[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 h6 {A funny choice of opening.
Black lets white choose between the Smyslov and the Zaitsev} 12. Nf1 {I'll
take Smyslov!} Bf8 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 bxa4 17. bxa4 a5
18. Bd3 Bc6 (18... d5 19. exd5 exd4 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Bb5 $1 Qd8 22. c4 $16) (
18... Qd7 19. Bb5 c6 (19... Bc6 20. c4 $16) 20. Bd3 $14) 19. d5 Bd7 20. Bb5
Bxb5 $2 {This move gives white a decisive advantage in space.better was 20...
Nc8+/=} 21. axb5 Nfd7 22. Qc2 Nc5 23. c4 Qd7 24. Be3 a4 25. Ra3 {White just
has to get all his pieces to the queenside and he will win material} g6 26. Nd2
{Now that black cannot play Be7-g5} Bg7 27. Rea1 Ra5 28. Ne2 Rea8 29. Nc3 Qd8
30. Bxc5 dxc5 31. Nxa4 R8a7 32. Nb1 $6 (32. Qb3 Qa8 33. Nxb6 Rxa3 34. Rxa3 (34.
Nxa8 Rxa1+ 35. Kh2 Rxa8 36. b6 $14) 34... cxb6 35. Rxa7 Qxa7 36. Qd3 $16) 32...
Nd7 33. Nd2 Qa8 34. d6 cxd6 35. Nf1 Bf6 $2 (35... Nf6 36. Nb6 Rxa3 37. Rxa3 Qb7
38. Rxa7 Qxa7 39. Na4 $16) 36. Ne3 Bd8 37. Nd5 $18 Qb8 38. Qb3 Kg7 39. Nac3
Rxa3 40. Rxa3 Qa8 41. Rxa7 Qxa7 42. Qb2 Kg8 43. g3 h5 44. Kg2 Qa5 45. Qc1 Kg7
46. h4 Qa7 47. Ne3 Qa5 48. Ncd5 Qa2 49. Qd1 Ba5 50. g4 hxg4 51. Qxg4 Be1 52.
Qf3 Qa8 53. Qg3 Qf8 54. Qg4 Qe8 55. Nf5+ Kf8 56. Nfe7 Nf6 57. Nxf6 Qxe7 58. Nd5
Qb7 59. Qg5 Ba5 60. Qh6+ Ke8 61. Qh8+ Kd7 62. Qf8 Bd8 63. Qxf7+ Kc8 64. Qxb7+
Kxb7 65. Kg3 Kc8 66. Kg4 Kd7 67. f4 exf4 68. Nxf4 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op 49th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2016.08.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Henrichs, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. d4 h6 11. h3 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15.
f4 Ng6 16. N2f3 c5 17. Nf5 Bc6 18. Ng3 Qb8 19. Kh2 Qb7 20. f5 Ne5 21. Nxe5 dxe5
22. Nh5 Be7 23. Re3 Rad8 24. Qe2 Nxh5 25. Qxh5 Bg5 26. Rg3 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 Rd6
28. axb5 axb5 29. Rd1 Rf6 30. Qg4 g6 31. Rf1 {Diagramm [#]} Rf8 (31... Qe7 {
Falls dann kam auch in Frage.} 32. Qh5 {so} Kh7 33. fxg6+ fxg6 34. Rxf6 Qxf6
35. Qe2 $11) 32. Qh5 Kh7 33. fxg6+ fxg6 34. Rxf6 gxh5 35. Rxf8 Qe7 {Diagramm 
[#] Die Computer sehen hier spürbaren Vorteil für Weiß, ...} 36. Rf2 ({
... den sie mit} 36. Rgg8 {unter Beweis stellen wollen. Kompliziert!}) 36...
Be8 37. Rd2 h4 38. Rf3 c4 39. Rff2 Bc6 40. Rf5 Bd7 41. Rf1 Be6 42. Kh1 Kg6 43.
Bd1 h5 44. Rdf2 Kg5 45. Rf8 Qd6 46. R8f2 Qd3 47. Bf3 Qe3 48. Re2 Qd3 49. Kh2
Bg4 {Diagramm [#] Hochkonzentriert hat Schwarz sich bis hierhin verteidigt, ...
} 50. Ree1 Qd2 $2 {... aber welche Idee mag er mit diesem Zug verbunden haben?
Das Abräumen der weißen Bauern am Damenflügel? Einen Angriff gegen den
weißen König? Eine Kombination aus beidem? Vermutlich ist es so: Der weiße
König wird von den drei Figuren bestens beschützt; falls die schwarze Dame
sich auf b2 und c3 bedienen sollte, dann würden die weißen Figuren umgehend
selber über den schwarzen König herfallen.} 51. hxg4 hxg4 52. Be2 {Jetzt
droht Tf5+ - Schwarz muss sich mit einem Male findig verteidigen, was ihm auch
noch lange Zeit gelingt.} Qe3 53. Kh1 Qg3 54. Rf5+ Kg6 55. Rd1 h3 56. Bf1 Qe3
57. Rd6+ Kg7 58. Rd7+ Kg6 59. Rd6+ Kg7 60. Rdf6 Qxe4 61. Rf7+ Kg6 62. R7f6+ Kg7
{Diagramm [#]} 63. Kh2 $1 {Der Schlüsselzug, wenn Weiß Fortschritte machen
will.} hxg2 64. Bxg2 Qe2 65. Re6 $5 {Den zweiten Schlüsselzug - Kg3 - findet
Weiß erst mit Verzögerung.} Qxb2 66. Rfxe5 Qxc3 67. Rxb5 Qd4 (67... Kf7 68.
Ra6 g3+ 69. Kh3 Qh8+ 70. Kxg3 Qg7+ {bot bessere Perspektiven, jedenfalls in
der praktischen Partie.}) 68. Rb7+ Kf8 69. Kg3 $1 {Diagramm [#] Der richtige
Plan!} c3 70. Rc6 {Beide Spieler, Weiß bereits etwas länger, "lebten" an
dieser Stelle nur noch von den 30 sek Zeitgutschrift, die ihn pro
ausgeführtem Zug zustanden.} Qd3+ 71. Kxg4 Qd4+ 72. Kf5 Qf2+ 73. Ke5 Qg3+ 74.
Kd4 Qf4+ 75. Kxc3 Qe3+ 76. Kb4 Qd4+ 77. Ka5 Qa1+ 78. Kb6 Qd4+ 79. Rc5 Qb2+ 80.
Ka7 Qa2+ 81. Kb8 {Schade, schade, ohne den Fehler im 50. Zug hätte Henrichs
eine noch bessere Platzierung im Turnier erreicht.} 1-0

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. b3
(15. dxe5 $5 dxe5 16. Nh2 Be6 17. Qf3 g6 18. Ngf1 Bg7 19. Ne3 Nc4 20. Nxc4 Bxc4
21. Bb3 Bxb3 22. axb3 Qd6 23. Be3 Qc6 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Barle,J/Maribor/1996/
1|0/38/}) (15. d5 Nc4 16. Nh2 g6 17. Rf1 Bg7 18. b3 Nb6 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4
Qe7 21. Qd2 g5 22. e5 $13 {Tal,M-Smyslov,V/Baku/1961/0,5/31/}) 15... Nc6 16.
Be3 (16. d5 $5 Ne7 17. Be3 Ng6 18. c4 Qc7 $132 {Kavalek,L-Karpov,An/Tilburg/
1980/0,5/19/}) 16... cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 (17... Rc8 $5 18. Rc1 exd4 19. Bxd4
Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qa5 21. Bb1 Qa3 $15 {Xie,J-Geller,E/Vienna/1993/0|1/37/}) 18.
Nxd4 (18. Bc1 $5 Nb4 19. Bb2 d5 20. e5 Nxc2 21. Qxc2 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Bf5 23. Nf6+
Qxf6 24. exf6 Bxc2 25. fxg7 Bxg7 26. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Be4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29.
Nd4 Rc8 $14 {Fischer,R-Gheorghiu,F/Vinkovci/1968/0,5/83/}) 18... d5 19. exd5 (
19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. exd5 Qxd5 $10 {Georgiev,Kr-Abramovic,B/Erevan/1982/0,5/20/})
19... Nxd5 $5 (19... Nb4 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. Qd4 Qd5 23. Qxd5 Nxd5
24. Be4 Nb4 25. Bxc6 Nxc6 $10 {Schmid,L-Smyslov,V/Monte Carlo/1969/0|1/38/})
20. Be4 (20. Qd3 g6 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Rad1 Nxe3 $15) 20... Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Rc8
22. Nxc6 (22. Bxc6 Bxc6 (22... Rxe3 23. Bxd7) 23. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxe3 25.
fxe3 Rxc6 26. Rd8 g6 $15) 22... Bxc6 23. Qf3 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Re6 25. Rc3 (25. Rd1
Qa5 26. Qe2 Rce8 $15) 25... Rxc3 26. Nxc3 Bc5 (26... Qd2 27. Rd1 Re1+ (27...
Qc2 28. Rd8 $13) 28. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 29. Kh2 $10) 27. Nd5 (27. Rd1 $5) 27... Qa5 28.
g3 (28. Rc1 $4 Re1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 30. Kh2 Bxf2 31. Ne7+ Qxe7 32. Qxf2 Qe5+ $17
) 28... Qd2 (28... Re1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 30. Kg2 Qd2 31. b4 $22 Bxf2 32. Ne7+ Kf8
33. Ng6+) 29. Nf4 (29. Kg2 $2 Re2 30. Rf1 Bxf2 31. Ne7+ Rxe7 32. Rxf2 Qd6 $17)
29... Re8 30. Rf1 (30. Rd1 Qxa2 $17) 30... Rd8 (30... Qxa2 31. Qc6 Re5 32. Nd3
$18) 31. a4 (31. Qc6 $5 Qc2 32. Qxa6 $22 (32. Kg2 Rd2 $17) 32... Rd2 33. Qa8+
Kh7 34. Qf3 $13) 31... bxa4 32. bxa4 a5 33. Qb3 (33. Qc6 Qc2 34. Kg2 Rd2 $17)
33... Qb4 34. Qxb4 $6 (34. Qc2 $5 Rd2 35. Qf5 $22 Rxf2 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+
$10) 34... axb4 35. a5 (35. Rc1 b3 36. Rb1 (36. Rxc5 b2 37. Rb5 Rd1+ 38. Kg2
b1=Q 39. Rxb1 Rxb1 $19) 36... Rb8 37. Kf1 b2 38. Ke2 Bd4 $17) 35... Rd2 36. a6
b3 37. Rb1 g5 (37... b2 $19) 38. Nh5 (38. Ng2 Rxf2 39. Kh1 b2 $19) 38... Rxf2
39. Kh1 b2 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3
Nb6 16. a4 bxa4 17. bxa4 a5 18. Bd3 Qd7 $5 19. Bb5 Bc6 $6 (19... c6 $142 $5 20.
Bd3 Ba6) 20. c4 exd4 21. Nxd4 Bxb5 22. cxb5 $16 d5 23. e5 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25.
Rxe4 Bc5 26. Bb2 Nc4 27. Qc2 Qd5 28. Rae1 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Nxe5 30. Nf5 Nd3 31.
Qc3 f6 32. Ne7+ Bxe7 33. Rxe7 Nxb2 34. Qxc7 Qf5 35. Rxg7+ Kh8 36. Rg4 Qh7 37.
Qc3 Qb1+ 38. Kh2 Rf8 39. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Baden"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7 15. Bb2
c5 16. d5 c4 17. a4 g6 18. Nb1 (18. Nf1 $5 {/\ g4,Ng3,Bc1}) 18... Nb6 19. Na3
Qd7 20. Bc1 Bg7 21. Be3 (21. axb5 axb5 22. Be3 Ra6) 21... Nxa4 $1 22. Bxa4 Nxe4
$1 23. Bc2 Nf6 (23... Nxc3 24. Qd2 e4 25. Nd4) 24. Nxc4 $1 bxc4 25. Ba4 Qf5 26.
Bxe8 Rxe8 27. Ra5 Rc8 28. Qd2 g5 $44 29. b5 axb5 30. Rxb5 Ba8 31. Ra5 Bb7 32.
Rb5 Ba8 33. Ra5 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baden"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Smejkal, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Ba2 Nb8 14. Qb3 (14. Qe2 c5
$10) 14... Qd7 (14... Qe7 $2 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh4) 15. Qc2 c5 16. b4 c4 $13
17. d5 Nh5 18. Nf1 g6 19. Ng3 Nxg3 (19... Nf4 $2 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Ne2 g5 22.
Ned4 $16) 20. fxg3 a5 $1 (20... Bg7 21. a4) 21. Be3 Bg7 22. Re2 axb4 23. axb4
f5 24. Rf1 fxe4 25. Nh4 (25. Qxe4 $5) 25... Bxd5 26. Bb1 Qe6 27. Qd2 Kh7 28.
Rd1 Ra1 29. Qb2 Ra6 30. Bf2 Bb7 31. Rxe4 $1 $44 d5 32. Rg4 e4 33. Rxg6 Qf7 34.
Rxa6 Nxa6 35. g4 Bc8 36. Be3 Qf6 37. g5 hxg5 38. Nf3 Kg8 39. Nxg5 Nc7 40. Rc1
d4 41. Rf1 Qg6 42. cxd4 Nd5 43. Bc1 Bf6 44. Qf2 Qg7 45. Qh4 Nc3 46. Qh5 Rf8 47.
Be3 Bxg5 48. Rxf8+ Kxf8 49. Bxg5 Qxd4+ 50. Kh2 Nxb1 51. Bf4 Qf6 52. Be5 Qf5 53.
Bd6+ Kg7 54. Be5+ Kf8 55. Bd6+ Kg7 56. Be5+ Kf8 57. Bd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1986.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 Nb8 (12... d5 $5) 13. a3 h6 14. b4
Nbd7 15. Bb2 g6 (15... Nb6 $5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. c4 $14) 16. Qb1 $1 {/\ Nb3-a5}
Bg7 17. Nb3 c6 (17... Rb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. d5 $16) 18. Na5 Qc7 19. Bb3 $1 (19.
dxe5 Nxe5 $1 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 $13) 19... Rad8 20. Qa2 d5 21. exd5 $1 Nxd5 (21...
e4 $2 22. dxc6 $1 $18) 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 (23... Bxe5 24. c4 (24. Rxe5
$5) 24... Nc3 25. Bxc3 Bxc3 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Rc1 $16) 24. c4 $16 Rxe1+ 25.
Rxe1 bxc4 26. Bxc4 Bc8 (26... Bxb2 27. Qxb2 Nb6 28. Qf6 Nxc4 29. Nxb7 Rf8 30.
Re7 Qb6 31. Nc5 $18) 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qb2+ Kh7 29. Qe5 Rd6 (29... Qxe5 30.
Rxe5 $16) 30. Rc1 Qd8 31. Rd1 Re6 32. Nxc6 $1 Rxc6 33. Rxd5 Qh4 34. Rc5 Rxc5
35. Qxc5 Qf4 36. Bxf7 (36. Bxf7 Qxf7 37. Qxc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-05"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1962.03.03"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1962.01.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 13. a4 Bd7 14. c4 Ng6 15. axb5
axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. cxb5 Bxb5 18. Nb1 Rb8 19. Nc3 Ba6 $6 (19... Bd7 20. Bc4
Ne7 $10 {Gligoric-Spassky,Havana 1962}) 20. Ba4 Ne7 21. b3 c6 22. Ba3 $14 Rd8
23. dxc6 Nxc6 24. Qd2 Bb7 25. Rd1 Rc8 26. Qe1 Qa5 27. Nb5 Qxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rd8
29. Nd2 d5 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates qf2"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1989.02.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a3 h6 15. Bc2
Nb8 16. b4 Nbd7 17. Bb2 g6 {17...a5 -> Hjartarson-Karpov/Seattle cq/1989/} 18.
Rb1 Rb8 19. Rc1 Ba8 20. Bb1 Rc8 21. c4 exd4 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nxd4 c6 24. Nf1
Ne5 25. Ne3 Nh5 26. Rf1 $1 Qg5 27. Ne2 $1 Nf4 28. Nxf4 Qxf4 29. g3 Qf3 30. Ng4
Qxd1 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Rfxd1 Red8 $16 33. Ba2 $6 (33. Bxe5 $5 dxe5 34. Nd7 Bg7
35. Nb6 $1 Rb8 36. Ba2 $1 Kg8 37. Rxd8+ Rxd8 38. Nxa8 Rxa8 39. Rxc6 Rxa3 40.
Bd5 $16) 33... Bg7 34. Bxe5 dxe5 35. Nd7 Rc7 36. Nc5 Rd4 $1 $8 37. Nb3 Rxd1+
38. Rxd1 Bf6 39. Nc5 Kg7 40. Be6 Be7 41. Rd7 Rxd7 42. Bxd7 Kf8 43. Nd3 Bd6 44.
f4 f6 45. f5 g5 46. h4 Ke7 47. Be6 Bb7 48. Kf2 Kd8 49. Kf3 Ke7 50. Ke3 Kd8 51.
Ke2 Ke7 52. Kf3 Kf8 53. Kg4 Kg7 54. Bd7 Be7 55. Kf3 Kf8 56. Ke3 Bd8 57. Nc5 Bb6
58. Kd3 Bxc5 59. bxc5 Ke7 60. Be6 Kd8 61. Ke3 Ke7 62. Ke2 Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates qf1"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7 15. Bb2
a5 $5 16. Bd3 c6 17. Nb3 $6 {N} (17. Qb1 Qb8 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nxc4
Ra7 $10 {Rodriguez,Am-Rubinetti,J/Luzern ol(1092/}) 17... axb4 18. cxb4 exd4
19. Nfxd4 c5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. Nxb5 Nxe4 22. Qc2 $6 (22. Qf3 Ndf6 $1 (22... Nd6
$2 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Nxd6 Bxd6 25. Qxb7 Rb8 26. Qd5 $18) (22... Qb6 $5) 23.
Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Rxe8 Bxf3 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bc4 Bd5 $10) 22... Ndf6 23. Nc3 Ng5
$1 24. Bb5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qc7 26. Bf1 Qc6 {/\ Nxh3+} 27. Re3 Bd6 {/\ ...Bf4}
28. h4 Ne6 29. Nd1 $6 (29. Nb5 Bf4 30. Rh3) 29... Ng4 30. Rxe6 $6 (30. Rh3 Ra4)
30... Bh2+ 31. Kh1 Qxe6 32. f3 Qe1 $1 (32... Qe1 $1 33. fxg4 (33. Qc4 Bf4 $1)
33... Qxh4) 0-1

[Event "World Team-ch01"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1985.11.24"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Mestel, A Jonathan"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "1985.11.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. a4 Bd7 (9... b4 10. a5 Rb8 11. Bc4 bxc3 12. dxc3 Na7) (9... Bg4 10. h3
Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4) 10. d4 h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Bf8 13. Ng3 Na5
14. Bc2 c5 15. h3 g6 $6 $146 (15... Nc4 16. b3 Na5 17. axb5 axb5 18. d5 Qc7 $11
) (15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. d5 (17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. d5 Nb4 20.
Bb1 Na6 {/\ Nc5=}) 17... Nb4 18. Bb3 $14 a5 19. Re3 Qb6 20. Rc3) (15... Qc7)
16. axb5 (16. d5) 16... axb5 17. b3 Nc6 18. Bb2 $5 (18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. d5 Ne7
20. c4 bxc4 21. bxc4 Qa6 22. Qd3 $14) 18... Qc7 19. Bd3 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qb7 {[#]}
21. Qd1 $6 (21. d5 $142 Ne7 22. c4 $36 {><e5}) 21... Bg7 22. dxc5 $6 (22. d5
$142) 22... dxc5 23. Qe2 b4 24. Nd2 bxc3 25. Bxc3 Nd4 26. Qd1 Bc6 27. Nc4 Qe7
28. Qa1 Nd7 $6 (28... Rb8 $142) 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. Na5 Ba8 31. Qa2 $6 (31. Nc4 {
/\ b4}) 31... Nf6 32. Nc4 h5 33. b4 h4 34. bxc5 Rxb1+ 35. Bxb1 Bc6 36. Nf1 Qxc5
37. Bxd4 $8 Qxd4 38. Nfd2 Nxe4 (38... Bh6 39. Qc2) 39. Bxe4 Bxe4 40. Nxe4 Qxe4
41. Nd6 Qf4 $17 42. Qc4 (42. Qd5 $142) 42... Qxc4 43. Nxc4 f5 44. Kf1 Kf7 45.
Ke2 Ke6 46. f3 $6 Bf8 47. Kd3 Bc5 48. Nd2 Kd5 49. Nf1 Bb6 50. Nd2 Bd8 51. Nb3
Bg5 52. Na5 Kc5 53. Nb7+ {[#]} (53. Nb3+ Kb4 54. Na1 e4+ 55. fxe4 fxe4+ 56.
Kxe4 Kc3 $19) 53... Kd5 $1 (53... Kb4 $1 54. Nd6 Bf6 55. Ne8 $145 $2 (55. Ke2
Kc5 56. Nc8 Bd8 57. Ke3 Kc4 58. Nd6+ Kd5 59. Nc8 Bg5+ 60. Kd3 e4+ $17) 55...
Be7 $19 56. Nc7 Kc5 $19 {Mestel,J}) 54. Na5 Be7 $6 $17 (54... Bf6 $19 55. Nb3
e4+ 56. fxe4+ fxe4+ 57. Ke2 Bc3 $19) 55. Nb3 Bb4 56. Na1 e4+ $6 (56... Bd6) 57.
fxe4+ fxe4+ 58. Ke2 $17 Ke5 59. Nb3 Bc3 60. Ke3 Kd5 61. Nc1 Bg7 62. Nb3 Bf8 63.
Ke2 Bb4 64. Na1 Ke5 65. Nb3 Kf4 66. Nd4 $1 (66. Kf2 Bd2 $1 67. Ke2 Bc3 68. Nc5
Bb2 $3 69. Nb3 Kg3 70. Kf1 e3 71. Nc5 e2+ 72. Kxe2 Kxg2 73. Nd3 $1 {(/\ Nf4)}
Kxh3 $1 74. Nxb2 Kg2 $19) 66... Ba5 (66... Bc3 67. Nb3 Kg3 68. Kf1 e3 69. Nc1 {
/\ Ne2=}) 67. Nb3 $2 {[#]} (67. Ne6+ Kg3 68. Nf8 g5 69. Ne6 g4 70. hxg4 Kxg2 (
70... Kxg4 $17) 71. Ke3 $11) 67... Bc3 $1 $19 68. Nc5 Bb2 69. Nd7 Kg3 70. Nf8
g5 71. Kf1 (71. Ne6 Bf6 $1 72. Kf1 e3) (71. Nh7 g4 72. hxg4 Kxg2 73. Ng5 Bc1
74. Nxe4 h3 75. Nf2 h2 76. Ke1 Be3) 71... e3 72. Nh7 Bc1 $1 73. Nf6 (73. Nxg5
e2+) (73. Ke2 g4 74. hxg4 Kxg2 75. Ng5 Kg3) 73... e2+ 74. Kxe2 Kxg2 75. Ng4
Kxh3 76. Kf3 Bf4 77. Nf2+ Kh2 78. Ng4+ Kg1 79. Nf2 Be3 $1 80. Kxe3 (80. Ng4 h3)
(80. Nh3+ Kh2) 80... Kg2 81. Ng4 Kg3 (81... Kg3 82. Nf2 h3 83. Ke2 Kg2 84. Ke3
h2 85. Ke2 g4 $19) (81... h3 $2 82. Ke4 Kg3 83. Kf5 $11) 0-1

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Qd7 $6 (13... g6 $14)
14. dxe5 dxe5 $2 (14... Nxe5 $8 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Qf3 $16) 15. Nh5 Qe7 (15...
Qxd1 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rxd1 Na5 18. Bc2 $16) 16. Nh4 $1 Nxh5 (16... Rad8 $2
17. Nf5 Rxd1 18. Nxe7+ Bxe7 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Bxd1 $18) 17. Qxh5 Na5 (17...
Qf6 18. Bg5 hxg5 19. Ng6 $18) 18. Bg5 $1 Qd7 (18... Qxg5 19. Qxf7+ $18) (18...
hxg5 19. Ng6 $18) 19. Rad1 Bd6 20. Bxh6 gxh6 21. Qg6+ Kf8 22. Qf6 Kg8 23. Re3 (
23. Re3 Kh7 24. Bxf7 Rg8 25. Nf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. a3 $6 Bf8 12. Bc2 Bb7 13. Nbd2 (13. d5 Na5 14. Nbd2
c6 15. b4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Qe2 Rc8 $10 {Suetin,A-Kholmov,R/
URS/1968/ Inf 4/340/}) 13... d5 $6 (13... Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7 $10) 14. exd5 $6 (14.
dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. f4 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Bxe4 dxe4
20. Qe2 $14 {Parma,B-Gligoric,S/Ljubljana/1969/ Inf 7/274/}) 14... Qxd5 15. Ne4
exd4 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rxe8 (17. Be3 Ne5 $10 {Balinas,R-Gligoric,S/Manila/
1968/ Inf 5/300/}) 17... Rxe8 18. Qd3 f5 19. Bf4 Bg7 $6 (19... Qe4 20. Bxc7
Qxd3 21. Bxd3 dxc3 22. bxc3 Bg7 $15 {Shamkovich,L-Kostro,R/Tbilisi/1970/ Inf 9/
241/}) 20. Nh4 Ne5 21. Qg3 Ng6 $2 (21... d3 22. Bxh6 Ng4 $10) 22. Nxf5 $16
Qxg2+ $6 23. Qxg2 Bxg2 24. Bxh6 $4 (24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Bxg6 $18) 24... Bxh6 25.
Nxh6+ Kg7 $1 (25... Kh7 26. Ng4 $18) 26. Nf5+ Kf6 27. Kxg2 d3 28. Ne3 dxc2 29.
Kg3 (29. Rc1 Nf4+ 30. Kf1 $10 (30. Kf3 $2 Nd3 $19)) 29... Ne5 30. Nxc2 (30. Rc1
$6 Rg8+ 31. Ng4+ Ke6) 30... Rg8+ 31. Kf4 Nd3+ $15 1/2-1/2

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.06.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Stein, Leonid"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. a4
$6 c5 16. b3 Na5 (16... Nb6 $2 17. a5 Nc8 18. b4 cxb4 19. cxb4 Na7 20. d5 $16 {
Tal,M-Minic,D/URS/1967/ Inf 4/349/}) 17. axb5 axb5 18. d5 Qb6 (18... Qc7 19.
Be3 Ra7 20. Nd2 Rea8 $10 {Kavalek,L-Reshevsky,S/Netanya/1969/ Inf 7/279/}) 19.
Be3 b4 $6 (19... Reb8 $5) 20. Qd2 bxc3 (20... Reb8 $6 21. cxb4 (21. Ra2 $2 Nc4)
21... Qxb4 22. Qxb4 Rxb4 23. Bd2 Rb5 24. Ra3 $16) 21. Qxc3 Reb8 22. Ra2 Nb7 23.
Rea1 Qd8 24. Bd3 Ne8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Rxa8 Qxa8 27. b4 $16 cxb4 28. Qxb4 Nc5 (
28... Be7 $2 29. Nxe5 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Qxe5 31. Qxb7 $16) 29. Bf1 (29. Nxe5 $2 Qa1+
$19) 29... Na4 (29... Nc7 $2 30. Bxc5 (30. Nxe5 $2 N7a6 31. Bxa6 Nxa6 $19)
30... dxc5 31. Qb6 $16) 30. Nd2 Nc7 31. Be2 g6 32. Ngf1 Kh7 33. Nb3 h5 (33...
f5 $5 34. f3 f4 35. Bf2 Be7 36. Nfd2) 34. Nfd2 Ne8 35. Nc4 Qa6 36. Nb6 (36.
Nxe5 $6 dxe5 37. Qxf8 Qxe2 38. Qxf7+ Ng7 39. Qxd7 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Qxb3 41. Qe7 Qc3
(41... Qb8 42. Bg5 Qe8 $13) 42. Bg5) 36... Qb7 (36... Qxe2 $2 37. Nxd7 $18) 37.
Na5 Qb8 38. Nc6 Bxc6 39. dxc6 Nc5 40. Qc4 Kg8 (40... Qxb6 $2 41. Qxf7+ Bg7 (
41... Ng7 42. Bc4 $18) 42. Qxe8) 41. Nd7 $2 (41. Nd5 $16) 41... Qc7 (41... Qb1+
$2 42. Kh2 Qxe4 43. Nf6+ $1 Nxf6 44. Qxe4 Nfxe4 45. c7 $18) 42. Nxc5 dxc5 43.
Qa6 Qd8 44. Bc4 Nc7 45. Qb6 h4 46. Bxc5 Bxc5 47. Qxc5 Qg5 48. Qe3 $10 Qxe3 49.
fxe3 g5 50. Kf2 Kf8 51. Ke2 (51. Kf3 f6 52. Kg4 Ke7 53. Kf5 Na8 54. Ba6 Nc7 $10
) 51... Ke7 52. Kd3 Kd6 53. Bxf7 Kxc6 54. Kc4 Na6 1/2-1/2

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.06.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 (14...
c5 15. b3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Bb2 $14) 15. b3 Nb6 16. Bb2 (16. Nh2 $5 c5 17.
f4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qc8 19. Re2 Qc3 20. Be3 exd4 21. Bf2 Rac8 22. Bd3 $14 {
Tal,M-Geller,E/URS/1977/ Inf 24/294/}) 16... c5 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. c4 Qc7 19.
Nd2 (19. Bd3 Rad8 20. Qc2 b4 21. Nf1 Nh5 22. Ne3 Nf4 23. Bf1 Qd6 24. h4 $13 {
Tal,M-Zaitsev,I/URS/1969/ Inf 7/276/}) 19... Rad8 20. Qe2 Nh7 21. h4 $5 (21.
Ndf1 $6 Ng5 22. Ne3 Ne6 23. Nd5 Nxd5 (23... Qd6 24. Nxb6 Nf4 $10 (24... Qxb6
25. Bxe5)) 24. exd5 Nd4 25. Qd3 g6) 21... Be7 22. Nf5 $5 (22. h5 Ng5 23. Nf5
Ne6 24. Qg4 Kh8 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Qg3 Nf4 $14) 22... Bxf5 (22... Bf6 23. Nf1 Nf8
24. N1e3 Ne6 25. Ng4 $16) 23. exf5 Bxh4 24. Rad1 $44 bxc4 (24... Bg5 25. cxb5
axb5 26. Nf3 $40) 25. Nxc4 $6 (25. bxc4 $5 $40) 25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Nxc4 27.
Qxc4 Bf6 28. Ba3 (28. Qxa6 e4 29. Bxf6 Nxf6 $10) (28. Be4 Ng5 29. Bd5 Qc8 $13)
28... e4 29. Qxc5 (29. Bxe4 Qa5 30. Bxc5 (30. Rd7 $2 Qe1+) 30... Rxe4 31. Qxe4
Qxc5 32. Qa8+ Nf8 33. Qxa6 Qxf5 34. Qd3 $132) 29... Qb8 $1 $8 (29... Qxc5 30.
Bxc5 Rc8 31. b4 $16) 30. Qd6 Qc8 31. Qd7 Qb8 32. Qd6 Qc8 33. Qd7 Qb8 34. Bd6
Qa8 35. Bc5 Ng5 36. Qd5 Qc8 37. Qd7 Qa8 38. Rd6 $6 (38. b4 $5 a5 39. b5 Rc8 40.
Qd5 $16) 38... a5 39. Qc6 Rd8 40. Ba7 $2 (40. Qxa8 Rxa8 41. a3 Bc3 42. Bd1 $16)
40... Qc8 (40... Qxa7 41. Rxd8+ Bxd8 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43. Qxd8 Qc5) 41. Bb6 (41.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 42. Bxe4 Qd1+ 43. Kh2 Qh5+ $10) 41... Rf8 42. Qxc8 Rxc8 43. Rd2 $10
Bc3 44. Rd5 (44. Re2 Rc6 45. Be3 $10) 44... Bb4 45. Bd1 Rc1 46. Be3 Ra1 47.
Rd8+ Kh7 48. a4 g6 49. fxg6+ Kxg6 50. Kh2 f5 51. Be2 Bc3 52. Rd6+ Kg7 53. Ra6
Rb1 54. Ra7+ Kf6 55. Ra6+ Kg7 56. Rb6 Rb2 57. Bh5 f4 58. Bxf4 Rxf2 59. Kg3 Be1
60. Be5+ Kf8 61. Kg4 Ke7 62. Bd4 (62. g3 $2 e3 63. Bd4 e2 $17) 62... Rxg2+ 63.
Kf5 Rd2 64. Rb7+ Kd8 (64... Kd6 65. Be3 $10) 65. Rb8+ Ke7 66. Bf6+ Kd6 67. Be5+
Ke7 68. Rb7+ Kd8 69. Bg4 Rg2 70. Bf6+ Kc8 71. Rg7 Bd2 72. Be5 e3 73. Bf4 Kd8
74. Bc7+ Kc8 75. Bf4 Kd8 76. Bc7+ Ke8 (76... Kc8 $10) 77. Bd6 Nf7 78. Ke6 Ng5+
79. Kf5 Nf7 80. Ke6 Rxg4 81. Rxg4 Ng5+ 82. Kf5 e2 83. Bg3 e1=Q 84. Bxe1 Bxe1
85. Kg6 Kd7 86. Kxh6 Ne6 87. Re4 Bb4 88. Kg6 Kd6 89. Kf5 Nc5 90. Re8 Nxb3 91.
Ke4 Nc5+ 92. Kd4 Nxa4 93. Kc4 Nb6+ 94. Kb5 Kc7 95. Re6 Nd5 96. Ra6 Nc3+ 97. Kc4
Kb7 98. Re6 Nb1 99. Kb5 Kc8 100. Ra6 Nc3+ 101. Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "October Revolution 50years"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1967.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 $6 (12. Nf1 $14) 12... Bd7 13. Ba2
a5 14. Nf1 (14. Qb3 Qe7 15. Nf1 a4 16. Qc2 g6 17. Ne3 Bg7 $10 {Keres,P-Spassky,
B/Riga(m)/1965/}) 14... a4 15. Ng3 Na5 16. Be3 c6 17. Rc1 Be6 $6 (17... Qc7 $5
{/\ Be6} 18. dxe5 (18. c4 $2 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Nxe4 $17) 18... dxe5
19. c4 Be6) 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Bb6 Ra8 22. Bxa5 Rxa5
$10 23. Red1 Re8 24. Rd3 (24. c4 b4) 24... Raa8 25. Kf1 Rab8 26. Ne1 g6 27. Nc2
(27. Rcd1 h5 28. f3 $10) 27... h5 28. f3 Red8 29. Rcd1 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 c5 31. Ne2
(31. Ke1 $5 c4 32. Rd1 Rb7 33. Nf1 $10) (31. Ke2 h4 32. Nf1 Nh5 33. Rd7 Nf4+
34. Kf2 b4 $15) 31... c4 32. Rd1 Rb7 33. Nb4 Rd7 34. Ke1 (34. Rxd7 Nxd7 35. Nd5
Nc5 36. Nc7 Nd3 37. Nxb5 Nxb2 38. Ke1 $15) 34... Rxd1+ 35. Kxd1 Bc5 36. Nc6 Nd7
37. f4 f6 (37... exf4 $6 38. Nxf4 Nf6 39. e5 Ne4 40. Nd5) 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Ng3
Kf7 40. Ke2 Ke6 41. Nf1 Bf8 42. Ne3 Kd6 43. Nb4 Nc5 44. Kf3 Bh6 45. h4 Nd3 46.
Nd1 Bc1 47. Ke2 Nc5 (47... Nxb2 $2 48. Nxb2 Bxb2 49. Kd2 Bxa3 50. Kc2 g5 51. g3
Kc5 52. Na6+ Kb6 53. Nb4 Ka5 54. Nc6+ Kb6 55. Nb4 $10) 48. Kf3 g5 49. hxg5 (49.
g3 $2 g4+ $17) 49... Bxg5 50. Na2 Ke6 (50... Nd3 51. Ke2) 51. Nf2 Kf6 52. Nd1
Nd3 53. g3 Kg6 54. Kg2 Bd2 55. Kf3 Kg5 56. Ke2 Be1 57. Kf3 Bd2 58. Ke2 Be1 59.
Kf3 Kf6 $1 60. Kg2 Kg6 61. Kf3 Kg5 62. Kg2 (62. Nb4 Nxb4 63. cxb4 (63. axb4 Bd2
64. Ke2 Bc1 65. Kf3 Bxb2 $19) 63... Bd2 64. Ke2 Bc1 65. Kf3 h4 $17) 62... h4
63. gxh4+ Kf4 64. h5 Kxe4 65. h6 Nf4+ 66. Kf1 Bh4 67. Nb4 Bf6 68. Ke1 Kf3 69.
h7 Bg7 70. Nc2 (70. Nc6 $1 Ne6 $17) 70... Nd5 71. Kd2 Nf6 72. Ne1+ Ke4 73. Nf2+
Kf5 74. Ng2 Nxh7 $19 75. Ne3+ Ke6 76. Ne4 Bh6 77. Ke2 Bxe3 78. Kxe3 Nf6 79.
Ng5+ Kd5 80. Kf3 Nh5 81. Ne4 Nf4 82. Nf6+ Kc6 83. Ke4 Nd3 84. Ng4 Kd6 85. Nh6
Nxb2 86. Nf7+ Kc5 87. Nxe5 Nd1 88. Nd7+ Kd6 89. Nf6 Nxc3+ 90. Kd4 Nb1 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 33rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2005.07.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a3 {White is
covering the b4 square, thus, preparing to transfer the light-squared bishop
either to c2 or to a2.} (14. a4 {is a main line.}) 14... h6 {transforming to
the Breyer variation.} (14... Nb8 15. Bc2 Nbd7 16. b3 c5 17. Bb2 g6 18. dxe5
dxe5 19. c4 Nh5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. a4 bxa4 22. Nc4 axb3 23. Bxb3 Rxa1 24. Qxa1
$44 {1-0 Firman,N-Obodchuk,A/Moscow 2002/CBM 088/[Hecht] (73)}) (14... g6 15.
Ba2 Bg7 16. b4 a5 17. d5 Ne7 18. Bb2 Nh5 19. Nb3 axb4 20. axb4 Bc8 21. Na5 Nf4
22. c4 g5 23. cxb5 g4 24. Nh2 gxh3 25. g3 Neg6 (25... Ng2 $142 26. Re2 f5 27.
Nc6 Qd7 28. Bc4 Rxa1 29. Qxa1 fxe4 30. Qa7 e3 31. fxe3 Ng6 $13) 26. Bb1 Qg5 27.
Bc1 Bd7 $2 (27... Nf8 28. Kh1 Qg6 $16) 28. Kh1 f5 29. Rg1 Qf6 30. exf5 Bxf5 31.
Bxf5 Qxf5 32. gxf4 $18 {1-0 Adams,M-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee 2002/CBM 087/
[Wedberg] (43)}) (14... Qd7 15. Bc2 Rad8 16. d5 Ne7 17. b3 Ng6 18. Nf1 c6 19.
c4 Nh5 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Rc8 22. Be3 Be7 23. Qd2 Nf8 24. Rec1 Qd8 25. a4
bxc4 26. bxc4 Nd7 27. a5 Ba8 28. Rab1 Rb8 29. Ba4 Qc7 30. g4 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,
A-Bacrot,E/Cap d'Agde 2003/CBM 098 (30)}) 15. Ba2 (15. Bc2 {leads to
theoretical position in Breyer variation with extra tempo h7-h6 for black.})
15... Nb8 {transfering the queenside knight to d7.} (15... d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17.
Nf1 Qd6 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21. Qf3 Rb8 22. Bd2 Nf6 23.
Bf4 Qe8 24. Qd3 Rd8 25. Qc2 Bc5 26. Be3 Qe4 27. Qxe4 Nxe4 28. f3 Bxe3+ 29. Nxe3
Nf6 30. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Kveinys,A-Sulskis,S/ch-LTU, Vilnius LTU 2004}) 16. d5 {
White closes the centre, thus, getting a space advantage. Another attempt to
fight for an advantage is} (16. Qb3 Qd7 17. d5 c6 18. c4 Rc8 19. a4 cxd5 20.
cxd5 Qe8 21. Qe3 Nbd7 22. a5 Nh5 23. Nf1 Rc7 24. Qa3 Nc5 25. Bd2 {1/2-1/2
Shabalov,A-Stein,A/Minneapolis USA 2005/The Week in Chess 550 (48)}) 16... c6
17. c4 ({Interesting alternative is} 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nh2 Nbd7 19. Qf3 Qe7 20.
Ndf1 Nc5 21. Ng3 Qb7 22. Ng4 Ncxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Rxe4 Bxe4
26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Nxe4 $44 {1-0 Bologan,V-Suhl,D/Berlin 1995/CBM 047 ext (46)})
17... Nbd7 18. b4 {covering the c5 square.} Nb6 $146 {According to my database,
this position appeared for the first time. In the previous games Black tried:}
(18... bxc4 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc4 Nb6 21. Bd3 d5 22. Bb2 d4 23. Rc1 Bb5 24.
Qe2 Qd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ciuksyte,D-Jenni,F/Christmas Open, Zurich SUI 2003 (73)})
(18... Rc8 19. Bb2 bxc4 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc4 Bb5 22. Bb3 Qb6 23. a4 Bc6 24.
Nc4 Qb8 {0-1 Shabalov,A-Stefansson,H/Liepaya 2004/CBM 103 (34)}) (18... Rb8 19.
dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qb3 Re7 21. Nh4 Nb6 22. Nf5 Rc7 23. Qg3 Kh7 24. Nxd6 Qxd6 25. c5
Qe7 26. cxb6 Rxb6 27. Bb2 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Jakubowski,J/Polanica Zdroj 1991/EXT
97 (34)}) 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qb3 {Creating threats along the a2-g8 diagonal.}
Ra7 $1 {Black not only protects the f7 pawn, but also liberates the a8 square
for the queen.} 21. Bb2 $6 $146 {This move leads to an exchange sacrifice...
But, probably, White doesn't have sufficient compensation. In the preceeding
game White prefered} (21. cxb5 axb5 22. Bb2 Qa8 23. Qd3 Na4 24. Bc1 g6 {
1/2-1/2 Qin Kanying-Jackson,S/Novi Sad 1990/EXT 97 (94)}) (21. Qd3 Qa8 $11) (
21. Qe3 Qb8 $11) 21... Nxc4 $1 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 {[%tqu "En","Please find
the best move for black.","","","c6e4","",10]} Bxe4 $1 24. Rxe4 {Otherwise,
Black is a pawn up.} d5 25. Qb3 Nxe4 ({Worse is} 25... dxe4 $2 26. Nxe5 $44)
26. Nxe5 $2 {Another unsuccessful decision.} ({Better was to eliminate Black's
central pawns:} 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. Bxd5 Nf6 28. Bc6 Re6 29. Nxe5 Rae7 30. f4 g5
$1 31. Bf3 gxf4 32. Nd3 $15) 26... Qb6 $1 $17 {Black is an exchange up, while
white doesn't succeed to create any threats...} 27. Ng4 (27. Rf1 Rd8 $17 (27...
Nd2 28. Qxd5 Nxf1 29. Nxf7 $40) (27... Nf6 $17)) (27. Qxd5 {is refuted by}
Qxf2+ 28. Kh2 Qxb2 29. Nxf7 Nc3 30. Nxh6+ Kh7 $19) 27... Rae7 {[%cal Ge4f2]
threatening with the capture on f2 with following 28...Re2 29.Rf1 Rxf2 30.Rxf2
Re1 -+} 28. Rf1 $2 {loses immediately. Anyway, White's position was already
lost:} (28. Qf3 Nxf2 (28... a5 29. Bxd5 axb4 30. axb4 Ng5 $17) 29. Nxf2 Re1+
30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Kh2 Rf1 $19) (28. Qd1 Nxf2 29. Nxf2 Re2 30. Qd4 Re1+ 31.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 Qc7+ 33. g3 Qc2 34. Bxd5 Re2 35. Bxf7+ Kxf7 36. Qf4+ Kg8 $19
) 28... Nd2 $19 {winning further material.} 29. Qxd5 (29. Qg3 Nxf1 30. Nf6+
Qxf6 $19) 29... Nxf1 30. Ne5 Qf6 $1 31. Nd3 (31. Nxf7 {loses as well:} Qxf7 32.
Qxf7+ Rxf7 $19) 31... Re1 (31... Re1 32. Bxf6 Ne3+ 33. Nxe1 Nxd5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Bd3 g6 (13... Qb8 14. d5
Ne7 15. b3 c6 16. c4 cxd5 17. cxd5 Ng6 $14 {Prandstetter-Karolyi/Prague/1988/})
(13... Qb8 14. b3 g6 15. Bb2 Bg7 16. d5 Nd8 17. c4 $14 {Savon-Geller,E/UdSSR/
1978/}) 14. a3 Bg7 15. b3 Nh5 16. Bb2 Nf4 (16... exd4 17. cxd4 Nf4 18. Bf1 Ne6
19. e5 $14 {Ernst,T-Djuric,S/Gausdal/1989/}) 17. Bf1 f5 $5 18. dxe5 fxe4 19.
Rxe4 (19. Nxe4 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 $10) 19... dxe5 20. c4 Bf5 21. Re3 (21. cxb5
$2 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Nd4 $1 $17) 21... e4 $1 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. cxb5
axb5 $1 (23... Nd4 24. Nxd4 Qxd4 25. Qc1 Nd5 26. Rg3 e3 27. fxe3 Nxe3 28. Nf3
Qd6 $36) 24. Bxb5 exf3 $1 25. Nxf3 $1 (25. Rxf3 Nd3 $17) (25. Bxc6 Nxh3+ $1)
25... Qf6 $1 (25... Qxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Red8 27. Rc1 Nd4 28. Rxc7+ Kh8 29. Nxd4 Rxd4
30. Ree7 g5 31. a4 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rd2 33. Kg1 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rd2 $10) 26. Rc1 Rxe3
$2 (26... Rad8 $1 27. Rxe8 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Ne7 29. Bc4 c6 $17) 27. fxe3 Rd8 28.
Qf1 Bd3 29. Rxc6 Bxf1 30. Rxf6 Kxf6 31. Kxf1 Nd5 (31... Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Ne6) 32.
e4 $10 Ne3+ 33. Kf2 Nd1+ 34. Kg3 Nc3 35. Bc6 Rb8 36. e5+ $1 (36. b4 Rb6 37. e5+
Ke7 38. Nd4 Ne2+ $1 39. Nxe2 Rxc6 $17) 36... Ke7 37. Nd4 Rd8 38. Nf3 Ke6 (38...
Rb8 39. Nd4 $10) 39. Kf4 Rd3 40. a4 g5+ $2 $18 (40... Ne2+ 41. Ke4 Rd1 42. a5
Nc3+ 43. Ke3 Nd5+ 44. Ke4 Nc3+ $10) 41. Kg4 Nd5 42. Kh5 Nf4+ (42... Ke7 43.
Kxh6 (43. Bxd5 Rxd5 44. b4 Rd8 $1 45. Kxh6 Rh8+ 46. Kxg5 Rg8+ $10) 43... Nb4
44. Be4 Rxb3 45. Kxg5 c5 46. h4 Rb2 47. g4 c4 (47... Re2 48. Kf5 c4 49. h5 c3
50. h6 Rxe4 51. h7 c2 52. h8=Q) 48. h5 c3 49. h6 c2 50. Bxc2 Rxc2 (50... Nxc2
51. h7 Rb8 52. Kg6 Rf8 (52... Ne3 53. Kg7 Nxg4 54. h8=Q Rxh8 55. Kxh8 $18) 53.
g5 Ne3 54. Nd4 Ng4 55. e6 $18) 51. h7 Rc8 52. Kh6 Rf8 53. g5 Rxf3 54. h8=Q Rh3+
55. Kg7 Rxh8 56. Kxh8 $18) 43. Kxh6 Ke7 44. b4 Nxg2 45. Kxg5 Rd8 (45... Rc3 46.
b5 Ra3 47. h4 Rxa4 48. b6 Rc4 49. Nd4 $1 (49. b7 Rb4 50. Nd4 Nxh4 51. Bb5 Nf3+
52. Kh6 Nxd4 53. b8=Q Nxb5 54. Qg8 Nd4 $16) 49... cxb6 (49... Nf4 50. bxc7 Ne6+
51. Nxe6 Rxc6 52. Nf4 Kd7 53. h5 Rxc7 54. h6 $18) 50. Nf5+ Ke6 51. Bxg2 Kxe5
52. h5 Rc8 53. h6 Rg8+ 54. Ng7 b5 55. Bf1 b4 56. Bc4 Rh8 57. Nf5 $1 $18) 46. a5
Rg8+ 47. Kf5 Rf8+ 48. Ke4 Rf4+ 49. Kd3 Rxb4 50. a6 Rb3+ 51. Kc4 Ra3 52. Bb7
Ne3+ (52... Nf4 53. Nd4 $1 Kd7 54. Nc6 Rxa6 55. Bxa6 (55. Nb8+ Ke6 56. Nxa6
Kxe5 57. Bc8 Ke4 58. Nxc7 Kf3 59. Nd5 Kg3 $3 $10) 55... Kxc6 56. Bc8 $1 $18)
53. Kb4 Nc2+ 54. Kb5 Ke6 55. h4 Rb3+ 56. Kc4 Ra3 57. h5 c6 58. Bc8+ $1 Ke7 59.
Ng5 {Black lost on time.} (59. Ng5 Kd8 60. h6 Kxc8 61. h7 Ra4+ 62. Kb3 Rh4 63.
Kxc2 $18) 1-0

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b3 Nbd7 15. Bb2
{[#]} c5 $146 (15... g6) (15... c6) (15... Nb6) 16. d5 Qc7 17. Bd3 Nb6 18. Qe2
Bc8 19. Nh2 Bd7 20. c4 bxc4 {>< c4} 21. Nxc4 $16 Bb5 22. Nd2 Rab8 23. Rec1 Qd7
24. Rc2 Nh7 25. a4 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Qb7 27. a5 Nc8 28. Nhf1 $1 f5 $5 {[#]} 29.
exf5 Ne7 30. Ne3 Nf6 31. Ndc4 Nexd5 32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Qe4 Nf6 (33... Nb4 34.
Qxb7 Rxb7 35. Rd2) 34. Qxb7 Rxb7 35. Rd1 Rxb3 36. Nxd6 {[#]} Rd8 37. Bxe5 Ne4 (
37... Ne8 $2 38. Rcd2 $18) 38. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 39. Kh2 Rd5 40. f4 $44 Rb4 (40... Rb5
$4 41. Nc3 $18) 41. Re2 Be7 (41... c4 42. g4 $13 {/\ Ra3,Bc3}) 42. Ng3 Bd8 (
42... Bf6 43. Bxf6 gxf6 44. Re6 Kf7 45. Rxa6 Rxf4 (45... Rd2 46. Nh5 $1) 46.
Ra7+ Kf8 (46... Ke8 47. Nh5 $16) 47. Rh7 $1 (47. Ra8+ Ke7 (47... Kf7 48. Ra7+
$10) 48. a6 Ra4 $17) 47... Rd2 {/\ Rff2} 48. a6 Ra2 (48... Rff2 $2 49. a7 $16)
49. a7 Rfa4 $13) 43. Nh5 Rb7 44. g4 Bxa5 45. Bxg7 Rd2 (45... Rxg7 $2 46. Nf6+
$18) 46. Rxd2 Bxd2 47. Be5 Kf7 (47... c4 48. Nf6+ Kf7 49. Ne4 $18) 48. h4 Re7
$2 (48... c4 $1 49. g5 hxg5 50. fxg5 c3 51. g6+ Ke8 $1 (51... Kg8 52. Nf6+ Kf8
53. Bd6+ Kg7 54. Ne8+ Kg8 55. f6 c2 (55... Rf7 $1 56. Ba3 (56. Be7 c2 $17)
56... c2 57. gxf7+ Kxf7 58. Nd6+ Ke6 $10) 56. Nc7 $1 (56. Bc7 $2 Rxc7 $18)
56... Rxc7 57. Bxc7 c1=Q 58. f7+ Kg7 59. Be5+ Kxg6 60. f8=Q $16) (51... Kf8 52.
f6 c2 53. Bd6+ Ke8 (53... Kg8 54. Be7 $18) 54. Ng7+ Kd7 55. f7 c1=Q 56. f8=Q
$16) 52. f6 c2 53. Ng7+ Kd7 54. f7 Bb4 (54... c1=Q 55. f8=Q $16) 55. Bf4 Bd6 $1
56. Bxd6 c1=Q 57. f8=Q Qd2+ 58. Kh3 Qxd6 59. Qxd6+ Kxd6 60. Ne8+ Ke7 61. g7
Rb3+ $1 62. Kg4 Kf7 (62... Rb1 $5) 63. h5 Rb8 64. Nc7 a5 65. h6 $17) 49. g5
hxg5 50. hxg5 Ba5 51. g6+ Ke8 52. Nf6+ Kd8 53. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2002.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Couso, Luis"]
[Black "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 {Very unusual.} Na5 13. Bc2 Bd7 (
13... c6 {Smyslov} 14. b4 Nc4 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. dxc6 Qc7 17. Ba4 $13) 14. b4
Nb7 15. a3 c6 16. c4 $14 Qc7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb2 Nd8 {A time-wasting plan to
get the knight into play.} 19. Rc1 Ne6 20. Bb1 Rac8 21. Nb3 $1 {Heading for a5.
} bxc4 22. Na5 Ba8 23. Nxc4 Qb8 24. Qd3 $1 Bc6 (24... Nf4 25. Qe3 $14) (24...
Rc7 25. Qe3 $14) (24... d5 $2 25. exd5 e4 26. Rxe4 Nxe4 27. Qxe4 g6 28. Rd1
Rcd8 29. Ne3 Bg7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qg4 $16) 25. Qe3 Bb5 26. Bd3 Qb7 27. Nfd2
Nd7 (27... Nf4) 28. Bf1 Qb8 29. g3 (29. Nb3) 29... g6 30. h4 $6 h5 31. Bh3 Bg7
32. Qb3 Nb6 33. Nxb6 Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Qxb6 35. a4 $2 (35. Nc4 Qc6) (35. Bxe6 Rxe6
36. Rc8+ Bf8) 35... Bd7 36. Nc4 Qb8 37. Ne3 Bh6 $1 $17 38. Nd5 Bxc1 39. Nf6+
Kg7 40. Nxe8+ Qxe8 41. Bxc1 Nd4 $19 42. Bxd7 Qxd7 43. Qd1 (43. Qe3 Qxa4 44.
Qh6+ Kg8) 43... Qb7 44. Be3 Qxb4 45. Kg2 Qc4 46. a5 d5 47. Qa1 dxe4 48. Qa3 Nc2
0-1

[Event "Interzonal-11a"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1979.09.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1979.09.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7 15. Bb2
c5 16. bxc5 dxc5 (16... exd4 17. cxd4 dxc5 18. Bc3 Bd6 $13) 17. dxe5 $6 (17.
Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. f4 Qh4 20. Qf3 $14) 17... Nh5 $1 18. c4 Nf4 19.
cxb5 axb5 20. a4 Qb6 21. axb5 Rad8 22. Bc3 (22. Ra3 $5) 22... Qg6 23. Nh4 Qg5
24. Qg4 Qxg4 (24... Nxe5 $1 25. Bxe5 Qxg4 26. hxg4 Rxd2 $13) 25. hxg4 Nxe5 26.
Ra7 Bc8 27. Bb3 Rd7 $2 (27... c4 $1 28. Nxc4 Ned3 $13) 28. b6 Rb7 29. Bxe5 $1
Rxe5 30. Nc4 Ree7 31. Nd6 Rxa7 32. bxa7 Rxa7 33. Nxc8 Rc7 34. Nb6 Rb7 35. Rb1
$18 c4 36. Nxc4 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 Nc3 38. Rb2 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Brunello, Sabino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteClock "0:21:06"]
[BlackClock "0:04:15"]

{It would be very difficult indeed to do a whistle-stop tour of rounds 1 and 2
without a mention of the big team upset: Italy vs Azerbaijan. This particular
game began as a simple near-Breyer.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6
5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. h3 h6 11. d4 b5 12.
Bc2 Bb7 13. a3 Nb8 14. b3 Nbd7 15. Bb2 g6 16. a4 c6 17. Bd3 {Interestingly,
this would be an absolute main line if White had played Nf1-g3 in place of b3,
Bb2.} Qc7 18. Qc2 Bg7 19. c4 bxa4 20. c5 {A positional motif worth
remembering- I personally don't need the reminder thanks to Kunte-Fernandez,
Sydney 2010.} axb3 (20... exd4 21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Bxd4 $14) 21. Nxb3 d5 $1 (
21... dxc5 22. dxe5 Nh5 23. Nxc5 $14) 22. dxe5 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Nf8
25. Na5 (25. e6 $1 $14 {One of those moves that is not played out of fear the
compensation will vanish into thin air, but:} Nxe6 26. Bxg7 Nxg7 27. Na5 Bc8
28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Qc3 {and White can always regain it by Qe5 or similar if he
so chooses}) 25... Bc8 26. Rd4 (26. Nd4 $1 {With hindsight, it is obvious that
White must play this, followed by f4.}) 26... Be6 27. Rd6 Bd5 28. Nh2 $2 (28.
Nd4 {leads to a mess, where Black probably stands better if he defends like a
machine.} Bxe5 29. Ndxc6 Bxd6 30. cxd6 Qxd6 31. Qc3 (31. Rd1 Be4 $3) 31... f6
32. Rd1 Rac8 33. Rxd5 Qxd5 34. Qxf6 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Qd7 $15) 28... Rab8 $1 {
'Noting' that White's long diagonal isn't great.} 29. Ng4 (29. f4 Ne6 $19)
29... Ne6 30. Qd2 (30. Ne3 {was the last chance}) 30... Nxc5 31. Rc1 (31. Qc2
Rxb2 $1 32. Qxb2 Qxd6 $1) 31... Rxb2 32. Qxb2 Qxa5 {And just like that it is
over!} 33. Qc2 Ne6 34. Rb1 Nd4 35. Qd3 Nf5 36. Rd7 Qa4 37. Rdb7 h5 38. R7b4 Qa5
39. Nf6+ Bxf6 40. exf6 Qc7 41. Qxa6 Qd6 42. Qa1 c5 43. Rb6 Qf4 44. Re1 Rxe1+
45. Qxe1 Qg5 46. g3 Nd4 47. Qe3 Nf3+ 48. Kf1 Qxe3 49. fxe3 Ng5 50. g4 h4 51.
Rd6 Be6 52. Kg2 c4 53. Rd4 Kh7 54. Kf1 Kh6 55. Kg2 c3 56. Rd8 c2 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3
Nb6 16. a4 bxa4 17. bxa4 a5 18. Bd3 d5 (18... Qd7) 19. exd5 $1 (19. Nxe5 $10)
19... exd4 (19... Nfxd5 20. Nxe5 Nxc3 21. Qc2 (21. Qg4 $16) 21... Qd5 22. Ne4
Qxd4 (22... Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxd4 24. Bh7+) (22... Bb4 23. Bxh6) 23. Nf6+ $1 (23.
Qxc3 $2 Qxe5) 23... gxf6 24. Bh7+ Kg7 25. Bxh6+ Kxh6 26. Nxf7+ Kh5 27. Qg6+ Kh4
28. g3+) 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 (20... Nxe8 21. c4 c5 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Ne5 $1 (23. Nxd4
Bxa4 $13) 23... Bb7 24. Bb2 $16 {/\} Bc5 25. Qh5 (25. Nxf7 $6 Qe7 $1) 25... Qf6
(25... Qe7 26. Nf5 $16) 26. Ng4 $16) 21. c4 $2 (21. Bb5 {/\ c4+/- >< d4}) 21...
c6 (21... c5 $2 22. Rb1 $16) 22. Rb1 (22. Nf5 cxd5 23. c5 Bxc5 24. Bxh6 Bf8 (
24... gxh6 25. Nxh6+ $13) 25. Qc1 $13) 22... Bb4 23. d6 $2 (23. Bd2 cxd5 $1 (
23... c5 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Nf5 $16) 24. Bxb4 axb4 25. Rxb4 dxc4 26. Rxb6 Bxf3
27. Qxf3 cxd3 $15) (23. Nf5 $1 cxd5 24. c5 Nxa4 25. Bxh6 $13) 23... c5 (23...
Qe6 24. Nxd4 $1 (24. c5 Bxc5 25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. Qc1 $13) 24... Qxd6 25. Ndf5 $16
) 24. Nf5 Qe6 $1 $17 {/\ c4, d6} 25. Rb2 Ne4 $2 (25... Bxf3 $2 26. gxf3 {
/\ Re2+/-}) (25... Nxc4 $13) (25... Be4 $1 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Re2 Nxc4 $17) 26.
N3h4 $1 $16 {/\ Qg4} Ng5 27. Re2 Qf6 28. Re7 Bc6 29. Qg4 $18 Re8 30. Bf4 Bd7
31. Be5 Qxe5 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. f4 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Ne6 35. Nxh6+ Kf8 36. N6f5 (36.
Nxf7 $1 Nd8 (36... Kxf7 37. Bg6+ Kg8 38. Qh5 $18) 37. Ng6+ Kxf7 38. Qh5 $18)
36... Bd2 37. Qh5 Bxf4+ 38. g3 Bh6 39. Nxh6 gxh6 40. Qxh6+ Ke8 1-0

[Event "New York Hudson"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 h6 11. a3 $5 Bf8 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Ba2 Qd7 14. b4 a5 $1 15.
d5 Ne7 16. c4 $1 axb4 (16... c6 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. cxb5 Qxb5 19. Qb3 $1) 17.
cxb5 Qxb5 18. Rb1 c5 $1 19. Bc4 (19. dxc6 Nxc6 20. Bc4 (20. Qb3 d5 21. exd5 Nd4
) 20... Qa4 21. axb4 (21. Bb3 Qa5 22. Nc4 Qc7) 21... Qxd1 22. Rxd1 d5 $1 23.
exd5 Nxb4) 19... Qa5 20. axb4 cxb4 21. Qb3 Reb8 22. Qxb4 Qxb4 23. Rxb4 Nd7 24.
g4 (24. Re3 f5) 24... Ng6 25. Nf1 Bc8 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Be3 Nf4 28. Kh2 Be7 29.
Ng3 g6 30. Rc1 Nf6 31. Bf1 Bd7 (31... h5 32. g5 (32. gxh5 N4xh5 33. Nd2 Nxg3
34. fxg3 Bd7 $15) 32... Nh7 33. h4 Bg4 34. Nd2 f6 $15) 32. Rc7 Bd8 33. Ra7 Bb6
34. Ra6 Bxg4 $5 35. Bxb6 (35. hxg4 Nxg4+ 36. Kh1 Nxf2+ 37. Bxf2 Bxf2 38. Ne2
Nxe2 39. Bxe2 Rb2 $36) 35... Bxf3 36. Bc7 Rb2 $4 (36... Rc8 $1 37. Bxd6 Nxe4
38. Bxe5 Nxd5 $15) 37. Bxd6 Rxf2+ 38. Kg1 Nxe4 39. Bxe5 $1 (39. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 40.
Kxf1 Be2+ 41. Kg1 Bxa6 42. Bxe5 Nxd5 $17) 39... Rxf1+ 40. Nxf1 g5 (40... Ne2+
$1 41. Kh2 f6 42. Bxf6 Nxf6 43. Rxf6 Bxd5 44. Rxg6+ Kh7 45. Rd6 $18) 41. d6 Nc5
42. Bxf4 gxf4 (42... Nxa6 43. d7 $18) 43. Nd2 Be2 44. Ra7 Kf8 45. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. d5 {The closing of the
centre is rather rare at this moment. White has invested lot of energy in
perfecting the play after the bishop move.} (13. Bc2) 13... Nb8 14. Nh2 (14. c4
c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Bc2 Nbd7 17. b3 Qc7 18. Bb2 Rec8 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Qe2 a5
21. cxb5 Bxb5 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Nc5 25. Qb1 Rc8 $17 {0-1 Ady,
J (2300)-Mannion,S (2280)/Scotland 1988/ (56)}) 14... Nbd7 (14... c6 15. dxc6
Bxc6 16. Qf3 Nbd7 17. Ng4 a5 18. Ba2 Qe7 19. Nf1 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Nc5 21. g5 hxg5
22. Bxg5 Qb7 23. Ng3 {1-0 Topalov,V (2796)-Morozevich,A (2771)/Nice 2009/ (43)}
) 15. Qf3 Qc8 {Objectively speaking White's plan is not so dangerous for Black,
but Karjakin enjoys the benefit of the suprise choice.} (15... Nc5 16. Bc2 c6
17. b4 Ncd7 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bb3 Qc8 20. Ng4 a5 $11) (15... c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6
17. Ng4 Nc5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Bc2 a5 $13) 16. Ndf1 (16. Ng4 Nxg4
17. hxg4 Nf6 18. Bd1 c6 19. c4 Qc7 $15) 16... c6 (16... h5 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Ng3
g6 19. Ba2 Qd8 $13) 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. Ng4 Re7 $2 {Grischuk is opting for the
move, that quite clearly fits very poorly with the defensive tasks. White
would like to move his knight to f5 and if he succeeds it will cost the
defender a precious tempo. The advance of the d-pawn was a truly sensible move,
which should have been considered a principal continuation.} (18... d5 $5 19.
Ng3 (19. Qg3 Nh5 20. Qf3 Qg6 21. Rd1 d4 $1 22. cxd4 exd4 23. Rxd4 Ndf6 24. Nd2
Bc5 25. Rd3 Re7 $17) 19... Rad8 (19... dxe4 20. Nxe4 Be7 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22.
Nexf6+ (22. Nxh6+ Kg7 23. Nf5+ Kf8 24. Rad1 Nxe4 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Qh5 Bf6 27.
Qh6+ $11) 22... Bxf6 (22... Nxf6 23. Bxf7+ Kg7 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26.
Rxe5 $16) 23. Rad1 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Bxf3 25. Rxd7 Bxg4 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. hxg4 Re7
$14) 20. Nf5 Kh8 (20... dxe4 21. Ngxh6+ gxh6 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. Bxf7 Re7 24. Nxe7
Bxe7 25. Bxh6 Nh5 26. Qg6 Qxg6 27. Bxg6 $14) 21. Bxh6 (21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Bc2
$11) 21... Nc5 (21... Nxe4 22. Bxg7+ Bxg7 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Qxf7+
Kh8 26. Rd1 $18) 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxg7 Bxg7 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 (24... Qxd5 25.
Bxg7+ $18) 25. Qxf7 Rg8 26. Bxg7+ Rxg7 27. Qf8+ Rg8 28. Qf6+ Rg7 $11) 19. Ng3
d5 (19... Nxg4 20. hxg4 Nc5 21. Bd5 Qd7 22. Rd1 $14) 20. exd5 $6 {We cannot
expect perfection even from the players belonging to the cream of world chess.
Karjakin could have punished his confused opponent with the very logical
knight move to f5.} (20. Nf5 $1 Re6 (20... dxe4 21. Nxe7+ Bxe7 22. Qf5 $16) 21.
Bxh6 (21. Qg3 Kh7 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Rd1 N7f6 24. Nxf6+ Nxf6 25. Be3 $16) 21...
gxh6 (21... dxe4 22. Qg3 Nxg4 23. Bxg7 $16) 22. Nfxh6+ Bxh6 23. Nxh6+ Kh7 24.
Nxf7 (24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Nxf7 Rg8 26. Rad1) 24... Nxe4 25. Rad1 Nef6 26. Ng5+
Kh8 27. Nxe6 Qxe6 28. Rd4 $16) 20... Nxd5 21. Nf5 Re6 (21... Ree8 22. Bxh6 gxh6
(22... e4 23. Rxe4 gxh6 (23... Rxe4 24. Qxe4 gxh6 25. Ngxh6+ Bxh6 26. Bxd5 $18)
24. Rd4 N5f6 25. Qg3 Qxg2+ 26. Qxg2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Re2 28. Rb1 $16) 23. Rad1
N5f6 24. Nxf6+ Nxf6 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Bxf7 Red8 27. Nh4 $16) 22. Qg3 $1 {
A fine move, that works on many levels. The defender is tied up left and right
and has to play very carefully to avoid losing material.} (22. Nfe3 e4 23. Qg3
Bd6 24. Qh4 Be7 25. Bxd5 Bxh4 26. Bxc6 Bxc6 27. Nf5 h5 $11) 22... Kh8 (22...
Rg6 $2 23. Nh4 $18) 23. Be3 h5 $5 {Grischuk is admitting, that normal moves
will not be able to promise equality, so he starts some counterplay of his own.
} (23... Nxe3 24. Nfxe3 Re7 25. Nf5 $16) (23... Rd8 24. Rad1 N7f6 25. Bc1 $16)
24. Rad1 Nxe3 25. Ngxe3 (25. Bxe6 $2 Nxd1 26. Bxf7 Nxb2 27. Nxe5 Qf6 $17) 25...
Rg6 26. Qh2 Rf6 {Reality bites hard and the defender sees no better way to
defend his vulnerable f7 pawn.} (26... Kg8 27. Nh4 Rd6 (27... Rg5 28. Nf3 Qxf3
29. Rxd7 $18) 28. Bd5 Qc7 29. Qg3 Nf6 30. Bxb7 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Qxb7 32. Qxe5 $16)
27. Bd5 (27. Ng3 $1 h4 (27... g6 28. Nd5 h4 29. Nxf6 hxg3 30. Qxg3 Nxf6 31.
Bxf7 Bg7 32. Qxg6 Rf8 33. Rxe5 Qxg2+ (33... Rxf7 34. Rd8+ Rf8 35. Rg5 Ne8 36.
Rxe8 Qxg6 37. Rxf8+ Bxf8 38. Rxg6 $18) 34. Qxg2 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Rxf7 36. Rd8+ Kh7
37. Ra8 $18) 28. Ngf5 Bc5 29. Nxh4 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 e4 31. Qg3 $16) 27... Qc8 28.
Qg3 $6 {White will ignore the unpleasant retreat of the knight to g3 at his
own peril. The h5-pawn would be hanging and no sensible solution seems
satisfactory.} (28. Ng3 $1 Nb6 (28... g6 29. Ne4 Rb6 30. Rd2 Bxd5 31. Nxd5 Rc6
32. Nb4 Rc4 33. Qg3 $16) 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxh5 Re6 31. Ng4 Rae8 (31... g6 32.
Rxe5 gxh5 33. Rxh5+ Kg8 34. Qg3 $16) 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Nxe5 Nc4 34. Nf3 Nxb2
35. Rd4 Qc6 36. Qg3 $16) 28... g6 29. Qg5 (29. Nh4 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 Rd6 31. Nf3 (
31. Ne3 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Qc6 $14) 31... Qb7 32. Ne3 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Re8 $14) 29...
Bg7 $2 {One of the greatest enemies for chessplayers is still time trouble.
Grischuk was running short of time and that helps to explain his missing the
best move. The exchange of the bishops would have solved all the problems.} (
29... Bxd5 $1 30. Rxd5 Re6 31. Red1 (31. Nh4 e4 32. Red1 Nf6 33. R5d4 Qe8 $11)
(31. Ng3 Nf6 32. Rdd1 Nh7 33. Qh4 Be7 34. Qe4 Nf6 35. Qc2 $11) 31... Nf6 $1 32.
Rxe5 gxf5 33. Nxf5 Qc4 $11) 30. Ne7 $1 (30. Bxf7 gxf5 (30... Rxf7 31. Nd6 Qg8
32. Qxg6 Rf6 33. Qxh5+ Qh7 34. Qxh7+ Kxh7 35. Nxb7 $18) 31. Nxf5 Rxf7 32. Nd6
Qf8 33. Qxh5+ Kg8 34. Qxf7+ Qxf7 35. Nxf7 $16) 30... Qc7 (30... Qe8 31. Bxb7
Ra7 32. Bc6 Qxe7 33. Nd5 $18) 31. Ng4 {Definitely a fine move, but equally
efficient would have been the immediate smashing of the kingside pawn
structure.} (31. Bxf7 $1 Rxf7 32. Nxg6+ Kg8 (32... Kh7 33. Ne7 $18) 33. Ne7+
Kf8 34. N3f5 Re8 35. Ng6+ Kg8 36. Nd6 $18) 31... Rf4 $6 (31... Re8 32. Nxf6
Nxf6 33. Bxb7 Rxe7 (33... Qxb7 34. Qxe5 $18) 34. Bd5 $18) 32. Nh6 Rf8 (32...
Bxd5 33. Nxd5 Qb7 34. Nxf4 $18) 33. Nxf7+ $1 {Karjakin has no reason to wait
with the decisive blow, all the pieces are playing to their maximum.} R4xf7 (
33... R8xf7 34. Nxg6+ Kh7 35. Qxh5+ Bh6 36. Bxf7 Rxf7 37. Rxd7 $18) 34. Nxg6+
Kh7 (34... Kg8 35. Ne7+ Kh7 36. Qxh5+ Bh6 37. Qg6+ $18) 35. Qxh5+ Bh6 36. Bxf7
Rxf7 37. Rxd7 $1 {The final touch is removing the last piece holding the
Black's position together. It does not hurt to play a charming combination.}
Rxd7 (37... Qxd7 38. Nxe5 $18) 38. Nf8+ Kg7 39. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 h6 {An important moment of
decision for Black. The choice between three big moves is not easy. The idea
with h6 (restricting White and waiting at the same time) is the least tested.}
(12... Nb8) (12... g6) 13. d5 Ne7 14. b3 c6 15. c4 cxd5 16. cxd5 Nd7 {The swap
of the pawns on the d5-square has been played only a few times. The defender
is dreaming about undermining the white centre with the f7-f5 advance.} (16...
Rc8 17. Nf1 (17. Bb2 Ng6 18. g3 Qd7 19. Kg2 Rc7 20. Nf1 Rec8 21. Rc1 Be7 22.
Bb1 Nh7 23. Ne3 Ng5 24. Nxg5 Bxg5 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 {1/2-1/2 Ziaziulkina,N (1950)
-Bezgodova,S (2214)/St Petersburg 2009 (59)} 26. h4 $14) 17... Nh5 18. a4 Qc7
19. Bd3 f5 (19... Qc3 20. Rb1 $14) 20. axb5 fxe4 21. Rxe4 $1 Qc3 22. Ba3 Nf6 (
22... Nf4 23. bxa6 Bxd5 24. Re3 Bxb3 $6 25. Qb1 $1 $18) 23. Bxd6 $1 Nxe4 24.
Bxe4 axb5 25. Ra7 {1-0 Topalov,V (2630)-Piket,J (2670)/Amsterdam 1995/ (40)})
17. a4 {The strategy chosen by Nisipeanu is easy to grasp. If Black decides to
blow up White's centre, the slow "Spanish" transfer of the knight via the
f1-square may turn out to have been a waste of time. White prefers to invest
his energy in weakening the b5-pawn.} (17. Nf1 f5 18. exf5 Nxd5 19. Ng3 (19. b4
N7b6 20. Be4 Qd7 21. N1h2 Rac8 22. Ng4 Rc4 (22... h5 23. Ne3 Nxe3 24. Rxe3 Bxe4
25. Rxe4 Qxf5 $17) 23. Bd2 h5 24. Ngh2 Nc3 25. Bxc3 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Ng5
Bxf5 28. Qxh5 Nd5 {0-1 Polgar,J (2711)-Morozevich,A (2788)/Mainz 2008 (71)})
19... Rc8 20. Bd2 b4 21. Ne4 N7f6 22. Bd3 Nc3 23. Bxc3 bxc3 {0-1 Gara,A (2303)
-Bjornsson,S (2297)/Budapest 2001 (48)}) (17. g4 Ng6 18. Nf1 Nf4 19. Kh2 Rc8
20. Bd2 h5 21. Ne3 hxg4 22. hxg4 Nf6 23. Rg1 g6 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. Rg3 $17 {
1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2779)-Morozevich,A (2771)/Nice 2009 (50)}) 17... f5 18. axb5 (
18. exf5 Nxd5 19. Ne4 (19. Bb2 Nf4 $11) 19... Nb4 20. Bb1 d5 21. Ng3 Bc5 22.
axb5 Qb6 23. Be3 d4 24. Bd2 d3 (24... Qxb5 $5 $11) 25. Ne4 Bxe4 $2 (25... axb5
26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Nxc5 Qxc5 28. Bxb4 Qxb4 29. Bxd3 Bxf3 30. gxf3 $14) 26. Rxe4
$16 {0-1 Shchekachev,A (2551)-Lin Ta (2361)/Bad Zwesten 2003 (40)}) (18. Ba3
Nf6 19. exf5 Nexd5 $11) 18... axb5 {Ivanchuk was clearly unprepared for the
resolution of the centre, so he has to consent to the exchange of rooks.} (
18... fxe4 $2 19. Nxe4 Nxd5 20. bxa6 $18) 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 (19... Bxa8 20. Bd3 Qb6
21. Qe2 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Rb8 23. Be3 Qa6 24. Nh4 Bxd5 25. Qg4 $13) 20. Bd3 Nf6 {
[%mdl 4] The mounting of the pressure against the squares e4 and d5 is
unpleasant for the first player. Analysis proves that immediate action in the
centre was good enough for equality.} (20... fxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxd5 22. Bxb5 Bc6
23. Bc4 N7b6 24. Nh4 Re6 25. Qg4 Qe8 $11) 21. Bxb5 (21. exf5 Bxd5 22. Nh4 Bc6
23. Qe2 Qa5 $11) 21... Rc8 22. Bc4 {The active taking of the f5-pawn with the
ambition of attacking along the light squares would mean bigger problems for
Black.} (22. exf5 $5 Nxf5 (22... Bxd5 23. Nh4 $16) 23. Bd3 Ne7 24. Nc4 Nexd5
25. Bf5 Rc7 26. Be6+ Kh7 27. Qc2+ e4 28. Bd2 Nb6 $13) 22... fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4
24. Rxe4 Bxd5 25. Rg4 Kh8 {The well known strategy of directing the attention
towards Black's kingside should not be too effective. Ivanchuk is enjoying
sufficient counterplay in the centre and on the queenside.} (25... h5 26. Re4
g6 $11) 26. Be3 (26. Bb2 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Qxf3 28. gxf3 d5 29. Bd3 Rb8 $11) 26...
Bxf3 27. gxf3 (27. Qxf3 Qxf3 28. gxf3 d5 29. Ba6 Rc3 $15) 27... d5 28. Bd3 Rc3
29. Bb1 {Nisipeanu was beginning to feel uncomfortable, since his mighty
opponent's centre could start to advance.} (29. b4 Qa3 30. Bf1 d4 31. Bd2 Rxf3
$15) 29... d4 (29... Qa3 30. b4 Qb3 $15) 30. Be4 $1 Qa2 31. Bd2 Rxb3 (31...
Qxb3 32. Qxb3 Rxb3 33. f4 Rb2 34. Ba5 $11) 32. Kg2 $2 {The respect paid to
hise famous opponent has surely complicated White's defence. Under pressure
Nisipeanu has missed the chance to sacrifice the piece for the draw with a
repetition moves.} (32. f4 $1 d3 33. Kg2 Rb1 34. Qf3 Qxd2 35. Bxd3 Rb8 (35...
Rb3 $2 36. Qa8 $16) 36. Qe4 Kg8 (36... g6 $2 37. Qxe5+ Kh7 38. Qxb8 Qxd3 39.
Qxf8 $18) 37. Bc4+ Kh8 38. Bd3 $11) 32... Rb2 33. Be1 (33. Bc1 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 d3
35. Bxd3 (35. Qxd3 Re2) 35... Nd5 36. Bc4 Bc5 37. Bxa2 Rd2+ 38. Kh1 Rxd1+ $19)
33... Nd5 34. Kg1 {The crisis has culminated with the unfortunate retreat of
the king, White resigned without waiting for the blow to fall.} (34. Kg1 Nf6
35. Rg6 Nxe4 36. fxe4 Rb1 $19) (34. Bxd5 Qxd5 35. Qd3 Be7 $17) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bc2 Bf8 13. d5 Ne7 14. c4 (14. b3 c5
15. a4 Nd7 16. Nf1 f5 17. c4 bxc4 18. bxc4 f4 19. h4 g5 20. hxg5 Ng6 21. gxh6
Bxh6 22. Ng3 Kh7 23. Nf5 Nf6 24. Nh2 {Smagin,S-Blatny,P/Stary Smokovec (2)/
1990/1-0 (46)}) 14... c6 15. b3 cxd5 (15... Rb8 16. Nf1 g6 17. Ng3 Bg7 18. a4
cxd5 19. cxd5 Rf8 20. Bd2 Nh7 21. Qc1 Rc8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra2 f5 24. Bxh6 {
Klovans,J-Siegel,G/Biel op (03)/1994/1-0 (77)}) (15... Qa5 16. Nf1 Reb8 17. Bd2
Qd8 18. Ng3 a5 19. Bd3 Nd7 20. Bf1 bxc4 21. bxc4 cxd5 22. cxd5 f5 $13 {
Kereszturi,S-Glatt,G/HUN-chT 9293/1993/0-1 (66)}) 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. Nf1 Nh5 18.
a4 (18. Nxe5 $2 dxe5 19. Qxh5 Rxc2 $19) 18... Qc7 19. Bd3 f5 (19... Qc3 20. Rb1
$14) 20. axb5 fxe4 21. Rxe4 $1 (21. Bxe4 axb5 $132) 21... Qc3 (21... Bxd5 22.
Bc4 $1 Nf6 23. bxa6 $16) 22. Ba3 Nf6 (22... Nf4 23. bxa6 Bxd5 24. Re3 Bxb3 $6
25. Qb1 $1 $18) 23. Bxd6 $1 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 axb5 25. Ra7 Rcd8 $1 (25... Ba8 26.
Bxe5 $16) 26. Rxb7 Rxd6 27. Rxb5 Nc6 28. Qe2 Nd4 29. Nxd4 Qxd4 (29... exd4 30.
Bh7+ Kf7 31. Bg8+ $1 Kxg8 32. Qxe8 $18) 30. Ng3 Rf6 (30... g6 31. Qc2 $40) 31.
Nf5 Qa7 32. b4 $1 (32. d6 Bxd6 33. Rb7 Qa1+ 34. Kh2 Rxf5 $1 35. Bxf5 e4+ 36. g3
Qf6 37. Bxe4 $140 Rxe4 $1 38. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 39. Qg2 Bxg3+ 40. Kh1 Qe1+ 41. Qg1
Qe4+ $10) 32... Rc8 $6 (32... Qd7 $1 $14) 33. d6 $1 g6 (33... Bxd6 34. Rb7 Qxb7
(34... Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Rxf5 36. Qg4 $1 $18) 35. Bxb7 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Rxf5 37. Qd2 Rc7
38. Bd5+ Kh8 39. Be6 $18) 34. Bd5+ Kh8 35. Qxe5 Bg7 36. Nxg7 Qxg7 37. d7 (37.
Rb7 Qf8 38. d7 $18 (38. Rf7 $2 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Qxd6)) 37... Rc1+ 38. Kh2 Rf8 39.
f4 (39. Qd6 $18) 39... Rd1 (39... Qxe5 40. fxe5 Rd8 41. e6 $18) 40. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7 15. Bb2
g6 (15... a5 16. Bd3 c6 17. Nb3 axb4 18. cxb4 exd4 19. Nfxd4 c5 $1 {
Hjartarson-Karpov/Seattle/1989}) 16. c4 (16. Qb1 Bg7 17. Nb3 Rc8 18. Na5 Ba8
19. d5 Nb6 20. a4 Qd7 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bd3 Nh5 23. c4 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Nf4 25.
Nxb6 cxb6 26. Bc1 Bb7 27. Ra7 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Be3 {N} (29. Bxf4 $6 exf4
30. Qc1 g5 31. Qd2 Rc8 32. Qe2 Bc3 {1/2/Psakhis-Portisch/Sarajevo/1986} 33. Bb5
Qe7 34. Rb1 f5 $15) 29... Bc8 (29... Ra3 $5) 30. Bf1 g5 31. Nd2 b5 32. Nb3 g4
33. hxg4 Qxg4 34. Na5 Qg6 35. Bxf4 exf4 36. Qc1 f3 37. Qc6 fxg2 38. Qxa8
gxf1=Q+ 39. Kxf1 Qg4 40. Re3 $10) 16... exd4 (16... bxc4 17. dxe5) 17. cxb5
axb5 18. Nxd4 c6 19. a4 (19. N4b3 Rc8 20. a4 {Huebner-Kavalek/Tilburg/1979})
19... bxa4 20. Bxa4 Rc8 (20... Qb6 21. Nc2 $5 Qc7 22. Bb3 Ba6 $1 {
Timman-Kasparov/Hilversum/1985}) 21. Rc1 c5 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. N4f3 Bc6 24. Bxc6
(24. Bb3 Nxe4 $2 (24... Nh5 25. e5 Nf4 $14) 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qb3+) 24... Rxc6
25. Nc4 Nb6 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Piatigorsky-Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santa Monica"]
[Date "1966.07.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1966.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 (12... exd4 13. cxd4 Nxe4 $2
14. Bd5 $18) 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. dxe5 (15. b3 $142) 15... dxe5 16. Nf5 {
/\ Ne3} (16. Be3) 16... Nc4 17. Nh2 $6 (17. b3 Nb6 (17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Qxd1
19. Bxd1 Nd6 20. Rxe5 Rxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxf5 $10) 18. Bb2 Qc7 $13) 17... Bxf5 18.
Qxd8 (18. exf5 $142) 18... Raxd8 19. exf5 e4 $10 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. hxg4 e3 $1
22. Kf1 (22. fxe3 Ne5 23. Bd1 (23. e4 Nxg4 24. Bf4 Bd6 $17) 23... Nd3 24. Re2
c4 $17 {Unzicker}) (22. Kf1 Nd2+ (22... exf2 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Kxf2 Ne5 25. g5
hxg5 26. Bxg5 $10) 23. Bxd2 Rxd2 24. Re2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 {Une ligne secondaire} (9... Na5) 10. d4 {94} Re8 {91} (10... Bb7
11. Nbd2) 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 {82} (12. Nf1 {La grande ligne} Bb7 13. Ng3)
12... Bb7 {88} 13. d5 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]} (13. a4) (13. a3) 13... Ne7 (13...
Nb8 {L'alternative qui est assez passive} 14. b3 c6 15. c4 $14 {Geller,E (2545)
-Zaitsev,I (2465) Yerevan zt 1982 (5) 1-0}) 14. b3 {77} c6 {86} 15. c4 $14 {
Les Noirs manquent un peu d'espace} cxd5 {Mine le centre avant de l'attaquer
par le levier f7f5} 16. cxd5 {[%csl Gc6]} Nd7 $1 {[%cal Gf7f5]} (16... Rc8 17.
Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5]} Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4]} 18. a4 $1 {[%cal Ga4b5,Ga1a7];
Topalov,V (2630)-Piket,J (2670) Amsterdam Euwe Memorial 1995 (1) 1-0}) 17. a4
$1 {58 Le russe est sorti de sa préparation contrairement а son adversaire qui
continue а jouer trés vite.} (17. g4 Ng6 18. Nf1 Nf4 19. Kh2 Rc8 20. Bd2 h5 21.
Ne3 hxg4 22. hxg4 Nf6 23. Rg1 g6 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. Rg3 {Ivanchuk,V (2779)
-Morozevich,A (2771) Amber-blindfold 18th rapid 2009 (8) 1-0}) 17... f5 $1 {
[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf5e4,Ge7d5] 82} 18. axb5 (18. Ba3 Nf6 19. exf5 Nexd5) (18.
exf5 Nxd5 19. Ne4 Nb4 20. Bb1 d5 $132 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5];Shchekachev,A (2551)-Lin
Ta (2361) Bad Zwesten op 7th 2003 (7) 0-1}) 18... axb5 (18... fxe4 $6 19. Nxe4
Nxd5 20. bxa6 Nb4 21. Ba3 {[%csl Rd6]} Nxc2 22. axb7 Nxe1 23. Nxe1 Rb8 24. Bxd6
$36 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Gd1d5]}) 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 $132 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ga8d5,Gf5e4]}
20. Bd3 {[%csl Rb5] 54} fxe4 $146 {Ftacnik: The mounting of the pressure
against the squares e4 and d5 is unpleasant for the first player. Analysis
proves that immediate action in the centre was good enough for equality.} ({RR
} 20... Nf6 21. Bxb5 ({RR} 21. exf5 Bxd5 22. Nh4 Bc6 23. Qe2 Qa5) 21... Rc8 22.
Bc4 ({RR} 22. exf5 Nxf5 ({RR} 22... Bxd5 23. Nh4) 23. Bd3 Ne7 24. Nc4 Nexd5 25.
Bf5 Rc7 26. Be6+ Kh7 27. Qc2+ e4 28. Bd2 Nb6) 22... fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4
Bxd5 25. Rg4 Kh8 ({RR} 25... h5 26. Re4 g6) 26. Be3 ({RR} 26. Bb2 Bxf3 27. Qxf3
Qxf3 28. gxf3 d5 29. Bd3 Rb8) 26... Bxf3 27. gxf3 ({RR} 27. Qxf3 Qxf3 28. gxf3
d5 29. Ba6 Rc3) 27... d5 28. Bd3 Rc3 29. Bb1 ({RR} 29. b4 Qa3 30. Bf1 d4 31.
Bd2 Rxf3) 29... d4 ({RR} 29... Qa3 30. b4 Qb3) 30. Be4 Qa2 31. Bd2 Rxb3 ({RR} 
31... Qxb3 32. Qxb3 Rxb3 33. f4 Rb2 34. Ba5) 32. Kg2 ({RR} 32. f4 d3 33. Kg2
Rb1 34. Qf3 Qxd2 35. Bxd3 Rb8 ({RR} 35... Rb3 36. Qa8) 36. Qe4 Kg8 ({RR} 36...
g6 37. Qxe5+ Kh7 38. Qxb8 Qxd3 39. Qxf8) 37. Bc4+ Kh8 38. Bd3) 32... Rb2 33.
Be1 ({RR} 33. Bc1 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 d3 35. Bxd3 ({RR} 35. Qxd3 Re2) 35... Nd5 36.
Bc4 Bc5 37. Bxa2 Rd2+ 38. Kh1 Rxd1+) 33... Nd5 34. Kg1 {0-1 Nisipeanu,L (2675)
-Ivanchuk,V (2746)/Bazna 2009/CBM 131/[Ftacnik] (34)} ({RR} 34. Bxd5 Qxd5 35.
Qd3 Be7) {RR} 34... Nf6 35. Rg6 Nxe4 36. fxe4 Rb1) 21. Bxb5 {49} ({RR} 21. Nxe4
Nxd5 22. Bxb5 Bc6 23. Bc4 N7b6 24. Nh4 Re6 25. Qg4 Qe8) 21... exf3 {89} 22.
Bxd7 fxg2 $1 (22... Rd8 23. Be6+ Kh7 24. Qxf3 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Ne4 {
[%csl Ge4]}) 23. Ne4 {43} (23. Bxe8 Qxe8 24. Ne4 Bxd5 25. Ba3 (25. Nxd6 $2 Qd7)
25... Qa8 26. Nc3 Bf3 27. Qd3 e4 $36) 23... Nxd5 $11 {81 Le centre Blanc a
éclaté et les Noirs ont des pièces actives.} 24. Qh5 Re7 25. Bf5 {[%cal Gh5g6,
Gg6h7]} Qe8 26. Qg4 Rc7 27. Ba3 {27} (27. Bxh6 Bc8) 27... Bc8 (27... Qd8 $15 {
[%cal Gd8d6]}) 28. Nxd6 Bxd6 29. Bxd6 Bxf5 30. Qxf5 Rf7 31. Qxe5 Qxe5 32. Rxe5
Nf4 {[%csl Gf4,Gg2]} 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Re3 g5 (34... Rf6 $5 35. Bxf4 $1 Rxf4 36.
Kxg2 {La mauvaise structure blanche réduit les chances de gain et la nulle est
probable en particulier parceque la R blanche est mal placée alors que dans la
partie, elle va réussir а se placer derrière le P passé "b"} Rb4 37. Kf3 Kg6
38. Ke2 Kf5 39. Kd2 g5 40. Kc3 Rf4 41. b4 Rxf2 42. b5 Rf1 43. Kb4 Rb1+ $132 {
[%csl Gb1]}) 35. b4 Nd5 $6 (35... Kg6) (35... Rb7) 36. Rd3 Nf4 37. Bxf4 Rxf4
38. Rb3 $1 $16 {[%csl Gb3,Rf4][%cal Gb4b8]} Rf6 39. b5 Rb6 {[%csl Gb3,Rb6]
Comme souvent la différence d'activité des R est plus importante que le
matériel et la position noire devient trés critique} 40. Kxg2 Kg6 41. Kg3 Kf5
42. Kf3 h5 {Un coup naturel mais qui va provoquer un affaiblissement de
l'aile-roi} 43. Rb1 Ke5 44. Ke3 Kd5 {Le problème de "l'âne de Buridan", le K
Noir ne peut а la fois attaquer le P"b" tout en protégeant l'aile-roi et la
position est sans espoir.} 45. Kd3 Rd6 46. b6 $1 Kc6+ 47. Ke4 $1 {[%csl Rg5]}
Kb7 48. Kf5 Rd5+ 49. Kg6 g4 50. h4 $1 {[%csl Rh5]} Ra5 51. Rb4 $1 {[%cal Gb4f4,
Gf4f5] La manoeuvre décisive} Rc5 52. Rf4 Kxb6 53. Rf5 {[%cal Gf5f2,Gf5h5]} Rc3
54. Rxh5 Rh3 55. Kf5 Rf3+ 56. Kxg4 Rxf2 57. Rg5 Kc7 58. h5 Rh2 59. Kf5 Kd7 60.
Kg6 Re2 61. h6 Re6+ 62. Kh5 1-0

[Event "Bermuda"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2004.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b3 Nbd7 15. Bb2
g6 16. a4 c6 17. Bd3 $5 $146 Qc7 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. b4 (19. axb5 axb5 (19... cxb5
) 20. b4) 19... Nb6 20. axb5 cxb5 (20... axb5 21. Nb3 $14 (21. c4 $5) 21... Nc4
$140 $5 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Na5 exd4 24. Nxd4 d5 25. e5 $36) 21. d5 h5 (21... Na4
22. c4 $14 (22. Rxa4 $5 bxa4 23. Qxa4 (23. Nc4 $2 Bxd5 24. exd5 e4) 23... a5 $5
24. bxa5 $5 $44)) 22. Nb3 Bh6 (22... Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Na5 Ba8 25. Bc1 $16)
(22... Na4 23. Rxa4 bxa4 24. Na5 a3 25. Ba1 Bh6 26. c4 $16) 23. Na5 Ba8 24. Bf1
$1 {/\Bc1} Nbxd5 (24... Kh7 25. Ra3 $14) 25. exd5 Nxd5 (25... Bxd5 26. Nd2 $143
$44) 26. c4 $1 Nb6 (26... Nxb4 27. Qb3 Nc6 28. Nxc6 Bxc6 29. Rxa6 $16 (29. cxb5
axb5 $16)) (26... Nf4 27. Qb3 $18) 27. c5 Na4 $2 (27... Bxf3 $142 28. gxf3 dxc5
29. bxc5 (29. Qxc5 $2 Qxc5 (29... Qd8 30. Nc6 Qf6 (30... Qg5+ 31. Bg2 Qf6 32.
f4) 31. Rxe5) 30. bxc5 Na4 $1 (30... Rxc5 31. Bd4) 31. Bxe5 $140 Bd2) 29... Na4
(29... Qxc5 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. Bd4 $18) 30. Nb3 $14) 28. Rxa4 $1 (28. Nb3 Bxf3
29. gxf3 dxc5 30. Nxc5 $1 Nxc5 31. bxc5 Qxc5 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxa6 b4 34. Re4
$1 Bd2 35. Bc4 Rec8 36. Bb3 $16) (28. c6 Bxc6 29. Nxc6 Qxc6 30. Qxc6 Rxc6 $44)
28... bxa4 29. Bxa6 Rb8 30. Qxa4 (30. Bc4 $5 Bxf3 (30... d5 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32.
Nxe5 Re8 (32... dxc4 33. Nexc4 $18) 33. Bf1 $18) 31. gxf3 Rxb4 (31... Bg7 32.
Qxa4 dxc5 33. Qc6 $18) 32. cxd6 (32. Ba3 dxc5 33. Bxb4 cxb4 34. Qxa4 $16) 32...
Qxd6 33. Ba3 $18) (30. Nc4 $1 Bxf3 (30... Qc6 31. b5) (30... a3 31. Bxa3) 31.
Nxd6 $18) 30... Bxf3 31. gxf3 (31. Nc4 dxc5 32. gxf3 cxb4 33. Bxe5 Qc5 $132)
31... dxc5 (31... Bd2 $5 32. Re4 $3 (32. Re2 Bxb4 33. Nc6 Qd7 34. Bb5 Rxb5 35.
Qxb5 Bxc5 $44) (32. Rd1 Bxb4 33. Nc6 Bxc5 $1 34. Nxb8 Rxb8 $44) (32. Qc6 Qxc6 (
32... Qd8 $5) 33. Nxc6 Bxe1 34. Nxb8 dxc5 $1 (34... Rxb8 35. c6 Bxb4 36. c7 Rf8
37. f4 $1 $16) 35. Nd7 Rd8 36. Nf6+ Kg7 $11) (32. cxd6 Qxd6 33. Nc4 (33. Nb7
Qf6 34. Re4) 33... Qxb4 34. Qxb4 Rxb4 35. Rxe5 Ra8 36. Bb5 Bh6 $1 $11) 32...
dxc5 (32... d5 33. Re2 Bxb4 34. Nc6 Bxc5 35. Nxb8 Qxb8 36. Qc6 $18) 33. Nc6 Qd7
34. b5 Qxh3 35. Bxe5 Ra8 36. b6 Qxf3 37. b7 Rxa6 38. Ne7+ $1 $18) 32. Nc6 Qd7 (
32... Rb6 33. b5) 33. b5 $2 (33. Rd1 $1 Rxb4 (33... Qxh3 34. Nxb8 Rxb8 35. Bxe5
) 34. Rxd7 Rxa4 35. Bb5 Ra2 36. Bxe5 Rc2 $1 37. Ne7+ Kf8 (37... Kh7 38. Kg2 $1
(38. Nxg6 Rg8 $1 (38... Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Kxg6 40. Rd6+ Re6 41. Bd3+ Kg5 42. Rxe6
fxe6 43. f4+ Kh4 44. Bf6+) 39. Bd3 Rxg6+ 40. Kh1 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 Bg7 42. Rxf7 Kg8
43. Bxg6 Bxe5+ $14) 38... Bg7 39. Nxg6 Rg8 (39... Bxe5 40. Nxe5) 40. Bd3 $18)
38. f4 $1 c4 39. f5 $18) (33. Bb5 $5 Ra8 (33... Qxh3 34. Bf1 Qd7 35. b5 $16)
34. Na5 Qxh3 35. Bxe8 Bf4 36. Bxe5 Qh2+ 37. Kf1 Qh3+ 38. Ke2 Bxe5 $16) 33...
Qd2 (33... Qxh3 34. Nxb8 Bf4 $140 35. Qxf4 exf4 36. Rxe8+) 34. Qa1 Qg5+ 35. Kf1
Qf5 $1 36. Kg2 (36. Bxe5 $5 Qxh3+ (36... Qxf3 37. Kg1 Ra8 (37... Bd2 38. Qd1
$18 (38. Nxb8 Bxe1 39. Qxe1 Rd8)) (37... Qxh3 38. Bxb8 Rxb8 39. Qe5 $18) 38.
Qc3 $18) 37. Kg1 Ra8 38. Qc3 Re6 39. Rd1 $5 $13 (39. b6 $2 Rxc6 (39... Rxa6 40.
b7 Rb6 41. b8=Q+ Rxb8 42. Nxb8 $16) 40. Bb7 Ra4 $1 41. Bxc6 Rh4 $19)) (36. Rxe5
$6 Qxh3+ (36... Qxf3 37. Kg1 (37. Nxb8 Rxe5 38. Bxe5 Qh1+ 39. Ke2 Qe4+ $11)
37... Qxh3 38. Qa3 $16) 37. Ke2 Rxe5+ 38. Bxe5 Re8 39. b6 Qd7 $17) 36... Qg5+
37. Kf1 Qf5 38. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.03.29"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Geller/Gligoric"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3
Nb6 16. Bb2 Nbd7 $146 (16... c5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. c4 Qc7 19. Qe2 b4 $1 (19...
bxc4 $6 20. bxc4) 20. Rad1 Nbd7 21. Nd2 Nb8 22. Nf5 Nc6 23. f4 g6 24. fxe5 Nxe5
25. Ng3 Bg7 $10 {Geller-Gligoric/Soci/1968}) (16... c5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. c4 Qc7
19. Qe2 b4 20. Nh2 Nbd7 21. Nhf1 Nb8 22. Ne3 Nc6 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Nf1 Nxd5 25.
cxd5 Nd4 26. Qd1 a5 27. Bd3 Qf6 28. Ne3 Rec8 29. a4 g6 30. Nc4 Ba6 31. Ne3 Bb7
32. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 (32) Ivkov,B-Matanovic,A Belgrade 1969}) 17. Qd2 (17. a4 $1 {
Gligoric=:Gl}) (17. Qe2 $2 exd4 18. cxd4 Nxe4 $1 {Gl}) 17... c5 18. Rad1 Qa5 $2
{Gl} (18... Qc7 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. c4 Nb8 {P 21... c6 Gl}) 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. c4
$1 {Gl} (20. Bb1 $143 {Gl}) 20... b4 (20... Qxd2 $142 {P d7-b8-c6-d4 Geller=:Ge
} 21. Rxd2 $16 {Gl}) (20... Qxa2 21. Ra1 Qxb2 22. Reb1 {Gl}) 21. a4 Qc7 22. Nf5
Nb8 $2 {Gl/Ge} (22... Rad8 23. Qe2 {Gl}) 23. Nxe5 $1 {Ge/Gl} Rxe5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5
25. f4 Qe6 (25... Qc3 26. Qf2 {Ge}) 26. e5 Ne8 27. Nh4 $1 {Gl} (27. Nd6 Nxd6
28. exd6 Qf6 29. d7 Nc6 30. Re8 Nd4 $16 {Gl}) 27... Nc6 28. Qd3 g6 29. f5 gxf5
30. Nxf5 {P 31. e7, 32. h7# Ge/Gl} Qg6 (30... Bg7 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 (31... Nxg7 32.
Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qxg7) 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Bf5 $1 $18 {Gl}) 31. Qe2 $18 (
31. Qd7 $18) 31... Qg5 $2 {Gl} (31... Qe6 32. Qe4 Qg6 33. Rd7 $1 (33. Re3 Nd8
34. Rd5 Bxd5 35. cxd5 {Ge}) 33... Bc8 34. e6 $1 Bxd7 35. exd7 Ng7 36. Nxg7 Kxg7
37. Qxg6+ fxg6 38. Be4 $18 {Ge}) 32. h4 Qf4 33. g3 Qxe5 34. Qg4+ Qg7 35. Nxg7
Nf6 36. Qf4 Bxg7 37. Qc7 Rb8 38. Rd6 Ng4 39. Rxc6 Bd4+ 40. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.04.02"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Geller/Gligoric"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3
Nb6 16. Bb2 c5 (16... Nbd7 {Compare first game. Gligoric=:Gl}) 17. dxe5 dxe5
18. c4 Nbd7 $146 {Gl} (18... Qc7 19. Qe2 b4 20. Rad1 Nbd7 21. Nh2 Nb8 22. Nf5
Nc6 23. f4 g6 24. fxe5 Nxe5 25. Ng3 Bg7 26. Qf2 Nfd7 27. Bb1 Nf8 28. Nhf1 Ne6 {
1/2-1/2 (28) Geller,E-Gligoric,S Sochi 1968}) 19. Qe2 (19. cxb5 axb5 20. Bd3
Qb6 21. Qe2 Bc6 {Gl}) 19... b4 20. Rad1 Qa5 $1 {Gl} 21. Bb1 Re6 $1 {Gl/Geller=:
Ge} 22. Nf5 Rae8 23. Ne3 Nb8 24. Nd5 Nc6 25. Rd2 (25. Rd2 Nd4 26. Qd1 {Gl})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Gligoric,S"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 (11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 (12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4
Na5 14. Bc2 Nd5 $1 $17 {Ljubojevic-Gligoric/Belgrad m/1979}) 12... Re8 $10)
11... Bf8 12. a3 {Tal} (12. Bc2 g6 13. d5 Nb8 14. b3 c6 15. c4) 12... h6 (12...
g6 13. Ba2 Bg7 14. b4 Qe7 15. Bb2 a5 16. d5 Nd8 17. Nb3 axb4 18. cxb4 c6 19.
Na5 {-><< Belyavsky-Gligoric/Novi Sad/1979}) 13. Bc2 g6 (13... Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7
15. Bb2 c5 $6 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. dxe5 Nh5 (17... Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. c4 $16)
18. c4 Nf4 19. cxb5 axb5 20. a4 Qb6 21. axb5 Rad8 22. Bc3 Qg6 23. Nh4 Qg5 24.
Qg4 $13 {Tal-Romanishin/Riga itz/1979}) 14. b4 Nb8 15. Bb2 Nbd7 16. c4 exd4 (
16... bxc4 $2 17. dxe5 {/\18.Sc4+/-}) 17. cxb5 (17. Nxd4 $6 bxc4) 17... axb5
18. Nxd4 c6 19. N4b3 {/\20.Sa5} Rc8 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Ba8 22. Qa1 $36 Nh5
23. Nf3 c5 $1 24. bxc5 Nxc5 25. Nxc5 Rxc5 26. Bb3 Rc7 $1 27. Qa2 Qb8 28. Re3 {
/\29.e5} (28. e5 Bxf3 {/\29... Tb7}) 28... Bc6 29. Rd4 Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit Men 4th"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Inarkiev,E"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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"]

{This was the first round of the second cycle. I had +2, my opponent had +1.
We both finished the first cycle undefeated. Dies war die erste Runde des
zweiten Durchgangs. Ich hatte +2, mein Gegner +1. Wir beide hatten den ersten
Durchgang ungeschlagen überstanden.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6
5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 {The Zaitsev
variation, a quite fashionable and active set up for Black. Die
Saitsev-Variante, ein recht aktueller und aktiver Aufbau für Schwarz.} 11. Nbd2
Bf8 12. a3 {This day, I was going to play a positional game. An diesem Tag
wollte ich eine positionelle Partie spielen.} ({The main line is Das
Hauptabspiel ist} 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 {and leads to
sharper play. und führt zu schärferem Spiel.}) 12... h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7
15. Bb2 g6 {I was thinking where to go, and spent some time on the opening,
whilst Hao played fast, without any doubts. Ich musste überlegen, wo die Reise
hingeht und verbrauchte für die Eröffnung einige Bedenkzeit, während Hao
schnell spielte, ohne jedes Zögern.} 16. c4 exd4 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nxd4 c6 {
We can summarise the opening. The pawn structure is unusual for the Ruy Lopez,
there is a lot of dynamics. White is a bit active in the centre, but Black's
position is very flexible. The play will revolve around the break in the
centre, if Black can play c6-c5, he will have a good game. Another break d6-d5,
also should be borne in mind. Wir können die Eröffnung zusammenfassen. Die
Bauernstruktur ist ungewöhnlich für den Spanier, sie birgt eine Menge Dynamik.
Weiß ist ein bisschen aktiv im Zentrum, doch die schwarze Stellung ist sehr
flexibel. Das Spiel wird sich um den Durchbruch im Zentrum drehen; wenn
Schwarz zu c6-c5 kommt, wird er gutes Spiel haben. Auch einen weiteren Hebel,
d6-d5, sollte man im Auge haben.} 19. Rc1 ({In the last game on high level in
this position White chose In der letzten Partie auf hoher Ebene wählte Weiß in
dieser Stellung} 19. a4 d5 20. N4f3 bxa4 21. e5 a3 22. Rxa3 Rxa3 23. Bxa3 Nh5
24. e6 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Bxg6 Nf4 27. Bb1 Qf6 $13 {...1/2-1/2, Svidler,
P-Bacrot,E/Poikovsky 2005 (34)}) 19... Bg7 (19... Qb6 {is an alternative. ist
eine Alternative.}) 20. N2b3 $146 {Only this move is a novelty. Erst dieser
Zug ist eine Neuerung.} ({In an old correspondence game White tried In einer
alten Fernpartie versuchte Weiß} 20. a4 bxa4 21. Bxa4 c5 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. N4f3
Re7 $13 {...1/2-1/2, Kwiatkowski,F-Bowyer,K/1988 corr (36)}) 20... Rc8 {
Knight a5 was a threat, so Black prepares the square a8 for the bishop.
Springer a5 war eine Drohung, daher räumt Schwarz das Feld a8 für den Läufer.}
21. a4 $5 (21. Na5 $6 Ba8 {(/\c6-c5).}) 21... Qb6 $6 {Played after long
thought. Nach langem Nachdenken gespielt.} ({Attractive, and the right way is
Attraktiv und auch der richtige Weg ist} 21... bxa4 $1 22. Na5 {and now the
very important und nun das ganz wichtige} a3 $1 ({White is better after Weiß
steht besser nach} 22... Ba8 $6 23. Bxa4 Nxe4 24. Naxc6 Qh4 25. Rc2 $16) 23.
Bxa3 ({or} 23. Nxb7 Qc7 24. Bxa3 Qxb7 $13 25. Ba4 Nb8) 23... Ba8 {(/\c6-c5)
And if White will try the same (/\c6-c5) Und falls Weiß in dieser Stellung
dasselbe versucht;} 24. Ba4 Nxe4 25. Naxc6 Qh4 {then, in this position, with
the bishop on a3, already Black has initiative. dann hat Schwarz, mit dem
Läufer auf a3, bereits die Initiative.} {For example Zum Beispiel} 26. Rc2 $2
Bxc6 27. Nxc6 (27. Bxc6 Nxf2 $1 $19) {Here we can see why the bishop on a3 is
worse then on b2 Hier sehen wir, warum der Läufer auf a3 schlechter steht als
auf b2.} 27... Nc3 $1 28. Qd2 Nxa4 29. Ne7+ Rxe7 30. Rxc8+ Kh7 $17) 22. a5 $1
Qa6 {Instead of a backward pawn on a3, White got a strong passed pawn on a5.
Of course, now c6-c5 is much more dangerous for White, because he has to
defend the pawn a5. Statt eines rückständigen Bauern auf a3 hat Weiß nunmehr
einen starken Freibauern a5. Natürlich macht dies nun c6-c5 um so gefährlicher
für ihn, weil er den Bauern a5 decken muss.} 23. Bd3 $14 Ne5 24. Ba1 ({White
can't avoid the exchange of the bishop Weiß kann den Tausch des Läufers nicht
vermeiden:} 24. Bf1 $6 Nc4 $1 {attacking pawn e4, and bishop b2. mit Angriff
auf den Bauern e4 und den Läufer b2.} 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Nd2 c5 $1 ({Worse is} 
26... d5 $6 27. exd5 cxd5 28. Bc3 $14) 27. b5 Qxa5 28. Nxc4 Qd8 $13 {and
already White has to seek a way to equality. und hier muss bereits Weiß einen
Weg zum Ausgleich suchen.}) {On his next move Hao spent more than 20 minutes.
Für seinen nächsten Zug brauchte Hao mehr als 20 Minuten.} 24... Nxd3 {
Otherwise, White will save the bishop. Ansonsten wird Weiß den Läufer retten.}
25. Qxd3 Qa8 {With a draw offer. Mit Remisangebot.} 26. f3 Qb8 {Black has no
counterplay, and it's not easy to suggest a good plan for him. Schwarz hat
kein Gegenspiel, und es ist nicht leicht, einen guten Plan für ihn
vorzuschlagen.} 27. Ne2 {White is going to exchange the dark-squared bishop.
Weiß will die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer tauschen.} Rcd8 28. Bd4 $16 Nd7 29. Bxg7
Kxg7 {White's main advantage is that Black's bishop has to stay on b7,
otherwise the "a" pawn will become very dangerous. Black can't play c6-c5, so
the bishop is passive, and to exploit this this, White should play on the
kingside, where he will have an 'extra" piece. White is going to put the
knights on c3 and b3 - to prevent c6-c5 for a long time, and then prepare
actions on the kingside, with f3-f4. Der Hauptvorteil von Weiß liegt darin,
dass der schwarze Läufer auf b7 bleiben muss, da sonst der a-Bauer
brandgefährlich wird. Schwarz kann nicht c6-c5 spielen, daher ist der Läufer
passiv, und um dies auszunutzen, sollte Weiß am Königsflügel spielen, wo er
eine "Mehrfigur" haben wird. Er wird zunächst die Springer auf c3 und b3
stellen, um c6-c5 auf lange Zeit zu verhindern, und dann mit f3-f4 Aktionen am
Königsflügel vorbereiten.} 30. Qd4+ Kh7 31. Rcd1 Ne5 32. Qf2 ({A big mistake
would be Ein grober Fehler wäre} 32. Nc3 $2 {because Black has , weil Schwarz}
c5 $1 $11 {hat, wonach Weiß keinen Bauern gewinnen kann:} {and White can't
take the pawn:} 33. bxc5 $6 dxc5 34. Qxc5 $2 Nxf3+ $1 35. gxf3 Qg3+ 36. Kf1
Qxf3+ 37. Qf2 (37. Kg1 Rxe4 $1 {with mate. mit Matt.}) 37... Qxh3+ 38. Kg1 Qxc3
$19) 32... Nc4 33. Nc3 Re7 34. Rd3 $1 {Using the space advantage, White
increases the activity of his rooks. Unter Ausnutzung des Raumvorteils
steigert Weiß die Aktivität seiner Türme.} Qc8 35. Red1 Qe6 $6 {Could lead to
an immediate loss. Hätte zum sofortigen Verlust führen können.} ({Better is
Besser ist} 35... Rdd7) {White can't improve position any more, so it's time
to begin the fight. Weiß kann seinen Stellung nicht mehr verstärken, also ist
es Zeit, zum Kampf überzugehen.} 36. f4 $1 {Threatening e4-e5. Drohend e4-e5.}
Rde8 37. Rf3 $2 {Doesn't spoil the position Verdirbt zwar die Stellung nicht} (
{but missing a chance to finish the game in textbook style, after , versäumt
aber eine Chance, die Partie lehrbuchmäßig zu beenden, und zwar nach} 37. e5 $1
dxe5 ({of course, hopeless is hoffnungslos ist natürlich} 37... d5 38. Nc5 $18)
38. Nc5 Qf5 ({If falls} 38... Qc8 {then , so} 39. N3e4 $18 Kg7 40. Rd7) {
Here I stopped calculations, but White has Hier hörte ich auf zu rechnen, aber
Weiß hat} 39. g4 $1 {and for Black the game is over: , und für Schwarz ist die
Partie zu Ende:} Qc8 ({or oder} 39... Qxf4 40. Rf3 $18 Qg5 41. N3e4) 40. N3e4
$18 {Here we can see White's strategy as a picture - White knight c5 against
Black bishop on b7. Hier sehen wir die Bilderbuchstrategie von Weiß - Springer
auf c5 gegen Läufer auf b7.}) 37... f5 $1 {Black opens a line for his rooks
and blocks White's play. But at the same time it creates what White wants,
namely actions on the kingside. Schwarz öffnet eine Linie für seine Türme und
blockiert das gegnerische Spiel. Doch gleichzeitig eröffnet dies, was Weiß
will, nämlich Aktionen am Königsflügel.} 38. exf5 $1 {An exact move. Ein
genauer Zug.} ({After Nach} 38. Nd4 $6 Qf6 39. exf5 gxf5 {we have the same
structure, but the knight on d4 gives Black good opportunities. haben wir
dieselbe Struktur, doch der Springer auf d4 gibt Schwarz gute Möglichkeiten.})
38... gxf5 (38... Qxf5 $6 {lets White start an attack: lässt Weiß zum Angriff
kommen:} 39. Nd4 $1 Qf6 40. f5 $1 {, for example , zum Beispiel} c5 41. fxg6+
Qxg6 42. Rg3 $1 ({weak is schwach ist} 42. Rf6 $2 {because of wegen} Re1+ $1
43. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 44. Kh2 Qxg2+ $1 45. Qxg2 Bxg2 $11) 42... Qf7 43. Qc2+ $1 Kh8
44. Nf5 $16) 39. Rg3 Qf6 ({Black can't simplify the position Schwarz kann die
Stellung nicht vereinfachen:} 39... Ne3 $2 40. Re1 $1 Qxb3 41. Rgxe3 Rxe3 42.
Rxe3 Rxe3 43. Qxe3 Qxb4 44. Qe7+ Kg8 {and here the simplest is , und hier
geschieht am einfachsten} 45. Ne2 $1 Qxa5 46. Qe6+ $1 $18 {White has a very
strong attack. Weiß hat sehr starken Angriff.}) 40. Rdd3 {Taking under control
the e3 square. Nimmt das Feld e3 unter Kontrolle. Trotz der e-Linie hat
Schwarz noch immer kein Gegenspiel.} {Despite the e-file, Black still hasn't
counterplay.} Bc8 {Here, we both had about 10 min. till the end, so the last
part of the game we were playing quite fast. Hier hatten wir beide noch etwa
10 Minuten bis zum Ende, den letzten Teil der Partie spielten wir also recht
flink.} 41. Kh2 Bb7 42. Nd4 {The knight is going to the kingside. Der Springer
strebt zum Königsflügel.} Qf7 43. Nf3 Qf6 44. Nh4 $1 {(/\Rg6)} Qf7 ({Of course,
losing is Zum Verlust führt natürlich} 44... Qxh4 45. Rg7+ $1 Rxg7 46. Qxh4 c5
({or} 46... Ne3 47. Rxd6 Rxg2+ 48. Kh1 $18) 47. g4 cxb4 48. Qh5 $1 Rf8 49. Nxb5
$18) ({But it's not easy to recommend something for Black. For example
Allerdings ist es nicht einfach, etwas für Schwarz zu empfehlen. Zum Beispiel} 
44... Rg8 45. Rxg8 Kxg8 46. Ne2 $1 Bc8 47. Rg3+ Kh7 48. Rg6 Qf8 49. Qf3 $1 $18)
45. Rg6 {With such active rooks White will have a strong attack, but if Black
exchanges them, he will have a losing endgame. Mit derart aktiven Türmen wird
Weiß starken Angriff haben, doch wenn Schwarz sie tauscht, wird er in einem
verlorenen Endspiel landen.} Re6 46. Rdg3 Rxg6 47. Rxg6 Bc8 ({Or Oder} 47...
Re3 48. Ne2 c5 49. Ng3 $18) 48. Ne2 $6 ({Immediately winning is Sofort gewinnt
} 48. Qf3 $1 $18 {attacking c6, and threatening queen h5. mit Angriff gegen c6
und der Drohung Dh5.}) 48... Rg8 49. Rxg8 Kxg8 50. Nd4 Qd5 51. a6 $1 $18 {
The rest is simple. Black cannot both stop the pawn, and protect the king. Der
Rest ist einfach. Schwarz kann nicht den a-Bauern stoppen und gleichzeitig den
König schützen.} c5 ({If Falls} 51... Bxa6 {then , so} 52. Nhxf5 $18) 52. Nxb5
cxb4 53. a7 Bb7 54. Nd4 Kh7 55. Ndxf5 Nd2 56. Qe1 Qxg2+ {The first, and the
last check. Das erste - und das letzte - Schach.} (56... Ne4 57. Qxb4 $18) 57.
Nxg2 Nf3+ 58. Kg3 Nxe1 59. Nxe1 {Black resigned. Schwarz gab auf.} 1-0

[Event "Pamplona"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Kasimdzhanov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2
c5 {The main position of the Smyslov variation. White's most popular choice
here is 15.b3} 15. d5 ({After} 15. b3 Nc6 16. d5 (16. Be3 $6 exd4 17. cxd4 cxd4
18. Nxd4 d5 19. exd5 Nb4 $11) 16... Ne7 17. Be3 Ng6 18. Qd2 Nh7 19. a4 (19. Nf5
Bxf5 20. exf5 Nh4 21. Nxh4 Qxh4 22. a4 Be7 $13) (19. Nf1 {Wedberg} Be7 20. b4
cxb4 21. cxb4 Bg5 22. Nxg5 Nxg5 23. Ng3 Nh4 24. Bd1 Qf6 25. Rc1 Rac8 26. Be2
Qg6 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Bg4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Sokolov,I/Halkidiki 2002/CBM
92_01 (44)}) 19... Be7 {Black, in my opinion, doesn't have any major problems.}
) 15... g6 (15... Nc4 {allowed white to get a very dangerous attack with} 16.
Nh2 g6 $6 17. b3 Nb6 18. f4 {in Rechlis-Azarov, 2001. However, 16... Nb6 is
stronger, when 17.b3 ( 17. f4 ?! ef4 18. Bf4 Nc4! ) 17... c4 18. f4 cb3 19.
ab3 Qc7 leads to an unclear position.}) (15... Nc4 {(Wedberg) trying to
improve the prospects for the N is also playable.}) 16. b3 {Wedberg: 'From now
on Na5 is a permanent headache for Black. This N is restricted to the
lacklustre tour a5-b7-d8-f7.'} Bg7 17. Be3 Nh7 18. Qd2 h5 19. Ng5 Nb7 20. Rf1 {
A novelty. Wedberg: 'The first new move in the game, but this is not so much
about individual moves. Plans are more important at this stage. White can try
to make Blacks life difficult by adopting a two front strategy.'} (20. Nxh7
Kxh7 21. Rf1 {might be stronger, giving white good attacking prospects.} (21.
Bg5 {Wedberg} Bf6 22. f4 h4 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. fxe5 Rxe5 25. Nf1 Qg5 $13 {
Janosevic-Matanovic/Titovo Uzice/1966/0-1 (69)})) 20... Nxg5 21. Bxg5 Qa5 {
prevents f4 and forces white to look for his play elsewhere. However, due to
blacks misplaced pieces ( Nb7 and Qa5) white has chances on the queenside as
well. Wedberg: 'A slightly odd place for the Q.'} (21... Bf6 22. h4 $1 Bxg5 $6
(22... Rf8 $142 $14) 23. hxg5 f6 24. f4 h4 25. fxe5 $1 fxe5 26. Nf5 $1 gxf5 27.
exf5 $16) (21... Qc7 {Wedberg}) 22. Kh1 (22. Bd1 $1 f6 (22... Qc7 23. Bxh5 gxh5
24. Nxh5 $40) 23. Be3 $14) 22... Rf8 23. Bd1 f6 24. Be3 $14 {White enjoys a
better position here. He has a variety of potential targets, but Black's
defensive resources are not to be underestimated.} Rae8 (24... h4 $6 25. Ne2 f5
26. Bg5 f4 (26... fxe4 27. Bc2 $16) 27. Ng1 $1 (27. Bxh4 f3 28. Ng3 fxg2+ 29.
Kxg2 Rf4 $1 30. Bg5 Raf8 31. h4 Bf6 $5 $44) 27... Bf6 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Nf3 Kg7
30. Be2 $16) 25. Bc2 Nd8 $6 {'?' Wedberg. This weakens queenside considerably.
Wedberg: 'Black is massing his pieces towards the K-side. Perhaps hoping to
find a chance to expand later with f5 and so on. But now the Q-side is left
without defenders.'} ({More flexible would be} 25... Qc7 {and after} 26. a4
bxa4 27. b4 (27. bxa4 Na5 $1) 27... h4 28. Ne2 f5 {with counterplay}) (25... f5
{Wedberg} 26. exf5 h4 (26... gxf5 {Wedberg} 27. Bh6 $16) 27. f6 Bxf6 28. Ne4
$16) (25... h4 {Wedberg} 26. Ne2 f5 27. Bg5 $16) (25... Qc7 $142 {Wedberg}) 26.
a4 {'|^!' Wedberg. Wedberg: 'White hits first. His waiting strategy has worked
miracles.'} b4 $8 (26... bxa4 27. b4 $1 $16 cxb4 28. cxb4 Qc7 29. Bxa4 Bxa4 30.
Rxa4 $16) (26... Qc7 {Wedberg} 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra6 $16) 27. cxb4 cxb4 28.
Rac1 Nf7 ({may be better is} 28... Nb7 29. f4 {but black's position is very
unpleasant already.}) (28... f5 $2 29. exf5 h4 30. Ne4 $18) 29. Bd3 {'+/-'
Wedberg. Wedberg: 'Black has been outplayed or rather he has outplayed himself
with a much too optimistic strategy. Almost all his pieces are badly placed.'}
Rc8 30. Rc4 Rxc4 31. Bxc4 h4 {In time-trouble Ivan looks for counterplay, but
only speeds up the disaster. After the more stubborn} (31... Kh7 32. Ne2 Bh6
33. f4 {black's position remains difficult.} (33. Bxh6 Nxh6 34. f4)) 32. Ne2 f5
{Wedberg: 'Black has managed to organize the f5-move, but it doesn´t lead to
anything in this position.'} 33. f3 Bf6 34. Nc1 $1 {White's pieces are ready
to collect Black's weaknesses. The game can no longer be saved.} Bd8 (34... Rb8
35. Nd3 Rb7 36. Qf2 Bb5 $5 37. Rc1 $1 $18) 35. Nd3 Bb6 36. Bxb6 Qxb6 37. Nxb4
Rc8 38. Nc6 Kg7 39. a5 Qc7 (39... Qb7 40. Qd3 $18 Bxc6 41. Bxa6) 40. Bxa6 Ra8
41. Bc4 Bxc6 42. dxc6 Rxa5 43. b4 Ra4 44. Bb3 Ra3 45. Bd5 f4 46. b5 Qb6 47. Rc1
Ra7 48. Bxf7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 {85} h6 {83} 13. d5 Ne7 (13... Nb8
14. Nh2 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Qf3 Nbd7 17. Ng4 a5 18. Ba2 Qe7 19. Nf1 Nxg4 20.
hxg4 Nc5 21. g5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 Qb7 23. Ng3 a4 24. Rad1 Nb3 25. Nf5 Re6 26. Rd3
f6 27. Bc1 Kf7 28. Qh5+ {Topalov,V (2796)-Morozevich,A (2771)/Nice 2009/CBM
129 Extra/ 1-0 (43)}) 14. Nh2 Qd7 $146 (14... Ng6 15. Ndf1 Be7 16. Ng4 Nh7 17.
Nge3 Bg5 18. g3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Bc8 20. h4 Ne7 21. a4 Bd7 22. c4 Nf6 23. Bc2 Qc8
24. b4 c5 25. Ba3 cxb4 26. Bxb4 Qc7 27. cxb5 axb5 28. a5 Rf8 29. Bd3 {
Kryvoruchko, Y (2609)-Bellia,F (2376)/Paleochora 2010/CBM 137 Extra/1-0 (55)})
15. Ndf1 {83} c6 $1 {78} 16. Ng4 {Un thème classique dans l'espagnole} Nxg4 17.
hxg4 {[%csl Gf5]} cxd5 18. exd5 Rac8 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc8c5]} 19. Ng3 (19. Ne3
$5 {[%cal Ge3d5,Ge3f5]}) 19... Rc4 (19... Rc5 20. Ne4 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 $44)
20. Bxc4 {64} bxc4 {49} 21. b4 Nxd5 $44 22. Ne4 h5 {Risqué} (22... Be7 {
[%csl Gg5]}) (22... Qc6 $5 {[%cal Gc6g2]}) 23. g5 $5 {[%cal Gd1h5]} Qc6 {
[%csl Rg2]} (23... g6 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Nf6+) (23... g6 $4 24. Qxd5 $1) (23...
Qg4 {[%cal Gg4g2,Gg4h5] Moins risqué} 24. Qxg4 hxg4 $132) 24. Qxh5 Nxc3 $6 (
24... Nf4) 25. Re3 Re6 26. Rh3 Rh6 $1 27. gxh6 {49} Qxe4 {26} 28. f3 $2 {
Les Blancs avaient pourtant du temps mais le tchèque était hors de forme dans
ce tournoi} (28. Rf3 $8 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Bxf3 30. h7+ Kh8 31. Qxf7 $1 {[%cal Gf7f8,
Gf7f3,Gf7g8]} Kxh7 32. Qxf3 $18 {[%cal Gc1b2]}) 28... Qd4+ 29. Kh2 Ne2 30. Bb2
Qf4+ 31. Kh1 c3 32. hxg7 Bxg7 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Bc1 Nxc1 35. Qc2 Bh6 36. Qxc3
Ne2 37. Qe1 Nd4 38. Qh4 $6 {La mauvaise coordination des pièces Blanches va se
payer au prix fort} Qxh4 39. Rxh4 Kg7 40. Rd1 $2 (40. Kg1 $6 Be3+ 41. Kf1 a5 $1
{[%csl Ge3,Rf1][%cal Gb7a6]}) (40. Rg4+ Kf6 41. Rg8 $1 Bd5 42. Rb8) 40... Nf5
41. Rxh6 $5 (41. Rh3 {[%csl Rh3]} d5 $17 {[%csl Gd5]}) 41... Kxh6 42. Rc1 e4 (
42... d5 $142 $1 {Garde une meilleure structure} 43. Rc7 d4 $1 44. Rxb7 d3 45.
Rd7 Nd4) 43. fxe4 Bxe4 44. Kg1 Kg5 45. a4 d5 46. Rc7 Kf6 47. b5 axb5 48. axb5
d4 49. b6 Nd6 50. g4 Ke6 51. g5 Bd5 52. Kf2 Ne4+ 53. Ke2 Kd6 54. g6 fxg6 55.
Rg7 Nc5 56. Rxg6+ Be6 57. b7 Kc7 58. Rg7+ Kb8 59. Re7 (59. Rg5 Bc4+ (59... Nxb7
60. Kd3 {[%cal Gd3d4]}) 60. Kf3) 59... Bg4+ 60. Kd2 Bf5 61. Re8+ Kxb7 $19 62.
Re5 Nb3+ 63. Ke2 Bc2 64. Rd5 Kc7 65. Kf3 Kc6 66. Rd8 Kb5 67. Kf4 Kb4 68. Rb8+
Kc3 69. Rc8+ Kd2 70. Rd8 d3 71. Rxd3+ Kxd3 72. Ke5 Kc4 73. Kd6 Kd4 74. Ke6 Nc5+
75. Kd6 Be4 76. Ke7 Ke5 77. Kf7 Bf5 78. Kg7 Ke6 79. Kg8 Kf6 80. Kh8 Nd3 81. Kg8
Ne5 82. Kh8 Nf7+ 83. Kg8 Be4 84. Kf8 Bh7 85. Ke8 Ne5 86. Kd8 Ke6 87. Kc7 Nd7
0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-C 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Kampen, Robin"]
[Black "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 {The experience of the previous year's C tournament proved that a
solid repertoire with Black is essential in order to ensure chances for the
only qualifying place for the B-group. Indeed, Vocaturo had scored a
spectacular 7 out of 7 with White, but a mere point out of 6 games with Black.}
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3
h6 {I had written a series of articles dedicated to the Smyslov variation (CBM
129-131) and knew its subtleties rather well. Since this line is completely
out of fashion and tends to lead to solid play, we thought it would be a
perfect way to start the tournament.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13.
Ng3 {This was the starting point of the first article (CBM 129)} Na5 14. Bc2
Nc4 ({I subjectively prefer this flexible move over} 14... c5 {, which should
be playable as well.}) 15. a4 {Since the kingside is solidly defended, White
tries causing Black some trouble on the opposite wing.} ({The main branch of
the variation goes} 15. b3 Nb6 {and now White has a wide choice.}) 15... c5 16.
b3 Na5 $1 {Once the b3-square has been weakened, the knight is best placed
here.} (16... Nb6 {would be strongly met by} 17. a5 Nc8 18. Be3 {when the
knight has problems finding a good square.}) 17. axb5 {A necessary concession.}
({Usually in this structure, White is in no hurry to open the a-file, which
gives Black equal chances of seizing it, but in this case} 17. d5 {would be
strongly met by} bxa4 18. bxa4 Qc7 {followed by ...Rfb8 and ...c4. In this
line, Black takes full advantage of the weaknesses induced by a2-a4.}) 17...
axb5 18. Be3 Qc7 19. d5 {The position is typical for the Chigorin Defence, in
which the a5-knight causes Black some problems. The main difference is that,
once the a-file has been opened, Black is better mobilised for taking over its
control, which evens the overall chances.} Rec8 $5 {There is a curious story
behind this somewhat mysterious move, which I had not examined in my article.
In order to help Daniele get into his best shape during the early phase of the
tournament, we decided to play a rapid game each evening, in which I would
choose a line that might occur during the next day's round. In order to make
things more difficult for my pupil, I used to play in advanced chess mode.
Usually, I am not greatly inspired when guessing the opponent's choice when
acting as a second, but from this point of view Wijk aan Zee 2011 was a big
exception. For example, the rapid game played before the first round reached
precisely the position after 19.d5.} ({The game continued} 19... Nb7 {In my
notes for the article I wrote: 'Black immediately establishes the contact
between rooks. The difference compared to the regroupment based on Ra8-a7 and
Re8-a8 is that the a-rook can be lifted to a5. If White releases the tension,
then Qxa5 would leave the d6-pawn well defended by the knight, the e5-square
guarded by the rook and would put the enemy queenside pawns under pressure at
the same time.'} 20. Qd2 Ra5 (20... Kh7 21. Rec1 Rec8 22. Ne1 g6 23. b4 Bg7 24.
Qe2 h5 25. Bd3 c4 26. Bc2 h4 27. Nf1 Nh5 $15 {Arnason,J (2540)-Hjartarson,J 
(2555)/Gausdal 1987/CBM 004/[Marin] (1/2, 79). Since White has failed to play
an early f2-f4, Black has promising play on the kingside.}) 21. Nh2 Rea8 22.
Rxa5 Rxa5 23. f4 {with complex play. Although White has some kingside
initiative, his queenside is a bit vulnerable. The exchange on e5 has the
drawback of clearing the d6-square for the knight. During the post mortem
analysis of the rapid game, we discovered that the text move inhibits the
thematic move b3-b4, but also prevents the natural development with Qd2.}) ({
My article also examined} 19... Ra7 {with the following comment: This
demonstration of force along the a-file is time consuming and allows White to
obtain attacking chances on the other wing, Kavalek,L-Reshevsky,S/Netanya 1969/
MCD/[Marin] (0-1, 42)}) 20. Nd2 $146 {White has to deviate from the most
active setup.} ({One of the points behind the previous move is that} 20. Qd2 $6
{is met by} c4 $1 21. b4 Nb3 22. Bxb3 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 cxb3 24. Rc1 Qc4 $17) (20.
Nh2 Nb7 21. Qe2 Qd8 22. Bd3 Na5 23. Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Qxb5 Rcb8 25. Qe2 Rxb3 26.
Ra2 Rab8 27. Nhf1 R3b5 28. Nd2 g6 29. Kh2 Bg7 30. Rea1 Nb3 $11 {Almasi,Z (2655)
-Peng Xiaomin (2490)/Yerevan 1996/EXT 1997 (1/2, 65)}) 20... Nb7 21. Qe2 Ra5
22. Bd3 Rca8 23. Rxa5 Qxa5 {Here we can notice Black's main achievement: the
white queen is not defending the c3-pawn.} 24. b4 (24. Rc1 Qa3 $1) 24... Qa4 $1
{Threatening 25 ..c4 26 Bb1 Qa3.} (24... cxb4 25. cxb4 Qxb4 26. Rb1 Qc3 27.
Bxb5 $14) 25. bxc5 $6 {Equivalent to a strategic surrender.} ({The critical
continuation was} 25. c4 cxb4 26. cxb5 Nc5 27. Bxc5 dxc5 {with a difficult
position to assess.}) 25... Nxc5 26. Rb1 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Rc8 $15 {White is
doomed to passivity, while Black can slowly improve his position.} 28. Ne2 Be7
$1 {The suposedly bad bishop expresses its wish to get activated.} 29. Rb4 Qa6
30. Qb1 Bd8 $5 ({I was following the game in the press centre in the pleasant
company of Yasser Seirawan. We were "unanimously" predicting} 30... Nh7 {
followed by ...Bg5 and ...Nf8-g6. Daniele preferred to use the empty queenside
spaces for activating his minor pieces. While our plan requires less time to
be carried out, the game manoeuvres lead to more radical activation of the
pieces, if only it succeeds!}) 31. Rb2 Ra8 32. Kh2 Bb6 33. Bxb6 Qxb6 {The
first phase of the general plan has been achieved. Before activating the
knight, Black makes a few manoeuvres aimed at consolidating his control over
the open a-file.} 34. Qg1 Qc7 35. f3 Ra4 36. Qe3 Ra1 37. Nb3 Ra3 38. Nbc1 Qc4
39. Qd2 Ne8 $1 {The start of the second phase of the initial plan.} 40. Ra2 Ra4
41. g4 {Not really a display of aggressivity. White is concerned to prevent an
eventual ...f5.} Nc7 42. Rb2 Na8 43. Ng3 Ra3 $6 {A bit premature.} (43... Nb6
$1) 44. Ra2 $5 {With the knight on a8, this move is playable.} Rxa2 $2 {
Throwing away all the advantage accumulated with so much work.} (44... Ra4 $1)
45. Qxa2 Qa4 46. Qf2 $11 {Without rooks, White is under much less pressure} Qa5
47. Qa2 Qa4 48. Qf2 Qa5 49. Qa2 Qd8 $5 {Starting the process of the gradual
accumulation of advantages all over again.} 50. Qa7 Nb6 51. Nb3 Nc4 52. Nf1 g6
53. Nbd2 Nb6 54. Ne3 Na4 55. c4 b4 56. Qb7 Qb6 57. Qxb6 Nxb6 58. Nc2 b3 $1 59.
Nxb3 Ba4 $1 60. Nba1 $2 (60. c5 $1 dxc5 61. Nba1) 60... Nxc4 61. Kg3 Kg7 62.
Ne1 f5 $17 {Threatening to win a pawn with 63...fxe4 64.fxe4 Nd2.} 63. exf5 $5
(63. Nd3 {would leave the other knight desperately passive.}) (63. Kf2 Kf6 {
[%cal Gf6g5]}) 63... gxf5 64. f4 Ne3 65. fxe5 dxe5 66. gxf5 Kf6 67. Kf3 Nxd5 {
Despite the reduced number of remaining pawns, Black should be winning this
ending. The passed pawn is very strong.} 68. Nac2 Kxf5 {A matter of taste.} ({
I may have preferred} 68... Bxc2 69. Nxc2 Kxf5) 69. Ne3+ Nxe3 70. Kxe3 Bc6 71.
Nd3 Bg2 72. h4 (72. Nf2 e4 $22 73. h4 h5 $22) 72... h5 73. Kf2 Be4 74. Nc5 Kf4
$19 75. Ne6+ Kg4 76. Ke3 Ba8 {Or almost any other retreat.} 77. Nf8 Kxh4 $1 78.
Ng6+ Kg3 $1 79. Nxe5 h4 80. Nd3 h3 81. Ke2 h2 82. Nf2 Kg2 83. Ke1 Bf3 0-1

[Event "Porto Mannu op"]
[Site "Porto Mannu"]
[Date "2009.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2009.05.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 {I started writing a series of 3 articles about the
old Smyslov Variation some months ago. The first one was published in CBM 129
and the last one you can find in the present issue of CBM.} 11. a4 {The move
played by my young opponent belongs to the group of early deviations, covered
in the second article. However, I did not examine it there, considering that
it is inoffensive. Objectively, I was right, because Black is not under
pressure. Still, during the game I felt that there are some hidden nuances
that ought to have been mentioned.} ({I will quote here the following game
from the aforementioned article, bearing some similarity with my own game:} 11.
Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qf3 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5]}
c5 $1 16. Rd1 c4 17. Bc2 {Keres,P-Spassky,B/Riga 1965/Candidates/[Marin] (0-1,
39), and now I rcommended} a5 $1 {[%cal Ga8a6]}) 11... Bd7 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13.
dxe5 {Releasing the pressure so soon does not face Black with any problems.} ({
The desirable} 13. Nf1 {would leave the e4-pawn hanging after} exd4) ({During
my opponent's long thought, I started being worried about} 13. a5 {The move
may seem illogical because it gives up the fight for the a-file and releases
the pressure against the b5-pawn. Besides, White has spent two whole tempi on
advancing the pawn... And yet, Black is deprived of a very important move, ...
Na5.} Rb8 ({I was not so sure about} 13... g6 14. Bc2 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Bb1
c5 17. d5 $1 {The knight stands nicely on b4, but after Nf1-g3 and Ra3, White
may consider attacking it with Bd2, which}) 14. Bc2 b4) (13. Bc2 {has been
played a few times in grandmaster games, but it is hardly dangerous.} exd4 14.
Nxd4 (14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 bxa4 16. Ra3 g6 17. e5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Nfd5 19. Nf1
Nb6 $132 {Vasiukov,E (2490)-Lukacs,P (2520)/Coimbatore 1987/EXT 97 (1/2, 60)})
14... Ne5 15. Nf1 c5 $1 {This is the correct move order.} (15... Ng6 16. Ng3 c5
17. Ndf5 $14 {Wedberg,T (2480)-Karolyi,T (2420)/Gausdal 1987/EXT 97 (1-0, 49)})
16. Nf3 (16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 d5 $11) 16... Ng6 17. Ng3 Bc6 18. axb5 axb5 19.
Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qd3 Re6 21. b3 d5 $15 {Szily,J-Kholmov,R/Kecskemet 1962/EXT 2001
(1/2, 48)}) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Nf1 c5 16. Bc2 {I could not
understand this over-cautious move.} ({More natural would be} 16. Ne3 c4 17.
Bc2 Be6 $1 {[%csl Gb3,Gd5,Gf5] This is the right place for the bishop. It
keeps the enemy knight under control and inhibits a pawn break with b3 or b4.}
18. Qf3 (18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Rxa8) {Black cannot carry out
the plan based on ...a5-a4, as in Keres-Spassky, but has a strong alternative
in} 18... b4 $1 $132 {[%cal Gb4b3]}) 16... Bc6 $6 {Somehow I knew that this is
not a good square for the bishop, but I wanted to prevent Ne3.} (16... c4 $1 {
would have trasposed above.}) 17. Qxd8 $6 {After this unpretentious move,
White will find himself struggling.} ({It was necessary to keep queens on the
board in order to retain attacking chances.} 17. Qf3 $1 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5]})
17... Rexd8 18. f3 c4 19. Be3 (19. Ne3 Nd7 20. Nd5 Nc5 {leaves Black with a
comfortable position.}) 19... Nd7 20. Red1 Rdb8 $5 {I considered that the
d-file is less important than the a-file.} ({I rejected} 20... Nc5 {because of}
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra7 {and White has at least some activity.})
21. axb5 axb5 {[%cal Gd7c5]} 22. b4 {Otherwise, White will get suffocated.}
cxb3 23. Bxb3 Nc5 24. Rxa8 (24. Bd5 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Bxd5 26. exd5 Na4 27. c4 Nc3
$15) 24... Bxa8 $1 (24... Rxa8 25. Bd5 $1) 25. Ba2 (25. Bd5 Na4 $1 26. c4 Nc3
27. Rd3 b4 $15) 25... Bc6 26. Bd5 Be8 $1 {Black has completed his regrouping
and can start torturing his opponent. His bishops are very effective,
defending the kingside and controlling several important squares on the
queenside. Among others, the c3-pawn is much weaker than the b5-pawn. These
were my thoughts during the game and this is how I evaluate the position now,
despite White's apparently active position. Even if I somehow mixed up things
in the opening, I was quite satisfied about the fact that I understood the
spirit of the Smyslov variation quite well, going a bit deeper than the
superficial evidence.} 27. Ng3 g6 28. Ne2 {This knight is also passive.} Rc8
29. Rb1 Na4 30. Bd2 Nb6 31. Bb3 Nc4 32. Bxc4 Rxc4 $17 33. Kf2 h5 34. Bg5 Bc5+
35. Be3 Be7 36. Rb2 h4 37. Ke1 Ra4 38. Kd1 Ra1+ 39. Bc1 Bc6 40. Kc2 f5 41. exf5
gxf5 42. Rb1 Ra4 43. Be3 Kf7 44. Bf2 f4 45. Bb6 Bd7 46. Kd2 {Black has a
winning position. His pieces are very active and he has much more space than
his opponent. Having also an advantage on the clock, I relaxed prematurely and
let my advantage slip away.} Ra2+ 47. Ke1 Be6 48. Nc1 Rxg2 49. Rxb5 Bf6 $2 (
49... Bc4 50. Rxe5 Bf6 51. Re4 (51. Rf5 Kg6 52. Rxf4 Bxc3+ 53. Kd1 Rd2+ 54. Ke1
Rd4+) 51... Bxc3+ 52. Kd1 Rd2+ 53. Ke1 Ba6 $19) 50. Nd3 $15 Bxh3 51. Nxe5+ Bxe5
52. Rxe5 Be6 53. Re4 h3 54. Rxf4+ Kg6 55. Kf1 Bf5 56. Rd4 Rb2 57. Bc7 h2 58.
Rh4 Bd3+ 59. Ke1 h1=Q+ 60. Rxh1 Rb1+ 61. Kd2 Rxh1 62. Kxd3 Kf5 63. f4 Ke6 64.
Kc4 Kd7 65. Be5 Kc6 66. Kd4 Rd1+ 67. Ke4 Re1+ 68. Kf5 Kd5 69. Bd4 Rf1 70. Be5
Re1 71. Kf6 Rf1 72. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Re1 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
8. c3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re8 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} 10. d4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. a3 $5 {
[%emt 0:09:39] An old-fashioned move and an increasingly popular one at the
same time. White avoids forcing play in the opening and spends a tempo on
ensuring the bishop's stay on the a4-f7 diagonal. In some cases the last move
could prove useful for gaining queenside space advantage with b2-b4 and c3-c4.}
h6 {[%emt 0:05:55]} 12. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:04:46]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 13. d5 {
[%emt 0:01:51] Just one of the possible moves.} (13. Ba2 {is not without
poison:} Nb8 14. Qb3 {Forcing the enemy queen to occupy an unfavourable square.
} (14. d5 c6 15. c4 {Sutovsky,E (2674)-Bacrot,E (2729) Dortmund 2005 CBM 108 
[Erenburg,S] (0-1, 31)}) 14... Qd7 (14... Qe7 15. a4) 15. Qc2 c5 16. d5 c4 17.
b3 $1 {Anand,V (2786)-Morozevich,A (2760) Moscow 2013 CBM 155 [Pavlovic,M] 
(1-0, 60). Opening the queenside before Black could regroup with ...Qc7 and ...
Nbd7 ensured White the initiative.}) (13. Bc2 {may look illogical, as the
bishop abandons the active diagonal just after having cleared the a2-square.
But as said, the move a2-a3 can be useful for another plan, too:} Nb8 (13... d5
{Bologan,V (2692)-Cheparinov,I (2671) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009 CBM 134 [Postny,E] 
(1/2-1/2, 42), does not seem to equalise completely, judging from Postny's
comments.}) 14. b4 (14. b3 Nbd7 15. Bb2 g6 16. a4 c6 {Gelfand,B (2709)-Vescovi,
G (2633) Bermuda 2004 CBM 099 [Gelfand,B] (1/2-1/2, 38)}) 14... Nbd7 15. Bb2 g6
16. c4 {Inarkiev,E (2650)-Wang,H (2624) Nizhnij Novgorod 2007 CBM 120 
[Inarkiev,E] (1-0, 59). White seems to have the initiative in the centre, but
according to the winner, Black should have enough dynamic resources to keep
the position balanced.}) 13... Nb8 {[%emt 0:01:17] I have no clue as to which
of the three natural knight moves is better, they all seem playable.} (13...
Ne7 {increases the pressure on d5 in anticipation of ...c7-c6 and makes a
later knight transfer to g6 possible, securing the kingside against the
typical Spanish attack.} 14. Nh2 Qd7 {Navara,D (2722)-Saric,I (2626)
Aix-les-Bains 2011 CBM 142B [Marchand,A/Primel,D] (0-1, 87)}) (13... Na5 {
is very rare, but does not have obvious drawbacks.} 14. Ba2 (14. Bc2 {is not
too logical. Since in the ensuing structure White will play a3-a4 anyway, it
means he has just lost a tempo.} c6 15. b4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18.
a4 Qc7 19. Qe2 d5 $132 {Kurnosov,I (2668)-Magomedov,M (2511) Khanty-Mansiysk
2010 (1-0, 29)}) 14... c6 15. b4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 cxd5 18. Bxd5 (18.
exd5 {leaves White with his c3-pawn hanging.} Rc8 19. Qb3 Qc7 20. Nd2 Nd7 $132)
18... Nxd5 19. exd5 e4 20. Nh2 Qc7 ({It would have been better to keep the
queen available for kingside operations:} 20... Rc8 21. Bb2 Qg5 $132 22. Nf1 h5
$5 23. Ne3 f5 24. h4 Qg6 25. f4 {This attempt to keep the kingside blocked is
met with} Be7 {[%csl Gh4]}) 21. Bb2 Qc4 22. Ng4 Qxd5 23. Ne3 Qe6 24. c4 {
with some light pressure in Sidorenko,I (2409)-Bhat,V (2536) Collado Villalba
2010}) 14. Nh2 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:18:30]} 15. Qf3 {[%emt 0:04:48]}
c6 {[%emt 0:03:13] Opening the centre at once.} ({Another possibility is} 15...
Qc8 16. Ndf1 c6 17. dxc6 Qxc6 {Karjakin,S (2722)-Grischuk,A (2733) Bilbao 2009
CBM 132 [Ftacnik,L] (1-0, 39)}) 16. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:54]}
17. Ng4 {[%emt 0:01:34] White starts the thematic fight for the d5-square,
with some hopes of creating kingside threats, too.} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} (17...
Nc5 18. Ba2 {This keeps the bishop on the active diagonal, but leaves the
d3-square undefended.} (18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Bc2 {may offer better
chances for a slight advantage, as ...d6-d5 would only increase the weakness
of the f5-square.}) 18... Ra7 19. b4 ({If} 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 {
[%csl Gd3] the permanent threat of ...Nd3 offers Black counterplay.}) 19... Na4
20. Nf1 Nxg4 21. hxg4 Rd7 22. c4 Nb6 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Ne3 d5 $11 {Zhigalko,S 
(2671)-Inarkiev,E (2672) Moscow 2011 (1/2-1/2, 43)}) ({The plan based on} 17...
a5 {is coherent strategically, but loses too much time:} 18. Ba2 Qe7 19. Nf1
Nxg4 20. hxg4 Nc5 21. g5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 Qb7 23. Ng3 a4 24. Rad1 Nb3 25. Nf5 Re6
26. Rd3 $40 {White got a decisive attack soon in Topalov,V (2796)-Morozevich,A
(2771) Nice 2009 (1-0, 43)}) 18. Nf1 {[%emt 0:05:24]} (18. Ba2 {actually loses
a tempo with respect to the main game, since White will exchange the minor
pieces on d5 soon. But Black defended much worse in this game:} Nxg4 19. hxg4
Qf6 20. Nf1 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Red8 22. Ne3 Nb6 23. Rd1 Rac8 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5
Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rc5 27. Be3 (27. Rd3 $5) 27... Rb8 {There must be some mistakes
with the game's recording The next sequence does not make sense, but later the
endgame is quite typical.} (27... Rxd5 28. exd5 Rb8 {looks OK for Black.}) 28.
Kf1 f6 29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Kd3 g5 $6 {Depriving Black of ...f6-f5.} 31. b4 Rc7 32.
a4 Rcb7 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ra7 Ke6 35. Rxb7 Rxb7 36. c4 bxc4+ 37. Kxc4 Be7 38.
b5 $16 {Quesada Perez,Y (2620)-Ibragimov,I (2545) Toluca 2011 (1-0, 51)}) 18...
Nxg4 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 19. hxg4 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Qf6 $146 {[%emt 0:04:53]
Strictly speaking, this is a novelty, but it will lead to a familiar structure.
} (19... Nc5 20. Ba2 g6 (20... Qb7 21. Ng3 Rad8 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Rd7 24.
Rad1 $14 {Jansa,V (2495)-Ohme,M (2310) Germany 2009 (1-0, 39)}) 21. Ng3 Bg7 {
Ashwin,J (2434)-Kravtsiv,M (2545) Chennai 2010 (0-1, 38)} 22. Rd1 Rad8 23. Be3
Qb7 24. Bd5 $14) 20. Ne3 {[%emt 0:04:46]} ({White needs to increase his
control over d5 immediately. If} 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 {the pressure on e4 yields
Black a vital tempo for opening the centre:} 21. f3 d5 $132) 20... Qxf3 {
[%emt 0:00:15] Unlike his opponent, Black is more or less forced to release
the tension.} (20... g6 21. Bd5 $14) (20... Nb6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. f3 $16 {
[%csl Gd5,Gf5]}) 21. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:05] The white pawns look a bit funny.
Even if he has an advantage in the centre and possibly on the queenside, the
lack of kingside flexibility restricts White's chances of achieving something
concrete.} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 22. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:01:01]}
23. Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:45]} 24. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bxd5 {
[%emt 0:01:42]} 25. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} (25... Rc5 26.
Rd3 {[%cal Gc1e3] more or less transposes.}) 26. Be3 {[%emt 0:04:11]} f6 {
[%emt 0:04:27]} 27. Kf1 {[%emt 0:03:38]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 28. Ke2 {[%emt 0:
04:21]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:08:00]} 29. Kd3 {[%emt 0:02:14]} g6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:13]
This is the real improvement over the game Quesada-Ibragimov above.} 30. Rh1 {
[%emt 0:08:12]} (30. b3 Rc6 31. a4 Rec8 32. Bd2 Rc5 $1 {Trapping the active
rook.} 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rxc5 dxc5 35. Ra6+ Kf7 36. Ra7+ Ke6 37. f4 {White's
advantage may be purely symbolic.}) 30... Re7 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 31. f4 $6 {
[%emt 0:08:11] Allowing Black to equalise at once.} (31. Bxh6 $2 Rh7) (31. b3
$5 Rc8 32. f4 f5 33. fxe5 dxe5 34. gxf5+ gxf5 35. f3 Rec7 36. Bd2 {White is
more active, but I wonder if he can make progress.}) 31... Rxe4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:
12]} 32. Rxd6+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} (32. Kxe4 f5+ 33. gxf5+ gxf5+ {wins apawn.})
32... Kxd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Kxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} exf4+ {[%emt 0:00:07]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 $5 {This move has never been part
of the main stream of theory, but is not without venom. White intends to
remove the bishop from the relatively exposed b3-square and clear the way of
the b-pawn at the same time, without releasing the pressure along the a2-g8
diagonal.} h6 13. Ba2 Nb8 {Black anticipates the move b4, when his knight
would be somewhat retsricted by starting a regrouping characteristic for the
Breyer system.} ({However, since the further course of the game will cast some
doubt on this plan, the normal developing move} 13... Qd7 {deserves attention.
White usually plays} 14. b4 $13 {with chances for both sides. See, for
instance, Shabalov,A (2575)-Goldin,A (2555)/New York 1993/CBM 035/[Ftacnik] 
(1-0, 45)}) 14. Qb3 $5 {An important element in White's strategy. The threat
on f7 is easy to parry, of course, but will induce certain disharmony in
Black's camp.} Qd7 {This probably is the best way to defend f7, although the
queen temporarily deprives the knight of the d7-square.} (14... Qe7 15. a4 $1 (
{Old theory recommended} 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh4 {but White is not sufficiently
well developed to start an attack after a calm move such as} c5) {In order to
defend the b5-pawn, Black would probably have to play} 15... Qd7 {anyway, when
after} (15... c6 $2 {leaves the b7-bishop exposed to the simple tactical
operation} 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Qxb7 $16) 16. Qc2 $14
{White would be a useful tempo up compared to the game.}) 15. Qc2 c5 {Black
hurries to take advantage of the main drawbacks of White's previous play: the
bishop risks remaining passive on a2, while the b3-square has been slightly
weakened.} 16. d5 {Now, the a2-bishop will remain temporarily passive, but
Black will need considerable time to activate his kingside minor pieces, too.}
(16. b4 {is less logical, because after} c4 {the a2-bishop remains temporarily
out of play.} 17. d5 Nh5 {Anticipating White's kingside attack.} ({In a later
game, Smejkal tried} 17... a5 {, but was gradually reduced to passivity:} 18.
Nf1 Qc7 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. Bd2 axb4 21. axb4 g6 22. Re2 Nb6 23. Rf1 Bg7 24. Bb1
Ra1 25. Qc1 Rea8 26. Ne1 h5 27. Nc2 R1a6 28. Bh6 Bh8 29. f4 $36 {Matulovic,M 
(2460)-Smejkal,J (2570)/Smederevska Palanka 1982/MCL (1-0, 56)}) 18. Nf1 g6 19.
Ng3 Nxg3 (19... Nf4 $2 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Ne2 g5 22. Ned4 $16) 20. fxg3 a5 21.
Be3 Bg7 22. Re2 axb4 23. axb4 f5 $5 {Undermining the d5-pawn, but weakening
his king's position in a moment when his queenside minor pieces cannot provide
adequate defence yet.} (23... Qc7 24. g4 Nd7 $11 {looks like a simpler way to
maintain the balance even.}) 24. Rf1 $13 {Adorjan,A (2550)-Smejkal,J (2565)/
Vienna 1980/MCL/[ChessBase] (1/2-1/2, 57)}) (16. b3 {[%csl Ra2] looks
artificial.} cxd4 17. cxd4 Nc6 {Black aims to block the position.} (17... exd4
18. Nxd4 Nc6 {might be objectively better, leaving White slightly
underdeveloped.} 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 $1 {Exchanging an important defender of the
e4-pawn.} 20. Qxc6 Bxc6 $36) 18. d5 Ne7 19. b4 Rac8 20. Qd3 g6 21. Nb3 $2 (21.
Bb2 Bg7 22. Rac1 Nh5 $132) {and now, in Perenyi,B (2415)-Lukacs,P (2460)/
Hungary 1986/EXT 97 (1/2-1/2, 43), Black missed the possibility of} 21... Nexd5
$1 22. exd5 e4 $17 23. Qd4 exf3 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qxf6 Bg7 26. Qxf3 Bxa1 27.
Nxa1 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Rxc1 $19) 16... c4 {[%cal Gd7c7,Yb7c8,Yc8d7,Rb8d7,Rd7c5]} (
16... Qc7 17. c4 Nbd7 18. b4 $14 {leads to the same type of position as in the
game. Lacking space in the centre and having a passive bishop on b7, Black
will have problems to deal with the queenside tension.}) 17. b3 $1 {In order
to maintain the initiative, White has to open the queenside before Black
manages to carry out his tortuous regrouping.} cxb3 18. Bxb3 (18. Nxb3 {
enables the natural development of the other bishop, but gives up the hope of
opening the position further with c4.} Qc7 19. Be3 Nbd7 20. Qd3 {1/2-1/2
Popovic,P (2535)-Terzic,S (2360)/Zenica 1989/EXT 97}) 18... Qc7 19. c4 Rc8 $146
{Black concentrates his forces on the queenside, but implicitly delays solving
the problem of the b7-bishop by blocking the c8-square.} (19... Nbd7 20. cxb5 (
20. a4 {, as played in our main game, is less good now because of} b4 21. a5
Nc5 {[%cal Gb7c8,Gc8d7] and Black will soon transfer his bishop to d7,
maintaining a favourable queenside structure and a harmonious placement of his
pieces.}) 20... Qxc2 21. Bxc2 axb5 22. Rb1 Nc5 ({Black could have defended the
pawn with} 22... Ba6 {, but he probably disliked the fact that this would
obstruct the queen's rook. This kind of minor concessions is typical for
positions in which one of the sides lacks space in the centre.}) 23. Nb3 ({
The critical continuation is} 23. Rxb5 {. Black cannot proceed with the
immediate activation of his pieces with} Ba6 $6 {because of} 24. Rxc5 $1 dxc5
25. Ba4 Re7 26. Bb2 $16) 23... Na4 24. Bd2 Rec8 $11 {Beliavsky,A (2545)-Geller,
E (2590)/Lvov 1978/MCL (0-1, 67)}) 20. a4 Nbd7 {It looks logical to continue
development, but White will retain a small plus almost by force now.} ({
Even though} 20... b4 {is less favourable now than in the game
Beliavsky-Geller, Black should have tried it anyway, for instance} 21. a5 Nbd7
{[%cal Gc8b8,Gb7c8,Gd7c5] and it remains an open question whether White can
make use in any constructive way of the few tempi consumed by Black's
regrouping.}) 21. Ba3 Qa5 22. Nf1 $1 {White clears the d2-square for the queen
in order to prevent ...b4. At the same time, the first rank is defended, which
makes the threat axb5 real.} ({The mechanical increase of the pressure with} 
22. Reb1 $6 {allows} b4 $1 23. Bxb4 (23. Bc1 Nc5 $15) 23... Qxb4 24. Ba2 Qa5
25. Rxb7 Nc5 $15) (22. axb5 axb5 23. Bxd6 {leads to unclear consequences after}
Qxa1 {for instance} 24. Bxf8 (24. Rxa1 $2 Rxa1+ 25. Kh2 Bxd6 $19) 24... bxc4 {
It is useful to force White decide with which piece he will capture on c4
before choosing the retreat square for the queen.} 25. Rxa1 (25. Nxc4 Qa6 26.
Be7 Nb6 27. Nfxe5 Nfxd5 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Rc1 Ra7 {[%cal Ga7c7]} 30. Bd6 Bxc4
31. Bxc4 Nxc4 32. Nxc4 Rxc4 33. Qxc4 Qxd6 $11) (25. Bxc4 Qa5 26. Bd6 Ba6 $132)
25... Rxa1+ 26. Kh2 cxb3 27. Qxb3 Bxd5 28. exd5 Rxf8 $13) 22... bxc4 {Black
releases the tension at the moment when the c4-square is less well defended,
hoping to ease his defence by simplifying the position.} (22... b4 $2 23. Qd2
$1 $16) (22... Nb6 $2 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bxd6 $16) (22... Qb6 23. a5 Qc7 24. Ne3
Nc5 25. Nd2 $14) 23. Bxc4 Nb6 24. N1d2 $1 (24. N3d2 {looks more natural, but
Kamsky foresaw that this knight is needed to maintain the e5-pawn under
pressure.}) 24... Qxa4 25. Qxa4 Nxa4 26. Reb1 Rc7 27. Bxd6 $1 (27. Nxe5 $2 Nc3
28. Rc1 Ncxe4 $15) 27... Bxd6 28. Rxa4 a5 29. Rb6 Bc5 (29... Rd7 $2 30. Bb5 $18
) (29... Ne8 $6 30. Nb3 Bc8 31. Bb5 $16) 30. Rb5 Bb4 31. Raxb4 axb4 32. d6 $6 {
The advance of this pawn is a permanent threat, but, as known from olden times,
the threat is stronger than its execution!} (32. Rxb4 $1 Re7 (32... Nd7 $6 33.
d6 $16) 33. d6 {Now, this is well timed, as it wins a whole tempo.} Rd7 34.
Nxe5 Rxd6 35. Rxb7 Rxd2 36. Bxf7+ Kh8 (36... Kh7 {does not change anything
essentially.} 37. f3 Rc8 38. Be6 Rcc2 $2 39. Bf5+ $1 $18) (36... Kf8 $4 37.
Ng6#) 37. f3 $14 {White has 2 pawns for the exchange and an active placement
of pieces. Despite the weakness of the second rank, White's king is out of
danger because White is well ahead on the way to creating threats against the
enemy king. For instance} Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 38. Be6 $1 Rcc2 $2 39. Rb8+ Kh7
40. Bf5+ g6 41. Rb7+ Kg8 42. Be6+ Kf8 43. Nxg6+ Ke8 44. Rb8+ Rd8 45. Rxd8+ Kxd8
46. Kh2 $16) 32... Rd7 33. Rxb4 (33. Nxe5 Rxd6 34. Bxf7+ Kh7 35. Rxb7 Rxd2 36.
Rxb4 {would be a worse form of the previous variation.}) 33... Ra7 34. Rb6 Ne8
35. Bxf7+ $2 ({The position would have remained level after} 35. Nxe5 Rxd6 36.
Bxf7+ Kf8 37. Rb2 Rd4 $13) 35... Rxf7 36. Nxe5 Nxd6 37. Rxd6 (37. Nxf7 Nxf7 $15
) 37... Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Rxf2 $15 {Only Black can play for a win here, but White
should be entitled to count on a draw.} 39. Kg3 Rf8 40. Rd7 Ra3+ 41. Nef3 Ba8
42. h4 Ra4 43. Nd4 Ra3+ 44. N4f3 Bc6 45. Rd6 Bb5 46. Kf2 Be8 47. Rd5 Rc3 48.
Ra5 Bc6 49. Ra7 Rd3 50. Kg3 Rfd8 51. Ra2 Be8 52. Nf1 Bg6 53. Re2 Re8 54. Kf4
Rf8+ 55. Kg3 Rc3 56. Re1 Ra3 57. Kg4 Ra2 58. N1d2 Rd8 59. Re2 Be8 60. Rf2 Bc6
61. Kg3 Rd3 62. Re2 Be8 63. Rf2 Bg6 64. Kg4 Rc2 65. Kg3 Ra3 66. Kf4 Raa2 67. g4
Be8 68. Rh2 Rc7 69. Ne5 Rcc2 70. Nef3 Ra6 71. g5 $6 {Unnecessarily weakening
the kingside light squares, without obtaining real attacking chances.} Bh5 $1
72. Nd4 Rc8 73. gxh6 Rf8+ 74. Kg5 Ra5+ 75. Nf5 g6 76. Rf2 gxf5 77. exf5 Bf7 78.
Ne4 Ra2 79. Rf1 Rg2+ 80. Kf4 Bg6 81. Ng3 Bh7 82. h5 Kh8 83. Rf3 Ra2 84. Ke5
Re8+ 85. Kf6 Ra6+ 86. Kg5 Rg8+ 87. Kf4 Rxh6 88. Ne4 Rxh5 89. Nd6 Rf8 90. Ke5
Rh1 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 4th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.08.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2016.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 {For a long time 12.a4 was the
main move in this position in the Zaitsev, but in the last few years 12.a3 and
12.d5 have become equally popular.} h6 13. Bc2 ({Both the players have had
their share of experience with} 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nh2 Nbd7 (14... c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6
16. Qf3 Nbd7 {is the same}) 15. Qf3 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ng4 {Here Giri vs
Ding Liren went} Nc5 ({while Topalov vs Morozevich, 2009 continued} 17... a5
18. Ba2 $5 Qe7 19. Nf1 $5 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Nc5 21. g5 $1 $40 {1-0
Topalov-Morozevich, Nice 2009 (43); and White got nice attacking prospects.})
18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Bc2 Red8 21. Nf1 d5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Giri-Ding
Liren, Bilbao 2015 (42)}) 13... Nb8 {Black responds with the Breyer style
manoeuvre.} 14. b3 {[%cal Gd2e4,Gc1b2] Since White cannot go Nf1-Ng3 (which is
usually his typical play in the Breyer) he finds the other way to develop his
B.} Nbd7 15. Bb2 Rc8 (15... g6 {is more common here. One of the comparatively
recent top level games went} 16. a4 c6 17. Bd3 Nh5 (17... Bg7 $5) 18. g3 Bg7
19. Qc2 Qb6 20. Bf1 Rac8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Leko-Caruana, Malmo 2012 (39); with a
dynamic position that gives chances to both sides.}) 16. a4 b4 $6 $146 {
This pawn sacrifice does not look challenging and is unlikely to repeat itself
at the top level. It offers Black good posts for his pieces temporarily but
nothing more than that.} (16... c6 {is normal and makes a lot of sense.}) 17.
cxb4 exd4 18. Bxd4 c5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Qb1 (20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 Ne6 22. Nc4
$14) 20... a5 21. b4 axb4 22. Qxb4 Ba8 {What Black has, is definitely not
enough for the P.} (22... Nfxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Rb8 25. Qa3 Nxe4 26. a5
$16 {[%cal Ga5a6,Ga6a7]}) 23. a5 d5 (23... Nfxe4 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4
26. a6 $16 {[%cal Ga6a7]}) 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. e5 Qa6 26. Qg4 (26. Qb6 $5 Qxb6 (
26... Rc6 27. Qxa6 Rxa6 28. Nd4 $16) 27. axb6 Rb8 28. Reb1 Ne6 29. Ra5 Bc5 30.
Ba4 (30. Rbb5 $5 Bxb6 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Rxb6 $14) 30... Red8 31. Rab5 $16 Bc6
$6 32. Rxc5 Bxa4 33. Ra5 $18) 26... Ne6 27. Bf5 (27. Qf5 $6 g6 {does not
improve White's position.}) 27... Rc5 28. Bxe6 Rxe6 29. Nb3 ({A much more
decisive move is} 29. Nd4 $142 {although it involves giving up the a5-P in
return for a powerful attack.} Rg6 (29... Re8 30. e6 $1 fxe6 31. Rxe6 $5 (31.
Qg6 $1 Rec8 32. N2b3 Rc4 33. Nf5 $18 {[%csl Rg8]}) 31... Rxe6 32. Qxe6+ Qxe6
33. Nxe6 $18) (29... Re7 30. e6 $18) 30. Qd7 Rxa5 (30... Qc8 31. Qxc8 Rxc8 32.
Rec1 (32. a6 $5 $18) 32... Rxc1+ 33. Rxc1 Ra6 34. Rc8 g6 (34... Rxa5 35. e6 $18
) 35. N2b3 $18) (30... Bc6 31. Qd8 $18) 31. Rac1 $1 Bb7 32. N2b3 Ra2 33. Rc7
$18) 29... Rc4 30. Nfd4 Bb7 31. Qf5 Re7 32. e6 Bc8 33. exf7+ Rxf7 34. Qxd5 Bb7
35. Qe6 Rb4 36. Re3 ({Objectively stronger was} 36. Qxa6 {but it demanded
computer precision to follow-up accurately.} Bxa6 37. Re8 Kh7 (37... Rf6 38.
Rc1 Kh7 (38... Kf7 39. Rd8 Be7 40. Rc7 $18) 39. Rc6 Rxc6 40. Nxc6 Rxb3 41. Rxf8
Ra3 42. Rf5 Rc3 43. Nb4 $18) 38. Re6 Bc4 39. Rb6 Rxb6 40. axb6 Rf6 (40... Rb7
41. Na5 Rxb6 42. Nxc4 Rb4 43. Ne6 $18) 41. Nd2 Bd5 (41... Bd3 42. Ra8 $18) 42.
Ra5 Rd6 43. Nf5 Rd7 44. Ne3 Bb7 45. Ndc4 $18) 36... Qa8 37. Rc1 Bd5 (37... Bxg2
$4 38. Rc8 Qd5 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8 40. Qe8#) 38. Rc8 Bxe6 39. Rxa8 Bc4 40. Rc8 Kh7
41. Rc3 Ba6 42. Rd8 ({White could have exchanged one pair of Rs with} 42. R8c7
Rf6 (42... Rf4 43. Ne6 Rf6 44. Nxf8+ Rxf8 45. Nc5 $18) 43. R7c6 {Although even
then after} (43. R3c6 Bd6 44. Rd7 $18) 43... Rxc6 (43... Bd6 44. Rxa6 Bh2+ 45.
Kxh2 $18) 44. Rxc6 Bc4 {White has to find accurate ways to use his Ns.} 45. Nc2
$1 Ra4 (45... Rxb3 46. Rxc4 $18) 46. Nc5 $1 Bd5 (46... Rxa5 47. Nd7 $18) 47.
Nxa4 ({A nice exercise for calculation could be} 47. Rxh6+ Kxh6 48. Nxa4 Bb3
49. Nb6 Bxc2 50. a6 Be4 51. a7 Be7 52. a8=Q Bxa8 53. Nxa8 Bd8 $11 {It does not
look like White can progress.}) 47... Bxc6 48. Nc3 $16 {In spite of the
achievement, progress is not easy.} (48. Nb2 Be4 49. Nd4 Bb4 50. Nc4 Bd5 51.
Nc2 Bc3 52. N2e3 Bb7 53. f4 $16 (53. Kf1 $2 Ba6))) 42... Ra4 43. Ne6 $6 {
This loses the key P. Other natural moves would have kept things in White's
grasp, although his task would still not be easy.} (43. Nc6 $142) (43. Rc1 $142
) 43... Bb4 44. Rc6 Bb5 45. Rc1 Ra2 46. f3 Ba4 47. Nbd4 Bxa5 48. Ra8 Bb6 49.
Kh1 Bb3 50. Rb8 Bxe6 51. Rxb6 Bf5 {The position now looks technically drawn
but Black will have to endure a tough and thankless battle for a long long
time.} 52. Rd6 Bg6 53. Rd8 Bf5 54. Rd6 Bg6 55. Rc8 Rb7 56. Rdd8 Bd3 57. Ne6 Bf1
$2 {After enduring for a long time, Ding Liren makes a slip.} (57... Bf5 $142
58. Rh8+ (58. Nf8+ Kg8 $11) 58... Kg6 59. Nf4+ Kg5 60. Rc4 $14 {and the story
would continue. Topalov would still press for more but the position would be
objectively equal.}) 58. Nf8+ $2 {Topalov misses his chance. Luckily he will
get another. He admitted that it took him a lot of time to find the brilliant
idea that we see later in the game.} (58. Rh8+ $1 Kg6 59. Nf4+ {was correct,
transposing to the game.}) 58... Kg8 59. Ng6+ Kh7 (59... Kf7 $142 60. Nh8+ (60.
Nf4 Bxg2+ 61. Nxg2 Rb1+ 62. Kh2 Rbb2 $11) 60... Ke6 61. Re8+ Kd6 62. Rcd8+ Kc6
$11 {[%csl Rg2]}) 60. Nf8+ Kg8 61. Ne6+ Kh7 $4 {Black fails to spot the
critical point, probably misled by the repetition. But he does give the
spectators a chance to witness an aesthetically pleasing finish.} (61... Kf7 $8
62. Nf4 Bxg2+ $1 63. Nxg2 Rb1+ 64. Kh2 Rbb2 $11) 62. Rh8+ Kg6 63. Nf4+ $1 Kg5 (
{If} 63... Kf5 {then the Black K is pushed totally out of the game, and then
White will gobble up the >> pawns.} 64. Rhf8+ Ke5 65. Rce8+ Kd4 (65... Kd6 66.
Re6+ Kc5 (66... Kc7 67. Rf7+ $18) 67. Rc8+ Kb4 68. Re1 Ba6 69. Rb1+ Ka5 70.
Rxb7 Bxb7 71. Rc7 $18) 66. Re1 Bc4 67. Rc8 $18 {[%csl Rd4]}) 64. Rhf8 $1 {
Now Black K is stuck in an awkward position and he is likely to lose material
for it. The whole point can be seen if Black takes on g2.} Rbb2 ({In his
calculation, after} 64... Bxg2+ {Ding probably missed the brilliancy} 65. Kh2
$3 {[%csl Rg5] which would bring about a fantastic study-like finish to the
game. It's all about the vulnerable Black K.} (65. Nxg2 $4 Rb1+ 66. Kh2 Rbb2
$11) 65... Bxf3+ (65... Kh4 66. Nxg2+ $18) 66. Kg3 $18 {[%cal Gh3h4] and Black
has to give up everything to save his K.}) ({Another beautiful and study-like
line is} 64... Kh4 65. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rf1]} Ba6 (65... g5 66. Rxf1 gxf4 67.
Rxf4+ $18) 66. g3+ $1 Kxg3 (66... Kg5 67. h4#) 67. Rg1+ Kxf3 (67... Kh4 68.
Rg4#) (67... Kf2 68. Rg2+ $18 {[%csl Ra2]}) 68. Nd5+ Ke4 (68... Ke2 69. Nc3+
$18) 69. Nc3+ $18) (64... Rb5 {does not help either} 65. Rc7 Kh4 (65... g6 66.
g3 $18 {[%cal Gh3h4]} h5 67. h4+ Kh6 68. Rh8#) 66. Rxg7 $18) 65. Rc7 $1 g6 (
65... Bxg2+ 66. Nxg2 Rxg2 67. Rxg7+ $18) 66. g3 (66. g3 Rh2+ 67. Kg1 {[%cal
Gh3h4]} Bxh3 68. Nxh3+ Rxh3 69. Rc5#) 1-0

[Event "Match Kasparov-Timman +3-1=2 KRO"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1985.12.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.12.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a3 h6 15. Bc2
Nb8 16. b4 Nbd7 17. Bb2 g6 18. c4 exd4 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxd4 c6 21. a4 bxa4
22. Bxa4 Qb6 23. Nc2 (23. b5 cxb5 24. Bxb5 d5 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 $10 {Timman,
J-Kasparov,G/Hilversum1985/0:1/51/}) 23... Qc7 24. Bb3 Ba6 (24... Rxa1 25. Bxa1
Bg7 26. Ne3 c5 27. bxc5 Nxc5 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 {Timman,J-Karpov,A/Bugojno/1986/})
25. Rc1 (25. Ra5 $5 $16 {/\Qb1-a2/}) 25... Bg7 26. Ne3 Bb5 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28.
Bxg7 Kxg7 29. exd5 Ne5 30. Ne4 $2 (30. Nc4 $10) 30... Nd3 31. Qd2 Ra3 $2 (31...
Qe7 32. dxc6 Nxc1 33. Qc3+ (33. Qxc1 Qe5 {/\d5-+/}) 33... Qe5 34. Rxc1 Qxc3 35.
Nxc3 Bxc6 $19) 32. Nf6 $1 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Kxf6 $6 (33... Qa7) 34. Qc3+ Ne5 (
34... Kg5 35. h4+ Kf5 36. Re3 Rxb3 37. g4+ Kxg4 38. Qf6 $18) 35. f4 Ba4 $2 (
35... Kg7 36. fxe5 dxe5 37. Qb2 $16) 36. fxe5+ dxe5 37. d6 $1 Qxd6 38. Qf3+ Ke7
39. Qxf7+ Kd8 40. Rd1 Ra1 41. Qf6+ $1 $18 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "Mednyi Vsadnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. d5 Nb8 {Another possible
idea for Black is:} (13... Ne7 14. Nh2 (14. Nf1 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Ng3 Ng6
17. a4 Qd7 $13) 14... Qd7 15. Ndf1 c6 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 cxd5 18. exd5 Rac8
19. Ng3 Rc4 $5 {An intuitive exchange sacrifice} 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. b4 Nxd5 22.
Ne4 h5 23. g5 Qc6 $13 {0-1 (87) Navara,D (2722)-Saric,I (2626) Aix-les-Bains
2011}) 14. Nh2 Nbd7 15. Ng4 $5 {Not the most common move here , but it is not
unknown.} ({White's most frequently played move here is:} 15. Qf3 {now Black
has used a couple of ideas:} c6 ({or:} 15... a5 16. Ndf1 Nc5 17. Ba2 b4 18.
cxb4 axb4 19. Ng3 bxa3 20. b4 Ncd7 21. Bb3 c6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Bxa3 Ba4 24.
Ba2 g6 25. Bc1 Qe7 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27. Qxg4 Kh7 28. Qf3 Nf6 29. Bd2 Bg7 30. Qd3
Qd7 31. Bc4 $13 {1-0 (63) Van Kampen,R (2636)-Ghaem Maghami,E (2586) Montreal
2014}) ({also possible is:} 15... Nh7 16. Ndf1 g6 17. Ng4 Qh4 18. a4 Ng5 19.
Qe2 Nxe4 $2 20. Qxe4 f5 21. Qc2 fxg4 22. Qxg6+ $18 {1-0 (27) Fedorchuk,S (2657)
-Zult,D (2237) Maastricht 2015}) 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ng4 Qe7 18. Nf1 Nxg4 19.
hxg4 Qf6 20. Ne3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Nb6 22. Rd1 Rac8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25.
Rxd5 Rc4 26. Be3 f6 27. Kf1 Kf7 28. Ke2 Ke6 $11 {1/2-1/2 (33) Vachier Lagrave,
M (2754)-Svidler,P (2734) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}) 15... Nc5 {Previously we have
seen the following idea:} (15... g6 16. Nf1 Kh7 17. Nxf6+ (17. a4 $5) 17...
Nxf6 18. g4 Nd7 19. Qf3 Bg7 20. Be3 Rf8 21. Rad1 Bf6 $1 22. Ng3 Bg5 23. Kg2 Nb6
$13 {0-1 (45) Motylev,A (2705)-Karjakin,S (2725) Dagomys 2010}) 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6
17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Nd7 19. Nb3 $5 cxd5 20. Na5 Rab8 21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. Qxd5 Rc7 {
White has got the bishop pair but the c-file and pressure on the c3-pawn help
Black a lot to create counterplay.} 23. Qd3 Rec8 24. Bd2 Nb6 $1 25. a4 Nc4 26.
axb5 axb5 27. Bb3 {Although White won a game at this point I think it was
better to play in a different manner:} (27. Bc1 Nb6 (27... Qe6 28. Bb3 Rd8 29.
Rd1 $14) 28. Qxb5 Rxc3 29. Qxb6 Rxc2 30. Be3 $14) 27... Nxd2 {Black now missed
a very good idea:} (27... d5 $1 28. exd5 (28. Bxc4 dxc4 $11) 28... Nxd2 29.
Qxd2 Rxc3 {Looks very much ok for Black}) 28. Qxd2 Rxc3 29. Re3 Rxe3 30. fxe3
Rc7 31. Bd5 {Now it is a bit unpleasant for Black...} g6 $6 {not the right plan
} (31... Qd8 32. Qd3 Qe8 33. Ra5 Be7 $1 34. Qxb5 Qxb5 35. Rxb5 Bg5 36. Kf2 Rc3
$132) 32. Qd3 Qg5 33. Rf1 h5 34. Rf3 $16 {Black has failed to find a an
accurate defensive plan and is facing big problems.} Qh4 35. Kh2 Bh6 36. Qxb5 {
Now it is just winning} Kh7 37. Qe8 Bg7 38. Bxf7 Re7 39. Qd8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 {The always popular Zaitsev line. White has many
choices here and there are a vast number of games played in this line.} 11.
Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 {This is one of the main lines. A hugely debated line is of
course 12.a4.} h6 13. Ba2 $5 {Although this is a known theoretical move it's
not the main line. Usually after 13...h6 White goes 14.Bc2, I remember well
the "old days" basic rule here, that if Black goes 12...h6 then Bc2 and if 12..
.g6 then 13.Ba2 is very much the main idea. Anand of course has something in
his mind , let's see...} Nb8 {The standard reply to put pressure on the
e4-pawn.} 14. Qb3 $5 {Another way of playing this position and in my opinion a
more natural might be:} (14. d5 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nh2 Nbd7 17. Qf3 Nc5 18.
Ng4 Ra7 $5 {now in two recent games White's approach was different:} 19. Nf1 $5
(19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. b4 Na4 22. Bb3 Nxc3 23. Re3 Na4 24. Nf1 Rd8
25. Ng3 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Rd3 Rad7 28. Nh5 Be7 29. Rg3+ Kh8 30. Bxd5 Rxd5
31. Bxh6 R5d6 32. Ng7 (32. Re1 $5 Nb6 33. Be3 Rd1 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2 Nd5
36. Rg7 Bd6 37. Rxf7 e4+ 38. g3 Be5 39. h4 $14) 32... Bf8 33. Nf5 Rd1+ $1 (
33... Bxh6 34. Nxh6 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 $1 R8d7 36. Rxd1 Rxd1 37. Rf3 Kg7 38. Nf5+ Kh7
39. Rg3 (39. Ng3 $1 $16) 39... Rd7 40. h4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (64) Kurnosov,I (2645)
-Matlakov,M (2673) Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2012}) 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2 Bxh6 36.
Nxh6 Nb6 $14 {This looks more defendable then in the game}) 19... Nfxe4 $5 $146
{this move produces a lot of complications:} (19... Nxg4 20. hxg4 Rd7 21. b4
Na4 22. Rd1 Qf6 (22... Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Nxc3 24. Qd3 Nxd1 25. Qxd1 d5 26. Bb2 d4
27. Qf3 e4 28. Qf5 $13) 23. Rd3 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Red8 $1 (24... d5 25. exd5 Nb6
26. Ne3 Red8 27. Bb2 Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. Rad1 Be6 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Rxd7
Bxd7 32. Bd5 Bc8 33. c4 Bd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 (44) Bauer,C (2639)-Kuljasevic,D 
(2561) Graz AUT 2013}) 25. Ne3 Nb6 26. Bb2 Be7 $1 27. Rad1 Bg5 28. Nd5 Bxd5 $1
29. Bxd5 Kf8 $15) 20. b4 (20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. Qxg3 Kh8 22. Be3 Rae7 23. Qh4 f5 $1
$13 (23... Rd7 24. Qxd8 Rexd8 25. Bxc5 $16)) (20. Be3 $5) 20... Na4 21. Rxe4 (
21. Bxh6 Naxc3 22. Be3 Rd7 23. Bb3 $13) 21... Bxe4 22. Qxe4 h5 23. Be3 Rc7 24.
Nh6+ gxh6 25. Bb1 f5 26. Qxf5 Nxc3 27. Qxh5 $13) 14... Qd7 {At first an odd
looking move, but actually it is not clear if Black can do any better then
this move.} (14... Qe7 $5 $146 {(Milos Pavlovic)} 15. a4 $1 Bc6 16. d5 Bd7 17.
c4 $14) (14... Re7 15. dxe5 $5 $146 (15. a4 Qe8 $13) (15. Nh4 c5 16. Ng6 (16.
dxc5 $1 dxc5 17. c4 b4 $5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Qxb4 Rc7 20. Qc3 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qxh4
22. Bb1 Nc6 23. c5 $14) 16... Rc7 17. Nxf8 Qxf8 18. Nf3 exd4 19. cxd4 c4 $1 (
19... Nxe4 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Bf4 Re7 22. Ne5 c4 23. Qc2 Nf6 $15 {1-0 (53) Van
Kampen,R (2570)-Arvola,B (2285) London ENG 2012. Black eventually lost the
game, but I didn't see anything wrong with his position in a couple of ways,
that I mentioned in my comments.}) 20. Qc2 Re7 21. d5 (21. e5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nc6
$19) 21... Qe8 22. Bf4 Rxe4 $17) 15... dxe5 16. c4 $1 $14 {This looks to me
like the correct way of playing this position, Black is somehow cramped, while
White has already started activities.} c6 $2 (16... Nbd7 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Qxb5
$16 {Black doesn't have enough compensation}) 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. Nxe5 $1 $18
Rxe5 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 20. Qxb7 $18) 15. Qc2 {Only now when the black knight is
deprived of its desired d7-square, does White retreat and defend the pawn on
e4.} c5 16. d5 c4 $1 {Taking advantage of the fact that the white structure is
a3, c3 thus helping Black.} 17. b3 cxb3 18. Bxb3 Qc7 19. a4 Rc8 20. c4 {
Now due to the akwardly placed queen on d7 White managed to come out with the
clear and typical play of the Ruy Lopez.} b4 $5 $146 {It was only here that we
had a new move, it is interesting to see who evaluated this position better.} (
20... Nbd7 {This was played in an earlier game.} 21. Ba3 Qa5 22. Nf1 bxc4 23.
Bxc4 Nb6 24. N1d2 (24. N3d2 $5 $146 Qxa4 (24... Rc7 25. Qb3 $16) 25. Qxa4 Nxa4
26. Reb1 Rcb8 27. Bxd6 (27. Ng3 $5 Bc8 $1 $13) 27... Bxd6 28. Rxa4 a5 29. Ng3
$1 g6 30. Be2 Bb4 31. Nc4 h5 32. Bf3 $14) 24... Qxa4 25. Qxa4 Nxa4 26. Reb1 Rc7
27. Bxd6 (27. Bb4 $5 a5 28. Rxa4 axb4 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. Rxb4 Nd7 31. Ne1 g6 32.
Bb5 Nc5 33. Nd3 Nxd3 34. Bxd3 f5 35. f3 Bb7 {White has some pressure but Black
should be able to hold}) 27... Bxd6 28. Rxa4 a5 29. Rb6 (29. Bd3 $1 $146 {
[%cal Gd2c4]} Nd7 30. Nc4 Nc5 31. Ra2 Bf8 32. Bc2) 29... Bc5 30. Rb5 Bb4 31.
Raxb4 axb4 32. d6 (32. Nxe5 Ba6 33. Ra5 Re8 34. Rxa6 Rxe5 35. f4 Re8 36. d6 $13
) 32... Rd7 33. Rxb4 Ra7 34. Rb6 Ne8 35. Bxf7+ Rxf7 36. Nxe5 Nxd6 37. Rxd6 Ra1+
38. Kh2 Rxf2 $15 {0-1 (90) Kamsky,G (2714)-Jakovenko,D (2710) Moscow RUS 2007})
21. a5 $1 {Preventing of course ...a5} Nbd7 22. Qb1 Rcb8 23. Bc2 Bc8 $1 24. Ra4
Be7 25. Re3 Bd8 $1 {To me this looks perfectly ok for Black.} 26. Rxb4 Qxa5 27.
Ba3 Qc7 {Firm control of the c5-square as well as a harmonious position of the
black pieces, gives me the impression that his opening problems, if they ever
existed, are gone.} 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Rb3 Ra8 {A bit optimistic but playable.}
(29... Rxb3 30. Qxb3 Nc5 31. Qe3 Nfd7 32. Nb3 Nb7 $13 {[%cal Gc7b6]}) 30. Ne1
$1 Nc5 31. Bxc5 $1 Qxc5 32. Nd3 Qa5 {Black has forced White to exchange a
bishop for a knight and is hoping to get a bishop on b6.} 33. Qc1 Nd7 34. Ra3
Qc7 35. Ba4 $1 Bg5 $1 36. Bc6 Rb8 37. Qc2 $6 (37. Qe1 $1 {This looks more
precise} Nf6 (37... Bxd2 38. Qxd2 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Nf6 40. Qe3 $14) 38. Nf3 Nh5 39.
c5 Nf4 40. Nxf4 (40. Nxg5 hxg5 41. Nxf4 gxf4 42. cxd6 Qxd6 {again this is not
clear}) 40... Bxf4 {The position is far from clear.}) 37... f5 $5 {A bold
reaction, but the alternative appears good:} (37... Nf6 $1 {a perfectly
sensible move, the position looks very much ok for Black to me, for instance...
} 38. Nf3 (38. Nf1 Nxe4 39. Nxe5 Nc5 40. Nf3 Bf6 $15) 38... Nxe4 39. Ndxe5 Bf5
40. Nxg5 hxg5 41. Nf3 Ng3 42. Qd2 Rb1+ $15) 38. exf5 Nf6 39. g4 $1 {Anand is
somebody who will usually refrain from such moves.} e4 (39... Qa7 $5 {
preventing c5} 40. Kg2 (40. c5 e4 41. Nb2 Bxd2 42. Qxd2 Qxc5 $13) 40... h5 41.
Nf3 hxg4 $1 42. Nxg5 gxh3+ 43. Nxh3 Bxf5 44. Rb3 Bxh3+ 45. Kxh3 Rxb3 46. Qxb3
e4 47. Nf4 Qxf2 {and Black can't lose, of course such lines are not easy to
see in a tournament game.}) 40. Ne1 Qe7 $1 41. Ng2 Qe5 {Black did have an
interesting possibility, but from psychological point of view it's not easy to
give up the nice dark-squared bishop.} (41... Bxd2 $5 42. Qxd2 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 (
43. Ne1 h5 44. g5 Nh7 45. h4 Bxf5 {Black is fine}) 43... Qe5+ 44. Qf4 Qb2 45.
Re3 Qc1 46. Kg3 Qh1 {with an attack for Black.}) 42. Nf1 e3 $6 (42... Rb2 43.
Qc3 Qxc3 44. Rxc3 h5 45. Nge3 hxg4 46. hxg4 Bh4 47. Ng3 {and the black
initiative is diminished, although this was still better than the choice made
in the game.}) 43. Ngxe3 Bh4 $2 44. Rb3 $1 Rxb3 45. Qxb3 Qf4 46. Nd1 Ne4 47.
Qe3 {With two pawns down and the rooks already exchanged, Black is simply lost.
} Ng5 48. Kg2 Qxc4 49. Nd2 Qc1 50. Nc3 Nf7 51. Qe8+ Kh7 52. Nf3 Ne5 53. Nxh4
Qxc3 54. Ng6 Qf3+ 55. Kg1 Bxf5 56. gxf5 Qxf5 57. Nxe5 dxe5 58. Qe6 Qb1+ 59. Kh2
Qc2 60. Qf7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 {This quiet move is directed to
cover the b4-square, not to allow the black knight to jump to b4 after a
possible exchange on d4.} ({Previously main line} 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14.
cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 {saw some bloody clashes including those in Wch match
Kasparov-Karpov in the year 1990. Later on numerous improvements were found
for Black.}) 12... h6 13. Bc2 d5 14. dxe5 (14. exd5 Qxd5 15. Ne4 exd4 16. Nxf6+
gxf6 17. Be3 (17. Qd3 Rxe1+ 18. Nxe1 f5 {is not so frightening for Black.})
17... Ne5 18. Bxd4 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Bxf3 21. Bxf6 Re6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Jakovenko,D (2671)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2672)/Fuegen 2006/CBM 115 (26)}) 14... Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Nf3 (16. f4 $6 Bc5+ 17. Kh2 Bc8 $3 18. Nf3 (18. fxe5 $2 Ng4+
$1 19. Kg3 Bf2+ 20. Kf3 Qh4 21. Ke2 Qg3 22. Nf3 Qxg2 $19) 18... Rh5 19. Nd4 Bg4
20. Qd2 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Qd7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kryvoruchko,Y (2602)
-Cheparinov,I (2671)/Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2009/The Week in Chess 785 (43)})
16... Re8 17. e5 Ne4 18. a4 $6 {Later on, the same players continued the
theoretical discussion on tie-break games.} (18. Qe2 c5 19. Nd2 $1 {The only
way to pose some problems for Black. The active knight must be eliminated
right away.} (19. a4 Qb6 20. Bf4 Rad8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 d4
24. Qd3 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V (2692)-Cheparinov,I (2671)/Khanty-Mansiysk
RUS 2009/The Week in Chess 786 (46)}) 19... Nxd2 (19... Qh4 $5 {seems like an
improvement, but still needs practical test. For instanse:} 20. Nxe4 Rxe5 21.
Bf4 $5 Re6 $1 (21... Qxf4 $2 22. g3 Rxe4 (22... Qf5 $2 23. Nf6+ Qxf6 24. Qxe5
$16) 23. gxf4 Rxe2 24. Rxe2 $14) 22. Bg3 Qe7 23. a4 dxe4 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8
Bxa8 26. Qxb5 e3 $132) 20. Bxd2 g6 21. Qg4 Bc8 22. Qg3 Bg7 23. f4 $14 {1-0
Bologan,V (2692)-Cheparinov,I (2671)/Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2009/The Week in
Chess 786 (34)}) 18... b4 19. c4 {Trying to undermine the outpost of black's
knight, but it has a good square to retreat.} Nc5 $15 20. Be3 ({After} 20. cxd5
Qxd5 {White can't equalize as well.}) 20... dxc4 21. Bxc5 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Bxc5
23. Be4 Bxe4 (23... Rab8 24. Rc1 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 c3 26. bxc3 b3 {is very similar
to the continuation in the game.}) 24. Rxe4 Red8 25. Rc1 $6 (25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.
Rxc4 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Bxf2 28. Rxb4 {Black is only slightly better.}) 25... c3 26.
bxc3 b3 27. Kf1 Rab8 28. Ke2 Rd5 29. Rb1 b2 $1 {Black must play actively and
very concrete, otherwise he might soon lose his passed pawn.} 30. Ne1 Rb3 31.
f4 Bb6 32. Nf3 Rc5 33. Rb4 Rcxc3 34. Rxb2 Rxb4 $2 {Ivan should have captured
the other rook, so that the Pa4 will stay unprotected.} (34... Re3+ 35. Kf1
Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Ra3 37. Rb4 (37. Rd2 Rxa4 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. f5 Rf4 40. e6 fxe6 41.
fxe6 Re4 42. Re8 Kg6 $17) 37... Ra1+ 38. Ke2 Ra2+ 39. Kd3 a5 $1 {Important
intermezzo.} (39... Rxg2 $2 40. a5 $1 {would allow White to escape exactly as
happened in the game.}) 40. Rc4 Rxg2 $17) 35. Rxb4 Rc2+ 36. Kd3 Rxg2 {[%tqu
"En","How can White get a counterplay?","","","a4a5","I guess Ivan overlooked
this resourse before playing 34...Rxb4.",5]} 37. a5 $1 {I guess Ivan
overlooked this resourse before playing 34...Rxb4.} Bxa5 38. Rb8+ Kh7 39. Rf8 {
Black can't protect the Pf7 and has to force a draw. Otherwise, the "e" pawn
will become dangerous.} Rf2 40. Ke4 Re2+ 41. Kd3 Rf2 42. Ke4 Re2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-12b"]
[Site "Toluca de Lerdo"]
[Date "1982.08.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Rubinetti, Jorge Alberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1982.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7 15. Bb2
a5 16. Bd3 c6 17. Qb1 (17. Nb3 axb4 18. cxb4 exd4 {/\ c5}) 17... Qb8 18. bxa5
$5 (18. Nb3 axb4 19. cxb4 exd4 20. Nbxd4 (20. Bxd4 c5 $1) (20. Nfxd4 Ne5 {
/\ Nc4,c5})) 18... Rxa5 19. c4 bxc4 (19... exd4 20. cxb5 $1 c5 (20... cxb5 21.
Nxd4 $16) 21. a4 $1 $16) 20. Nxc4 Ra7 (20... Ra8 $2 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Ncxe5 $18
) 21. Bc3 $6 (21. dxe5 $1 dxe5 22. Bc3 $14) 21... exd4 $1 22. Bxd4 (22. Nxd4 d5
$1) 22... c5 23. Bb2 (23. Bc3 d5 24. exd5 Nxd5 $17) 23... d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25.
Nfe5 (25. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 26. Qxb8 Rxb8 27. Nfd2) 25... Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Qxb1 27.
Raxb1 Nd7 $1 28. Bg3 $5 (28. Bb2 Rb8 $1 $17) 28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Bxc4 (29...
Ra4) 30. Bxc4 Nb6 $1 $13 31. Be2 c4 32. Rc1 Bxa3 33. Rc2 Ra4 34. Bc7 Bc5 35.
Bxb6 Bxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Kings 6th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2012.11.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 {Yesterday Ivanchuk had the Ruy Lopez
with the black pieces, today he tries it with White.} Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 (10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nf3 Re8 12. Ng5 {is a
well-known way to finish the game avoiding the 30-moves no-draw-rule, which,
by the way, is valid in Kings Tournament.}) 10... Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 h6
13. a3 Nb8 {Quiet strategic play is typical of the Ruy Lopez. By transferring
the knight to d7 Caruana soon gets a mix between the Zaitsev and Breyer
variations.} 14. a4 $5 {Didn't he just play a2-a3? Obviously with the knight
on b8 Ivanchuk feels that the start of direct activity on the queenside is
more justified.} Nbd7 15. Bd3 c6 16. b3 g6 17. Qc2 Nh5 18. Ba3 Nf4 19. Bf1 Rc8
20. Rad1 {White has some pressure and Caruana tries to clarify the situation
in the centre. However, as he admitted after the game, he didn't feel very
comfortable with Black's position.} exd4 ({The Italian grandmaster rejected a
move like} 20... Qc7 {(or 20...Qb6) in view of} 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23.
b4 {with better prospects for White.}) 21. cxd4 Ne6 22. Qc3 Qb6 {Black is
ready for the advance c6-c5 now.} ({The immediate} 22... c5 {doesn't work:} 23.
axb5 cxd4 24. Qb2 axb5 25. Bxb5 {and White is clearly better}) 23. Qa1 $5 {
Amazingly, this is the best square for the queen. It influences the centre
without being exposed to Black's pieces.} Bg7 (23... c5 24. d5 {followed by
Bb2 looks better for White.}) 24. Bb2 d5 {Being under some pressure Caruana
tries to blockade the centre.} 25. a5 ({Also deserving of attention was the
immediate} 25. b4 {and Black cannot play} a5 {in view of} 26. exd5 cxd5 27.
Bxb5) 25... Qc7 26. b4 dxe4 27. Nxe4 Nf4 28. Ne5 Nd5 29. Nd3 ({Ivanchuk's deep
strategic play led to some advantage for White, but Black's position is very
solid thanks to his strong knight on d5. Possibly here is the only moment
where White could try to increase the pressure with} 29. Nc5 Nxc5 (29... Nxe5
30. dxe5 Nxb4 {runs into} 31. Rd7) 30. dxc5 h5 31. Nd3 Bxb2 32. Qxb2 Rcd8 33.
g3 {Black still has problems with his weak light-squared bishop, as the
immediate try to activate it doesn't work:} Bc8 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Bg2 Bf5 $2
36. Bxd5 {with big advantage for White.}) (29. Nxd7 Qxd7 30. Nc5 Qc7 31. Qa3
Rcd8 32. g3 Bc8 33. Bg2 Re7 {is equal.}) 29... Rcd8 30. g3 Bc8 31. Bg2 Nf8 {
Now Caruana rearranges his pieces and equalises.} 32. Qa3 Ne6 33. Ndc5 Re7 34.
Nxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2002.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[Annotator "Rytshagov,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2002.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. a4
d5 $1 16. Nxe5 Nxe4 17. Bf4 (17. Nxe4) 17... Nxe5 $1 (17... Qh4 18. Qf3 $16 g5
$140 $6 19. Be3 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Qc4 22. Qf5 $18) (17... Nxb2 18.
Qb1 $16) (17... Qf6 18. Qf3 g5 19. Nh5 $14) 18. dxe5 (18. Bxe5 $5 $14) 18...
Qh4 19. Qf3 Ng5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. axb5 (21. Nf5 $5 h5 $1 (21... g6 22. h4 Qd8
23. Qg3 Kh8 24. e6 $40) 22. h4 (22. axb5 axb5 23. Qd3 g6 24. Qxb5 Rxa1 (24...
Rab8 25. e6 $1 gxf5 (25... fxe6 26. Nd4) (25... Rxe6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Nd4 Bd6
28. Qd7 $14) 26. exf7+ Kxf7 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Qxb7 (28. f4 Qg3) 28... Qd2 29.
Qxc7+ Re7 30. Qc6 Qxc2 31. Qxd5+ Kg7 32. Qd4+ Kg8 33. Qc4+ Kh8 (33... Kg7 34.
Qf4) 34. Ra8 $44) 25. Rxa1 Rb8 26. Ne3 Qxe5 27. Ra7 c6 28. Qb6 Ba8 29. Qa6 Qe8
$132) 22... Qg4 23. Qd3 g6 24. Nd4 (24. Ne3 Qe4 25. axb5 Qxd3 26. Bxd3 axb5 27.
Rxa8 Bxa8 28. Ra1 b4) 24... c5 25. Nf3 d4 26. cxd4 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Qxf3 28. gxf3
cxd4 $11) 21... Rxe5 (21... axb5 22. Qd3 g6 23. Qxb5 Rab8 24. Ra7 Ba8 25. Qa5
Rxb2 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Qxa8 Rxc2 28. Qxd5 Bg7 29. Re3 $14) 22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23.
Qd3 g6 24. bxa6 Bc5 $6 (24... Qf6 $1 25. axb7 Rxa1+ 26. Kh2 (26. Nf1 Qb6 27.
Qxd5 c6 28. Qc4 Qxb7 29. Bxg6 Bg7 $11) 26... Qb6 27. Qxd5 c6 28. Qd7 Ra7 29.
Bxg6 $1 Rxb7 30. Bxf7+ Kg7 31. Qe6 Rxf7 32. Nh5+ Kg8 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34. Nh5+ $11)
25. Qb5 (25. b4 Rxa6 (25... Bb6 26. b5 c6 27. bxc6 Bxc6 28. Ne2 Qf6 29. Nd4 $16
) 26. Rxa6 Qe1+ 27. Kh2 Bxa6 28. Qxa6 Bd6 (28... Bxf2 29. Ne2) 29. Bb3 Qxf2 30.
Qd3 h5 31. Bxd5 Kf8 32. h4 g5 $11) (25. Kh2 Rxa6 26. Rxa6 Bxa6 27. Qxa6 Bxf2
28. Qd3 h5 29. Qf3 Be1 30. h4 g5 $11) 25... Bb6 26. Ne2 (26. Ne4 Qf4 (26... Ra7
27. Bd3 Rxa6 28. Rxa6 Bxa6 29. Qxa6 dxe4 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Qxe4 Qg3 $11) 27. Nc5
Bxc5 28. Qxc5 Rxa6 29. Re1 Bc6 30. Bd3 Qd2 31. Bxa6 Qxe1+ 32. Bf1 Qe6 $11) (26.
Nh1 Ra7 (26... Qf6 27. Bd3 Bc6 28. Qb3 Qg5 29. Bb5 Bb7 30. Qd1) (26... Qd6 27.
Bd3 Bc6 28. Qb3) 27. Bd3 Kg7 28. axb7 (28. Qd7 Ba8 29. Qg4 c5 30. Ng3 c4) 28...
Rxa1+ 29. Bf1 Ba7 30. b8=Q Bxb8 31. Qxb8 h5 32. Qb4 Qe2 33. Ng3 Qd2) (26. Bb3
Qd6 27. Ra2 (27. Nh1 Kg7 $44) 27... Rxa6 (27... Qf6 28. Nh1 Rxa6 29. Rxa6 Bxa6
30. Qxd5 Kg7 31. Qd2 Bb7 32. Bd1 Qe5) 28. Rxa6 Bxa6 29. Qxd5 Qf4 30. Ne4 Bb5
31. Qxb5 Qxe4 32. Qf1 Kg7 33. Qd1 Qf4 34. Qe1 h5) (26. axb7 $5 Rxa1+ 27. Nf1 $8
Ba7 28. b8=Q+ Bxb8 29. Qxb8+ Kg7 30. Qb5 (30. Bd3 Rd1 31. Ba6 Qe6) 30... c5 31.
Bd3 Rd1 32. Be2 Re1 33. Bf3 d4 34. cxd4 Qxd4 35. Be2 Rb1 36. b3 $16) 26... Qf6
27. Nd4 Bxd4 28. cxd4 Rxa6 29. Rxa6 Qxa6 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Qe5+ Kg8 32. Qe8+ Kg7
33. Qe5+ Kg8 34. Qxc7 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qxb2 36. Bd3 (36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kg8 38.
Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kg8 40. Qb8+ Kg7 41. Qe5+) 36... Kg7 (36... Qxd4 37. Bb5) 37.
Qe5+ Kh7 38. Be2 (38. f4 Qc3 39. Bb5 Qc8 40. Be8 Kg8) 38... Qb6 39. Bf3 Qd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates m6"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7 15. Bb2
g6 16. Qb1 Rb8 17. Nb3 Ba8 18. a4 Nb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd3 Nc4 21. Bc1 d5 22.
Nxe5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 dxe4 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. exf6 Qxf6 26. Qc2 Bd6 {Black is
better, but he is + 2 in the match.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 h6 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. b3 g6 14. Bb2 Bg7 (14...
Nh5 15. Kh2 Nf4 16. Nf1 Bg7 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. d5 Ne7 19. Ng1 Qg5 20. f3 f5 21. c4
bxc4 22. bxc4 Qf6 23. Ba3 $14 {[%cal Yc4c5] 1-0 Kovacs,L-Forintos,G/Budapest
1965/MCD (69)}) 15. d5 (15. Rc1 Qb8 16. Bd3 Qb7 17. d5 Ne7 18. c4 c6 19. c5
cxd5 20. cxd6 Nc6 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Westerinen,H-Odendahl,S/
London 1979/MCD (33)}) 15... Ne7 16. c4 c6 $146 (16... Nh5 17. c5 Nf4 18. c6
Bc8 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Kh7 21. Nc4 Ng8 22. Bc1 $16 {0-1 Chudinovskih,
A-Balashov,Y/Smolensk 1991/EXT 2000 (47)}) 17. b4 ({The thematic move would
have been} 17. c5 $5 {like in Westerinen-Odendahl above.} cxd5 (17... dxc5 18.
d6 Nc8 19. Bxe5 $14) 18. cxd6 Nc6 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nc4 $5 $36) 17... cxd5 18.
cxd5 Nh5 {If we compare this position to the examples given above, Black seems
to have a better version here. He hasn't lost that much ground on the Q-side.}
19. Nb3 Nf4 20. Na5 Rc8 21. Bb3 g5 $5 {[%cal Ye7g6]} 22. Nh2 Neg6 $2 {This
allows White to start some nice counter action.} (22... h5 $5 {[%cal Ye7g6,
Yg6h4] preventing Ng4 would have been much tougher for White to handle.}) 23.
Nc6 $1 $132 {[%mdl 256] With Black drumming up some rather nasty action on the
K-side White is forced to start doing something. You could call it active
defence.} Qf6 (23... Bxc6 24. dxc6 Rxc6 25. g3 $1 Ne6 (25... Nxh3+ 26. Kg2 Qc8
27. Qg4 $14) 26. a4 $36) 24. Ng4 $1 {[%mdl 256] White loses a P, but even
though it's the important defender on g2 White now gains control over the
vital white squares.} Bxg4 25. hxg4 Nh4 26. Re3 $1 {[%mdl 256]} Nhxg2 27. Rg3
Nh4 28. a4 $1 {Already the initiative is with White.} Qg6 (28... Ra8 29. axb5
axb5 30. Ra5 Rxa5 31. bxa5 $16 {[%cal Ya6a7,Ga5a6,Ra7a8]}) 29. Bc2 Bf6 30. axb5
axb5 31. Ra5 $16 Kg7 32. Rxb5 h5 33. Rb7 Rh8 34. Rd7 hxg4 35. Qxg4 Qh7 {
[%cal Yh4f3,Rh7h1] Finally Black has a threat - alas it's very easy to parry.}
36. Kf1 $8 Nhg6 37. Rxd6 $18 Qh1+ 38. Rg1 Qh3+ 39. Qxh3 Rxh3 40. Ke1 Ra8 41.
Kd2 Rh2 42. Rf1 g4 43. Kc3 Bh4 44. Bd1 Rg2 45. Kc4 f6 46. Rd7+ Kh6 47. Bc1 $1
Kg5 48. Be3 Ra2 49. Ra7 Rb2 50. d6 Bxf2 51. Rxf2 $1 Rgxf2 52. d7 g3 53. d8=Q g2
54. Rh7 Rbe2 (54... g1=Q 55. Rh5#) 55. Bxe2 Rxe2 56. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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 "England"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 {The Smyslov variation.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13.
Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. b3 Nc6 16. d5 Ne7 17. Be3 Ng6 18. c4 (18. Qd2 Nh7 19. a4
Be7 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Nh4 22. Nxh4 Bxh4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lobron,E-Short,N/
Amsterdam 1983/MCD (33)}) 18... Qc8 (18... Nh7 19. Bd3 Nh4 20. Nh2 Be7 21. Qd2
Ng5 22. Qe2 Rb8 23. Kh1 Qc8 24. Rg1 f5 $132 {1-0 Marjanovic,S-Markidis,K/
Thessaloniki 2002/EXT 2004 (64)}) 19. Qd2 Qb7 (19... Bxh3 $2 20. gxh3 Qxh3 21.
Bd3 $18 {[%cal Yd3f1]}) 20. Rab1 b4 {Here its time for some reflection. What
is going on here? Well, with the centre closed the action will be on the
flanks. Usually White is first to attack on the K-side in the Ruy - but its
not a rule written in stone. Still Short is probably planning to crush his
opponent on the K-side at this stage of the game. On the other side of the
board the front is limited to the a-file. Its clear given the strong outpost
on a3 that Black will benefit more than White from the opening of the a-file.
If White could completely close the Q-side that would probably be a good thing.
} 21. Nf5 a5 {[%mdl 32]} 22. g4 $6 {After this its a very unclear game.} (22.
a4 {Take it or leave it!} bxa3 {Not taking would give White free hands on the
K-side.} 23. Ra1 a4 (23... Qb4 24. Qc1 Reb8 25. Bd2 Qb6 26. Rxa3 $14) 24. Rxa3
axb3 25. Rxb3 Qa6 26. Qc3 $14) 22... a4 $1 23. Rb2 axb3 24. axb3 Ra3 25. Kh2
Rea8 26. Bb1 Ra1 27. Rg1 R8a3 {The black Rs might look a bit stupid, but they
tie up a lot of white forces. Achieving a successful breakthrough on the
K-side is not at all that easy for White, because Black has all his minor
pieces and the Q (and K) in the defence.} 28. Qc2 Qc8 29. Qd3 Qe8 30. Re2 {
The idea is to expel the Rs with Bc1-b2, but that is not really a viable plan
given the weakness of the f4-square.} Ba4 31. Nd2 Bd7 32. Qc2 Nh7 33. Nf3 Qd8
$17 {[%cal Yh7g5]} 34. g5 {This backfires simply because there are more
defenders than attackers on the K-side. But Black was better all the same.} (
34. Bc1 Ra8 (34... Ng5 35. Nxg5 hxg5 36. Bxa3 Rxa3 $44 {[%cal Yg6f4,Yg7g6]})
35. g5 hxg5 36. Nxg5 Nf6 {[%cal Yf6h5,Yh5f4]}) (34. h4 Bxf5 35. exf5 Nxh4 36.
Nd2 Be7 $17) 34... hxg5 35. Nxg5 Nf6 {[%cal Yf6h5,Yh5f4]} 36. Bc1 Nh5 37. Re3 (
37. Bxa3 bxa3 $5 38. Qc3 Rxb1 39. Nxf7 Kxf7 40. Rxb1 Ngf4 41. Ra2 g6 42. Ng3
Qh4 $40) 37... Qf6 38. Rf3 Ngf4 39. Ne3 {White is in a mess. His attaempt to
attack has left him with no play and a very weak K.} g6 40. Bxa3 {An exchange
is at least some comfort.} Rxa3 41. Qd1 Bh6 42. h4 Qh8 $1 $19 {Black's threats
down the h-file decides the game.} 43. Bc2 Nf6 {[%cal Yh6g5,Rh8h4]} 44. Nh3
Nxh3 45. Rxh3 Bf4+ 46. Kg2 Bxh3+ 47. Kxh3 Kf8 48. Ng4 Bg5 49. Nxf6 Qxh4+ 50.
Kg2 Bxf6 51. Rh1 Qg5+ 52. Kf1 Qf4 53. Rh3 Bg5 54. Kg2 Bh4 55. Rf3 Qg5+ 56. Kf1
Qh5 57. Bd3 Bg5 58. Bc2 Ra1 $1 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 3rd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1999.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7 15. Bb2
c5 16. bxc5 exd4 17. c6 (17. cxd6 dxc3 18. Bxc3 Bxd6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Bb2 Bc7 (
20... Bf8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Hellers,F-Shvidler,E/Thessaloniki 1988/TD (29)}) 21. Nb3
Nf4 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Ne6 $11 {0-1 Zhang Weida-Greenfeld,A/Luzern 1982/EXT
97-B (57)}) 17... d3 (17... Bxc6 18. cxd4 d5 19. e5 Nh5 20. Bb1 $36 {/\Qc2, e6}
) 18. cxb7 dxc2 19. Qxc2 Rb8 20. a4 Rxb7 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ba3 Qb6 23. Nd4 Rc8
24. Qd3 $14 Ne5 25. Qg3 Nh5 26. Qe3 Be7 27. g3 Nc6 28. Nxc6 Qxc6 29. Bb4 {
White has a slight advantage due to his better B.} Nf6 30. Kh2 Re8 $6 (30... d5
$1 $11 {Exchanging B:s is good for Black.}) 31. Nb3 Qc8 32. Qd3 Bf8 33. Nd4 Qc4
34. Qxc4 bxc4 35. Nf5 g6 $2 (35... Nxe4 36. f3 g6 37. Rxe4 Rxe4 38. fxe4 gxf5
39. exf5 $14) (35... Rxe4 36. Rxe4 (36. Bxd6 Rb5) 36... Nxe4 37. Ra8 g6 38.
Nxd6 Rxb4 39. Nxe4 (39. cxb4 Nxd6 $13) 39... Rb2 $11) 36. Nxd6 Bxd6 37. Bxd6
Nxe4 38. Bc5 $1 {This move is a killer. White gets the B to the magnificent
square d4. Black is already in deep trouble.} f5 39. Bd4 Kf7 40. Ra6 $40 {
[%csl Rf7]} Ree7 41. Re2 Rbd7 (41... Rb3 $5) 42. Kg2 Rd6 43. Ra8 Rde6 44. Rh8
g5 45. Rb2 {The attack is very strong.} g4 46. h4 Re8 47. Rh7+ Kg6 48. Rg7+ Kh5
49. Rb5 Rf8 50. f3 gxf3+ 51. Kh3 $1 1-0

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Sieglen, Joachim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
Bd7 (8... b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. h3 h6 13. Nh2 Nh7 14. Ng4
Bg5 $10 {Smyslov,V-Botvinnik,M/Leningrad-Moscow(m)/1941}) 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Nf1 (
10. d4 b5 11. Bc2 Bf8 12. Nb3 h6 13. h3 Qb8 $10 {Lutikov-Ornstein/Albena/1976})
10... Bf8 11. Ng3 h6 12. d4 b5 13. Bc2 Na7 (13... g6 $5) 14. h3 c5 15. Be3 Nc6
16. d5 $14 Ne7 17. b4 Nc8 18. a4 Nb6 19. a5 Nc4 20. Bc1 Rc8 21. Bd3 cxb4 22.
cxb4 g6 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24. Bxd2 h5 25. Qf3 Rc7 26. Be3 Rc3 27. Qe2 h4 28. Nf1 Nh5
29. Qd2 Rc8 30. Rac1 Bg7 31. Nh2 Qe7 32. Nf3 Bf6 33. Be2 Nf4 $6 34. Bxf4 exf4
35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. Qxf4 $16 Bc3 37. Rb1 Bf6 38. Bd3 Rc3 39. Qd2 Bc8 40. Re1 Rc7
41. e5 $1 $18 dxe5 42. Bxg6 Rc4 43. Bd3 Rf4 44. Be4 Bg7 45. d6 Qd8 46. Bc6 Rf6
47. Rd1 Rg6 48. Be4 f5 49. d7 Qxd7 (49... fxe4 50. dxc8=Q Qxc8 51. Qd5+ Qe6 52.
Qxe4 $18) 50. Qa2+ Qf7 51. Rd8+ Bf8 52. Qxf7+ Kxf7 53. Rxc8 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.26"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 {The Smyslov variation has not been very popular in recent years.
It's percieved as slower and less challengning than the Zaitzev variation
where Black plays more directly against e4 with Bb7 and Re8. But Sokolov is on
a journey through the Ruy Lopez and no stop is too insignificant for him. Now
it's time for this old line to be tried once more.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12.
Nf1 Bd7 {This is the best square for the B. Putting it on b7 has less point
now that White can protect e4 easily with Ng3.} 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. b3 {
The alternative is to close the centre immediately with d5, but in general
it's a wise strategy to keep as many options alive as possible.} (15. d5 {
[%cal Ya5c4,Yc4b6,Yg7g6,Yf8g7] Here Black can choose either to regroup with
Nc4-b6 or to develop the K side with g6 and Bg7.}) 15... Nc6 {Black solves the
problem with the a5-N once and for all. Sending the N to the K-side prevents
White from playing for a K-side assault, but opens for an offensive on the
Q-side instead.} 16. d5 {White secures his space advantage.} ({Keeping the
tension with} 16. Be3 {allows Black to equalise with a timely d5.} cxd4 17.
cxd4 exd4 $1 (17... Rc8 $5 18. Rc1 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qa5 21. Bb1 Qa3
$15 {Xie,J-Geller,E/Vienna/1993/0|1/37/}) 18. Nxd4 d5 19. exd5 Nb4 (19... Nxd5
$5 20. Be4 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Rc8 $11 {0-1 Georgiev,K-Beliavsky,A/Cacak 1996/CBM 57/
[Chekhov] (39)}) 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. dxc6 Bxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dominguez,L-Sokolov,I/
Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (36)}) 16... Ne7 17. Be3 Ng6 18. Qd2 Nh7 {Blacks plan is to
exchange pieces on the K-side to relieve his slightly cramped position.} 19.
Nf1 $146 (19. Nf5 a5 (19... Bxf5 20. exf5 Nh4 21. Nxh4 Qxh4 22. a4 Be7 23. Bd3
$14 {1-0 Jakovenko,D-Sulskis,S/Batumi 2002/CBM 90 (90). (89)}) 20. g3 b4 21.
Nh2 bxc3 22. Qxc3 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Parma,B-Ciric,D/Titograd 1965/MCD (22)}) (19. a4
{is logical now that Black has moved his N away from the Q-side.} Nh4 (19...
Be7 20. Nf5 (20. Ra2 Qc7 21. Rea1 $14 {1-0 Tosic,M-Abramovic,B/Niksic 1997/CBM
59 ext (60)}) 20... Bxf5 21. exf5 Nh4 22. Nxh4 Bxh4 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bd3 $14 {
0-1 Hracek,Z-Sokolov,I/Selfoss 2002/CBM 92 no vc (37)}) 20. Nh2 Be7 21. b4 c4
22. Ra3 Qc8 23. Qe2 Bg5 24. Rea1 $14 {1-0 Yu Shaoteng-Liu Dede/Shenyang 1999/
EXT 2000 (47)}) 19... Be7 20. b4 cxb4 $5 (20... c4 21. a4 $14 {[%cal Ya1a3,
Ye1a1]}) 21. cxb4 Bg5 {Black starts his program of exchanging pieces.} 22. Nxg5
Nxg5 23. Ng3 Nh4 24. Bd1 $1 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Yd1g4] After an exchange of
white-squared B:s c6 will be aproblem for Black.} Qf6 25. Rc1 Rac8 26. Be2 (26.
Bg4 $4 {is too early.} Bxg4 27. hxg4 Nhf3+ $19) 26... Qg6 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Bg4
Bxg4 29. hxg4 Qf6 30. Nf5 g6 31. Nxh4 gxh4 32. Rc6 $14 {White has a small but
clear plus.} Rxc6 33. dxc6 Rc8 34. Rc1 Rc7 35. Rc3 (35. Qe3 Qe6 36. Qb6 Qc8 {
and White still has to find a way to improve.}) 35... Kg7 36. Qd5 Qe6 37. Ra3
Qc8 38. Qxd6 Rxc6 39. Qxe5+ Kg8 40. Rd3 Re6 41. Qg5 Re8 42. Rd6 $2 (42. f3 $16)
42... Qc3 $1 $132 {[%cal Ye1g1,Ye1e4,Rc3e1,Rc3b4]} 43. Kh2 Qxb4 44. Rxg6+
1/2-1/2

