[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 (7. b3 O-O
8. Bb2 Na6 9. d4 d5 $10) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 {It's very important in this
position to postpone castling, otherwise the White queen will find a very nice
square on h4 with the good attacking chances. So, Black just continues
developing.} 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qe3 a6 (12... Re8 {was
played in Karpov-Kasparov(Leningrad,match,1986). The game continued:} 13. Rac1
a6 14. Ba1 Rc5 $1 15. a4 Qa8 {with a good game.}) 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc5 (
14... Re8 15. Rac1 Rc5 16. h3 Qc8 $1 {aiming at the h3-pawn and threatening 17.
..b5, as was in the game Plaskett-Adorian,Hastings,1986}) 15. f3 Re8 16. Qd2 (
16. Ba3 $5) 16... Qb8 17. Ba3 {Preventing 17...b5} Rcc8 18. Rac1 Qb7 {Apart
from the idea b6-b5 Black's plan includes the preparation and realisation of
the break d6-d5. Preventing this, White will have to play e2-e4 but then his
King will feel quite vulnerable.} 19. e4 h5 $1 20. Bb2 Ne5 21. Qe2 (21. Qf2 e6
{with idea g5-g4}) 21... e6 22. Ba3 (22. Nc2 Rcd8 23. Ne3 g5 $1 {with an
initiative}) 22... Rcd8 (22... d5 $5 23. Bd6 (23. cxd5 exd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25.
Rxc8 Qxc8 26. exd5 Ng4 $19) 23... Nc6 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. e5 Nd7 {White is
facing problems due to the weakness of the e5-pawn and the possibility of
doubling Black rooks on the c-file in the future}) 23. Rc2 d5 (23... g5 $5) 24.
f4 $2 {A losing move.} (24. cxd5 exd5 25. f4 Ned7 (25... Neg4 26. e5 Ne4 27.
Nxe4 dxe4 28. h3 e3+ 29. Nc6) 26. e5 Nc5 27. b4 Nce4 {and Black is only
slightly better.}) 24... Neg4 25. cxd5 (25. h3 Nxe4 $1 26. hxg4 Nxc3 27. Rxc3
dxc4+ $19) 25... Nxe4 $1 26. Nxe4 exd5 27. Nc6 Rxe4 28. Qxe4 dxe4 29. Rxd8+ (
29. Nxd8 Ne3+ 30. Kg1 Qa8) 29... Kh7 {Although White has two Rooks for for the
Black queen, his position is losing due to the open position of his King who
will soon find himself under attack.} 30. Bc1 e3 31. Kf3 Nxh2+ 32. Ke2 (32.
Kxe3 Bf6 {didn't make life easier.}) 32... Bf6 {The Rook is no longer able to
keep the squares c8 and d7 under control and the Queen comes into play.} 33.
Rd5 (33. Rd6 Be7) 33... Qc8 34. f5 gxf5 35. Nd4 (35. Bxe3 Qe8) 35... Qa8 (35...
Qg8 $5 36. Kd3 $8 Qg4 37. Rxh2 Qe4+ 38. Kc4 e2 39. Bd2 (39. Rxe2 b5+) 39...
Bxd4 40. Rxh5+ Kg6 41. Rg5+ Kf6 42. Rd6+ Ke7 43. Rxd4 Qc2+ 44. Kd5 Qc5#) 36.
Rxf5 Bxd4 (36... Ng4 37. Nf3 Qe4 38. Rxh5+ Kg6 39. Rc4) 37. Rxh5+ Kg6 38. Rxh2
Qe4 39. Rc4 (39. Ke1 Be5) 39... b5 (39... Qg4+ $5 40. Kd3 Qd1+ 41. Bd2 Bc5 42.
Rc1 Qf3 43. Be1 (43. Bc3 e2+ 44. Kc2 Bf2) 43... e2+ 44. Kc2 Ba3 {winning.}) 40.
Rxd4 Qxd4 {[#] Hecht: Obwohl sich Anand nach Krдften bemьht, die Stellung zu
blockieren und seine Figuren beisammenzuhalten, gelingt Schwarz wegen der
Schwдchen b4 und g3 ein leichter Gewinn.} 41. Bxe3 Qb2+ 42. Bd2 Qxa2 43. b4
Qc4+ (43... a5 $6 44. bxa5 b4 45. Rh6+ Kf5 46. Rb6 b3 47. a6 {and the pawns
are equally strong.}) 44. Kf2 Qd4+ (44... Qd3 $1 {was the simplest win;} 45.
Be1 a5 46. bxa5 b4) 45. Ke2 Qc4+ 46. Kf2 Qd4+ 47. Ke2 Qg1 48. Rh6+ Kf5 49. Rh5+
Kf6 $2 {A really bad move.} (49... Kg4 50. Rg5+ (50. Rh4+ Kxg3 51. Be1+ Qxe1+)
50... Kh3 51. Rf5 Qg2+ 52. Ke3 Qc6 {and Black wins}) 50. Bf4 $2 {Returning the
favour.} (50. Be1 Qg2+ 51. Ke3 Qf1 52. Kd2 {Next White puts his Rook on h4 and
I don't see how Black can improve his position.}) 50... Qg2+ 51. Ke3 Qa2 52.
Rh4 (52. Rh6+ Kf5 53. Rh5+ Ke6 54. Re5+ Kf6 55. Re4 Kf5 56. Re5+ Kg4) 52... Kf5
53. Bh6 (53. Bc7 Qb3+ 54. Kd2 a5 55. bxa5 b4) 53... Qg2 {Conquering the other
pawn. The rest is simple.} 54. g4+ Ke6 55. Bf4 Kd5 56. Rh5+ Kc4 57. Rh6 Qxg4
58. Rxa6 Kxb4 59. Rd6 Qf5 60. Rd4+ Kc3 61. Re4 Qd5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 {Milov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qb3 {Thanks to the efforts of GM Vadim Milov, this move has become
quite popular.} O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Nc6 (12... cxd4 {
-see my previous game against Milov in CBM101.}) 13. Rad1 Na5 {That's the
point - the white queen has no b4 square.} 14. Qb1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rac8 {Black
is at cross-roads.} (15... e6 {>= (Milov) is a normal move in this position;
however, Vadim Milov proved in the following game that it weakens Black's
position, which White can exploit:} 16. h4 Rac8 17. h5 gxh5 18. d5 {'~~' Milov}
(18. Bb5 $5 {Milov} Bc6 (18... Qe7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bd2 Nc4 21. Bb4 Nd6 22. d5
$16) 19. Ne5 Qe7 $13) 18... Nc4 19. Bd4 f6 20. Rc1 exd5 21. exd5 Nd6 (21...
Bxd5 $5 22. Bf5 Be6) 22. Qb3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rd1 $44 {1-0 Milov,V-Rowson,
J/Port Barcares FRA 2005/The Week in Chess 549 (38)}) (15... Rfc8 $5 {is a
good alternative, keeping the a7 pawn protected:} 16. d5 Nc4 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18.
Nxd4 Qa4 (18... e5 $5 19. Nf3 (19. dxe6 Qxd4 20. exf7+ Kf8 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22.
Qa1 Qxe4 (22... Qc3 $2 23. Rd8+ Kxf7 24. Rd7+) 23. Qh8+ Ke7 $1 24. f8=Q+ Rxf8
25. Qxh7+ Rf7 26. Rd7+ Kxd7 27. Qxf7+ Kc6 $17) (19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc4 Ba4 $11)
(19. Nc2 $5) 19... Qe7 (19... f6 $142) 20. Rc1 Nd6 21. g3 f6 22. Nd2 Rxc1 23.
Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Najer,E-Krasenkow,M/Warsaw POL 2005/The Week in Chess
555 (27)}) 19. Rfe1 Qa3 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Re3 Qa4 22. Qa1 Rac8 23. Red3 f6 24.
h4 Rc3 25. Kh2 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Qc4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Jaracz,P-Macieja,B/Warsaw 2005/
CBM 108 (63)}) 16. d5 {Black's problem is now the passive b7 bishop. To
exploit this advantage, White must aim for a kingside attack. Therefore the
queen exchange would be favorable for Black.} Nc4 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Qa4 (
18... e5 {was simpler.} 19. Nf3 {Milov} (19. Nc6 $5 {Milov} Bxc6 20. Bxc4 Ba4
21. Rc1 $14) 19... f6 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22. Nd2 $14) 19. Rfe1 Rc7 $6 {
An inaccurate move (Black overestimates his position), which leads to serious
trouble.} (19... Qa3 $142 {[%cal Ya3b2]} 20. Re2 (20. Nb5 Qa5) 20... Ne5) (
19... Qa5 $5 {(Milov) /\ 20...Na3} 20. Qc1 (20. h4 Na3 21. Qb2 Qc3) (20. Bxc4
$5 Rxc4 21. Qd3 $14) 20... Ne5 21. Bc2 Qxa2 22. Qf4 Nd7 23. Bb3 Qa3 24. e5 $36)
20. h4 $1 {[%mdl 128]} Qa5 (20... Qa3 {is now impossible, therefore Black
tries other ways to "trap" the white queen.}) (20... Nd6 {Milov} 21. Qb2 Rfc8
22. h5 $16) 21. Qc1 $5 {An interesting idea: White transfers his queen to the
kingside to support his attack.} (21. h5 Na3 22. Qb2 Qc3 {was what Black hoped
for.}) 21... Rfc8 (21... Qxa2 {Milov} 22. Qf4 (22. Nc6 $2 Ne5) 22... Rfc8 23.
h5 Nb2 24. Rd2 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Qb2 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qe5 $40 (27. Kh2 $5)) 22.
Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qe3 Qc3 $2 {Black starts a series of manoeuvres in order to
simplify the position but fails. Perhaps it was better to capture the a2 pawn
and wait for a better opportunity:} (23... Qxa2 $5 24. h5 (24. Ra1 Qb2 25. Rxa7
Bxd5 26. exd5 Qxd4 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Rexe7 Rf4 29. g3 Rf6 $11) (24. Qg5 $1 {
Milov} Qa3 25. h5 Qb4 26. hxg6 hxg6 (26... Rxd4 27. gxh7+ Kxh7 28. Rb1 Qd2 (
28... Qd6 29. Rb3 Qh6 30. Qxe7 $18) 29. Re3 Rd3 30. Rh3+ $18) 27. Nf5 Re8 28.
Re3 Rxe4 29. Rf3 $18) 24... Qb2 25. Rd2 (25. h6 {Milov} Qb4 26. Qg3 f6 $13)
25... Qb4 {etc.}) 24. Rd3 Qb2 25. Kh2 Rc3 (25... Qxa2 $5) 26. Red1 h5 {
Stopping h4-h5 but compromising the position of the black king. However, I
don't see a good defense anymore, e.g.} (26... Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Qc1 28. Qg3 $16)
27. Rxc3 Qxc3 (27... Rxc3 28. Qf4 {'+/-' Milov.}) 28. Qg5 Qc7+ (28... Re8 {
Milov} 29. Qe5 $16) 29. f4 Re8 ({I had hoped for} 29... Kh7 {[%cal Yf7f6] but
then White had an excellent tactical blow} 30. Nf5 $1 (30. Rd3 f6 31. Qg3 {
is quite strong, too}) 30... gxf5 31. Rd3 Qd6 $8 32. Rg3 Qh6 (32... Qf6 33.
Qxh5+ Qh6 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qxe7 Rg8 36. Qe5+ Rg7 37. h5 $18 fxe4 $140 38. Rg6
Qh7 39. Rd6 {[%cal Od8g8,Rd6d8,Rh5h6]}) (32... Qg6 33. Qxe7 $18) 33. Qxe7 (33.
Qxf5+ Kh8) 33... Rf8 34. Rg5 {[%cal Re7b7]} Ba6 35. e5 $18 {[%cal Og5f5,Yd5d6,
Yd6d7]}) 30. Nf5 Qc2 {A desperate attempt of counterplay.} (30... Bc8 31. d6
exd6 32. Nxd6 Rf8 (32... Rd8 33. Nb5 $18) 33. f5 $1 $18) (30... Qc5 31. Rd3 Bc8
32. Qh6 Bxf5 33. exf5 Qf2 34. fxg6 Qxh4+ 35. Rh3 Qf6 36. Rg3 $18) 31. Re1 (31.
Rd4 {[%cal Rf5e7]} Qc3 32. e5 $18 {was even simpler.}) 31... Qd2 32. Rf1 Ba6 (
32... Qe2 33. Qh6 gxf5 34. Rf3 fxe4 35. Rg3+ Qg4 36. Rxg4+ hxg4 37. Qg5+ Kh8 (
37... Kf8 38. h5 $18) 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. d6 $18) 33. Rf3 Be2 34. Rg3 Bg4 35.
Nxe7+ Kf8 36. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Aiaccio Masters op"]
[Site "Ajaccio"]
[Date "2006.10.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nh4 Be4 8. f3
Bg6 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Rc1 Be7 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. f4 O-O 14. Bd3 a6 15.
O-O Rfc8 16. Qd1 Qd8 17. Be1 Na5 18. Bh4 Ne8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Na4 Rc6 21. Rxc6
Nxc6 22. a3 Nd6 23. Nc5 a5 24. Qb3 Qc7 25. Rc1 Rb8 26. Qa4 Rc8 27. Rc3 b6 28.
Ba6 bxc5 29. Bxc8 Nxc8 30. Rxc5 N8e7 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Qb7 33. b5 Nb8 34.
Qa5 Qd7 35. Qc7 Qe8 36. Qb7 Qd8 37. Rc7 Kf8 38. h3 f6 39. Rxe7 Qxe7 40. Qxb8+
Qe8 41. Qd6+ Qe7 42. Qc6 Qb4 43. Qc5+ Qxc5 44. dxc5 Ke7 45. b6 Kd7 46. b7 Kc7
47. c6 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 7th"]
[Site "Gibraltar"]
[Date "2009.02.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Nf3 Qe8 8. Be2
e5 9. d5 Bd7 10. Nd2 Nc5 11. O-O a5 12. b3 h5 13. a3 Nh7 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5
gxf5 16. Bxh5 Qe7 17. Be2 e4 18. Qc2 Qh4 19. Rfe1 Ng5 20. Bf1 Rae8 21. Bxg5
Qxg5 22. Rad1 Re7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Na6 25. c5 Nxb4 26. Qb3 Na6 27. Bxa6
bxa6 28. Qc4 Be5 29. Nf1 Rg7 30. g3 Qh5 31. c6 Bc8 32. Nxe4 fxe4 33. Qxe4 Bxh3
34. Qh1 Qf5 35. Re2 Bxf1 36. Kxf1 Bxg3 37. Qg2 Be5 38. Qh1 a5 39. Qh4 Qf3 40.
Rc1 Rh7 0-1

