4 15. Qd3 $5 O-O 16. e3 $44) 14... d4 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. e3 O-O 18. exd4 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Bxe7 20. dxc5 bxc5 21.
Rac1 a5 ({Even after} 21... Rb8 22. b3 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Rb6 24. Rd5 g6 25. Kg2 Rd8
26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qa4 Qc7 28. Bd5 Kg7 $14 {/=, Sargissian,G (2676)-Hou,Y 
(2527)/Merida/2008/ White's edge was more or less symbolic.}) 22. b3 Ra6 23.
Re1 Bf6 24. Ne5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 a4 26. bxa4 Qa8+ $11 {Cheparinov,I (2696)-Kamsky,
G (2726)/Baku/2008/}) (11. e4 Nb4 $1 (11... Nc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. e5 Ne6 (13...
Nc6 $5) 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Nc6 16. Qe4 Qb7 17. a3 Na5 18. Nh4 Nb3 $6 (18...
g6 $5) 19. Nf5 $1 Rae8 20. Qa4 Nxa1 21. Rxd7 Qb8 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Rxe7 Qxe5
24. Bf1 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Gf1] ^^, Carlsen,M (2775)-Anand,V (2798)/Mainz rpd/2008/
}) 12. Qc3 O-O 13. a3 N4c6 14. Bf4 d6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Qc7 17. Rd1 Nd7
18. Nbd2 {Beliavsky,A (2648)-Khalifman,A (2624)/Bazna/2007/} Rad8 $11) 11...
Nc7 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A plausible novelty, Grischuk is not attracted by} (11...
Nf6 12. Bg5 d5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Bxc3 (14... d4 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Nfxd4 Bxg2
17. Nf5 $1 (17. Ne6 Qc6 18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. Nf4 Rd8 20. Nf5+ Kf8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8
22. Nxg2 $14 {Slugin,S (2425)-Grekh,A (2362)/Lipetsk/2008/}) 17... Qc6 18.
Nbd6+ Kf8 19. Qc4 $16 {->}) 15. bxc3 Qc7 (15... Na6 16. Nh4 g6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5
18. Rxd5 O-O 19. Rad1 Nc7 20. Rd7 Ne6 21. Qe4 Qe8 22. Nf3 c4 23. Qh4 Nc5 24.
Re7 Rd8 25. Rf1 {1-0, Topalov,V (2777)-Anand,V (2798)/Bilbao/2008/}) 16. Nh4
O-O 17. Nf5 Rd8 18. Ne3 $1 $14 {|^/\} (18. e4 g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Qd2 d4 21.
cxd4 Rxd4 22. Qg5 Nc6 $5 (22... f6 23. Nf5+ Kg8 24. Nh6+ Kg7 $11) 23. Nf5+ Kg8
24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Ra2 Re8 $44 {Zhou Weiqi (2556)-Paragua,M (2523)/Manila/2008/}
) 18... Qe5 19. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 $2 20. Rxd5 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Rd1 Qg5 23. Qf5
$1 h6 24. Qc8+ Kh7 25. Qb7 $18) 12. Nc3 Nc6 {Black has other moves, aiming to
neutralize White's initiative by returning the extra P:} (12... d5 13. Bf4 d4 (
13... Nba6 14. Qa4+ Kf8 15. e3 Qe8 16. Qc2 Rd8 17. Rd2 Ne6 18. Rad1 Nac7 19.
Bxc7 Nxc7 20. Ne1 Bf6 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 g6 25.
b3 Kg7 $11 {Arun Prasad,S (2530)-Melkumyan,H (2541)/New Delhi/2008/}) 14. Ne4
$1 (14. Bxc7 dxc3 (14... Qxc7 15. Nb5 Qc6 16. Ne1 Qc8 17. Nxd4 $36) 15. Bxb8 (
15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 cxb2 17. Rad1 Nc6 $13) 15... Rxb8 16. bxc3 O-O $11) 14...
Ne6 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd4 $1 {/\} Nxf4 $2 16. Nf5 $1 $18) 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxd6
$44) (12... O-O 13. Bf4 Ne6 $13) 13. Bf4 (13. e4 {doesn't make too much sense
here, compared with Carlsen-Anand above White has lost a tempo for a3.}) 13...
O-O $6 {Now White will have full compensation for his minimal investment.} ({
This was the last chance to play} 13... Ne6 $5 $13) 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. Nb5 $1 ({
More concrete, than} 15. Nd5 Qd8 $13) 15... Qd8 (15... Qc8 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17.
Rxd6 $36 {[%cal Ya1d1,Yg2h3,Rf3g5] /\Ng5,Rad1,Bh3}) 16. Ne5 (16. Nd6 Ba6 $5
$132 {is unconvincing}) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Be4 {[%cal Rb5a7,Re4h7] A
double-attack.} a6 $5 (18... g6 19. Nxa7 b5 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. Bxc6 $14 {[%csl
Gc6,Re7] |^^- Black wants to avoid the positional squeeze and goes for
complications.}) 19. Bxh7+ $1 {[%mdl 512] This is in fact an enterprising
piece-sacrifice, as the B won't leave h7 alive.} (19. Nc3 g6 $11) 19... Kh8 20.
Qf5 $1 {[]} (20. Nc3 g6 21. Rd5 Bf6 22. f4 Ng4 $5 (22... Kxh7 $11) 23. Bxg6
Bd4+ $1 24. Kh1 fxg6 25. Qxg6 Nf6 $15) 20... g6 (20... axb5 21. Qh5 Ng4 $5 (
21... g6 22. Bxg6+ Kg7 23. Qh7+ Kf6 24. Be4 d6 25. f4 Ng6 26. Rd5 $16 {->}) 22.
Qxg4 g6 23. Qh3 (23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6 Rf6 25. Qh5+ Kg7 26. e4 $44 (26. Rd5 $5
) (26. Qg4+ Rg6 27. Qxd7 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Re6 $13 {/=/+})) 23... Kg7 24. Bxg6 fxg6
25. Rxd7 Qe8 26. Qe6 Rf7 27. Rad1 $36 {White doesn't risk much here, he has 2P
for the pieces and Black's pieces are tied down.}) 21. Qxe5+ Bf6 22. Qf4 axb5
23. Qh6 Bg5 24. Qh3 Kg7 25. Bxg6 $1 (25. Rxd7 $6 Qf6 $15 {only helps Black to
activate his forces, while the Bh7 still remains trapped.}) 25... Kxg6 26. Rd6+
Kg7 27. Rad1 Rg8 $2 (27... Rh8 $142 $5 28. Qg4 Kf8 29. Rxd7 Qf6 30. R1d6 $44 {
|^ Although White has strong pressure, thre is still no direct win.}) 28. f4
Bf6 29. e4 $1 Rh8 (29... Bd4+ $4 30. R1xd4 {/\} cxd4 31. Qh6# {, so Black has
to admit he has lost tempo and go with his R to h8 anyway.}) 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31.
e5 Be7 32. Rxd7 Qe8 33. f5 (33. e6 $1 $40 Rh6 (33... f6 $2 34. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 35.
Rd7 $18) (33... Rh7 34. Rxe7 Qxe7 35. Rd7 Qf6 36. e7+ Ke8 37. Qd1 $1 $18) 34.
f5 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Bxd8 36. Rd7 $16) 33... f6 34. Qf4 c4 $6 (34... Rd8 $142 $1 35.
e6 $36) 35. e6 $2 {Closing the position enhances Black's defensive chances,
now Grischuk puts up a blockade and can plod on.} (35. exf6 $142 Bxf6 36. Qd6+
Kg8 37. Qd5+ (37. Qxf6 $2 Qe3+ $11) 37... Kf8 38. h4 $1 {White frees the
h3-square for his K and Black is practically defenceless:} Rc8 (38... Qe3+ 39.
Kg2 Qe2+ 40. Kh3 Rxh4+ 41. gxh4 Qe3+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kh1 $18) 39. Kg2 $1 Rh6
40. Re1 Qh5 41. Re4 {[%cal Rg3g4] /\g4+-}) 35... Rc8 36. R1d4 Rh7 ({The
liberating attempt} 36... c3 37. bxc3 Rxc3 38. Rb7 $40 {is not too effective,
as} Bc5 $2 {fails to} 39. Rb8 Bxd4+ 40. Qxd4 $1 $18) 37. h4 Kg8 {[%mdl 256]
Although Black doesn't have active counterplay, it's still not easy for White
to advance his P and break down the >> defences. Initially Grischuk holds on
well.} 38. Kh2 Rg7 39. Qf3 Kh8 40. Ra7 Qf8 41. Rdd7 Re8 42. Rab7 Rb8 43. Ra7
Re8 44. Kh3 Qg8 45. Ra6 Qh7 46. Ra8 Rxa8 47. Qxa8+ Rg8 48. Qf3 Rg7 49. Qf4 Qh5
50. g4 Qe8 51. Rb7 Kh7 52. Qe4 Bc5 (52... b4 $5 53. axb4 Qa4 54. Qf3 Bd8 55. g5
Rxb7 56. Qxb7+ Kh8 $14 {/~~ Both K are exposed and Black has counterplay.}) 53.
g5 Rxb7 $6 (53... Qd8 $142 $1 {was more resilient.}) 54. Qxb7+ Qe7 55. g6+ $2 (
{White returns the favour by renewing the blockade. After} 55. Qd7 Kg7 (55...
Kh8 56. g6 $1) 56. Kg4 $16 {/+- he should gradually win.} Qxd7 $2 57. exd7 Be7
58. g6 {[%cal Rg4f3,Rf3c6] /\Kf3-e4-d5-c6}) 55... Kg7 $2 {The defence is
difficult and Black falters.} (55... Kh6 $1 56. Qd7 b4 57. axb4 Bxb4 58. Kg4 b5
$1 $132 {/\} 59. Qxb5 Qa7 $1 60. Qxb4 Qd4+ 61. Kf3 Qd3+ $11) 56. Qd7 b4 57.
axb4 Bxb4 58. Kg4 Kh6 {Now it should have been too late, but there are more
mistakes to come.} 59. Kf3 (59. Qc8 $1 Kg7 60. h5 Bd2 61. Qd7 Bb4 62. Qc6 $18 {
[%cal Rh5h6,Rc6b6,Rc6c4] /\Qc4,Qb6,h6}) 59... b5 (59... Qg7 60. h5 Qf8 $1 (
60... Be7 $2 61. Qd2+ Kxh5 62. Qh2+ Kg5 63. Qf4+ Kh5 64. Qg4+ Kh6 65. Qh4#) 61.
Kg4 Be7 62. Qd2+ Kg7 63. h6+ Kg8 $14) 60. Ke4 $2 (60. Qxb5 Qd6 61. Qd7 $18)
60... Bc5 $2 ({The last one to err after a tough defence is Black. The engines
quickly point out} 60... Qg7 $1 61. Qxb5 (61. Kd5 Bf8 {and White has no
obvious inroads.}) 61... Qc7 $11 {freeing the Q and saving the game.}) 61. Kd5
$18 Bb4 (61... Kg7 62. h5 (62. Qc6 $5) 62... Kh6 63. Kc6 b4 64. Qd2+ Kxh5 (
64... Kg7 65. h6+ Kg8 66. Kb5 $18) 65. g7 $1 Qxg7 66. Qh2+ Kg5 67. Qg3+ $18)
62. Kc6 {White's K advances further and decides the issue.} Qc5+ 63. Kb7 Qe7
64. Ka6 (64. Ka6 Kg7 65. Qxe7+ Bxe7 66. Kxb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.03.01"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 10752]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bg2 (6. e4
cxd4 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg2 $6 Nc6 9. O-O Bc5 $1 10. Qa4 Bb7 $36 {Nepomnishay,
M-Sakaev,K/Russia/1997}) 6... Nc6 $1 {Better than the often played} (6... Bb7
7. e4 cxd4 8. O-O $5 (8. Nxd4 Bb4 $5 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O Qc8 11. a3 Be7 12. b4
Nc6 13. N4b3 d6 14. Bb2 Nd7 15. f4 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd7
19. Ne4 Qc7 20. Nd6 Rab8 21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. b5 Ncxe5 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rac1 Rc8
$44 {Rogozenko,D-Ionescu,C/Ciocaltea mem/1998/}) 8... d6 9. Nxd4 a6 10. Re1 Qc7
11. a4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. a5 $1 Rb8 14. axb6 Qxb6 15. Re3 Nd7 16. Rb3 Qa7
17. Rba3 Bb7 18. b4 Qb6 19. Qa4 Be7 20. Bb2 Bf6 21. e5 Bxe5 22. c5 Qc7 23. Bxe5
dxe5 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. c6 Nb6 26. Qxa6 Qxc6 27. Nc4 $18 {Salov,V-Karpov,A/Wijk
aan Zee/1998/}) 7. dxc5 (7. Qa4 Bb7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 $1 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Qc7 11.
Qc2 Rac8 12. b3 d5 13. Bb2 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Na5 15. Qh4 Be7 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. b4
Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Nb3 20. Rb1 Rc8 21. Qf4 Nd5 22. Qe4 Nc3 23. Bxc3
Rxc3 24. Ne5 Qc7 25. Nc6 $2 Nd2 26. Nxe7+ Kf8 {0-1,Didishko,V-Kupreichik,V/
Minsk/1982/}) (7. O-O cxd4 8. a3 Qc8 9. b4 Bb7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nb3 d6 12. b5 (
12. Nbxd4 $142 $11) 12... Nb8 13. Nfxd4 $2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e5 15. Nf3 Qxc4 16.
Rc1 Qe6 17. Rc7 Nbd7 18. e4 h6 19. Nh4 Nxe4 20. Qf3 Bxh4 21. Qxe4 O-O $1 22.
Nd4 exd4 23. Qxh4 Qd5+ 24. f3 Nc5 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Bxd4 Ne6 27. Rc4 d5 28. Ra4
Nc5 $19 {Van Wely,L-Hjartarson,J/Biel izt/1993/}) 7... Bxc5 (7... bxc5 $142 $5
8. Qa4 Qc8 (8... Bb7 9. Ne5 Qa5 10. Bxc6 $5 Qxa4 11. Bxa4 Bxh1 12. f3 Bg2 13.
Nb3 Rb8 14. Bd2 Bd6 15. Bc3 O-O 16. Rd1 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Rb4 18. Bb5 d5 19. Bc3
Rxb5 20. cxb5 Nd7 21. Rc1 Rb8 22. Kf2 Bh3 23. g4 h5 24. Kg3 $16 {Rogozenko,
D-Dautov,R/Bad Zwesten/1997/}) 9. O-O Rb8 $132) 8. a3 $5 (8. O-O Bb7 9. a3 a5
$5 $11) 8... Bb7 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. O-O Rc8 (11... a5 12. b5 Nb8 13. Qc2
$1 $14 {[%csl Rb8] פb8,/\} d6 $2 14. Ng5 $1 Bxg2 15. Bxf6 g6 16. Nxe6 $16) (
11... d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. e4 Nf6 14. Qe2 $14 {[%cal Ga1h8] /^a1-h8}) 12. Qb1
$5 {Smyslov's original idea is probably the best move in this position. It
creates threats, connected with Ng5 and enables White to activate his Q.} (12.
Qb3 a5 13. b5 Nb8 $11) (12. Rc1 Rc7 $5 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Yd8a8,Yf8c8] /\Qa8,
Rfc8,><c4}) (12. e4 d6 13. Qe2 a5 $1 $11) 12... d5 $146 (12... a5 $2 13. b5 Nb8
14. Ng5 g6 15. Bxf6 Bxg2 16. Nxf7 $1 $16) (12... Qc7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Bxf6 hxg5
15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 Nf5 $8 18. Qd3 $14) ({In the original game
the otherwise rock-solid Petrosian succumbed to a vicious piece attack after} 
12... h6 $6 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 f5 16. Qd3 Rcd8 17. Rac1 d6 18.
Qb3 Kh7 19. c5 dxc5 20. Qxe6 Qc8 21. Qb3 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 cxb4 23. axb4 Rd8 24.
Qb3 Bxb4 25. Nh4 Bf8 26. Bh3 {1-0,Smyslov,V-Petrosian,T/USSR/1967/}) 13. Rd1 (
13. Ng5 h6 14. Bxf6 hxg5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 $11) 13... Qc7 (13... dxc4 14. Ng5 (14.
Nxc4 Qc7 15. b5 $14) 14... g6 (14... h6 15. Bxf6 hxg5 16. Nxc4 Qc7 17. Bxe7
Qxe7 18. Nd6 $18) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nde4 Qe7 17. Nxf6+ (17. Rd7 $5 Bxg5 $14)
17... Qxf6 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Nd6 b5 $5 20. Nxc8 $14) 14. cxd5 (14. Ng5 h6 15.
Bxf6 hxg5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nf3 $6 Qxc4 18. Nxg5 Qc2 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Ge6][%cal
Gc8c2] [+],<->c}) 14... Nxd5 (14... exd5 15. b5 $36) 15. e4 Nf6 16. e5 Nd5 ({
An interesting and probably playable alternative was} 16... Nd7 $5 17. Nc4 $5 (
17. b5 Na5 (17... Ncxe5 $2 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Nxd7 $18) 18. Rc1 Qb8 $132 {
[%cal Gc8c1] <->c}) 17... Rcd8 (17... a6 $2 18. Rxd7 $16) 18. Nd6 (18. b5 Na5
$11) 18... Ba8 19. Qc2 Qb8 $132 {/\} 20. Qc3 Ncxe5 $1 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxf7
$11 (22. Qxe5 Bf6 $15)) 17. Qe4 ({Much more dangerous was} 17. Ne4 $5 Rfd8 (
17... h6 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. exf6 Rfe8 (20... Bd6 21. Qf5 $18) 21.
fxe7 (21. Qf5 $2 Bf8 22. Bf1 Re4 $19) 21... Nxe7 22. Qd1 $1 $44 {->}) 18. Neg5
g6 19. Qe4 Bf8 20. Qh4 h6 21. Ne4 $36 {[%cal Re4d6] /\Nd6!}) 17... Ncxb4 $6 {
An enterprising sacrifice, which, however, doesn't bring on the desired
results.} ({Safer and better was} 17... Rfe8 $142 18. Qg4 f5 19. exf6 Bxf6 $132
) 18. axb4 Nc3 19. Bxc3 $1 {[]} (19. Qg4 Nxd1 20. Rxd1 Qc2 21. Nd4 Qxb2 22.
Bxb7 Rc1 23. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 24. Nf1 Qc4 $5 25. Be4 Qxb4 $15) (19. Qe1 Nxd1 20. Rxd1
Bxb4 $15 {[%csl Ga7,Gb6] o^a,b}) 19... Bxe4 20. Nxe4 $16 {White's 3 pieces
coordinate splendidly and his piece play gives him a clear edge.} Rfd8 21. Nd4
$1 a6 $8 (21... Qxe5 $6 22. Nc6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qc7 24. b5 f6 (24... a5 25. Be5
Qb7 26. Nd6 Bxd6 27. Bxd6 Kh8 28. Ne7 Qd7 29. Nxc8 Qxc8 30. Be7 $18) 25. Ra1 (
25. Bh3 f5 26. Be5 Qb7 27. Nd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 $36) 25... Qd7 (25... a5 26. bxa6
Qxc6 27. Nxf6+ Bxf6 28. Bxc6 Bxc3 29. Rd1 $18) 26. Rxa7 Qd1+ 27. Bf1 Bd8 (27...
Bf8 28. Bd4 $36) 28. Bb4 {[%cal Re4d6] /\Nd6+-}) 22. Rd2 $6 {A prelude to a
tactical oversight. White had two better moves:} (22. b5 axb5 23. Nxb5 Rxd1+ (
23... Qc4 24. Rdb1 {/\Bd2,Ned6+/-}) 24. Rxd1 Qc4 25. Nbd6 (25. Rb1 $2 Qd3 26.
Rb2 Rc4 $17) 25... Qb3 $5 $14 (25... Bxd6 26. exd6 f5 (26... Rd8 27. Rd4 $16)
27. d7 Rd8 28. Nd6 $1 (28. Nf6+ Kf7 $1 $19) (28. Ng5 Qxc3 29. Nxe6 Rxd7 $1 30.
Rxd7 Qe1+ 31. Bf1 Qxe6 $17) 28... Qxc3 29. Nb7 Qb3 30. Rd6 Qb4 31. Bc6 Qe1+ 32.
Kg2 Qe5 33. Rd1 $18)) (22. f4 $5 Rd5 (22... Qc4 23. Bf1) 23. Rxa6 (23. Be1 Rd7
$1 {[%cal Rc7d8] /\Qd8}) 23... Rcd8 24. b5 Rxb5 25. Rda1 $5 $36) 22... Rd5 23.
Rxa6 (23. f4 a5 $5 $15 (23... Qd7 $36)) 23... Rxe5 24. Nc6 $6 $138 {Gives back
all the material and remains a pawn down. But Black already had no problems at
all.} (24. Ne2 Rb5 (24... Rd5 $5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Nd2 $11) 25. Nd4 Rd5 (25...
Re5 $11) 26. Ra1 b5 $5 $15) 24... Qxc6 25. Nf6+ $8 (25. Bxe5 $2 Qb5 $19 {
[%cal Rc8c1,Rb5e5,Rb5a6] /\Rc1,Qa6,Qe5}) 25... Bxf6 (25... gxf6 26. Bxc6 Re1+
27. Kg2 Rxc6 28. Bd4 (28. Rd7 Rxc3 29. Rxe7 Re2 30. Ra8+ Kg7 31. Raa7 Rcc2 32.
Rxf7+ Kg6 $40) (28. Rc2 $2 Rd1 29. Ra8+ Rd8 $17 (29... Bf8 $2 30. Bd2 $1)) (28.
Ra7 $5 $132) 28... Rb1 (28... Bxb4 29. Bxf6 $11) 29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30. Bxb6 Bxb4
31. Rd7 $11) 26. Bxc6 Re1+ 27. Kg2 Bxc3 28. Rd3 $1 {It's important to exchange
the << pawns, White's defence will be considerably easier.} (28. Rc2 $6 Bd4 $17
) 28... Bxb4 29. Rxb6 $15 {[%csl Gb4,Gc6] ^-} Bc5 30. Rb5 Rc1 31. Bb7 Rb8 32.
Rd2 $1 g6 33. Bc6 Rc8 34. Be4 f5 $6 $138 (34... Kg7 35. Rb1 Rxb1 36. Bxb1 Rc7
37. Rc2 $11) (34... Rc7 $142 35. Rb1 Rc4 $15) 35. Bb1 $1 {[%csl Re6] ><e6} Rc7
(35... e5 36. Rd7 $1 $36 (36. Ba2+ $6 Kh8 37. Rb7 (37. Rd7 Rc2) 37... Bd4 $36))
36. Ba2 Kf7 37. Re2 Re7 38. Rbb2 Kf6 39. Rbc2 Rxc2 40. Rxc2 Bd4 41. Rc6 $1 $11
g5 42. f4 g4 43. h3 h5 {Black has no way to make progress without losing a
pawn.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 08th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2000.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.05.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 $5 {This is the sharpest of all
the alternatives at White's disposal.} Nc6 {[%cal Rc6a5] /\Na5 The most usual
and best move.} (5... d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 (6... exd5 7. Nc3 $14) 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3
Qc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rac1 Rfc8 14. Qb1 a5
15. Nh4 Qc7 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Bf4 e5 18. Bg5 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 $14 {Piket,J-Karpov,A/
Amber blind/1995/}) (5... c6 6. Bf4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 (7... cxd5 $2 8. Bxb8 $1
Bc4 9. Qa4+ $1 b5 10. Qc2 Rxb8 11. b3 $18) 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nbd2 O-O
11. Rc1 Rc8 12. e4 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 Nf6 14. e5 Ne8 15. Kg2 Qb7 16. Ne4 Na6 17. Rc4
Rc7 18. Rhc1 Rac8 19. a3 h6 20. Qe3 c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. R1c2 Qd5 23. Qc3 $16 {
Stohl,I-Danailov,S/Leipzig/1986/}) (5... c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Bg2 g6 9.
O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Rfe1 {In a Benoni-like position the queen
on b3 seems strangely placed, but it has prevents immediate counterplay with
b5. This together with White's potential central play speaks in his favour:}
Ne4 13. Nxe4 $1 (13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Qxe4 Rxe4 16. Bxd6 Nd7 17. Rab1
Rxe2 18. Rxe2 Bxe2 19. b3 c4 20. bxc4 Bxc4 21. Nd2 Bxa2 22. Rc1 Nf6 23. Be5 Re8
24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Ne4 Bb2 26. Rd1 f5 $17 {Fominyh,A-Epishin,V/RUS-ch Elista/
1997/}) 13... Rxe4 14. Qc2 Rc4 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. e4 $1 $16) 6. Bd2 ({The older
move is} 6. Nbd2 {[%csl Rc4,Ge4] White not only protects the c4-pawn, but
prepares e4 as well.} {More ambitious is} d5 $5 (6... Na5 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2 c5
9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Qc7 $5 (10... Be7 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. Ndf3 d6
14. Bd2 $1 dxe5 15. Bxa5 Qb8 16. Bc3 Bd6 17. Rfd1 $14 {Sorin,A-Almasi,Z/Buenos
Aires/1996/}) 11. Rd1 Nc6 $132) 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2 (8. Ne5 Bd6 $1 9. Nxc6 Qd7
$15) 8... Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 a5 11. e3 Ne7 $13) 6... Bb7 {[%cal Rc6d4] /\Nd4
} (6... Rb8 7. Bg2 b5 8. c5 $5 b4 9. a3 bxa3 10. Qxa3 Bc4 11. Nc3 Rb3 12. Qa4
Rb4 13. Qc2 Bb3 14. Qd3 Bc4 $11) (6... Na5 $143 7. Qa4 $1 $14) 7. Bc3 (7. d5 $6
Ne7 $1 (7... exd5 8. cxd5 Ne7 9. d6 cxd6 10. Bg2 $44) 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Bg2 Nf5
10. O-O Bc5 11. Bc3 (11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qc2 Qe8 13. Bg5 Ng4 14. h3 Nxf2 15. Rxf2
Nxg3 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Re1 Qh5 18. Bf4 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nh4 $17 {->,Fominyh,
A-Sakaev,K/Moscow/1999/}) 11... Ne4 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Rad1 a5 15.
Qa4 d6 16. a3 Qc8 17. Ng5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 h6 19. Nf3 Qb7 20. Qc2 a4 21. Qd3 Rf7
22. Kg1 Raf8 $15 {Fominyh,A-Poluljahov,A/RUS-ch Samara/ 2000/}) 7... Ne4 8. a3
{White must waste some more precious time due to the threats against d4. It's
curious he will never get to play Bg2 anymore.} (8. Bg2 $2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 (9.
Nxc3 Nxd4 $19) 9... Na5 $17) 8... Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Be7 (9... Qf6 $6 10. d5 $1 Ne7
11. e4 Qxc3+ 12. Nxc3 a6 13. Bg2 g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Rfe1 h6 16. h4 O-O 17. Rad1
exd5 18. cxd5 d6 19. e5 Rae8 20. exd6 cxd6 21. Nd4 Nf5 22. Nc6 b5 23. a4 $36 {
Epishin,V-Ehlvest,J/New York op/1998/}) 10. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Gc4,Gd4,Ge4]
White wants to occupy the centre and thus limit the scope of the Bb7.} (10. e4
$6 f5 $1 {attacks the centre immediately.} (10... Bf6 11. e5 $2 (11. Qd3 {
-10.Qd3}) 11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxe5 $19) 11. d5 (11. Bd3 $143 Bf6 $36) (11. exf5
$143 $2 Nxd4 $17) 11... Bf6 12. Qe3 Ne5 $5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 (14. exf5 Qf6
$1 $15) 14... Bxb2 15. Ra2 Bf6 16. exf5 O-O $44 {[%csl Re1] ->,עe1}) (10. Bg2
{is natural, but not ideal either:} Bf6 11. e3 (11. O-O Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13.
Kxg2 c5 14. Nxe6 dxe6 $15) 11... Ne7 $1 12. Qd3 c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. exd4 Rc8
15. Nb5 d5 16. cxd5 a6 17. d6 (17. Nc3 $6 Nxd5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. O-O Qc7 20. Ne5
f6 21. Nf3 Qc2 (21... Qc2 22. Qxc2 Rxc2 23. Rab1 Kf7 24. Rfe1 Rhc8 25. Bf1 h6
26. h4 b5 $17 {Ehlvest,J-Ivanchuk,V/President's Cup/1998/})) 17... Nf5 $15 {
and White doesn't even have full equality.}) (10. d5 Bf6 11. Qc2 (11. Qd2 $2
Na5) 11... Ne5 $15 {[%cal Gf6a1]}) 10... d5 (10... Bf6 11. e4 e5 12. d5 Nd4 13.
Nxd4 exd4 14. f4 $1 (14. Nd2 c5 15. h4 O-O 16. Bh3 d6 17. Kf1 $6 b5 $1 18. cxb5
a6 19. Kg2 axb5 20. Qxb5 Ba6 21. Qc6 Bd3 22. b3 Ra6 23. Qd7 Qa5 24. Ra2 Qc3 $17
{Epishin,V-Rodriguez Lopez,R/Linares op/1998/}) 14... Qe7 15. Be2 (15. Bh3 b5
$13) 15... d6 16. Nd2 c5 17. Bg4 $13 {/+/= Here the [+] is closed and the ^^
don't have that much scope. White has chances for an advantage.}) 11. cxd5 Qxd5
$32 12. e4 $2 $146 {[%csl Rd4,Re1,Re4] White is not sufficiently developed to
maintain a broad pawn centre and should have paid more attention to his
uncastled king.} (12. Nc3 $142 Qh5 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Rad1 Bf6 16.
Qe3 Ne7 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qb5 19. Rd2 c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Rc2 Rab8 22. e3
Qd3 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. Rxc5 Rxb2 25. a4 Ra3 26. Ra5 Rb4 27. Rxa7 Rbxa4 28. Rxa4
Rxa4 {1/2,Epishin,V-Razuvaev,Y/RUS-ch St Petersburg/1998/}) 12... Qa5+ 13. Nbd2
(13. Nc3 {closes the <->c for White.} O-O-O (13... Bf6 $143 14. e5 $5 {/\} Nxd4
$2 15. Qxd4 $1 Bxf3 16. Bb5+ c6 17. b4 $18) 14. Qc4 (14. Qe3 f5 $17) 14... f5
$5 (14... Bf6 15. O-O-O Rd7 16. d5 $1 $13 {/\Bh3<=>}) 15. Bd3 Nb4 $40 {[%csl
Rd4,Re4] ה}) 13... O-O-O 14. Rc1 (14. O-O-O Nxd4 $1 15. Nxd4 Qc5+ 16. Nc4 Bf6
$17) 14... f5 $5 {[%mdl 64]} (14... Nxd4 $2 15. Nxd4 Qe5 (15... Bf6 16. Qc2 $18
) 16. N2f3 Qxe4+ 17. Qxe4 Bxe4 18. Ba6+ $18) ({Polgar's thematic blow will
lead to interesting complications, but very strong was the direct} 14... Bf6 $1
15. b4 (15. Qc2 Bxd4 16. b4 Qxa3 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. b5 Rxd2 $1 19. Kxd2 Rd8+ 20.
Bd3 Qd6 21. bxc6 Ba6 $19 {->}) 15... Qa4 (15... Qh5 $6 16. Qc3 $13 {[%cal
Gc1c8] /+/=,|^<->c}) 16. Rc4 (16. Qc4 Rd7 17. e5 Be7 {[%cal Rc6d4,Ra4a3] /\Qa3,
Nd4!}) (16. Qc3 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. b5 $2 Rxe4+ $1 $19) 16... Nxd4 $1 (16...
Ba6 $6 17. b5 Qxb5 18. Qc2 Bb7 19. Rc5 $14) (16... b5 17. Rxc6 $1 Bxc6 18. Bg2
$15 {/~~}) 17. Nxd4 (17. Rxd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Qd7 19. N2f3 e5 $19) 17... b5 18.
Qc2 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Rxd4 $17 {/\} 20. Bxb5 Rxe4+ $1) 15. b4 $8 (15. Bg2 $2 fxe4
16. Qxe4 Nxd4 $19) 15... fxe4 16. Qc3 $1 {[]} (16. Qxe4 Qxa3 17. Rxc6 Bxb4 $19
{[%cal Rd8d6] /\Rd6}) (16. Nxe4 Qf5 {/\Nb4,Nd4-+}) 16... Qd5 {Polgar wants to
keep the queens on.} (16... Bxb4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Nxe4 Qxc3+ (18... e5 19.
Qxb4 Nxb4 20. d5 $1 Bxd5 21. Nfd2 $132 {/=/+ is similar.}) 19. Rxc3 Nxd4 20.
Nfd2 $13) (16... Qf5 $143 17. Ne5 Rhf8 (17... Bc5 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. bxc5 e3 20.
fxe3 Bxh1 21. cxb6 c6 22. e4 $1 Bxe4 23. Bd3 $1 $18) 18. f4 $1 (18. Nxc6 Qxf2+
19. Kd1 e3 $1 20. Nxd8 Bxd8 $19) 18... e3 19. Ndf3 $16) 17. Ne5 $8 (17. Bc4 Qf5
18. Ba6 Bxa6 19. Qxc6 Kb8 $1 20. Qxc7+ Ka8 21. Qxe7 Rc8 $1 $40) (17. b5 exf3
18. bxc6 Ba8 {[%cal Rd8d6] /\Rd6-+}) 17... e3 18. Ndf3 exf2+ {Now White's king
escapes into relative safety, but the alternatives were unconvincing} (18...
Rhf8 19. Be2 (19. Bg2 $2 exf2+ 20. Kf1 Ba6+ 21. Kxf2 Qxd4+ $19) (19. fxe3 $2
Rxf3 20. Bg2 Rxe3+ $19) 19... exf2+ 20. Kf1 (20. Kd1 Bc5 21. bxc5 Nxd4 $1 22.
Qxd4 Qb3+ $19) 20... Bg5 (20... Rd6 $2 21. b5 $16) 21. b5 $142 $1 (21. Rc2 Bd2
$1 22. Nxc6 (22. Rxd2 $2 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rxf3 $19) 22... Bxc3 23. Ne7+ Kb8 24.
Nxd5 Rxf3 $1 25. Bxf3 Bxd4 26. Rxc7 Bxd5 $17 {[%csl Gf2] _|_,Pf2}) 21... Bd2
22. Qc2 $1 Bxc1 23. bxc6 $132) (18... Bc5 19. Bc4 (19. bxc5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 exf2+
$1 21. Ke2 Qxh1 22. cxb6 Qe4+ $19) 19... exf2+ 20. Kf1 Qe4 21. Bd3 Qe3 $5 (
21... Qd5 $11) 22. bxc5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxd4 (23... Bxh1 $2 24. Ba6+) 24. c6 Qxe5
25. cxb7+ Kb8 26. Be2 $13) 19. Kxf2 Rhf8 20. Kg2 $8 (20. Kg1 Bc5 $1 $19) (20.
Nxc6 $2 Bxc6 21. Bg2 Qd6 $19 {/\} 22. Qxc6 Qxd4+ 23. Ke2 Qd3+ 24. Kf2 Bc5+ $1
25. Rxc5 Qd2+ 26. Kf1 Qd1+ 27. Kf2 Rd2+ 28. Ke3 Qe2#) 20... g5 $2 {[%mdl 128]
A misguided move, after which the advantage changes hands. Black could have
continued the attack more effectively:} (20... Bc5 21. Bc4 Qe4 (21... Nxe5 22.
Bxd5 Bxd5 23. dxe5 Rxf3 (23... Bxf3+ $2 24. Kh3) 24. Qxf3 Bxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Bd4
26. b5 $5 $14) 22. Rhe1 (22. Bd3 Qxd4 23. Nxd4 Nxe5+ 24. Kh3 Rf6 $1 $19 {->})
22... Nxe5 23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. dxc5 (24. Bxe6+ Kb8 25. dxe5 Rxf3 26. Qxf3 Rd2+
$17) 24... Nxf3 $40) (20... Rxf3 21. Nxf3 b5 $1 $17 {[%cal Ga8h1] /\Rd7,Nd4->})
21. Nxc6 Rd7 $8 (21... Bc5 $2 22. Ne7+ $18) 22. g4 $2 {[%csl Rf4,Rg4,Rh4] ׻} (
22. Nxa7+ $142 $1 Kb8 23. Nc6+ $16 {grabbing an extra pawn and deciding how to
proceed later on.}) (22. h3 {/\} h5 (22... Bc5 23. b5 $5) 23. Nxa7+ Kb8 24.
Nc6+ Kc8 25. Be2 g4 26. hxg4 hxg4 27. Rh7 $14) 22... Bc5 $1 23. Bb5 (23. b5 $6
Bxd4 $1 24. Qd3 (24. Ncxd4 Qxd4 $19) 24... e5 $40 {/\e4, Rdf7}) (23. bxc5 Qxc6
24. Be2 (24. d5 Rxd5 25. Be2 Re5 $1 26. Qxe5 Rxf3 27. Qxc7+ Qxc7 28. c6 Rc3 $1
29. Rxc3 Bxc6+ $17 {gives Black very good winning chances.}) 24... Rxd4 (24...
h5 $5) 25. cxb6 (25. Qxd4 $2 Rxf3 $19) 25... Qxb6 $17 {->}) 23... Bxc6 24. Bxc6
Qxc6 25. Rhf1 $6 {[%mdl 4096] A solid move, White's king finally wants to
leave the long diagonal and free his knight from the annoying pin. But in the
resulting endgame Black is already better.} (25. bxc5 $142 $5 Rxd4 (25... h5 $5
26. cxb6 Qe4 27. Rhe1 $1 (27. b7+ $2 Kb8 28. Rhe1 Qxg4+ 29. Kf2 Qh3 $1 $17 {
loses the piece back.}) 27... Qxg4+ 28. Kf2 axb6 29. Re3 $132 {[%csl Rc7] ><c7}
) (25... Qe4 26. Rhf1 $1 Qxg4+ 27. Kh1 $16 {enables White to consolidate.}) 26.
h3 (26. Qxd4 $2 Qxf3+ 27. Kg1 bxc5 $19) (26. cxb6 $2 Rxg4+ 27. Kf2 Qxb6+ 28.
Qc5 Rgf4 $19 {_|_}) 26... Qd5 (26... h5 27. Rhf1 $5 {/\} hxg4 28. Qxd4 Rxf3 29.
cxb6 $1 Rc3+ 30. Kg1 Rxc1 (30... Rg3+ 31. Kf2 $18) 31. b7+ $1 Kb8 32. Qh8+ Kxb7
33. Qb2+ $18) 27. cxb6 Rc4 28. Qe3 Rxf3 $1 29. Qxf3 Qd2+ 30. Qf2 Qd5+ $11) (25.
dxc5 $2 h5 $1 $40 {/\hg4, Rd2!, Qf3!}) 25... h5 26. Kg1 (26. h3 $2 hxg4 27.
hxg4 Qe4 28. bxc5 (28. dxc5 Qxg4+ 29. Kf2 Rd2+ $1 30. Ke1 Qe4+ $1 31. Kxd2 Rd8+
$17 {/-+}) 28... Qxg4+ 29. Kf2 Rdf7 30. Ke2 Rxf3 $1 $17 {/-+}) 26... Rxf3 (
26... Bxd4+ $6 27. Qxd4 $1 Rxd4 28. Rxc6 Rxg4+ 29. Kf2 $11) 27. Qxf3 Qxf3 (
27... Bxd4+ $2 28. Kg2 Qxf3+ 29. Kxf3 {activates White's K.}) 28. Rxf3 hxg4 29.
Rg3 Bxd4+ 30. Kh1 $15 {/-/+} (30. Kg2 Be5 31. Rxg4 Bf4 32. Rc2 (32. Rf1 e5 $17)
32... e5 33. b5 Kb7 $36 (33... Rh7 $17 {[%csl Ra3,Rb5,Rg4,Rh2] White's task is
far from easy, as the Rg4 is out of play and his pawns are weak.})) 30... Be5
31. Rxg4 Bf4 32. Rc2 $6 (32. Rc3 $142 e5 33. Rg2 {[%cal Yg2c2,Yh1g2,Yg2e2] /
\Rc2, Re2, Kg2}) 32... e5 (32... Rd3 33. Kg2 e5 $17 (33... Rxa3 $6 34. h4)) 33.
Rc3 (33. Kg2 $5) 33... e4 34. Rc4 (34. Rg2 $142 $1) 34... e3 35. Re4 c5 $2 (
35... Rd1+ $142 36. Rg1 Rd2 37. Rg2 c5 $1 38. bxc5 bxc5 39. Rc4 (39. h4 Rd4 $19
) 39... Kd7 {[%cal Rd7d5] /\Kd6-d5-+}) 36. bxc5 bxc5 37. h4 $2 (37. Rc4 Re7 $1
38. Rxc5+ Kb7 39. Rc1 (39. Rg1 e2 40. Rb1+ Ka6 $19) 39... e2 40. Re1 Bd2 $19) (
37. Rg2 Rd1+ 38. Rg1 Rd4 $1 39. Re7 Kd8 $19 {loses as below.}) (37. Re8+ $1 {[]
} Kc7 38. h4 Rd1+ (38... Rd4 $2 39. hxg5 Kd7 40. g6 $1 Bh6 41. Ree4 $18) 39.
Kg2 Rd2+ 40. Kf1 (40. Kg1 $5 Rd4 41. Kf1 $15 {/=}) 40... Rf2+ 41. Ke1 gxh4 42.
Rxh4 Bg3 43. Rhe4 $15 {/=}) 37... Rd4 $1 $19 {[%csl Ge3] o^e} 38. Rxd4 $8 (38.
Re7 Kd8 39. Re6 Kd7 {[%cal Re3e2] /\e2-+}) 38... cxd4 39. Kg2 d3 40. Kf3 (40.
Kf1 e2+ 41. Ke1 Be5 $19) 40... e2 (40... e2 41. Rg1 gxh4 42. Kxf4 d2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final 3rd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2010.10.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 {About 40 years ago, when
Black's 4-th move was still regarded as only an experiment, this Q-sortie was
considered to be the strongest reaction and almost refutation of 4...Ba6.
Nowadays things have changed a lot, White tries to build up some pressure
without too much risk.} ({The main move is} 5. b3 {, with heavily analysed
theory after} Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 ({and especially} 7. Bg2 {often going on
far beyond the opening and even middlegame.})) ({The sharp alternative,
connected with a P-sacrifice, is} 5. Qc2 $5 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O {This line has quickly developed in the past 5 years and is still
highly topical. However, it hardly suits Kramnik's style, so the ex-champion
adopts the more restrained old move. Lately it has become fasionable again and
it occurred in quite a few high-level games.}) 5... Bb7 (5... c5 6. Bg2 ({
The usual reaction, as} 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 {is a rather inferior version
of the aforementioned P-sacrifice.}) 6... Bb7 {is only a transposition.}) ({
Interesting and less explored is} 5... c6 6. Nc3 (6. Bg2 {is too soft due to}
b5 $1 7. cxb5 cxb5 8. Qd1 Nc6 9. O-O Rc8 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Nb3 b4 12. Re1 d5 13.
Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e3 O-O 16. Nc5 Bb5 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 e5 (18... Be7
$11) 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxc5 21. Nd3 Rc4 $132 {Smejkal,J-Kavalek,L/CS-ch
Luhacovice/1968/}) 6... b5 $5 ({This positional sacrifice in the spirit of the
Volga/Benko gambit is the main point, otherwise Black risks getting under
positional pressure. An old example is} 6... d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Bg5
Be7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. f4 a5 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. e4 b5 16.
Qc2 Na6 17. Rc1 Nc7 18. Rfd1 Qe6 19. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Qc7 Ra7 22.
Qc5 $16 {Furman,S-Keres,P/URS-ch Moscow/1948/}) 7. cxb5 cxb5 8. Nxb5 Qb6 9. Nc3
Bb4 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Bxc3 (11... Rc8 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Qd1 d5 14. Na4 Qb5 15.
Bxb4 Qxb4 16. Nc5 Qa5 17. Rc1 Rab8 18. b3 Ne4 19. Qe1 Nxc5 20. Qxa5 Nxa5 21.
Rxc5 Nb7 $1 $11 {1/2 Appolonov,S-Berzinsh,R/Alma-Ata 1991/TD (35)}) 12. bxc3
Bxe2 13. Re1 Bb5 14. Qb3 d5 (14... Bc6 15. c4 Na6 16. Bf4 Be4 17. Be5 d5 18.
Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qe3 Nb4 20. Qh6 $40 Qd8 21. Nh4 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 Kh8 23. Nf4 Rg8 24.
Rab1 Nc2 $2 25. Nxe6 $1 {1-0,Skembris,S (2545)-Timman,J (2620)/Corfu m/1993/})
15. Ne5 Nbd7 16. Be3 Rab8 17. Rab1 $6 (17. a4 Ba6 18. Qa3 $13) 17... Qa6 18.
Qd1 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Bd4 Bc4 21. Qd2 h6 $15 {Leriche,E (2319)-Gervasio,R 
(2310)/FRA-chT2/2004/}) 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 {White tries to keep more tension in
the position. Nikolic's favourite is} (7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 10.
Rd1 a6 11. Nc3 Qb7+ (11... Be7 12. f3 O-O 13. Bf4 Qb7 14. e4 d6 15. Nde2 Rd8
16. Rd2 Nc6 17. Rad1 Ne8 18. a3 Rdc8 19. h4 h6 20. h5 Na5 21. b3 Qc7 22. e5 Rd8
23. exd6 Bxd6 24. Ne4 Bxf4 25. Nxf4 Rxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Nc6 27. b4 Ne5 28. c5 Nf6 $5
$132 {Browne,W-Andersson,U/Buenos Aires/1978/}) 12. f3 Be7 13. Bg5 h6 (13...
Nc6 14. Bxf6 $142 $5 (14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxc6 dxc6 17. Ne4 Ke7 18.
Nxf6 Kxf6 19. Rd6 Rhd8 20. Rad1 (20. Rxc6 Rd2 $44 {<=>}) 20... Ke7 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 {1/2,Nikolic,P (2630)-Psakhis,L (2565)/ECC Eupen/1997/})
14... gxf6 (14... Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxc6 dxc6 18. Nd6+ $36)
15. Nxc6 Qxc6 (15... dxc6 16. Ne4 $1 $36 (16. Rd3 O-O 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+
Rxd8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Qd1 Be7 21. Qd4 Qc7 22. Ne4 Qd8 23. Qxd8+ Bxd8 24. g4
Be7 25. f4 Kf8 26. f5 $14 {Molina,R (2322)-Bittencourt,J (2448)/BRA-ch Rio de
Janeiro/2007/})) 16. Rd3 (16. Qxc6 dxc6 17. Rd3 $14) 16... Qxa4 17. Nxa4 b5 18.
cxb5 axb5 19. Nb6 Ra7 {Chetverik,M (2289)-Gerstner,B (2144)/Bad Wiessee/2006/}
20. Rb3 $14) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Rd3 (16. Qb3 Qc7 17. Rac1 O-O 18. f4
Nc6 19. Nf3 Rfd8 20. Qe3 Rac8 21. g4 d5 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Ng3 (23. Nd4 Qb7 $11)
23... Bc5 24. Qd2 a5 25. a3 Qe7 26. Qd3 Qf6 27. Qd2 Qe6 28. f5 Qe7 $15 {
Nikolic,P (2659)-Karpov,A (2696)/Monte Carlo blindfold rpd/2000/}) 16... O-O
17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Qb3 Ra7 19. e3 Qc7 20. a3 {Hoefer,H (1960)-Skrzynski,I (1713)/
corr/2000/} Nc6 $11 {<=>}) 7... bxc5 {An important moment, which defines the
character of the ensuing struggle. Taking towards the [+] is natural, but
equally logical is the even more often played developing move} (7... Bxc5 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Be7 (9... Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d5 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Bg5 {
Die korrekte Verteidigung bestand in} Be7 $5 (13... Qe8 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. b4
Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Nd4 Nf6 19. b5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rd5 21. Nc6
Qd7 22. Qc2 Qb7 23. a4 h6 24. e4 Rc5 25. Qd3 $36 {Dautov,R (2606)-Polgar,J 
(2656)/Istanbul olm/2000/}) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Ne5 $1
(17. b4 Na4 $1 18. Qc2 b5 19. a3 a5 $11 {Dautov}) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 a5 19.
Qf3 Rac8 20. h4 (20. Nc4 $5 Qc7 21. Qf4 $14) 20... f6 21. Nc4 Qc7 22. Nd6 Rcd8
23. Nb5 Qe5 24. Nc3 f5 25. Qc6 Qb8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Nxd1 Qb7 29.
Qxb7 Nxb7 30. Kf3 Nd6 31. Kf4 Kf7 32. Ke5 Ke7 33. Ne3 {Nikolic,P (2652)
-Istratescu,A (2561)/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/} b5 $5 {/\Nf7,Kd6=}) 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Bf4
Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 {A more recent attempt is} 13. Rd4 $5 (13. Rac1 Nce4 14. Nd4
Nxc3 15. Qxc3 a6 (15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a6 17. Qf3 Ra7 18. a4 Qb7 19. Qxb7 Rxb7
20. f3 Rc8 21. e4 d6 22. Ne2 Ne8 23. h4 Kf8 24. b3 Rc6 25. Rd3 Bf6 26. Rcd1 Be7
27. h5 $14 {(),Ftacnik,L (2596)-Sax,G (2568)/ECC Saint Vincent/2005/}) 16. Qb3
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Ne4 $5 ({More enterprising than} 18... Ra7 19. Qxb7
Rxb7 20. f3 Rc8 21. e4 d6 22. Ne2 Ne8 23. b3 h5 24. h4 g6 25. Rd2 Rbc7 26. Rd3
Rc5 27. a4 R5c6 28. Rcd1 Rc5 29. Kf1 Bf8 30. Nc3 Rb8 31. R1d2 Rb7 32. Ke2 $14 {
Piket,J (2633)-Chuchelov,V (2518)/NED-chT/2000/ Similar to Ftacnik-Sax above,
Black must patiently defend a slightly worse _|_.}) 19. Nb3 f5 20. Nd2 (20. Kg1
Bf6 $132) 20... g5 $1 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qxh5 gxf4 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25.
Qh6+ Kg8 {1/2,Van Wely,L (2654)-Chuchelov,V (2603)/Bundesliga 2003/}) 13... d5
14. cxd5 (14. Rc1 Nce4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 g5 $5 (16... Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8
18. Rd1 Qe8 19. Be3 h6 20. a3 Rc8 21. b4 Rc7 22. h4 Qc8 23. Qb3 Ba6 24. Rd4 Ne8
25. Bxe4 Bf6 {Timman,J (2591)-Jackova,J (2388)/Marianske Lazne /2009/} 26. Qd3
$5 Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Bxe5 $11 {/+/=}) 17. Be3 $5 (17. Bxg5 Qc5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19.
Rd7 Bc8 20. Ng4 Bg5 21. b4 $5 (21. Rdd1 f5 22. b4 Qxb4 23. Rb1 Qc5 24. Rb5 Qc7
25. h4 (25. f4 $2 exf3 26. Bxf3 Ba6 27. Re5 Rad8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Kg2 Bc8 30.
h4 Be7 $19 {Koneru,H (2600)-Zhao Xue (2462)/Ulan Bator/2010/}) 25... Be7 26.
Bxe4 Rb8 27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Nh6+ Kh8 29. Nxf5 Bf6 $15 {/~~}) 21... Qf5 22. Bxe4
Qxg4 23. Rd4 f5 24. h3 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Bxc1 26. Qxc1 (26. Rd4 Bg5 $13) 26... fxe4
27. Qg5+ Kh8 $11) 17... Qc7 18. f4 exf3 (18... Bc5 19. Qc3 gxf4 20. gxf4 Bxd4
21. Bxd4 $44 {->,Turov,M (2628)-Filip,L (2470)/Rethymnon/2010/}) 19. Nxf3 h6 $5
$13 {/=/+} (19... e5 20. Qf5 $1 exd4 21. Qxg5+ Kh8 22. Bxd4 Qd8 23. Rd1 $44) (
19... Bc5 $5)) 14... Nxd5 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. b4 h6 19.
Nf3 (19. Nxf7 Qxf7 20. bxc5 Rac8 $132) 19... Ncd7 20. Nb5 Rfc8 21. Qd2 Rc6 22.
Rd1 a6 23. Nd6 Qc7 24. e4 e5 25. Rd3 Rc2 26. Qe1 a5 $132 {Aronian,L (2752)
-Leko,P (2740)/Wijk aan Zee/2006/}) 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 ({
After the main alternative} 10... d6 11. Bf4 Qb6 {White faces a choice:} 12.
Rab1 $5 {is a more recent idea, here Black is still searching for a reliable
road to equality:} ({The older move} 12. Rd2 {is more or less harmless and
even gives Black more satisfactory options:} h6 (12... Nc6 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14.
Rxd6 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qxc3 16. Rxb7 Nd4 17. Qd1 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxc4 19. a4 $44 {
gives White compensation, but no advantage.}) 13. Rad1 e5 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Qb5
Qc7 16. Qb3 a6 17. Nh4 Rfb8 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. f3 e4 {Onischuk,A (2664)-Eljanov,
P (2687)/Foros/2008/} 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Rxd6 $44) (12. Qb3 Rd8 13. Qxb6 axb6 14.
Nb5 Ne8 15. a3 h6 16. Rac1 Nc6 17. Ne1 Na5 18. Bd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc6 $11 {
Vallejo Pons,F (2686)-Anand,V (2786)/Linares/2005/}) 12... Bc6 (12... Na6 13.
a3 (13. Nb5 Rfd8 $5 (13... d5 14. Ne5 d4 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. e3 dxe3 17. Bxe3 $14
{Pelletier,Y (2525)-Alterman,B (2600)/Elista olm/1998/}) (13... Ne8 14. a3 Be4
15. Rbc1 Rd8 16. b4 Bc6 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qxa7 Qxa7 19. Nxa7 Ba4 20. Re1 Nf6
21. Nd4 Rd7 22. Nac6 $16 {Zhigalko,S (2640)-Franco Alonso,A (2490)/ECC Plovdiv/
2010/}) 14. Bd2 Nb4 15. a3 Bc6 16. Bxb4 (16. axb4 a6 17. Qa5 Qxa5 18. bxa5 axb5
19. b4 $13) 16... cxb4 17. Qxb4 Be4 18. Rbc1 Rab8 $11) 13... Rac8 14. Qc2 Rfd8
15. e4 Nd7 (15... Bc6 16. Qe2 h6 17. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 (17... exd5 18. exd5 Ba4 19.
b3 Bxb3 20. Rdc1 $16 {[%cal Rf3d2,Re2e7] /\Nd2}) 18. exd5 Bd7 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20.
Nd2 Bf8 21. Qd3 Qc7 (21... Nc7 $142) 22. Ne4 Bg4 23. f3 Bh5 24. Bh3 $16 {
Giri,A (2677)-Infante,M (2276)/Khanty-Mansiysk olm/2010/}) (15... h6 16. Qe2
Nb8 {Nikolic,P (2629)-Volke,K (2455)/Bundesliga/1999/} 17. b4 $14) 16. Qe2 h6
17. h4 (17. Nb5 Nf8 18. Qe1 Rd7 19. Rd3 Nc7 20. Nc3 Ng6 21. Be3 Qa6 22. Bf1 Ne8
23. Rdd1 Bf6 $11 {Ikonnikov,V (2527)-Volke,K (2450)/Vlissingen/2002/}) 17...
Ba8 18. g4 $5 Nf8 19. g5 h5 20. Bg3 g6 21. Rd2 Nb8 22. Qd1 a6 23. Rd3 e5 24.
Nd5 Qa7 25. Qd2 Nc6 26. Rd1 Nd4 27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. f4 $14 {Van Wely,L (2668)
-Leko,P (2736)/Monte Carlo blindfold rpd/2003/}) (12... Nbd7 13. b4 cxb4 14.
Qxb4 $1 $36 (14. Rxb4 Bc6 15. Qa3 Qc5 16. Be3 Qh5 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qxh3 19.
Bg2 Qh5 20. Bf3 Qh3 21. Bg2 Qh5 22. Bf3 {1/2,Lautier,J (2666)-Gelfand,B (2700)/
Enghien les Bains/2003/})) 13. Qa3 (13. Qc2 Rd8 14. e4 Qb7 $132) 13... Rd8 14.
b4 cxb4 15. Rxb4 Qa6 16. Rb3 $5 (16. Qb2 Qc8 17. Nb5 Na6 18. Ra4 Qb7 19. Qb1
Nc5 20. Rb4 Be4 $36 {Lysyj,I (2638)-Carron,J (2394)/Zürich /2010/}) 16... Qxa3
17. Rxa3 h6 18. h4 Nh5 19. Be3 a6 20. g4 Nf6 21. g5 hxg5 22. hxg5 Ne8 23. g6
Rc8 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. c5 Nd7 26. cxd6 Bxd6 27. Rb3 $14 {Dronov,A (2617)
-Mikeshin,S (2591)/corr/2007/}) 11. Bf4 Rd8 {Carlsen keeps his P on d7 and
makes a useful move.} (11... d6 {-10...d6 transposes into the lines from the
previous note.}) (11... Qxb2 $4 12. Rab1 Qxc3 13. Rxb7 $18 {[%csl Rc3][%cal
Rd1c1,Rf4d2,Rf4e5] /\Rc1,Be5,Bd2}) 12. Rab1 {Kramnik doesn't insist on
occupying the <->d with his R and adopts a similar set-up, as we have already
mentioned above. His R supports the future b4 advance.} (12. Rd2 d6 (12... d5
$6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 Na6 15. Rad1 Nc7 16. e4 Ne6 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. exd5
Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Bd6 20. Qf5 $16 {Lautier,J (2672)-Macieja,B (2593)/ECC Saint
Vincent/2005/}) 13. Rad1 h6 $142 (13... Ne8 14. Nb5 (14. e4 Bc6 15. Qc2 Qb7 16.
Qb3 $6 Qxb3 17. axb3 f6 $1 18. Ne1 Nd7 19. Ra1 Rdb8 20. Ra3 Rb7 21. e5 Nxe5 22.
Bxe5 Bxg2 23. Bxd6 Nxd6 24. Kxg2 Nf5 $15 {Gustafsson,J (2603)-Leko,P (2741)/
Dortmund/2008/}) 14... Na6 15. Bg5 $1 $146 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nac7 18.
Qc2 g6 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Qd3 Nce8 21. Qf3 Rab8 22. Nce4 Qb7 23. b3 Nxe4 24. Nxe4
Qc7 25. Qf4 e5 26. Qh4 $16 {Kramnik,V (2790)-Karjakin,S (2725)/Nice blindfold
rpd/2010/}) (13... a6 14. Ng5 $5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 e5 16. Be3 Qb7+ 17. f3 $1 (17.
Kg1 h6 18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Nb4 21. R5d2 Nc6 22. Rd5 Nb4 23. R5d2
Nc6 {1/2,Leko,P (2751)-Bacrot,E (2728)/Nalchik/2009/}) 17... Ng4 18. Bxc5 Nd7
19. Bg1 Bxg5 20. Rxd6 Ngf6 21. h4 Bh6 22. b3 $16 {Sargissian,G (2675)-Zhigalko,
A (2587)/EU-ch Rijeka/2010/}) 14. Qb5 Ne8 15. e4 g5 16. Be3 Nd7 17. h4 g4 18.
Ne1 Kg7 $5 (18... Qxb5 19. cxb5 $5 (19. Nxb5 Ne5 20. b3 a6 $11) 19... Bf8 20.
Nc2 Ne5 21. Na3 Rdc8 22. Bf4 Bg7 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Nc4 Bd4 25. Ne2 e5 26. a4
Kf8 27. Rc2 {Navara,D (2722)-Leko,P (2724)/Khanty-Mansiysk olm/2010/} Rab8 {
Navara,/\} 28. Na5 Ba8 $13 {/+/=}) 19. Bf4 Bc6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Nc2 (21. e5
Bxg2 22. exd6 Bf6 23. Nxg2 Bxc3 24. bxc3 e5 25. Be3 Ra4 $36) 21... Ne5 22. Ne3
Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 gxf3 24. h5 Bf6 25. Ng4 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxe4 27. Bxh6+ Kh7 28. Bg5
Rd7 29. Bf4 f6 {Wang Yue (2732)-Bacrot,E (2716)/Nanjing/2010/} 30. Bxd6 Rad8
31. Bf4 Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Rxd2 33. Bxd2 Bd3 $11) 12... h6 (12... Na6 13. a3 (13. e4
$14 {/\} Nxe4 $2 14. Ne5 $36) 13... Bc6 14. Qc2 Qb7 15. e4 (15. Bd6 $5) 15...
d6 16. Ne1 Rac8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Nb8 $11 {Kantorik,M (2390)-Stefansson,H 
(2588)/Sarajevo/2010/}) (12... d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 $14 {is still risky
for Black, although here it's more justified than with White's R on d2.}) 13.
Qb5 $146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty doesn't seem too enterprising.} ({More logical
seems to be} 13. a3 {[%cal Yb2b4] /\b4 , but Kramnik already played this
earlier and Carlsen was undoubtedly prepared. However, we can only guess what
exactly he had on his mind.} a5 (13... Nc6 14. Nb5 a6 15. Nd6 $14) ({A
probably playable alternative is} 13... Bc6 $5 14. Qc2 a5 15. e4 d6 $132) 14.
Qb5 Qxb5 15. cxb5 (15. Nxb5 $5 {seems more promising.}) 15... d5 16. Ne5 g5 17.
Be3 Nbd7 $132 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. bxc6 Ne5 20. Na4 Nxc6 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Nxc5
Rab8 23. e4 dxe4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Nd4 27. Kg2 Nb3 $11 {
Kramnik,V (2759)-Bacrot,E (2721)/Dortmund/2009/}) 13... Bc6 {Contrary to the
previous note, here Black can force his opponent to swap the L. However, he
had other plausible and possibly stronger moves at his disposal:} (13... d5 $5
{seems more to the point now,} 14. cxd5 (14. Nd2 Qxb5 15. Nxb5 Nc6 16. cxd5
Nxd5 $11) 14... Nxd5 (14... exd5 15. Nh4 $1 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5}) 15. Ne5 (15. Qc4
Nd7 $5 $11) 15... g5 16. Bd2 Nc6 $13 {leads to a complex position, in which
Black's piece-play compensates his shaky P-structure.}) (13... Nc6 14. Ne5 (14.
Qxb6 axb6 15. Bc7 Rdc8 16. Bxb6 $2 Ra6 $17) 14... g5 $5 (14... d5 15. cxd5 Qxb5
16. Nxb5 Nxd5 17. Nc7 $1 Nxf4 18. gxf4 $14) 15. Qxb6 (15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6
dxc6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Bc7 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 b5 $11) 15... axb6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17.
Bc7 Rdc8 18. Bd6 Kf8 {and Black should gradually equalize.}) 14. Qxb6 (14. Qb3
d6 $11) 14... axb6 15. b3 (15. Bc7 $5 Rc8 16. Bxb8 (16. Bxb6 $2 Ra6 17. Bxc5
Bxc5 18. b4 Ra3 $19) 16... Rcxb8 (16... Raxb8 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 d6 19. Nf3
{can be very similar to the game.}) 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 d5 19. a3 {[%csl Rb6,
Rc5] is an interesting try to stabilize Black's <<P on the dark squares. Black
should probably refrain from} dxc4 (19... d4 $5 20. Nb5 $13 {/+/=}) 20. Nb5 c3
(20... Ra4 21. Rbc1) 21. bxc3 $36 (21. Nxc3 Rb7 22. Nb5 Ra5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24.
Rxd6 b5 {and Black gradually consolidates.})) (15. Bxb8 Rdxb8 {-15.Bc7 leads
to the same position as the line above with one move less.}) 15... g5 $6 {
Provocative and positionally risky.} ({Carlsen was probably getting ambitious,
as much simpler is} 15... Ne4 $142 $1 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Rb2 Nc6 $11 (17... d5
$11 {and Black has no problems whatsoever.})) ({Even} 15... d6 {is a more
solid choice.}) 16. Bxb8 $5 {[%mdl 32]} ({Even here Kramnik could play} 16. Bc7
Rc8 17. Bxb8 {, but he prefers the direct swap. In the long run White's main
strategic aim is to achieve a position with a strong N against a passive B.} (
17. Bd6 Kf8 18. a4 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Ke7 20. Rbd1 Ne8 21. R6d3 d6 $11)) 16... Raxb8
(16... Rdxb8 $5 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 d5 {deserves attention, leading to a
position from the note to White's 15-th move, only with the extra moves b3 and
g5. It's not so easy to exploit this with White, as} 19. cxd5 (19. a4 Bd6 20.
Nf3 g4 {/\ Be5<=>}) 19... Nxd5 (19... exd5 20. a4 $1 d4 21. Nb5 $36) 20. Nxd5
exd5 21. a4 (21. Rxd5 Rxa2 22. e4 Re8 $11) 21... d4 22. e3 dxe3 23. fxe3 b5 24.
Rd7 Bf8 $132 {is not too impressive.}) 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rbc8 {[%cal Yd7d6,
Yd7d5] /\d6,d5} 19. e4 {Black had to loses a tempo to cover the c6-square,
enabling White to prevent the immediate d5.} ({He needn't worry unduly about} 
19. Na4 d6 20. Nxb6 Rb8 $5 (20... dxe5 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 $11) 21. Nc6 (21. Nd5 Nxd5
22. Nc6 Nb4 $15) 21... Rxb6 22. Nxd8 Bxd8 23. b4 cxb4 24. c5 Rb8 25. cxd6 Nd5
$11) 19... d6 20. Nd3 ({More accurate is} 20. Nf3 $1 g4 21. Ne1 h5 22. Rd2 $14
({or} 22. f4 $5 $14 {and White retains some pressure.})) 20... Kf8 $6 ({
Black should have used his chance to play the active} 20... d5 $142 21. e5 Ne8
22. Nb5 $5 $13) 21. h3 (21. Nb2 $5 $14 {/\Nba4,Nb5+/=}) 21... Nd7 ({Black
still could have gained space with} 21... d5 $142 $5) 22. f4 $1 {[%csl Rg5,Rh6]
Another drawback of Black's 15-th move is he loosened his >>.} Nb8 {[%cal
Yb8c6,Yc6d4,Ye7f6] /\Nc6-d4,Bf6 This plan is too slow and doesn't achieve the
desired result.} (22... Ra8 $142 23. Rd2 $14) 23. Na4 {Forces the N back.} (23.
Nb5 Na6 $5 {/\Nc7+/=} (23... Nc6 24. Nb2 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6] /\Na4,Rd2,Rbd1,><b6,d6
}) (23... d5 24. exd5 exd5 25. Ne5 $36)) 23... Nd7 $8 24. Nf2 $36 Ra8 25. Rd2
Ra5 {[%cal Yb6b5] /\b5 Black finds a way to chase away the nagging Na4} (25...
Rxa4 $2 26. bxa4 {[%cal Rf2d1,Rd1c3] /\Nd1-c3} Ra8 27. e5 $18) 26. Nc3 Nb8 (
26... Bf6 27. Nb5 d5 28. exd5 exd5 29. Rxd5 $5 Rxa2 30. Rbd1 $16) 27. Rbd1 (27.
a4 Nc6 28. Nb5 {stops Black's idea from the game, but allows} Na7 $14) 27...
Nc6 28. Nb5 gxf4 (28... Nd4 29. Nxd4 cxd4 30. a4 $1 (30. Rxd4 gxf4 31. gxf4
Rxa2 32. e5 Bh4 $11) 30... Bf6 31. Ng4 Bg7 32. Nh2 $14 {[%cal Yh2f3,Yf3e1,
Ye1d3,Yd3b4] /+/-,/\Nf3 will force Black to play e5, killing his B. White can
then proceed to transfer his N to the dominant square d5 (Ne1-d3-b4) and
prepare either b4, or opening the >>.}) 29. gxf4 d5 $5 {Although this doesn't
solve Black's problems, one can understand Carlsen's liberating attempt.} (
29... Nd4 {is similar to 28...Nd4 and might be safer , but it offers little or
no active <=>.}) 30. exd5 exd5 31. cxd5 Rxb5 (31... Nd4 $5 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33.
Rxd4 Rxa2 34. R4d2 Rxd2 35. Rxd2 f5 $1 36. Nd1 Bc5 37. Kf3 Kf7 $16 {/+/=}) 32.
dxc6 Rc8 33. Ng4 Rxc6 (33... c4 34. bxc4 Ra5 35. Ne5 $16) 34. Ne5 $36 {[%csl
Rb5,Ge5] White has achieved his strategic aim and his N dominates in the [+].
This together with the misplaced Rb5 and vulnerable K makes the defence very
difficult.} Re6 35. Kf3 (35. Nd7+ Ke8 36. f5 Re4 (36... Rc6 37. Ne5 Rc7 (37...
Rf6 38. Nc4 $1 {[%cal Rd1e1] /\Re1+-->}) 38. Re2 $40) 37. f6 Rd4 $1 38. Rxd4
cxd4 39. Rxd4 Bd8 $14 {[%csl Rd7,Rf6] ><f6,Nd7}) 35... Ra5 $2 $138 (35... Rb4
$142 36. Rd5 $5 {/\} (36. Rd7 b5 $5 $14 {/\c4<=>}) (36. Rg2 $6 Bf6 $11 {/\} 37.
Nd7+ Ke7 38. f5 Ree4) 36... Bf6 37. Nc4 $16) 36. Rg2 {[%cal Gg1g8,Re5d7]
-><->g,/\Nd7} (36. Rg1 f5 (36... f6 37. Rg6 $18) 37. a4 $1 $18) 36... f6 (36...
Bf6 37. Nd7+ Ke7 38. f5 $18 {wins an exchange, as here the R can't go to e4.})
(36... f5 37. Rd7 {[%cal Rd7b7] /\Rb7+-}) 37. Nc4 $1 {Again the strategic
approach, Kramnik is in no hurry to win material and tightens the screws.} (37.
Rg6 Rxa2 38. Rdg1 Rxe5 39. fxe5 fxe5 40. Rxb6 $18) 37... Ra7 (37... Ra8 38. f5
Rc6 39. a4 $1 $18 {is similar.}) 38. f5 Rc6 39. a4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5,Re7,
Rf6,Rh6] All Black's P are vulnerable and his miserable B has no moves.} Rb7 (
39... Ke8 40. Rg7 Rac7 41. Rh7 Bf8 42. Re1+ (42. Rxc7 Rxc7 43. Nxb6 $18) 42...
Kd8 43. Rxc7 Kxc7 44. Re8 Bd6 45. Ke4 $18) 40. Rg6 h5 (40... b5 41. Na5 $18)
41. Rdg1 {[%cal Rg6g8,Rg1g7]} Ke8 (41... Kf7 42. Ne5+ $18) 42. Ne5 $1 {The N
joins the -> and wraps up the game.} Rc8 43. Rg8+ Bf8 44. Ng6 Rf7 45. Rd1 $22 {
The most clinical solution.} ({After} 45. Rd1 Ra8 46. Rd6 Rb8 47. Rh8 {Black
is fully paralysed and can't avoid heavy material losses.}) 1-0

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "1990.03.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Tischbierek,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Douven,Timman} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 $5 (5... Bb4+)
6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 (7. bxc4 $5 Bxc4 8. O-O Bd5 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Qa4+ Bc6 11. Qb3
Be7 12. e4 {Ivanchuk-Gelfand/Linares/1990/1/2, 29/}) 7... Bb4+ 8. Kf1 (8. Bd2
cxb3) 8... Nfd7 9. Nxc4 (9. Bxa8 Nxe5 10. bxc4 O-O 11. Ba3 c5 {?!} (11... Bc5
$13 {Douven}) 12. Bxb4 cxb4 13. a3 Nbc6 14. Bxc6 Nxc6 15. axb4 Bxc4 16. Na3 $1
Bd5 17. f3 Nxb4 18. Qd2 a5 19. Kf2 $16 {van der Sterren-Langeweg/Niederlande/
1989/}) 9... c6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nbd2 b5 12. Ne3 Bb7 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Nf3 Nf6 (
14... Be7 15. h4 h6 16. Ng4 c5 17. Ng5 hxg5 18. hxg5 f5 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Nh6+
$18 {Gelfand}) 15. Ne5 Be7 16. N3g4 Nxg4 17. Nxg4 Nd7 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Rd1 a5 (
19... c5 $15 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Qe6 23. Qf5 Qxf5 24. Rxf5 Nb6)
(19... f5) 20. Qe4 Rc7 21. Kg2 a4 {? Douven} (21... c5 22. dxc5 (22. d5 Bxd5
23. Rxd5 f5 24. Qe3 fxg4 25. Bxg4 exd5 26. Qxe7 d4 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Bxd7 Qb8 {
>< Bd7}) 22... Nxc5 (22... Bxc5 $6 23. Qf4 {/\ 24.Nh6}) 23. Qe3 $10 {Douven}) (
21... Ra8 {Timman}) 22. bxa4 Ra8 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Qb1 Bxf3+ 25. exf3 h5 $6 (
25... Qb7 {>=}) (25... Nf6 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. d5 Bxb2 28. Qxb2 exd5 $15 {Douven
}) 26. Ne3 h4 $2 27. d5 Bc5 28. Rhe1 $18 e5 29. Ng4 Rca7 (29... f6 30. Qg6 {
Ligterink}) 30. Nxe5 Nxe5 31. Rxe5 Rxa2 32. d6 $1 h3+ 33. Kxh3 Bxd6 34. Rh5
Qxf2 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qxg7+ Ke8 37. Rh8+ Kd7 38. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Skei"]
[Site "Skei"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 a5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Ba6 7. Qc2 c5 8. O-O
Ra7 $5 (8... O-O 9. Rd1 Ra7 10. Bf4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qc8 12. Na3 $1 $36 {Skembris,
S-Kohlweyer,B Gausdal Troll Masters 1/93.}) 9. e4 $5 cxd4 10. e5 Ng4 11. h3 Nh6
12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. a3 Bxd2 $6 (14... Be7 $13) 15. Qxd2 Nc6 16. Qxh6
f6 17. Rfe1 Bxc4 (17... d6 $5) 18. Re4 d5 19. exd6 f5 $6 (19... Qxd6 20. Nxd4
Ne5 (20... Nxd4 21. Rg4+ $1 Kh8 22. Rxd4 $1) 21. Nc6 $1 Qxc6 $1 22. Rxe5 Qe8
23. Re4 $16) 20. Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 b5 22. Rad1 $18 e5 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. R4d2
Rd7 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Qe6 e4 27. Qxc4 Qg5 28. Kh2 e3 29. Qd4+ Rg7 30. Qxe3 f4
31. Qc3 h5 32. d7 fxg3+ 33. fxg3 Rd8 34. Rd5 Qg6 35. h4 Qg4 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37.
Rg5+ Qxg5 38. hxg5 Kg6 39. b4 axb4 40. axb4 Kxg5 41. b5 Kf6 42. Kh3 Ke7 43. Kh4
Kf6 44. b6 Ke7 45. b7 1-0

[Event "Arnold Cup"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 {
7...Lxc5 is safer, aiming for a hedgehog position after 0-0,a6,Le7,d6,Sbd7.} 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Na6 {Perhaps black should insert ...Lc6
to drive back the white queen.} (11... Qxb2 $2 12. Rab1 Qxc3 13. Rxb7 Nc6 $2
14. Bd2 {traps the black queen.}) 12. Rd2 Rfd8 13. Ne5 $1 {The exchange of
bishops gives black worries new worries on the squares a6, d7 and perhaps
later, c6.} Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rac8 15. Rad1 d6 16. Nf3 h6 17. Qb5 $1 {Simply to
remove a defender of d6.} Rc6 $2 {This meets with a crisp tactical refutation.
Black should probably try} (17... Ne8 18. e4 {with a very pleasant advantage
for white.} (18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Nb5 e5 {and black can fight.})) 18. Na4 Qc7 19.
Ne5 $1 Nb4 (19... dxe5 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Bxe5 $1 Qc8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qxc6 {
with an easy win.}) 20. Nxc6 Nxc6 21. Nxc5 $1 g5 22. Bxd6 $1 Bxd6 23. Na6 {
Black cannot defend c6 and d6. An impressively easy win by the Greek GM.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-B 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The B tournament in Wijk aan Zee where I took part in the January of 2013
started very well for me. After 4 rounds of the tournament I had 3.5 points,
and I was playing nice chess. Unfortunately, after the 1st rest day I
collapsed, making only 1 draw from the following 4 games. Nevertheless, the
quality of my first games was high, and I would like to present to the readers
of the CBM one of my best games of the tournament.} 1. d4 {A. Naiditsch is a
very strong player. His main move is 1.e4 and it is only recently that he
started playing 1.d4. I guess, his opening choice was motivated by the desire
to avoid deep opening preparation in all possible lines of the Scandinavian
Defence (which featured several times in Wijk aan Zee) and also the French
Defence, which I started playing against strong opponents in 2012. Frankly
speaking, I was not preparing against other moves than 1.e4 at all hoping to
have much more experience than my opponent there.} Nf6 (1... d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4
c6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Rc1
O-O 11. Nb5 Ne8 12. Qa4 a6 13. Nc7 b5 14. Qb3 Rc8 15. Nxe8 Rxe8 16. Rxc8 Qxc8
17. Rc1 Qa8 18. h4 (18. Rc7 $14) (18. Qe3 $14) 18... Rc8 19. Re1 Rc4 20. Bg5
Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Rxd4 22. Qe3 Rc4 23. b3 Rc7 24. Qf4 Ne5 25. Qxe5 Qd8 26. Qf4 Re7
27. Rd1 h6 28. Nf3 f6 29. Bh3 e5 30. Qf5 Bc6 31. Qc2 Bb7 32. Qg6 Re8 33. Bf5
Rf8 34. Qh7+ Kf7 35. Bg6+ Ke6 36. Qxg7 Bc8 37. Qxh6 d4 38. Qg7 {1-0 Supi,
L-Craveiro,L/II OPEN BIRIGUI U2000 2007/31 IM Base (38)}) 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4.
g3 {Preparing against me in the Queen's Indian Defence is not easy either. In
this position besides 4...Bb4 I have also played 4...Ba6, 4...Bb7, 4...Be7 and
4...c6 moves.} Bb4+ {This move although is not my main answer to 4.g3 is one I
still play quite frequently. The idea of the move is to try to transpose from
the Queen's Indian Defence into the Catalan Opening. Usually White players are
not well acquainted with both openings.} 5. Bd2 (5. Nbd2 {was tried by P.
Nikolic 2 days later. The game, which I have annotated in depth, can be found
elsewhere in this issue of CBM.}) 5... Be7 6. Bg2 ({After 6.Bg2 White is no
longer able to avoid the transposition into the Catalan. The only way for
White to keep the Queen's Indian Defence is} 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bg2 {. In this
position I like to give up the centre, allowing White to play e4-e5.} c6 8. e4
d5 9. e5 Ne4 {The position which has arisen is very complex. White has an
advantage in the centre, but Black has good possibilities to develop
counter-play on the queenside. I have good experience not only exactly in this
position but also in other positions with similar pawn structures. Interested
readers can look at my games in the database, incl. my game against Karpov.})
6... c6 7. Na3 $5 $146 ({To my knowledge nobody ever has developed the knight
to a3, preferring the central squares of c3 and d2. I guess, being surprised
by the move 4...Bb4, Naiditsch decided to play originally to avoid my
experience in this line.} 7. Nc3) ({and} 7. O-O {are the main moves.}) 7... O-O
8. O-O d5 9. Rc1 Nbd7 ({Besides the text move it was also possible to play} 
9... Ba6 {. By developing the knight immediately to d7 I wanted to avoid the
possible move c4-c5. During the game I was not sure about its consquences, so
decided to prevent it. After the home analysis it turns out to be not
dangerous for Black at all.} 10. cxd5 (10. c5 $6 Ne4 11. b4 Bb7 12. Nc2 Nd7 13.
a3 (13. Rb1 Bf6 $15) 13... a5 $15 {is better for Black.}) 10... cxd5 (10...
Qxd5 $5) 11. Ne5 Nfd7 12. f4 $13 {leads to complex play.}) (9... Bb7 $5) 10.
cxd5 ({White decides to exchange on d5 immediately in order to prevent Black
from taking on c4 later or taking on d5 by the knight when the pawn on c6 is
protected.} 10. Qa4 {could lead the game to a similar or the same position as
the text.} Bb7 11. Bf4 (11. cxd5 cxd5 {- 10.cxd5} (11... Nxd5 $5)) 11... a6 $11
(11... dxc4 $5) (11... a5 $5)) 10... cxd5 11. Qa4 Bb7 ({or} 11... a6 12. Bf4
Bb7 {- 11...Bb7 12.Bf4 a6} (12... Ne8 $4 {loses after} 13. Qc6 $18)) 12. Bf4
Ne8 ({There is nothing wrong with} 12... a6 $5 {which also leads to equality.
For example,} 13. Bc7 (13. Rc7 b5 14. Qb3 Rb8 (14... Ra7 $5 $11) 15. Rc2 (15.
Rfc1 Nb6 $11) 15... Rc8 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Rc1 Qa8 $11) 13... Qe8 14. Qb3 b5 $11
{But during the game I remembered the variation where Black can win 2 pieces
for a rook and a pawn. Usually, it is very difficult to win with Black in the
Catalan, but in this game I wanted to play sharply (if allowed to do so by my
opponent) since it was just the start of the tournament.} (14... Ne4 15. Bxb6
Nxb6 16. Qxb6 Rb8 17. Ne5 $14 (17. Qa5 Bc8 18. Rc2 Bb4 19. Qc7 Bd6 (19... Bd7
$44) 20. Qa5 Bb4 $11))) 13. Nb5 {And now we have arrived at a well-known
theoretical position of the Catalan (usually appearing on the board when White
plays Nb1-c3, takes on d5 and then plays Nc3-b5. I had analysed this position
some years before and could remember well that it was OK for Black.} a6 14. Nc7
$5 ({The white knight has to go to c7. The return to c3 equals accepting
mistakes and failure of the white plan.} 14. Nc3 Nd6 $11 {0-1 (66) Adhiban,
B-Nguyen Van Huy/Ho Chi Minh City 2012/CBM 148 Extra (66) is equal.}) 14... b5
({It is necessary to make this move since after} 14... Rc8 $6 15. Nxe8 b5 16.
Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Qa5 Rxe8 18. Rc1 Qa8 19. Qc7 Nf6 (19... Nf8 20. Ne5 $14) (19...
Qc8 20. h4 $14) 20. Ne5 Kf8 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Ra8 $14 {
White has a pleasant advantage in the ending thanks to the pair of bishops.})
15. Qb3 (15. Qa5 $2 Rc8 $17 {is bad for White because the knight on c7 is
pinned.}) 15... g5 $1 ({A strong move which can be forgotten about by White
when going into this line. Unfortunately, White doesn't lose after it and the
position remains balanced, although very complex. For} 15... Rc8 16. Nxe8 Rxe8
17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Rc1 $14 {- see above (Supi - Craveiro). White is slightly
better here.}) 16. Nxg5 (16. Nxa8 gxf4 17. gxf4 Bxa8 $15 {is worse for White.})
16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Nxa8 Bxa8 (18... Qd8 19. a4 Bxa8 {transposes into
18...Ba8}) 19. a4 {Here my knowledge of this variation ended. I remembered
that Black should be OK.} Qd8 $146 ({Only this move is a novelty. Previously,
Black was not reacting in the best way. Black's queen must go to the queenside
to protect its pawn weaknesses. Black's king, however, does not seem to be
safe; in fact he has nothing to worry about.} 19... Nd6 20. Qb4 Qe7 (20... Nf5
21. e3 $14) (20... Nc4 21. b3 Ncb6 (21... Nd2 $4 {is a blunder, losing after}
22. f4 $18 Qf6 23. Qxd2 bxa4 24. bxa4 Nb6 25. f5 Nc4 26. Qf4 Re8 27. fxe6 Qxe6
28. Rc3 Bc6 29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Rxc4 {1-0 Khotenashvili,B-Purtseladze,M/Tbilisi
2010/CBM 136 Extra (30)}) 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 $14) 21. Rc7 $14) (19... Nef6
$6 {cannot be recommended since Black loses the harmony among his pieces.} 20.
axb5 Rb8 21. Qd3 (21. Rc7 Kg7 22. Qa3 axb5 23. Qa7 Qd2 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Qxd7
Qxd4 $11) 21... axb5 22. Rc7 $16) 20. axb5 Qb6 ({Besides the text move Black
could have also played} 20... Qb8 21. h3 (21. Rc2 Nd6 $11) (21. Qb4 Qxb5 22.
Qxb5 {- 20...Qb6}) 21... Qxb5 (21... Nd6 $11) 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Ra1 Bb7 24.
Rfc1 Nd6 25. Rc7 Nb6 26. Ra7 Rb8 27. b3 $11 {with equal chances in the ending.}
) 21. Qa3 ({White decides to keep the queens on board, but underestimates
Black's attacking resources. I would play safely by exchanging the queens...} 
21. Qa4 $142 Qxb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Rc8 (23. Ra1 $11) 23... Nd6 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8
25. Ra1 Bb7 26. e3 $11 {and I believe the resulting ending is equal although,
of course, both sides can try to play for a win.}) ({After} 21. Rc2 {Black has
a wide choice:} Nd6 ({or} 21... axb5) ({or} 21... Qxb5)) 21... Qxb5 22. e3 Qb6
$1 {Black has weak dark squares in his camp, so with this accurate move and
several subsequent ones Black covers them and neutralises all White's
initiative along the c-file.} 23. Rc2 Nd6 24. Rfc1 Re8 $1 (24... Bb7 $5 {
was possible as well}) ({but} 24... Nc4 $6 {allowed the unpleasant} 25. Qe7 $14
) 25. Bf1 $6 ({An inaccurate move allowing Black to put his knight on c4. And
it would be very difficult for White to get rid of it!} 25. b3 $142 Bb7 $11 {
was called for!}) 25... Nc4 $1 {Without hesitation Black seizes the
opportunity and from now on it is Black who is fighting for the advantage!} 26.
Bxc4 $6 ({A decision taken by Naiditsch which is very difficult to understand.
I was not even looking at the text move since the opening of the diagonal
a8-h1 looks extremely dangerous for White. With the black pawn d5 gone,
Black's Ba8 gets into the game!} 26. Qa2 {was necessary when Black can improve
his position by playing} Rb8 {and it is not easy for White to play b2-b3
pushing away the knight on c4. If he wins the pawn by taking on c4, Black has
very strong attack. E.g.} (26... Bb7 {is worse after} 27. b3 (27. Bxc4 dxc4 28.
Qxc4 e5 29. Qc7 (29. d5 e4 30. Rd1 Qg6 31. Qc7 Qg4 32. f3 Qxf3 $11) 29... Qb5
30. Qc4 Qb6 $11) 27... Nd6 $11 {with equal chances.}) 27. Bxc4 dxc4 28. Rxc4 (
28. Qxc4 Qb7 29. d5 Qxd5 30. Qxd5 Bxd5 31. Rc8+ Rxc8 32. Rxc8+ Kg7 $17) 28...
Bd5 29. Rc8+ Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kg7 31. Qa3 $15 (31. b3 Qxb3 32. Qxb3 Bxb3 33. Rc7
Nf6 $15)) 26... dxc4 27. Rxc4 Qb7 28. d5 $8 {The only move.} Ne5 $1 $40 ({
Probably, this strong natural move was overlooked by my opponent when he was
taking the knight on c4. If there were not this move, White would be OK or
even slightly better. After the text move White has a difficult task to fight
for a draw when each mistake would be fatal for him.} 28... Qxd5 29. e4 Qd2 30.
Qc3 $14 {is even slightly better for White.}) 29. Rc5 exd5 30. Qa4 $2 ({
It seems to be that with accurate play White could have held the position after
} 30. Rc7 Qb5 (30... Qb6 31. Rc8 Qe6 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Qxa6 Bc6 $11) (30...
Qb8 31. Qxa6 Kg7 $14) 31. Rc8 $11 {But during the game it is not so easy to
evaluate the position correctly when the white king is under attack.} d4 32.
Qe7 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Ne1+ 34. Kg1 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 $11 {and Black has nothing better
than the perpetual check.}) 30... Rf8 $1 {A very strong move. After it in
order to prevent the deadly d5-d4 White would have to give up the b2-pawn.} 31.
Rc7 $8 (31. Qf4 d4 32. e4 Ng6 $17 {is bad for White.}) 31... Qxb2 32. Rc8 $2 ({
In order to secure his weak king White has to exchange the queens. And it was
possible to achieve this in 2 different ways. Unfortunately for my opponent he
was already in time trouble by now. And not having enough time to think makes
it practically impossible to save such difficult positions.} 32. Qf4 Nd3 33.
Qg4+ Qg7 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7 $15) (32. Qa1 Qxa1 33. Rxa1 Rb8 34. Rac1 Nc4 $15 {
although still holding in both lines White would have to continue working hard
to save the game.}) 32... Bb7 $6 ({Playing normal chess... Unfortunately,
missing a computer-style win by} 32... d4 $3 $19 33. Qxa6 Kg7 $1 (33... Nf3+
34. Kg2 Bb7 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qh6+ Ke8 $19) 34. Qxa8 Qxc1+ 35. Rxc1 Rxa8 $19)
33. R8c2 ({Now the exchange of the queens would lead to a lost ending.} 33.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Qa1 Qxa1 35. Rxa1 Nc4 $19 {and the black pawn om a6 is too
strong for White to hold.}) 33... Qb6 34. Qf4 ({Other moves are worse} 34. Qa3
d4 $19) (34. Qa1 d4 35. Rb2 Nf3+ $19) 34... Qe6 (34... Re8 35. Rc3 Nc4 $17 {
was also possible keeping a huge advantage.}) 35. Rc7 Ba8 36. Qg5+ Ng6 37. h4
$2 $138 ({The decisive mistake in time trouble. White could have prolonged his
suffering by} 37. f3 Kg7 $17 {/\h7-h6}) ({or} 37. R7c3 d4 (37... Qh3 38. f3 Kg7
$17) 38. exd4 Qe4 39. f3 Qxd4+ $17) ({or} 37. Rd1 Rb8 $17 {although Black
would keep a winning position everywhere.} (37... a5 $17)) 37... d4 $19 {
[Finally the h1-a8 diagonal becomes open and with the queens on board White is
not able to defend!]} 38. h5 ({Or} 38. Ra7 dxe3 39. Qxe3 Qh3 40. Rxa8 Rxa8 $19
{with an easy win for Black}) 38... Qe4 39. Kf1 (39. f3 Qxf3) 39... d3 {
And in the light of the following: 40.Ke1 Qf3 41.Kd2 Qe2+ 42.Kc3 d2, White
resigned. Nice play by Black! You don't often win in such a way against a 2700
player!} 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch sf"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Bc6 $5 (7...
cxd4 {-Theory}) 8. Qd1 (8. Qb3 cxd4 (8... d6 9. Rd1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2
a6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Qa4 Be7 14. Nc3 Qc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Palermo,C-Rajkovic,
D/Madrid-B ,EXT 1994/ (18)}) 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Bc5 11. Rd1 Qc8 $132) 8...
cxd4 9. Qxd4 $1 (9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Qc8 $11) 9... Bc5 ({Here} 9... d5 $2 {
is bad} 10. Ne5 Bc5 11. Qh4 Bb7 12. Bg5 $16) 10. Qd3 Be4 $1 ({Here also} 10...
d5 {is bad:} 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Nc3 Bd6 13. Qe3 Bc5 14. Qf4 Qe7 15. cxd5 exd5 16.
Rd1 $16) 11. Qd1 (11. Qb3 d5 (11... Nc6 $5 $132) 12. Nc3 dxc4 13. Qb5+ Bc6 14.
Qxc4 O-O $11) 11... O-O ({Now was interesting} 11... d5 $5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bg5
(13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Ng5 Re8 17. Rd1 Nc6 $11) 13...
Be7 (13... h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 $16) 14. cxd5
Bxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. e4 Nb4 (16... Bxg5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Qxd5
$18) 17. Qxd8 Bxd8 18. Rfd1 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 N8c6 $14) 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bf4 d6 $2
$16 ({It was atime for} 13... d5 $1 14. Ne5 (14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 $11)
14... Ne4 $1 (14... Nc6 15. cxd5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. b4 $1 $16
(18. Bd4 Re8 19. e3 $14)) 15. cxd5 (15. Nxe4 dxe4 {[%csl Re5]} 16. Qc2 f6 17.
Ng4 f5 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Ne5 g5 20. Bc1 Rd8 $15 {[%csl Re5]} (20... Nc6 $2 21.
Rd7)) 15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxd5 17. e4 Bb7 $11) 14. Nb5 $1 {Force Blacke to
weaken d5 square.} (14. a3 d5 $1 15. b4 Be7 16. Ne5 Qc8 17. Rc1 dxc4 18. Bxb7
Qxb7 19. Nxc4 Rd8 $11) 14... e5 {[%csl Rd5]} (14... Ne4 15. Ng5 $16) 15. Bg5 a6
(15... Nc6 16. Nd2 $16 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gd2e4]}) 16. Nc3 b5 {I decided to
sacrifice P and evaluated this position as +/=} (16... Ra7 $5 17. a3 (17. Nd2
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nbd7 19. Nde4 Qa8 20. f3 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 f6 22. Bc1 Qc6 23. Qd3 b5
$132) 17... h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. e3 (19. b4 e4 $15) (19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 e4
21. Qxe4 Qxb2 $11) 19... Nd7 20. Rc1 $1 (20. b4 e4 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Rc8
23. Rc1 $14) 20... a5 (20... b5 21. b4 Bb6 22. cxb5 a5 23. bxa5 Bxa5 (23...
Rxa5 24. Nxe5 $16) 24. Nd2 $16) 21. Nb5 Raa8 22. Nxe5 $1 $16) 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18.
cxb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 {Here I thougth long time and understood that my position
is bad.} Ra5 $2 {But why immediately was necessary to put mistake?} (19... Rc8
20. Nc3 e4 21. Nd2 d5 22. Nb3 $16) (19... e4 20. Nfd4 $16) (19... Nc6 20. Nc7
Ra5 21. Nd5 Qd8 22. a3 $16) (19... d5 $1 20. Nc7 Ra5 21. a3 e4 22. b4 exf3 23.
Bxf3 Bd6 (23... Rc8 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 $16) 24. bxa5 Bxc7 25. Bxd5 Ba6 (
25... Rd8 26. Bxb7 Rxd1 27. Rfxd1 Qb2 (27... Bxa5 28. Rac1 $18) 28. a6 $18) 26.
Qd2 $16) 20. Nc3 Nd7 (20... d5 21. Nd2 Bd4 22. Nb3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 $18) 21. a3 {
[%cal Gb2b4]} (21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Be4 Rxb2 24. Rb1 Rxb1 25. Qxb1 g6
$16) 21... Rfa8 $2 $18 (21... Ra7 22. Nd2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qh6 24. Nde4 $16) 22.
Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 (22... Qxe5 23. Bxb7 $18) 23. Bxb7 Rb8 (23... R8a7 24. Bg2 Ng4 25.
e3 $18) 24. b4 Ng4 25. Ne4 Qh6 26. h4 Ne3 (26... Ra7 27. bxc5 Raxb7 28. Qxd6
$18) 27. Qd3 (27. fxe3 Qxe3+ 28. Kh2 $18) 27... Nxf1 28. bxa5 Nxg3 29. Nxc5 Nh5
30. a6 Nf4 31. a7 Rf8 32. Qe3 Qf6 33. Re1 d5 34. Qf3 Qxh4 35. a8=Q Rxa8 36.
Bxa8 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 {In both white games of Anand vs Adams in 2005, Vishy openned with 1.d4
and not with 1.e4 which is his main weapon- Mickey has a very solid opening
repertoire with black against 1.e4, Ruy Lopez or Petroff, so probably that's
the reason why Vishy chose 1.d4 in both...} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5.
b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Nf6 ({In Linares 2005 Vishy went again to the same line, but Adams was
well prepared for it and tried something new:} 12... Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4
15. Bxe4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qc2 h6 19. a4 Qc7 20. Red1 Rfd8
21. Rac1 Qa7 22. Bb2 b5 23. Ra1 bxa4 24. bxa4 $2 (24. Rxa4 $142 $11) 24... Bf6
25. Qd2 c5 $17 {0-1 Anand,V-Adams,M/Linares ESP 2005 (52)}) 13. e4 b5 14. exd5
{Gershon in CBM 102: A new breeze in a well known position. Leko, however,
proves this to be not dangerous.} (14. Re1 {Gershon} dxe4 15. Qc2 {has been
tested many times before, but black does not experience any problems here.})
14... cxd5 {Quite a new approach in this position. But seems like in 14...exd5
black equalizes different ways.} (14... exd5 15. Re1 {Gershon: White's idea is
that he deprived black of the simplifying idea: dxe4, and wants to exploit his
spatial advantage.} Rb8 (15... dxc4 16. bxc4 Qc7 17. c5 (17. Qf3 $5) 17... Rfe8
18. Qb3 Bf8 19. Qa3 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bc8 21. Ba5 Qb7 22. Bd8 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5
24. Qa5 Be6 $11 25. Bc7 Be7 26. Rb1 Bd7 27. Nb3 h6 28. Re1 Bf6 29. a3 {1/2-1/2
Bologan,V-Macieja,B/Izmir 2004/CBM 104 no vc}) 16. c5 Bc8 $1 {Gershon: The
bishop has nothing more to do on 'a6', and is transferred to the K's side.} (
16... b4 {is pseudo active, enabling white to open lines on the Q side in the
future (Gershon)} 17. Bb2 {[%cal Ga2a3]}) 17. Nf3 (17. h3 Qc7 18. b4 Re8 19. a4
a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bb2 h6 22. Qf3 Be6 23. Kh2 Ra8 $11 {0-1 Karpov,
A-Sadvakasov,D/Astana KAZ 2004/The Week in Chess 524 (68)}) 17... Ne4 18. Ne5 {
Gershon: the only way to fight for initiative.} (18. Bb2 f6 $11) 18... Nxc3 19.
Qd3 Qc7 (19... Ne4 20. Nxc6 Qc7 21. Nxb8 Qxb8 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 {[%csl
Gc5,Gd4] White pawns, supported by the rooks would be very difficult to cope
with here.}) 20. Qxc3 Re8 {Whtie has some visual advantage, due to a bit more
space, however, Black easily throws back White pieces, and equalizes.} 21. a4 (
{In their later game of the tournament (Blitz, in the tiebreaks), Kramnik
played:} 21. b4 {followed by a draw offer, which was accepted.}) 21... b4 {
not allowing the opening of an 'a' file.} 22. Qf3 Bf8 23. Re3 f6 {before White
builds up pressure along the 'e' file, it's time to swap some pieces.} 24. Nd3
Rxe3 25. fxe3 a5 $1 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Dortmund 2004/CBM 102/[Gershon] 
(29) The last finesse, not allowing white to fixate a weakness on b4}) 15. c5 {
seems like that's the only way for white to fight for some opening advantage.}
(15. Re1 bxc4 16. bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qc8 (17... Qc7 $142 $1 18. Ne3 (18. Qa4
Rfc8 $17) 18... Qxc3 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rad8 {and black wins d4.}) 18. Qa4
Rb8 19. Qxa7 Qxc4 20. Rec1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ibraev,N-Pedersen,N/Bled 2002/EXT 2003
(38)}) 15... b4 16. Bxb4 Bxf1 17. Bxf1 {17.Nxf1 would stop e6-e5 of black, on
the other hand 17.Bxf1 supports white's plan on a queenside.... Vishy had a
difficult choice.} (17. Nxf1 e5 $140 $2 18. dxe5 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yg2d5]})
17... e5 {Fearless Mickey! Black is just worse if plays passively.} (17... Qc7
18. Bc3 Nd7 (18... a5 19. a3 {[%cal Gb3b4]}) 19. b4 Bf6 20. Rc1 {[%cal Ga2a4,
Gb4b5] and I don't want to be black here :-)}) (17... Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bc3
e5 20. b4 {and white pawn mass on a queenside looks scary for black.}) 18. Bc3
(18. dxe5 $6 Nd7 {[%csl Yc5,Ye5]}) 18... a5 {This move doesn't stop white
queenside pawns and seems like it only helps white to get connected passers
faster.  I don't like this move, but I don't see any good one....Probably
black's position is just bad here.} (18... Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. b4 exd4 21.
Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Bxd4 Rfd8 23. Be3 $16) 19. a3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. b4 axb4 (
21... exd4 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 Rfd8 24. Bc3 $16) 22. axb4 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 Qd5
$1 {Creative move by Adams. Black sacrifices a pawn but activates his pieces.}
(23... exd4 24. Bxd4 Bf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 {in the ending after QxP QxQ white
passers decide the game.} 26. b5 Re8 27. c6 {and black fails to achieve any
counterplay.}) 24. dxe5 Ra8 (24... e3 25. fxe3 Ra8 26. Qb1 $18 {[%cal Gc3d4]})
25. Qc1 {White queen goes to e3!} Ra2 26. Qe3 Rc2 27. Qd4 $1 {transforming the
game to a winning endgame.} Qxd4 {Unfortunately for black the swap of queens
is necessary.} (27... Qb3 28. Bd2 $18 {[%cal Gd2e3]}) 28. Bxd4 Kf8 29. h4 Ke8 {
The pawn moves on a kingside recommended by other commentators don't really
help black- white transfers the king to a queenside and then advances his
passers.} (29... h5 30. Ba6 {[%cal Gg1f1,Gf1e1]} g6 31. Kf1 Ke8 32. Ke1 Kd7 33.
Kd1 Ra2 34. Bc4 Ra3 35. Kc2 $18 {[%cal Gb4b5]}) 30. e6 $1 {Otherwise black
king goes to the centre.} (30. Ba6 Kd7 {[%cal Gd7e6,Ge6d5]}) 30... fxe6 $2 {
Decisive mistake by Mickey. He would have good practical chances for a draw if
played 30...f6;} (30... f6 $142 31. Ba6 (31. Be3 f5) (31. g4 {[%cal Gg1g2,
Gg2g3]} Bd8 {[%cal Ge8e7]} 32. Ba6 Ke7 33. b5 Kxe6 34. Bb7 Be7 35. c6 Bd8 36.
b6 Kd6 37. c7 Bxc7 38. bxc7 Rxc7 {and black has good chances to save this
ending.}) 31... Kd8 32. Kf1 {and it seems like the plan mentioned above is
effective here too.} Kc7 33. Ke1 $18) (30... Bf6 $143 31. exf7+ Kxf7 32. Be3
Ke6 33. Ba6 Bc3 34. b5 Bd2 35. Bxd2 Rxd2 36. Bb7 Rc2 37. Bxe4 (37. c6 Kd6 38.
b6 Rxc6 39. Bxc6 Kxc6 $11) 37... Rxc5 38. b6 Rb5 39. b7 $18) 31. Bxg7 $18 {
Now white can also create a passed pawn on the kingside.} Rc1 32. Bd4 Kd7 33.
Be3 Rc3 34. Bd4 Rc1 35. Kg2 Kc6 36. Be3 Rc2 37. Ba6 Kc7 (37... Rb2 38. b5+ Rxb5
39. Bxb5+ Kxb5 40. g4 Bxc5 41. Bxc5 Kxc5 42. Kg3 {and white wins here easily.})
38. Kh3 Rc3 (38... h5 39. g4 $18 {[%cal Gh4h8]}) 39. Bd4 Rb3 40. b5 Rd3 41. b6+
Kc6 {[%tqu "En","White to move and win. Play like Vishy Anand!","","","a6b5",
"",10]} 42. Bb5+ $1 {A final blow! A new queen of white will appear on the
board shortly!} Kd5 (42... Kxb5 43. b7) 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 1st"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2005.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3
c6 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Neg5 {Vishy used the game
Topalov-Leko for his preparation, and he definitely liked Black there, while
Topalov was ready for this line and had prepared an improvement.} (11. Bg2 c5
12. Neg5 {with the idea Nxf7, but almost any logical move of black prevents
this threat!} (12. Nfg5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Nc6 $17) 12... Nc6 (12... O-O $142 13.
dxc5 h6 $15) 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bc3 (14. O-O h6 15. Ne4 Qc8 $6 (15... Nb4 16.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb4 cxb4 18. Rad1 Qe7 $15 {^^}) 16. Bc3 Nb4 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.
Qb2 $14 {0-1 Foisor,O-Vilela,J/Polanica Zdroj 1982/MCD (75)}) 14... Nd4 15.
Bxd4 cxd4 16. O-O O-O (16... Nd7 17. Rfe1 $5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Bxg2 19. Qf5 Qf6 20.
Nxe6 Qxf5 21. Nxg7+ Kf8 22. Nxf5 Bh3 23. Nxd4 Kg7 {A draw is the most likely
outcome in this ending.}) 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bd6 $2 {Overlooking simple
tactics:} (18... Qc7 19. Rae1 (19. f4 h6 20. Ngf3 Nd5 $1 $17) ({The same idea
doesn't work here:} 19. Ng4 g6 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. Nhxf7 Qc6+ $17) 19... h6 20.
Ngf3 Rfd8 {Black is just fine here.}) 19. Ng4 g6 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. Nhxf7 $16 {
1-0 Topalov,V-Leko,P/Monte Carlo 2005/CBM 105 ext (36)}) 11... c5 {12.Bg2
would transpose to the game Topalov-Leko, but Topalov had prepared something
much more aggresive for this game.} (11... h6 12. Nxf7 (12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bh3
$5 (13. Qg6+ Kd7 14. Bh3 Qe8 $1) 13... O-O $140 14. Bxe6+ Kh8 15. Ne5 $18)
12... Kxf7 13. Ne5+ Kg8 14. Bh3 Bc8 15. O-O {with the same scenario as in the
game - White is a piece down but has long-term compensation.}) (11... O-O 12.
O-O-O (12. Bd3 h6 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Nxf7+ Rxf7 15. Ne5 Rf8 16. Ng6+ Kxh7 17.
Nxe7+ Kh8 18. Ng6+ Kg8 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 $17) 12... h6 13. h4 c5 14. d5 {Topalov
definitely looked for such scenario in this game - he is simply better than
anyone in such positions.}) 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 h6 {Fritz would agree with
Vishy here! This move "induces bluff"- the Nxf7 sacrifice, and Vishy believed
in Black's defense. From the other moves, 13...0-0 is probably the strongest,
while White has a nice initiative in all the cases.} (13... Bxd5 14. O-O-O (14.
Bb5+ Kf8 $5 {[%cal Gh7h6]}) 14... h6 15. Bc3 $1 hxg5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bc4 Bd4
18. Rhe1+ Be6 19. Bxe6 $18) (13... O-O 14. O-O-O (14. Bc3 g6 15. O-O-O Nxd5 16.
h4 $44) 14... g6 (14... h6 15. h4 Bxd5 16. Bc3 $16) 15. h4 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gh4h5]}
) 14. Nxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512] Definitely a home preparation by Topalov. The
exclamation mark is for the bravery, on the other hand Veselin probably
analysed it in depth.} (14. Bb5+ Nbd7 (14... Kf8 15. Nxf7 {leads to the same
as in the game, but with the bishop developed to b5.}) 15. Ne6 fxe6 16. Qg6+
Kf8 17. dxe6 Qe8 $1) 14... Kxf7 15. O-O-O Bd6 $1 {The toughest defense. Other
moves lead to clear advantage for White.} (15... Nbd7 16. Nh4 Nf8 17. d6 Bxh1
18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. f3 {[%cal Gf1c4] The Bh1 is dead, after grabbing the bishop,
White will be down an exchange only but still attacking.}) (15... Bxd5 $2 16.
Bc3 Nbd7 (16... Nc6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rxd5 $18) 17. Rxd5 Nxd5 18. Qf5+ N7f6 19.
Ne5+ Kf8 20. Ng6+ Kg8 21. Bxf6 $18 {[%cal Gf1c4]}) (15... Kg8 $6 16. Bc3 Nbd7
17. Qf5 Qe8 $8 18. Bc4 $36) 16. Nh4 $1 {[%csl Gf5,Gg6]} Bc8 $1 {The only move
again! Black moves the bishop to the starting position While there are 4 other
pieces still undeveloped! Many humans would fail to find this move, but Vishy
is Vishy!} (16... Bxd5 $2 17. Bc3 Bxh1 18. Bc4+ $18) (16... Re8 17. Qg6+ Kg8
18. Nf5 Qc7 19. Bxh6 Bf8 {and now the fastest way is the one suggested by
Fritz:} 20. Bxg7 $1 Bxg7 21. Bb5 $1 $16 {with BxR and d6 threats - black is
hopeless.}) 17. Re1 $1 {Qg6 check was so tempting....} Na6 {17...Re8 is
possible, but doesn't help much.} (17... Re8 18. Qg6+ Kg8 (18... Kf8 19. Bb5 {
and Bxh6 next;}) 19. Bc4 {with the same Re6 idea as happened in the game.} ({
or and Bc3 then.} 19. Bd3)) 18. Re6 $1 {That's the reason why Topalov needed
the black King on f7 - now BxR loses due to Pxe6 check and then BxN.} Nb4 $6 {
The 18...Nc7 line would lead to very messy position with unbalanced material.
In the 18...Kg8 line I don't see more than a draw for white... In my opinion,
Black's troubles started from this move.} (18... Nc7 19. Qg6+ (19. Bc4 b5 20.
Bc3 Nfe8) 19... Kg8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Bc4 b5 22. Ne7+ $1 Bxe7 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 $1 (
23... Qf8 24. Rxc7 bxc4 25. bxc4 Ng4 26. Bc3 Rh7 27. Qc6 $16 {[%cal Gd5d6,
Gh1e1,Ge1e7]}) (23... Rh7 24. Bc3 $1 Qf8 $8 25. Rhe1 $16) 24. d6+ bxc4 25. dxe7
Be6 26. bxc4 Bxc4 27. Bf4 Bf7 {Black manages to survive in this line and the
outcome here is unpredictable.}) (18... Kg8 19. Bc3 Nxd5 (19... Bxe6 20. dxe6
Nc7 21. e7 $1 Bxe7 (21... Qxe7 22. Bc4+ {[%cal Gh4f5]}) 22. Bxf6 $16) 20. Qg6
Qg5+ 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Rxd6 Nxc3 23. Bc4+ Kh7 24. Bd3+ g6 25. Re1 Bf5 26. Nxf5
gxf5 27. Re7+ Kg8 28. Rg6+ Kf8 29. Rgg7 Nb4 {and I don't see more than
perpetual check.}) 19. Bxb4 (19. Qg6+ Kg8 20. Nf5 Bf8 $17) 19... cxb4 20. Bc4 {
White is bringing his last forces to the attack.} b5 $1 {diverting the bishop
from the attack and gaining a tempo for a pawn. Again, Vishy finds the best
defense!} (20... Kg8 21. Nf5 Bxe6 22. dxe6 Be7 23. Rd1 Qf8 24. Rd7 Re8 25. Rxa7
$16 {An amazing position! Black is a rook up but can't move - almost zugzwang!}
) (20... Kf8 21. Rhe1 b5 22. Bxb5 (22. Qg6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Qe8 24. Bxb5 Qxg6 25.
Nxg6+ Kg8 26. Nxh8 Kxh8 27. e7 Ne8 $11) 22... Bxe6 23. dxe6 Rc8 24. e7+ $1 Bxe7
25. Bc4 $16) 21. Bxb5 Be7 $4 {A horrible blunder. Even the best of us catch
black-outs from time to time. Tactical blunders is the main reason why
computers beat humans lately (A good example is Adams vs Hydra). After the
only move 21...Kg8, I can't find any clear way for White's advantage.} (21...
Kg8 $1 22. Bc4 (22. Ng6 $5) (22. Rd1 $5) 22... Rb8 (22... Rh7 23. Rhe1 $16) 23.
Nf5 Rb6 24. Rhe1 {with the threat Rxf6} Kf8 $8 {and Black manages to survive.})
(21... Rb8 22. Qg6+ Kg8 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Bc4 Rh7 25. Rhe1 $18) 22. Ng6 $18 Nxd5
(22... Bxe6 23. dxe6+ Kg8 24. Rd1 $18) 23. Rxe7+ $6 {Topalov just missed an
immediate win here.} (23. Re5 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5d5]} Bb7 (23... Be6 24. Nxh8+
Qxh8 25. Rxe6 $1 Kxe6 26. Qc6+ $18 {winning all black pieces.}) 24. Qf5+ Kg8
25. Bc4 $18 {winning a lot of material.}) 23... Nxe7 {The fight is still on.}
24. Bc4+ Kf6 {The rook ending in the 24..Be6 line is just hopeless for Black.}
(24... Be6 25. Bxe6+ Kxe6 26. Re1+ Kf6 27. Nxe7 Rc8 28. Nxc8 Qxc8 29. Re4 Qxc2+
30. Kxc2 a5 31. Rc4 $18) 25. Nxh8 Qd4 $1 {The best chance.} (25... Qxh8 26. Rd1
{Black is still up a piece, but completely hopeless against White's attack.})
26. Rd1 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qd4+ 28. Ke1 Qe5+ 29. Qe2 (29. Kf1 $2 Bh3+) 29... Qxe2+
30. Kxe2 Nf5 (30... Bg4+ 31. f3 Rxh8 32. fxg4 Nc8 33. Rd5 $18 {[%cal Gd5b5]})
31. Nf7 a5 (31... Be6 32. Bxe6 Kxe6 33. Nd8+ $18) 32. g4 Nh4 33. h3 Ra7 34.
Rd6+ Ke7 35. Rb6 Rc7 36. Ne5 {Cutting black's knight off. The white pieces are
dominating.} Ng2 37. Ng6+ Kd8 38. Kf1 {Finally trapping this unlucky knight.}
Bb7 39. Rxb7 Rxb7 40. Kxg2 {The rest wasn't necessary, but Vishy decided to
continue.} Rd7 41. Nf8 Rd2 42. Ne6+ Ke7 43. Nxg7 Rxa2 44. Nf5+ Kf6 45. Nxh6 Rc2
{With a last hope RxB.} 46. Bf7 Rc3 47. f4 a4 48. bxa4 b3 49. g5+ Kg7 50. f5 b2
51. f6+ Kh7 52. Nf5 $1 {Veselin chooses the most elegant way to finish this
game.} (52. Nf5 b1=Q 53. g6+ Kh8 54. g7+ Kh7 55. g8=Q#) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
{Topalov's variation! However this move hasn't brought him any single win yet-
few draws and a loss in this game. 8.e4 is the most popular, but also 8.Qc2
and 8.Bg2 were tried by some strong players.} d5 $146 {Judit invents a novelty,
while it seems like black got a good play in previous games. I am not sure
that Judit prepared this move at her home preparation- she probably more
expected 1.e4 from Topalov in this game.  The strongest looks 8...c6 following
with d5;} (8... c6 $1 9. e4 d5 10. Bd3 dxe4 (10... dxc4 $5 11. bxc4 e5 {
and black look very good here.}) (10... dxc4 $5 11. bxc4 e5 $1 {and black
looks great here.}) 11. Nxe4 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Bc3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15.
Qe2 Bb7 16. O-O h6 (16... Re8 $5 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 17. b4 e5 18. Ng5 $6 Bd4 19.
Ne4 Rc8 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $15 {0-1 Bologan,V-Tkachiev,V/Belfort 2004/EXT 2005 (35)
}) 17. b4 Be7 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 a5 $1 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Gelfand,B/Monaco 2004/CBM 099 ext (50)}) (8... Bb7 9. Bg2 d5
10. Ne5 Na6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O c5 13. Be3 Re8 14. Nd3 Qd7 15. Na4 cxd4 16.
Bxd4 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Monaco 2004/CBM 099 ext (41)}) (8...
Ba3 {Finkel} 9. Rc2 (9. Rb1 d5 10. cxd5 (10. b4 c5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5
13. Qa4 cxd4 14. Qxa3 dxc3 15. Bxc3 Ne4 $13) 10... exd5 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Nc6
13. Bg5 Re8 $132) 9... Nc6 10. Bc1 Bb4 (10... Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Bb7 12. Bg2 Ne7 13.
O-O d6 14. Qd3 Re8 15. e4 $14) 11. Bg2 (11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Bb7 13. Bg2 Ne7
14. O-O d6 $13) 11... b5 $5 {Beliavsky is famous for his uncompromising style,
that's why he starts a fight for the initiative from the very first moves.} 12.
cxb5 Bxb5 13. Bd2 (13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Ne4 (14... Rb8 15. Re1 Ne4) 15. Re3 d5
16. a4 Ba6 17. Ba3 $14) 13... Rb8 14. O-O a5 {Black's play on the queenside is
based on the advance of an a-pawn.} 15. Nxb5 Rxb5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18.
Qd2 Nb4 19. Rcc1 c6 20. Rfd1 Qa8 21. e3 (21. e4 d5 22. e5 Be7 23. Rc3 Rb6 24.
Rdc1 $13) 21... Rfb8 22. Ne5 $6 {I don't like the idea to give black a chance
to get rid of the knight.} Bxe5 23. dxe5 R5b7 24. Rc4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,
S-Beliavsky,A/Sochi 2004/CBM 101/[Finkel,A] (81)}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... exd5 10.
Bg2 $14) 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bg2 Re8 12. Rc2 {This rook will serve to protect
e2- white intends to move the bishop d2 and then to castle if possible... But
this game got completely different scenario!} Bd6 13. Bg5 Bb4+ $1 {This
intermediate check prevents white from castling in this game! Topalov
definitely expected this move.} 14. Kf1 f6 15. Bf4 Nd7 $6 {15...Bd6 looks safe
and logical, while Judit goes for the fast development.} (15... Bd6 16. Ne5 $1
Bb7 17. Nd3 a5 $1 $11 {[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6b4]}) 16. Ne1 $6 {iT seems like 16.a3
leads to white's advantage, while the game move allows black to regroup.} (16.
a3 $5 Bd6 (16... Bxa3 $2 17. Qa1 Qe7 18. Ng1 $1 $16 {[%csl Ya3,Ya6,Rd5][%cal
Rc2a2]}) (16... Bf8 17. Ng1 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc7,Rd5]}) 17. Nh4 Bxf4 (17... Bb7
18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Bf3 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rd7][%cal Gf1g2,Yh4f5]}) 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 19.
gxf4 Rc8 20. Bc6 $16) (16. Bxc7 Rxe2 (16... Bxe2+ 17. Rxe2 Qxc7 18. Ne1 $1 Rxe2
19. Qxe2 (19. Bxd5+ $6 Kf8 20. Qxe2 Re8) 19... Kf8 20. Nd3 Re8 21. Qd1 $14) 17.
Rxe2 Qxc7 18. Kg1 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Qc1+ $11) 16... c6 17. Nd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rc8
19. Bh3 g6 $1 {[%cal Gf6f5,Gd7f6] black intends to block light square bishop
of white with f5.} 20. a3 Bf8 {The swap of a-pawns in 20...Bxa3 line is in
white's favor.} (20... Bxa3 21. Ra2 Bf8 22. Rxa7 f5 23. Kg2 $14) 21. e3 $6 {
Very risky move which locks Bf4. 21.b4 would protect everthing and white would
have time to bring Rh1 into the game.} (21. Kg2 f5 22. g4 $140 g5 {[%cal Gf5f4]
}) (21. b4 $142 f5 22. Kg2 $14 {[%cal Gh1c1,Yg2g1]}) 21... Qe7 (21... g5 $6 22.
Qf5 $1) 22. Bg4 {No way back. after 22.g4 black can safely grab a3 pawn.} (22.
g4 Qxa3) 22... g5 23. Qf5 ({Fritz suggests crazy but worthless} 23. Bb8 Nxb8
24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Qf5 Qd7 $1 $17) (23. Bxg5 fxg5 24. h4 gxh4 25. Rxh4 Kh8 $1
$17) 23... gxf4 {It seems like white doesn't get enough compensation in 23...
Red8, while also 23...gxf4 keeps an advantage (only if my analysis of 24.Qxd7
line is accurate!)} (23... Red8 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Qxc6 gxf4 27.
gxf4 Nb8 $1 $15) 24. gxf4 $4 {This move actually loses a game. I guess Topalov
didn't see any good for him in 24.Qxd7 line, however this was a best chance
for him. According my analysis of 24.Qxd7 line, the best black can achieve in
it is some slight advantage in the ending.} (24. Qxd7 $1 Qe4 25. Rg1 Qxc2 (
25... fxe3 26. Bf5 Rc7 $1 27. Qxc7 Qxf5 28. Re2 Bxa3 (28... c5 29. Qf4 $1 Qd3
30. fxe3 Re4 31. Qxf6 cxd4 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Qg5+ $11) 29. Qf4 Qd3
30. Qxf6 exf2 31. Qg5+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qg5+ $11) 26. Bf5 Rc7 $1 (26...
Qd1+ 27. Kg2 Qh5 28. Be6+ Kh8 29. Bf7 Re7 (29... Red8 30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. Bxh5
$11) 30. Qxe7 Bxe7 31. Bxh5 fxe3 32. fxe3 $11) 27. gxf4+ Kh8 28. Qxe8 Qd1+ 29.
Kg2 Rg7+ 30. Kh3 Qxg1 31. Qxf8+ Rg8 32. Qxf6+ Qg7 (32... Rg7 33. Qf8+ $11) 33.
Qxg7+ Rxg7 34. b4 Rc7 {[%cal Gc6c5] black is better here-after c5 break pawn
a3 of white will become a target, but white has good chances to escape!} 35. a4
c5 36. dxc5 bxc5 37. bxc5 Rxc5 38. Kg4 {and i think white can draw it here.})
24... Kh8 $1 $19 {Tough defense- 25.Qxd7 doesn't work anymore!} 25. Rg1 (25.
Qxd7 Qe4 26. Rg1 Qxc2 27. Bf5 Qd1+ 28. Kg2 Qh5 $19) 25... Rc7 26. Bf3 Nb8 $1 {
connecting black major pieces and overprotecting c6. White is down a knight
for only one pawn, despite of that Topalov fought hard for another 27 moves- I
believe many players would resign much earlier.} 27. Rg3 Qd6 28. b4 b5 29. Rc1
a5 {White pieces are far away from the queenside, so Judit opens it there.} 30.
bxa5 Qxa3 31. Rc5 (31. Qxf6+ $4 Bg7 {[%csl Rc1]}) 31... Rg7 (31... Bxc5 $4 32.
Qxf6+) 32. Bh5 Rd8 33. Qxf6 {White have won f6 but black king is safe now- too
many black pieces are around to protect the king.} Qxa5 34. Rc2 b4 35. Ra2 Qc7
36. Be2 {36.Ra7 is more resistant, but white must win there anyhow.} (36. Ra7
$142 Qxa7 37. Rxg7 Qxg7 38. Qxd8 Nd7 (38... Na6 39. Qb6 Qd7 $1 40. Qxa6 Qh3+
41. Ke1 Qxh5 42. Qxc6 Qf5 $19) 39. Be8 Nf6 40. Bxc6 Qe7 $19) 36... Qe7 37. Qf5
Qe4 38. Qxe4 dxe4 39. Ra8 b3 40. Bc4 b2 41. Ba2 c5 $1 42. dxc5 b1=Q+ 43. Bxb1
Rd1+ 44. Kg2 Rxb1 {White has only three pawns for two light pieces of black,
but the fight continues!} 45. Ra4 Re7 {in case of RxR white would get a pawns'
diamond!} (45... Rxg3+ 46. hxg3) 46. Rg5 Nc6 47. Ra6 Re6 48. h4 Be7 49. f5 (49.
Ra8+ Rb8) 49... Rf6 50. Rg4 Rb4 51. Ra8+ Rf8 52. Rxf8+ Bxf8 53. f6 Ne5 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After loss in first game,Khalifman had to win this game in any case,to lead
the match to tie-breaks.Once,he did it already in this championship against
Barua in first round.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. e4 Rc8 12. O-O Nxe4 $146 (
12... c5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Rfe1 Re8 (14... dxc4 15. bxc4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bc5 17.
Qa4 Nb8 18. N4b3 Nfd7 19. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Dzuban,O/Pavlodar KAZ
1982 (41)}) 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Ba1 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bb7 18. Nce5 cxd4 19. Qxc7 Rxc7
20. Nxd4 Nxe5 21. Nb5 Rc5 22. Rxe5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rc2 $11 {Andrianov,N-Korolev,
A/corr. 1987}) (12... b5 13. e5 Ne8 14. c5 b4 $8 15. Bxb4 Bxf1 16. Bxf1 $44 a5
17. Bc3 Ra8 18. Bd3 g6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. a3 {[%cal Gb3b4]} Qc7 21. b4 axb4 22.
axb4 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 (23... Rxf6 $1) 24. Nb3 Rfe8 {[%cal Gg7f5]} 25. Na5 {
[%csl Gc6] 1-0 Avrukh,B-Sakaev,K/Belgrade 1999/CBM 69/[Avrukh,B] (35) '+/-'
Dautov.}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 b5 15. c5 {[%mdl 512] This is an exchange
sacrifice.It looks semilar to Avrukh's sacrifice(see 12...b5),doesn't it? In
other cases black gets convenient play:} (15. Nd2 $6 bxc4 16. bxc4 Nb6 {
[%csl Rc4]}) (15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 bxc4 17. bxc4 Bc5) 15... b4 16. Bxb4 Nf6
17. Qe1 $5 {[%cal Gb4a5] An interesing and unusual idea:white intends Ba5 on
next move moving black queen on worse place.} Nd5 18. Ba5 Qe8 19. Qe4 Bxf1 20.
Bxf1 {Whay has white for sacrificed marerial? First,there is not a big loss of
material-just bishop and pawn for exchange.There are no open files on the
board for using blacks extra rook.In addition white has advantage in space and
attacking chances.} Bf6 21. h4 g6 22. h5 (22. Bd2 $5 Bg7) 22... Bd8 $1 {
[%cal Gd5f6]} 23. Bd2 $6 (23. Bxd8 $142 Qxd8 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Ne5 $44 {
white still keeps a pressure,but position is equal about,but maybe playing
this best move,Khalifman was withdraw the Championship making a draw,which
looks most objective result after 23.Bxd8!}) 23... f5 $2 (23... Nf6 24. Qe2 (
24. Qe3 Nxh5 25. Qh6 Ng7 26. Bd3 f6 $17) 24... Nxh5 25. Bh6 (25. Ne5 Bf6 $17)
25... Ng7 26. Ne5 f6 27. Nc4 Bc7 $17 {and I don't see a way for white to
develope an initiative.}) 24. Qe2 {[%csl Re6]} gxh5 25. Re1 {Now white is
looking great.} Rf6 26. Bh3 {[%cal Rd2g5] threatening 27.Bg5 Rg6 28.Bxf5!} h6
27. Nh4 {[%cal Rh4f5]} Qf7 28. Bg2 {[%cal Gg2f3]} Bc7 29. Bf3 Qg7 30. Qa6 Qd7 {
missing a way to create a counterplay.} (30... Rd8 $5 31. Bxh5 (31. Qxc6 $140
Bxg3) 31... f4 32. g4 {[%cal Gh4f3]} f3 $132) 31. Bxh5 Bb8 32. Nf3 Kh7 33. Ne5
Bxe5 34. dxe5 Rff8 {Still black has the same material advantage,but his king
finds himself under an attack of white pieces during couple of moves.} 35. Qe2
{[%csl Rh6,Rh7][%cal Gg1g2,Ye1h1]} Rg8 36. Kg2 Qg7 37. Rh1 f4 (37... Qf8 38.
Qc4 $1 {[%cal Gc4h4]} Rc7 39. Qh4 Kh8 40. Bf7 $1 $18) 38. Bf3 (38. Qe4+ $5 Kh8
39. Bf7 Qxf7 (39... Rgf8 40. Bxe6 Rce8 41. Bxd5 cxd5 42. Qxd5 Rd8 43. Qc6 $18)
40. Rxh6+ Kg7 41. Rh7+ $18) 38... Rgf8 39. Be4+ Rf5 (39... Kg8 40. Rh4 {
[%cal Gh4g4]}) (39... Kh8 40. Qh5 {[%csl Re6,Rh6]}) 40. Bxf5+ exf5 41. Qh5 Qg6
42. Qxg6+ Kxg6 43. Kf3 {winning the second pawn.The ending is hopeless for
black.} Rd8 44. Bxf4 h5 (44... Nxf4 45. Kxf4 Rd4+ 46. Kf3 Rd5 (46... Re4 47.
Rd1 $18) 47. Re1 Kf7 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. Rh1 Rd4+ 50. Kf3 Kxe5 51. Rxh6 $18) 45.
Rd1 Kf7 46. Rh1 Kg6 47. Re1 {intending to advance passed pawn-d.} Nb4 48. Re2
Nd3 49. e6 Nxc5 50. e7 Re8 51. Rc2 Nd3 52. Rxc6+ Kf7 53. Bd6 {[%csl Rd3][%cal
Rf3e2] That is not blunder!The following transformation leads to easily
winning ending "B:N" for white.} Rxe7 54. Bxe7 Ne5+ 55. Kf4 Nxc6 56. Bc5 Ke6
57. b4 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Rb4b5,Yf4g5]} a6 58. Kg5 Ne5 59. Kxh5 Kd5 60. Kg5 Ke4
61. f4 Nd3 62. Be7 Nb2 63. a3 Nd1 64. a4 Nc3 {[%tqu "En","How did GM Khalifman
forced GM Kamsky to resign  in 3 moves?","","","b4b5","",5]} 65. b5 $1 {
The final break!} axb5 66. a5 Nd5 67. a6 (67. a6 Nc7 68. a7 Na8 (68... Ne6+ 69.
Kf6 Nc7 70. Bd8 Na8 71. Ba5 $22) 69. Bb4 Nc7 70. Ba5 Na8 71. Kf6 $22) 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 1st"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2005.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 {I believe Ponomariov was prepared for 1.e4 - the move which
Topalov used to beat Ruslan in Corus 2005;} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5.
b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O (7... c6 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11.
Neg5 {1-0 Topalov,V-Anand,V/Sofia 2005/CBM 107_01/[Tyomkin,] (52)}) 8. Rc1 {
Topalov's variation again! I must notice that it's his first victory in this
variation!} (8. Bg2 {is a move usually played in this position;}) 8... c6 {
I recommended this move in CBM 105, but missed a strong improvement for White
in this line on move 10... I'm sorry, Ruslan;} (8... Bb7 9. Bg2 d5 10. Ne5 Na6
11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O c5 13. Be3 Re8 14. Nd3 Qd7 15. Na4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Ne4 $11
{1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Monaco 2004/CBM 099 ext (41)}) (8... Ba3 {Finkel}
9. Rc2 (9. Rb1 d5 10. cxd5 (10. b4 c5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qa4 cxd4
14. Qxa3 dxc3 15. Bxc3 Ne4 $13) 10... exd5 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bg5 Re8
$132) 9... Nc6 10. Bc1 Bb4 (10... Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Bb7 12. Bg2 Ne7 13. O-O d6 14.
Qd3 Re8 15. e4 $14) 11. Bg2 (11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Bb7 13. Bg2 Ne7 14. O-O d6
$13) 11... b5 $5 {Beliavsky is famous for his uncompromising style, that's why
he starts a fight for the initiative from the very first moves.} 12. cxb5 {
1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Beliavsky,A/Sochi 2004/CBM 101/[Finkel,A] (81)} Bxb5 13. Bd2 (
13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Ne4 (14... Rb8 15. Re1 Ne4) 15. Re3 d5 16. a4 Ba6 17. Ba3
$14) 13... Rb8 14. O-O a5 {Black's play on the queenside is based on the
advance of the a-pawn.} 15. Nxb5 Rxb5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qd2 Nb4 19.
Rcc1 c6 20. Rfd1 Qa8 21. e3 (21. e4 d5 22. e5 Be7 23. Rc3 Rb6 24. Rdc1 $13)
21... Rfb8 22. Ne5 $6 {I don't like the idea to give Black a chance to get rid
of the knight.} Bxe5 23. dxe5 R5b7 24. Rc4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Beliavsky,A/
Sochi 2004/CBM 101/[Finkel,A] (81)}) (8... d5 {From my annotations in CBM 105:
Judit invents a novelty, while it seems like Black got good play in the
previous games. I am not sure that Judit prepared this move at her home
preparation - she probably more expected 1.e4 from Topalov in this game.  8...
c6 followed by d5 looks like the strongest move;} 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... exd5 10.
Bg2 $14) 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bg2 Re8 12. Rc2 {This rook will serve to protect e2
- White intends to move the bishop d2 and then to castle if possible... but
this game got a completely different scenario!} Bd6 13. Bg5 Bb4+ $1 {This
intermediate check prevents white from castling in this game! Topalov
definitely expected this move.} 14. Kf1 f6 15. Bf4 Nd7 $6 {0-1 Topalov,
V-Polgar,J/Wijk aan Zee 2005/CBM 105_03/[Tyomkin,D] (53) 15...Bd6 looks safe
and logical, while Judit goes for the fast development.} (15... Bd6 16. Ne5 $1
Bb7 17. Nd3 a5 $1 $11 {[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6b4]})) 9. e4 d5 10. e5 $1 {From Sofia
reports: Veselin explained at the press conference in Sofia, he simply forgot
to play 10.e5 first (referring it to his game vs Gelfand), and opted for 10.
Bd3?! unintentionally!} (10. Bd3 dxe4 (10... dxc4 $5 11. bxc4 e5 {'!' and
black look very good here.}) (10... dxc4 $5 11. bxc4 e5 $1 {and black looks
great here.}) 11. Nxe4 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Bc3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qe2 Bb7
16. O-O h6 (16... Re8 $5 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 17. b4 e5 18. Ng5 $6 Bd4 19. Ne4 Rc8
20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $15 {0-1 Bologan,V-Tkachiev,V/Belfort 2004/EXT 2005 (35)}) 17.
b4 Be7 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 a5 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2
Topalov,V-Gelfand,B/Monaco 2004/CBM 099 ext (50)}) 10... Ne4 {A good
alternative could be 10...Nfd7.} (10... Ne8 11. Bd3 c5 12. dxc5 {with a
similar scenario.}) (10... Nfd7 $5 11. Bd3 $140 (11. Bf4 $5) (11. Be3 $5) 11...
c5 {Black looks OK here;}) 11. Bd3 {Ruslan definitely saw this position for
the first time in his life...} Nxc3 $6 {All of Black's problems started from
this move;} (11... f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 $14 {following with 0-0. White has
a clear edge here;}) (11... Nxd2 $142 12. Qxd2 f6 13. O-O Nd7 {and here White
must prove that he has something;}) 12. Rxc3 {From Sofia reports: "Both
Kramnik and Anand, absolutely independently from each from other, stated that
the outcome of the Topalov-Ponomariov game was already pre-determined on move
12 - here!"} c5 {Black needs to get any counterplay really fast, otherwise he
will lose on the kingside;} 13. dxc5 bxc5 {Here Ruslan could have received
counterplay by 13...d4;} (13... d4 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. cxb6 Nd7 {Black doesn't
look that bad here!}) 14. h4 {[%mdl 128] With an obvious threat Bxh7 and Ng5
then. I bet, you are familiar with this idea!} h6 $2 {Ruslan should've tried
14...Qc7 which is the best defensive move here;} (14... Re8 15. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7
16. Ng5+ Kg8 17. Qh5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 Kf8 19. g6 $18 (19. Rf3 $1)) (14... Nc6 15.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Ng5+ Kg8 17. Qh5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 {with a mate in few;}) (14... d4
15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Bb1 $18) (14... Qc7 $1 {Fritzy recommends 15.0-0
but I doubt that Topalov had this move in mind here;} 15. Kf1 $5 {A
recommendation of GM Shipov;} h6 16. Bb1 Nd7 17. Qc2 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Bxh6
Ne4 {with a big mess on the board;}) 15. Bb1 $16 {Ponomariov said on the press
conference: "I thought that I made all normal moves, but then I found myself
in a bad position". Topalov and his second, young prodigy and a champion of
Bulgaria Ivan Cheparinov analysed this line up to this position!} f5 {
According to Topalov, the only move was 15...Nd7;} (15... Nd7 16. Bxh6 $1 (16.
Qc2 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Re3 {This line was suggested by Topalov, but it
doesn't look very clear;} Bb7 19. Rxe6 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxf3 21. Rd6+ Bd5 22. Rxd8
Raxd8 $17 {and suddenly black is attacking here!}) 16... gxh6 17. Qc2 f5 18.
exf6 Rxf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Ng5 $1 $18) (15... d4 16. Qc2 g6 17. Rd3 (17. Bxh6
dxc3 18. h5 Bb7 19. hxg6 f5 $17) 17... h5 18. g4 hxg4 19. h5 {It is hard to
believe that Black can stand this attack.}) 16. exf6 $18 Bxf6 (16... Rxf6 17.
Qc2 $18) 17. Qc2 d4 (17... Bxc3 18. Bxc3 d4 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. Qg6+ Ke7 (20...
Kg8 21. Ne5) 21. Nxd4 $1 {with decisive attack;}) {[%tqu "En","Play like
Veselin Topalov!","","","f3g5","This combo will appear in many books! You
don't need to be Topalov to continue the attack here;",10]} 18. Ng5 $1 {
[%mdl 128] This combination will appear in many books! You don't need to be
Topalov to continue the attack here;} hxg5 (18... Bxg5 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. Bxg5 $1
hxg5 21. Rf3+ $18) 19. hxg5 dxc3 20. Bf4 {Many commentators got excited by Rh8
check in this position. In fact, 20.Bf4 is same good as 20.Rh8, and wins even
faster! But 20.Bf4 move required careful calculation from Veselin, especially
the position after 26.Rh7 where white is down a piece, and black starts
checking white king!} (20. Rh8+ Kf7 21. Qg6+ Ke7 22. gxf6+ gxf6 23. Rh7+ Kd6
24. Bf4+ Kc6 (24... e5 25. Bxe5+ $1) 25. Qe4+ ({or} 25. Be4+ $18 {and Bc7 then;
}) 25... Kb6 26. Bc7+ {seven checks in a row in this line!} Qxc7 27. Rxc7 Kxc7
28. Qxa8 $18) 20... Kf7 (20... Bd4 21. Qg6 $1 {and Rh8 next;}) 21. Qg6+ Ke7 22.
gxf6+ Rxf6 23. Qxg7+ Rf7 24. Bg5+ {Here Veselin was double-checking the
consequences of Bg5+, although White didn't have a good alternative;} Kd6 25.
Qxf7 Qxg5 26. Rh7 {The white king escapes from the checks easily;} Qe5+ (26...
Qc1+ 27. Ke2 Qd2+ 28. Kf3 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 $18) 27. Kf1 Kc6 28. Qe8+ Kb6 29. Qd8+
Kc6 30. Be4+ $1 {Final accord! 30...Qxe4 31. Qc7# Ra8 and Nb8 are still on
starting positions!} 1-0

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.03.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 {After 16.bxc4 black equalizes easily;} (16. bxc4 c5 (16...
Nb6 17. c5 Nd5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Nf3 Bf6 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. h4 Rfd8 22. Bd2 Bg7 23.
Rad1 Ne7 24. Qc3 Bb5 25. Bc2 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Adorjan,A/Luzern 1989/Inf 48/
[Karpov,An] (38)}) 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nb6 (18... Bf6 19. Ne4 Bxc3 20. Nxc3
Nb6 21. Qd3 (21. Qg4 Qf6 (21... Bxc4 $5 22. Bxc4 $140 Qd4 {and white should
fight for a draw;}) 22. Rac1 Qd4 23. Re4 Qd2 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. Rxf4 {1/2-1/2
Polak,T-Shneider,A/Bern 1995/EXT 2000}) 21... Qf6 (21... Bb7 $5 $10 {Hansen,Cu}
) 22. Rad1 Rfd8 23. Re4 Rf8 $2 (23... Rd7 $14 {Hansen,Cu} 24. Qe3 g6 25. Re8+ (
25. Rf4 {Dautov} Qg7 26. Re1 $36 {><f6,f7}) 25... Rxe8 26. Qxe8+ Kg7 27. Ne4
Qe7 28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29. Nxc5 Bxc4 $10) 24. Rde1 {1-0 Neverov,V-Gurevich,V/Azov
1995/CBM 046/[Hansen,Cu] (36)}) 19. Ba5 Rb8 20. Qf3 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 Wells,
P-Lautier,J/Austria 1999/EXT 2000}) 16... Nb6 $146 {Black tested 16...Nf6 and
16...c5 in the past;} (16... c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Bf6 19. Rac1 Bxc3 20. Rxc3
Nf6 21. Qxd8 Rfxd8 22. Bf3 $14 {0-1 Selin,O-Zavgorodniy,S/Alushta 2002/CBM 092
(40)}) (16... Nf6 17. Bg2 c5 18. Rc1 Bxc4 19. bxc4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bc5 21. Bxc5
$2 (21. Bc3 $142 {keeping pair of bishops advantage.}) 21... Rxc5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8
23. Red1 Rdc8 $15 {0-1 Pieniazek,A-Shneider,A/Cappelle la Grande 1995/EXT 97 
(60)}) 17. Nxb6 {This leads to a good play of black. 17.Ba5 is sharper but
seems like black does well there too;} (17. Ba5 c5 18. Ne5 Bf6 (18... cxd4 19.
Nc6 Qd7 20. Qxd4 (20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxd4 $14 {^^}) 20... Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Bf6 22.
Nc6 $1 $14) 19. Nc6 Qd7 20. dxc5 Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 d4 $1
$132) 17... axb6 (17... Qxb6 18. Rc1 $14 {white has more space and better pawn
structure.}) 18. Qc2 h6 19. a4 Qc7 20. Red1 Rfd8 $11 21. Rac1 Qa7 22. Bb2 b5 (
22... Bb7 {[%cal Ge7f6,Ga7a8] and black position looks preferable.}) 23. Ra1
bxa4 24. bxa4 $2 {Serious inaccuracy. White should have played 24.Rxa4 keeping
the balance.} (24. Rxa4 Qb6 25. Bc3 Rd7 $11) 24... Bf6 25. Qd2 $2 {This move
makes things even worse for white.} (25. a5 $142 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Rxd4
Qxd4 28. Rd1 Qe5 29. Qxc6 Qxa5 {definitely better than in the game, but no fun
anyhow.}) (25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Be4 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Qxd4 29. Rd1 Qc4
$17) 25... c5 26. d5 Bxb2 27. Qxb2 Bb7 28. Qe5 Qa8 {and white loses his
central pawn for nothing.} 29. a5 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. a6 d4 $19 {Two
connectors decide the game easily.} 32. Rd3 (32. a7 Rd7 33. Qf5 Rcc7 34. Ra5 c4
$19) 32... Rd7 33. h4 Qa7 34. Rb3 c4 35. Rb4 c3 36. Qf5 g6 $2 {Time trouble
blunder. 36...c2 would finish the game on a spot.} (36... c2 37. Rc1 d3 $19)
37. Qd3 {Now white manages to stop black pawns for a while.} c2 38. Rc1 Rc3 39.
Qd2 Qxa6 {There is nothing better- black must trade one of his connectors for
a-pawn of white. Despite of that, black si winning anyhow.} 40. Rxc2 Qc6 41.
Rbb2 Kh7 42. Qd1 h5 43. Kh2 Rc7 44. Rxc3 dxc3 45. Rc2 Qe4 {The winning plan
for black is to get the rook to a third rank then hurting white king as well 
(the principle of two weaknesses: one is passed pawn c3, the other is white
king); White pieces must stay passive and unable to hold the defense.} 46. Rc1
Kg7 47. Rc2 Rc8 48. Rc1 Rc5 {c2-c3 advance is possible but not any necessary-
black wins it easily now transferring the rook to a kingside.} 49. Kg1 Kh7 50.
Qd6 (50. Qc2 Qf3 51. Qd1 Qxd1+ 52. Rxd1 c2 53. Rc1 f6 54. Kf1 g5 {and black is
dead winning here.}) 50... Rf5 $1 {here it is! RxP fails to Qe1+} 51. Qd7 Rf3
52. Qa7 Qd5 $1 {putting the finishing touch. Qd2 is coming next winning more
material. One of the worst games of Indian King Vishy....} (52... Qd5 53. Kg2
c2 {[%cal Gf3a3,Gd5d2]}) 0-1

[Event "Leon Man+Comp m"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1999.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 {Karpov has a lot of
experience in this variation with both colourse of pieces,but on other hand,
Anand had access to all Karpov's games during the game,as well as Karpov,but
he made it much faster!} (12. Qe2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd7 14. Kg2 Nc6 $6 15. Rhe1 Nd8
16. Ng1 c5 17. f4 $14 {Karpov,A-Sokolov,A (m10) Linares 1987.}) (12. Rc1 c5 $1
13. Kg2 Nc6 $10 {Karpov,A-Sokolov,A (m8) Linares 1987.}) 12... c5 $1 {A good
choice of opening line of Anand(both players used computers in this specific
match,but,as we can see,Anand is much better user!). Even in case of 12...Nc3
white doesn't get anything,as it was proved by many games.} (12... Nxc3 13.
Bxc3 Nc6 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Rc1 (15. Ng1 Nd8 16. f4 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Nf3 Ne6
19. Rc1 c5 20. dxc5 $14 {Van der Werf,M-Ligterink,G/NLD-chT plof3-4 1998/1-0 
(49)}) 15... Nd8 16. Ng1 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Bb4 $6 c5 $1 19. dxc5 Nc6 20. Ba3
b5 21. Rc2 Qf5 22. Rce2 Bc3 23. Rf1 d4 $17 {0-1 Sturua,Z-Epishin,V/Open 1998 
(32)}) (12... Qd7 13. Qe2 (13. Qc2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Nc6 15. h4 f5 16. Rac1 Nd8 17.
Bd2 Rc8 18. Bg5 c6 19. Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z-Gurevich,M/Reggio Emilia 1988}) (
13. Re1 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 c5 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Polugaevsky,L/Sarajevo 1987})
13... Nxc3 14. Bxc3 c5 $1 15. Rad1 (15. e6 Qxe6 (15... fxe6 16. Rhe1 Bf6 17.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 18. Rxe6 $14) 16. Qxe6 fxe6 17. Rhe1 Bf6 18. Rxe6 $11) 15... Nc6 16.
Rd2 Qe6 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Ng1 {[%cal Gg1h3,Gh3f4]} Rac8 $146 (18... cxd4 19.
Bxd4 Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Olafsson,H-Polugaevsky,L/Sochi 1988}) 19. Nh3 cxd4 20. Bxd4
Qf5 $6 {1-0 Hjartarson,J-Hansen,S/Aruna 1997 (56)} (20... Bb4 $142 21. Rd3 Re8
$1)) 13. Qe2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qd7 15. Rhe1 Qe6 16. Ng1 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yg1h3,Yh3f4]}
Nc6 17. dxc5 (17. Rad1 $2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bb4 19. Rf1 Nxd4 (19... f6 $2 20. exf6
Qxe2 21. Nxe2 gxf6 22. Nf4 $16 {Kiselev,S-Shneider,A/Helsinki op 1992}) 20.
Rxd4 Bc3 21. Rh4 Qxe5 (21... Bxe5 $2 22. Qh5 h6 23. Re1) (21... h6 $5) 22. Qd3
g6 23. Nf3 Qg7 24. Qxd5 Rad8 $15 (24... Rfd8 $15)) 17... d4 18. Bd2 Bxc5 19. f4
$146 (19. Qe4 Rfe8 20. f4 Rad8 21. Nf3 d3 22. Ng5 $2 (22. Rad1 Qd5 $15 (22...
f5 23. exf6 $1 Qxe4 24. f7+ $10)) 22... Qd5 23. Rac1 Nd4 $1 $15 {Agdestein,
S-Karpov,A/Gjovik m 1991}) 19... d3 $1 {getting outpost on-d4 for black pieces.
} 20. Qe4 (20. Qxd3 $2 Rad8 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gd8d2]} 21. Qe2 Qd5+ 22. Nf3 Nd4
23. Qd3 Nxf3 24. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Rxd2 $19) 20... Rad8 21. Nf3 (21. f5 $2
Qd5 22. Nf3 Nd4 $1) 21... Nd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4 $15 23. Qf3 Rfd8 24. f5 Qd5 25.
Rad1 a5 26. Qxd5 $6 (26. e6 $5 fxe6 (26... Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 fxe6 (27... R4d5 28.
g4) 28. Rxe6 Kf7 29. Rde1 R8d7 $15 {[%cal Ga5a4]}) 27. Rxe6 a4 $15) (26. Be3 $2
Re4 27. Bxc5 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Qxc5 $19) 26... R4xd5 27. Re4 (27. Bc3 Rc8 $17)
27... Re8 28. Bc3 $2 {Just a blunder.} (28. Rde1 f6 29. exf6 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxf5
31. Re8+ $1 Kf7 32. fxg7 Rf2+ 33. Kh3 Kxg7 34. Bc3+ {[%cal Ge8d8] with good
chances to save the endgame.}) 28... f6 29. e6 Rxf5 30. Rxd3 Rf2+ 31. Kh3 Rxa2
$19 32. Rd7 {[%cal Ge4g4]} (32. Rd2 $2 Ra3 33. Rb2 f5 $19 {[%csl Rb3][%cal
Ga5a4]}) (32. g4 Rc2 {[%cal Rc5g1]} 33. Bd2 Ba3 $1 $19 {[%cal Gc2c6,Ga3b2,
Gb2e5]}) 32... h5 33. g4 Ra3 34. Kh4 Rxb3 35. Bd2 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2007.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Van Wely,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2007.06.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. Qe2 {This move I played for the first time against Gelfand in Monaco 2007.
Diesen Zug spielte ich zum ersten Mal gegen Gelfand in Monaco 2007.} dxe4 10.
Nxe4 Bb7 {Probably the best, although the result of the game might make you
think differently. Wahrscheinlich am besten, wenngleich man aufgrund des
Partieergebnisses anders denken könnte.} (10... c5 {was Boris's choice war die
Wahl von Boris, doch nach} {, but after} 11. dxc5 Bb7 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. cxd6
Qxd6 {White's pair of bishops guaranteed him a nice advantage. garantierte
Weiß das Läuferpaar einen schönen Vorteil.}) 11. Neg5 O-O 12. Bh3 {In fact I
had prepared this line for Vishy Anand , just to give him some nasty deja-vu
feelings connected to his game with Topalov in Sofia 2005. Tatsächlich hatte
ich dieses Abspiel für Vishy Anand vorbereitet, nur um ihm ein häßliches
Déjà-vu-Erlebnis bezüglich seiner Partie mit Topalov in Sofia 2005 zu
verschaffen.} h6 $2 {This is really asking for it! White's play was already
quite primitive, his intentions are quite obvious, and now Black is even
forcing White to execute his threats. No problem! Das legt es wirklich drauf
an! Das Spiel von Weiß war sowieso schon recht primitiv, seine Absichten sind
recht offensichtlich, und nun zwingt Schwarz ihn sogar, seine Drohungen
auszuführen. Kein Problem!} (12... c5 {This move was recommended by Notkin on
www.chesspro.com. Indeed it is not bad, but over the board I can imagine
things look pretty scary: Dieser Zug wurde von Notkin auf www.chesspro.com
vorgeschlagen. Tatsächlich ist er nicht übel, aber ich kann mir vorstellen,
dass die Dinge am Brett ziemlich unheimlich aussehen:} 13. Bxe6 (13. Nxf7 {
is another interesting option, you better check it by yourself! ist eine
weitere interessante Möglichkeit; die sollten Sie lieber selbst prüfen!} Rxf7
14. Bxe6 cxd4 15. Ng5 Bxh1 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 17. Be6 Qc7 18. f3 $13) 13... fxe6 14.
Qxe6+ Kh8 15. Ne5 Qc8 16. Qxe7 (16. Nef7+ Rxf7 17. Nxf7+ Kg8 18. Qxe7 Bxh1)
16... Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. d5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Qxd5 20. O-O-O Rae8 21. Qc7 Rc8
$11) (12... Nbd7 {is another option, but maybe this is not the time for quiet
play. ist eine weitere Option, aber vielleicht ist dies nicht die Zeit für
ruhiges Spiel.}) 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bxe6+ Kh8 15. Ne5 Qxd4 ({During the game I
thought Während der Partie hielt ich} 15... g5 {was Black's best choice, but I
have to confess, White has many dangerous options, such as für die beste Wahl
von Schwarz, aber ich muss zugeben, Weiß hat viele gefährliche Möglichkeiten
zum Beispiel} 16. Qe3 (16. Ng6+) (16. Rd1) (16. O-O) (16. Bc3) (16. h4)) 16.
O-O Bd6 17. Ng6+ Kh7 18. Bf5 $5 {Played after a long think. This was the first
move where I had to think all by myself. Scary! The toilet was occupied, so no
help could be expected from there either. Somehow I wasn't sure about the
consequences of this move, but somehow I felt like it should be good. The day
before I had killed Shirov, and I suppose as a true Highlander I had taken
over a few of his skills, one of them probably intuitive sacrifices with long
lasting initiative, based on postional grounds. Nach langem Nachdenken
gespielt. Dies war der erste Zug, wo ich ganz allein überlegen musste.
Gruselig! Die Toilette war besetzt, von dort war also auch keine Hilfe zu
erwarten. Irgendwie war ich nicht sicher bezüglich der Folgen dieses Zuges,
aber ich hatte irgendwie das Gefühl, dass er gut sein sollte. Am Tag zuvor
hatte ich Shirov umgenietet, und ich nehme an, als echter Highlander hatte ich
ein paar seiner Fähigkeiten übernommen; eine davon wahrscheinlich intuitive
Opfer mit lang anhaltender Initiative, basierend auf positionellen Gründen.} ({
The most simple solution seemed to be Die einfachste Lösung schien} 18. Nxf8+
Bxf8 19. Rad1 c5 20. Bf5+ (20. Bxh6 Qe4) 20... Kh8 {but then I discovered
Black's defensive idea with Nc6 and got worried, however, after zu sein, doch
dann entdeckte ich die schwarze Verteidigungsidee mit Nc6 und geriet in Sorge,
doch nach} 21. Bc1 $1 (21. Bxh6 Nc6) (21. Bf4 Nc6) 21... Nc6 22. Rfe1 $1 {
- I missed this quiet move - it looks like White is winning, especially the
threat Bb2 is nasty. - diesen stillen Zug hat ich übersehen - sieht es so aus,
als ob Weiß gewinnt, vor allem die Drohung Bb2 ist hässlich.}) (18. Qf3 $5 Re8
19. Bc3 Qe4 20. Nf8+ Kh8 21. Qxf6 Bxf8 22. Qxh6+ Qh7 23. Qf4 $36) 18... Re8 19.
Be3 Qc3 20. Rad1 Ba3 $6 {Allowing White a nice shot, but practically Black's
best chance, alternatives were not better and easier to refute... Ermöglicht
Weiß einen schönen Schuss, ist aber praktisch die beste Chance von Schwarz;
Alternativen waren nicht besser und einfacher zu widerlegen...} (20... Bc5 {
was what I expected, but loses pretty easily after ist, was ich erwartet hatte,
doch dies verliert ziemlich einfach nach} 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Qe6)
21. Qf3 $2 {No point of going to the toilet anymore. Already too many players
were in trouble, and the queue was huge. Keinen Sinn mehr, auf Toilette zu
sehen. Es steckten bereits zu viele Spieler in Schwierigkeiten, und die
Schlange war riesig.} (21. Ne7+ $3 Kh8 22. Bd4 Rxe7 (22... Qa5 23. Bxf6 Qxf5
24. Rd8 $1 {was another important point war eine weitere wichtige Pointe.}) 23.
Bxf6 $1 {was an important point. war eine wichtige Pointe.}) 21... Bc8 $2 {
Collapsing immediately, Black could have put up some resistance with Bricht
sofort zusammen; etwas Widerstand hätte Schwarz leisten können mit} (21... Na6
{but after g4, h4 and g5 Black is still under heavy artillery fire. , doch
nach g4, h4 und g5 steht er noch immer unter schwerem Artilleriebeschuss.}) (
21... Kg8 {during the game, I thought this was the best, but after hielt ich
während der Partie für am besten, doch nach} 22. Qf4 {preparing Bd4 Black
still has to solve some problems. zur Vorbereitung von Bd4 hat Schwarz noch
immer einige Probleme zu lösen.}) 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Qf5 Re8 24. Bd4 Qa5 25. c5
{Cutting off the black queen. Schneidet die schwarze Dame ab.} Kg8 26. Ne7+ $1
{The key move in the game! Der Schlüsselzug in der Partie!} Rxe7 27. Bxf6 Rd7 (
27... Qxc5 28. Rd8+ Kf7 29. Be5#) 28. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.10.29"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Loeffler, Stefan"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Van den Doel,E"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Beauty in chess. And a little bit of prophylactics.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 d5 9. Bd3 $6 dxe4 10. Nxe4
Nbd7 11. Qe2 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Bc3 Bb7 15. O-O {What would
you play now? I felt I had a great position here, due to the weakness of the
a8-h1 diagonal. Then I noticed White has a plan to repair this weakness. For
example after 15...a7-a5 there comes 16.Bf6 followed by 17.Be4 neutralising
the bishop at b7.} e5 $3 {Quite a radical and aesthetic way to prevent White's
plan, don't you think?} 16. Rfd1 (16. Qxe5 Bxf3 {wins}) (16. Bxe5 Re8 {is too
dangerous for White, for example} 17. Rae1 Qc8 18. Qd1 Qg4 19. Kg2 Rad8 {wins})
(16. Nxe5 {is suggested by the engines. At the board it is not easy to decide
on such a risky move.} Re8 17. Rfe1 Qc8 18. Qd2 Qh3 19. Bf1 Qf5 20. Bg2 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 Ne4 22. Qc2 Nxg3 23. Qxf5 Nxf5 {and the position is equal.}) 16... Qc8
{Planning to go to h3.} 17. b4 e4 18. Bxf6 $6 (18. bxc5 {is a better try} exd3
$1 (18... exf3 19. Qb2 Rd8 20. Bf1 $1 {and white is slightly better.}) 19. Rxd3
(19. Qxd3 Qc6 {is slightly better for Black.}) 19... Re8 20. Re3 Qxc5 21. Bxf6
Rxe3 22. fxe3 gxf6 {and Black is slightly better.}) 18... exd3 19. Qxd3 Bxb4 (
19... Qc6 20. bxc5 Qxf6 21. Nh4 bxc5 22. Qf5 {is not very clear.}) 20. Ng5 g6
21. Qd7 Qc6 $1 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. f3 Rfe8 {Black is clearly better due to his
pair of bishops and the weakness of the white pawn at c4.} 24. Kf2 h6 25. Nh3
Re6 26. Bd4 Rd8 27. Be3 Rde8 28. Rd3 g5 29. Rad1 Bb7 30. Bd2 Bc5+ 31. Kf1 Ba6
32. Rc3 Re2 33. Re1 Rxe1+ 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch 56th"]
[Site "Szekesfehervar"]
[Date "2006.03.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2
Qd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nb1 Ne5 12. Qxd7+ Nexd7 13. Nc3 c6 14. Bf4
Bxf4 15. gxf4 Ke7 16. Rac1 Rhd8 17. Rc2 Ne8 18. Ne5 f6 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Rfc1
Nd6 21. Nd1 Nb5 22. e3 Rg8 23. Nc3 Nd6 24. Ne2 Nb5 25. a4 Nd6 26. Ng3 g6 27. h4
Rb8 28. h5 g5 29. fxg5 fxg5 30. Bf3 Rf8 31. Kg2 Kd8 32. Bg4 Rdf7 33. f3 Re7 34.
Rxc6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nc4 $8 (34... Bxc6 35. Rxc6 Rf6 36. e4 $16 {[%cal Ye4e5,
Yg4c8,Yc6c8]}) 35. R6xc4 dxc4 36. e4 $16 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4,Re7,Rf8,Gg4]} Rc7 37.
d5 a6 38. Nf5 Bc8 39. Nd4 Bxg4 40. fxg4 Re8 41. Kf3 Kd7 42. Nf5 $6 {Feels like
the wrong direction. The priority must be to organise the advancement of
White's chief asset while avoiding the rooks becoming active. To this end I
like} (42. Ke3 $1 {[%cal Ye4e5,Yd4f3,Gc1f1]} Kd6 43. Nf3 (43. Nc6 Rxc6 44. dxc6
b5) 43... h6 (43... Rf8 44. Nxg5) 44. Kd4 $16) ({but not} 42. Nc6 $6 b5 43.
axb5 axb5 44. e5 Rxc6 45. dxc6+ Kxc6 46. Ke4 Rf8 {and again Black has become
active.}) 42... Rc5 43. Ng7 Re7 44. Ne6 Rxe6 45. dxe6+ {There is no question
of a White advantage any more.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon Man+Comp m"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1999.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 {L'une des nombreuses inventions de
Nimzovich : la mobilisation du Fou en g2 est contrée par une démonstration sur
l'aile opposée.} 5. b3 Bb4+ ({On pourrait aussi jouer} 5... d5 {,}) (5... b5) (
{ou même} 5... Bb7 {. La suite choisie profite du coup b3, pour perturber le
bon développement ennemi.}) 6. Bd2 (6. Nbd2 {ne conviendrait pas а cause de}
Bc3 7. Rb1 Bb7 {menaçant а la fois 8... Fxd4 et 8...Fe4.}) 6... Be7 {Les Noirs
ont empêché la sortie du Fou en b2 et surtout bloqué la case d2 aux dépens du
Cavalier. Ils envisagent donc de poursuivre les hostilités contre c4.} 7. Bg2 (
{Karpov dévie ainsi de la troisième partie qui avait continué par} 7. Nc3 O-O
8. e4 ({si} 8. Bg2 c6 9. O-O d5) 8... d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4
12. Kg2 c5 13. Qe2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qd7 $1 {Pour conduire la Dame vers e6 :
devant le pion e5 et hors de portée du Fc3.} 15. Rhe1 Qe6 16. Ng1 {Une
retraite thématique, mais peu efficace.} Nc6 17. dxc5 d4 18. Bd2 Bxc5 19. f4 d3
$1 {Ce fantassin vaut manifestement plus que la majorité adverse sur
l'aile-Roi.} 20. Qe4 (20. Qxd3 {aurait entraîné la perte d'une pièce :} Rad8
21. Qe2 Qd5+ 22. Nf3 Nd4) 20... Rad8 21. Nf3 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4 23. Qf3 Rfd8 24.
f5 Qd5 {et les Noirs disposaient déjà d'un avantage conséquent.}) 7... c6 8.
Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 {Pour dégager la grande diagonale et préparer une percée au
centre (e4).} ({Après} 9. Nbd2 {le jeu se poursuivrait par} Nbd7 10. O-O O-O
11. Re1 c5 $1 {avec des chances partagées.}) 9... Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2
O-O 12. O-O Nf6 {Le dernier cri dans cette variante : les Noirs se réservent
la possibilité de miner le centre adverse via ...c5 ou ...b5.} 13. Re1 ({
Quelques suites instructives :} 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 {menaçant 15.e5 suivi de c5
avec étouffement.} dxe4 {profitant encore du fait que le Cd2 est lié а la
défense du pion c4.} 15. Qc2 (15. Rc1 Rc8 16. c5 b4 $1 ({après} 16... Nd5 17.
Rxe4 {etc., le Fa6 se retrouverait hors du jeu, Karpov-Portisch, Rotterdam 1989
}) 17. Bb2 {forcé} ({si} 17. Bxb4 Nd5) 17... Bd3 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Qd7 20.
Rc4 a5 21. Bc1 Nd5 {avec égalité, Yussupov-Karpov, Londres 1989}) 15... Rc8 16.
Rad1 Nd5 $3 17. Bxe4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Nf3 bxc4 21. bxc4 Qa5 {
et les Noirs sont bien.}) 13... c5 14. dxc5 (14. e4 $2 {provoquerait le
démantèlement de la structure de pions :} cxd4 15. Bxd4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17.
bxc4 Rc8 {etc. Van Wely-Karpov 1996}) 14... Bxc5 15. e3 Rc8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17.
cxd5 exd5 18. a3 {Une précaution utile.} ({La prise du pion aurait entraîné
des ennuis :} 18. Bxd5 Rfd8 19. Ne4 Qf5 20. Nxc5 Rxd5) ({et si} 18. Nf3 {alors}
Bb4 {force le Cavalier а rebrousser chemin.}) 18... Rfd8 19. b4 ({Toujours pas
} 19. Nf3 {а cause de} d4 $1) 19... Bf8 20. Nf3 Bc4 21. Qd2 {Il est possible
que Karpov ait considéré cette position а son avantage, compte tenu du pion
isolé sur d5 et de l'avant-poste pour le Cavalier en d4. Or justement, le Fc4
est, lui aussi, fort bien installé et on ne voit pas comment les Tours
blanches pourraient se montrer actives.} b5 {Non seulement pour renforcer c4,
mais aussi pour accroître le potentiel de l'artillerie sur la sixième rangée.}
22. Nd4 g6 {Ouvrant de nouvelles perspectives au Foou de cases noires.} 23.
Red1 Qb6 24. Rab1 Qa6 25. Ra1 {Il est désormais évident que les Noirs
conrôlent plus de terrain et que la présence des deux Fous devrait bientôt se
faire sentir.} Qb6 26. h4 h5 27. Bf3 Bg7 28. Rab1 Re8 {La Tour en c8 ne
rendant aucun service, Anand décide de modifier l'arrangement de ses forces.}
29. Bg2 Rcd8 30. Ra1 Bf8 31. Bf1 Bg7 32. Bg2 Rd6 {Maintenant la Te8 domine le
centre, via la colonne -e- et celle de d6 annonce la tempête qui se prépare а
l'aile-Roi (...g5)} 33. Rab1 Qd8 34. Rbc1 {La faute décisive.} (34. Nf3 {
s'imposait.}) 34... Ra6 35. Ra1 g5 {Premier coup de massue. Le Fg7 fera parler
de lui dès que les Noirs se seront débarrassés de la chaîne f2-g3-h4.} 36. hxg5
Qxg5 37. Nf3 Qg4 38. Qc1 Bf6 $1 {La Ta1 n'intéresse déjà plus personne !} 39.
Rb1 h4 40. Nh2 {Ou bien :} ({a)} 40. Nxh4 Bxh4 41. Rd4 (41. gxh4 Rg6) 41... Re4
) ({b)} 40. gxh4 Bg7 {suivi de Tg6.}) 40... Qg7 41. g4 d4 {Le chat est partie
en h2 et les souris dansent !} 42. exd4 Bxd4 43. Bf1 {Il y avait de jolies
variantes :} ({a)} 43. Re1 Bxf2+ $3 44. Kxf2 Qd4+ 45. Re3 Rae6 {Les Noirs
gagnent}) ({b)} 43. Nf3 Bxf2+ $3 44. Kxf2 Re2+ 45. Kg1 Rxg2+ $1 46. Kxg2 Qxg4+
47. Kf2 (47. Kh2 Qg3+ 48. Kh1 Qxf3+ 49. Kh2 Qg3+ 50. Kh1 Qh3+ 51. Kg1 Rg6+ 52.
Kf2 Qg3#) 47... Qg3+ 48. Ke3 Re6+ 49. Kd4 (49. Kd2 Re2+ 50. Kc3 Qxf3+ 51. Kd4
Qf6+ 52. Kc5 Qb6#) 49... Qf2+ 50. Kc3 Qxf3+ 51. Kc2 Re2+ 52. Rd2 Qd3+ 53. Kd1
Re1+ 54. Kxe1 Qf1#) 43... Qe5 {Menaçant 44... Dg3+ ou même 44... Fxf2+!} 44.
Bxc4 ({Si} 44. Rxd4 Qxd4 45. Qg5+ Rg6 46. Qxh4 Bd5 {,menaçant 47... De4, et
les Noirs gagnent.}) 44... Bxf2+ $1 {Le coup de grâce !} 45. Kg2 {Plus rien ne
pouvait sauver les Blancs :} ({a)} 45. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 46. Kf1 Rf6+ {et mat au coup
suivant}) ({b)} 45. Kh1 Qe4+) ({c)} 45. Kf1 Qxh2) 45... h3+ 46. Kf1 {et les
Blancs abandonnèrent sans attendre 46... Dxh2.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[BlackTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 ({
Beliavsky declines sharp variation-} 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Kf1) 6... Bb4+
$5 {This is old reccomendation of Geller which I already used against Ionov in
St.Petersburg 1996. In this game I tried to surprise my opponent choosing this
line.} 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 {White intends to playNc3 with the pressure on d5
and then,after c7-c5,to move N to a4.} (8. Nbxd2 exd5 {xNbd2,/\0-0,c5, Re8,Nbd7
}) 8... Nxd5 ({Not bed} 8... exd5 $5 {preparing Ne4,and not c5.But I didn't
want to play the ending after 8.Qe3.}) (8... Ne4 9. Qb2 exd5 10. Bg2 O-O 11.
O-O Nd7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. e3 c5 14. Nc3 cxd4 15. exd4 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Nf6 {= 1/2-1/
2 Sofieva,A-Csom,I/Budapest HUN 1993 (26)}) 9. Bg2 Nd7 ({Worse is} 9... O-O {
letting white} 10. Ne5 $5 Bb7 11. e4 (11. Na3 $5)) 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 (11. Re1
{intending e2-e4 forces black to play 11...f5 or 11...c5-in both with
counterplay.After 11...c5;12.e4 black N is coming to d3 with complications.})
11... c5 $6 {N} (11... Bb7 {looks better,because B controls e4-square.} 12. Nc3
c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Ne4 16. Qe3 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,
S-Yudasin,L/St.Petersburg 1996/CBM 56 ext (16)}) 12. e4 Nb4 (12... N5f6 13. Nc3
{/\e5,Ne4-d6,Ra-c1+/-xBa6,d6}) (12... Ne7 13. Nc3 {+/- /\d5-d6}) 13. d5 {
Beliavsky chooses the principle continuation.Anything gives:} (13. dxc5 $6 Nxc5
{=+}) (13. a3 $6 Nc6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 (15. Qxd5 Nf6 {=+}) 15... Na5 {
xb3/\c4, /\Qf6|^}) (13. Na3 $5 Nf6 14. e5 Nfd5 15. Nc4 Nc6 {+=}) ({The most
unpleasant move for black was:} 13. Nc3 $1 {And black should play very smart:}
cxd4 14. Nxd4 (14. Qxd4 $2 Nc2 15. Qa4 (15. Qxd7 Qxd7 16. Rxd7 Nxa1) 15... Qc8
$1 {-/+ /\Nc5,xQa4} (15... Nxa1 16. Qxa6 $1 Nc2 17. Rd2 Nb4 18. Qb5 {+/-}))
14... Ne5 (14... Nc5 15. e5 {+/-}) (14... e5 15. Nf5 Nc5 16. Nd5 {+/-} (16. Qe3
Qf6 17. Rd6 Ne6 18. Rc1 Qg5 {+/-})) 15. Qe3 $1 {+=} Qe7 $1 (15... Ng4 16. Qf4
e5 17. Qxg4 exd4 18. e5 Rc8 19. Rxd4 Qc7 20. Nd5 {+/-}) 16. Rac1 Rac8) 13...
exd5 14. exd5 {/\Nc3, Ne1,a3,/\a3,b4|^ If white stabilizes position and moves
N out of b4,white would get clear advantage with the strong center.So,black
has to play actively.} Qf6 $1 15. Nc3 (15. Na3 Rae8 $36 (15... Rad8 {xd5}))
15... Rae8 $5 {xe4 Black is continuing with the active strategy.} (15... Rad8 {
!?-Beliavsky} 16. a3 (16. Ne4 Qg6 17. Nh4 Qh5 18. Bf3 $6 Qe5 {=+}) (16. Ne1 Ne5
17. f4 {~}) 16... Nd3 17. Ne1 {~}) 16. Ne1 $1 {/\a3,xd3} Ne5 $1 {/\Nd3,Ng4
There is no way back!} 17. a3 ({Nothing dangerous after} 17. d6 Nbd3 ({Or even
} 17... Ned3 18. a3 Nxe1 19. axb4 Nxg2 $1 {/\ Qf3,Nh4,Qg4=})) 17... Nbd3 $8 18.
Ne4 $1 {Here Beliavsky found nice line:} (18. f4 Nxe1 (18... Ng4 $5 19. Nxd3
Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Re3 21. Ne4 $2 (21. Qd2 $1 Qxc3 {=+}) 21... Qh6 22. Qd2 Qxh2+ 23.
Kf1 f5 $1 {-+}) 19. fxe5 Nf3+ {=+}) ({and offered me a draw,which I accepted
because of the variation:} 18. Ne4 $1 Qg6 $1 19. f4 $1 Nxe1 20. Rxe1 Nd7 21. b4
$1 Rd8 $132 (21... h6 $132 {/\f5})) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final"]
[Site "Belgorod"]
[Date "2010.11.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.11.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ ({Vladimir has an excellent
score in the main line} 5... Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O {
, therefore I have decided to avoid this.}) 6. Bd2 Be7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9.
Kxf1 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxd2+ {This capture, probably, is stronger than} (
11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qd7 13. h4 Nc6 14. Ng5 {, with White's advantage.}) 12.
Nxd2 Qd7 13. f4 c5 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Rd1 c4 {This position occurred in 2 games
of the European Championship 2010. In both games Black obtained a decent
counterplay.} 16. Kg2 (16. h4 Nb4 17. Qg2 Nd3 18. Ne1 Nxe1 19. Rxe1 O-O-O 20.
g4 h5 21. g5 Bb4 {Najer-Parligras, Rijeka 2010}) 16... Nb4 (16... O-O 17. h4 f5
18. Qe2 Qe6 19. Nh2 Bb4 20. Nf1 Bxc3 21. bxc3 b5 {Ragger-S.Zhigalko, Rijeka
2010}) 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Nd2 (18. f5 {would be not so clear:} Qxf5 19. a3 Nd3 20.
Nxd5 Qe6 21. Nc7 Qg6) 18... Rad8 $2 {Overprotecting the d5-pawn, whereas
necessary was to exchange on c3:} (18... Nd3 19. Nf1 Bb4 20. Ne3 Bxc3 21. bxc3
f5 {with mutual chances} (21... f6)) 19. Nf1 Na6 (19... Qc6 20. Ne3 Rd7 21. Qf3
Rfd8 22. f5 {with strong initiative.}) 20. Ne3 Nc7 21. f5 f6 ({Possibly} 21...
Bg5 22. Rhf1 b5 {would be better.}) 22. e6 Qc6 {White has an obvious advantage
due to his strong passed e6-pawn. Black has some counterchances due to his
pawn majority on the queenside.} 23. Rhf1 b5 24. Qh5 b4 25. Ne2 Bd6 {In order
to prevent the Rf4-h4 manoeuvre.} 26. Nf4 Rb8 27. Ng6 Rfe8 ({Of course, not} 
27... hxg6 $4 28. fxg6 Rfe8 29. e7 {, mating.}) 28. Ng4 {Sacrifices on f6 and
e5 are hanging in the air.} Qa4 (28... b3 $2 {loses to} 29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Qg4
Qa4 (30... hxg6 31. Qxg6+ Kh8 32. Qxf6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kh8 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. f6) (
30... h5 31. Qxh5 Kg7 32. Ne5 Bxe5 33. dxe5) 31. Ne5+ Kf8 32. Nd7+ Ke7 33. Qg7+
Kd8 34. Nxb8) (28... Nb5 {!?} 29. N4e5 (29. Nxf6+ {?} gxf6 30. Qg4 Qb7) 29...
Bxe5 (29... fxe5 30. f6 {!} gxf6 31. Rxf6 Rb7 32. Rf7 {, winning}) (29... Qc7
30. Rf4 {(threatening Qxh7+!)} h6 31. Nd7 Bxf4 32. Nxf4 Rf8 33. Nxd5 {also wins
}) 30. Nxe5 fxe5 31. f6 Qxe6 (31... Rxe6 32. f7+ Kf8 33. Qxh7 {, and White wins
}) (31... gxf6 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Qxf6+ Kg8 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Qxe5+ Kg8 36. Rf7 {
with mate}) 32. f7+ Kh8 33. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 34. Qxe5 Qxe5 35. dxe5 d4 36. Kf3 Rxe5
37. Rde1 {with White's advantage.}) 29. N6e5 (29. Nxf6+ $2 gxf6 30. Qg4 Qc2+)
29... fxe5 {I could reject this sacrifice:} (29... Re7 $5 30. Nf7 (30. Nd7 Rxd7
31. exd7 Qxd7 {with full compensation for the exchange}) 30... Rb6 31. Qh4 Ne8
32. Ne3 Nc7 {and Black holds.}) 30. dxe5 Qc2+ 31. Kh3 Bf8 $2 {Missing the
strongest defence:} (31... Be7 32. f6 Kh8 $1 {(the only move)} 33. Ne3 (33.
fxg7+ Kxg7 34. Rf7+ Kh8 {and the black queen protects h7.}) 33... Qg6 (33...
Qe4 {?} 34. fxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rf7+ Kh8 36. Nf5) 34. Qxg6 hxg6 35. fxe7 Rxe7 36.
Rf7 Rbe8 37. Rxe7 Rxe7 {, although White could obtain an advantage in the rook
ending after} 38. Nxd5 Nxd5 39. Rxd5 Rxe6 40. Rc5 c3 41. bxc3 bxc3 42. Kg4 {!}
Ra6 43. Rxc3 Rxa2 44. h4) 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Qxc7 {Now White is totally winning.}
b3 (33... Rbc8 34. Qxa7 Qxb2 35. Rf2 Qc3 36. Rxd5) 34. axb3 h5 (34... cxb3 35.
Rc1 (35. Qxc2 bxc2 36. Rxd5 Rxb2 37. Rc1) 35... Qxb2 36. f6) 35. Ne3 Qe4 36.
Rde1 d4 37. Rf4 Qb7 38. Qxb7 Rxb7 39. Nxc4 Rxb3 40. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Pardubice Czech op-A 27th"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2016.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kourousis, Epaminondas"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2016.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Nc3 d6 12. Rd2 h6 {Black can neutralise the
pressure on the d-file without ...Rd8, preparing ...e5 and ...Nc6.} 13. h3 ({
Black was fine after} 13. Rad1 e5 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Qb5 Qc7 16. Qb3 a6 17. Nh4
Rfb8 18. Bxc6 (18. Qc2 Nd4 19. Qc1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Qb7 21. b3 Bd8 22. Rb2 Ba5 23.
Na4 Bb4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Rc2 Bc5 26. Ne1 e4 27. Rcd2 Qd7 28. Ng2 g5 29. Rxd4
Bxd4 {1/2-1/2, D'Costa Lorin (ENG) 2381 - Roser Kevin (FRA) 2423, Paris 
(France) 2012.07.10}) 18... Qxc6 19. f3 e4 20. Qc2 Re8 21. fxe4 Qc8 22. Nf3 Qh3
23. Kh1 Bf8 24. Rd5 Bxd5 25. cxd5 Ng4 26. Bg1 g6 27. e5 Nxe5 28. Ne4 Ng4 29.
Nh4 Rab8 30. Ng2 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Qxh2+ 32. Bxh2 Nf2+ 33. Kg1 Nxe4 34. b3 h5 35.
Rc1 Bg7 36. Rc2 g5 37. Ne1 Re8 38. Kf1 Nc3 39. Rd2 g4 40. Ng2 Bh6 {0-1,
Onischuk Alexander (USA) 2644 - Eljanov Pavel (UKR) 2720, Foros (Ukraine) 2008.
06.15}) 13... e5 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Rb1 {A logical novelty. He is preparing b2-b4.
} (15. Nh4) (15. Qb5) 15... Nd4 16. b4 Bc6 (16... Ne4 $2 {runs into} 17. bxc5
Nxc3 18. Rxb6 $1 Bxf3 (18... Nxa4 19. Rxb7 Nf5 20. Rxe7 $1 Nxe7 21. cxd6 Nc6
22. Ne1 {and White is winning}) 19. Qd7 Ncxe2+ 20. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 21. Kh2 Bxg2 22.
Rb3 Bf6 23. Kxg2 dxc5 24. Bxc5 {and White should win.}) 17. Qd1 Qc7 18. bxc5
dxc5 19. Nb5 Nxb5 {I followed the dictum "the worst bishop is better than the
best knight".} ({Howewer,} 19... Bxb5 $5 {deserved serious attention:} 20. cxb5
Nf5 21. Qb3 e4 22. Nh2 (22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Nxd6 24. Ne5 Rab8 25. a4 Nxb5 26.
axb5 Qxe5 {loses a pawn}) 22... c4 23. Qc3 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Bc5 25. Qf4 Qxf4 (
25... Qe7 $5 26. Rc2 Rac8 {may be even better}) 26. gxf4 e3 27. Rc2 exf2+ 28.
Kf1 Rac8 {with better chances for Black.}) 20. cxb5 Be4 21. Rc1 c4 {A natural
push.} ({But} 21... Rfb8 $5 {was a bit stronger:} 22. Qb3 (22. a4 c4 {and
White is deprived of the Qa4-opportunity}) 22... a6 23. a4 axb5 24. axb5 Ra5
25. Rb2 Rb6 {surrounding the b-pawn.}) 22. Qa4 c3 23. Rdd1 Rfc8 24. h4 c2 25.
Rd2 Qc3 {Again the most natural, but not strongest.} (25... Bc5 $5 {forced
White to find one of two narrow ways to equality:} 26. Rdxc2 (26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27.
Ng5 $1 (27. Qb3 Rab8 28. a4 a6 {winning a pawn}) 27... Bxg2 28. Kxg2 hxg5 29.
hxg5 Ne8 30. Rdxc2 Qd5+ 31. e4 Rxc2 (31... Qb7 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rxc8 Qxc8 34.
Qxa7 Nd6 {should be a draw}) 32. exd5 Rxc1 33. b6 a6 34. g6 fxg6 35. b7 Rb8 36.
Qxa6 Rc7 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Qh3+ Kg8 {with a draw}) 26... Bxc2 27. Rxc2 Qd6 28.
Rxc5 Rxc5 29. Bxc5 Qxc5 30. Nxe5 Rb8 31. Nd3 Qxb5 32. Qxa7 {with approximately
equal chances.}) 26. Ne1 {Here I felt that the initiative was lost and that I
should make a draw.} Rc4 (26... Ba3 $2 {is bad due to} 27. Rcxc2 Bxc2 28. Nxc2
Bc1 29. Rd3 Qxc2 30. Qxc2 Rxc2 31. Bxa8 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Rxa2 33. Rxe5 {with a
pawn up}) (26... Qa3 $1 {was the most precise move:} 27. Qxa3 Bxa3 28. Rcxc2
Bxc2 29. Bxa8 Ba4 30. Bc6 Bb4 31. Rd3 {!} Bxe1 32. Ra3 Bc2 (32... Bxb5 33. Bxb5
a5 {may be equal, but White has the notorious 2 bishops}) 33. Kf1 Bb4 34. Rxa7
Bf5 35. a4 Be6 36. a5 Bd5 37. Bxd5 Nxd5 38. b6 Rb8 39. b7 Kh7 (39... Nxe3+ 40.
fxe3 Bxa5 41. Rxa5 Rxb7 42. Rxe5 {also should be a draw}) 40. a6 Nc7 {with a
draw after an eventual ...Nxa6.}) 27. Qb3 Qxb3 28. axb3 Rb4 29. Rdxc2 Rxb5 30.
Rc8+ Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Kh7 32. Rc7 Bb4 (32... Bxg2 33. Kxg2 (33. Rxe7 Bd5) 33...
Nd5 34. Rxa7 Rxb3 {=}) 33. Bxe4+ Nxe4 34. Nd3 {Now things become not so simple.
} a5 35. Rxf7 Bc3 36. Re7 Kg6 $6 {In fact I surely could have taken on b3:} (
36... Rxb3 {if I had seen} 37. Nxe5 $6 (37. Kg2 Nf6 38. Ra7 Nd5 39. Nc5 Ra3 {=}
) 37... Nxg3 38. fxg3 Bb4 {, and unexpectedly Black has the upper hand.}) 37.
g4 (37. Kg2) 37... Kf6 $6 (37... Nf6 38. Re6 Rxb3 39. Nc5 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Bd4 41.
Bxd4 exd4 {and White is only marginally better.}) 38. Rc7 Rxb3 39. f3 Nd6 40.
Rc6 (40. g5+ hxg5 41. Nc1 Ra3 42. Bxg5+ Kf5 $1 (42... Kg6 $2 {loses to} 43. Rc6
Bb4 44. Be7) 43. e4+ Kg6 44. Be7 (44. Rc6 {?!} Bb4 45. Be7 Rxf3 46. Kg2 Rf7 47.
Bxd6 Rf6 48. Nb3 a4 49. Rc4 Bxd6 50. Rxa4 Kh5 {and Black is a bit better})
44... Bb2 45. Bxd6 Ra1 46. Kf2 Rxc1 47. Rxc1 Bxc1 48. Bxe5 Ba3 {and, despite
White's extra pawn, Black should make a draw due to the strong passer on a5.})
40... Ke7 41. Rc7+ Kf6 42. Nc5 Rb1+ 43. Kg2 Bd4 44. Nd7+ {In approaching time
trouble he didn't dare play on} (44. g5+ hxg5 45. hxg5+ Kf5 46. Bxd4 exd4 47.
Rxg7 Nc4 48. Ne4 a4 49. Ng3+ Kf4 50. g6 Ne3+ 51. Kh2 Rb8 52. Rf7+ Kg5 53. g7
Rg8 54. Ra7 a3 55. Ne4+ Kh6 56. Rxa3 Rxg7 {and Black should hold this endgame.}
) 44... Ke6 45. Bxd4 exd4 46. Nc5+ Kf6 47. Nd7+ Ke6 48. Nc5+ Kf6 49. Nd7+ Ke6
50. Nc5+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paleochora op 8th"]
[Site "Paleochora"]
[Date "2015.07.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2015.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qa4 {Lately
this continuation has become more popular than} (7. Qc3) 7... Bb7 (7... c5 $6
8. e4 Bb7 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Bd6 (10... Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O d6 13. Re1 Bc8
14. Qc2 Nb7 15. b3 Bg4 16. Bb2 {with obvious advantage, Wojtaszek - Djukic,
Istanbul 2012}) 11. Bd3 Qe7+ 12. Kf1 O-O 13. Kg2 Rfe8 14. Qc2 b5 15. b3 Rab8
16. Bb2 h6 17. Rae1 Qd8 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ne4 {, and White is winning, Vi.
Zakhartsov - Grapsa, Paleochora 2015}) 8. Bg2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Be7 11.
Ne5 Qc7 {More rare than} (11... Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. Ndf3 Qc7 14. Rd1 d6 15.
Bd2 Nb7 16. Nc6 {with a tiny white edge.}) 12. Bxb7 Nxb7 13. Ndf3 Bd6 $5 {
An interesting novelty.} (13... Nd6 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. b3 Nfe4 16. Bb2 f6 17. Nd3
h5 {Moiseenko - Navara, Khanty-Mansiysk, 2011}) 14. Nd3 O-O 15. Rd1 (15. Re1
Ne4 16. Qc2 Nd8) 15... Rfc8 16. Qc2 Be7 (16... h6) 17. Nf4 $6 {Here the knight
has no prospects.} ({I should play} 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e4 d6 20. Qe2
Na5 21. e5 dxe5 22. Ndxe5 {with equality.}) 17... Nd8 18. b3 d6 19. Bb2 h6 20.
e4 Nc6 {Now I found myself in some trouble. Black has a clear plan to push
a-pawn in order to create weakness on b3, whereas White cannot to push e4-e5.}
21. Qe2 Nd7 22. h4 $6 ({I had to find} 22. Qd2 a5 23. Ne2 {!} a4 24. Nc3 axb3
25. Nb5 Qb8 26. axb3 {with equality.}) 22... Bf6 {Allowing White to escape.} (
22... a5 23. Nd3 e5 {, and Black is ready to a5-a4.}) 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Rd2 a5
25. Rad1 e5 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 Nd4 (27... a4 28. Rxd6 axb3 29. axb3 Nd4 30.
Nxd4 Qxd6 31. Nf5 Qf8 32. Rd5 {with full compensation for the exchange.}) 28.
Nxd4 exd4 (28... cxd4 29. a4 Rab8 30. Rb5 {, also with equality.}) 29. e5 dxe5
30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Rxe5 a4 32. Rd3 axb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice Czech op-A 21st"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2010.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2010.07.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe4 Bc6 {The most simple. I was not quite prepared for the
relatively rare 10.Qe4.} ({As my opponent pointed out in the post-mortem, he
had hoped for} 10... Na6 11. Nh4 g6 12. Nf5 {!} gxf5 13. Qe5 {, as in the
recent game Riazantsev-Karjakin, Poikovsky 2010.}) 11. Ne5 Nf6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6
13. Qa4 Nd4 {I have slightly mixed the variations. This move has been played
in several games after} (13... O-O 14. Rd1) 14. Nc3 b5 15. Nxb5 Nxe2+ 16. Kh1
Rb8 (16... Nxc1 $6 17. Bxa8 Qxa8+ 18. f3 {, and due to the threat Nc7 White
would have an exchange up.}) 17. Re1 {An interesting attacking attempt,
although a rather dubious one.} (17. Bd2 $5 {deserved serious attention:} Qb6
18. Na3 Nd4 19. Rae1 {and Black cannot castle:} Ne6 20. f4) 17... Nxc1 18. Nd6+
Kf8 19. Nf5 g6 20. Nxe7 (20. Qf4 Ng4 $5 (20... gxf5 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Qg5+ Kf8 {
draw}) 21. Nh6 (21. Qxg4 {?} Nd3 22. Re2 Rxb2 (22... gxf5 23. Qxf5 c4 24. Bd5
Bf6 25. Bxc4 {with compensation fer the piece}) 23. Nxe7 Qxe7 {!} 24. Rxe7
Nxf2+ 25. Kg1 Nxg4 26. Rxd7 Kg7 {and Black should win.}) 21... Nxh6 22. Qxh6+
Kg8 23. Qxc1 d6 {and Black is a pawn up, intending to play ...Bf6 and ...Kg7})
20... Nd3 21. Qa6 (21. Qh4 Ng8 22. Re3 Nxf2+ 23. Kg1 Nxe7 24. Qf6 Rg8 25. Qxf2
Nf5) 21... Nxf2+ (21... Ng4 $1 {was also strong:} 22. Re2 Ngxf2+ 23. Kg1 Qb6
24. Qc4 Qb4 25. Qd5 Qd4 26. Qxd4 cxd4 27. Nd5 Ng4 {with a big black advantage.}
) 22. Kg1 Rb6 23. Qc4 N2g4 (23... N2e4 {!?} 24. Nd5 (24. Bxe4 Qxe7 25. Bxg6 Re6
) 24... Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Nf6 26. Qxc5+ Kg7) 24. Qxc5 Kg7 25. Qd4 Re8 26. Nd5 Rxe1+
27. Rxe1 Re6 28. Rf1 Qb8 29. Rf4 h5 (29... Qe5 {deserved serious attention:}
30. Qxe5 (30. Rxg4 Nxg4 31. Qxg4 Qxb2 {with a big advantage}) 30... Rxe5 31.
Nxf6 Re1+ 32. Bf1 Nxf6 33. Ra4 d5 34. Kg2 (34. Rxa7 Rb1 35. b3 Ng4 {winning.})
34... Re7 {and Black should win this ending.}) 30. h3 Ne5 31. g4 $6 (31. b4 {
would be much better.}) 31... hxg4 32. hxg4 Nxd5 33. Bxd5 Rf6 34. Rxf6 Kxf6 35.
Kg2 Kg5 {The right move with the wrong idea.} 36. Kh3 Qh8+ 37. Kg2 Qf6 $2 {
Overlooking White's next move.} (37... f5 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. b4 Qf6 40. Qxa7 Ng4
{should be winning for Black.}) 38. Kg3 Kh6 {The only move.} 39. Qxa7 Nxg4 40.
Qxd7 ({In the event of either} 40. Kxg4 Qf5+ 41. Kg3 Qxd5) ({or} 40. Bxf7 $5
Qg5 41. Bb3 Ne5+ 42. Kf2 Qd2+ 43. Kg3 d5 {Black would have kept an advantage.})
40... Ne5 41. Qh3+ Kg7 42. Qh4 Qb6 43. Qe4 {White has to give up a pawn,
because} (43. Bb3 {loses to} Qe3+ 44. Kg2 Qf3+ 45. Kh2 Qxb3 $1 (45... f6 {
also wins}) 46. axb3 Nf3+ {with a winning pawn ending.}) 43... Qxb2 44. a4 (44.
Qe3 f6 45. a4 Qb4) 44... Qc3+ 45. Kg2 f5 46. Qe2 Kf6 (46... g5 47. a5 Ng6 {
would win more easily.}) 47. Qf2 Ng4 48. Qh4+ Ke5 49. Qh8+ Nf6 50. Bf7 (50. Bf3
Qc2+ 51. Kh3 Qxa4) 50... Qb2+ 51. Kg1 Qb1+ 52. Kf2 f4 (52... g5) 53. a5 Qb2+
54. Kf1 {Loses immediately.} ({Though, after} 54. Kg1 g5 {Black should win too:
} 55. Qc8 (55. a6 g4 56. a7 Qd4+) 55... Qd4+ 56. Kg2 Qd2+ 57. Kg1 Qd1+ 58. Kg2
f3+ 59. Kg3 Ne4+ 60. Kh3 g4+ 61. Kxg4 f2+) 54... f3 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2011.10.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Zhao,Xue"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 {Nadezhda gave me a little surprise, she prefers
the Ragozin (D38).} 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 {After this Nadezhda started to be very
careful. She spent a long time on each move. It seems like I made a wise
choice in the opening :)} Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10.
Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rd2 d6 13. Rad1 h6 14. h3 {After a long time thiking,
Nadezhda choose a more active move.} ({I think Nadezhada probably wanted to
copy Bacrot's game:} 14. Qb5 Ne8 15. e4 g5 16. Be3 Nd7 17. h4 g4 18. Ne1 Kg7
19. Bf4 Bc6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Nc2 Ne5 22. Ne3 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 gxf3 24. h5 Bf6 25.
Ng4 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Bxe4 27. Bxh6+ Kh7 28. Bg5 Rd7 29. Bf4 f6 30. Kh2 e5 31. Nxe5
fxe5 32. Bxe5 Bf5 33. Bxd6 Rad8 34. Bf4 Rxd2 35. Rxd2 Rxd2 36. Bxd2 Nd6 37. Bf4
Nxc4 38. g4 Bxg4 39. h6 Be6 40. Kg3 Bd5 41. Kg4 Nb2 42. a3 Nd1 43. c4 Nxf2+ {
0-1 Wang Yue (2732) -Bacrot,E (2716)/Nanjing CHN 2010}) 14... e5 15. Be3 Nc6
16. Nh2 $1 $146 {Ready to play Ng4 which is strong and reasonable, fighting
for Black's weak d5-square.} Nd4 (16... Nb4 17. Ng4 $1 Nd7 18. Ne4 Bc6 (18...
f5 $2 19. Nxd6 Bxg2 20. Nxf5 Bf8 (20... Bxh3 21. Nxe7+ Kh7 22. Rxd7 Bxg4 23.
Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Bxc5 $18) 21. Kxg2 $18 {White wins}) (18... h5 19.
Nxd6 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 hxg4 21. Nf5 Qb7+ 22. Kh2 Nf6 (22... Nf8 23. a3 gxh3 24.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. axb4 Qb7 26. Rd5 cxb4 27. f3 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 e4 29. f4 a5 30. b3
$14 {White is a pawn down, but with the active position of his pieces, still
has a clear initiative.}) 23. Qb5 $1 Qxb5 (23... Rdb8 $2 24. Rd8+ Bxd8 25.
Rxd8+ Kh7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27. Rxa8 Nc2 28. b3 $16) 24. cxb5 Rxd2 (24... Re8 25.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 26. Bxc5 Rb7 27. Bxb4 Rxb5 28. Ba3 Ne4 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kh7
31. Rd7 Nxf2 32. Rxf7 Nxh3 33. Rxa7 Rd5 34. Re7 Kg6 35. Bb4 $16) 25. Nxe7+ Kf8
26. Rxd2 Ne4 27. Rd7 Ke8 28. Rb7 Nd6 29. Rc7 Kd8 30. Rxc5 Kxe7 31. Rxe5+ Kf6
32. Bd4 Rc8 33. hxg4 Rc4 34. g5+ Kg6 35. Bxa7 Nxa2 36. Rd5 $36) 19. Qb3 h5 (
19... f5 $6 20. Nxh6+ gxh6 21. Nxd6 f4 (21... Bxg2 22. Nxf5 Qe6 (22... Qf6 23.
Nxh6+ Kg7 24. Kxg2 Nb6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. g4 $16) 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7
24. Kxg2 Nc6 25. Qa3 Rac8 26. h4 $36) 22. gxf4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qc6+ (23... Rf8
24. a3 Nd5 (24... exf4 25. axb4 Bg5 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Qf3 Qxb4 28. Rd5 $16) 25.
Qc2 Nxe3+ 26. fxe3 Rf6 27. Qe4 Raf8 28. fxe5 Rf2+ 29. Kh1 $18) 24. Kh2 Rf8 25.
Rg1+ Kh8 26. Rg6 Rf6 27. Nf7+ Kh7 28. Rxf6 Nxf6 29. Nxe5 $16) 20. Nh2 Bxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rab8 22. h4 $5 Nf6 23. Bb1 Qa6 24. Bg5 Nc6 (24... e4 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26.
Bxe4 Nxa2 (26... Bd4) 27. Qf3 Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Bxb2 29. Qxh5 Nc3 30. Bh7+ Kf8 31.
Rd2 Re8 32. Nf1 Na4) (24... Rb6 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Nf1 Nc6 27. Qf3 Nd4 (27...
Qxc4 $2 28. Ne3 Qe6 29. Nd5 Nd4 30. Qe4 g6 31. e3 $18) 28. Qd5 Rd7 29. b3 Qb7
30. Ne3 Bd8 31. Be4 Qxd5 32. Nxd5 $14) 25. Qc3 Nd4 26. b3 $14 {Because Black's
knight could be driven away at any time, White's pressure on the semi-open
d-file is good enough to guarantee an initiative.}) 17. Ng4 Nd7 $2 ({Black
should play} 17... Nxg4 $1 18. hxg4 Rdb8 19. Nd5 Qd8 {White doesn't have a
clear advantage} 20. Bxd4 (20. f4 Bf6 21. Bf2 (21. Qa3 a5 22. Bf2 Bxd5 23. Bxd5
Ra6 24. f5) 21... exf4 22. gxf4 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qc8 24. Kf1 Qxg4 25. Qa3 a5 26.
Bxa8 Rxa8 27. Qg3 Qe6 28. b3 Re8 {Black's extra pawn and active pieces are
enough for compensation}) (20. Qa3 $5 a5 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. e3 Bxd5 23. Bxd5
dxe3 24. Qxe3 Ra7 25. Bc6 Qf8 26. Qf3 a4 27. Bb5 Bf6 28. Rxd6 Bd4 29. Rd5 Re7
30. Kh2 Re6 31. Rd2 Rf6 32. Rf5 Re6 33. Rf4 g6 34. Re4 Rxe4 35. Qxe4 Qd8) 20...
cxd4 21. Qa3 Qd7 (21... Bg5 22. f4 Bf6 23. e3 dxe3 24. Qxe3 $14 exf4 25. gxf4
a5 26. Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. g5 hxg5 28. fxg5 Qf5 29. Rf2 Qg6 30. Qf4 Ra6 31. Bxb7
Rxb7) 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. e3 dxe3 24. Qxe3 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 $14 {might have
brought White some advantage.}) 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rab8 20. Bxh6 {This is a
confident sacrifice. I think it's quite good.} ({But Houdini thinks} 20. Bxd4
$1 {is better} cxd4 21. Qc2 $36 {White's attack is unstoppable.}) 20... Qc7 (
20... Kh8 21. Be3 (21. e3 Nf5 22. Bxg7+ Nxg7 23. Nh6 f5 24. Nf7+ Kh7 25. e4)
21... f5 22. Nh2 Nf6 23. Bg2 {White has an advantage.}) (20... Qb4 21. Qxa7 Kf8
22. Be3 Nb6 23. Qa6 Kg8 24. b3 {White still keeps an advantage.}) ({After the
simple} 20... gxh6 21. Nxh6+ Kg7 22. Nxf7 Nf6 23. Nxd8 Bxd8 24. e3 {White has
3 extra pawns, and still keeps pressing against Black's territory, I was
satisfied with this position. This was the position I had foreseen when I
played Bh6.}) 21. Rxd4 $1 {This is the best move I made in this tournament, a
positional sacrifice. The strong bishop on d5 makes sure that White has a
strong attack and enough compensation.} exd4 22. Qc2 Ne5 23. Bf4 Rb6 ({Much
better than} 23... Nxg4 $2 24. hxg4 $40 {Black cannot stop the white attack
g5-g6, Kg2, Rh1, a variety of offensive means}) 24. Qe4 {A natural and strong
move.} Bf8 ({Because of White's threats} 24... a5 {perhaps is a better choice.}
{After the game Houdini found 25.Rd3!! which is very powerful:} 25. Rd3 $3 (25.
b3 {during the game I thought about 25.b3 and to maintain pressure on Black's
king.} Re8 (25... Bf8 26. Bxe5)) 25... a4 (25... Nxd3 26. Nh6+ gxh6 (26... Kh8
27. Nxf7+ Kg8 28. Ne5+ Kf8 29. Qh7) (26... Kf8 27. Qh7 $18) 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28.
Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Qh5+ Kg7 33. Qh6#) 26.
Rf3 Nxf3+ 27. exf3 Kf8 28. Qf5 $18 {White has less material, but the strong
d5-bishop separates Black's pieces, Black cannot find a proper defence to
protect the king.}) (24... Re8 {will be met by} 25. b4 $1 Bf8 26. bxc5 Qxc5 27.
Rxd4 Qc7 28. Rd3 $18) 25. Bg5 $2 {This move shows lack of imagination.} ({
I missed the move to open up the center which is} 25. b4 $1 cxb4 26. c5 Qxc5 (
26... dxc5 27. Nxe5) 27. Rc1 {Black cannot hold any longer} Nxg4 (27... Qb5 28.
Nf6+ gxf6 29. Bxe5 Bg7 30. Bxf6 $18) 28. Rxc5 dxc5 29. hxg4 $18) 25... Re8 (
25... Rdb8 26. b3 {is better as White still keeps the pressure.}) 26. f4 Nxg4
27. Qxe8 Ne3 $4 {Under time pressure, Nadezhda made a huge mistake.} ({But if} 
27... Nf6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Rd2 $16 {White still has an advantage.}) 28. Bd8
Rb8 29. Qxf8+ $1 {White wins.} Kxf8 30. Bxc7 Rxb2 31. Bxd6+ Ke8 32. Rc1 Nxd5
33. cxd5 Rxe2 34. Bxc5 d3 35. Rd1 1-0

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Borlange"]
[Date "2014.07.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Andersson, Tommy"]
[Black "Carlsson, Pontus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 a6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Qb4 ({Better was.} 12. Qa3) 12... Nc6
13. Qa4 Qc7 14. Qc2 Rac8 15. Rac1 Nb8 16. Qb1 {to sophisticated.} Nbd7 17. b3
h6 18. h3 Qb8 19. g4 {positionally unsound.} b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. a3 Ba8 22.
Na2 e5 23. Be3 d5 $17 24. Nh4 Bxa3 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. b4 d4 27. Bxh6 Bxg2 28.
Kxg2 Qa8+ 29. f3 gxh6 30. Nf5 Kf8 31. Nxh6 e4 32. Rxd4 Ne5 33. Qb3 exf3+ 34.
exf3 Rc4 35. Rxc4 Nxc4 36. Qc3 Bb2 37. Qe1 Qxa2 38. Qf2 Ne3+ 39. Kh1 Qb1+ 40.
Kh2 Bd4 0-1

